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Note to Moderator: Not sure if this should go under Feature Requests or Addons, seems like it could be either.
As a milti-OS user (not always by choice, but oh well....) I have found myself in the situation of using just about every IM client ever made. Digsby, Pidgin, Adium, Miranda, and roughly 24 others. Overall, I prefer Miranda over the alternatives, but there is one single feature found in Adium that I'd really like to see in Miranda.
In Adium, you can set the contact list up in a very compact fashion, as a "tool window" and then set it to automatically fit the size of the window to the current contacts - just like Miranda. You can also set it to dock to the side of the screen when nearby, just like Miranda. HOWEVER, in Adium, setting both of these at once keeps the contact list in its small, tool window form. It does NOT resize the window to be the full height of the screen when you dock it. Essentially, it docks to a corner, rather than a whole side. I freaking love this, and I wish Miranda would do the same.
So...any ghost chance in hell this will be added before I'm 30? (I'm 24 now so that's not too ambitious I think.)


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Dear Editor,
In August, after reading an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press which stated "a new nationwide analysis found that of over 2,000 cases of voter fraud in the past dozen years shows that in person voter impersonation on election day was virtually nonexistent," I sent email letters (with link to the article) to both Senator Sheila Harsdorf and Representative Dean Knudson, asking them, in lieu of the evidence, to explain their support of voter ID in Wisconsin. I also especially asked both of them to justify the added provisions to Wisconsin Voter ID law that tripled the residency requirement and drastically cut the in person absentee voting time.
Senator Harsdorf replied with the usual canned response, i.e. preserving voter integrity, etc. She conveniently ignored my request to explain the other suppressive elements of the law (this was at least the third time I have asked for an explanation of this section of the law).
Representative Knudson completely ignored my request by not responding at all. Is this the kind of representation we want in Madison?
At the last election I witnessed a college student who had returned home for the summer, but had not been back 28 days, inquire whether he could vote. Of course, the answer was "no." It was too late to absentee vote at his college address, so he was disenfranchised.
How many times was this scenario repeated in Wisconsin at the recall election? How many times will it be repeated in the November election? Statistics have proven that the more people who are not allowed to vote the better chance Republicans will continue to dominate our government. Perhaps we will soon have "vote by invitation only."
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State Representative and Dan Olson for 10th District State Senator if you
want all citizens to have the right to vote.
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VIDEO: Taye Diggs Reveals He Wants to Return for a Broadway Musical!
Taye Diggs joined host Andy Cohen in the WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE clubhouse last night. During the appearance, a fan called in and asked if he has plans to return to Broadway and if so, what would be his dream role.
Replied the 'Rent' star, "Listen, I'm a song and dance guy and I'm also getting older. So I want to do a musical where I can sing and dance before I lose my knees!" Hearing the revelation, stars from Off-Broadway's 'Pageants', who were serving as guest bartenders for the evening, suggested "Join Pageants the Musical!" Watch the clip below!
"Watch What Happens Live" is Bravo's late-night, interactive talk show that features guests from the world of entertainment, politics and pop culture. Hosted by Andy Cohen, the series includes lively debates on everything from fashion, the latest on everyone's favorite "Bravolebrities" and to what celebrity is making headlines that week.
Past guests who have joined Cohen in the Bravo Club house include Sarah Jessica Parker, Tina Fey, Iman, Liam Neeson, Kelly Ripa, Jimmy Fallon, Anderson Cooper, Molly Shannon, Matthew Broderick and Lance Bass.
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The open-source browser Firefox passed its billionth download on Friday, ahead of the release of its fourth iteration.
The milestone includes downloads of all versions of the web software since its first release in 2004.
Figures suggest that Firefox now has nearly one third of the browser market worldwide, at 31%.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer still dominates the field with around 60%, whilst Google's Chrome, Apple's Safari and Opera are all less than 5%.
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That ended when my IE was infected by an ad replacing virus and I could not remove the problem. all ads, in both firefox and IE, were being replaced by other ads. It was so well done that it took me seeing these ads on my own sites to spot them. The virus would re-install itself and launch itself and change settings to ensure it could keep doing it. Worse, if I was running firefox and I loaded up IE to grab a bookmark it would infect firefox ads too.
I finally found a solution, a combination of settings and a temporary disabling of scheduled tasks while running virus removal tools, but by then I'd had it with IE and constant downtime.
Even as I write this IE has known security issues microsoft admits they can't fix yet. Go firefox. I doubt there would have been this many downloads by now if IE security was up to par.
Opera all the way! Firefox has been great over the years.....
.... at copying Opera.
I think Opera is a good browser, and they were first with a lot of important features such as tabs, but Firefox has been innovative too. Who had a decent extension framework first (some that still eludes IE)?


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Living wills must be specific or risk being disregarded, according to a B.C. court judgment that rejected a daughter's attempt to end the spoon feeding of her immobilized and unresponsive mother.
Margaret Bentley has advanced Alzheimer's disease, but before her illness became severe, she made two "statements of wishes" – living wills. Her daughter, Katherine Hammond, said her mother's intentions were very clear that she did not want to be kept alive by "artificial or heroic means," and the family argued in court that this includes spoon feeding.
But Justice Bruce Greyall of B.C.'s Supreme Court concluded that by sometimes opening her mouth for the food, Mrs. Bentley is consenting, and her instructions do not apply.
Ms. Hammond said the judge's ruling has left the family shocked and devastated that her mother's wishes are not being honoured.
"Patient's rights need to be respected," she said. "Doctors have to be supported without fear of litigation in honouring their patient's wishes. I think these are huge issues for all of us, not just my poor mom."
Kieran Bridge, the lawyer who represented Ms. Hammond and her father, said the decision sets an "extremely high" bar for how judges interpret living wills. "Anyone who has a living will, in light of this decision, should speak with his or her lawyer soon," he said. "The precedent it seems to set is a very high threshold for the amount of certainty and clarity that's required in someone's living will. Otherwise, the court will say it's just not sufficiently clear there and it can't be implemented."
Ms. Hammond and her father, John Bentley, brought the case to court after battling with the Maplewood House and the Fraser Health Authority over Mrs. Bentley's care since 2011.
Justice Greyall found that spoon feeding was "personal care" and not "health care," a decision that sets a precedent for future right-to-die cases.
Justice Greyall found health care cannot be provided without the consent of the patient. If a patient is unable to give it, a representative or a living will is consulted.
