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Sure as hell isn't always easy.
My predicament. I am a very professional person at work and one thing I am admit about is not bring in personal events, issues, irritations and/or problems with me. Work is work and I am paid to do my job not bitch about my life. However, recently I've had this woman, probably a volunteer mother, calling me for the specially Olympics. We donate a good sum of money every year. Seeing that I am charged of accounts payable and receivable it is my responsibility to handle these things. However, any large donations must be passed by the boss first for approval. Currently my boss is a bit MIA due to a massive increase in work. So I have to speak to this woman at least 3 - 4 times a week.
In ever damned conversation we've had she keeps says the following, "OH, God bless your heart", "Bless you", "You have a blessed, evening", and OOOO my favorite "With God it's always blessed" and so on.
I think my irritation comes from the fact that she makes me feel like I did before I came out openly as an atheist and its frustrating. When people would say these things to me and I couldn't say anything back out of fear of retribution. I understand the difference between the two, one was because I was kid and afraid while this is because I am at work and must remain professional. However, the feeling is still the same and every time she says it I want to throw my phone out the window then drive over it with a steam roller several hundred times.
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I worked as a truancy officer in Kansas City, Mo. (a joke of a job, but that's another story) and was subjected regularly to someone wanting to have a group prayer because a co-worker was sick or whatever. We even had an awards ceremony, complete with prayer and a religious song. I just couldn't take it anymore. One of my fellow officers was also a preacher (though one who was slimy and full of bullshit) and he always had the radio on some religious program while we were patrolling. It finally got to the point that I had to let everyone know that I wasn't comfortable participating in a prayer circle and took issue with the religious crap I had to listen to on the radio. Fortunately, after I spoke up to my boss that ended, but of course, I stuck out like a sore thumb as I was the only one to announce that I was an atheist. It really pissed me off that I had to be put in such a position. If I'd had the energy and fortitude, I would have filed a lawsuit, but that's just not really who I am. I just wanted religion taken out of the workplace. I'd have to hear from others over the phone, "Have a blessed day," too. Somehow I managed to get along with everyone despite their need to wear their religion on their sleeves, but I'm sure I was talked about quite a lot. I would have no problem with someone wanting to have a little prayer for someone, or before they eat, etc., but when they ask everyone else to join in, that's a huge problem that takes it to a whole new level. This kind of crap needs to stop. Nowadays, if someone makes some reference to god, such as some "miracle" that can only be attributed to god, and they direct their remark to me, I let them know right away I don't see it that way. It shuts them up pretty fast.
Let me clarify...the religious crap on the radio stopped, but I still had to "sit out" several group prayers at work after having said something about it. How nice that I had this huge spotlight put on me every time this happened, which was quite often. But I stood my ground and respectfully stepped back or out of the room.
You might discover that politely informing the lady of your non-religious stance might end the blessings.
Living in what I like to call the "mini Bible Belt" of Michigan (Pretty much most of West MI) I get this all the time. Yes it's irritating, but I always have a good laugh about it later :D.
I think it all depends on where you are living and how important your job is to you. If you are in a bible belt area or an area like SLC Utah, as wrong as it is, you may lose your job for outing yourself to this religious nut. I live in Nevada and I work with Veteran's. When they say stuff like "god bless you," or "bless your heart" or any of that religious nonsense, I just say thanks, or nothing at all. In my head its very annoying, but I just let it go. Now when co workers start talking that nonsense i immediately let them know that I am an atheist and I believe don't believe in any religious nonsense. If you have religious beliefs thats fine but keep me out of it.
I work with collections and so when I'm talking to people they are from all over. They say things like that and I just say "you too". Sure it annoys me to have someone assume I'm Christian but usually they mean well enough and I just don't bother. If I fought with everyone who said it, I'd have been fired a long time ago. Perhaps Atheists should have a "reply" of their own made up?
I secretly dream of saying "and may his noodly appendge bless you too". But As an employee I shouldn't really bring religion into it at all.
When I first started I worked with Georgia people and this woman assumed I was Christian and said something about the bible (a book I've never really read) and I said "Oh I don't read the bible". She was silent and it was awesome. If it was more recent, I probably would have been written up (back then our company didn't monitor like they do now). But it would have been worth it.
Don't let it get to you. When your working you really can't do anything about it (sad but true). You're representing the company, not yourself.
I like to think of this as religious tourettes. It's a part of the vocabulary of phrases that we all have that just come out. "Bless your heart" is very typical here in the south. I don't think every time I hear that they truly mean they want to bless my heart. Same is true with sneezing, when someone says "bless you." When I whack my foot on a table, I say "god damn it." Think of them as colloquialisms, or even just as stupid shit people say out of habit. However, most of us have developed a large enough vocabulary that we don't need to repeat the same phrases. She apparently hasn't developed that variety. I wouldn't get too bent out of shape. I doubt even the most jesusy of jesus freaks makes a conscious effort to annoy others with unwanted jesus-based vocabulary. Like verbal diarrhea, it just comes out. Just accept it as a very annoying character flaw and let it be.


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President Barack Obama�s so-called red line has put him in a tight spot with few good options but I have an idea that just might be a good solution.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad�s chemical and biological supplies are a noose around his neck. If we attack his army bases where his WMDs most likely are kept, it will give the rebel forces enough of an upper hand to take over a few. It is a logical conclusion that Assad could end up dying from the same fate as those gassed recently. For Assad to give up his poison gas weapons to the international community to be destroyed, with Russia mediating, would not only calm a drastic situation but show Assad in a much better light � sort of a public relations coup.
