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Rendering Unto Caesar
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 13, 2010 (message contributor)
Summary: Jesus is showing how citizens have both civic and moral obligations; we obey secular law yet we owe everything to God, Who deserves our primary allegiance.
An IRS agent contacted a taxpayer to conduct an audit. He noted, "Our records show that you still have some money left over after paying your taxes. How do you account for that?" Another taxpayer told his attorney that when he dies, to place his ashes in an envelope and mail it to the IRS with a note saying: "Now you have everything."
The Jews of Jesus' day were vexed at living under a foreign, pagan government, whose rule was enforced by an army of occupation. The Jews paid a land tax, an income tax, a poll tax, an import tax, a tax on grain, wine, and oil. We may live in "Taxachusetts", but things were far worse in First Century Israel! The religious leaders wanted to put Jesus on trial for heresy but they had no civil authority and so they were left with charging Jesus with sedition against Rome.
The question posed was devious--if Jesus spoke in favor of taxation, He appear disloyal to Israel and would drop considerably in His popularity; if He spoke against paying taxation He would be undermining the state and would sound like a dangerous revolutionary. His enemies were prepared to hand Him over to Pilate, to the very government they despised. Either way Jesus answers, He's in big trouble; a seemingly no-win scenario.
The spies address Jesus with flattery (21), outwardly appearing to honor Him as a respected teacher. They claim to value His opinion…yet they really hated Him and wanted to discredit Him. What they say about Him is absolutely true, except they don't believe it. The word "catch" in verse 20 was used in the sense of snaring animals in a trap. Their loaded question oozed with hypocrisy.
Their question, "is it permissible/right?" (22) refers to the Law of Moses. For centuries the Jews enjoyed a theocracy, but now they were under a harsh, secular rule. God-fearing people were conflicted; should they support such a government with their hard-earned money? Although their motives were insincere, they posed a legitimate ethical question that raised the age-old conflict between church and state. When a government is corrupt is it right to give such an authority our obedience?
Jesus does not enter the trap set for Him. His answer catches everyone by surprise. Jesus was not (as some hoped) a political revolutionary…but neither was He a nationalist. His answer says two things: government has the right to exist, and its presence does not negate our allegiance to God. This is the closest Jesus ever comes to making a political statement. We have parallel duties to God and our government. When these two authorities are in conflict, our primary allegiance is to God. While Caesar had a right to impose taxation on his Jewish subjects, he had no claim on their souls. In His reply, Jesus showed no disloyalty to human government or to the Law of God.
He asks for a coin, and by handing one over, His enemies were reluctantly admitting that they were under Caesar's rule. The graven image of Caesar was on the coin. The only thing missing was the words "In Caesar We Trust!" Because Caesar was honored as a god, possessing such a coin was like carrying an idol in your pocket!
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Magnetawan is a historical village in Canada. It is on the Trans Canada Trail, in the middle of a 78-km stretch.
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In the late spring and early summer, use light lures like Rapalas... Jitterbugs after dark on a calm night. Later in the summer, fish deeper with worms and crayfish. Ahmic is one of the most beautiful lakes in the area. 12 miles long - 43 miles of shoreline, much of which is pristine and not developed. There are places on the lake where you cannot see a cottage, a road or another boat.
The Downtown General Store is an old fashioned grocery store with wooden floors, candy racks, fishing equipment, clothes and gifts... It's been around for at least 100 years and hasn't changed much at all. If you ask, they'll drive your groceries down to the dock and load them. Ask Heinens to do that!
If you want a fantastic, cheap, friendly meal, visit the Magnetawan Inn... Right in the center of town. Ask for Susan... have some ice cream and simply relax.
There's a liquor store just down the street, but your best bet is to buy your liquor and beer when you cross the border at the duty free shop (if you're from the US).
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Doesn't work so well if you and/or your partner have 2 left feet! LOL My husband and I tried this but it was either stop the dance lessons or get a divorce! Not a pretty picture. - by LJ1225
I found ballroom dancing not only provides a great workout, but it also can improve your coordination, boost your mood, and can get you out of the house. It doesn't matter if it is ballet, jazz, ballroom, belly or pole dancing, or hula it is fun and you are learning.
I have seen 70+ to college kids at group ballroom lessons. The Woman's shoes rock and are the most comfortable heels I've ever worn. It is expensive, so try a $10 video first, or a free lesson. Ever see a buff hot straight guy do jazz hands?? If they can do that and look good, so can I!!


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Life at Yahoo
Southern California Hack Day 2011Posted: 16th of September, 2011
Originally posted on the WIT blog. By Karen Bruner.
Yahoo! has been hosting company-wide Hackdays two or three times a year now for several years, and while Yahoos in the Southern California offices were welcome to work on hacks, they didn't have the support of an organized local event. That changed for Summer Hackday 2011. The SoCal chapter of Yahoo!'s Women in Tech group, with funding from the Yahoo Developer Network, put together a great environment for local hackers to collaborate and concentrate on their hacks.
Prospective hackers listen to pitches over pizza
A week before Hackday, potential hackers came together to pitch ideas and find interested hackers. Hacking wasn't limited to engineers who fit the traditional definition of computer hacking. The Southern California offices have a large proportion of people in the advertising and business side, but they still have many of the necessary hacking skills: ideas, aesthetic input, and enthusiasm.
By the time Hackday rolled around, 19 hackers worked on several local projects that had come together. Hacks ran the gamut from ideas that could someday appear on the front pages of Yahoo!'s sites to internal tools that would make the behind-the-scenes run better. While most hackers were local to the Burbank office, Yahoos from the Santa Monica office also came to join the hacks. WIT volunteers kept them energized with drinks, munchies, and pizza.
For another first, the teams in Burbank got to present their hacks in the Friday afternoon demos via teleconferencing with Hackday HQ in Sunnyvale. Several dozen people, hackers and supporters alike, crowded in a boardroom over pizza and beer to watch the local demos. The enthusiasm and excitement from everybody was tremendous. Second-time Burbank hacker Srikanth Bangalore said this was a big improvement over his first Hackday, when he worked from his desk and had to record his demo so it could be replayed in the Sunnyvale demo session. Doing the demo live and having an energetic audience made for a very different experience.
A first: Burbank Hackday demos teleconfereced live with Sunnyvale
Mariena Quintanilla's hack was related to her day-to-day work, a monitoring tool she had been needing for awhile but hadn't had time to work on. Hackday gave her the perfect chance. She found another would-be hacker to help out, and her tool will have an immediate impact.
With one successful Southern California Hackday under WIT's belt, the plan is to make this a regular event, allowing local Yahoos to tap their hacking talent more easily, which can only benefit Yahoo as a whole.


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Nobody's laughing in Lawrence
UPDATE: Herald gets action as mayor issues an executive order to control overtime (link to document here.) Yet, the mayor still won't take the Herald's calls. What's he afraid of? Tough questions?
The self-effacing, misdirection play by the city solicitor in Lawrence was a nice try ... but it still doesn't change the outcome.
Public records belong to -- the public. Still, it took two months for the city to share the payroll, the basis for today's latest chapter in our "Your Tax Dollars at Work" project. Today, OT out of control in struggling Lawrence.
Here's a link to the Lawrence payroll.
Here's the main story on OT.
Here's the city lawyer's side.
There's no doubt this city is feeling the pain of the Great Recession. The Mill City is straining with firefighters next to possibly lose their jobs (up to 30, says the acting fire chief.)
But, under the Massachusetts public records law (go take a look yourself), sitting on a request to scrub the appeal for "enemies" is a new one on this journalist. It smacks of running out the clock ... and hope the annoying request just goes away. Maybe others would quit, but not at the Herald.
Here's what the Lawrence city attorney had to say in his defense ...
City Attorney Charles D. Boddy Jr. said he was "sitting on and forgetting about" the Herald's request for weeks while he studied the paper trail. Lawrence has "a lot of enemies," he said, and must take its time probing every request.
Lawrence also has a lot of taxpayers who deserve to see the city payroll with no strings attached. State taxpayers deserve to take a look-see, too, because if the city can't pay back a $24 million loan (with more that can still be taken out), guess who must pick up the tab?


