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Peru closes forced sterilisation probe and clears ex-President Alberto Fujimori
Peru has cleared the government of ex-President Alberto Fujimori of carrying out a campaign of forced sterilisations in the 1990s.
Prosecutors say they found no evidence to support claims that hundreds of mostly poor and indigenous women and men were sterilised against their will.
The Fujimori government has always maintained all operations were consensual.
But human rights groups have reacted angrily, saying they will appeal.
An independent congressional commission established in 2002 that the government of Alberto Fujimori had sterilised 346,219 women and 24,535 men during his terms in office between 1990 and 2000.
It was part of a voluntary programme to reduce the country's birth rate and, it was argued, help parents lift their families out of poverty.
The campaign had the backing of international donors including the United Nations Population Fund, Japan and the United States, as well as anti-abortion and feminist organisations alike.
But hundreds of people, some of them illiterate, said they were forced to undergo operations and not told they could have refused.
'Serious violation of human rights'
After interviewing many of the alleged victims, Public prosecutor Marco Guzman, however, concluded that no crimes had been committed, and decided to close the case.
He said he did not think the campaign was a criminal strategy orchestrated by the Fujimori government.
"The women would come to the clinic, agree to the procedure, and undergo sterilisation. That was the regular, normal process," he concluded.
The investigation was reopened in 2011 after being archived two years earlier.
It could have extended the 25-year jail sentence of Mr Fujimori, whose convictions for human rights abuses relate to Peru's internal conflict, not his birth-control campaign.
A Peruvian feminist organisation, Demus, condemned the decision, saying in a statement: "The programme was a public policy that promoted the sterilisation of thousands of women in the country, especially in rural areas, who by deception and blackmail were deprived of their reproductive capacities."


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Mean Green Collard Terrine
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- ButterYum said...
I don't know what I love more, your photos, or the name of your recipe. Fabulous!!!
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- Karen Harris said...
What a inspired recipe. I usually just saute mine with bacon, onion, balsamic and chipotle hot sauce. Your terrine really dresses them up. Love it.
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- Bruce said...
this is a great recipe
Thanks for a great post
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This is quite beautiful! I am enjoying your blog!
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hi, hi, hi...thanks so much you guys !
- December 14, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Hi Jules!
My name is Rebecca and I'm one of the Editors at HuffPost Taste. I'm working on a roundup of some of our favorite collard green recipes, and would love to feature a photo from this amazing post, pending your permission. We'll link back to your original post for the recipe.
Would you mind just letting me know whether you'd like us to credit the photo to your name or your blog's name? I'm at rebecca(dot)orchant(at)huffingtonpost.com.
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Built around early ninth century AD, Candi Mendut is the oldest of the three temples including Pawon and Borobudur. According to the Karangtengah inscription, the temple was built and finished during the reign of King Indra of Sailendra dynasty.
The still standing temple was originally merely one building in a large temple complex that was surrounded by a brick wall. However, only fragments of a few memorial stupas are left from all the other buildings. Candi Mendut appears to have a flat rooftop, but this is merely the result of an incomplete restoration.
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Pawon is connected with the Borobudur and Mendut, all of which were built during the Sailendra dynasty (8th–9th centuries) The temple slightly faces northwest and stands on a square base. Because of its relative simplicity, symmetry and harmony, the historians dubbed this small temple as "the jewel of Javanese temple architecture", in contrast with tall-slender East Javanese style counterparts as founds in later Singhasari and Majapahit period.
Prambanan temple compound is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1991.
Candi Sewu is the second largest Buddhist Temple in Central Java after Borobudur. The temple complex follows the Mandala pattern with the main entrance located on the east side. Each of the entrances were guarded by twin Dvarapala statues.
Candi Sewu is located within the area of the Prambanan temple complex, around 800 meters north of it. The proximity of the Hindu temples of Prambanan suggests that Hindus and Buddhist lived in harmony when the temples were built. The easiest and fastest way to get to the temple is by the Prambanan temple train.
Candi Plaosan, also known as the 'Plaosan Complex', is one of the Buddhist temples located in Bugisan village, Prambanan district. The 9th century Plaosan complex is an ensemble of two Buddhist temples, Plaosan Lor and Plaosan Kidul out of which Plaosan Lor is much more significant.
Many of the buildings have inscriptions, two of them denote the temple as a gift of sanctuary by Rakai Pikatan. The dates of the inscriptions are between 825-850 AD. Although similar to the Prambanan 856 AD date, the complexes are not related.
Candi Sari is located about 130 meters north east from Kalasan temple. It is strongly suggested that the original function of this building was a monastery (vihara) . Historians believe that this temple was built around the same time as Candi Kalasan. According to an inscription dated 778 AD, Maharaja Tejapurnapana Panangkaran was persuaded by a guru to erect a temple (Candi Kalasan) devoted to goddess Tara with a buddhist monastery.
Candi Kalasan (Candi Kalibening) is an 8th century Buddhist temple located 13 km east of Yogyakarta on the way to Prambanan temple. According to an inscription dated 778 AD, Kalasan temple is the oldest among temples built in the vicinity of Prambanan. The inscription says that Maharaja Tejapurnapana Panangkaran was persuaded by a guru to erect a temple devoted to goddess Tara with a buddhist monastery. This monastery might be the nearby located Candi Sari.
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EU and Vietnam launch negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement
Today EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Vietnamese Minister for Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang officially launch negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam. Both sides seek for a comprehensive agreement covering tariffs, non-tariff barriers as well as commitments on other trade related aspects, notably procurement, regulatory issues, competition, services, and sustainable development.
"I'm delighted to announce the opening of trade negotiations with Vietnam. The potential for both sides is enormous and the first negotiating round should take place just after the summer break", said EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht. "Vietnam is our third partner in the ASEAN region after Singapore and Malaysia with whom we launch individual negotiations. After that, our door remains open. We are continuing our contacts with a number of other ASEAN Member States, including Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, and Europe will be ready to move whenever they are."
The European Union and Vietnam initialed a Partnership Cooperation Agreement in 2010, as a first step towards establishing closer economic and political ties. The launch of FTA negotiations marks the next step in this relationship.
In December 2009, EU Member States gave the green light for the European Commission to pursue negotiations towards Free Trade Agreements with individual ASEAN countries. Negotiations with Singapore and Malaysia began in March 2010 and October 2010 respectively. Vietnam will thus be the third partner of the EU in the ASEAN region with whom the EU has started negotiations on a free trade agreement.
