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Is This The Face Of A Guy Who Told His Mom He Killed Satan (Who Was Actually His Dad) And Got Away With It?
VICE- On the evening of July 18, 2013, Kathy Barlas returned to her home in Mason City, Iowa, to find her adult son waiting in the garage in his underwear, dripping with blood. "Mom, I killed Satan," Tom Barlas Jr. said to his mother. Did he mean he hurt the dog? "No, Mom, I killed Satan," he repeated. Kathy entered the house, heading toward her bedroom where she found her husband, Tom Barlas Sr., lifeless on the floor, bleeding from multiple stab wounds. He was dead. When she returned to the garage, her son was gone. Calling 911, Kathy told the emergency operator that her son might be headed toward the Greek Orthodox Church of Transfiguration. The police eventually found Barlas, who resisted arrest, repeating "God and Jesus Christ," over and over. The cops used their tasers to subdue him, eventually arresting Barlas for the first degree murder of his father. Last Thursday, a little over a year later, I drove through Mason City, Iowa—which, along with neighboring Clear Lake (the town that killed Buddy Holly), remains my hometown. I'd just flown in from Denver, attempting to begin a week-long vacation, when the news came over the radio that Tom Barlas Jr. was found not guilty of the murder of his father, due to his suffering a "psychotic episode" that prevented him from understanding the consequence of his actions.
Well there ya go! Nice little tip to keep in your back pocket if you ever find yourself in the state of Iowa with an unquenchable thirst for murder (don't kill me, preferably. Or do. I'm 50/50 on it). Simply proclaim that the person is Satan and you're now allowed to murder them in cold blood. Done and done. Kind of awesome when you think about it. Iowans have a free pass to kill anybody they want now. I live here and I'd be lying if I said there weren't times when I wanted to murder people. Gas station lines are constantly too long, Iowa State fans grind my gears on a daily basis, the mail man who walks by my house whistling drives my dogs nuts is an asshole and any other number of reasons. The reason doesn't matter. Calling the person Satan before you do it does. Problem solved. You're Satan, I kill you, now you're dead and now I can buy this riptide rush Gatorade and bag of chilli cheese Fritos a lot faster. Everybody wins (except the dude at the Road Ranger who's dead in a puddle of his own blood and presumably his family and friends who have some events to plan now). Hey, it was just a "psychotic episode" where I didn't understand the consequences of my actions. Simple. Open and shut case. Move along, Cedar Rapids Police Department.
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Schools are open for the second day on Tuesday despite a Hurriyat diktat to boycott classes.
Srinagar: Schools are open for the second day on Tuesday despite a call to students from the separatist Hurriyat leadership to boycott classes in Kashmir.
Attendance in Srinagar schools is thin while moderate attendance is reported from other parts of the valley because of security restrictions. Students attended classes for the first time in three months on Monday. In a few places, students were sent home in a few hours after protests broke out.
Meanwhile, the CRPF is making its own efforts to calm tempers. It has announced rewards for jawans who show restraint in the face of violent mobs. All this is in when curfew remains imposed in Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulah and Kupwara.
Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani has asked parents to keep their children home, but many defied the call. Also, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said Monday that the government is happy to learn that most schools and colleges have reopened in Jammu and Kashmir.
He appealed to parents to cooperate with the state administration in restoring normalcy and smooth functioning of the educational institutions.
"I appeal to all sections of the people of J&K, especially parents, to cooperate with the State Government and ensure that all schools and colleges function normally," said Chidambaram.
"Government is happy to learn that most schools and colleges have reopened in Jammu and Kashmir and most students have gone back to schools and colleges today," he said, adding "there was a call by one of the Hurriyat leaders to parents asking them not to send their children to schools and colleges."
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Slowing PC sales and lackluster demand for Surface tablets will crimp Microsoft's (MSFT) revenue and earnings in the December quarter, says a JPMorgan report.
Analyst John DiFucci, who has a neutral rating on the stock, lowered his sales forecast to $21 billion from $21.4 billion and his EPS estimate to 68 cents from 72 cents.
"(Research firm) Gartner now forecasts a weaker overall PC market, with December-quarter unit shipments declining 5.5% year-over-year compared to its previous expectation for 7.7% growth," wrote DiFucci.
He expects sales of Microsoft's Surface tablet to "be cannibalistic to traditional laptop sales." Microsoft's Surface competes with Apple's (AAPL) iPad and tablets from Google (GOOG), among others.
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Arthur O'Shaughnessy
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (14 March 1844 – 30 January 1881) was a British poet and herpetologist[1] of Irish descent, born in London.[2] He is most remembered for his ode beginning with the words "We are the music makers, /And we are the dreamers of dreams" which has been set to music several times.
At the age of seventeen, in June 1861, Arthur O'Shaughnessy received the post of transcriber in the library of the British Museum, reportedly through the influence of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton. Two years later, at the age of nineteen, he became a herpetologist in the museum's zoological department. From 1874 until his premature death in 1881 he described six new species of reptiles, and after his death he was honored in the specific name, oshaughnessyi, of four new species of lizards described by Albert Günther and George Albert Boulenger.[1]
However, O'Shaughnessy's true passion was for literature. He published his first collection of poetry, Epic of Women, in 1870, followed two years later by Lays of France in 1872, and then Music and Moonlight in 1874. When he was thirty, he married and did not produce any more volumes of poetry for the last seven years of his life. He died at age 36 from a "chill" after walking home from the theatre on a rainy night.[3] His last volume, Songs of a Worker, was published posthumously in 1881.
The artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown were among O'Shaughnessy's circle of friends, and in 1873 he married Eleanor Marston, the daughter of author John Westland Marston and sister of the poet Philip Bourke Marston. Together, he and his wife wrote a book of children's stories titled Toy-land (1875). They had two children together, both of whom died in infancy. Eleanor died in 1879, and O'Shaughnessy himself died in London two years later from the effects of a "chill." He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.
The anthologist Francis Turner Palgrave in his work The Golden Treasury declared that of the modern poets, despite his limited output, O'Shaughnessy had a gift in some ways second only to Tennyson, and "a haunting music all his own." He was also alluded to by Neil Gaiman in his extremely popular series The Sandman in the guise of the envoy of the Endless, Eblis O'Shaughnessy.
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By far the most noted of any his works are the initial lines of the Ode from his book Music and Moonlight (1874):
We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers
And sitting by desolate streams;—
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems.
With wonderful deathless ditties,
we build up the world's great cities.
And out of a fabulous story,
we fashion an empire's glory.
One man, with a dream, at pleasure
shall go forth and conquer a crown.
And three, with a new song's measure
can trample an empire down.
We, in the ages lying,
in the buried past of the Earth,
built Nineveh with our sighing
and Babel itself with our mirth.
And o'erthrew them with prophesying
to the old of the New World's worth.
For each age is a dream that is dying,
or one that is coming to birth.
Sir Edward Elgar set the ode to music in 1912 in his work entitled The Music Makers, Op 69. The work was dedicated to Elgar's old friend Nicholas Kilburn and the first performance took place at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in 1912. Performances available include: The Music Makers, with Sir Adrian Boult conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975 (reissued 1999), paired with Elgar's Dream of Gerontius; and the 2006 album Sea Pictures paired with The Music Makers, Simon Wright conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967) also set the ode to music in his work Music Makers, dedicated to Merton College, Oxford on the occasion of its 700th anniversary in 1964.
