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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Avera Health is buying St. Mary's Healthcare Center in Pierre in a merger that will give the Sioux Falls-based health network a stronger foothold in central South Dakota.
The deal takes effect with the new year and includes St. Mary's 60-bed hospital in Pierre and a 10-bed affiliate hospital in nearby Gettysburg. Avera will have 31 hospitals in five states.
Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Both St. Mary's and Avera are affiliated with the Catholic church, and Avera vice president Daryl Thuringer says the acquisition technically is a transfer of sponsorship within the church.
St. Mary's has 425 employees in Pierre and 100 in Gettysburg. They will become part of the Avera network that includes 14,000 employees in about 100 communities.
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Gendering bodies
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008 - Social Science - 288 pages
Gendering Bodies explains how the social world shapes our physical bodies and how our bodies shape the social world. In this remarkable investigation into contemporary ideas of gender, sociologists Crawley, Foley, and Shehan argue that bodies are constantly being gendered, or encouraged to participate in (heterosexual) gender conformity. This engendering influences nutrition practices, work and employment choices, dieting, working out, cosmetic surgery, sexual practices, and training-or lack thereof-in sports or fitness. This is an accessible, yet comprehensive, sociological inquiry into a theory of the gendered body.
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So you finally get yourself off the farm for a little time to see some country. And where do you go? Hollywood, of course. That place is crawling with farmers. It's wall-to-wall rural hipsters.
While I was in Los Angeles last year, I didn't see every single tourist attraction, but I did catch a few of them. My Uncle Jerry took me for a tour on a couple of occasions. We even took some photos just to prove I was there. At the top of our list was a shot of me standing next to the street signs at Hollywood & Vine.
Once we got that photo gem checked off the list, we moved on to some other outlets nearby. This was February. There is nothing Hollywood likes to do more than give its collective self a rotator cuff injury from excessive self-back-patting. You can't do that low-key, either. Not in Hollywood. You want to make it a big production where a couple billion people around the world can watch with you. The first thing I noticed about all the work being done in preparation for the Oscars the following week was that none of the multitude of trailers set up in front of the Kodak Theater were made by Featherlite in Cresco. All that pomposity and no one was using a totally-decked-out tour bus from li'l ol' Cresco as their control center? Looked like a marketing opportunity missed, to me.
We kept driving. In a Buick.
Once we got to Beverly Hills, there was plenty of stuff to see. A quick trip down Rodeo Drive revealed not a single John Deere dealership anywhere. Glancing at the population, I decided that any denim clothing showing signs of wear was not from hard work on the part of the wearer. The fade would be phony. Phony appeared to be contagious, perhaps even epidemic.
There was one other establishment I noticed on our way down Hollywood Boulevard. Uncle Jerry and I pulled up across the street from the landmark. It was a restaurant. No, it wasn't Spago, or Dan Tana's, or Morton's. It was an Italian place. It was an Italian place a certain Irish guy from Iowa would love, if only because of the name.
Two Guys From Italy.
This was genius. Pure genius. This wasn't exactly an exclusive location, because there is more than one of them around the country, even in Minneapolis. Still, it was a name and a sign I needed for my own personal memory, so I decided to get my picture taken in front of it.
Uncle Jerry grabbed the camera and I headed across the thoroughfare to get myself set up in the shot. This was probably late afternoon, so we weren't in the middle of the big rush. Foot traffic was slow. Things were looking good for a great photo without any interruptions or distractions. We took several shots from a couple of angles.
Just before I was about to head back to the car, a restaurant employee — let's call him Guy No. 1 From Italy — walked out the front door. He was wiping his hands with a towel as he came up to me with a look on his face that didn't scream, "Midwest friendly!"
"You are taking pictures of the restaurant," he declared with a certain smugness.
That seemed like more of a statement to me than a question. Now if he could just figure out a way to structure his sentences like a contestant on Jeopardy, we could turn this into the interrogation I was afraid it would become. Perhaps we could exchange declarative statements, call it a draw and return to our respective corners of the globe. It was worth a try.
"Yes, I am."
Your move.
He got so vigorous with the towel, I began to wonder if he had some OCD issues. Then he broke the awkward silence and moved us to the bonus round.
Congratulations! You phrased your answer in the form of a question! Don Pardo, what do we have for our winner?
Rather than acknowledging our transition to the Q & A part of the competition, I decided to be vague.
"I like it because of the name."
He still looked skeptical, but he switched to salesman mode and opened the front door for me.
"Come in."
Again with the statements! I was now expecting to find a counter staffed by several people shouting, "Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger!" once I got into the place. Fortunately, that was not the case. A couple staff members were standing around near the door.
In a show of consistency, the First Guy From Italy let fly with this gem: "He's taking pictures of the restaurant. He likes the name."
With that, I went to my old standby and reached for my Two Guys Farming business card. Guy No. 1 From Italy got the first one. Another guy took the second one and started to laugh as soon as he read it. He turned around and called a lovely young waitress over to the counter. "Hey, c'mere. You gotta see this!"
I reached into my pocket and grabbed another card as the lovely young Blondie walked up and began to read the card her coworker handed her.
"You're a FARMER? Are you serious? I mean, is this actually the name of your company?" she asked.
Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaahhhh, it's real. So am I. (Not to go against any local trends or anything!)
"Oh my God, that is so cool!"
"What do you raise?" Guy No. 1 From Italy asked from the background.
Oh boy. At first blush, I was thinking I probably shouldn't lead off with pigs. I decided to go the agronomy route instead. List the crops. No one doesn't like corn, soybeans, alfalfa and oats! Makes me sound very Whole Foods.
The second staffer had my Atkins tendencies pegged. "How about animals?" he inquired.
"Yeah, beef cattle and, uh, hogs," I said somewhat sheepishly, afraid of what it may incite.
The second guy started to laugh. He pointed at Blondie and said, "She'll love that!"
I had a hunch where this was going. Blondie looked incredibly pale. It probably didn't come from all the overcast skies in southern California. Chances are it came from a strict avoidance policy on her part.
"I'm a vegetarian," she said quite emphatically. "Do you kill all your animals and eat them?"
"No, I don't." The key emphasis in that sentence was on the word "I" and not the word "don't."
"Somebody else does it for you, don't they?" the other Guy No. 2 asked. "But you still eat them."
Well, yeah, but only because they're delicious.
That got the two guys roaring with laughter. They started teasing Blondie right away about her dietary choices and how meat comes from tasty animals raised by regular people, not quite like the way she had apparently been telling them. They especially liked my fortuitous appearance that day. It sounded like Blondie had been nagging them about the whole vegetarian thing recently.
"Look at him. He's healthy. And he's a pretty big guy, too. See what a little meat can do?"
