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The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that the world is touting, and that the Israeli leadership has publicly accepted, is unrealistic and will never happen, insisted a senior Israeli government minister.
"Those who are here understand why the vision of two states is unrealistic and will ever happen. Those who think they can force us to build only within the Auschwitz borders are wrong," said Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) on Sunday as he helped dedicate two new neighborhoods in the Samarian Jewish community of Kedumim.
The term "Auschwitz borders" was first used by former and legendary Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eben in 1969, when he noted that the Arab states and the international community were trying to confine Israel to tiny, indefensible borders, much as how the Jews were corralled into ghettos during the Nazi Holocaust.
Ariel said Israel would continue building homes for Jews on all of the land promised to this nation in the Bible, as that is the only true Zionist response to the threats against the Jewish state.
Many Israelis, and many in the Israeli government have come to accept the notion that they must surrender Judea and Samaria (the so-called "West Bank") for the establishment of a Palestinian state in order to maintain a demographic Jewish majority in Israel.
But Knesset member Tzipi Hotoveli (Likud) told a gathering in Jerusalem on Sunday that Israel should not fear fully annexing those "disputed territories" and establishing a bi-national state.
Speaking at a conference advocating recognition of Jordan as the true Palestinian state, Hotoveli noted that annexing Judea and Samaria and granting Israeli citizenship to the 2.5 million Arabs living there would still mean a Jewish majority west of the Jordan river.
In fact, it would be a similar ratio of Jews to Arabs as what existed in the region when David Ben Gurion declared independence in 1948. Israel's first prime minister did not let himself be deterred by the fact that there were only 600,000 Jews to the 450,000 Arabs living in the area.
Just as in Ben Gurion's time, there remains a sufficient Jewish population around the world that will eventually immigrate to the Jewish state to further offset the increased Arab citizenry. And in the meantime, Israel will have solidly staked its claim to its historic and biblical heartland.
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47 CFR Sec. 73.1635
Title 47
Subpart H
Sec. 73.1635 Special temporary authorizations (STA).
(a) A special temporary authorization (STA) is the authority granted to a permittee or licensee to permit the operation of a broadcast facility for a limited period at a specified variance from the terms of the station authorization or requirements of the FCC rules applicable to the particular class of station.
- (1) A request for a STA should be filed with FCC in Washington,
DC at least 10 days prior to the date of the proposed operation.
- (2) The request is to be made by letter and shall fully describe the proposed operation and the necessity for the requested STA. Such letter requests shall be signed by the licensee or the licensee's representative.
- (3) A request for a STA necessitated by unforeseen equipment damage or failure may be made without regard to the procedural requirements of this section (e.g. via telegram or telephone). Any request made pursuant to this paragraph shall be followed by a written confirmation request conforming to the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this section. Confirmation requests shall be submitted within 24 hours. (See also Sec. 73.1680 Emergency Antennas).
- (4) An STA may be granted for an initial period not to exceed 180 days. A limited number of extensions of such authorizations may be granted for additional periods not exceeding 180 days per extension. An STA necessitated by technical or equipment problems, however, may, in practice, be granted for an initial period not to exceed 90 days with a limited number of extensions not to exceed 90 days per extension. The permittee or licensee must demonstrate that any further extensions requested are necessary and that all steps to resume normal operation are being undertaken an in expeditious and timely fashion.
- (5) Certain rules permit temporary operation at variance without prior authorization from the FCC when notification is filed as prescribed in the particular rules. See Sec. 73.62, Directional Antenna System Tolerances; Sec. 73.157, Antenna Testing During Daytime: Sec. 73.1250, Broadcasting Emergency Information; Sec. 73.1615, Operation During Modification of Facilities; and Sec. 73.1680, Emergency Antennas.
- (2) The request is to be made by letter and shall fully describe the proposed operation and the necessity for the requested STA. Such letter requests shall be signed by the licensee or the licensee's representative.
(c) No request by an AM station for temporary authority to extend its hours of operation beyond those authorized by its regular authorization will be accepted or granted by the FCC except in emergency situations conforming with the requirements of Sec. 73.3542, Application for Emergency Authorization. See also Sec. 73.1250, Broadcasting Emergency Information.


