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Sathya Sai Baba 1st anniversary news 24/4/2012 –
Posted by robertpriddy on April 24, 2012
One year on from the day Sathya Sai Baba was clandestinely 'disconnected' from is life support, the Deccan Herald reports that the number of devotees visiting Prashanti Nilayam have dwindled:-
"For thousands of Sai devotees who had made Puttaparthi their home, the situation is unimaginable. The feeling of insecurity has slowly begun to sink in. Things are not the same here anymore. Almost all commercial establishments have seen a slump. Although it is not deep enough to cause panic, the pattern is something they had never witnessed earlier. Even some of the devotees, who seemed too ardent to indulge in discussions regarding Baba a year ago, are caught in debates characterised by doubts. Puttaparthi Builders Association Secretary Jothi Keshav said: "We have been able to do only 10 per cent of what we did in 2009 and 2010. The demand is just not there."
That doubts – long censored and suppressed by every means available – are being discussed is positive, though not remarkable considering the vast web of scandals and deceptions Sathya Sai Baba is now known to have been involved in before his ignominious death, the real date and medical cause of which has been religiously covered up.
AT THE SAME TIME comes the news that Sathya Sai Baba's nephew R J Ratnakar, who took over the key position in the multi´billion dollar Sai Central Trust., has been accused as unfit for the office by one of the relatives of Sathya Sai Baba, Ganapathi Raju (also according to the Deccan Herald)
See also:-
Puttaparthi becoming a ghost town?
Puttaparthi not what it was with 'heart ripped out'
Protests in Puttaparthi against Sai Central Trust
Puttaparthi loses grandeur?


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To meet the December 16 deadline, all applicants must take General GRE, GRE-Subject Test in Physics (and TOEFL, if applicable) no later than October 2019.
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After just a couple of weeks from the official launch, we are happy to announce that the Open Perception organization is sponsoring its first ever PCL Code Sprint. And because we are seriously standing by our commitment to make PCL truly cross-platform, this code sprint is very different than what we're used to: Fix PCL on Mac! What this means is that the lucky participant(s), besides fame and glory, will be receiving financial support through our already established code sprint pipeline, for working on improving the usability of PCL on OS X, and tackling several important issues, such as:
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Pratt & Whitney's JT8D engine, an icon of aviation history, celebrates 50 years of dependable service this month, making it one of the most successful gas turbine engines in history. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
"The JT8D engine gave true meaning to our 'dependable engines' pledge," said Andrew Tanner, vice president, Customer Service, Pratt & Whitney. "More than 14,750 JT8D engines have been built, accumulating more than half a billion hours of reliable service since 1964. In fact, in 1987, Pratt & Whitney delivered its 25,000th commercial jet engine – a JT8D-200."
The JT8D-Standard engine family covers a thrust range from 14,000 to 17,000 pounds. The newer JT8D-200 engine family offers 18,500 to 21,700 pounds of thrust and is the exclusive power for the popular MD-80 series aircraft. Although production of the JT8D engine ended in 2001, there are still approximately 1,800 JT8D engines flying today, proving the engine's reliability.
At one point, JT8D engine sales and service contributed about half of United Technologies' profits. Today, it continues to generate revenue through aftermarket services, repairs, spare parts sales and kits to make it quieter and cleaner burning.
The JT8D engine traces its roots to the late 1950s, when a Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet powered an early type of cruise missile called Hound Dog. With the addition of a two-stage fan and two additional low turbine stages, the engine that started as a "throwaway" on a missile evolved into the JT8D engine series. Its first application was on the Boeing 727 trijet. It went on to power such aircraft as the Aerospatiale SE210 Caravelle, Boeing 737-100/-200, Douglas Corporation DC-9, McDonnell Douglas MD-80, Kawasaki C-1, Dassault-Mercure Breguet, and the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) E-8 aircraft.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, auxiliary and ground power units, and small turbojet propulsion products. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Connecticut, is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC, visit its website at www.utc.com, or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.


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This article originally appeared in "Computers and Technology" by Juliana Smith in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
User-Submitted Family Tree Collections
Among the most popular resources made available on the Web are collections of user-submitted family tree files. These collections are typically created as users upload their family data in the form of GEDCOM files. If you do not currently have a file in electronic format, many sites will also let you build your file online by entering your family information into forms.
There are, however, drawbacks to these collections. The quality of the information is often poor, and in many cases the sources for the information are not cited. Each fact should be verified before being incorporated into your family tree.
Adding to the problem is the ease with which individuals can graft entire branches onto their files. Huge files can be downloaded quickly and easily, and merged into existing databases. Because so many researchers do not take the time to seek out records to corroborate the information that they are importing, the spread of bad information can become viral.
Despite these obstacles, there is good information in these collections and many researchers have connected with long-lost cousins because of them. Providing that solid research methodology is employed, the clues in these collections can be very helpful and they are tools that should not be overlooked.
Mailing Lists and Message Boards
Queries and communication between genealogists was formerly limited to postings in society periodicals or magazines that often took months to reach their audience, which consisted of other subscribers, fellow society members, or individuals who took the time to seek out copies held in libraries.
Today's technology provides a way for genealogists to post queries, seek advice, and share information easily in real time in the form of mailing lists and message boards. All of this information can be saved in archives, to be searched days, weeks, months, and even years later, and the potential audience for these mailing lists, message boards, and their respective archives is global.
What Are They?
While mailing lists and message boards are similar in purpose, the difference lies in the way the information is distributed. With mailing lists, a copy of every message posted is sent to all of the list's subscribers. In addition, most lists have an online archive where past messages can also be searched. RootsWeb.com hosts nearly 30,000 mailing lists.
Message boards are online forums where each message is posted to the board. Users can choose to receive notifications when items are posted to boards of interest. Message boards are also searchable. The largest collection of message boards is available through Ancestry.com and RootsWeb.com (the same boards can be accessed through either site.) Another popular service is GenForum, which is hosted at Genealogy.com. Cyndi's List has an extensive list of forums.
There are boards and lists for surnames, geographic locations, and for various other topics, and the content of each will vary in accordance with its purpose and the rules set by the administrator. Many of the posts are queries'messages from people seeking to contact others who may have shared ancestors, information on a particular line, or tips on how to go about a certain type of research.
