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Hi ladies, I am not a preemie parent yet but will be in the next week or two. I am having some really mixed feelings. This entire pregnancy has been scary never knowing whats going to happen to me or my son. So to deal with this I have "tried" not to fall in love with my son, just incase I have to say goodbye. I feel horrible for not gushing and being so distant, but I don't know any other way I of course love my son and I can't wait to meet him and hold him,kiss him and rock him! but to let it all out terrifies me. I am getting closer and closer and the feeling is not changing. I will be in the ICU for a few days while Owen is in the NICU i am hoping to see him asap to start that bond! I have always wanted to be a mother I am finally becoming one and it just doesn't feel that way. :( sorry for my rant but I just need to know its normal to fel this way? I'm Scared! :(
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I didn't have to prepare for a preemie, she just came without reason. But I understand what you are saying. I think it is hard too as a FTM. You don't know what to expect about ANY of the process, but when what you "think" should happen, doesn't, it throws everything off. Take it one day at a time. You will need time to heal and your preemie time to grow. The bonding will come. He will always know you are his mom, even if you can't be there right away for him. GL!
Totally normal.
My water broke at 18 weeks... I think, up until that day, I had bonded w/ my baby. But, from that day forward I really disconnected. I had to. Even as the weeks progressed and she got bigger; my OB's were sure to drill into my head how, regardless of her gestation at birth, her lungs may not of had enough fluid to provide the lung tissue she'd need to survive. The day befoe I had her..I had a really positive u/s..but even so, in the report, the doctor wrote in capital block letters - "Heather understands that despite ultrasound reassurance that the fetal chest is growing appropriately, this does not insure a good neonatal outcome."
But, rest assure - I could not love her anymore now than I already do. It will come for you too. What you are doing is OK...you're trying to protect yourself. Hang in there. Soon, your little guy will be melting your heart.
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I wasn't prepared at all, but from the second I was told I had to deliver (about 3 hours prior) I told myself she wasn't going to make it b/c i didn't want the devastation of thinking she would and then her not make it. It's self preservation
I am sure it is different for every mother, but I didn't find it hard to bond after Brady was born. They are so helpless. even more so than a FT newborn. That mommy instinct takes over and your just want to protect them. In most NICU's they will allow you to hold your baby as soon as possible. Even the tiny ones.
How far along will you most likely be when you deliver? I was 28 wks 4 days.
I can't imagine not being sure if your baby was going to make it from day one. I was blissfully ignorant.
Hope that everything goes well the next few weeks and that your baby is born as healthy as possible. You will get a lot of support from the ladies on here so hang our as often as you can :)
I have a really bad ob history, I never bonded with any of my pregnancies, in fact it took a couple of weeks after delivery for me to connect with my two survivors. I think its the only way to say sane in that type of situation, especially if you aren't very far along, because the neonatal drs shove the stats down your throat (at least they did to me) and low survival rates with high complication rates are hard to handle. Especially if you have seen the high mortality rate first hand.
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I had a miscarriage a year prior to my preemie. I never really started to "bond" with my 2nd pregnancy until a week before he was born. I always had in the back of my mind that I would lose him too. I never made any plans for his baby room or anything. I delievered him at 29 weeks. EVen while he was in the NICU, I knew he was my baby, but I didn't feel like a mother. I think it's good that the NICU nurses constatnly call you "mommy" because it's hard for us to comprehend. I always referred to him as "the baby". When I could start holding him and breastfeeding him, I began to feel like his mom. Today, we have an unbreakable bond. I hate being away from him, and my mom who babysits him when I run errands or go out with my husband, says he knows when mommy is gone, he is cranky, looking around, etc. I love him so much.
So don't worry, these feelings you have are normal, but you WILL bond with your son. And I promise you it will be an amazing bond, a bond only a preemie mom will understand.
I will be praying for you and your little one. xoxo
I agree with a pp in that it really matters how far along you are. At least it did to me.
At 19w, I was terrified and tried to protect myself from the inevitable hurt I thought would come. By the time I reached 23w I was very cautiously thinking "what if...". At 25 weeks I started buying some things for her. When I made it to 27 weeks and was admitted to the hospital, I knew I was in love and never gave a thought to whether she'd survive or not! It took me a while to come to terms with my own self-protection instinct and it wasn't until her birth was imminent that I realized there was no way I stop myself from loving her no matter what her outcome was.
I did try and I completely understand others doing the same. I hope all turns out well for you ands your baby! How far along are you?


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the location was good to get to marais and to st germain as well as of course the louvre so easy. room was quiet, clean large enough in paris terms. so was happy and will stay again.
that breakfast is extra. but that is typical of france. also dont like that you have to take your bags by yourself. im too old for that nonsense.
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BTW Up until now as a plain div statement I was putting it under the  tag But with everything I have been following I needed to work with if or foreach... adding the div statement anywhere below ..... Well it was hilarious.... :thumbdown:
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Woodsman posted a topic in Invision SupportAffiliates Navigation in globalTemplate. Well here I am stumped on this hook idea again mainly because I am tired of writing in or pasting in these statements every time I want to make a new skin. Current Skin Edits Skin Templates globalTemplate GlobalTemplate Statement ******************************************************************************************************** ADD TO: globalTemplate Install after <if test="isSmallTouch:|:$this->registry->output->isSmallTouchDevice()"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1024px"> </if> ********************************************************************************************************

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 ******************************************************************************************************** Style sheet information Add to ipb_styles.css ******************************************************************************************************** /* TOP_NAV_BAR (WF) */ #navbar{ width: auto; background: transparent url({style_images_url}/top_nav.png) repeat-x; /* background: #204066 repeat-x; */ /* use this background statement if you do not have an image file in your skin directory for this purpose. Change the background color as you need.*/ border-top: 2px solid #fff; border-left: 2px solid #fff; border-right: 2px solid #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; border-radius: 9px; -moz-border-radius: 9px; -webkit-border-radius: 9px; margin: 0px 90px 0px 90px; } #navbar .inbar{ display: block; height: 31px;} #navbar ul, #navbar ul li{ line-height: 35px;} #navbar ul li{ float: left; display: block;} #navbar ul li a{ color: #FFFFDE; font-weight: bold;} #navbar ul li a span{ height: 31px; display: block; margin-left: 15px;} #navbar ul li a:hover{ color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;} #navbar ul li a:hover span{ text-decoration: none; border-left: 1px solid #fff; border-right: 1px solid #fff; border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } 1 The objective To create an Affiliates Navigation bar see FIG.1. [attachment=1616:fig-1.png] 2 Create Hook Hook Information (Simple enough) Requirements (Again simple should be no change both set to 0) Global Caches From what I see nothing to do here. Files see FIG.2. [attachment=1617:fig-2.png] OK up to this point I have all the makings of what I need for this hook with 1 exception... see FIG.3. [attachment=1618:fig-3.png] How does the above information get added to the.php file here and as you can tell I got stumped after the getOutput. I did not find anymore documentation that would finish this...
