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I'm seeing variable performance in my internet speed and I was hoping someone could look at the results of UV Realtime for me.
Basically all I want to do is play Modern Warfare on my xbox. The game lags terribly though making it unbearable. I'm not sure if UV Realtime is capable of monitoring this performance or not so I'm looking for help.
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You should not see variances with your speed. It's not like cable internet where speeds slow as more subscribers add on. Your connection is on a dedicated pair from your residence to the VRAD then it's to fiber out of the VRAD.
I also have max 18 and always pull somewhere in the 17's on my download speeds. I have never seen anything below that.
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You should not see variances with your speed. It's not like cable internet where speeds slow as more subscribers add on. Your connection is on a dedicated pair from your residence to the VRAD then it's to fiber out of the VRAD.
I also have max 18 and always pull somewhere in the 17's on my download speeds. I have never seen anything below that.
Fairly similar to Beebee's speeds. I upgraded to 18, from 12 about 2 months ago and usually pull in low to mid 17's, regardless of time of day. I had Comcast HSI from about 2002-2008. I paid for 6 and got pretty close to it, except from about 4 PM - 1 AM, when the other uses in my :"hood" started surfing. Haven't noticed any slow down during peak hours.
I'm also interested in how the various speed test sites, work or don't work and may have to do some "research.' I may have to get somne beers in me, first.
Okay, thanks guys. I'm going to cancel the 18Mbps plan and reduce the bandwidth since I don't see it anyway.
Thanks for the time everyone!
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Okay, thanks guys. I'm going to cancel the 18Mbps plan and reduce the bandwidth since I don't see it anyway.
Thanks for the time everyone!
Something else is going on with your computer, nothing is wrong with your connection. So even if you downgrade, it still will not change the fact that you have issues with your computer & not telling the whole story of what is going on.
I don't profess to know anything near as much as the experts in here, but I have been on the Net since it was invented by Al Gore, and that was back in the days when we were discussing how a 56K modem does not give 56K speeds.
You can see my "compliment 6Mbps" thread I just posted, but I agree with you, if you are not getting the speed you are paying for, might as will downgrade your plan to the speed your are getting (e.g.., I am on the "up to 6Mbps" plan for $35 month.)
Now I'll share some tips from what I know:
- I used to have Comcast Broadband, for years, I think about seven. Comcast was great, but I HATED the price. So when they would not renew the promo price I get every year (on expiration of the current promo price) I canceled and looked for an alternative.
- Where I live in San Francisco there are few choices because of where my building is situated and there's not much in terms of hard wire options (Comcast, AT&T, that's it). So I decided to give wireless a try (and even on that there were few options. Verizon who wanted $60 monthly for a 5GB plan, and Clear, who had wireless unlimited for $50, but speeds where iffy in my locale.
- I ended up going with Clear because I really wanted to give Comcast the boot.
- Clear was great for two months then it started acting up to where I could not get a signal from the WiFi fob to my computers. Something was interfering with the signal. There was interference inside my place from something emitting electronic interference or there were people in the neighborhood interfering my signal with their WiFi (Windows Network would detect about 20 WiFi connections in the pop-up menu.) Also, the building next to me has a HUGE radio tower. From Google Earth I could see there were all kinds of antennas and towers affixed to it. So any one or all of those could be interfering with the quality of my signal.
Get this: I could not get a connection to my computers, but after sunset I could. Then when sunrise occurred, my connection would cease! That happened like clockwork. So I dunno why that happened, was it ultraviolet rays, radiation, someone flicking on office lights, just don't know. But that was bizarre. I did a test to confirm what was going on. I played a movie via the wireless connection. At 7:10 in the morning I lost the connection, exactly when the sun rose. (My Clear device had to sit on a window ledge facing east.)
- Anyway, here is what I posted in my other comment. Your quality of signal could be dependent on any of these things happening. For example, how old is the wiring in your building? Any rodents? Is anyone else in the building sharing the trunk that goes into the building? How far are you from the "vault."
- Note: You may want to have an AT&T technician come out. They can do all kinds of tests and troubleshooting to see what the problem is. Here is my experience last week:
When I used the self-installation kit I did not get a signal, so AT&T sent out a tech the next day. He spent a few hours getting me connected, here's the basics of what went on:
- The wires from the basement to the four units in my building were all messed up. He said that no one in the building had land line service or data. So he was able to cut wires and do anything he wanted.
- Things were so messed up that he installed a new set of wires that ended up making a direct connection from my place to the basement. He said that my wiring was really old anyway, and that the two new "dedicated" wires were better for use with U-Verse.
- He then went to the "vault" that was a block way and checked on a few things.
- When he got the connection working he performed a test and said "this is not operating at the speed you are supposed to be getting (I looked at his tablet that had a diagnostic test running. It indicated about 760K speed. Yikes.
- He then diagnosed that the problem was in the copper wire running from my basement to the "vault." He then spliced two wires directly to the wires coming from the vault to the trunk in the basement. After that he walked to the vault and "hard wired" two little wires to my spot on the panel (that had about 1000 to 2000 residence connections on the panel).
- After all this he said "If this does not work I am going to have to have a 'street technician,' or some term like that, to come out and rewire the wire going from the vault to your basement, because the wire is really old, plus there may be a partial break in the wire caused by construction or something else."
- After he did all this and ran the diagnostic, it performed at the 6Mbps that was my "up to" plan speed.
So you might want to consider all these things before giving up.
Here is the comment I posted before:
FYI: A connection speed is dependent on many, many variables that will make your experience different than mine. Some things: the quality of your phone wires, the age of the wiring, the quality of the connection to your computers, how many people are sharing your wiring in the building, the distance from the AT&T "trunk" or "vault" to your residence, interference in the wiring from any number of sources, including rodents chewing the wires somewhere inside the walls or some guy jackhammer the sidewalk and weakening the wires, how many people are sharing the wires and cable, and even pirates stealing part of your bandwidth.
Bonus Tip: If you are paying for 12 or 24 Mbps but can't get higher than 6Mbps, for example, maybe you can downgrade your plan to 6Mbps and end up paying less for service.
I'm not sure what else I need to show you Greg. If my connection speed is constant at 18Mbps then why do I not see these speeds?
I have a laptop. When I connect at school I see not trouble at all. Sometimes when I'm at home I have no trouble. Other times I experience incredibly slow speeds, and this is frustrating.
I ran mytest.net once this morning, on a wired connection with nothing else running. Here are the results:
I would reiterate what somejoe said earlier. Some program running on your network is using up all of your upstream bandwidth. Bittorrent is a common culprit. Basically, unless you change the settings in the torrent application to limit it's bandwidth usage, it will automatically utilize all of the bandwidth available to it.
Even if you could get your full download speeds, Modern Warfare, or any other game for that matter, would be unplayable without sufficient upstream bandwidth. I personally rarely have problems gaming on a 6 meg connection.
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I have the same "peak hour" problem.
I have a brand new desktop with all the horseys one could desire and am wired directly to the modem.
I've subscribed for the 18Mbps connection but I'm always testing at 40-60% of that until about 11pm at night when I'm heading to bed (gfg).
I've monitored my network stats and confirmed that I was neither uploading nor downloading anything heavy at the time of the poor speed tests.
Also, ATT just re-ran all the lines in this complex, so it's not a wiring issue.
Even then, it doesn't matter. I just ran a speed test with 30 browser tabs open and running an online backup service with my wife streaming Roku in the other room and I test at 20Mbps (awesome, except I'm going to bed now and can't take advantage of the awesome).
Even more irritating is that this modem doesn't have a QoS interface to prioritize devices--welcome to 2003?
The only reason I didn't cancel on day 1 is because my complex doesn't offer anything but ATT. I've complained to the management, but I'm moving it 4 months so I don't exactly carry a lot of weight.
"Upgrade your service plan" boils my blood. I wouldn't have to upgrade if I received what I ordered.
If I ordered the 12Mbps plan and got 8-12Mbps consistently, I'd be happy.
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If I ordered the 12Mbps plan and got 8-12Mbps consistently, I'd be happy.
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Okay then, why don't you downgrade to the 12 Mbps plan?