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Your Holiness,
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'The call has a petition that has been signed within a few days of more than 100,000 Frenchmen.' This is the one mind Christ prayed for. I pray the Pope is of the same mind and speaks with it.ReplyDelete
Anybody know who initiated this meeting?ReplyDelete
I do hope that Francis will not allow atheist Hollande to use this visit as a stamp of legitimacy for his rotten politics. Some straight talking is needed from the Bishop of Rome in support of the eldest daughter of the Church. The faithful French deserve no less, God Bless them.ReplyDelete
Pope Francis will do nothing, and say nothing. Just watch.ReplyDelete
Don't hold your breath. Pope Francis probably thinks Monsieur Hollande is doing a great job. One Francis destroying whats left of Christian civilisation from within the church the other from without.ReplyDelete
You can bet, nothing was said. The signatories of the petition will have been betrayed by moral cowardice we have come to expect from the NO hierarchy since the mid-1960s.ReplyDelete


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A global strategy on occupational health was formulated, and country activities supported. Guidelines and monographs were produced on such subjects as the health implications of occupational exposure to organic dust and sensitizing agents as well as selected metals, solvents and pesticides. Since 1976 WHO has evaluated the health risks posed by exposure to some 200 industrial chemicals and other substances. An international collaborative oral health research initiative is being set up in collaboration with the International Dental Federation among others. An international action network was established on noma and other mutilating diseases and accidents of the face. Significant progress was made in meeting the rehabilitation needs of the 35 million persons with disabilities in Africa, using the community-based district health approach. WHO's global data on blindness were updated. Training and research in this field is supported by WHO jointly with NGOs. Quality standards were prepared for small-scale manufacturers of intraocular implants used in cataract surgery.
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In the field of pharmaceuticals guidelines for drug prescribing are being expanded. National systems for drug registration, surveillance and quality assurance are being established in a number of countries with WHO collaboration. The WHO model list of essential drugs is being revised and updated. Working with bilateral agencies, other United Nations bodies and NGOs, WHO collaborates with 55 countries in framing national policies in such areas as drug selection and legislation. Operational research is carried out on the rational use of drugs. Guidelines, tools and training materials have been prepared on many aspects of drug management.
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08:28pm 06/05/2009
So, right, apparently it's not official until you get a shirt. Still, this is crazy. I'm going to law school. Yikes.
Ironically, this weekend I go back to Minnesota to graduate. Well played life; this a good confluence of life changing events.
I'm a little terrified, maybe more than I should be. But fuck it, life is too good to worry. I'm going to go and kick ass.
I hope
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Things I'm actually interested in
10:24pm 16/02/2009
I think it's just fucking absurd that people think the Broncos will go after a running back in the draft. For fucks sake, they have half a dozen of them. Durability issues aside, they've got a great set of them. Selvin Young looks great when he isn't made of glass, Peyton Hillis is one of the shockers of the year in my opinion, and Ryan Torain has the skills to be great. Don't forget about Andre Hall or Michael Pittman; they're not great but certainly effective backups. Why the shit would you take a running back with that kind of backfield?
I like The Shack, mostly because I'm actually helping people about half the time. The crazy people though, you wouldn't fucking believe. Do electronics atract the old and crazy? Maybe it's just Catonsville being full of weirdos. Everything from spy paranoia, to drunks insisting on plugging sound systems into their WOOFERS, to old fat white guys who want help attaching their suspenders. Oh my job.
The problem with Lie to Me is that it had a great pilot, but now it can't replicate that. The pilot was unquestionably fantastic, especially the way it tied (somewhat) real science into the intrigue of the show, and made the viewer feel like they were participating. But now that's fallen off almost entirely. And really, you can only have a scenario of "Oh shit, someone is lying and WE NEED TO KNOW WHOOO" so many times before we're bored. On top of that, none of the characters aside from Tim Roth's are really that interesting. Did I mention it lacks a solid plot arc to keep us interested (what I'm calling Reaper syndrome). It's sad, because the premise is fantastic, but this is one giant bomb of a show.
...yes, my dialogue is disconnected, but I wanted to write these things. So I did. Cheers!
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Hum drum
05:36pm 13/02/2009
So yeah
working full time is rough, but I can see where attitude begins to matter. Quality isn't entirely mental, but reactions are.
Being in a long term relationship is definitely new territory, but it's cool new territory, like a hidden area in a familiar place. With a waterfall. And adorable wolf cubs.
Oh, and I got in to law school. Woohoo?
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In those moments
08:48pm 16/12/2008
I was going to write something soul searching here, but it seemed more appropriate to muse at Livejournal itself.
We write down all these things we wish we could say, but we don't say them.
Or we write down all the things we don't want anyone to read, except we make them public.
Or we catalog our lives, hoping they're interesting, but we do this because we don't think they are.
Or we write about our experiences, opinions, bad stories and good movies, keeping it light and simple, without any personality injected into it.
Why do I keep a livejournal? Because I like releasing these musings occasionally. I'm guilty of all of the above, for sure as well. I think I'd be a lot healthier without this, or any of the other blogs I've kept.
But it's hard to destroy so much history. I see recorded here the journey of 8 years, so many different thoughts and experiences recorded. I can't help but feel like it'd be a waste to destroy all of that.
We'll see. In the meantime, I'll keep abusing this habit.
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05:33pm 01/12/2008
It's weird, primarily because it's such a shift.
Life itself won't necissarily be that different, but the whole paradigm has to change.
Up til this point, life has been a series of cut offs. Graduations, from one place to the next. No matter what your circumstances were, it wasn't going to be for more than a few years.
Now that can change. Yes there is promotion, switching jobs, and moving.
But it's not so fixed, you don't have the dates in advance. It's this scary, ill-defined space of THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. And it's all sitting there, waiting for you like the hungry darkness.
I've wondered if that's not why I'm ok with law school despite my apprehensions. It's more of the same, safe, familiar. Maybe it's not what I want, but it's what I know.
You live your life based around time lines, living for the next thing on your calendar. There are all these great dates, signposts to show you if you're still on the path. But now it's just the endless forest ahead.
I should be so excited for the challenge, but I can't help but feel apprehensive...
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09:07pm 08/11/2008
I think thats the point of the lesson. We can choose to use it or ignore it.
To live as a part of the normal world is to accept the pain we cause.
To truly escape all the pain is total removal, essentially or literally death.
We enjoy the pain, on some perverse level. It's our reminder of our existence. The necessity of ego corresponds to our refusal to die.
The lessons are only complex if you aren't looking. They're numerous, simple, and they all say about the same thing. Actually using them despite living is an entirely separate matter.
This would make more sense, but language is at best improper here.
P.S. - Saoshyant. That word is going to drive me mad. Anybody think of any books or book series that use that word, other than those related to zoroastrianism?
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What's in your name:?
07:07am 21/10/2008
After watching TV commercials, I have determined that Viagra can help old people and their wives to dance. Also to look really goofy trying to make bedroom eyes.
Also, social mores suck. Names are difficult to remember, especially when you have to learn several dozen of them.
Everyone I meet from here on out will be assigned a number and color, for simplicity sake.
Edit: I woke up around 6:30 am, and was weirded out how much it was like the night time. Despite making sense, it was an odd similarity, but so very different. I don't plan on changing my habits, but it was very cool seeing the sun rise.
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12:21am 04/10/2008
I've become fascinated by silence.
I went into the library today. It's always quiet, but it's empitness made it absolutely silent. All the students gone, it was me and about two librarians.