Obama can settle things down and avoid any military action that might give the terrorist elements of the rebel forces a chance to get some of those WMDs to use on us. As we have seen in Libya, once that dictator was removed, terrorists are always looking to exploit a power vacuum.
I only hope that these leaders hear of this kind of advice, but my fear is it will only get as far as the opinion section. My hope is that this paper has the resources to get the word out. I hope it is not like trying to fix a government-contract project after the lines have already been run.
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Members of the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron demonstrate danger crossing techniques to host nation military members at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Nov. 20, 2013. The 379th ESFS held the training with their counterparts to enhance bonds and learn different security techniques that are inherent to each service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)
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Hoping to use the power of the Internet to boost the efficiency of service delivery, the federal government has launched the biggest effort to date at establishing online security and trust. Called Access Certificates for Electronic Services (ACES), the project is expected to contract with a number of certification authorities to offer digital credentials to millions of Americans for their online interactions with government. The credentials, known as digital certificates, use digital-signature technology to authenticate individuals and businesses when accessing, retrieving and submitting information with the government.
The ACES contract, currently out for bid and is expected to be awarded later this year, will most likely offer multiple awards, with as many as five or six certificate authorities for the public to choose from. "The certificates can be used by the public to sign for anything online," explained David Temoshok, ACES' director for government-wide policy. The goal of the project, according to Temoshok, is to adopt a standard, interoperable infrastructure so that all types of certificates of identify can be exchanged between agencies and the public. ACES will use a transaction-fee model that will cost the public nothing to use.
When announcing the RFP for the ACES contract, David Barram, with the General Services Administration (GSA) said, "The American people should have easy electronic access to government information. They can only do this if we make sure their privacy is protected. By developing a government-wide solution, this service will allow the government to present a common face to the public promoting convenience and user friendliness."
Once ACES takes hold, federal agencies can begin to engage in the kind of electronic-services delivery that has only been talked about at this point. Individuals could exchange everything from tax returns to student financial-aid forms with their respective agencies. The Social Security Administration, which has had to curtail public access to benefit estimate information due to the lack of security on the Internet, is expected to use ACES.
ACES could also become an effective means for state and local governments to assure security and trust with their Internet transactions. While ACES certificates will be restricted to federally funded programs, the architecture and standards for ACES could become the model for other public- and private-sector digital-certificate projects. "ACES is intended to kick-start public key use in both government and business," said Temoshok. "We want the business model to extend beyond the federal government."
Keys, Certificates and Transaction Fees
Last year, 50 million Americans had access to the Internet and spent between $8 billion and $13 billion on goods and services. Those numbers will be easily dwarfed by this year's figures. But few believe the Internet economy can grow beyond auctions, bookstores and investing services until it adopts an electronic means of establishing and verifying identify so that transactions can take place in a trusted environment.
In particular, the government sector has been stymied in its efforts to conduct electronic commerce because of that lack of trust. The most promising solution is a public key infrastructure (PKI), which uses digital-signature technology, as well as other security and verification components, to allow for secure transactions and communications to take place on a public network.
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ROCKFORD -- It has become official. Zimbrick of Rockford will be closing its doors tomorrow in its sales department and closing up its service department by close of business Saturday August 7th. All existing appointments will be honored. All assets will be liquidated by 08/31/2010.
With the loss of the Saturn franchise, and our inability to secure another one, it has become clear that we can not become a viable business any time in the near future. For this reason alone, we must close.
If you have a Saturn vehicle in warranty, you will be contacted as to which GM facility to take your vehicle to. Your extended warranties are also still in tact and backed by GM.
We are going to do our very best to help place the affected Zimbrick of Rockford employees locally with other facilities. If they come your way, grab them because they are good people who love servicing customers.
The 40 families who take pride in working at Zimbrick of Rockford thank you for making our journey so enjoyable. We did our best to run a business with integrity. We loved being part of the community. We loved the Saturn Dog Washes, road rallies, and other community events that we have done over the years. Most of all, we loved serving you.
So after nearly 18 years, that's about it-at least for Saturn. It is a long good by. Hopefully, we'll see you at another facility where we promise to continue that great customer experience you've enjoyed for so long. After all, it's part of our DNA.
On behalf of the Zimbrick Family and everyone at Zimbrick of Rockford, thank you so much for an experience that has truly enriched our lives.


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Best College again!
Kettering University is highly ranked nationally in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges edition.
Kettering University remains #1 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in the country; is #7 in Mechanical Engineering, and the University improved on its rank in both the Midwest and the United States, according to the 2013 Best Colleges edition released by U.S. News & World Report Sept. 12.
Kettering University is a 'best college' in the U.S.!
#1 in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering in the country
#7 in Mechanical Engineering in the country
#14 -- Best Regional Universities: Midwest
#17 – Best in Undergraduate Engineering in the country
Kettering's category is undergraduate engineering schools, whose highest degree offered is a bachelor's or master's degree.
Kettering Provost Robert Simpson said that while the 'Best Colleges' rankings and data are among the most debated lists in higher education, they offer an excellent opportunity to reflect on the University's new momentum and refocused attention on being a leading Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) university.
"This year's rankings reinforce Kettering's strategic visioning work being led by our new President Bob McMahan," Simpson said. "Kettering has a renewed commitment to develop the next generation of leaders for the STEM fields.
"I applaud the members of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering for retaining the #1 ranking," Simpson said. "Their efforts bring national recognition to our University and will provide leadership during a critical re-evaluation period in American manufacturing.
