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Why have a --force flag in pacman in the first place? Are there situations where it is really the only option?.
This sort of thing makes me smile, 'cuz I use humor to deal with life's bullshit. It's just funny that we can't have a rational discussion about human nature without first accepting that so many humans aren't rational.
I'm not at all well-informed about how pacman et al work, but could package updates perhaps come with notes that are displayed before answering to pacman's prompt? Like the "Optional dependency" messages are displayed during updating?
mybox# pacman -Su
resolving dependencies...
Important note: Some packages that are scheduled for updating may need manual intervention.
- glibc: Regular upgrade will fail. Upgrade other packages first. Don't use --force.
Make sure you have read (and understood) relevant announcements before proceding.
Proceed? [Y/n]
Again, I don't know pacman well enough to know whether this is possible or not, but it seems plausible.
Of course they could, if the devs wanted that...
We're supposed to monitor the news items ourselves, and check forum/mailing-list if having issues... If the devs wants, then they can also add the messages to the install-routine, but that's up to them...
Specifically stating to not use --force in a news item/install-message, really rubbs me the wrong way, as that's supposed to be self-evident! Besides also being mentioned clearly in the man!
If a news item specifically mentions to use force then that's fine, or if you know that force in this specific situation is harmless and runs it, then that's also fine, but saying that we shouldn't use it in this or that situation, is imho like saying e.g. to dont run 'sudo rm -rf /' or something!
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If an error message from pacman does not cause the user to check the news, why would this other prompt do so?
I certainly did not see the news until after I first tried to run pacman -Syu. But when I got the conflicting files error message my first thought was "Hmm, I should check the news/forum" ... and when I did I quickly found the information I needed.
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^^ Agreed. I'm not a dev, but I suspect those who are won't ever take the idea seriously. If you see that an unfamiliar package--or a major one, like the kernel or filesystem package--from the [core] repository needs updating, that's your cue to check the news. It's easier to check the news and find out what needs doing, then to check into the forums several times in a row just to find yourself ridiculed for your own incompetence. I know that seems like a harsh outlook, but Arch is meant for those who are responsible and self-motivated, not those who need to be told how to take care of basic tasks regularly.
I personally think the problem is not with users being lazy or hapless or stupid (I know I'm not), but with pacman's error messages. From the wording of the error message, it didn't really occur to me that the conflict was expected behaviour. It looked like a (packager or pacman) bug, i.e. a cue to check the IRC channel or the bug tracker, not the announcements.
I'll look into pacmatic though, thanks @fsckd
People running --force without a news item stating so, or without knowing exactly that its OK in that specific situation are stupid/lazy, period!
I personally think the problem is not with users being lazy or hapless or stupid (I know I'm not), but with pacman's error messages. From the wording of the error message, it didn't really occur to me that the conflict was expected behaviour. It looked like a (packager or pacman) bug, i.e. a cue to check the IRC channel or the bug tracker, not the announcements.
I'll look into pacmatic though, thanks @fsckd
I'm not sure you mean by this. You get an error message, which is absolutely expected when something goes wrong. From that point, you essentially have four choices:
1) Check the news page.
2) Use a search engine or the wiki to learn more about the error message.
3) Ask in the forums, at which point you'll be directed to do 1) and 2).
4) Use --force, fsck your system up and then come whining to those of us competent enough to think things through.
This thread exists because a recent wave of noobs/dabblers/Archbangers seem to think 4) is the default here. It's the "--force" option; in most cases, it's difference between fixing a television versus hitting it in the hopes that doing so will fix it spontaneously, then complaining to someone else when you put your fist through the screen.
Okay, I think this thread has run its course. I thought about moving it to TGN, but I shall leave it here as a cautionary tale...
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Local Teachers of English Language in State Schools Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Local Teachers of English Language in State Schools Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic How effective are local English language teachers in your region? Excellent 0% [ 0 ] Pretty Good 30% [ 6 ] Just Fair 20% [ 4 ] Weak 35% [ 7 ] Total Waste of Time 15% [ 3 ] Total Votes : 20 Author Message HLJHLJJoined: 06 Oct 2009Posts: 1218Location: Ecuador Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:50 pm Post subject: kpjf wrote: Why don't they look at what the nordic countries are doing and copy them? Or does this sound too naive and simplistic? It's not just English they teach well. Massive taxation + low defence spending + socialism = high quality public education. I don't see many countries wanting to follow their example though. Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11518Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: There are also some textbook examples of circular manufacturing in Scandinavia, in which each factory literally is fuelled by the waste from its neighbor....extremely clever stuff. Part of the beauty of smaller countries; more innovation and easier changes are possible. Back to top GlenskiJoined: 15 Jan 2003Posts: 12844Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:09 pm Post subject: fluffyhamster wrote: Glenski wrote: I hope you took my answer into consideration, that it may not necessarily have anything to do with the teaching ability of the teachers at all. But a sizeable proportion of JTEs like the system just the way it is, thank you very much. They like teaching to tests, and have little or no interest in real communication. Given a choice, the option to do things otherwise, they wouldn't actually take it. But that doesn't justify the crappy system or its results, now does it? Those are the remarks of lazy teachers, IMO. As for Asia having the top 4/5 education systems, the results from that link were: Finland South Korea Hong Kong Japan Singapore I disagree very strongly that Japan should have been put there, I'm not alone, and I'd like to see how they even arrived at that. I've taught in HS here and seen the crappy results and poor students. I've since gotten a uni job and see year after year the declining quality of students, not just in English, but in every subject. Math, science, and literacy were measured. Balderdash that Japan ranks that high! Besides, the data is out of date by 3-4 years anyway, if you read the link: These comparisons draw upon tests that are taken every three or four years, in areas such as maths, science and literacy - and so present a picture lagging by several years. This other statement is also a falsehood in certain terms here in Japan: The success of Asian countries in these rankings reflects the high value attached to education and the expectations of parents. Back to top fluffyhamsterJoined: 13 Mar 2005Posts: 3292Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:18 am Post subject: @Glenski: I'm not sure if those JTEs are lazy, or feel as if nothing they do will be recognized or make a difference so why bother. As for that list, I can't take it seriously as it has the UK placed right after Singapore. @kpjf: I'd like to concentrate on Asian languages, but as the requirement seems to be to offer one of Spanish, French or German (not say Japanese) in addition to Mandarin, I guess I'd do either Spanish or German. I have almost zero ability in any languages other than Chinese and Japanese however, as my FL schooling (French: D at O Level) was a joke and I haven't been interested since in much other than East Asian languages. Back to top kpjfJoined: 18 Jan 2012Posts: 385 Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:49 pm Post subject: fluffyhamster wrote: @kpjf: I'd like to concentrate on Asian languages, but as the requirement seems to be to offer one of Spanish, French or German (not say Japanese) in addition to Mandarin, I guess I'd do either Spanish or German. I have almost zero ability in any languages other than Chinese and Japanese however, as my FL schooling (French: D at O Level) was a joke and I haven't been interested since in much other than East Asian languages. I'm not sure of the exact ins and outs but have you seen this http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/subjects-age-groups/teach-mfl ? Quote: The main languages taught in schools are French, German and Spanish. Others include Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Urdu and Bengali. There is a shortage of teachers available in these priority subjects and there is demand for high-calibre talent to take on the challenge. So, maybe there's a way for you? What alternative do you have? Learn Spanish or German from scratch? If I were you I would study Spanish over German any day. Spanish is more worthwhile: it is easier (grammatically speaking), plus the demand for Spanish in the world is much greater than that of German. However, maybe you wanted to learn both. For me it seems a kind of tall order to be honest and if you could find a way to put your Japanese/Mandarin to use that would be great! Back to top MotherFJoined: 07 Jun 2010Posts: 1448Location: 17°48'N 97°46'W Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:22 am Post subject: I voted weak, as that is the average. There are some good teachers, but most are working under impossible conditions: classes of 30 to 70 students that meat twice a week for 45 minutes at a time. And they've got up to 10 such groups on their schedule for a total of 300 to 700 students a semester. Enjoy marking papers? However there are others that go beyond a total waste of time, to ACTUALLY DETRIMENTAL. I would perfer if my students had not had English at all before arriving at the university then I wouldn't have to get them to unlearn the errors