More and more of these forums are also being used to archive transcriptions from records, newspapers, and other sources, and these archives are often indexed by search engines, increasing the exposure of posts. We all have tidbits on people who share our ancestors' surnames, but who we are not quite sure are related. By posting these tidbits to the list or board, you may be able to connect with a descendant of the person or people in the record. Information provided by others reading your post may even help you to either make a connection or rule them out as possible relatives. Even if you don't make any connections, using a message board or mailing list is a great way to help other researchers, learn new strategies, and share methodology.
Before You Post
Before posting anything, it is important to read the welcome message (sent when you sign up for mailing lists), or message board guidelines where available (typically found in a 'Links and Announcements' section of the message board). You'll especially want to look for a description of the focus of the list, and what constitutes an acceptable posting and what topics are not appropriate. While a list may focus on a particular country, it may only be for data and queries, and it may not be for the cultural aspects. Others may welcome recipes, traditions, and history. It all depends on the administrator's preferences and this information is helpful to you in deciding whether or not that forum is right for your needs.
Familiarize yourself with what is available and then decide where you will most likely find the answers you seek. There are boards for specific surnames, geographic locations, and specialty topics, such as 'Naturalization Records,' 'Mexican Revolution,' 'Emigration Patterns,' 'Icelanders in Dakota,' or 'Cherokee Nation,' to name a few.
Another important aspect that should be investigated is where your replies to a mailing list go. Some lists send responses only to the sender and to send a reply, you need to select 'Reply to All.' Others may have it set so that all replies go to the entire list. Be careful to note where your replies go. This type of information will also be included in the 'welcome message.'
Posting Effectively
To get the most from these forums, it is important to craft your message so that it will catch the attention of anyone who has information. Many mailing lists offer digest versions, where each message is attached and only the subject line is visible. In addition, many people simply don't have enough time in the day to read every message that comes through the mailing lists they subscribe to. Most people set up a filter to automatically move them from their inbox into folders that can be browsed when time allows. For busy mailing lists, which can generate hundreds of messages every day, this keeps inboxes from being cluttered and headlines can be scanned for items of interest. (For more on organizing with folders, see the previous section on 'Computer Organization.')
For this reason, a good subject line is critical. A subject line of 'genealogy' or 'searching for ancestors' for a posting to a genealogical mailing list is stating the obvious and won't have the desired effect. In addition, a post to the Kelly surname list should have a more specific subject line than Kelly ancestors. Presumably everyone on the list is looking for Kelly ancestors. A good subject line will tell which Kelly, when he or she lived (approximately at least) and where. The following is a good example:
- Kelly, James, ca. 1813'1896, IRE>NYC>Brooklyn
Particulars can be filled in later in the body of the message. Your message should contain pertinent information but not the entire family history'just enough to help whoever is reading it to identify the person you are looking for. A brief message that is to the point, but that carries enough information to let people identify the individual should they have any related information is best. Most people don't want to take the time to read a long, drawn-out query. The first paragraph should contain the 'who, what, where, and when' of your request. Details can be filled in after you have gotten the attention of your targeted audience.
More tips for effective posting include the following:
- Include only one request in your post. Too many requests may decrease your chances for a response. Other inquiries can be better targeted if they are posted separately.
- Include a brief summary of places you have already checked for the information. This way you won't waste other people's time, and your own, as you receive and sort through half a dozen replies telling you to follow leads you have already followed.
- Capitalize SURNAMES so that they are easy to pick out of the post and subject lines. (You should not capitalize an entire message as it makes it more difficult to read and is the online equivalent of shouting.)
- Be careful with abbreviations in your query. Remember that many forums have members from all parts of the world who may not be familiar with the same abbreviations that we use. Spell words out whenever possible. This will eliminate the possibility of misinterpretation.
- Familiarize yourself with online resources so that you don't post unnecessary requests. If you are looking for a geographic location, try some of the online maps that are available to locate an ancestor's town.
- When posting to a mailing list, check your e-mail settings. Make sure to only send plain text to mailing lists. Others may not have the capability to read HTML-coded messages and you want your message to be readable by as many people as possible.
- Do not send a query as an attachment. Many viruses are transmitted as attachments and as a result, most people wisely refrain from opening attachments on e-mail from people they don't know.
- Sign your post with your name and e-mail address. Some e-mail readers don't show the address that an e-mail is received from and a recipient with the information you are looking for can't respond to you if they don't have your e-mail address. In addition, when the message appears in the archives, your contact information should be easy to pick out.
- Reread your post carefully before you send it. Check for typos. Did you include all the necessary information? (Remember the four W's: Who, What, Where, When) Are all of your facts correct? Have you signed it properly?
- Be careful of what information you post online, particularly when referring to living persons. Be sure to respect people's privacy and keep yourself and your family safe from those who might use information found online for fraudulent purposes.
- If you find information worth sharing, post it to the appropriate list and share the source of the information so that others may benefit from your finds. As you help others, they will be more eager to help you in return.
- Always be polite on the lists and refrain from flaming (angry or insulting messages). No one wants to help someone who is constantly complaining or is mean to others.
- Keep a log of your e-mail messages so you know what requests you have already put out and when.
By using common sense and following simple guidelines, you can benefit greatly from genealogical forums. They are a great place to make friends, find relatives, and retrieve information.
With the large number of e-mails that many people have to go through, it can be difficult to monitor every e-mail that comes through mailing lists, particularly when one belongs to a number of them, or even just one very busy list. Deleting large numbers of messages can make a person feel that he or she has not adequately scanned everything that has gone through the inbox. When this happens, it can be beneficial to search the mailing list or message board archive to see if anyone has posted anything of interest for your area or surnames of interest. This is also a helpful option if you are looking for an answer to a question that has probably been asked before.
Mailing list archives. To search mailing list archives at RootsWeb.com, go to the mailing list main page and locate the list that you are interested in. With the subscription information, there should be a link to any archives that are available. Lists are typically archived by year so if this is your first foray into the archives, you'll want to do searches for each year so that you don't miss anything.
Message boards. Ancestry.com message boards can be searched from the message board main page using the basic search box. You have a choice of searching for a particular surname board, or searching all the boards for a particular name or term. In addition, by clicking on the 'Advanced Search' link in that same line, you can refine your search. For example, search for the surname in the appropriate field and include a location in the space for 'Find Messages Containing.' This yields hits on any list where that surname and location appear. A Soundex option is also available. GenForum allows you to search for a particular board, but doesn't support the ability to search all of the message boards for a term, nor does it have an advanced search.
