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Gardening Articles: Flowers :: Perennials
Hardy Geraniums (page 3 of 3)
by Robin M.W. Parer
Using Hardy Geraniums in the Garden
Hardy geraniums make landscape problems a virtue. Here are my recommendations for some specific garden situations.
For shady areas, our native East Coast wildflower, G. maculatum (zones 4 to 9), is unrivaled. The best selections have inch-sized light pink flowers that fade to cream in the center.
Deep shade is always a problem for gardeners. G. nodosum (zones 5 to 9) does well in these conditions, forming small colonies of slightly shiny mid-green leaves with scattered funnel-shaped flowers in light lilac to quite dark pink.
If you would like an imposing plant that will form a clump in the shade, G. phaeum (zones 3 to 9) -- particularly the wonderful form 'Samobor' -- is a good choice. 'Samobor' has maroon blotches on its leaves and reddish maroon flowers. There is an ethereal white form, G. phaeum 'Album' that harmonizes beautifully with green and white variegated plants and also some dark forms with rich, dark chocolate-colored flowers.
A well-known, widely available hardy geranium for shade is G. endressii 'Wargrave Pink' . There are many other varieties of this species available.
The last time I counted, there were 34 named varieties of G. oxonianum (zones 5 to 9). In my opinion, the four best are: 'A.T. Johnson' (luminous pink); 'Phoebe Nobel' (dark pink); 'Winscombe' (pale pink fading to dark pink); and 'Walter's Gift' (pale pink flowers with darker veins and leaves marked with maroon). Grow any of these in shade to partial sun, and shear them to the ground in midseason to produce new leaves and new flowers.
Ground Covers
My two favorites are varieties of G. macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety' and 'Czakor' (both hardy in zones 3 to 9). The former has aromatic leaves, which smell of balsam or pine, and pale pink flowers. 'Czakor' has strong magenta-colored flowers. Both are aggressive, weed smothering, very attractive ground covers. In mild-winter regions, they remain evergreen all year.
A less aggressive offspring of G. macrorrhizum is G. cantabrigiense (zones 4 to 9). There are two fine color forms: 'Biokovo' (white with a flush of pink) and 'Cambridge' (mid-pink with a slightly paler throat).
In Rock Gardens or Containers
If you wish to put a geranium in a specialized location, such as in a container on a porch or patio or in a rock garden, you might like to try the neat and compact G. cinereum 'Ballerina' or G. cinereum subcaulescens (zones 4 to 9). The former has inch-wide pale lavender flowers with wine-colored veins that contrast pleasantly with its ash-gray leaves. Or consider the flat little mound of brown leaves formed by the more cold-tender G. sessiliflorum 'Nigricans' (zones 8 to 10). Its flowers, however, are small, white, and in hiding. G. dalmaticum (zones 4 to 9), with nickel-sized leaves and a flush of pale pink flowers in late spring, is more showy.
Perennial Border
Perhaps you are hoping to fill a perennial border this year or tuck a geranium in some sunny location in the garden. G. sanguineum should be on everyone's list. Particularly nice forms to try are G. sanguineum striatum with pale pink flowers and deep pink veins; 'Cedric Morris' with large, mid-green leaves and 1 1/4-inch light magenta flowers; or the beautiful G. sanguineum 'Album', which is more open and billowy in habit than the other two selections and whose flowers are pure white.
Blue Flowers
Are you crazy about blue in the garden? I've mentioned the violet-blue flowers of G. magnificum. The hybrid G. 'Spinners' (zones 4 to 9) also has deep blue flowers, but there is a hint of mauve to the color. 'Johnson's Blue' (zones 4 to 9) is a clear sky blue, and G. wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety' (zones 6 to 9) is also a light blue, but the center of each flower is white, and the leaves are faintly mottled in a lighter creamy green. G. himalayense (zones 5 to 9) has deep blue flowers that fade toward red in the center of the petals. There is double form of G. himalayense 'Birch Double', with smaller, lilac blue flowers. Perhaps you would like a paler color? G. pratense 'Mrs. Kendall Clarke' is a pale gray blue with gray veins.
White Flowers
If you are looking for white, G. clarkii 'Kashmir White' (zones 3 to 9) is a good choice. The flowers are quite large. They are white but with lilac veins, and there is a faint lavender wash over the petals. They look like a host of butterflies fluttering over the surface of the finely dissected leaves.
A geranium that has a very long flowering season, but, alas, is only hardy in zones 8 to 9, is G. riversleaianum 'Mavis Simpson'. Its pale pink flowers start in early spring and continue until early fall, forming a charming contrast with its gray-green leaves.
Magenta Flowers
If you would like to make a dramatic statement in the garden, there are two magenta geraniums that draw the eye like a magnet. G. psilostemon (zones 5 to 9) forms, over a number of years, an imposing clump of dinner-plate-sized, mid-green leaves through which branched flowering stems bear an endless succession of inch-sized, black-eyed, magenta flowers. A more sprawling plant, and one of the finest geraniums for the perennial border, is its hybrid offspring 'Ann Folkard' (zones 5 to 9), whose purplish magenta flowers with their dark eyes form a fine contrast with chartreuse leaves. 'Ann Folkard' also blooms over a long period -- from spring to fall.
Growing hardy geraniums is a dangerous passion. There are so many wonderful plants to choose from. They are becoming widely available in the United States and Canada though mail-order nurseries, and most gardeners find it impossible to stop at only one.
Robin Parer owns and operates Geraniaceae Nursery in Kentfield, California.
Photography by Mike MacCaskey/National Gardening Association


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SEIA Embraces Efforts to Double Renewables Worldwide by 2030
WASHINGTON, DC - The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), along with other U.S. renewable power industries, today hailed the goal announced at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing of doubling renewable energy in the 21-member economies by 2030. This follows last year's commitment to encourage technology transfer, and joint efforts to lower costs and attract investment.
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"Dear Steve,
VA Home loan for $125,000 + Line of Credit for $28,000 = Original basis of $153,000
Went to settlement on August 2007, no representative.
Country Wide Bank financed the loan.
Lost Job 2009 – Unemployed now and retired!
Had to rent property to pay mortage
Bank of America now has loan.
Loan is no longer a VA backed loan, It is now an FHA loan!
Unable to refinance
Under water by $70,000
I have tried several times to no avail, to refinance this loan, most recently with Wells Fargo Bank. I Just received a letter stating that they are unable to approve my application because "Not eligible for VA "IRRRL"" I have no idea what is IRRRL).
I contacted Bank of America several times looking for resolution, to no avail. It took them 2 years to contact me.
I was late a couple times with my mortage payment and when I contacted Bank of America, they referred to my mortage as "Dept Collection", what is that and why am I being referred to as a "dept collection", why not as late on my mortage?
I am confussed now, and dont know where to turn! I am not even sure what my question to you is!
I dont know where to turn, all I know is that something is not right with this loan and no one will to touch it!!
What can I do? Where should I go? Who can I contact?
Thank you,
Dear Edward,
The VA IRRRL is a Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan. According to Veterans Affairs to be eligible for the IRRRL you have to meet the following:
- An IRRRL can only be made to refinance a property on which you have already used your VA loan eligibility. It must be a VA to VA refinance, and it will reuse the entitlement you originally used.