first. Oh and I'm in southern Mexico. Back to top BocaNYJoined: 24 Mar 2009Posts: 131 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:00 am Post subject: I voted weak. In the countries I have taught in the majority of the local teachers teaching in state schools have a poor command of the English language. The only thing I can saw is that most have a better understanding and knowing of the grammar but that's it. I once taught a KET class in SOuth America to a room full of local English teachers.The majority of them had been teaching for over 20 years and they couldn't speak English to save their life. They weren't even ready to take the KET. I told this to my boss that they first needed to take a language course before taking the KET and she told me to start teaching the class in Spanish. I wouldn't and I found out that only 2 barely passed the KET with the majority of them coming in below A1. They were taking the class because the government had just changed the requirements for teaching stating that one must have a degree in the subject they were teaching. Most of the English teachers were teachers because that was the only option available to them when they started working. The same was true for the country in Eastern Europe were I taught. Great understanding of grammar but could not communicate and became teachers because that was what was available to them. Sad thing in that country was that the gov't changed the official second language to English and Russian and other language teachers started teaching English to keep their jobs while only being one chapter ahead of the students. The main teaching style being read, memorize and produce. The gov't is trying to change things but with the changes they leave many people in a spot of lose your income or teach something you don't know for the oder teachers. They are offering programs to give ALL teachers new teaching methods and training but it will be slow. I think alot of the reason for weak local English teachers is that they focus on grammar and not speaking and listening skills. Also they use such outdated methods. I think many countries should take a page out of the Scandinavian teaching/education hand book. Back to top kpjfJoined: 18 Jan 2012Posts: 385 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:43 pm Post subject: BocaNY wrote: I think alot of the reason for weak local English teachers is that they focus on grammar and not speaking and listening skills. Also they use such outdated methods. I think many countries should take a page out of the Scandinavian teaching/education hand book. I agree, but, what do the Scandanavian countries actually do? I mean of course I know those countries have great levels of English in general, but i'd like to know what is it that's so different that they do that makes the average 20 year old have great English whereas a French person (who has been learning English for 10 years) still sucks at speaking the language. Do they focus more on speaking and listening skills? Maybe they just have a healthy balance between listening, reading, grammar, speaking etc. but it cannot be so simple. Of course I understand the difficulty of learning a language depends on your mother tongue but is it really that much harder for a Spaniard to learn English than a Norwegian? Could it be in their genes like Brazilians always produce great footballers? Back to top Denim-ManiacJoined: 31 Jan 2012Posts: 1238 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject: kpjf wrote: I agree, but, what do the Scandanavian countries actually do? I would also be interested to know. German schools were also mentioned earlier in this thread, and having experience of German students myself I would suggest that it is only the students in the higher tier of the 3 tier school system that are the really capable English language learners. And even then they are still far too reliant on teacher-led classes with a focus on grammar translation tasks. The difference (I believe) is that these students typically come from upper-class / professional backgrounds with a strong cultural background of education and study etc. They know how to study, they are given opportunity to learn and often come from a social and economic background that provides certain advantages. I wonder if Scandanvian schools have similar tiered systems, and/or similar values and investment in education to the German gymnasium schools? Back to top Teacher in RomeJoined: 09 Jul 2003Posts: 1286 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:00 pm Post subject: One of the big things I noticed living in the Netherlands was that there was UK TV, and even films shown on Dutch channels would be subtitled, rather than dubbed. Contrast that with Italy where everything is dubbed. Kids growing up hearing English spoken tend to have better listening skills, in my opinion. Things are changing, slowly, in Italy, with CLIL becoming much more important, and the occasional TV show subtitled. But we're still a long way off from the almost immersion level of English you get in other countries. Back to top kpjfJoined: 18 Jan 2012Posts: 385 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:18 pm Post subject: Teacher in Rome wrote: One of the big things I noticed living in the Netherlands was that there was UK TV, and even films shown on Dutch channels would be subtitled, rather than dubbed. Contrast that with Italy where everything is dubbed. Kids growing up hearing English spoken tend to have better listening skills, in my opinion. Things are changing, slowly, in Italy, with CLIL becoming much more important, and the occasional TV show subtitled. But we're still a long way off from the almost immersion level of English you get in other countries. France and Spain are like that in regards to dubbed movies/tv shows, but but but, i'm sure Germany is also like that; yet, Germans' English is quite good. Not as good as people from Nordic countries, but still quite good in comparison to Spain and France (maybe an exception?). It seems incredibly stupid if you're learning a language to watch the movie in the language you're learning dubbed! I can't stand dubbed movies, they absolutely destroy everything for me. The only thing I can take is something like The Simpsons (in Spanish for example), which, in fact, if you have a good level in the language you're learning can be really useful for slang and colloquial expressions. I live with a French guy who speaks no English but wants to learn. I mentioned watching English spoken films with subtitles to get more used to hearing English instead of watching them dubbed and he looked at me like I was literally asking the impossible: "But I can't watch the movie and read at the same time!" he said. If he starts learning English due to this even after some time his listening skills will be very poor. Back to top SashadroogieJoined: 17 Apr 2007Posts: 11061Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:32 pm Post subject: There's a post somewhere about how countries' politics and their dubbing habits are intimately linked... Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15327 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject: Consider how badly foreign languages are now taught in the UKofGB&NI. How is that this country pretends to be a leader in teaching ANYTHING as a Foreign Language ??? Back to top artemisiaJoined: 04 Nov 2008Posts: 875Location: the world Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:09 pm Post subject: Teacher in Rome wrote: One of the big things I noticed living in the Netherlands was that there was UK TV, and even films shown on Dutch channels would be subtitled, rather than dubbed. I think this is one of the reasons the Dutch have such a great level of spoken English. I dont know if that happens in Norway and Sweden etc., but I suspect it does. One of the reasons is that subtitling is much cheaper than dubbing. All international movies and TV programmes are dubbed in Germany (or used to be). I remember having to wait much longer to see movies that had come out because of the whole dubbing business. Sometimes people I met there would compare Dutch and German levels of English and say that dubbing should be abandoned, but Ive never had the impression that would be warmly received by the German public. Id say those Germans who attended Gymnasium and Realschule would be likely to have the most comprehensive introduction to English, judging by students I had as adults. Of course whatever theyd done after school wouldve been important, too. Many Germans do summer schools in Britain and Ireland, even during their school years. Germany has the money to heavily invest in education and the value system that believes it is worth investing in. A lot has to do with education and similarity of native/ foreign language but I wonder how much of it is to do with attitude? What about the belief that someone should learn your language if they want to communicate with you and the widespread nature of the language spoken? Spanish is spoken in many countries, and the French are notorious for protecting their language at all costs and seen as reluctant to speak English. Both aspects can be applied when you look at native English speakers. English is seen as widespread and native speakers often seem affronted by the idea they might have to learn another language. This even extends to being in a foreign country and being outraged when you cant have a conversation in English. Ive had many people over the years comment to me on how annoyed they feel when foreign visitors open their mouths and speak English without even bothering to check if the person they're talking to speaks it. I think attitude - and perhaps the perception of how important &widespread ones own language is - possibly has a lot to do with language learning. Back to top santi84Joined: 14 Mar 2008Posts: 1317Location: under da sea Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: Sashadroogie wrote: There's a post somewhere about how countries' politics and their dubbing habits are intimately linked... Here in Canada, the Simpsons is dubbed in French. When famous people are mentioned in jokes, the names are often replaced by Céline Dion or her husband René Angélil. 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With the Giants out of playoff contention and the Jets' postseason chances slipping away, among the biggest questions remaining for New York fans is which quarterback will lead the National Football League in interceptions. Manning and Smith are tied for the league high with 20 — three more than any other player — with three weeks left in the season.