Cultural usage[edit]
The line "We are the music makers / and we are the dreamers of dreams" has been quoted or used in many different media. A few examples include:
- spoken by Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
- used as the opening line of Mod Sun's song "Birds and Bikes" from the album "I'll Buy Myself".
- used as the opening line of Living Legends song "Nothing Less (ft. Slug)".
- included in motivation speech by Herb Brooks before the US Hockey Team beat the Russian team in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
- line from Willy Wonka sampled in the Aphex Twin track, "We are the Music Makers" from the album Selected Ambient Works 85–92.
- the first two lines were used by Kuffdam & Plant as lyrics on their single "We are the Dream Makers"
- the first stanza is quoted by Viveca Lindfors's character at the end of the 1995 Henry Jaglom film Last Summer in the Hamptons.
- used in the 2003 High Contrast remix of "Barcelona," originally produced by D.Kay & Epsilon.
- quoted by the character Roger in season 5, episode 6 of the television series American Dad!
- used in the Buckethead song "Seaside" from "Blueprints", the first line is a quote of Gene Wilder's line.
- often quoted in the Church of Scientology's Celebrity Centre's Celebrity Magazine.[citation needed]
- spoken by King Unique in "Tyrane – King of the Invisible Land (Henry Saiz's We Are The Music Makers 303 Remix)" in the 2011 CD Balance 019 Mixed by Henry Saiz
- the first two lines are used in the intro to D-Block & S-Te-fan's "Dreamers of Dreamz" (2009)
- the first two lines are used in the intro of the Bassnectar album Motions of Mutation – sampled from Gene Wilder's character in Willy Wonka
- used in Bryan Kearney's mashup John O'Callaghan & Heatbeat vs. Nenes & Pascal Feliz – Plas Lilas
- Used in Lange's 2013 track Imagineer
- The first two lines are used in the track "Lonely Soul" by Direct
- Most recently used in 2015 in Bliss n Eso x FKA Twigs - Two Weeks
- line from Willy Wonka sampled and used in 808 State's song, "Nephatiti" on the album Ex:el.
The entire ode is quoted in the opening of "Dreamers of Dreams: An Anthology of Webfiction" (2011), an ebook anthology series of online fiction, as well as inspiring the name of the series.
- used the line "We are the music makers / and we are the dreamers of dreams" in the spoken words of Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka) at the beginning of the original song written by Rob Bach "Dream" on YouTube. The full poem quote was also included in the description of the song "Dream".
- the first two lines are used in the intro to Bastille's "Dreams" (Fleetwood Mac cover) from Other People's Heartache, Pt.2 album (2012)
- First verse used in BBC TV advert for its own programming, 2013.
"One man with a dream, at pleasure, Shall go forth and conquer a crown; And three with a new song's measure Can trample an empire down" was used by Mack Reynolds as the opening dedication (and title to) his novel "Trample an Empire Down" (1978).
The line "Each age is a dream that is dying,or one that is coming to birth." is quoted in Franklin D.Roosevelt's second Inaugural Address (1937).
- An Epic of Women (1870)
- Lays of France (1872)
- Music and Moonlight: Poems and Songs (1874)
- Toy-land (with Eleanor W. O'Shaughnessy) (1875)
- Songs of a Worker (1881) (published posthumously)
- Arthur O'Shaughnessy: Music Maker by Molly Whittington-Egan (2013) Bluecoat Press
- Arthur O'Shaughnessy: His Life and Works by Jordan Kistler (forthcoming from Rivendale Press)
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("O'Shaughnessy", p. 197).
- ^ Moulton, Louise (1894), Arthur O'Shaughnessy: his life and his work, with selections from his poems, Stone & Kimball, retrieved 9 August 2011
- ^ Poetry Foundation. www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/arthur-oshaughnessy.
External links[edit]
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- Works by or about Arthur O'Shaughnessy at Internet Archive
- Works by Arthur O'Shaughnessy at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- List of O'Shaughnessy papers held at Queen's University Belfast


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With the loss, Michigan falls to 11-6 (1-3 Big Ten) for the season. The Wolverines are now 10-3 at Crisler Arena and have lost three of their last four at home.
With the loss, Michigan falls to 71-94 (64-91*) all-time against Ohio State. The Wolverines are now 43-37 against the Buckeyes at Crisler Arena. John Beilein is now 2-6 against OSU in his career.
Wednesday's game marked the first of two meetings between Michigan and Ohio State this season. The Wolverines will travel to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes on Feb. 3.
Wednesday's contest marked the Wolverines' fourth game against a ranked opponent this season. It was also their second straight against a top-five opponent. U-M is winless against ranked foes this season.
Darius Morris led the Wolverines with 18 points on 8-of-15 (53 percent) shooting. He has scored in double figures in 12 games this season, leading the Wolverines in scoring in nine games. Morris also dished out a game-high eight assists. He has led the Wolverines in assists in all but one game this season. Morris added five rebounds in the loss.
Evan Smotrycz scored 14 points on 5-of-9 (56 percent) shooting, including 4-of-6 (67 percent) from three-point range. Smotrycz grabbed a team-high six rebounds, and added an assist and a block in the loss.
Darius Morris (18), Zack Novak (16), Evan Smotrycz (14) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (11) each scored in double figures for the Wolverines. Michigan is now 3-1 this season when at least four players score in double figures for U-M.
Michigan shot 52 percent (24-of-46) from the field; 57 percent (13-of-23) in the first half and 48 percent (11-of-23) in the second half.
The Wolverines made 11 three-pointers in the game. This marked the first game in which Michigan reached double-digit treys since the win against Bryant on Dec. 23.
Coming into the game, Ohio State led the nation in scoring margin, beating their opponents by an average of 25 points per game. They defeated the Wolverines by only four points.
Ohio State won the rebounding battle, 26-23. U-M is 4-6 this season when it is out-rebounded by its opponent.
Michigan turned the ball over 12 times while forcing Ohio State into 10 turnovers. The Wolverines are now 5-3 this season when they commit more turnovers than their opponent.
Michigan dished out 12 assists and committed 12 turnovers. This marked the second game this season in which the Wolverines recorded the equal amounts of assists and turnovers. U-M last accomplished this in the season-opening win against USC Upstate on Nov. 13.
Michigan outscored Ohio State in points off turnovers (15-13) and fast-break points (2-0). The Buckeyes outscored the Wolverines in points in the paint (26-24). The two teams tied in second-chance points (6-6).
The game featured six lead changes and five ties. Michigan never led after Ohio State took a 43-41 lead with 16:08 remaining, trailing by as many as 12 in the second half.
The Wolverines wore their maize jerseys for the seventh time this season. Michigan is now 3-4 this season when wearing maize.
For the fourth straight game, Michigan went with the starting lineup of Darius Morris, Zack Novak, Tim Hardaway Jr., Evan Smotrycz, and Jordan Morgan. The Wolverines have used this lineup in all but one game this season.
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It is widely known that multiple medical, demographic, social and cultural factors influence diabetes care, adherence to treatment and health outcomes, yet very few programs address all these aspects in routine clinical practice. Joslin's Latino Diabetes Initiative provides culturally appropriate diabetes care and education, research, community outreach and professional education in order to improve outcomes for Latinos living with diabetes or those who are at risk for developing the disease.
Our strategy is to improve knowledge and expertise among community-based health professionals and paraprofessionals through training that is accessible and applicable to the needs of all levels of health providers serving Latinos. As part of this effort, we provide information about diabetes prevention, education and treatment for Latino populations. In addition to our education programs, we also work collaboratively with referring physicians to co-manage patients with diabetes. Working together we can help our Latino patients reach their therapeutic goals and live a better life with diabetes.
