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The Boy has been a little slow on the talking front so far in his life. He relied on signing for the most part.
We've gotten help for him, and he is finally starting to "open up" and try saying more things. And he is getting better. The better he gets, and the more he talks, the more we realize just how much language he was learning despite not talking much.
We always knew he was intelligent based on what he understood, and his creative use of signing, often making up his own signs to get the point across.
Now that he is starting to talk, he is quickly creating quite complex sentences. It helps us worry a little less. In fact, every day for the last week+, in anticipation of going to my mother's for Christmas, he's been asking, "Go.. Baba's.. house.. now?" When I tell him, no, not yet, I always get a disappointing, "awwww!"
He still struggles sometimes with pronunciation, but his classes are helping with that. But we still see the frustration when we have trouble determining he is trying to say. Sometimes, he gets upset to the point of tears. We are lucky that his sister is often much better at understanding what he is trying to tell us.
Speaking of Baba's house, we were creating a photo album (at her request) for a gift, and were looking at some other the things his sister was doing at his age, and wondering if he would be capable of the same. In one picture, our daughter was showing off a craft she did, and Ms. Kaz said, "can you imagine him doing that?"
And it made me wonder if, because he was not verbally communicating as well as she had, if we were treating him as if he were younger. It made me wonder if, because of this "issue", we were not challenging him as much as we did her.
We know he's intelligent, and we see how well his language is progressing. I have no worry he will get up to speed. But, for those who know me, you know I always need SOMETHING to worry about.
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Japan's ex-PM urges Abe to 'do the right thing,' abandon nuclear power
Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. (AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
TOKYO -- Japan's flagging anti-nuclear movement is getting a boost from two former prime ministers who are calling for atomic power to be phased out following the Fukushima disaster.
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday that the current prime minister, Shinzo Abe, should take advantage of his high public support and sway in parliament to "do the right thing."
"Prime Minister Abe should use the power given to him to do what the majority of the people want," Koizumi said in a speech at the Japan Press Club. "It can be achieved. Why miss this chance?"
Koizumi said that with Japan's nuclear plants all offline for safety checks it would be easiest to begin the phase-out soon.
Abe favours restarting the nuclear plants under safety guidelines revised after multiple meltdowns in Fukushima following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, contending that resource-scarce Japan cannot afford not to. His government is drawing up a national energy policy that will likely reverse a commitment by the previous government to phase out nuclear power over the next two decades.
Polls have shown the majority of the public, jittery over radiation risks, prefers to shift away from the nuclear plants that provided nearly a third of Japan's power generation capacity before the accident at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, the worst since the Chornobyl disaster in 1986.
Even within Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, opinions over the future for nuclear power are divided.
Japan's rapid turnover in leadership over the past two decades means there are plenty of former prime ministers. At least three, including Koizumi, have said they support ending use of nuclear power.
Their support could help reinvigorate the anti-nuclear movement, which has lost some of its vitality nearly three years after the Fukushima accident.
Another former prime minister, Morihiro Hosokawa, said in an interview published in the Tokyo Shimbun on Tuesday that he also favours an end to reliance on nuclear power.
"I can't understand why they want restarts of the nuclear plants when there is no place to discard the nuclear waste," Hosokawa said. "It would be a crime against future generations for our generation to restart nuclear plants without resolving this issue," he said.
Koizumi likewise emphasized his concern over nuclear waste disposal, especially in a densely populated, land-scarce country like Japan.
Experts have questioned whether earthquake-prone Japan can safely store nuclear waste under any scenario.
"I think it is too optimistic and irresponsible to assume we can find a final radioactive waste storage site in Japan, after the accident," he said.
Even burying it underground for 100,000 years could expose future generations to harmful radiation, he said.
"What language should we use to convey the hazards to those people in the future?" he said.
The government has been stepping up help for the operator of the Fukushima plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co., as it cleans up radiation leaks and begins the long process of decommissioning the crippled plant.
The Liberal Democrats and their coalition partners on Monday recommended increased funding for decontamination of areas where residents, tens of thousands of whom have been evacuated due to radiation worries, would be most likely able to return home.
The report also urged the government to build a temporary burial site to store nuclear waste from the cleanup for up to 30 years, until a permanent storage site is ready.
"The government will present a detailed reconstruction blueprint, as we must do more to help rebuild the lives of the people who were affected by the disaster," Abe said.
Associated Press writer Mari Yamaguchi contributed to this report.

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Moral theologian Father Thomas Berg is praising the work of Shinya Yamanaka, the co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in medicine, for helping to "put human embryonic stem-cell research largely out of business."
Yamanaka and John Gurdon, researchers in cell biology, were awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discoveries about the generation of stem cells.
Gurdon is a professor at Cambridge University, and Yamanaka is at Kyoto University. They will share the $1.2-million prize.
"Yamanaka will be remembered in history as the man who put human embryonic stem-cell research largely out of business, motivated by reflection on the fact that his own daughters were once human embryos," Father Berg, professor of moral theology at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., told Catholic News Agency Oct. 8.
While much research in the field of cell biology can be a "double-edged sword," Father Berg pointed out that pluripotent stem cells "can be used in morally licit ways" and that Yamanaka's research has "steered the field away from a much more aggressive and morally abhorrent use of human embryonic stem cells."
Gurdon's research was conducted in 1962 and showed that it is possible to reverse the specialization of cells. He removed a nucleus from a frog's intestinal cell and placed it into a frog's egg cell that had its nucleus taken out.
That egg cell was then able to develop into a typical tadpole, and his work was the basis for later research into cloning.
Until Gurdon's findings, it was believed that cell development could only happen in one direction and that a mature cell nucleus could never become immature and pluripotent. A cell is called pluripotent if it can develop into any type of cell in the body.
Building on Gurdon's work, Yamanaka published a paper in 2006 demonstrating that intact, mature cells can become immature stem cells. He inserted genes into mouse cells that reprogrammed those cells so that they became stem cells.
These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent. Yamanaka's breakthrough opened the door to studying disease and developing diagnosis and treatments.
Since this technique can produce a stem cell from any cell, it provides an alternative to embryonic stem cells, which are derived from destroyed human embryos.
"There is every potential for the morally licit use of the technique developed by Dr. Yamanaka — cell reprogramming. No part of the process need involve ethically tainted source cells," said Father Berg.
Though Catholic ethicists in this field must "evaluate with caution," he said, "the upshot is, it has pretty much put human embryonic stem cell research out of business."
The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community announced that this "is an important milestone in recognizing the key role that non-embryonic stem cells play in the development of new medical therapies as alternatives to human embryonic stem cells."
The announcement of the prize contrasts the success achieved in using non-embryonic stem cells with the disappointing results from embryonic stem cells. The commission's statement noted that "recently GeronCorp., the world's leading embryo-research company, announced it was closing down its stem-cell program."
Father Berg said that "although tissues developed by this process (cell reprogramming) are not quite ready for robust human trials, much progress continues to be made."
It is hoped that this technique could someday lead to treatments in which a person's own cells are reprogrammed into organs that could replace any failing or damaged system.


