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Duval Cellai
From: "Duval Cellai"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Subject: PA-via_Positive_Atheism_Index
Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 2:07 AM
There are at least 3 charitable groups that were founded by Atheists and they are still operating as of now or have been turned over to non-religionist persons and are still growing. The works are more important than taking credit for the works and many that work as well as volunteer donot even know. That is the way it should be rather than to beg in the name of some made up deity.
From: Duval Cellai
To: Positive Atheism Magazine
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:45 PM
Subject: Athiest Charities
Please put this in your files and try not to spread this around as the good that they have done could be lost by the bigots. Non-believers started the first visiting nurse service in New York about 100 years ago. The Henry Street settlement house was also started in NYC about 100 years ago. A childrens hospital in Valhalla, NY was built about 60 years ago, I have forgotten the name. Many have since passed into public domain without a mention as to who began these organizations. If the religious public were to be made fully aware of the original founders of these organizations they might suffer reprisals or be claimed by the religious as among the pious.
D. Cellai
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Duval Cellai"
Subject: Re: Athiest Charities
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 7:44 PM
If the religious public were to be made fully aware of the original founders of these organizations they might suffer reprisals or be claimed by the religious as among the pious.
And I can't tell you which would be worse.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
Five years of service to
people with no reason to believe
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Just Sentencing: Principles and Procedures for a Workable System
Oxford University Press: December 1, 2012
What are the most important purposes of punishment, in general and in particular cases? What makes just sentencing? These eternal questions are very difficult to answer because traditional as well as emerging sentencing purposes often conflict. Retributive and nonretributive institutions and intuitions of justice are both deeply-rooted and each equally hard to ignore. There is no generally accepted or well-elaborated theory to guide and evaluate recent or proposed sentencing changes, and most of the major books on sentencing theory are outdated. There is a compelling need for a new sentencing model.
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The Fifth Figure is Conjunctio ("Conjunction"). Those of us in the New Age Movement might choose to call this "Meeting". It would be analyzed as "Stone of Wind", correlating to the Page of Swords, "Justice". and Libra; in Nova Thought, Libra would refer to the Sub-Principle "Stone of Wind", as it is an Air Sign, ruled by Venus. This would relate to Netzach and Hod. As a Cardinal Zodiac Sign, Libra also connects to the Road. Wind would further correlate to the Number One, Wednesday, Runes Ansuz, Wunjo, Berkano, and the Heart Chakra. Stone works with Number Four, Friday, Runes Fehu, Othala and Eihwaz and the First Chakra, the Muladhara. There is a Single Dot on top and bottom, and two Double Dots in the middle. Another Way of documenting the shape of a Geomantic Figure is in Binary Notation, which, in this case would be, from top to bottom, 2112. For those interested, this works out, for the First Four Signs, as 1111, 2222, 2121, and 1212.
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A University of Louisville cheerleader death is being investigated as a possible drug overdose. Dani Cogswell was found dead Monday in her off-campus apartment, and authorities have said all along that no foul play was suspected. The Courier-Journal shared the latest details on Thursday.
Cogswell, 22, had transferred to the University of Louisville last year. While police are waiting for toxicology reports, which may take 60 to 90 days, at this point authorities indicate that the cheerleader's death investigation seemingly points to an overdose. Beyond that, the police are saying very little. There has been no indication as of yet what drugs may have been involved or what was found at her apartment.
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In a press conference on Thursday afternoon, April 17, 2014 in the White House's Brady Press Briefing Room President Barack Obama announced that with the majority of numbers tallied the total number of enrollees on the federal marketplace for health insurance from his new health care law, the Affordable Care Act reached 8 million, a million more than the White House's target, and a reason to call the law a success. Obama's message at his press conference was the numbers are the final word, the debate is over, declaring in his remarks that "This thing is working." Republicans however, are not taking the president's ridicule lightly and vow to continue their opposition regardless the numbers and Obama's midterm campaign rhetoric.
Prior to fielding questions from reporters President Obama gave some remarks announcing that the law reached a benchmark of success, and in general praising the law's virtues. Obama announced "as more data comes in, we now know that the number of Americans who've signed up for private insurance in the marketplaces has grown to 8 million people -- 8 million people." However, the number final number might be less after all premium payments are made. The president lauded that many uninsured gained health insurance, but he would not provide numbers only stating that it was "millions" Obama declared; "All told, independent experts now estimate that millions of Americans who were uninsured have gained coverage this year -- with millions more to come next year and the year after."
Obama added that the 8 million includes 35 percent, who are under 35 years old, an age group that usually forgoes buying health insurance, and whom the White House was heavily targeting in their marketing of the law. According to Reuters the government needs younger, healthier Americans buying health insurance to "offset the healthcare costs for older Americans." The White House released an accompanying fact sheet entitled "Affordable Care Act by the Numbers" that detailed the statistical breakdown on the law after the end of the first open enrolment period. Younger Americans benefitted the most according to the White House with 28 percent of 18 and 34 years old, three million more under the age of 26 are now covered with their parent's plans. The White House listed that on top of the 8 million enrollees, 5 million Americans enrolled in private insurance programs from outside the Marketplace.
The White House and President Obama noted one group of Americans benefited the least those who cannot afford insurance, but their states would not expand Medicaid eligibility as CBS News explains to "everyone below 138 percent of the federal poverty line." In the states where eligibility was expanded 3 million more previously uninsured Americans gained coverage, but still 5.7 million Americans in the 24 states that did not expand eligibility will remain uninsured in 2016. The Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that the states can decide for themselves if they expand Medicaid in their state.
The president let his disappointment be known about the states' refusal to expand Medicaid, telling the press about his "frustration"; "States that have chosen not to expand Medicaid for no other reason than political spite. You've got 5 million people who could be having health insurance right now at no cost to these states -- zero cost to these states -- other than ideological reasons. They have chosen not to provide health insurance for their citizens. That's wrong. It should stop. Those folks should be able to get health insurance like everybody else."
President Obama also touted the economic benefits of the law, stating that "We've also seen signs that the Affordable Care Act is bringing economic security to more Americans." To back his claim he looked back at the old system where personal premiums were raised yearly with "double-digit increases," while employees saw their insurance raise "almost 8 percent a year." Medicare also benefits from the new law; "costs per person have nearly stopped growing" and the "Medicare Trust Fund has been extended by 10 years."
The Congressional Budget Office has also recalculated some prices on the healthcare in a new study entitled "Updated Estimates of the Effects of the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, April 2014." The CBO found that premiums will actually be "15 percent lower than originally predicted," while the Affordable Care Act will be cheaper $5 billion less to implement, and end up cutting the deficit by $100 billion for a ten-year period. The CBO also made some enrolment estimates according to Politico; that an additional 5 million Americans have purchased from insurance companies, and that 12 million or 4 percent previously uninsured Americans are insured in 2014 half acquired their insurance through either federal or state exchanges.
For President Obama the law's success is something he can lord over the Republicans that have so vehemently opposed the law, especially beneficial in this midterm election year, where control of the Senate in the balance. Obama took advantage and readily and repeatedly ridiculed the Congressional Republicans for their position on the health care law in his remarks. Obama questioned the GOP for constantly objecting to the health care law; "As I've said before, I find it strange that the Republican position on this law is still stuck in the same place that it has always been. They still can't bring themselves to admit that the Affordable Care Act is working…. They said nobody would sign up. They were wrong about that … They were wrong to keep trying to repeal a law that is working when they have no alternative answer."