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St. Francis of Assisi, Italian San Francesco d'Assisi, baptized Giovanni, renamed Francesco, original name Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone, (born 1181/82, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]—died October 3, 1226, Assisi; canonized July 16, 1228; feast day October 4), founder of the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor (Ordo Fratrum Minorum), the women's Order of St. Clare (the Poor Clares), and the lay Third Order. He was also a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century. His evangelical zeal, consecration to poverty, charity, and personal charisma drew thousands of followers. Francis's devotion to the human Jesus and his desire to follow Jesus' example reflected and reinforced important developments in medieval spirituality. The Poverello ("Poor Little Man") is one of the most venerated religious figures in Roman Catholic history, and he and St. Catherine of Siena are the patron saints of Italy. In 1979 Pope John Paul II recognized him as the patron saint of ecology.
Early life and career
Francis was the son of Pietro di Bernardone, a cloth merchant, and the lady Pica, who may have come from France. At Francis's birth, his father was away on a business trip to France, and his mother had him baptized Giovanni. On his return, however, Pietro changed the infant's name to Francesco because of either his interest in France or his wife's background. Francis learned to read and write Latin at the school near the church of San Giorgio, acquired some knowledge of French language and literature, and was especially fond of the Provenƈal culture of the troubadours. He liked to speak French (although he never did so perfectly) and even attempted to sing in the language. His youth was most likely without serious moral lapses, and his exuberant love of life and a general spirit of worldliness made him a recognized leader of the young men of the town.
In 1202 he took part in a war between Assisi and Perugia, was held prisoner for almost a year, and on his release fell seriously ill. After his recovery, he attempted to join the papal forces under Count Gentile against the emperor Frederick II in Apulia in late 1205. On his journey, however, he had a vision or dream that bade him return to Assisi and await the call to a new kind of knighthood. On his return, he dedicated himself to solitude and prayer so that he might know God's will for him.
Several other episodes contributed to his conversion to the apostolic life: a vision of Christ while Francis prayed in a grotto near Assisi; an experience of poverty during a pilgrimage to Rome, where, in rags, he mingled with the beggars before St. Peter's Basilica and begged alms; an incident in which he not only gave alms to a leper (he had always felt a deep repugnance for lepers) but also kissed his hand. Among such episodes, the most important, according to his disciple and first biographer, Thomas of Celano, occurred at the ruined chapel of San Damiano outside the gate of Assisi when Francis heard the crucifix above the altar command him: "Go, Francis, and repair my house which, as you see, is well-nigh in ruins." Taking this literally, Francis hurried home, gathered some fine cloth from his father's shop, and rode off to the nearby town of Foligno, where he sold both cloth and horse. He then tried to give the money to the priest at San Damiano, whose refusal prompted Francis to throw the money out the window. Angered, his father kept him at home and then brought him before the civil authorities. When Francis refused to answer the summons, his father called him before the bishop of Assisi. Before any accusations were made, Francis "without a word peeled off his garments even removing his breeches and restored them to his father." Completely naked, he said: "Until now I have called you my father on earth. But henceforth I can truly say: Our Father who art in heaven." The astonished bishop gave him a cloak, and Francis went off to the woods of Mount Subasio above the city.
Francis renounced worldly goods and family ties to embrace a life of poverty. He repaired the church of San Damiano, refurbished a chapel dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle, and then restored the now-famous little chapel of St. Mary of the Angels (Santa Maria degli Angeli), the Porziuncola, on the plain below Assisi. There, on the feast of St. Matthias, February 24, 1208, he listened at mass to the account of the mission of Christ to the Apostles from the Gospel According to Matthew (10:7, 9–11): "And as you go, preach the message, 'The kingdom is at hand!'…Take no gold, nor silver, nor money in your belts, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the labourer deserves his food. And whatever town or villa you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you depart." According to Thomas of Celano, this was the decisive moment for Francis, who declared, "This is what I wish; this is what I am seeking. This is what I want to do from the bottom of my heart." He then removed his shoes, discarded his staff, put on a rough tunic, and began to preach repentance.
The Franciscan rule
Francis preached to townspeople—even though as a layperson he was without license to do so—and he soon attracted followers. In 1209 he composed for his mendicant disciples, or friars, a simple rule (Regula primitiva, "Primitive Rule") drawn from passages in the Bible: "To follow the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ and to walk in his footsteps." He then led the group of 12 disciples to Rome to seek the approval of Pope Innocent III, an important step that demonstrated Francis's recognition of papal authority and saved his order from the fate of the Waldensians, who had been declared heretics in the late 12th century. At first Innocent was hesitant, but, following a dream in which he saw Francis holding up the church of San Giovanni in Laterano, he gave oral approbation to the Franciscan rule of life. This event, which according to tradition, occurred on April 16, 1210, marked the official founding of the Franciscan order. The Friars Minor, or Lesser Brothers, as they came to be known, were street preachers with no possessions and only the Porziuncola as a centre. They preached and worked first in Umbria and then, as their numbers grew rapidly, in the rest of Italy.
Probably no one in history has set out as seriously as did Francis to imitate the life of Christ and to carry out so literally Christ's work in Christ's own way. This is the key to the character and spirit of St. Francis and helps explain his veneration for the Eucharist (the body and blood of Christ) and respect for the priests who handled the elements of the communion sacrament. To neglect this point is to present an unbalanced portrait of the saint as a lover of nature, a social worker, an itinerant preacher, and a celebrant of poverty.
Certainly the love of poverty is part of his spirit, and his contemporaries celebrated poverty either as his "lady," in the allegorical Sacrum commercium (Eng. trans., Francis and His Lady Poverty, 1964), or as his "bride," in the fresco by Giotto in the lower church of San Francesco at Assisi. Indeed, poverty was so important to Francis that in his last writing, the Testament, composed shortly before his death in 1226, he declared unambiguously that absolute personal and corporate poverty was the essential lifestyle for the members of his order. It was not, however, mere external poverty he sought but the total denial of self (as in the Letter of Paul to the Philippians 2:7).
Francis considered all nature as the mirror of God and as so many steps to God. He called all creatures his "brothers" and "sisters," and, in the most endearing stories about him, preached to the birds and persuaded a wolf to stop attacking the people of the town of Gubbio and their livestock if the townspeople agreed to feed the wolf. In his "Canticle of the Creatures" (less properly called by such names as the "Praises of Creatures" or the "Canticle of the Sun"), he referred to "Brother Sun" and "Sister Moon," the wind and water, and even "Sister Death." He nicknamed his long and painful illnesses his "sisters," and he begged pardon of "Brother Ass the body" for having unduly burdened him with his penances. Above all, his deep sense of brotherhood under God embraced his fellow men, for "he considered himself no friend of Christ if he did not cherish those for whom Christ died."
In 1212 Francis organized a second order, one for women, that became known as the Poor Clares. He gave a religious habit, or dress, similar to his own to the noblewoman later known as St. Clare (Clara) of Assisi and then lodged her and a few companions in the church of San Damiano, where they were joined by women of Assisi. For those who could not leave their families and homes, he eventually (c. 1221) formed the Third Order of Brothers and Sisters of Penance, a lay fraternity that, without withdrawing from the world or taking religious vows, would carry out the principles of Franciscan life. As the friars became more numerous, the order extended outside Italy.
Determined to bring the Gospel to all God's creatures, Francis, on several occasions, sought to take his message out of Italy. In the late spring of 1212, he set out for the Holy Land to preach to the Muslims but was shipwrecked on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea and had to return. A year or two later, sickness forced him to abandon a journey to the Muslims in Spain. In 1217 he proposed to go to France, but the future Pope Gregory IX, Cardinal Ugolino of Segni, an early and important supporter of the order, advised Francis that he was needed more in Italy. In 1219 he did go to Egypt, where the crusaders were besieging Damietta. He went into the Muslim camp and preached to the sultan al-Kāmil, who was impressed by him and gave him permission (it is said) to visit the sacred places in the Holy Land.
News of disturbances among the friars in Italy forced Francis to return. Although the Order of the Friars Minor had grown at a faster rate than any previous religious order, it had not experienced similar organizational growth and had little more than Francis's example and his brief rule of life to guide its increasing numbers. To correct this situation, Francis prepared a new and more detailed rule (Regula prima, "First Rule," or Regula non bullata, "Rule Without a Bull"), which reasserted devotion to poverty and the apostolic life and introduced greater institutional structure but was never officially sanctioned by the pope. He also appointed Peter Catanii as his vicar to handle the order's practical affairs; after Peter's early death in 1221, Francis replaced him with Brother Elias of Cortona. Two years later, Francis submitted a further revision of the rule—known as the Regula secunda ("Second Rule"), or Regula bullata ("Rule with a Bull")—to Pope Honorius III, who approved it in the bull Solet annuere ("Accustomed to Grant") on November 29, 1223. As the official rule of the order, Regula bullata enjoined the friars "to observe the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, living in obedience without anything of our own and in chastity." It also outlined regulations for discipline, preaching, and entry into the order. After his rule received papal sanction, Francis withdrew increasingly from external affairs.
Francis's vision and the stigmata of the Crucified
At Christmastime in 1223, Francis participated in an important ceremony when he celebrated the birth of Jesus by recreating the manger of Bethlehem at a church in Greccio, Italy. This celebration demonstrated his devotion to the human Jesus, a devotion that would be rewarded in most dramatic fashion in the following year. In the summer of 1224, Francis went to the mountain retreat of La Verna (Alvernia), not far from Assisi, to celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15) and to prepare for St. Michael's Day (September 29) by fasting for 40 days. He prayed that he might know how best to please God; opening the Gospels for the answer, he came upon references to the Passion of Christ three times. As he prayed during the morning of the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14), he beheld a figure coming toward him from the heavens. St. Bonaventure, minister-general of the Franciscans from 1257 to 1274 and a leading thinker of the 13th century, wrote:
As it stood above him, he saw that it was a man and yet a Seraph with six wings; his arms were extended and his feet conjoined, and his body was fixed to a cross. Two wings were raised above his head, two were extended as in flight, and two covered the whole body. The face was beautiful beyond all earthly beauty, and it smiled gently upon Francis. Conflicting emotions filled his heart, for though the vision brought great joy, the sight of the suffering and crucified figure stirred him to deepest sorrow. Pondering what this vision might mean, he finally understood that by God's providence he would be made like to the crucified Christ not by a bodily martyrdom but by conformity in mind and heart. Then as the vision disappeared, it left not only a greater ardour of love in the inner man but no less marvelously marked him outwardly with the stigmata of the Crucified.
For the remainder of his life, Francis took the greatest care to hide the stigmata (marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Jesus Christ). After the death of Francis, Brother Elias announced the stigmata to the order by a circular letter. Later, Brother Leo, the confessor and intimate companion of the saint who also left a written testimony of the event, said that in death Francis seemed like one just taken down from the cross.
Francis lived two years longer, in constant pain and almost totally blind (he had contracted an eye disease while proselytizing in the East in 1219). Medical treatment at Rieti was unsuccessful, and after a stay at Siena, he was brought back to Assisi, where he died at the Porziuncola. He was buried temporarily in the church of San Giorgio at Assisi. On July 15, 1228, concluding a process of unprecedented speed, Francis was canonized by his former protector, Pope Gregory IX. On the following day, the pope laid the foundation stone for the basilica that Brother Elias would build in Francis's memory, and in 1230 the saint's body was transferred to the lower church of the basilica.Ignatius Charles Brady The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn More in these related Britannica articles:
history of Europe: Devotional life…Minor, founded by the layman Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226) to minister to the spiritual needs of the cities, spread widely and rapidly, as did the Order of Preachers, founded by the canon of Osma, Dominic of Guzmán (
c.1170–1221). These and other devotional movements of laypeople were supported by Pope…
Christianity: Western Catholic Christianity…only in the life of Francis of Assisi, who emphasized the practical following of Jesus and came to be identified with him in a new form of Christ-mysticism, manifested in his reception of the stigmata, or wounds of the crucified Christ, but also in the remarkable proliferation of new forms…
Roman Catholicism: The mendicant ordersFrancis of Assisi, a man of magnetic personality who believed that he was called by Christ to preach poverty, had no thought of founding an order, but his message and his genius exactly suited the age, and the vast concourse of his followers gradually transformed…
Crusades: The Fifth Crusade…only by the presence of Francis of Assisi, whom Pelagius reluctantly permitted to cross the lines, where he was courteously received by al-Malik al-Kāmil. However, despite Francis's heartfelt plea, the Muslim leader declined his offer to convert to Christianity.…
Italian literature: Religious poetry…"Canticle of Brother Sun"), of St. Francis of Assisi was one of the earliest Italian poems. It was written in rhythmical prose that recalls the verses of the Bible and uses assonance in place of rhyme. In the Umbrian dialect, God is praised through all the things of his creation.…
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I wish you could see this card in person!! I really do LOVE it!! It turned out so nice!! The pictures never do them justice! LOL......
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This is stunning, I know what you mean about the photos never doing the cards justice. Love the blue and brown colour combination.....
Totally love this sweetie what a fab scene you have created and love the sentiment stamped over it hugs Rebekah xx
Wow, Janny! This card is awesome. Your coloring is beyond beautiful on both the images! The blue and brown are stunning together and your embellishments really pop on this card...hugs...Barb <><
Hi Janiel,
What a gorgeous card!!
Love the blue and brown together ~ your papers are wonderful.
Fantastic colouring :o)
Lovely flowers around your image :o)
Hugs, Candy
Gorgeous card, love her dress and papers are awesome.
This card is just stunning. I love the colour combination and the scene you have made. Beautiful.
Hugs from Bron xo
Stunning! What you did with her dress is gorgeous. So many fabulous details....
Absoluretly stunning, Janny!!! I LOVE this combination and your coloring always knocks my socks off! Gorgeous embellishments and design! LOVE it!!
hugs, Sharon
Wow, the detail is amazing. Each time I look I find something I missed. Great chocolate and blueberry color scheme.
Gorgeous!! I never seen this Tilda before.. So beautiful and your glitter details n dress make it amazing.
Janiel my freind this is another amazing creation I havent seen this tilda before either, its just beautiful xxxxxxxxxxxxx
A very beautiful card. I love the glitter that you used on the dress. It makes it very special.
Hugs and a happy Easter
Hi Janiel
A stunning and beautiful card ,gorgeous layout and love the scene
Hugs Dianne xx :)
Oh wow, this is absolutely gorgeous, so many beautiful details to feast the eyes on and a wonderful take on the sketch.
Ow sweetie what a amazing card ;o)
Love the images and the colors are great ...
Have a great Easter enjoy it ..
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Hi Janiel!
this card is fabulous. I love it.
hugs Maz
Great card this is! Lovely combination of colors and so many beautiful details
Oh Janiel this is stunning, the colour combo is gorgeous and those papers are beautiful! I bet it looks amazing IRL! Love the stamped sentiment over the image - wish I was brave enough to try something like that, knowing my luck it would smudge or blur and ruin my image lol!
So many beautiful finishing touches to look at too - perfect!
Hugs Nicola xxx
Gorgeous sweetie!! Love the sentiment in the middle of the image!!
Oh, another wonderful card. So cute!!!
Wonderful card. Beautiful scene and embellies. Happy Easter. Lily Anuska
I love how you colored the castle! Each brick is perfectly chosen and shaded, it looks so real. I admire your coloring and style. This card is just beautiful.
Another beautiful card. Your attention to detail is amazing.
Wow, Wow, Wow....you always do things with a wow! I just love how you do your distress inks on the edges. The glitter on the front of her dress is stunning. Alot of work and love went into this card that is for sure!
It looks awesome! :)
Another STUNNING creation! You are so talented, Janiel!
Beautiful card Janiel,I love the image and the colours.
So gorgeous papers.
Hugs Riet.xx
That is a lovely sketch Janiel, you've really made it your own. Your card is just beautiful, with a gorgeous image, beautifully coloured and lovely papers and embellishments.
Happy Easter,
Kat xx
Amazing card Janiel! Love how you colored her dress, simply beautiful. fabulous papers and most wonderful choice of colors. Hugs.
Hi Janny!
Auw, this is so stunning! I loved to see it in the pre post and then to come here and see more pics :) wow! Totally fabby sweetie! I can´t imagine how it looks IRL if it looks this amazing here ;) He,he,he!
Beautiful :)
Hugs and happy easter!
I wish I could see it in person too, it is gorgeous x
Beautiful as always...joann sassy raggedy
WOW!! Janiel this is stunning, I love it!!! Love the colour combo, the images and every amazing detail!! Especially love the twine wrapped around the handles! hugs, Jane xxx
OMG, it's beautiful!! I love all the little extras you added, makes it just perfect!! (and of course Tilda is colored wonderfully!!) Love it!!
Gorgeous card,love the sceneand coloring, bye Mascha
What a totally awesome card Janiel I just love everything about it and the images well you really have these coloured to perfection!!! Hope you have had a beautiful Easter Love Chanelle xxx
Hi Janiel, your cards so goreous!! I love all the details that you have added to the card, especially the metal accents. And, the floral arrangement is so beautiful!! Have a wonderful week!!
Oh my! Janiel, this is utterly gorgeous. Your stamping,colouring and choice of embellishments make it stunning. Thank you for joining us a Fairy Fun Friday this week. Good luck in the draw.
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A stunning card Janiel, Tilda looks gorgeous and I love the sparkle, love the idea of the acetate sentiment. Fab colour combo too,
HUGZ Fleur xXx
This is just stunning Janiel, I think this is my favourite of all your cards, it's just beautiful! I love the vintage blue and brown and the wonderful scene you've created,all the pretty details, just everything about it, Absolutely Gorgeous my friend
Hugs Julie P
What an absolutely fabulous creation! I love all the texture and your coloring is amazing! Wow, no matter how long I look at it, I keep seeing new things! This would make an awesome decoration in a little girl's room. Beautiful!!!
Stunning creation Jan. Your coloring is as gorgeous as the design of this card :o)
Stunningly gorgeous, Janiel! Wonderful colour combo--one of my faves. I agree with you that pictures never do the cards justice, but it looks fabulous even in this picture. Bet it's ten times more fab in real life.
Fabulous card,its colors are decent.
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WOW this is breathtaking gorgeous!!! Fabulous coloring and scene you've created.
Hugs, Cathy-Lynn
Oh my Jan what a stunning scene!!!!! Love the coloring and the image is just gorgeous!!!!! Magical work !!!!! Wow!!!
Your card is stunning!
An adorable image and beautiful colors. I love all the sparkling.
Thanks for joining us this week at JM/HS.
OH MY WORD! I just love your cards! This little scene is amazing and I love how you colored that castle. Well the whole thing really. Gorgeous!! Hugs!
Love this magical scene with your beautifully coloured castle and the oh so sweet Viking Tilda. Your dotty paper strips with the pretty lace and twine are lovely and of course your flowers and little feather are gorgeous! Such a pretty make, PQ! It was great to hear from you! IMTAP. Hugs, Lesley
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Where the Boys Are (Reading Tech Blogs, Apparently)
Men outnumber women in the tech industry. This isn't particularly newsworthy, although it continues to be quite disheartening.
Figures released today from web monitoring company Royal Pingdom highlight another repercussion of the skewed gender representation in tech – namely, the overwhelming predominance of male visitors to technology blogs.
Royal Pingdom looked a number of popular tech blogs, including ReadWriteWeb, and examined the ratio of male to female site visitors by using demographics data from Google's DoubleClick Ad Planner.
Of the popular blogs that Royal Pingdom examined, only Mashable comes anywhere close to a 50-50 split between male and female visitors. Sites like Techmeme and Slashdot have closer to 90% male visitors. About 72% of ReadWriteWeb's visitors, according to Royal Pingdom's stats, are male.
In a survey from last summer, comScore found that women outnumber men on social networking sites and tend to spend more time on those sites as well. But that interest and engagement hasn't seemed to spill over into the tech blogosphere.
What contributes to the difference? Is it a reflection of the tech industry at large? Is it the content on the sites? The authors' gender? The editorial voice or tone? Is it the community that surrounds it?