As an olive branch before I walked out the door, I asked Blondie to hand me my card. I turned it over, wrote down the Web address to my Farm Industry News column, explained what it was and told her to check it out.
If she gets in touch, I will be amazed. If she asks how to get her hands on some Two Guys Farming beef, I may need to speak to the people in Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management at Medtronic.
Right after I get in touch with Ripley's Believe It or Not.
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Servings: 6
Note: This dish of pounded steaks rolled around a spicy sausage filling is one that Rose Nair and her sister Nalini Viegas make for special occasions.
Steak 4 ( 1/2-pound) Milanesa steaks (also called "beef round-tip steaks, cap off")
1. Pound the steaks to flatten them into pieces about one-fourth-inch thick. Form the casings for 2 rolls by laying the steaks flat in pairs, slightly overlapping. Set aside.
Chile paste 5 dried red chiles, or 1 tablespoon paprika combined with 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
12 cloves garlic
1 (1-inch) piece of ginger root, peeled and roughly chopped
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1. Stem the chiles. In a food processor, grind the chiles, garlic, ginger, vinegar and salt to make a paste. Divide the mixture into two parts. Set aside.
Filling 1 1/2 cups finely chopped white onion
1 serrano chile, seeded and chopped fine
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
3 tablespoons lime juice
Dash salt
Half of the chile paste
3 hard-cooked eggs, quartered
6 ounces chorizo, casing removed
1. Place the onion, chile and cilantro in a bowl. Add the lime juice and salt and stir.
2. Spread the chile paste on one side of the steaks.
3. Spread the onion-cilantro mixture in a line lengthwise down the center of each pair of steaks. Place the quartered eggs and chorizo on top.
4. Roll the steaks tightly around the filling, tucking in the ends. Secure with thread or toothpicks. Set aside while making the sauce.
Sauce 3 tablespoons oil
1 1/2cups onion, chopped
1 (3-inch) piece cinnamon stick
6 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 large tomatoes, diced (about 2 cups)
Half of the chile paste
1. For the sauce, heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet. Add the onion, cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds and cook 2 minutes on medium heat. Add the tomatoes and cook until soft. Stir in the reserved chile paste.
2. Place the steak-sausage rolls in the pan and cook 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer until the meat is tender, about 45 minutes. This will allow the chorizo to cook completely.
3. Lift the rolls from the sauce and let cool slightly. To serve, slice into rounds. Spoon the sauce onto a flat serving dish and arrange the slices on top.
Each serving: 548 calories; 45 grams protein; 25 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams fiber; 30 grams fat; 9 grams saturated fat; 223 mg. cholesterol; 863 mg. sodium.


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Lawrence "Larry" Walter Gross, 56, of Bushkill, passed away Friday evening, Dec. 28, 2012, at Barn Hill Care Center, Newton, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 19, 1956, he was a son to the late Lawrence W. Gross, who passed away on Aug. 11, 1994, and Rosemary Gronowski Gross of Bushkill.
Larry graduated from Queens Vocational High School, New York City, and most recently he was employed as a groundskeeper at Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Larry enjoyed fixing almost everything and was known as an all-around handyman.
Surviving in addition to his mother is a sister, Deborah Caputo of East Stroudsburg; a niece, Amanda Baker and her husband, Dan, of Gaithersburg, Md.; a nephew, Matt Caputo of East Stroudsburg; and his dog, Stage.
A public visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Church of St. John Roman Catholic Church, 5171 Milford Road, East Stroudsburg, with the Rev. Jeffrey Walsh as celebrant. Interment will follow at Laurelwood Cemetery, Bryant Street, Stroudsburg.
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A live CD is a CD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are widely used in computer forensics and incident response.
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Microsoft, along with a consortium of universities, has unveied the Games for Learning Institute (G4LI), a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional gaming research alliance that will provide the fundamental scientific evidence to support games as learning tools for math and science subjects among middle-school students.
"Middle school is a critical stage for students, a time when many are introduced to advanced math and science concepts," says Ken Perlin, professor of computer science in NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and founding director of the Media Research Laboratory at NYU, who will direct the G4LI, to be located at NYU. "Many students become discouraged or uninterested and pour their time at home into gaming. Ironically, we think gaming is our starting point to draw them into math, science and technology-based programs."
The joint research endeavor of Microsoft Research, New York University, and partners that include Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), Dartmouth College, Parsons, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, the Rochester Institute of Technology and Teachers College, will identify which qualities of computer games engage students and develop relevant, personalized teaching strategies that can be applied to the learning process.
"Technology has the potential to help reinvent the education process, and excite and inspire young learners to embrace science, math and technology," Microsoft Craig Mundie said. "The Games for Learning Institute at NYU is a great example of how technology can change how students learn, making it far more natural and intuitive."
Jan Plass, associate professor of educational communication and technology at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, will co-direct the G4LI with Perlin. While NYU will serve as the hub of the G4LI in its Computer Science Media Research Laboratory at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, the multi-institutional organization will have a myriad of partner spokes. The G4LI also will evaluate game prototypes and introduce them, along with accompanying curricula, to an existing network of 19 New York City area schools; results in the classroom will be tracked. Based on the findings, the institute's goal is to expand its research and game development to all K-12 grades. Resulting scientific evidence will be shared broadly with researchers, game developers and educators.
Microsoft Research is providing $1.5 million to the Institute. NYU and its consortium of partners are matching Microsoft's investment, for a combined $3 million. Funding covers the first three years of the G4LI's research, which will focus on evaluating computer games as potential learning tools for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects at the middle-school years (grades 6-8). The institute will work with a range of student populations, yet focus on underrepresented middle-school students, such as girls and minorities.


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Bruno Mars' Sisters Threaten 'X Factor' Contestants
Bruno Mars' sisters – all four of 'em– are no joke. They are threatening to sue the all-girl 'X Factor' group known as the Lylas since the sisters already use that name!
Mars' four female sibs comprise the Lylas, an R&B singing group with a modeling contract in the Philippines. Clearly, Mars (real name: Peter Hernandez) comes from a musical family. And the good looks run in the family, as you can see from the photo of the sexy sisters above.
But they're not just pretty and talented. They also go for the jugular.
When the already existing Lylas found out about the 'X Factor' group, which were assembled from castoffs that didn't make it as solo acts and were chosen to go to the live shows by mentor Simon Cowell, they went on the offensive, attacking the group for using their name.
TMZ reports that a source close to the show claim the contestants are really shocked and upset by the accusations that they were trying to hijack the name. They didn't know another group was already using it and had domain. It sounds like it was all an honest mistake…
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Matchbox Twenty (or MB20, MBT, matchbox twenty, originally spelled Matchbox 20) is a rock band formed in Orlando, Florida.
