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In reading the post I shared on Thursday about Paul Carrick Brunson's 2012, I was reminded to reflect on my own. There was something different about this year. Something scary.
I realized I had kids.
Yes, plural.
Two were born in 2008. The next in 2011. The third and fourth in 2012. I tried to be responsible, you know? I wanted to take care of them all at the same (damn) time. But the harder I tried, the more I failed. Especially when one passed away around my birthday in 2011. After that, I found myself neglecting one, then another, and another. Nowadays the majority of my time is dedicated to the remaining oldest. He's at an important developmental point, and if I'm not active in his life now, there's no telling what he'll grow up to be. It's tough. Really tough. Especially since people notice and call me out on it. "What about the other ones?" they ask. When will I be the father to all my children the way I announced I would be?
I'd love for all of them to be a part of my life, but it's just not possible. I don't have the resources to take care of all these kids. Even with a few more hours in my day or a few more dollars in my pocket, it'd be a struggle — a balancing act that I couldn't confidently maintain. These kids are projects in the most literal sense. Let me tell you about each of them:
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We have a Cisco ASA 5510. We use split tunneling for AnyConnect SSL VPN clients. All internal addresses are tunnelled. Everything else is routed through the client's own internet connection.
We use a SaaS service that only responds to requests when they come from one of our own public IP addresses. Because of this, VPN users are unable to access it currently. Is there a way to specify that a specific website should be tunneled and all others should not?
NOTE: Worst case we will use a web bookmark on the clientless portal to tranlate through our network, but I'd like to see if the above is possible first.

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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Looking to continue its school-record winning streak away from home, the Mississippi State softball team (20-6, 1-2 SEC) travels to Kentucky (20-8, 2-4 SEC) for a three-game series beginning Friday at 6 p.m. ET. First pitch for both Saturday and Sunday is at 1 p.m. ET. Live audio streaming of MSU's SEC road-opening series will be available online to HailStateTV subscribers (www.HailState.com/hstvlive) free of charge.
Sunday's game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports South, with Dave Baker calling the action and Cheri Kempf serving as the color analyst. For those outside the SEC footprint, the game can be viewed at ESPN3.com. The Bulldogs are 3-1 in televised games under Stuedeman since her arrival last season, including a thrilling 2-1 series-clinching walk-off victory against Kentucky at home on April 21, 2012.
The series between the Bulldogs and Wildcats has been a streaky one the last decade. From April 7, 2002–April 3, 2008, MSU won 16 of the 17 games between the two schools, before UK reeled off eight wins in nine tries against the Maroon and White in a three-year span from 2009-2011. The last time the two squads met, Stuedeman's team swept Kentucky during Super Bulldog Weekend in an exhilarating series that saw Starkville's Team record two walk-off victories and clinch a berth in the 2012 SEC Tournament. State is 27-16 all-time against Kentucky, including a narrow 11-10 lead in Lexington.
Mississippi State has won 14 of its last 16 games and is off to its third-best start in school history. Only the 2008 squad (22-4) and the 2006 team (21-5) had better starts through its first 26 games. The road has been kind to the Maroon and White, who have been triumphant in a school-record 12-straight games away from the MSU Softball Stadium. Thanks to their recent success, the Bulldogs received 15 votes in this week's USA Today/NFCA Division I Top-25 Poll, the most votes since earning 36 on Feb. 24, 2009 in the 2009 Week Three Poll.
A big reason for this year's success is Stuedeman's pitching staff, which ranks 22nd nationally in ERA (1.70) and is on pace to shatter the school records for strikeouts (on pace for 537), opponent batting average (.156) and strikeouts per seven innings (10.0). After pitching five shutouts in 57 games total in 2012, the MSU pitchers have already shut out seven opponents through 26 games this season.
Junior right-handed pitcher Alison Owen leads the nation in fewest walks allowed per game (0.22), strikeout-to-walk ratio (124-to-4) and ranks second in fewest hits allowed per game (1.9). Owen is also 10th in the country in ERA (1.01), while teammate Stephanie Becker is eighth in the NCAA and leads the SEC in strikeouts per seven innings (10.6). Owen and Becker are part of a staff which has held opponents to a .093 average (18-for-194) with two outs, while the team is out-scoring opponents in two-out RBIs by a 45-5 margin.
Of those 45 two-out RBIs, 14 have been driven in by junior Sam Lenahan. The right-handed slugger currently ranks 15th in the NCAA in walks per game (0.92), 17th in on-base percentage (0.56) and 29th in slugging percentage (0.851) and doubles per game (0.38).
On top of State's clutch hitting, speed has been the name of the game for the Dawgs. Through just 26 games in 2013, the Bulldogs have stolen 65 bases, 17 more than the team swiped in 56 games total the year before Stuedeman arrived in 2011. State is sixth in the country in stolen bases per game (2.5) and is on pace to shatter last year's total of 92 base swipes.
For live in-game updates of MSU's first SEC road trip to the Bluegrass State, follow the program on Twitter at @MStateSB. For pictures, like the team on Facebook at Facebook.com/MStateSB and visit the team's Instagram account at MStateSB. For pregame and postgame video, check out MSU's official YouTube channel at YouTube.com/HailState.


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What isn't up for grabs? The environment, the economy, Congress, every state in the nation, the Gulf of Mexico, the Middle East, big corporations, small businesses, and the Catholic church, a 2,000 year-old institution, are all in the throes of wrenching change.
Do you long for a shred of stability? Don't turn blue holding your breath for it.
Our diverse country is fragmented, disillusioned, angry and heartbroken. The big change is coming from the grass roots, not from Washington, New York or Silicon Valley. The Time Magazine article by Reihan Salam predicts
The transformation will be not so much political as anti-political. The decision to turn away from broken and brittle institutions, like conventional schools and conventional jobs, will represent a turn toward what military theorist John Robb calls "resilient communities," which aspire to self-sufficiency and independence.
The Fourth Turning predicted that whatever is not working will collapse, and durable solutions will rise from the rubble. Social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkeIn, World Café, Wiser Earth, and others reflect this shift. The Transition Town movement that started in 2008 in England and is now worldwide, is based on the premise that we must create resilient communities, learn forgotten skills, including how to forage for food, and live off the grid to adjust to the hard reality that the world's oil supply has peaked. In Chicago, Transition Rogers Park is committing to creating a resilient community.
The murky future gives no clue whether we will tip toward higher consciousness and light or sink back toward more darkness. Therefore, we face a moral imperative and a unique opportunity to create systems in which communities provide relief and comfort to each other. Plenty of people are more than ready to take our culture to a higher level. Knowing who these people are so that they can find each other could propel this shift forward. Sound ConneXions Forums provide the setting where people who are involved in social innovation gather with others to present their ideas and to brainstorm for new ones.
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text: Pandaw are thrilled to announce a new river expedition sailing between Calcutta and Benares on the Ganges and Hugli rivers starting September 2009.The RV Bengal Pandaw was launched in Burma as Pandaw IV in 2004 and has twenty-eight promenade deck staterooms. The eight hundred mile expedition will be of fifteen days duration. Only ten sailings are planned for the coming season.The expedition takes in a number of the most important historical sites in India including the colonial splendours of Calcutta, the sacred places of Buddhism around Bodh Gaya and Benares, now called Varanasi, the great cultural centre of Hinduism.


