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The transfer window: more drama, shocks and swearing than Django Unchained and only marginally longer in length. But who were the month's winners and losers?
The I'll Drive Him There Myself Award
The transfer window has long brought out the amateur taxi driver in football fans as unwanted players are offered countless free lifts to their destination of choice. West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie is surely the first player to drive himself to another club, though. Sadly his proposed deadline day to QPR fell through and the striker was left in limbo - or the Hanger Lane gyratory system, as it's also known.
Winner: Peter Odemwingie
The Say it Ain't So! Award
Some outgoing transfers cause the heart to sink when you realise that the individual in question won't just be a loss to the club letting him go, but also to the league in general. And so it was when we heard that one of the most exciting talents of recent years was leaving Manchester, causing football fans throughout the land to curse their luck that they didn't savour his mercurial skills more while they had the chance. And then a couple of weeks after Bebe left United to join Rio Ave on loan, City sold Mario Balotelli as well.
Winner: Mario Balotelli
The Would I Lie to You? Award
Readers often accuse tabloid newspapers like ourselves of at best spinning or at worst outright lying when it comes to transfer rumours, often citing official websites and quotes from managers as evidence. To that, I say consider this response from Sir Alex Ferguson when asked if he would sign anyone in the window, delivered on December 18, 2012: "No, the January transfer market has never been the best transfer market and that has been proven over the years with very few big transfers happening. All the big transfers happen in the summer.'
Later that month the Man United manager wrote in the matchday program for the game with West Brom: "Don't hold your breath waiting for Manchester United to jump through the transfer window when it opens next week... You can never say never in football because you don't know who might become available but, speaking generally, I am not looking to do any serious transfer business in January."
Three weeks later he spent more than £10million signing Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace.
Winner: Sir Alex Ferguson
The Up in the Air Award
Pity poor Maarten Stekelenburg. When the Roma keeper boarded his private jet to London on transfer deadline day he was all set to sign for Fulham on loan. By the time he'd hit duty free at Gatwick, the deal was off.
Still, it could have been worse. No sooner had the news broken then some outlets - including Sky Sports News - started reporting his jet had been diverted to Liverpool with Pepe Reina heading down to Arsenal. The rumour was absolute poppycock, started by a Twitter account crudely designed to look like it belonged to Daily Mail heavyweight Martin Samuel but actually being run by a member of indie group The Vaccines.
Research? What research!
Winner: Maarten Stekelenburg.
The 'I May be Gone Some Time' Award
You know how it goes: you approach a striker with a view to taking him on loan; put him up in a nice hotel in Hull for the night; fetch him in to seal the deal the next day; wave him goodbye as he 'pops out for a spot of lunch' then disappears for a couple of hours, only to later find out he has actually sped off up the motorway to try and join Blackburn instead.
Such was the mind-boggling scenario faced by Steve Bruce when he tried to loan QPR striker DJ Campbell on deadline day. "The total lack of respect by DJ and his agent left a bad taste. I have no problem with him going but the way they handled it is shocking," he fumed. We, on the other hand, salute Dudley Junior for his commendable mendacity.
Winner: DJ Campbell
The Revolving Door Award
We all know Harry Redknapp is NOT a wheeler dealer (as this video proves) so it must have been someone else who oversaw the SIXTEEN deals taking players in or out of Loftus Road during January. And that's not including the hundreds who slipped through the net.
After their horrendous start to the season, many Rangers fans felt like supporting a new team. And now they can.
Winner: QPR
The Palme D'Or Award
You don't have to be French to sign for Newcastle, but it sure helps understand the dressing room banter if you are. Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Gouffran, Haidara and Sissoko all crossed the Channel to sign for 'Nouveau Chateau' as Alain De Pardeu's January booze cruise got well and truly out of hand.
Winner: Newcastle
The Welcome Home Award
East enders of a certain age got all misty-eyed when Joe Cole was first pictured striding around West Ham's Chadwell Heath training ground in an official club tracksuit, looking for all the world like the past decade hadn't happened (aside from the receding hairline, of course).
But for sheer style it's hard to beat Paul Scharner, who celebrated his return to the DW Stadium on loan by going shopping in ASDA wearing an outrageous fur coat and Wigan-branded beanie hat... and then Tweeted the picture. Legend!
Winner: Paul Scharer
The New Fans' Favourite Award
Many managers use the transfer window to curry favour with their fanbase. Not so Martin O'Neill, who responded to Sunderland fans booing Swansea striker, Gateshead boy and avowed Newcastle fan Danny Graham by paying £5.5million for him two days later. "I was born and brought up in the North East, so I know first-hand the intense passion that people have for their football in this part of the world – it's special and there's nowhere else like it," the striker-turned-diplomat said upon signing.
Winner: Danny Graham
The Cunning Stunt Award
The unexpected star of deadline day was surely David Beckham. Unexpected because, as a free agent, he didn't need to move before the 11pm deadline at all. Presumably there were other motivating factors behind the timing of his move to PSG than upstaging everybody else in football but we've been mulling this over for a day or two now and can't find any.
You'd have to be a cynic with a heart of tungsten to find fault with Becks' decision to donate his wages to a children's charity, though. Sadly the internet is full of such people, and you couldn't move for accusations of tax dodges and the like after his announcement. Brand Beckham will have the last laugh, though - probably when they rename the club Paris Saint Davide in his honour.
The One That Got Away Award
Like fisherman lamenting leviathans that somehow slipped their line, football managers fall over themselves to let fans know who they almost signed so as to stave off the lynch mobs with their pitchforks and flaming shirts. Tottenham are masters of this darkest of arts, but this year's winner plies his trade in the other side of north London.