Continuing, Obama acknowledged that the law is not perfect and could use improvements, and realizes "I know every American isn't going to agree with this law." Still the president believes the focus should be on the economy; "But I think we can agree that it's well past time to move on as a country and refocus our energy on the issues that the American people are most concerned about -- and that continues to be the economy."
President Obama in his press conference criticism acted with a deaf ear to House Majority Leader's Eric Cantor's statement the day before on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 about first insulting the Republicans and then asking them to work with him. Although Cantor was specifically commenting on immigration reform, it stands for every time the president mocks the House GOP, but still wants them to do his legislative bidding. The president decided that mocking the GOP's 50 plus votes to repeal the health care law would be his tagline for the day.
Obama is spending more of his speeches, statements, and remarks in campaign mode than governing, although he recognizes that more in the Republicans actions than his own. Obama questioned the GOP's position regarding his health care law wondering to the press; "I'm still puzzled why they've made this their sole agenda item when it comes to our politics. It's curious." Then later he answered his own question, commenting; "My suspicion is that probably will not happen until after November because it seems as if this is the primary agenda item in the Republican political platform." President Obama pointed out that Republicans have made health care "a political football." However, Obama believes that "This should be something that we take for granted, that in this country you should be able to get affordable health care regardless of how wealthy you are."
The president had advice for Democrats when campaigning for the midterm elections, defend the Affordable Care Act. Obama advised; "I think that Democrats should forcefully defend and be proud…. I don't think we should apologize for it, and I don't think we should be defensive about it. I think there is a strong, good, right story to tell." He also told them to ignore the GOP's criticism about health care and focus on the economy, explaining; "If Republicans want to spend all their time talking about repealing a law that's working, that's their business. I think what Democrats should do is not be defensive, but we need to move on and focus on the things that are really important to the American people right now."
When asked about making changes to the law to improve it; Obama responded with more insults towards the Republicans, joking; "I recognize that their party is going through, you know, the stages of grief, right? Anger and denial and all that stuff. And we're not at acceptance yet. But at some point, my assumption is, is that there will be an interest to figure out, how do we make this work in the best way possible?"
President Obama however, already made his own improvement to the health care law, he is changing is Health and Human Services Secretary. Current HHS head Kathleen Sebelius announced she is leaving on Thursday, April 10, Sebelius, who was in charge of the disastrous unrolling of the law in October 2013, when the federal marketplace, Healthcare.gov was riddled with technical difficulties making signing-up virtually impossible. During the rollout, Republicans repeatedly called for her to be replaced. Obama then nominated the director of the Office of Management and Budget Sylvia Mathews Burwell on Friday, April 11 at the White House.
Congressional GOP leadership was not as impressed by the President Obama's declaration of victory on health care. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell responded to the president mocking the GOP, hitting back on the problems with the law. McConnell expressed; "Noticeably absent from the president's remarks today was any mention of the millions of Americans who were deceived about what Obamacare would mean for them and their families… The president may want to silence any further debate about Obamacare, but in doing so he betrays a lack of confidence in his own policies and scant regard for those most affected by the law." Speaker of the House John Boehner's, R-OH spokesman commented; "I'm sure he would like that, given how wildly unpopular it is and how destructive it has been for millions of Americans." While House Majority Leader Cantor kept up his pressure on the president by tweeting; "I have a question. How many Obamacare enrollees were previously uninsured?" And the National Republican Congressional Committee on Twitter responded, "No, we can't" move on from health care.
For President Obama the numbers prove that the law is a success, and the "bottom line" is "Under the Affordable Care Act, the share of Americans with insurance is up, the growth of health care costs is down." President Obama concluded his prepared remarks, before taking questions gave, stating; "The point is the repeal debate is and should be over. The Affordable Care Act is working." Obama now thinks the focus should be the economy; "to repair our economy, to rebuild our middle class, and to restore our founding promise of opportunity -- not just for a few, but for all. And as President, that's exactly what I intend to keep doing as long as I'm in this office."
Obama and Democrats have chosen economic opportunity and immigration reform as their key issues in the midterm election campaign. The Democrats are on the edge where they might lose six seats and their control on the Senate. They already realize regaining control of the House of Representatives is virtually impossible at this point. Now with the successful health care numbers, the Democrats should cease running away from the law in their campaigns as they had been doing since the disastrous rollout and instead embrace its success as President Obama advised them. Princeton University professor and historian Julian Zelizer agrees telling CNN; "The party could make a collective mistake in continuing down this path. Generally, for most Democrats, they need a message from the top saying they should not be responding to Republican attacks by saying 'we agree with you.' They need to point out the numbers and say we have some successes."
Presidents often see their parties lose seats in the second midterm elections of their terms, and Obama and Democrats are trying to curb that precedent. President Obama will no doubtably continue his campaign rhetoric as the year progresses, boasting of his administration's accomplishments, focusing on economic issues important to the Democratic base and included in the Obama budget and now the success of his hallmark legislation the Affordable Care Act. Obama will also continue attacking, mocking, and ridiculing the Republicans hoping it will be enough to keep the Senate come November.
President Barack Obama's Press Conference, 4/17/14, April 17, 2014
FACT SHEET: Affordable Care Act by the Numbers, April 17, 2014
Bonnie K. Goodman is the Editor of the Academic Buzz Network, a series of political, academic & education blogs which includes History Musings: History, News & Politics. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies, both from McGill University, and has done graduate work in Jewish history at Concordia University as part of the MA in Judaic Studies program. Her specializations are US, Canadian & Israeli politics.
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The ballad was at the height of its popularity in Wales in the 18th and 19th centuries and this collection links to around 20,000 examples of ballads and related drawings from the period.
Over the centuries the ballad has played an important and influential role in social and cultural life and this popular verse is an invaluable field of study for anyone interested in the language, literature, history, religion and music of modern Wales.
This collection is also networked to ballad collections from the Bodleian Library, National Library of Scotland and Glasgow University and holds information on 5000 different ballads.
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"Y Negroes" is a ballad supporting the abolition of slavery, dating from approximately 1830.


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The Summit County Sheriff's Office is responding to a midday Wednesday avalanche on U.S. Forest Service land in Dutch Draw.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service said four skiers triggered the avalanche. None of them were caught in the slide and none were injured.
A Search and Rescue team responded, the Sheriff's Office said.
The slide occurred south of the Ninety-Nine 90 Express lift at Canyons, the Forest Service said.
Air ambulances with equipment that searches for signals from avalanche beacons flew over the scene, the Sheriff's Office said. The Search and Rescue team also searched for victims with probes.


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Address Coder is affordable, stand-alone geocoding and data appending software for the U.S. that is built on Esri's core geocoding locator technology.
You can use Address Coder to geocode large U.S. address lists for marketing, direct mail, and notification campaigns. You can also quickly and easily append latitude-longitude coordinates, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes, demographic data, and Tapestry Segmentation data to your address records.
This diagram illustrates geocoding and data information added to an address record using Address Coder. You can see the detail about Joe's address from geocoding his address record.