Simpson said improvements in both the regional and national rankings can be attributed to the efforts and new energy President McMahan has brought to campus. "This is a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the terrific efforts of our faculty, staff and students who strive to do their best all year long."
#1 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Kettering's Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department is again ranked #1 in the country in its category – "Best in Undergraduate Engineering at schools whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's."
Dr. W.L. Scheller, department head of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) said Kettering takes pride in dominating this category for more than a decade. "It is a great honor being recognized again as the top program in our field," Scheller said. "The IME faculty members at Kettering University work very hard to keep our program at the cutting edge of education.
"I believe that's why our students are in such high demand for cooperative education positions with major corporations, as well as at graduation," Scheller continued. "Our IME students have not only learned about the profession, but they have worked on a wide variety of professional projects both in school and at their cooperative education employers."
Scheller said the IME faculty members are in the midst of reinvigorating their focus on manufacturing, starting with a commitment to produce engineers capable of providing top level services to manufacturers of plastic goods. "This is a commitment of people, equipment, time and funds," he explained.
"Kettering is partnering with the plastics industry in order to meet this challenge," Scheller said. "Meeting the challenge not only involves teaching students the uses and optimization of plastics processes, but making them capable in areas such as automation and robotics as well. Great opportunities exist for graduates of IME capable of not only working with plastics processes, but knowing how to integrate industrial robots and automation as tools for maximizing productivity."
#7 – Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering Department is ranked #7 in the country.
Dr. Craig Hoff, department head of Mechanical Engineering, said "being ranked in the Top Ten in the country is an honor in today's marketplace. A Kettering ME education is focused on developing industry-ready young engineers," Hoff continued. "We will continue to work with our industry partners to prepare our students for the demanding jobs of the future."
Mechanical Engineering
1. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
2. California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo (CA)
3. Cooper Union (NY)
3. United States Military Academy (NY)
3. United States Naval Academy (MD)
6. Harvey Mudd (CA)
7. Kettering University (MI)
8. United States Air Force Academy (CO)
9. Bucknell University (PA)
9. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
#14 – Best Regional Universities: Midwest
Kettering is again ranked as a Best Regional University – Midwest.
Kettering improved on its Midwest standing from last year's #16 tie in the Best Regional University – Midwest category.
Best Regional Universities: Midwest
1. Creighton University (NE)
2. Butler University (IN)
3. Drake University (IA)
4. Valparaiso University (IN)
4. Xavier University (OH)
6. Bradley University (IL)
7. John Carroll University (OH)
8. Truman State University (MO)
9. Hamline University (MN)
9. University of Evansville (IN)
11. Drury University (MO)
11. Elmhurst College (IL)
13. North Central College (IL)
14. Kettering University (MI)
14. St. Catherine University (MN)
16. Baldwin-Wallace University (OH)
16. Dominican University (IL)
16. Otterbein University (OH)
19. Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI)
20. University of Detroit Mercy (MI)
#17 – Best Undergraduate Engineering U.S.
Kettering improved its national standing from #27 to #17 in the Best Undergraduate Engineering category (without a doctorate).
The move to #17 places Kettering in the Top 20 Best Engineering programs in the country.
2013 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (without a doctorate):
1. Rose-Hulman Institute of Techology (IN)
2. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
3. United States Military Academy (NY)
4. United States Air Force Academy (CO)
4. United States Naval Academy (MD)
6. Cooper Union (NY)
6. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
8. Calif. Polytech. St. U.– San Luis Obispo
9. Bucknell University (PA)
10. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U (FL)
10. U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CT)
10. Villanova University (PA)
13. Baylor University (TX)
14. Calif. State Polytechnic Univ. – Pomona (CA)
14. Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI)
14. Santa Clara University (CA)
17. The Citadel (SC)
17. Embry-Riddle Aero U.- Prescott (AZ)
17. Swarthmore College (PA)
17. Gonzaga University (WA)
17. Kettering University (MI)
17. San Jose State University (CA)
17. Swarthmore College (PA)
17. Union College (NY)
17. Valparaiso University (IN)
Read more on the U.S. News Best Colleges at http://www.usnews.com/
The U.S. News ranking system uses quantitative measures that education experts have proposed as reliable indicators of academic quality, and it is based on a researched view of what matters in education. First, schools are categorized by their mission, which is derived from the breakdown of types of higher education institutions as refined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2010. The Carnegie classification has been the basis of the Best Colleges ranking category system since the first ranking was published in 1983, given that it is used extensively as the basis for classifying schools by higher education researchers.
Also, data is gathered from each college on up to 16 indicators of academic excellence. Each factor is assigned a weight that reflects a judgment about how much a measure matters. Finally, the colleges and universities in each category are ranked against their peers, based on their composite weighted score. (A more detailed explanation can be found at www.usnews.com/collegemeth.)
The 2013 edition of the Best Colleges guidebook is available at USNews.com and will be on newsstands Sept. 18.


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Vancouver's LemonStand e-commerce platform officially launches
When life gives you lemons... develop an e-commerce platform.
Perhaps that's not the most immediately practical reaction, but it worked for Danny Halarewich, who has taken his website, LemonStand, from beta into full-fledged public status.
LemonStand, a B.C.-born business, is a "flexibe and fully featured" e-commerce platform that helps individuals and businesses create effective e-commerce websites. The app is highly customizable and designed to mould to each user's specific needs.