"We were close to one more signature, yes," revealed Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger the day after the window shut. "It did not happen because of the desires of the clubs to sell or not to sell, it is only linked with that." Yes, Arsene - that's pretty much why most transfers fail to happen.
Winner: Arsenal / David Villa
The Won't Take 'No'' For an Answer Award
At what point does bidding for a player become actual stalking? Chris Hughton was such a fan of Celtic's prolific striker Gary Hooper that, when the Bhoys rejected his bid, he made another one. And another one when they rejected that. And then another one. And finally a fifth before he finally got the message. We salute your tenacity, Chris, but at the same time, learn to take a hint, eh?
Winner: Chris Hughton
The Last Minute Shopper Award
It never ceases to surprise us why, when faced with an entire month in which to do their business, so many clubs leave it until the last minute to try and gamble their club's financial future. Tottenham supremo Daniel Levy is the undisputed king of this tactic - one imagines him waking up in a Hertfordshire mansion at 10pm on deadline draw, yawning, stretching and reaching for his mobile before whispering under his breath: "it's showtime..." - and he didn't disappoint again this time round.
Even the most myopic of Spurs fans knew their side were crying out for a striker this window. At roughly 6pm on deadline day, news reached us that the club were in talks to sign Brazilian Leandro Damaio. Unsurprisingly, the deal went the way of Joao Moutinho. But even so, we still expected Levy to crawl out of his transfer bunker at 11.05pm clutching a contract signed in Falcao's blood.
Winner: Daniel Levy / Tottenham
The Thanks For the Memories Award
When West Ham signed Alou Diarra in the summer, the French international was cock-a-hoop to join the Cockneys."I know a lot about West Ham as a club and when I knew they were interested in signing me, I was very happy and knew it would be a good choice for me."
Five months and three lacklustre appearances later, his tune had changed somewhat: "I came to play, not to take an early retirement," Diarra harrumphed as he left to join Rennes on loan. Should have gone to Newcastle...
Winner: Alou Diarra
The Making a Twit of Yourself Award
It's hard to see past Peter Odemwingie again here for his magnificent social media meltdown in which he proceeded to nuke every bridge he ever had with West Brom and their fans ("I can understand the reaction of few Albion fans on my desire to leave the club. Real reason? Cos they once doubted my commitment" etc).
But look past him we must, because the real winner is Jack Sullivan, the Twitter-happy son of West Ham co-chairman David. Not only did the schoolkid break the news of the Hammers' loan signing of Marouane Chamakh , but he did so by posting: "I am very sorry about this news Chamakh has sign a 6 month loan deal! not my pick :("
Winner: Jack Sullivan
The Best Supporting Actors on Deadline Day Award
Every deadline day Sky Sports News send their reporters around the county and every deadline day viewers marvel at the total idiots that spend hours titting around behind them in exchange for 15 seconds of fame and a lifetime of abuse on Twitter.
The much mocked menagerie of Stoke fans that seemed to grow more gormless by the hour were hot favourites for this award until they were cruelly upstaged by these two Norwich fans, offering a satirical take on the business done between the Canaries and Leeds this window via the medium of pretend homosexuality.
Winner: Norwich fans


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We loved our stay at Sofia's villa. The villa is beautiful, clean, and a modern Mediterranean-style house. The best features were the awesome pool, outdoor kitchen with BBQ, dining and lounging areas, all shaded and a joy to use. The pool is quite large, shallow on one end and 6ft deep on the other. It is located in a private, country setting, yet easy walk to the beach. Although there's no washer/dryer, Sofia happily provided laundry service for us, in addition to regular maid service.
Flott stor villa med stort utebasseng og flott uteplass. Meget servisevennlig eier. Vi hadde 14 flotte dager her og kommer sannsynligvis til å leie her igjen.
Our two families (4 adults and 3 children) stayed at this villa in July 2015. We loved it and had a fantastic holiday in Skaithos.
The villa is beautiful and well kept, and the photos on the website are accurate. It is tucked away, with its twin, in a tranquil and private setting just outside of the town and about 1200m inland from the beach. The path to the beach is shaded and easy to walk, and passes several nice restaurants and a grocery store.
The bedrooms are comfortable, and the living area is spacious and perfect for entertaining. We made much happy use of the sparkling swimming pool, and the shaded patio lounge next to it. The kitchen is also well equipped. The villa is meticulously cleaned every second day, and there are plenty of towels available.
The very friendly landlady, Sofia, met us at the airport and immediately made us feel welcome. She was available to answer our every question, and could make a plan with whatever we needed.
Many of the island's sights and stunning beaches are within easy driving range from the villa, and I would recommend getting a rental car.
I loved this villa, and cannot wait to go back there.
Having stayed in a number of Villas in Skiathos over the years we were extremely impressed with the layout, high standard of furnishings and cleanliness of the accommodation. The spacious bedrooms had air conditioning and balconies with views of the mountains. ( except for the basement apartment which was designed for children, sleeping three)The Villa was very well laid out with the outside area connecting superbly with the inside living area. The pool, BBQ area, sun loungers and chill out area were perfectly designed and made for great relaxing days and evenings.
Sofia our host was extremely friendly and accommodating, met us at the airport and arranged car hire. The Villa was cleaned every other day and staff were friendly.
Located off the beaten track which is a pleasant 15 minute walk to the main road and nearest beach at Agia Pareskevi ( with small supermarkets on the way) ( and a Donkey !). The beaches in Skiathos are superb on both sides of the island. If you wish to head into Skiathos Town in the evening it cost around 15 Euros for a taxi back, which is a 15min drive.
