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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
by Christopher Hitchens
by Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens despises Henry Kissinger. In this book he vehemently lays out a studied hypothetical legal take-down of the most controversial of controversial American government actors. Its hard to argue with much of the evidence that Hitchens has collected here. It portrays a man who perpetually posed an insidious threat to small, left-leaning democracies the world over and those who support him. Hitchens is willing to parse every noted word the former secretary has spoken to make his case, for better or worse. There is hope that someday a man willing to lend the helping American hand, whether it be money, arms, or noted ambivalence, to some of the most despotic regimes of this century, will somehow meet some form of justice. The preface in the paperback edition notes some of the troubles Kissinger has run into with courts the world over, which the author has little umbrage with taken some credit for—and is likely due. If nothing else, the book has made foreign travel more difficult for Mr. Kissinger as he must now consult his very expensive lawyers each time he enters a country to avoid a potential subpoena or indictment.
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Career Coach: Life Lessons
A synonym for graduation is commencement. One of the meanings of commencement is beginning or start. Truly high school graduation means saying goodbye to teachers and others who influenced you as a teen. It is a time of endings. But it is also a time of beginnings -- of venturing into the unknown. Graduation is a time of transition -- a time of making choices that can have a big impact on your life. It's time to begin a new phase of life.
I want to thank all the teachers who made a difference in my life, both at school, at work and at home. Whether they were friends or not, they had an impact on me.
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Hi Pam, Mr. Grande was the best teacher I ever had and made an incredible impact on my life. I had Ms. Gilmetti as well and she was someone who you truly would want to impress and would make you work for it. In the 4th grade I had Mrs. Wimmer from Boyd Elementary. She turned my life around when it was headed in the wrong direction. Harry Murray in college was the last teacher that had an impact on my life. He was a professional in every sense of the word. My theater and speech teacher.

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Imagine rendering a detailed painting of Times Square on New Year's Eve, or a similar scene of a Presidential Inauguration in oils on canvas. Everything must be there in infinite detail, from the hot-dog vendor in the foreground to the lady atop the Capitol dome in the background. Even if the canvas was measured in feet rather than inches the task would still be mind-boggling...at least to twentieth century artists. Of course today, with photography, no one would bother, even though the use of photographs would make the task quite a great deal less difficult. But one artist, the Venetian painter, Giovanni Antonio Canal, best known by his signature, Canaletto, did just such a painting.
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The Molo on Ascension Day.
It was painted in 1730, and not only did the artist accomplish everything outlined above, but this painting is not at all unique. He made a habit of it, building a very successful career around just such enormously detailed works. The painting IS large, nearly 12 by 14 feet, but into it is crammed such exquisite detail, such ornate decoration, such a wonderful sense of movement and activity, that the effect is nothing less than breathtaking. It's all there, all the architecture including the mint, the library, Sansovino's towering Campanile, St. Mark's Cathedral, The Doge's Palace, arrayed in glorious sunshine against what can only be called a truly Venetian sky.
And that's just the background. The real action is on the water as the Doge's barge moves along the Grand Canal accompanied by a flotilla of other ornately carved and gilded gondolas all heavily populated with figures from rowers to royalty. Every figure has a highly decorated costume, a face, and is actively involved in some activity. In fact, everything appears to move, flags wave, the water glistens, the boats glide in what seems to be a painted extravaganza to end all painted extravaganzas. Every detail was done from on-site drawings yet the whole perspective is straight from Canneletto's imagination. There is no building or quay where he could possibly have set up an easel and painted the magnificent celebration. Today, Venice is, without doubt, the most romantic city in Europe, perhaps the whole world, and if this artist wasn't single-handedly responsible for making it so, he can be said to have at least played a major role in fostering that image.
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Project Aim/Prosjektets målsetting The purpose of the Nordic+ Senior Golden Examples -project was to collect existing knowledge of the methods and contents of teaching that the successful senior learning demands. Working methods/Prosjektets arbeidsform Collecting good practice examples from the Nordic countries on traning methods and content for senior citizens. Analyzing obstacles in participation. Therefore 45 seniors over 55 years of age were interviewed in each project partner country to find out their attitudes towards lifelong learning. Results, products Guides and recommendations to achieve good practice and quality content for senior citizens, including ways of attracting hard to reach senior learners. As a result of this project new methods to increase the knowledge and skills of seniors were found as well as reasons for non-participation in training. Also as a result of this project a report was produced on the statistics concerning the training of seniors divided by countries and ages as well as collected recommendations, good practices and examples of the training of seniors (needs, aims, barriers etc. concerning participation). Project partners/Projektpartners Centre for Lifelong Learning in the Westfjords, Iceland Modern Didactics Center, Lithuania Norwegian Association for Distance and Flexible Education, Norway Studieforbundet Folkeuniversitetet, Adult Education Association, Norway
