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(AP) -- Boston fans and players have mourned, observed moments of silence, and heard rousing chants for the city and its teams.
Even so-called hated rivals have turned down the trash talk and turned up the tributes for the Bruins. The Philadelphia Flyers were the latest team to pitch in with charitable contributions and video clips of marathon first responders and other rescue personnel.
But once you get past the stirring national anthems and cathartic moments, hockey has become the hard part for the Bruins.
In danger of losing the Northeast Division lead, the Bruins have dropped five of six games, including a 5-2 loss to the Flyers on Tuesday night. They have had mental lapses while allowing ugly goals and too many turnovers for a team with hopes of winning a second Stanley Cup in three seasons.
Whatever the reason for the ill-timed slump, coach Claude Julien has seen enough, though the Bruins can still salvage a strong postseason seed.
"We're running out of time here to get this stuff going," Julien said. "You always hope that it's some sort of wakeup call. But the way the season has gone, you're questioning whether it will or not."
The Bruins (27-13-5) sit in second place in the Eastern Conference and lead the division. But the Bruins and Montreal (27-14-5) both have 59 points. New Jersey beat Montreal 3-2 on Tuesday night. With three games left for Boston, and two for Montreal, the race for second will come down to the final week.
The Bruins are trying to give their fans a reason to cheer for their play on the ice.
"It hasn't been easy, mentally," Julien said. "But everybody has to get back to work. For us to use that an excuse, it would not be a good excuse. We should be using it the other way. We should be thriving on it instead of using it as a crutch."
The Flyers saluted Boston in the Bruins' first road game since the Boston Marathon bombings. The Flyers showed a message on the video board that read, "From One Tough Town to Another." They also had video images of four blue-yellow ribbons that said, "Boston Strong," on each faceoff circle.
"I had goosebumps the whole time the video went off," Flyer coach Laviolette said. "To hear the Philadelphia fans as passionate as they are about the city of Philadelphia and Philadelphia sports, start yelling for Boston as the videos are going on, that was touching as well. I don't think it's just a Boston thing or the Boston people rallying around. I really think it's one of those moments in time that gets captured by a country or gets captured by our world and it's bigger than the city itself."
The 50/50 raffle that usually supports Philadelphia charities went to onefundboston.org. The Flyers raised $85,595 Tuesday night, and team president Peter Luukko and general manager Paul Holmgren presented a check for $42,978 to Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli and president Cam Neely.
Even if the results haven't showed, the support has rallied the Bruins.
"I think there's a real responsibility for us to go out and play and give it all we've got," Bruins defenseman Wade Redden said. "It's kind of what we can control. So I guess it's business as usual in a lot of ways. But, obviously, there's a lot of people we know in the area and the city that are affected, so it certainly touches everybody."
The Bruins need to find a way to use that channel that energy into fuel for a postseason push.
They hope to get that lift from playoff-tested forward Jaromir Jagr.
At 41, and two decades removed from winning two straight Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, the Bruins swung a trade deadline deal with Dallas to get Jagr and some needed offensive punch for the postseason. He's been stuck on the third line, though has ice time has remained solid, including 17:28 vs. the Flyers. Jagr, who has 78 career postseason goals, can still be a difference-maker for a team that has struggled to score of late. The Bruins have scored two or fewer goals in five of the last six games, though Jagr did chip in an assist in the loss to the Flyers.
"It's up to me how I'm going to produce," Jagr said. "I understand what the situations is. In the playoffs you have to have three lines to be tough to check. Even when we lost against Pittsburgh and Boston, I feel we played our best hockey. We just couldn't score. Sometimes, the sport is like that. I like the way we play. If we continue the way we play in the last three games, it's a matter of time before we score goals."
Boston won the Northeast Division by 10 points last season and had the No. 2 seed in the East before losing to the Washington Capitals in seven games, in overtime, in the first round of the playoffs. That was a disappointing title defense, which the Bruins hope to compensate for this year.
Winning the Cup is enough motivation for any player.
Winning it for Boston, now, would mean about as much as any championship could.
"I think in some ways, it's a motivational thing," Redden said. "When something like that happens, it puts a lot of things in perspective for a lot of reasons. We're in a position right now where we're in the playoffs, and our focus right now is just getting better.


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GameTiger Triple Case Roundup Review
Today we have something special for your reading pleasure: a triple-case roundup from GameTiger. GameTiger Corporation was founded last year (that's 2011 for the math-impaired) with the mission to deliver innovative top-class cases for gamers and enthusiasts all over the world. GameTiger is a relative newcomer to the world of gaming-oriented cases and it looks to be poised to deliver feature-packed cases at low price points. It remains to be seen whether or not GameTiger can deliver upon its promises, especially in today's ultra-competitive market where you can pick from hundreds of cases at nearly any price point imaginable.
GameTiger sent a fairly well-rounded lineup for me to review. At the lower end of the price spectrum at $59 MSRP we have the Mage Mi-3. Splitting the mix is the Tiger As-19 at $79 MSRP. Kicking it up another notch at $99 MSRP we have the T-Rex Fr-16. Spread from the extremely affordable $60 price point up to the more lavish $100 price point, GameTiger has cases squarely in the middle of most consumer price targets. GameTiger aims to "excite your passion" with its interesting lineup of value-driven cases, so continue reading to see if it'll excite your passion or incite your rage.
Closer Look:
The packaging for each of the cases is fairly similar but I'll go over each one in turn (from least expensive to most expensive). The Mage Mi-3 comes in a pretty standard two-color printed box with one of those glorious colors being the bare cardboard package. The front side of the box shows a nice isometric view of the front of the case along with a list of the product highlights. For the Mage Mi-3 the box boasts about the mesh design, superior quality, USB 2.0 interface, coated interior, built-in cooling fan, and the integrated cable management. I'm a bit skeptical of the reasoning behind bragging about the USB 2.0 ports, but hey, six bullets look better than five right?
Spinning the box around to the left reveals a list of specifications in what I believe to be Russian. Continuing around the box to the back side we see a repeat of the front of the box but again with the text in Russian. Interestingly enough, the GameTiger slogan of "Excite your passion" is still in English. Moving on to the last side reveals the specifications table in English along with a list of what fans are included for cooling and how many you can add if you choose to do so. It appears that you can install a total of eight fans within the case, but given its small stature I have the feeling you'll be limited by space rather than fan mounts.
Moving on to the middle-child of this roundup we have the Tiger As-19. The packaging here is essentially identical to the Mage Mi-3 with the exception of the features listed on the front panel. The Tiger As-19 appears to have both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 interfaces included standard in addition to the features listed on the Mage Mi-3. Interestingly enough "superior quality" is missing from the list but I'll chalk that up to marketing not wanting seven bullets versus the implication that it is not of high quality. I have no doubts that the Tiger As-19 will be of similar or better quality than its less expensive brother. Moving around to the sides of the box the similarities are obvious. Two sides are dedicated to Russian language and two of them for English. The specifications table lists that the Tiger As-19 comes with two cooling fans by default and a total of four can be installed if you have some extras laying around.
The T-Rex Fr-16 continues the packaging trend with the only real difference being the name, picture, and the fact that it has a list of eight features on the front of the box. The main two features that stand out are the built-in HDD docking station and the built-in fan controller. The Tiger As-19 also has a fan controller but for some reason this is not noted on the packaging. Based on the image on the side of the box this case looks to be taking its design cues from the Cooler Master HAF series. The right side and rear panel again detail the same things in Russian that exist on the opposing English sides (well, I assume they say the same things, I can't read them to confirm that). The specifications table reveals that you get a total of three factory-equipped fans with the T-Rex Fr-16 and you can add up to four more for a total of seven 120mm fans. The four optional fans are all located on the side panel so be warned that you probably cannot run a tall tower cooler in combination with a fully-loaded fan configuration.
Looking at all of the boxes together it's easy to see that the T-Rex Fr-16 and Tiger As-19 dwarf their little sibling the Mage Mi-3. None of these cases are particularly large, which only highlights the small stature (both width and height) of the Mage Mi-3. Keep reading to find out more about each case!

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Trend Dances
- Argentine Tango
- Bachata
- Country Western Polka
- Country Western Two Step
- Country Western Waltz
- Hustle
- Line Dancing
- Merengue
- Salsa
- West Coast Swing
Argentine Tango
An improvisational, social form of Tango, Argentine tango is loved by dancers and audiences for its beauty, passion, drama and excitement.
The essence of Argentine tango is about life and, especially, about the relationship between a man and a woman.
Graciela Gonzales, a leading tango instructor, calls the dance "the history of love—for three minutes."
Bachata is a very sensual style of dance that originated in the Dominican Republic.
The basics to the dance are three-steps with a Cuban hip motion, followed by a tap with a hip "pop" on the 4th beat.
Unlike Salsa, Bachata does not usually include complex turn patterns, because most of the movement comes from the lower body.
The close connection is part of the soul of this steamy dance.
Country Western Polka
The Country Western Polka, coming from Bohemia in the 1800s, has an unforgettable rhythm—da-da-dum, da-da-dum.