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SACRAMENTO -- Isaiah Thomas had 24 points and six assists, Tyreke Evans scored 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter Thursday night and the Sacramento Kings earned their third straight home win, holding off the slumping Minnesota Timberwolves 101-98.
The Kings are 6-5 over the last three weeks and their 19 home wins are the most over the previous three seasons.
Nikola Pekovic had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have lost two straight and four of five. Injury-plagued Minnesota has dropped 21 of 28 games since Jan. 8. The Timberwolves have lost nine straight and 17 of 18 on the road.
Ricky Rubio had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for Minnesota, which beat the Kings twice this season. Both Derrick Williams and Greg Stiemsma had 12 points and Dante Cunningham added 11.
The Kings survived a miscue at the end when they were leading by three points and Evans turned the ball over on a poor pass after penetrating to the basket. Cunningham missed a 3-point attempt on the other end with 1 second left that would have sent the game to overtime.
DeMarcus Cousins had 15 points and 14 rebounds for Sacramento. John Salmons scored 13 and Patrick Patterson added 11.
Rubio made a jumper and hit four free throws to cut the Kings' lead to 99-97, but Evans ended a Kings drought of three-plus minutes with a basket, giving Sacramento a 101-97 lead with 41 seconds remaining.
There was also news off the court for the Kings on Thursday. Mark Mastrov and Ron Burkle have brought Vivek Ranadive aboard in a move that should strengthen their bid to keep the team in Sacramento.
Ranadive, the chairman and chief executive of TIBCO Software in Palo Alto, Calif., appears to be the new leader in the bid to buy the team. Ranadive also is a limited partner and vice chairman of the Golden State Warriors. He would have to sell his share of the Warriors if he became an owner with the Kings.
Sacramento is trying to keep the team and prevent it from being sold to a Seattle group headed by hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.
The NBA board of governors is expected to vote in mid-April on the fate of the Kings.
Chase Budinger played for the first time since tearing the meniscus in his left knee in Nov. 10 against Chicago. Budinger was playing in only his seventh game this season and finished with nine points in 18 minutes.
Evans scored seven straight points for the Kings, including a three-point play midway through the fourth quarter. He found Cole Aldrich for a basket the next time down the court to give the Kings a 95-87 lead.
Thomas enjoyed a big first half and continued to give Minnesota trouble in the third quarter. The feisty point guard scored eight points and so did Evans to give Sacramento a 79-77 lead heading into the fourth.
Trailing since early in the second quarter, the Kings took the lead in the third quarter on a dunk by Cousins at the 3:02 mark. The Kings trailed by four points at the half, but outscored the Timberwolves 26-20 in the third quarter.
Pekovic got off to a fast start, scoring 11 points in the first quarter and 13 by halftime in helping the Timberwolves to a 57-53 lead. Thomas had 14 points and Patterson added 11 for the Kings.
NOTES: Luke Ridnour is the only player on the Minnesota roster not to miss a game this season. ... Minnesota coach Rick Adelman guided the Kings for eight seasons and the team had a winning record and made the playoffs every year. The Kings haven't had a winning season or gone to the playoffs since he was fired after the 2005-06 season. . Kings reserve center James Johnson missed his fourth straight game due to personal reasons. . Rubio scored only two first-half points, but had six assists and five rebounds.
SACRAMENTO -- Isaiah Thomas had 24 points and six assists, Tyreke Evans scored 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter Thursday night and the Sacramento Kings earned their third straight home win, holding off the slumping Minnesota Timberwolves 101-98.


