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Bake cookies, wrap presents and sell a house. As part of your holiday to-do list, selling a house looks out of place, but real estate inventory is traditionally low during the holidays. This gives the motivated seller an advantage that they simply can't match during any other time of the year.
Online Shopping
Between visiting loved ones and singing along to holiday tunes, prospective buyers are looking at homes online, and before a buyer will step foot in your home, your online ad needs to be enticing. If it has been up for some time, update it with new pictures or rewrite your descriptions. Hire a professional photographer, and consider putting up holiday photos. If your home looks beautiful lit with holiday lights, take a picture of it when the weather is just right, and you will have buyers clamoring for the chance to see its storybook beauty.
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Showcasing a home during the holidays is easier than it sounds. A thoughtfully decorated home will attract buyers and make them feel nostalgic. The more heartstrings, you can pull the better. Check out Pinterest for easy and creative decorating ideas. Although decorations can work to your advantage, it's recommended to steer clear of ones that are overtly religious. Stick to winter and seasonal themes, instead.
Ready to Sell
If your home isn't in tip-top shape, your buyers may demand that you complete certain repairs before they finalize the deal. If you don't want these repairs to slow down the selling process, have them completed before you even list the home. The following repairs are essential to tackle:
- Entryways – First impressions are everything. In addition to having a tidy entryway rather than a pile of grubby shoes at the door, make sure that the screen doors are in working order and tighten up your hinges so the doors don't sag.
- Paint – A new coat of paint will spruce up your entire house. Repaint any dirty or chipped walls and give your baseboards a facelift with a scrub and a paint job as well.
- Leaks – No one wants to tour a home to the sound of a dripping faucet. Tighten up any leaky faucets and repair any leaking pipes. Keep in mind, while repairing, that moisture can attract termites. Check out termites at Orkin.com to see how to detect these invasive little creatures. If the drips have damaged the flooring, consider replacing that as well. For just a few hundred dollars, new kitchen and bathroom flooring can make a huge difference.
- Smells – If you've been smoking in your home, quit. The smell could be a deal breaker. Cooking smells and other odors aren't appealing either. Change the air filter on the furnace, leave the windows open for a few days and use a layer of primer when painting to get rid of smells.
Relist in January
If you decide that keeping your home clean and ready for showings is just too much through the holiday season, take it off the market and relist it in January. The inventory of houses is often as low in January as it is during the holiday months, and the tight market gives sellers an advantage.
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Well, okey dokey then
Sounds like a plan — we could use one of those:
"Afghanistan is ready right now," Karzai said in a statement, "to take all security responsibilities completely."
Amid yet another week…the 540th or so such week…of death; some malevolent, some accidental, all tragic, comes the above statement of Karzai.
It's not the first such statement he's made, and they are undoubtedly not ready, or likely to ever be so by whatever loose definition our government defines it. But what the hell, after all this time, why not just say "fuck it, let's declare victory* and get out"?
*Declare it, just don't try to define it.

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The second stop on the Zumiez BFF is Indianapolis, Indiana. No stranger to danger, Indy has had it's share of rippers throughout the years and this season would prove to be no exception. With its midwestern sensibility and sweet combination of urban and rural atmosphere, Indy breeds a rugged and well developed type of skater. While the contest was held just outside the city limits, the power and attendance was still in full force. Masses of onlookers descended on the spanning grounds that encompassed the recreation center. Key focal points were mainly the huge pyramid in the center of the skate plaza and the various handrails and hubba ledges scattered throughout the spacious grounds.
Dudes like Dean-o Tull, whose huge heelflip up and over the pyramid made him a shoe in. Mike Caposio ripped the whole course with aggression and a pocket full of style that was as bottomless as the pacific ridge. As the day was roaring to a close and the last preliminary heat was just starting, A late comer emerged form the bluffs and snuck into the mix with no warm up at all. Justin Smolenski, tore around the course handling business in a manner of switch stance awesomeness on the handrail area which was not to be outdone. Smo' couldn't be silenced even after the heat was done and being a latecomer to the rounds, Holy Shmoley had plenty of energy left. He was gonna need it, he'd made the finals. Joining him in the finals would be crowd favorite, Brandon Murphy. Brandon's nice and easy approach to shredding made him a pleasure to watch. Switch flips and big three sixty flips were breezy business for the Murph man. Murphy was on fire and a few additional flip tricks down the various sized gaps in the park landed his carcass in third place. No surprise to anyones eyes, the man Smolenski rocks into second place while pulling off switch nose-grinds down the hubbas.
As the finals were about to commence, The po-po rocked up and started static with some of the local flavor. Luckily the BFF crew was on hand to quell the storm and send the cops on thier way. Evidently climbing on the roof of the rec center is frowned upon in these parts. The victor of the day came as no surprise to anyone. Corey Glick was busting a move like Young MC all day. The 15 year old giant handled the park like the king of the jungle. Backside noseblunts, front crooks, and the most stylish front noseblunts your eyeballs have ever peeped. Big big things are in store for the champion of the day. As the contest wraps up and he van pulls out of Indy, Nothing will be the same. The 6th annual BFF contest is trucking' on like Smokey and the Banditos with a side of hot sauce for good measure. The whirlwind carries on across America and BFF is there to rip and shred with the best ams in the country.


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Right must target Senate, not W.H.
Now that former Sen. Rick Santorum is out, it is time for conservatives to get serious about the 2012 general election.
President Barack Obama is leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 51 percent to 42 percent, according to the recent Gallup poll of the 12 swing states that will determine the presidential election. That's a landslide margin of 9 percent. In February, Romney was leading 48 percent to 47 percent.
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Some criticize conservatives for their lack of enthusiasm for Romney. But the real worry is independent voters — where Obama has a 48 percent to 39 percent lead in the key states, in that same Gallup poll.
Romney's own supporters went from 56 percent saying they were enthusiastic about voting for him in November down to 43 percent now, while Obama's enthusiasm level is at 46 percent. Fumbling answers to straight questions on the economy; criticizing Obama's gas policy in face of an often-replayed statement he made as governor that's almost word-for word the same as the president's current position, and many Etch-a-Sketch moments will do that for you.
There is only one rational conclusion for conservatives: They must focus their resources on Congress. There is likely to be plenty of establishment Republican money for the presidential election in any case. Even if Obama is reelected — heaven forbid — Congress has the power to check what he does.
The House, of course, is already in Republican hands. If the natural advantages of incumbency are not enough to win that chamber, conservatives are doomed anyway. So the strategic focus must be on the Senate.
While Obama keeps running against a do-nothing Republican Congress, the fact remains that the House passes many bills, but things get bottled up in the Democratic Senate. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is a strong majority leader who keeps his troops together in a tough legislative environment.


