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Steve Leftridge: Mr. Pick, you and I have just watched what many consider to be the quintessential gangster picture of the '30s from Warner Brothers: William Wellman's The Public Enemy (1931). It's also the film that made James Cagney famous. The film starts with a disclaimer from the studio that states its intention to honestly depict the "hoodlum" of the era and not to glorify him. I'd like to start by asking you how well you think the film accomplishes its stated goal of not romanticizing the criminal or his crimes.
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Steve Leftridge: What stays with me about Alexander Payne films—Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants, and Nebraska—is that, while I don't tend to notice anything from a technical standpoint that marks them unmistakably as Payne movies, they are distinct in how their narratives unfold and how their themes emerge within those narratives. I don't think any other director could have made Sideways, peculiar and deftly arranged as it is. At the same time, I have trouble putting my finger on exactly what makes Sideways and Payne's choices so original and idiosyncratic. Can you assist, Mr. Pick? What did you notice with this one that stands out?
Steve Pick: I can only say that Sideways is a lovely entertainment. In essence, it's a romantic comedy, but one told entirely from the male point of view. Miles is the dreamer, the one who sees life as potentially richer than those around him, but who is depressed because his relationship ended a year before. Jack lives in the moment, so much so that he only cares about consequences of his actions after they lead to conflict with another. It's sort of an Odd Couple template, without the gay slurs about Felix.
I found it interesting that these two characters are in their mid-30s and not yet settled in their lives. They are creative types who have little-to-no chance of achieving success. Miles the writer has published nothing. Jack the actor had a small part on a soap opera years ago and is now relegated to the occasional TV commercial. It's unusual to find a film that focuses on people of that age and ilk. It's also unusual that, though Jack is played for laughs, and Miles is played for sentiment, neither one is looked down upon. Payne is sympathetic towards both characters and is interested in letting us see both their charms and their flaws.
In that spirit, I'm interested in looking at the good and the bad in this film. One potential downside of Sideways is the limited motivations for the women in it. Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh (not yet a Gray's Anatomy star, but familiar to those of us who couldn't stop watching the mess that was Arliss) are so wonderful in their roles as love and sex partners that it's possible to forget that we don't quite understand what's driving them to do what they do except as reacting to the equally mesmerizing Paul Giamatti (familiar after the previous year's American Splendor) and Thomas Haden Church (who could be funny in TV sitcoms). What's your take on Maya and Stephanie, or for that matter on Miles's ex, Victoria?
Leftridge: Oh! That's a relevant question to any of Payne's films, focused as they are primarily on middle-age men going through crises that often revolve around women. Payne's male characters are depicted as being dependent or otherwise enmeshed with women but are badly damaged by these relationships. In my view, Payne draws the women in Sideways sympathetically; it's the men who are the trainwrecks. Stephanie and Maya are both intelligent, independent, cool women. They are friendly and adventurous and like to have fun, but we see both women stand up for themselves when they have to. They are round characters. Stephanie, for instance, is a single mom, has an eclectic home decor style, and drives a motorcycle. When that motorcycle mama lays her big spike down, she breaks Jack's nose.
I find Maya even richer as a character (thanks in large part to Virginia Madsen's subtle performance). Maya is divorced and childless and working on her master's in horticulture while waiting tables at The Hitching Post. She's someone who, like Miles, could use a rebound connection, but unlike Miles, she exudes a self-possession that contrasts with Miles' neuroses.
Which brings me back to the men. Miles and Jack are fun to watch and have a certain hangdog likability, but they act like jerks a lot of the time, don't they? Is this a "guys' movie" in the sense that female viewers are unlikely to find any redeeming qualities about these two dudes?
Pick: I'm not sure I find much redeeming about Jack and only some things redeeming about Miles. I had no sympathy for Jack's neediness, his inability to focus on anything but what is in front of him, or his harsh treatment of his best friend. Frankly, it's hard to imagine that he stayed in a relationship long enough to be so near marriage, since it seems likely he would stray any time he was out of his fiancee's sight. If he were my friend, I suspect I would have left him in wine country some time on the second day.
Miles, on the other hand, is so hung up on his ex-wife that he can barely function, which makes him hard to root for, too. The obvious connection between him and Maya, however, was pleasant to watch, until he was caught in the lies Jack had told. The scene between Miles and his ex at the wedding was excruciating. He had obviously learned nothing except shame, which made his potential triumph at the end unearned. I couldn't see any good reason for Maya to offer to see him again. Of course, we could only take her word that his novel was better than what all the publishers in the U.S. thought it was.
For me, the best parts of the film were little bits. Every time Jack tried wine at a tasting. The conversations between Miles and Maya. The delight Sandra Oh's character took in Jack's charms. The insanely over-the-top comedy of the naked man running down the street. Even the sweetness of Miles walking up those steps at the end, despite my feeling that he hadn't earned even a chance at redemption. These and other things like them added up to a pleasant film about two less than pleasant people. Which is good enough for me, but I'm curious as to how it became as popular as it was. Do you think more of the audience rooted for Miles to win, or for Jack to get a comeuppance?
Leftridge: Miles is a mess, of course, but I think there's an honesty to the way his character is depicted that makes him refreshing and relatable and worth rooting for. Maybe Miles resonates mostly with men, who can perhaps more easily relate to the pressures Miles feels to live up to traditional roles as a husband and a careerist and a masculine specimen. As the film tracks Miles' insecurities about how well he's meeting those expectations, the truth, as you suggest, is really in the details: Miles reading on the toilet when he's already late; wallowing in his depression by watching golf on the motel-room TV; sleeping in his clothes; keeping up with the latest issue of Barely Legal; agonizing over his failed marriage and unpublished novel and awkward first kiss with Christine, etc. So maybe you're right that Miles doesn't "deserve" another shot at Christine, but it's nice to think that a guy who makes a lot of mistakes and who lives in the grips of anxieties and insecurities gets the kind of second chance that he does. But we have no guarantees that he won't fuck up that chance, too.
My question for you is about how wine drinking is presented in the film. Miles is an alcoholic, right? Yet the film was credited with giving wine consumption, particularly the sales of the Pinot Noir varietal, a boost. What's your take here? Did it make you want to reach for a bottle or did you see Miles' alcohol abuse and dependence as disturbing?
Pick: I'm not sure I agree Miles is an alcoholic. I think he's depressed, and I think he sometimes uses alcohol to self-treat that depression (which doesn't work). But there are only two scenes I can think of in which he overdoes the wallowing in misery to which he is prone. The rest of the time, I think he is genuinely enjoying wine for all the reasons he says he does (including the pleasures of being a bit drunk). My palate is perhaps a bit better than Jack's, but nowhere near as developed as that of Miles. But the many scenes in wineries, the downright pleasurable tastings shown in the film, are enough to make me want to know more. I can easily see why wine consumption went up at least in the month or two after the film was new.