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I first encountered Russian artist Svetlana Petrova's renderings of classic paintings, modified to include her very large, fat cat, a couple of years ago. I was pleasantly surprised to find the artist is still re-creating paintings, and that her work has recently become a part of a gallery show in Abingdon, England.
Petrova's mother died in 2008, leaving her cat, Zarathustra, behind. She claims her mother spoiled the cat, contributing to Zarathustra's large stature. Petrova was very depressed after her mother's death and wasn't able to make art until a friend suggested she create an art project using the cat, and thus, Fat Cat Art was born.
Petrova says, "I'm a professional artist, and I was fond of Internet memes, and I thought maybe I can make an Internet meme who would at the same time [be] a work of art. And I did this." But her confidence in her work was at first met with some hesitation. "I thought that I could hold an exhibition, but gallery owners said: 'This is not art, this is just cats.' I asked: 'Why is a shark in the formaldehyde art, but and a cat in a classic painting is not art?' Nobody could give me an answer, and these people began to avoid me saying that I am mad." Eventually, though, her cat art won the hearts of the gallery in the UK.
Petrova has been most recently inserting her cat into movies, and she welcomes suggestions for fat cat placements via her Twitter, or the project's website, whose disclaimer reads: "We are real. All the artworks at this site are real. Nobody's opinion about Us, Our art or this site will ever disturb Our suprematism." (via archie mcphee and huffington post)