If you're wary, try their demo first. But if you'd like to re-live your entrepreneurial childhood days of selling lemonade on the sidewalk—only this time with profits—you can buy it for $300.


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hope you can help me with this: I'm working with j_security_check and have this problem
I have a profile page that must be restricted to any unloged user, so i add a security constraint in the web.xml file and works fine if i try to access by adress bar, this show me the login page perfectly ok
now the problem is that: In my index page example:
have a link
<h:commandLink action="user/Profile" />
this redirect me to profile page ok but the URL still the same
so j_security_check don't show the login page as far as i've seen j_security_check works with url and jsf don't and if in the profile page press a link to ex:myImages then now the url says:
Why is this happend? is there anyway to fix this ?? Thanks in advance
an alternative i've been using is put a like
Profile
this show me the login page but if i go to the index.xhtml and press profile this don't find the page because redirects me to:


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March 15, 2013
Breathalyzer For Your iPhone
It's happened to anyone who likes to imbibe in a touch of the bubbly. You're out with a few friends, responsibly enjoying a delicious adult beverage or three, and when the time comes to head home, you're not sure if you're legally allowed to drive.
Sure, you feel fine, but if something were to happen on your way home, would the cops hit you with a DUI?
Pocket breathalyzers have been on the market for some time now, giving drivers the information they need when deciding if they should drive home.
The Breathometer, on the other hand, is the first pocket breathalyzer that works with Android and iPhone. This handy little device is keychain-able and connects to your smartphone's headphone jack. Simply plug into the jack, launch the app, tap a button and start blowing. The app will then display your Blood Alcohol Level (or BAC) and let you know if you're currently over or under the legal limit. The company also says they plan to build in a feature where users can call a cab with the push of a button in case they are unable to drive.
"Breathometer wasn't created just to address the risks associated with drinking and driving, but to help people, their friends and family, all to make smart and safer choices when consuming alcohol," says Breathometer's founder and CEO.
"Real time BAC measurement is the first step." The Breathometer exists only as an Indiegogo campaign right now and is about $7,000 shy of their $25,000 goal. The campaign will be officially over on April 13, 2013.
You can get in on the ground floor of Breathometer for just $25. A contribution at this level will earn you a Breathometer device, but it won't arrive until January 2014. For $25 more, your Breathometer will arrive a few months sooner, around November 2013.
Contributions at the $75 level gives you a choice in colors for your Breathometer, in case plain black is plain boring. Buyers will have the choice between black, blue, pink or white. These colorful, $75 pocket breathalyzers will arrive even earlier, around September 2013.
If you've got $100 burning a hole in your pocket, you can get yourself a colorful Breathometer which will arrive as soon as this July. You'll also get a T-shirt letting everyone know just how responsible you are.
Donors at the $250 and $500 level will also get their colorful devices as soon as July and tickets to meet Mr. Yim at an exclusive LMFAO concert in San Francisco, because nothing says drinking responsibly like a band called "LMFAO."
Other pocket breathalyzers run between $15 and $30, though the company has not yet said how much these things will cost once they begin selling them to the public.
As is the custom of today's Internet culture, the comment feeds on stories about the Breathometer are filled with plenty of snarky cynicism and attitude. Suffice to say there's a point one reaches when they're drinking where a breathalyzer becomes unnecessary; it's clear that you have no business driving home. However, there's also something to be said for having the information for yourself and being extra careful. Without a gamut of tests, we don't know if this is an acceptable alternative to a full blown, police issued breathalyzer, but for $25, it at least gives you an idea of your BAC. Again, if you have a pretty good idea about your BAC, then hand over the keys. But information is something we should all have access to, and this device makes that information pretty easy to come by.
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Midfielder Maddy Cusack was influential as goals from Carly Davies [2] and Abbeyleigh Stringer helped Joe Hunt's side charge through to the last eight of the competition.
Villa Ladies took the lead on 14 minutes, Cusack feeding Stringer who produced a delightful lob over goalkeeper Sue Wood and into the net.
They doubled their advantage just before the break, with a swift counter-attack following great defensive work by Dani Petrovic and Jade Richards.
Cusack fed Davies who broke away from the backline before bending an unstoppable shot from 20 yards round Wood and into the bottom corner.
Villa Ladies wrapped up the game just after half-time, Davies finishing smartly with her seventh goal of the season so far.
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How to Feed a Snake Frozen Food
Feeding captive snakes live prey is difficult and hazardous, both for the owner and snake. Feeding frozen rodents reduces the risk of harm to the snake, reduces stress for both owner and reptile, and prevents you from having to watch a cute little mouse suffer. They are often cheaper too!
1Thaw the rodent in a bowl of warm water. Do NOT thaw it in the microwave! As tempting as that may seem, it will cook the meat and make your snake ill. Take a frozen rodent from the freezer, and place into a separate plastic bag. Place the bag in a bowl filled 3/4 of the way full with warm water. Put a cup or mug on top of the bag to keep the rodent completely submerged. Leave the mouse there for two hours, and don't forget to set a timer to remind yourself!
2Take the mouse out of the bowl when the timer goes off. Prepare feeding tongs if you have them to pick up the mouse and keep your hand a safe distance from your snake's hungry mouth.
3Put the snake in its feeding area. It is highly recommended that you do not feed a snake in its enclosure, as this causes to the snake to associate anything coming into the cage as food (your hand, perhaps, could be mistaken). You can use a bin with high sides, another tank, or a bathtub even. Just make sure to close the drain!
