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Wait. The Ranter intern, Peter, just informed me it's the 177th meeting, not 178th. That throws off everything. Nevermind.
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Wait. The Ranter intern, Peter, just informed me it's the 177th meeting, not 178th. That throws off everything. Nevermind.
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This just in from the North Pole ... Santa will not be coming to any homes of current Packer players.ReplyDelete
Green Bay, WI 12/12/08 (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Green Bay courtroom drama today when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible.ReplyDelete
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Green Bay Packers, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.


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I know you can boil it, but it's only an ounce of starsan, plus I use a hop spider and I'm not good at juggling 212° wet things while drinking homebrew. Plus it's the only way I know to copper plate cheap tools lol!
I know, right? I'm wondering what cool steel thing around the house needs copper plating next. By the way, it stays put. The pic is after trying to scrub it off with scotch brite
Cool!I use starsan on my IC. I like to drop it in after flameout instead of 5-10 minutes prior. I'm not letting the IC soak in the starsan however- I'm looking for about a minute contact time and then into the wort.
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After previous controversy over his decision to stand for president, Senator David Norris has officially secured a position in the Irish presidential race.
On Tuesday afternoon gay advocate Norris won the backing of Dublin City Council, his fourth nomination by a local authority needed to enter the presidential race. The Joycean scholar also received backing from the authorities in Laois, Fingal and Waterford.
Labour presidential candidate Michael D Higgins had told his party councilors not to block Norris' chances of entering the presidential race. Sinn Fein also anounced they were supporting his bid.
Higgins released a statement which read: "Given the prevailing circumstances and bearing in mind that I have consistently described the nomination criteria for the Presidency as outdated and in need of review, I believe they should not seek to obstruct the entrance of David Norris as a candidate into the field."
According to reports in the Irish Examiner Norris responded by saying "What can I say? You're a real democrat Michael...You're a generous, decent and good man, and I thank you.
"I hope it's one of us, and if it's either of us, we're going to have a great President."
Higgins replied "It's about democracy, David...I think the people will benefit from a debate on the issues. I wish you well."
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Norris received news that Waterford City Council signed the papers to nominate him as a candidate on Tuesday morning. He tweeted "My sincere thanks to Waterford County Council who have just given me my 3rd nomination. One more to go!"
Former Eurovision star Dana Rosemary Scallon has also secured her place with backing from the authorities of Offaly, Donegal, Carlow and Roscommon.
Senator Norris recently re-entered the running having withdrawn due to controversy surround a letter he wrote to an Israeli court pleading clemency for his former partner, Ezra Yitzhak. He had been convicted of the statutory rape of a 15-year-old boy.
Norris is the seventh candidate to enter the race. The other six candidates are Independent Dana Rosemary Scallon, Fine Gael's Gay Mitchell, Labour's Michael D Higgins, Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness and two independents, Mary Davis and Sean Gallagher.
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By Gayla Cawley
The kid-friendly Sloper Express mini-train has pulled into the Rossini Program station at YMCA Camp Sloper.
The train's name is a play on words using the camp's name and the popular holiday movie, "The Polar Express." Camp Director Mark Pooler said he got the idea when he was taking his family for a trip to the Meriden Mall over the winter.
The mall featured a new mini-train, designed to give kids a ride around a mini-train track. For a ride to accommodate all of his children, the trip would have cost $15 to $20 for about a five minute session. Pooler liked the idea of the train but wasn't pleased with the price. He began to think about how a train would be able to serve the children at camp, without emptying their parents' pockets.
After some brainstorming, he began to search online for different manufacturers. After some searching, where he found a price range of $15,000 to $30,000 for the train, he settled on Roundhouse Company because of their friendly sales atmosphere, optional design, and a median price of $15,000 to $20,000. The train was paid for out of the camp's Improvement fees line of their annual budget.
Each year, parents are responsible for paying a $20 fee that goes toward camp improvement. The camp hosts about 1,500 kids over the summer so with the one-time fee, the camp has about $30,000 to work with toward its improvement. The train encompasses about two-thirds of that amount for 2013 and is the camp's major expense. Pooler got his approval for the train in January and it arrived at camp in April. He said parents were pleased with the idea.
"Parents feel good about their kids having something new every year," Pooler said.
The train will serve as one of the camp's daily activities for three to nine-year-old children. The train ride across the 143 acre camp grounds will take about an hour, with scheduled stops included. Some of those stops will be at the Memorial Forest, where a scavenger hunt will take place, the Sloper Store and the West Coast to see what the older kids are up to. The activity is designed to improve the kids' communication skills as they will talk to each other about certain topics brought up by the conductor, gives them an opportunity to see the entire camp and gives them something to look forward to as they will have access to different parts of the camp as they get older. More than anything, the train is meant to give the kids a chance to have fun and taking a relaxing break from their usual strenuous sporting activities.
The train will serve day campers and can be used for birthday parties and other special events. All of the conductors have had the proper training to drive the train as all Camp Sloper staff has about 30 hours of annual training to be able to run all of the scheduled activities.
Some unique design features of the train are meant to represent different aspects of the camp. Camp Sloper itself is named after Cornelius Sloper Neal who gave the YMCA access to his land for their camp grounds. His name is also used in Sloper Express. The No. 49 cart represents 1949, which was the year Camp Sloper opened.
All aboard the Sloper Express!
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Lewis Hamilton fears he may struggle to simply get into the points on Sunday after his hopes of a record-breaking victory in Hungary went up in flames.
With four poles and four wins to his name at the Hungaroring in seven attempts, Hamilton was on course for top spot on the grid again after setting the fastest time in all three practice sessions.
But come the start of qualifying a fuel leak resulted in Hamilton's Mercedes bursting into flames, resulting in him trundling to a halt in the pit lane.
As Hamilton looked on with marshals dousing the fire, he shook his head disconsolately and slapped the palm of his hand against a barrier before trudging away with his head bowed.
After a right-front brake disc failure last Saturday at Hockenheim ahead of the German Grand Prix pitched Hamilton into a 30g shunt into a barrier, it has been a week to forget for the Briton.
