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Despite its provocative title, Nicole Hardy's terrific new memoir, "Confessions of a Latter-Day Virgin,'' is not a salacious book. Yes, Hardy writes about her quest to make love with a man and lose her virginity. But that quest is a frank and endearing examination of a young woman's sexuality and her place in a very traditional religion which unequivocally preaches that "there is only one right way to live. One complete truth." Neither is this a book bashing religion generally or the Mormon Church specifically. Hardy asserts that "[t]hough its members may be flawed, the Gospel allowed me to grow up knowing my family of four is united under God. We are our own country, indivisible. And by living the way I've been taught to live, I've felt loved, purposeful, and connected to what is divine."
This is a coming-of-age story about a young woman who yearns to find physical love entwined with emotional fulfillment, as well as success as a poet and a prose writer. While on the surface these are not unusual goals, at 36 Hardy is not about to lose her virginity to just any man. She has meaningful relationships with a few good men, relationships that include physical closeness through ballroom dancing or chaste sleepovers. Dancing, in particular, is a release for Hardy, who boldly states: "Here, I am not a Mormon, not a virgin, not a schoolteacher. I am only a woman here, only my body moving in response to the pressure of someone else's hands."
Hardy's virginity is obviously an issue, in her life and in her story, but in her capable hands it is never an obsession. It is an opportunity to explore her relationship with the Mormon Church — which she eventually leaves — her family, and most of all her body. Hardy's focus is on her life as a feminist and as a practicing Mormon; she reflects long and hard on her place as a woman in these various worlds. As Hardy explains it, in the Mormon Church, motherhood begins before birth and she has difficulty with what she is taught: "[I]t is the essence of who you are as women. It defines your very identity, your divine stature and nature, and the unique traits your Father gave you. My throat closes against words I can't swallow, not one more time. Because it's not true what they're telling me — what they've been telling me since I was a child. There cannot be only one way to be a woman. My identity cannot be something I've never felt."
She feels the calling to be a writer, making this a memoir about finding one's ultimate passion. At heart, Hardy is an intrepid explorer. She quits her job as a high school English teacher in Seattle and takes off for Grand Cayman to pursue diving and poetry. During her year on the island, she applies to Bennington College's master of fine arts program where she meets new friends who "are drawn, above all, to story."
In that vein, "Confessions" is also, above everything else, a great story. The reader is right beside Hardy as she struggles with her "unplanned celibacy." She is a beautiful writer who expresses her loneliness and frustrations in complete and original ways. On Grand Cayman she gets a job dressing mannequins and such close proximity to "a manufactured body" reminds her of how she longs for an intimate relationship. "Sometimes the flat of my hand rests too long against a rippled abdomen. My cheekbone rests against the plane of a shoulder blade, or a breast finds home in the muscled valley of a backbone groove."
This is a book born out of an essay about Hardy's first visit to Planned Parenthood at age 36. Published in the New York Times's Modern Love column, the essay understandably caused a stir. But it admirably steered clear of sensationalism. As does this wonderful memoir about love, identity, writing, and the events in life that animate them.
Judy Bolton-Fasman is a columnist for the Jewish Advocate and can be reached at www.thejudychronicles.com.


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Act now, before Karl Rove and his Crossroads cronies eat all the chips
A tidal wave of political e-mails hit my computer every day, so I got a good laugh at this spoof that manages to tie together Karl Rove and the Kentucky Derby.
It was sent to Josh Miller, a legislative aide to Sen. Joyce Foster, D-Denver.
If you're a political junkie you'll enjoy this, which was made even funnier by the name of the winning horse: I'll Have Another.
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Date: May 3, 2012 10:21:14 PM MDT
To: Joshua Miller
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I'll bring the guac, you bring the chips.
These are the words Karl Rove used to set off a firestorm among his the GOP faithful this week, as he tested the waters with a new plan to destroy the Democrats through even more nefarious means.
Everyone knows Dems love appetizers, so it was no surprise that Karl and his Crossroads Cronies decided to attack us where they thing they can hurt us most — right in our hors d'oevre. There's one thing Karl wasn't thinking though — we've been cooking up a little surprise of our own for the GOP, and this Saturday we're setting the table for battle.


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Question: Would it be possible to have an markup tag, say
<haskell-pretty> which would utilize the
<math> environment to produce neat looking things like , corresponding to
foo :: forall a b. a -> b. — asks SebastianSylvan
- It may be possible, but there are issues. Bear in mind Haskell type variables can be more than one character:
return :: (Monad monad) => a -> monad a. I also find the TeX a bit ugly placed in the text.
- An alternative might be to use Unicode more effectively: "foo :: ∀ m a b. (Monad m) ⇒ a → m b". —Ashley Y 23:38, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
- If that happens then users will not be able to cut and paste code to try it out. Haskell looks the way Haskell looks, this wiki should embrace that, and help users understand it, not try to change it --Neil Mitchell 01:05, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm wondering what's possible with automatic linking from names to Haddock docs in haskell and hask tags. How about a modular way we could extend the currently wired-in names & links for other libraries as well? I'm imagining something in the page markup that refers to one or more tables or php programs with additional declarations similar to those in haskell.php to be merged in with those declarations.
The reason this comes up for me is that I'm writing wiki pages for libraries, and I'm giving examples. It'd be great if a reader could simply click on any of the given names to jump to the given haddock doc (and from there to the source code and comment page). Conal 06:29, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
When I try to print a page with 'hask' tags, the content of the tag appears in a separated line. Thus, inline Haskell code becomes no inline.
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Tokyo, Japan – Sonny Gray (Vanderbilt) scattered three hits over seven innings and George Springer (Connecticut) hit a grand slam as USA defeated host team Japan 4-2 in semi-final action at the V FISU World University Baseball Championships inside Yokohama Stadium Thursday night. With the win, USA (16-2) will make its fourth-straight appearance in the FISU gold medal game when they square off against Cuba on Saturday, Aug. 7 at 5 a.m. (EST).
Gray, who improved to 3-0 on the summer, allowed two runs (one earned) and struck out six to push his summer total to 37 punch outs. The right-hander surrendered a run in each of the first two innings before settling down where he allowed just four base runners of the next five innings, two of those reaching second base. Noe Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton) notched his fifth of the season after tossing hitless innings allowing a walk and striking out three.