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"A-are you serious kushina?" Minato asked standing from his seat at the kitchen table."yeah mom,seriously?" Nagato asked biting his nails in suspense.kushina nodded."mhm....I'm pregnant...again...." kushina said happily."alright!! Me and itachi are gonna be big brothers!!" Nagato said running around the room like an airplane.minato laughed and picked up his six year old."you sure are nagato-kun...wanna call itachi and tell him?" Minato asked taking out his phone."oh can I daddy please?" Minato dialed fugaku's number annd handed it to his son when itachi answered.nagato walked upstairs to his room talking to his best friend."hehehe....that's our boy alright..." minato said looking at kushina."yep,and we might have another one...." kushina said rubbing her flat stomach.minato gently smiled and hugged his girlfriend."yep....can't wait either...." nagato rushed back downstairs."kisame and konan are goin to itachi's for a sleepover,can I go mommy please?" 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Minato asked before nagato was completely upstairs."nah,I still like mom more....you're kinda girly dad..." minato pouted as kushina laughed."I'll remember that next time you ask me to buy you 6 bowls of ramen...." minato shouted up the stairs.the door to his room shut."hahah,he thinks you're girly.." kushina said wiping tears from her eyes.minato rolled his eyes."he thinks I'm girly,he has red hair...I don't think there's a trace of my genes in that boy...." minato said pouting and crossing his arms.nagato walked back down."hey dad I-" "meow..." a little furry orange kitten brushed past his foot.nagato's eyes got wide with a big smile on his face and a light blush on his cheeks."OH THE WITTLE KITTY WITTY!!! LOOK AT YOU YOURE SOOO CUTE!!" Nagato picked up the family cat and cuddled it close to his face."YOURE JUST A WITTLE CUTTIE PIE I WUV YOU SO MUCH!!!" Nagato said loudly cuddling the kitten like a Teddy bear.kushina sweatdropped."don't you dare hurt my kitten son...." she said getting up and taking her cat."purrr...." the kitten said snuggling against her neck."but I love her mommy....come on brother wuvs you huh cuddles?" Nagato asked the kitty scratching behind the kittens ear with his little index finger.the kitten purred."I don't get it,that cat is a demon,why does he like you guys?" Minato asked sadly."well he doesn't like guys baby..." kushina said petting the small kitty."but it loves nagato....and itachi....and even that annoying tobi kid...." minato said gloomily."maybe he likes kids pop....most animals do...." nagato said hugging his mother's arm.minato sighed."stupid cat...." minato mumbled putting his head down. *dinner time* "Done...." nagato said setting down his chopsticks and patting his belly."ill never understand how you and your mother can eat that much in one sitting..." minato said rubbing the back of his neck."12 bowls of ramen in one sitting,if itachi did that he'd blow chunks...." nagato said leaning back in his chair."its the uzumaki blood my little blonde boyfriend..." kushina said setting down her 8th bowl."*sigh* I'm only on my 2nd bowl and I'm already stuffed....." minato said pushing his bowl of ramen away.the kitten climbed on the table and helped himself."hey,that's my food you fatass feline get off the table...." minato said touching the kitty.it scratched his finger and hissed."ouch...stupid cat....." minato said rubbing his finger scar."hey don't hurt papa cuddles...." nagato said picking up the kitten and kissing it on the head.the kitten wiggled so it could reach the bowl closest to nagato so he could lick up the small puddle of ramen liquid in his bowl."aww wook at the wittle hungry kitty witty!!" Kushina said taking the kitten from her son."your cat is gonna be a fatass if you keep letting him eat your food like that..." minato said."aw the wittle kitty's just hungry is all it is!!" Kushina said hugging her little orange kitten.nagato yawned and stood up."I'm tired,I'm gonna go to bed..." he sucked his thumb and tiredly walked to his room."MEOW!" The kitten shouted as it jumped out of kushina's arm and followed his human brother."aw you wanna sleep with me cuddles?" He asked picking up his cat brother.he continued walking and shut the door to his room."that's your son...." minato said kissing kushina on the forehead from across the table.kushina sighed."it was your sperm that helped make him...he's just more like his mommy....he's always been a momma's boy...." kushina said remembering when her son was a baby."he was the cutest little guy in the world.." minato said running a hand through kushina's long red locks as he hugged her.kushina blushed."he's got your sense of humor and he's got some of your eye features....only they're purple like mine instead of blue...." kushina told him to cheer him up a little.minato laughed and kissed her gently on the lips."well,I've got work tomorrow so I'm gettin to bed...comin?" Minato asked holding his hand out for kushina to take.she took it and stood up."yeah....let's go...." she said walking upstairs with him. |
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*claps* Bravo! Me likey it a lot :D
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Last week's surgery was my first experience with general anesthesia. I've been anesthetized, benumbed as it were, before – epidurals were the cocktail of choice when I had all three of my children – but this was the first time I was completely unconscious, as far as I can tell, in my life. It's strange, now, looking back on the hole in my memories. I forget things all the time, but they're specific things; not like this, this big gap where there is something before and something after and nothing at all in between.
I was afraid, going in, mostly of the anesthesia not working correctly, but also of the intubation tube. I was afraid I would wake up and have my gag reflex turn on full throttle, or feel the pain and not be able to move. I wasn't 'need narcotics' afraid, but it was definitely there. The fear, I mean.
They wheeled me into the operating room and I remember thinking that it looked exactly like the ones you see on those medical dramas on tv. I was slid over onto the operating table, and my arms were spread out, crucifixion-style (this seemed significant at the time), and the oxygen mask was lowered over my face. The last thing I remember was the anesthesiologist telling me that they were starting. That's it. Nothing. Lights off.
My next memories were a series of ins and outs during which the nurse asked how I felt and I came closer and closer to waking consciousness. I remember hearing the LOML's voice, reaching out toward it, grabbing his hand, not letting go. I remember how good it felt to sleep, and then sleep some more. Later I woke up for good, and I got dressed and went home.
In the overall scheme of things, even in my life, this day was not a big deal. I was one of several surgeries that doctor performed that day, an ordinary day in an ordinary week. But, still, the whole experience changed me, to some degree (not counting the errant gallbladder). After it was all over, I started thinking about it, started thinking about that loss of consciousness, when, for all intents and purposes, the thing that makes me, "me" had disappeared. It wasn't painful, or scary. My life didn't flash before my eyes. It was more like, here one second, gone the next. A winking out. The flick of a light switch. The snuff of a candle. If anything, it felt like I was laying a burden down. Resting. Just…resting.
And I thought, if death is like that, just a light, flickering out, then that doesn't seem so bad. It's not scary, not even a little bit. The only pain, the only real pain (aside from any experienced in an accidental death), in the pain of goodbye to the people you love. The act itself, the crossing of that threshold, so to speak, holds no terror for me anymore.
Most people who know me know that I'm an atheist. Still, there's that small part of me, that thing with feathers that perches in my soul. It's the thing that imagines that somehow, somewhere, there's some other place where we go when we die. That one day I'll see my Dad again, and my Mom, and my Aunt who loved me like another daughter. I'm not ashamed of it, because I know it's one of the things that makes me human, the imagination that takes me every place that ever was, or will be, and teaches me to ask, "What's next?"