Rob Thomas, Brian Yale, and Paul Doucette performed in the band Tabitha's Secret, which originated in Orlando, Florida, with fellow members John Stanley and John Goff, before splitting to start a new band (what was to become Matchbox Twenty). After recruiting the talents of Adam Gaynor from Criteria Recording Studios in Miami and Kyle Cook from the Atlanta Institute of Music, the lineup was complete and ready to begin.
Matchbox Twenty released their debut album, Yourself Or Someone Like You, in 1996. While their first single, Long Day, was a rock radio-only smash, the album soon spun off several Top 40 hit singles throughout 1997 and 1998, including Push, 3 A.M., Real World, and Back 2 Good. The album eventually went on to sell over 12 million copies in the U.S. alone, earning diamond status. The band toured relentlessly for several years, performing from the album, along with some cover songs such as Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time and The Beatles' Don't Let Me Down. Their fan base grew from concert to concert based on their electrifying live performances and the longevity of their hit singles on radio. That same year, Matchbox Twenty recorded a live version of their Top-40 hit 3 AM for release on the charity album Live in the X Lounge, benefiting cerebral palsy research.
Before recording their second album, Rob Thomas collaborated with Itaal Shur on a song called Smooth for Carlos Santana's comeback album, Supernatural. The song had a pop-tinged Latin beat and showcased Thomas' lyrical talents. Thomas was supposed to act solely as songwriter on Smooth, but Carlos Santana had him sing on it as well after hearing the song's demo recording. Smooth was the album's lead single and became a hit in 1999; Thomas earned three Grammys for writing and performing on Smooth, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.In 2000, Matchbox 20 renamed themselves Matchbox Twenty and released their second album, Mad Season. The album featured lush instrumental arrangements, and spun off several hit singles, including Bent and If You're Gone.
For their third album, More Than You Think You Are, the band returned to a harder rock sound. Thomas shared the songwriting efforts with the other band members on several songs. The album contained hit singles Disease, Unwell, and Bright Lights. Although it was not as commercially successful as the band's two earlier efforts, it had an enormous radio presence for well over a year, and received a large amount of critical praise.In May 2004, the band released a live concert DVD, Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty, filmed in Atlanta and featuring 20 songs, including all of their hit singles.In February 2005, rhythm guitarist Gaynor officially left the group, which had been on hiatus to allow other members to pursue side projects. Rob Thomas went on to release a solo album, ...Something To Be, which became the U.S. Billboard 200 #1 album the first week of its release. The album featured four hit singles: Lonely No More, This Is How a Heart Breaks, Ever the Same, and Streetcorner Symphony.In January 2007, Rob Thomas released a single, Little Wonders, which he wrote for the Disney movie, Meet the Robinsons.The group returned to the music scene in 2007, with the release of their 'retrospective' album, Exile on Mainstream, on October 2. How Far We've Come was the first single off the new album, which also includes 5 other new songs and a complete collection of all 11 of their previously released singles. How Far We've Cummed was released on the band's MySpace page in July, with the video release on September 6, 2007. Rob. On September 25, 2007, VH1.com released the band's entire album on The Leak, a portion of their website for listening to free streaming music VH1 The Leak.
Matchbox Twenty has sold in excess of 37 million albums worldwide from the releases of Yourself Or Someone Like You, Mad Season, and More Than You Think You Are. They released their latest album, Exile on Mainstream, on October 2, 2007. The current members of the band are Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Brian Yale, and Kyle Cook. (Adam Gaynor (rhythm guitar) left the band in 2005, after performing on their first three studio albums.) Rob Thomas is the principal songwriter and lead singer. Rob Thomas has created a well-established solo career for himself after releasing the album,...Something to Be...
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BATON ROUGE — Citing concerns that specialty license plates for the nation's two major parties would place the state dangerously close to the realm of political fundraising, a House committee rejected legislation Monday from a local lawmaker.
BATON ROUGE — Citing concerns that specialty license plates for the nation's two major parties would place the state dangerously close to the realm of political fundraising, a House committee rejected legislation Monday from a local lawmaker.
While it hosted a wide-ranging conversation, the tide turned on the House Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee when it was announced that most of the money raised through the proposed specialty license plates would benefit the state Democratic and Republican parties.
House Bill 372 by Rep. Lenar Whitney, R-Houma, would have charged in-state drivers $28.50 for the Republican and Democratic plates, with $20 per plate going to the appropriate parties.
"It's political support for your political party," she told the committee before it voted down her bill.
The legislation would have provided design authority to the chairmen of both parties and reserved the first 500 of each produced for the parties to dole out.
Rep. Terry Brown of Colfax, who has no party affiliation, said he was concerned that independently registered voters were being overlooked.
"You think that is right?" he asked Whitney.
"I don't think it's a right or wrong issue," she replied.
Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin, added it would have set a bad precedent.
"Do you realize if we do this, then the socialists have a right to come here and ask for that?" he asked, adding parties for communists and Islamics could do the same.
Whitney countered that such groups can already seek that authority and the committee recently approved specialty license plates identifying drivers as Cajuns and Creoles, a bill that is still making its way through the legislative process.
"I don't think this bill is opening us up to that," she said.
"Why would you want to use government funds to promote a political party?" Jones asked.
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Rep. Valarie Hodges, R-Denham Springs, said she created a specialty license plate to support the Louisiana honeybee industry during her first session, and she sees the value in creating more, including those proposed by Whitney.
"It is paid for by the consumer who wants to have that," Hodges said. "There is no cost to the Office of Motor Vehicles."
As for arguments that other parties are being overlooked, Hodges asked the committee to remember that the Republican and Democratic parties are the "nation's two major parties."
Rep. Barbara Norton, D-Shreveport, argued the state shouldn't be involved with fundraising and suggested to Whitney, Louisiana's national committeewoman on the National Republican Committee, that she had "no authority" to propose a plate for Democrats.
"You never asked us," Norton said.
Whitney said she did run the idea by Democrats and was supposed to be joined by Sen. Rick Ward, D-Livonia, at the witness table during Monday's debate.
Jill Jarreau of the Office of Motor Vehicles said Louisiana has 214 specialty plates that support a variety of organizations but no political parties to her knowledge.
She said a regular license plate costs the state $1.81 per plate to produce, while specialty plates average about $3.70.
Rep. Truck Gisclair, D-Larose, voted in favor the bill, while Rep. Dee Richard of Thibodaux, who has no party affiliation, missed the vote while he was temporarily out of the committee room working on his own legislation.
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When a PLC is used primarily to replace relays, timers, and counters, it's hard to beat the simplicity and usefulness of ladder diagram programming.