Sorry for being snarky, usually I offer suggestions on trying to figure out what's going on, but I don't get the impression that's what you're interested in. You've already diagnosed the problem to your own satisfaction and are just venting.
BTW, do you also have TV?
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US Air Force Intelligence Veteran Of Afghan War Explains Why He Supports Wikileaks
from the worth-reading deptMathew Ingram points us to this absolutely worth reading open letter from a US Air Force Intelligence official who served in Afghanistan, explaining why he supports Wikileaks. The whole thing is worth reading, but the key paragraphs:
After reading many of the Iraq/Afghan/Cablegate logs I am compelled to inform my fellow citizens that I saw nothing in these logs that could endanger our troops or public servants.This does a really nice job summarizing the points that many people have been trying to make. Not all of us are entirely comfortable with the way Wikileaks itself operates, but on the whole it, and others like it, are helping to expose questionable activities by our government -- and I'm somewhat amazed at the number of people who respond to it by insisting that they're happier having their government lie to them and mislead them. At the same time, it's nice to see someone else confirm that there's little in the documents that has "put people in danger" which is a key point often raised by those who want to pin something on Wikileaks. The problem is that there doesn't appear to be much "there" there.
Here's what I did see: I saw Iraq war logs that painted a very bleak picture of the situation there which doesn't match up with the "improved security" that's been reported by the "Defense" Department for years. I saw proof of public officials acting dishonestly and abusing their posts. Overall, I saw an out of control government that is in over its head and does more to endanger the lives of its people than any publishing organization ever could.
I volunteered to protect this country under the impression that my government followed the will of the American People and adhered to the US Constitution. As it turns out, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were never constitutionally declared and despite public opinion being against the two wars they continue to grow more destructive. My experiences in these wars differed greatly from the propaganda the American people were sold by America's mainstream media outlets; many times I would return from a mission to see wild inaccuracies being reported on Fox/CNN/MSNBC about the very operation I had just been supporting. Wikileaks has helped shine light on the true nature of these illegal wars and the policymakers that perpetuate them, for this I am thankful.
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More osteopathic physicians matched to family medicine than any other medical specialty in the recently completed American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Intern/Resident Registration Program, which matches graduating osteopathic physicians with residency programs nationwide.
When the results were tabulated, family medicine filled 519 of 880 open positions in the 2014 osteopathic Match.
According to an AOA press release(www.osteopathic.org), the 2014 family medicine fill number represented a 10 percent increase compared to the 472 family medicine positions filled in 2013.
Furthermore, primary care as a whole -- defined by the AOA as family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and OB/Gyn -- accounted for 53 percent of all matches for a total of 1,096 placements.
According to an AOA summary of results of the 2014 Match(www.natmatch.com),
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- Family medicine topped all other medical specialties and subspecialties in the recent American Osteopathic Association Intern/Resident Registration Program, with 519 of 880 available residency positions filled.
- Primary care as a whole accounted for 53 percent of all matches for a total of 1,096 placements.
- The number of medical students training in osteopathic medicine is on the rise; three new osteopathic medical schools opened in 2013.
- 439 applicants matched to internal medicine in 2014 compared with 402 matches in 2013,
- 61 applicants matched to pediatrics compared with 46 matches in 2013 and
- 77 applicants matched into OB/Gyn compared with 72 matches in 2013.
"Every year, we take pride in seeing that the majority of osteopathic medical students match into primary care specialties," said Clinton Adams, D.O., a family physician and chair of the AOA Council on Postdoctoral Training, in the press release.
"Now, in the shadow of the (Patient Protection and) Affordable Care Act, more than ever, our country needs primary care physicians to lead health care teams designed to educate patients about healthy lifestyles in order to help prevent disease and to work as partners with that team to develop the best treatment plan when illness does strike."
Also included in the AOA Match numbers were another 968 residency positions that were filled in nonprimary care areas, such as orthopedic surgery, anesthesiology and emergency medicine.
Perry Pugno, M.D., M.P.H., AAFP vice president for education, told AAFP News that the osteopathic Match results were yet another example of how the much-publicized U.S. primary care physician shortage was affecting the career choices of graduating medical students.
"A 10 percent increase in the number of osteopathic students selecting family medicine is indeed gratifying and bodes well for another increase in the number of allopathic students selecting family medicine when the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) takes place next month," said Pugno.
Although there remains a large unmet need when it comes to the availability of primary care services in the United States, knowing that 25 percent of 2,064 D.O. graduates selected a career in family medicine feels good, said Pugno. "It is definitely a trend shift in the right direction."
The AOA press release pointed out that the number of students training in osteopathic medicine is on the rise. U.S. osteopathic medical schools have increased their class sizes to keep up with demand, and in the fall of 2013, three new osteopathic medical schools opened their doors to students.
The AAFP has been tracking the unprecedented growth of osteopathic medicine. In the AAFP's analysis of the 2013 NRMP Match(www.stfm.org) in the October issue of Family Medicine, authors pointed out that the number of D.O.-granting medical schools grew from 19 schools in 2002 to 37 schools -- including branch campuses and satellite programs -- in 2013.
In the same report, authors noted that osteopathic medical school first-year enrollment nearly doubled between 2002 (2,968) and 2012 (5,627), and predicted enrollment could reach 6,699 by 2017.
Results of the much larger 2014 NRMP Match(www.nrmp.org) will be available from AAFP News on March 21. Adams suggested that many positions left unfilled after the osteopathic match would be filled in the NRMP Match.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern women's basketball season dropped its regular season finale Sunday afternoon, losing to Berry College 80-75 in Bill Battle Coliseum.
The Panthers fall to 10-15 overall and 6-8 in the Southern Athletic Association; the Vikings move to 13-12 overall and also are 6-8 in the SAA. BSC, Berry, and Hendrix finish the regular season in a three-way tie for fourth in the SAA standings. Berry receives the fourth seed, BSC the fifth, and Hendrix is sixth. The Panthers and Vikings will face off again next Friday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn. Rhodes is the top seed and tournament host.
Berry scored the first six points to open the game and led for much of the first half. Two Bromirski free throws at the 4:24 mark tied it up for the first time, and a layup by junior Kayla Ford after that gave the Panthers their first lead of the game with 3:39 left in the half. The teams traded baskets after that, with the Vikings leading by one, 43-42, at halftime.
The Vikings led for most of the second half, too, but never went up by more than five points. BSC found itself ahead by three, 70-67, with 3:05 left to play, but Berry responded with seven straight points to pull up 74-70 by the 1:42 mark. The Panthers cut it back down to a one-point advantage, 76-75, with 41 seconds left, and Berry turned the ball over on the ensuing possession, but BSC missed a three-pointer with 21 seconds left and the Vikings' Chanlir Segarra pulled down the rebound. BSC sent Segarra to the free throw line, where she hit both to put her team back up by three, 78-75, and the Panthers missed another three-pointer with 10 seconds left and the Vikings got the rebound again. Segarra stepped to the line again with five seconds left in the game and hit both, bringing the score to 80-75, and the Panthers were unable to get a shot off before the final buzzer.
Senior Elizabeth Bromirski, who was honored during a pregame recognition for Senior Day, led BSC with 18 points and 13 rebound for her 11th double-double of the year. She shot 5-8 from the field and 6-6 at the free throw line. Freshman Jasmynn Batts also added 12 points, and sophomores Ashley Curry and Kelsey Brown recorded 11 and 10 points, respectively, off the bench. Curry led with three assists and two steals.
Mel McLean led the Vikings with 20 points, followed by Segarra with 19 and Emma Cook with 14. Cook also led with nine boards, and Segarra dished out nine assists.


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Rios' two-run blast helps White Sox best King Felix
Right fielder hits go-ahead shot in sixth; Axelrod strong in season debut
CHICAGO -- Felix Hernandez agreed to a seven-year, $175 million extension with the Mariners during Spring Training.
Dylan Axelrod is working for considerably less money and considerably fewer years.
Hernandez, the 2010 American League Cy Young Award winner, was going for his 100th career victory on Saturday afternoon at windy U.S. Cellular Field. Axelrod, who was chosen to take John Danks' spot in the White Sox rotation, had three career wins entering the contest.
