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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/228075
- Title
- Global dynamics for a new high-dimensional SIR model with distributed delay
- Author(s)
- Zhang, Tongqian; Meng, Xinzhu; Zhang, Tonghua; Song, Yi
- Abstract
- In this paper, a new high-dimensional SIR epidemic model with double epidemic hypothesis and delays is proposed, which is a high-dimensional system of impulsive functional differential equations with time delays. The linear chain trick technique is employed to prove the upper boundedness of solutions of the impulsive delay differential equations and scaling method techniques for inequalities and classification method are used to study the permanence of the high-dimensional system. We also prove that the 'infection-free' periodic solution of the system is globally attractive when R1<1 and the system is permanent under R2>1. Moreover, numerical simulation for impulsive and delayed system is presented to illustrate our main conclusions which shows that time delays and pulse vaccination have significant effects on the dynamics behaviors of the model. The feature of the present paper is that the double epidemic hypothesis have different forms of delays to more realistically describe the spread of epidemic though which makes the high-dimensional system more complex.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
- Source
- Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 218, no. 24 (Aug 2012), pp. 11806-11819
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 0102 Applied Mathematics; 0103 Numerical and Computational Mathematics
- Keyword(s)
- Distributed delay; Global attractivity; Permanence; Pulse vaccination; SIR model
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 0096-3003
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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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This dramedy classic is 1989's greatest addition to the canon of sugary but not sugar-coated feel-good flicks for ladies and gents who feel a lot but don't want to think about it too hard.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Most days, Adrian Peterson went through rehab drills looking as if he were never injured.
No one could've foreseen the rapid recovery Peterson has made since that bionic left knee of his was severely damaged near the end of a lost 2011 season for Minnesota. No one could have predicted these weekly gallops down the field and through the NFL record book.
With two games to go, Peterson needs 294 yards to break Eric Dickerson's all-time single-season rushing record. He is 188 yards from becoming the seventh player in league history to reach 2,000 yards in one year.
Dec. 24, 2011:
The Vikings were playing at Washington the day before Christmas, a meaningless matchup between teams well out of postseason contention. The end of a routine 3-yard run early in the third quarter by Peterson, the throwback thoroughbred the Vikings have hitched their franchise to in a league now dominated by the forward pass, ended with excruciating pain.
Redskins safety DeJon Gomes dived at his lower left leg to take him down, tearing Peterson's anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in the process. Peterson, lying face down on the grass, knew immediately "something bad" had happened. By the time head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman and team physician Dr. Joel Boyd raced over from the sideline, Peterson was screaming, "Why me? Why me?"
Sugarman and Boyd performed the Lachman test, where the leg is pushed and wiggled to gauge the stability of the ACL.
"It was just gone," Sugarman said. "So now your worst nightmare is confirmed."
By the time the game was over, Peterson's attitude had already turned. His knee in a brace, sitting in the training room, he asked Sugarman, "Hey, what do we do next? Where do we start? How do we get better?"
"His grieving was very short-lived," Sugarman said.
The rehabilitation of one of the best running backs in NFL history began.
The winter:
The first three months of the reconstructive knee surgery recovery are always the hardest, and even for Peterson this was no different. The mornings were dark and cold. Most of his teammates were gone. There were occasional text messages Sugarman had to send to encourage Peterson not to let up. The swelling had to subside first, before he could start the process of restoring his range of motion. The pain from both the incision and the bone that had to be broken to allow the ligament to be replaced was intense. But as soon as Dr. James Andrews performed the procedure in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 30, Peterson was ready.
"I had in my mind from the moment I got out of surgery that I was going to be back, that I was going to be good and healthy," Peterson said.
In three weeks, he was walking. After six weeks, he began to jog in the pool. At eight weeks, he was sprinting, with the jets turned on for resistance. Then, 10 weeks after the operation, he ran on hard ground for the first time. Peterson and Sugarman were the only people on the indoor field at Winter Park that day.
"The first time I have a guy run after an ACL, they look like they have marbles in their shoe," Sugarman said. "He probably had done it on his own without telling me before that, I would guess. But the guy took off and ran across the field like, `Whoa! He looks totally normal.' This isn't supposed to happen. So that was awesome."
The spring and summer:
On the first day of the team's conditioning program in late April, the players lined up for sprints. Peterson was working with Sugarman on the side when he saw what was going on. Granted permission to participate, Peterson jumped in line with the rest of the runners. His exhausted teammates wore expressions of disbelief.
"He finished in first four different times," head coach Leslie Frazier said.
Peterson also spent time at his offseason home in Houston, where he worked with physical therapist Russ Paine at the Memorial Herrmann Sports Medicine Institute. Paine picked up where Sugarman and his staff left off.
When Peterson showed up for his sessions at the clinic, the other athletes rehabbing there stared in amazement as he sprinted at the top speed levels of the treadmill. When he lined himself up at the leg press machine, he asked that the prescribed weight be doubled.
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Hot dog! They're in big demand
Hot dogs are among the favorite foods of Americans, and each year they consume 60 per year on average.
With July being National Hot Dog Month and July 22 being National Hot Dog Day, along with August being National Mustard Month, it might do well to learn about the tube-shaped meat that has been called frankfurters, franks, weenies, wieners, hot dogs or red hots.
Whatever they're called, they're in big demand at sporting events and barbecues.
Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar's cook, Galius, is credited with discovering the first sausage in the 1st century A.D. It is said that the frankfurter was developed in Frankfurt, Germany, five years before Christopher Columbus set sail for the new world.
In 1897, the city of Frankfurt celebrated the 500th birthday of the hot dog. In the 1850s, the Germans made thick, soft and fatty sausages from which we get the famed franks or whatever name you want to call them.
In the 17th century, legend has it that Johann Georghehner, a butcher living in Coburg, Germany, created the popular sausage known as the dachshund or little dog sausage. He later traveled to Frankfurt to promote his new product.
In 1880, a German peddler, Antonoine Feuchtwanger, sold hot sausages in the streets of St. Louis, Mo. He would supply white gloves with each purchase so his customers would not burn their hands while eating the sausage hot off the grill. He saw his profits going down as his customers kept taking the gloves and walking off with them.
His wife suggested that he put the sausages in a split bun instead. So, he asked his brother-in-law, a baker, for his help. He improvised long soft rolls that were made to fit the meat, thus inventing the hot dog bun. When he did that the hot dog was born and called red hots.