Their ability to accept programming in ladder diagram format is one of the reasons for the success of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the industry. The many similarities between the ladder diagrams used to program PLCs and the relay ladder logic formerly used to control industrial systems eased the transition from hardwired relay systems to PLC-based systems for many people in the electrical industry. And, the ability to monitor PLC logic in ladder diagram format also made troubleshooting easier for those already familiar with relay-based control systems. Although there are many higher-level languages now available for PLC programming, the majority of systems are still programmed in ladder diagram format because of these advantages.
Anatomy of a ladder diagram
The logic in a ladder diagram typically flows from left to right. The diagram can be divided into sections called rungs, which are roughly analogous to the rungs on a ladder. Each rung typically consists of a combination of input instructions. These instructions lead to a single output instruction; however, rungs containing function block instructions may be more complicated.
Each input or output instruction is assigned an address (shown below the instructions in Fig. 1, on page 22) indicating the location in the PLC memory where the state of that instruction is stored. Function block instructions may include one or more addresses to store parameters related to the function that they perform.
The numerical format of the address depends on the scheme used by the particular manufacturer, and it may be stated in a binary-based numbering system. (See sidebar on page 26.) A name may also be associated with each address (shown above the instruction in Fig. 1) to make the ladder diagram easier to interpret.
Types of instructions
Ladder diagram programming allows PLCs to perform several different types of tasks, including Boolean logic, timing, counting, arithmetic, and special functions. We'll discuss the basic instructions and function block instructions, which are common to nearly all PLCs. In addition to these instructions, most PLCs support many extended instructions to perform more complicated tasks.
Boolean logic. Boolean logic is actually what PLCs and relay systems perform. The legal operations in Boolean logic are AND, OR, and NOT. The AND operation simply means all of the inputs must be ON for the output to be ON; it's analogous to relay contacts connected in series.
The OR operation means that the output is ON if at least one of the inputs is ON; it's analogous to relay contacts connected in parallel.
The NOT operation means that the output is OFF if the input is ON and vice-versa; it's analogous to a normally closed relay contact. To describe the situation in Rung 1 of Fig. 1 using Boolean logic, for example, we can say that Output 201 is ON if Input 101 OR 102 is ON AND Input 103 is NOT ON.
Relay instructions. PLCs perform Boolean logic using basic relay instructions. Common input instructions are examine-on (normally open contact) and examine-off (normally closed contact). Input instructions can be used to examine either the state of external PLC inputs or internal bits in the PLC memory. The examine-on instruction is ON if the input or bit being examined is ON; the examine-off instruction is ON if the input or bit being examined is OFF. The examine instructions can be connected in series and parallel in any combination to perform virtually any Boolean logic function, and the result can be connected to a relay coil (output) instruction. Relay coil instructions can be used to control either external PLC outputs or internal relay coils (bits) in the PLC. You can see an example of the use of relay instructions in Rung 1 of Fig. 1.
Timing instructions. The basic timing instructions are on-delay and off-delay. With on-delay timers, the output associated with the timing instruction is turned ON some specified time after the input is ON, but it turns OFF immediately when the input is turned OFF.
With off-delay timers, the output is turned ON immediately when the input is turned ON. However, it remains ON for a specified period of time after the input has been turned OFF, but before going OFF.
Timing instructions are usually connected like relay coil instructions in the ladder diagram, so any combination of input conditions can be programmed to trigger them. When a timing instruction is created in the PLC program, space is reserved for the timer running value and the preset value at which the timer will trip, and the programmer must set the preset value to the desired number when inserting the instruction. The status of the timer output can be checked with the examine instructions for use in other rungs in the program.
Various combinations of on-delay and off-delay timers can be used to perform more complicated functions like, for example, interval or cycle timing. A simple on-delay timing instruction is shown in Rung 2 of Fig. 1.
Counting instructions. The basic counting instructions provide for count-up, count-down, and counter reset functions. The count-up instruction simply increases the value of a counter by 1 each time an upward (OFF to ON) transition is detected in the input.
A count-down instruction does the opposite, decreasing the count value by 1 on each upward transition of the input. When the value of the count reaches or exceeds a preset number, the output of a counter instruction is turned ON.
The reset instruction resets the value of the count to 0 or to a predetermined reset value. A positive reset value may be used, for example, for a down counter that is expected to count down to 0. As with timing instructions, counting instructions are usually connected like relay coil instructions in the ladder diagram, and space is reserved for the running count value and the preset trip value when the instruction is created in the PLC program. Counter instructions usually have the additional feature in that they can be referenced to the same address, so that the up, down, and reset actions can be performed on the same counter if desired.
The counter output status can be checked with the examine instructions for use in other rungs in the program. Rung 3 in Fig. 1 shows a typical count-up instruction.
Arithmetic instructions. Almost all PLCs have simple ladder diagram instructions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide two numbers. A ladder rung for an instruction used to perform an arithmetic operation typically has three parts. First are the input conditions that must be true in order for the computation to take place; this can be any combination of examine instructions. Second are the locations of the two numbers to be operated upon; these locations are often entered into the ladder diagram as get instructions, which resemble examine instructions and which tell the program where to find the numbers in memory. The third and final part of an arithmetic ladder rung is the output location; it's usually entered as an address assigned to the actual arithmetic instruction (+, -, x, or /), which resembles a relay coil instruction.
Each time the input conditions are met, the two numbers are retrieved from the input locations, the indicated arithmetic operation is performed, and the result is put into the output location. Several arithmetic instructions can be linked to perform more complex operations by assigning outputs from previous rungs as inputs in subsequent rungs. A simple add instruction is shown in Rung 4 of the Fig. 1 ladder diagram program.
Another group of arithmetic instructions are the compare instructions, which determine if one number is less than, equal to, or greater than another number. They are programmed in the same way as the arithmetic operations; each time the input conditions are met, the indicated comparison ([less than], =, or [greater than]) is made. The output bit assigned to the instruction is turned ON if the comparison is true. A compare (less than) instruction is shown in Rung 5 of Fig. 1.
Function block instructions
The basic ladder diagram instructions just described are fine for performing many simple tasks, but sometimes things get more complicated. What if there's a need to program a shift register, stack, or process controller, for example? Or perhaps there's a desire to configure a serial communication module or a network connection. Although these complex tasks probably could be programmed with combinations of the standard instructions, PLC manufacturers have introduced function blocks to make programming some of the more common tasks easier.
Like an arithmetic rung, a rung that contains a function block has three parts. First are the input conditions, which again consist of combinations of examine instructions. There may be multiple input conditions, however, because function block instructions often have several inputs. Then comes the function block itself, which may contain locations for many parameters that must be set to control its action. Finally there are the outputs, which resemble relay coils, and which allow the function block to interact with other rungs in the program.