While pursuing a bilateral approach, the EU is not losing sight of the ultimate goal of achieving an agreement with ASEAN as a whole, one of the most dynamic regions in the world.
Vietnam is one of the 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN countries together are the EU's third largest trading partner outside Europe with annual bilateral trade in goods and services of some € 175 billion.
Vietnam is the EU's fifth largest trading partner within ASEAN (and 35th out of the EU's total trade). Conversely, the European Union is Vietnam's 3rd largest trading partner (after China and the US).
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EU exports are dominated by high tech products including electrical machinery and equipment, aircraft, vehicles, pharmaceutical products and iron and steel. Vietnam's key export items include footwear, textiles and clothing, coffee seafood and leather furniture.
The EU is one of the largest foreign investors in Vietnam with investments worth around US$ 1.8 billion, which represented more than 12% of Vietnam's total committed Foreign Direct Investment in 2011 according to Vietnamese sources.
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Press release: The EU and Vietnam to sign Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), 26 June 2012
Press release: EU and Vietnam move closer to starting trade negotiations, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 31 March 2012
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ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 8, 2014 – The St. Louis Cardinals have placed RHP Jason Motte on the 15-day disabled list today with a lower back sprain. Motte's D.L. is retroactive to August 1. The team has recalled
LHP Nick Greenwood from Memphis (AAA) who will join the team in Baltimore for tonight's game.
Motte began the season on the 15-day disabled list recovering from Tommy John surgery performed
May 2013. He made his season debut on May 21, and since then has appeared in 23 games pitching 21.0 innings. Seventeen of Motte's 23 outings out of the bullpen have been scoreless.
Greenwood, 27, will be joining the big league club for the second time this season, having appeared in nine games from June 15 – July 22. During that stretch he threw 19.0 innings for St. Louis, including the team's longest outing by a reliever this year on June 28 at LA Dodgers when he went 4.0 innings (3H, 0R).
Greenwood made his Major League debut on June 16 vs. New York Mets, earning his first career win after pitching 3.1 innings (1R). At Memphis, the 6-1 lefthander is 4-4 with a 3.02 ERA having pitched 50.2 innings over 27 games with five starts. Greenwood wears uniform #62.
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Academic regalia worn today in U.S. colleges and universities is a survivor of the Middle Ages. The University of Vermont was among the first in this country to experiment with the use of academic gowns, requiring their wearing at the graduation of 1806. The experiment was not repeated until mid-century when UVM and other college began wholeheartedly to use the medieval scholar's clothing for ceremonial occasions.
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Hoods are usually black. All are lined in silk in the academic color or colors of the institution conferring the degree, with a chevron for additional colors. A University of Vermont hood is lined with green, with a gold chevron, the official school colors. The color of the hood border indicates the degree earned.
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A total of five Hope College graduating seniors or recent graduates have received prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The recipients are senior Valerie Winton of Lake Bluff, Ill.; 2010 graduate Shirley Bradley; 2009 graduate Ryan Davis; 2009 graduate Jacob Dickinson; and 2010 graduate Christopher Ploch.
It is the third year in a row that five or more graduating seniors or recent alumni have received fellowships or honorable mention in the program, with three or more receiving fellowships during each of the three years. The NSF awarded approximately 2,000 of the fellowships nationwide this year.
The awards are for students in the early stage of pursuing a research-based master's or doctoral degree in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. The fellowships are for up to three years, and pay a $30,000 annual stipend and a $10,500 cost-of-education allowance.
° Valerie Winton is a chemistry major who plans to pursue a doctorate in organic chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her career goal is to continue conducting research in chemistry, in either an academic or industrial setting.
Since the summer after her freshman year at Hope, she has been conducting collaborative research with Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, who is an assistant professor of chemistry and Towsley Research Scholar at Hope. She has made a variety of presentations regarding their work, including during the poster sessions of the National Organic Symposium in 2009, and the American Chemical Society National Meeting in spring 2010 and 2011. Winton also conducted research with Prof. F. Dean Toste at UC-Berkeley during the summer of 2010 through the Amgen Scholars program.
In the spring of 2010, she was one of three Hope students to receive honorable mention recognition from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Honors from Hope have included receiving a Dean's Science Division Research Award for summer research in 2009, the Junior Chemistry Journal Award, and induction into the Mortar Board honorary society in 2010 and Phi Beta Kappa honorary society in 2011. She is also one of four Hope students selected, one from each of the college's academic divisions, to speak about their research experiences on Thursday, April 14, during a panel presentation in conjunction with the college's celebration of national Undergraduate Research Week.
Winton's other activities at the college have included Engineers Without Borders, the student-organized Dance Marathon fund-raiser on behalf of Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, and the Habitat for Humanity Club. She is also currently serving as the president of Hope's Chemistry Club. She is the daughter of Richard and Eva Winton of Lake Bluff, and a 2007 graduate of Lake Forest High School.
° Shirley Bradley graduated from Hope with majors in biology and chemistry. While at Hope, she conducted collaborative research with Dr. Maria Burnatowska-Hledin, who is the Frederich Garrett and Helen Floor Dekker Professor of Biology and Chemistry. She is pursuing graduate study in biochemistry and molecular biology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
° Ryan Davis graduated from Hope with a biology major. While at Hope, he conducted collaborative research with Dr. Moses Lee, who is dean for the natural and applied sciences and a professor of chemistry. He is pursuing graduate study in cell biology at the University of Washington in Seattle.
° Jacob Dickinson graduated from Hope with an engineering major with an emphasis in chemical engineering. While at Hope, he conducted collaborative research with Dr. Michael Misovich, associate professor of engineering, and at Michigan State University. He is pursuing graduate study in chemical engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
° Christopher Ploch graduated from Hope with an engineering major with an emphasis in mechanical engineering. While at Hope, he conducted collaborative research with Dr. Stephen Remillard, assistant professor of physics. He is pursuing graduate study in mechanical engineering at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.


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EWRT stands for Enhanced Wireless Receiver / Transmitter and is a Linux distribution for Linksys WRT54G & WRT54GS wireless routers. It's original release was made by Irving Popovetsky and Brandon Psmythe but development has ceased on the project now for some time now.
The goal of EWRT was to create a "stable and easy to use hotspot-in-a-box software distribution" that could be used in communities and commercial applications (apartment buildings, hotels, shopping centers, etc).
