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Submarine Force Museum Home of Historic Ship Nautilus
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics..Lesson Plans are broken up by category in
Science Lesson Plans
Physical Science:
- Pressure and Buoyancy (2015)
Using U.S. Navy introductions for submarine surfacing (short video) and tutorials on buoyancy and "how submarines work", students next observe several teacher demonstrations of the concepts. Students then construct their own submersible (a Cartesian Diver) and make their own observations. The discussion is linked to the principle of buoyancy and Charles' and Boyle's Gas Laws. A virtual tour of the Submarine Force Museum can be included as a prep or follow-up activity.
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- Torpedo Energy Source Investigation (2015)
Using the historical sequence of U.S. Navy submarine torpedo development, facts about the source of energy used to make each type of torpedoes' propellers turn for propelling the torpedo are determined and evaluated.
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- Electromagnetic Waves and Submarine Antennas (2015)
Using an actual or virtual tour of USS Nautilus from the pier area, observe the submarine topside, sail, masts, and antennas. Consider the various antennas protruding from the sail, and determine their possible uses of electromagnetic waves, visible light, and sound waves. Compare the 1950's era Nautilus to today's 21st century submarine antennas: which are similar and which are different.
A tutorial on electromagnetic waves is provided as homework, review, or to assist with the activity. A Power Point presentation on submarine communications is also provided from the Submarine Force Museum.
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- Float Your Boat: Sink or Swim? (2014)
As an introduction to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, students will conduct a submarine-related interdisciplinary hands-on inquiry unit using the key concepts: buoyancy, density, force and motion, and propulsion. In several activities students apply their knowledge of the Next Generation Science Standards: Crosscutting Concepts for middle school science and engineering, by researching, reading, designing, creating and testing both surface and submersible watercraft. Links to U.S. Navy applications are used for "real world" STEM examples. PDF Download 588kb
- The Great Escape! Introduction and Activity 1: Displacement and Buoyancy. (2014)
Familiarization with submarine escape through videos, labs and mathematical problems using the basic principles of density, buoyancy, and pressure comprise Activities 1 and 2. Students will explore the effect pressure has on solids, liquids, and gases and will apply what they learn in Activity 3 the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases. The culmination is for students to apply what they learned about density, buoyancy, and pressure to function of the human lung and physiological limitations for safely escaping from a submerged, stranded submarine in Activity 4. The culminating Activity 5 focuses on students creating an info-graphic that embodies each of the learning activities.
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- The Great Escape! Activity 2: Forces and Pressure. (2014)
Using demonstrations, interactive on-line simulation tutorials, and mathematical problem-solving, students develop an understanding of the concept of pressure. PDF Download 591kb
- The Great Escape! Activity 3: Gas Laws. (2014)
Using demonstration, interactive on-line simulation tutorials, and mathematical problem-solving, students extend their understanding of forces and pressure to the behavior of gases.
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- The Great Escape! Activity 4: Submarine Escape. (2014)
Familiarization with submarine escape through videos, labs and mathematical problems using the basic principles of density, buoyancy, pressure, and the physiology of the human lung, culminate in the Activity 4. The current procedure for safely escaping from a submerged submarine in Activity 4 contrasts with the Activity 1 historical procedures for Submarine Rescue Chamber and Deep Submergence Recovery Vehicle (DSRV) escape for a submarine.
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- Across the Pole (2013)
Navigation During Operation Sunshine. Use data from the historic 1958 under-ice voyage of USS Nautilus (SSN571) beneath the North Pole to calculate distance, speed, and time, employing s = d/t and its transformations. View recent submarine Polar Explorations as an extension activity.
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- Dive the Cartesian Way (2013)
Investigate and experiment with the forces of buoyancy and gravity. Using submarine examples and a hands-on Cartesian Diver lab activity, develop an understanding of forces, Archimedes Principle, balanced forces, and unbalanced forces.
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- SONAR At Sea (2013)
Two individual activities explore SOund NAvigation and Ranging (SONAR). The first is a hands-on activity to construct a sea floor model to correlate ocean bottom contours with SONAR mapping methods. The second is problem-solving, to calculate and graph active sonar ranges using: distance = (time/2) x speed of sound in water. PDF Download (76kb)
- It's Not Your Property – Mixtures (2015)
Students separate various mixtures based on their properties, differentiate between a heterogeneous and homogeneous mixture, and describe the difference between chemical and physical changes. After a key concept review, two hands-on experiments are conducted: differentiation between mixtures and solutions, then differentiation between a physical and chemical change. A demonstration (or video) of electrolysis of water is then conducted to reinforce physical or chemical changes, and the relation to a submarine's oxygen generator.
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- Pure Water – Distillation (2015)
Students observe the distillation process and collaborate on graphical analysis of data to connect the physical property of the boiling point to the process of distillation, then relate the simple distillation process to the Model S submarine distillation unit. Using a simple distillation apparatus, the time, temperature and volume of distillate are recorded in a data table. The teams graph temperature vs. time and then volume of distillate vs. temperature, and analyze and describe the results. The process is then compared to submarine distillation units.
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- Pure Water – Reverse Osmosis (2015)
Working collaboratively in small groups, students will discover that smaller ions and molecules can cross a synthetic selectively permeable membrane, but larger molecules cannot cross. Also, they will see that diffusion results from random motion of molecules, moving substances from regions of higher to lower concentrations. Finally, osmosis and reverse osmosis will be observed and graphically evaluated, to demonstrate the process of making pure water aboard a submarine with less energy and simpler technology than distillation.
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- Submarine Heat Exchange (2014)
The activity explores the properties of heat and properties of the material used for the heat exchangers. An overview of the components of a reactor plant (including three major heat exchangers) is included. Students are encouraged to record their procedure in a series of photographs, graph their collected data, reevaluate, modify, and adjust their procedure, and cite data in their conclusions.
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- Run for the Surface: An Application of Gas Laws (2014)
Students will solve Boyle's Law problems and convert between units. This is the foundation for understanding gas laws, and sophisticated application and extension of the dimensional analysis methods used across physical science curricula. Students who complete this activity will be better able to link gas law theory and examples, and evaluate problems to decide if unit conversions are necessary. Practice in unit conversions will extend student experience in dimensional analysis.
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- Scrubbers and pH (2014)
A submarine spends many days below the surface and needs a system for removing CO2 from the atmosphere. A "scrubber" is used to remove the CO2 continually. A strong base Monoethanolamine (MEA) is used to absorb the CO2 from the air. The MEA is then heated to drive out the gas, and the latter is compressed and ejected overboard. This lesson reviews the history of nuclear-powered submarine atmosphere control and provides application problems solving chemistry pH problems associated with MEA and CO2.
