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The Virginia Museum of Transportation did its part to keep drivers and communities safer Saturday.
It was all part of its Advanced Auto Parts Day of Safety. The free event is meant to show the community how to stay safe on the road.
Visitors enjoyed museum exhibits and learned from various safety demonstrations.
Advanced Auto Parts even brought its Drinking -and-Driving and Texting and Driving Simulators.
Both, gave people a real-life view of the dangers of distracted and drunk driving.

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Sir Paul McCartney performed a concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of his Up And Coming Tour.
During the concert McCartney signed the back of a fan, underneath a tattoo of his famous Höfner bass.
The fan was Sarah Furlow, 27, who attended with her sister Krissy Beyl. They made a sign before the show asking: "Your Höfner is tattooed on my back. Will you please sign it?" During the second encore her wish came true and she was brought to the stage after his performance of Yesterday.
The next day she had the signature turned into a tattoo, before returning to Louisville.
During the show he also brought a boy from the crowd onto the stage, to dance during Get Back:
An extra surprise during the show was a version of Tequila, the 1958 instrumental by The Champs:
The setlist:
- Venus And Mars/Rock Show
- Jet
- All My Loving
- Letting Go
- Got To Get You Into My Life
- Highway
- Let Me Roll It
- The Long And Winding Road
- Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
- Let 'Em In
- My Love
- I'm Looking Through You
- Tequila
- Two Of Us
- Blackbird
- Here Today
- Dance Tonight
- Mrs Vandebilt
- Eleanor Rigby
- Ram On
- Something
- Sing The Changes
- Band On The Run
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- Back In The USSR
- I've Got A Feeling
- Paperback Writer
- A Day In The Life/Give Peace A Chance
- Let It Be
- Live And Let Die
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"What we do see from the Iraqis is a commitment to continuing to improve and a desire and a passion to be more responsible for all things military. They very much want to be able to do this themselves." - Army Brig. Gen. Terry Wolff, commander of the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team said during a teleconference from Iraq, June 28.
Army Retention Program
What is it? The Army Retention Program is one of the tools the Army uses to shape the force. The program is designed to retain the right Soldier with the right skills at the right location. The program allows the Army to foster an environment that encourages high-quality, career-minded Soldiers to stay with the Army team. The retention program encourages Soldiers to continue their service with the Army whether on active duty or in the reserve component.
What has the Army done? In Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, all components exceeded the annual retention goal. The Active Army achieved 105 percent of the annual goal, the Army Reserve achieved 103 percent, and the Army National Guard achieved 118 percent. During FY06, the Army offered numerous retention incentives to enhance retention efforts. Included in FY06 were the traditional Selective Reenlistment Bonuses (SRBs) offering $10,000-$30,000 for Soldiers in select skills, while Soldiers in specialized skills could receive up to $40,000. The Army also increased SRB caps by $7,500 for Soldiers with an FY 2006 and FY 2007 separation date. Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait continued to receive reenlistment bonuses up to $15,000 tax-free and the Army continued to offer a Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB) to retirement eligible
Soldiers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community up to a max of $150,000 for a six years, while other select skills were offered up to a max of $50,000 for five years. The Active Army continues to support and encourage Active Duty Soldiers who elect not to reenlist to transfer to the Reserve Component upon completion of their Active Duty tour. In addition, the Army implemented the Montgomery GI Bill Transferability of Benefits to Spouses pilot program in July 2006 offering Soldiers in critical skills with at least 6 years of service who reenlist for at least 4 years, the option of transferring up to $18,000 of MGIB benefits to their spouse.
- This topic was taken directly from the 2007 Army Posture Statement. To continue reading this topic in its entirety, click here.
- 2007 Strategic Communication Guide - Be Army Strong, and Army Smart. Read the 2007 Army Strategic Communication Guide.


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GRAND PRAIRIE — Exploding balls of fire, giant robots, knives, and skeletons transformed Verizon Theatre into the biggest and creepiest Halloween bash in town, with a little help from Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. The twisted "Twins of Evil" co-headlining tour brought together these two sinister rockers for a go-big-or-go-home show that could terrify any trick-or-treater. The obvious pairing of these two masters of horror had never been executed until now.
With the recent headlines of discord between the two singers – Manson accused Zombie of cutting his set short two weeks ago – we kept our ears open for any profanity or threats directed at one another, but the only violent lines we heard were in their songs. Korn's Jonathan Davis, under the DJ name J Devil, was the opening act until about a month ago when he quit for medical reasons. Slipknot's Sid Wilson (DJ Starscream) has since filled in for Davis; he opened the Grand Prairie show.
Marilyn Manson didn't hold back during his 60-minute set, with a different outfit and backdrop for every song. A morose cemetery scene christened by his signature use of the Cross of Lorraine materialized in songs like "Disposable Teens" and "Hey, Cruel World." Shock value is key for Manson: In between roaring screams and outfit changes, he tore through anything in his way and manipulated props for pleasure. Early on, he picked up his beer by stabbing the can with a giant knife secured to his mic and continued to spew it from his mouth, over the crowd. A red head-to-toe Bishop ensemble and a feathery black top showcased his gothic glam style, transforming the set into an alternative version of a Lady Gaga show.
With little crowd interaction (no surprise here), Manson made his way through mega-hits like "The Dope Show" and "The Beautiful People" with good vocals and a creeping, evil tone. Despite his nonstop antics and showboat wardrobe, Manson brought depth and artistry to his live performance without missing a word. He growled the lines of his famous cover, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)," underneath a looming interrogation lamp and a black cloth covering his face. It felt more like an eerie music video set than a packed venue. His flippant, defiant attitude is what has gotten him this far, and it's what continues to fuel his almost 20-year career.
Rob Zombie, an entirely different beast fueled by violence and gore, stuck to his cinematographic style during his 75-minute headlining spot. Massive screens flooded the giant stage with classic horror film clips and scenes from his own Hollywood hits, House of 1,000 Corpses and Halloween. The famous horror film director has shown he hasn't forgotten that his roots lie in hard rock by continuing to put out records in between movie releases, and the same goes for his live performance. Zombie's dreadlocked head was right where it should be on Wednesday night – banging away to songs that scale his lengthy career, including tracks like "Thunder Kiss '65" from his days with White Zombie.
Fiery torches pulsed through his early rendition of "Living Dead Girl" with clips of his favorite starlet and wife Sheri Moon flashing by. Throughout the night, Zombie's band held their own with gut-punching riffs and droning drum solos that could put you in a devilish trance. A 10-foot tall robot, devil, and an evil pumpkin man periodically marched behind the band while Zombie came out on his own giant robot for "Mars Needs Women." Yes, he had a set full of doom and gloom that was built to impress, but it didn't overshadow the music.
The sinister front man excitedly talked about the holiday and dressed up in two costumes: a dark, hooded robe; and a Texas Rangers jersey inscribed with "Zombie." What looked like Moon (though he never introduced her) came out in a nerd costume to overwhelming shrieks from the crowd. In predictable and shameless fashion, Zombie plugged his newest film, Lords of Salem, before his raging encore of "Dragula." The crazed audience couldn't get enough of him.


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Music is my life
That is the plot of like 75% of TNG episodes I swear.
i was so prepared for image 2 to be "I'm at the taco bell"
Feel free to join. Haven't made an art stream in a while so I figured, why not?
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99-Year-Old Lady Sews A Dress A Day For Children In Need
Lillian Weber, a 99-year-old good Samaritan from Iowa, has spent the last few years sewing a dress a day for the Little Dresses For Africa charity, a Christian organization that distributes dresses to children in need in Africa and elsewhere.
Weber's goal is to make 1,000 dresses by the time she turns 100 on May 6th. So far, she's made more than 840. Though she says she could make two a day, she only makes one – but each single dress she makes per day is personalized with careful stitchwork. She hopes that each little girl who receives her dress can take pride in her new garment.
And there it is.
San Francisco's new service ManServants provides ladies with a gentleman who treats them like a queen, acting as a personal assistant, bodyguard, butler, bartender, photographer, cabana boy, and more.
so they rent people to do things for them. Sounds a little thing Abraham Lincoln and friends fought to end.