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Any twenty-something student or professional will have become used to fitting their lives into small spaces. Live in any of our over-populated metropolises and this particular problem becomes even more acute as the average budget barely stretches to a shoe box. As such, anything that does the job of two or more devices is invaluable. Enter the Samsung SyncMaster LD220HD, a 22in HDTV and monitor hybrid sporting a 1080p LCD panel and a highly tempting £200 retail price.
In terms of features the LD220HD is similar to the Samsung SnycMaster P2370HD we reviewed last year. However, while the P2370HD looked like a traditional monitor (albeit a stylish one), the LD220HD has a lower-profile design akin to a photo frame. Clad entirely in glossy black plastic, its slim bezel and comparative shallowness means it strikes a compact pose despite its sizeable 22in panel. An adjustable leg at the back provides somewhat limited adjustability, but it holds the monitor firmly and has a hole for cable routing.
Being an HDTV and a monitor, the connectivity reflects its versatility. Alongside HDMI and DVI video connections, which are common enough on LCD monitors, are component video and audio, SCART, a headphone jack, and a CI (Common Interface) slot for Freeview subscription channels. There's also a USB port, though it's only for servicing, and an EX-Link port for use with a motorised mount. There are VESA mounts to facilitate the latter. All these connections, apart from the side-mounted CI slot, are at the back pointing outward, making them easy to access.
Naturally a remote is included too and it's a damn good one. Buttons are arranged logically, with important functions like volume and channel controls given prominence, and have a nice positive action to them. We had no problems with range of the remote, either, and it sits very comfortably in the hand.
This excellent remote is teamed with a superb user interface and EPG that has clearly been lifted straight from Samsung's TV division. Menus are thorough and intuitive, even going so far to explain what specific options do, while the EPG is clean, functional and includes picture-in-picture so you can continue to watch a channel while scanning the listings. If you ever wonder what you're paying for from big name brands, such finer details are it.
Should you ever lose or not need the remote these menus can also be navigated using the touch controls on the monitor. These are hidden by default, but tapping near the glowing power icon (and button) reveals them. They work okay and logically, but you wouldn't want to rely on them alone so don't lose the remote!
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Phoenix has been losing money hand over fist, so the NHL wants them to cut expenses. First up: get rid of that fancy shmancy chartered plane, and start flying the red-headed stepchild of domestic airlines.
Incompetent owner Jerry Moyes is fighting this, of course. He wants the team to keep using Swift Air, his own charter airline, which is such a ridiculous conflict of interest that it's a joke we're even discussing this. And though it cost the team $2.6 million to use Swift Air last year, Moyes is forcing the league to take him to court to hash this out; thereby costing even more.
Tell me again why this man was allowed to run a hockey team?
The Coyotes would still fly chartered flights, but none of the luxury jets like they used last season, with 68 first class seats and "extensive catering services." Honestly, at this point, they're such a minor league operation that they might as well take buses to road games.


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Corey Curtis, 44, was sentenced to three years of probation on Monday with the condition that he is not to procreate until he
can support the nine children he fathered with six women.
A Wisconsin judge has ordered a man who owes $90,000 in child support after fathering nine children with six women to not have any more kids, at least for now.
Racine County Circuit Court Judge Tim Boyle sentenced Corey Curtis, 44, to three years of probation on Monday with the condition he is not to procreate until he shows he can support his children, according to court documents.
Curtis pleaded no contest in October to one count each of felony bail jumping and failure to pay child support.
Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Sommers said Curtis owes about $50,000 in back child support, plus another $40,000 in interest to the mothers, the Journal Times reported.
"Common sense dictates you shouldn't have kids you can't afford," Racine County Circuit Court Judge Time Boyle said at a hearing, according to the Journal Times. "It's too bad the court doesn't have the authority to sterilize."
In his decision, the judge cited a 2001 case in which Wisconsin Supreme Court justices upheld a Court of Appeals ruling that a judge may, as a condition of a person's probation, order the defendant not to have another child unless he can show financial viability.
Curtis told local station WDJT-TV he planned to comply with the unusual order in his case.
"Judges, they make rulings," Curtis said. "They make them kind of hastily. So, if that's what he feels one of my conditions should be then I'm going to abide by it."
This isn't the first time a judge has made a ruling intended to block breeding.
A Kentucky judge in March ordered a man who had fathered a dozen children by 11 women to refrain from having "any sexual intercourse" for the one-to five-year period he's on parole.
A Texas judge in 2008 sentenced a 20-year-old mother to 10 years probation for not protecting her 19-month-old daughter from abuse by the child's father. The judge ordered her to not get pregnant during her probation.
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News: WeLovePost Grades Filipino Film "El Presidente" with DaVinci Resolve
(Fremont, California--January 18, 2013) Blackmagic Design today announced that DaVinci Resolve color correction was used by Manila based post production company WeLovePost for "EI Presidente," a biopic film about General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippine Republic. The film tells the story of how the Philippines achieved independence and stars E.R. Ejercito in the lead role, with Cesar Montano, Christopher de Leon, Nora Aunor and Cristine Reyes in supporting roles.
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As one of the leading post houses in Manila, WeLovePost approached the post production process with its core team: Post Producer Maia Yambao Lopez, Editor and Chief Technology Office Jason Cahapay, Editor Ryan Orduna and Colorist Jam Jimenez. With a post production infrastructure completely built around Blackmagic Design's products, WeLovePost relied on DaVinci Resolve, as well as Blackmagic Design's Studio Videohub router, DeckLink HD Extreme 3D capture and playback card, UltraScope waveform monitoring and various Mini Converters.
"The director wanted the look of the film to really stand out, so we went against the natural look of the material. The warm daylight scenes were graded to look cold and uninviting, almost as if they were set during winter. Most of the battle scenes were done this way because it made the fighting a little bit more unsettling," said Jam. "Nighttime provided a bit of refuge for the characters as this was the time for them to rest and plan their next move. These scenes were therefore graded to look warm and even soothing at times. The multitude of tools offered by DaVinci Resolve allowed me to really attack each shot and each sequence in different ways to achieve consistency, despite going directly against the tones that the camera captured."
"DaVinci Resolve handles formats from various digital sources with ease and plugs right into our existing infrastructure. We think it's the best color grading solution out there, and it keeps getting better and better," said Jason. "When grading 'El Presidente,' we were allowed to play with different looks as long as they were unique, which meant we had a somewhat freehand in doing the final look for the movie.
"Every project that comes in our door brings different challenges, and it's these challenges that make our job exciting. For this project, we had to tweak our workflow to accommodate terabytes of DPX files," he continued. "File management was also a challenge, and Resolve was our primary tool for generating offline dailies and conforming back to the raw DPX timeline prior to grading. It was an improvised media management procedure, and we couldn't have done it without Resolve."
About DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve is the world's highest performance color correction solution for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux computers. DaVinci Resolve supports more real time color correction than any other system because it's not limited by the performance of the computer it's running on. DaVinci Resolve eliminates this performance barrier because it's based on a cluster of high performance GPU cards, so all processing is always real time. DaVinci Resolve has the power of a true real time performance solution so handles complex color grades even when using dozens of primaries, secondaries, Power Windows™, multi point tracking, blurs, and more. DaVinci Resolve provides incredible performance in a low cost solution which can be easily upgrade by adding extra GPU's for supercomputer power to handle 4K resolutions, stereoscopic 3D and real time grading direct from raw camera files such as Blackmagic Cinema Camera, ARRI raw, RED r3d and Sony F65 files which can be handled with ease.
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Thyme, either dried or fresh, contains a large amount of antimicrobial compounds that fight against colds and the flu. Thyme also has expectorant properties that can help calm a cough. Next time you're feeling under the weather, try making some thyme tea.
- 1 cup of boiling water
- 2 teaspoons of dried thyme OR 3 teaspoons of fresh thyme.
You can drink 1-3 cups daily for cold, flu, or cough symptoms.
You can also gargle with the tea (once it has cooled down a bit) to help soothe a sore throat. I know it might not be so tasty, but it helps!


