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This week's economic and political debate has been dominated by concerns about Auckland's surging house prices.
Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler warned a burst of high loan to value ratio (LVR) lending by banks was adding fuel to the tinder of record low fixed mortgage rates.
Housing Minister Nick Smith railed against Auckland's Metropolitan Urban Limits over land supply on the fringes of Auckland and blamed it for a tripling of section prices in parts of Auckland. BNZ's Tony Alexander released a survey refuting suggestions non-resident Chinese buyers were inflating prices.
There are plenty of ways to explain the 14 per cent rise in Auckland house prices in the past year, but few have put forward a package of solutions. Here are eight kicking around at the moment:
1. Lock Len Brown and John Key in a room until they come out with an agreement to open lots of greenfields and brownfields land to build at least 20,000 affordable dwellings a year for the next 10 years. That's 10 times more than was built in the past 10 years. That deal should include investment from both governments in the infrastructure needed to support those 200,000 dwellings, including transport.
2. Impose an Auckland land tax to help pay for it. That would immediately reduce land prices by 15 to 20 per cent, and remove the incentive for land bankers to sit on land for tax-free capital gains.
3. Introduce macro-prudential controls to slow high LVR lending, including extra capital requirements for mortgage lending and making banks fund all their lending locally through term deposits. These tools are used by Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, Sweden and Norway.
4. Restrict or control migration so fewer migrants from offshore and other parts of New Zealand are able to move to Auckland. That could include a regional development strategy.
5. Restrict non-resident investment in houses in Auckland, as Hong Kong and Australia have done.
6. Encourage the development of, or build, one or two large-scale pre-fabricated house manufacturers to drag down the cost of building.
7. Launch an apprenticeship training scheme in Auckland for trades staff to build the 400,000 dwellings needed over the next 30 years.
8. Increase the Official Cash Rate to 3 per cent from 2.5 per cent to cool the doubling of lending growth over the past year.
Politically, these solutions will damage the leveraged equity stakes of property owners. But if they are not done, the economic and political damage will be felt for years.
The Government's efforts to restructure the economy to become more productive and less indebted are in tatters. We are again spending more than we're earning and the banks are starting to borrow overseas again to fund the lending growth, putting yet more pressure on the currency and our net foreign debt.
Our current account deficit is blowing out again and a generation of young Auckland families are seeing their home-ownership dreams dissolve in front of them.
Our politicians face a choice. They can change to benefit the next generation and the poor. Or they can cling to the status quo and risk the wrath of the poor and the young.
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Yesterday my macbook pro (running 10.6.8) refused to reboot, and after booting it using the install disk and running disk utility I got
Invalid catalog PEOF. The volume could not be verified completely. So, from the looks of it, I may have to reinstall the OS:
- Is there anything else I can try?
- If not, how can I access the disk and try and save some data before formatting (if at all)?
I'm not stranger to command line unix and all that if needs be. Any help will be great, thanks.

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HitGrab needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
8 winners were selected from 1708 designs submitted by 582 freelance designers.
MouseHunt - http://apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/
The Management and Staff at HitGrab Inc. are pleased to invite you to enter the very first MouseHunt T-Shirt design contest!
In case you're not familiar with our game, MouseHunt is a popular application on Facebook with a diverse and incredibly active user base, which has remained consistently popular since its debut in 2008. Our players are highly devoted to the game, to the point of writing daily newsletters and staging international meet-ups, and we are looking for a dynamic t-shirt design which will help them to express their love of MouseHunt.
MouseHunt is a game where the player is a 'hunter', their goal is to bait exciting and wild traps with cheese in order to catch the unique and fun looking mice infesting the land of Gnawnia.
The game can be found at http://apps.facebook.com/mousehunt
Thanks for considering us, and we hope to see your work in the contest.
The MouseHunt community on facebook, a large gathering of casual gamers from all walks of life.
Make it cute and fun and it will do well.
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-Single colour designs can be created on any colours available from CafePress.
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-This 20mb package includes several mice currently in the game, a template 10'x10' file as well as the game's logo in high resolution. It is recommended that you create your own unique design to really impress us (ie: not pasting in game art onto the shirt), create something new and cool looking for the shirt.
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Drs. Akin and Mohler posted this a few years ago and I wanted to repost it. Hope it helps some people.
The Salvation of the 'Little Ones': Do Infants who Die Go to Heaven?
Thursday, July 16, 2009
by R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Daniel L. Akin
The death of an infant or young child is profoundly heartbreaking – perhaps the greatest grief a parent is called to bear. For Christian parents, there is the sure knowledge that our sovereign and merciful God is in control, but there is also a pressing question: Is our baby in heaven?
This is a natural and unavoidable question, calling for our most careful and faithful biblical study and theological reflection. The unspeakable anguish of a parent?s heart demands our honest and humble searching of the Scriptures.
Some are quick to answer this question out of sentimentality. Of course infants go to heaven, they argue, for how could God refuse a precious little one? The Universalist has a quick answer, for he believes that everyone will go to heaven. Some persons may simply suggest that elect infants go to heaven, while the non-elect do not, and must suffer endless punishment. Each of these easy answers is unsatisfactory. Continue reading "Repost: The Salvation of the 'Little Ones': Do Infants who Die Go to Heaven?"


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But this doesn't seem to work anymore, I get errors like "You must compile individual stylesheets from the project directory."
For 4.2., I found: http://docs.sencha.com/extjs/4.2.0/#!/guide/theming
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After an electric kick-off from host Billy Crystal, the 2012 Oscars stumbled badly before getting an emotional shot in the arm, only to lose its footing yet again and never quite recover.
Crystal killed it early, delivering a great montage featuring the emcee in the center of several of the evening's films, as well as a strong monologue and a medley tweaking a number of the stars in attendance. It looked like the Academy was well on its way to recovering from last year's Anne Hathaway-James Franco debacle.
