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The Art of Pollination
Untitled takes a look into the design thinking of MFA in Applied Craft and Design candidate Laura Allcorn, and her connection between honeybees and fashion.
Margot Voorhies Thompson Lecture
Artist Margot Voorhies Thompson will speak about her work at the opening reception for her exhibition Layers of Space in the Corner Gallery on Monday, November 1.
The Last Days of Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn closes Saturday, October 30. Don't miss your last chance to see the work of this controversial artist. The accompanying catalog is nearly sold out in The Gallery. Drop by today.
Caldera Report
The MFA Visual Studies Caldera students and artists-in-residence engage in a public presentation on October 29 about their experience at the PNCA Caldera Laboratories residency. They present work completed while at Caldera and information about the discussions and learning experiences they shared as a group.
Painter Wallace Whitney Lectures Thursday
Wallace Whitney, a Bronx-based painter whose gestural, atmospheric style recalls New York School painting, speaks at an MFA Visual Studies Lecture on Thursday, October 28, at 6:30 pm, as part of the 2010-2011 Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
MFA Portfolio Day
The MFA in Visual Studies program is on the road. Prospective students can have their work critiqued at the Eastern Graduate Portfolio Day on October 23 at Parsons the New School for Design. Get the details on the National Portfolio Day Association website.
Gerhard Knodel to Lecture
Textile expert Gerhard Knodel will lecture at PNCA on Thursday, October 21 as part of the MFA Visiting Artist Lecture Series at the MFA in Applied Craft and Design Bison Building Studios.
The Whitman 150 Project
Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and revel in a staged reading of his masterpiece "Song of Myself." 52 readers present the 52 sections of the poem as The Whitman 150 Project, October 20 at 6:30 pm.
Lee Kelly '59 Profiled in The Oregonian
Alumnus Lee Kelly '59 was profiled by DK Row in conjunction with his retrospective exhibition at the Portland Art Museum, on view through January 9, 2011. Watch an interview with him and Portland Art Museum's Bruce Guenther on Untitled, PNCA's online magazine.
Norman Klein Idea Studio
Norman Klein, cultural critic, urban and media historian and novelist, will deliver the PNCA+FIVE Idea Studio lecture Navigating Scripted Spaces: the Moving Image Since 1550 on October 21.
Philip Tinari on Ai Weiwei
Phil Tinari, founding editor of LEAP, a new bimonthly journal of contemporary Chinese art based in Beijing, will lecture on the practices of Jingdezhen porcelain production in the context of Ai Weiwei's approach.
Sonya Clark Lecture Cancelled
The MFA Applied Craft and Design Lecture by Sonya Clark, scheduled for Thursday, October 14, has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
Rearrangutan Mixes Found Poetry
In connection with Nina Katchadourian's exhibition Sorted Books, the Feldman Gallery hosts Rearrangutan, an evening of cut-up, found and multi-media poems.
Jazz Improv at Design Within Reach
Visiting artist and musician Guillermo E. Brown and local artist and musician Tim DuRoche jam together Tuesday evening for a free performance at Design Within Reach's Portland Studio. Doors open at 6 pm.
Ken Storch Discusses Punishment, Prisons and Pain
Visiting photographer and educator Ken Storch shares a selection of his work from The Jail Project, portraits of inmates at Arizona's Maricopa County Jail, in a moderated discussion with Writer-in-Residence Barry Sanders on October 12 at lunchtime.
4th Annual Alumni Weekend
PNCA's 4th annual Alumni Weekend kicks off this Friday with a Homecoming lecture featuring distinguished alumnus and faculty emeritus George Johanson '50.
Ellen Lesperance Wins Betty Bowen Award
PNCA Faculty Member Ellen Lesperance was recently named the winner of the 32nd Annual Betty Bowen Award presented by the Seattle Art Museum.
Lee Kelly '59 Retrospective Opens at Portland Art Museum
Distinguished PNCA alumnus Lee Kelly '59 will be honored with a major retrospective exhibition opening this Saturday, October 2 at Portland Art Museum.
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This is one fans of Paul Wesley have been waiting for.. I know I have. I will be getting a few extra copies of Wolf Lake and having Paul sign. Should be just in time for Xmas..
The show originally aired in 2001 – 02, and starred our very own Stefan (Paul Wesley) as Luke Cates who is . . . a werewolf!!! Five episodes were aired on CBS before it was cancelled and then, in 2007, the Sci Fi Channel (now syfy) re-aired all ten episodes. Both Syfy and The Chiller Network air them frequently now.
The series is set in the Pacific Northwest (Twilight, anyone?) and follows the dynamic of a pack of werewolves in a Seattle suburb.
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#7588 closed (fixed)
Inheritance of models seems to fail when mixing abstract and multi table classes
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Execute the following with the following models table
pi = PlayableItem(funfactor=33,code='PS2',description='Play station 2')
You'll get the error back
TypeError: 'code' is an invalid keyword argument for this function
models.py is
from django.db import models import datetime class BaseModel(models.Model): """Abstract class used for some common fields""" created_at = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, default=datetime.datetime.now) modified_at = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, default=datetime.datetime.now) class Meta: abstract = True class Item(BaseModel): """Everything in the system - multi table inheritance""" code = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=15) # A shortname description = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=50) class ValuedItem(Item): """This is an abstract base class for stuff with a value""" value = models.FloatField(default=0.0) class Meta: abstract = True class PlayableItem(ValuedItem): """Inheriting from our abstract ValuedItem class""" funfactor = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True) # Amount of fun
This is a simplified mockup of something I was trying to do for real with various abstract and multi table classes. I made this test version just to reproduce and report the error. Having enquired in django-users was advised to file a bug report.
