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Robert Plant has been releasing videos from his 2003 trip to Mali in a series he calls "Zirka."
Check out the latest video, featuring an impromptu version of Whole Lotta Love below.
Tune in weekdays at 9pm for "Get the Led Out" and at 10pm for "In the Pink." Playing everything from your favorite songs, deep cuts, live tracks and everything in between! Plus, I'll give you the stories behind the songs, history of the band and fun facts. It's all things Led Zeppelin at 9pm and Pink Floyd at 10pm!
Robert Plant has been releasing videos from his 2003 trip to Mali in a series he calls "Zirka."
Check out the latest video, featuring an impromptu version of Whole Lotta Love below.
Anchorman 2 will hit theaters on the 18th and in preparation for the release, Will Ferrell made an appearance on a real life news show in North Dakota. Check out the video by clicking the link below.
Here's a little known fact about me...when I was a teenager a friend and I decided we'd learn to speak backwards, in an attempt to have our own secret language.
Well, he didn't go through with it, but I did, and can still freak people out from time to time!
However, this guy went the extra mile and taught himself to sing, on key, backwards! He then reversed the video to show himself singing the song the way it should be, but in an odd backmasked manner.
It's very cool. Check out the video below.
Roger Waters played the massive charity concert Stand Up for Heroes to benefit wounded soldiers earlier this month.
The event was a huge success, and gave birth to some amazing performances.
Waters was joined on stage by a band of wounded veterans, including a drummer with one arm and no legs.
Recently, Waters posted a short video on his Facebook page talking about how the performance came in to fruition, touching on, among other things, the inclusion of wounded veterans in his band.
Check out the video below.
Being arguably the greatest rock band in history, Led Zeppelin are no strangers to having other bands cover their songs.
In some cases, the covers are amazing pieces of music, (Heart covering Stairway, for example,) but often times the bands paying tribute are not so flattering.
However, I did stumble across an AMAZING cover of Zep's "Since I've Been Loving You" by a band called Heavy English out of New York.
But, you can be the judge. Check out the video below:
So if you get bored on YouTube, you can usually find some decent mashups of songs that traditionally do not belong together. One that comes to mind is the eerily fitting Another Brick in the Wall Pt. II mashed up with The Bee Gees' Staying Alive.
However, Jimmy Page, in a way reminiscent of Diddy's song on the late nineties Godzilla soundtrack mashed with Kashmir, has mashed up Ramble On with Notorious BIG's Hypnotize.
I'm not completely sold, but follow the link below to decide for yourself. Warning NSFW!
Oddly enough, the topic of opera has gone hand in hand with Pink Floyd in recent years.
Of course, it all began in 1979 with the rock opera The Wall, but then Roger Waters took time to, instead of creating new solo material, write an opera by the name of Ca Ira. Then of course we had the radio play based on DSotM most recently, but now yet another opera idea based on the Floyd is in the works.
It's called Noise for Syd, based not on Mr. Barrett's life, but his music, although it won't be featuring any.
I'm absolutely ok with tributes to the Floyd, in whatever form they may be, and this one could be something special if done right.
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The "Seabee" is a unique four place amphibian produced by Republic Aviation of Farmingdale, L.I., N.Y. right after World War II and originally sold for about $6,000. The plane is based on a concept of Connecticut native Percival H. Spencer and was designed to be a low cost utilitarian sport airplane.
Even though it has been out of production for over 60 years, the Seabee remains a popular amphibian aircraft, and many believe it is the best single-engined amphibian ever built due to its utility, ruggedness and water handling.
The plane is currently undergoing a restoration of its interior. The photo of the aircraft is as of April 9, 2013.
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February 5, 2013 Fantasy FalloutThe Carter-for-Lowrie dealYesterday's trade, which sent Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez to the Athletics for Chris Carter, Brad Peacock, and Max Stassi, may seem relatively unimportant from a fantasy standpoint, but there are ripple effects that could impact numerous players on both the A's and the Astros. Below, I examine the fallout for all of the players affected by the deal. Chris Carter | A's to Astros | 1B/DH My colleague Paul Sporer examined specifically how Carter's 2012 batted balls would have fared in his new environs, using a park-overlay tool from Katron.org to show that three more homers would have likely been added to last year's total had he played in Houston. Carter gets the up arrow for the park swap and for playing-time gains, since he figures to find his way into the Astros lineup on most days, be it at first base, designated hitter, or left field. I remain reserved, however, regarding his fantasy prospects for the upcoming season, mainly due to his persistent contact woes, which only became more apparent as the season wore on. Overall, Carter struck out in 32 percent of the time in 2012, but over the final month, he punched out a staggering 31 times in 72 trips to the plate! Sure, there will be weeks when Carter is a one-man fireworks show, but he'll counter those outbursts with cold spells during which he scarcely makes contact, and his upside might press you to live with them. Jed Lowrie | Astros to A's | SS In his first year with the Astros, Lowrie was predictably productive when healthy, and then predictably got hurt in a collision while covering second base. As Jon Morosi notes in this tweet, Lowrie has never endured 100 games in a season in his seven-year professional career. It's safe to say his number-one goal in 2013 should be to simply stay on the field. Lowrie did make the most of his time on the field in 2012, batting .244 with an impressive 16 home runs in 97 games. Per ESPN's Hit Tracker, 10 of Lowrie's 16 homers were of the "Just Enough" variety, roughly defined as being within 10 feet of clearing the fence. That's about 62 percent of his home runs, double the league average, and this makes him a prime candidate for regression even without the park change. With the move to O.co Coliseum, we can be doubly pessimistic about Lowrie's power output in 2013.
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A study by Henry Ford Hospital shows a direct association between cotton swab use and ruptured eardrum. The good news: The study also shows that, in most cases, the rupture heals on its own and surgery is only necessary for the most severe cases. In fact 97% healed on their own. The authors of this study offer some good advice for cleaning your ears.
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Interesting thought about the bearded boys of February 12th 1809
"It is easy to imagine the response of bloggers and broadcasters now to these unpopular men with unorthodox ideas. Darwin would be accused of ignorance by the academic elite. Lincoln would be called a war-monger. In the end, the pair won their arguments thanks to the quality of their thinking and the courage in talking when nobody would listen. The world needs a few like them now."
THE "New Birth of Freedom"
I had the great pleasure of viewing Tuesday's sacred ceremony with 72 students, from three of my Rutland High School Science Classes. You know those apathetic, video warped, hormone drunken malcontents with baggy pants you've been hearing about in all those articles about NECAP test scores.
In the few hours we fixed our eyes upon Washington I heard only respect, interest, and very intelligent comments about how blessed they feel to live in this great Nation. When the National Anthem began, they ALL stood without being cued. Some sang. Some wept.
