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No more Mr. Neutral: Collins ready to blow the whistle
Since he moved here more than 30 years ago, Rich Collins has been raising environmental hell. "I came from Oregon, where we were so far ahead," he says. "I was shocked to see how retarded" environmental awareness was in Virginia.
For instance, Allied Chemical was dumping a pesticide– Kepone– into the James River in the '70s. The upside to that environmental disaster for Collins, who worked at UVA's School of Architecture, was that the judge ordered Allied to fund an endowment as part of the settlement. Thus was born the Institute for Environmental Negotiation, which Collins founded in 1981.
"The fact that I came walking down the street at the same time they had that money to use, $7 to $8 million– well, half of life," he says with a nod to Woody Allen, "is just showing up."
What's environmental negotiation, and why is it in the School of Architecture?
Collins acknowledges the negotiation aspect was considered marginal in a field where design reigns. But he could tell that planners would become more and more important as mediators, particularly with the National Historic Preservation Act, "which indicated people cared about places," and the National Environmental Policy Act, which required the government to explain the environmental impact of roads.
Initially, "I was chasing ambulances, reading in the paper about land use and environmental issues, and saying, 'I can assist you' rather than going to court."
A study on uranium mining in Virginia was the turning point where Collins showed that face-to-face encounters led to better decisions.
Since then, the Institute has been involved in more than 300 environmental projects. "We were instrumental in the Chesapeake Bay Protection Act," he boasts. And that was at a time when it seemed inconceivable that the state of Virginia would compromise property rights to protect the environment.
Collins is pleased that the Institute has never taken any corporate funding, thanks to the Virginia Environmental Endowment. Fundraising may be in its future, however, and that's why a November 19 symposium will celebrate the Institute's 25th anniversary and Collins' upcoming retirement.
Although he's never been shy about expressing his position on local issues– he argued against creation of Fashion Square Mall (claiming it would crush downtown)– retirement will give Collins even more freedom to fight. He opposes the Meadowcreek Parkway and unlimited growth in Albemarle with groups he's helped found such as STAMP (Sensible Transportation Alternatives to the Meadowcreek Parkway) and ASAP (Advocates for a Sustainable Population).
Because, even after all the international conferences he's attended, Collins is still a firm believer in local activism. "Most good ideas come from citizens who get angry– not from professors in classrooms," he says.
And while he's been successful as a mediator, he's no longer going to maintain the appearance of neutrality: "I'm going to go out and blow the whistle and not have to cater anymore."
You go, Rich.
Age: 70
Why here? Moved from the University of Oregon to join faculty of Federal Executive Institute in 1971. Stayed here when University of Virginia School of Architecture offered me a professorship in 1974.
Worst about living here? Fatalistic "growth is inevitable" attitude among many citizens that unduly limits our capacity to shape the community's future.
Favorite hangout? Alderman Library's new-book section and coffee shop
Most overrated virtue? Sobriety
People would be surprised to know: I never bluff when I play poker.
What would you change about yourself? I'd be less profane with technologies that fail me when I need them. Like this computer, for example.
Proudest accomplishment? Award from University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, my alma mater, as Distinguished Alumnus of 1990
People find most annoying about you: Too talkative
Whom do you admire? My old radio operator buddy and Air Force roommate, Johnny Cash, who became more genuine and more talented the older he got. (See the recently published authorized biography, A Man Named Cash, in which I discuss John's Korean Air Force days.)
Favorite book? J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. And to hell with Jonathon Yardley's wussy criticism of it.
Subject that causes you to rant? Catechism books, especially in required university economic courses.
Biggest 21st-century creep out? Abu Ghraib fiasco
What do you drive? 1999 VW Passat
In your car CD player right now: Six-CD disc in trunk, with Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street, Tony Bennett's Best, and Mahler's 3rd symphony among them.
Next journey? In February, to join for the eighth time some European friends for a week of skiing in the Italian Dolomites
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? Conviction for disorderly conduct in my college days, in spite of serving brilliantly as my own counsel
Regret: Not continuing to play the violin
Favorite comfort food: Spice drops
Always in your refrigerator: Cold beer and Gaeta olives
Must-see TV: Bill Maher
Favorite cartoon: Doonesbury
Describe a perfect day. A little paddlin', a little music, a little Tullamore Dew, and a little lovin'
Walter Mitty fantasy: I win the Davis Cup for the U.S. with a sizzling cross-court backhand.
Who'd play you in the movie? Mickey Rourke
Most embarrassing moment? St. James football team shower and all the linemen have pubic hair and I don't.
Best advice you ever got? Keep your eye on the ball no matter what game you're playing.
Favorite bumper sticker? Think globally, act locally.


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When :from Monday 18 November, 2013 11:00 to Monday 18 November, 2013 12:30
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Where :UNESCO Headquarters, Room IX, 7, Place de Fontenoy, 75007, Paris, France
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This UNESCO-UNU-ICSU-ISSC side event deals with the complex question of how science can assist us in our quest for sustainability. The need to address this question is reflected in the Outcome Document of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, which calls for the strengthening of the science-policy interface.
The priorities of science for sustainable development are defined by governments and other stakeholders and addressed through scientific research, observations and assessments. But how can science best meet the needs of society? In which cases and to which extent multi- and inter-disciplinarity can be pursued, and through which approaches? How can natural and social sciences cross-fertilize each other? Can the lessons tested in certain universities and research centers around the world be replicated in others, when it comes to interdisciplinary research and education? Are there institutional or governance barriers which hamper the application of integrated approaches to science and engineering for sustainable development?
The side event will be open by the Director-General of UNESCO and the Representative of the UNU Rector. Participants will hear the presentation of the outcomes of the UNU/University of Tokyo/UNESCO Symposium on "Sustainability Science: Promoting Integration and Cooperation" (UNESCO, Paris, 19 September 2013). This symposium was called for by the Executive Board of UNESCO in order to clarify the notion of sustainability science and UNESCO's possible role and value-added in this area. An overview of UNESCO's programmes and activities in this area will be presented, including a presentation of the Future Earth initiative. An ensuing discussion with Member States will follow.

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It's Monday, and I'm officially on Christmas break. I don't go back to school until the middle of January which feels odd, but I have some fun things planned before that. I did some cool things over the weekend too, but I'll talk about that later.
A week from now I will be at my sister's house in Colorado where I'll spend Christmas with my whole family. I also hope to see Lance during my break, and I'm looking forward to relaxing a little too.
I've been debating whether or not to post FMM next Monday or not. It's Christmas Eve, and I'll be happy to schedule a post. Will anyone participate if I do? Should I skip the post instead? Please give me your opinion in the comments. 🙂
Can you believe the year is almost over? As I reflect on the last twelve months I'm amazed by how much my life has changed. I hoped it would be a year of rebuilding and positive growth, and it has been. I'm so thankful for the changes that I've made, and I'm looking forward to the future!
How do you feel about 2012? Let's discuss it, shall we?
Now…If you've taken part in FMM then you know the rules. If you're new, please take a moment to answer this week's question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section here at: www.alltheweigh.com so we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen. The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to post your own FMM post and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it's time for this week's topic!
Twelve in 2012
1. What was your greatest personal accomplishment in 2012? I accomplished a few cool things this year, but the biggest accomplishment was probably going back to school.
2. What's the best thing your did for your health? I still don't drink sodas or any kind, and that's still one of the healthiest things I've ever done for myself. I have to work on being as consistent with everything else, but I'm really proud of that because there was a time when not drinking sodas seemed impossible. Now it's just a way of life.
3. Share one thing that caused a significant change in your life this year. I moved into my own little apartment. Living alone has been great so far!