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Although I suppose Polo and Forbes are big brands in modern times. I just doubt they'd put it on a baseball park. SCEA's released this video of the six classic ballfields available with an MLB 10 The Show preorder.
The Polo Grounds, Forbes Field and four other fields will be unlockable from within the game, but you will have to play a lot to get all six, I understand. It's likely that at some point this will be made available as DLC to the general population but specifics on that are unknown. I'd say probably in the second half of the MLB season, to protect those who ponied up in advance.
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When you enter, you become eligible to win any one of the Personal Prize Packs (i.e. a comment on Saundra Mitchell's blog may net you the Cyn Balog prize pack. You're entering the whole contest, not just that particular author's part of it.) You also become eligible to win the humongonormous Grand Prize Basket.
Each author has hand-written two copies of a favorite sweet-treat recipe. One copy has gone into a beautiful recipe book that is part of the Grand Prize Basket. In addition to the (hand-written! Did I mention that?) recipe collection, the Grand Prize winner will receive:
A signed copy of Cyn Balog's SLEEPLESS
Bookmarks for KAT, INCORRIGIBLE by Stephanie Burgis
Signed bookmarks for THE CRESCENT and HALF MOON, pencils, and a crescent moon and crystal-studded star necklace from Jordan Deen
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An EVERLASTING-themed notebook, bookmark and pin from Angela Frazier
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Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL finally agreed to a display-advertising-selling deal that has been in the works for months, Marketwatch reports.
The three companies will team up and share technology in an effort to reach more consumers.
A release says the trio will be "integrating one another's real-time bidding technologies to facilitate the availability of non-reserved inventory by early 2012."
After hours stock for Microsoft and Yahoo fell, while AOL saw a bump on the news.
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Langley's missus is also known as Lady L (which I didn't know when I registered on here a couple of years ago).
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Ken Iovino necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 28 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
I'm looking for a clean, sharp, shiny & friendly web 2.0 logo for a new PHP company. There are no set colors in mind. I would like a clean glossy looking logo that will tell the visitor that they are at a professional PHP company.
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text: Friday, May 17, 2013 PTNow Adds Functional Limitation Reporting Tests and Measures To help clinicians meet the July 1 functional limitation reporting requirements, PTNow is providing appropriate tests and measures for member use. The tests and measures were identified by APTA section teams and EDGE task forces for the highest-volume conditions in their content areas. Because many of these tests are copyrighted, APTA is securing licenses to offer them via PTNow and will post links to the usable tests as they become available. (New tests are added almost daily.) The tests are grouped by clinical focus and condition, and tests are listed alphabetically within groups. In the coming weeks the tests will be organized and searchable by functional limitation category (Mobility: Walking & Moving Around, Changing & Maintaining Body Position, Carrying, Moving, & Handling Objects, Self-Care, Other PT/OT Subsequent Functional Limitation). Comments How do we access these tests? Posted by Kathy Simon on 5/19/2013 10:47 AM We need more examples for SNF patients and need to know how to determine the degree of disability. For example, if a patient is unable to walk and you are working on "Changing and maintaing body position" for bed mobility, transfers and sitting balance, are they 100% disabled since they can't stand? Posted by Debra Otten on 5/19/2013 6:25 PM I use many of the outcomes measurement tools listed, but none of the ones I looked at on PT Now offered any advice what so ever as to how to rate a % disability based on the specific tests. Posted by Stephen Wolters -> ALU^D on 5/19/2013 10:09 PM Where do we find the cliam forms for reporting G codes? Posted by Megan on 5/21/2013 2:44 PM What is missing from this scenerio is a common list of specfic activity factors and scales to help organize the results from functional outcome measures. Since physical therapy is a skilled profession, I would think that levels for many factors need to be more customized and functionally based, e.g. Ambulation agility NONE = Unable to ambulate at all, VERY LOW = Requires assistive device for safety for short distances on level ground, LOW = Ambulates safely for short distances for short distances on level ground without an assistive device, MEDIUM = Ambulates safely at a normal speed on level ground for community ambulation, HIGH = Able to jog or race walk without sudden chances of direction, VERY HIGH = Able to run and cut to change direction on uneven ground for sports performance. This would allow the PT to use the same rating to describe the activity demand as the person's ability. Posted by Rick Wickstrom on 5/22/2013 3:40 PM Kathy: Tests and measures are available via the page linked in the above story. As it mentions on that page, APTA is seeking permission to post tests and new links are added daily. Posted by News Now Staff on 5/22/2013 4:01 PM All: Thank you for your feedback. PTNow is looking to provide as much information as possible in its test summary pages, which will be posted over the next several weeks, based on available evidence and resources. For specific questions on functional limitation reporting, we recommend the active Functional Limitation Discussion forum, which can be found via this page at APTA.org: http://www.apta.org/Payment/Medicare/CodingBilling/FunctionalLimitation/ Posted by News Now Staff on 5/22/2013 4:02 PM If the APTA is getting permission/licenses for these tools, can my facility reprint and use them without getting our own permission/licenses? Posted by Raina on 7/10/2013 2:53 PM


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Gonzales, also, says with Dye's buyout the Sox are expected to look for another outfielder while keeping an eye an their own outfield prospect, Jordan Danks, in the Arizona Fall League.