I guess I witnessed that "New Birth of Freedom" that Mr. Lincoln spoke of when he honored the dead at Gettysburg. Sharing the family name with one of that battle's great heroes, I realized that afternoon that I was witness to the fruits of all those Union Soldiers, slaves, abolitionists, and leaders who have given all they had to see those words from our Declaration of Independence Manifest. Tuesday that document was finally delivered. Not to the King of England; to every citizen of the United States of America.
Let us remember it was not one or two people who brought this change! It was not one political party. It was not one military leader, or Presidential Candidate. Let us also remember it will not be you or I that bring this next great move! It will take more than one to turn around our economy and trade deficit. It will take more than one to make our youth the leaders in Science and ingenuity once again. It will take many!
Like General Stannard, who led his Vermonters into that flank attack that turned around a battle; a war; and years later a nation.....I will do my small part in leading those 72 young charges o'er the ramparts into the dredges of a failing America.
Today they start with mastering the Metric System, the steps of the Scientific Method, and introductions many alternative energy concepts. Quiz Friday!
Your Humble Servant,
Mr. Stannard, Science Teacher
The day that Vermont's "beer tax" went into effect I took notice!
I also started to better comprehend all the times I had heard my father expound upon the injustice imposed through taxation, under the guise of conscience, in Vermont and the United States.
In the past months, My father has been writing his first book, "Tax me until it stops hurting" (see: Jan. '07 post) about his call for a Vermont "consumption tax". I have been researching a bit, for him. This diatribe, from the desk of D. Crockett may best sum up the premise of true conservatism in America............but you have to read it all!
Originally published in "The Life of Colonel David Crockett," by Edward Sylvester Ellis.
One day in the House of Representatives a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. Several beautiful speeches had been made in its support. The speaker was just about to put the question when Crockett arose:
"Mr. Speaker--I have as much respect for the memory of the deceased, and as much sympathy for the suffering of the living, if there be, as any man in this House, but we must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for part of the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living. I will not go into an argument to prove that Congress has not the power to appropriate this money as an act of charity. Every member on this floor knows it.
We have the right as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money. Some eloquent appeals have been made to us upon the ground that it is a debt due the deceased. Mr. Speaker, the deceased lived long after the close of the war; he was in office to the day of his death, and I ever heard that the government was in arrears to him.
"Every man in this House knows it is not a debt. We cannot without the grossest corruption, appropriate this money as the payment of a debt. We have not the semblance of authority to appropriate it as charity. Mr. Speaker, I have said we have the right to give as much money of our own as we please. I am the poorest man on this floor. I cannot vote for this bill, but I will give one week's pay to the object, and if every member of Congress will do the same, it will amount to more than the bill asks."
He took his seat. Nobody replied. The bill was put upon its passage, and, instead of passing unanimously, as was generally supposed, and as, no doubt, it would, but for that speech, it received but few votes, and, of course, was lost.
Later, when asked by a friend why he had opposed the appropriation, Crockett gave this explanation:
"Several years ago I was one evening standing on the steps of the Capitol with some members of Congress, when our attention was attracted by a great light over in Georgetown. It was evidently a large fire. We jumped into a hack and drove over as fast as we could. In spite of all that could be done, many houses were burned and many families made houseless, and besides, some of them had lost all but the clothes they had on. The weather was very cold, and when I saw so many children suffering, I felt that something ought to be done for them. The next morning a bill was introduced appropriating $20,000 for their relief. We put aside all other business and rushed it through as soon as it could be done.
"The next summer, when it began to be time to think about election, I concluded I would take a scout around among the boys of my district. I had no opposition there but, as the election was some time off, I did not know what might turn up. When riding one day in a part of my district in which I was more of a stranger than any other, I saw a man in a field plowing and coming toward the road. I gauged my gait so that we should meet as he came up, I spoke to the man. He replied politely, but as I thought, rather coldly.
"I began: 'Well friend, I am one of those unfortunate beings called candidates and---
"Yes I know you; you are Colonel Crockett. I have seen you once before, and voted for you the last time you were elected. I suppose you are out electioneering now, but you had better not waste your time or mine, I shall not vote for you again."
"This was a sockdolger...I begged him tell me what was the matter.
"Well Colonel, it is hardly worthwhile to waste time or words upon it. I do not see how it can be mended, but you gave a vote last winter which shows that either you have not capacity to understand the Constitution, or that you are wanting in the honesty and firmness to be guided by it. In either case you are not the man to represent me. But I beg your pardon for expressing it that way. I did not intend to avail myself of the privilege of the constituent to speak plainly to a candidate for the purpose of insulting you or wounding you.'
"I intend by it only to say that your understanding of the constitution is very different from mine; and I will say to you what but for my rudeness, I should not have said, that I believe you to be honest.
But an understanding of the constitution different from mine I cannot overlook, because the Constitution, to be worth anything, must be held sacred, and rigidly observed in all its provisions. The man who wields power and misinterprets it is the more dangerous the honest he is.'
" 'I admit the truth of all you say, but there must be some mistake. Though I live in the backwoods and seldom go from home, I take the papers from Washington and read very carefully all the proceedings of Congress. My papers say you voted for a bill to appropriate $20,000 to some sufferers by fire in Georgetown. Is that true?
"Well my friend; I may as well own up. You have got me there. But certainly nobody will complain that a great and rich country like ours should give the insignificant sum of $20,000 to relieve its suffering women and children, particularly with a full and overflowing treasury, and I am sure, if you had been there, you would have done just the same as I did.'
"It is not the amount, Colonel, that I complain of; it is the principle. In the first place, the government ought to have in the Treasury no more than enough for its legitimate purposes. But that has nothing with the question. The power of collecting and disbursing money at pleasure is the most dangerous power that can be entrusted to man, particularly under our system of collecting revenue by a tariff, which reaches every man in the country, no matter how poor he may be, and the poorer he is the more he pays in proportion to his means.
What is worse, it presses upon him without his knowledge where the weight centers, for there is not a man in the United States who can ever guess how much he pays to the government. So you see, that while you are contributing to relieve one, you are drawing it from thousands who are even worse off than he.
If you had the right to give anything, the amount was simply a matter of discretion with you, and you had as much right to give $20,000,000 as $20,000. If you have the right to give at all; and as the Constitution neither defines charity nor stipulates the amount, you are at liberty to give to any and everything which you may believe, or profess to believe, is a charity and to any amount you may think proper. You will very easily perceive what a wide door this would open for fraud and corruption and favoritism, on the one hand, and for robbing the people on the other. 'No, Colonel, Congress has no right to give charity.'
