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A man and woman meet, go on a few dates, have sex, but then decide they are incompatible. She gets pregnant from this brief relationship and decides to move to a different state to pursue a college education so she can better care for the child, whom he says he has no interest in. Now, the child is born and the man marries someone else. Oh, and then he decides to sue for custody, claiming she stole his child by leaving California while pregnant.
A New York court has agreed, and has allowed him to have the child.
This nightmare scenario has played out in the case of Sarah McKenna, who briefly dated and got pregnant by Bode Miller, an Olympic skier. Miller began dating someone else, whom he married, and a few months into the pregnancy McKenna chose to leave California and move to New York to go to college with her GI Bill, the New York Times reports. Miller decided to file for paternity and custody in California, and a New York judge declared that the California legal filings superseded McKenna's filing for custody of her own child in New York. The infant was taken from McKenna and given to Miller and his wife, instead.
According to the New York family court, McKenna's "appropriation of the child while in utero was irresponsible, reprehensible." However, that leads to the logical question: what other options would that leave a pregnant person?
The precedent set by the family court's ruling are both undeniable and disturbing for those who support women's rights. In essence, the court is arguing that once a person is pregnant, she no longer has any right to make any decision about her own future, even if it will affect the future of the child, without the consent of the person who got her pregnant. That rule would apply even in cases where the father of the child no longer has a relationship with the person who is carrying it. It would provide the person who got her pregnant with unlimited control, with her unable to take a new job, return home to a family for assistance, or make any other life change involving a different state even if those changes would be in the best interest of her and the baby.
Should the ruling stand, the courts would literally be saying that once you are pregnant, you have lost the ability to make life decisions without the consent of the person who impregnated you. The idea is terrifying to anyone who believes in personal rights and autonomy.
News reports state that Miller originally wanted McKenna to get an abortion, which she refused to do. Yet abortion is one reason why even those who consider themselves pro-life should be up at arms over this case. For McKenna, the simplest way to remove Miller's ability to control her — and, apparently, put her tens of thousands of dollars into debt with legal bills – would have been simply not to have continued the pregnancy. With high profile cases like this, more women and teens when faced with an unplanned pregnancy with a partner they have no intention of having an ongoing relationship with will see the hardship that can come with being forced to keep the father of their child in their life in some form.
A review of the case on appeal has Miller and McKenna back in front of New York judges, now, and McKenna has been given temporary custody of her son while the couple try to mediate a real custody and mediation plan. Regardless of how this case turns out in the end, however, some serious damage has already occurred that cannot be as easily reversed. The entire incident has exposed the faction of family court judges who truly believe that a father's rights need to be so protected that a pregnant woman should lose her own liberties in order to keep his intact. They believe that once pregnancy begins, the rights of the fetus and, more importantly, those of the fetus' father should always come before the woman carrying it.
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To Carole L. A woman may have carried the baby for 9 months, but does not have to raise it for the next 16- 20 years. Also the two people that created the child, do not have to be the two people to raise the child. Lots of adopted children out there.
If you become pregnant and give birth your not 2 but 3 people. father has rights unless he surrenders them exactly them as the mother
he surrendered his rights when he demanded she abort the fetus.
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Why when a woman is ready to give a child up for adoption & then she sees her new born & changes her mind & wants to keep her baby it is ok but men can not have feelings?
because the woman carried the fetus for 9 months, feeling it kick, change position, hick-ups, birthing pains etc. while the man felt a few moments of pleasure.
Nohvah B.
Lets face it, I think we all know how difficult being a single parent can be, add to that the added pressure of school and additional child care. I think this women is just being selfish.
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. So in your reasoning she should have just had that abortion when the father demanded it.
>what other options would that leave a pregnant person?
Exercise your abortion or adoption rights? Plan B? Use contraception? Thanks Care2 constantly educating us on a variety of options. I also don't see anywhere mentioning that the pregnancy was accidental.
A pregnant woman doesn't need a permission to move to where she pleases. But the child, once born, it's not a "fetus" anymore and cannot be kept away from their legal father. Consider if it was the opposite, a father kidnapped a baby and moved away from the mother. It's an age of equality. She decided to have a baby, he decided to file for paternity, same thing. She's not a womb, but he's not a sperm bank either. A woman can't just decide: I want to have a baby from this guy, but my child doesn't need a father, I can ignore him. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
:/ he didn't want the baby. he wanted the baby aborted. why should he EVER have a say in the life of a child he wanted to never have existed? he's married now.. impregnate her
This is so wrong. He said he didn't want the baby..
Just a thought, but if Miller retains custody shouldn't he be legally obliged to pay McKenna 9 months womb rental?
I don't pretend that the father initially saying that he had no interest in the child in this case was right. However, we have to look at the precedent that this sets for all prospective fathers. What this court was doing on the larger scale was protecting the fathers right and ability to be involved in the childs life. Maybe Miller didn't want the kid, but other fathers do want their children, even if they don't agree with the mother. A good parents love, regardless of mother or father is essential to the child and this right should be protected as it is.
This father clearly is the better choice for being the primary custodian. He wants to be with his son, he can afford his son and the fathers home will be a more stable environment. All of these things are in the child's best interests. Lets face it, I think we all know how difficult being a single parent can be, add to that the added pressure of school and additional child care. I think this women is just being selfish.
She should be able to get on with her life just as he got on with his. One of the points that falls through the cracks is that he has money and she does not. I am sure this factored into the case as everything in our society is influenced by this. If he didn't have any money, this probably would have been dismissed much earlier.
It is good that it appears that this father wants to be in the child's life, but they need to come to some compromise. Why can't he move?
