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As virtual reality is veritably becoming reality we can expect that any experience we desire will eventually be available to us - for a fee, of course. One day magnetic pulses might alter our brainwaves to allow us to perceive what we now cannot even imagine; formula 1 racing, walking down the catwalk with other world famous models, singing for a crowd of crazed fans, or soaring through the air as an eagle - might just be a few examples of standard packages.
Most significantly, the experience of dying a slow, painful death will be one better replaced with your own ultimate fantasy ending. The computers will monitor your vital signs and adjust the virtual experience so your last living perception is timed perfectly to the scenario of your choice. Perhaps you just want a perfect moment that ends suddenly with no indication of the end at all, or perhaps you want to die as a hero on a medieval battlefield.
If you could, what would YOU choose for your final experience?
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Walking freely with my dogs, on a beautiful tropical beach preserved just for us...... I guess I'll go with Hanauma Bay, in Hawaii. I've been there before. It was a little like heaven. But in my virtual death experience, there will be no leashes, no harnesses, just me and my happy dogs splashing and running through the waves. The sun is shinning. I would like for it to end without me knowing it is ending. Just boop.. gone forever.
Blasphemer! Kenny G with Louis Armstrong?!? You just posted the version of my own personal hell...
>=D If I had to chose, I would set it up like a video game. I'm thinking Final Fantasy VII (with state of the art visuals of course). The end would be first death, either with a Game Over screen or the End Title screen, either way it ends with the screen going black and fading away. So I go fighting or with victory, win win. ^^
This is how I want to go.
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Death by Snu Snu, that would be a nice way to go
A good way to go indeed. ^_^
Seriously though, I'd love to hitch a ride on the back of a whale shark or great white and ride it to the depths of the ocean. Choosing to wander the universe is fairly obvious, but I would rather die while exploring the deepest parts of the ocean while on the back of an animal that so little is known about.
SOOOOO many ways to go with this.
Hmmmm, a space walk? Or a walk on mars? I just have to feel zero gravity in some way. Maybe looking down on the earth from space? Ok, here it is....a table, floating out in space and sitting there would be me and perhaps Mark Twain, Malcom X and some other people I would love to speak with. We would talk, look at the Earth and then I guess we would drift further further away until be are just surrounded by other stars and then....fade to black. Sigh. That would be pretty cool.
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Confession: we're not huge users of the Windows Phone FM Radio, a feature that was omitted when Windows Phone 8 launched last year due to the drivers needing to be re-written. Because of that, we didn't miss it much, though like you, we always appreciate having things on our phones, even if we don't use them.
But some of you 'FM radio fans' are certainly quite die hard about it and so when the Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 received the Amber + GDR2 update last week, the missing radio feature (which the update was supposed to bring), raised some eyebrows (and ire).
The immediate question was 'why?' though the response should be obvious: the hardware just doesn't support it, for whatever reason.
That's a tough pill to swallow when you see that the Lumia 822, a mid-range device found on Verizon, now supports FM Radio with today's over-the-air update. A discussion on Twitter was started about this topic by some loudmouth and it lead to Microsoft's Joe Belfiore who tossed it off to Nokia's Kevin Shields. Shields confirmed, much to the chagrin of Verizon customers, that the Lumia 928's hardware does not support the FM Radio feature.
While that is certainly a bummer we're not seeing a lot of blowback on this topic from our audience. Sure, it would be nice to have it and for those who "need it", you have a right to be troubled. But with the rest of the features the Amber and GDR2 update brings to the Lumia 928, we think it's a minor issue at this point. What about you?
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Friday, November 2, 2012 12:45pm (U.S. Pacific Time)
This talk will give an update on recent progress and near-future directions for C++, both at Microsoft and across the industry, with some announcements of interest in both areas. The speaker is the lead language architect of Visual C++ and chair of the ISO C++ committee.
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In 2011, a team of Harvard University researchers led by George Whitesides, broke new engineering ground when they developed soft, silicone-based robots inspired by creatures like starfish and squid.* Now they've developed a system — again, inspired by nature — that allows the soft robots to either camouflage themselves against a background or make bold color displays, like a chameleon.
A "dynamic coloration" system could one day have a host of uses, ranging from helping doctors plan complex surgeries to acting as a visual marker to help search crews following a disaster, said Stephen Morin, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and first author of the paper.
"When we began working on soft robots, we were inspired by soft organisms, including octopi and squid," Morin said. "One of the fascinating characteristics of these animals is their ability to control their appearance, and that inspired us to take this idea further and explore dynamic coloration. I think the important thing we've shown in this paper is that even when using simple systems — in this case we have simple, open-ended micro-channels — you can achieve a great deal in terms of your ability to camouflage an object, or to display where an object is."
"One of the most interesting questions in science is, 'Why do animals have the shape and color and capabilities that they do?' " said Whitesides. "Evolution might lead to a particular form, but why? One function of our work on robotics is to give us, and others interested in this kind of question, systems that we can use to test ideas. Here the question might be: 'How does a small crawling organism most efficiently disguise (or advertise) itself in leaves?' These robots are test-beds for ideas about form and color and movement."
Just as with the soft robots, the "color layers" used in the camouflage start as molds created using 3-D printers. Silicone is then poured into the molds to create micro-channels, which are topped with another layer of silicone. The layers can be created as a separate sheet that sits atop the soft robots, or incorporated directly into their structure. Once created, researchers can pump colored liquids into the channels, causing the robot to mimic the colors and patterns of its environment.* By pumping heated or cooled liquids into the channels, researchers can also camouflage the robots thermally (infrared color) or use fluorescent liquids to allow the color layers to glow in the dark.* The simple microfluidic networks can change the color, contrast, pattern, apparent shape, luminescence, and surface temperature of the soft machines simultaneously in the visible and infrared — a capability that organisms do not have.
Just as animals use color change to communicate, Morin envisions robots using the system as a way to signal their position, both to other robots, and to the public. As an example, he cited the possible use of the soft machines during search and rescue operations following a disaster. In dimly lit conditions, he said, a robot that stands out from its surroundings (or even glows in the dark) could be useful in leading rescue crews trying to locate survivors.
Going forward, Morin said, he hopes to explore more complex systems that use multiple color layers to achieve finer control over camouflage and display colors, as well as ways to create systems — using valves and other controls — that would allow the robots to operate autonomously.
The image below shows a flexible robot that can change colors to blend in or stand out in its environment, this one glows in the dark using chemiluminescence. Scientists in the United States said they had devised a rubbery robot, inspired by the squid and octopus, which can crawl, camouflage itself and hide from infrared cameras.
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Dewhurst, Cruz likely to battle one more time
AUSTIN — One battle down, one more to go in the multimillion-dollar race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate between Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and national tea party favorite Ted Cruz.
