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Sources -- Albert Pujols takes 10-year deal from Los Angeles Angels - ESPN Los Angeles
Last edited by Clones85'; 12-08-2011 at 09:13 AM.
I thought he would sign with the Line Segments first
The Kurt Angles?
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rebecacy is probably struggling with this one. His sources said it was a done deal that he was a Cardinal
at least he got his money, we can get two good starters for that price
Originally Posted by d4nim4l
The Kurt Angles?
Haha. I'm such an idiot. Not only did I spell Angels wrong but than I didn't realize it and didn't get your joke for a good 15 seconds.
If this is true, I kinda feel bad for the Cards. They did all they could, but in the end it was all about the money for Albert. That said I could totally see this being misreported.
Yeah, the money reportedly coming to him from LAA is definitely outside of the comfortable range for STL. I hope that Mozeliak is aggressive in finding some new talent to fill the gap on offense (hopefully a solid middle infielder at least).
Holliday, Jay, and Craig will start in the OF. Berkman at 1B and Freese at 3B with Molina at C. I wish Jose Reyes was still on the market but still even now Mozeliak should go after some 2B and SS talent.
So much for his loyalty to StL.
If anybody was going to give him 10 years, it had to be an AL team. If you can slide him into the DH role later in the contract, you may be able to avert some of the disaster that is most likely coming when you're paying a 40 year old $20 mil+/. As odd as it seems, I'm relieved that the Cards aren't giving in and giving him an albatross contract like this. I'll miss him, but I think the relationship could have gotten really ugly toward the end of the contract.
Best of luck Albert and thanks for the memories.
Last edited by ca4cy; 12-08-2011 at 09:22 AM.
Originally Posted by ianoconnor
So much for his loyalty to StL.
The only loyalty in pro sports today is to the $$$$. Teams/cities do not count just $$$.
Sad to see him go, but glad they didn't give him 10 years $250MM........the American League is a better fit for him.
I bet St. Louis feels like Ames did a couple years ago when HB skyped Williams.
Originally Posted by kcdc4isu
The only loyalty in pro sports today is to the $$$$. Teams/cities do not count just $$$.
Mostly true. But Albert had said all along it wasn't about the money. Straight up liar. Ruins a lot of his credibility/goodwill IMO.
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I attempted to install the recently released patch for 7.1.1 on a system just updated to Release 7.1.1_GA_3196.RHEL5_64_20110527001604 RHEL5_64 NETWORK edition but I received this error:
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andrew wrote:It's open for discussion where such tools should be in the QCAD menu / tool bar hierarchy.
andrew wrote:The box joint tool is specific to creating box joints which are typically used in woodworking or similar industries (correct me if I'm wrong).
andrew wrote:In the future, many more such custom-tailored scripts are likely to be added to QCAD and the question arises how and where to fit them into the user interface. At the moment I put this tool under Misc to make it available without nailing down the user interface yet.
I can think of these options:
- Industry specific tool buttons in the CAD tool bar at the left (e.g. architecture, mechanical engineering, wood working, textile industry, ...).
Pros: makes room for very industry specific tools such as a cog wheel generator, or architecture wall tools.
Cons: overlaps, tools that are not 100% generic but not very specific either such as the box joint tool.
- Make the tool more generic. For the box joint tool it would mainly mean to rename it. We'd have to come up with a name for the tool that does not imply usage for a specific industry. Something similar like 'zig zag line' or 'meander' but then not quite - ideas anyone?
Pros: avoids overlaps, no new user interface concepts needed
Cons: this will not work for all tools (think of a tool that generates a cogwheel or a staircase.
andrew wrote:- Based on user preferences. A user would have to spend some time to arrange these additional tools in his/her own preferred way.
Pros: makes everyone happy
Cons: users have to invest time, every QCAD installation will look different from every other one, users might loose their own configuration on major updates of QCAD
caigner wrote:In this way I could create toolbars specific to my projects which would greatly enhance workflow. What do you think about that? Could that be done?
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It may have escaped your notice, what with the Thanksgiving preparations and football games and Friday's shopping bargains, but the Powerball jackpot for Saturday night's drawing is projected to be $325 million dollars, or a cash value of $212.8 million before taxes.
And that's the estimate provided by the New Hampshire Lottery Friday, before people realize how big the jackpot is and buy enough tickets to increase it.
In case you are wondering, it's bidding to be the third largest Powerball jackpot ever.
The largest was $365 million won on Feb. 18, 2006, on one ticket shared by eight workers in Nebraska, and the second largest was $340 million, won on Oct. 19, 2005, shared by two familes in Oregon.
A service desk spokesman at the Hannaford grocery store at 859 Hanover St. said that the pace of ticket sales wasn't unusual Friday and speculated that Saturday will be the day for lines at the lottery ticket machine.
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Phaedra Parks and Kenya Moore Clash Over Donkey Booties: Recap of The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 5, Episode 11
It's time for our weekly dose of insanity — here's what went down with Phaedra Parks on Season 5, Episode 10 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Let's do this!
Donkey Drama
At an Atlanta gym, the donkologist is getting ready to work on her booty workout tape. Since Kenya Moore owns a production company, she thought it would be a good idea for Kenya to take on her video. Silly Phae-Phae, don't you know it's never a good idea to do business with a Real Housewife?
Phaedra and her hubby put on a little sample show for Kenya, with Apollo demonstrating such moves as the Funky Donkey and Phaedra making it her own with a little bow-chicka-bow-wow. And, of course, there are lots and lots of close-ups of Phaedra's goods and we gotta say: Girl, that bedonk is looking fine!
Anyway, Kenya pretty much ran with the project like she already had the job and presented Phaedra with a 100k estimate for her vision. Naturally, Phaedra gets her lawyer on it ASAP. And here comes the drama.
First, Kenya wants 10 percent of the profits and the Phaedra camp isn't feeling that. Then, Phaedra mentions that Todd, Kandi's man, told her that 100k is an absurd budget for a workout video. Kenya is mad pissed that Phaedra talked to Todd at all.
Phaedra tells her that she feels 10 percent is too much, to which Kenya responds that she usually gets 50 percent. "From who?!" Phaedra takes the words out of our mouths. In the end, Kenya stands firm on demanding her cut, while Phaedra makes analogies about Chef Boyardee, President Obama, caviar, and Ayden.
Later, Kenya approaches Apollo at Todd's party to try to talk to him privately. Yeah, that will help get Phaedra on board. Even better, she starts talking to Todd about the whole thing before Kandi puts her in her place. Let's be honest here — Kenya may be beauty, but she is most certainly not grace.
What's more, Cynthia Bailey gets involved when she gets pissy over Phaedra tweeting a vague casting call at her agency and learning that there may not be a casting fee in it for her. At a meeting between the three women, Phaedra straight up tells Kenya that she doesn't deserve a cut, and Kenya makes her grand exit. Again.
Next week, things get messy when Kenya decides to make her own booty video. Oh, boy.
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Watch out for Medicare card calls and other scams
We have shared many discussions about the scams we all encounter. I hesitate to write again on the subject, but you have asked me once more to put everyone on alert.
Out there where those who take advantage lurk, there is a belief that we elders have lots of money, few brains and great reserves of trust. What the scammers do not know is that awareness and understanding of what "elder abuse" is all about is constantly escalating and soon will outrun the abuse. It is a health issue and a safety issue that is important to the state of our mental health and of our shrinking funds.