We were all more than happy with the overall holiday, Skiathos is a beautiful island, we are already planning next years return. Thank You Sofia, Wendy, Hannah, Duncan and Joe.
We spent almost 10 days in this beautiful villa. The villa is perfect, excellent condition. Exactly as shown in the pictures. we had also the cleaning everyday. the house was pristine. The owner sofia is a charming lady, very kind and friendly, very helpful. I definitively recommend this property for a wonderful vacation in Skiathos! I am already missing this place!!!! Raffaella
Having visited this villa a number of times over the past few years it really is a perfect getaway. The tasteful decoration and furnishings are to a very high standard. I would challenge anyone not to love it here, and the bonus is that Tula keeps it impeccably clean and tidy. To have someone to come every other day and clean during a self-catering holiday really is fantastic.
The outside eating and seating area really is great for evening barbeques, not to mention that the sun shines over the villa and pool side from dawn till dusk.
The villa is perfectly equipped for families, groups of friends and has every kind of serving plate or gadget you could possibly need during your stay.
It is a 10/15 min walk to the main road where the bus runs into Skiathos town or the beaches that scatter the shoreline and it is also the best place to pick up a taxi too (cheaper that the bus if there are a few of you). There are a few parts that get a little dark (should that kind of thing bother you) on the road at night but a small torch can rectify that, i have never experianced any problems but good to be aware of.
I would recommend getting a car, especially for getting around in the day and trips back and forth the supermarket. There are quite a few shops on the road leading to the villa but getting a big shop in from one of the larger stores in near the town is recommended for choice and value - especially if you intend to eat at the villa.
Nothing is too much trouble for Sofia the owner and apart from being a lovely lady she also provides the best customer experience, we have had some great holidays in this villa and make sure we have a week there every year!
I have been reluctant to leave a review as this is my safe haven in Skiathos and feels like my home, but it would be mean to try and keep this place for myself so very happy to recommend as long as its not the same weeks that i go :-) - wouldnt want to miss out on my weeks retreat!

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text: On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 10:50:00AM +1100, David Singleton wrote: > On 02/25/2012 09:00 AM, Martin Siegert wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:19:37AM +0100, "Mgr. Šimon Tóth" wrote: > >>> Core_req vmem pvmem ulimit-v RPT > >>> ========================================= > >>> nodes=1:ppn=2 1gb 256mb 256mb 512mb > >>> procs=2 1gb 256mb 256mb 1gb > >>> nodes=1:ppn=2 1gb 4gb 1gb 4gb > >>> procs=2 1gb 4gb 1gb 4gb > >>> nodes=1:ppn=2 1gb - 1gb 512mb > >>> procs=2 1gb - 1gb 1gb > >>> > >>> So the ulimit value that influences whether a task can allocate > >>> memory, is set as the lower of the vmem and pvmem values. That > >>> makes some sense - at least more sense than taking the larger > >>> value. What doesn't make sense is allowing pvmem to be higher > >>> than vmem in the first place - in that case torque should probably > >>> reject the job or 'fix' one of the settings but leaving it as is > >>> might not be so bad, except for moab's behaviour (keep reading). > >> > >> No. The logic is as follows: > >> > >> * if pvmem (or pmem) is set > >> then set the corresponding ulimit to pvmem (pmem) value > >> > >> * if pvmem (or pmem) isn't set > >> then set the corresponding ulimit to vmem (mem) value > >> > >> Note that using pvmem is mostly pointless. On Linux this represents > >> address space, not virtual memory. > >> > >> You can use vmem as virtual memory, but even that is extremely confusing. > > > > I do not understand this comment. Both pvmem and vmem requests will > > result in RLIMIT_AS getting set. > > I disagree with vmem setting RLIMIT_AS if that is what is happening. > > > When I submit a MPI job using, e.g., procs=N, why is requesting > > pvmem=X mostly pointless? Shouldn't it be totally equivalent to > > requesting vmem=X*N ? > > > > I think we have had the discussion of what procs means on a number of > occasions (look for the thread "processes vs processors"). I believe "procs" > (now) means (virtual) processORs (most commonly, they are cores). They are not > processes. [In OpenPBS they were processes and only the UNICOS MOM supported > that limit. At least in torque-3.0.2 procs is still not properly documented > in pbs_resources* man pages.] > > pvmem sets some sort of memory limit per *process* so vmem should have nothing > to do with procs and pvmem. pvmem and vmem are pretty much orthogonal. One is > a voluntary limit the user places on their job processes (useless for actual > resource scheduling) and the other is something any well-configured system > should require a user to specify so that the resources of the system can be > managed. In particular a job with only a pvmem limit can OOM any size node > simply by spawning enough processes. > > Setting both independently (should a user choose to do so) seems perfectly > sensible. But I agree with Gareth that it only makes sense to request > vmem. Now what vmem actually is and how is should be evaluated and limited is > a whole other discussion ... You are right - my misconception was that pvmem would mean "address space per assigned processOR" and thus directly correspond to the procs request. I guess the problem is threefold: a) my perception of what torque does with pvmem and vmem requests; b) what torque actually does with pvmem and vmem requests; c) what torque should do with pvmem and vmem requests. I spent some time to figure out problem (b). I am not sure whether all of the following is right, thus please correct me ... In torque memory resources (vmem, pvmem, mem, pmem) are controlled in two ways: 1) initially by setting an appropriate rlimit before the job is started; 2) through a control mechanism that has the mom(s) periodically poll the job to determine the usage and terminate the job, if it is over the limit. I'll concentrate on vmem/pvmem (virtual memory/address space) for now. A. pvmem -------- 1) When a job requests pvmem=X bytes, the mom sets RLIMIT_AS to X before starting the job (resmom/linux/mom_mach.c, mom_set_limits). If both vmem and pvmem are requested RLIMIT_AS is set to the lesser of the two values. (if pmem is specified as well, the limit is set to the pmem value). 