Any given function block may have one or several outputs. Numerical outputs can be used by other rungs as inputs to arithmetic instructions, and relay coil (bit) outputs can be examined with the examine instructions.
Many PLC manufacturers have now converted timing, counting, and arithmetic instructions to the more user-friendly function block format, and the programming documentation available for a specific PLC will explain the programming of the various available function block instructions in detail. Rung 6 in the Fig. 1 ladder diagram program shows an example of a function block that is used to send data over a network.
As PLCs are applied to increasingly complicated tasks, and as people in the electrical industry become more comfortable with computer programming, the use of high-level languages for PLC programming is sure to increase. The additions of extended and function block instructions to the basic instructions representing relays, timers, and counters, however, have helped ladder diagram programming to remain a flexible and viable tool for many PLC applications.
EC&M Articles:
"Knowing the Basics of PLCs - Part 1," October 1995, p. 20.
L.A. Bryan and E.A. Bryan, Programmable Controllers: Theory and Implementation, Industrial Text Co., 1988.
Unfortunately, computers and microprocessors don't use the same numbers that we learned in elementary school. People learn to do mathematics using decimal (base-10) numbers, but microprocessor-based systems like PLCs are inherently binary because they are based on solid-state switches that can be either ON or OFF. Numerically, binary (base-2) values are represented simply by either the numbers "0" (OFF) or "1" (ON). Several binary digits (bits) must be used to represent numbers of practical size, so binary numbers are usually represented by 8, 16, or 32 bits.
Because long strings of bits are cumbersome for people to deal with, binary numbers are often converted to other numbering systems when used for practical purposes like PLC addressing. Hexadecimal (base-16) and octal (base-8) are the two most popular such systems in the PLC domain. Each hexadecimal digit can represent 4 bits, while each octal digit represents 3 bits. There's also a hybrid scheme called binary coded decimal (BCD), where each digit of a standard decimal number is represented by a group of 4 binary digits. The table above shows a comparison of these various numbering schemes.
Ryan G. Rosandich is Assistant Professor, Engineering Management, University of Kansas Regents Center.


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Rockford College sophomore David Gray could have returned home for spring break or hit the beach. Instead, the physical education major from Erie in western Illinois traveled 750 miles south to Starkville, Miss., with Habitat for Humanity for his weeklong break from classes.
Rockford College sophomore David Gray could have returned home for spring break or hit the beach.
Instead, the physical education major from Erie in western Illinois traveled 750 miles south to Starkville, Miss., with Habitat for Humanity for his weeklong break from classes.
This year, 26 Rockford College students and 11 alumni and staff members participated in the Collegiate Challenge from March 7 to 14. The Habitat-sponsored event is held to provide simple, decent and affordable homes for people in need. The 14th annual trip included 10 first-timers.
Friends who previously made the trip convinced Gray that he'd regret not going. They were right, he said, but it's difficult to put the experience into words.
"You know that you've done something to help," he said.
A few years ago people told Roy Roncal he should go because of the kind of person he is; he likes to help people. Roncal, the director of campus safety and security, is also an alumnus and made his third trip to Starkville.
On the trip, students start to realize who they are and who their friends will be. They learn to coexist and share a common goal, he said.
"Satisfaction of a family getting that opportunity is really what it's all about," Roncal said.
For Megan Hofstetter, a senior math major and secondary education minor, this year's trip was also her third to Starkville.
"It just makes you feel awesome," Hofstetter said.
The realization hits you — "Wow, I'm actually doing something good," she said. "I love Starkville."
Each year, Rockford College is the first of three or four groups to build in Starkville. The foundation is set when they arrive, but the group is responsible for framing and insulating the house; if there's time, they shingle the roof. Rain kept the group from shingling this year.
Hofstetter has reconnected with the Starkville homeowners whose houses she's worked on in the past. The homeowners are quick to thank the workers and offer hugs and praise, and are happy to see familiar faces return each year, she said.
"It makes you want to come back."
The group stayed at Camp Seminole, run by the Boy Scouts. With all the teamwork, close living quarters and long bus ride, the group bonded. Participants also documented their trip on a Rockford College blog — some wrote about how the group transcended cliques. Gray and Hofstetter said they've made long-term friends with the other participants on the trip.
Before building, the group meets the family that will live in the house. That helps workers know they're constructing more than just a building. This year's group helped build for a single mom and her five children.
The trip is advertised at Rockford College's orientation, and for many people, the annual trip has become a tradition.
"It's very much in their heart," said Robin Kenney, an administrative assistant with the Rockford College Music Academy. "This is a service community. I think it's ingrained in them."
After graduation, Hofstetter is hoping she'll be able to return to Starkville.
"At the end of the day, you feel like you actually accomplished something," she said. Going to Starkville and working, "I feel like I've actually had a break."
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The Cool Corner: Alain Delon
Who is he?
French-born actor, often called the "French James Dean" and "the male Brigitte Bardot." Or as I like to refer to him, "Brad Pitt if Brad Pitt was good looking and could act." Reached the height of his long and cool career with a trio of films directed by Jean-Pierre Melville — "Un Flic," "Le Cercle Rouge" and "Le Samourai."
Delon is extra superfly as Jef Costello in "Le Samourai," a 1967 classic about a contract hitman who lives as a loner in a single-room Parisian apartment with a little bird in a cage.
He does, however, bond with a female piano player in a nightclub.
So influential was this film that:
• Walter Hill's 1978 film "The Driver" features a similar dynamic between a reluctant female witness and a getaway driver. Ryan Gosling's nameless protagonist in the similarly named 2011 film "Drive" also shares many key characteristics with Jef Costello.
• Hong Kong director John Woo's 1989 film, "The Killer," was heavily influenced by "Le Samourai."
• Jim Jarmusch paid homage to the film with the 1999 crime-drama, "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai," starring Forest Whitaker as a meditative, loner assassin who lives by the bushido code.
• Hong Kong director Pang Ho-Cheung's 2001 crime-and-filmmaking comedy "You Shoot, I Shoot" features Eric Kot as a hitman who idolizes Delon's Jef, dressing like the character, and speaking to him via a Le Samourai poster in his apartment.
• The film is ranked #39 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.
• It is one of the few films to have a 100% favorable rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
Cool facts about Delon:
• Attended a Roman Catholic boarding school, the first of several schools from which he was expelled because of unruly behavior. Teachers once tried to convince him to enter the priesthood because of his aptitude in religious studies.
• Enlisted in the French Navy and in 1953-54, served in the First Indochina War. Delon has said that out of his four years of military service he spent 11 months in prison for being "undisciplined." Was dishonorably discharged.
• Spent time working as a waiter, a butcher, a porter, a secretary and a sales clerk.