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world - Robin Williams
I cried like a little girl after this. My god I can't believe he's gone.
Name Improvements for Everyday Stuff [x]
Previously: Crazy Ideas That Are Borderline Genius
Introducing Color Communications Badges
We want to make sure everyone has an amazing and fun weekend at BronyCon, but we also know that it can be overwhelming to meet and be around so many people in such a small space. For 2014, we're trying something new and we hope that it will have a positive impact on the brony fandom and on the convention community at large.
We've adapted the color-coded badges popularized by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and made them available for people who want to express their communication preferences quickly and non-verbally. By doing this, you can notify everyone whether you want to be approached for interactions or not.
Here's what the badges look like and what they mean:
- "Come Talk To Me!" A person wearing a green badge is actively seeking interaction. They may have trouble initating conversations, but it's okay to come up and start a conversation with them.
- "Do I Know You?" A yellow badge means its wearer only wants to talk to people they recognize. Unless you've met this person face-to-face before, don't start a conversation with them. If they start talking to you, you're welcome to talk back.
- "Not Right Now." If a person has a red badge showing, they do not want anyone to talk to them. They may approach others to talk, in which case it's okay to respond. But unless you've been told you're on someone's "red list", don't start interacting with them.
If you see someone wearing a yellow or red badge, please respect their wishes. If you are wearing a red or yellow badge and someone is harassing you by not respecting your preference, find the nearest BronyCon staff member immediately.
If you'd like more information on The Autistic Self Advocacy Network or the Color Communication Badges, please visit http://autisticadvocacy.tumblr.com.
To download your own Color Communication Badges, visit http://bit.ly/CommunicationBadges
Thanks a ton to autisticadvocacy for helping us out with this!
If you are an eagle-eyed viewer - and I know you are - you might be wondering why we're not just using ASAN's template. After some discussion and testing, we found that there were a few things we wanted to change. Here's what they are, and why we changed them.
First, we changed the "red" shape to a square instead of an octagon. We got feedback that the octagon was hard to differentiate from the green circle at a distance. The square is easier to see, and still means "stop" in the media world, so it works. We also considered an X.
Second, we changed the "yellow" shape to a horizontal line instead of a triangle. The combination of yellow and triangle on a badge was problematic, so we tried to come up with another shape that would work.
Third, the colors are tweaked so that, even to colorblind people, the colors are distinguishable. These badges are actually specifically not BronyCon's brand colors, as we intend for them to be used by any convention or event (or person!) who wants to.
Last, it's not apparent from this picture, but the three badges are actually printed with different colors on each side. There is a red/yellow one, a yellow/green one, and a green/red one. This is because lanyards twist and turn, and we want to make sure that when you display a red badge, your lanyard doesn't turn and make it into a green badge! You can always order your badges so the right color is on the outside.
I really hope that this is the start of fan conventions picking this up and running with it. We only have a limited supply at BronyCon, but I'm hoping that we have to go out and print more during the weekend!
But bronies.
"But Bronies" what?
Don't leave us hanging tumblr user @witherwhetherwonder
Explain, EXPLAIN!
Wow, you're kind of proving my point.
I, too, am a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I've watched all the episodes (excluding the most recent season, I haven't gotten to that yet) and the horrible Equestria Girls movie, and I own a Fluttersly plushie, a ponies coloring book, a Celestia keychain and a printed copy of a picture of me as a pony. I refer to episodes when it's relevant to the conversation or situation, I use the ponies' personalities to describe certain friends, and I've gotten several other people to get into the show as well. However, I choose not to identify with the fandom because they are associated with some truly horrible people and ideas. I understand the horrible people are probably a minority, but they are what the fandom is known for, and what the show has now become associated with.
It's supposed to be a kids show. Like, kid-appropriate. But this subset of bronies has sexualized the characters and situations. Pony porn is now a thing. You can buy wifu pillows of ponies sprawled sexily. You can even get fuckable plushies of the ponies. This is just so inappropriate and wrong on so many levels.
There was a terminally ill boy who's request through the Make A Wish Foundation was to get a character on the show. They did it, and let him even voice the character! The creators and those in charge SPECIFICALLY asked the brony fandom to NOT MESS with that character. And bronies did.
They found a background pony whose eyes weren't animated to go in the same direction and quickly made her into a big deal, coining the name Derpy, which is offensive to mentally disabled people. They've even managed to make her such a big deal you can find tons of merchandise for Derpy too. The character herself isn't so much a problem as the name and the fact that the fandom uses her to joke about the disabled.
Bronies are associated with "fedoras", men's rights activism, and just general douchebaggery and sexism. They are known for having a really skewed view of the world and others, and what they're entitled to just by being born male. Even if they do a couple good things that doesn't undo the shitty things they're known for.
In case you want more things to look at, here are some tumblrs devoted specifically to bronies sucking: http://bronystupidity.tumblr.com/ , http://brony-horror-stories.tumblr.com/ , http://anti-bronies.tumblr.com/
That being said, I think the badge communication system is a really great thing and I hope it leads to better understanding of those with social difficulties, and I hope it leads to others honoring boundaries and being respectful of others. I hope it catches on for other conventions and maybe general social gatherings. People who have difficulty communicating openly with strangers could really benefit from a way of letting others know they don't want to be approached, autistic or not. I think it could even be a good relating point between those with autism and those who are allistic but aren't so comfortable around other people. Cons can be really overwhelming even for people who are generally comfortable with others, and if the badge system is successful it would be a way for less-social people to feel more comfortable in a crowded environment. If they know they won't have unwanted interactions, they might be less intimidated by the con environment and might be more likely to go to a con if that's something they've wanted to do. I really support the original post and the idea of the badges, I am just surprised at the source. I genuinely hope the toxicity of the brony fandom doesn't affect the success of the project. Only time will tell.
Whoo, boy. Time to dismantle some more rubbish.
I'm going to go through this post bit by bit, as this person is clearly writing from not only a very extreme bias hellbent on clinging to generalizations, but also one that has been horribly misinformed to boot.
For starters, you're complaining about "the poor children!" while completely disregarding a few things:
- People have been making adult content for cartoon characters literally since animation began. Go google "Tijuana bibles". It's been going on for nearly 100 years now. You should probably be aware, too, that this isn't a male-dominated practice. Go look up anything regarding Transformers, Xiaolin Showdown, or Team Fortress 2, and see how long it takes you to stumble upon gay porn drawn by women. Hell, there are even naked player models for TF2.
- In fact, A lot of the people producing adult content in this fan base are women. Though, I'm sure you'll just continue to deny this.
- When it comes to mature content, the main places that house it have built-in filters that keep such content from showing up in a google Safe Search. Tumblr blogs marked as NSFW are not searchable, and filters on mature content at Derpibooru need to be manually disabled. The fandom itself actually took it a step further, and initiated a multi-fandom project to make sure that Safe Search is as safe as the name would imply (and frankly, it's already doing a damn good job). And, let's face it, hon: You know damn well that no child should be left unaccompanied on the internet without parental filters enabled in the first place. If you think two-dimensional drawings are the worst things one can find on the internet, than you're astoundingly innocent. You can literally go to Youtube, type in "Budd Dwyer suicide", and watch a man shoot himself through the back of the head in front of an entire press conference. There are also four of the Faces of Death films on Youtube in full. Frankly, "naughty" ponies should be the LEAST of a parent's concerns.
- Not only is no one "taking anything away" from little girls (my 12-year-old niece watches the show, and she already owns her own iPhone and iPad, yet she hasn't found a damn thing yet that has "corrupted" her.), but if it weren't for the older members of the fandom that are able to provide consumer feedback to the company, there wouldn't have been an increase in the quality of the toys, and there wouldn't be anywhere near the amount of merchandise available for it. In fact, it weren't for these "grown men" you speak of (and, by the way, the members of this fan base now number from between seven to twelve million people. And you honestly believe they're all adult males? Really?), the show certainly wouldn't be approaching its fifth season, nor would it have spun off it's own sub-franchise (Equestria Girls). I'm pretty sure YOU wouldn't have ever watched the show either, cupcake. You know damn well you wouldn't have thought to on your own, though you likely wouldn't have known of its existence in the first place.
