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8 Questions to Help Resolve Your Rent or Buy Dilemma
The decision to buy a home, one of the biggest financial investments you'll ever make, can be empowering and exciting.
While the 2013 National Housing Pulse Survey by the National Association of Realtors showed that 80 percent of consumers believe buying a home is a good financial decision, it's not always easy to know when the time is right to take the leap.
Choosing to become a homeowner takes not only a financial commitment but also the emotional maturity to create a plan and a timeline that suits your lifestyle and your budget.
Here are some of the factors that should be part of your decision to rent or buy a home:
1. How Do Home Prices and Rents Compare in Your Community?
While it's easy to compare rental prices, when you look at the cost of buying a home you need to include not only your mortgage principal and interest payments, but also homeowners insurance, property taxes and possibly a condominium or homeowner association fee. Sometimes it's more costly to rent than to buy, particularly when mortgage rates are low. A rent-or-buy calculator can help with your evaluation. You should also look at the long-term wealth-building benefit of homeownership that comes with rising values and increasing your equity as you pay off your home loan. A 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances by the Federal Reserve showed that the median net worth for homeowners was 30 times higher than the median net worth of non-homeowners.
2. Are You Emotionally Ready To Buy A Home?
One of the benefits of renting an apartment is that you typically only commit to a lease for one year. If you're buying a home, you'll need to choose a neighborhood and a home where you want to live for the next several years while you recoup the cost of buying and build equity.
3. Do You Have a Five-Year Plan?
While no one knows with absolute certainty what will happen over the next five or 10 years, if your plans include switching careers or moving out of state, you're probably better off renting. If you plan to start a family in the next few years, you should take that into consideration when developing a budget and choosing a home.
4. Are You Ready to Take Care of a Home?
Along with the joy of decorating your home and changing it to meet your needs, you need to budget at least 1 to 3 percent of the home price each year for repairs. Whether you can handle work yourself or need to hire contractors, you should be prepared for the time and expense of maintaining your property so that it can keep its value and avoid more costly repairs in the future.
5. Do You Have Any Savings?
While there are loan programs available to some borrowers with a down payment of 3.5 percent and sometimes less, you'll need some cash for a deposit, a down payment, closing costs and an emergency fund when you buy a home.
6. What Does Your Credit Profile Look Like?
Request your free credit report at AnnualCreditReport.com to check for errors and any negative information on your report. For a small fee you can get your credit score. Lenders typically require a minimum credit score of 620 or 640 and higher for government-insured loan programs, but for the lowest mortgage rates you need a credit score of 740 or above.
7. What Can You Comfortably Afford to Spend on a Home?
You can have a free consultation with a mortgage lender to find out how much you can borrow to buy a home, but you should develop your own budget to determine how much you can spend on your housing payment while still being able to pay your other bills and save for the future.
8. Will Your Budget Accommodate the Type of Home You Want in Your Market?
You can do a quick search on realtor.com to see what properties are available in neighborhoods where you want to live, or consult a Realtor for a more in-depth consultation about your priorities and your local market. You may also want to take a homebuyer education class to learn more about the buying process.
Your answers to these questions and consultations with professionals such as a lender and a Realtor can help you make the right choice and determine if you're ready to buy now or need to wait a little longer to become a homeowner.


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How Do Military Special Credits Work?
Time in uniform can boost your wage record — and perhaps your Social Security benefit
Adam Voorhes
Q: I hear that Social Security gives special credits to veterans for their military service. How does that work?
A: When veterans apply for retirement or disability benefits, Social Security checks their records. If they have qualifying military service, they get credit for additional wages for their military service. These credits are added to the veteran's lifetime earnings record — not to the veteran's monthly benefit check. But because Social Security uses lifetime earnings as the basis for figuring out a person's retirement benefits, the credits can ultimately raise the monthly payment.
See also: AARP Social Security Calculator
Some history: During World War II, members of the armed forces weren't covered by Social Security, meaning they didn't pay into the system and couldn't get benefits based on their service.
After the war, with veterans returning to the civilian work force, Congress granted them extra credits on their records for the time of service. This was intended to help compensate for the low wages they'd been paid while in uniform and to offset the loss of civilian earnings that would've helped them qualify for or improve their Social Security retirement benefits.
In 1957, members of the military on active duty were covered by Social Security and paid Social Security taxes. In 1988, Social Security coverage was extended to people on inactive duty in the reserves. But both changes retained the practice of giving veterans a little bit extra in wage credits.
Q: Do all veterans get the credits?
A: No. The credits are awarded in differing amounts according to certain time periods and length of service. The following applies to people who were on active duty or active duty for training:
1940 through 1956. Veterans with active service during World War II (defined as Sept. 16, 1940, through July 24, 1947) or the post-World War II period (July 25, 1947, through Dec. 31, 1956) are credited with an extra $160 in Social Security earnings for each month of military service.
1957 through 1977. Veterans of this period are credited with $300 in additional Social Security earnings for each calendar quarter in which they received active duty basic pay.
1978 through 2001. For every $300 in active duty basic pay, these veterans are credited with an extra $100 in Social Security earnings, up to a maximum of $1,200 a year. But if you enlisted after Sept. 7, 1980, and didn't complete at least 24 months of active duty or a full tour, you may not be able to receive these added credits.
In 2001, Congress eliminated the program. Thus, military service in calendar year 2002 and later years no longer qualifies for the special credits.
Next page: How do I apply for these special credits? »
Q: If I get a military pension, will it affect my Social Security payment?
A: No. You can get both your military pension and your Social Security benefits, which will be based on your life-long earnings, including any military wage credits. While a military pension won't cut your Social Security benefits, they may be trimmed if you have a civilian government pension from a job in which you did not pay Social Security taxes.
Q: How do I apply for these special credits?
A: According to Social Security, you don't need to. They will be automatically added to your earnings when you apply for retirement or disability benefits. However, it may be wise to ask your Social Security representative whether your work record shows that credits have been added to your account. Meanwhile, you may be asked for proof of your military service.
Q: How do I get proof of my military service?
A: The DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) is the document most often used for this purpose. To obtain this certificate, click here.
For more information, see the online publication Military Service and Social Security or call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213.
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StarInn necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 134 diseños de 41 diseñadores freelance.
We are planning to launch a new website and need a new logo for our Country Inn & Restaurant. Set in the Hampshire countryside we are a destination pub with rooms appealing to a broad customer base. We are looking for a professional, high quality design to reflect our public house and make us stand out from other local establishments.
The Star Inn http://www.starinn.co.uk
We have owned the Star Inn for three years and have built up a small solid customer base by offering locally brewed beer, good food sourcing local produce, and accommodation. We want to launch a new website with a new modern, clean image which will appeal to 25-65 year olds alike. We are within easy driving distance of three major cities, and only one hour from London so we attract those wanting a relaxed, friendly atmosphere in the peace and beauty of the countryside. Walking, cycling and fly fishing in the nearby famous River Test are some of the country pursuits. We also offer relaxing breaks for those hardworking career people (particularly the London set)
- An easily reproduced logo online and offline which can be printed on menus, business cards and stationery.
- We have a growing database and will be using the logo on email and newsletters
- The logo will also go on our street sign
- Must scale well
- Easy to identify with - not necessarily an image, but could be a font. Could incorporate the name of the village - East Tytherley
- To bear in mind - our countryside location, the traditional english pub, good food, wide audience
- We don't mind what colour, perhaps burgundy/olive green - not garish colours.
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- Something that won't reproduce well in a variety of sizes
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- Vatican announces the formation of St Peter's Cricket Club
- The club hopes to field a team against the Church of England and other sides next year
- Cricket "is something that covers many, many religions and ethnic groups," says Australian envoy
- The side will play in the yellow and white Vatican colors, with the keys of St Peter as emblem
With cups of tea and cucumber sandwiches at the ready, the Vatican has launched itself into the international sporting arena -- with the formation of the new St. Peter's Cricket Club.
Organizers hope the team will take on challengers from the Church of England and other faiths, while inspiring legions of believers and cricket fans around the world.
The refreshments were the backdrop to Tuesday's announcement of the club's formation by the Pontifical Council for Culture, with a little help from Australia.
John McCarthy, Australia's ambassador to the Holy See, has been a driving force behind bringing a game that he acknowledges is baffling to many to the Vatican.
"They were wondering what this 'cricket' is, as to whether it's a game, or an insect or both," he joked in an interview for Vatican Radio.
"But can I say that there was fairly ready recognition of the fact that there is a very prominent position by this sport in the East ... (and) in the English-speaking world, and that there are many priests and seminarians in Rome who have played cricket and want to play cricket.
Many in Rome would like to see their newly fledged team play the Church of England, McCarthy said.
He anticipates discussions soon aimed at arranging a match between the two sides in England -- a game that could prompt a rivalry not seen since the Church of England split from the Roman Catholic Church nearly 500 years ago.
Fans will no doubt hope that game is played at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, known as the home of cricket.
Members of the new club are expected to play in the yellow and white Vatican colors, with the keys of St. Peter as their emblem.
And both sides may end up praying for divine intervention if the umpire doesn't call in their favor.
McCarthy also sees the Vatican club as having a wider reach.
"Cricket as a sport is something that covers many, many religions and ethnic groups ... the Vatican could play the Hindus, they could play the Muslims, they could play the Sikhs," he told Vatican Radio.
"Internationally one would have a team that represented the Vatican, the Holy See, that was drawn from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies -- what an international team that would be.
"And it would obviously generate a lot of interest with the faithful who are both faithful to the church and faithful to cricket in various areas of the world."
Some students have already been warming up with a series of matches in Rome, McCarthy said. But the wider program is not expected to come into play until next year, when the club hopes to have a team ready for international sporting events.
And it's not just the priests who can get in on the sporting action. The organizers are also looking for nuns who may have wielded a cricket bat in the past to join a women's XI, or team.
"They are looking for Sri Lankan, Indian and Pakistani sisters who have played cricket, and if they are found, they certainly will be invited to join the cricket club," said McCarthy.
"There's certainly no intention not to have a women's cricket team at the Vatican."