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- How Do Submariners Breathe Underwater, For 90 Days? (2014)
Investigate the changes in the components of the air in a submarine during a lengthy submarine deployment, including replacement of oxygen and removal of impurities. The lesson plan describes the machinery on a submarine that maintains "fresh air" while submerged and explores the human body's breathing process. Two short lab activities are included. A link to a short reading assignment on early naval research on submarine atmosphere control is provided.
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- Submarines: Where's the Chemistry? (2014)
Students will use a guided web search to investigate submarine systems which can be linked to general chemistry topics. The activity includes a virtual tour of Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN571). Students will produce a document that includes images and text which answers nine 'scavenger hunt' questions.
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Life Science-Biology:
- The Great Escape! Activity 4: Submarine Escape. (2014)
Familiarization with submarine escape through videos, labs and mathematical problems using the basic principles of density, buoyancy, pressure, and the physiology of the human lung, culminate in the Activity 4. The current procedure for safely escaping from a submerged submarine in Activity 4 contrasts with the Activity 1 historical procedures for Submarine Rescue Chamber and Deep Submergence Recovery Vehicle (DSRV) escape for a submarine.
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Technology Lesson Plans
- The Great Escape! Activity 5: Create an Info-graphic. (2014)
Familiarization with submarine escape through videos, labs and mathematical problem-solving in Activities 1 through 4, prepares students to design an info-graphic that visualizes the effect water pressure has on a submerged diver, the physiological effects that are a threat to the safety of submerged divers, and the use of a hyperbaric chamber to help reverse those effects. The info-graphic created embodies each of the learning activities.
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- Projectile Motion Unit Plan and Lesson Plan 1: The Submarine 5 Deck Gun. (2013)
Investigate the technology of yesterday with the technology of today. View the 25 Caliber-Single Purpose-Submarine Mounted 5" Gun Ordnance Procedure Pamphlet and conduct a "periscope search" using the 360 degree, zoomable museum interactive web tour. A projectile motion tutorial is also provided.
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• Additional Projectile Motion Tutorial Powerpoint/Slideshow (1014kb)
- Projectile Motion Lesson Plan 2:
Projectile Motion Simulation. (2013)
Use the characteristics of the submarine 5 deck gun and your imagination, to investigate motion of projectiles using the 2011 Tech Award-winning simulation website. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
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- Projectile Motion Lesson Plans 3 & 4; Design & Fabricate Your Own Rocket and Launcher, then Conduct Operational Tests. (2013)
Design your rocket, then construct it with paper, glue, and tape. Also, construct a PVC launcher to test your design and determine its flight characteristics and accuracy.
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Engineering Lesson Plans
- Engineering Design: Tower Building (2015)
Experiencing the engineering design process is accomplished through a hands-on teamwork activity. Student teams build 30 cm tall towers using identical sets of craft sticks, rubber bands, paper clips, and masking tape, then team's determine the maximum weight the tower will hold before collapse. Observations are made and recorded, then the process is repeated (up to four trials by each team) in order to improve the weight-holding result. A final summary includes description of the engineering design process as observed by the work of all teams.
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- Submarine Atmosphere Monitoring - Engineering (2015)
Student preparation for the activity includes review of submarine atmosphere monitoring systems and how submarines provide a healthy atmosphere for the crew.
For Engineering, students review the technologies necessary for submariners to breathe while in a closed, confined, space under water. Student then assess civilian, community, social, economic, political, environmental, military, positive & negative impacts of atmosphere control systems. Finally, students further explore the math, science, and types of engineering involved in the creation of submarine atmosphere systems.
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- Global Positioning System- Engineering (2015)
Beginning with a short history of the GPS, students next investigate the geometrical and physical foundations of the system. Engineering students will extend the investigation to include GPS impact on society, culture, politics, environment, economics, and the military.
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- The Great Escape! Introduction and Activities 1 and 4: Displacement and Buoyancy; Submarine Escape. (2014)
Familiarization with submarine escape through videos, labs and mathematical problems using the basic principles of density, buoyancy, pressure, and the physiology of the human lung, culminate in the Activity 4. The current procedure for safely escaping from a submerged submarine in Activity 4 contrasts with the Activity 1 historical procedures for Submarine Rescue Chamber and Deep Submergence Recovery Vehicle (DSRV) escape for a submarine.
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- Submarine Heat Exchange (2014)
The activity explores the properties of heat and properties of the material used for the heat exchangers. An overview of the components of a reactor plant (including three major heat exchangers) is included. Students are encouraged to record their procedure in a series of photographs, graph their collected data, reevaluate, modify, and adjust their procedure, and cite data in their conclusions.
PDF Download (157kb)
Mathematics Lesson Plans
- Smoking Aboard U.S. Navy Submarines (2015)
This lesson spans the high school statistics and probability standards of the Common Core State Standards (Algebra 2 and fourth year course) and the curriculum for AP Statistics. Students will be able to use and apply the concepts of random sampling, designed experiments, observational studies and statistical inference.
Students will learn about the recent history of smoking on U.S.Navy submarines and how the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory conducted a study to eliminate the risk of second hand smoke.
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- Global Positioning System-Triangulation (2015)
This lesson demonstrates how the mathematics learned in middle school and later investigated in greater depth in geometry, can be applied to understand how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works. A straightforward assessment allows students to manually determine a GPS-like position, with simulated satellite data.
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- Submarine Atmosphere Monitoring (2015)
This lesson spans the high school statistics and probability standards of the Common Core State Standards (Algebra 2 and fourth year course). Students will conduct a detailed statistical analysis of atmosphere readings from a U.S. Navy submarine. The overall lesson covers much material. It is designed in such a manner to be broken into many different lessons or used as one final assessment of statistics learning.
Students will also learn how a safe atmosphere is provided for the submarine's crew.
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- Torpedo Dimension Investigation (2015)
Using submarine torpedoes on display at the Submarine Force Museum, students learn the similarities and differences between common torpedo characteristics. Next, student teams take actual measurements of the torpedoes in the display areas. Connecting the data with geometry facts about triangles, circles, spheres, cylinders, right triangles, pyramids, and cones, student teams calculate radius, overall length, total volume, and surface area of each torpedo. Students then compare results, make graphs to compare characteristics (speed, range, capability) and evaluate torpedo performance.
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- Operation Navigation (2014)
The two activities in the lesson are designed for Algebra and Geometry teachers looking for an application activity on geometric construction, unit conversion, angle measures and circles.
Students will learn about the navigational techniques used by surfaced U.S.
Navy submarines to calculate the position and heading of their own vessel and other vessels, while entering and leaving port.
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- Through the Mindfields (2013)
Through the Minefields is a hands-on, cooperative team activity. Students solve real world mine warfare problems, using communications and graphing to either create, locate (simulating a dolphin, sonar, or underwater vehicle ROV/AUV), map, or safely navigate through a domino-simulated minefield.