This is with checkout from svn - Revision: 7811. psycopg2 backend. python2.5
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Changed 8 years ago by emulbreh
comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by emulbreh
- Needs documentation unset
- Needs tests unset
- Patch needs improvement unset
A minimal example:
class A(Model): x = IntegerField() class B(A): y = IntegerField() class Meta: abstract = True class C(B): z = IntegerField()
The attached patch works for me, but It's probably incomplete. Is diamond inheritance supported (and how)?
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by anonymous
- milestone set to 1.0
comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by ericholscher
- Triage Stage changed from Unreviewed to Accepted
comment:4 follow-up: ↓ 5 Changed 8 years ago by ubernostrum
- milestone changed from 1.0 to post-1.0
Could somebody verify whether this is still an issue? I'm punting for now, but if it is still a bug and somebody higher up thinks it's critical enough, we can move back to 1.0.
comment:5 in reply to: ↑ 4 Changed 8 years ago by dokterbob
Replying to ubernostrum:
Could somebody verify whether this is still an issue? I'm punting for now, but if it is still a bug and somebody higher up thinks it's critical enough, we can move back to 1.0.
Yes, it is still a bug, and it's crawling up my behind right now.
It gives a rather nasty feeling so if you could, please try to fix it. :)
comment:6 Changed 8 years ago by dokterbob
- Has patch set
- Needs tests set
For convenience, I have adjusted to patch for the current trunk release (r8914) and have confirmed that it is actually working.
Changed 8 years ago by dokterbob
'Naive' patch, updated to r8914.
comment:7 Changed 8 years ago by mtredinnick
- milestone changed from post-1.0 to 1.0
I'll look at this for 1.0. It needs a test case, for a start.
comment:8 Changed 8 years ago by flosch
- Cc flosch added
comment:9 Changed 8 years ago by mtredinnick
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
comment:10 Changed 5 years ago by jacob
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Things a Jerseyguy noted this week: The more I watch Rutgers, the more I see Boston College. Here's why. Good school, competing in a high-profile league with a moderate measure of success, but nothing great, which means no championships and an attitude of playing not to lose, rather than, no matter what happens, we will win the game.
The Scarlet Knights did it in November when they self destructed in the second half against Louisville, costing Rutgers its first ever (and probably only) BCS bowl berth. And they did it again on Friday night in the Russell Athletic Bowl, blowing a 10-0 lead against Virginia Tech and then losing to the Hokies, 13-10, in overtime.
It is not a stretch to say that Rutgers could have been 11–1 and preparing for an Orange Bowl bid. Instead they will finish 9-3 with a 3-game losing streak in games that counted the most.
Back in the days when Boston College was a perennial 8 and 9 win team going to bowl games, the Eagles had almost the same profile.
Best kept secret in Boston is what BC hockey coach Jerry York should do later on Saturday or by Sunday, which is to become the winningest coach in college history with his 925th career victory. Either a win over Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday or Minnesota on Sunday in the Mariucci Classic in Minneapolis. Hopefully, the Eagles will win both games.
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Oklahoma and Texas did not generate the kind of headlines that Longhorn coach Mack Brown and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops wanted this week as both teams prepared for their bowl games.
Oklahoma wide receiver Jalen Saunders and defensive tackle Stacy McGee both were arrested earlier this month. Saunders will play in the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M next week after being arrested on Dec. 2 for possession of marijuana.
McGee will not play and did not make the trip to Dallas after being arrested on a DUI and driving on a suspended license charge.
Brown sent Texas QB Case McCoy and linebacker Jordan Hicks home for violation of team rules. San Antonio police are investigating charges of a sexual assault at a hotel in San Antonio, where the Longhorns are preparing to play Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday. No charges have been filed, but the inner turmoil which has plagued Texas all season continues…There are good losses in basketball games and there are bad losses in a sport in which the computers and the selection committee for the NCAA tournament look at everything. Providence's one point loss to Brown on Friday night was a bad loss and was also the second time in three years that the Friars have lost to Brown
Boise State is talking to the Mountain West about coming back into the football fold, while it is still trying to sweeten its deal with the Big East as its July 1, 2013 arrival in the league approaches.
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Since the 1930's, the first step in the treatment of babies with this condition has been to surgically close the opening in their back within a few days of birth. The surgery puts the tissues back in their normal position and prevents further damage to and infection of the nervous tissue, but DOES NOT restore function to the already damaged nerves. The second step is usually placement of a thin tube called a shunt within the ventricles which allows for drainage of the excess fluid and relieves undue pressure on the brain. A shunt usually passes under the skin from the head into the abdomen.
Over the years, doctors have noticed that nerve function in babies with spina bifida seems to worsen throughout pregnancy. Often movement in the legs and feet which can be seen by sonogram early on is not seen later in the pregnancy. This suggests that there is ongoing damage to the open portion of the spinal cord, possibly from contact with amniotic fluid. In addition, both animal and human studies have shown that the ability of the body to repair damaged nervous tissue is best in young individuals. Because of these considerations, doctors have been working on ways to close spina bifida defects as early as possible.
