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Marvel Divas #2. Robert Aguirre-Sacasa (writer) Tonci Zonjic (artist). Comic Books/Graphic Novels.
Eh. Not as bad as issue #1, but still nothing I'd spend my money on, and nothing I want being held up as "what women want in comics".
Firestar has breast cancer. 'Natch. What other kind of cancer could we give her…she's a woman!?! Women have breasts…and comics love breasts. This flip attitude of mine is of course not directed at breast cancer or intended to downplay the seriousness of breast cancer, but rather to draw attention to the laziness of this entire storyline. I think women think a lot about breast cancer – I know I do. But I think about other kinds of cancer all the time as well…women are susceptible to many other kinds of cancer worth discussing. I guess I personally think it would have been less cliche to give Firestar a different kind of cancer, rather than playing up the "OOOH! Women's Issues! Breast Cancer!" Then again, if they hadn't screwed up about 52 other things in the concept, execution, press, and defense of this book, maybe I wouldn't be so annoyed with it, but they did, and so I am.
Also, the really interesting angle to me on a superhero having cancer as a result of their powers – is just that – it's the fact that this power that allows you to do amazing things and makes you so unique and special in the world, is also the thing that's killing you. It's an interesting idea, overshadowed to me by the "OOH! Breast Cancer!" aspect.
There's not much else going on in the book worth noting. There's still too much talk about men in all their incantations (ex-boyfriends, new boyfriends, potential boyfriends, sexual tension co-workers and teammates, oh my!) Blech. As if women don't have complete lives without new relationships and ex's defining them – but we knew from issue one (and everything else Marvel showed us for this book) that it was going to be that way. Maybe there was never any hope for it to be something better. Ah, my cynicism is showing…
One last idiotic thing of note. Does anyone really believe that The Black Cat is stupid enough to apply for a loan at a bank she ROBBED? Yeah, I didn't think so. Felicia doesn't have to be a rocket scientist, but she doesn't have to be dumb as dog shit either. A woman who applies for a loan at a bank she robbed – thinks she's going to run a private investigation firm…? Oh, sign me up…I definitely want her brains working on my case.
The interior art by Tonjic remains really fantastic and the cover by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic is great – particularly for me her rendering of Firestar.
Anyway, while it's better than issue #1, I still highly recommend that you DO NOT buy this comic. DO NOT reward them for being fuck ups.
Let's wait for the real thing rather than settling for some half-assed uninformed bumbling attempt.
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GreenTraderTax recently dealt with the IRS on an important appeals case involving qualification for trader tax status. Robert A. Green, CPA, and tax attorney Mark Feldman, JD, did some heavy lifting in the tax code and crafted new positive arguments for business traders. We want to share these arguments. We recommend that you engage our firm for help with the IRS, rather than construct these complex arguments on your own.
Normally, our golden rules for qualification for trader tax status focus on IRS-verifiable trading activity like number of round trip trades per year (500), number of days per week with executed trades (three plus), and average holding periods (day or swing trades). The IRS often assesses these concrete factors rather than fuzzy items like taxpayer intention to run a business and claimed time spent in the trading business activity. Take note of our important point about how the "continuous business activity" may trump the frequency of trades. This may constitute a breakthrough for more traders.
In this IRS exam and appeals story, we were focused on the taxpayer's qualification for trader tax status as a sole proprietor business trader in stock options. As mentioned in earlier blogs (Holsinger case and Recent IRS techniques against traders), it's more challenging for a stock options trader to qualify for trader tax status than a day trader in securities.
In this IRS exam, we decided to disagree with the IRS agent, who wanted to deny trader tax status for the three tax years being examined. This would also deny Section 475 MTM ordinary-loss treatment, which is conditional on trader tax status. We filed an IRS appeal, where we felt we had a better forum for arguing our case. (Learn more about the IRS exam, appeals and tax court processes in Green's 2011 Trader Tax Guide.)
An IRS appeals protest letter requires careful construction based on IRS requirements. In it, we laid out our best arguments, and we recently won a favorable result in this appeals case.
Excerpts from our letter
The taxpayer qualifies for "Trader in Securities" (business treatment) for the tax years being examined by the IRS. The taxpayer was successful in the initial years of his trading business and the IRS didn't take an interest in his tax returns until he suffered significant trading losses and used Section 475f mark-to-market (MTM) ordinary-loss treatment in the three years in question.
IRS Publication 550 Chapter 4 Special Rules for Traders states:
The following facts and circumstances should be considered in determining if your activity is a securities trading business.
• Typical holding periods for securities bought and sold.
• The frequency and dollar amount of your trades during the year.
• The extent to which you pursue the activity to produce income for a livelihood.
• The amount of time you devote to the activity.
Frequency of trades
We believe the IRS agent used incorrect math in his calculation of the "frequency and dollar amount of your trades during the year." The agent introduced a new concept of requiring two trades per day and he did not properly account for non-business and personal days. The agent also didn't account for round trip trades properly, the second part of a transaction when options expired worthless. As explained below, the frequency of trades was probably closer to 80 percent and well over case law standards. The agent needed to update his analysis for days traded with just one trade and options expiring worthless.
The dollar amount and risk for trades were also above the amounts needed. For an options trader, there's much greater risk in trades per dollar amount than in a securities trade.
The agent confirmed that taxpayer spent well in excess of the required time to support business treatment (requirement #4 above). The taxpayer furnished agent with extensive files showing he worked almost every possible non-personal day on his trading business with the same or more time that he worked in his other job. The taxpayer presented files showing he had significant business tools, expenses, resources, equipment, software and services that he used on a daily basis. The agent agreed. The taxpayer used a complex professional options trading program, far beyond the reaches of an amateur investor.
The agent's flawed math
The agent's report stated there were 252 days available to trade in 2005. That number is incorrect and he never confirmed it with taxpayer. The correct number provided by the taxpayer is under 240 days. The stock markets are closed on several government-declared holidays.
The agent's report states that taxpayer did not trade on 79 days. With vacation and sick days, that number is probably closer to 67 days (28 percent). This means the taxpayer executed trades on 72 percent of the days. Add in options expiring worthless and unexecuted initiated trades, and the frequency of trades is well over 80 percent (the agent's calculations vary wildly at 53 percent). That far surpasses the requirements in case law and any reasonable man test. In Commissioner v. Holsinger, Holsinger had only 40 and 45 percent frequencies. The tax court ruled in favor of the IRS agreeing that Holsinger did not qualify for trader tax status.
Holsinger also only had 160 total round turn trades, whereas this taxpayer on average over the years had closer to 500 or more and that was in line with Levin (who qualified per the court in Commissioner v. Levin).
The agent's analysis of 2006 is even more favorable to the taxpayer's position of qualification on frequency and total number of trades. We acknowledge that the analysis is more challenging for the taxpayer in 2007. He began 2007 on the same pace as 2006, but he suffered severe drawdowns and had to reassess and rebuild his capital. He fell under the "pattern day trading" capital requirements, so his broker prevented him making more trades, which he tried to initiate.
The taxpayer was able to rebuild his capital and resumed more active trading in 2008 and 2009. He intends to pursue full time trading; he's confident he will be able to leave his job soon.
