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Nov. 8, 2005 - Just when you think Rangers owner Tom Hicks has come to his senses by firing nonexistent GM Jon Hart, he pulls the latest stunt.
Hicks and the Ranger management announced last week that the club was hiking ticket prices.
This is coming from a man who slashed the payroll by $50 million over the last two seasons, sold the naming rights of the stadium for another $10 million, and then ran out a team that lost more games than it won.
If the club is losing money, it's because they are still paying millions to A-Rod for him to choke for the Yankees in the playoffs, and to Chan Ho for him to have back aches in San Diego.
Hicks was the impetus for the Rangers to load up more than $300 million on those two contracts alone. Ranger fans have paid enough for Hicks' mistakes by watching this team under-perform for every season but one since he bought the club.
It's time for Hicks to pay for his own mistakes - not Ranger fans.
MORE ON THE SUBJECT - Speaking of A-Rod, the Yankees were embarrassed when it was disclosed he has been betting millions in illegal poker clubs in the Big Apple. You can bet that if card players ditched Texas Hold 'Em for a game called "ALCS Championship Series," A-Rod would lose everything. ... Remember when baseball union head Donald Fehr promised Congress there would be a steroid policy in place by the end of the World Series? Well, the series was over a month ago and there's still no policy. Now, we'll see if the congressional committee was all hot air.
WHERE'S TERRELL NOW? - It has never been hard to find loudmouth Terrell Owens. He was always sticking his mug in front of the nearest camera. He even invited the press in his back yard so they could interview him while he did sit-ups. Now, he's nowhere to be found. He ran reporters away from his house - which is for sale - after he was canned by the Eagles. ... What's that old saying - "If you lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas." How much do you think the Eagles are scratching right now? ... Of course, it's their own fault. When you give the car keys to someone, you can't complain where they drive you. ... I'm waiting to see whether ESPN or FOX hires Owens as a commentator so I can boycott that station.
HE'S NOT ALONE - Another ex-player turned commentator, Michael Irvin, has been in hot water before, so you would think he would step away from the Owens saga before he gets burned again. Irvin, once a bad boy, has taken to Owens like a dog to a hambone, and old No. 88 is once again projecting a bad image by taking Owens' side. ... What's the big hubbub about Brett Favre anyway? He said he would retire if Mike Sherman wasn't back as head coach of the Packers. I'd show him the same exit door that Sherman will be using.
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Man has always shown a distaste for human nature. Pastors condemn it from the pulpit while Buddhist monks sit in temples and do their best to rid themselves of it. Frustrated with this constant degradation of the very thing which defines humanity, the great atheist Friedrich Nietzsche makes an unexpectedly righteous and legitimate request. He asks, with what appears to be an unintended case of rationality, for the mere "glimpse of a man who justifies mankind, a complementary and redeeming instance, for whose sake we can hold fast our faith in man."
It is a legitimate entreaty. So much time is spent accusing and degrading human nature that we almost ought to be ashamed to even be considered a part of the human species. Many things contribute to this sentiment: murder, genocide, rape, misogyny, racism, ignorance, Boston Marathon bombings—the list alone could easily fill an encyclopedia or three. "That's just human nature" is a catch-all for any number of misdeeds, whether it be petty selfishness or full-fledged violence.
Yet, it would seem that a justification and validation of mankind is in order. Human nature been belittled and condemned for so long, we no longer appreciate our flesh—the very thing which defines us as human. Our flesh—our human nature—was originally crafted and shaped by a perfect God. There is the vague notion running amok amongst the Christian church that when we get to Heaven, we will finally be freed of our evil bodies and all our impure desires and urges, and we will be made into perfect, spiritual beings; in effect, we will float around like angels and be liberated from the fleshy tombs that have shackled us to Earth—dirty, fallen, impure Earth.
Here is where Catholicism differs immensely from Protestantism. The whole concept of Purgatory (right or wrong) is that human nature isn't inherently bad, but needs to be aligned with the will of God. Dante describes this in very real and physical ways; such as carrying large boulders up a mountain, or darting back and forth amongst purifying flames. This reveals an underlying understanding that when we achieve Heaven—that glorious and blessed day—our physical selves will finally be brought into resonance with the Holy Spirit. It implies that human nature is broken, but it can still be salvaged. Christ came preaching a Gospel of redemption, not re-creation.
This is where I make my stand on human nature—that it was once good. Indeed, this is the only hill upon which to make a defense. Man was made in the image of God; to neglect the flesh is to call God a poor Creator. There was a perfect plan established in the Beginning. Humanity was to be a reflection of God. This mirror may have been shattered through the bite of some illicit fruit, but it was nonetheless perfect once. A broken mirror will still reflect, although it is more difficult to bring all the pieces into proper alignment so that it is reflecting that which ought to be seen.
Man—even unredeemed man—is capable of tremendous good. The love and grace of the Father can shine through even in a man whose mirror has been shattered and the pieces cast to the four corners of the Earth. Try as we might, humanity cannot escape the fact that they were once a direct and holy manifestation of God's creativity and love. The crimes of mankind are not human nature—they are sin nature. They are a result of mankind ceasing to bring their hearts into alignment with God—a difficult task that will either be irrevocably completed or forever abandoned upon entering into eternity. Hell is not a place where ghosts go; it is a place for those who refuse their human nature in exchange for something incomparably less.
Jesus came as the Son of Man; a perfect union of flesh and Spirit. We are called to conform ourselves to that initial imprint of God upon his Creation, "for those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son."[1] The Son is not the Spirit. He was (and still is) a man. Christ suffered physical pain and temptation. He walked, talked, and ate fish lunches with his friends. He might have even had a puppy growing up. Fundamentally, Jesus Christ is God, incarnate as a man who died out of love of humanity. To become more like Christ is—in many ways—to become more like Adam, not Michael or Gabriel.
So stands human nature—below God, yet higher than the angels. There is something great about this bone and skin and tissue that surrounds the soul, for it bears the impression of divine fingerprints. I have faith in humanity, not because human individuals are good, but because God is good. At the dawn of time, the Devil hated human nature. The unholy revulsion of a free mind tuned to the heart of God opened the door for the temptation that led to the Fall. Once fallen, man was turned out of Eden and human nature was rent and distorted.
But it was still human nature. Cast out into the darkness, confused and broken, man was still wonderfully and mercifully man. In God's punishment, he allowed us to keep the one thing that would eventually be redeemed on the Cross—our human nature; God's unique signature on the canvas of our lives.
[1] Romans 8:29