Dewhurst led Cruz, followed by seven other candidates, in Tuesday's race for the Republican nod to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
The two top vote-getters appeared to be headed for a July 31 runoff, with Dewhurst short of the majority required for an outright win in the rough-and-tumble battle that has been portrayed nationally as a fight between the GOP establishment and tea party conservatives.
"Make no mistake, Mr. Cruz. I'm a fighter," Dewhurst said at his election-night party at a Houston hotel. He then told the crowd, "I will fight for you. I will fight for every single vote. And I'm going to win this U.S. Senate race."
Cruz, at his own election-night party in Houston, challenged Dewhurst to a series of five debates between now and the runoff, chiding him for forums that he skipped in the primary.
"In this first round, which was supposed to be the only round, my opponent made a decision that the people didn't matter," Cruz said. "I am hopeful in this second round that the establishment has learned its lesson."
Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert conceded less than two hours after the polls closed.
On the Democratic side, a runoff also loomed as former lawmaker Paul Sadler led a four-candidate field but was far short of a majority. He appeared to be headed to a runoff with Grady Yarbrough, a retired educator from San Antonio.The GOP race drew a national focus after Indiana and Nebraska contests in which establishment-favored Republican candidates were toppled by come-from-behind hopefuls.
It was the first time on a ballot for Cruz, the state's former solicitor general and the son of a Cuban immigrant. Cruz, who relentlessly fought to paint Dewhurst as moderate, had endorsements from national conservative leaders and groups including Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum and the limited-government Club for Growth.
Dewhurst touted his record as the most conservative ever forged by a lieutenant governor, pointing to actions including steep budget cuts and passage of a sonogram measure last year. He worked to portray Cruz as a candidate supported by Washington-insider groups. Dewhurst's endorsements included Gov. Rick Perry, Texas business groups and state anti-abortion activists, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
Former ESPN football analyst Craig James got a burst of attention when he entered the GOP race but couldn't match the millions in spending by and for the top candidates.
Dewhurst, who made a fortune in the energy business, had put around $9.9 million of his money into the race as of the end of last week. Both he and Cruz — a Houston lawyer who put about $1 million of his money into his race, according to his campaign — also said they raised more than $6 million apiece from contributors. In addition, outside groups backing Cruz and Dewhurst put in big money.
Houston Chronicle reporters Lindsay Wise and Matt Tresaugue contributed to this report.


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An Update of Methodological Guidelines in Macroeconomic Datasets
The statistical community is working closely to update macroeconomic statistical guidelines to meet the changing economic realities and emerging issues. The initiative is led by the update of the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA). The 1993 SNA provides the methodological reference underlying other macroeconomic datasets that are also of interest to the Fund. These include the datasets on fiscal, monetary, balance of payments, external debt, international reserves, and price statistics. Harmonized statistical methodologies facilitate international comparability, support the efficient use of statistical resources, and promote the analytical usefulness of statistics.
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Producer Price Index Manual
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Carolyn Beaumont, a senior at the Potomac School in McLean VA, won 5th place in the 78th Regeneron Science Talent Search. During the summer of 2018, she worked with Geophysical Laboratory staff members George Cody and Bjorn Mysen on a project to shed light on the molecular details of how water interacts with silicate melts. During her time, she learned how to run all aspects of the experiment, including how to operate a piston cylinder pressure apparatus that generates pressures on the order of 1.5 GPa and temperatures in excess of 1400°C. She also used molecular spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to obtain detailed
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Washington, DC—Lab-based mimicry allowed an international team of physicists including Carnegie's Alexander Goncharov to probe hydrogen under the conditions found in the interiors of giant planets—where experts believe it gets squeezed until it becomes a liquid metal, capable of conducting electricity. Their work is published in Science.
Hydrogen is the most-abundant element in the universe and the simplest—comprised of only a one proton and one electron in each atom. But that simplicity is deceptive, because there is still so much to learn about it, including its behavior under conditions not found on Earth.
For example, although hydrogen on the
Washington, DC—New work from a team led by Carnegie's Alexander Goncharov confirms that nitrogen, the dominant gas in Earth's atmosphere, becomes a metallic fluid when subjected to the extreme pressure and temperature conditions found deep inside the Earth and other planets. Their findings are published by Nature Communications.
Nitrogen is one of the most-common elements in the universe and is crucial to life on Earth. In living organisms, it is a key part of the makeup of both the nucleic acids that form genetic material and the amino acids that make up proteins. It comprises nearly 80 percent of the Earth's atmosphere.
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The Energy Frontier Research in Extreme Environments Center (EFree) was established to accelerate the discovery and synthesis of kinetically stabilized, energy-related materials using extreme conditions. Partners in this Carnegie-led center include world-leading groups in five universities—Caltech, Cornell, Penn State, Lehigh, and Colorado School of Mines—and will use facilities built and managed by the Geophysical Laboratory at Argonne, Brookhaven, and Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Nine Geophysical Laboratory scientists will participate in the effort, along with Russell Hemley as director and Tim Strobel as associate director.
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The Geophysical Laboratory has made important advances in the growth of diamond by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Methods have been developed to produce single-crystal diamond at low pressure having a broad range of properties.
CDAC is a multisite, interdisciplinary center headquartered at Carnegie to advance and perfect an extensive set of high pressure and temperature techniques and facilities, to perform studies on a broad range of materials in newly accessible pressure and temperature regimes, and to integrate and coordinate static, dynamic and theoretical results. The research objectives include making highly accurate measurements to understand the transitions of materials into different phases under the multimegabar pressure rang; determine the electronic and magnetic properties of solids and fluid to multimegabar pressures and elevated temperatures; to bridge the gap between static and dynamic
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Experimental petrologist Michael Walter became director of the Geophysical Laboratory beginning April 1, 2018. His recent research has focused on the period early in Earth's history, shortly after the planet accreted from the cloud of gas and dust surrounding our young Sun, when the mantle and the core first separated into distinct layers. Current topics of investigation also include the structure and properties of various compounds under the extreme pressures and temperatures found deep inside the planet, and information about the pressure, temperature, and chemical conditions of the mantle that can be gleaned from mineral impurities preserved inside diamonds.
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Recently, a team including Struzhkin was the first to discover the conditions under which nickel oxide can turn into an electricity-
Alexander F. Goncharov's analyzes materials under extreme conditions such as high pressure and temperature using optical spectroscopy and other techniques to understand how matter fundamentally changes, the chemical processes occurring deep within planets, including Earth, and to understand and develop new materials with potential applications to energy.
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Beth Corcoran is the biological daughter of Quinn Fabray and Noah Puckerman. In her first appearance in Journey, the twenty-second and final episode of Season One, she is adopted by Shelby. Although she is not shown in person until Journey, Beth is technically first seen as a sonogram in Throwdown, the seventh episode of the same season, when people believed Finn was her father.
She returns in the episode, I Am Unicorn, as a one-year old when her adoptive mother, Shelby, comes back to work at McKinley. Her biological father, Puck, visits Shelby's house to see his daughter where he gives her a drawing of a clown. In Pot o' Gold, she meets her biological mother, Quinn.