Somehow this gradient change was fascinating. There's so much background noise in a library; the sound of footsteps, the rustle of pages. Somehow it's emptiness produced a much more prodigiuous silence.
More than that of abandoned buildings. This is a building with life and use, but entirely silent and empty.
I could make analogies, but they're all angsty and depressing, and life is just too good for that.
Even at a DISTANCE, it has this much of an effect. Whoda thunk?
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11:57pm 27/09/2008
I really just like this comic way too much. It's on seem deep visceral level, to the point where the emotions is communicates are what is in focus.
My best answer for my ideal job is still super hero; I really need to figure out something else I would enjoy doing for a living
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07:15pm 21/09/2008
This semester is interesting. To say the least possible, things are different than they've ever been before. Its...difficult at times.
On the other hand, I got to see the Minnesota Vikings whip ass versus the Carolina Panthers, so it's certainly not all bad.
in the meantime... (interview questions; I refuse to pass these things on)
1) Where the hell did you go? =] Haven't heard from you in a loooong time.
- I get this a lot, and somehow my life has ended up really busy. This summer there was just a lot going on, and now at school there's a lot of homework and clubs and all that stuff. Somehow I've lost a lot of frequent contact with people
2) All we really have to do in this life is live and die (hopefully be happy somewhere in between). Are you happy?
- Yes. In so many ways, yes.
3) Hopes, dreams and ambitions?
-Have fun, explore often, enjoy the things I have, and do not mourn that which I don't
4) Wander lust?
-Not in the same ways; I've explored a lot of the areas I inhabit, and on top of that I find myself really tired a lot of the time. lame excuse, but it's the truth.
5) What's work like, what's fun like?
- Work is fun, I get to give tours and slack off around the tour office; homework less so, but my classes are actually all pretty interesting this semester. Fun is more casual, hanging out with friends, grilling, drinking beer, playing videogames.
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11:32am 08/09/2008
Fucking hell fuck fuck
it got down to 39 degrees last night. Early fucking SEPTEMBER and we're almost at freezing.
Some people are predicting a blizzard on Halloween like they had a dozen years ago.
For the record? Fuck Minnesota.
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Oh Nutrition
09:00pm 01/09/2008
So, my nutrition teacher calls it "diabeetus"
I am incapable of not laughing. Oh College.
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06:51pm 28/08/2008
I have a new pendant. It makes me irrationally happy.
"Though yea I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil for I am the biggest baddest motherfucker there"
For future reference, if I am ever teaching English in another country, and am incensed at my students, I am going to give them Lewis Carrol's "Jabberwocky" to translate. I'll tell them that if they can't find the words in a dictionary, they've done it wrong.
I'm unreasonably excited for two classes I will in all probability despise. It's just hard not to; new learning and all.
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Back to the places we used to know
12:35pm 25/08/2008
Has anyone else had the experience where you're back in a familiar place, with familiar people, but you lack the basic things in common to talk about?
It always happens for the first few days when I come back to school, or go back home. I love seeing everyone, but it's like we're missing that basic commonality of experience that allows us to casually chat.
The chats I do have are usually questions about the past few months, and when those run out, usually just asserting how weird it is to be back/see everyone/etc.
I know to expect it, but it still weirds me out, taking away the basic thing in common (going to the same school, living in the same area), and seeing the kind of havoc it wreaks on even good friends.
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05:24pm 11/08/2008
Fuck Kayaks
in other news, I realized that I'm definitely one of those people when I'm in a couple. I'm surprisingly ok with this.
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Letters take the place of meaning
11:46pm 27/07/2008
That was the point of "hush", that dialogue occasionally can be a crutch. it sounds silly, but it's true. Words and meaning are not necessarily related.
"It's curtains for you Dr. Horrible. Lacy, gently wafting curtains." Best. Musical. Ever.
2013; July 20th. I will be there, again, standing in the surf looking at the moon. Halcyon. The
cigar was a nice touch, but the experience is like a fine painting.
I think explanations are boring.
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03:42am 18/07/2008
Holy shit Joker holy shit holy shit holy shit
seriously. That pretty much is the second most important part of the last several weeks of my life
myrtle beach now. more later. cheers!
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Complex weaves
12:33am 23/06/2008
This is my last week of summer before I have to start working. It'll be nice to be on a schedule, and doubly so to be getting some money, but damned if I don't hate giving up all this freedom.
It's really weird; I keep tripping in my dreams, and then I'll jerk forward, in the real world, as if to catch myself in the dream. I always fall right back asleep, but it's possibly the most disconcerting experience ever.
People, myself included, seem to have this urge to complicate things. It's either the attempt of control or the refusal to do such. Balance again of course. Bloody hell if it's not tiring to keep learning this.
I want to try un-complicating things, but I continually seem to tangle them back up. I'm not entirely sure why.
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11:24pm 13/06/2008
I made it. My heart is pumping so fast, it feels like I'm having a heart attack.
I made it upstairs fine, but then the trouble started. There was one upstairs, and it made this...noise. God, it was like a fox being burned to death. Whatever it was, it called more. I killed it, and ran into my room.
...I think it was my brother. Fuck.
I was stuck up there for hours, waiting for the wanderers to go away. I was able to get my katana, machete, and some books. I know it seems crazy, but I'm in for the long haul I guess. I wanted to take more with me, but I knew I had to be able to move freely.
I finally came out after it had gotten dark. Wasnt smart enough I suppose, one came at me out of the bathroom. I hit it again and again, just went a little nuts I suppose. There was blood everywhere, I want to wash it off, but I'm afraid the noise of a shower would attract more. I used the sink as much as I could, but it looks like the water is running out. Can't be long now til the power goes out.
I want to barricade the windows down here, but I can't bring myself to do it. They're old school, plate glass, several inches thick. I feel like they're my only good way out of here if I run out of food and supplies. I got lucky going through the house once, but its got too many places for these things to hide.
I keep thinking about "when this is over", but is it going to be over? I'm terrified that this isn't just a temporary thing. Please let my friends and family be safe. Good luck
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I'm writing this from down in my basement, it's the only safe floor in the house. I barricaded the stairwell with the couch and anything else I could find, but I'm afraid it's not enough. I can hear them upstairs, shuffling around.
I wish I'd grabbed one of my swords from upstairs, but it was all so sudden. I saw a car crash on the way home from my interview, but I didn't think twice. Got home, turned on the TV to see massive static.
Hopefully someone will read this. I can survive for a while; I'm melting ice from the freezer to drink, and there's plenty of frozen food. I want to get out of here and find my friends or family, but I'm terrified that they'll tear me apart the moment I try.
Fuck. For all our joking, this is insane. It feels like I've been down here forever, but it's only been a few hours. I'm amazed the internet is still working, but thank god for small miracles.
I'm going to try and make a break for it, grab some more supplies and maybe something from my room. Wish me luck!
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ARM cooks up ultra low voltage processor
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Most energy-efficient CPU ever
ARM has proudly announced its most efficient processor to date, the Cortex M0+, or nonplus for the crowd that doesn't speak geek.
Interestingly, the new 32bit processor is stamped out in a low cost 90nm LP process, yet it consumes just a third of the energy of any 8bit or 16bit chip available today.
Of course, the new chip is not aimed at smartphones or sexy gadgets, but it will soldier on in other markets for years to come. ARM claim that the chip should enable designers to come up with new wireless devices that will run on a single charge for months on end. This will make it suitable for a wide array of uses, ranging from medical equipment to households appliances.
The new chips will consume as little as 9uA/MHz and the core is said to measure less than 1mm by 1mm in size. ARM expects M0+ chips to sell for 13 to 20 pence, giving new meaning to the phrase cheap as chips.