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2011-04-28 / Sports
Warrior golfers on the warpath
Westlake boys take lead in Marmonte finals
These Warriors take no prisoners.
They plunder from the weak and ravage the countryside.
If this sounds like a summer blockbuster featuring international superstar Nicolas Cage, it's not. This is about golf— big-time golf.
The Westlake High boys' golf team has ransacked the competition this season, entering Wednesday's bout against Agoura 14-1 overall and 12-1 in Marmonte League matches.
After two days of the fourround Marmonte tournament, the Warriors have a 24-stroke lead on second-place Royal.
Senior captain Tyler Soosman worked out the kinks in his game at Westlake Golf & Country Club on Tuesday, an off day for the Warriors.
Soosman must practice because 11 other varsity players are ready to move up the ladder.
Not only do the Warriors beat up other teams, they're trying to beat each other up for a chance to earn playing time.
"It's honestly really competitive," Soosman said.
"Not only are we trying to work together as a team, but we're at each other's throats because we're so close in score."
Westlake finds a way to make it all work.
" It's about balance," said Soosman, who will study business at Cal State Channel Islands this fall. "You can't let it get to you even though it's in the back of your head. You can't make it the primary focus."
Soosman, who's shot a seasonlow round of 72 three times, worked on his putting Tuesday. The senior's improved his ball striking this season.
During the second round of the league tournament at Tierra Rejada Golf Club in Moorpark on April 14, Soosman carded a 76.
"I've been struggling with putting," the senior said. "I had five three-putts (at Tierra Rejada). It's a little frustrating. I'm trying to get that down so I can shoot even better."
While some squads might have one or two standouts, everyone shoots well for Westlake.
"We have a little more depth than other teams," said first-year head coach Rick Naranjo.
Leading the way are two standout underclassmen.
Brandon Kelley, a sophomore, and freshman Sean Crocker are experienced, tough golfers. Both Warriors have shot 68s at their home turf of Los Robles Greens Golf Course in Thousand Oaks.
They possess one ingredient that can't be taught.
" Determination," Naranjo said. "They have just unbelievable practice ethics. They're continuously practicing every day and going to different places."
Brock Drogosch is currently Westlake's No. 3 golfer. The sophomore nabbed a 68 at Los Robles during the first round of the Marmonte tournament April 12.
"He's got a positive attitude," the coach said of Drogosch. "Even if he has a bad shot, he's able to shrug it off."
Soosman has offered consistency at No. 4. His scoring average is 77.5 per 18 holes.
"His positive attitude and team leadership have been significant," Naranjo said of Soosman. "He's the one who's always cheering the other guys when they come in."
Tim Snyder, a senior, is also consistent. He has a 78.3 average. He also works hard at track, attending multiple practices a week in both spring sports.
Junior Brandon Shaw has a 78.1 stroke average. He's another solid player who bolsters the lineup.
Michael Ondrejko (77.7 scoring average), Michael Dansey (78.1) and Kris Hopkins (78.9) would start for any other Marmonte school.
Sean Stephens, Matt Weitz and Alex Bale, all seniors, add depth. Every student-athlete has contributed to wins this season, the coach said.
"I've just enjoyed getting to know the kids," said Naranjo, who last coached varsity boys' golf in 1979 for Mammoth High.
Naranjo was the offensive and defensive line coach for Calabasas varsity football last fall.
A teacher and administrator for 40 years, Naranjo was an assistant principal at Calabasas and Agoura high schools for a decade before retiring in 2008.
Naranjo led Crespi's varsity golf team to CIF-Southern Section runner-up finishes in 1973 and '74. He coached football, golf, boys' basketball and girls' volleyball in a 25-year span at Mammoth. He won a section title in volleyball, leading the girls to 15 league titles in 16 seasons.
Although it's been 32 years between golf head coaching gigs, Naranjo's found a niche with Westlake.
" It's just like old times," he said.
Now the Warriors want to make a deep postseason run.
"We want to go as far as we possibly can, hopefully to state," Soosman said.
"It might be a challenge, but if we are all consistent and on our games, we should be able to do it."


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Auction website eBay has been ordered by a court in France to pay €40 million (£31.5 million) to the designer goods group that owns Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Kenzo and Guerlain for allowing fake bags, lipsticks and designer clothes to be sold on the site. The decision may open the floodgates to similar claims against eBay from other designer brands. Last year designer jeweller Tiffany & Co accused auction website eBay of being a 'rat's nest' of fake jewellery such as watches, bracelets and necklaces (reported in 'In the News' on 12 December 2007).
eBay hit with £30m fine for sales of fake luxuries
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See pages xv and xvi of the Preface.
(See also the Hacks homepage [oreilly.com] for an update that just may help. Remember, though, I know nothing.
Maybe I didn't hint strongly enough.
If you can wait a couple of weeks; there's an easy way to hack the Series 2 using just software, not a soldering iron.


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posted by Alyssa .
A 49 kg person drinks 270. g of milk, which has a "caloric" value of approximately 3.0 kJ/g. If only 16% of the energy in milk is converted to mechanical work, how high (in meters) can the person climb based on this energy intake? [Hint: The work done in ascending is given by mgh, where m is the mass (in kilograms), g the gravitational acceleration (9.8 m/s2), and h the height (in meters.)]
answer is 269.8m or 270 in significant figures if you are curious.