But in the White Sox 4-3 victory before 22,461, it was Axelrod who basically out-pitched his heralded opponent. And Alex Rios hit a two-run blast off Hernandez to aid the cause.
Axelrod didn't get the decision, but did hold the Mariners without an earned run over 5 2/3 innings to help the White Sox end a two-game losing streak.
Despite facing four left-handed-hitters and two switch-hitters in the Mariners' starting lineup, Axelrod, a righty, limited them to three hits while striking out three and walking two.
"I threw a lot of fastballs in. I was trying to stand them up and go fastballs in and soft away for the most part," said Axelrod, who departed after 97 pitches. "I don't throw the ball in that much. I think that might be the report on me. So just to make them aware of that was big."
"He did awesome, and honestly it's not a surprise," said White Sox closer Addison Reed after a perfect ninth finished off his third save in three chances. "I know what he has and what he's capable of. That was a good game. Against Felix makes it even better."
Saturday's win went to Donnie Veal in relief, as he pitched a hitless inning with two strikeouts. But Axelrod understood there wasn't much margin for error against Hernandez. He kept the Mariners from scoring any more in the second after a Raul Ibanez double, Hector Gimenez passed ball and Jeff Keppinger's error at first base on Dustin Ackley's tricky hopper that gave Seattle a 1-0 lead.
It took a little work for Axelrod to dance out of trouble in the fifth, after Justin Smoak's single and Ackley's walk. But Kelly Shoppach failed on two bunt attempts and eventually struck out, and Conor Gillaspie turned Brendan Ryan's grounder into a double play when he grabbed the ball on a dive toward the line, stepped on third base and fired to first.
"You couldn't tell what he's thinking by what's going on out there," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of Axelrod. "It doesn't matter the situation. He's under control. He's very confident. Very composed for a young pitcher, but also he knows what he's doing. He's confident."
"They got that one early and I just wanted to keep them there," Axelrod said. "I feel like we were going to get at least one, you know. Obviously it's a tough matchup coming in. My goal is to keep us in the game and see what we could do off of Hernandez. Once we got his pitch count up, we were able to get to him a little bit."
Rios' two-run homer in the sixth and Alejandro De Aza's sacrifice fly in the seventh provided the bulk of the White Sox scoring, and they held off the Mariners despite Michael Saunders' two-run, opposite-field homer off of Matt Thornton into the 25-mph jet stream in the eighth. But Gillaspie played an important role both with the glove and the bat in the White Sox 12th victory in their last 14 games against the Mariners.
Gillaspie lead off the bottom of the fifth with a triple to right, his first hit with the White Sox and first career triple, and scored on Gimenez's sacrifice fly. Gillaspie barely beat the throw home from Saunders, sliding in between the legs of Shoppach. He also scored on De Aza's fly ball after singling to start the seventh.
"He threw a couple of balls over the plate and you can't miss pitches against a guy like that because you're probably going to get out if you do," Gillaspie said. "I got a little bit lucky. I got a couple of pretty good pitches to hit and I didn't miss them."
Hernandez fell to 3-5 lifetime against the White Sox. He also dropped to 1-5 over eight starts at U.S. Cellular, with 11 homers allowed in 48 inning. He is 0-2 with a 6.50 ERA over his last three starts in Chicago.
A hanging changeup to Rios basically transferred the spotlight from one of the game's best pitchers to a White Sox hurler who has followed a six-year odyssey to get his chance to start.
"My command was not there," said Hernandez, who allowed four runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings, while fanning three and walking two. "I was just trying to make good pitches, but the wind was hard. There was just one mistake, the homer, that was about it. It was a changeup and I was trying to go down, but it didn't work. It was a good call, but a bad changeup."
"When you put a good swing on a mistake like that and do some damage, that's pretty good," Rios said. "He probably didn't mean to leave it where he left it, but that was the only mistake he made."


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KANE – The Kane Borough Police Department is investigating a "freak" accident that has claimed the life of a 52-year-old Kane man.Police Chief Brian Hillard has identified the victim as Dale Ostrander of 129 Lincoln Ave., Kane.Hillard said the accident occurred Tuesday morning near the employee entrance at the rear of Kane Community Hospital. Ostrander was a hospital employee, the police chief said.According to police, a worker for the Asplundh Tree Expert company arrived at the hospital Tuesday to speak with members of the hospital maintenance staff.Police said the Asplundh employee apparently left his pickup truck "idling" when he got out of the vehicle parked near the hospital employee entrance.Police said Ostrander reportedly was seated at a bench in an area just outside the employee entrance.Police said a picnic table for employee use also is located in the same area outside this entrance.For an unknown reason, the unoccupied 2003 GMC Sierra pickup truck moved forward toward the building and hit the picnic table, police said.The victim attempted to "get out of the way" of the oncoming truck, but was pinned between the picnic table and the wall when the truck struck the picnic table, police said.The pickup truck was backed up to free Ostrander and he was immediately taken to the hospital emergency room, police said.A medical helicopter transported the victim to the Hamot Medical Center in Erie, police said. Ostrander was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon at Hamot, police said.The victim sustained "internal injuries," police said.As part of the investigation, police impounded the truck. The truck has an automatic gearshift, police said.Hillard said at this time "it appears to be a freak accident."State Police are assisting with the investigation. Police said Asplundh is "cooperating in the investigation."Police are trying to determine the speed of the truck at the time of the impact that pinned the victim.Police did not provide the name of the driver of the truck involved in the incident.No other injuries were reported, police said.Hillard and Kane Borough Police Officer Derrick Snyder responded to the scene at 10:16 a.m. Tuesday. Police said the accident occurred about 9:50 a.m. Tuesday.Pick up a copy of the Thursday, May 17, 2012 edition of The Ridgway Record for more.


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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 2, Issue 34
This article appeared on NewsMax.com on Friday, June 28, 2002.
This weeks ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance by 85-year-old Judge Alfred T. Goodwin reminds us that as we age, our mental capacity diminishes. There seems to be no other explanation for such a ridiculous ruling.
Out of sheer love there are many activities of the elderly that we are reluctant to curb. You can see evidence of our compassionate toleration in Florida and other states where the elderly have settled because of the warm weather and lower tax rates.
There are stark examples of our collective compassionate understanding on our highways. Little old men and little old ladies driving along, barely able to see over the steering wheels, slow to react to changing road conditions, posing a real danger to surrounding drivers and pedestrians.
But our society lets them drive because on some level we understand, and we know that someday we will be old, and well want to maintain our freedoms as long as we can.
Sometimes our elderly get drive confused with reverse, or the gas pedal confused with the brake pedal. When that happens, they drive over curbs and bus benches or through the fronts of grocery stores, and people often die.
But our love for the elderly allows them to continue to drive until our sanity tells us that they should not be allowed to operate a two-ton battering ram under any condition. There is no set age at which folks should stop making important decisions for themselves or for others. We all know a lot of older people who maintain their physical and mental sharpness well beyond what the average person considers to be old.
The federal government says that the legal age of retirement is 62, and in professions where extreme sharpness is required, as in the ranks of the FBI and our federal fire fighters, the age of 57 is the time to hang up the gun, take off the badge, park the tanker truck, or give up the helmet.
But for some unknown reason we appoint federal judges for life. Some of our federal judges believe that life really means life, even if they have to be driven to work and even if their law clerks have to do all the research and writing for them.
But I contend that many of the elderly have no business behind the wheel of a car, nor should a person with questionable mental capacity be making such important decisions about the pillars on which our nation stands, decisions that affect my life and the lives of generations of Americans to come.
So, the first thing we have to do is remove Judge Alfred T. Goodwin from the federal bench. Hes 85 years old, for heavens sake.
Second, I want to know the name of the genius who asked this judge to come back to work after he himself thought it was time to retire!
I know I am being my usual, irreverent self, but I am so sick and tired of fighting these endless battles to maintain my way of life. We have enough to contend with, especially when our country is at war. It does not seem fair, somehow, that this kind of nonsense should exist to distract us from whats really important.
Third, I say, Defy the order! Its as simple as that. Its a stupid ruling, and I dont care what these judges have said. Just keep on saying the pledge with God in it, and defy the ruling!