In regards to Sylvain Portlance and Stellar Eclipse:
- Sylvain Portlance is a an adult. HE IS 18 YEARS OLD. He is not "terminally ill". He's disabled, yes, but he's not in grave condition.
- The Make a Wish Foundation never made any public statement regarding Sylvain, or bronies.
- Sylvian's mother has openly apologized about her initial statement, as she was unaware of Sylvain's feelings on the matter.
- Sylvain himself has openly stated that, as an artist himself, he is open to all kinds of art, and has no qualms whatsoever with whatever anyone decides to draw with his OC.
- There was never "a ton" of porn of Stellar Eclipse. At the time that this occurred, there were only TWO IMAGES, and BOTH BY THE SAME ARTIST.
- The artist had no idea at the time that the character was anyone's OC.
- It was not the artist that decided to send either of those images over Twitter. Those were the actions of a couple of idiots on 4chan intentionally trying to cause drama.
- The artist immediately removed the images at the mother's initial bequest, prior to the Twitter apology. They did not leave them up, or continue to circulate them, out of spite.
Regarding Derpy Hooves:
- The word "derp" is not a slur. It is typically merely associated with having a cross-eyed or wall-eyed look on one's face. At most, it is used when someone makes a mistake out of the ordinary, which - at the core - is exactly what Derpy Hooves was: An animation error.
- Derpy is one of the most beloved characters in the fandom. I have yet to see anyone besides known trolls making jokes about disabilities at her expense. Even if she was disabled, she'd still be just as loved. Are you implying that we shouldn't allow the possibility of disabled characters in kid's shows? Because heaven forbid there's a character someone with disabilities could identify with, especially one that's as beloved as Derpy, and in complete disregard to her flaws. Derpy is also the plainest-looking of all the ponies on the show, but she's still loved on the same level as the more unique, more brightly-colored ponies.
- Apparently, Hasbro doesn't entirely side with the idea of "derp" being a slur either, since the name "Derpy" can be clearly seen not only in online toy listings and labels, but printed on the bottom of the Derpy MIMObot. People working on the show have also publicly stated that the character is going to remain a staple of the show.
Regarding your (seriously pathetic) connections of "fedoras", "misogyny", etc:
- Why the "fedora" stereotype is complete nonsense. Written by another woman in the fandom.
- Regarding the allegations of "rampant sexism and misogyny". The majority of this is literally in the minds of the people claiming it. Need I remind you that someone interpreted an episode about giving less-than-perfect shelter animals a chance at adoption as "rape culture"? You're also forgetting the fact that assholes exist EVERYWHERE. You could take a random sampling from any part of the globe, and the chances are pretty damn good that you'll find a few people in that sampling that are less than pleasant. The thing is, though - they would have been that way regardless of what they decided to watch on TV. Nothing "made" them into assholes. They were that way long before they came to know of ponies. The same thing goes for the cries of "racism". Even when you do find less-than-enjoyable people in ANY group, it is completely asinine to assume that they represent an entire group, especially when that group is composed of millions.
- Why any of the stereotypes about this fandom are nonsense. If you're old enough to be on tumblr, you're old enough to not be using any kind of a stereotype. Seriously. That's fucking childish. Grow up.
- What you claim is "WAAAH! SEXISM!" is actually a bunch of guys standing up for themselves, because they're constantly being attacked by spoiled, entitled teenage girls who abuse the label of "feminism" in order to be nothing more than, as our current Pope so eloquently put it, "chauvinists in skirts". These are the same people that demand inclusion into so-called "male-dominated" fields and activities, but who then pitch a glorified conniption fit and scream about "womens' spaces" being "invaded" the second any male begins to appreciate anything even borderline "feminine". Heaven forbid average human beings of all kinds appreciate something no one expected them to (least of all themselves), regardless of how much they knew they would likely get made fun of for it. For every person that cries about alleged "bad bronies", maybe they should be taking a look in a fucking mirror for a change, and start weeding out the rejects that continue to stain the label of "feminism" a distasteful shade of bullshit brown.
- There are ridiculously numerous instances of tumblr "feminists" using the characters to spread ideals that the woman who created those characters is openly AGAINST. I guess you're not THAT concerned about "the poor children" if you support people that use ponies to spread messages of misandry, the advocating of mass male genocide, and the flagrant use of vulgarity (I won't even get into the fact that some of them are actually trying to PROFIT off of this as well). News flash, cupcake! Lauren Faust does NOT support the kind of man-hating radical feminism that runs rampant on tumblr. So much so, in fact, that she even wrote an entire episode of The Powerpuff Girls that openly mocks it. The only reason she now regrets writing that episode is because of the backlash she received from the same people whose views it was criticizing.
"I have nightmares that I will be an old, old lady on my death bed with people yelling at me for Bendy and Equal Fights. I hope I can put them behind me some day." - Lauren Faust, 2005Unfortunately, the "feminists" that spend such a frankly disturbing amount of time whining about this fan base keep trying to use her as their own personal soap box. We're talking about people that send death threats over the most trivial things imaginable (such as the nominations in a fandom POLL), while making very serious accusations against others, yet failing to provide a shred of proof of them. You'd think that, if these people were really "threatened" and "harassed" as much as they claim, they'd have at least screencapped it, if not published it for public eyes to see. There's actual proof of so-called "feminists" on tumblr, and their frankly repulsive fixation on this fan base. Here - have some. There's a heaping helping of people being threatened with death and violence for "daring" to enjoy a cartoon.
- People literally make up complete bullshit about this fandom on a regular basis. Someone actually made up a story about the near abduction and sexual assault of a little girl, which was later definitively proven to be a load of crap. That's more than a little fucked up, sunshine. And then there are also the claims of sexual harassment that allegedly took place at Everfree Northwest of the voice actresses of the Cutie Mark Crusaders that the VA's themselves openly debunked on Twitter as being complete lies.
Need I even mention the fact that some of them were found to be taking part in exactly the behavior they complain about? The only "entitled" people I see are a bunch of bitter, resentful teenage girls who didn't get put on "time out" enough when they were little.
The very fact that you linked a bunch of anti-brony sites just goes to show what kind of a person you are. For starters, these are people that intentionally go to places they know they don't like, digging around for anything that they can twist into a negative. They cherry pick behaviors from an extreme minority, and then put them on display as though they represent all fans. Once again, we're talking between seven and twelve million people.
And, by the way, the woman who created the series knows very well about the fan base, and is entirely supportive of it, as well as disagrees with the viewpoint of it that you're currently expressing.
Also, for good measure, here's a woman that works on the IDK MLP:FiM comic also calling bullshit on brony stereotypes.
The attitudes of people like you seriously make me fucking sick. Even after children are bullied, and after another boy tried to KILL HIMSELF due to being bullied for liking ponies, you still continue to gleefully smear your bullshit on every surface you encounter. Hell - some complete and utter assholes decided to even try to sabotage the charity drive to pay for his medical bills. But no - it's the "big, mean, BRONIES!" that SAVED HIS FUCKING LIFE that are the "bad guys". You can go fuck yourself right off the edge of a cliff.
Lastly, this fan base has accumulated hundreds of thousands of dollars for numerous charities worldwide, and have been doing so since the middle of season ONE (i.e., before the existence of an older fandom was even that widely known). What have you done for anyone besides yourself? I'm willing to bet it's probably a lot of jack and shit.
While bronies have actually accomplished a tremendous amount of good for others, people like you sit behind your computer screens, spewing forth rivers of bile out of your own discomfort with males embracing something even remotely "feminine". Because let's face it, sweetie - you know damn well that's the REAL reason for the insecurities you're putting on display here.
The people behind this convention have gone out of their way to try to ensure the comfort of others in a way that they were never obligated to do, and all you can think to do is use it as an excuse to continue to demonize others.
Grow the fuck up, and get a fucking life.
Tenna is my waifu 5EVA. That is all.