The name is Czech for "half-step," much used in the dance. The Polka is danced in pairs either face-to-face or standing side-by-side.
Polka music has a 2/4 beat and is notable for its happy sound. The Polka has consistently remained a very popular dance worldwide.
Country Western Two Step
The country music dance called the Country Western or Texas Two-Step is a modified Foxtrot. Some call it a Foxtrot with a swagger!
It started as a simple barn dance and is notable for two quick steps and two slow steps. Starting with the popularity of movies like Urban Cowboy, country-western partner dancing came back in style in the late 1980s.
Gliding your feet across the floor, the two-step is always fun dance to learn and enjoy with your partner!
Country Western Waltz
Country Western Waltz dance has the same basic step as its elegant Ballroom counterpart.
The Country Waltz is more relaxed and it's danced progressively around the dance floor.
Country Western Waltz consists of gliding steps that are consistent with wearing cowboy boots, rather than on the balls of the feet as in the classic version.
The 1970s was the time to do the Hustle! Predated by the line dance with the same name, the Hustle exploded onto the scene after John Travolta danced his way to stardom in the famous movie, Saturday Night Fever. The Hustle is a fast moving, energetic dance characterized by its many turns. The lady spins almost constantly while her partner draws her close and sends her away. Although disco has come and gone, the hustle is here to stay!
Line Dancing
A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in lines or rows.
Although line dancing is associated with Country-Western music and dance, it has similarities to folk dancing.
Line dances have accompanied many popular music styles since the early 1970s, including Pop, Swing, Rock, Disco, Latin, and Jazz.
The Merengue is the national dance of the Dominican Republic and was created in the mid-1950s. With its simple steps and 1-2 march-like rhythm, it was rumored to be initially performed by the guests of a crippled general in the Dominican Republic who wanted to imitate him as he dragged his lame right leg across the floor!
The Merengue is known for its liveliness, with a step on every beat, knee action, and wiggles from side to side. Since it doesn't move around the dance floor, it's perfect for small, crowded dance floors.
Salsa, a fusion of Cuban, Puerto Rican and American styles, describes the fast, Latin music coming out of New York City in the late 1960s.
Salsa dancing is characterized by a complicated rhythm, small steps, Cuban motion, and a compact hold. Salsa has a recurring 8-beat pattern, with patterns using 3 steps during each 4 beats.
The skipped beat is usually marked by a tap or a kick. Salsa dancing is always sassy, sexy, and fun!
West Coast Swing
The official state dance of California, the West Coast Swing originated from the Savoy Style Lindy dance.
Brought to Hollywood by Dean Collins, a famous movie dancer and choreographer, this dance soon became popular in California nightclubs during the 1930s and 1940s.
The West Coast Swing is known for its "dancing in a slot" appearance where the man dances in place while the woman travels back and forth.


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SUDBURY — Calling the departure of more than 50 Blanding's turtles they raised during the past nine months "bittersweet," Bristol County Agricultural High School students recently released the turtles into the wild at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge.
A threatened species in Massachusetts because of the ongoing loss of their sandy marsh habitat and various predators, including chipmunks and herons, the Blanding's turtle population is struggling. Although there are small pockets of Blanding's turtle populations across the state, the biggest is only 1,000.
The turtles, which can live to be 70 years old, are found only in the Midwest and in small areas in New England. The largest population in the state is found at the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge in Devens.
Throughout the past several years, Bristol County Agricultural High School students have done their part to boost the Blanding's turtle population at the wildlife refuge, as the school has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to raise 50 Blanding's turtles at the school and eventually release them into the wild as part of a project to increase the turtle's population.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife recently received a $25,000 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund for the project, said Jared Green, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
During the past nine months, students in Brian Bastarache's class have fed, cared for and measured the turtles, as well as cleaned the turtles' tanks on a weekly basis, said sophomores Daelyn Hoffler and Catherine Scaramozzino.
"We raised them and got them as strong as we could," Hoffler said.
Only 10 to 20 percent of Blanding's turtles survive when they are born in the wild, however, when they are raised in tanks and released into the wild, their survival rate is about 75 percent in their first year, said Green.
"They're surviving at much higher rates," said Green. "The early results are that the head-starting is working. They're doing really great."
Some of the turtles released in the refuge are fitted with radio transmitters allowing Green and other staff members to track their movements and determine if they are still alive. Green also set up traps throughout the refuge to track the turtles' survival rates.
Before hopping into canoes and releasing their turtles into the wild, the students weighed each turtle. If Green can find the turtles in a few months he will weigh them once again to see how much they've grown.
After raising the turtles for the past nine months, the students said it was difficult to let them go, but said they are excited to see how the turtles grow.
"It's going to be sad," Hoffler said before the release on May 22.
Scaramozzino agreed, saying she is glad the turtles are in their natural habitat.
"We're glad they're out in the wild," she said.
Green said the students are instrumental in helping increase the population of Blanding's turtles.
"It wouldn't happen without them," he said.


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US asks UN to act against NKorea for missile tests
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to take action against North Korea for firing two rounds of ballistic missiles in the past week in "clear and calculated violations" of U.N. sanctions.
A report by the United States to the council committee monitoring sanctions against North Korea, which was seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday, asks its members and experts to examine the Scud missile launches and take "appropriate action" in response to the violations of multiple Security Council resolutions.
Under U.N. sanctions dating back to 2006, North Korea is prohibited from carrying out any launches that use ballistic missile technology. Subsequent U.N. resolutions require the North to abandon all ballistic missile programs.
Ballistic missiles can be used to launch nuclear weapons, and the resolutions also demand that North Korea halt nuclear tests and abandon all nuclear weapons and nuclear programs.
The report said that according to U.S. government information, North Korea launched two Scud short-range ballistic missiles from its southeastern coast on Feb. 27 and two more Scud missiles from the same coast on March 3. It said all four missiles flew in a northeasterly direction and landed in the sea.
"Both the Feb. 27 and March 3 launches clearly used ballistic missile technology and were therefore prohibited," the report said.
The launches appear to be a continuation of North Korea's protest of the ongoing annual military exercises between South Korea and the United States. Pyongyang calls the exercises preparation for an attack, and a test of weapons systems.
The U.S. report noted that when North Korea last launched Scud missiles on July 4, 2009, the Security Council "strongly condemned and expressed grave concern at the launches," saying they violated U.N. sanctions resolutions "and pose a threat to regional and international security."
The sanctions committee will consider the U.S. report and decide whether to recommend action by the Security Council.
Luxembourg's U.N. Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, who chairs the sanctions committee, expressed appreciation to the United States for its notification and encouraged U.S. authorities investigating the launches to continue to cooperate with the committee.
North Korea routinely test-fires short-range missiles, and outside analysts said the recent launches weren't expected to raise tensions.
Last spring, North Korea repeatedly threatened to launch a nuclear war following its third nuclear test in February 2013. Recently, North Korea has pushed for improved ties with South Korea and taken conciliatory gestures, including rare reunions of Korean War-divided families last month.
The two Koreas are divided along the world's most heavily fortified border since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
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Skip to comments.IU mathematician offers unified theory of dark matter, dark energy, altering Einstein field...
Posted on 09/08/2012 1:36:57 PM PDT by neverdem
IU mathematician offers unified theory of dark matter, dark energy, altering Einstein field equations
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A pair of mathematicians -- one from Indiana University and the other from Sichuan University in China -- have proposed a unified theory of dark matter and dark energy that alters Einstein's equations describing the fundamentals of gravity.
Shouhong Wang, a professor in the IU College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Mathematics, and Tian Ma, a professor at Sichuan University, suggest the law of energy and momentum conservation in spacetime is valid only when normal matter, dark matter and dark energy are all taken into account. For normal matter alone, energy and momentum are no longer conserved, they argue.
While still employing the metric of curved spacetime that Einstein used in his field equations, the researchers argue the presence of dark matter and dark energy -- which scientists believe accounts for at least 95 percent of the universe -- requires a new set of gravitational field equations that take into account a new type of energy caused by the non-uniform distribution of matter in the universe. This new energy can be both positive and negative, and the total over spacetime is conserved, Wang said.
It is curved spacetime, along with a new scalar potential field representing the new energy density, and the interactions between the two that form the foundation for the new gravitational field equations.
"Many people have come up with different theories for dark energy," Wang said. "Unfortunately, the mystery remains, and in fact, the nature of dark energy is now perhaps the most profound mystery in cosmology and astrophysics. It is considered the most outstanding problem in theoretical physics.
"The other great mystery concerning our universe is that it contains much more matter than can be accounted for in our visible stars. The missing mass is termed as dark matter, and despite many attempts at detecting dark matter, the mystery remains and even deepens."
The researchers postulate that the energy-momentum tensor of normal matter is no longer conserved and that new gravitational field equations follow from Einstein's principles of equivalence and general relativity, and the principle of Lagrangian dynamics, just as Einstein derived his field equations. Wang said the new equations were the unique outcome of the non-conservation of the energy-momentum tensor of normal matter.