- A Certificate of Eligibility (COE) is not required. If you have your Certificate of Eligibility, take it to the lender to show the prior use of your entitlement.
- No loan other than the existing VA loan may be paid from the proceeds of an IRRRL. If you have a second mortgage, the holder must agree to subordinate that lien so that your new VA loan will be a first mortgage.
- You may have used your entitlement by obtaining a VA loan when you bought your house, or by substituting your eligibility for that of the seller, if you assumed the loan.
- The occupancy requirement for an IRRRL is different from other VA loans. For an IRRRL you need only certify that you previously occupied the home.
The VA also states:
- No appraisal or credit underwriting package is required when applying for an IRRRL.
- An IRRRL may be done with "no money out of pocket" by including all costs in the new loan or by making the new loan at an interest rate high enough to enable the lender to pay the costs.
- When refinancing from an existing VA ARM loan to a fixed rate loan, the interest rate may increase.
- No lender is required to give you an IRRRL, however, any VA lender of your choosing may process your application for an IRRRL.
- Veterans are strongly urged to contact several lenders because terms may vary.
- You may NOT receive any cash from the loan proceeds.
The underlying problems here are that it does not look like you meet the loan requirement since you do not have a VA loan and the property is not owner occupied and that creates a refinancing problem.
On the modification front I suggest you review the links below.
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In order to assist you, the housing expert will need to gather some information from you. Have the following documents handy:
- Information about your first mortgage, such as your monthly mortgage statement.
- Information about any second mortgage or home equity line of credit on the house.
- Information about the monthly gross (before tax) income of all household members contributing to pay the mortgage, including recent pay stubs if you receive them or documentation of income you receive from other sources.
- Information about your savings and other assets.
- Account balances and minimum monthly payments due on all of your credit cards.
- Account balances and monthly payments on all your other debts such as student loans and car loans.
- Your most recent income tax return.
- It may also be helpful to have: A letter describing any circumstances that caused your income to be reduced or expenses to be increased (job loss, divorce, illness, etc.), if applicable.
You can also get free help and housing counseling from a local HUD approved counselor. You can find your local free housing counselor, here.
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Not sure if your mortgage company offers modification programs? Not all do. You can contact your mortgage company to ask them about mortgage modification programs you might be eligible for. Click here to find your mortgage company.
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Want to know the net present value (NPV) of your home for the mortgage modification process? No problem, use the free NPV calculator to find out. The NPV calculator is right here.
The calculator can be used by homeowners who have been denied a HAMP modification because of their NPV result or can also be used by homeowners prior to applying for a HAMP modification to help them better understand the NPV evaluation.
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Sometimes, there are a handful of games made within our beloved male-dominated video games industry where it's obvious that one gender is put over the other. In many cases, women are overwhelmingly represented as little more than sex objects or helpless damsels, and men as hulking, muscular characters who are only heroes if they're blowing shit up.
Video games are a form of entertainment, plain and simple. But just like film or television, there is ongoing criticism that many video games are sexist and promote unhealthy stereotypes and attitudes, with the Lara Croft reboot and its developers the latest under fire for their use of rape as a plot device in relation to the female protagonist.
Though there has been many developments against these stereotypes and plenty more which have proved critics otherwise, there are still games this generation which have fueled the fire of the sexist video game debate. Here are 5 undeniably sexist or otherwise sexually stereotypical video games of this generation.
Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball 2
DoA: Extreme Beach Volleyball 2 should have just been named Dead or Alive: Extreme Bouncing Mammary Simulation. Words cannot describe how hilariously baffling DoA: Extreme Beach Volleyball 2 and its existence as a video game is.
A spin-off of the Dead or Alive fighting franchise, Extreme Beach Volleyball 2 and its predecessor focused on putting the entire female fighting roster onto an island to compete in a Volleyball tournament, all without other males and all in tight little bikinis and swimwear for the player's viewing pleasure. No real storyline, no real characterisation; just virtual girls to ogle at.
Interestingly, the game's engine has complex, dedicated jiggle physics for each individual female character's breasts, as well as a fully implemented tan line system. Volleyball seemed to have been used as necessary context to create the game for the... DoA Volleyball fans. Who knew there were so many to warrant a spin-off?
There is simply no justifying this game as fun or purchase worthy when the breast physics evidently received more attention than the shallow Volleyball gameplay, "friendship" system and several meaningless mini-games. No true gamer can convince me they bought this game solely for fun rather than a sad perv.
If you've played Bayonetta, or even seen the titular character, I really don't need to elaborate too much on this one. Hypersexualised from head to toe, the depiction of Bayonetta is the typical ultra-sexy, anatomically disproportionate and unrealistically curvy, unstoppable heroine who utilises or otherwise flaunts her sexuality as her power.
The head director of the game, Hideki Kamiya stated that the core of the game and its protagonist's attacks is "sexiness", and that the character of Bayonetta and her ability to transfer into a panther was reflective of the development team's desire to create a "sexy witch". Well, that explains that, I suppose.
I personally enjoyed what little time I had with Bayonetta back when it first released, but it was hard not to notice or at least cringe at many of the combat moves, which position her in sexually suggestive poses, and just the general ridiculousness of it all. Fortunately for Bayonetta, its developers gave the game's combat, modes and customisation systems a level of depth and fun many other titles on this list can't boast about.
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
Maybe for a certain audience, Onechanbara is awesome fun and completely understandable. But making a game that revolves around mindlessly killing zombies as women who only can wear bikinis and underwear and who have as much character development as a brick wall, well, it just asked for trouble.
It didn't help that it received unanimous negative reviews on its portrayal of women, and most criticised its graphics as terrible and its gameplay as absolutely horrid, with no depth or true fun factor at all. The story revolved around two sisters and their dormant powers from a cursed bloodline which manifests itself once more when zombies suddenly invade Tokyo. The gameplay is absolutely awful and is as boring as the premise. Dead Rising is a much better alternative for fun zombie killing than Onechanbara ever could hope to achieve.
Onechanbara is probably one of the worst Xbox 360 exclusives out there, and one of the more obvious examples of why video gaming is still not taken seriously by many, and still regarded, often wrongly, but often understandably, as a medium which facilitates immature and outdated representations of women.
Lollipop Chainsaw
Look, it's okay. You can admit it. Chainsaws and zombies are awesome, but we know why you bought Lollipop Chainsaw. Yeah yeah, it's because it's "cool", riiight, whatever; it's because Juliet is your dream girl.
An eighteen year-old cheerleader that kills zombies with a chainsaw and other crazy awesome moves and weapons is appealing to many, but it's hard to deny or at least acknowledge the shallowness or ridiculous level of underlying stereotype embodied within Juliet. Her overly sexualised and hyper-feminised costumes, her ditzy mannerisms, suggestive poses; Suda has a style for his games and a particular audience, so it's understandable that Lollipop Chainsaw contains short skirts, crazy humour, ridiculous amounts of gore and a lack of seriousness.
But if you bought it expecting otherwise (again, I doubt it), it wasn't exactly a smart buy. It's not really a thought-provoking game to begin with, anyway.
Duke Nukem Forever
After over a decade of development hell, DNF finally came, saw... and has mostly destroyed any love the Duke Nukem franchise once had with fans. With its horrible, unbalanced gameplay, outdated engine and attempted tongue-in-cheek sexism that isn't even remotely amusing as it admittedly sometimes was, Duke and his charm wasn't how everyone remembered him, save for the crude humour. DNF was otherwise destined for doom.