Other Considerations
As with other secondary sources, information found on message boards and mailing lists needs to be backed up with evidence, but the connections you make through these forums can provide clues that aren't available anywhere else. Family Bibles, records, photographs, and heirlooms may have traveled down other lines and it is only by connecting with these distant cousins that you may learn of the existence of such artifacts.
In addition, transcriptions posted to message boards and mailing lists make these resources more valuable all the time. After searching for years for my great-grandmother's death date, we were able to locate it after someone posted a transcription of some Brooklyn obituaries from an old newspaper to a mailing list.
The goal of family historians is often to publish their family history findings in some form. In some cases that form is electronic. With increased availability of Web space many genealogists are choosing it as the venue on which to publish their family histories. Content and quality varies on these sites, with some individuals only posting undocumented family trees, poorly and hastily thrown together, while others include well-documented findings, with creative text, photos, maps, and other images woven together to create an electronic heirloom.
As described in the section titled 'Communication and Sharing,' many family historians are also posting their findings by adding their family tree to one of several user-submitted collections of trees. Regardless of the format in which family history information is put on the Web, those who publish their information must recognize that the information will likely be downloaded by others who will possibly not give proper attribution, despite the fact that they may be in violation of copyright laws.
There are alternatives for those who would like to publish their findings in a more private manner. MyFamily.com offers private websites by subscription where family historians can post family trees, electronic images and photographs, family recipes, stories, and news. Only those who have been invited by the site administrator can view the content and the administrator can manage the input of site members by designating them as either 'guest' (member can see content but not make additions) or 'user' (member can view and add to content).
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Grant Bage pays tribute to a Town supporter and purveyor of "friendship, chocolate bars and chat."
'Football' is a restless beast and football's blogs, tweets and print media are twitching with unease; not just amongst Town fans, but amongst all fans. That unease centres on some simple questions. Exactly why do we love football, follow a club and spend vast amounts of money and time in the process? Does coming to Portman Road every other Saturday really mean anything, anymore, in a 21st century consumed by consumerism?
In my heart the fan's romance beats strong. Yet there is a decent argument to be made that wage levels are obscene, ticket prices are crazy, players are cynical, the sport is over-exposed and a lust for money has degraded what used to be spontaneous and comparatively egalitarian entertainment into a televised and repetitive 'product'.
OK yeah … but despite such blatant shortcomings, football retains a mysterious hold over my middle-aged mind. And I have finally worked out, after the recent dull seasons of Town toiling at home, that my fidelity is inexplicable when linked simply to events on the pitch. If we relied only on what 'professionals' serve up as 'entertainment' would most of us bother to watch – let alone PAY?
I doubt it. The worse the actual football has grown, particularly at Portman Road during the last few years, the clearer it becomes that football as a fan is so much more than 90 minutes of sport: football is really about ritual, community and friendship. That is why this blog bears tribute to a woman who never played football and very rarely went; but whom for me, over the years, grew to signify so much about what football really 'means', at the bottom of my blue and white heart.
Joyce Wade died on 14 November, 2012. For the last 53 years she had been a (more or less) unbroken presence to her many and varied neighbours in Elliott Street, Ipswich. That was because, like scores of others fifty years ago, Joyce lived above and ran a local corner shop. She and her prospective husband Roy opened their few square yards of floorboards, shelves, tins and jars in July 1959. Sandwiched between London Road and Portman Road, the lattice of Victorian terraces from which Joyce drew customers was in the early 1960s a hive of active pubs, clubs, shops, garages, small factories and businesses. This was an age when the supermarket, out of town shopping and credit cards were still distant or unimagined. This was 'The Town' not of football fame but the town of the community behind the club, the town of Ipswich which pre-dated 'the club' and the kind of neighbourhood typical of the thousands of urban and rural communities across the UK, from which football had grown in the first place.
Whilst Joyce and her husband Roy were founding their shop in Elliott Street, a few hundred yards away at Portman Road Alf Ramsey was building a legend. Joyce and Roy were married on 15 July 1961. Six months earlier football's 'maximum wage' had been abolished, leading to the amazing phenomenon of the '£100 per week footballer'. Market logic would suggest this favoured rich clubs with large crowds and big money. Yet in April 1961 Ipswich were promoted as Champions, from the Second to the First Division. Sheffield United were runners up, a little club called Liverpool were third and a tiny club named Norwich were fourth. Twelve months later, in April 1962, Ipswich Town achieved the unimaginable. We, the lads from Suffolk, the minnows, the newcomers, the country cousins, won the First Division (today's Premiership) at our first attempt: tipping the glamorous Spurs and another outstanding provincial club (Burnley) to a hard-fought title.
And this is where we go back to that corner shop in Elliott Street. Joyce spent most of those 53 years, from 1959 to 2012, watching the people walking past her shop and talking to those who came in. One of those people was me, cutting down Elliott Street on match-day Saturdays with my own father in the 1970s and 1980s; and visiting Joyce's shop each match-day with my own son in the 1990s and 2000s. We would buy a lucky chocolate bar or a bottle of drink of course, but most of all we would chat. Joyce loved to chat and the stories flowed: about her son Julian, about her home town of Dundee, about the war, about opera singing, about being born with her twin sister on Christmas Eve, about the sadness of her older sister's deaths, about being the daughter of a Methodist lay preacher, about her school days and friends, about her memories of loves and hates and pretty much everything else in between.
And of course there were football-related stories in which she delighted: like the one about a cheeky kid from round the corner running errands for his mum. Knock-kneed and bandy legged, as Joyce remembered him aged nine "Kieron couldn't even walk straight let alone run straight – I don't know how he EVER managed to play football." For younger readers the 'Kieron' of Joyce's story was of course Kieron Dyer, who by the age of 17 was one of the most talented youngsters our famous Academy had ever produced, and who brought the club £6 million when he was sold to Newcastle in July 1999. Then there was the story of Jason, another young lad who frequented Wades' Stores. Jason Dozzell grew up in Elliott Street, played over 300 times for Ipswich and was sold for £1.9 million to Tottenham Hotspur in August 1993. His mother stayed in the street and remained a valued customer and friend until Joyce's recent death.
Over the years Joyce and I became firm, match day friends: and over the last few years it has been genuine friendships like that, costing no more than time and care, which have been a stronger reason to spend match-days in Ipswich than much of the expensive nonsense on and off the Portman Road pitch. For despite the fact that Joyce claimed not to know much about football it felt to me that she knew masses about Ipswich, about living in the changing Town we love, and about serving her community.