2) While the job is running the mom(s) check periodically whether there are processes that belong to the job that use more memory than X (resmom/linux/mom_mach.c, mom_over_limit, overmem_proc). This appears to be absolutely pointless since such processes cannot exist because of the rlimit set in (1). I.e. overmem_proc always returns false and and can be eliminated. Since RLIMIT_AS sets a per process limit nothing stops a program with a pvmem request to spawn more an more processes and potentially run a node out of memory. I am assuming that a scheduler (e.g. moab) reserves X bytes of address space for each assigned processor (not process!). Thus, there exists a discrepancy between what torque is controlling (address space per process) and what the scheduler has reserved for the job (address space per assigned core). B. vmem ------- 1) When a job requests vmem=Y bytes, the mom sets RLIMIT_AS to Y before starting the job (resmom/linux/mom_mach.c, mom_set_limits). I suspect the idea is that in principle a Np job that uses Y bytes of address space could have one process that uses Y-eps bytes of memory while the remaining Np-1 processes share the remaining eps bytes. In that respect setting RLIMIT_AS to Y (instead of Y/Np) is reasonable. However, how much memory is a scheduler reserving for such a job assuming that not all processors are assigned on the same node? I am guessing that the scheduler reserves just Y/Np address space and consequently there is a potential that nodes are oversubscribed. 2) While the job is running the mom(s) periodically sum up the address space usage of all processes that belong to the job on the node the mom is running on (resmom/linux/mom_mach.c, mom_over_limit, mem_sum). However, there is nothing in the code where the mom superior would sum up these results from each of the sister moms. At least I cannot find anything in the mom_over_limit and mem_sum routines that would do this. The consequence is that the control mechanism effectively only takes the address space used on the mom superior into account. I suspect that this is a bug/oversight. E.g., if you run a job with procs=2, vmem=3gb and each of the two processes end up using 2gb of address space, then the job will get killed if the scheduler assigns two cores on the same node. However, the job will not get killed if two processors get assigned on different nodes. Strangely enough the reporting mechanism for, e.g., qstat -f does query all moms. There is a spurious comment "only enforce cpu time and memory usage" in mom_main.c. This isn't really correct since vmem does get enforced in some strange way. I can't make sense of this ... There exists another problem with the vmem control mechanism: it does not take shared memory into account. Let's assume that a job is submitted with nodes=1:ppn=2,vmem=3gb. Initially the job starts a single process that malloc's 2gb of memory. Then the job forks and parent and child use the same 2gb of address space. Torque will add up the 2gb from parent and child and kill the job because the mem_sum routine does not check whether memory is shared between processes. I do not know how this could be done, but the current mechanism is incorrect nevertheless. What do people use when requesting memory for a shared memory job? As far as I understand neither the pvmem nor the vmem implementation makes sense to me. Particularly, as I do not understand how this can work with a scheduler that needs to reserve resources for a job. As far as I am concerned I would like to see the following: I. pvmem controls the amount of address space available to a job per assigned processor. I.e., the control process should sum up the address space of all the processes that were started by the mom initially. As far as I can tell this may not be too difficult to implement, since these processes should all have the same session id. II. vmem controls the total amount of address space for the job, i.e., the memory is added over all processes belonging to the job (not just on the mom superior). And shared memory should not be double counted. III. In the long run we may want to think about implementing different (p)vmem requests per requested processor ... Cheers, Martin


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The major in Agricultural Economics provides a valuable understanding of commodity markets and the economics of agricultural production. Focus in this major is on the development of analytical, quantitative and communication skills. This major adds considerably to the prospects of students interested in working as applied economists in commodities and futures markets, merchant and trading banks, government departments, large agribusiness firms, corporate farms, and in the media as economic journalists.
For the award of a major in Agricultural Economics, students complete 24 credit points of junior prerequisites and 26 credit points in senior units:
(i) four junior prerequisite units of study (24 credit points), as follows:
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(ii) three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:
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"For far too long, our education system has overlooked our nation's middle schools, and failed to provide them the resources they need for our kids to succeed," said Senator Obama "The middle school experience is vital to successs in high school and college, and the lack of attention to middle school on a federal level is reflected in the rising high school dropout rate. Like cities across the country, Chicago has seen only 54% of students graduate from high school by the age of 19.We need to do more to invest in these schools, and this legislation will invest in a new generation of leaders by strengthening our middle schools, teachers, and students. If our country wants to remain competitive in math and science on a global level, we must break down any barriers that are preventing our kids from getting the world-class education they deserve."
"Middle school is a critical time in a student's educational and social development. It is important to reach at-risk students early, before they experience a decline in grades and attendance. Research shows that sixth graders who do not attend school regularly or fail math and English are likely to drop out before graduating from high school," said Senator Reed, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)Committee. "This legislation will help reform our nation's middle schools and provide increased support and training for middle schoolteachers. By targeting additional resources to these grades we will help our children reach their full potential and successfully transition to high school, college, and the workforce."
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The middle school years are a time when academic achievement for U.S. students falls dramatically. Minority and low-income students are disproportionately affected by underinvestment in middle schools. International math and science comparisons indicate that students in the U.S. do not start out behind students in other countries, but they do lag by the end of the middle grades. Many sixth grade students in urban, high poverty schools might attend school sporadically, might be suspended, or fail classes. Research shows that sixth graders with these indicators can account for 40-50% of eventual high school dropouts, and two-thirds of the students who will be moved out of their homes and into the juvenile justice system. Since middle schools are more likely than elementary schools or high schools to be identified for improvement, we must identify and address these problems immediately.