Explaining the circumstances of his latest misfortune, Hamilton said: "I bailed out of that timed lap I was doing and I was like 'I'm going to try and do the second lap'.
"Then something happened to my brakes. Something on the brake system failed so I had to engage some settings to try and correct it then the engines died.
"I then thought 'I am right next to the pit entry so I will roll back and get them to fix it' but then I looked in my mirrors and it was on fire.
"I was hoping to get it in neutral so I could push it back or something
"I was still trying to get it to the garage and maybe they could do something, but they said 'stop, stop, stop' so I tried to stop, but the brakes weren't working. The car kept running forward.
"The engine was working sometimes and sometimes not working, so it is all pretty bad.
"I think it's getting to the point beyond bad luck - it's something else. We just need to do better."
Hamilton finished positioned 21st on the timesheet. Extensive repairs and replacement of parts, however, will incur penalties which will lead to the Briton starting the race from the pit lane.
Last Sunday, Hamilton finished third from 20th on the grid, albeit on a circuit where overtaking is possible, unlike the Hunagroring.
All hope Hamilton had of closing the 14-point gap to team-mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the drivers' standings, and claiming a record -breaking fifth win at this track, appear to have gone.
Assessing his hopes for the race on this occasion, Hamilton added: "There's a lot going through my mind, but I just have to try to turn it into positives.
"I honestly don't know what I can do tomorrow. This is a track where you cannot overtake, so I think I will struggle to get in the top 10, or at least the top five.
"I will probably leave here more than 20 points behind Nico , but there are still races to go. I don't know what to say, I will try my best."
As last week, team-mate and title rival Rosberg claimed pole, his sixth of the year and fifth in the last six races.
That was despite a rain shower at the start of the top-10 shoot-out which led to him running wide at turn one shortly before McLaren's Kevin Magnussen slid heavily into a tyre barrier.
Rosberg will be joined on the front row by fellow German Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull, followed by Williams' Valtteri Bottas.
Rosberg, though, again expressed his disappointment he will not be battling it out at the front with Hamilton during the race.
"That's a pity for the team. Not a good thing definitely, we need to keep on it because that's reliability," said Rosberg.
"I would prefer to be out there battling with Lewis, that would give me an adrenaline rush, so this takes away some of the adrenaline."
However, with storms forecast for Sunday, Rosberg added: "With the weather coming it's still all to play for."
McLaren's Jenson Button starts seventh, with Kimi Raikkonen 17th for Ferrari after they gambled and failed on his time in Q1, only to be ousted by Marussia's Jules Bianchi. Max Chilton starts 19th in his Marussia.
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Toulon close in on Claassens
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Bath scrum-half Michael Claassens has reportedly agreed to a move to Toulon, but only if Jonny Wilkinson hangs up his boots at the end of the season.
Wilkinson has recently said that he will decide whether to retire at the end of the current campaign in February. If the legendary England fly-half opts to call time on his playing career, then Toulon already boast French half-back Frederic Michalak in their ranks along with former Wallaby Matt Giteau to step into the No.10 shirt.
Michalak has been turning out at scrum-half for the Top 14 league leaders this term but will cover Wilkinson's absence next season, if he retires, which would leave an opening at scrum-half. And according to reports in La Provence, the Toulon management have identified Bath's Claassens as the man to fill that void.
Claassens joined Bath ahead of the 2007-08 season and has become an integral part of their XV. He captained them during the 2009-10 campaign and has made 115 appearances in the Premiership. But according to reports in the French press, Claassens, whose contract is up at the end of the 2012-13 season, has penned a pre-contract agreement with Toulon which is dependant on Wilkinson opting to retire.
If Claassens does join Toulon then he could potentially link up with a strong Springbok contingent. John Smit and Bryan Habana have both reportedly signed for the Top 14 big spenders while they already boast Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw in their ranks.
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Welcome to "Our Home" in Historical Provincetown, one of the most beautiful small towns in the world. Provincetown has been a part of our lives for over twenty years. We were taken by the surrounding natural beauty, the intersecting cultures, the history of this famous fishing village, and its diverse community spirit.
Celebrating 180 years, the Inn at Cook Street is located in the heart of America's oldest continuous Art Colony. The Inn is a lovingly maintained 1836 Greek Revival with two cottages and koi pond set amidst beautiful gardens. Steps away from access to the Harbor beaches, guests can simply relax in our gardens or decks, where many have spoken their vows. Enjoy the quick walk into the center of town and take in its history.
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Aaah, what science does to your brain, the mind reels. =__=
So my question is, what do you think particularily about the future of cloning?
I personally wish for scientists to continue researching this, because it's fascinating. To be able to clone a frog...and then a sheep! Imagine how much farther they could get. To be able to clone animals and research cures for fatal diseases and improve animal products and all sorts of things, I think the future would be bright.
Unfortunately...The best way to experiment is to use human embryos. It's truly infortuitous that they banned this, in Canada anyway as far as I know. I think, using discarded embryos should be okay...it's for the progression of science, that could affect us positvely in the future. Scientists won't get far without material, so I'm kind of upset with that.
It could patially be who I am, with my disagreeance in this matter though too. Some, especially religeous, don't even believe in abortion let alone experimenting with those aborted cells.
Well I don't know, but that's my opinion. It's become a controversy, so what do you think?
woah, brainy topic.
well, i'm anti human cloning, but all for organ cloning. weird eh? but i do feel that if we can clone a vital organ needed to survive (other than the brain, since it's not really doable) and help prolong the lifespan of mankind. on the other hand, human cloning is not entirely possible as one can never and SHOULD never clone a soul or memories. so there.
Im also against human cloning. Even if for example my lover died and someone offer to clone another human being exactly the same having the same memory as him. Deep down inside u know he is not the one u love. Also, there will be issues of Clones VS the original human being. There will be racist issues about this. Race as in clones and original. It will be more hectic with the existense of clone. Just watch the island >.>; regarding cloning human parts. I also dislike it.
i'm also against human cloning and i think it's banned in most countries, no?
well, the scientists have cloned human organs, or more like they have changed a few genes in animals like pigs so their heart will be fit for humans if there ever is a need for it i guess you would want a pig's heart if you find out that you have a fatal heart disease and will die if you don't get a new heart within a month.
still, are you aware of the fact that scientists are trying to revive mammoths by cloning a frozen mammoth?