Oh my god
I'd run too
Furries are terrifying
kids got game
My AP Psych teacher from high school keeps binders and notebooks with dicks drawn on them to use as visual aids for the Freudian unit.
One time she did this life changing little "experiment" where she ever so calmly asked guys why they draw penises on things. They tried to say "it's just funny" or "you don't understand" and she just kept saying "you're right, I don't understand. Explain to me. You already know what a penis looks like, why do you have to draw it on things? Are you marking it? Are you tagging it? Girls don't draw vaginas on things." And the guys suddenly started questioning their motives for everything they do and one guy was like "ms, stop talking about penises, you're making us uncomfortable." And she shouted "HOW DO YOU THINK WE FEEL SEEING DICKS DRAWN ON STUFF ALL THE TIME?"YAAASSSSS
Somebody give this woman an award.
Justin Bieber simply can't seem to keep himself out of trouble. Police were dispatched this morning to respond to an altercation at a Starbucks in West Hollywood involving some familiar faces. A barista at the coffee house was apparently confronted by Bieber when he refused to serve the pop star because he wasn't wearing a shirt. "He came in with no shirt on and his pants hanging down and underwear showing and tried to order a caramel apple machiatto.", said Joey Goldsmith, the Starbucks barista, "I just told him he would have to put a shirt on if he wanted to order." That's when Bieber snapped. According to the police report Bieber started cussing at the barista and threatening to have his bodyguard, "kick his ass".
Fortunately for Goldsmith, LA Clippers star Blake Griffin had been enjoying a drink at a table when he witnessed the altercation and stepped in. Witnesses at the scene reported that Griffin tried to calm Bieber but the Biebs wasn't having any of it. There was more yelling, and some pushing and that's when Griffin smacked Bieber, knocking him to the floor. "He smacked the shit out of him" said one witness, "then I saw Justin stumble out of the door looking like he was crying." Bieber was gone before police arrived at the scene.
Can this guy get through to the finals next year please.
"Local Pickup Offered"
These are kinda sorta emergency commissions. As such I have a few special rules this time. And we need to stick to these rules for the sake of alacrity. I'm hoping to get a significant quantity of commissions done in the two weeks.
Anyways the rules are:
- No OCs. Canon characters only
- Only 1 or…
How about obama and lil Wayne?
These are a pair of onesies. For infants. One reads "i'm just a cupcake looking for my stud muffin" and the other reads "girls dig chubby guys". Heteros really need to stop trying to force their lifestyle on children.
People are really creepy about pushing heterosexuality on babies in general. Like "oh, he loves to smile at girls, he's such a flirt" and "What a pretty little girl; your daddy is going to have to beat the boys away with a stick"
Like can you not even wait for your infants to gain control of their neck muscles before you start pushing your sexual preferences on them?
oh my gosh this this this this this
so much
it makes me so uncomfortable
OMG yes, so creepy. People are already gendering/sexualizing my fetus. Creeps my shit out.
NO BUT YOU GUYS. The same people who bought my son a "stud" bib and a onsie alluding to an erection/boobs threw a fucking fit when I put milo in a my little pony top that I was forcing homosexuality on him.
What also concerns me is that people are putting clothing articles on their infants that allude to sexual things.
Like, they are infants….. How about we NOT sexualize them at all? Let them figure out what they like
I'm literally dying at how tumblr this is.
I hope people have seen this. I dont even know its origin or anything or hell what to really tag it as but I saw it on facebook via a cosplayer page. Its definitely worth the watch
What the ungodly fuck
Remember this. It is important.
Also remember he doesn't have an issue with putting weapons of war on the streets of other countries.
While we were sleeping, the police state came to America and made itself comfortable
Hi. Excuse me.
While I'm sure this has already been corrected in other posts, I'd like to say a few words.
These pictures are from when the Boston Marathon bomber was in a Watertown neighborhood. Specifically, mine. I took pictures identical to it out my bedroom window while this was happening. SWAT was there protecting us because there was a literal mass-murdered hiding in our neighborhood, equipped with bombs and other weapons. It was the most terrifying 24 hours of my life so far and while I don't like to relive it, I did feel safer knowing the police and SWAT was doing everything they could to protect my neighbors, my friends and I.
The officers I spoke to were polite and unobtrusive. They even got groceries for some families who had small children while we were in lockdown. They were organized and professional. I am extremely grateful for their service.
These are NOT pictures of a police state.
Please do a little research before making a post like this.
every time i see one of those anime redraw memes that people do and i wanna try to do one again i just get reminded about how you guys instead of giving constructive criticism and telling me nicely how to improve my skills that you all basically just told me my redraw was shit and i should never do it again….
fuck you guys…
#can we please discuss the fact that this movie was made by Americans
Nobody has to deal with americans more than other americans.
I am an american and I can verify that this is indeed true.
#everyone else gets to be annoyed by Americans from afar #while Americans have to be annoyed by other Americans loudly and up close
God forbid somebody says women suck
As you all know, i host a lot of giveaways and my last two recently ended. If you want proof that they were legit go here. This macbook was originally going to be given away a few months ago but i changed blogs and kinda forgot about it as i had other giveaways running. I am hoping to make one lucky person happy by giving this away. And I hope this makes 2014 the best year of their life. Our family is pretty well off so none of us need to sell it for money. It was mine for a while and is in great condition and will be reformatted so nothing is on it. :)
Here's how this will work:
- You have to be following me. I am checking who is following, and the winner will be re-drawn if they aren't following me. I am a quality blog that you'll love anyway, so dont worry
- Likes do not count for anything, only reblogs will count. You can reblog this as many times as you'd like. Do not create any extra blogs. you can also like the post as a bookmark, but likes will not be counted.
- Winner will be chosen like as if it were a raffle drawing. And will be contacted via tumblr messages, so make sure that you have that on/open.
- You have until May 20th, 2014 (australian date) to reblog this post. A winner will be chosen using a generator and then I will message them. If the winner doesnt reply within a week then I will choose different. I will post their URL on my blog too
- This giveaway will be shipped to anywhere in the world, I will be paying for shipping so don't worry guys. Good luck!
- MacBook pro
- Original box
- Charger cable
- keyboard cover (blue)
- 32gb USB stick
Ends on May 20th, 2014 (australian date)
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Anon talks about the future
made by filmmaker David F. Sandberg
Someone described it as "I normally can't stand horror stuff, but this one was short enough to stomach. Once. After that, it's all nope nope nope, and I'm never turning my lights off ever again."
fuck that no fuck that. what the hell. fuck that.that is fucked. fuck fuck fuck that. no way. no fuckin way.
I'm so gonna watch it now
Moray Eel that like to be rubbed
I'm dead its so cute
how are Eels getting so goddamn adorable like seriously when did this happen
Eel so cute but daneroso
*cracks knuckles*
Girls…this is our time!
Gather the ponies!
Prepare the tampons!
Grab your ice cream.
We take over the world soon.
wowowowow feminism is strong with these ones.
I rarely post photos, but I was so excited about my new collar that I just had to share. What do you think?
pretty done with school right now
This is at least the third time I've reblogged this and I'm not sorry
This gif is practically better than any boob, bum or gif involving nudity combined.


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Anniston, Ala – Local attorney and businessman, Ray Bryan, has announced plans to hold a campaign kickoff rally Tuesday June 4th at the newly renovated Oxford Civic Center in Oxford, Alabama. At that event, Ray Bryan, a conservative Republican, will officially enter the race for Alabama State Auditor.
Doors open at 6:00 PM with musical entertainment provided by Probate Judge Ryan Robertson and refreshments provided by Smokin-Hot BBQ. The program will begin at 6:30 PM with Jay Holland, a well-known and respected state wide radio personality acting as Master of Ceremonies.
The Republican Primary for State Auditor will be held in June of 2014 with a General Election to follow held in November of 2014.
Samantha Shaw, a Republican and current State Auditor, is prohibited from seeking a third term for the office and thus, in 2014, the office of State Auditor will be an open seat. Currently, there is only one announced candidate for the Republican Nomination.