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1 Then, on the order of King Darius, search was made in the archives deposited in the treasuries in Babylon
2 and a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, which ran as follows: 'Memorandum.
3 'In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued this order: "Temple of God in Jerusalem. "The Temple is to be rebuilt as a place of offering sacrifice and its foundations retained. Its height is to be sixty cubits, its width sixty cubits,
4 with three layers of large stones and one layer of timber. The cost is to be met by the royal treasury.
5 Furthermore, the gold and silver articles belonging to the Temple of God which Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon are to be given back and returned to the temple in Jerusalem, each to its proper place, and deposited in the Temple of God."
6 'Hence, Tattenai governor of Transeuphrates, Shethar-Bozenai and your associates, the officials of Transeuphrates, keep away from there!
7 Leave the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews alone, to get on with their work on that Temple of God; they are permitted to rebuild that Temple of God on that site.
8 And herewith are my instructions as to how you will assist these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of that Temple of God: the cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal revenue, that is, from the taxes of Transeuphrates, and without interruption.
9 And whatever is required -- young bulls, rams, lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, oil, as the priests in Jerusalem request -- is to be given them day by day without fail,
10 so that they may offer sacrifices acceptable to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
11 Furthermore I have issued an instruction that if anyone disobeys this order, a beam is to be torn from his house, he is to be impaled on it and his house is to be reduced to a rubbish-heap for his offence;
12 and may the God who has caused his name to live there overthrow the king of any people who dares to defy this and destroy that Temple of God in Jerusalem! I, Darius, have issued this order. Let it be punctiliously obeyed!'
13 Tattenai governor of Transeuphrates, Shethar-Bozenai and their associates punctiliously obeyed the instructions sent by King Darius;
14 and the elders of the Jews made good progress over their building, thanks to the prophetic activity of the prophet Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo, completing the reconstruction in accordance with the command of the God of Israel and the order of Cyrus and of Darius.
15 This Temple was completed on the twenty-third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
16 The Israelites -- the priests, the Levites and the remainder of the exiles -- joyfully celebrated the dedication of this Temple of God;
17 for the dedication of this Temple of God they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs and, as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel.
18 Then they installed the priests in their orders and the Levites in their positions for the ministry of the Temple of God in Jerusalem, as prescribed in the Book of Moses.
19 The exiles celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
20 The Levites, as one man, had purified themselves; all were pure, so they sacrificed the Passover for all the exiles, for their brothers the priests and for themselves.
21 So the Israelites who had returned from exile and all those who had renounced the filthy practices of the people of the country to join them in resorting to Yahweh, God of Israel, ate the Passover.
22 For seven days they joyfully celebrated the feast of Unleavened Bread, for Yahweh had given them cause to rejoice, having moved the heart of the king of Assyria in their favour to support them in their work on the Temple of God, the God of Israel.
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"The board is committed to the effective transformation of Microsoft to a successful devices and services company," John Thompson, committee chairman. "As this work continues, we are focused on selecting a new CEO to work with the company's senior leadership team to chart the company's course and execute on it in a highly competitive industry."
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I am proud of what we have achieved. We have grown from $7.5 million to nearly $78 billion since I joined Microsoft, and we have grown from employing just over 30 people to almost 100,000. I feel good about playing a role in that success and having committed 100 percent emotionally all the way. We have more than 1 billion users and earn a great profit for our shareholders. We have delivered more profit and cash return to shareholders than virtually any other company in history.
I am excited by our mission of empowering the world and believe in our future success. I cherish my Microsoft ownership, and look forward to continuing as one of Microsoft's largest owners.
This is an emotional and difficult thing for me to do. I take this step in the best interests of the company I love; it is the thing outside of my family and closest friends that matters to me most.
Microsoft has all its best days ahead. Know you are part of the best team in the industry and have the right technology assets. We cannot and will not miss a beat in these transitions. I am focused and driving hard and know I can count on all of you to do the same. Let's do ourselves proud.
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Well, folks, here comes the austerity, with asperity. Will the rich, who have gained so disproportionately over the past two decades, shoulder their share of the sacrifice? December's tax debate gave us the answer to that one. How about the military? William Hartung of New America Foundation addressed that one quite lucidly the other day.
I wrote in a previous post that Paul Goodman's 1960s writing and thinking was deeply influenced by the economic conditions of that moment in time—an anomalous moment, as it turned out, since it was the peak of the greatest economic boom in U.S. history. These days, the political discourse is making contrary assumptions—it's obvious that things are bad and we're all assuming they're going to get much worse. The federal budget discussion, and Wisconsin, reveal these grim premises (or gleeful ones, if you're a Republican) all too clearly.
So it's refreshing to read sixties-era Goodman and see the rather expansive underlying notions of what's possible. With his anarchist attitude, Goodman rarely had anything good to say about existing government programs. Nor, to be honest, could he find much to praise in many of the solutions proffered by the left. And his own policy ideas (packaged in the 1962 book Utopian Essays and Practical Proposals) tended to sound so off-the-wall that even when you were convinced of their merits it was hard to conceive of them coming to pass in the real world.