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My name is Steven Tan. I have been doing a research on an exoskeleton prototype for quadriplegia patient. This prototype concept (Steelforce One) is to allow full paralyzed patient to move their body and do their daily work without having the need of help of others. They could walk, sit, sleep, move their arm to eat and etc on their own. This machine is potentially to be used as physiotherapy machine for people having trouble of movement in hospitals and patients who had stroke, spinal cord injuries or other sickness.
It is possible to control the device with voice, and even brainwave technology. We have researched on the possibility of using brainwave to control, however the response is not so fluid because the brainwave technology is still not mature yet. The brainwave technology will improve by time and we can upgrade the system as new technology is available in the market. Currently we are using brainwave headset controller gyromouse to control the system.
The system is currently built with embedded system and therefore we can add on as many functions and movement as it is developing further more. The prototype is also built with a computer and a software that allow the patient to type on the computer and interact with other people. Sensors will be added soon to allow better movement and control system.
This is the third prototype as I have been upgrading the function from time to time. I have been doing this research since 2010 and the structure design has been upgraded a lot since the beginning of the process.
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Those of you who have been paying attention have probably been wondering why I've only done two blog posts in the last six months.
It's because there isn't much more I can say about the publishing industry.
From 2005 until 2009, my blog was all about self-promotion, landing an agent and a publishing deal, and working with publishers to make your book a success.
From 2009 until 2016, my blog was all about self-publishing, and why legacy publishing was no longer the best choice for most authors.
I've blogged, at length, about changes and controversies in the publishing world, and did my part to inform (and hopefully entertain) authors of all experience levels.
But, lately, nothing in the industry has piqued my interest enough to blog about it.
And I miss blogging.
I will continue to blog sporadically on NEWBIE'S GUIDE, if something cool happens. Or something uncool happens. I created this blog to advocate for authors, and I will continue to do that.
I have also begun a new blog.
I'm a huge movie fan, and have about five thousand titles in my home library. As you might guess, not all of them are good. Some, in fact, are terrible.
I'm going to be blogging about the terrible ones.
My son, Talon Konrath, and I have launched THE BEST WORST MOVIES EVER BLOG. Several times a week we're going to be watching bad movies and sharing our thoughts.
Unlike this blog, the movie blog is meant to primarily entertain. If you're a fan of bad movies, you'll no doubt see some titles you recognize. If you don't understand the appeal of bad movies, I hope you'll check it out and learn why you need to seek out and see many of these amazing films.
So far we've got nine posts live, and plan on at least a hundred more by the end of 2017. It's a rough job, but we're committed to it.
Please take a look, and as always, thanks for reading!
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Kelly's Ford
Other Names: Kellysville
Location: Culpeper County
Campaign: Cavalry Operations along the Rappahannock (March 1863)
Date(s): March 17, 1863
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. William W. Averell [US]; Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee [CS]
Forces Engaged: Divisions (3,000 total)
Estimated Casualties: 200 total
Description: Kelly's Ford was one of the early larger scale cavalry fights in Virginia that set the stage for Brandy Station and cavalry actions of the Gettysburg campaign. Twenty-one hundred troopers of Averell's cavalry division crossed the Rappahannock River to attack the Confederate cavalry. Fitzhugh Lee counterattacked with a brigade of about 800 men. The "Gallant" Pelham was killed. After achieving a localized success, Union forces withdrew in mid-afternoon.
Result(s): Inconclusive
CWSAC Reference #: VA029
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Chris Young Spending Super Bowl Weekend in Vegas, But Who's He Betting On?
For Super Bowl XLVIII, Chris Young is heading to Las Vegas with a pocketful of money that may or may not come home with him.
So, who is the 'Aw Naw' singer laying money on? "It's a great match up and the Seahawks are strong, but I'm laying a crap load of money on the Broncos," says Young with a laugh.
"I'm a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan, but early in the season I thought the Broncos would make a run deep run into the playoffs," he dishes. "I have Knowshon Moreno on my fantasy football team."
It sounds like by the time the final play is completed, Young will either be feasting ... or in famine. But, he's hoping for the best.
"I've never spent Super Bowl weekend in Vegas and I'm looking forward to having fun and hopefully, 'what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas' and comes home with me in my wallet," the singer jokes.
Hopefully, Sin City will prove to be on Young's side this weekend, and his wallet will experience a touchdown -- not a fumble.
On Super Bowl Sunday 2014 (Feb. 2), country music will be prevalent. The Band Perry is set to perform at the pregame show, as well as during the NFL Tailgate Party. Plus, Zac Brown Band and Jake Owen will be rocking the world-class Bud Light Hotel concert on Feb. 1 and 2, respectively, taking place on a cruise ship docked at Pier 88 in Manhattan.
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When the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet was announced at the beginning of the year, we were excited about the successor to the 770. Not only was there an updated version of the Linux-based Internet Tablet OS and significantly-improved hardware, but Nokia also promised us a fully-functional Skype client for the N800. Nearly six months after the tablet's launch, the Skype client has finally arrived.
Getting Skype onto your N800 can take a bit of time. In addition to releasing the Skype client, Nokia also unleashed an OS update to support the new client (Internet Tablet OS 4.2007 26-8, if you're keeping score at home). As a result, you'll need to back up all of the data on your N800 to a memory card, hook the tablet up to a PC running Linux or Windows (a Mac running Parallels will do the trick quite nicely), install the OS update, restore your backup from the memory card, and you're all set.
I found a Skype icon in the Extras menu. Clicking on that took me to the Application Manager, and after selecting skype-ui from a long list of files with "skype" in the name, what appeared to be the actual Skype application was downloaded and installed. After the installation process was finished, there was a new Skype icon in the Favorites menu. I clicked on it and was on my way.
Much to my delight, I found the N800's Skype client to be very similar to the desktop client in both form and functionality. After logging in to my Skype account, I was taken to the familiar contact list.
All of my Skype and SkypeOut contacts were there. The tabbed interface at left cycles through the contact list, the numeric keypad for SkypeOut calls to landlines and cell phones, and your call history.
I have a SkypeIn phone number, so the first thing I tested was how well it would handle incoming calls to my SkypeIn number. In a word, flawlessly. Each time I or someone else would dial the number, the N800's Skype client rang faithfully, and I was able to answer the call. Using SkypeOut worked just as well; I was able to place calls to landlines and cell phones in the US without a hitch.
Skype-to-Skype calling went off flawlessly as well. Voices sounded good over the N800's built-in speakers and even better via headphones. The only downside is that you're reliant on the N800's built-in microphone, as Bluetooth and wired headsets are not yet supported. Those I spoke to over the N800 told me that my voice was strong and clear but had that all-too-familiar speakerphone sound to it.
If you need to make changes to the Skype defaults, there's a Settings selection under the Tools menu. From there, you can set the client to download updates automatically, as well as manage your Skype account. That includes being able to add a SkypeIn number, SkypeOut minutes, or change your voice mail: all of which are accomplished after logging into the Skype web site via the N800's Opera web browser.
The only thing missing from the N800 Skype client is support for video chat using the N800's built-in video camera. Perusal of the skype-ui package's dependencies on the N800 reveals that it uses the Farsight audio/video communications framework, which means that video support could potentially be added in a future update. Here's hoping. In the meantime, Skype and Nokia have delivered a rock-solid implementation of the most popular VoIP client on the N800. It's probably not worth running out and buying an N800 just get your hands on a mobile Skype solution, but if you already have one of Nokia's Internet Tablets, this is a must-have application.


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I never make slaw the same way twice. It's fun to get creative and make the salad seasonal. Bagged slaw mixes are so convenient, why not? Plus, cabbage is low in calories, rich in phytonutrients and a very good source of fiber, vitamins A, C, K, B-6, folate and the minerals magnesium and potassium.
In this recipe, I quickly spruced-up bagged slaw with fresh apple cider and autumn apples. This is the perfect fall side dish (why do we always focus on the main dish?). It's so refreshingly good, it instantly becomes the star attraction; just add grilled pork chops and you've got a feast the whole family will adore.
The cabbage tenderizes in the dressing over time so feel free to make this recipe in advance –flavors will marry and the slaw will soften as it sits in the refrigerator. For variety, you can also use broccoli slaw or shredded red cabbage.
Apple-Cabbage Slaw
1/2 cup apple cider
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon honey mustard
16-ounce package cole slaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots)
1 Mackintosh, Gala or Fuji apple, cored and diced (and peeled if desired)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a large bowl, whisk together the apple cider, vinegar, oil and honey mustard. Add the slaw mix and apple and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serves 4
Nutrition Info Per Serving
Calories: 107
Total Fat: 4 grams
Saturated Fat: <1 gram
Total Carbohydrate: 19 grams
Sugars: 13 grams
Protein: 2 grams
Sodium: 56 milligrams
Cholesterol: 0 milligrams
Fiber: 4 grams