One of only two open seat statewide contests, the campaign for the Republican nomination of State Auditor will be one of the most closely watched campaigns in 2014 by Alabama Republicans.
Attention to this race will be given due to the unique campaign platform Bryan proposes in which he pledges to work with the Alabama legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to eliminate the office if elected. Bryan suggests the need for this office has passed and it is time to boldly reevaluate the need for this office in light of today's technology and the financial needs of other agencies in state government. This may be the first time in Alabama history that anyone has ever run for an office they hope to eliminate if elected.


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AN News: "A Proposal to Initiate a Spring SLA Meeting" by Michael Silverstein (University of Chicago)
At our recent SLA annual business meeting in Denver, I proposed to the Board and to the membership in attendance that we consider organizing a Spring meeting along the lines of the long-standing and very productive ones of other sections of the American Anthropological Association. Two of our sub-disciplinary "quadrant" (or "quintile") counterparts, the American […]
SLA Graduate Essay Contest 2016
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites submissions of graduate student papers for the 2016 Graduate Student Essay Prize.
Papers should be submitted by the deadline, Friday March 11, 2016.
Language panels at #AAA2015
A list of language-related panels and activities at the American Anthropological Association's 114th Annual Meeting, November 18-22 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver
American Anthropological Association 2014 Annual Meeting schedule
This year's list of language-related panels and activities at the American Anthropological Association's Annual Meeting, to be held December 3-7 in Washington, DC
American Anthropological Association 2013 Annual Meeting
A table of language-related panels and activities at the American Anthropological Association's 2013 Annual Meeting
Calls for papers: AAA 2013 panels
Members of SLA and AAA are issuing calls for papers to join panels for the AAA annual meeting via linguistic anthropology email list LINGANTH. Links to recent calls are here.
SLA Presidential Panel
The inaugural SLA presidential panel entitled: Frontiers in Methodology in Linguistic Anthropology has been organized for Thursday evening from 7:30-9pm in Union Square 22. Charles Goodwin, Marjorie H. Goodwin, Brendan O'Connor, Susan Philips and Deborah Tannen will be discussing how current theoretical interests within our subdiscipline have influenced how we do fieldwork. We encourage all the membership to come together to discuss and debate the current state of methodologies in our discipline(s).
American Anthropological Association 2012 Annual Meeting
A preliminary schedule for the American Anthropological Association's 2012 Annual Meeting has been released. This schedule includes more that 50 linguistic and language-related panel sessions.
American Anthropological Association 2011 Annual Meeting
The preliminary schedule for the the American Anthropological Association's 2011 Annual Meeting, to be held in Montreal, Quebec November 16-20, has been released. The preliminary program does not include abstracts, and there may be some changes.
The Making of the AAA Meetings
This year's AAA meetings have the highest number of registrants on record. As one of the student assistants on the Executive Program Committee, the level of interest was both reassuring and daunting. Last month, I traveled to Washington DC to the AAA offices to help with the enormous task of scheduling the academic program. It […]


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Finding the Perfect Match
There are a lot of options out there these days. Take a close look at the shelves in your supermarket, convenience store, club store, even local gas station or food cart—there's a drink for almost any need-state and for almost any personal preference. With so much to choose from, the question often is asked: How does one particular brand top the charts?
It's a question I ask of brand owners and company leaders—what's the key to success that unlocks the purchasing power of a consumer and leads them to choose your brand over another time and time again?
There's no easy answer. And that's because when a consumer falls in love with a brand, it's not because of one reason; it's because of many.
It has to do with the first time you were introduced to that brand, the taste of it, the look of it and how much it costs. From there, it's about consistency, availability in the market and how you feel when holding that product in your hand. Today, consumers also are concerned with where the brand comes from, how it's produced, if it contributes to society at large through promotions or its corporate structure—is the company that markets or produces the brand a good corporate citizen?
Finding a brand that matches you is like finding a partner. Initial attraction, values, timing, common interests all play a role in deciding whether a first date turns into two, into three and so on.
The brands that have been successful—such as Monster Energy, Beverage World's Liquid Refreshment Beverage Company of the Year—often refer to themselves as lifestyle brands. Consumers choose that beverage over a competitor's because of its messaging and what that brand represents, whether that's hard core action sports, an organic way of living, or luxury.
Finding a match is only half the battle though. The hard part becomes keeping that relationship going and maintaining your fan base.
Jumping on the bandwagon with the latest trend isn't going to cut it. Consumers are looking for authenticity and they want to be heard when they feel that they've been betrayed in some way, and expect to see solutions.
Overall, brands that have managed these relationships successfully have maintained their loyal following by otherwise staying true to what consumers know them to be. Cases in point are the recent misteps of two strong brands—Coca-Cola, with the confusion around its promotional white holiday can, and Tropicana with its packaging change that went wrong.
Even though no relationship is perfect, it's how companies recover from the small battles that makes their bond with consumers that much stronger. And at a time when the lines of communication are so open with social media outlets, there is no excuse to not be listening to what your consumer has to say.
Love is a tricky thing to conquer—in the beverage world or otherwise. But with a good product, hard work, a consistent product and message and open-ended conversations with your fans, finding a perfect match that can last a lifetime is possible.


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Last week they removed the chemo-therapy port from my chest. The port, you may remember, was a little valve that was hooked up to a vein and then implanted for easy access under my skin. It's been there, like a little ziggurat beneath my skin for almost two years. Taking it out was an acknowledgement on the doctors' part that this episode in my life has stopped. I won't say it's finished or ended (you generally don't get to write your own end) but at least this is a punctuation mark, the end of a sentence, a paragraph, a chapter.
To keep me from missing this blog too much, there are a few distractions. The second edition of The Short Course in Beer is now available on Amazon. It turns out that instead of losing speech and taste, I'm shooting my mouth off about beer at every opportunity now.
There are also three books of poetry that are somewhere in the process of getting printed. You've seen some of the poetry here and one of them was published this week. It's called BOOM!. I've also started looking for an agent to represent the book that's growing out of this blog. I guess it will be called Radiation Days-stay tuned.
I can't tell you how much your reading this has meant to me. There were days when the only conscious thing I did was write a piece of this blog and knowing that you were there gave me a sense of meaning.
I feel good, I feel strong and I'm ridiculously happy to be alive. If you'll forgive my saying so, at the end of radiation days, there's a kind of glow.
Thank you.


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Submissions from 2005
Proof Without Words: Alternating Sums of Odd Numbers, Arthur T. Benjamin
Ted Talk: Arthur Benjamin Does "Mathemagic", Arthur T. Benjamin
Q.954 and A.954, Quickie Problem and Solution, Arthur T. Benjamin and Michel Bataille
Recounting the Odds of an Even Derangement, Arthur T. Benjamin, Curtis D. Bennet, and Florence Newberger
Counting on Determinants, Arthur T. Benjamin and Naiomi T. Cameron
Fibonacci Determinants — A Combinatorial Approach, Arthur T. Benjamin, Naiomi T. Cameron, and Jennifer J. Quinn
Pythagorean Primes and Palindromic Continued Fractions, Arthur T. Benjamin and Doron Zeilberger
Grid-Enabling a Vibroacoustic Analysis Application, Brian Bentow, Jon Dodge, Aaron Homer, Christopher D. Moore, Robert M. Keller, Matthew T. Presley, Robert Davis, Jorge Seidel, Craig Lee, and Joseph Betser
Lower Bounds for Simplicial Covers and Triangulations of Cubes, Adam Bliss '03 and Francis E. Su
The Closed Topological Vertex via the Cremona Transform, Jim Bryan and Dagan Karp
Sediment Transport Model Validation in Lake Michigan, Mary P. Cardenas, David J. Schwab, Brian J. Eadie, Nathan Hawley, and Barry M. Lesht
Upper Estimates for the Energy of Solutions of Nonhomogeneous Boundary Value Problems, Alfonso Castro and Mónica Clapp
Construction of a Radial Solution to a Superlinear Dirichlet Problem that Changes Sign Exactly Once, Alfonso Castro and Jorge Cossio
A Comparison of Through-Space and Through-Bond Coupling for Tunneling in Alkane Chains, Emily Cukier '03 and Robert J. Cave
Determinants and Polynomial Root Structure, Lisette G. de Pillis
A Validated Mathematical Model of Cell-Mediated Immune Response to Tumor Growth, Lisette G. de Pillis, Ami E. Radunskaya, and Charles L. Wiseman
Using Ultrasonic Atomization to Produce an Aerosol of Micron-scale Particles, Thomas D. Donnelly, J. Hogan '03, A. Mugler '04, M. Schubmehl '02, N. Schommer '04, Andrew J. Bernoff, S. Dasnurkar, and T. Ditmire
Forced Unraveling of Nucleosomes Assembled on Heterogeneous DNA Using Core Histones, NAP-1, and ACF, Gregory J. Gemmen, Ronald Sim, Karl A. Haushalter, Pu Chun Ke, James T. Kadonaga, and Douglas E. Smith
Selectron Mass Reconstruction and the Resolution of the Linear Collider Detector, Sharon J. Gerbode, Heath Holguin, Troy Lau, Paul Mooser, Adam Pearlstein, Joe Rose, and Bruce Schumm
Properties of One-Point Completions of a Noncompact Metrizable Space, Melvin Henriksen, Ludvík Janoš, and R. G. Woods
C(X) Can Sometimes Determine X Without X Being Realcompact, Melvin Henriksen and Biswajit Mitra
Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly in Diblock Copolymers, Anette E. Hosoi, Dmitriy Kogan '03, Caitlin E. Devereaux '02, Andrew J. Bernoff, and Shenda M. Baker
Looking Beyond the Curriculum in Jamaica, Jon T. Jacobsen and Michael E. Orrison Jr.