- Remember some snakes don't like being handled before or after feeding. In this case, you can feed your snake in it's tank as long as you use feeding tongs or place the mouse on a rock or branch within the cage. This will reduce the risk of you being bitten.
4Place the rodent in the area with the snake. Some snakes have no trouble eating a thawed rodent, and will begin eating in around 15 minutes or so. If so, you are done and you can return the snake to its usual enclosure.
5If your snake is a picky eater, or has not eaten dead food before, you may have to work a little harder at it at first. You can try wiggling the rodent by the tail in front of the snake. Use a pair tongs if you do, to prevent an accidental bite. If the snake seems afraid of the rodent, wiggle only a little and further away. If the snake is in strike pose but not attacking, try bopping the snake gently on the nose. However, don't do this if your snake is a Ball Python, as this may actually frighten the snake and have the opposite effect than you intended! With patience, you should find that the snake will strike and strangle the already dead rodent, and eat as normal. You may have to let the snake "kill" the dead rodent more than once the first few times. Don't be discouraged! Pre-killed food is a much safer and more humane way to feed your snake.
6Put the snake back in its enclosure and let it digest its meal in a warm dark area. Use caution when removing the snake, as it may still be in eating mode. Letting the snake crawl out of the bin and then picking it up usually fixes this.
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What should I do if someone accidentally defrosted the rodent in boiling water?
- You should throw it away. The boiling water might have cooked the meat, which can make your snake ill. Let the mouse thaw at room temperature for 1 hour, then put it in a plastic bag and let it sit in a bowl of hot (not boiling) water for about 10 minutes.
What should I do if my snake refuses to eat, and has not eaten anything for two weeks?
- It depends. If it's cold in your snake's environment, then he may not have enough energy to eat, or may be in hibernation. If the temperature is warm, you may need to visit a vet, as this may be indicative of serious health issues.
- If the snake still won't eat, the magic cure is called MouseMaker. This is a product you can buy online or at a pet store to put on the rodent. Simply opening the bottle drives snakes crazy. A drop or two on the nose of the rodent will entice even the most reluctant eater. Eventually you can wean them off once they get used to dead food.
- Frozen mice can be stored frozen for very long periods if kept airtight.
- Alternatively, coat the mouse in a little bit of chicken broth. This should have an effect similar to the MouseMaker drops.
- Sometimes snakes will not notice still prey, a quick jerk of the mouse can cause a strike for the prey item. The opposite happens as well for some snakes where they like to be kept alone with the mouse in a warm dark spot to consume their prey in peace and silence.
- Keep in mind though each snake is different! Keep trying these different techniques
- If your snake doesn't want to eat, it may be close to shedding.
- Braining mice is also an option if you have the stomach for it! simply crush the head so some brain matter comes out. This has a similar effect as chicken broth.
- Remember, do not force feed your animal! Some snakes will never eat frozen food.
- You do not need a separate container. Snakes can get stressed and won't eat if they are handled before being fed.
- Use the hook training method: take a hook and if you aren't feeding your snake, then tap them on the nose before you get them out. This cancels their feeding response and lets them know they aren't getting food.
- Make sure that the rodent is not too large for your pet, as that can cause serious damage.
- If a snake does bite you, unless it's venomous, don't worry but do attend to hygiene straight away. To get the snake to let go, gently apply pressure to the back sides of the head where the jaw separates. Don't pull your finger (or whatever else it has) out until the snake opens its mouth, as snake fangs slope backwards, and you can tear your skin or break your snakes teeth. Disinfect the bite area, and don't try to punish the snake. It will not understand, and you may only induce another bite. Time with your snake and getting it to trust you is a much better way of preventing bites.
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Never was 'location, location, location' more important than in the current housing 'recovery'. From the Bay Area to Pittsburgh and from Denver to Oklahoma, the divergence in price movements is incredible. As the WSJ reports, while headlines gloat of several cities enjoying full-scale rebounds, these cities are largely exceptions with prices in many part of the US still well below the peak. In some 1,500 cities, values are still at least 25% lower than their previous highs. For the 'bubble' zip-sodes, "what you've got is something other than a sensible market-deciding price. You've got it goosed by the terms of finance, which are extraordinary," warns one realist realtor, "prices shouldn't be up this high, this quickly. It's a big, flapping yellow flag saying we're back in territory that we should not be in."
Massive divergence in price gains and losses from the 2008 peak...
Home prices have zipped back into record territory in a handful of American cities, a milestone that comes seven years after the housing bust ravaged the market and the broader economy.
Values are up more than 13% from their 2007 high in Oklahoma City and by more than 6% in the Denver metro area. Prices are back to all-time highs in 10 of the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas
Home prices in some parts of the country that did experience a bust have benefited from low supplies of homes for sale and historically low interest rates that have boosted prices—and sparked concerns that prices could again be overvalued.
But in those areas that did experience a downturn, he added, "I'm surprised that we are back to peak levels so quickly."
Nearly 10% of municipalities have seen prices reach new highs this year when compared with their previous peak, and prices are within 5% of their previous highs in 300 more.
These cities are largely exceptions, and prices in many parts of the U.S. are still well below their peak. In some 1,500 cities, values are still at least 25% lower than their previous highs.
The Zillow data also reveal the extreme variation—even within a particular metropolitan area—of the housing boom, bust and recovery. Prices are up 40% from their prior highs in Palo Alto, Calif., which is just 50 miles from San Pablo, a working-class suburb north of Oakland. Values there are still 54% below their peak.