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VS. Dragonite (Japanese: VS カイリュー VS. Kairyu) is the 429th round of the Platinum chapter in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
At the Battle Hall, Platinum has finally reached Argenta after two days of constant battling. Argenta calls for Platinum to come at her and her Dragonite, which Platinum responds with her Froslass, beginning the battle. As Palmer watches the match, he is greeted by Darach, with whom he seeks to discuss the current crisis. The two Brains watch as Platinum battles Argenta, and Palmer notes that the rules of the facility require challengers to go through 170 battles before they can receive the print, meaning that Platinum has been fighting for roughly 48 hours. Darach wonders why Platinum is pushing herself so hard, and Palmer goes into a flashback.
Shortly after her victory at the Battle Factory, Platinum was called over by Argenta who pointed out three of her Pokémon anxiously waiting outside the facility, having returned from Stark Mountain. To her horror, the rest of her team had returned with Buck and Looker both heavily injured. The view switches back to present day where Cheryl, Marley and Mira worriedly look over Buck. Palmer and Darach confirm that they can only guess that something big involving Team Galactic and Heatran occurred, and Platinum has therefore taken on the Battle Hall challenge to train.
In the match, Platinum orders an Ice Shard from Froslass, dealing heavy damage but failing to take Dragonite down. Argenta states that despite the type advantage, that alone cannot help Platinum secure victory in a match of high ranking. Platinum recalls that Froslass was given to her by Candice, and it used to be the Gym Leader's best Pokémon who she fought in her Gym match, and she is confident that Froslass can win. Dragonite strikes Froslass with a Steel Wing, knocking her to the ground. Argenta calmly declares the high rank of her Dragonite, but to her surprise Froslass recovers to launch another Ice Shard at Dragonite, fainting it. The Brain is shocked at how Froslass survived her trump card in Steel Wing before realizing that Froslass held onto a Babiri Berry, which helped mitigate the damage from Steel Wing. Palmer notes Platinum's victory as Darach prepares to begin their research, presenting a faded document from the Battle Castle library that bears a faint, silhouetted form.
As she leaves the Battle Hall, Platinum is greeted by Palmer, who properly introduces her to Riley, Thorton and Darach at the Battle Tower. He explains that after seeing her battle, the three men volunteered their skills in helping her investigation: Riley to search for clues based on his Aura abilities; Thorton to fix the Galactic spy camera that Riley found; Darach to perform further research in the Battle Castle library. Palmer reveals that the Battle Frontier has been cloaked in disruptive radio waves, completely shutting down communications to Sinnoh and even interfering with the Pokémon Transfer System; something that Thorton is extremely displeased about given his technical inclinations. Nevertheless, Thorton is confident that he can fix the spy camera with everyone's help.
Platinum is briefly reminded of Diamond and Pearl, and reveals that she had realized Palmer being Pearl's father. Palmer is apologetic for being away from home for so long, but Platinum assures him that Pearl has learned greatly from his father and looks up to him. Embarrassed, Palmer asks Thorton on the status of him fixing the camera, and Thorton confirms that he is almost finished.
Major events
- Platinum defeats Hall Matron Argenta.
Pokémon debuts
- Argenta's Dragonite
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- Looker
- Mira
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- Marley
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- Riley
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- Pachirisu (Platinum's)
- Cherrim (Platinum's)
- Empoleon (Platinum's)
- Rapidash (Platinum's)
- Lopunny (Platinum's)
- Blissey (Cheryl's)
- Arcanine (Marley's)
- Lucario (Riley's)
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Thoughts on Awareness
Awareness cleaned my mind
to a polished mirroring.
The presence came near, and I knew
that That was everything,
and I nothing.
Start listening to
the voice in your head as often as you can. Pay particular attention to any repetitive
thought patterns, those old gramophone records that have been playing in your head
perhaps for many years - be there as the witnessing presence. When you listen to
that voice, listen to it impartially. That is to say do not judge .... for doing
so would mean that the same voice has come in again through the back door. Youíll
soon realize: there is the voice, and here I am listening to it, watching it. This
I am realisation, this sense of your own presence, is not a thought. It arises from
beyond the mind.
All cravings are
the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things and in the future as
a substitute for the joy of Being.
In that state, even my desire to become free or enlightened is just another craving
for fulfillment or completion in the future.
So don't seek to become free of desire or "achieve" enlightenment. Become
present. Be there as the observer of the mind.
Step back from your
experience. Observe yourself, your reactions,
and everything that happens through the eyes of a
compassionate witness. This is what it means to pay attention.
No amount of effort is needed.
No amount of effort will be successful.
And yet, through mindful attention to the
Background of Awareness inherent
within the Present Moment,
Awakening will inevitably dawn upon you.
In that Instant you will delight in the Reality
of who and what you have been all along.
Metta Zetty
Watching is the key,
nothing else matters, slowly slowly an understanding start growing, a witness arises
and this witness is the bud of our being, the miracle that transforms, the miracle
that heals, the miracle that gives birth to your authentic self.
Reading the lives
of saints and mystics may have its place in our livesóthough it would be better if
we had never read themóbut a million times more important is our awareness of every
interior movement and change, even the most subtle, because this is where it is at,
this is where the Spirit is continually moving us, transforming and informing us
in its own particular way. This is where we will learn everything we ever need to
know, and to do this, we must clear our minds of everything else.
Bernadette Roberts - The Path to No-Self
"When will I
be Enlightened?"
"When you see," the Master said.
"See what?"
"Trees and flowers and moon and stars."
"But I see these every day."
"No. What you see is paper trees, paper flowers, paper moons and paper stars.
For you live not in reality but in your words and thoughts."
And for good measure, he added gently,
"You live a paper life, alas, and will die a paper death."
"Is salvation
obtained through action or through meditation?"
"Through neither. Salvation comes from seeing."
"Seeing what?"
"That the gold necklace you wish to acquire is hanging round your neck.
That the snake you are so frightened of is only a rope on the ground."
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Jake has extendable arms and legs! So the inside he's hollow.
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I got Random Karen to be the "stage ninja" last minute to pilot Jake :D Thanks Karen!
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Top Gear Korea's film crews were shooting a helicopter chasing after the high-speed Corvette ZR1 when the unthinkable happened: The helicopter, an AH1 Cobra — valued at roughly $11.3-million — crashed into the ground and burst into flames.
No one was hurt in the incident, which saw Top Gear Korea host Kim Jin Pyo trying to outrun the chopper in a sleek sportscar.
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The Scariest Looking Games
October 28, 2009 - In our countdown of the scariest moments for gamers, we laid out a laundry list of real-life gaming disasters that freak us out. It was a good start, but we saved the most horrifying for last: the terrifyingly ugly game. Here at IGN, we see more than our fair share of beautiful videogames. But for every hyper-realistic work of art, there's an abomination on deck, just waiting to burn our eyes with its unholiness.
Cheers & Tears: The Wii's Sports Games
August 14, 2009 - It's a great time to be a fans of the greater sports genre on Wii, as the coming of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral has revolutionized the way we're able to interact with digital simulation of the world's most physically-demanding pastimes. Just in the past few months we've seen the new control harnessed to redefine how we think about golfing, tennis, throwing a Frisbee and more -- and it's only going to get better from here.
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October 31, 2008 - They can't all be winners, right? Every console has at least a couple terrible titles. You may remember some of them with dread, or you may have happily blocked them from memory like many other traumatic childhood scenarios. Well we're here to bring it all bubbling back to the service like some sort of horrible nightmare. Happy Halloween.
Popcorn Arcade Hits 40% Market Share of the European Value-Priced Wii Games
September 15, 2008 - Data Design Interactive - a successful video games publisher and games developer are bucking the trend in the gaming industry. Most of their competitors are suffering in the worldwide credit crunch and as a result are either merging with others companies, downsizing or closing studios. By comparison over the last twelve months DDI has seen their company grow from strength to strength, resulting in an increase in staff, moving into a bigger studio premises in Stourbridge, UK and the opening of their Florida development studio in the United States.
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February 26, 2008 - Data Design Interactive is at it again with another shovelware title in the form of Kidz Sports Ice Hockey, this time published by Destineer Software's sub-company Bold Games. As with everything else we've seen from the developer thus far, Ice Hockey is a quick cash-in on the Wii's current success, and offers very little to gamers looking for a properly tested, entertaining, worthwhile purchase.