Harmonic Generation in Thin Films and Multilayers, William S. Kolthammer '04, Dustin Barnard '03, Nicole Carson, Aaron D. Edens '00, Nathan A. Miller '01, and Peter N. Saeta
A Theoretical Investigation of Charge Transfer in Several Substituted Acridinium Ions, Jason Lappe '00, Robert J. Cave, Marshall D. Newton, and I.V. Rostov
Kinetics and Nucleation for Driven Thin Film Flow, Rachel Levy and Michael Shearer
Evaluating the Viability of 100 Per Cent Container Inspection at America's Ports, Susan E. Martonosi, David S. Ortiz, and Henry H. Willis
SRT Division Algorithms As Dynamical Systems, Mark McCann and Nicholas Pippenger
A Mathematical Model for Treatment-Resistant Mutations of HIV, Helen Moore and Weiqing Gu
The Average Amount of Information Lost in Multiplication, Nicholas Pippenger
The Boolean Functions Computed by Random Boolean Formulas OR How to Grow the Right Function, Nicholas Pippenger and Alex Brodsky
A Constructive Proof of Ky Fan's Generalization of Tucker's Lemma, Timothy Prescott '02 and Francis E. Su
Bringing Political Science to Bear on Tropical Conservation, Paul F. Steinberg
From Public Concern to Policy Effectiveness: Civic Conservation in Developing Countries, Paul F. Steinberg
Lack of Evidence for Horizontal Transfer of the lac Operon into Escherichia coli, Daniel M. Stoebel
Fun and Games: A New Software Engineering Course, Elizabeth Sweedyk and Robert M. Keller
X-Ray Generation from Metal Targets Coated with Wavelength-Scale Spheres, D. R. Symes, H. A. Sumeruk, I. V. Churina, Thomas D. Donnelly, J. Landry, and T. Ditmire
Cryptic Chlorination by a Non-haem Iron Enzyme During Cyclopropyl Amino Acid Biosynthesis, Frédéric H. Vaillancourt, Ellen Yeh, David A. Vosburg, Sarah E. O'Connor, and Christopher T. Walsh
Natural Product Biosynthetic Assembly Lines: Prospects and Challenges for Reprogramming, David A. Vosburg and Christopher T. Walsh
Nature's Assembly Line Logic for Natural Products, Christopher T. Walsh, Ryan G. Kruger, and David A. Vosburg
Using Rotations to Obtain Compatibility Equations for Statically Indeterminate Trusses, Harry E. Williams and Clive L. Dym
Integrating Functional Synthesis, William H. Wood, Hui Dong, and Clive L. Dym
Submissions from 2004
A (not so) Complex Solution to a² + b² = cⁿ, Arnold M. Adelberg, Arthur T. Benjamin, and David I. Rudel '99
Walking and Running in the Red-Legged Running Frog, Kassina Maculata, Anna N. Ahn, E Furrow, and Andrew A. Biewener
Mathematical Magic, Arthur T. Benjamin
Putnam, Pizza & Problem Solving, Andrew J. Bernoff and Francis E. Su
Femtosecond Spectrotemporal Magneto-Optics, J.-Y. Bigot, L. Guidoni, E. Beaurepaire, and Peter N. Saeta
Semilinear Equations with Discrete Spectrum, Alfonso Castro
An Existence Result for a Class of Sublinear Semipositone Systems, Alfonso Castro, C. Maya, and Ratnasingham Shivaji
A Dressed TDDFT Treatment of the 21Ag states of Butadiene and Hexatriene, Robert J. Cave, Fan Zhang, Neepa T. Maitra, and Kieron Burke
An Experimental Study of Micron-scale Droplet Aerosols Produced via Ultrasonic Atomization, Thomas D. Donnelly, J. Hogan '03, A. Mugler '04, N. Schommer '04, M. Schubmehl '02, Andrew J. Bernoff, and B. Forrest '02
Ultrafast Spectrally Resolved Magneto-optics, L. Guidoni, E. Beaurepaire, Peter N. Saeta, and J.-Y. Bigot
Examples of Cayley 4-Manifolds, Weiqing Gu and Christopher Pries '03
Optimal Virtual Topologies for One-to-Many Communication in WDM Paths and Rings, Jeff R.K. Hartline '01, Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Kurt M. Dresner '02, Ethan W. Drucker '02, and Katrina J. Ray '02
Visualizing Early Frog Development with Motion-sensitive 3-D Optical Coherence Microscopy, Richard C. Haskell, Mary E. Williams, Daniel C. Petersen, Barbara M. Hoeling, Andrew J. Schile, J. D. Pennington, M. G. Seetin, J. M. Castelaz, Scott E. Fraser, Cyrus Papan, Hongwu Ren, Johannes F. de Boer, and Zhongping Chen
Cozero Complemented Spaces; When the Space of Minimal Prime Ideals of a C(X) is Compact, Melvin Henriksen and R. G. Woods
Random Walks with Badly Approximable Numbers, Doug Hensley and Francis Su
Improved Phase Modulation for an En-face Scanning Three-dimensional Optical Coherence Microscope, Barbara M. Hoeling, Mary E. Peter, Daniel C. Petersen, and Richard C. Haskell
Estimating Scale Up Cost Factors for Commercial Jet Planes, Christopher P. Holcomb and Donald S. Remer
A Liouville-Gelfand Equation for k-Hessian Operators, Jon T. Jacobsen
Radial Solutions of Quasilinear Elliptic Differential Equations, Jon T. Jacobsen and Klaus Schmitt
Comparison of Two Dynamic Contact Line Models for Driven Thin Liquid Films, Rachel Levy and Michael Shearer
Limits to Performance Improvement Provided by Balanced Interferometers and Balanced Detection in OCT/OCM Instruments, David Liao, Adam E. Pivonka, Brendan R. Haberle, Daniel C. Petersen, Barbara M. Hoeling, and Richard C. Haskell
Double Excitations within Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Linear Response, Neepa T. Maitra, Fan Zhang, Robert J. Cave, and Kieron Burke
Terror is in the Air, Susan E. Martonosi and Arnold Barnett
Computing Isotypic Projections with the Lanczos Iteration, David K. Maslen, Michael E. Orrison Jr., and Daniel N. Rockmore
On the Complexity of Virtual Topology Design for Multicasting in WDM Trees With Tap-and-Continue and Multicast-Capable Switches, Edward Miller '03, Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Dustin Barnard '03, Will Chang '04, Kurt M. Dresner '02, Wesley Turner '03, and Jeff R.K. Hartline '01
Electric-Field-Based Routing: A Reliable Framework for Routing in MANETs, Nam T. Nguyen, An-I Andy Wang, Peter Reiher, and Geoffrey H. Kuenning
Rooted Trees and Iterated Wreath Products of Cyclic Groups, Rosa C. Orellana, Michael E. Orrison Jr., and Daniel N. Rockmore
Radon Transforms and the Finite General Linear Groups, Michael E. Orrison
Optical coherence microscopy for the evaluation of a tissue-engineered artificial cornea, Elizabeth J.; Haskell, Richard C.; Petersen, Daniel C. Orwin; S Lee; C Raub; T Icenogle; M Arman; A Cho; R Lovec; A Malone; and BM Hoeling
Essential P-Spaces: A Generalization of Door Spaces, Emad Abu Osba and Melvin Henriksen
Combining Local and Von Neumann Regular Rings, Emad Abu Osba, Melvin Henriksen, and Osama Alkan
Entropy and Expected Acceptance Counts for Finite Automata, Nicholas Pippenger
Random Walks on the Torus with Several Generators, Timothy Prescott '02 and Francis E. Su
Immunogold Labeling to Enhance Contrast in Optical Coherence Microscopy of Tissue Engineered Corneal Constructs, Chris B. Raub, Elizabeth J. Orwin, and Richard C. Haskell
Immunogold Labeling to Enhance Contrast in Optical Coherence Microscopy of Tissue Engineered Corneal Constructs, Christopher B. Raub '04, Elizabeth J. Orwin, and Richard C. Haskell