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You spent time stressing over which espresso machine to buy. You found the perfect one! It was the right price, it gets great reviews, it looks fabulous on your counter. Now you find yourself asking the most simple of questions. What can you make with an espresso machine?
The answer is even more simple, an awful lot! These machines are versatile and meant to make a variety of beverages. Of course, most believe the only thing that comes out of an espresso machine is a cup of espresso or cappuccino! There are lots of options with an espresso machine. Here are some great beverages to try.
First, of course is espresso! To make a great cup you should start with filtered water because it is more pure and will not take away from the flavor of the espresso beans. Then choose beans that are rich in flavor. Smell them if you can before you purchase them. They should have a vibrant and rich bodied scent when you open the bag. Inspect the beans as they should have a little bit of an oily residue to them. Have them ground (or better yet use your own mini grinder to make it fresher)for an espresso machine. Fill up your machine with coffee and enjoy a cup in its simplest forms.
The next classic espresso machine favorite is cappuccino. The secret to this beverage isn't just in the espresso but in the frothed milk. The espresso is made much in the same way as mentioned before but then you have to froth your milk.
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A cafe mocha is another great variant to the beverage list of what can you make with an espresso machine. This is basically a latte that has either special chocolate syrup or mocha powder (or both) added to it with the espresso, then the milk, then the froth. It is a sweet and delicious treat that makes your sweet tooth sing!
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WACO, Texas – TZP Capital Partners I, L.P., a private equity fund based in New York, has completed its acquisition of The Dwyer Group, Inc., a franchising company of trades service brands. The transaction, valued at $150 million, closed today.
The Dwyer Group serves as a holding company for seven residential and commercial franchise service brands. The franchise network includes more than 1,500 franchisees operating in the United States and seven other countries. In addition to its franchise concepts, Dwyer also owns and operates 37 full-service glass stores in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. Dwyer's franchisees along with its company-operated stores account for nearly $800 million in annual system-wide revenues.
"This begins an exciting new chapter for The Dwyer Group as we prepare to celebrate our 30th anniversary in the New Year and the opportunities that await us," said Dina Dwyer-Owens, chairperson and CEO of The Dwyer Group. "Our partnership with TZP is the perfect collaboration to take our business to the next level, to further support our rapidly expanding franchise family, and to investigate additional franchise concepts to add to our growing company."
The completed purchase transferred majority ownership from The Riverside Company to TZP along with a significant reinvestment from The Dwyer Group executive team, and a new investment from each brand president within The Dwyer Group of Companies.
The Dwyer Group's executive team will remain in place and the company name will not change.


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Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Morrow County Records Inventory
Circuit Court Case Files
Series documents cases heard before the circuit courts and the U.S. district courts. U.S. district courts were administered by the federal government during the territorial period and subsequently replaced by the circuit courts upon statehood in 1859. Case files include exhibits, transcripts, indexes, and legal documents such as indictments, subpoenas, fee bills, articles of agreement, bonds, summons, executions, petitions, and injunctions. The case files document civil and criminal actions such as debt, theft, divorce, land claims, arson, murder, rape, assault and battery, and boundary conflicts. Circuit court records continue after 1983 under authority of the state and are maintained by the trial court administrator. Circuit court records have been inventoried through 1983. For information on more recent court records, contact the trial court administrator. Portions of these records may be restricted.
Records at the Morrow County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
Circuit Court [Case Files], no. 5483-6637, ca.1965-1982 (.40 inch microfiche and microfilm jackets).
Records at the Morrow County Courthouse, Basement Vault:
Vault Index Circuit Court Papers, vol. 3-5, ca.1885-1985 (3 volumes).
Records at the Morrow County Courthouse, Basement Records Storage Room:
[Cochran vs. Cochran Circuit Court Transcripts], 1924 (1 volume).
Records at the Morrow County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
Book of Divorce Records Final Decree [Receipts], 1925-1942 (1 volume);
[Cochran vs. Cochran Circuit Court Transcripts], 1924 (1 volume);
[Index to Circuit Court Papers], n.d. (1 reel of microfilm).
Records at the Umatilla County Courthouse, Trial Court Criminal Office, Room 209, Public Research Area Cabinet:
Morrow County [Circuit Court Case Files], no. 1-4240, 1885-1955 (51 reels of microfilm);
Morrow County Film Index [Microfilm], no. 1-4240, 1885-1955 (1 binder).
Records at the Umatilla County Records Storage Building, Circuit Court Front Records
Storage Area:
Index Circuit Court Cases [Morrow County], ca.1904-1923 (1 volume);
Index to Vault Papers [Morrow County-includes references to circuit, justice, and county court cases], 1885-1897 (1 volume);
Index Vault [Morrow County Circuit Court Cases], vol. 2, ca.1899-ca.1904 (1 volume);
Morrow County Circuit Court [Case Files-title varies], no. 4241-7425, 1955-1983 (45 cu.ft.);
Vault Index [Morrow County-includes references to circuit, justice, and county court cases], n.d. (1 volume).


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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Jesus, the Bum and Doc Martens
I decided to get some new shoes today. My beloved tennis shoes were getting kind of ratty. While I was in the shoe store I saw some Doc Martens. It reminded me of a time years ago in which I had those boots. Great boots - nice and durable.
On the way to the store, I saw a bum that hangs out around a gas station. He never begs for money, he just sits there in the cold. I bought him some cigarettes and some food. It seemed to brighten his day.
At Starbucks, I tried to figure out what all this meant in a religious sense. This is a very religious state, but very few people personally help the poor. They outsource that job to various charities. But did Jesus command us to outsource helping others? Who knows? But my coffee tasted good on a cold day.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Mother goes crazy in a store, gets tased
A sign in a store called the British Home Shoppe reads as follows:
"Sorry, we are not a daycare center. Please control your children"
It seems that a mother found this sign to be offensive. So she responded by throwing merchandise at the owner until he shot her with a taser. Both the mother and the store owner were arrested.
Yeah, I am sure these kids are going to turn out OK.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Free Trade Myths
Paul Craig Roberts has long been one of my favorite economists. As with many people that I admire, it is hard to classify him as being on the Left or the Right. He is one of the few voices that have expressed doubts about the axiomatic position held by the Democrat and Republican parties that free trade is all sunshine and rainbows.
Roberts also debunks the myth that the United States was built of free trade. Nothing could be further from the truth. From the earliest colonial times, the government has protected various industries.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Crossing guard told not to wear silly hats
Here is a sappy story that reminds me of a real life Miracle on 34th Street. In the movie, a government official threatens a harmless man with institutionalization for believing that he is Santa Claus. People come to his defense and he is set free!
In real life, Larry Douthwaite, a school crossing guard for 15 years, has worn silly hats to make the children smile. In seems that some odious government official decided that wearing such attire was not "professional" and she did what any strong and empowered woman would do – she wrote a letter complaining to the police chief of the town. Bowing to this government busybody, the police chief sadly told Larry Douthwaite that he could no longer wear his funny hats while working as a school crossing guard.
