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On Monday, President Obama released an ambitious $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2013 that seeks to pump billions of dollars into the economy through clean energy and infrastructure improvements, while seeking to eliminate existing incentives for oil and gas and ending tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.
As part of the Better Buildings Initiative, a 10-year initiative to make non-residential build¬ings 20 percent more energy efficient, the budget aims to re-design the cur¬rent tax deduction for commercial buildings 179D to a credit, and change the eligibility program to cover other taxable entities such as real estate investment trusts (REITS). This budget proposal mirrors a 2012 request made by the Obama Administration, which has yet to get traction on the hill. USGBC has been working with others in the real estate and environmental community to advance solutions to improve the existing 179D so it is encouraging that the Administration continues to show support for improving the deduction.
The budget also includes billions of dollars to modernize at least 35,000 schools across the country, including energy-efficiency upgrades and comprehensive, green retrofits. This proposal was included in the President's American Jobs Act last year but has yet to be considered by Congress.
Some additional highlights include:
- Approximately $100 million increase for the Building Technologies Program at the Department of Energy (DOE). The program accelerates innovative, efficient building technologies and practices through applied research and development, and advances the use of energy-efficient and technologies and practices in residential and commercial buildings
- A $10 million increase for the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at DOE. EIA is the home of consumption surveys such as the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) and the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), which is specifically charged with revitalizing the energy consumption data program to include benchmarking and performance measurement of energy efficiency
- A $50 million increase at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Choice Neighborhoods/HOPE VI program, which leverages private sector dollars to transform existing blighted public housing into vibrant and livable communities


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Strong earthquake rattles southern Alaska, but no tsunami danger
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A strong earthquake has shaken southeastern Alaska, but officials say there is no danger of a tsunami and there are no immediate reports of damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.0 quake struck about 1 a.m. Thursday and was centered in the ocean, about 200 miles south of the capital, Juneau.
The Tsunami Warning Center says there is no danger of a tsunami.
The quake was widely felt across the region, according to the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. But it had no immediate reports of any damage.
The center says the quake is an aftershock to a magnitude 7.5 temblor that struck on Jan. 4. That quake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles along the Alaska and Canadian coasts, but it was cancelled after a few hours when no damaging waves were generated.


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Cazenovia's Winn wins 55 dash at Section III finals
SYRACUSE - Cazenovia's Ashley Winn won the 55 meter dash at the Section III Indoor Track and Field Finals at SRC Arena on Wednesday. The Lakers senior posted a 7.30 to beat her nearest rival by an impressive .14 seconds and earned a return trip to the state meet at Cornell.
Winn also led off for the 4x200 team which finished second by just .45. Sarah Willard, Jessie Matt and Clare Costello rounded out the team for Cazenovia.
Costello also took fourth in the 300 with a 42.75. Ashley Kent and Jeanette Cudney were Cazenovia's other placewinners on the girls side. Kent ran a 9.43 in the 55 hurdles for fifth and Cudney ran a 4:57.49 for sixth in the 1500.
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For over a decade, services providers and enterprises alike have relied on Cisco for metro, regional, long haul, and data center optical transport networks. These networks transport huge quantities of data at high rates over great distances, providing the foundation for all WANs.
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Cisco ushered optical transport into the modern era with the Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) and continued its leadership by introducing the industrys first widely deployed reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) technology. This brought the operational ease of use of the MSPP into dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) networks.
Cisco ROADM innovation continues into its fourth generation, with the first Single Module ROADM. It combines multidegree wavelength switching functionality with optical amplification and spectrum analysis in a single slot line card.
In combination with advanced features such as colorless, omnidirectional add/drop, the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) provides wavelength switched optical network (WSON) functionality. This embeds optical layer intelligence directly into optical network elements, to support true wavelength-on-demand services and dynamic restoration.
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Cisco optical transport aggregation solutions integrate Packet, SONET, and OTN aggregation and switching into the DWDM transport platform. This allows customers to realize the benefits of efficient wavelength fill and tight communication among network layers.
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During a time of mounting challenge for the U.S. Catholic hierarchy, Pope Benedict XVI appointed a new Church leader for Philadelphia: Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver. He's a trailblazer with a knack for advancing the claims of faith in the public square, explaining inconvenient truths to pro-choice politicians, and reinvigorating the religious identity of Church institutions.
Some leaders of Catholic universities and social agencies see their religious legacy as a threat to greater government subsidies or secular prestige. The archbishop contends that if our outreach isn't deeply Christ-centered, we shouldn't call it "Catholic." He's also prepared to cross swords with self-identified "Catholic" politicians who advance abortion rights and same-sex "marriage."
In his bestselling work Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life, the archbishop critiqued John F. Kennedy's pledge to separate his political decisions from his faith. The pledge shielded him from the unjust attacks of anti-Catholic bigots, but it also introduced an alien "secularist" approach to the conduct of American politics that has contributed to the privatization of religious faith.
Like Pope Benedict, who has anticipated a future role for religious believers as a "creative minority" — a leaven in the West's increasingly secular culture — the archbishop argues that religious witness plays an essential role: The faithful defend and transmit fundamental truths that transcend man-made laws and government. Accordingly, this witness secures freedom, by limiting the reach and authority of the state.