In 1867, Charles Feltman, a German baker, opened up the first Coney Island hot dog stand in Brooklyn. Some historical accounts say that he was a butcher, but according to his great- grandson, he was a baker by trade.
In order to sell his bakery goods to men building Brooklyn, he offered them a hot lunch of a sausage on a bun, thus the beginning of the hot dog. He sold 3,684 sausages in a roll during his first year in business and is credited with the idea of the warm bun. He then started a pie wagon delivery with freshly baked pies, but the beer saloons where he made deliveries wanted hot sandwiches to serve their customers, too. A tin-lined chest to keep the rolls fresh and a small charcoal stove inside to boil the sausages solved the problem.
Nathan's hot dogs started when Nathan Handwerker, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, went to work for Charles Feltman, slicing hot dog rolls and delivering the franks to those who toiled at the grilling stations.
He lived on eating free hot dogs and slept on the kitchen floor to save his $11-per-week salary. In a year, he saved $300 and opened a competing stand selling hot dogs for 5 cents rather than 10 cents. Thus was the beginning of Nathan's Famous Inc. It is said that Eddie Cantor and Jimmy Durante were responsible for the 5 cent hot dog as they resented the fact that Feltman had raised the price on his franks to a dime. They made the suggestion that he go into business for himself, and it is suggested that Nathan Handwerker borrowed $320 from Cantor and Durante to start the business.
The name hot dog came about as Tad Dorgan, newspaper cartoonist for the New York Evening Journal, was nearing deadline and was desperate for an idea. Hearing the vendors outside his window, he hastily drew a cartoon of a frankfurter with a tail, legs and a head, so that it looked like a dachshund and not sure how to spell the name of the dog, he wrote the immortal phrase, "hot dog." The cartoon was a sensation and the term hot dog was born.
This is a recipe using the mini hot dogs, those done up in an airtight plastic wrap. Better Homes and Gardens is the source of this recipe.
Hot Dog and Bratwurst Bites
1 cup bottled barbecue sauce
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1 teaspoon dry mustard
16 ounces cooked bratwurst, cut into 3/4-inch thick slices
8 ounces mini, cooked hot dogs
In a large saucepan, combine barbecue sauce, apricot preserves and dry mustard. Cook and stir until bubbly. Stir in bratwurst and tiny hot dogs. Cool, covered over medium-low heat about 20 minutes or until heated through. Can used as an appetizer putting a glass of large toothpicks alongside the dish. Makes 12 to 16 servings.
Here is another appetizer, using the small hot dogs or mini smoked sausages.
This only makes 4 dozen so if there is company, make sure to double the recipe.
Hot Dogs
1 pound bacon, halved
1 pound mini hot dogs or smoked sausages
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
Roll a halved bacon slice around each hot dog. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar over top and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Bake at 350 degrees until golden, about 30 minutes.
This is a recipe for a sauce that can be used for hot dogs, kielbasa, brats or smoked sausage. It is said to be a very old recipe, so old that the recipe copy is quite faded. It is from the Quick and Easy 2 Cookbook.
Mom's Tasty Sweet and Sour Sauce
1 cup onion, sliced
1 cup celery, chopped
1 to 2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup catsup
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
1 pound hot dogs, or kielbasa cut into 1-inch pieces.
In a skillet over medium heat, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Mix together remaining ingredients except the meat. Mix well. Bring to a boil and add the meat. Reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce thickens, stirring often. Makes eight to 10 servings.
Kids put a big okay on this casserole. It seems that anything with hot dogs is tops with them. The recipe is from Quick and Easy 2 Cookbook.
Chilli-Cheese Dog Casserole
8-ounce tube of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
8 hot dogs
15-ounce can chili with beans
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Flatten each biscuit into a 6-inch round; sprinkle with the shredded Cheddar cheese. Place a hot dog near the edge of each round and roll up. Place seam-side down in a greased 13-by- 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes. Top with chili and bake an additional 5 minutes until heated through. Serves eight.
Note: You could use crescent rolls rather than biscuits if desired. After putting the chili over the hot dogs sprinkle with more shredded cheddar cheese and bake as suggested.
With mustard being a popular condiment for the hot dog and since National Mustard Month will be observed in August, here are some mustard sauces that taste great on the hot dog bun.
Bacon and Brown Sugar Mustard
3/4 cup yellow mustard
3 slices bacon, crisp cooked, drained and crumbled fine
4 teaspoons packed brown sugar
Mix ingredients together, cover and chill for 8 hours to two days. Makes 1 cup.
Honey Mustard Sauce
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
2 tablespoons apple cider or apple juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion or 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
In a small saucepan, stir together honey, sugar, mustard, apple juice, onion and cayenne pepper. Bring just to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 to 7 minutes or until sugar dissolves and sauce is slightly thickened. Makes 1/2 cup.
Dijon Mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
1 clove garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
In a blender combine olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, clove garlic and seasonings. Cover and blend until mixture is smooth. Makes 3/4 cup.
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It is with sadness that we have to report the death of another ex-Association Council Member, David Ward, in Cambridge a few days ago.
David Ward will be remembered for his determination to succeed at Go. He was also very generous with his time, being willing to play others, no matter what level they were at. He contributed to British Go in many ways including being our analyst for many years, mentoring in the Shodan Challenge, running the London Open for several years and many articles in the British Go Journal. (A final one is being published in the next issue.) Go was more than just a game for him, it was a soul mate. We have truly lost a Go friend.
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I'm deeply ashamed that you've decided to give David Allen Coe, whose every other song title refers to the various ways in which he hates black people (n----s, as he calls them) a big promotional slot in the paper. Promoting such a hateful, disgusting human being who is an open and vulgar white supremacist is an act that I will never forget happened in the future year of 2012. I am bitterly shocked, and sad.
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While watching the NCAA playoffs on TV a very violent ad appeared many times. It had music and action. It showed weapons and rockets being fired. Jets swooped. Tanks and soldiers moved across an open area.
The message was clear to me – violence is cool. Violence is exhilarating. Violence is like a sport. Violence is how the USA solves conflicts. This ad is paid for by the tax payers and watched by all age groups. The Few, The Proud . . . they do it best. Wave the flag!
I was in the Army, infantry, Vietnam. As I reflect on my experience and observe the continual promotion of violence in this county, it is not surprising to me that weapons are the first choice of some and murder is so pervasive.
It looks so cool. It looks so exhilarating. It is like a sport – until you see the "score" first hand, and smell the results.