"'Individual members may give as much of their own money as they please, but they have no right to touch a dollar of the public money for that purpose. If twice as many houses had been burned in this country as in Georgetown, neither you nor any other member of Congress would have Thought of appropriating a dollar for our relief. There are about two hundred and forty members of Congress. If they had shown their sympathy for the sufferers by contributing each one week's pay, it would have made over $13,000. There are plenty of wealthy men around Washington who could have given $20,000 without depriving themselves of even a luxury of life.'
"The congressmen chose to keep their own money, which, if reports be true, some of them spend not very creditably; and the people about Washington, no doubt, applauded you for relieving them from necessity of giving what was not yours to give. The people have delegated to Congress, by the Constitution, the power to do certain things. To do these, it is authorized to collect and pay moneys, and for nothing else. Everything beyond this is usurpation, and a violation of the Constitution.'
"'So you see, Colonel, you have violated the Constitution in what I consider a vital point. It is a precedent fraught with danger to the country, for when Congress once begins to stretch its power beyond the limits of the Constitution, there is no limit to it, and no security for the people. I have no doubt you acted honestly, but that does not make it any better, except as far as you are personally concerned, and you see that I cannot vote for you.'
"I tell you I felt streaked. I saw if I should have opposition, and this man should go to talking and in that district I was a gone fawn-skin. I could not answer him, and the fact is, I was so fully convinced that he was right, I did not want to. But I must satisfy him, and I said to him:
"Well, my friend, you hit the nail upon the head when you said I had not sense enough to understand the Constitution. I intended to be guided by it, and thought I had studied it fully. I have heard many speeches in Congress about the powers of Congress, but what you have said here at your plow has got more hard, sound sense in it than all the fine speeches I ever heard. If I had ever taken the view of it that you have, I would have put my head into the fire before I would have given that vote; and if you will forgive me and vote for me again, if I ever vote for another unconstitutional law I wish I may be shot.'
"He laughingly replied; 'Yes, Colonel, you have sworn to that once before, but I will trust you again upon one condition. You are convinced that your vote was wrong. Your acknowledgment of it will do more good than beating you for it. If, as you go around the district, you will tell people about this vote, and that you are satisfied it was wrong, I will not only vote for you, but will do what I can to keep down opposition, and perhaps, I may exert some little influence in that way.'
"If I don't, said I, 'I wish I may be shot; and to convince you that I am in earnest in what I say I will come back this way in a week or ten days, and if you will get up a gathering of people, I will make a speech to them. Get up a barbecue, and I will pay for it.'
"No, Colonel, we are not rich people in this section but we have plenty of provisions to contribute for a barbecue, and some to spare for those who have none. The push of crops will be over in a few days, and we can then afford a day for a barbecue. 'This Thursday; I will see to getting it up on Saturday week. Come to my house on Friday, and we will go together, and I promise you a very respectable crowd to see and hear you.
"'Well I will be here. But one thing more before I say good-bye. I must know your name."
"'My name is Bunce.'
"'Not Horatio Bunce?'
"'Well, Mr. Bunce, I never saw you before, though you say you have seen me, but I know you very well. I am glad I have met you, and very proud that I may hope to have you for my friend.'
"It was one of the luckiest hits of my life that I met him. He mingled but little with the public, but was widely known for his remarkable intelligence, and for a heart brim-full and running over with kindness and benevolence, which showed themselves not only in words but in acts. He was the oracle of the whole country around him, and his fame had extended far beyond the circle of his immediate acquaintance. Though I had never met him, before, I had heard much of him, and but for this meeting it is very likely I should have had opposition, and had been beaten. One thing is very certain, no man could now stand up in that district under such a vote.
"At the appointed time I was at his house, having told our conversation to every crowd I had met, and to every man I stayed all night with, and I found that it gave the people an interest and confidence in me stronger than I had ever seen manifested before.
"Though I was considerably fatigued when I reached his house, and, under ordinary circumstances, should have gone early to bed, I kept him up until midnight talking about the principles and affairs of government, and got more real, true knowledge of them than I had got all my life before."
"I have known and seen much of him since, for I respect him - no, that is not the word - I reverence and love him more than any living man, and I go to see him two or three times every year; and I will tell you, sir, if every one who professes to be a Christian lived and acted and enjoyed it as he does, the religion of Christ would take the world by storm.
"But to return to my story. The next morning we went to the barbecue and, to my surprise, found about a thousand men there. I met a good many whom I had not known before, and they and my friend introduced me around until I had got pretty well acquainted - at least, they all knew me.
"In due time notice was given that I would speak to them. They gathered up around a stand that had been erected. I opened my speech by saying:
"Fellow-citizens - I present myself before you today feeling like a new man. My eyes have lately been opened to truths which ignorance or prejudice or both, had heretofore hidden from my view. I feel that I can today offer you the ability to render you more valuable service than I have ever been able to render before. I am here today more for the purpose of acknowledging my error than to seek your votes. That I should make this acknowledgment is due to myself as well as to you. Whether you will vote for me is a matter for your consideration only."
"I went on to tell them about the fire and my vote for the appropriation and then told them why I was satisfied it was wrong. I closed by saying:
"And now, fellow-citizens, it remains only for me to tell you that the most of the speech you have listened to with so much interest was simply a repetition of the arguments by which your neighbor, Mr. Bunce, convinced me of my error.
"It is the best speech I ever made in my life, but he is entitled to the credit for it. And now I hope he is satisfied with his convert and that he will get up here and tell you so.'
"He came up to the stand and said:
"Fellow-citizens - it affords me great pleasure to comply with the request of Colonel Crockett. I have always considered him a thoroughly honest man, and I am satisfied that he will faithfully perform all that he has promised you today.'
"He went down, and there went up from that crowd such a shout for Davy Crockett as his name never called forth before.'
"I am not much given to tears, but I was taken with a choking then and felt some big drops rolling down my cheeks. And I tell you now that the remembrance of those few words spoken by such a man, and the honest, hearty shout they produced, is worth more to me than all the honors I have received and all the reputation I have ever made, or ever shall make, as a member of Congress.'
"Now, sir," concluded Crockett, "you know why I made that speech yesterday. "There is one thing which I will call your attention, "you remember that I proposed to give a week's pay. There are in that House many very wealthy men - men who think nothing of spending a week's pay, or a dozen of them, for a dinner or a wine party when they have something to accomplish by it. Some of those same men made beautiful speeches upon the great debt of gratitude which the country owed the deceased--a debt which could not be paid by money--and the insignificance and worthlessness of money, particularly so insignificant a sum as $20,000 when weighed against the honor of the nation. Yet not one of them responded to my proposition. Money with them is nothing but trash when it is to come out of the people. But it is the one great thing for which most of them are striving, and many of them sacrifice honor, integrity, and justice to obtain it."