At present, Catholics in Philadelphia, still reeling from a fresh clergy-abuse scandal, are looking for gifted pastor who can address the problems that have damaged the local Church's credibility. Archbishop Chaput's record in Denver suggests he will be equal to the task.
A firm defender of the Dallas Charter's plicy of "zero tolerance" for clergy who have been credibility accused of abuse, he has shown himself to be a careful steward of the Church's resources, successfully blocking a recent legislative effort to lift the statute of limitations for civil suits against the Church — but not for other groups.
Over the long haul, however, the new archbishop of Philadelphia will make his mark as a leader of the New Evangelization who is prepared to challenge the received wisdom of secular elites.
"Christianity is not mainly — or even significantly — about politics. It's about living and sharing the love of God. And Christian political engagement, when it happens, is never mainly the task of the clergy. That work belongs to lay believers who live most intensely in the world," he said, during a recent speech before a Baptist audience in Texas. "But a Christian life begins in a relationship with Jesus Christ, and it bears fruit in the justice, mercy and love we show to others because of that relationship."


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Subdomain or Subdirectory- Which Ones for You?.December 16, 2008
One question many site owners make as their website grows- "should I use a subdomain or a subdirectory to place my blog in?â€.
This common question isn't limited to just blogs– news sections, articles, careers sections… any grouping of content will at some point cause the question.
For those who don't know- 'news.google.co.uk' is an example of a subdomain, where "news†is the subdomain of "google.co.ukâ€.
A subdirectory is a folder within a domain- e.g.- 'google.com/analytics/' where "analytics†is a subdirectory (or folder) within "google.comâ€.
While these may appear relatively similar, subdomains and subdirectories have different uses for a site, as well as different effects in a pages ability to rank in search engines.
Generally, search engines will allow pages within subdirectories to rank easier in comparison to pages within a subdomain. This reason being subdirectories inherit more authority from the domain name, whereas pages within subdomains inherit less authority from the domain (thus being treated similar to an external domain, although still receiving some of the authority from the main domain.)
So if subdirectories inherit more authority from a domain, why do companies choose to use subdomains?
Subdomains are used to segment a large amount of content on a site by a specific topic. If the number of pages are relatively high for a section (e.g. hundreds of pages), it may be logically better to place these pages within a subdomain rather than a subdirectory.
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Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres can now add another job title to her resume -- "American Idol" judge.
DeGeneres made the surprise announcement Wednesday during the taping of her show. She was given the okay to spread the word only moments before the show began.
"This is so exciting," she said. "I've been waiting for weeks to tell everyone...its been killing me."
The comedian and avid Idol fan will continue to helm her popular daytime talk show -- which just started its seventh season -- while guiding wide-eyed music hopefuls to fame and glory.
"I'm gonna have a day job and a night job," the new judge joked. "Those are the times we're living in, we're all doing that."
DeGeneres will be taking over judging duties for Paula Abdul who left the hit show weeks before its ninth season was set to begin. Abdul departed after salary talks between her and Fox broke down. The ex-judge wanted additional money after fellow judge Simon Cowell and host Ryan Seacrest received large increases to stay with the program.
"I stand on principle where many people stand on money," Abdul told TV Guide last week. "I'm a hard-working artist. I've lasted in this business for 23 years. And you can't do that unless you are good at what you do. I believe in myself and you have to have your own self-respect."
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Rumors swirled in recent weeks as to who would replace the singer on Idol -- from former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham to J.Lo. But the addition of Ellen comes as a shock. Many are sure to analyze the move since DeGeneres does not hail from the music industry.
"Hopefully I'm the people's point of view," she said of her new post. "I'm not looking at it in a critical way from the music producer's mind, I'm looking at it as a person who's going to buy the music."


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Now that all our New Year's resolutions have been made, I would like to wish all my readers a 2015 full of joy and happiness!
It's hard to believe that my Pic(k) of the week series is already entering its sixth year. So far I've never missed a week and one of my resolutions is definitively to do more of the same in 2015!
As humans we however often look at a New Year as an opportunity to reset and start from scratch; learning from the past and trying to do things better in the future!
When I crossed a beautiful line of trees along a Belgian highway during the last few days of 2014, I knew I had to get off and photograph the landscape. We often think that we can easily get back to things at a later stage, which is of course not always the case. And no, I'm not limiting myself to photography here! 2014 Was a perfect example of this...
After I left the highway at the next exit, I eventually got closer to my line of winter trees. Except for one, they were all without leaves; waiting for a New Year to start, a perfect metaphor.
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The 2014 Pic(k) of the week series can be found here.
Following a yearly tradition, next week I'll blog about my 3x3 favourite Architectural, Travel and Aviation images of the past year.
Today is the first page of a new 365 page book, you better write a good one!
Happy New year, BJORN


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by Len Lear
For Jane Alpern, home certainly is where the art is. For the past eight years, she has been offering a wide range of art classes in her Dresher home. At the Alpern Art Studio students can be found drawing, painting, working with clay, pastels and printmaking. They explore different media and learn new techniques in this small environment where no experience is necessary.