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- Cook For a Submarine Fleet (2013)
Determine how much food to load aboard for 60-90 days at sea without resupply. Using ratios, proportions, and unit rates find the amount of each ingredient you need to bring aboard your submarine to enjoy your favorite Navy recipe throughout the deployment.
PDF Download (58kb) updated 8Oct2013
- Lesson Plan in the Classroom (blog post on navyhistory.org)
- Up-Periscope, the Distance to the Horizon. (2013)
Three activities to investigate submarine periscope use for determining the distance to other ships, navigating a submarine when in sight of land, and determining travel distances across the curved ocean surface.
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- Missiles Away….And Torpedoes Too! (2013)
Using Navy data on submarine missiles and torpedoes, calculate and graph data for speed, distance and time for "How Long Until the Weapon Hits the Target?"
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- Stealthy Submarine
How Close Will the Enemy Get?(2013)
Use trigonometry and algebra to solve problems done by the old submarine Torpedo Data Computer. Determine angle on the bow. Apply the mathematics working behind the scenes for todays U.S. Navy Submarine Force.
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A proposed road is destructive, dangerous and bound to be ridiculously costly.
Juneau, Alaska's capital city, is unique in that it is cut off from the rest of world by a 1,500 square-mile ice field, rugged mountains and the ocean. Transportation for the 31,000 residents of Juneau, as well as other southeastern Alaska communities, has always been by ferries or planes.
Since the early 1970s, many people have pushed for the construction of a road linking Juneau to the outside world. Now, construction of a 51-mile highway is on the verge of becoming a reality. The proposed road would run through Berners Bay and the east side of Lynn Canal, which represent one of the wildest tracts of temperate rainforest left in the world. With five major salmon-spawning rivers, dense populations of brown bears, wolves, mountain goats, moose and other wildlife, the area is the paradigm of Southeast Alaskan wilderness. There's no way a road would not harm it.
I'm a lifelong Alaskan who's kayaked, hiked, hunted, trapped, fished, guided and, sometimes, simply wandered Berners Bay and Lynn Canal for more than a decade. Even though it saddens me to think of the wildlife displaced and the integrity and aesthetics of its ecosystem compromised, I understand why some residents want to be better connected to a highway system.
Juneau is the largest city in the United States and the only state capital, excluding Hawaii, that doesn't have road access. But the proposed road, after connecting to the Kensington Mine and providing access to develop other privately owned mining claims, would only lead to the Katzehin River where a new ferry terminal would be constructed. From the new dead end, travelers would board ferries that would shuttle them to Haines or Skagway, where the road system begins.
By building the road, says Jeff Ottesen of the Transportation Department, one or two mainliner ferries could be eliminated, and ferries are hugely expensive. Ottesen said that over a typical lifespan of 50 years, a mainline ferry costs the state $1.72 billion, with only 30 percent of that cost recovered through passenger fares. He says ferries also use more than half of the state's transportation budget, yet they represent only 1 percent of miles.
But for critics of the road like me, the issue is also about economics. The Department of Transportation currently estimates the road and new ferry terminal will cost $523 million to build. Most people opposed to the road think this is a lowball estimate. At the hearing, Clay Good, a high school teacher and lifelong resident of Juneau, cautioned, "I've never seen a project in Alaska -- particularly a megaproject -- that came in anywhere near close to what it was projected."
The state is planning to construct two additional day ferries, at an estimated cost of around $125 million, and use an existing ferry to shuttle passengers to the greater road system. Around $28 million has already been spent on surveying the proposed road and doing research on the road's environmental impacts. There is no doubt that both building the road and dealing with its impacts will be costly. Besides invading large mammals' migration corridors and winter range -- which will inevitably result in motorist collisions -- 36 avalanche paths and miles of cliffs must be engineered to accommodate the road.
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Nonetheless, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has earmarked $35 million -- most of it to come from federal funding -- in this year's budget to begin extending Juneau's existing road through Berners Bay to the Kensington Mine. If the Legislature passes the governor's budget, construction could begin as early as this September.
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Bjorn Dihle is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News. He works as a guide, commercial fisherman and writer based out of Juneau, Alaska.


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CDC scientists are addressing these issues by focusing on the variability and predictability of weekly averages, through both modeling and diagnosis of the observed statistics, and through detailed investigations of NCEP's operational forecast ensembles for Week 2. A significant recent accomplishment was the construction of a low-dimensional 37-component linear empirical-dynamical model that not only successfully represents the statistics of weekly anomalies but also has comparable forecast skill in Week 2 to that of NCEP's operational ensemble. There is evidence that much of this model's skill arises from processes not well represented in the NCEP or other numerical models, such as subseasonal variations of tropical convection. On the other hand, much of the skill of the numerical models is likely due to processes not well represented in the empirical model, such as nonlinear baroclinic cyclogenesis or blocking development in Week 1. It is therefore possible that an intelligent combination of the empirical and numerical model forecasts will yield a Week 2 forecast that is superior to either in isolation. Constructing such a combination is now one of our primary efforts. This effort will benefit from and build on our recent success in improving both statistical and numerical forecast products for this time scale.


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If you smacked a frozen chocolate bar on a table, it would break into bite-size pieces resembling the terrain in this Martian crater. To a planetary scientist, this pattern is a tantalizing clue that the ground once contained water ice. When the frozen terrain cracked, in some places the ice melted into flows chock full of sediment. Perhaps the ground is still filled with layers of near-surface ice.
This site is also like candy to scientists because it is rich in hematite, a mineral that usually forms in wet conditions over long periods of time. An unsolved mystery is whether life ever existed on Mars, and water is important to that. While no one knows, perhaps the liquid water in this area tempted the palate of any microbes that might have gained a foothold on the red planet.
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This is the death of the beloved Shaman "Scrat" who saves the parties life from the 3 20's I rolled in a row. (SERIOULS I ROLLED THREE!)
[Soft Serve] 8:07 pm: Scrat runs like hell across the slippery wooden deck, finds a spot where the
wood creaks, stops and says "did you hear that?" before falling through the deck 50ft to the lower
floor and getting impaled on sharp rocks that pierced through the boats hull when it crashed and got
So hopefully you have read the first three parts leading to this one. If not then go ahead and read them. If you don't want to then...idc? Please rate this, or comment with opinions. I like critics. Oh and if you HAVE been reading...You thought he was dead didn't you? MUAHAHAHA.
I have never been knocked unconscious in my life, but since I've been to Canada it's happened twice. It's not a great feeling getting beaten until you can't see. So my left leg is broken, and everything hurts.