Scams are perpetrated by dishonest, money-grabbing people who are not interested in earning their way, convinced that they can separate gullible folks from their money. We have already learned a fistful of precautions. We do not give numbers or promises over the phone, nor do we give out our Social Security and bank account numbers. Nor should we divulge our online passwords, Medicare numbers and personal information to anyone we don't know or trust.
We do not send money. We check out sad stories. We do not invite strangers into our homes, nor do we dally at the door talking with them. We lock our doors and hang on to our keys.
Here's a new one. Beware of the caller who states that he/she is representing the U.S. government, which is planning to issue new Medicare cards. Therefore, the government needs identifying information to enable it to send your card out. If this happens to you, hang up! There is no such thing as a government call like that. If in doubt, call the Federal Trade Commission's secure complaint line at (877) 438-4338. The government does not make phone calls, it writes letters.
Scams come from unexpected places. There are certain fundamental truths. If an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If it is suggested that this opportunity is offered "now or never," choose never. Shred all throw-away bills, receipts and junk mail with identifying information. Beware of "mystery shopper" opportunities (there are no such things).
Also, be cautious about attending "free lunch" investment seminars. Although some are legiti- mate, they are also gateways to questionable investments in "rare" coins, "spectacular" investments, real estate deals and inappropriate annuities. The U.S. Administration on Aging points out that 10 percent of older Americans experience some form of fiscal abuse every year.
Fiscal elder abuse is insidious and wears many masks. Power of attorney, for example, has pitfalls. Family, friends, or caregivers without integrity have taken advantage of their elder charges. It is easy to siphon money into one's own pocket while caring for an elderly person who isn't mentally alert. Family members need to be sensitive to conditions in the home. Is Grandfather really being cared for, or are conditions in the home unacceptable?
Handing over power of attorney can be an incredible help, but sometimes it is a mistake. It is a good idea, when sharing responsibility for an account with a trusted friend or family member, to also assign a co-agent. When in doubt, check with someone trustworthy, such as an elder attorney or a friend or relative. An elder law attorney should be a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
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Re: Is HVPCS Too Radical For The Democratic Party?? What...
I agree with you. Even if the existing power structure did adopt HVPCS, they would use it to merely further their own designs. The existing power structure is fundamentally broken and we must replace it. That's all there is to it.
In that sense, I think it is foolish to focus on HVCPS any longer. Pushing it has helped bring MMT into mainstream discussion. Beyond this, it simply looks stupid. Why waste time on trying to find cute exceptions within the system, when the people in charge simply won't do it. Legal or not. Let's focus on the system and end state we want, not on trying to convince a fundamentally corrupt and kleptocratic power structure.
Aaron Swartz's case should be the last nail in the coffin of privileged white liberalism. Frankly, he was foolish to think that the feds were not going to come after him. So were his friends. They should have realized that our system is corrupt, authoritarian and brooks no opposition, peaceful or not.
We're not going to implement an MMT understanding until the streets of the US look like Egypt first, and the power elite have to concede. And as Egypt has shown us, it's what happens after the concession that counts.
Larry Lessig blogged the other day about the statement from Carmen Ortiz, the US Attorney who persecuted Aaron Swartz. After Swartz died, Ortiz put out a banal (in the Arendtian sense) defense of her actions. Lessig wrote in response that:
Ortiz's statement is a template for all that is awful in what we as a political culture have become. And it pushes me — me, the most conventional, wanting-to-believe-in-all-things-patriotic, former teenage Republican from the home of Little League baseball — to a place far more radical than I ever want to be.
It is about time that Lessig be radicalized. It's about time the tech elite in the Bay Area, are radicalized. Because frankly, I have been SICK of listening to tech elite types temporize over the last 10 or 15 years, as the United States continued to march down the path of authoritarianism. All the nice people, with the professorships, the fellowships, the good jobs, the educations from the top schools, and the people who aspired to stand in their shoes one day, always looked askance at me when I commented on the irredeemability of the system.
Oh yeah. I was just paranoid. Well who's paranoid now, motherfuckers?
I remember in particular one young, earnest striver telling me how I "just didn't understand" how smart the people in charge were. Yeah, they were smart-- they were smart enough to pick all our pockets and turn the US into half a police state.
It was pretty clear 15 years ago that the drug war was a scam, that it wasn't stopping dope, and was just criminalizing black and brown people, as well as huge numbers of poor whites. But no, no, no we couldn't question it. And even if we did, it was always something that was going to take "more study." Unwinding the war on drugs was just unthinkable.
Nice white people didn't give a shit because they didn't ever have to go to jail unless they did something really epic like transport thousands of ecstasy pills from state to state. Delusional people of color in elite schools didn't care either because they knew if they played their cards right they could get a shot at the big leagues, the nice big law firms and the highly respectable, oh so very respectable federal prosecutor jobs, where hardnosed tough federal prosectors are held to high standards by deeply respected federal judges. Oh no, we'll reform the system from within. Right. Still waiting for that.
So yes, to answer the call of your question, HVPCS is too radical for the Democratic Party. MMT is too radical for the Democratic Party. Screw the Democratic Party, and the nice progressive leftists, because they're a bunch of walkovers. If they weren't, we wouldn't be in this awful situation now. At the top, the Democratic Party is made up of people who wholeheartedly embrace delusional economics because it gets them paid. At the bottom, it's made up of delusional, weak people who don't understand what it takes to make a revolution. Aaron Swartz was a man who did many things right; his real failure was his inability to understand the true risks of his actions. We have to be better than that; we have to do the things we have to do while knowing full well the risks, and do it anyway.
Whether people choose the path of violence or the path of nonviolence, they have to choose. We have to choose personal courage, a willingness to work with others, and a willingness to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. We have to face the harsh realities and risks of our actions, and act, despite our fears.
The movement needs warriors. If you are one step up. If you aren't one, become one. Everyone else? Get the fuck out.


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Commenting on Iran chasing a U.S. drone
CPAC lacked top GOP names
Problems for the cruise ship industry
Why physicists are cheering particle find
New Samsung Galaxy phone will be unveiled in New York
Inconsiderate American drivers and hogging the left lane
Learn to love stocks again
WTOP's Ari Ashe reports
What is being done to combat growing cyber threats?
Modern parenthood: Finding balance between work and family
Habemus papam – Now what?
How to keep your pet safe in the car
Why emails you send may be filtered as spam
The new pope
Republicans and Democrats both need to 'give' on federal budget demands
How cyber warfare works and threatens the U.S.
How should U.S. deal with continuing cyber attacks?
First defense department furloughs could start April 26
Related Link: Federal News Radio: DoD furloughs to begin April 26, with almost no exceptions
TSA focusing on terrorism as 'greatest threat'
Republicans, President Obama still far apart on budget
Selection of a Latin American Jesuit for pope is 'choice of great symbolic hope'
Church comes of age with 'gentle, humble' pope from Latin America
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A research firm says a record number of million-dollar homes were sold in the San Francisco Bay Area during the second quarter, another sign that affording a place to live is a growing challenge for anyone who isn't tied to the technology economy.
CoreLogic DataQuick said that more than 5,700 homes sold for at least $1 million from April through June, the highest since the Irvine, California-based firm began collecting data in 1988.