Twelve years after seeing Sideways in the theaters, I had pretty much forgotten the basic plot, but I remembered the scenes at wine tastings. It's interesting to think Payne was more focused on the idea of two men at a crossroads in their life—in their 30s, failing in their creative careers, not clear how to proceed romantically, drifting apart from the things they had in common in the first place—but it was his decision to set the film on a trip to wine country that made it a success. I think even with the aforementioned scenes of Miles falling towards the bottom (but not getting to the rocks), Sideways romanticizes wine. The way the light hits the pinot noir in those glasses, the beautiful landscape shots, the convivial aspects of conversation fueled by wine—these are elements that stick in the mind long after the rest of the film might fade.
As somebody who knows more about Payne than I do, how do you see Sideways within his oeuvre?
Leftridge: First the wine thing: I think you're on to something in that Payne plays it in the middle. On one hand, the connoisseurship of wine is compelling—Miles' and Victoria's passion for the grape as both an intellectual and epicurean pursuit looks like a lot of fun. I love those groovy montages with all the split screens that depict the orchards—all those sunsplotchy shots and the '70s-sitcom-sounding tunes, like those old Sesame Street segments when they showed people manufacturing stuff.
The scenes of Miles tasting wine are hilarious—holding his finger over his ear when trying to identify the wine's tones, like he's trying to sing harmony. As opposed to Jack, who chews gum while he's sampling wine. Plus, Miles' speech to Victoria about pinot noir is special: its grape is thin-skinned, temperamental, needs constant care and attention, but if someone really takes the time to understand it, it can thrive to its true potential. We realize that the pinot is a symbol for Miles himself.
On the other hand, there are some scenes in which wine isn't working for Miles. The reason he's late to pick up Jack in the first scene is that he's hungover. He slams an entire bottle of wine in about two minutes when he finds out that his ex-wife has gotten remarried. These characters drink a lot—like when the foursome enjoys six or eight bottles of wine at dinner, before they go back to Mya's to drink even more. It's all spirited partying, but it also inspires Miles to drunk dial his ex-wife, rendered in extreme sweaty closeups and shaky handheld cameras that perfectly capture the lows of being high. When Miles finds out that his novel won't be published, and he subsequently can't get a full pour at the tasting counter, he drinks from the spit bucket.
As for Payne, if you like the hazy pace and the eye for realistic detail, the candid look at human behavior, the psychology of existential crises, and the left-of-center humor, then Payne's your guy. Election, About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants, and Nebraska are all about men who reach a point in their lives when things get knocked askew in unpredictable ways and they're forced to figure out how they're going to survive their current emotional paralysis and what the rest of their lives are going to look like. Their search almost always involves a road trip. If you're like me, you'll enjoy riding along with Payne over and over again.
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Steve Pick: I suppose I should flat-out state that this is my favorite film of all time and the one I've seen more often than any other. Since I discovered it on heavy rotation in the early '70s on a local TV movie package, I've been quoting lines about precious bodily fluids, nuclear combat toe-to-toe with the Russkies, and the incorrect behavior of fighting in the War Room. Not to mention, "Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!"
It will be interesting to try to discuss this Stanley Kubrick classic without simply falling into a state of supreme awe for such a perfect combination of script, actors, and director. Steve, what's your relationship to Dr. Strangelove, the movie?
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|With thousands of dresses hitting the red carpet every year, we have to wonder: What makes a dress unforgettable? To get the answer, we turned to Hal Rubenstein, InStyle Fashion Director and author of the new book 100 Unforgettable Dresses ($35 at amazon.com). "An unforgettable dress isn't merely beautiful," he says. "It's about the right dress on the right woman at the right time. Ultimately, it alters how others dress the morning after, how we see pop culture, and how we see ourselves." See 10 of his most memorable looks in recent history in the gallery, from Jennifer Lopez's plunge dress to Elizabeth Hurley's safety-pin look. For more, pick up his new book, available in stores now.
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|"This dress is the fashion equivalent of the shot heard around the world—one day some people casually know her, and by the next morning one dress made this woman world famous. The funny part is that Elizabeth didn't actually pick the dress. Gianni Versace just put it in a box and sent it to her because he thought it was what she should wear. The popularity of this speaks to our fascination with fashion, beauty, and sex appeal. Let's face it—it's about as sexy a dress as it gets."
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|"Now we look to Miuccia Prada as one of the most influential people in the fashion world. Yet in 1995, Prada was still mainly known for nylon knapsacks and quilted bags. This dress changed the entire perception of the brand. First of all, the color is exquisite. The gentle layers of chiffon and the hand on this dress is so delicate. And to choose Uma Thurman to dress, she is basically an ethereal, unearthly beauty. It made everyone say, 'OK, maybe we should start looking to Prada as a place for clothes.'"
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|"This is probably the most famous red carpet dress ever. The irony is that it's not exactly a dress. The dress is attached to a brief. It's really a onesie, which is funny because it's a childlike design for the sexiest dress that's ever been on a red carpet. At this point, everyone thought Jennifer was a sexy girl but this turned her into a bombshell—Hollywood's biggest bombshell."
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I'd prefer RGIII, Luck and Wilson. I'm really not interested in a veteran QB at this point.
I'd prefer RGIII, Luck and Wilson. I'm really not interested in a veteran QB at this point.
It's a difficult question to answer, because he's a rookie and most of the other QBs in the league have years of production to judge them on. Right now you wouldn't pick him very high obviously, but in 2 or 3 years, perhaps you would. Like it or not we are struck with Tanny, until that fair assessment can be made, that's unlikely to change unless the dolphins clean house, the future is still Tanny good or bad.
First of all, I never thought I'd see a Jet fan support our starting QB and receiving so many thanks by Dolphin fans.
We have two other decent QB's on this team, and his name is Matt Moore and Pat Devlin is the other. It's apparent Coach Philbin had no intent in winning this year, which may explain why he did not insert Moore, after Tannehill's injury, when he had the perfect opportunity to do so. So, if your not really trying to win and your playing for the future, which I don't know what that means, because to me the future is now, anyway, I feel it short changes the fan, and then the fans become totally disenfranchised. Many of us felt Matt Moore looked pretty good against the Jets and that he gave us our best win of the season and best chance to win today. We were firing on all 8 cylinders with Matt Moore and with Tannehill, he seemed like his was running on 3. (flat)
I am getting so sick of these forums. The kid is a rookie. He played as WR half his college career. Give the kid a chance and let him finish an entire season first. Most of you forgot the kid wasn't even supposed to play this year, he was supposed to learn the offense from the sideline behind Matt Moore and David Garrard...
Only Luck. RG3 would fail w/o the team around him and the incredibly easy offense Shanahan made for him.
Not counting veterans cause that's jsut stupid.
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Dude was straight average that game.
Deshaun Watson is the TRUTH!