Liiz ---> No. Im not aware of the fact that they are cloning frozen mammoth. Is there such thing as frozen mammoth?
Genesis ---> I agree. I would be really really be angry if someone tried to do experimental stuff to my aborted cells. 1st of all, how would one feel if their dead son/daughter (not cell) is experimented? Of course you wouldn't want that. Its like u have ur feeling and emotions devoted to this cell before it gets to become a human. Even if it fails to live, u wouldn't just throw them in the trash. Thats just wrong!! >.<
rin: yeah, there is! they've found a few frozen mammoths, one not so long ago too, i think it was year 1999 or something, and it's not really fully examined yet. the scientists still holds the hope of useable DNA. It's really interesting, the method they're using
And here's one too who's against it. I heard that each of the cloned animals died earlier than they should be or was it just a rumour. I kinda think that the future is already bright enough, because how would people look when they're 150 years old or so...the human body isn't really build to live that long I think, because those who're 110 or so don't really look healthy or do they?
And cloning for human parts or such...it's the same as transplantation in some way... the organ wouldn't be yours if you get one... not that i'm against transplantation because I even want to give away my organs when I die... I just think cloning parts sounds more weird/eww than transplantation to me because it's not usual...yet
@Rin no Rekka: Yeah I agree I wouldn't want to have my lover cloned...because it just doesn't feel right although I would be heartbroken.. I don't want a clone to replace him...
@Liiz: i didn't knew they wanted to do that to a mammoth! If they would succeed then I think in the near future humans will freeze themselves in... oh god ... Btw I hjeard that when you're frozen all the ice moleculs or so destroy your vital organs and such...can they fix such thing?
@Genesis/Rin no Rekka: Yeah, you wouldn't throw them in the trash... but in my biology room there are real embryos of 1, 2, 4 months old, I wondered if those were real and the teacher said that they were real... I would never want my aborted child to be shown in a biology room or so.. I wonder how they got there...
@linachan: actually, there are people frozen in, kids even! they wanted to wait for science to find a cure to cure their sickness so they decided to freeze themselves.
i don't know if they can fix ones' organs when they get damaged from being frozen down, but i do know that if you're frozen long enough, your organs, dna and all that will be destroyed and there's no way to revive you again. crazy people
Liiz ---> People would really go that far to be experimented? Its like throwing away one's life. But then again its related to psychology. Shadow!~ (thx to the psychology thread). Becoz of the sickness they are desperate enough to do the unthinkable. Hoping for a miracle. Im not that much against reviving frozed creature if theres a way (not by cloning though). Coz there are cases of people who dont want to live right now. Tired of living. They could just freeze themselve and wait a few years to be revive. It will prevent suicidals. >.>
@Liiz: Ah now you talk about that I remember that ppl did that yeah... kidna sad for the kids because they couldn't really choose... but I meant that freezing in could become a habit for those who want to see the future..
@Rin no Rekka: I think most of them just like to live in another time, or that they want to see the future beucase if someone is suicidal I don't think they would want to revive after a few years..
@Rin: Yeah, there are people freezing themselves to wait for a cure. psychology ^^ i'm not that familiar with that since i'm in the science program in senior high so i don't really have psychology class . you have a point there, freezing people to lessen of suicidals is kind of a good idea, but the fact that they felt tired of life before might not change after being frozen for a few years since when you're revived again you won't really feel the gap of years you've been frozen.. you'll still be the same as before you where frozen down right?
lina-chan/liiz ---> In a way. But think of it like this. Some of the people who wants to suicide is becoz of the background. For example her family and friends ALWAYS insults her and she is tired of having that as a routine. also she has no one in her life. So frozen up. Wait for 100 years when no family and life is diff. Getting a job is easier (maybe) and stuff. Just a theory. Coz i understand how one's feel not liking the life background.
i'm not for it...but i won't stop others from getting cloned organs or something...
although, if you clone a child, i would hunt down the scientist and give him a piece of my mind. no joke.
fine, research however much you want,
but don't touch a living human.
i would personally never get cloned organs even if i was going to die, because
i'm not afraid of death, and if we keep extending how long we have on earth...
what value does life have? it diminishes as we do so...
as amazing as cloning is...it's just...ugh. no.
to save a child who needs bone marrow, go ahead, but i would strongly recommend
against any organs.
again, i would not save myself from any cancer.
and i would not stop someone either.
white_queen ---> Thats a great principal you have there. I salute you.
@rin: haha..thank you ^^~


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US taxman joins UK politicoes on hunt for Amazon cash
Who would you be more scared of?
Amazon is fighting the US taxmen over a $234m unpaid bill.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) told the online superstore in November that it owed taxes in 2005 and 2006, and also challenging its tax deductions, according to a court filing seen by Reuters.
But Amazon has countered that the IRS is overestimating how much its "intangible assets", such as software and trademarks, are worth, which would also affect tax figure calculations.
The IRS is concerned about the web bazaar's "transfer pricing", which is a neat little tax dance in which corporations buy something the whole company needs in one country and then charges its regional branches to buy it off them, often at a markup.
For example, if Amazon in the US were to buy packing boxes at 50p each and then sell them to Amazon UK at £1 each, that price comes off the UK subsidiary's tax bill as an expense, saving the company as a whole some money. Obviously there has to be some change in the cost since the US is now shipping these boxes to Britain for Amazon UK's use, but in grey areas, companies have been known to make some money.
This kind of legal tax chicanery was the subject of UK politicians' probe into the corporate taxes of Amazon, Google and Starbucks at the end of last year. ®


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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1970)
Posted by Kliph Nesteroff at 12:00 AM
Labels: 1970, bill bixby, courtship of eddie's father, nilsson, sitcom
2 comments:
- Belle Epoque said...