Closed Strings in Ramond-Ramond Backgrounds, Vatche Sahakian
On the Polarization of Closed Strings by Ramond-Ramond Fluxes, Vatche Sahakian
Blowup and Dissipation in a Critical-Case Unstable Thin Film Equation, Thomas P. Witelski, Andrew J. Bernoff, and Andrea L. Bertozzi
Submissions from 2003
In Vivo and In Vitro Heterogeneity of Segment Length Changes in the Semimembranosus Muscle of the Toad, Anna N. Ahn, R J. Monti, and Andrew A. Biewener
Femtosecond Dynamics of Light Transmission Through Sub-Wavelength Hole Arrays in Metallic Films, A, Benabbas; V. Halté; L. Guidoni; Peter N. Saeta; J.-Y. Bigot; A. Degiron; H. J. Lezec; and T. W. Ebbesen
A Combinatorial Approach to Hyperharmonic Numbers, Arthur T. Benjamin, David Gaebler '04, and Robert Gaebler '04
A Probabilistic View of Certain Weighted Fibonacci Sums, Arthur T. Benjamin, Judson D. Neer, Daniel T. Otero, and James A. Sellers
The Fibonacci Numbers -- Exposed More Discretely, Arthur T. Benjamin and Jennifer J. Quinn
A Generalization of a Theorem on Biseparating Maps, Karim Boulabiar, Gerard Buskes, and Melvin Henriksen
Asymptotic Behavior of the Potential and Existence of a Periodic Solution for a Second Order Differential Equation, Alfonso Castro and Chen Chang
The Effect of the Domain Topology on the Number of Minimal Nodal Solutions of an Elliptic Equation at Critical Growth in a Symmetric Domain, Alfonso Castro and Mónica Clapp
A Sign-Changing Solution for a Superlinear Dirichlet Problem, II, Alfonso Castro, Pavel Drabek, and John M. Neuberger
Enabling Computer Decisions Based on EEG Input, Benjamin J. Culpepper and Robert M. Keller
The Dynamics of an Optimally Controlled Tumor Model: A Case Study, Lisette G. de Pillis and Ami E. Radunskaya
A Mathematical Model of Immune Response to Tumor Invasion, Lisette de Pillis and Ami Radunskaya
On the Analysis of Small Displacements of Truss Joints, Clive L. Dym and Harry E. Williams
Size Doesn't Matter: Microbial Selection Experiments Address Ecological Phenomena, Michael Feldgarden, Daniel M. Stoebel, Dustin Brisson, and Daniel E. Dykhuizen
The Computational Complexity of Motion Planning, Jeff R.K. Hartline '01 and Ran Libeskind-Hadas
Chromatin Assembly by DNA-translocating Motors, Karl A. Haushalter and James T. Kadonaga
Spaces X in Which All Prime z-Ideals of C(X) Are Minimal or Maximal, Melvin Henriksen, Jorge Martinez, and R. G. Woods
A Pointfree Study of Bases For Spaces Of Minimal Prime Ideals, Melvin Henriksen and Joanne Walters-Wayland
Solitary Waves in Layered Nonlinear Media, Randall J. Leveque and Darryl H. Yong
Use of Pulsed-UV Processes to Destroy NDMA, Sun Liang, Joon H. Min, Marshall K. Davis, James F. Green, and Donald S. Remer


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Environment Agency offices
Understanding the Environment Agency Offices and Areas map and data
Go to the Environment Agency Offices and Areas map
We have offices across England, divided into 16 areas, most of our incident response and emergency work is managed from these offices.
Our head office is in Bristol and we have another office in London.
Find your Environment Agency office.
Enter your postcode or placename to find out now...
Author: The Environment Agency | email@example.com
Last updated: 23 June 2015


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About 75 percent of hydrogen for industrial use is produced by the steam-reforming process. This process is carried out in two stages called primary and secondary reforming. In the primary stage, a mixture of steam and methane at about 30 atm is heated over a nickel catalyst at 800°C to give hydrogen and carbon monoxide:
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Tim McGraw added to his list of No. 1 singles when "Highway Don't Care" recently topped the charts, and Tim marked the accomplishment at a party at Nashville restaurant The Tippler, Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 20). On hand to celebrate with Tim were three of the song's writers, Brad and Brett Warren and Mark Irwin. Co-writer Josh Kear was out of the country and unable to attend.
Tim recorded the song with Taylor Swift on backing vocals and Keith Urban on guitar. Tim told reporters before the party that he wanted Taylor and Keith for the song after he first heard it. "I think Taylor is one of those rare talents who comes along every so often," Tim said. "And Keith can do everything." Tim added that his current single, "Southern Girl," went over well in concert, making it an easy decision to release it as a single. "We played seven or eight off the new album [Two Lanes of Freedom] and that one really stuck out as far as the reaction it got from fans," Tim said.
Tim and wife Faith Hill are also set to resume their series of intimate Soul2Soul shows in Las Vegas later this year. Tim observed that the Vegas shows offer "the best of both worlds" for him. "I get to sing with my wife," he noted with a smile. "And it's a limited series so it allows us to spend plenty of time at home."
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Tennis is the only traditional participation sport to be ranked in the Top 10 in terms of participation growth, out of nearly 120 sports and activities surveyed in the recently released Physical Activity Council (PAC) 2014 Participation Report. In the U.S., tennis grew by 658,000 players, or 4%, in the last year, to bring total tennis participation to 17.68 million players, according to PAC data.
Visit Orlando Announces First-of-Its-Kind Partnership With USTA
Visit Orlando, the official tourism association for Orlando, Fla., teamed up with the USTA on June 13 to announce a major new partnership. Visit Orlando has been named the exclusive global tourism partner of the US Open. In addition to receiving on-court exposure at the US Open, Visit Orlando will also be able to engage with the more than 700,000 consumers attending the storied national tennis championships.
USTA Creates American Collegiate Invitational
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The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced its plans to create the new home for American tennis, a state-of-the-art facility at Lake Nona area in Orlando, Fla., that will enhance the sport at every level. The 100-plus court tennis center, which will house the USTA's Community Tennis and Player Development divisions, will be divided into dedicated areas that will focus on the complete tennis pathway – from the youngest players, to recreational players, to collegians, to future professional players, and to professional tour level players. The target completion date is the fourth quarter of 2016.