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HP systems group honcho bails after Meg flip-flops
CTO Phil McKinney: 'Not the traditional retirement'
HP has lost the CTO from its PC division after Phil McKinney announced he was leaving the company for semi-retirement.
McKinney, who has been with the company for nine years, made the announcement days after Meg Whitman announced that HP would keep its PC arm after all. He says in his blog that he'll be focusing on public speaking, mentoring, and encouraging innovations in new companies.
"This is not the traditional retirement. I'm not planning on spending my days playing golf or sitting around the house driving my wife crazy. I have far too much passion, energy and ideas to sit on the sidelines," he wrote in his blog. "My definition of retirement is the freedom to write, speak, mentor, advise and teach without the restrictions of the traditional employee/corporate structure."
McKinney joined HP originally just for a year, but ended up staying for much longer than that. He doesn't say in the blog if his decision to go is in any way related with the decision by HP not to spin off its personal systems division, but he is rumored to have been looking forward to the PC business being spun off from the main company because it would dump off layers of cloying bureaucracy.
First on his agenda will be launching his latest book, "Beyond the obvious," which will be out next spring, and he will also be devoting more time to the Boy Scouts, of which he is a proud member.
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Mike Litton, San Francisco Chocolate Factory
By his own admission, many of the successes Mike Litton has enjoyed have been the product of "pure accident."
But considering he runs a chocolate company in the city by the bay, he's not complaining.
Litton, 59, founded the San Francisco Chocolate Factory 10 years ago and now spends his days thinking up new niches for the bite-size disks that are sold in personalized tins around the world.
Perhaps the most recognizable is the six-piece set of chocolates whose percentages are calibrated to complement wine, from port to zinfandel, available in 750 wineries across the country.
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"We sat down with 20 bottles of wine and a bowl of chocolate," Litton said of the pairings, which range from 54 percent dark chocolate to 72 percent.
Before entering the world of premium chocolate, which traditionally has included a number of players in the Bay Area, Litton was a commodities trader.
Of course, he became one by accident.
Litton was on his way to law school in Los Angeles when, on the advice of a friend, he checked out the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Ariz. He liked what he saw, and a couple weeks later, he was enrolled.
"I talked my way in," Litton said recently in his small office on 12th Street in San Francisco's Mission District. "It was the best thing that ever happened in my life."
His first job, at Fidelity Bank in Philadelphia, not so much.
"I hated it," he said. One day, bored, he walked across the street and chatted up the folks at Woodward and Dickerson. Once again, he talked his way into a position.
Before he knew it, he was in Amman, Jordan, as the Mideast manager for the commodity trading company. Then he moved to London, where he was regional manager for the Mideast and North Africa.
Litton's passport from that time is so full that it's falling apart. It's a testament not only to his profession, but his personality. "I can't sit still," he said.
Litton grew up with three sisters on Long Island, the son of a Pan Am pilot. With the cost of transportation not an issue, he set off to Switzerland for high school.
In 1987, Litton founded Bridge International Co. in San Francisco, a commodity trading firm. Among its exports are raisins and almonds; it trades in cocoa.
Then, about 10 years ago, he decided to branch out with a retail product.
The San Francisco Chocolate Factory, he said, "started with me, one Colombian cocoa trader and a pingpong table" in an office on Drumm Street. When Litton's kids, who lived in Sweden, came to visit, he would pay them to pack tins.
From the San Francisco Chocolate Factory's first six-piece San Francisco set, the company has grown bit by bit, niche by niche.
It now markets several brands, including the "Got Milk?" line, for which it is the only licensed chocolate maker. Recently, Litton gathered them all under the umbrella of Bridge Brands, as the chocolate increasingly is being marketed outside the Bay Area.
The factory employs 18 people, Litton said. He brings in the beans, and the company's signature chocolate disks are made to his specifications in South San Francisco.
While some area chocolate companies concentrate on using organic or fair trade beans, Litton said he prefers to use a blend to ensure continuity of taste, and because the vast majority of cocoa beans available are not organic or fair trade.
His company doesn't make truffles, chocolates with filled centers or other fancy confections.
"We want to stay off the main highway" of the industry, Litton said.
What the company does make are simple little wafers that melt in your mouth.
After all, Litton said, "Good quality chocolate is really special in its own right."
Mike Litton
Work: founder, president, San Francisco Chocolate Factory
Age: 59
Family: wife, Beth; daughter, Sabrina; twin sons, Maxwell and Oskar
Residence: Russian Hill, San Francisco
Hobbies: sailing, family time
Quote: "We're limited only by our imagination."
Can't live without: friends
Favorite chocolate: equally fond of 55 percent and 72 percent cocoa


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Skillful Blended Learning Delivers Better Outcomes
Combining online learning with traditional face-to-face sessions has been around for at least a decade. It's popular amongst students, and it offers learning untethered from time and place whilst maintaining the richness of contact in person. Perceived as a way to scale student numbers successfully, many have embraced it. Now institutions want to realise the benefits of blended learning more fully.


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men's lacrosse team defeated visiting Salve Regina, 15-11, in the 2011 season opener for both teams at Cressy Field Tuesday afternoon.
Senior attacker Josh Arsenault (Revere, MA/Malden Catholic HS) netted a game-high six goals and an assist while junior attacker Nick Brett (Loudon, NH/Merrimack Valley HS) added three goals and two assists in the win. Senior midfielder Stephen Espinola (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable HS) and freshman midfielder Todd Davis (Sandwich, MA/Sandwich HS) each added two goals.
The Seahawks were led by junior attacker Chris Walker (Marshfield, MA/Marshfield HS), who scored a team-high four goals with three assists. Junior attacker Brendan Carroll (Garden City, NY/Garden City HS) chipped in with three goals and two assists while freshman attacker Chad Hollenshade (Lutherville, MD/Avon Old Farms HS) also scored three goals and an assist in the loss.
UMD freshman goalkeeper Nick Thayer (Chelsmford, MA/Chelsmford HS) made nine saves while Seahawks sophomore goalkeeper Evan Simone (Dover, NH/Saint Thomas Aquinas HS) stopped 18 shots.
The teams combined for 11 first period goals. Salve Regina ran out to an early 3-1 lead after the first five minutes of play but consecutive goals by Arsenault in less than two minutes tied the game at 3-3 with 6:52 to play. With the score tied 5-5, Brett netted his first goal of the day with :03 left in the first period, giving UMD a 6-5 lead.
After continuing the back-and-forth scoring into the second period, the Corsairs remained ahead, 8-7, with 10:26 to play. The Seahawks regained the lead with a three-goal outburst, featuring two goals by Walker, putting Salve Regina up 10-8 with 4:34 on the clock. Arsenault scored his third goal of the game with 2:47 to play in the half, making the score 10-9 Seahawks at the break.
The Corsairs came out of the halftime with three unanswered goals in the opening six minutes of the third period, taking a 12-10 lead. The Seahawks pulled within a goal, 12-11, when Hollenshade scored his third goal of the game with 6:14 left in third frame. Arsenault put the Corsairs up for good with his final goal at the 1:48 mark of the third. The Corsairs outscored the Seahawks 2-0 in the final period, securing the 15-11 victory for UMass Dartmouth.
The Corsairs outshot the Seahawks 51-28 during the contest.
"We played four quarters, we did an excellent job and this is the first time we've beat Salve in four years," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Kevin Mahoney. "We played aggressive, played good defense, adjusted to our mistakes, which they took advantage of early. We did a great job across the board and I'm pumped about it and excited for the possibilities of this season."
UMass Dartmouth improved to 1-0 with the victory, while Salve Regina dropped to 0-1 with the defeat. The Corsairs will return to action when they visit Becker next Tuesday. SRU will host Wesleyan Saturday.