When Einstein developed his theory, dark energy and dark matter had not yet been discovered, so it was natural for him to start his theory using the conservation law of energy and momentum of normal matter, Wang added.
"The difference between the new field equations and Einstein's equations is the addition of a second-order covariant derivative of a scalar potential field," he said. "Gravity theory is fundamentally changed and is now described by the metric of the curved spacetime, the new scalar potential field and their interactions."
Tensors provide a concise framework for solving general relativity problems and the energy-momentum tensor quantifies the density and current of energy and momentum in spacetime. The second-order covariant derivative would be the geometric analog of a second order derivative in calculus which measures how the rate of change of a quantity is itself changing.
Associated with the scalar field is a scalar potential energy density consisting of positive and negative energies and representing a new type of energy caused by the non-uniform distribution of matter in the universe. The scalar potential energy density varies as the galaxies move and matter redistributes, affecting every part of the universe as a field.
Wang said negative energy produces attraction while the positive energy produces a repelling force fundamentally different from the four forces -- gravity, electromagnetism, the weak interaction and the strong interaction -- recognized in physics today.
"Most importantly, this new energy and the new field equations offer a unified theory for both dark energy and dark matter, which until now have been considered as two totally different beasts sharing only 'dark' in name," he said. "Both dark matter and dark energy can now be represented by the sum of the new scalar potential energy density and the coupling energy between the energy-momentum tensor and the scalar potential field."
The negative part of this sum represents the dark matter, which produces attraction, and the positive part represents the dark energy, which drives the acceleration of expanding galaxies, he said.
"In a nutshell, we believe that new gravity theory will change our view on energy, gravitational interactions, and the structure and formation of our universe," Wang said.
Kevin Zumbrun, chair of the Department of Mathematics at IU Bloomington, said the new unified theory looked sound in principle.
"It is speculative at the cosmological level, since one must match with experiment, but the math is solid," he said. "It's a new and elegant angle on things, and if this does match experiment, it is a huge discovery. Quite exciting!"
Wang said the new field equations also lead to a modified Newtonian gravitational force formula, which shows that dark matter plays a more important role in a galactic scale at about 1,000 to 100,000 light years, but is less important in the larger scale, where dark energy will be significant (more than 10 million light years).
"This unified theory is consistent with general characterizations of dark energy and dark matter, and further tests of the theory up to measured precisions of cosmic observations are certainly crucial for an eventual validation of the theory," Wang added.
The full research paper, "Gravitational Field Equations and Theory of Dark Energy and Dark Matter,"(PDF) is available at the open access online preprint archive arXiv, and the work was supported by funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation.
For more information please contact Steve Chaplin, IU Communications, at 812-856-1896 or email@example.com. Tweeting IU Science: @Indiana Science; blogging IU science news at Science at Work.
Darn, they beat me to it.
Thanks for this. My daughter, an undergraduate astrophysics major, will be interested in this...I will send it on. I am not smart enough to understand this stuff... I'm a biology guy.
Is it possible that gravity is not what we have thought it was?
Or more likely, that there is more to it ?
Ya heard it here first: gravity is as about strong as the electromagnetic force, but it is counter by a nearly as strong repulsive force from dark energy.
/seriously, been playing with the math
Ya heard it here first: gravity is as about strong as the electromagnetic force, but it is counter by a nearly as strong repulsive force from dark energy.
/seriously, been playing with the math
As admitted amateur who is nontheless fascinated by all this stuff, have always believed that one day it will be shown that gravity is NOT a property of matter, but that matter is a property of gravity.
Yeah, right. I'm sure that you are playing with high level tensor analysis (sarc). And I'm also sure that nobody is impressed by your lame attempt to sound smart.
Interesting theory.
My physics prof at UBC back in '62 was Friedrich Kaempfer, leading proponent of the opposing graviton theory, positing gravitational particles.
I'm not able to have a dog in this fight, however, not "'aving me Latin", as it were..
Just don't mix them together...
Whoa, did I strike some sore spot there? Graudate degree in engineerig focused on QM, moved to other things. Still play.
Why so hostile?
I will admit my tensor analysis sucks. Had a hard time with eignstates at first. Playing with a lower level set of issues, mostly pinned on why current theories estimate vacuum energy to be MUCH stronger than it apparently is. (See From Eternity to Here by Carrol for a great layman's discussion.)
Why did that offend you so much?
For those who allatime go off their nut about Liberal Arts, this particular mathematics department is part of the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences ~ their core majors in that college are: http://college.indiana.edu/programs/ ~ interesting that the top end Chinese mathematicians are edging out into cosmology
The scalar potential field is kind of revolutionary, as it seems to assert what I'll term a pre-actual physical reality. Maybe what John Bell described as "information."
This Ma and Wang theory (sounds so very wrong in Amelican Engrish) may want for a "neutral" as well as the "positive/negative" manifestations. Not only for dark matter. For, as we know, in quantum mechanics the results of key experiments differ when the fact of observation is introduced. Vide Schrodinger's Cat.
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San Diego's Tealium, which makes software for managing website tracking tags, said it has raised $15.6 million in a third round of venture capital funding, led by Tenaya Capital of Silicon Valley.
The new funding round brings the total amount raised by Tealium to $27 million. The company was founded in 2008.
Battery Ventures, which previously put money into the company, also participated in this latest funding. Presidio Ventures, the investment arm of Sumitomo Corp., contributed as well. Presidio is a first-time investor in Tealium.
The money will be used to support product development and Tealium's rapid growth, the company said. For the first quarter, Tealium reported a 185 percent increase in orders compared with the same quarter last year.
"We are seeing incredible interest in our award-winning, innovative platform for managing the strategically important data layer of websites and mobile applications," Jeff Lunsford, chief executive of Tealium, said in a statement.
Tealium's software, which is sold as a service subscription, lets marketing departments manage tags without involving their information technology colleagues. Tealium also speeds up website performance.
Tealium's platform includes cloud-based products that gather all the information from various tags in one spot, allowing customers to more easily analyze the data. The company also has a mobile product, which gives app developers a window into how their apps are being used.
Tealium's customers include the National Hockey League, News International, Fox Networks, Lenovo, A&E Networks, Urban Outfitters, Mattel, Nokia and Sony Online Entertainment.
Tenaya Capital has experience investing previously in software-as-a-service and e-commerce companies, such as Lithium, New Relic and Palo Alto Networks. Stewart Gollmer, a managing director of Tenaya Capital, is joining Tealium's board of directors in connection with the investment.


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This tool is so Awesome! I use to have a corner punch and it was hard to use... I mean it worked for 1 sheet of CS but certainly not for more than that! When I used it for more layered sheets it was so hard to cut that I gave up until NOW! This sucker works so smoothly and easily... I now like making rounder corners more - thanks to this tool! It's just a wonderful product from a wonderful company who thinks about us crafters when it comes to ease and comfort... It's comfortable in your hand and one quick push and it's done... It should be in every crafters tool supply!
I got this tool in a buddle of scrapbooking items I purchased locally. I had never seen it before then. Didn't have a clue what it was. So it stayed in its box for a few months. I actually just took it out over the weekend because curiosity got to me. WOW! I should have taken it out of its box sooner! I used it on a project I was working on. LOVE IT!!! It's so easy to use and it has a very smooth way about it when you cut! It's an awesome tool to have on hand!
I am a big fan of We R Memory Keepers and the Crop-A-Dile-Corner-Chomper Tool, just re-inforced it more!! This is one of the handiest tools I have. It cuts through chipboard like butter. I had purchased a similar product at a local craft store BEFORE I found this one on Scrapbook.com. It sucked!! I immediately returned it to the store and purchased this one. It works exactly like it's says it does. Very simple to use and a wonderful tool to own.
I bought this for my MIL because she bought an square acrylic album (thick pages) that she wanted rounded corners on. Even though the Chomper says it would cut "thin acrylic" i wanted to see if it would cut a thicker piece. Took a little work but it cut the thicker acrylic very well. Left the corners nicely cut and didn't break the album pages or the chomper itself. We jumped up and down at our discovery and our end result!


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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, April 10, 1908
The local farmers are putting in more than the usual acreage of potatoes this spring. The pleasant weather of the past few days has caused the planting to progress rapidly.
The annual report of the librarian to the state board of education has been made out. The report shows that 122 volumes have been added to the library during the past year, making a total of 5,365 volumes. … The number of different persons drawing books during the year was 447, of which 208 were new patrons during the past year.
A juvenile baseball team from Newport, styling themselves the "Island Juniors," defeated the local grammar school team this morning by a score of 10 to 7.
From the Newport Daily News, April 14, 1908
Flatfish are running quite plentifully, and a number are being caught from the wharves by hand lines.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, April 10, 1933
Adoption of a budget of $97,354.61, which is $13,000 less than last year, by the taxpayers at the Jamestown annual financial town meeting Saturday, indicated that the tax rate of $20 will probably be maintained this year. … Lasting more than nine hours, from 10 in the morning until 7:45 in the evening, the meeting was one of the longest annual financial sessions ever held in Jamestown. Recess of an hour was taken for lunch.