But soon it became clear that the show was having trouble maintaining the energy level Crystal had set. The first sign of serious trouble was a montage of great films that had no apparent connection to the night or each other, aside from the fact that they were all classics.
But after "Hugo" scored a couple of early wins on its way to tying "The Artist" with five awards, Octavia Spencer came to the rescue.
Fighting back tears in accepting the Best Supporting Actress trophy for her work in "The Help," Spencer confessed to "freaking out" and begged the orchestra to play her off the stage. It was the perfect Oscar moment.
Unfortunately, the shine was short-lived. The show was badly hampered by dull, too-long testimonials from actors and directors talking about the people behind the scenes and the magic of film and by a performance by Cirque du Soleil, which while artistically impressive just felt badly out of place.
Which is not to say there weren't many good to great moments. Robert Downey Jr.'s faux documentary "The Presenter" and Michael Douglas' understated return to the public eye were both great. And several of the acceptance speeches were amusing, including those from Best Song winner Bret McKenzie, Best Adapted Screenplay winner Alexander Payne and Best Director winner Michel Hazanavicius. But they weren't enough.
Perhaps the show's biggest problem was the way in which the awards were distributed. There are 20-some statuettes to be handed out, but the audience only really cares about, at most, half of them. Over the first 90 minutes, only Spencer's win was headline-worthy.
The issue was exacerbated by the fact that there was almost no drama in the big races, as all but one went exactly as most everyone had predicted — and the one surprise, Meryl Streep beating Viola Davis for Best Actress, came in the show's final five minutes.
We say it every year, but the question remains: If the Academy has so much trouble putting together an entertaining three-hour show, why not just make a two-hour show? And while they're at it, instead of the pre-breakfast nonsense we're subjected to, they could maybe make the nomination announcements a one-hour primetime special — then they could still sell advertising for three hours of broadcast time.


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This is an excellent BBC Radio discussion of the Science behind the ban on neonics in Europe.
It is available online in America via this link, which should work in the USA.
Professor Dave Goulson (bumblebee expert at Sussex University) is good and Professor Lynn Dicks of Cambridge University (entomologist: moth and butterfly expert) is good on the regulatory process.
BBC Radio: 'MATERIAL WORLD': Bees and pesticides;
Duration: 10 minutes
First broadcast: Thursday 02 May 2013"EU states have voted in favour of a proposal to restrict the use of certain pesticides that have been linked to causing serious harm in bees. Neonicotinoid chemicals in pesticides are sprayed onto seeds and spread throughout the plant as it grows. There has been a lot of concern about this systemic approach, with some scientists arguing that it is comparable to using antibiotics 'prophylactically' - every day of your life (in case you get a sore throat).
Professor Dave Goulson from the University of Sussex and Dr. Lynn Dicks from the University of Cambridge discuss the scientific evidence currently available on these pesticides as well as the limited data available on the population and health of hundreds of other pollinating insect species."


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Time to man up and pick these games. The best thing about picking games is when you tell people your picks and they get all mad at you if you didn't pick their team to win. HOW DARE YOU NOT PICK THE RAVENS, YOU JERK?! I wish I could pick against all four teams this weekend. That would be the ultimate troll move.
Alas, this is a legitimate network-affiliated site, and thus trolling is not encouraged. Here we go.
Giants vs. 49ers: I feel lousy picking against either of these teams. By picking either the Giants or Niners to win, you have clearly disrespected and underestimated the other. I don't want to pick against the Giants after what they did to Green Bay. And I don't want to pick against the Niners after watching that defense concuss virtually every player on the Saints offense.
I have no idea how that defense got so good so quickly. Suddenly, there are like nine Pro Bowlers on that unit. If Jim Harbaugh wins this game, that pretty much ensures that he's the greatest rookie coach of all time.
Alas, I'm picking the Giants, because they have the front four needed to frustrate Alex Smith, and because it's unwise to pick against Eli Manning, who morphs from mild-mannered schoolboy into godless killing machine once every four years. By the way, when these two teams meet in the playoffs, exciting things happen (see: 2002, 1990).
Ravens vs. Patriots: I went deep into this yesterday: Joe Flacco isn't getting any better. He may have beaten the Pats at Foxboro once, but this isn't that Patriots team. Tom Brady sees a golden opportunity to get his fourth ring, and he'll have the Magnum Look going for this one.
If the Pats blow out Baltimore, look for them to be favored in the Super Bowl by six points or so.


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Winter Leagues roundup: Espino leads Caribes to win
Indians farmhand pitches club to victory in Venezuela with 5 1/3 strong innings
Tuesday's results in the Winter Leagues:
Venezuelan Winter League
Caribes 7, Aragua 1
Caribes scored three in the second and got a two-run homer off the bat of Cory Aldridge in the third before cruising to victory. Indians farmhand Paolo Espino, who finished the season with Triple-A Columbus, went 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out six. Veteran infielder Luis Maza went 2-for-4 in defeat, boosting his average to .381.
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Lara 4, Margarita 2
Paulo Orlando's RBI single in the top of the ninth inning gave Lara a one-run lead and Robert Perez added insurance two batters later with an RBI single of his own. In a battle of bullpens, Lara's Luis Chirinos and Margarita's Anthony Vasquez each held his opponent to one run over five innings. Margarita's Adam Duvall, a third-base prospect for the Giants, went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
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Magallanes 5, Caracas 2
Navegantes del Magallanes had a four-run fourth inning to propel themselves past Caracas and remain in first place. Former Twins utility man Lew Ford led the way with three hits, including a double and a homer. Mitch Lively, who spent all of 2013 with Triple-A Fresno (Giants), tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Jesus Aguilar, the Indians' No. 17-ranked prospect, continued his torrid start to the campaign, going 1-for-2 with a double and two walks in defeat.
