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Peter Yarrow lauds '60s, thrills Old Cabell
Peter Yarrow kicked off a decade-long celebration of the 1960s by asserting that they're still relevant–- now more than ever.
"This nation doesn't examine its conscience," the 71-year-old singer/activist told a near-capacity crowd at the kick-off event for what organizer Larry Sabato hopes will be a 10-year assemblage of speakers and events throughout this decade taking note of the seminal '60s that have begun turning 50.
Yarrow regaled the mostly gray-haired crowd in UVA's premiere concert hall with as many stories as songs, like the one about being on stage as part of chart-topping folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary with Martin Luther King Jr. for King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
"Mary took my hand and said, 'We are living history, Peter,'" the performer said. "And she was so right."
A moment earlier, Yarrow stopped himself mid-song to feign amazement as a large orb of light–- someone's idea of restrained '60s special effects–- panned across the ceiling of the neoclassical concert hall.
Yarrow noted that Old Cabell's acoustics were so good–- "really phenomenal"–- that he didn't really need the microphone. Yet he didn't sing his greatest hit, "Puff, the Magic Dragon," at least not until afterward, when a 10-year old girl appeared backstage bearing her dad's 45rpm record, and he sang a few lines for her.
During the concert, Yarrow debunks the legend that he embedded secret marijuana meanings in the "Puff" lyrics (e.g. "little Jackie Paper"), which falls flat on the reality of his own square upbringing. He said he was just 22 when he co-wrote "Puff."
"Later, I could have written the song," he told the crowd, "but at the time I didn't have the information."
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Yarrow really needs a handler who is willing to tell him when to stop. He went on and on in an embarrassing way until this child of the 60's had to bolt. He turned what could have been an enjoyable evening into a painful one.
Run this lib out of town
I submit that the proper subject is not nostalgia, nor decades as metaphors but instead whether, indeed, the teetering Republic will once again, by led to examine itself. Deeply. Stop and move beyond immediate salvation and infantile protest grok feel goods - into some form of days, or even weeks of truly resting, desisting, and contemplating as a Sabaath, holy day, or Jubilee was originally intended. Contemplating and in contrition -- ablutions, abolitions, reconciliations, and forms of debt forgiveness and alleviation.
I will again state that something is deeply wrong and that we might do well to intend to end our consent to violence and the culture of depravity, each in our own way. And even consider a collective praying and spiritual working to clear the malevolence that has overtaken the Republic with its embrace of fear-based rule, inhumane, even inelegant national security state power at the expense of self interest rightly understood and doing good for its own sake.
It was a wonderful evening! People were tearing up, becoming emotional for "Blowing in the Wind" and the medley of freedom songs and spirituals.
If this is "addled thinking" maybe we could use a lot more of it, of the message of peace and love and caring for one another. Maybe then tragedies like the one that has just occurred in the University community would not be happening.
The 60s had its good, and its bad . The unfortunate thing is that the best of it got thwarted and forgotten. People forgot their dreams of bringing about a better world, of loving the "things they stood for" as expressed in another anthem of the time "Abraham, Martin, and John."
What I loved most about the evening was Peter's message, still as positive and upbeat as ever, that by marrying an opening of the heart to a change of policy - we can change the world for the better. To that end, he is now touring with his campaign against bullying; teaching tolerance and understanding to school children all over the world.
Below is the link to his heart opening, mind altering new song, "Don't Laugh At Me", and the curricula, for what he compares, to a movement equal in importance to the Civil Rights Movement of the 60's.
I appreciated the evening. I am happy to see that someone continues to believe the world can live in peace and prosperity with justice, when the evidence continues to point to the otherwise. Puff the Magic Dragon may mean marijuana to many people, but it represents a helicopter gunship to me; Vietnam
66-67. I continue to believe that someone has to say enough is enough.
I lived through the '60s as an idealistic liberal college student. The truth is that aside from the civil rights victories the decade sucked big time. The addled thinking of people like Yarrow, who have not yet grown up to live in the real world, has done damage to this country that can never be calculated.
Glad he set folks straight on Puff.


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LeapFrog Pollux Platform: Networking
This tutorial shows the basics steps to configur a network connection between a host PC and your LeapFrog Pollux Platform device. The LeapPad_Explorer and Leapster_Explorer both come with everything you need for networking, minus a few configuration steps, while the Didj requires a more involved process Enable Didj Networking.
For the Didj you'll need to Enable Networking
Hardware Needed
Configure Device
Temporary Device Setup
This is the easiest way to get networking up and working quickly. But all configuration will be lost once the device is rebooted or turned off.
Set the devices IP address. On Device
ifconfig usb0 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
Once the host is also configured you can test connectivity by running..
ping 10.0.0.1
You should see ping return the packet times.
Static IP on Avahi Systems
For the Leapster Explorer and LeapPad Explorer you may want to disable the random IP. They use a DHCP type system called Avahi. This will force it to a static IP address, which will make it much easier if you use networking on your device a lot.
You can start the explorer and have it default to a static IP address by simply holding down the brightness button at boot time. Simply edit /etc/init.d/networking, look for any place there is an IP address and replace it with yours, you should also change the bit after the slash to set your netmask), edit lines 32 and 41:
ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.111/24
and make them look like this:
ifconfig usb0 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
Now plug in a mini usb cable and Reboot and as soon as you see: Emerald Base: Starting /etc/init.d/networking ... Emerald Base: /etc/init.d/networking: Holding brightness: forcing static IP
on the console then it is safe to let go.
You can make this permanent so that you don't have to hold down brightness by removing the avahi flag:
rm /flags/avahi
now reboot and you will get your static IP address assigned
Configure Host
For the host PC you'll need to know which interface it is using, after connecting and turning on your device, you can run dmesg, it should be something like usb0, eth1, eth2, etc. This will depend on your particular host PC's netorking set up, in this example I use usb0.
Temporary Host Setup
Like the temporary device set up, once it is rebooted, turned off, or unplugged, you will loose your settings.
On Host
ifconfig 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
Once the device is also configured you can test connectivity by running.
ping 10.0.0.2
You should see ping return the packet times.
Once this is done you need to configure the host:
Using Local-link
I'm using ubuntu 10.04, it has a automatic configuration, I've set mine so that auto usb0 has the ipv4, method setting of 'local-link only' and in auto eth2 I have hardcoded the ip address to 10.0.0.1, netmask 255.255.255.0, gateway of 0.0.0.0
Route or Bridging Configuration
The Internet Access tutorial also provides some methods of permanent host configuration. If you don't need access to the internet, you can leave out configuring the nameservers.