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In accession to acupuncture, Chinese anesthetic doctors will generally accommodate casework in concrete analysis (Tuina), shiatsu, comestible advice, Chinese herbology, and added associated practices. Chinese anesthetic doctors in America accept to be either accountant or certified, and may be advised a primary affliction physician if they are accountant as acupuncture physicians. Common titles that are generally acclaimed for this profession, cover D.O.M. (Doctor of Oriental Medicine), L.Ac.,C.Ac.,R.Ac., or O.M.D.
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I just recently really got into mountain biking when I got a SS this spring and have been loving it since. It was my first real bike since I was a kid and is currently my only bike. However, I'm starting to think that having a geared bike on hand for more technical trails and exploring trails I don't know wouldn't be a bad thing.
I know you guys can't really answer this, but am I just looking for the easy way out? Should I just keeping hitting the trails on my SS and wait for my skills to develop more?
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Hope College students received a variety of special awards during the college's annual Honors Convocation held on Thursday, April 26.
Hope College students received a variety of special awards during the college's annual Honors Convocation held on Thursday, April 26.
Special prizes and awards presented are as follows:
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship -- junior Keith W. Mulder of Portage, with honorable mention going to juniors Marlie A. Johnson of Petoskey and Martha E. Precup of Boyne City.
Beckman Scholarships -- junior Jacquelyn D. Lewis of Rockford and sophomore Joseph L. Stodola of Jenison.
NSF (National Science Foundation) Graduate Fellowship (Honorable Mention) -- senior James P. Lajiness of Beech Grove, Ind.
Cancer Federation Award -- junior Jennifer C. Ruprich of Clarendon Hills, Ill.
Dean for the Arts and Humanities Awards -- senior Anna E. West of Birmingham.
Dean of Students Community Service Award -- senior Bethany A. Katerberg of Grand Rapids; Dean of Students Peter Bol Award -- senior Tally N. Reeverts of Colchester, Ill.
Dean of Students Greek Leadership Awards -- seniors Shannon L. Harburn of Okemos and Christian G. Piers of Holland; Dean of Students Multicultural Life Essay Contest Awards -- senior Steven M. Rodriguez of Macomb (first place), sophomore Allison L. Smith of Gary, Ind. (second place), and junior Thelton G. Parker of Holland and sophomore Erica E. Wilson of Auburn, Ind. (third place).
Jurries Family Vienna Summer School Awards -- sophomore Sara M. Aardema of Portage, junior Julie Marie Carrico of South Bend, Ind., and sophomore Brittney L. Jatzo of Iron River, Wis.
The Kent Medical Foundation Award -- senior Katie S. Mehari of Grand Rapids.
Laszlo Tokes Awards -- seniors Nicole E. Brace of Saline and William D. Nettleton of Battle Creek.
The Theune Family Award -- senior Matthew P. Dannenberg of Zeeland.
The Paul Norman Timmer Memorial Award -- junior Marina V. Kovalyuk of Moscow, Russia.
Exemplary Service Chapel Choir Awards -- seniors Jeffrey S. Brown of Colts Neck, N.J., Abby E. Kosta of Grandville, Chelsea E. Kramer of Traverse City, Jeannette M. Lockard of Clinton Township, Libby M. Skaff of Flint, Emily J. Sternisha of Fredonia, N.Y., Kristin E. Stoops of Walworth, N.Y., Peter C. Van Kempen of Holland, and Camaron M. Voyles of Fremont.
All-campus awards presented are as follows:
The Academy of American Poets Award -- senior Anna E. West of Brimingham, with honorable mention to senior Christian G. Piers of Holland.
The American Association of University Women Award -- senior Adriene L. Green of Holland.
The Southland Medal (Gerrit H. Albers Gold Medal) -- senior Molly Q. Lien of Midland.
John Schouten Awards -- seniors Lisa C. Smith of Dearborn and Jennifer A. VanderMeer of Holland.
Otto Vander Velde All-Campus Awards -- seniors Ryan P. Ter Louw of Pella, Iowa, and Michael J. VanderVelde of Grandville.
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The Paul G. Fried Prize in International Education -- senior Shuchen (Debby) Lee of Singapore.
Technos International Prizes -- seniors Matt W. Boote of Deerfield, Ill., and Kirsten M. Winek of Peoria, Ill.


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I'm not sure what you mean by "real world experience", I've worked with many engineers who have worked all over the world - and some of them are clueless. And I've worked with engineers who haven't been hardly anywhere and they're excellent.
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text: There's nothing like having a ladies touch when it comes to street art. Case in point, the work of paris based Juliana Santacruz Herrera. Juliana fills in potholes and cracks in the cities streets with yarn and knitted piles of colorful material. It's as if the ground has cracked open to reveal an alternative psychedelic world full of color and wonder.


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Carrots rich in beta-carotene may improve the swimming ability of sperm, while lycopene in tomatoes may help improve sperm shape, U.S. researchers say.
The study involved 189 college-age men from campuses in the Rochester, N.Y., area, whose diet and sperm were monitored.
The study, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, found men who ate the most carrots, which are high in betacarotene had the best sperm motility, or its ability to swim toward an egg.
Betacarotene is a strongly colored red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruits, with carotene turning the likes of carrots, pumpkins and sweet potatoes orange and lutein, a carotenoid or anti-oxidant also found in spinach, lettuce and egg yolks having an effect on sperm motility, the study said.
In addition, men with diets high in lycopene, the chemical that gives tomatoes their red color, had lower levels of abnormally shaped sperm. Lycopene is a bright red carotene, carotenoid pigment and phytochemical found in tomatoes and other red fruit and vegetables, such as red carrots, red bell peppers, watermelon and papayas, but not strawberries or cherries.
The researchers said, in a population of healthy young men, carotenoid intake was associated with higher sperm motility and, in the case of lycopene, better sperm morphology.
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The Socialist And Labor Star (Huntington)
Star's Plant Destroyed and Its Staff Sent to Jail
Last Act of Tyranny of The Hatfield Military Regime.
May 30, 1912
Star's Plant Destroyed and Its Staff Sent to Jail
Last Act of Tyranny of The Hatfield Military Regime.
To the 'Star' readers who are no doubt wondering why they failed to receive the little truth teller the last few weeks we dedicate this explanation.
There was a reason!
On the morning of Friday May 9th, between the hours of 1 and 2 the printing establishment belonging to the Socialist Printing Co., and in which the mechanical work on the Star had been done for the last few months, was raided by militiamen acting under orders from Governor Hatfield. The raiding party was composed of Major Tom Davis and Lieutenants Rippitoe and Templeton who ruthlessly destroyed job work, type printing material, plates, etc.
The type "forms" of the Star had just been completed and were ready for the regular issue of the paper. Some of the type in the newspaper pages was beaten to a shapeless mass of massed metal. After the types and plates had been beaten and broken, the "forms" were hurled from the composing stones and their contents scattered over the office and street. Portions of the wrecked material were found the next morning two squares from the Star office.
Not satisfied with their destruction of the Star forms, the valiant soldiers proceeded to demolish departments in which the Socialist Printing Co. did commercial job printing. Every job in the department, including forms for several sets of By-Laws for local unions, which had not yet been printed, were smashed and printed matter ready for delivery to local merchants was destroyed. All of the account books, letters, invoices, files, and copy in the office were confiscated and carried away.
The Socialist Printing Co. incorporated under the laws of W. Va. authorized to do business in this state, has suffered a loss conservatively estimated at $2,000.
While the state soldiery were working the will of the governor upon the inanimate printing plant the civil authorities of Cabell county were busily engaged in carrying out the orders of the same military commander - in another direction. Sheriff Buffington had received lettres de cachet for W. H. Thompson, editor of the Star, Elmer Rumbaugh, reporter, F. M. Sturm, a former employee of the Company, R. M. Kephart, Geo. W. Gillespie, officers of the Socialist Printing Co. The warrants were placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Frampton who, as befits one dealing with secret arrests of such desperate criminals, surrounded the residences of his sleeping victims with his posse in the wee small hours of the morning, awakened them and spirited them away to the Cabell county jail. A message from Gov. Hatfield early Friday morning directed Sheriff Buffington to turn his prisoners over to the military officers who wrecked the printing plant.
The victims of the midnight raid vigorously protested to the sheriff against such action being taken, pointing out to him that they were citizens of Cabell county and that they should not be deported without due process of law. Their protests were unheeded however, and they were taken to Charleston Friday evening May 9th and landed in the Kanawha county jail - the foulest, filthiest, most crowded bastile in the state.
Saturday night Gillespie, Kephart and Sturm were released from custody, it being discovered that they were by no means the ferocious criminals indicated as in the letters of arrest. Thompson and Rumbaugh were held 14 days and then released without ever having had charges of any kind made against them.
After Editor Thompson was arrested and safely lodged behind bars at the Charleston jail, Lieutenan[t]s Templeton and Rippitoe went to his home where his wife was alone and ill from shock and proceeded to ransack the house, carrying away numerous private papers and books. Mrs. Thompson protested against this last outrage and demanded to know by what authority these men were invading and looting her home.
They showed no warrant and said the search and seizure was made by order of Major Tom Davis. It should be said to the credit of Sheriff Frampton that he too protested to the soldiers against the searching of private residences and the destruction of private property without warrant of law. The militiamen informed him that they were acting under secret orders which must be obeyed.
We almost forget to state that these midnight proceedings were orderer [sic] because The Labor Star and its ownere [sic] had dared to disagree with Gov. Hatfield in the matter of the miners strike which he has just settled (?) so satisfactorily - to Tim Scanlon and the Huntington Chamber of Commerce.