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Woodsman replied to hoszilla's topic in Invision SupportSuspicious indeed... I can't think of one good enough reason to remove a copyright with the exception of one. No help here without a better reason than GOD told him to remove it. Just put in a call He said No!
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Woodsman replied to RocketFoot's topic in Invision SupportI only get the more tab in FF but all tabs are fine using Chrome, Opera and IE9 with most sites.
BTW this app is working so far you don't want to know what my hooks for a top navbar and navbar addition did to my test board I am glad I never tried a footer bar...
My way of learning this so far was to read all the docs I could find then look at others examples in their files... Which makes all of you my Professors. I'll give this a try and see how it goes... Here is a better explanation to what I would like to see it do... Member (X) uploads files (a, b, and c) sent to members (W, Y, Z) Where as Member (W) is to receive (file a) Member (Y) is to receive (file b not a the emo.... LOL! Member (Z) is to receive (file c) PM or inline message for files a, b, c should be sent to the respective Member W, Y or Z. Looking at the example you have here looks to go in a notifications.php file and may send the same message to all receiving members (unless I am interpreting it wrong) Next question would be (confusing to me) is XML language and root files... properly writing them as well from the example.
Yes we did I just have not had the time to add this info yet due to working on the other issue... Still working on that one... bfarber (company blog) makes sense over the 2 in the clients support but again a bit hard to understand for us newbies at this point would have been nice if he had an example to follow... I think my new sig will say "[b]I am not a programmer I just buy books, read a lot, follow directions and hope for the best[/b]"
No Problem glad I could help...
Not working.... just adds "private" to the public > style_images folder itself not the indvidual skin folders in public > style_images > "all skin" (all skins being all skin folders and master)
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Woodsman posted a topic in Invision SupportOK before I go off asking my where's and how's questions let me give you the lowdown of this application... The Private Download Application 3.1.0-b2 The Private Download Application was designed after the IP.Download Manager but with a private downloads capability. This application will allow private uploads and downloads between administrators and staff or depending on the board administrator may allow other member groups to participate in private file downloads or exchange between permitted groups and members. At present the following 12 file extensions are permitted in the application: zip, gz, rar, txt, doc, pdf, php, xml, gif, jpg, png, psd and more can be added if the need should arise. Next for the to-do list Set the image files to load in all skin sets Notification to receiving members about available downloads. This application has been tested and compatible with IP.Board 3.1.x OK now knowing this all the worldly information I have gathered to this point including IPS Documentations to make this work does not answer the following questions. 1 The style_image file only installs in the master image files not in any others and I am banging my head blind and not seeing what has to be right in front of me. "public > style_images > master > private" 2 I would like to include a notifier to the member by PM that they have a file waiting... the docs in IPS Documentation Notification is not what I am after. Can anyone point me to the right documentation for either of theses? I think it would be a much nicer app without the ftp file edits
Here is where you can download the hook "[url="http://community.invisionpower.com/files/file/3574-topic-preview-on-hover/"]Topic Preview on Hover[/url]" Author Matt Mecham...
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Woodsman replied to Woodsman's topic in Invision SupportThank Sandi, This looks like the ticket Short and sweet... I'll give it a try... My first atempt at a making a mod or hook... after this I may leave this stuff to the big kids and hang with my computer building and skinning...
Custom field required. how to force?
Woodsman replied to najaru's topic in Invision SupportThis is true until they go to their profile in their CP... Once there they are forced to answer the required questions... But forcing them there is another issue...


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With it being Michael Jordan's birthday, I thought this was a good idea. Name who your NBA All-Time Team is.
PG- John Stockton
SG- Michael Jordan
Guard- Magic Johnson
F- Bill Russell
C- Wilt Chamberlain.
Also, will LeBron crack this list once he retires?
I think it's possible.
Originally Posted by Miniclone11
Bronco fans better take a good look. This is their future unfolding in front of them. It's about to get uglier.
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Carolina by 17
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Magic johnson was a point guard. so drop stockton and put lebron at sf.
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Originally Posted by Rabbuk
Magic johnson was a point guard.
You're right, I bet there's no way he could ever play the 2 or 3
Originally Posted by KFitzy87
You're right, I bet there's no way he could ever play the 2 or 3
He'd probably just fall over if you tried to play him at one of those positions.
Eyes closed, head first, can't lose.
No Shawn Bradley, list is invalid.
PG - Stockton
SG - Jordan
SF - Bird
PF - Malone
C - Abdul-Jabbar
Originally Posted by isuno1fan
An extra point is 20yds there Einstein
I'd go with this:
PG: Magic
SG: Jordan
SF: Lebron
PF: Wilt
C: Kareem
Oscar Robertson
Larry Bird
Bill Russell
Tim Duncan
My ipod failed on the first post, so the 2nd post is what i meant to say.
PG Magic
SG Jordan
SF LeBron
PF Duncan
C Shaq
Reserves Bird, Kobe, Kareem, Derrick Rose
PG-Magic Johnson
SG-Michael Jordan
SF-Lebron James
PF-Bill Russell
C-Wilt Chamberlain
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He said all-time, not the last 15 years.
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He said all-time, not the last 15 years.
Mine is more tailored to play well together than individual greatest players
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I have successfully written a new Chronology that represents my company's fiscal calendar, based off of JodaTime. I referred to the JodaTime source code quite a bit, to figure out what I needed to do. One of the things I noticed in the
BasicChronology class was the use of the inner class
YearInfo to cache the 'firstDayOfYearMillis' - the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01 (ISO). Figuring that, if it was enough of a performance bottleneck that JodaTime was caching it, I should probably add it to my chronology too.
