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Sometimes there is nothing to do but hope for a miracle. As I watch the story of tragedy unfold in Japan, just as I watched the earthquake in Haiti, the Tsunami in Indonesia, and Hurricane Katrina, once more I feel tears and a familiar stab hits my heart. As I see images from Japan, I remind myself that I cannot really know their grief. And yet, deep in my heart, I can feel it. The stab of loss and pain is there, quietly throbbing. Connected.
Yogi Bhajan gave Sutras, or teachings, for the Aquarian Age which begins December 21, 2012. We are in the cusp period right now and by 11.11.11 will be so deeply influenced by Aquarian energies that we will no longer feel much of the Piscean Age. Two of Yogi Bhajan's sutras have been running through my mind over and over this week, as I think of the Japanese: "Recognize that the other person is you" and "Understand with compassion or you will misunderstand the times." When I see people full of despair on TV, I know that there is no separation between us. I know that they deserve happiness and peace as much as I do. I pray for their relief and hold the light for them.
In times like these, when there is a tragedy so great your ache breaks with the thought of it, there is only one mantra that comes to my mind: the miracle mantra, which lives in the realm of the heart and operates on a frequency beyond comprehension. When I need miracles, and I think we all do right now more than ever, I call upon the "Dhan Dhan Ram Das Gur" mantra. It brings in the miraculous powers of Guru Ram Das, Lord of Miracles.
Dhan dhan raam daas gur jin siri-aa tinai savaari-aa
Pooree hoee karaamaat aap sirajanhaarai dhaari-aa
Sikhee atai sangatee paarbrahm kar namasakaari-aa
Atal athaa-o atol too tayraa ant na paaraavaari-aa
Jinee too sayvi-aa bhaa-o kar say tudh paar utaari-aa
Lab lobh kaam krodh mo maar kadhay tudh saparvaari-aa
Dhan so tayraa thaan hai sach tayraa paisakaari-aa
Naanak too lehanaa toohai gur amar too veechaari-aa
Gur dithaa taa man saadhaari-aa
(Click the text to read the English translation.)
Chanting this mantra makes the impossible becomes possible. The Japanese could use some more "possible" right now, so it will be something I chant and dedicate to them. There are miracles happening everyday, if we have the good fortune to see them. I share this photo of a man reunited with his dog by a rescuer days after the Tsunami. Miracles happen. If we all chant together, maybe they can happen a little more.


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News Corp. Cries "Dictator" Over Clean Air Act Enforcement
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The Wall Street Journal and Fox News are suggesting that President Barack Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy as head of the Environmental Protection Agency is a sign that he is acting like a "dictator," using an "end-around" to regulate carbon emissions that drive climate change. But they failed to mention that efforts to curb this greenhouse gas through the EPA are not an invention of the Obama administration -- they were given the go-ahead by a George W. Bush-era Supreme Court decision.
Earlier this week, the president nominated McCarthy, a former official for then-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, to succeed Lisa Jackson as EPA administrator. McCarthy is likely to play a major role in the administration's presumptive plans to regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants.
But News Corporation's Fox News and Wall Street Journal are launching a preemptive attack on these efforts, claiming they are "antidemocratic" by once again ignoring a Supreme Court decision that all but required action. Monday, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly incorrectly suggested that action through the EPA is unprecedented, saying "It used to be that if you wanted to make a major change or have a major impact on climate change or green energy regulations in this country, you went through Congress" but the president "has found an end-around, and as a result this EPA is extremely powerful right now." The next day, a Wall Street Journal editorial smeared McCarthy as "antidemocratic," adding, "Mr. Obama has been going around saying that the problem is that he's a President, not an 'emperor' or 'dictator,' but on carbon regulation this is a distinction without much difference."