More than 1,100 homes sold for at least $2 million in the nine-county region, also a record.
Santa Clara County, in the heart of Silicon Valley, and the city of San Francisco set records for million-dollar sales.
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Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - Mark Ellis showed surprising power Tuesday as
the veteran carried the Los Angeles Dodgers past the New York Mets, 7-2, in
the opener of a three-game series at Citi Field.
Ellis went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI, including a tie-breaking
three-run blast in the seventh inning that sent the Dodgers to their second
straight win on the heels of a six-game slide.
A.J. Ellis added a two-run double and Justin Sellers went 3-for-4 with a run
scored and an RBI for Los Angeles, which saw ace Clayton Kershaw labor through
five innings and allow two runs on three hits and four walks.
Ronald Belisario (1-2) earned the win for a Dodgers bullpen that allowed one
hit over four scoreless innings.
Daniel Murphy had half of New York's four hits and drove in a run as the club
fell for the fifth time in seven games. The Mets were forced to use five
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Why Domino's Pizza Will Never Be Great Again
Shares of Domino's hit a new 52-week high this week. The stock has more than doubled this year. The company has beaten Wall Street's profit targets for three consecutive quarters, and analyst projections keep inching higher. Is the author really going to let one exceptionally bad experience with the Pizza Tracker cloud his judgment?


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2 Tblsp. rice vinegar
2½ tsp. sugar
2 cups watermelon, diced
2 cups cucumber, seeded, diced
1/4 cup unsalted, dry roasted peanuts, toasted, and coarsely chopped
Stir together vinegar and sugar in a bowl until sugar is almost dissolved. Add cucumber and mix well. Add watermelon, toss. Sprinkle with peanuts just before serving.
Pairs great with a spicy meat, such as pork tenderloin with a spicy rub.
Terri's notes:
~ Always curious, I Googled and found out this is only the beginning! TASTE this simple version first, then follow your taste buds and these clues to your own delicious adventure.
~ Add up to a 1/4 cup chopped, mint, basil, or cilantro.
~ Peanuts can be switched out for cashews.
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Fundraiser provides support for military families
By Michele Dotson: Staff Writer- firstname.lastname@example.com
On Saturday, October 19, Military Family Lifestyle Charitable Foundation (MFLCF) held its 4th Annual Honor the Warriors Bike Ride at the newly renamed Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park on Hwy. 218. The organization works specifically with the family members of killed in action paratroopers or Special Forces.
MFLCF is in partnership with Hearts & Hammers, Purple Heart Homes, Charlotte Bridge Homes, The Patriot Charities, local businesses and hundreds of volunteers to build five homes in five years for Service Disabled Veterans who are moving to the Charlotte area.
According to Cantwell, it is estimated that over 7,000 veterans will be moving to the Charlotte area in the next couple of years.
"We just finished building the first house," says Richard D. Cantwell, Chairman of MFLCF and former Commander for a 625-man combat engineer battalion in South Korea.
"We have four home sites in one location, and the fifth lot was a bit small for a house, so Lowe's has donated a playground," he says. "The last house will be built near the others in the Denver, NC area."
Despite the rain, turnout was great and other organizations were visible and supportive.
Former Charlotte resident Joseph Henao, who is now a military science instructor at the Citadel, participated with The Warrior Ride, a non-profit organization founded in Oak Island, North Carolina who uses cycling as a rehabilitative and morale building activity for wounded soldiers.
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I wonder is there a way to migrate only Exchange global address book to zimbra (or synchronize with zimbra GAL?)?
I get new zimbra serwer to users who changed company. They worked for company, domain -> xyz.com (exchange 2003), now they have accounts on the zimbra server, domain sss.com.
Haw can I import only Global Address List from Exchange?
I try tu use csvde but i don't now how zimbra mapping conntacts fields.
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Dbag that he his
According to Mike the Bruins didn't even show up to play.
The penguins simply beat themselves. Even though the Bruins defense held them to 2 goals in four games and the B's averaging 3 goals a game . The guy has a serious dislike for the Bruins.
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People, events and happenings around the country, presented by Damien O'Reilly.
People, events and happenings around the country, presented by Damien O'Reilly.
Seamus Sheridan spoke with Damien about his thoughts on how GMO technology interacts with ecosystems
Damien spent a lovely afternoon with potato farmer John Crowley in Mooncoin, Kilkenny
Cattle rustling is a real problem in this country. Declan Brennan met farmer Tommy Lambe who farms 150 acres along with Monaghan/Louth/Armagh border. Tommy had six heifers stolen from one of his fields.
John Bryan, President of the IFA talks to Damien about the recent budget from the farmers point of view
The growth of German discount retailers Lidl and Aldi continues at a rapid pace. Song writer Mickey Mc Connell recorded this little ditty in John B Keanes pub in Listowel
Speech Broadcaster of the Year Damien O'Reilly and the CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across the country.
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The doubles pairing of Andy Murray + Ross Hutchins made their debut at Indian Wells today.
The Brit ballers defeated the team of Tomas Berdych + Nicolas Kiefer 6-4, 0-6, 10-7 in the tourney's first round and will face either Mario Ancic + Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or the Brazilian team of Andre Sa + Marcelo Melo (love that name).
It's nice to see Andy + Ross together again after seeing so much of them during their shirtless off-season workouts in Miami. Wait - who am I kidding? Andy Shmandy, we see him all the time. It's damn good to see Rossie again even with his shirt on!
Beggars can't be choosers I say. *swoons*
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Friday, March 13, 2009
PHOTO OP: Rossie returns, gives Murray a hand
Labels: Andy Murray, Indian Wells, photo op, Ross Hutchins, tennis
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Ross!Yummy.Now maybe he can pair with Masha in some mixed doubles in future?Do you read Maria?ReplyDelete
ps.Rich, what do you say about Verdasco's new hair-do?He looks as some teenager trying to find himself, but I'll take Nando however he's served.:)
YAY! I love seeing them together. :D *jigs around* Plus Andy's so fun to watch in doubles.ReplyDelete
Andy looks really weird in the last picture.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2009 at 7:18 PM
haha! at the last picture! oh andy, now what.ReplyDelete
LOL the last picture looks like Andy's going for some kind of dance move.ReplyDelete
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I am running ZCS version: Release 8.0.1.GA.5438.UBUNTU12.64 UBUNTU12_64 FOSS edition.
Last week I started to reiceive a lot of ndr (~1 per minute) from different XYZ servers. Original message comes always from one ZZZ spamming host, but I cannot control it of course.
Almost all messages have attached "original" spam message, often already marked as SPAM on receiveing XYZ server. But - Zimbra antispam does not check/mark them as spam!
I know, there are little to do fighting backscatter spam - but i need at least understand - why or why not Zimbra checks attachments, but cannot mark them as spam?
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I am going to teach the standard undergraduate Logic course for math and engineering majors. What are good (bad) text-books and why. I have not taught that course for a while and wonder if there are new good books. Also those who took/taught such a course recently, please let me know your opinion about the text you used. I do not need Computer Science applications (I can include them myself, if needed). Just a standard first course in Mathematical Logic.
I have taught an undergrad course out of Enderton's "A Mathematical Introduction to Logic". I thought it was very accessible and was relatively modern in its viewpoint. I chose it somewhat by default, and at first I wasn't sure about it, but it grew on me during the semester. It's certainly worth looking into.