One of the biggest failure of our society and one that contributes to so many social problems is that fact that so many creators of children do not take their responsibility seriously and raise their children. There are so many men that need to stand up and be men. For those that are already doing it, great, be role models for those that aren't.
Hope the mediation process comes up with a result that makes more sense than the first court case
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Frankenstein Treats PotItem# e08389This unique candy dish is the perfect place to hold your Halloween candy. Designed by Jane Chandler - DecoArt Design team
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Center and glue doll head/knob to bottom of saucer for lid. Refer to photo for placement and glue dowel cap to each side of pot; let glue dry.
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Use flat brush and Citrus Green to paint dowel caps and sides of pot below rim; let dry.
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Use filbert brush and Cloud White to paint knob on lid; let dry.
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Use round brush and Petunia Purple to paint word "treats" on front side of lid; let dry.
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Use filbert brush and Mistletoe Green to paint eyelid with slanted bottom over top half of each eye. Paint rounded triangle for nose.
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Use liner brush and Wrought Iron Black to paint thick line across bottom of eyelid for eyelashes on each eye, extended sides of eye. Paint jagged line for mouth; let dry.
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Breast cancer may not be detected, the researchers caution, if a radiologist fails to identify a visible breast lesion or if a tumor is obscured by normal breast tissue. Additionally, an imperceptible tumor may grow quickly and be discovered through a clinical exam prior to the next mammogram.
Digital mammography was developed in part to improve the detection of breast cancer in dense breasts by improving the ability to distinguish normal dense breast tissue from isodense invasive cancer.
The authors note that for every 10,000 women 40 to 49 who are given digital mammograms, two more cases of cancer will be identified for every 170 additional false-positive examinations.
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Lemon Bavarian
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|2 , rind grated
|Boiling water
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|Unflavored gelatin
|1 Tablespoon (1 Envelope)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 Dash
|Egg yolks
|Fresh lemon juice
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|Fresh orange juice
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|Heavy cream
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|Sifted confectioners sugar
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Steep rind in boiling water.
Combine gelatin with sugar and salt in saucepan.
Beat egg yolks until thick; add rind and fruit juices.
Blend egg mixture into gelatin and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved.
Remove from heat and chill until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon.
Fold in cream whipped with confectioners' sugar.
Pour into 1 1/2-quart mold.
Chill for at least four hours, or until firm.
Unmold and garnish with whipped cream, strawberries, or chopped candied ginger.
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Embassy of the United States, Moscow
|Embassy of the United States, Moscow
|Native name
Russian: Посольство Соединенных Штатов Америки Москва
New embassy as seen from the street
|Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok No. 8
Presnensky District, Moscow, Russia
|55°45′20″N 37°34′59″E / 55.755556°N 37.583056°ECoordinates: 55°45′20″N 37°34′59″E / 55.755556°N 37.583056°E
|June 2000[1]
|John F. Tefft
The Embassy of the United States of America in Moscow is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Russian Federation. The embassy complex located in the Presnensky District in the city center of Moscow. Its address is: Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok No. 8.[2] The US citizen center is located nearby at 21 Novinskiy Bulvar.[3]
The embassy consists of the following sections:[4]
- Political Section
- Management Section
- Regional Security Office
- Economic Affairs Section
- Public Affairs Section
- Consular Section
- Environment, Science, Technology, & Health Section
- Law Enforcement Section
In addition, representatives of a number of Federal agencies work in the embassy.[4]
The embassy oversees the following Consulates General in Russia: Saint Petersburg,[5] Vladivostok[6] and Yekaterinburg.[7]
On a Russian television program, Igor Korotchenko, editor of a magazine called National Defense and a former specialist in Russia's military command, described the structure of the current embassy building as follows: "The N.S.A. is a global electronic vacuum cleaner, which monitors everything. Look at the top two floors of the new building of the U.S. Embassy — it's a huge antenna, which listens to the Moscow air."[8]
The position of United States Ambassador to Russia is currently held by John F. Tefft, a career U.S. Foreign Service Officer who was recalled from retirement to serve his fourth ambassadorship.[9]
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Embassy of the United States in Moscow.
- ^ The New Chancery of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow
- ^ moscow.usembassy.gov/contact-us. Retrieved 2008-10-08
- ^ moscow.usembassy.gov/acs-hours. Retrieved 2008-10-08
- ^ a b moscow.usembassy.gov/offices. Retrieved 2008-10-08
- ^ stpetersburg.usconsulate.gov. Retrieved 2008-10-08
- ^ vladivostok.usconsulate.gov. Retrieved 2008-10-08
- ^ yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov. Retrieved 2008-10-08
- ^ Barry, Ellen (June 28, 2013). "While N.S.A. Leaker Stays in Hiding, Russian TV Builds a Pedestal for Him". The New York Times. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Moscow, Russia". Retrieved September 6, 2014.
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Baked Pumpkin Custard
11 Jan 2010
|Canned pumpkin
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs) (Or Mashed And Cooked)
|Evaporated milk
|12 Ounce
|Fat free egg substitute
|1 3⁄4 Cup (28 tbs)
|Orange juice
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs)
|Vanilla extract
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Light brown sugar
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Pumpkin pie spice
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
1. Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth.
2. Coat a 2-quart souffle dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour the mixture into the dish, and place the dish in a pan filled with 1 inch of hot water.
3. Bake at 350°F for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a sharp knife inserted in the center of the custard comes out clean. Chill for at least 8 hours or overnight.
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For What It's Worth: Women owe their freedoms to many powerful female figures
After the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention in 1848, suffragists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Alice Paul, Susan B. Anthony and many other dedicated women handed out leaflets, gave speeches, lobbied and in some cases were jailed for civil disobedience fighting for the right to vote.