Early life
Beth is conceived during the drunken one-night stand that takes place between Quinn and Puck sometime shortly before Preggers. At first, it is not known if Quinn would decide to keep her when she is born, or be given up for adoption. Terri's initial plans were to have the baby handed over to her by Quinn, so she can raise her with Will Schuester. Quinn agrees to this, because she believes that Will would be a good father. Terri and Will do not end up adopting the baby, because they divorce before her birth.
There are several names considered for the baby before she was born. When Finn thinks the baby is his, he wants to call her Drizzle; however, Quinn refuses, telling him that the baby is going to be adopted. In Theatricality, Puck says that Jackie Daniels would be a great name for her, after one of his favorite artists - Jack Daniels. Jack Daniels is also a brand of liquor which just happens to be Puck's favorite. Later on, Puck and the other boys (except Kurt) sing Beth, by the rock band KISS, to Quinn, and Puck suggests Beth as the name. After the baby is born in the hospital, her warmer is seen with a pink piece of paper on it saying 'Baby Fabray'. In the end, Puck tells Shelby her name though Quinn didn't want to. Shelby seems to love the name and puts Beth as her name on the adoption papers at the hospital.
Quinn tells Finn she's pregnant. Later, it is revealed that Puck is the real father, but just he and Quinn know it. After a discussion between them, Quinn runs to her car, just to find Terri was waiting for her. They have a conversation about their pregnancies.
Rachel tells Finn that Puck is the real father of Quinn's baby.
Puck wants to call her Jack Daniels because it was his favourite drink that was alcohol, but when Quinn disagrees with that, saying that the baby is a girl not a boy, he wants to call her Jackie Daniels and Quinn still disagrees with Puck because she does not know if she wants to keep her or not. Puck sings the song Beth which softens Quinn's feelings towards Puck, so she allows him to be there at the delivery. Finally, Beth is named after this song.
Quinn does two songs before going to the green room to find her mother, Judy, and she says how many performances have I missed and then asked her to move back in because Judy and her husband are divorced. Quinn did not say anything and that is when her water broke. Quinn delivers the baby with Puck, Mercedes Jones, and her mom, Judy Fabray at her side in the room. While looking at their newborn daughter Puck announced to Quinn that he does love her. Shelby Corcoran adopts Beth.
Although Beth does not appear in Season Two, she is mentioned a few times, although not by her name. In Audition, she is mentioned by Santana in Quinn and her fight. According to the conversation between Quinn and Rachel in Original Song, they know that Beth was adopted by Shelby. Rachel also mentions that the adoptions made both of them relatives.
Puck visits Shelby unasked, trying to convince her to see Beth. He's also has drawn a "clown pig" for Beth. Shelby hesitates first but then gives in. Beth is crying in her crib and Shelby is taking her out of it, trying to shush her. Puck admires the little girl and Shelby asks if he wants to hold her. However, Puck declines, afraid that he might disturb Beth.
Puck and Quinn come over to Shelby's house, therefore they would be able to babysit Beth. Shelby is putting Beth in Quinn's lap, but the little girl immediately begins to cry. Puck takes her then, claiming Beth has a thing for him. Afterwards Quinn is placing items, which should show that Shelby is an unfit mother, around the flat, in order to get Beth back.
Puck is meant to help Shelby put a crib together, but plays with Beth the whole time. He tells Shelby that he's glad that Shelby is the mother of Beth now and it made things easier for him. In addition to that he claims that Beth wasn't an accident.
She slips and splits her lip open. She is not seen, and Shelby then takes her to the hospital, where she calls Puck for help and support.
During Never Can Say Goodbye, the inside of Quinn's locker is shown, showing various pictures and memories from her high school life. One of them is a photo of Beth saying "Hi, Mommy!" and a some pictures of Puck and Beth together.
Beth doesn't appear, but was mentioned by Santana before Quinn slaps her. Santana uses Beth in the sentence as an insult to Quinn and teen pregnancy.
Once again, she doesn't appear but when Shelby makes a surprise visit to Rachel, she mentions that she's currently in New York with Beth and is also glad to have Beth in her life.
She doesn't appear at all, but is mentioned by Mercedes before she sings I'll Stand by You. She says that Finn told her that he had sang that song to the baby sonogram when he thought he was Beth's father.
Quinn's wealthy boyfriend from Yale, Biff, is introduced. Puck finds out that Biff doesn't know anything about Quinn's past, including Beth, and he gets angry at her. Consequently, she tells Biff the truth a while later; he gets mad and tells Quinn he's not going to accept that since he can't even imagine what would happen if Beth grows up and shows up looking for money.
Later, back in the locker room at McKinley, Puck and Quinn silently look at Finn's memorial football jacket. Puck wonders if he forgave them for doing what they did to him (lying about Beth's actual father) and Quinn says he did, a long time ago.
- Puck calls the drawing of the clown that he gives to Beth "Clownpig" because it looks like a pig.
- She has the "same dopey smile" as Puck (stated by Shelby).
- She wasn't seen in Season Two, but was mentioned several times by Rachel, Quinn, Puck, Santana, and Jacob.
- She reappears for several episodes at the beginning of Season Three.
- She wasn't seen in Season Four, but was mentioned in conversations between Santana and Quinn (Thanksgiving) and Shelby and Rachel. (Sweet Dreams)


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It's superzoom season and one of the first out of the camera woodwork is the Nikon Coolpix P520, the update to last year's affordable P510 model. Pocket-lint was on hand at this year's Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham's NEC to handle this big-zoomed beasty.
READ: Nikon Coolpix P510 review
Initial impressions are that, well, the P520 isn't a whole lot different from the P510 model. Not at all. It's the same 42x optical zoom which offers up a 24-1000mm equivalent range coupled with optical image stabilisation for keeping those shots steady.
We immediately zoomed in to the 1000mm equivalent using the zoom toggle around the shutter button - there is also a secondary zoom to the side of the lens - in order to pick off some far-away trade show attendees and found that the focus struggled a bit at the longest end of the zoom. It held up nice and steady thanks to the lens-shift image stabilisation, but just lacked the immediacy of autofocus speed of which the P520 is capable at wider-angle settings. It's nothing to do with the firmware version either, which we checked and confirmed was v1.0.
The main new feature in the P520 is that it's "wireless ready" when paired with the WU-1a wireless mobile adaptor - although, unfortunately, that wasn't something we were able to play around with on the show room floor.
Another adjustment to the spec is the inclusion of a yet higher resolution 18-megapixel sensor. We're not sure about this one as we felt that the P510 was pushing its limits with image quality capabilities and can't imagine that yet more resolution will remedy any imaging issues. This isn't definitive yet, as we've not been able to check out the P520's image in finer detail, it's just that sometimes less is more - as is often the case with small sensor resolution.