Frequency of trades is a verifiable test, but it has its limitations, as is clear in this case. The math exercise may not account for unexecuted trades, options expiring worthless, monitoring open positions and more. The taxpayer proved he worked in his trading business on the great majority of business days.
The taxpayer certainly has proved his daily trading business time spent and significant business resources used over many years consistently. It's not fair for the IRS agent to use a "two trades per day" requirement, which leads to an unduly strict requirement in calculating frequency of trades. The agent then used this unprecedented strict requirement to overweigh the other clear factors of business treatment. Frequency of trades is only one factor and case law shows it came about only to verify continuous business activity standards.
The agent's math on average holding period is also flawed. The taxpayer's mean and average holding period is far less than the agent's calculations. Also, professional options trading programs for business traders involve longer holds than day trading businesses. Equating a day-trader case with an options-trader case is apples and oranges. It's clear the taxpayer is a very short-term options and securities trader looking to profit from daily market movements rather than long-term appreciation (satisfying that requirement).
What constitutes a business day?
A business day is not just days with executed trades, but all days for which business work is done. Business work certainly includes days on which trades were initiated but unexecuted. Examples include market or limit orders not being triggered under market conditions. Business days also include days spent monitoring open positions.
As a swing and position trader, the taxpayer in this case also had many option trades expire worthless (which is part of a credit-spread strategy). These worthless expirations are also executed trades, but they were not counted by the agent.
Think of it this way: A hotel guest checks into a hotel on a Monday and checks out on a Saturday. Monday and Saturday are two executed transaction days of a seven-day week — 29 percent of the week. The hotel guest needed hotel services (towels, room service, etc.) on the part of hotel management and workers Monday through Saturday, five of seven days of the week – 71 percent of the week.
This is comparable to trading — traders monitor trades daily, every day of the week, even on weekends. They often initiate unexecuted trades and stop-loss and limit orders. In my opinion, the IRS should count daily activity for open positions in addition to executed and unexecuted trades.
More trading during certain parts of the year
Business traders commonly have sporadic trading activity levels, but they usually keep working on their trading business consistently throughout the year. Business traders take time off from executing live trades to retool, back-test strategies and demo (simulate) trade, learn new strategies, learn new trading programs and services, conduct research and recover from losing periods. It's typical to have numerous trades during some months as well as slower months based on changing market conditions and patterns.
The agent pointed out that the taxpayer had more trades in some months than others, but this doesn't constitute a negative condition. Some tax court cases have stated that a trader only traded for a few months and therefore the trader did not qualify for trader tax status. But, those tax courts are different from this case. In those cases, the taxpayer only traded for a few months, whereas in this case our taxpayer traded consistently for more than ten years in a row.
Continuous business activity is as important as frequency of trades
An analysis of case law over time indicates that if "continuous business activity" can be proven, it may be more important than the last resort argument to count executed trading days to assess frequency of trades. This is important for stock option and other types of traders that work every day on trading, but who have fewer executions than day traders.
In Commissioner v. Paoli, the tax court rightfully did not believe the taxpayer's claim for time spent in his trading business. The court felt compelled to turn to verifiable factors like frequency of trades, days traded and holding periods, and Paoli came up short on those factors in the eyes of the court.
Conversely, our taxpayer clearly demonstrated continuous business activity and his pattern of regular business trading over many years. This taxpayer traded frequently during the examined years with no sporadic lapses in his trading business. When he did not trade frequently, he was busy retooling and researching. The IRS agent agreed.
The most important point in this case vs. Paoli is that our taxpayer met the continuous business activity; there was no need to apply the frequency of trades (case law). As a back up, taxpayer had sufficient frequency of trades, too.
Produce income for a livelihood
IRS Publication 550 states traders must "pursue the activity to produce income for a livelihood." The key point of distinction is that the publication only mentions "a" living. It does not say a "primary" or "main" living.
The important point is traders with a full time job can qualify for trader tax status if they meet all the standards. Any business, including a trading business, can have profits in some years and losses in others. The IRS has never claimed that a losing year indicates a business is not set up to generate a profit and a livelihood. The operator of the business intends to pursue a profit and livelihood, but it doesn't always work out that way.
The agent's report indicates the taxpayer didn't make a living from trading, which is incorrect. The taxpayer made more than $100,000 in his trading business in its first five years. He paid for many of his family living expenses from after-tax profits in this business. The taxpayer experienced losses but is back on track in his pursuit of making a living from trading.
Material participation doesn't apply to trading businesses
The agent started off this exam by raising the "material participation" standards included in Section 469 passive activity loss rules. Under the "trading rule" exception in Section 469, trading businesses are exempt, meaning material participation rules don't apply to trading business. Rather, the continuous business activity rules apply.
The agent agreed that the taxpayer met these standards anyway. Material participation implies the person is simply participating in the business, but not that he is doing it continuously.
Material participation calls for 500 hours of work spent before a taxpayer can overcome passive activity loss rules and claim business loss treatment. Otherwise, passive losses are offset only against passive activity income and if not, it's carried over to the subsequent tax year(s). The whole purpose of Section 469 is to deny passive activity losses, not to define whether a taxpayer is engaged in a trade or business.
Nevertheless, Section 469 may be relevant to our issue. Commissioner v. Groetzinger, which is the basis of much of the case law dealing with what constitutes a trade or business, says "to be engaged in a trade or business, the taxpayer must be involved in the activity with continuity and regularity and that the taxpayer's primary purpose for engaging in the activity must be for income or profit. A sporadic activity, a hobby, or an amusement diversion does not qualify."
So "continuity and regularity" is clearly related to the standard of 469, though not necessarily the same. Moreover, we argue that if anything, Section 469 is meant to be more stringent than other areas that deal with "regular, continuous, and substantial" involvement.
Hobby-loss rules don't apply to business traders
IRS agents often try to intimidate taxpayers by arguing that "hobby loss" rules apply to trading businesses. The business-profit intention in Section 183 trumps the three out of five years net business profits test.
Per irs.gov, "Internal Revenue Code Section 183 (Activities Not Engaged in for Profit)" limits deductions that can be claimed when an activity is not engaged in for profit. IRC 183 is sometimes referred to as the "hobby loss rule." According to IRC 183 "The following factors, although not all inclusive, may help determine whether your activity is an activity engaged in for profit or a hobby:
• Does the time and effort put into the activity indicate an intention to make a profit?
• Do you depend on income from the activity?
• If there are losses, are they due to circumstances beyond your control or did they occur in the start-up phase of the business?
• Have you changed methods of operation to improve profitability?
• Do you have the knowledge needed to carry on the activity as a successful business?
• Have you made a profit in similar activities in the past?
• Does the activity make a profit in some years?
• Do you expect to make a profit in the future from the appreciation of assets used in the activity?
An activity is presumed for profit if it makes a profit in at least three of the last five tax years, including the current year (or at least two of the last seven years for activities that consist primarily of breeding, showing, training or racing horses)."
Section 469 passive activity loss rules were crafted to attack tax shelters, which usually involved passive activities, but did not involve investments. The hobby loss rules are very different — the issue there is whether the activity was undertaken for profit.
