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Despite the economy's seemingly decisive upturn in the third quarter, manufacturing unemployment remains high, and thus it was that President Bush in a Labor Day speech promised to name an assistant secretary in the Commerce Department to deal with the issue.
So there's some money wasted. Let's all hope the president controls any interventionist impulses beyond that political gesture, especially any inclinations to make trade less free or to step in the way of outsourcing.
The worry about manufacturing runs deep, to be sure, and in some states, a presidential candidate who does not evince great concern himself may not win the votes he would like. Yet even with the extraordinary loss of jobs over the past several years, including losses after the recovery began, manufacturing has been holding its own over the decades. While services have become increasingly important in the economy, manufacturing has grown more efficient and more productive.
It is in fact that productivity that is in part responsible for the loss in jobs. One person can do far more work per hour than used to be the case. This high productivity is partly a consequence of computer technology, and it is partly a consequence of free trade. Cheap imports, which well serve the pocketbooks of consumers, also make U.S. manufacturers more efficient; competition does that to you. Another benefit of the trade, it has been noted, is to provide these manufacturers with less expensive raw materials and more markets. One observer notes that foreign tariffs have fallen dramatically over the years.
A bugaboo of the moment is outsourcing, the sending of job assignments to workers overseas. The practice accounts for only a minute portion of job losses in the United States, some students of the subject say, and has meanwhile enabled industries to stay reasonably healthy as they look ahead to better days, which seem on the way.
Based on past recoveries, it seems likely that unemployment will begin to edge its way downward as growth, consumer spending and business investment continue at a decent pace. The wrong kind of governmental intrusion could damage the prospect, although there are some things government can do if it does them with care. Reducing corporate taxes not always popular can assist, for instance, but should be accompanied by spending cuts that Congress and the administration seem loath to enact.
The long term looks very, very good for the economy and for jobs, which may be of little comfort to people who need work today. As the famous economist John Maynard Keynes once said, we are all dead in the long run. But because some writers are urging wrongheaded policies to stave off supposed future ills, it is worth observing that a highly developed economy unburdened by too much regulation innovates its way out of trouble; that changing demographics assure a need for workers in the years ahead, and that high productivity ultimately gives the wherewithal for increased investment and millions of new jobs.
Jay Ambrose
Scripps Howard News Service


text: During this seminar, Professor Larson will discuss two related housing initiatives at MIT: Changing Places/Houses in The MIT Home of the Future Consortium. Change is accelerating, but the places we create are largely static and unresponsive. "Changing Places" is an MIT research consortium that explores how new technologies, materials, and strategies for design can make possible dynamic, evolving places that respond to the complexities of life. Open Source Building Alliance Providing individuals with choice creates competition and incentives for innovation. Mass-customization requires a modular component-based approach, which creates a pathway for new players to enter the $852 billion/yr. construction market. Open Source Building enables the development of new products, services, and technologies that come together to create tailored, agile, responsive, high-performance environments. Based on well-established principles of modularity - and paralleling recent developments in the automobile and electronics industry - Open Source Building is a strategy developed by the MIT Houses research group for the mass-customization of responsive buildings using modular physical/logical components (rather than the labor-intensive, craft-based approach of conventional construction). It separates a building into a chassis (providing structure, power, communication, etc.), and mass-customized modules (for interior fit-out, exterior facades, electronics, communication, etc.). Component design, engineering, and integration are at the system level. This allows building designers to concentrate primarily on the unique programmatic and environmental context of a building, and allows individual occupants to focus on tailoring their environment according to needs and values. Kent Larson is a practicing architect and director of Changing Places: a joint MIT Media Laboratory + Department of Architecture Consortium. He also directs two associated efforts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: the Houses Research Group and the Open Source Building Alliance. His current research focuses on 1) the development of open source design and construction strategies that can enable high-performance/low-cost responsive living environments, and 2) the application of these strategies and new technologies to solving problems related to energy and proactive healthcare. Kent Larson practiced architecture in New York City from 1981 to 1995 in a partnership with Peter L. Gluck, and as Kent Larson Architects, PC from 1995 to present. His firm was selected as one of The Architectural Digest's 100 Architects for residential design. His architectural design work as partner-in-charge has been published widely.

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Miley Cyrus, SNL "We Did Stop (The Government)" [VIDEO]
Video parody among highlights of Miley Cyrus' "Saturday Night Live" experience.
Miley Cyrus had the distinction of being the host and musical guest of this weekend's "Saturday Night Live." Here in Evansville, the last hour of the show unfortunately got pre-empted by storm coverage, but the first half hour had some good stuff. The highlight to me was this parody of her "We Can't Stop" video titled "We Did Stop (The Government)." In the video, Miley portrays a twerking Michelle Bachman! You don't want to miss this!


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|University of Alaska Southeast Faculty and Staff Newsletter
|September 26, 1997
The elementary teachers hired were Katherine Bader, Douglas Badilla, AnnMarie Barnack Janes, Monika Haygood, Kathy Iliev, Elizabeth Miyasato, Dawn Pisel, Cinda Stanek and John Wahl. The secondary teachers were Mary Capobianco, Mia Costello, Mary-Lou Gervais, James Marks, Carol May and Kathleen Wiest.
This week Raychelle Daniel and Shannon Crowley, both seniors in biology, reported on their summer harbor seal study in Tugidak Island. Upcoming subjects include: Oct. 7 sea urchins, Oct. 14 sea otter diving behavior, Oct. 21 evolution of brown bears, Oct. 28 sea otter populations and Nov. 4 marine vertebrate predators.
Students help with skate board park UAS students in John Bowman's construction technology class are helping with construction of Juneau's skate board park. Earlier this week they poured concrete for the foundation. In addition, the class will work on a house construction project with the high school.
Associate Dean Gary Bowen said, "The construction class is an opportunity for students to get into the field and work with someone who knows what's going on." Bowman is a registered civil engineer who retired from the Forest Service. He has a contractor's license and had a home inspection business.
Bowen also said five student from Kake will be taking the construction technology class spring semester under a grant they are receiving.
Assistant professor of chemistry Randy Stahl attended the National American Chemical Society Conference in Las Vegas in early September and took part in a continuing education program on Interpreting IR Spectra.
Jason Ohler, associate professor of education, was part of a panel presentation on structuring technology staff development K-20 at the Fall Institute of the Northwest Educational Technology Center in Portland.
Brendan Kelly, assistant professor of biology, was featured in a full page story about sea otter research in the Sept. 21 Juneau Empire.
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SAN DIEGO -- With two moves to start the winter meetings Monday night, the Chicago White Sox signaled to the baseball world that they expect to contend, and contend in 2015.
The Sox reportedly agreed to terms on a four-year, $46 million deal with free-agent closer David Robertson. That capped a big night for the Sox, who also reportedly are nearing the completion of a trade for A's starter Jeff Samardzija, the cost of which was not yet made public.
The Sox didn't announce either move Monday night, and general manager Rick Hahn declined comment.
Robertson, 29, was the biggest relief pitcher on the market this offseason after he posted a 3.08 ERA with a 4-5 record and 39...


