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Jess has broken up with Fred, though really she is waiting for him to come to her door and beg to get back together again. But is that the sort of thing Fred would do? He has said himself that he has no backbone ...Meanwhile, a gorgeous boy has moved in next door and, to Jess's mingled horror and delight, is making it very, very obvious that he would like to be a lot closer than next door ...Surely, now, Fred will be driven, in a fit of jealousy, to sweep Jess back off her feet? Won't he?
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I want to thank Holden Selectman Chair Robert Lavigne, as well as town and state officials, Superintendent Pandiscio and school committee members for their informative joint meeting last Tuesday night, April 3.
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A man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy has recanted his story.
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I didn't really think we would lose another child. Of course, I hoped B.W.'s death and birth would be our single massive unfathomable tragedy. Over seven years and one healthy living son later, Zachary was born healthy but premature.
He sailed through his first week of life until he somehow acquired a bacterial infection in the NICU environment. He suffered tremendously. His body fought the sepsis, it looked like he would recover, and then they scanned his previously perfect brain. An incredibly rare and horrific bleed. Zachary was just two weeks old when we removed his life support. I thought I could imagine what a second death would do to me. I was wrong.
Very much a creature of water, I am still drawn to the flame. Campfire, the symbol of many a good thing about growing up in the Old Country. Candle, the symbol of many a thing to many a people. To me, always, and more since we buried our second child, our first son, A, to me-- a fragile, finite, ephemeral, but necessary focus point in the dark. When there is nothing else to do, I find myself lighting a candle.
Our story begins the same way most others do: at the end of another. The narratives of each pivot from a single phone call, a trembling voice and disbelieving ears. After 34 rather ordinary weeks of waiting to meet our daughter Lydia, her heart stopped beating as a result of a constricted umbilical cord. The divergent life that follows after is filled with the unnatural need to balance both death and life.
Before stumbling out of the hospital and into the cold rain of November, I kissed my daughter one last time and told her that I love her so very much. The kind nurse rocking and singing to my daughter looked up at me and said, "She knows." The words I collect here in this small space is just one way I make sure she never forgets.
She is the beginning and the end of many things, the death of innocence, the birth of reality, the acceptance that great sadness does exist, the denial that love ends when a heart stops beating. In losing her I found so much more of her and so much more of me. In finding her I began my search, for meaning, for purpose, for a way to live without. I lost her body, all that remains is held in a wooden box in my home, but I find her, every time I share her story or reach out to another soul shattered by loss. I bare my soul willingly.
In the bitter cold of Winter 2013, she silently arrived, 5 weeks before she was due. Three cold Winters later, I am still here loving and remembering a little light I once carried within me. She is with me always. My Zia. The thought of her still filling me with joy, the loss of her still shattering. I go by many titles, the greatest of these being mother, my son with me, my daughter I carry in my heart.
Knots in my hair and bags under my eyes, caustic soap, institutional green. Ben grunts in his cot, almost ready to come home, and the lost baby heart-trinket given to me by an NICU nurse as she took Liam away hangs on a string around my neck, warmed by my skin.
Raahi was my dream come true. She was everything I ever imagined in a daughter, and much more. She was the restoration of my faith in my life, the completion of my family, the one to take us on a spectacular journey. After twelve grueling weeks at the NICU and two surgeries, she came home healthy and happy. Eight days later, she wandered on, alone, leaving the three of us to only trace her path. As we imagine all the time what it would be to walk with her, we live every day what it is to not be able to. I try to walk with her in bringing up her big brother Aahir, whose hands she holds forever, and whose life and name she will eternally be entwined with. Together, they are AAHIRAAHIRAAHIRAAHIR. A perfect equation, a never-ending poem, my children. I walk with them through my writing, and I am AahiRaahi's Mom.
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The day after my daughter died, eight weeks and two days after she was born with a body that was too fragile for this life, I wrote to her: I am forever changed because of you, my Sweet Tikva. Changed in a way I can't really explain. Changed in an irreversible way. Changed in a way I needed to be changed. I am a stronger, wiser, more humble, more patient, more grateful and more loving soul because of you, my Tikva.
More than a year later, I still imagine what she would look like if she had lived, how it would feel to carry her against me in a sling. Now I see Tikva in the birds flying gracefully, playing within the gliding arms of the wind. Lucky spirit.
This is the third spring of buds on the birch trees we planted in our backyard my first Mother's Day...nine days after Finn was born, eight days after he died.
When I see birches bend to left and right/across the lines of straighter darker trees/I like to think some boy's been swinging them. —Robert Frost
Of course, it will not be him.
The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
World crashed when he died. Picking up pieces and trying to fit together a puzzle without having any idea what the completed picture should look like.
For nearly two years, we tried to get them here. Then they were. Then they weren't.
On March 21, 2009, the first full day of spring, M. and I lost our twins, Zoey and Gus. They were born and died after our week-long hospital stay, which had followed M's membrane rupture, which had followed a challenging pregnancy, which had followed an even more challenging stretch of infertility.
We mourned. We began trying again. Sometimes in that order, sometimes not. After months of facing failed pregnancy tests and other people's pregnancies, and one year after conceiving Zoey and Gus, we conceived again. Another set of twins, another boy and girl: Zoey and Gus's brother and sister. They should be here soon. It's a lot to keep in the head at once.