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The ultimate gluten-free pizza crusts begin with this premium mix, custom-blended using Chef Thomas Keller's signature Cup4Cup flour. It's very easy to prepare – just blend with water, an egg and olive oil, then shape into a foundation for a thin-crust, New York-style pizza or a hearty Chicago deep-dish pie. Any way you bake it, you'll have a crisp, golden crust that's so flavorful, you won't believe it's gluten-free.
- 1 lb. 2 oz. (makes two 12" pizzas, 6–8 slices each).
- Made in USA.
- Ingredients
- Cornstarch, white rice flour, brown rice flour, milk powder, tapioca flour, potato starch, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt and sugar.
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Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
Return Policy
At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners and knife storage), please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
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Made to Order and Final Sale Furniture items are non-returnable and cannot be cancelled once the order is placed.
For returns of items purchased from your Williams Sonoma Gift Registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later. View Full Returns Policy.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by tobey052004 from We like it! I've been gluten free for over a year, and my husband indulges me and also eats GF. My husband said this was the best GF pizza mix we've tried so far, and he's requested that this be our go-to crust! Its very flavorful and chewy. This bag makes (2) 13 inch crusts. That's enough for 2 pizza nights. I freeze one dough ball, (wrapped in parchment paper/placed in freezer bag), for the following weekend. We make pizza every weekend in our Breville maker!Date published: 2019-03-08Rated 2 out of 5 by JSA9 from Flavorless I purchased this mix because all of the great reviews and because I like the regular cup4cup flour blend. However, I find this to be flavorless and dry. It tastes like a cheap cracker. It's easy to make, but not worth it. I will keep looking for the perfect gluten free pizza crust!Date published: 2016-01-10Rated 5 out of 5 by Runner76 from Best gluten free pizza crust mix We have tried so many others but this is by far the best. We use it with our Breville pizza maker and it comes out great. Far better product than any other gf mixes on the market.Date published: 2015-04-07Rated 5 out of 5 by MommaKcooks from Great Gluten Free Pizza Crust This is my husband and my favorite pizza crust, as we are gluten free. Its fast and easy, and delicious. I bought the WS pizza spices and sprinkle some on it before baking, even better. We each fix our own pizza, he likes a meaty pizza, I like veggie, we use WS sauce or I make my own and some fresh grated cheese and its a wonderful meal. Its fun to make too. Love it. This makes makes two good sized pizzas for each of us, we eat them for leftovers the next day.Date published: 2014-12-27Rated 5 out of 5 by RexLynn from Yum! Have you ever been to Bella's? I'm a recent addition to the gluten free world and it has not been easy. Products like this are making it easier! I have made homemade pizza for 30 years and always added Parmesan chez to the dough, so I did this time too. I used a pizza stone but didn't cook the dough first.... forgot! I covered it with sauce and toppings and it came out of the oven looking beautiful. Of course, taste is the important factor. My husband, who does not need to be GF, said it was the best pizza he had eaten since we were at Bella's in Old Town SanDiego! And Bella's was not GF! The only bad part was that we saved half for the next day and GF dough is not as good reheated. Next time we eat it all at once! Thanks William Sonoma!Date published: 2014-02-12Rated 1 out of 5 by suzusuz from Pizza dough Very disappointed. The crust was tasteless. I major in food in college and it was nothing like a dough crust. One is better off making from scratch.Date published: 2013-11-25Rated 5 out of 5 by jessietx from Great product I bought this for friends who are gluten free and ended up enjoying it too. We followed the pre-baking instructions and finished it off on a pizza stone. You also don't have to allow any time for the dough to rise, so that's an added plus.Date published: 2013-07-10Rated 5 out of 5 by PleasureChest from This is worth every cent If you are new to a gluten free lifestyle and pizza was the hardest thing to say so long to, this is your ticket to embracing the whole hog. Yes, it's pricey, but once you indulge in the soft, chewy crust, money will be no option. We made both doughs and left one wrapped in plastic for two days in the fridge before we stretched it and it was still delicious!!!Date published: 2013-02-13


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Deb Patience needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Northern Beaches Dance Co.
I have previously had a highly competitive and successful dance studio for 11 years I am now opening in a different location with a different approach.... a non-competitive dance studio. The high standard of the teaching is of upmost importance but cultured in a very fun envirnoment for the students to embrace a true love of dance. It is very important that each class the children participate in is happy but also educational. Fun and low key for the parents... no heavy commitmments to performances held in very convenient locations. All local and community based halls.
Classes will be held in Classical Ballet , Jazz, hip hop and lyrical
My Target audienece would be children aged 4 - 14 and their parents. I will be running the classes straight after school in the schools halls so it needs to appeal to the parents as convenient but worthwhile. The parents would generally be aged late 20's to mid 40's. There are exisiting dance schools in the area so there is an already exisiting market so it needs to appear fresh as well. I am mainly marketing to students that attend the school - both boys & Girls. It is a very friendly community located not far from the beach.
Balllet, Jazz and hip hop are the main styles of dance I will trying to market to begin with followed by lyrical, tap and acrobatics plus kicks leaps & Turns classes
Something fun bright colours ( probably 1 or 2 colours with black and with a picture of a dancer ( ballet or and or jazz / hip hop) in the logo.
No cartoons as such - more shape or picture of a dancer.
Please do not use any stock images
Love colour and energy... colours must appeal to girls and boys
Clear and easy to read
Must be classy.
Would like the northern beaches to be small with dance quite large and then co.
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Professional Development for Educators
Professional Development for Educators (PDE) provides innovative teaching and learning opportunities for PreK-12 educators.
Through face-to-face or online courses, seminars and conferences, educators receive the professional development they need to continue their education and excel in the classroom. PDE annually serves more than 4,500 school administrators, teachers and other school professionals.
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Receive professional development credit for re-licensing requirements or district salary lane changes.
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YuriSz needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
The website itself will tell you enough about us. You may choose to duplicate the website colours but perhaps something more lively will be more appropriate for adverts
Anyone above the age of about 35. This is a beauty market. Again refer to website to get a feel for it. The site is self explanatory
We need a set of banners in common sizes
300 x 50
468 x 60
728 x 90
300 x 250
250 x 250
200 x 200
120 x 600
160 x 600
for advertising the above website on various networks. Should be bright and appealing.
Wording that works well for us in Adwords is:
3 Minute FaceLift
Look 10 years Younger in 3 Minutes
Watch the Video and You Will Believe
A before and after shot (available from website) would be good on the larger banners perhaps morphing between the two - an example of this on site also.