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Before I got to Egypt, I had never heard of the place, which is called Dar al-Salam. And I was only able to venture into it because I was accompanied by a member of an organized crime family.
I learned about Dar al-Salam from a man named Sonny, whom I met one night in Cairo's violent Tahrir Square.
Sonny had done what few Egyptians could manage: He had escaped Egypt. After growing up poor, he had become a mechanic, run a successful business, met a Japanese woman, and emigrated to Japan. He had only now braved a return trip to Egypt to visit family and friends.
Sonny invited me for dinner at his family home in Dar al-Salam. It was Easter.
At dinner, Sonny talked about growing up in Dar al-Salam and living next door to one of the most powerful organized crime families in the area. Some of these family members would end up being our guides through the neighborhood. Without their approval, I was told, my excursion and photography would not have been possible.


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[Verse 1: YG]
It's YG, 400
The flow cold got these hoes' nose runnin'
The rap game a bakery, I'm getting dough from it
And I shop with it, I got something to show from it
I got this white girl, she's like my snow bunny
These niggas choke in they raps, so funny!
It's Mr. Young Gangsta, these niggas so wanksta
Like don't sleep on em', these niggas better wake up
Candle lit money, nigga get ya cake up
Bullets like Makeup, they switch your face up
I'm like an airplane, girl you know what's up
Niggas we blowing money quick like we blowing blunts
Red chucks like my bitch's lipstick
I'm taking bitches down, like the hit stick
Push in an nigga, motherfucker go hard
These niggas baller blocking, I call em' bo gaurds
[Verse 2: Mac Miller]
Whatever it is, they're getting it straight
I'm too obsessed, too dedicated, never escape
I ain't scared, I'ma go in, looking like I'm glowing
Running on beats, you show me your feet
If you ever be down to flowing
And now, I got a notion, I'm a put this into motion
Speeding through the present
Trying to get there and coach, man
Hopes the dope man will be there soon
For now the music up loud and the beat on smooth
I'm just rhyming, spitting so efficient
Keeping the tradition, while seeking to be different
Just dropped K.I.D.S., but I'm a man of many words
You had to do it big, but couldn't never stop the work
Now you heard my words so your bubbles gonna burst
Yeah we're on third but say what's up to the homies on first
If I can, I'm a kick it, rip it just cause I love it
Now they see me, ask me if I can spit it right out in public
Got time that you wastin' hatin'
When you could focus on your own grind: skatin'
Mad I got fans and they mad I got love
'Cause me and music fit like a glove, so snug
All you angry motherfuckers can go on and form a club
Cause when you come around me, it ain't nothing but love
I got girls giving hugs, people dapping me up
And you in the corner, like, "oh man, mac sucks! "
Been a long grind and a little bit of luck
Feeling blessed everyday for the way I'm coming up
I can promise you this: I ain't even close to done
Just pray to god that I'm safe when the soldiers come
They hear me, they forgetting if I'm old or young
Got this music on lock, but I open up
All the time, cause my bars and my rhymes be my lifestyle
Blowing white clouds, You getting high right now
[Verse 3: Diggy Simmons]
Live from the Apple slicing the American pie
With dope lyrics watch me get America high
By your appearance I can get a glimpse of your vibe
They say you are what you wear, I am Yves Saint Laurent
Maison Martin Margiella
Catch me at the Montreyon fella
I'm getting money thats why you all jealous
This ain't a rap song, this is a rap psalm
Immaculate so I'mma be the first to cast on
In kindergarten I was filling out my tax form
While my other class mates was learning Jimmy Crack Corn?
How can I go broad, riding shot gun with Lupe through Chicago hood
Hat tilted to the side like a GD
Bumping a Pac CD
Picture me rollin', holla when you see me
This easy, sorta like my ABC's
It'll take em' to the pillar nigga 1,2,3
Know my name when I spell, it's D-I two G's
Rather die before I'm telling see I'm too G
[Verse 4: Lil Twist]
Beatin' up the beat like it's a high school drumline
I got the teachers like "What has he become now?"
A young genius, homie I'm like and Einstein
I'm balling now, we go to Belize and i'll shine
No deportion, split the dough in Proportions
Grown man money these kids partial abortion
Go to the mall, they playing round and they horseing
They beef while twizzy be dropping stacks in nordstrom
Porky Pig Pull, but that ain't all folks
I ain't kidding with y'all folks
Sound like a kid but I ain't kidding at all though
So don't mistake me
And one more thing: It's Young Mula baby
The 2011 XXL cypher including YG Mac Miller and others is the first of many freshman cyphers. These cyphers showcase the rappers ability to not only showcase their abilities as a rapper but possibly receive more positive attention from the media and record labels, giving these young artist the chance they earned to blow up even more.