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There are many different programs that give students a great academic advantage such as homeschooling, tutoring and studying abroad.
There is a great academic advantage to homeschooling children. More and more, parents choose to teach their children at home, instead of enrolling them in public or private schools. Parents take responsibility of their child's education and spend more time with their children, doing the hard work and having the patience to educate their kids. Homeschooling can have academic advantages and can deliver many benefits in making kids smart. Many studies have found out that homeschooled students on average outperform their peers on standardized tests such as SAT and ACT. Also, studies have found that homeschooled students are active and involved in their communities, and are more involved in civic affairs. Overall, homeschooled students are happier with life and more independent, compared to the general population. Some of the academic advantages to homeschooling include: one on one instruction, education tailored to your child's needs, a safe learning environment, it improves family bonding, and it helps students keep focus. Below are links of articles that describe the academic advantages of homeschooling:
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Little Giants opened the football season and just obliterated Hanover. Six interceptions by Wabash and the only three passes one of the offensive quarterbacks took were all picked. Sphinx Club led us in our singing of "Old Wabash" and then were obliged to do their push-ups.
The ambiance of the game was something else. When I first came into the stadium I hadn't noticed that my Religion Professor, Dr.Baer, was literally two seats next to me. I still can't stop thinking about how awesome that is. I'm sure if I were at a school like University of Houston or even that school just south of here, I would rarely see my professors outside of classes let alone a football game.
The spirit and unity from independents was more than I expected. It's not high school in anyway: cohesion of freshman and upperclassman is very much alive. The "You're a freshman and your crap" creed is more of a myth now. Upperclassmen are very keen to help you out with homework and more importantly personal problems.
But this is a push and pull system because if you are not willing to be social and get out there no one is going to seek you out. I'm not saying that there aren't at least of couple of guys that think their crap doesn't smell, but those guys find out quick that they are not getting the attention they are looking for. It is always obvious when someone is just trying to seek attention or want to be a "popular kid."
Being yourself is always the way to go. The pivotal difference of high school and college. The superficiality of high school is polar opposite of collegiate reality. Life is finally among you and the decisions you make are actually Your decisions. No none is going to dog down your time or say what your potential is.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A large ivory collection from a Miami doctor, the result of a 30-year collecting effort, provided the backbone of sales at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches earlier this summer here West Palm Beach, Fla., which also featured fine art and a great big diamond earning nice prices as well.
Brian Kogan, who owns the Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches, reported brisk sales to numerous Asian collectors with significant online results through Artfact.com.
The Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches' sixth anniversary sale, held on June 1, saw a 5 ?-inch tall Chinese ivory pot brush carved in high relief, with elders and attendants climbing rockery with plants and a giant tree, sell for $1,400, easily surpassing the $800 to $1,000 estimate. That was followed by a well carved large ivory Rat Zodiac, Chinese, 20th-century, signed. The central seated large rat was surrounded by the rest of the figures of the zodiac in high relief. The 4?-inch tall figure, estimated to bring $600 to $700, brought a pleasant closing bid of $1,600, and a group of four carved-ivory figures, Chinese, depicting three boys and an elder, all wearing tunics and pants, mounted on wood bases sold for $1,500 (the estimate was $400-$500).
Other items from the same collection were sold on July 13, where a fine pair of carved ivory birds, Chinese, late 19th century, with other well-detailed birds perched on a pine tree branch, (7 ? inches tall) on a carved-wood stands brought $2,880; an ivory figure of Shan Lao, Chinese, 19th century, the immortal with elongated head and flowing beard, wearing a long robe, holding a gnarled staff and a peach, flanked by a crane, made $2,150; and a fine ivory concentric ball and stand, Chinese circa 1850, containing approximately 12 inner loose balls with pierced trellis design, supported by the stand with a standing boy holding a peach below, also sold for $2,150.
In the art category the big lot of the sale was a pair of works by Joseph Groupy (French, 1689-1769)—the "Sacrifice of Lystra" and "The Charge to Saint Peter"—after Raphael's Tapestry Cartoons, gouache on vellum laid down, each measuring 8¼ by 12¾in, framed. Estimated at $1,000 to $1,500, the pair sold for $4,750. In the June sale the top art lot was a Royal Berlin (KPM) porcelain plaque, German, late 19th Century, impressed KPM, scepter mark and "H," of a young beauty in an interior wearing a red dress feeding birds perched on a rod. The 19 inch by 11½ inch plaque in a gilt frame sold for $12,000 to a dealer from Dade County, FL. It was followed by a pair of oil-on-board works called "Venetian Views," by Edward Pritchett (English, 1828-1864), each measuring 7 by 8½ inches. The pair brought $8,500. The July 13 event boasted an abstract work by Earl Reiback (American, 1948-2006) called "Looking Glass," a 33¾ inch circular infinity mirror originally acquired directly from the artist. Estimated at $600 to $800, it sold for a surprising bid of $3,600.
But the big hitter of all three sales resulted from a cold-call to the Gallery prior to the April sale. A lady wanted to be sure she had the right opinion on her diamond ring. Kogan invited the caller to visit the gallery and meet with a gemologist who identified it as a pear-shaped diamond in a platinum ring weighing approximately 12.40 carats, J-K color, SI 1 clarity, flanked by two baguettes weighing approximately 1.30 carats of G-H color and VS clarity. Satisfied, the woman consigned the ring for sale in the April auction. On sales day, a local phone bidder outlasted three other phone bidders and two gallery bidders with the winning bid of $75,000, within the original estimate.
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Through her tears yesterday as she said a final goodbye to her baby boy, Quelly Ann Cottle, 38, vowed to continue fighting for justice in her son's death. Three weeks ago Cottle's world came crashing down when her baby head was cut during a C-section surgery at the Mt Hope Women's Hospital and died on March 1. An autopsy stated that baby Simeon bled to death. The tiny casket bearing the baby's body was placed on a table, surrounded by wreaths, at Dass Funeral Home, Chaguanas.
Three small teddy bears were placed near the tiny body. In the eulogy, the mother of five said for months she wondered what her baby would look like. The pain did not bother her because she knew her baby was worth it. As tears streamed down her face, Cottle said she would never know what her son's cry or laughter sounded like. Unable to continue, her niece Cheyenne, read the rest of the speech. In a single moment, Cottle, said her dreams were shattered.