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Below is a message from my PhD student Milan Valasek - hope you can help.
*Precognitive dream research*
I am a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, UK and I am running a study on precognitive dreams (dreams that provide information about future events which cannot be obtained by any other means) and more. The study consists of a single online questionnaire that takes between 10 and 30 minutes to complete and is strictly anonymous. I am posting on this page because I need a rather large sample of people with precognitive dream experience and I am hoping to find people like that here.
If you are interested in contributing to the knowledge of this fascinating yet, sadly, under-explored topic, please follow (or even share!) this link where you will find further information:
Thanks for your help,
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First established in 1957, the PA has been an affiliated organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1969. The PA is a non-profit, non-adjudicating organization that endorses no ideologies or beliefs other than the value of rigorous scientific and scholarly inquiry.


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Guide to Geologic Hazards in Alaska
- Soil creep
- The gradual, steady downhill movement of soil and loose rock material on a slope that may be very gentle but is usually steep. (Neuendorf, K.K.E. and others, 2005)
- DGGS online catalog of government agency publications relating to: Soil creep


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Getting older: How to help your senior pet age comfortably
From the American Animal Hospital Assocation
PenBay Vet's is an AAHA accredited veterinary hospital serving Camden, Rockport, Rockland and surrounding Midcoast Maine communities.
The puppy you adopted years ago may not be quite as spry anymore. Just like humans, pets' bodies, minds, and behaviors change as they grow older. Senior dogs and cats can face issues of mobility, achy joints, failing eyesight and hearing, incontinence, confusion, forgetfulness, respiratory problems, poor coat, weight loss, trouble chewing and swallowing, low energy, neediness, anxiety, and stress, among others.
But senior companion animals don't have to suffer. As your dog or cat ages, consider these tips to keep them comfortable, from Nancy Hugenberg, DVM, of Orchard Mesa Veterinary Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo.
- Watch for soreness and discomfort and see a veterinarian for arthritis and pain medication. Acupuncture and Class IV laser therapy can be helpful.
- Provide quality bedding. A mattress made of memory foam or egg-carton-patterned foam help with comfort.
- Watch for floors that are slippery. Provide rugs or mats to help your pet with his or her footing
- Avoid rearranging furniture, so as not to confuse your senior dog or cat.
- Check your pet's teeth. They may be painful.
- Exercise your senior pet, but do not hike as far or push him to play as long. Swimming is a great option for older dogs, as it's easier on their joints. Using a life jacket can be comforting for them and you.
- Make sure your dog or cat does not get too cold or hot. Senior pets may struggle to make smart decisions as they age and may lie in the sun or stay in the cold too long. Rather than cooling or warming their bodies, energy should be spent on digestion and healing.
- Feed your senior pet a quality diet that is appropriate for her age. Choose a protein-rich pet food that has quality ingredients (but skip food with extra protein). Provide soft pet food if your animal's teeth or jaw are sore. Don't feed your pet too much or overdo it with treats. Excess weight aggravates arthritis and other health issues.
- Provide clean, fresh water in a clean bowl. Washing your pet's food and water bowls helps prevent bacterial buildup.
- If your pet has arthritis in his neck, raise his food and water bowls off the ground slightly.
"If your pet just isn't himself, a physical exam by a veterinarian can help uncover health issues. Treating concerns sooner rather than later is better for everyone," Hugenberg says. Exams are recommended every 6 months for pets older than 7.
Written for AAHA by Daehn Harvey
Veronica Daehn Harvey plays house with her husband, children, cats, dog, and chickens in the western Colorado desert. She likes red wine, acoustic guitars, good books, and great friends.
PenBay Veterinary Associates is a proud member of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). For more information please visit www.penbayvets.com or call 594-8300.
We invite you to visit and "Like" our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/penbayvets
"When they are more than pets, choose PenBay Vets"


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This week I had a custom order for a pair of black shoes with pearl buttons and ribbon bows for a new baby girl! I knew that they would be cute cute from the beginning, but goodness! They are super cute!
Here are a few photos before I attached the ribbon to the front of the shoes.
I just love the pearl buttons! The lip at the top is completely adjustable, too! Here are a few photos after I attached the ribbon (in other words, here the cute shoes are- done!)
Aren't they just the cutest baby shoes you have ever seen?! Absolutely adorable! I love the look of the lace and pearls with the hot pink and black, vintage meets modern?
These shoes are available in any colors you would like, and are currently listed in my Etsy shop here without the bow, and here with the bow. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Happy Friday!


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Storms aren't the Bay's only surprise
In the summer of '66, I was 13 years old and halfway through my first summer camp at Severn Sailing Association in Eastport, where I was learning to sail, getting my first full taste of what it was like out there on the waters of the Chesapeake.
All summer long we had sailed our boxy, square-bowed Cadets around short triangular courses in Annapolis harbor, always within eyesight of the club. Instructors in battered Boston Whalers shepherded our motley fleet, making sure that everyone was safe.
About the only time we got out of control was when the kids from the Annapolis Yacht Club sailed by in their pointy Penguins. Spontaneous water fights would erupt until our handlers established order. But on this hot and muggy Friday evening, we went on a big adventure. One of the kids lived in Bay Ridge, where we were going to sail for a beach barbecue and swim. We'd sail home before dark.
As we rigged our boats, the excitement in the fleet was like an electric current. Sailing all the way to Bay Ridge — only a mile or so away — seemed like a trip the moon. When we took to the water, even the young instructors — most in their late teens — seemed a bit nervous, like mother birds watching their fledges leave the nest.
A light breeze was blowing out of the southeast, meaning we would have to tack our way down to Bay Ridge. I was skippering; my friend Dick Arnold handled the jib. Within 10 minutes, all the Cadets were scattered across the mouth of the harbor like lost ducklings.
That's when the line squall came swooping down like an osprey on the hunt. It blew in without warning from the west. In five minutes, it went from a clear day to a sky as dark as night.
I had never been so scared in my life as gale-force winds and choppy seas blew us toward the rocks off Greenbury Point. The instructors were helping other lost souls. We were on our own.
At the rudder, I was trying to keep the boat sailing in a straight line, for I knew that if we turned sideways to the wind we would capsize. But our course was sending us straight for the rocks.
What should I do?
Suddenly a tremendous gust hit our sails, and I lost control of the helm. The foundering Cadet spun around broadside to the wind and we went over. I remember like it was only yesterday thinking I would drown.
Dick and I hit the water and struggled in the white-capped maelstrom. Swallowing water, I fought to stay above the pounding waves. I started to go under and knew I was a goner.
Then an amazing thing happened. My feet touched the bottom, and I stood up. Dick did the same. We stood in the storm and laughed at the screaming sky, the warm rain lashing us.
We had just learned the hard way the best lesson the Chesapeake could teach a young boy: The Bay is really shallow.


