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Apparently, one Dingell in Congress is enough.
Debbie Dingell, wife of U.S. Rep. John Dingell, a Dearborn area Democrat, announced Saturday she won't run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated at the end of 2014 by Carl Levin.
Dingell sent out a lengthy statement released through the Michigan Democratic Party Saturday morning.
"It's also no secret that I think we need more women in the Senate and in the House, and there was an attraction to potentially being the junior member of an all-Debbie Senate delegation," Dingell's statement said in part.
"But I think it is critical that Democrats unite behind one candidate for what will be a difficult and expensive race, and it's one of the reasons I have concluded that now is not the time for me to run for the United States Senate," Dingell said. "We have good candidates like Gary Peters considering running, and a primary would be divisive at a time that cries out for unity."
Had Dingell chosen to run, she would have faced a potentially bruising primary against Peters, a Bloomfield Township Democrat in his third term in the U.S. House.
Peters is also weighing a run for Levin's seat.
But Republicans are taking a close look at it too, among them U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers from Howell, who reported last week that he has $1.4 million in cash on hand in what is sure to be an expensive race.
Levin announced recently he wouldn't be seeking a seventh six-year term in the Senate in order to focus on solving the nation's problems.
Michigan's two senators are both Democrats. Debbie Stabenow is the state's junior senator. She was elected in November to a third six-year term.
Michigan's last Republican senators were Spencer Abraham, who Stabenow defeated in 2000, and Robert P. Griffin, who left office at the end of 1978.
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Trowbridge Park saw 220 fun runners doing their bit on Sunday when they took part in Sport Relief Mile events.
Participants had the choice to do the one mile, three mile or six-mile circuit with Active Trowbridge, the town's park club and Avon Valley Runners organising the activities. A DJ also performed in the park's bandstand.
Hayley Bell, from Active Trowbridge, said: "It was really good considering the mixed weather. We welcomed people of all ages and it was a lot of fun.
"There were runners in superhero costumes and onsies while we even had Darth Vader."
Pupils from Oasis Academy Longmeadow raised £200 through events at the Trowbridge school.
Children took part in the Sport Relief Mile and fun aerobics sessions.
And Newtown Primary School, Trowbridge, raised £450 when all years took part in the Sport Relief Mile, which saw them do 13 laps around the grounds.
- See this week's Wiltshire Times for full round-up

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The St. Augustine Art Association opens Our Native Past: First Peoples, a special art and archaeology exhibition of Native American artifacts discovered in St. Augustine. It's a glimpse of the sphere of Native American influence in 16th-Century St. Augustine featuring original artifacts discovered by Archaeologist Carl Halbirt and his team at the St. Augustine Art Association site along with a striking backdrop of fine art tribal portraits by Theodore Morris.
The exhibit runs through February 28 with the opening reception on January 8th from 5-9 p.m.
Gallery Hours:
Tue-Sat: Noon to 4pm
Sundays: 2-5pm
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With todays news,a couple of things are clear with the Knicks. They won't be winning anything anytime soon and Dolan is becoming sick of the outlandish cash flow. His anger with Brown stems mostly from the Francis and Rose trades that brown wasa big part of and now he is going to have to eat the majority of Larrys $40mm.
Everybody wants Isiah gone but Dolan keeps him IMO to accomplish a couple of things............dump salary and then dump him. He has to pay him anyway so why not.
With this in mind.....I think Francis and either Crawford or Richardson will be traded for tax relief in later years.
The only way I see the Pacers being involved is if they can rid themselves of BOTH Jax and Tins in the deal. Which means a 3rd or possibly 4th team needs to be involved.
The Knicks will want expiring contracts while a team like the Pacers will not pay any luxury taxes. Croshere would solve the issue between the teams but would leave the Pacers thin up front with no other flexibility.
Guessing the other teams would be almost fruitless but the final analysis for Indy would see Francis traded for both Jax and Tins. For the three remaining years of his contract, Francis would cost the Ps a little more than the combined salaries of the other two but would end a couple of years earlier and thus actually cut debt from the books.
And certainly his game if coddled properly, could be exactly wht the Pacers need. By resigning Freddie and Peja, the loss of the Jax and Tins would be minimal.


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The national average retail price for a gallon of regular gasoline has fallen 36 cents per gallon over the last four weeks to hit $3.49 per gallon on November 5, the lowest price since mid-July. The decrease in retail gasoline prices has been a result of easing crude oil prices, narrowing gasoline crack spreads (the difference between wholesale gasoline and crude oil prices), and the switch in production from higher-cost summer-grade gasoline to lower-cost winter-grade gasoline. In its November Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts a continuing decline in retail gasoline prices through the end of this year (Figure 1). However, the effects of Hurricane Sandy on petroleum supply chains in the Northeast have added to the uncertainty of the forecast.
One driver behind the recent decrease in gasoline prices has been a decrease in the price of crude oil. After reaching a third-quarter high of more than $117 per barrel on September 14, the spot price of Brent crude oil fell to average $112 per barrel for the month of October. EIA expects global oil markets to continue to loosen as projected global liquid fuels production outpaces consumption by 0.1 million barrels per day in the fourth quarter, leading to global inventory builds. Much of the effect of this easing is already reflected in prices. EIA expects Brent spot prices to remain relatively flat through the end of the fourth quarter, averaging about $109 per barrel in both November and December.
In addition to lower crude oil prices, gasoline crack spreads have contracted significantly over the past month, helping to lower prices at the pump. In September, the differential between the refiners' wholesale price for motor gasoline and Brent hit a multiyear monthly average high of 54 cents per gallon, partially driven by the tight gasoline market on the West Coast (PADD 5) and refinery problems in Mexico and Venezuela. However, the switch in production from summer-grade gasoline to lower-cost winter-grade gasoline and an easing demand for refined products as consumption came off its third-quarter peak contributed to falling gasoline crack spreads. The crack spread fell 17 cents per gallon from September to an average of 37 cents per gallon in October. With crude oil prices expected to be relatively flat through the end of this year, a further decline in the crack spread is expected to be the main driver of lower retail gasoline prices. EIA expects the gasoline crack spread to average 18 cents per gallon in November and 15 cents per gallon in December. Because a significant portion of easing in the gasoline market is due to falling crack spreads on the West Coast, that region is expected to see the largest decrease in retail prices from their October levels, with prices projected to fall 56 cents per gallon to $3.68 per gallon in December.
The pace at which petroleum markets in the Northeast normalize in the wake of Hurricane Sandy injects additional uncertainty into this month's forecast. Price effects from the storm have been thus far fairly muted. Several regulatory waivers have been issued to ease supply constraints in the Northeast, helping mitigate some price pressures. However, the situation continues to develop and gasoline inventories in the Northeast are currently at relatively low levels; if supply disruptions linger longer than current expectations, it could push prices in the region higher. Currently, EIA is projecting prices on the East Coast (PADD 1) to average $3.43 per gallon in December, a decrease of 30 cents per gallon from October, which is slightly less than the 33-cent-per-gallon decline projected for the U.S. average price.