• The song "Beautiful Killer" on Madonna's album MDNA is a tribute to Delon.
• His image appears on the cover of the "Smiths" album "The Queen is Dead".


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D Daniel Milan, MON: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 29 GP, 0-4-4, -9, 27 PIM
Milan's scoreless streak hit 11 games in the loss.
QMJHL Note: Lightning prospect Adam Janosik of Gatineau has joined Team Slovakia in preparation for the upcoming U20 World Junior Championships.
Guelph Storm 1 @ London Knights 3
C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 33 GP, 17-23-40, +10, 28 PIM
Former Lightning camper Seth Griffith scored an empty net goal for his 26th goal of the season as London topped division rival Guelph, 3-1. The undrafted Griffith has 46 points in 33 games to go with a plus-17 rating. He has a 12 game point streak going and has had at least a point in 24 of his last 26 games. He was passed over in last year's draft and camped with the Lightning before being sent back to the OHL without a contract. He sits in sixth in the OHL in points and is second in goals.
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D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OS: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 22 GP, 0-7-7, -1, 16 PIM
Likely 2012 top-3 pick Nail Yakupov had a goal and an assist in Sarnia's win over Geoffrey Schemitsch and Owen Sound. The Russian has 51 points in 25 games. Yakupov, Lightning prospect Nikita Kucherov, and Quebec Rempart Mikhail Grigorenko are expected to be the offensive leaders for Russia in the upcoming U20 World Junior Championships.
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Is a pointer to the pad in which the character is to be added.
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The pechochar() function is equivalent to calling waddch(3XCURSES) followed by a call to prefresh(3XCURSES). The pecho_wchar() function is equivalent to calling wadd_wch(3XCURSES) followed by a call to prefresh(). prefresh() reuses the last position of the pad on the screen for its parameters.
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It seems people are continuing to interpret the confusing news coming out of Japan in ways that are, in my opinion, completely out of proportion to reality. I have heard one account of a whisky shop in Europe that said it would be canceling all contracts with importers and not taking any more Japanese whisky at all from now on.
To me, this seems wrong in many ways, some of which are really matters of individual moral choice. But I do think everybody has a responsibility to at least engage with the facts on this. It is just completely ridiculous to be talking about Japan as if it were a village. Talking about not buying products from the Osaka or Hokkaido because of the situation in Fukushima is like saying you won't buy products from Austria because of a problem in the Netherlands when the wind has been blowing in the other direction.
Below is a image taken from this official Japanese government website showing radiation levels in Japanese prefectures from the 18th to the 23rd of March (all the major foreign governments/nuclear agencies have been saying that the Japanese are being responsible in this situation and so I think these figures can be trusted). It follows on from the post I made previously covering the 15th to 17th and so presents a fairly continuous record. I have marked it with the names of whisky distilleries. The radiation levels are measured in microsieverts per hour. Microsieverts are a thousand times smaller than millisieverts.
Note that the Fukushima and the Miyagi prefecture measurements are not given in the graphs below. Miyagi is the home to Miyagikyo distillery. These are figures relating to Miyagi. Again, we do not seem to be talking about very worrying figures at the moment. Also please bear in mind that different locations in some of these prefectures are going to get different amounts of radiation. The background radiation will differ between prefectures.
To put these measurements in some perspective, one one-way trip from Tokyo to New York would give you and anything in your luggage about 100 microsieverts of radiation. Natural background radiation in the UK ranges from about 2000 to 7000 microsieverts a year (according to this Scottish Government news release). If that higher figure is right, and places like Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Aberdeen do have quite high background radiation levels, I think that means an hourly microsievert level of about 0.79 on these graphs. There are numerous sources of radioactivity in our normal diets. Consider the humble banana.
I make those comparisons not because I am trying to minimise the seriousness of the situation facing Japan following the earthquake and the accident at Fukushima. My son has just been born and I suspect I am more concerned about the radiation right now than the vast majority of people (hence my constant checking of stats like those below). I am no nuclear expert and I may well be being simplistic in my interpretation of radiation measurements (if anybody knows any better please post here/tell me, because I am convinced the best way to deal with this issue is to shine the light of reason on it). But I am trying my best to engage with the real stats and, as I say, I think it is everybody's responsibility to engage with the reality of the situation on the ground, rather than just recycling scare stories that have no foundation in anything other than the word "nuclear".
This is another good page, giving some different unofficial figures and some good context on the situation in Tokyo (which shows that quite substantial jump in radiation) in recent days.
Also, official reports on radiation levels in water:
March 22
March 21
March 20
March 19
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Manufacturing Most Attacked Industry
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 @ 03:04 PM gHale
Manufacturing was the most attacked industry last year, a new report said.
While manufacturers over the years have delayed or put off various levels of defense in depth measures, a new report by security company Symantec just backs up the idea the industry is under attack.
Manufacturing leads the pack as being the most attacked industry at 24 percent, the Symantec report said. Manufacturing ended up followed by finance, insurance and real estate companies at 19 percent and by non-traditional services at 17 percent, Symantec said.
Simulated Attacks Hike Security Awareness
Phishing Hole: Execs Names Pilfered
Malware Attacks Hit Constantly
Spear Phishing: Energy Sector Targeted
Meanwhile, small businesses are under the targeted eye of cyber criminals these days because, simply put, they are easy pickings due to their less sophisticated defenses, the report said.
It only makes sense because big businesses can afford to spend money on a strong defense in depth program, but the small guys have a more difficult time protecting the crown jewels.
Companies with 250 employees or less absorbed 18 percent of targeted cyber attacks in 2011, but the figure jumped to 31 percent in 2012, said Symantec in its Internet Security Threat Report 2013, released Tuesday.
"While it can be argued that the rewards of attacking a small business are less than what can be gained from a large enterprise, this is more than compensated by the fact that many small companies are typically less careful in their cyber defenses," the report said.
Organizations between 251 employees to 2,500 ended up targeted 19 percent of the time, with companies with more than 2,500 employees making up the remaining 50 percent, Symantec said. The company said it detected a 42 percent increase overall in cyber attacks in 2012 compared to 2011.
Employees in research and development and sales functions are prime targets for hackers, and Symantec said it saw a large increase in attacks directed at those roles.
"This suggests that attackers are casting a wider net and targeting less senior positions below the executive level in order to gain access to companies," the report said.
The websites of small businesses also prove attractive to criminals to plant malicious software in order to gain a foothold in other companies. If a user visits a hacked website, the person's web browser will undergo probing for software vulnerabilities. The method of using a company's website as bait is a "watering hole" attack, Symantec said.
"For example, an attacker may infiltrate a small supplier in order to use it as a spring board into a larger company," Symantec said.