Duke is a funny character if you don't take him too seriously. But it's hard sometimes to not take notice of the way the game crudely treats him or its female characters, or "babes", almost like everyone is sub-human. Whether it's subtly, like one scene featuring a strip club with an in-game advertisement for "tampon night", or the more in-your-face sexism and objectification that Duke Nukem is well known for, such as the slappable wall-boobs, Duke does and has always reeked of some pretty intense sexism and objectification of women. Doesn't matter that it's his signature style; it still is terribly cringe-worthy stuff.
It isn't just the babes, though. The character of Duke has always been the epitome of male objectification; tall, hyper-muscular, obsessed with and concerned only with sex. Is it possible for a male protagonist to be a hero or a "man" if he's not testosterone-filled, physically muscular, or otherwise saving "babes" in distress? Duke, doesn't think so. He ain't got time to bleed anyway.
I am guilty of having a laugh at Duke's past sexist antics, but there is a line and 3D Realms and Gearbox certainly crossed it in some aspects.
What do you think about some of these games listed? Agree or disagree? Are there any other games of this gen which take it too far? Tell us below.
Nathan Misa is the senior games writer, reviewer and contributor for MMGN.com and GamesFix. He is an avid RPG gamer and general nutcase when it comes to anything Japanese. You can hear his ramblings and thoughts here on MMGN, Google+ and Twitter.
Pilkingbod said: I always thought Bayonetta sort of combatted the typical stereotype portreyed in games like Dead or Alive, for example. As for Lollypop Chainsaw, I reckon they're taking the piss, because that's way too over the top.
Really refreshing to see games like Beyond having a female protagonist who's not been injected with extra polygons around the chest or blonde AND she has an interesting story!
MX_Xizz0R said: its only going to get worse when we get the R rating.
Oh and where is Sonya blade on the list?
renagadez said: Recently finished Lollipop Chainsaw. There is an achievement which is earned by looking up her skirt.
MX_Xizz0R said: its only going to get worse when we get the R rating.
Kerosanak said: No games centering of half naked dudes.
I'm offended. Hate crime.
Leasha said: Shadows of the damned talked a sexy "Kinda" game....
maxiboy said: Notice how almost all of these are japanese?
MX_Xizz0R said: its only going to get worse when we get the R rating.
Andrew489 said: Not gonna comment on how this article is unfathomably biased, but Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball 2 isn't in this generation. It was the last one.
Leasha said: Actually just picked up Lollypop Chainsaw! It was in the bargain bin at JB which I wasn't surprised about.
Thought it would be good for a laugh and I wasn't wrong. Overly sexualised, crazy ditzy girl and stupid inudendos. It had everything I expected.
I played for about 2 hours on Saturday and then I got over it. Hopefully I'll go back to it though. I'll just put in the 'I want to mindlessly kill zombies' pile. Although I must say I'd probably pick Dead Rising over this any day of the week.
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High School: Helped lead Auburn High School to a 33-6 record during prep career....Was named to the All-Opelika-Auburn News team as a senior...Started in all 14 games and recorded 14 tackles and three interceptions as a senior...Posted 42 tackles and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown in 2008. He started in all 13 games to help lead Auburn High School to a 12-1 record as a sophomore...Also competed with the track and field team in high school.
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Oakley Covers Over the Hump
Oakley, an Over the Hump sponsor, covered the race on their website…. "Over the Hump is a 'grassroots' event, which brings the Orange County Mountain Bike community together for a midweek, laidback, fun race."
Check out the post at: http://www.oakley.com/sports/mtb/posts/1569
Thanks to all of our Over the Hump Sponsors who have made the race possible. Visit them at http://raceoc.com/sponsors/
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Alpine and Ivy League Records are ecstatic to announce that they have just inked a deal with Votiv Records for the USA release of the band's debut album "A Is For Alpine". Fast building a name for themselves as a force to be reckoned with, the Votiv roster also includes We Are Augustines, Gaz Coombe (Supergrass), Imagineray Cities, and our very own Cloud Control, amongst others.
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There's a lot of splintering in feminist groups. Feminist seems like a bad word, even to women and men who want equal rights and equal pay for the genders. Even to those that agree there is a patriarchy and that we should work to dismantle it. Even to those who agree that the way we treat each other, and our daughters, and our sons, is shameful.
There are so many extremes, and extremists within the feminist community – within any large community. There are those that deny rights to trans women – such as the simple right to attend a music festival. There are those that are hateful towards women who work within the sex industry. There are those that would deny someone the right to call themselves a feminist if they do something that knowingly buys into the patriarchal system – something like shaving their legs or wearing makeup.
A lot of educated, bright, intelligent men and women want to be distanced from the word – and its baggage – and that's their right. It's only a word, but it brings about so much confusion and emotion with it. All people who have a belief system that a lot of people subscribe to – Christians, Republicans, Socialists, etc. – they all deal with this problem.
It's hard enough to find one person that nearly matches our beliefs, let alone an entire community. There's plenty of feminists I disagree with, but in the end we have to remember that we all want the same thing, generally speaking. We might disagree with how to go about it, or the cause of it, or the symptoms of it, but in the end we are still seeking the same thing – equality for humanity.
It's gotten kind of fashionable now to turn around and say "I'm not a feminist anymore!" but you're still a feminist – you're still fighting for the same things. You're just not calling yourself a feminist anymore to avoid the aforementioned baggage and misconceptions. You're distancing yourself from the prejudices people conjure up when they hear a certain word.
Because of different socialization in the patriarchy, men and women will learn how to be passionate about issues in different ways, and we need to be considerate of that when seeking to inform. One woman told me she was having trouble getting men to listen to her when talking about sexual harassment on the street until she mentioned the Trayvon Martin case – that he deserved to be able to walk down the street without being troubled. Suddenly some men understood – it was about feeling frightened and threatened by another individual. She was able to appeal to a man by taking into consideration that men have different experiences than women, and by making the conversation relevant to him.
I know there's plenty of people out there that don't like the word itself because it's too female centric. It ignores the fact that what most feminists want is equality – regardless of gender, sex, race, ethnicity, class, disability, religion, sexual identity, sexual orientation, etc. It can be an alienating word, especially to men, but I strongly believe that we cannot have massive social change if we don't engage the other half of the population. Many men and women both desire equality and now that the framework of feminism has done a big bulk of the work, we're left to work out the details.
Women can work, but they're being paid less for comparative work. Women can have positions in government, but they're underrepresented. Women can easily find themselves work in the entertainment industry, but are still regulated to certain roles. Why? How can we change this? These are issues that men and women can – and will – solve together. There's no need to antagonize one another.
In the end, most of us just want to find happiness and contentment in our life. Very few wish to bring misery to others. So I'll continue calling myself a feminist, and continue to have issues with the word and people's misconceptions, and I'll continue to engage with others about what we can do to improve our society and make it a more hospitable, compassionate place for everyone. These are my goals.