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EWRT provides an integrated captive portal which is based on the NOCatSplach-CVS. It adds sshd support and other remote admin functionalities and also adds a writable JFFS2 partition on the flash which allows for a variety of other useful functions.
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A decade after the dotcom bubble burst, big enterprise companies like SAP and Oracle were shocked that software-as-a-service and cloud computing could threaten them, says legendary venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.
"The joke about SAP has always been, it's making [1950s] German manufacturing methodology, implemented in 1960s software technology, delivered to 1970s-style manufacturing organizations," he said in an interview with TechCrunch's Alexia Tsotsis.
After the dotcom crash, "They said, 'Oh, thank God we don't have to worry about this Internet thing. It's over. Stick a fork in it. It's not going to be a big deal.' And then it turned out that it actually wasn't over, and they still haven't adjusted."
SAP responded by spending billions to acquire software-as-a-service companies SuccessFactors and Ariba.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison famously got it wrong, too, according to Andreessen.
"Larry Ellison in 2002 came out and gave a speech and said the correct model for enterprise software, enterprise computing, will last for 1,000 years."
While we couldn't find that speech, we do know that as late as 2008, Ellison was still dismissing cloud computing, famously calling the term "complete gibberish." These days, however, Ellison takes credit for inventing cloud computing when he backed NetSuite and Salesforce.com.
Meanwhile, in 2012, Oracle also acquired a bunch of cloud companies and started hyping up its Oracle Cloud.
Andreessen is on the board of Hewlett-Packard, which increasingly competes with Oracle, especially its growing hardware business.
The latest tech figure to say that the Internet is over is David Sacks. Sacks believes that startups should stop trying to take out the big Internet players.
To that idea, Andreessen retorts, "People reach a point where they start to get a little bit too rich, maybe a little bit too old, and they start to say these things. And then so here we sit 10 years later and we are in the middle of a complete reinvention of everything in enterprise computing."
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NBC's official press release went out today revealing their 2009 - 2010 fall schedule. It may not be happy news, but it is finally the official news for all the fans, cast and crew of Knight Rider who were still holding out hope.
We at Knight Rider Online along with many other fan websites and individuals out there have been campaigning to save the show. But we should not give up. Canceled shows have seen another day in syndication many times before. Nor should we completely stop the idea of fan campaigns.
As it turns out for Chuck, campaigns can be very effective. Only a few weeks ago at NBC's infronts, where they give a sneak peek of their schedules to potential sponsors, Chuck was a show that was nerve-rackingly left off along with Knight Rider. As Variety reveals, a Twitter campaign along with the support from Subway Sandwich Shop convinced the network to rethink their decision about the show. Part of this apparent deal is to incorporate a character who works at the sandwich shop into the show.
Knight Rider has only just started to show in other markets over seas. It is up to us if we want to take this as a call to action or a sign of defeat.
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Shared Time Period Strategy Around NBC's Broadcast of 2010 Winter Olympics Along with Jay Leno at 10 p.m. Enables Network to Broadcast Original Programming Year-Round
Network Renews Returning Series "Law & Order" and "Chuck"
NEW YORK -- May 19, 2009 – NBC announced today its 2009-2010 schedule featuring more original programming than ever before and a shared time-period strategy around NBC's Olympics platform that, along with "The Jay Leno Show" (Mondays-Fridays 10-11 p.m. ET), allows the network to broadcast all-new content year-round.
In addition, NBC issued renewals to "Law & Order" and "Chuck" (see accompanying release) as part of its strong slate of new and returning shows announced recently at the network's highly successful Infront.
"NBC has picked up more scripted shows than last season even with 'The Jay Leno Show' at 10 p.m.," said Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. "We're incredibly excited about our new and returning series and have more comedy programming than anyone else, as well as two of the most buzzed about new shows, 'Community' and 'Parenthood.' We can't wait for the fall."
"We are extremely proud to introduce these strong new series to NBC's schedule next season in strategic timeslots that position them for success," said Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios. "They join some of the highest quality returning shows on television, which will serve as a strong foundation to the new schedule. I think viewers are going to be happy to see this lineup of great new shows that will truly fit the NBC legacy of quality, culturally defining shows."
NBC's shared time period strategy will kick off this fall on Mondays with the premiere of "Heroes" (8-9 p.m. ET) continuing with all originals before "Chuck" assumes the time period after the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, which will be a powerful launching platform with its broad, female appeal and strong ratings as the most-watched event of the year. Using "NBC Sunday Night Football's" potent promotional platform, the new high-octane drama "Trauma" will debut Mondays (9-10 p.m. ET) with the epic event series "Day One" taking over the time period following the Olympics.
NBC's successful "The Biggest Loser" series continues Tuesdays (8-10 p.m.) and will help launch the new Wednesday lineup this fall, with the new family drama "Parenthood" debuting (8-9 p.m. ET) and the new hospital drama "Mercy" assuming the time period post-Olympics. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will air 9-10 p.m. ET following 'Parenthood.'
NBC's Thursday marquee comedy night will begin with the only live comedy between 8-10 p.m. on any network, "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday" (8-8:30 p.m. ET), followed by "Parks and Recreation" (8:30-9 p.m. ET), "The Office" (9-9:30 p.m. ET) and the new comedy "Community" (9:30-10 p.m. ET). After "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday" completes its multi-week run, "Community" will move to 8 p.m. and "30 Rock" will debut at 9:30 p.m., enabling NBC to feature more original comedy than ever before.
On Fridays in the fall, the enduring drama "Law & Order" will return for its record 20th season (tying "Gunsmoke" as the longest running drama series in primetime) and will lead off at 8-9 p.m. (ET) while "Southland" follows at 9-10 p.m. (ET), building a great crime block.
Saturdays will be a showcase for "Dateline NBC" (8-9 p.m. ET) and encore episodes of "Trauma" (9-10 p.m. ET) and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (10-11 p.m. ET).
"Football Night in America" (7-8:20 p.m. ET) and "NBC Sunday Night Football" (8:20-11 p.m. ET) – the number one show of the fall -- will return on Sundays in the fall with a fan-pleasing schedule of games to round out the fall season.
Utilizing the compatible demographics provided by the Olympics, NBC will launch the premieres of "The Marriage Ref" from executive producers Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen Rakieten ("Oprah") on Sundays (8-9 p.m. ET) and the third season premiere of "The Celebrity Apprentice" on Sundays with two-hour editions (9-11 p.m. ET). In addition, the new comedy "100 Questions" will debut on Tuesdays (9:30-10 p.m. ET) following a 90-minute edition of "The Biggest Loser" (8-9:30 p.m. ET).