The Market Prices and Uncertainty Report that accompanies the November STEO provides a quantitative analysis of gasoline price uncertainty based on the price structure of futures and options traded for New York Harbor Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB).


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How can trees be taller than 10m (32ft)?
by Nojh on Mar.04, 2013, under Articles, Entertainment, Science, Videos, Visual Media
I stumbled upon these videos thanks to CGP Grey who hosts wonderful and interesting videos about society in general. I highly suggest watching them.
The following two videos tackle the question of how trees "drink" water. We all know from grade school that trees drink water through their roots. What you might not know is that, thanks to physics, there is a limit to how far water can be sucked upwards through a tube, thanks to gravity and pressure, which is about 10 meters, or around 32 feet. If you're curious about the science of this limitation, there is a video here by the same guy. The math is explained at the end.
However that is all just background. Over the following two videos, Veritasium is going to take you through the scientific process of discovering how trees drink water, and how trees over thirty two feet manage to get water all the way to their top most leaves. It is well worth watching:


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LAKEPORT -- More than 25 prizes will be given away during a business showcase mixer, Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lake County Fairgrounds' Theater Building. A free raffle ticket will be given to everyone who attends.
The mixer is hosted by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. More than 20 Lake County Chamber members will be available to talk about their products and services.
Services represented at the mixer include window treatments, wine-tasting, entertainment, real estate, construction, boutique stores featuring fashions/gifts, health service providers, solar energy information, printing, auto/air travel information, transportation and disaster cleanup following flooding/fires.
WorkForce Lake will discuss employment services available to Lake County businesses.
AudioXL, Tarik Jassar will provide music throughout the event and Lake County Chamber of Commerce members will staff the no-host bar. Food will be provided by businesses participating in a people's choice appetizer contest. The business that wins the contest will have its space fee refunded.
According to chamber President Jim Magliulo of CPS Country Air/Wine Barrel Crafting, the variety of appetizers are always an added plus to the mixer festivities.
The Lake County Fairgrounds is located at 401 Martin St. in Lakeport. Contact the Lake County Chamber office at 263-5092 for more information.


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I have been following the gun control debates, meetings and demonstrations on TV and in the newspapers since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The first thing that I heard from Dianne Feinstein was that we have to get assault weapons or their look-a-likes off of our streets to protect our children. After researching the subject myself I realized that she hadn't done her homework before she spoke.
According to FBI statistics, handguns are responsible for 72.4 percent of murders by guns and only 3.8 percent were committed with rifles. Of the 3.8 percent of rifles, half, about 2 percent, were assault rifles.
Even the study on her website contradicts what Feinstein claims. Here are some excerpts from that study (2004 University of Pennsylvania study by Christopher S. Koper. "An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence." 1994-2003).
"The decline in the use of AWs has been due primarily to a reduction in the use of assault pistols (APs), which are used in crime more commonly than assault riffles (ARs). There has not been a clear decline in the use of ARs, though assessments are complicated by the rarity of crimes with these weapons and by substitution of post-ban rifles that are very similar to banned AR models."
Another example from the study reveals specific incidents: "Armed with two handguns having LCMs (and reportedly a supply of LCMs), a rifle, and a shotgun, George Hennard killed 22 people and wounded another 23 in Killeen, Texas in October 1991. In a December 1993 incident, a gunman named Colin Ferguson, armed with a handgun and LCMs, opened fire on commuters on a Long Island train, killing five and wounding 17.
"It is premature to make definitive assessments of the ban's impact on gun crime.
The ban's reauthorization or expiration could affect gunshot victimizations, but predictions are tenuous.
"A compilation of 28 sources indicates that AWs accounted for 2 percent of crime guns on average (Kleck,1997, pp. 112, 141-143).
"Similarly, the most common AWs prohibited by the 1994 federal ban accounted for between 1 percent and 6 percent of guns used in crime, according to most of several national and local data sources examined for this and our prior study (see chapter 6 and Roth and Kroper, 1997, Chapters 5, 6).
"Relative to the AW issue, criminal use of LCMs has received relatively little attention. Yet the overall us of guns with LCMs, which is based on the combined use of AWs and non-banned guns with LCMs, is much greater than the use of AWs alone. Based on data examined for this and a few prior studies, guns with LCMs were used in roughly 14 percent to 26 percent of most gun crimes prior to the ban." (See chapter 8; Adler et al., Kroper, 2001; New York Division of Criminal Justice Services, 1994).
"As with AWs and crime guns in general, most crime guns equipped with LCMs are handguns. Two handgun models manufactured with LCMs prior to the ban (the Glock 17 and Ruger P89) were among the 10 crime gun models most frequently recovered by law enforcement and reporter to ATF during 1994 (ATF, 1995).
"Should it be renewed? The bans effects on gun violence are likely to be small at best and perhaps too small for reliable measurement. AWs were rarely used in gun crimes even before the ban. LCMs are involved in a more substantial share of gun crimes, but it is not clear how often the outcomes of gun attacks depend on the ability of offenders to fire more than ten shots (the current magazine capacity limit) without reloading."
Upon further study with FBI statistics, I found that reduction in murder rates in California directly correlated with the death penalty and executions.
FBI statistics only go back to 1960. From 1960 to 1971, murder rates in California were 5.6 percent. In 1972, executions stopped until 1996 because the California Supreme Court declared the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment, which caused the murder rates to increase to 11.19 percent (double the previous rate). From 1997 to 2006, the death penalty was reinstituted and murder rates decreased by one-third to 7.6 percent.
It appears to me that the executions are far more effective than an assault weapons ban. It also appears to me that we need a few more common sense politicians.
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I've been to plenty of Pacer games in the past, but I just learned this last night against Golden State. For all of you people who like getting things signed by famous people, this is for you. I know this isn't discussion worthy, and might not even deserve it's own thread, but I think many of you will appreciate this and might try it out at the next home game you go to.
Larry Legend usually sits near one of the corners close to court-side. If you wait near the court entrance where Larry sits (for me, this was the corner where they have the restaurant, where you can see the players enter the court), the security guys will let you know when you can go ask Larry to sign your ticket. Keep in mind, you can only do this during a full time out. Just tell the guys in the green jackets that you want Larry to sign your ticket, and then they'll let you know when you can go near him. Since he was sitting on the edge of the seating section, I just handed my ticket up to him, he took it, signed it, and handed it back. Plus, on my way back to my seat, I got to walk directly behind the Pacers bench.
I feel like this is a really cool thing to experience at Bankers Life, and wanted to share it with PD. Especially those here with kids, it'll be something cool they can experience.