Website name on the banner is preferable. Actually have 3 sites that need banners (banners can be the same only the URL need change)
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I'm looking for some suggestions for beginning chapter books. My second grader is a smidge behind with her reading. We are half-way through her "Meeting New Friends" reader from Christian Liberty Press. It is going well, but I want her to start experiencing some easy chapter books once she is finished. It seems that a lot of "beginning" chapter books have chapters that would seem too long for her since she is easily overwhelmed. When she feels overwhelmed, she doesn't even want to try.
Any suggestions on some good series that might work or perhaps just some good beginning chapter novels?
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As I mentioned in my earlier post, I am looking for the same thing. Actually I found a place where I can get essay ideas and papers but i thought I should research a bit more before sticking with it. Hope someone can help me out here. Wanted an essay scratch book for my 10 year old son. Any help will be appreciated.
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When all sides in the school merger court case gather Monday, Feb. 25, before federal court Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays, they will have lots of time to talk over municipal school districts.
The status conference is the only item on Mays' calendar Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
The conference comes after all sides involved in trying to work out a settlement of the municipal schools district part of the lawsuit ended their private discussions last month.
Mays was not involved in the mediation effort as he had been in the first part of the case, which dealt with the terms of the merger of Shelby County's two public school systems.
Mays tried unsuccessfully to mediate another settlement among all sides just before he ruled in November that one of three state laws governing how municipal school districts are formed violated the Tennessee Constitution.
At issue now are the two other state laws on municipal school districts.
Shelby County Commission chairman Mike Ritz indicated last month that he would instruct the commission's legal counsel in the case to ask Mays to rule on the remaining state laws.
Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald said suburban leaders weren't sure exactly how they would word their notice to the court that the mediation efforts had failed. They could simply tell Mays the talks are over without specifically asking him to rule.
No notice of the end of talks from any of the sides has turned up in the electronic case file for the matter.
Ritz and McDonald confirmed in February that the private talks in which Mays played no part had ended three months or so after they began.
And toward the end, Ritz said days would go by without any messages between the two sides, who by then were talking through their attorneys.
Ritz and Commissioners Steve Mulroy and Walter Bailey were directly involved in the private talks with the suburban leaders and said just before that the two sides appeared close to an agreement.
The talks were aimed at an agreement for the establishment of a set of charter school districts in each of the six suburban towns and cities, according to Ritz.
"All of the major points were agreed to. It was only a few minor points about how long the agreement would stay in effect and what would happen to buildings if they were to revert to county control – not major points," Mulroy said last week. "Points that we could have easily worked out if they had stayed at the negotiating table. But they left."
Ritz, from the outset, put a plan on the table in which each suburban town and city would have a 10-year agreement with the county in addition to whatever agreement was negotiated with the countywide school board.
McDonald, however, said last month he was frustrated by having to negotiate with the commission.
"They wanted to talk about things that we should be negotiating with the school board about and not with the county commission," he said, while still abiding by the confidentiality agreement and not talking about specific terms. "They wanted to bind us to some situations before we even had a chance to negotiate with the school system about either a charter school program or a municipal school district and how buildings would be done."
The countywide school board is not a party in the lawsuit and thus was not involved in the settlement talks. Shelby County government is the sole local funder of public education in Memphis with the schools merger that takes effect with the Aug. 5 start of the 2013-2014 school year.
"I guess it's like you selling your house and the person who is going to buy it and some other party negotiate over it without asking you any questions about it," countywide school board chairman Billy Orgel said Feb. 15 on the WKNO-TV program "Behind the Headlines," when asked about the talks.
"We were going to have to agree to it. You can't just lay it in front of us and say, 'We just spent three months negotiating. You guys, go agree to this so we can settle the court case that you're really not a part of. But you are the beneficiary of whatever the decision is going to be,'" Orgel added. "I think we should have been (involved), but I understand why we weren't."
Orgel said with others working on a settlement, he is confident something could have been worked out.
"It was a funding issue and nothing more, in my opinion," he said.
School board member Tomeka Hart said the school board didn't spend enough time discussing whether to get involved.
"We had discussed briefly about trying to join in to be part of it," she said, adding most on the board wanted to wait and see what happened. "We are suffering the consequences of that decision."
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Wildlife-protection amendment passes with strong bipartisan support
House strikes "extinction rider" from Interior appropriations billWASHINGTON (07/27/2011) -
The U.S. House of Representatives approved (224-202) an amendment today to the Interior appropriations bill (H.R. 2584) that preserves critical protections for America's imperiled wildlife. The amendment—introduced by Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA) and co-sponsored by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI)—strikes the so-called "extinction rider," a provision that would have increased the risk of extinction for imperiled species by blocking protections for adding new species under the Endangered Species Act.
The following is a statement from Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife:
"This is a tremendous victory for our nation's imperiled wildlife and a testament to strong, bipartisan support for upholding the Endangered Species Act—one of our nation's most successful and forward-thinking environmental laws. While the Interior appropriations bill contains numerous anti-environmental provisions, it's very encouraging that, even in this extremely polarized political environment, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are still willing to stand up for core American values like saving imperiled wildlife from extinction. Thirty-seven Republicans voted for the pro-ESA amendment, but we owe all the men and women who supported it our sincere gratitude for putting our country's great conservation legacy before partisan politics. We are particularly grateful to Representatives Dicks, Fitzpatrick , Thompson , and Hanabusa for their leadership in offering this amendment.
"Nearly 40 years ago, our nation made a commitment in the form of the Endangered Species Act to preserve the entire web of life for the benefit of our children and grandchildren. Those who led and supported this amendment today to uphold endangered-species protections have shown that they continue to honor America's commitment to good stewardship. This is a strong signal to Congress and the Obama administration that the American people continue to support the Endangered Species Act and will not allow it to be destroyed on our watch.
"For years, Big Oil, mining, logging, and development interests have been trying to do away with protections for our most imperiled plants and animals. With the help of House leadership, they tried using an appropriations bill to make a sneak attack on these policies. Provisions like the extinction rider are not about cutting the budget, they're about gutting our most important environmental laws and delivering kickbacks to corporate polluters and special interests. But the majority of House members showed today that they will not tolerate such reckless efforts to dismantle America's safety net for protecting endangered species."
Learn more about the extinction rider
Read Defenders statement when the bill passed the full appropriations committee
Read Defenders statement when the bill passed the Interior appropriations subcommittee
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Military Inspired Paracord Bracelets
Military inspired paracord bracelets are available. Michigan Made Products makes it easy to purchase your military inspired paracord bracelet. Choice of Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, Marine, Operation Iraq Freedom, Police, and POW/MIA inspired paracord bracelets.
The paracord survival bracelet is made out of this 550 paracord. In an emergency situation, you can unravel the survival bracelet and deploy the paracord for use. Each bracelet has between 8 and 10 feet of military spec paracord, depending on the size. The 550 paracord has 7 inner strands which have a 50 lb. tensile strength. The outer sheath is rated at 200 lbs.
The paracord bracelet is fashioned by weaving the paracord together to make the survival bracelet that is then secured with a looped end and a military uniform button.


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Robert Paulino needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 143 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
Pure Rhythm Entertainment
i do private and corporate events. i'm friendly and lots of fun. when it comes to business, only my clients are important and i will do what it takes to make them happy.