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ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum recently received a $10,000 grant from DTE Energy Foundation to support planning, prototyping and evaluation of its new education outreach program, Energy on the Road.
Energy on the Road will teach students science, technology and engineering through a traveling portfolio of exhibits.
"This grant from the DTE Energy Foundation is a crucial first step in the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum's plan to create a new, energy-themed outreach program," said Mel Drumm, executive director, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. "Teachers are looking for opportunities to engage students around science, technology and engineering, especially related to renewable energy. We are thrilled for the opportunity to explore expanding our portfolio of award-winning education programs with Energy on the Road."
Current plans for Energy on the Road call for it to include exhibit components from three of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum's most popular energy exhibits: Waste 2 Watts, Fuel Cell and the Solar Energy Collection.
With funding from the DTE Energy Foundation grant, the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum will work with non-profit, educational and community organizations across the state to gather input and resources to help bring Energy on the Road to classrooms across Michigan.
The grant also supports creation of a prototype exhibit that will be reviewed by Energy on the Road partners as well as Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum visitors. These early reviews of Energy on the Road will be used to refine the exhibit before its launch as a major outreach program.
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum's Outreach programs educate students in a classroom, library, festival or youth center setting. All programs address objectives outlined in the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations and include pre- and post-visit activities.
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum offers more than 250 interactive exhibits that spark the imagination of kids of all ages. Annually, it serves over 250,000 visitors. The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum also offers distance learning, outreach, field trips, and special events through its education and public programs. The mission of the Museum is to inspire people to discover the wonder of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Visit www.aahom.org or call (7340 995-5439 for more information.


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MIRAGE: Multi-Institutional Research in Alzheimer's Genetic Epidemiology
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00239759
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 17, 2005
Last Update Posted : February 25, 2009
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|Alzheimer's Disease
For the past 13 years the MIRAGE project has demonstrated that genetic factors play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) among patients ascertained in clinical settings. This research has also shown that the E4 variant of apolipoprotein E (APOE), is the strongest AD risk factor identified thus far.
The researchers are turning their attention to the growing body of evidence from pathological, epidemiological and genetic studies that risk factors for vascular disease also enhance the risk of AD. However, since most epidemiological studies lack neuroimaging data, it is unclear whether the apparent association between vascular risk factors and AD is brought about by ischemic injury to the brain, acceleration of the primary Alzheimer neurodegenerative process, or some other process.
Some vascular risk factors are more prevalent in African American and Japanese American populations than in Caucasians. This study will build upon earlier work by evaluating the association between APOE, genes involved in vascular function, and other indictors of cerebrovascular health including blood pressure and structural brain imaging (MRI), and susceptibility to AD in these ethnic groups.
In order to carry out this project successfully, a sample of 1000 patients (500 Caucasians, 300 African Americans, 200 Japanese Americans) who meet NINCDS/ADRDA criteria for probable or definite AD from 11 centers in the U.S., Canada and Germany will be recruited. Many patients will be identified from the existing family registries. Family history, medical history, and epidemiological information will be obtained from the AD patient and their first-degree relatives using standardized questionnaire instruments and established protocols. A cognitive screening test will be administered to and blood samples will be collected from the patient's living siblings, spouses and children over the age of 50 years. DNA, plasma and MRI of the brain will be evaluated in patients and siblings.
|Study Type :
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|Official Title:
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- Probable or definite AD by NINCDS-ADRDA criteria
- Living siblings who are cognitively normal as measured by a brief standardized cognitive assessment
- Ages 60 and over for Alzheimer's disease patients
- Ages 50 and over for cognitively normal siblings
Exclusion Criteria:
- Early onset Alzheimer's disease attributed to APP, PS1 or PS2 gene mutations
- History of clinical stroke
- Siblings whose cognitive assessment does not meet study criteria
- Pacemaker or other contraindication to MRI
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00239759
|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
|United States, Arizona
|Sun Health Research Institute
|Sun City, Arizona, United States, 85351
|United States, California
|Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center/University of Southern California
|Downey, California, United States, 90242
|University of California, Davis
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
|United States, District of Columbia
|Howard University
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20060
|United States, Florida
|University of Miami School of Medicine
|Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140
|United States, Georgia
|Morehouse School of Medicine
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30310
|United States, Hawaii
|Pacific Health Research Institute
|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96817
|United States, Indiana
|Indiana University School of Medicine
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
|United States, Massachusetts
|Boston University School of Medicine
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
|United States, New York
|Cornell Medical University
|New York City, New York, United States, 10021
|United States, Ohio
|Case Western Reserve University
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
|Canada, British Columbia
|University of British Columbia
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 2B5
|Technical University of Munich
|Munich, Germany, P-81675
|G. Papanicolaou Hospital
|Exholi Thessaloniki, Greece, S7010
|Principal Investigator:
|Lindsay Farrer, PhD
|Chief, Genetics Program, Boston University
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|October 17, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 25, 2009
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|February 2009
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Alzheimer Disease
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurocognitive Disorders
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#1 "Sounds Like A Very Strong Dollar Rebound To Me !"
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Gold Falls as U.S. Dollar Rallies Across the Board Despite Financial Uncertainty
"Looks Like The Non Bailout was the correct decision after all !"
(CEP News) - Gold is currently the sole commodity selling off on Tuesday morning, in sharp contrast to Monday when it was rallying.
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) gold is trading down $16.60 per ounce to $877.80 USD, as markets hope for a revised bailout plan that will eventually be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives following yesterday's surprise development.
"Yesterday's turmoil in the financial markets was true testimony to gold's status as a safe-haven asset, with the surprise rejection by U.S. Congress of the proposed $700bn bailout plan inducing fear in risky assets but supporting a close back above $900/oz for gold, the highest settlement price since early August," wrote Kevin Norrish from Barclays Capital.
The U.S. dollar is conversely making broad-based gains, with the U.S. dollar index up 2.145 points to 79.616.
Silver contracts at the CBOT are down $0.70 to $12.32. Bloomberg's index for base metals is up 0.23 points to 195.26.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up $2.35 per barrel to $98.72. Meanwhile, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) RBOB gasoline futures are up 6.02 cents per gallon to 242.17 cents. Heating oil at the ICE is up 7.55 cents per gallon to $289.05 cents. Natural gas is up $0.101 mmbtu to $7.322.
Wheat futures at the CBOT are up $15.00 to $683.00.
Actually considering current market conditions it's probably best for the dollar value to stay right about what it is for awhile longer.The 21st century. The age of Smart phones and Stupid people.
It is said that branches draw their life from the vine. Each is separate yet all are one as they share one life giving stem . The Bible tells us we are called to a similar union in life, our lives with the life of God. We are incorporated into him; made sharers in his life. Apart from this union we can do nothing.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. --- Rachel Allen buried a triple to force overtime but the Tennessee State University women's basketball team fell short in an, 81-78, loss to Lipscomb Tuesday night in the Gentry Center.
Tennessee State posted a season-high 78 points but it wasn't enough as the Lady Tigers fell to 1-6 on the season. Lipscomb (1-4) picked up its first win of the 2013-14 campaign.
Rachel Allen led TSU with 20 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists. Chelsea Hudson recorded a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds while Jayda Johnson finished the contest with 14 points and nine boards.
After an early tie, Tennessee State began to take control of the game in the first half. Back-to-back buckets from Rachel Allen made the score, 16-10, in favor of the home team before a three-pointer by Diamond Beatty sparked a TSU rally.
The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Bisons, 17-6, over a span of eight minutes to go ahead, 31-16. The momentum shifted towards the end of the half as Lipscomb used an 11-3 spurt to close the gap to, 34-27, at the break.
Jemilah Leonard christened the second half with a triple from the corner to put TSU back up by double-digits. The cushion was short lived though as Lipscomb responded with a 12-2 run to knot the score at 39-all.
The visitors took the lead on the ensuing possession and moved ahead, 43-39, before Rachel Allen scored to end a five-minute scoring drought by the Lady Tigers.
A free-throw by Chelsea Hudson pulled the Lady Tigers even but The Lady Bisons regained the advantage behind another (13-2) run.
With 6:52 left to play, TSU was trailing, 59-49, when a 9-2 run cut the deficit down to three points.
A few possessions later, a steal followed by two free-throws by Jayda Johnson pulled TSU within one.
Lipscomb had the ball and was leading, 69-66, with 45.2 seconds remaining when TSU forced a turnover. On the next possession, Rachel Allen buried a triple from the top of the key to tie the game, 69-69, with 21.2 seconds on the clock.
The Lady Bisons missed their next shot attempt and the Lady Tigers came away with the rebound. With 1.4 seconds on the clock, TSU wasn't able to get a shot off and the game went to overtime.
In the extra frame, TSU was down, 76-75, when the Lady Tigers gave up two crucial offensive rebounds that allowed Lipscomb to go ahead, 79-75, with 16.5 seconds left.
Diamond Beatty knocked down a triple with 6.5 seconds left then TSU was forced to foul. Lipscomb made both free-throws to go up by three. After going the length of the floor, Rachel Allen's three-point shot was off the mark.
Tennessee State shot 35.1 percent from the field, including 30.8 percent from beyond the arc. TSU struggled from the free-throw line once again, only connecting 16-of-28 from the charity stripe.
Lipscomb shot 43.1 percent from the field and 26.1 percent from three-point range.
TSU forced LU into 20 turnovers and won the battle of the boards, 54-49.
The Lady Tigers return to action on Dec. 4 at Jacksonville.