When the local townspeople heard about this, everyone rallied to Larry's defense. At a special town meeting last night and hundreds of citizens attended to defend Larry's right to wear a silly hat. The town council overturned the ruling. Larry Douthwaite is now free to wear his silly hats again!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Mentally Retarded Kept as Virtual Slaves
Senator Tom Harkin is leading an investigation of a case in which a turkey processing plant kept a group mentally retarded men as virtual slaves. These men were shipped up from Texas and worked at the plant for approximately 44 cents an hour. The men slept in an old, unheated schoolhouse with boarded up windows. (See the video below of the bunkhouse provide courtesy of the Iowa Gazette newspaper online)
I interviewed Curtis Decker who is the executive director of the National Disability Rights Network. We discussed the issues of employing the mentally retarded to work at below minimum wage.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Should States Be Allowed to Quit?
Here is an interesting article in Human Events concerning how eleven states are thinking about refusing to take the stimulus money. Per the article:
State governors -- looking down the gun barrel of long-term spending forced on them by the Obama "stimulus" plan -- are saying they will refuse to take the money. This is a Constitutional confrontation between the federal government and the states unlike any in our time
Originally, the United States was designed to be a country that decentralized power. The states had much more influence than the Federal government. Over time, the Federal government has grown in power and influence to a degree in which the states have very little power. The 10th amendment of the constitution clearly specified the separation of powers:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
As with most of the Constitution, this amendment is now pretty much ignored.
But the question still remains, do we as a people have a right to dissolve our bonds with a government when the government no longer represents us? A radical question today as it was in 1776.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Hyperinflation Myth
Below is a graph that shows the increase of the Base Money supply of the USA. Base Money (M1) is the fiat money that is created by the Federal Reserve. As you can see, the Fed has been going crazy "printing" money. (Most money is now electronic, not paper - hence the word printing is somewhat of an anachronism.)
Based on this graph, you probably think that we should be experiencing hyper-inflation. Many people of the Austrian Monetary theory (such as Lew Rockwell, Peter Schiff and Ron Paul) have consistently predicted hyperinflation. And, yet, we have not seen a radical increase of prices. Why not?
The reason we have not seen hyperinflation is that most of our money is created by banks through loans. The government creates very little fiat money compared to the credit money created by the banks. And the credit money has been dramatically collapsing over the past year.
The increase of fiat money by the Federal Reserve is like pushing on a string. The banks are not lending this money because businesses are not expanding and current loans are defaulting. And without lending, money cannot increase under our current monetary system.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Does America need science and engineering graduates?
One of Obama's plans for revitalizing America's economy is to encourage kids to pursue science and high-tech education. However, the dirty little secret is that these types of jobs are now being off-shored to non-Americans (such as China and India) who will work at a fraction of an America wage. As such, American engineering and computer graduates discover that they have been misled about the America's need of high-tech graduates. Our leaders have gutted America's industry and science in the name of flipping a quick profit.
As my daughter visited me this weekend, I decided to interview her about science and engineering. Molly is currently a chemical engineering and math major.
We also discussed why there is a lack of women in the hard sciences such as math and why Asians are over represented compared to other ethnic groups.
*The end of the video is a silly clip of a "stare out" we did last night at dinner. I was just going to share this clip with family and friends, but I accidently made it public earlier today. (Youtube allows you to set videos as private to be viewed by only certain people.) Anyway, Molly suggested that we just keep it in for your amusement.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Why pay your mortgage?
Obama's housing plan will reward people who lived beyond their means and took excessive debt. Why should you be a sucker and continue to pay your mortgage when the government will come to the rescue? The government rewards scam artists, deadbeats and parasites and it punishes the people who produce. If that is the case, why should we produce?
I called GMAC and asked them if they would reduce the principal on my mortgage. I figured if they can loot my tax money via TARP, they can reduce my mortgage.
Below is the famous Rick Santelli rant about the situation:
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Chimps Gone Wild!
My interview with Maureen O'Leary, primate expert at the Tulsa Zoo. Maureen explains chimp behavior in reference to the savage chimpanzee attack of a Connecticut woman. Maureen also provided some expert advice as to what to do in case you should ever be attacked by a gang of chimpanzees.
Chimpanzees (especially adult males) are dangerous animals that can be quite aggressive. Their canine teeth are up to three inches long and they have tremendous jaw strength. It is common for chimps to bite off the fingers of people who are silly enough to stick their fingers into the cage. If you should be unfortunate to face an aggressive chimp without a cage to protect you, the chimp will attempt to chew off your face.
In 2008, two chimps attacked a man in a California sanctuary. The chimps bit off his nose and part of his foot. The Sun interviewed this man about his attack (warning, gruesome pictures.)
Below is the 911 call concerning the Connecticut chimp attack:
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Girls - Now you can pee like a man!
My interview of Sarah Dillon, inventor of the GoGirl. The GoGirl is an empowering device for women that enable women to pee like a man.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Bowling Hate Crime!
It was reported in the news that a vicious criminal stole 150 bowling balls from Thurston's Restaurant bowling alley in New York. Of course, I was curious as to why anyone would want to steal 150 bowling balls. Is there an active black market for crappy bowling balls? And how would a thief manage to remove 150 bowling balls in the middle of the night? Did he have a truck to carry the bowling ball loot? I can't imagine that someone could fit 150 bowling balls in a car.
As part of the RAMZPAUL's in-depth investigations, I looked deeper into the mysterious case of the Bowling Ball Caper.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Pastor arrested for anti-abortion sign
I was please to interview Dana Cody. Dana is the Executive Director of the Life Legal Defense Foundation.
Dana 's organization is providing legal aid to Walter Hoye, a pastor in Oakland, California. Hoye was arrested for carrying a sign that read 'Jesus Loves You. Can we help?' Oakland has a city ordinance that prohibits free speech in a certain radius around abortion clinics. The legal question is can a city prohibit peaceful, free speech in a public area? The Supreme Court has struck down similar laws that attempt to limit speech in such a manner (Hill vs. Colorado).
My primary interest in this story is that of Free Speech. I have noticed a disturbing trend from both the Left and the Right with attempts at silencing political speech. President Bush had "free speech" zones at his public appearances which prohibited protests except for out of the way locations. Protestors were only allowed their Free Speech in a chained off area that was out of sight of the President. Such areas (which were basically cages) were called "Free Speech Zones".
Now we are seeing similar "zones" that attempt to silence speech. The Founders of this country believe that the entire country was a Free Speech zone. They believed that any attempt to prohibit free speech in public is a form of tyranny.
Below is the video of Walter Hoye protesting.
[Clinic escorts routinely block Rev. Hoye's sign with blank signs to prevent women from seeing his message: "God loves you and your baby. Let us help."]
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Chinese Myth Debunked
Working in the corporate world for the past twenty years, I have seen an endless parade of silly fads introduced by various consultants. Usually these initiatives are released with much fanfare (and with great cost) only to be usurped by a new fad within six months.
One of the common business consulting myths was the idea that the Chinese word for "crisis" is composed of elements that signify "danger" and "opportunity." This was presented by consultants as some motivational tripe in order to encourage the employees when things were going to Hell. "Hey, our sales may be down, but remember the ancient Chinese wisdom that a crises is really an opportunity!"
Chinese linguist experts at the University of Pennsylvania have finally explained in detail why this is an urban myth. A better translation that "opportunity" would be "dangerous moment". Of course, an accurate translation would not sell motivational books.
This whole episode reminded me of the fad motivational book called "Who Moved My Cheese?" As near as I can figure this book was targeted to children in First Grade who suffer from severe learning disorders. The book was silly and patronizing. Basically the "lesson" was that you need to find other opportunities when someone steals your "cheese". Executives loved to pass out this book in an attempt to appease employees while the executives were financially raping the companies.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Happy Vagina Day!