Yuki Saitoh, who suffered the loss, made one mistake on the night serving up a bases loaded home run to Springer on a first pitch offering in the first stanza. The right-hander was touched for four runs on four hits with four punch outs over six innings of work. From the third to sixth frame he allowed four runners to reach base and fanned four. Japan's bullpen was stellar as Masahiro Inui tossed a scoreless seventh and Tatsuya Oishi struck out the side in the eighth.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom half of the first, Springer put USA up for good, 4-1, with his second home run of the summer. Nolan Fontana (Florida) drew a one-out walk, Jackie Bradley, Jr. (South Carolina) singled to left and Ryan Wright (Louisville) loaded the bases when he was plunked by a Saitoh pitch setting up Springer's monster shot to left field that went 10 rows deep.
Shouta Ishimine scored the game's first run on a passed ball in the top of the first inning giving Japan an early 1-0. Ishimine walked to start the frame then took second on failed pick off and third on a sac bunt by Kimio Watanabe.
In the second, Japan cut USA's lead in half, 4-2, when Fumiya Araki plated Kouichiro Matsumoto on a ground ball to third. Matsumoto doubled to start the inning and moved to third on a ground out to short before touching home.
Notes: Jason Esposito had his nine-game hitting streak snapped with a 0-for-3 performance from the plate … Sonny Gray improved to 6-1 during his two-year career with the Collegiate National Team … He has 64 strikeouts to 12 walks in 48.0 innings of work … George Springer took the team lead in RBI (17) on his grand slam and is tied for second with 20 base hits behind Jackie Bradley, Jr.
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The Council of Grand Justices' constitutional interpretation on the Urban Renewal Act (都市更新條例) on Friday ruled that part of the act violated people's property rights and freedom of residence, which are protected by the constitution. Since the pace of urban renewal projects is accelerating, the interpretation presents a good opportunity for the government to review regulations on urban renewal projects to reduce the controversies surrounding them.
The grand justices' interpretation, requested by people who refused to take part in four controversial urban renewal projects, including the Wenlin Yuan (文林苑) project in Taipei's Shilin District (士林). The interpretation said the act did not guarantee individuals involved in cases access to relevant information or the opportunity to voice their opinions.
The grand justices also said the act did not demand the authorities deliver all relevant information to all legal property owners affected by projects and that authorities should hold public hearings with all parties and send a finalized version of all the pros and cons of urban renewal projects to all legal owners of land and buildings.
While the grand justices denied a request to review the legality of the Taipei City Government's forced demolition of the Wang (王) family's houses in the Wenlin Yuan case and did not order an immediate termination of the controversial articles in the act that they deemed unconstitutional, Taipei and other city governments must abandon old practices that are in favor of the developers and adopt a "people first" approach to handling urban renewal projects.
Urban renewal is crucial for the revitalization of a city and transformation of its landscape. It can bring positive changes to a city like Taipei, which is filled with sheet-iron houses and ugly buildings thanks to the former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) regime that treated the capital as a temporary base during its war with the Chinese Communist Party and did not properly plan the city.
Pushing urban renewal while protecting people's rights to freedom of residence is a challenge. To strike a balance between the two, there should be active public participation in urban renewal projects, and the government should put more effort into helping affected people, while conducting social impact assessments as part of the project approval process.
As the grand justices said, the threshold for a construction firm to proceed with an urban renewal project — consent from 10 percent of the residents involved — makes it too easy for developers to initiate such projects. The consent ratio for developers to obtain final approval for urban renewal projects from local governments — between 50 percent and 80 percent of households involved — is also too low.
Urban renewal should seek to maximize the benefits to the community, and every effort should be made to minimize the adverse impact on people affected by these projects.
Urban renewal inevitably causes disruption because it would be impossible to carry out without tearing down buildings and relocating people. Because of this inevitable disruption, local governments should take more action to protect people's rights.
In the case of the Wenlin Yuan project, the negotiation platform initiated by the Taipei City Government with the Wang family, the 36 households that agreed to participate the project and the developer is a good start for the city to rectify its mistakes and seek to protect the rights of all concerned parties.


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Debt continues to be problem for many Americans
Recent reports reveal that credit card balances are at their lowest level in a decade, a good sign that Americans either have more money at the end of the month or are beginning to realize that paying 20 percent interest on yesterday's purchase isn't great financial planning.
But the problem with debt is far from over, as a new study from the Urban Institute shows. More than 35 percent of Americans have been reported to credit agencies for unpaid debts, according to the institute. Certainly some of those involve debts that are in dispute, but most are bills that Americans can't or won't pay.
The average debt, including home mortgages, for those living in Illinois ($53,353), Missouri ($47,214) and Iowa ($46,626) ranks below the national average of $53,850. The study shows that the percentage of adults with debt in collection in West-Central Illinois, Northeast Missouri and Southeast Iowa ranks near the bottom nationally — generally at 8.1 percent or lower — so the problem isn't particularly acute here, but it does exist.
The South and West are the biggest trouble spots. Credit is no less available in poorer areas of the country, but it comes with higher interest rates and more penalizing terms. And the problem is a serious one. Being reported to a collection agency can have negative consequences on more than a person's credit score. It can affect whether someone gets a job or qualifies for housing or student loans.
Many of these debts are tied to medical bills. Older people and even younger people in poor health find themselves with crippling hospital bills that they simply can't keep up with.
The fact that people are managing their consumer credit better is a positive sign that collection activities could decline over time. That depends, of course, on a strong economy and an improved job market with better wages for poorer Americans.
However, wages have barely kept up with inflation during the five-year recovery since mid-2009 from the Great Recession, according to Labor Department figures. A separate measure by Wells Fargo found that after-tax income fell for the bottom 20 percent of earners during the same period.
What that leaves us with is that there are no clear answers to this debt problem, but it is paramount that it be addressed.
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There's two problems here.
Firstly, sometimes building a doorway requires a material block that is on the other side of the doorway. Currently that works, because colonists just walk through holographic doors before they are built.
But if doorways were always free, as long as a colonist was available - they wouldn't need to break the laws of the universe to accomplish building them.
Secondly, destroying a door drops a material block. Sometimes that material block's position means that a replacement door can't be built until a colonist moves the offending material block.