But personal care is different, Justice Greyall ruled, and cannot be denied through a representative or a living will. That means that even if Mrs. Bentley was found incapable of giving consent, her family still lacked the authority to refuse permission.
"I do not believe many people would consider eating with a spoon or drinking from a glass, even when done with assistance, artificial," he wrote. "While heroic measures may be a commonly used expression, it does not communicate with any degree of clarity what a particular adult considers heroic."
Justice Greyall went on to say that the medical community commonly believes that help with eating and drinking is not extreme or interventionist.
Rob Gordon of Simon Fraser University, who co-wrote the legislation on living wills in B.C., said people who have them "had better go to a notary, or a lawyer, and redraft their documents."
He said the decision requires a level of precision not previously spelled out.
"It's fairly clear that unless those documents were completed precisely to the letter, and that there is no ambiguity in the documents, then otherwise the documents would not be safe," he said. "For a judge to decide that somebody at stage 7 Alzheimer's disease is capable of making decisions, on the basis of whether or not they make choices about food, seems to me to be highly problematic."
The case is one of several in British Columbia challenging laws on the right to die.
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to take another look at the right to assisted suicide after the B.C. Supreme Court struck down Canada's laws against it. Justice Lynn Smith ruled the legal, social and medical context around assisted suicide had changed since Canada's high court upheld the laws against it in the Sue Rodriguez case in 1993.
Quebec is expected to approve legislation this month to set the legal terms for euthanasia. The law would allow terminally ill, mentally competent patients to exercise their right to die under medical and legal guidelines.
Mrs. Bentley's family attempted to move her into a palliative-care facility earlier in the year, but Maplewood staff had been advised to contact police to prevent that.
Fraser Health said "Mrs. Bentley's comfort and care remains our primary focus, and we are confident that we can work together with her family to achieve this in a manner that, as far as legally possible, respects her expressed wishes for her final days."Report Typo/Error
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BOSTON � The median sales price of a single-family home in Massachusetts has risen to its highest level in almost six years.
The Warren Group reported Monday that median prices jumped 9 percent last month when compared to June 2012 to $350,000. The Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported a nearly 7 percent year-over-year jump to just over $350,000. Both said it was the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year price rises and the highest they have been since August 2007.
The organizations use slightly different methods in their calculations.
The Realtors reported a 1.6 percent increase in sales of single-family homes last month, while The Warren Group reported a 1 percent jump.
The Realtors president said concern that interest rates would rise and a lack of inventory helped drive up prices and sales.
In Worcester County, sales of single-family homes fell 5.4 percent from last year, to 683 homes in June. The median price of homes jumped nearly 14 percent, to $242,000, according to the Warren Group.
Worcester County condo sales followed a different track, with sales rising 1.6 percent and the median sale price falling 12.5 percent.
Priyanka Dayal McCluskey of the Telegram & Gazette staff contributed to this report.


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In Chicago, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty to charges that he paid out millions in hush money and lied about it to the FBI. William Brangham learns more about Hastert's day in court from Jon Seidel of the Chicago Sun-Times. Continue reading
Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi appeared in court Monday to face criminal charges of inciting violence. The nation's first democratically elected president took a defiant stance and demanded the military coup who deposed him be put on trial. The trial was adjourned until Jan. 8. Kwame Holman reports. Continue reading
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been formally charged with using weapons of mass destruction, and if found guilty, could face the death penalty. Gwen Ifill talks with former Justice Department official David Rivkin and Laura Murphy of the ACLU to explore legal questions raised by trying Tsarnaev in a federal court. Continue reading


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Rock on! It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia costars Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney were spotted with their adorable son Axel, 7 months, at the Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif. on Sunday (April 17).
The proud new mom ensured that Axel's eardrums weren't damaged by the loud music with baby headphones. What a little cutie!
Kaitlin and Rob welcomed baby Axel in early September at their California home.


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Authorities are on scene of two serious crashes in Pinellas County.
One accident, in Pinellas Park, prompted officials to shut down the intersection at Ulmerton Road and 49th street briefly as a patient was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert.
A Bayflite helicopter was called to the other accident, which was at Belcher Road and Gulf to Bay Boulevard in Clearwater.
Details of both crashes were unclear late Thursday night, dispatchers said.
The Pinellas Park accident was called in at about 9:15 p.m. and is being investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol. Clearwater officials are handling the other crash, which was called in at about 9:30 p.m.


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(WBIR) A high-profile Knoxville attorney was arrested Tuesday for delivering prescription pills, according to court documents and the TBI.
On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Bruce Poston, 67, on two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, one count of attempting delivery of a controlled substance, and driving on a suspended license.
According to the presentment to the grand jury, investigators said Poston delivered hydrocodone to an unnamed person on three separate occasions, on January 23 and twice on February 4.
In a press release, TBI said a woman came to the Knox County District Attorney General's Office and told them Poston was supplying her with money and pills. She also claimed they had a sexual relationship. She told investigators that Poston has represented her husband in a criminal case and claimed that he mishandled the case to further his sexual relationship with her.
TBI said an undercover investigation into Poston confirmed the woman's story.
After the grand jury indictment, Poston was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Knox County Jail. He posted a $3,000 bond, and was released.
The Knox County DAG's office recused themselves from the case. Retired Sullivan County District Attorney General Greeley Wells will prosecute the case.
Poston is a criminal defense attorney who has represented several high profile clients including Eric McClean. Poston convinced a jury in September 2007 that McClean killed his wife's teenage lover accidentally despite his confession. McClean received a 90 day sentence and 12 years probation.
In October of 2007, he represented Knoxville mall shooter William Johnson. Johnson is serving a life in prison sentence for killing a store clerk after a dispute over a purchase, then holding a customer captive and getting in a gun fight with police.
That same year he was assigned to represent Letalvis Cobbins, one of the four defendants charged in the Channon Christian and Chris Newsom case. Judge Baumgartner removed him from the case and accused him of contempt.
He also served as Campbell County High School shooter Kenneth Bartley's attorney at one time.
Poston has 64 active cases in the Knox County Justice Information Management system right now. He had a trial scheduled for Tuesday but the judge assigned another attorney to the case. The TBI arrested Poston at the city county building Tuesday morning.
University of Tennessee Law Professor Dwight Aarons said Poston is innocent until proven guilty and can technically still represent his clients in court, but may have to give a representation before a judge.