Ahhh… Valentine's Day. Somehow over the years this holiday has morphed in Vagina's Day. This has become another hallmark Holiday designed to shame men into spending elaborate amounts of money in an attempt to appease women. The irony is that the less you need to spend on a woman, the better the relationship.
Anyway, below is a typical expert "advice" comment geared to women complaining about men on Valentine's Day. It seems we men don't spend enough on women.
This article also reminds me of the JC Penny's Christmas ad designed to shame men into buying expensive jewelry. I created a video in response that received some attention in Canada's largest newspaper. (see below)
Ahhh, February 14. Hearts, roses, and reservations. Sounds romantic, but let's get real here, ladies: V-Day can be anything but victorious. And who do we have to thank for that? M-E-N. Okay, besides the three guys on earth who come up with creative dinner ideas and adorable trips in advance, most of the male species disappoints. From terrible gifts to a sudden case of amnesia, many of us are left hanging... even those of us who think Valentine's is the cheesiest day of the year. Read on for more cringeworthy moves.
1. Saying he doesn't believe in hokey commercial holidays two seconds after you've given him a cute card.
2. Telling you, "We're never going to be able to get a dinner reservation tonight because it's stupid Valentine's Day."
3. Giving you supermarket flowers.
4. Emailing you the morning of the 14th to say, "Hey, so what are you up to tonight?" He's not asking you out, just wondering if you'll be out with someone else.
5. Taking you to a fast-food drive-through, then renting "Basic Instinct" and inviting you back to his dorm room/shady apartment to watch it with his roommate.
6. Making you a lame heart-shaped card cut from notebook paper with "IOU one gift" written on it.
7. Insisting on treating you to a lavish dinner and ordering tons of appetizers, and the priciest entrees. Then when the bill comes, Loverboy asks if you can throw in, say, 80 bucks or so.
8. Setting tentative plans but not telling you exactly what time he's picking you up or where you're going. Then -- surprise! -- at 9:45, he tells you he's stuck at work, then says, "You're not mad, are you?"
9. Then telling you before he hangs up, "Look, I really wanna make it up to you," but not bothering to nail down a date.
10. Dumping you the day before because he didn't want to torment you by going through the motions. (At least you could've gotten one last fancy meal out of the deal.)
11. Buying you chocolates the day after V-Day because the prices were slashed.
12. Giving you ghastly mall-rat jewelry that you saw on his sister the week before.
13. Waiting until February 13 to make plans with you.
14. Taking you anywhere that serves two-for-one meals.
15. Inviting you out for an evening with him... and his mother.
The infamous JC Penny's Doghouse ad:
My Response video:
Friday, February 13, 2009
Girl benched for being straight
Brooke Heike, a college basketball star, is suing Central Michigan University for being cut from the team for "not being a lesbian." Brooke claims that her coach, Sue Guevara, discriminated against her for being a heterosexual. When Brook refused to become a lesbian, the coach allegedly cut Brooke from the team.
Below are pictures of Brook Heike and Sue Guevara. I will let you guess which one is the heterosexual player.
As part of the Starbuck Pledge 5 campaign, I hope to use this case to raise awareness concerning the plight of heterosexual female basketball players. I hope Brooke can break down barriers and allow other female heterosexual basketball players to come out of the closet.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Crucifixes appear at Catholic university
Boston College has been in the news recently due to a ruckus raised over crucifixes and other religious art being displayed in the classrooms. The fact Boston College is a private Catholic university puts an odd spin to the story. How can one become offended of religious icons when you are in a Catholic school? What is next? Will people become offended that the Pope is Catholic and that he should change his religion in the name of "diversity"?
I interviewed Professor Dwayve Carpenter who is a professor of Jewish Studies at Boston College. Professor Carpenter is offended that the religious icons that were placed in his class.
Sometimes it gets difficult separate news that is found on TheOnion to that of real news. After all, how can I properly do satire when reality is more absurd?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Twisters in Oklahoma and OZ
RAMZPAUL dodges a killer tornado in Oklahoma. Then things get strange.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Trading Away Our Future
Howard B. Richman author of, Trading Away Our Future, claimed in an interview with RAMZPAUL that the US could win a trade war with China. Mr. Richman slammed China for engaging in mercantilist trade practices which have damaged the global economy.
Mr. Richman also explained his advocacy of the Fair Tax proposal as a way to reduce corruption and improve the economy.
I personally want to thank Mr. Richman for the interview. He is an intelligent and articulate man who brings an interesting perspective to our current economic crisis.
The current trade policy on the United States is gutting our manufacturing and high tech industries. If we continue to allow our country to be pillaged in the name of "free trade" we will soon be reduced to a Third World status. This country was built on a trade policy that protected our industry. It is madness to continue in our current direction.
I am also an advocate of the Fair Tax. The Fair Tax would eliminate much of the bureaucracy of our tax system. Such a tax would reward savings and discourage reckless consumption. More importantly, such a tax would prevent politicians from using the tax code to provide favors (i.e. kick backs) to lobbyists who fund their campaigns.
If you are interested in a deeper understanding of such policies, I highly recommend reading "Trading Away Our Future."
Monday, February 9, 2009
An Interview with a Real Life Indiana Jones
I had the pleasure today to interview the real life Indian Jones – Richard Reeves. Richard Rives is a famous Christian personality who has conducted various archeological searches for the Ark of the Covenant and Noah's Ark. Mr. Rives made worldwide news when he claimed to have found the remains of Noah's Ark in modern day Turkey.
Recently, Mr. Rives has been promoted by the popular conservative on-line news web site, WorldNetDaily.com. Mr. Rives advocates a theology that maintains Christianity has been corrupted by paganism. For example, Mr. Rives believes that Easter and Christmas are pagan holidays that should not be observed by Christians.
While I do not advocate a specific religious point of view on my blog, I do think it is important to understand the religious people that have influence in politics and culture. Mr. Rives and his ideas have definitely been influential concerning the Christian Right and the Republican Party.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Women and Guns
A school teacher in Wisconsin, Betsy Ramsdale, was put on administrative leave when she posted a picture on her Facebook account of herself holding a rifle. It seems some "concerned" staff member saw the picture and decided to report her to the school's administration.
As it is apparently legal for women to own guns in the state of Wisconsin (go figure) I am not exactly sure why she was reprimanded. Are Wisconsin teachers prevented from participating in biathlon competitions? (Biathlon is an Olympic sport combining shooting and cross-country skiing.) Are Wisconsin teachers allowed to hunt?
Apparently some mothers were "offended" at seeing a teacher of their precious little angels shooting a gun. And we all know that when a woman is "offended" that trumps any of our Constitutional rights.
Personally, I don't mind seeing women with guns.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Thoughts of Civilization Breakdown in a WalMart
The birth of eight children to Nadya Suleman has been in the news recently. Nadya Suleman is an unwed mother who has 14 children. She has lived off disability insurance since injuring her back as a counselor. For some odd reason, while the disability has prevented her from working, it has not prevented her from making babies.
The hospital bills for the children are expected to run up to 3 million dollars. Miss Suleman is not worried about money to raise the children as she plan to go back to college and get her Master's degree in counseling.
In other news, a leader in the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has declared that the breakdown of traditional families, far from being a "crisis," is actually a triumph for human rights. The results of such a "triumph" can be found in any slum.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Who is John Galt?