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As I sit here fresh from a leadership conference for IT employees, I find myself thinking about that. Does IT need radical change? After hearing several examples of how people engineered solutions to solve specific problems or reviewed projects they had developed over the past year, I can answer with a definite yes. While it wasn't simply this experience that pushed me to realization, it definitely helped complete the pattern I had noticed in today's IT.
I spend most of my normal role investigating and researching emerging and next generation technologies. With this role came many headaches from pounding my head against the wall of established processes, procedures and preconceived notions. But to borrow an idea from Gene Meieran, that is simply the toll I am paying on this road to my success. But I look at this and ask a simple question, why?
When pushing to adopt a new technology, why do we have to wait until it meets all of our established requirements? Why do we try to make vendor's products adapt to us, versus us considering the possibility to adapt to them? Why does it take us 2 years to adopt a new operating system or major product? Why do we run projects for 18-24 months to implement a product that exists out on the shelf today? In looking at several examples of what people consider successful products today, I look to see what makes them different, attractive, and a must have. I then ask what would it take to make IT different, attractive and a must have for any corporation.
Five or six years ago, people came to work and looked to IT to get the latest hardware, OS and innovations, because we had it here. We spent the dollars and time to solve problems and innovate. But in the last few years, people have adopted technology must faster at home than we do at work. They use the iPhone, a Wii, social networking tools, cloud based services, etc. They are enabled at home with more options than we provide as an IT shop. We use instant messaging in IT, not because we developed it as a way to eliminate small emails, but because instant messaging was a consumer product that grew so fast, that IT had to adopt it. Social networking is doing the same thing. So I wonder, what would it take to get IT back ahead of the curve and become an enabler of new ideas and solutions, rather than an implementer & reinventer of existing technology?
We need to get back to freethinking and innovation that is core to our roots. Companies like Intel were founded on thoughts like the famous quote from Robert Noyce - "Don't be encumbered by the past, go out and do something wonderful" yet in our day to day life I see many encumbered by the past and am waiting for the wonderful. We choose solutions that have more of the one size fits all. Instead of picking the best solutions for the roles that exist; we try to find the one item that can solve all of our problems. Rather than choosing the optimal product for the "one size", we should look at the product that enables the end user to perform optimally. Imagined if corporations took this approach with their products. Image a shoe manufacture that developed the one size fits all. It would be an opened toe, ¾ shank athletic tread, men's size 10, 3-inch heel, sneaker pump. It would meet most of the needs of the shoe-wearing world, but wouldn't be the right shoe for many, if anyone. So why do we settle for the same model in IT? We need to be innovative. We need to look at Apple, Google, Nintendo and others. They didn't just develop products that do what everyone else's products do today, but they did them differently & in many cases better. What does it take to make your part of IT the next iPod, iPhone or Wii? How can we enable our partners to perform optimally? What does it take to just go out and do something without worrying about how many existing committees; review boards, processes and groups have to be engaged to just get it going? The answer is radical change. We need to change how we work. We need to change the level of control we have today. We need to shrink what we try to manage. We need to strive to enable the partners versus totally control their work life. We need to ask so what every once in a while. When someone says if we do A then B might happen. Ask the question, so what? We spend all this time doing the day-to-day moving from spot to spot, never worrying about the resources, costs and effort put into the status quo. When we try to implement something new, it goes under the microscope and quite often is held to a different standard than existing solutions. Requirements seem to be a never-ending monster of growth, instead of the simple point-by-point items they should be for solutions. Many times the solutions themselves are actually listed as the requirements. So I challenge us all to start a process of Radical Change. Start asking the question So What? Start pushing back on the status quo, quit being encumbered and start a process of innovation. Help your partners perform optimally and be a key part of their success rather than just one of their suppliers. It won't be easy, it won't always be fun, but it will be rewarding.


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From: Kay Allen AG <>
Subject: Re: Age of competency
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 1990 08:02:39 -0700
Comments interspersed.
Renia wrote:
> People will argue about the degree of literacy during this period, but as an
> apprentice, it is more likely that this boy was of a lower class family, and was
> probably unable to read or write.
If so, why was the stipulation for minimal education not included? I
don't know if he signed or marked the document. That is one of the
matters under investigation. However, I do know that he was capable of
signing his name later in life.
Your post, however, suggests that you think
> that he signed with his own name. To be honest, I think that unlikely. Someone
> else must have signed it for him, though I would have thought there would have
> been his mark, or some other indication that another had actually signed. Of
> course, some of this depends on whether you are looking at the original document,
> or a transcription of it, in which such a mark or qualifier may have been missed.
> (In the same period, for example, my ancestors, rich squires, could not sign
> their own name. None of their children went into apprenticeship. They went into
> the private schools and married well.)
I hear that the inability to write a coherent sentence is a mark of the
public schools :-) I suppose it isn't a problem when you can afford a
Kay Allen AG
> Renia
> Kay Allen AG wrote:
> > Ordinarily, I would agree, but I don't think that a child of that age
> > would have been judged competent, legally, to have signed his own
> > apprenticeship papers on his own account. Or is this an incorrect
> > assumption?
> >
> > Kay Allen AG
> >
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The Washington Redskins took a major risk signing wide receiver Pierre Garcon to a major contract in the offseason, aiming to give Robert Griffin III a deep threat. Garcon didn't disappoint when he was on the field but getting in to the game proved to be a difficult task after suffering a right foot injury late in training camp. The injury reared its ugly head during a game with the New Orleans Saints, and rendered Garcon unable to play in the next two games.
However, after significant rest, surgery on the injured plantar plate was deemed unnecessary. Garcon has been cautious in his recovery, giving the injury an extended period of rest so that the foot may heal completely. The Redskins fully expect Pierre to be at full speed when training camp gets underway.
The fourth year receiver finished the season with 44 catches, 633 yards and four touchdowns in ten games. He was the only Redskins' receiver to go over the 80 yard plateau in a game last season and averaged 14.4 yards per catch, the second highest total of his career.
His 88 yard touchdown catch and run in the opening game of the season made many highlight reels this season. If Garcon has his way next season, it won't be the last.Tags: Football, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Pierre Garcon, Robert Griffin III, Washington, Washington Redskins