text: Tomblin mine safety rules delayed again By Ken Ward Jr. February 21, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Members of West Virginia's mine safety board declined to take action again on Thursday to implement tougher methane-monitoring requirements for underground coal mines, further delaying a key provision of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's mine safety legislation.Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety members said they hoped to look at a draft of the rules at their March meeting, and then determine how quickly they can issue a proposed rule for public comment.Members have been unable to reach agreement on a key definition for the rules, but appear to have settled on language that would give the coal industry at least three years to comply with the new monitoring requirements.The rules at issue are needed to implement the legislation's mandate to tighten the state's requirement for mining equipment to be automatically shut off when the explosive gas methane is detected underground.During a meeting Thursday afternoon in Charleston, board members discussed the rules again -- without mentioning that they were legally mandated to finalize the rules more than four months ago.Board member Chris Hamilton, a lobbyist for the West Virginia Coal Association, said that the board should seek public comment on a variety of issues -- and discuss whether to add a provision to cite and fine any individual miners who violate the new standards."Let's at least take that first step," Hamilton said. "There will at least be some targets and deadlines to keep it moving."At the former Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch Mine, a small methane ignition on April 5, 2010, grew into a huge coal-dust-fueled explosion that killed 29 miners, making it the worst U.S. coal-mining disaster in nearly 40 years. Coal operators are required to monitor underground mines for methane, which can explode when it is present at between 5 percent and 15 percent of the air.Under federal rules, methane monitors are designed to automatically shut down underground mining equipment if the explosive gas is detected at concentrations of 2 percent or greater. The idea is that shutting down mining equipment removes a potential source of a spark that could ignite methane and cause a catastrophic explosion.Initially, under legislation introduced last year by House Democratic leaders, coal-cutting devices on mining equipment would be required to automatically shut down when methane concentrations reached 1.25 percent.During negotiations with coal industry and United Mine Workers union lobbyists, the language was re-written so that the automatic shutdown would occur only if methane concentrations reached 1.25 percent for a "sustained period." Lawmakers required the state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety -- a panel of industry and labor representatives appointed by the governor -- to write rules to define the phrase "sustained period." Board members have been unable to agree on a definition of "sustained period," and industry officials also said they discovered that all machine-mounted methane monitors would have to be redesigned and re-approved by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration before the new law could be implemented.At Thursday's meeting, board members instructed board administrator Joel Watts to write up draft rules based on Thursday's discussion and present the language to the board at its March meeting.However, records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act indicate Watts already provided identical language to board members before their October meeting -- in time to meet the legislative deadline -- only to have the board take no action. "The board decided to delay any action on the methane rule," according to minutes of that Oct. 3, 2012, meeting.The Tomblin administration's mine safety record is under increasing scrutiny, especially in the wake of four coal-mining deaths that occurred in the past month.On Wednesday, following the latest of those deaths, the governor ordered all mine operators to hold one-time, one-hour safety talks with employees at the start of their next shift. No new inspections or enforcement initiatives were announced, and Tomblin said he sees no need for any additional mine safety legislation this session.Echoing his previous remarks on the issue, Tomblin told reporters, "We've done everything that we possibly can to make sure that our miners are as safe as possible."Along with delays in the methane-monitoring improvements, though, state regulators also have not begun enforcing tougher coal-dust control standards or increased fines that were other key provisions of the governor's mine safety legislation."Yes, after a slew of on-the-job fatalities in any industry, it is beneficial to take time to review safety standards to prevent further injury, but governor Tomblin's work doesn't stop there," said Tom O'Connor, a spokesman for the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. "What is really needed is for the Tomblin administration to take action on the critically important mining safety measures mandated by the 2012 legislation," O'Connor said. "What is not needed is further watering down of the rules under pressure from the mining industry."The rules are already overdue, and miners clearly are paying the price, as we have seen with the latest series of deaths."Reach Ken Ward Jr. at email@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 Former Charleston National employees gather for a reunion 4 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 5 Vietnam veteran builds prosthetics in war zones Tractor-trailer wreck shuts down I-64 at Oakwood Previous Story Kanawha school board presents redistricting plans for overcrowded schools Next Story


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Start this book when you have a nice block of time because you won't want to put it down. The action starts very close to the beginning and is non-stop to the very end. This is an action movie blockbuster on paper.
Tane and Rebecca receive a mysterious coded message. What first appear to be random numbers turn out to be the winning numbers in the lottery! Who sent them the prize-winning numbers? Why didn't the person just play the numbers themselves?
More messages come. Tane and Rebecca realize that the message are coming from themselves…from the future! The lotto numbers are one thing, but when one of the messages includes an SOS the kids realize that the future of the world just might lay in their own hands. Can they decipher the messages and save the world, and themselves, before it is too late?
Computers, high speed chases, science gone wrong, night vision goggles, scuba gear, a submarine, biohazard suits, a super virus, military special forces…it's all in here. I'm usually not a big fan of time travel stories, but I liked this one a lot. It it a wild ride and it has several "makes the hair on your arms stand up" moments too. Author: Brian Falkner
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Fair Trade Cooperative Pioneers Organic Farming in Honduras
Fair Trade Premium Brings Vital Support to RAOS Community
When the coffee cooperative La Cooperativa Regional de las y los Agricultores Orgánicos de la Sierra (RAOS) began using organic farming techniques, the decision was viewed as crazy by others in the region. Since then, the organization has become known in Honduras as a pioneer of organic coffee and has grown from 20 to over 200 farmers. Today, the cooperative plays an important role in their community, using Fair Trade earnings to provide essential services:
Loan Program: The RAOS cooperative offers loans to their members so they can produce more food crops for consumption and be less dependent on coffee revenues.
Education: The cooperative collaborates with a local radio station to educate members on Fair Trade standards and give young people the opportunity to take classes via the radio if they don't live close to a school.
Infrastructure Improvements: RAOS purchased a wet mill and a dry mill to improve the quality of their coffee.
The cooperative also invests Fair Trade earnings into farmer trainings, gender equality programs, agro-tourism, and environmental protection initiatives.
"Access to the Fair Trade market and the organic production process has become a life-changing experience and one that the men and women of the RAOS Cooperative are committed to for life." - Gladis Marleny Chávez Cubas, RAOS Treasurer (pictured above)
As you know, strict environmental criteria are core to the Fair Trade standards, which include protecting fragile ecosystems and the elimination of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and harsh agro-chemicals. Although organic certification is not required by Fair Trade, approximately 60 percent of Fair Trade products are also certified organic.
With your help, Fair Trade USA can continue supporting the environmental efforts of cooperatives like RAOS. Please join us by making a tax-deductible donation today. Or, browse through our Gifts of Fairness and give the gift of Fair Trade to a loved one this holiday season.