On June 4, 1919, the Senate endorsed the House Amendment and on August 16, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving women the right to vote, was ratified by a majority of states. This right, which many today take for granted and some choose not to exercise, came only after decades of hard work by women of conviction.
The way to the freedom we enjoy today as women has been paved by many before us. Lucy Stone, the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree in 1847, traveled across the country giving speeches against slavery and for women's right not only to vote, but for an education and free speech. When Stone graduated Oberlin College in 1847 she was asked to write a class commencement speech. However, women were not allowed to speak publicly and the speech would have to be read by someone else. Needless to say, she declined.
In literature, Edith Wharton was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel "The Age of Innocence" in 1921, and Edna St. Vincent Millay was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1923. Though the doors to art and entertainment opened a bit more easily than others, like law and politics, it was only this year that the Academy Awards recognized a woman as best director, Kathryn Bigelow.
In the 60's and 70's, it was women like Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Bella Abzug whose relentless perseverance on behalf of women's causes helped women fight discrimination in the workplace. It was their belief in the untapped power of women that made it easier for women to seek work outside the home, to demand equal pay, and to pursue careers where women were excluded. It took until 1981 for the United States Supreme Court to appoint a woman justice, Sandra Day O'Connor, joined today by Ruth Bader Ginsberg, appointed in 1993, and Sonia Sotomayor just last year.
Madeline Albright was the first female secretary of state in 1997, making that path easier to follow for today's secretary of state, former first lady and senator of New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane in 1928, paving the way for Sally Ride, the first woman in space in l983.
Have we come a long way? Yes, thanks to them. But are we there yet?
No, and we won't be until we bury the myth of feminine youth and beauty. Women waste an enormous amount of money on creams that pharmaceutical companies advertise will erase wrinkles, or on the latest cosmetic surgery promising to turn the clock back. But there is a possibility of far more severe consequences than wasted dollars in this futile quest. A few years ago an acquaintance of mine had liposuction on a Monday and died of a blood clot two days later. You may have the "you go girl" or "go for it" attitude, but really, does anyone think their thighs are that important?
Another acquaintance of mine underwent nine hours of back surgery where a rod was placed in her spine. When I asked her if the surgery alleviated the pain she was suffering, she said no, but at least now she could wear heels. How many of us suffer bunions, hammer toes and all sorts of foot and back problems caused by pointy, high heels?
I am not holier than thou; I dye my hair, buy those miracle creams, and have succumbed to other temptations in an effort to look beautiful and more youthful. And I hate myself for it. One of the women I have admired was an attorney I worked with for many years. This attorney, who successfully juggled being a mother with practicing law, allowed her hair to turn grey, never went for a manicure nor spent time shopping for clothes. She was well-groomed and attractive and, as much as I wanted to emulate her, I did not have the fortitude to resist the pressure put upon me by the beauty and eternal youth myth the media bombards us with.
When Sarah Palin ran for vice president, I read more about how much the Republican National Convention spent on her wardrobe and comments on her hairstyle than I did her politics. I wonder what Lucy Stone would think?
We cannot merely sit back and enjoy the freedoms others have earned for us. We owe it to all women to guard against exploitation and sex discrimination. We are not the weaker sex and there are many "firsts" left for us to conquer. Who knows? The little baby granddaughter you cuddle and call princess may someday be addressed by the nation as Madam President.
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The world today is filled with a mass amount of data; data is everywhere. The biggest challenge that companies face today is using data assets to their benefit and visualizing that data in an understandable way for the non-data experts.
Data Visualizations can help users see things that were not obvious to them before. It can answer questions like "What would happen if we made an adjustment to that area?" When a decision maker glances at a well-designed dashboard, he or she should get an immediate overview of how the company is doing relative to that person's responsibilities.
This is where PaintedData comes in. A Seattle based business intelligence (BI) startup, which is passionate about data and visualizations, is the solution to ensure your data assets are used to maximize their potential. They specialize in Data Warehousing and Data Visualization in a more user-friendly perspective. The founder of PaintedData, Mr. De Silva said "Our main target is to have a more design oriented dashboard and data visualization solutions which are very user-friendly to our consumers." With a design oriented mindset they provide flatter dashboards designs that are customizable for any business.
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Effect Code All Vehicles Pause the game and press Up, Down, Z, R, Left, Up, Down, Left, Down, Down. Credits Level down right Z down Z right up up right down Disable All Cheats Pause the game and press Up, Z, Right, Up, Down, R, Up, Down, Down, Up. Full Health Z down Rbutton Left Z right up Z Rbutton Z Heavy Rocket Pause the game and press Up, Right, Right, R, Right, R, Z, R, R, Up. Invincibility Z Rbutton right Left up down Z down down Left Low Friction Pause the game and press Up, R, R, Left, Z, Z, Down, Left, Up, Right. Low Gravity Pause the game and press Z, R, Z, R, Down, R, R, Right, Right, R. Super Double Jump right right Rbutton right Left Z Left Z down Z Super Freeze down up Rbutton right Rbutton right up Rbutton Rbutton up Super Grab Pause the game and press Down, Left, Right, Z, Down, Right, Down, Down, Down, Left. Super Grapple Pause the game and press R, R, Right, Up, Z, Left, R, Z, Left, Up. Super Jump Pause the game and press Down, Up, Down, Z, Up, Up, Up, R, Up Z. Super Speed Pause the game and press Z, Right, Down, Up, Down, R, Up, Down, Left, Up. Super Swing Left up Left down Z down down Z down Left Super Throw down Rbutton up Rbutton up up down up Z down Test Code - no known effect Z Up Rbutton Z down Z Rbutton up Left right
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COASTAL BEND - MOMS AND TOTS PROGRAM: Moms and Tots program "Christmas Stockings" is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. Young artists ages 2-5 will create original holiday stockings. Kids must be accompanied by an adult; reservations required. Cost: $10; $5/members. Information: 825-3500.