If doorways were free, repositioning doors would be a whole lot less problematic.
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COCOTTE in 2014January 1st, 2014
Wow! 2014 already! Funny how these things work. Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
Well, enough with the frivolities, lets get to the main entree. Cocotte is our webcomic and I hope you like it. The best thing you can do, if you like it, is tell your friends about it. Word of mouth is critical with these kind of home-made creator-owned comics. Let the world know about the good work we're doing here.
Have we been punctual with our updates here at Cocotte Central? No. But as they say, time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. Or something. We are working HARD on Cocotte behind the scenes. And we expect a lot of action in 2014. We're trying to get a publisher interested in it and we're finalizing the all-important "ending" and making sure it is solid. So save your fork, because a lot of Cocotte is coming your way!
Now, I think we should take some time to introduce the creators. Kat Vapid is the writer and letterer. It's her story and she makes the words, plain and simple. She cooks too. At a restaurant. Ryan Kelly is the artist and colorist. That's me. I take the script and put it on paper and make it all real before your eyes. I draw a lot of other comics too and that's why Cocotte has been moving at a slowish pace. I put a lot of loving care into each page and that takes time. We do this on our "free time" but obviously we would eventually like to change the "free" part. If you want to tip us for our creativity , push the Donate button.
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Lately I have been working on Farsight and GTalk. Here are the different components I needed to get it working.
LibjingleP2P I wanted to get gtalk support in there using libjingle. Unfortunatly libjingle came fully loaded with all sorts of stuff I did not need (media engine, signaling). Basically I only wanted the P2P stuff (outgoing STUN, ICE/inline STUN, TURN). So I hacked open libjingle and came up with a p2p only libjingle that can be found here.
icesrc/icesink Next step was getting that P2P Socket to interface with gstreamer. Therefore I wrote 2 elements, icesrc and icesink that can be found here. They connect to those C++ signals on libjingle's P2PSocket and receive/send packets through that socket. Hopefully these elements will be used by jingle upstream to use gstreamer as the default media engine one day instead of linphone. :P
Telepathy gabble I had my own signaling for GTalk thanks to Telepathy's Gabble XMPP connection manager.
voip-engine Next step was to hook up the Signaling from Gabble with Farsight through the d-bus interface and the voip engine. The voip-engine uses the Farsight RTP plugin that takes care of setting up the gstreamer pipeline as well as creating the required libjinglep2p instances.
In the end it actually all worked. The interesting thing is that most of the components mentioned above can be used separately. For example, the modified libjingle can be used to establish any P2P connection for any purpose with a very high sucess rate of traversing NATs (specially if you setup/use a TURN server).


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At the Edgartown Cinemas on a recent evening, the most popular movie in America plays to an almost empty theatre. About a dozen patrons enjoy a laugh as Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro engage in madcap hijinx in Meet the Fockers.
Over at the Island Theatre on Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are scheming their way to riches in Ocean's Twelve, the fifth highest earner at the box office. But they, too, look down from the screen to a mostly empty room.
This scene has been playing out in Vineyard theatres for months now. Vineyard moviegoers are disappearing.
"I guess people just don't want to go to the movies anymore," says Bob LaSala, manager of Edgartown Cinemas. "Either that or the movies just haven't been good this year. I'm not really sure why, but viewership is down."
Brian Hall, who along with his father, Benjamin Hall Sr., and brother Benjamin Hall Jr., runs the Vineyard's other three movie theatres - the Island, the Strand and the Capawock - can sympathize. He is seeing the same thing.
"It used to be it was something you could really make a living at," he says, "but it's getting much harder. There are many factors involved, but we just aren't getting the audiences we used to have."
Mr. Hall admits that he and his family have even discussed converting the three theatres into retail space.
"The only thing that stops my family from making those changes is that we are in love with the theatre business," he says.
Off-seasons are always slower for Island theatres, especially after the crush of summer crowds. But this winter, among the Halls' three theatres only the Island is open - and usually only on weekends. The Capawock, usually the center of activity in Vineyard Haven in winter, is undergoing renovation and won't open until early spring. The Strand only operates in the summer.
Mr. Hall said the Capawock is getting a cosmetic overhaul, including new carpet, bigger seats and a fresh coat of paint.
Only the two screens at Edgartown Cinemas remain open every night. On weekdays, even without competition, Edgartown Cinemas is not packing them in.
"Is it the weather, the movies, the theatres?" Mr. LaSala asks. "I don't think it's ticket prices."
A ticket for one adult costs eight dollars at both the Island and Edgartown Cinemas. Both offer bargain nights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, when the price of admission is cut in half.
Neither theater even bothers to screen a late show in the evening. If you're going to the movies, you'll have to go at either 4 or 7 p.m.
Mr. Hall offers his explanation: new technologies in home entertainment.
"Home theatre, DVD players, video rentals - they all make it more difficult to get people to the movies," he says. "People want their entertainment at home."
So has the Vineyard lost its appetite for going to the movies?
"I'd go a lot more if better movies came here," says Elke Farrell of Oak Bluffs. A self-described avid moviegoer, she believes the reasons for declining numbers lie in the types of movies that come to the Vineyard. If she stays away from the theatres, it is because of a limited selection that she says is mostly aimed at children.
"The first thing I do when I go off-Island is go to a movie because I know there are a bunch I want to see that I know will never come here," she says. "The independent films, the documentaries, they never come. And even if something does get here, you have to wait a month to see it."
Ms. Farrell is not alone in her complaint; Islanders have complained for years about the lack of variety in film on the Vineyard. But few really understand how difficult - and costly - it is to get the less mainstream, independent films, Mr. Hall says.
"Our costs are extremely high, and because we are single screen theatres, our hands are tied," he says.
The process involved in getting new releases to the Vineyard is complicated, costly and sometimes compromising. Strict contractual guidelines imposed by the film and distribution companies usually require theatres to lease a print for weeks at a time, often dictating how many times it must be screened.
Because the Halls and Edgartown Cinemas, which is owned by Entertainment Arts, have agreed to share the films that come to the Vineyard, both use a film buyer, a liaison with the film distribution companies who negotiates the terms of lease of the print. Mr. Hall said the companies sometimes try to dictate what movies end up in his theatres.