But there was one economic reform he was unabashedly for: the guaranteed annual income. In this scheme, the government would supply every American family an economic floor; those whose work income didn't reach the threshold would be paid the difference. This proposal squared perfectly with Goodman's concept that decent poverty should be possible in a decent society. Here's how he put it at a 1967 conference on rural poverty in Knoxville, Tennessee:
In the first place, I'm for the annual income. Probably because it puts more money in poor people's pockets which is always a nice thing. You know, the chief defect of the poor is that they don't have money. But I am even more interested in it because it allows for the development of small cooperative enterprise. A number of people want to go into a business. Now you can't risk the little money you have, if you know that is going to be the end. But if there is a guaranteed income, and you know you have to be a little badly off for the next period, then you'll be back on keel a little after that, there's a great opportunity to pool that little income you have with other people and start some business.
Leave it to Paul Goodman to take one of the most socialistic of all welfare programs and present it as a boon to entrepreneurship!
Goodman was hardly a lone voice on this issue. He dovetails here with Martin Luther King, Jr., who, toward the end of his majestic final book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (1967), singles out the guaranteed income above other progressive goals as the simplest, most direct, and therefore most effective means to confront the nation's most pressing problems.
Actually, although nothing like the guaranteed income ever materialized in the USA, it's pretty surprising how far the idea got. At a certain point in the late sixties the idea had some serious bipartisan support. President Richard Nixon's Family Assistance Plan, proposed under the influence of his aide Daniel P. Moynihan, passed the House twice, in 1970 and 1971, but in the process of concocting a compromise version that could get through the Senate, the bill lost support from both the left and the right.
MLK pegged his argument for the guaranteed income, as he usually pegged his arguments, in terms of deep morality. He must have realized that the idea went against the American grain, but he believed that if Americans were, or could become, humane enough to transcend racial prejudice, they could transcend class prejudice too:
Earlier in this century this proposal would have been greeted with ridicule and denunciation as destructive of initiative and responsibility. At that time economic status was considered the measure of the individual's abilities and talents. In the simplistic thinking of that day the absence of worldly goods indicated a want of industrious habits and moral fiber.
We have come a long way in our understanding of human motivation and of the blind motivation of our economic system. Now we realize that dislocations in the market operation of our economy and the prevalence of discrimination thrust people into idleness and bind them in constant or frequent unemployment against their will.
King's got his finger on the key problem here, but events seem to have proven his viewpoint too sanguine. As Brian Steensland argues in his history of the guaranteed income, The Failed Welfare Revolution (2007), the real reason why it was a failed revolution wasn't economic but cultural. In the end, the idea was just too radically humane for a society in which the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism are still the official story. The guaranteed income framework just didn't stigmatize poor people enough, nor did it make a sharp enough distinction between the worthy and the unworthy, the hard-working and the lazy. Americans just didn't buy it—not even the ones who would have benefited the most from it, the working poor. It smelled like welfare, and they didn't want welfare.
So the proposal sank in the ideological confusion of the Nixon years. The Carter administration tried to float the idea again, but it didn't get traction, and Reagan killed it off—and then some—with his "welfare queen" rhetoric. Now, in this age of austerity politics and its blinkered, compromised ethics, can we preserve the vision that a minimum level of economic security is every American's birthright? Can we imagine a discourse that generous?


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"The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty." (Numbers 14:18a)
This verse (Numbers 14:18) shows in one place how God can be so forgiving and yet still so holy. He will not let sin go by without dealing with it ("will by no means clear the guilty"), but He will deal forgiveness out to those guilty people who come to Him asking ("longsuffering and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression").
Have you ever met an "unforgiving" person? When someone refuses to forgive something, we say that person is "holding a grudge." God does not hold grudges. If you confess your sins, 1 John 1:9 promises that God is faithful and just to forgive them and to cleanse you from all your unrighteousness. If you are repenting of the things you have done against Him, God will not hold them against you. Instead, those things are covered by the righteousness of Christ.
How about you? Are you longsuffering and patient with other people? Do you "put up with" them, or do you choose to "hold a grudge" over them? Do you show mercy to your sister or brother? Do you forgive your friends when they do something wrong against you? Are you the kind of person who loves holiness but also loves to be merciful? It is hard for human beings to be like that!
Only God can be perfectly longsuffering. Only God can show mercy that great. Only God is powerful enough to forgive people who sin against Him. We can pray that God will help us have the strength and patience we need to forgive others. We can pray that God will help us be humble enough to ask Him to forgive our iniquity and clear us of our guilt.
God is merciful and powerful enough to make repentant sinners "not guilty."
My Response: » Am I humble enough to confess my sins to God and ask for His forgiveness? » Can God forgive me and still be holy? How?
"I committed my soul to the Savior, and earth and heaven seemed brighter from that moment."
Frances Ridley Havergal was born in England on December 14, 1836. Her father, William Henry Havergal, was a well-known and well-respected hymn writer. She would grow up to be much like her godly and talented father.
From an early age, Frances was well-educated. She learned to read at age 3, began memorizing the Bible at age 4, and wrote her first poetry at age 7. As a teenager, she memorized entire books of the Bible, including Psalms, Isaiah, and most of the New Testament!
Her father encouraged her to write hymns and sent her to study in Germany when she was 16. While in Germany, she devoted her life to Jesus Christ.
Frances wrote 71 hymns in the English language, including "Like a River Glorious"; "Who is on the Lord's Side?"; and "Take My Life, and Let it Be." She also wrote the music for some of her hymns, and her father wrote the music for others.
Frances Ridley Havergal and Fanny Crosby – two of the most famous women hymn writers in history – were contemporaries, which means they were living at the same time. Although they never met in person until they reached heaven, they were friends and pen pals. Frances once sent this poem to her friend Fanny:
Dear blind sister over the sea –
An English heart goes forth to thee.
We are linked by a cable of faith and song,
Flashing bright sympathy swift along
One in the East and one in the West,
Singing for Him whom our souls love best.