I'm trying to target Brides and sweet 16 girls as well as corporate events. i do parties in a lot of high end cratering halls. some of my corporate parties include pepsi, hennessy, moet, verizon, T mobile, etc..
i provide the type of entertainment you seen on mtv's my super sweet 16
NYC Based "PURE Rhythm" Entertainment company needs an ultra modern logo.
Target audience: 16 - 34, Male and Female,
Music: NYC, LA Miami, Las Vegas, Latin, House, Top 40, Dance, Hip Hop & Pop
Artist: Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Usher
Services: Sweet 16, Weddings, In-stores for MACY's, Corporate events & Nightclub gigs.
Style: Glamourous, Sleek & Modern (Kim Kardashian, Sex in the City, MTV)
Please try to emphasize "PURE Rhythm"
Use: Business cards, Banners T-shirts, Web
Notes: Something in 3D might be good as well. We need a logo that you can rock on MTV's My Super Sweet 16!
Here's a link to one of my competitors:
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'The Walking Dead' Season 4: The Cast Previews New Episodes, and a New Threat!
Even though 'The Walking Dead' season 4 previewed its longest and most epic trailer yet at Comic-Con 2013, we don't quite have a handle on the direction AMC's horror thriller will take this year, compared to the more apparent mile markers of last year's prison-Woodbury arc. Say no more, as AMC and the cast and creators of the hit series have stepped up for an inside look into season 4, and a tease of the big new villains!
The latest look inside season 4 of 'The Walking Dead' doesn't offer anything in the way of new footage, but still features plenty of behind-the-scenes interviews and teases of things to come. For one, Andrew Lincoln (Rick) makes mention that another winter has passed, allowing Rick and his group to consolidate forces within the prison, reinforce the structure itself, and even begin farming to support the larger Woodbury population.
Perhaps most intriguing of all, however, are Lauren Cohan's words that "it's not even the walkers, and it's not even other people this time. There's a whole new threat." Adds series creator Robert Kirkman, "It could be more deadly than the other two combined." And even if walkers aren't the main threat, my, how gaunt they've gotten!
While we await the latest details from the fall premiere, the next run of 'The Walking Dead' will introduce 'The Wire' star Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. as comic character Bob Stookey, and upgrade actors Chad Coleman, Sonequa Martin-Green and Emily Kinney to series regulars. AMC earlier confirmed that David Morrissey's villainous Governor would also return in season 4 as a series regular, while the AMC drama is confirmed to have begun casting three new roles exceptionally familiar to comic fans.
Well, what are you waiting for? Check out 'The Walking Dead' season 4 preview video above, and give us your predictions for the new episodes in the comments! What make you of the "new threat" the survivors will face?


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To help protect Britain's forests, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell trees. It is an offence to fell trees without a licence if an exemption does not apply. The overall process is described in the Quick Guide and full details are available in the booklet Tree Felling - Getting Permission (PDF 1748kb).
Everyone involved in the felling of trees, the owner, agent, timber merchant or contractor must ensure that a licence has been issued before any felling is carried out, unless one of the exemptions apply. Refer to the Exemptions page for details of which types of felling do NOT require a licence.
Applying for a licence
If none of the exemptions apply, you must complete an application for a felling licence.
This can be done by printing and completing the Felling Licence application form at the bottom of this page.
If you have an agent and wish to provide them with the authority to act on your behalf, you must complete an Agent Authority Form and submit it with your felling licence application.
It is an offence to fell trees without a licence where one is required. If there is no licence or other valid permission, or if the wrong trees are felled, anyone involved can be prosecuted.
Other legal controls
There are other legal controls on tree felling mainly covered by Tree Preservation Orders and the Hedgerow Regulations. This legislation is administered by local planning authorities. Controls also exist that apply to the movement of timber.
Additional information
- Grant schemes
An application to fell trees can be made as part of a grant scheme application. A separate felling licence application is not required as a felling licence will be issued with the grant scheme contract.
- Conditions on a felling licence
A felling licence will normally include conditions that the felled area must be restocked and the trees maintained for a period not exceeding ten years. The Forestry Commission will discuss any proposed restocking condition with the applicant before a licence is issued. Only in exceptional circumstances will a felling licence be issued to fell trees without subsequent restocking. Such an application will be assessed under the Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations 1999. A felling licence for thinning woodland will be issued without a restocking condition.
- Tree Preservation Orders (TPO)
You must inform the Forestry Commission if the trees to be felled are covered by a Tree Preservation Order or are located in a Conservation Area.
- European Protected Species (EPS)
An EPS mitigation licence may be required from Natural England under the Habitats and Species Regulations (2010) if felling operations could adversely affect any EPS. The majority of felling operations will however be able to proceed without a mitigation licence even in the presence of EPS, providing that good practice guidance is followed. It is therefore advisable to familiarise yourself with the species specific guidance, available using the links below, before applying for a felling licence.
- All 17 Bat Species (PDF - 92kb)
- Dormouse (PDF - 95kb)
- Great Crested Newt (PDF - 139kb)
- Otter (PDF 67kb)
- Sand Lizard and Smooth Snake (PDF - 104kb)
A Checklist (PDF 104 kb) has been developed to guide woodland owners and managers through the decision-making process.
If you are unsure, contact your local Forestry Commission Office.
- Other Protected Species
Felling and in particular clear felling during the breeding season of protected species, including all wild birds and red squirrels increases the risk of committing offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. When planning woodland management and forestry operations, you need to take into account the presence of protected species, preferably using a management plan to reduce the risk of adverse impacts on local populations. In some circumstances, a licence may be needed from Natural England.
Forestry Commission guidance for Forest Operations and Red Squirrels in Scottish Forestscontains useful best practice advice, though please note that the legal statutes differ in England.
Tree Felling - Getting Permission (PDF 1748kb)
Guidance - Felling Licence Application (349kb)
Felling Licence application form
Application Form to Convert Woodland to Open Habitat (288kb)


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Description of 2072 Willbrook Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Charleston charm at its finest, this waterfront estate is located on the shores of the beautiful Wando River. Stunning views are accompanied by a manicured .67 acre lot,private deepwater dock and boat lift,tranquil front-access courtyard,covered patio, and sparkling swimming pool. Elevator from ground to third floor and many decks to provide any stellar view you desire. Spacious rooms,tray ceilings,wainscoting,and reclaimed heart pine antique hardwood flooring add allure and character to this unique home.The gourmet kitchen will suit your every need with its 5-burner gas cook top,warming drawer,stunning Brazilian cherry cabinetry,sub zero refrigerator,wet bar,and double decker wall ovens. Directly off of the kitchen,a cozy family room with fireplace and built-ins awaits you and your guests The downstairs of this 3 story home offers a finished space for endless recreational or entertainment possibilities. The inviting and intricately decorated formal dining room is perfect for dinner parties, as well as everyday life. Along with a stylish and storage-filled walk-in closet, the Master Suite provides a spacious bathroom oasis with marble details and spa. This estate ensures gorgeous views, safety, and natural light with large storm windows throughout.Bedrooms in this home are conveniently accompanied by beautiful, attached full bathrooms. The amenities in Rivertowne On The Wando will provide you with endless opportunities to enjoy your new home. The luxurious club house, tennis courts, community pool and hot tubs, golf course, and walking and jogging trails provided by this neighborhood cannot be beat!