"What I have accomplished with Fair Trade is one of the best inheritances I can offer my children. Thanks to Fair Trade, I receive a good price for my coffee and I have a diversified farm." - José Toribio Vásquez, RAOS cooperative member (pictured left)


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This was a joint effort of the school, Lisanatti Foods, and Bob's Red Mill. As you might suspect, we provided all of the flour used in the development of the pizzas, and Lisanatti donated the cheese.
A total of 317 high school culinary students divided up into small teams and applied their skills to create both a gluten free vegetarian pizza and a conventional veggie pizza while meeting strict nutritional guidelines. The judging was based on taste, presentation, originality, and professionalism.
A distinguished panel of judges had the difficult task of choosing the two very best pizzas. Judges were Dennis Gilliam, our executive VP of sales and marketing; Phil Lisac, president, Lisanatti Foods; Cory Schreiber, Manager of Oregon's Farm to School Program; Cole Danehower, editor-in-chief, Northwest Palate Magazine; Paul Gerald of PortlandFoodandDrink.com; Tony Roberts of the Clackamas Review; Eric Stromquist of the Oregon Culinary Institute; and Jim Bernard, former Milwaukie mayor.
I roamed about, taking photos of the ceremony while trying to stay out of the way of the TV cameras. At some point I realized our hardworking PR people, Ken and Ashley, were enjoying pizza in the kitchen, so I joined them and happily ate leftover pizza (somebody has to do it, right?).
All the hard work was worth it for the students. Each winning team (7 students total), along with their three chef/instructors, will be treated by the sponsors to dinner at a fine restaurant in January, and each student will be given a gift certificate to Sur la Table to buy some personal cooking gear. What could be more fun for culinary students?
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And how cool would it be to have the world's favorite nanny identify herself as, "Poppins ... Mary Poppins"? Hmmm, I see an off-the-wall Tim Burton fantasy reboot somewhere down the line.
England also gave us some of the greatest music of all time way back in the mid-'60s, with acts such as the Dave Clark Five, the Searchers, Petula Clark, the Who (the what?), Gerry and the Pacemakers, and that other quartet whose name escapes me at the moment. (I believe the drummer's name was Bingo, or something like that. And he wore a lot of bling.)
And let's not forget Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips or Diana Rigg. They just don't make 'em like her in Minnesota.
One thing coming out of the British Isles I just don't get is the PBS series "Downton Abbey." Since critics — and my wife — love it, I had to check it out to see what I am missing. As it turns out, not much.
It strikes me as just another soap opera, albeit a little more difficult to understand. It was no more intriguing than Luke and Laura 30 years ago. (Still not really sure if those two were the family pets or a pair of matching salt and pepper shakers.)
If you like the accent and want some "humour" instead of a dry, sometimes downright depressing period piece, catch some reruns of "The Vicar of Dibley." The funny and quirky cast of characters rivals anything else on PBS — with the possible exception of "Sesame Street."
Mike Marin is a cranky curmudgeon who, when he's not yelling at kids to get off his lawn, likes to complain about the sad state of popular culture, especially as seen through a TV screen. His email address is email@example.com. This column is the personal opinion of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinion of The News-Sentinel.


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The National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 20 No. 4, July-August 2003, p. 141
In 2000, the Surgeon General of the United States announced a national comprehensive breastfeeding policy-The Health and Human Services (HHS) Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding. With this policy, the United States officially embarked upon a course already taken by many other countries-to promote, protect, and encourage breastfeeding.
Two important objectives of the campaign are to increase the awareness that human milk is the best nutrition for babies during the first six months of life, and to assure the public that breastfeeding is normal, desirable, and achievable. Achievement of these objectives is an important priority of the newly announced National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign.
What is the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign?
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women's Health (OWH) has been funded to carry out the recommendations of the HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding (2000) into the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign to promote breastfeeding among first-time parents who would not normally breastfeed their babies. The campaign aims to empower women to commit to breastfeeding and to clearly illustrate the consequences of not breastfeeding such as a higher likelihood of diabetes, obesity, some childhood cancers, and other illnesses. In addition to trying to raise initiation rates, the campaign will also stress the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months.
How is the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign being promoted?
As a part of the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign in the United States, a comprehensive three-year media campaign will be launched in late 2003.
The campaign will be marketed in partnership with strategically selected organizations, including La Leche League International, and will employ state-of-the-art communication techniques through a variety of channels and strategies such as public service announcements (television and radio), bus stop posters, billboards, and educational pamphlets. Articles will be submitted to community newspapers, parenting magazines, women's magazines, and Web sites. Thirteen La Leche League pamphlets are being disseminated through a special breastfeeding helpline funded by OWH where calls are being answered by La Leche League-trained Breastfeeding Information Specialists.
Community-based demonstration projects (CDPs) throughout the United States will work in coordination with the Office on Women's Health and the Advertising Council to implement the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign at the local level. The CDPs, which include breastfeeding coalitions, hospitals, universities, and other organizations, have been funded to offer breastfeeding services, provide outreach to their communities, train health care providers on breastfeeding, implement the media aspects of the campaign, and track breastfeeding rates in their communities. La Leche League Leaders are involved in many of the CDP projects.
What is the breastfeeding helpline?
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC), a project of the Office on Women's Health, has launched a new breastfeeding helpline and Web site to help mothers with common breastfeeding problems and challenges. NWHIC and LLLI worked together to provide La Leche League training for Breastfeeding Information Specialists who are available to answer emails and assist callers with questions and concerns about positioning, pumping, storage, and many other topics. These counselors answer questions in English and Spanish Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm, Eastern Standard Time (1-800-994-9662, TDD 1-888-220-5446). Information is available 24 hours a day on their Web site, www.4women.gov/


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Kirby Morgan has announced a new and improved head cushion, p/n 510-754 which will replace the 510-682.
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I know we're a day early on this but so what?
Thursday's 6 p.m. deadline for trimming rosters has added importance for the Hawks, who will officially begin their search for a) Jason Collier's replacement and b) the second big man they were going to go after anyway.
There is a long list of names of people who COULD be available. Two of the more prominent names being tossed around are Samaki Walker in Indiana and Francisco Elson in Denver. Either would be a welcome addition for a Hawks team in dire need of another big body for a frontcourt rotation that is ridiculously thin.
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The Hawks' matchup tonight against Miami reminds me of the difference between the NBA's haves and the have-nots.
The haves are gearing up to play into the summer of 2006 while the have-nots are gearing up to play through the All-Star break before retooling. The Hawks are light in the middle while the Heat have Shaq, Alonzo Mourning and a promising young center Earl Barron, whom the Heat coaches believe could be a major factor.
The Heat's deep enough that Antoine Walker is coming off their bench. A guy who was arguably the Hawks' best player (for half of) last year, is coming off their bench!