And coming in the summer, NBC will telecast all original episodes of "The Jay Leno Show," "Friday Night Lights," "America's Got Talent," "Breakthrough with Tony Robbins," "Dateline NBC," with additional programs to be announced later.
To catch up on season finales, watch new "Heroes" and "The Office" web series, and more, please log onto NBC.com.
*New programs in UPPER CASE
8-9 p.m. – "Heroes"
9-10 p.m. - "TRAUMA"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8-10 p.m. – "The Biggest Loser" (two-hour edition)
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8-9 p.m. – "PARENTHOOD"
9-10 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8- 8:30 p.m. – "SNL WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY" (multi-episode run)
8:30-9 p.m. – "Parks and Recreation"
9- 9:30 p.m. – "The Office"
9:30-10 p.m. – "COMMUNITY" (moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. after multi-episode run "30 Rock" returns)
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8-9 p.m. – "Law & Order"
9-10 p.m. – "Southland"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8-9 p.m. – "Dateline NBC"
9-10 p.m. – "TRAUMA" (encore broadcast)
10-11 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (encore broadcast)
7- 8:20 p.m. "Football Night in America"
8:20-11 p.m. "NBC Sunday Night Football"
(2010 WINTER OLYMPICS preempt regularly scheduled programming from February 12-28, 2010)
*New programs in UPPER CASE
8-9 p.m. – "Chuck" (season premiere)
9-10 p.m. - "DAY ONE"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8-9:30 p.m. – "The Biggest Loser" (90-minute edition)
9:30-10 p.m. – "100 QUESTIONS"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8-9 p.m. – "MERCY"
9-10 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8- 8:30 p.m. – "COMMUNITY"
8:30-9 p.m. – "Parks and Recreation"
9- 9:30 p.m. – "The Office"
9:30-10 p.m. – "30 Rock"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8-9 p.m. – "Law & Order"
9-10 p.m. – "Southland"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
8-9 p.m. – "Dateline NBC"
9-10 p.m. – "Southland" (encore broadcast)
10-11 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (encore broadcast)
7-8 p.m. – "Dateline NBC"
8-9 p.m. – "THE MARRIAGE REF"
9-11 p.m. – "The Celebrity Apprentice" (season premiere; two-hour edition)


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NEW YORK (AP) — After decades of decline, independent bookselling has become a growth industry.
For the fourth year in a row, membership has increased in the American Bookseller Association, the independent stores' trade group. According to CEO Oren Teicher, the association now includes 1,632 members — some operating in multiple locations — up 65 from last year. In 2009, there were 1,401 members and strong pessimism in the face of superstore chains, the online power of Amazon.com and the recent financial crisis.
Teicher notes the liquidation of Borders in 2011, but also credits the ongoing "buy local" movement and independents' growing comfort with modern technology, whether for more efficient inventory systems or more effective online promotion. Another positive sign: Established stores, such as the Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, Ill., have made successful transitions to younger ownership.
"There was a time when people were ready to retire and couldn't sell their stores, so they closed them," Teicher says. "The fact that these stores are now remaining bodes well for the future."
Teicher and others see a reversal from the peak days of Barnes & Noble and Borders, when nonstop superstore expansion often forced out the smaller stores. Now, the problem has shifted from saturated neighborhoods to underserved neighborhoods. Industry analyst Mike Shatzkin cites not just the fall of Borders, but also the "sharp reduction in shelf space for books at B&N." Shatzkin says demand for physical books is declining, but that physical stores have been shrinking even faster.
"So the incumbents benefit and that means independents," says Shatzkin, founder and chief executive of Idea Logical, a consultant to publishers.
Independent sellers and superstores will gather this week along with thousands of publishers, writers, agents and librarians for the industry's annual national convention, BookExpo America. The event runs Thursday-Saturday at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Featured speakers will include historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, "Bridget Jones" novelist Helen Fielding and a star among teens, "Divergent" author Veronica Roth.
The book world meets at a moment of relative calm during an age of revolutionary change. Overall sales are steady and the e-book market is growing at a slower pace — a helpful trend for physical stores. "The years of spectacular share growth for e-books are over. The rise will be steady for a long time, but it won't be explosive," says Shatzkin, who adds that art books and other illustrated works are simply not "e-bookable."
At this time last year, the industry was wondering about the impact of a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit filed in April 2012 against Apple and five leading publishers alleging price fixing for e-books. Apple's iBookstore, launched in 2010, established an "agency model" for selling e-books. With Apple, Amazon and other retailers, publishers were able to set their own prices, a response to Amazon's charging just $9.99 for best-sellers. Publishers, writers and rival bookstores had feared that Amazon's discounts would lead to its domination of the e-market.
The trial is set to begin June 3, just days after the convention. But all five publishers have settled and Amazon.com has neither radically dropped prices nor, publishers say, taken away a significant number of customers from competitors.
"I don't think the benefit to Amazon has been that great," said Michael Norris, a senior analyst for Simba Information, a research and consultancy company. "I think that's because the e-book market has not been growing as rapidly as it had been before and that Amazon probably realized there is a limit to how much it can cut prices."
At BookExpo, the digital presence has increased steadily. Event director Steven Rosato says a record 80 e-companies are expected this year, located near the center of the convention floor. Day-long programs in the conference rooms will feature speeches, interviews and panel discussions about the present and future of the electronic market.
Meanwhile, Penguin Group USA will launch an old-fashioned, print-only Book Truck and Pushcart, a 27-foot mobile store "inspired by the design of the classic New York City hot dog cart." After the convention, the truck will travel nationwide selling Penguin releases, following the famed Route 66 journey in one of the publisher's most celebrated novels: John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."
Not all attendees will be industry insiders. A "Publishing Hackathon" will feature teams of entrepreneurs and digital designers presenting ideas for how books can be discovered online, with the winning team receiving $10,000. Venture capitalists and others from the financial world will be looking for possible deals in an industry that has never been a dependable profit maker. Robin Warner, managing director at DeSilva & Phillips LLC, said she first went to BookExpo a few years ago but found the pre-digital environment "staid." Now, she says the rise of e-companies makes book publishing more interesting to investors.
"That's what people are looking for," she said.
BookExpo also has expanded last year's "Power Readers" program, when some 500 members of the general public were allowed in with the sole credential of loving books. This year, around 2,000 are expected, including some attending for a second time.