Additional note: It is true that most investment activity is undertaken for profit, but we could imagine someone who does day trading for fun — like gambling. We haven't seen the IRS raise that argument yet.
Trading is a long-term business activity for our taxpayer
The taxpayer's intention from inception and for the long-term future is to continue this trading business activity. The taxpayer figured he could run a trading business, while still keeping his job a few more years and then make the switch to trading full time once he had a consistent level of profits to make a sole living. Note that a primary means of making a living or a sole living is not required in the tax law.
The taxpayer had hoped to make that full time switch by now. But he experienced significant market losses, after having strong initial profits, which reduced his risk capital below the amounts required for a fulltime business effort. He plans to trade full time within a year or so.
As a West coast-based business executive with flexible hours and oversight, the taxpayer is able to carry on both his job and trading business activities at the same time. He wakes up early in the Pacific Time zone and he trades the Eastern Time zone markets for several hours before going to his job. He monitors, adjusts and trades positions during the day at his job as well. He spends considerable time every day after his job hours and at night and weekends in the trading business too. The taxpayer proved all this to the agent with his work product files and it was supported in the agent's personal interview of taxpayer as well.
Risk and total proceeds
The taxpayer committed a significant portion of his available risk capital to his trading business and it was material by any new small business standards. He doubled his trading capital with trading gains in his first three years of this business. Unfortunately, he then lost and spent much of those gains and capital. He paid for many living expenses from his trading gains and funded his trading losses with prior trading business gains.
The agent's argument about insufficient risk capital is a stretch and not within case law. Plus the agent did not cite any case law on these points. Stock option trading concentrates risk, and the total proceeds for an options trader equates in risk terms to a much higher number for a securities trader. The taxpayer's proceeds were in the multi-millions of dollars; that is not typical for an investor.
Accuracy-related penalties
We disagree with the agent's conclusions for proposing accuracy-related penalties for the taxpayer in this case. The agent's final report says he asked the taxpayer for his occupation and the taxpayer said he was a business trader and had another job too. The agent specifically asked about the taxpayer's W-2 job, not his tax status, which is clearly reported on the his tax return (job and business trader).
The IRS has not clearly defined the objective tests for qualification for trader tax status, leaving this difficult job to the courts. Tax court opinions vary in wide ranges of objective results. It's outrageous for the agent to assert that the taxpayer was acting in bad faith in taking his tax return posture; which again the taxpayer is correct in doing so. Even if a court would rule in favor of the IRS, it's clear this case is a close call, not an example of bad faith.
Moreover, the agent misconstrued the reasonable cause exception of relying in good faith on the advice of a tax advisor. Treas. Reg. section 1.6664-4(c) states, "All facts and circumstances must be taken into account in determining whether a the taxpayer has reasonably relied in good faith on advice (including the opinion of a professional tax advisor) as to the treatment of the taxpayer (or any entity, plan, or arrangement) under Federal tax law. For example, the taxpayer's education, sophistication and business experience will be relevant in determining whether the taxpayer's reliance on tax advice was reasonable and made in good faith."
The agent based his conclusion of bad faith upon the fact that the taxpayer replied to the question of "what do you do for a living?" by saying he's an administrator of a foreign-owned company. The agent presumed that in answering such, the taxpayer knew full well that he is not a business trader. However, the taxpayer can be a business trader for tax purposes even if his primary job is that of an administrator. Moreover, the taxpayer was given this advice by Robert Green, the author of The Tax Guide for Traders and one of the most prominent trader-tax advisors in the country. The taxpayer reasonably relied in good faith on the advice of a tax professional even if the tax professional was wrong (which he was not).
The agent's report is based on incorrect analysis, and we disagree with his conclusion claiming the taxpayer does not qualify for trader tax status. We recently settled this IRS exam with the appeals officer and won a favorable outcome including trader tax status and ordinary loss treatment for 2005 and 2006. The IRS agent initially denied trader tax status and all ordinary trading losses for 2005, 2006 and 2007. We look forward to using these and other arguments in tax court at a later date, and hopefully setting better precedent for all business traders.

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My son Joshua Benoit who is a Fairhaven firefighter and paramedic is the bravest hero I have ever known.
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On the phone, Joshua was so strong and never showed one sign of weakness in his voice as he filled us in with the details of Jacob's status. He merely advised us to try to get home ASAP because he didn't know how long Jacob would last.
My son Joshua is a very good paramedic and does a great job of it, that much everyone knows. But when I had asked my son as to why he wouldn't let any of the other firefighters/paramedics work on his brother his answer was "because, at least by me working on Jake there would never be any question as to did they (fellow firefighters/paramedics) do everything I would have done to try to get him back cause I know I did" (not that they weren't capable of doing so). After Jake's passing, Joshua was going to return to work and said "with my luck, I'll get a cardiac patient." And he did, which he managed to save, thank God!
So, I think you have to be some type of strong hero to be able to work on your uncle who had a heart attack in January 2013 and passed away, then work on your own brother in June of the same year, and finally return to work as a dedicated firefighter/paramedic confronted with yet another cardiac situation. Still, he kept himself so glued together and helped other people carry on with their lives because of his strong medical skills and desires to keep helping. Joshua is a "Real Hometown Hero!"
Submitted by Sue Benoit
Above being a well known firefighter/paramedic in the town of Fairhaven who would help ANYONE at any time regardless of his job, he is a friend anyone would be proud to have!
Submitted by Chris Mitchell
David Evans
Wareham, Mass.
I am nominating my father, David Evans. He is a paramedic for the town of Wareham and a captain for the Onset Fire Department for thirty plus years. He is a great guy, always going above and beyond for work and his family. He is always available to lend a helping hand or listening ear. I hope you choose my father/nominee. Words can not describe what an amazing person he is.
Submitted by Krystal Semple
Eric Gebo
Fairhaven, Mass.
Eric George Gebo is an active corporal in the Marines. He recently got back from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, and is back stationed in California. During his deployment, he not only was shot at, but also got the news that his best friend LCPL Matthew Rodriguez (also from Fairhaven) was killed in action. As much as I think Matthew deserves the hero award, he can't accept it. So my next nomination goes to my close friend Eric, who no matter how many times I tell him, still refuses to believe that he truly is a hero.
Submitted by Alyssa Garcia
Nicholas LeBlanc
New Bedford, Mass.
Nick LeBlanc is an atypical hero. It's easy to look to those who fight fires or take care of sick animals (who are so important!!), but a hero can come in different shapes, sizes, and walks of life. A man can be a hero in the way he lives his everyday life.
Nick is a young person living in the New Bedford area who shares his talents and time with the community, because he truly believes in the opportunities and beauty the area holds. Nick loves his hometown and the people who live there.
As a manager at the Ocean Explorium, Nick is constantly working with volunteers, the general public, and other area organizations. He always has a new idea and a positive attitude to share with those he works with. He spends countless hours working with other area non-profits and schools to find ways to better New Bedford. He is constantly engaging volunteers and interns at the O.E. to improve the guest experience, make sure that they are learning something, but also just to see how they are doing as people.
Nick also devoted his time this past season to Bishop Stang High School's Track and Field team. On top of an already busy schedule, Nick set aside time to share his love for throwing events and help his team reach some new personal bests.