Alpern, 58, grew up in Long Branch, NJ. Her father owned a delicatessen, and her mother was the librarian at the West Long Branch Public Library. Jane went to Long Branch High School, Monmouth College and Beaver College (now Arcadia) in Glenside. She was an English major in college until her friend Louise persuaded her to take a pottery class. "I fell in love with clay and switched my major to art," explained Jane, who went on to earn a BFA in Fine Arts and a M.Ed. in Art Education.
Alpern has lived in Dresher for 26 years, and she has two adult children, Sarah Kramer, 30, and David Kramer, 26. Ten years ago, after her children were self-sufficient, Alpern began teaching art in several different venues, including a studio in her own home.
"By holding classes in my home," she explained, "I hope to create a comfortable, safe and nurturing environment. I really get to know my students. Many students who return year after year live right in her neighborhood and are able to walk to class. Others come from nearby areas."
According to Mt. Airy resident Ava Sonnenthal, the mother of one student, Lily Schwartz, 7, "I found Jane's studio on Phillyfunguide.com while searching for summer camps for my daughter. I was so impressed with the friendly yet professional atmosphere that Jane creates for her students. As a Waldorf teacher myself, I'm grateful my child has this opportunity to invent and experience beauty."
In addition to classes in her own home studio, Jane teaches an after-school art class at the Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School in Glenside (formerly Queen of Peace) and a Judaic Arts class for a Jewish Teen Collaborative involving two local synagogues. In recent years she has not been producing enough clay work to participate in shows, but she was in the Strictly Functional Pottery National in 1993 and in shows at the Whitemarsh Arts Center and the Watertower in Chestnut Hill. She has also created such items as a dinnerware set and handmade books based on Hindu prayers for private commissions.
The books are sacred texts containing wise sayings in Sanskrit. They were gifts for three young men for a religious ceremony. Jane printed the cover, making a plate with a tree branch on styrofoam. The inside has a metal relief design on the left. On the right is a center print and border print she made by drawing into styrofoam and using ink and brayer, and she bound it using a Japanese stab binding.
For younger students in her studio, Jane's projects are age-appropriate, and students explore a wide variety of techniques and are exposed to the work of famous artists. They learn the art elements of shape, line, color, and texture, thus developing an art vocabulary as well as skills. "Creating art is also great for stress reduction," Jane said.
Jane is also now offering mom-and-tot and adults-only classes through Upper Dublin Parks and Recreation. In addition to drawing, painting and printing, adult offerings include book arts and visual journals. Pottery for adults is being offered through Upper Dublin Adult Evening School.
For pots, Alpern used to work in high-fire stoneware, reduction and salt firing, but she recently purchased an electric kiln and is experimenting with low-fire oxidation firing. "It's been a great way for my adult students to relax," said Jane, "to escape from their day-to-day routines and enjoy the company of other adults."
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Touched - Covert II EP
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 4:16 pm
Placed in here rather than the FSOL sub-forum as I'm not 100% sure (more 97.5% sure!), but there's a second Covert EP from the Touched charity label is now available for pre-order: https://touched.bandcamp.com/album/covert-ii-ep
There's a couple of tracks available for preview (and you get them as a pre-order bonus) and lets just say Sol A r Skies sounds very familiar sounding ! Brian posting the cover art on Facebook seemed kinda telling too
Song In Song sounds kinda Dave Monolith-y, that's my first guess anyways ...
EDIT: I'm way too slow, Ross posted about this hours ago - viewtopic.php?f=2&p=14830#p14830


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How could I forget to mention, the bicycle is a good invention?"
— The Red Hot Chili Peppers
New York City — where pedestrians boldly jaywalk into the street, and delivery trucks use bike lanes as personal parking spots — did not make the list of "Top 5 Bike-Friendly Cities" in 2008. But with more than 200 miles of new bike lanes scheduled for completion this year, a popular bike-safety ad campaign appearing across the city, and a slew of cycling events each May for Bike Month, 2009 might be the year of the bike in the Big Apple. Standing tall among the organizations that live and breathe cycling and bike advocacy is the humbly named Recycle-a-Bicycle.
Founded in 1999, Recycle-a-Bicycle is an organization with multiple, overlapping missions. To the random passers-by at one of its two locations in the East Village of Manhattan and the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, it's simply a gem of a bike shop. Inside, the smells of rubber and bike grease perfume the refreshingly unpretentious store, and lines of used bikes, refurbished and reasonably priced between $200-$400, await customers.
To someone heading to the store for a weekly volunteer night, it's a community center and gathering place. The shop opens its doors to volunteers Wednesday evenings to repair the 1,200 used bikes that New Yorkers donate to Recycle-a-Bicycle each year. "Volunteering helps the organization [finance itself], and is also a great social activity," says Recycle-a-Bicycle's head mechanic, Chris Brunson, who says about half of the donated bikes are resold, with the other 600 bikes sold for parts or — as a last resort — sent to the scrap yard to be recycled.