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Davenport, Bollettieri Lead 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee Class
Former world No. 1 and 6-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport has been selected for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Joining Davenport in the Class of 2014 will be legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, 5-time Paralympic medalist Chantal Vandierendonck, Jane Brown Grimes, who has held executive leadership roles with the WTA, USTA, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame; and British tennis broadcaster and author John Barrett.
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A Quote by Viktor Schauberger on life, water, river, nature, rhythm, and beauty
The upholder of the cycles which sustain all Life is water. In every drop of water dwells a deity whom indeed we all serve. There also dwells Life, the soul of the primal substance - water - whose boundaries and banks are the capillaries that guide it, and in which it circulates. Every pulse beat arising through the interaction of will and resistance is indicative of creative work and urges us to care for those vessels, those primary and most vital structures, in which throbs the product of a dualistic power - Life
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Frankly I don't know about that stuff. Is Lu He Ba (sp?) like the 'kernel' of what healthy-'natural'-powerful-cosmologically-aligned body movement is? If you adhere: you are? 'Threading the pearl'?
Josh, you're just mixing buzzwords. Liu He Ba Fa (Six Harmonies, Eight Methods) is the name of a fighting style; sometimes called "Water Fist".
Regardless of that guy who was on here a few months back insisting that "Liu He" was invented by someone in his Dai Family Xinyi Liu He, "Liu He" has been a denoting term on many CMA's going back into antiquity. The Liu He refers to the fact that the body moves "naturally" with the natural windings of the limb, torso, etc., in relation to the breath-developed strengths (where "kokyu" gets its name).
Threading the Nine-bends Pearl is about bringing I.S. to where you want it in the body. With intent.
Dunno. If you want to talk about that I, for one, am definitely interested, cause, like I said, I don't know. Does aikido have an equivalent? Have you found that Aikido teaches about the body in that way? Is it supposed to? In my limited experience it did and it didnt.
Watching the pattern of my speculations/observations about Aikido and I.S. over the years, the trend is that I have to amend to allow that Ueshiba, Tohei, and a few others new more than I originally estimated, but less that "full banana" level of some of the so-called "internal martial arts". Aikido, as done by Ueshiba, appears to be an art that uses "neijin" (internal strength) and "neigongs" (internal exercises via misogi, breathing techniques, etc.), but it is not one of the "neijia" (internal family of martial arts) because it doesn't have the full-blown Six Harmonies movement.... but there are caveats too complicated to go into on this forum. So yeah, there are body-changing aspects to Aikido, no doubt, but it's too complicated to explain in writing.
I always meant to ask; but it's by definition personal. I would love to ask this question to Ark, Dan and yourself, (and Toby, and Ellis, and anyone who would answer!);maybe even a question for Voices of Experience; as to how has your body changed for the better; and what specifically do you like and or recommend to do? This is in reference to the 'changing/tempering of the body'. I really like your explanation of the 'universal movement'
. but i only saw that brief clip and didn't really see any interviews or anything. I would love to hear more about it. It is about the spirals right?
You have to learn to move differently. Most of the people now talking knowledgeably about "I.S." are never really going to move differently except in limited areas of application. So that's a "change".
You also have to train the body through breathing and stretching, etc., exercises. That will change the body the most. It will (if done correctly) repair insidious health, bone, joint, organ problems over time and strength will increase. There are practical reasons this happens (it's not magic), but it would take a treatise (and vids, etc.) to explain it on this type of forum.
Remember the anecdote I posted one time about one of my teachers breaking a chopstick by slamming his body/neck forward into the pointed end of the chopstick (the butt-end of the chopstick was against a brick wall)? The chopstick splintered into fibers and did not penetrate the skin on his throat. Stand a bamboo chopstick up on its end and hit straight down on the pointy end with a hammer, hard enough to splinter the chopstick, and you'll see what happened to the chopstick. He had "changed" his body all over like this by years of doing a certain type of neigong. It's change you can believe in.
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Red Bull posted their first double retirement since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix last weekend - and in this era of ultra reliability an engine issue has left the champions and their suppliers baffled.
Red Bull had a weekend to forget in Italy after Sebastian Vettel ground to a halt with alternator failure on lap 47 and Mark Webber pulled into the pits to retire two laps from the finish; his car un-driveable after he flat-spotted his tyres in a spin.
Neither was in contention for a podium - Vettel dropped out while running sixth and Webber had been in the lower points positions for most of the race - and while the loss of points is disappointing it is the alternator failure on Vettel's car that has caused most concern.
It's rare for such a part to cause any issues but Renault alternators failed twice in Valencia - on Vettel's Red Bull and Romain Grosjean's Lotus - and also caused Vettel to stop in practice at Monza before his issue in the race.
An alternator provides the electricity to power all the car's onboard systems - making it an absolutely crucial part of an F1 car.
The heavy demands on electronics for engine management, gears, sensors, fuel pumps and so on creates a constant demand for electrical power and the unit, which works as a generator, basically converts some of the mechanical movement created by the engine into a 12v feed of electricity as the car travels around the circuit.
As it must provide power at all levels of revs, the alternator is designed to generate enough power at low engine revs to run the systems and at higher revs it feeds extra energy into a small battery which works as a buffer - similar to the way the buffer works when streaming online - to store extra capacity in case anything temporarily happens to reduce the generation of the alternator.
Without the alternator working, the battery is not large enough to run for long before it leaves the car with no power - as could be seen last weekend when Red Bull were forced to make frantic radio calls to Vettel telling him to stop the car immediately when the juice ran out and all the systems shut down to avoid blowing one of the eight engines they have for the season.
Given its size and bulk - it weighs in at around 750g and is just 5cm in diameter and 7cm long - the alternator has to function in extremely tough conditions, with internals spinning at up to 19,000rpm and its location close to exhaust exits and the engine block, which can get very hot.
All manufacturers' units have heat shields and most have airflow around this to move the heat away. Some are even water-cooled, with water jackets to take away the heat. In hotter ambient temperatures, however, or in cars with more compact packaging, the heat cannot dissipate so well and it is prone to overheating.
Teams can monitor the alternator's health from the pits via telemetry, constantly checking power and temperature, which is how they knew when to tell Vettel to call it a day.
After Valencia, Renault instigated a short-term fix to reduce the electrical load on the car and improve electrical generation at low speeds - but that, of course, comes with compromises. After continued analysis, they introduced a design with greater capacity, which they thought would solve the problem.
But at Monza, Vettel stopped in FP3 and then also in the race and Lotus had also made a precautionary change on Jerome D'Ambrosio's car after an alternator issue in qualifying.
Now, however, these multiple failures could help Renault find the answer.
Taking the different stages of failure - from the part that was close to failure, the one that failed and the ones that were OK - they can effectively reverse engineer the part and evaluate the best solution.
Further modifications to the design may be needed, but testing them to confidence levels before the next race will be tough. More likely is the option of changing acceleration maps so running is less severe - but that will compromise engine performance - or asking teams to increase cooling around the unit - but that compromises aerodynamic performance.
Initial analysis points to a low-rev problem, suggesting the generating capacity at the baseline is not high enough on circuits with slow corners and that is exacerbated when the ambient temperatures are high.
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ROCKFORD — Augustana College in Rock Island awarded degrees to local students during its spring commencement ceremony held May 25.
Graduates include Taylor Flanagan, Danielle Harrington, Amanda Kriegl, Cydney Luhman, Julia Popp and Marlena Wegrowska, Belvidere; Sara Sievert, Byron; Stuart Casarotto and Hannah Reidenbach, Caledonia; Liana Beauchamp, Hailee De Wild and Chloe Vassmer, Kingston; Daniel Hinck and Laura Seeber, Loves Park; Ryan McAuliffe, Pecatonica; Allison Heaslip, Destany Metcalf and Colton Vankirk, Rochelle; Lamise Al-Basha, Perry Alekna, Lauren Anderson, Sarah Baxter, Meghan Bradley, Lauren Buck, Amy Hicks, Morgan Peterson and Thaddeus Santos, Rockford; Austin Grutze and Sam Swanborg, Roscoe; Daniel Reine, Stillman Valley; and Tyler Busch, Winnebago.
For information: augustana.edu.
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