He is also a member of the local arts scene as a writer and musician. Nick is a member of several music groups, such as Nick LeBlanc and the Pink Beans and Lesser Knowns. He supports his community by sharing his art and supporting those around him trying to do the same.
It's easy to create a laundry list of someone's achievements and compliments. It is another dilemma entirely to try to communicate how someone's joie de vivre affects an entire downtown community.
My hometown hero has lived in New Bedford for almost his entire life and continues to serve its residents in everything he does, whether it be through his work in the non-profit community and the Ocean Explorium, sharing his talents in Track and Field and in the music community, or just by being himself: a young man who has chosen to help those around him and be an active member of the community. I cannot think of a more relevant hometown hero.
Submitted by Stephanie Paquette
Paul Lestage
New Bedford, Mass.
Paul was a firefighter on the City of New Bedford Fire Department for 31 years – now retired, the secretary/treasurer emeritus for the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts, and a member of the International Association of Firefighters. He is also an elected member of the City of New Bedford's Retirement Board.
Paul truly loves and is devoted to all of his fellow firefighters as well as all the retired City of New Bedford employees. He devotes a great deal of his retirement days assisting each and every one who calls him with their concerns: such as job-related issues, clarification of all matters, funeral arrangements, elderly issues, etc. These are only a few of the things he does for his fellow man.
He loves people, is a relentless advocate and spends many of his waking hours researching pertinent material, contacting political friends for advice, understanding and changing laws, if possible. Paul answers everyone's numerous telephone calls on a daily basis and follows through with all of their requests and gives them constant updates. He is "My Hero!" and I am so proud of him and what he does for his fellow man.
I am in a position to be able to witness the respect and admiration bestowed on him whenever I am able to accompany him. I receive many calls and meet many people who he has helped. They never fail to tell me how much he has done for them. This is why I am nominating my husband, Paul, as the Southcoast's 2014 Hometown Hero!
Submitted by Elizabeth Lestage
Manny Maciel
New Bedford, Mass.
Everyone knows that Manny is the first to respond to any situation where an animal is in danger or crisis. He even has volunteered to help animals in states devastated by disasters like the tornadoes in Oklahoma, New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy. Anyone who loves animals has a spot in their heart for this guy because without him, a lot of us may not have the rescue pets who have become our own four-legged children.
Submitted by Anonymous
Antone Medeiros
Fairhaven, Mass.
Antone is an all around good guy who cares about everyone.
Submitted by JeanPaul (JP) Lemieux
Ella Morrison
Middleboro, Mass.
Ella has worked hard every weekend for the past two years selling lemonade to raise money for childhood cancer research. She is very dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cancer research in honor of her friends that she has lost to cancer and for those friends that fight this disease everyday. She is eight years old and has already raised over $11 thousand for her cause. She has been invited to many events and has also been a guest speaker at local events. She can be found every Saturday at the Middleboro Farmers Market. Please recognize all of Ella's efforts as she is very deserving of this. Thank you.
Submitted by Gina Morrison
She is just eight years old and has raised thousands of dollars for childhood cancer research. She sells lemonade at various local events and farmers markets and 100 percent of the sales is donated.
Submitted by Jamie P.
Ella is a remarkable young girl. At the age of seven, she is the founder of Ella's Lemonade Shop ~ where all proceeds are donated to Childhood Cancer Research. Her smiling face is well known in our community!
She began selling lemonade on her front lawn to raise money for her friend Hailey who was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. She then moved the Lemonade Shop to the local farmers market and continued to raise money for Jesse Heikkila, a local boy and classmate of hers,who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Ella has also raised money for Birthday Wishes, an organization that brings birthday parties to children living in shelters and also for Tte Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. Ella is an incredible role model within our community to her peers and to everyone she meets. Her smile is contagious and her heart is full of love.
Submitted by Jen Thomas
Gerry Payette
Fairhaven, Mass.
Gerry has done more for our community than anyone I've ever met. He has been a tireless advocate for our Veterans. He organizes the annual Veteran's Day Parade in Fairhaven with success and it has grown every year. He also was the person who was able to get the Vietnam Memorial Wall to come to Fairhaven. This was very important to him as he himself is a Vietnam veteran.
Gerry is also active working with the Shepherds Pantry and soup kitchen. He collects goods weekly from our local grocery store and also coordinates yearly food drives with the Postal Service. Gerry is always the first person to step up when help is needed for any cause. He is a class act and first-rate human being. Please consider Gerry as a hometown hero. I can think of no one more deserving!
Submitted by Monique Major
Madyson Pimental
Fairhaven, Mass.
I am nominating 10-year-old Mady Pimental. This amazing young lady started making bracelets back in September to raise money for the Fairhaven Animal Shelter. Within one month she raised $300. But she didn't stop there. Her ambition and caring kind heart touched those in the community. She was contacted by The Art on Center in Fairhaven and also Marvin Grain in South Dartmouth. They wanted Mady to sell her bracelets in their stores.
She had also set up a holiday drive in those two locations and brought the animals lots of goodies for the holidays. To this day she still continues to make and sell her bracelets. Every month she collects and restocks at her locations. She then gives Mr. Cripps, the animal control officer, a call to see what is needed most at the shelter.
Madyson has purchased many things with her earnings such a cat food, dog food, cat litter, bunny hay, cleaning supplies, batteries, and even the new open flag that hangs outside. To date she has raised over $700! She is young but smart, amazing and kind! The love she has for these animals brings joy and help to such an amazing community. Definitely a hometown hero!
Submitted by Jennifer Plouffe
Robert Soares
Fall River, Mass.
My husband Roberto is a retired veteran of the U.S. Marines. He grew up in the Azores and came to America at just three years old, the only boy out of four sisters. Not even knowing how to speak English, he managed to not only complete all 13 years of school but also become a U.S. citizen in order to go out to the military to fight for his country.
Roberto was in the marines for five years, was stationed all over the world including Japan, and went out on two tours to Iraq. He watched many tragedies happen in front of him and witnessed way too much, more than any human being should have to witness. Although he had signed up for another four years with the marines, that was cut short when he had head trauma and had to be hospitalized. Unfortunately, due to the injury he was unable to continue in the marines and was medically discharged.
He was very upset by this news as the Marines was his life ever since high school. He loved everything about it and didn't know anything else outside of that. He had suffered from many headaches and had a few seizures. Roberto wanted nothing more than to go back into the marines but unfortunately that couldn't happen. Throughout these past years since he has been out, I have seen him break down many times, reminiscing about the past and all his buddies who did not make it back home to their families.
We have gone back to Virginia to the base to see a few friends still in the service and I have never seen him so happy to show me around and talk about all of his memories. Now seven years out of the military life, he has become a wonderful husband and father to our 4-month-old son. He loves to play with kids, and volunteers his time coaching fifth graders in football. He has become my rock at times that I didn't think it was possible to move on in life. He has become my whole life. In my eyes he is my hero, my son's hero, and one of many heroes of this country.