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Ben Crair on the movies' torturous infatuation with Southie.
Those weeks before diagnosis can be among the most torturous times.
A 16th-century iron corset looks precisely as frightening and torturous as it sounds.
But her lies may have been fueled by a torturous immigration system that demands life stories that "work."
Rick better get used to torturous trials because they are never going away.
The hush holding it was like the drawn breath of a victim waiting the first turn of the torturous wheel.
Carrying a heavy pack down such a grade exerted a torturous strain upon the backs of the legs.
It was an endless night, torturous with cold and uncertainty.
She was able to right herself to her knees, and after a torturous five minutes reached the fireplace.
Heaven help us, I thought, if we had to lie on that torturous stuff for fifteen hours!
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Police are searching for a motorist who failed to stop after a collision that left a toddler in hospital with serious head injuries.
The child was a passenger in a van which flipped in the crash, which occurred at Noble Park, in Melbourne's south-east, about 7.45pm.
Police want to speak to the driver of a white AU model Ford Falcon sedan, which was involved in the collision on Heatherton Road and did not stop.
Investigators believe the Falcon was heading east when it clipped a Ford Fiesta, forcing it onto oncoming traffic.
The Fiesta then struck the Mercedes Vito van, causing it to roll over.
The young boy, believed to be aged between two and three, suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries.
He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Children's Hospital.
An elderly woman in the van and the female driver of the Fiesta, who is in her early 20s, also suffered non life-threatening injuries and were taken to the Dandenong Hospital.
Senior Constable Marty Beveridge said five others in the van escaped without injury.
"We believe there was contact between both of the Fords and we're keen to hear from the Falcon driver and get their side of the story," he said.
Police remain at the scene and traffic has been blocked on Heatherton Road between Chandler and Corrigan roads.
Anyone with information about the collision should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.


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30 U.S. Code § 1801 - Congressional findings and declaration of purposes
§ 1801.
Congressional findings and declaration of purposes
(a) The Congress finds that—
the availability of adequate supplies of strategic and critical industrial minerals and materials continues to be essential for national security, economic well-being, and industrial production;
the United States is increasingly dependent on foreign sources of materials and vulnerable to supply interruption in the case of many of those minerals and materials essential to the Nation's defense and economic well-being;
together with increasing import dependence, the Nation's industrial base, including the capacity to process minerals and materials, is deteriorating—both in terms of facilities and in terms of a trained labor force;
research, development, and technological innovation, especially related to improved materials and new processing technologies, are important factors which affect our long-term capability for economic competitiveness, as well as for adjustment to interruptions in supply of critical minerals and materials;
while other nations have developed and implemented specific long-term research and technology programs to develop high-performance materials, no such policy and program evolution has occurred in the United States;
establishing critical materials reserves, by both the public and private sectors and with proper organization and management, represents one means of responding to the genuine risks to our economy and national defense from dependency on foreign sources;
there exists no single Federal entity with the authority and responsibility for establishing critical materials policy and for coordinating and implementing that policy; and
the importance of materials to national goals requires an organizational means for establishing responsibilities for materials programs and for the coordination, within and at a suitably high level of the Executive Office of the President, with other existing policies within the Federal Government.
(b) It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to establish a National Critical Materials Council under and reporting to the Executive Office of the President which shall—
establish responsibilities for and provide for necessary coordination of critical materials policies, including all facets of research and technology, among the various agencies and departments of the Federal Government, and make recommendations for the implementation of such policies;
bring to the attention of the President, the Congress, and the general public such materials issues and concerns, including research and development, as are deemed critical to the economic and strategic health of the Nation; and
to establish a national Federal program for advanced materials research and technology, including basic phenomena through processing and manufacturing technology; and
(Pub. L. 98–373, title II, § 202, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1249.)
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The Real Reason You Turn Off Your Phone on the Plane, Ctd.
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Jordan Crook, over at CrunchGear, digs into the "why do you turn off your phone on the plane?" story, and finds some interesting, and more concrete, evidence:
In one instance, with two laptops being used nearby, the plane's clock spun backwards and GPS readings began going off. In another example, altitude details were jumbled until the pilot asked passengers to turn off their gizmos. A Boeing advisor, Dave Carson, believes that the signals radiating from portable electronics can mess with sensors hidden in the passenger areas of a plane, and that those signals are far stronger than what Boeing considers acceptable during a flight.
Interestingly enough, the most dangerous device was the iPad, followed closely by the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. New planes with the proper sheathing shouldn't experience many problems, but Carson claims that phones are a genuine safety hazard on older model air crafts. Whether these incidents were caused by electronics or not, 75 problems over six years isn't exactly a staggering stat.


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Atlanta public school exams fudged
A state probe has found that teachers and principals in dozens of Atlanta public schools doctored students' test papers — the latest scandal involving the high-stakes world of standardized testing in the nation's school systems.
The investigation, detailed Wednesday in a report issued by Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, showed that Atlanta school administrators emphasized test results "to the exclusion of integrity and ethics." The pressure even prompted one frightened third-grade teacher to tell investigators that "there are ways that APS (Atlanta Public Schools) can get back at you" if teachers don't go along with cheating.
"APS is run like the Mob," the teacher said, according to the investigation report.
The results come as standardized tests generate increased scrutiny:
•Baltimore Public Schools CEO Andres Alonso last week suggested that falling 2011 scores in many city schools could partially be the result of better test security.
•USA TODAY last March examined standardized test scores at District of Columbia schools and found 103 public schools with high erasure rates on penciled-in answer sheets. An investigation is underway.
USA TODAY also found evidence of test tampering in six states besides Georgia and Maryland, including California, Florida and Ohio.
•The Dallas Morning News in 2007 found more than 50,000 cases of student cheating on high-stakes state tests, with 90% of students in some cases showing suspicious answer patterns.
The Atlanta probe found a "culture of fear, intimidation and retaliation" that spread districtwide over the past decade, prompting dozens of educators to covertly give kids correct answers on standardized tests and change wrong answers once kids handed in the score sheets.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first raised suspicions about rising scores in APS schools nearly three years ago.
Former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue initiated the current probe last August, finding that the district's investigation of suspicious erasures in 58 schools was "woefully inadequate."
Student test results play an increasingly important role: At least 10 states require that student scores be the main criterion in teacher evaluations. Some states and districts reward educators for raising scores; a teacher may earn a bonus of as much as $25,000 in Washington, D.C., if his or her students' scores climb.
Most of the 130 Detroit public schools closed since 2005 were cited for having low test scores.
The Georgia report called test-tampering "an open secret." In one school, a group of teachers brought students' answer sheets to a teacher's home and held a "changing party." Other teachers changed students' answers at school after hours. The school's principal told teachers, "If anyone asks you anything about this, just tell them you don't know. You did not. Stick with it … just stick to the story and it will all go away."
Atlanta school board chairwoman Brenda Muhammad told WXIA-TV in Atlanta that the district would work to get rid of educators who were found to have cheated. "We need to ensure that they're never in front of children again."
Georgia state law dictates that any educator found to have tampered with student test papers could face up to 10 years in prison for falsifying public documents. Anyone who lies to state investigators faces up to five years behind bars. Local prosecutors in three jurisdictions must decide whether to bring charges.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said the teachers union complained about cheating in Atlanta in 2005, but that the complaint was ignored.
Weingarten said scandals like the new one in Atlanta "are a sobering reminder of the dangers of high-stakes testing. In the end, it's the kids and their parents in Atlanta who are really being cheated by being denied the kind of high-quality education they need for college, career and life."
Bruce Fuller, an education professor at the University of California-Berkeley, said the scandal is "the predictable effect of some policymakers' obsession with high-stakes testing," but added that other educators practice "an enlightened version of accountability" that doesn't put unreasonable pressure on schools.
However, with budgets shrinking, he notes: "Enlightened, supportive ways of raising test scores cost more money. But threatening a principal over his or her job is a way to enforce accountability on the cheap."
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text: Who Hires People with a Master of Accounting? Posted August 29, 2012 by in Accounting Degrees Tags: Accounting Degrees Tweet Anytime an individual decides to enhance their education with a graduate degree there are a number of factors to take into consideration. Aside from determining what degree program to pursue and which school to attend, a student needs to consider what that advanced degree will do for their current or future career. Earning a Master's in Accounting is no different; it comes with the same set of factors for students to keep in mind when entering a program. Whether an accounting student is continuing directly from their undergraduate education or returning to school after a few years in the workforce, the biggest concern they should have is what industries currently or traditionally hire those with a Master's in Accounting. Everyone's experience is different. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are four main kind of accountants. Public Sector Accountants generally fall into four branches; Public Accountants, Management Accountants, Government Accountants and Auditors, and Internal Auditors. Those employed in the public sector as Public Accountants tend to work for an accounting firm and handle the accounting, tax, and auditing tasks of outside companies. Well qualified accountants with a graduate degree may even open their own accounting firm. Management Accountants An advanced degree, such as a Master's in accounting, is a great asset for those wishing to climb the ladder into a management position. Those individuals who are employed as Management Accountants are responsible for the finances of an entire company and often oversee a number of other employees. Government Sector Federal, state, and local governments have vast and complicated accounting books and individuals with graduate degrees are well prepared to handle these books. Government accountants and auditors are in charge of overseeing the government's finances to ensure that records are straight. Some individual accountants are also tasked with looking into the finances of companies that conduct business with the government. Internal Auditors A common position in the private sector, Internal Auditors work to ensure that a company's records are kept straight and that no one is stealing money from the business. It is also the duty of an Internal Auditor to ensure that company money is not being wasted. Nearly all sectors within the economy require accountants to help companies maintain their books in an orderly fashion. There are positions available within companies large and small, in sectors ranging from industry and manufacturing to Fortune 500 companies and Wall Street. It is important for accounting graduate students to realize that not all sectors of the economy will necessarily be open to them for employment. The specific degree program attended will help determine which sectors of the economy a graduate is qualified to work in based upon the specific coursework provided at the institution. [Voices.yahoo.com] Specializations at various institutions tend to include Financial Reporting and Assurance, Tax, Managerial Accounting and Control, and even Generalist tracks. Financial Reporting and Assurance best prepares students for a career in public accounting or with a non-profit, while Managerial Accounting and Control is well-suited for those looking to work in industry or government sectors. Sources: http://www.bls.gov/k12 http://voices.yahoo.com/top-three-master-accounting-degree-programs-674138.html Tweet Share Classes Start Request Info LIVE CHAT Apply Now