The best undergraduate textbook I've ever seen on mathematical logic is Wolfe's A Tour Through Mathematical Logic. I couldn't put it down,it was THAT fascinating. It covers virtually a complete overview of mathematical logic with many historical notes and sidebars illustrating the field in the context of a grand story with a cast of thousands and touches on virtualy all aspects of the field, from classical logic to axiomatic set theory to computability to forcing and large cardinals.What it lacks in depth,it more then makes up for in both breadth and a fascinating selection of topics and insights.
Imagine that: a READABLE text on mathematical logic.And best of all,unlike most standard logic books,the reader's not left wondering,"Yeah,ok-but why is all that important?"
Wolfe works really hard to not only show why HE thinks it's important-but why the founders of the subject thought it was in thier own words.
I would VERY STRONGLY suggest checking out that book,Mark.
The best introduction to logic that I have seen is Kenneth Kunen's recent book, "The Foundations of Mathematics" (ISBN: 978-1-904987-14-7), published in 2009. The book provides a brief introduction to axiomatic set theory, model theory, and computability theory; and it culminates with a proof of Godel's incompleteness theorems and Tarski's theorem on the non-definability of truth. There are also a couple brief discussions of the philosophy of mathematics; these are given from the perspective of the working mathematician, and they are used to motivate the material. And they are very helpful. In fact, the most salient thing about this book is that it is exceptionally clear, well-written, and easy to learn from. (Kunen also wrote "Set Theory: An Introduction To Independence Proofs" which is also exceptionally clear, well-written, and easy to learn from). The book's only prerequisite is the mathematical maturity that an Introduction to Analysis course would provide, and it is available (new) on amazon.com for less than $25.
I really like "Introduction to Mathematical Logic" by Mendelson. It covers the topics with appropriate rigor and thoroughness. It covers up through (in)completeness and has two extra chapters on set theory and computability. Plenty of exercises (with partial solutions) too.
Kaye, R., 'Mathematics of Logic' is a good first-year text. Also consider Boolos 'Computability and Logic', but this could get in the way if you have a particular way of teaching CS/computability topics.
I prefer these to the Mendelson - which I found a bit confusing for the sake of formal accuracy. Kaye, by example, avoids too much technical jargon, and keeps to the ideas in play, building to a completeness theorem.
Hope this helps!
I would recommend A Friendly Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Christopher Leary. It covers all the important things up to the Incompleteness Theorem, and really is Friendly.
(I have heard rumours that it's out of print, though.)
I'm fond of Cori and Lascar's "Mathematical logic" -- it comes in two volumes ; the first covers propositional calculus, boolean algebras, predicate calculus and completeness theorems, while the second dives into recursion theory, Gödel's theorems, set theory and model theory. It's well explained, with detailed proofs and nice exercises.
Manin, A Course in Mathematical Logic for Mathematicians, Springer
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Although it is only tangential to math logics books, have you seen Pierce's "Software Foundations"? This is not what, but more about how. And here is a talk on how it worked out.
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@Andrew & @Mark - Just read the 3rd and 4th chapters (that is, the ones that overlap with my current research) and yes, the book by Wolf is excellent! (Preview is on Google Books) I can secondarily recommend it! The start of each chapter is verbose, and scant in technical detail, but it fleshes out the ideas very nicely and succinctly. Also, it reads like most lecturers talk - then you turn around and see just how much ground and technical detail HAS been covered, and I have to say, I was very impressed. If you don't choose it as a textbook, then most certainly secondary/pre-course reading! There are a few typos (one in a definition... :-S ), but the survey of the subjects, without getting bogged down in detail that those starting out don't appreciate nor necessarily need, is excellent.
Boolos, Burges, and Jeffreys' book "Computability and Logic" (I think it's now in its fifth edition?) is by far the best logic book I've ever run into. The first chunk of the book is focused specifically on computability theory, but one can skip right to the presentation of first-order logic, which is absolutely fantastic. The book covers a number of topics which don't tend to appear in basic logic books - modal logic, second-order logic, forcing in arithmetic - but is still a first introduction to the subject. It's wonderfully written, too.
I also quite like Ebbinghaus, Flum, and Thomas' book "Mathematical Logic," but not as much.
Here's my list of about 46 logic textbooks from Quine's 1940 "Mathematical logic" to Huth & Ryan's 2004 "Logic in computer science". These are mostly the low to medium price books about mathematical logic.
For something modern and practical, not getting into advanced model theory, I would suggest "Mathematical logic for computer science" by Ben-Ari. The Huth and Ryan book is pretty good too.
I gave a course in logic using the lecture notes "Sets, Models and Proofs" by Moerdijk and van Oosten, and the course went quite well. The text is very well written and can be recommended for self-studying. The book does not start with first order formula, but with set theory. I think this is an advantage, because the formal arguments involving the syntax of first order logic are considered boring or confusing or both by many students.
Computability theory is missing, as is incompleteness, so unless you want to teach logic as an introduction to model theory you have to take some other text for these parts.
The notes are freely available via the authors homepage http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~ooste110/onderwijs.html .


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According to Reuters, America's soaring obesity rates are responsible for $190 billion a year in excess medical spending with the non-obese suffering financially as a result through higher insurance premiums.
With escalating health care costs and the rising costs of health insurance, this is a serious issue. What bothers me is it is mostly conservatives who seem to be staunchly opposed to health care reform and it is conservatives who continuously rant about how liberals want to spend, spend, spend.
I wonder if they've considered the highest obesity rates are attributed to the most conservative states? As stated by Reuters, expanding waistlines are also attributed to more gasoline use. We're burning "nearly a billion gallons of gasoline more a year than if passengers weighed what they did in 1960."
While smoking had been considered the biggest factor in excess medical spending, the honor now goes to obesity. While the U.S. health care reform law of 2010 does allow employers to charge more for medical insurance if their employees refuse to participate in a wellness program, advocacy groups have formed claiming "size discrimination."
While conservatives fight tooth and nail against paying for birth control and just about any social program, many seem to be fine paying for those who choose to be lazy and overweight. I'm not referring to the small percentage who might have a medical condition that results in obesity, but those who refuse to take charge of their own health.
USA Today reported the highest obesity rates per state, and it's not surprising that of the top 10 states with the highest rates of obese residents, nine tend to be red or conservative states based on the 2008 election results.
Republicans have referred to the unemployed as lazy and they often call those who believe health care should be a given right to all Americans "socialists," in addition to a number of other ridiculous monikers.
The statistics don't lie. If conservatives are truly appalled at paying out of their own pockets for the costs of their fellow citizens, the first thing they might want to do is take a look at themselves and consider how they might be contributing to the rising costs of healthcare.
Obesity causes decreased work productivity in addition to a long list of health problems that could be avoided just by losing weight through exercise and eating right. According to a paper by scientists at the Mayo Clinic, as reported by Reuters, obesity contributes 20 percent to increased medical costs while morbid obesity contributes an additional 50 percent.
Engineer Sheldon Jacobson of the University of Illinois stated that an additional "938 million gallons of gasoline each year," is due to "overweight and obesity in the United States, or 0.8 percent." $4 billion extra every year.
Sobering statistics and certainly something for everyone in our nation to consider as they drive up to the window of their favorite fast food joint.