Here is the 3rd bit to my Zombie Apoc. story. It has been a while, but I took the hint from how my second story is my only blog with rates...and it's 5-star...and it's still in the "Best Entries" sections....so...win? Anyway if your gonna be lazy and just read this one instead of the first two then it's about a dude from Washington who went north to Canadia to camp with some friends, who in the panic of a zombie apocalypse, are either dead or missing. Enjoy, Comment, and Rate please. (So
We went to a beech in Mississippi today called "Gulfport". It was pretty alright except for the random sunburn on my arms and face but it's not so bad so I can deal.
My leg is feeling better after being thrown from my bike off a car.
And I think I owe this fine day to the 6 or 7 4-5- and 6 leaf clovers I brought with me today unknowingly. See my Necronomicon is what I used to press some clovers when I found them and thinking, "Warm sun, Perfect water, outside
Continuing my last story. If you haven't read it then go do that. If you haven't read it and would rather be lazy then it's about a guy from Washington stuck in Canadian wilderness running from zombies. It's being written to look like it's him writing it down as a journal or log to be found incase something happens to him. So yeah...getting on with it.
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Hi World!! YAMIGTA is You Ask Me I Give The Answer. Whole post in YAMIGTA category are content for Root Problem Killer Mind also. This is the first post in YAMIGTA :
YOU: How can we believe that you are the creator of the sensor of the truth? You are muslim since you are a baby. Therefore, your family & muslim community influence you about ISLAM. So that, you treat that ISLAM is true and as the sensor of the truth. Not impossible if you are christian since you born, you will advise people to convert to christian. You have no any diploma or higher in ISLAM education, so, IMPOSSIBLE if you can be the creator of the sensor of the truth. You are very stupid and ignorant like a very fool cow!!!
I/ME: Yes, my parent and community influence me but when I become older, I make many think why Islam is the best and why only Islam is a true religion. Yes I am a very fool "cow". But prophet Muhammad never said that the most clever people in the world is who get the highest degree in ISLAM EDUCATION. Prophet Muhammad told us that the most clever people is person who most much in remember about death. When we always remember about death, this can encourage us to study hard with the better way for study alone or/and by teacher which will decrease our ignorance from day to day. For better way for study is also mean that get any sensor of the truth or/and pencetus which can guide us to DPK source.
You: Trinitas is true. Only exist one God is not reasonable. What your answer?
I: If God has son or daughter, this is mean that God's parent also have their born date. Mean that, God's parent also have their parent and this is mean that the total of God is not three but over than three. If exist one God never has born date but the God has child or baby or wife or both of them, this is mean that God need sex. This is mean that the God has a weakness. Because without get sex while people need it, it can cause something uneasy feeling. Such that, sure the God will feel uneasy if the God never get sex. Everything that has weakness, is mean they are creature, not God. So, impossible if trinitas is true. If God create God or God born God or God bear God, so the total of God is infinite. This is not reasonable. So, the reasonable matter is only exist one God without born date because never exist anything create a God.
You: May the prophet grave is not real. I mean, prophet Muhammad is not exist and Al-Quran is Muhammad creation only and he is not a prophet. Only a common person who expert in art. How can you show me that al-Quran is still original?
I: While prophet Muhammad still alive, he ensure what his writers wrote on al-Quran so that never exist something error or mistake in al-Quran writing. When prophet Muhammad was dead, the operation to book al-Quran was happen with supervision from caliph [khulafa ar-rasyidin] and other person who eligible to supervise the operation so that al-Quran still pure. I believe that if the operation has any mistake, Imam Ali [who know pure Islam in 100%] will inform the mistake and show the correction. Impossible if Koran is Muhammad's creation because prophet Muhammad is a person who did not know how to read and how to write. Jibrail, as the chief for angel teach Prophet Muhammad how to read and write Koran [=Al-Quran]. Jibrail teach prophet Muhammad what Islam is. Teach how to understand koran. When Muhammad be clever about koran, he teach human being about Islam. Koran show many matter about what will happen and what actually on it and science already show many evidence which show what Koran said is true. So, impossible if koran is Muhammad's creation because impossible Muhammad know what will happen in future except he know from God or through Jibrail.
You: Why Islam consist of four sect , hanafi, hambali, syafie, maliki?
I: Pure Islam is what prophet Muhammad teach us . Never exist any muslim say : "Prophet Muhammad is a person who lie about what Allah said. Allah said other, Muhammad said other more. Different." So, Pure Islam is not consist of four or other sect because pure Islam is anything teaching without mistake, without misunderstand, without objection. Exist same opinion only. Never exist disagree. Islam in prophet Muhammad era and in caliphs of rasyidin era is Islam without objection. So, only pure Islam exist at those time but after the end of those era, exist various opinion about koran and hadith. Various translation for koran and hadith which different and some place contain objection. I believe this cause the existence of sect in Islam. For resolve the problem so that every muslim has same opinion and has same meaning in any translation, I create Di Persimpangan Kutub as the tool for unite whole Islam people in the world. Di Persimpangan Kutub believe that not whole pure Islam teaching succeed get place in school, college, university et cetera. Such like missing or some pure Islam teaching is missing and not famous.


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The WEAC Board of Directors has concurred with the Political Action Committee's recommendation of Sarah Godlewski for the Wisconsin State Treasurer constitutional office position. These recommendations are based upon the WEAC PAC screening all candidates who agreed to meet with the PAC committee.
The primary election is August 14, and the general election is November 6.
In recommending Godlewski, the WEAC PAC said:
Ms. Godlewski has a strong understanding of the important position the State Treasurer has within Wisconsin state government. Ms. Godlewski's strength in understanding the role of a CFO and auditor when it comes to financial transparency and internal controls is most impressive. Wisconsin is one of the few states that does not use general accounting practices to prevent the occurrence of fraud and fiscal mismanagement within state government.
We believe Ms. Godlewski will be a strong advocate for our public schools when it comes to overseeing the general school fund that supports libraries, technology and energy efficiency in our public schools. In addition, Ms. Godlewski seeks to expand student loan forgiveness, as well as establishing low interest student loan repayment plans.
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NEW LONDON � John Skok, who is accused of helping his wife, Joanne Skok, bilk an elderly widow out of her life savings, has been sentenced to a year in prison.
The 59-year-old Ledyard man accepted a plea deal Wednesday in New London Superior Court.
Joanne Skok was convicted at a trial in May and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Skok�s sentencing by Judge Hillary Strackbein was delayed two days after Skok showed up drunk in court on Monday. A breathalyzer test showed his blood-alcohol content was 0.14, almost double the 0.08 legal limit for drivers.
Skok apologized to Strackbein on Wednesday. �I sincerely apologize for not being ready to appear before you,� he said.
Skok pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny. The plea was made under the Alford Doctrine, which means he denies the accusation but admits the prosecution may have enough evidence to convict him.
According to authorities, Skok and his wife befriended Jacqueline Becker of Montville, and offered her assistance dealing with a lawsuit.