That's why a game like tonight, even without key players available (Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams and Tony Delk won't play) is a great test for the Hawks. And it's the only way to gauge how far away they are from the top of the Eastern Conference, and some people believe the league.
I don't know if I am convinced yet that this Miami team is the leading contender in the East. Indiana and Detroit figure to be strong and the Heat has to integrate 'Toine and Jason Williams into their system. So I think we have to wait and see how they play before crowning the Heat.
But we'll know a lot more about the Hawks after tonight because we'll know if they're just road kill for the top teams in the league or if they're going to put up a fight.
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Welcome to Day 2 of our first impressions listJohn Edwards: The raw materials in attendance. The execution, however, remains a work in progress. Edwards is basically a rookie, he played so sparingly last season in Indiana last season and was mostly a spectator in practice. He'll be the biggest project for the coaches this season. And the more work the better. Because the Hawks are going to need him before season's end.
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bodom_bad_boy wrote:A Basic Buddhism Guide: Differences betweenTheravada and Mahayana.
The Buddhist Schools: Theravada and Mahayana
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... hools1.htm
Theravada - Mahayana Buddhism
Ven. Dr. W. Rahula
tiltbillings wrote:bodom_bad_boy wrote:A Basic Buddhism Guide: Differences betweenTheravada and Mahayana.
The Buddhist Schools: Theravada and Mahayana
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... hools1.htm
Theravada - Mahayana Buddhism
Ven. Dr. W. Rahula
The problem with
it is not very accurate.
clw_uk wrote:What is the difference between what Mahayana teaches and what Theravada teaches?
I know there are differences such as the role of the Bodhisattva and that Mahayana teaches Buddha nature while Theravada doesnt, but apart from this is there any other difference?
tiltbillings wrote:bodom_bad_boy,
Item 5 of the list, as an obvious example:
5 Concept of Bodhicitta Theravada: Main emphasis is self liberation.
There is total reliance on one-self to eradicate all defilements. Mahayana: Besides self liberation, it is important for Mahayana followers to help other sentient beings
This is so singularly simplistic, making essentially meaningless, but it is a typical sort of distinction made by Mahayanists who either know little about the Theravada or who should know better but are driven by sectarian needs.
Jechbi wrote:Another difference (in some traditions any way) seems to be the approach to upaya. The basic idea seems to be that mundane wrong view can be made a condition for supermundane right view to arise (or at least that's how it seems to be presented sometimes). There are also basic differences in the understanding of the two truths.
Re: Anattā
by Dhammanando » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:22 am
Hi Retro,
retrofuturist wrote:
What is the doctrine of the two truths?
From the Manorathapūraṇī:
duve saccāni akkhāsi
sambuddho vadataṃ varo
sammutiṃ paramatthañca
tatiyaṃ nupalabbhati
The Awakened One, best of speakers,
Spoke two kinds of truths:
The conventional and the ultimate.
A third truth does not obtain.
saṅketavacanaṃ saccaṃ
paramatthavacanaṃ saccaṃ
dhammānaṃ tathalakkhaṇan ti
The speech wherewith the world converses is true
On account of its being agreed upon by the world.
The speech which describes what is ultimate is also true,
Through characterizing dhammas as they really are.
tasmā vohārakusalassa
lokanāthassa satthuno
sammutiṃ voharantassa
musāvādo na jāyatī ti
Therefore, being skilled in common usage,
False speech does not arise in the Teacher,
Who is Lord of the World,
When he speaks according to conventions.
(Mn. i. 95)
Conventional truth (sammuti-sacca):
1. Treats of concepts (paññatti), i.e., things which are mere speech, such as 'self', 'person', 'life', 'butter-jar' etc.
2. Is used to expound teachings whose meaning warrants interpretation (neyyattha).
3. Is chiefly, though not exclusively, the province of the Sutta and Vinaya Piṭakas.
Ultimate truth (paramattha-sacca):
1. Treats of real existents (dhammā), such as the earth element, eye-consciousness, greed, Nibbāna, etc.
2. Is used to expound teachings whose meaning is definitive (nītattha).
3. Is chiefly, though not exclusively, the province of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka.
From Nyanatiloka's Dictionary of Buddhist Terms"
Paramattha (-sacca, -vacana, -desanā): 'truth (or term, exposition) that is true in the highest (or ultimate) sense', as contrasted with the 'conventional truth' (vohāra-sacca), which is also called 'commonly accepted truth' (sammuti-sacca; in Skr: saṃvṛti-satya). The Buddha, in explaining his doctrine, sometimes used conventional language and sometimes the philosophical mode of expression which is in accordance whith undeluded insight into reality. In that ultimate sense, existence is a mere process of physical and mental phenomena within which, or beyond which, no real ego-entity nor any abiding substance can ever be found. Thus, whenever the suttas speak of man, woman or person, or of the rebirth of a being, this must not be taken as being valid in the ultimate sense, but as a mere conventional mode of speech (vohāra-vacana).
It is one of the main characteristics of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka, in distinction from most of the Sutta Piṭaka, that it does not employ conventional language, but deals only with ultimates, or realities in the highest sense (paramattha-dhammā). But also in the Sutta Piṭaka there are many expositions in terms of ultimate language (paramattha-desanā), namely, wherever these texts deal with the groups (khandhā), elements (dhātu) or sense-bases (āyatana), and their components; and wherever the 3 characteristics (ti-lakkhaṇa, q.v.) are applied. The majority of Sutta texts, however, use the conventional language, as appropriate in a practical or ethical context, because it "would not be right to say that 'the groups' (khandhā) feel shame, etc."
It should be noted, however, that also statements of the Buddha couched in conventional language, are called 'truth' (vohāra-sacca), being correct on their own level, which does not contradict the fact that such statements ultimately refer to impermanent and impersonal processes.
The two truths - ultimate and conventional - appear in that form only in the commentaries, but are implied in a sutta-distinction of 'explicit (or direct) meaning' (nītattha, q.v.) and 'implicit meaning (to be inferred)' (neyyattha). Further, the Buddha repeatedly mentioned his reservations when using conventional speech, e.g. in D. 9: "These are merely names, expressions, turns of speech, designations in common use in the world, which the Perfect One (Tathāgata) uses without misapprehending them." See also S. I. 25.
The term paramattha, in the sense here used, occurs in the first para. of the Kathāvatthu, a work of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka (s. Guide, p. 62). (App: vohāra). The commentarial discussions on these truths (Com. to D. 9 and M. 5) have not yet been translated in full. On these see K N. Jayatilleke, Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge (London, 1963).
Sammuti-sacca: 'conventional truth', is identical with vohāra-sacca (s. paramattha-sacca).