From the Newport Daily News, April 14, 1933
Owing to heavy rain Wednesday evening, many cellars in town were flooded and several oil burning furnaces and electric lights were put out of commission.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, April 10, 1958
Two real estate experts testified yesterday (in U.S. District Court in Providence) that property values in Jamestown would diminish if the proposed Commerce Oil refining Corp. plant were constructed on that island.
The Jamestown Recreation Board last night sponsored a windup basketball banquet in Holy Ghost Hall. Awards were presented to the individual and team winners of both the Boys League and the Girls League.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, April 11, 1983
Some 150 Conanicut Islanders braved Sunday's rainstorm to parade from Beavertail to Fort Wetherill in protest of proposed sale of federal lands at those locations to private interests. The Democratic Town Committee's "Truck on Down" procession attracted nearly 60 vehicles and marchers, each decorated in some way with the message, "Don't Sell Our Land" (DSOL).
From the Newport Daily News, April 12, 1983
The town is seeking a $110,000 grant to finish the Beavertail waterline extension project. … The receipt of additional funds will allow the town to continue the installation of the water line from Beavertail Road at Battery Lane to Clarke's Village
The School Committee Tuesday night endorsed the police department's effort to fingerprint the island's children. The town is following a format similar to the one used in Middletown. Parents can voluntarily bring their children to the police station, and a set of prints will be made. All fingerprint cards will be given to the parents.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, April 8, 1993
The town could make an extra $73,000 annually to help pay off its debts by taking over operations of the municipal golf course, a report by a Town Council advisory committee says. The town now leases its golf course on Conanicus Avenue to Joseph Mistowski of New England Golf Management, for $35,000 a year.
The Fort Wetherill Boat Owners Association will conduct its annual fishing seminar for island youth on Friday, April 16, at the fire station. Activities will start at 6:45 p.m. with a pasta dinner. Three New England fishing celebrities will be featured.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, April 9. 1998
Schools Supt. France Gallo is seeking to lengthen the school year by seven days to reduce the amount of time that teachers have to be away from the classroom for professional development pursuits.
Seven Jamestown School Odyssey of the Mind teams competed at the Rhode Island state championship Saturday, April 4, and one of the Jamestown teams earned a third place, one took second place, and two teams captured first place awards. The two first place teams will travel to Disney World May 28 through 31 to participate in the World Finals, where 33 countries and 49 states will be represented.
The Town Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing next Monday, April 13, on an ordinance that would increase the cost of all construction permits. … Based on the existing cubic-foot fee structure, a building permit for an average house with 2,000 square feet of floor space would cost about $150.


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The Girls of Oxygen's Bad Girls Club were recently interview by Fashion ie, and they had some very interesting things to say. Amber M was at her best when talking about the "Unfab 5." Ashley talks about her supposed Sugar Daddy, Tiffany talks her all time favorite BG cast member, and Amber B denies being a racist. Excerpts from the interview are below –
Spicy: Which actress would play each of the girls in a movie if one was made about them?
Amber M: OMG this is a hard one. I would have to find a psycho actress to play Ailea. Someone that likes to hit her family members and burn people. The guy in Austin Powers with the mole would probably play Whitney. Someone that has a really bad boob job would play Ashley. Tiffany would be played by someone with a huge ego and a mind of their own until she feels the need to "group think". Amber would be played by someone who gets beat up by guys but still talks to them (from the news it sounds like Rihanna). And OMG we cant forget Sarah. She would be played by a woman with the biggest self-esteem and insecurity issues. She needs an actress that acts really slutty, but then gets super mad and offended when people call it like it is. I understand these may seem a little harsh but I just wrote a blog about my time in Cancun, do you think it affected my attitude a little.
Spicy: If you could have brought back one Bad Girl from a past season, who would it be and why?
Whitney: Honestly, I really have no interest in bringing any of the girls back from the past seasons. They are old news. Why would I want to bring one back?
Spicy: Why do you think Amber & Amber really wanted to get married?
Ailea: I don't know what went through those chemically treated heads of theirs. Their way of thinking is way different then mine for sure. I wouldn't do that if I knew it would piss people off, but IF they did know that would happen then I say they have a hidden agenda one that will soon catch up with them for sure!
Spicy: Tell us about your sugar daddy who sent you a couple thousand dollars after you told him you were going to Vegas. Do you consider yourself to be a gold digger?
Ashley: He IS NOT my sugar daddy, he's my ex-boyfriend and my best friend. He's very well off and he will do anything to help me, especially if it involves a great opportunity, such as the show. He's my biggest supporter and has been there for me through the ups and downs of this show, I love him very, very, very much. I do not consider myself a gold digger. A gold digger is someone who will date ANYONE that has money or will fork it over. I met him and I was into him before I even knew he had money. He is a very intelligent man, and he wouldn't let me take advantage of him, ever.
Spicy: To those who think you may be a racist, what do you have to say?
Amber B: For anyone to think that I am racist is sick. Anyone who knows me knows that me being a racist is the furthest thing from the truth! I treat everyone as an equal. No one is better than anyone else, and I have always felt that way. From some of the footage that I saw, I can see how some people may have assumed that of me. I apologize if I offended or upset anyone. That is not what I wanted to do! It deeply saddened me when I watched the first episode. The footage that was used was taken out of context and edited to look like I was saying horrible things about other races. I was not raised like that and it's despicable for anyone to think that I am an ignorant no good piece of crap racist.
Spicy: Which past Bad Girl do you think you most relate to?
Tiffany: I was the BIGGEST BGC fan! My Mother and I watched the show together faithfully!! Being a part of the Season 3 cast was just surreal for me. I am grateful for the opportunity. I liked each season's girls respectably in her own right. Last season I really liked Tanisha. She was my Mother's favorite. I am most like Leslie (Le-Le) from Season 1. I have gotten to know Le-Le on a personal level outside of BGC, and she is the most wonderful kind-hearted individual I have ever encountered in my life. We both have good hearts until we are pushed and/ or disrespected. Plus, we both can shop out asses off!! Best shopping partner by far!!


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"Samuel Reshevsky, aged seven, the boy champion chess player of the world, visited the studio. He was to give an exhibition at the Athletic Club, playing chess with twenty men at the same time, among them Dr. Griffiths, the champion of California. He had a thin, pale, intense little face with large eyes that stared belligerently when he met people. I had been warned that he was temperamental and that he seldom shook hands with anybody.
After his manager had introduced us and spoken a few words, the boy stood staring at me in silence. I went on with my cutting, looking at strips of film.
A moment later I turned to him. 'Do you like peaches?'
'Yes,' he answered.
'Well, we have a tree full of them in the garden; you can climb up and get some--at the same time get one for me.'
His face lit up. 'Ooh, good! Where's the tree?'
'Carl will show you,' I said, referring to my publicity man.
Fifteen minutes later he returned, elated, with several peaches. That was the beginning of our friendship.
'Can you play chess?' he asked. I had to admit that I could not. 'I'll teach you. Come see me play tonight. I'm playing twenty men at the same time,' he said with braggadocio.
I promised and said I would take him to supper afterwards.
'Good, I'll get through early.'
It was not necessary to understand chess to appreciate the drama of that evening: twenty middle-aged men pouring over their chessboards, thrown into a dilemma by a child of seven who looked even less than his years. To watch him walking about in the center of the U-shaped table, going from one to another was a drama in itself.
There was something surrealistic about the scene as an audience of three hundred or more sat in tiers on both sides of a hall, watching in silence a child pitting his brains against serious old men. Some looked condescendingly, studying with set Mona-Lisa smiles.
The boy was amazing, yet he disturbed me, for I felt as I watched that concentrated little face flushing red, then draining white, that he was paying a price with his health.
'Here!' A player would call, and the child would walk over, study the board a few seconds, then abruptly make a move or call 'Checkmate!" and a murmur of laughter would go through the audience. I saw him checkmate eight players in rapid succession, which evoked laughter and applause.
And now he was studying the board of Dr. Griffiths. The audience was silent. Suddenly he made a move, then turned away and saw me. His face lit up-and he waved, indicating that he would not be long.
After checkmating several other players, he returned to Dr. Griffiths, who was still deeply concentrating.
'Haven't you moved yet?' said the boy impatiently.'
The doctor shook his head.
'Oh, come on, hurry up!'
Griffiths smiled.
The child looked at him fiercely. 'You can't beat me! If you move this, I'll move that!' He named in rapid succession seven or eight moves ahead. 'We'll be here all night, so let's call it a draw.'(Charles Chaplin, My Autobiography, 1964)
The doctor acquiesced."
|At the Fairbanks studio (Doug is in costume for The Three Musketeers)


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Pleasant Hill Shaker Cupboard
I began my study of the Shaker furniture at Pleasant Hill, Ky., with a quick survey of the contents of the enormous Centre Family Dwelling, sticking my head in the door of each room, making a mental note of everything that caught my eye: a table here, a chair there, a little blanket chest, a tripled clothes hanger.