"I learned about the work it takes to get the book from the publishers and into the hands of readers," says returning "Power Reader" Sherae Allen, a teacher and New York City resident who learned about the convention through a promotion at Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore. "Many people don't realize the print, social and online media effort it takes to get the book visible to the public."
"It was an interesting opportunity to mingle with people at all steps of the publishing process, from authors to distributors," adds Power Reader Rachel Auclair, an Internet sales representative who works in Raynham, Mass. "Of course, free books are never a bad thing!"


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How Old is Too Old for BMT (bone marrow transplantation)?
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
Can you tell me what the age cutoff is for BMT? It seems to be increasing, and I was wondering if there is a standard.
Thank you.
Deana Potts, MSN, CRNP, Advanced Practice Oncology Nurse, responds:
There is no standard age cutoff for Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplants.
An autologous (self-donor) bone marrow/stem cell transplant is practical into the mid-60s, although the upper age limit continues to be expanded into the 70s, depending on the disease, the therapy, and the general health of the patient.
A full myeloablative allogeneic (non-self donor marrow) bone marrow/stem cell transplant is for the most part impractical in patients beyond their mid-50s because of its toxicity, although the upper age limit here is also expanding slightly.
However, a non-myeloablative allogeneic bone marrow/stem cell transplant (sometimes called a "mini-allo") has a different age cutoff. Patients have traditionally undergone these transplants well into their 60's and 70's, depending on the individual, disease, and donor source.


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The PNS Dehshat, Pakistan's second Azmat-class missile patrol craft, recently begun its service with the nation's navy, according to the London-based Jane's Defence Weekly on June 13.
The vessel was built in Pakistan at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works under a technology transfer agreement with China Shipbuilding & Offshore Company's Xingang Shipyard. The PNS Dehshat is the second of the 63 meter Azmat-class missile patrol craft after the PNS Azmat, which joined the navy on Apr. 24, 2012. The patrol craft is designed based on the People's Liberation Army Navy's Houjian (Type 037/2)-class missile boat.
According to Jane's Fighting Ships, the Azmat-class is armed with two quadruple launchers for eight C-802A surface-to-surface sea-skimming missiles, two twin 37 mm guns, and one Type 630 30 mm six-barrelled gun as a close-in weapons system. With the ability to carry a crew of 15, the Azmat-class missile patrol craft can reach a top speed of 30 knots. The vessel also has a range of 1,000 nautical miles at a speed of 18 knots.
Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, who presided over Dehshat's induction ceremony, told Jane's Defense Weekly that the vessel is an example of the growing friendship between Pakistan and China, and it is a project that has revitalised the Karachi shipyard and Pakistan's defence production capabilities.
The PNS Dehshat will most likely be deployed as a patrol and search-and-rescue vessel with the Pakistan Navy's coastal areas command, based in Karachi, according to local media.


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Welcome to Fowler School District's website. We are excited for this opportunity to communicate with the outside world to show what we have to offer students and parents. Please keep checking for changes to the site at the school and district level as we will be adding more and more information.
Fowler School District is committed to providing a quality education for our students, making them life long learners and positive leaders in the community.
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How can I find out all IP addresses of the official Avira update server?
In order to find out the correct IP addresses of all the official Avira update server, please open the Windows Command Prompt and perform the following commands:
nslookup professional.avira-update.com
nslookup professional.avira-update.net
Use the following command for Avira Antivirus Premium and Avira Internet Security:
nslookup premium.avira-update.com
nslookup premium.avira-update.net
This will show you the exact IP addresses, which you should to whitelist in your firewall in order to ensure a smooth update.
Affected products
- Avira Exchange Security [Windows]
- Avira Professional Security [Windows]
- Avira Server Security [Windows]
- Avira Management Console [Windows]
- Avira Antivirus Premium 2013 [Windows]
- Avira Professional Security, Version 2012 [Windows]
- Avira SmallBusiness Suite [Windows]
- Avira Internet Security [Windows]
- Avira Antivirus Premium, Version 2012 [Windows]
- Avira Internet Security, Version 2012 [Windows]
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Cotton Council names Echols chairman James E. Echols, a merchant from Cordova, Tenn., will lead the National Cotton Council of America through what could be some of its most challenging times in 2001. He was elected at the industrywide organization's annual meeting in San Diego.
Echols, who served as a NCC vice president in 2000, succeeds Robert E. McLendon, who will chair the NCC's Executive Committee. Echols also will chair the NCC Board, which approved a change in the NCC's officer structure that establishes the chairman position as the industry's chief elected industry officer.
Kenneth B. Hood, a producer and ginner from Gunnison, Miss., was elected vice chairman and is slated to succeed Echols as chairman of the Council in 2002.
Echols is past president of the NCC's export promotions arm, Cotton Council International; the American Cotton Shippers Association of which he currently serves as a director and the Southern Cotton Association. He is a former member of the New York Cotton Exchange board of managers.
Echols began his career with Hohenberg Brothers Co. in 1960 as a trainee. In 1971, he was elected vice president of the company and in 1988 was named senior vice president. In 1990 Cargill, the parent company, announced his election as president of Hohenberg and chief executive officer of the Worldwide Cotton Product Line, which includes the merchandising firm Ralli Brothers and Coney based in Liverpool, England.
A native of Memphis, Echols attended Delta State University and graduated from the University of Memphis with a marketing degree.
Hood, who served as treasurer of the NCC in 2000, has been a council vice president and chairman of its Farm Program and Economic Policy Committee. He also currently serves as president of the Stoneville, Miss.-based Delta Council.
A graduate of Mississippi State University, Hood led the fight for boll weevil eradication in Mississippi, serving as president and now chairman of the board of the Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corp., the farmer organization that oversees the operation of the program in its state.
He also has been president of the National Association of Farmer Elected Committeemen, the organization of farmers who serve on county and state Farm Service Agency committees. Hood grows cotton in partnership with his brothers on their family farm in Bolivar County, Miss.
Also elected as NCC officers for 2001 were: Vice Presidents Fred Underwood, warehouseman, and Wayne Martin, crusher, both of Lubbock, Teaxs, and Secretary-Treasurer W.L. Carter, Jr., producer, Scotland Neck, N.C..
Re-elected vice presidents were: Robert W. Greene, ginner, Courtland, Ala.; Van A. May, cooperative official, Lubbock, Teaxs; and W. Duke Kimbrell, manufacturer, Gastonia, N.C.