After last week, though, and the experience of going under, I'm more comfortable than ever in saying I'm an atheist, even if that means that when I die there will be nothing left of me, nothing at all.
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Anyone? How did you apply?
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I'm also interested in working for embassies. At another forum, they have a thread on this. Seems interesting cause the pay is quite competitive plus its tax-free. They also don't have a preference on your course cause its mostly clerical work they have. Plus, on Fridays you usually work up to 2pm only.
Can anyone provide more information on embassy work? Or would you know of any openings? I'm mostly interested in clerical work. Even part time/temp jobs would do. Thanks!
hi irkedyarn! what thread *** sinasabi mo? i wanna apply din sa embassy. Have you tried taking the foreign service exam? I heard it's really hard.
sa peyups.
if you're just going for a clerical position, no need for FS Exams. Like the girl who got in sa Canadian embassy, clerical lang, she's getting 28k tax-free. though its only a temp job, good for 45 days I think.
45 days lang ??? bkit?
i have a classmate na nagwwowork sa embassy of IRELAND.. astig nga e.. puro clerical nga lang daw pero embassy paren.. hehehe.. i'm not sure how much ang salary nya.. sympre confidential daw.. :P
hindi ko rin alam kung pano sya nagapply..
red_track: like i said, its just a temporary job. no full-time slots available.
mikki_pretty: ask him/her naman how pls
anybody can help pano magapply ng part time sa mga embassies?
try calling, ask if there are vacancies. not all of them post these on their sites. pero i know the us and aussie embassy actually posts openings.
career-wise though its not as exciting cos the org structure's mejo flat.. but yeah tax-free ang sweldo and definitely better than if you're working in a private co. a clerk's sweldo here is a lot higher than a manager in a small private co.
How is it working in one of the foreign embassies in the philippines? Would love to hear from you guys. How is the application process? Salary? Benefits?
No Tax on your salary at maganda ang work life balance. Example if you are working on Canadian Embassy both Philippine and Canadian Holidays are non-working.
To name a few puntahan mo office nila ask from the personel department kung may opening sila
British Embassy - To be transferred soon on McKinley Hill (ang laki ng building)
Canadian Embassy - RCBC Plaza
Australian Embassy - RCBC Plaza
German Embassy - RCBC Plaza
South African Embassy - RCBC Plaza
European Commission - RCBC Plaza
Embassy of Syria - Dela Costa St., Makati
Embassy of Lebanon - Dela Costa St.,Makati
Embassy of Israel - Dela Costa St., Makati
medyo konti lang employment opportunities sa mga embassies right?
hirap tuloy makapasok.
manok00,ok lang bang mag-walk in sa mga embassies?
^ Appointment (like VISA, etc.) YES Employment NO. Naka post sa kanilang mga websites ang mga opening, some are also handled by head hunters like John Clements Executive, Jobstreet, etc. Their websites are always updated.
yung team mate ko ** sa call center na grad ng polsci sa UP nag resign na last tuesday kasi tanggap na sya ng Canadian Embassy...
a whoooping 25K starting nya
^anong position?pano sya nag-apply?
any insights po kung pano magaaply?..websites?..
for this thread..
may alam ba kaung job openings sa mga foreign embassies?
graduate po ako ng international relations..
Any ideas on how I go about getting a job with the Canadian embassy in Manila?
I went to their website, but I can't find any links to a job section. Tried googling and looking up the main websites, but I still can't find any links to job postings. (Not even anything saying that there are no available jobs, hehe)
puntahan niyo na lang personally yung mga embassies and drop your resumes there.


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I don't believe you can hold out and will chew at least one donut this morning. Are you going to get Diablo III for the Xbox? I am getting it today.
So far this is riveting.
Is this an official thread? Should I be posting here?
Also, I finally got around to seeing the first Hobbit movie last night, and I have a controversial statement to make, especially given how much shit I heard talked about this movie.
Not only did I like it, I think it's actually better than the first Lord of the Rings movie.
Yngwie doesn't like donuts.....what a fag.


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Platform of Greece's Syriza Left Coalition - The Solution is With the Left! The Exit from the Crisis is Left: Main Points of Greece's Syriza Leftist Coalition by Jadaliyya Reports May 31, 2012 http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/5772/the-exit-from-the-crisis-is-left_main-points-of-gr Listen: http://media.readspeaker.com/images/buttons/listen_en_us/listen_en_us.gif [The following is the platform put forth by the Greek political coalition Syriza (an abbreviation for Coalition of the Radical Left) on 9 May 2012. The leftist coalition is currently polling at approximately thirty percent and is expected by some analysts to win in the next elections in Greece.] The Exit from the Crisis is on the Left 1. Creation of a shield to protect society against the crisis Not a single citizen without a guaranteed minimum income or unemployment benefit, medical care, social protection, housing, and access to all services of public utilities. Protection of and relief measures for indebted households. Price controls and price reductions, VAT reduction, and abolition of VAT on basic-need goods. 2. Disposal of the debt burden The national debt is first and foremost a product of class relations, and is inhumane in its very essence. It is produced by the tax evasion of the wealthy, the looting of public funds, and the exorbitant procurement of military weapons and equipment. We are asking immediately for: * A moratorium on debt servicing. * Negotiations for debt cancellation, with provisions for the protection of social insurance funds and small savers. This will be pursued by exploiting any available means, such as audit control and suspension of payments. * Regulation of the remaining debt to include provisions for economic development and employment. * European regulations on the debt of European states. * Radical changes to the European Central Bank's role. * Prohibition of speculative banking products. * A pan-European tax on wealth, financial transactions, and profits. 3. Income redistribution, taxation of wealth, and elimination of unnecessary expenses * Reorganization and consolidation of tax collection mechanisms. * Taxation of fortunes over 1 million euros and large-scale revenues. * Gradual increase, up to 45%, of the tax on the distributed profits of corporations (SA). * Taxation of financial transactions. * Special taxation on consumption of luxury goods. * Removal of tax exemptions for ship owners and the Greek Orthodox Church. * Lifting of confidentiality for banking and merchant transactions, and pursuit of those who evade taxes and social insurance contributions. * Banning of transactions carried out through offshore companies. * Pursuit of new financial resources through efficient absorption of European funds, through claims on the payment of German World War II reparations and occupation loan, and finally via steep reductions in military expenses. 