I like basketball. I abhor violence – no matter how it's spun.
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Minority candidates poised to take on incumbents for new school district seats
By André Coleman 02/14/2013
Should two of three incumbent candidates lose re-election on March 5, minority officeholders for the first time could hold a majority of votes on the recently reconstituted Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education.
Seven minority candidates — four Latinos and three African Americans — are running for four vacant seats, three of which are occupied by white incumbents seeking re-election.
The emergence of Latino and African-American candidates is a result of the district's going from at-large elections, in which each voter was able to cast ballots for all of the candidates, to district-only or neighborhood elections in seven districts.
The change, approved by a special task force hoping to stave off potential lawsuits that might be filed against the district under provisions of the California Voting Rights Act, was later approved in June by 54 percent of voters in Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre, the three communities that make up the district. The 2001 Voting Rights Act prohibits "racially polarized" elections that impair the election of minorities.
The only two incumbents not seeking re-election are Board members Ed Honowitz and Ramon Miramontes, currently the board's only Latino member. Latinos make up about 61 percent of the district's student population. The board's only black member is Renatta Cooper, who is not up for re-election
African-American candidates include: Hermond Dean Cooper (no relation to Renatta Cooper), running against incumbent Kim Kenne for the new District 1 seat; and Deirdre Duncan and Tyron Hampton Jr., who are among four candidates running for the board's empty District 3 seat.
Latino candidates include Guillermo Arce and Ruben Hueso, who are also running for the District 3 seat; Stella Murga, who is looking to unseat incumbent Elizabeth Pomeroy, who is white, in District 5; and Luis Carlos Ayala, who is hoping to replace two-term incumbent Scott Phelps, also white, in District 7.
Under the new district voting system, Miramontes and Honowitz would have been forced to face board colleagues Kenne and Pomeroy, respectively, if they had chosen to run again.
District 1, which includes Eliot Middle School and Altadena, Jackson, Franklin and Loma Alta elementary schools, is the only race without a Latino candidate.
Despite being elected in 2011, Kenne, 50, is being forced to run two years before the end of her initial four-year term due to the changes in district voting procedures.
"I think [the change to districts] is a good change. There are a lot of new faces getting involved, that we wouldn't have seen. Whether the new people will win is a different question," Kenne said. "There is certainly more access to candidates. People are walking the districts now, and I am not sure they did that before."
Kenne has so far raised $10,000, half from a loan to herself and a $5,000 donation from Richard Webster, owner of event listing Web site goldstar.com. Kenne said she is focused on fiscal transparency, parent engagement and accountability.
Hermond Cooper, who filed papers with the City Clerk's Office declaring he will raise and spend less than $1,000 during the campaign, is a former school district employee who has filed two unsuccessful discrimination lawsuits against the district. He did not return phone calls.
In District 3 — a predominately Latino area in Northwest Pasadena and the only district without an incumbent — Arce, a Los Angeles County Human Services Department administrator, is squaring off against 46-year-old Hueso, a district volunteer, Duncan, a foster parent, and Hampton, a contractor.
The district includes Cleveland Middle, John Muir High, Washington Elementary and Washington Accelerated schools.
Hueso, brother of former San Diego Assemblyman Ben Hueso, is the top fundraiser in the race, declaring $6,175, including a $5,000 campaign contribution from former state Assemblymen Fabian Nuñez, also of San Diego. His opponents have so far not raised any declarable campaign funds.
Hueso is endorsed by Assemblyman Chris Holden, United Teachers of Pasadena, Honowitz, former Board member Jackie Jacobs and Democrats of the Pasadena Foothills. Hueso, who has a daughter enrolled in a local school and another daughter who recently graduated, did not return a number of calls seeking comment.
The 50-year-old Arce, who has three children attending schools in the district (two of whom have special needs) filed a lawsuit against the district for allegedly failing to meet special education requirements for one of his children. The suit was settled in 2012.
"I have dealt with the district a lot," Arce said. "My children have been victimized by them. They are condescending and only listen when you have an attorney. I am the only candidate that will be working for the parents. My campaign is so grassroots I can smell the dirt."
Hampton, 29, graduated from John Muir High School in 2001. He was born and raised in Pasadena and is the only candidate to go through the local school system, attending Cleveland Elementary and Washington Middle schools. Hampton has not raised more than $1,000 for his campaign.
In District 5, which contains parts of eastern and southern Pasadena and includes McKinley School, Rose City High, Marshall Fundamental and Hamilton and Jefferson elementary schools, incumbent Pomeroy is running for a second term against Murga, executive director of the Pasadena Youth Center.
"I don't think there is much transparency or accountability in the district on a variety of levels, from the budget to hires," the 62-year-old Murga told the Weekly. "The board needs to be more proactive and ask more questions and not just wait for staff reports. The board does not function as a team right now. Instead of focusing on student achievement, they have been focusing on their differences."
Murga is endorsed by United Teachers of Pasadena, the Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors, local attorney Dale Gronemeier, Pasadena City College Board of Trustee member Berlinda Brown, PUSD Board President Renatta Cooper and former PUSD Board member Susan Kane. Murga has raised about $5,000 for her campaign.
Pomeroy, a former English teacher at Pasadena City College who has raised about $7,000, including $5,000 from the California Teamsters, is endorsed by her former board colleague, Miramontes.
Pomeroy is also endorsed by Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Pasadena), Democratic state Sen. Carol Liu, Pasadena Councilwoman Margaret McAustin, Pasadena City College Trustee Jeanette Mann, Teamster Local 911, ACT Pasadena, current Board member Tom Selinske and former Board members Bob Harrison, Marge Wyatt and Alexander "Mike" Babcock.
"After four years of working intensively, I believe I see what the issues and obstacles are and I also see very promising initiatives that are under way in our district," Pomeroy, 74, told the Weekly.
In District 7, the 49-year-old incumbent Phelps, who has raised $3,500, is a former John Muir High School math teacher who is hoping to hold off a challenge from Ayala, an immigration attorney.
Phelps has two young children attending school in the district.
The 49-year-old Ayala, who has raised $3,000 ($1,000 of which he lent to himself) has two daughters in local private schools. He also did not return calls for comment.
The West Pasadena district contains Blair International Baccalaureate School and San Rafael, Roosevelt and Linda Vista elementary schools.
"The biggest challenge is stabilizing and growing enrollment," Phelps told the Weekly. "I believe the dual-language immersion program can do that by attracting new families."