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is a libertarian masterpiece that is a must read for anyone that is a friend of liberty and capitalism. The novel is set in America during an unknown time. The country is in a midst of a financial crises and the government creates various "temporary" regulations to counter the "national emergency". These regulations actually create further harm to the economy. The government, of course, never admits that their control and meddling is the source of these problems. The blame is always put of selfish people and greedy businessmen.
Wesley Mouch is a bureaucrat in the novel who eventually assumes the role as the county's chief economic planner. He believes that the government must take an active role to ensure that the economy recovers.
Wesley Mouch introduced a series of economic regulations designed to improve the economy. These included the "anti dog eat dog act" (to reduce harmful competition) and Directive 10-289.
Directive 10-289 purported purpose was to stop the country's economic decline by freezing the economy in its present state. The directive employed comprehensive central government planning to freeze the status quo.
Part of the directive read as follows:
Point One: All workers, wage earners, and employees of any kind whatsoever shall henceforth be attached to their jobs and shall not leave nor be dismissed nor change employment...
As life once again imitates art, a real life Wesley Mouch has emerged as an economic advisor to President Obama. Lawrence Chimerine, a prominent economist, has proposed his own version of Directive 10-289. Chimerine is proposing that the White House call for a "national initiative" in which Corporate America would agree to "temporarily" put a freeze on further job cuts.
As I was curious how such a plan would be implemented, I called and interviewed Dr. Lawrence Chimerine. His answers to my questions were fascinating.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Interview with an Astrologist
The DailyMail reported that an insurance corporation in Austria has decided to only hire people based on certain astrological signs. This has created some controversy as it is illegal in Austria to discriminate based on the usual race, religion or gender reasons. However, this insurance company claims that excluding potential employees based on their astrological sign is quite proper.
As astrology is a religion (it is not a science) I would imagine that this violates the religious discrimination restriction. I doubt that the insurance company could require that men be circumcised as a condition for employment. Demanding that a person be born under certain star signs is no less absurd.
As such, I decided to call an astrologist and get her opinion of the matter. It seemed somewhat strange to be interviewing an astrologist after I had just interviewed one of the world's leading scientists within a 24 hour period. But I guess that was the fate based on the stars alignment.
I was proud of my interview with Dr. Tans. My interview with the astrologist went horribly off track. I thought about scrapping the whole video, but then I thought I would show you the train wreck for your own enjoyment.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Climate Change Interview with Dr. Pieter Tans
Pieter Tans' interview – Part 2
I was honored to interview Dr. Pieter Tans, Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Dr. Tans is considered to be one of the leading and most influential climate scientists in the world.
I asked Dr. Tans his opinion of Steve Chu's (Secretary of Energy) statement to the media that California is in danger of losing its agriculture due to climate change. Dr. Tans explained that this is a real concern due to the lack of snowfall to provide water for the plants. We discussed that building new damns may be a partial solution to capture the water that runs off from rainfall.
We also discussed the story that Dr. Tans was under political pressure to change his scientific findings. We discussed how that government funding of science tends to compromise the integrity of science. The bureaucrats of these governmental departments are always fearful that they will lose funding. Hence, the managers put pressure on the scientists to produce specific results. Dr. Tans referred to this as a "climate of fear".
Dr. Tans also stated that he feels we are in big trouble unless we discover a technical solution to lower the CO2 level. Dr. Tans admitted that we are actually in a low period of CO2 and that the CO2 level was much higher in the past. The problem is that the CO2 level has recently dramatically increased. The question is if we will be able to adapt to the climate change.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Searching For Karl Marx in Middle America
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" – slogan popularized by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program
I live in a state that is predominately Republican and Conservative. I live in Mid-America. Fly-over country. The Bible Belt. I do not live near Berkley or Massachusetts. The people in this state believe in God, Football and Guns.
While running my errands, I decided to go on a search for Karl Marx in this most conservative of states. My question was this - could Marx's ideas be receptive to Middle America?
I decided to interview just normal people in everyday life and see what they thought about this slogan.
Monday, February 2, 2009
In Search of Women and Gender Studies
I have often wondered why there is a Woman's studies program and a Woman's Resource center on virtually all American universities. Do women really need to be studied? And, if so, what do you learn? How to better pick up a woman in a bar? Inquiring minds want to know.
And why is there not a Men's studies program? Are men not worthy of study? Do men not need resources?
To further confuse the matter, many universities now call it Women and Gender studies. Isn't the other gender male? If so, couldn't we just call the program "people studies?"
I called Colorado University and I talked to some of the sharpest minds concerning this topic. I learned that gender studies are based on fluidity and binary roles. I don't know what that means. But, then again, I am not some smart woman studies professor. This video will help us all learn and grow.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Time to Sharpen the Pitchforks!
Paul E. Kanjorski (D - PA), 11th District was on C-SPAN the other day talking about the TARP and the proposed stimulus package. (See clip below.)
I found this clip to be interesting as Kanjorski admitted that Congress does not know what to do. And that the original TARP funds did not put us in a better situation. Basically, almost a trillion dollars was pissed away.
The proposed stimulus package looks to be even a bigger boondoggle. Over a trillion dollars will be spent on all sorts of pork ranging from constructing bridges to nowhere (excluding white construction workers, of course) to Planned Parenthood abortions. We simply do not have this money to spend and we risk a bond dislocation if we insist to blow out the national debt.
The caller in this clip was passionate. She pleaded that we Americans be allowed to keep our own money instead of it being pissed away on stimulus spending. She is right. The solution is to drastically cut the size and scope of the government.
Of course, the politicians will never agree to such a notion. No matter how many times their policies fail, they will always blame it on "not spending enough".
When everything started to fall apart last September, I created a video that illustrated the sequence of events that led to the dominoes to fall. It remains one of my most popular videos.


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Atletico Madrid 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Aguero 39
Giuly 71
By Declan Taylor
Arsenal remain top of the Emirates Cup table after Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain played out an entertaining draw in Sunday's first game.
Sergio Aguero fired the Spanish side into the lead from the spot in the 39th minute but, despite having a man dismissed during the penalty incident, PSG equalised through Ludovic Giuly in the second half.
The draw, and that goal apiece, means Arsenal retain top spot with five points, with Rangers one point behind them in second. Arsenal now need only a draw against the Scottish champions to take the trophy.
Perhaps unsurprisingly both managers rang the changes after yesterday's defeats. Aguero was the only remaining starter for Atletico so Jose Antonio Reyes, subject of much booing against Arsenal, had to make do with a place on the bench. None of PSG's starters against Rangers retained their place but Jean-Eudes Maurice and Younousse Sankhare, who both started on Saturday, were among the substitutes.
After lashings of rain yesterday, more pleasant conditions greeted the sides this afternoon. And the sun certainly brought out the best in the Parisians who had looked rusty against Rangers.
Led by ex-Chelsea frontman Kezman, alongside the lively Peguy Luyindula, PSG spent most of the first 10 minutes camped in their opponents' half.
But it was the Spanish side that would go closest to breaking the deadlock through Cleber Santana in the 11th minute. The Brazilian cut in off the left but saw his sizzling 25-yard drive graze the top of the crossbar.
Three minutes later PSG's Stephane Sessgnon, who was named Man of the Match, thudded a long-range volley just past Roberto Jimenez's right-hand post.
The French side continued to probe but, like yesterday, their forward play lacked any real intensity. Giuly could have broken the deadlock in the 33rd minute but he speared a volley two yards wide after Kezman's neat knockdown.