There used to be a time when rookie quarterbacks were allowed to be rookies. Unless you are one of the league elite by 12 games into your rookie season fans start looking to replace you. I don't care if you have no patience because it has been a decade plus since we had a franchise quarterback. That is not an excuse to try and rush the process and keep replacing quarterbacks until you get instant elite results. Sometimes you just need to draft a young quarterback and actually develop them. Tannehill was the first 1st round quarterback Miami took since Dan Marino. Give him a chance, and 12 games in a rookie season is not a fair chance.
If T-Hill had made a few more plays like Luck or RG3 he would be in the discussion of Super QB Rookies. Currently he is in the Weeden discussion only.
As for Tannehill. Considering most people around the league had a consensus that he was gonna sit at last 2 years and learn. That would be a nice starting point.
Your post ventures off to so many area's. This thread isn't about Ireland or the FO. Its about Tannehill. And your earlier comments summed you up. TIP? Since your a new young fan, join GB or NE or whomever since 12 years has been too much for you to handle.


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Chapter 6: Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value
This chapter moves beyond equations to the study of inequalities. Many situations have more than one correct answer. A police officer can issue a ticket for any speed exceeding the limit. A rider for the bumper boats must be less than 48 inches tall. Both these situations have many possible answers.
- 6.1.
Inequality Expressions
- 6.2.
Inequalities with Addition and Subtraction
- 6.3.
Inequalities with Multiplication and Division
- 6.4.
Multi-Step Inequalities
- 6.5.
Compound Inequalities
- 6.6.
Applications with Inequalities
- 6.7.
Absolute Value
- 6.8.
Absolute Value Equations
- 6.9.
Graphs of Absolute Value Equations
- 6.10.
Absolute Value Inequalities
- 6.11.
Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
- 6.12.
Theoretical and Experimental Probability
Chapter Summary
This chapter begins by talking about inequalities and how to solve them by using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Multi-step and compound inequalities are covered, as are real-world inequalities. In addition, linear inequalities in two variables are discussed. The chapter then moves on to absolute values, giving instruction on how to solve and graph absolute value equations and inequalities. Finally, the chapter wraps up by exploring theoretical and experimental probability.
Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value; An Introduction to Probability Review
Vocabulary: In 1–12, define the term.
- Algebraic inequality
- Interval notation
- Intersection of sets
- Union of sets
- Absolute value
- Compound inequality
- Boundary line
- Half plane
- Solution set
- Probability
- Theoretical probability
- Experimental probability
- Find the distance between 16 and 104 on a number line.
- Shanna needed less than one dozen eggs to bake a cake. Write this situation as an inequality and graph the appropriate solutions on a number line.
- Yemi can walk no more than 8 dogs at once. Write this situation as an inequality and graph the appropriate solutions on a number line.
In 16–35, solve each inequality. Graph the solutions on a number line.
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- or
- and
- How many solutions does the inequality have?
- How many solutions does the inequality have?
- Terry wants to rent a car. The company he's chosen charges $25 a day and $0.15 per mile. If he rents it for one day, how many miles would he have to drive to pay at least $108?
- Quality control can accept a part if it falls within 0.015 cm of the target length. The target length of the part is 15 cm. What is the range of values quality control can accept?
- Strawberries cost $1.67 per pound and blueberries cost $1.89 per pound. Graph the possibilities that Shawna can buy with no more than $12.00.
Solve each absolute value equation.
Graph each inequality or equation.
A spinner is divided into eight equally spaced sections, numbered 1 through 8. Use this information to answer the following questions.
- Write the sample space for this experiment.
- What is the theoretical probability of the spinner landing on 7?
- Give the probability that the spinner lands on an even number.
- What are the odds for landing on a multiple of 2?
- What are the odds against landing on a prime number?
- Use the TI Probability Simulator application "Spinner." Create an identical spinner. Perform the experiment 15 times. What is the experimental probability of landing on a 3?
- What is the probability of the spinner landing on a number greater than 5?
- Give an event with a 100% probability.
- Give an event with a 50% probability.
Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value; An Introduction to Probability Test
- Consider a standard 52-card deck. Determine:
- (red 4)
- (purple Ace)
- (number card)
- Solve .
- Find the distance between –1.5 and 9.
- Solve .
- Solve .
- Graph .
- Graph .
- Graph .
- A bag contains 2 red socks, 3 blue socks, and 4 black socks.
- If you choose one sock at a time, write the sample space.
- Find (blue sock).
- Find the odds against drawing a black sock.
- Find the odds for drawing a red sock.
Solve each inequality.
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Alternate name: Swamp Chestnut Oak, Cow Oak
Family: Fagaceae, Beech view all from this family
Description Quercus michauxii, the swamp chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus section Quercus, native to bottomlands and wetlands in the southern and central United States, from New Jersey south to northern Florida, and west to Missouri and eastern Texas; it is rare north of the Ohio River.
The swamp chestnut oak closely resembles the chestnut oak Quercus prinus, and for that reason has sometimes been treated as a variety of that species. However, the swamp chestnut oak is a larger tree which differs in preferred habitat, and the bark does not have the distinctive deep, rugged ridging of the chestnut oak, being thinner, scaly, and paler gray. It typically grows to around 65 ft (20 m) tall, though the tallest specimen currently known is 40m tall.
Some older botany taxonomies use the name Q. prinus for swamp chestnut oak, and designate the chestnut oak as Q. montana.
The leaves of the swamp chestnut oak are simple, 4-11 in (10-28 cm) long and 2-7 in (5-18 cm) broad, with 15-20 lobe-like, rounded simple teeth on each side, similar to but wider than the leaves of chestnut and chinkapin oaks. The fruit is an acorn 1-1O in (2.5-3.5 cm) long and æ-1 in (2-2.5) cm broad, borne on a æ-1º nin (2-3 cm) peduncle, maturing in the fall.
The swamp chestnut oak's wood can be sliced into flexible strips suitable for basket weaving, and for this reason the species is sometimes called the "basket oak".
The swamp chestnut oak's acorns are large and relatively sweet.
Habitat Watersides (fresh), Scrub, shrub & brushlands.
Range Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes, Plains, New England, Southeast, Texas.
Comments Tolerates compaction better than most oaks. Long-lived and slow-growing. Adaptable. One of the best oaks for fall color. Drought tolerant.
Exposure Preference Sun to partial sun.
Native Distribution Coastal Plain from New Jersey & e. Pennsylvania to n. Florida & w. to Louisiana; also n. in Mississippi Valley to s. Illinois
Site Preference Bottomland forests; stream banks; calcareous swamps
Soil Preference Deep, rich soils.


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NX-01 is wobbly because of the half-curve stand, but the ship is very light so it copes well. The Ent-E has the best stand design, it's got 2 curves and is pretty stable and balanced, but limits range of motion on the ball joint due to the ball being too low. The 1701-A I haven't used the stand on yet, I will when the WOK 1701 shows up later this month though, but i have a bad feeling about it.However, my 3 Star Trek ships stay on their stands just fine:
Too bad you want scale, Playmates' Defiant is huge and beautiful, easily their best effort to date, and one of their only ships to use ACCURATE sounds.These are all the ships I want unless I find somewhat good scale Defiant and Voyager toys.