When I did so, though, I made some modifications. Specifically, I moved the
getYearInfo method into the
YearInfo inner class, as well as making it static. I also moved the array used to store the cached values into the inner class as well. Full definition of the modified class is like this:
* Caching class for first-day-of-year millis.
private static final class YearInfo {
* Cache setup for first-day-of-year milliseconds.
private static final int CACHE_SIZE = 1 << 10;
private static final int CACHE_MASK = CACHE_SIZE - 1;
private static transient final YearInfo[] YEAR_INFO_CACHE = new YearInfo[CACHE_SIZE];
* Storage variables for cache.
private final int year;
private final long firstDayMillis;
private final boolean isLeapYear;
* Create the stored year information.
* @param inYear The year to store info about.
private YearInfo(final int inYear) {
this.firstDayMillis = calculateFirstDayOfYearMillis(inYear);
this.isLeapYear = calculateLeapYear(inYear);
this.year = inYear;
* Get year information.
* @param year The given year.
* @return Year information.
private static YearInfo getYearInfo(final int year) {
YearInfo info = YEAR_INFO_CACHE[year & CACHE_MASK];
if (info == null || info.year != year) {
info = new YearInfo(year);
YEAR_INFO_CACHE[year & CACHE_MASK] = info;
return info;
My question is... What are the performance or design implications of my changes? I've already decided that my changes should be thread-safe (given answers about final member variables). But why was the original implementation done the way it was, and not like this? I get why most of the methods that are being used effectively staticly aren't (given subclasses of
BasicChronology), but I'll admit that some of my OO design stuff is a little rusty (having spent the last two years using RPG).
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As we continue thinking about the creation of the color line in late 19th century America, and African Americans' varied responses to different manifestations of white supremacy, we'll add the Plessy ruling and some insights from "The American History Guys" to our discussion http://backstoryradio.org/black-and-white-americas-most-stubborn-color-line/. Post your questions here . . . and feel free to comment on each other's ideas–or to at least look them over before we tackle them together in class.
12 thoughts on "Questions: Making Race in America"
The case of Plessy vs. Ferguson has always been in my mind a black man versus a white man. Reading the account in Crossing this case has more of an impact on the Civil Rights movement. Plessy was 1/8 African American and, as the court described, was fully white in appearance. In my mind, someone in that coach had to know his ancestory to know he had that little portion of "black blood" within him. The history guys on the podcast mentioned that "blood quantum" (defining how much of your blood is a part of certain races) is most generally used for legal situations. People look at it when legalities are in question. The also discussed that people will often use this small distinction to define themselves as a specific societal group. I suppose this would be in the effort to unite themselves together for a common cause. My question is, was it safer to be a "pure" black or a "mix-breed?" Were there more sever consequences for mix-breeds? The Plessy case involved such a man and the result was disastrous, so was this always the case or were there often times that being both black and white brought prosperity as it did with the Hemings family (the slave of Jefferson)?
Defining race seems to be a difficult subject. The guys of history defined race as social groups that differ and often just being of a different ethnicity (Irish, English, Russian) can define a person as a separate race. They also mentioned religion as a possible mode of defining boundary lines between inferior and superior races. The Plessy case defines race in the late 19th century as a color issue rather than ethnicity, but a further look into 19th century politics, this color issue only resided with the black and Indian peoples while a religious race existed with Mormons and the problem of Polygamy. Can we define Race as the guys of history did or is that an invalid definition they gave? In my view, race involves ethnicity and not religion. (Ethnicity can be Asian, African, English, Irish, Russian, etc.) Hatred towards different religions is not racism because many, especially christian religions, extend well over ethnic boundaries and involve many people of different ethnicity's/races. I think religious intolerance is a different category of racism that needs to be distinguished because the majority of missionary oriented religions go well beyond ethnicity.
In the podcast they talked about how people have come to see race in a hierarchical way, and that even though we have completely eradicated the notion that blacks are less-than-human, there is still this notion of racial hierarchy demonstrated in a number of different ways, such as the example the Howard University professor gave of black and white college students not wanting to take classes with Asians, because of the notion that Asians are smarter, a notion which comes from a sense that there is some sort of racial hierarchy. Clearly the supreme court justices who ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson either failed to understand that racial distinction often is viewed as hierarchical, or they conveniently ignored it, while the dissenting justice, on the other hand, was keen in his observations of the ways in which segregation really represented this hierarchical view, and therefore separate facilities, etc., could not be equal. My question is, is it possible to think in terms of racial distinction without viewing race in a hierarchical way?
In the Plessy decision, it seems as though the justices were trying to avoid the larger question of the case by relying heavily upon precedent and rulings of lower courts and State legislatures to justify their sanction of racism, as well as a narrow interpretation of the Fourteenth amendment. Particularly when Justice Brown interprets the amendment, saying, "it could not have been intended to abolish distinctions based upon color, or to enforce social, as distinguished from political equality." From this, it seems that the government did not intend to give blacks social equality, only seeming political equality. But we have seen through our history that social equality is crucial to political equality. What makes it so that political equality cannot exist without social equality?
Justice Brown goes on to say that "[if] the two races are to meet upon terms of social equality, it must be the result of natural affinities, a mutual appreciation of each other's merits and a voluntary consent of individuals." I think that this is on some levels a very true statement. If you don't have the consent of the people, they will not obey the laws. Was it possible that the Civil Rights movement occurred when it did, instead of sooner after emancipation, because it was far enough removed from the residue racism of slavery that it was the first time people were willing to change their attitudes about race? Was the Supreme Court correct in their assumption that they could not force public opinions to change, and therefore should not try?
In Justice Brown's explanation of the decision made by the Supreme Court in the Plessy case, he states that Plessy falsely assumes that "social prejudices may be overcome by legislation." He argues further that If blacks and whites are to meet upon terms of social equality, "it must be the result of natural affinities." In 2012, I understand that I have the benefit of hindsight and am living in a U.S. that is much different than it was in the late 19th century. Nevertheless, didn't the Civil War take place just over 30 years prior to this decision? My main question is how is it possible for members of the Supreme Court to sincerely believe that equality could come as a "result of natural affinities?" Natural affinities? One race was enslaved by the other, their rights non-existent, but they are supposed to develop an affinity for their former captures naturally? For southern whites, their ancestors kept slaves as property for centuries and now they were "naturally" supposed to tolerate them as equal participants in society? This concept promoted by the Justice seems extremely ignorant and unreasonable. To the Justice's first point about overcoming prejudices through legislation, wasn't this situation foreshadowed by the brutal clash of the Union and Confederate Armies? If we learned anything from the Civil War, we learned the fundamental principle that the government MUST intervene and protect all citizens equally under the law. Why did the seemingly implicit lessons taught by the Civil War and subsequent Emancipation Proclamation translate into the understanding by elected officials that reconstruction required more Federal intervention, not less?