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Cash and investment documents worth around Rs 100 crore were seized during searches by Bihar police in premises belonging to four officials, including suspended Deputy Inspector General Alok Kumar.
The search was conducted by sleuths of Economic Offence Unit of the Bihar police in 17 premises belonging to executive engineer of Rural Engineering Organisation Mithilesh Kumar, executive engineer of public health and
engineering department Nageshwar Sharma and sub-inspector (enforcement) Mohammad Yunus, besides that of the DIG, Additional Director General of Police, headquarters, Ravinder Kumar said.
The search continued till wee hours on Thursday.
Director General of Police Abhyanand told PTI that raids were conducted after registration of three FIRs with the EOU police station against them under Prevention of Corruption Act.
No arrest has been made so far but investigations were on in all the cases, he said, adding the departments concerned would be given details of the raids and recoveries by police for initiating action against them.
DIG Alok Kumar has already been put under suspension by the state government following complaints of extortion of Rs 10 crore from a liquor trader in Saran district recently.
Kumar, an IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre, had earlier served as senior superintendent of police of Patna.
The searches revealed that sub-inspector Yunus was richest among the four officials, the ADGP said.
Posted in Kaimur district, he owns a cinema hall, a training college and a school at Muzaffarpur besides a hotel at Mohania in Kaimur.
Besides, the EOU sleuths recovered documents regarding purchase of over 25 acres of land at Muzaffarpur and papers of 34 vehicles run for a private school, he added.
In searches at premises belonging to Mithilesh Kumar, Rs 14,00,000 in cash, bank/LIC investments of Rs 20,00,000, 220 gram gold jewellery and keys of two lockers in banks have come to light, the ADGP said.
From the premises belonging to Nageswar Sharma, recoveries included Rs 2,87,600 in cash, five luxurious cars -- two BMWs, one Landcruiser and one Fortune and Innova -- papers relating to investment of over Rs 20 lakh in different saving schemes and purchase of more than 20 properties in and around Patna, he added.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had told the assembly on Wednesday that documents relating to the purchase of land have been found from the DIG's premises.


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Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli admits he's having to reign in new signing Christian Vieri in preseason training.
Vieri had a double knee operation last year and Prandelli says: "'Christian Vieri has 'hunger' and wants to return. But he must be careful he doesn't come back too soon The positive thing is that he has not missed one training session, or even one training exercise.
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Arsene Looks To British Core
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is looking to his core of young British players to lead the future for Arsenal. With Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey on the verge of new deals and Carl Jenkinson already signed, Arsenal have a core of young English players emerging for probably the first time since the beginning of George Graham`s reign.
Having watched young continental players, such as Fabregas, Nasri, Adebayor, Clichy and Song drift away, whilst the likes of Denilson, Bendtner and Vela didn`t quite make the grade, the Arsenal manager is confident his new British crop might be more inclined to stick it out in North London.
"I believe we have a good core of young English players. We couldn`t keep the good core of young foreign players but I hope we will be capable to build a team around all these young England players who can achieve something together," the boss pointed out following the 5-2 win over Reading.
"Somewhere the players must say 'let`s do it together`. If you educate players, the faith is in their hands. They must want to do it together at some stage."
One young Brit whose future looks less secure with the club is Theo Walcott, whose contract expires in the summer. Speaking about the player he signed as a 16 year old, Wenger said, "It is not my decision - it is Theo`s decision as well. If it is my decision it is quickly done.
"I believe he has been educated at Southampton and Arsenal and he has become a top player. I hope that when he considers his future he will consider Arsenal is the best place for him and sign for us.
"I do not want to come out on details of Walcott`s contract but simply say our desire and will is clear and he knows that. Hopefully we can get to a happy ending."


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Gongura pachadi recipe or gongura chutney. Red sorrel leaves are called as gongura or puntikura in telugu, pulicha keerai in tamil, punde pale in kannada and ambaadi in Marati, pitwaa in Hindi. These leaves taste sour can help in alleviating symptoms of cold, cough and fever too. It also increases appetite since it is high in vitamin C. These leaves hold a special place in the Andhra cuisine especially in and around Guntur region.
Apart from the pickle, other popular dishes are gongura pappu, gongura mamsam, gongura royalu, chicken curry and dry gongura chicken fry which are prepared with these red sorrel leaves.
I am sharing 2 recipes. One is made like the nilava pachadi or pickle and the other one a chutney.
Method 1- gongura pachadi recipe
To make this pachadi, i cleaned and plucked the leaves first. Then measured, it filled a 3 liters utensil (pot) when tightly packed. Washed them thoroughly few times in clean water, drained them and then spreaded them on a clean cotton cloth. The leaves must wilt off on their own and no moisture should be left. It just took 10 hours for me on a hot day. Rest in the step by step pictures.
step by step photos on how to make gongura pachadi
1. Heat 3 to 4 tbsp oil in a pan.
2. Add the leaves to the hot pan.
3. Fry until the leaves wilt off. Set them aside to cool completely.
4. To the same pan, add more oil and fry the red chilies until crisp. Switch off and add cumin/ jeera.
5. When they cool down add them to a blender along with garlic and salt.Blend until smooth.
6. Add the leaves and pulse to get a coarse texture.
7. Traditionally pachadi is made coarse. You can temper with curry leaves, chana dal and urad dal if desired. Adjust salt and spice now. If spice not enough, fry more red chilies, blend and then mix with the chutney.
method 2 – gongura chutney recipe
This chutney is prepared in many ways, but this is how my mom prepares. Many like to temper the chutney with shrimps / prawns (crispy deep fried or tawa fried). Since my mom is a vegetarian she tempers it with Vadiyalu and majjiga mirapakayalu. You can even use white sesame seeds. If you haven't tried with this kind of a tempering, do try.
How to make gongura pachadi or andhra gongura chutney
Gongura pachadi recipe | Gongura chutney recipe andhra style
- 2 cups of red sorrel leaves tightly packed
- 1 large onion (cut to quarters)
- 3 to 4 hot Green Chilies
- Salt to taste
- Oil as needed
- Few garlic cloves crushed
- Mustard and cumin (Generous pinch of each)
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 red chili
- 4 to 8 Majjiga Mirapakayalu (curd chilies)
- Vadiyalu as needed (can use minapa (urad dal) or pesara (moong dal) vadiyalu)
- Pick the leaves from the stalks and Wash them 3 to 4 times. Drain them aside for at least 10 mins.
- In a large bowl add leaves, onions, green chilies and 45 ml of water. Boil all these till the leaves are fully cooked.
- After the leaves are cooked, If there is more water left, discard it or evaporate it by cooking for longer. You can even steam cook them like we do for idly.
- Once cool, grind all the cooked ingredients with salt.
- Heat oil in a pan. Deep Fry majjiga mirchi set aside. Deep fry vadiyalu set aside. Remove excess oil and keep only a tsp of oil in the pan, add red chilies, mustard, cumin and garlic. Once they splutter. Off the heat. Mix chutney with all the fried and tempered ingredients.
- Serve with hot rice and a spoon of ghee.
Recipe Notes
for more pachadi or chutney recipes, check
green tomato chutney
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menthakku pachadi
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What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words "spin class"? One is probably "loud music." Another might be "choreographed pedaling." A third may be "that thing my girlfriend/wife does on Saturday mornings." And the most likely of all, your immediate response when you hear "spin class " is a very abrupt "HELL NO."
Why though? Not manly enough? Too easy? You're wrong. There's a reason it's been one of the most popular group workout classes in the world for years now, and there is an increasing number of guys clipping in. While some of the rumors might deter you (They're joking when they say it's kind of like a cult, right?) there's no denying it's a killer cardio workout that will leave you drenched in sweat while torching fat and building cardio capacity. And, to be honest, if you're really pushing yourself, it will be the hardest workout you've done in long time.
Bottom line, if you haven't tried out a spin class before, here are seven reasons why you should man up and sign up.