Each item on my mental list had something about it that set it apart from other objects in the Dwelling. In some cases, it was a splash of color, in others a bit of intriguing joinery, in others a form that deviated from Shaker norms. In this manner, I chugged along for maybe half an hour: Looking, storing and getting excited about the prospect of looking more closely later on.
Then, in a room on the second floor, I saw this cupboard hanging from a peg rail above a wash stand. I stuck my head in, caught my breath, released it and then slowly entered the room. The cupboard was familiar (Christian Becksvoort's book "The Shaker Legacy" [Taunton]), but I had forgotten about it. I know I wasn't expecting to see it there.
I stepped over the low railing erected to keep the public at a distance. (I had permission from the curator.) I stuck my nose close to the piece to study the pegs that penetrated the joinery of the frame-and-panel door, then backed off. This was something special, something profoundly Shaker, something that – unlike many pieces in the Pleasant Hill collection – could never be attributed to country origins.
The editors at Popular Woodworking had sent me and the magazine's photographer, Al Parrish, to the Shaker Village to write and illustrate a couple of articles about Western Shaker construction methods and design.
Nobody told me to do any measured drawings, but when I took the job, I was pretty sure I'd end up drawing at least a few pieces, and as soon as I saw this cupboard, "pretty sure" changed to dead certain.
Material from a Home Center
I usually buy lumber from hardwood dealers – businesses that typically require a 100 board feet (bf) minimum order. So I can't buy, for instance, 75 bf of curly maple or 50 bf of cherry.
In most cases, I don't mind these minimums. I always need cherry, walnut and curly maple. But sometimes, I don't really want 100 bf of a particular species, and anyone buying small lots of hardwood at stores catering to woodworking hobbyists will find he needs the support of a full-time cardiologist when they check out at the cash register.
Recently, I've been experimenting with another source for poplar: my local home-center store. All the big home-center stores charge more per board foot than hardwood dealers. But there are some good reasons to consider these type of suppliers for poplar (and pine).
For one thing, the material has been surfaced, and let's face it: One of the more odious chores is flattening and thicknessing material. But here's a more important reason: I can buy only perfect boards. If there's a knot, a split, a bit of wane, I don't buy it. If it's not perfectly flat – and I mean billiard-table flat – I put it back.
Try that with a hardwood dealer. He might let you set aside a few boards with egregious defects, but if you reject eight boards out of 10, he might decide he doesn't want your business after all.
In fact, I have developed the habit of buying all my secondary wood this way. Every time I go to the store, I sort through all the poplar and clear white pine, and I buy every perfect board. This little cupboard is built of poplar I'd culled from the home-center's stock over the previous month.
Assembling the Case
I chose to use 8d coated nails to assemble the cupboard because the nail heads visible on the original are about the size of 8d nail heads, and I knew 8d nails, which are 2-1/2″ long, would result in a solid construction. Eight penny nails are big for this application, and I think you could have good results with a 7d nail as well, but I wouldn't recommend anything smaller than that.
Initially, the whole nail thing made me uncomfortable. I've spent too many years cutting wood-to-wood joinery to embrace this (sacrilegious?) method of work. But early in the construction process, I had to remove a piece I'd nailed in the wrong location, and let's just say I'm convinced this little cupboard will never come apart.
These nails require the drilling of two holes. The first is a through hole in the board you're nailing through. This hole should be just large enough for the shank of an 8d penny nail to pass without being driven by your hammer.
The second hole should be the full length of your 8d nail and just a bit smaller than the shank of the nail. It has to be small enough so that you have to drive the nail in with your hammer but not so small that seating the nail results in split material. As always, experiment on scrap before you work on the good stuff.
If you look at the photo on the previous page, you'll see me drilling the smaller hole in a partially assembled joint. The drill for the larger, through hole, sits on the bench behind me.
After nailing the carcase together, fit the shelf and tap it into its dados.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Boys Will Be Boys...
"Before reader-research had amassed evidence about the kinds of pictures that attracted readers of various types, the only criteria of choice were subjective preference or empirical deduction. It is still very necessary to use these criteria, but we now have a considerable body of data that helps us to use them more intelligently and with a greater degree of certainty."
"The following list of Picture Subjects Most Interesting to Men is made up from analytical studies of readership reports gathered over a period of nearly 20 years:"
Men and women (provided the man or men be more prominent than the woman or women)
Mechanical products and apparatus
Diagrams and maps
Liquor bottles and drinking accessories
Sports scenes and equipment
Dogs, horses and other animals usually owned or used primarily by men
Game animals
Scenes showing conflict
"Don't expect to attract many men with pictures of children or domestic situations. Men chiefly like scenes of masculine action and pictures of the things they use or might use."
"The annual Christmas joke about the little boy who cries because his father hogs his electric train has a point for advertisers; men love mechanical things."
From "Reader Research and the Art Director's Job" in the March 1952 issues of Art Director and Studio News.
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I love the Lionel Train ad... great headline. I know a lot of guys that like model trains, and I know only one women... my wife. Yep, she told me she has always wanted a model train, seriously. When I suggested we go to the store and buy one, she said our 3 cats would probably think it was their new toy, which wouldn't be a good idea... instead she bought a sewing machine. Well, they both have mechanical parts, don't they? Also, my wife thinks that advertising campaigns have gotten so bad, that she shops the catalogues. Yep, I certainly agree! I rarely see advertising in magazines or on TV, that targets us anymore... except for those products and services that we already have... like life insurance. So far, I have to agree with Mark Wiseman... he's a "wise man" about advertising.ReplyDelete
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I think you have to prove to yourself that Gid exist; since you have refused to taken anyone else's word for it. Its always been an individuals journey and that goes without saying. You will see if you are willing to try again—but I cant teach how on the internet. ...Sometimes we have to say "I failed in my prayers" rather than say I couldn't find evidence. That would be a most humbling thing to admit and this will remove the ego. Once you submit to God then you are ready to see God. This is difficult indeed to admit and you may become angry at me but I dont say it an offensive or demeaning way. Humility has to come before God reveals himself.
Again some of the answers from some of you sound like"Im right, You're wrong. Full stop! End of!"
Im sorry but that's just another assumption that every scientist and Kings and Emperors and teachers and intellect from the last 10,000 years are ALL FLAWED HUMAN BEINGS.
Being a Christian, I've made my decision. That decision offers no compromise; therefore, I'm closed to anything else.
Quote from: The Gawd on June 01, 2013, 08:43:36 AMIt was once accepted that the sun circled the earth. Surely all those people couldnt be wrong, right? At the time of the thought --this was the only Truth available to them so those people were right.Later the Truth was available through Knowledge and a new Truth came to light.
It was once accepted that the sun circled the earth. Surely all those people couldnt be wrong, right?
I think you have to prove to yourself that Gid exist;
This reply is for scretape onlyscrewtape My apologies and this is my last post to everyone if you are able to tolerate it one last time.
This post is for Aaron123 only.Aaron123 this is going to be my last reply because I believe we are just going round in circles trying to give each other clever answers and secondly the moderators are not going to tolerate my inability to post correctly. I will off course read all your replies. Please accept my apologies for any replies that appeared arrogant or otherwise. It was nice discussing with you.
1]My reply:- My comment was made after you and others claimed you had already believed/prayed/searched a God. So in a way you had already believed in a God and Im not telling you anything different.Further more –YES—you have to believe something exist if you are to search for it or prove of its existence.
2]My reply:- [["egotisic atheist" and "angry at god atheist" arguments]]So I should just ignore/overlook 'your' ego and anger because that argument has been put forward by many before me.
The difference between both is none. It exists and stops our progress towards God.
No you are only angry at those who claim to worship a God rather than a God itself.
If I declare i am my fathers son then this is not ego. Its fact. If i claim I am divine beings special creation then that is fact and not ego.
If however i say you are NOT a special creation of the Divine then this is my ego.
If thats what you think worshippers are doing then the worshippers are obviously deluded.
3]My reply:- This is my summary of the arguments used by all of you so far and Im sorry you dont like it. I dont have that special posh name for it.You all keep giving my side of the arguments some posh names (Logical fallacies, Special pleading, and strawman. Induality, I am agnostic atheists – Gnostic atheists –etc etc etc) . (I was surprised you didn't have a posh name for [["egotisic atheist" and "angry at god atheist" –haha may be you do).
4] My reply:- Flawed—I thought you were using the argument that because we are not all perfect, then it meant all those people had wrong idea about God and were just wrong to follow a God ie hence flawed in that respect. Again to me it seemed you were just dismissing the intellect of everyone on the planet that exists or ever existed who believed in a God.Yes "nobody's perfect"; but we are all working towards perfection and this is what Hinduism is partly about; hence re-incarnations.
5] My reply:- I thought I had addressed this when I said about Jesus and the 'Truth'.Heaven's Gate --The same argument can be used about Santa clause. Some people (especially children) believe that Santa Clause exist because they have been convinced by stories about him. When he does not bring them their desired gifts they cry about it. Is there any chance that they were delusional?People dying for Jesus is 'perhaps' in a way similar to people dying for some aliens.That is they believed with absolute faith --what was being told to them was the Truth.In the case of the alien believers when the truth was proven untruth—they became disillusioned and committed suicide. In the case of believers of Jesus, they were forced to abandon their ways and they didn't.