Vohāra-desanā: 'conventional exposition', as distinguished from an explanation true in the highest sense (paramattha-desanā, q.v.). It is also called sammuti-sacca (in Sanskrit saṃvṛti). (App.).
Best wishes,
Dhammanando Bhikkhu
Drolma wrote:I've just noticed difference in the traditions regarding the two truths but, I don't think I have anywhere near a clear perspective on the Theravada view. Can anyone point me towards a good reading on that subject?
jcsuperstar wrote:i was thinking about the origins of the mahayana buddha, and wondering if it is a sort of mistaking the buddha for the dhamma. the dhamma was not born with our buddha, but was rediscovered by him. the dhamma has an eternal quality, comming into the world whenever it is needed, or lost. and the buddha says he who sees the dhamma sees me.
so it could be easy to assume that the buddha has this same quality as the dhamma, that he is eternal, primordial, comming back to us when ever neeed or lost. and since all buddhas know this same dhamma, you get the impression that all buddhas are the same buddha or manifestations of the same primordial dhamma, or buddha. just a thought.
tiltbillings wrote:bodom_bad_boy,
Item 5 of the list, as an obvious example:
5 Concept of Bodhicitta Theravada: Main emphasis is self liberation.
There is total reliance on one-self to eradicate all defilements. Mahayana: Besides self liberation, it is important for Mahayana followers to help other sentient beings
This is so singularly simplistic, making essentially meaningless, but it is a typical sort of distinction made by Mahayanists who either know little about the Theravada or who should know better but are driven by sectarian needs.
All bhavanga-cittas during a lifespan are of the same type as the patisandhi-citta of that life. If one is born with two hetus, with alobha (non-attachment or generosity) and adosa (non-aversion or kindness), but without wisdom, then all bhavanga-cittas have only two hetus. Such a person can cultivate wisdom, but he cannot become enlightened during that life.
Though a fool, through all his life, associates with a wise man, he no more understands the Dhamma than a spoon (tastes) the flavour of soup.
Which I take to mean a person born without panna can never "get" dhamma. We've all encountered this type of person. Ms. van Gorken goes on to say:If one is born with three hetus, which means that one is born with alobha, adosa and panna (wisdom), all bhavanga-cittas are accompanied by these three sobhana hetus (beautiful roots) as well. Thus that person is more inclined to cultivate wisdom and he can attain enlightenment during that life. If one is born with somanassa (happy feeling), all bhavanga-cittas of that life are accompanied by somanassa.
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Supported Data Types
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const int PRIM_POINTLIST = 1;
const int PRIM_LINELIST = 2;
const int PRIM_LINELOOP = 3;
const int PRIM_LINESTRIP = 4;
const int PRIM_TRIANGLELIST = 5;
const int PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP = 6;
const int PRIM_TRIANGLEFAN = 7;
const int PRIM_QUADLIST = 8;
const int PRIM_QUADSTRIP = 9;
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const int TEXTURE_NEXTPRESET = 2;
const int TEXTURE_CURRPRESET = 3;
const int TEXTURE_ALBUMART = 4;
const int NULL = 0;
const int BLEND_OFF = 0;
const int BLEND_ADD = 1;
const int BLEND_MOD = 2;
const int BLEND_MAX = 3;
const int FILLMODE_SOLID = 0;
const int FILLMODE_WIREFRAME = 1;
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- Math Functions
float Rand() - returns a random number between 0 and 1
float Sin(float x) - returns the sine of x (x in radians)
float Cos(float x) - - returns the cosine of x (x in radians)
float Mag(float x, float y) - returns the magnitude of x and y ( same as sqrt(x*x + y*y) )
float Clamp(float x, float min, float max) - returns x after clamping it to the min and max values
float Fabs(float x ) - returns the absolute value of x
int Abs(int x) - returns the absolute value of x
float Atan2(float x, float y) - returns the arctangent of x and y
float Pow(float x, float y) - returns x raised to the power y
float Sqrt(float x) - returns the square root of x
Happy coding!
- Math Functions
- As you guess you can use these to base your animations/movement/position/size etc on what the auto is like
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What is this medicine?ACETAMINOPHEN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE (a set a MEE noe fen; dye fen HYE dra meen) is a pain reliever antihistamine combination. It is used to treat allergy symptoms like sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, and itching of the eyes, nose, and throat. Or, this medicine is used to treat pain and help you fall to sleep.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the package or prescription label. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. This medicine is not approved for use in children under 12 years of age.
Overdosage: If you think you've taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
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Do not take other medicines that contain acetaminophen with this medicine. Always read labels carefully. If you have questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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Whereas, the principles of equitable access and opportunity for all, as set forth in the Board's Resolution of February 1973, are universally embraced by community colleges;
Be It Resolved, that the American Association of Community Colleges reaffirms its commitment to Affirmative Action in employment as a means of ensuring equitable opportunity for all, and strongly encourages community colleges to continue their programs of active and open recruitment to employ, retain, promote, and upgrade women and ethnic minority persons; and
Be It Further Resolved, that whenever selective admission policies are employed, provisions sensitive to race, gender and other appropriate factors should be considered as appropriate policy options to ensure equitable access to the community college or to any of its programs.
Adopted August 5, 1995
Policies and Procedures on Affirmative Action, 1976
That the Board of Directors of the AACC reaffirms its commitment to equally consider the representation of women and ethnic minorities with all other groups on the Board of Directors, its committees, and on the Association's task forces, commissions, committees, and other special groups;
And further, that those responsible for nominations and appointments continue to actively seek and equally consider women and ethnic minorities with all other groups for nominations and appointment.
Adopted June 1976
Whereas, the American Association of Community Colleges is committed to the concept of quality education for all students in community and junior colleges in the United States;
Whereas, the Congress on the United States has mandated the removal of artificial, arbitrary, and unnecessary barriers to employment when the barriers operate individually to discriminate in racial or other impermissible classification;
Whereas, the principle of affirmative action has been mandated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Executive Order 11246 as amended, the Equal Opportunity Act of 1972 and other applicable laws and judicial decisions;
Therefore, Be It Resolved that the American Association of Community Colleges strongly endorses the concept of Affirmative Action and encourages boards of education and boards of trustees to implement Affirmative Action programs as their moral obligation and to carry out a policy of active and open recruitment to employ, retain, promote and upgrade women and ethnic minority persons.
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Get an overview of this hotelHistorical hotel with indoor pool, in central York
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Set amid manicured grounds, this handsomely renovated Victorian hotel is next to the main railway station and within 0.7 km of the National Railway Museum, York Dungeon, and the Gothic York Minster.
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The Principal York's health club includes a heated indoor pool, spa tub, sauna, steam room, and gym. The hotel also features a restaurant, bar, 24-hour room service, and concierge services.
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Occupying an impressive Victorian building, this hotel is adjacent to the main railway station and within a short walk of theaters, shops, and the York Minster. Wide lawns and gardens surround the hotel.