I just might go for Klingon, Romulan, Cardassian, Breen, and Jem Hadar ships in the future (maybe Ferengi, Tholian, Vulcan, or Andorian) but I'd want a Borg cube as large as my coffee table. Ha! (Maybe a sphere the size of one of those exercise balls could work though).


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Native to the Philippines and Southeastern Asia, the Mandarin Orange tree (Citrus Reticulata) is widely grown throughout China, the East Indies, Japan, and India. The Mandarin is known by many names including Clementine, Satsuma, Tangerine, Owari, and Tangor. Having arrived in Europe and America in the early 1800s, this fruit is now grown in many other countries that can offer the proper growing conditions. In particular, it is grown in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, California, Georgia, and Texas. Mexico is noted for supplying excessive amounts of Mandarins, influencing the price greatly. Some of these varieties may involve a cross between a different citrus fruit and the Mandarin orange itself.
A small, perennial, citrus tree, the Citrus Reticulata produces a small orange fruit known as either tangerines or mandarins. However, over a long period of time, this particular evergreen tree can grow to a height of as much as twenty-five feet. Offering a wide span of tree limbs covered with thorns, broad leaves, and slender twigs, the tree generally produces a single white flower, although sometimes it produces a small profusion of sweet-smelling blossoms. Pollination occurs through the presence and activity of bees. The fruit is easily recognizable by its tender, juicy, red-orange flesh and its easily peeled, bright orange skin. It takes anywhere from six to ten months for the fruit to ripen sufficiently for harvest, with fruit located on the outer branches ripening more quickly than fruit on the interior of the tree.
Rich in vitamin C, Citrus Reticulata delivers potent antioxidant benefits, removing dangerous free radicals while enhancing wound healing and contributing to the synthesis of collagen in the skin. Since vitamin C helps the body to absorb iron ingested in food, it also helps to improve the body's overall health. Citrus Reticulata has been noted as offering anti-cancer benefits. In particular, a study undertaken by the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine suggested that the ingestion of Mandarin juice lowers the risk of developing cancer of the liver. Due to its high source of fiber and its ability to make a person's stomach feel full for a longer period of time, eating Citrus Reticulata regularly assists in the loss of weight.
During the time of the Chinese New Year, Mandarin oranges are often part of the celebration as decorative accents. They are also given as gifts to important individuals in a person's life including family, friends, and associates in business endeavors. Moreover, the symbolic nature of Mandarin oranges is focused on the promise of good fortune and abundance for those who receive them as gifts. In traditional Chinese medicine, Mandarin orange peels have been dried for use in treating indigestion and abdominal issues.
Widely used in skincare formulations, essential oil of Citrus Reticulata offers antiseptic action that helps to rejuvenate the skin while also refining its texture. Essential oil of Citrus Reticulata is thought to encourage new skin cell growth, while also minimizing the appearance of scarring caused by excessive acne breakouts, stretch marks, and other types of skin damage. Medicinally, essential oil of Citrus Reticulata acts as a tonic, fighting off infections of the skin while also delivering a soothing action that calms discomfort.
Used traditionally by the Chinese to deliver a calming effect and aid digestion, essential oil of Citrus Reticulata is massaged into the abdomen to reduce the symptoms of flatulence during aromatherapy sessions. These oils are used as non-toxic, non-sensitizing aromatherapy ingredients that offer a sweet top note containing a hint of neroli to restore balance and a sense of clam. Delivering a sweet, delicate aroma, mandarin essential oil can induce a sense of peacefulness, thereby counterbalancing the effect of nervousness and insomnia. They have also been used to treat colds and the flu.
Essential oil of Citrus Reticulata is used in perfume manufacturing and often combined with floral scents to deliver refreshing, light, and uplifting fragrances noted for being mood enhancers. Citrus essential oils are plentiful since they are easily procured. Therefore, they are relatively inexpensive to use. However, since citrus essential oils are generally phototoxic, caution should be used to avoid excessive sunlight when using products containing them. When an ingredient is phototoxic, it means that topical application can increase the likelihood of developing sunburn.


text: Thousands of sparkling young stars are nestled within the giant nebula NGC 3603. This stellar "jewel box" is one of the most massive young star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 3603 is a prominent star-forming region in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way, about 20,000 light-years away. This latest image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a young star cluster surrounded by a vast region of dust and gas. The image reveals stages in the life cycle of stars.


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Time require for OSCP
Enter OSCP...I hear good things and it seems to be extremely useful in helping one really learn the concepts. But how long does it take to go through the modules? The site recommends the 60 day program and it seems many people here opt for that. Can it be done in 30? How many hours a day does it take to work on it?
My situation is I just graduated with my masters in computer science and am currently unemployed looking for a job. So i have plenty of time and can spend several hours each day easily. If it can be done in 30 days, that would be nice, after all im unemployed and on a pretty tight budget!
Id like to do it now if possible while I have all this time though...idk if it will help me tremendously in my job search or not since from what i hear its not as well known or popular as others even though its every bit as difficult if not harder than most. But i do feel it would greatly help my skills overall, which is the main goal anyways. Its a tough choice...not the cheapest for someone unemployed but if im gonna do it i should do it now...
So is 30 days reasonable if I can put in several hours a day? I also have a pretty strong background i feel in security even though i just now starting to take certs for it. Ive used a lot of the tools already rather than just read about them and have good programming experience from school as well.


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CAN Events CalendarCategory: C.A.N. Events Calendar
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 5:30 PM
Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship in Child Health
You're invited to the 6th Annual Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship in Child Health on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at 5:30 pm. This year, J. David Hawkins, PhD will speak on community organizing to support healthy living with his lecture, 'A Sociologist Takes on Teen Smoking, Drinking and Violence'And Wins!'
Featuring Dr. J David Hawkins, Endowed Professor of Prevention at the University of Washington School of Social Work and Founding Director of the Social Development Research Group.
- Dr. Hawkins' research focuses on the social development model and the prevention of drug use and violence in adolescence. We think that you and your colleagues will be particularly interested in his successful prevention program, 'Communities that Care.'
o For more information about his research, please visit http://www.fivetownctc.org/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
- For additional information on past Michael & Susan Dell Lectureships in Child Health, please visit: www.childhealthlectureship.org
- We look forward to seeing you at the event on March 22, 2012 at 5:30pm at the Texas Medical Association building located at 401 West 15th Street in Austin, Texas.
Brooks Ballard from the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living will follow up with you soon with a save the date flyer for distribution. We would greatly appreciate your help promoting this event by sharing these forthcoming materials with your audiences and colleagues.
For questions about the event, please contact:
Brooks Ballard, MPH
Communications Specialist
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Satirical Sing-a-long: Who will be the GG?
24 April 2013 , 9:21 AM by Jo Laverty
The Governor-General's role is up for grabs in 2014. That's all anyone knows for sure at this stage, but that shouldn't that stop a good fight erupting over it!