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Introducing VSV = Versatile Separated Values. Simple, elegant format usable for lists, tables, object notation, subtitles, playlists.
Also if something better comes along, will use that ... the current cut-off is a score of 93% or better on weighted similarity to English letter frequency order.
@Den, see spreadsheet. From Jones 2004 analysis, I added totals and calculated percentages and sorted. Other analysis I've seen puts percentage for "e" around 9.xx rather than over 10. Comments? You got better numbers?Need to figure out how to assign a value for "space" percentage.I want to redo my "similarity" calculations using actual frequency of character rather than just its relative position.
1. US keyboards don't have AltGr key.
w yui lcd e_a hrtsp , . mgf o n
3. Consequence 2: the navigation buttons in the centre also suck. Same issues: in theory ambidextrous, in reality awkward. So I'm contemplating a joystick for the arrow keys. I think a playstation-style will maybe work better than an thumbpoint style, but it must be switches not potentiometers, and struggling to find that (and with decent switch life -- 10k presses ain't gonna cut it.)
- How does KLA calculate distance for row changes? More specifically for the keys above and below the index finger's resting position. - How does KLA calculate word difficulty?- Does KLA strongly favor the right hand?- Does KLA glitch out when using a really small input text (say less than 5 characters)?I'm asking because I tested an input text of (without quotes) "rst" and the results were a bit odd. For example it put MTGAP over Colemak for that one trigram and I know for a fact that "rst" is easier to type with ring-middle-index than it is to type it with pinky-ring-middle.
It would help if you specified which version of KLA you are using :-)
Does KLA strongly favor the right hand?
How does KLA calculate word difficulty?
yes. left hand 1.54 times more effort cost.
Is there a list anywhere of the differences between versions 1,2,3 of Den KLA?
Sure as purely phonetics, the two sounds are distinct. However, in English the two are (mostly) interchangeable allophones. Thus, English only needs one new letter for TH. Then other languages can invent their own method (on top of the new letter, most likely) if they really need to differentiate between hard and soft.
For the next round of keyboard tests, I will be using these for English:
Yes I know you're probably sick of this by now, but I feel that if we are developing layouts for English, then the input texts should be as close to generalised English as possible.
.hvr-pulse-shrink:hover, .hvr-pulse-shrink:focus, .hvr-pulse-shrink:active { -webkit-animation-name: hvr-pulse-shrink; animation-name: hvr-pulse-shrink; -webkit-animation-duration: 0.3s; animation-duration: 0.3s; -webkit-animation-timing-function: linear; animation-timing-function: linear; -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-iteration-count: infinite; -webkit-animation-direction: alternate; animation-direction: alternate;}
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def parse_args(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Run Electron tests') parser.add_argument('--use_instrumented_asar', help='Run tests with coverage instructed asar file', action='store_true', required=False) parser.add_argument('--rebuild_native_modules', help='Rebuild native modules used by specs', action='store_true', required=False) parser.add_argument('--ci', help='Run tests in CI mode', action='store_true', required=False) parser.add_argument('-g', '--grep', help='Only run tests matching <pattern>', metavar='pattern', required=False) parser.add_argument('-i', '--invert', help='Inverts --grep matches', action='store_true', required=False) parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help='Prints the output of the subprocesses') parser.add_argument('-c', '--configuration', help='Build configuration to run tests against', default='D', required=False)return parser.parse_args()
Unrelated note, but how exactly do you run the MTGAP program? I'm using a mac and I'm not exactly tech savy (I have gcc installed with homebrew but I can't seem to run "Makefile").
Do you mean from https://github.com/michaeldickens/Typing
So I went back to the drawing board a bit, added some new tests, dropped two, then ranked the layouts for each test, and added up their ranks. sum-of-ranks == Score, and lowest Score wins.
what happens when you change to the Typing directory and do make?
How long is it supposed to take for the MTGAP algorithm to run its course? It took me almost 8 hours to get to the 19 swap rounds (default 30 key).
So I went back to the drawing board a bit
RSNTAKq c l p k j f o u ; r s n t b y h e i a w m d g z v x , . /
QWLMAK q w l m b j f o u ; r s n t g y h e i a c x d v z k p , . /q w l m b j f o u ;r s n t g y h e i a z c x d v k p , .
RSNTHEIA q c l m b j f o u ; r s n t g y h e i a w x d v z k p , . /q c l m b j f o u ;r s n t g y h e i a z w x d v k p , .
puttin it out there
already looks better than qwerty for 1-finger typing and probably 2-finger, too.
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Does anyone here know of -- or how to make -- a google translate-esque program/site for keyboard layouts? Say you type on QWERTY and you want to know what it's like to type on Colemak. You go to the site and enter some text like:
In theory that's not too difficult to write, as long as we for example limit it to ANSI form factor, but layouts using AltGr will be a problem.
Does anyone here know if there's a way to configure the ADNW optimizer to use only one shift key?
I thought some might find this useful. I created a BEAKL-15 layout for the Ergodox EZ keyboard. I'm coming from 12 years of typing on the Dvorak layout, and recently decided to give the BEAKL layout a go. The various keyboard layout comparisons were very promising. As soon as I am 100% confident with BEAKL-15, I'll remove the Dvorak base layer and have it as a pure BEAKL-only layout.So far I am really enjoying the BEAKL-15 layout. I'm also finding the symbol layer very convenient for programming.https://configure.ergodox-ez.com/layouts/6GKR/latest/Regards, Graeme
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REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A suburban Detroit man whose Rottweiler was given a new leash on life after surviving a botched euthanasia said he has neither the heart nor the money to try the procedure again.
Redford Township resident Matt Olivarez, 27, said he's in a tough spot: facing possible home foreclosure while at the same time trying to do right by Mia, an 11-year-old pooch that he feeds by hand, partly because of her spinal problem that makes walking difficult.
Olivarez said he took Mia to the Westcott Veterinary Care Center in Detroit on Saturday to alleviate her suffering. He said Westcott officials speculated afterward that the drug dosage wasn't strong enough or had been watered down.
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He now shudders at the thought of almost burying his beloved pet alive.
"I don't know if I could do it a second time," Olivarez told The Detroit News for a story published Wednesday.
Olivarez said he returned to his garage Sunday morning and noticed Mia missing from where he'd placed her on a pile of hay the day before. He'd planned to bury her in his grandfather's backyard.
Instead, he turned to find her standing on all fours, staring at him.
"Are you still my dog?" he said, saying he felt like he was living a scene from one of the scary movies he enjoys. "It was like a scene from 'Pet Sematary.'"
Olivarez purchased Mia, the only member of her litter to survive, around the time his first child was born. She was intended to be a companion for his sons, now 8 and 9. Olivarez tried to explain Mia's resurrection to them Tuesday night.
"It's crazy," he said. "It's not something I planned for."
Meanwhile, Olivarez is seeking a new owner who can give Mia proper care.
"I'll keep her until I figure something out," he said.
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Though not totally dead yet, City Planning Commissioner Joe Rose's attempt to make much-needed reforms to New York City's 1961 Zoning Resolution are likely to fail. Last month, I tried to explain the political reasons why this was so. Now, I would like to explain why this is a shame - why we need these reforms.
The 1961 overhaul was based on misguided principles.
As William J. Stern explains in a recent article in City Journal: "At a time when New York manufacturing employment (much of it low-paying) was already beginning its long decline, [planners] zoned whole sections of the city for manufacturing. Thinking that the city's population was growing too quickly, they forbade residential development in industrial and commercial parts of the city, so that great swathes of the five boroughs, including much of the precious waterfront, is off-limits to would-be builders of apartments or of offices for twenty-first-century businesses."
This is still one of the major reasons waterfront development stagnates. But Stern continues: "And they wanted the city to embody the vision of the then-celebrated Swiss architect Le Corbusier, who favored giant, boxy towers isolated in big, open plazas, so they allowed builders to make their edifices taller, and so boost rental footage, if they set them back from the sidewalk and surrounded them with open space."
Le Corbusier's influence was felt across America in planning in the 1950's and 1960. Most planners decided his "tower in the park" vision was the answer for development, and blindly guided their planning in that direction. It wasn't until most of these buildings were completed that people (starting with Jane Jacobs) realized how awful this type of development was. The buildings were of an inhuman scale, inaccessible in both an aesthetic and an actual physical sense.
The 1961 Overhaul made Zoning too complex.
As Joe Rose said in his speech upon announcing the reforms: "many of the problems we confront in zoning today derive from tentative and haphazard attempts to correct some of the structural mistakes that were made in 1961. Our present regulatory morass is the result of hundreds of amendments that nibble at the flaws of the original document."
Rose is not the only one who feels this way, Norman Marcus has compared the 900-page Resolution to detritus on the bottom of a whale. A cottage industry of New York City zoning lawyer exists with the sole specialty of interpreting the code for developers. That is not, nor was it ever meant to be, the way zoning should function.
Commissioner Rose sums up these two issues: "Our current predicament is that our zoning resolution has a discredited underlying vision, tempered by a series of quick fixes of varying effectiveness, for a city that was mostly built under a completely different set of regulations. No wonder we're confused!"
So, it's pretty much agreed that there's a lot wrong with our current zoning resolution, but pointing to what's wrong is the easy part. The current status of reform shows that it is far from agreed if changes should be made, what those changes should be, and if those changes will ever happen.
By next month we'll know more, if the reforms are dead or alive. If they're dead, the window is closed. If they're alive, then for how much longer?
Joshua S. Trauner, who has a Masters in Urban Planning from NYU's Wagner School, is vice president of Real Capital Analytics, a new company creating a database of real estate transactions.