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Zulia 7, La Guaira 3
Freddy Parejo's pinch-hit grand slam capped a five-run sixth inning as Zulia cruised past La Guaira despite being out-hit 10 to five. Rangers No. 2 prospect Luis Sardinas had two hits for La Guaira, as did C.J. Retherford, Cesar Suarez and Miguel Gonzalez. Philadelphia's Freddy Galvis had an RBI single in the third inning for Zulia.
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Dominican Winter League
Licey 7, Aguilas 3
In a battle of the Dominican Republic's top two teams, Tigres del Licey made a statement with their victory over Aguilas. Cincinnati's Juan Francisco hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning that put Licey on top for good, and Baltimore's Yamaico Navarro hit a three-run shot an inning later. Brewers left-hander Chris Narveson picked up the win, allowing one unearned run in five innings.
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Gigantes 5, Estrellas 2
Consecutive RBI singles by Houston's Jimmy Paredes, Toronto's Moises Sierra and Seattle's Carlos Peguero led to three eighth-inning runs. Estrellas mustered only four hits against a solid Gigantes pitching staff led by left-handed starter Rudy Owens of the Astros' organization. Sierra was the only player from either team with a two-hit game.
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Escogido 10, Toros 5
Texas' Robbie Ross made his first start for Toros del Este and it wasn't pretty. The left-hander retired just one of the seven hitters he faced before being removed in the top of the first inning and had a final line of four runs on four hits in one-third of an inning. Veteran infielder Julio Lugo and Indians shortstop prospect Erik Gonzalez each had three hits for Escogido, which pulled itself back to the .500 mark. Leones del Escogido went 9-for-17 with men in scoring position.
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Mexican Pacific League
Mazatlan 2, Los Mochis 1
Veteran outfielder Henry Mateo went 2-for-4 with a triple for Venados de Mazatlan. Mauricio Lara tossed six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits as he recorded his first win of the season. Catcher Saul Soto, who spent time in the Dodgers organization a decade ago, had two hits for Los Mochis.
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Obregon 3, Culiacan 2
Cubs Minor Leaguer Christian Villanueva -- the club's No. 14-ranked prospect -- reached base three times for Yaquis de Obregon. Villanueva led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a double and scored two batters later on a two-bagger by Carlos Valencia, putting Obregon ahead. Cal State-Long Beach grad Steve Hammond allowed two runs, one of them one earned, over five innings, and right-hander Oswaldo Martinez, formerly of the Cubs organization, tossed two hitless frames for the win.
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Guasave 5, Hermosillo 4
Algodoneros de Guasave dealt first-place Hermosillo its second defeat of the season as Ivan Araujo's seventh-inning single proved to be the difference. Orioles Minor Leaguer Zelous Wheeler hit his fourth homer of the season for Guasave. Both Jesse Gutierrez and Luis Garcia went yard for Hermosillo, which went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
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Navojoa 3, Mexicali 2
Luis Suarez's two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth tied the game at 2-2, and it chased Navojoa starter Hector Velazquez, who was solid over five innings, allowing just three hits. Neither team scored again until the 15th inning, when Genaro Andrade hit an RBI single.
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Anand vs Topalov, 2010
Sofia, Bulgaria
After defeating Gata Kamsky in the eight-game challenger match, Bulgarian grandmaster Veselin Topalov once again found himself preparing for a World Championship title match. The match took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 24 to May 13, 2010. The title match was mostly following the format of Anand-Kramnik 2008 and Kramnik-Topalov 2006 in that 12 games would be played, with a series of successively faster tiebreak rounds if needed. Topalov demanded that the match be played in silence, in the style of the "Sofia Rules" which require draws to be mitigated by an arbiter.
According to FIDE regulations, reigning champion Viswanathan Anand had the right to refuse Sofia as a suitable location, as that would give Topalov the "home field" advantage. However, Anand raised no objections. The match was delayed due to air travel disruptions caused by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull, which offset the entire schedule by one day.[1]
The match was grueling and dynamic, with five decisive games, and some unexpected surprises in the openings. Topalov got off to a great start, demolishing Anand's Grunfeld in the first game in only 30 moves. Anand struck back in game two demonstrating his mastery of the Catalan opening, and in game four took the lead, but the ever-aggressive Topalov seemed to have a psychological edge even while trailing. Tied 5.5 apiece, Anand chose the drawish Lasker Defense of the Queen's Gambit for the last game, and quickly equalized. In an effort to create winning chances, Topalov captured the pawn offered by Anand. Topalov soon found himself defending against a sharp attack and lost, thereby ending the match without the need for tiebreaks.
"Vishy" once again defended his title. In a post-match interview Anand mentioned that in addition to his normal team of
seconds, he also received help in preparation from Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik.