4. List a few things that you experienced for the first time at some point over the last twelve months.
– I drank a hurricane at Pat O'Briens in the French Quarter with my sister and brother in law.
– Dr. Drew told me I was beautiful when I was on his show on Headline News.
– I did my first plank!
– I sat in the front row at a Broadway show.
5. What was the coolest place you visited? I was in New York more than a few times which felt great just like it always does.
6. If you could change one thing about the last year what would it be? I would have eaten out less. Eating out several times a week is an expensive habit, but I'm planning to do it less in the coming year. I like eating at home now that I can cook in my own kitchen.
7. What is the best meal you ate this year? (Can you tell I'm hungry as I write this?) Hmmm, the meal that came to mind first was the steak and lobster with creamed spinach that I ate at Ben and Jack's in NY.
8. Tell us about a new friend you made. I made several friends this year through school so I can't even attempt to narrow it down to one. I met Clint (aka The Suit) and Matt, Joelle, Shannon, Debbie, Joe, Daniel, Ally, Gina and many other wonderful people. I also met Lance, and I couldn't be more thankful for all of them.
9. What did you hope to accomplish this year that you did not? I wanted to be significantly smaller by this time, but I didn't put in the effort to make that happen. I put a lot of effort into bettering my life, and I have. I still need to make my health my top priority so I can enjoy the life that I love so much right now.
10. Share something you learned in 2012. I learned that I'm happier with my life when I don't let my emotions control me.
11. Share an odd and unexpected thing that you experienced this year. I was in the news a lot again this year, but I think it's funny that I was featured in a famous tabloid magazine.
12. How do you think 2013 will differ from 2012? I think it will be different in significant ways. I hope to make weight-loss my focus so I can be noticeably smaller by this time next year. I also think I'll have a boyfriend. I dated a lot in 2012, but I didn't have a romantic relationship with anyone until recently. I think I'll travel somewhere that I've never been to, and I'm strongly considering getting a puppy. I think I'm going to attempt to start my own business too so the upcoming year could be filled with changes too.
Now it's your turn! Don't forget to come back and link up in the comments! Also please take a moment to let me know whether or not you think I should post FMM next week on Christmas Eve! Your opinions matter to me so don't be shy; just be kind.
Happy Monday, dear ones…I'm thankful for you.


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COLLEGE STATION – Another Texas A&M football player has been arrested, this time for disorderly conduct in the Northgate District.
Ricky Seals-Jones, a freshman wide receiver from Sealy, was taken into custody around 2:30 a.m. Sunday on a charge of Disorderly Conduct (Language).
According to police, Seals-Jones was being "carried away by his friends" as the bars were closing in the 100 block of College Main. An officer says he saw someone bump into Seals-Jones, which led the wideout to reportedly start exchanging words with the person.
As the officer moved towards the scene to see and hear what was going on, he says Seals-Jones broke away from his friends and yelled "F*** you! You want some?" The officer also says Seals-Jones motioned to the other person like he wanted to fight. The player was taken into custody on the misdemeanor charge.
Seals-Jones was injured in the 2013 season opener against Rice while scoring a touchdown. He sat out the next game against Sam Houston State, had limited playing time in the Alabama game, and was given a medical redshirt to maintain his year of eligibility. He was among the most highly-touted wide receivers in the nation out of high school.
The lawyer representing Seals-Jones, Cameron Reynolds, released a statement Sunday night:
"Ricky Seals Jones is absolutely fighting these charges. He had nothing to drink and was at home when a friend called him to come to Northgate to give him a ride home. Ricky went to Northgate to help his friend toward the car when someone struck him. When Ricky turned toward him that person cursed him and called Ricky the "N" word. Words were exchanged and Ricky was arrested. The other individual was not arrested. I have personally spoken with an independent witness who confirms these facts. Ricky volunteered to take a breath test since he had not consumed alcohol but this request was never granted."
While not proof, a tweet from Seals-Jones shortly before 8:00 p.m. Saturday seems to back up the attorney's claim that the wide receiver was not out drinking.
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Prob just gone stay in tonight— Sweet Jones (@RickySealsJones) April 6, 2014
Aggie Athletics spokesperson Alan Cannon tells News 3 the Texas A&M Athletics Department is looking into the incident and determining what steps to take. For past arrests of players, indefinite suspensions have been handed down. Since spring has passed, Cannon says if a suspension were levied, it would include team lifting and running for the time being.
The initial word from Aggie Athletics to KBTX was that Seals-Jones would be suspended, but the department later revised that.
Seals-Jones was released from custody after posting the $445 bond.
Disorderly Conduct (Language) is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500.
Seals-Jones responded to the arrest about 6:30 p.m. Sunday with this tweet:
Drag my name threw the dirt...more motivation to the seals-jones family ❗��— Sweet Jones (@RickySealsJones) April 6, 2014
The arrest is just the latest for the A&M football team in recent months.
Starting quarterback contender Kenny Hill Jr. was arrested on March 28 for public intoxication outside another Northgate establishment when he was allegedly found by authorities passed out in a planter.
In late February, defensive tackle Isaiah Golden and linebacker Darian Claiborne were taken into custody at an apartment complex, the former for alleged possession of marijuana, the latter for an noise violation because he was allegedly yelling while police were questioning people.
Claiborne was arrested December 22 on drug charges.


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Below is a version of the first part of a lecture he gave on Numbers and Counting. This lecture formed the basis for a chapter in his book Gelöste und ungelöste mathematische Probleme aus alter und neuer Zeit which appeared in English translation as Famous Problems of Mathematics: Solved and Unsolved Mathematical Problems from Antiquity to Modern Times (1965).
For the second part of Tietze's lecture, follow this link: Tietze on Numbers 2
NUMBERS AND COUNTING Part 1
In how many ways would our culture be different than it is, if man had six fingers on each hand instead of five? Manufacturing and handicraft, of course, are fields which are strongly influenced by the number of fingers, and other fields whose historical development has been critically or marginally influenced by the number of our fingers come to mind. But nowhere has the influence of our ten fingers been so primary, as on the first beginnings of mathematics, that is, on the theory of numbers. In primitive societies the ten fingers of man comprised a counting and calculating apparatus he carried with him wherever he went. Because of this counting machine, the numbers from one to ten each received a special name. But the usefulness of this machine was limited. If the number of objects to be counted, such as the sheep in a herd, exceeded ten, the fingers of both hands were soon used up. The solution to this problem is clearly reflected in the nomenclature of numbers. The name fourteen, for example, means that there are four objects more than the number of all the fingers.
It may of course happen that all the fingers are used twice but objects to be counted still remain. Thus, twice the total count of fingers and six objects more is called twenty-six, twenty signifying twice ten, twice the full count of all the fingers.
The names of the numbers: one, two, three, ten, twenty, thirty, ... are different, of course, in the various languages. Number symbols (see Arabic_numerals, Babylonian_numerals, Egyptian_numerals, Greek_numbers, Indian_numerals, Mayan_mathematics) have also differed widely. Those we are accustomed to, which we call Arabic numerals, came into use relatively late in history. In primitive ages, before the invention of writing, there were names for numbers but no number symbols. Without referring to any particular number symbols, or any particular language, let us see how an extended counting process can be carried out using only the ten fingers of man. In one South African tribe, it goes along smoothly in the following manner.