She was going to be our wedding present, but after a difficult early pregnancy, my body gave out at the half-way mark. With no answers to be had, and no little girl to bring home, I just keep writing, hoping to mark my trail, hoping to stumble into the light. Most days it feels like I'm more lost than she is, but I keep up the search.
We had no idea she would leave us. Six weeks old, sweet cherub cheeks just starting to smile in spite of a heart that simply couldn't cope. Now I'm left, forced into the dark, reeling with shock, empty arms hanging at my sides.
I ache for my lost purpose while I force one foot in front of the other. Trying my best to find a way back to new and utterly different light.
I went to the Gynecologist for an IUD. I came out with fertility drugs and an innate sense that this was the right time. Conception with drugs was easy. The pregnancy was easy, right up until the moment it wasn't. Gabriel was here for 30 minutes. Nothing was easy after. Not the grieving and mourning, not the four subsequent miscarriages, not the reconciliation of living without children. It is better now. It is not necessarily easier.
Just your average sports-watchin', foul-mouthed, cynical mom who after five years of a miscarriage, infertility, infertility treatment, and a healthy toddler, decided to try one more time for one more baby. Be careful what you wish for. We are left with a gaping hole in our lives following a harrowing six days of our baby's so-called life. This is me coping, grieving, trying to mother a live, inquisitive three-and-a-half year old, as well as the memory of my dead daughter. I wax profane on the limits of science, bad odds, my inbred cynicism, and my overwhelming sadness.
Mother to twin girls born over sixteen weeks too soon. One of my daughters emerged from the shadowy world of the NICU but, sadly, her twin sister died there. A part of me is still waiting for my other daughter to come home. Still standing in the very spot where we said goodbye. It's going to be a long wait.
My baby died. I never knew her. I wish I did.
Winter solstice. My daughter died before she was born.
She was perfectly healthy, they said. Just dead.
Since her death, I am more of who I once was, which isn't always a good thing.
My daughter, Roxy Jean, was stillborn on August 1st, 2007. Her 7 plus pounds are still etched into my arms. I sing for her and I write for her so that I may always keep her with me.
Just as the anticipation was nearing climax, after the build up and the longing and accumulating love and the physical hardship and everything else that went into those thirty-eight weeks, my partner tripped and fell on the sidewalk. Her placenta ruptured and Margot died. A new life is slowly emerging, one filled with overwhelming sorrow and an iTunes playlist that no longer includes Beyonce. I write here to join the society of the suffering and to keep my second daughter close.
Our boy lived for less than thirty minutes after he was born. It takes me longer than that every morning just to make my coffee and eat breakfast and yet his brief life has completely changed the landscape of my own in ways that I am still trying to understand.
My son Silas died the day he was born. There are two halves to my life, now. The words I write here are an attempt to reconcile who I was with who I have become, and to keep my missing son close. There are so few ways to hold him. This place is one of them.


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How Jazz May Have Influenced The Beatles
A publication from the French general knowledge "Tu Sais..." book series ("You Know..."), entitled "Tu Sais... Jazz," contains a final chapter on rock bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. It states that both the Beatles and the Stones "knew and loved old jazz and blues." From Paul McCartney's long familiarization with George Gershwin and other jazz composers to Brian Jones' affection for "trad" jazzMick Jagger once described him as "an old Traddy"jazz in various ways was an integral part of the UK's rock explosion of the 1960s. The Beatles were the foremost example of this, and they were also probably the band that relied the most on jazz. By 1968, Playboy magazine appeared to think the Beatles were jazz artists! In any event, they were indivisible from the jazz greats in the general zeitgeist:
And, like another musician of broad appeal, composer Johannes Brahms, The Beatles began their serious professional musical career playing in Hamburg bars for sailors and other clientele. Crowds, varying in age range and tastes, such as these require a broad range of music to be presented to them. The Beatles were adept at this role, having grown up exposed to a great deal of older music. Some people appear to believe that the band wrote solely from the influence of rock and roll records. This is surely not at all so. The Beatles' influences were from a spread of music, from various eras and styles. They may have been fortunate in that the only source of popular radio in the '50s in the UK was BBC radiothe BBC had a classical station and a "light (music)" station. Keith Richards has said how the latter taught him music: he said that the playlists were complete variety. A Chuck Berry track might be followed by Mantovani, then by a blues, by Peggy Lee, etc. This is how the composer of "Satisfaction" could also write "Ruby Tuesday" and "As Tears Go By."
The Beatles' home city of Liverpool also provided an extra source of music for the Beatles (as has been frequently observed in Beatle biographies), the latest R&B and other records brought by sailors.
However, the real development for Paul McCartney (by way of example) began with his father teaching him songs from the 1920s, a time when McCartney Senior himself had led a band. Jim McCartney was, according to his son, always playing Gershwin's "I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise" on the family piano. "I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise" is an early and very hooky melody of Gershwin's, and is available as part of the piano music "The Gershwin Songbook," a medley of tunes. Pianist and composer William Bolcom recorded a fine example in the 1970s: Piano Music By George Gershwin (Nonesuch, 1973).