Despite their dominance, six minutes before the break, PSG went a goal - and a man - down. Aguero raced onto a superb through-ball but was brought down by Albert Baning as he rounded the keeper. Referee Alan Wiley pointed to the spot and dismissed the Cameroon defender for a professional foul. To compound PSG's misery, the Mexican dispatched his penalty with aplomb.
With their numerical advantage, Atletico started the second half in the ascendancy.
Five minutes after the interval, Sammy Traore had to clear Aguero's cross from underneath the crossbar after the Mexican had wriggled to the byline. Then, minutes later, Jurado crashed a swerving effort against the post.
But PSG weren't overawed and they equalised against the run of play 20 minutes from time.
Sessegnon blasted past Juan Valera on the left, surged into the area and found the waiting Giuly with a low cut-back. With the keeper well out of position, the one-time Champions League winner fired the ball into the empty net from 12 yards.
Galvanised by the goal, Anotoine Kombouare's side went in search of their winner. First, Sylvain Armand's low cross rolled just behind the onrushing Kezman 10 yards from goal. Then the Serbian striker beat the offside trap but struck a tame effort straight at Roberto Jimenez.
German Pacheco struck the post with a vicious effort three minutes from time but Atletico could not snatch a second either, despite the late introduction of Reyes.
Of course, now the focus turns to Arsenal.
Atletico Madrid (4-2-3-1): Jimenez; Valera, Perea, Pablo, Lopez(c); Koke, Cleber (Garcia 66); Maxi (Pacheco 72), Jurado (Reyes 87), Simao; Aguero (Borja 55).
Subs not used: Heitinga, Assuncao, Juanito, Ujfalusi, Dominguez, De Gea, Keko.
Paris Saint-Germain (4-4-2): Edel; Ceara, Baning (sent off 39), Traore, Armand(c); Giuly (Boli 76), Ngoyi, Sessegnon, Clement; Kezman (Maurice 81), Luyindula.
Subs not used: Grondin, Sankhare.
Referee: A. Wiley
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BeschreibungBoundary value problems for partial differential equations playa crucial role in many areas of physics and the applied sciences. Interesting phenomena are often connected with geometric singularities, for instance, in mechanics. Elliptic operators in corresponding models are then sin gular or degenerate in a typical way. The necessary structures for constructing solutions belong to a particularly beautiful and ambitious part of the analysis. Cracks in a medium are described by hypersurfaces with a boundary. Config urations of that kind belong to the category of spaces (manifolds) with geometric singularities, here with edges. In recent years the analysis on such (in general, stratified) spaces has become a mathematical structure theory with many deep relations with geometry, topology, and mathematical physics. Key words in this connection are operator algebras, index theory, quantisation, and asymptotic analysis. Motivated by Lame's system with two-sided boundary conditions on a crack we ask the structure of solutions in weighted edge Sobolov spaces and subspaces with discrete and continuous asymptotics. Answers are given for elliptic sys tems in general. We construct parametrices of corresponding edge boundary value problems and obtain elliptic regularity in the respective scales of weighted spaces. The original elliptic operators as well as their parametrices belong to a block matrix algebra of pseudo-differential edge problems with boundary and edge conditions, satisfying analogues of the Shapiro-Lopatinskij condition from standard boundary value problems. Operators are controlled by a hierarchy of principal symbols with interior, boundary, and edge components.
InhaltsverzeichnisPreface. Introduction.
1: Boundary value problems with the transmission property. 1.1. Symbolic calculus and pseudo-differential operators. 1.2. Parameter-dependent boundary value problems. 1.3. General kernel cut-off constructions. 1.4. Notes and complementary remarks.
2: Operators on manifolds with conical singularities. 2.1. Mellin operators and cone asymptotics. 2.2. The cone algebra. 2.3. Analytic functionals and asymptotics. 2.4. Notes and complementary remarks.
3: Operators on manifolds with exits to infinity. 3.1. Scalar operators. 3.2. Calculus with operator-valued symbols. 3.3. Boundary value problems on manifolds with exits to infinity. 3.4. Notes and complementary remarks.
4: Boundary value problems on manifolds with edges. 4.1. Manifolds with edges and typical operators. 4.2. Weighted Sobolov spaces. 4.3. Operator conventions in the edge pseudo-differential calculus. 4.4. Operator-valued edge symbols. 4.5. The algebra of edge boundary value problems. 4.6. Further material on edge operators. 4.7. Notes and complementary remarks.
5: Crack theory. 5.1. Differential operators in crack configurations. 5.2. Parameter-dependent calculus in the model cone. 5.3. Local crack theory. 5.4. The global calculus. 5.5. Notes and complementary remarks.
Bibliography. List of Symbols. Index.
Untertitel: 'Mathematics and Its Applicatio'. 2003. Auflage. Sprache: Englisch.
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Hi fellow sailors! I am new to SailNet and I am in the process of getting a 1984 Lippincott L-30. Does anyone have an idea where I might find a copy of the owners manual for this vessel? She is a potential beauty, but does need LOTS of work. I have looked all over the net and all I have found so far is a copy of the sales brochure.
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Welcome aboard and congrats on your new L-30! I've been in contact with and have even met some other L-30 owners and haven't been able to locate more than the sales brochures after three years of trying. It sure would be nice to have a manual but in truth one may have never been printed for a boat that had such a limited production run.
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As far as I know, there is no manual for our boats. Tom Lippincott of Salt Yacht Brokerage built many of the boats and is a wealth of information on construction and original systems. I have been slowly refurbishing mine since I bought her last year. Any specific question I can answer? There are a few other owners on sailnet who will probably chime in.
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Thanks to you both for a quick reply! I take possession of her tomorrow and was just hope for a manual to provide some basic information such a proper tuning of the rigging and so forth. I also have an 1974 Columbia 26-T with a manual and it was very helpful for such things as proper sail dimensions, hardware specs and the like. Oh well, I guess I shall just have to play it by ear.
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There is a very good general rig tuning guide here. Other than the fact that it's in metric only, it's very useful. Also if you ask around your marina or boatyard you might find someone who'd let you borrow a Loos gauge to make the adjustments. It's pretty straightforward on a masthead rig. Good luck with the projects and have fun with the "new" boat!
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Located in quiet and peaceful area, but central, convenient to all services and monuments. It's located only 15-20 minute by walk from the Rialto Bridge and 25 minutes from Piazza San Marco.
Venice is a unique artistic achievement. Built on 118 small islands, this dream city seems to float on the waters of the lagoon. The influence this city exercised on the development of architecture and monumental arts has been considerable. Venice possesses an incomparable series of architectural ensembles illustrating the age of its splendor.
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We spent three nights in this holiday flat and are can recommend it. Located near to the Grand Canal (approx. 200 m from the railway station) this flat is very silent. The flat is in good shape: Beds are comfortable and the kitchen equipment is basic but sufficient. We appreciated the communication before our arrival with Giogia. She provided documentation about the way from the car park to the flat. Furthermore, the handover of the keys by Manuela worked without problem; she also explained the equipment in the flat (e.g. air condition, oven, bathroom etc). The excellent English skills were helpful.
From the vaporette station you can easily reach all scenic locations in Venice. A COOP (pretty large supermarket near Piazzale Roma) can be reached by a 5 minutes walk or more convenient by vaporetto in 2 minutes.
We can recommend this flat. When we return to Venice we will try to book this one again.