As records are geocoded in Address Coder, the MATCH_CODE field indicates the accuracy of the latitude and longitude coordinates that are assigned to each address record. This code is included in the output file. The match code is composed of five characters: the first indicates a match (M = match; U = unmatched), the second character identifies where the latitude and longitude coordinates originated, and the last three numerical digits represent a score (100 is perfect, as illustrated in the graphic). Here is a list and definitions of match codes:
MA### Record matched to the Tele Atlas Address Points database
MS### Record matched to the Tele Atlas Street Address Ranges database
M4### Record matched to the ZIP+4 of the address
M2### Record matched to the ZIP+2 of the address
MC### Record matched to the centroid of the city
MZ### Record matched to centroid of five-digit ZIP Code
UX### Record not matched
During the geocoding process in Address Coder, a GEOLEVEL field that indicates the accuracy of the appended geographic code (GEOCODE) is included in the output. Here are definitions of the GEOLEVEL codes:
B—The geographic code (GEOCODE) is a block.
G—The geographic code (GEOCODE) is a block group.
T—The geographic code (GEOCODE) is a census tract.
X—No census tract geography matches at the block or block group levels.
Esri data appended to address records represents the area where the address record was found during the geocoding process. For example, if the address was matched to a block or a block group (GEOLEVEL G or B), the Esri data represents the values for the block group. If the GEOLEVEL value is T, the geographic level represents the values for a census tract.
This four-step process shows the detail of information Address Coder quickly and easily adds to address records:
Step One: Data Address Record—Data address records are stored in files. For this example, each data address record should consist of a name, complete street address, city, state, and ZIP Code. Post Office boxes identify the location of the person's local post office, not the person's physical residence. You can see that Joe's basic address record does not provide any information about him except that he's a male and lives on Main Street in Anytown, CA.
Step Two: Geocoding—This process adds detail to Joe's address information by assigning a latitude-longitude coordinate to his address record. Codes such as state, county, census tract, block group, and block are geographic boundaries used by industries and governments for all state, county, and federal surveys, analyses, and evaluations. A block is a 15-digit code that represents an area the size of a city block. However, in more rural areas, this geographic area may be larger. The block is the smallest level of geography for which the Census Bureau tabulates data that is collected during a decennial census. When the geocode is added, Joe's address record looks like the illustration below and indicates his physical location.
Step Three: Demographic Data—After Joe's record was geocoded with latitude, longitude, and census geography codes, demographic data can be added to reveal even more about "who" he is based on the profile of his neighborhood. Esri's Updated Demographics variables, such as age, income, housing type, gender, race, and family type, help more fully describe the types of people who live in an area. As you can see in the example below, adding demographic data such as the current year population (POP_CY) and the total number of households (HH_CY) provides information that analysts can use to learn more about residents and the size of their neighborhoods. This additional data shows that in Joe's neighborhood, there are 1,348 people who live in 752 households.
Step Four: Tapestry Segmentation—For an additional perspective about the types of people who live in an area, a Tapestry Segmentation code can be appended to each address record. Esri's Tapestry Segmentation system combines the who of lifestyle demography with the where of local neighborhood geography to create a model of various lifestyle classifications, or segments, of actual neighborhoods into distinctive behavioral market segments. This example shows the addition of a Tapestry Segmentation code added to Joe's address record.
Now we know that Joe's neighborhood is described as Tapestry segment 08: Laptops and Lattes. Below is the description of Laptops and Lattes neighborhoods. Look at all the information that marketers, direct mail managers, fund-raisers, and others, can use to target this audience for the best results.
Tapestry Segment 08: Laptops and Lattes: Eligible and unencumbered by homeownership and children, residents of Laptops and Lattes neighborhoods are single, affluent, and still renting. The median age is 38.5 years. They are highly educated, professional, and partial to big-city life, preferring major metropolitan areas such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago. Tech-savvy, this is the top group to own a laptop or notebook PC; they go online daily, especially to shop. Their favorite department store, by far, is Banana Republic. They go to movies, rock concerts, shows, museums, and nightclubs. They exercise regularly and take vitamins. They practice yoga, jog, ski, read, watch foreign films on video or DVD, eat out, and travel abroad. They tend to be liberal and work for environmental causes.
After your resident records have been appended with geographic, Tapestry Segmentation, and demographic data codes, they can be divided according to the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in each segment. This marketing application can be used to attract more customers or more sales. Because each customer is unique, a mass marketing strategy is typically inefficient; however, a marketing strategy for each individual is unrealistic. The best solution is to categorize or group individuals according to their lifestyle preferences, habits, and their likes and dislikes, then target each group accordingly.
Marketers, direct mail managers, fund-raisers, political campaign managers, and government agency staffs can use Address Coder to raise response rates by crafting targeted messages for different audiences or developing promotions by consumer segment.
Address Coder comes loaded with geocoding software, ArcGIS Engine Runtime, Esri Updated Demographics, and geocoding reference data from NAVTEQ. Address Coder Premium adds the capability of appending Tapestry Segmentation data at the block group level.
What is the difference between Address Coder and Address Coder Premium?
At 10.1, the premium version includes the ability to append Tapestry Segmentation data at the block group level.
What kind of data ships with Address Coder?
Data in Address Coder includes Esri's U.S. Updated Demographics and Tapestry Segmentation data and NAVTEQ geocoding reference data.
Yes. You can purchase Address Coder for the entire United States, for a region (six states), or for a single state.
No, the product doesn't require the installation of ArcView, ArcInfo, or ArcEditor. However, at a minimum, it does require ArcGIS Engine Runtime, which automatically installs during the installation process.
It is recommended that you uninstall previous versions of ArcGIS before installing Address Coder 10.1.
None. You can begin work immediately. Easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the geocoding and data appending processes.


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In ancient China, an unlikely hero named Po must rise to embrace his destiny when happenstance chooses him to become the Dragon Warrior. Together with a band of warriors known as the Furious Five, Po must fight against a deadly enemy named Tai Lung and bring peace to the land before all is lost forever.
The title of Dragon Warrior plays a significant role in this film in three different ways. For the Furious Five (Tigress, Monkey, Snake, Mantis, and Crane), the title Dragon Warrior represents honor. It is the title given to the student who had proven themselves worthy by having a true respect and understanding of the art of Kung Fu. Initially, the Furious Five do not accept Po because he does not reflect the same warrior spirit that they do. In the end, he earns their respect by proving that he is worthy of becoming the Dragon Warrior in his own way.
For the villain, a snow leopard named Tai Lung, his desire to become the Dragon Warrior did not stem from a place of honor and respect for the art, but from his own selfish desire for power. Like Po, he was trained by Master Shifu in the art of Kung Fu in order to embrace his destiny as the Dragon Warrior. Although he proved to be a powerful adversary, Tai Lung failed to understand the true meaning of the Dragon Warrior prophecy, and thus his ambition of becoming the Dragon Warrior was left unfulfilled.
Initially, Po does not understand what it means to be the Dragon Warrior because he is not a warrior. His clumsy stature and flamboyant nature contrast sharply with the noble presence of Master Shifu and the Furious Five. It was not his ability that allowed him to be chosen but an ironic twist of fate. When Po finally understands the true meaning of Kung Fu, he realizes it wasn't his physical prowess or his intellect that made him a warrior. It was Po believing in the strength of his own heart that finally allowed him to defeat both Tai Lung and his own self-doubt.