In 1994 doctors began trying out various methods for closing spina bifida defects while the baby is still in the mother's womb. Since that time, many improvements have been made in the procedure. It is still not known, however, whether it is better to operate on a baby with spina bifida before or after it is born. MOMS is designed to answer that question. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a part of The National Institutes of Health (NIH), has funded this study to compare how babies who have prenatal surgery do compared to those who have postnatal surgery. There are three participating MOMS Centers: the University of California at San Francisco in San Francisco, California, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The study will be coordinated by the Biostatistics Center of the George Washington University in Rockville, Maryland. The goal is to find out if either treatment is better for the baby.
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PLOWS project descriptionProfiling of Winter Storms
SummaryThe Profiling of Winter Storms (PLOWS) field program is focused on obtaining a greater understanding of the mesoscale structure and dynamics of cyclonic weather systems and the improvement of 0-48 hr cool season quantitative precipitation forecasts. Variability in the location, type, and intensity of precipitation is often determined by precipitation banding and/or embedded convection, particularly in the northwest and warm frontal quadrant in cyclones where frontal structures and associated frontal circulations are modified by deformation flow. The field campaign is comprised of two field seasons. The first took place from 7 February to 31 March 2009 (PLOWS 2008-2009) and the second is planned to occur during the 2009-2010 winter season (PLOWS 2009-2010).
Data accessSearch for datasets
Additional InformationRelated links:
- info: C-130 Documentation
- info: PLOWS EOL Project Homepage
- info: RAF field phase info
- homepage: PLOWS Homepage at UIUC
- catalog: PLOWS 2008-2009
- catalog: PLOWS 2009-2010
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James Maslow is very flattered that people are talking about the fact that he could end up dating Peta Murgatroyd. She is his dancing partner on "Dancing With the Stars" but the two had met before and even went on a date. On March 18, People shared what James had to say.
He said that they are getting questions about it constantly. Of course fans know that this is going to keep coming up and people are going to wonder about it all season. James and Peta had sparks fly before so it is very possible they could end up together since they are spending so much time practicing.
James says he is flattered people want him to hook up with Peta and even called her beautiful. He still says they are just there to dance though and not for love. Only time will tell if that is true.
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The Florida Highway Patrol has been an almost constant presence in Levy County since the Christmas break, investigating numerous accidents, including three fatalities.
Those accidents include the following:
The Levy County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests:
•Dec. 10, Michael Boatwright, 37, Williston, VOP.
By Clay Coleman
Contributing Writer
The Williston High School Lady Devils picked up two more victories this week to run their record to 7-4 overall (5-0 in the district). They are also on an impressive seven game winning streak.
Betty Ruth Garza and William (Bill) Jerkins became engaged Nov. 26.
The bride-elect attended Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Ga. She is retired.
Jessica Lynn Mikell became the bride of Henry Laurance Porter on Grand Cayman Island at five-thirty in the afternoon Nov. 14 with Dr. Desmond Whittaker officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Gregory and Patti Mikell of Morriston.
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When she goes to sleep Kaula Most says she dreams dogs are attacking and she cannot seem to save the toddler she is holding from the jaws of the Italian bull mastiffs that have snatched her from Most's arms.
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The richness of the reflection on the gloss finish, the elegant sobriety of oak, the charm of ebony and the natural beauty of the grains of olive ash-wood, stressed by the careful choice and application of the veneer: the soul of the tree and "bark of the furniture". A piece of furniture that not only amazes when closed, but also surprises when open, thanks to its technology and practicality. I
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The irate driver was now on my tail as I exited the highway. Now I was getting nervous. Not only did the unstable driver follow me off the highway exit, but I had been followed directly into the driveway where I worked. I figured my life was about to be over, when I noticed that the maniacal driver was one of my fellow workmates – a lovely, even tempered girl who wouldn't kill an ant. So, rather than moan, whine, and bitch about the incompetence of drivers gone wild, we laughed for weeks as we rehashed the story and I thought twice before acting on my vigilante instincts again.
Try to find humor in all that enrages and you just might be referred to as that hilarious person who tells the funniest stories as opposed to that crotchety moaner who whines and complains. I am truly looking forward to my next negative encounter so I can embellish, exaggerate, and entertain my next unsuspecting victim while ridding myself of stress and frustration.


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If you don't know about the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES) in Israel, it's time to increase your green I.Q. Located on Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava Valley near the Jordanian and Egyptian borders, AIES is an environmental leader encouraging cooperation between Israelis and their neighbors to create peaceful and sustainable development both within Israel and globally.
Every year AIES sponsors a 300-mile bike ride, "Cycling in Solidarity for Peace, Partnership and Environmental Protection" from Jerusalem to Eilat to raise money for the organization's efforts. (Imagine the views!) Last year green riders included Americans, Australians, Jewish and Arab Israelis and Jordanians, who united for a common cause and raised $875,000 for education and advocacy.
This year, Los Angeles has reason to be proud: Angelino Michael Rosen is prepping his hamstrings and calves for the five-day ride and has raised nearly $9,000 to date.
Funds from the bike ride support environmental agencies worldwide, including Hazon, a non-profit that works with local volunteers to build their own community supported agricultural projects. The Los Angeles CSA will run out of Sinai Temple offering local and organic produce.