Now I know this will get me into trouble with all the moderates who crave being led around like a herd of sheep. They run for the antacids at the very thought of a former law enforcement officer suggesting that the law be broken.
But consider this: each and every day when millions of Americans take to the roads, 98% of us break the law. How? Well, its simple we drive faster than the posted speed! We are human beings. We have common sense. We know the difference between driving 15 miles over the limit and reckless driving. So we drive the speed that makes the most sense for the car we are driving and the road conditions we experience.
But now consider the importance of these two issues put side by side. On one hand you have a speeding automobile that can cause damage to property and lives. On the other hand you have a simple declaration of respect that causes discomfort for a few. The majority of us believe in God. A few do not.
So tell me, what is the harm in disobeying Judge Alfred T. Goodwins ruling? I think the good citizens who live within the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals have common sense, and I suggest that they disobey this particular ruling!
I say make this ruling an example of what we as a society will not tolerate. Join hands, and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, with God in it, and say it loudly. If need be, go to jail in defiance so that following generations can exercise and maintain their freedom of religion.
If we stand together on this, there are not enough police officers, not enough judges, not enough jail cells nor will there ever be to arrest the 80% plus of us who want to continue to practice our religion.
Stand around silently like sheep, and prepare for the eventual slaughter of the rest of your freedoms. Weve already lost prayer in our schools. We will not lose God in our Pledge of Allegiance! Stand up now or forever regret your timidity. Take a stand now and enjoy the calmness and serenity that comes from knowing youve done the right thing.
And remove 85-year-old Judge Alfred T. Goodwin from his extraordinary position of power before he again drives his vehicle over a bus bench of innocent citizens rights.


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'"I do not speak of my daughter alone. You shall be betrothed to no man's child as yet."'–Elrond, to Aragorn, of Arwen. Appendix A, RotK, 423.
'"He went thither some hours ago, saying that he must take thought, and only his kinsman, Halbarad, went with him."' –Legolas, of Halbarad and Aragorn, "The Passing of the Grey Company," RotK, 57.
"Giving his reins to Merry, he ran forward and embraced the newcomer. "Halbarad!" he said. "Of all joys this is the least expected!"–Aragorn to Halbarad, "The Passing of the Grey Company," RoTK, 51.
Ever since Aragorn's departure some five years ago, Gilraen had made a practice of making her home open to the Rangers who passed through Imladris. Now that there was no need to shield her son from rumor, she could safely offer them lodging when they came, and a friendly voice that sounded of home. After all, she knew how difficult it could be, to feel as the only frog in a chorus of birds, and indeed, the Rangers more often than not accepted her hospitality gratefully. Sometimes they even had news of her son, which was good, and she delighted to hear it, for she missed him and wondered anxiously how he fared in his new life. And if, every so often, one of her guests gave her a measuring look, the one that asked silently what bound her to Rivendell when her own people would welcome her home, she simply smiled and said nothing of how badly it hurt to think of the Angle, to remember the place where she and her husband had dwelt. There are still too many ghosts there, echoes of the one I love, and I cannot face them. Not yet. Still, she did miss her own, and was always glad to receive them into her home.
But today word had come from Elrond himself, asking for her to come to his chambers to speak of a private matter, of a guest who had come to Imladris. That had piqued her curiosity, for Elrond was not usually so reticent, not in matters that he chose to discuss with her, and if he wished her to see to a guest, he had only to give her a name and she would see to it. And so she wondered, as she made her way through the corridors of the Last Homely House, who it could be that merited such secrecy. Arriving at Elrond's quarters, she knocked, and waited a moment until she heard Imladris's lord bid her enter, then went within. "Ah, Lady Gilraen," Elrond said, politely, although to Gilraen's eyes, he seemed... concerned.
"My lord," Gilraen replied and then glanced right at his gesture... and felt her heart stop, it seemed. Seated in a chair was a young woman. Gilraen did not recognize her, but clearly she was Dúnadan. And as she met Gilraen's eyes, she rose, then dropped her a profound curtsey.
"May I introduce Haldeth, daughter of Barandir?" Elrond said, and then paused, as Haldeth, without looking up, reached out a hand to one unseen and made a "come hither" gesture. And Gilraen's eyes widened as from behind the chair crept a child. A lad, from the looks of it, mayhap two or three years old, with a mop of dark hair and wide grey eyes. Reaching up, he caught his mother's hand and pressed close against her leg, peering up at Gilraen with great interest.
"My dear girl..." Gilraen breathed, but could not finish.
"This is Halbarad, her son... by Aragorn," Elrond spoke to cover that awkward pause, his tone carefully neutral. "I apologize, Lady Gilraen, for the surprise, but I had thought it best to speak in person."
"And I thank you," Gilraen managed then, and wished she dared let her knees give out. But Haldeth was clearly ill at ease, and remembering how she had felt when first she had come to Imladris, she shook off the spell and said more briskly, "Well, I shall certainly take them into my care, my lord. Were there any others who might need a place to stay tonight?"
"I have already found lodging for the Rangers who accompanied her, but if you wish, I shall send to them that you would speak with them later this afternoon," Elrond offered.
"Please do so. But come my dear," Gilraen said, moving to lay a hand under Haldeth's chin. The girl looked up, almost painfully dignified despite the anxiety that leaked out from behind that façade, and only slowly straightened at Gilraen's prompting. "You will want to settle quickly. Come, I shall show you my home, and now yours as well for as long as you should wish. 'Tis not far. Come. Halbarad?" She held out a hand to the child, who, after a moment's hesitation, took it. "Good day, Elrond," she said, nodding to him, and receiving a nod in return. "This way."
Gilraen's house had been built after Aragorn's departure, for while he had been a child, she and Elrond had agreed that it would be best if he were treated as one of the Elf-lord's family. So they had lived for long in a suite of rooms not far from Elrond's quarters. But comfortable as such accommodations were, Gilraen had been glad of a place wholly of her own. It had space enough to house herself and three or four others at a pinch, and if it was still not quite home, it was quite enough for her. I hope only that it shall be enough for these two, she thought, as she ushered the two into the guestroom. "Usually Rangers stay here," she told Haldeth. "But it shall suit you, I hope."
"I am very grateful, my lady," Haldeth said, dropping another curtsey.
"Gratitude is a garment that quickly wears thin in uncomfortable places, my dear," Gilraen replied, and smiled when Haldeth gave her an anxious look. "You are my daughter now. Surely you knew that?"
"If you will forgive me, my lady, I was not certain you would approve. Aragorn is not... that is, he is not as we are, and I thought that perhaps you, too, had grown apart from us, since you have lived here so long," Haldeth said, with admirable composure for one surely no older than her son. And though it stopped short of disapproval, it was a skeptical, uncertain look that she turned on Gilraen, as if seeking the measure of her humanity.
"Ah." Well, I suppose that I can expect no less, Gilraen thought, and sighed inwardly. Rangers might be less shaken by strangeness than a lass of the Angle, but in the end, their mildly questioning looks came of the same doubt that Haldeth displayed now. Best not to feed it, then, she reasoned, and so said briskly, "Well, come and sit, and we shall talk, and Halbarad can play if he likes. I do have a few of my son's things still, much to his chagrin." Gilraen paused, and smiled warmly, seeing Haldeth's anxiety begin to sink beneath a more simple uncertainty. "I never thought to have a use for them so soon, but all to the good. Come!"
And so, some short while later, while Halbarad busied himself on the floor, playing with the small wooden knights that Elladan had made so many years ago, the two women sat at the table in the kitchen and spoke over tea. "Chamomille. After a long journey, 'tis calming," Gilraen informed the other as she placed the cup before her and then seated herself beside her. And I think our nerves are both frayed enough by surprise and anxiety, she thought, but said nothing. Haldeth was silent as well, but she did sigh softly as she sipped at her tea, seeming to sag a bit. Gilraen left the other to her silence for a time, listening as was her wont for that moment when speech would get a hearing. At last, she caught Haldeth giving her a measuring, somewhat puzzled look out of the corners of her eyes, and Gilraen smiled inwardly. With a soft, contented sigh, she set her own cup down precisely and said, "And now, my dear, tell me how this came about. For in truth, I did not look to see a grandchild for many a year."