POETRY SLAM BENEFIT: Ballabajoomba poetry slam and live concert featuring Solitude, Echo, Flatbroke and B&S begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at House of Rock, 511 Starr St. Cost: $5 or donation of coats, sweaters, gift cards, toiletries or gas cards. Proceeds benefit Driscoll Children's Hospital Family Resource Center. Information: 882-7625 or www.texashouseorrock.com
SANTA CLAUS AT SUNRISE MALL: Santa Claus will be at Sunrise Mall from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and from noon to 3 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 7 p.m. Sundays. Information: 906-0080.
BOOK PRESENTATIONS: Book signings/presentations by authors Jim Moloney and Murphy Givens begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. Museum admission: $8/adults; $6/seniors (60 and older); $5/military; $4/students (ages 13 and older); free/ages 12 and younger. Information: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Players compete for resources and the struggle for power by writing intelligent scripts that allow their agents to survive in the persistent game world. As the characters grow in power, the developer can create new abilities to further their agenda. Additionally, a built-in interface editor allows experienced developers to create UI to improve the user experience of the game. Finally, a script marketplace provides a system for users to share their creations with others. The game has potential to be a Javascript learning tool, as well as a testbed for simulating virtual ecosystems. Although the game is still in the alpha stages, there are playable 'offline' sandboxes for users to experiment in. The game is slated to start beta in January 2013, with an estimated launch date of March 2013."
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Comment: Re:My take (Score 1) 388 388
Educating for me is not imposing any beliefs, it is exposing people to different points of view. Religions generally doesn't allow you that, I hope you can see the difference.
I am still not convinced to religion as a placebo to all evil, look at countries with high level of atheism, they are usually better socially developed than the others. For me it is a good indication of what direction we should struggle to.
Comment: Re:My take (Score 1) 388 388
The fact that a majority of the people on Earth disagree with you demonstrates not only that it isn't obvious, but that you are probably just as irrational in your beliefs as those people are in theirs.
What are you trying to say is that the majority is always right, which is bollocks.
But at least they have the intellectual honesty to admit it's faith.
What are you trying to say? I always honestly admit that I don't care about deities, I'm an ignostic and happy about it. What's the difference?
For many people faith fills a void
You mean illusion as a cure? The same way the alcoholics find a relief in their abuse? Those people need help from other people, not from imaginary absolute power. I'm not denying them the right to belief in whatever they feel like, I'm saying that a religion is not a solution and it's better to educate people than let them spread the so called "truth".
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That's the point here, the capabilities of our computers haven't scaled as fast as the hardware has.
You don't play games, do you?
Comment: Re:Not like The Pirate Bay (Score 1) 423 423
Do you understand what the word "flamebait" means?
Now I do, apparently when someone expresses an unpopular opinion on slashdot.
Ok, but let's check the definition provided by slashdot:
"Flamebait -- Flamebait refers to comments whose sole purpose is to insult and enrage. If someone is not-so-subtly picking a fight (racial insults are a dead giveaway), it's Flamebait." http://slashdot.org/faq/com-mod.shtml
So let's all have the same opinion, Linux is great, open source rocks, Micro$oft is evil, we can download whatever we want, and it's just pirating, not stealing. Anyone disagreeing is a troll.
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Comment: Re:Using an iPhone makes you look pretty lame? (Score 2, Funny) 884 884
Comment: Re:Tux cant handle the Cuban heat. (Score 1) 494 494
No need for censorship, if you have FOX news.
But in US you have also other news to choose from, that's the difference.
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Bookmark keywords uses only one parameter %s, ubiquity is much more flexible.
For example, "tra[nslate] something to french"
Besides, you don't have to open a new tab for a result, just type "we[ather] madrid" and you get info in a small elegant console, it's faster.
You can change text with it. E.g., you're writing an email, and you want to change a URL to tinyurl. Select the URL, ctrl+space, type [tiny]url, enter. Voila, it's changed. I find it very useful.
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I do think a line judge was very close to that play. A lot of the jet players,last night,could be handled for fondling on most of the pass routes. Looks loke the owners have told the system to overlook a lot and excite the fans?
Originally written on 60 Max Power O | Last updated 10/9/12
Although no official word has come down, it appears that Houston Texans LB Brian Cushing may have torn his ACL last night against the New York Jets. Cushing went down when Matt Slauson illegally cut him from behind, something we're sure the NFL will be looking at today. "Crisis No. 1. I don't know who told me one time, but he said there are always two or three crises in a season." Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said. "If this is our first one, then we've got to be ready for it. But one thing we learned last year was that we're a team and we're going to win and lose as a team. [The players] are focused on that. We already talked about it. And they understand. I know this team has tremendous character, and there are times you have to reach a little deeper than normal. If we have to do that, I think we'll find a way." The undefeated Texans have been in this situation before. Last season, after losing both QB Matt Schaub and WR Andre Johnson, they pulled it together and almost made it to the AFC championship, losing to the Ravens 20-13 in the divisional round. After the game, Cushing was seen on crutches shaking his teammates' hands as they came off the field.
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Trainer Dale Romans said May 29 that Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) winner Shackleford could run in the Whitney Handicap or Woodward Stakes, both grade I races at Saratoga Racecourse, en route to the ultimate goal of winning the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) in November.