The scheme, which went on for about four years, involved such bizarre details as a nephew of John Skok in the FBI, the involvement of notorious mobster John Gotti in the lawsuit and the assassination of a South American diplomat, all of which were made up to extract money from Becker, according to authorities.
Becker gave the Skoks about $40,000, Assistant State�s Attorney Lawrence Tytla said. �Mrs. Becker lost her house. She had to give up her pet because it wasn�t allowed� in her new home,� Tytla said. �She was a credulous woman who was taken advantage of.�
Tytla said Joanne Skok has a 30-year criminal record of similar scams. John Skok did not have a criminal record.
�While Mr. Skok was a participant in the larceny, � the primary mover was Mrs. Skok,� Tytla said.
Becker thinks John Skok is getting off too lightly, her granddaughter Ashley Meyer said. She read a statement from Becker that said while the scam may have been Joanne Skok�s idea, John Skok �did most of the dirty work.�
Joanne Skok, 62, is confined to a wheelchair, and John Skok collected the checks Becker wrote and deposited them, authorities say.
�My grandmother has been changed drastically by this tragedy,� Meyer said. �Whether it was his idea or not, he still helped.�
�I don�t want to say he was a dupe, that�s too simple,� Tytla said. �But he was manipulated by his wife, the way many people were.�
�I want to apologize to the Becker family,� Skok said.
�Your apology comes a little late,� Strackbein told Skok as she sentenced him. �I think you�re lucky to get this sentence.�


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Google is arming Android users with more tools to enhance their reading experience with an updated version of its Google Play Books application.
The most interesting feature of the update is the ability to get more information about a geographic location. Now you can tap on the name of a country, city or region, and the app will display a small information card with the location pinned on Google Maps and the option to search Google or Wikipedia for more details.
I gave it a quick whirl, selecting a reference to the Arctic Ocean in Tom Avery's "To the End of the Earth," and the feature worked as advertised. Sadly, it does not recognize fictional places like Mordor from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy — I tried.
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Here is a look at real-estate news from the weekend and today in the WSJ:
Open House: Danbury: City Living Not Too Far From City: Danbury, in Connecticut's Fairfield County, is a bedroom community for a good number of Manhattan commuters, but it is also a city in its own right, with a diverse population of around 81,000.
Bartender, Make Mine a Double (Feature): Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Austin-based chain best known for offering moviegoers table service along with a lineup of independent and mainstream films, has struck a deal to open in the new City Point development in downtown Brooklyn.
Intruding on the Man-Made: Superstorm Sandy proved to New Yorkers, more than any natural disaster in recent history, that for all the city's engineering and planning acumen, there are still some threats that are beyond our control.
The Commish: Retreats as an Art Form: Many commercial real-estate firms reward their top brokers by flying them off for a weekend to Las Vegas or Palm Springs. At Studley, though, the firm has turned the corporate retreat into an art form.


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[A slight variant of this page will appear here 10 times. In each the text will remain essentially the same. However, I will add a link to a new "survey" each time.]
I have written elsewhere, that I came to the rabbinate out of "polity" not "piety". My involvement was as a community organizer.
Nonetheless, I recall sitting one Yom Kippur day in the late 1960s with a number of friends who had formed a group called Or Hadash (New Light). There we were on a blanket in the heat of the day, somewhere beyond the end of Alta Drive or Fair Oaks Ave. in Angeles National Forest above Altadena, California. We read the Al Chet to each other. (I sent the papers I had that related to this group to the American Jewish Archives in 2007.) We actually framed that experience as both polity and piety. We felt that by talking with each other how we had hardened our hearts we were both fulfilling the pious "obligation" to recite our people's text and at the same time building a stronger more cohesive group.
ten times al chet
The Al Chet, an alphabetical acrostic, is recited as many as ten times throughout Yom Kippur. If we include its recitation on Selichot (the last Shabbat before Rosh haShannah), that is even more. Perhaps we can approach this list in a different way. How can we read these lines in a manner so that they retain their newness and urgency?
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- א We have erred against You by אמוץ הלב hardening our hearts.
- ב We have erred against You by בטוי שׂפתים speaking perversely.
- ג We have erred against You גלוי ובסתר publicly and privately.
- ד We have erred against You by דבור פה corrupt speech.
- ה We have erred against You by הרהור הלב evil thought.
- ו We have erred against You by ודוי פה insincere confession.
- ז We have erred against You זדון ובשׁגגה intentionally and unintentionally.
- ח We have erred against You by חלול השׁם desecrating your name.
- ט We have erred against You by טפשׁות פה foolish talk.
- י We have erred against You יודעים ובלא יודעים knowingly and unknowingly.
- כ We have erred against You by כפת שׁחד bribery.
- ל We have erred against You by לשׁון הרע slander.
- מ We have erred against You in מאכל ובמשׁתה eating and drinking.
- נ We have erred against You by נטית גרון false pride.
- שׂ We have erred against You by שׂקור עין wanton glances.
- ע We have erred against You by עזות מצח effrontery.
- פ We have erred against You by פלילות perverting justice.
- צ We have erred against You by צרות עין envy.
- ק We have erred against You by קשׁיות ערף being stubborn.
- ר We have erred against You by רכילות tale bearing.
- שׂ We have erred against You by שׂנאת חנם causeless hatred.
- ת We have erred against You by תמהון לבב confusion of values.
In the day of R. Ila'i, the entire concept of reciting such a list was fresh, new and challenging. As others learned about his practice, it is possible that what at first may have been a free association became more formal. It is not uncommon for what begins as "description" to develop into "prescription". ("I was with R. Ila'i at Yom Kippur last year and he did….") What might happen in our congregations if we scrapped the liturgical reading of these lines and discussed their content instead?
how many different ways can we approach the al chet so that it retains its relevance?
I have used the tools of the Web (in particular SurveyMonkey) to develop a number of questionnaires that may help us focus our attention on different aspects of the al chet. I'll add a link to each one on a different day. Feel free to take the "survey" and share the link with others. As of this posting there are ten different surveys. If you can think of another one, please add your thoughts in the comments.
who participates in this kind of behavior, and how often?
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Respond to each statement (there are 22 of them, one for each Hebrew letter) by selecting with whom (at which level of communal living) you have experienced and/or participated in this error and at what frequency.
We may be able to rank these (as to seriousness) later.
This version, illustrated above, is available as a downloadable PDF.
rank the errors from most egregious to the least egregious
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"this error was a particular problem for me when I was…"
If a particular category does not match your life, feel free to ignore it.
(If at some later time it does, I expect to keep this online… as long as these phenomena can remain online. If you can think of better categories for the column headers, please let me know.)
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how do I feel when I experience a particular chet happening?
Do I respond with anger, sorrow, or am I apathetic?