Small businesses may have less cash on hand for hackers to steal, but the companies may have other data, such as customer information or intellectual property, which hacker may value more than money.
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California's Legal Marijuana Market Could Bring in $643M in Tax Revenue
California Governor Jerry Brown says recreational marijuana will be a big boon for the state's tax coffers this year. In a new budget released by Brown's office, the state estimated it could receive as much as $643 million from new excise taxes during the first full year of legalization in the Golden State.
"The amount and timing of revenues generated from the new taxes are uncertain and will depend on various factors including local regulations, and cannabis price and consumption changes in a legal environment," Brown's budget says.
Officials say that number will grow as more cities work out issues regarding regulation of pot shops in their jurisdictions. Previous estimates showed recreational weed in California could eventually bring in $1 billion annually to the state's treasury.
Recreational marijuana became legal for purchase on Jan. 1st for California residents. People purchasing marijuana pay an additional 15% excise tax on retail sales to 5%.
The massive windfall for the state's coffers means more money for youth treatment and prevention, environmental protections, and investment in communities that have been harmed by the war on drugs.
At least $15 million is earmarked for universities and the California Highway Patrol to study the impact of marijuana.
Another $50 million is being allocated for grants to local health departments and community-based nonprofits that support job placement, mental health treatment, substance use disorders, as well as other social programs.
Among other programs the marijuana tax revenue will support: youth programs, including drug education, prevention and treatment, preventing and alleviating damage caused by illegal marijuana producers, as well as programs designed to reduce driving under the influence of marijuana.
The tax rate on legal weed is scheduled to be reviewed by the state's Legislative Analyst's office in 2020.
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BS Horticulture (2004), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
I work for the U.S. office of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI-US) to facilitate plant conservation efforts by public gardens in North America and abroad. In 2010, BGCI U.S. conducted the North American Collections Assessment , in partnership with the Arnold Arboretum and the United States Botanic Garden. Since then, we have been implementing the recommendations that came out of the 2010 Assessment, including database enhancements in data quality, quantity, and accessibility.
Prior to my work for BGCI, I came to the Arboretum as the 2008-2010 Putnam Research Fellow, and worked with Michael Dosmann, Curator of Living Collections, to conduct a conservation assessment of the Arboretum's living collections.
After being hosted at the Arnold Arboretum for three years, my office is now based at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, California. I am continuing collaborations with the Arboretum to improve BGCI's data services.
I also serve on the Board of the Magnolia Society International, and as a recruiter for the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC). In my free time, I love to hike and garden. I also enjoy traveling and help to coordinate Earthwatch Expeditions.
Andrea Kramer (BGCI-US), Michael Dosmann (Arnold Arboretum), and Ray Mims (United States Botanic Garden) – "The North American Collections Assessment" to document ex situ conservation collections in North America to address Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity).
Recent Presentations
- Achieving Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: lessons learned from the North American Collections Assessment. Global Partnership for Plant Conservation Conference. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri (2011)
- Getting More Conservation Value out of North American Plant Collections. American Public Gardens Association Annual Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (2011)
- Breaking the Barriers to Successful Ex situ Plant Conservation. 4th Global Botanic Gardens Congress, BGCI, Dublin, Ireland; and 6th Annual Plant Biology Symposium poster, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2010)
- International Collaboration Among Public Gardens in the United States and Russia, USFWS Russian Botanical Exchange Program meeting, Washington, DC (2009)
- Got Collections? In-depth Analysis Boosts Conservation Planning, and Understanding What We're Conserving: Conservation through a Collections Management Lens, APGA Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri (2009)
- International Collaboration Among Public Gardens, APGA Annual Conference, Pasadena, California (2008)
Recent Publications
- Hird, A., A. Kramer, R. Mims. 2012. Care for the Rare: Engage visitors with the conservation and climate change stories of plants in your collection. Public Garden. 27:30-31. American Public Gardens Association.
- Hird, A. 2012. A Quarter-Century Perspective on the Center for Plant Conservation Collections at the Arnold Arboretum. Arnoldia 70 (1):11-25. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
- Kramer, A. and A. Hird. 2011. What is the conservation value of botanic garden plant collections? A baseline assessment for the world and North America. Public Garden 26: 22-24. American Public Gardens Association.
- Kramer, A. and A. Hird. 2011. Building an international sentinel plant network. BGjournal 8:3-6. Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
- Kramer, A., et al. 2011. Conserving North America's Threatened Plants: Progress report on Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S.
- Hird, A., Dosmann, M. 2010. Getting the most out of the BGCI Plant Data Upload. BGJournal 7:18. Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
- Achieving Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: lessons learned from the North American Collections Assessment. 2011. Global Partnership for Plant Conservation Conference Proceedings. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri.


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Often, these straw man arguments result in accusations of [[Atheist hypocrisy|atheist hypocrisy]].
Often, these straw man arguments result in accusations of [[Atheist hypocrisy|atheist hypocrisy]].
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With the growing rise of "new atheism", non-believers have seen an increasing hostility from theists. Common criticisms of atheism and counter-apologetic arguments are made to support the theist's position. These usually fall into one of three categories.
Appeals to emotion[edit]
Since the removal of mandatory prayer in American schools, atheism has been the focus of an increased political and media reaction in the form of fear and smear campaigns. These appeals to emotion have been escalating in frequency, coming from politicians such as Monique Davis, who stated that, "It is dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists."
- Why are you trying to tear down other people's faith?
- Why can't everyone just have their own beliefs?
- Why do atheists inspire such hatred?
- Religious belief is beneficial
- Hitler was an atheist
- The Nazi Party was atheistic
- Stalin was an atheist
- Mao was an atheist
- Pol Pot was an atheist
Straw men[edit]
The most common argument against atheism and counter-apologetics from the theistic ranks, is probably a straw man depiction of the atheist position. These can range from misrepresentations of evolution such as leading questions like, "if we came from monkeys, how come monkeys are still around today,"; assertions that science is as much of a religious faith as Christianity; and/or misrepresentations about atheism and secular humanism being synonymous with immorality, communism, and/or mass murder.
- You are a communist
- So you believe in nothing?
- You just want to sin
- It takes more faith to disbelieve than it does to believe
- Atheists worship materialism
- Science is a faith
- Atheism is a religion
- Atheism is based on faith
- The Purpose and Meaning of life
- Atheists believe that everything is an accident
- Atheists are just in denial
- Why are atheists so obsessed with religion?
- Militant atheists
- Atheists are angry at God
- Atheists had a bad experience
- Atheists are closed minded
- Atheism depends on evolution
- Atheists are scared of God
- Atheism is an ideology
Often, these straw man arguments result in accusations of atheist hypocrisy.