"I prayer that this unfortunate circumstances never befall on another mother or parent... trust me, it is hard to deal with," she added. Urging Cottle, her husband, Emil Millington, and other relatives to find comfort in God, Pastor Lloyd Cadogan urged them to be strong and push foward. He assured them that there was a silver lighting. "There is hope for you, all is not lost. If you want to see your child again give your life to Jesus now. Don't give up, be brave," he said.
Among those who attended the funeral were former minister Verna St Rose Greaves and representatives from North West Regional Health Authority. In a brief interview afterwards, Cottle said: "We are waiting to see and will move forward as best as possible to get my case going." A three- member committee, chaired by retired justice of appeal Mustapha Ibrahim, has been appointed to investigate the baby's death.
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Return to the land that Beeching forgot
SEARCH the internet for scenic train journeys from rail's golden days and up pops a link to a 12-minute clip in the Yorkshire Film Archives. Filmed between 1963 and 1967 and entitled A Sentimental Journey, it charts the last trips made on the beautiful, coastal Scarborough-to-Whitby line.
A diesel locomotive pulls out of Whitby Town before passing through the tiny stations of Robin Hood's Bay, Fyling Hall and Ravenscar, while a man on a platform reads the front page of the local paper the headline of which is: Beeching axe to fall on Whitby railways.
Those smaller stations no longer exist. Like thousands of others, they became extinct after the recommendations of two reports in 1963 and 1967 by Dr Richard Beeching, a former boss of British Railways.
In an age when the car was a liberating king and fledgling motorways were tourist destinations in their own right, Dr Beeching persuaded Transport Minister Ernest Marples that railways were yesterday's era and a costly one at that.
Yet as the 50th anniversary of Dr Beeching's first report, The Reshaping Of British Railways, approaches in March an improbable reversal is taking place. In that Yorkshire film, the narrator, with a maudlin undertone, tries valiantly to console himself that Beeching was right.
"In time," he says, "the railway historian will probably look at the closure of our railways with his cool analytical eye and decide it is all part of a progressive social pattern.
"In the 1840s, no landscape painting was complete without its railway in the foreground. A similar scene today will probably show the scar of some abandoned railway which in time will be hidden by the dead weeds of winter or the ever creeping flowers of summer, in some measure a floral tribute to the passing of yet another chapter of railway history."
THE narrator would now be delighted. With the costs of the car pushing passenger numbers to their highest since 1929, talk is not of Beeching cuts but of Brunel-inspired visionaries.
While the billions of pounds being pumped into Crossrail and High Speed 2 grab the headlines, it was another much smaller announcement last Thursday that fired the more romantic imaginations.
In a brief statement to MPs, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said £20million was being set aside to help train operators, councils and developers build new stations, some of them where victims of the Beeching axe once stood.
Some dismissed it as underwhelming spin, pointing out that even basic new stations can cost £2million each.
Christian Wolmar, one of the most respected railway commentators who harbours ambitions to be a Labour Mayor of London, said: "It was hardly worth the announcement. It is not really an exciting amount of money."
However, senior Coalition sources said Mr Wolmar was missing the point. "It might not be a lot of money but what we've successfully done is make sure there is a budget line for it," one said. "Now that budget is there, we can add to it and that is important strategically."
Lib Dem Transport Minister Norman Baker is being credited with the idea. In opposition, he drew up a list of lines he argued could be reopened, not through sentimentalism but because economics and environmental concerns merited it.
The Oxford-to-Bedford line was one of those and Chancellor George Osborne agreed, announcing new funds for it two years ago. A campaign is now underway to ensure this is extended to Cambridge, which would mean the resurrection of the famous Varsity Line, another victim of Beeching.
Mr Baker said such investment would deliver regional generation and the £20million new stations pot was part of an overarching theme. "Britain has once again fallen in love with the railways," he told the Sunday Express yesterday.
"The nadir for the railways was about 1983 when it was really low. I think it changed when the Carlisle-Settle line was saved in 1989. That is when people thought they could make something out of railways rather than continually shutting them down. Since then, there has been a phenomenal increase, particularly in the past 10 to 15 years and that shows no sign of abating.
"The network is growing year on year while car journeys are flat. It is only right that we respond to that.
"So I am delighted the Coalition is taking forward sensible, hard-headed decisions to reopen lines and stations that should not have been closed in the first place. We are only doing this where it makes commercial sense. This is not romanticism but economics.
"This is selective investment that will be good for the economy and good for the environment."
The scheme, to be managed by Network Rail, involves Government funding 75 per cent of station builds, with further funds met by councils, developers and train operators.
A number of communities are already understood to be preparing bids, including Kenilworth in Warwickshire, Haxby in North Yorkshire and Ilkeston in Derbyshire.
Once upon a time Ilkeston had three train stations but the last, Ilkeston Junction Station, closed in January 1967. The stations were part of the Erewash Valley Line, running from Trent Junction up to Clay Cross and Chesterfield.
Since then Ilkeston has often been called "the largest town in England without a railway station". That could now change.
Derbyshire County Council has pledged £1million of the possible £6million cost. It is hoped the rail link could boost jobs for residents by making it easier for them to commute to neighbouring Nottingham, Chesterfield and Sheffield, as well as attracting visitors to the town.
Those smaller stations no longer exist
Network Rail confirmed it was "supportive" of the plans which could see a station open as early as March next year.
Kenilworth, 60 miles to the south-west, has not had a station since 1965, despite having a line running through it. The council and developers have been involved in a long-running saga to get it reopened.
Lib Dem councillor John Whitehouse said: "We are always trying to attract tourists to the town. We are close to Stratford-upon-Avon but we have plenty to offer with the castle and other historic sites."
Haxby, a small community on the outskirts of York, lost its railway connection 30 years before Dr Beeching set about his task.
All three towns are taking inspiration from the Government move, as are the railway buffs in Whitby and Scarborough. Although their favourite line is now a long and popular cycle trail, there are some preparing to blunt that Beeching axe at last.