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rank all 22 errors in terms of which is the hardest (for me) to avoid
Is it eating and drinking or perhaps false pride?
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how do I respond when I see an error done?
Do I point out the error or ignore it?
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age specific errors
Is a particular behavior a chet at a specific age, but not when done at another age (for example: foolish talk)?
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do we perceive some of these errors as more commonly associated with men or women?
You might want to do this with a partner of the opposite sex; then you can compare responses to see where you agree and disagree.
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it has been x amount of time since I have seen a particular error done
Either I live in a rarified world, or I may not be paying attention.
rank all 22 errors in order of most commonly done to least
I and my friends may not do this one or that one, but when I look at the larger world I see these as most common and those as least common.
let's all do the… what?
"Let's all do the Cherkessia!" was the introductory line of an "Israeli" line dance we learned as children. The only reference to the dance on the Web is on a page that consists of no more than links to three other pages that either no longer exist or no longer contain the information originally promised.


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Houston's trees need help. It may not be widely obvious yet, but without substantial rain in the next few weeks the effects of this year's drought may greatly reduce the area's green canopy in five years, experts say.
The city stands to lose millions of trees, according to Trees for Houston, which has planted about 419,000 trees across the area in 28 years. The organization is calling for a grass-roots watering effort, urging residents and civic associations to water trees.
Trees for Houston is stretching its budget to keep young trees it has planted watered once or twice weekly, spokeswoman Randi Cleary said.
The city is partnering with other organizations as much as possible to water public trees, city forester Victor Cordova said. City crews, for example, are watering 7,000 of the 25,000 trees planted in January for Arbor Day. The Texas Department of Transportation TxDOTis responsible for the rest.
Symptoms vary among species, but early signs of drought damage are yellowing leaves and leaf drop throughout the crown, Cleary said. As damage worsens, leaves die from the bottom of the tree upward and from the inside of the canopy outward. In some cases, leaves simply wilt, or turn brown along their edges.
Erratic weather the past three years has been tough on trees. A lesser drought in 2009 was followed by heavy rains interspersed with dry months in 2010. Drought-stricken trees also invite disease and insects that could further weaken and kill them during the next few years.
"Lack of rain, wind and extreme temperatures contribute to tree stress," said Jack Swayze, a district manager with Davey Tree Expert Co. "Secondary problems then set in. We've seen extreme numbers of large limbs drop, brittle with loss of water."
Damage from the current drought will be seen in the next five to 10 years, reducing the environmental benefit of the tree canopy — not to mention the beauty of healthy trees, Swayze said.
To help save the urban forest, Trees for Houston recommends a deep, thorough soaking once a week during the growing season. A watering schedule that maintains a lawn in a drought is not adequate to maintain trees.
Watering tips
A rule of thumb during a drought is to give a small, 1-year-old tree 28 gallons of water a week, a 2-year-old tree 56 gallons a week, and a 3-year-old 112 gallons a week.
But large, mature trees also need help. About 10 gallons per inch of trunk diameter is recommended each week.
"Older, established trees have more extensive root systems, but still might not find enough water in the soil during a drought to stay in good health," said Mickey Merritt of the Texas Forest Service.
The key, he said, is a long, slow soaking, so water can penetrate deeply into the root zone. Options include:
• Turning the hose on at a little more than a trickle, and letting water soak into the ground under the drip line or canopy until that area is saturated. Move the hose to another area and repeat.
• Using soaker hoses.
• Poking holes in the bottom of 5-gallon buckets and placing them beneath trees, then filling the buckets so the water slowly seeps into the soil.
• Purchasing slow-release systems such as Ooze Tube and Treegator, which Merritt said are beneficial in watering young trees.
Costly options
It may take several hours to water a large tree, Merritt said. But a slow soak reduces runoff and evaporation. Though water bills may still run high, the cost of removing a large dead tree can run hundreds of dollars.
Trees also can be helped by removing weeds and grass that compete for water beneath tree canopies. Replacing the grass with 2 to 3 inches of mulch will help conserve soil moisture. (Experts warn against piling mulch against tree trunks, which encourages disease and pest problems.)
For homes with irrigation systems, Swayze recommends running a second cycle so water can percolate deeper into the soil.
Trees for Houston: The organization spends $75 a year to water a tree. To make a donation, see www.treesforhouston.org.
City streets: Houston has an adopt-an-esplanade program; details at www.houstontx.gov/parks.


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Tihar Jail's Suicide Record
By Joanna Sugden
The alleged suicide of one of the men accused in the gang rape of a woman on a bus in Delhi in December has prompted questions about how Tihar Jail monitors its inmates.
Ram Singh, one of five men accused in the crime, was found dead early Monday morning in his cell. Police and prison authorities say Mr. Singh hanged himself with his clothes. Tihar Jail spokesman Sunil Gupta said Mr. Singh had three cellmates "who were sleeping when the incident happened."
"If such an incident can occur in a high-security prison, it says very little about India's ability to secure inmates. The suicide is a blot on jail authorities," said Sudha Sundaraman, head of the All India Democratic Women's Association, a New Delhi-based non-profit.
Tihar Jail officials have launched an inquiry into Mr. Singh's death. The Ministry of Home Affairs also said it is seeking a report on the suicide from the prison.
"I am aware media channels are accusing jail authorities for negligence but I deny this allegation. There are guards outside every ward here in Tihar. Ram Singh's ward, too, had sufficient guards. It is not possible to have guards outside every single jail," said Mr. Gupta.
According to a 2012 report by Tihar Jail psychiatrists in the Delhi Journal of Psychiatry, there were 20 suicides in Tihar Jail between 2001 and April 2012. All of them, like 33-year-old Mr. Singh, were pre-trial verdict inmates.
Mr. Singh was due to appear in court Monday for the continuation of a specially convened fast-track trial. Mr. Singh's lawyer V.K. Anand contests that he committed suicide.
The 2012 report by psychiatrists Anju Gupta and N.K. Girdhar cited "ongoing stress related to court proceedings and anticipation of unfavorable outcome of trial" as a reason for suicides. Internationally, pretrial detainees have a suicide attempt rate of about 7.5 times that of males in the general population, the authors say.
In the first four months of 2012, two Tihar Jail inmates killed themselves, according to the report. But it adds that under-reporting of prison suicides could mask a far higher number in a jail with almost 13,000 inmates.
Prisoners who are rushed to hospital after a suicide attempt and die there are often not recorded as suicide victims, the report says. "If the facility chooses to report some deaths as suicides—but not others, for fear of litigation—suicide rates could be inaccurate."
One of the riskiest times for prison suicides is near the time of the court appearance, "especially when a guilty verdict and harsh sentencing may be anticipated. A great deal of all jail suicides [globally] occurred within three days of a court appearance," the report says.