FINAL SCORE: Anand 6½; Topalov 5½
Reference: game collection FIDE World Chess Championship, Sofia, 2010
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States Sound Warnings on Bitcoin
State regulators have issued warnings in recent weeks to a handful of bitcoin-related companies, alerting them that they may be running afoul of money-transmission laws. Andrew Johnson joins the News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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... the the ... following the federal government's lead ... states may be looking to crack down on businesses that read the virtual currency ... all Street Journal's Andrew Johnson has the story ... and it's an ... alright so ... with long before we get to the de tails ... were might just remind people what is the Collins ... boats a virtual form of money you can created on line by solving these complex algorithms that for a process known as mining ... you can also buy it through exchanges that have cropped up aam over the last year ... aam and it's a way of basically paying each other online primarily ... there some merchants are now accepting online and even some physical retailers that are starting to accept it ... ok but there's a concern that ... its currency supports ... money laundering right tells about that ... there's concerns that the of because you can be largely anonymous in these transactions aam it's possible to ... use it for illegal purposes buying trial would you mind telling how would you wonder ... if this virtual cash when he turned real dollars into virtual cash back in real dollars right mother or services that eventually allow you to confirm that back into US dollars or whatever currency that you might want to use them ... for a lot of the services you don't need to use your name you you need to set up an account but you can keep what your actual identity ... on him somewhat secretive so ... not tell us what our states killing ... some states basically have rules ... for companies selling services such as prepaid cards of money transfers ... I check cashing businesses and it basically just ... requiring them to show that they have financial wherewithal to offer the services and also make sure that they're ... doing checks and balances to make sure that those services are being used for illicit purposes ... either an outcome of checking to see if these virtual currencies fall under those rules and they do have some concerns that ... I'm in businesses that are primarily sell a new war exchanging him Bitcoin for instance I would fall under the ... piece states are in this case actually falling the federal government's lead sounds like what it tells what the Fed's been giving store they are falling and the Fed's lead to some extent that the Fed in March on ... a unit of the Treasury Department of financial crimes enforcement Network basically clarify that ... existing rules are arty on the books to apply to ... companies that are selling in exchanging virtual currencies ... these are rules that apply to companies like Western Union and MoneyGram ... and businesses that are selling money transfers for storefronts and grocery stores and things like that ... on what they said was you know appeared in selling or ... using ... a virtual currencies in that same format you also need to register with us and ... we have heard of companies have gone through that process already but on the states have their own else and just because you are registered at the federal level doesn't mean that you've done everything you need to tell us quickly some of the companies that there ... are any sheet here ... aam ... there is so I probably sell people haven't heard about Yemen as the company called that instant that has received some communication from the new work ... banking department ... aam its import to note that to you know what we've heard is that ... these are not formal cease and desist letters either on the precursor to that so saying ... you may be ... running follow our rules we want you to clarify what exactly is that you're doing to determine if we need to take further action or more needs to be done ... ok ... and Johnson thank so much for joining us thanks


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While Cambrils has transformed from a humble fishing village into a chic vacation haven, it still retains much of its original charm. Here, days are spent basking on Blue Flag beaches, watching sailboats glide from the promenade, and exploring the characterful Old Quarter with its gently bustling markets.
Come evening, the village's refined nightlife doesn't disturb the peaceful pace, with waterside bars and tucked-away Michelin-starred restaurants catering to discerning palates. While all the trappings of R&R are here in sumptuous style, for everything else – including renowned architecture – Barcelona is just a 90-minute train ride away.
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On Tibbling Road just North of my house you can see the Wenas Wildlife area.
We took South Wenas Road out then over to the end of the pavement on North Wenas Road where we aired down.
Just up the road we turned up W6000.
Here I stopped and open the gate.
We took a short break once we topped the Umtanum Ridge.
Waiting at the top of a slick hill climb.
Good time for lunch.
We stopped to regroup just before The Oasis.
Passing though The Oasis
Here I park after an off camber area on the road.
Havo making it through.
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Here is a fun area of the road.
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Gary Johnson to Drop Out of GOP Race to Run as Libertarian
WASHINGTON – Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who has drawn little attention with his bid for the Republican nomination for president, is dropping his campaign to run for the Libertarian Party nomination.
Johnson plans to announce his candidacy for the Libertarian nomination next week, spokesman Joe Hunter said Tuesday night.
"He is representing a viewpoint and a viewpoint that needs to be heard and he's going to do whatever it takes to get that done," Hunter told The Associated Press.
Johnson is fiscally conservative but supports such liberal causes as legalizing marijuana and abortion rights.
Johnson, who served two terms as New Mexico's governor, has barely registered in polls of likely Republican primary voters. Excluded from all but two of the Republican presidential debates, he has grown frustrated that he hasn't earned more attention, Hunter said.
Republican presidential contender Ron Paul, who was the Libertarian candidate for president in 1988, was supportive of Johnson's decision.
"I think competitiveness is good. And somebody to have ideas that are libertarian, I think that is good," Paul told the AP following a New Hampshire campaign stop Tuesday night. "But I've been through it. There's a lot of frustrations. ... Just getting on ballots -- it's a tough job. But some good will come of it."
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Pioneer Press: 'Balloonacy' review: Short, simple, silly and superbBy Rob Hubbard
Robert Dorfman co-stars with a balloon in "Balloonacy," running through May 4 at Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis.
France may be one of civilization's great centers for art, literature and philosophy, but it also loves a good pratfall. It's a clowning capital, with the French passion for physical comedy ranging from the classiness of mime Marcel Marceau to the lowbrow hijinks of Jerry Lewis.
But the most brilliant of French clowns may have been Jacques Tati. A writer, filmmaker and actor, he created masterful parodies of modern society such as "Mr. Hulot's Holiday" and "Mon Oncle" that employed very little dialogue and a whole lot of imaginative ways for things to go hilariously wrong.
When entering Children's Theatre Company's little black box space for its latest production, "Balloonacy," I picked up on the Tati vibe immediately. The ushers were clad in berets and scarves, a concertina sang on the soundtrack and a gray-haired man was reading the French newspaper, Le Monde, at his kitchen table. Sure enough, what ensued was a silly but sweet, wordless but clear tale of a man who reluctantly becomes friends with a red balloon.
It's also one of the best things that the company has created for the under-six crowd in quite some time. Written by Barry Kornhauser -- the playwright responsible for CTC's much-lauded 2006 Buster Keaton homage "Reeling" -- it's a delightful little romp that has plenty of playful shtick but also offers some touching reminders of the ups and downs of developing a strong friendship.
Having recently seen Robert Dorfman's impressive performance as Sigmund Freud in the Guthrie production of "Freud's Last Session," I never would have guessed that his resume included a stint as a clown in the Ringling Bros./Barnum & Bailey Circus. But you can see it in his "Balloonacy" performance, in which he's the only actor onstage who isn't made of inflated rubber and string. He plays into and off of the excited reactions of the wee ones assembled on the floor before him, his face saying everything you need to know.
