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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Many Major League Baseball teams head into the season with high hopes.
However, during the grueling 162-game schedule, all squads are going to face some adversity and have some major questions they'll need to answer.
As the 2013 marathon gets under way, let's take a look at the most intriguing question in each of the six divisions:
NL EAST: Will the Phillies' Roy Halladay regain his past form?
Halladay was the National League Cy Young Award winner in 2010 and the runner- up to Clayton Kershaw in 2011. It was not so long ago the right-hander was one of the game's elite pitchers, but he's coming off shoulder and back injuries last season and will turn 36 in mid-May.
The most troubling sign has been that Halladay has generally averaged only in the mid-to-high 80s with his fastball during spring training games, despite his assurances that he is injury-free. If the velocity doesn't improve, he would seem unlikely to be much better than what he was last year - an 11-8 pitcher with a pedestrian 4.49 ERA in 25 starts.
The Philadelphia Phillies need Halladay to again be the Halladay of old if they are to challenge the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves in the NL East. A healthy and productive Halladay would give Philadelphia the ammunition to compete with the Nationals rotation's big three of Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann.
Right now, Halladay isn't inspiring much confidence, and it's possible he could simply be in the declining phase of his brilliant career - something that has happened to other pitchers when they've reached their mid-30s.
NL CENTRAL: Will the Cardinals overcome injuries to Chris Carpenter, Rafael Furcal and Jason Motte?
It's always a blow to find out that your ace pitcher will likely miss the entire season, but the St. Louis Cardinals last season proved they can be successful without Carpenter. He was limited to just three late-season starts in 2012 because of a nerve injury, and that ailment recurred during this offseason.
St. Louis' pitching was just fine without Carpenter for most of last season, so the Cardinals should once again be able to make up for his loss. Top prospect Shelby Miller will slide into the rotation to give St. Louis another quality starter, albeit not nearly at a healthy Carpenter's level.
Furcal is also out for the season with an elbow injury that requires Tommy John surgery. Pete Kozma, who filled in for Furcal last postseason, will take over the job on a full-time basis. The former first-round draft pick has been a major disappointment in the minor leagues, but he flourished with the Cardinals last September and October, and looked great during spring training last month.
Motte, the Cardinals' dependable closer, opened the season on the disabled list with what is being termed a mild elbow strain. It doesn't sound so bad, but, then again, any kind of elbow strain isn't such a great thing for a power pitcher to have. Luckily for the Cardinals, their bullpen is deep. Mitchell Boggs will fill in until Motte can return, and St. Louis also has top prospect Trevor Rosenthal as a late-inning bullpen option.
Despite the injuries, St. Louis ought to be fine and should remain in playoff contention all season. There probably isn't another team in the majors with as many versatile players on its roster.
NL WEST: Will the Dodgers' offense be good enough to be a championship team?
A torn ligament in Hanley Ramirez's right thumb will keep him sidelined until about late May. The Los Angeles Dodgers were counting on the shortstop to be one of their most significant offensive players.
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez and center fielder Matt Kemp are both exceptional offensive players, but the rest of the Dodgers' lineup, minus Ramirez, appears to be mediocre at best.
Andre Ethier is productive, but really only against right-handed pitching. Carl Crawford is coming off two forgettable, underachieving years with the Boston Red Sox. Mark Ellis and A.J. Ellis are pretty average hitters. Late bloomer Luis Cruz had few highlights on his resume prior to his solid second half last year with the Dodgers.
Offense - and defense, for that matter - won't likely be strengths for the Dodgers. Pitching will probably have to carry the team, and L.A. certainly has a solid starting rotation and quality depth. It's hard to imagine the offense being any better than the middle of the pack, though, unless a couple of people other than Gonzalez and Kemp step up and exceed expectations.
AL EAST: Will the Yankees be a non-contender for the first time since the early 1990s?
The New York Yankees long had the majors' biggest payroll, and their lineup has frequently resembled an American League All-Star team. Opening Day sure looked strange in the Bronx on Monday.
A wrist injury is expected to sideline first baseman Mark Teixeira until at least late May. Curtis Granderson's fractured forearm is expected to keep him out of the lineup until mid-May. Alex Rodriguez's recovery from hip surgery will cost him at least half of the season.
Additionally, Derek Jeter has opened the season on the disabled list as he tries to come back from the major ankle injury he suffered in last year's playoffs.
For a team that struggled to score runs during the 2012 postseason, these injury-decimated Yankees could be even more offensively challenged this year.
The Yankees will eventually get their offensive stars back, and they still have quality pitching. However, the team probably won't be able to contend in a stacked AL East unless Hiroki Kuroda and Andy Pettitte stay healthy all season. Since they're 38 and 40 years old, respectively, that's a risky proposition.
AL CENTRAL: Will the Royals make a big move up in the standings?
Because of a roster littered with young offensive talent, Kansas City was a popular dark horse pick in the AL last season, but it stumbled to a 72-90 record.
It would be easy to simply blame the pitching for the disappointing campaign, but statistics show that the Royals' struggles were truly a group effort. Yes, Kansas City's team ERA ranked only 10th in the AL, but their defense was 13th and, surprisingly, their 676 runs scored ranked only 12th in the AL.
The pitching can only improve thanks to the acquisitions of James Shields, Wade Davis and Ervin Santana. There weren't many changes to the offense during the offseason, although an injury-free year from promising young catcher Salvador Perez would help this time around.