"Some of the studios really push a movie on us that we don't want," he says. "That can be another obstacle. The relationship with the film studios is pretty dicey and precarious."
The cost of leasing a film can also be crippling: some studios like Walt Disney take up to 90 per cent of ticket receipts, Mr. Hall says, although the average is closer to 40 per cent. Costs are also higher for the most popular films: leasing a wildly anticipated summer blockbuster on the first week of its release can cost the theatre 70 per cent of its ticket sales.
"That means if the house takes in 60 per cent of the gross, on average, we need between 50 and 75 patrons per screening to pay staff, the film company and utilities," he says. "Currently, we are averaging a lot less than that."
Mr. Hall says he is often forced to choose films that will make the most money.
"And that may not be the best picture out there, but when you keep an average of 60 per cent of your ticket receipts, and often times less than that, you have to go with what fills the theatre."
In the summer, that frequently means family or children's films, Mr. Hall says. In the winter, he says, there is more of a demand for independent and art house films.
He also said his theatres make little on concessions, normally an important source of revenue for mainland cinemas.
"Again, what demographic usually consumes the most candy and popcorn? A family of four, on average, is going to buy more concessions than a couple in their thirties or forties."
So what is left for those other demographics?
That is where Richard Paradise comes into focus. Mr. Paradise runs the Martha's Vineyard Film Society, a member-funded, nonprofit organization that screens independent and foreign films as well as movie classics and documentaries. Mr. Paradise agrees that there are challenges, but says the demand for movies on the Island is as strong as ever.
"There is just a greater variety of films and more venues to choose from," Mr. Paradise says. "It's not just the commercial theatres that are satisfying the public's movie appetite anymore, and because of alternative venues, new digital cinema capabilities and independent promoters emerging across the Vineyard - and that could include the film society, the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival and independent Island filmmakers - I think the cinema opportunities here are very diverse and very rich."
Mr. Paradise's film society, which showed 42 films to more than 3,000 people last year, is just one of the outlets. The Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center, which is holding a monthlong environmental film series called Sustainable Martha's Vineyard on Tuesday nights in January, is another option.
"Obviously, these types of movies are targeting a slightly different audience than the ones that run in commercial theatres," Mr. Paradise says. "We fill that niche."
Mr. Paradise said the film society also runs into high costs, but instead of percentages, it usually pays one flat rate.
"We often pay $500 to$600 to screen a film once, so at $6 per ticket for nonmembers, we're looking at 85 to 100 people to pay for the film," he says.
These days at Edgartown Cinemas, 85 to 100 people would be a great night at the box office. Still, Mr. LaSala has reason to smile as on a recent early evening, people stream steadily into the second floor theatre. Meet the Fockers and Sideways has attracted a pretty good turnout.
"We've got 50 people in the two theatres right now," he says with a hesitant grin. "That's a good crowd, and it's not even bargain night. Usually . . ." His voice trails off and he shrugs his shoulders before finishing the thought.
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Weld Appearance Counts, Even on Fabricated Prison Doors
At the Custom Products Division of Chief Industries, in Grand Island, NE, an aging multi-gun resistance-spot-welding (RSW) machine was causing just that scenario: huge power requirements for welding, and hours upon hours of post-weld finishing. The division manufactures hollow-metal prison doors, wall panels and other products for the correctional industry and, yes—appearance does count, even in prisons. Resistance-welding hat-section stiffeners to sheetmetal doors and wall panels on its 20+-yr.-old machine resulted in welds that "were so hot," says Chief Industries maintenance supervisor Bill Peters, "that each weld caused a huge divot. We needed something better, to improve weld quality as well as increase speed and throughput."
Custom Machine, New Welding Process
Something better came late in 2008 with the arrival of a new custom-designed and built RSW machine from T.J. Snow Co., Chattanooga, TN. Among its design enhancements is the use of push-pull circuitry rather than the series-style circuit previously employed, as well as automation features to improve throughput by as much as 20 percent.
The new machine mounts 16 pneumatically operated weld cylinders and weld guns to a machined dovetail slide to the upper crown; guns can be independently positioned along the length of the crown to accommodate custom weld patterns. Lower tooling comprises 16 high-pressure platen-mounted electrode holders. A toggle table lowers the tooling to allow indexing of the panel assemblies, between weld sequences, to avoid dragging the material across the top of the electrodes.
"That's just one advantage we gain from the new machine," says Peters, noting that premature electrode wear from the previous machine led to excessive weld-tip dressing, and caused unplanned downtime. Now, once a set of 16 welds has been completed and the toggle table drops to move the electrodes a from the material, the assembly shifts by of two gauge bars, one on each side of the machine.
Since order size for each door can be as little as one or two, setups change frequently and automating the gauge-bar setup was a key machine specification, adds Peters, allowing speed and throughput to climb. To manufacture wall panels—which the firm hopes to move into in a big by virtue of the improved productivity and quality it's enjoying with the new machine—typical order size is 12 panels/cell.
How it Works
To run the machine, an operator loads a pre-tacked panel onto the machine and positions it against the left-hand gauge-bar assembly and underneath a series of laser-dot indicators. These indicators help the operator align the material to ensure proper weld placement along the stiffener flanges.
The operator then initiates the weld sequence. The right-hand gauge bar extends and forces the panel against the opposing gauge bar. With the panel locked into weld position, the toggle table extends to bring the 16 lower electrodes up. The upper welding guns
The setup uses 1.25-in.-dia. zirconium-copper electrodes (preferred for welding galvanneal and other coated materials, to avoid electrode sticking)—Tuffaloy TA-25CZ male caps on top and a flat-face lower electrode. Reduced weld heat and power, combined with the ability of the toggle table to prevent electrode marring during indexing of the assembly, have improved electrode life between dressings by 20 percent, says Peters.
Turn Down the Power
Along with its automation capabilities, the machine's push-pull circuitry is a big hit at Chief Industries. T. J. Snow engineers designed each of the machine's eight push-pull circuits, which run along the width of the machine, to include four weld guns and two transformers. The machine's upper crown and its lower knee each hold a bank of eight transformers to power the circuits. This differs considerably from the previous machine's series-welding circuitry, which used only four huge transformers mounted to the upper crown, Each transformer had to generate enough power to complete a set of four welds per cycle.