The camera itself - which we saw in a fetching cherry red, as offset against the yellow counter on the stand - feels rather plasticky yet is solid to the touch. The rear vari-angle LCD screen on the back of the camera is great to have on board and although the electronic viewfinder is rather small and low resoltuion it's neatly tucked into the camera without the need to pay with much additional physical bulk.
All in all we're not totally convinced by the P520's direction: this is essentially a more expensive version of the P510 with a slot for the (not included) WU-1a wireless connector and an unnecessary resoltuion increase. We'd save that cash and pick up a P510 for a bargain basement price instead.


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Data Entry Affiliate Program Ideal For Newbies
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Most newbies with an interest in doing data entry from home often fall prey to many scams or they end up with an actual program that had the potential to work but was given either vague information or training that started at an advanced level. When you are a newbie or a beginner, it's dire that you get the proper training starting from scratch. I hear a lot of people saying oh I tried that but I didn't make anything so I gave up. This is one of the number one reasons why many fail. Many people who offer training for this type of business have been in it for so long forget about dire basics and start their training at an intermediate level rather than a newbie level. In other words, you wouldn't start a 9th grader out with college courses.
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The traditional data entry is things such as transcription jobs which pay per job basis or an hourly rate.
The problem with so many people seeking traditional data entry is 98% do not possess the necessary skills required for this high demanding proefession. Many data entry seekers underestimate the demands of this job. Many of them simply do not have the skills to do this type of work. Being able to type at 65 WPM does not qualify you to perform this type of job. Most people need college credentials in this specific field in order to even get on a list. It is a highly competitive field and you must have well above average typing and grammar skills, you need to be highly organized and there are many software requirements among other things .Typos are not acceptable for a medical transcriptionist. You must be able to accurately type at a fast speed because a slow medical transcriptionist will be a hungry medical transcriptionist.
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To load new NSAPI plugins containing customized SAFs into the server, add an Init directive to magnus.conf to load the shared library file that defines the new SAFs. This directive must call the load-modules function, which takes the following arguments:
shlib— The shared library to load.
funcs— The functions to be made available to the server.
See the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 NSAPI Developer's Guide for more information about the following topics:
Directives in obj.conf and how they determine how the server handles requests
NSAPI functions available for writing custom SAFs
Writing custom SAFs
Loading custom SAFs into Sun Java System Web Server by adding an Init directive to magnus.conf that calls load-modules
For more information about the predefined SAFs that are included with Web Server, see the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 Administrator's Configuration File Reference.


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I'm trying out this free toolbar for Firefox (and Internet Explorer), as well as looking at some of the other tools and resources on the Genealogy in Time website. The toolbar is useful for searches – it searches "over 500 genealogy websites" – but doesn't say which ones. I've had search returns from findagrave.com, legacy.com, iagenweb.org (Iowa), archive.org, ingenweb.org (Indiana), iowagravestones.org, National Library of Australia, Tennessee genweb, Old Bailey Online, and Canada genweb.
The toolbar also has a link to the website, where you can find other tools, including an interactive map of Britain in 1940. The "new records" link takes you to a page cataloguing the latest updates to genealogy resources worldwide.
It also has a Gmail button and a genealogy rss newsfeed. The site stats are provided by alexa.com – I've turned off the option to let alexa know which sites I'm visiting. If they want to know, they can read my blog.
I usually use Chrome for browsing as it's so much quicker, but I find this toolbar quite useful so I'm switching back to Firefox for genealogy searches.
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Nothing new here. Bill Bushnell had it on his incredible ride atlas. Keith Vetter translated that to his brilliant Klimb. But heck, these days its even on Google Maps. But it's one thing to see lines on a screen. Numbers: distance traveled, feet climbed. Abstractions. It's another to actually be there, turn the pedals. Point A. Then Point B. Two dead-ends now very alive.
Public or private? Next question. Road is basically the same after as it was before. No harm done. You can't trust signs, anyway.
From Loma Prieta Way (Jores photo)
It's been a good week for me. Okay, so the power meter hasn't told me anything exciting. But not so long after racing Hamilton I raced the slopes of Diablo. The next day: I rode Alpine Dam to the Mt Tam summit. Then Umunhum on Wednesday with Dave, taking a half-day at work. The Bay area Big 4. Top it off by spending Thursday hiking Muir with my visiting sister and her boyfriend.
Finally I've managed to get in a solid block of training, and I'm recovering better, staying stronger to the end of long rides. Long rides through beautiful terrain really remind me what it is to be alive. And if I can make new connections, that's even better.


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Hi everyone,
I just change the format in the comment section a little bit. I decide to let some new friends are able to express what they think in the comment section as even though they don't have account. The reason I want to do this is I really hope we are able to exchange what we think on this blog. Since I have been in different countries for those years, I really love to make friends around the world and understand your cultures. Please let me know if you guys have other opinions on this decision . Hopefully, everything will go very well.
By the way, I just check sitemeter and find out I have readers from Taiwan, the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Croatia, Singapore, Lebanon, Germany, China, Mexico and other unidentified countries. WoW! I didn't notice this until I check. Of course, 53% of readers from the United States. Any other countries? let me know.
This shows me there are a lot of Yankees fans around the world. Thanks for reading, especially for my poor English.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Welcome Yankees fans around the world
Posted by: Jessica Lee at 11:32 PM
2 comments:
Thanks for changing the format for responses i am now able to tell you that i enjoy your site very much
- November 7, 2008 at 2:20 AM
- Jessica Lee said...
Thanks, I am very appreciated at. Keep coming back and we can talk about more different topics.
I think you already can use Name/URL option without account. If you use Name/URL one, I can know your name(you don't have to put real name) and your blog, facebook or myspace(optional). I will know who I talk to as well.
- November 7, 2008 at 6:14 AM
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The good news is that 90% of non-insulin dependent diabetics will be cured
by achieving their optimal weight and eating a balanced diet. This means
no donuts!
Other theoretical causes for the defiency of insulin include viral infection
of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas, toxic reaction to N-nitroso
compounds (found in smoked and cured meats), and auto-immune disease.
The great dangers of uncontrolled didabetes include premature heart disease,
stroke, atherosclerosis, and eventually gangrene of the lower limbs, blindness
and pancreatic failure. There is a significant familial component to this
Because diet is so critical to the control of this disease, nutritional
approaches will be discussed first. However, there are lots of other ways
to control DM (Diabetes Mellitus), including Botanical Medicine with its
array of insulin-like plants, Homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
and psychological approaches.
What about Nutritional Medicine? Do I have to radically change my diet?
If you like coffe and donuts for breakfast, a grilled cheese sandwich followed
by a pastry treat for lunch, then pasta and cookies washed down with a soda-pop
for dinner, then yes, you do have to radically change your diet. This is
an extreme picture, obviously. Changing your diet is something that must
be done slowly, lovingly, with great patience and persistence. Most of
us are very attached to "our" foods and making changes at this
fundamental level doesn't come easily. It can be done however; and it could
save your life. Be easy on yourself. Reward yourself with little treats
every day, like a walk at sunset, or a bubble bath, or calling a friend
long-distance. And make a plan. Starting with not keeping sugary foods
in the house.