4. Productive social and environmental reconstruction * Nationalization/socialization of banks, and their integration into a public banking system under social and workers' control, in order to serve developmental purposes. The scandalous recapitalization of the banks must stop immediately. * Nationalization of all public enterprises of strategic importance that have been privatized so far. Administration of public enterprises based on transparency, social control, and democratic planning. Support for the provision of Public Goods. * Protection and consolidation of co-operatives and SMEs in the social sector. * Ecological transformation in development of energy production, manufacturing, tourism, and agriculture. These reforms will prioritize nutritional abundance and fulfillment of social needs. * Development of scientific research and productive specialization. 5. Stable employment with decent wages and social insurance The constant degradation of labour rights, coupled with embarrassing wage levels, does not attract investment, development, or employment. Instead, we are calling for: * Well-paid, well-regulated, and insured employment. * Immediate reconstitution of the minimum wage, and reconstitution of real wages within three years. * Immediate reconstitution of collective labour agreements. * Instigation of powerful control mechanisms that will protect employment. * Systematic opposition of lay-offs and the deregulation of labour relations. 6. Deepening Democracy: democratic political and social rights for all There is a democratic deficit in the country. Greece is gradually being transformed into an authoritarian police state. We are calling for: * The restoration of popular sovereignty and an upgrade of parliamentary power within the political system: * Creation of a proportional electoral system * Separation of powers * Revocation of ministerial immunity * Abolishment of economic privileges for MPs * Real decentralization to create local government with sound resources and expanded jurisdiction. * The introduction of direct democracy and institutions of self-management under workers' and social control at all levels. * Measures against political and economic corruption. * The solidification of democratic, political, and trade union rights. * The enhancement of women's and youths' rights in the family, in employment, and in public administration. * Immigration reforms: * Speeding up the asylum process * Abolition of Dublin II regulations and granting of travel papers to immigrants * Social inclusion of immigrants and equal rights protection * Democratic reforms to public administration with the active participation of civil servants. * The demilitarization and democratization of the Police and the Coast Guard. Disbandment of special forces. 7. Restoration of a strong welfare state Anti-insurance laws, the shutdown of social services, and the steep fall in social expenditures under the Memorandum have turned Greece into a country where social injustice reigns. We are in need of: * An immediate rescue of the pension system, to include tripartite financing and the gradual consolidation of separate pension fund portfolios into one public, universal system of social insurance. * A raise in unemployment benefits until the substitution rate reaches 80% of the wage. No unemployed person is to be left without unemployment benefits. * The introduction of a guaranteed minimum income. * A unified system of comprehensive social protection covering the vulnerable social strata. 8. Health is a Public Good and a social right Health care is to be provided for free and will be financed through a Public Health System. Immediate measures include: * Support and upgrades for hospitals. Upgrade of health infrastructures of the Social Insurance Institute (IKA). * Development of an integrated system of first-level medical care. * Covering the needs of medical treatment in both personnel and equipment, in part by stopping lay-offs. * Open and cost-free access to medical treatment for all residents in the country. * Free pharmaceutical treatment and medical examinations for low-income pensioners, the unemployed, students, and those suffering from chronic diseases. 9. Protection of public education, research, culture, and sports from the Memorandum's policies With regards to education, we are calling for: * Consolidation of universal, public, and free education, including coverage of its urgent needs in infrastructure and personnel at all three levels. * Compulsory 14-year unified education. * Revocation of the Diamantopoulou Law. * Assurance of self-government for Universities. * Preservation of the academic and public character of Universities. 10. An independent foreign policy committed to the promotion of peace The capitulation of our foreign policy to the desires of the U.S. and the powerful states of the European Union endangers the country's independence, peace, and security. We propose: * A multidimensional and peace-seeking foreign policy. * Disengagement from NATO and closure of foreign military bases on Greek soil. * Termination of military cooperation with Israel. * Aiding the Cypriot people in the reunification of the island. * Furthermore, on the basis of international law and the principle of peaceful conflict resolution, we will pursue improvements in Greek-Turkish relations, a solution to the problem of FYROM's official name, and the specification of Greece's Exclusive Economic Zone. The incumbent economic and social system has failed and we must overthrow it! The economic crisis that is rocking global capitalism has shattered the illusions. 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Dickbag from the Chicago Board of Trade Dumps McDonald's Applications on #Occupychicago
Someone at the Chicago Board of Trade issued another message to the Occupy Chicago protesters by blanketing them with these McDonald's job applications. The protesters are understandably offended by both the message and by the hundreds of pieces of new litter around them.
First the CBOT folks posted "We are the 1%" in their eighth floor windows a few weeks ago. This is the second time they tossed flyers down from their ivory tower, too. They tossed down "We Are the 1% Paying For This" on Oct. 21. They've perhaps moved the war to a second front by sending email spam to protesters
Yeah because anyone can get a job at McDonald's, they'll hire anyone who can fill out an application! Wait, what's that?
McDonald's Turns Away 938,000 out of A Million Applications on "National Hiring Day"
Yeahhh go fuck yourself CBOT.
Okay someone needs to burn their headquarters down.
These are still littering the street, btw. And this rain isn't helping.
Source: stfuconservatives
Having worked in fast food and retail…well, retail's no heaven but it is compared to fast food. Or maybe it's just...
This is ridiculous.
As usual, rich dickbag misses point.
what a bunch of disrespectful, dick bags. Bags full of disrespectful dicks.
this sucks :((
[Image is a photo of a McDonald's application held in a gloved hand.]