"We really had to crank up the power to pull the nuggets and form the spot welds," says Peters. "This created quite a divot at each weld location. Now, the push-pull setup provides better weld control and nicer-looking nuggets, with much less heat input, so the resulting divots are barely visible.
"Yes, we have twice as many transformers as we used to, but the payback is definitely there," Peters adds. "Weld quality is improved, overall power consumption is down, and we have practically eliminated the added, wasteful process of filling each weld divot with Bondo and then grinding and polishing each repair." MF
See also: T. J. Snow Company
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There are 89 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Properties of numbers, you may find related items under Numbers and the Number System.Broad Topics > Numbers and the Number System > Properties of numbers
What do you see as you watch this video? Can you create a similar video for the number 12?
Are these statements always true, sometimes true or never true?
This is a game in which your counters move in a spiral round the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and units.
Look at three 'next door neighbours' amongst the counting numbers. Add them together. What do you notice?
This problem looks at how one example of your choice can show something about the general structure of multiplication.
This investigates one particular property of number by looking closely at an example of adding two odd numbers together.
If you have ten counters numbered 1 to 10, how many can you put into pairs that add to 10? Which ones do you have to leave out? Why?
Each light in this interactivity turns on according to a rule. What happens when you enter different numbers? Can you find the smallest number that lights up all four lights?
These spinners will give you the tens and unit digits of a number. Can you choose sets of numbers to collect so that you spin six numbers belonging to your sets in as few spins as possible?
Mr Gilderdale is playing a game with his class. What rule might he have chosen? How would you test your idea?
Nearly all of us have made table patterns on hundred squares, that is 10 by 10 grids. This problem looks at the patterns on differently sized square grids.
Can you each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How could you sort the cards?
How many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of 11? Do you notice anything interesting about your results?
Choose four consecutive whole numbers. Multiply the first and last numbers together. Multiply the middle pair together. What do you notice?
My two digit number is special because adding the sum of its digits to the product of its digits gives me my original number. What could my number be?
A cinema has 100 seats. Show how it is possible to sell exactly 100 tickets and take exactly £100 if the prices are £10 for adults, 50p for pensioners and 10p for children.
What is the last digit of the number 1 / 5^903 ?
How many six digit numbers are there which DO NOT contain a 5?
Complete the following expressions so that each one gives a four digit number as the product of two two digit numbers and uses the digits 1 to 8 once and only once.
The diagram illustrates the formula: 1 + 3 + 5 + ... + (2n - 1) = n² Use the diagram to show that any odd number is the difference of two squares.
15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?
Is there an efficient way to work out how many factors a large number has?
I added together some of my neighbours' house numbers. Can you explain the patterns I noticed?
Can you find examples of magic crosses? Can you find all the possibilities?
Can you find any two-digit numbers that satisfy all of these statements?
These tasks will help children understand the 'ten-ness' of ten, a fundamental part of place value.
Guess the Dominoes for child and adult. Work out which domino your partner has chosen by asking good questions.
Tim Rowland introduces irrational numbers
This article introduces the idea of generic proof for younger children and illustrates how one example can offer a proof of a general result through unpacking its underlying structure.
A case is found with a combination lock. There is one clue about the number needed to open the case. Can you find the number and open the case?
Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?
Which numbers can we write as a sum of square numbers?
Can you find some Pythagorean Triples where the two smaller numbers differ by 1?
Skippy and Anna are locked in a room in a large castle. The key to that room, and all the other rooms, is a number. The numbers are locked away in a problem. Can you help them to get out?
Sets of integers like 3, 4, 5 are called Pythagorean Triples, because they could be the lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle. Can you find any more?
Take three whole numbers. The differences between them give you three new numbers. Find the differences between the new numbers and keep repeating this. What happens?
Robert noticed some interesting patterns when he highlighted square numbers in a spreadsheet. Can you prove that the patterns will continue?
Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you make two lights switch on at once? Three lights? All four lights?
Imagine a machine with four coloured lights which respond to different rules. Can you find the smallest possible number which will make all four colours light up?
This task depends on learners sharing reasoning, listening to opinions, reflecting and pulling ideas together.
I am thinking of three sets of numbers less than 101. Can you find all the numbers in each set from these clues?
I am thinking of three sets of numbers less than 101. They are the red set, the green set and the blue set. Can you find all the numbers in the sets from these clues?
Can you each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How could you sort the cards?
Can you find ways of joining cubes together so that 28 faces are visible?
Here is your chance to investigate the number 28 using shapes, cubes ... in fact anything at all.
Can you make a hypothesis to explain these ancient numbers?
Try to solve this very difficult problem and then study our two suggested solutions. How would you use your knowledge to try to solve variants on the original problem?
Ranging from kindergarten mathematics to the fringe of research this informal article paints the big picture of number in a non technical way suitable for primary teachers and older students.
Bernard Bagnall recommends some primary school problems which use numbers from the environment around us, from clocks to house numbers.
If you take a three by three square on a 1-10 addition square and multiply the diagonally opposite numbers together, what is the difference between these products. Why?


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The Maclaren Techno XT Toddler Buggy is a well constructed t0ddler stroller that is surprising affordable. In fact, the simple fact is you and your child can really put a beating on it and the Maclaren Techno XT will keep providing your child an out of the box riding experience.
Some of the Maclaren Features are:
- 5 Point Harness
- Washable Seat
- Compact Umbrella Fold
- Foot-Operated Brakes
- Shopping Basket
- High Performance Aluminium Frame
- Raincover Included
- Water Resistant Hood
- Reflective Accents
- Sun Visor
- Extendable Leg Rest
- High Adjustable Handles (This is a big deal for tall Women, or Fathers trust me! Your back will thank you.)
- Front and rear suspension
The toddler buggy is good from Birth to 55 pounds (15kg). It has four recline positions.
Opening it up takes just a moment, and you can be ready to put your child in the stroller in less than 30 seconds.
Some of the pretty cool accessories are:
- A Footmuff (Keeps your childs legs and feet warm.
- A Raincover
- Carry Bag
- Mosquito Nets
- Messenger Bag
- Reversible Buggy Blanket
- Universal Organizer
- Wheel Bag
- Various Liners and accents in a variety of designs and colors to make your buggy different or go with what you or your child is wearing!