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Well, I'm humbled. My baby — all of six months old — beat me to the finish line at a 5K this weekend, setting her PR, her PDR and even winning the unofficial stroller division.
I'm just hoping it's the beginning of a beautiful relationship she has with fitness.
On Friday, DadJovi called and said he had a couple of extra spots in a brand new 5K, and did we want them? I said yes, recruited Lucas and Audrey to join me, and off we went.
It was perfect on several levels:
- the race was only timed at the end, had no chip timing and was very small
- the course was stunning and happened to start just about 10 minutes from our house
- I just bought a new running stroller off Craigslist and I was anxious to try it out
- strollers were welcome
- I am in training for the Women's Running Series 5K in St. Petersburg (there is also a half marathon there – discount code below!)
Lucas was, as always, supportive — and only grumbled a bit about having to wake up early, the misty morning, etc. But as soon as the gun went off to start the race, his competitive streak kicked in. And (spoiler alert) that led him and Audrey to have quite a race.
We didn't really talk about how we wanted to run when we started — I think we figured that we'd kind of see how the stroller affected things. I think we maintained about a 10-minute mile for the first mile or so (I ran without a Garmin or a clock and had NO idea where I was on the course or what pace I was running), a bit slower than either of us would naturally be, but we had to try and dodge other runners and walkers. Once things cleared up, in the second mile, we started to go a bit faster, and I started to feel a side stitch set in. I decided to slow down and then take a 30-second walking break to try and alleviate the pain, but I told Lucas to keep going.
Perhaps spurred on by Audrey's cheers (we heard "squeee! heeeahhhhh! booooo!" from the stroller throughout the run), they picked up their pace, slowly disappearing from my view. After my break, I got back to running, but settled in around a 9:30 pace (my best guess). Lucas turned several times and we exchanged thumbs up signs, and as we turned the final corner toward the finish line, they took off.
I gave it one final kick and when I saw Lucas and Audrey cheering me on at the finish line, I smiled my way through the last few strides and asked how they did.
As it turns out — there was one stroller ahead of my team, but when Lucas saw them, he raced as hard as he could to finish first…and he did. They beat me by more than a minute (there was a clock at the end, which said I finished in 30:56, but I think I started about a minute after the gun went off) and won — self-awarded only — the stroller division.
It was so much fun, and I'm already looking for more stroller-friendly races. I loved taking Audrey out among other runners and while I know she won't remember this race, I will, and I'll tell her how she rocked her first run.
Then took a nice long nap.
1) I'm still hoping to PR at the St. Petersburg 5K this fall, and I'd LOVE to have you join me at that event or one of the other Women's Running Series races in the next few months.
Bloomington, MN – June 16, 2013 SORRY! This city's event has been cancelled.
Nashville, TN – September 28, 2013
Scottsdale-Tempe, AZ – November 3, 2013
St. Petersburg, FL – November 24, 2013
If you sign up for the half marathon in St. Pete, use the discount code FITFLKATY for $10 off. (Note: I am being compensated for helping to promote this race but believe me, the sweat and tears I'm putting into training are all mine.)
More information is on Facebook and Twitter (follow the hashtag #BeAmazing).
2) I think Lucas and I are now firmly on Team Saucony. He RAVED about how lightweight his Virrata were this weekend (see his original review here) and I have to admit that while I love my Virrata, the Kinvara 4 have grown on me and are my new favorites. They're a perfect balance between lightweight, minimalist shoes and more traditional running sneakers.
They're super comfortable, sturdy without feeling bulky and weren't too tight at the top of my foot, which is a regular complaint of mine. I didn't love these the first time I wore them but after a few runs, I'm definitely changing my tune. (Note: I was sent these sneakers for free as part of a review program.)


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Prince Joshua (P.J.) Avitto and Mikayla Capers should be playing right now, enjoying the warm June weather, without a care in the world. At the tender ages of six and seven, they deserve the same boundless hopes and dreams we wish for all children, with a long life full of potential and free from harm. Instead, P.J. is dead from fatal stab wounds, and Mikayla remains in critical condition in a hospital, fighting for her life.
The attack on these children in an elevator of their public housing complex is an unthinkable crime, and the pain and anguish of their family is unimaginable. As we mourn the loss of young P.J. and pray for Mikayla's recovery, we owe it to them—as well as to their family and neighbors who live in New York City's public housing—to avoid rushing to quick or incomplete fixes that will not adequately address the range of problems affecting the security of their homes.
For years, public housing residents have complained about broken locks and damaged intercom systems that fail to secure the entryways of their apartment buildings. And several buildings, including P.J. and Mikayla's, do not have security cameras despite the City Council's allocation of tens of millions of dollars specifically for that purpose. Thus, while such cameras are ubiquitous throughout New York City's tourist destinations and private residential buildings, there were no cameras in the elevator where the children were attacked. Functioning locks, working intercom systems, and well-lit common areas are the bare minimum that public housing residents need to keep their homes safe from potential wrongdoers. Yet, such minimal security measures have been pushed aside as public housing buildings fall further into disrepair.
Police play a critical role in ensuring the safety of public housing, but their presence alone is not a solution. Indeed, in another recent tragedy, 16-year-old LaQuan Nelson was fatally shot near his public housing apartment just 100 yards from the 88th Precinct. And, unfortunately, past experiences have raised concerns about how police treat the residents they are supposed to serve. Public housing residents, many living in the same place their whole lives, have been falsely accused of trespassing by the police for doing nothing more than walking to or from their apartments. Children as young as eight years old have been stopped and asked for identification. Some residents have even been arrested for trespassing in their own homes. These risks extend to family and friends, to the point where people have been arrested for trespassing when bringing food to a sick loved one.
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NAB supports Novi teams with gifts
You might have attended some of the Novi Athletic Boosters club's fund-raising events such as TASTEFEST, NAB Wine Tasting Event and the Holiday Kickoff Arts & Crafts Show. You might even have bought an Annual Sports Pass and supported the businesses that advertise in the Sports Program fund-raising program. The NAB spends all the proceeds from these events and programs – more than $1.1 million to date – on GIFTS to the Novi Middle School and Novi High School Athletic Programs!
The NAB provides gifts of professional training, facility upgrades, equipment, and scholarships to eligible athletic teams at Novi High School and Novi Middle School. Before each new season, coaches submit requests to the Athletic Office for needs extending beyond what can be provided through the Athletic Department budget. The Athletic Director evaluates the list, determines which teams are eligible to have their requests fully funded based on NAB volunteers commitments and then makes a formal request to the Novi Athletic Boosters.
More than $1.1 million dollars has been spent on Novi Athletics in the past 8 years. We are proud of that but even more proud of our athletes. GO WILDCATS!