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Kill the Irishman Showtimes and Tickets
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Dvd Release Date: 2011-06-14
Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 46min
Over the summer of 1976, 36 bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. "Kill the Irishman" chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob. Turning the tables on loan shark Shondor Birns and allying himself with gangster John Nardi, Greene stops taking orders from the mafia and pursues his own power. Surviving countless assassination attempts from the mob and killing off anyone who went after him in retaliation, Danny Greene's infamous invincibility and notorious fearlessness eventually led to the collapse of mafia syndicates across the U.S. and also earned him the status of the man the mob couldn't kill.
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Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vinnie Jones, Ray Stevenson
- Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
- Produced by Al Corley, Tommy Reid, Bart Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso
- Written by Jonathan Hensleigh, Jeremy Walters, Rick Porello
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You've got to admire a company that sticks by its principals even when everyone else is doing their damndest to make those principals look wrong. Provided, of course, that 'everyone else' isn't actually right… Cue the TH-37PX600, with which Panasonic hopes to prove that its unique decision to stick with plasma rather than LCD technology at the 37in screen size is born of a desire to give consumers the best picture quality rather than a stubborn refusal to change with the times.
..The plus points ensure that the 37PX600 is never less than a complete joy to watch. Another effortlessly sublime TV from Panasonic – and one that proves without doubt that you write plasma off at your peril. TR Recommended Award.
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text: Think of an American-made sportsbike, and most folks think of Buell. But we'd rather think of Illinois-based Roehr: the delicious and very new 1250sc packs a Harley V-Rod twin, supercharged to give an extraordinary 180 bhp. Walter Roehrich's design oozes class, and the components are top-notch too. Forged aluminum Marchesini wheels keep the rubber on the road, and the bike tips the scales at just 196kg. A nice touch: a matching helmet comes as standard with every new Roehr motorcycle.


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The men's hockey team is coming off a road series with the University of North Dakota where the Huskies stole 3 of 4 points that catapulted them into the top spot in the WCHA.
Two Huskies were honored this week by the WCHA for their play in the series. Freshman Jonny Brodzinski and Senior Ben Hanowski. Brodzinski scored two goals and notched one assist to earn him the Rookie of the Week honor. He is currently riding an 11 game point streak and is tied with teammate Kalle Kossila for the lead in goals among WCHA freshmen. Hanowski notched 3 goals on 10 shots over the weekend to earn the title of Offensive Player of the week. He has scored in the past three games and leads the team with 88 shots on the season. Hanowski is also one of three Huskies that appear on the first phase of fan voting for the Hobey Baker Award, along with Drew LeBlanc and Nic Dowd.
The team currently sits in first place in the WCHA and is ranked 12th in the USCHO polls. This weekend the team will travel to Bemidji to take on the BSU Beavers in another WCHA matchup. Follow the action with KVSC Sports Directors Gina Carlson and Scott Gross as they make the call live from the Sanford Center in Bemidji. Pregame show starts at 7:15 on friday and 6:45 on Saturday. For the most up to date SCSU hockey news follow us on Twitter.
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text: Dave x John - Zombiestuck RP - Pt. 1This is the Dave x John zombiestuck RP that I did with ScalemateJudge. She was John, and I was Dave. So obviously the structure of this isn't like a normal story, it's back and forth. The larger gaps between paragraphs are switches in character. Just a little warning is all. Anywhore, enjoy! Best RP I've ever had."JADE, RUN!" The break in his voice was nothing he cared about. Dry, aged cement crackling underfoot as he sprinted around what used to be a mall Parking lot. Why had he insisted on going to see the joke shop? Dad had taught him better than to go into formerly highly populated areas.Well... before he became one of them.John dove behind an abandoned car, breathing heavily and not bothering to straighten his glasses. They were the least of his worries at the moment.The all too familiar gurgles and groans were still advancing. They would be upon him soon. Where was Jade? Did she get to safety?What if she was…No, no, he needed to stop thinking like that.


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Please join us for our annual Christmas at Bethany concert! The Bethany Lutheran College choirs and bands present five performances in early December. Admission is free but advance reservations are strongly recommended; most performances sell out well before the date arrives. At least once performance each year is streamed live, and a video is posted online after the event.
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text: Page Content Steps to Building and Implementing Comprehensive and Effective Workplace FlexibilityJune 22, 20112:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ET)Recertification Credits: 1.5* SHRM's Practices, Policies and Innovations Webcast Series SHRM Members: $99 - Register Today Nonmembers: $149 - Register Today Presenters: John Parry, Chief Executive Officer, Solix, Inc. Rachel Bradford-Mundt, HR Director, Organizational Development, BDO USA, LLP Will Gainer, Call Center Director, 1-800 CONTACTS While increasing numbers of businesses recognize that workplace flexibility can be a powerful tool to recruit, retain and engage employees, implementing it is not always easy. This webinar, a joint presentation of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Families and Work Institute (FWI), explores how to overcome common stumbling blocks to make flexibility really work within your organization to achieve business results. The presenters are leaders in three prominent, nationally recognized companies that have won the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. In this exclusive program, they will share their expertise and lessons learned for implementing flexibility in different work environments. Participants will learn specific strategies for: How to design solutions that fit the company's business problem and make them work for both the company and the employees; How to involve top and middle managers; and How to determine metrics for success and demonstrate return on investment. About the speakers: John ParryJohn C. Parry, Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer of Solix, Inc., a government and commercial process outsourcing provider that administers more than $4.5 billion on behalf of its clients. Under Mr. Parry's leadership, the New Jersey-based company has achieved steady and strategic growth. He was elected to lead Solix in 2004 after serving as Executive Director of Program Operations at the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) for six years. He has more than 40 years of experience including serving as President of Bell Atlantic Network Systems and Vice President of the Bell Atlantic Global Systems Company (now Verizon). A Lieutenant of the United States Navy, Parry served in Vietnam with various assignments including Surface Warfare, Aviation, Logistics and Intelligence tasks. He retired from the Navy Reserve as a Captain in 1990. Two hallmarks of Solix' corporate culture fostered under Parry have been creating a flexible work environment and a commitment to promoting community service. Rachel Bradford-MundtRachel Bradford-Mundt serves as a Director of Organizational Development at BDO USA, a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. Ms. Bradford-Mundt has 14 years of Human Resources generalist experience. In her current role, she is responsible for ensuring HR projects and strategies are aligned with key growth strategies for the firm, including the Women's Initiative and BDO Flex. She originally joined BDO in 2004 as a Human Resources Manager and has also worked as a director of human resources for Kmart Corporation in Troy, MI. Will GainerWilliam Gainer has served as Call Center Director at 1-800 CONTACTS since August 2008. He has been responsible for training and development, the customer care team and call center results. He has always had a focus on improving the customer experience by taking care of the team. Recertification Credit: Viewing this entire presentation, either as a live event or archived, counts for 1.5 credit hours toward PHR/SPHR recertification from the Human Resource Certification Institute. Note: You are responsible for tracking your participation in this event. Register Today!


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Hidden Weapons in GTA Liberty City Stories
There is alot of weapons hidden around in Liberty City stories, and here is a guide to help you find them. Many of these weapons will require some climbing and jumping, or even the use of the car Yankee. Please send me messages if you find any of the information incorrect. I will love to hear from you and will fix it as soon as possible, or you can fix it yourself if you want. Have fun! -Abonnent
Meele Weapons
Bat - Can be found at you safehouse, regardless of how many Hidden Packages you've found, or at Hogs'n' Cogs.
Meat Cleaver - Can be found in the middle of the Chinatown Market, Portland.
Chainsaw - Can be found at the backside of the Sawmill on Portland Island.
Knife - Can be found at the top of Marco's Bistro, Portland.
Brass Knuckles - Can be found amongst the ruins of Fort Staunton.
Fireman's Axe - Can be found behind the fire-station on Portland Island.
Police Baton - Can be found on any police officer in Liberty City.
Screwdriver - Can be found in an alley near Belleville Park, Staunton Island.
Katana - Can be found in an alley in Bedfort Point, near Phil Cassidy's, Staunton Island.
Hockey Stick - Can be found near the sport's stadium in Aspatria, Staunt Island.
Pistol - Can be found on any police officer in Liberty City, and gangmembers often carry them.
Revolver - Can be found behind the signs at Francis Intl. Airport, Shoreside Vale, and inside the boat when on the mission The Portland Chainsaw Massacre
Pump-shotgun - Can be found inside any police-cruiser, atop of the mall in Portland View, Portland Island, in an alley in Bedford Point, Staunton Island, and by killing Ammu-Nation shop keepers.
Compact-Pump-Shotgun - Can be found at the big building to the east of Belleville Park, Staunton Island, or in the ruins of the warehouse at Callahan Point. Can only be found after the mission The trouble with Triads.
Auto-Shotgun - Can be found
TEC-9 - Can be found at the end of a long alley in Saint Mark's.
Micro SMG - Can be found behind a small "house" under Callahan Bridge, Portland side.
MP5-K - Can be found at a dock on Staunton Island, or it can be found at any military personal and FBI agents.
Assault Rifles
AK-47 - Can be found atop of Sex Club Seven, Red Light District, Portland Island.
M4-A1 - Can be found between to containers, near the road in Torrington, heading towards the Yakuza casino.
Sniper Rifles
Bolt Action Rifle - Can be found under a broken wooden bridge on Shoreside Vale.
Semi-Automatic-Rifle - Can be found at a balcony of a destroyed restaurant in Fort Staunton, Staunton Island.
Grenade - Can be found at the back of a boat docked at Portland Harbor, Portland Island.
Molotov Cocktails - Can be found in the ruins of the destroyed casino, The Dolls House, Red Light District, Portland Island.
RC Grenades - Can be found in a pool at one of the big houses in Shoreside Vale, and at a roof of a large building at Cochrane Dam, Shoreside Vale.
Heavy Weapons
Flamethrower - Can be found a roof in Trenton, Portland Island.
RPG - Can be found under the heading from Staunton Island to Shoreside Vale, Shoreside Vale side.
Minigun - Cant be found, must be bought at Phil's.