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The Living Dead
The house of grammar has many rooms, and some of them are haunted. Despite the best efforts of grammatical exorcists, the ghosts of dead rules and the spirits of imaginary taboos are still rattling and thumping about the old place.
It's no longer considered a crime to split an infinitive or end a sentence with a preposition, for example, but the specters of worn-out rules have a way of coming back to haunt us. In the interest of laying a few to rest, let's dedicate to each a tombstone, complete with burial service. May they rest in peace.
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Let Bygone Rules Be Gone
TOMBSTONE: Don't split an infinitive.
R.I.P. An infinitive is a verb in its simplest form, right out of the box. It can usually be recognized by the word to in front of it: Blackbeard helped him to escape. But the to isn't actually part of the infinitive and isn't always necessary: Blackbeard helped him escape. As a preposition, a word that positions other words, the to lets us know an infinitive is coming.
The truth is that the phrase "split infinitive" is misleading. Since to isn't really part of the infinitive, there's nothing to split. A sentence often sounds better when the to is close to the infinitive: Dilbert decided to mention dating in the workplace. But there's no harm in separating them by putting a descriptive word or two in between: Dilbert decided to discreetly mention dating in the workplace.
A sentence like that sounds natural because in English, the best place for an adverb (like discreetly) is right in front of the word it describes (mention). Where else could discreetly go? Putting it anywhere else—say, before or after decided or dating—would change the meaning.
Sometimes, rearranging the words to avoid a "split" can be ridiculous. Try it with this example: Kiri's landlord wanted to flatly forbid singing. Or this one: He threatened to more than double her rent. Or this: The landlord is expected to strongly oppose weaker noise regulations. See?
Writers of English have been merrily "splitting" infinitives since the 1300s. It was perfectly acceptable until the mid-nineteenth century, when Latin scholars—notably Henry Alford in his book A Plea for the Queen's English—misguidedly called it a crime. (Some linguists trace the taboo to the Victorians' slavish fondness for Latin, a language in which you can't divide an infinitive.) This "rule" was popular for half a century, until leading grammarians debunked it. But its ghost has proved more durable than Freddie Krueger.
So it's fine to split—just don't go overboard. Not: Dilbert decided to discreetly and without referring to the boss's secretary mention dating in the workplace.
TOMBSTONE: It's wrong to end a sentence with a preposition.
R.I.P. We can blame an 18th-century English clergyman named Robert Lowth for this one. He wrote the first grammar book saying a preposition (a positioning word, like at, by, for, into, off, on, out, over, to, under, up, with) shouldn't go at the end of a sentence. This idea caught on, even though great literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Milton is bristling with sentences ending with prepositions. Nobody knows just why the notion stuck—possibly because it's closer to Latin grammar, or perhaps because the word "preposition" means "position before," which seemed to mean that a preposition can't come last.
At any rate, this is a rule that modern grammarians have long tried to get us out from under.
TOMBSTONE: Data is a plural noun and always takes a plural verb.
R.I.P. It's time to admit that data has joined agenda, erotica, insignia, opera, and other technically plural Latin and Greek words that have become thoroughly Anglicized as singular nouns taking singular verbs. No plural form is necessary, and the old singular form, datum, can be left to the Romans. (Media, it seems, is going the same way, though it's not there yet. Ask again in a few years.)
TOMBSTONE: It's wrong to start a sentence with and or but.
R.I.P. But why is it wrong? There's no law against occasionally using and or but to begin a sentence.
Over the years, some English teachers have enforced the notion that and and but should be used only to join elements within a sentence, not to join one sentence with another. Not so. It's been common practice to begin sentences with them since at least as far back as the tenth century. But don't overdo it or your writing will sound monotonous.
TOMBSTONE: Don't split the parts of a verb phrase (like has been).
R.I.P. This has never been a rule. It's a by-product of the famous superstition about splitting an infinitive (see the first tombstone).
TOMBSTONE: None is always singular.
R.I.P. Not always. In fact, none is more likely to be plural.
Many people seem to have been taught (mistakenly) that none always means "not one" (as in, None of the chickens is hatched). But most authorities have always believed that none is closer in meaning to "not any (of them)" than to "not one (of them)." So it's considered plural in most cases and takes a plural verb: None of the chickens are hatched.
None is singular only when it means "none of it"—that is to say, "no amount." (None of the milk was spilled.)
If you really do mean "not one," say "not one."
TOMBSTONE: Use It is I, not It is me.
R.I.P. Here's another ordinance that's out of date. It's OK to use It is me, That's him, It's her, and similar constructions, instead of using the grammatically correct but more stuffy It is I, That's he, and It's she.
Similarly, it's fine to say, Me too. The alternative, I too, is still grammatically correct, but unless you're addressing the Supreme Court or the Philological Society, you can drop the formality.
TOMBSTONE: Don't use who when the rules call for whom.
R.I.P. We can't dump whom entirely, at least not just yet. But many modern grammarians believe that in conversation or informal writing, who is acceptable in place of whom at the beginning of a sentence or clause (a clause is a group of words with its own subject and verb): Who's the package for? You'll never guess who I ran into the other day.
Where whom should be used after a preposition (to, from, behind, on, etc.), you can substitute who by reversing the order and putting who in front. "From whom?" becomes "Who from?"
TOMBSTONE: Never use a double negative.
R.I.P. A piece of advice on double negatives: "Never say never."
The double negative wasn't always a no-no. For centuries, it was fine to pile one negative on top of another in the same sentence. Chaucer and Shakespeare did this all the time to accentuate the negative. It wasn't until the eighteenth century that the double negative was declared a sin against the King's English, on the ground that one negative canceled out the other. (Blame the clergyman and grammarian Robert Lowth, the same guy who decided we couldn't put a preposition at the end of a sentence.)
As for now, stay away from the most flagrant examples of the classic double negative (like I didn't do nothing or You never take me nowhere), but don't write off the negative-upon-negative completely. Two negatives together come in handy when you want to avoid coming right out and saying something: Your blind date is not unattractive. I wouldn't say I don't like your new haircut.
TOMBSTONE: Use have got, not have gotten.
R.I.P. People who take this prohibition seriously have gotten their grammar wrong.
At one time, everyone agreed that the verb get had two past participles: got and gotten. (The past participle is the form of a verb that's used with have, had, or has.) It's true that the British stopped using have gotten about 300 years ago, while we in the Colonies kept using both have got and have gotten. But the result is not that Americans speak improper English. The result is that we have retained a nuance of meaning that the unfortunate Britons have lost.
When we say, Bruce has got three Armani suits, we mean he has them in his possession. It's another way of saying he has them.
When we say, Bruce has gotten three Armani suits, we mean he's acquired or obtained them.
It's a very useful distinction, and one that the British would do well to reacquire.
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$$$ Any Low Cost Vegetarian Shopping Ideas?
So, now that my omnivor live-in boyfriend has come to terms with the fact that I am a reborn vegetarian, we are activly looking for ways to fit our half veg and half omn meals into our tight food budget.
Last time I went vegetarian I was eating romin noodles and cheese pizza. I want to do it right this time, but I need to fix this money issue or I'll probably have to revert back to the unhealthy options :(
Hi Megan,
Great that you are looking for a healthy veggie lifestyle. When on a budget, my best advice is to buy ingredients, not finished foods. Who knows, maybe cooking will be a fun hobby that you and the BF can enjoy together! Vegan/Vegetarian diets are less expensive than meat-based diets, so you should see an advantage at the cash register...
The best way to cut cost is to meal plan. Also now that you are incorporating 2 diets you should still only make 1 meal that your b-frind can add meat to. For example one night you want fajitas.... you sautee all of your veggies and then a ###small amount of meat for him that way you are not a short order cook. Another cost saver is to buy produce that is in season, don't buy a 4 pack of corn on the cob in the middle of winter. And what is in season you can bulk up and freeze for later like strawberry in the summer when it is cheap and then freeze extra for winter.
Extend your produce. If you buy raspberries, apples, mango, citrus, avacado. Eat the more perrishable ones first then the less perrishable ones will last you longer and you will always be changing it up do to when you shop and when you re-plenesh.
Agree with meal planning. I am married and we have a baby boy. My husband is definitely an omnivore while I am vegetarian. I hope to become vegan in the near future. Well, I must say it most of the times we have to eat 2 seperate meals but lately I try to incorporate things together so that we can eat similar meals. For example. I buy big bags of items when I can likepotatoes and onions. Tonight I made homemade mashed potatoes instead of processed boxed or bagged ones. Then I cut up carrots and made sliced carrots and he is having zesty chicken while I am having pan fried tofu YUM!
Meal planning is your best option, however what has worked for me is wheni cook I have a meatless day where my man has to eat what I make. Boxed stuff is always more expensive,
^continue from above, comp froze up^
However, if you have a local coop and farmers market then get your produce there. Not only is it local, but it is a lot cheaper and has all the thing that are in season. You can always freeze extra veggies if yo have to much so you can save it for later.
Also, PETA has a cookbook for college kids trying to go vegan that has loads of great recipes that are super easy and cheap to make. You can always make a small amount of meat on the side for your man, but meat is so expensive that I advise buying small amounts of it. That will save you a ton of money and time! :)
Hi Megan, there is lots of low cost vegetarian diets. You can try the eating well magazine, they do have some great cheap vegetarian recipes. Some of them will even come to less thank $3 per serve. Sharon - professional website design services


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Steve wrote:I'd be upset too if the Pens lost the 45th leading scorer in the NHL for 3 games.
MRandall25 wrote:I think there's only one thing that needs to be said:
marek wrote:Caps fans should be pleased that it was only 3 games.
The roid-rager has intentionally hurt more NHL players than Matt Cooke.
One day he will do that to the wrong guy, maybe a Bruin and someone with a short fuse like Lucic will Bertuzzi him.
When that happens, Caps fans may have something to whine about. Til then... ta-da.
littlemoonboot wrote:Caps fans in total meltdown, can't say I entirely blame them, though I don't feel sorry for the obnoxious ones. Nor do I feel sorry for Ovie.MRandall25 wrote:I think there's only one thing that needs to be said:
Idoit40fans wrote:I call it Ovechtrick.
Firebird wrote:Made this graphic arguing w/ someone on FB:
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shafnutz05 wrote:I can respect Caps' fans being pissed about Michalek's non-punishment. I frankly have no idea how he got away with that without even a fine. I kind of wish he would have been fined, TBH.
newarenanow wrote:I'm happy with the outcome.
shmenguin wrote:michalek should have been at least fined. this is a step backwards in addressing contact to the head.
as for caps fans...in the '09 series, it was on a message board or in one of those puck daddy comments...a caps fan was hollering for a penalty when a penguins player brought the guy in the penalty box his stick during a stoppage of play. he said it violated the delay of game rules by throwing equipment on to the ice - since the official rule does not mention whether or not it matters that play had stopped. he was dead serious. at that point, i stopped even casually browsing what those idiots have to say.
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A severe drought in Morocco for a second consecutive year has prompted authorities to restrict irrigation. "Despite the drought, Morocco has enough water reserves to ensure drinking and water supply even if it does not rain for a whole year," according to a statement from the agriculture ministry's hydraulics office. However, it said, "We have to ration this supply to avoid severe shortage problems."
To curb the shortage, the government earmarked some $600 million to buy cereals and fodder, dig water points and extend subsidies to farmers, especially on small farms.
Water stored in the country's dams stood at 4,663 million cubic meters as of September 18, the figure shows a filling rate of 33.3 percent, compared to 45.4 percent last year and 60 percent in 1998. The hydraulics office said restrictions on irrigation water supply may go up to 68 percent.
The authority said the measures were adopted in case the drought persists for a third year. The measures are flexible and can be adapted according to the volume of rainfall that Morocco will see in the new season. It normally starts to rain in Morocco by mid-October.
"Generally speaking, irrigation water supply from the Moroccan dams will start at an average deficit, despite the severe drought," the office said, adding that Morocco is suffering the worst water deficit since the early 1990s.
Existing underground water points also suffered a sharp decrease. Government figures show underground water fell by 43 percent from July 1999 to September 2000. The shortage will be particularly acute for certain regions and cities whose main supplies come from underground points, including the mountain city of Taza, the hydraulics office said.
The office said it will start a campaign to foster farmers' awareness of the need to save water to avert a severe crisis. — (Albawaba-MEBG)
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ConAgra Goes Greek with Frozen Yogurt
ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., rolls out Healthy Choice Greek Frozen Yogurt made with real fruit, nonfat milk and yogurt cultures. This yogurt follows the growing trend of Greek yogurt — which has enjoyed one of the fastest growth spurts the food & beverage industry has seen in recent history — as it makes its move to the frozen aisle.
At just 100 calories, new Healthy Choice Greek Frozen Yogurt is thick and creamy with the ideal blend of sweet and tartness and can be found in the freezer aisle. It has actual pieces of fruit in it and is available in four varieties — Strawberry, Vanilla Bean, Raspberry and Blueberry.
"We know consumers are looking for convenient snacking alternatives that don't make them choose between nutrition and taste," says Krista McDonald, Healthy Choice senior brand manager. "Our new Greek Frozen Yogurt has the delicious, creamy taste they're seeking, and at just 100 calories in each individual cup, it's a treat that's easy to enjoy anytime."
Suggested retail price for a package of three 4-oz. containers is $3.49.