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The girlfriend of a dad-of-three accused of murdering the mother of his child has recalled the panic-stricken phonecall he made moments after the alleged crime.
Karyna Ofei yesterday told the Old Bailey Jerome McDonald rang her weeping over the lifeless body of his ex-girlfriend on the morning she died.
Mr McDonald, 31, of Fairlands Avenue, Thornton Heath, is alleged to have strangled Janelle Duncan-Bailey in the early hours of January 2 during a blazing row over child support.
Mum-of-two Miss Duncan-Bailey, 25, of Pawsons Road, was found dead in the boot of his car in nearby Mayfield Crescent three days later.
The special needs school nurse had furiously confronted Mr McDonald, the father of her two-year-old son Khamal, at his house at 4.30am.
She was escorted from the road by police, but later returned.
Miss Ofei, who had been sleeping at Mr McDonald's house but stormed out after the row, said her boyfriend phoned her in tears later that morning.
She told the court: "I said, 'what's happened?' And he said, 'she's not moving'. I said, 'what do you mean she's not moving?' He said, 'she's just not moving'. I told him to call an ambulance and I would make my way back there, but he told me not to come back.
"I was repeating myself, telling him to call an ambulance and police, but he was just really silent. He said, 'what will my children think of me?'"
Miss Ofei, who had been in relationship with Mr McDonald for eight months but did not know he had fathered Khamal, said she never asked what had happened to Miss Duncan-Bailey, even when visited by her visibly distressed boyfriend the next day.
She told the court: "It was too much for me to deal with. It was obvious that something serious had happened.
"He said 'I don't want you involved.' He had a low voice and was crying. I told him to get in touch with the police and he said, 'I can't.'
"The next day he looked dreadful. He had red, red eyes and his skin was grey. He was shaking and clasping his hands. I said, 'what am I supposed to say? I don't want to do the worst.'
She said she told the Mr McDonald, a DJ and mechanic, to "do the right thing".
Officers initially interviewed him as a witness but on January 4 named him as a suspect. The next day he admitted Miss Duncan-Bailey's body was hidden in his car boot, where police found it wrapped in sheets and bin bags.
Mr McDonald claimed she had attacked him with a hammer and he had pushed her away, causing her to fatally bang her hand.
But a post-morterm examination found no trace of a serious head injury, with a pathologist instead reported deep bruises consistent with strangulation, possibly with a ligature.
Miss Duncan-Bailey also suffered a deep elbow wound thought to have been inflicted with a claw hammer.
Mr McDonald suffered no serious injuries.
He denies murder.
The trial, expected to last two weeks, continues.
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- Two violent robbers from Croydon and Mitcham have been jailed for a total of 14 years