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Planet OpenSolaris is Live
By pelegri on Nov 17, 2006
Planet OpenSolaris is live and it looks good. Other related Planet aggregators are Planet NetBeans and PlanetJDK.
Given the continuous growth of the communities covered here, we will have to create some Planet aggregator to complement TheAquarium. We need to decide how to link this to the different communities; in my TODO list for December.


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Dvd Release Date: 2001-10-30
Genre: Family, Comedy
Rating: G
Duration: 1hr 17min
Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket better than anything in the whole world. In fact, they are inseparable...a perfect team. Elmo would never let anything happen to it-until a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his beloved blanket into a faraway land and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo summons all of his courage and determination and sets off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland-a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage and the villainous Huxley. Elmo also learns an important lesson about sharing, realizing that he was selfish with his friend and responsible for what happened.
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Vanessa L. Williams, Kevin Clash, Mandy Patinkin
- Directed by Gary Halvorson
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- Written by Mitchell Kriegman, Joey Mazzarino
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On this day...
by Stuart Vose
We look back on this day in the club's history.
1997 – Goals from Lee Clark and Kevin Phillips sealed a 3-0 home victory over Tranmere Rovers.
1972 – Bob Stokoe was appointed manager of the club. The first decision he made was to reintroduce SAFC's traditional black shorts instead of white as part of the home strip.
1923 – Record penalty scorer Billy Clunas signed from St Mirren for £2,500.


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This company processes enough apples each day to keep the doctor away for a long time -- and in case your MD still makes house calls, Jugos Del Valle processes oranges, mangos, and tomatoes too. Be it osteopath, witch doctor, or great-grandma with a mustard plaster, it sells shelf-stable and frozen juice and nectar all over the world. Operating four Mexican production plants, Jugos sends its products to food retailers (mainly supermarkets) through a network of distribution centers and warehouses. Its main brands include Del Valle, Del Valle Light, Del Valle Soya, and Frutsi.