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Type of Document Thesis Author Gaitanis, Jason Andrew Author's Email Address email@example.com URN etd-11172003-200401 Title An Application of Hierarchical Generalized Linear Modeling (HGLM) Techniques for Investigation into the Effects of Co-Mingling Delinquent and Non-Delinquent Youth in Juvenile Justice Prevention Programs in Florida Degree Master of Science Department Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Department of Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Richard Tate Committee Chair Akihito Kamata Committee Member Albert Oosterhof Committee Member Keywords
- Delinquency Prevention
- Juvenile Justice
- Florida
- Hierarchical Generalized Linear Modeling
- Hglm
- Co-Mingling
Date of Defense 2003-11-05 Availability unrestricted Abstract Current literature in the social sciences largely ignores important nested data structures when seeking to explain or interpret effects of independent variables on outcomes of interest. This is particularly true when the outcome of interest is dichotomous. A set of demonstration data is analyzed using HGLM software, and a set-by-step description of the procedure is presented. Appropriate interpretations of results and program output are illustrated. Some conclusions regarding the demonstration data within a juvenile justice prevention context are also discussed. Files
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As I sat out in the driveway tonight, handing out candy and listening to music. Well, I really, REALLY like my music! I couldn't build a stereo to meet my demands, so I wired two stereo's together, four big tower speakers, 100 plus watts to each. Anyway, I'm handing out candy, music at a moderate level, I could converse with people withing 10ft of me. I notice half or better of the kids walk on past my house? Garage is open and lit up, I'm sitting there with a bowl of candy, but yet they walk on by?
"To heck with this!" I think, and grab my HEAVILY modified Stihl 046 Chainsaw and put the 32" bar on it! I'm gonna have some fun, one way or the other!
I warmed i up and ended up chasing a few groups of middle school kids up and down the block. No chain on it, it was safe, other than maybe a paper cut! The best was a group of three girls, dressed as naughty nurses and French maids (WAY to young for the outfits!) I gave them candy and waited until they got to the end of the drive to fire it up and chase them! They didn't stop again until they were four houses down!:lol:
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Why C++ Does Not Need C#-like Properties
C++ is a very complex language, yet there seems to always be a little more room for even more complexity. One of the often requested features of C++ are C# properties syntax. The C# properties syntax offers two distinct advantages, the most relevant currently being something which C++ does not need (and can even be considered harmful in C# code).
JavaScript Delegates w/ Currying Placeholders
A particularly powerful part of JavaScript is its vaguely functional aspects. However, they can at times be painful to use. The this name will rebind in surprising ways when passing around functions and there's no native way to curry parameters, though you can of course form closures.
I've written a little library that gives something akin to std::bind from C++, but with the additional benefit of supporting the this context automatically.
The usage is pretty simple.
delegate(this, this.method)
delegate(this, func);
Nice and simple and about as obvious and concise as you can get. One could support passing a string as the second parameter to avoid needing to specify the object twice in some cases, I suppose, but then you'd like code completion and refactoring support in the editors that have them.
Once you have a delegate, you can call it like any function and it Just Works(tm). Arguments are forwarded on as expected, the return value is returned as expected, and so on.
But wait, I've also added currying! With this feature, you can bind extra parameters to the delegate itself so they're automatically passed on. You can even use placeholders so you can mix in parameters to the delegate, change their order, or so on.
delegate(func, bind(1), bind(0));
// bind a trinary function as a binary function with a curried parameter
delegate(func, bind(), "foo", bind());
// bind a unary function into one that takes 6 parameters and ignore the first 5
delegate(func, bind(5));
I've found these all to be incredibly useful for event callbacks and the like while writing NodeJs code. In many cases I need to bind a callback to simply invoke some method with a static argument. In a few cases I need to support a mixture of static arguments and ones from the event callback. This delegate module lets me do all that!
There's really not much to it:
function binder(n) { this.index = n; }
function bind(n) { return new binder(n); }
function delegate(obj, cb) {
if (arguments.length > 2) {
var curry = [].splice.call(arguments, 2);
var bound = false;
for (var i = 0; i < curry.length; ++i) {
if (curry[i] instanceof binder) {
bound = true;
if (bound) {
return function(){
var params = [];
var next = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < curry.length; ++i) {
if (curry[i] instanceof binder) {
var index = curry[i].index;
if (index === undefined) {
} else {
next = index + 1;
} else {
return cb.apply(obj, params);
} else {
return function() { return cb.apply(obj, curry); }
} else {
return function(){ return cb.apply(obj, arguments); }
module.exports = delegate;
module.exports.delegate = delegate;
module.exports.bind = bind;
And here's a little silly bit of test code to show how it works.
, bind = delegate.bind;
var obj = {
b: 'str',
m: function() { return this.b; },
d: function(v,u) { return this.a + v + u; }
function f(v,u) { return v + u; }
function call(cb) {
var params = [].splice.call(arguments, 1);
console.log(cb.apply(this, params));
call(delegate(obj, obj.m)); // prints str
call(delegate(obj, obj.d, 1, 2)); // prints 4
call(delegate(obj, obj.d, bind(), 4), 7); // prints 12
call(delegate(obj, obj.d, 4, bind(5)), 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5); // prints 10
var d = delegate(obj, obj.d, bind(), bind(3));
call(d, 7, 4, 5, 6); // prints 14
d = delegate(this, f, bind(1), bind(0));
call(f, "a", "n"); // prints ab
call(d, "a", "b"); // prints ba
I note that the code could be made a slight bit prettier and more compact with the use of a helper library that extends Array with some useful methods, but I like the way the code right now has no extra module dependencies.
GitHub link: https://github.com/seanmiddleditch/js-delegate.git
NPM link: https://npmjs.org/package/js-delegate
C++11 Usage of std::enable_if in Function Templates
This is just a quick post for those of you who don't already know about this.