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Hermes Runway Fall 2012
Hermès Fall 2012
Hermès Fall 2012
With a nod to South American dressing, Christophe Lemaire crafts a wearable collection of delivered strong outerwear — even capes and blanket-like ponchos were elevated with Hermès's quintessential luxe for Fall 2012. Relaxed staples were reimagined in sophisticated detail — leather layered in chubby fur, leather gaucho pants, leather capes, and loose velvet tops and dresses. Dressed-down got a decidedly dressier edge, but only really in its fabrication. As a whole, silhouettes were oversize; the vibe was decidedly more androgynous with masculine tailoring dominating throughout and inspiring images of Annie Hall's slouchy suiting. That's not to say there was no refinement here – Hermès's girl may not do frills, but she's certainly not without polish: cocoon coats crafted in rich color, swathed in suede, and finished with a touch of leather were steeped in Hermès luxe.
- Trends: Menswear, leather, ponchos, fur, prints, velvet, gaucho pants.
- Colors: Navy, gray, black, red, teal, orange, olive.
- Key Look: The front-zip cocoon coat feels impeccably chic.
- Accessories: Wide leather belts, tall leather boots, fedoras, long black leather gloves.
- Who Would Wear It: The girl who favors luxe without frills.


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| February 9, 2013, 3:57 am
Of course there are two sides to every story — sometimes more. What author Marilyn Singer accomplishes here, much as Lynne Truss did in her celebrated "Eats Shoots and Leaves", is to show how dramatically the very same story, told in the very same words, can change.
In "Follow, Follow," as with its predecessor "Mirror, Mirror", Singer contrasts the viewpoints on opposite pages or columns. The text is the same on each side, but reversed.
So the story of the Emperor's New Clothes, as told by the vainglorious Emperor, begins, "Behold his glorious majesty: me. Who dares say he drained the treasury on nothing? Ha! This emperor has sublime taste in finery! Only a fool could fail to see."


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These are a few random thoughts in no particular order.
*I am in a good mood. Not too overfed with the many sweet tastes of victory – still need to perform the daily functions of jerky tenderizing, managing the DVR and emailing news organizations regarding the under-reported groundswell of rabid, malicious squirrels in the area. I mean, they're not even scared of us anymore! But I'm also not too stubborn to hide this perma-grin, either.
*There was little doubt in my mind this would be the biggest Super Bowl of all time. All the elements were in place. Huge, rabid fan bases. NFL stars galore. Storied franchises. A billion-dollar stadium. A million-and-one angles. Lockout on the horizon. Google. iPhone. Twitter. To my knowledge, this is the only event in history that could bring together the likes of A-Rod, Harry Ford, Fergie, Aaron Rodgers and Brian Carriveau.
*It is just so damn amazing what happened yesterday… last week… this whole season that I can't wrap my head around it. I want to relive it all – preferably through a 3D virtual reality, multi-sensory adventure designed by James Cameron. (I will probably just buy Super Bowl XLV Champions DVD instead.)
*I just heard on Green and Gold that this could be the greatest year in Wisconsin sports history. Badger football in the Rose Bowl, Packers SB champs, Brewers may make the playoffs, etc. I find it funny (because it's true) that the Lombardi trophy can compensate for shortcomings in the other teams.
*The Super Bowl ads were weak, again. I give a lot credit to the ad agencies for this – just how in the hell did you convince your client to spend millions of dollars on such uncreative, retreaded garbage? Next year, call the Ranter. We work for meat and cheese.
*Isn't it amazing the way we neutralized Troy Polamalu and James Harrison? Polamalu was Defensive Player of the Year and Harrison finished third. They combined for a whopping four tackles and one sack. Folks, that is all about great game-planning and an amazing performance by Rodgers to read, react, avoid them, etc. SB MVP is right.
*I let myself down by not getting around to designing a poster like I did for the NFC Championship game. There were so many great compliments for that one. Make no mistake, it's on my mind and something I am all but guaranteeing will happen soon. I am currently on the hunt for some inspiration, which will probably come in the form of medieval warrior or futuristic concept art. Be on the lookout!
*Congratulations to the Packers in every way possible. I literally like every single guy (to varying degrees) on the team, and am happy for them all. This was not only a team win, this was also an organizational win. This has class and dynasty written all over it. It's good to be a Packer fan.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Fields of Green and Gold
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My 2 favorite things. Class & dynasties.ReplyDelete
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How sweet it is!ReplyDelete
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Gardiner Cupcake Festival
If you like food, music and cupcakes, the Gardiner Cupcake Festival is the place to be this Saturday! This is worth totally rearranging your schedule, cancelling any other events and just getting yourself to Gardiner, because you won't believe the cupcakes, seriously, you won't believe it...see for yourself!
There's also the 5K Cupcake Classic, an amateur cupcake contest, and more! Save the date, Saturday, May 17th from 12-6pm, and don't miss the Gardiner Cupcake Festival at Wright's Farm!


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I teach English and am using your site as a learning tool for my students.
I helped a student with the apostrophe quiz and we got 3 wrong!!
I bought them at the grocer's. ( I thought the apostrophe should be there because it means the "grocer's shop". Without the apostrophe I would think it means that there are numerous grocers.
Did you invite the Browns?
I didn't think we should use an apostrophe there because it only means "more than one Brown family member".
Am I wrong about both these questions?
You're right about both. Thanks- mistakes do occur because of human error, and we are only too human. However, the weird thing is that the database had the correct answer for the Browns, which I can't explain. Amyway, I have sorted out the other one and am very grateful indeed.


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The movement spreading rapidly across the Global South takes its name from Acts 2, where first-century Christians visited by the Holy Spirit began speaking in tongues. Marked by ecstatic worship, prophetic visions—and, unfortunately in some sectors, a "health and wealth" theology that plays to the needs of the disenfranchised—Pentecostalism is like evangelicalism's younger sister: wilder in its expression yet sharing our theological DNA in its attitude toward Scripture, worship, and the sovereignty of God. New leaders of the movement seek to correct its excesses while expanding its power in forgotten pockets of the world.
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A 14-year-old San Diego boy was found in Florida on Tuesday after a man convinced him to leave home, according to police.
Police have arrested 36-year-old Tampa resident Tony McLeod, who is accused of abducting the boy. Law enforcement officials were waiting at the Tampa International Airport for the teen and McLeod after they discovered the pair traveled on a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Florida.
According to a statement from the Tampa Police Department, McLeod will be charged with kidnapping, interfering with custody, traveling to meet a minor and transmission of harmful material to a minor.
McLeod allegedly met the boy last month through an online PlayStation video game and then began contacting him via cell phone, according to Lt. Neal Griffin.
Last month the teenager's parents told McLeod to stay away from their son after they found graphic text messages on his phone, according to Griffin. Police were also contacted and began investigating the incident.
Griffin said when the teenager did not return home from school yesterday, police suspected McLeod was involved. Authorities believe McLeod traveled to Escondido and somehow enticed the victim to go to Florida.
Investigators were able to locate McLeod's cell phone, which led them to LAX. They then discovered that McLeod and the teen had boarded a nonstop flight to Tampa. Officials said that McLeod had booked the teenager under a false name for the trip.
McLeod was arrested after the plane landed by Florida law enforcement, and authorities are investigating whether or not he sexually assaulted the teenager. McLeod is currently in a Tampa jail.
Officials said the teen is in protective custody and is being questioned about the incident. He has yet to be returned to his parents in Escondido.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and will be monitored by federal and San Diego authorities.
The San Diego District Attorney's office has filed four charges against McLeod, including child abduction. Additional charges are possible.
A warrant for his arrest has been issued and bail has been set at $1 million. If convicted of all the charges, the defendant faces up to 6 years, 8 months in state prison.