He plays a man seemingly resigned to celebrating his birthday alone, until a persistent balloon becomes intent upon joining him. Over a dinner of flying Parmesan cheese, spewed Perrier and spaghetti mixed with balloon string, they bond, soon engaging in crowd-participation pin the tail on the donkey and surreal hide-and-seek. Victor Zupanc's music and clever sound design provide the closest thing to a third character, the tunes preparing the kids for every oncoming mood shift, most notably when issues of loss and loneliness emerge.
At a little over 30 minutes, "Balloonacy" has a good length for its intended audience, which laughed long and loudly at the performance I attended. But this is one that the adults can enjoy, as well, so long as they're willing to have a silly French frolic.
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TORONTO — Sales of existing homes in Canada fell in December from November and year-over year sales tumbled, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Tuesday, further evidence Canada's once-hot housing market has slumped.
CREA, the industry group for Canadian real estate agents, said in a report that sales activity was down 0.5% in December from November, the third consecutive monthly decline.
Actual sales for December, not seasonally adjusted, were off 17.4% from a year earlier, the largest drop since tighter mortgage lending rules went into effect last July.
The federal government tightened the rules after roaring sales since 2009 and historic levels of household debt sparked fears of a bubble. Sales have since slumped and economists are divided over whether there will be a U.S.-style housing crash or a soft landing of slower sales and gradually declining prices.
"With the whopping 17.4% year-over-year change in sales seen in December, we suspect that the impacts from the mortgage rule tightening in July are now fully priced in," Sonya Gulati, senior economist at TD Economics, wrote in a research note.
"We expect the Canadian housing market to stabilize at current levels over the next few months. When looking at previous mortgage rule tightening episodes, the housing market impacts have been temporary in nature. There is no reason to think that this time will be any different."
CREA's Home Price Index rose 3.3% in December from a year earlier, the smallest gain since April 2011. This marks the eighth time in as many months that the year-over-year gain shrank.
CREA said sales were handicapped by December's five full weekends, since far fewer deals happen on Saturday and Sunday.
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"In the absence of economic stresses like a spike in interest rates or a sharp drop in employment, this dynamic can be expected to keep the housing market in balance," CREA Chief Economist Gregory Klump said in the report.
The number of newly listed homes fell 1.3% month over month in December. Combined with monthly declines of 1.1% in November and 4.1% in October, new supply reached its lowest level since March 2011, CREA said.
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When Jake Locker first started playing football for UW, I heard a story that sounded too wild to be true. It was the kind of story that someone makes up, and as time goes on it becomes wilder and wilder, yet more and more true to the people who tell it. The story goes like this. While Jake was a junior at Ferndale High, a crazed coyote wandered onto campus. Some students thought it was a dog from the neighborhood and tried to pet it. As they approached the animal they realized something was wrong, but it was too late. The coyote attacked the students and began a rampage throughout campus. The entire school was frantic and people were scrambling to hide in the nearest classroom. There were 5 students who were not lucky enough to find shelter in a classroom. They were walking through the quad and walked right into the coyote. They were trapped, with nowhere to go. Several teachers were watching through the office window, and all they could do was scream. The students slowly backed up until they were against a wall. The coyote inched closer and closer, snarling and showing its teeth.
This is where the story gets a little confusing because I have heard several versions of what happened next, but I will stick to the version I heard from Jake. Jake was in the gym during the attack, but he heard the screams of the students who were trapped in the quad. Without hesitating, he took off his football pads, and ran out of the gym toward the sounds of the screaming. As he entered the quad he walked directly up to the coyote with his arm held out in front of him holding his palm up as if motioning to stop. He said a single word, although no one remembers what he said, and instantly the coyote relaxed and allowed Jake to pick it up. He tucked the animal under his arm and walked out of the quad. Since that day, the coyote has never left Jake's side.
I wasn't quite sure if I believed this story when I first heard it, but I decided to bring it up on the phone with Jake before our shoot. I asked him if the story was true, and if he would bring the coyote with him for a few pictures. He said that wouldn't be a problem, and I was able to shoot a few frames with Jake and his coyote.
College football starts this weekend. Go Huskies!!! And go Jake Locker!!! I'm a big fan.
I also posted a number of outtakes from this shoot on my Facebook page if you would like to see more.


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Rubio 'amnesty' sparks radio static
Sen. Marco Rubio tried to sell his immigration plan on Thursday to conservative talk radio hosts gathered from around the country in D.C., but it just didn't fly.
Rubio sat down for interviews with four right-wing talkers at the Federation of American Immigration Reform's annual immigration "Hold Their Feet to the Fire" radio row in Washington — and each said they were not convinced by the senator's pitch. As in 2007, when conservative talk show hosts helped mobilize opposition to immigration reform and blasted it as an amnesty program, local radio talkers have proven they can turn the tide against legislation.
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And with Rubio's conservative media blitz on Thursday, it's clear he knows it would help the outcome of the bill to get this crowd on his side. But that didn't happen today, the hosts said.
( Also on POLITICO: Gang of Eight embraces bill, each other)
Border security and enforcement must come first, and there must be no "amnesty," the radio hosts told POLITICO in interviews after they spoke with the Florida Republican. Without that, they will lead the fight against the Gang of Eight's plan, the talkers vowed.
"Number one, you don't give anybody amnesty who broke the law," Genesis Communications Network's Mike Siegel said. "You don't reward people who committed a crime. I don't get rewarded if I do 65 miles per hour in a 55 zone. There should be no path to legal residency for them."
In a series of tough, pointed on-air interviews with radio hosts Siegel, Rusty Humphries, Michael Brown and Lars Larson, Rubio repeated his pitch again and again: What the country has now is "de facto amnesty" and it would be better for everyone to recognize there is a problem, "freeze it" and tackle it with this bipartisan compromise. But the hosts weren't buying his spiel, telling the senator that without dealing with their one key issue first — border security — there was no way they could support his plan.