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 jepri gives us an algorythmn .. that does not use division .. to see how this modulus behaves. Let's use it. :)

 > Actually, if I recall my number theory classes correctly,
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 If we are talking number theory we assume non-negative numbers here. So "smallest number" implies here "smallest integer >= 0".
 So.. using Perl integers to emulate natural numbers, we can find the "smallest number" by subtracting until we go negative, and then adding it back on (or storing the number prior to going negative). Let's try:
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 Hooray! We are using no division operator, so we *cannot* get a divide by zero error! Running this code has *got* to tell us the real answer, once and for all. :) (I .. er.. don't have a perl interpreter handy just now *cough* could one of you guys run this for me, see what we get? kthx)

 On a different note however, I tested the limit of x%y as y approaches zero from the negative and from the positive. But the limit from either direction appears to be zero.. and does not appear to be X.

 This means that setting "x%y=x where y=0" yields a discontinuity at that point. Yes, I know that modulus yields a discontinuous curve whenever you test x against a constant y.. but aside from this example, it never does that when you test y against a constant x.

 To further visualize this discontinuity, draw a map of x%y for a constant y. It looks like sawteeth, with points y units apart and 45 degree inclines. As you make y smaller and redraw the map, the sawteeth get smaller and closer together. Eventually you come to a rough sandpaper across the horizontal axis of your map. This limits to a horizontal line. But Knuth's exception would have it suddenly jump into a single, boundless 45 degree line.

 I cannot fathom the reasion that a person would want such a function to behave that way. Then again, neither can I fathom why anyone would want to round towards zero in a division-enabled modulo calculation.

 I wonder about "x%0 = 0" though, that at least supports the limits we're seeing. It has a certain beauty to it! x divides evenly into 0 undefined times, undefined * 0 is also undefined -- so the remainder would be undefined - undefined = 0. ;) .. come on, it's ok, you can laugh at math jokes :)

 For serious though, I see about as much utility and symmetry to Knuth's exception as I would to "sin(1/x) where x is zero = planck's constant/bunnies"

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Cheers to Warner Bros.! Their comedy, "The Hangover," took in $33.4 million to remain on top of the box-office for the second weekend in a row! The super-funny flick raised its total to $105.4 million in just 10 days!
But "Up" refused to come down! The splendid Disney-Pixar animated adventure came in a very close second again with $30.5 million. So far, "Up" has grossed $187.2 million. ("Up" is one of the best films this year, check my review right here)
Meanwhile, Denzel Washington and John Travolta settled at No. 3. Their remake, "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," sold a respectable $25 million worth of box-office tickets.
The sad flop of the weekend? Eddie Murphy's "Imagine That" only opened with a ho-hum $5.7 million. And you know what? This is actually one of the best family comedies that Murphy has done in a long while! (Check my reviews of "Pelham" and "Imagine That" right here)
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I heard this nasty rumor Thursday! According to some reports, director Stephen Sommers was banned from the editing room to finish "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" because of poor test screenings.
But it's just a rumor y'all!
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One day you're directing one of the summer's biggest tentpoles, the next you're not. Depending on which websites you read.
Fan sites were in a lather Thursday, running with a rumor that originally appeared on a message board on producer Don Murphy's web site. The claim: Stephen Sommers was fired from Paramount's "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra."
The report said the director had been banned from the editing room and that Stuart Baird was hired to re-edit the film after a string of poor test screenings.
According to the studio and the film's producer, however, none of that is true.
"In this day and age, we are constantly dealing with online rumors that take on a life of their own," says a Paramount spokeswoman. "We love Steve and couldn't be happier with the movie he made."
"G.I. Joe" producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has responded directly to websites saying, "It's very unfair to Steve. It's completely untrue. He was never asked to leave or been fired. That's ridiculous."
Murphy has since removed the posting from his Angry Films site.
Sommers was never let go from the project and is still putting the final touches on the actioner based on the popular Hasbro toyline. In fact, Sommers has final cut as part of his contract. It will be released Aug. 7.
So there you have it folks, IT'S FALSE! Stephen Sommers is still at the helm of "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra."
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"The Proposal" Funny Interview Bloopers! See Me Play with Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, director Anne Fletcher, and the Lovely and Amazing Betty White!Take a look at this funny reel. Before my interviews began, Betty White, Sandra Bullock, and Ryan Reynolds were talking about my shirt!
Miss Betty loved it, Ryan was perplexed by it, and Sandra did not believe me that I specially bought that shirt for my interviews! But I swear it's true! I went to the mall the week before just to shop for "The Proposal." Pathetic, I know.
And director Anne Fletcher (I love her!!!!) talked about the Philippines, and The Filipino Channel!
My full, one-on-one interviews with "The Proposal" will be up very soon, so is my review, but for now, have fun with this little, funny morsel.
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Peter Morgan, the genius behind "The Queen" and "Frost/Nixon" has joined the 007 team! Morgan is set to co-write the 23rd Bond film with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the writers behind the last four Bond movies.
The three writers will team-up for this new Bond film that will once again star Daniel Craig as Agent 007.
Purvis and Wade previously worked with Paul Haggis ("Crash") for "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace."
Can I just tell you that I'm so excited for this news? I regard Morgan as a brilliant scriptwriter and one can just imagine what twists and turns he'll put our favorite spy in.
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"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" stars Taylor Kitsch (Gambit) and Lynn Collins (Kayla Silverfox) are set to star in "John Carter of Mars" from Walt Disney Pictures.
But the movie buff in me is very happy that "Finding Nemo" and "Wall-E" director, Andrew Stanton will helm the film in his first live-action directorial debut!
Kitsch will play John Carter, a Civil War veteran who gets mysteriously transported to Mars. Collins will play Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars. Sounds far-fetched but anybody who can make us fall in love with an animated robot movie that is pretty much a silent film in its first half can do no wrong. For now, at least...
Stanton will be working from a script he co-wrote with Mark Andrews and the film is scheduled to begin production early next year.
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Even though the royal wedding was everywhere on Friday, the Internet has spoken - and apparently while the world loves news about a prince marrying his princess, the world loves sports even more.
At its height, global Internet traffic saw just less than 5.4-million page views a minute at about 8:30 a.m. ET on news-focused websites, according to Akamai, an Internet service provider and traffic monitor.
That makes the royal wedding the sixth biggest event in the history of the Internet.
The numbers were significantly less than the top event, when World Cup qualifying matches and the longest match ever at Wimbledon happened at the same time and sparked 10.3-million page views a minute in the summer of 2010.
The second, third and fourth spots are occupied with by games, while the No. 5 spot is held by the 2010 U.S. mid-term elections, which saw a peak of 5.6-million page views a minute in November of that year.
At sixth spot, the royal wedding drove Internet traffic more than other recent major events, including the night Barack Obama was elected president, coverage of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and this year's Super Bowl.
And yes, with more people taking to the Internet to get their news than in years past, making such comparisons is less than scientific, Jeff Young, a spokesman for Akamai told CNN.
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HSBC said it agreed to pay $62.5-million (U.S.) to settle a class action brought against it in the United States over its role in providing administrative services to a fund which placed cash with Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff.
The action was brought by investors in Thema International Fund, which transferred a net $312-million to Madoff, Europe's biggest bank said on Tuesday.
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A teaser poster for the videogame-to-movie "Hitman" has arrived online (thumbnail to your left, bigger version below), and it doesn't look half bad. It stars Timothy Olyphant as a mysterious agent who goes around killing people. Or something like that. From what I recall of the game, you basically got a bunch of assignments that you had to carry out, but the game was way too hard for me, and I never really figured out what the game's storyline was about. But according to the trailers (see it here) that came out a while ago, it seems to be some major conspiracy/prophecy thing going on.
Agent 47 (Olyphant) has been educated to become a professional assassin for hire, whose most powerful weapons are his nerve and a resolute pride in his work. 47 is both the last two digits of the barcode tattooed on the nape of his neck, and his only name.
The hunter becomes the hunted when 47 gets caught up in a political takeover. Both Interpol and the Russian military chase the hitman across Eastern Europe as he tries to find out who set him up and why they're trying to take him out of the game. But the greatest threat to 47's survival may be the stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a beautiful, damaged girl…
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text: This past NBA season brought many changes to the Washington Wizards Franchise. A number of veteran players were traded away in order to build a new image here in the nation's capital. One of these players was Brendan Haywood, who was traded away to the Dallas Mavericks. Now he is an NBA Champion, along with former Wizards Caron Butler and Desean Stevenson. Brendan joined Mike and Holden to share his feelings on having an NBA Championship.