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One of the largests appeals of Eriska to our guests is it's unique setting. A private escape from the worries of reality where civilisation doesn't have to exist outside our 300 acres if you don't want it to, and our team are always trying to find ways to add to that experience.
This year marks the 40th year since Eriska opened it's doors to the world and to celebrate the occassion we've brought a new lease of life to the Island by the revival of Eriska's Farm.
Having fallen into disuse for some years, our Garden Manager, Kenny, has revolutionised the gardens since joining us last month, sowing a large selection of vegetables, plants and herbs for both culinary and asthetic use and bringing the Island back to life.
The Quails
Meet the newest addition to the Eriska family. Over the last month a dozen of these minute birds joined our ranks to provide our guests with fresh eggs for their meals.
Having only been with us for a couple of weeks, our feathery-friends have already begun to lay eggs, causing much excitments amoungst the Kitchen team.
The Vegetable Patch
Ross in the kitchen is a strong believer in the use of fresh local produce in his dishes, and where could be more local than on our own doorstep? Guests to Eriska can now see their food grow in the gardens before they are harvested for use at night.
Of course it will be a while yet before you'll be seeing these legumes on your plate, but the introduction of fast-maturing crops such as radish and lettuce will see the use of our homegrown vegetables in the kitchen within the next few weeks.
We asked Kenny his plans for the coming seasons and he explained "I've started some earlier crops for the kitchen such as radish and lettuce which will continue to be sown periodically for a continuous harvest. Most crops require a longer growing period and these have been started off too; such as aubergine, cabbage and french beans."
These are not the only vegetables Kenny's been sowing since joining the team; we also have beetroot, peas, onions, potatoes, courgette, leeks, turnips, swede and kolhrabi growing under the soil as well as many herbs like fennel, garlic, dill, parsley, corriander and sage.
The Flower Gardens
Wildflowers and shrubs grow all around Eriska, giving the Island a natural beauty that often leaves visitors in awe. There is also the Rose bushes and a flower patch by the stables that have provided us flowers to adorn in the main house for years.
However, Kenny has brought another dimension to the asthetics of the gardens, preparing the addition of some multi-purpose plants such as mariglods, nasturtiums and borage that will provide both a floral display and can also be used within the kitchens. He explains, "The petals are the only part of marigolds which are edible and can be used in many dishes, generally as a garnish but can also be a substitue for saffron. The young peppery leaves of nasturtiums will often be found in salads or used as a garnish. Borage is a personal favourite; the flowers are commonly blue and are used to garnish drinks such as pimms and can also be found in various desserts"
We're very excited about the coming progress of our little farm and will be watching eagerly for sproutings over the next month or two - some more impatiently than others! With unbeatable freshness in our Island-grown produce, a whole new layer of taste will be added to dining in our restaurant and will help create a true Eriska experience.


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I enjoy cuddling, watching TV, going to the mall, catching a movie, and reading. I love going to the shooting range and playing a good computer game, but I'm not adverse to going outside and going camping, as long as it's not too hot out!
I also write from time to time, however, I tend to lose the inspiration to write as often as I'd like...
I am adventurous, smart, and love to read.
I'm currently in the process of learning/teaching myself Russian. I'm slowly but surely making progress. Would love to meet other Russian speakers or others learning to speak Russian.
I've taught myself a lot of principles of meteorology and use the same tools that professional meteorologists use.
Guns are a hobby of mine, I love to go to the shooting range and just see how good I can be. Competition with others is twice as fun.
Movies: Blade, Resident Evil, Transformers, X-Men, The Day After Tomorrow, G I Joe, Tropic Thunder, Underworld, KickAss, Iron Man, Star Trek, Avengers, Sherlock Holmes.
TV Shows: Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Royal Pains, NCIS, The Closer, House, Big Bang Theory, Eureka, The Blacklist, Gold Rush, Family Guy, American Dad.
Music: Electronic, Dance, Rock, Alternative rock.
2) Texting
3) A good shower
4) Good friends
5) Something to read (I love to read)
6) A bottle of Coca-Cola. (It's my Coffee)
Other nights I could be at my computer playing Battlefield or Farcry or Skyrim, chatting with friends on Teamspeak.


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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Head and Neck Cancer
Lump on right side of neck
My son of 16 years has a lump on right side of neck which had been there for the past 12 weeks. He was seen by our GP at 12 weeks, and she took blood test as my husband and his father passed away to AML (leukemia). The results were lost. He now has a permanent sore throat, pain in his ears, and a constant headache.
At the most recent visit to the GP she asked about the lump before he'd even advised her of his problem, hence it must be extremely noticeable. She has now rushed a blood test through, and even personally booked him an appointment at our local hospital, which is amazing because you'd be lucky to get an appointment in 6 months let alone a week. Should I be concerned about this? She was confident that it was a cyst. Family members are telling me that it's something more serious. Please can you confirm if we should be alarmed?
A mass in the neck that does not disappear over this amount of time needs to be thoroughly evaluated. This evaluation should consist of a complete ear, nose, and throat evaluation. A CT scan of the neck should also be considered.
The differential diagnosis is vast and includes infections, congenital remnants, and tumors. Sometimes a needle biopsy of the mass can also be performed. Such a biopsy can be helpful in deciding the next course of action. Your son definitely needs to be seen by an otolaryngologist, and you have every right to be alarmed.
Pierre Lavertu, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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Spend a Day in the Life of Rising Duo Florida Georgia Line – Exclusive
When you're considered to be the hottest rising country duo on the country music scene, you probably live a pretty exciting life, right? Definitely. Taste of Country caught up with red-hot 'Cruise' singers Florida Georgia Line — who are in the midst of the CMT On Tour with headliner Jake Owen and fellow duo Love and Theft — so that they could give us an inside peek at a day in their busy life.
On this particular day (Friday, Nov. 9), prior to taking the stage at Wild Bill's in Duluth, Ga., the duo's Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard get an added bonus. Following their interview with CNN's Robin Meade, where they talked about their hit single, their debut album which will hit stores on Tuesday, December 4, and their rocket ship ride to stardom, the newcomers received a nice treat from Carl Black Chevrolet of Kennesaw: brand new, customized trucks meant as a thank you for the shoutout to the company in 'Cruise.'
Upon their arrival at the dealership, Kelley and Hubbard were like two kids in a candy shop with unlimited access to anything their hearts desired. "This is a dream come true … Seriously!" Kelley beamed as the pair walked through the lot of trucks picking before taking some for a test ride.