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CHAPTER 6 SECTIONS > Scientific Theory | Spatial | Temporal | Radiometric | The Landsat Niche
Spatial resolution is the resolving power of an instrument needed for
the discrimination of features and is based on detector size, focal length,
and sensor altitude. More commonly used descriptive terms for spatial
resolution are ground sample distance (GSD) and instantaneous field of
view (IFOV). The IFOV, or pixel size, is the area of terrain or ocean
covered by the field of view of a single detector. The ETM+ ground samples
at three different resolutions; 30 meters for bands 1-5, and 7, 60 meters
for band 6, and 15 meters for band 8. Figure 6.3 illustrates the ETM+
IFOV for bands 1-5 and 7 relative to other sensors and a football field.
IKONOS, the recently launched Space Imaging sensor, has an IFOV of 1 meter.
The French SPOT panchromatic sensor an IFOV of 10 meters whereas the SPOT
multispectral (XS) sensor has an IFOV of 20 meters. ETM+ has an IFOV of
30 meters for bands 1-5, and 7 of 30 meters while the Indian Remote Sensing
Satellite (IRS) has an IFOV of 36.25 meters.
Figure 6.3 - ETM+ Spatial Resolution Relative to Other Sensors
A standard WRS scene covers a land area approximately 185 kilomenters
(across-track) by 180 kilometers (along-track). A more precise estimate
for actual scene size can be calculated from the
0R product image dimensions. These are listed in table 6.1
It is natural to assume that one could determine a scene's spatial extent
by multiplying the rows and columns of a scene by the IFOV. This would
lead to a scene width of 198 kilometers (6600 samples * 30 meters) and
a scene length of 180 kilometers (6000 lines * 30 meters). While this
calculation applies to scene length, the scene width calculation is more
complicated due to the presence of image buffers and the staggered image
bands in the 0R product. Left and right image buffers were placed in the
0R product to accommodate a possible increase in scan line length over
the mission's life. The staggered image bands result from the
focal plane design which LPS accounts for by registering the bands
during 0R processing. The end result is an increasing amount of zero-fill
preamble according to the band order on the ground projected focal plane
The detector offsets determine the amount of zero fill preamble for
each band. These are listed in Table 6.2 and can also be found in the
Calibration Parameter File. Coincident imagery for
all 8 bands starts at pixel location 247 for the 30 meter bands. One need
only to look at at the reverse scan odd detector offset for band 6 to
see that this is true. This number, 116, is actually in 60 meter IFOVs
which translates to 232 30 meter pixels. Another 14 pixels must be added
to this number to account for the seven minor frames of image data pre-empted
by time code. Coincident imagery for all 8 bands ends at pixel location
6333 for the 30 meter bands. This number is determined by looking at the
reverse even detector offset for band 8. Add to this number the value
12,626 which represents the number of band 8 pixels per line (6313 minor
frames times 2). The total, 12,666, is halved to put the ending pixel
number into 30 meter units. The number of coincident images pixels in
a scan is therefore 6087 (6333 - 247 + 1). The nominal width for a scene
is therefore 182.61 kilometers (6087 * 30 meters).


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Is nostalgia enough to lure Gretzky home?
When Jim Balsillie announced his intentions to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes, his hope was that Wayne Gretzky would become an ally in the attempt to relocate the struggling franchise to southern Ontario.
When Jim Balsillie announced his intentions to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes, his hope was that Wayne Gretzky would become an ally in the attempt to relocate the struggling franchise to southern Ontario.
On the surface, it seemed like a logical plan.
The head coach and minority owner of the Coyotes, who has been the unofficial ambassador for the National Hockey League's expansion to the southern U. S., is the reason why a non-traditional market such as Phoenix has a team in the first place. So why not return to his roots and carry the flag for a seventh Canadian franchise?
After all, Gretzky was born and raised in Brantford, Ont., where his father still lives and where a street was named in the former NHLer's honour. And seven months ago, he told an audience that he was in favour of the Greater Toronto Area receiving another franchise.
But since his trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, California has become more of a home than Canada.
It is where Gretzky's eldest daughter, Paulina, is attempting a career as a model, actress and pop singer. It is where his teenaged son, Trevor, is a high school quarterback for the No. 1-ranked team in the state. And it is where the 48-year-old, his wife Janet and their three other children have lived for the past two decades.
"Why would Wayne want to go back to Canada?" asked Hollywood agent and friend Marv Dauer. "He's been in L. A. for 21 years. His kids are in school here -- one of them is a star football player who plays with Will Smith's kid and Joe Montana's kid -- and his wife obviously likes the good weather.
"I'd be completely shocked if he'd go."
Gretzky, who has two years remaining on his contract as head coach, has final say in hockey matters and is safeguarded in the event that the team is sold. His contract stipulates that if anyone purchases the Coyotes, Gretzky would receive US$8-million in deferred compensation, plus US$14.5-million because of change of ownership.
Dauer said Gretzky and his wife are ingrained in the Southern California community, where they are members of the prestigious Sherwood Country Club and have at-tended movie premieres. Their children have also adopted the American lifestyle, with 20-year-old Paulina following in her actress mother's footsteps and sons Ty (18) and Trevor (16) eschewing hockey to play golf, football and baseball.
While Gretzky has not had success with the Coyotes, where his teams have missed the playoffs for the past six seasons, working in Arizona has its benefits.
"Wayne coached in Phoenix, but that's an hour-and-a-half flight or less from Westlake Village, so he could make it back home," said Oaks Christian School football coach Bill Redell, where Ty and Trevor both attend.
"It's a little more difficult to come from Toronto or Hamilton. So, from a selfish reason, I hope he doesn't leave because [Trevor] is a fabulous football player and an absolutely fabulous baseball player."
Long before the Balsillie bid hit the airwaves this week, the NHL legend told CBC in an interview in February he doesn't want to move with the team because of family reasons.
"For me, it's Phoenix or bust," Gretzky told the network on Feb. 14. "I've made that clear.
"For me, to pick up and move my family to another city is not going to happen."
When it comes to coaching, The Great One may not necessarily be a great head coach. But he is still a great sell. Not in Phoenix, where Jobing.com Arena had the third-worst attendance numbers in the league.
But in Canada, he is an icon. And with the Coyotes rebuilding with youngsters, Gretzky might not be ready to give up on his up-and-coming team just yet -- especially if it means playing in front of a sold-out crowd.
"He loves the game of hockey," said former hockey agent Gus Badali, who began representing Gretzky when he was 15 years old. "If it meant no hockey at all, I think it would be a real hard decision for him to not even think about it. It would take him a long time to decide. But I probably wouldn't be surprised if he came full-circle and came home.
"I'd say it's a 50-50 chance. It's not a slam-dunk, but it is a definite possibility."
--With files from Canwest News Service
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Can we just send the basket case Sharks to Rockhampton and Perth? Seriously, would anybody really care? Done nothing in 50 years and unlikely to do anything in the next 50!!
Chris, any word on the nature of Sowards injury? Panthers are playing a seriously depleted tigers side, surely if they injury is even minor Cleary wouldn't risk him?
Straight from the Panthers: scans show there's no major damage.
Thanks bud!
Chooks to post a big score this week Chris?
I'd be looking to put a lot of Roosters players in my Ultimate League team
Funny isn't it. Benji plays below par and certain journo's list him as the worse buy of the year and a has been. He has a good game and no one mentions it. He is slowly building to be a worthwhile addition to the dragons and his defence last night was quite strong and probably one of his stronger efforts for a few years.
Pretty much every story that's been written about the Dragons Storm game said it was benji's best game since joining the club
Glad Queensland selected Lillyman also, I thought they may have blooded Lawrence from Manly. But as a Manly and NSW supporter I'm very happy...