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While I am fully aware of the fact that an upgrade to Java 7 should be done, till that time, are there any known issues using Neo4j 1.9 (RC1) with Java 6? I am using it in embedded mode, non-HA.
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I'm using the exact same environment and haven't come across any problems. If you would be using SDN, you might just bump into some issues, but I guess they'll be solved soon. See e.g. DATAGRAPH-338.


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Letters to the Editor: 03.10.12
Ramiro Morgan
Muñiz's sentence is overkill
I was reading in the newspaper the article on the incarceration of Ramsey Muñiz.
He has been locked up for more than 20 years over the "three strikes" rule. I believe this is overkill.
We have people who drive drunk and have an accident and kill someone and wind up doing 10 or 15 years and get out. This man is 70 years old. I don't think he'll ever be a threat to anybody.
When the price of keeping someone incarcerated is soaring, I think this man should be considered for parole or maybe house arrest. Twenty years for drug crimes is overkill.
Wesley Bernhardt
I'll admit, cellphones do cause distractions in school, and I have no problem with school staff punishing students for using cellphones. But I think the line should be drawn when school administrators seize a student's property, and then require parents to pay $15 to get their own property back.
That is the case at Flour Bluff High School, and unfortunately, the situation is getting out of hand. I wouldn't have that much of a problem with Flour Bluff's cellphone policy — if the policy was actually intended to stop distractions.
The only purpose of the policy is to gain profit for the school. This is evidenced by the fact that the vast majority of cellphone seizures take place in the hallways and in the cafeteria, not in the classrooms, where cellphones cause the biggest distraction.
Even some teachers think that this policy is ridiculous — many teachers don't even follow the policy. In the United Kingdom, such a policy would be illegal, as schools there can't use financial disciplinary means, so I honestly don't understand why schools in America think it's OK.
There's a word for this kind of policy, it's called extortion.
Stacy Richards
Street fee comparisons
I appreciate the work put forth by the street maintenance committee in their efforts to provide solutions to our 30-year street neglect problem.
However, I am concerned at the steep cost of the recommended $20 fee, the planning and construction of future street repair, and prevention of such a costly problem in years to come.
As stated in a previous article, Austin and Bryan residents pay transportation user fees. My research found them paying $6.66 and $14, respectively. Quite a difference from Corpus Christi's proposed $20 fee.
I would like to hear other solutions to the street problems in Corpus Christi. I would also like to read a Caller-Times article about the cost of living in Corpus Christi, comparing city services of other similar-sized Texas cities.
What do you get for the money in Corpus Christi?
Gustavo Gonzales, Sam Houston High School, San Antonio
Inspiring students
I just wanted to drop a few lines to show my appreciation for the Caller-Times' iPhone app and my humble appreciation for David Sikes' Outdoor section.
I was born and raised in the Coastal Bend and was fortunate enough to have a dad that was a loyal Caller-Times reader. He inspired me to keep up with the news and I am thankful to say that I still follow the Caller-Times news.
What caught my attention recently is the story that Mr. Sikes wrote about summer internships and career opportunities involving the outdoors. I have been a big fan or Mr. Sikes outdoor section for many years and his stories have inspired me to get more involved with the outdoors and to promote these outdoor opportunities to others, especially our younger generation.
I feel that this particular issue is a very HOT topic in regards to getting our youth more involved with the outdoors. I am fortunate enough to work with at-risk students here in the San Antonio area and get my students involved with learning about the outdoors and how they can learn valuable life skills.
I actually blasted Mr. Sikes' story to all our agency employees spread out in the major SA school districts. Too many people nowadays take for granted a simple story like this that can change lives and make a significant impact in a community where students are in need of positive opportunities to give them hope and inspiration to succeed in life.
I am thankful for incredible outdoor writers such as Mr. Sikes who take the time to not only share great stories about people enjoying the outdoors, but also how outdoor opportunities can impact others in a very positive way.
Mike Baker
Poor stance against contraception
This letter is in response to the forum by Karen Nicholson in the Sunday paper, ("Save Women's Health Program"). I totally support this.
The legislative minions of the Republican evangelical Christian base leadership have taken their anti-abortion campaign from the truly abhorrent (state sanctioned rape) to the highly objectionable action of denying women the ability to avoid pregnancy by making it harder for them to obtain reliable contraception information and means to prevent conception.
They are apparently incapable of recognizing that the best defense against abortion is an informed use of contraceptive procedures.
The argument that contraception leads to promiscuous sex is an antediluvian argument that has been proven false time and again. A pill that is more likely to promote promiscuity is the erectile dysfunction pill, and this pill is paid for by Medicare.
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Postcolonialism is the study of the legacy of the era of European, and sometimes American, direct global domination, which ended roughly in the mid-20th century, and the residual political, socio-economic, and psychological effects of that colonial history. Postcolonialism examines the manner in which emerging societies grapple with the challenges of self-determination and how they incorporate or reject the Western norms and conventions, such as legal or political systems, left in place after direct administration by colonial powers ended. Ironically, much early postcolonial theory, with its emphasis on overt rejection of imposed Western norms, was tied to Marxist theory, which also originated in Europe. Contemporary studies focus more on the effects of postcolonial globalization and the development of indigenous solutions to local needs.
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As I watched President Barack Obama speak about the importance of providing financial aid to low-income students in his State of the Union address on Jan. 24, I certainly could understand the significance of his remarks. But financial aid alone is not a solution; we also must recognize the critical need to couple social services with monetary assistance.
Growing up in Detroit, I had no support system for educational and personal success. My mother was HIV-positive and addicted to drugs, and every day after school, I would care for her, feed her and make sure she took her medication before she went to bed.