The story of Jesus was True to people, aliens were True for some people, Santa clause was true for some. So who believes in the 'real' Truth? They all believed in the what was 'Truth' for them from their knowledge at the time and place. Heaven's Gate --According to the information they received and how they deciphered this information, they decided that this information was the Truth. When the story of aliens is put in such an intellectual way then some naturally were convinced it was the truth. Sometimes the press tells lies and we believe them, sometimes Government plays tricks with our minds about wars or about some alien area 51, even films convince us otherwise and its so easy to believe everything and anything. However these people committed suicide only when they found out the reality of their truth was lie.
Children only cried when their truth did not come into reality ie did not receive the desired presents. The truth becomes untruth only when it was proven false.God has not been proven false.
God was real at the dawn of time and today.Today people have not yet lost faith in Jesus. So he is still the Truth.
Those who do give up believing in God, Im sure have numerous reasons to do so. But they only act according to their belief and not proof ie they have not proved that God did not exist.
Not finding a way to connect with God is not a reason to say he does not exist.
You said [[You need to demonstrate your claims Kiran. Stop claiming and start demonstrating.]]My reply :- My friend you didn't read my reply. The proof is with you and not me. God is a personal experience which I have said from the beginning. So try your best to experience God.
I will leave you a demonstration of how this is done from my point of understanding and how i came to experience God. I hope it works for you too (should you try it) Hinduism explains three ways to communicate with God.1] By action or Karma (deeds)2] Through knowledge or Jnana3] Devotion or Bhakti. The way I personally experience God is by praying to him--devotion.
My personal prayers have been answered under difficult circumstances.
You might say they are just a coincidence or something else. If it happened once then I would agree, but numerous times is more than a coincidence.
Since I worship Krishna I sit and repeat his name in my mind. As a Hindu we also have an image of God which I can look at and pray to. I could look at the symbol AUM (if no image is available) so it doesn't have to be an image of a God. If someone can pray to God without an image then that is good also.To you it's all going to sound very weird-- but that's expected to someone who is not a Hindu. Its all natural to millions of Hindus who worship in this way daily.
So I would instruct you to pray in this way so that you too can prove to yourself that God exist.
Firstly take a bath, wear clean clothes, sit in a clean room where sound is nil or if you like play music which is peaceful, often incenses is a good way to make the atmosphere smell nice –although air fresheners are great in today's time. Mediate on the name of God. If no name comes to you then simply take a deep breath (not very deep) and as you exhale you make the sound 'Aum'. Keep stretching the name 'AUM' as long you are exhaling. Aum sounds like Home. Day by day as you begin to connect with God, you are surely to have experience of God. Talk to God. Ask God what ever you like but in a respectful way. Discuss whatever is in your mind because the answers will be given. No prayers ever go unheard.
Three qualities or gunas are described in Hinduism. They are sattva, rajas and tamas. The three qualities –to put it the most simplest way are –Goodness, Passion, Darkness.They all exist within us and one is either dominant to the other or these emotions and qualities interchange at different times in different moods. We need to keep the sattva quality in dominance over others where possible. • Sattva is -- Purity, compassion, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, comprehension, recognition, generosity, patience, kindness• Rajas -- Desire, attachment, possessiveness, hyperactivity, fear, nervousness, anxiety, aggressiveness, competitiveness, power, prestige, name and fame• Tamas -- Impurity, greed, anger, dullness, envy, jealousy, delusion, confusion, depression, stupor, unconsciousness, comaAnyway the point of mentioning them is that-- when we approach God-- we must do so with our best qualities of Goodness. With humility and love and peace.
Jesus said:- "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
If you are unable to pray like this ie to seek the God; the proof you are looking for; and is still seeking some other ways; then I dont think I can show you because this is the one way I know that works for me so it would be foolish of me to tell you other ways that I haven't tried.
I dont know what other ways you have tried and Im not saying that this way is superior to any other ways either.When you experience what I experienced; make the judgement for you own self –God or no God. That was presented from a devotional point of view.
Hello Anfauglir this is going to be my last reply because I believe we are just going round in circles.....
this was the only Truth available to them so those people were right
.....go back in time when everyone was saying 'the world is flat', the sun is going around the earth'. I think it would be hard to deny otherwise, unless you had better proof, at that time. So in those days this was their truth. (Today we know its nonsense.) But we have to keep the time and state of mens mind at that time.
Fact is, they were wrong. Wrong for good reason, perhaps, but still wrong. Because if you are going to suggest that "the only Truth available to them (meant) those people were right", then I expect you to agree that I am right when I say "there is no god". Literally. I expect you to say "Anfauglir is right when he says there is no god", or retract that nonsense you posted above.
I agree that you may believe 'there is no God'. This is your perceived truth but not mine. I cannot agree with your truth when I have experienced God? You are only making your belief into the truth because you cant prove God by your own faith because you have not been able to see, hear or experience God which many of us have.
Astreja this is probably going to be my last reply because I believe we are just going round in circles...
I have prayed to God that God shows himself to you and if you will receive him with the right frame of mind then he will show himself.
Median I cant believe you even wrote that Im stopping because Im loosing the battle. I didn't know I was in some kind of a competition or a fight. We are merely discussing. Im not even trying to convert you or force you or prove my way is the only way.Many times over I have said I cant prove God to you and so i dont have anything to prove.My claim to God is my experience and you all need to understand that.By the way the moderators don't mind my inability to post correctly so I could spend more time talking to you all, but I don't think anything will come of it.I do take on board all of the points and questions and links you have made and others have made. Im not going to ignore them, but at this point o time Im not capable of giving a valid answer to them all with my limited knowledge.
Hehe Im just glad they are logical.
I think you're going to be first to see God
Aaaron This argument that you cant search for God because then that would mean you are accepting god exist is wrong.
When we look for clues of aliens we just assume that they may exist and don't really know that they exist.
We look for ghosts knowing they may exist and not because we know they exist. You cna therefore look for a God knowing he may exist and not because you know he exist.
In my case God already exist for me so no proof is needed for my self. Well I have had enough proof in my lifetime to not believe in a God.
Similarly I have given instructions on how to find God. It's a systematic approach and you can ignore it or try it.
As to What about all the other possible gods out there? Ive already explained all that in various replies to others. I think i was talking to too many people at once and thoughts got lost as to who said what and who im supposed to say to.
Everyone worships according to their level of intellectKrishna says 'people worship him with different names and different forms, but in the end they all worship Me.'So people worship God according to their level of understanding of God, so it makes no difference about Odin or Thor or Zeus or Jesus or Indra or others. All think they worship a God and they do.
I also said God is a personal experience and unless you look God for yourself then I cant supply him in a test tube for you.
Let me lay it out for you.Men in 1200 (say). "The sun goes round the earth". Were they right or wrong?Anfauglir in 2103. "There is no god." Am I right or wrong?If you cannot give the same answer to the two questions, then you need to explain why not. I have no problem if you say "right" for both answers. I have no problem if you say "wrong" for both answers. But you are trying to give different answers to those two questions, by dramatically shifting your argument between the two, and that simply won't wash.And learn to quote. It's easy to do, it's courteous to others, and makes it FAR easier to follow conversations.....or is that last the reason you avoid doing it?
AnfauglirIm still right and youre still wrong . You just need to see where my logic is coming from. And dont take offence Im not being arrogant
On June 18 I ended up in hospital
and am just recovering at home.
I wont try to respond to any posts now as its been such a long time.
However I did want to say all the very best to you all and I didn't want you to think I was suddenly dismissing any comments and question, although I did say my previous posts were my last.
Thank you all for your time.
Perhaps oneday I might talk to you in some other topic that I might comment on.
But I need to recover my health first. Cheers.
To everyone I have been talking to hereOn June 18 I ended up in hospital and am just recovering at home. I wont try to respond to any posts now as its been such a long time.However I did want to say all the very best to you all and I didn't want you to think I was suddenly dismissing any comments and question, although I did say my previous posts were my last. Thank you all for your time. I now reflect on the new me that's just come out of hospital and reflect on the meaning of life in a new light. This really is the last post. Perhaps oneday I might talk to you in some other topic that I might comment on. But I need to recover my health first. Cheers.
Quote from: kiran on July 02, 2013, 05:26:37 PMOn June 18 I ended up in hospital and am just recovering at home. Thank you for the news. I hope your faith is renewed.
On June 18 I ended up in hospital and am just recovering at home.
Quote from: SkyWriting on July 04, 2013, 01:44:27 AMQuote from: kiran on July 02, 2013, 05:26:37 PMOn June 18 I ended up in hospital and am just recovering at home. Thank you for the news. I hope your faith is renewed.Sky, in another thread we have been examining how god does essentially organises things the way he wants, regardless of our desires or prayers. On that basis, would you say that god arranged Kiran's hospital stay?