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- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 carton (8 ounces) spreadable chive and onion cream cheese
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 celery rib or broccoli stalk
- Sliced apples and assorted crackers
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheeses until smooth. Stir in the cheddar cheese, paprika and cayenne. Shape into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm.
- With a knife, add vertical lines to the cheese ball to resemble a pumpkin; insert a celery rib or broccoli stalk for the stem. Serve with apples and crackers. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.
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"My daughter had a New Year party to attend and needed to take a dish to share. This recipe was easy to make. We chose to modify the recipe using things on hand by making our own spreadable chive & onion spread. We used another 8 oz. block of cream cheese added 1/4 grated red onion, 3 T finely chopped red onion and 3-4 T freeze dried chives mixed together with a hand mixer. We reduced the red pepper to 1/4 tsp. and added 1/2 c. flaked crab. The result was a perfect!"
"Great flavor. After initial taste, I thought cheese ball would be spicy but the flavors settled after refrigeration. Will do again next year."
"One of the best cheese balls that I have had. Nice nip with the cayenne, but not too much. Always asked for the recipe when I take it places. Like others don't do pumpkin shape and I rolls in crushed pecans"
"Great recipe. Made it for my husband's Halloween Birthday dinner. I added orangepaste food coloring to make it more orange in color.Will definitely make it again and again."
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It is Monday, and wounds, mostly to the psyche, are being attended to by Team Sergio.
The boxer is back in Spain, wrestling with the fight on Saturday night which saw him get discombobulated, and probably concussed by a shot to the side of the head in round one.
"Sergio was dizzy after the first round and the following nine rounds were fought totally on heart," said Team Martinez' Nathan Lewkowicz.
So, will he fight again?
Too early to say, said Lewkowicz on Monday afternoon. He could foresee, though, a fight in Argentina, an adieu fight, one more for the road.
He is set financially, having hooked up his family with houses from his purse from beating Kelly Pavlik…so squandered funds wouldn't be something to force a return. The fighter is invested in mutual funds, and draws an allowance, and isn't a Floyd sort collecting autos and the like.
I have seen, bopping around the Internets, some folks saying they thought they were sold a bill of goods, that promoters over-sold Sergio's physical condition entering the bout. Not so, said Lewkowicz. "You saw him at the open workout, Mike, he was moving perfectly."
Yes, I must state for the record I didn't get the feeling before or after that anyone in the Sergio camp was thinking their guy was shot, and took this Cotto scrap as a cashout. His legs felt good going in, I am told, for real, and all truly expected him to get the better of the Puerto Rican.
I told Lewkowicz that some people are using the "s" word, saying the 39 1/2 year old is shot. He doesn't think so, and reiterated that "Maravilla" got dizzied in round one, and that messed him up for the duration.
Now, do I think Martinez' reflexes have dimmed…that being knocked down seven times in his last four times suggests something…yes.
He likely peaked in 2010, and now, at 39, his chin wiring is more suspect. He can't slip shots like he used to, and his hard drive gets funky from shots that he used to eat and digest.
Martinez has a warrior heart, and if the man wants to do a farewell in fight, then I say go for it. Do I want to see him in with anyone possessing more than a 20% KO ratio? No. But if he takes some down time in Spain, and decides his warrior heart needs closure with just one more, then I say he deserves that gold watch.
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Well I wouldn't expect to hear anything different from the Lewkowicz' regarding Sergio and his knee. A final farewell in Argentina... I wouldn't be watching it to be honest not live anyway.
If it's against a solid opponent he's not going to do well. If they give him someone to beat then it won't exactly it probably won't be worth the time to watch it.. I think Sergio should just retire, recover his knee and cherish the great times he has in his wonderful and hard earned career.
I think the signs were there but not all of us (myself included) saw it that Sergio's best days were far behind him. He got old and the injuries took a toll on him. He couldn't move like he wanted to, couldn't slip punches and couldn't get any leverage on his shots.
Is he a shot fighter? I don't know if I'd use that term but he will never be able to beat a top 10 fighter again.
Does a farewell fight make sense? Maybe though like Skibbz said I am not sure if I'd be watching. First, Sergio needs to take a lot of time to relax and reflect. He knows his body better than anyone else. Then if he has that desire to do one more big show in Argentina against a well selected opponent, I say go for it. He had quite a run in becoming the Middleweight Champion of the World and if physically able deserves to go out on his terms.
Good write up.
Sergio is a genuine guy, he didn't sell out for money he truly believed he still had the heart and ability to overcome his deficiencies. Cotto showed him otherwise.
I for one would hate to see that knee go out on a farewell fight and possibly hinder him the rest of his life. He has a lot more to offer after boxing. I say hang them up and be proud of your accomplishments, he sure has enough fan support to do so.
Ser-Mart is not shot. And there will be no farewelling. Dang! Dude lose one fight in 15 years. And ev'ybodee and dey momma are crooning the fat lady's song. OMFG! A prime Ser-Mart would not have beaten the M-Co that showed up at MSG on that first Saturday in June. Holla!
Good post Mike. Unfortunately he is shot.
Fear not, nation of Argentina. Brian Carlos Castano is his successor.
I have never been hit in the back of the head. How bad could that have effected Sergio? Is it possible he was damaged and or dizzy from the first knockdown on? Have any of the boxer types around here been hit in the back of the head? Can Sergio claim that everything went wrong because he was fouled and demand a rematch? Do I have anymore questions? No, not at this time.
He's shot. He's been a great fighter, but we could all see from that first round, it's over for him.
I'm with everyone else- he should hang up his gloves and enjoy the fruits of his labours.
The bombing left hook to the back of the head coupled with other shots he took in the 1st could definitely have impacted the fight but props to Miguel, he fought brilliantly and he was in great shape.
If Cotto fought the Sergio circa 2009 2010 this would have been a totally different fight.
Ser-Mart definitely was staggering and falling around like a p¡$$¥ drunk because of M-Co's shots. Not even a small percent because of Ser-Mart's Jerry rigged knees. M-Co buzzed him early, often and hard.
Messed up his equilibrium. I would not be surprised if an injured eardrum caused Ser-Mart to dance the night away looking like a drunken sailor.
He got his arse handed to him. And all ought to suck it up. Instead of guesting it up, and searching for alibis to discredit M-Co's beat down. Holla!
There is no mystery here Cotto beat the crap out of a fighter was unable to over come his previous injuries. Roach said a thousand times before the fight that Sergio was shot and they were going to retire him.
But how often can you take Roaches word?. His preflight mantra never changes.
I appreciate what Lew has to say but it would be the same as the lame duck President (Barak Obama) saying "Vote Democrat in the next election because us democrats are the best"
hearing a pleading Sarmiento passionately declaring to Martinez "its over... I'm stopping it ...
the knee is not working Sergio". Was the only irrefutible audible confirmation needed.
Sergio cashed out.... He never did anything strenuous in front of the camera for the preflight media and he walked through a very tame and uninspired warmup before the fight.
Its not like we didn't know about his potential physical disabilities status going in..it just wasn't known to what degree he was hurt after undergoing three surgeries.
Personally I thought Martinez would have been able to improvise a better strategy.
Sergio simply did what countless boxers did before him.
Another faded warrior greeted the bright lights...waved to the adoring crowd and entered a battle that he had no hope of winning. He accepted his beating like a mercenary and passed the torch to someone who had been in search for redemption and found it.
Cotto fought a terrific fight... I think he would have given a completely healthy Martinez a rough night..... kudos to Roach he knows how to bring the best out of his guys.
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As a professor, I love it when students show that they are reading questions very carefully, and do not simply give the answer they assume the professor wants to hear. Here's a great example shared by Marc Cortez:
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- Robert Fisher
Funny? Sure. (I laughed.) But it is still a wrong answer and not clever. Both because observer A isn't dead until the train hits them (and thus no longer in front of it), and because "direct" here is clearly about angle rather than distance. We have an obligation to try to understand what others mean. So, this earns both a laugh and points off. If the student had merely also provided an answer, they could've been both funny and right.
- Robertgates
jesus Robert.. who the fuck cares? It was funny. NObody needs the math lesson.
- Robert Fisher
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean by "NObody needs a math lesson."
I agree. It was funny. I make the same kind of jokes myself.
I also believe we have an obligation to try to understand what others mean and consider the context.
I care about that because not doing it causes so many problems. Since this seemed to me to celebrate not doing so–on a blog that covers a topic where this is particularly important–I thought it worth commenting on.
- dino
we need more robert fishers in the world, good stuff sir.
- http://www.patheos.com/community/exploringourmatrix/ James F. McGrath
Thanks, Robert, for reading the question even more carefully than I did. I agree that it would have been wiser to also answer the question, had the student been able to. And it might have been equally humorous, but more contextually apt, for the student to have commented that unless Observer A stops listening to and pondering the train and instead gets out of the way, he will not live to tell what he heard.
But I still think it was funny.
- Howard Mazzaferro
Observer A would have heard (past tense) the whistle at 388.63 Hz before he died.
- Hugh G. Rection
I think you guys take life a little too seriously. There is a time for everything and this was obviously a time for comedy. It seems far fetched to make any serious analysis of the student or the direction society is heading based off one test answer. Just smile and open a text book if it bothers you. Cheers
- Robert
Of course there's a time for comedy. That was my point! ^_^ I think you take my comments too…well…differently than they were intended.
- http://evolutionguide.blogspot.com/ William
I have seen a couple like that, such as the question "find x" and the obvious answer "here is x".
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this was funny until I read the comments and y'all sucked the fun right out of it. Other than proving you are smarter than a high school student, there is no point in commenting as such.
It's cute and funny: tuck away your ego, shut your mouth, and move on. Done.
- Anonymous
As a math teacher who's seen all the "expand this" and "find x" jokes, I thought this was a pretty good one, on par with "there is an elephant in the way." ( http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/377437969_d0f88c6342.jpg for the elephant)