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§14-1624. North Delaware Avenue Area Special District Controls.
Legislative Findings.
The Council finds that:
(a) Major public and private investments have been made and continue to be made in this section of the City to preserve and protect the residential communities and the economic development potential of this area, to encourage investment, and to protect and promote the economic vitality of this area of Philadelphia;
(b) Public expenditures have included significant street and sidewalk improvements;
(c) Private investment within this area includes new residential construction, the restoration and rehabilitation of many existing residential properties, and significant retail investment;
(d) The Delaware River waterfront positively contributes to the economic vitality and to the diversity of Philadelphia. The area south of Spring Garden street consists of a strong residential, commercial, and family entertainment area that now extends further up the waterfront to the area north of Spring Garden street;
(e) Unfortunately, the positive effects of this growth may remain short-lived for the residents and respectable businesses in the area. Some bars and nightclubs along the waterfront have become a nuisance to nearby residential communities by contributing to more crime, public intoxication, vandalism, litter, and other anti-social forms of behavior and by reducing parking spaces available for residents and patrons of more reputable establishments in the area;
(f) Several murders and shootings have been committed as the result of disputes that have arisen in some of the nightclubs on the waterfront;
(g) In response to these growing crime rates, the City increased its police activity in the area. In fact, the police responded to disturbances at one establishment over 50 times in a two-month period. But problems that begin at some of these establishments more often hurt the residents of the nearby neighborhoods who suffer the brunt of the late night violence and destruction;
(h) The City should protect these residential communities from these negative influences by enacting legislation that creates a positive environment for future residential and commercial development;
(i) By implementing special land use and zoning controls that prohibit certain uses, the City will protect the residential communities in the area and will enhance and promote future development opportunities.
District Boundaries.
For the purposes of this Section, the North Delaware Avenue Area Special District Controls shall apply to the area bounded by Vine street, Second street, Wood street, Fifth street, Girard avenue, Frankford avenue, Lehigh avenue, the Delaware River, Spring Garden street, and Second street.
Prohibited Uses.
Within the area subject to the North Delaware Avenue Area Special District Controls and notwithstanding any other Chapter of this Title, the following uses shall be prohibited:
(a) Dancehalls;
(b) Entertainment of guests and patrons as a main use;
(c) Nightclubs;
(d) Private clubs;
(e) Restaurants;
(f) Cabarets;
(g) The expansion or extension of any use listed in (a) through (f) above.
(4) The provisions of Section 14-508(11) that refer to commercial uses permitted in the "G-2" General Industrial District shall not be applicable in this district.
Conflicting Regulations
. When the provisions of this Section conflict with other provisions of this Title, the more restrictive provisions shall control.