And then there are the teens. At its core, Recycle-a-Bicycle functions as an empowerment and environmental education organization for the city's youth. Partnering with several New York City public schools and after-school programs, it runs a series of bike-maintenance courses, where teens aged 14-18 learn everything from fixing a flat tire to taking apart and fully rebuilding a bicycle. Teens who make their way through these programs can apply to intern at one of Recycle-a-Bicycle's retail locations. Some even end up with paid positions in the store.
During the spring and summer, Recycle-a-Bicycle also runs group rides for younger participants aged 10-14. Through this program, the kids — many of whom would not otherwise have access to a bicycle or a safe, chaperoned outlet for riding — head out on two-wheeled adventures of the city. "One of our rides last year had nearly 30 kids and 15 adult chaperones," Brunson says. It was like a mini-Critical Mass in Midtown!"
Recycle-a-Bicycle also periodically hosts community art programs, like jewelry making with bicycle parts, and partners with several other transportation and community groups, including Transportation Alternatives, the Children's Aid Society and Bike New York to spread their impact even further. "I don't think it would be a stretch to say we have reached thousands of kids over the years," Brunson says.
Brunson, who hails from America's haven of bike culture, the Pacific Northwest, feels that New York City has made some important strides toward becoming a more bicycle-friendly city. "We have a long way to go, but the city has been very aggressive with their expansion of bike infrastructure," he says. Additionally, he has noticed a growing number of utilitarian cyclists — people who use their bikes primarily for transportation instead of recreation. "I've seen parents dropping off their kids [at] school on their bikes, which is great," he says. "The more we embrace cycling in a utilitarian way, the more it becomes part of the city's fabric."
By providing hands-on bike-maintenance training to kids and teens across the five boroughs, Recycle-a-Bicycle also plays an important role in increasing the normalcy of bike culture in New York, and fostering a new generation of bike advocates. But its ultimate goal goes beyond the bike. Fixing a bicycle properly and safely takes more than skill — it takes dedication and attention to detail. It also imbues the mechanic with a sense of accountability and responsibility to get the job done well — virtues that translate to other areas of life. "We hold ourselves and our teens to high a standard," Brunson says. "The bikes become a conduit for teaching the skills we all need throughout life."
Related on MNN:
- Europeans buying more bikes than cars
- 10 bike-friendly cities around the globe
- Bicycle commuting: How does your state stack up?


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Here is a page of WWII propaganda, from all sides. It's weird to see it now with the distance of history making it more remote — it's easy to judge it now fairly impartially. I have to say, from this sample, that Americans were rather crude and blunt; the Europeans in general had better design sense. And the Italians…whoa, fabulous! On the artistic merits of their propaganda posters, the Italians should definitely have won the war.
Here, for instance, is how the Italian fascists viewed American soldiers:
I've seen how US cartoonists caricatured the Germans and Japanese (short answer: full-on racist slander), but it's eye-opening to see how the same was done to us.
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Feb 14, 2015 -- posted by DarK
Watch Cricket World Cup 2015 online
Disclaimer – This post is purely for academic and curiosity's sake. This is most likely not legal and should be approached appropriately.
This howto guide is going to be quite technical and I don't expect the masses to be able to understand it.
Jumping right to it. You need few pieces.
- A host in one of the countries that are allowed to view Star Sports and wear an amazon ankle brace at the same time. A list can be found here. I am using a t2.micro aws instance in Frankfurt.
- An account on starsports.com with cricket subscription. It costs Rs.120($2) if purchased in India and Rs.1200($20) if purchased outside. So if you know anyone in India ask him to buy subscription for you.
- Putty for tunneling. PuttyGen for key conversion.
- Firefox/Google chrome with proxy settings set to use the tunnel.
I'll explain each step in detail here. It requires minimal settings and you should be able to get the whole thing up and running in about 10 minutes.
- Create an AWS t2.micro instance in frankfurt. It's in free tier and you should be able to get away with no charges if you keep an eye on the bandwidth usage. Note – While creating the aws instance opt for the key as authentication mechanism. It will prompt you to download a key which you will need later on.
- Get an account on startsports.com with world cup package. If you know someone in India you get it for about $2
- You should have the key file downloaded in Step#1. Download PuttyGen and follow the Converting Your Private Key Using PuTTYgen instructions on this page
- Once you've followed the instructions, you should have a new file which has your private key. Download Putty. Follow steps 1 & 2 on this page. Before step 3 perform following steps in putty
In the Category pane, expand Connection, expand SSH, and then select Auth. Complete the following:
i. Click Browse.
ii. Select the .ppk file that you generated for your key pair, and then click Open.
iii. (Optional) If you plan to start this session again later, you can save the session information for future use. Select Session in the Category tree, enter a name for the session in Saved Sessions, and then click Save.
iv. Click Open to start the PuTTY session.
Continue with step 3-8 and you are all set.
Open Firefox and goto http://www.starsports.com/ to watch all the cricket you want.
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Note – You can limit the network usage in the video player in the left side, next to play/pause button by clicking on "HD" icon. This way you should be able to stay inside the aws free tier. You are allowed about 15GB network bandwidth with aws. It's not much when watching videos so keep an eye out for that or you'll end up spending money there.