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Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a gland located behind the stomach. It releases the hormones, insulin and glucagon, as well as digestive enzymes that help you digest and absorb food.
Causes of Pancreatitis
For more information, see the specific type of pancreatitis:
Pancreatitis Symptoms
Symptoms may include:
- Abdominal pain
- Chills
- Clammy skin
- Fatty stools
- Fever
- Mild yellowing of the skin (jaundice)
- Nausea
- Sweating
- Weakness
- Weight loss
- Vomiting
Tests and Exams
Tests that may be performed include:
- Abdominal x-rays
- Abdominal ultrasound or CT scans
- Blood and urine tests
See the specific types of pancreatitis for more information.
Treatment of Pancreatitis
See the specific types of pancreatitis.
Prognosis (Outlook)
See the specific types of pancreatitis.
Potential Complications
See the specific types of pancreatitis.
When to Contact a Health Professional
Call your health care provider if you have persistent abdominal pain or jaundice, with or without other symptoms.
Prevention of Pancreatitis
See the specific types of pancreatitis.
Banks PA, Freeman ML; Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Practice guidelines in acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:2379-2400.
Frossard JL, Steer ML, Pastor CM. Acute pancreatitis. Lancet. 2008;371:143-152.
Forsmark CE. Pancreatitis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 146.
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Everyone invited to Spay Day Rally on April 20
Hui Pono Holoholona invites everyone to its annual Spay Day Rally from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the Mooheau Park bandstand in downtown Hilo.
There will be free lucky-number drawings, a silent auction fundraiser to benefit the nonprofit organization and fun and informative booths such as "Ask a Veterinarian." Enjoy music by Dennis & Christy Soares, other entertainment and assorted activities.
"Please come and show your support for a truly low-cost/no-cost spay/neuter program for our island's dogs and cats," said Frannie Pueo, founder of the active East Hawaii-based group. For more information, visit the website www.hphhawaii.org.
Silent auction items will include certificates for a helicopter tour, a Dolphin Quest four-person VIP package, restaurant meals, pet items and many more.
If you would like to donate silent auction items, please contact 968-8279 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
"Mahalo for your support," said Pueo. "Our community is in crisis, with unwanted litter births of dogs and cats. Many are abandoned to starve, are killed on our highways, or euthanized at shelters — over 1,000 each month.
"This is an unnecessary tragedy, and preventable, had a truly low-cost/no-cost spay and neuter program been made available to all," she said. "Hui Pono Holoholona walks the talk. As of this date, 3,000 animals have benefited from our spay/neuter clinics.
That's 3,000 less animals being killed, preventing the future birth of millions of unwanted kittens/puppies.
"Tomorrow's count is up to you," said Pueo. "Please spay and neuter your pets."
Volunteers also are invited to help in staging the Spay Day Rally. If you are interested, please call or email the contacts above.
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The lads have not even had breakfast yet when our first delivery of Tinta Barroca arrived. After all, the first picking was done in Parcel 92, which is a high altitude east-facing vineyard.
Paul came down early to welcome the winery team, most of whom are veterans of many harvests with us. When he saw the first grapes arriving he returned to the house to let our visiting journalists know, and they hurried down to see, even cutting short the morning swim!
The grapes look very good, the baume for this lot was 14.1º, though what will really count is the baumé in the lagar at the end of today, when all the grapes have come in and we start to vinify.


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A video posted online last Wednesday shows an individual successfully inspiring a smile from an alleged palace guard.
While it was not clear when or where exactly the footage was captured, the video shows a young man named Yankel walking up to a guard and joking about how the two knew each other from childhood.
"He was never talkative," he says of the guard. "I remember in school, he used to sit by himself and read books. I was just this guy fooling around and having fun, he was a sweetie — you'd ask him questions and he'd answer with his head."
"His mother always picked him up from school," Yankel added. "He always had to have a guide. Until he was 20, his mom always picked him up from school."
At this point, the palace guard is unable to control himself. He lets out a slight smile which eventually grows to a larger one.
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The first official trailer has been released for the documentary, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, created by Alex Gibey, who previously worked on Freakonomics, Taxi to the Dark Side and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. The film tells the story of Julian Assange, who published state and military secrets online. Here's the official synopsis:
"Filmed with the startling immediacy of unfolding history, Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney's We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is a riveting, multi-layered tale about transparency in the information age and our ever-elusive search for the truth. Detailing the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history, the film charts the enigmatic Assange's rise and fall in parallel with that of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the brilliant, troubled young soldier who downloaded hundreds of thousands of documents from classified U.S. military and diplomatic servers."