Both failed to note that a 2007 Supreme Court ruling found that greenhouse gases fit the definition of an "air pollutant" and could be regulated under the Clean Air Act if they were determined to be harmful. A subsequent "Endangerment Finding," privately authored during the Bush administration but suppressed until 2009, stated that this was the case due to their contribution to climate change. Stephen Johnson, then the EPA Administrator, told President Bush in early 2008 that the Supreme Court decision "combined with the latest science of climate change requires the Agency to propose a positive endangerment finding," adding "the state of the latest climate change science does not permit a negative finding, nor does it permit a credible finding that we need to wait for more research." The Bush administration reportedly refused to open the email containing the Endangerment Finding, leaving it to the next president to take action. As noted by Legal Planet, the environmental law and policy blog of the University of California Berkeley and UCLA law schools, regulation of carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act is not undemocratic. In fact, "[T]here's nothing here that's an end-run around Congress. EPA is (as bureaucracies should do) implementing the orders of the legislature through duly enacted laws." If the president has "given up getting Congress to agree" to regulate emissions by other means, as the Journal argued, it is only because Congress has repeatedly failed to pass legislation doing so, thus compelling the executive branch to act.

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|2012-02-05, 08:31
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Hero syndrome
No kidding, he basically has this penchant for helping anyone in need. And the people he helped so far is indeed mostly female.
Their love/obsession for him is exaggerated per rule of romantic and rule of funny, but otherwise, this is kind of reasonable. (yes, even Cecilia, if you use troll logic).
He will win the kids heart by constantly helping them and put them at ease/comfort.
|2012-02-05, 08:46
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Cecilia, as I said, if you apply troll logic into it.
Her dad are weak -> all men are weak -> she resent all men -> she resent Ichika -> Ichika proves he's not that weak -> Ichika proves that not all men are weak -> Cecilia like strong men -> Cecilia fell for Ichika
As for Tatenashi, I gave up, might ask someone else. Way too mysterious to guess...
Side note - Sacred Twins Ichika has a considerable chance being one (if he failed to go through the crap that is his teen-hood that is), on the other hand, Canon Ichika isn't, more like a good chance being flawed/whipped dad, but otherwise still a good dad nonetheless.
|2012-02-05, 08:51
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@ Senpai - Tatenashi's my only problem in both FI and Daydreams. I can gauge why the girls like him, hell, I can even make one for Honne. Tatenashi? I feel like pulling my hair out whenever I have to think of a justifiable reason.
Side note - Would this apply to all the mom's? Charlotte's would probably have him as an awesome dad, not so sure about Chifuyu.
|2012-02-05, 08:57
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That's why I'm not eager making Tatenashi part of Ichika's supporting Harem. My brain is not good enough to make a motive for her.
Are you kidding? Chifuyu will undoubtedly the worst mom of all heroines, bar Tabane maybe. She might improve with age, still what shown to us so far is A. She act stern to make her kid-figure independent and B. Likes to bet the kid's safety for the sake of experience and improvement. A True shounen mom to the core, which is good in the genre itself, unless you saw it from another angle.
A lackey but otherwise caring and courageous dad like Ichika is a save heaven.
|2012-02-05, 09:06
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@ Senpai - Is it because he solved her and Kanzashi's sisterly problem? She did blush after that.
Side note - Not all of the kid's like their mom's. Chifuyu's daughter dislikes her and doesn't really talk to her. Laura's resents her for never paying attention to her and putting her Shwarzer hase job first. Kanzashi's male child is somewhat bitter that Kanzashi spends more time with his twin sister than him etc etc. In an odd inversion, the harem ending actually fixes a lot of these problems. Maya convinces Chifuyu not to be so hard on her kid. Chifuyu helps Laura take charge, so she has more time to spend with her kid. And Tatenashi spends time with her nephew in place of Kanzashi if needed.
|2012-02-05, 09:22
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Okay, is Tatenashi in Ichika's harem or not? Many fans seem to like pairing the two of them together, but Tvtropes and many fans say that no, she's not part of the harem. I'm confused
Side note - If someone you know died and you saw them alive again but acting differently, how would you react?
|2012-02-05, 09:28
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@ Demi - Fetish fuel? The other girls try the exact same things she does. The only difference is that Ichika actually shows more of a reaction than "Durr, why you naked Charlotte?"
@ Stratos - Lolz Awkward explanations will happen later.
|2012-02-05, 09:30
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From analytical standpoint that is Tropers, Tatenashi hasn't this crucial point being a member of Ichika's harem: Being head over hells about him. From another standpoint however: there's a lot of moment that shown she's interested in him, which can be counted as shiptease.