"I think your son did not, either," Haldeth replied, and then, at Gilraen's frown, added quickly, "Oh, not in that sense! No, 'tis no child of chance we got between us. I meant only that, when he came to live among us, he was surprised to find so many seeking him out. More, I do not think he understood at first why so many of us made excuses to keep his company. He learned quickly enough, though I think me Captain Caranthar had to speak with him on the matter."
"Dear Caranthar! And poor Aragorn," Gilraen sighed, though she did have to smile, envisioning the particular expression of disbelief that likely her son had borne when he had realized the intentions of the lasses of the Angle, and the reasoning behind it all. For we were the Faithful, and we remain faithful to the hope that we shall be allowed to redeem Isildur's fault, but the line must continue and faith in the good will of fortune is not enough, after all. "No, I fear he was not well prepared to face the women of the Dúnedain, nor their fathers and brothers. 'Tis not done thus here, for there is no need, and we had to keep much from him concerning the customs of the Dúnedain. But it seems that you overcame, in the end."
"'Tis more that the elders of the town overcame," Haldeth admitted. "The line of Isildur must be secured; that, all know. It took three years, but he agreed in the end." She paused, then glanced sideways at Gilraen, seeming to steel herself a little ere she continued, "I should say that I am not your daughter, but your kinswoman, my lady."
Not a daughter, but a kinswoman. "I see," Gilraen replied, and tactfully took another swallow of her own tea, considering this. I might have guessed from the manner that Elrond introduced her and Halbarad. Not 'wife', but 'Haldeth, daughter of Barandir'. Not 'Halbarad, son of Aragorn', but 'Haldeth's son by Aragorn'. "And were you chosen, or did you choose?" she asked, after the manner of making such inquiries in the Angle.
"I chose," Haldeth replied promptly, which was some relief. So it had not been purely a matter of duty, then. Good lad, Aragorn. At least you do not ask others to choose for you, nor choose one who would not have you otherwise, she thought. And at least you seem to have fixed on a sensible lass, and a good-hearted one."And do you hope for marriage, dear?" Gilraen asked, as mildly as she could.
"We spoke of it, but... no," Haldeth said, and shrugged slightly. "He likes me well enough, or he would not have asked me at all. And I am fond of him, for all that he has some peculiar ways-elvish, I suppose. If he asked my hand, I would give it, I think. But if he does not, then I shall be happy to find another."
"Good," Gilraen replied, and meant it, though inwardly she sighed. I suppose five years in the Angle have not taught him to forget Arwen, after all. More's the pity, for I think he might have done well with Haldeth, even so young as they are for marriage. Aloud, though, she said only, "So Halbarad shall be my son's kinsman, then."
"Aye, he shall."
"Well and good. But answer me this, if you will, Haldeth," Gilraen said. "Why did none send word to me earlier? I would have been glad to learn I had a grandson. Why wait so long?"
"It was Aragorn's wish. I think that he feared you would be ashamed of him. As I said, he has some peculiar notions, for though 'tis not so common, this has been done before, at need. And," Haldeth drew a deep breath, and shot Gilraen a somewhat embarrassed look, "I confess, I began to believe that he might be right to expect your scorn. I mean no offense, my lady, but I was so surprised that he would not tell you that I... well, I suppose I thought that you had been changed by the Elves, from having lived among them so long, that you no longer knew what need was. For otherwise, why would Aragorn fear that you not know this custom, or not understand? You are Dúnadan."
"Ah, but there you are wrong: I am not Dúnadan, I am his mother," Gilraen corrected, with a smile. "And one's mother does not approve of such things, given that one was raised by Elves, among whom these things do not happen."
"Ah." Haldeth paused a moment, considering this, and then nodded sagely. "I see. Then truly, I must apologize, my lady-"
"For what offense?" Gilraen cut her off gently. "Tis no fault of yours, child, that my son can be denser than stone at times." She shook her head and chuckled softly. "Poor lad! I do not think he knows that his own father was 'kinsman,' not 'son,' to Arador for the first three months of his life, before Arador married Giriel."
At that, Haldeth blinked, and something like a giggle escaped her. "Truly? I had not heard that."
"I am not surprised. It was such a brief period, and Arador and she had been betrothed already. What need to remember it? But I think it shall be different for Halbarad," Gilraen said, glancing down at the boy, who played on, oblivious to her scrutiny. She was silent a moment, then, before she asked softly, "You do know, Haldeth, why Aragorn will not marry you, now or ever, though I know he would much rather be a husband than simply the father of a child?"
"There is another, is there not?"
"Aye, there is."
"But who is she? He would not say, not even to me. Any unwed lass in the Angle is his for the asking, so long as she says 'yes,' in or out of marriage. And he must surely know it by now, he has been pressed so hard!" Haldeth replied, brow furrowing with confusion.
"Well," Gilraen sighed, and gave the younger woman a long look up and down, "since you have borne me a grandson, I may tell you, but I will have your word that when you return to the Angle, you will say nothing. Not to Caranthar, though he has always served our people well, and not to the man you marry-this is between kinswomen."
"I shall not tell," Haldeth promised.
"Good. Then the reason that my son will not wed you or any other is named Arwen, daughter of Elrond of Imladris." At which, Haldeth's jaw dropped in a most unladylike fashion, and Gilraen nodded grimly. "Aye. Do not think I have not tried to dissuade him, and I had hoped that he would find someone in the Angle to rival his affection for her. But thus far it seems he is constant, duty notwithstanding. So long as there is hope, I think Halbarad shall never be Isildur's Heir, short of Aragorn's untimely death."
"What does Lord Elrond say of this?" Haldeth asked, hesitantly.
"That I shall not repeat, and the wise will not question him on the matter. 'Tis enough to know my son's reasons, my dear," Gilraen warned.
The women fell silent for a time then, and out of habit, their eyes drifted to Halbarad, still quite happily at play. He is such a sweet child, it seems. And he does look like his father did at that age. Uncanny. "Does he love him, Haldeth? Does he care for him as he ought?" she asked softly.
"More than he cares for me, I think," Haldeth replied. "I cannot fault him that, though he shall be long away." There came the sound of paper rustling, and Gilraen blinked as a sealed letter appeared before her. She glanced at Haldeth, who nodded for her to open it. Breaking the wax, Gilraen unfolded it. Her son's hand, quite evidently, and she found herself holding her breath as she read:
Naneth, I hope that this letter finds you well, and that you will forgive your very wayward son his fault in not writing sooner. I could have sent word, but did not, and now I fear I take once more the cowardly way out. Haldeth and Halbarad you will have met by the time you see this. I hope that you will not look ill upon Haldeth, for she is a brave lass and whatever else may be said, she has been kind to me, and I would gladly call her friend. As for our son, Halbarad is very dear, and so far as I understand the custom here, he is mine and I shall never deny it, come what may. I hope that you will look after both of them, for Imladris is very different from this place, which has only just begun to feel like home to me. And is that not ironic? For just as I begin to think that I am happy here (when I am here, as opposed to everywhere else—and I am not unhappy there either, so fear not), I must tell you that I have left the Angle and Eriador for a time. I am bound for Rohan for awhile, and perhaps also Gondor. The past years have taught me that I know very little of Men indeed, even of my own people. And so it seems to me best to learn more of those other peoples, for if the Angle is not Imladris, neither is Dale or Laketown or Bree or Ostfal the Angle, as I have learned traveling the caravan routes with the Rangers. Thus I send Haldeth and Halbarad now to Imladris, as is customary, for safety. Better if I had come myself and stood by them, but I am fearful enough of your judgment and Elrond's that, as I said, I shall take the coward's way and send you this instead, hoping that when next we meet I shall be more deserving of your good opinion. Or failing that, that lessons learned elsewhere shall teach me better courage than I know now. But do not let my faults reflect on Haldeth or our son, I beg. I shall write when I can, or send word through the Rangers. Be well, Mother! Give Elrond my greetings (if he will receive them), and my brothers, as well, and Arwen, if you can, and if she will hear them. And, if you would, tell Halbarad something of me, even if only my bad points, for I do not know how long I shall be gone. I would not have him grow up wondering about me. Yours in contrition, but with much love, Aragorn
I hope that this letter finds you well, and that you will forgive your very wayward son his fault in not writing sooner. I could have sent word, but did not, and now I fear I take once more the cowardly way out.