Although the lineup will look a lot like the underachieving 2012 lineup, the Royals could be expected to improve because young players like Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas ought to be ready to take a big step forward.
Kansas City would be hard-pressed to compete with AL Central favorite Detroit, but perhaps at least a .500 season could be in the offing. That hasn't happened since the Royals were 83-79 in 2003.
AL WEST: Can the Mariners be what the Oakland Athletics were last year - a surprise contender?
It's not going to be easy to move to the top of the AL West standings, since the Los Angeles Angels enter the season with one of the sport's best rosters, and the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers are returning playoff teams.
Seattle went 75-87 last year, 19 games out of first place. In fact, the Mariners were deep in the basement of the division because the Athletics, Rangers and Angels won 94, 93 and 89 games, respectively.
The Mariners won't occupy the division basement again this year, thanks to realignment that sends the woeful, rebuilding Houston Astros to the AL West. Playing so many games against Houston should improve Seattle's record, but the Mariners would realistically need to approach 90 wins to be a playoff contender.
Improvement that drastic seems unlikely, but the additions of Michael Morse and Kendrys Morales and the continued development of promising young hitters like Justin Smoak, Jesus Montero and Kyle Seager should enable the offense to score well over the AL-worst 619 runs it managed in 2012.
With a solid rotation anchor like Felix Hernandez, Seattle could be an interesting team in the near future. Top pitching prospects Danny Hultzen, James Paxton and Taijuan Walker are probably a year away, but when they eventually arrive, this team could become a real contender.
Jeff Saukaitis has been a professional sportswriter since 1985.
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A New Englander by birth, Dahlov Ipcar was introduced to Maine by her parents, artists William and Marguerite Zorach, who started summering at Robinhood Cove in Georgetown in 1923. The next film in the Maine Masters Project is featured on MPBN Community Films.
Ipcar, whose first solo show took place at the Museum of Modern Art when she was 21, has gained wide recognition through her marvelous paintings and murals of jungle and farm animals, her pioneering work in soft sculpture and the many children's books she has illustrated.
This film is one in an ongoing series of the Maine Masters Project.
Dahlov Ipcar: Maine Master was produced by Richard Kane of Kane-Lewis Productions.
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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out this chapter through the Office of Native American Programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Source(Pub. L. 104–330, § 3,Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4018.)
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Kyle Marchini on the Edgington Post
Recorded: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Mark Edge of the Edgington Post/Free Talk Live interviews Kyle Marchini regarding the Independent Institutes The Challenge of Liberty 2012 Summer Seminars for Students.
View videos and more information about the Summer Seminars.
Experts: Kyle MarchiniType: RadioIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Free Market Economics, Terrorism and National Crises
Robert Nelson on Environmentalism as Religion
Recorded: Monday, May 21, 2012
Senior Fellow Robert Nelson, author of The New Holy Wars talks about the the religious implications between church, state, and environmentalism with Anthony Gill on Research on Religion.
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Docetaxel is an intravenous (IV) medicine that is usually given in a dose based on body surface area. The type and extent of a cancer determines the exact dose and schedule for giving this drug.
Why It Is Used
Docetaxel damages structures involved in cell division, which stops the growth of cancer cells. It may be used to treat cancers such as breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, and stomach cancer.
How Well It Works
Docetaxel is an effective antitumor medicine. But the type and extent of a cancer determines how effectively this medicine slows or stops the growth of cancer cells in the body.
Side Effects
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
- Usually the benefits of the medicine are more important than any minor side effects.
- Side effects may go away after you take the medicine for a while.
- If side effects still bother you and you wonder if you should keep taking the medicine, call your doctor. He or she may be able to lower your dose or change your medicine. Do not suddenly quit taking your medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
- Trouble breathing.
- Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor right away if you have:
- Hives.
- Signs of infection such as a fever or chills.
- Severe nausea and vomiting.
- Severe diarrhea.
- Yellowing of the skin or eyes or belly pain. This may mean the medicine has damaged your liver.
- Swollen belly, ankles, or feet.
Common side effects of this medicine include:
- A lack of energy (fatigue).
- Skin reactions, such as a rash or mild swelling of the hands or feet.
- Muscle or joint aches.
- Mouth sores (stomatitis).
- Nail changes, such as nails becoming soft and tender.
- Numbness and tingling in the hands or feet (peripheral neuropathy).
- Hair loss. This is reversible, and hair will grow back when treatment ends.
Taking this medicine may cause you to get acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). But this is very rare.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
Docetaxel should be given only under the supervision of a medical oncologist. Docetaxel can cause death if taken by a person who is allergic to this medicine. This is rare. But almost all allergic reactions occur while the medicine is being given.
You may not be able to become pregnant or father a child after taking this medicine. Talk with your doctor about fertility before starting treatment.
This medicine should not be taken by anyone who has liver problems, a low white blood cell count, or who has taken this medicine in the past.
While you are taking this medicine, you will have tests to check your blood cell counts and your liver function.
Taking medicine
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
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OCC General Information
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Ozark Bible College was established in Bentonville, Arkansas, on June 12, 1942. The school was committed to training men and women for Christian service by teaching the Word of Christ in the Spirit of Christ. An earlier OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE was established in St. Joe, Arkansas, in 1938. It moved to Harrison, Arkansas, in 1939, and then to Bentonville in 1940. This school was to provide both occupational training and Bible teaching.