( Also on POLITICO: Diaz-Balart: House to be 'stricter')
"That was my original position," Rubio told KHOW's Brown, who broadcasts out of Denver, during an interview at the Phoenix Park Hotel just blocks from the Capitol. "Let's do the security first and then let's legalize the folks that are here. The problem with that is, what do we do with them in the meantime? In the meantime, while we're waiting to finish the security part, we've got millions of people running around, working on documents that aren't theirs, not paying taxes, unidentified, we don't know who they are. We've got to freeze that problem in place before it gets worse."
After speaking with Rubio, Brown told POLITICO that the senator "convinced me of his sincerity about trying to do something." But the talker said he personally remained unconvinced that the Gang of Eight's bill is the answer to fixing the country's illegal immigration problem.
"First and foremost, let's secure the border. It's a national security issue. Do that first," he said. "And you know what? Then, say to the Democrats, you know, let's do this first, it's what the American people want, and then we'll go into the rest of it."
( PHOTOS: At a glance: The Senate immigration deal)
Like Brown, Talk Radio Network's Humphries praised Rubio — "I like him personally, I think he's a sharp guy," the host said — but said the senator's Thursday pitch wasn't enough to earn his support for the legislation. And again, Humphries reiterated what his fellow conservative talkers said: Border security must be priority No. 1, and there can be no amnesty.


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General News of Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Source: GNA
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday stated that his victory in the just-ended general elections was not for him as the President of the republic nor the members of the National Democratic Congress but for all Ghanaians.
He said, "The election has just ended and the victory is not for John Mahama and the NDC government, but for all the people of Ghana, since we need all hands on deck to be able to govern the country peacefully and smoothly".
President Mahama stated this when he addressed members of the NDC in what was described as 'Victory Dance' organized at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to celebrate their victory in the 2012 general election.
The programme attracted party members from all the suburbs of the national capital amidst singing and dancing.
As a side attraction, musicians were also invited to spice up the grounds to crown the victory that was received with thunderous applause at all the corners of the country.
President Mahama cautioned all party supporters against engaging in excesses in their bid to celebrate the victory in the general election.
"The issues at stake go beyond ethnic, religious and geographical location, and the election should be used as the turning point to tackle all those issues, rather than dwelling on petty issues that will not help in the growth of the country," President Mahama added.
He commended all the stakeholders; national peace Council, Electoral Commission, various political parties, the media and the security agencies for playing their roles responsibly to ensure a peaceful and successful election this year.
President Mahama said having organized six successful elections since 1992, it was a feat worth celebrating and commended all Ghanaians and the Electoral commission for conducting themselves professionally before, during and after the election.
Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah said the success was chalked through hard work and appealed to all supporters to remain united to contribute their quota towards nation building.


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Could it be the result of one of those magical potions they have at Hogwarts?
Dead English poet Philip Larkin is actually gaining on Harry Potter.
Just before 4 p.m. today there were 14 posts about Harry Potter among the top 50 Entertainment posts on the WordPress News Front Page www.news.wordpress.com. Twelve of the Potter posts were above the One-Minute Book Reviews post on Philip Larkin www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/ and two were below it. At 9 p.m. eight of the Harry Potter posts are above the Larkin post (which has moved up to #31 from of #42) and six are below it. Larkin somehow passed four of the Potter posts while I was out having a slice of pizza.
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Seasonal Sips: Orange Ginger Toddy
…A classic fall warmer, this simple variation on the hot toddy mixes a whiskey base with spiced orange tea, a slice of fresh orange, and a hit of ginger syrup for sweetness.
If a classic toddy is more your speed, Nigel Slater shares his recipe on The Observer. Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean, the source of this Orange Ginger Toddy recipe, also shares her recipe for a Gin Toddy – gin, ginger and honey can't be wrong!
– Boil water and steep tea in a large mug for 3-4 minutes. Remove the tea bag, add ginger syrup and bourbon, and stir
– Garnish with an orange slice
– Serves one
– Make your own ginger syrup by following Martha Stewart's recipe
Source: Shutterbean
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Oranges from Fotolia.com
Spirits courtesy of Bulleit Bourbon, ginger syrup from The Ginger People, spiced tea from Tazo Teas
Hario Buono Stainless Steel Kettle from The Green Beanery, The Bubble Teacups from DavidsTea


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Create your own charging timer
Create your own charging timer
Great idea! It may even be marginally better for the battery pack too.
You also get the benefit of warm battery and full power and regen in the morning (if you're in a cold climate where that's a concern).
It seems to me that one of the easiest things to do is to program a time charge in the computer system. I expect that one will be able to program the car to finish the charging 15 minutes before they want to leave. The car should know how much juice it needs based on the draw and therefore can shut the car off the charging system until the required time it needs to begin in order to finish before leaving in the morning. For example, If you have to leave the house at 6:30 AM, tell the car to be finished charging by 6:15 AM. This would also allow the batteries to stay warm, or cool, depending on the climate, until it is time to go. This also would allow for warming/cooling the interior cabin while charging.
I would think that one could use a 50 amp 240 volt contactor (big relay) controlled by a 120 volt timer to only charge after midnight as a short term measure. Would there be a problem plugging in a "dead" charging cable and having the charging start when the voltage appeared after midnight?
If you're "timing" it, schedule it to end 15 minutes AFTER you take the car. That way it's sure to be warm, and the "missed" mileage will be negligable. Use the screen to "End Charge".
My friend has a Volt and he says he can tell it when he wants it to finish charging and it calculates when to start from there.
I would not automatically assume that the car will sense when a dead cable becomes live and simply start charging from that point. It may sense the dead cable as a fault, throw up an error, and not charge again until the cable is removed from the port and re-inserted. Given the amount of intelligence built in to the charging process (and the kind of harm that can be done if the charging goes wrong), the circuit is likely to shut down if there is any question. I would not try this method before speaking to the appropriate Tesla engineers.
Douglas R,
Thanks, hopefully Tesla will have implemented the in-car charging timer before I have a need to charge.