Faith of Our Fathers -- Resettling Vermont
In the spring of 1777, My Great Grandfather (many times over) Samual, settled a fertile, wooded piece of land in the lower Champlain Valley, of what is now Vermont. Here many of my ancestors were raised.
Although my father was able to take most of the remaining farm into the family in the 1980s, one small 13 acre woodlot had remained in another family's possession since Brig. General George Stannard's Father was just a kid, playing in these woods.
Acting mostly on faith and dreams, my father, wife, and I have purchased back this land and have begun the process of settling here ourselves.
The spruce and pine have been purchased from Adirondack Loggers, and is at the small family run saw mill near the land.
The crew of builders has been assembled.
The home has been brainstormed about by everyone in the family, and designed by "Big Ed" our great friend and builder.
In the coming Month I will move my family of five out of our overpriced carriage house apartment in the village. We will spend our spring, summer, and fall in a Cabela's wall tent next to my family's camp.
If our land perks and is approved to build…..I will spend 15 hour days, building a 3 story, passive solar/solar, wood radiant floor heated, "sugar shack" for my family.
I will update on all our positive news for months to come. I hope I can inspire others to kick the rent and oil habit and follow the faith of our fathers, into the American Dream!
In Defense of Youth / Through My Children's Eyes
It is 7:03 a.m. and only one of my two boys has agreed to eat their peach oatmeal. The oldest is holding out, since he was promised waffles at bed time last night. In his protest he keeps repeating last night's agreement in a whiny tone that could make a wine glass resonate. The other has finished breaking his fast, which was easy since a blob of grain meal the size of his fist sits on his lap ground into his corduroys.
My wife has just pulled out of the drive, already late for work, having had to change the baby girl's clothes for a second time…….reflux. The same misfortune that had kept her up 'till 10:30 each night this winter....only to rise upon each hour to nurse.
I trip on a toy fire truck to the dismay of the boys, and remember that I should have been at work earlier today, as grades are going out for my 65 students and a couple hundred of the 350 assignments I correct each week are without a mark. "Shit, I was supposed to scan and email the home plans." to Ed, my builder, I scream (under my breath). And why are we out of milk? we spent our last $8.00 earned in March to get some….when was it?
It's typical (although a bit less stressful and confusing than normal) morning at The Preacher's parsonage.
To someone young, just married, or debating parenthood, a look into the life of a family of five may be very ominous. What they do not understand is that all this confusion and sacrifice feels to a good parent, like the feeling of pressure from a championship game, speech, election, or business deal in which you cannot loose,
During the end of the winter, cabin fever, lack of spending money, and stress was leading me to question when I would ever again have fun. When would my love and I go out, hear music, have dinner, or laugh with our close friends. One night, feeling as though I had somehow been duked, by myself, into becoming and old guy, who drives a gray caravan with two missing hubcaps, and sometimes cuts out coupons for canned beer. What had I done with my life? In sober defeat, before retiring after an extremely boring Friday night, I posted "$300 REWARD: For the individual who locates or returns my youth." on a friend's blog.
Although the weekend seemed to be a blast for my kids, who I helped become space travelers and firefighters, while dogsledding across Greenland (on their mushing couch) in two short days…I was blah and pissed off at all the responsibility.
Upon my next check of the blog, I read the following response from a great friend, and father of two. "Look into your children's eyes. You'll find your youth there."
I was home, ill with pneumonia. For the next couple days I waxed very emotional about my own youth. I remembered my imaginary friends. My red bike. The way I would wear the closest thing I had to my dad's cloths every morning, and the feeling of going with him to work or visit some of the old Vermont Characters that have gone now. My slingshot, my dog Jake, and Friday night when my PJs were on and Waylon's theme song for The Dukes of Hazard began. The crush I had on my babysitter and Daisy. I remembered tearing the shit out of my mom's house; creating an entire imaginary society each Saturday morning before my parents were up. The time I went fishing with my friends……over night…..and forgot to leave a note.
With that I realized it may be best to stop recalling my youth. For one, projecting the shit I pulled on my own kids got scary. But also, I was afforded that wonderful childhood, by parents who sacrificed for me….and never once complained. And they had gone through much more struggle than I. What had I done? My youth has turned to theirs!
In the past week, I have realized that if I were diagnosed with pneumonia in late March 1919, I would be dead right now…..leaving a widow and three children in need. How blessed am I from every angle.
This epiphany has been a long time coming. Luckily, embracing the chaos of my progeny seems to be easier than cultivating dismay. I think the idea of seeing my youth in their eyes will always help me come to terms with how hard it is to raise three children.
The true beauty of childhood has been squandered by many in our society. Children are given expensive toys designed by engineers, stamped with a valueless cartoon character, and advertised by brainwashing. The intent is that all this stuff will keep them busy. Out of the way. Sedated.
I am glad that we have steered from this televised mess with our boys. They seem to have great ambition and creativity. I need to allow for even more of the spirit of adventure and imaginative PLAY in their lives, and allow for mine to gradually wane.I'll have my fun when I can, and much of it from watching the boys slay dragons and race go carts.
Childhood is so beautiful and so fragile. It should be honored on the highest level and treated like an heirloom china doll.....past from generation to generation.........only a couple glue seems.....unless broken by a parent who cannot see their duty.
Oh, the things I feel from looking into my children's eyes.
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Use it or lose it.
Those five words stop a lot of people from saving money on their health care spending through something called a flexible spending account, a tax break created by federal law that allows you to use pretax dollars deducted from your paycheck to pay for dental and medical expenses not covered by insurance.
The savings can amount to a discount of as much as to 25 to 40 percent, depending on your income tax rate, for out-of-pocket medical expenses on everything from eyeglasses to braces to doctor visits and prescription co-pays.
But to take advantage of the program, you have to estimate how much in non-insured medical expenses you'll incur in the next year to determine how much to set aside from your paycheck. You forfeit the money you don't spend by year's end. In other words, use it or lose it.
It's that provision that scares off a lot of people from setting up an FSA, according Jody Dietel, chief compliance officer with WageWorks, a San Mateo, Calif., company that administers FSA plans.
But according to Dietel, it can still be worthwhile to participate in an FSA even if you might leave some money on the table.
To set up a flexible spending account, do you have to be employed at a workplace that offers FSA plans?
Right. An overwhelming number of larger employers, those with 200 or more employees, generally have a health flexible spending account on their menu. And then for a growing number of smaller employers, a health FSA is on their menu as a benefit.
What stops people from setting aside money in a flexible spending account?