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Your options are wide open if you want to get involved in stock car racing. You're limited only by your desire and your right rear-if your right rear pocket is where you keep your wallet.
For 99 percent of the potential new racers out there, the local short track is a great place to start driving. It makes sense to start in a simpler and less costly class. The idea of starting at the highest levels is not only an unreasonable expectation, but it's restrictive due to costs and infrastructure requirements. Most tracks have beginner classes that use older street cars as the basis for the race car. The common vernacular, of course, is Street Stock.
When you say Street Stock it can mean many different things, depending on the region of the country where you live. Street Stocks run the full gamut of a simple street car that has been gutted-with all the interior glass removed and a few rudimentary bars installed to act as a rollcage for a modicum of driver safety-to the other end of the scale. There you'll find a well-prepared car with a full rollcage, a special racing seat, upgraded seatbelts, a fuel cell, and some limited suspension upgrades like adjustable shocks and aftermarket springs. Again, the definition of a Street Stock is very open and very regional. The common thread is the use of an older street car as the genesis of the race car.
Starting in a Street Stock racer gives you all the thrills of competition for about the most reasonable price in all of racing. Street Stocks provide the opportunity to sample the full racing adventure while gaining a good bit of mechanical and setup experience. It offers the racer the opportunity to get in a car and learn about driving. It also can demonstrate that being a crew chief is not as easy as simply sitting on the pit box and making decisions about whether to take two tires or four, or one can of fuel or merely a splash.
Just how much do you have to spend to get a car ready? The first and most convoluted answer is, "It depends." Primarily, it depends on the rules in the local class you plan to run and how much you have in your budget. If you're willing to do all the labor yourself and have a minimum of tools, you can get involved for a reasonable cost. That said, it's possible to get a car on the track for around two grand.
The first logical place to look would be the local speedway to see what classes are being run and if there are any cars for sale. It may be possible to buy the car ready to race and avoid doing any work at all; however, half of the fun is building the car. But sometimes you can get a race-ready Street Stock for a reasonable price, as racers are always in a state of flux moving on or moving out of the sport. There are opportunities out there if you look.
Building your own car has a number of advantages. Most importantly, you're aware of every nut and bolt on a race car in which you will be placing your posterior, and building it yourself is the best way to go if you have basic mechanical ability.
Going to the local speedway and talking to the racers in the pits is a great way to gather information. Racers in general are a gregarious lot and more than willing to help a new guy get started. It may even provide an opportunity to do some volunteer work. Ask if a team could use some help on race days or back at the shop. Few racers will turn down volunteer help, and working on the cars is always time well spent. It offers a good opportunity to meet new friends and learn about the cars.
Then, if you still want to build your own car, make sure you research what other area racers are using as the basis for the cars they're racing. You also need to get a copy of the rules and have a complete understanding of what you need to be looking for to build your racer. Many tracks have a specific type or range of years they use as the basis for the Street Stocks they race. Do your homework prior to buying a car to start this project. Once you have all the data on the type of car that is working well at the track, and you know what is allowed, the next step is to look for a car.
The best place to start looking is with the help of your friends and coworkers. Let them know what you are looking for and be specific with regard to the year and model.
A local racer was telling me about the path he followed to get the donor car for his Street Stock. He let his pals know he was looking for an older car. He gave them the brand, model, and year he wanted. One of his pals said his neighbor had the exact car he was looking for parked at his house. He was given the owner's phone number, a deal was made, and the car was towed away for less than $100. Another driver told me he got his car for free; the owner just wanted it off his property.
There are still plenty of '70s and early '80s Fords, Chevrolets, and Dodges out there that are rear-wheel drive and prime candidates for developing into Street Stocks, but you have to search.
Now that you have a car, what's next? First, look it over and see if there are any saleable items you won't be using. It's possible that the interior parts may have some residual value. The point is that before you start tearing apart the car, you might be able to get a few dollars from the sale of the parts you won't be using-not a real probability, but you never know. It never fails that just as soon as you break out the front and rear windshield, you have some guy walk up and tell you he would've paid you $100 for the glass. Live and learn.
First and foremost, our Street Stock will have a stout rollcage that will give the driver a safe environment offering a good level of protection. We'll also install a fuel cell for more protection, and our budget will include a top-quality aluminum, purpose-built racing seat mounted to the 'cage, along with a good set of five-point racing seatbelts. Remember, the idea that a race car is inexpensive to build while also being as safe as possible is not a contradiction in terms. Safety must be built in from the start. After all, you'll be the one sitting in the car.
What we will not include in our budget is extensive engine modifications, as most Street Stock rules do not allow significant engine mods. Most associations require a stock iron intake manifold. We will budget a reasonable amount of money to ensure the engine runs as well as it can without spending large sums of money. What we need from our engine is reliability. In this application, reliability is more important than brute power.
Conversations with Carl Blohm of Stock Car Products supported the engine reliability needs.
"Reliability in a Street Stock is what wins races," Blohm says. "These cars do not have a large amount of grip, so big power is more of a hindrance, especially on dirt where traction is sometimes a difficult commodity to get."
Essentially, we need the engine to start and run reasonably well. This includes a well-thought-out cooling and fuel system. The ignition system will be OEM and should be just fine. These cars do not see high rpm, so investing in an aftermarket ignition will not be required, nor do most associations allow the use of special ignition systems.
Few Street Stock classes allow any more than the stock exhaust manifolds and enough of an exhaust system to get the exhaust out of the engine compartment and away from the driver. The wiring system will get simplified. We do not need lights or any power routed to nonessential accessories.
Most new racers may or may not have access to the fabrication equipment required to build a rollcage. If you do, then great, although it's more than likely you won't have a tube bender-but you may have a welder or a buddy with a welder. If you fall short here, not to worry. There are several places that cater to racers in need of rollcages. It's surprising how reasonably you can purchase a 'cage kit with all the tubes prebent and ready to weld together. You may have to notch some of the tubes and make adjustments to fit your application, but the cost isn't that great. With a bit of research and some phone calls, I was able to find a prebent cage in the $255-$450 range, including delivery. That's a real deal when you consider how much a good tube bender costs.
Many of the 'cages I located came in various levels. The first level was one with heavy reinforcement on the driver side of the car; for as little as $30 more you could get an optional kit to put additional reinforcement on the passenger side as well; for another $40 you could get a seat-rail kit so the seat could be mounted as an integral part of the 'cage and not the floor board of the car.
An economy aluminum seat designed for racing was priced from a low of $149 to a high of $175, depending on the features of the seat. A seat cover was an additional $75-$85. It's not even a real consideration to use the OEM seat. Seatbelts were priced from $80 to $120 a set. From a safety perspective, a racing seat mounted to the 'cage provides a much greater level of safety for the driver in the event of a hard hit or a crash that may include a flip or a even a slow rollover.
An 8-gallon fuel cell with the foam bladder and a premade can ready to paint can be purchased for less than $250. Some Street Stock associations allow you to use the stock tank. We need to remember that this is a major safety feature, and the cost of the fuel cell is way less than the trip to the hospital burn center and rehab. It's your nickel.
Why 8 gallons and not a larger tank? The majority of Street Stock races are on short tracks and average about 20-30 laps for the main event, so the chances that you'll need more fuel aren't that great. Many of the racers and vendors we consulted recommended the 8-gallon cell as being more than adequate for 99 percent of the racers' needs.
In most applications, the car will have a steering column that's designed to collapse in a front-end collision. You should not have to replace the column. If you don't have to remove it in the construction process, try to maintain the safety feature that this column provides.
It's possible you'll want to remove all the wiring in the car and start over and develop a simple electrical system. This could make a race-day electrical problem much easier to solve. Remember, think reliability. You can purchase premade wiring harnesses for under $50. If you've priced wire, connectors, and switches, this is a real deal.
You'll need a battery. Chances are that a $500 car won't have a new battery or one that's up to the rigors of racing. Don't skimp on this purchase; plan on buying a good battery. You'll wish you had spent the extra money if you spin and stall the engine and the whole field drives by you twice because the battery won't spin a hot engine. You won't see the value of saving $25 at that point. Also, take the time to mount the battery where it won't be damaged in a front-end hit, and mount it solidly so it won't get damaged or fall out.
Brakes need to be in peak form. Fortunately, brake parts for cars of this era aren't expensive, and turning the rotors and drums isn't an expense that will break the budget. It's possible to get upgraded pads and shoes at the local parts houses or through the mail from many of the racing parts vendors. Inspect the brake lines, both the metal and flex hoses, at each end of the car. Using the stock components should be fine for this application.
Most Street Stocks utilize an automatic transmission, and it's possible-depending on the condition of the car and the number of miles it has been driven-that you may need to only change the fluid and clean or replace the screen. If you find that you need a substantial amount of repair work, it may be less expensive to go to the local auto recycler or wrecking yard and buy a different transmission or one that's been rebuilt.
When it comes time to paint the car, whether you're considering repainting or some touch-up, the cost can be reasonable. You need to remember you are not building a show car. The car will more than likely be raced at night, and the general finish of the paint is not that important in the grand scheme of things. I've seen cars turn out well when painted with spray paint from the local discount store. Some well-placed vinyl graphics or lettering do a great job of dressing up the car as well.
You'll likely have to budget for some noncar expenses like a floor jack and various tools, including a good tire-pressure gauge, a battery charger for between races, fuel jugs, and some other nondescript tools.
Let's go over our budget and see how much money we'll have to spend to build this Street Stock.
This still leaves you a good bit of your budget to spend on a driver's suit, a helmet, and gloves. If you get lucky and the donor car's engine is in good mechanical shape, you won't need to spend that portion of your budget. Please remember, these costs are not absolutes.
Also remember that how much money you spend will be a matter of how resourceful you're willing to be. It's time well spent going to the track and taking pictures of the cars and getting a real understanding of what goes into building them. You'll learn about the cars, the people, and the process of racing. Every short track in the country runs the show a little differently from every other track. It's a good idea to understand how the show is run at the track you'll be racing each week. Remember, this is doable, and you can do it.
Take the plunge. Get started. You never know what will happen or where this could lead. We may be seeing you every Sunday afternoon spraying Pepsi, Coke, or Gatorade all over your crew.
But let's work toward those Friday and Saturday night races first.