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A college coach has to be good on two fronts: with his team coaching practices and games, and in the living room when he's trying to recruit star players.
A college coach has to be good on two fronts: with his team coaching practices and games, and in the living room when he's trying to recruit star players.
There are some, although they are few and far between, who are superb in both areas. And sometimes, a program sells itself. Nick Saban doesn't have to say a whole lot in the living room. He walks in with an Alabama shirt on, and he can hand-pick which players he wants to bring to Tuscaloosa.
Same goes for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke and Roy Williams at Carolina. Kids want to play at those schools; there aren't a lot the coaches can say to turn high school kids off.
But when those coaches sit in living rooms with high school kids and their parents, they have to assure parents that they are going to take care of their children. Many top-tier players go very far from home to play, and, even though these players are in their late teens and early 20s, they are still their mom and dads' children. Those parents trust coaches, and their staffs, to take care of those children.
Mike Rice violated that trust in a big, sickening way at Rutgers. A video surfaced or Rice abusing his players in practice this week; ESPN aired several unbelievable practice clips Tuesday in an 'Outside the Lines' segment. Rutgers assistant coach Eric Murdock had reported Rice's behavior to athletic director Tim Pernetti over the summer. Pernetti promised to look into it.
Then, in late November, Murdock provided video evidence of the abuse to Pernetti, and it was available to university president Robert Barchi. Pernetti, upon viewing the footage, suspended Rice for three games and fined him $50,000.
That was a pathetic response to that situation. Rice was shown grabbing players, pushing players, kicking players in the butt, shouting homophobic slurs at and cursing at players, and hurling basketballs at players like he was locked in the finals of the World Dodgeball Championship.
Because of the public outcry the videos garnered, Rutgers hastily fired Rice on Wednesday. That's ridiculous. They are admitting that he should have been fired as soon as the footage was presented to them, but they chose to leave him in place and in charge of the basketball program.
What those administrators, and millions and millions of college sports fans don't understand is, Mike Rice is not in charge of Rutgers men's basketball. He is responsible for every young man that plays basketball for Rutgers. He is, in essence, their father for several months of the year for a four-year period. Rutgers isn't exactly producing a steady parade of NBA talent. His No. 1 priority should be getting those young men ready for the rest of their lives; making sure they're going to class, doing well in class, and on track to graduate. He needs to make sure they're not smoking weed with their buddies, breaking into their ex-girlfriend's apartment, or stealing radios out of people's cars on campus.
Instead of serving as a positive role model for these young men, and trying to develop positive members of society, he spent his time breaking these kids down. At the end of the day, that's all they are. That player you see out there on a basketball court? That's somebody's son.
Rice deserved to get fired, and it's gonna take a lot of rehabilitation for him to return to coaching. But Pernetti and Barchi need to be fired, too. They turned a blind eye to the abuse Rice was dealing, making them every bit as culpable as he was.
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State parks throughout the area plan special hikes on New Year's Day to help get the new year off to a healthy start for those resolving to be healthier or start exercising in 2013.
State parks throughout the area plan special hikes on New Year's Day to help get the new year off to a healthy start for those resolving to be healthier or start exercising in 2013.
Eight parks will conduct guided hikes and nature walks as part of a First Day Hike event, a national promotion organized by America's State Parks. The hikes — at least 627 are planned nationwide — encourage people to get outdoors and enjoy a state park on New Year's Day.
The Florida Park Service has 61 parks participating, "more than any other state," said spokeswoman Jennifer Diaz.
Though the idea originated in Massachusetts 20 years ago, America's State Parks launched the promotion nationwide for Jan 1. 2012, in an effort to get families and individuals outside to reconnect with nature and take a "healthy hike" for exercise.
Nationwide last year, 14,000 participants logged over 30,000 miles on 400 hikes at state parks in all 50 states, said Priscilla Geigis, president of the National Association of State Park Directors. "To start 2013, we're offering over 500 hikes nationwide and inviting kids and adults to get their hearts pumping and experience the beauty of our state parks."
The parks provide the "perfect environment to get naturally healthy," Geigis stated.
This year, Florida Park Service officials "challenged all of our parks and volunteers to think about what's going on Jan. 1 and see if they could hold an event," Diaz said. They had "a great response."
Florida doubled its involvement this year.
"A lot of the parks are excited about it and responded to it, all over the state," she said.
At Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area in Flagler Beach, for example, a ranger will lead a guided hike on the park's Joe Kenner Trail, named in honor of a late state park biologist who worked for years at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City.
"We're definitely looking forward to it," said Barbara Manzer, an administrative assistant at Gamble Rogers. The trail leads along an ongoing marsh restoration at the park that has spawned "a lot of new fish and bird life," Manzer said.
Melissa Kafel, a park services specialist at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park on Flagler's northern coast, said their staff decided to do an event this year after seeing the success of the event last New Year's Day at Gamble Rogers.
"It looked like a great event," she said. It gives everyone a chance to "work some of that holiday goodness off."
Diaz said the park service is encouraging employees, volunteers and visitors to take photos and videos and share them with the parks on Facebook. She said they hope the events prompt people to return to the parks to enjoy them, "not just in January but during the entire year."
The national association's executive director, Phil McKnelly, said getting outdoors and connecting with the natural world is "one great way to relieve the stress of work and school and relax in the quiet calm of these wonderful natural settings."
"We hope that hiking along a trail in a state park will become part of an individual's or family's regular exercise routine," McKnelly said.
Local parks planning First Day Hikes
Blue Spring State Park, French Ave., Orange City, 8 a.m. — A half-mile walk along the Blue Spring boardwalk to help document the numbers and distribution of manatees in the spring run on transect log data sheets. Meet at the lower parking lot. Bring a camera, questions, weather-appropriate clothing and a clipboard. Regular entrance fees apply.
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park, County Road 2001, between S.R. 100 and Old Dixie Highway, 10 -11 a.m. — A ranger will guide a hike along a mulched trail and paved sidewalks around the coquina sugar mill ruins and remnants of the manor house and workers' village. Bring sunscreen and bug repellent and dress appropriately for the weather. Regular park entry fees apply.
De Leon Springs State Park, at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and Burt Parks Road, DeLeon Springs, 9-11 a.m. — A guided hike through floodplain and forest to discuss the park's natural and cultural history while viewing plants and animals. Bring appropriate clothing, such as long trousers and closed shoes, as well as water and bug spray to use if needed. Individuals with special needs should call first so park staff could make reasonable accommodations, park officials said. Regular entrance fees apply.
Faver-Dykes State Park, Faver-Dykes Road, off U.S. 1, just north of Flagler County, east of Interstate 95,1 p.m. — Guided nature hike along the Hiram-Faver Nature Trail, a 2.6-mile loop. Participants will learn about the flora and fauna and hear a brief historical overview. Meet at the ranger station. Bring water, bug spray and comfortable walking shoes. Regular entry fees apply.
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area, 3100 S. State Road A1A, Flagler Beach, 10 a.m. — Meet at Killdeer Picnic Pavilion. Wear closed-toe shoes and bring water. Well-behaved pets on leashes allowed. Regular entry fees apply.
Haw Creek State Park, County Road 2007, Bunnell, 10:30 –11 a.m. — Join a ranger for a half-hour guided hike at Haw Creek, starting at Russell Landing and traveling along a boardwalk. Bring sunscreen, water and bug repellent and dress appropriately for the weather. No fees.
Hontoon Island State Park, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., 2309 River Ridge Road, DeLand. —A guided hike along the hammock trail. No fees.
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, State Road A1A, two miles south of Marineland, 1 p.m. — Guided hike along the Mala Compra Trail, through the park's maritime hammock and estuary. Participants will learn about the wildlife that may be seen in the park and hear a brief historical overview. Meet at the main parking lot. Participants should bring cameras, water, sunscreen, bug repellent and comfortable walking shoes. Meet at the Main Garden Parking Lot. Regular entry fees apply.


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DA: Man formally charged in 3 deaths
COQUILLE, Ore. -- A Coos County man was in court Monday, facing formal charges after being arrested and charged by police with 3 counts of aggravated murder and arson, after authorities say he killed his wife and neighbors.
Edward Nelson, 65, found out that number has grown to 6 charges of aggravated assault, along with the 3 charges of arson.
Paul Frasier, the Coos County District Attorney, says the charges stem from certain factors. "One of the aggravating factors in Oregon, which makes it aggravated murder, if you kill multiple people in the same criminal episode," he said. "In this situation, we have three people deceased."
Among the dead are Nelson's wife and two others who are believed to be Renae and Lola Cottam, who officials are still trying to identify. "We'll be able to make a positive identification through dental records, although we're not positive we'll be able to do that given the condition of the bodies," Frasier said.
Officials say Nelson had no prior criminal record, and they believe he acted alone.
If he is indicted by a grand jury on Thursday, Nelson could find himself back in court as early as next Monday.


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Part 16 – Domestic Abuse Checklist
In an online article, Lisa Twerski, LCSW, identifies different types of tactics often used by abusers. This is only a partial list, but recognizing...