The Council chairman, vice chairman, vice presidents and secretary-treasurer make up the NCC Executive Committee, which will oversee the organization's efforts to enact new farm policy aimed at helping pull the cotton industry out of its current financial problems.
Elected as NCC staff officers were: Phillip C. Burnett, president and chief executive officer; Gaylon B. Booker, executive vice president; and Mark Lange, vice president, policy analysis and program coordinator, both of Memphis.
Lange formerly served as director of NCC's Economic Services and Information Services departments. He will provide support for development of Council policy governing such areas as farm law and trade as well as internal policy affecting Council membership and interaction between the seven industry sectors. He also will help coordinate a Council staff work plan to address recommendations industry delegates approve at the Council's annual and board meetings.
Re-elected NCC staff officers include: Craig Brown, vice president, producer affairs, Memphis; A. John Maguire vice president, Washington operations; and Allen Terhaar, vice president, international affairs, Washington, DC.


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Halloween Post Day4
In the words of Maria von Trapp: "These are a few of my favorite things!" That is... in the form of pumpkins. I would proudly display any of these babies outside my doorstep. And yes, you can sing the captions to the tune of the first verse of "My Favorite Things."
Edward not Bella...
"Raindrops on roses..."
...and puppies not kittens.
"...and whiskers on kittens."
Singing and dancing and everyone's smitten...
"Bright copper kettles and warm, woolen mittens..."
...These are a few of my favorite things!"
(All that's missing is a Pride and Prejudice pumpkin.)
If you are a great pumpkin carver, feel free to e-mail me your photos! I'd love to post them!
What favorite things would you want displayed on your pumpkin?
*photos via flickr, Facebook, and Martha Stewart*


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Timothy C. Brady was appointed in 2005 by Governor Murkowski and reappointed in 2007 by Governor Palin. Regent Brady is from a pioneer Alaska family. He serves as president of Ken Brady Construction Company, where he has worked in various positions over the past 30 years. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Arizona State University's School of Engineering, Division of Construction. Regent Brady is involved with the Anchorage Downtown Rotary, Boy Scouts of America, American Red Cross, Better Business Bureau, and Associated General Contractors of Alaska.


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text: DigitalBig Hires at GlamourPublisher Connie Anne Phillips poaches from InStyleBy Lucia Moses|January 9, 2014 ShareBy Lucia Moses|January 9, 2014 Share Six months after taking the reins from Bill Wackermann at Glamour, Connie Anne Phillips has raided her old employer, Time Inc.'s InStyle. The vp, publisher of Glamour returned in July to Condé Nast (where she previously had a long career at Vogue) from Time Inc. rival title InStyle, and three of four big hires are from her old stomping grounds. Talk in the industry was that Phillips had a non-compete that prevented her from poaching people from her old job for six months, so it may be no coincidence that the new hires are starting just shy of seven months after her start date. (Phillips wouldn't comment on Time Inc.) Coming from InStyle are David Posegay, who's joining Glamour as Midwest director; Nancy Cooper, who was named executive beauty director; and Dawn Reese, who will be luxury director. Phillips also hired Deena Schacter as ad director from the same position at Hearst's O, the Oprah Magazine. All four are filling open positions and are slated to start between Jan. 13 and 17. InStyle has replaced two of the three people leaving. Rachel Ahrenhold was named to fill Reese's position, from Condé Nast's Lucky; and Cindy Mata Gross replaces Cooper, from Time Inc.'s People. Glamour has historically been Condé Nast's most profitable book, but has been under the microscope of late after some unevenness in its performance. In addition to the publisher change, Vogue editor Anna Wintour and now artistic director for all of Condé Nast, has reportedly made Glamour one of her projects. Single-copy sales fell 28.8 percent in the first half of 2013 versus the year-ago period, per the Alliance for Audited Media. As for advertising, Glamour finished 2013 up 2.8 percent to 1,482 ad pages versus the year prior, but trailed several of its rivals in terms of absolute numbers. InStyle, for example, was up 4.7 percent to 2,811. Vogue was up 3.5 percent to 2,691 and Elle, 1.9 percent to 2,501. Ad figures are from Publishers Information Bureau. "With the talent now in place, Glamour is poised for a strong and successful future," Phillips emailed via a spokeswoman. Sharehttps://adweek.it/2GOQTjr copy Adweek Adweek


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THERE has been a huge surge in the number of people seeking advice about taking control of their future health care.
Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) has reported a 462 per cent rise in calls in the six months to May this year.
Funded by the Australian Government, ACPA has operated a free nationwide advisory service since July 2014. It supports individuals, families and healthcare professionals with specialised advance care planning information, research and advice.
"It's great to see more interest in advance care planning which previously has not been well understood in Australia. Our role is to support people to make the best choices for their life and health care, based on their personal values and beliefs. It's what we would want for ourselves and our loved ones," said the organisation's medical director Dr Karen Detering.
The organisation said the surge in the number of calls could be down to a range of factors including increased Australian and state government focus on advance care planning and the inaugural National Advance Care Planning Week, held in April this year.
Legislative changes governing advance care planning in Victoria also came into effect in March this year, stimulating an increase in calls from Victorians.
ACPA's advisory service can help people navigate the complexities of advance care planning, offering specialist advice including; how to start the conversation, help with forms relevant to each state and territory, as well as documenting preferences in an Advanced Care Directive.
They may be people with early dementia or a life-limiting disease, such cancer, who want to make plans for their future health care, people with ageing parents, as well as younger individuals keen to document their preferences in the event of an unexpected medical emergency.
"We can't control everything about ageing, however good advance care planning can help people and their families prepare for a time when they can no longer make their own medical decisions. Just like completing a will, advance care planning can help people face the future with greater confidence, knowing that their choices will be respected," said Dr Detering.
- Advance Care Planning Australia advisory service, 1300-208-582, 9am-5pm Monday to Friday (AEST), advancecareplanning.org.au
This article originally appeared on www.thesenior.com.au


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Every now and then, someone comes up with an idea that makes me smack my foreheard and say, "Why didn't I think of that?" Getting married inside a dinosaur is one of them.
Newlyweds Scott and Amanda Peters selected one of the world's most recognizable dinosaurs for the site of their wedding: the huge concrete Tyrannosaurus at Cabazon Dino Park in California. Remember the roadside dinosaur that comes to life in Pee Wee's Big Adventure? That'd be the one. And while getting married anywhere inside the digestive tract of a huge theropod is not typically advisable, in this case it made for some great photos. Congratulations, Scott and Amanda!