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I agree with THOMAS FRIEDMAN that THE WORLD IS FLAT (NOT the earth) and we are living in the 21st century. I KNOW that in this flat world, I prefer to have BARACK OBAMA as President of the USA. What IF a person with Romney�s world-view had been US president on this date � October 22, 1962? What is YOUR perspective?
First, IF you have not yet read THOMAS FRIEDMAN�s THE WORLD IS FLAT, YOU owe it to yourself to read it with all deliberate speed. In fact, I would urge you to read it before you cast your vote in our 2012 US Presidential election. It is the KEY to understanding our 21st century! Here are several links to help you gain more information about and awareness of the insights provided by the book:
Wikipedia feature article, �The World Is Flat."
Thomas L. Friedman webpage, The New ork Times, �The World Is Flat� Thomas L. Friedman.
The New York Times� Magazine, April 3, 2005, published summary of Friedman�s book, �It�s a Flat World, After All.
The Guardian�s review by Richard Adams published May 20, 2005, �Once upon a time in America.�
In this context, I am VERY GLAD that John F. Kennedy was our US President on October 22, 1962 because of his worldview and his COURAGEOUS decision to use a blockade and eventually TRADE-OFF US Jupiter missiles in Turkey for the removal of the Soviet missiles from Cuba. That outcome was much healthier for ALL OF US than a NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST. What do YOU think?
These days we are getting valuable reviews of the WHOLE TRUTH of the CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS offsetting the myths of that critical time in world history.
As we approach the final presidential debate tonight, I believe that Anne Gearan and David A. Fahrenthold with Philip Rucker provide a valuable discussion preparatory to tonight�s final debate, �In final debate, Obama and Romney to offer differing views of America�s role in the world� published by the Washington Post yesterday (Oct. 21).
I encourage you to read this analysis of the expected arguments of each of the presidential candidates with valuable perspective and commentary.
I myself agree with David E. Sanger�s news analysis published by the New York Times last Saturday, Oct. 20, �The Debatable World.� Sanger is the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times.
The KEY issue he poignantly focuses on is the contrast between Romney�s call for America to restore itself to the glory days when it was the �hyperpower� in the world while Obama �tends to live in the moment, reacting to the world�s problems� knowing that the �unipolar moment is a gauzy memory� which cannot exist again. There is a dynamic of when the US needs to act unilaterally and when it must act multilaterally and when it must delegate to others leadership in crisis situations. I agree with OBAMA. What is YOUR perspective?
I see Romney as wanting to reassert the George W. Bush worldview asserting that the US must CONTROL WORLD EVENTS and, when necessary, invade any other nation. That was the bottom-line vis-�-vis Iraq. I do NOT want to go there. Do YOU?
I believe that in this FLAT WORLD, the US must accept its legitimate role among the nations of the world. I believe that President Obama has moved us into this healthier role among the nations of this FLAT WORLD.
Answering the question, �Are WE BETTER OFF today than 4-years ago in terms of our international world relations?� I would assert, YES, FOR SURE! What would YOU answer?
I gained helpful information and perspective about tonight's debate with its focus on FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES reading the Washington Post's editorial published yesterday, �The final debate.� You can use the link to read the whole editorial.
I had NOT realize before that Bob Schieffer, the moderator of the CBS� Face the Nation, who is the moderator tonight, has selected five topics that could prompt some specifics. I believe he has focused on the KEY ISSUE vis-�-vis international relations, �America�s role in the world.� The other topics which he has identified are: 2 & 3 - Afghanistan and Pakistan, 4 & 5 - the two planned segments on �the changing Middle East and the new face of terrorism,� embracing �the �red lines� for Iran�s nuclear program� and the Benghazi attack.
The editorial urges Schieffer to push the discussion toward other subjects � it identifies: �beginning with Syria, whose civil war is threatening to become a strategic disaster for the region�s moderate forces and where neither candidate is suggesting consequential U.S. action. If the United States ends up intervening in Syria or Iran next year, or withdrawing in haste from Afghanistan, Americans should not have to ask themselves why there was no discussion of it before the election.� I agree. Do YOU?
Tonight is the final Presidential Debate starting at 8 pm CDT on broadcast media and online.
Here we go�
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In the wake of last week's presidential election, thousands of Americans have signed petitions seeking permission for their states to peacefully secede from the United States. The petitions were filed on We the People, a government website. States with citizens filing include Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Oddly, folks from Georgia have filed twice. Even stranger, several of the petitions come from states that went for President Barack Obama. The petitions are short and to the point. For example, a petition from the Volunteer State reads: "Peacefully grant the State of Tennessee to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own NEW government." Of all the petitions, Texas has the most signatures so far, with more than 23,000...more
"We petition the Obama Administration to peacefully grant the State of Alabama to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own new government," reads the Alabama petition. The following text is the same in most of the 20 filed so far:
As the founding fathers of the United States of America made clear in the Declaration of Independence in 1776:
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
"…Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and institute new Government…"


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Siebel Advisor Administration Guide > Referencing Other Siebel Data from Advisor > Runtime Access to Pricing Information in Advisor Applications >
About Modifying Display Information in app_config.js
To display additional data about the object being priced, edit the APP_PRICE_DATA variable in app_config.js, specifying the information you want displayed by GetPrice.
APP_PRICE_DATA = new Array('price','description','engine');
price = "$26,900"
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Data mining Mantle at APU 13
Subject: General Tech | November 26, 2013 - 12:46 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, Mantle, apu13
The Tech Report learned quite a bit about Mantle at APU 13, focusing much more deeply on what Mantle is and how it will work. To think of it as a replacement for DirectX is a good start as it is an API but it also changes how your system interacts with your GPU. The briefing delves into to the technical side, describing the context-based execution model which Mantle uses to give you proper access to assign tasks to multiple processors or other resources as the memory interface is also completely revamped. There are four pages describing Mantle for your reading pleasure here and with the strong early adoption it would be worth your time to learn more about it.
"At its APU13 developer conference in San Jose, California, AMD invited journalists and developers to listen to hours worth of keynotes and sessions by Mantle's creators and early adopters. We sat through all of it—and talked to some of those experts one on one—in order to get a sense of what Mantle does, how it will impact performance, and what its future may hold."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Revealed: How Microsoft DNS went titsup globally on Xbox One launch day @ The Register
- Understanding M.2 NGFF SSD Standardization (Or The Lack Of) @ SSD Review
- The TR Podcast 146: Cyril gets cranked on cold medicine and talks AMD
- Top 10 Linux-Based Gifts for 2013 Under $400 @ Linux.com
- Have 100GB Free? Host Your Own Copy of Wikipedia, With Images @ Slashdot
- Nokia Lumia 2520 price, release date and where to buy @ The Inquirer
- Xbox One @ The Inquirer
- Avermedia Game Capture HD 2 @ Rbmods
- Meet the BlackBerry wizardry that created its 'better Android than Android' @ The Register
- SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2014 Release @ NGOHQ
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I know other people have written about this but I just need to vent -- 27 PAGES?! WTF!? Why do I need a bill from you, AT&T, that has 27 pages of "data transfer cost $0.00" ?! Who benefits from this? Are you guys on crack? I wouldn't be an AT&T customer except that it was the only way to get an iPhone (thanks Apple). And as soon as it is possible to have an iPhone and STOP being an AT&T customer I will.
By the way, $0.35 per minute for overage minutes and a 1 minute minimum for a call that doesn't even connect us usurious.
I can't wait to DUMP AT&T
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If I be not asham'd of my soldiers, I am a sous'd gurnet.
I have misus'd the King's press damnably. I have got, in exchange of a hundred and fifty soldiers, three hundred and odd pounds. I press me none but good householders, yeomen's sons, inquire me out contracted bachelors, such as had been ask'd twice on the banes, such a commodity of warm slaves, as had as lieve hear the devil as a drum, such as fear the report of a caliver worse than a struck fowl or a hurt wild duck. I press'd me none but such toasts-and-butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads, and they have bought out their services; and now my whole charge consists of ancients, corporals, lieutenants, gentlemen of companies—slaves as ragged as Lazarus in the painted cloth, where the glutton's dogs lick'd his sores, and such as indeed were never soldiers, but discarded unjust servingmen, younger sons to younger brothers, revolted tapsters, and ostlers trade-fall'n, the cankers of a calm world and a long peace, ten times more dishonorable ragged than an old feaz'd ancient: and such have I, to fill up the rooms of them as have bought out their services, that you would think that I had a hundred and fifty totter'd prodigals lately come from swine-keeping, from eating draff and husks. A mad fellow met me on the way and told me I had unloaded all the gibbets and press'd the dead bodies. No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I'll not march through Coventry with them, that's flat. Nay, and the villains march wide betwixt the legs, as if they had gyves on, for indeed I had the most of them out of prison. There's not a shirt and a half in all my company, and the half shirt is two napkins tack'd together and thrown over the shoulders like a herald's coat without sleeves; and the shirt, to say the truth, stol'n from my host at Saint Albons, or the red-nose innkeeper of Daventry. But that's all one, they'll find linen-enough on every hedge.