The number one reason we see when we survey people who don't participate is, "I'm afraid of use it or lose it. I'm afraid I'll lose money." Number two is they have a tough time predicting their expenses. A tip is: test the waters. Go through your checkbook and your credit card statements to see what you did pay for out of pocket expenses. If you find that for the last year you spent $1,000 and you're still chicken, why don't you try $500. Generally what we find is people have used that money by April and are begging for more and they have to wait until the next plan year.
Why does the use it or lose it provision exist?
The use it or lose it provision was inserted by the IRS and Treasury Department. They did it because they were concerned that employees might defer large amounts of income through these accounts.
The IRS was worried that people would use FSAs as a tax shelter?
Yes. It's not in the original statute and over the course of time there's been repeated cries for its removal. Many people believe with a $2,500 limit on how much you can set aside for FSAs which start January 2013 (under a provision of the 2010 Affordable Care Act), there's no more need for use it or lose it. There's a number of bills in Congress currently that have wide bipartisan support that would eliminate use it or lose it and allow employers to cash out on a taxable basis unused amounts.
How likely am I to lose by putting money into a flexible spending account?
If you've set aside $2,000, and you're in a 25 percent marginal tax bracket, you've saved $500 on that money. So until you've lost $500 or more, you're still money ahead. In most cases, employees don't lose money. We tell people to plan carefully. We generally encourage people to go through their checkbook, their employee benefit plan, their dental, vision, medical carriers and see what kind of out-of-pocket expenses they've had. Many people do have predictable out-of-pocket expenses so it's very unusual for people to lose money. And when they do lose money, it's generally less than $85. People don't really lose money. It's a fear more than anything else. Secondly when they do lose money, the money reverts to the employer and it's really used to pay for the administration of the plan.
And even if I haven't used up all my FSA money by year's end, there can be a grace period to spend that money?
The grace period came about in 2005. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said, "We want you to revisit this use it or lose it rule. It doesn't make any sense." And the grace period was kind of their answer to that. They didn't go so far as to eliminate the use it or lose it rule, but they added this grace period in which you can use current plan year expenses against last year's limit to use it up. It's actually up to the employer to set it up as a plan design rule. It's up to a maximum of two and a half months. And generally when employers put it in, and the vast majority of employers put it in, they do allow the full two and a half months, or until March 15 to incur expenses.
I used to be able to buy aspirin, cough syrup and other over-the-counter drugs with FSA money. Now that's harder to do?
It's not that they're not covered. It's just that they're not covered unless they're prescribed. Many people go to the doctor, and the doctor says 'I want you to take a baby aspirin every day.' If he tells you to do that, have him write it on a scrip and it's still covered. There's still about 35,000 over-the-counter products that are eligible: bandages, gauze pads, ThermaCare back wraps, contact lens supplies, denture adhesives, reading glasses, condoms.
Note: Ms. Dietel's comments in this article are hers alone and do not represent those of UnitedHealth Group, its officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates.
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Communicating with the KUMC Community
Communicating with the KUMC Community
There are several options available for communicating your message to the KUMC community. The guiding principal is to facilitate communication to our students, staff, and faculty in a relevant, timely manner to those needing the information.
KUMed Central e-newsletter
KUMed Central is a weekly internal electronic newsletter that is distributed on Mondays (or Tuesdays following a holiday) that provides faculty and staff a variety of information about campus events, activities, opportunities, accolades, and other news. If you have a news or story item you would like considered for KUMed Central, submit it by Thursday for inclusion in the following Monday's issue. As a KUMC employee, you will automatically receive this enewsletter. You have the option to opt out.
The Office of Communications reserves the right to edit or omit any submission. To view the guidelines for KUMed Central, click here.
Submit a story idea or news item.
Campus Calendar of Events (http://www.kumc.edu/events-calendar.html )The KUMC Events Calendar is the central record for all scheduled events and activities sponsored by KUMC and the primary means to announce:
Some campus entities maintain discrete calendars on the web. These calendars "roll up to" (that is, information posted to them is also posted to) the Campus Events Calendar.
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University staff and students can sign up for either daily or weekly emails with a link to the week's events by clicking on the 'Subscribe' link at the top of the calendar. Here are a few tricks to make the calendar work for you:
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The myKUMC portal provides personalized access to web-based information. Think of this tool as a "Preference Center" where you can opt in or out to receive notifications on topics that interest you, such as Continuing Education, Diversity, Employee Perks, Kirmayer Fitness Center, and Research Study Opportunities. Some key topics are defaulted to be sent to everyone on campus, but you can opt out to receive these. To check out the topics available and to set your preferences on which topics you want to know more about, log into myKUMC. Scroll down through the announcements and click on "My Subscriptions." From there, you can view the topics and opt in or out to receive announcements from the groups you choose in the manner you choose to receive them, by display or direct to your KUMC email address. You can request to create a new announcements group or administer an existing group by contacting Internet Development. Generally speaking announcements are organized by topic, like Research Study Opportunities, rather than specific, departmental areas.
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Five broadcast accounts are maintained: "University Broadcast" for general announcements and business to staff, faculty, and students; "Broadcast-som", "Broadcast-son", and "Broadcast-shp" for school announcements and business; and "Broadcast-acad" for Academic Affairs and Research Administration. For further information, please contact those units.
University Broadcast messages sent to faculty and staff must be approved by the Office of Communications. To view the University Broadcast guidelines, effective January 1, 2013, click here.
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Classified Ads & Equipment Exchange (http://www2.kumc.edu/classifieds)
Those needing to sell, buy, or trade both personal and KUMC-related products can use this site to do so. The Classified Ads link is located on the Faculty/Staff section of the KUMC homepage and are listed in myKUMC under the Services tab. Categories include automotive, carpooling, fitness and sports, for sale, garage sales, housing needed, pets, and more.
The Equipment Exchange site, linked from the Classified Ads site, is available for offering equipment for inter-office exchange. This includes furniture, computers, and other office equipment.
SharePoint collaboration spaces allow for small group collaboration that includes a shared calendar, announcements, document management, issue tracking, workflow, and much more. Contact Internet Development for more information.
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Is a Flat Tax a Good Idea? >
Flat Tax Unites Americans
Flat tax makes it more difficult for the government to divide Americans against each other
November 1, 2011
America should move toward a single-rate income tax that taxes consumed income one time at one rate as rapidly as politically possible.
A single tax rate puts all citizens in the same relationship with their government. It makes it more difficult for the government to divide us against each other.
I grew up in Massachusetts, where the state constitution requires a single rate, flat tax. Five times the advocates of bigger government in Massachusetts have placed a measure on the ballot to allow a graduated or "progressive" tax. Five times liberal, Democrat, blue, Ted Kennedy Massachusetts has voted this down. Voters were quite sophisticated in their reasoning and understood that dividing Bay Staters into different groups would allow them to be mugged one at a time.