Phelps made national headlines in 2002 when he wrote and distributed a note to his fellow teachers that the majority of the students who were failing and disruptive were black. Phelps was suspended by then Superintendent Percy Clark. Phelps later said he was trying to get the district to stop holding teachers solely responsible for student performance.
Phelps has raised $3,500, including two donations equaling $2,500 from Miramontes, with whom he often sides on issues facing the board.
Miramontes told the Weekly he was excited to see more people of color running, but said local liberals could have made that occur well before this election.
"We have a well-entrenched liberal Democrat crew that could have marshaled their money to put more people of color on the board at any time," Miramontes told the Weekly. "It's good they are running, but I am focused on results. Let's see what happens." n
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According to the city campaign disclosure statement, Miramontes donated $1000 to Phelps' campaign.
To date, Mr. Ayala has not discussed his affilitation with ICE, despite requests by PUSD stakeholders. When will he come clean?
Too bad this article is mostly about what race and age everyone is. This election should have us asking why is PUSD stale and what has been done to improve the quality of education in our public schools? A chance of new leadership is a chance for schools that Pasadena can be proud of. I've always been proud of the diversity that Pasadena offers. As a voter, I'm not concerned with ethnicity, but more with track record and leadership skills. This article tells me neither.
This article tells us nothing. It is just some veiled race baiting disguised as reporting.
ditto pasadena resident and eric maundry. while i'm happy to see diversity of any kind in the board and have felt it lacked in representation of the student population, this article reproduces the language of the admin which has been essentializing, out-of-date, and impractical. it ends up harming the education and the agency of youth populations who grapple with these terms at school every day.


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What is love? (Baby don't hurt me.) It's pretty likely that everyone is going to experience something akin to love at some point in their life. And maybe the fact that I have to use some awkward, twattish, old-school word like "akin" speaks to the confusing nature of the subject. There's a fine line between love and infatuation, or lust, or a half chub you get whilst daydreaming about Scarlett Johansson. And for all the poems and novels and movies and songs on the subject, there's a surprising lack of information on what to do with the damn emotion once you have it, short of tweeting to a celebrity about how you want them to murder your vagina (or mangina, depending on context), or how to deal with it when things go wonky on you. So why not give that a spin?
4 When It Ends
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According to made-up statistics, 2 out of every 1 marriages end in divorce. Cosmically, the moment that you find happiness forces at least four other life forms into misery, and it's apparently unstoppable. Why so unhappy, everyone everywhere? It's hard to say. But all of the info on divorce kind of deals with the aftermath, and if After M*A*S*H taught us nothing, it's that what happens after is terrible in every way and doesn't leave anyone satisfied.
The lead up to this unhappiness is rarely discussed, and probably the reason for this is twofold -- habit and fear. If you love someone enough to commit to them, by and large that required an investment of time on your part. Maybe you met and got married on the same day, and that's awesomely irresponsible of you, but most people take it a little slower, and that slowness is what bends your brain over and asks it to drop trou while it reaches for something across the counter. You're used to this other person and, worse (in this situation), you're used to being in love with them. And that means it's going to be really hard to admit -- not just to yourself, but to them -- when you realize you don't love them anymore. Habit and fear, holding hands and dancing on your feelings, probably while laughing and smoking smooth unfiltered cigarettes.
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Welcome to Flavor Country, bitch!
There's the sappy side to falling out of love that bands like Air Supply might sing about, but the hard-hitting, kick-in-the-ass reality of it is the momentous awful awkwardness you'll feel when you finally bite the bullet and realize you need to do something about it. No one ever stops being in love, goes to their significant other with a handshake and a goodbye fruit basket, and just moves on. No, instead we opt to start staying out later, drinking, watching movies until 4 a.m. to avoid bed, not making eye contact, having affairs, and muttering hateful things like some latter-day Sideshow Bob with a faceful of rake.
Not many people know that I was once arguably in love, and now, in retrospect, I will never be sure if it was love or desperation. But whatever emotion it was, I rode it into the ground like the world's most unloved horse and left it there to rot. What is clear is that the relationship lasted so much longer than it should have that, in the end, I literally faked insanity to get out of it. I want you to appreciate that for a moment, because it's not even a joke. I pretended my brain had broken so that I could get out of being with someone. I had no other ideas at all, and the best thing I could come up with was a fractured psyche. For what it's worth, it actually worked, but that doesn't change the fact that it never should have gotten that bad. If mental illness is your ace in the hole, you have failed miserably at whatever it is you're doing. That's the sort of thing murderers do at their trials, for God's sake.
If I could impart any knowledge to you based on my own experiences, it's that you should probably bite the bullet as soon as it becomes obvious to you that your relationship is over, rather than let it fester like some kind of terrible sore that will bubble over with animosity and insanity lies.
3 When It's One-Way
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Unreciprocated love is the saddest thing in the world, and that includes NBC's prime time lineup. Meeting someone who you really enjoy, spending time with them, and sharing whatever it is you share (for me it's usually an Orange Julius and a mutual love of Police Academy films) is exhilarating and makes you feel alive. And then you go to a Greek restaurant and you're having souvlaki and a beer and you start into the awkward territory of talking about your feelings, and the next thing you know, she bolts. So you go to her house the next day and she tells you to go away and the next time she speaks to you it's three years later and she lives in another country. You stud, you.
Your story may not be as dramatically sad as making a woman flip out and literally move to another continent, but the general idea is the same -- you love someone who doesn't love you back, and it feels like a never-ending knee to the groin. Like a deep, slow grind, the kind the Earth experiences where tectonic plates meet, just crunching and munching away at your sack and its precious contents in a continuous stream of emotional agony.
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"Gah, my balls and emotions!"
If my knowledge of rom coms is anything to go by, and it's not because I think the last time I saw one of those was the mid-'90s, friends would advise that you move on and find someone new, and, of course, you would be Tom Hanks, and eventually you'd not jump into the volcano and everything would be OK and you'd just wind up in love. In the real world, however, sometimes people just never love you because probably they're bad in the soul or secret communists. Or maybe shit just happens. There are 7 billion people on Earth, you can't expect everyone to want to cuddle with you.
Whatever the reason for it, being alone in love is a shitty and confusing place to be. As lame as the advice to get over it is, it's also kind of all you have to rely on because anything else is pretty much the territory of crazy obsessive stalkers and the full-on insane. The moment you start thinking of ways to make someone love you is probably the moment you should stop burning your genitals with that cigarette butt and take up a hobby to stop you from being asinine.