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I've noticed that many of the forum discussions that TA has tweeted lately have contained glaring grammatical and spelling errors. I find this disappointing and even personally embarrassing as it inevitably reflects not only on the original poster but on the forum as a whole and, by extension, the larger atheist community. I know written communication isn't everything, and it certainly isn't a high priority among the public generally, but we should try to meet a higher standard. Given the unlikelihood that individual posters will suddenly take more care when writing, I think the operators of the site's Twitter feed should consider not tweeting discussion titles with serious errors.
That's one poster's opinion, for whatever it's worth.
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There are people here, in this thread who are saying they're emotionally affected (e.g. disgusted) by careless writers. So it's not just "the poor writers'" problem.
"I think the operators of the site's Twitter feed should consider not tweeting discussion titles with serious errors."
This is restricting the views being shared of those not passing a grammar test.
I wonder how many atheists are pro-censorship?
On a practical level Kris, where would you draw the line?
Miss spelling?
Poor Grammar?
If the site's moderators had to check every comment & post, the extra resources required would pose a problem of then funding those resources.
Hereis an interesting HuffingtonPost article about our schools' failure to teach writing skills.
Your post contains three logical fallacies please correct them.
..admittedly, one of my idiosyncrasies involves, as you've likely noticed, the use of 2/3 of an ellipsis when I begin any typed message. Furthermore, I am guilty, on occasion, of being negligent with my capitalization if I'm mobile. THAT SAID, I hope I won't seem crass when I wholeheartedly agree with you; it IS rather unacceptable to misspell KEY words in a post. I do enjoy reading TA posts by members with a deeper command of the English language and I do, conversely, feel less apt to read posts by those who lack the common sense enough to employ a synonym; should their initial word elude their capacity to spell it. I suppose that DOES sound bitchy, but it wouldn't hurt to utilize spell check (if nothing else). The hippocrates discussion was a potentially good one, but I couldn't quite manage to involve myself.
I'm not sure if you are holding some standard of education to atheists with this post.
You find it personally embarrassing? It reflects on the forum as a whole?
I couldn't disagree more. Sorry.
In my opinion, I think it's outrageously inconsiderate to call for someones input to be removed because it doesn't meet your grammar expectations.
We must realise that our native languages are constantly evolving as generations decide to add to, or change things. I've sure learned how my language has been changed to suit Americans. I like to call it "Bastardised English". But I don't complain much. Only about the refusal to drop the standard measurement for the more superior metric. The rest...I couldn't give a shit.
I would agree, to some extent, that a lot of us atheists are particularly smart and do consciously strive to make the best of our communication skills. However we can't hold a STANDARD. That's just wrong. Surely that's not what we're about.
Am I wrong here?
You're thoughts apply mostly to colloquial SPEECH, not expository WRITING.
If you're analogizing the evolution of language to the evolution of species, bear in mind that in order to survive, a new species has to be better in some way and survive the gauntlet. Likewise, evolutions in language have be better at expressing thoughts. Expressing thoughts requires something obvious: rules and standards and conventions understood by both the writer and reader.
You talk as though something new in language is ipso facto good just because it's new, and that we who dislike it should just stand back and salute it. Actually, we are the gauntlet.
not at all analogizing.
Merely stating that i am indifferent to the various depictions of my English language. And it is my opinion that your American English is pretty much an evolved form of English.
I guess was trying to point out that I feel we shouldn't discriminate posts because of grammar or spelling...it's pretty pointless and petty. Those people have a valid input too.
If they don't make it through the grammar gauntlet, are they not welcome?
I don't believe I am part of some gauntlet though. I don't hold myself that high yet.
@William - RE: "American English is pretty much an evolved form of English."
Some would say, "devolved" --
Those people have a valid input too.
That has yet to be proven.
do you consider your input valid? Yes?
I need clarification on this sentence because I am unable to decipher it.
"Likewise, evolutions in language have be better at expressing thoughts."
Sorry, but isn't this what the OP is talking about?


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In my Thursday Ancestor Approved Award posting I mentioned Confederate General Albert Sydney Johnston in the Civil War. This is, in brief, his story.
He was born in Washington, Kentucky, the youngest son of Dr. John and Abigail Harris Johnston
Johnston was first educated at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, where he met fellow student Jefferson Davis. Both were appointed to the United States Military Academy, Davis two years behind Johnston. Johnston served as an officer in Black Hawk War in 1832. However, he resigned his commission in 1834 to return to Kentucky to care for his dying wife. They had one son, Col. William Preston Johnston, who would also serve in the Confederate Army. After farming for a time, in Texas, Johnston enlisted as a private in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. Later he was promoted through the ranks and in 1837, be became senior brigadier general in command of the Texas Army. He lost that position after a duel, but was appointed Secretary of War by the second president of the Republic of Texas. In Feb 1840, he resigned and returned to Kentucky, where he remarried. They settled on a large plantation he named China Grove in Brazoria County, Texas.