Mr. Singh had pleaded not guilty to charges including kidnapping, rape and murder. Like the four other accused men, Mr. Singh could have faced the death penalty if convicted. A sixth alleged assailant is being tried as a juvenile.
The Delhi government says mentally ill prisoners at Tihar Jail are treated by the prison's department of psychiatry, which has a 150-bed hospital.
Dr. Gupta and Dr. Girdhar say suicides in prison fall into two categories: egoistic and fatalistic.
"Egoistic suicide occurs when an individual has a low level of integration into society, while fatalistic suicide occurs in a highly regulated, social environment where the individual sees no possible way to improve his or her life."
Rajesh Goyal, general secretary of Delhi Psychiatric Society, said the trial of Mr. Singh had the added factor of worldwide media attention.
"The common man had a feeling of hatred towards the suspects so they are continuously under pressure," he said.
"Even if the court exonerates them they would not be welcomed back by their communities," said Mr. Goyal, who works as a psychiatrist at Sir Ganga Ram hospital in Delhi.
"When a person is facing a possible death sentence he may feel that instead of being controlled by others, he may as well take control and do it himself," he added.
Mr. Gupta, the Tihar Jail spokesman, said Monday that the four other accused men are being closely watched by jail authorities. He added that the prisoners in the rape case have been treated properly.
--Preetika Rana contributed to this post.
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The Nevada surprise
For the last 12 years, Nevada has had but three Representatives in the U.S. House: Two from the southern Clark County cities where 70 percent of Nevada lives and works, and another representing everybody else — all of rural Nevada from Elko in the far northwest to Pahrump on the state's Western border with California.
Then came the 2010 census, and the revelation that Nevada's population had increased enough that it deserved another voice in the House. So a new district was drawn, stretching across the state's uncertain middle, carving out the rural counties such as Nye and White Pine as well as part of urban Clark County. The fight to claim that district in 2012 launched one of the nastier electoral battles of the season.
Few real surprises came out of Nevada's electorate on November 6. Democrats retained control of the state's Assembly along with their one-seat majority in the state Senate. Republican Rep. Mark Amodei retained his hold over the newly drawn rural second district in the northern part of the state. Democratic Rep. Dina Titus won the solidly liberal first district, and Rep. Joe Heck, a Republican, retained his seat in the suburban second district, which he'd won over Titus in 2010. Sen. Dean Heller narrowly edged out Rep. Shelley Berkley to win the Senate contest. The state's 6 electoral votes went for Obama.
All of that was predicted by polls and pundits. Some margins of victory were slimmer than expected; others, including Obama's, were larger. Only in the brand-new fourth Congressional district did the utterly unexpected happen: Steven Horsford, formerly the majority leader in the state Senate, beat out businessman Danny Tarkanian, the son of the famous University of Nevada-Las Vegas basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, in what local newspapers described as a "rout." Horsford also made history: He's the first African-American the state has sent to Congress.
As late as October 28, polls had shown "Tark," as locals call him, with a lead of three to five points over Horsford. In early October, Democratic political observers in the state were horrified to learn that Tarkanian not only had an edge with Latino voters but had also secured the support of at least one prominent black Democrat, former NFL star and local NAACP chapter president Frank Hawkins. "(Horsford) has forgotten where he came from," Hawkins told the Las Vegas Review Journal. (So much for Tarkanian's supposedly game-changing racial gaffes.)
Horsford, despite his tenure in the state Senate, also had a name-recognition problem, and little money to combat it. Tarkanian had local fame and millions from Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS political-action committee on his side. The money was used in television spots pounding Horsford on his record in the state Senate, potential ethics problems and, most of all, his willingness to raise taxes.
Taxes, however, are less of a sticking point in revenue-starved Nevada than they might be other places in the West (see "As goes Nevada, so goes the nation?" HCN, 10/29/12). Tarkanian had problems, too — most glaringly, he appears to owe $17 million to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation over a land deal gone bad. He's also never held elected office, and in fact has lost several key contests, including one to Sharron Angle in the 2010 Republican primary for U.S. Senate. And by November, Horsford had regained the advantage among Latinos, with as many as 52 percent backing him.
But probably nothing doomed Tark more than the energetic get-out-the-vote machine that is the Nevada Democratic Party, an organization sharpened by formidable union organizing and the campaign skills of Sen. Harry Reid — who many believe ripped the 2010 election from Angle's grasp simply by getting more liberal bodies to the polls. The effort mirrored and even surpassed the dozens of others like it in other states, where Democrats, including Obama, outperformed the forecasts. As Democrats now hold a voter registration advantage of 25,000 in the new district of 262,000, future Republican contenders may have a hard time wresting the seat away.
Nevada's poverty and changing demographics will likely continue to move the formerly Red state into the Blue column. But Democrats shouldn't get too excited, warns Las Vegas Sun political reporter Anjeanette Damon. "We're still a battleground state," she wrote. "(P)olitical operatives on both sides of the aisle" have assured her that Nevada can still swing, especially if Republicans get their act together to turn out the vote.
Of course, those pols "may have a vested interest" in that outcome, Damon reports. The two presidential campaigns invested $54 million on ads in the state this election season. Plenty of Nevadans might understandably hope that the state remains worth that kind of money.
Judith Lewis Mernit is a High Country News contributing editor.


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Physis® physical modeling is proprietary technology, developed and patented by Viscount and used in the UNICO, SONUS and Ouverture series. Physis® reproduces with amazing accuracy the sounds, environment and sonic configuration of the worlds' most prestigious organs.
Physis® technology uses an advanced multi-processor platform called SHARC ®. The system is so powerful, it's capable of providing computing power in excess of 12 billion calculations per second! This impressive "computational power" is necessary to calculate real-time physical-model algorithms which generate an organ sound with the highest authenticity. The Linux operating system has been chosen to support this new platform as it's well known for its stability and flexibility. Thanks to this system, all " Physis"-powered devices are able to integrate easily with the latest technologies. Physis® technology models the sound "physically" by measuring the natural characteristics and physical properties of each organ pipe, as well as the interaction with the environment and the pipes. Thanks to the powerful processors, the sound is created not through the common "sample" (digital recording), but reconstructing the sound IN REAL TIME, through sophisticated algorithms. This process reproduces all the natural aspects of the sound right down to the smallest imperfections and irregularities. This is vitally important to give the sound its character, expression and warmth. The sound waves are played back as they exit the organ pipe, each with its own characteristics of autonomy, uniqueness and authenticity. The progression of timbre across the keyboard is accurate, smooth and incredibly natural thanks to the absence of the "split points" typical of technologies based on sampling. With Physis®, the parameters used to generate the sound are available so you can easily modify and mold the actual sound structure. The final sound being produced is a three-dimensional image and not only expressed horizontally, as in traditional technologies, but also vertically and diagonally, just like traditional pipe organs. We have devoted special attention to the sound reproduction system, in order to faithfully reproduce the impressive dynamics, the broad spectrum of sound and all the surprising spaciousness of the sound of the pipe organ. The effect is stunning: sitting at the console of a Physis®-powered organ you will feel inspired as if you were sitting at the console of a beautiful pipe organ.