Ozark Bible College was founded to be a Bible college training full-time and part-time Christian workers. Workers were prepared to be ministers, missionaries, evangelistic singers, church secretaries, educational directors and assistant ministers, as well as elders, deacons and volunteer workers in the local church. The trustees elected F. W. Strong as president and Seth Wilson as dean, positions they held in the former college.
Many churches in the four state area of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma were closed and hundreds were without preachers. Ozark Bible College desired to provide Biblical preachers whose preaching would revive the churches.
In October of 1944, Ozark Bible College moved to Joplin, Missouri. A large house located at 516 N. Wall Street became the new home for the college. Joplin was chosen as the new location for the college because it was easily reached by car, bus, train or plane. Many churches surrounded Joplin, which provided opportunities for student ministries. Joplin also had job opportunities for students.
In 1946, Edwin B. Strong succeeded his father as president of Ozark Bible College. The college grew from sixteen students in 1942 to 123 students in the fall of 1949. An addition to the building in 1948 provided a dining room, a small chapel and two classrooms. At this time most of the full-time faculty preached every weekend. Area ministers assisted as part-time instructors. Students were involved in service in the churches on weekends.
The curriculum has always stressed a knowledge of the Bible, gained through a direct study of the Biblical text, with every degree carrying a major in Bible. Strong emphasis has been placed on apologetics (knowing why we believe in God, Christ and the Bible) and hermeneutics (principles and methods for understanding the Bible). Skills for ministry were also taught at this time.
In 1952, Don Earl Boatman became the third president of Ozark Bible College, a post he held for 27 years. The college had a vision and desire to grow. In 1953 additions to the college provided a large chapel, a library and additional classrooms. This enabled the college to accommodate the 176 students who enrolled in the fall of 1954. In 1955, seventy-five churches were served by Ozark faculty, staff and students. Soon the college reached the maximum capacity in the 516 N. Wall building.
In 1959, forty acres were purchased on North Main Street, a mile north of downtown Joplin and less than a mile from the Wall Street location. The Missions Building and Alumni Hall were completed in 1963 providing classrooms and a dormitory for women. This enabled the college to move to the new campus to welcome 309 students in the fall of 1963. The Administration Building was completed a few weeks after the fall semester started. Under the direction of Walter Goodman, thirteen buildings were constructed on the new campus during its first two decades.
Every year during the 1960's enrollment increased, reaching a peak of 803 in the fall of 1974. New faculty and programs expanded the outreach of the college. The college was known for its emphasis on evangelism and missions.
In 1979, new leaders assumed responsibilities at Ozark Bible College. Ken Idleman became president and Wallace Wartick was named academic dean. Lynn Gardner became academic dean in 1981. In the same year, Ozark began the process of accreditation and received it from the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (now called The Association for Biblical Higher Education) in 1988. On July 1, 1985, Midwest Christian College of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, consolidated with Ozark Bible College on the Joplin campus under the name of OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. The college grew numerically from the mid 1980's until the present. A new record enrollment was set in the fall of 2005 of 849. Mark Scott became Academic Dean in 1998 and served until 2011.
In 2005, Matt Proctor was announced as the fifth president of OCC. He served for one year as the President Elect. On July 1, 2006 Matt Proctor officially became President of OCC with Ken Idleman serving as Chancellor. Ken served as Chancellor until 2007 before moving on to another ministry.
The college is now administered by three senior administrators: Matt Proctor, President, Damien Spikereit, Executive Vice President; and Doug Aldridge, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs/Academic Dean. These men work with the vice presidents (Dru Ashwell, Advancement; Travis Hurley, (Interim) Development; David McMillin, Campus Operations; Doug Miller, Effectiveness and General Counsel; Troy Nelson, Enrollment Management; and Monte Shoemake, Student Life;) to form the Administrative Council.
Today the attractive campus includes the Chapel, Missions Building, Seth Wilson Library Building, Casteel Administration Building, Dining Hall, Multi-Purpose Building, Mabee Student Center, Missionary-on-Campus Residence and Hospitality House, Hillside Building, Physical Plant Building and six Residence Halls. The current student enrollment is between 700 and 800. The college today continues to prepare men and women for vocational and volunteer Christian service. The college reaffirms its historic purpose by teaching the Word of God to men and women who will be equipped to teach others also (2 Timothy 2:2).
High school students, we welcome your application to Ozark Christian College. Please read this entire page carefully before submitting your application.
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Be prepared for a chance of showers this afternoon across Volusia and Flagler counties, with high temperatures in the mid-70s.
According to the National Weather Service office in Melbourne, it will be a partly cloudy day with rain chances of up to 30 percent, mainly after 11 a.m.
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EDE 716: Learning and Teaching Art in Childhood Settings—Grades 1 to 6.
3 hours, 3 credits. Exploration of the diverse ways in which children, including children who are learning English as a second language, and children with special needs, develop the appreciation of art in family, neighborhood, and school settings. Study of approaches to assessment and documentation of children's artistic development to include focus on problem-solving processes and expression of ideas in art. Appropriate tools from media and technology, concrete materials, drawings and diagrams, analogy and modeling will be utilized to meet State and national standards. Ten hours of fieldwork required in childhood settings with diverse populations, action research, and the development of an academic portfolio. PREREQ: EDE 721, EDE 722. COREQ: EDE 715.
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Understanding the Elusive Mechanism of Action of TCF7L2 in Metabolism
- From the Division of Human Genetics and Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Corresponding author: Struan F.A. Grant, grants{at}chop.edu.