Let us suppose that a chieftain wishes to count a large number of men. As they pass before him, an aide raises one finger for the first, another for the next, and so on, so long as he has a finger available. This purely mechanical process does not require speaking a word or making a mark. But when ten people have passed, the counting capacity of this aide is gone. In order to continue the count - as before, without uttering a sound or making a mark - a second aide must take up the job. To show that the first aide - who counted the units - is finished with the range of numbers represented by his fingers, the second aide raises a finger while the first lowers both hands. One finger of the second aide is equivalent to all ten of the first aide. In our words, the second aide counts the tens. Now when another man of the group to be counted comes along - we would say the eleventh - the first aide begins again, raising one finger for each man who passes. After fourteen men have passed, the second aide has one finger raised, while the first holds up four. Because this process is carried out without speaking or writing, but only with the counting apparatus which man carries with him on his two hands, we see that our system of units and tens derives from our own bodies. After twenty - that is after ten and again ten - men have filed past, the first aide will again have all his fingers raised, and his counting capacity will again be exhausted. This will cause the second aide to raise his second finger as the first lowers his hands. The two raised fingers of the second aide represent as many counted men as twice the full finger count of the first aide. After ten times ten - in our words a hundred - have passed, the first aide will have exhausted his fingers for the tenth time, and the second aide will have raised his tenth finger, thus reaching the end of his counting capacity. A third aide will now be required. He will raise one finger to signify that the second aide has exhausted his counting capacity, while the second aide lowers all his. The fact that a hundred persons have passed before the Chief is symbolized by the picture of the first two aides standing with lowered hands, while the third - who counts the hundreds - has one finger raised. Now the first and second aide can start counting all over again, and only when they have reached the end of their counting capacity, i.e., when two hundred persons have passed, does the third aide raise his second finger. The three aides are sufficient for a count up to 1000; a fourth is needed to count between 1000 and 10000, etc. With each additional aide the range of numbers that can be counted is multiplied by ten. With seven aides one can count up to 10 million, with 8 up to 100 million. A population of 60 million, for instance, can be counted with 8 aides; 10 aides are sufficient to count all mankind.
In addition to the need for a counting procedure, there is the need for communicating it, either in writing or orally. Oral communication requires a word for each unit represented by a raised finger; in our language, there are special words for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, for ten times ten, or hundred, and for the numbers which result from multiplication by ten: thousand, million and billion.
To communicate by writing, we need symbols only for the numbers one to nine, in the form conventional to us:
The pre-historic and historical development of this system was not uniform, but rather irregular. There are numerous examples of early deficiencies in the system: In written symbols, a deficiency is most marked in the case of the Romans, who, lacking a zero, could not discover any position system. They required not only new words for 100 or 1000, but also new symbols: C, M (in addition to the ten-fold multiples of 5: V = 5, L = 50, D = 500).
[Through habitual usage, a special symbol for zero is taken as a matter of course, although the young child may still view it as something special. But in the development of mathematics, it took a special insight to understand that a positional notation was impossible without a symbol for the unoccupied positions. The Indian mathematician Brahmagupta developed rules for computing with zero, whose significance for the positional system seems to have been known at the time.]
Various modern languages still show evidences of such deficiencies. In French, quatre-vingt and quatre-vingt-dix are deviations from the decimal constructions; quatre-vingt means 4 times 20, not 8 times 10. In many languages the count above ten does not proceed with formations such as ten and one, ten and two, but with special words:
zwölf, douze, twelve;
How, then, would the number system have developed if men had 12 rather than 10 fingers? Our African chieftain would have needed a new aide only after 12 men had been counted; and a third, only when the counting capacity of the second had been exhausted, which would now be a little later, because of the 12-fingered hands of the first two aides; a third aide would now be needed only after the second had held up all of his 12 fingers, that is after the first had raised all of his 12 fingers 12 times. The third aide would be needed beginning with the number which we call one-hundred forty-four and write 144. Three aides would be enough to count up to twelve times twelve times twelve (1728, using our designation), and only after this would a fourth aide be needed.
The names and symbols for numbers would of course also be quite different from those in present use. For example, consider the number for which we write 15 and say fifteen. Using the twelve-fingered aides in the counting process detailed above, the second aide will have one finger raised, and the first, three. To name this number we would not then say ten and five or fifteen, but perhaps twelve-three. The written system would differ correspondingly. Since the first aide has three fingers raised and the second aide one, we would now write 13 in the twelve-fingered system instead of 15, as in the decimal system. We shall use bold face for the duodecimal notation to distinguish it from the decimal system.
The duodecimal system may seem strange at first, but more detailed examination will make it more familiar. To begin with, we need a word for each of the finger patterns exhibited by the first aide (the units from one to twelve). We can use the usual words one to nine for the patterns starting with one finger of one hand (1 + 0), two fingers of one hand (2 + 0), up to the pattern with six fingers of one hand and three fingers of the second hand (6 + 3); but, in order to avoid confusion with the decimal system, we shall introduce new names for the patterns (6 + 4, 6 + 5, and 6 + 6) in place of the customary ten, eleven, and twelve. Our choice of names for these last three can be made arbitrarily, since the origin of the customary number names: one, two, ... , nine, ten is so old that it is lost, and therefore we cannot know what the words would have been, had man been born with twelve fingers. [0ne would have to consider how the consequent change in manual skill would have influenced the whole history of tools and weapons and the division of peoples according to their linguistic roots; if not indeed a whole new world.] For convenience, we shall use the word 'year' for twelve and shall borrow the tenth and eleventh letters of the Greek alphabet, kappa (k) and lambda (l), for the patterns with six fingers of one hand and four of the second hand (6 + 4), and six fingers of one hand and five of the second hand (6 + 5), respectively. In this way, we shall later be able to use k and l as number symbols instead of 10 and 11. However, to avoid awkwardness, we will sometimes use the familiar words: ten, eleven, and twelve.
We can now assign names to the numbers greater than twelve (= year) in the duodecimal system. Thirteen is now twelve plus one and we will refer to it as twelve-one or year-one. Continuing in this way, we would have
twelve-three = year three (fifteen),
twelve-four = year-four (sixteen),
twelve-nine = year-nine (twenty-one),
twelve-ten = year-kappa (twenty-two),
twelve-eleven = year-lambda (twenty-three).
But the symbolic representation of numbers would also change. For the numbers one through nine we will use the usual symbols, but now these will be printed in bold face to emphasize the fact that the duodecimal system is meant (bold face type will be used in this article for all symbols, except k and l, referring to the duodecimal system). In addition, we introduce special symbols T and E, or k and l, for ten and eleven. The first two are meant to be reminiscent of the words ten and eleven, the last two of the words kappa and lambda, which we have chosen as names for these numbers. We would then have the following symbols (besides the symbol 0 for zero):
twelve-one = year-one (13) is now 11
twelve-two = year-two (14) is now 12
twelve-three = year-three (15) is now 13
twelve-nine = year-nine (21) is now 19
twelve-ten = year-kappa (22) is now 1T (or 1k)
twelve-eleven = year-lambda (23) is now 1E (or 1l)
two × twelve = two × year (24) is now 20
two × twelve and one (25) is now 21
nine × twelve and ten
= nine × year and kappa (118) now 9T (or 9k)
nine × twelve and eleven
= nine × year and lambda (119) now 9E (or 9l)
ten × twelve = kappa × year (120) now T0 (or k0)
ten × twelve and one (121) now T1 (or k1)
ten × twelve and nine
= kappa × year and nine (129) now T9 (or k9)
ten × twelve and ten
= kappa × year and kappa (130) now TT (or kk)
ten × twelve and eleven
= kappa × year and lambda (131) now TE (or kl)
eleven × twelve
= lambda × year (132) now E0 (or l0)
eleven × twelve and one
= lambda × year and one (133) now E1 (or l1)
eleven × twelve and nine
= lambda × year and nine (141) now E9 (or l9)
eleven × twelve and ten
= lambda × year and kappa (142) now ET (or lk)
eleven × twelve and eleven
= lambda × year and lambda (143) now EE (or ll),
and finally twelve × twelve = twelve squared:
twelve squared = year squared (144) now 100.