He returned to the Texas Army during the Mexican-American War under General Zachary Taylor as a colonel of the 1st Texas Rifle Volunteers. He returned to his plantation after the war until appointed by President Taylor to the U.S. Army. He became a key figure in the Utah War, leading the U.S. troops who established a non-Mormon government in the formerly Mormon territory. He received brevet promotion to brigadier general in 1857 for his service in Utah. He spent 1860 in Kentucky (see census data, below) until December 21, when he sailed for California to take command of the Department of the Pacific.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was approached to take his Union forces east. However, when he heard of the secession of Texas, he resigned his commission on 9 April 1861. He managed to work his way east, reaching Richmond, Virginia, about the first of September, 1861. There Johnston was appointed a full general by his friend, Jefferson Davis. On May 30, 1861, Johnston became the second highest ranking Confederate general as commander of the Western Department.
Johnston used his concentrated forces to launch a surprise attack against Grant at the Battle of Shiloh on 5 Apr 1862 that resulted in a back and forth across the battlefield with some of the highest casualties for both sides of any battle of the war. Just after mid-day, as he was personally leading and rallying his troops, Johnston took a bullet behind his right knee. Not thinking it serious, he sent his personal physician off to serve other wounded. The bullet had clipped his popliteal artery and his boot was filling up with blood. It may be that the injury in his earlier duel prevented him from realizing the numbness in his leg. When asked again, if he was injured, he is said to have replied, "Yes, and I fear seriously." Taken to a small ravine, he bled to death in minutes. (*)
*The above information is based mostly on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Sidney_Johnston, paraphrased and edited for this presentation.
Johnston was my fourth cousin, twice removed. Albert's mother was Abigail Harris. Her father was Edward Harris. His mother was Abigail Presbury, daughter of Edward Presbury, whose parents were William Prebury and Priscilla Randall the common ancestors. Edward's brother was William Presson who married Mary Raymond. Their son William Preston married Hannah Healey. Their son was William Preston who married Elizabeth Cynthia Lord; they were the parent of William Preston, the Old Sheriff of Williams County, my second great-grandfather. Researching this set of lines, with the many name changes has been a challenge for our family, over a number of years. None of these are the major Preston lines in New England (we had to work around them!) ... ;-)
1860 U. S. Census on Ancestry.com:
Name: A S Jonston
[Albert S Johnston]
Age in 1860: 57
Birth Year: abt 1803
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Post Office: Louisville
Household Members:
Name, Age
A S Jonston, 57
Eliza Jonston, 38
A S Jonston, 15
Hancock Jonston, 12
Margrett Jonston, 8
Griffin Jonston, 3
Briggett Barey, 28, servant, born in Ireland
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Civil War Series on Sunday - Albert Sydney Johnston
Posted by Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith at 7:07 AM
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Dr. Ricardo R. Fernández, President of Lehman College, outlined a bold vision for the future of higher education and the future of Lehman College during his keynote address at the College's annual Convocation on September 18.
"The challenges to higher learning have never been greater than they are right now in the 21stcentury," he told the audience of faculty, staff, and students. "A college education has never been more important, and that is why we need to discuss the value of an education—and, to be perfectly frank, to redefine what a college education means."
The President likened the changes to higher education to a revolution that Lehman College must prepare for, if it is to thrive in the 21st century. The College, he noted, is off to a good start: while admissions are down on many campuses, Lehman has its strongest freshman class this fall, in over 20 years. The College also remains ranked a Tier 1 institution among regional universities in the northeast for the fourth year in a row according to U.S. News and World Report, as well as being classified as one of the northeast's Top 40 public colleges. Dr. Fernández also noted that in these challenging times, Lehman College was once again ranked No. 5 of all northern regional colleges—public or private—for students graduating with the least amount of debt.
Diving into the national debate on the meaning and value of a college education, Dr. Fernández said that there were three areas that the College must focus on in the future. "Lehman College is working to ensure that an education is more versatile than ever; the classes are more innovative, and our outlook on the world more global than ever before," he said. Today's college graduates can expect to have as many as a dozen jobs in their careers. "That is why we must prepare students, not just for their first job – but also for their fifth, or their tenth job."
While Lehman College leads all CUNY schools with the number of online courses—15 percent of the College's classes are taught entirely or partly online—he told the faculty that they must continually grow with technology. "Digital 'natives' learn differently, so our teaching methods must evolve in order to promote learning among students," said Dr. Fernández, who is entering his 24th year as President.
Dr. Fernández noted that as technology renders national borders increasingly irrelevant, students must have a more global-outlook. It is with this principle in mind that the College recently signed a student exchange program with Nanyang Polytechnic in Singapore as well as a number of scholarship students from Brazil who are studying the STEM fields. "In the 21st century, being bilingual or multilingual will be a distinct advantage, just as failing to understand the diversity of the world will put students at a disadvantage," he said. "Fortunately for us, we are situated in the Bronx—one of the most diverse counties in the United States, so in that sense many of our students have a home field advantage."
The President quoted slain African-American activist Malcolm X to drive home his point. "'The future,' Malcolm X said, 'belongs to those who prepare for it today.'"