Common intronic variation within the gene encoding transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) is now considered to be definitively associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Since our first report of this association in 2006 (1), independent investigators have readily replicated this finding in all the main ethnic groups; in addition, from the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) of T2D in Caucasians (2) onwards, the strongest association has been consistently with the TCF7L2 locus. Indeed, a meta-analysis of published studies worldwide as early as 2007 estimated a pooled odds ratio of 1.46 (with an impressive P = 5.4 × 10−140) (3), making it one of the most statistically significant genetic findings in T2D to date.
Despite knowing that this association has been beyond doubt for over 6 years, the mechanism through which TCF7L2 exerts its effect on T2D is still very unclear, thus making the work by Kaminska et al. (4) in this current issue of Diabetes so timely.
TCF7L2 is a high-mobility group box-containing transcription factor and operates at the last key stage of the canonical Wnt signaling transduction cascade, regulating the expression of a set of target genes. Moreover, tissue-specific isoforms have been reported (5,6), with the transcript being heavily alternatively spliced at the 3′ terminus, …


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Kurt Johnson is the Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for Courion Corporation, an identity and access governance provider. Johnson is responsible for Courion's strategic direction, product management, and securing and managing Courion's alliances and partnerships. Prior to Courion, Kurt was Vice President of the Service Management Strategies program at META Group, a leading industry research organization. At META, Kurt established himself as a leading authority on the help desk, IT service management, system management and IT outsourcing markets. Kurt is widely recognized as an authority on support automation and self-service operations. Before joining META Group, Kurt held consulting and management positions with The Bentley Company, now part of a eLoyalty, an enterprise CRM service ans solutions company, and with International Data Corporation, a leader in IT market research. Kurt also worked in financial and software product management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation. Kurt has a Bachelor of Science degrees in both Marketing and Finance from Boston College.


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Communicating with Emotional Integrity
If you respond to stress or conflict with an ingrained pattern that includes avoidance, anger, denial, etc., it can get in the way of effective communication, distancing you even further from your partner. Dr. Phil suggests using the steps below in order to communicate with emotional integrity.
Give or receive input.
Be open to receiving input from your partner. You have to be willing to test and be tested. You don't have to say everything you're thinking, but everything you do say has to be accurate. If your partner asks you if you're upset, and you are, you have to be willing to say, "Yes." It's important that both partners know they are going to be told the truth.
Reflect content and feelings.
After receiving input from your partner, verify that what you are hearing is what your partner is actually saying. You've got to say, "What I hear from you content-wise is..." Then, to make sure you understand what he/she is feeling, you can say something like, "The feeling I'm getting from you is resentment/anger/hurt, etc."
Accept feedback and respond.
If you are the person who is giving the input, you have to clarify things if your partner isn't hearing what you are honestly trying to say. If you are the person receiving the input, you can respond once you know what you are responding to. Now that you are clear on what your partner is really saying, you can accept the feedback.
Stay in the moment.
Stay with the issues at hand. Do not discuss past history at any time during this process.
Do not leave.
Do not leave the discussion until it is completed. To keep it from dragging on, you can negotiate a time limit beforehand so that both of you know how long the conversation will last.


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Recently, I have answered a few questions that were upvoted by factors more than the accepted answer, but not accepted. This one, at the time of my writing, has an accepted answer that the asker said was not what he wanted. I don't know why. In the future, when people view this, people might only look at the accepted answer and move on. Would it be possible to have a "community accepted" feature? Maybe only the people at the top can vote to accept it or something. How much rep, if any, should go to that person?
What is meta?
- Any Stack Exchange user can ask a question
- The community provides support, votes on ideas, and reports bugs
- Your voice helps shape the way Stack Exchange operates
The number of up-votes shows the level of acceptance by the community.
If the "accepted answer" has no up-votes, but yours has 12, clearly yours is the community-accepted answer :)
The "accepted answer" feature was never intended to mark which answer is best or even if the answer is correct. It is, simply stated, the answer that the original author found most useful in solving their problem.
The people's-choice favorite answer is selected through the voting process. The "accepted answer" is all the original author. If you want to let the users also select the "accepted answer", the purpose of having a selected answer becomes redundant and useless. That decision has to come from the author, or you're just conflating the two features.
The site is at it's heart a 'question & answer' site. Although many people have taken to posting answers which appeal to the community at large, there are cases where they do so at the expense of the actual question asked by the poster. An example (NOT REAL) situation:
The answer will then get upvoted hundreds of times, even though the answerer did not answer the question. Someone else may attempt to answer the question correctly, but because the community is so set against doing XYZ, they won't upvote that answer. Then the poster marks it as correct.
In this case, the correct answer (the answer the poster was looking for) will appear directly beneath the question, and the 'best practices' or 'community accepted' answer will appear right below it.
There have definitely been times where I think the OP picked the wrong answer, (especially when one of my own beautiful and well-crafted answers are in the mix) but since I am not the asker then I do not know exactly what he/she is looking for. Only they do. You may have answered the question to the best of your ability, but only the OP can select the answer that helped them the most.
I would be in favor of a notification -- if there isn't one already -- when an answer receives more votes than the currently accepted answer. This would allow the OP to easily revisit the question and change the accepted answer if a better one came along.