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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest
Review by NeoTS
"Link: Almost Better Than Ever!"
When I bought my GameCube last summer, I had never fully played a Zelda game. Sure, I had roamed around a dungeon or two back when I was little, but most of the experience had been lost in the shadowy recesses of my mind. So, I popped in Wind Waker, essentially my first Zelda game, and I was enthralled from beginning to ending. Surely, no game could ever top such inventive boss battles, such cool gadgets and the downright awesome world, sparse though it was. It came as a surprise that I found Ocarina of Time available for GameCube players, and I snatched it as soon as I could. I expected to find an excellent game, but nowhere near the same quality as what I found in Wind Waker. This wasn't the first time that I'd been wrong.
Hidden away from the rest of the world are the Kokiri children, inhabitants of the Kokiri Forest that never grow old. Each child is assigned a fairy by the Great Deku Tree, a talking tree of a Sage, who knows all of the histories and secrets of the world. Everyone has a fairy, all but one boy named Link. But on one fateful day he is awoken by Navi, a fairy sent to him by the Deku Tree. It seems a great evil will soon befall the world, and Link may be the only one to stop it. He leaves the forest, and travels to the Kingdom of Hyrule, where he meets the Princess Zelda, and the magician Ganondorf. But Link's plight to save the world will take him to far more exotic places than a castle. From deep inside the pit of a volcano to the heart of a mammoth desert, he will have to put every ounce of his courage to the test. You say he does that every game? Maybe, but not with such flair.
Where to begin, where to begin. Ocarina of Time is an adventure game that will force Link into solving puzzles and battling enemies. Navi is your guide, and he turns out to be quite useful. Using the left shoulder button, you can target things that Navi flies to. This means that you can locate objects of interest quickly, and if you're in combat, you'll lock onto the nearest opponent. Now you're ready to fight! Quick, draw your sword and hold up that shield! Get used to this position, because you'll be seeing it the most throughout the game. Link is extremely mobile from this position, able to attack whenever he needs to, and can dodge to the sides and leap backwards. The only negative aspect of the combat is the camera, which is not very stable at all. There will be points in battle, or even in normal game-play where Link or his enemies will be completely hidden by a wall or something in the environment. Thankfully, this doesn't happen too much in the boss fights, which are downright spectacular.
Throughout the game, it will be necessary to attain all sorts of gadgets to complete the dungeons, and these are also used against the bosses. While you may get used to this pattern, the bosses are all very different and extremely unique. They all have a fundamental weakness that can be exploited by a certain gadget. The enemies are quite large, ranging from an invisible giant trying to beat you into a drum, water that lives to a pair of witches, the battles are incredibly fun. Back to the gadgets. They range from very small and weak, like Deku nuts to blind your opponent, to large and deadly, like the Megaton Hammer which with you can smash your foes. There is a bow & arrow, hookshot (grappling hook), boomerang, a lens to see invisible platforms, among many others that are a lot of fun to use. Most of the gadgets can be used in first person view, to allow you, which allows for precise aiming. The amount of cool stuff Link can receive is not limited to hand-held stuff. He can get iron boots for walking under water, and different tunics to stave off environmental hardships like intense heat. He can also find and use powerful magic. And of course, each of these gadgets is vital to completing the game.
Most of the game will be spent within the dungeons, and it is obvious the developers spent a lot of time making the world feel as realistic as possible. Traps are devised in many sinister ways, but they are never so frustrating to make you want to quit. The dungeons aren't massively long either, so if you're itching to get on with the story, these usually won't hold you up too much. The Water Temple stands out from the rest, due to the ingenious device used. You'll have to lower and raise the water level to complete the dungeon, and while this may not seem difficult, it is very challenging, and will have you giving your brain cells a work out. Traveling from village to village, across the empty plains of Hyrule, may seem like a chore, but as the game progresses, you'll be able to warp to different areas, and even ride a horse. How do you warp? With the Ocarina of Time, of course.
This is easily the most important gadget in the game, and it is used in every single dungeon, and can be used at any time during the game. It can be used for all sorts of situations, from opening a door, to changing the time of day... and maybe even traveling through time. Playing the Ocarina is done with the C-Stick, and it is very easy. It does get a little tiresome playing the same old tunes, but it's a great addition to an already fantastic game.
The graphics, while now dated, still have a brightness to them. Sure, there are some downright terrible seams here and there, but it does little to harm the overall presentation. With the exception of Hyrule Field, the environments are extremely detailed, from big statues, spider webs, torches and trees. The water effects are very cool as well, especially when walking around on the bottom of a lake. The characters are a tad blocky, but the still look great for the most part. Again, the best looking part of the game is arguably the bosses. They are all bright and vivid, no matter what time of a creature it is. The graphical power of the engine may not impress you until the very last boss fight of the game, which essentially places Link in a hellish and terrible place, the perfect setting for a showdown.
The sound is about what you would expect from a Zelda game by now. The tunes are upbeat and lively, classic and triumphant. The Ocarina has some very nice tunes that you will be well acquainted with by the end of the game. Sadly, there is no voice acting here, which would have truly made this an awesome game. Each of the characters just has their distinguishing grunts and the like so you can tell them apart. The sound effects are cool especially, the chains of the drawbridge rattling when the Castle draws it up at night time. It's kind of there to remind you that no matter how far away you are from safety, it's still there waiting for you. And then again, I could just be a big geek who's reading too much into it, right? To each his own.
With plenty of sidequests to do, Ocarina of Time could easily be played through more than once. There are mini-games, pieces of heart to find and fairies to talk to. If you do everything there is to do in this game, it will take you quite a while to complete. When I finished this game, I was so overblown by the fact that this game accomplished nearly everything Wind Waker did almost 4 years earlier, I was tempted to tell you that this game is better. But having gone back and messed around with Wind Waker, I cannot tell you that. The controls in Ocarina of Time, while quite good, are very poor compared to the excellent camera in Wind Waker, and the sound combat. Granted, Ocarina of Time has to be one of the very best games for the Nintendo 64, and it's probably even one of the best for the Nintendo GameCube. It is a great game that will forever live on in the hearts of Zelda fans as the best game in the series. And I won't tell them that they're wrong.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 08/10/04
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Thanks to The Owl
December 26, 2012
A big thank you goes out to Steven Graham, the new owner of The Owl Grill & Saloon, who hosted an "Evening Out" to benefit United Way of Nevada County recently.
It was a great success and was well attended. The owner generously donated 25 percent of all proceeds (of patrons redeeming a special coupon) from the evening to UWNC and its partner agencies.
It's with friends like this that United Way of Nevada County is able to help our wonderful community.
Donna Cobb,
on behalf of the staff of United Way of Nevada County
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FROM GIZMODO: Official Christian Tablet Should Really Be Called Crap Android Tablet
H/T: Scot from Churchlandia (a blog you should subscribe to!)
A bookstore chain called Family Christian has taken a crappy Android tablet, slapped a new logo on it, and rebranded it as the Edifi—the world's first Christian tablet! And what makes it a Christian tablet? That would be 27 translations of the Bible, Christian internet radio, and safe search (no porn allowed). For $149, you can get the holiest slate on the market (save for the Good Book). But really, this is just a seven inch piece of junk… READ MORE HERE.
Things like this remind me why I increasingly have moved away from identifying with the Christian subculture. Frankly, it is cheesy and makes us look like we lack creativity. The Christian bubble should not define Christian community… the subversive reign of God among grassroots communities of Jesus-followers should. I wrote about this in an article titled: I'm Quitting Facebook to Join Faithbook Because My WWJD Bracelet Told Me TO
I certainly don't want to be a jerk and I'm confident that many people who are part of the "bubble" are wonderful people… it just gives off the wrong perception.


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Ecological studies in the 35-acre Ecology Woods focus on the effects of habitat fragmentation on wildlife and ecosystem services provided by small, urban forests. For example, the Ecology Woods is the site of the longest continuous study on the population health of Wood Thrush demographics or breeding ecology. Initiated in 1972 by Roland Roth, this study has involved over 100 undergraduate and graduate students and provides valuable insights into the relationship between forest habitat quality and population dynamics. The Ecology Woods was included among the sites designated as valuable in Lorraine Fleming's Delaware's Outstanding Natural Areas and Their Preservation.
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UD doctoral candidate conducts wood thrush studies around Newark
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(Editor's note: The Delmarva Farmer has obtained a copy of a letter, dated Nov. 14, 2011, from Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley to Phoebe Haddon, dean and professor of law at the University of Maryland School of Law. The full and unedited text of that letter is published below.)
I am writing to express my concerns about the ongoing injustice being perpetrated by the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic's continued pursuit of costly litigation of questionable merit against Alan and Kristen Hudson and their family-owned farm.
The Hudson Farm has been in the family for four generations and for over 100 years. In 2010, environmental groups — presumably well intended — persuaded the University Clinic to file suit against the Hudson and Perdue Farms, alleging that they were polluting the Pocomoke River.
Since that time, the Maryland Department of the Environment completed a full investigation into these accusations. Although MDE fined the farm $4,000 for placing fertilizer composed of treated human waste too close to a drainage ditch, it concluded there was "no strong evidence conclusively linking bacterial pollution" in the local waterways to the farm. Given MDE's conclusions, there are significant questions as to whether the environmental group's claims can be substantiated. Nevertheless, the environmental groups and the Clinic continue to pursue the suit.
Corporations can defend themselves against such questionable suits even from deep-pocketed litigants. But the Hudsons must retain their own representation and, due to extensive legal fees, they now face possible bankruptcy and loss of their land.
They face this possibility even if, as is quite possible, they are ultimately exonerated from the environmental wrongdoing alleged by this suit — a suit that persists notwithstanding the facts found by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
As a University of Maryland law student, I worked in the Clinic. I represented battered women and other persons who could not afford to pay for an attorney. I believe that law school clinics provide an important educational experience for students and also a critical public service by representing those who lack access to quality legal representation. I also believe that law schools must retain the academic freedom to operate their clinics in the manner they think will best achieve these goals.
I am not advocating that the government should dictate the clients clinics may represent or the cases they should undertake. But it is my strong belief that this case, at this juncture, is a misuse of state resources.
This case, at this juncture, perpetrates an injustice. This case, given the facts now discovered, uses the economic weapon of unlimited litigation resources — namely, taxpayer supported State resources — to potentially bankrupt and destroy a family farming operation which has no recourse to similarly unlimited litigation assets.
This is not what we were taught about the high calling of justice when I was a Law Clinic student.
Our clinics should help level the too-often unequal playing field of court-administered justice.
With vigor and determination our clinics should represent those who cannot afford representation.
And in this case, it seems that this purpose would have been better served by the Clinic representing the Hudsons.
This is a matter of fundamental fairness and the ongoing and significant injustice and economic harm being done to a decent, hard-working Maryland family by the continued pursuit of this very questionable suit.
I strongly and respectfully urge you to review this matter and, in doing so, to consider my view that continued participation by the Clinic in this suit is a state-sponsored injustice and a misuse of taxpayer resources.