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Le Mars Community School Announces Registration Dates
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(Le Mars) -- Mike Wise is the new Assistant Fire Chief for the Le Mars Fire Department. He was given the oath of office by Mayor Dick Kirchoff during a ceremony held Wednesday at Fire Station #1. Dave Schipper, the Le Mars Fire Chief says of Wise that he meets the needs of Le Mars.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Governor Terry Branstad will hold a public meeting next week on the drought conditions plaguing Iowa this summer.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa State University is expected to pass the University of Iowa in enrollment this coming academic year.
Iowa State has trailed the University of Iowa since 1979. Iowa State officials in Ames expect the enrollment to surge past 31,000, topping U of I's expected total of about 30,800, the same as last fall.
The final numbers won't be reported until September. U of I executive director of admissions Michael Barron says the two universities aren't competing for highest number of students and that there's always been an ebb and flow to enrollment.
Barron says there's been a resurgence in agriculture, which is an area that's exclusive to Iowa State.
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SCARVILLE, Iowa (AP) - The mayor and former clerk of the northern Iowa town of Scarville have been charged with theft after a state audit turned up thousands of dollars in missing city funds.
Michelle Hermanson and Jolene Carter were charged on Monday with first-degree theft, felonious misconduct in office and falsifying public documents.
Hermanson and Carter voluntarily turned themselves in to authorities and each posted a $10,000 bond.
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Fairline Targa 48 OpenBy Alan Harper
New Beginnings
The Fairline Targa 48 Open represents lots of firsts for the company in terms of construction, design, and engineering, and she's pointing the way to a bright future indeed.
The recession was tough on boatbuilders everywhere, but perhaps those that relied most on the European market were hardest hit. Fairline, one of the prime British boating brands, had a rough time of it. But now the dust appears to have settled. New owners and new senior staff have been joined by a new CEO. New models have been developed. The company recently invested $4.5 million in manufacturing and engineering. And at September's simultaneous boat shows in Cannes and Southampton, it succeeded in putting on a strong showing in two places at once. Fairline clearly intends to come out of the economic storm leaner, more efficient, and higher-tech than when it went in.
So not only is the new Targa 48 Open the first Fairline specifically designed around Volvo Penta's IPS drives, it is also the first to be constructed using resin-infusion lamination techniques. The deck and superstructure moldings have been engineered with their own internal monocoque structure, reducing the need for additional strengthening. And the engineers didn't stop there. They have reduced weight wherever possible—even in those impressive hull windows, which are not glass, but acrylic—and the boat is built on load cells so that weight can be monitored during construction. According to Fairline, these changes mean that the 48 Open is a barely believable 25 percent lighter than she would otherwise be.
Impressive—but as if her builders are unwilling to load her up with extras, the Targa's options list is remarkably long. The prices upon it might also give you pause. This particular boat was pretty well equipped with all the usual accoutrements required for classy cruising, and nothing onboard seemed particularly unnecessary. And yet options account for more than 35 percent of the bottom line. You could buy a lot of shoes with that. Or an Aston Martin Vanquish.
The Targa 48 Open is a two-cabin boat in standard form, with an impressive midships master suite, and an en suite VIP forward with scissor berths. Between these cabins is an excellent lower saloon, which can be swapped for a small third cabin if you prefer, and on the port side a large and well-equipped galley, with a full-height fridge/freezer and some excellent stowage solutions. Headroom throughout these lower areas never falls below 6 feet 4 inches, even in the shower compartments, and the berths are also full size.
Up in the cockpit there is a substantial sunpad aft, and secure and comfortable seating under the hardtop—although the paired Recaro helm seats on our test boat were, perhaps inevitably, an extra. There is a fabric sunroof and, of course, the Open's hardtop is open at the back, with an extending electric bimini to help shade the cockpit.
It was good to see plenty of the cool design and engineering touches for which Fairline is well known, such as the hinged step at the helm and the cantilevered folding cockpit table, which stows away completely under the sofa cushion. Also hidden away but perhaps cleverest of all are the elegant, one-piece hydraulic hinges that lift the garage door. And safe-boating basics have not been neglected—the side decks have a prominent, molded toerail and guardrails a sensible 28 inches high, while there are solid stainless steel handrails where you need them, both inside and out.
Fairline also has a reputation for building boats that are great to drive, thanks to its long-standing partnership with the English naval architectural firm Bernard Olesinski Ltd. in Cowes, England. For the new Targa 48, however, the company went to J&J, part of the famous Seaway group in Slovenia, which not only drew the new hull but also engineered its high-tech construction. The first thing you notice is how beamy this hull is—over a foot wider than Fairline's own Targa 47, for example, which adds significant extra internal volume. The engine placement is interesting too—the IPS drives are obviously aft, but the engines are a good three feet farther forward than you might expect, connected to the gearboxes on jackshafts.
Getting weight in the right places is a major aspect of boat design. A naval architect chum who changed careers and found himself designing battle tanks instead of yachts once told me that the two jobs weren't much different: "You've just got to keep the weight out of the ends." I'm sure there's more to it than that, but his point was well illustrated when we took the 48 to sea off Cannes during the recent boat show.
We managed a maximum of just over 30 knots in a two-way run, perfectly respectable but a good two knots less than the speed achieved in Fairline's own trials in the UK on the first Targa 48. I wondered if our boat had different props, as the engines weren't quite pulling their rated revs, but according to the Fairline chaps who came out with us the cause was a combination of having a heavy tender right aft, and an empty water tank amidships, interfering with the designed trim of the boat. The trim tabs were pretty effective, and helped add as much as a knot at high planing speeds, but not quite enough to make up the loss. So try and keep that water tank topped off.
Otherwise, the 48 acquitted itself extremely well. The handling was sure-footed, the helm response lively without being skittish, and the hull's V seemed plenty deep enough to iron out the mildly choppy conditions of our test day. Bashing upwind was comfortable and remarkably quiet, with no rattles and only a pleasantly muffled thump coming up from occasional wave impacts, thanks to the insulation of the foam-cored bottom.
The Targa 48 Open felt solid, capable, and confidence-inspiring—just what you want in a machine designed for going places, from a company that intends to do the same.
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Helsinki Commission Hearing on:
Democracy in Albania: the Pace of Progress
Monday, May 6, 2013
Opening Statement of Representative Robert B. Aderholt, Commissioner
I welcome this opportunity to focus on Albania as it prepares to hold parliamentary elections.
Having visited Albania many times, I know the country has tremendous potential. The progress they have made leading to membership in NATO is an indication of that potential.
At various levels both in the government and in the opposition, there are talented minds in Albania who do want the country to continue to move forward as it has in the past. They often share our frustration that there is not greater progress today, particularly as it relates to EU membership. They want to see Albania stable, integrated and prosperous.
I also want to mention that I currently serve as a Vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and my friend and colleague from Slovenia, Mr. Roberto Battelli, will lead the OSCE Election Observation effort in Albania. The OSCE, both the Assembly and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, take this election very seriously, and I truly hope they can say, when the process is over, that these elections were conducted in a free and fair manner.
Our job today is to encourage that outcome, and I look forward to the testimony of our witnesses.
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WHEELING - It was survive and advance time in the West Virginia Class A volleyball sectional Monday as Wheeling Central and Cameron battled for the right to move into tonight's second round.