Are you using the gifts and talents and opportunities God's given you? Do you use them for yourself or for His glory? Do you value God's Word? Have you ever learned a Bible passage just because you wanted to?
Psalm 119:11 – Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
He That Cometh after Me
John 1:15, 27 "15John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose."
Especially in the Old Testament does God reveal Himself as the Father. Isaiah 63:16b -- . . . thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
The Lord's Supper is one of two ordinances (commands) that Jesus gave believers to do together with other believers in a church setting. The Lord's Supper is also sometimes called "communion." The Lord's Supper is a meant to be a sign that believers remember Christ and how great it is to be united with Him (and His sinless record) because of Who He is and what He has done. When they eat the broken bread at the Lord's Supper together, it symbolizes the wounds that Jesus took on for sinners, and when they "take the cup" (drink), it symbolizes His blood, which was poured out on the cross for sinners. 1 Corinthians 11:24-25 – "And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, 'Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.' After the same manner also he took the cup [drink], when he had supped, saying, 'This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.'"
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So I decided to try out David Springates Samatha package for statically building this blog. If you decide to use it, be warned, right now it is a little rough around the edges, and needs some work. David created his own blog using it, and has been using that as a test case. Unfortunately, that has meant that there are bugs that haven't been caught. So we'll hopefully be finding bugs and squashing them.
Right now (Sept 6, 2013) the easiest way to use it is by cloning the repo, and then using
devtools to load the functions:
Outside of
git clone https://github.com/DASpringate/samatha.git
# navigate to samatha directory
To set up a site, David has helpfully created two functions,
skeleton and
setup_example_site to essentially instantiate a fully functional site with a first post, etc.
site <- "dirToHoldBlog"
samatha(site, rss = FALSE, initial = T)
samatha(site, rss = FALSE, initial = T)
This is nice, because some of the way the site works were not quite intuitive to me, and it wasn't clear from his own setup where everything went. So starting from this site, it gets a little clearer how everything works, and then subsequently start modifying things.
Posts are kept in the
template/posts directory.
The first things you will definitely want to change are in the
template/layouts/default_template.R to reflect the title of your actual blog, and the links.
Haven't quite figured this out yet. Will update when I do.
I haven't got the
RSS properly working yet, so I don't know if that is really a bug, but I get an error if I don't call
samatha with
The index page doesn't update properly when you just have a new post, or change the name of a post. My current workaround is to change something minor on the index page when I want the new post to show up.


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(Cleveland) - The Cleveland Courage Funds, set up by three Cleveland City Council members to benefit kidnap survivors Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight, and Amanda Berry and her daughter, now total more than $480,000.
More than 5,100 individual donations have been made to them through the Funds. Donations have come from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and from several foreign countries.
The total includes major new gifts – $50,000 from the Cleveland Foundation and $10,000 from Key Bank, which is also providing pro bono financial counsel to the survivors.
Trusts for each of the four survivors are being created to accept all donations received through the Cleveland Foundation and Key Bank. 100 percent of donations to the Cleveland Courage Fund at Key Bank will go directly into the survivors' trust funds.
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Something, something, and communicate: Founded in Austin in 2011, Zello allows individuals to communicate to one another walkie-talkie style via a simple broadband connection. The app interface looks a like button on your phone. You press it to speak to people on a particular channel. The channels can be as small as two people or […]Read the rest of this entry »
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So this is what happened when I get bored
The interwebs get blowed up. Thanks, Twitchy.Read the rest of this entry »
Who are your favorite gun bloggers?
The shooting sports community in this nation is more than a 110 million strong, and I am sure there are thousands of good gun bloggers out there I simply haven't come across yet. Who are some of your favorites?Read the rest of this entry »
No longer government approved
It seems the Obama Department of Defense (or at least the military censors in Afghanistan) doesn't much like advocates for the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and those subversive "Founding Fathers." This was sent to me by a reader. I find it hilarious that after being allowed on Department of Defense computers worldwide since 2004 […]Read the rest of this entry »
CNC killed the gun control star
You may have noticed my complete lack of posting about Cody Wilson and his printed gun technology. The reason for that is simple: it's a gimmick. Sure, printed guns can work, but the question is inevitably "how long?" When it comes to the catastrophic failure of the thermoplastics used in the construction of the barrels […]Read the rest of this entry »


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HERMON – Our beautiful girl, Amber Jade Bishop-Tenney has left our embrace on a journey to the heavens. Her incredible smile and loving nature has touched many lives throughout her time here with us. She was born Aug. 19, 1989, in Bangor, a daughter of Neil Bishop Jr. and Denise Nye.
A loving granddaughter, daughter, mom and friend are the memories she leaves us. She was a graduate of Central High School, Corinth, class of 2007. She was currently enrolled in college for the spring semester.