When I know more details, so will you!
To learn more about the 2008 Arava Institute Hazon Bike Ride in Israel, come to a parlor meeting tonight (Feb. 14) with Nigel Savage, executive director of Hazon at Michael Rosen's home. 1155 Alvira Street, Los Angeles. (212) 644-2332.
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It can be difficult to enjoy a good cup of coffee without that extra sweet kick. Many people pass on the sugar, given its less-than-desirable nutritional reputation. A popular alternative is sucralose, better known by its marketed brand name as Splenda. Despite the fact that sucralose is approved by the FDA as an artificial sweetener, some research suggests it may pose some health hazards.
Both children and adults consume artificially sweetened foods and beverages. In fact, dietary surveys sponsored by the government imply that at least 12% of children and 24% of adults consume artificially sweetened beverages regularly. Much remains unknown about artificial sweeteners such as sucralose because it has not been extensively tested in humans. For this reason, it is thought to be particularly harmful in children.
The American Heart Association has stated that replacing highly 'sugarized' foods with artificial sweeteners is a good way to reduce caloric intake. However, it is still unclear if this dietary modification actually guarantees weight loss.
The following are some astonishing research findings regarding sucralose intake:
* According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Italian researchers found that sucralose produced leukemia in mice
* A 2008 Duke University study indicated that sucralose may possibly hinder the metabolism of certain medications
* Moderate to high amounts of dietary sucralose can lower levels of beneficial bacteria in the intestinal tract, leading to gastrointestinal illnesses
* A study involving 17 obese participants found that sucralose caused a bigger spike in blood sugar when the participants consumed it prior to drinking a sugary beverage
It is important to mention that many of these studies were conducted on animals. It is still debatable if these same health risks can affect humans in the same way. More research is needed to confirm these findings.
In the aftermath of the Italian study suggesting sucralose may have caused leukemia in lab mice, the CSPI lowered its safety rating of sucralose to 'caution.' It previously rated it as 'safe.'
While the jury is still out on the safety of sucralose usage, experiment with some of these natural sweeteners:
Always keep in mind that anything that is artificially produced is essentially unhealthy for the body. The internal damage it can cause can only be discovered with extensive scientific testing. In the meantime try to use sucralose sparingly.
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P.A.W.S. touts themselves an animal welfare society, yet many have no idea what they actually do for the welfare of animals.
Citizens of Perry County Missouri and surrounding areas see the words "animal welfare" in the name of the organization and automatically think that this organization rescues animals by way of taking them in, housing them, and finding them loving homes. That is simply not the case.
Although the P.A.W.S. website contains pages for lost and found pets, pets available for adoption, and even pets wanted, the only page that has ever shown a pet in need is the Lost and Found page. Even at that the "found" pets listed only appeared in April of 2014. Prior to April, there was nothing listed, and even those animals listed were not in the care or possession of P.A.W.S.. Their Facebook page is also void of any rescued or adoptable pets.
For years the organization has discussed erecting an actual shelter, but to date it hasn't happened and there is no shelter currently in the works.
So what does P.A.W.S. do?
According to Rhonda Henderson, president of the organization, "P.A.W.S. was created in 2007 and obtained its 501(c)3 status and state non-profit status in 2008. P.A.W.S. started the spay and neuter program shortly after that."
When asked about their intake and adoption numbers, Henderson stated, "PAWS does not have intake or adoption numbers because it is not a rescue or a shelter."
In short, P.A.W.S. in Perryville, Mo. has not, and does not, rescue, house, foster, care for, pick up, take in, or place a single animal. Not one.
So where does all the donations and grant money go? How do they work for the welfare of animals?
The only viable service P.A.W.S. offers is a spay and neuter program called "Chits".
The Chits program provides spay and neuter certificates for qualified applicants, but only during a P.A.W.S. function. These functions take place a handful of times per year. Currently the event calendar for P.A.W.S. has no upcoming events listed.
Chits certificates enable qualified pet owners to get discounted rates for the spay or neutering of their pet at area veterinarians. Chits recipients get the discount and P.A.W.S. pays the balance when veterinarians bill the organization for the certificates.
While offering spay and neuter assistance is a noble cause, and an absolute must in bringing animal populations to a controllable level, as one social media poster pointed out, "you can't spay or neuter a dead dog." Admittedly, P.A.W.S. does nothing in the way of actually saving lives of existing animals. They simply supply funds to sterilize animals that are already owned by qualifying families and individuals.
So next time you consider donating money to an any organization, do some research and see what you are donating to before you write the check. If you want to support a spay and neuter program for low income family pets, by all means send you money to P.A.W.S.
But if you want to donate to an organization that actually rescues animals by taking them off the streets, caring for them, and finding them loving homes, look elsewhere. Search for a local shelter or rescue that goes above and beyond and actually saves animal lives.
Information for this article was collected from the website and Facebook page of Perry Animal Welfare Society and through conversation with the organization's president, Rhonda Henderson. To check facts, please click any link in the article.
Please note that this article was edited to reflect the April 2014 addition on the P.A.W.S. website, showing two lost dogs looking for their owners. P.A.W.S. did not have possession of the dogs, they simply shared the information for the person that found them.