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I don't know why it is that a certain movie will get under your skin and you wake up in the middle of the night and lie there analyzing it. For some reason this has happened to me with the movie The Day The Earth Stood Still.
It's not that it was a movie with deep meaning: The plot is pretty predictable. It was an underlying message, not dealt with in the movie that started to bug me. .
In a nutshell, the plot is that planets such as Earth are apparently rare in the universe and some highly advanced alien civilizations (we never learn anything about them) decide that the planet must be saved from the destructive human race. Their enlightened solution? Kill off humanity.
Actually, it goes further than that. They save representative species (excluding humans) and then turn loose a swarm of super locusts which devour everything; trucks, buildings, stadiums, people and one can only presume trees and all of the animals, birds and reptiles that weren't spirited away to safety. (Pretty good special effects.) I could only assume that once they were finished, the planet would be bald and empty and ready for recolonization.
Now what began to bother me in the middle of the night was the question that was never asked. How could you, without question, assume that highly advanced alien civilizations could morally and ethically make the decision to eradicate an entire sentient species with no organized attempt to communicate their concerns or to solve what they saw as a problem.
I know it's just a damned movie and not one that will go down in the annals of Hollywood history as a classic and the makers of the movie could argue they only had an hour and a half to advance the plot and that in the end the aliens recognized that we humans were unique and wonderful for all our faults and the annihilation was cancelled and we all lived happily ever after, presumably committing mankind to saving Earth in the process.
But that was necessary for the prerequisite Hollywood happy ending and in my late-night musings I wondered if the writer(s) of this epic really believed that the human race is truly a plague on the Earth that should be eradicated, and if that was the subliminal message of the movie.
There are those that do believe this but I suspect they assume that any cleansing process would exclude them, due to their purity of soul. Come to think of it, wouldn't that just piss off all those radical environmentalists to find that they were being obliterated along with all of those evil resource users that they had been attacking for years?
Then again it was only a movie, mildly entertaining and in the middle of the night a passing thought gains far more importance than it deserves. Maybe a glass of warm milk would have been in order.


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Sitting between two of her sons, frail and wrinkled Pan Xianying (潘先英) does not at first glance look like a tourist attraction.
However, the mother of seven, now nearly a century old, is one of three remaining members of a famed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) all-women army unit and a living attraction on a "red" tour of the island province of Hainan.
As the CCP marks the 90th anniversary of its founding on July 1, a wave of officially encouraged interest in the revolutionary era has bubbled up — even on Hainan, which is known more for its luxury hotels and beaches.
"She's not feeling too good today," one of Pan's sons said apologetically as his mother, her white hair in a neat bob, spoke in her local dialect, sometimes raising her voice in apparent confusion.
Pan's family believes she is about 95 — accurate Hainan birth records from those days are hard to come by — and was about 15 when she joined a newly created all-women army unit in 1931.
A young local Communist had formed the battalion in Hainan in a push for gender equality.
Created to protect CCP leaders and fight Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) forces during China's protracted civil war, the unit — composed of 140 women at its height — disbanded several years later when the KMT drove the CCP underground in Hainan.
However, its members were hailed once again as heroines after CCP leader Mao Zedong's (毛澤東) victorious forces took over China in 1949 and the unit has since inspired a popular ballet — The Red Detachment of Women — and several films.
Authorities in the rural community of Qionghai decided to capitalize on the detachment's fame this year with tours of its former training grounds and meeting spots.
Besides old revolutionary sites, outdoor sports such as hiking are also on offer.
The hikes are billed as instilling army-style camaraderie among tour members and follow a route that Red Army soldiers are said to have struggled through.
"When you read written records in books, it doesn't give you much of a feeling for things," said "red tourist" Zhao Kexin, a 20-year-old university student from the nearby city of Haikou who paid 138 yuan (US$21) for a one-day tour. "You have to go experience it yourself, what the route was like, how difficult it was to go through."
The tour guides sport -revolutionary-style green caps complete with a red star, which visitors can buy for 10 yuan. They can also choose to wear a full soldier's uniform for 100 yuan.
"Red" tourism is not new in China, where the party has deftly managed to keep alive memories of the Communist revolution even as it has transformed the country into an economic powerhouse.
The Hunan Province city of Shaoshan where Mao was born and the longtime CCP base of Yan'an in Shaanxi Province are already star attractions.
However, the trend is gaining ground. In of Chongqing, authorities have ordered state radio and television to promote the mass study of "red songs" praising the CCP.
Citizens are being urged to download tunes from Web sites, while newspapers print their lyrics, state media reported. Other cities have made similar moves.
In Qionghai, tourists can meet Pan at her home nestled in a palm grove.
Her sons regale visitors with her story, like when Pan fought for a day and a night, losing many comrades.
Chen Doushu, head of the agency organizing the tours, said red tourism reflects a desire by many to look fondly back at the past after more than 30 years of focus on the future during China's rapid recent modernization.


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Japan accuses China of violating its airspace; South Korean elections begin; Indian state of Gujarat holding key elections; Taliban could govern parts of Afghanistan under new peace deal; concerns for Hugo Chavez's health deepen; and more
Top of the Agenda: East China Sea Air Intrusion Raises Security Concerns
Japan accused China of violating its airspace for the first time after a Chinese government plane (BBC) flew near the long-disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, prompting Japan to scramble fighter jets and launch a formal complaint (JapanTimes). China's foreign ministry spokesman responded by saying the plane's flight was "completely normal," reaffirming China's sovereignty over the islands. The intensified row comes months after Japan bought three of the uninhabited islands from a private Japanese owner, and while patrol ships from both countries have been shadowing each other in the regional standoff, Thursday's incident—the first in which aircraft was used—raises concerns that the tension could escalate into a clash (Reuters).
"While some analysts say China's new Communist party leadership will probably be keen to ease tensions, Japan's general election on Sunday is likely to result in a rightward shift and a tougher tone to foreign policy. And many Japanese nationalists are outraged by the now frequent challenging by Chinese state vessels of Tokyo's control of the waters around the disputed islands, which Tokyo calls the Senkaku and Beijing the Diaoyu," writes Mure Dickie for the Financial Times.
"Washington has served notice that while it does not take a position on the ultimate sovereignty of the [islands], it supports Japan's absolute right to administer them. And, critically, if China attacked Japan, Washington would fulfill its obligations to Tokyo under the Treaty of Mutual Co-operation and Security. This is a warning China should heed," writes an editorial for the Australian.
"The status quo among China, Japan, and Korea is now shifting in troubling and perhaps irreparable ways. The Obama administration's 'pivot' to Asia is a welcome development after decades of inordinate attention given to Europe and the Middle East. But the pivot has also strained U.S.-China relations as the new leadership in Beijing sees Obama's policies as an effort to contain China's rise," writes Victor Cha for Foreign Policy.
South Korean Elections Begin in Wake of Rocket Launch
Absentee voting for South Korea's presidential election kicked off Thursday (Yonhap), a day after North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket in spite of strong international warnings. The election, which ends Friday, will see national security take center stage as competing camps used the rocket issue to sway voters.
CFR's Scott Snyder assesses the impact of North Korea's rocket launch in this blog post.
Gujarat Votes
The western Indian state of Gujarat is holding key elections (HindustanTimes) that are seen as a referendum on the popularity of Narendra Modi, a prominent Hindu nationalist, who is seeking reelection and has been tipped as a potential future prime minister.
AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban could govern parts of Afghanistan's south and east, with insurgents being drafted into the cabinet, under a new peace deal (McClatchy) that emerged on the eve of talks in Turkey.
Concerns for Hugo Chavez's health deepen
This is an excerpt of the CFR.org Daily News Brief. The full version is available on CFR.org.