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- Should be an exciting game. I expect both offenses to be difficult to stop – though the Packers' defense is better than the Saints' defense so ultimately I think the Packers offense will be harder to stop.
- Tonight will be a big test for Mike McCarthy. The pressing question I have heading into tonight's game is this: can McCarthy effectively organize and coordinate all of the healthy offensive talent we'll have available? Last year, when Finley was healthy, the WRs weren't excelling. My concern heading into tonight again is with healthy RBs, WRs, and like 15 healthy TEs – how will McCarthy balance this offense and establish rhythm while at the same time, spread the ball around and remain creative and unpredictable. Talent everywhere is definitely a nice problem to have, but balancing an offense and effectively coordinating talent can be a difficult task.
- Sean Payton scares me. I don't know of many coaches I'd say that about. But the guy's guts, his planning and in-game adjustments scare me. I took particular satisfaction in the Pack winning the Super Bowl last year because it meant I no longer needed to wonder what the Pack would be like with Payton at the helm. He is an excellent coach.
- Randall Cobb could play an important role in this game. If he can get us in better field position than we're used to especially on punts, that could be a huge advantage for Rodgers and company.
- One particular guy I'm concerned about on the Saints is Darren Sproles. He was good in San Diego where Norv Turner used him somewhat effectively. But I think Sean Payton is going to figure out more and better ways to use Sproles. I worry that with Jenkins gone, Payton may figure out how to exploit that side of the D using Sproles. And once Sproles is in the open field, he's tough to tackle.
- TEs David Thomas and Jimmie Graham are two other guys to watch. While Brees will still throw plenty to his WRs, I can see Payton and Brees intentionally working the center of our defense in an effort to attack the second level of our defense (LBs) where we're softest in coverage. As much as I love Bishop, he's not an extraordinary cover guy – and Hawk is not very good in coverage either. (Actually, none of our LBs are great in coverage come to think of it.) The key to plugging up the middle and complicating this may be Nick Collins and Morgan Burnett. Of course, these two also have to be mindful of the possibility that Payton/Brees will set up short pass decoys to create space for the homerun – especially to WR Robert Meacham.
- I don't like the Saints' defense very much even though they were actually ranked one spot higher than the Pack's defense last year (they were #4 overall). I know Gregg Williams is regarded highly throughout the league but I see the Saints' D having considerable trouble slowing down the Packers' offense in this game.
- A huge key to stopping the Saints' D will be to keep Rodgers upright. If Williams can figure out a way to really harass Rodgers, the Packers could lose this game. But doing this will be extra challenging for Williams and the Saints' D not because we have an impenetrable O-Line, but because our offense when it clicks, moves quickly and Rodgers usually doesn't need to hang onto the ball.
- I'll be very interested to see how Grant and Starks are used. My guess is that they will be quite involved in the offense – and not just running the ball. I think both of these guys will be catching passes out of the backfield.
- I'd like to see 2 things in particular tonight that I think could really cause headaches for New Orleans: the no huddle offense and screens. The Pack has worked on the no huddle a few times in the preseason and it seemed fairly apparent from interviews that Rodgers is a big fan of it. Stopping a talent-loaded, high-powered offense that is on fast forward should be virtually impossible. I also want Rodgers/McCarthy to call some screens. Against NO tonight screens could be particularly effective because the defense will already be pulling its collective hair out trying to figure out which pass target to focus on.
- Final Score: 37 – 24 Packers.
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5 Responses to "Packers/Saints Preview"
Keefer Says:
September 8, 2011 at 11:20 am |
Re: Cobb….what makes you think there will be any punts to field? ;-). 52 – 49 Pack (ok not really)
56Coop Says:
September 8, 2011 at 3:21 pm |
Hope you are right. This game scares me
AZWarrior Says:
September 8, 2011 at 4:17 pm |
I think Starks out of the backfield can be an awesome weapon. Its been overlooked, I believe, how good a receiver he was in college and how good he's looked as a Packer when he had the opportunity to catch out of the b/f.
Go Pack!


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Abstract: This paper discusses results and difficulties of comparing banks' performance based on publicly available data for the case of Nordea, a pan-Nordic bank created through mergers of important national banks. The objective of the performance comparison is to determine whether Nordea's unique strategy of functional intergation across four countries can be advantageous. For stock-market data, however, Nordea does not have stable betas on risk factors, as illustrated by market betas, and thus the comparables method must be used with great care. The Nordea holding company performed about as well as the comparables, both in terms of stock-market and accounting data. Nordea banks in individual countries outperformed comparable holding companies; by arithmetic, Nordea non-bank operations are not as profitable as its bank operations. In event studies, the market views Nordea's acquisitions as adding value. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6812
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Where is the closest All Girls Boarding School for troubled girls in Michigan?