I think I saw re-runs of this show. He was divorcee or something, it all seemed very hip to me as a suburban kid...now it gives me the giggles.
- May 26, 2009 at 6:00 AM
- greg6363 said...
The series was based on the MGM movie from the early 60's starring Glenn Ford and Ron Howard.
- May 26, 2009 at 5:32 PM
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|Statement by Ambassador Li Baodong at Security Council Debate on Afghanistan
Mr. President,
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Le Roy for his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan. China expresses its readiness to fully support the work of the newly appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. De Mistura, who has already taken up his duties in Afghanistan, and UNAMA.
Mr. President,
Last year, Afghanistan successfully held presidential elections, which represented a major step towards governance of Afghanistan by the Afghan people. Thanks to the joint efforts of the Afghan government and the international community, positive results have been achieved at the international conferences on Afghanistan held at the beginning of this year in Istanbul and London respectively. Now that Afghanistan has entered a critical phase of transition, the international community should keep focused on that country, increase support and assistance, and lay the groundwork for full transition to governance of Afghanistan by the Afghan people by means of enhancing Afghanistan's sovereignty, autonomy and capacity for development.
The turbulent security situation is a prominent challenge to Afghan reconstruction and its improvement calls for integrated approaches. While working to strengthen the capacity of the Afghan army and police, the international community must also further advance the process of national reconciliation led by the Afghan government so as to consolidate and expand the political basis for achieving peace and stability. The transfer of security responsibilities to the Afghan government should be carried out in a progressive, prudent and well-planned way and under the pre-condition of ensuring the security and stability of the country.
The key to long-term security and stability of Afghanistan lies in the development of the economy and improvement of people's lives. With the gradual implementation of Afghanistan's National Development Strategy, agriculture has seen recovery, foreign investment has increased, the economy is growing rapidly and government revenue has been on a steady rise. The international community should further increase support for the implementation of Afghanistan's National Development Strategy so that more Afghan people can benefit from the peace dividend. Donors and relevant international agencies should respect the autonomy of Afghanistan in economic reconstruction and encourage the enthusiasm and initiative of the Afghan government and people. We support the provision of assistance by countries through the Afghan government in order to enhance the latter's capacity for self-development.
We support the United Nations in continuing to play a leading and coordinating role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. We highly appreciate the outstanding performance of UNAMA in fulfilling its mission under extremely difficult conditions and support the extension of its mandate for another year. The parliamentary election in Afghanistan is scheduled to take place in September and we hope that the election will be held successfully and support UNAMA in providing necessary electoral assistance in accordance with its mandate.
Mr. President,
As a friendly neighbor of Afghanistan, China has actively supported, participated in and promoted the peaceful reconstruction of Afghanistan. In the future, China will continue to support Afghanistan within the limit of its capabilities. At the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will pay a visit to China on March 23 to 25. I am confident that the visit will achieve positive results. We believe that with the energetic support of the international community and as a result of their own efforts, the Afghan government and people will eventually reach the goal of peace and stability, independence and self-reliance, development and progress, and friendship and amity with its neighbors.
Thank you, Mr. President.


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Swizzle Script Font by Harold's Fonts
About: Swizzle Script is my digital interpretation of the classic analog font "Stylescript", designed by Sol Hess in 1940 for the Lanston Monotype Company. Elegant and low-slung in the manner of Trafton (designed by Howard Trafton, cast by Bauer, 1933) and Coronet (R. H. Middleton for Ludlow, 1937), but it's bolder with a thin-thick contrasting stroke and a higher x-height. I worked from a print reference (VGC Alphabet Library, 14th Edition, 1988) and some metal type for certain characters.
Tags: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Art Deco, Casual Script, Font, Formal Script, Retro


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DOVER — Up and down, thick and thin, beards and no beards, Rochester native Allard Baird has been through it all with the Boston Red Sox since he joined the franchise in 2006.
Right now Baird and the Sox are living large.
Boston leads the St. Louis Cardinals 3 games to 2 in the World Series after taking two of three games in St. Louis. Game 6 is tonight in Boston at 8:07 p.m.
"It's a fun group," said Baird, 51, Boston's vice president of player personnel. "It's been fun to watch them play."
Baird added, "Ben Cherington deserves an amazing amount of credit. After going through what we went through last year. It happened gradually, but the makeup and talent is there."
The Sox went from worst to first in their division in the space of a year and are one win away from a World Series crown.
Names like David Ortiz, who played on the 2004 and 2007 WS teams, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Jon Lester are fixtures, but the new faces and supporting cast have blended successfully blended in to make a winning combination.
Excitable reliever 38-year-old Koji Uehara is one example.
"He has a deceptive fastball," Baird said. "It's not overpowering. But it's deception that allows him to get people out."
Veteran pitcher John Lackey, who missed the 2012 season recovering from Tommy John surgery has "worked his way back," Baird said. "What he went through and now doing what he has. He's not been getting a lot of run support. But every fifth game he's ready to go.
"And then the other night he says if you need me I'm ready to go," Baird said of Lackey's effort out of the bullpen in Game 4. "That set the tone. He put his teammates above himself. I like what that says about the club. It's pretty fun to be around."
Even when the Sox lost Game 3 on the rare obstruction call, Baird said it wasn't in them to let it get to them.
"They're resilient," he said. "They've been resilient all year. Now we go home tonight and go from there."
Like many in baseball, Baird is amazed that Ortiz continues to produce at a high level.
"As guys age, their bat head slows down," Baird said. "He's in better shape and he has a shorter swing. It's pretty impressive as an athlete and a competitor. And he played three games at first base. You look at his body of work and he's a great hitter. But he went out there from a defensive standpoint and did all right. Athletes are creatures of habit. They're used to doing one thing — like it or not he did a good job."
Back to Ortiz's hitting — he's 11 for 15 in the Series with two homers and six RBIs — Baird said, "He's locked in. Hitting is hard enough to do, going 3 for 10 . A surgeon goes 3 out of 10, he's out of business. The way he's hitting now, doing it against left-handed pitching — 95 to 97 miles per hour. You have to look at him and say he might be a new modern age Mr. October. There's nothing like it.