We have a badge called Populist which addresses the fact that the community finds your post much better than the accepted answer. Implementing something along the lines of "Community Accepted" is incredibly redundant since the community is voting on it with their upvotes.
@Jonathan idea may hold true for popular tags. But take opencv or some other less popular tag. There are very few people who contribute, and most of the questions are done by new users who won't upvote nor accept an answer. Eventually those who participate in this non-popular tags will get sick of spending time helping others when they known their work will end up being unrecognized. For instance, I gave 72 answers in opencv and got only 33 upvotes (I encourage people to review my contributions).
The fact is that we can't trust new users to accept answers when their problem is solved. Sometimes the OP even adds a comment saying "Thanks, that solved my problem!" but it never accepts the answer and also never comes back. This is really frustrating and it's a real problem.
We need a mechanism that allows the community to accept an answer.
My suggestion is that users who own a silver tag-specific badge (that is being used on the question) should be allowed to cast a vote to Accept an answer. Pretty much the same way we do it to close/reopen a question. I already stated this idea before and later added that it might be better if we deny/prevent users that answered the question to also vote for the accepted answer (to avoid a potential conflict of interest).
Wow, this is quite a blast from the past (so to speak). I actually suggested this many months ago, back when Stack Overflow was still in private beta:
And the official response was:
It's certainly an interesting suggestion, but unless something has changed in the nature of Stack Overflow in the intervening months (as well it could have) I think that the official response would be much the same today.
I think the idea is to have it stick to the top, right below a person's accepted answer. Not everyone views posts the same way, and if the community thinks that an answer is best, and it's on page two for me, I might not see it. However, if the community can not only upvote, but say "this is the right solution", then the "right" answer will stick to the top for everyone.
The issue you're addressing is basically irresponsible askers or users that don't use the site features correctly. It is almost the same issue as users who don't come back and accept an answer after asking a question.
Unfortunately a type of cruft. I think that for users that un-signup as it were (their name appears gray), something should assume ownership of that question and be able to move that checkmark around.
Why can't we just have a 'community answer' in addition to the 'normal answer'?
Just because I upvote something, doesn't mean it always answers the question, it may contain very useful information which the actual answer has missed out.
It's fine to keep the distinction between vote (community acceptance) and "accepted" answers. It's also fine to have askers which never accept answers. But not at the cost of cluttering the site for everyone else.
All the "Unanswered" elements in the GUI should use a definition which values non-negatively scored answers: I mean the tag info card, the "Unanswered" tabs, probably the general site statistics too.


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So I made this UD and the wins don't count even after 10+ turns or after I take out their last lp. Is there something wrong with my file that makes it illegal for UD?
Magic Doll -Mini-
Magic Doll -Melee-
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Skeleton Master
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The country singer announced the news in a video, which she posted online on Thursday.
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A southern Colorado woman is warning others about a scam that is going around. Nakisha Nelson said scammers tried to entice her with an over-the-phone offer.
"I had the money. I could have sent it," said Nelson.
The caller said they were from the United States Grants Office. He went on to say if Nakisha would wire transfer $250, the office would give her a $7,500 grant.
Nakisha thought at first that it may have been a government stimulus program, but then the caller became rude.
"He cursed at me before he hung up and said 'you're a crazy woman,'" said Nelson.
Nelson worries the offer of turning a little cash into a lot will convince others to fall for it.
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Originally Posted by minator93
Bee shits on EMS Sasuke.
Simple Math -
KB > KM Naruto
And KM Naruto >> EMS Sasuke
Here Itachi clearly believes that KM Naruto can beat EMS Ssauke and he [Itachi] hadn't even seen the BM Naruto.
HELL TO THE NO itachi sees sasuke a lil child who is weak he needs to protect 24/7 he doesnt think sasuke could really beat anyone km would lose to sasuke almost instantly with amaterasu
Bee or Sasuke high diifficulty.
Bee vs Sasuke now?
For me, the winner is Sasuke with EMS. Their last battle though, Bee owned Sasuke.
Sasuke wipes the floor with Bee's sorry ass
It depends.
If Bee doesn't know of Ms techs like amaterasu then he will lose, If he does then he could win.
sasuke wins
sasuke takes this casually. if bee doesnt go full 8 tails he cant bust susano. if he goes full 8 tails, he gets fodderized by amaterasu.
Originally Posted by TheSages456
sasuke takes this casually. if bee doesnt go full 8 tails he cant bust susano. if he goes full 8 tails, he gets fodderized by amaterasu.
Not enough difference in power level for the two of them to takes this casually. Current Sasuke has the slight advantage, he should take this with high difficulty.
Originally Posted by Monster nagato
HELL TO THE NO itachi sees sasuke a lil child who is weak he needs to protect 24/7 he doesnt think sasuke could really beat anyone km would lose to sasuke almost instantly with amaterasu
LOLOLOLOLOOLOLO braindead.
A dodged Amaterasu, KM Naruto dodged A, then KM Naruto dodges Amaterasu.
KM Naruto > EMS Sasuke.
Sasuke High diff, Bee cannot win.
Bee has samehada now! he can absorb chakra and heal
Bee takes this
the biggest problem i see here is the tailed beast ball.I would still give the win to killerbee.
Sasuke wins with mid-high difficulty. The Sasuke that fought Bee did not completely recover from his previous battle with Itachi nor could he use his MS to its fullest extent. He only used it for a useless MS genjutsu that he had no mastery over which caused him a lot of pain. He had no knowledge on Bee and his abilities as a perfect jinchuriki. Sasuke used amaterasu at the end of his fight when Killer Bee transformed into the Hachibi. Pretty sure now that Bee has knowledge he won't do this again.