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But tonight one of my colleagues, Hadassah Goodman, LCSW, was honored at a dinner for her work with SHALVA, a Chicago based Jewish agency that services victims of domestic violence. So I grabbed my friend Chani and went downtown to hear a few speeches and have a bite to eat.
The keynote speaker told over a captivating, moving story of how she suffered her entire childhood witnessing her mother beaten and abused at the hands of her father. It's a story that social workers know by heart. Only a few details, like was she the driver or the passenger when thrown from the speeding car, change.
It is never any easy to hear this stuff, no matter how many times. And knowing that the victim is still screaming inside, still a victim of unresolved secondary trauma for having watched (if not received) the torture of a loved one, makes it worse.
Social service organizations like SHALVA help women get out of abusive relationships. These organizations deserve all the financial support we can give them.
Interestingly, the table favors at this dinner were greeting cards packaged in cellophane. The hot-pink label on the package in not so fine print was psycho-educational. I don't think that SHALVA will mind my sharing. The blurbs underscore the importance of our taking childhood bullying seriously.
1. Children who display bullying behaviors are more likely to become perpetrators of violence (specifically domestic violence), child abuse, sexual assault and hate crimes as adults. (Brentro and Long)
2. It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of intimidation and/or verbal/physical attacks by other children. (National Educational Association).
3. Bullying is so widespread and so common that the "rite of passage" myth has blinded us to its extensive harm and is seen as a minor issue on the horizon of adult crises." (Suellen Fried and Paul Fried, Bullies and Victims, M. Evans and Co, 1996.)
4. It does not matter if it is mild, moderate, or severe: bullying is not normal. It is antisocial and needs to be addressed as such. (Barbara Coloroso)
According to this, a child who watches one parent bullying another is more likely to become a bully, too, ultimately perpetrating a cycle of violence in marriage.
SO. If women don't get out of those relationships then their kids might grow up believing that the normal thing to do is beat or be beaten. I've always found it incredulous, but people often do believe that what they experienced in their family is the norm. There is also a phenomenon called identifying with the aggressor that I wrote about in my post on humiliation, a very worthwhile read, by the way.
But this might be a good time for readers who haven't been to the archives to read the story that I wrote for a young patient who had been verbally bullied throughout most of his elementary and high school years by his peers. It's a hopeful story in a way.
The Kid with the Funny Laugh demonstrates how you can work with your children if they are being subjected to peer taunting and rejection. You can help your child take back his or her self-esteem and command respect within an abusive peer milieu.
It's not easy to take on one bully, let alone an entire culture, but one bully can have so much influence that he/she has the power to ferment an entire culture of mean kids.
It's not easy to confront group-think but it is within the realm of possibility, and probably easier than playing doormat. Accepting the role of victim tends to beg more violence from borderlines. Most people don't accept the role of victim consciously, but do just the same.
Passivity almost always underlies depression.
Once again, I make the humble suggestion, there's no better time to work at changing a system, than now. Here's the link to the story about The Kid with the Funny Laugh.
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Ours is but to Do and Die
A minimum of hundreds of residents in Fayette and Fulton counties in southwest metro Atlanta in 2006 were exposed to a chemical mix called MOCAP wash water, a concoction that contains the organophosphate pesticide ethoprop and the chemical odorant Propyl mercaptan. By government accounts, the "onion odor" chemical emissions originated at the Philips Services Corp.(PSC) waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 just outside Fairburn. The actions by the state and federal governments in response to this chemical poisoning were a slap in the face of citizens who are born and bred to believe their government would actually try to protect them from harm. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Later in 2006, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released the findings of its Health Consultation, compiled in cooperation with Georgia Division of Public Health (DPH) and other agencies. The report was to be a comprehensive review of the impact to affected humans and domestic animals.
The study pointed to mercaptan as causing short-term adverse health effects and found no ill effects from ethoprop and no likely long-term effects from either. The report found no link for domestic animals and wildlife.
The Citizen Newspaper (Fayetteville) submitted a Georgia Open Records request for all documentation and data pertinent to the Health Consultation and received 250 pages of information. I wanted to see what their conclusions were based on.
There was only an indication of a follow-up call to one resident on medical-related issues. The study said there were seven people contacted but those references were missing in the information we received. Regardless, does anyone besides me think it's questionable that only seven of 622 people were contacted as part of a comprehensive study?
The Open Records information included no reports and assessments of the medical records of the many residents who visited their doctors. There was no discussion or determination about why so many people were breathing the same "onion odor" and manifesting the same symptoms weeks before PSC said the wash water first entered the plant.
Where was the assessment of wildlife biologists who should have commented on community reports on the absence of bird, bee and butterfly activity at the same time people were sick?
Where was the Syndromic Surveillance System that was partly in place for domestic animals but not for humans? It's intriguing that information supplied in the Open Records request had much mention of a Perdue University study clearly found statistically significant animal illnesses around the PSC plant during the time in question. That information did not make it into the Health Consultation. So much for being thorough!
If none of this makes sense, please understand that the health and environmental laws you believe are written to protect you do not. Here's why. Sixty years ago, in 1947, before there was an EPA or Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), Congress passed the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Representatives of the chemical industry helped write the law, as they did when it was amended in the 1970s. The burden of proof written into the law requires that the public (or the government) must prove that a chemical is not safe rather than the chemical industry proving that it is safe.
In the end, state and federal governments rely on the chemical industry to be the gatekeeper. The power of the chemical industry, with lawmakers in tow, means agencies such as Georgia EPD issue permits, they do not conduct enforcement. Agencies such as DPH, EPA, ATSDR and CDC depend on chemical industry scientists to provide risk assessment. And in lock-step, government acts like it believes what it's told. Only on rare occasions does this process backfire. Not that many years ago, for example, you would have been called an un-American conspiracy nut if you had argued that lead and mercury were harmful. Today, prohibitions on those chemicals exist.
Coursing through your veins as you read this column is a cocktail of chemicals, the synergistic effect of which is currently unknown to medical science. During a lifetime in the United States we are exposed to many of the approximately 80,000 chemicals in use today. Most of these chemicals are tested by manufacturers only after questions arise. That's the law. Most of us have DDT and Teflon in our blood, for example.
The bottom line is that chemical industrial wealth trumps the enactment of sufficient laws through lobbying and campaign contributions, trumps government accountability through ineffective regulation and trumps the citizens by overpowering the very systems and safeguards that we naively believe are there to protect us.
Following in their footsteps are trade organizations and some in academia who, funded by industry, reach the conclusions espoused by their corporate benefactors.
The real truth about the exposures in Fayette and Fulton by PSC was never really addressed. A class-action lawsuit covering 2,200 households well inside the 40 square mile "hot zone" was settled out of court for $4 million. (You do the math on the compensation). Once again, the federal laws adhered to by the states do not protect you and your family. They protect the corporate interests that manufacture and sell the products. Consequently, if injured, it is you who has to go try to find an attorney that will take the case.
Yet there is a much larger problem that eclipses anything in locally. It's the impact of the ubiquitous presence of chemicals worldwide and the myriad health issues they cause.
On the other hand, it's probably better just to follow the lead of the national media and keep our attention focused on antics of your favorite movie or sports star or American Idol.
Or you could take a break from breathing the formaldehyde in your kitchen cabinets and the styrene in your carpet and do a quick Google search on what you've just read. You may be surprised at what you find.
In the end, it is "We the People" who live by the leave of our corporate/government masters.
"Ours is not to wonder why. Ours is but to do and die."


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"A profound and perceptive discussion of science and religion by a thoughtful and knowledgeable scholar of both, written with depth but in a style understandable to the general public."
—Charles H. Townes, PhD, Nobel laureate in physics, winner of the Templeton Prize, and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
"Read this book if you want to discover how religion and science can interact harmoniously, how ancient Kabbalah and modern cosmology intersect, and how both of these approaches together can enlighten us
—Daniel C. Matt, author of God and the Big Bang , and The Zohar: Pritzker Edition.
"More than a literate and frequently mind-blowing synthesis of Jewish mysticism and the science of astrophysics, Smith's book offers us a compelling and instructive glimpse into the mind and the soul of a man of science who is also deeply religious. There is something amazing or awesome on almost every page."
—Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, author of Kabbalah: A Love Story, and Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians.


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17 Nov 2011
Kernel Panics and nodes
Something is up with my VPS (virtual private server) the last 24 hours. I've twice had memory spikes that caused a kernel panic, which basically flat lined my system.
I did find out I was using an outdated Linode kernel, so hoping this might have led to the problem. Otherwise, I'll have to indulge in some detective work.
I run my own email server, too, so if perchance you sent me an email in the last 24 hours, you're not a spammer, and you're expecting an answer, you might want to re-send. I shouldn't be losing any email, but life is funny that way.
And if you see my site down, no worries: I've not packed up my marbles and run away from the web. I'm just dealing with some technical issues.


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Pedophiles Will Soon Be Forbidden From Serving Ice Cream
Whenever I hear the sound of an ice cream truck rolling down the street, I think, Wow, if I were a pedophile, driving an ice cream truck would be a genius way for me to get in with the kiddies! and it seems lawmakers are having similar thoughts. Last summer, a convicted sex predator was found to be driving an ice cream truck in San Bernardino County, CA. Now, they're planning to draft an ordinance that would prevent that from happening, and similar laws are in the works in Massachusetts and New York. Rapid City, SD will require ice cream vendors to undergo criminal background checks. The ACLU has warned groups against going overboard in their prosecution of sex offenders, but shouldn't little kids be able to get ice cream without first getting groped? [AHN]


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Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Craft: Fiber: Airbark Basket #4
John Garrett
(born El Paso, TX 1950)
"Each step is an important part of the creative process, even going out to look for stuff on the roadside." Artist quoted in "Bridge V," The Society for Contemporary Crafts, 1998
John Garrett graduated with a master's degree from UCLA in 1976, and lived in Southern California for twenty years before settling in New Mexico in 1990. His work recycles beads, tire treads, plastic flowers, hardware, and hair curlers into vessel forms. The artist grew up surrounded by Native American baskets and pottery, and was always interested in the history of the people reflected in these objects. Garrett wants his pieces to inspire thoughts of abundance, of saving, of interior and exterior worlds, and, most of all, of the rewards of looking at things with a fresh eye.
Image Credits: Courtesy John Garrett.