Submitted by Dianne Soares
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Karbalā' كربلاء Karbalā' al-Muqaddasah | |
Coordinates: 32°37′N 44°02′E / 32.617°N 44.033°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Karbala |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,066,600[1] |
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Karbalā' كربلاء Karbalā' al-Muqaddasah | |
Coordinates: 32°37′N 44°02′E / 32.617°N 44.033°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Karbala |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,066,600[1] |
Karbala (Arabic: كربلاء; Karbalā'; also referred to as Karbalā' al-Muqaddasah) is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people (2003).
The city, best known as the location of the Battle of Karbala (680), is amongst the holiest cities for Shia Muslims alongside Mecca and Medina and the noble sanctuary in Jerusalem. It is home to the Imam Hussein Shrine. Karbala is famous as the site of the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali (Imam Husayn), and commemorations are held by millions of Shias annually to remember it. Karbala is considered sacred by Shias.[2]
Several theories address the origin of the name Karbala. The geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi expressed the traditional hypothesis: that the name is an alternate Arabic feminine version of karbalah "soft earth".[3] Alternatively, it has been said to be derived from the Aramaic word Kora, meaning place for making bricks, for the nearby ancient city of Babil, hence Karbabil, which became Karbala by contraction.[citation needed] According to Shia belief, the archangel Gabriel narrated the true meaning of the name Karbalā to Muhammad: the land which will cause many agonies (karb) and afflictions (balā)."[4]
The city is one of Iraq's wealthiest, profiting both from religious visitors and agricultural produce, especially dates. It is made up of two districts, "Old Karbala," the religious centre, and "New Karbala," the residential district containing Islamic schools and government buildings.
At the centre of the old city is the Imam Hussein Shrine, the tomb of Al-Hussein ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad by his daughter Fatimah and `Ali(His son-in-law, cousin and successor). Hussein's tomb is a place of pilgrimage for many Shia Muslims, especially on the anniversary of the battle, the Day of Ashura, and the Day of Arbaein, which is 40 days after the Day of Ashura. Each year on the Day of Arbaein, some 20 million pilgrims visit Karbala, which is one of the largest religious gathering in the world (citation needed). Many of these millions of visitors walk to Karbala from Najaf, which is 80 kilometres away. About a week before the Day of Arbaein the road to Karbala from Najaf is closed up to prepare for the vast amount of pilgrims that will walk to Karbala. Many camps serving food and places to sleep are set up on this road to serve the pilgrims. Some pilgrims vow to walk this path every year and come from all over the world to show their allegiance to Imam Hussein.
Many elderly pilgrims travel there to await death, as they believe the tomb to be one of the gates to paradise. Another focal point of the Shia pilgrimage to Karbala is al-Makhayam, traditionally believed to be the location of Hussein's camp, where the death of Hussein and his followers is publicly commemorated. Many pious Shia ask to be buried in and around Karbala' and a good portion of Karbala's economy is wrapped up in the funeral business.
The city's association with Shia Islam have made it a centre of religious place as well as worship; it has more than 100 mosques and 23 religious schools, of which possibly the most famous is that of Ibn Fahid, constructed some 440 years ago.
The city sprang up around the two shrines of Hussein ibn Ali and his brother Al-Abbas, and as such the layout of the city is centered around the shrines. In 1994, Saddam Hussein destroyed the houses between the shrines in order to create a large concrete path between the two. This pathway is now known as "Bayn-al-Haramayn" which means, "between the two shrines". This path is about 500 metres in length, and is now covered in precious ceramics and decorated with palm trees. In days like the Day of Ashura or the Day of Arbaein, the "Bayn-al-Haramayn" is packed with people, mourning and commemorating Imam Hussein and the martyrs of Karbala.
The only way of entry into the city is by bus. Most international pilgrims enter Iraq though Al Najaf International Airport or Baghdad International Airport. There are plans for an airport for Karbala, and it is said to be in construction (citation needed). Some Iranian pilgrims, especially those living close to the Iran-Iraq border enter Iraq by bus, either through the "Mehran" border crossing (located in the Ilam province of Iran), or the "Shalamche" border crossing (located in the Khuzestan province of Iran).
Karbala experiences a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWh) with extremely hot, dry summers and cool winters. Almost all of the yearly precipitation is received between November and April, though no month is truly wet.
Climate data for Karbala | |||||||||||||
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 36.9 (98.4) | 41.5 (106.7) | 43.9 (111) | 43.6 (110.5) | 40.2 (104.4) | 33.3 (91.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 30.78 (87.42) |
Average low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 7 (45) | 11.2 (52.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 19 (66) | 11.6 (52.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 17.36 (63.26) |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 17.6 (0.693) | 14.3 (0.563) | 15.7 (0.618) | 11.5 (0.453) | 3.5 (0.138) | 0.1 (0.004) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.3 (0.012) | 4.1 (0.161) | 10.5 (0.413) | 15.3 (0.602) | 92.9 (3.657) |
Avg. precipitation days | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 42 |
Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) [5] |
To the west of Karbala is the Lake Milh (lake of salt), also known as Lake Razazah. A one hour car drive south takes you to Najaf.
Karbala's prominence in Shia traditions is the result of the Battle of Karbala, fought on the site of the modern city on May 31, 680 AD (10 Muharram 61 AH). Both Imam Hussein ibn Ali and his brother Abbas ibn Ali were buried by the local Banī Asad tribe at what later became known as the Mashhad Al-Hussein. The battle itself occurred as a result of Hussein's refusal to accept the Umayyad Yazid ibn Mu'awiya as caliph. The Kufan governor, Ubaydallah ibn Ziyad, sent thousands of horsemen against Imam Hussein as he traveled to Kufa. The horsemen, under 'Umar ibn Sa'd, were ordered to deny Imam Hussein and his followers water in order to force Imam Hussein to agree to give an oath of allegiance. On 9 Muharram, Imam Hussein refused and asked to be given the night to pray. On 10 Muharram, Imam Hussein ibn Ali prayed the morning prayer and led his troops into battle along with his brother Al-Abbas. All of Hussein's followers, including all of his present sons Ali al-Akbar, Ali al-Asghar (a few months old) and his nephews Qassim, Aun and Muhammad were martyred.[6]
In 63 AH (682 AD), Yazid ibn Mu'awiya released the surviving members of Imam Hussein's family from prison. On their way to the Mecca, they stopped at the site of the battle. There is record of Sulayman ibn Surad going on pilgrimage to the site as early as 65 AH (685 AD). The city began as a tomb and shrine to Hussein and grew as a city in order to meet the needs of pilgrims.
The city and tombs were greatly expanded by successive Muslim rulers, but suffered repeated destruction from attacking armies. The original shrine was destroyed by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil in 850 but was rebuilt in its present form around 979, only to be partly destroyed by fire in 1086 and rebuilt yet again.
Like Najaf, the city suffered from severe water shortages that were only resolved in the early 18th century by building a dam at the head of the Husseiniyya Canal. In 1737, the city replaced Isfahan in Iran as the main centre of Shia scholarship. In the mid-eighteenth century it was dominated by the dean of scholarship, Yusuf Al Bahrani, a key proponent of the Akhbari tradition of Shia thought, until his death in 1772,[7] after which the more state-centric Usuli school became more influential. In 1801 (1216 Hijri), the First Saudi State under the rule of Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad massacred parts of the Muslim population and destroyed the tombs of Husayn ibn Ali (grandson of Muhammad) and Ali bin Abu Talib (the son-in-law of Muhammad).