Force of habit, and our own hands, make us think that the decimal
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Fig. 1 Fig. 2
system is simple, compared to the strange and complicated duodecimal system. But the number ten - that is, the number itself (Fig. 1) and not the name or symbol representing it - has no intrinsic quality (except the anatomical one) to make it mathematically preferable to the number twelve (Fig. 2).
It should now be clear that any number could be substituted for 10 as a base in counting. We could, for instance, use the number nine. Our symbols would then be (using italics for nonary numbers)
our seventeen = nine + eight would be written 18,
our eighteen = twice nine would be written 20,
our eighty = eight times nine plus eight would be written 88,
our eighty-one = nine times nine would be written 100.
The latter is obvious because nine times nine (nine squared) is a new higher unit and thus plays the same role as ten times ten in the decimal system, or twelve times twelve in the duodecimal system.
The preceding discussion has nothing to do with the whole numbers themselves, but rather with their spoken and written symbols, that is, with the base 10 as a convention created by anatomy, an extra-mathematical consideration. There are essential mathematical properties of whole numbers, such as their relation to each other, which are independent of these formal conventions. Numbers have a meaning independent of their representation. The number shown in Fig. 1, for example, whether it is written as 10 in the decimal system, or as T in the duodecimal system or as 11 in the nonary system, is the number of the Commandments of the God of the Old Testament, the number of members (feet and wings) of a butterfly, a bee or a fly, and the number (responsible for our present numerical system) of fingers or toes of a man.
In the same way, the number in Fig. 2 is the number of disciples of Jesus, the number of months into which the year is divided, etc. It is the same number whether it is written as 12, or as 10, or as 13.
The arithmetical relations between numbers are also independent of their symbolic representations. The sum of the numbers shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is the number in Fig. 3.
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Fig. 3
In the decimal system, the sum is called twenty-two (22); in the duodecimal system, it is called twelve-ten or year-kappa (1T or 1k); in the nonary system, it is called twice nine plus four (24). The fact that the number of Fig. 3 is the sum of the numbers of Figs. 1 and 2 is independent of the particular representation chosen, but the symbols used to describe the addition depend on the choice of a base. Thus,
in the decimal system: 10 + 12 = 22,
in the duodecimal system: T + 10 = 1T (or k + 10 = 1k),
in the nonary system: 11 + 13 = 24. In Roman numerals, the addition would be written


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Lamborghini bitch I feel like John Tesh (classical)
Classical Music (amazing). Classical bitches (amazing)
All your girls hate you (amazing), like you're morning sickness
All my bitches love me, like morning breakfast (they love me)
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Niggas think they're big shots we'll take out his knees
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Bought a new Range
Copped the Red Flame
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Bitch I'm Mandela
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I got money in the safe cuz I'm paranoid
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No mask on my face cuz I'm a idiot (Dr. Phil)
Bring the gun to his house make him sleep with it (Dr. Phil)
Sellin' off things. I'm Barbara Walters (whoopie)
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I lay you in that coffin (whoopie)
Lil B the God bitch (Dr. Phil) (whoopie)
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Shouts out to Juelz Santana
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This month the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and US Fish and Wildlife Service Patuxent Research Refuge celebrate their 75th anniversary and the many accomplishments in supporting conservation programs, restoring endangered species, understanding pollutants, and developing models for managing migratory birds. The public is invited to the Patuxent Wildlife Festival on Saturday October 15th at the National Wildlife Visitor Center, Laurel, Maryland.
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Camera trap surveys and research studies have generated a voluminous amount of scientific data in the form of animal imagery that often impedes effective interpretation. State of the Birds
Patuxent scientists and databases have played a critical role in development of the State of the Birds reports. These reports provide comprehensive summaries of the population status of North American birds. USGS Bird Banding Laboratory
The Bird Banding Laboratory coordinates the banding and marking of birds across the United States and its territories. Its databases house approximately 64.5 million banding records and 4.5 million recoveries of banded birds, providing a wealth of information on the migratory movements of birds across the continent. Whooping Cranes
A captive propagation program for Whooping cranes was started at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in 1966. Patuxent has led the way in research on crane husbandry techniques, breeding biology, training chicks for reintroduction, and assessment of population viability. Bird Phenology Program
The North American Bird Phenology Program, part of the USA-National Phenology Network, was a network of volunteer observers who recorded information on first arrival dates, maximum abundance, and departure dates of migratory birds across North America dating from 1880 to 1970. SECURE
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Critical facilities deficiencies at Patuxent that have developed over decades will be rectified by the completion of the ongoing Patuxent Facilities Modernization Program. Seaduck Research
Research on waterfowl has always been a priority at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. The Atlantic Seaduck Project continues research on potential impacts of offshore windpower on seabird habitat utilization, prey resource shifts due to climate change and land use change, and ecological services of oyster restoration efforts in the Chesapeake Bay. Structured Decision Making
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After the hilly 263-km course had shredded the lead group to two dozen, the Orica-GreenEdge rider tore ahead of Valverde and Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski in the final kilometre to win the centenary edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the last major one-day Classic of the first half of the 2014 season.
"I wasn't expecting to see such a big group coming in together, but it seemed like everyone was a little more tired than expected and no-one had the legs to break away," Gerrans, the Australian national champion and winner of another cycling 'Monument', the Milan-San Remo Classic in 2012, told reporters.
"I myself was not feeling to good with about 30 kilometres to go, I said I wasn't feeling so good, but the team stuck by me and that gave me the extra confidence.
"My card to play in this race was try to be in a small group and see if there was a sprint, and that was what happened."
Third in the hilly Dutch Classic Amstel Gold last Sunday, the 33-year-old added: "I've had some very special victories in my career, including stage wins in all three Grand Tours, but I always thought to win in Liege everything would need to unfold perfectly."
"Winning here is always special, but to get the hundredth edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege really puts my name in the history of the race."
On a day when several of the favourites suffered bad luck or injuries, defending champion Dan Martin of Ireland crashed on the last corner when making a late attack.
World Champion Rui Costa of Portugal crashed and abandoned with 90km to go with minor injuries and Britain's 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome failed to start the race because of a chest infection.
Froome's team, Sky, confirmed that he will be at his next scheduled event, the Tour of Romandie, which starts on Tuesday.
"He probably could have started but he wouldn't have got rid of what he's got," team principal Dave Brailsford said.
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I suppose the very first topic here is asking how many forum members have an Eee PC.
I am currently using a black 701 running eeeXubuntu r3 (Gutsy 7.10) as my main gadget.
Despite the apparently a bit dated hardware specs, I am very satisfied with its performaces, thanks to the fast SSD.
The keyboard is just enough for touchtyping. And I have no big problems working with the 7" screen (e.g. with Swiftfox fullscreen addons).
Compiz Fusion runs very smoothly and surprisingly takes very little overhead (10MB or so of RAM, i guess).
Recently I've bought the PCI BT-MicroEDR2 USB, the smallest bluetooth USB dongle available (Brando seems to be selling a similar product, but I am not veyr sure). I will use the USB port for the time being, until I am comfortable enough/i can find someone to add an extra USB usb inside the machine and attach the dongle to it.
Really looking forward to the first release of Debian/EeePC. It's actually working mostly OOTB now, but I still want to wait for the few fixes before I migrate to that. Then I can have both my C3200 and my 701 run the same full-fledged distro.