Fairfax Media reports that they have a copy of a letter which Tony Abbott wrote to the Prime Minister. In it he accuses her of a blatant abuse of power for appointing public positions so close to the election, and that includes the Governor-General.
Neither Gillard nor Abbott have indicated who they want for GG, but the media is awash with suggestions- John Howard, Peter Cosgrove, Kevin Rudd...
This week's Satirical Sing-a-long will be performed by Shortis and Simpson putting 'Who will be the GG?' to the tune of Hunters and Collectors' 'Do you see what I see?'
If you'd like to give us a verse or two, leave a comment here or email the breakfast team on 666breakfast (at) your (dot) abc (dot) net (dot) au
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Another reason to keep the weight off: knee pain and the risk of surgery
2013. When it comes to knees giving out or having problems, it turns out that excess weight is just as bad as or maybe worse than getting older. Changes in diet and exercise can reduce your pain and help you avoid or delay surgery. Continue reading


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Led down the wrong path.. could use a little help.
I had been planning on starting a tank for my 7 month old boy and decided these fish would be great due to color and size etc ( not great research on my part) I was so busy I relied on the pet shop owner to guide me, I had already purchased a 30 gal Half moon tank and I was told that the Golden Mbuna would do well in the tank, also that gravel was better than sand. When I asked about the environment I was advised that anything would be fine, that some plastic plants would do the trick as long as they had a little cover. Also I was told I should start with two and add more later so I picked a Golden Mbuna and a Blue with black vertical striped one that I liked. Well the next morning the blue was mysteriously dead and the Golden was as happy as a lark, after reading this it seems that my tank is not only way too small but everything about it is just plain wrong.. ugghh Now to go about the overhaul as gently as possible.. what a pain. At least the one fish seems happy enough for now .. he just hangs out around the bottom most of the time among the dense areas. Should I stock with maybe five of them and be prepared to either move them to another tank down the road or will shop owners allow a trade for new fish? I would hate to give him up just yet and if it takes a few years for them to outgrow the tank I would rather stock with several and move them out later since my boy seems to be mesmerized by this Mbuna. Any ideas on how fast they grow and if my tank is large enough to fit another type of Mbuna ( equally aggressive) in there?
tank is too small for multiple mbuna. they can be quite aggressive. a schoal of nice serpae tetras or something similiar would make your hobby much more enjoyable. if you're stuck on cichlids, there are many dwarf varieties which can be much more passive. you will have to do some research on smaller fish you like before we can really help you. there are so many...your friendly neighbourhood arowanaman!
Oh dear... another one. Well, he's right on one thing, plastic plants are ok.
Have a read:
One of the most aggressive and territorial mbuna. It should not be kept with peace loving species, such as Peacocks or Utaka, but it can be combined with other mbuna provided they do not resemble it in patterning. The tank should be overcrowded to reduce aggression and territory formation. It is incredibly aggressive towards others of the same species, and the presence of heterospecifics helps to dissipate this. However, a very large tank is required in order to keep more than one male and even then it is likely that the sub-dominant male(s) will be killed. Several females should be kept per male in order to reduce harassment by the male but this in itself also presents problems, as unlike many mbuna, female M. auratus are also intolerant of congeners.
Now check this:
All the Africans prefer quite hard water with a stable ph of around 8. An easy way out for you would be to return the fish and get a few platies. Mild mannered, colourful and easy to keep. Also, do read up on cycling a tank.
In any case, your baby will appreciate a fish DVD as well as a real tank for now.
Hi. I don't raise or keep mumbas but do know that because they are so aggressive, it's best to keep your tank stocked a bit heavily so the aggression can be spread out among all of them which should keep any one fish from being bullies or killed. I'm sure a mumba expert will chime in
BUT - we need to back up a bit. How long have you had the tank set up? Did you cycle it? (a process that takes 3 to 4 weeks using ammonia and 0 fish) If you haven't cycled the tank, I'd take the fish back, read the stickie in my signature line on cycling and take the time that the tank cycles to read up on fish and decide if you really want to tackle mumba as your first venture.
There are great articles on compatibility and stocking here on the AC forum and members will be happy to answer your questions.
Also, since your little guy is only 7 months old, I'm sure he'll soon forget about the fish that fascinates him now. If you want a fish in the tank while you're cycling, I saw some adorable fake fish at my LFS last week that you simply anchor to the bottom and they show all the motions of real fish. I'm thinking that would keep him happy until your tank is properly cycled and you have done more research and decided if mumbas are the way you want to go.
Good luck! And continue to ask questions.30 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies,
15 g FW planted:2 male guppies, neons, pygmy corys, clown pleco, 4 types of shrimp, assassin snails
90 Gal Journal: http://bit.ly/1vC7gVX
fishless cycling: http://bit.ly/1DARf3T
fish in cycling: http://bit.ly/1ILvcfp
Other people will ask you about your cycle and stuff but i'll chime in about the fish itself. The more known name on here for a golden mbuna is 'auratus', and they are quite infamous as you now know. You know that your tank is too small for a group of mbuna, but, if you like that fish there is no reason you couldn't keep him by himself. I think many new keepers are under the mistaken impression that mbuna or social fish, they are not. They are highly territorial and do just fine alone, we keep them in groups because of how pretty they are, and because with the right size aquarium and proper layout we can keep them in groups.
The auratus will get quite large at around 5-6" and would be quite an impressive fish all by himself in a 30g. Just get some holley rock at your fish store, leave the fake plants, and he will be happy as can be. You could most likely even add a Synodontis petricola catfish. My mbuna don't even notice them."At some point you aren't making the animal more dead...You are just making a bigger mess." - Demjor19
A heavily armored bottom dweller is likely the only thing that can coexist with this fish. And, indeed, keeping it alone is certainly an option in this tank.
thank you all! Very good information and all taken into consideration. When I started the tank I was under the impression that I had to cycle for ( as stated and verified) 3-4 but the pet store owner said 48 hours was plenty due to the water in the are ( I was confused also but trusted her anyways) I used about tap water and R/0 water at a 60/40 then treated with API Conditioner and Stress Zyme ( plus some instant start) Water is still pretty hard at about 120 but the Kh is down between 60-80 and the PH is about 7.5. no nitrates. It has been a week and he seems to be very healthy ( I think I was just lucky) I have 2 - 10 gallon container and plan on storing a 60/40 mixture of tap and R/O water (Pre treated with the above mentioned products) and cycle out about 10% every one to two weeks. I am going to stay with the Cichlids but am leaning to returning my little friend sadly enough and pick up some less aggressive Dwarf's. I have already ordered some Cichlid stones ( 3) and already posses a large natural rock that I have had for years that has several holes and has a nice curvature that will create some perfect roomy hiding spaces for the fish. I feel like I am on the right path with this plan. Now to research some proper friends for my soon to be renovated aquarium.