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WALNUT – Two local businesses presented checks to the city of Walnut on Wednesday that contribute significantly to the Walnut Kidz Town construction.
Ashley Furniture and The Peoples Bank each donated $25,000 to the construction project, which to date has cost about $130,000, said Walnut Mayor Vicki Skinner.
"The community really turned out last month to do the work," she said. "The football boys gave us a good head start because we had 100 holes to dig. Then the softball girls came out later. We had a real good turnout from everyone."
The community rallied to raise money for the first phase of construction, holding an auction, barbecue and other events.
"The Peoples Bank had said if the community raised $25,000 they would match it, then Ashley Furniture said they would donate $25,000," Skinner said.
Although the Kidz Town structures are complete, plans include building a bathroom onto the existing pavilion, a second pavilion and a walkway connecting the two structures, Skinner said. Later they hope to construct a walking track as well.
"We had some lumber and lot of nails and screws left from the build, so everybody said let's go ahead and work on the other projects," Skinner said.
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It's New Orleans, 1962 and Mrs. B. J. Gaillot Jr. is mad. She's mad because Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel ordered full desegregation of New Orleans parochial schools. President of Save Our Nation Inc., a segregationist group, and a mother of two, Mrs. Gaillot was not alone.
Leander Perez, an "influential political boss" in Plaquemines Parish advocated withholding donations from churches and Rodney Buras, State Representative, vowed to fight Archbishop Rummel's order "even to the extreme of being excommunicated." Buras later met with Rummel and, while he still supported segregation, acknowledged, "as a member of the Roman Catholic Church, I must abide by its laws and decisions."
Rummel's fight for desegregation of schools went back to 1953, the year before Brown v. Board of Education, when he wrote a letter titled "Blessed Are the Peacemakers", ending segregation in archdiocessan parishes. Calling compulsory racial segregation "morally wrong and sinful", and battling groups like the Association of Catholic Laymen, Rummel did not back down.
He did not back down in 1960 when lawmakers in Baton Rouge threatened to withdraw aid to and the tax-exempt status from New Orleans Catholic schools if Rummel continued his push for integration. When Leander Perez threatened not only to cease financial support, but remove children from Catholic schools, Rummel did not back down. He wrote pastoral letters, calling out the segregationists for "promot[ing] flagrant disobedience", and threatened excommunication.
When Perez and two other politicians did not change their views, Rummel issued a public excommunication for the three. Rev. William f. Maestry, spokesman for the archdiocese of New Orleans said Rummel's actions were "not political, but moral."
Such drastic measures dates back to 1947, when St. Louis archbishop Cardinal Joseph Elmer Ritter, issued similar orders integrating St. Lousi Catholic schools; he threatened dissenting Catholics, who were organizing a legal battle against the order, with excommunication.
Catholic efforts in the struggle for civil rights are borne of the belief that all men are created in the image and likeness of God, thus endowing them with not only those "unalienable rights" of liberty, life, and the pursuit of happiness, but also with dignity, as stated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
Respect for the human person entails respect for the rights that flow from his dignity as a creature. These rights are prior to society and must be recognized by it. They are the basis of the moral legitimacy of every authority: by flouting them, or refusing to recognize them in its positive legislation, a society undermines its own moral legitimacy.
Today we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. A Baptist minister, King did separate his faith from his fight for racial equality.
It is, therefore, no coincidence that the impetus driving Catholics like Rummel and figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are deeply rooted in the Christian tradition. In his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, King made no effort to cover up his belief that civil rights were a matter of equality for "all of God's children." King called on others to "rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force" and his was a vision of a world where "the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together" (Isaiah 40:4-5).
And, the noble lessons of racial equality aside, key belief of Martin Luther King, Jr. and men like Archbishop Rummel is this: acts, no matter if they are deemed the law, that stand in contradiction to the Word and teachings of God are to be disobeyed. Both flagrantly broke the law; King spent time in jail and Rummel faced financial threats from political figures.
Yet they were not deterred from fighting for what they believed to be a non-negotiable issue of genuine social justice. They said to laws, and the men who made them, "This is an unjust law and we will not abide by it." This is, and must be, their ultimate legacy.


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Fr. Roberto Busa, Jesuit who invented computer language dead at 97
When Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, died in 1955, a Milan newspaper headlined, "Stop the reader! Fleming has died; maybe you, too, owe your life to him." A similar phrase could be used today for all those who at this moment are in front of their computers. If a technological holiness exists, I believe I have had the privilege of meeting it: it had the face of Fr. Busa. So kneel down you too, reader, in front of the mortal remains of this old priest, linguist, philosopher and computer expert. If you surf the Internet, it is thanks to him. If you jump from one site to another, clicking on links highlighted in blue, it is thanks to him. If you use a pc to write emails and documents, it is thanks to him. If you can read this article, it is thanks to him.
The computer was born originally only for the purpose of making calculations – to compute, hence its name: computer. But Fr. Busa instilled it with the gift of words. It was 1949. The Jesuit had it in mind to analyze the complete works of St. Thomas: one and a half million lines, nine million words (compared to just 100,000 of the Divine Comedy). He had already compiled 10,000 index cards by hand, just for the inventory of the preposition "in" which he considered important from a philosophical point of view. He was looking for a way to connect single fragments of Aquinas' thought with other sources.