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Integrating Channels to Spark Hot Monthly Giving Programs
Posted by Eric Overman at Apr 16, 2012 07:01 AM CDT
No doubt, a robust monthly giving program provides many benefits. And when nonprofits are looking for an area in which to focus investments around integrating channels and campaigns, monthly sustainer recruitment is one that can see a big payoff from a well-integrated and multi-channel program.
One great example of a successful, integrated monthly giving program is PETA's Investigations and Rescue Fund. PETA, founded in 1980, is the largest animal rights group in the world with over 3 million members and supporters. The Investigations and Rescue Fund is one of their key initiatives, with the investigations and rescues leading to some of PETA's greatest successes and public relations events. And for those that might ask, yes this monthly sustainer program is restricted income. The donors that join know exactly what the money goes toward with this program, and like most donors, they like knowing how their investment is being spent.
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Campaign Results
Multiple Channels: Telephone, Online, Direct Mail, DRTV
PETA's Investigations and Rescue Fund has both "rolling" telemarketing sustainer recruitment, as well as a one-month online campaign focused solely on recruitment. Both reflect a tightly integrated campaign across multiple channels, offering up the opportunity at the right time and allowing the donor to act via the channel they prefer. It also provides a venue for their most avid supporters to step up immediately and join in the group's core mission. Building a program around donor preferences and one that engages in the core mission, are crucial for success of sustainer giving programs. And, speaking directly to over 25 monthly cultivation segments helps PETA get the message and details just right.
The above information was authored based on a presentation by Mwosi Swenson (Donordigital) and Steve Kehrli (PETA) that was given at the most recent BRIDGE conference.
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Four Week Old Puppy Saved From Underground Pipe (VIDEO)
Young puppies sure get into a lot of trouble sometimes. A Michigan family discovered just how much trouble the other day when their four week old puggle/doxie puppies decided to roam the basement.
One little male pup discovered a pipe with a loose grate and climbed inside. He did this overnight so when the family (who prefers anonymity) discovered one of the little fellows missing from mom's crate in the morning they called Michigan Humane Society (MHS) for help.
Kevin Chapman from MHS was one of those who went to the scene and discovered the puppy had crawled quite a distance through the pipe, but in the direction of the yard and not back to the basement. Plumbers were called to use cameras to locate the missing pup. They could not see him but all heard his weak little cries for help. "It's great to see it worked out in the end" Chapman told me.
It was decided to employ a backhoe to excavate the land around the pipe. The entire rescue took about eight hours. The little guy – who has not yet been named – was finally pulled out about 5:25 p.m. on February 9 and reunited with his loving mom and litter mates.
When he was finally pulled out of the ground pipe he was found to be in remarkable shape. A little dehydrated and chilly but not what would be expected for the 35 – 40 degree (Fahrenheit) weather that the area was experiencing at the time. Kudos to all involved with the rescue.
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Domain Theory and Integration?
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We present a domain-theoretic framework for measure theory and integration of bounded real-valued functions with respect to bounded Borel measures on compact metric spaces. The set of normalised Borel measures of the metric space can be embedded into the maximal elements of the normalised probabilistic power domain of its upper space. Any bounded Borel measure on the compact metric space can then be obtained as the least upper bound of an !-chain of linear combinations of point valuations (simple valuations) on the upper space, thus providing a constructive setup for these measures. We use this setting to define a new notion of integral of a bounded real-valued function with respect to a bounded Borel measure on a compact metric space. By using an !-chain of simple valuations, whose lub is the given Borel measure, we can then obtain increasingly better approximations to the value of the integral, similar to the way the Riemann integral is obtained in calculus by using step functions. We show that all the basic results in the theory of Riemann integration can be extended in this more general setting. Furthermore, with this new notion of integration, the value of the integral, when it exists, coincides with the Lebesgue integral of the function. An immediate area for application is in the theory of iterated function systems with probabilities on compact metric spaces, where we obtain a simple approximating sequence for the integral of a real-valued continuous function with respect to the invariant measure.
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The theory of Riemann integration of real-valued functions was developed by Cauchy, Riemann, Stieltjes, and Darboux, amongst other mathematicians of the 19th century. With its simple, elegant and constructive nature, it soon became, as it is today, a solid basis of calculus; it is now used in all branches of science. The theory, however, has its limitations in the following main areas, listed here not in any particular order of significance: ?To appear in Theoretical Computer Science, 1995.


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Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the oil explorer that owns 8 million acres of mineral rights in the Rocky Mountains, said the holdings are accelerating beyond last year's $675 million revenue boost.
The disclosure has encouraged investors who want The Woodlands, Texas-based company to sell some interest in the land or find a way to more fully recognize its value, said Fadel Gheit, an analyst with Oppenheimer & Co. in New York. The rights are in one of the fastest-growing areas for oil drilling in the U.S., he said.
The company is weighing a transaction that would amount to "renting" some of the acreage and the revenue it generates to investors, such as a deal 10 years ago where Anadarko sold the forward rights to royalty-related interests for a decade, Robert Morris, an analyst at Citigroup Inc. said July 13 in a note to clients. A similar deal within the next year could be worth as much as $750 million before tax, Morris said.
Royalties generated $600 million of oil and natural gas revenues and $75 million from coal, soda ash and other hard minerals last year, Anadarko said in a document posted on its websiteTuesday. Sales reached $180 million from those interests in the first quarter of this year.
The company said royalties from the Wattenberg field in northeastern Colorado generated about $300 million last year, and it expects significant growth there and in the Niobrara play in Wyoming.


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RICHMOND, Va. — The Atlantic 10 Conference remains intact for now.
"As of today, all of our members are A-10 members," commissioner Bernadette McGlade said Saturday, shortly before Virginia Commonwealth's 84-52 basketball victory against No. 20 Butler. "We've had no one who's given us any notice of withdrawal."
That doesn't mean she's assured that no such notices are coming. Butler and Xavier have been reported to be targets of the seven basketball Catholic schools that are breaking away from the current Big East to form their own league, which will retain the Big East name.
After his worst loss in six seasons as Butler coach, Brad Stevens declined to address the school's plans: "I'm in the A-10, and I'm not commenting on anything else other than I'm in the A-10. It's a heck of a league."
The football and basketball schools, which include USF, in the current Big East are negotiating a divorce that could have the basketball-focused conference up and running by next season, playing under the Big East name.
McGlade, whose league plucked Butler from the Horizon League and VCU from the Colonial Athletic Association after last season, said rampant realignment has forced every commissioner to be vigilant in attending to member institution's needs, but even that is often not enough.
UF top 'Canes: Taylor Gushue's two-run single in the eighth put Florida (4-7) ahead and the host Gators handed Miami its first loss of the season, 6-4. The Hurricanes (10-1) are ranked No. 21 in the coaches poll.
Alabama: The school confirmed it hired Billy Napier away from Florida State to join Nick Saban's staff as wide receivers coach. Napier had just been hired in January from Colorado State to coach tight ends at FSU.
Miami: The team started spring practice with 20 starters returning on offense and defense, and coach Al Golden gave rave reviews. "Good tempo, good start," he said.
Tennessee: Coach Butch Jones added former Gators running back Robert Gillespie as his running backs coach.
'Nole takes top honor: Florida State's Pavel Sankovich, who finished the ACC men's championships in Greensboro, N.C., with six medals, four of them gold, was named the meet's most valuable swimmer. FSU also won the honor last year with Mateo DeAngulo.


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Irvin turns childhood dream into haunted reality
Published 10:42 am, Tuesday, October 23, 2012
DAM B - When Kevin Irvin was a kids growing up in Groves, he had a dream about opening up a haunted house around Halloween. At the age of six, Irvin opened up his garage with a haunted theme that drew rage reviews from people who visited it.
Now, Irvin has expanded on his haunted house with the Dam B Haunted Village, located between Woodville and Jasper. The village celebrated its grand opening in October of 2010 and has been terrifying thousands since then.
"I just wanted to do something that this area didn't have at all," Irvin said. "I wanted to have a place that would supply family entertainment for everyone."
What started in 2010 has grown over the past couple of years and many have raved about the village and what it offers to those brave enough to check it out. The village is even equipped with a "chicken exit" that saves entrants from visiting the electrocution chamber, the infamous cannibal cook and a walk through an old barn.
This year, the haunted village has grown. In addition to the famous original haunted house, there is four times the terror being offered. This year, in addition to the Widow's Dark Side, the Undead Annihilation and Whispering Valley House of the Insane.
Irvin said the village has grown each year and that is due to the large amount of community support.
"We have been really supported by the local communities," Irvin said.
In fact, last Saturday, the haunted village had more than 700 people attend the village. And they were not all from the SE Texas area as the village registered people from Houston, Lake Charles and Nacogdoches as well.
For now, the village will just continue to haunt visitors during the month of October but Irvin has future plans to expand the park to the size of an amusement park.
"I would love to expand it to the point where it is a full-size amusement park," Irvin said. "I know that is some ways into the future but it is my dream. I'm not a rich man just your everyday average man but this park has come a long way since we opened."
In fact, many of the actors and actresses in the village attended the village as customers during its early years.
"We have many people who came to the village our first year and came back and asked if they could be involved in it," Irvin said.
The Haunted Village will be open Friday and Saturday evening this weekend, as well as Halloween Monday. They also have Trick 'r Treat for the kids Halloween evening from 5:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m.