The health club features a heated indoor pool, along with a spa tub, steam room, sauna, and gym. The Refectory Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as conference lunches. The hotel also offers a stylish bar and 24-hour in-room dining. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available.
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- Year Built 1870
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Refectory - This restaurant brings casual dining to a conservatory-style room that's right next to York train station. Open for lunch and dinner every day.
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U9 Orange Division
A SHAY Grant hat-trick and a strike from Jamie Mullan gave Trowbridge Wanderers Albion a 4-2 away victory against Frome Town.
U9 Yellow Division
THE bottom of the table clash saw home side Trowbridge Wanderers Rovers and Warminster Highbury Blacks share the spoils with a nail-biting 1-1 draw.
Tommy Mclean scored for the Rovers with his first goal for the club.
U9 Red Division
CASTLE Combe Colts Blacks fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 home draw with Trowbridge Town Panthers Brandon Mullins continued his prolific run of form with the Combe's first, while the equaliser arrived when Luke Van de Burgt's corner forced an own goal.
U10 Blue Division
CHIPPENHAM Town Whites went close to clinching their first points but their hopes were dashed as visitors Devizes Town Dragons held out for a 5-4 victory.
The Whites saw two goals from Louis Bombroff, plus strikes by James Larvin and Nathan Jackson.
Trowbridge Town Lions lost out 1-0 to AFC Corsham with the last kick of the game.
U10 Green Division
HOME side Larkhall Athletic took a 1-0 lead at the break against Marshfield Juniors before going on to score three in the second half with no reply.
Ben Allen twice, Alex Parsons and Morgan Henry scored for Larkhall.
U10 Yellow Division
HOSTS Warminster Highbury Stripes gave a solid performance against second in the table Westbury Youth Spitfires, but a goal either side of half time from Nathan Ellis gave the visitors a 2-0 win.
FC Calne Rovers secured a 4-1 win over Melksham United, James MacKinnon opening the scoring for Calne.
Melksham equalised, before Spencer Smart added two and Zach Davies one to seal Calne's triumph.
U10 Red Division
TROWBRIDGE Town Tigers clinched a 4-1 win against their own club's Pumas team.
An early penalty for the Tigers was coolly taken by Mark Brimson before Ollie Scott and a superb individual goal from Harry Stevens made it 3-0.
Pumas came back in the second half with a fine goal from Max Gumm, but Tigers sealed the win with a sliding effort from Bailey Cooper.
U11 Blue Division
DEVIZES Town Youth ran out convincing 6-1 winners at Frome Town.
Dalton Bridewell and Oscar Toropov-Shilling both scored twice, Matthew Coombes and Guy Williamson also on target.
U11 Yellow Division
CHIPPENHAM Town and FC Chippenham played out a goals-laden encounter, which FC Chippenham sneaked home in 9-7.
Liam Farion scored four times and Toby Fenton, Tom Tierney, Matt Bell and an own goal made up the tally for the winners, who were 8-4 up at one stage before a fine Town comeback.
U12 Red Division
TWO goals from Lewis Hawkins and a Daniel Fernandez effort made it 3-0 to home side Bishops Cannings in the first half of their clash against Malmesbury Youth.
After the break Louis Harrop added a fourth for Cannings, who are joint second in the table, before a late consolation.
U13 Green Division
WILL Chantry gave visitors Bradford Town Youth Panthers a 1-0 lead against Bishops Cannings before Aiden Green sealed the victory with two more.
U14 Red Division
BROMHAM bossed most of their first half against home side AFC Corsham Leopards, taking a 3-0 lead at the break. The Leopards pushed Bromham hard in the second half, scoring twice through Nick Eggleton and Shaun Paradise.
U15 Blue Division
CAMERON Organ scored the winning goal in the first half of a competitive match for Bradford Town Youth against Devizes Town Youth.
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CASTLE Combe Colts secured their first three points of the season after running out 2-0 winners against second place Worton & Cheverell.
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During a consultation, Dr. Wallace will evaluate your areas of concern and outline your treatment options based on your particular wishes and anatomy. He will discuss in detail how the procedure is performed, it's benefits and risks, the cost and recovery. We try to provide you with thorough information at this visit so you can make an informed decision about surgery.
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At least I've again studies http://datakoncepts.com/seo and tried before posting ..
the closest I could get (which does NOT work):
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} uniquekey=SEARCH+SOFFIA+WARDY
RewriteRule ^http://220.127.116.11/~soffiaw5/blog/?s=Soffia+Wardy$ /~soffiaw5/blog/?s=$1 [QSA,L]
PURPOSE:Search Results: Soffia Wardy instead the current Search Results: SEARCH SOFFIA WARDY when somebody clicks onto GO without entering any search term.however SEARCH SOFFIA WARDY shall remain in the search text-box.
Hopefully somebody can relieve me - my eyes hurt and I'm tired ..
Hi Lee,
From yhour code, it looks like you missed the point that a RewriteRule can only access the {REQUEST_URI} - everything from the ? on belongs to the {QUERY_STRING}. so, if
then you must deal with the {QUERY_STRING} via RewriteCond statements (as you've tried - but without removing the query string from the RewriteRule). Therefore, delete the portion in red and your code should work:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} uniquekey=SEARCH+SOFFIA+WARDY
RewriteRule ^http://184.108.40.206/~soffiaw5/blog/?s=Soffia+Wardy$ /~soffiaw5/blog/?s=$1 [QSA,L]
If that's the REAL problem, you should disable the Submit button for as long as "SEARCH SOFFIA WARDY" remains the value for the ... uniquekey or s?
Thank you David for your reply. However,
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} uniquekey=SEARCH+SOFFIA+WARDY
RewriteRule ^http://22.214.171.124/~soffiaw5/blog/$ /~soffiaw5/blog/?s=$1 [QSA,L]
does not deliver the desired functionality.
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /~soffiaw5/blog/
RewriteRule ^index\\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /~soffiaw5/blog/index.php [L]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} uniquekey=Search+Soffia+Wardy
RewriteRule ^http://184.108.40.206/~soffiaw5/blog/$ /~soffiaw5/blog/?s=$1 [QSA,L]
I know - the search query is that much intertwined with WP code that I failed to do that w/o modifying a core WP function file, which would get overwritten on next update. All other attempts in JD & Php did not work, either.
Sorry for the delay - making daily trips to the hospital keeps me busy.
Just a quick scan of your last post, though, and I saw a couple of problems:
The protocol cannot be accessed in a RewriteRule (drop the http://).
The domain name cannot be accessed in a RewriteRule (drop the 188.8.131.52 - and the / if you're using an Apache 1.x server).
You need to order your RewriteRule sets from most specific to the most generic, i.e., .? will always be matched and redirected to ~soffiaw5/blog/index.php so your query string will never have a chance to match anything.