The McCartney family piano room, Liverpool (piano at right)
Direct evidence of the influence of jazz itself, and of jazz era hits, is, firstly and most clearly from cover tunes that the Beatles have played. For example, on his tour of the then Soviet Union in the late '80s, McCartney performed Duke Ellington's "I Don't Get Around Much Anymore." The sung version of the number was a major hit of the 1940s.
John Lennon was also an aficionado of jazz and his early recordings show a liking for earlier jazz: one of his favorite performance pieces in Hamburg, soon recorded by the band in June, 1961 under Bert Kampfaert's direction, was the 1920s jazz hit "Ain't She Sweet:"
There is even a version sung by the three surviving Beatles in the '90s, at the time of the release of their Anthology series:
"Ain't She Sweet," being from the '20s, is also somewhat related to skiffle, the form of music played by Lennon's first group, the famous Quarrymen, whom McCartney joined in July 1957. Skiffle was homemade music fashioned with guitars and broomstick basses, maybe even washboards, and is really just another name for '20s jug band music. There is a connection to ('20s) jazz beyond the washboards: skiffle was revived in the UK in the 1950s by varying trad jazz bands such as the Barber Jazz Band (led by Chris Barber, who also had a big hit with Sidney Bechet's "Petite Fleur," in 1959). On the day "that John met Paul" (July 6, 1957) the Quarrymen played a song called "Putting On The Style," a '20s song written by an American and former operetta singer, which was a hit in the 1950s for a guitarist and singer who played with Barber, Lonnie Donegan.
Later, in 1967, Barber and his band recorded a Lennon-McCartney jazz style number entitled "Cat Call" that The Beatles used to play at the Cavern in Liverpool. So, here is evidence that The Beatles had actually written and played specific jazz numbers from the Cavern days. In fact, the first tunes written by McCartney, at least, were all, in a sense, essentially jazz or music-hall/show music ("When I'm Sixty Four," and "I'll Follow The Sun").
The Quarrymen with "Putting On The Style," July 6, 1957:
Latin music, always strongly linked with jazz, also played an important part in The Beatles' early gigs (you can hear the influence all the way through to recordings of their late sixties rehearsalsone was eventually released on the Anthology Series in 1995. In 1962, Peggy Lee, for many the premier female jazz singer, released a superb latin version of "Till There Was You;" her style of recording the song went straight into The Beatles' repertoire, and then onto their second album. The song appeared on her album Latin Ala Lee! (Capitol, 1962).


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Joe Turning, 76, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008.
Private family services were by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Burial will be in Alamogordo, N.M., at a later date.
Mr. Turning was born Nov. 8, 1931, in St. Paul, Minn. He married Janet Vogt in 1953 in St. Paul. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked as an electrician for a defense contractor at White Sands Missile Range in Alamogordo.
He was a Boy Scout leader and helped to establish Troop No. 146. Mr. Turning enjoyed fishing and had a great sense of humor. After the death of his wife, Janet, in 2005, he moved to Amarillo to be closer to family.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Hutt and husband Scott of Papillion, Neb., and Ruth Ross and husband Larry of Amarillo; a son, David Turning and wife Nena of Edgewood, N.M.; and seven grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Ware Memorial Nursing Home & Assisted Living Center, 400 W. 14th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101.
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Features: 2007 model with Sunburst finish, Maple Neck and Fretboard, Wilkinson Tremelo, Locking Tuners and a Bass Contour control that lets you rolloff the highs without losing the treble. Incredible Quality Control. Made in S Korea and set up in the USA. Hard to come by guitars but if you can get to try one do so. You will be amazed. // 10
Sound: 3-P-90 pickups and 5 way switch givethis guitar versatality uinfound in any other instrument I've ever played and I've beeen playing for over 40 years and bought and sold more guitars than you could ever imagine and this is the best sounding guitar I've ever played. It's like an American Deluxe Strat on Steroids. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The set up at the Reverend shop where all there guitars are meticulously gone thru is second to none. This is a gig ready guitar right out of the box. Frets are glassy smooth. Intonation is dead on and the tremelo works flawlessly without any effect on tuning. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Joe Naylor-Owner and LuDesigner of Reverend Guitars builds the Muscle Car of the Guitar World. These guitars for the money are second to none. They are all set up in the Reverend shop in Michigan and signed on the bavk (actually initaled) along with a serial # written on the back. The archive at the Reverend website can date your guitar to tell you what year it was built by the serial #. Quantity is allways low on these guitars and they are hard to find for a couple of reasone. 1) athey only deal with limited numbers to maintain there extremely high standards and 2)every guitar and set up be hand by one guy and he checks EVERYTHING. when you open that box you have a "Gig-Ready" Guitar. // 10
Overall Impression: You coulsd shop your whole life and spend thousands of dollars and never come up with a guitar that even comes close. If you ever get to play a Reverend you'll know why they have such a cult like following. Thers is NOTHING in the guitar world that comes close to the sound, feel and quality of this instrument and in my 40 years of playing (I'm 54) I have never been happier with any guitar I've ever owned and that includes my Les Pauls..(everyone had something that need to be fixed or adjusted) and My legion of American Strats. None of them came close to what this guitar can do..Check out the videos on you-Tube. This guitar has no cons that I can find and if it were stolen I would search the country for another and pay up 2 3 times what this cost me (if I had to) because they don't make this style anymore. I play rock(classic), jazz, blues and fusion and this does it all. If your into Death Metal-(does anyone over 15 play that??) then go but an ESP or a Schecter or Ibanez. // 10