Rest in Peace, Joyce Wade. Thank you for the friendship, the chocolate bars and the chat; and most all for helping me to remember that football is about so much more than a slightly daft game, with way too much money.
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Practicing techniques and technical pieces such as cramer is VERY important.
While practicing technique, make sure that you place ALL your arm strength on your fingers, transferring the weight on each note, while keeping your hand arch and fingers firm. This will strengthen your finger and hand muscles greatly while producing great tone.
You should be practicing 15-20 minutes of technique every single day to improve your piano skills.
Sorry that this has been my first piece of advice in a year, but I havent had the time to post anything, as high school is very busy.
Question, comments, concerns? Leave a comment or leave a message in my inbox!
Sorry, I have not had the time to post tips every week because of school, etc. So, if you have any questions on piano leave a comment! and I'll be sure to reply!
If you keep on making mistakes at a certain place at a piece, stop playing and just concentrate on that measure or line. Once you get that part perfect, you can play the whole piece together.
Post a comment if you have questions!
Sorry guys, I forgot to put up the tip of the week, so I'll just post it today...
This week's tip of the week is very simple, but very effective:
EXAGERRATE the dynamics of a piece, so it sounds better. So if the piece says to play forte, then play fortemissimo.
As I've said before, please leave a comment or question, I'll be happy to help you!
After you feel comfortable with playing a piece with the pedal, each time you practice, don't practice with the pedal, to make sure you are still playing legato. It really helped for me and it made me play a piece way better! Try it out!
Again if you have questions on my tips or on playing the piano, leave a comment!!!
Sorry, I wasn't able to post a tip last week because I was very busy
The week's tip of the week is:
I find it that you can play a piano piece better if you practice it a certain way You should first practice the ending to make it more rememorable because the ending is the place where the audience will most likely remember. Then you should practice the beginning and make sure that you play everything the composer wrote down. The beginning captures the audience's attention, so therefore, it is very important to. Finally, you should practice the middle. Make sure that you don't make any mistakes, you play the right tempos. and you play the expressions.
I hope you find this tip useful!
You can leave comments!
I've decided that I will give a piano tip of the week every Sunday. This week's tip of the week is:
When you play a piece with repetitive rhythms, I find that it sounds better if you play accents on the first note of the first group, then play an accent on the second note of the second group, and then play and accent on the third note on the third group and so on.
I hope this piece of advice helps you! Again, if you have any questions on playing piano, leave a comment. Also, you can comment on my advice. Thank you!
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Morgan Lucas will climb out of the cockpit of the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster in 2014 to devote more time to the family business, Lucas Oil Products. In his place, Lucas has promoted longtime crewman Richie Crampton, who recently earned his Top Fuel competition license during a test session at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.
"I have been blessed to make a career out of driving a Top Fuel dragster thanks to amazing partners like GEICO and Lucas Oil," Lucas said. "It's been an honor. But after some serious thought, I feel it's time for me to get out of the driver's seat for a while and get more involved in the family business. My mother and father have worked incredibly hard to build Lucas Oil, and this is the best decision for my family's future.
"I'll still own the team and be very involved with the day-to-day operations; I just won't be attending as many events. For sure, I'll miss all of the great fans who make our sport what it is today and the intense competition on the track.
"The future looks bright. Richie has shown a lot of talent in every role he's played for us, and I have the utmost confidence he will do an outstanding job driving the car in the coming seasons. The team chemistry is there and so is the talent. We need to keep it all together so Aaron (Brooks, crew chief) and the guys can continue to compete for championships."
Crampton, a 33-year-old from Adelaide, South Australia, has been with Morgan Lucas Racing since its inception in 2007. As a young man in Australia, he raced go-karts before moving to drag racing at the age of 16. His first foray into Top Fuel racing came as a crewman with Cowin Racing, which competed in both the U.S. and Australia. Crampton also has worked with Don Schumacher Racing and once served as a driving instructor for Bill Blomgren's Drag Racing School. He is licensed to compete in Super Comp, Top Alcohol Dragster, and Top Fuel.
"This is certainly a dream come true," Crampton said. "In this day and age, it's not very often you have crew guys getting a chance to move up and drive the car. I'm honored that Morgan and Aaron think enough of me to give me this chance. I'm blown away that I'll have GEICO, Lucas Oil, and Toyota on my side. As I said, this is something I've been dreaming about since I was a boy, and now it's happening.
"I feel like a sponge soaking in all the things that are coming at me so fast. I'm sure we'll be on a bit of a learning curve, but I hope to catch up quickly and put us in a position to win rounds, win races, and be a part of next year's Countdown to the Championship."
The team will continue to promote GEICO as its title sponsor in 2014, making Crampton one of the top spokesperson for the insurance giant. They also will banner Lucas Oil, one of the largest growing brands in his native Australia, and Toyota, which sells cars and trucks on a global basis.
"First of all, we thank Morgan for his years of exceptional work promoting GEICO," said Vince Giampietro, Senior Manager, Experiential Marketing and Brand Promotion, GEICO. "We completely understand his decision to be further involved with the business side of Lucas Oil, and I think it speaks volumes about this young man that he is willing to get out of the car and apply 100 percent of his focus to the family business. We know how hard a decision this was for him.
"At the same time, we are excited to see how Richie does in the race car. By all indications, he did a great job in testing and Aaron was very impressed with his ability. We not only expect Richie to run for Rookie of the Year in 2014 but the championship as well. This team has proven again and again that they are fully capable of contending for the Mello Yello Top Fuel title. Plus, Richie has the right accent to promote GEICO, so it should be a very easy transition."
Lucas, who will become a father for the first time in early December, plans to run a handful of races in 2014 in a separate Lucas Oil/GEICO-branded dragster to honor the two main companies that have supported him in his career. The team is now producing its own chassis from its shop in Brownsburg.


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It's no secret around here that I love bubblegum.
And if you're new here, hi, my name's Hayley and I'm a full-fledged bubblegum addict. And if I could, I would only make bubblegum-themed and flavored treats and only feature them on this blog because frankly, I don't really care about so-and-so's love affair with peanut butter & chocolate and I could reaaaalllllly do without it.
But bubblegum. The heavens are singing and they sound GUMMYFREAKINGLICIOUS.