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CFA - Climate Change and the Humanities Workshop
Alex Elliott <aje28@...>
On the 17th October 2013, the Centre for Social and Political Thought and the Centre for World Environmental History at Sussex University will be hosting a joint one-day workshop on how the humanities and social sciences have engaged with issues around climate change. Within the last two decades, discussions around climate change have expanded from the natural sciences to include the social sciences and humanities. It is now clear that climate change has political, economic and social consequences. However, until now academic discussions on the topic have focused primarily on policy implementation and the consequences of such actions. Furthermore, the historical dimensions to the debate have been severely neglected. Therefore, with this in mind, the aim of the one-day workshop will be to explore different approaches to the understanding of the climate change phenomenon with a view to further enhancing the inter-disciplinary approach to the subject. Thus, this workshop will provide an opportunity for, among others, social theorists, environmental activists, environmental historians and intellectual historians to come together to exchange ideas about how to understand the climate change phenomenon. Keynote Speakers are: Andrew Chitty (Sussex University) Gideon Calder (University of South Wales) The format of the workshop will be as follows: Morning session: graduate students First keynote: Andrew Chitty Afternoon session: environmental activists Second keynote: Gideon Calder We would welcome submissions on the following topics: Ideology and climate change (we would particularly welcome any papers on the topic of the relationship between conservatism and climate change) Human geography and climate change Media coverage of climate change science Climate change denial Historical aspects to the climate change debate The role of religion Location The workshop will take place at Sussex University, Brighton. Submissions The deadline for submissions is 20th September 2013. Please e-mail a 250 word abstract, along with details of your institution (if applicable) to either Alex Elliott or James Cullis at the addresses below. Contact For further information please e-mail Alex Elliott (aje28@...) or James Cullis (J.Cullis@...) Messages to the list are archived at http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/philos-l.html. Current posts are also available via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilosL Discussions should be moved to chora: enrol via http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/chora.html.


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Comet is accused of selling fake Windows
Microsoft starts proceedings against high street retailer
SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has started legal proceedings against UK electronics firm Comet and accused it of selling counterfeit copies of Windows software.
In a statement on its web site Microsoft explained that it had evidence that Comet was selling laptops and PCs loaded with counterfeit software.
David Finn, associate general counsel for worldwide anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting at Microsoft said that the store had allegedly sold 94,000 counterfeit copies of Windows Vista and Windows XP recovery disks.
"As detailed in the complaint filed today, Comet produced and sold thousands of counterfeit Windows CDs to unsuspecting customers in the United Kingdom," Finn said.
"Comet's actions were unfair to customers. We expect better from retailers of Microsoft products - and our customers deserve better, too."
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In our quest to understand trading options for income, we often consider trading Strangles when IV Rank is high (over 50). Just how is the P&L affected if we trade when IV Rank is low as well?
A short Strangle is an undefined risk option strategy in which an OTM (out of the money) Call option is sold while concurrently selling an OTM Put option, resulting in premium received. The max gain is the premium; the max loss cannot be determined which is why this is called an undefined risk trade. A one lot Strangle requires just 2 options to be sold (1 option per leg). When trading low cost underlyings, like ETFs, the Strangle offers the opportunity to bring in more premium than is practical with an Iron Condor (IC).
To determine the impact on P&L with low IV Rank, Tasty Trade recently tested the following ETFs over a 5 year period: SPY, GLD, EWW, TLT, and IWM. On the first day of each month a 1 SD (standard deviation) Strangle was sold with close to 45 DTE (days till expiration). The P&L was tested with positions held to expiration and exited when 50 percent of the premium was reached. IV Rank was categorized as high if it exceeded 50; low if not.
The results: high IV Rank trades had only 73 occurrences compared to 241 occurrences for low IV Rank; yet its P&L exceeded at both the 50 percent ($3,710 vs. $3,499) and expiration ($6,535 vs. $5,762) holding period. Also, high IV Rank had a much lower max loss (-$721 vs. -$2,655).
In conclusion, it is interesting to note that the percent of winners for a 50 percent hold period is very close between high and low IV Rank (93% vs. 90%). And, despite the max loss being 3.6x greater for the low IV Rank, the P&L is positive and nearly the same. It would be interesting to see how the max loss would be reduced (and P&L improved) if we went to 1.5 SD and a shorter DTE (like 7 days vs. 45 days).
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CITC Freestyle challenge 5
- 26 May 2014 09:50
- Posted by @NieldyMCFC
Continuing our new weekly feature on the official Manchester City Instagram account where our followers will be challenged to share their skills and win some top prizes.
Every Monday we post a 15 second Instagram video clip of a football skill demonstrated by fantastic freestyler and huge City fan Oliver Hayes.
It's then up to you to practice the trick and then show-off your own skills on Instagram, tagging your entry #CITCchallenge
The best clip each week as judged by City in the Community coaches will win some great prizes including a set of autographed City player cards as well as starring on the official MCFC Facebook page where your skills will be seen by millions around the world!
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They might not give you a toaster with that new account, but Daxor's blood and sperm banks are open to attract new, uh, deposits. The company offers blood banking through subsidiary Scientific Medical Systems and operates sperm banks through its Idant division. Its main business, however, has been the development and commercialization of a blood volume analyzer, the BVA-100, which hospitals and other health care providers use to diagnose and treat heart and kidney failure, anemia, and other conditions, as well as to manage blood transfusions. The BVA-100 measures a patient's blood volume within 90 minutes.


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Mouth Sores (Mucositis), ASCO's curriculum
This section has been reviewed and approved by the PLWC Editorial
Board, 05/05
Mucositis is inflammation of the inside of the
mouth and throat that can lead to painful ulcers and mouth sores. It
occurs in up to 40% of people receiving chemotherapy. Mucositis
can be caused by the following:
Managing mucositis
The best way to manage mucositis is to prevent
it before it starts or to treat it early. Oral cryotherapy,
which involves the sucking on ice chips just before and during each
chemotherapy treatment, may reduce the occurrence of mucositis
caused by certain types of chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil (5-FU)
injections. For treating mucositis, local
anesthetics (creams that dull pain) or analgesics (drugs that treat pain,
such as aspirin) may be helpful. Other drugs to treat or prevent mucositis are currently under investigation.
It is also wise to make extra effort to take care of your mouth during
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People receiving radiation treatment to the head and neck
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Saturday Event: The Future of Reform in San Diego
"How can we continue to push for reform at City Hall?"
That's a question repeatedly being asked these days.
It's time to get past the disappointment of November's election losses — and get back in the game.
On Saturday, you're invited to come and find out how we can regroup and push for continued reform.
Reform San Diego is a grassroots 527 Super-PAC campaign organization that serves as a watchdog of city finances. In April and May 2013 we will hold a series of neighborhood "Town Hall" meetings where San Diegans will learn what really is going on at City Hall with our tax dollars. The forums will push for full implementation of Pension Reform, build opposition to unwarranted tax and fee hikes, and present thoughtful reforms to improve city government.
Join us for a fundraising champagne brunch reception! Proceeds go to support Reform San Diego.
Home of Carl DeMaio
Date: March 23rd
Time: 11am-1pm
For more details, visit: http://reformsandiego.org/Events.html
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When will DeMaio leave San Diego alone? That's a rhetorical question. I just wish he would.
So, Karen, that means you believe San Diego is fine?
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They say honesty is the key to a long-lasting relationship, but knowing your sweetheart is trustworthy enough not to stray romantically is just one piece of the puzzle.
Can you say, with certainty, that you are as confident of your partner's actions in the financial faithfulness department?
According to a recent study conducted by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), as many as one third of adults who've combined their finances with a partner have committed some form of "financial infidelity" against that person.
Of course, you could argue that some white lies about money are benign—like "forgetting" to mention that $5 latte you bought after making a pact to scale back on such everyday splurges—but financial dishonesty can have a negative impact on your relationship, creating distrust and resentment on top of any monetary consequences.
In fact, 76% of people surveyed by NEFE said that the money deception in their relationship affected them in some way. Nearly half of the couples acknowledged that it caused an argument, and one third said it reduced trust in the relationship. And that's not even the worst of it.