The trick to eating to control Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is basically low to
no refined sugar, high complex carbohydrates and raw foods, low fat, high
fiber and easy on the fruit. Refined sugar means any carbohydrate that
has been processed, bleached or otherwise chemically altered. Anything
made with white flour and white sugar spells trouble for the diabetic.
We're talking about cookies, cake, candy, ice-cream, pastries, pizza, boxed
cereal, all soda-pops, alcohol, honey -- all that good stuff. Unfortunately,
most of us live life in the fast lane and this is why "fast-food"
joints are a multi-billion dollar industry.
Real food, made from healthy ingredients, usually takes a little more time
to prepare than the standard fare at Wendy's or Burger King. So, one thing
to adjust to is not only not eating junk food (and you know what that is...)
but to creating TIME in your schedule, as a priority, to shop for fresh
vegetables 2 or 3 times weekly, to eat at home more often, learn to use
a steamer, don't fry foods, never drink Coke (or any other soda-pop) and
get together with others who are learning to live longer through healthy
eating. Maybe you can form a dinner group in your apartment building or
The other critical technique to treat DM through diet is to eat 5 or 6 small
meals throughout the day. Don't let yourself get hungry, because then,
guess what? Right, you'll grab the nearest available snack, and that is
sure to be loaded with sugar or white flour. The other reason to not eat
3 "big" meals a day is to spare your pancreas. You have DM because
your pancreas has a hard time producing enough insulin to keep the sugar
in your blood from getting into the cells. Insulin acts as a carrier molecule
for sugar across the highly selective barrier of the membrane of each and
every cell in your body. Not enough insulin means the sugar builds up in
the blood. And that means not enough sugar, or raw fuel, in the cells.
All of you interested in DM know about "diabetic coma" where
you can literally pass out, and maybe die, because of a critical shortage
of fuel to the brain. The treatment, conventionally, for diabetic coma
is to give insulin. But that's a choice with grave implications. You want
to do everything you can to avoid becoming dependent on insulin injections.
Please believe that improving your diet is a much more pleasant alternative
than having to shoot insulin before every meal.
Now, enough of what you can't, or shouldn't, eat. There are many ways of
using foods to help DM. For example, some of the very best foods for prolonging
the action of your compromised insulin stores are onions and garlic. Use
these tasty foods liberally in your diet. Experiment. Did you ever try
baking a whole onion along with your yams or potatoes? Delicious! Garlic
is tasty baked, too. Learn to make a gourmet onion soup. Buy a garlic
press. Other therapeutic foods for DM include:
Jerusalem artichokes, burdock, parsley. These plants are high in
inulin, an insulin analog.


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The Other Side of the Door is a collection of short stories with a twist in the tale. The stories take you on a journey of discovery, and although they do appear to offer hints as to the outcome, readers are kept guessing right up to the end. That is when you are hit with a surprise that is rarely anything you could imagine. The narratives range from present day to past times and the stories involve places, crimes, speculative fiction and many more, interesting and varied subjects. They all have one thing in common; an ending that is not what readers would expect. What lies in wait on the other side of the door, only the author knows – for now.
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Ferguson big DONATIONS list
You can donate to the people in Ferguson, Missouri in many ways. This list is re-blogged from:
Donations for Mike Brown's Family:
Michael Brown Memorial Fund:
These funds will assist his family with costs that they will acquire as they seek justice on Michael's behalf. All funds will be given to the Michael Brown family.
College 4 MikeBrown's Siblings:
This effort will help support Mike Brown's siblings, 2 younger sisters and a younger brother go to college. It is run by Sara Goldrick-Rab, UW professor of the Wisconsin HOPE Lab (http://www.wihopelab.com) and Michael Johnson of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County (Madison, WI) can vouch that all funds will go directly to the family.
Other Donations:
Jail support info for those who are arrested at Mike Brown rallies in Ferguson.
Bail and Legal Fund for Those Arrested During Ferguson Anti-Police Demonstrations:
A bail and legal fund has been established to support people who have been arrested during the anti-police demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo. If you have a friend or family member who was arrested, please email us their name at firstname.lastname@example.com
A bail and legal fund has been established to support people who have been arrested during the anti-police demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo. If you have a friend or family member who was arrested, please email us their name at firstname.lastname@example.com
Donations to Protestors in Ferguson to provide food and other supplies. All monies will go directly to purchase those items. This is for PAYPAL DONATIONS ONLY: firstname.lastname@example.com
The also have tshirts available all proceeds will go to fund this campaign.
They are looking for medical and mental health professionals, counselors, as well as community organizers to go to Ferguson to assist those who are in that area. Also if you are willing to donate sky miles or buddy passes please contact: Please use this email address for volunteer services ONLY: firstname.lastname@example.com
There is also an amazon wish list set up to help children receive school supplies in Ferguson. This list is SEPARATE from the wish list that is set up for protestors:
Amazon Gift List:
These items are being directly shipped to St. Louis, MO to assist protestors who are on the frontline in Ferguson. It includes toiletries, items to help in clean up the area, food etc. You can also send notes in the some of the packages shipped.
Feed the students of Ferguson:
This fund was originally set up to feed the students who go to school in Ferguson who were to start school on August 14th. Many students in Ferguson rely on meals provided in school, and the delay in the start of classes means that many of the children will not eat.
*Jennings students still needing free lunch or any mental services can contact their school directly for more assistance* Referenced: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/article_c2435462-d3e4-59f6-9edd-2ae6b5cfe438.html
St. Stephen's Food Pantry
The help distribute food to those in need and currently due to the situation going on in Ferguson they were looted and those goods go to needy families in that area. They need boxed meals such as Hamburger Helper and lots of toiletries. Donations are now being accepted on their website: http://saint-stephens.info/collaboration/our-community-the-vine/food-pantry/
Here is the contact info for shipping items:
St. Stephen's Food Pantry
33 N Clay Ave Ferguson, MO 63135
Ph: 314-521-0138
St. Louis Business Journal has created a list resource list for those who also need assistance in their community. There list will also be updated as they collect more information. Please click link: http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2014/08/as-unrest-continues-in-ferguson-volunteers.html?ana=twt
St. Louis Urban League: http://www.ulstl.com/
They are accepting donations for school supplies for the children in Ferguson and collecting non-perishable food items. Here is the 2014-2015 school supply list for the Ferguson/Florissant School District: http://www.fergflor.org/pages/Ferguson-Florissant_SD/Parents/6725006080717623026
Please call 314-615-3668 for more questions.