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Berlin voters back pond access
BERLIN The race for president and just about every other public office from governor to justice of the peace finished a distant second here to the battle over Berlin Pond on Tuesday.
In a nonbinding referendum, voters overwhelmingly urged their Select Board to essentially strip the No trespassing signs from a tiny parcel of town-owned land that features 85 feet of shoreline on the pond.
In what is being hailed as a victory by outdoor enthusiasts, voters approved the measure 790-440.
Select Board Chairman Brad Towne said the five-member board will decide how to respond to the lopsided vote in coming weeks, though he conceded it was pretty clear how voters came down on a controversial issue that was credited for a surge in early voting this year.
There were some people who voted absentee that I have never seen vote in a presidential election before, said Town Clerk Rosemary Morse, suggesting the heightened interest could be traced to the months-long debate over recreational use of the pond, which serves as the drinking water supply for Montpelier and a portion of Berlin.
According to Morse, roughly 375 residents voted absentee up roughly 175 from the 2008 election. While lines were manageable Tuesday, the parking lot outside the municipal office building was packed in the early going as a steady stream of voters turned out. By noon 336 absentee ballots had been returned and an additional 400 of the towns 1,988 registered voters had showed up to vote in person.
The eventual outcome was reflected in interviews conducted with more than two dozen voters Tuesday. Those interviews revealed pond politics arent partisan and that folks have strong opinions on both sides of the issue, though a solid majority advocated reasonable access to the pond they view as a recreational resource.
Elaine Lussier was one of them.
An enthusiastic Obama voter, Lussier said she believed the pond should be readily accessible to residents from Berlin and beyond.
Its part of the community, and it shouldnt be restricted just because a few people feel that it should be their private viewing, said the Vine Street woman, who cant see the pond from her home.
Marty Lagerstedt can, though he said it isnt the view that hes worried about.
Lagerstedt, who voted for Mitt Romney in the presidential race, cited a spike in traffic, a noticeable uptick in break-ins, and littering since the Vermont Supreme Court ruled in May that Montpelier does not have the authority to prohibit boating, fishing and swimming on the pond.
Im an outdoorsman as much as anyone, but human nature just kind of says (the pond) is not going to be taken care of as well as it (has been), Lagerstedt said, admitting he initially welcomed the courts ruling.
I was one of the first people out there (on the pond), he said, noting he has since experienced a change of heart.
However, Lagerstedt predicted he would likely be in the minority when all the votes were counted.
Ellen Ryan said she hoped so.
Ryan, an Obama voter who skewed Republican in most of the down-ticket races, said she believed the Supreme Court correctly settled the issue with its ruling in May.
Berlin Pond does not belong to Montpelier, she said. It belongs to the people, and for Montpelier to try and deny us access is maddening.
Bill Cooney agreed. Cooney said he doesnt fish, canoe or kayak but believes others should have a right to and that the town should rethink its decision to post the land that features 85 feet of pond shoreline.
(Access to the water) shouldnt be controlled, said Cooney, who walks around the pond for exercise after the golf course closes for the season.
I dont see a problem, he said.
Joey Conner and Ron Chadwick both do, and the two men said they voted against the initiative based on concerns about how recreational use of the pond would affect the quality of the drinking water supply.
I dont want anything in (the water), Conner said.
In a separate interview, Chadwick sounded the same theme.
I put no down because I like drinking the water, but it aint that great of a water, he said.
Amy Butler said the drinking water concerns were a red herring and that low-impact recreational use, like kayaking, canoeing and fishing, did not pose a credible threat to water quality.
John Mattson said he arrived at the same conclusion casting his vote in favor of opening access to the town land that neutralized the one his wife mailed in.
My wife was against it, he said, suggesting she was concerned that people might urinate in the pond.
I figure the animals already do, he said.
Sam and Barbara Geyselaers were among the other couples that canceled each other out.
She voted no and I voted yes, Sam Geyselaers said, explaining he voted the way he did because his daughter enjoys kayaking.
Barbara Geyselaers said she was less concerned about her daughters recreational hobbies.
I just want (the pond) left the way it is, she said.
Crosstown Road residents William and Connie Warren were both on the same page when it comes to the pond. Both outdoor enthusiasts said they supported creating a reasonable access to the pond across the town-owned parcel on Paine Turnpike South. However, while the couple like the idea of kayaking on the pond, they arent interested in seeing ice fishing shanties on it.
Although the vote isnt binding, the results will send a signal to a Select Board that has been lobbied heavily by both sides.
Some have urged the board to do whatever it can to limit or restrict access to the pond, which was considered off-limits for more than a century before the Supreme Courts ruling. The pond, they were told, was a rare wildlife habitat that deserved special protection.
Others have argued that, in light of the Supreme Courts ruling, there is no justifiable reason for the town to restrict access to public property. They have urged the board to consider the state Department of Fish & Wildlifes offer to develop a modest access area at that location a solution they say would alleviate concerns about the de-facto access area that has developed near the culvert on Mirror Lake Road.
Towne said Tuesdays vote will inform the boards decision-making, though he stopped well short of making any commitments on what has been an unusually sensitive subject.
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PRINCESS ANNE (Sept. 21, 2010) – South African artist Dr. Nombeko Mpako will host a discussion on "Contemporary African Arts and Crafts" on Wed., Sept. 22, in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m.
Mpako is currently a senior lecturer with the Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology at the prestigious University of South Africa.
"Every line tells a story," said Mpako, who presented a slideshow to University of Maryland Eastern Shore students enrolled in "ARTS 101: Exploration of the Visual Arts" this week. "The artist has deliberately chosen to use that line to communicate a story. It's not by accident."
In honor of Mapko's campus visit this month, the Department of Fine Arts is hosting a mini exhibition entitled "Reflections on African Diversity," which will be on display at the Frederick Douglass Library until Sept. 30. The exhibit features selected works from art instructor Christopher Harrington's collection.
"Art, especially for the African people, from the beginning of mankind, has always been used to fulfill various social meanings and functions," Mpako said.
Mpako's teaching career began as a tutor at a South African adult education center in 1984. Over the years, she has taught at both the undergraduate and post-graduate levels and completed research projects that focus on art as it relates to African customs, traditions and rituals.