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Tammy Jean Murphy
Tammy Jean Murphy, 49 of Ravenna passed away December 14, 2012 peacefully with her family by her side after a long hard 3 year battle with breast cancer. Tammy was born June 19, 1963 in Akron, Ohio to Robert and Dorothy (Gould) Erdman.
She enjoyed gardening, cross-stitching, crocheting, her button collections and her furry and feathery friends, Hemi, Lucy, Nunzio, Gracie, Ceasar, Duke and Merty. But most of all her grandkids, Kailee and Levi.
Survivors include her dear husband of 34 years Lee, daughters, Dusty (Robert Adkins) of Ravenna, Mindy Jean of Kent and Amanda (Jake Daniels) of Mantua, grandchildren, Levi and Kailee Daniels, sisters, Brenda (Todd) Ralston of Kent, Roberta Cox of Akron, Judy (Bob) Nelson of Akron, brothers, Ronald Erdman of Kent and Donald (Gabby) Erdman of West Virginia along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Barry Erdman, sister, Bonnie Erdman and niece Dorothy Jean Nelson.
Friends will be received from 1:00 PM to time of memorial service at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Shorts Spicer Crislip Funeral Home Ravenna Chapel with Rev. Skip Wilson officiating. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.sscfuneralhomes.com.
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"Madara's Strategy!!" (マダラの作戦!!, Madara no Sakusen!!, Viz: Madara's Scheme!!) is chapter 540 of the original Naruto manga.
After a short talk with an Iwa shinobi, Sakura is shown pondering her feelings for Sasuke. The Iwa-nin leaves the tent. "Neji " enters the tent and startles Sakura. Itachi and Nagato discuss Tobi's strategy while waiting near a shrine, and the real Neji is seen still in the battlefield, complaining to Kiba that he doesn't want to go to the the medical compound. Kiba tells Neji that getting himself killed from overexertion won't impress anyone, and chides Neji when he can't even tell Kiba and Akamaru apart when he starts directing his responses to Akamaru instead of him. Hinata and Shino keep on watch with the Byakugan and kikaichū respectively. Shino tells her not to overdo it, to which Hinata responds that they are fighting the war to protect Naruto. "Neji " asks Sakura where Shizune is, and she tells him she's tending to Tonton's leg. "Neji", assuming Tonton is a human, says that at least a leg injury is better than a hand injury, which would prevent Tonton from forming seals, arousing Sakura's suspicion that something with Neji is amiss. He asks her to take a look at his arm, which he claims is still causing him pain, simultaneously reaching for a kunai with his free hand, when Sakura slams him into the ground before he can stab her. The "Neji " reverts into a White Zetsu clone, and recalling Yamato's report, Sakura figures out how the clone was able to imitate Neji perfectly. She then informs the HQ of her findings. Meanwhile, the White Zetsu continue their assassinations under the cover of night. At the headquarters, Inoichi and Ao relay the reports they receive to Shikaku, and he tries to formulate a strategy. A and Tsunade then intercept Naruto and Killer B as they head towards the battlefield.


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New Rules To Block 'Distracted Driving' Will Likely Make Things Worse, Not Better
from the unintended-consequences deptUS Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been on this campaign to somehow "wipe out" distracted driving for a while. A couple of years ago, we wrote about his desire to figure out ways to disable mobile phones from working while the car is in motion. After there was a lot of controversy around that, LaHood tried to claim he never really said what he said. However, he's continued to repeat those kinds of claims again and again -- and with the new "guidelines" for automakers being published, we see, once again, his plan to push for technology to force other technologies not to work while a car is moving. According to the Washington Post article linked above:
Drivers won't be able to text, browse, tweet or dial on factory-installed devices if auto manufacturers follow new federal guidelines to disable the gadgets while the wheels are rolling.No one denies that distracted driving can be incredibly dangerous and a serious problem. It's just that many of us question this as a solution. In fact, it seems likely to make the problem worse, not better. First of all, rules that require automakers to disable features while a car is moving completely ignore the fact that not everyone drives alone. Many people have passengers, and it can be quite useful to have a passenger make use of the technology to set the GPS, answer a phone call or whatever else needs to be done. Locking that up for passengers servers no purpose.
In announcing the latest step in his campaign against distracted driving Thursday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the government might next extend the guidelines to cover virtually every portable electronic device that could find its way into a vehicle.
"These guidelines are a major step forward in identifying real solutions to tackle the issue of distracted driving for drivers of all ages," said LaHood, who has made distracted driving the marquee issue of his tenure as secretary.
But the bigger issue is how this won't solve the problem and likely will make things worse. The specific guidelines here will focus on issues where the automaker has some control and can disable features while the car is moving -- so that would be console based info, or situations where a phone is connected to the car's information systems via Bluetooth or some other technique. But, really, all that's likely to do is to cause people to route around the block making things more dangerous. We've already seen this. Laws against texting-while-driving seemed like a good idea, but the real impact appears to have made the roads more dangerous. That's because people didn't stop texting-while-driving, they just started being more careful to hide the activity, by placing the phone lower down, such as in their laps, rather than up on the dashboard or above the steering wheel. Now, neither situation is good -- but at least if the device is up, the driver can pay some more attention to the road, rather than taking their eyes completely off the road.
The nice thing about an integrated information system in a car is that it can be designed to try to minimize such issues and risks, creating compelling ways to get stuff done, while allowing drivers to keep their attention on the road. Doing an outright ban simply pushes people to route around that integrated system, and likely will have them be even more distracted as they try to hide the activity. The simple fact is that you can't ban stupidity. We all agree that distracted driving is a problem and is dangerous -- but these guidelines will likely make the problem worse, not better.
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- Yeah, just recently Ted Lilly was pitching in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he slipped twice on two bunt plays. Anyways, Lou [Piniella] came out to check on him and asked him if he had his metal spikes on and he did. Lou then said well do you have any other cleats in the locker room and Ted said, "Skip, your zippers down." Lou was really embarrassed about that. He turns to do something about it, but then realized that he was on national TV and realized he couldn't do anything. That was a very awkward, but funny story.
- Barrett reflecting on the 2007 Chicago Cubs season
- Interview with Michael Barrett - May 07, 2007
- It was an honor for me to put on a Chicago Cubs uniform, and I want to personally thank Jim Hendry, the Cubs organization and all the Cub fans for making the past four years so special," Barrett said in a statement. "At the same time, I'm very excited to go to San Diego and do everything that I can to help the Padres win the NL West.
- Barrett bids farewell to his Cubs' fans. The Message was originally posted on his homepage.
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DEK Wins Intel Award
DEK International GmBh recently received Intel Corp.'s Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) award for 2008. The award is Intel's highest honor for its suppliers. It acknowledes commitment to quality and performance in providing printing machines deemed essential to Intel's success. DEK is among a group of 14 suppliers to receive the SCQI award.
"DEK is extremely proud to be recognized by Intel's 2008 Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement award program. This award is a testament to our commitment to helping DEK customers expect more, from product quality through to technology leadership and service and support. We continually strive to improve our processes to drive the performance of our customers around the world," says Michael Brianda, president of DEK.
The SCQI award is part of Intel's Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement program, which encourages Intel's key suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement. To qualify for SCQI status, suppliers must score at least 95 percent on a report card that assesses performance and ability to meet cost, quality, availability, delivery, technology and responsiveness goals. Suppliers must also manage and deliver on a challenging improvement plan and a quality/business systems assessment. Furthermore, this year's awardees had to demonstrate basic compliance to the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct and Intel's Green Sustainability Program.