Some well-off communities in coastal California, Boston and Washington, D.C., which saw modest price declines during the bust, are rebounding quickly and reaching new highs because of supply shortages and better-than-average job growth.
Some economists worry that home buyers along the coasts could again be looking at homes as investments rather than as places to live.
To the extent that gains aren't supported by rising rents or incomes, "you start to go, 'Geez, did people get a little too excited?' "
"They say, 'This is crazy. This can't continue,'" she said. "The rest are like, 'Why didn't I buy in 2010 or 2011?' "
"What you've got is something other than a sensible market-deciding price. You've got it goosed by the terms of finance, which are extraordinary," said Robert Albertson, chief strategist at Sandler O'Neill + Partners, an investment-banking firm in New York. "Prices shouldn't be up this high, this quickly. It's a big, flapping yellow flag saying we're back in territory that we should not be in."
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white flight?
Price caps and municipal tax havens. Ask the eloquent Marissa Mayer on what sort of honey deal she got to buy a whole city block which led to a 28% bump in housing prices week over week.
Expect this go to full retard 2014 when those "undervalued" home zones start to shift to a pro-bubble policy of tax breaks.
My cunt sister in law bought in 2006 and stopped paying her mortgage in 2008. Still....NO FORECLOSURE !!!
I will NEVER buy real estate EVER because why would I buy property when my cunt sister in law has now gotten 6 YEARS....Free living...
And Bank of America who holds the note has proven to me...they have no nuts.
Buy THAT dream??? FUCK NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its coming............bitchez !!!!!!!!
[soon please dear god....because I cant take much more of this pretend economy]
You Sir, are the cunt, the dupe, the mark. Your enlightened sister in law took the fight straight at the evil, and kicked their asses fair and square. What I see is a bitter loser, afraid to take chances in the new paradigm. I feel for your frustration for being cursed wiith a weak mind, and a limp spine.
Whew, brutal. But spot on. But he/she can take comfort in the fact that there are 17 other miserable souls that feel his pain also. What was Sis-in-law supposed to do? Send BOA some money? lol...
You are spot on: new paradigm, enlightened, the evil, cursed, weak, and limp. My goodness.
You mean kicked the honest citizens' and the taxpayers' asses. YOU are the loser. If you think this hurts the banks, you are truly an idiot.
Im the cunt? Lol. Whatever asshole.
Listen you little bitch....
When bad behavior is rewarded....and good behaviour is punished....
dont come crying to me when the world melts upside down and you end up in a fetal position.
And....if u think u r immune from an incentives peverse world [which you seem to believe is a good thing]........
talk to me in 10 years.
So the bank would rather not take a loss and even pays the property tax? The banksters are pretty suref that the Bernk will get those prices up sooner or later.
As mentioned before here by some folks, we have millions of homes on the sidelines in this country. Saw it first-hand in Columbia, SC, where we lived for a few years before escaping that hell-hole. Post-war houses were going for retard money back in '07, ranches with no updates and even had the old two-prong outlets, and needed repairs, a roof, HVAC, etc., were going for $200K. Not as bad as Atlanta, but bad enough that we got the fuck out of there after the poop storm hit.
Flash forward to 2010, we're getting ready to leave, and out of curiosity I perused the local real estate classifieds. Right in our litle 'hood, what had been $190-$220KK houses were now in the $120K-$140K range, if that, and several right on our street were vacant.
How could it be the houses were vacant for many months, or even years? The fucking banks (Chase, BoA, Wachovia (now Wells), etc.) were keeping the houses technically out of the market, while still listin them as "For Sale". These places were dumps, some idiots who'd bought into the market and then were foreclosed on had squatted in them, etc.What's up with those houses, now? Either A) Just now hitting the market, or B) Still off the market, as in nobody wants the place, not een the bank. It was so bad re: handing out loans like candy, 18 and 19 year old with no credit were getting houses roughly around '05 and into '06.
We paid for this shit, folks, all of us who pay federal taxes, and we'll be paying for it for decades.
The banks got in cahoots with the realtors, and set up shell companies to list the properties, but not sell them. I'm sure this happened in many, many metros. Yet the Fed and other bad actors will fuel this charade for years to come.
I will drink to this. I've got R/E fucktards trying to push me into buying R/E....again....at all time highs. FFS
I bet Christmas and Thanskgiving was "interesting."
This bizarre because I bet there are millions in the same boat. I don't know that many people but someone I know, knows a guy who has been pulling the same scam since probably 2006.
Met a bright guy who was pitching his company's product. He did all the paperwork, chain of title stuff/Linda Green and the bank totally backed off - maybe forever. I did not buy the service he was selling.
I would bet millions of people living in nice homes for free and the economy is still in a depression.
You see I find these accounts to be bullshit because here in my neck of the woods outside DC the banks will take your shit in 3-6 months if you aren't paying your note each time, every time, no matter WHO the bank is. Banks don't fuck around anymore seizing homes like they did in 2008-2010. Our realtor contacts have all verified this.
In California you can live in a house for 3 or 4 years without making a payment. Its no joke.
They will only take back houses they know can be sold at a premium. If the property value is less than what it can be taken and resold for they won't touch it.
The banks know where the bubble zips are and where it's safe to take back a house without having to write down the mortgage or mess around with the RMBS.
Affordabilitys a bitch...what happens when price con-trolls (negative or positive) replace free markets?
A fat steamer flys into the fan....again.
I need a drink...fuck these assholes.
FUCK YOU BERNANKE, OL YELLER, DIMON, GS, TBTF, TPTB and my idiot fuck liberal neighbor.