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16th Annual Congress on Children
Voices for Children of San Antonio
Friday, September 26, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (CDT)
Voices for Children of San Antonio invites all who share a passion for children's well-being to come engage with our growing, forward-thinking community of education, advocacy and legislative leaders at the 16th Annual Congress on Children. We are excited to welcome a select number of premier sponsors and supporters to participate in the event as partners. To learn more about sponsorship or donation opportunities for the 2013 Congress on Children, please contact Kathleen A. Fletcher, PhD, MPH
2014 FOCUS TOPICS: Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention, Breaking the Cylce of Violence in Communities
Check-In: 7:00am
Intro/Welcome: 8:30am
End: 4:30pm
Please call or email Kristine Brown if you have any questions or concerns. (email@example.com | 210-220-2585)
Voices for Children of San Antonio expands our community's capacity to respond to current and emerging needs of children and their families through purposeful and strategic advocacy that improves programs, practices and policy.
Voices' envisions opening windows of opportunity to ENGAGE and ENERGIZE community stakeholders so that every child moves every day toward a bright tomorrow.
As a multi-issue agency, Voices responds to community & state issues affecting the quality of life for children through data/knowledge sharing, researching best practices & by convening and organizing partner organizations and stakeholders to plan, collaborate and work toward change.
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"The bodies are all rigid and huddled up against a wall," says Ghazi Idibi, 32, a neighbour of Abbas Hashem, whose three-story unfinished home on the outskirts of Qana was destroyed early Sunday morning by two aerial bombs dropped by an Israeli jet. The house, a typical simple Lebanese structure of reinforced cement and cinder blocks, had provided shelter for 10 days to 53 people, mainly women and small children, drawn from the extended Hashem and Shalhoub families. Only eight people survived the air strike, the rest buried beneath rubble and dirt, and suffocating to death, according to the Lebanese Red Cross, if they had survived the concussion of the double blast.
Qana was once famous in Lebanon as the site of the biblical wedding feast where Jesus turned water into wine. But in the past 10 years, this meandering hill village has become synonymous with bloodshed and misery. In April 1996, during �Israeli "Grapes of Wrath" campaign to destroy Hizballah guerrillas, Israeli artillery gunners shelled a United Nations base in the village, killing more than 100 civilians sheltering there. The cemetery where the victims are buried has become a national shrine, and it lies barely five minutes walk from the crushed ruins of the Hashem house.
"We were asleep and we woke up to bombs falling on us," says Noor Hashem, 13, a niece of Abbas Hashem, speaking from a bed in the government-run hospital in Tyre, six miles northwest of Qana. Noor, who wears a brown headscarf, says she had been sleeping beside her older sister Zeinab and a cousin. They fled the shattered building and ran to her aunt's house nearby where they waited six hours before the rescue services could reach them. Her mother went to look for her three brothers Mahdi, 7, Jaafar, 12, and Abbas, nine months and Noor says she has not seen them since. She begins crying and cannot continue talking. "Her brothers are dead," confides Mohammed Shalhoub, a disabled 41-year-old who also survived the explosion. "She doesn't know yet. Nobody has told her."
The rescue workers toiled under a roasting sun to extract the dead from inside the building. The victims had sheltered on the ground floor in the belief that a large pile of dirt and sand for construction would help protect them from air raids and shelling. But the earth had become their grave when they were buried beneath it by the force of the explosions. Two soldiers cautiously used spades to dig away the dirt. What was left of the building teetered heavily to one side and looked as if it would collapse at any moment.
"We need machines to clear this," says a Lebanese civil defense worker. "Let the so-called civilized Americans and Europeans come and remove the bodies," says Mohsen Rida, 38, a neighbor. "Let Hosni Mubarak come and see this, him and George Bush," he adds, referring to the president of Egypt. Anger in Lebanon at the perceived inability or reluctance of the West and leading Arab states to push for a ceasefire is growing stronger by the day. As word spread of the new massacre in Qana, hundreds of rioters attacked the gleaming glass UN building in downtown Beirut, storming the entrance and tearing up the blue UN flag. Even as the bodies were pulled out of the building one by one, Israeli jets continued to fly overhead, striking targets elsewhere, the thump of explosions carrying on the hot breeze. Residents were at a loss to understand why their neighborhood, known as Khreibe, had been so heavily hit. At least four other houses were destroyed by Israeli jets, piles of grey rubble marking where the two- or three-story structures had once existed. "There is no resistance here, they are fighting Israeli soldiers on the border. There are only civilians here, women and children," says Ibrahim Shalhoub, 26, another of the survivors who was helping recover bodies. Israel, for its part, claimed Sunday that Hizballah had been firing rockets for the last few days from Qana.
In the hospital in Tyre, Mohammed Shalhoub breaks down in tears as he answers a flurry of phone calls from friends and relatives. His six-year-old daughter, Zeinab, his brother, Tayseer, and his sister, Fatmeh, were killed. His wife, Rabab, and four-year-old son, Hassan, survived and were being treated in another hospital. A former student of Islam, Mohammed says that his faith will sustain him. "We believe in God. We have a history of sacrifice and martyrdom," he says. In 1996, the massacre at the UN base in Qana galvanized the West to arrange a ceasefire. But few residents here appear to hold out much hope that the fighting will end soon, blaming the US for its support for Israel's onslaught against Hizballah. "They talk about a new Middle East," Mohammed says. "We saw what they meant by that in Iraq and now we are seeing it in Lebanon."


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On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 01:05:42PM -0700, Tommy Chheng wrote: > It is a Ruby app using Couchrest(which uses restclient/net ruby lib) > > I'm basically comparing one document against all other documents(+30K > documents in the dataset; so it's huge number of connections if the > connections aren't being closed properly) like this: > grants = NsfGrant.all.paginate(:page => current_page, :per_page => > page_size) > grants.each do |doc2| > NsfGrantSimilarity.compute_and_store(doc1, doc2) But presumably NsfGrant.all only makes a single HTTP request, not 30K separate requests? Looking at "netstat -n" will give you a rough idea, at least for seeing how many sockets are left in TIME_WAIT state, but the surest way is with tcpdump: tcpdump -i lo -n -s0 'host 127.0.0.1 and tcp dst port 5984 and (tcp[tcpflags] & tcp-syn != 0)' should show you one line for each new HTTP connection made to CouchDB. But in any case, for parsing 30K documents, you may not want to load all 30K into RAM and then compare then afterwards. Couchrest lets you do a streaming view, so that one object is read at a time - I think if you call view with a block, then it works this way automatically. You need to have curl installed for this to work, as it shells out a separate curl process and then reads the response one line at a time. # Query a CouchDB view as defined by a <tt>_design</tt> document. Accepts # paramaters as described in http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HttpViewApi def view(name, params = {}, &block) keys = params.delete(:keys) name = name.split('/') # I think this will always be length == 2, but maybe not... dname = name.shift vname = name.join('/') url = CouchRest.paramify_url "#{@uri}/_design/#{dname}/_view/#{vname}", params if keys CouchRest.post(url, {:keys => keys}) else if block_given? @streamer.view("_design/#{dname}/_view/#{vname}", params, &block) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ else CouchRest.get url end end end HTH, Brian.
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The state fell just shy of meeting its budget last year, according to preliminary data on Vermont's major revenue receipts, released by the Agency of Administration Wednesday.
Some figures will be adjusted slightly before the end of the month, as the state closes the books for the 2014 fiscal year. But they're not likely to change much, said Sarah Clark, deputy commissioner of finance and management.
The much-scrutinized General Fund cleared its goal with almost $2.5 million to spare. The Education, Transportation and Transportation Infrastructure Bond funds, however, fell short. (The portion of the Education Fund analyzed here does not include property taxes.)
Overall, the funds missed projections by about $2.88 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30 — a very small fraction of the combined $1.78 billion in expected collections.
Jeb Spaulding, Secretary of the Agency of Administration, called it even.
"I don't think anybody would argue that less than two-tenths of a percent is off-target," Spaulding said.
The slim margin belies the extreme volatility in the largest portion of the biggest fund.
Personal income taxes comprise roughly half of the General Fund, whose $1.325 billion target dwarves the others. Personal income tax collections fell short in FY14 by $22 million, or 3.21 percent.
A record inheritance and estate tax collection in April — $19 million — made up for much of that deficit.
Budget writers at the end of the legislative session also tapped the estate tax surplus to cover a $5 million business incentive. Funding of the Vermont Enterprise Investment Fund was originally proposed as contingent on surplus revenue at the end of the fiscal year.
But estate taxes are impossible to predict, and it was lucky for the state budget the one-time funds came through at the same time other revenue streams shrunk.
The question now before state officials and their consulting economists is whether the personal income tax decline was a one-time event or a future trend.
The answer will determine whether to lower the FY15 projections on which the current fiscal year's budget is based.
Steve Klein, who heads the Joint Fiscal Office, echoed state economists who have said the drop is largely attributable to a hiccup at the end of 2012, just before federal tax codes changed. At that time, sophisticated taxpayers around the country cashed in assets to avoid paying higher taxes in future years.
"The personal income taxes could all be a function of 2012," Klein said. "But not necessarily." State economists are looking hard at tax records and economic models to figure that out, he said.
Spaulding said he hasn't heard any other economic explanation for the underperformance.
"However, it is not out of the realm of possibility that it will still have some sort of a rollout effect," he said.
In the event economists downgrade future revenue expectations, Spaulding said the state will act quickly to realign the budget with the revised forecast.
"If there is a downward revision, the sooner you address it, the easier it is," Spaulding said.
Legislative economist Tom Kavet and executive branch consulting economist Jeff Carr will present their consensus revenue forecast to state officials July 24.