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (June 14, 2010) - ETSU head baseball coach Tony Skole announced the signing of Dylan Pratt (Gray, Tenn.) to the 2010-11 Buccaneer class on Monday.
Pratt joins right-handed pitcher John Long (Anderson, S.C.), left-handed pitcher Justin Willis (Knoxville, Tenn.), catcher Steven Monger (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), left-handed pitcher Clinton Freeman (Johnson City, Tenn.) and right-handed pitcher Bret Gallihugh (Sevierville, Tenn.) on the 2010-11 signing class.
"Dylan is going to be a great addition to our program next season," Skole said. "We are excited Dylan has decided to come here and to continue his education and baseball career. This season he was regarded as one of the top junior college hitters in the country. Dylan can flat out hit, and will make the middle of our lineup very dangerous. Dylan is a great student and will be a great addition to our campus."
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While at Daniel Boone High School, Pratt was named first-team TBCA All-State his junior and senior years, Big 9 Conference Player of the Year, and Northeast Tennessee Player of the Year by the Bristol Herald Courier. Pratt also holds the
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Major Section: EVENTS
Suppose you define a function
(fn x) with a guard of
(good-input-p x), and you know that when the guard holds, the measure
decreases on each recursive call. Unfortunately, the definitional principle
(see defun) ignores the guard. For example, if the definition has the form
(defun fn (x) (declare (xargs :guard (good-input-p x))) (if (not-done-yet x) (... (fn (destr x)) ...) ...))then in order to admit this definition, ACL2 must prove the appropriate formula asserting that
(destr x) is ``smaller than''
x under the
(not-done-yet x) but without the assumption
(good-input-p x), even if
(not-done-yet x) is true. In essence, it
may be necessary to submit instead the following definition.
(defun fn (x) (declare (xargs :guard (good-input-p x))) (if (good-input-p x) (if (not-done-yet x) (... (fn (destr x)) ...) ...) nil)But it is unfortunate that when calls of
fn are evaluated, for example
fn is applied to an explicit constant during a proof, then a call of
good-input-p must now be evaluated on each recursive call.
defexec provides a way to keep the execution efficient. For
the example above we could use the following form.
(defexec fn (x) (declare (xargs :guard (good-input-p x))) (mbe :logic (if (good-input-p x) (if (not-done-yet x) (... (fn (destr x)) ...) ...) nil) :exec (if (not-done-yet x) (... (fn (destr x)) ...) ...)))Here ``
mbe'' stands for ``must-be-equal'' and, roughly speaking, its
call above is logically equal to the
:logic form but is evaluated using
:exec form when the guard holds. See mbe. The effect is thus to
fn as shown in the
defun form above, but to cause execution
fn using the
:exec body. The use of
defexec instead of
defun in the example above causes a termination proof to be performed,
in order to guarantee that evaluation always theoretically terminates, even
when using the
:exec form for evaluation.
Example:The above example macroexpands to the following.
; Some of the keyword arguments in the declarations below are irrelevant or ; unnecessary, but they serve to illustrate their use.
(defexec f (x) (declare (xargs :measure (+ 15 (acl2-count x)) :hints (("Goal" :in-theory (disable nth))) :guard-hints (("Goal" :in-theory (disable last))) :guard (and (integerp x) (<= 0 x) (< x 25))) (exec-xargs :test (and (integerp x) (<= 0 x)) :default-value 'undef ; defaults to nil :measure (nfix x) :well-founded-relation o<)) (mbe :logic (if (zp x) 1 (* x (f (- x 1)))) :exec (if (= x 0) 1 (* x (f (- x 1))))))
(ENCAPSULATE () (LOCAL (ENCAPSULATE () (SET-IGNORE-OK T) (SET-IRRELEVANT-FORMALS-OK T) (LOCAL (DEFUN F (X) (DECLARE (XARGS :VERIFY-GUARDS NIL :HINTS (("Goal" :IN-THEORY (DISABLE NTH))) :MEASURE (NFIX X) :WELL-FOUNDED-RELATION O<)) (IF (AND (INTEGERP X) (<= 0 X)) (IF (= X 0) 1 (* X (F (- X 1)))) 'UNDEF))) (LOCAL (DEFTHM F-GUARD-IMPLIES-TEST (IMPLIES (AND (INTEGERP X) (<= 0 X) (< X 25)) (AND (INTEGERP X) (<= 0 X))) :RULE-CLASSES NIL)))) (DEFUN F (X) (DECLARE (XARGS :MEASURE (+ 15 (ACL2-COUNT X)) :HINTS (("Goal" :IN-THEORY (DISABLE NTH))) :GUARD-HINTS (("Goal" :IN-THEORY (DISABLE LAST))) :GUARD (AND (INTEGERP X) (<= 0 X) (< X 25)))) (MBE :LOGIC (IF (ZP X) 1 (* X (F (- X 1)))) :EXEC (IF (= X 0) 1 (* X (F (- X 1)))))))Notice that in the example above, the
hints in the
definition of
F are inherited from the
:hints in the
xargs of
defexec form. We discuss such inheritance below.
General Form: (defexec fn (var1 ... varn) doc-string dcl ... dcl (mbe :LOGIC logic-body :EXEC exec-body))where the syntax is identical to the syntax of
defun where the body is
a call of
mbe, with the exceptions described below. Thus,
fn is the
symbol you wish to define and is a new symbolic name and
(var1 ... varn)
is its list of formal parameters (see name). The first exception is that at
least one
dcl (i.e.,
declare form) must specify a
guard. The second exception is that one of the
dcls is allowed to
contain an element of the form
(exec-xargs ...). The
form, if present, must specify a non-empty
keyword-value-listp each of
whose keys is one of
:default-value, or one of the standard
xargs keys of
:hints, or
:stobjs. Any of these four standard
xargs keys that is present in an
xargs of some
dcl but is not specified in the (possibly nonexistent)
exec-xargs form is considered to be specified in the
exec-xargs form,
as illustrated in the example above for
:hints. (So for example, if you
:hints in the final, non-local definition but not in the local
definition, then specify the
:hints in the
xargs but specify
:hints nil in the
exec-xargs.) If
:test is specified and not
nil, let
test be its value; otherwise let
test default to
guard. If
:default-value is specified, let
default-value be its
value; else
default-value is
Default-value should have the
same signature as
exec-body; otherwise the
defexec form will
fail to be admitted.