"Look at the detail in this cake," said Mpako, using a laser pointer to highlight the design in a painting. "You can actually feel like you want to munch that cake."
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Totally bitchen look! Performance is excellent with baffles in tact, but does not sound "mean". With baffles removed sounds NASTY, but a noticable drop in performance. Personally, I have cut the baffles to about 1/4 of their original length. Now performance is great and so is the sound!!!!!
Absolutly love them they sound good and look great.
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great pipes - look n sound great, many comments since put on bike
Great sound. Only problem is they are too popular. Every other bike you see has them.
Nice looking pipes.
I just love these 'tubes'. My FXDWG now looks, sounds & performs much better. Should have done this months ago. My wife wouldn't install them so I had to do it myself - easy fit.
Awesome exhaust system, sound great and look fantastic on my Low Rider. Fit was perfect with no problems on the install. Can't beat the price,even less than V&H wanted at Biketober Fest.
Love the pipes sound grate look amazing
Those pipes are sweet! I believe they increased my throttle response and my skooter sounds like my old shovel.
These pipes were well made, easy to install, and sound GREAT!!!
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Installed on '03 FLHR w/carbs. After old exhaust removed it took about 2 hours to install. A few bolts in tight places but a fairly easy job. Good instructions. Considerable HP increase maybe 20% and engine less sensitive to outside air temp. LOVE IT !! PS Not for use in a quiet neighborhood.
Pipes look and sound great. Instructions could be better.
I have nothing bad to say about these pipes. Sound great with or without baffles and yes, it lets folks know you're there so they don't hit you. Easy install. Look fantastic. Got a lot of compliments on them. To J&P Cycles, this is my second or third purchase from you and you guys rock!!! Flawless delivery every time!!!
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the pipes came in very quickly and look and sound outstanding!!
Easy to install, look great and sound awesome.
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just what the Dr. ordered, easy installation, exact fit and now my bike sounds like a Harley!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pirfict fit on my 2012 Harley SFX blackline, gave the look and Sound i wanted. instructions are easy to read and the kit had every thing i needed to install. JP's service is tops.
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Look and sound great!
I really liked the look of these pipes on my 2013 Heritage Classic. I replaced the Vance & Hines slip-on's and didn't notice any change in the sound at all with the Big Radius. But I am satisfied with the look and can get by with the soft sounding Big Radius 2-into-2 pipes. Thanks Again
Love them! Loud and look SHARP on my 2014 softail slim!!! Easy to install! Fast delivery!!
Just what I wanted for my new FLDWG. Needed to breath better. Installation instructions were good. Also needed to make a spacer for the rear muffler mount. Sound is great, looks even better. Throttle response vastly improved. Generally very pleased.
This was my first set of Vance & Hines pipes, what an amazing product. The chrome was flawless, installation was a breeaze and the performance/sound was right on!
Sound and looks nice, easy to install
The exhaust looks great on my '12 Wide Glide, the quality is excellent and instructions are straight forward. Install took about 2 hours for a novice mechanic. V&H sound great and I always get complements from the look of the Big Radius pipes.
Pipes look great. Sound is good with baffles but not loud enough for me. Removed them and horsepower and tourqe dropped drastically. I reinstalled them after a short ride. Would rathe have speed over noise. Installed Screaming Eagle intake and filter with a stage 2 download and DYNO tune at local dealer. Throttle response and power noticeably improved. Very happy with final setup.
excellant pipes good sound and made bike run great
Just installed these on my '13 dyna street bob. Wow! The chrome big radius 2 into 2 look incredible on my bike. I've only had them on for 1 day and I've already received numerous compliments. I ordered the pipes and a v&h fuelpak on Sunday and got both items by Wednesday. I installed the pipes by myself in my garage and it took me about two hours. The directions were very straightforward and easy to follow. I'm extremely pleased with the look and sound of these pipes. I kept the baffles installed that came in the pipes and they sound great. Very loud and throaty. I would definitely recommend the v&h big radius 2into2.
Look and sound great, easy install.
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Nice pipes. Easy to install. Great sound. My package arrived fast. Great dealing with J&P Cycles.
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I had no clue what to title this. I'm really getting frustrated with bfing. Gracie is three months old, I've been back to work since she was 6 weeks old and am just feeling ready to give up. It seems like no one is supportive of this. My sitter is not cooperating and I've been very concerned about a lot of the things she's doing. There were two times this week when I picked dd and ds up and she told me that dd wouldn't take a bottle of ebm and she almost just gave her a bottle of formula. Now, dd has three nine ounce bottles of fresh bm and a bag of frozen, just in case. So, we're not having supply issues. Well, I had dh give dd a bottle at night, just to see how it went and it was fine, so yesterday I made time to be sure I could ask questions, turns out sitter is propping bottle on a pillow with dd in carseat and expecting her to eat that way. Dd is ticked and of course won't, she's used to being held. I think I need a new sitter and am feeling the pressure of having to find one.
Not only that but dh is currently unemployed and not being quite the husband I wish he would be and when I sit down to nurse he sits down too. So, I get home from work and sit down to nurse the screaming infant, only to find him flopped down next to me. No dinner, no playing with ds, no dishes, or prep for tomorrow, he's just taking it easy. Nursing takes up so much time!!!
Then at work, it's my busy time and I'm trying so hard to catch up and keep up and be successful, particularly since I had to take six weeks off for dd and taking the twenty minutes a pop twice a day to pump is killing me! I need to then work late to compensate for the time it takes to pump and I'm just getting so fed up!
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I'm gonna be bold and say Obito is under madaras genjetsu. Madara put him under genjetsu to test his abilities also to piss him off so he could help him.
Why Obito killed all mist ninjas but not kakashi who actually killed rin?
Don't understand...
Originally Posted by joeblizi
I'm gonna be bold and say Obito is under madaras genjetsu. Madara put him under genjetsu to test his abilities also to piss him off so he could help him.
Lol I hope this does not happen. That would be so stupid if all of this was fake.
Is the guy in the top right with the broken mask from Konoha?
That's why I said he is under some kind of genjetsu. He could've easily kill kakashi
Why you all hatin on Obitos power? yes he has been in that cave with madara for 2 years? he did nothing but train, we saw that in the previous chapter, and we also know from the previous chapter
"if you put senju and uchiha's abilities, you might be able to obtain a power never seen before"
so yes obito is pretty much strong, he got the body of the so6p.
awesome chapter 4/5
Obito is a retard Kakashi is the one who killed Rin why didn't he kill him
sooooo obito is the youngest MS user in history
Originally Posted by CurseSealofEarth
Pretty dang good chapter.