"I remember exactly where I was," Kelley told us of the moment he fell in love with Chevy trucks. "It was 1990-something. I was driving down the road, and driving the other way was a Chevy Silverado," he reveals. "It was like that teal green that was cool in the '90s… it was lifted, and I was like that is awesome! Ever since, I've always wanted a big ole Chevy with a lift kick."
It was obvious that Kelley and Hubbard both did their homework before going into the dealership. On Kelley's Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4×4 Z71, he went with a light blue metallic color, customized with a 6-inch lift, 35 inch tires and rockin' fender flares. Meanwhile, Hubbard picked a silver version of the same model truck with the same added package.
"I have a blue truck right now, so I think silver will pop and be cool," Hubbard tells us. "It's something different. Everybody seems to lean toward black, but I wanted to be a little different, so me and BK are going to stand out a little bit."
"We're gonna sell you guys some trucks with this," Kelley told the dealership's GM T. Scott Jordan (pictured with the duo at the dealership above and below). "It's always been a dream of ours to own a Chevy!"
Around 4PM that afternoon, the FGL guys made their way back over the Wild Bill's to get ready for their load-in and soundcheck. With three full bands playing, they need to wait their turn to prepare, following Owen and Love and Theft, who ran through a few songs each. With friends and family in town for the show — including Hubbard's mother and stepfather — the duo stay occupied while they wait in the greenroom backstage.
"Usually there's a little bit of downtime between when we get to the venue and soundcheck, especially on this tour, being one of three acts," Hubbard explained backstage. "On a typical day for us, there's a little bit of downtime that we're usually working on emails or doing media or working out. That's pretty consistent every day."
So what do the FGL boys like to do on their off days at home? The answer is obvious: "Sleep in!" Kelley admits. "That's first! I'm going to sleep in, I'm going to go to Bongo Java and eat my face off, and then I'm going to go work out. Then I like to see where the day takes me. Those are the two things I need to have — Bongo Java and a workout — then whatever… take a nap or whatever the day brings me."
"That is a beautiful thing about a day off, especially if you're in town," added Hubbard, speaking of his hometown of Nashville. "You can do whatever the day leads. I'm probably going to wake up and get on my motorcycle and see where the day leads me at that point. That's my getaway. That's the thing I love. I love the freedom of riding. It just kind of takes your mind off everything else. I also love trying to see friends and maybe having a cookout… just kind of catch up with buddies or your roommates, that kind of stuff. The key is to not plan your day off. Let the day plan itself."
With this tour in particular — their first major run — FGL have enjoyed the brotherhood bond that they have struck up with the other acts on the bill. "The CMT Tour has been amazing," said Kelley while Owen's crew soundchecked in the background. "I don't think there's anything better than being on the road playing music with your buddies. Last night, I played 15 innings of baseball against Jake on a Play Station — literally right before we went onstage — and the score was still 0-0."
"We were waiting on BK!" Hubbard interjected with a grin.
"Every night we're always on each others buses hanging out and talking or playing songs," continued Kelley. "That's something special because I think you hear other stories about other artists hiding out, which is fine… there's nothing wrong with that, but it's really cool what's happening out here, and I think we're making life long friends. Music aside, it's just a bunch of great people, and I think that is awesome. I think it's preparing us for sure for being part of the Luke tour. We're playing bigger venues and learning to work a bigger crowd. Jake is one of the best, and with watching his show every night, we're doing our homework and taking stuff in… trying to make it our own. It's been an amazing tour. I really don't want it to end."
After the guys locked in their soundcheck, it was time to meet with their fans. Rest assured, Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard are completely humbled and gracious to the ones who put their names on the charts. The duo spend quality time shaking the hands of every fan, introducing themselves, signing pictures, shirts and guitars, and capturing their special moment on their cameras and phones.
The sold out crowd filtered into the night club as Florida Georgia Line, their band, crew and reps from their management, publicity and record label teams gather for a pre-show huddle prayer before taking the stage. The guys know exactly how blessed they are to be in the position they're in, and they do not take a second of it for granted.
When the lights inside Wild Bill's dimmed, fans knew what was coming. It's that moment each night that FGL especially live for. "It's like we're about to go play a World Series," Hubbard said as they listened to the crowd's enthusiasm increase. "We get pumped up! The whole time we're on stage, we're running all around and giving it all we got. It's always a party."
That it was. Kelley and Hubbard's set consisted of several familiar tunes, including 'Tip It Back,' 'Get Your Shine On,' and 'It'z Just What We Do.' The anticipation continued to build with each song, as everyone knew exactly what was coming.
The duo closed out their six-song set with 'Cruise,' the tune that has given them their first Top 5 hit single, which is nearing platinum status. Fans helped FGL out throughout the entire hit, singing back every lyric word-for-word.
Florida Georgia Line will have a few more weeks left with Owen on the CMT On Tour adventure before hitting the road with superstar Luke Bryan next year. When they think back on the past six months of their life, they tell us they're amazed by all the success country music fans have allowed them to have thus far.
"It's been a whirlwind," Hubbard said, summing up the ride so far. "It's been awesome. We've been working really hard, and I believe that hard work pays off. The last six months for us between the Throwdown Tour and now being on the CMT Tour and watching the sales numbers go up and the fans go up and every night see the fans sing 'Cruise' and about every song we sing, it's been a lot to take in. It's been crazy. We're excited. We can't wait for next year!"
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Fun Fact: It is free for a woman to take her husband's last name.
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Believe it or not, there are places in the US that will not allow a person to change the gender marker on any of their state identification documents under any circumstances. Back in my home state, the two Republican candidates running for Secretary of State made denying trans people an appropriate ID a central issue in their campaigns. One of them won.
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I'm looking to get a few vest for me and my family, is there any type u have or know about that is cheap but worth it?? Never wear one!
Just remember most bullet resistant vests are not knife proof. A couple of guys back at fort drum proved it one evening after drinking. 1 went to the hospital with a punctured lung the other got an article 15.
Yep, we nicknamed a guy "Ice Pick" because he wanted to show us his new vest. The pick went through it and stabbed him in the stomach. Good vests aren't cheap. You might find some used ones by inquiring on forums especially related to police work.
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Vests are rated for different threat levels- most are rated for pistol ammo, VERY few are rated for rifle ammo. Higher the level, higher the costs. When comparing vest, do not look at just the $$$, or you may be comparing a level 1 vest against a level 3.