But it's not only his bat, Ortiz also brings a presence that loosens up the rest of the team.
"He plays like a kid," Baird said. "He smiles and in that big moment he can slow it down. In between innings at St. Louis, he went out to the mound when (Felix) Doubront was pitching and lightened up the moment. You can't put a price on that."
There are other players like Brandon workman and Xander Bogaerts who were in Double-A Portland at the beginning of the season and now they are a pivotal part of the team.
"They're not extras," Baird said. "They're part of the fabric of the club."
Baird said, "we've had veteran guys who have embraced young players. That doesn't always happen. (Manager John) Farrell and the coaches don't have them go out and play. You prepare to play."
Baird pointed to an instance right before the All-Star Game when the team was working on pitcher fielding with the same intensity as if it was the first day of spring training.
"Fundamentals, we emphasize that in spring training," he said. "And we have the veteran guys helping to develop the younger guys. That's the way we do it in Boston. It's more about, executing, doing the little things."
Baird pauses and adds, "We feel good about coming back to Boston with a 3-2 lead. But no one is kidding themselves here. St. Louis is a good team. We respect them. I keep saying the Cardinals have won two games in a row. We know that. They can come back and beat a good team. We're a good team. We're ready."


text: This was my Aunt Zsa's birthday, so every year when I was a kid I had to draw a Groundhog birthday card for her! But I think of her fondly every year on this date, and miss her! In her honor, have a lovely cup of tea today with someone special, okay? After her "girls" grew up and moved away, she'd take me to lunch sometimes just to have a ladylike moment and be able to go somewhere nice - my male cousin and my uncle were NOT fond of dressing up or even cleaning up to go to lunch!


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Here's what I learned about the Lincoln Town Car.
- It had a handsfree cell phone in 1998. That's futuristic.
- If you use the cupholders, you can't adjust the temperature
- It looks really ridiculous on a race track.
- It's the size of a warehouse.
- New airducts improve the rear seat environment.
- This Town Car feels less "floaty boaty." Yep. Floaty boaty.
And that's it. Take a few minutes to revel in this panther goodness.
MotorWeek Theater is our showcase of some of our favorite classic reviews from public television's finest motoring program. How does this video only have 12,384 views on YouTube? It's so luxurious.


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Union delegates from across the nation are converging in downtown Los Angeles this morning to hear California's governor and school superintendent and education experts speak at the opening day of the American Federation of Teachers convention.
Running through Monday morning, the gathering, which brings together 3,500 national delegates, will take up issues including threats to teacher tenure laws and an academic system that is fixated on standardized testing, according to an AFT statement.
"The convention gives an opportunity to make policy for the union," AFT President Randi Weingarten told the Daily News last month.
Gov. Jerry Brown will open the proceedings, and then Weingarten will address the union's organizing, political and education-related efforts as the event's keynote attendee. Mayor Eric Garcetti and California State School Superintendent Tom Torlakson will also speak.
The AFT has spent the past year working on a plan to replace No Child Left Behind — a 2001 act of Congress that Weingarten has said creates a revolving door of teachers because of its misplaced emphasis on standardized testing.
The organization is the United States' second-largest teachers union, representing 1.5 million educators, health workers and support staff across the nation.
United Teachers of Los Angeles President Alex Caputo-Pearl will head up a panel discussion on social movement unionism — which brings parents and communities into resolution of the most pressing issues — that will include teachers union leaders from Chicago, St. Paul, Minn., and Philadelphia, according to news reports.
Significant issues facing teachers in Los Angeles Unified, the nation's second-largest school system, will be tackled at the convention, Caputo-Pearl said.
Ranking high on UTLA's list of priorities is a pay raise for its 35,000 members. The first face-to-face negotiations between school and union officials will be held July 24. In a May 30 letter, district officials proposed meeting with union negotiators on July 10, but with the convention approaching, UTLA declined the date.
The district has proposed a 2 percent pay raise, to be applied retroactively with a lump sum payment for the fiscal year that just ended. But UTLA leaders called the offer "insulting" and told members to organize in case of a strike. The union has requested a 17.6 percent raise.
While he was campaigning for president, Caputo-Pearl, who took office July 1, promised teachers raises of at least 10 percent.
Saturday evening, union members will rally alongside California postal workers in protest of Staples' plan to staff in-store mail counters with its own employees.
The conference wraps up Monday with a look at the benefits of due-process rights. The protections, union leaders say, empower educators to expose problems, but they've come under scrutiny of late, amid accusations that they also make it difficult for school systems to fire sexual predators and grossly incompetent teachers.
The convention is not open to the public, but speeches and other discussions will be streamed live at aft.org/convention/live.cfm.


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Whole Foods to Stop Selling Chobani Yogurt
Grocer Aims to Make Space for Smaller Labels That Don't Contain Genetically Modified Ingredients
The nation's biggest high-end grocery chain and the hottest Greek yogurt brand are parting ways.
Whole Foods Market Inc. said it will stop selling Chobani Inc. yogurt by early next year to make more room for smaller, exclusive brands, especially those that are organic, or don't contain genetically modified ingredients.
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Cross-Community Interoperability
OWS-8 Cross-Community Interoperability
Luis Bermudez, Ph.D.
The OWS-8 CCI thread seeks to increase interoperability within communities sharing geospatial data, including advancing of interoperability among heterogeneous data models, advancing strategies to share map symbology styles, improvement of KML, and advancing schema automation, allowing communities to better share their information artifacts.
These are the main task areas:
- Advancement of semantic mediation approaches to query and use data based on multiple different data models, which are available via OGC Web Feature Service.
- Advancement of the use of style registries and styling services.
- Advancement of the use of OGC KML.
- Advancement of the use of Unified Markup Language (UML) and Object Control Language (OCL) for Schema Automation on Domain Models.