If you wish to donate items to STL Urban League please ship them to:
ATTN: Barbara Bowman
Urban League Metropolitan of St. Louis
3701 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63108
Petition for Federal Laws to Protect Citizens from Police Violence and Misconduct
Mike Brown Law. Requires all state, county, and local police to wear a camera:
A petition for a Mike Brown Law is asking to be created because to the latest accounts of deadly encounters with police. That law will set aside funds to require all state, county, and local police, to wear a camera.
Petition to remove Bob McCulloch from any grand jury proceedings in regards to the Micheal Brown investigation. Find information about it here:https://www.change.org/p/judge-maura-please-recuse-biased-prosecutor-bob-mcculloch-2?recruiter=37856323&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_mobile
Don't Shoot MO Campaign
Please review website for more information:
Other Pertinent Info:
Know Your Rights: Demonstrations and Protests
#Ferguson Support Collection:
This was a google doc that was created that has information on crisis counseling for those affected by the happenings in Ferguson, ustreams of live protests, legal support, etc.
United Way of St. Louis has crisis support services that are available to those affected by the tragic events in
#Ferguson. To find help, please call 2-1-1 or 1-800-427-4626.
Students from Walnut Grove Elem can come to the Ferguson Library where a few teachers have activities set up for their students from 9am to 4pm. Please refer to the website for more info: ferguson.lib.mo.us


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Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Extraction: Distilled from flowers. Absolute, concrete. The odor is sweet floral and herbal, with balsamic undertones. The term "40-percent ester," often seen on lavender oil, means that it has a high ester content-boosted, if necessary, with natural esters that have been extracted from lavender.
Medicinal Action: Lavender treats lung, sinus and vaginal infections, including candida. It is an excellent treatment for laryngitis and asthma. It relieves muscle pain, headaches, insect bites, cystitis and other inflammation. It also treats digestive disturbances, including colic, and helps boost immunity.
Cosmetic/Skin Use: Lavender is suitable for all skin types. A cell regenerator that prevents scarring and stretch marks, it has a reputation for slowing wrinkles. It is used on burns, sun-damaged skin, wounds, rashes and skin infections.
Emotional Attribute: Nervousness, exhaustion, insomnia, irritability, depression and even manic depression are addressed by lavender. It is specific for central-nervous-system problems. For centuries, lavender was brought into the birthing room and made into baby pillows. Old texts say it "raises the spirit," and Victorian women revived themselves with lavender-filled "swooning pillows." William Turner suggested in his Herbal that lavender could "comfort the braine." A balancing oil, it both relaxes and stimulates.
Associated Oils:
Lavandin (L. x intermedia or L. x hybrida) --This is English lavender crossed with spike lavender. Such strains-such as Abrial, Super, Grosso (the most productive and common), Standard and Maime Epis Tˆte-have a slightly camphorous fragrance that is less refined than their parent lavenders. About 20 times more of the less-expensive lavandin is produced than true English lavender, which is more difficult to cultivate. Lavandin has similar, but less pronounced, healing properties; use it for muscle pain, and as a disinfectant and deodorant.
Spike Lavender (L. latifolia) --Sometimes called aspic, this camphorous species relieves congestion and is good for acne. It has a high yield, so is less expensive. It is grown mostly in Spain.
Stoechas Lavender (L. stoechas) --This oil is said to heal wounds and reduce inflammation, but is more toxic than other lavenders-so use cautiously.


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The ICMA-RC Investment Division is now claiming compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards ("GIPS®"). ICMA-RC, which has served public sector retirement plans and employees for over 45 years, recently made its investments available to private sector defined contribution plans. Many private plan sponsors seek organizations that abide by GIPS® before considering an investment manager's defined contribution investment only (DCIO) offerings.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It was a wet day for the occupiers of Wall Street who are camped out in Zuccotti Park as rain moved through the area. It turns out they weren't alone. It seems Hollywood is lurking.
LISTEN: WCBS 880's Paul Murnane in Zuccotti Park
Blue tarps and soggy sleeping bags packed the park Wednesday as the sometimes heavy rain poured down on the protesters.
New Yorker Paul Spitz, who said he's been camping out in Zuccotti most nights, said he thinks the weather can unite.
"This wonderful American movement has no intention of moving, even when the rain comes down," he said. "We look to each other, it pulls us together. A pat on the shoulder, a hug, there's something about the collective nature of something when it just may be right that inspires us to just hang in there and start the new day."
WCBS 880's Paul Murnane With The "99 Percent Blues"
But others who work in the neighborhood were hoping the wet weather will drive some of the demonstrators away.
"I can't wait for rain or snow," said one man.
The protesters mostly used the tarps to shield their campsites from the rain, but early in the morning, volunteers were bailing out water that had pooled in areas of the camp.
Jason Bogart from Bushwick spent the morning handing out rain gear.
"Ponchos, umbrellas, big umbrellas, warm sweaters, plastic bags," he said. "Help them store their stuff so that the water doesn't seep in."
If they can weather the rain and hold on for ten more days, the protesters could be in the new Batman movie.
Related Gallery: Celebs Occupy Wall Street
According to The Los Angeles Times, Christopher Nolan has reached out to the cast of The Dark Knight Rises and told them to be ready to shoot amid the protest.
MTV is also apparently looking to Occupy Wall Street for their cast of the Real World.
In what seems to be a casting call posted on Craigslist, MTV said it is looking for people between 20- and 24 years old and asking anyone taking part in the anti-Wall Street movement who is interested to contact them.
Meanwhile, donations keep pouring in to the protesters. The movement has earned $435,000 in donations, $85,000 of which has been given to the protest in person at Zuccotti Park.
The demonstrators spend about $1,500 a day on food and recently dished out $2,000 to wash sleeping bags, sweaters and jackets.
The movement has also reportedly spent about $20,000 on laptops, cameras and other equipment used to stream video online.
As the occupation in New York City continues to grow, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said protesters are camping out in the wrong city.
During a debate in Las Vegas Tuesday night, Cain said they are misdirecting their frustrations and should instead be outside the White House in Washington, D.C.
Cain said he's not sure what the protesters' demands are and asked if protesters think Wall Street will just write them checks.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas also weighed in and said activists are simply protesting the 2008 Wall Street bailouts.
So what's next on the agenda for Occupy Wall Street? A rally is planned for Saturday afternoon in Union Square to protest against police brutality.
How long do you think the OWS protest will last? Sound off below in our comments section…


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Court says EU wrongly froze assets of Saudi man
Court says EU wrongly froze assets of Saudi man
The European Court of Justice upheld a lower European court ruling in the case of Yassin Al-Qadi, rejecting an appeal by EU and British authorities.
After the Sept. 11 attacks, Al-Qadi's charitable Muwafaq foundation was identified by the US Treasury Department as an Al-Qaeda front and placed on a terror list in October 2001. The United States, the EU, Switzerland and Turkey all took action against Kadi, following a UN anti-terror order obliging UN member states to freeze assets of people and entities suspected of funding terror groups.