Also bear in mind that body armor for LEOS is built differentlly than vest for the military- LEO rarely has to deal with artillery and grenade fragments.
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You can purchase plates and vests rated for high velocity small arms. I believe i saw some level 4 stuff floating around.
Also, as was mentioned, they are not really knife proof, however, they ARE harder to punch through than skin.
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The portion of 66th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park was renamed Tuesday after the Canadian-born anchorman who worked in the neighborhood and lived nearby.
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Wayne-based Audible said it will offer two seasons of the show - one starting Feb. 28 and one in the fall - each with at least four episodes. The podcasts will cost $1.95 per episode or $6.95 per season.
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My husband, David, and I exemplify opposites attracting. He's laid-back, highly creative and artistic, and very quiet. I'm tense and intense, left-brain logical, and noisily gregarious. What can I say? Somehow it works.
But when it comes to doing things together, we run into trouble. Most of David's artistic hobbies are one-man operations: painting, making stained glass, woodworking, quilting (can you believe it?). And my interests tend to be bookish, which also don't lead us into quality time with each other. So what's a couple to do?
Take up entertaining, that's what. I don't mean entertaining as in song-and-dance-take-it-on-the-road. I mean entertaining as in move-over-Martha-Stewart. As it turns out, even in this time of people "cocooning," having people over is still something of a novelty. For lots of reasons—fear of letting people see your imperfectly cleaned or decorated home, less-than-spectacular cooking skills, shyness—people just don't open up their homes as much as they once did.
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"I am appalled that the law to prevent schools from hiring dangerous criminals, which I worked so hard to pass, has been compromised," Saland added. "Schools could now unknowingly hire teachers, custodians, cafeteria staff, security guards, etc. with extensive criminal backgrounds and no one will be the wiser. Starting June 8th, schools in New York, will be a lot less safe."
"This provision, which some have called the Drug Dealer Protection Act, was part of the 2009-2010 budget. I joined all my Republican colleagues in voting against that budget. We cannot tax and spend our way out of a recession, nor should important criminal justice legislation have been buried in it. Opening the doors of schools as well as nursing homes and day care centers, where employee background checks are also mandatory, to criminals with multiple convictions is wrong. The three New York City Democrats running this state should have known better," Saland concluded.
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Last Wednesday's Nintendo Direct brought a fair amount of content to look forward to for 3DS owners, and with it came the reveal of a most exciting title indeed: a new Legend of Zelda taking place in the realm of A Link to the Past. Or, as I like to call it: the scientifically-proven greatest video game of all time.
Being fortunate enough to have been able to play the original adventure when it was released in '92, I wanted to take a stab at analyzing the trailer and offering my own brand of insight on the matter (I've played the original at least one time through annually since its release). After taking some time to let the trailer footage stew in my brain box, I found myself not so much excited at the prospect of a sequel (as this marks four additional outings for everyone's favorite hobbit-esque hylian), but that I was returning to an all-too-familiar Hyrule from over 20 years prior. In other installments acting as direct sequels, Link usually travels outside of his comfort zone, and ends up in various other locales inhabited by all manner of new, and familiar creatures. However, this obviously isn't the case in what is being tentatively titled as A Link to the Past II. For example, any Zelda fan worth their weight in rupees immediately recognized the area surrounding A. Bumpkin and B. Bumpkin's lumberjack crib. And correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we fight a moldorm at the height of the third dungeon atop Death Mountain similar to the one in the trailer? Yes we did, and it was awesome.
So with all of that said, there are still obviously questions that need answering. Where does this take place in the grand scheme of things? In both Hyrule Historia and the manual to Link's Awakening, it's detailed that Link leaves Hyrule on a personal quest of enlightenment, and to hone his skills further should some evil baddie decide to rear his/her ugly head on his home turf. Thus, we have the events of the Oracle titles, followed by the attempted return to Hyrule in Link's Awakening that is rudely halted by a chance thunderstorm at sea. My guess is that this installment of the franchise will see our impish hero coming full circle, and returning home aboard the (spoiler alert) piece of driftwood he popped-a-squat on during the final scenes of Link's Awakening, only to find his home at the mercy of evil once again. Whether or not this will be a product of Ganon's influence remains to be seen, but given his ability to manipulate his minions from beyond the grave (evidenced in the narrative of Zelda II), it's not much of a stretch to believe that he won't simply devise a plan to rise to power once more. I hear that a sprinkle of hero's blood on his ashes will do just the trick...
So, what kind of fun little moments and nuances did we recognize in the trailer Zelda fans? Well, Link is once again able to shoot beams from his sword when he's at full health, as was the staple of the first several LoZ games. However, in this universe, the only weapon that was capable of doing so, was the almighty Master Sword (or at least we think). What's interesting to note about this fact, is that the final screen before the credits hit in the original adventure states that after Link puts the sword back in its pedestal, it would then rest forever. Is it possible that Link made a premature decision? It would seem kind of odd that if there were a new evil on the horizon, Link wouldn't immediately seek out the iconic sword once again. Perhaps there's a new, specific sword or weapon better suited for this particular enemy, and for whatever reason, the Master Sword just doesn't cut it (pun). I sincerely doubt it (it is the Master Sword for Pete's sake), and I think that this is simply allowing Nintendo to help explain why the descendants of this Link are able to shoot beams from their various swords in the original LoZ and its sequel. But one can't help but wonder if the sword of evil's bane might not make a cameo appearance? If this is indeed the same Hyrule, then each and every one of us familiar with the lay of the land will probably make a bee line straight for the lost woods to at least say hi to an old friend.
And what of the Dark World? Again, if this is in fact a sequel, then said realm will be no more, and will have reverted back to the Golden Land, enjoying its newfound prosperity bestowed upon it by Link. What's more, if you pay close attention to the montage during the ending to the original game, the portals leading to the Dark World (now Golden Land) are grayed out, alluding to the fact that they have been sealed upon Ganon's defeat. I would hate to think that there won't be some manner of dimension-hopping shenanigans to get up to in ALttP II, or at the very least, returning players (like myself) would enjoy some method in which we can check in with the patrons of the alternate dimension that we saved so long ago. Perhaps the Golden Land has hit a snag in its restoration, and its up to our hero to intervene once more. Given that entire wars have been waged for the Triforce's power, it's not hard to imagine that a grand conflict wouldn't occur in pursuit of its abilities. This scenario would hold great potential for Link's newest adventure, or at the very least would just be badass.