Good to see the Saints get up last night. I thought the referee let Melbourne get away with too much (again) around the play the ball. Cameron Smith seems to be a protected species.
I think the Dragons could make a late run for the eight if Benji/Widdop continue their good form. I think the bye came at the right time for your Eels.
Mansour and McGuire both unlucky to miss selection.
As a Sharks fan, in response to the big issues:
1. I'm all for saying let Gal be captain/coach. The alternative is for someone else to do it for 10 weeks and step aside for Flanaghan. Maybe Kimmorley if anyone.
2. Nu Brown
3. I think he probably should be allowed to play. What he was doing wasn't illegal. Will he though? Probably not.
4. No, it would take a miracle
5. See 1
Tariq to St George would be my guess.
Knights appear the favourite
Happy josh mansour was left out of the origin team from a panthers perspective but McManus? Really? Add Topou to the mix and yuck! The whole NSW back line (excluding Hayne) is boring boring boring. No footy work no ball skills... It's origin it should be entertaining! not a bunch of giant tackling machines who are good at catching kicks.
Yeah just had a look around the net and it seems like a done deal. Good to see knights still in the market for players after tinkler's exit.
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- From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:34:13 -0700
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:44:22 -0700, Mike Easter <MikeE@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Any of the wireless routers listed can be used as an access point:
Could you please elaborate on this line?
I'm not into complex and elaborate. Mind if I simplify on this line?
May need to use crossover type cable.
... referring to the ethernet cable to a LAN port on the router/accesspoint.
Yep. When you connect a switch or hub to another switch or hub, you
run a chance that the wiring ends up with the tx (transmit) talking to
the tx and the rx (receive) talking to the rx. That won't work. With
10baseT, tx goes to rx on both pairs of wires. To make this happen,
you can use a crossover cable:
a crossover adapter, or you might be lucky and own a switch or router
that has "autopolarity" switching on the ethernet ports. Some routers
and switches also have a switch labeled MDI/MDX which switched one
port to crossover. Lots of ways to make it happen.
However, you do it, look at the lights on the front of the router or
switch. If you plug in both ends of a cable, the corresponding lights
on both sides MUST light up.
Or, if there is something in the wiki about that crossover business,
start me in the right direction. That is, I know what a crossover cable
is; I just don't know how this maybe, maybe not, works in this application.
Switches and hub ethernet ports, are wired to talk directly to the
ethernet port on a LAN card as found in a typical PC or laptop.
They're not really made to talk to each other, as I mentioned above. A
crossover cable allows them to talk to each other.
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Lars and the Real Girl
Release Date: Oct 12, 2007
Genre: Comedy
Rating: (PG-13)
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LARS AND THE REAL GIRL is a fake and a bore--and Bianca the plastic mail-order girlfriend is not the one to blame. Writer Nancy Oliver spills the beans early on when the doctor/shrink character (played by Patricia Clarkson) lays out the film's entire plot for us, and then we can only sit and stare as everything (slowly) unfolds exactly as described and expected. I'll admit it was pretty funny to see Lars' plastic girlfriend mingling with the others at the dinner table, but then the same sight gag is repeated ad nauseam for the next 30 minutes, while the plot of the film remains on hold. When the story does finally begin creeping forward again, I longed for Bianca to suddenly spring to life, if only so that the film would present surprises that hadn't been foretold by the all-knowing doctor. It soon became clear that nothing interesting was going to happen, so I began to focus on other things in the film--like how extrememly unlikely it would be that one would attend a work party in contemporary small-town mid-America where early '80s Tom Tom Club and Talking Heads are being played on vinyl. And how the uptight and square-looking Lars suddenly resembles a Seattle hipster for his big emotional make-out scene with Bianca near the end of the film. These big-city flourishes imposed by the filmmakers on their small-town story only reveal their lack of confidence in the characters and material, further weakening an already wobbly film. It's a pity, since Ryan Gosling and Emily Mortimer give solid performances here. If you're the type who doesn't mind turning off your brain so you can be led down the sentimental and meandering garden path by a series of emotional cliches, golden sunsets and some tender piano music, then this is probably the film for you. But when it comes to good-quality cinema with odd-ball characters and a story that packs an emotional wallop, I, for one, prefer the real thing.
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One Direction's next single will be "Kiss You," here in the States, which raises the question of whether or not their next Take Me Home video will feature deep stares as chill-inducing as those steely gazes captured in "Little Things."
The group previewed the upcoming video, in conjunction with new TalkTalk promos, during The X Factor UK on Saturday. While leaving most of the upcoming clip to the imagination, these previews harken back—back, way back—to 'N Sync's 2000 MTV Video Music Awards performance, remembered greatly for its electronic guest stars. In between a sweet live rendition of "This I Promise You" and an assortment of "It's Gonna Be Me" steps so frantic poor Joey Fatone needed a quick breather, the guys performed "Bye Bye Bye" with the help of five huge TV screens serving as their heads. It felt "cool" and innovative by boy band standards at the time—and still is, even if will.i.am has to consistently search for ways to up the technological ante with his own stuff.
Yes, we now have iPads and other magical gadgets to sprinkle about musical performances, but we take TalkTalk and 1D's approach as an homage to the boy bands who've come before them. And better than that Twitter "flirting," right? Watch below.
And because Zayn is so special—with that now you see it, now you don't blonde stripe and all—he gets two TV heads.
We know you're coming around to dancing, boys, but this is also a great way to apply choreography to your live shows.


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Attorneys and CAMS overcharging on late fees and interest
On July 3, 2012, the Daily Business Review published a story on a proposed class action lawsuit, that alleges a local association law firm routinely overcharges owners for interest and other fees in lien and foreclosure actions at a number of different condominiums.
The law is very clear as to what can be charged for administrative late fees and interest, on late assessments. Both the condo and HOA statutes establish a ceiling, not a floor – that is, they provide a maximum that may be charged, depending on what the governing documents provide.
HOA and condo statutes are similar, so I will quote the HOA statute.
F.S. 720.3085 (3)(a) states as follows:
If the declaration or bylaws so provide, the association may also charge an administrative late fee not to exceed the greater of $25 or 5 percent of the amount of each installment that is paid past the due date.
If the declaration or bylaws do not provide for late fees, none can be charged. If the amount provided in the documents is less than the maximum allowed by statute, the lower amount is what must be charged. Recently, an experienced manager stated on a list serve, "A manager should establish a late fee, usually $25." That is bad advice. The manager does not establish a late fee. The amount of the late fee depends on both the governing documents and the statutes. Another CAM charged $25, even though the Declaration authorized $5. Not to be outdone, a Miami lawyer charged $150 late fee for a $300 assessment. He quickly conceded when I confronted him on that.
F.S. 720.3085 (3) provides that interest is charged regardless of what the governing documents say, but the rate of interest does depend on what the governing documents provide. This is an important distinction between late fees and interest. That provision states as follows:
Assessments and installments on assessments that are not paid when due bear interest from the due date until paid at the rate provided in the declaration of covenants or the bylaws of the association, which rate may not exceed the rate allowed by law. If no rate is provided in the declaration or bylaws, interest accrues at the rate of 18 percent per year.