Racial purity was an obsession for some southern citizens during the early centuries of United States history. The concept of race came from what type of blood you had in your lineage. The one drop rule excluded many part-white people due to its harsh definition that if a person had but one drop of black blood in them, they were officially black. Within the black community, were Mulattoes looked down upon or were they viewed equally? If someone, like Homer Adolph Plessy, had but 1/8 of "black blood" in their lineage, were they outcasts in black society?
There has been, for many years, real concern with defining racism so that it will benefit the white community, and the classification of the 'negroes' to contain, at least in theory, the ideal of racial purity and to really stress the seriousness of this point even the governments established laws to ensure that this would be so; so how did both societies expect to overlook the temptation of sexual relationships, especially between white men and black women?
In Plessy vs. Ferguson, the judges followed suit on their ideal of racism that would allow them the advantage of racial purity, thus even if a person seemed all white, even one tiny drop of blood was enough to classify them as black; this gave the white community the advantage of being "racially pure." What was the argument of the Backstory with American History guys that helps us see why the Supreme Justices ruled against Plessy, and show the definition that the white community had developed on race?
In the podcast it talked about how the enlightenment ideals, rather than leading to more open ideas about race, instead lead to people being more closed minded about race. Why would this be true? What about the Enlightenment ideals would lead to racism?
Someone called into the podcast and discussed percentage of racism. He asked why people define themselves as half one race and half another. While they were giving the man a response, the History Guys said something about how people began to see a black as anyone who had even a drop of black blood in them. This is similar to how Germans defined Jews during World War II. How was the situation of the African Americans in the early United States similar to that of the Jews in World War II. How was it different?
The podcast discusses how overtime we have acknowledged racial boundaries, but have failed to challenge them. An interesting note is made by Annette Gordon about how race is still important to whites, the need to still have a white founding father and the importance on a white purity. The idea of interracial relationships still bother whites because of this white purity. In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, Mr. Justice Harlan states, "The white race deems itself to be the dominant race in this country… But in the view of the Constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens." This case suggested that blacks and whites were separate but equal and that the 14th amendment could not be upheld because it could not "abolish distinctions based upon color."
Popular culture has begun to suggest that skin color must be paired up with a certain cultural. Stereotypes continue to polarize races and strengthen racial differences. The idea of being a mixed race person does not exist as an identity, but that society forces the individual to choose either or to claim. In the Plessy case, Plessy was 1/8th black and felt because he was mostly white, he should be treated as such. But his mixed identity automatically made him impure in the eyes of whites even though he was mostly white. Racism developed eugenics as a scientific reason for racial inferiority. Certain races possessed unwanted features and that to be white and pure would put them above other nations my not mixing with blacks to become "impure." To whites they believed they were just doing what the rest of the world was doing and easing the "white man's burden," but didn't see the hipocrasy until WWII.
Mr. Justice Harlan said that whites would be seen as superior if "it remains true to its great heritage and holds fast to the principles of constitutional liberty." Because there is less African American history taught in schools, does this automatically create a racial divide amongst young children? Children typically make no distinction about color until they are told they are different. Do these distinctions carry on now into interracial relations? Disturbingly, why did those in favor of black rights ease their efforts nearing the beginning of the 20th century? Why wasn't there a push to redefine the ideas of racial impurity?
Both the podcast and the Plessy ruling show evidecence of how prevalent the fear of racial integration has been throught the 18, 19, and 20th centuries. The podcast insterts a quote from President Obama's famous race speech, inferring that this is the first President in history to breech the topic openly.
In what ways is this untrue? Have there been civil leaders willing to address the subject openly? What is the reason that some leaders feared racial integration, or felt white supremacy (such as Thomas Jefferson)? In what way did their situation affect their ideas?
Plessy was an octoroon (someone with 1/8 amount of black blood). He could have passed as a white person. What does the fact that he chose to promote this race trauma show about the early civil rights leaders? Likewise, what does the story of Sally Hemmings show about early civil rights leaders? In what ways have blacks not just been victims, but agents in the past centuries?
In the podcast, we are learning about racial purity, and white supremacy. In the reading from last week, we learned about how southern blacks averted Mormonism in order to not be associated with polygamy. In what ways was polygamy a reality of life for them? Does this show any of the same issues, of racial purity and race supremacy?
In the podcast a man called in about ethogenics which got the hosts talking about "racial science" and "racial religion." "Racial science" began dividing people into parts to explain how racially pure they were compared to their ancestors. For example in the Plessy and Ferguson case Plessy was considered 7/8ths white and 1/8th black. The hosts mentioned that the idea of dividing people up into racial parts stemmed from the antebellum arguments of whether the human race came from one original set of parents or multiple parents. They mentioned that religious thought was common sense in the 19th century and that the good Christians believed that the original people came from Adam and Eve. Christians began justifying negative racial attitudes with the stories of Cain and Abel and the curse of Ham. They saw these stories as God punishing people with black skin so therefore blacks were still in a cursed or punished state of being. Did white Christians believe that blacks had to account for the original sin and the curse of Cain or Ham? How did whites justify themselves as the "pure" race if they were "marked by God" as well with original sin? Couldn't one argue their points by saying that the white race was evil for bringing the transgression on human kind? Did white Europeans see the Jews as the "pure" line as well for bringing about the only pure son of God on earth who wiped away the original sin? Did the white Christians not believe that Christ was powerful and kind enough to wipe away the curse of ham away from blacks? If they did why didn't white Christians treat blacks the same as themselves? They believed that they all came from Adam and Adam was a son of God as well as Christ who said "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
Historian Daryl Scott suggested that one of the greatest advances we have had in American history of racial equality is the advances in our view of what race is. He explained that in the early twentieth century, black people were seen as less-than human. By the middle of that century, even the most racist and segregation advocates allowed them to be represented in court; the black race was seen as human, although still inferior to the White race. To what extent has the American view of the Black race been advanced in the last fifty years toward true equality (ie. that they are equal in worth, intellect, potential, and abilities)? What evidence is there to suggest that equality, by this definition, has yet to be achieved?