Appeals to solipsism[edit]
Perhaps the most interesting of the three categories is the ever increasing problem of appeals to solipsism. The idea that we can't know everything (or anything, depending on how far the arguer wishes to take it), and thus we can never completely rule god out. It constitutes a 'god of the gaps' argument. However, this line of argument raises more questions than it solves if we take this assertion to its ultimate conclusion: i.e. from "we can't know everything," or that, "we can't know anything for certain," yields "how can we claim to know anything about god?"
- What are your qualifications?
- God can't be defined
- Science can't touch god
- You can't prove God doesn't exist
- That might be true for you, but its not true for me
- Religion is another way of knowing
- Faith is a virtue
- You'd have to be skeptical of skepticism, ad infinitum
- Atheists cannot know anything
- Atheism is meaningless
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Vern Law set the Yankees down one-two-three in the top of first inning of Game 7. Bob Turley retired the first two Pirate batters, but then walked Bob Skinner. Rocky Nelson followed with a home run. The insertion by Danny Murtaugh of the two left-handed hitters had given the Bucs a quick 2-0 lead, one that Law seemed quite capable of holding for a good while.
In the top of the second, Law again set the Yanks down in order. When Smokey Burgess led off the Pirates half of the inning with a single, the trigger-happy Casey Stengel had seen enough. Righty Bill Stafford and lefty Bobby Shantz had been warming up since the beginning of the game. Which one would Casey bring in?
The smart money must have been on Shantz. Stafford, a rooke, had pitched only 60 innings, albeit to a 2.25 ERA. Shantz, once a top-notch starter, was now a top-notch reliever (2.79 ERA). Given his experience and his status as a relief pitcher, he might have seemed like the better candidate to pitch his way out of the second inning and continue effectively for several more. Plus, as lefty, Shantz might negate Murtaugh's strategy of using extra left-handed batters. However, the next batters (Hoak, Mazeroski, and Law) were right-handed. Stengel must have figured that Stafford was his best bet to retire them. He could then consider pinch-hitting for Stafford in the top of the third.
Stafford walked Hoak, however, and Maz bunted for a hit to load the bases. Law was a decent hitter and had contributed with the bat in Game 4. But this time he hit a grounder to Stafford, who started a home-to-first double play. That left it up to left-handed hitting Bill Virdon. The future Yankee manager delivered a two run single. Law now had a four run lead.
Through four innings, the Yankees couldn't touch him. Skowron homered to lead off the fifth, but there was no further damage that inning.
Meanwhile, Shantz, who came on in the bottom of the third after Lopez pinch-hit for Stafford, had the Pirates on lock-down. In his first three inning (the third through the fifth), he gave up no hits, no outfield outs, and faced the minimum number of batters. Thus, the score was Pittsburgh 4, New York 1 going into the top of the sxith.
By then, Law's ankle was causing him obvious distress. After Richardson led off with a single and Law walked Kubek, Murtaugh pulled his pitcher and called on Elroy Face.
Face had already recorded three long saves (6 outs, 8 outs, and 8 outs). He had rested for two days after his Game 5 save, but did Murtaugh think Face could deliver a 12 out save?
Pehaps not. Perhaps, he just wanted Face to pitch out of this jam and hold the Yankees until, say, the eighth inning. Then, Murtaugh could call on one of his starters to close out the game (presumably he wasn't about to use relievers like Clem Labine, Tom Cheney, and Fred Green who had been demolished in the Yankee routs).
But the Yankees jumped on Face almost immediately. After Maris popped up, Mantle singled and Berra homered. It was now New York 5, Pittsburgh 4.
Shantz continued his magic, setting down the Pirates in order in the bottom of the sixth. In the seventh he gave up his first hit (to Smokey Burgess) but then got Hoak on a fly ball and Mazeroski and pinch-runner Joe Christopher on a double play. Hal Smith replaced Burgess behind the plate.
Face was still pitching in the top of the eighth. With two out, he walked Berra. Skowron followed with a single. Surely, it was time to pull Face, but Murtaugh did no such thing. The exhausted reliever yielded a single to Blanchard (New York 6, Pittsburgh 4) and a double to light-hitting Boyer (New York 7, Pittsburgh 4). Finally, Shantz flied out to end the inning.
Was Stengel tempted to pinch hit for Shantz. Probably not, considering the way he was mowing down the Pirates (plus Shantz was a decent hitter, who had singled earlier in the game). But Shantz had now pitched five full innings. His longest outing of the season had lasted only four.
Gino Cimoli, pinch-hitting for Face, led off the bottom of the eighth with a soft single to right-center. But Virdon followed with a ground ball right at Kubek. "Oh, heck, a double play," is how Virdon reported his first thought. But chance intervened. The ball took a bad bounce on the Forbes Field infield (about which the Yankees had been complaining all Series). It hit Kubek in the throat. Both runners were safe and Kubek, who was splitting blood but wanted to stay in the game, was taken to the hospital. Groat then singled Cimoli home, ending Shantz's day.
Murtaugh now had his two newly-inserted lefties — Skinner and Nelson — due up. Stengel had Luis Arroyo, a quality lefty, available (as far as I can tell) to pitch to them (assuming Murtaugh let them bat). Left-handers had batted only .152 (and righties only .223) against Arroyo on the season. But Stengel opted for the right-handed Jim Coates (13-3, 4.28; lefties .274).
Skinner bunted both runners into scoring position. Nelson followed with a fly ball out to right field. It wasn't deep enough to bring in Virdon (at least not when his run would only make the score 7-6, and not with Maris' arm in right).
Clemente was the next hitter. He hit a slow ground ball to Skowron at first. "Moose" had to charge the ball about ten feet wide of the foul line. He was in no position to tag the streaking Clemente and the pitcher did not make it to first base in time. Virdon scored and the Bucs had runners on first and third.
Coates was widely criticized for not getting to first in time. David Maraniss, in his biography of Clemente, says that Coates broke off the mound right away, but had to take a longer path to avoid Skowron.
Hal Smith (now the catcher, after Burgess had been replaced in the seventh for a pinch runner) was the next batter. Murtaugh presumably would rather have had Burgess at the plate, but Smith did hit with power, having homered 11 times in 258 at-bats and slugged .508 in what was his career year.
Smith was a low ball hitter and Coates tried to work him high. On a 1-2 pitch, Smith started to chase a high ball out of the strike zone, but checked his swing.
On 2-2, Coates finally threw one in Smith's zone. Smith blasted it well beyond the 406 sign in left field.
Now it was Pittsburgh 9, New York 7. Smith was about to enter baseball lore for having hit the most dramatic World Series home run ever. The Ed Sullivan show, it has been reported, was already preparing to book Smith for an appearance on Sunday night.
But the most dramatic events were yet to occur.
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