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Mountain Bike Much Better in 2 Minutes!
Mountain Bike Much Better in 2 Minutes! A quick, easy and fun exercise you can do pre-mtb ride that will make you ride at the best of your ability level. The "Power Pose"?
A student just forwarded me a skydiving article that covered a mental tip I have been teaching our students to do for years! I never new the exact science but I knew it worked (thanks to something I had learned from Tony Robbins).
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From Media Day until opening night, NBA.com's John Schuhmann will provide a key stat for each team in the league and show you, with film and analysis, why it matters. Up next are the Denver Nuggets, who are moving in a new direction after their best regular season in 37 years.
|The basics
The stat
1,412 – Points by which the Nuggets outscored their opponents in the restricted area last season.
The context
No other team in the league outscored their opponents in the restricted area by half that amount. Next on the list were the Houston Rockets, who outscored their opponents by 626 points in the restricted area. And since shot-location data was first charted in 1996, the only team that has come close to the Nuggets' mark was the 1997-98 Lakers, who outscored their opponents by 1,128 points in the restricted area.
Offensively, the Nuggets relentlessly attacked the basket. It started with their transition game, of course. They were off and running once they got the ball off a turnover, a rebound, or even a made bucket. They led the league in fast break points by a wide margin, and 1,210 (*73 percent) of their 1,652 fast break points came in the restricted area.
*For comparison, league-wide, 57 percent of fast break points came in the restricted area.
When the break was stopped, point guards Ty Lawson and Andre Miller still looked to get into the paint and make plays. Among guards, they ranked eighth and 19th in restricted area field goal attempts. Almost 60 percent of their assists came in the restricted area, with Miller leading the league with 328 restricted-area assists and Lawson ranking seventh with 260.
And the Nuggets didn't stop with their first attempt at the basket. They led the league in both offensive rebounding percentage and second-chance points, with 840 (*65 percent) of their 1,295 second-chance points coming in the restricted area.
* For comparison, league-wide, 53 percent of second-chance points came in the restricted area, which is probably less than you would guess.
Of course, the Nuggets *couldn't shoot very well, so they had little choice but to attack the basket. But for a team that doesn't shoot very well to rank in the top five in offensive efficiency is pretty amazing.
* They ranked 23rd in effective field goal percentage from outside the paint and famously didn't hit a shot from outside the paint until the final minute of a December loss in Portland.
The Nuggets took 45.7 percent of their shots from the restricted area, by far the highest rate in the league. And they made 63.1 percent of those shots, a mark which ranked sixth. No other team ranked in the top 10 in both the percentage of shots taken from the restricted area and field goal percentage there.
Highest percentage of shots from the restricted area
Denver wasn't just strong in the restricted area offensively. To outscore your opponents by 1,412 points, you have to be doing something right on the other end of the floor as well.
The Nuggets didn't really prevent shots at the basket, but they defended them well, allowing their opponents to shoot just 56.2 percent in the restricted area, the second best mark in the league.
The following are some highlights from a December game in which the Nuggets outscored the Pacers (who ranked No. 1 in restricted-area defense) 48-18 at the basket. Denver shot 24-for-30 in the restricted area, while Indiana shot just 9-for-17.
While the Nuggets' defense was better overall with Kosta Koufos on the floor, JaVale McGee was the team's best rim protector. In fact, he was one of the league's best, with opponents shooting just 52.8 percent in the restricted area with him on the floor.
McGee is back and now starting at center, so Denver opponents will continue to have a tough time converting at the rim. But the Nuggets won't be as strong there themselves.
Only LeBron James was a better finisher at the rim than Andre Iguodala last season, and Iguodala has taken his dunks and layups to the Bay Area. Maybe more importantly, the architect of the Nuggets' furious style is gone. And with Brian Shaw replacing George Karl on the bench, we should see a more traditional offensive attack in Denver.
Denver has played at a quick pace in the preseason, but has attempted only 34 percent of their shots from the restricted area. Of course, they actually have have a couple of guys – Randy Foye and Nate Robinson – who can shoot threes pretty well. And that is just as important as getting shots at the basket.
So the Nuggets will likely have more balanced offense in terms of shot selection. And who knows when we'll see another team outscore its opponents by so many points in the restricted area again.
Pace = Possessions per 48 minutes
OffRtg = Points scored per 100 possessions
DefRtg = Points allowed per 100 possessions
NetRtg = Point differential per 100 possessions


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A Glamping Design Guide for Summer Festival Goers
With Coachella only a few short weeks away, we've been exploring the plethora of stylish camping and outdoor accessories now available thanks to the glamping craze that we totally get and love. After all, what better way to experience the great outdoors than from the comfort of your own decked out statement campsite?
Whether you're car camping, tent camping or doing it open-air style under California's desert stars, here's our guide to making your campsite stand out in what's sure to be a sea of boring polyester taffeta and ubiquitous green Coleman grills. We've broken down the outdoor experience into the three essential categories: eat, sleep, and coffee. Click through to check out our picks for festival camping in style. Then, let us know in the comments what you do to up your camping ante.
The cutest little portable retro grill we've ever seen.
Fyrkat Picnic Charcoal Grill, $55 from bodum
An oval-shaped, iron clad dutch oven "ideal for grilled cheese sandwiches. Both the top and the bottom can be used as plates for food prep or eating." Fun fact: Nanbu Cast Iron Ware originated many centuries ago in the Mizauwa region of Iwate Japan. Iwate has carved out a reputation for cast iron production as a rational craft for more than 900 years. The Snow Peak Cast Iron Dutch Oven is a product of the technology backed up by this long history of traditional craftsmanship.
Micro Oval Dutch Oven, $75 from snow peak
A great combination of modern and DIY design. Pair a folding, hairpin-legged table with old-fashioned canvas camping stools that you can make yourself!
Tripod camp stool, about $25. DIY instructions via Wood & Faulk
Single Action Table, $190 from snow peak


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We sourced the waxed cotton for our new lightweight fireman's jacket from the 150-year-old Halley Stevensons mill in Dundee, Scotland—the town where herring fishermen first started treating sailcloth with fish oil in the 15th century to make it more durable and water-resistant. Inspired by traditional firemen's jackets, we incorporated authentic details like metal "hook-and-dee" clasps (they make the jacket easier to open with heavy-duty gloves on) and a corduroy collar. With just the right mix of old and new, it's the perfect wear-anywhere jacket. Go behind the design.
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SOCORRO - Winners have been announced for the 51st Annual New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair, held at New Mexico Tech. Tech, the state's leading college in science and engineering, hosts the fair every year.
Four Grand Award winners, who have been chosen from the Senior Division entries (grades 9 - 12), will attend the International Science and Engineering Fair, held in Cleveland, Ohio on May 11 - 17. Alternates have also been chosen, in case the winners cannot attend the fair. The Albuquerque Journal sponsors the winners' trip.
The Grand Award winners, Senior Division, are:
Daniel C. Appel of Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, for the project "Electroenzymatic Biofuel Cells II"
Vincent T. Metzger of Cibola High School in Albuquerque for the project " Polymer Possibilities Phase III: Biodegradable Cellulose for Wind Erosion Control"
Katie L. Liberatore, Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho, for the project "Examining S. Cerevisiae Mutations Phase II: DNA Damage Response and Relationship to Cancer"
Tristan V. Williams, Mayfield High School, Las Cruces, for the project "Gromphadorhina portentosa - Drug Bugs?"
Team project by Meilea Wertz, Zach Penn, and Mahlet Kabtamu of Deming High School, Deming, for the project, "Medicago sativa, Biosorbent for the Remediation of Arsenic V Contaminated Water"
The Alternates are:
Kevin E. Claytor of Los Alamos High School in Los Alamos for the project "An investigation of the properties of the plasma plume created by Laser Ablation"
In addition, there are two Grand Award winners in the Junior Division, who receive a scientific calculator, a $100 cash award, and a subscription to Science News. They are:
Brian C. Davenport, a homeschooled student from Los Alamos, for the project "Dead Reckoning Biomimetric Robot Navigation to Learn and Reproduce a Path to a Target"
Susannah L. Clary of Raymond Gabaldon Intermediate School, Los Lunas, for the project "Age and Morphological Differences between Male and Female Kokanee Salmon"