After the First Saudi State invasion, the city enjoyed semi-autonomy during Ottoman rule, governed by a group of gangs and mafia variously allied with members of the 'ulama. In order to reassert their authority, the Ottoman army laid siege to the city. On January 13, 1843 Ottoman troops entered the city. Many of the city leaders fled leaving defense of the city largely to tradespeople. About 3,000 Arabs were killed in the city, and another 2,000 outside the walls (this represented about 15% of the city's normal population). The Turks lost 400 men.[8] This prompted many students and scholars to move to Najaf, which became the main Shia religious centre.[9] Between 1850 and 1903, Karbala enjoyed a generous influx of money through the Awadh Bequest. The Shia ruled Indian Province of Awadh, known by the British as Oudh, had always sent money and pilgrims to the holy city. The Oudh money, 10 million rupees, originated in 1825 from the Awadh Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider. One third was to go to his wives, and the other two thirds went to holy cities of Karbala and Najaf. When his wives died in 1850, the money piled up with interest in the hands of the British East India Company. The EIC sent the money to Karbala and Najaf per the wives' wishes, in the hopes of influencing the Ulama in Britain's favor. This effort to curry favor is generally considered to have been a failure.[10]
Karbala's development was strongly influenced by the Persians, who were the dominant community for many years (making up 75%[citation needed]of the city's population by the early 20th century). The Kammouna family were custodians of the shrines for many years and effectively ran the city until it fell under the control of the British Empire in 1915.
The association of the city with Shia religious traditions led to it being treated with suspicion by Iraq's Sunni rulers. Under Saddam Hussein's rule, Shia religious observances in the city were greatly restricted and many non-Iraqi Shia were not permitted to travel there at all.
In March 1991, the city was badly damaged and many killed when a rebellion by local Shia was put down with great brutality by Saddam's regime. The shrines and surrounding Shia houses, cemeteries, and hospitals became riddled with machine gun fire and military shelling. By April 1991, Saddam Hussein began an intense demolition project around the shrines in order to create a concrete perimeter. This "sanitary zone" created a wide open space in between and around the shrines. The shrines were rebuilt by 1994.[11] After the United States Military Forces invaded Iraq in 2003, the administration allowed for foreign Shia pilgrims to an unrestricted Ashura pilgrimage in decades. Tens of thousands of Shia Muslims from other countries rushed to US embassies to get visit visas to attend Ashura in Karbala. The 2004 pilgrimage was the largest for decades, with over a million people attending from all over the world but mainly Iraqis. It was marred by bomb attacks on March 2, 2004, now known as the Ashoura massacre, which killed and wounded hundreds despite tight security in the city.
A big Shia festival passed off peacefully amid fears of possible violence that brought thousands of troops and police into the city. Hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims who had come together to celebrate the Shaabaniya ritual began leaving the southern city after September 9, 2006 climax ended days of chanting, praying and feasting. Heavy presence by police and Iraqi troops seemed to have kept out suicide bombers who have disrupted previous rituals.
On April 14, 2007, a car bomb exploded about 600 ft (180 m) from the shrine, killing 47[12] and wounding over 150.
On January 19, 2008, 2 million Iraqi Shia pilgrims marched through Karbala city, Iraq to commemorate Ashura. 20,000 Iraqi troops and police guarded the event amid tensions due to clashes between Iraqi troops and Shia Muslims which left 263 people dead (in Basra and Nasiriya).[13]
Shias believe that Karbala is one of the holiest places on Earth according to the following traditions (among others):
Karbalā, where your grandson and his family will be martyred, is one of the most blessed and the most sacred lands on Earth and it is one of the valleys of Paradise.
God chose the land of Karbalā as a safe and blessed sanctuary twenty-four thousand years before He created the land of the Ka'bah and chose it as a sanctuary. Verily it (Karbalā) will shine among the gardens of Paradise like a shining star shines among the stars for the people of Earth.
Karbalaa FC is a football club based in Karbala.
There are many references in books in films to "Karbala", generally referring to Hussein(a.s) ibn Ali's(a.s) death at the Battle of Karbala. Hussein(a.s) is often depicted on a white horse impaled by arrows. There are films and documentaries about the events of Karbala in both animated and realistic form (see external links "Karbala: When the Skies Wept Blood"; "Safar-e-Karbala").
Video footage of the actual city exists in a British documentary entitled "Saddam's Killing Fields."[17] The documentary shows the March 1991 destruction of the city by Saddam's army through the video camera of two brothers who lived in the city.
There is a university called Ahlulbait University College in the city, teaching a variety of subjects.
In the Indian subcontinent Karbala apart from meaning the city of Karbala (which is usually referred to as Karbala-e-Mualla meaning Karbala the exalted), also means local grounds where commemorative processions end and/or ta'zīya are buried during Ashoora or Arbaeen, usually such grounds will have shabeeh (copy) of Rauza or some other structures.[18][19]
In South Asia where ta'zīya refer to specifically to the miniature mausoleums used in processions held in Muharram. It all started from the fact that the great distance of India from Karbala prevented Indian Shi'is being buried near the tomb of Imam Husayn or making frequent pilgrimages(ziyarat) to the tomb. This is the reason why Indian Shi'is established local karbalas on the subcontinent by bringing soil from Karbala and sprinkling it on lots designated as future cemeteries. Once the karbalas were established on the subcontinent, the next step was to bring Husayn's tomb-shrine to India. This was established by building replicas of Husayn's mausoleum called ta'zīya to be carried in Muharram processions. Thousands of ta'zīyas in various shapes and sizes are fashioned every year for the months of mourning of Muharram and Safar; and are carried in processions and may be buried at the end of Ashura or Arbain.[20]
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Coordinates: 32°37′N 44°02′E / 32.617°N 44.033°E


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BrokenLine wrote:yes! LOOOOOOOOOOOVE THHHHHHHIS!
Morpheus wrote:I wish I had your skill with pencils.
I might just have to steal some of your style.
Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:36 am
Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:29 pm
Morpheus wrote:*drools*
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Morpheus wrote:As soon as I saw your name I smiled.
Amaranthine Ali wrote:Oh my, truly brilliant artwork you have have Gigi. I don't know why I didn't come sooner. I loved the Little Bird and Alice in Wonderland themed sketches.
Also, I'm going to watch you on dA :3
Mimeme wrote:Wow... they are all so wonderful to look at! I love how natural every pose and expression is
Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:14 am
Gigi wrote:Amaranthine Ali wrote:Oh my, truly brilliant artwork you have have Gigi. I don't know why I didn't come sooner. I loved the Little Bird and Alice in Wonderland themed sketches.
Also, I'm going to watch you on dA :3
*beams* well thank you very much and thank you for all the DA watches/favorites (I take it that was in fact you- timing and all). I'm actually having a lot of fun messing around with the 'little bird' stories, though I still don't know exactly where I'm going with it.
Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:56 pm
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Morpheus wrote:No, don't leave.
As usual these are spectacular.