[Vote: Do the Rich Pay Enough in Taxes?]
We saw this with the politics of President Bill Clinton, who promised to tax only the top 2 percent. Once elected, he moved to raise gasoline taxes—a tax paid by everyone. Obama promised to tax only those earning more than $250,000. That moved magically to $200,000. And 16 days into his presidency, he signed a bill raising taxes on cigarette smokers. The only person in America who smokes cigarettes and earns more than $250,000 is named Barack Obama. Other taxes on the middle class, including taxes on your health insurance, followed.
In making the transition to a flatter, fairer, simpler tax, the idea put forward by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is strategically wise. Set up a parallel system alongside the present mess. Allow Americans to choose to stay where they are or move to the lower rate, fewer deductions system. No one should be forced to shift. Let them choose.
Perry was also wise to avoid the creation of any new taxes during a transition period such as a retail sales tax or VAT. In Europe, when they added the VAT with promises that other taxes would be reduced, they saw the VATs grow and the income taxes stay. Connecticut and New Jersey accepted an income tax with promises the property taxes would come down. Now they have high income taxes and high property taxes.
Let us take the present system and prune it back without creating any new tapeworms with the promise/hope that they will behave.
- Check out a roundup of editorial cartoons on the economy.
- Read 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Bush Tax Cuts.
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Breathe deep the gathering gloom,
Watch lights fade from every room.
Bedsitter people look back and lament,
Another day's useless energy spent.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love and has none.
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.
Cold hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colours from our sight.
Red is grey and yellow white.
But we decide which is right.
And which is an illusion???.Graeme Edge
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Kohler K-T14420-4-BN Brushed Nickel Single Handle RiteTemp Tub and Shower Trim with Single Function Showerhead from the Purist Series
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ADA | Yes |
Bodysprays Included | No |
Country Of Origin | USA |
Diverter Included | Yes |
Diverter Location | Wall Mounted |
Drain Assembly Included | No |
Escutcheon Width | 6.5 |
Faucet Type | Bathtub Faucet, Shower Faucet |
Flow Rate (GPM) | 2, 2.5 |
Handle Material | Metal |
Handle Style | Lever |
Handles Included | Yes |
Handshower Included | No |
Made in America | Yes |
Material | Brass |
Mounting Type | Wall Mounted |
Number Of Bodysprays | 0 |
Number Of Handles | 1 |
Pressure Balanced | Yes |
Scald Guard | Yes |
Shower Arm Reach | 10.63 |
Showerhead | Single Function |
Showerhead Shape | Round |
Slide Bar Included | No |
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Purist Rite-Temp Pressure-Balancing Bath and Shower Faucet Trim With Push-Button Diverter and Lever Handle
This Purist Rite-Temp bath and shower trim maintains desired water temperature +/-3°F while displaying a modern, minimal design to complement the entire Purist Suite. Premium material construction and a one-piece ceramic valve offer durability and reliability. The high-temperature limit stop, available on single-handle bath and shower faucets, provides added safety. Meets ADA requirements.
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The School of Pastry Design Opens In Las Vegas
Filed under: Dining
Ever dream of emulating the incredible pastry designs you see on the Food Network? The School of Pastry Design in Las Vegas is the vision of Chris Hanmer, the youngest world pastry team champion ever and former Executive Pastry Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas. The new hands-on experience will allow anyone to work alongside a world champion pastry chef to create colorful, edible, life-size pastry or chocolate art. The school is designed to appeal to a variety of skill levels offering continuing education for pastry chefs, with some class offerings specifically set up to help the pastry industry professional achieve new levels of proficiency. You can also schedule a customized private or small group session while you are in Las Vegas. Classes start at $400. For the more casual pastry experience, Hamner offers chocolate tastings, chocolate parties, creative cooking competitions for parties and showers, a unique "chocolate lab oratory," and light-hearted pastry classes for groups.


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Denzong Regency is well located. It is neither in the town among the cluster of hotels neither it is very far from the town. The hotel is well maintained. It has a nice restaurant & bar.
The suite rooms are the best. The hotel offers view of entire Gangtok town and also of Mt. Kanchenjunga to its right. Taxi from the hotel (Cherry Bldg area) to the MG Road should cost about Rs. 60.
On the hind sight it lacks children activity area.
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- Denzong Regency an ITC WelcomHeritage Retreat nestled on top of a hillock on a 10 acre private property, just 15 mins walk from the main city center offers the finest view in Gangtok of the city and the pristine splendor of the undulating hills, valleys and a myriad streams that course through it, with the towering Kanchenjunga peak in the background. The resort has 18 Suites and 08 Deluxe rooms including a room for the physically challenged. F&B includes a multi-cuisine restaurant cum coffee shop and a oriental specialty restaurant. It also has large conference and banquet halls. The F&B facilities and the residential blocks are widely separated by vast landscaped lush green lawns and wooded gardens in absolute quiet tranquility. The architecture and decor are completely Sikkimese, offering every conceivable modern luxury that any guest may require. ... more less
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Brazil's most famous assets usually end up prancing down a Victoria's Secret runway, but with the publication of "Brazilian Style" ($65 at assouline.com), the country's more obscure offerings — pink dolphins, anyone? — join Carmen Miranda and the caipirinha in a colorful look at Brazil's cultural legacy. Armand Limnander, the book's author and a former T editor, says the tome grew out of a 10-year love affair with the country. "It's a very personal take on the people, places and things that resonate with me," he says (like the idyllic island of Fernando de Noronha, shown here.) He adds, "Brazil is already an economic superpower — it's hosting both the Olympics and the World Cup in the next few years — so the next logical step is for it to begin exporting its culture, which is rich, varied and above all, fun."
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Dark Chocolate Bark With Pistachios, Sweetened Dried Cherries And Pumpkin Seeds
3/4-cup coarsely chopped sweetened, dried tart cherries
1/2-cup toasted pumpkin seeds
1 pound bittersweet chocolate (at least 64 percent cacao), finely chopped
To temper chocolate: Place 3/4 of chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl (set aside remaining chocolate). Heat chocolate uncovered at 50 percent power for 30 seconds, then stir with rubber spatula. Repeat, heating for 30 seconds and then stirring, until almost all of the chocolate in the bowl has melted (about 4 minutes).
Using an instant-read thermometer, check the temperature of the chocolate. It should be no more than 115 degrees. If it hasn't reached the desired temperatire, continue to heat in 10-second increments. Then add reserve chocolate and stir constantly until completely melted and smooth and thermometer reads 88 to 90 degrees. Chocolate is now tempered.
Stir nut mixture into bowl containing chocolate.