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Summers in Manila are often intolerable. Step out of the shower and a few minutes later, beads of sweat will already start forming on your face. And ironically, as dry and hot the weather may be, you never really feel dry. You always feel damp, hot, and icky no matter how many showers you take.
But touring Ilocos is a different story–like baking yourself in an oven. It was so hot (hotter than Manila even, if you can believe that) and we only had a few minutes of reprieve when traveling from one spot to another inside an air-conditioned vehicle. After a couple of destinations, most of our party were reluctant to push through. It took a bit of wheedling and whining (Andito na rin tayo, di na tayo makakabalik dito!) but the few of us who were willing to tough it out convinced them in the end. To reach the falls, tourists need to trek the mountain for about 30 minutes (easy peasy!), passing by acres of lush green fields and walking under a canopy of leaves.
A relief, really, since the trees give us shade and the flora and fauna gives off cool, clean, fresh air. A stream of water gurgles like giggly schoolgirls alongside the trail, and I couldn't resist dipping my feet into it a few times. Our guide owned a snobby dog who turned his nose up when we tried to pet him, like he was saying "These noobs dare to touch me??!!" He knew his way around and I just sort of followed his lead–stepping where he stepped and avoiding spots he avoided. Good choice, too. Clumsy me only slipped once (a record!) and it was more because of my slippers than my clumsiness.
We passed an elderly couple who was on their way back. "Tiga-saan kayo? Ang ganda dun sa taas!" (Where are you from? It's beautiful up there!) I'm not sure why, but people from the city become nicer when they're visiting other places: more willing to smile, to make small talk. I'll have to assume that nature makes us good-tempered. True for me, at least.
If anything else, the walk cooled us off somewhat, but that was nothing compared to what was waiting for us at the top. We knew we were going to see the falls, but even so, I couldn't help holding my breath a little when our first sight loomed into view.
It's a pity that I wasn't prepared for a dip (I left my swim clothes in the car!). The water was COLD! And after a whole afternoon of walking around under a bright, burning sun, even with only my legs submerged in the water, it was invigorating.
On our way back, even though we were considerably rested, our group opted to hire a carabao ride to take us back.
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Please let me summarize the method by which L. Euler solved the Basel Problem and how he found the exact value of $\zeta(2n)$ up to $n=13$. Euler used the infinite product
$$ \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sin(x)}{x} = \prod_{n=1}^{\infty} \Big(1-\frac{x^2}{n^2\pi^2}\Big) , $$ Newton's identities and the (Taylor) Series Expansion (at $x=0$) of the sine function divided by $x$ to arrive at $$ 1 - \frac{x^2}{\pi^2} \cdot (1 + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{16} + ... + \frac{1}{n^2}) + x^4(...) = 1 - \frac{x^2}{6} + \frac{x^4}{120} - ... $$ Upon subtracting 'one' from both sides, equating the $x^2$ terms to each other and multiplying both sides by $ - \pi^2$, one finds that $$ \zeta(2)=\frac{\pi^2}{6}. $$ When I first saw this proof and the way it was extended to find the values of the other even zeta-constants, I couldn't help myself thinking: "How could this method be strenghtened to find the values of the odd zeta-constants?" (And, a little while later, "why hasn't this been done before?")
I started looking for a similar-looking infinite product, only now I focussed on one of the form $$ \displaystyle f(x) = \prod_{n=1}^{\infty} \Big(1-\frac{x^a}{k^3 \cdot q}\Big) $$ (for some $ a \in \mathbb{N} , q \in \mathbb{R} $). A little while later I stumbled upon this website and fixated my eyeballs on equation (27). If we take $n=3$, Prudnikov et al. tell us that $$ \prod_{n=1}^{\infty} \Big(1-\frac{x^3}{k^3}\Big) = - \frac{1}{x^3} \cdot \prod_{k=1}^{2} \frac{1}{\Gamma(-e^{2/3 \pi i k} \cdot x)}. $$ Now, I thought that if we could use Newton's Identities again on the left side of the equation and find out what the Taylor Series Expansion of the right-hand side would be, we could find out what the exact value of Apery's Constant and other odd zeta-constants would be. In this answer by Robert Smith, I was told the Series Expansion. So we have $$ 1 - x^3(1 + \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{27} + ... + \frac{1}{n^3}) = -1 - 2 \cdot \gamma x - 2 \gamma^2 x^2 + \frac{1}{6}x^3(-8\gamma^3 - \psi^{(2)} (1)) - x^4(...) $$ Notice that on the left side we only have 'one minus a term with an $x^3$ coefficient', while on the other side we see 'minus one plus $x$, $x^2$, $x^3$ coefficients with their terms'. This is important, because it probably answers the question why the following will not work, but I don't know why and I really would like to know.
I guess you know what I will attempt to do now. We equate the $x^3$ terms with each other, set $x=1$, multiply by minus one and 'find' that $$ \zeta(3) = \frac{1}{6}(8\gamma^3 + \psi^{(2)} (1)). $$ By combining this with the already known result $$ \zeta(3) = -\frac{1}{2} \psi^{2}(1), $$ we 'find' that $$ \zeta(3) '=' \gamma^3. $$ Obviously, this is wrong. Apery's constant is larger than one, and this value is clearly smaller than one. Could someone please elaborate one where I went wrong? And does anybody have any sugguestions and/or ideas related to the discussion from above using which we could find "better" values for Apery's Constant and the other odd zeta constants? (For example by pointing out a similar infinite product relation, and by showing that that infinite product has a nicer Series Expansion?) Or could someone point out to me why this approach to finding nicer closed-form representations for these constants clearly won't lead to any results?
Thanks in advance,
Max Muller
(Moderators: If you find any spelling mistakes or errors grammar errors, feel free to correct them. To the rest: $\gamma$ is the Euler-Mascheroni Constant, and it amounts to approximately $0.5772$. The $\psi^{(2)}(x)$ stands for the second logarithmic deriviative of the Gamma-function. As usual, Wikipedia is a pretty good reference for this sort of things.)