In the podcast, there was much discussion about how race is defined or identified. In the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, the idea of race being defined by blood (that a person can be "seven-eighths white" but still be defined as black) was addressed. It seems that this search for a definition, even that the race is in us rather than perhaps manifest outwardly, was primarily a White pursuit. Why did this pursuit ensue, especially among White Americans, and what have been the ramifications in American culture for defining race so strictly– that one is either the one or the other?


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(By Mani) For Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRI) (TSE:SSO), 2013 would be a better year as it is set to reap benefits from an extensive portfolio of silver development projects which are now starting to receive attention as permitting successes are achieved.
Silver Standard Resources is an exploration and development company focused on silver projects in the Americas. The company's sole producing asset is the Pirquitas Mine in Argentina. Of greater value, however, is the very large Pitarrilla project in Mexico that is expected to be developed in a few years.
Pirquitas has had a rough commissioning period. Product sales for its concentrates have now been resolved, and mining is starting to deliver regular output of silver. During 2012, the Pirquitas mine produced a record 8.6 million ounces of silver.
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The mine produced 2.3 million ounces of silver during the fourth quarter, 4.9 percent quarter-on-quarter improvement reflecting higher average silver recoveries in the plant and higher mill throughput. The mine also produced 3.2 million pounds of zinc in the fourth quarter, bringing total zinc production to 11.2 million pounds for the year, near the high-end of the 2012 zinc production guidance range.
Meanwhile, San Luis is likely to be the second mine for the company as initial permits have been granted and social licensing is now being conducted.
The key development project for the company, however, is Pitarilla, which contains over 700 million ounces of silver. Feasibility work was completed in late 2012, and its leverage could attract renewed investor interest.
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The feasibility study defined a mine with approximately 480 million ounces of reserves and produced 15 million ounces of silver per year on average during the first 18 years of a 32-year project.
The company carries a high degree of country risk although Pitarilla could lower that political risk profile.
For 2013, Silver Standard sees to produce and sell 8.2 to 8.5 million ounces of silver and produce over 20 million pounds of zinc at the cash cost of between $17.00 and $18.50 per silver ounce.
Silver Standard plans to spend approximately $15 million on exploration in 2013. Of this, approximately $7 million is budgeted for exploration at our Mexican projects, with the balance mainly budgeted for Argentina and Peru.
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Wintersession Call for Courses
Wintersession: January 5-23, 2015
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Scheduling Guidelines
Important Dates & Deadlines
Wintersession 2015 courses will meet January 5-23, 2015, or on alternate dates during this period. The Wintersession 2015 course planning cycle will parallel the Spring Semester 2015 course planning cycle. Important dates and deadlines include:
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First Draft schedules are distributed to departments.
July 14:
First Draft schedules are due back to SELL.
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Second Draft schedules are due back to SELL.
Class Meeting Schedules
During Wintersession, three-credit courses meet daily at one of the following times: 9:00 a.m. – noon, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., or 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Please refer to Contact Times for more information. Courses meeting for fewer days must adhere to Board of Regents Policy 309.1. Wintersession 2015 courses should be submitted by editing the Wintersession 2015 Schedule and forwarding the edited document to SELL.
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A course must provide a minimum of 750 contact minutes per academic credit. Courses offered for 1-2 credits, or meeting for fewer than 3 weeks, should begin at one of the times listed above and meet for the appropriate amount of contact time.
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Suggestions for Further Research on the State Police
The data and conclusions about the development of the state police presented in this book were intended to fill the void that exists with regard to current understanding and knowledge about the development of this form of police in the United States. Much remains to be done. My research has convinced me that the state police, along with small-town and rural police forces, offer police scholars a wealth of issues and data sources for future study. The following discussion will briefly identify four areas of study that seem to be the most logical next areas of inquiry for expanding our knowledge about not only state police but the police in general.
The first area for study is the legislative process creating state-controlled police agencies in other states. Besides the studies of Illinois and Colorado presented in this volume, only New York and Ohio have been studied with regard to development of a state police (see the studies by Ray for New York and Swart for Ohio, listed under those state headings below). States such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey should be examined in detail to provide a more complete picture of the various interest groups promoting centralized paramilitary state police forces and those who opposed such efforts. Also, study of the legislative process leading to the development of state police in such states as Montana, California, or North Dakota would provide a comparison with the industrial states. Finally, additional comparative legislative analysis may uncover regional differences (North versus South, Northeast versus Midwest) with regard to the pattern of state police development.
A second area for research should focus on the state police movement, both locally and nationally, and the various organizations that were formed to promote state police reform. The existence of such groups as the State Police Auxiliary Committee in Illinois and the New York State Police Committee suggests the strong possibility that regional and national organizations may have acted in a cooperative if not coordinated effort to advance the state police idea nationwide. Questions for research would focus on membership, operation, and financial support for such groups in order to clarify the


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Neighboring County Opposes Belleayre Expansion
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SAM Magazine--July 18, 2013--A proposed $74 million expansion of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center, in Ulster County, N.Y., is being opposed by neighboring Greene County lawmakers. In a letter to the State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Greene County legislature claims that using taxpayer dollars for the expansion of the state-owned ski area would create unfair competition, would hurt private industries in Greene, as well as affect other, privately-owned ski areas Greene County, such as Windham and Hunter.
The letter opposes a draft revision of the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center Unit Management Plan developed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and put forth for public comment until July 24. For more on the expansion proposal, check out http://www.saminfo.com/news/belleayre-expansion-could-double-visits.
As of December 2012, Belleayre has been under the management of the Olympic Regional Development Authority, which also oversees Whiteface and Gore Mountain.