Our roles had been reversed: I was the parent, and she was the child. Despite maintaining a 3.7 GPA in middle school, I had already missed 20 days of school that year and knew I needed someone to care for me and show me how to be successful. At age 14, I decided to move to Milwaukee with relatives.
My perspective on life changed in 2006. I didn't know that there was another way of living until I entered my freshman year of high school and was introduced to my "second family": the Upward Bound/Stein Scholars TRIO program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. The teachers and staff heard the story of my journey and immediately embraced me.
Educational workshops such as "How to Write a Paper," "Manners and Etiquette" and "Getting Ready for Your First Job Interview" all helped me achieve my academic and personal goals. TRIO emphasized consistency, the importance of education, staying humble, communication skills and community service. I benefited from these values not only in the classroom but also socially, professionally and as I began to navigate college.
Today, I am a sophomore at Marquette University, majoring in social welfare and justice and interning at the Council for Opportunity in Education in Washington, D.C. Upon my acceptance to Marquette, I received a full-tuition scholarship and an additional $30,000 in scholarship funds. TRIO continues to support me academically and personally, and I will be forever indebted to the critical support I received from these programs.
Initiatives such as TRIO not only serve as financial and educational models of what is working nationwide; they also provide motivation that gives children a chance to find their voices and to face their fears. I am truly humbled to say that I am a part of the TRIO family, but of equal importance, I absolutely know I did not let my mother down.
So when the president talks about the importance of financial aid, hundreds of thousands of students across the country are thankful for his commitment. But the nearly 900,000 students who receive services from TRIO and other academic support programs ask that he stand up and fight for us as well.
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Yeah, i agree. Although, I have said in the past, hammering one up there, very occasionally, is a good time. I now resind that comment on the grounds i was drinking(my reason for most internet mishaps). Its painful, probably harmful, and really does not give much more nicotine IMO.Xander said:
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Osgood did not record a catch this year in San Francisco.
Osgood had been signed by the Niners on Tuesday. He has not caught more than six passes in a season since 2004.
Dorsey, who recently signed a contract extension, is recovering from a torn bicep and has a chance at returning before the end of the season. Osgood was cut this past weekend as the team trimmed its roster to 53 players.
The 49ers are locked in with their top two receivers in Michael Crabtree and Anquan Boldin, and Patton is expected to be No. 3 on the depth chart. After that, the 49ers are wide open, and Lloyd could be No. 4 ahead of Baldwin and Osgood.
The report says if Lloyd makes the team Baldwin will likely be out. The team re-signed Osgood this offseason because he is a huge part of the special teams. But the 49ers will likely not keep more than six receivers.
Patton, who finished the season strong in 2013 as a rookie, should have time to develop as the No. 3 option. The 49ers are also expected to take a wide receiver in the draft.
Tight end Vance McDonald was targeted twice without making a catch. He stumbled on one route that would have gained about 20 yards.
The healthy scratches are quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson, defensive tackle Tank Carradine, guard Joe Looney, wide receiver Kassim Osgood and cornerback Eric Wright.
Coach Jim Harbaugh praised receivers Marlon Moore, who started the game, and Kassim Osgood, who played well both on offense and on special teams. As far as A.J. Jenkins, who played more snaps than any other receiver but who ranked 10th in receiving yards Thursday. "Ah, it could have been better," Harbaugh said.
Newcomer Austin Collie got into the game at the end and had two catches for 20 yards. "A little foreign because it's been so long," said Collie, who missed most of the 2012 season with a knee injury. "But it felt good."
Second-year receiver and former first-round pick A.J. Jenkins hasn't ascended, per the report. He didn't have any receptions in team drills on Sunday and remains undistinguished.
If there's been a bright spot, it's been Chad Hall. Per the report, he's made the biggest impact of all the receivers and has even caught the eye of teammate Vernon Davis.
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…cookies is a delight in the officially licensed Sesame Street Cookie Monster Tween Costume. This plush dress will keep you warmer than a cookie tray and it features your favorite cookie snack on as an accent. The Cookie Monster headpiece is the perfect way to gobble up all the sweets this Halloween.
The maddest of them all or the most fun? You'll be both in the Mayhem Hatter Junior Costume. This brightly color-blocked dress has a black and white checkered detail and neon ruffled collar. Top this look off with the Hatter's signature hat but in pink.
Ride with the gang when you wear the officially licensed Sons of Anarchy Men of Mayhem Tank. This black, cotton sleeves shirt features grey and black SOA graphics including the recognizable reaper!
Find a reason to behave monstrously on Halloween when you wear this Punk Monster Tween Costume. The black and purple dress comes complete with black and white arm warmers and a plush monster hood.
They'll be in stitches when you show up in this amazing black and white Monster Bride tween costume. No detail is overlooked from the amazing top and tutu skirt, to the veil with hair clip and even fingerless glovelettes.
Scare up some Halloween fun when you party cute in this darling Mischief Monster tween costume. The pink and blue dress comes complete with a layered skirt and furry monster hood with pom pom ties. A real confection of an outfit that will let you be playful and fun on Halloween.
Good or bad? It doesn't matter with this absolutely cute One-Eyed Erin Monster tween costume. This ensemble allows you to be a terrible monstrosity while looking incredibly adorable. It includes the suspender-style dress and a very clever furry monster hood with pom pom ties.
Sometimes you can be a total monster! Behave monstrously or just be super-cool in this Monster Miss teen costume. Outfit includes fuzzy leg cuffs and an adorable hoodie with an animal face, horns and pom pom ties for an outrageously fun appearance.