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Play Wii Party in Advance
Nintendo breaks tradition and shows something worthwhile at a World Hobby Fair event.
With a release date of July 8, Wii Party is arriving in record time following its May announcement. But if that's still too long a wait, a trip out to Makuhari next week will give you a chance at some early hands-on play time.
Nintendo detailed its lineup for the 2010 Summer World Hobby Fair. Breaking tradition, the company will be showing more than one game.
Both Mario Galaxy 2 and Wii Party will be available for play. The former will have a free play corner as well as a challenge corner with presents on offer for top players. The latter will be making its playable debut, but Nintendo hasn't specified what form the demo will take.
This summer's World Hobby Fair will be held on the 19th and 20th at the Makuhari Messe on the outskirts of Tokyo. Admission is free.


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Administration: BP agrees to expedite oil spill claim payments
Thursday, June 10, 2010; 2:53 PM
Oil giant BP, under mounting pressure to meet its obligations in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, has agreed to implement a more transparent and expedited claims process to pay individuals and businesses harmed by the disaster, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, who heads the federal response to the disaster, told reporters that he and other administration officials met with BP representatives Wednesday at his request to talk about claims issues following public criticism of the company by President Obama.
At the White House, where Obama met Thursday afternoon with relatives of workers who were killed in the drilling rig explosion that marked the start of the oil spill disaster, the president called on Congress to update federal laws to improve the government's ability to respond to such crises and to make sure that affected people are "all made whole." Eleven workers died after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig burst into flames April 20 following an oil well blowout 5,000 feet below the surface of the gulf.
Obama also said the United States needs to "move much more aggressively" on energy policy.
After meeting with congressional leaders, he said existing U.S. laws "have not been adequate for a crisis of this magnitude." The 1990 Oil Pollution Act, which caps the liability of offshore leaseholders at $75 million per spill, plus removal costs, "was passed at a time when people didn't envision drilling four miles under the sea for oil," Obama said. "And so it's going to be important . . . that we update the laws to make sure that the people in the gulf -- the fishermen, the hotel owners, families who are dependent for their livelihoods in the gulf -- that they are all made whole and that we are in a much better position to respond to any such crisis in the future."
Obama added: "Although our immediate task is to deal with a crisis that is affecting millions of people down in the gulf, we can't keep our eye off the importance of having an energy policy that meets the needs of the next generation and ensures that the United States is the leader when it comes to energy policy. We are not yet that leader. And that's what I want us to be."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said after the meeting that U.S. taxpayers "must know that BP will be held accountable for what is owed." Asked whether BP should cut its dividends to shareholders, Pelosi suggested that it was more appropriate to reimburse beleaguered businesses in the gulf. "They have a responsibility under the law to pay these damages," she said. "They made $17 billion last year. Maybe people who receive dividends have deeper pockets."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) agreed that BP must "clean up the spill," but he said Republicans oppose using the spill as a "rationale" for passing energy legislation that includes what he called a "national energy tax" in the form of a cap-and-trade provision. That, he said, would be "completely and totally unrelated to a logical response to the environmental catastrophe we're experiencing in the gulf."
In a news conference at the Department of Homeland Security, Tracy Wareing, a top DHS official, said the U.S. side voiced "pressing concern" at the meeting with BP about the time the company was taking to pay claims. She said U.S. officials pointed out, and BP recognized, that its previous approach of waiting until after the books have closed for each month before paying claims "will not work."
Wareing said BP promised to "implement a more expedited claims process" that takes into account the ability of businesses to pay expenses for the upcoming month and the issue of seasonal earnings. For example, she noted, shrimpers, whose season officially began last week, earn most of their annual income in a few months, so calculating damage payments to them based on a monthly average of their yearly earnings shortchanges them.
Allen said the pumping of oil and natural gas from a damaged wellhead deep in the gulf continues apace. In the latest 24-hour period, he said, 15,800 barrels (663,600 gallons) of oil was produced, the highest level yet. However, an undetermined amount of oil continues to escape from a containment cap placed on the wellhead last week, and the total amount of oil coming up from the well remains unknown.
Also Thursday, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. pledged that the Obama administration would ensure that U.S. taxpayers are not stuck with the costs of the BP oil spill.


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Acreage: 1.44
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- Property Type: Commercial Sale
- Type: Opportunity, Other
- Type Use: Other
- Acreage: 1.44
- Zoning: Commercial
- Road Frontage: 475
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- Year Built: 1878
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Last weekend, I traveled to my point of origin (lovely La Crosse, WI) to file my taxes, visit my parents and go to a heavy metal show featuring local hardcore heroes We Paint The Sky.
My first impression is that the teenagers sure don't dance like they did in the old days. My second impression is that We Paint The Sky has really expanded from their debut EP, which was only released about six months ago.
Take a track like "Rick Steves" from the self-titled EP. It's got a lot of punk in it, some metal – reminds me of A Static Lullaby, Thursday – it's good stuff.
Now, take the newest single, "I've Seen The Devil," released in February. It's still got some punk get up and go, but, once we hit the first verse, this is all metal – reminds me of Fear Factory's more brutal beginnings – really good stuff.
So, I'm excited to see where We Paint the Sky is going to go with their sound. They've got strong musicians and a solid two-vocalist front, and they're about as young than Mmmbop-period Hanson. Suffice to say, they're not where they're going to end up and they're already treading through genres that much more established peers have been content to sit and explore.
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Women's Voices: Turning the pages on a life filled with love
As a little girl, I matched love with stories. Into the world of books, where magic is the norm, two people overcome obstacles and then "live happily ever after." When small, when that ending arrived, I wondered no more about what came next.
As I grew up, I puzzled over the "after."
"What will we find to talk about?" George asks his father on the morning of his wedding in "Our Town."
I came to realize that the "after" is not a map quest, but rather the unformed portion of an 18th century map of the continental United States.
"After," within my own life, the lives of family and friends, and in books, was uncharted territory. There was no single superhighway that took people easily from youth to age, in love. Some people get rerouted, with the detours of divorce or death yielding unexpected options. Others, on cruise control, stay in relationships that remain steady. For many, the birth of a grandchild ignites dormant passion. The shapes of "after" I saw all around me seemed predictable, family-based. Few ways existed for the family-poor to re-enter love.
New ways to consider the "after" are introduced in "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" (Random House, 2010). Author Helen Simonson surprised me, as she breaks the stereotypes of love. The main character is so stiff-necked that he cannot be introduced to anyone without including his military title. On the day of his brother's funeral, the Major views his family members in a fresh light: His sister-in-law and his upwardly mobile son are preoccupied with matters completely unrelated to grief. Surprisingly, kindness peeps out from unexpected places in the days following his brother's death. The Major's willingness to yield, even a bit, to his own vulnerability, is the beginning of his transformation.
Books offer opportunities for journeys into the skins of other people, and in this book, the author explores love by introducing vital, sardonic and evolving characters. Each one tries to figure out past, present and future loves. The wry one-liners that emerge from the lips of every character bemuse. The book's setting is Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in England rooted in the old ways. Each scene contains sights, smells and ideas that disconnect the reader from predictable expectations. In plot twists that defy convention, the reader is taken on a journey that begins with comic individuality but morphs into unexpected juxtapositions, in which the mind delights.
Love in our later lives: We may imagine it to be a stereopticon, viewed only through the special equipment of spouse, children and grandchildren. For those missing one or more of those, it might seem that love is only in the past. However, some of us learn that love, with its unmistakable intoxication and insanity, can appear in many forms.
On our own, when living in a beloved city, traveling or getting a new puppy, we can be surprised by emotions as luscious as the first love, or in marriage to a beloved, deceased spouse. On our own, we are free to give ourselves over to the delirium of discovery, which tingles as amazingly as does traditional love. On his own, Major Pettigrew comes to the realization that love is not out of his reach. Instead, it has come to him, in spite of himself. With the wonder of a child first experiencing a soaring feeling when seeing a fish jump, the Major falls in love. And – as Simonson takes us along with the Major – so, too, do we.