Amber will be deeply missed by many, including her two beautiful children, Brady and Kylynn Nye; mother, Denise Nye and stepdad, Rich Feero, of Hermon; two brothers, Michael Agrillo Jr. and wife, Carla, of Orono, and Lance Nye Jr. of Hermon; two sisters, Courtney Nye, and Nicole Nye and fiance, Josh Cushing, and nephew, Landon Cushing, all of Bangor; stepbrothers, Michael Feero of Old Town, Jonathan Feero of Portland, Stephen Cummings of Bangor, Ricky Feero and Nick Feero, both of Hermon; her amazing grandmother whom Amber loved very much, Jane Sherry and grandfather, Mike Sherry, of Stetson; uncles, Dennis Connolly and wife, Lynn, and cousin, Fiona, all of Biddeford, and Darren Connolly and wife, Meredith, and cousin, Kate, all of Vermont; grandparents, Joseph and Sue Connolly of Levant; grandfather, Neil Bishop; aunt, Sherry and husband, Michael Olzaki; and great-aunt, Celia and husband, Jeff Corbin, all of Connecticut. She will also be sadly missed by Carissa Adams; Ashley McDonald; Kylyyn's loving dad, Ralph Simard; as well as many other close loving friends and family. Amber was predeceased by her father, Neil Bishop; great-grandmother, Erma Underhill; stepfather, Lance Nye Sr.; and grandmother Bernice Bishop.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at Crosby & Neal, 117 Main St., Newport, where friends may call 1 p.m. until the time of services. Spring burial will be at Clark's Hill Cemetery, Stetson. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes to receive donations for Amber's children's education, care of Denise Nye, 600 Newburgh Road, Hermon, ME 04401. All donations shall be added to the children's Nexgen fund, which is already established. Those who wish may leave written condolences at


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ARRIVALS: DH Frank Thomas (exercised his $6 million option), RHP Esteban Loaiza (picked up club option at $4 million), SS Jose Valentin (picked up club option at $5 million).
DEPARTURES: None.
BIGGEST NEEDS: GM Ken Williams was adamant at the end of the season that pitching would be the focus for the club, and he proved that by offering a three-year, $36 million deal to free agent-to-be Bartolo Colon. That deal was turned down and has been pulled off the table, but that doesn't mean that Williams won't do everything possible to try to land another big-name starter in free agency.
FREE AGENTS: 2B Roberto Alomar, INF Tony Graffanino, C Sandy Alomar Jr., OF Carl Everett, RHP Bartolo Colon, RHP Tom "Flash" Gordon and RHP Scott Sullivan.
Williams said he would like to try to keep the team intact from last season, but it's very unlikely with the current payroll. Robbie and Sandy Alomar thought they were both close to signing deals with the Sox last week, but all is quiet now. Everett, Gordon and Colon are likely gone unless the Sox could trade some of the big salaries of Konerko, Ordonez or Koch. Sullivan and Graffanino are both being targeted as players the Sox also want back.
ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE: OF Carlos Lee, RHP Jon Garland, LHP Mark Buehrle, 1B/DH Brian Daubach and LHP Kelly Wunsch.
Buehrle insists that there have been no talks between the two sides, and he will likely head for a hearing in the spring. The club has been trying to re-sign Lee and Garland, but with trade rumors about Lee circulating that might be hard to do. Daubach and Wunsch might not be in the Sox's plans for next season.
IN LIMBO: Ordonez, Koch, Konerko and Lee are each possibilities to be traded because the Sox are actively trying to clear at least one big salary player from their payroll. The problem is that Konerko and Koch are each coming off poor seasons, and their trade value might be too low. That would leave making the tough decision of possibly moving Ordonez or Lee, who are cornerstones in the Sox's lineup.
MEDICAL WATCH: No major medical news for the Sox.


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Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos today heavily criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo for cutting a deal with Democrats and the Working Families Party to try to take over the state Senate, saying Cuomo is ceding his authority to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the "radical agenda" of New York City Democrats.
In some of Skelos' harshest comments since Cuomo took office in 2011, Skelos told Gannett's Albany Bureau that Cuomo caved to the Working Families Party and the left-wing de Blasio last month in order to win the third-party line.
"I understand Republicans supporting Republicans. I understand Democrats supporting Democrats," Skelos said. "I think what is most surprising to me, and it's been a three-week journey, is the total capitulation of the governor to the Working Families Party and Bill de Blasio.
"Four years ago, he had the inner strength and character to basically say, 'It's my way in terms of economic reform that the state needed or I'm not taking your line.' This time, it seems they told him this is what you have to do and say or you're not going to get the line."
Skelos' conference is fighting for survival now that the Independent Democratic Conference broke with Republicans and vowed to work with Democrats in the majority in January.
Skelos directed most of his ire at Cuomo, saying Cuomo has given into de Blasio and the Working Families Party.
"The most surprising thing in all of this is the governor's the total capitulation to the Working Families Party and abdicating his position as the number one Democrat in the state to Bill de Blasio," Skelos said. "He would become the de facto governor of the state."
Cuomo has worked to develop a record as a centrist Democrat during his first term by working with Republicans on economic reforms, such as lowering income taxes, installing a property-tax cap and limiting state spending with four on-time budgets.
Skelos said that may all go out the window with Democrats in charge of the Legislature and the executive branch. He predicted Republicans, who mainly represent upstate and Long Island, will win enough seats in November to beat back the threat from Democrats.
"This type of radical agenda that the Democrats in the state are promoting, that's going to turn off people – whether that's in upstate New York, the mid-Hudson area or Long Island," Skelos said.
He added, "I do believe are going to come back with a Republican majority. I think the actions of the Senate Democrats and the Working Families Party and Bill de Blasio have given us the ammunition to take back a strong majority, and then you look again to govern in a bi-partisan way."


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Federal agents raided Huntsville defense contracting business, System Studies and Simulation, Inc. (S3) Thursday. At least one agent remained at the location Friday.
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Robyn Smith, of Baton Rouge, has shared several recipes with me this past year.
She likes cooking and planning for parties or get-togethers, especially if it's connected to a ballgame.
If she makes a dish and likes it, she makes notes on her recipe and possibly adds suggestions for when she makes it again.
Best of all, she has a good filing system.
Her Shrimp Deviled Eggs are often requested for party appetizers, she said. She experiments with different stuffings, but this is one of her favorites. They're popular with all ages and relatively inexpensive.
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