And for Coach Missy Gossett's Maroon Knights it was a matter of her veteran team taking it to a very young Dragons squad to stay alive.
After trailing early in the first game, Wheeling Central was behind only one time the remaining two as seniors Nicole Francis, Marissa McFadden and Sarah Henry helped lead the way in a 25-16, 25-16, 25-13 victory against Cameron at the Knights' East Wheeling gym.
The win improves Central to 8-17 on the season and sets them up for a date with top-seeded Magnolia this evening at 6:30 p.m. back on the home court. Prior to that matchup, Weirton Madonna and Bishop Donahue will get things started with a 5 p.m. encounter.
"It's good to keep playing, and I am very happy for our seniors to get to move on, but we are going to have to be much more aggressive and do a better job serving if we are going to go any further," Gossett said.
In the opener, things started out good for the Dragons, who have a roster consisting of all sophomores with the exception of just one senior, as they jumped to a quick 2-0 lead and moved it to a 4-1 margin early on. After a brief 5-4 Maroon Knights upper hand, Cameron again found itself in front by a 9-6 margin.
That is when the hosts made their move, jumping in front by a 10-9 count. But while the Wheeling Central never trailed again, the Marshall County squad made it interesting for a little while. The visitors were still within two, 17-15, late, however, the Knights closed on an 8-1 run with McFadden chalking up the final three points in service.
Gossett's team jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second game, only to have the Dragons bounce back and take a 4-3 advantage, their final of the game and the match. Cameron managed to stay close for a while, still down only 13-9, before the Knights again began pulling way before making it a 2-0 lead with a second consecutive 25-16 victory.
With junior Delaney Denniston serving to being the third game, Wheeling Central blasted out to a 6-0 lead and never looked back. After finding itself down 7-1, the Dragons never got closer than seven points down the rest of the way as the Knights put their guests away.
"I think a lot of it comes down to the fact that they are a very young team and our experience and leadership showed through a little more," Gossett added. "It seems like we really made plays when we needed to. We have had a lot of injuries late in the season, including losing a couple of starters in our last match, but I guess everyone has those this time of year.
"We will just look to come out and play the best we can (Tuesday), and like I said, if we can play more aggressive and do a better job of serving we may just hang around."


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) -- In the shadow of the nation's Capitol, where talks continued on Tuesday to try avoid the much-discussed fiscal cliff, several thousand people came together at the Upper Senate Park to add their voices to the discussion.
The rally was organized by several progressive political groups and labor unions. Speaker after speaker hammering home the same points: That fiscal cliff negotiations can not result in cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, and that wealthy Americans should be forced to pay their fair share of taxes.
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The Silver SluggerWritten by on February 18, 2005 Contributors: Johnny Hunkins The best of worlds collide to form the '67 Mustang GT/R-Code
Ford has hit a home run with the newly designed "retro" 2005 Mustang. Ford wanted to build a car that appealed to a wide range of consumers and after seeing all the people huddled around the 2005 Mustangs at the local dealership, they may have just done that. If you're wondering why there is mention of the 2005 Mustang, it is because Larry Weiner's Performance West Group built the stunning 1967 Mustang you see here as a companion vehicle to a 2005 Mustang they created in conjunction with the Ford Image Team, both of which debuted at the 2004 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. If you were at the event, you might have asked yourself, "Which came first, the 1967 or the 2005?" Actually, if you can get your hands on a 2005 Mustang brochure or view the 2005 Mustang at Ford's website while looking at this article, you might ask the same question.
Clearly the 1967 model came before the 2005 model, but the 2005 Mustang has design cues taken from the 1967 Mustang and Performance West Group's 1967 Mustang GT/R-Code has design cues taken from the 2005 model. It really is neat the way the guys at Performance West Group worked the new into the old and how Ford worked the old into the new. That was the intent for both, and man, did they ever do a great job.
Performance West Group, a company founded by Larry Weiner, builds "Image Vehicles" to showcase, or market a company (or companies) and/or their product(s). Larry and crew also put together a huge publicity campaign that places the vehicle in shows and events all around the nation. This has proven to be very successful for Performance West Group and their customers, so there is little wonder why Larry worked with Ford to build the 2005 Mustang, complemented by the matching 1967 Mustang, to debut at the SEMA Show. The only problem, he wasn't sure if his crew in Vista, California, would have the time to complete the car considering the other vehicles they had already committed to build and show.
Not wanting to turn such an exciting project away, Larry called on a trusted and long-time friend, Howard Brook, now residing in Williamsville, NY, to see if he would be interested in being a long-distance project manager for the 1967 Mustang. Larry didn't have to ask twice and the hunt was on for a solid vehicle to build upon. Fate would have it that another friend of Larry's in California knew about a 1967 Fastback that had been used as a "driver" that was (at that time) in storage. Arrangements were made to see the car and it appeared to be in great shape, but you never really know until you start taking the car apart. Nevertheless, the deal was made and the car that almost wasn't was sent on its way across the country.
Within three days of arrival, Howard Brook had taken the car apart and had the body on the rotisserie. Fortunately, the car was in very good shape and Ken Pedzek of Aero Collision and Fabrication in Lancaster, NY was able to concentrate on the fitment of the body kit pieces and the finish. Look closely at the lower body ground effects kit and the GT 500 B-pillar scoops and spoiler end caps. There are no seams. That detail makes the GT 500 body parts look like they are more a part of the car as opposed to an added -on kit. That subtle detail adds a soothing elegance to the already graceful lines of the '67.
With the body off the car, Howard started working on the chassis improvements. Rod and Custom Motorsports supplied the tubular upper and lower control arms, 2-inch drop spindles, coil-overs, sway bar, and power rack and pinion steering for the front of the car. Reversed eye parallel leaf springs from Mustangs Plus connect the Drive Train Specialists 9-inch Ford rear end, while providing the appropriate stance for the rear.
When it came time to decide on the wheels, 18x7 and 18x8 Hurst wheels (based on the original Hurst design) from Oasis Alloy got the nod. Since the 2005 Mustang comes shod with BF Goodrich tires, 225/40ZR18 g-Force T/A KDW for the front and 235/50ZR18 for the rear where chosen for the 1967 GT/R-Code. The wheels and tires are a critical choice for the g-Machine theme and this combination works perfectly for looks and function. Larry was quick to point out that they always upgrade the braking system to handle the heavier rotating mass of the much larger-than-stock wheels and tires. "We take a holistic approach to the vehicles we build. We don't just throw a big set of wheels and tires on without going with big brakes also." That's why three-piston billet calipers and 13-inch slotted rotors from Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation are at all four corners to make sure the car brakes as good as it handles and runs. How good? How does 60-0 mph in 96-feet, 1.0 lateral g, and 0-60 mph in 4.0 seconds sound?
Larry says the only problem they seem to have with the car is straight-line traction. While the car is still new and there hasn't been time to do much tweaking to the suspension, the problem has more to do with the horsepower from the supercharged 4.6 modular engine, 5-speed Tremec, and 3.55 gears than it does with the suspension. That's one "problem" most people wouldn't mind having.