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Anyway...I don't know when it'll be back up. Soon I hope. Stay tuned for udates!
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Afatech AF9015
A DVB-T demodulator from Afatech. This is the company's second generation COFDM demodulator, and is the successor to the AF900x family of chips.
The AF901x family consists of the following chips:
- (list chips here)
The AF9015 chip is the main USB control/demux in found in some currently available DVB-T USB devices, such as:
- Dongles with USB ID 15a4:9016 or 15a4:9015
- The WandTV (QT1010)
- The Elements High Definition DVB-T Receiver Model no DK-5203.
- A-Link DTU(m) (15a4:9016, MT2060)
- Fujitech (15a4:9016)
- TubeStick (15a4:9015) (Mac)
- Geniatech T328B (15a4:9016, QT1010)
- BestBuy Easy TV USB Stick (MT2061)
The AF9015 chip is fairly complex and supports a wide variety of device configurations (single USB, dual USB, Platform mode, PCI/PCIe based devices, and even SPI is supported by it with some tuners (such as for a Consumer Electronics product that runs Windows CE)).
Documentation for the AF901x family can be obtained from AFA (under NDA), but it is apparently confusing, as well as incomplete -- as there are a lot of areas that are undocumented.
At present there are three different drivers Linux drivers available for the AF901x. That may strike one as being strange or showing signs of a state of dis-coordination, but in actuality, each driver has its own reason for being, and collectively they highlight the relative complexity of the chip and the flexibility in device design that its usage permits.
Opensource Mercurial Repositories
- http://jusst.de/hg/af901x ... This is a second driver attempt for the AF901x by Manu Abrahams. In his personal assessment, he got many things right, but some things are still wrong. In addition, his driver works with just one particular device
- http://linuxtv.org/hg/~anttip/af9015/ (Supported tuners are: MT2060, MT2061 and QT1010.) ... This is a driver written from scratch, first by reverse engineering and afterwards finalized from the reference kit, by Antti Palosaari, that is specific to the AF9015 chip alone, and for device's with a "MASTER based configuration".
Vendor Released Driver
- A vendor-written driver specific to the AF9015 chip alone is available from http://af.zsolttech.com/. Apparently, AFA had this driver written (authour, Rick Huang?) specifically for a single device from one customer, who then in turn ended up violating the NDA. (It was from that leaked driver that Antti was able to largely base/ and derive his RE attempts; see above discussion).
In any regard, users have reported that this vendor driver is indeed working, including for x64_64 (for some further information see the threads here and here.
For devices based on the MT2060 tuner (such as the Geniatech T328B) you may need to patch the file MT2060M.h in the following way:
typedef unsigned long UData_t;
typedef unsigned int UData_t;
Then compile, install, modprobe dvb_usb_af9015 and you are finished.
A Comprehensive OSS Driver
For its part, Afatech does not want any of the above driver attempts to make their way into the kernel, as none of them are very robust in terms of chip support.
Instead, AFA has embarked upon the development of yet another OSS driver, which will be generic in that it will be capable of supporting the entire AF901x family as well as all possible device configurations permitted. In addition to the expectation that it will be this driver that is eventually adopted into the kernel, AFA have also signaled that they intend provide continuous support (i.e. they will stay on as the driver's maintainer).
Currently, this newest driver has reached a second round of testing in AFA labs, but that has only been in conjunction (with some peripheral manufacturers) with a few devices, and, as it stands, the code is still not particularly generic (due to both the complexities of the chip itself as well as those involved in getting the various device configurations to work). So, as of yet, there currently isn't anything for the end user to test. However, as soon things progress past this stage, there will be something released for users to test. There is no specific release timeframe set for this, but hopefully it will be soon, as the chip manufacturer (as well as everybody else involved) is under pressure, due to the large adoption of the chip by different peripheral manufacturers (Avermedia, Terratec, Azurewave, DigitalNow, Pinnacle, as well as some number of unbranded Chinese manufacturers too). In short, a lot more devices based on this chipset are expected to materialize.
External Links
Driver Development Log
I'm currently writing a driver for this chip, and as there's not much around in terms of a howto on this subject, I thought it might be worth documenting the process.
I've got a head start in that there is an earlier chip from Afatech, the AF9005, for which drivers were recently written/developed. I've got the driver source code for that chip along with the documentation for that and my chip, so I'm going to be working on modifying the AF9005 drivers to work with the AF9015. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the documentations here, I'll find out and if so a link will be posted.
To start with, there are some great Linux USB tutorials on Linux Journal:
- start here: How to Write a Linux USB Device Driver
- then here: Writing a Simple USB Driver
- Hot Plug
- and then: Snooping the USB Data Stream
Also get the source for V4L-DVB:
You will find the usb drivers are in ./v4l-dvb/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb. Have a bit of a browse through them while you're reading through the first article above, get a feel for how the driver is put together. (There is a procedure described in http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1067326).


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Sucking Less Every Year -Jeff Atwood
I had come across this insightful article.Quoting directly from the post
I've often thought that sucking less every year is how humble programmers improve. You should be unhappy with code you wrote a year ago. If you aren't, that means either A) you haven't learned anything in a year, B) your code can't be improved, or C) you never revisit old code. All of these are the kiss of death for software developers.
- How often does this happen or not happen to you?
- How long before you see an actual improvement in your coding ? month, year?
- Do you ever revisit Your old code?
- How often does your old code plague you? or how often do you have to deal with your technical debt.
It is definitely very painful to fix old bugs n dirty code that we may have done to quickly meet a deadline and those quick fixes ,some cases we may have to rewrite most of the application/code. No arguments about that.
Some of the developers i had come across argued that they were already at the evolved stage where their coding doesn't need improvement or cant get improved anymore.
- Does this happen?
- If so how many years into coding on a particular language does one expect this to happen?
Ever look back at some of your old code and grimace in pain?
Star Wars Moment in Code "Luke! I am your code!" "No! Impossible! It can't be!"


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The battle for the middle class has been joined.
As promised, in the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Obama made a full-on pitch for measures aimed at promoting the nation's vast economic middle – and those aspiring to get there.
The president called for a substantial hike in the federal minimum wage, from $7.25 to $9.00 an hour, over the next three years. He called for investments in early education, worker training, and domestic manufacturing. He repeated his call, without detail, for "modest reforms" to social programs – foremost, Medicare – as rising health-care costs drive up long-term debt. And, as the March 1 deadline looms for deep, across-the-board spending cuts, he repeated his insistence that "the well-off and well-connected" pay more in taxes.
"A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs, that must be the North Star that guides our efforts," Mr. Obama said.
But in the most closely watched Republican reply speech in memory, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida presented a starkly different vision of the path to middle-class prosperity. If Obama's address was an affirmation of the Democratic ethos that the guiding hand of government leads to economic growth, then Senator Rubio presented a reaffirmation of his party's philosophy of small government.
And perhaps most important, Rubio presented himself as the anti-Mitt Romney – the son of Cuban immigrants who worked their way into the middle class, in contrast to the born-wealthy 2012 Republican nominee, whose rich-person gaffes damaged his campaign and his party's image.
Expecting Obama's focus on the middle class, Rubio came right back at him.
"This opportunity – to make it to the middle class or beyond no matter where you start out in life – it isn't bestowed on us from Washington," said Rubio, seen as a likely GOP prospect for the 2016 presidential race. "It comes from a vibrant free economy, where people can risk their own money to open a business, and when they succeed, they hire more people, who in turn invest or spend the money they make, helping others start a business and create jobs."
Perhaps anticipating the Democratic counterpunch, that the Republican approach means "you're on your own," Rubio stated that "of course" there is a role for government – for safety, enforcing rules, and "providing some security against the risks of modern life." He spoke fondly of his retiree neighbors in a working-class neighborhood in Miami, who receive Social Security and Medicare. And he affirmed his support for federal financial aid for college, as a recipient himself who, he said, had just finished paying off his $100,000 in loans.
The two speeches, both combative in tone, captured the essential differences between the two parties – and probably accomplished little in advancing policy amid partisan polarization and gridlock. Whatever resolution is to come over the spending cuts known as the "sequester," a threatened government shutdown, and the next debt ceiling crisis is likely to happen behind closed doors.
In his address, Obama lamented the state of affairs in Washington.
"The greatest nation on earth cannot keep conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next," he said.
As so, as he has done before, he is taking his argument directly to the American people. On Wednesday, he hits the road for three days of campaign-style events in Ashville, N.C., Atlanta, and Chicago.
In addition, Obama's old campaign apparatus – now an outside group called Organizing for Action, armed with the president's millions-strong e-mail list – is trying to keep his most loyal supporters active in support of his agenda.
But just as Rubio and the Republicans have limited opportunity to enact their agenda, the president's prospects are also uncertain. In the emotional high point of the State of the Union, Obama made a plea for action on gun violence that centered on a simple request.
"They deserve a vote," he said, referring to the lives that have been touched.
It was not even a request to pass anything, just to allow a vote. Obama's call centered on the provision seen as most likely to have a chance of passage – expanded background checks for gun purchases – rather than his proposal to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, which went unstated.
The evening's biggest made-for-TV moment came when Obama highlighted the problems some Americans faced in casting ballots last fall – and cited the case of Desilene Victor of North Miami, a 102-year-old woman whose hours-long wait to vote became a community effort. When Obama introduced Ms. Victor, who was in the gallery, members craned their necks to see her. No doubt a collective "awww" emanated from living rooms across the country.
Obama proposed a commission to address the long lines at the polls. But whether any reforms will result is another question. Like most everything else in Washington, it is an issue riven with partisan differences.


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Your place for official Northwood University textbooks, gear, and supplies.
Buy or sell used and new textbooks, find official Northwood University gear, and purchase software and gifts - all online. When you click on the link to your campus location, you will have access to all of your required class materials and much more. Click on the link below to check out your Bookstore online!