If the governing documents do not address interest or do not provide a rate, then the association (CAM or attorney) should charge interest at 18%. If the governing documents authorize an interest rate lower than 18%, the lower rate must be charged.
In the lawsuit profiled by the Daily Business Review, the attorney was alleged to routinely charge 18% interest per annum, even where the association's documents authorized a lower amount. If true, that is a violation of Florida law (and for an attorney, Federal law as well). Curiously, I remember seeing one attorney's bill that stated interest was 18% compound. That was the only time I have ever seen that, but it was an eye opener. Associations may only charge per annum (year) or simple interest. More frequent is charging 18% when the documents authorize a lower amount.
The lesson to take from this should be obvious: read the governing documents!
Especially for vendors, it takes time to review each client association's governing documents. However, that is part of the job and failure to do so may just result in your company finding itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit.


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Henrico's Top Teachers – Evelyn Thomas
Three Chopt E.S., second grade
Parents of second-graders in Evelyn Thomas' class at Three Chopt Elementary School don't have to motivate their students to do homework.
"My son runs in the door and asks, "Can I do my math homework now? I'm going to beat my number from yesterday!'" one wrote in a letter nominating Thomas as a top teacher.
Wrote another: "My son has shown an amazing effort with homework and spelling tests that he did not have in previous years. When I asked why, he responded, 'I want to be a good student and Mrs. Thomas is so good to us, I would not want to make her sad."
Thomas has earned high marks across the board from parents, who describe her as cheerful, caring and enthusiastic. Her ability to engage students and foster a love of learning has paid many dividends.
One of her most popular assignments is 'Five-minute math,' in which children make flashcards with a variety of math problems, then sit down with family members at home and do as many as they can within five minutes. Students predict how many they'll get right, then monitor their progression and divide the piles into those they know and those they don't.
"At the beginning of the school year, some kids only get through 13 or 14," Thomas says. "But then they start to see progress. I've got students now doing 106 math facts in five minutes. They take ownership of what they're doing."
Parents have witnessed the excitement first-hand.
"My son is so incredibly eager to please her," one wrote in a nomination letter. "He can't wait to tell her when he breaks his "five minute math" record! He's so eager to go to school each day because of Mrs. Thomas. As a mom, that means everything to me."
Said another: "Mrs. Thomas has changed my son from a child who went to school because he had to, to a child who is truly excited to go to school and learn."
Thomas, now in her 12th year as a Henrico teacher and 21st overall, is married to Hunter Thomas, who has taught for 23 years in the county and is currently at Godwin High School. She has taught every grade level in elementary school and served recently as a math coach, splitting time between Crestview and Three Chopt as part of a federal grant. But she missed having her own homeroom and was glad to return full-time to Three Chopt this year.
"I love second grade," she says. "They're so curious, and the group that I have, they're happy – they give me smiles all day long. One of my priorities is to create a happy place for these children to come, and they make it easy for me."
Thomas still recalls a moment that occurred early in her teaching career in the City of Richmond, when a first-grader asked her on a Friday afternoon, "What do you do here over the weekend?" When she told the child that she didn't come to the classroom on the weekends, he said, "I wish I could come up here tomorrow, and I wish I could stay in our classroom."
"Emotionally, he was invested in our class, and we were family to him," Thomas says. "That just told me that I made an impact in his life. To know that he would want to spend more time in class, it kind of said that I was on the right path. That's such a huge part of my job – making sure that when the children come to school that it's a happy place."
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Henrico County Recreation and Parks will present "Red, White, and Lights" at Meadow Farm Museum/Crump Park July 4.
Henrico County has hosted a Fourth of July celebration annually since 1981, but this year's event will offer a later start time and expanded hours and be highlighted by new entertainment.
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The Tuckahoe Family YMCA and ReEstablish Richmond will host the third-annual Refugee Community Resource Fair Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the YMCA, 9211 Patterson Avenue in Henrico. The event is designed to provide refugees in the region information about jobs, local businesses, housing, health care, education and more.
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Celebrate Independence Day in Henrico! The county's annual event is new and improved this year with a later start time, expanded hours and new entertainment, including the Richmond Symphony and a laser light show. Lewis Ginter is also offering free admission all day. On Saturday, check out the first annual Innsbrook Taste of Virginia, the family movie at Varina Library or Anthony Snape and special guest Jess Labus at The Tin Pan. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Some Questions About
Atheism vs. Theism
Jeremy Novey
From: "jeremy novey"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: WebMaster:_Positive_Atheism_Index
Date: Friday, April 06, 2001 6:41 PM
To: Cliff Walker
From: Jeremy Novey
Subject: Research Project
Dear Sir:
I am a student at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona, doing a research project on atheism. During my research I have repeatedly come across your magazine and articles. I respect your work and writing. However, I have some questions. If you could take the time to respond, I would greatly appreciate it.
My questions:
1. What are the advantages of atheism over theism?
2. How do atheists achieve hope (optimistic faith) in times of trouble?
3. Would an entirely atheistic world be ideal?
Your answers will be of great assistance to me, not only to reinforce my project, but also in my personal search for truth. Also, please send any additional information you feel is important. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Jeremy Novey
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
To: "jeremy novey"
Subject: Re: WebMaster:_Positive_Atheism_Index
Date: Friday, April 13, 2001 10:00 PM
If the claims of theism cannot be shown to be true, then one who refrains from claiming theism to be true is more firmly rooted in truth.
The advantage of skepticism is protection against hucksterism that exploits religious themes to gain power, influence, and money.
The disadvantage of atheism is the firmly institutionalized bigotry against atheists.
We achieve hope just like everybody else, because those who believe do not have assurance that God will answer their prayers or will take care of them. Whenever they do claim that God rescues them from a tragedy, they always call it "a miracle" or they use other language that clearly suggests that this was a special case, that it was not business as usual in any sense.
So, if we cannot depend upon God to rescue us from every tight spot we get ourselves into, then what's left?
First, most humans work very hard when we know that working will result in achieving our goals. Those few who would sit in their closet and pray for food, and then expect God to slip a hot dog through the keyhole, find themselves extremely hungry within a few days. The few who aren't hungry by then have either worked out a scam to convince other humans to bring their hot dogs to them, or they have been declared insane and become institutionalized (wherein other people still serve up free hot dogs on a plastic platter).
Secondly, regardless of the rhetoric coming from certain theistic quarters, most of us realize that humankind is an essentially helpful and nurturing species. That theists realize this is shown most poignantly when they pester atheists by asking us where we get our morality from if we don't believe in God. Even if there is a God, He provides resources "to the just and the unjust alike," as Jesus is reported as saying.
Thirdly, just the fact that we exist as a species and thrive in abundance shows two things: (1) Our biology is very formidable and resilient to many of the perils which we face in our various environments. (2) Our environment is not so harsh as to make the prospects for peril overwhelming.
Finally, much of what used to be very mysterious (and therefore attributed to "God") is now neatly explained by science as being natural. What is now mysterious to some (such as the psychological quirks of certain teenagers) is still attributed by some to the influence of a personal "Satan." While most of us realize that there probably is a natural (albeit complex) cause behind a kid taking a gym bag full of guns to school, a few of us still haven't caught on to the fact that science has a habit of doing away with supernatural explanations offered up by religion in lieu of a quest for truth.