I hope that helps. I'll try to look in tomorrow night (after another late night at the hospital) to see if that resolved your problem.
Apache 1 and Apache 2 actually behave the same way with the leading slash. See this post where I explained in more detail.
sorry to hear about the hospital trouble - hopefully the doctors and service there is superb!
I tried all steps from above - the closest I could get was a 500 internal server error ("The request was not completed. The server met an unexpected condition.").
Thank you for all the input - I saved your instructions in my mod-rewrite knowledge file!
The client has by now accepted the current status so I'll do, too, and simply give up at this point.
Be well,Lee
Thanks for your kind words. Back from the hospital and my wife needs special care for at least 6 weeks. Healing fine, though, so we believe all's well.
I can't believe that I left the protocol and domain in the RewriteRule after telling you that you have to remove it! Shows how I was affected.
Without access to the httpd.conf (for a RewriteMap), you'll have to hard code your capitalization problem (or simply solve it in your receiving script - if you can).
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} uniquekey=SEARCH+SOFFIA+WARDY
RewriteRule ^~soffiaw5/blog/$ /~soffiaw5/blog/?s=Soffia+Wardy [L]
You cannot have the protocol (http://) or the domain (126.96.36.199) referenced in a RewriteRule (regex). Unless you have a RewriteMap (if you do, make use of the tolower built-in function), you'll have to rewrite your query string manually. Of course, this defeats your search function so either use a dedicated (or VPS) server or make the conversion in PHP.
[indent]If you can make use of tolower, you could use something like
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ([A-Z]${tolower:[a-zA-Z\ ]+})
to capitalize the first letter of the value string. I'll let you figure out how to break the query string into words and ucfirst() them with a combination of toupper and tolower if you want mod_rewrite to do the heavy lifting.[/indent]
As for your WordPress code:
# BEGIN WordPress
# <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> - EVIL AND WASTEFUL!!! Test once without this then get rid of it ... FOREVER!!!
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /~soffiaw5/blog/
# RewriteRule ^index\\.php$ - [L] - that's what the !-f does for you next!
# <= Insert the above code here and NEVER after WP's generic "redirect everything" code which follows.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule .? /~soffiaw5/blog/index.php [L] # I prefer to allow NO path/file
# RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} uniquekey=Search+Soffia+Wardy
# RewriteRule ^http://188.8.131.52/~soffiaw5/blog/$ /~soffiaw5/blog/?s=$1 [QSA,L]
# The REVISED version of this needs to come before the RewriteRule set (rule & conditions) above and after the RewriteBase
# </IfModule> - EVIL AND WASTEFUL!!!
My sincere apologies for not having my head about me in the earlier response(s).
OMG, so sorry for your poor wife - I really hope she'll fully recover! In that context even more THANK YOUs for your time and efforts here!
I applied all above code. No 500 error, but I am now sure you are right that for it to work the client would have to upgrade to a self-hosted server with access to the config file to influence the mapping, because unfortunately there is no effect --> http://188.8.131.52/~soffiaw5/blog/?s=Search+Soffia+Wardy ..
This was a great learning experience, and I will also sure heed your tips for all future WP sites
Blessings to you and your wife,Lee
Is this still an issue? Seems like this should work:
# if the query string is exactly "s=SEARCH+SOFFIA+WARDY"
(note that "+" is special in regexs, so we need to escape them)
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^s=SEARCH\+SOFFIA\+WARDY$
and if the path is exactly "~soffiaw5/blog/"
then redirect with a new query string
RewriteRule ^~soffiaw5/blog/$ /~soffiaw5/blog/?s=Soffia+Wardy [R,L]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^s=SEARCH\+SOFFIA\+WARDY$
RewriteRule ^~soffiaw5/blog/$ /~soffiaw5/blog/?s=Soffia+Wardy [R,L]
Thank you, Lee. She's recovering amazingly quickly but a "cracked" sternum does take up to three months to mend. The bypass part of the operation seems to be trivialized by modern medicine but access makes the recovery long and involved.
As for Jeff's escaping of the +'s, he's correct but, after testing, it will work with either an escaped + (i.e., \+) or an escaped space within a character range definition (i.e., [\ ]). As I'm always one for optimizing code, use Jeff's escaped +.
Tip: Remember that the escaped space will work on spaces in regex where you need to match a space in the variable (e.g., {REQUEST_URI}, {THE_REQUEST} and other places where you can reasonably expect to find a space). mod_rewrite is finicky, though, as a space is used to separate the different elements of mod_rewrite statements so use care!


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Our Lady of Lourdes statue measuring 70cm in painted reconstituted marble.
The face, the clothes and the hair are perfectly sculpted in every detail.
This is a high quality statue and it's very resistant; it is possible to leave it outside because it's made of a mixture of Carrara marble dust and resin.
The structure of this item is entirely hand made in Italy, in a company with a long history in the manufacturing of religious furnishings.
If you have any questions or doubts please do not hesitate to contact us: we will be happy to help you.
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I have been playing for about 3 weeks to a month and have somewhat haphazardly purchased a few discs. I can get my shots to about 240 ft and havent had much luck going past that.
Bag thus far:
X-clone 150g (havent used it to much)
Champion Leopard 168g (I can throw it in a straight line for a 240ish foot drive majority of the time)
Champion Monarch 166g (From what I understand it is suppose to curve more rightward but I am not really getting any of that, I can throw it in a straight line but not as well as the leopard, also it seems like it is a lot easier to throw with to much fade left).
Champion Beast 175g (getting a left fade on throws with it and I cant seem to throw it as far as the leopard). I went through two other beasts (they are now lost in the creek at the local course), but both of them were 168 or 166 and seemed easier to throw.
Champion Aviar for the putter
All of my shots are RHBH. I have been trying to learn forehand but I havent gotten to form down enough to throw with a relative control on the disc. Which of the discs would be best for a RHFH? Are there any discs that I should get to round all of this out or any that I should set aside for the time being? How much attention should I pay to the weight of a disc?
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The human psyche has been wired for action, not stagnation. Despite the virtues of sitting still, the external environment challenges us to do anything but, especially when it comes to money and financial gain. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, Las Vegas has an open poker table, blackjack table, slot machines, and hundreds of other games of chance that offer the chance to cash in. Today's social networks enable people to stay engaged all day every day. Twitter now makes it possible to not only follow your friends but also follow your favorite celebrities and stay involved.
There's certainly nothing wrong with being involved in all of the above, but it can dangerous to overdose on them. French mathematician Blaise Pascal said it best when he said, "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone." I like to think that in the stock market, a lot of bad investment decisions arise when market participants feel like they always have to be a part of the action. Sometimes it is wise and prudent to sit still and just watch things from the sidelines....355 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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