The above General Form's macroexpansion is of the form
(PROGN encap final-def), where
encap and
final-def are as
Final-def is simply the result of removing the
declaration (if any) from its
declare form, and is the result of
evaluating the given
defexec form, since
encap is of the following
; encap (ENCAPSULATE () (set-ignore-ok t) ; harmless for proving termination (set-irrelevant-formals-ok t) ; harmless for proving termination (local local-def) (local local-thm))The purpose of
encap is to ensure the the executable version of
terminates on all arguments. Thus,
local-def and
local-thm are as
follows, where the
xargs of the
declare form are the result of
:VERIFY-GUARDS NIL to the result of removing the
:test and
:default-value from the
; local-def (DEFUN fn formals (DECLARE (XARGS :VERIFY-GUARDS NIL ...)) (IF test exec-body default-value))We claim that if the above
; local-thm (DEFTHM fn-EXEC-GUARD-HOLDS (IMPLIES guard test) :RULE-CLASSES NIL)
local-def and
local-thm are admitted, then
all evaluations of calls of
fn terminate. The concern is that the use
mbe in
final-def allows for the use of
exec-body for a call
fn, as well as for subsequent recursive calls, when
guard holds
and assuming that the guards have been verified for
final-def. However,
local-thm we can conclude in this case that
test holds, in which
case the call of
fn may be viewed as a call of the version of
defined in
local-def. Moreover, since guards have been verified for
final-def, then guards hold for subsequent evaluation of
and in particular for recursive calls of
fn, which can thus continue to
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We all want to be faster.
Imagine you have a car that goes 60 miles per hour. How can you make it go faster? One way would be to make the engine stronger. With more horsepower, the car will go faster. Another way is to eliminate the things that are slowing the car down.
As humans, we can't really get bigger engines. We can get in good condition and make ourselves as strong as possible, but ultimately we will reach a limit. As we age, we will also become slower and weaker.
A good strategy therefore, is to eliminate the things that are slowing us down.
What slows us down in Karate? The first thing is being too tight, stiff or rigid. This sound like an easy thing to eliminate but it actually is surprisingly difficult. Why? Because people want to be fast and strong and they feel that being tight makes them stronger.
Power, at least in Shorin-Ryu, comes primarily from speed. If you can make your fist (or other object) go very fast, and brace it on contact, you will be very powerful. But if you are too tight, you will not be fast enough to generate much power.
The second thing is weight shifting. If you shift your weight while you are striking, the speed of the strike will be limited by the speed of the weight shift. It is better to pre-shift your weight and delay your strike, then strike like a mouse trap closing -- pow!
Another thing that slows us down in decelerating at the point of contact rather than striking through it. Your punch should accelerate through the object, not slow down. Why do people slow down? Mostly because they are clenching their fists (or other body parts). My Sensei often told me that punching and kicking are like stabbing. Try punching with an open hand. It will usually be pretty quick.
In the Kishaba Juku form of Shorin-Ryu, we move in a whiplike manner. Whips are very fast. They are also very pliable (not stiff). If you can move like a whip, you will be pretty fast. But if you move like a heavy club, then...
Another good way to make a strike faster is to make it shorter. A punch that has to travel 20 inches it will be slower than a punch that only has to travel 10 inches, and a punch that only has to travel 1 inch will be faster still. My Sensei often told me to strike from where your hands are -- do not pull them back.
I'm sure that there are many others things that will make a strike faster. My point is that we can't always become faster per se. We can make our strikes faster by making them less slow, by eliminating the things that are slowing us down.
Charles C. Goodin
Getting Faster
We all want to be faster.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Thursday, December 10, 2009


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Gifted psychic card readers and hoodoo card cutters use playing cards, oracle cards, or tarot cards to reveal love, money, health, protection, curses, and spiritual matters. Hoodoo psychic readers tell past, present, and future; provide a character analysis or life reading; give an annual "year reading"; or answer yes/no queries.
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Zig-Zag Hangers Clearance - while supplies last
These heavy duty Zig-Zag Hangers are self-leveling and provide an inexpensive alternative to hanging unframed tiles. Designed for strength and durability, they feature an extremely aggressive adhesive that won't let go! They are pressure sensitive and strong enough to fit a multitude of purposes.(Not recommended for tiles larger than 8"X10" or objects over 2 pounds.)
Hangers are sold in packs only and measure 1 7/8" X 2 1/2".
Package Size:
Pack of 25 $3.00
Pack of 100 $10.95
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Cork Backing for Tiles/Coasters
The square cork is now availble at Coastal Sublimation
Clearance - Round Cork while supplies last.
Useful for tile/coaster bottoms, pin backs and other items, these cork backings are self-adhesive and are easily applied. Just peel and stick! Available only in packs of 12 in two different sizes. Round comes in 3" diameter, and the square with rounded corners is available in 4" (actual size is 4 1/16" X 4 1/16"). Approximately 2mm thick.
3" Round Cork (Pk of 12)
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Dry Erase Stand Closeout Special
We are sorry to say that our wood supplier has gone out of business. While we are hoping to find a suitable replacement for our Made in the USA wood products, we are not sure it will be possible. Unfortunately some of our inventory will be depleted in the meantime and we apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you.
Our Dry Erase Stand is handcrafted out of solid red oak and comes complete with a dry erase marker. Just add your own 6"X8" or 6"X6" tile, ceramic or hardboard, and you can offer an item that can be extremely useful. Now everyone can have a fully customized "Honey Do" list or message center that can be erased and used over and over again! The tile fits securely in an angled slot and the stand features a wide groove on top to hold the marker. A beveled front will even allow room for a small plate to be attached, either subbed or engraved. (Tiles not included.Click photo for larger view).
Completing the package is a scented Expo Marker from Sanford, the leading dry erase marker in the industry. These nontoxic fine point markers come in assorted bold colors and are lightly scented to enhance the communication! (Markers are intended for use on white boards, glass and most non-porous surfaces. Not to be used on fabrics.)
Dry Erase Stand
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Oak Coaster Racks for tiles Closeout Special
Our solid Oak Coaster Racks are designed to hold a set of four 4" Round Tiles. All of the round racks are sold out.
Our Cutting Board racks are styled after a mini butcher block cutting board and is designed to hold six Unisub® Hardboard Coasters. These make an attractive and unusual way to display coasters in the kitchen or anywhere!
Cutting Brd Rack-Unisub
Paramount Services Inc.
2205 SW 57th Avenue
Hollywood, FL 33023
(800) 455-7212
(954) 981-9661 Local/International