While im at it FUCK my conservative buddy that swears its Oba..what ever his name is.
/Rant off/
They are taking away independence from you, creating state dependence. Learn to take care of yourself while you can.
In a credit based ponzi system where the only way to increase sales is to lower lending standards (bringing future sales forward), price is paramount because the only thing that matters is the underwritten collateral. Once price falls / craters / corrects, insolvency becomes bankruptcy for the lenders. Simple as that. In a credit based system, collateral is everything - and the market price of said collateral HAS TO remain high or increase, otherwise why should I pay back the loan?
It's a FED manufactured housing bubble 2.0. And guess how it will end?
..with another bailout from the peasants.
So given your theory Nope-1004, there is only one option, BTFD :-)
From one bubble to the next, round and round we go.
Rich getting richer and driving up housing in the rich areas.
Bubbles are everywhere, and yet central bankers refuse to acknowledge them. Check out this post: http://shitcentralbankerssay.com/?p=666
I've always suspected this hedge fund driven bubble was done on automatic. Business rule that chooses out areas by zip code (standard local grouping) and puts in automatic bids on Homepath or to the local agent.
The point is, of course, exchange traded securities built on the mortgages. Instead of people naive enough to trust a loan officer's assurance this was the same housing help their parents and grandparents got, we have clear-eyed renters who sign ironclad leases. Lots of people around with upper middle class incomes. More every day.
And even if that doesn't work out, house prices always go nowhere but up, right?
What could go wrong?
The Dream The Dream, the Hope. Fuck
Once again, our politicians auction off the power and perqs of government to the highest bidder and we dumba$$ voter scream and yell at the rich, the banks and the crony capitalists.
It's the politicians, stupid.
Housing Bubble Part II.
New actors and extras - same studio, director, producer, and crew.
Look at these histories
Houston, we don't have a problem - west side. It's boom town and the amount of new commercial, apartment and small business construction is off the chain. This bubble has solid legs and it's not letting up. Real estate purchased at the crash price (2010-11) is up 50% and isn't looking back. Foreigners, foreign and domestic, have shown that this is where the growth (oil) is as the influx has been incredibly extreme. Might not last, but it's definitely bullish, for now and into the foreseeable future, discounting Armageddon or a zombie apocalypse yet we're armed to the teeth as well.
DFW Metroplex, Austin, and San Antonio are all fairing pretty well. Much of Texas escaped the bust, it was more of a gentle glide down.
"...This bubble has solid legs..."
And...... There's your top.....
Coworker of mine lives SW (Richmond area) most of the neighboors on his street are "fereigners". And yes H-town is doing well. Like it or hate it, it has become quite "international" in the last 30 or so years. You still see a few more Stetsons than Sikh turbans but you do see Sikh turbans. Makes me laugh that it still has the red neck/roughneck image to a large degree among the low info crowd from north of I-10.
QE ^ is sooooo cool.....
Considering all of the economic data related to employment, i.e. labor participation rate, working age pop. ratio, full time versus part time job creation, U6, ect., we all know already just how thin and brittle is the housing market. For all those people competing w/ the investors/cash only crowds in SF and other locales, personally, jmo, you're stupid proles who learned nothing since 2008-2009, and if you lose your asses in the collapse, you'll rant and rave about being cheated and cry out for gov't largess. I have no sympathy for you When it happens again.
The hoarders of capital, backed up by Uncle Ben (and now Yellen), will make it so.
They're not stupid, the right optics on the evening news and in the MSM will bring about more bailouts.
Smells like white people (and some brown people with money) fleeing to better parts.
Recieved an offer on my house, $100k. $35k less than the supposed bottom price I paid in 2009 and a whopping $75k less than the last bubble valuation in 2006.
Middle class white neighborhood with no section 8, 92% white 6% asian and school rank 8. Town was named one of the best 100 places to live in America.
There is no recovery for the white middle class.
Absolutely. I own several rental properties in several very nice solid white middle class areas. A couple I've owned since the mid 90's. Property values have dropped to what they were 15 years ago and, while stabilized in the last year or so, are showing no signs of coming back. Still 40% below 2006/2007 peaks.
On the other hand, I have a number of close friends and family who own homes in top 1% areas and have seen their property values positively soar in the last 3 years. A good friend of mine in particular has flipped 3 homes in the $2-3 million range in the Dallas area and has made between $300K to $500K each time with the holding period only 4-6 months. Dallas is a great example. The very best area, Highland Park, has seen 50% appreciation since the bottom in 2009/2010, and thye middle class areas are still dropping.
Residential real estate is a microcosm of what we are seeing all around us in the economy: anything to do with the middle class is dropping in value, including businesses that serve the middle class (JC Penny, Olive Garden, etc.). And anything serving the top 1% is doing like gangbusters (Tiffany's, Aspen real estate, 1970 Chysler Barracuda's, Picasso's).
Inflation for anything the top 1% wants or has and deflation for everybody else.
Inflation for anything the top 1% wants or has and deflation for everybody else.
LOL, the diminishing returns of QE.
I would say the deflation for everybody else does not extend to necessities though.
A bit of anecdotal information based on my personal situation. I'm currently living in a house as the caretaker while the owner, a close friend of mine, completes his graduate degree in New Mexico. He bought the house in 2008 for the tidy sum of $9,900. The previous owner paid $83,500 in 2004. Current value of the house on Zillow is around $43,000.
The roller-coaster ride is far from over.
How is Detroit these days..?