…will wonder who that mystery monster is when they see you in this Ferocious Creature Tween Costume. You'll get lots of attention wearing dress with ruffle short sleeves with faux fur center front panel and triple ruffled skirt with attached monster tail, monster hood with multi-color spikes,…
…in the Furrocious Frankie Tween Costume! Show those scaredy cats where it's at this Halloween in this funky monster costume. Wear this orange and purple dress with fun polka dot details, bow and tulle accents and lure in all your victims. The included super fuzzy monster hood features cute poms…
Party for eternity in this killer cool Rocked Out Zombie tween costume. It's Goth meets rock with a short sleeved cropped jacket, black belt and matching leggings! Do the monster mash and the zombie walk and discover the dark side in this black and white blood-stained tunic.
Elmo has a question...who's happy, fun and red all over? Elmo is! Dress in this officially licensed Sesame Street Elmo tween costume and have an extraordinary Halloween. The red, 100% polyester dress comes complete with leg warmers and character headpiece.
Are you a big grouch? Suit yourself when you wear this officially licensed Sesame Street Oscar the Grouch tween costume and be as grumpy as you want. The 100% polyester dress comes complete with a fuzzy top, matching leg warmers and matching character headband.
Live large in this fun and officially licensed Sesame Street Big Bird tween costume. The yellow, 100% polyester dress comes complete with belt, leg warmers and cute character headpiece that allows you to be Sesame Street's most memorable personality.
Liven up the party when you arrive dressed in this officially licensed Joker tween costume and give Gotham your card. The violet jacket of this Joker costume features a printed green vest, shirt and necktie, complete with a full character face mask with green hair.
They'll envy as much as they fear you in this Royal Vamp Tween Costume complete with beautiful satin dress with corset, Gothic buckle details and stand up collar, wrist gauntlets, satin neckband, and headband.
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Your style will never be out of date wearing this Steampunk Tween Costume! Victorian dress has belt buckles across the chest that hold up the skirt. White ruffle lines the sleeves and hem of the skirt while a scarf-wrapped top hat adds that extra little something. Symbolic goggles that represent…
Wrap up the brainstorming when you decide on this Yo Mummy Tween Costume. You won't need any toilet paper wearing this long sleeve, scoop neck knit dress with ripped rag detail, nude lining and uneven hem with adjustable drawstring. Head wrap and tattered tights also included.
Hang and howl with the werewolves in this Tribal Spirit Tween Costume. Fringed dress with white wolf print and tribal patterns comes with detachable conches, hair feathers and black leggings so you'll be ready to join the pack. Hopefully there's a full moon this Halloween!
The blushing bride seems to have lost her flush, oh no she's dead! The Dead Bride Tween Costume features a black dress with skeleton ribcage detail and pink and purple tattered skirt. Don't forget your matching veil and fishnet gloves.
A little fairy dust can go a long way when you wear this officially licensed Disney Tinkerbell Tween Costume. Pretty green dress features pink bows at the waist and shoulder, complete with matching sheer fairy wings.
Have some attitude this Halloween when you goof around in this Punk Clown Tween Costume. Dress features a blue top with black details and a purple skirt, complete with belt and mismatched leggings and arm warmers.
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This is a very well made video that shows a common situation faced, not only by engineers but, by almost everybody that has a logical and analytical mind when confronted by people that think they know your job better than you do. Enjoy :)
This is a very well made video that shows a common situation faced, not only by engineers but, by almost everybody that has a logical and analytical mind when confronted by people that think they know your job better than you do. Enjoy :)
I just finished reading The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind by Marvin Minsky It was a really interesting book which I really recommend. I would like to highlight this part from the first chapter "Falling in Love"
On the surface such statements seem positive; they're all composed of superlatives. But note that there's something strange about this: most of those phrases of positive praise use syllables like 'un–', '–less', and 'in-'un-', '-less', and 'in-'—which show that they really are negative statements describing the person who's saying them!
Wonderful. Indescribable,
—— (I can't figure out what attracts me to her.)
I scarcely can think of anything else.
—— (Most of my mind has stopped working.)
Unbelievably Perfect. Incredible.
—— (No sensible person believes such things.)
She has a Flawless Character.
——(I've abandoned my critical faculties.)
There is nothing I would not do for her.
—— (I've forsaken most of my usual goals.)
Positive statements might hide what we really are thinking about. Did you heard in a wedding someone saying "He's a very lucky man for marring her"? What that person probably meant was something like: "He's lucky because I can't understand how a woman like her could marry a man like him" or "He's lucky because she could find a better man"
Reading about iOS7 Design Resources in the iOS Human Interface Guidelines I found a similar approach comparing iOS 7 and iOS 6. Look at the screenshot:
This looks wrong. One thing is to talk about the improvements of iOS 7 and the changes they made, and another thing is to trash your previous product. They are not doing it explicitly, but they are doing it indirectly.
These three positive statements would be just fine if they were announcing iOS 7 as a new product for the first time. In that case the listener wouldn't have a previous model to compare with and would use the hidden negative statements on the competition. But comparing in this way your current product with the previous one is just trashing your previous work. That damages the credibility of what Apple continually claims about their products, depicting them as the best in the market. How could they say they have the best Mobile OS if they are trashing it when the next version comes out.
I think that the right thing to do should be to avoid direct comparisons between your own products and only point out the evolution, the improvement, the new features instead of sending subliminal messages to costumers saying "today we sell you gold and tomorrow we will call it shit".