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De-Escalating Aggressive Behaviors
Additional Tips for De-escalating Aggressive Behavior
In cases of direct threat to you or others, call the University Police Department (408) 924-2222 immediately. (Consider saving this phone # into your cell phone.)
Ensuring your own safety:
- Prior to the meeting, alert a colleague or supervisor that you may be meeting with a potentially violent person, so that your colleague may be ready to call the police or others for assistance.
- Consider holding the meeting in a more public arena, perhaps having another colleague or supervisor in the meeting with the person.
- If you decide to meet with the person privately, keep your door open when meeting with a potentially violent person.
- Arrange your office furniture so that you have a clear path to the door to exit if need be, and the other person won't be as easily able to block your path.
If a person becomes aggressive or seems potentially violent, first ensure your own safety. Take long, deep breaths to stay as calm as possible.
- It is generally helpful to meet with a disruptive person in private. Reduce stimulation. This provides an opportunity for the faculty or staff to address issues directly without interruption or shaming the person.
- Use low, deeper tones, and avoid raising your voice or talking too fast.
- Use gentle, soft voice, speaking slowly and confidently.
- Allow the person to tell you what is upsetting them.
- Acknowledge the person's strengths (e.g., good attendance, desire to perform well, etc.)
- Stay calm and paraphrase your understanding of the person's experiences. Set aside your own thoughts and responses and focus on what you are hearing.
- Validate the person's possible emotions and what is upsetting them.
- Be specific and gentle, but firmly directive about the behavior that you will accept. For example, "Please sit down." Or, "Please lower your voice and do not scream at me." Or, "Please do not thrash your arms like that. Please keep them lowered."
- Explain your intent before making any moves (e.g., "I'd like to get some water. Would you like some?" Or, I'm going to move behind you to close that window.)
- Take deep breaths, slowing down your breathing so that you remain calm.
- If the tension in the room is not dissipating, consider taking a quick break. (Apologize in a calm tone for needing to step out just for a couple of minutes, stating for example that you would like to consult with a supervisor; that you would like to get a glass of water, and offer one to the person; etc.)
- Ask the person what would be helpful from you. Ask for permission to problem-solve the issue. The person may just be venting and may not want you to problem-solve with them.
- Summarize what the person has said, and summarize any agreed upon resolutions.
Do NOT:
- Do not argue. When a person is already agitated or angry, he/she may escalate if they do not feel heard. Even if you are correct, arguing at this point will likely increase aggression. It is more helpful to show that you heard them and to de-escalate than to be correct.
- Do not focus on the person, and do not use adjectives or labels to describe the person. Instead, do focus on the specific behavior.
- Do not restrict the person's movement. If he/she wants to stand, allow them. Do not corner them.
- Do not meet behind closed door if you foresee possible danger.
- Do not touch the person or make sudden moves.
- Do not threaten the person. Threatening could increase someone's fear, which could prompt defense or aggression.
- Do not press for explanation about their behavior. Avoid "why" questions; these tend to increase a person's defenses.
- Do not take the person's behavior or remarks personally. Disruptive or aggressive behavior generally results from other life problems.
- Campus Civility and the Disruption of Learning: A Guide for Faculty and Staff, CSU Long Beach, CA
- First Aid for Aggressive Behavior, Mental Health First Aid


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A Washington state jailer whose wife discovered through Facebook that he had married a second woman has pleaded guilty to attempted bigamy.
Alan O'Neill, 42, of Graham, was charged in March after his first wife learned of his second wife through a Facebook "people you may know" notification and alerted authorities.
The second woman's profile photo showed her with O'Neill, dressed up and standing near a wedding cake, The Tacoma News Tribune reported Friday.
O'Neill, who was accompanied to court Thursday by the second woman, told Superior Court Judge Beverly Grant he never meant to commit a crime.
"I've never done anything intentionally wrong in my life," he said.
O'Neill was spared jail time but will be on probation for a year. The charge is a gross misdemeanor.
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He has annulled his second marriage and is divorcing his first wife.
O'Neill married his first wife in 2001, when he was known as Alan Fulk, The News Tribune reported in March. The couple split up eight years later, but the pair never divorced, the newspaper reported. Last December, he reportedly petitioned to have his name changed to O'Neill before marrying his second wife.
O'Neill's first wife seems to have forgiven him. She wrote a letter of support, saying that the media coverage has been enough punishment.
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"He just made a bad decision that hurt a few people's feelings and (brought) embarrassment to himself," she wrote.
O'Neill's lawyer, Philip Thornton, told the judge his client tried to get a divorce from his first wife before he married the second one. O'Neill trusted a neighbor to process his divorce through Lincoln County, but the neighbor didn't file the paperwork, Thornton said.
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"Mr. O'Neill failed to follow through on that," Thornton said. "He is extremely embarrassed and remorseful."
O'Neill's future as a Pierce County corrections officer remains in question.
He is on unpaid leave. Sheriff Paul Pastor, who oversees the jail, will evaluate the results of an internal affairs investigation before deciding whether to allow O'Neill, on the job for five years, to come back to work, sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said.
This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.
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The office is not usually a place that one would associate with quiet meditation and Zen gardens, but with this Feng Shui Zen Sand Garden, there is a way to bring a little Zen into your workday.
Zen gardening has its roots across many Asian cultures, and it is something that Westerners have often tried to imitate. The art of Feng Shui has made headway in Western culture as well. The problem is, most of us are so fast-paced and frenetic all the time; it is hard for us to slow down and appreciate the art of Zen meditation. While we generally value the need to live in harmony with nature, we have a conflicting need for instant gratification and the two do not mix.
Enter the Feng Shui Zen Sand Garden. It is small enough to sit on a desk or credenza in the office, and by tending to it; one can quiet the mind and temporarily slow the hectic pace of the day. And if you weren't born with a green thumb; no worries. The Feng Shui Zen Sand Garden consists of only sand, stones and a wooden rake, but don't let its simplicity fool you. Japanese culture is steeped in symbolism, and this sand garden is no exception. Here the sand represents the sea, the stones are symbolic of mountains, and the rake allows one to cultivate the garden, creating endless patterns.
The kit comes with white sand, a wooden tray, polished river stones, and a wooden rake. Measuring only 10" wide by 13" long, the Feng Shui Zen Sand Garden makes a sensational conversation piece for the office, and a unique gift that "hard to buy for" person.


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