Everything was fine. The apartment is located in the city near the railway station (Ferrovia) and the central bus stop Piazzale Roma. Both are in neighbourhood to each other, there are a lot of vaporetto-stations, too. The next supermarket "COOP" nearby at the vaporetto station Piazzale Roma (beside the post office) - in walking distance. By bus Nr. 5 (direction airport Marco Polo from platform Nr. 1) you theoretically could also reach a Lidl grocery store in 15 minutes. But we didn´t.
The appartement was easy to find, clean and practical. In the bedroom were one double and one single bed, in the livingroom/ kitchen one large couch that could be used as double bed. The kitchen has everything you need. Very practical were the shopping trolley and laundry rack for drying the towles.
There is freee WiFi and TV. Two german TV-programms were a bit "hidden": ZDF = channel 57, ARD = channel 304.
The answer of Giorgia was quick, she and Manuela (who gave the keys) were very kind and helpful. We enjoyed our stay and made many excursions by boat and by foot. We can recommend this accommodation and would be happy to come back.
It was really brilliant. The apartment is near the Station and directly located in the city center. We enjoyed our stage, made many excursions by boat and feet and cook several time in the kitchen. All necessary think are there. Giorgia and her team are very very nice hosts with good tips for all Italian and not Tourism things in Venice. Highly recommended!!!
Very good reception of Chiara! Apartment well equipped, clean and quiet! Everything stays in your memory, thanks!
Sehr guter Empfang von Chiara ! Wohnung gut ausgerüstet, sauber und ruhig ! Alles bleibt in guter Erinnerung, besten Dank !
For the first - and hopefully not the last - time we visited Venezia, and we can very well understand that this city is on the World heritage list. There is no other city like Venice, worldwide.
And what really made our visit a long memorable one was the well-cared-for appartment of Georgia. It is clean, light and well equipped. We were comfortable.
Michaela & Torvald
Very nice Wohnung.Sauber. Quiet location, yet centrally.
Sehr schöne Wohnung.Sauber. Ruhige Lage und doch zentral.
Apartment very well equipped, clean, ideal for a family or couple.Calme and quiet while being close to the Grand Canal, the train station and the Jewish Ghetto. I recommend !! Again thank you Giorgia
Appartement très bien équipé, propre, idéal pour une famille ou un couple.Calme et silencieux tout en étant à proximité du grand canal, de la Gare et du ghetto juif. Je recommande!! Encore merci Giorgia
The apartment is clean, bright and well furnished! Good location near the train station Santa Lucia and Waporettistationen. The landlady is very friendly and helpful. I would rent again immediately! Therese
Die Wohnung ist sauber, hell und gut eingerichtet! Gute Lage in der Nähe Bahnhof Santa Lucia und Waporettistationen. Die Vermieterin ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Ich würde die Wohnung sofort wieder mieten! Therese
It was a very nice holiday in Venice. Our apartment was in a good location and very nice! The contact person was very nice and Giorgia informed about everything, including the smooth handling!
Many thanks for everything!
Regards Marcel.
Es war ein sehr schöner Urlaub in Venedig. Unsere Wohnung war in guter Lage und sehr schön! Die Kontaktperson Giorgia war sehr nett und informierte über alles, so war auch die Abwicklung problemlos!
Vielen Dank für alles!
Viele Grüße Marcel.
Last apartment, all brand new, bright, very well located with all the comfort. And with a great anfitreona. Great
Pasada de apartamento, todo nuevecito, con mucha luz, muy bien situado, con todas las comodidas. Y con una anfitreona estupenda. Estupendo
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When the NATO Summit took place in Chicago in late May, first-year Full-Time MBA Program student Enrico Biasiolo, experienced some of the weekend's excitement by participating in a related diplomacy program for the next generation of global leaders. Biasiolo, who also is working toward a master's degree in international relations at the University of Chicago and is a native of Milan, Italy, represented his country at the Young Atlanticist Summit, where he discussed diplomacy with 50 young leaders from 28 NATO countries and met NATO delegates attending the May 20-21 Summit. Chicago Booth asked Biasiolo about how the summit works, the future of Afghanistan, and why a younger generation of leaders is so important.
CB: How did you get selected for the Young Atlanticist Summit?
Enrico Biasiolo: The university was notified that the Atlantic Council in Washington DC and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs were investing a lot in this program. To be selected, I had to take part in a competition with 250 participants where we had to define solutions to solve some of the challenges in Afghanistan, the main focus of the NATO Summit. I wrote about NATO countries partnering with non-NATO countries—Australia, Japan, Russia—to promote security in Afghanistan and about some of the post-conflict issues to address. And I was selected.
CB: What is the purpose of the Young Atlanticist Summit?
EB: The Atlantic Council and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs were trying to identify professionals interested in global issues and bring them together. Most of the people now in senior roles in NATO lived through the Cold War and bring that perspective to their decisions. This younger generation has a different perspective, and the Young Atlanticist Summit was about making that perspective emerge.
CB: Why were you interested in participating in the summit?
EB: Besides being a dual-degree MBA and international relations student, I previously worked in infrastructure investing in emerging markets. Working within a small team, I helped raise $1 billion from global sovereign wealth investors interested in investing in emerging markets. I am interested in how the combination of calibrated military action, policy improvements, and private-sector investments can improve stability in unstable nations.
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CB: How did the summit work?
EB: We simulated discussion at the NATO Summit. We were in McCormick Place at the same time as the NATO leaders, and we each represented our country. We were discussing the future of Afghanistan, just like the NATO officials. We then presented the result of our negotiations to the actual decision makers at the NATO Summit, promoting our views and learning from their perspectives.
CB: What conclusions did you reach?
EB: We reached agreement on some of the most promising ways to secure Afghanistan from a military standpoint. We outlined how private-sector development and infrastructure investment can improve stability once the country becomes secure. Afghanistan is a very poor country. The assumption is that through economic development, you can improve the lives of the people, and the better off they are, the more they will marginalize extremism.
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EB: I had the opportunity to discuss in person infrastructure investment with [Chicago mayor] Rahm Emanuel. He recently introduced the concept in Chicago to make infrastructure improvements in the city. It involves public-private partnerships to raise money to repair roads, bridges, and other projects. Europe has been using public-private partnerships for years to build airports and toll roads. It's a relatively new concept here.
CB: Do you envision yourself being a future NATO leader?
EB: I can't think of myself taking a leading role without developing a track record of good results before. My focus now is finishing my coursework at Booth and getting involved in infrastructure investment, maybe in Chicago.
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Boccone Museum rariorum plantarum: nominibus linnaei specificis
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This manuscript consists of 2 handwritten pages of introductory text in Latin, followed by hand-drawn copies of nearly every image from Paolo Boccone's Museo di piante rare, and sixteen additional illustrations that do not appear in Boccone's work. Cabrini annotates many of the drawings copied from Boccone's pre-Linnean work with Linnaean taxonomy. The addition of this classification information, as well as the occasional addition of new details to the images, such as the flower or the calyx, necessitated more space, so that the plants from one printed plate in Boccone's text can easily occupy several leaves in Cabrini's manuscript. Although Boccone's text is ommitted, his printed tables are hand-copied and appear at the end of Cabrini's manuscript.
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SubjectBotanical illustration -- Specimens -- Early works to 1800.; Botanical illustration -- Italy -- Specimens -- Early works to 1800.; Plants -- Classification -- Early works to 1800.; Herbals -- Italy -- Early works to 1800.; Boccone, Paolo, 1633-1704. Museo di piante rare della Sicilia, Malta, Corsica, Italia, Piemonte, e Germania -- Illustrations.
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