Part 15 – Signs of a Controlling Personality
Here are some of the ways to know whether you are in a controlling relationship:
Part 14 – How Control Begins and Breeds Resentment
In most dating situations it would be highly unlikely for a person to act out in a controlling manner. For example, you would not see a young man rant and rave if his first-time shidduch is five minutes late for a date. Both parties are still in the illusionary phase of the relationship, where they are careful to limit any form of criticism and to maintain an air of civility during all interchanges.
Part 13 – Reducing Controlling Behavior
Controlling behavior may be the #1 reason that your marriage needs first aid. If you are unfamiliar with the topic of control, it's no surprise. Most people are unaware that control is a major topic for counselors, therapists and psychologists-at-large, which until recently has not entered into the public's attention.
Part 12 – Learning To Say That You're Sorry
In marriage, it's inevitable that sometimes couples will step on each other's toes; especially during the first year of marriage, where newlyweds find themselves tip-toeing around their spouse's emotional roadblocks. Don't forget that it takes time to learn about your spouse's idiosyncrasies and to learn how to respond in a way that makes them feel at ease.
Part 11 – 10 Commandments of Communication
Some people are natural communicators. They know how to get across their point of view without damaging their relationship. Others (probably most of us) need some guidance on where to focus and what to steer clear of.
Part 10 – Empathize With Your Spouse
To feel loved and nurtured, your spouses need to feel that you empathize with their emotions. The key is empathy. Empathy isn't the same as sympathy or pity. It means being able to put yourself in another's position, to feel what they feel and see what they see, without losing yourself in the process.
Part 9 – Mirroring Your Spouse's Feelings
Mirroring is a good way to start actively listening to each other. To mirror, you simply paraphrase or repeat back to your spouses what they are saying to you.
Part 8 – The Art of Communication
David (name changed) and his wife had been married for 15 years and believed they knew what each other really wanted. While attending a marriage seminar on communication, David and his wife listened to the instructor declare, "It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other."
Part 7 – Individuality in Marriage
One of the most powerful dimensions of a successful marriage is a couple's ability to keep focused on each other's good points and unique personality traits. Too often, people become fixated on the negative. They "sweat over the small stuff," and forget about the positive points that brought them together in the first place.
Part 6 – Self-Esteem And Its Impact On Marriage
Self-esteem is one of the most important factors influencing human behavior. Despite what some people believe, self-esteem can be a critical issue in marriage, where unresolved identity issues from childhood can place unwanted stress on a relationship.
Part 5 – The Road Map To A Happy Marriage
Finding direction in marriage is similar to going on a long journey. To get to where you want to go, you will need to have a plan that includes directions, supplies and someone to navigate along the way.
Part 4 – Investing In Your Relationship
I often share with my clients a simple yet powerful analogy: to think about their relationship as they do about their bank account. That's because investing in your relationship is similar to saving money; the more you put into your bank account or relationship, the more you can take out when necessary.
Part 3 – Why Most Marriages Can Work
Mordechai, 36, and Chani, 35, were married for six years and came to ask me for advice on how to save their relationship. They seemed to have everything going for them. They were working professionals, successful and upwardly mobile; they shared many common factors including similar religious beliefs, intelligence levels, and were both pleasantly extroverted.
Part 2 – Pleasure vs. Happiness in Marriage
If you would like to know if your marriage is relationship centered or not, the way to find out is to ask yourself about your core values. For example, what is the most important principle of your marriage? Is it your desire for money or pleasure? Do you dream about being comfortable, being honored by your spouse and having a lot of fun?
Part 1 – The Secret To A Happy Marriage
Are you looking for emotional first aid for your marriage? If you are, you're not alone. Today engaged couples, newlyweds and couples who have been married for years, are feeling insecure about their relationships and looking for advice on how to make their marriages work better or simply to heal their relationship wounds.


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Tecumseh, Madison advance to semifinals
The Onsted High School volleyball team took good notes during Saturday's Haslett Invitational, winning the event with a 25-21, 25-12 victory over an East Lansing team that defeated the Wildcats earlier in the day.
Onsted (31-10-2) defeated Ionia 25-13, 25-18 and Charlotte 25-15, 25-13 while splitting with Mason 25-14, 25-27 and losing to East Lansing 18-25, 23-25, all in pool play.
The Wildcats went into bracket play and opened with a 25-23, 20-25, 15-8 win over Mason, then defeated Haslett 25-22, 13-25, 15-13 before downing East Lansing for the title.
Lexi Johnson was part of a total team effort for the Wildcats as she had 66 digs, 41 kills and 22 points while going 41-for-44 serving with nine aces. Hayley Fry was 62-for-66 serving with 14 aces and 41 points while adding 87 digs and eight kills.
Kelsey Ross was 44-for-47 serving with four aces and 25 points to go with 46 kills, 38 digs and 11 blocks. Ashlin Aiken was 56-for-67 serving with 10 aces and 35 points along with adding 135 assists 34 digs and 22 kills. Gabby Ratz was 55-for-56 serving with six aces and 27 points, adding 47 digs and 29 kills. Riley VanSickle served 19 points on 36-for-38 serving and had 16 digs while Cassidy Pennington had nine kills and five blocks, Sydney Jenkins eight kills and two blocks.
Clinton at Whitmore Lake Tournament: The Redskins went 7-0 and swept every match to win Saturday's tournament.
Clinton beat Arbor Prep (25-7, 25-11), Livingston Christian (25-6, 25-10), Pontiac Academy of Excellence (25-11, 25-1), Whitmore Lake in two sets, Star International Academy (25-11, 25-13), Livingston Christian in two sets and Whitmore Lake (25-18, 25-16).
Rachel Cornish had 40 kills, 16 points (two aces), eight digs and seven blocks for the Redskins. Abi Schaffner had 97 assists, 18 digs and 28 points (three aces). Elizabeth Barkel had 30 points (four aces), 30 digs and 23 kills. Payton Hoelzer had 62 digs and 20 points (five aces).
Leigha Sanborn contributed 36 kills and eight solo blocks. Mary Anna Burnham had 49 points (seven aces) and 13 digs, while Keely Quiring added 44 points (25 aces) and 18 digs.
Tecumseh, Lenawee Christian at Ida Invitational: The Indians advanced to the semifinals of the Ida Invitational on Saturday, but dropped a 22-25, 12-25 decision to Riverview in that match.
To get there, Tecumseh posted pool play wins over Walled Lake Western 25-19, 25-16 and Monroe 25-23, 25-21 and split with Grosse Ile 25-14, 22-25. The Indians (21-13-3) then defeated Lenawee Christian in the quarterfinals 25-23, 25-18 before losing to Riverview.
Morgan Skelton was 47-for-48 at the service line with five aces and 34 points while Hannah Galloway led in kills with 32 and blocks with nine. Jordyn Norkey added 37 digs and 28 kills, Jessica Benedict had 93 assists, Laurie Wolf 27 kills, and Karmyn Wilford 25 digs.
Lenawee Christian went 1-2-1 at the tournament, defeating Ypsilanti Lincoln 25-17, 25-20 but dropping matches against Ida (10-25, 20-25) and Tecumseh (23-25, 18-25) and splitting with Riverview (25-21, 19-25).
Alexis Long downed 33 kills to lead the LCS offense, and she also went 21-for-21 at the service line with four aces, had 11 blocks and 21 digs. Bentley Rupp was 26-for-26 serving with 13 points to go with 16 kills, 25 digs and 24 assists while Brooke Williams was 27-for-28 serving with two aces and 14 points as well as having seven kills and 25 digs. Cassidy Drewry served three aces among 16 points and added 20 digs while Laurel Schaaf had 32 digs.
Addison, Madison at Concord Tournament: Madison went 2-1 in pool play and advanced to the semifinals of Saturday's tournament.
The Trojans beat Portage Northern (25-20, 25-10), lost to Union City (22-25, 20-25) and then beat Olivet (25-8, 25-14) in pool play. They defeated Riverview Gabriel Richard in the quarterfinals (25-17, 25-11), but lost to Pewamo-Westphalia in the semifinals (25-7, 25-10).
Shayla Villarreal had 29 kills and 43 digs for Madison (24-10-3). Michelle Hague had 72 assists, Haley Mellon had 51 digs, Hannah Johnston had 15 kills, while Ashley Morris and Haley Hudson each added 12 kills.
Addison dropped its four matches in the tournament, starting with a 16-25, 20-25 loss to Jonesville, then a 14-25, 22-25 lost to Pewamo-Westphalia and a 24-26, 21-25 loss to Bronson before losing to Portage Northern in the Silver Bracket first round 23-25, 20-25.
Kami Raby led the Panthers (10-18-2) with 17 kills and was also 22-for-24 serving with 18 digs and two blocks; Kassidy Thomsen was 24-for-27 serving with 13 kills, 28 digs and a block; Autumn Schmelzer had 13 kills and three blocks; Shelby Reniger added 33 assists and 17 digs; and Josie Glazier contributed 20 assists for Addison.