Using an offset spatula, spread chocolate in an even layer, about 1/4-inch thick, on the parchment. Sprinkle with reserve nut mixture. Allow bark to cool until hardened, at least 20 minutes. Break into irregular pieces.
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Margaret Barton visited her aunt, Jan Jacobs, in Lewiston this afternoon. Roger and Yvette Barton visited Franklin while she was gone.
Isabella spent the day with me yesterday and we had a sleepover last night. So much fun! I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year.
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Mas is very quiet and peaceful day. The sun has withdrawn itself and left us with a very light dusting of snow. Maybe will have a nice white Christmas after all! Things are very busy at school. Last Tuesday the fourth grade took a field trip to Augusta where they visited the legislative and senate chambers, the Blaine House and the Maine State Museum. We had a great time as they are a wonderful group of boys and girls. They are a very well behaved group also. They are studying about Maine and all about how our government operates.
On Saturday evening Jane Wardwell, Margaret Barton and I went to Auburn to attend a Christmas musical at the Universalist Church. We enjoyed the music of Mr. Philip House and The Dave Rowe Trio.
We also enjoyed a very good meal at The Tin Tin Buffett.
Margaret and Franklin Barton went to Brownfield on Thursday to visit Mr.and Mrs. Roger Barton. Sunday they had dinner at Jim and Dolly Barton's.
I hope the weather cooperates so everyone can get all they need to do before Christmas is done. Have a wonderful holiday with your families and friends.


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Formal specification
In computer science, formal specifications are mathematically based techniques whose purpose are to help with the implementation of systems and software. They are used to describe a system, to analyze its behavior, and to aid in its design by verifying key properties of interest through rigorous and effective reasoning tools.[1][2] These specifications are formal in the sense that they have a syntax, their semantics fall within one domain, and they are able to be used to infer useful information.[3]
In each passing decade computer systems have become increasingly more powerful and as a result they have become more impactful to society. Because of this, better techniques are needed to assist in the design and implementation of reliable software. Established engineering disciplines use mathematical analysis as the foundation of creating and validating product design. Formal specifications are one such way to achieve this in software engineering reliability as once predicted. Other methods such as testing are more commonly used to enhance code quality.[1]
Testing finds errors (or bugs) in the implementation. It is best to find these as early as possible because the farther along in a project a bug is found, the more costly it is to fix. The idea with formal specifications is to minimize the creation of such errors. This is done by reducing the ambiguity of informal system requirements. By creating a formal specification, the designers are forced to make a detailed system analysis early on in the project. This analysis will usually reveal errors or inconsistencies that exist in the informal system requirements.[4] As a result the chance of subtle errors being introduced and going undetected in complex software systems is reduced.[1] Finding and correcting these kinds of errors early in the design stage will help to prevent expensive fixes that may arise in the future.
Testing and QA contribute to more than 50% of the total development cost of some projects; through the use of formal specifications certain testing processes may be automated leading to better and more cost-effective testing.[1]
Given such a specification, it is possible to use formal verification techniques to demonstrate that a system design is correct with respect to its specification. This allows incorrect system designs to be revised before any major investments have been made into an actual implementation. Another approach is to use provably correct refinement steps to transform a specification into a design, which is ultimately transformed into an implementation that is correct by construction.
It is important to note that a formal specification is not an implementation, but rather it may be used to develop an implementation. Formal specifications describe what a system should do, not how the system should do it.
A good specification must have some of the following attributes: adequate, internally consistent, unambiguous, complete, satisfied, minimal [3]
A good specification will have:[3]
- Constructability, manageability and evolvability
- Usability
- Communicability
- Powerful and efficient analysis
One of the main reasons there is interest in formal specifications is that they will provide an ability to perform proofs on software implementations.[2] These proofs may be used to validate a specification, verify correctness of design, or to prove that a program satisfies a specification.[2]
A design (or implementation) cannot ever be declared "correct" on its own. It can only ever be "correct with respect to a given specification". Whether the formal specification correctly describes the problem to be solved is a separate issue. It is also a difficult issue to address, since it ultimately concerns the problem constructing abstracted formal representations of an informal concrete problem domain, and such an abstraction step is not amenable to formal proof. However, it is possible to validate a specification by proving "challenge" theorems concerning properties that the specification is expected to exhibit. If correct, these theorems reinforce the specifier's understanding of the specification and its relationship with the underlying problem domain. If not, the specification probably needs to be changed to better reflect the domain understanding of those involved with producing (and implementing) the specification.
Formal methods of software development are not widely used in industry. Most companies do not consider it cost-effective to apply them in their software development processes.[4] This may be for a variety of reasons, some of which are:
- Time
- High initial start up cost with low measurable returns
- Flexibility
- A lot of software companies use agile methodologies that focus on flexibility. Doing a formal specification of the whole system up front is often perceived as being the opposite of flexible. However, there is some research into the benefits of using formal specifications with "agile" development[5]
- Complexity
- Limited scope [3]
- They do not capture properties of interest for all stakeholders in the project[3]
- They do not do a good job of specifying user interfaces and user interaction [4]
- Not cost-effective
- This is not entirely true, by limiting their use to only core parts of critical systems they have shown to be cost-effective[4]
Other limitations:[3]
- Isolation
- Low-level ontologies
- Poor guidance
- Poor separation of concerns
- Poor tool feedback
Formal specification techniques have existed in various domains and on various scales for quite some time.[6] Implementations of formal specifications will differ depending on what kind of system they are attempting to model, how they are applied and at what point in the software life cycle they have been introduced.[2] These types of models can be categorized into the following specification paradigms:
- History-based specification [3]
- behavior based system histories
- assertions are interpreted over time
- State-based Specification [3]
- behavior based on system states
- series of sequential steps, (e.g. a financial transaction)
- languages such as Z, VDM or B rely on this paradigm [3]
- Transition-based specification [3]
- behavior based on transitions from state-to-state of the system
- best used with a reactive system
- languages such as Statecharts, PROMELA, STeP-SPL, RSML or SCR rely on this paradigm [3]
- Functional specification [3]
- specify a system as a structure of mathematical functions
- OBJ, ASL, PLUSS, LARCH, HOL or PVS rely on this paradigm [3]
- Operational Specification [3]
- early languages such as Paisley, GIST, Petri nets or process algebras rely on this paradigm [3]
In addition to the above paradigms there are ways to apply certain heuristics to help improve the creation of these specifications. The paper referenced here best discusses heuristics to use when designing a specification.[6] They do so by applying a divide-and-conquer approach.
Software tools[edit]
The Z notation is an example of a leading formal specification language. Others include the Specification Language(VDM-SL) of the Vienna Development Method and the Abstract Machine Notation (AMN) of the B-Method. In the Web services area, formal specification is often used to describe non-functional properties [7] (Web services Quality of Service).