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Back in the Saddle - Part 1
(1) Talk to Sunny Smiles in the Prospector Saloon. (2) Meet Sunny Smiles behind the Prospector Saloon. (3) Shoot 3 sarsaparilla bottles outside the Prospector Saloon. (4) Follow Sunny. (5) Kill the Geckos at the well. (6) Talk to Sunny Smiles. (7) Kill the Geckos at the other wells. (8) Talk to Sunny about your reward.
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Varmint Rifle, 5.56mm Rounds, 50 Bottle Caps.
When you leave Doc Mitchell's place, you'll find yourself outside for the very first time in the game. Make no mistake about it -- Fallout: New Vegas can be an overwhelming game, especially if you have no familiarity or experience with Fallout 3, and thus no real idea of how the game handles or just how vast a title like this can be. For starters, you may or may not run into your robotic savoir as you run around here. The robot's name is Victor, and he'll be traveling the streets around the collection of hovels all around you. Speaking to him is actually an optional step to the They Went That-a-Way quest, which we will get to shortly. But expect that there's a possibility to run into him now, too. If you do, you might as well get that leg of the other mission over with.
As Doc Mitchell told you, you're seeking out a woman named Sunny Smiles. She hangs out at the Prospector Saloon, which is near Doc Mitchell's home. From the entrance of his home, you'll want to head in a northeasterly direction. You'll find the Prospector Saloon to the right of another building, a general store. Outside of the saloon, you may find an elderly man named Easy Pete wandering around, or sitting right in front of the entrance. Speak with him to learn a little bit about him, as well as a little about your surroundings, and the people you might encounter. Then, head inside the bar.
As soon as you're in the bar, you'll be intercepted by the woman you're working for. Sunny is a young woman with a fierce dog named Cheyenne (who she promises won't attack you if you're nice to her). Ask her about anything you want, but you'll ultimately want to mention that Doc Mitchell told you that she'll teach you how to survive. She'll eagerly run outside behind the bar hereafter to wait for you, to begin your lessons. Before you go outside to join her, though, go ahead and explore the saloon. There might be some items of interest to you, though be aware that even if no one sees you steal anything, you'll still lose karma for it (any text in red will alert you to this). There's also a computer to hack and a door to pick open. This is good for experience, of course, but again, you'll do so at a karma loss.


text: RBNY Academy Update: October 5 | U-14s and U-12s sweep successful road trips Tweet © HARRISON, N.J. – Last weekend the New York Red Bulls U-14 and U-12 Academy teams were in action on another successful weekend for the young players. On Saturday, the U-14s traveled to Baltimore, Md., to take on Baltimore Armour, while the U-12s traveled to New Hampshire to face Seacoast United. The Red Bulls U-18 and U-16 teams will be off until Oct. 17, when they take on Players Development Academy in Somerset, N.J. New York Red Bulls U-14 (3) vs. Baltimore Armour (2) BALTIMORE (October 3, 2015) – The Red Bulls U-14 recorded a late win on the road in windy and rainy conditions as they defeated Baltimore Armour, 3-2. The Red Bulls started the game on the front foot, but could not break through a resolute Armour backline. In the 14th minute, Baltimore took the lead when a mis-clearance fell to an Armour player at the top of the penalty box and buried his shot into the upper corner. New York equalized in the 36th minute when forward Scotty Taylor scored on the volley. Dylan Sullivan broke free on the flank and whipped in a low cross that Taylor volleyed from the corner of the 6-yard box into the opposite side netting past the helpless Armour goalkeeper. In the second half, the Red Bulls controlled the tempo and possession, but found it difficult to get any clear cut chances on goal against the deep-defending Armour. However, in the 49th minute, Sullivan curled a right-footed shot into the lower right hand corner of the net off of a square pass from Kejiel Watt. As the Red Bulls pushed to seal the game, Baltimore leveled the score in the 68th minute when a defensive miscommunication allowed the Armour forward to run onto the ball and finish past Red Bulls goalkeeper Liam Bertrand. The Red Bulls refused to be denied the victory as Taylor scored his second goal of the game with five minutes remaining in the match. Midfielder Danny Jara sent his corner kick to the back post where Taylor volleyed into the roof of the net for the game-winner. "It takes a total team effort to get 3 points away from home," Co-Man of the Match Dylan Sullivan said. "We were determined to stay focused and continue to push forward until the final whistle today." The Red Bulls U-14 will be back in action next weekend on Saturday Oct. 10, when they take on MLS-rivals D.C. United at the Red Bulls Training Facility in Whippany, N.J. Co-Man of the Match: Scotty Taylor and Dylan Sullivan Lineup: Liam Bertrand, Sean Ryan, Sean Joo (Lucas Santos, 41'), Salvador Pliego, Samory Powder (Danny Ramm, 50'), Amadeo Chopru-tate, Peter Stroud (Jonathan Ned, 77'), Danny Jara (Nick Gencarelli, 75'), Dylan Sullivan, Kejiel Watt (Alex Quezada, 75'), Scotty Taylor. Subs not used: Leo Hecht, Michael McDougald. Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis): Baltimore Armour 14' NY: Scotty Taylor (6) (Dylan Sullivan, 5) 36' NY: Dylan Sullivan (6) (Kejiel Watt, 3) 49' Baltimore Armour 68' NY: Scotty Taylor (7) (Danny Jara, 5) 75' New York Red Bulls U-12 - Blue (7) vs. Seacoast United - Blue (2) EPPING, N.H. (October 3, 2015) – The New York Red Bulls U-12 Blue traveled to New Hampshire to play Seacoast United on Saturday. The Red Bulls started the game by winning the possession battle and creating some good chances in the first half. Seven minutes into the match, the Red Bulls scored their first goal thanks to good build-up and combination play. The Red Bulls went on to win the game 7-2 against a competitive Seacoast side. The Red Bulls U-12 Blue side has this weekend off and returns to action in Connecticut against Oakwood SC Blue on Saturday Oct. 17. Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis): NY: 1-0 Curt Calov (Omre Etienne) 7' NY: 2-0 Leo Guarino (Cristien Merritt) 19' NY: 3-0 Carmelo Carbone (Max Kastl) 22' NY: 4-0 Leo Guarino 37' NY: 5-0 Andres Lazo (Leo Guarino) 40' Seacoast United 5-1 48' NY: 6-1 Own Goal 53' NY: 7-1 Adam Havens (Jakob Friedman) 60' Seacoast United 7-2 62' New York Red Bulls U-12 - White (3) vs. Seacoast United - White (1) EPPING, N.H. (October 3, 2015) – The New York Red Bulls U-12 White improved to 4-0-0 for the season after defeating Seacoast United, 3-1. All three goals came from forward Luciano Sanchez, his first hat-trick of the season. The Red Bulls U-12 White take on Oakwood SC next weeked in Connecticut on Saturday Oct. 17. Scoring Summary: NY: Luciano Sanchez 6' NY: Luciano Sanchez 15' Seacoast United 31' NY: Luciano Sanchez (Nathan Armstrong) 46' Back to news