Price paid: $ 529
Purchased from: Reverend direct
Features: Made 2006, first run of the model. Chambered mahogany body, spruce top (!), maple bolt on neck, sperzel tuners, 3 Reverend P90 pups, volume, tone and bass contour controls, 5 way switch, graphite nut. Came with a decent gig bag, wrench. Has a Wilkinson tremolo that I blocked, I play slide and don't need it. Very well-appointed and designed instrument, especially at that price. // 10
Sound: I'm filing this just to temper the enthusiasm of Stevegio, whom I know from the Reverend forum. I have to say that he's right on the key issue - this is a very, very versatile instrument, with a wide range of tones. It hits single coil percussiveness and can also deliver very fat tones, thanks to the bass contour control, a great feature that adds or reduces low end. This instrument is very well known among its owners for its powerful low end response. On Delta or Hooker stuff you appreciate that. Highs are not as ice picky as Fenders can be, if you need that much treble you'll have to mod the electronics or get another guitar. There's very good quack in positions two (Clapton) and four (Cropper) as well. Very little hum in the three single positions, unless you're playing very high gain. It's hard to get a bad sound out of this guitar if you can play. It's easy to get a good one with a decent amp. I own a dozen guitars and this is the one I use on shows most, because it does any genre well. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: Setup was fine, I adjusted action and pups to my taste (I need higher action than most and change tunings). No issues whatsoever to report. A few Reverend import owners had issues with the output jack, Reverend handled them. They take care of their customers. BTW, the guitar is substantial in weight and size, I'd say mine is 8 lb. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This instrument is as tough as a Strat. I've used it without a backup. Main thing goes wrong at any show is a string breaking, locking tuners make changes fast. This is a workhorse guitar. // 10
Overall Impression: I play RB, soul, rock, blues, lately jazz. This guitar can do a decent job with jazz (it's not a hollow body fer heavensake), and a great job with the others. For slide it's a knockout. I've done clips with this where people thought it was an acoustic, others where it sounds like Allman. There are guitars with more expensive finishes, but if you're buying a guitar to take to a show, and you like a warm single coil sound, this one will probably make you happy. These guitars cost a couple hundred bucks more now than when I bought mine, still worth it. I have owned Fender (Mustang, Jazz and Precision), Charvel (jazz bass), Gibson (LP Standard and LP 60s Tribute with P90s), Washburn (Steve Stephens signature), and other very good guitars. My amps are mainly Peaveys, I'm a bang for the buck guy and a Studio Pro 112 with a Tech 21 Blonde pedal is like a roomfull of Fenders. I've been playing 47 years, and I play some things pretty well. I currently own six Reverends, half USA made and half imports, all bought used except the Jetstream. I also own an Aria with 3 P90s that was a piece of garbage (electronics, hardware, everything) before I modded it, reminded me that the Jetstream was fine out of the box. I'd buy it again if I needed to. Don't be put off by Stevegio's rave. If you're looking for a single coil sound with more presence, you'll like this guitar. I'm giving it a ten because for the price, nothing's better, just different. // 10
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Happy start-of-the-weekend Buttians and friends! Whereas last week began with a bang (or flame, I should say) with the annual Christmas tree bonfire, this week has begun with in a more tame manor. But we can't have Christmas tree bonfires every Monday, I guess. The daily fresh snow this last week has been nothing short of spectacular, and while but let us not forget about all the terrific events that have also rolled through town along with the snow. From the Shook Twins to a Talking Heads cover band, we've certainly had our share of talent, and it looks like a very different event type will soon befall The Butte: 5th Annual Arm Wrestling contest. With two divisions–Wonder Woman and Princess, matches should be fairly very competitive and equally entertaining.  Click here for details. That's all for this week. Stay tuned next week for a rundown of our arm wrestling competitors (If we know by then who is competing )!


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Rated 5 / 5 stars
Good song, not too much thought put into the title though :P
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Just like your comment said. Smooth lounge Jazz.
I love it. Please make more!
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Cool thing - jazz just as i like it. Very cultivated and expressive. Nice rhytm-work and a beautiful piano-tune. 5/5
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So relaxing. This is exactly the way jazz should be.
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You hit that jazz nail right on the head with a groove hammer........
You mimicked the atmosphere of a studio or an actual place very well. And if this was actually recorded live, well shoot forget I said that. There's honestly nothing off about this. You've got your quintessential instruments, a catchy melody, and a perfect duration. And to top it all off, it ended out of the ordinary, making it stand out. I imagine a hoarse voiced man reading a melancholy love poem. Or y'know, the typical high class restaurant setting...or a dingy bar. This could fit with so many scenarios. Perfect work!


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Martin Klebba (Pirates of the Caribbean) joins The Murders of Brandywine Theater!
Ladies and Gents…. Larry here.
We're proud to announce our final addition to the cast of "The Murders of Brandywine Theater": Martin Klebba!