Your tank isn't cycled yet. Your fish has been ok because he's the only one in a 30g. You're at that stage where an ammonia spike is really due to happen. With only one fish a cycle in that tank will take at least a few weeks. I would head over to the cycling section and read up on the process in the stickys. What I would do if I were you is return the fish and finish your cycle using the fishless method. Then when thats done you could fully stock it right from the get go."At some point you aren't making the animal more dead...You are just making a bigger mess." - Demjor19
030 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies,
15 g FW planted:2 male guppies, neons, pygmy corys, clown pleco, 4 types of shrimp, assassin snails
90 Gal Journal: http://bit.ly/1vC7gVX
fishless cycling: http://bit.ly/1DARf3T
fish in cycling: http://bit.ly/1ILvcfp
We've explained the importance of cycling several times. I think OP is one of those that does not want to listen.


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Access to users' projects from My NEEShub
Users often enter their project group space under the impression that the entered their project or project editor. This leads to confusions and misunderstanding when they want to upload files to their project.
I suggest the link with the project title would bring users to the project page which would be followed by two columns with links – one for editing the project and the other one for the group space


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Sunpentown 3-Cup Stainless Steel Rice Cooker and Steamer
The Sunpentown 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Steamer (SC-886OB) offers multi-functional cooking options for maximum versatility in your kitchen. It cooks rice and porridge, stews soup, steams vegetables, fish, and poultry, and much more - all at the touch of a button. Your food cooks with steam to preserve nutrients for healthier eating. The stainless steel body, cover, and inner pot are easy to clean and look great. The unit automatically shuts off when it runs out of water, and an independent warm switch keeps food at serving temperature until you're ready to eat.
Please note that with this unit, the amount of water in the cooker determines the cooking time. You may add more if desired, but at least 1 cup of water must be placed in the cooker before starting the cooking cycle.
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Multi-Functional Versatility:This rice cooker and steamer cooks rice and porridge, stews soup, steams veggies, fish, and poultry, and more
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- 430-grade stainless steel constructionCooks with steam to preserve nutrients
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- Automatically switches to WarmPower consumption:
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Recent Black College Grads Face Severe Underemployment
The weak labor market has been particularly devastating for young black workers. That's even true for many of the most qualified young black Americans — those with a four-year college degree— who are stuck in low-paying jobs, a new study found.
Among those with a job in 2013, more than half of black recent college graduates—56%–were in an occupation that typically doesn't require a college degree, according to a report Tuesday by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a left-leaning Washington think tank. Among all recent college grads with a job, the rate still was a very high 45%. (The report defines a recent college grad as someone between the ages of 22 and 27 with a four-year degree.)
The study's authors call this underemployment, in which college-educated workers aren't getting high enough salaries to pay off their student debt and achieve a middle-class lifestyle.
Experience makes a difference, with workers further out of school tending to hold better jobs than recent college graduates. Among all employed black college graduates—regardless of when they earned their degree—about 42% were in a job that didn't require a degree in 2013. Among all employed college graduates regardless of race, the figure was 35%.
The weak labor market comes at a time when young college graduates also are carrying higher debt loads than previous generations to cover rising college costs.
"Black workers have been told for a generation that the way for you to do better is go to college," said Janelle Jones, a co-author of the study. "These are people who go to college in the face of rising tuition, needing to work to support themselves, not having a family structure. They finish college and then they end up finding a job that job doesn't end up requiring a degree" and pays less than those that do require a degree.


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Click Here for More Bulldogs: Rock solid…
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State is ranked 12th in the BCS standings and coming off a big win over Tennessee. Next weekend, it visits No. 1 Alabama.
Situated between those two games is this week's opponent, Middle Tennessee (4-2), of the Sun Belt Conference. It's a team that lost to McNeese State – an NCAA Football Championship team – to open the season, but has won three road games, including a three-touchdown victory at Georgia Tech.
This final non-conference tilt just might qualify as a "trap game" for MSU (6-0), which is ranked 15th in this week's Associated Press poll.
"Every game is a trap game," MSU coach Dan Mullen said Monday. "We have a trap game this week, a trap game last week and it'll be a trap game this week. Every game is like that. If you don't bring your focus in college football today, you're not going to win."
MTSU could present a danger if the Bulldogs can't forget last week and try peeking ahead to Alabama. But the Blue Raiders are a man down, because starting tailback Benny Cunningham is out for the year with a knee injury he suffered in last week's 34-30 win over FIU.
Cunningham had rushed for 600 yards with 11 touchdowns.
The Blue Raiders will now turn to Drayton Calhoun, an LSU transfer, and freshman Jordan Parker.
"To be honest with you, it's a big hit. Everybody knows that," MTSU coach Rick Stockstill said. "We're not going to be able to replace him."
Tops in turnover margin
The Bulldogs won the turnover battle against Tennessee 3-0, and lead the nation in turnover margin.
State has 18 takeaways – 10 interceptions, eight fumbles – with just three giveaways. That plus-15 margin – or, plus-2.5 per game – is just ahead of Alabama, La. Tech and Rutgers.
Defensive coordinator Chris Wilson said he can't recall having a defense with such a wide margin, although he was part of the 2008 Oklahoma team that was plus-1.64 per game.
Against Tennessee, Johnthan Banks forced and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter to set up a big touchdown in the fourth quarter. That's something the Bulldogs practice daily.
"We hunt turnovers and negative plays every day. It's part of our culture," Wilson said.
Few flags fly
MSU is one of the least-penalized teams in the country, with only 26 for 235 yards through six games. That's an average of 4.33 penalties per game, which is tied for 13th in the nation with Central Florida and Penn State.
Last season, State drew an average of 5.46 penalties per game, which ranked 45th.
"When you're prepared in practice, then you'll be locked in during a game," Mullen said. "We need to continue to avoid those silly issues."


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Art and I are practicing safe gambling. You wouldn't believe all of the casinos we are passing up! But then if we stopped at one of those, we would have to skip by Art's most anticipated stop...the Mall of America!
So, the Mall wasn't THAT spectacular. Just four levels of lots of stores, albeit some unusual ones not found in other malls, and roller coasters. We didn't get around the whole mall and I'm inclined to think that I'd be more impressed if I were to return there with some real shoppers rather than with Art
The QVC store was fun. I got a pair of Joan Rivers reading glasses and Art got sunglasses that he can wear over his regular glasses. I also splurged on a Diamonique simulated peridot ring. It was a whopping $39 - a far cry from the $6000 yellow diamond that I fell in love with on our Royal Caribbean cruise in May - but, honestly, it doesn't look too bad.
We spent some time looking in a cooking store where we ended up with a bottle of maple praline syrup and a huge appetite. From the many places to eat in the food court, we picked Bubba Gump's. It was a cute place with lots of memorabilia from the movie, "Forrest Gump."
After the mall, we traveled about 30 miles to Camping World where we are spending the night. They have RV parking in the rear parking lot of their retail store with free, yes, free, electrical hookups. There are several other campers here taking advantage of Camping World's hospitality.