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As engineering organizations adopt Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies, Maplesoft's technologies are being increasingly used to bridge the gap between the architectural systems model and the analytical tasks throughout the rest of the system design process.
Maplesoft products simplify the creation of system architecture and requirements, as well as providing critical support in the early analytical stages.
In the world of Model Based Systems Engineering, specialized tools help define high-level system requirements that are used throughout the design chain. Most engineers don't have the training needed to use these complex tools, but their input into system requirements remains vital. With customization by the Maplesoft Engineering Solutions team to meet your specific needs, MapleMBSE makes collaboration on requirements accessible to all stakeholders, providing streamlined interfaces for each task in your MBSE project. By giving more engineers an easy connection to MBSE tools, you can work faster, reduce errors, and ensure a system-wide collaboration on your next project.
Very often, the MBSE model will include many quantitative requirements that are defined as mathematical expressions. However, it won't be until these expressions have been combined and executed that a likely conflict will arise.
Maple provides a powerful, rigorous environment for importing these requirements from the architectural model, combining the related expressions together and computing the results. Not only that, since all the expressions are handled as equations, analysts are freed from the constraint of deciding which variables are dependent and independent so early in the process. This allows them to perform trade-off studies on any of the parameters and relationships to resolve design conflicts. Moreover, it is done in a live technical document environment that allows analysts to document their work with the mathematical expressions at a level of quality that would be expected in a technical publication or design manual.
A powerful benefit of MBSE is that once the system architecture has been defined, it is relatively easy step to create a physics-based model in MapleSim that matches the structure of the architectural model. The subsystems and components that make up the system can be populated with the necessary mathematical information to define their dynamic behavior. In this way, engineering analysts can create a virtual prototype, or "functional mockup", of the system to verify against the design requirements in the architectural model. Doing this very early in the process often highlights issues in the design that can be addressed quickly. This has been proven to reduce the risk of failure - and associated delays and costs - later in the process.
Verification of the design requires the functional mockup to be tested through numerous simulated duty cycles, requiring many compliance tests per simulation. This task is considerably eased through the use of Process Integration tools such as ModelCenter from Phoenix Integration. With its MBSE Analysis Pack, ModelCenter can be used to integrate the MapleSim functional mockup with SysML architectural models, automate the many requirement-compliance tests and report any non-compliances. This can then be carried through the entire design and development process, adding further details from other analyses, such as FEA and CFD studies, to enhance the accuracy of the functional mockup. This increases confidence in the design and significantly reduces the risk of late-stage design changes that add unbudgeted delays and costs to the project.


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Removing or strengthening a memory can be nearly as easy as flipping a switch, according to a new study by UC San Diego scientists. The study may shed light on potential therapies to stop memory loss in people with Alzheimer's and other dementias.
Researchers led by UCSD neuroscientist Roberto Malinow trained rats to fear a stimulus delivered to the brain, and were able to erase the fearful memory, and then re-activate it. This is the first time a memory has been predictably removed and restored, Malinow said.
The researchers stimulated a group of nerves leading to an area of the rat brain called the lateral amygdala. They paired the stimulus with an electrical shock to the foot. This caused the rats to exhibit fear behavior when the stimulus was delivered, even without the shock.
Then the researchers stimulated the area with a lower frequency impulse, about 1 impulse per second, for about 15 minutes. The rats stopped exhibiting fearful behavior when given the stimulus. Moreover, researchers could also re-activate the fear response by using the original frequency, even though the rats had not been given any new fear conditioning.
"We could go back and forth, turning the memory off, turning it on, turning it off, etc., pretty much at will," Malinow said.
The study was published in the June 1 issue of the journal Nature. Malinow is senior author; Sadegh Nabavi is the first author.
Study of the rat brains revealed that the stimuli caused changes in certain synapses, the junctions between neuronal cells that participate in memory storage. When the synaptic connections between these neurons was weakened, so was memory. Forming or restoring memory strengthened the synaptic connections.
Alzheimer's and other dementias cause synaptic weakening, Malinow said.
"We know that in Alzheimer's disease, there are things that build up in the brain that weaken synapses, and they weaken synapses in much the same way that we weaken synapses to remove a memory in our study," he said. "Therefore, it's likely that one of the ways that memories are lost in Alzheimer's disease is caused by the weakening of synapses."
Malinow and colleagues delivered the stimulus in an unusual way, by sending pulses of light through a fiber-optic line inserted into the rat brain. The tube reached the group of nerves in the brain, which had been genetically engineered to make them light-sensitive. This method gave them precise control over the timing and frequency of the optical stimulus.
Researchers made the nerves light-sensitive by giving them a gene coding for a protein from an algae that responds to light. They delivered the protein through a virus given the algal gene.
Memory formation and retention is a complex process that involves forming certain proteins as well as synaptic connections. In the 1960s, researchers Terje Lømo and Timothy Bliss demonstrated that stimulating nerves at 100 times a second strengthens synapses, Malinow said. A stimulus of 10 times a second is neutral, and is used as a control.
"They hypothesized, even back then, that it was possible this would be one of the building blocks of memory," Malinow said. "We've used those findings to be able to give a neutral stimulus, or a weakened stimulus or a strengthened stimulus."
Other research by John Lisman, a professor of biology at Brandeis University, has shown that a protein enzyme called CaMKII is needed to change synaptic strength. In a study published in June 2011 in the Journal of Neuroscience, Lisman and others showed that a complex of CaMKII and another molecule called NMDAR is proportionately related to the strength of the connection -- more of the complex produces stronger synaptic connections.
Lisman worked with slices of rat hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory. Malinow and colleagues extended this by working in living rats, so the changes in synapse strength could be correlated with their behavior and memory retention.
Also working in live rats, researchers led by Steve Ramirez at the Riken-MIT Center implanted false fear memories using a similar technique to Malinow and colleague. That study was reported in 2013 in the journal Science.
Malinow said his study represents basic science, so any potential therapies for memory loss in people are years away.
"We're trying to understand some of the building blocks of memory, and how diseases affect that," Malinow said. "We try to identify areas where we can prevent the effects of diseases."
Other co-authors in the Malinow-led study include Rocky Fox and Christophe Proulx, members of UCSD's Department of Neurosciences; and John Lin and Roger Tsien, of the university's Department of Pharmacology. The research was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and Cure Alzheimer's Fund.


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