OWS-8 CCI Objectives
- Semantics Mediation
- - Investigate, evaluate, and demonstrate the benefit of semantic mediation approaches (e.g. ontologies, mappings, SPARQL) to query and use data, based on different data models, made available via OGC Web Feature Services
- Portrayal
- - Investigate, evaluate, and demonstrate the use portrayal registries for KML, SLD and/or SE.
- - Advance KML encoding support for different styles per feature type.
- - Advance KML encoding to support layers.
- - Add KML support for child elements in a BalloonStyle to specify, for example, styles and scripts.
- Schema Automation
- - Enhance the ShapeChange tool to support ISO 19139 UML/OCL-to-XML application schema encoding rules to include metadata profiles (both restriction and extension).
- - Develop UML/OCL-to-XML application schema encoding rules for the family of Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) standards Develop UML/OCL-to-XML application schema encoding rules for the family of Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) standards.
- - Implement ShapeChange support for formal rules to create corresponding XSD-based schemas from UML/OCL-specified SWE domain models.
OWS-8 EO Coverages Engineering Reports
These Engineering Reports are publicly available, see the Deliverables Page of this website.
|OGC Doc#
|Document Title
Gobe Hobona, Roger Brackin
David Burggraf, Ron Lake
Clemens Portele
Clemens Portele (ii)
OWS-8 CCI Component Deliverables
Most component deliverables are prototypes, not available for commercial use. These will all be maintained for at least a few months after the testbed. Contact the relevant participant organization or OGC staff if questions.
|OGC mediation Service (OMS)
|SPARQL server for knowledge base
|WFS for datasets from NGA
|interactive instruments
|WFS for datasets from USGS
|Clients for mediation & portrayal: SLD, SE, KML
|CSW ebRIM for Portrayal Registry
|CSW ebRIM for semantic mediation
|FPS for SE, KML
|ShapeChange enhancements
|interactive instruments
OWS-8 CCI Scenario
- Emergency response: Earthquake in Monterey Bay, California.
- A VIP needs to be evacuated.
- Two primary users:
- - California National Guard, Sacramento HQ (state-level emergency command center)
- - Monterey Field Operations Center (first-responders coordination)
- They interact to find the best possible plan of action
- Two sources of data:
- - NGA Local Topographic Data Store (LTDS or TDS)
- military symbology
- - USGS The National Map (TNM)
- civilian symbology
- - NGA Local Topographic Data Store (LTDS or TDS)
CCI Architecture
This diagram shows the main components and interactions developed. The thread overview video provides context and examples of how this architecture was used.
CCI Schema Automation for Semantics Support
To facilitate model-based development, interactive instruments (Germany) adapted their ShapeChange tool for UML-to-XML schema automation, to ease development of semantics, portrayal, and GML application schema, subject to domain-specific constraints.


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What was Buffalo Bill's real name?
Not to be confused with Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody was a bison hunter and showman who lived until 1917. He lived in many areas across the American midwest, and in Toronto, Canada as a child.
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Why do people like general trivia games? Well, first of all, they help us show off our skills and fact retention. Most importantly, however, general trivia games teach us quite a bit. When we get the questions wrong, we learn the right answer, and when we get the questions right, we learn a little bit more about the subject.
If you're a trivia expert, you are probably used to being called a human encyclopedia. You may have some information that others don't have, but you don't consider yourself an expert on any one topic (when it comes to general trivia, that is). You probably love documentaries and watch them over "Real Housewives of [place with rich people]" any day of the week. You love to know a little bit about a lot, and you take pride in your trivia knowledge.
For those of you who think you have what it takes to beat any trivia game out there, we have the perfect quiz for you. These 40 questions are sampled from pretty much every topic that you'd find in a general trivia game. It may seem random, but that's what will make this quiz challenging. Are you up for the challenge? Take this quiz to find out if you're the general trivia champion.
Not to be confused with Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody was a bison hunter and showman who lived until 1917. He lived in many areas across the American midwest, and in Toronto, Canada as a child.
While there is speculation that Harper Lee had a ghostwriter for this book, it is still in publication and highly sought after. It was initially published in 1960 and is considered a modern American classic that was featured in a movie by the same name, starring Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall, amongst others.
To answer this question correctly, it is important to remember that prime numbers can only be divided by themselves and one to create a product that is a whole number. In this case, 97 is the only prime number, and it is the highest two-digit prime number.
There are 10 events in a decathlon, and they generally take place over two or more days (athletes get tired too). These events include: 100-meter dash, broad jump, shot put, high jump, and 110-meter hurdles.
The product of two numbers is the number you get when you multiply those two numbers; 12 times 12 is 144. While several mathematical formulas can be confusing, the product of two numbers shouldn't be one of them.
While Alaska is the largest state in the United States (by square miles), California boasts the largest population with 39.5 million people (over 10% of the U.S. population). Who could blame people for wanting to live there? The entire state has an ocean on one border.
While Dwayne Johnson transitioned from "The Rock" to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to Dwayne Johnson over the last 15 years, we've watched him grow as an actor and hilarious Twitter commenter.
Zoology is the study of animals, and botany is the study of plants. Both of these subsciences fall under the realm of biology. Everyone should know a little bit about biology to get by, for example, how reproduction works.
We know that it's gross to think about, but the human body needs bacterial cells to eat the things that attack us. There are such things as good bacteria, which is why you may feel a little extra icky if you're on antibiotics ... they kill good bacteria and bad bacteria.
Prince wasn't just a showman, he was an incredibly talented artist. He could play any instrument handed to him, and he loved what he did. His career made it through four decades of cultural change.
Pretty much everything in the United States is named after its first president. George Washington has schools, libraries, monuments and roads named after him. You'd think he founded the country or something.
If you grew up in the 1990s, you knew the Chicago Bulls like the back of your hand. If you grew up in the Midwest during that decade, you couldn't help but be in love with Michael Jordan and his magical ways.
Harry constantly falsely accuses Severus Snape of all of the bad things that happen around Hogwarts. Until Snape actually kills Dumbledore (spoiler alert ... sorry), Snape doesn't do anything bad, and even killing Dumbledore wasn't bad, we later find out.