On a trip to the United States, Fr. Busa asked to meet Thomas Watson, founder of IBM. The magnate received him in his office in New York. Listening to the Italian priest's request, Watson shook his head, "It's not possible to make a machine do what you are asking. You are more American than we are!" Fr. Busa then took a business card out of his pocket, which he had found on a desk with the motto of IBM, coined by the boss, "Think." And the phrase, "The difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer." He gave it back to Watson, disappointed. [more]
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I'd like to build a Debian-based server that will take out our old Infrant ReadyNAS? I am somewhat familiar with Debian but as far as here my knowledge was limited to typical LAMP-needs.
My initial needs are:
- Software RAID10 (that's ok, i think)
- User Access/Level Control
- Must be available from any computer in our LAN (OS X, Windows, Linux equally)
- Speed gain over Infrant's solution
I'm afraid maybe the mixed environment can cause some problems (OS X especially). I've heard from FreeNAS but it's still not reached 1.0 which makes me insecure.
Is it possible to reach my goals with Debian or i am stuck with ReadyNAS?


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Recently a few people in my life decided to make major life changes concerning their health. During numerous conversations I found the people in my circle had no idea how to use the technology at their disposal to their benefit. One person decided to purchase a heart rate monitor and fitness watch when her smart phone could easily perform the same functions she decided to spend hundreds of dollars to accomplish.
I am guilty of over using gadgets when I could easily use one item to complete the task of many. I have two laptops, one tablet and a smart phone. I only recently started using my second laptop because it is easier to carry around. I am not a fan of Mac, however I am using one to post this.
Mind you my other laptop is inches away.
Before you buy your next gadget, ask yourself the following questions:
- Is my current phone/table/computer obsolete? I recently upgraded my phone because it simply was too slow. It no longer worked properly on the network I was on. In my case I had to upgrade. However, if you need a new phone each year or whenever you see your favorite brand has a new release; you may be a technology junkie.
- Can my current gadget perform the functions I am out spending more money to handle? I have an ipod in my car. It is old however it still works. Recently I purchased a blue tooth adapter so my radio could play the music from it. The connecting audio wire went on it so I connected my phone to the adapter and now I am using Google Play Music to stream my entire library. Eventually I will spend the couple of bucks to replace my cord; however I am loving my musical freedom.
- Do I have the money? If you have to decide between paying your rent and buying the gadget, you may want to find a better way to accomplish your technological goals.
- Have you searched for alternatives and deals? You can easily save hundreds of dollars by simply purchasing an app or comparing prices.
I know we all want the newest and best gadgets out there, but we must exercise common sense.


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Former WWE superstar goes on a Twitter rant on John Cena
Dec 3, 2012 - by Steve Gerweck
Former WWE Wrestler Tyler Reks recently posted the following on Twitter about issues he had with John Cena while working for the company…
"Anyone want to know what top guy forced me to stop using the burning hammer – even after it appeared on SD/RAW and PPV's? … 1st house show loop, Cena asks pulls me aside, degrades me like I'm 10 years & tells me if I use it again I'd me fired. He yelled at me & said, 'Who gave u permission to use that'? Apparently he hadn't been watching the product 4 the last 8 months… Or perhaps how he stole our idea to get fired, use social media to get over, & run in from the crowd (Given to Miz & Truth)… I still have the promo DVD our idea was burned onto when Cena supposedly helped us with the idea – then lied & said it wasn't stolen later."


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The Amplifetes – Somebody New
May 7th, 2010
"Somebody New" is the new single previewed from The Amplifetes self-titled LP expected June 24th. GARAGE POP.. ELECTRO… PUNK… it's true, these Swedes have got something for everyone!!! what else do you need to get your dance ON this friday night?! The Amplifetes – Somebody New info purchase rating: 8.2


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Rita Larson's Boy
(Kevin Jerome Everson, 2012, 11 min)
portrays ten actors auditioning for the role of Rollo Larson in the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son. Rita Larson's Boy is one of three films included in the Tombigbee Chronicles Number Two. The series of films are based on famous people and objects from Columbus, Mississippi, my parent's hometown. The actor Nathaniel Taylor raised in Columbus portrayed Rollo Larson (Rita Larson's boy) in the series Sanford and Son. Tombigbee is the river the runs though Columbus.
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On October 30, the WAC Championships will be held at Woodward Park, the home course of Fresno State cross country. The women?s race will include all eight members of the WAC, but the men?s race will lack a team from Hawai?i. The races will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. Woodward Park held the NCAA Region 8 Championships last year and has previously been a host for many cross country events. This season the NCAA Regionals will be held in Portland, Oregon.
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The Fresno State Cross Country teams competed in the Cal Poly Invitational Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. Overall the teams ran fairly well as a good test for the WAC Championships in two weeks. The women finished eighth out of 11 organizations, two teams were not affiliated with a university. The women?s top five were spread out. Freshman Sandi Russler finished first among the Lady ?Dogs with a time of 19:06. Senior Laura Bracht finished one second behind sophomore Rachel Bauer, junior Brianna Denley came in next, and sophomre Karen Mitchell was the fifth to finish. Sophomore Jennifer Smith did not finish the race. The men?s squad took fourth place out of eight schools. In the men?s 8K run, senior Tim Padilla was the first Bulldog to cross the finish line, placing 19th overall. He was followed by freshmen Josh Roddy, Robet Vaca, Alex Mason, and Phillip Ogilvie. These top five finished within 50 seconds of each other. Both teams will not compete in a meet this week in preparation for the WAC finals.