Al-Qadi denied financing terrorism, and said his foundation closed before the Sept. 11 attacks. He has fought legal battles for years against the asset freezes, and was removed last year from the UN blacklist of people under sanctions for suspected Al-Qaeda funding.
In 2008, the European General Court ruled that putting Al-Qadi's name on the terrorist list infringed some of his rights under EU law, such as his right to defense and judicial protection.
EU and British authorities appealed that ruling.
In Thursday's announcement, the European Court of Justice sided with the lower court, and argued that suspects need to be informed of why they are being listed and have a chance to contest it.
"The Court holds that, since no information or evidence has been produced to substantiate the allegations, roundly refuted by Mr. Al-Qadi, of his being involved in activities linked to international terrorism, those allegations are not such as to justify the adoption, at European Union level, of restrictive measures against him," the court said in a statement.
Authorities, however, sometimes want to keep information about a terrorist suspect confidential for security reasons. The court said that in such cases, it is up to EU courts to assess whether and when it's appropriate to withhold that information from the suspect.


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Chelsea and Liverpool are both reportedly keeping tabs on Valencia striker Roberto Soldado.
The 26-year-old has been in fine form this season, and has found the net 16 times in 22 appearances in all competitions for Los Che.
According to The People, Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has identified Soldado as a potential January acquisition, while Liverpool have also been tracking him.
It is also reported that the Spaniard has a release clause of £30 million written into his contract, so Chelsea or Liverpool would have to spend big to land him.
Both Villas-Boas and Liverpool counterpart Kenny Dalglish are said to be in the market for goalscoring reinforcements this month with each manager set to see his frontline lose key players.
Chelsea star Didier Drogba is off to the Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast, while Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is due to being an eight-game ban for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.


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We had a lot of fun having R (Daddy) home for a three day weekend! Delight! I was brave and tried a few new recipes. I was too chicken to invite dear loved ones over for dinner because, I was not that confident in my fried chicken ability. Now, I wish that I had not been so...chicken!
We tried Tyler Florence's Family Recipe for fried chicken and it did not disappoint! I normally do not like the smell of frying anything in my kitchen, all 3 times I have fried somethings, so this time I snipped fresh Rosemary and Thyme from the garden and dropped it in the oil before we turned on the heat. The smell was heavenly! It took us 2 hours, yes you read that correctly, 2 hours to fry all the chicken my sweet hubby picked out. Note to self, never go to the grocery store with a hungry man and ask him to please pick out the chicken. We could have fed our street! We LOVED it! The chicken was moist on the inside and so crunchy on the outside. I served it w/ Tyler's tomatoes with blue cheese dressing and his recipe for roasted corn and Chile lime butter. Again, it was delicious!
Here are the girls enjoying our lunch. Rachel found a hat that belonged to R's Mamaw, when we cleaned out the game room....fun times!
And since it was the 4th of July, we had to have homemade apple pie. I'm not a great pie maker. The last time we had pie, I didn't even have a pie plate and we have been married for almost 18 years. So, using my good judgement, I improvised and used...are you ready for this?...cake pans! I thought it was brilliant. I worked so hard on my pie and finally the moment arrived to bake it in the oven. Since patience is not really my favorite fruit of the spirit, I refer to it as the "P" word, I waited 10 minutes, oh alright, 5 minutes, and checked on my pies. The crust had fallen and they looked like flattened pancakes. Ugh!
So, you can imagine my family's delight when I announced that I would be baking homemade apple pies, that I had never made before, for our dessert. Their chuckles were not appreciated! Anyway, Rachel and R helped me carefully slice all of the apples. Rachel and I carefully sculpted the pie crusts, and then the moment arrived to place them in the oven. I had flashbacks of my last pie, so I told them "good luck" and closed the door.
55 minutes later this is what I found:
Yippee! I baked a pie! I baked a pie! It turned out so well, I shared the second pie, cause you can't just make one at a time, with my parents. It was delicious and I was so thankful!
I'm also thankful for the fun times Hannah, R, and I had bowling this week.
Really, I prefer to bowl via our Nintendo Wii, but noooo, Hannah wanted the real deal this time. Off we went to the local bowl-a-rama. We laughed until our sides hurt. Note to self, real bowling is much harder than Wii bowling. Here are a few pics.
Great form...looking good...right?
Let me just explain, R and I are very competitive, therefore, our girls are very competitive! I'm sure R thought that he would just smoke us with his bowling expertise and just leave us in the dust, he did not! Okay, okay, he won the first game, by 3 points, and I won the second game.
It was quite a sight of beauty to see our score at the end of our second game. Here it is:
It was fun, though!
On a more spiritual note, I am thankful for so many blessings in my life. Rachel has been texting me all week to let me know how the Backyard Bible School is going. They are having an incredible week. She asked me to pray for the kids in her group. Of course, I had been praying for them before they left, but I just loved her heart. I'm thankful for her heart and her deep love for the Lord. I can hardly wait to see her! I'm thankful she comes home in only 2 more days!


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Virginia Democratic leaders reflected on what a difference seven years had made as they soaked in the results of the General Assembly elections Nov. 6. Democrats reclaimed control of the state Senate and picked up at least four additional members in the House of Delegates on Tuesday. In 2000, the party held no statewide offices in Virginia and Republicans outnumbered them two to one in the General Assembly, according to former Gov. Mark Warner.
"Six years ago, the press and pundits said Virginia wasn't going to be a competitive state anymore. We have proved them wrong," said Warner to a crowd of Democratic activists and candidates gathered at the Democrats election night celebration in Tysons Corner.
Several Democrats credited their elected officials' responsible leadership for bringing about a shift in party control and weakening the Republican's grip on the commonwealth.
Virginia has thrived under Warner and the state's current Governor, Democrat Tim Kaine. Sen. Jim Webb, (D-Va.) elected in 2006, has also proven to be a national leader, particularly on issues related to the Iraq War and veterans benefits, they said.
THE DEMOCRATS' statewide gains also reflect resident's satisfaction with Democratic leadership in Fairfax County, said some local elected officials.
"We have worked so hard to build a Democratic majority district. ... We have been providing good local government for a long time," said Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerry Connolly, who won his own re-election with more than 60 percent of the vote.
Fairfax voters delivered two of the four seats the Democrats needed to pick up in order to gain control of the state senate and one of the four new party seats in the House of Delegates.
The county could also deliver a fifth senate seat depending on the results of a close race in the 39th senate district between Democrat Janet Oleszek and Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37).
Cuccinelli led Oleszek by 91 votes out of more than 37,000 votes cast in the race, according to unofficial results. The two candidates are awaiting an initial review of the ballots taking place at the Connection's presstime.
Election results in local county government mirror those in state races. Fairfax County Democrats picked up at least one more seat on the Board of Supervisors, with John Foust edging out Republican incumbent Joan DuBois in the Dranesville District.