I installed Mavericks over Mountain Lion on a MacBook Air early 2011. Let's first start with the good stuff I found so far:
So far so good, I won't rollback to Mountain Lion mainly because Mavericks seems faster and more battery friendly. Anyway I wouldn't use it for your production machine after at least 5 or 6 months.
iOS 7 is here. I've been using it since the first beta. As far as user interfaces are effective, I don't care too much about aesthetic, also because it's totally subjective. What is ugly for you is beautiful for someone else. In a previous post I shared a couple of screenshots showing the difference between icons in Xcode 3.2, 4.6 and 5.0. You can see a progressive simplification of the interface. First flatting colors then flatting depth. The challenge with this design is to avoid reaching the point of maximum simplification. Let's look at the icons in detail:
Symbols don't have any meaning by themselves, we give meaning to symbols and icons which simply are symbols, ideograms, pictograms. If we keep the design around the first icon on the left, it's possible to change its look without changing its meaning. It's not a practical need, but an aesthetic one, and I understand that's more a marketing choice than a practical one. Even if nothing really changed inside the application, a new look gives you the idea that you have a new and fresh product.
The problem with the icon on the right is that simplification reached the limit. It's so simple, so minimalist, that a change of its design means also changing the symbol and therefore removing the meaning. Symbols are powerful and that's why many people over the years in history tried to steal symbols and change their original meaning, like the the Nazis did with the swastika. We should avoid changing symbols too often, because that removes semantic consistency in the interface and creates confusion.
Another example:
The icon in 5.0 is a simplification of the correspondent in 3.2. The icon in 4.6 is a change in the previous symbol, creating confusion and inconsistency. Then they changed it back again to the original one. The new one has very little room to evolve or change without changing the symbol. It's the extreme simplification of the original one.
I think that iOS 7 and the OSX interface and design are great. They are simple, effective, intuitive and fun but over simplifying hides the potential risk of reaching a point where simplification cannot be accomplished anymore and the only possible choice is changing the symbol, therefore breaking consistency.
I'm curios to see if, at this point, they will be able to update the design in the future without breaking the symbolic consistency.
Xcode 4.6.x had already some sort of flat design. They removed the colors and everything was flat and grey but at least it had some sort of depth. Look at these screenshots:
Now look at the new Xcode 5.0 flat design. I don't see an improvement. It looks like an old fashioned GUI of the 90's. It's even hard to understand what the icons mean. It's so abstract that someday we'll need an ideogram dictionary to understand what those icons mean.
Now look at a very old version of Xcode 3.2.x and tell me which one do you prefer. Honestly I don't see an evolution in the look and design from colorful and self explanatory icons to cryptic flat ones. Flat design is not bad and it doesn't even matter if it's flat or not. The point here is that an user interface should be self explanatory, an icon should be worth a thousand words.
I'm not a meteorologist or an expert in the matter. Anyway it doesn't mean I cannot have an idea. Maybe it makes sense or it doesn't, anyway here it is.
Summer in Tokyo is like hell on earth. Huge humidity and this year will be remembered in particular. I always read that the main causes are urbanization disorder that prevents air from moving, extensive use of air conditioning and inefficient construction materials that absorb heat. I don't know if these are the causes. Anyway what if we paint the roofs in one area white and another dark. That will create a difference in temperature and therefore an air current. There are articles that predict that white roofs are not the solution and that it will be even worse. (here, here)
But what I'm saying here is not about just reflecting light. I'm thinking about how to create a huge cheap ventilator effect inside the city.
Air in the dark area heats up, and creates a current moving from the white area. The idea behind this post is to use huge areas to work as artificial ventilators creating air currents by using houses roofs for heat absorption or heat reflection.
More than one month ago I started an indiegogo campaign for Photographers Rights.
Just 5 days left and the results are really bad. This is a niche app, it's useful and I think it's important for a photographer to have it and it's free! I'm making almost no money with this app, I just want to have a useful tool for those situations when a photographer needs instantaneous legal advice. Today photography is a target of many stupid regulations made by myope politicians that don't understand the difference from a camera and a bomb. Many see street photographers as potential terrorists or criminals, which I have no need to even explain how absurd this could go. Photography, in all its variants, is extremely important as a way to keep our memories for the future. Photography is history in real time.
I wonder what went wrong with this campaign. I first created a video talking about the app. It was quite long, almost 3 minutes where I explained every detail of the app. The video had very few views, people didn't even bother to watch it. So, I decided to change it. I made it shorter and faster, with some self-made animations but it didn't change the statistics.
I posted about the app everywhere, in Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Linkedin. Many friends and followers shared this campaign in their own social networks as well. I wrote to many photography blogs, with no response. At some point it seems like nobody really cares about this app and yet, more than 20,000 people downloaded the app and the reviews are good! I got, and I'm still getting, emails from people asking me for an Android version and suggestions for improvements. That's why I started the campaign, I thought that there were people interested and, in fact, I think there is a lot of people interested in this app. So what happened??
This is what I thought that would happen. People would share it. Photographers would share it too. Some of those people's friends would share it as well and some of them would contribute with the project.
What really happened is that I reached the limits of my influence. No matter how many times I posted and reposted the same content, it would not reach anybody beyond that limit. Those photographers, potentially interested to participate in the campaign, were never reached by this information at all. They just don't know that this campaign even exists.
This is just what I think that happened. But, I really have no idea what really happened. The only thing I know is that with no marketing, no advertisement, not having thousands of followers, a pretty interesting number of people downloaded the app in the last 2 years. But for some reason, I wasn't able to reach a similar amount of people using social networks, blogs, direct emails, retweets, re-shares and so forth…
For now, Photographers Rights remains as it is, with no English proof reading and no Android version. Thank you for the few people that contributed. You will get your perks soon.