Effects will be felt in the Catskills and beyond
by Alan - 07/23/2013 - 6:18pmThe manager at Belleayre stated in the Spring that expansion will provide capacity to increase visits from 4,500 per day to 9,000(weekends I assume). In an environment where skier visits nationally have been level at best, how in the world does Belleayre think they are going to create 4,500 new daily weekend skiers. This manager would have to think the increase would come from the other regional mountains. In addition to skimming from the other 3 Catskill mountains, Belleayre will also skim from the feeder ski areas just north of the city -Tuxedo Ridge, Mt Peter and Thunder Ridge- probably putting them on the brink of extinction. Further north, Catamount will feel some effects too. The Catskill and Hudson Valley ski areas all draw from the same market Belleayre draws from. Belleayre will grow at everyone's expense without having to grow from profitability. The State needs an independent study that shows the negative effects on the other ski areas. Plattekill will likely suffer the most but will still get my business.
by Bob - 07/23/2013 - 6:06amThere are some small, family owned ski areas that work hard for every dollar they make, pay their taxes and crazy electric bills just to give a good ski experience. Tell me you get the same feeling skiing at Bellayere as you do skiing at Plattekill. 1100' vertical, great food and the friendliest atmosphere you can imagine. Go ahead and give the state owned ski area a bunch of money, if they don't turn a profit, they remain open. if a small area dosn't turn a profit, they go out of business and we loose another gem. Tell me a state worker is going to put their heart and soul into your ski experience like a small area and i will call you a liar. Sounds like another Montage Mountain in the making. the unfortunate part is that the money comes out of all of our pockets. Take some of this money and promote Catskill skiing as a whole and everyone benefits, the ski areas, the businesses, the employees and the skiers.
Bellayere Expansion
by Robert Cox - 07/19/2013 - 9:50amI often agree that government should not compete with the private sector but in this caseI think they should expand in the manner planned. The area around Bellayere is very depressed and could use the boost from a Bellayere expansion. Bellayere is a GEM and should be 'exploited' to foster the massive private sector expansion that would go on after expansion. I have skiied for 46 years and have been to 60 resorts in N AMerica and Bellayere is one of my favorites.
Tax Dollars
by John - 07/18/2013 - 4:59pmThe local, state, and feds should stay out of the private sector. It is unfair to compete against a pot that never gets empty.


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The Most Important Quality
In 1 Samuel 16:6-7, when Samuel came to Jesse's house to anoint the next king of Israel, we see the criteria God uses to choose people for service to Him,
So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him." But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
This is a fascinating story with a very strong lesson I want you to understand. Right after these verses, Jesse parades each of his sons before Samuel…except for David. Jesse knows why Samuel is there, but he doesn't even bother to get David.
David's own father had written him off. His own father didn't see enough potential in him to call him before Samuel.
But David was anointed king that day. Not based on what Jesse thought was important, but on what God thought was important…David's heart.
Maybe your own father has written you off. Maybe your parents said you would never amount to anything. Maybe your teacher said, "Look, you're not going to amount to much. You just better get yourself a minimum wage job."
Only God can see things in your heart that your father can't see, that your mother can't see, that your teachers didn't see, that your family doesn't see, that the people around you don't see.
It is not that God overlooks ability or talent or training. All of those things are important. But God looks first at the most important quality for service, and that is the heart.
Don't let someone else write your history before it happens.
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A Northern Woman in the Plantation South : Letters of Tryphena Blanche Holder Fox, 1856-1876
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I haven't seen a poppy since I was a kid! I remember their bristly stems. Such a beautiful color.
Yes, it's such a beautiful flower and I also have great memories of poppies. I always think of the Wizard of Oz when I see a poppy. Thanks for visiting my gallery.
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Sure, David Crosby's circa-1970 lip fro is impressive, but does any guy want to actually walk around with that thing on his face? There are epic moments in mustaches throughout history, but only a select few should be used as inspiration when growing your own today.
Everything you need to know about growing and caring for your own mustache


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Microsoft headlines
Microsoft won't bring Halo to PC, so fans are making their own
If you're somehow still holding out hope that one day, you'll get to play Halo on PC, this new project could be what you're looking for.
New Xbox One Experience launches November 12
The Xbox One will get a new user interface and Xbox 360 backwards compatibility in just over two weeks.
Halo 5: Guardians' campaign shows 343 can fill Bungie's shoes
Halo 5: Guardians' story campaign is the result of a mature studio that's now able to confidently lay claim to the iconic franchise.
How Halo 5: Guardians manages a near-perfect 60fps
Halo 5 is silky smooth. How did 343 Industries manage this impressive feat?
The gamer as core: Xbox One's Loftis on smashing 2015 and beyond
Microsoft Studios publishing boss Shannon Loftis talks Xbox One's superb Christmas line-up, how Windows 10's gaming integration will simplify your life, and why there's never been a better time to be an Xbox gamer.
Microsoft E3 2015: Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Forza 6 - watch here
Microsoft is hosting its E3 2015 press conference today, and you can watch every announcement right here alongside of us for the full 90 minutes.
Oculus Rift out in Q1 2016, has the ability to stream Xbox One games
The consumer model of the Rift headset from Oculus VR will be released in Q1 2016 and comes packaged with an wireless Xbox One controller, an adapter usable with Windows 10, and the ability to stream Xbox One games to the headset.
Forza 6 has 3D puddles, night racing, more cars than "any racing game this generation"
The Japanese website for Forza Motorsport 6 went live with a quite a few details on the racer, before the page was pulled offline.
E3 2015: All the conference times and links to livestreams in one place
E3 2015 is looming like a dark, moist cloud of doom over our heads. Soon, it will erupt in a deluge of triple-A and indie titles. Are you prepared for the inevitable flood? No, you're not, but thankfully we're throwing you a life preserver full of hope.
Microsoft apologises for uploading misleading Witcher 3: Wild Hunt footage
Xbox's YouTube channel uploaded a video of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt yesterday that was captured from the PC build.
Pirated copies of Windows can be upgraded to Windows 10 for free
Windows 10 will release this summer, and even if you have a pirated version of previous Windows releases, you can still upgrade to the new OS for free.
Cross-Buy detailed for Windows 10 and Xbox One; Elite: Dangerous coming to Xbox One
During Xbox boss Phil Spencer's session at GDC 2015 today, it was announced Elite: Dangerous would release on Xbox One. Spencer also outlined cross-buy functionality across Windows 10 and Xbox One.
How to take a screenshot on Xbox One: a lesson in frustration
Trying to do just one simple thing seems to have 360 steps with Microsoft – why is the Xbox One's functionality such a car crash?