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George C. Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century
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"The Expendables," about a team of mercenaries out to overthrow a Latin American puppet dictatorship, almost perfectly recaptures the look and feel of the '80s era action films that made its director/co-writer/star Sylvester Stallone famous. For some this will be 103 minutes of cinematic heaven, for others a grueling slog through an ocean of cartoon violence and macho posing.
The opening title sequence of "The Expendables" shows a number of motorcycles winding through otherwise empty streets, a procession that ends with the bikes wheeling into a garage. We then see a close-up on the gas tank of one of the bikes emblazoned with the Expendables skull logo. The shot then dissolves into a view of the Man on the Moon. It's an unintentionally hilarious moment that sets the tone for the rest of the film.
"The Expendables" is loaded with more chemically and surgically modified bodies and unintelligible diction than most pornos. Deciphering the conversations between Stallone and Lundgren was tough enough when they squared off in "Rocky IV." Twenty-five years and countless blows to each of their heads later, it is all but impossible. Subtitles would not have been out of order. Not that an improved level of clarity would've necessarily been an improvement. Pretty much everybody in the film seems determined to snap off the most one-liners, with one pithy line after another hitting the ground with a lifeless thud.
And then there are the characters' names. Stallone's Barney Ross is the only "normal" name in the bunch, the rest of the gang bearing names like the too-clever-by-half Hale Caesar; the only mildly racist Ying Yang; the it's-not-Gunnar it's Gunner Jensen; the obvious Paine; Tool; the dopey Toll Road; Trench... The parade of absurd names is so great that one could be excused for suspecting that the names of the couple played by Jason Statham and Charisma Carpenter, Lee and Lacy, are an homage to the former 16-year veteran of Major League Baseball. And perhaps most puzzling is Eric Roberts' James Munroe -- it would appear that possibly this was some nod to our fifth president's famous Monroe Doctrine, but only Stallone knows for sure.
There's no shortage of action, but none if it truly stands out as inventive, awesome or insane -- it's just a lot of stuff blowing up. And the violence is largely run-of-the-mill as well. There are moments when bodies are ripped apart in a fashion that would elicit laughter in a zombie movie, but "The Expendables" takes itself so seriously that these moments comes off as ridiculous.
Stallone is to be given credit for recognizing his own limitations as an action star at the age of 63, scripting himself as the loser in a nasty fight and making himself just the team's leader, "brains" and heart, but not its most imposing muscle. He leaves the heavy lifting for his younger, more spry successors.
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By Rob Glidden
With the Apple Harvest only about a month away, eight Southington girls have been keeping themselves busy with numerous appearances as Apple Harvest Hostesses.
This year's hostesses are Katie Klein, Mary Nadeau, Elise Bean, Rachel Proffitt, Alyssa Pappas, Shawna Sycz, Sarah Caisse and Abigail Judd.
"We've got another great group," said hostess coordinator Kim Horton. "They get along and work together very well."
In the months before the festival, the hostesses appear at several other Southington events, including the Italian-American Festival, the Taste of Southington, Music on the Green concerts and the pasta dinners at the Elks Lodge, where they serve the meals and talk with the guests.
"It was the volunteering part that interested me," Judd said. "I really like volunteer work and I've done more as a hostess than I expected."
Aspiring hostesses are interviewed by the festival's organizers. A history of community service activities makes a big difference, and the girls will be balancing their duties with many other activities.
"It's so much fun to be involved in the community and to be a representative of the town," Klein said.
Many of the girls have memories from their childhood days of watching past hostesses wander the festival in their distinctive red shirts and sashes.
"When I first moved here, I saw all the girls with the sashes and I wanted to be one of them," Pappas said. "I really love the community feel of the Apple Harvest."
Sycz added that, "I always looked up to the hostesses. This definitely lives up to my expectations."
Hostess Rachel Proffitt said she had been encouraged to join the group by a friend who was a 2011 hostess.
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Shortly before the event, the annual Gala will be held and one of the girls will be selected Apple Harvest Queen. This is a longstanding tradition, but the coordinators emphasize that the hostesses are meant to work as a team, not as competitors.
"I can't believe that I'm here now," Nadeau said. "It's a really nice experience."


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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today named 15 experts from industry and government who will serve on a federal advisory panel created to review and make recommendations related to GSA Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) pricing policies.
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Security Industry Association
Jeffrey Johnson
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You know, people, we live in a time somewhat similar to Witch Salem Witch's Day. Then, if a woman's behavior looks like a boy outside the mainstream; That is, slightly different from his peers, he is a strange and cruel research subject. All it takes to destroy (or take) his life is an accusation. Today all it takes to destroy a man's reputation, and perhaps brand him forever as a sex offender, is an indecent charge. Is the allegation true or not, the problem? We humans generally enjoy believing in the worst; the old-existing-smoke-there-fire syndrome; That is, the accusation is the same as guilt.
This is not the kind of writing I enjoy, but a recent incident forced me to keep pressing, especially given (apparently) so many people feel entitled to do what they want to advance their particular agenda irrespective of the dangers to others. . In the words of a woman entitled to herself in a recent film that put her fiancé to sleep, "So I betrayed you She speaks French Duh gets more than that." Holier-than-you, self-serving, and not an ounce of regret. Current Affairs Relationships Sexuality
Judas is probably the most famous traitor, but I always maintain that he gets a bad rap; raw deal I mean, somebody should tell the Nazaret to get the scene going, right? In addition, Judas was a Zealot, a tribe dedicated to bringing down Rome. Maybe he thinks he will impose this problem, and Jesus will use his power to get rid of those opponents. Regardless, the fact is lost from history. However, history records that in AD 67 (the CE for the people "offended" by Anno Domini) the Zealots massacred all Roman guards in Jerusalem, and Rome took three years to reclaim the city. The Bible shows Judas taking his own life, and the Koran maintains that he was crucified in Jesus' place. Either way the time on Earth ends up badly.
Betrayal is a bad word, and the desired or unintentional side effects can destroy the betrayed person. Some never recover. The word is insinuating betrayal, disloyalty, deceit, and / or dishonesty. The following story covers all these elements. However, it is not my intention to express or ask for anger; or intent to "earn even", but to communicate the bitter disappointment of the betrayed person. He was saddened by the loss of the one he thought was a friend. Given our naturally flawed human condition, I think someday someone else might deliberately or unwittingly betray others – parents, siblings, friends, lovers, spouses – who are not easy to recognize. After realizing the action, guilt can be devastating until someone accepts what has been done, and efforts are made to make up for it. But what if the traitor is immoral; run out of moral compass, and / or be practiced when rationalizing a fraud so duplicate is the true reality in his mind? Maybe you already know people like that; The person on the first impression is open, friendly, spiritual, and really cares.
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Travis first met Alexa in the Zen physical repair class as he taught. He is an excellent instructor and very helpful in detail making grade added. Travis leaves each session feeling more physically energized and more mentally relaxed. Alexa seems genuinely interested in each of her students. He tends to be very (maybe too) sensitive, full of men and women-not in a creepy and flirty way; but that limits It is said, it would be easy to misinterpret his words and his physical attention if someone is not experienced in life or vulnerable. Still, someone asked him not to lay it on. That is, in his words, to create a healing experience. Often, Alexa marched on the subject of Eastern philosophy, crystal wonders, exotic oils, vegan diets, UFOs, etc., but most participants recorded it enthusiastically, without guilt. "That's Alexa Alexa, Alexa," someone said after class, and most nodded. However, he does have a quiet student cadre. Current Affairs Relationships Sexuality
Alexa knew that Travis had been instrumental in getting popular national entertainers, his old friend Serge from the Midwest booked the show locally, and that he would return for the show again. Previously, he had become a small entertainer and wanted to get back into action. He asks for Travis's help, and clears up Current Affairs Relationships Sexuality


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People often write and say, "Okay, I get it-- PublishAmerica's no good. But then what publishers are good for new authors?"