Haldeth and Halbarad you will have met by the time you see this. I hope that you will not look ill upon Haldeth, for she is a brave lass and whatever else may be said, she has been kind to me, and I would gladly call her friend. As for our son, Halbarad is very dear, and so far as I understand the custom here, he is mine and I shall never deny it, come what may. I hope that you will look after both of them, for Imladris is very different from this place, which has only just begun to feel like home to me.
And is that not ironic? For just as I begin to think that I am happy here (when I am here, as opposed to everywhere else—and I am not unhappy there either, so fear not), I must tell you that I have left the Angle and Eriador for a time. I am bound for Rohan for awhile, and perhaps also Gondor. The past years have taught me that I know very little of Men indeed, even of my own people. And so it seems to me best to learn more of those other peoples, for if the Angle is not Imladris, neither is Dale or Laketown or Bree or Ostfal the Angle, as I have learned traveling the caravan routes with the Rangers.
Thus I send Haldeth and Halbarad now to Imladris, as is customary, for safety. Better if I had come myself and stood by them, but I am fearful enough of your judgment and Elrond's that, as I said, I shall take the coward's way and send you this instead, hoping that when next we meet I shall be more deserving of your good opinion. Or failing that, that lessons learned elsewhere shall teach me better courage than I know now. But do not let my faults reflect on Haldeth or our son, I beg.
I shall write when I can, or send word through the Rangers. Be well, Mother! Give Elrond my greetings (if he will receive them), and my brothers, as well, and Arwen, if you can, and if she will hear them. And, if you would, tell Halbarad something of me, even if only my bad points, for I do not know how long I shall be gone. I would not have him grow up wondering about me.
Yours in contrition, but with much love,
Aragorn"He said I was to give it to you when we met," Haldeth said quietly, as Gilraen came to the end. "And I was to say also that he loves you, and that he is sorry."
"Estel, lad..." Gilraen sighed.
"Nana?" a little voice piped up then, and both women glanced down to see Halbarad standing there, watching them.
"Aye, love. Here," Haldeth reached down and picked the child up, who was quick to wrap his arms about her neck, and bury his face against her shoulder. But then, after a moment, he turned slightly, eyeing Gilraen covertly, and Gilraen smiled.
"Hello, Halbarad. Do you know who I am?" she asked. That got an uncertain look, and the boy glanced up appealingly at his mother, who smiled and replied:
"That is your grandmother, Hal. We shall see a lot of her, for we shall stay with her and have a nice, long visit. Will you say hello?" That got a nod, and the boy squirmed round in his mother's arms to face Gilraen more fully.
"H'lo," he said. "Ada?" And looked at her so appealingly, that she caught her breath sharply, as the years fell away all at once. Of a sudden, she looked into her son's eyes, as Elrohir and three Rangers did their best to impose order on the chaos of their arrival, to find space immediately for them, to get baggage into the right rooms, in some semblance of order, while Elladan had gone to explain what had happened to Elrond. Aragorn was crying. We left so suddenly, and arrived nearly in the middle of the night. Elrohir held him, and kept telling him it would be all right, and I think I might have been sitting... I barely remember what I did. All he wanted to know was when his Ada would come back. That was between screaming for me. He does not even remember that, now..."I think, love, that we should not ask too many questions right now," Haldeth's voice broke through the memory just then, and Gilraen blinked to see the concern on the other's face. But she shook her head.
"No, no, tis no trouble," Gilraen managed, drawing a deep breath, and she reached out her arms. After a moment's hesitation, Haldeth lifted Halbarad and set him gently in her lap. Halbarad looked from mother to grandmother in some confusion, but Gilraen managed a smile then. Placing a finger under his chin, she gently raised his head so that he looked up at her, and said quietly, "Your Ada must be away for awhile, Halbarad. He does not want to be, but he must."
"Because he loves you, Halbarad," Gilraen replied. "There are things that he must do for you, that you cannot know about yet. But he does them for you, because he loves you, and he loves your mother. And he sent you here, because this is where he would want to be. Do you love your Ada?" A nod. "And your Nana?"
"Then can you be a very brave boy for them, and stay here with your Nana and me for awhile?" she asked. Halbarad hesitated a moment, but then nodded enthusiastically, and Gilraen smiled again. "Good lad. Give us a kiss?" With all the shyness of children, Halbarad did so-a quick (if somewhat wet) peck on the cheek before he squirmed about, clearly wanting to return to his mother. Gilraen handed him back, and Haldeth stood, with Halbarad clinging to her neck.
"I think it is time this one took a nap. 'Tis only the excitement, I think, of strange places that has kept him up," Haldeth said, by way of excusing herself, and Gilraen nodded as the other swept out of the kitchen. And as soon as Haldeth was out of sight, she leaned her head in her hands, and squeezed her eyes shut. After a thoughtless time, she opened them again and drew a deep breath as she made herself sit up straight, and reached unerringly for the tea cup. Though usually she preferred not to gulp, this time she did down the rest of the cup in a swallow, and found herself wishing for something stronger to numb the shock. I have a grandson; my son is a father, and I am a grandmother. It scarcely seemed possible. Mayhap she had been too long among the Elves, and merely mortal time had begun to lose its hold upon her, but it seemed not so long ago that she had said farewell to Arathorn for the last time. It seemed only a very little while ago that Aragorn had left, painfully determined to take up the burdens of a heritage he knew but little of. That he had now a child of his own, even if Halbarad would carry his mother's name, seemed impossibly swift.
So it begins again, she thought, staring at the tea leaves in the bottom of her cup, and wishing she could so easily read the whim of fortune there. Or mayhap not. It seems my lot to prophesy pain, and I would not wish that upon a child. Such a dreadful gift, foresight. But at least there was also hindsight, and though she knew not what emotion-relief or regret or pride, or all at once-flared within her breast, there was a certain... comfort, an almost grim satisfaction to be found in it, and in the knowledge that here was a place she had been before.
Aye, it begins again. It was not in vain, my husband. We have a son, and now a grandson, and the line continues on, unbroken. And this time, she resolved, I shall be able to do this rightly, so that Halbarad does not grow up ignorant of what and who he is. He shall not be caught, as Aragorn is, between Imladris and the Angle. Not this time. Determinedly, then, she rose and went to join Haldeth in the guestroom. She found the other sitting on the edge of one of the beds, staring at and past a sleeping Halbarad, who was apparently not nearly so fussy about naps as his father had been.
Haldeth glanced up as Gilraen approached, and Gilraen felt a pang of sympathy for the look in the other's eyes.
"I did not wish to come here, you know," Haldeth murmured after a moment. "'Tis so far from home, and... I..." Do not wish to be as you are. Unspoken it was, yet clear as day to one who knew the weight of exile.
"I know," Gilraen replied softly, and laid a comforting arm about the young woman's shoulders.
"I want him to be my son-not a confusion of Man and Elf," Haldeth said, with quiet force.
"And he will be," Gilraen promised. "What was done to Aragorn is not usual. My husband was not one who suffered any confusion as to what he was, nor his father before him. Halbarad is and shall be your son, not Elrond's, and he has and shall have no brothers nor a sister-" at which Haldeth winced slightly, apparently having just put two and two together "-only a mother, a grandmother, and a father, who is a Ranger like many others. When the time comes," she said firmly, as she stared down with Haldeth at the sleeping child, "he shall be ready to go home."
And mayhap, then, so also shall I.
Author's note:
In the summary, I said that a full quarter of the Chieftains died untimely. Well, that may not be exactly true. The percentage may be slightly higher. If you count the names of the Chieftains in Appendix A ii: "The Realms In Exile-The Northern Line", you will find sixteen names, Aragorn II's included. If you read further, however, in "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur", you find the following: "There were fourteen Chieftains, before the fifteenth and last was born, Aragorn II" (RoTK, 363). A little earlier, it had been noted that "the line of the Kings was continued by the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, of whom Aranarth son of Arvedui was the first" (RoTK, 362). So it is not even the case that we can discount Aranarth. There are sixteen Chieftains if you count the names, fifteen if you read the text. I think this is clearly an instance of an error that was never caught. But it is interesting, and since both numbers are there, clearly there's scope for some sort of fictional reconciliation of the two...