A few weeks ago, Shelly posted this 2 Ingredient Ice Cream and I was wowed and amazed. Having never owned an ice cream machine and having previously only known of the traditional methods of making ice cream using ingredients like rock salt (uhhhh) I've avoided making it like the plague and preferred my ice cream bought and rhyming with "Fryers."
I lead a simple life. Sue me.
So when I realized ice cream could be made and consumed for a basic TWO ingredients (of which there is NO rock salt) and said-two ingredients would not have to be thrown into a complicated contraption and frozen for a certain period of time and/or rolled around in an oversized hamster wheel on the floor to entertain the kids, I was thrilled.
Because I own neither rock salt, nor an ice cream maker, nor the fancy spherical-shaped ice cream contraption. I just own an appetite for bubblegum ice cream, unquenchable due to the lack of bubblegum ice cream ANYWHERE (Baskin Robbin's version doesn't count and I'll tell you why soon).
And woo-freaking-hoo!!!, it works!!
It's seriously SO goof-proof and SO amazing. It has the same consistency as any ol' ice cream but can be made cheaper than your favorite pint, frozen for forever, and is incredibly versatile to suit your every craving. (Girl Scout Cookie leftover ice cream, anyone?? I'm thinking Thin Mints)
But of course, in my house I only think about myself (I consider cooking dinner for my family nightly enough selflessness that I can make my own damn ice cream) and I made the ice cream I'd most want. No peanut butter cups. No chocolate.
Pure, unadulterated bubblegum.
Oh, and in case you were wondering why BR's bubblegum ice cream doesn't count? It doesn't have gumballs. It has a lame excuse for a chicklet which is awful and absolutely disappointing. And for the record, bubblegum ice cream is NOT bubblegum ice cream without the actual gumballs.
I don't care about your teeth. You make this ice cream, you toss in the gumballs. Capiche?
3-Ingredient Bubblegum Ice Cream *ice cream portion adapted slightly from Shelly's recipe (link above)
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 dram Lorann-Oils Bubblegum oil (I found mine in a two-pack at Hobby Lobby)
Okay, so it's four ingredients after my spiel about the gumballs. WHATEVER.
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, begin whipping the very cold whipping cream on high speed for about 2-3 minutes or until stiff peaks form. You're whipping it into completely stiff, whipped cream oblivion, people.
2. Gently fold in the can of sweetened condensed milk and the dram of bubblegum oil, carefully working semi-quickly as to avoid deflating the whipped cream. If desired, tint your ice cream with pink food coloring and gently stir that in.
3. Once ice cream is flavored and tinted, lightly toss in some gumballs. Pour the mixture into an airtight, freezer-safe container, seal tight, and freeze for about 6 hours or until firm.
See? SO easy. I swear, I couldn't believe it when I tried it. In fact, I believe my exact words were, "holy sh*t, I made bubblegum ice cream." You can quote me.
Best part? The versatility. I'm telling you, it's insane. I also made my family a Moose Tracks-type ice cream with a fudge swirl and PB cups which was gone in minutes (explaining the lack of picture, of course). Next up, I want to do something minty (hello, Girl Scout Thin Mints) or cake batter. Really, this recipe is limited to your imagination, so use it!
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If you've already heard Al Spx describe her music under the moniker Cold Specks as 'doom soul', disregard whatever weird sounding preconception you have of this record. While that unfortunate compound-genre label makes Cold Specks sound like some sort of here today, gone tomorrow fad pedaller, I Predict A Graceful Expulsion is actually a traditional and tender gospel outing; a gorgeously human (although unapologetically spiritual) collection of songs, executed with total earnestness - not one jot of blog-baiting hipster irony present.
It's not too often that alternative music throws up choruses like "I am, I am, I am a god-damn believer" with po faced sincerity, and it's even less often that such present-age spiritualism then goes on to stick the landing. But being recorded with an undersold, organic quality, these incredibly rendered and frequently beautiful songs breathe comfortably while engaging with the traditions they stem from – a sense of natural performance and responsive musicianship showcasing the heart and soul of Spx's music to stunning effect.
When I first saw the title for this album, I internally misread it as I Predict A Graceful Explosion rather than ...Expulsion. Although the similarity between the two words is probably coincidental, the easily mistaken reading provides a reflection of the album's nature: something which seems at first glance to be going for bombast and drama (explosion), but in actuality feeds off understatement and anticlimactic restraint (expulsion). Indeed, Cold Specks offers a very similar sort of fraught build-and-release – with the far stronger emphasis on build, rather than release – as artists like The National and their offshoots. But while The National are becoming more and more willing to deliver on the tension they create, unleashing themselves in juggernauts like 'Terrible Love' or 'Fake Empire', Cold Specks deftly keep these pay-offs at arm's length, to brilliant effect. Tracks like 'Steady' really push the 'build' half of the equation as close to the brink of 'release' as it feels possible to go – with its threatening stabs of staccato rhythm and wrought strings ramping up in intensity across its back half – but never actually erupts into the stadium sized bombast it promises.
Not that this constant undercutting of its own tension is a bad thing. On the contrary - it's one of Cold Specks' greatest strengths. The album's beautiful paradox of being able to sound powerful as well as delicate turns our attention away from the explosion/expulsion confusion and towards the more important word in the title: graceful. There's no better adjective for this spellbinding debut. As swathes of gospel singers, rich horns and overwrought strings frequently swoop in to elevate these songs' tight refrains, they always do so with grace rather than pomp – never overshadowing the glistening centres of these songs which are the the warmly finger-picked guitar patterns and Spx's enchanting vocal (a truly gorgeous instrument, tinged with youth and soul in equal measure).
Without question, songs like 'Holland' and 'Winter Solace' were robust vehicles to begin with, and Spx's goosepimpiling delivery alone would have been more than enough to distinguish them from the chaff of the fading nu-folk movement. That being the case, it's even more of a treat and a wonder that the translation from performance to recording has been so deftly executed – adding power and beauty to these songs with the luscious arrangements, but not pulling focus from Spx's deserved centrality nor diluting the soul of the songs either. Effortlessly straddling the human and the mystical in a similar way to Anais Mitchell earlier this year, Cold Specks has created an arrestingly beautiful collection which gains as much strength from its understatement and humility as it does its high-aiming grandeur. It's not just that clichéd 'promising debut', but the real thing already realised. Boasting the talents and a depth of spirit of an artist twice her age, I Predict A Graceful Expulsion is a majestic powerhouse of a career starter.