Microsoft is fixing Xbox One's slow controllers
Xbox One control pads have many charms, but quick start up is not one of them.
Halo: The Master Chief Disaster
Over two months since release and Xbox One's big Christmas game is still a turkey, says Rich Stanton.
If Microsoft is serious about PC games, Xbox One should be the real Steam Machine
Forget the magic space goggles. Maybe Valve doesn't have the wherewithal to realise PC gaming's TV dream, but Microsoft holds all the keys.
Microsoft is looking at offering PC to Xbox streaming
Having announced Xbox One to PC streaming as part of its Windows event last night, Microsoft said that making the process a two-way street is on the cards.
Forza Motorsport 6 announced with Ford GT as cover vehicle
Forza 6 was announced during today's North American International Auto Show.
The 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2015
Over 1,000 VG247 readers have cast their votes for the most anticipated games of 2015. Did your favourite make the cut?
"It's time for us to talk about gaming on Windows," says Microsoft
Microsoft has said "it's time for us to talk about gaming on Windows," and it will do just that on January 21.
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Call of Duty: record active players over holiday 2015, Infinity Ward game coming Q4
$10M Dying Light Spotlight Edition includes speaking role in movie
Destiny: large new expansion separate from big spring update
Large new expansion for Destiny in 2016, full game sequel in 2017 – ActiBlizz Q4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – double your rank and weapons XP this weekend
Insane Destiny player spends 100 hours leveling to 40 on starting mission
Microsoft hosting a Windows 10 and Xbox One event later this month
Xbox 360 games Alan Wake's American Night, Trials HD now playable on Xbox One
The Division has 40 unlockable perks – here's everything you need to know
No new Assassin's Creed for 2016; Ubisoft "re-examining" franchise
Rainbow Six Siege update 2.1 hits PC, adds 10-player Custom Games on dedicated servers
Here's a few Quantum Break previews with some gameplay thrown in
Quantum Break live-action trailer takes you through The Cemetery
Quantum Break will release on Windows 10 alongside Xbox One in April
GTA Online: Xbox 360 and PS3 players sort-of got a content update yesterday
Fallout 4 mods: Batman and Superman Power Armor, Godzilla and Terminator
Sword Coast Legends will arrive on PS4, Xbox One this spring
The Division: video breakdown of everything to expect in the open beta


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Press Release from Starz Media and Syfy
New York, NY -- July 15, 2009 -- Syfy has renewed and expanded a content licensing deal with Starz Media's anime distribution arm, Manga Entertainment. The new agreement renews the weekly Ani-Monday programming block on Monday nights from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET. This month marks the beginning of a new season of Ani-Mondays and a new, two-hour programming block on sister channel, Chiller that will air horror-based anime programming on Mondays from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET will be added. Ani-Monday and the Chiller anime block will feature a collection of movies, series and shorts from Starz Media's anime distribution arm, Manga Entertainment.
Ani-Monday showcases new content including the recently launched season two of the popular "Gundam 00" series from Bandai Entertainment. This joins a lineup geared towards anime fans and enthusiasts, including "Gurenn Lagann," "RaveMaster" and motion comics based on the popular "Street Fighter" series. The Chiller anime block will air popular, blood-thirsty titles including "Blood: The Last Vampire", "Ninja Scroll" and episodes of "Descendants of Darkness."
"Ani-Mondays have become appointment viewing for anime lovers, now entering its third year on Syfy," said Thomas Vitale, Syfy's senior vice president, programming and original movies. "With more anime programming coming our way and an opportunity for cross-promotion with the new programming block on our sister channel, Chiller, we are very pleased that this summer is shaping up to be an exciting one for our viewers."
"Starz Media and Manga Entertainment are blessed to have a deep and loyal fan base for anime and such a terrific partnership that allowed us to renew and expand our relationship with Syfy and now, Chiller," added Marc DeBevoise, Starz Media senior vice president, digital media, business development and strategy. "Anime fans -- new and old -- will now have an unmatched opportunity to enjoy their Mondays."
Many of the programs in the block will be made available for rental and download on digital platforms through Starz Digital Media's network of distribution relationships after their airings on Syfy and Chiller, with clips and additional information available at www.manga.com.


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Recent Articles by League
'Roos are the team to beat - Noble
BRIAN Noble believes Australia are still Tri-Nations favourites and has predicted Craig Gower will be named Andrew Johns' halfback replacement for next Saturday's clash between the countries.
Great Britain play cards close to their chest
GREAT Britain has confirmed it will keep secret its halves combination for Sunday morning's Tri-Nations clash with New Zealand until just an hour before kick-off.
Dont take the opposition lightly - Civoniceva
PETERO Civoniceva has warned his Australian team mates they will need to reproduce the "perfect half" in its Tri-Nations defence with New Zealand and Great Britain having bridged the gap in recent years.
Bluey is not a happy camper
KIWIS coach Brian McClennan has reacted angrily after Bradford winger Lesley Vainikolo was forced out of the British leg of the Tri-Nations for the second year in a row.
Black 'uneasy' about reffing Kiwis
AUSTRALIA'S distaste for controversial New Zealander Glen Black - who is "uneasy" about refereeing his own country - has ended international rugby league's policy of using officials from neutral countries.
Wiki's magic potion
THE bond shared by the Kiwis will get them through their third rugby league test in as many countries in the space of a fortnight, says skipper Ruben Wiki.
Broncos swing the coaching axe
FORMER captain Gorden Tallis was expecting players rather than coaching staff to get the sack at the Brisbane Broncos after yet another disappointing NRL campaign.
Rauhihi leaves it all behind
IT was standing room only in the Wests Tigers dressing room at Telstra Stadium last night, across the corridor Paul Rauhihi quietly contemplated the end of his Australian rugby league career.
Has Bennetts time run out ?
WAYNE Bennett,Australian's longest serving and most successful coach has opened up debate about his long term future by sacking his high profile assistants.
News from the Premiers
THE Wests Tigers announced a new major sponsor yesterday but they will have an anxious wait for the signatures they seek the most, those of their coach and playmakers.


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It's ironic that Visit Britain, the UK's tourism marketing agency, have used the new James Bond film, Skyfall, and the brand of James Bond as the centrepieces for their latest marketing campaign.