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Early morning Tuesday, December 11, I attended to the IFAW's (Fund for Animal Welfare) press conference held in Beverly Hills CA. Actor and Honorary Member of IFAW Board of Directors Ben Stein along with other board members and media, gathered to face The Truth Behind Online Puppy Sales.
IFAW was founded in 1969, saving individual animals, animal populations and habitats all over the world. With projects in more than 40 countries, IFAW provides hands-on assistance to animals in need, whether it's dogs and cats, wildlife and livestock, or rescuing animals in the wake of disasters. We also advocate saving populations from cruelty and depletion, such as our campaign to end commercial whaling and seal hunts.
Their vision is a world where animals are respected and protected. IFAW rescues and protects animals around the world, promising supporters and policy makers effective animal protection solutions delivered with intelligence, compassion and integrity. IFAW's team includes rescue workers, veterinarians, policy experts, campaigners, scientists, educators and the highest quality support staff all driven by a determination to help animals in need.
At the press conference IFAW members of the board of directors declared that over the past decade, the public has increasingly moved from buying their dogs in person to buying their pet dogs online. Those in the market to purchase a new dog are now turning to their computer screens where they are instantly presented with images of what look to be adorable, tail-wagging, well-cared-for puppies.
On May 10, 2012, the U.S Government announced a proposal to create new federal regulations in an attempt to better monitor and regulate the sale of certain pets - in particular, dogs.
Internet marketplaces have become a major platform for commercial breeders to sell their puppies directly to the public, sight unseen and without regulation. While many people believe the puppies they purchase online are perfectly healthy, well-bred animals, the fact is, the majority of the hundreds of thousands of puppies advertised for sale over the Internet are from large-scale commercial dog breeding operations commonly known as "puppy mills."
At these facilities, dogs are faced with terrible atrocities. They are kept in cramped and unsanitary quarters, living in wire cages with wire flooring (their paws never touch the ground), without adequate food and water, no veterinary care and little or no human socialization. Female dogs are mated to produce litter after litter until they can no longer do so and are then killed. Because of their poor living conditions, dogs born in puppy mills often get sick and die after families bring them home.
It's devastating. Yet, profit-seeking, unscrupulous breeders are placing emphasis on quantity breeding over quality care, at the cost of the welfare of millions of innocent dogs.
It is essential that the public learn the truth. Dogs are not a commodity to be purchased from an anonymous seller online. They are living, breathing, thinking creatures that experience both happiness and suffering.
If you are in the market for a new puppy, the best thing you can do is adopt or purchase from local animal shelters, rescue groups or breeders, where you can see firsthand the conditions in which the facility keeps the dogs. That is the only way to ensure that the puppy you bring home is coming from a reputable organization or breeder.
I personally got my best friend Cello (dog) from an Internet dog breeder 3 years ago. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of this awful online business until IFAW's press conference. One of my biggest concerns when getting Cello from the web, was the amount of money I had to pay over the Internet, not even talking to anybody about the purchase or transportation details from the state he flew from to CA. I was hoping for the best when I made the payment. I have a very special love connection with Cello, he is a family member and can't really think of all the horrifying moments he could have been through before becoming part of my life.
Online deals are great for electronics and clothing. But when it comes to a pet, the responsible thing to do is step away from the screen.
Each click to purchase a dog over the Internet builds incentive for puppy mill breeders to continue their operations. We need to eliminate the demand for these nefarious facilities.
Make a difference today by NOT supporting the "puppy mills".
For more information visit http://www.ifaw.org/united-states


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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spoilers will be present within the article.
Blackthorn (bionomial name Prunus spinosa) also known as sloe is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North America. Prunus spinosa is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, with blackish bark and dense, stiff, spiny branches. The leaves are oval, 2–4.5 cm long and 1.2–2 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The flowers are 1.5 cm diameter, with five creamy-white petals; they are produced shortly before the leaves in early spring.[1]
Blackthorn, which is a very unusual wand wood, has the reputation — in Garrick Ollivander's opinion well-merited — of being best suited to a warrior. This does not necessarily mean that its owner practises the Dark Arts (although it is undeniable that those who do so will enjoy the blackthorn wand's prodigious power); one finds blackthorn wands among the Aurors as well as among the denizens of Azkaban and Death Eaters.[2]
It is a curious feature of the blackthorn bush, which sports wicked thorns, that it produces its sweetest berries after the hardest frosts, and the wands made from this wood appear to need to pass through danger or hardship with their owners to become truly bonded. Given this condition, the blackthorn wand will become as loyal and faithful a servant as one could wish.[2]
Blackthorn wand owners
- Sir Cadogan (according to legend)
- Unidentified Snatcher who owned the Blackthorn wand.
The word "sloe" comes from Old English slāh. The same word is noted in Middle Low German, historically spoken in Lower Saxony, Middle Dutch "sleuuwe" or, contracted form, "slē", from which come Modern Low German words: "slē", "slī", and Modern Dutch "slee", Old High German "slēha", "slēwa", from which come Modern German "Schlehe" and Danish "slåen".[1]
Behind the scenes
- Blackthron and its association with warriors is a likely reference to the shillelagh, a walking stick and club that was originally used for settling disputes in a gentlemanly manner — like a duel with pistols or swords. Modern practitioners of bataireacht (forms of stick-fighting from Ireland) study the use of the shillelagh for self-defense and as a martial art. In modern usage, it is recognised as a symbol of Irishness.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Blackthorn at Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pottermore


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This is what i have so far...
I'm having trouble with arrays and my teacher did a horrible job explaining it. I went and read Java how to program in chapter 7, but it did not help me out that much of understanding it. I'm confused and don't know which array method to use or where to begin on figuring this out.
product calculates the product of a series of integers
Sample Output:
Product test:
input parameters; 1, 3, 5
product: 15
input parameters; 1, 3, 5, 7
product: 105
input parameters; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
product: 720


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Apple Cuts Orders for iPhone Parts
Apple has cut its orders for components for the iPhone 5 due to weaker-than-expected demand, according to people familiar with the situation. Apple's orders for iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter, for example, have dropped to roughly half of what the company had previously planned to order, two of the people said. The company has also cut orders for components other than screens, according to one of the people.


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|Welcome to my new website Gardens to
Go, my name is David Ford and this site records some of my favorite gardens
around London and the South East of England, which is where I live. Gardens to
Go is complementary to my other two photo collections "A personal Tour of
Yorkshire" and "Places to Go in London and the UK", see hyperlink
images on the right. Creating these websites has become a hobby of mine since
taking early retirement in the year 2000.
The South East of England is very rich in gardens of all types, including landscape gardens, formal gardens, woodland gardens, historic gardens, stately homes, palaces, castles and many more. There are about 180 gardens to visit in Kent alone, so I hope to be able to continually add new pages and photographs to this site on a regular basis.
The buttons linking to the main sections are at the top of this home page, these take you to a brief introduction for the county selected and further links to each garden page. This site is non commercial and conveys some information about each garden together with a few personal impressions and many photographs.
The first pictures posted were scanned from photographs. I then purchased my first digital camera which was a Fuji Finepix 4700, this was later upgraded to a Fuji Finepix F700. Recently I have acquired a Panasonic DMC-FZ30 8MP which features a 12x zoom lens. The new technology moves so fast that you are regularly tempted to upgrade, good business for the manufacturers I suppose. I can strongly recommend the transfer from film to digital providing that you also have a modern computer, decent digital camera's are now available from about £150 and you will not regret the investment.
I hope you enjoy your visit and perhaps it may help you decide which gardens to explore yourself.
Best wishes
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I should be pleased to receive any comments or suggestions that you may have relating to this site.
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My Go at TFL Pita Bread
A few things converged on this fateful day. I had a craving for hummus, and I was out of pita bread. I didn't really feel like going to the store just for pita bread and then I started wondering how hard pita bread was to make. So to the google! And that's when the Fresh Loaf website informed me of the greatest fact ever. Pita Bread is one of the easiest breads you'll ever make. So the first thing I discover is that it's also one of the cheapest breads that I'll probably ever make. It starts with six ingredients (left to right: kosher salt, instant yeast, flour, buckwheat honey, water and olive oil): I figure that I had less than a buck invested by the time all was said and done. Mostly that's because I'm unsure as to how many cups of flour may actually be in a five pound sack of flour, so I'm guessing 50 cents for the flour. I also find out that my mixer can do most of the work. So mucho credit to the Indigo Master: Okay, an amazing thing happens. The rising part. I set aside the dough in a bowl to rise. It's only supposed to take 90 minutes and double in size. This has been a failure many times before in bread experiments. But LOOK: Here, I've taken my ingredients and transformed them into eight pieces of future pita rounds. These need to rest a bit and you can see the action shot taking place as husband begins to lay the damp kitchen towel over the dough rounds for a 20 minute rest. In the meantime, I heated the oven up and put my pizza stone in the middle to get nice and hot. I had the pizza stone because I like cooking gadgets, but I've never actually done my own dough on it. Once the pizza dough has rested, all that's left to do is roll them into rounds-ishes. This is the fun part as things are actually looking more pita-ish. I do take the extra step of the spray bottle as mentioned in the recipe (I'm paranoid and don't want to chance anything). Mostly, I think I scared the dogs. I do think I could have stood to have rolled everything a bit thinner... Otherwise, I'm incredibly proud of my result - and the pocket that appeared! Of course it was rather late, so the hummus had to wait. This was the beginning of my bread-making adventure. I hope to get more of my stories up here soon!