"Sadly, financial infidelity can lead to more severe outcomes—for 10%, the infidelity ultimately led to divorce," says Paul Golden, a spokesman for NEFE. "It's a little like sexual infidelity—even something that seems benign can become a gateway to larger deceptions, like lying about debt."
The good news is that lies about money don't necessarily have to ruin your relationship—if you know how to deal with them effectively. "Financial infidelity can be a tipping point when couples start to communicate more openly and frequently about money issues," Golden says. "In the survey, 8% of couples said the infidelity actually caused them to grow closer together."
Not sure if there's been financial infidelity in your own life? Connect the dots by reading up on these six common money secrets people keep from their partners—and take the experts' advice to heart if any scenario sounds a little too familiar.
RELATED: Financial Infidelity: Are You Guilty?
Money Lie #1: He Has a Secret Stash
Hiding funds in a separate bank account is one of the most common financial infidelities, says Nancy Butler, a Certified Financial Planner®, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and author of "Above All Else: Success in Life and Business."
One telltale sign that your significant other is possibly guilty of this offense is if you unearth a wad of cash stuffed in a book or buried in a sock drawer, Butler says. There's also the very real possibility of coming across a bank statement for an account you didn't even know existed.
RELATED: 6 Ways to Combine Finances With Your Partner
What to Do If You Suspect Your Partner Is Guilty… While many couples in healthy relationships manage their own discretionary income, it's important to ask your partner about the money if it appears to have been hidden on purpose from you, Butler says.
Of course, you may learn that it's nothing to be alarmed about—maybe he was saving up for a surprise anniversary gift or even innocently pooling the loose cash from his pocket at the end of each day. But if he fesses up to squirreling the money away for a larger purchase you weren't aware of, it's grounds for initiating a bigger conversation about your joint financial goals and priorities.


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FLJ5010T: Japan III (2014-2015)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Virtual School Program
COURSE TITLE: Japanese III
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
SUGGESTED PREPARATION: Japanese I, Japanese II
Major Concepts/Content:
This third year of Japanese is a continuation of the first two years. The student will continue to improve listening; speaking, reading and writing skills through activities that are based on pedagogically proven methods of foreign language instruction. Throughout the course, students learn to express themselves using ever-increasing vocabulary, present-tense verbs, past-tense verbs, articles, and adjectives. Grammar is introduced and practiced in innovative and interesting ways with a variety of learning styles in mind. Culture is embedded throughout the course in an attempt to help the learner focus on the Japanese-speaking world and its culture, people, geographical location and history.
Students comprehend an expanded range of vocabulary, more complex conversations, narratives, and recorded material within familiar contexts, including high-frequency idiomatic expressions. They identify main ideas and some details on a number of topics, such as those presented in the target culture's TV, radio, video, or live and computer-generated presentations. Students communicate oral and written information about familiar topics with sufficient accuracy that listeners and readers understand most of what is presented. When interacting on familiar topics in present time, they express their own thoughts using sentences and strings of sentences. They are able to meet practical writing needs, such as short letters and notes, by recombining learned vocabulary and structures, demonstrating full control of present time and some control of other time frames such as the future and the past. When preparing oral and written presentations on familiar topics, they use a range of sentences and strings of sentences primarily in present time, but also in past and future time. Students demonstrate increasing cultural knowledge in oral and written presentations. They demonstrate control of an expanding number of familiar words and phrases and of a limited number of idiomatic expressions. Students may be understood by sympathetic native speakers who are used to dealing with foreigners.
DoDEA Foreign Language Standards
Secondary Foreign Language FL Course Level III (Intermediate Proficiency Range, Intermediate – Low Level)
Course Objectives:
As a result of successfully completing this course, you will:
- Continue use of Hiragana and Katakana for spelling and writing of Japanese and non-Japanese words and vocabulary
- Continue use of Kanji characters for spelling and writing of Japanese words and vocabulary
- Talk about what they like to do in their free time
- Talk about the parts of their body and their function
- Describe people using い-adjectives and Nな-adjectives
- Make comparison statements
- Make superlative statements
- Talk about preferences and desires
- Talk about plans
- Learn about how to quote
- Learn about the past tense verb forms
- Learn the present progressive
Course Outline
(1st Semester)
- Introduction to the Course
- Continued use of Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji to write and spell Japanese/non-Japanese words
- Continued work in Kanji character and word mastery
- Unit 1 (The Body)
- Unit 2 (Descriptions)
- Unit 3 (Houses)
(2nd Semester)
- Unit 4 (Entertainment)
- Unit 5 (Shopping)
- Unit 6 (Spare Time)
- Unit 7 (Travel)
Essential Software:
There is no textbook required for this course. All instructional content is available online within the course.
For reference purposes:
Adventures in Japanese, Volume II (Lessons 1-8). Cheng & Tsui Company (Publisher). ISBN: 9780887275777 (Paperback Textbook). ISBN: 9780887275784 (Hardback Textbook)
Required materials:
Recording software provided through local school, Internet Access, Headset, Microphone,Japanese-English Dictionary.


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WACO, Texas ?- The No. 1 Arizona softball team kept its undefeated record by defeating No. 11 Baylor on Sunday, 1-0, at the Compass Bank Invitational hosted by Baylor.
Junior pitcher Alicia Hollowell walked away with her seventh win of this season. Hollowell allowed three hits, two walks and zero runs while striking out 15.
Offensively, the Cats scored once and did it early. In the top of the first, freshman catcher Callista Balko got a hit off Baylor pitcher Cristin Vitek to drive in sophomore Autumn Champion and put Arizona up for good, 1-0.
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Igloos are houses made out of snow. Traditionally built to protect Native Indian tribes (most notably the Inuit and Canadian tribes) while on hunting trips, igloos have become associated with all things icy and snowy. In fact, some people attempt to build igloos after a big snowfall!
Traditionally, igloos are one-room dwellings. They are formed in a round dome-like shape with a small tunnel-like entrance on one side. The people who used igloos for shelter were expected to build a fire inside the dwelling to stay warm so igloos also have a smallish hole at their very top in order to let the smoke from the fire escape. In rare cases, some igloos were even built with windows made from a block of ice or a seal's gut.
Historically, the term "igloo" comes from the Inuit word "iglu" which means "house." A skilled Inuit could build an igloo in about an hour using only a spade and a saw as tools (originally these tools were made out of animal bones). If formed correctly, a full grown man can stand on top of an igloo without causing it to collapse! Furthermore, igloos have also been proven able to withstand hurricane force winds!
In a 1922 film titled "Nanook of the North" there is a scene that depicts an actual igloo being built! The film, and the igloo section, can both be seen on YouTube. Anyone who finds it fun to build igloos in snowy weather will probably find the film clip interesting too.


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'The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg' screens as part of the Gene Siskel Film Center's "Jacques Demy: Heart of the New Wave" series on Saturday, February 8th at 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm, and Thursday, February 13th at 6:00 pm.
This review contains spoilers:
There aren't a lot of musicals, staged or filmed, that'll hold my interest for longer than twenty minutes or so. If the piece is going to genuinely merge the structures, harmonies, rhythms and moods of the music with involving and believable stories and characters, or vice versa, then I'm generally in. For me, Stephen Sondheim is the master at this. But if the story's just an excuse to string these songs together, or the musical form is an inappropriate stylistic delivery system for a story that would have otherwise done fine on its own, then my attention span retracts pretty quickly, almost regardless of the quality of one single element or the other. Good musicians always serve the song – singing, dancing and production values in a musical always have to serve the story first, not just showcase their own cleverness or invention.