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Title text: Fun fact: if you say this every time a professor does something to a complex-number equation that drops the imaginary part, they'll eventually move the class to another room and tell everyone else except you.
This comic is a joke on the common phrase "Shit just got real", meaning that something has suddenly increased in difficulty so it is now a real challenge. Cueball is standing in front of a board delivering a lesson, and is about to multiply a wavefunction by its complex conjugate. In mathematics, a complex number has a real part (a) and an imaginary part (b*the imaginary unit). The number can be written as a+bi. The complex conjugate of a number (a+bi) is a–bi. When one multiplies a complex number and its conjugate, the result is (a+bi)(a–bi), which is a2–(bi)2 = a2–b2i2. The imaginary unit i is defined as "the square root of –1", hence i2=–1.
This process yields a result of (a2+b2) that does not have an imaginary part, making it a real number, which is a play on the aforementioned phrase. Accordingly, Cueball dictates that the people who are not skilled enough should leave.
The title text states that if you joke about this every time it's applicable, that will be annoying enough that the class will ditch you and attempt to take place in another room.
- [Cueball is standing at a whiteboard covered in equations, one of which is the time dependent Schrodinger equation.]
- Cueball: Okay, anyone who's feeling like they can't handle the physics here should probably just leave now.
- Cueball: Because I'm multiplying the wavefunction by its complex conjugate.
- Cueball: That's right.
- [Dramatic zoom. It appears Cueball is writing on the side of the panel.]
- Cueball: Shit just got real.
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Actually multiplying complex number (x + iy) by its complex conjugate (x - iy) does not "remove" imaginary part, but calculate square of absolute value of complex number, (x^2 + y^2). BTW. in quantum physics the wavefunction is complex valued, and its absolute value is probability density (a real valued function). --JakubNarebski (talk) 00:57, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
I got hit in the face with my complex conjugate and lost an eye. 22.214.171.124 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
I procreated with my complex conjugate and lost myself. 126.96.36.199 19:44, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
(a+bi)*(a-bi)= a^2-b^2 not a^2+b^2 18.104.22.168 15:48, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
(a+b)*(a-b) = a^2 - b^2 . However (a+bi)*(a-bi) = a^2 + b^2 since i^2 = -1. 184.108.40.206 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
I think that the moving to a title text is a joke about them kicking you out of the room 18.104.22.168 20:54, 1 May 2016 (UTC)


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PH boom fuels resurgence in luxury hotel market
Having the second fastest growing economy in Asia and a stable political environment, the Philippines experienced a surge in investments, particularly in the high end luxury sector of its hospitality market, according to a report by C9 Hotelworks.
In a recent report, the hotel industry consulting firm noted that escalating room rates and strong occupancy rates are also setting the stage for "dramatic future growth" of the sector.
"Step back in time three decades and hotel headlines would be surprisingly similar to those today," C9 Hotelworks managing director Bill Barnett said in an interview. "Manila Bay is asserting itself as a tourism hub in Metro Manila, [while] a new business district flexes its muscles within the competitive hotel landscape."
He noted, however, some key differences between the hotel boom of the present day and that of the past.
"This time around it is Manila Bay, featuring the evolution of Pagcor Entertainment City and Resorts World, while the new central business district is not Makati, but neighboring Bonifacio City," he said. "This is the new storyboard of Mega Manila."
With a gross domestic product growth rate of 7.1 percent in the third quarter, the Philippines is "enjoying a fast-tracked journey back to the future," Barnett said, noting that the hospitality sector is one of the frontline beneficiaries.
C9 Hotelworks' report points to an aggressive pipeline of growth and investment in the luxury sector, with a total of 5,797 rooms opening in the upper tier of the market over the next five years. This represents a growth of 37 percent to existing supply.
These new hotels will include the introduction, expansion or return of internationally renowned brands such as Raffles, Fairmont, Grand Hyatt, Shangri-La, Sheraton and Westin.
As an early indication of future trends, C9 Hotelworks' hospitality research noted that overall average room rates already rose 6 percent in 2011, while occupancy of luxury accommodation stood at 72 percent during the same period.
In 2011, Metro Manila had a total of 15,567 hotel rooms, with 57 percent of these being in the upscale tier.
"Suddenly, there is now significant movement at the top end of the market where luxury supply grew at only 3.2 percent between 2004 to 2011," the report pointed out.
Barnett said that the Aquino administration and the private sector could be credited with much of the growth by executing a coordinated and effective strategy of selecting a limited number of massive infrastructure projects to focus on. This strategy, in turn, has created major demand for luxury accommodation.
"Present day trading remains strongly leveraged with corporate travelers who, combined with the meeting and incentive segment, command 78 percent of total hotel room nights," Barnett said.
Looking forward to 2013 and beyond, he added the urban spread of Metro Manila into new areas—such as Ayala Land's acquisition of the sprawling Foot Terminal Inc. property in Taguig City—would create new hotel micromarkets, which could be good news for the hospitality sector overall.
"In the new Asian age, when the East is now embracing a rising and increasingly affluent middle class, even Donald Trump has come to the table with his luxury namesake brand in the new Mega Manila," Barnett said.
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In July, The Washington Times highlighted the plight of former Army Spc. Adam Meckler, who was arrested and jailed for having a few long-forgotten rounds of ordinary ammunition — but no gun — in his backpack in Washington. Mr. Meckler, a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, says he had no idea it was illegal to possess unregistered ammunition in the city. He violated the same section of D.C. law as Mr. Gregory allegedly did, and both offenses carry the same maximum penalty of a $1,000 fine and a year in jail.
Mr. Meckler was charged with the crime and was forced to accept a plea deal to avoid the cost and time of a protracted legal fight. The indefensible nature of Mr. Meckler's case led directly to a new law passed by the D.C. Council in December that allows prosecutors to file civil instead of criminal charges, but only if the accused was unaware of the city's laws.
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Subsequently, clinical practice guidelines were formulated and recently published in Neurology. The Headache and Facial Plan Section and the QSS of the AAN were able to reach consensus on the basis of a thorough literature review and formulated practice parameters that describe and define the limits of ergot use, provide information on the oral and parenteral dosing of ET and DHE, and provide physicians with guidance to avoid ET overuse by patients. Because this project was completed prior to the availability of the intranasal (IN) formulation of DHE, intranasal DHE is not included in the practice parameter.
Ergotamine tartrate and DHE were found to be safe and effective for the treatment of migraine as long as recommended dosages are not exceeded and high-risk patients such as those with uncontrolled hypertension, coronary or peripheral artery disease, thyrotoxicosis, or sepsis do not receive these compounds. In addition, the committee recommended restricting the use of ET in some instances because the overuse of ET has been associated with physical and psychological dependence resulting in predictable recurrent and/or rebound headaches, and subsequent severe withdrawal symptoms, including nausea, upon discontinuance of ET. These guidelines should help physicians provide optimal antimigraine therapy with these drugs.
Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region (AgNOR) staining was employed on 51 apparently normal representative soft tissues, 53 benign soft tissues tumors and 52 malignant soft tissue tumors with an aim to study the sensitivity and specificity of method in differentiating between the benign and malignant soft tissue tumors. The mean count in apparently normal fibrous tissue was 1.02, whereas it was 0.94 in adipose tissue, 1.14 in smooth muscle tissue, 1.115 in skeletal muscle tissue, 1.025 in blood vessels endothelial lining cells and 1.04 in nerve tissue.
The mean count was found to be higher in benign soft tissue tumors as compared to respective apparently normal soft tissue and was found to be statistically significant. The mean count in soft tissue sarcomas was found to be higher as compared to both apparently normal soft tissue and benign soft tissue tumors. An increase score in both benign and malignant soft tissue tumors as compared to apparently normal soft tissue indicates high proliferative activity. The neurofibrosarcoma showed low AgNOR count as compared to other soft tissues sarcomas. The fibrohistiocytic sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma and angiosarcoma showed a mean score of 4 or more than four. The mean score was found to increase with high grade of the tumor. The AgNOR staining is simple and useful method in estimating tumor cell proliferation thereby differentiating normal soft tissue from non-neoplastic proliferative growth, benign and malignant soft tissue tumors.