The powerplant is a brand new 2004 model 4.6-liter crate engine with a Kenne Bell 1700 (1.7L) twin-screw supercharger. Larry can't say enough good things about the folks at Kenne Bell, Howard Brook, and Jim Fleishman. Anyone who's installed a late-model engine in an older car will tell you, if there is one thing that is going to give you trouble, it is the wiring. Jim Fleishman is a friend of a friend of Howard who wired the car with a 2003 Mustang wiring harness. Larry was extremely pleased that after few long-distant phone conferences between Howard and Jim Bell (of Kenne Bell), the car fired up at the first twist of the key.
Larry claims, "We were not trying to build a Shelby or Eleanor clone, this car is more than that, but if you've seen "Gone in 60 Seconds" with Nicolas Cage, our '67 GT/R-Code sounds a lot like Eleanor, just a little meaner." There's no reason to doubt that, considering the sound from the car is coming from an X-Pipe MagnaPak exhaust system from Magnaflow Performance that helps the supercharged engine pump out 500 horses at 6,000 rpm and 522 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,500 rpm. That kind of power easily propels the car to 11.8-second quarter-mile times at speeds around 117 mph.
When you build a car, sometimes you compromise, sometimes you don't and there were very few compromises on this build. Only the best of the best suppliers and parts were used. This includes the interior pieces as well. Pro Car seats covered in a combination of black leather, red suede, and silver leather trim from Katzkin Leather wraps the driver in luxurious, yet sporty comfort, while he or she grasps the 3-spoke Grant steering wheel in one hand and the Hurst shifter in the other. Katzkin leather also supplied the custom suede door panel inserts. As intended, the interior looks very much like the 2005 Mustang interior with the interior upgrade and color accent packages.
Maybe it's the smooth yet defined bodylines, glass-like DuPont Silver Pearl paint, the stance provided by the dropped suspension and 18-inch meat, the supercharged V8, or the updated custom interior. Whatever "it" is, it is captivating, regardless of where your manufacturer loyalty lies.Yes sir, if Ford hit a homerun with the 2005 Mustang, the Performance West Group's crew has knocked the ball out of the park with their 1967 Mustang GT/R-Code.


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Excellent. Can't wait to see where this goes.
Hi all,
This is my first attempt at participating in the CWBP. I've selected Argria from industrygothica's excellent Anuroch map [Map 27].
Argria is on the border of Anuroch and the Endless Steppe. I'm envisioning it as an old fortress town, once tasked with holding the hordes at bay. As the barbarians quietened down over the years it has evolved beyond that original mandate - into a bustling border town ripe with trade and the colorful mingling of cultures. Trade now flows across the steppes more easily, with escorts and guarantees of passage from the local steppe-lords or Khans or whatever (have to do some research), though there is still banditry.
In the markets of Argria itself you can find fine Qashyan horses, silks, spices, dwarven steel, and all manner of more exotic trade goods. Sample the fare of the steppe people, cooked authentically in shields over a roaring fire. Just don't ask about the provenance of the meat in your stir-fry. The nomads are known to be a bit touchy about that...
So, on the understanding that the maps are "about" 600 miles on a side, I broke down Anuroch into 100-mile-square regions and took the one containing Argria. Then I divided that into 10-mile-squares (attached). This is my starting point. I'd like to detail more than just the settlement...including some features of the surrounding area. I plan a wall...or moat...or something. We'll see.
Excellent. Can't wait to see where this goes.
Ah someone committed to proper scaling... good sign already !
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Heh. Well. It's *highly approximate*. I cropped off the border, made a square the size of the map, scaled it by 50% and then by 33%, and used that to place some guides. Not exactly proper surveyor's tools!
@IG: Was wondering if you'd put any thought into the human culture of the area? Architectural influences, etc? With a border town you can get away with a nice mish-mash of stuff but, still, I don't want to conflict heavily with your conception of the culture.
A couple of things I've been thinking about:
1) A very high tower: The river provides a very effective barrier for bottlenecking troops either at fords or bridges (which would be necessary for letting trade caravans cross). If you can see further you can spot the dust cloud and know where to move your troops.
2) A wall: Not terribly effective at keeping folks out, maybe, but good against people on horses for sure. Takes a lot of slaves (or serfs) to build a wall...unless you've got magic. So, I'm also picturing:
3) The Stoneshaper's Guild: It took them more than a hundred years to build the wall even with magic. Over the years a guild of sorts formed and, today, it's still around. The guild's architects are in high demand from all corners of the continent and its headquarters is a sight to behold.
Here's something else: the bullette's teeth. Maybe instead of the wall (but I'm now sort of attached to the guild) or maybe as well as. Horses have trouble on rocky ground. Riding fast across it is a good way to break a leg and unhorse a rider. If you're facing mounted foes riding across a plain, wouldn't it make sense to maybe create a nice strip of small, rock-like obstructions - no barrier to folks travelling on foot, but a nightmare to cavalry. Put it this side of the river and you've got a not-so-good situation for would-be mounted invaders.
Just thinking here. Probably silly stuff...but.
I haven't really put a lot of thought into the region as far as architecture is concerned, or any other cultural influences for that matter.
Your ideas sound good and solid to me.
Here's a (really) rough pass at a regional map layout. I only did it at this scale to get my additions in there, to be explained with flavor text. If I do an "environs" map it'll probably focus on 40mi x 40 mi spanning from the east side of the wall to the west side of the river at the bottom of the map.
Had fun making the icons...even they don't show much of anything. Hopefully I'll get to put some work into designing the city tomorrow. Had a lot of work to do tonight.
[edit]to be clear, this isn't my map...it's a section I cut from IG's map to set the lay of the land around Argria.[/edit]
Oh.. oh.. pretty cool icons!
Check out my City Designer 3 tutorials. See my fantasy (city) maps in this thread.
Gandwarf has fallen into shadow...
It's looking pretty good. We're going to have to get a team together to harass you into putting out a pack of those wonderful icons!
One thing that's got me scratching my head though, is why westwall is on the eastern side of the city. Of course, I just woke up and it will be an hour or so before my brain kicks in.
Heh. Thanks on the icons. They're actually pretty easy...maybe I can do a tutorial. Just used some "concept art" techniques on them and they did turn out pretty cool. Well, mainly the city one turned out cool. The other two are so-so.
Ah. The wall. Well, truthfully, because the city is on the west side of the right place to *build* a wall But I put some thought into it and decided that maybe it was a two-tier defense. The forward position gives you a better view of the steppes and earlier warning. The river is a good place to bog down invaders and reduce their numbers - and give warning to the folks on the wall in case you fail to turn them back.
Secondly, the town could serve as sort of the last safe place for caravans setting out across the steppes to rest up and resupply before leaving into no-man's-land. Same goes for those coming in - it'd take longer to get up the elevation to the gate in the wall, especially if you've got the horde on your tail.
It's positioning was one of the reasons I added Bastion. I figure there are others along the river but Bastion is the big one. They're really just outposts writ large...and Argria eventually grew into a city/town. I was thinking maybe it had a more "forty" name long ago.
[edit]Oh, and, also: without the outposts you might have nomads sniffing right up to your doorstep. They helped the kingdom take and hold the land west of the mountains and provided a handy buffer zone, even though no one really wanted to live there. Maybe there'd now be quite a few relatively new towns between them and the mountains.
I'm mainly making this stuff up as I go along, trying to find the story in the map you made. So, please, do ask questions if something doesn't seem right...it'll prompt me to come up with a plausible explanation or make changes so things make sense.