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In the United States there are only a handful of good all girls boarding schools for troubled girls. Most of them are located in the State of Utah. Why Utah? Because Utah is a "parent's rights" State. In Utah the parents are still in control of their child. The truth is that the good girls boarding schools are located in "parent rights" states, like Utah. Meaning, unless a state is a "parent's rights" state (opposed to a "child's rights" State), it is very difficult for a private boarding school for troubled girls to operate. Child rights states support state-run government schools, but shun private boarding schools - especially boarding schools for troubled girls. In "child rights" states the child has all the power, and they have to agree to attend the all girls boarding school. Moreover, the child can leave the school at any time. If the child does not want to follow authority (rules, expectations, etc.) she can walk out and leave at any time, and the school officials can do nothing to stop her. Unfortunately, the police can't do anything either. Again, in a child rights state (California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, etc., etc.) the child has all the rights, and parents are left responsible but frustrated (their hands are tied).
The important thing to know is this... if your daughter is skipping school, hanging out with the wrong crowd, smoking cigarettes and pot, abusing alcohol, using drugs, having sex with multiple partners, rebelling against all authority, refusing to follow rules... its time to consider an all girls boarding school for troubled girls. When a young girl only cares about her friends (negative friends), her boy friend, and partying, its time to consider a therapeutic intervention and get her back on track. Our recommendation is that you look at all girls boarding school created for "troubled girls". Get your daughter back on track academically, socially, and emotionally.
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I stumbled upon this photograph again tonight and thought I would share it. This picture was taken by an old roommate of mine at Utah State, I do not remember for sure which one, I think Mark Morris.
The contrasts of the photo are pretty dramatic. This is taken from Darwin Avenue in Logan, Utah. You can see the Wellsville Mountains on the west side of Cache Valley. You can see the lighted Logan LDS Temple with its greenish spires and lighted facade. Some other silhouettes are discernible and will be recognized by most people who have lived in Logan, particularly the LDS Tabernacle Spire and the red Wells Fargo sign. This photo was taken 12 November 2003. You have to click on it and zoom in to get the full effect.
Whenever I see the picture and the amazing sunset, I am reminded of Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio named Elijah. The song particularly that comes to mind is "He watching over Israel, slumbers not" (from Psalm 121:4).
I know God is watching over Israel and not slumbering. In the end, all things will come out right. He is in charge, this is His world and His plan.
"When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land. [T]hey shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards…they shall build with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despite them round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God." Ezekiel 28:25-6.
"Let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God." D&C 101:16.


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Virtual boards - Advisory board services
Virtual Boards is a broker of Advisory Board services (between a large pool of Directors and the client companies from the SME-Small to Medium enterprises market). We want to assemble boards (3-5 people or mentoring with only 1) for these companies. At the same time we will also moderate the board meetings (taking place via voice conf) and guide directors and clients.
So the main service offering is for client companies; the second one is to attract high calibre directors that will list their profile on the web site and will be engaged in these advisory board meetings.
The test site is already there (test.virtualboards.org). The winning logo has been created by bbueno (see his portfolio). The main pages that MUST sell are Home and Services.
The site must give an impression of professionalism, trustworthiness, but must be striking and make the visitor call us. It is unlikely that we will sell the first package over the web (given the higher price - into the thousands of dollars); this will be a possibility for subsequent sales (after the first one was done)
What I need: the Home page and the Services page. If you have suggestions for the other ones, I would appreciate them.
What is important - this is NOT a content site - I will have links to content sites, but the main goal is to become a presence and attract clients to call us and discuss their needs with us.
The site should be geared towards SEO techniques. Any ideas are welcome!
2 Audiences:
1. Small to medium enterprises that will book advisory boards or mentoring (the most important one - as this will bring in the revenue)
2. Potential talented directors that will be paid to sit in the board advisory meetings (and will benefit from the SEO implemented)
The meetings will be virtual (voice conference moving towards video conference later).
Please have SEO in mind.
What can't be changed:
The site was created using Wordpress with a Chocotheme (a bit inflexible).
Your drawing board is mainly (unless you have a super idea that will convince me to move away from this) the white part, and pls take note of the fact that the right most mark in this white part is limited - look at the first page to see how far right the two tables can go (that's the limit).
I introduced the scrolling director list (on the Home page - although the first ones are fictitious) and would like to maintain that (although it can be vertical or horizontal).
I also introduced the scrolling industries pictures (larger pictures) and am flexible in keeping/throwing that out.
Something that I had in mind (although did not get to implement it) - if you look at the traditional chocotheme, you will see the dates as a tab on the left hand side; I was thinking of having them with links to the Services...(flexible about it)
There is only one page missing at the moment - the Login page, but we will create that later.
Home Page:
Must sell the services (Client services for Advisory boards) and to attract directors to register with on the site.
If you have suggestions for other widgets on the right hand side (where the calendar is) - pls let me know.
Services page:
- must be crisp and clear about the services offered and easy to follow
The important pages are Home and Services, with About coming after that. The Book a board or Mentoring or Directors come below these one in importance. If you have a suggestion on the look of the other pages (although as you can see the databases are implemented with pods) I would appreciate them.
Pls see the logo that I chose for the Virtual Boards title attached. This will replace the current one (Virtual Boards(T)).
Please don't look at any Chocotheme sites, as they are blogs mainly and that's not what I intend to have on this site.
Not sure - I am not impressed with sites that offer consultancy or legal advice - usually they look boring or blend to me. Will let you know.


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