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- "Get the Snitch or die trying."
- —Oliver Wood to team Seeker, Harry Potter[src]
The Golden Snitch, sometimes called simply the Snitch, is the third ball used in Quidditch. It is a small gold-coloured sphere with silver wings and is about the size of a walnut. It flies around the Quidditch field at high speeds, sometimes pausing and hovering in place. The Seeker's goal is to catch the Snitch before the other team's seeker, which is worth one-hundred and fifty points. The game can only end when the Snitch has been caught, or by mutual agreement of the two teams' Captains; the latter is very rare, however, as one team would have to lose.
The Qudditch rule also stated that only the two team's Seeker has the right to catch (or touch) the snitch, any player other than the Seeker to do so commits a Snitchnip, which is one of the 10 common fouls in Qudditch.
History of the Golden SnitchEdit
The Golden Snitch was originally not a ball, but a little bird called a Golden Snidget. It was introduced in 1269, when the Chief of the Wizards' Council, Barberus Bragge, unleashed a Golden Snidget during a Quidditch match, offering a reward of 150 Galleons to the player who caught the Snidget.
Thereafter, it became customary to set frightened Snidgets loose during games. As a tribute to Bragge, 150 points were given to the team that caught the Snidget. This Snidget-catching craze naturally harmed the bird's population (as Snidgets are very fragile birds, and a simple human grip is enough to crush them to death), but the wizarding community was then unwilling to stop this barbaric activity and ceased to use Snidgets only when the bird was labeled as endangered.
A replacement for the Golden Snidget was sought, and the skilled metal-charmer Bowman Wright invented the Golden Snitch to replace it. The Snitch weighed exactly the same as a Snidget, and its rotational wings imitated the bird's, allowing it to change direction and speed like its living counterpart.
One tale concerning the Snitch is that, during a match on Bodmin Moor in 1884, it managed to avoid capture for six months until both teams finally gave up in disgust at the performance of their Seekers. Cornish wizards and witches insist to this day that the Snitch is still wild in the area, which is possible due to its magical properties.
Flesh MemoryEdit
The Snitches have flesh memories and remember the touch of the first person who handled them in case of a disputed capture. Everyone, including the maker, has to wear gloves when handling the snitch until releasing one for each game. Because of this a new snitch must be used for each game. In Harry Potter's very first match, which was against Slytherin, he caught the Snitch in his mouth during the 1991–1992 school year.
Albus Dumbledore upon his death, left Harry the first golden snitch he had caught. Dumbledore put enchanted writing on the snitch that could only be read when Harry touched it to his mouth. It read, "I open at the close". Dumbledore had also enchanted the Snitch to hold the Resurrection Stone inside of it, and it would only open for Harry once he accepted the fact that he needed to sacrifice himself in order to defeat Lord Voldemort.
- For Harry's seventeenth birthday, in 1997, Molly Weasley made him a Golden Snitch-shaped birthday cake.
The Golden Snitch moves as fast as a lightning bolt, which coincidentally is its name in Danish: Det Gyldne Lyn, which means The Golden Lightning.
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Protecting the Sane Dogs from the Mad One
The "mad dog" of Baghdad poses a threat not only to the humans in Israel and elsewhere with his weapons of mass destruction but animal life as well. When people in Israel began lining up at distribution centers for gas masks to protect themselves against the threat of Saddam Hussein launching missiles with chemical or biological warheads, Rafi Keshon began wondering what would happen to all the cats and dogs in the country in the event of such an emergency.
The solution of this veterinarian was the invention of pet-friendly gas masks in a variety of sizes to fit cats and dogs of all varieties. These masks, which cost from 56 to 84 shekels depending on size, are not intended for long-term use but rather for evacuating a pet to safety through an area contaminated by biological or chemical agents. Pet owners will also be able to buy doses of atropin, antibiotics for anthrax and even tranquilizers to calm down the pets if they get too excited.