I really love the colors on the your first piece and the progression on the last is amazing.
Hopefully we'll get to see more from you soon.
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G-O wrote:Oh these are brilliant, you have very great pencil work, keep it up.
Morpheus wrote:How do you get your hatching to look so good?
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Morpheus wrote:My jaw hit the floor.
It looks abit sloppy but that doesn't take away from it at all.


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Every Cloud has a Silver Lining
04 Nov, 2012 at 7:00 am | Written by: Betty Streff
Written by Betty Streff
"Every cloud has a silver lining", my mother used to quip, followed by teenage eyes rolling. I have found the truth in this more times than I can count and don't we hate to admit mom was right?
Early this year my well-paid job became a budget cut. What?!! I'd worked hard with determination and focus and I tried in every way to live a WWJD life, to love and support my employees. It took me weeks to remove the dagger from my wounded heart. Once I accepted this reality, some "new doors opened" as we are often reminded during times like that in our life. So sweet, right? Spare me.
I was hurting. Little did I know this was to be my road to Damascus.
For years, my life had been on the fringe of out-of-control. I believed I had no discretionary time. I longed to be part of a Bible Study group but circumstances kept me from carving out the time from my insane schedule. Then with one painful conversation, my days became uncluttered as an empty warehouse. I now begin to restock the shelves of my soul with what matters most and is central to true joy, fulfillment and the "abundant life" He has promised us.
One of these things is a Bible Study group that meets weekly at 6:30 AM, a time that is unlikely to create a conflict in whatever my new work calls me to do. What a gift! It has been a time of falling head over heels in love with the word of God. I burn with intensity, and I am hungry to learn all I can about Scripture and I try to apply its eternal wisdom to my every day life. I love those women and adore Beth Moore, author of our current study, the book of James.
God, in all his infinite wisdom and mercy is calling me to go deeper in my faith. Focus less on the external and more on the eternal. "Stuff" never satisfies. Trust Him more. Let Him show me what He has planned for me, let go of my ego. It's one of the hardest things I have ever done. With each day I see how my loss is turning in to a win when I put God first. Those doors? They are opening. You were right. Wait, do you know my mother?
God created us in His own image and placed in our heart the hunger to know Him and spend time with him. Don't wait for a smack down like I did.
Make space in your messy and over committed life to connect with the One who made you. When your God-anchor is firmly in place, your life's ship will be deeply moored in the safe harbor of His perfect love.
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Chobits Book 7
Posted in Manga Reviews on March 14, 2006 by Johannaby CLAMP; adaptation by Jake Forbes
published by Tokyopop; $9.99 US
The first chapter features a supporting character realizing that one can't recreate the dead. His girl computer is modeled after his deceased sister, and she comes close to destroying herself while trying to help him. Only then does he become aware of how much he values her for her own sake, for her unique qualities, not for what she copies.
The message of loving someone for what they are alone is a wonderful one, but then my brain woke up and said "wait a minute, we're being encouraged to applaud someone loving the machine he's built to his own design." Emotionally, this story rings true; logically, this story is troubling.
Is there that much difference between Chi and a "real" girl? If Chi has a soul, as suggested by her abilities to do things no other persocom can do, and feelings, which we see frequently, what else matters? Is a computer that would will herself to suicide because of an inappropriate love just a machine? Should the reader be disturbed by the idea of loving a machine intimately, or impressed by the way that true love transcends external factors?
It's suggested at another point that Hideki cares about Chi not because of her, but because he's human. His emotion reflects his good heart. Are beloveds simply mirrors? Is looking into Chi's deep eyes the same as looking at something like The Gremlins' Gizmo, a clever special effect that we anthropomorphize? Or are qualms about the story demonstrations of bias against those not like us? Is the questioning reader simply an anti-robot bigot?
One of the factors that Chi learns about love is that she's lonely when Hideki isn't with her, even when other people are around. On one level, that's somewhat poetic; on another, it's terribly co-dependent.
I'm still unsure of just how this will all wrap up, but the tension between the admirable bits and the disturbing implications has driven me through 7 of the 8 volumes so far. I'm involved with the characters emotionally and the questions raised by the story logically, which makes for a enjoyable combination. I previously reviewed Book 6.
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04/11/2007 at 5:22 PMthis book was just stupid (i have all of the chobits manga) !! it just revealed everything in one big exhausti blob!! i hated it!! not to mention the ENDING!! awful! wht about freya? what happened to hideki's exams?! JEEZ!! BAD FREAKIN ENDING!!
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Koszul duality in algebraic topology
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The most prevalent examples of Koszul duality of operads are the self-duality of the associative operad and the duality between the Lie and commutative operads. At the level of algebras and coalgebras, the former duality was first noticed as such by Moore, as announced in his ICM talk at Nice (Moore in Actes du Congrès International des Mathématiciens, Tome 1. Gauthier-Villars, Paris, pp. 335–339, 1971). This particular duality has typically been called Moore duality, and some prefer to call the general phenomenon Koszul–Moore duality. The second duality at the level of algebras was realized in the seminal work of Quillen on rational homotopy theory (Quillen in Ann Math 90(2):205–295, 1969). Our aim in these notes based on our talk at the Luminy workshop on Operads in 2009 is to try to provide some historical, topological context for these two classical algebraic dualities. We first review the original cobar and bar constructions used to study loop spaces and classifying spaces, emphasizing the less-familiar geometry of the cobar construction. Then, after some elementary topology, we state duality between bar and cobar complexes in that setting. Before explaining Quillen's work, we also share some other ideas—calculations of Cartan–Serre and Milnor–Moore and philosophy of Eckmann–Hilton—which may have influenced him. After stating Quillen's duality, we share some recent work which relates these constructions to geometry through Hopf invariants and in particular linking phenomena.
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- Title
- Koszul duality in algebraic topology
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Journal of Homotopy and Related Structures
Volume 8, Issue 1 , pp 1-12
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- 2013-04-01
- 10.1007/s40062-012-0008-1
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- 2193-8407
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- 1512-2891
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- Springer-Verlag
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- Koszul-Moore duality
- Bar and cobar constructions
- Operads
- Hopf invariants
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- Dev P. Sinha (1)
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- 1. Department of Mathematics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA


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Today we are taking a look at a device that should make it easy for you to backup information onto your flashdrive. Corsair has developed the Voyager Port which allows you to plug your flash drive into the port and with one push of a button if will backup all the info you have preconfigured for it to backup. Since the flash drives are getting bigger they are able to hold more data and they are way more durable than any harddrive on the market. This makes the flash drive a excellent choice for backing up data, but how does this device work and what types of speeds can we expect?
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Corsair has been a leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed modules since 1994. Our focus has always been on supporting the special demands of mission-critical servers and high-end workstations, as well as the performance demands of extreme gamers. While maintaining this core focus, in recent years, we've also brought our expertise, technology leadership and legendary quality and reliability to memory and other technology products for the more mainstream consumer."
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Zombie Apocalift is a casual arcade game in which players manage three survivors as they ride an elevator during the zombie apocalypse. Despite being a relatively novel survival scenario, Zombie Apocalift mainly feels like a middling action game that relies on the increasingly tired zombie conceit to build appeal.