Ironic because if you watch the film, especially from somewhere like Singapore as I did, then all you can see are reasons to leave Britain, not visit it! Instead the film promotes the delights of the Far East and especially China.
I went to see the film with some Chinese and European friends and we all came out saying "well that was all about the new modernworld of Asia trumping the old crumbling world of the UK and Europe".
The film's shots of Shanghai at night were more dramatic and enticing than any of the oldie world shots of crumbling monuments and grey, rain filled skies of London. Even Macau looked more exotic and romantic.
Skyfall really didn't present Britain and London in a great light. Even the shots of cold, foggy, wet Scotland summed up why anyone who hadn't visited would give that a miss too….
From the London Underground scenes to the London skyline shots, from the street scenes to old fashioned buildings, to the poetry that M read out at her hearing. The overall feel of the film is that Bond/M and by association Britain were too old for the job now and that the world had moved on and passed them all by. Inescapably eclipsed by Asia.
The scene with the classic Aston Martin being rescued from the garage with the old GB car sticker on summed up the film. It was a great scene but its ultimate destruction felt like the end of an era. Old Britain had given way to a brand new world which it felt lost in and left behind.
Skyfall is as much a film about why you should visit contemporary, sophisticated China as it is about visiting historic, quaint Britain.
Sub-consciously the film had set out to present a positive light on the UK and ended up presenting reasons to visit China instead. New v's old.
Visit Britain are doing Visit China a favour by promoting the film. Shanghai never looked better by comparison.


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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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Or is the bleh? Or meh?
I'm tired. It could be the weather, but I suspect anemia. I'm completely unmotivated and have been for several days (as you can tell from my lack of participation on this site). I'm tired of tracking my intake a... Read more
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
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I did some preliminary online window shopping yesterday for new(er) walking shoes. I prefer New Balance and have had good luck with them in the past. I might even stop in at my local (i.e. expensive) shoe retailer to try on some of the models ... Read more
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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I signed up for the 'Just Move It' health enhancement program sponsored by my employer and my health insurance company this morning. It is a simple four week exercise program running from May 2nd through May 29th. I'm required to record my 'in... Read more
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Yesterday and today have been gorgeous. Last night, after car shopping, I barely made it home in time to mow part of my yard. The sun had set and I could dimly perceive the uncut grass from the cut grass as I finished the south side yard. And... Read more
Monday, April 26, 2010
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While I got lots of exercise last Friday clearing brush from my yard, I got next to nothing Saturday and Sunday thanks to the weather. Constant rain prevented me from walking the dogs (and myself) both Saturday and Sunday. And it's still raini... Read more
Thursday, April 22, 2010
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I should have walked my dog just five minutes more. I stopped 114 steps short of 10k steps. Oh, well, I'll strive for a longer stride today.
I'm looking forward to the free spring cleanup tomorrow and Saturday in my local town. Already... Read more
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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Feeling much better now. Energy level is up. Back to my routine. Looking forward to the spring cleanup this weekend in my hometown. Already have several trees cut down and ready to take to the dump so I'll get plenty of exercise this Friday!... Read more
Monday, April 19, 2010
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Returned early on Sunday from our trip to Lincoln, Nebraska, but then deteriorated as the evening wore on. Took another day off from work (Monday) to recover. Haven't been eating much or walking much. Just resting. I hope to get back into th... Read more
Friday, April 16, 2010
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I had hoped to walk both my dogs to a friend's home this morning. She graciously watches my two Rottweilers when my husband and I go out of town. Her house is about a mile or so from my house so it's a nice walk. But I woke up to a dramatic s... Read more
Thursday, April 15, 2010
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This will be a challenge. At least I'll get quite a bit of walking done while at the convention. I hope there are some healthy food options at the hotel's restaurant. I may even check out the fitness room, although I'm completely unfamiliar w... Read more
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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I'm not hungry, yet I'm not meeting my target nutrition intakes, at least during the weekdays. I've managed to squeeze time out of my day to include exercising (mostly walking), and I've added healthy snacks (like seedless grapes and carrots) t... Read more
Monday, April 12, 2010
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A short work week this week, taking Friday off to attend a convention in Lincoln, Nebraska over the weekend. That will be a challenge, not for walking, as I'll get plenty of that at the convention, but for nutrition, since I'll have limited opt... Read more
Saturday, April 10, 2010
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Blew the caloric intake today. Also damaged a wheel (and tire) on my husband's Firebird. And I tried to boil water for an hour (to brew tea) and the second time, I left the water boiling while I left to get something at the grocery store.
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Friday, April 09, 2010
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I pushed myself too hard last night, mowing the lawn for the first time this year. I thought nearly a week's worth of walking (over twenty miles since Saturday) would have 'warmed me up' for push mowing the lawn. I was wrong, or at least my bo... Read more
Thursday, April 08, 2010
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But I'm no spring chicken anymore. My kids moved south to Texas to attend college last fall and my husband and I share an empty nest with two Rottweilers. After a long, cold, very snowy (for Kansas) winter, the dogs and I are ready to get out ... Read more


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At work we use git as our SCM. I love it. For every feature or bug fix we work on we create a branch for it, as most users of git do (or should). This branch will exist both locally and on our central git repository (GitHub). Typically the branch will be reviewed on GitHub and then merged in and the branch will be deleted to clean up the number of branches in GitHub. This creates a small maintenance problem locally. When I run
git branch I now see so many branches and I have no idea which ones I actually need or have changes on that I should save.
I spent a little time and created a little script to help me keep my local branches cleaned up. See below if you just want to copy it and try it out.
Here is what happens. I first run
git fetch –prune. This command will fetch all the changes from the remote repository and delete any references that exist to remote branches that no longer exist.
After that I can run
git branch -avv. This command alone is a pretty neat tool. It will tell you the name of any local branch, the name of a remote branch if it exists, and what the commit message is on the latest commit on that branch. The most important bit of information it gives you is it tells you which local branches have a corresponding remote branch reference but that reference does not exist anymore. This is identified by the keyword "gone" in the output.
After we have got this information, the rest is pretty simple. All we need to do is go through each local branch that has a missing remote reference, check if there are any changes that have not been merged into other branches, and then delete that branch.
Here is the full script. If you name the script something like git-clean-branches (something with a git- prefix), you can run the command like it is built in to git, i.e.
git clean-branches. Remember to make it executable and put it on your PATH.