So there is something more to Rin than we've been led to believe, not a spy but perhaps something to do with a technique or bloodline she is part of, maybe Senju?
Obito is terrifying, that much is for certain.
I guess in the way of a terribly traumatic event 2T Sharingan can go straight to MS.
And even when an eye is transferred to another person they still achieve their transformations at the same time.
5/5 for this guy.
It went to 3-Tomoe first. At least I'm pretty sure that's what I saw.
Originally Posted by Ly1e
It went to 3-Tomoe first. At least I'm pretty sure that's what I saw.
It did go three tomoe first.
Obito is an abosolute psyco and a frigin savage...If this was not a fact already then there is a lot of proof to back up this statement in this chapter lol. 5/5 for Obito f**king the mist shinobi up really bad.
I don't like this chapter boring to me because of all the killing i've must have flip the pages too fast..
Dang, still, it is not indicated why Kakashi killed Rin with raikiri. Will it take 2 chapters to explain that?
Obito activated the MS. Itachi once told Sasuke that to activate MS is to kill (or see) your loved ones died. After all Obito is Uchiha. Together with his left eye (Kakashi), only both eyes then can then activate. Kakashi blackout because he is not Uchiha and as we know Kakashi chakra is limited.
Obito went H.A.M!!!!
I wonder if obito awakened mangeyko because kakashi did by killing rin... Just like the two eyes were still connected... I liked the episode.. Altough it was all "wooooaaaaa ... Goaaaaaaa... Ooomaoaaa"... Still some unsolved questions ...
Rin is highly regard as a spy. (Most probably from another Village)
Remember how Kabuto is spy acting for Oro. (from another Village)
Also Kushina Uzumaki was sent to the Left Village for a purpose.
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Well i was shocked as hw does mist ninjas came about,& why cld kakashi hv slay rin what solid reason cld he hv.
Was madara manipulating the mizukage at this time? He could have made Rin seem arbitrarily important to the mist (ie. she had no real value, but the mizukage convinced his ninja that she was important) and orchestrated the whole event. I like this better than the idea that its a genjutsu or that everyone is a zetsu clone.
As Rin was gonna die I knew that Obito was gonna go on a rampage. Poor mist ninja. Boasting causes your enternal organs to be stabbed. Tragic.
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I am fed up with rude bicyclists. The other day a middle-aged, Spandex-wearing man came flying up Main Street into the roundabout in Montpelier, cutting right in front of me almost broadsiding my car. I had to swerve to miss him. I had the right of way. When I beeped at him he started with the expletives as if I was in the wrong.
Bicyclists are required to follow the rules of the road. No passing on the right, weaving in and out of traffic, no flying through stop signs and red lights and disregarding yield signs, etc. I see this all the time. Evidentially some of you out there have never been hit by a car. I had one person fly in front of my car early one morning in the dark on Main Street, out of nowhere flying across the street a couple of feet in front of my car; shocked the heck out of me!
When I was a kid you had to register your bike, and you had to follow the rules of the road this should be happening now. If they want to share the road, fine, but they need to have their bicycles registered, help pay for the privilege of using the roads as other vehicles have to, and should carry insurance in case they cause damage to another vehicle. I had a mad bicyclist who was weaving in and out of traffic, passing on the right being totally idiotic, and when I said something he slammed his bike into my car, scratching the paint, and yelling obscenities through my open car window in my face.
Enough is enough: Time for licenses and insurance for bikes. If they want the privilege of riding the roads they need to be respectful of others, as they seem to expect other vehicles to be of them. Share the roads, yes, then you also share the responsibility of being a careful driver and follow the rules. And should have to carry insurance to cover the cost of damage they may do to other peoples vehicles and have their bikes registered.
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Technicians from the Department of Transportation Services finished repairs on Thursday to fiber optic cables that connect 62 of the city's traffic cameras to the Joint Traffic Management Center.
These traffic cameras are now operational again, more than a week ahead of schedule.
The cables were severed on Dec. 26 in an apparent attempted theft of copper wiring. However, copper was not present in the cables that were damaged.
This came on the heels of a similar act of vandalism in the same area this past November that took 46 traffic cameras out of service. Each incident cost the city approximately $10,000 to repair.
"This must stop," said Mayor Kirk Caldwell. "Thieves are trying to steal copper wiring but end up with nothing. They've cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars, made rush hour traffic worse by cutting the visual feeds traffic engineers need, and blocked the public and first responders' access to real time traffic information. If you have any information about these vandals, please call police or CrimeStoppers. Great job by the technicians at the Department of Transportation Services to make these critically important repairs so quickly."
In addition to repairing the cables, "no copper" and "fiber-optic cable" signs are being put in place to make it as clear as possible to potential thieves that there is nothing of value for them to steal.
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I just realized how funny it is to refer to my nursing preschoolers' age in months
So question: When determining my lifetime (to-date) total months nursing, do I count months for each of the twins separately, or keep them together, since they are actually nursing during the same time of my life?
If I count them together, I have nursed so far for 4.5 years of my life. But if I count them separately, it's been more than 8 years! Wowza!
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Hospice of Homer would like to recognize the David and Mary Schroer Fund, a donor-advised fund at the Homer Foundation, for the recent grant. The monies from the grant helped to cover some of the expenses for the hospice service-area wide newsletter mailed to the community in November. If you live on the southern Kenai Peninsula you received this newsletter which provides much need information about the services Hospice of Homer provides, remembrance notices, educational information and much more.
Again, on behalf of the Hospice of Homer board, staff, volunteers and the people HOH services, thank you to the David and Mary Schroer Fund, and to the Homer Foundation for all they do for the community
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The Henry Ford in Dearborn is geared up to celebrate what would have been Henry Ford himself's 150th birthday this summer. Today, Lish Dorset of The Henry Ford fills us in on what's happening.
Summer is always a busy time at The Henry Ford, from families enjoying a visit together at Greenfield Village to kids enjoying a mid-day, school's-out-for-summer matinee at our IMAX Theatre. This summer is shaping up to be especially busy thanks to a packed schedule as we celebrate what would have been the 150th birthday of our institution's founder, Henry Ford.
We're celebrating Henry's legacy all year at The Henry Ford, whose birthday is July 30. Starting in June and running through August, pay a visit to Miller School in Greenfield Village and step back in time to the days of Henry's youth as he experiments with clock parts, machines and principles that challenged him.