The standard rainbow has six colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. However, some people believe that the color indigo should be shoved in there, but the creator of ROY G BIV just wanted there to be seven letters, and it indigo isn't considered.
Just because there's a maple leaf on Canada's flag doesn't mean the beaver isn't important too. In 1975, Canada chose this emblem to represent the country. It symbolizes the country's sovereignty.
The bare minimum number of players that a baseball team needs is nine. However, most teams have several backup players for each position. Players can only play once, and when they are taken out of a game, they can't come back to that same game.
Hold up your hand. Separate your index and middle finger from your ring and pinky finger. This is the hand gesture that Spock always gave when he blessed those with this saying. Trekkies everywhere still use it.
Every attempt at making a "Batman" movie includes an attempt at creating the Alfred character. No matter what, Alfred is always witty, down to earth, and helpful toward Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Batman.
Although Jim Morrison was born in Melbourne, Florida, when he died at the young age of 27, he was buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France. He died in 1971 of congestive heart failure or a drug overdose, depending on who you believe. There are new theories out there.
Everyone knows Chandler as the funny guy on "Friends." He uses his humor to block the fact that he doesn't do so well in the love department (until he gets married). However, when people find out his last name is Bing, they think it's a joke.
Peanuts are grown in the ground. These little guys with big shells are also known as groundnuts, monkey nuts and goobers. That's right. Jimmy Carter was a goober farmer. Now you know.
If you see a single white feather fall from the sky, you probably think fondly of the first time you saw "Forrest Gump" (1994). This movie touched audiences with its intricate storyline and exceptional characters.
Las Vegas, Nevada, has many nicknames and quite the reputation. So much so that it's easy to forget that people live there, go to church and raise their families there. It's a city, both like every other and unlike any other.
Sodium is a chemical element that has many uses. For example, it helps create table salt and various nutritional elements. Sodium has only one electron in its outer shell, which makes it delicious on French fries.
Remember that the air doesn't have to reach 32 degrees to make the water freeze, but the water itself has to reach 32 degrees. That's why it can be 32 degrees outside, but large bodies of water aren't frozen. It takes longer to cool them down.
Standing at 305 feet high, the Statue of Liberty is an iconic American symbol. It is found on a small island called Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It was constructed in 1875 and originally made out of copper.
Helio means sun and phobia means fear. If you are afraid of the sun, you are heliophobic. While it may seem like an odd thing to be frightened of, vampires understand the pain of being exposed to sunshine.
The 1963 album, "Please Please Me," by the Beatles featured several of their hit songs, including "I Saw Her Standing There," "Love Me Do" and the title song, "Please Please Me." This was the beginning of the British Invasion.
For nearly 100 years, scientists widely agreed that Pluto was a planet. However, in 2006, they decided that it wasn't a planet, but a dwarf planet. It's basically a huge ball of ice and dust, so we understand.
It's important to remember that Athena represents strategic military planning and intelligence, whereas Ares represents brute strength and violent death. These two gods put together make one fine war machine.
"A Song of Ice and Fire" was written by George R. R. Martin. Though we don't see a lot of the song of ice and the song of fire in the HBO series, there are hints that the ending of the books will be a little bit different.
Once considered the world's busiest airport, Chicago's O'Hare Airport is now the sixth busiest airport in the world. With nearly 1 million flights taking off and landing every year, it's no wonder the city had to build a second airport.
The 1997 blockbuster film, "Titanic," was what happens when you take a historical event and try to build a love story around it. Fans are still screaming about the fact that Jack clearly would have fit on that door, but they don't take into consideration the fact that his weight would have made it sink.
You heard it here first, people! One of the inventors of the cotton candy machine was a dentist. Here's a clear example of a super villain. Who else would invent something that destroyed the very thing he fixed?
Scientists have discovered that space has a very distinct smell. This smell is very close to diesel fumes and gunpowder (with a hint of barbecue, for flavoring). It is theorized that this smell comes from dead stars.
When farmers realized that it was more difficult to sell carrots that had weird shapes, they decided to cut them down and make them pretty. This proves that humans eat with their eyes as much as their tongues.
Yes, it's gross, but Babe Ruth really did do this. Of course, he would have to change it every two innings to ensure he stayed cool and an odd smell of cooking cabbage didn't come from his general direction.
In case you needed useless information clogging up your brain, the standard (or regulation) golf ball has 336 dimples. They are not just for show, either. These dimples actually help the ball soar through the air and travel longer distances.
Look outside your window. Do you see a thunderstorm? If not, these 1,800 (to 2,000) thunderstorms are happening in other areas of the world. These storms range in size and intensity.
When you sneeze, your body is trying to expel bad stuff that it isn't used to. When it comes to sneezing, mucus travels fast. This is why it's so important to cover your sneezes. Those are some high-speed germs you're packing!
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KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed three members of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the coalition said.
It is ISAF policy not to identify the nationality of soldiers killed on duty.
The Taliban on Sunday launched its spring offensive, saying it would take aim at foreign military bases and diplomatic areas.
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Let's start coming from the name, which is supposed to become pronounced like a ratio, as in one-to-one, instead of one-one. The name is ambiguous, because it refers to both the car's metric power output of 1 megawatt (or 1341 horsepower, when running regarding that E85 alcohol-gasoline blend) and it is perfectly balanced power-to-metric-weight ratio – as in 1. 0 kilogram to 1. 0 PS (or Pferdestarke, which equals 0.986 horsepower).
Koenigsegg One:1 Exterior
With Koenigsegg One:1, the manufacturer has managed to scale back the vehicle's weight, significantly increase bottom end torque, top end power and braking performance. They've also introduced new tire technology and greater than 500kg extra downforce.
The One:1 is designed with advanced high modulus carbon fibre chassis with F1 style honeycomb core and integrated fuel tanks for optimal weight distribution and safety. The vehicle's monocoque torsional rigidity is 65, 000 Nm / degree. It's double wishbones, active ride height control and bevel carbon fibre springs with variable spring ratio. It sits on Koenigsegg Aircore carbon wheels (front – 19" x 9. 5", rear – 20" x 12. 5") with center locking.