The same ones that are good for "old" authors.
Please take this to heart: If you want your book to be read by strangers across the nation, then it needs to be published by a publisher who can actually get it into bookstores.
How will you know who those publishers are?
Simple: Go to bookstores.
If you're writing a mystery, visit the mystery section. If you're writing a self-help book, visit the self-help section. Open the books. See who publishes them. Check the acknowledgments to see if the author thanked the editor-- probably did, which gives you a contact name. Check if the author thanked the agent-- if so, that tells you that the agent is capable of getting books sold to publishers who can get books onto bookstore shelves. Write these things down. Then investigate at home.
Visit the websites of the publishers you found. See if there are writers' guidelines on the site. Usually are, but sometimes you have to look around-- under "contact us" or "about us," often. There, you'll find out what the publisher wants and how they want it. Follow the guidelines. If they ask for queries only, then send a query. If they ask for snail mail, send snail mail. If they ask for a few sample chapters, send them. Don't send more than they ask for. Don't bother with FedEx and signatures and whatnot... regular 1st class mail or Priority Mail is fine. Some publishers will accept queries or proposals by e-mail, but don't get lazy-- don't restrict yourself based on who accepts e-mail submissions. Most of the better houses still expect snail mail.
(And the better houses do NOT advertise for new authors by Google Ads, or in the backs of magazines, or on the front page of their site. They're inundated with submissions already, so they save their ad dollars and prime publicity spots for the books they've published-- that's what brings them money. Vanity presses make their money from new writers-- which is why they advertise for them!)
You can go either way or both at once: Contact agents first, publishers first, or both at the same time. Presumably, as a new writer, you'd like an agent-- you don't know what to look for in a book contract or what's reasonable to expect, so an agent can be very helpful. To find agents, subscribe to PublishersLunch and see who's making deals (http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/lunch/free/).
But in short, there's no handful of "good publishers for new writers." "New writers" isn't a genre. All publishers are looking for new writers. You just have to be good enough that you don't come across like a new writer. That is, no publisher is going to take pity on you and lower their standards because you're new. Your writing has to compete with what's already out there, which means you need to feel confident that you've worked on your craft enough to deserve a spot on strangers' bookshelves.
I'd be very wary of publishers specifically advertising that they specialize in new authors. Normally, this means either vanity publishing (you pay to be published), or a new and clueless publisher with stars in their eyes and good intentions, but no distribution.
Some legit publishers will accept agented submissions only-- or at least they say so. (I've usually found that a strong query letter will get you in the door no matter what the usual policy is.) Others will accept queries from unagented writers; others will accept sample chapters or even full manuscripts unsolicited. Look around. Read guidelines. This isn't the time to skimp on research or to rush. You spent the time writing the book, now spend the time to find it a proper home.
As a supplement to your own research efforts, you can use Writer's Market (an annual book published by Writer's Digest) or the online version. In it, you'll find contact info and guidelines for tons of publishers, large and small.
The key to knowing whether or not a publisher can do anything for you is whether or not you can find that publisher's books easily in places where books are sold. If you can't, think hard-- is that what you want for your book? If the publisher can't get your book into stores, then sales will primarily go to your friends and family. Don't be impressed by the fact that a publisher gets books onto Amazon and BN.com. Anyone can do that, and it doesn't mean anything. Readers don't run around Amazon searching for authors they've never heard of and books they've never seen. If they do go looking for someone on Amazon, it's probably because they heard about a book from someone who bought it in a bookstore (or Walmart, Costco, CVS...).
Two, five, or twelve rejections means nothing. Don't lower your standards, just as you wouldn't expect a publisher to lower theirs. If you've received dozens of rejections, take a hard look at your manuscript again and consider revising it. While you're submitting your work, get to work on another book. As hard as it is to hear, often, writers' first books aren't meant to be published. They're meant to be practice. The second or third book may be the charm.
In short, don't go looking for "good publishers for new authors." Look for good publishers for authors, period. Real, reputable publishers buy the work of new writers EVERY DAY. Ask dragonjax, who just sold a 3-book series to Kensington yesterday... her first book.
Anything that looks easy, looks like a shortcut, looks like a back door into publishing... probably isn't where you want to be. You may get some temporary satisfaction from easy acceptance, but in the long run, you'll be miserable that you allowed your book to receive shoddy treatment and doomed it to your basement. Hold out. Keep working. Keep submitting. It's worth it.


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Mother's Day 2012 Gifts: Top 10 Gifts Idea
Mother's Day 2012 is just around the corner, and that it's time to buy Mother's Day gifts you've been putting off purchasing because it's so hard to choose something special. That's where RootsBD.com come in. With the help our creative team, we've put together a list of gifts that are sure to wow any mom on May 13th.
Top 10 Gifts Idea for Mother's Day 2012
1. Fruit Bowl
It's useful as well as beautiful and it's sustainably made. Choose a fruit bowl made from silver ash and blackwood and laser cut to slide together and create this striking bowl which suits so many decorating aesthetics. The price is slimline too, it's an affordable way to own an attractive and useful piece of design.
2. Blankets
Mother's Day 2012 heralds in such a weather, you may choose a few warm and cosy things, a blanket might be just what the meteorologist ordered. Nursing mothers especially need a little something to warm up those cold middle of the night feeds, so why not be warm and look stylish all at the same time? The one hundred per cent cotton blankets are generous 120cm x 150cm so there's plenty to cover you and perhaps several little people as well.
3. Cushions
Speaking of feathering the nest, once you have blankets, you need cushions! Choose some funky geometric designs, and the bright colours will cheer up the dullest afternoon. Try to find cushions with cotton canvas, handcrafted lovingly everywhere.
4. Bag
If there was ever a good gift for a mother, it's a great bag.
5. Beautiful stationery, gorgeous pens and bottles of ink
Mother's usually stays-at-home and thus would include plenty of time when sit idly at a beautiful desk and become the kind of correspondent. It would be great to surround your mom with beautiful stationery and gorgeous pens and bottles of ink and thus she can write thank you letters and invitations to afternoon tea. Most (er, all) of that scenario didn't actually happen, but the kind of stationery produced by some shops still awakes a kind of cheerful longing to all. You can find beautiful journals for just about every hobby or activity you might like to make a list about.
6. A Book
All time favorite kind of gift is the kind we can pour over with a cup of tea for days and days to come, so a book is always right up the alley, but choose something that attracts you mom, like the crafty goodness of Pip Lincolne and if your mom is someone who likes to make stuff (of all kinds) this is just the kind of book which will keep you occupied for hours. 'Make Hey While the Sun Shines' and Lincolne's other books could be the right choice, but you can find many more in a book store near you.
7. Placemats
A set of six lovely manners placemats won't take care of all your table manners training, but they may help you see the lighter side as you encourage your family to sit still again and again. Choose something in orange, silver or blue colour combinations, they not only show the correct spots for cutlery and glassware, but each one also includes points of etiquette "for polite people of all ages". We think they're a hoot, and extra fun to get out when your parents come over. A set of six placemats wont be cost much.
8. A Locket
Choose a locket that has room for four photos, not just two, so your grandmother doesn't have to pick and choose her favorite family members. It also happens to be a classically beautiful piece of jewelry. The idea of a locket itself is perfect for Mother's Day because it's sentimental, very personal and has an old-fashioned quality that's quite charming.