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When First Lady Michelle Obama ordered farm-raised tilapia during a vacation-time meal at Alan Wong's Restaurant in Honolulu this past December, it signaled a smiling acknowledgment for the once frowned-upon fish. Many longtime locals still cringe at the thought of eating tilapia, which was historically notorious for thriving in icky canals.
But, it's a new day for tilapia, as consumers and connoisseurs are learning it's actually an epicurean delicacy. In fact, the species is being viewed as a splashing success in aquaculture farms throughout the state—helping to boost Hawai'i's production of fish stocks, eliminating reliance on imported stocks, and improving the 50th State's ability to be more sustainable.
Currently, more than 30 aquatic plant and animal species are being raised for research or commercial purposes in the islands. According to the Hawai'i Department of Agriculture, the commercial aquaculture sector has expanded from 13 farms in 1976 to 100 in 2003. That number continues to grow, due to an increasing demand for fresh, local products and a high consumption of seafood.
In fact, aquaculture has become the fastest growing segment in local diversified agriculture, grossing record sales of $34.7 million in 2008. To cope with the high demand for aquaculture products, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa scientists and researchers have stepped up to work alongside farmers, and state and national aquaculture personnel, and share their expertise.
At the Hawai'i Institute for Marine Biology, for example, Director Jo-Ann Leong reported that colleagues are focusing on targeted sectors for greater development in aquaculture, based on the industry's track record to date. They include:
- High-value seafood products such as opihi.
- Macroalgae or seaweeds for food or specialty chemicals.
- Year-round production of specific pathogen-free broodstock and seedstock.
- Marine and freshwater aquarium species for export.
- Offshore and open-ocean production of fish and pearl oysters.
Leong added that a trio of long-term projects will concentrate on the development of 1) disease-resistant strains of aquacultured species, 2) appropriate and sustainable food supplies for different stages of the life cycle for new animal species, and 3) environmentally friendly aquaculture methods.
Meanwhile, funding support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is enabling Sea Grant College Director Gordon Grau to develop feeds for fish that help them grow optimally with the mildest impact on ecosystems. Grau aims to design feeds without fishmeal that promote efficient growth with minimal loss of nutrients. He works in collaboration with colleagues at a USDA lab at Auburn University in Alabama to compound the feeds for tilapia, which are then evaluated by both his lab, and university and government partners, in the U.S. and Japan. Last year, more than 400 million pounds of tilapia were imported into the U.S. from Central and South America, China and the Philippines.
Then there's the Aquaculture Research and Extension Unit in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Led by aquaculture specialist Clyde Tamaru, his team members are engaged in a variety of aquaculture research and extension activities. Tamaru is principal investigator of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration supported project on how to improve the hatchery output of the Hawaiian pink snapper or opakapaka, a favorite of many locals. His research hinges on the species ability to naturally spawn from captive broodstock held at Coconut Island. Due to its overfished status, the bottomfish fishery is now governed by the federal Magnuson-Stevenson Act, thus the state has been mandated to devise ways in which the fishery can be restored by at least 20 percent.
Working with the Division of Aquatic Resources, Tamaru and researchers at Mānoa are developing hatchery and nursery techniques for the production of opakapaka juveniles that can meet commercial-scale requirements, with the intent to transfer those technologies to appropriate end users for either public or private use. His research has already proven helpful for local farmer Hukilau Food, significantly improving its moi hatchery outputs that now average about 400,000 per hatchery run. These researchers and many others at UH Mānoa continue to develop cutting-edge aquaculture technologies to help achieve a more sustainable Hawai'i while drawing international interest.
To learn more about these research projects and others being conducted by these units, visit:
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Yes, my name is Tycho, and I like listening to Bon Jovi.
"Have a nice day!"
Songs include:
Wild Is the Wind
You Give Love a Bad Name
Without Love
Stick to Your Guns
Never Say Goodbye
Wanted Dead or Alive
Let It Rock
Living on a Prayer
Social Disease
Raise Your Hands
Wild in the Streets
It's My Life
Keep the Faith
Dry County
I'll Be There For You
Born to Be My Baby
Bad Medacine
Lay Your Hands on Me
Blood on Blood
There's really too many hits to mention. I think Bon Jovi is hard to classify for some. They aren't exactly heavy metal, but you can't call them alternative, grunge, pop, or hip-hop. They belong on a hard rock / heavy metal channel on your radio dial.
Still they perform catchy lyrics and fun songs with a little bit of a rebel attitude and Jon Bon Jovi's solo work for Young Gunns II was awesome as well.
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RBS Darren Mcfadden, Steven Jackson, Deangelo Williams, Ben Tate
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Wow, the piecetable is crazy!
Just a quick update on my progress in the Summer of Code. One general observation: the piecetable is a highly-engineered, fairly complex chunk of code! I need a bit more "mentoring" than I anticipated when working with the piecetable, so I've decided to work on a few fronts: when I get stuck on one, I switch to another until someone shows up in IRC and can help (or, alternatively, until time helps me figure it out on my own).
First of all, I have the Stylist enhancements. I've added the "Add" button, which is succeeding in adding a hard-coded style. Right now, I'm working to make it add from the current selection. It looks like right now we can't "rename" a style, which means I either prompt the user for a name (not what I'd prefer), generate a useful one automatically (possibly tough and/or insufficient) or implement some sort of rename, possibly just with the style label. (See next ) I will also revamp the display here, borrowing liberally from the GTK toolbar style list which shows only a nice subset of styles.
The addition of Labels to styles (splitting internal identifier from user-visible identifier) was the first task I tackled, and in retrospect, possibly a bad idea since it required direct PT work. I have all built-in styles adding a label by default, and I've gotten it to save. I still have to add some helper functions to pd_Style to handle labels, localize them, etc, as well as figure out how to change the UI's. (It looks like I'll probably need to have a map of Labels to Names added to some document-wide structure, presumably right next to the map of Names to pd_Style objects.)
Finally, we have the handling of the manual style editing system. I've started work on this by implementing "simplifyProperties," which removes properties from a style if they are identical in the based-on style (that is, if they can be inherited). This will allow my edit dialog to show a useful list of applied properties, rather than a CSS-like string of every possible property. This is what I'm working on at this precise moment - trying to figure out how I somehow end up with "this" being 0×0 when I have a function member call another function member.
Till next time, keep on marching, ants!
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Talk examines Israeli-Palestinian peace process, April 6
Posted March 30, 2006; 10:40 p.m.
Gadi Baltiansky, a former Israeli government official who leads an
effort to promote peace in the Middle East, will discuss the
ramifications of Israel's recent elections in a lecture set for 4:30
p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The lecture is titled "Following the Israeli Elections: What Next in the Peace Process?"
Baltiansky is director general of the Geneva Initiative, a joint Israeli-Palestinian effort to establish a blueprint for peace in the Middle East.