It goes both way, the Tropers just follow the major point, but not completely dismiss the secondary point.
Side note - making sure that person is this person you think. This is the same thing Chifuyu thought about Josh.
|2012-02-05, 09:34
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Cue him being asked the dreaded question.... again.
|2012-02-05, 09:36
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@ Senpai - So what do you think? In or not?
Side note - I need to gauge Kazuma's responses to seeing Ichika in the current timeline considering he saw him gunned down and telling him to run away the last time he saw him.
@ Stratos - People are gonna question why he's there despite not having an IS. Owning a similar machine doesn't cut it for some.
|2012-02-05, 09:39
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Tatenashi: Potential harem member with good chemistry, not official yet. (Note: does not have any chance in the slightest )
Hmm, well, considering Ichika in that time-line is an adult, Kazuma really can't be sure. Still, there's always emotional attachment and instinct. Children has better fare in those categories, Adults' has been convoluted by rational and prejudice.
|2012-02-05, 09:41
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|2012-02-05, 09:44
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@ Demi - What game is that? Also, he shows more attraction to Houki
EDIT: Nothing you can call it. Many readers would call it the "IS clone", though, since it basically acts like one by sending the OC to the academy despite "not being an IS".
@ Senpai - The only reason I paired her with Irish was I assumed that she wasn't in his harem. Guess she is
Actually, Ichika was only about 17. Kazuma may look 8, but that's because he was spliced to look older. This is what makes him a flawed clone: All the other clones were spliced to adolescence to make sure they were loyal, and rapidly aged so they couldn't go rogue/make offspring. Kazuma was spliced to only 8 and doesn't rapidly age. He also can't pilot an IS. He's about 4-5 years old.
@ Stratos - Focus on Tsurugi more. She's supposed to be the main character here, after all.
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UPDATE-NTH expressions
Major Section: MISCELLANEOUS
The rewriter contains special provisions for rewriting expressions
composed of
update-nth-array, together
let expressions and other applications of non-recursive
functions or
lambda expressions. For details see the paper
``Rewriting for Symbolic Execution of State Machine Models'' by J
Strother Moore. Also see set-nu-rewriter-mode.
The ``nu-rewriter'' is a recent addition to the main rewrite engine in ACL2. Consider the expression
(let ((s (update-nth 1 (new-a x s) s))) (let ((s (update-nth 2 (new-b x s) s))) (let ((s (update-nth 3 (new-c x s) s))) s)))If the
lets in this expression are expanded, a very large
expression results because of the duplicate occurrences of
(update-nth 3 (new-c x (update-nth 2 (new-b x (update-nth 1 (new-a x s) s)) (update-nth 1 (new-a x s) s))) (update-nth 2 (new-b x (update-nth 1 (new-a x s) s)) (update-nth 1 (new-a x s) s))).This expansion of the
let expression can be very expensive in space
and time. In particular, the
(new-a x s) expression might be
rewritten many times.
Now imagine asking what 2nd component of the structure is. That is, consider
(nth 2 (let ((s (update-nth 1 (new-a x s) s))) (let ((s (update-nth 2 (new-b x s) s))) (let ((s (update-nth 3 (new-c x s) s))) s))))The normal ACL2 rewrite engine would answer this question by first rewriting the arguments to the
nth expression; in particular, it would
expand the nested
let expression to the large nested
expression and then, using rules such as
(defthm nth-update-nth (equal (nth m (update-nth n val l)) (if (equal (nfix m) (nfix n)) val (nth m l))))would reduce the expression to
(new-b x (update-nth 1 (new-a x s) s)).
The purpose of the nu-rewriter is to allow simplifications like this
without first expanding the
lets. The ``nu'' in the name is an
acronym for ``
nth/update-nth''. The nu-rewriter knows how to
move an
nth into a
let without expanding the
let and how
to simplify it if it nestles up against an
There are four characteristics of this problem: the presence of
nth, the presence of
update-nth, the use of
let to
provide ``sequential'' updates, and the use of constant indices.
Nth and
update-nth need not occur explicitly; they may be
used inside of definitions of ``wrapper'' functions.