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Dec 19 (Reuters) - Hands down, no word grates on Americans more than "whatever," a public opinion survey says.
The casual "whatever" was rated the most annoying word by 38 percent of 1,173 adults surveyed in early December by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, based in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. That is up from 32 percent a year earlier, pollsters said. What's more, "whatever" has topped the annoying word charts for five straight years.
"The word can be very dismissive and rude," said Mary Griffith, media director for Marist. "It's a put-down to some extent and it can signal to the other person that what they are saying is not important."
With apologies to Facebook, Americans also do not like the word "like," which ranked second in the survey of most annoying words, at 22 percent. The term "you know" pulled 18 percent, "just sayin" 14 percent, and "obviously" 6 percent. Two percent of respondents were unsure.
Marist began polling on annoying words five years ago. The word choices are provided to the respondents based on Marist research and prior surveys, Griffith said. While most Marist surveys focus on politics, the poll on annoying words is enlightening, she said.
"We like to keep a finger on the pulse of popular culture," Griffith said.
In the same survey, Marist pollsters wanted to know what political word or phrase Americans would like to see disappear in 2014. "Obamacare" was mentioned by 41 percent of respondents as a word they do not want to hear next year.
Americans are also averse to and would like to eliminate the Washington terms "shutdown" and "gridlock," which got votes from 30 percent and 11 percent, respectively. "Fiscal cliff" got 10 percent of the vote and "sequestration" 4 percent. Four percent of respondents were unsure. (Reporting By Kevin Murphy; editing by Gunna Dickson)


text: After going out for dinner on my own last night for the first time, I wanted to post quickly about the role of security guards here. See the people in the bright yellow/green vests here, standing outside the bus station? They're security guards, and they're everywhere here, posted at the door to almost every restaurant, outside every major gathering place, etc. They're working for private security firms, mostly, and they're almost universally about 22-24 years old. Why? Because most of them are students, recently discharged from the military. The theory here is that students are wasted as baristas and waitstaff, since they have the cognitive ability to profile people and question them correctly, and they have a dedication and regimen stemming from their military service. They're also often immigrants, looking to show their patriotism and dedication to the country. This is possible because security guards are valued members of society here, not "rent-a-cops." Though I guess they're not necessarily paid well, but that's less of an issue because the cost of higher education is less and they have universal health care. Can you imagine military men in the United States returning from Iraq and working as mall security? I can't, but they'd be perfect for it, right? The other major difference between security guards here and at home is that security guards here receive an enormous amount of training, and are constantly "red-teaming," which is what they call testing vulnerabilities. On as often as a daily basis, higher ups will try to smuggle something in, or lie to a guard, or surveil an area, checking to see whether security will catch them. This is something almost never done in the United States, and it's partly because of the fear of failure, I think. Oh no, if my boss gets something by me, I'll be fired! That's not the intent here. It's simply to check vulnerabilities. If someone fails, they're given more training. If the system fails, they fix the system. It's all to a common purpose. One other thing. Notice that security here is always outside the building they want to protect. They don't let people in, then check to see if they have a bomb. Think about that.


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Joystick setup
Joysticks can be a bit of a hassle to get working in Linux. Not because they are poorly supported, but simply because you need to determine which modules to load to get your joystick working, and it's not always very obvious!
Determining Which Modules You Need
For an extensive overview of all joystick related modules in Linux, you will need access to the Linux kernel sources -- specifically the Documentation section. Unfortunately, pacman kernel packages don't include what we need. If you have the kernel sources downloaded, have a look at
Documentation/input/joystick.txt. If you don't want to download the (huge) kernel sources, have a look at [KernelHQ] - you can browse the kernel source tree there, and read code and documentation online. Simply go to the Browse section, select your kernel version, and find
Some joysticks need specific modules, such as the Microsoft Sidewinder controllers (
sidewinder), or the Logitech digital controllers (
adi). Many older joysticks will work with the simple
analog module. If your joystick is plugging in to a gameport provided by your soundcard, you will need your soundcard drivers loaded - however, some cards, like the Soundblaster Live, have a specific gameport driver (
emu10k1-gp). Older ISA soundcards may need the
ns558 module, which is a standard gameport module.
As you can see, there are many different modules related to getting your joystick working in Linux, so I couldn't possibly cover everything here. Please have a look at the documentation mentioned above for details.
Loading the Modules
You need to load a module for your gameport (
cs461x, etc...), a module for your joystick (
adi, etc...), and finally the kernel joystick device driver (
joydev). Add these to your
/etc/rc.conf, or simply modprobe them. The
gameport module should load automatically, as this is a dependency of the other modules.
Testing Your Configuration
Once the modules are loaded, you should find a new device:
/dev/input/js0. You can simply
cat the device to see if it works - move the stick around, press all the buttons. I found my Logitech Thunderpad Digital had two buttons that weren't working with the
analog module. After reading some docs, I saw there was a specific
adi module for this controller. The moral of the story is, if it doesn't work the first time, don't give up, and read those docs thoroughly! I couldn't get anything working at all until I found that documentation.
USB Joysticks
I don't have any access to a USB joystick right now, so I am unable to give any specific instructions. I would think you just need to get USB working, and then modprobe your joystick driver, as well as
joydev. Perhaps
ns558 as well? Please edit this document to confirm.


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The British Council has launched a campaign calling on people in the UK to make learning a foreign language their New Year's resolution for 2016.
Backed by actor and broadcaster Larry Lamb, the #LearnALanguage drive aims to inspire more Brits to think about the importance of learning a language and to take one up in 2016.
Tackling just a phrase a day could see people greatly improve their language skills with 1000 words recognised as an achievable number that would allow a speaker to hold a simple conversation in another language. And with a recent British Council survey highlighting that more than half of the UK population regret losing the language skills that they acquired during their school days, it seems that many of us would indeed like to brush up our lost language skills – in fact, 42 per cent of those surveyed said that they would be keen to revisit a language that they studied at school.
The call comes as exam entries for languages at GCSE and A-level fell once again in 2015 with 100,000 fewer GCSE language exams taken this year compared to a decade ago. Higher Education Statistics Agency data released in 2015 also showed that entries to modern foreign language degree courses had dropped by 16 per cent since 2007/08.
These are worrying trends given that employers are crying out for language skills and the UK's current lack of them is estimated to be costing the country tens of billions of pounds.
Vicky Gough, schools adviser at the British Council, said: "The UK is currently facing a shortfall in people who can speak foreign languages. And with lots of free and innovative ways to get started, there has never been a better time to take up a new language. More than that, the benefits of learning one are huge – from boosting job prospects to acquiring the ability to understand and better connect with another culture. If the UK is to remain competitive on the international stage, we need far more of us to develop our language skills."
The campaign has also received backing from actor and broadcaster Larry Lamb who speaks fluent French and German, as well as some Spanish and Italian.
He said: "Languages, for me, are about opening the world up. It gives you another soul, it gives you another person. My teacher, Miss Smith, started to teach us French. From learning French, I learnt German, from being in Germany I found out about amateur theatre and here I am today, talking to you about learning languages having had a career that's gone on for 40 years now."
As part of the #LearnALanguage campaign, the British Council has produced a series of language learning videos with practical hints and tips to help people get started on their language learning journey in 2016. The British Council's recent 'A World of Experience' study – published in December 2015 – also highlighted how international experience and language skills are hugely beneficial to individuals.