You can also visit Henry's T, a 15-minute dramatic play and hear how this ultimate maker was inspired to build his universal car. Follow up the play with a visit to Henry Ford Museum and learn how to build a Model T yourself.
Both Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village are offering guided tours to guests with an emphasis on Henry's work. Join our master presenters and learn more about his great body of work.
As one of the partners for this year's celebration of Henry, we're proud to be among such great Michigan organizations, like the Ford Motor Company, celebrating one of Michigan's own. Follow the latest Henry Ford 150th news here.
Probably one of the best celebrations of Henry's vision is Driving America. It's been more than a year since our revamped automobile exhibit opened back up to the public and we couldn't be prouder of it. Make sure to visit one of our interactive kiosks located within our Driving America timeline to access our online collections as well as games and fast facts.
It's more than perfect timing that our fourth (can you believe it!) installment of Maker Faire Detroit happens just a few days before Henry's birthday. Expect to see some of your favorite makers, like Lifesize Mousetrap and Eepy Bird (AKA "The Coke and Mentos) guys mixed in with new makers and tinkerers July 27-28. We'll also be celebrating Henry's birthday by showcasing a few of our own artifacts along with special programming.
While there's a lot going on this summer, we'd love to hear from you. During your next visit, make sure to share one of your favorite Henry Ford quotes or innovations with us.
Lish Dorset is the social media manager for The Henry Ford in Dearborn. She lives in Royal Oak with her husband and cat, Ronnie. When she's not sharing some of her favorite artifacts from the collections of The Henry Ford with fans on Facebook, she's at home crafting. You can learn more about upcoming summer activities by checking out The Henry Ford's blog.


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NoWhen I first heard about the new async functionality in C# at PDC 2010 last week, my immediate reaction was; how can this be used to ease the development of asynchronous WCF/WF services (and clients).
Well, it turns out that someone on Microsoft has thought about the same thing; in the samples that accompanies the recently released C# async CTP, there's a sample named (C# WCF) Stock Quotes. This picked my interest, and lo and behold; when I opened up the solution, I immediately noticed the TaskWsdlImportExtension.
Basically, the project contains an extension to WCF that plugs into the WSDL import pipeline, and customizes the output of the generated code you get when you use the Add Service Reference functionality (ASR) in Visual Studio. Now, I have to admit that I'm not the greatest fan of ASR and I normally write my own clients instead, but you can get the extension importer to work with svcutil.exe on the command line as well by pointing to a app.config wiring up the extension with the /SvcutilConfig:<file> parameter (or creating file named exactly Svcutil.exe.config in the same directory as you are doing the import in). More information can it can be found in the WSDL Import section in this MSDN article.
With this extension wired up, the C# client proxy code that is generated looks like this:
Now, that looks kinda complicated – and it is, but you don't really need to understand what is to start using it. Since System.Threading.Tasks is a new feature in .NET 4.0, there is really nothing that stops you from using the extension right away – it doesn't rely on the async/await keywords that we'll see in C# vNext!
Now, if Microsoft hasn't thought of it already; it would be nice to see a similar way of using System.Threading.Task/C# async in the implementation as well. I'm guessing it wouldn't be too hard to create and it would probably involve a custom
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text: After 14 months of nursing my DD, Aunt Flo showed up on my trip to see my dad and step-mom in Houston . I was so hoping it would stay gone longer since my DD has not slowed down in nursing any and I didn't want to see her back in a awhile anyway. Oh well, I guess my body is ready for another baby - or that's what I told DH (he he he)!!!!!


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Man, I don't like this. I feel as if the core that got me excited for this season, has been thrown away for stardom and not a team.
We got shafted:
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The Carmelo Anthony trade saga is finally over.
The Nuggets traded Melo to the New York Knicks tonight, a league source said. Denver gets Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, the Knicks 2014 first-round draft pick, the Warriors' 2012 second-round pick, the Warriors' 2013 second-round pick and $3 million in cash.
Anthony will go to New York, along with Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman.
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Man, I don't like this. I feel as if the core that got me excited for this season, has been thrown away for stardom and not a team.
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Just read a tweet from Alan Hahn saying that Randolph was in the deal. The Denver Post's reporting may not be completely accurate as to the details of the deal.
besides Felton, I think we should be pretty happy. If Billups stays and plays pretty well many may be suprised.
We gave up our entire starting line-up and have no size.
Randolph, Curry's expiring, Mozgov, Gallinari, Felton, Chandler, First Round Pick
We gave up 7 players -- 4 of which are starters for us, one of which has potential for essentially one player that we actually wanted.
Denver played this well. The Nets played it even better. They costs us a great deal.
Well we gave up a lot. We lost depth, but its not like Dantoni goes deep into the bench anyway. We still lack size.
As long as Billups comes to play, I'm ok with this. As a short term stopgap at point, I like Billups better than Felton anyway.
Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the Knicks, according to a sources that spoke to the Denver Post and New York Daily News.
New York will give up Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Timofey Mozgov, Anthony Randolph, Eddy Curry's expiring contract, their own first round pick in 2014, Golden State's second round picks in 2012 and 2013, and $3 million in cash.
Randolph and Curry will go to Minnesota.
Going to the Knicks with Anthony will be Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman.
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I find this hard to believe. We have in fact gutted the "team." We now have Amar', Melo and an unhappy rental in Billups, plus a solid Fields. We are back into cap hell. When CP3 is available, Fields will be up for a good contract and we will likely be very hard pressed under a new cap. If we were going to give this much up, we should have had Melo all year,
Now watch Mozgov and Gallinari get shipped to the Nets for draft choices and thrive with them.
This is an Isiah move even though Melo is much more than Marbury or Curry.
ESPN has nothing about AR & Curry going to Minny as part of the deal.
Congratulations go to:
The Denver Nuggets.
Carmelo Anthony & Mikhael Prokhorov
La La Vasquez
James Dolan
Isiah Thomas
You all manipulated and manoeuvred our pea brained owner in to getting what you wanted. YAY!
Prokhorov has become enemy number one. I don't blame Ujiri for taking advantage of a retard with a parrot on his shoulder.
Someone do the commiserations please.
I dont see anything about Randolph. It's being reported as a straight up deal between Denver and NYC. Thats why they are getting 3 mill in cash I believe. To pay off Curry's contract.