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A TV's color volume coverage refers to how many different colors a TV can display across a range of brightnesses. TVs which have a high color volume can display more of the colors as intended by the content producer and can provide more detail across a range of brightnesses. Unlike the color gamut, the color volume measures reproduction for both dark and bright colors.
We test to see how much of the DCI-P3 and the Rec. 2020 color volume TVs can cover.
Test results
When it matters
A high coverage of color volume is beneficial for HDR video sources such as UHD Blu-rays, streaming video, and HDR video games. These are the only types of content which take advantage of this increased color volume.
While our wide color gamut test is performed at one brightness level (a 2d cross-section of the volume), the color volume test measures color reproduction in bright and dark scenes.
The color volume is significant because most TVs can only produce very saturated colors at a small range of luminance levels. When a TV can't provide vivid colors in very dark or bright scenes, it results in loss of detail. Colors outside of the reproduction capabilities are reduced in saturation or brightness through a tone-mapping process dependent on the TV.
Our tests
Normalized DCI P3 Coverage
This test evaluates how much of the DCI P3 color space a TV can cover at different luminance levels when adjusted for the maximum brightness of the TV.
Of the new wider color gamuts, DCI P3 is the colorspace which TVs are closest to achieving and is the colorspace used to master most HDR content. DCI P3 is entirely contained inside the Rec. 2020 colorspace, and so is transmitted inside the Rec. 2020 container.
We use an HD Fury Linker to inject HDR metadata and convert to the Rec. 2020 colorspace container. We use the Colorimetry Research CR-250-RH spectrophotometer to take 62 measurements which map out boundaries of what the TV can produce. We use a 2% window to simulate a small HDR highlight and measure a pure white to obtain the maximum luminance of the TV. We measure the black level on this black pattern with a white border. We then measure 100% saturated primaries (red, green and blue) and secondaries (cyan, magenta, and yellow) at 10% steps in stimulus level, from 10% to 100% resulting in 60 color measurements.
The way luminance is perceived as brightness is not linear. The range of colors displayed at low luminosities (dark scenes) is just as important as for high luminosities (bright scenes), so we linearize the measured luminosities. For more information, see the 'Additional Information' section below.
Brighter TVs can produce brighter colors, but this is already accounted for in the 'Peak Brightness' score. To isolate the impact of peak brightness on the color volume we compare the measured volume to that of an ideal TV with the same brightness.
The result is given as a percentage of the DCI P3 volume which an ideal TV of the same brightness would cover. Any parts of the measured volume which fall outside of the target volume (too bright or too saturated compared to an ideal TV reference) are not included in the result.
10,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage
This test evaluates the DCI P3 performance of a TV when compared to an ideal 10,000 cd/m² TV. Unlike the Normalized DCI P3 result, this test is heavily influenced by the peak brightness of the TV. It is not included in any weighting to avoid double counting the peak brightness of the TV, and is provided only for reference.
Normalized Rec. 2020 Coverage
This test evaluates how much of the larger Rec. 2020 color space a TV can cover at different luminosity levels. It is performed using the same method as the DCI P3 test described above but targets the Rec. 2020 primary and secondary colors.
At the moment there is no TV which gets close to covering all of the Rec. 2020 color volume.
The result is given as a percentage of the Rec. 2020 volume which an ideal TV would cover at the measured brightness level.
10,000 cd/m² Rec. 2020 Coverage
This test evaluates the Rec. 2020 performance of a TV when compared to an ideal 10,000 cd/m² TV. Unlike the Normalized Rec. 2020 result, this test is heavily influenced by the peak brightness of the TV. It is not included in any weighting to avoid double counting the peak brightness of the TV, and is provided only for reference.
Additional information
Linearizing Luminosity
For a color volume measurement to be significant it should correspond to the way we perceive colors at different luminosity levels. The eye is much more sensitive to small changes in luminosity of a dim light compared to a bright one; so although the measured change in luminosity may be the same, the bright source with less perceivable difference should have less impact. This linearization is done with the Perceptual Quantizer (PQ) EOTF.
Each step of 1/4096 along the PQ curve shows the nonlinear relationship between the target luminosity (vertical axis), and a similar just noticeable difference in stimulus(horizontal axis)
PQ is a function which relates luminosity with noticeable differences in brightness. When the PQ curve is divided into 4096 segments (12 bit), each step along the PQ curve results in a similar noticeable difference (source). We use this to linearize all of our luminosity measurements for this test, ensuring the color volume best represents what is seen.
How to get the best results
For TVs which support a wide color gamut, it is activated automatically once the TV detects supported content.
The best settings to use are the same as those suggested for HDR content:
- Set the backlight to maximum. This allows you to take advantage of the bright highlights and colors.
- If there is a local dimming option, activate it. Reducing the intensity of the backlight in some parts of the screen allows for a wider range of colors in dark scenes.
Related settings
On some TVs, the 'Color Space' option allows the colorspace of the TV to be adjusted. This target must match between the source and the TV, so should almost always be left to 'Auto' for HDR content. On LG TVs the 'Color Gamut' option functions a bit differently and affects the tone mapping of the display. Leave it at 'Normal' to avoid oversaturating content.
Other notes
- No TV can display all of the DCI P3 or Rec. 2020 colorspace. As a result, they have to either clip colors which lie outside of their capabilities or compress the colors to fit them into the display limitations (or some combination of these two) in a process called tone mapping. There is no standard for calibrating to these wider colorspaces because there is no reference of what a display should do and how this tone mapping should be performed.
The color volume coverage of a TV describes how many colors it can display at a range of luminosities. The larger a TV's color volume is, the greater range of saturated colors it can produce. A large color volume is useful for HDR content which takes advantage of this wider color range, and results in a better image. For SDR content such as DVDs or cable the color volume is less significant as the content is not designed to take advantage of these wider color spaces. For this test, we measure how much of the DCI P3 and Rec. 2020 colorspaces the TV can cover. Unlike the color gamut, the color volume assesses performance for both dark and bright scenes.