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TrendSighter necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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OrganicKeywordDomains.com is launching a site to display some of the 1500+ generic keyword and key phrase domains we have. Our non-trademark, hand registered domains are the perfect compliment to a business looking to increase brand awareness. Companies can now align themselves with an organic keyword domain name that is an exact match of the products or service that they sell.
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As your retail resource, we hold the UK & Ireland's largest collection of gift & hamper packaging, protective outers, retail furniture, wine accessories and printed bags for life. Choose from over 900 product lines, including wooden wine boxes, POS & signage systems, wicker hampers, jute bags and card trays, all available from stock and supplied in low volumes.
For most of the UK, we aim to deliver on an express next day service, with no delivery charge on orders over £150 (ex VAT). Most of our products can be overprinted using our comprehensive branding service that makes it easy to strengthen your brand and tap into the world of corporate gifting.
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Responsible for providing dining service to all Guests in an efficient, courteous and professional manner in accordance to Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures service standards.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability needed to effectively execute this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Responsible for prompt, efficient and courteous service of food and beverages to hotel Guests in accordance with venue standards.
Performs necessary tasks to service Guests, i.e. taking and filling all food and drink orders.
Responsible for receiving payment from Guests in a prompt and courteous manner.
Responsible for adhering to established cash control policies and procedures of Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures.
Performs as a team member with: Venue Hosts, Supervisors, Food Servers, Kitchen Staff and all Associates in producing a smoothly and efficiently run operation.
Assist other restaurant personnel with maintenance (side work, opening/closing duties) as necessary.
Assists in maintaining a clean and sanitary area at all times in full accordance with health regulations.
Any and all other duties as assigned.
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Maintain a consistent and regular attendance record.
Encourage mutual respect among associates by setting positive examples consistent with company policies.
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Maintain a professional reputation in the company and community.
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One (1) year of restaurant experience required.
Serv Safe Certification preferred.
Alcohol Awareness (CARE) Certification preferred (Certification is required within one (1) year of placement).
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Must be able to secure license from Gaming Regulatory Authority, and follow all relevant DGR's.
Mille Lacs Band Member and American Indian preference will be exercised in the hiring process.
Must be able to effectively communicate in one-on-one and small group situations.
Must be able to read, interpret and apply instructions and technical terminology furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, percentages, common fractions, and decimals.
Must be able to apply commonsense understanding to a variety of situations, in order to collect data, analyze facts, and determine appropriate response.
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Talk and hear;
See and adjust focus to include close, distance, color, depth, and peripheral vision;
Stand, walk, run, sit, balance, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch and/or crawl;
Handle objects, tools and controls; reach with arms and hands;
Lift, push, pull and/or move objects weighing up to one hundred (100) pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the Associate is regularly exposed to:
A low-to-moderate noise level (offices).
A moderate-to-loud noise level (operations areas).
Second-hand cigarette/cigar smoke.
Chemical solutions such as cleaning, polishing and lubricating compounds.
This position is currently not accepting applications.
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Welcome to The MuscleCar Place!
The MuscleCar Place is based in Ames, Iowa and is owned by me – Robert Kibbe. I'm a Mechanical Engineer, am in my mid 30's, am married, and have 3 children so far – one boy and two girls. I am a certified muscle car nut, and have been from day one after I fell in love with my folks beat up and rusted out '64 Chevelle. I grew up watching shows like The Dukes of Hazzard and the influence of that never wore off (and I have the speeding tickets to prove it).
Like you, I don't just like muscle cars….I love them. I'm bananas about them, and I know that I'm not alone. There is simply something magical about these old cars…..they're more than just good looking sheet metal stuffed with giant motors. They're alive. They're cool. They're fun. They're manly. And, they're our pals…..kind of like a cross between your best buddy and your dog. I have personally driven my '64 Chevelle away from high school prom and graduation, college graduation, away from my wedding, and have brought both of my children home from the hospital in it – my old car has never let me down.
It's my goal to provide a service that allows all of us the ability to buy and sell our cars, share our car stories with our friends, and take our cars on the adventures that we've always dreamed of. I want The MuscleCar Place to be the best place on the web that provides muscle car nuts like us a place to live and share everything related to our hobby. Whether you're just buying your first old hot rod, restoring one, like them stock or modified, or your car has been in your family since Day 1 – this is the place for you.
I realize that there may be bigger players out there, but no one is as passionate about old muscle cars than those of us here at The MuscleCar Place. We are not a subsidiary of a larger car sales service that also sells muscle cars. We deal in muscle cars sales and the muscle car lifestyle only, plain and simple. It's our one and only specialty!
Sign up for our weekly podcast and e-newsletter – they're both free! You can get the podcast show right here on our website, in iTunes, and also in Stitcher – just click your favorite icon below! Please also check out our Facebook and Twitter pages….because it's all the rage. Write me with your questions or to share your story with everyone, because the more the merrier! And lastly, don't forget to browse through the car listings….if you didn't already!
Thanks for visiting!
–Robert Kibbe – President, The MuscleCar Place, LLC
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The New York Yankees set a record for baseball's highest opening-day payroll at $230.4 million, almost 10 times what the Houston Astros are paying their players.
After all the talk of spending restraint during the offseason, the Yankees began the season Monday well ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a study of big league contracts by The Associated Press.
"We're the Yankees. We've had a lot of success doing business the way that we do it," Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said. "Why would you change?"
The Dodgers at $214.8 million became only the second franchise to break the $200 million barrier. The Yankees have topped it six years in a row.
"It doesn't take the highest payroll to win," Dodgers President Stan Kasten said. "You can't win by writing the biggest paycheck. I don't talk about our payroll. I talk about our players. We won't always have to sign the biggest free agents and make the biggest trades to be the best team."
At the other end, Houston was last at $27.3 million, down from about $61 million opening day last year and less than the major league-leading $29 million for the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez. Houston's payroll is the lowest since the 2008 Florida Marlins were at $22 million.
Starting their first season in the American League, the Astros have lost 213 games during the past two years.
After an unsuccessful first season in their new ballpark and an offseason spent shedding stars, the Miami Marlins dropped from about $90 million to 29th at $44.7 million.
Fourteen teams topped $100 million, up from eight at the start of last season. Philadelphia was third at $160 million, followed by Boston ($157.6 million), AL champion Detroit ($150.5 million), the Los Angeles Angels ($141.9 million) and World Series champion San Francisco ($138 million).
Toronto was another team that changed its approach during the offseason, raising its payroll from $75 million to $118 million.
The average for the 856 players on active rosters and disabled lists plus the four players serving suspensions was $3.65 million, up 6.1 percent from $3.44 million at the start of last season and the steepest rise since 2008.
Million-dollar salaries rose by 15 to 463, which comes to 54 percent of players. The number of $10 million players increased from 89 to 103, and $20 million stars jumped from 14 to 21.
Just 44 players make the $490,000 minimum. The median salary, the point at which an equal number is above and below, rose by $187,500 to a record $1,262,500.
There were 102 players on disabled lists, one fewer than on opening day last year.
AP Sports Writer Beth Harris contributed to this report.


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We are pleased to announce the beta release of LastPass for Android! LastPass for Android is an application that allows you to access and edit your LastPass data from a Google Android smartphone. It also features a built-in browser that will automatically fill your login information for each of your saved LastPass sites.
To install, simply open Android Market on your phone, and search for LastPass. Or if you're already browsing this on your phone, simply click here.
LastPass for Android is still in an early beta stage, and as such, we'd love to hear comments from our users on how we might be able to improve and extend it.
Like our BlackBerry and Windows Mobile applications, this application is a part of our LastPass Premium offering. You will be able to try LastPass for Android for free for 14 days, but you must become a LastPass Premium subscriber to continue using it after that.


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Last show in Rotterdam!ÍThe show wasn't a classic U2 rock show, but next time better.. Skunk Anansie was the support act! U2 did also an amazing cover of our dutch old rockers: 'The Golden Earring'. They played 'Radar Love' live and if there was a roof on the stadium, it should went off, the crowd went looseat that moment. But give me just the classic period like 'The Joshua Tree' and 'Rattle and Hum'.


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Description: I said what the heck, and went ahead and made lessons on more of the characters from Oz the Great and Powerful. Up next we will learn "how to draw Oz", step by step. Now like I said in the flying monkey tutorial, Oz is being played by James Franco. In the film his real name is Oscar Diggs, and as you may remember from the original film, he is a magician who travels from place to place as an entertainer who is part of a traveling circus. His handsome good looks and charming ways enables Oscar to get himself out of sticky jams when need be. His whole life changes when he is thrown into a magical place called Land of Oz. If I say anymore you guys will make an early decision to either see the film on March 8th, or stay home. I for one would like to see the movie in theaters because it supposed to have amazing colors and special effects. Drawing Oz should be an interesting challenge. I think you'll find that I tried to make the character look as close to James Franco as I could. I focused on the eyes because James is known for his eyes and smile. Have fun gang, I will return momentarily. Peace.


text: THE UNQUOTABLE TRUMP By R. Sikoryak (Drawn and Quarterly, $19.95.) Sikoryak, an artist known for his arch comic adaptations of literary classics, casts President Trump, along with his outlandish claims and alternative facts, as some of the most notable villains in comic book history. Wonder Woman is now "Nasty Woman" and the Black Panther series is reimagined as "The Black Voter."