In C++11, function templates can now have default template argument, e.g.
void foo();
foo<int>(); // Type1=int, Type2=void
foo<float, char>(); // Type1=float, Type2=char
Previously this was only available for class templates.
The nice thing is that this can be applied with std::enable_if, just like with class templates before. Where-as we previously had to do some kind of monstrosity like:
typename std::enable_if<condition<Type>::value, return_type>::type foo(const Type&);
We can now do the slightly cleaner and much friendlier to IDEs version:
return_type foo(const Type&);
If you aren't selecting a return type with meta-programming, this is much nicer. IDEs are happier figuring out the return type for you. Tools which document signatures tend to be happier. All around, it's just better. Expect C++14 to make std::enable_if a little easier to use, too.
C++ Runtime Invocation of Bound Function via Variadic Templates
A fellow traveler in the land of C++ was attempting to perform binding of a function using variadic templates and invoking it at runtime with an array of "variant" data types. Several of our companions asserted that this was impossible with C++11. Not quite believing them, I set out to solve the problem. The following is a very simple demo made to show how this can be done.
Zero-Trivial Constructors and Destructors
The C++ specification has an explicit definition of a trivial constructor (as well as a trivial copy constructor, move construct, assignment operators, and destructors). Triviality helps with a number of optimizations. Unfortunately, there are times when a constructor is "almost trivial" or when a destructor is trivial under certain circumstances. The C++ standard does not deal with this issues. I propose some simple traits that can be added to a custom framework to support these concepts and which could be added to C++ with some work.
Data Structures for Game Developers: The Slot Map
Data structures are an integral part of all of computer science, and the study of data structures makes up a large portion of most students' school work. While an essentially limitless number of data structures exist, each with their own ups and downs, there are a relatively small number which find repeated, frequent use in the field. Games in particular have their own set of highly useful data structures applicable to many scenarios. Today I'm going to describe one of the simpler ones: slot maps.
Experimenting with Fixed Size Delegates with User Data
A fairly common need in many programming tasks is to pass a function off to another function as a parameter. This allows all kinds of fancy higher-order functional programming. It's also really handy for event and messaging systems, particularly when building UIs. Games also make heavy use of such features, though all the peculiar requirements of games often make conventional solutions unusable.
Matrices, Handedness, Pre and Post Multiplication, Row vs Column Major, and Notations
I used to find myself needing to do a quick refresher on the different matrix notations and usage patterns in computer graphics every time I sat down to do any 3D math. I'm admittedly not a graphics expert and it took me a long while to beat this information into my head. There are a lot of articles online on the topic, but I found most of them to be incomplete or poorly written. In the interest of saving others some headaches, I decided to write up my own explanation. If you get confused by the different notations for matrices, the "right-handed" vs "left-handed" coordinate systems, pre- vs post-multiplication, or the differences between row-major and column-major matrices, read on.
DigiPen Game Engine Architecture Club
One of the things that's been taking up a ton of my time lately is the Game Engine Arhitecture Club at DigiPen. The club is focused on helping students learn techniques and skills for building games on custom technology, particularly in the areas that are not covered by standard curriculum. Most of our student presentations are available online for anyone to check out, and a new one is posted almost every week. Two presentations by yours truly are available at the given link, as well as a handful of presentations by other excellent students at DigiPen.
Personal Update & Component Slides
Hi everyone! I just wanted to post some news and status updates about myself, since there haven't had much time for posting technical articles.
In the last few months, I've finished up my Junior year DigiPen, started a new job at Gas Powered Games, and got a new student organization focused on engine architecture design off the ground. Between these three things, time has been pretty tight.
The slides from my first lecture at the engine architecture club at available online at my GitHub page.
Slides (and hopefully videos) for my other lectures will be up after they've been given. Also expect to see some more technical articles over the summer. I have one in the wings on high-performance half-float (16-bit IEEE.754 floating point) in C++, useful for anyone working on graphics or art pipelines.


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The last two years have seen big changes for the sometimes fiery and controversial rider, with the formation of his own team, TwoTwo Motorsports, and the recent birth of his second child. During this period, Reed seems to have tempered his rage a bit and become more approachable.
Like a few others this year, Reed is making his return to the series after a season-ending knee injury at last year's Dallas round cut his 2012 season short. According to the multiple AMA/World Supercross Champion, all that time off gave him a chance to reflect on his career and energize his batteries for a renewed assault on this year's schedule.
Q: You've been doing this a long time; do you still get excited about it?
A: I still get excited, that's why I'm here. The day I stop getting excited in this the day you won't see me on the track.
Q: You had six months off for your injury; was that a difficult period for you?
A: It was difficult in that I missed racing; I wanted to be racing. But as far as a difficult time in my life, no, it actually was a great time in my life. I welcomed my second baby, I got to spend a hell of a lot of time with my two-year-old that normally I wouldn't have gotten to spend a lot of time with. We worked really hard on the race team, we got some new sponsors, and because of that we're a lot better than we were at this time a year ago, and a lot stronger. Our foundation is getting better, I think.
Q: Has your attitude about racing changed now that you've been a team owner for a year?
A: I think my attitude towards racing is changed more from age rather than being a team owner. Being a team owner doesn't really change anything for me as far as being a racer, it just means that as the team owner I can choose who's around me. And that's a positive not a negative. I get to work with whoever I want, and not some snotty guy on my team that drives me crazy or someone that would rather not have to work with.
Q: How difficult is it being both a racer and a team owner?
A: It has its pluses and it's minuses. There are days that are difficult; you see an industry from a different view and sometimes I don't like that view, as a guy who loves the sport and has so much passion for it. Like seeing the direction the sport is going, and how it has worked. But other than that it's all good. For me the positives outweigh the negatives.
Q: Last year you said that you were working on a deal that if you got it you might be bringing on another rider and rumors were that you were talking to Villopoto or Dean Wilson. What can you tell us about that?