The warranty is a standard 1 year warranty on parts and labor for reasonable use. They have a sovereign warranty program that seems a bit more like a marketing thing then anything else. It is basically the same thing as the standard warranty except it is for a "lifetime". However, they clearly state that it does not cover 2nd use, so it will only be covered for the duration your initial child used the stroller, and if you should happen to have another child you will need to get another Maclaren should your first stroller fail.
We feel that's fair, the usage of the word Sovereign is a pretty brilliant marketing tactic that makes you feel like no matter what happens it will be covered. We're not sure we care for that. However, the warranty is pretty straight forward, written in plain english (and other languages for that matter) and spells out the specifics without the need for a JD in law. At this price point the warranty is absolutely fair. We're giving the Maclaren Techno XT Toddler Buggy 4 outo f 5 stars. It's an excellent buggy, offered at a reasonable price. We have staff members here who have used a single Maclaren stroller for 3 of their children without a single issue.


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mikecorrales necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 18 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
American Progressive Radio Talk Show host (who's name shall be anonymous) needs a website redesign. Need clean, but progressive looking design.
RadioHost.com (Real Name not revealed)
Desired Color Scheme:
Open to ideas (generally like pleasing shades of green and blue)
Desired Style:
Clean with a little web 2.0. White space is our friend!
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
American Progressive Radio Talk Show host (who's name shall be anonymous) needs a website redesign. His show focuses progressive political, environmental, and social issues.
We have done a wireframe mockup of what we would roughly like the site to look like:
We are pretty open to color choices and want to give a good deal of design freedom, however, these are things we would like to keep from the mockup. 3 column design and fixed width for the main content area (no wider than 1024 pixels.)
Site will consist of a digg-like news feed and a user community / social network of sorts. The ability to"listen live" and listen to archived podcasts are also critical. The host's top blog posts should be visible somewhere above-the-fold and all advertising spots should be IAB standard spots.
Our design aestetic could be best simplified as Apple meets a softer web 2.0 style. To best get a sense of our design sensibilities, here are a few websites we love:
Please comment if you have any questions, we will try to offer as much feedback as possible. Thank you for your time and participation!!!


text: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 CMS Issues Final 2014 Physician Fee Schedule Rule The final 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule rule (.pdf) released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sets the therapy cap amount on outpatient services at $1,920. In addition, the rule announces a 20.1% reduction in Medicare payment rates for physical therapists (PTs), physicians, and other health care professionals—a cut linked to the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula being discussed in Congress. The new rule also updates payment amounts for physical therapists, physicians, and other health care professionals, makes changes to the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), and revises other payment policies. The final rule's 20.1% reduction is to the conversion factor used to determine Medicare payment rates, a reduction generated by the flawed SGR formula. Since 2003, Congress had enacted legislation preventing the reduction every year. The president's budget calls for averting these cuts and finding a permanent solution to this problem, and Congress is currently working to address an alternative payment method that would include permanent repeal of the SGR. If Congress does stop the 20.1% payment cut, the aggregate payment for outpatient physical therapy services due to changes in practice expense, work, and malpractice relative value units would remain unchanged from 2013. Aside from setting the therapy cap at $1,920 for 2014, the rule makes changes to payments to critical access hospitals (CAHs) beginning January 1, 2014. Despite strong objections from APTA and other stakeholders, the rule subjects CAHs to the therapy caps, as well as any potential extension of the therapy cap exceptions processes, in the same manner as other providers of outpatient therapy services. The therapy cap automatic exceptions process and the manual medical review process, applicable to outpatient therapy expenditures exceeding $3,700 per beneficiary, will expire on December 31, 2013, unless Congress acts to extend them. APTA is working aggressively to have Congress address the therapy cap through repeal or extension of the exceptions processes. CMS has finalized its proposal, supported by APTA, to require that individuals performing "incident-to" services in the physician's office must meet any applicable state requirements, including licensure. This would enable the federal government to recover funds paid if services are not furnished in accordance with state law. PQRS will see major changes for 2014. Physical therapists, physicians, and other eligible professionals will be able to avoid the 2016 2.0% PQRS penalty by reporting at least 3 individual measures via claims or registry for 50% or more of eligible Medicare patients in the 2014 reporting period. Though opposed by APTA and other stakeholders, CMS will increase the number of PQRS quality measures that providers must report either via claims or registry from 3 to 9 to qualify for the 0.5% bonus payment in 2014. CMS will maintain the current 12-month calendar year reporting period for the PQRS program but will eliminate the option to report on measures groups via claims. APTA submitted extensive comments in response to the proposed rule that was issued in July 2013. The final rule with comment period will appear in the December 10 Federal Register. APTA will post a detailed summary of the final rule shortly. Congressional discussions on SGR and therapy cap repeal will be taking place soon. Join APTA's grassroots efforts to call for an end to both flawed policies on December 2. Find out how to make your voice heard.


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Four Hundred Charleston Guests Walk the Red Carpet for Youth Entrepreneurship
YEScarolina Annual Gala Fundraiser Raises $215,000!
The evening commenced with four hundred guests walking the red carpet into Memminger Auditorium for the Fourth Annual Youth Entrepreneurship South Carolina Gala. The night glimmered in the effervescence of champagne and flash of the paparazzi, Summerville High School photography students. Upon entering the elegantly decorated auditorium complete with gorgeous chandeliers, mirrored glass, and beautiful floral arrangements, guests dined on hors d'oeuvres from Hall's Chophouse such as deviled eggs with crab meat, pâté, and cheese. Attendees met and exchanged with South Carolina's top ten student entrepreneurs. Each student had a table with his or her business displayed and materials to share.
"YEScarolina has provided me with a lot of experiences and opportunities that I certainly would not have had without participating in the class and events," said YEScarolina top student Evan Knox of Bullseye Web Designs. "Additionally, I have been unbelievably motivated and inspired by many of the people who I've had the opportunity to meet and the places that I've had the opportunity to visit, all of which would not have been possible without YEScarolina!"
The showed then began with the closing of the silent auction and a warm welcome by Clyde and Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Bailey Founder & Executive Director and Harriett Lee, VP of Programs and Development, respectively.