Klebba ("Pirates of the Caribbean", "Oz the Great and Powerful") will be starring as "Mr. O'Doul", the corrupt bully and owner of The Brandywine Theater.
Wait… did I say this was the "final" addition to the cast? Well, that might not actually be true. There be another 1 more awesome surprise on the way. Actually, wait. There might not just be 1. There could be more…
For now, having Martin on board rounds out our primary team of actors and he's a great fit! I couldn't ask for a better cast than what I'm getting. Truly unreal.
More info soon, but for now it's time for us to get ready. We film in 4 weeks!!!
Welcome aboard, Mr. Klebba!


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Raises should consider retirees who go without
In reply to the Jan. 23 article relating to raises for part-time elected persons: lest we forget, we retirees are the tax payers that help "foot the bill." I retired from the Berkeley County school system in 1997. I have not had a one-cent raise. I agree, we all need a raise. We all deserve a raise, but how can we be expected to pay for raises until we, the people who are helping pay for the raises, receive raises'.
At least, if everyone were to get the same raise, we could stay even. Our taxes, water, sewer, garbage, lights, insurance, medical bills, food (I am sure I am forgetting something) look at "the entire picture." Most of the elected jobs such as commissioners, board of education members, are a second part-time job. I have not checked, but is there insurance coverage for the part-time positions, are their families covered, are there any premiums? This could become an ever-increasing expense with the Affordable Care Insurance Act.
I hope none of you take this the wrong way. We elected you, we appreciate you. But please consider our situation and remember we have the same living expenses, and most are too old to get a second job.
Let's pray for our country.


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|The Evergreen Community Aquatic Center
606 SW 116th St. Seattle, WA 98146
The Evergreen Community Pool is a beautiful facility located next to the Evergreen High School campus and Athletic Fields, at the south end of White Center. The pool has nine 25 yard lanes allowing for simultaneous lessons, lap swims and swim team activities. There is a large patio perfect for entertaining large groups and for special events.
King County operated this Forward Thrust pool until it was forced to close due to budget cuts on August 31, 2009. The pool was turned over to the Highline School District who leased it to the not for profit group WhiteWater Aquatics Management which is a 501 (c)(3) corporation.


text: Ranney.com is the personal domain of Matthew Ranney. It was registered in 1995, back when domain names were free. There are many other Ranney families in the United States and throughout the rest of the world, but they are not on this site. There is also a Ranney School in Tinton Falls, NJ which many people mistakenly assume will be here.


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Hello, ramzouzy!
Here's the first one . . .
We wantA. Find an equation for the plane consisting of all points
that are equidistant from the points
We have: .
Hence: .
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One question, 3 parts
A. Find an equation for the plane consisting of all points (x,y,z) that are equidistant from the points (-4,2,1) and (2,-4,3).
B. Find the points A on the line with symmetric equations x=y=z and B on that with equations x+1=y/2=z/3 such that |AB| is the shortest distance between the two lines. Hence compute the shortest distance.
C. Let L be the line of intersection of the two planes with equations x+2y-z=2 and 2x-y+4z=5. Find the point A on this line such that the distance from (0,0,0) to A is the shortest from 0 to L.
needdd urgent helppp cant find solutions to these types of problems anywhere!
I will comment on the particular problem, #2. The problem is almost identical to one found in Stewarts Caculus. The difference is Steward asks students to find the distance between the two skew lines. That is an easy operation. But to find the particular points is rather difficult (maybe just long).
Given two skew lines the distance between the two lines is given by .
But finding A & B is a different matter.
i have both stewart single and multi variable book.. however i couldnt find the topic in the book... at some examples of the same questions or anything close to it...
and regarding that formula, is that a generic formula for skew lines or is it derived and put into place for this situation only?


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With OTAs almost over, not a lot of news has come out of San Diego. This isn't a surprise with Manti Te'o being sheltered from the media.
After the horrific ACL injury to Melvin Ingram, the San Diego Chargers are looking for his replacement. Defensive end Dwight Freeney has been signed, but has not yet arrived to OTAs for personal reasons. Mike McCoy and his team want to put Ingram's injury behind them and prepare for the season. According to Chargers.com, the team is "off to a good start."
McCoy is impressed with the hard work coming from the drills. He also loves the way the players have handled the change to a new system.


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SENCER E-Newsletter, April 2006, Volume 5, Issue 6
Announcing the NCSCE and SENCER National Advisory Board
The National Center for Science and Civic Engagement is pleased to announce our new National Advisory Board, which is composed of distinguished educators, leaders, and entrepreneurs. Members of the Board will contribute their experience and wisdom to assess effectiveness, plan for the future, and explore strategies for promoting sustainability of Center and SENCER initiatives. Leaders who have accepted our invitation to membership on the National Advisory Board include:
The Honorable Tammy Baldwin was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2000. Her district includes two SENCER schools, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Beloit College. She has had a distinguished career in public service and was the first woman elected to represent Wisconsin in the House.
John Bransford holds the James W. Mifflin University Professorship and is a Professor of Education at the University of Washington. He directs of the Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Center, a collaborative effort that involves faculty from several institutions. John is the author of How People Learn.
Norman Fortenberry is Director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education at the National Academy of Engineering. Prior to his involvement in CASEE, he was Division Director at the National Science Foundation and Executive Director of the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc.