Also, Link is seen using a hammer to smash large, smiling posts in the ground, harkening back to the old days in which a magic hammer was all you needed to clear a path or solve a puzzle or two. Noteworthy, are the new role that these posts play, in that they seem to rebound, sending Link flying high into the air for access to elevated areas (and what's bound to be a nifty use of that 3D feature as well). It's unclear as to whether or not this is the magic hammer (seems pretty similar to me), and as to whether-or-not we'll see the return of other previously used tools such as the Hookshot, Cane of Byrna, or Medallions that offered command of the elements. It wouldn't be a Zelda adventure if we started with a multitude of items from the get go, so my guess is that there may be some event or reason in which we are denied the tools of our trade in lieu of acquiring new items for this quest, if there is an explanation at all. It's no secret that Nintendo doesn't prize narrative over gameplay, so we may just have to settle with a simple "because we said so".
And then of course there's the new feature in which Link is able to assume the form of a drawing on dungeon walls offering him a bit more mobility and no doubt integral to solving puzzles. What I found interesting about this form, and I'm sure it's a completely inconsequential observance, but when Link assumes this form, he looks very similar to the hieroglyphic depiction of the Hero of Time from The Wind Waker's opening moments. Seeing as how these events are in a separate timeline, I'm sure that this isn't significant in the slightest, and is simply an effective and efficient art style to convey on the hardware, but I thought I'd share all the same.
Speculation aside, I think that this newest Zelda adventure will be just like slipping back into an old, comfy pair of pegasus boots. I adore the later installments of the franchise, but there's just something about a top-down view Zelda that just gives me the honey glow somethin' awful. It's a return to the classic, retro feel of the series, and I think it's a fine introduction for younger players that weren't alive when the original adventure debuted (granted they could just totally download ALttP on the virtual console but whatevs). This synergy of old and new concepts looks incredibly promising, and given Nintendo's pedigree for fine-tuning a game until its just right, I have every confidence that it will do its predecessor proud as a respectful sequel.
Time to grab your green garb kiddos, the prodigal son has returned.
So what do you guys think? Is there any merit to this Zelda fanatic's ramblings? Or do you think that there may be other surprises in store for us when A Link to the Past II hits this fall? Please sound off in the comments below, and as always: May the way of the hero lead to the Triforce.


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A total of R425 000 was spent on compensation for a damaged rented vehicle in Minister of Communications Dina Pule's office – but her department says no one could be held responsible.
Pule said the rented car had been involved in an accident and the state attorney had indicated "there was no negligence and no one could be held responsible for that".
This is just one example of monetary losses or wasteful expenditure in the department.
Pule revealed in a written parliamentary reply yesterday that her department had also spent R327 000 on recruitment adverts in newspapers for interviews that never took place because of "organisational realignment".
Another R1.27 million had been wasted on "fraudulent international calls". Pule said although the state security agency had conducted an investigation into the matter, "the outcome was that perpetrators could not be identified and (the agency) recommended that the matter be closed".
DA MP Marius Swart said these figures were "shocking". "Surely somebody should be able to track and listen to these conversations." This was "R1.27m down the drain".
The department also underspent its budget on its information and communication (ICT) infrastructure programme by R352m.
The programme - launched in the 2000/2001 financial year - had been allocated R938m, and the bulk of this, R586m, had been spent only last year, according to Pule's reply.
There had been underspending in the last four financial years.
Pule said in the 2004/2005 year this had been due to "the finalisation of the restructuring process at the end of the financial year".
In the 2010/2011 year, a 112 emergency call centre project was put on hold, leading to further wasteful expenditure. Last year, underspending was blamed on the cancellation of the 112 emergency call centre.
Pule said the project had been abandoned after a "cost benefit analysis and feasibility study" by the National Treasury.
Swart said all the reasons provided for the wasted budget showed a lack of planning.
"It should not have been on the budget if they knew they could not do it," Swart said.
He said ICT infrastructure was a priority for the country. "What is saddening about the issue of (ICT) infrastructure is that it is something proposed by the president as the basis of job creation (and) here is a department under spending… there seems to be no urgency," said Swart.
Regarding the failed call centre project, he said: "Feasibility studies should have been done before they carry it out."
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March 14: Dr. Tony Skjellum
Please join the InfraGard Birmingham Members Alliance for its March 2017 meeting. You may buy your lunch in the Vulcan Materials cafeteria starting at 11:15am, and, at approximately 11:45am, we will hear from Dr. Tony Skjellum, Director of Auburn University's Charles D. McCrary Institute for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Cyber Systems. The institute's focus is on interdisciplinary research and advanced technologies to improve the security and operations of our nation's infrastructure while valuing natural resources and conservation. Its areas of emphasis include the protection and security of the energy infrastructure systems and resources that are essential to our way of life.
When you arrive, please check in first with the guard at the main entrance who will direct you to the cafeteria.
February 14: Cyber Security at a Rock Company
Birmingham InfraGard Meeting
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Meeting Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm
Topic: Cyber Security at a Rock Company
Speaker: Robin A. Nix is the Director of Information Services
Robin A. Nix is the Director of Information Services at Vulcan Materials Company. He has been with the company for over 29 years in a variety of IT positions with 26 years in a management role.
Robin has provided leadership over the years to deliver mainstream solutions and to operate the IT function in a manner that is compliant, secure, cost effective and scaleable. He led efforts to move from a highly decentralized IT organization at 7 divisions to a single IT organization resulting in reductions in operating costs while improving overall IT effectiveness and capacity to deliver solutions.
His teams have successfully implemented and operated technologies and processes that allow IT to respond quickly to business demands, support growth, and minimize costs.
Robin earned a B.S. In Finance at the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1985. After working 3 years at a local software company focused on Credit Union solutions, he joined Vulcan in Birmingham.
Lunch Details: Lunch provided by Vulcan Materials Company
Vulcan Materials Company Corporate Office
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham, AL 35242
January 10: InfraGard Strategic Plans for 2017 and Beyond
Please attend to hear InfraGard national Members Alliance President Jeff Gaynor speak about
InfraGard Strategic Plans for 2017 and Beyond
- goals for upcoming years
- new initiatives
- sector chief program
- community outreach
- information sharing between private sector and FBI
We will also be welcoming Huntsville InfraGard members to this meeting.