The because the nu-rewriter changes the order in which things are rewritten,
its routine use can make ACL2 unable to reproduce old proofs. It is
therefore switched off by default. If your application exhibits the
characteristics above, you might wish to switch the nu-rewriter on
More will eventually be written about the nu-rewriter. However, it
is described in detail in the paper cited at the beginning of this
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Born March 1, 1927 in New York and raised in Brooklyn, Joel Spira has always been fascinated with light — the physics behind it, its psychological and emotional effects on people, and its informational characteristics. This ongoing fascination led to a lifetime of invention, research, development, and innovation in the lighting industry.
After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Spira (Photo 1) attended Purdue University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in physics in 1948. The new graduate developed a way to reduce the light output of an incandescent bulb in his New York apartment in the late 1950s (Photo 2), which extended the life of the light bulb and saved electrical energy (see "The Early Years"). Soon thereafter, he and his wife, Ruth Rodale Spira, founded Lutron Electronics in 1961.
Almost half a century later on April 29, 2010, Spira, inventor and developer of the solid-state electronic "dimming device," celebrated another milestone in his prolific career. Joined by his family, many Lutron employees and colleagues, friends, and members of the press, Spira donated materials related to his company's 50-year history to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in a special ceremony.
Hosting more than 4.5 million visitors annually and showcasing more than 3 million objects, the National Museum of American History is home to a Samuel Morse telegraph, Dorothy's ruby slippers, Archie Bunker's chair, an Alexander Graham Bell telephone, Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves, and Duke Ellington's sheet music — to name just a few famous items on display. Considering the museum's renewed mission of "Shining New Light on American History" — a theme that showcases pieces of history committed to telling the story of invention — Lutron's donation to the museum's Electricity Collection (see "The Electricity Collection"), which is expected to be completed in the next few years, seemed uniquely significant.
"As the nation's history museum, we tell the story of this country in all its depth and breadth," said Brent D. Glass, director of the museum. "Collections such as this one from Lutron help us to understand the continuation of the electrical evolution, the process of invention, and the history of business and manufacture."
According to Hal Wallace, associate curator of the museum's Electricity Collection, American homes changed significantly during the 20th century as people adopted electricity for any number of tasks, including illumination. "Objects such as those being donated by Lutron fit in nicely with the switches and control devices we preserve that date back to Edison's day," he said. "Studying the tools of everyday life, such as light switches, helps us to understand our ever-changing technological society."
During the selection process, the museum requested objects and papers that would provide insight into Spira's career as an inventor. The donation included an early version of the original solid-state (devices using transistors) Capri dimmer (Photo 3), manufactured by Lutron in September 1964. Also part of the donation was a retail display featuring the fully functional dimmer and other Lutron dimmers and lighting-control systems that show lighting-control developments at the company over the past 50 years. Of particular interest was Spira's original inventor's notebook (Photo 4), featuring more than 100 pages of handwritten documentation, historic photographs, and product advertisements (Photo 5 and Photo 6). The Lutron materials will join other artifacts in the Electrical Collection, such as experimental light bulbs from Thomas Edison, dimming light sockets from the 1910s, theatrical lighting controls from the 1920s, and numerous types of light switches.
"I am pleased to donate these artifacts to the museum," said Spira. "For the past 50 years, the solid-state dimmer has made homes more beautiful and offices more efficient — all while saving energy and increasing lamp life. It is an honor for me to be in the company of Edison and others in this collection. I am truly humbled."
Following an opening speech by Glass, remarks from Wallace on the development and significance of the Electricity Collection, and an address from Charlie Dent (U.S. Congressman for the 15th district of the House of Representatives), Spira captivated the audience with a walk down memory lane, highlighting monumental moments in his personal and professional life during the last 83 years.
Reiterating the fact that history is about people, not just products, Glass reminded attendees at the luncheon ceremony that the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is in what he calls the "forever" business. "What will people of the future want to know about us today?" Glass asked the group.
After hearing Spira's firsthand accounts of his company's past, present, and future as well as taking a look at the electrical innovations on display, there's no doubt the Lutron legacy will provide a telling glimpse into the lives and priorities of people during this time and their fascination with light.