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Bothell biotech company raises $20 million
Updated 10:00 pm, Friday, December 14, 2001
Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc. yesterday raised $20 million through an initial public offering, becoming just the third Washington state company to sell shares to the public this year.
The stock sale, however, did not come without sacrifices.
The Bothell biotechnology company, which originally planned to raise $48 million, chopped the price range for the IPO five times in the past four months.
It finally sold 4 million shares at $5 per share. The stock gained just 6 percent in its debut, closing at $5.31.
Northwest Biotherapeutics is developing immunotherapy products used in the treatment of cancer. Its lead product candidate, DCVax-prostate, is a prostate cancer treatment now entering Phase 3 clinical trials. The company also is working on products for the treatment of brain, lung, breast and colon cancers.
"Our DCVax platform affords the flexibility to target many different forms of cancer through the pairing of dendritic cells with cancer-associated antigens, pieces of cancer-associated antigens or deactivated whole cancer cells," the company said in its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"We have either patented or licensed critical intellectual property encompassing this technology."
Northwest Biotherapeutics posted revenues of $156,000 and a loss of $13 million last year. Competitors include Cell Genesys Inc., Dendreon Corp., Genzyme Molecular Oncology, Abgenix Inc. and Genentech Inc.
The company plans to use the bulk of the proceeds from the sale to conduct clinical trials and preclinical research.
It also will use about $2 million for contract manufacturing and $1.7 million to repay a fee to Northwest Hospital.
C.E. Unterberg was the lead investment bank on the deal. Northwest Biotherapeutics is traded on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol NWBT.
It joins Seattle sandwich shop Briazz Inc. and Bothell biotechnology firm Seattle Genetics as the only state companies to conduct IPOs this year.


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For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
Treasuring Christ Together
TCT is our ongoing strategy to fulfill our mission through a multiplying movement of campuses, new churches, and a Global Diaconate, united by a common mission and founded on a common biblical life and doctrine.
Campusing Update, September 2011
South Campus Property Update
The Elders, along with the South Site Selection Team, have decided not to proceed with the purchase of the Jurel Way property in Lakeville.
Due to factors like the steep pitch of the land, the city's requirement to build a road through part of the land, and the presence of wetlands that had to be avoided, Jurel Way's remaining useable space would have required constructing a more expensive two-story building and left no room for future expansion.
We're thankful to God for answering our prayers regarding the unsuitability of this site, and we now ask you to join in prayer with the South Site Selection Team in quickly discovering the better location he has had for us all along.
Pray that ...
- We will unite and draw us together as we seek to provide a campus to reach more people for Christ in the south metro area.
- We would patiently wait for God's direction and be reminded of the grace and mercy he has showered on Bethlehem for 140 years.
- The South Site Selection Team will soon discover the location that God has for our South Campus.
Find out how you can help with needs related to the campaign by contacting Cleon Engel (612-749-9811).
Prayerfully consider a gift to TCT in our weekend services or give at hopeinGod.org.


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They did not know of Mrs Gale's previous success.
While waiting for the final judging Mrs Gale said: "I'm surprised but really, really happy and proud that Teddy won his category.
"He is a really content baby, he eats well and sleeps well."
The winner of the 12-18 month category was Arthur Good, 14 months, who won the 0-6 month category at the Devizes Carnival Baby Show last year.
His mum, Hayley-Ann Good, 32, of Cromwell Road, said: "I was absolutely gobsmacked that he won his category. We entered him last year and thought we would give it a go this year.
"He's a lovely little character, he is always on the go, singing and dancing."
The winner of the 0-6 month category was Isabella Young, four months, of Flax Mill Park, Devizes. Her dad, Michael Young, 22, won a category in the Devizes Carnival Baby Show himself.
He and his partner, Rebecca Postlethwaite, said: "It's very exciting. Isabella was as good as gold in front of the judges. She was full of smiles and giggling away."
There were 18 entries in the show, down on last year, but organiser Jeanette Von Berg was pleased with the turnout