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Christie's New York is has announced its spring sale of Latin American Art that will feature more than 250 remarkable paintings. The three works that will be headlining the sale are Rufino Tamayo's Mujer con sandia, Joaquin Torres-Garcia's Composition TSF, and Fernando Botero's Man Going to Work (Hombre yendo a la oficina).
Torres-Garcia's Composition TSF is one that illustrates a cosmic universe through the arrangements of symbolic objects and beings such as a fish, a vase, a bottle, a house, a sailboat, and a bird. The piece is estimated to sell between $1--$ 1.5 million.
Botero's Man Going to Work (Hombre yendo a la oficina) is a classic example of one of the artist's favorite subjects: a traditional family. The painting depicts a home occupied by a wealthy family with a housewife looking out one window and a child looking out from another, as the father is leaving for work. The husband appears as miniscule compared to the rather large size of the wife and daughter who appear to dominate the image. The painting is estimated to sell between $400,000--$600,000.
Tamayo's Mujer con sandia is a portrait of a dark-skinned female created in 1939, a successful year for the artist. The woman is wearing a long scarf known as a rebozo, covering her head and shoulders and is carrying a watermelon. Tamayo experiments with geometric forms by emphasizing the spikes of an agave plant seen behind the woman. He also emphasizes the creases in the rebozo, the points on the ends of the watermelon, and the woman's facial features. This painting is a fine example of Tamayo's strategic compositions of Mexican content, primitivism, and modernist form; it's estimated to sell between $400,000--$600,000.
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Since DC Comics launched "The New 52" two years ago, Harley Quinn was mainly seen in the series "Suicide Squad," sporting a new costume that the fans weren't crazy about, but let's face the facts, Harley Quinn is a character fans will always love, regardless of the costume changes. So much in fact, that she has her own ongoing series again. Last month DC Comics released Issue #0, and it was a fun and exciting issue with various artists showing the readers their take on Harley, art style meshed with story composition. Issue #1 picks up where Issue #0 left off, and we get to see Harley on her way to her new, inherited home in Coney Island, NY.
Harley rides along and sees a man mistreating his dog, so she not only saves the little dog, but she shows the man what it feels like to be dragged around. At the same time, Harley is being chased by a man on a motorcycle, who wants to turn her in, as the readers see the wanted poster in his hands. Angered by the man chasing her for causing a crash that damaged all of Harley's belongings, she kills him in a way that only Harley Quinn can. Afterwards, she arrives at the location of her new home.
She gets a tour of her new place from Robert Coachman, the lawyer who told her about the apartment at the end of Issue #0. Despite Harley's excitement and joy of her new place, she later finds out that she is to be the landlord of the complex, and she has to pay for back taxes, real estate taxes, insurance, and upkeep. There's always a catch to something that seems to be too good to be true. This means only one thing...Harley has to look for a job to keep her new home. Her new tenants come to the rescue the morning after by giving her a newspaper with job listings, a highlighter, some coffee, and a bagel, so she can get a head start for some possible interviews.
Harley gets ready for some interviews, as she covers her pale white skin with a flesh tone color, and puts on a blonde wig. The readers get to see vintage Dr. Harleen Quinzel for a few panels, as she goes in for an interview for a therapist position, not a psychiatrist position, which is right down her alley. Harley goes in for a second interview later that night, but this time there's no disguises, as she tries out for the last slot at a Renegade Roller Derby. Harley being the villain that she is, she smashes the competition, being hired on with some restrictions. The last pages show another person trying to assassinate Harley, but this time the readers see that the reward for her is $2,000,000.
What a great issue this is. Every element of Harley Quinn is seen in this issue, and it will be interesting to see what direction this new series will go. The artwork and colors in this issue are fitting for Harley, and the writing is what makes this new series something to look forward to every month. It'll be interesting to see what the next issue has in store for the readers, and it's so great to see Harley have her own ongoing series once again. Hopefully, she's in for a long series run this time. Harley Quinn #1 is written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, artwork by Chad Hardin, and colored by Alex Sinclair. Regular cover illustrated by Amanda Conner and the variant cover is illustrated by Adam Hughes. On sale now for $2.99 at local comic book stores or on digital formats, and has 32 color pages. Overall, I give this issue a four out of five stars, fans of Harley Quinn, this issue is a must-buy!


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director Divya Khosla Kumar were clicked on the ramp on Day 2 of the India International Jewellery Week 2014, in Mumbai, on July 15.
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Recently, Harvard Business Review stated that an increasing number of companies and sales professionals are too slow to follow up on leads. According to the review "due to slow response time, a high percentage of sales are lost," which is why dialer solutions are vital for contact centers. Out of 2,241 respondents, only 37% get back to their leads within an hour, and 16% responded within one to 24 hours, whereas, 24% said that they took more than 24 hours and 23% never responded at all.
For contact centers that don't want to waste time making calls that could be considered 'dead-ends,' or go unanswered they use a predictive dialer. Agents can make better use of their time and complete other tasks that need to be attended to, like their live customer service calls, which make developments from dialing services important to the community.