As for people who say that Bee has got nothing on susanoo. Wrong he has samehada which IMO could absorb it. Still it would take time to absorb it and Sasuke can regenerate it. He will lose a lot of chakra in this battle though but I see him killing Bee with susanoo arrows and amaterasu/enton even if the chakra shroud and Bee's speed makes this somewhat difficult.
Amaterasu ftw
TBB GG. Sasuke will get his ass kicked like last time
I would say Bee.
Amaterasu---Bee goes into Cloak mode, pretty sure that makes him fast enough to dodge it.
Tsukuyomi---It's weak.
Sharingan Genjutsu---Gyuki(8 Tails) can snap Bee out of it
Susanoo---TBB, Tailed Beast Shockwave, the tornado move.
Sasuke wins. Amaterasu FTW.
People are forgetting Samehada as well. I'm pretty sure it would render Susanoo useless by absorbing the chakra, if it can absorb tailed beast chakra I'm sure it can absorb Susanoo's chakra too. Killer in V2 mode will cause a lot of problems for Sasuke and dodge most of Sasuke's attacks in this form. In full 8 tails mode although his tailed beast bomb would fodderise Susanoo, he's too big. This makes him an easy target for Amaterasu.
I wonder in Samehada can absorb the black flames????
It's too close to call for me. If Sahmehada can absorb Susanoo then Killer Bee will win because his taijutsu and speed is superior to Sasuke's. Amaterasu won't work on him again either.
If Samehada is usless against Susanoo then Sasuke will overwhelm Killer Bee and win. Although tailed beast ball will do lots of damage I'm guessing Amaterasu can be used faster than bee can unleash tailed beast bomb. And full 8 tails ain't avoiding that. Killer Bee's best bet is to not go full 8 tails, V2 max in order to maintain high speeds. While Sasuke's best bet is to utilize flame control to the best of his abilities to prevent Killer Bee touching him.
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A Coast Guardsman killed by suspected smugglers in California had ties to Eastern Carolina; he used to be stationed in Emerald Isle.
The Coast Guard says Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, 34, of Redondo Beach, California was killed Sunday. He'd been dispatched to investigate a boat that displayed some standard characteristics of smugglers near Santa Cruz Island. When Horne and his team approached the suspicious boat in a rigid-hull inflatable, the people on the boat "gunned its engine, maneuvered directly toward the Coast Guard inflatable, rammed it and fled," according to the Coast Guard.
The impact knocked Horne and another Coast Guardsman into the water. Both were quickly plucked from the sea. Horne had suffered a traumatic head injury and later died. The other Coast Guardsman was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital.
Horne worked as an executive officer under the current chief at the Coast Guard station in Emerald Isle for about a year.
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22 U.S. Code § 8701 - Definitions
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Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees
(2) Financial transaction
The term "financial transaction" means any transfer of value involving a financial institution, including the transfer of forwards, futures, options, swaps, or precious metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.
(3) Knowingly
(4) United States person
The term "United States person" has the meaning given that term in section 8511 of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 112–158, § 2,Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1216.)
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 112–158, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1214, known as the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
Short Title
Pub. L. 112–158, § 1(a),Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1214, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter and sections 8513b, 8514a, and 8514b of this title, amending sections 8511, 8513, 8513a, 8518, 8532, 8551 of this title, section 78m of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and section 1610 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 8513 and 8513a of this title, section 78m of Title 15, and section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense, and amending provisions set out as notes under section 1610 of Title 28 and section 1701 of Title 50] may be cited as the 'Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012'."
Pub. L. 112–158, title VII, § 701,Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1265, provided that: "This title [enacting subchapter VII of this chapter] may be cited as the 'Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012'."
Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere
Pub. L. 112–220, Dec. 28, 2012, 126 Stat. 1596, provided that:"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
"This Act may be cited as the 'Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012'."SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
"Congress finds the following:
"(1) The United States has vital political, economic, and security interests in the Western Hemisphere.
"(2) Iran is pursuing cooperation with Latin American countries by signing economic and security agreements in order to create a network of diplomatic and economic relationships to lessen the blow of international sanctions and oppose Western attempts to constrict its ambitions.
"(3) According to the Department of State, Hezbollah, with Iran as its state sponsor, is considered the 'most technically capable terrorist group in the world' with 'thousands of supporters, several thousand members, and a few hundred terrorist operatives,' and officials from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force have been working in concert with Hezbollah for many years.
"(4) The IRGC's Qods Force has a long history of supporting Hezbollah's military, paramilitary, and terrorist activities, providing it with guidance, funding, weapons, intelligence, and logistical support, and in 2007, the Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on the IRGC and its Qods Force for their support of terrorism and proliferation activities.
"(5) The IRGC's Qods Force stations operatives in foreign embassies, charities, and religious and cultural institutions to foster relationships, often building on existing socioeconomic ties with the well established Shia Diaspora, and recent years have witnessed an increased presence in Latin America.
"(6) According to the Department of Defense, the IRGC and its Qods Force played a significant role in some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the past two decades, including the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, by generally directing or supporting the groups that actually executed the attacks.