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|"Guido & MarkM having a chat (& a beer)"
|Beer makes philosophical(?)
|You give people a Sun IPC and what do they do??
|OK, it is dismantled..
|Tunix was one of the sponsors
|Picking up the conference bags
|FreeBSD Mall, seen on the back is Mike Karels
|Wim Vandeputte promoting OpenBSD by selling CDs, shirts etc.
|Registration desk, Walter sorting out things
|Guido welcoming everybody to EuroBSDcon 2002
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|Eilko wants VPN to use IPsec
|iMacs in the terminal room
|Alternatively people used their laptops
|Corridor chat
|Billf, Chern at the BSDmall booth
|Wim with a abundant choice of OpenBSD wearables
|Gerald convincing people that an old PowerMac can also do it
|Imagine a 150Mc, 64Mbyte Mac running Mac OS X (it works!)
|Brad making a point on mail system performance
|Tea break
|Hiding behind another camera..
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|Note the social event annoucement
|An international crowd, in the front a Japanese BSD hacker
|Marco on SCTP for MPEG4 feeds
|The Managing Director^W^W^W DES on PAM
|The crowd is impressed
|The slide reads: PAM for better and for worse..
|Plenty of interest
|The social event was on a boat
|MarkM getting ready to board
|At the end of the ramp is the beer..
|Settling down
|Settling down
|Hans gives a lock picking demo
|Poul-Henning & Nik in a discussion
|Horns.. (standing is Olivier)
|Sharp dressed
|Dutch crowd enjoying their Grolsch Beer
|The boat was quite scenic
|The boat was quite scenic
|Lots of social talk
|Lots of social talk
|Lots of social talk
|Queue forms at the food stores table
|Excellent Indonesian food..
|Drinks, food, live is good
|Another queue at a food stores table
|This was a circular queue (??)
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|Our BSD Mall friends liked dinner
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|There was *no* broomstick..
|Beer gets heavy after some time..
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|It appears easy (but isn't)
|Brenda challenging a combination padlock
|Definitely a challenge for a newbie
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Independent Restaurants with a Check Average of Less Than $30 per Person
First Place: Ranger Café at West Shore Career Technical, Lakewood, Ohio
Specifying Team: Chef Robert W. McGorray, culinary arts, Prostart instructor; Devon Sharasky, culinary arts, Prostart instructor; Linda Thayer, career technical director, West Shore Career Technical District; Kimberley Hesseman, CFSP, sales representative, TriMark SS Kemp, Cleveland; and Anne Ladd, CFSP, director of merchandising, TriMark SS Kemp, Cleveland
China: Churchill (Infinity)
Flatware: Walco (Prim)
Glassware: Libbey (Inverness)
Accessories: Libbey (glass ramekin), American Metalcraft (accessory cup, bread basket, hammered vase and sugar packet holder), GET (3 oz. clear plastic creamer)
Why It Won: From the wood on the tables to the purple napkins, this tabletop installation coordinates very well with this restaurant. The deeply embossed china pattern works well with the subtly lined flatware, while the ramekins and other glass items do a nice job of rounding out the tabletop. While this type of restaurant is not what our judges would expect to find in a high school, the tabletop certainly is a good example for an operation of this kind.


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Modern life and better communication. Dinasaurs like myself remember having experiences in places far away from home without any expectations of communicating with the homebase regularly. The whole year that I spent in Honduras I talked to my mom about 6 times on the phone – but conversations via snail mail were long and frequent funnily enough. Living on an island and Greece and communicating with the family only a few times when the local grocer was open and kind enough to shout my name out if someone called. Going on Interrail and having adventures without anyone at home follow our route or adventures. These are just a few examples of life and travels without the expectation of being constantly available or at least updating regularly back home. I thought about this in the summer when my 20 year old brother spent a month or two backpacking around Europe and my dad worried about not hearing from him for a few days. I think about this often when I get slightly annoyed about not reaching someone because my own expecations have changed – I have grown accustomed to being connected.
It is of course still possible to go out and have an experience far removed from your home, family or friends but the strange thing is that the more we become used to being able to follow our loved ones through modern technology the more fearful we become when we lose that contact, even if only for a short time.
That is food for thought – food that NPR just decided to taste in a recent story called Texting, Skype Alter Peace Corp Experience. Very interesting for all prospective, current and former Peace Corp volunteers – and for that matter anyone who has ever tried to venture out into the world and experience life in another culture.


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Augustine's discussion of free will in Book V of the City of God is fascinating. I'm not going to be able to unpick it all in this context and I think it would be immodest to try but some features immediatly strike me. The most important of these is the importance Augustine gives to the word 'free' and to the word 'will'. We need to place this in a context though. Augustine's purpose in his argument about free will is to take on two enemies. He defines them as Cicero and the Stoics- we may see the shades of Christian dispute here too. The first error, associated with Cicero, is to say that there is a God and belief in him is a good. If something is good as opposed to bad, it must have been chosen. If something is chosen the choice is unpredictable until it is made. (V 9) Therefore there can be no foreknowledge of the world. The second error is the Stoic error. That is to say that there is a fate which determines everything- so there is foreknowledge but there is no freedom. (V 10)
Augustine is attempting to show in these brief passages that both perceptions are wrong. Many scholars have laboured over precisely what he means here. I want though to pick out two aspects of his argument. The first is his concentration and obsession with the concept of will. Augustine is incredibly interested in the will and he locates all agency within the universe within wills. So he states 'material causes... can do only what the wills of spirits do by means of them'. Material things are made but do not make, spirits on the other hand 'both make and are made'. (V 9). The distinction is important. Augustine is basically drawing a distinction here between something that is conscious and intends to do something to the world and something that is unconscious and is shaped but will not shape the world. This is an attack on any idea of man's passivity or resignation before the world: Marcus Aurelius, Augustine would argue, believes in trying to make himself into some kind of thing whereas man and angels, like God, are able to shape the world they live in.
Secondly Augustine discusses the power of our will to remake the world. Here he attempts a definition of man's will as against God's. So God's will is defined by its supremacy and ability to finally shape the world, man's by its subservience, willed or otherwise, to God's. God knows the definition of each man's will before he begins his life and by that definition, a definition that is eternal, knows what man will do. As Augustine says 'our wills also have just so much power as God willed and foreknew that they should ahve. Therefore what power they have they have most certainly: for He Whose Foreknowledge cannot fail foreknew that they would have the power to do it and would do it' (V 9). Here the will is being defined but notice its freedom is not abstracted: it can still will but it will not will in a particular way because it has no power to do so. Augustine makes this simpler in his next section: where he asks the question about whether God is free to die. The question is an illusion, God cannot die because that is one of his properties: he is free to die in the sense that he might if he so wished but it is not in his definition to so do.
This is important. This argument from definition allows Augustine to ellide foreknowledge and freedom of choice. He puts this at its clearest here:
For a man does not sin because God foreknew that He would sin. On the contrary, ther is no doubt that the man himself sins when he sins. For He Whose foreknowledge cannot fail foresaw not that fate or fortune or something else would sin, but the man himself. If a man chooses not to sin, he certainly does not sin; but if he chooses tos in, this also was foreknown by God. (V 10)The idea is that it is in the properties of the man that he would chose to sin. He chooses to sin and really makes a choice but the way that he was defined, the way that he was placed within the world, meant that in that situation he would sin.
As I said this is an imperfect rendering of a complicated subject: but I think it is in this area of will, definition and freedom that Augustine is able to argue both for divine foreknowledge and for human choice.