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Should have made this long ago.
This pie is delicious. It literally is a chocolate chip cookie in a pie crust. I saw it in my Nestle Tollhouse Cookbook years ago and never really gave it much thought. I was flipping through that same cookbook several weeks ago and this recipe really jumped out. I wondered why I had never made it considering how much Zack and I both love chocolate chip cookies and pie. I was going to make it that very day...only to realize I was out of butter and sugar. Hard to believe somebody who bakes as much as I do would run out of those crucial baking building blocks, but I was indeed out. So I put this recipe on the back burner a couple more weeks. When I finally made this pie last weekend I honestly asked myself "Why didn't I made this sooner?" This pie is so tasty. If you ask me, I think it is best served warm with either a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a glass of milk.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
recipe slightly adapted from Nestle
1 unbaked 9-in pie shell (recipe to follow)
2 large eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips, dusted in 1 tablespoon flour
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Beat eggs in a large bowl on hugh speed until foamy. Beat in flour, both sugars, and salt. Beat vanilla extract and butter. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon in to unbaked pie shell. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between edge and center comes our clean.
Vodka Pie Crust
recipe from Cook's Illustrated
recipe makes two 9-inch pie crusts
2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces)
1 teaspoon table salt
2 tablespoons sugar
12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening , cut into 4 pieces
1/4 cup vodka , cold
1/4 cup cold water
1 teaspoon table salt
2 tablespoons sugar
12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening , cut into 4 pieces
1/4 cup vodka , cold
1/4 cup cold water
Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt, and sugar in food processor until combined, about 2 one-second pulses. Add butter and shortening and process until homogeneous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 15 seconds (dough will resemble cottage cheese curds and there should be no uncoated flour). Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Add remaining cup flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl and mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses. Empty mixture into medium bowl.
Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until dough is slightly tacky and sticks together. Divide dough into two even balls and flatten each into 4-inch disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days.
Baker's Notes:
- I used my homemade pie crust and I highly suggest you do as well, because store bought frozen crust is just not the same. I have prepared the pie dough recipe in the food processor and by hand using a pastry cutter. It is definitely easier with the food processor, but tastes just as great doing it by hand.
- I did not dust the chocolate chips in flour before mixing them into the batter, hence why it looks like there is a chocolate layer in this pie. To prevent your chocolate chips from sinking, just dust them in a tablespoon of flour before mixing them in the rest of the batter.


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- Doctor of Theology (ThD)
What Is A Professional Doctorate Degree?
A professional doctorate degree is awarded in fields where both research and study are required, but the type of research is 'applied'. This means it is designed to be used for professional purposes, such as to solve a real-world problem in their domain. These can be seen in psychology, medicine, engineering, education, law and business. Unlike the PhD, some professional doctorates while considered terminal degrees within their specific profession, may serve as a prerequisite or platform to a research degree in that field.
Examples of professional doctorates might include:
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)
- Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.)
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.)
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)
- Doctor of Optometry (O.D.)
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)
- Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.)
- Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.)
- Doctor of Osteopathic
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
- Doctor of Public Administration (DPA)
- Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
Note that the Ed.D., D.Min., D.B.A. and M.D. are both research and professional doctorate degrees. Original research for a dissertation may have a combination of both theory and practical components.
PhD programs are available within various fields of study. In each of these disciplines, there may be doctorate programs in several specialties and concentration areas. This may allow you to tailor your program to your interests and career goals.
Popular PhD and Doctorate Programs in Maine
About 3 percent of all jobs in the United States were in occupations that typically require a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) or first professional degree, such as in law or medicine. In May 2013, the median annual wage for those jobs was $97,550 according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What is Higher Than a PhD?
A higher level of research doctorates, called Higher Doctorates, are sometimes awarded to those whose research is of a very high standard. These higher doctorates are also bestowed if a university wishes to formally acknowledge an individual for their achievements or contributions in the field. A Higher Doctorate typically signals that you have authoritative standing in your field.
Preparing for a Doctoral Degree in Your Field
Earning a doctoral degree may require a major investment of time and energy, but at the same time, climbing that mountain may give you excellent results and recognition. Just remember to do some homework as early as college. Choosing a bachelor's degree from an accredited university, taking coursework during the preliminary degree(s), and making sure you are up to the commitment are some of the building blocks to earning your PhD degree or doctorate degree in any field.
How to Earn a Doctorate Degree near Maine
While each doctorate degree has its own requirements, doctorate degree curriculum typically involves coursework plus research. In the event you are in a four-year doctoral degree program, you may need to complete the following steps.
- Complete 60 to 120 semester credits (varies between graduate schools)
- Pass final examinations
- Write and defend a research thesis or dissertation
Other doctoral programs may involve a capstone project and supervised placement in your field. Format may vary depending on the type of doctoral degree you are pursuing. However, usually the courses are taken first. Rigorous examinations follow subsequent to test a candidate's knowledge. A dissertation topic is proposed and the latter part of one's doctorate program may be spent in research - collecting, recording, analyzing data, testing a hypothesis or whatever is pertinent to the field of study. Programs may vary, so follow up directly about individual programs to learn more.
To receive a doctoral degree, students must often complete a dissertation, a lengthy research project that contributes new knowledge to the field. Occupations that require a doctoral degree include animal scientists, computer and information research scientists, and physicists.
How Many Years is a Doctoral Degree?
Typically, a doctorate degree program can take about 4 to 6 years to complete after the bachelor's degree. If you hold a master's degree, you may be able to complete your doctorate in about 3 years of full-time study - or you may be able to find a dual masters and phd program. However, this is going to depend on the institution and the type of program. In some universities, it may be possible to find part-time doctoral degree programs, a factor that might extend time to completion.
What Are the Prerequisites for a Doctorate?
Doctoral applicants were previously required to have a master's degree, but many programs accept students immediately following undergraduate studies. Many programs gauge the potential of a student applying to their program and grant a master's degree upon completion of the necessary Ph.D. course work.
Is a Doctorate Degree 'Right' for You?
Doctoral degrees are not required in every field, which doesn't mean you shouldn't go for it. However, if you are thinking ahead to plan your scholastic path, or pave the way to a potential career, it is important to find out whether a doctoral or professional degree is required for professional practice. Is a PhD degree ultimately best for you? According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the answer may be 'yes' if any of the below statements are true.
- Your goal is advanced computer and information research.