So my viewing of Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies De Cherbourg) (France, 1964) turned out to be a lovely surprise – a simple but heartfelt little melodrama that made consistent sense as it went along, visually engaging and rigorously designed, with plenty of time given to interesting and detailed characters, and inventive and lushly orchestrated music that really didn't sound like anyone else's. (And a few recognizable tunes that'll have you thinking "Wait, that song is from this?")
Guy Foucher (Nino Castelnuovo, who went on to mostly B-movies and TV projects after this) and Geneviève Emery (Catherine Deneuve, who went on to become Catherine Deneuve) are a young couple in love, in Cherbourg, of course; Guy is a crack mechanic at Aubin's gas station and garage who lives with his aging Aunt Elise (Mireille Perrey) and her young nurse, Madeleine (Ellen Farner), and Geneviève helps out her widowed but still-spirited mother at their umbrella boutique. Geneviève loves him madly despite his rather modest long-term ambitions and prospects, but her mother (Anne Vernon) wants her to shake the stars out of her eyes and take a more practical long-view approach. Besides, she presciently remarks, military service is mandatory for young men in France, and he hasn't faced that yet. And, sure enough, Guy is conscripted for his two-year service during the French-Algerian war. A tearful goodbye, and a bon voyage night of passion before his departure, leaves Geneviève with a not-particularly-surprising bun-in-the-oven. Months and months go by, and, despite infrequent but heartfelt letters from Guy, Geneviève starts despairing for herself and her child. A few months before, Madame Emery and Geneviève had occasion to visit Monsieur Dubourg, a local jeweler, in order to sell some of Madame's jewels to put out some financial fires at the boutique. Dubourg passes, but a visiting jeweler, Roland Cassard (Marc Michel) an enterprising young man who couldn't help but overhear the conversation, comes to the rescue and helps her out. He and the Madame become friends, but the real subject of his interest is her comely daughter, and it isn't long before he asks Madame about acquiring Geneviève's hand in marriage. Geneviève is torn, but eventually makes the practical decision (with not a little help from Mom) to marry him, based on her admiration that he's happy to join her in raising Guy's child as their own.
Later that year, Guy returns – his service is cut short by a leg injury, and he's stunned by the news that Geneviève has married Cassard and now lives the high-life in Paris. Resigned to his circumstances, he returns to Aubin's while also drawing military pension; but he's understandably resentful, and becomes a little surlier, creates a problem at work, loses his job, and picks up a girl at the local watering hole of dubious repute. Returning home, he's met at the door by Madeleine, who breaks the news that Tante Elise passed away that night. Madeleine announces to Guy that she'll be moving on – she's always been fond of him, but hates what he's become since his return. Guy implores her to stay on with him – she's really the only steady presence in his life he has left, and he could sure use her help…
The narrative presentation of the film is wall-to-wall music. Every single line of dialogue is sung, making it more an opera than a true musical. But there are few if any arias, recitatifs, asides or large chorus segments - the musical form is pop song and jazz. And there's no dancing to speak of anywhere in the film. While most of the leads have their sung vocals dubbed by much stronger singers (even France had its Marni Nixons), the vocals are still very conversational and intimately camera-scaled, but every sung line is a specific melodic part of the full score.
Even as musicals go, the film is colorful and, at times, outright ravishing. In the absence of large-scale show-stopping production numbers, Demy, cinematographer Jean Rabier (who did a great deal of his work with Claude Chabrol) and production designer Bernard Evein work wonders with the streetscapes and intimate interiors, employing a surprising amount of efficient camera movement and scrupulous design detail in some pretty close quarters.
What the film doesn't do is often more interesting than what it does. The first third of the film follows Guy and Geneviève's courtship; the entire middle third follows Geneviève, her mother, and the burgeoning friendship with Roland Cassard. But once married, Geneviève drops out of the movie altogether – an almost unheard-of plot turn in musical theater form. Convention would dictate presenting some glimpse of the 'after' version of Geneviève's life after having spent so much of her 'before' time with her. But the fact is that Demy's simply not interested; for him, it's a given that Geneviève will now be a far less interesting person. Moreover, Guy is a pretty unlikable guy upon his return, and Madeleine's reluctance to have much more to do with him is grimly understandable. Dave Kehr, writing in the Chicago Reader, feels the film "has a reputation for sappiness it doesn't deserve." I heartily concur.
As the film hits the home stretch, Madeleine's down-to-earth practicality and modest ardor has turned Guy around – he uses a little money inherited from his aunt, and his pension, to buy his own small service station in Cherbourg, and he and Madeleine now have a small son. Clearly, Demy feels an affinity for the flawed strivers with everyday dreams in everyday places - here and in his other films - rather than the grandes succées who leave it all behind. Near the end of the film, at Christmastime, a black Mercedes sedan pulls into the station, driven by an elegant blonde with a young daughter. It's, of course, Geneviève. But Guy has little to say to her, other than the basics about his new family. Geneviève asks if he's all right, and he says he's fine. He doesn't return the question. Geneviève drives away as Madeleine and little François return from Christmas shopping. If playing in the snow in a gas station driveway with your family can be some kind of apotheosis, then, by God, says Jacques Demy, that's what it damned well is.


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A circularly naked snail
Neohelix albolabris removed from its shell. The red arrow points at the part of the snail's body that fits into the spire of the shell and the blue arrow points at the penis (cut open) with the attached vas deferens. The folded flap of skin visible above the penis normally protects the penis and the other organs located within the foot when the latter is outside the shell.
If a snail is removed from its shell, one can see that the upper whorls of the body (red arrow in the photo), which normally never leave the shell, are unsupported and the organs incorporated in them will be visible behind only a thin membrane. In contrast, the organs within the foot (for example, the lower genitalia, including the penis) are protected by a thick skin.
From this observation, we can conclude that in gastropods with shells large enough to cover at least most of the body, the external shell has evolved to support and protect some of the organs.
Nevertheless, this conclusion, if stated in the following form, could sound like a circular argument: The shell protects the exposed organs and the organs are exposed, because they are protected by the shell. There is no circularity, however, when one realizes that gastropod anatomy and shell have evolved together. If, for example, the ancestral gastropods had lost their shells during their early evolution, this would have taken place concurrently with the movement of their organs to locations within their body cavities.
It follows from these considerations that a snail lineage can't undergo a drastic reduction in shell size without accompanying changes in its anatomy. This is exactly what has happened during the evolution of slugs from snails: as the shell got smaller and smaller, the organs have migrated further into the body cavity.


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|Probable Pitchers
|Won, 6-5
|vs. Scranton/WB,
6:00 p.m.
|Mitch Atkins (0-1, 0.00) vs.
Craig Heyer (0-0, 0.00)
|Lost, 6-3
|@ New Britain,
6:35 p.m.
|Rob Gilliam (0-1, 5.40) vs.
Luke French (1-0, 0.00)
|@ Myrtle Beach,
7:05 p.m.
|Matt Grace (12-7, 5.17
in '11 @ A-) vs.
Kyle Hendricks (2-2, 1.93
in '11 @ SS-A)
|Won, 8-7
(11 inn.)
|vs. Lexington,
7:05 p.m.
|Wirkin Estevez (0-1, 13.50) vs.