Property Features of 2072 Willbrook Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Charleston Single
Single Family Detached
Rivertowne On The Wando
Mt Pleasant N of IOP Connector
|Elementary school: Jennie Moore
|Middle school: Laing
|High school: Wando
|Gas log fireplace(s)
|Fireplace in family room
|Fireplace in living room
|Central air
|Heat pump
|Three car garage
|Attached parking
|Stucco exterior
|Covered patio
|Inground pool
|Cement plank exterior
|Lot acreage is: 0.67
|Lawn sprinkler
|Waterfront lot
|Lot on or near river
|Lot has river view
|Subdivision: Rivertowne On The Wando
|Eat-in kitchen
|Wood floors
|Kitchen island
|Separate dining room
|Walk-in closet(s)
|Community swimming pool(s)
|Community tennis court(s)
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June 2, 2011 --The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) today summarized the changes in the turkey hunting regulations that it expects to make when the formal season proposal is made at the July meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The department expects to propose two turkey hunting zones with different opening dates.
It is expected that the season would open in the south on the Saturday closest to March 22, and in the north on the Saturday closest to March 29. Youth turkey hunt weekends would be set a week prior to the season openings.
The length of the turkey season would vary and be based on the area A, B and C breakdowns similar to that used in 2011. The zone boundaries will be announced at the July commission meeting when the formal turkey season notice of intent is presented. A 60-day comment period will begin then to gather public input on the proposed season framework and WMA regulations.
Turkey Program Study Leader Jimmy Stafford told commission meeting attendees that the 2011 floodwaters may impact seasons along the Mississippi River, but that impact is still to be determined.
For more information, contact Jimmy Stafford at 225-765-2361 or firstname.lastname@example.com [4].
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov [5] on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb [6] or follow us on Twitter @LDWF.


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Colleges short on funds but seeking a way to ramp up video surveillance at their locations may want to go after one of the grants being issued over the next year by Video Insight. The Houston company develops enterprise video management software.
Each month this year Video Insight will award a "School Security Grant" to one recipient. That college, school, or district will receive:
"In this day and age of continued violent acts and threats on campuses, every school and college needs a video surveillance solution as part of an overall security plan," said Video Insight Chief Executive Officer Robert Shaw. "Despite the fact that video surveillance is essential, there continue to be schools and colleges out there that have absolutely no protection due to budget constraints. The Video Insight School Security Grant is designed to help those schools that lack funds implement a video surveillance solution."
The grant application is available via registration online at video-insight.com.
Video Insight claims 4500 schools and campuses among its customer base, including Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Providence College in Rhode Island, and Virginia Highlands Community College.
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Last night I happened upon a fascinating and frightening documentary on Frontline about the rise of certain types of deadly drug-resistant bacteria (also known as "super bugs"). While this is a major concern for healthy people with normal immune systems, it's an even bigger one for those who have auto-immune diseases and compromised immune systems, such as RA. It's not just the fact that these certain types of bacteria are resistant to antibiotics, but the gene mutations that are seen to occur in people to transform "normal" bacterial infections into these super bugs–that's what's even more terrifying. Watching and listening to the stories of the people who became infected with these super bugs made me shudder, Wow if I get one of these I'll survive about five minutes. OK that's probably an exaggeration, but if these infections are ravaging and killing healthy bodies, I can't imagine that those who have weak or compromised immune systems could survive them. Or can they? It's a question worth finding out, I think. I also found it disheartening and rather appalling that the drug companies are not very invested or interested in working to create and bring to market new antibiotic treatments to treat these super bugs, according to the documentary. Why? Spending millions (billions?) of dollars on developing and marketing antibiotics isn't very profitable because antibiotics are intended only for short-term use, compared to say, cholesterol medication you take every day for years. Or arthritis drugs which are also taken on a daily basis for a long time (imagine that!).
Anyway, this is an excellent documentary and I highly recommend watching it. Here's the link:
"Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria"
Hope you find it interesting, and please feel free to comment!


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HONOLULU, Hawai'i – On Friday night, the Tennessee State men's basketball team will officially tipoff its season against the University of Hawai'i in the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Rainbow Classic. The event spans four days and will pit the Tigers against New Mexico State on Saturday and Western Michigan on Monday.
TSU is coming off of an 18-15 season in Travis Williams's first campaign at the helm of the program and a, 69-68, exhibition victory over Division II opponent Lemoyne-Owen on Monday night.
Jaleel Queary hit a free throw with just over a second left to allow the Tigers notch the win in a closely fought contest throughout.
While Queary made the big shot, it was senior guard Patrick Miller who found him underneath the basket with a pretty pass.
Miller paced the Tigers with 27 points on 8-of-15 shooting including an 11-for-13 mark from the charity stripe. The Chicago, Ill. native also had a game-high five assists and added four boards.
Miller averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 assists per game as well as recording a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio last season and his junior season will go down as one of the best for a point guard in school history after Miller set the single season assist mark with 195.
Miller's record breaking junior season earned him a spot on the All-OVC first team at season's end. The 6-1 guard is one of just six returning players off of last year's Tennessee State ball club.
Two of those holdovers, Michael Green and M.J. Rhett, also played well for TSU during Monday's exhibition. The big men duo combined for 25 points and seven rebounds against Lemoyne-Owen.
TSU will have to count on Green and Rhett this season if the team wants to match last season's rebounding margin (2.8) that placed it second in the OVC.
The Tigers' first opponent is Hawai'i which is fresh off of a 101-85 exhibition win over BYU-Hawai'i on Halloween Night. Christian Standhardinger led the way with 27 points while junior college transfer Garrett Nevels impressed with 24 points. Hawai'i finished with a 17-15 record last year while playing in the Big West Conference.
On Saturday, TSU will square off against New Mexico State which also won its exhibition game, 97-68, last Tuesday night versus Western New Mexico. The Aggies had six players finish with double-digit points. NM State was led by sophomore forward Matej Buovac who finished with a team-high 18 points. Buovac did most of his damage from beyond the 3-point line, going 5-10 from beyond the arc for 15 of his points. New Mexico State was 24-11 a year ago.
TSU will conclude the classic on Monday against a Western Michigan team that defeated the Aquinas College Saints, 69-54, on Monday night. The Broncos were led by Shayne Whittington who had 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field. He also grabbed seven rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. WMU posted a 22-13 mark last season.
The Tigers' quest for a berth in NCAA Tournament starts Friday when the team travels to Hawai'i. Tipoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. CT.


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White fragility
In regard to my previous post, On Political Correctness, what I experienced in the neighborhood Facebook groups has a name: "white fragility." Per the linked interview:
SAB: What causes white fragility to set in?
RD: For white people, their identities rest on the idea of racism as about good or bad people, about moral or immoral singular acts, and if we're good, moral people we can't be racist – we don't engage in those acts. This is one of the most effective adaptations of racism over time—that we can think of racism as only something that individuals either are or are not "doing."
In large part, white fragility—the defensiveness, the fear of conflict—is rooted in this good/bad binary. If you call someone out, they think to themselves, "What you just said was that I am a bad person, and that is intolerable to me." It's a deep challenge to the core of our identity as good, moral people.
On Political Correctness
A few months ago, I joined a couple of neighborhood Facebook groups, and like previous times when I've participated in lightly moderated or unmoderated Internet discussions, I was once again shocked by people's opinions and behaviors. You'd think I'd learn. Anyway, one of the groups was a neighborhood 'Crime Watch' group, and several times when recent local (thankfully, not terribly severe) crimes were discussed, some commenters immediately assumed that they were perpetrated by the [mostly Latino] workers building new homes in the area. In two of these instances, the probable perpetrators were caught (in part due to awareness raised by the Facebook page, to give credit where it's due), and the alleged criminals turned out to be white teenagers who live in the neighborhood. So much for people's desire to believe that the crimes were perpetrated by outsiders.