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IGN has a new comic editor so this message may be changing soon but for now it will still be the one from Joey.
"As you might know, Comixology has been running their Submit program, a self-publishing platform for independent creators to get their comics to the masses. In an effort to promote indie titles as much as possible, we've enlisted some of the IGN All-Stars to break down the week's Submit releases and let you guys know what they thought. If you're interested in new comics from up-and-coming creators, this is the place to look."
Reviews by Shawn Denney - January 8, 2014
Ultranova hits all the story beats a sci-fi horror story feels like it should. There is the initial problem, the revelation, the struggle, and the conclusion that leaves you contemplating. Ultranova has the genetics of a few different famous stories mixed together into a story that at times feels familiar but is always engaging. The art is colored and the details really shine during some of the more violent and graphic moments of the tale.
Anonymous Nancy in many ways feels like the action movies of the 80's. There is a military person who has been wronged and seeks revenge, a gruff exterior, and little emphasis placed on character interaction. It is about narration and machismo. The twist being that the star of this tale is a woman. Ultimately what lets the comic down is that Nancy does most of the talking both inside her head and to others and she just isn't very likeable. The art is black and white and always shows what is going on clear enough never really stands out as something special.
Kyrra: Alien Jungle Girl sees an issue with some heartfelt moments that really strike the core of our otherworldly purple heroine. The writing does a pretty good job with getting the feelings across though sadly a rushed pace keeps them from having the impact they could. The art is as always for this series the highlight. The writing was poignant enough and with some better pacing this could become a must read. As it stands now the story is building to a better long form read than a monthly issue by issue tale.
Dark Age: The Shaman's Legacy mixes fantasy with the real world. It is far more fantasy with shape changing shamans and prophecies but the world is our own with references to Persia and Rome. The story itself follows one particular shaman who seems to be quite powerful during his travels where he discovers acts of heresy against the prophecy. It's a dark tale visually with some striking moments between its coloring and shading.
Have you ever wanted a comic that talks about Ghostbusters, Army of Darkness, werewolves, magic, and makes fun of smoking? Well if you are that person with very specific tastes then this is the comic for you! Sorcery 101 feels like a high quality web comic that is still getting into the groove of things but has a lot of potential going forward. The art keeps up with the high quality web comic appeal both in style and coloring.
Orision is a short but sweet beginning to a very H.P. Lovecraftian story. It also conjures up thoughts of John Carpenter's 1982 film The Thing. Ascending a snowy peak the crew encounters something only their nightmares could dream of. The book is black and white though even without color the violence is clear and striking. This is a great start but at only a few pages long it ultimately is left underwhelming.
Jova's Harvest is a bit of a mixed bag as a reading experience. In Steve Uy's other works the backgrounds and character models mesh to make a cohesive whole while here the backgrounds are downright gorgeous and character models seem lacking in comparison. The writing is done in rhymes which are coherent and progress the story well. On the other hand reading rhymes is a more cumbersome task than traditional sentence structure and makes pacing a harder aspect to nail down. There are some genuine surprises that elevate the tale and make it worth the read even with its flaws.
Escape From the Dead feels like its missing a couple pages. It jumps from point to point with little explanation of how it got there. What Escape From the Dead does do is provide a story that feels right at home with Escape From New York and Escape from Los Angeles. One liners, over the top action, and guns are how this tale unfolds. The art is the highlight of the tale with major comic release quality art and coloring and some nice flourishes through. One nice touch was when a zombie bit someone's hand and later the person who was bit still has the zombies head on their hand. Not the strongest start to a series but if you like Zombies or Snake Pliskin inspired characters named Talon Moon then this is the comic for you.