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Among the initial public offerings stories for Thursday, March 28, from AP Business News:
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Archive Page - 08/16/13
42 years, 2,191 covers and 55,436 stories from PEOPLE magazine's history for you to enjoy
Jul 07, 1986
Vol. 26 No. 1
July 07, 1986
Cover Story
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Read It
Pride, Perseverance and the President
On the Eve of a Memorable National Holiday, Ronald Reagan—and America—seem in Top Form
Pg. 36
America Whoops It Up for Liberty Weekend
Folks from Around the Country Lend Their Talents to Honor the Statue's Centennial and Bring Off the Nation's Greatest July 4th Gala
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Her Impetuous Marriage Kaput, Janet Jackson, Michael's Sis, Is Now a Miss with a Nasty Hit
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Justices Marshall and Brennan Battle to Keep Liberalism Alive at the U.s. Supreme Court
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O Say Can You See Olympic Daredevil Mitch Gaylord Becoming a Film Star in American Anthem?
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Migrant Kids Learn U.s. Ways and the Three R's at a School Called Hope
Pg. 61
These Blokes Really Are Hung Up on Still Lifes
Pg. 64
Memories of a Native Son
Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
Pg. 67
Things Not Always Being Equal, Two-Career Couples Are Slugging It Out Over Money, Sex and Status
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With Brash Advertising and a $20 Million Boost, Tommy Hilfiger Takes on Seventh Avenue Titans
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Alexandra Pigg and Margi Clarke Get the Stamp of Approval for Their Saucy Letter to Brezhnev
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Andy Hampsten Has High Hopes in the Torturous Tour De France
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Nostalgia and Patriotism Guide the Brush When Charles Wysocki Paints His Portraits of America
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Watch It, Boys, the Girls Have Swiped Your Surfer Trunks, and Your Boxer Shorts Are So in They're Out
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As a Bombshell on Mtv Marilyn Martin Blazes Out of Her Down-Home Past
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Now That His Texas Rangers Are Gunning for the Top, Nobody's Telling Bobby Valentine to Shut Up
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Circus Flora Enchants Audiences with a Precious Pachyderm and That One Ring of Authenticity
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Yo, Chip! Fearsome Yuppie Boxers Come Out Swinging in Gyms Coast to Coast!
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The Balladeer of the Green Berets, Sgt. Barry Sadler, Now Pens Pulp Novels
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Did Henry Weston Run a Global Marathon for Charity—or Did He Take the World for a Ride?
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Always Running Short of Time? Let Morton Rachofsky Lengthen Your Day with a 25-Hour Clock
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An Ailing Jean Harris Has Suffered Enough, or So Says Her Son, Who Is Fighting to Free Her from Prison
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Lady Liberty Flies Up, Up and Away as a Beautiful Balloon
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Experience the awesome taste and delectable flavors of Filipino Food and enjoy these free Filipino Recipes on PinoyRecipe.net
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Coconut Macaroons normally use desiccated coconut as the main ingredient. Desiccated as in a "dry" form. But in other countries, they use "flaked" coconut, which is a bit softer in consistency and whiter or lighter in color compared to the one we are used here in the Philippines.
Filipino Coconut Macaroons has become synonymous with pasalubong, desserts, snacks, treats or just a sweet. There are several recipes are available on the internet today and some are using even just two ingredients, dessicated coconut and condensed milk is enough to make dozens of macaroons.
Do you know that we can also use those 'freshly' squeezed coconut in your macaroons? They taste fresher and more soft and chewy. The coconut milk can then be used for other Pinoy desserts such as Ginataang Halo Halo and Maja Blanca.
Filipino Coconut Macaroons Ingredients:
Filipino Coconut Macaroons Cooking Instructions:
This Filipino Coconut Macaroons Recipe yields 2 dozens of regular size.
Dana Rodriguez1
Those look delicious!!I am trying these this week!
These look amazing and I can only imagine they taste so much better with coconut juice!
I can not wait to give these a try, thank you for sharing the recipe(:
I'm going to have to check these out. I never realized coconut macaroons were gluten free! 🙂
cindy b4
Wow these look delicious! Thanks for the fab recipe! xo xo
I will try this next time I'll cook somthing with gata. 🙂
Lexie Lane6
Oooh! These are another one of my favorites! Wow! You're a fancy Filipino chef! I love it!
I never realized there was more than one type of macaroon!! Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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Wow! I never thought making macaroons is simple as this recipe. I want to try it sometime.. Can I cook it in a microwave oven? Thanks!
I haven't tried it on a microwave but if you are willing to experiment let me know the result. 😉
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COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS) and its project partners announce the availability of new, interactive online forms to obtain a simple divorce. To access the forms, please visit www.lawhelp.org/sc.
The program allows self-represented litigants and pro bono and legal aid attorneys to quickly and easily draft court-approved legal documents by answering questions via an easy-to-use online interface. Similar initiatives, used in 28 states, generated more than 145,000 forms in 2009.
The use of online questionnaires to create court approved forms is one way legal aid organizations, pro bono programs and courts around the country are working to increase and improve access to the courts.
Every year, millions of Americans who are unable to afford attorneys face potentially devastating legal problems such as domestic violence, foreclosure, eviction and child custody disputes. With the ongoing financial crisis, SCLS and the Courts began to see more individuals unable to afford attorneys, going into court unrepresented. Though it is always advisable to seek legal counsel, the capacity to do so is not always a reality.
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Pro Bono Net (www.probono.net) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to justice through innovative uses of technology and increased volunteer lawyer participation. Pro Bono Net uses innovative web-based platforms – www.probono.net, www.LawHelp.org and www.LawHelpInteractive.org – to recruit and support volunteer lawyers and provide


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Chocolate & Cacao
Every year the volume of cacao sold to the United States increases. More and more people are consuming cacao and chocolate than ever before. Many people are surprised at the nutrients it contains such as vitamin C, fiber and iron. Are you surprised? You may be even more surprised to find that raw Cacao contains more antioxidant flavonoids than red wine, green tea and blueberries.
Wilderness Family Naturals offers only USDA Certified Organic cacao!
Both our Raw Cacao Powder and Our Raw Cacao Nibs have been tested for heavy metals.
Raw Cacao Ingredients
These chocolate ingredients are conveniently packaged for the conscientious cook who wants to use quality chocolate in his/her creations. Some of these ingredients are made from Cacao beans that have been fermented. Fermented beans have a rich, bitter chocolate taste. Other ingredients are made from unfermented beans which create ingredients that are milder in flavor but still contain a chocolate flavor and the highest ORAC scores.
Raw Cacao Ingredients are sourced from both the Dominican Republic and Peru. Please see your specific product for proper country of origin.
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These foods are created by combining Wilderness Family Naturals' Raw Cacao Powder with a natural sweetener. They include items such as:
More information about Chocolate
Chocolate originates from the bean (or seed) of a tree that grows in tropical areas of the world. This tree is called a Cacao tree and is predominately found in countries within 10-20 degrees latitude of the equator. The trees need warm, humid weather and loose, rich soil. They like shaded sunlight. Since cacao trees prefer shade, banana trees, rubber trees or coconut palms are often planted beside the cacao tree in the orchards.
The Cacao tree forms large seed pods. Inside the pods are the beans (or seeds) which eventually become the basis for chocolate. It takes 5-6 months for the cacao pods to develop. The trees are generally harvested twice a year, but can be harvested any time.
To harvest, the pods are first cut off from the tree with a machete. Each pod is opened and the beans are separated from the fibers of the pod. To make fermented cacao products, these beans are then laid on a flat surface, covered with banana leaves and allowed to ferment. As the seeds ferment they go from a light off-white color to a purplish color and finally turn dark brown. During this process they also become wrinkled. The fermentation process takes 2-3 days.
Once fermentation is complete, these whole cacao beans are dried to a moisture content of approximately 1%. The drying of the bean greatly retards fermentation and lowers the microbial count. Once dried, these beans are ready for shipment as whole beans unless they undergo further processing to create cacao nibs, or cacao powder and cacao butter.
Non-fermented cacao products are made from the same cacao beans as described above except that once the pods are opened and beans separated there is no fermenting. That step is simply "skipped". Raw cacao products such as non-fermented cacao powder and non-fermented cacao butter have a milder chocolate flavor than fermented cacao. The "bitter chocolate" taste that is prevalent in most chocolates is greatly subdued when there is no fermentation and non-fermented cacao/chocolate is significantly milder (not as strong).
How Cacao Nibs are Made:
Whole beans require peeling by the consumer before they can be eaten. The outside "hull" is similar to the shell of a peanut and can easily be removed. This is tedious and very time consuming, so most people prefer to purchase the nibs rather than the whole bean.
To create cacao nibs, the whole, dried beans are placed into a machine that runs a "roller" across them. This breaks up the bean and cracks the thin shell. The chaff is then removed leaving only the broken cacao bean, which is called a nib. These delicious cacao nibs do not contain any dairy, sugar, or additives. They are simply the raw, broken cacao bean that has had the outer shell removed. Many people use these nibs in smoothies. They can also be added to bars, cookies, yogurt, granola and trail mixes for a natural chocolate crunch. Some people use them like chocolate chips to decorate desserts! Choose from fermented raw cacao nibs for a stronger taste that is more like bitter chocolate, and non-fermented raw cacao nibs if you prefer a mild chocolate flavor that does not require any sweetening.
How Our Cacao Powder and Cacao Butter are Made:
Once the cacao nib has been produced, if cacao powder and cacao butter are desired, the nibs are then placed into a machine that grinds the nib and then presses the paste so the oil (cacao butter) is gently "pressed out" or separated from the fiber, water soluble antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. Raw cacao powder can be made from both fermented and non-fermented cacao beans. For a milder chocolate flavor, the non-fermented powder (made from non-fermented beans) would be recommended. For recipes that use some type of sweetening and an intense chocolate flavor is required, the fermented powder would be best.
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Raw cacao butter made from unfermented cacao beans, like raw cacao powder, tastes and smells like chocolate, though not as strongly. It is a natural, light beige color and melts in your mouth. This is the main ingredient in white chocolate. Many people love using natural cacao butter for cookies and bars because they tend to remain soft and moist after baking and dissolve in the mouth like a chocolate candy. The separated oil/butter is not refined or processed any further. It is poured into an oval 1# mold and allowed to cool into a solid. The original cacao bean is about 1/2 oil/butter and half fiber/nutrients so for every pound of cacao powder that is produced a pound of raw cacao butter is also produced.
Organic, Raw Cacao Powder:
The "pressed cake," which is other product from the pressing contains mostly fiber and nutrients. This special cake is carefully broken up into tiny flour-like particles which is then known as cacao powder.
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The Great Depression affected parts of the United States invoking images of bread lines, dust bowls, and migration to the cities. In 1932, a group of farm women from the Home Demonstration Club through the University of Maryland in conjunction with USDA and Montgomery County sought a means to alleviate their economic plight. Nineteen women arrived on February 4th to sell goods from the kitchen or garden at 6700 Wisconsin Avenue. The operation worked.
Blanche Corwin leased a building at 4606 Leland Street to hold the market during the summer. The number of sellers increased from 19 to 81 by September. In December 1932, a new building was opened at 7155 Wisconsin Avenue. On Monday, January 22, 1945, at an annual meeting in Rockville, the Board of Directors for the Women's Farm Market burned the mortgage. This symbolic gesture proved that women are capable of handling their business.
The Montgomery Farm Women's Market continues that tradition of female entrepreneurship. Chocolatier Sara Dwyer, owner of Chouquette Artisan Chocolates and Confections, sells handmade chocolates. She wanted to be a chocolatier since the age of two. In 2009, she left her job in the banking industry to spend a year in Paris to learn the art of making chocolate. Her bestselling chocolate is the balsamic-infused dark chocolate caramel. It has a combination of bitterness and tanginess which makes it really good. Another chocolate to try is the caramel with Old Bay seasoning. It has a savory and sweet flavor giving the chocolate a kick.
Horticulturists and high school sweethearts Carol and Leon Carrier created Plant Masters in 1978. They grow and sell specialty cut flowers and plants as well as food and handmade goods. During the summer, they sell local flowers and plants. In the winter, it is elsewhere. The soaps they sell come from a friend. The French vanilla biscotti and the cucumber lime yogurt smell so good that you could almost eat them! Their son raises chickens in Washington County and brings them the eggs to sell on Saturdays.
Blanche Corwin probably never could've imagined that the Montgomery Farm Women's Market thrived into the millennium. Women still face discrimination socially and economically, but they continue to make strides in business and commerce.
The Montgomery Farm Women's Cooperative Market 7155 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814, 301.652.2291 Wed., Fri., & Sat. 8:00am - 4:00pm http://www.farmwomensmarket.com/