You must RSVP for this event because entrance to the FBI field office is controlled. For admittance, you will need to present identification at the guard house and pass through a metal detector. Do not attempt to enter the field office guard house with weapons (of course) nor with electronic devices. Cell phones and laptops must stay in your car.
There is an important RSVP deadline that you should note if you would like to order a lunch: Friday, January 6th at 4:30pm CST. There will be no refunds on the lunch tickets.
If you do not want to buy lunch, then you can RSVP as late as 4:30pm on Monday, January 9th, the day before the meeting by ordering a free ticket on EventBrite. You will not be able to bring a brown bag lunch into the field office.
RSVP: Please check your email – the RSVP link was emailed to current members.
Gary Warner's Year in Review 2016
Gary Warner gave an excellent presentation at this month's meeting. Many asked for a copy of his slides, so here they are.
Permission is explicitly granted for the information to be used in other official InfraGard meetings. InfraGard members are also granted permission to PRESENT this material themselves within their employing organization, but it is requested that you do not distribute the slides by email or post them on any website.
December 13: Gary Warner's Security Year in Review
Back by popular demand, our chapter co-founder will present a retrospective on this year of ransomware and other security topics.
Check out his blog here for a preview of his research and other interests: http://garwarner.blogspot.com/
***We will also have representatives from UAB at the meeting to accept a donation funding the new InfraGard Birmingham Gary Warner scholarship to assist undergraduates with an interest in computer forensics.
You can make a personal or corporate donation to the fund here: http://www.uab.edu/cas/infragardscholarship
RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dec-2016-meeting-gary-warners-security-year-in-review-registration-29623554850
Lunch Details:
Our lunch will be a holiday feast from Jim 'n' Nicks to include turkey and cornbread dressing, ham, green beans, sweet potato casserole, sweet & unsweet tea. Water will be available in the Depot kitchen adjacent to the meeting room. Please pay for and order your lunch here on EventBrite by the Friday, December 9 deadline at 4:30pm. Lunch ticket purchases are not refundable.
Location? Innovation Depot, 1500 First Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Parking? Free parking in Innovation Depot lot on 14th Street between First and Second Avenues North. Street parking also available.
Can I bring my own lunch? Yes, you may brown-bag it, but please RSVP to the meeting using EventBrite even if you're not ordering lunch.
November 8: Drones in Industry: Beyond Aerial Pictures, Capturing Actionable Data
Birmingham InfraGard Meeting
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Meeting Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm
Topic: Drones in Industry: Beyond Aerial Pictures, Capturing Actionable Data
Drones have becomes a popular and contentious topic in today's pop-culture, but when applied correctly this technology transforms from a simple toy to a powerful tool for many commercial industries. This lecture format presentation will begin with a brief "intro to modern drones", along with an overview of what's required to operate drones commercially in the United States, and a history of B&G's path to compliant operations on our projects. A simple introduction to types of hardware, outputs, and basic workflows will follow, with lessons learned on what's necessary to begin flying and capturing immersive 3D maps. We will share our best practices for planning safe automated flight missions to acquire many types of data, and highlight these outputs using real-world examples on our construction projects. Furthermore, we will showcase what is possible when information acquired by drones is integrated deeply into existing construction processes. Finally, we will demonstrate how this data can be easily shared with entire teams to provide actionable data for collaboration across remote locations.
Speaker: Hunter Cole, Virtual Design and Construction Coordinator, Brasfield & Gorrie
Hunter Cole joined Brasfield & Gorrie in 2015 and is passionate about understanding and applying new technologies to improve existing processes. Hunter currently works as a Virtual Design and Construction Coordinator at Brasfield & Gorrie where he works directly with many emerging technologies such as 3D virtual design, virtual & augmented reality, 3D printing, and drones. Through the use of Building Information Modeling or "BIM", he assists Brasfield & Gorrie's project teams through the project's delivery during the design and construction process. Hunter aims to add value to our projects by using new technologies to provide accurate and relevant information to our project teams throughout the lifecycle of construction.
Lunch Details: Jimmy John's sub sandwiches, available for purchase at check-out
RSVP here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/infragard-birmingham-members-alliance-nov-meeting-drones-in-industry-beyond-aerial-pictures-tickets-28870110277)
Brasfield & Gorrie
3021 7th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
October 11: Cyber Security Effort at UAB
Birmingham InfraGard Meeting
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Meeting Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm
Topic: Cyber Security Effort at UAB
Speaker: Deidre Mitchell, Information Security Engineer I, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mitchell has been employed as an information security engineer in the central information technology division at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for over four years. She supports security operations of the organization, including intrusion detection and prevention, security system design and requirements review for UAB IT projects and compliance initiatives. She has played a lead role in UAB's National Cyber Security Awareness Month efforts. Deidre says that professionally, she has always been committed to two things: the continual education/improvement that is ingrained in any IT career and helping to make the world a safer place while providing a creatively functional user experience
Lunch Details: Lunch courtesy of Brasfield and Gorrie
RSVP here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/infragard-birmingham-member-alliance-oct-meeting-cyber-security-effort-at-uab-tickets-28429896586)
Brasfield & Gorrie
3021 7th Avenue South
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Book Review: 'The Color of Light' by Helen Maryles Shankman
Published 10:00 pm, Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The Color of Light by Helen Maryles Shankman is a novel which explores art, the Holocaust, humanity and, of course, vampires. The vampire in the story runs an art school and is constantly in conflict with his past life as well as the acts he is forced, by his nature, to do while trying to hold on to his humanity.
Tessa Moss, an art student at the American Academy of Classical Art, finds herself putting up with her boyfriend, a narcissist artist in lieu of her own career. Unbeknownst to Tessa the school's founder, Raphael Sinclair, has taken a special interest in her.
Raphael, or Rafe, has seen a sketch of Tessa depicting a young woman covering the eyes of a child next to a suitcase that says Wizotsky. As Rafe investigates further, he finds that Tessa might be a relative of Sofia Wizotsky, his lover who perished during the Hoolocaust.
Tessa and Rafe quickly discover their mutual attraction, all the whole Rafe fights the Board to save his vision of the art school.
The Color of Light by Helen Maryles Shankman is an easy to read, compelling novel which is both deep and engaging. Ms. Shankman uses her writing skills, as well as her considerable knowledge of the art world, to bring us a story which is flowing and interesting.
This is not a vampire novel per se; this vehicle is used to go back and forth in time while keeping continuity with the story. The narrative has several focuses, but Ms. Shankman does a wonderful job weaving them all in. The book covers dark and disturbing topics such as the Holocaust and the effect it had on future generations of Jews, and lighter topics such as art and the politics within art schools.