Philip Glotzbach is President of Skidmore College. A philosopher, Dr. Glotzbach, was previously the vice president for academic affairs and dean of the University of Redlands and served as chair of the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD).
Kristen Kulinowski is the Executive Director for Policy of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology and a faculty fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Rice University. Kulinowski is the author of a SENCER model on Nanotechnology.
Ernest Levister is a physician, engineer and business leader. Dr. Levister served as a Medical Attaché for the United States, a medical examiner, and is a fellow of both the American College of Preventative Medicine and the American College of Physicians. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Lincoln University.
Cecilia López is the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Harold Washington College in Chicago, Illinois. Previously, Dr. López was the Associate Director of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.


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On February 1, 2011, AES Thames, LLC ("AES" or "Debtor") filed petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. According to the Declaration of AES's President in Support of First Day Motions (the "Declaration"), AES owns and operates a coal-fired power plant in Montville, Connecticut. This post will look briefly at AES's business, why the company filed for bankruptcy and what AES hopes to accomplish while in bankruptcy.
The Company's Operations
AES is a subsidiary of The AES Corporation ("AES Corporation"). As parent company to the Debtor, AES Corporation generates and sells electricity in twenty-nine countries. Declaration at 3. AES Corporation delivers electricity to over 11 million people worldwide, whereas it's debtor-subsidiary, AES, is capable of generating electricity for 100,000 homes. As parent, AES Corporation produces energy from various fuel sources, including coal, gas, fuel oil and certain renewable sources, whereas the Debtor relies on coal for energy production Declaration at *3-4.
Events Leading to Bankruptcy
In addition to providing electricity, AES provides steam to a paperboard plant owned by Smurfit Stone-Container Corporation ("Smurfit Stone"). AES contends that its bankruptcy is due, in part, to the "uneconomic and onerous provisions" of its Steam Sale Agreement with Smurfit Stone. Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act ("PURPA"), Debtor is required to sell steam as a condition to selling electricity. Although the production of steam represents only a fraction of the Debtor's overall production, the requirements under PURPA have resulted in the company selling steam at a significant loss. Declaration at *8. The company also attributes its bankruptcy filing to the increased cost of energy production. Declaration at *7.
Objectives in Bankruptcy
AES hopes, while in bankruptcy, to receive a "breathing spell from prepetition litigation." Declaration at *9. Earlier this year, Smurfit Stone commenced a civil action in Connecticut seeking injunctive relief that would require AES to continue providing steam to Smurfit Stone, despite Debtor's contentions that it provides steam at a significant loss. Declaration at *9. While in bankruptcy, the Debtor states that it is considering all options, including rejection of its agreement to sell steam to Smurfit-Stone.
This bankruptcy proceeding is before the Honorable Kevin J. Carey, Chief Judge of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. Debtor is represented by the law firm Landis Rath and Cobb LLP.
For those readers who are unfamiliar with the bankruptcy process, below are some of my prior posts that cover common topics in bankruptcy:
Ten Things Every Commercial Landlord Should Know About a Tenant in Bankruptcy;
What to Expect in a Section 341 Meeting of Creditors;
A Closer Look at Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Auctions; and,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court.
Jason Cornell is a bankruptcy attorney with the law firm Fox Rothschild LLP. Jason practices in Fox Rothschild's Wilmington, Delaware office. You can reach Jason at 302 427 5512 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The BoxShop
The BoxShop is a studio workspace for artists in San Francisco. With over 100 working artists, our mission is to support the creation of high quality art by providing shared access to tools, skills and knowledge.
Artists work out of 20'x 8' shipping containers and share access to a 5000-ft.² shop and a 20,000-ft.² yard.
The warehouse metal shop includes a fully functioning metal shop mig, tig and gas welders, a CNC Plasma cutter, and a wide range of metal shaping equipment: benders, rollers, English wheel, planishing hammers, a break, drill presses and more. Two of the BoxShop's latest additions are a shared electronics studio and a machine shop with a mill, a lathe and associated tooling.
Watch a short clip about the boxshop and our mission.
The BoxShop from mizpoon on Vimeo.
The BoxShop is run by Charles Gadeken.
Charles Gadeken has been working as a professional artist in the Bay Area for 20 years. His artistic practice seeks to realize the potential for unexpected magic and serendipity in everyday life. His art pulls inspiration from objects, structures and natural processes in the world around us, and transforms them into beautifully crafted sculptures that engage and surprise the viewer. His goal through this work is to instill a sense of play into the environment, taking the form of things we tend to overlook and remaking them as magical items that exist as a real life portal to our imagination.
Charlie's work has thus far incorporated mixed metals, interactive and kinetic elements, and special effects in various forms such as fire, light, and electricity. It ranges dramatically in size and functionality, from smaller scale static sculpted metalwork exemplified in his contribution of a heart to San Francisco General Hospital's Heroes & Hearts program, to monumental sized public artwork commissioned for temporary festivals and community celebrations all over the world, including Coachella, Robodock, Burning Man, Insomniac Events, Maker Faire, and many more.
Charles is a founding member of The Flaming Lotus Girls, an artist cooperative, and designs and builds custom fire art for individual collectors.