A: Yeah, we talked to Ryan for quite a bit, and unfortunately we just weren't in the right place at that time to capitalize on that deal. Along with that, we also talk to Wilson; we actually talk to Wilson twice – pre-JWR and post-JWR. It was a little disappointing, and I was bummed that we missed out on Dean twice. He's a great young talent and has a good future and I think for our brand and for our sponsors it would have been smart. But there were some roadblocks we couldn't get past.
Q: Your first race back was at the Monster Energy Cup; what did you think of the split start?
A: The split start was one of those things where you either love it or hate it. For me, that particular one was kind of scary and a little bit on the dangerous side. About a week ago I was sitting up with my son, he couldn't sleep, and I watch that race on TV and I saw that in the amateur race a guy came from like totally the left side to the right side and it could've really injured himself and some other guys. I would say I'm probably more against the split start than I am for it.
Q: We've had so many injuries to the top guys lately, do you think that it's just racing or do we need changes to the sport?
A: We're evolving as athletes, and we're pushing the limits. We're going faster and the bikes are getting better. Everything is evolving except for the racetracks. I say it year after year; I don't think the racetracks are being built for how fast and how good we are as athletes and how good the four strokes are. Everybody hates the four-strokes and thinks they ruined everything, but you know what, they're not going anywhere, so the fix would be to accommodate the four stroke. And I don't think in my personal opinion that we're doing that. There are ways to do it and one way is we need to slow the track down. I commend them, and I know they are trying, but they haven't necessarily come across anything that works or is the fix at this point.
Q: At some point you obviously have to think about retirement, and when you do retire will you continue to run the race team or be the team manager?
A: I'll never be the team manager (laughs), but I'll always be a team owner, obviously. I love it, and the goal was always to be for the team to be successful. Build a foundation while I'm racing, and then when my days are up try to step in solely as a team owner; a role where I could bring something to the riders, up-and-coming riders. For sure, I have huge goals and aspirations of making the team bigger than what it currently is.


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Statistical analysis of the effect of operating parameters on acid mist generation in copper electrowinning
Al Shakarji, Reza, He, Yinghe, and Gregory, Simon (2011) Statistical analysis of the effect of operating parameters on acid mist generation in copper electrowinning. Hydrometallurgy, 106 (1-2). pp. 113-118.
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Acid mist is generated during the final stage of hydrometallurgical metal refining processes including the electrowinning of copper. In this study, the effect of five process parameters and their interactions on the amount of acid mist generated is analysed quantitatively. The amount of acid mist generated was measured under 32 different operating conditions. It was found that solution's temperature and mist suppressant chemical FC-1100 had significant effect on the amount of acid mist generated. More than 90% of the variations in the acid mist generation can be explained by changes in these two parameters and their interaction. To a lesser extent, electrical current density and solution acidity also affected the total amount of acid mist generated. The anode's age and most of the 3, 4, and 5-way parameter interactions were found to have negligible influence on the amount of acid mist. Overall, acid mist was found to increase with temperature and current density. In contrast, increasing the viscosity of the solutions tends to decrease the amount of acid mist.
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by Tony on 07/02/10 at 08:16 PM ET
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Ryan Craig to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.
The deal is for the 2010-11 season and is a two-way contract that will pay Craig $500,000 at the NHL level.
Craig, 28, has played the last five seasons with the Tampa Bay organization after the Lightning selected him in the eighth round (255th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. In 184 career games, Craig has totaled 32 goals, 31 assists and 63 points. He's also appeared in 11 postseason contests with Tampa Bay.
The 6-foot-2, 220-pound forward spent the majority of the 2009-10 season with Tampa Bay's top minor-league affiliate Norfolk in the American Hockey League. In 73 games for the Admirals, Craig recorded 45 points on 23 goals and 22 assists.
The Abbotsford, British Columbia native played five seasons with Brandon of the Western Hockey League. Craig scored 137 goals, 131 assists and 268 points in 302 games. He added 37 points (19G-18A) in 47 playoff games for the Wheat Kings.
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8. Bio-nano
Theme coordinator: Prof. dr. M.W.J. Prins (Philips).
The BioNanotechnology field deals with the integration of biotechnology with nanotechnology. Biotechnology has its roots in molecular biology and in techniques to control biological materials. Nanotechnology has its roots in device miniaturisation and the control of nano-scale amounts of materials. These trends meet in this theme, where research is carried out into the function and possibilities of biological materials at a nano-scale level. One of the key developments is the move from the study of single molecules in clean and sterile systems to the study of single molecules inside complex biological environments. Many discoveries are still to be expected, both in revealing how biological molecules and biological cells function and interact, as well as in developing technologies to measure and manipulate these interactions.
The following programmes fall under this theme:
8A - Nanomolecular machines in cellular force-transduction - Prof. dr. A.M. Dogterom (AMOLF)
8B - Bionano interactions for biosensing - Prof. dr. ir. G.J.L. Wuite (VU)
8A Nanomolecular machines in cellular force-transduction
Programme Director: Prof. dr. A.M. (Marileen) Dogterom (AMOLF)
Nanomolecular machines in biological systems are capable of generating mechanical forces that are used for active transport processes. These machines lead to active behavior of cellular polymer networks, and lie at the basis of the ability of cells to communicate on a mechanical level with their surrounding tissue. The aim of this program is to understand, at a fundamental level, what the working principles are of these biomolecular machines, how they collectively operate in functional units, how this affects the material properties of active cellular materials, and how, within tissues, this allows cells to transduce forces to their environment. We apply both experimental and theoretical techniques, and in addition aim to develop and apply new advanced nano-measurement techniques for the study of biological systems.
Knowledge obtained in this program will be of immediate value to companies specializing in developing novel strategies and materials for tissues engineering. It furthermore holds the potential to lead to the molecular understanding of certain (motor-related) diseases, and will lead to the development of new research tools for nano- and micro-scale investigations of living cells. The program brings together leading expertise in the biophysical investigation of cytoskeletal motors, experience in the study of active bionanomaterials, (industrial) expertise in tissue engineering (QTIS/e), and (industrial) expertise in advanced measurement techniques (FEI, Nikon, NT-MDT).