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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists are working to artificially produce the urine of wild dogs, hoping to keep other wild dogs away from humans and prevent them from destroying livestock, avoiding losses that mount into millions of dollars every year.
Researchers say the chemical message in the urine of dingoes, as the wild dogs are known, insists "this is my territory, stay out" — creating a "bio boundary" that that the dogs and other wild animals cannot cross.
"We hope it would be a non-lethal tool for the management of dingo in Australia," said Alan Robley, senior research scientist at the Department of Sustainability and Environment, a government-funded research institute.
"You can use this non-lethal barrier to keep animals out of where people don't want them — in their back yards or those sort of urban areas where towns are encroaching into the bush (wilderness), or on a farm where there are sheep and where dogs are coming in and attacking their sheep."
Animals use chemical messages all the time to advertise their social status, whether or not they are sexually available and ready for reproduction, and things about their food. The messages come through the chemicals they excrete.
Scientists collect urine from captive dingoes — male and female, adults and juveniles — held in private collections around Australia. The urine is then sent to a laboratory where they can extract the molecular signature of the different chemicals that make up the urine.
"That analysis tells us how strong each of those chemicals are," Robley said.
The chemicals are reproduced and presented back to the animals under test conditions to see how they respond.
It's believed that wild dogs cause roughly A$64 million ($64 million) in damage to livestock throughout Australia each year, $18 million in southern Victoria state alone.
"There's a bit of work being done in Botswana on African wild dogs which is very similar to this, but no one's tried to extract and identify the constituent chemical compounds of wild dogs or dingo urine before and use that in a management sense," Robley said.
Reporting by Pauline Askin;editing by Elaine Lies


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After the current vogue for having famous people play eminent people has lost its cachet among Oscar voters, what roles will we remember the nominees for? From 1929 to1942, six of the thirteen Academy Awards for Best Actor were awarded to actors playing real historical personages, from Henry VIII to "Yankee Doodle Dandy" songwriter George M. Cohan. Occasionally flaring up once every decade, the trend of remunerating actors for successful impersonations had almost gone into remission until recently. In 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006 the statue was awarded for the most uncanny imitation of a deceased celebrity. In the Best Actress category the statistics are even more consistent; during the 2000s only two of the past awards have gone to actresses playing fictional characters. This year celebrated stage actor Frank Langella is nominated for portraying Richard Nixon in Ron Howard's screen adaptation of the play Frost/Nixon. Considering Howard is the first filmmaker to perfect a "direct-by-numbers" technique, the likelihood of the red-headed former star of Happy Days walking away with a little gold man looks likely.
Before Langella was Tricky Dick, he sailed the West Indies as the ruthless pirate Dawg Brown in the 1995 action swashbuckler Cutthroat Island. Dawg's corsair father leaves Dawg and his brothers a massive hidden treasure as their patrimony, but divides the map to the loot amongst his sons to insure the fair division of the horde. But avaricious Dawg seeks to deprive his brothers of their inheritance and he urges his brother Harry to hand over his map or walk the plank. Harry dies, but not before passing on his map (hidden in a brainy location) to his voluptuous daughter Morgan Adams (Geena Davis). Morgan takes her father's place as captain of his galleon, although most of the crew is skeptical of her competence. To gain their trust she promises them an equal share of the treasure. Unfortunately, Morgan's section of the map is in Latin, forcing her to go ashore in Jamaica where she is a wanted woman. On land she finds a dashing con artist (Matthew Modine) who can read the map, but might also steal her heart. Together they try to escape the forces of Dawg and the larcenous Royal Navy conspiring against them to steal their treasure.Continue Reading