- You are interested in a medical field (dentist, doctor, chiropractor).
- You want to do independent research in medical science, physics, biochemistry, biophysics.
- You want to work as a librarian in an academic library.
- Your ambition is to work as a licensed clinical psychologist.
Are Online PhD Programs Available?
Yes, some schools do offer online PhD programs. These may allow you to pursue your education without compromising your schedule. Generally, online programs will make course readings, syllabi, assignments and lectures available through an online platform. Online doctoral programs may also use chatrooms, discussion boards and email to encourage communication with professors and classmates. Fully online PhD programs are not always available. However, if this is the case, you might find hybrid doctoral programs which combine web-based courses with intensives on campus. Contact schools to learn more. You can even find online PhD programs that don't require you to take a GRE!
Accreditation and Doctoral Degrees near Maine
Accreditation in the United States focuses on institutions and programs. Institutional accreditation takes into account the integrity of the graduate school (faculty, mission, achievement). Specialized program accreditation takes into account courses and educational standards. Accreditation may help you evaluate the quality of a PhD program or school. It may also be an important factor if you are interested in federal aid.
An institution can be accredited nationally by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. These national agencies recognize 6 regional organizations in turn.
Standards for PhD program accreditation differ, and you are wise to see what they are in your field. For instance, the American Psychological Association (APA) accredits doctoral programs in psychology (PhD and PsyD), but look to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs. Visit the US Department of Education or individual accrediting bodies websites to learn more.
Top 163 Graduate Schools with Doctorate and PhD Programs in Maine
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Ride Home 1/9: Partial Eclipse of the Spleen
Rode my bike home tonight. Yup. Again. Surprise.
21st street is definitely wide enough to handle a bike lane and maybe even a bike lane between parked cars and the curb. Do you think the ANC commissioner would want an unsolicited "you should put a bike lane here because you can and because it would be really useful to me and maybe some other people too" email? It's a residential street (from Mass to NH). It would probably have traffic calming effects, like whale song. If we're going to just install random stretches of bike lanes on random streets that don't really connect to anything (see: N Street NW, from 19th-ish to 24-ish), then we might as well do this one too.
There's no cycle track on M Street (yet), but there's still lots of car traffic. Doesn't make sense, that. I mean, has anyone bothered studying how that's even possible?
I ride in the L Street Cycle Track every day and I respectfully disagree (because I have great respect for anyone who rides in this city and also because I am just generally a disagreeable person) with all of you that think it's more dangerous than before. I just don't see it. Yes, I agree that the mixing zones are weird and riding on the left is unusual, but I used to ride on L Street before and it wasn't better. You might disagree (and probably will), but I really like it and I think it's generally a really pleasant experience, even with the odd standing car or driver turning from the center lane. Sure, the end, when it just sort of dumps you on that last block that intersects with Massachusetts isn't really graceful, but I'm not totally sure how you'd do it any better in light on DC's propensity for diagonal streets. I don't know. You tell me.
11th to Penn and as I approached the Capitol, I thought that I recognized the man riding in front of me. I actually recognized him by the springs of his saddle. It was Erik, of Bicycle Space, and I shouted his name and we briefly chatted in front of the Capitol. I like Erik a lot and I especially liked his attire today. He is a dapper gent. Sort of looks like northern European nobility. Maybe from this point forward I will call him Erik von Bicycle-Spaeztle, fully recognizing that spaetzle is in no way the German word for space. It is, however, delicious, especially with sour cream and bacon.
I rode up the House side and then it was East Capitol to Lincoln Park and around the park to home and no trips at all to the grocery store and we had leftovers for dinner. But this isn't some kind of daily dinner blog and I shall withhold the details out of respect for the sanctity of this space, a space for bicycles and sometimes spaetzle, neither of which did I consume for dinner.
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I've heard there's been a number of "wrong way" riders in the L St cycletrack. Truth?ReplyDelete
- highvizrollerJanuary 10, 2013 12:21 PM
I agree w/ you about L St. It's far less a free-for-all than it was prior to installation. I feel safer as well, and less like I have to haul ass just to not get run over.ReplyDelete
@Froggie- Yes, there is some wrong-way riding.
I never rode L st more than a few times before the cycletrack and I didn't dig it then. I prefer Pennsylvania across town. In fact I'd say I enjoy Pennsylvania, a lot. Something about the wide avenues. Cars don't seem annoyed with cyclists, at least that I ever noticed.ReplyDelete
AAAND now I'm totally craving Spaetzle. Perhaps one evening, we can convince the #fridaycoffeeclub gang to gather at Cafe Mozart?
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In honor of Pride Month, NerdWallet calculated the top 20 most LGBT-friendly cities in the United States. Seattle topped the list while California had the most cities, three, on the list. Florida though didn't make the cut.
In order to calculate the top 20 friendliest cities, NerdWallet considered three factors: presence of gay community, LGBT-friendly laws and opportunities, and LGBT safety and tolerance so it's no surprise Florida didn't make it on the list.
The cities were ranked on a scale from zero to 100, zero being the least LGBT-friendly, and 100 being the most. Seattle ranked a 96.81, followed by San Francisco at 90.09. Chicago was tenth and scored a 76.84. Atlanta, which ranked number three, was the only southeast city in the top 20. Other states that had cities in the list were Texas, New Jersey, Minnesota and Illinois.
Many of the cities in the top 20 had pro-LGBT organizations and centers that helped promote LGBT equality in their area such as The San Francisco LGBT Community Center, which provides resources and free services to the LGBT community.
The website also has listed the top twenty most LGBT-friendly cities. See if your hometown made it.


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How many passwords does an average Joe or Jane has to remember? Obviously, it's not just one or two. Security requirements vary among online services, accounts and applications, allowing (or disallowing) certain passwords. Seven years ago, Microsoft determined in a study that an average user had 6.5 Web passwords, each of which is shared across about four different websites. They've also determined that, back then, each user had about 25 accounts that required passwords, and typed an average of 8 passwords per day.
It didn't change much in 2012. Another study determined that an average person has 26 online accounts, but uses only five passwords to keep them secure, typing about 10 passwords per day. CSID has a decent report on password usage among American consumers, discovering that as many as 54% consumers have five or less passwords, while another 28% reported using 6 to 10 passwords. Only 18% had more than 10 passwords. 61% of all questioned happily reuse their passwords over and over.