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Old Town comes alive with art
The sixth annual Old Town Tustin Art Walk filled Main Street and El Camino Real on Oct. 19, packing the sidewalks with paintings, photography, jewelry, sculptures and other pieces from local artists.
Sponsored by the city's Parks and Recreation Services Department – with the support of community groups and Tustin businesses – the event included more than 60 fine artists, wine and beer tastings, a plein air contest and live entertainment.
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Dirt 3 races onto stores shelves this week and leads this weeks new video game releases. Check out the full list of video game releases below:
PlayStation 3
Dirt 3
Dirt 3 with Ken Block Gymkhana RC Car Bundle
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Naughty Bear Gold Edition
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Dirt 3 with Ken Block Gymkhana RC Car Bundle – with Bonus
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Naughty Bear Gold Edition
Kung Fu Panda 2 uDraw for uDraw GameTablet
NASCAR The Game 2011
Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
Nintendo 3DS
Dead or Alive Dimensions
DS, DSi, DSi XL
Kung Fu Panda 2
Paws and Claws Pampered Pets 2
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I stopped by the Middle River Walmart and Target locations yesterday in Baltimore, MD, and neither store had the Dirt 3 Ken Block Gymkhana RC Car Bundle in stock. I would love to see that RC Car in person!
Stop by and let us know which new games you plan on picking up this week!
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Just signed up for bluehost and logged into the ftp and noticed a bunch of folders.
I know that the public_html folder is where my website links to. But what about the other folders?
I guess my main thought is, what is the 'www' folder for if public_html is where your web files are. If I wanted to make a database php file with the login information in it, should I put it into the www folder, then use relative pathing to get to it?
Sorry for being a noob, but I am new to this hosting thing, I just code :)


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The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious death in the Seville area. Volusia County Sheriff's spokesperson Brandon Haught says deputies were called after an adult male was found "…hanged in a wooded area in Seville…" around 11:30 Saturday morning. A friend found the body in a wooded lot near Lemon Road and Church Street. Haught said the identity of the person was not being released until an autopsy could be performed by the Medical Examiner's Office Monday. Meanwhile, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office Major Case unit is continuing to investigate the incident.
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ZTE Skate announced in France: launches in July, will cost less than €200 SIM-free
This is exciting. If you're somewhere in Europe, at least. How would you like to get a smartphone that has a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, and runs 'untouched' Android 2.3 Gingerbread, for less than €200? That's sans contract, SIM-free, unlocked, you get the point.
Well, if the above sounds good to you, meet the ZTE Skate. This is an interesting offering from the Chinese manufacturer that has mostly midrange-ish specs, aside from that screen.
ZTE officially announced the Skate in France today, and it seems like our previous price estimate (€250 in Greece) was higher than what the device will actually end up selling for – less than €200, according to ZTE's French office. The ZTE Skate will become available in France sometime in July. No, we don't know exactly when, and ZTE hasn't even named its carrier-partners there. But July is close, so we'll find out soon enough anyway.
And if it launches in France in July, that means the UK launch can't be far behind. Before we've heard it will happen sometime this summer, and it looks like that's going to be the case. And even if ZTE prices the Skate at around £200 over there, it has the potential to sell massive quantities of this device – because that still isn't much to ask for what you're getting. So after the Orange San Francisco, ZTE may have another best seller soon.
The ZTE Skate has an 800 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 512 MB of ROM (around 200 MB free for installing apps), a 4.3-inch 800×480 capacitive touchscreen, a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and VGA (640×480) video recording, quad-band GSM, tri-band 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microSD card slot, and a 3.5 mm headset jack. The ZTE Skate runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread without any UI overlay. That should, in theory, guarantee timely updates to newer versions of the operating system, however ZTE (and Chinese makers in general) doesn't have a particularly good track record in that regard, so don't count on it. Still, the lack of updates has plagued many other handsets which cost many times more than the Skate, so perhaps we should just enjoy that 'pure Google' experience as is and look to the Android independent development community for OS updates.


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Okay, I've since abandoned my pear and my stomach feels kinda queasy, but you can't blame me for clicking on a headline like "The Best Placenta Recipes on the Internet!"
Because I bet you will, too.
You suck, Cheap Bastard.
P.S. Placenta ice cream should be the new breast milk ice cream.


text: 2012: Appeared in seven matches, including one start, in the 1-0 overtime win against Big Ten champion Northwestern. Recorded his lone point of the season with an assist on the winning goal against West Virginia in the regular season. High School: 2011 ESPNHS Minnesota All-State Starting XI honoree ... 2010 and 20111 Minnesota High School Soccer Coaches Association Class AA All-State ... Two-time All-Classic Suburban Conference honoree.Club: Member of Minnesota Thunder Academy ... Played in 24 matches for the Minnesota Thunder Development Academy U16 team in 2010-11 ... Played on the 2008 ODP Region II international trip to Italy ... Ranked number seven in the Midwest region by TopDrawerSoccer.com.Personal: Son of Demress Stockman and Klenton Willis ... Born on August 27, 1994 in Ann Arbor, Mich.


text:
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce
Analysis: Allusions
When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Mythological References
- "Unsteadfast footing" (1.4) – Shakespeare, William, Henry IV Part 1 Act 1, Scene 3 lines 518-524
- Aeolian Harp (3.14) – Named after Aeolus, the Greek god of wind, an Aeolian harp doesn't require human hands to make noise. Wind hits the strings and causes them to make sound.
Historical References
- Battle of Corinth (2.1)
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