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Homeschools have lots to say about UltraKey Online!
April 10, 2018 by #Typing, UltraKey, Ultra key, ultra keys, keyboarding, online, software, education0
Bytes of Learning was thrilled when The Old Schoolhouse suggested their Homeschool Review Crew test UltraKey Online with their children. We were blown away, getting over 90 positive reviews!
We received excellent feedback, suggestions, student testimonials, and some terrific photos that were really a delight to see.
Parents remarked how much their kids enjoyed the program. Many parents contrasted the fun of using UltraKey Online, with the boredom they remembered from their own typing classes.
Many reviews praised the clear instruction and steady progress of the lessons, which helped students build confidence. Both students and teachers praised the animated posture videos and stretch break reminders.
Homeschool families also wrote that UltraKey Online aligned with their values. It encourages students to learn at their own pace and to set new goals for themselves, when they are ready.
Parents who were former typing teachers appreciated the mastery the skill checks developed, and the sense of achievement certificates gave the students. Comprehensive and easy-to-read reports were another favorite. One parent commented that all typing programs check for errors, but UltraKey breaks down the exact issues her son was having.
Initially, some parents criticized the program for asking students to type capitals before the Shift key had been taught. They were very pleased to learn that UltraKey Online presents all language with correct punctuation, but does not mark for capitalization before it is taught.
Whenever an issue was encountered, parents were pleased with the timely response they got from Bytes of Learning.
Reviewers encouraged new users to get familiar with all the program's options and elements. From the management dashboard, parents can review student progress and customize the program to their children's goals and needs.
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(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) made more money from trading in the third quarter and its lending profitability rose, surprising investors and lifting the bank's shares 5.5 percent.
Profit dropped after the third-largest U.S. bank wrote down the value of its retail brokerage business by $4.7 billion, but mortgage lending profit rose and results overall were better than analysts on average had expected.
A key element of the report was the profitability of the bank's loans, excluding credit losses, which rose as the bank cut its funding costs by taking in more low-cost deposits. Deposits rose 11 percent to $945 billion at the end of September from a year earlier.
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) both posted shrinking loan profitability last week, raising concerns about how low interest rates could wallop bank profits for some time. On a conference call with investors, John Gerspach, Citigroup's chief financial officer, cautioned that the bank's lending margins may contract slightly next quarter.
The global economy is tough for the biggest banks, as demand for many types of loans is sluggish, regulation crimps profits in many investment banking businesses, and low rates weigh on lending profits.
The environment is another headwind for Chief Executive Vikram Pandit, who is trying to fix Citigroup after it required three government rescues during the financial crisis. Pandit is now retooling Citigroup to focus on commercial and investment banking, transaction processing, and retail banking for relatively wealthy customers globally.
The bank's Citi Holdings unit, which houses businesses and assets the bank sought to shed after the crisis, continues to weigh on the bank. Citi Holdings lost $3.56 billion in the latest quarter with the brokerage writedown, compared with a loss of $1.22 billion a year earlier. But the unit is also shrinking - it had $171 billion of assets in the third quarter, compared with $191 billion in the second quarter and $582 billion in the middle of 2009.
Including the brokerage unit writedown, Citigroup overall posted third-quarter net income of $468 million, or 15 cents a share compared with $3.77 billion, or $1.23 a share, a year earlier.
Adjusted earnings, excluding the writedown of $2.9 billion after taxes announced last month, and accounting gains and losses, was $3.27 billion, or $1.06 a share, beating analysts' average estimate by 10 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The bank's net interest margin, a measure of profit on loans that excludes credit losses, rose to 2.86 percent from 2.83 percent in the same quarter last year and 2.81 percent in the second quarter.
Citigroup said profits from commercial and investment banking increased 67 percent in the third quarter on stronger revenue from fixed income and equity markets and lower expenses. Client demand for transactions drove the volume, which was a switch from a year earlier when the European debt crisis was darker and it seemed no customers wanted to go near the markets, Gerspach said.
Retail banking revenues in North America grew 35 percent, primarily reflecting higher mortgage revenues.
The higher mortgage revenues were the result of wider profit margins on mortgage loans Citigroup made and sold to investors, Gerspach said on a conference call with reporters. Mortgage originations declined 15 percent to $14.5 billion, but the bank expects mortgage refinancing to be strong into next year, executives said on a call with investors.
"We are still on a very good pace," with new mortgages, Gerspach said. "We did not staff up as quickly as perhaps we otherwise could have."
He added that the bank is less interested in market share of mortgage refinancings than controlling expenses.
Gerspach declined to agree with the description that the housing market has turned the corner as JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) CEO Jamie Dimon said on Friday.
"I have difficulty seeing corners sometimes," Gerspach said. "In the past, we've seen some of these periodic improvements only to see them come crashing down."
Results outside the United States were generally weaker, with income from its continuing international consumer banking business down 3 percent and profits in transaction services provided to businesses and governments outside North America down by single-digit percentages. Some of the weaker numbers abroad were the result of changes in foreign exchange rates.
The results boosted the company's standing on the pending regulatory scale of safety known as Basel III Tier 1 Common Ratio. Citigroup pegged its reading on the scale at 8.6 percent, up from 7.9 percent three months earlier and higher than its goal for year-end of 8 percent.
Analyst Todd Hagerman of brokerage Sterne Agee said Citigroup now has enough capital to make a case to regulators that it should be allowed to pay 15 cents a share in quarterly dividend next year, up from its current, nominal one cent.
Pandit, however, refused to forecast to analysts whether the company would win approval from the Federal Reserve to distribute capital in the coming round of annual stress tests. Citigroup's last capital plan was rejected by regulators in March. Pandit said that, since then, Citigroup officials have been meeting with regulators and were able "to get some access to the people who actually run the models."
Citigroup shares have soared in recent months, rising 27 percent since the end of June and gaining nearly three times as much as the KBW Banks Index.
In September, Citigroup agreed to sell its 49 percent interest in the brokerage to Morgan Stanley (MS.N) at a price that valued the unit at $13.5 billion. At the time, it said it would take a charge to reduce its carrying value for the asset by about 40 percent.
The joint venture was created in the financial crisis in 2009 as a way for Citigroup to shrink by transferring its Smith Barney brokerage assets to Morgan Stanley.
The company's shares closed 5.5 percent, or $1.91, higher at $36.66 on Monday.
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Hi I have the following code I tested to encrypt/decrypt file and all is good. It works correctly for full file encryption and now I want to test partial encryption of 100000 bytes. I tried read the 100000 from a text file full of "qwerty" text and encrypt it in another file and I am able to decrypt this file back to the 100000 bytes of "qwerty" output to a new test file.
So it seems like the partial encryption is ok, all I need is implement CipherInputStream to decrypt the first 100000 bytes write to a output file and do a normal FileInputStream and write to the output write. Theoretically I should have implemented the partial file encryption/decryption.
Now, when I open the output file, I saw unreadable character at EOL. What is wrong, how can I correct it?
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Ah, summer. The valves are adjusted, the slicks are properly inflated, and we all want a new project car. Don't we? Girls and dwindling finances may stifle actual ownership of many rusted heaps, but that doesn't stop us from window shopping. Feast your eyes on the fixins we found at the Pomona swap meet in sunny Southern California, where you can still find an original rust-free Camaro-for a price.


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His remarks were void of any religious references although Thanksgiving is a holiday traditionally steeped in giving thanks and praise to God.
The president said his family was "reflecting on how truly lucky we truly are."
For many Americans, though, Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on how blessed and thankful they are.
The president said the "most American of blessings" is the "chance to determine our own destiny."
He called the very first Thanksgiving a "celebration of community"
"We're also grateful for the Americans who are taking time out of their holiday to serve in soup kitchens and shelters, making sure their neighbors have a hot meal and a place to stay," he said. "This sense of mutual responsibility – the idea that I am my brother's keeper; that I am my sister's keeper – has always been a part of what makes our country special."
The president said that belief is "one of the reasons the Thanksgiving tradition has endured."
But nowhere in the 11-paragraph address does he mention the Almighty.
Instead, he references the Civil War, two World Wars, and the Great Depression – noting that "Americans drew strength from each other."
However, President Abraham Lincoln said the nation drew its strength from God. He declared as much in his 1863 Thanksgiving Day proclamation:
"I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union."
President Obama told the nation in his address that if they support each other and look out for each other, "and remember that we're all in this together, then I know that we too will overcome the challenges of our time."
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Weekly Address
Thursday, November 24, 2011
The White House
From my family to yours, I'd like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will spend the day eating great food, watching a little football, and reflecting on how truly lucky we truly are.
As Americans, each of us has our own list of things and people to be thankful for. But there are some blessings we all share.
We're especially grateful for the men and women who defend our country overseas. To all the service members eating Thanksgiving dinner far from your families: the American people are thinking of you today. And when you come home, we intend to make sure that we serve you as well as you're serving America.
We're also grateful for the Americans who are taking time out of their holiday to serve in soup kitchens and shelters, making sure their neighbors have a hot meal and a place to stay. This sense of mutual responsibility – the idea that I am my brother's keeper; that I am my sister's keeper – has always been a part of what makes our country special. And it's one of the reasons the Thanksgiving tradition has endured.
The very first Thanksgiving was a celebration of community during a time of great hardship, and we have followed that example ever since. Even when the fate of our union was far from certain – during a Civil War, two World Wars, a Great Depression – Americans drew strength from each other. They had faith that tomorrow would be better than today.
We're grateful that they did. As we gather around the table, we pause to remember the pilgrims, pioneers, and patriots who helped make this country what it is. They faced impossible odds, and yet somehow, they persevered. Today, it's our turn.
I know that for many of you, this Thanksgiving is more difficult than most. But no matter how tough things are right now, we still give thanks for that most American of blessings, the chance to determine our own destiny. The problems we face didn't develop overnight, and we won't solve them overnight. But we will solve them. All it takes is for each of us to do our part.
With all the partisanship and gridlock here in Washington, it's easy to wonder if such unity is really possible. But think about what's happening at this very moment: Americans from all walks of life are coming together as one people, grateful for the blessings of family, community, and country.
If we keep that spirit alive, if we support each other, and look out for each other, and remember that we're all in this together, then I know that we too will overcome the challenges of our time.
So today, I'm thankful to serve as your President and Commander-and-Chief. I'm thankful that my daughters get to grow up in this great country of ours. And I'm thankful for the chance to do my part, as together, we make tomorrow better than today.
Thanks, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.


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We do not have mythtv 0.26 in LinuxMCE. The latest version is 0.25.
Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection
I ended up adding to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:Code: [Select]Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSectionseems to do the trick and stop the tearing.
Happily running Mythtv 0.28 using http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac/ticket/2136
Are you using LMCE as a front end or MythTV?