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Started sketching tonight, using Autodesk Sketchbook Express (came with my new Intuos4) to try it out. Turned into more than a sketch, though, and I probably will just now move to doing something more finished in PS...I don't think this is really "finished quality" but there's no point my drawing a bunch of buildings to just have to redraw them later. This should give the general layout and feel, I guess.
Basically, you've got the watchtower on a small hill surrounded by fortifications with military structures inside of the wall. Around it, close by for safety, you've got the older structures of the town...the inevitable hangers-on that follow any military force and eventually set up permanent shop and form the basis of the town that some day surrounds the base. Beyond that, things get a bit more structured and maybe slightly more up-scale. Temples, community spaces, market squares, etc. To the west is the nomad quarter, featuring living space (both mobile and permanent), trading areas of the bazaar (ranging from an upturned shield over a fire where "meat" is cooked to horse auctions), and hiring-on markets (where an outgoing caravan can arrange for native escort and spread bribes for "passage banners" that will supposedly allay attacks while crossing the steppes).
I've probably made this into a bigger project than I should have but...hey...that's me.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Wal-Mart has said it will scrap three stores planned for the District and will review whether to continue with the other three District stores under construction if the new living wage bill becomes law.
Mayor Vincent Gray is weighing whether to veto the bill or not. He told WUSA9 that he taking Wal-Mart's threats to pull out, seriously.
"The Wal-Mart folks, for example, have been very clear about their position, I want to hear it again now that the bill has passed," said Mayor Gray.
The Mayor implied in his first public comments after Wednesday's vote that the legislation unfairly targets big box stores.
"We've got Costco who we've talked to about the success they've had here. They've talked to us about the possibility of expanding. They're going to be affected by this. Wegmans, in terms of whether they come to the District of Columbia. Lowes, which is in the throes of building a new store here. So, I've got to look at the full impact," said Mayor Gray.
The city's current minimum wage is $8.25, a dollar higher than the national rate. The bill would require large retailers to pay wages no lower than $12.50 per hour.
Giant and Safeway would not be affected.
"It's hard to understand why those who have collective bargaining agreements are exempted from this and those who aren't are not exempted," said the Mayor.
Today, federal workers at the Smithsonian protested low wages and lobbied for higher minimum wages. While the bill would not affect them, Mayor Gray said he understands their concerns, but does not want the city to lose out on $1800 jobs promised by the Wal-Mart stores.
After the city council transfers the bill to the Mayor, he has 10 business days to decide whether to veto it.
All indications are that he will. The City Council needs nine votes to override a veto. The vote Wednesday was 8 to 5.


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Hello all. After "googleing" for a solution i ve not find it.
I would know if is there any way to create a service class and deny some file types.
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Port of Savannah to deepen its harbor
November 21, 2012 - LM Editorial
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced that as part of his FY2014 budget proposal, he will seek an additional $50 million in funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project at the Georgia Ports Authority Board meeting.
"I am committed to allocating funds and time to this pivotal link in our logistics network," said Deal. "Expanding the Savannah Harbor is vital to our renewed economic growth and plays an integral role in helping make our state the No. 1 place in the nation in which to do business."
If approved, the proposal will increase state funding for the deepening project to $231.1 million.
"Studies indicate that the port deepening will reduce shipping costs by at least $213 million a year," said Georgia Ports Authority Board Chairman Robert Jepson. "The 5.5-to-1 benefit-to-cost ratio demonstrates that the expenditure would be a wise investment of federal dollars."
Overall, the cost of the project is anticipated to be $652 million. The Record of Decision, signifying final federal approval for the project, was issued in October, allowing for construction to begin in 2013.
"The milestone decision made thus far by our federal agencies along with strong support from the state signifies great confidence in the surety and soundness of our deepening plan," said Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz. "We are and will continue to work diligently with our leaders in Washington to cultivate further funding for a successful port deepening."
The announcement comes at a time when many southeast and gulf ports are positioning themselves for the Panama Canal expansion – currently on schedule for 2014.
Zepol Corporation, a leading trade intelligence service, noted that as America's seaports prepare for balanced trade, shippers can expect to see more regional cooperation among ports. But Zepol's president, Paul Rasmussen, has one caveat: "That doesn't mean regional rivalry will disappear."
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First Thursday, St. Cloud: Author Kathryn Fitzmaurice
St. Cloud is hosting an evening Skype conference with Author Kathryn Fitzmaurice for its First Thursday program on June 6, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. If you have a question for the author of "Destiny, Rewritten" we'd love to hear from you! You can drop off your question at any of the St. Cloud public service desks. Or, send an email with your question to firstname.lastname@example.com. You are also invited to attend the conference in the library's Mississippi Community Room where you can ask your question live. Fitzmaurice will be Skyping from her home in California.
Fitzmaurice is a former elementary schoolteacher who has successfully transitioned to full-time writing. Her first children's novel, "The Year The Swallows Came Early," was named a Best Kids' Book by Scholastic's Instructor Magazine. That book was followed by "A Diamond In The Desert," based on the true story of a baseball team from a WWII Japanese internment camp. It is a VOYA (Voice Of Youth Advocates) magazine 2012 Top Shelf Fiction selection for middle school readers, and the film rights have been purchased. Her latest novel, "Destiny, Rewritten," has been selected to several top books lists.
This is a great opportunity to learn from a professional children's author. It is funded in part with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


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I looked around in the forum before I posted this and I found some pointers for Exchange, but I was wondering what are my options if I don't use Exchange?
Here is what I would consider to be usable solutions:
1. Existing Mail Server (Primary)/Zimbra (Secondary)
- Zimbra MX has lower priority than existing mail server
- Not every account will be in Zimbra
- Every account that is in Zimbra should have all mails existing on the mail server
- Sending emails must be possible between all accounts
- Only Zimbra accounts would have calendars/contacts
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2. Zimbra is IMAP client to existing mail server
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3. Existing mail server acts as a gateway domain server
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Basically, we don't want to disable our existing mail server while evaluating Zimbra.
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Boone, NC (Sports Network) - Jerry Jones led all scorers with 22 points as
the Duquesne Dukes edged the Appalachian State Mountaineers, 73-72, in a non-
league affair at the Holmes Center.
For the Dukes (3-3), Kadeem Pantophlet added 11 points and seven rebounds.
Nathan Healy finished with 21 points for the Mountaineers (1-5), Tab Hamilton
scored 19 and pulled down seven rebounds, while Jay Canty registered a double-
double with 15 points and 10 assists.
Duquesne shot very well to start the contest, connecting on 50 percent of its
field goals, including 7-of-12 from three-point range, as the visitors went
into halftime leading comfortably, 47-33. Appalachian State shot 43.8 percent
from the floor, including 4-of-11 on three-point attempts through the first 20
minutes of play.
After the break, the Dukes cooled off and managed to hit just 31 percent from
the field, missing all but two of their 14 three-point attempts. The
Mountaineers were able to mount a comeback by shooting 57.7 percent from the
floor, including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc.
A 24-9 run to open the second half gave the Mountaineers the lead midway
through the period. The teams traded leads the rest of the way and after
trailing by two with just 47 seconds to play, Duquesne scored five straight
points to take the lead for good and hold on for the victory.
The Dukes, who survived 17 turnovers, dominated in the paint by outscoring the
Mountaineers 34-16.
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