He previously served as a career diplomat at the Israeli Foreign Ministry and, from 1999 to 2000, as press secretary for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. In that role, he oversaw public aspects of Israel's security and foreign affairs, particularly the peace process, and was a member of Israel's negotiation teams with Syria and the Palestinians.
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I heard it on the news so Im sure it was a lie.
Learned from the best! What's wrong....its ok for you guys to tell lies but no one else can. For the record I don't lie.
I think its pretty stupid if you dont have a record to run on to try and run on Clintons. Clinton has said some pretty nasty things about Obama if they were said by a repub they would be racist but because Clinton said them no big deal. According to the news which we know lies, they said Clinton has not let anyone seen this speech all he will do is say is how good he ran the country and set the stage for Hillary in 2016. He and Obama cannot stand each other pretty desperate move.
Where do you get this stuff. Obama will probably appoint her to the SC
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/ne...3/posts?page=3 this has been all over the news havent you heard obama zombies just think its all lies.
Clinton and Obama do not get along just watch the tapes of the 2008 race and the things that were said . Clinton accused Obama back than of playing the race card. All Bill Clinton wants to do is set the stage for his wife.
Obama could kill someone in cold blood in front of our eyes and Obama zombies would say I didnt see it its lies all lies.
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I can't figure out why they castigate RMoney for his wealth when we can pay a ballplayer that kind of money to play in a publicly financed stadium & nothing is said if he performs - again .
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I usually don't pay much attention to Foxnews.com stories but this one has more statistics to back up its premise than most of the stories on that website.Like the Olympic tribute to Britains NHS, countries wear nationalized health systems as badges of pride. In those same countries, assertions like fifty million Americans have no access to care and US health care is scandalous are widespread. Despite their frequency, these denunciations are wholly contradicted by facts.
No charge is repeated more often than this statistic: 16%, almost 50 million Americans, lack health insurance. But ten million were not even US citizens; millions more claimed to have no health insurance but were using insurance; and 13 million adults and 5 million children were already eligible for government insurance, but had not enrolled. Claims about uninsured Americans have been greatly exaggerated.
The truth is that health insurance does not equate with health care access. Statistics Canada stated waiting time has been identified as a key measure of access. Affirming 2005s Chaoulli v. Quebec, in which Supreme Court justices famously concluded access to a waiting list is not access to health care, countless studies document grave consequences from prolonged waits. A growing list of European countries, including Denmark, England, Finland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, have been forced by public outcry and laws to address unacceptable waits for care.
Meanwhile, it is understood that waiting lists are not a feature in the United States, as stated in a 2007 study and separately underscored by the OECD ([the US is] a country where waiting time is not a policy concern). Indeed, Americans would be stunned to hear the reality of nationalized insurance:
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/...#ixzz2CQ3mNW2s


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If Manziel is there at 19, we should absolutely draft him, but he won't be.
If Manziel is there at 19, we should absolutely draft him, but he won't be.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. - S. Beckett
After Shula had success in the 1990 draft with Richmond Webb and Keith Sims, he thought he could repeat his success a few yrs later on the right side of the O line. He wanted Korey Stringer, but the Vikes took him a few picks before. Shula then reached and drafted Billy Milner (LT). He followed that up in the 2nd rd with another reach in Andrew Green (G). Neither player made an impact in the league.
Even though O line was a need, Shula would have been better off picking the BPA and increasing the overall talent on the team.
When every benefit received is a right, there is no place for good manners, let alone for gratitude.
-Theodore Dalrymple
Shula was a bumbling fool by the 1990s. He quickly abandoned everything that made him a HOF coach after drafting Marino. Unfortunately/fortunately, Marino was great enough to make things seem better than they were. We were toward the top of the league in rushing attempts and D almost every season before we drafted Marino. After that . . . complete 180.
And that has absolutely nothing to do with the point of my post. Stay focused we are discussing need vs bpa.
I'll take whichever conversational detours I like. Thanks.
As to YOUR point, it's simplistic. It's been covered on these forums, but teams use horizontal draft boards. Between Sammy Watkins and Greg Robinson, who is better? Which would be BPA? You can make cases for either, but ultimately, you're going to draft either based on what you're trying to accomplish within your system.
If you're looking for a RB and an OT and the best RB available and the best OT available rate out similarly, you look at who you project to be available at your next pick at those positions. For example: I can draft Lewan or Hill at 19, but drop off after Hill is significantly steeper than the drop off at OT after Lewan. More specifically, you're drafting guys who will look good in YOUR system.
It's rare that there is a player available who is just clearly better than all the other players available. This is talk you get between fans that say I want all the best guys on my team' - without realizing that most of these players' success will be heavily dependent upon the system they're drafted to. Good teams draft players who will look better in their system than they would in most other systems. THAT'S how you get value - not by being the "smartest" kid at the lunch table.
You have a reading comprehension problem. Obviously, there are guys in different positions who have a similar grade. In that instance, all things being equal you draft for need/ fit. My point (if you bothered to read my entire post) was that you dont REACH simply to fill a need.
As to Shula being a bumbling fool, that is just a moronic statement from you. Shula clearly lost some of his passion when his 1st wife Dorothy battled (and ultimately succumbed) to breast cancer. He kept much of that private.
The fact that you would take such a classless cheap shot at such an honorable man says a lot about you.
I read your entire post. It said you draft BPA, gave benefits for stockpiling talent, and gave an example of a team drafting bad players too early.
The point is that need vs BPA is not the correct argument. The reason good teams seem to continue to find good players - in all rounds - is that they have a clear vision of what they need out of a player. You don't get guys like Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor late in the draft, because everyone else just missed out on these great players. You get them, because you understand their strengths and weaknesses and know how they'll work in your system and which other types of players you'll need to surround them with.
People RARELY accuse the Seahawks of drafting the BPA. By now, people are hesitant to criticize them, because they keep turning out some of the best players in the league. They're not drafting for "need" either. They're not plugging holes. They're drafting specific types of players that fit their system. If you have a clear vision and any type of talent at the GM position, you're going to have successful drafts (assuming that vision is worth a damn).


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N. Korean nuclear crisis is panel topic, Nov. 27
Posted November 15, 2006; 11:47 p.m.
"The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Analysis of Threat Potential and International Relations" is the topic of a panel discussion scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in 219 Burr Hall.
The discussion will cover North Korea's uranium and missile programs, its recent nuclear test, the United States' options for responding, and views on the six-party talks about North Korea's nuclear program. The panelists are: Frank von Hippel and Christopher Chyba, co-directors of the Program on Science and Global Security; Aaron Friedberg, professor of politics and international affairs; and Gilbert Rozman, the Musgrave Professor of Sociology.
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I have this odd little holiday (Thanksgiving and Christmas) tradition of reading a SW novel during that time. I read Riptide over Thanksgiving. I was tempted to pick up and re-read Last of the Jedi, but instead went to Tales from Jabba's Palace, and am thoroughly enjoying that.
I know Ryder Windham has written a couple of stand-alone young adult books in the last couple of years. I might have to check into those.