8B Bionano interactions for biosensing
Programme Director: Prof. dr. ir. Gijs J.L. Wuite (VU)
The aim of this program is to quantify biological systems, solidify the international lead of the Dutch single-molecule biophysics community and build the basis for novel generations of biosensor technologies based on biomolecular interactions, in order to enable the sensitive, accurate and rapid measurement of the concentration and function of biological molecules in complex biological matrices. The program consists of three clusters.
In Cluster I tools are developed that manipulate particles and biomolecules on a nanoscale to probe biological interactions in vitro. The major scientific challenge is to quantify interactions in complex biological systems and to link them to biological function. Discovering these relationships will give new insights in biological processes based on quantitative measurable quantities. The tools will increase specificity in biosensor technology and allow development of a next generation biosensors that probe functionality.
Cluster 2 aims to exploit the state-of-the-art nanobiotechnological tools developed in cluster 1 to sensitively probe interactions between biomolecules. Using these powerful tools an unprecedented detailed fundamental understanding of the action of key proteins in genome organization, the immune system and signal transduction will be gained. Moreover, these tools will facilitate the identification and optimization of chemical drugs, peptide-antibiotics and optimization of regulatory pathways, and yield sophisticated antibody-based biomolecular detection strategies.
Cluster 3 will investigate how to achieve specific and sensitive detection using novel combinations of biotechnology and device-based nanotechnologies. The cluster will collaborate with the other two clusters within the program, in biotechnological aspects (e.g. biological model systems) as well as in device-based nanotechnology aspects (e.g. physical tools for the manipulation and detection of biomolecules). The projects in this cluster aim to form a bridge between groundbreaking academic research and application-oriented industrial research, in particular to translate single-molecule based technologies into applicable biosensing systems.


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Edwin Foulke, assistant secretary at the US Department of Labor and responsible for OSHA, said his agency will conduct more than 100 refinery inspections this year.
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Pregnancy is the ultimate test for your skin! Even if your skin's in great shape, it will be much more resistant to loss of firmness and stretch marks. During the course of your pregnancy regular body treatments will calm and soothe itchy, dry skin, give some relief from excess fluid which leaves the lower legs and arms – especially ankles, feet and hands – puffy and feeling heavy.


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We Have A New Minecraft Server! To spice things up we've added along with essentials, the mo' creatures mod. To accomplish this it requires a couple of extra downloads on your part. Warning this server will have a bit more number and variety of creatures. This means working together will probably be really important.
To start:
Locate you .minecraft folder. To do this go to start and hit search. Type %appdata% and hit return. Click on roaming and .minecraft should pop up.
This is the download link for Forge that needs to be installed. Make sure you have a mods folder in your .minecraft. If you don't have one, create one. Make sure that mod folder is clear. Run Forge. Restart Minecraft. Switch profile to Forge. Run it. Single Player game or w/e.
Here's a Youtube video of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHN_YomZbcs
Then Download these mods. http://we.tl/SfUiQckIEg
Drag those mods into the mods folder you created.
Here's a video of that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRLdH-x4Wok&feature=player_detailpage#t=762
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When you think about it, Kiu Fung and Hui Juk's deep friendship and sworn brotherhood was pretty implausible. Consider the events surrounding their first meeting: could their relationship have gotten off to a worse start?
On the day that Kiu Fung and Hui Juk first met (before they had been formally introduced to one another, in fact), Kiu Fung learned that Hui Juk's father had been a part of the plot that killed Kiu Fung's mother (and had been part of the subsequent coverup that had led Kiu Fung to even more suffering, including the death of Ah Chu). Naturally, Kiu Fung couldn't bring himself to forgive Hui Juk's father for what he had done. In DGSD '81 (and I'd be surprised if this were not in the novel as well), Hui Juk actually begged Kiu Fung to forgive the disgraced Chief Abbot of Shaolin, to which Kiu Fung regretfully replied, "I'm sorry, but do you understand how the events at the Gate of Ah Mun affected my life?" Hui Juk's father was subsequently beaten to death per Shaolin regulations (well, the beating was per regulations; the "to death" part was incidental) for his transgressions.
Kiu Fung and Hui Juk were both great men. I don't put it beyond them to not blame each other for their respective fathers' transgressions. Nevertheless, Kiu Fung and Hui Juk were both human. Somewhere in the back of Kiu Fung's mind, he should have had a difficult time looking at Hui Juk and not thinking, "this guy's father helped murder my mother and ruin my life." At the same time, how could Hui Juk not look at Kiu Fung and not think, "although my father did wrong and deserved punishment, this man would not forgive him even though I begged him." Maybe Kiu Fung and Hui Juk were great enough men that they wouldn't decide to seek bloody vengeance on each other, but to become great friends and sworn brothers? That seemed to be a stretch. Considering all the bad blood between their fathers, how could they even stand to hang around with each other? Seeing each other must have brought up bad memories. Even if they didn't hate each other, it's hard to imagine them enjoying each other's company enough to become friends, let alone sworn brothers.


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Termination of Amazon Associates Book Sales With OGLF June 29, 2011
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Termination of Amazon Associates Book Sales With OGLF
Amazon has notified One Giant Leap Foundation that it is ending its Partner Affiliate Program for California Affiliates and non-profits due to California signing into law provisions to place a sales tax on all internet purchases including the Amazon payments to non-profits per the Affiliate Agreement. Please see the Amazon notice below. The book pages will soon be removed from the One Giant Leap Foundation, Inc. website. Amazon payments amounted to several hundred dollars a year in contributions. It is too bad this source of funding for One Giant Leap Foundation must now come to an end.
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Dr. David Livingston
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I'm in progress making a sound mod but there's still A LOT of work to do
Here's a little video sample, but notice it's very early WIP!
I'm looking for someone to join me with this project as there's too much work for one person, so let me know if your interested.
I also wanna thank Mark XIII and the rest of the HiFi team for letting me use their configs