Beside the Clerk of Court race, Democrats took all the county's at-large races. Dale Evans, Democratic challenger for Clerk of Court, had not yet conceded the race, despite being behind incumbent John Frey by more than 1,000 votes.
There were no cases where a Republican challenger unseated an incumbent Democrat in Fairfax, according to results.
Several Republican candidates for state and local races admitted it was a tough year for their party, particularly because they are saddled with a very unpopular U.S. president.
"You can see it all over the state, this is not the year for Republicans," said Sen. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (R-34), who lost her seat to Democrat Chap Petersen. "But it's cyclical, and our time will come again. People just felt like it was time for a change."
DEMOCRATIC GAINS in the General Assembly will have a large impact on Northern Virginia in particular, said Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-35), who is likely to be elected majority leader when the senate convenes.
The Senate, which is dominated by moderates from both parties, will probably not shift dramatically from an ideological standpoint as a result of the Democrats coming to power. But for the first time in history, Northern Virginians will hold several of the legislative branch's most powerful positions, said Saslaw.
Sen. Chuck Colgan (D-29) will probably take over as chair of the senate finance committee. Fairfax senators Janet Howell (D-32), Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31), Patsy Ticer (D-30) and Saslaw will also chair committees, he said.
What may be more important, however, is the position Democrats will be in during the next round of congressional and General Assembly redistricting after the 2010 census, said several party leaders. Having secured a majority in the state senate, the Democrats will have a say in the process — which they had been shut out of last time.
The state may also see more attention from U.S. Presidential candidates during the general election next year because it will be viewed as more friendly for Democrats, said Del. Brian Moran (D-46), the House of Delegates Democratic caucus leader.
The party's momentum will also help Democrats in next year's U.S. Senate race, in which Democrats say Warner is the heavy favorite to win. Former Gov. Jim Gilmore is the likely Republican candidate in the race.
THE FAIRFAX County Board of Supervisors and the school board have had sizable Democratic majorities and the additional seats are seen mostly as a validation of the county government's current leadership, said candidates.
"It is an affirmation of our values and that people in Fairfax County expect government to work," said Connolly in his acceptance speech.
Many school board candidates said a Democratic sweep of the body's three at-large seats is particularly a testament to voters satisfaction with the party. One of the successful at-large candidates, Jim Raney, won even though he did not put any yard signs in public space and was not allowed to campaign actively as a Democratically endorsed candidate because he is restricted as a federal employee.
"Jim Raney had no signs but he was listed on the Democrat's sample ballot," said Tina Hone, a Democrat and the at-large school board candidate to win the most votes.
"When you have straight party voting like this, that momentum is really hard to overcome," said At-large school board member Steve Hunt, who lost his seat to Raney despite several high-profile endorsements.
This week's election results may also have an impact on Fairfax County's congressional representation. Many political observers speculate that U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-11) will consider not running for reelection after his wife's defeat in the 34th district state senate race. Davis, who has ruled out a bid for the U.S. Senate, said he will announce whether he intends to run again later this month. In an interview earlier this month, the congressman said he and Devolites Davis had recently been through many grueling campaigns — including her senate race and his congressional race last year — and that he had opted out of running for U.S. Senate in part because the couple was exhausted.
If Davis does not run, the Democrats may have a good chance of winning the seat, said members of the party. Former U.S. Rep. Leslie Byrne — who lost to Davis in 1994 — has already said she will run as a candidate. Connolly is also thought to be considering a bid.
Connection Reporter Scott Krischke contributed to this article.


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I'm just going to put this out here…everyone take a deep breath before you get your pitchforks...
I know I might get roasted here but I have to say I am ready for some real classic figures again. You know the ones, kind of like the ones that were in the classic line from 81-87. I'm not talking about prototypes, MOTU myths, PoP, or NA figures. I want to see classic figures from the classic toy line, especially for those who have the year subscription.
I think it is great that NA and She-Ra fans get to see their favorites finally made or updated but I wish they could be the bonus figures and not force everyone that signed up for the subscription to get figures that are not part of the classic MOTU toy line. The year long subscribers first were burned by double shipping fees if they wanted the bonus figure and now the classics figures really aren't so classic anymore.
Once again I'm happy for those who are getting their figures made but I am just feeling like the classics line isn't sticking much to the main MOTU toy line that I knew and just wish that the NA, PoP, and prototypes were moved to be bonus figures.
Anyone else feel this way and isn't afraid of getting railed on by a bunch of Slushhead fanatics?
I can't wait for the, "U HV to luv all MOTU not just the vintage lien or U Rnt a true fan," fodder to commence.


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Since there is no way to separate body from mind from emotions, any small changes you are making to orient yourself toward high-level wellness have the potential of arousing feelings, and it is not always easy to plot the link between actions and the emotions they trigger. You may not see a connection between practicing a new breathing exercise, for instance, and a feeling of sadness that washes over you like a wave.
In order to move toward something new, you must often let go of something old. "Letting go" is one way to describe loss, and loss is always accompanied by grief, however slight. When you stop smoking, you may feel the loss of that special rendezvous you had every morning with your fellow smokers. If you change your diet, you may feel resentment at watching others indulge freely in foods that you now avoid. Feelings are part and parcel of a life undergoing change. Be assured. You are not going crazy. You are right on schedule.
What's the Problem with Feelings?
In many cultures there is a great deal of confusion about feelings - especially the strong or painful ones. TV and movies portray people expressing themselves passionately and violently, but in everyday life in the American culture there isn't much permission to rock the emotional boat. It is often considered a sign of weakness to display fear or grief overtly. The desired countenance is one of strength and control, and children are taught, at least by example, to be brave, to act "cool." People are very uncomfortable when those around them "break down." Others think there is something wrong with themselves when they feel depressed.
The cultural norms about anger are really confused. People overlook and sometimes even expect the exchange of angry words in public among strangers, and may applaud it as a motivator to sports and competition and war. The same people then express disbelief or horror when a close friend or family member expresses anger with them or learns that battering and other forms of abuse are going on close to home. Some people are shocked to discover how much anger they have, and try to repress it, while others use anger as a way to eliminate any emotional energy that they don't know how to handle.
Joy and exuberance are generally acceptable as long as they are "controlled." It's all right to sing in church or to dance at a party or nightclub. But you might be thought crazy if you burst into song in a department store or dance ecstatically in the town square. There are many unwritten rules about expressing feelings.
Stop for a moment and recall some of the messages you got about feelings when you were young. What was held up to you as model behavior? Do any of these statements sound familiar? "Don't get too excited or silly; somebody's bound to get hurt." "Don't cry. That's for babies." "Don't ever say you hate anyone." "Keep going, no matter how bad you feel." "Just think happy thoughts and everything will be fine." "Don't expect anything, and you won't be disappointed." It is little wonder that many people have grown up to be emotionally confused and wounded adults.