Find out more about Charlie and view his work at CharlesGadeken.com


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Biographer Andrew Morton, known for tackling high profile people in his works, is at it again, this time chronicling the life of Angelina Jolie in Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography, out Aug. 3. Earlier this week, the New York Times published a review which noted the obvious lack of sourcing throughout the book. I set out on a three-day journey to read Morton's book and see what all the fuss is about.
As it turns out, the critique is not that far off. Although I thought many of Morton's revelations were interesting, I found myself questioning the credibility of his research throughout all 16 chapters. There are seven pages of 'source notes' at the end of the book, but it's really just a letter from Morton acknowledging the people who would speak with him. (Angelina is not one of them.) Morton said he relied on "original research and interviews with contemporaries" for the most part. But I would say the majority of the book relies on interviews done by other people, including two quotes from interviews Angelina did with Entertainment Weekly in January 1998 and November 1999. (I checked. At least these two quotes were placed in accurate context.) Many of his other sources spoke only with the promise of anonymity. And while that's fine and dandy, there are too many anonymous sources to make me believe everything he writes. I kept wondering "Who said so?" and "Why should I believe this?" as he drew his many conclusions. For example, he quotes a psychoanalyst who has more than 20 years of experience, but has never treated Angelina. This doesn't scream credibility to me.
Here's an abridged list the book's, um, highlights. (If you do choose to read it, you'd be OK skipping the first four chapters. They're boring.)
- Angelina's mom, Marcheline, had feelings for Al Pacino. Morton claims she was in romantic turmoil over her feelings for Pacino and Jon Voight. When Voight proposed, Pacino begged her not to marry him. But Marcheline went along with her mother's wishes, and chose the more successful of the two men at the time and married Voight. (It really is a small world. Even for famous people.)
- Morton also claims Marcheline gave her children the names Angelina and James because they were anagrams of Al Pacino's full name, Alfredo James Pacino.
- During the filming of Voight's Conrack, he and Marcheline went on a long drive. They saw a church bus with the name "Shiloh Baptist" painted on the back. Voigt wanted to name his next child Shiloh Baptist, but Marcheline said no. She later recommended the name for her first biological grandchild. (For a woman who hated her ex-husband so much, this is quite a big step.)
- Both Angelina and her brother, James Haven, were given middle names with the intention that they would drop their surname to go into show business. (Well, that plan definitely worked.)
- At 14, Angelina's boyfriend, Anton, moved in with her at her mother's suggestion. Apparently, Marcheline gave up the master bedroom for her teenager daughter. This was all in the name of keeping a close eye on their budding relationship. (WHAT?!)
- Angelina wanted to be successful without using her father's famous last name. But her mother told an agent that he could start telling people she was Jon Voight's daughter, unbeknownst to Angelina. "To this day Angie doesn't know that it was her father's name that helped her get her first big break." (Well, I'm guessing she has a hunch.)
- After the 1998 Golden Globes, Angelina partied with Leonardo DiCaprio after their agents set them up. They didn't hit it off in the long run, but they did share a shower together. (Morton actually said Leo didn't "float her boat." Eww.)
- In 1999, Angelina received a tattoo of Billy Bob Thornton's name way below her bikini line. The book reveals it was tattooed in Helvetica. (A nice sans-serif choice, if you ask me.) That tattoo has since faded.
- Billy Bob Thornton and his "morbid fear of flying and a hatred of harpsichords, silverware, and antiques, particularly French furniture. Born into poverty, he was literally terrified of putting a silver spoon in his mouth." (Hatred of harpsichords? )
- In September 2002, Jolie officially had Voight removed from her name. But Morton said at one point she told a Toronto newspaper, "I actually hate Jolie. I would rather have been Voight."
- She's quoted talking about adopting a child from Russia, but it didn't work out. (Can you imagine being the almost child of Angelina Jolie? Neither can I.)
So what do you think? Is this a book you want to read? And do you trust Andrew Morton's research on a person he's never (to my knowledge) spoken to?


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(NBC News) least six are dead and dozens more injured following violent weather that ripped across
Texas Wednesday evening.
Horrified residents scrambled for shelter after reported tornadoes tore through the town of Granbury, located about 30 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
"It was horrible," one survivor said. "The house started shaking. We were in a closet. You could hear. It sound like a train going off."
Officials say scores are injured, and seven are missing.
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I blogged yesterday about going easier on Gov Palin on the experience quotient. Though I outline lots of other reasons I think she would be a disaster as Veep.
This morning I have some pause on my or ANY argument to totally eliminate the experience quotient. I heard Richard Haas, the President of the Council on Foreign Relations tell this anecdote:
"On September 11th, while GWB was being whisked around the country and sequestered, Dick Cheney was in the Situation Room at the White House seeking private permission from the President to shoot down aircraft who entered US airspace. Can we imagine Sarah Palin making those split second decisions?"
Now Imagine Joe Biden in that same situation.
Now don't start screaming at me about what a disaster war monger Dick Cheney has been. That is related to my point. We know they made the wrong decision after 9/11 to go into Iraq. But "day of"? Different story.
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Obama's "paid for" job's plan — nothing but tax increases
I know, you're wondering, how does Obama plan to pay for his $450 billion plus job plan, right. Because in the speech he made the claim this was all going to be "paid for", remember.