Here's how Zombie Apocalift works: players control three characters that are guarding the left, top, and right sides of an elevator. As the elevator moves, zombies hop on to the lift on one of these sides and players must order their characters to attack. Each level is an elevator shaft that travels a certain distance with a certain number of enemy waves that players must survive all the way through in order to progress. If even one of the three characters dies, the game ends.
To aid in progression, players earn coins which they can spend on – among other things – items, upgrades, and characters. Almost all of these purchases make things a bit easier, whether it be through having first aid kits to heal party members or buying new characters with better attacks. This gameplay structure is totally functional and works super-easily with the intuitive touch controls, but unfortunately before even completing the first level the game reveals that its system for buying items is necessary for progression, rather than just a neat persistent upgrade system.
I say this is unfortunate because the speed at which the difficulty ramps up in Zombie Apocalift forces players to play levels over and over again so they earn coins to buy upgrades so they may get just a little further before having to grind out coins again. The result is a game that gets repetitive awfully quickly. Of course there are in-app purchases available for players to bypass the grind, but then just buying items can take the fun and challenge out of progressing through the game.
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Cuevas's position on this subject has been straightforward. On May 28 Christine Casas came to him and said a friend was being harassed by an officer. Casas didn't identify the friend, and Cuevas initially thought she was talking about herself. The next day Casas brought in Wolosz to speak with Cuevas. During that discussion Wolosz didn't name St. Amand as the offending officer. Cuevas outlined several options for her, including one in which she would report the incidents to the State Attorney's Office. After that, Cuevas contends, he was out of it. A few days later Wolosz went to the State Attorney's Office, and rumors began flying around the department.
In an attempt to nail Cuevas for perjury, the department asked him when he learned that Wolosz had gone to the State Attorney's Office. Cuevas said he learned of that on June 24. But internal affairs investigators have a sworn statement from Sgt. Ronald Simpson in which he claimed he and Cuevas talked about the State Attorney's investigation on June 10. In his statement Simpson said Cuevas mentioned both Wolosz and St. Amand.
"Did he tell you anything else about the investigation?"
"Just that it was out of the department's hands, that it was going to the State Attorney's Office," Simpson said.
"So he knew that the state attorney was investigating it?"
Great evidence, huh? Setting aside for a moment the fact that portions of Simpson's statement contradict an earlier statement he'd given, let's examine precisely what he said. According to Simpson, Cuevas said, "[I]t was going to the State Attorney's Office." Those words -- going to -- express what Cuevas believed would happen, not what he knew for a fact had already happened.
Simpson was then asked a leading question that completely altered the meaning of his previous remark: "So he knew that the state attorney was investigating it?"
Trying to fire a 25-year veteran of the department, take away his pension, and risk his certification as a police officer over this sort of semantic trickery is simply outrageous. If Chief Hood thinks Cuevas committed perjury, he should send that allegation to the SAO to investigate and prosecute criminally. But Hood won't do that because he knows the allegation is bullshit. Instead he'll use some trumped-up administrative panel he and the city manager can manipulate to get rid of Cuevas.
Last week Cuevas and his lawyer made their own presentation to Hood and other senior members of the department. A decision by Hood on Cuevas's fate could come at any time.
The person who should be expressing the most outrage on this matter hasn't said a word so far. I'll give Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle the benefit of the doubt and assume she is unaware of what's happening in North Miami. She was out of town last week.
Unfortunately in Rundle's absence the spokesman for the office, Don Ungurait, offered an entirely inadequate statement on her behalf. "We really are not going to weigh in on an internal administrative problem for the North Miami Police Department," he said. "We have no opinion or comment." And if the officers are punished for recommending that a crime be reported to the State Attorney's Office? "That's for the police department to decide," he replied.
Those answers are not only wrong, they are deeply disturbing.
If Rundle does not "weigh in" on this case, she will be doing harm to herself and her office. She has worked diligently over the past several years to restore the public's confidence in her willingness to root out bad cops. In fact she and her prosecutors have demonstrated real courage in pursuing certain cases, particularly those involving officers who use "throw down" guns to cover up mistaken shootings. Such strides, however, can be lost in an instant.
If Rundle today won't protect police officers who risk their careers by voluntarily bringing her evidence against bad cops, even if that sidesteps their department's formal chain of command, no cop in his right mind will do so in the future. If she won't provide support for Casas and Cuevas, either publicly through the media or privately via a few well-placed phone calls to North Miami officials, then she needs to think about whether she really wants to be State Attorney for Miami-Dade County.
This is no time for Rundle to sit mute with neither an opinion nor a comment, for Chief Hood's actions represent a direct challenge to her authority. He is sending a message to every officer in his department: If you go to the State Attorney's Office with a complaint, I will wreak havoc on your life.
Surely Rundle will understand that this isn't just some small-town dispute. Much more is at stake than the careers of a couple of North Miami cops. Every police chief and every officer in the county will be watching what happens next. We all will.


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Sunday at Newport - we meet a WBGO ticket winner!
August 10, 2008. Posted by Becca Pulliam.
Add new comment | Filed under: Jazz Alive, newport, npr music, wbgo listenerJackie Zubeck won tickets to the 2008 Newport Jazz Festival, and she just introduced herself to us saying thank you! She's having a great time. Jackie -- from Valley Cottage, NY, near Nyack -- says "I've won more great tickets from the station" than you can imagine! Thanks for stopping by, Jackie. It's sunny! as you can tell from the lighting in this photo of her.
WBGO & NPR Music are at Newport! Tune in tomorrow!
August 9, 2008. Posted by Becca Pulliam.
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People start lining up at 6am or earlier, then when the gate opens at 10, the first people in line make tracks to the turf directly in front of the main stage of the 2008 Newport Jazz Festival, and start laying out their tarps and staking out their territory. Beautiful day here!Tomorrow we are live from 11:30 on, on WBGO 88.3 FM and wbgo.org. This morning at 11:30, you can hear the first set -- Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Eric Harland -- at NPR Music. WBGO's Josh Jackson hosts. LIVE. This is the same quartet that opened the 50th Monterey Jazz Festival. They set the bar!
Dinah Washington at Newport 1958
August 9, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.
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Woman's report of home abortion triggers desperate search.
Police in Houston, Texas launched a frantic search for a newborn baby Wednesday, only to find it's body at another location hours later.
Houston police said a 29-year-old woman at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital told a nurse she had a baby recently, but wrapped the baby up and threw the newborn in a trash container.
Investigators said the woman hid the pregnancy and could not afford the baby, so she gave herself an abortion by taking pills. The woman was about 20 to 25 weeks pregnant.
The woman's sister took her to the hospital when she continued to lose blood.
"She told the doctor she had a baby, that she wrapped the baby in a bag and threw baby in the trash," Sgt James Racus said. "She basically stated that she took some pills and tried to force the baby out on her own. Apparently she was distraught that the father of child was not going to pay for the abortion ... she decided to do it on her own."
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I'm a Ruby developer from Helsinki, Finland. You can find me and my open source projects on GitHub as matiaskorhonen, I occasionally blog about programming and a variety of random things at randomerrata.com, and I tweet as @matiaskorhonen.
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