I suspect the S is set to resume charging in the event of a power glitch or interruption, so the contactor idea would probably work. I think the Blink EVSE has built in timer which controls it's contactor.
If you do the dead cable experiment, let us know how it goes. Particularly if something explodes. <8-(
I was thinking of putting a contactor on my charging circuit as well, since the plug is located outside. Not that I'm too concerned about unauthorized use, but it may alleviate concerns when connecting during wet weather. I was planning on running the coil voltage through a wall switch (or timer setup I guess) by the side door.
Good point. I would still try to check it out with a Tesla engineer.
Thanks for the tip mferr
I have got the same TOU situation
Hadn't thought of that


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Levels of Measurement
The level of measurement refers to the relationship among the values that are assigned to the attributes for a variable. What does that mean? Begin with the idea of the variable, in this example "party affiliation." That variable has a number of attributes. Let's assume that in this particular election context the only relevant attributes are "republican", "democrat", and "independent". For purposes of analyzing the results of this variable, we arbitrarily assign the values 1, 2 and 3 to the three attributes. The level of measurement describes the relationship among these three values. In this case, we simply are using the numbers as shorter placeholders for the lengthier text terms. We don't assume that higher values mean "more" of something and lower numbers signify "less". We don't assume the the value of 2 means that democrats are twice something that republicans are. We don't assume that republicans are in first place or have the highest priority just because they have the value of 1. In this case, we only use the values as a shorter name for the attribute. Here, we would describe the level of measurement as "nominal".
Why is Level of Measurement Important?
First, knowing the level of measurement helps you decide how to interpret the data from that variable. When you know that a measure is nominal (like the one just described), then you know that the numerical values are just short codes for the longer names. Second, knowing the level of measurement helps you decide what statistical analysis is appropriate on the values that were assigned. If a measure is nominal, then you know that you would never average the data values or do a t-test on the data.
There are typically four levels of measurement that are defined:
- Nominal
- Ordinal
- Interval
- Ratio
In nominal measurement the numerical values just "name" the attribute uniquely. No ordering of the cases is implied. For example, jersey numbers in basketball are measures at the nominal level. A player with number 30 is not more of anything than a player with number 15, and is certainly not twice whatever number 15 is.
In ordinal measurement the attributes can be rank-ordered. Here, distances between attributes do not have any meaning. For example, on a survey you might code Educational Attainment as 0=less than high school; 1=some high school.; 2=high school degree; 3=some college; 4=college degree; 5=post college. In this measure, higher numbers mean more education. But is distance from 0 to 1 same as 3 to 4? Of course not. The interval between values is not interpretable in an ordinal measure.
In interval measurement the distance between attributes does have meaning. For example, when we measure temperature (in Fahrenheit), the distance from 30-40 is same as distance from 70-80. The interval between values is interpretable. Because of this, it makes sense to compute an average of an interval variable, where it doesn't make sense to do so for ordinal scales. But note that in interval measurement ratios don't make any sense - 80 degrees is not twice as hot as 40 degrees (although the attribute value is twice as large).
Finally, in ratio measurement there is always an absolute zero that is meaningful. This means that you can construct a meaningful fraction (or ratio) with a ratio variable. Weight is a ratio variable. In applied social research most "count" variables are ratio, for example, the number of clients in past six months. Why? Because you can have zero clients and because it is meaningful to say that "...we had twice as many clients in the past six months as we did in the previous six months."
It's important to recognize that there is a hierarchy implied in the level of measurement idea. At lower levels of measurement, assumptions tend to be less restrictive and data analyses tend to be less sensitive. At each level up the hierarchy, the current level includes all of the qualities of the one below it and adds something new. In general, it is desirable to have a higher level of measurement (e.g., interval or ratio) rather than a lower one (nominal or ordinal).
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September 28, 2003 • Posted By Shaun Lyon
Paul McGann, the last television Doctor (from the 1996 movie) has weighed in on his choice for a new Doctor in an article in the Telegraph: "I think it's high time that Doctor Who was a woman," McGann says. "There is nothing in the stories to say that the Time Lord can't be female. I'd like to see somebody really scary, Amazonian, highly intelligent and gorgeous in the role: someone who could be a complete handful. Rachel Stirling [the actress daughter of Dame Diana Rigg] could do it because she's got great charisma. Dame Maggie Smith would be brilliant. I'd like to see the Doctor as diva, rather than being played by some dippy, wide-eyed girl." McGann adds: "For too long the Doctor has been played as a very heavy, melancholic man with Victorian gravitas. I'd also like to see a black actor, like Chjwetel Ejiofor [the British actor who starred in the 2002 film Dirty Pretty Things] take the role. The producers of the ninth series should cast their net slightly wider than the usual white male, but it'll probably end up going to James Nesbitt, the star of Cold Feet, because his stock is so high at the moment and he'll be a ratings winner." The article also quotes Telos publisher David Howe ("It is a family show and there is no place for overt sexual relations," Howe says) and Sophie Aldred, who played Ace: "I'm very old school and I don't think they should really change anything, ... I think Richard E Grant would be good and I'd like to see Sylvester McCoy make a comeback." (Thanks to Steve Tribe)


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The company said it will not go ahead with plans to build the 48MW Davidstow wind farm in Cornwall, south-west England, and the 39MW Claughton Moor project in Lancashire the north-west, because of cuts to the subsidies paid for wind.
In December the UK government announced that it would cut the strike price paid for power from onshore wind projects. Support for onshore wind was cut by £5/MWh (EUR 6/MWh) to £90/MWh from 2017.
This change was made to enable a rise in the price paid for offshore wind power. The government has also proposed introducing competitive auctions for wind projects.
The company said it would have to shut a regional office in Camelford, Cornwall and write off millions of pounds in investment as a result of dropping the projects.