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Not that I wouldn't love to meet the rest of you, but there were some women here about 7 years ago who still hold a very special place in my heart and I miss them.
I have a 06 and a 10 baby....and cooking number 4 due in April 2013! Can't believe my little girl is so big!
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I am an original poster. The ladies on here helped me get through being on bed rest! Forever thankful. My DS (dear son) is happy and healthy. My first of 3 kids. This was the best birth club ever!
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My screen name is different but I am an original! Although I didn't post at all, I use to read all the posts. I was a young first time mommy. My husband and I had moved to a new city and I was out of work and spent many hours reading the posts. Helped me pass the time and focus on something other than missing my frinds and family. I am now expecting baby #2 due in June 2013 so I am back on the boards. Mostly reading!
LOL, Sorry it took me so long to get back on. I forgot my password again and my phone was kicking BBC (BabyCenter) emails to SPAM.
I remember some of you!
I check in from time to time but the board is so dead. My main board is the bargain hunters board now.
I was here 7 years ago, but I haven't posted much lately. I'm now expecting #4 so here I am again :)
Mom to Timothy (7/22/05), Matthew (5/7/07), Lilly (11/6/10), and David (8/31/13)
Lost an Angel 11/4/2009
I'm an original. I came back because I got pregnant again. I was just bored and decided to look around in the other birth clubs and saw this post.
Mommy to Kayla 7/6/05, Braylen 6/21/07, Tyler 6/24/13, Michael "my angel" 4/20/15, ***Alex and Ryan 8/30/2016**
I was a July 05 original too. I think I posted twice back then...once when my water broke! :) Although I was a daily reader, I didn't post much then. I have only been back a handful of times in the past few years.
We had another beautiful girl on 12/29/10 after many years of trying. My July 05 baby is in the 2nd grade and is doing amazing in school, the arts, and sports. She's such a great kid!! She was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2009 and has been GF since then and is much healthier now.
I hope all is well.
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Drawing is a manufacturing process commonly used to control the cross-sectional area of a wire, rod, or bar. In this process, the wire or rod is drawn through a converging die, which has a smaller diameter than the incoming material. Although the most common application of drawing is wire drawing, the die may have any cross section so that the process is applicable to several different products. Drawing is typically used as a finishing process. Thus, the final product will likely not pass through any further manufacturing steps.
A notable distinction to make when considering drawing is that the material passing through the die is in tension during the process. This is in contrast to the process of extrusion, where the material passing through the die is in compression.
In a manufacturing setting, there are several components to a wire drawing process. The image above illustrates a typical process:
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Components and Configuration
The image to the right shows the important components in drawing. A wire or rod of an original cross section (Ao) passes through a converging die. The angle at which the area of the die decreases is called the die angle (alpha). The land is the point in the die that has the smallest cross-sectional area. This part of the die sets the final angle of the wire, rod, or bar. The die then diverges slightly after the land to allow for expansions of the material past this point. This may occur due to strain in the material's cross-sectional area within the elastic regime. The material with a final cross-sectional area (Af) passes out of the die. A tensile force is applied uniformly across the cross-sectional area of the wire throughout the process by the final draw block pulling the wire through the die.
Design Considerations
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One consideration that must be made to design a drawing process is the percent reduction in cross-sectional area allowed per pass. The equations to the right assume uniform stress across the cross-sectional area of the material passing through the die. From these equations, the maximum percent reduction in cross-sectional area that can be made per pass is 63 percent. If any greater reduction is made, the material will yield. (In the equations to the right, note that Y represents the yield strength of the material, and the other variables are labeled in images above.)
Advantages and Disadvantages
One clear advantage of drawing is the simplicity of the components required to complete the process. Another distinct advantage is the cost-effectiveness and speed of using a continuous process with permanent components. Furthermore, drawing can be applied both as a hot or cold process and is applicable to a wide range of materials and products.
There are a few disadvantages to the drawing process that must be considered during the design stage. One of these drawbacks is the limitation on cross-sectional area reduction mentioned above. Additionally, due to the amount of cold work that is imparted on the material during each pass, the reduction in cross-sectional area must be controlled stringently so that a process may require several die passes. Another disadvantage is the rate at which dies may wear out due to work hardening of the material. However, this fault may be mitigated by the use of correct lubrication and by controlling the speed of material passing through the die.
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Isaiah Chapter 46
1-13: "Bel" and "Nebo" were two of the most prominent Babylonian deities. The
name Bel is derived from Baal and refers to Marduk, the patron deity of
The rhetorical question "To whom will ye liken me?" implies the obvious answer – no one! "I am God, and there is none like me." Yahweh is the unique and incomprehensible God. His uniqueness is found in His "declaring the end from the beginning." His singular distinctiveness is His ability to predict the future with complete accuracy. Since He alone knows the future, the "salvation" of the Lord "shall not tarry" (Hab. 2:3; Heb. 10:37). In the timetable of God all things are proceeding on schedule.
Isaiah 46:1 "Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy loaden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast]."
"Bel …
Nebo": The two most prominent gods in
Bel and Nebo were both false gods worshipped by the Babylonians. They believed in many false gods, of which these are just two. Belshazzar's name was an extension of Bel. Nebo was the false god of learning.
These images were so heavy they had to be carried by beasts of burden. They were probably made of some heavy metal such as gold.
Isaiah 46:2 "They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity."
"Gone into captivity": When Cyrus came; even the gods were taken into exile. These idols couldn't save themselves from being laid down on the backs of beasts and hauled away, let alone save the people who worshiped them.
It appears that these figures of the false gods were taken as spoil when the Babylonians are overthrown. As we said above, these idols were many times made of gold and would make them desirable to the captors for the amount of gold in them.
This would, also, make a terribly heavy load for these beasts of burden to carry very far.
3-4: "All the remnant of the house of
46:3 "Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of
Hearken means to listen carefully. They must see that these idols are of no help
in time of trouble.
God wants them to learn a lesson in all this. When they are faithful to God, He blesses them. When they follow false gods, He will not protect them.
Isaiah 46:4 "And [even] to [your] old age I [am] he; and [even] to hoar hairs will I carry [you]: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver [you]."
God will be with them all of their lives. He will never abandon His own. God reminds them again that He is their Maker and He will protect them all of their lives, from infancy to death.
"Hoar hairs" is speaking of grey hair of old age. He is a very present help for His children.
Verses 5-8: The human origin and utter impotence of idols renders them unfit for comparison with the God of Israel (40:18-20). In verse 8, the prophet calls on the readers to recall the impotence of the idols they worship in transgression of God's law.
Isaiah 46:5 "To whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and compare me, that we may be like?"
alone is God. There is no other. To compare God to an idol, or false god, would
be blasphemy. It appears that some of God's people had wandered into idolatry in
To be unfaithful to God with these false gods is to commit spiritual adultery.
Isaiah 46:6 "They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship."
We have said this many times before, but it is worth repeating. These idols of silver and gold were the creation of man. They are not the Creator. In fact, they have no power to do anything. They are not alive and never have been.
The Creator of the universe, and everything, and everyone in it, is the one to be praised. God is the Creator. The Word of God created everything and everyone, and He alone should be worshipped.
Isaiah 46:7 "They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, [one] shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble."
God lifts the burdens of His people. These idols are a burden to the people who worship them. The greatest example of this that I can think of is when the prophets of Baal were challenged by Elijah. Read with me the story of what happened.
Kings 18:17-39 "And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto
him, [Art] thou he that troubleth
Isaiah 46:8 "Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring [it] again to mind, O ye transgressors."
God is stating that they must be men enough to decide between Him and these false gods. Many of the troubles of these Israelites was because they fell away from God.
Isaiah 46:9 "Remember the former things of old: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else; [I am] God, and [there is] none like me,"
"Remember the former things of old": The readers are to recall:
(1) All the past history of fulfilled prophecies, as well as
Miraculous deliverances such as that from
Providential blessings
had been shown over and over by God to these faithless people. God proved
Himself, as we just studied above, showing Baal to be nothing. He discredited
the false gods of
They must now look back at their own history and see that there is but One God. He is the I AM. There are no other gods.
Isaiah 46:10 "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:"
With God there is no time limitation. He lives in eternity, which has no time separation. The beginning of creation until the end of everything is one eternal day. It is not difficult for God to know what the future holds, because He is the future as well as the present.
He is I AM. Whatever God says is fact. It will happen, if He declared it, because He is absolute Truth.
Isaiah 46:11 "Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken [it], I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed [it], I will also do it."
"Man …
from a far country": Cyrus was this man whom God summoned to conquer
called a bird for his swiftness, and ravenous for his fierceness, and victories
over his enemies. The east here means
Isaiah 46:12 "Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that [are] far from righteousness:"
Those who believe in their own strength, have difficulty listening to the Words of God. Their strength will pale by comparison to the power of God. The stouthearted need a Savior the same as all the rest.
Sometimes they are too proud to admit their need. God saves the humble. Even the stouthearted become humble at the presence of Almighty God.
46:13 "I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation
shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in
"Righteousness … salvation in
9:6 "Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they [are] not
Isaiah Chapter 46 Questions
Who are Bel and Nebo?
Belshazzar was an extension of _____.
Nebo was the false god of ________________.
Why did the captors desire these false god figures?
Hearken unto me, O house of _________.
The remnant had not bowed their knee to ________ _______.
What does "hoar hairs" mean?
To compare God to a false god, or an idol, is _____________.
Verse 6 says these idols are made of what 2 metals?
These idols were the creation of ______.
Who created everything and everyone?
God _______ the burdens of His people.
These idols _____ a burden.
Who did Ahab say troubled
? Israel
What was the truth about this?
What mount were Elijah and the prophets of Baal to meet on?
How many prophets of Baal were there?
Did Baal answer his prophets request?
How did God answer the prayers of Elijah?
What did the people do, when they saw what God did in answer to Elijah's prayer?
Was there any question who God is?
What does God tell them to do in verse 8?
When was another incident when God discredited false gods?
The beginning of creation until the end of eternity, is what with God?
Who is under the command of God in verse 11?
What is wrong with being stouthearted?
What does "
" symbolize? Zion
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