9. Chocolates
Sure, chocolates are a predictable gift, but for the best reason: there's almost nothing better. Caramel and chocolate mixed together in a tasty little bundle is sure to please even the finickiest of mothers. All joking aside, I think truffles are just a decadent way of showing you care. Who says your golden years can't be the sweetest?
10. Pouch or Sachets
Is your mom or grandmother have glasses of some sort? If so, this is the gift for her. Glass pouch cases are always been a big hit. If you didn't find a nice pouch, then you can choose sachets with scent. This would make a lovely gift for Mother's Day 2012 just for the cuteness factor of the designs but also has the most wonderful scent that calms and soothes. Mothers tend to love these!


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The Chico Museum is working to create an exhibit to capture and share native heritage of the Mechoopda.
If local funding can be added to existing contributions, the plan is for an exhibit this spring.
The museum has established a way to contribute online at: http://igg.me/at/chicomuseum.
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CLICK TO SEE MOREPhotos are from last Thursday, when we attended the fashion show from our great designer Ines Jankovic ( you saw the preview Here). We finished our night at the club, where one of our girls were a DJ for the first time! Should i say something more? ;)
Stasa, Urbanlook and me
Stasa, Urbanlook and me
I was waiting to show you these photos couple days, cause i wanted to edit and upload video, and include it too. Dresses are amazing, we truly enjoyed! Hope you will like it! :)
p.s. here are the names of all the girls above and their blogs : Jelena, Ivanka, Jovana, Jelena, Stasa, Branislava, Jelena and Elena!
p.p.s. we missed Marina and Anja that day!
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Beaumont police officer struck by stray bullet
A Beaumont police officer was uninjured after his bulletproof vest stopped a stray bullet Wednesday evening.
Just before 10 p.m. on July 4, Officer Boudreaux and his partner Officer Shoemaker had issued a verbal warning to several people who were popping fireworks on the corner of West Virginia and Park St.
Officer Boudreaux was slowly traveling north on Park St. with the front left window down when something hit him in the upper left area of his chest. The object then struck the inside of his right upper thigh and caused a brief, stinging pain to his leg. His ballistic vest was damaged, as the bullet struck the button on his left breast pocket.
Boudreaux stopped the patrol car, got out and shined his flashlight on the floorboard to see what had hit him. He found a soft-tip bullet on the floorboard. Boudreaux and his partner looked around the immediate area and observed no one standing around except for the subjects they had warned, who were behind them, not the direction the bullet came from.
"I am thankful the bullet struck me, an officer in a ballistic vest, instead of a child," Boudreaux said.
The Beaumont Police Department said in a statement that they are happy to report Officer Boudreaux is well and the bullet did not penetrate the skin on his thigh. The ballistic vest took the brunt of the impact.


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Forum talk:Village Dump
YOU HAVE FOUND THE HIDDEN TALK PAGE. You win nothing but a picture of Clive.
- 2 Splakas Quote
- 3 Goatse?
- 4 Discuss the Discussions
- 5 Dude, Where's My Discussion?
- 6 Encpoldeia Style Guide
- 7 Wookie invasion
- 8 archiving?
- 9 Interwikis
- 10 dumb question
- 11 actual dumb question
- 12 The Creative Process
- 13 Article idea
- 14 More pages needed
- 16 Uncyclopedia and leaking
- 17 sv link
- 18 PL interwiki
- 19 JA interwiki
- 20 Anyone else seeing these weird blue areas on forum talk: pages?
- 21 Admin
- 22 Poop.
- 23 Change interwiki
- 24 Question
- 26 Other languages - zh-tw
- 27 Wow
HOLY FUCK[edit]
I'm bored. EugeneKay wuz here (whine thank) 18:23, Friday 27 March 2009
HOLY FUCK[edit]
- Me too. —Sir Sockpuppet Of An Unregistered User 17:49, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
Splakas Quote[edit]
Where did it go? Why did it go away? It was a funny quote too, I remember. Something about sleeping in the Village Dump. I got a kick out of seeing that.--Wit (tawk) 05:48, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Is the Goatse page NSFW?
- Depends where you work. There are no overtly offensive images or text there. The subtext is slightly offenisve though. --Splaka 05:29, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
Discuss the Discussions[edit]
You can discuss about any discussions that you find interesting here. --Savethemooses 20:49, 17 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Dude, Where's My Discussion?[edit]
That was one awesome discussion. --Savethemooses 18:19, 8 Aug 2005 (UTC)
- Which one? --Marcos Malo 18:30, 8 Aug 2005 (UTC)
- The awesome one, dummy.
- Oh, OK. I see it now. Yeah, awesome. --Marcos Malo 18:30, 8 Aug 2005 (UTC)
- The awesome one, dummy.
Due to the limitations of the webserver, we don't have a LaTeX installed, so math doesn't work. Anybody know how to get around it? --Chronarion 11:31, 9 Mar 2005 (EST)
Yeah! Say you can't get pregnant if it's your first time!
But seriously kids. Wear a motherfucking condom. Or your dick is gonna fall off. If you're lucky. Metaphysical 11:38, 9 Mar 2005 (EST)
Okay, now i've installed a condom. What do we do about math? --Chronarion 11:47, 9 Mar 2005 (EST)
In my experience, if you study math, you don't often need a condom. --TheTris 05:10, 10 Mar 2005 (EST)
I always thought that if you studied condoms, you wouldn't often need math... --PantsMacKenzie 21:38, 10 Mar 2005 (EST)
- Okay, i've got math working. --Chronarion 02:12, 23 Mar 2005 (EST)
Guys, make sure to sign your votes. We got a lengthy, well thought out response, but no one signed for it. --Nytrospawn 22:35, 12 Mar 2005 (EST)
As long as you have a condom and somewhere to put it, then math doesn't matter much unless you need to count higher then one... --Lewis Moten 3:48, 13 Mar 2005 (EST)
Is there a chance that I could change usernames and have my old edits attributed to my new name? If yes, Sparky would be my new username. --Rcmurphy 23:07, 17 Mar 2005 (EST)
- I don't think that's really possible... Though Chron would have to be the authority on it. --PantsMacKenzie 23:43, 17 Mar 2005 (EST)
- It's possible on Wikipedia but is not an easy process, which is why they rarely change usernames for people these days, and when they do it takes forever. --stillwaters 03:05, 18 Mar 2005 (EST)
Hi. I'm quite new to Uncyclopedia (having just finished my second article) and I want to make sure I don't tread on anyone's toes by accident, so: Would it be considered bad manners to add to somebody else's writeup? The situation I'm considering in particular is adding the mathemagician Cauchy's well-known alter ego (superhero The Human Crossiant), to the list of heroes featuring in Earth Hamstring here. --Wyattj 05:58, 1 May 2005 (EDT)
Edit away, if people disagree with your edits they can reverse them but mnay pages have multiple writters and usualy another person can spot a joke you missed.--Elvis 06:32, 1 May 2005 (EDT)
Encpoldeia Style Guide[edit]
Pehaps a style guide should be put somewhere to make things sound like an encyclopdeia. For example, - no denominitive articles, ie instead of "Bob was a Catholic in the 16th century, he wore many shirts" delete the agnecy to mak it "A Catholic in the 16th century, known for wearing many shirts"
Don't use the name of the subject under the article tile, i.e.:
Space Exploration Space Exploration is......
And definitons/explanantions should be in logical order, ie a general description followed by a more detailed explanantion ect.