A couple of weeks ago, someone posted to the Crime Watch group a link to a news article about two accused burglars who'd been caught, wondering if they had been active in our area. The news article displayed the mugshots from both alleged criminals, and as it happens, they were both African American. Predictably, some of the first comments on the Facebook thread were pretty horrible and/or racist, in my opinion. One of those first commenters simply wrote, "Thugs." I added a comment, "'Thug' is a racially charged word. Best to avoid it." In my mind, I hadn't openly accused the previous commenter of racism, though in truth that's what I was thinking. Naively, I did not anticipate the pile-on that subsequently occurred. The original commenter added that she herself was Hispanic and therefore couldn't be racist. Later came accusations of political correctness, which quickly degenerated into flat-out name-calling. It got very ugly quickly.
For weeks prior to this, I would recount to Katie the appalling narrow-mindedness I saw in discussions in the Facebook pages, and Katie would always respond by asking me why I continued to frequent them if they caused me so much grief. Fair point. The name-calling pile-on brought her point home, so I resigned from all of the groups for my own mental health.
But it has continued to bug me why I was so unprepared for the responses that I got to my last comment. A few days ago, I ran across this Youtube video, and it helped me to understand better what happened:
Here's the heart of the Youtuber's point (thanks to Fred Clark for the transcription):
That mindset right there is what does as much as anything to perpetuate injustice all over our society. That assumption that only a "cretin" or a monster or a bad person would ever be racist or sexist or harbor any sort of bias or prejudice.
That right there is the Big Lie. There is nothing that does more to perpetuate injustice than good people who assume that injustice is caused by bad people. That's just not how being good works. And that's not how being a human being works.
The truth … is that all of us, as good people, are still naturally prone to doing bad things. We all have natural tendencies toward implicit bias and prejudice and bad habits. …
I now realize that I had a different definition in racism in mind than some of my neighbors on the Facebook group. My definition is more like the one in the video: we all have biases, and even if we don't, then those who read our words might. Therefore, it's best to avoid terminology that might be understood as racist–even if not intended that way. The people who reacted so strongly to my comment, however, define racist as the overt, intentional racism of 'bad people.' Therefore, my suggestion of racism was, to them, an accusation that they are that type of person. Unmoderated internet discussions are not a good place to explain nuanced views.
Turing test
I find this interesting and depressing at the same time: developing robots to mimic handwritten letters in order to dupe people into open marketing mail that they would otherwise just toss, including varying pressure of the writing instrument, creating margins that mimic human writing, and of course, developing fonts that write the same letters in various ways.
Technical issues aside, here's the heart of the matter:
Half the time, I'm cynical/alarmed/wearied that so many people are working so hard to make machines fool humans.
But the other half the time I'm kind of cracked up by the fact that the most avid prosecutors of Alan Turing's sly and audacious 1950 thought-experiment have been not philosophers or computer scientists or advanced A.I. labs but … marketers. The former folks have foundered for years on the difficulties of understanding the fractal contours of human consciousness. The latter just want you to open up their damn mail. Comprehending the mysteries of human thought and behavior is hard. Emulating it? Not so much! It's partly why Turing's test is so unsettling: Man, are we really that easy to copy?
Mind you, this particular Blade Runner dimension of modern life could quickly diminish in relevance, because frankly, postal mail is itself declining rapidly. The amount of upright, breathing humans who regularly write letters by hand has been shrinking steadily for years. So maybe it's not long before handwriting flips its its existential polarity. A handwritten envelope will become not a litmus test of humanity but sure-fire proof that we were sent a form letter by an impersonal database. We'll sort through our paper mail with the inverse logic of today, tossing aside immediately all the letters addressed with pen-script (robot, robot, god, another one sent by a robot) but then pausing at the sudden, startling appearance of an envelope addressed by a dot-matrix printer.
Hmmm, we'll say to ourselves: Now this might be real.
My furry running partner
Last spring, our beloved Golden Retriever Xena died of old age. A couple of months later, we went to the Pflugerville Animal Shelter to adopt a kitten but came home with a dog whom we named Charlie. He was somewhere under a year old when we adopted him, weighs just under 20 pounds, and is an unknown mix–our best guess is Pomeranian (due to curly tail) and Golden Retriever. It turns out that Charlie is a real athlete. I tried taking him running with me a couple months ago, and he has really taken to it. He pulls like crazy, but due to his small size, that's not too much of a problem. To date, our longest run together has been nine miles.
My beautiful wife and me
We were dressed up at a wedding reception recently.
Jobs that no longer exist?
Today, I saw a Reddit thread about jobs that no longer exist. Of course, the entire discussion thread consisted of people naming instances where the jobs do still exist but are much less common than in the past. One of the jobs on the list was: bowling pin setter. Well, this job does indeed still exist among the nine-pin bowling league of central Texas. One of my first jobs as a kid was setting pins at the Spring Branch Bowling Club. It was a rough job, and I didn't last long at it. And it is also dangerous. The pin setter sits up in the superstructure above the pins, and when someone bowls, the pins can go flying pretty far and fast. In fact, certain bowlers threw the ball so hard that the pin setters watched for them and the pin setter for that bowler's lane and the surrounding couple of lanes moved away from the lane altogether so as not to get hit by flying pins.
Ruth Wiley, Polio Nurse
Katie and Hannah have been sorting and scanning a huge box of photos and other memorabilia that Katie got from her mother, including photos from her mother, Ruth Wiley. During the early 1950s, Ruth Wiley was a supervising nurse in the children's polio ward at Burge Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. We have scanned and uploaded a bunch of photos that she kept from that time.
Lexical Distance Among the Languages of Europe
This is a really nice visualization:
Per the accompanying article:
This chart shows the lexical distance — that is, the degree of overall vocabulary divergence — among the major languages of Europe.
The size of each circle represents the number of speakers for that language. Circles of the same color belong to the same language group. All the groups except for Finno-Ugric (in yellow) are in turn members of the Indo-European language family.


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It hits at the same time every spring.
The fretting. The stressing. Can I afford it this time? Will something bad happen if I just skip it?
No, not taxes. Wrestlemania.
The inner dialogue gets worse every year. How does a grown man justify spending $60 on a wrestling pay-per-view? How do you explain to your significant other we'll be without groceries this week because The Undertaker is trying to extend his Wrestlemania winning streak to 22? That the hydro bill has to wait because you really want to see Daniel Bryan kick Triple H's ass?
You can't. You just have to hope the show is worth the shame.
For the record, I haven't ordered a Wrestlemania since 2002 � the year Toronto refused to boo bad guy Hulk Hogan and cheered mightily as he faced The Rock. It wasn't a great match but it was a great wrestling moment. I still get chills watching it because it was 68,000 people at the SkyDome ignoring the WWE storyline and embracing their nostalgia. Unscripted and unbelievably cool.
This is why casual wrestling fans perk up around Wrestlemania. They will mock everything WWE does all year, second guess every dumb decision, but memories of past Wrestlemanias make you forgive the crap.
Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat putting on a wrestling clinic in 1987 (Wrestlemania III).
A bloody Stone Cold Steve Austin refusing to tap out to Bret Hart in 1997 (Wrestlemania 13).
Austin vs. The Rock, at their peak in 2001, putting the Astrodome through the wringer for a masterpiece of in-ring storytelling (Wrestlemania 17).