It may help in differentiating fibromatosis from fibrosarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of low grade malignancy from high grade malignant fibrous histiocytoma and benign hemangiopericytoma from malignant hemangiopericytoma. A rare case of parathyroid cyst in a forty six-year-old lady diagnosed clinically as solitary thyroid nodule is reported.
An intra-operative diagnosis of parathyroid cyst was made which was confirmed histopathologically. The clinicopathologic aspects, diagnostic methods and treatment modalities of this unusual condition are briefly discussed. This is a case report of a lady who presented with mass in the abdominal wall, clinically diagnosed as neurofibroma.
On histological examination it was proven to be an intramuscular myxoma. The cytologic findings of cystitis cystica glandularis--a form of proliferative cystitis which can be mistaken for a tumor clinically and radiologically have hardly been recorded. We describe a case of cystitis cystica where the bladder washings showed a spectrum of findings which were later corroborated on biopsy.
Haemangiopericytoma of nose and paranasal sinuses is relatively uncommon tumour. In view of paucity of intranasal haemangiopericytoma old in Indian literature and young age of patient, we are reporting one case in 28-year-old female who presented with recurrent, profuse epistaxis.
An unusual case of peripheral odontogenic fibroma, presenting as a swelling on gingiva involving hard palate in a 3-year-old female child, is described. Even with cellular stroma and unencapsulation these tumors behave in a benign fashion. To the best of our knowledge, cartilagenous differentiation of stroma as observed in this case has not been reported in English literature so far.
Synovial chondromatosis are rare tumours encountered in hip, knee and shoulder joints. Synovial chondromatosis at metatarso-phalangeal joints are still rarer. Herein is reported a case of primary synovial chondromatosis of metatarsophalangeal joint in 54-year-old male.


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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich July 11, 2001 - Volume 1 Issue 34
In 1986, while having lunch with a former FBI agent and good friend who had gone on to work in NASAs Inspector Generals office, he and I watched in horror as the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up into millions of pieces. We stared opened-mouthed as the dying crew and flaming debris spiraled down from the sky.
NASAs reputation disintegrated following the Challenger explosion as revelations from whistle blowers confirmed the worst fears: A simple rubber O ring failure that caused the Challenger accident could have been prevented if only certain NASA careerists had not been so paralyzed by their long-standing bureaucratic attitudes.
A forced outside examination of NASAs accident resulted in a sweeping management shake up. Since then, NASA has not experienced another accident or loss of life. A sense of optimism, confidence and excellence has been restored to NASAs mission. The public once again trusts the agency to do the right thing.
There are similarities between the old NASA and todays FBI, but why hasnt the FBI been able to fix its own O ring problems?
Both agencies have critical missions that remain close to the hearts of Americans. NASA and the FBI, by way of their actions or inaction, have the power over life and death. Rocket science is very dangerous, without question. If it were not for the constant vigilance of every NASA employee, more lives would surely be lost in our quest to explore the heavens.
Likewise, the FBI conducts high-risk investigations, at times requiring agents to use, and dodge lethal firepower.
Most would agree that both agencies missions capture the publics imagination due to the life-altering and life-threatening context of their work. Movies, books, and television have explored and capitalized on the fascination we have for the dangers that NASA and the FBI face daily.
The limited vacancies that occur in each agency are highly sought after, and a large percentage of employees stay until retirement age. Careers in aerospace and law enforcement, no doubt, require mature, intelligent and educated employees who can pass through exhaustive background investigations enabling access to top secret material. The American people have a right to expect that anyone hired by NASA or the FBI must command respect, and act in the best interests of the nation, as they seek to achieve their mission. After all, they are public employees, are well paid, and receive tremendous benefits, like generous retirement and healthcare packages that most citizens can only dream of.
Americans need their heroes, and they are used to finding them in the cockpits of the space shuttles and at the firing ranges and in the good news headlines about the great work of the FBI. Americans dont want bad news and theyre willing to pay plenty of hard-earned tax dollars to get what they want.
NASA and the FBI favor former military experience because there is a tremendous need for discipline and a no-nonsense approach to the agencies mission objectives. Following orders is essential. Predictably, mavericks or boat-rockers are deemed to be troublesome, worthy of shunning by management and other employees. Most FBI and NASA personnel are a patriotic lot as well, possessing a team spirit that helps them achieve their missions.
There is also a sense of a special calling. For example, quite a few of the FBI agents I worked with had studied for the ministry, or considered other vocations that required special commitments beyond the usual employment experience. My friends in NASA have confirmed that they see the same kind of dedication there. Long hours, high risk, high stress, and total focused dedication; oftentimes at the expense of family relationships, are qualities that can be found in both agencies.
With such striking similarities, if NASA cleaned up their act, why cant the FBI? Why does the FBI seem to go from one disaster to another, with no significant improvement in policy or procedure? Why doesnt the public, the press, the U. S. Congress or the White House demand an equal standard?
After years of damage to the FBIs reputation, outsiders are finally acknowledging the missteps, and recognize them as a pattern, not just another bureaucratic snafu. Why, exactly, was NASA required to undergo a wrenching and embarrassing public examination, whereas the FBI seemingly escapes necessary reforms?
The answer is complex, and cannot be found in a single essay, but the obvious problem looms large. There is a significant management problem at FBI Headquarters. The Attorney General, John Ashcroft, is correct to assume that one way to fix the management problem is through the use of outside industry management experts who can clearly see what too many myopic middle and upper-level FBI managers choose to ignore.
The real question is whether the White House and the Attorney General will pay attention once the painful diagnosis is published. The FBI will be given time to respond to the findings and the suggested solutions. It is then that the real test begins. Will middle and high level FBI managers finally agree that significant problems exist and major changes are needed?
Herein lies the difference between NASA and the FBI: whereas the NASA managers seemed embarrassed and frightened by their own incompetence and selfish devotion to careerism, there has been no sign that FBI managers are ready to concede anything, other than the existence of some Left or Right wing conspiracy with media accomplices, dedicated to dragging the FBI down.
Inside the FBI, no criticism is considered fair, no matter how honest, no matter how well intentioned.
The attitude that I describe here is the posture of the beleaguered, the defensiveness of the cornered. For the FBIs own good, and the good of the nation, there needs to be radical reform at the FBI, whether bureaucratic careerists at the agency like it or not! However, their willingness to embrace or oppose change is irrelevant. These men and women who carry guns and can seize liberty and property must possess the attitudes of 747 pilots not the mentality of the chased and trapped.
How does the FBI rate less attention or warrant less care than NASA who continues to prosper after outside attention was rendered and a major shake-up occurred?
American citizens care deeply about the FBI and NASA. We, as a nation, must demand the strictest adherence to quality and performance standards. We should expect nothing less from the men and women who give us dreams to dream and carefree streets in which to roam.


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Compared to other rolling bearings, mounting super-precision bearings requires more accuracy, more caution and more advanced skills.
Mounting bearings with thin-walled rings
Super-precision bearings often have rings that are thin relative to their size. For these bearings, only limited mounting forces should be applied. Therefore, SKF recommends using hot mounting methods for all super-precision bearings with thin-walled rings. For bearings in the NNU 49 series with a tapered bore, SKF recommends using the oil injection method.
Hot mounting
Super-precision bearings are typically mounted with a low degree of interference. That means a relatively small difference in temperature between the bearing ring and its mating components is required. The following temperature differences are often sufficient:
- 20 to 30 °C (35 to 55 °F) between the inner ring and shaft
- 10 to 30 °C (20 to 55 °F) between the housing bore and outer ring
fig. 1). Stepped sleeves are sometimes used to locate bearings on a shaft and are therefore installed with a tight interference fit. Because of this, stepped sleeves require a greater difference in temperature between mating components during installation. Temperature differences for installation are listed for:


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