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Physicists claim to have found the reason for missing antimatter in universeMarch 19th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by admin
London, March 19 (ANI): A team of physicists claims to have found the first ever hint as to where did all the missing antimatter in the universe disappear to, attributing the reason to a flipping particle.
According to a report in New Scientist, the cosmos was a cauldron of radiation and equal amounts of matter and antimatter in its early days. As it cooled, all the antimatter annihilated in collisions with matter - but for some reason the proportions ended up lopsided, leaving some of the matter intact.
Physicists think that the explanation for this lies with the weak nuclear force, which differs from the other fundamental forces in that it does not act equally on matter and antimatter. This asymmetry, called CP violation, could have allowed the matter to survive to form the elements, stars and galaxies we see today.
But this standard model, which is the best effort to describe the universe's structure, fails to fully explain CP violation.
Many alternative theories claim to have the answer, such as those incorporating supersymmetry, extra dimensions and hitherto unseen forces. However, they often invoke new particles, and experiments have yet to turn up evidence of these.
Particle physicists have long thought that they might find such evidence in a particle called the Bs meson, which comprises a bottom antiquark bound to a strange quark.
The Bs is one of a handful of mesons that transforms into its own antiparticle and back again 3 trillion times per second before decaying into other particles.
These oscillations between matter and antimatter make it a good place to look for evidence that CP violation goes beyond the standard model.
At the Tevatron particle accelerator at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, two groups of scientists running the rival CDF and D-Zero experiments have been studying several properties of Bs mesons and their oscillations by picking through the debris created when protons and antiprotons collide.
While each experiment on its own has found faint hints of CP violation above and beyond the standard model, the experimental uncertainties have been too large to make a definitive claim.
Now, Luca Silvestrini at Italy's National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Rome and colleagues in Italy, France and Switzerland have managed to reduce these uncertainties. By combining the published results of the CDF and D-Zero teams, they have shown there seems to be much more CP violation than the standard model permits.
"We can say with greater than 99.7 per cent probability that CP violation is there," said Silvestrini. (ANI)
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As IDW notes, Len Brown and Woody Gelman created "Mars Attacks," with Brown inspired by the bubble-helmeted invaders of Wally Wood's cover to "Weird Science" No. 16. Legendary pulp artist Norm Saunders brought Wood and Bob Powell's designs to life in a 1962 Topps trading card set, which shocked parents and awed kids with its depictions of skull-faced little green men terrorizing the populace with skin-blazing lasers and giant insects. Topps would halt production of the cards in response to public outcry but their legacy would live on, most notably in a 1990's out-pour of "Mars Attacks" products and in the 1996 Tim Burton film "Mars Attacks!"
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With more than 20 years of experience at Grant Thornton, Roberts
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OECD Taxation Working Papers
- 2223-5558 (en ligne)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/22235558
Effective Personal Tax Rates on Marginal Skills Investments in OECD Countries
A New Methodology
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- Bert Brys1, Carolina Torres1
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- 01 août 2013
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- http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k425747xbr6-en
This paper presents a new methodology to calculate effective tax rates on the marginal return on an investment in skills within a discounted cash-flow investment framework. This approach takes into account costs including forgone labour earnings and the direct costs of skills formation, as well as the earnings premium and the return of an alternative investment in capital income. The earnings premium necessary to pursue a skills investment is calculated endogenously. This framework can be used to analyse the financial incentives to invest in skills and the impact of different policies for financing post-secondary education and/or professional training. The paper looks in particular at the effects of personal taxes (possibly net of benefits received) on incentives to acquire skills by estimating the effective tax rate on the return on a marginal skill investment – that is, one where the resulting increase in earnings is just enough to make the investment financially worthwhile; this "margin" can span multiple years. This approach may be helpful to policymakers in assessing the impact of tax progressivity and/ or the withdrawal of benefits and the case for tax breaks for postsecondary education and training, and could be extended to compare the impact of tax breaks relative to other policy instruments to stimulate skills investments. The paper includes some illustrative calculations in order to demonstrate how to apply the methodology within the OECD's Taxing Wages framework for all OECD countries, which is left for follow-up work.
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- effective tax rate, skills, social security contributions, human capital, personal income tax
- Classification JEL:
- H21: Public Economics / Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue / Taxation and Subsidies: Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
- H24: Public Economics / Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue / Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes


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Houston Families Announce $2 Million in Major Gifts to Baylor Law SchoolJuly 22, 1999
by Alan Hunt
Major gifts totaling $2 million to Baylor Law School have been made in memory of the late Jim Kronzer of Houston, and in honor of his widow, Dorothy Barfield Kronzer.
Mrs. Kronzer has made a gift of $1 million to Baylor Law School's current $35 million Building & Endowment Campaign. Houston lawyer Don Riddle also has made a $1 million gift in Jim Kronzer's memory, and in honor of Dorothy Kronzer. Riddle, who practiced with Kronzer after graduating from law school in 1966, described Kronzer as his mentor and a "giant" in the legal profession.
Mrs. Kronzer, Riddle and members of their families will be the guests of honor at a noon luncheon at the Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center on the Baylor campus on Tuesday, July 27, hosted by Baylor President Robert B. Sloan, Jr. and by Brad Toben, the Dean of Baylor Law School.
Mr. Kronzer, a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, developed a legendary reputation in appellate practice, and was a mentor and friend to many lawyers who themselves have gone on to gain prominence in the profession. The gifts will underwrite the appellate advocacy courtroom in Baylor's planned new Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center. The courtroom will be known as the "W. James and Dorothy Kronzer Appellate Advocacy Courtroom." A portion of Riddle's gift also will be devoted to the establishment of the "Don R. Riddle Endowed Scholarship Program" at Baylor Law School.
Scheduled for completion in Fall, 2001, the planned $28 million law center will provide Baylor with one of the nation's finest law school facilities. The building, which will be located adjacent to Fort Fisher on the banks of the Brazos River, will include classrooms, courtrooms,
the law library, computer labs, seminar and meeting rooms, faculty and administrative offices, and common areas.
Riddle, a 1960 Baylor undergraduate, said he is making the gift for two reasons: "A great affinity for Baylor University where I got my start, and a great affinity and admiration for Jim and Dorothy Kronzer, in whose honor the donation is made." He said "Jim Kronzer was a great help to me as a young lawyer, when I needed all the help I could get."
Toben described Mrs. Kronzer, a 1944 Baylor graduate, as a loyal and generous friend of Baylor Law School. "The Law School counts itself extremely fortunate to have, and to have had, the friendship and support of Dorothy Kronzer and her late husband, Jim, who was truly a legend in the legal profession and in appellate advocacy in particular," he said.
Baylor's most distinguished award, the Founders Medal, was presented to Mrs. Kronzer during the annual Founders Day ceremony in 1998. Baylor has awarded the Founders Medal since 1969 to recognize individuals who make significant contributions to the life of Baylor.
Mrs. Kronzer served as a Baylor trustee from 1978-87 and was elected as a Baylor Regent Emerita in 1995. She also served on the executive board of the Baylor Alumni Association for 17 years and was the first woman ever elected as president of the association.
A founding board member of the Baylor Women's Association in Houston, Mrs. Kronzer co-founded the Herbert H. Reynolds Summer School for Retired Persons at Baylor and also participates in the Baylor Heritage Club and Baylor Fling. In her hometown, Mrs. Kronzer is active in volunteer work and has served on the board of the Greater Houston Council of Camp Fire Girls. In addition to having been a charter member and director of volunteers for Baptist Haven Auxiliary for 15 years, she has been a member of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Women's Auxiliary to the Houston Bar. She also has served on numerous committees at South Main Baptist Church and was director of the cradle roll department for 10 years.
Toben said Mrs. Kronzer's exceptional dedication to Baylor and Baylor Law School, her community and church serves as an "inspiration to all." Mrs. Kronzer has two children. Wally Kronzer, a lawyer, resides in Houston with his wife, Kathy, and their three children. Kim Kronzer O'Brien resides in Austin with her husband, John, and their two children.
Riddle played baseball for Baylor from 1956-59 and captained the team in his senior year. After graduating from Baylor with a journalism degree in 1960, he worked as a news and sports reporter for the Big Spring Daily Herald and then joined the U.S. Marine Corps.
In 1966, he graduated cum laude with a law degree from the University of Houston and went to work for the Houston law firm of Brown, Kronzer, Abraham, Watkins, and Steely. "I
started trying civil cases and have done the same thing for 33 years," he said. "I took my oath in Austin on a Wednesday and I started the trial of a district court case the following Monday."
Riddle has represented plaintiffs in a number of high profile cases during his distinguished career, including, in 1970, the first case in Texas involving the birth control pill. It was only the sixth case of its kind to go to trial in America. He has also achieved a number of major settlements representing corporate clients as plaintiffs, including a settlement of $301 million in a case involving the explosion and destruction of an offshore refining facility. He also secured a $290 million settlement for a corporate client in another case involving the explosion and destruction of a Louisiana chemical plant.
Toben said "the ability to look back in gratitude to those who have been one's mentors is the mark of a person of great perspective and genuine humility. Don Riddle exemplifies those traits."
Riddle and his wife, Jenny, have a daughter, Stacy, who graduated from Baylor in 1989, and a son, Todd, a lawyer. Todd practices with his father and his brother-in-law, Greg Baumgartner, at the family's law firm, Riddle & Baumgartner, L.L.P. in Houston.
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What a beautiful setting! This is the Southernmost City in the World. It is on the shores of Beagle Channel, surrounded by mountains and forests at the end of the Andes.
Ushuaia is a frontier-type city, the capital of the triangular-shaped island of Tierra Del Fuego in the Southernmost province of Argentina, 55 degrees south.
If weather back home in New England can change in a minute, I'd have to say here it changes second by second! We set out on the bay to see some wildlife on a clear, 37 degree summer day.
Notice - it was a really nice boat! That's apple cake - good to keep something in your stomach when the ship is rolling!
Sea Lions, South American Fur Seals and Cormorants, oh my!
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Galleria is psyched. it looks like the Cheetah Girls are finally going to get their chance to record a demo for big-cheese music producer Mouse Almighty. but then she finds out that her mean old neighbor's pedigreed pooch, Buffy, is about to have puppies -- and her dog, Toto, is the father! Soon Galleria and her family are caught up in a humongous custody battle. And it's up to Galleria to keep her eye on the prize and rock the beat to the doggy bone.
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Merry Christmas to all you blog readers, contributors, lurkers and sock puppets!
A few headlines you might have missed while wrapping presents, consuming cookies and egg nog and otherwise engaging in holiday revelry…
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in the New York City area with no public schedule.
NYC Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is in Connecticut with no public schedule.
At 9:30 a.m., Mayor Bloomberg will visit the 108th Police Precinct to thank NYPD personnel working on Christmas, 5-47 50th Avenue between Vernon Avenue and 5th Street, Queens.
At 10 a.m., Bloomberg visits visits FDNY Engine 258/Ladder 115 to thank FDNY personnel who are working on the holiday, 10-40 47th Avenue between Vernon Avenue and 11th Street, Queens.
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his wife, Silda Wall, have called it quits, announcing the dissolution of their marriage in a tersely worded statement issued on Christmas Eve.
The statement came just two days after the New York City tabloids revealed Spitzer's relationship with his former campaign spokeswoman, Lis Smith, who is now working for de Blasio's transition.
Bloomberg is a grandfather for the first time. His daughter, Georgina, gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas Eve.
The baby's name is Jasper Michael Brown Quintana. His father is Ramiro Quintana, a professional equestrian from Argentina.
"I'm thrilled and just so proud of Georgina," Bloomberg said. "They are going to make really wonderful parents and what an an incredible way to start the new year."
The mayor spent his last Christmas Eve in office at an annual lunch for the homeless at City Hall restaurant.
Former President Bill Clinton plans to personally match donations made to his foundation through the remainder of the year, according to an email pitch from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
As of Tuesday, Cuomo had given no commutations, in which prisoners are released; or pardons, in which convictions are nullified.
Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak's community relations director was given the option of a paid leave of absence on Tuesday after filing a complaint against the embattled Buffalo-area lawmaker.
The government's retooled health care website was put to its biggest test yet as record numbers of Americans rushed to beat Tuesday's extended deadline for signing up for insurance.
The Obama administration said that it would provide more time for people to complete their applications for health insurance if they could show that they missed the deadline because of problems with the federal health care website.
Cuomo issued a statement remembering the two firefighters who were killed in an ambush attack a year ago yesterday in Webster, Monroe County.
State Democratic Party spokesman Peter Kauffmann on Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's potential run for governor: "Jobs are up, taxes are down, and the state's credit rating is positive — as opposed to Westchester, which has been downgraded."
With 2014 looming, there are 11 bills that have been passed by both the Assembly and Senate, but not yet delivered to Cuomo.
The subway-workers union and the MTA are cracking down on straphangers who use bogus bills to buy MetroCards.
Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo saluted his former speechwriter Peter Quinn and his newest novel "Dry Bones," the third offering in his Detective Fintan Dunne history-mystery trilogy.


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Synchronized Swimmers of Lake Chamo.
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My fellow travel mates and I went on a boat ride on Lake Chamo, Ethiopia in hopes of seeing crocodiles and hippos which we did. As exciting as it was to see those creatures, it was truly the Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) that captivated us.
We spent quite a bit of time following and watching a small flock of five pelicans from the time they were onshore to when they entered the water to feed. They were not at all bothered by our presence.
We marveled at how they would simultaneously dip their large beaks into the water, looking like synchronized swimmers. Later, I learned that Great White Pelicans feed in groups, coordinating their swimming to drive fish towards the shallow water. There, they can easily dip, head and beak down, to scoop up the fish.
Aside from their synchronized feeding actions, they were just gorgeous to look at with their white features and bright yellow pouches beneath their bills. On our way back to shore, we watched a larger flock fly overhead.


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Sega Corp. this week will release Yakuza 5 for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 to the Playstation Network.
Yakuza 5 features a new graphics engine and five new cities to take power in the underbelly of Japan's gang world.
The final game is said to include more mini-games, enhanced customizations and interactions in hostess bars, and side stories separate from the main story.
It will be sold at the Playstation Store Dec. 8.
Yakuza 4 was released to the Playstation 3 in 2011.
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After a frigid and snowy winter — that lasted what, six months? — it appears that summer is finally here. Which makes it time for my annual Summer Eating List.
Patterned after the summer reading lists that haunted my school-age summers, this list focuses on recently opened and soon-to-open restaurants that deserve your attention. I've broken the list into categories: Required Eating restaurants are those you simply must try; Electives are pick-and-choose restaurants (though you should visit at least four); Extra Credit restaurants are for you apple-polishers; and Field Trips list those farther-flung restaurants (which, depending on where you live, may not be so far-flung).


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Howard joined the US Army in 1937, proudly serving his country for 8 years. His first duty station was in Hawaii; traveling to several different places around the world including India. His final duty station was at Camp Beale.
Howard was a sweet loving man with a great sense of humor. Even though he was always thrifty when it came to himself he was a very generous man, always looking out for his family. He loved fishing in the Bay; he even built 2 boats in his garage and used them regularly. He also enjoyed gardening; whether it was vegetables, fruits or flowers, he always took great pride in them.
Mr. Huntley was preceded in death by his wife; Nellie Huntley and all four siblings; Viola Roessler, Edna Russell, Oliver Huntley and Lemar Huntley.
Visitation will be Thursday, Aug. 20, 2 to 7 p.m. at P.L. Fry & Son Funeral Home. A Prayer service will follow on Friday, Aug. 21, 12:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Interment is at St. John's Cemetery. An online guest book is available for remembrances at www.plfryandson.com.
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