- Of course, since this is a wiki, it leads one to wonder why you didn't make one, instead of just suggesting it. You have the power. In fact, here you go: Uncyclopedia:Style Guide. Just click that, and make it happen. You have the power. And fear not, the rest of us will help out. Ok, hinder. But still, it will be fun. I hope you remember to include the rule that tHe sEcond lEtter oF eVery wOrd mUst bE cApitalized. --Famine 21:53, 18 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Wookie invasion[edit]
I think there is an overpopularion of Wookies in uncyclopedia debates. How do we deal with this wookie problem? --Nerd42 02:57, 26 Oct 2005 (UTC)
You know how you deal with a Wookie problem? Muzzles and leashes..
couldn't somebody archive teh dump? its gettin
kinda really really long. --Nerd42 16:55, 20 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Spanish forum moved to es:Forum:Forúnculo, please update--Rataube 23:16, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
dumb question[edit]
I have got two really dumb questions for everyone to answer. 1. Has anyone here ever skateboarded? 2. Has anyone hear ever worn a rubber glove? (LOL)
- I answer your question with another question: Have you eaten your meal? --Spin 05:11, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
actual dumb question[edit]
I have an actual dumb question.
Is this the world's largest parody encyclopedia of any kind?
Is there anything parodyic that is any bigger?
- That question is stupid. You're stupid. The answer is obviously that I don't know, but think so.--<<http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/f/f1/Bradmonogram.png>> 01:47, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- 1) Yes, 2) Yes. The entire Christian pantheon is actually a parody. ~ 16:45, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
The Creative Process[edit]
I've been going through some of the articles on this site recently, and I've seen a bunch of creative and hilarious works. I was wondering how you guys manage to be so original? I have trouble being creative, and I wanted to know if there was any thing you guys (and girls) did that give you these great ideas, and any advice any of you have for thinking of unique ideas for articles.Dogbert99 03:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Generally, the process begins by finding someone else's idea, then copying it verbatim. Then, we destroy all traces that the original work ever existed. This may be a load of shit, but others claim that their inspiration comes from some Internet Reality Cabal, or something... I dunno, the chatroom might be worth looking into. I personally am too busy deleting evidence to go there, myself.--<<http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/f/f1/Bradmonogram.png>> 05:18, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- What I usually do is look at photos of my family, think of the first nasty word that comes into my head, and then just put the letters W-I-K-I in front of it. Only takes a few seconds, and it works every time! c • > • cunwapquc? 05:38, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- The best tip I can give you is to always write it down. That's why the POST-IT note is your friend. I also find that it helps to work naked. This way, whenever I have an idea, I can write it down on a POST-IT note and stick it to my head. When I can't see any more, I usually open a window and scream out random and incoherent ideas into the street. If someone, an old lady for example, points at me and laughs, then I know I am on to a winner, and I begin writing an article. It's good fun and strangely liberating. I hope this helps and good luck. I also find that it helps to work naked. --Sir Hardwick Fundlebuggy (Bleat) 06:58, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
Article idea[edit]
I was trying to look up the game Shadow ofthe Colossus here, but we do't have an article about it. I suggest we make one, and, judging by your other stuff, it'll be hi-larious.Click me.
- There is one, sort of: Five O'Clock Shadow of the Colossus. —rc (t) 19:01, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
More pages needed[edit]
495 topics. We should be by page 13 alredy.---Asteroid B612 (aka Rataube) - Ñ 13:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Not anymore, we now have 50 topics per page instead of 40.---Asteroid B612 (aka Rataube) - Ñ 10:29, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
620 topics, again, we need two more backpages.---Asteroid B612 (aka Rataube) - Ñ 15:26, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
- I'd gladly do it myself, but it involves changing Template:Vdpage,which is protected... Any admin wants to try? At least just tell me that nobody else cares...
- Please, someone, add the InterWiki pt:Forum:Boteco - Usien 19:17, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
Uncyclopedia and leaking[edit]
—The preceding unasked for gibberish was spewed forth in an effervescent pool of filth by none other than 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs)
Could Unclopedia be used for leaking information
White bear? Is that you? I've been waiting in the drop zone for months now and my bollocks are nearly freezing off. Can someone PLEASE come and take this solar powered sandwich toaster off my hands? It looks a bit obvious here with all this snow. Thanks. --Sir Hardwick Fundlebuggy (Bleat) 15:54, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
sv link[edit]
Put [[sv:Psyklopedin:Nerbrunnen]] at the end of the page. %D0%85m%D1%96ddl%D0%B5 / T - C 19:24, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
PL interwiki[edit]
Nonsensopedia have a new communicaty portal:
Forum:Strona główna Michalwadas 20:10, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
JA interwiki[edit]
The Japanese Uncyclopedia now has a Village Dump at ja:Temp 雑居房. --Ryoske 05:48, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Anyone else seeing these weird blue areas on forum talk: pages?[edit]
What's with that? --Nintendorulez | talk 00:29, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
- (These things.) --Nintendorulez | talk 00:29, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
- Maybe it's a warning that "This is a stupid namespace. Don't use it."?--MysteryShopper 23:04, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
- I have to wonder what Incompleteness Theorem would look like here... --Nintendorulez | talk 23:59, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
- Maybe it's a warning that "This is a stupid namespace. Don't use it."?--MysteryShopper 23:04, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
How do you become an admin?
Forum:Becoming_an_admin. Short answer, you don't. -- Sir Codeine K·H·P·B·M·N·C·U·Bu. · (Harangue) 17:31, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
- Sure you can be a Admin. They're cute, sexy, cool, attractive, helpful and did I say sexy? Bigfeet 23:56, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Poop. -- http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/8/88/Tinymooose.gif » Sir Savethemooses Grand Commanding Officer ... holla atcha boy» 18:08, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
- Against. • Spang • ☃ • talk • 18:09, 11 Feb 2007
- Feature --AAA! (AAAA) 02:47, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Change interwiki[edit]
The Swedish village dump is no longer at Psyklopedin:Nerbrunnen, but Forum:nerbrunnen. – Smiddle 10:30, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Do petitions qualify in the Village Dump?--Sir Manforman 20:21, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
- No. Go to BHOP.-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 16:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
KID ROCK PAGE[edit]
- O Rly? No they didn't. Oh and by the way, when you post a comment, you should sign. Like this: ~~~~. --Capercorn FLAME! what? UNATO OWS NO!! 07:41, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Other languages - zh-tw[edit]
Please add a link to zh-tw forum zh-tw:論壇:首頁.--Hant (Talk) - For your safety, China Free! - 07:49, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
- This is unbelievable. I'm editing the Village Dump talk page. -Sockpuppet of an unregistered user 17:00, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
This is unbelievable, the colors stop alternating after a certain number of times. -Sockpuppet of an unregistered user 16:06, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
- So does your mom. • Spang • ☃ • talk • 01:41, 25 Jan 2009
- Hey man, don't insult my mom. -Sockpuppet of an unregistered user 17:41, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
- What's one of those? mAttlobster. (hello) 17:31, May 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Hey man, don't insult my mom. -Sockpuppet of an unregistered user 17:41, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
The image of the poop is really gross. Completely tales away the joy of having found a hidden talkpage. --User:Scofield/sig 07:10, June 3, 2011 (UTC)


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Parasol Inn Old Town Hotel Chiang Mai by Compass Hospitality is designed base
on perception of Boutique Lanna Style situated right at the heart of
city center and nearest access to Sunday Walking Street. Parasol Inn Old Town Hotel Chiang Mai by Compass Hospitality
consist of 23 rooms in 3 types. Each room offers a blend of fine art
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