Carlos Quevedo (0-0, 6.75)
Syracuse 6 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5
• Duke (W, 1-0) 6IP, 4H, R, ER, BB, 4K, HR
• Wilkie (H, 1) ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K, 2-0 IR-S
• Rivero 2-4
• Brown 1-3, 2R, 3B, 2BB, E, OF assist
• Moore 1-3, R, HR, 3RBI, SF
Tyler Moore drove in three runs, including a two-run blast in the second, as the Chiefs built a 6-0 lead early and held on for a 6-5 win. Corey Brown drew two walks and tripled, while Carlos Rivero singled twice to lead the nine-hit attack. Zach Duke gave up just one run on a homer, and four hits total over six innings to earn the win. Three of the four Syracuse errors came in the Yankees' three-run 7th inning, including one on CF Bryce Harper after colliding with Xavier Paul in RF, a ball that was Paul's. Harper got some measure of redemption by throwing out Scranton backstop trying for two after driving in a run (who got on base by doubling over Harper's head) in the 9th inning. Ryan Perry was credited with the save, but the reliever of the night was Josh Wilkie, who stranded two runners with one out in the 8th for his first hold of the season.
New Britain 6 Harrisburg 3
• Ballard (L, 0-1) 4⅔ IP, 10H, 6R, 6ER, BB, 2K, HR
• Pucetas 2⅓ IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Johnson 3-4, R, HR, RBI
• Kobernus 2-5, 2B — five-game hit streak (.409)
A three-run shot with two out in the 3rd capped a four-run rally as the Rock Cats cruised to 6-3 win over Harrisburg. The Senators were a respectable 4-for-11 with RISP, stranding eight runners, but the turning point came in the 5th when they loaded the bases with three straight singles with nobody out and only came away with one run as New Britain got a comebacker to the mound for one out and double play after Tim Pahuta singled in the lone run. Mike Ballard took the loss with all six Rock Cats runs allowed on 10 hits and a walk. The loss snapped a three-game win streak for Harrisburg, but Jeff Kobernus's first-inning double extended his hit streak to five games.
Potomac — OFF DAY
For whatever reason, the Potomac Nationals and slow starts seem to be synonymous. It's 0-3 so far in '12, 2-6 in both '10 and '11 and 2-4 in '09. In years past, it's been cold and rainy, but with temps in the 60s and sunshine expected for the long-range forecast, the weather (e.g. cold or rain) can't be blamed… Anthony Rendon has not been officially placed on the DL just yet, as multiple online reports are stating that team officials are waiting for the swelling to subside in order to further evaluate the extent of the ligament damage. Thus far, the only "known" is that the ankle is not fractured.
Hagerstown 8 Lexington 7 (11 inn.)
• McKenzie 4IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 5K
• Simko 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K, 1-0 IR-S
• Skole 2-5, R, HR, 4RBI (GS)
• Ramsey 1-2, RBI
• Goodwin 1-2
A Matt Skole grand slam gave the Suns an early 4-1 lead, but a bullpen meltdown sent the game into extras, where Caleb Ramsey stroked a two-out walkoff single to give the Suns an 8-7 win in 11 innings. Two errors (including one my Michael Morse, who also failed to throw out the first Lexington run in the first on a flyout to medium left field) sandwiched around a single, double, and another single fueled the Lexington rally that tied the game at 7-7 in the 7th. Todd Simko put out the fire with a grounder and two strikeouts. Morse and Rick Ankiel were 4-for-7 combined with Ankiel connecting on a two-run homer and drawing two walks. Brian Goodwin left the game in the second inning after beating out an infield hit to the first baseman. Officially, it's a leg injury,
but unofficially it appeared to be the usual turned ankle that comes with hitting the bag awkwardly. Like Rendon, no word yet on the extent of (or timetable for the return from) the injury. UPDATE: Byron Kerr is reporting that it's an upper leg injury, not the ankle or knee. I was was watching the game via MiLB.tv when the injury occurred but was unable to see what Kerr describes due to the stationary nature of the video (i.e. he limped out of camera range).
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ok Luke, I understand the desire to not succumb to the massive hype machine, but are Rivera's two singles with no RBI more worthy of mention than Harper's 1-3 with an RBI?
Harper's looking like a AA player from what I can see … he needs to step it up … that's his big advantage over other players the ability to rapidly learn and adapt with coaching.
Regarding Rendon, a friend of mine who is a nurse has always told me when it comes to an ankle injury pray for a break they heal, but ligament damage stays with you forever. hoping that it is a mild sprain.
My wrist is the worst for me. I still feel it 20+ years later, despite all kinds of rehab. I sprained my ankle, but it I imagine it wasn't as bad as Rendon. I couldn't put weight on it at first, but was able to stand and watch my team after a few minutes. That recovered well. I have heard the same as markfd though. I just hope he and Goodwin get back soon.
Meyer better be walking softly. He's the last of the big four left:)
Purke and Turnbull are still in there as well.
Rendon, Meyer, Goodwin, and Purke, are the big four. Three of them are hurt/can't play. It's Final Destination 5: Nats 2011 draft.
I suppose they could be keeping a Purke injury under wraps …
My ankel will still hurt from time to time from when I did something to it about 6-7 years ago. Never had an official doctor look at it as the line was to long at the hospital and I could limp around on it enough.
Unfortunately these injuries show how premature it is to hand jobs to rookies. Playing baseball for 140 games in the minors and 162 in the bigs reveals all kinds of issues. The need for a track record is paramount before evaluating new players. Rendon especially seems to be injury prone.
Hopefully, he'll recover as Jeff Kobernus did from his injuries and not end up like Nick Johnson.
The Nats have better sports medicine professionals at their beck and call than did Rendon's college team. That and a good personal trainer might be enough. We'll have to wait and see.
Any news on Cutter Dykstra? Also I heard Purks shoulder is hurt again. (from a player source) Shame on Nats throwing that much money on a kid with a shoulder issue.


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"Helping children to achieve their greatest potential, one child at a time."
Established in 1993 in the deep East Texas town of Woodville, the Sinclair Center was designed to serve young children. The rural setting provides a relaxed atmosphere where children can flourish and work to resolve difficulties, which have made inpatient residential care the treatment plan of choice for them.
The Sinclair Children's Center is licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and has a total capacity of thirty-five(35) children, including both boys and girls. Intake is limited to children between the ages of five (5) and twelve (12). Children do not automatically age out at thirteen (13), but an evaluation of the continued appropriateness of our setting is conducted.
The Children's Center serves multi-handicapped boys and girls who have varied disabilities including intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, histories of abuse or neglect and other health impairments.
Our location in the piney woods of East Texas, not far from Houston, Galveston, and Beaumont, affords many opportunities for both outdoor recreation and cultural enhancement. As their functioning allows, community sponsored activities such as Little League Baseball and Little Dribblers Basketball are available to our residents.
Services Provided Include:
• Residential services are composed of a therapeutic milieu, with caring, trained child care staff who supervise 24 hours a day and administer a system of designed rewards and consequences within a level system. The Level System determines the degree of freedom to participate in center activities.
• A board-certified child psychiatrist prescribes and monitors necessary medications and consultation.
• Psychological services and consultation are provided by licensed Psychologist.
• Psychotherapeutic services are provided by licensed master degreed therapist.
• Educational services are provided by Woodville Independent School District. All children attend classes in the W.I.S.D.
• Local physicians and our local hospital provide routine medical care. Referrals of more difficult medical problems are made to specialists in Beaumont, Galveston, and Houston.