Rod Wood, managing director of Community Windpower, said: The government has been constantly shifting its position on UK renewables and it is now planning to rush through an auction process, which is likely to crash the price at best, or in the worst case, stop generators selling green energy altogether."
There had been speculation that smaller community projects that were above the 5MW threshold that excludes them from the feed-in tariff scheme would be hit hardest by the changes in subsidies. This is due to the lower margins generally delivered by such projects.
The government's electricity market reform, which was passed into law in December, introduced a contract for difference regime, where suppliers of wind energy would be paid a fixed strike price for the energy they supply irrelevant of the market price for energy.
Community Windpower currently operates projects with a capacity of around 300MW in the UK.


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The groundbreaking Sustainable Energy Finance (SEF) Program is the first of its kind in the Philippines and is paving the way for more private financial sector investment in sustainable energy projects. These projects are reducing greenhouse emissions, improving energy security and boosting economic development in the Philippines. The SEF is an advisory programme being implemented by the International Finance Corporation in different regions around the world.
Fast facts
- USD 326 million financed for sustainable energy projects as of December 2012;
- The Philippines SEF Program has catalyzed investments in 66 sustainable energy projects, which will cut CO2 emissions by more than 740,000 tonnes a year;
- Financing for energy efficient technologies can reduce a company's operating and energy expenses by at least 30 per cent and cut CO2 emissions by at least 25,000 tonnes each year.
The problem
The Philippines has been experiencing rising power costs, growing demand for energy, looming power shortages and an increasing concern for environmental sustainability due to the country's vulnerability to climate change. Compounding the country's vulnerability was the lack of available financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the country.
The solution
The SEF Program is an innovative solution that supports private banks through capacity building, technical evaluation and product development to help them finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The SEF Program has helped change the traditional way private banks view energy efficiency and renewable energy investments — no longer just for corporate social responsibility, these investments increase shareholder value.
Companies can apply for loans at select Philippine banks through the SEF Program, which allows them to invest in technologies that make energy generation, distribution and use more efficient. These technologies can reduce a company's operating and energy expenses by at least 30 per cent and cut CO2 emissions by at least 25,000 tonnes each year.
Helping the planet
The Philippines SEF Program has catalyzed investments in 66 sustainable energy projects, which will reduce more than 700,000 tonnes of CO2 each year. Eligible projects include energy efficiency measures in buildings (retrofit or replacement of lighting, space cooling, air compression and building management systems) and industrial/manufacturing processes (boiler upgrades, motors and manufacturing equipment).
BPI, a partner bank, decided to "walk the talk," proving that even small actions can have a big effect. It replaced its 30-year-old space cooking units at its headquarter building. As a result, BPI's electric bill dropped by USD 25,000 a month.
Spillover effect
The SEF Program's technical assistance package and risk-sharing facility model is highly replicable and can be tailored to respond to a bank's needs. The model also supports a bank's strategy, strengths and portfolio characteristics. Two of the largest banks (BPI and BDO) in the Philippines have participated in this programme, catalyzing the sector.
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WD hopes biz barons will grab its new 4TB data tubs
Drives are Western Digital's 'largest'
WD has added two mainstream 4TB enterprise disk drives to its range, with Xyratex and Dell using them straight away.
Basically it looks like the same 3.5-inch format drive mechanics with either a 6Gbit/s SAS or SATA interface. The RE SAS is available in 1TB, 4TB, 3TB and 4TB capacity points, with the RE SAS coming in 2GB, 3TB and 4TB versions. They use five 800GB platters and the spin speed is 7,200rpm.
The heads use dual-stage actuators to follow the tiny tracks better. The RE SAS has a 1.4 million hours mean time before failure (MTBF) rating with the SATA version having 1.2 million hours.
Dell's Brett Roscoe, general manager and exec director for PowerVault and other stuff at Dell, said that the PowerVault MD3 array will use the drives "with up to 240 TB of data storage in a single dense array and up to a maximum of 720 TB utilising a single MD3 Dense array and two 60 disk MD3 expansion enclosures."
WD says an array with ten 4U 60-bay enclosures would have a 2.4PB capacity with the new drives. It's impressive but it won't be enough as we all know.
Toshiba doesn't have a 4TB drive, yet. Seagate has a 4TB GoFlex external drive but no 4TB internal fit drive, the Barracuda XT and Constellation ES both topping out at 3TB. Higher capacity models are probably just around the corner. WD subsidiary Hitachi GST introduced its 4TB drive in April.
The 4TB RE SAS has a suggested retail price of $479.00 with the SATA model going for $459.00. A 1TB RE SAS is $139.00 and a 2TB RE SATA is $229.00. ®
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The magician demonstrates this by using six specially printed cards. One shows a picture of a lemon on its face. This is set aside, face down.
To make sure there is no confusion, the remaining cards are dealt face up and seen to spell the word "LEMON."
The performer rearranges the letters to spell "MELON." And when the picture card is turned over, it now shows a melon!
Easy to do.
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Twentieth-Century U.S. historiography hinges on the year 1945. Everything after V-J Day is lumped together as "postwar," while everything before it is, too often, treated merely as a prelude to the "American Century" it inaugurated. Yet WWII itself usually gets bracketed as an exceptional and discrete moment, a dramatic but fleeting mobilization for a singular global war, whose roots in the interwar period and long-term ramifications get short shrift. This seminar will explore the new perspectives that appear when this oversight is rectified, and WWII is given its due, and considered as more than a black box from which the modern US emerges. We will focus mostly on social, economic, institutional and political developments on the homefront, while also touching on the intellectual and cultural history of the period. Although it will not be a major subject of reading or discussion, military history will also be taken into consideration as it pertains to these domestic transformations.
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Morgan goes to Manhattan to meet a man who fell 47 stories and lived, and to Jerusalem, where he learns at Passover that miracles are the foundation of the Jewish faith. In Rome, he discovers how the Vatican makes saints through their miracles, and how ancient Romans believed the gods controlled every aspect of their lives.
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