Some tools are:[4]
For implementation examples, refer to the links in Software Tools section.
See also[edit]
- Algebraic specification
- Formal methods
- Specification (technical standard)
- Software engineering
- Specification language
- ^ a b c d Hierons, R. M.; Krause, P.; Lüttgen, G.; Simons, A. J. H.; Vilkomir, S.; Woodward, M. R.; Zedan, H.; Bogdanov, K.; Bowen, J. P.; Cleaveland, R.; Derrick, J.; Dick, J.; Gheorghe, M.; Harman, M.; Kapoor, K. (2009). "Using formal specifications to support testing". ACM Computing Surveys 41 (2): 1. doi:10.1145/1459352.1459354.
- ^ a b c d e Gaudel, M. -C. (1994). "Formal specification techniques". Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Software Engineering. pp. 223–223. doi:10.1109/ICSE.1994.296781. ISBN 0-8186-5855-X.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Lamsweerde, A. V. (2000). "Formal specification". Proceedings of the conference on the future of Software engineering - ICSE '00. p. 147. doi:10.1145/336512.336546. ISBN 1581132530.
- ^ a b c d e Sommerville, Ian (2009). "Formal Specification". Software Engineering. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b c Nummenmaa, Timo; Tiensuu, Aleksi; Berki, Eleni; Mikkonen, Tommi; Kuittinen, Jussi; Kultima, Annakaisa (4 August 2011). "Supporting agile development by facilitating natural user interaction with executable formal specifications". ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes 36 (4): 1–10. doi:10.1145/1988997.2003643.
- ^ a b van der Poll, John A.; Paula Kotze (2002). "What design heuristics may enhance the utility of a formal specification?". Proceedings of the 2002 annual research conference of the South African institute of computer scientists and information technologists on Enablement through technology. SAICSIT '02: 179–194.
- ^ S-Cube Knowledge Model: Formal Specification
External links[edit]
- A Case for Formal Specification (Technology) by Coryoth 2005-07-30
- Formal Specification


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I decided that it's time to fix my transmission and since I don't have time what with my school schedule and course load and all. I read up on a great many issues people are having with the 4t65e transmission.
Since the transmission was not throwing codes and was hesitating in shifting up and down on the point I read that it could be something as simple as a gummed up valve body or completely bunged solenoid. My options were to take it out to the country after getting all the parts needed for a rebuild and spend a long weekend with my cousin removing, reconditioning and reinstalling the transmission. Drop it off at the local tranny shop and tell them to rebuild it (like dropping a bomb on a mosquito, cost $1200-1400) or take it to the people responsible for creating such a shit product since they seem to know what's really going on in order to accurately diagnose what is going on ($75 to diagnose and go from there).
Anyhow, I decided after reading several service bulletins and deciding that this could be diagnosed. I took it to the GM dealer with the idea that if I paid a little more for service. They called me right after checking the system and told me that they would need to drop the pan to check for filings and if I wanted to put in a filter. Turns out there were NO filings and so the decision was made to put in a new solenoid.
I got the call the next day and they tell me that the car is still not hitting the shift points but only on the 1-2 and 2-1 shifts (2nd gear clutch? or malfunctioning new solenoid). Currently my bill is $650 for a transmission that is not fixed and they suggest that I have the transmission rebuilt at a cost of $2000. No goddamn way am I paying $2000 for a rebuild. I'm having a serious problem paying $650 for a partially fixed transmission with NO guarantee. The excuse was used that the car is 8 years old and has 155k KM's on it. My arguement is that if I wanted to rebuild the transmission I would have acted on my 2 other choices and that the dealer should be best equipped to diagnose ANY problem. They made a call and went with it and now are defaulting to a rebuild.
I'm stuck between not paying for this shit and paying for work done. The only thing that jumps out at me is that they fixed 2/3 gears and so I should only pay for 2/3 of the build. Part of me says that there can be a chance that a solenoid is bad still causing this because lets face it ... solenoids are electronic and ANYTHING can happen during the manufacturing process. The dealer is RELUCTANT to reinstall another solenoid and if it still performs the same, they will charge me for more labour.
I need an opinion on this. YES I know I should have done the damn work myself and deserve what I got but in the whole scheme of things. If you pay for a service and not get less that what you were told, you should not be required to pay the advertised price.


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- 3.6 Destructive plate boundaries, continued: ocean-continent (Andean type) subduction
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- 3.8 Conservative plate boundaries and transform faults
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In a previous discussion, we talked about fear of recurrence and the anxiety associated with being a survivor of cancer. Research has shown that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur with cancer survivors — especially since you're dealing with a life-threatening medical diagnosis.
This is particularly true of childhood cancer survivors, survivors of aggressive cancers and cancers that require intense treatments.
Some of the symptoms and emotions of PTSD include:
- Problems sleeping because of intrusive dreams or flashbacks of trauma
- Feeling hopeless
- Memory problems
- Trouble concentrating
- Avoiding activities you once enjoyed
- Feelings of guilt or shame
- Irritability and anger
- Self-destructive behaviors, such as drinking too much or taking unusual risks
- Uncontrolled sadness and crying spells
- Hearing or seeing things that are not there
It's normal to have some of these symptoms as a cancer survivor. However, if you're having disturbing thoughts and feelings for more than a month, if they're severe, or if you feel you're having trouble getting your life back under control, talk to your health care professional. Getting treatment as soon as possible can help prevent PTSD symptoms from getting worse.
Some types of therapy used in PTSD treatment include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy — this helps you recognize the ways of thinking that are causing the anxiety and symptoms. Recommendations for strategies to help modify these thoughts are part of this therapy.
- Psychotherapy — this may include group discussions or individual counseling to work through the symptoms and emotions. It can also be very helpful to talk to others who are going through similar experiences.
- Medications — (anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, or anti-anxiety) — this is usually a short-term strategy to deal with extreme depression or anxiety.
Treatment for PTSD can help you regain a sense of control over your life. With successful treatment, you can also feel better about yourself and learn ways to cope if any symptoms return. These strategies can help improve your symptoms and teach you skills to cope better with the traumatic event — and move beyond it.
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I write next actions but they stay on my list because I don't know how to do them. Or they generate too many other additional thoughts that overwhelm me.
For example, one on my list is - Send Richard the stakeholder engagement plan.
But when I look at it I think - where is the plan? In my email? or is it in my H drive? Did I save it into the document management system? Maybe I should do that while I'm at it? Did I put a copy into the hardcopy filing system and on P drive? And what about the other supporting documents that go with that?
And then I think - I really can't be bothered thinking about this, it's stressing me out.
But almost every other next action I have is like this or worse (I did pick an easy one) so I'm very stressed out at the moment.
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