"(7) Reports of Iranian intelligence agents being implicated in Hezbollah-linked activities since the early 1990s suggest direct Iranian government support of Hezbollah activities in the Tri-Border Area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, and in the past decade, Iran has dramatically increased its diplomatic missions to Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Argentina, and Brazil. Iran has built 17 cultural centers in Latin America, and it currently maintains 11 embassies, up from 6 in 2005.
"(8) Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies with a presence in Latin America have raised revenues through illicit activities, including drug and arms trafficking, counterfeiting, money laundering, forging travel documents, pirating software and music, and providing haven and assistance to other terrorists transiting the region.
"(9) Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela expressed their intention to assist Iran in evading sanctions by signing a statement supporting Iran's nuclear activities and announcing at a 2010 joint press conference in Tehran their determination to 'continue and expand their economic ties to Iran' with confidence that 'Iran can give a crushing response to the threats and sanctions imposed by the West and imperialism'.
"(10) The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration concluded in 2008 that almost one-half of the foreign terrorist organizations in the world are linked to narcotics trade and trafficking, including Hezbollah and Hamas.
"(11) In October 2011, the United States charged two men, Manssor Arbabsiar, a United States citizen holding both Iranian and United States passports, and Gholam Shakuri, an Iran-based member of Iran's IRGC Qods Force, with conspiracy to murder a foreign official using explosives in an act of terrorism. Arbabsiar traveled to Mexico with the express intent to hire 'someone in the narcotics business' to carry out the assassination of the Saudi Arabian Ambassador in the United States. While in the end, he only engaged a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency informant posing as an associate of a drug trafficking cartel, Arbabsiar believed that he was working with a member of a Mexican drug trafficking organization and sought to send money to this individual in installments and not in a single transfer.
"(12) In February 2011, actions by the Department of the Treasury effectively shut down the Lebanese Canadian Bank. Subsequent actions by the United States Government in connection with the investigation into Lebanese Canadian Bank resulted in the indictment in December 2011 of Ayman Joumaa, an individual of Lebanese nationality, with citizenship in Lebanon and Colombia, and with ties to Hezbollah, for trafficking cocaine to the Los Zetas drug trafficking organization in Mexico City for sale in the United States and for laundering the proceeds."SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
"It shall be the policy of the United States to use a comprehensive government-wide strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere by working together with United States allies and partners in the region to mutually deter threats to United States interests by the Government of Iran, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the IRGC's Qods Force, and Hezbollah."SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
"In this Act:
"(1) Western hemisphere.—The term 'Western Hemisphere' means the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, and Central America.
"(2) Relevant congressional committees.—The term 'relevant congressional committees' means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate."SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT OF A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS IRAN'S GROWING HOSTILE PRESENCE AND ACTIVITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
"(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2012], the Secretary of State shall conduct an assessment of the threats posed to the United States by Iran's growing presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere and submit to the relevant congressional committees the results of the assessment and a strategy to address Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere.
"(b) Matters To Be Included.—The strategy described in subsection (a) should include—
"(1) a description of the presence, activities, and operations of Iran, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), its Qods Force, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations linked to Iran that may be present in the Western Hemisphere, including information about their leaders, objectives, and areas of influence and information on their financial networks, trafficking activities, and safe havens;
"(2) a description of the terrain, population, ports, foreign firms, airports, borders, media outlets, financial centers, foreign embassies, charities, religious and cultural centers, and income-generating activities in the Western Hemisphere utilized by Iran, the IRGC, its Qods Force, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations linked to Iran that may be present in the Western Hemisphere;
"(3) a description of the relationship of Iran, the IRGC, its Qods Force, and Hezbollah with transnational criminal organizations linked to Iran and other terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere, including information on financial networks and trafficking activities;
"(4) a description of the relationship of Iran, the IRGC, its Qods Force, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations linked to Iran that may be present in the Western Hemisphere with the governments in the Western Hemisphere, including military-to-military relations and diplomatic, economic, and security partnerships and agreements;
"(5) a description of the Federal law enforcement capabilities, military forces, State and local government institutions, and other critical elements, such as nongovernmental organizations, in the Western Hemisphere that may organize to counter the threat posed by Iran, the IRGC, its Qods Force, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations linked to Iran that may be present in the Western Hemisphere;
"(6) a description of activity by Iran, the IRGC, its Qods Force, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations linked to Iran that may be present at the United States borders with Mexico and Canada and at other international borders within the Western Hemisphere, including operations related to drug, human, and arms trafficking, human support networks, financial support, narco-tunneling, and technological advancements that incorporates—
"(A) with respect to the United States borders, in coordination with the Governments of Mexico and Canada and the Secretary of Homeland Security, a plan to address resources, technology, and infrastructure to create a secure United States border and strengthen the ability of the United States and its allies to prevent operatives from Iran, the IRGC, its Qods Force, Hezbollah, or any other terrorist organization from entering the United States; and
"(B) within Latin American countries, a multiagency action plan, in coordination with United States allies and partners in the region, that includes the development of strong rule-of-law institutions to provide security in such countries and a counterterrorism and counter-radicalization plan to isolate Iran, the IRGC, its Qods Force, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations linked to Iran that may be present in the Western Hemisphere from their sources of financial support and counter their facilitation of terrorist activity; and
"(7) a plan—
"(A) to address any efforts by foreign persons, entities, and governments in the region to assist Iran in evading United States and international sanctions;
"(B) to protect United States interests and assets in the Western Hemisphere, including embassies, consulates, businesses, energy pipelines, and cultural organizations, including threats to United States allies;
"(C) to support United States efforts to designate persons and entities in the Western Hemisphere for proliferation activities and terrorist activities relating to Iran, including affiliates of the IRGC, its Qods Force, and Hezbollah, under applicable law including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; and
"(D) to address the vital national security interests of the United States in ensuring energy supplies from the Western Hemisphere that are free from the influence of any foreign government that would attempt to manipulate or disrupt global energy markets.