Disabilities Served:
• Attention Deficit Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Conduct Disorders
• Learning Disorders
• Schizophrenia Disorders
• Adjustment Disorders
• Affective Disorders
• Depressive Disorders
Many children have been hard to place because of their difficulties in the home and school settings. Treatment may last from a few months to a few years, the average length of treatment being 18 months.
Sinclair Children's Center does not accept children with homicidal tendencies or with severe addiction disorders, unless they have participated in a detoxification program of sufficient duration. We also exclude children who are incapable of performing simple self-help skills.
* Jackie Mitchell: Administrator – Bachelors in Social Work
* Don Lilljedahl: Director – Master of Social Work, Master of Theology, Academy of Certified Social Workers
Mary Lee Foundation – Sinclair Children's Center
207 Nellius Street
Woodville, Texas 75979
Mary Lee Foundation – Sinclair Children's Center
Post Office Box 2055
Woodville, Texas 75979
Phone: (409)283-6800
E-mail: sinclair-cc (at) maryleefoundation.org
Business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.


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Dotty Squares Quilt
Posted by Cindy on Monday, November 5th, 2012
We love dots...and today on Cutting Corners College, Karen Maxwell from Lisnaweary Quilts, shows how to make this quilt using Riley Blake Designs dots.
Click here to view the entire tutorial.
Adorable, very cute!by Karen McIsaac
November 05th, 2012 at 5:39 p.m.
So cute! I have a little DOT love going on! Thank you for sharing your talents.by Karee
November 05th, 2012 at 6:53 p.m.
OMG I love dots!! such a nice simple quilt.by amy
December 02nd, 2012 at 8:58 a.m.
love this quilt very beautiful and bright to keep baby happyby ruth a swmith
October 05th, 2013 at 3:59 p.m.
This is the most happy cheerful quilt!!! I love it. Thank you kindly for sharing----dot, dot, dot.by Brenda C.
November 23rd, 2014 at 10:09 p.m.


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Alicia Ostmeyer
Red Raiders Open Home Slate Tuesday Against Abilene Christian
All tickets are $1 Tuesday for a 6 p.m. first serve at the United Spirit Arena
2007 (Senior): As a senior, played in all 29 matches and 103 games on the season... Third on the team in kills for the season with 247... Had a career high 16 kills against Texas A&M... Had double-digit kills in 13 games... Was third on the team with 565 total attacks... Had a career high in attacks with 28 against Texas A&M... Had 11 games with a .300 hitting percentage or better... Fourth-highest mark in the Big 12 with a career-best .722 hitting percentage against Princeton... Second on the team with 87 total blocks... Had five or more blocks six times... Tied her career high with 10 total blocks against Colorado... Recorded one double-double on the season against Colorado... Recorded career-high four digs against Arizona State... One of six on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team for having a 4.0 GPA... Named to the 2007 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Volleyball First Team... Also named CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team.
2006 (Junior): Played in 97 games for the Red Raiders ... pounded 162 kills (.232, 1.67 kpg) ... collected 10 block assists in one match, third highest on the team (vs. Jacksonville) ... had second most total blocks on the season with 91 (5 solo, 86 assisted).
At Colby CC: Was a member of the 2006 Region XI third-place tournament team... placed second at the Colby Classic... individual honors include all-region XI first team ... was named to the all-conference first team in 2006... member of the all-tournament team at the Colby Classic... also named an Academic All-American in 2006... coached by Pedro Gonzalez... Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society member... named to the Dean's Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from Grinnell High School in Grinnell, Kansas... was a part of Grinnell's 1A state volleyball teams in 2001 and 2002.. finished third place in 2001... named to the all-state volleyball team in 2001 and 2002 and all-league first team in 2002 and 2003... led IA high schools in the state of Kansas for blocks during one season... participated in volleyball, basketball, track and cheerleading.
Personal: Born May 19, 1985 in Oakley, Kan.... daughter of Gary and Cheryl Ostmeyer... father is a graduate of Colby Community College and mother is a teacher and graduate of Fort Hays State University (Kansas)... has three siblings, Jason, 22, Layne, 14 and Lacey, 10.... enjoys playing sports, being outdoors, dancing and spending time with family and friends... majoring in speech language with the goal of working as a speech language pathologist or as a coach.


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The unprecedented crackdown aims at curbing drug smuggling at the New York jail, which is marred by violence and prisoner deaths.
12:11, UK, Thursday 26 June 2014
Two guards and 20 inmates at Rikers Island have been busted as authorities searched the premises for drugs, weapons and contraband.
Police officers searched 75 locations at the New York jail complex, including cells and common areas such as locker rooms.
It has been billed as an unprecedented search for its scale.
Charges against the suspects include drug trafficking, inmate assaults, evidence tampering and falsification of records.
The two prison guards were caught with eight ounces of cocaine and some cannabis, according to the New York Daily News.
Authorities believed that the ring undermined security and contributed to rising levels of violence, the New York Times said.
The search began on Monday and involved dozens of officers.
The notorious jail has been marred by violence and inmate deaths in recent months.
One prisoner died in scorching temperatures in February after he was left unchecked for at least four hours in an area with a malfunctioning heater.
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Introduction. Milton wrote Sonnets 11 and 12, probably early in 1646, as satirical responses to the widely negative reception enjoyed by his divorce tracts, The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce, Tetrachordon and The Judgement of Martin Bucer. In what scans like a Petrarchan love sonnet, Milton responds with ridicule and acid sarcasm to those who attacked his treatises from the pulpit. He pokes fun at the ignorance of those who cannot even pronounce the title, let alone follow the arguments. Colasterion responds in satiric prose in much the same vein.
Milton's petty-sounding slur on Scottish names was probably meant as an insult to the Glasgow preacher, Robert Baillie, who thought Milton a worse heretic than the Brownists: "Concerning Divorces, some of them goe farre beyond any of the Brownists, not to speak of Mr Milton, who in a large Treatise hath pleaded for a full liberty for any man to put away his wife, when ever hee pleaseth, without any fault in her at all, but for any dislike or dyspathy of humour" (A Dissuasive from the Errours of the Time [London 1645] 116). Baillie and other Presbyterians associate Milton with radical heretics of the day. Milton's references to Sir John Cheke (1514-1557) and King Edward VI allude to what he regards as England's now lost golden age of Greek learning.
These satires, however bitter in tone, give voice to some of Milton's most cherished republican values even as it appears to despair of them every being realized in an England so full of corruption and ignorance.
Both sonnets were numbered "12" on the same sheet in the Trinity MS. Sonnet 12 ("I did but prompt the age ...") came first on this sheet of the TMS, with the following heading:
these sonnets follow ye 10. in ye printed booke
On the detraccon which followed upon my writeng certaine treatises
1 vid. ante 12
Line 10. The Trinity MS has "And hate the truth wherby they should be free." See Fletcher 444.
cloggs. Loads that obstruct motion; an impediment, encumbrance, or hindrance. See OED2.
known rules. The rules of divorce as described in Deuteronomy 24:1-2.
transform'd to Froggs. Jove transformed some Lycian peasants into frogs for disturbing a pond where Latona's twin babies Apollo and Diana wanted to drink the water. See Ovid's Metamorphoses 6. 555-620.
in fee. In English law, to hold in fee is to keep as one's absolute and rightful possession. See OED2.
casting Pearl to Hoggs. See Matthew 7:6.
truth would set them free. See John 8:32.
Licence. A distinction between license and liberty can be found in Plato's Republic 359. See also Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce 2.3.