The entire evening focused around the importance of teacher-student interaction and how the primary function of YEScarolina is training teachers with entrepreneurship tools. First up were two alumnae Kesha Rainey and Erin Willis, who shared their powerful and emotional stories about their entrepreneurship teachers helping them overcome personal issues and the class being a way to a better future. The girls then presented the award for South Carolina Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year to Hacker Burr of Charleston Collegiate.
Next up was Tommy Baker remotely due to the dealership awards in Chicago, Board Chairman of YEScarolina, announcing the nominees for South Carolina Entrepreneurship Student of the Year. The award went to Luke Varadi of Wando High School. Teacher and student of the year received stipends and a paid trip to the April 2014 Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship awards gala.
In the meantime guests enjoyed a succulent three-course dinner by Hall's Chophouse, featuring sashimi and porcini-mushroom-dusted filet mignon complete with all steaks donated by Allen Brother's. Crosby's Seafood provided fish and shellfish, and Limehouse Produce supplied fresh vegetables. Bill Hall, YEScarolina board member, and Chef Niessner worked diligently alongside The Art Institute's culinary student volunteers and Hall's staff to produce this unforgettable meal. Entertainment for the evening was the Chucktown Trippin Tones, a College of Charleston a cappella group.
The high energy live auction was a highlight of the evening only to be topped by YEScarolina sweetheart and the recipient of the Mark Motley Big Heart Award, Victoria Turner, a Summerville High School student who participated in the 2013 Motley Rice and Mark Motley Foundation's business plan competitions and was recently featured on CBS Evening News.
Victoria shared her inspiring story and her business plan for photography, which is more focused on helping others such as homeless families than yielding profits. Her teacher Jonathan Rushin was a driving force behind her success this year and was recognized at the gala.
The live auction concluded with a private plane charter on a Hawker850, a trip to Tuscany, and the teacher training seed money fund. The event raised $215,000, which will finance teacher training for the next three to four years. "We are overwhelmed by the support of our community and proud that our supporters understand the importance of entrepreneurship education in today's economy," said Founder Jimmy Bailey. All students were recognized on stage at the end of the evening with a student from Charleston Collegiate, Conor Corcoran, receiving the Ron Motley Memorial award.
So ended a poignant evening for a cause that teaches hands-on, life relevant and business skills. The excellence of these students was evident throughout the evening among the throngs of Charleston's most influential and generous citizens, marking yet another great success for the youth entrepreneurs of our State. Way to go!
The event was presented by Hall's Chophouse, Heritage Trust, Baker Motor Company, and Paul Hulsey.


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Okay, now that I have submitted the Goth style dragon, how about we learn "how to draw a baby hydra", step by step. Who says that you can or should only make baby versions of animals or people? To me fantasy creatures and figures are just as awesome, if not better to make into baby forms. The Hydra that you will be getting a lesson on still retains its mean streak as it stands there in an adorable baby form. The tiny heads faces and body makes this creature from lore more huggable than scary. I think you will agree when I say that drawing a baby hydra is ultra-fun, and super easy. I have so many different ideas that I want to tackle in a new baby concept. Who knows, maybe I will make some other creatures in this very same form. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this version of a fantasy hydra. I will be back in a bit with more drawing fun so stay tuned in. Adios people and peace out!
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Operator Driven Reliability
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A prime objective of operator involvement in maintenance is improvement of an equipment support strategy. Their involvement enables them to understand and fulfils their role in providing plant-wide reliability.
SKF has been a pioneer in Operator Driven Reliability field for over a decade and has a range of products and services to effectively deliver this initiative. This complies with the industry's safety standards and regulations by providing the ability to track and record assets events and inspections.


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Josh Hamilton left the game with a fracture to his humerus bone, which isn't connected to the funny bone. He was going down the line head first into home and… Well, he's Mr. Glass, so what do you expect? Ron Washington can't believe anyone could ever get hurt going down a line head first. "Nothing but fun to be had there!" That's Washington talking about the devil's dandruff. I think Kinsler, Cruz and Hamilton share gloves so one of them must always be on the DL. This opens up playing time for David Murphy. I've long been a fan of Murph. Has 15/15 potential and won't kill you in any categories. I'd grab him in all leagues. Yeah, even yours. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Chris Davis – With the injury to Hamilton, Davis was recalled. Somewhere, Bill James can now wear his cut-off, denim shorts and proudly show off his tramp stamp tattoo that reads, "I love Chris Davis." Without an injury, I can't imagine Davis gets much playing time, but he's still worth a pick up in AL-Only leagues for the off chance of him pulling magic out of his hat.
Michael Young – 3-for-3 as he played 2nd base. Guess who's going to have 2nd base eligibility in Yahoo leagues by mid-May? Hint: His name appears at the beginning of this blurb.
Mike Napoli – Hasn't started since Saturday. The conference of MLB managers that is held every year in Pensacola, Florida the first weekend of December is highlighted by Saturday's all day seminar titled, "How To Prevent Napoli From Hitting 30 HRs In a Year."
Dan Haren – 9 IP, 0 ER, 8 Ks and only allowed one hit. After the game, Haren received a call of congratulations from Armando Galarraga.
Peter Bourjos – 2-for-3 with his first homer. The guy with the hockey player last name has 10 homer power and 30 steal speed, yet I feel like everyone's already given up on him. For shame.
Mark Trumbo – Hit his first homer the same day it was reported Kendrys was able to run. Somebody Gillooly him please.
Clayton Richard – 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks. Hodgepadre!
Dee Gordon – I just picked him up all over the place. Probably a bit preemie on that but with Furcal out, I gots to get me some upside at MI. Gordon can steal 50 bases this year. Now call him up!
Ryan Raburn – Batted third and went 2-for-4 with 2 Runs, 1 RBI and one formal apology to Leyland for not enjoying his secondhand smoke enough. I hate to be ungrateful, but how do you not start a guy then bat him third? Is this only bonkers to me? Oh, I know. In Monday's game, Raburn replaced Mags in the three hole, so since Leyland has never heard of White Out he just left the lineup the same.
Chris Volstad – 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 10 baserunners, 3 Ks. Eh, no one owns this schmohawk anyway, right?
Omar Infante – 0-for-4, batting .244. You really shouldn't have drafted him. He's worse than yawnstipating.