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"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" Students embraced this quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as they volunteered at local sites during the MLK Afternoon of Service. (Photo by Andrew Daddio)
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Ready, set, draw! As part of the Arts! Initiative's Sketchathon, students drew quick figure sketches of theater department props. (Photo by Janna Minehart '13)
Offering delicacies like "floating" cake and spring rolls, Colgate's Vietnamese Society joined the Chinese Interest Association and the Korean American Student Association in presenting a Lunar New Year Celebration. (Photo by Andrew Daddio)
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Using music to enhance their ministry, chaplains Steve Nathan (left), Putter Cox, and Mark Shiner (not pictured) performed together at Hamilton's Barge coffeehouse. (Photo by Ashlee Eve '14)
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Oklahoma's 27th Prosecutorial District ("District 27") covers Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah and Wagoner Counties. Brian Kuester was chosen by the people of those counties to serve as their District Attorney in the November 2010 general election. He was sworn into office on January 3, 2011.
The District 27 District Attorney's office has an office in each of the 4 county courthouses. In addition to those offices there is also a Bogus Check and Restitution office, a Child Support office and a Drug Task Force office. The Bogus Check office is located in Wagoner but serves all 4 counties of the District. The Child Support office is located in Sequoyah County and serves Sequoyah and Adair counties. The Drug Task Force serves all 4 counties and offices in various locations within the District.
The mission of the District 27 District Attorney's Office, is to lead our communities in the fight for justice and public safety through the fair, equal, efficient and vigorous prosecution of criminals and protection of victims' rights. Our vision is that our office, through cooperative efforts with the public and other agencies tasked with public safety, will provide a criminal justice system in which all of the citizens in our District can hold their trust. We are striving to make that vision a reality for all the people of Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah and Wagoner Counties.
This Mission and Vision requires the work of 58 full-time employees. We have given contact information on the web-site for those persons that you would most likely need to contact. However, the work of the District 27 District Attorney's Office could not be accomplished without the hard work and dedication of support staff that keep each office running on a daily basis.
Please visit our web-site frequently for news related to crime and justice in District 27. You may also access the District Facebook page by clicking on the icon at the lower right hand corner of the home page. If you "like" the page you will receive media stories from the District on your Facebook page. Please sign up for newsletters by entering your email address at the lower left hand side of the home page of the web-site. Contact information for each office should be easy to find, but if you are unable to receive the assistance that you need please send an e-mail to email@example.com.


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December 20, 2003 - 5764
Prepared by Rabbi Lee Buckman
Head of School, Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit
Department of Congregational Services
Rabbi Martin J. Pasternak, Director
Annual Cycle: Genesis 37:1-40:23 - Hertz, p. 141; Etz Hayim, p. 226
Triennial Cycle 3: Genesis 39:1-40:23 - Hertz, p. 147; Etz Hayim, p. 238
Maftir: Numbers 7:1-17 - Hertz, p. 596; Etz Hayim, p. 805
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 - Hertz, p. 987; Etz Hayim, p. 1269
After a time, his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, "Lie with me." But he refused. He said to his master's wife, "Look, with me here, my master gives no thought to anything in this house, and all that he owns he has placed in my hands. He wields no more authority in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except yourself, since you are his wife. How then could I do this most wicked thing, and sin before God?" And much as she coaxed Joseph day after day, he did not yield to her request to lie beside her, to be with her. (Genesis 39:7-10)
Commentary: Internal Conflict
The "shaleshelet" trope appears only four times in the Torah, in each case, over a verb that describes a moment of personal crisis; of deep soul-searching. Each of these four individuals is filled with doubt, confused over what decision to make; which path to follow. Look at each of the four instances. What was the difficult decision that had to be made? How do they differ? How does the zigzag form and staccato sound that goes back and forth and back and forth reflect the inner emotion of the biblical figure? Are there times when we are like Lot oscillating between our material and spiritual values; like Eliezer doubting our own abilities; like Moses weighing our own self interest against God's plan; or like Joseph struggling to do what we know is right, and not what we know is wrong? What helps us overcome these hesitations and doubts?


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Estimate 16 20/21*28 3/7 - 4 13/25 + 8 2/47 as a whole number or as a mixed number whee the fractional part is 1/2.
a. 452
d.492 1/2
I would say the answer is c - 488. Would that be right?
the * means times, right?
yes, that is what we use in class instead of x when we are are on the computer.
Assuming it does, I multiplied and got 10120.alotmore#s. Did you get the same thing? Did you round after that? (I multiplied 16 20/21 and 28 3/7)
I really don't know if you copied the question wrong or something because when I did the question 3 times total and keyed the fractions into my calculator I get the same answer of
485.45 so I don't know if either the multiple choice is incorrect or the copied question is wrong but something is funny.
Posting my work on this:
16 20/21*28 3/7 - 4 13/25 + 8 2/47 =
(this is most likely the answer to this question that you posted [it may have been copied wrong] because I'm using my TI-83 Plus graphing calculator to just straight punch in the fractions(it can handle large fractions) while before I was using a normal calculator)
note it's not there as a choice so I personally feel that it's a problem with the question/ multiple choice
What's a common denominator of 25 and 47?
I'm not sure but a foolproof way to go and use a denominator common to both is to go and
multiply both numbers
here: 25x47=1175
thanks! but now I just realized that if I find the common denominator of those two numbers, I'm not following PEMDAS, so hold on, I have to rethink this.
Okay, I have to get off the computer now, but I hope this which I figured so far will help you find the answer:
I multiplied 16 20/21 and 28 3/7. I got the fraction 212532 over 21.
Next, you subtract 4 13/25 from 212532 over 21, I think. Once you've done that, add 8 2/47, and you should get a matching answer. Hopefully. Or else there's seriously something wrong about the whole question, like, it had to have been misprinted or typed incorrectly or something. Good Luck! I'll work on it more tonight and I'll check back probably tomorrow.
Brie the 2 fractions multiplied is NOT what you got...are you using a calculator?


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VeriChip Photos and Forms
There are two glass encapsulated RFID tags pictured above. One is intended for human flesh, the other for the scruff of your pet's neck. Which is which?
Answer: The chip pictured at the top is VeriChip's VeriMed chip that former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson would like to see implanted in all Americans. Directly below the human chip is the animal chip marketed by Schering-Plough under the "Home Again" brand name.
Note: The VeriChip corporation tries to ease consumer fears by referring to the chip as being "about the size of a grain of rice." The rice in the photo above is long-grain rice. As you can see, the VeriChip is much larger.
Note that the VeriChip "Instructions for Use" contains a special section for patients undergoing an MRI. Why?
University of Minnesota researcher James Lamberg has tested the VeriChip in a 1.5 Tesla MRI machine and documented his findings in a paper posted at RFID Journal here: http://www.rfidjournal.com/whitepapers/7 (subscription required) and cached here. He found "that the [VeriChip] may be inactivated as a result of MR testing."
Might not be able to read the chip in an ambulance? Yikes! Better wear a Medic Alert bracelet.
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