Mention those matches to wrestling fans and they grow misty. These are the moments that make all the 'baggage' of being a wrestling fan worthwhile. The mocking, the ridicule. The general public thinks of us as the guy in that infamous video crying "It's still real to me, dammit!" In reality, we're fans of the performances. Austin's rebellious redneck. Mick Foley's scruffy fall guy. For about ten years, The Rock was must-see TV � a perfect creation of comic timing and action movie swagger. We knew he would be huge before the rest of the world did.
The fact he could put on a great match when needed made him the industry's biggest star, and it's the reason he gets a rapturous reaction whenever he returns. He didn't 'sell out,' he broke through. He validated why we watched every week.
Sunday is Wrestlemania's 30th anniversary, and to mark the occasion they're bringing back Hulk Hogan to 'host' the show, which will no doubt involve a leg drop on someone before the night is done.
That's the predictable part. But it's the out-of-nowhere moments that will linger with fans and not make them cringe when the cable bill arrives. When best friends Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero embraced in the middle of the ring at the end of Wrestlemania XX, finally champions after years of paying dues, there was an ecstatic reaction from fans. You knew you were watching something special.
Will there be another moment Sunday? That's the mystery of Wrestlemania - you'll never know, and curse when you miss them.
Now excuse me while I try and find $60 in my couch.
John Law has been The Review's arts and entertainment writer since 1990.


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Hardware differences
Version 1 vs. Version 2
You might noticed that there are 2 different versions for the LS Pro and 2 for the LS Live. These different versions are there because of hardware differences.
Just look at the rear of your box:
Although the pics are from a v1 and v2 LS Live, the v1 and v2 LS Pro look nearly exactly the same. only the case color is black.
Here are more pictures of the LS Pro/LS Live v2 generation
LS Pro v1 equal to LS Live v1
The LS Pro v1 & the LS Live v1 can be treated as the same. Some screws might be a "little" different but from the hardware perspective the same hardware mods can be applied on both.
LS pro v2 equal to LS Live v2
The same is valid for the second version of both boxes. Some hardware mods (like adding a second Sata port) cannot be done with these boxes....but the boards are very similar to the kurobox pro boards...there are only 2 differences.
LS v2 vs. Kurobox
- Different daughterboard: There are good chances that the kurobox pro daughterboard works on the LS Pro v2 / LS Live v2
- No 256 MB NAND flash in LS: This of course is an advantage of the kurobox pro as it allows to store the Linux OS completely in flash.
Software differences
Stock Firmware
Live has DLNA Software & Print Server installed, Pro doesn't.
Custom Firmwares
ALL boxes are compatible with the images which were initially created for the LS Pro. Just make sure you REALLY follow the install instructions.
- NEVER "Update BOOT"
- Initrd-only update when installing Freelink


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Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said this week that the team has a "big list" of private workouts planned with quarterbacks ahead of next month's draft and they are reportedly checking another name off that list on Wednesday.
Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles is working out for the team on Wednesday. Derek Carr of Fresno State had a private workout with the Browns earlier this week.
The private workouts for Bortles, Carr and the others on the list that the team minimize the importance of any pro day workouts that General Manager Ray Farmer, coach Mike Pettine and others may have missed earlier in the pre-draft process. They also take away some of the guessing game that Farmer said he planned to play about the team's intentions at quarterback during the draft.
The Browns have the fourth and 26th picks in the first round next month and 10 picks overall, at least one of which they're expected to use on a quarterback.


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Gomes delivers win for Red Sox with walk-off HR
BOSTON -- For a part-time player, Jonny Gomes sure has played a prominent role for the Red Sox, particularly when the game is on the line.
There was Gomes again at home plate on Wednesday night, mobbed by 24 teammates after his walk-off shot over the Green Monster led the surging Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Padres.View Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- For a part-time player, Jonny Gomes sure has played a prominent role for the Red Sox, particularly when the game is on the line.
There was Gomes again at home plate on Wednesday night, mobbed by 24 teammates after his walk-off shot over the Green Monster led the surging Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Padres.View Full Game Coverage
If it seems like Gomes keeps coming through in the clutch, it's because he has.
This hit came just 15 days after Gomes finished off the Rays with a walk-off blast over the Monster. And just five days after Gomes snapped a tie against the Blue Jays with a pinch-hit RBI single.
Wednesday's walk-off rocket was also in a pinch-hitting role. It was the third pinch-hit homer for Gomes this season, and the sixth of his career.
You'd have to go back to Bernie Carbo in 1977 to find the last Red Sox player to have three pinch-hit homers in one season.
"He stays prepared," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "That's one thing, in the role that he's in, he's got a lot of experience in it and I guess a flair for the dramatic."
That flair for the dramatic has become a team-wide thing for the Red Sox. Of their 30 wins at home, eight have come via the walk off.
"I guess it's just been my turn," Gomes said. "I mean, gosh, there's been key hits. I think all nine guys have gotten big hits at some point throughout the first half of the season."
If only being a role player was as easy as Gomes sometimes makes it look.
"I definitely don't want any pats on the back, but it's definitely tough," Gomes said. "That's why we get here at two o'clock for a seven o'clock game to get ready. When you get here at two and get in at 10, it's a little different."
The game-winning blast came against Padres right-hander Luke Gregerson on a 2-2 slider.
"It was a little up in the strike zone. He threw a couple low ones that Gomes swung through," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Gomes was probably looking for [the slider] again."
Yes, the slider. Gomes was sitting on it. Yet he knows he was fortunate to get one he could handle.
"If that guy throws good sliders like he did the inning before and he did to me the first three pitches, no one's going to hit him," said Gomes. "So all I do is get one of those sliders up, and the count was 1-2 and I let the slider go by and then kind of set my sights to get one up, and then got some good wood on the last one."
All that was left was to determine the end of his walk-off trot.
When Gomes finished off the Rays with that walk-off shot on June 18, he punted his helmet before he got to home plate. This time, Gomes faked the punt and then made like a running back, sprinting into a mob of congratulatory teammates.
"The fake punt. Yeah, I mean you got to keep everyone on their toes, right? I think I'm all out of tricks now to tell you the truth, so that's about it," said Gomes.
It was the continuation of a terrific homestand for the Red Sox, who are 7-1 heading into Thursday's matinee finale against the Padres. At 52-34, Boston leads the Orioles by 3 1/2 games in the American League East.
This was also Jon Lester's best start in weeks. Over seven innings, the lefty scattered six hits and gave up just one run, walking one and striking out five.
"He was good in the bottom of the strike zone," said Farrell. "You know, the sixth inning was the key. We get into a situation where it's first and second, he gets a key double play and then a strikeout to end it. He just continued the performance that he set last time out against Toronto and it was good to see him on a hot muggy night get through seven solid innings and keep the game in check. That was a well pitched game all the way around, and good to come out on the right side of it."
Despite the strong performance, Lester took a no-decision, as the Red Sox were locked in a 1-1 tie when he departed.
Lester battled in the first inning, throwing 32 pitches. But the Padres only got one run for their trouble, and it came on an RBI single by Kyle Blanks.
Padres starter Edinson Volquez made that slight lead stand until the fourth, when Mike Carp led off with a single and Jarrod Saltalamacchia cranked an RBI double to center.
By the end of the night, the biggest moment belonged to Gomes.
"Every night, somebody else picks our team up in different situations, and Jonny did it again tonight," said Lester. "He's done a great job. I know the clubhouse stuff has been talked about a little bit more than his play on the field, but all around, he's been great for us."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.