I usually don't read books of this genre, however I did enjoy the author's fictional stories previously and decided to check out this book (plus, it has a World War II connection so I could justify it to myself). I was not disappointed and found myself engrossed in the story.
This is a very unique and enjoyable novel with multiple facets and an absorbing story. The author has proved herself an able writer, weaving an evocative yarn that keeps us interested in a piece which combines paranormal, art and history.
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> Why is the burden of proof on the users of the language? I would turn the
> question around: is it really _necessary_ to leave slovak/czech "ch" out of
> Unicode?
A cost is imposed every time a new character is created, especially within
an existing script. Is this "ch" to be used only when composing
Slovak or Czech data? What about generic conversion from 8859-2; do
we have to mark it up to say what is Czech or Slovak (and uses the
new characters) and what is Polish (and uses plain old "c" plus "h")?
Or are we to allow for multiple spellings (in character code) of
Czech and Slovak words, increasing the burden on spelling checkers
and other tools?
We already have more than enough canonically-equivalent characters.
Every one of them represents a compromise that Unicode applications
have to work extra hard to handle. We don't need any more.
> I don't see what plaintext, sorting and hyphenation have to do with it.
> Slovak and Czech literates have this thing within their culture, and they
> use "ch" denote it.
Unicode is not an encoding standard for "things", but for language-neutral
abstractions, internally called "characters".
> So if plaintext doesn't accomodate "ch", then it must
> not be plain text for Slovaks and Czechs.
It does accommodate "ch" as "c" + "h", precisely as in their existing
8859-2 standard. The only time "ch" has to be treated as a unit is
in sorting and typesetting, and the international standard for sorting,
unlike that for coded characters, explicitly recognizes the necessity for
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholics should not expect quick changes in Church rules against divorce, contraception and gay marriage even if most of them express dissenting views in a global survey, Vatican officials said on Tuesday.
The Vatican has sent a 39-question survey to dioceses around the world before an extraordinary meeting of bishops, known as a synod, on the theme of the family, scheduled for October 2014.
For the first time in preparation for such a meeting, the Vatican has asked bishops to share the survey widely with parish priests and for them to seek the views of their parishioners.
The questions touch on themes such as homosexual marriage, artificial birth control and how Catholics who have divorced and re-married should be treated in the 1.2 billion-member Church.
"We don't have a desire to re-open all the discussion on Catholic doctrine," the synod's Hungarian coordinator, Cardinal Peter Erdo, told a news conference called to present the survey.
"It is not a question of public opinion," he said, adding that the synod would discuss how to find solutions to difficult pastoral situations "within the doctrine that we already have".
The questionnaire, however, tackles once-taboo issues such as how to include adopted children of gay couples in the Church.
It also has sections on "unions of persons of the same sex", "the education of children in irregular marriages" and "the openness of the married couple to life".
A leaked copy of the survey was published last week by the National Catholic Reporter in the United States, touching off speculation on whether it could lead to changes in Church rules.
But Vatican officials made clear that change, if any, would come slowly and that it would be for Pope Francis to decide what to do with the survey results and the synod's deliberations.
"The synod does not make decisions based on the majority of public opinion. That is not how it works," Italian Archbishop Bruno Forte, who will be the synod's secretary-general, said.
Nevertheless, it would be a mistake for the synod to ignore the results if "a large part of public opinion feels a certain way", he said. "We will have to reflect, pray and (the pope) will shed light on it."
Popes traditionally use the findings of synods, which are held at the Vatican, to write their own documents, or apostolic exhortations, on a given subject, in this case the family.
The Church teaches that homosexuals should be treated with respect but does not approve of gay marriage. It says homosexual tendencies are not sinful but homosexual acts are.
Without indicating any change in these teachings, Francis has said the Church should be more merciful toward gays and less judgmental, especially if they are "persons of good will and searching for God".
The survey's questions on gay marriages asks about the local church's attitude towards "people who have chosen to live in these types of union" and towards governments that allow it.
The questions show a concern for how better to prepare young people for marriage, the effectiveness of natural birth control methods, and how to support the "journey of faith" of divorced and remarried people who are excluded from the sacraments.
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This is designed to counteract apps which are able to prevent your Mac from going to sleep. If you have an app that is preventing your computer from going to sleep this will throw down the gauntlet and put your Mac to sleep anyway at the duration specified in the Energy Saver preferences.
Where might this be useful? One situation I can think of is when watching a video. Some of the video apps on your computer might try to prevent your machine from going to sleep while watching the movie. With this app you can still force the machine to go to sleep even if the movie is running, which will effectively make it act like a sleep timer for your machine.
You can also dig around the settings to do things like specify whether this should take precedence all of the time, or only when certain apps are running. You can also exclude certain apps so that if they are running PleaseSleep won't take any special action.
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Anower Hossain
Assistant Professor
Office: On leave
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MSc in Statistics (Nottingham, UK), MSc & BSc in Applied Statistics (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Research Interests
Missing data, Survival Analysis and Randomised Trials
- Anower Hossain, Karla DiazOrdaz and Jonathan W. Bartlett (2017). Missing binary outcomes under covariate dependent missingness in cluster randomised trials. Statistics in Medicine, 36(19), 3092-3109. DOI: 10.1002/sim.7334.
- Anower Hossain, Karla DiazOrdaz and Jonathan W. Bartlett (2016). Missing continuous outcomes under covariate dependent missingness in cluster randomised trials. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 26(3), 1543-1562. DOI: 10.1177/0962280216648357.
- Rahman, R.,Hossain, A. and Hossain, M. Z. (2011). Extended Mallow's Cp in GEE: An Application to Maternal Morbidity Data. Dhaka University Journal of Science. 59(1 ) , 65-70.
- Hossain, A. and Hossain, S. S. (2009). Numerical Maximum Likelihood Estimation (NMLE) for the g-and-k Distribution Using Ranked Set Sample (RSS), Journal of Statistics, 16, 45-58.
- Multiple Testing Procedures, MSc Thesis, University of Nottingham, UK, 2012.
- Numerical maximum likelihood estimation and numerical likelihood ratio test for ranked set sample: A g-and-k distribution approach, M.S. thesis, Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006.
- Royal Statistical Society (RSS), UK
- International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB), Denmark
- Bangladesh Statistical Association