Sam Fuld – 1-for-4, still batting leadoff, still stealing bases, still not a great hitter but OWH (Own While Hitting).
Kyle Farnsworth – Recorded his second save and this one was a perfect inning. If you're circling around the Rays on the wings of Peralta or McGee waiting for vulture saves, you're going hungry.
Angel Sanchez – 4-for-5, 2 Runs, 2 RBIs, batting .395 on the year. There's Dirty Sanchez, Filthy Sanchez and now Abandoned Warehouse Sanchez. Big sign over Abandoned Warehouse says "No squatters."
Michael Cuddyer – 4-for-4, even a broken clock is right twice a day, but it's wrong a lot more of the time. Remember that.
Jeff Francis – 7 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks. I think he's garbage but he gets the Mariners next time out who are more garbager.
Wilson Betemit – 2-for-4, now hitting over .500 in the last week though that was boosted by a 4-for-4 day on Sunday. It's feast or famine with these peasant Royals. Right now, it's feast for Betemit. At any point, he'll drop the boom and go back to MOS — 'Mit Out Starting job.
Alexei Ramirez – 2-for-4, 4 RBIs and 2 homers (3 on the year). Now has more homers than he hit the last three Aprils combined. Cust kayin'.
Edwin Jackson – 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks. I blame Juan Pierre.
Brett Myers – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks. I mean, I'd pick him up if he were on waivers, but I still don't trust him to keep up this pace.
David Aardsma – Manager Eric Wedge said Aardsma will be the closer when he returns at the end of the month. Wedge also said he doesn't have a resume, but he can throw one together if it means a job managing a better team.
Jayson Werth – 2-for-3 and hit a homer yesterday batting between Rick Ankiel and Matt Stairs aka Blech and Belch.
Wilson Ramos – 2-for-3, batting .450. Nice the Nats are giving Ramos ABs over "My Nickname Pudge Wasn't Always Ironic" Rodriguez. I'm getting ahead of myself, but Ramos is going to be in Friday's Buy column and those in two catcher leagues should embrace him. Not literally, that would be weird.
Joe Blanton – 6 IP, 5 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks. I wonder if he feels like the ugly redheaded stepchild. You know, like Phillip on Survivor.
Ryan Howard – 1-for-3 with his third homer. Sonavabench! Why you ask did I have Howard on my bench? Because stupid CBS locks lineups before the first stupid morning game whether the stupid Phillies are playing or not! And CBS charges for this shizz! Why can't we make it standard across all platforms to lock lineups only for games underway? Is this too much to effin' ask?
Ricky Romero – 8 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks. I do like Romero. Tis true, if people say tis when it's not Christmas time, but this was against the M's.
Michael Pineda – 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks. Hellickson was my AL ROY choice, but I almost went with Pineda. Notice how I don't mention I chose Freddie Freeman for the NL. Well, they ain't all roses.
Chris Carpenter – 4 IP, 8 ER. Carpenter got hammered.
Lance Berkman – 3-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer in two days. Don't have faith in him, but don't have to while he's hot.
David Freese – Hit his 2nd homer in the last three days. If you lost Zimmerman, I ain't mad at cha if you add Freese.
Tommy Hanson – 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks. Well, it wasn't a 10 K performance like I would've liked to have seen, but it's seven shutout innings so I'm going to shut up now.
Nate McLouth – Batted 2nd again with Heyward in the six hole. What exactly did McLouth do right and Heyward, who homered yesterday, do wrong? Are we pulling names out of a hat for the lineup card? Fredi reaches in, "Batting third is…New Era." "Um, Coach, that's the tag."


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A balance needs to be achieved in activities for youth.
Playtime is disappearing. How many youth go outside after school and just play? Creative playtime is important for the development of critical and creative thinking, and many psychologists are becoming worried that today's youth will not develop the ability to creatively think that is necessary for development. However many parents keep their children constantly busy for the same reason. In a world filled with drugs, gangs, and shootings, many parents believe activities will keep their children out of trouble.
But should a youth really have a "tough schedule?" These were all things we considered while framing our Scout Programs. We keep a balance between structured activities and unstructured free play.
Our Scouts get plenty of time to interact as a team and make friends. Our Scouts take part in many activities from building and launching rockets to backpacking trips together. However, we also make sure our Scouts have plenty of free play time to invent their own games, play pretend, and come up with their own activities. If our Scouts are on a camping trip and just want to sit by a stream and listen to it go by, that is okay too.
The most important thing is that our Scouts safely have FUN.


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PAWSitively Stress Free at Milner Library
Event Description
Take a study break and get PAWSitively stress free! Pet certified therapydogs, get a FREE chair massage, and enjoy other stress relieving activities.
Milner Library, third floor.
Co-sponsored by Health Promotion and Wellness and Milner Library.
If you will need special accommodations, please contact the event organizer.


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Game Crazy went belly-up earlier this year, removing one more retail alternative to GameStop from American shopping centers and malls. The sell-off of its remaining stock is on hold while two liquidators battle over who's bidding the most for it.
Movie Gallery, the parent company of Game Crazy, wants a bankruptcy court to go ahead and approve a $3.025 million sale to COKeM. Gamers Factory Inc., an online game reseller, says it will pay $50,000 more for the inventory and wants a judge to block the sale. Some 600,000 new and used games, plus accessories, are caught in the balance.
On top of that, the reseller Gametronics Inc. (d/b/a LA Closeout) put in another motion saying it'd pay at least $3.05 million for the inventory. Gametronics and Gamers Factory's motions come more than three weeks after a judge approved a $74.2 million asset sale agreement that paved the way for going-out-of-business sales across the country. Movie Gallery's creditors opposed that decision.
Some liquidation of Game Crazy stores had been underway before all this proceeded, but even the company handling that sell-off had filed its own objections to the asset sale agreement.
When Game Crazy went bust this spring, the company listed assets between $10 million and $50 million, and liabilities approaching $1 billion. There are very specific and complex obligations and agreements in play here that I don't pretend to understand, but to the layperson, bitching about incremental bids of $50,000 doesn't seem to do much to change the overall picture: Game Crazy's gone, and anyone doing business with it probably lost money.
Video Game Co. Aims To Block $3M Movie Gallery Asset Sale [Forbes via Game Politics]