Bill Gates walks into a restaurant and suddenly the average (mean) net worth of everyone in the building is over a billion dollars. I am a big fan of the median average. Mean averages for these sorts of statistics hide how the middle class is getting fucked.
I bought a foreclosure in 2008, albeit way too early because prices came down further, but for nearly 6 years tenants have paid down the mortgage $300 per month, and I've enjoyed nice tax breaks. All-in-all I've earned about 8% per year on a $120k cash investment. I looked at recent sales in the area--back up to bubble level. Very nice.
This might be an investment I do ok on.
What about all the guys in 2011/12 who emptied their accounts of "fiat" about loaded up the truck on gold & silver? I know one and he's not talking to me...


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I have a Coleman Furnace with a AC unit. I am trying to change out my old wore out Thermostat, I bought a York model #2th07701024 thermostat. I have two wires coming from the furnace because there is a switch on the unit that controls the heat and ac. I know to hook the red wire to the RC terminal on the new thermostat and the white wire to the W terminal. It has a red jumper wire from the RH to RC terminal and a yellow wire to a Y terminal. The instruction talk about a single transformer to move the yellow wire from terminal Y to A. How do I know if I have a single transformer. How do I hook this up to a two wire system.
If this is a line voltage setup then you can't use that thermostat. It will fry on the spot. If you only have 2 wires going to the thermostat they go to RH and RC. That's all you need to worry about.
So have you fixed the problem that you were having? I see that many people have problems with the remote for their coleman furnace. Have you ever thought of switching to a designer radiator instead? There are friends who told me those are great for heating and they do not take up so much space, and some designs look great!
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text: Nice job, MM! Though you were inspired my Schley's maps, I'd like to think my having you try your hand at city mapping with Oten-jo, gave you some tools and experience for tackling another city map! I'd REP you, but I need to rep others first, but I'll catch up to you.


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A good time to be graduating
Business | Seventy percent of employers say they will increase starting salaries for new college grads this year
Timing is everything, especially for picking up that college diploma. And experts say this year's senior class is entering the hottest job market in years.
A recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers predicts a 13 percent increase in college hiring over last year. Seventy percent of employers say they will also increase starting salaries for new college grads, with an average expected increase of 3.7 percent.
"More than 80 percent of responding employers rated the job market for new college graduates as good, very good, or excellent," said Marilyn Mackes, the association's executive director. "In comparison, last year at this time just over 38 percent gave the job market those ratings."
Experts say the brightening job prospects are the result of companies hiring to handle new work in a recovering economy, as well as the anticipated exodus of retiring baby boomers.
"We've seen employers that have cut back the last few years looking around the office saying, 'We've got this new work. Who's going to do the job?'" said Lee Svete, Notre Dame's director of career services.
The hottest career fields this year appear to be accounting, finance, and nursing. The increased demand for accountants is the unlikely offshoot of the accounting scandals that rocked many giant corporations last year, and the new importance companies are now placing on these services.
For example, Ernst & Young plans to add 4,000 new college grads to its workforce this year, while PriceWaterhouseCoopers expects to hire 3,100 accounting majors. "Accounting is always a safe field," Rita Bocchinfuso-Cohen, associate director of career services at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "It tends to be one of the early indicators of an improving job market. People in every industry need accountants."
Another field on the rebound is computer science, where experts say this year's graduates are finding the best job market since the dot.com bust. But other majors aren't so lucky. Analysts say engineers, business majors, and journalists will still see fewer recruiters on campus this school year.
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More than 133 million shoppers spent $22.8 billion during the first official holiday shopping weekend of the year, but the National Retail Federation says that amounts to just 10 percent of total spending. In fact, just 1 in 12 consumers completed their Christmas shopping on "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving.
That's good news for retailers hoping to see an increase in sales this year with an improving economy, but it spells trouble for those who want to avoid long lines and hunting for parking spots.
To assist these shoppers, MasterCard International researched its transaction data to determine the best times to head to the store.
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So when is the worst time to shop? MasterCard says the busiest day of the year most likely will occur on Dec. 23 and the busiest hour most likely will be from 2 to 3 p.m. CST on Christmas Eve.
"Our data shows that when Christmas Eve falls on a Friday, as it does this year, that day is even more crazed than usual," Mr. Manchisi said. "If you wait until then to do your shopping this year, you'll need a lot of patience."
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[Solved: had to reboot all the servers, mailstores as well as proxies]
I have a "funny" problem here, which can be replicated very easily (Zimbra OSE 7.1.3 on Ubuntu 10.04 x64, cluster configuration as per below), using the Zimbra Admin GUI:
1) create account1@domain1; this creates the account on server1
2) move this account to a new domain, account1@domain2 (still on server1)
3) delete account1
4) create account1@domain2, on server2
at point (2), everything is still ok in terms of email and caldav access
At point (4), email is ok, but the caldav access no longer works
if I then do these steps:
5) delete account1@domain2, on server2
6) create account1@domain2, on server1
then the caldav access works again
I suspect even without the extra steps of changing domains, the problem will still occur, but I haven't had time to check this out as an extra replication step.
I checked using the zmorphan script (but running manually), and there are no orphans when comparing the output from the mysql database and the ldap directory. I also checked using zmprov getAllCalendarResources, but that only shows dedicated calendar resources, not the calendar associated with each account.
It's almost as if the deletion of the account, doesn't clean up the caldav portion of the account, in a multi-server environment?
FYI my setup is two proxies and three mailstores, with multiple domains (some dedicated on one mailstores, others spread across).