Mojo Sellling Solutions, which offers lead management, dialing and data services, has launched a new dialing application that allows sales professionals to manage and close leads in more efficient manner. The Mojo on the Go! Application is ideal for professionals like real estate agents, insurance agents, and mortgage brokers.
This application enables users to call three times as many prospects and increases the number of contacts made. According to David England, general Manager at Mojo Selling Solutions, "We're excited to announce the release of our new Mojo on the Go! application. This new application gives salespeople the ability to perform their prospecting on the go while updating in real time, their web-based Mojo Dialer platform so that they are always in sync."
Similarly, a recent study by Forrester (News - Alert) Research revealed that over 50% of all sales are made by the vendor or sales professional that responds to a lead first. The launch of Mojo Selling Solutions' new Mojo on the Go! application could prove to have perfect timing and will coincide with products already on the market, like SpitFire's Enterprise Predictive Dialer has the ability to quickly and automatically place outbound calls and connect the answered calls to available agents.
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Predictive Dialer: Predictive dialing was introduced for the purpose of increasing efficiency within calling centers. They are computer based system that automatically dial groups of telephone numbers, and then passes live calls to available agents. The SpitFire Enterprise dialer utilizes sophisticated algorithms to speed up and slow down the call rate based on, number of available agents, number of available lines, the campaign's average call time and other statistical information.
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We recently came across your website lettucegrow. org, and wanted to let you know about the garden at the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI). Over the past two years OSCI, located in Salem, has operated an organic garden and is planning its 3rd organic garden in 2010.
OSCI's Garden Project has created opportunities for inmates and benefited the department. OSCI has two main gardens located inside the fence; a greenhouse and three-fourths of an acre supplying a variety of fruits and vegetables. Outside the fence perimeter is a two acre garden producing thousands of pounds of potatoes.
The greenhouse garden has produced cherry and regular tomatoes, broccoli, bell peppers, pumpkins, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, cabbage, cantaloupe, watermelon, and jalapeno pepper plants. Other plants are: onion, snow peas, golden jade beans, leaf lettuce, carrots, and radishes. In 2009 almost 17,633 lbs. of fresh produce was harvested, of which OSCI donated over 650 to Mill Creek Correctional Facility and over 1,500 lbs. to earl Boyles Community Garden. An additional 36,000 plus pounds of potatoes was also harvested.
The Garden Project has given job opportunities to inmates. Currently five inmates tend to the greenhouse, two inmates tend to the garden, and there are 14 inmate volunteers that are ready and willing to help out when needed.
The New Horizon, OSCI's Lifers Club, met and decided to start the garden. The seeds were purchased out of the Inmate Welfare Fund. With under $1,000 spent on the seeds, the garden grew beyond the allotted area, causing an expansion of the garden in 2009.
The Garden provides inmates with fresh produce, new options for their menu, and a chance to learn how to garden. Some of the new menu items are fresh spaghetti sauce, coleslaw, fried green tomatoes, zucchini bread, French fries, salsa, herbs and spices.
The department has also benefited; produce orders dramatically decreased in 2009 compared to previous years. With the garden producing the majority of vegetables orders, the remaining purchases are decreased. Of course gardening is a learned skill and with one year of the garden providing the majority of the fresh produce, next year will show the true test of just how much can be saved.
A by-product of gardening is composting. Composting the left over rinds from the fruits and vegetables saves on garbage costs and the compost is used in the garden as fertilizer. Donations to help with composting have come from a local dairy.
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Are People Aware that Saddam Hussein Was Awarded the Key to Detroit?
I learn something new every day
This is exactly why I love the internet and the number one reason I decided to be a blogger (the second reason being that I can barely add). Last night I was just minding my own business, clicking away during the American League Championship Series, when I decided to see what the deal was with Detroit Tigers owner Mike Illitch. As I reach the end of his Wikipedia page, I read this:
The family was presented the key to the City of Detroit by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on February 14, 2008.[15] They are the fifth recipients of this award in the history of the city, the others being actor James Earl Jones, neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein[16] and Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis.[17]
Saddam Hussein was awarded the key to Detroit?! What does that do to the value of the city's key? It kind of cheapens the award when one its five recipients goes onto a career of prodigious genocide. If for any reason Detroit ever wanted to award me the key to their city, I would kindly turn it down.
Apparently Uncle Saddam gave a bunch of money to a Chaldean Christian church in the Motor City back in 1980. His enthusiasm for Christians seems to have soured in later years.


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Former Penn State quarterback Rob Bolden is expected to be among the players reporting to LSU's campus Wednesday for the start of preseason practices.
Bolden (6-foot-3, 214 pounds) is a junior from Orchard Lake, Mich. He has three years left in which to complete his final two years of eligibility.
Bolden was given permission by Penn State to contact other schools on July 22, one day before the NCAA hammered the Nittany Lions program with unprecedented sanctions in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal.
Bolden visited the LSU campus over the weekend, according to a source.
As part of the sanctions, the NCAA ruled that any Penn State players wishing to transfer could do so without having to sit out a year as is normal when moving from one Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school to another.
Former Penn State players also do not count against a team's scholarship limits.
Two other Penn State players have transferred out so far: running back Silas Redd to Southern California and safety Tim Buckley to North Carolina State. A report Tuesday night said tight end Kevin Haplea is also leaving, but has not specified a school.