So, religion is not really a comfort at all, but is more along the lines of getting drunk to solve one's problems. We may not feel those problems at the time, but that does not make them go away. Most people know this -- religious and atheist alike -- and live their lives accordingly. Religion is playing a smaller and smaller role even in assuaging grief over the demise of a loved one.
Even among those who firmly believe that their friend has gone to a better place, very few dance and celebrate the loss of their friend. I suspect that almost everyone probably realizes that death is the end, because to maintain a belief in the afterlife usually requires daily or weekly doses of reaffirmation of the dogma. It's not a belief that is easy to maintain without rigorous practice -- lest we lapse back to the obvious answer that nature all around shows us: death is the end of life and is the end of everything having to do with that individual's personal existence.
If theism is falsehood, and if theism introduces an inaccurate understanding of our world and how to thrive in it, then an entirely atheistic world would, in that sense, be superior to one where people are impaired by the myopia of theistic faith.
But if people enjoy the fictional world which religion paints (much like people enjoy getting lost in a novel or a film), then religion has its rightful place in the world. Theism is also a convenient way either to explain or even induce the mystical experiences that many humans enjoy. (I only last week discovered that I've been inducing mystical experiences in myself for most of my life.)
Over all, though, I think humans would be much better off discovering the actual causes of their experiences and working from that frame of mind, rather than attributing all mysteries to "God" or thinking that there is no natural explanation for what they think is the supernatural.
Positive Atheism, as we advocate it, is a small, very recent angle applied to atheism in general. It's stated goal is to benefit atheists, which could ultimately benefit society. Originally, it was developed in India as a social or ethical system to meet the social needs in India. The Indian version is much more involved in society than ours.
Positive Atheism, as we advocate it here, hopes to reduce the stigma and bigotry against atheists by encouraging active atheists to improve their expression of their atheism and by popularizing the traditional definition for the word atheist as one who simply lacks theism.
Part of this goal involves eliminating coerced participation in religious expression -- ranging from "In God We Trust" on our currency to the public funding organized religion in the form of tax exemption and, more recently, the public funding of religious groups under the guise of "charitable choice," which George W. Bush has admitted is nothing more than a ruse to bring more power to the anti-abortion movement.
Thus, the issue of separation of religion from government (the proper way to say "the separation of church and state"), is crucial to atheists, and, we think, ought to be crucial to theists as well. Only through absolute government neutrality, allowing all religions to stand or fall on their own merits in the free market and requiring all groups to pull their weight for the common good (that is, pay their taxes), can we most effectively promote religious liberty.
To me, the bottom line would be, if an act is legal for one, it must be legal for all; if it's forbidden for one, it must be forbidden to all (examples: peyote; polygamy; getting away with not paying your fair share of taxes; getting free endorsement of your views on the nation's currency; posting your specific religious tenets in a courtroom, in full view of the jury box; forcing school children to participate in the religious rite that your religion advocates, such as prayer or silent meditation).
Positive Atheism also suggests dignifying private expressions of theism by presupposing that theists have, or think they have, valid reasons for believing the way they do. We don't have to agree with someone in order to understand why they would believe the way they do.
Be aware that Positive Atheism is not namby-pamby in the sense that we will let the theistic majority walk all over us to the point of usurping our very sense of self-definition. We do insist on the right to insist on truthfulness and dignity in all affairs, and we do insist on the right of atheists do define what atheism is (as opposed to what the dictionaries say it is).
Thus, when challenged with a god-claim we will respond to it and explain why that claim is not sufficient to warrant our assent. Similarly, when fielding an unjust criticism of atheism (one that presupposes atheism to be something that it is not), we will defend the traditional definition for the word atheism and will only respond to criticism of that position -- ignoring or denouncing any straw-man pot-shots.
We also will call people on their expressions of bigotry against us -- such as announcing to us that they are praying that we'll come around to their way of thinking. It's one thing to pray for us, but it's an act of sheer arrogance to explain to us that we are so utterly inferior to them that they've enlisted the power of the Heavens in their desire to see us change our ways.
I don't log on to Christian websites and post derogatory statements along the lines that Christians are deluded fools (whether or not that is my genuine opinion of them). I have nothing to say to a theist, and there are many theists that I'd just as soon remain theists and continue stumping for theism! I certainly have no desire to try to straighten anyone out.
The question of whether or not gods exist is one of the stupidest arguments over which to get into a fight. We humans have much more serious problems facing us, and so I have joined up with several overtly theistic groups and joined them in their efforts to make this a better world.
True, I am very careful not to support a group whose ulterior motive is to stump for theism or for a particular sect -- no matter how much good otherwise results from the project. I would never donate to a Rescue Mission simply because one must listen to a fundamentalist Christian sermon in order to get food. The Rescue Mission system's ulterior motive is disseminating fundamentalist Christian propaganda, not feeding the poor; the food line is nothing more than the hook for their propagandizing and their ruse for obtaining government, secular, and religious funding (in that order), very little of which actually pays for food because most of the food is donated because it is beyond the pull-date and cannot be sold. But I have donated to the Saint Francis Soup Kitchen because the Roman Catholics have nothing to say to those who eat in their cafeteria: their ultimate motive, from all appearances, seems to be to feed the hungry, not to bring credibility to their religion, pat themselves on the backs, or even to get Brownie points from Christ. Would that all organizations who tell the public that they feed the poor had feeding the poor as their ultimate goal.
By improving the lot of atheists, I feel we can make the rest of society a better place. By popularizing the traditional definition for the word atheist, we will reduce or eliminate the hatred toward atheists which impairs the reputation of ten percent of America's population. If by so doing we can wrest society free from the shackles of distrust against this significant chunk of the population, our society cannot but improve. Making it easier for a person to publicly admit that she or he is an atheist will significantly reduce the problem of hypocrisy in the churches, because we will no longer feel compelled to pretend to be religious just to get along with our neighbors.
My immediate goal, though, is to try to improve the quality of life of my fellow-atheists by urging them to work toward this goal.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
Five years of service to
people with no reason to believe
Material by Cliff Walker (including unsigned editorial commentary) is copyright ©1995-2006 by Cliff Walker. Each submission is copyrighted by its writer, who retains control of the work except that by submitting it to Positive Atheism, permission has been granted to use the material or an edited version: (1) on the Positive Atheism web site; (2) in Positive Atheism Magazine; (3) in subsequent works controlled by Cliff Walker or Positive Atheism Magazine (including published or posted compilations). Excerpts not exceeding 500 words are allowed provided the proper copyright notice is affixed. Other use requires permission; Positive Atheism will work to protect the rights of all who submit their writings to us.


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Romauro Ron Perry
Position: TE
Height: 6-6 Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: December 20, 1963 in Chicago, IL
High School: Hillcrest
College: Mississippi (school history) (Perry college stats)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 11th round (294th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.
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A printer receives a number of jobs in an hour, which is poisson distributed with parameter $\lambda$. Every job is recognized with a probability $p$ such that the job is faulty and wont be printed.
(1) What is the distribution of printed jobs?
(2) If we assume that we printed $k$ jobs, what is the probability that $n$ jobs arrived.
For (1) I did the following: Let $a$ be the number of jobs in an hour, then $\mathbb P(n=a)=\frac{\lambda^n}{n!}e^{-\lambda}$. Let $X$ be the number of printed jobs and $F$ the set of faulty jobs, then $\mathbb P(F)=p$. What we want is $\mathbb P(k=X)$, correct? I guess it is possion again, but why?