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Drop-ins at GOOP's house
This week's GOOP is all about how one time Gwyneth's friend, the famous chef Jose Andres, just decided to drop in at her place on a Sunday and create a feast for her. He did all the grocery shopping too. Groceries included dragon fruit. I don't even know where to find dragon fruit. I do however spot a run-on sentence.
So that's what the fly-by at Gwyneth's looks like. When my friends fly by my house, dragon fruit is never involved. Dogs, yes. But no exotic menu items. And sometimes trailing dirt. Often I have nothing to offer them. When I fly by my friends', I often pillage their cupboards. Fiona, my best friend, can confirm this. Her husband often complains that I just come over to eat all his food.
Anyway, click here to compare how an ordinary Sunday at your home holds up against an ordinary Sunday at G's.
As for this whole Steve Martin Twitter story, in case you haven't heard:
Gwyneth tweeted a photo of herself with Steve and Martin Short from the Vanity Fair Oscar party with the caption "Dude. Seriously. I love my life".
In response, Steve Martin then tweeted the same photo with the caption "I hate my life".
Everyone assumed it was because she's insufferable and he can't stand her which... I mean ... I know that's the smuttier interpretation of what he intended but I don't actually think that's what he intended. And he clarified as much on Twitter yesterday:
Any website who thinks my tweet about Gwyneth was a dig at her is officially humorless.
I guess it was a joke then. For you comedy nerds out there, was it a joke that just didn't work? Or was it a joke that only too few understood?


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Find all of our tasty recipes in our CookIN Gone Wild recipe book!
Featured Recipe of the Month: Venison Deep Dish Pizza
Feeds eight.
2 lbs. ground venison
2 tbs. garlic powder
1 tbs. seasoned salt
2 tbs. Italian seasoning
¼ cup olive oil
1 cup water
3 ¾ cups Bisquick
1 small can mushrooms (or other pizza toppings)
1 large jar of pizza or spaghetti sauce
¾ cup parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 11 X 13" glass pan with olive oil to prevent sticking.
Brown venison over medium-high heat, add 1 tbs. seasoned salt, 1 tbs. garlic powder, and 1 tbs. Italian seasoning. Cook until all venison has turned brown (about 7-10 minutes). Remove from heat.
In a medium bowl, mix Bisquick, water, remaining garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Mix until consistency of pizza dough. Split into halves and place the first half in greased pan, spreading evenly over the bottom.
Add 1 lb. (about ½ of the ground venison), followed by ½ of the pizza sauce, ½ can of mushrooms (or other pizza toppings), ½ of both cheeses on top.
Take other half of the dough and spread out on counter. Place on top of the cheese layer, and repeat all layers.
Place in oven and cook for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.


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by Gregory Keech
Imagine yourself in Beijing, or Cairo. You did not finish high school in your home country. You know nothing of the language, and you don't even know the script. You are working full-time, perhaps at two or more jobs. You have a partner and several children, and maybe an elderly relative to care for. You have concerns about health care, childcare, and education for your kids. You go to school at night with 30 to 50 other students to learn the local language, but you miss class frequently because of all these other concerns. How long does it take you to attain college level written and spoken proficiency in the target language?
When people are having a hard time understanding why it takes ESL students some time to acquire the language, I often resort to this guided visualization. Monolingual English speakers usually have the same answer to the question: How long would it take you? Their answer is: Never. I could never do that.
There are number of misunderstandings about ESL and ESL students, but this is probably the most unfair. Immigrants are frequently expected to do things that native speakers would have trouble doing.
There are a couple of other common misunderstandings.
When I tell folks that I teach English as a Second Language, one of the most common responses I get is: "Oh, you must speak a lot of languages to be able to do that." As a matter of fact, many ESL instructors do speak one or more languages besides English, and this has its advantages, but it is tangential to ESL teaching methodology. While bilingual classes at the beginning level exist and are effective, large public ESL programs with diverse student populations usually start at the very beginning – in English. "My first name is… and "My last name is…" have a surprising amount of shelf life, but again, imagine yourself in Beijing. How long would it take you to figure out that Chinese does not put it together quite the same as English? 您貴姓?is not the same as 你叫什麼名字?
Another frequent comment ESL teachers hear is: "Why do you have so many levels? People need to get on with getting a job or a degree, and the length of your program holds them back." If your ESL sequence goes from, say, Level 1 to Level 8, it is tempting to believe that students must begin at Level 1 and continue through to the end of the sequence, something like beginning with Econ 101, and then taking Econ 102 and so on. This is how most people have experienced a sequence of college courses, after all.
They may not be aware that ESL students, like Math and English students, usually take a placement test. This determines their level of proficiency, and it is not a forgone conclusion that students will begin in Level 1. It depends on the population. If you have a lot of students who lack prior education from their home countries, your placement tool may produce a lot of beginning level results. And if you have a lot of students who have high school educations from their home countries, you are more likely to be placing in the middle of your sequence.
The other part of the question about the length of the sequence reflects an underestimation of the time it takes to acquire a second language. Monolingual Americans learned their first language as children, and it took them quite a few years. Second language acquisition operates in a very different way, especially after puberty, and the fluency of a first-language speaker is very difficult to attain. It just plain takes time.
And now we're back to Beijing, or Cairo.
1. If you are an ESL teacher, how do you explain ESL to folks outside the profession?
2. If you are not an ESL teacher, what do you wonder about ESL? What do we need to explain better?
KQED offers a wealth of ESL Resources for Educators at www.kqed.org/esl
Gregory Keech is the elected chair of the Department of English as a Second Language (ESL) at City College of San Francisco – comprised of 250 faculty members and serving over 25,000 ESL students a year. Its curriculum encompasses literacy to advanced composition, in both credit and noncredit modes. The department complements academic pathways already in place for its students with strong pathways to the many Career and Technical Education certificate programs at the College.
Greg holds a BS in Portuguese from Georgetown University (1980) and an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from San Francisco State University (1985).


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* 1-1/2 C organic whole wheat flour (I used white whole wheat flour)
* 1 tsp. each baking soda and baking powder
* ½ teaspoon salt
* ½ tsp. cinnamon
* ¼ tsp. nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon grated vanilla bean (or use ½ teaspoon vanilla extract)
* ⅓ C honey
* 1 egg
* ½ C sour milk or plain unflavored yogurt (I used the yogurt)
* ⅓ C canola oil
* ½ tsp. vanilla (see above)
* 1-½ C grated apples or carrots (used cored, unpeeled apples chopped in my food processor)
* 1 C finely chopped kale or raw leafy green vegetable (I took off the stems and then chopped the leaves fine in my food processor)
* ½ C each any dried fruit and chopped nuts (optional, but adds a crunch and is also nutritious and yummy enough for a dessert muffin, too!)
Preheat oven to 400.
In a mixing bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices.
In another bowl, mix honey, egg, yogurt, oil, vanilla, apples, kale, dried fruit and nuts.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring just till moistened. Fill 12 typical size greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
Made 12 very full muffins.
Where kale is more than decoration on my plate!
Diana Dyer, MS, RD


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