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew outlined President Barack Obama's plan to pay for his $447 billion jobs plan — mostly through tax increases.
Lew said itemized tax deductions and exemptions for those making more than $200,000, and families earning more than $250,000 would be cut — raising about $400 billion to pay for Obama's jobs plan over 10 years.
A change to bring more hedge fund earnings under normal tax rules as opposed to carried interest rates would raise another $18 billion.
The new tax rules would not take effect until January 2013, Lew said. Obama is not offering any spending cuts to pay for the jobs plan.
The rest of the total would be raised by cutting subsidies for the oil and gas industries to bring in another $40 billion, and change the depreciation rules for corporate jets. All told, Obama would cut $467 billion to pay for his plan.
Lew added that the White House doesn't anticipate that raising some taxes on high income earners would result in the loss of jobs.
Gotta love it. No politics in this. Nothing happens until January 2013 (how convenient). And the changes will pay for his spending now in 10 years. Wow, where have we heard that before? More debt boosting smoke and mirrors. More of the same old tired agenda.
And of course, we all know that no future Congress is obligated to any of this. And you wonder why there are those of us out here shouting about paying for something now vs the future?
Also, it is a litany of those interests and demographics which reside on the Obama "enemies list". The rich and the fossil fuel industry. It is the usual class warfare politics. To sell this Obama has to attempt to demonize the rich and the oil companies – even more than he's done so already. As everyone knows, I'm all for ending subsidies for everyone, but what Obama calls subsides in this case are tax breaks all businesses in all sectors take. They're not direct subsidies at all (regardless of what the press or the White House choose to call them). This is selective taxation of the type that is meant to be punitive.
So here's the money part of the great plan. It is absolutely nothing the Republicans have supported before. It should be Dead On Arrival. Obviously, knowing the Republicans won't support such a funding mechanism, President Obama is not at all interested in a compromise jobs bill. Or bi-partisanship. He's put a completely unpalatable poison pill in the bill and will now try to paint the GOP as intransigent obstructionists.
And, given the fact that taking those tax breaks away from the oil and gas industry will cost them an extra $40 billion it's hard not to believe it won't cost jobs. Note Lew didn't address that point concerning the removal of the tax break. He's only claiming that in regards to the so-called "rich".
Business as usual. Tax and spend. And as usual it is spend now an collect later. Somehow we never get around to the spending cuts, do we? $14 trillion dollars of debt say "no".
Twitter: @McQandO
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Next President Please
Mr. Obama says he (or somebody) will gladly pay in 15 months for 447 billion hamburgers today…
Well, you got that right, if this all goes the way it seems it is we will all be eating off the dollar value menu.
That's the good news. The bad news is that the dollar will have no value.
like Leno says, this is the season finale of President Obama. In the end as confusing and bittersweet (for liberals anyway) as Lost
Charles Krauthammer said tonight on FoxNews that if the Republicans were truly cynical, they would pass the bill, and let Obama explain when it doesn't work. Given that we have now seen the payment plan, I would suggest that to really make this absolutely cynical, the Republicans should pass the bill but make the taxes effective Jan 1 2012.
That would be good. The Democratic Senate would have to kill it.
The DNC used footage of President Obama speech to a joint session of Congress for what is obviously a political ad.
House Rule 5, clause 2(c)(1) says that "Broadcast coverage and recordings of House floor proceedings may not be used for any political purpose…" Additionally, House Rule 11, clause 4(b) says that "radio and television tapes and film of any coverage of House committee proceedings may not be use, or made available for use, as partisan political campaign material to promote or oppose the candidacy of any person for public office."
Normally House ethics rules aren't a problem for the DNC. But since April of this year, a member of Congress, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz of Florida, has chaired the national committee. Some say that the House ethics rule applies to the DNC ad for the simple reason that Wasserman-Schultz is chair.
What most people fail to understand, is that Obama is
Chauncey Gardener.
without being likable.
Or "touched by The Great Spirit".
I was frankly shocked when he actually submitted a bill: I didn't think he had it in him. Then I started to read the highlights. This isn't a "jobs" bill: it's a TAX bill. Man, he really hates jet owners and oil companies, doesn't he?
McQ – [Bad Luck Barry] put a completely unpalatable poison pill in the bill and will now try to paint the GOP as intransigent obstructionists.
Neo – Charles Krauthammer said tonight on FoxNews that if the Republicans were truly cynical, they would pass the bill, and let Obama explain when it doesn't work.
Oh, that would be just too sweet. O' course, MiniTru will not hold him accountable for the failure of Porkulus v2.0 any more than they held him accountable for the failure of Porkulus v1.0. He'll get out and natter about "jobs saved or created" and the talking heads will nod and say, "Yes."
At best Obama would share the blame for failure with Congress, if they passed it.
All told, Obama would cut $467 billion to pay for his plan.
Zeke Miller should be banned from any keyboard. What an IDIOT statement, especially in a business publication.
The boob just got through saying there were NO spending reductions…NO CUTS ANYWHERE to off-set this new boondoggle.
The Cloward-Piven aspects of this are pretty inescapable…as is Bad Luck Barry's plan to recycle new "stimulus" $$$ into his campaign.
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