For (2) I guess we need $\mathbb P(n=k | X=k )$ or something similar?


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UMass at Holy Cross Postgame Notes
Sept. 1, 2011
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Brandon Hill's made his first career start at quarterback ... he finished the game 5-for-8 ... first career completion went to Jesse Julmiste with 8:30 left in the first quarter for five yards.
Kellen Pagel also made his UMass debut, going 10-for-16. He threw his first career touchdown pass to Jesse Julmiste. He tossed his second in the fourth quarter to Julian Talley.
Emil Igwenagu scored his first career rushing touchdown with a one-yard dive over the pile to give UMass a 7-0 lead with 5:48 left in the first quarter.
Freshman Anddy Moas made his first career start at right guard.
Redshirt freshman Kirk Nelms posted his first career forced fumble and fumble recovery in the third quarter.
Redshirt freshman Ed Saint-Vil forced a fumble and recovered it on the opening kick-off of the second half which led to a UMass field goal.
Redshirt sophomore Brendon Levengood was 2-for-2 on PAT's and kicked his first career field goal (25 yards).
Jonathan Hernandez was named Game Captain for tonight's contest along with team co-captains Tyler Holmes and Emil Igwenagu.
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Robert Herber Parsons
Position: TE-P
Height: 6-4 Weight: 234 lbs.
Born: June 29, 1950 in Bethlehem, PA
High School: Pen Argyl
College: Penn St. (school history) (Parsons college stats)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 5th round (117th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.
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College Hockey:Big Day on Tap for Atlantic Hockey
2011 is going out with a bang for several Atlantic Hockey teams. In what must be a record, AHA teams are taking on a total of six ranked teams in tournament and non-conference games today.
Rochester Institute of Technology, which already defeated No. 11 Ferris State 3-0 yesterday, will take on 16th-ranked Lake Superior State this afternoon in Vermont in what amounts to the championship game of the Catamount Cup. The tournament has a pre-determined schedule but both RIT and LSSU won their games yesterday.
Canisius travels to No. 12 Colgate, UConn hosts 17th-ranked Mass-Lowell in the championship game of its tournament, Niagara is at No. 2 Minnesota in the first round of the Mariucci Classic, Air Force plays at cross-town rival No. 6 Colorado College and Robert Morris hosts 4th-ranked Ohio State at the CONSOL Energy Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
Tomorrow, Air Force hosts No. 15 Denver and Holy Cross could be playing 7th-ranked Merrimack in the Ledyard Bank Tournament at Dartmouth. The Crusaders take on the Big Green today in the first round.
Finally, on Sunday, Bentley travels to No. 19 Yale.
So in total, AHA teams will play nine and possibly 10 teams in the Top 20.
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Students must be between the ages of 11 and 18 years old.
Older students may work on art portfolios or self-portraits for college admission.
Previous art training is not expected or required.
Enthusiasm and an open mind is expected.
It is not necessary to have "talent," but an interest in drawing and creative activity is helpful. The emphasis is on general creative advancement and cultural knowledge. Neville's goal is not to produce "artists," rather to teach creativity and problem solving in many intellectual areas. Story telling, history and vocabulary are all part of the curriculum.
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Idida Perez directs the West Town Leadership Project, an organizing project that engages parents in community-based school reform in Chicago, IL. In 1999, Idida began a monthly discussion/support group for women organizers in Chicago. She was involved with the Gathering V & VI planning committees and thinks one of NOA's strengths is its ability to attract a diversity of social justice workers.
Michael Jacoby Brown,Director/Lead Organizer with MICAH in Framingham, MA, has over 30 years of experience building community organizations. He has trained hundreds of people in religious, health, labor, government, political, housing, and other organizations who have gone on to successfully build groups to improve the world. Michael is the author of Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups that can Solve Problems and Change the World.
(See www.BuildingPowerfulCommunity Organizations.com ) He has a BA from Columbia University and an MPA from The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Solving Problems and Changing the World. Most recently, Michael served as the Executive Director of the Jewish Organizing Initiative (JOI). He currently serves on the Board of the Union of Minority Neighborhoods and the Board of Champions of Dunk the Vote. Michael is the NOA Treasurer.
Attica Scott is Coordinator of Kentucky Jobs With Justice and Adjunct Faculty at Bellarmine University. She provides leadership to a number of non-profit Boards including NOA, Hispanic-Latino Coalition and the Center for Labor Education and Research at the University of Kentucky. Attica holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from historically Black Knoxville College and a graduate degree in Communications from the University of Tennessee. She is a certified anti-racism trainer through Crossroads Ministry and the Commission on Religion in Appalachia and is the mother of Advocate and Ashanti. Attica is NOA board secretary.
Cathy Howell directs the Leadership Development Program in the Field Mobilization Department at the AFL-CIO. Prior to joining the Southern Regional Field staff of the AFL-CIO in 1997, she worked as a community organizer and trainer at Western States Center in Oregon, at Grassroots Leadership in North Carolina, and at South Carolina United Action. She has also worked at Oregon NARAL, Oregon Fair Share, and ACORN in Arkansas. She is a founding member of NOA and served on the Steering Committee for 3 terms in the mid 90's. Cathy is the editor of NOAs Ark magazine.
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SLR Gear, an offshoot website of the Imaging Resource, one of the web's most-trusted resources for all things digital photography, has just posted an in-depth review of the new Sigma 24-105 f4 OS lens, which is set to directly challenge the camera makers and their higher-priced optics. For serious shooters looking for an all-around solid performer, on paper, is the perfect optic.
So, how does it do in practice? Short answer: rather well.
Optically, the lens is pretty good. In terms of sharpness, the lens is good throughout most of the focal range, with the exception being the corners of the frame. Remedy to the problem? Stop down to f8 at and the corners get a lot better. Note: on APS-C format cameras, the corner softness is a non-issue thanks to the smaller chip. As for chromatic aberration and distortion, both are very well controlled. Vignetting? Not surprisingly, it's a non-issue on APS-C but quite prevalent on FF but, stopping down to f5.6 greatly reduces the problem and f8 eliminates it altogether. The good news: if you shoot JPEG on your camera, there's a good chance that it has a vignetting correction function, which means you can use your lens wide open and never notice any corner shading at all.
Mechanically, the lens uses Sigma's HSM sonic-drive AF technology, which results in silent, virtually instantaneous AF. As for construction quality, the lens uses Sigma's new Thermally Stable Composite, which SLR Gear notes feels a lot like metal. Unfortunately, there's no rubber gasket at the mount, so don't go taking this lens out in harsh environments.
If there is one nitpick on this lens, it is its size and weight. Both on the tape measure and scale, the Sigma 24-105 f4 OS is a lot larger than the Canon 24-105 f4Ls as well as the Nikon 24-120 f4 VR. That said the Sigma's size should not come as a surprise if you read the specification sheet! Making chicken soup out of what SLR Gear considers to be chicken poop, consider this: all of that weight means a well-built piece of hardware.
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I want to make it clear that I'm not trying to scare anyone from purchasing this
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know they came loose, or you have to replace the engine because you over filled the oil
and blew the countershaft seal.
All machines, planes, trains, automobiles, or bikes, all
have their particular quirks. I'm just trying to point them out for you ahead of time.
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