"(c) Development.—In developing the strategy under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult with the heads of all appropriate United States departments and agencies, including the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the United States Trade Representative.
"(d) Form.—The strategy in this section may be submitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassified summary of policy recommendations to address the growing Iranian threat in the Western Hemisphere."SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
"It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should keep the relevant congressional committees continually informed on the hostile actions of Iran in the Western Hemisphere."SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
"Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the rights or protections enjoyed by United States citizens under the United States Constitution or other Federal law, or to create additional authorities for the Federal Government that are contrary to the United States Constitution and United States law."
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Comments On Aug 01, 2015:This was an awesome tire as long as you're not riding anywhere wet or trying to get over logs. Would be an awesome desert tire.
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Comments On Jul 04, 2014:Put these on a utility cart. Design and Traction are great as is the lack of noise on the road when riding. No problem climbing any hills and even made it up a shale bank with a short talus slope at the bottom. On bumpy ground you'd never know the tires aren't circles, but hit some smooth hard pack or a road and its crazy. The windshield and roof shake so bad I worry it might cause damage.
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Comments On Jun 10, 2013:Cheap tire to buy and says it works good for flat track but too round of a tire and very hard. Would make a better all around trail tire.
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Comments On Mar 16, 2011:I bought these so I could ride the 2 miles on blacktop when I went to the Wintersburg General Store. I live in the Arizona desert so there are no cops, and very little blacktop, but my knobbys were uncomfortable and wearing out. What surprised me was that these tires grip the dirt very well too. I like them so much I'm buying the matching 21x7-10 fronts. Mounting was easy as well. I bought two tire irons and a bead helper, but all it took was one iron and a knee and I was able to mount them by myself. Using a ratchet strap on the tire, I was able to seat the bead with a cheap 125psi air compressor.
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Comments On Nov 04, 2010:great item
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Comments On Feb 27, 2010:I got these tires (18x9.50-8) for my go cart. Great tire. They get good traction and really propel you forward. I was doing some brush clearing at a community park. we were removing a lot of branches and I used the go cart as a log skidder. I drug out a 4 diameter, 8 foot long branches through loose loam no problem. would work really well on hard pack dirt and loam that had a decent base.
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Downhills academy decision 'rides roughshod' over Tottenham community
15:45 21 June 2012
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Frustrated disbelief has met the news that Downhills primary school is to be forcibly converted into an academy from September, under the wing of sponsor the Harris Federation.
Last night the school's interim executive board (IEB), put in place by education secretary Michael Gove in March, resolved to press ahead with conversion to academy status in a 20-page report - ignoring the wishes of 94 per cent of those who responded to its consultation.
David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, said he was "surprised" by the decision, and school leaders now face the task of bringing round an "alienated" community.
A spokeswoman for Save Downhills, which has run a vociferous campaign to keep the school under local authority control despite poor Ofsted reports, said: "We are outraged that the secretary of state has ridden roughshod over the wishes of the local community."
School parent Elsa Dechaux said: "Why did Michael Gove waste everybody's time and over £45,000 of public money consulting us and then engineer the results? This government talks about parent choice, localism and the 'big society', but our voice has been ignored.
"They wanted to privatise Downhills from the start and now our community's school has been handed on a plate to Lord Harris."
Former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, who joined parents and staff on a strike protesting against enforced academy conversion, told the Journal today: "It's the act of someone using the powers given to him by democracy to behave like a dictator."
Mr Lammy said: "This is a surprising decision given the weight of opinion against becoming an academy.
"The interests of the Downhills pupils are paramount. I will be looking closely at the Harris Academy leadership to make sure that they never forget that.
"I will also be seeking assurances from them about how they intend to re-engage with the staff, parents and vibrant community that surrounds the school that has been so alienated by the actions of the Department for Education over the last six months."
Bruce Grove councillor Joseph Ejiofor was heavily critical of the move, branding the decision "hypocrisy and an outrageous abuse of power".
He added: "Gove talks about consultation, but this decision ignores parents' wishes, and is part of the Tories' ideological drive to privatise the provision of public services.
"We have seen what they are doing to the health service, what they are planning to do privatising parts of the police service; Gove is using Tottenham children as Guinea pigs to trial their plans to privatise education provision.
"Nobody is making excuses for poor performance, but there is no evidence that forcing a school to become an academy will improve its performance, especially when two per cent of its budget can be creamed off by the sponsor for 'administration'."
Many parents in his ward have children attending the school in Philip Lane and have lobbied him hard, he said.
"[They] love the school and care passionately about their children's education, but they want to retain democratic accountability and a meaningful stake in running the school.
"This decision will finally break the link between the school and the local community, since it is now clear that any consultation or engagement with the local community will be meaningless."
A Haringey Council spokesperson said: "We will continue to work closely with Downhills and with all our schools, whether they are judged as being good or outstanding or if they're on a journey of improvement.
"We've consistently said becoming an academy should be ultimately a decision for schools following proper consultation with parents who need to be convinced it is the right solution and not simply told it is."