This obviously indicates a huge risk, making all these people susceptible to attacks on their passwords. Why do we have this situation, and what should one do to keep one's life secure against hacker attacks? Let's try to find out.
Passwords are the most common way of securing the many aspects of our lives. However, password-based protection is plagued with problems. Let's have a look at why passwords are less than perfect when it comes to security. (more…)


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Percy Harvin is playing for the first time since November 17, 2013. This, a 15-yard penalty for targeting a defenseless receiver, is the first play he's been involved in. Yeah, that's his mouth guard flying out.
Harvin has since returned, which makes you wonder: did he pass concussion protocol? Did he even go through any protocol at all?
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Maybe Dick Cheney was too harsh last week when he accused President Obama of "dithering" over his Afghanistan strategy, but U.S. indecision in the face increasing violence is lending credence to the former veep's charge and heaping pressure on the administration to act.
Obama is being pressed to mount an Iraq-style troop surge, but seems to be waiting until the Nov. 7 election run-off to make his move. In the meantime, violence on the ground is painting an ever-more chaotic picture of the war-ravaged nation, and daily diplomatic developments continue to ratchet up the pressure on Obama to act.
- Fourteen U.S. troops died in killed in two helicopter crashes Monday and eight U.S. soldiers were killed in separate bombings Tuesday -- making October the deadliest month since the Afghanistan war began eight years ago.
- Eight United Nations staffers were killed in Kabul Wednesday. The murders of these civilians, sent to help oversee the upcoming election, underscores the lawlessness in Afghanistan and the obstacles to helping to build a civil society.
- While Obama deliberates over Gen. Stanley McChrystal's call for more troops, NATO has emphatically endorsed it, placing yet more pressure on Obama to sign off on a surge.
- A Marine-turned Foreign Service officer, Matthew Hoh, raised eyebrows by resigning in protest, declaring in a letter made public that neither the U.S. strategy nor objectives make sense. Hoh wasn't a senior official, but his Sept. 10 resignation earned him meetings with the U.S. Ambassador and even Richard Holbrooke, the administration's point man on the war.
- U.S.-backed Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in a runoff election because of the widespread perception his regime is corrupt. His brother has been linked to the drug trade, yet is also reportedly on the CIA payroll. That makes both governments look bad.
The Obama team recognizes the political peril created by the Afghanistan situation. On Wednesday evening, the president flew to Dover Air Force Base to meet families of troops slain this week. It was the right thing to do, but it also put the spotlight on the human sacrifice America is making in Afghanistan. Such reflection gives rise to new questions. Americans will want to know why soldiers are dying in what Obama has called a "war of necessity," and they will want to know that we have a sound strategy for winning -- and exiting.
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If President Obama doesn't make a decision soon on Afghanistan -- stay, go, stay with more troops or stay with less -- the paralysis of analysis will spark a brushfire of anger and frustration from all political corners.
He wants to hold out until the election runoff is decided.
He may not have that much time.
New York writer Robert A. George blogs at Ragged Thots. Follow him on Twitter.


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If your work require you to be in front of your computer for long period of time, there is a high tendency that you will suffer from repetitive strain injury (RSI).
Repetitive Strain Injury happens as a result of placing your hand/body in an uncomfortable position (such as typing on the keyboard or sitting in an improper way) that leads to tissue damage or muscle strain.
To avoid or reduce the risk of RSI, it is advisable to take a frequent short break and perhaps, walk around or do some simple exercise to relax your muscle. However, being as busy as we are, there's always a tendency to forget about taking a break when you are too tied up with your work. The only way out is to use a software to force/remind us to take a break when necessary.
In Ubuntu, there is an inbuilt Typing Break function that you can use to autolock the keyboard in regular interval and lock you out of your system.
Go to "System -> Preferences -> Keyboard". Click on the "Typing Break" tab.
Check the box "Lock screen to enforce typing break" and set the time for the autolock to set in. For best result, it is best not to check the box "Allow postponing of breaks"
When the time is reached, the keyboard will autolock and you will see the screen below.
In Windows (and also Linux), Workrave is a great and fun software that you can use to prevent RSI. There are plenty of configuration options in the Preferences menu that you can easily customize it to your needs. You can define microbreak (for short rest) and restbreak (for longer rest) and set the number of times it will appear daily.
There is also an animated character that shows you the instruction to exercise your body and relax your muscle.
In Mac, AntiRSI is a small application that you can use. There is no installation required. Once you start the app, it will run in the background and pop up a reminder when the time to take a break is reached. It does not lock your keyboard nor stop all your activities, but the obstructive pop up is enough to make you stop all your work and rest.
Timeout is another software that you can use in Mac. It comes with more configuration options than AntiRSI, and the interface is more appealing than AntiRSI.
In the Preferences menu, you can define regular time break and micropause. There is also options for you to customize the interface, including the fade in/out time, color, effect and the sound to play at the start/end of the break.
One interesting thing about Timeout is that you can set a custom script to run at the start/end of the break. I do not have any use of this function, but you could have something useful for this.
What other software do you use to prevent repetitive strain injury in your computer?
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plants vs dairy for calcium
Harvard University's School of Public Health has created its own "Healthy Eating Plate." The Harvard plate supports more plant-based calcium foods such as dark leafy greens (especially kale) and beans instead of relying primarily on dairy products. The Harvard plate also promotes the consumption of whole grains, plant-based fats, and vegetables. We're glad to see support from Harvard for plant-based sources of calcium!


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Age discrimination and housing (fact sheet)
2002 - Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, older persons have a right to be free from discrimination in housing. This right applies to renting, being evicted, building rules and regulations, repairs and use of services and facilities. Housing includes a range of accommodation options including rental accommodation, condominiums, retirement homes and care facilities.


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The Samsung Galaxy S5 might have a serious contender on its hands if the latest effort from HTC can live up to the hype.
The HTC One 2 is tipped for a March 2014 launch much like its Korean-based rival, and although we might not be seeing quite the same level of benchmark-setting specs as the S5, there are plenty of reasons to be geared up for HTC's next flagship.
A rumoured 5-inch 1080p Full HD screen should be more than sufficient for all your mobile needs, and a meaty 2.26GHz Snapdragon 800 chip will make Android 4.4 KitKat whiz about with ease. On top of that, we may also have Sense 6 to look forward to, as well as an improved camera.
Check out the video below for a roundup of all the latest rumours and info surrounding HTC's upcoming headline handset.