Another features the One:1 si designed with are triplex damper inside the rear, needle bearings and o-ringed wishbone bushings, fully machined aerospace grade aluminium uprights with SKF LeMans specification 150mm angle contact ball bearings, GKN hollow / gun-drilled driveshaft and Z-style progressive and lightweight anti-roll bars front and rear.
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The rich interior from the Koenigsegg One:1 includes lightweight glass system, power windows, adjustable pedals and steering column, One : 1 stitching, adjustable light weight race seats, carbon ceramic brakes, Sport ABS, ESC, active ride height, power steering, power brakes, 6 point racing seatbelts, intelligent LifePo4 battery, USB connection, climate control, digital warning and info system, G sensor, alarm, tire monitoring system, proximity key, car cover and also a rear view camera.
Koenigsegg One:1 Engine and Specs
The One:1 is powered by aluminum 5. 0-liter 4-cylinder V8, double overhead camshafts with flex-fuel capability. It delivers over 1000 Nm from 3000 to 8000 rpm of torque (maximum torque being 1371 Nm at 6000 rpm ).
The vehicle's proficient at developing acceleration of 0-400 km/h (0-250 mph) in jaw-dropping 20 s, 0-60 mph (0-100 km/h) in 2. 5 sec. It reduces the speed of 400-0 km/h in only 10 s, and it is braking distance is 28 m (100-0 km/h). Another engine and performance features which may interest the enthusiasts follow : the compression of 9. 0 : 1, 1. 8 bar boost pressure, sequential, multipoint fuel injection and carbon-fiber intake manifold with optimized intake tracts.
Koenigsegg One:1 Price and release date
The very first official appearance was recorded in the Geneva Motor Show in March 2014. Only six units of Koenigsegg One:1 were released and immediately sold from the price of $2, 500, 000, with the majority of them going to the Chinese market.
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The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is just as useful — and interesting — today.
So rather than leave his wisdom printed on pages archived in our storage room, I pulled out issues from the late 1980s and early 1990s and have been reproducing relevant entries in this blog. Here is my 23rd entry, which was originally published in the November 1989 issue:
A lesson in air valve center positions
Some years ago, our engineering department sent down a design for a light-duty transfer system using a 6-ft pneumatic cable cylinder operated by a 3-position directional control valve with blocked center for jogging. The design looked fine on paper but turned into a first-class disaster in production after assembly. A major contributor to our problem was the fact that our shop had standardized on valves with metal-to-metal seals — which were relatively new at that time — because our ancient pneumatic distribution system was full of rust, compressor oil, and other debris. These valves digested contaminants fairly well, but to do so, they inherently left some leakage paths open.
When we first turned the air on for the transfer and energized solenoid b, the piston accelerated suddenly to the right, and the transfer bar slammed into the left-side end stops, breaking them off. Because there was no pressure air in the right end of the cylinder, the flow control had no effect on speed.
We had our electrical people interlock the solenoids so that the last one energized stayed on until the other was energized. This took away our jogging capability, but it also ensured that there was always air pressure in the cylinder to resist the next stroke. Things worked fine until lunch time, when the electricity was shut off for some minor adjustments. Springs centered the valve spool, and enough air leaked down from both ends through the blocked center so that when we restarted and energized solenoid a, the part on the transfer was launched about 40 ft across the plant floor, and another wreck occurred.
A quick call to engineering reported these incidents, and within 24 hours we had some new valves. "If blocked center won't work, let's use Y center to put line pressure on both ends," they said. This new valve did work — for a few weeks — until the transfer wore in and loosened up a bit. Then the unit tended to drift off the end stops and limits, especially if the transfer wasn't level or the laod was uneven. Attempts to jog an inch or two wound up moving a foot or two — or three. (I believe the debris inside our air system was a major contributor to this erratic performance.)
Our production people demanded that we fix this locally, without waiting for another guess from engineering. We came up with our own circuit using a dual-pressure center in the main valve and upstream check valves. Everyone was gun shy about the transfer by now, especially when the action proved very shaky on the first startup with this new circuit. But after a couple of cycles, things smoothed down and operation became pretty solid. We rigged things up so the unit did a few dry cycles before they started loading parts, and this worked well. We had tamed the beast, but no one really trusted it. They still tended to step away from the ends of the equipment during the first couple of loaded transfers.
Since those early days, spool valve designs have improved dramatically, and we've learned a lot about air preparation. I guess the main lesson of this reminiscence is that you have to consider the system — rather than a single component — during both design and troubleshooting.


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Basic results in number theory, like the Chinese remainder theorem, the Euclidean algorithm and Euler's theorem, are really about finite structures, namely the rings $\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}$ for suitable $n$, or perhaps other finite rings (such as quotients of extensions of $\mathbb{Z}$). Such results can be treated without a worry by a finitist. It is ingredients like this that are sufficient for, say, implementation of the RSA encryption scheme. However, at some point number theoretic results became statements (much more powerful and interesting statements!) about things like rings of adeles.
My question could be taken two ways:
What are the most powerful results in number theory which one can state and prove using the machinery of finite rings?
At what point in time did number theory move from considering finite rings to more analytic objects, and by what time was this move 'complete'?
For a reference post, one can point to the Lasker–Noether theorem (1921), which can be taken to be a statement about finitistic objects (and ignoring the possibility that infinite objects exist), namely finite modules $M$ for a ring $R$ (possibly infinite, in which case one could think of it as a finite ring by quotienting by the kernel of $R\to End(M)$).
My motivation for asking about this question is not to be controversial or obtuse, but to get an idea about how far a finitist might get in proving theorems in number theory. Much as reverse mathematics finds the precise strength of a subsystem of second-order arithmetic that is necessary to prove an analytic result (for example, the intermediate value theorem, the Heine–Borel theorem or the Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem), one could try to see how strong theorems in classical number theory are. This of course is something far outside the scope of a single MO question.