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December 4, 2012
FRIESOYTHE, Germany
Carrier has achieved a new milestone in the deployment of sustainable technologies with the 500th installation of its CO2OLtec® refrigeration system in the new famila market in Friesoythe, Germany. The environmentally sound CO2OLtec system helps improve the store's energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint by using the natural refrigerant CO2. Carrier's 500 CO2OLtec installations across Europe reduce CO2 equivalent emissions by 137,100 tons, equal to taking 37,200 cars off the road.
The famila market in Friesoythe belongs to the Bünting group of companies headquartered in Leer, Ostfriesland. Bünting covers a large market in Northwest Germany through its various sales entities. In line with the industry shift towards sustainable refrigeration technology, the company has chosen to install CO2OLtec Integral systems in the new famila market, using CO2 for refrigeration as well as for heating and cooling of the store. This solution enables unprecedented levels of energy efficiency, cutting energy costs by 35 percent while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50 percent.
"With a new shop, the management of the building's energy and the reduction of the operating costs are major items. In terms of sustainability, we strive to find an environmentally sound solution. In this context, we have opted for Carrier's Integral system which enables new levels of energy efficiency combined with a significant improvement in the store's carbon emissions," said Robert Meyer, director, corporate technology, Bünting.
Thanks to the CO2OLtec Integral solution, all the waste heat created during the refrigeration process is collected and redistributed for heating via the CO2OLheatTM module. The system leverages an incorporated heat pump to generate additional heat during the cold months and enables cooling of the supermarket when needed. The complex integration of the refrigeration, heating and ventilation applications is managed by Carrier`s control system that is specifically designed to ensure optimal energy efficiency.
The CO2OLtec Integral solution meets all of the building's heating and cooling requirements, eliminating the need for traditional heating systems and maintaining an optimal temperature for customers, staff and products all year round.
"I am happy to add famila to Carrier´s long list of customers who have chosen environmentally sound solutions. Carrier is proud to lead European retailers towards more sustainable technologies," said Matti Kuivalainen, president, Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Europe.
Carrier has the right refrigerant solution for every application, but every application will not have the same refrigerant solution. For more information about CO2OLtec, a video is available on Carrier Commercial Refrigeration's corporate website at
About Carrier
Carrier is the world's leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions. Carrier experts provide sustainable solutions, integrating energy efficient products, building controls, and energy services for residential, commercial, retail, and transport and food service customers. Founded by the inventor of modern air conditioning, Carrier improves the world around us through engineered innovation and environmental stewardship. Carrier is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. Visit www.carrier.com for more information.


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The SF-Black Widow engine dyno from SuperFlow is a breakthrough in versatility and performance among water brake dynamometers. The improved design incorporates the industry leading SF-Powermark dyno base frame and engine cart making engine adaptation simple. With a maximum speed of 11,000 RPM, the SF-Black Widow engine dyno handles anything from high-torque diesel and marine engines to high-revving, high powered Pro Mod drag engines. It is rated for 3,000 HP and 2,500 lb-ft. of torque. Integrated starters mount directly to the dyno so a bell housing, flywheel and engine mounted starter are not required. The torsionally compliant drive shaft connects the engine to the dyno enabling you to run right off the engine's crank shaft while 4.5" constant velocity joints ensure smooth power transfer.
The included roll around engine docking cart offers great versatility to adapt to various types of engine's and its stainless steel runner means easy adjustment of engine supports without any rust. The cart is also compatible with both the SF-Powermark and SF-902S to allow maximum versatility. The tool tray has cutouts for storing spark plugs and lambda probes. To keep the test cell neat, the integrated boom assembly houses both the sensor box and cooling tower, plus it has cable stays to route transducer wires cleanly between the sensor box and the engine. The included non-pressurized cooling tower mounts to the boom assembly behind the dyno, out of the way. The new sensor box also mounts to the boom where it is kept safely away from engine vibrations and heat. WinDyn's® pre-defined test sequences allow for standard tests at the push of a button so you're up and running immediately and the live trace feature lets you see live data as a trace over a saved reference plot.
Thinking about purchasing an engine dyno? Download: How to Select the Proper Engine Dyno
Extra docking cart to save time between engine tests. Pre-stage one engine while another is being tested.
Air Fuel Meter Kits available in any channel count configuration. Bosch LSU 4.2 and OEM grade NTK type sensors available.
8 channel analog panel to integrate exhaust gas analyzers lambda sensors, O2 sensors, etc. Select 0-1V, 0-5V, 0-10V, 0-20V or 0-30V in any combination.
Measures the volumetric flow of crankcase blow-by. Two sizes available: 0.4 to 16 ACFM and .25 to 10 ACFM. Select either analog or frequency output.
CT-700 Pressurized Cooling tower integrates seamlessly with boom assembly. Standard temperature range from 160 F to 230 F. Rated for continuous duty testing up to 700 HP (522 kW)
Multi-fit adapter packages for the SF-902S, SF-Powermark and SF-BlackWidow. Multi-fit Bell Housing pictured for SF-902S. Universal Engine Mounting Kit available for SF-Powermark and SF-BlackWidow.
Designed to measure fuel consumption of fuel injected engines. Mid flow unit available in 20-270 lb./hr. High flow unit available in 30-1070 lb./hr. Available for gas and alcohol.
High performance fuel pump and two fuel regulators. Rated at 0-800 lb/hr.
The modular sensor box allows for additional 10-channel pressure panels and additional 16-channel temperature panels. Extra transducers are sold separately.
Relay enclosure for up to 32 programmable user-defined relays. Commonly used to control lights, pumps, water systems, emergency stop and fire safety systems.
Starter option for the SF-902S includes 8" spacer box and 2 hight torque starters.
Rotary electric throttle control provides automated testing from computer. Morse cable options also available.
Website design and development by Spindustry Digital, Des Moines, Iowa


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Rachel King, CEO of GlycoMimetics and a BIO Board member
GlycoMimetics, Rachel King discusses the prevalence of sickle cell disease and urgency to find treatments. She discusses the importance of raising awareness for the disease as June 19th is World Sickle Cell Day. As head of a Maryland-based company and a BIO Board Member, King also has been instrumental in organizing the upcoming BIO International Convention, coming to Washington, DC on June 27-30.


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For Your Love (freestyle)
Childish Gambino
I do not talk, I am just a rapper
I am just a rapper
Gambino keep it jumping
These niggas don't know nothing
I keep a girl shaky like her pussy lips is krumping
It's that dude that don't say shit
Leave the ad-libs at the door
Because I am just a rapper like the condoms on my floor
Nigga look at me
Man, yeah I'm all geeked out
Got the tortoise shell frames, Tom Ford pea coat
I'm a lot more dope, I'm a lot more fly
And my wallet stay fat, but I starve my tie
Yeah, these girls loose change
Gotta spend those dimes
Haven't seen real niggas in a long ass time
Nigga I'm so stange, so weird, unusual
Sipping on that whiskey, it's a brain cell funeral
I'll tell you why I'm different, I do this like a nun
Cause I don't give a fuck, I do this shit for fun
A nigga All That like I'm hanging out with Kel
Yes, I hit her g-spot, so I ring her Taco Bell
I got a lot of swagger, lets me get away with all of it
Like I ate a turd, real shit is all I nigga spit
I don't play around with these women, I might fuck a bitch
The game's a corporation and your nigga's Erin Brockovich
I'm murdering this beat as if nobody was watching me
Rapping over Grizzly Bear and now these hipsters sponsor me
My mouth is this good, just imagine what my dick can do
Force Feed Radio, bitch that's what you're listening to
My girl wears Pampers, I fuck the shit out of her
'Bout to blow up, yeah my swag is the Challenger
These Scrubs are reclusive, J.D, Salinger
March on these niggas like they fucking with the calendar
If I wasn't this good, how the fuck did I get this far?
Gambino stay fly. So up, I'm Pixar
Hold up dude, I think you made a mistake
Don't forget to mention me with Wale, Cudi and Drake bitch


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Whether these Surveillance Camera signs will be used to improve your business security or home security, a warning sign is an effective and economical choice. In addition to Surveillane Camera warning signs and decals, reflective height indicator tape is offered. This tape will help record the approximate height of individuals as they enter or leave your business or home.
Once you install your video cameras, make sure everyone knows where they are.
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About the Minor:
The interdisciplinary counseling minor is a partnership between the Departments of Psychology and Sociology; open to all students at the College, it is designed to provide a broad perspective and background in the field of mental health. This interdisciplinary approach to the study of mental health acknowledges the complementary contribution of these two disciplines that explore individual behavior from differing perspectives.
Through this combination of approaches, the minor allows students to develop a rich and complex understanding of the development of distress, and a variety of perspectives on assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention in applied settings. The importance of the application of theory to practice is underscored by the required internship placement for all counseling minors.
The minor prepares students for diverse careers where a basic grounding in counseling skills and knowledge are valuable: counseling skills are, for instance, integral to human service, health care, and many business roles and functions.