The Early Days
After someone showed him a solid-state device called a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR), which is about the size of a large pea, Joel Spira, chairman and founder of Lutron Electronics, immediately became intrigued. The SCR worked by chopping out a varying portion of the 60-cycle sine wave. While in the Navy during World War II, Spira had a device for secret radars that performed the same function as the SCR but was much larger — about the size of a milk carton. He was struck by this device's capability for controlling electrical power.
It became apparent to Spira that he could put this new device in a wallbox for an ordinary light switch and thereby dim an ordinary light bulb. Even better, dimming the light bulb would save electrical energy costs. Although there were already products on the market that could dim light bulbs, they were about the size of a breadbox and not used by many people. It was this combination of technology, the physics of light, the idea of comfort control, and enhancing the home environment that started Spira on his quest for more sophisticated lighting control. After testing his idea, he received his first dimming device patent on May 1, 1962.
The Electricity CollectionEstablished within the Smithsonian in 1896, the Electricity Collection documents, preserves, and presents the history of electrical science and many electrical technologies. Through research and holdings, the department seeks to convey a better understanding of the changes to society stemming from the invention and adoption of electrical devices. The collection focuses primarily on the story of electrical science and technology in American history, while also recognizing the international nature of this topic.
The Electricity Collection consists of more than 25,000 objects organized into three areas: electrical science (including electrostatics and magnetism), electrical power (generation, transmission, lighting, and appliances), and electrical communications (telegraphy, telephony, radio, television, and magnetic recording). Later additions include microwave devices, lasers, holography, and microelectronics.
The Electricity Collection is part of the Museum's Division of Work & Industry — artifacts, documents, photographs, and oral histories that relate to work and industry in the United States, with a focus on agriculture, natural resources, timekeeping, retail, mining, engineering, electricity, telephone, telegraphy, industry, and transportation.


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REQUIRES PORTAL 2. A companion mod to the 7-part interview series at Rock Paper Shotgun that focuses on discussing level design and process. You could also call it an "interview mod," I guess. Or maybe it's one of those dreaded art mods? I'll let you decide how to label it, but given the choice, talking about the game rarely matters as much as playing it. So just play it. (This mod was sponsored by Rock Paper Shotgun; built and compiled by Robert Yang; contributors are Dan Pinchbeck, Jack Monahan, Magnar Jenssen, Brendon Chung, Davey Wreden, Ed Key, and Richard Perrin.)
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Here is a quote from the book, "Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming" by Norvig:
"To put things in perspective, consider that Lisp is at once one of the highest-level languages available and a universal assembly language. It is a high-level language because it can easily capture data, functional, and control abstractions. It is a good assembly language because it is possible to write Lisp in a style that directly reflects the operations available on modern computers."
This sounds insane and exciting at the same time. If I really can use Lisp as an assembly language, then should I not be able to translate assembly code directly into intelligible Lisp code? Is there actually a Lisp type "assembler/disassembler" out there for the Intel platform? I am more used to this idea from Wikipedia:
"Assembly language is also valuable in reverse engineering, since many programs are distributed only in machine code form, and machine code is usually easy to translate into assembly language and carefully examine in this form, but very difficult to translate into a higher-level language."
(In case someone thinks I am confusing machine code with assembly code, here is a quote from the book, "Reversing": "People sometimes make the mistake of thinking that machine code is "faster" or "lower-level" than assembly language. That is a misconception: machine code and assembly language are two different representation of the same thing.")
This makes me wonder though, why is C/C++ considered lower level than Lisp...?


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REVIEW: Inaugaural Jazz on the Lawn Show Provides an Idyllic Evening
Popular Gypsy Jazz Quintet Pearl Django opened the New Jazz On the Lawn Series, to great success, at the gracious Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac last Friday evening.
We had the pleasure of attending this event, along with a host of happy revelers soaking up the evening sun while noshing on fine "Farm-To-Table" cuisine from Cedarbrook's elegant Copperleaf Restaurant.
The audience included longtime fans, as well as newly-acquired ones, who swayed and lulled to the melodic strumming and deep bass beat of such standards as "Besame Mucho" and "Under Paris Skies," flawlessly executed in the distinctive Pearl Django style.
The quintet also delighted audiences with selections from their new CD, entitled "Eleven," including the amusingly-entitled "Prozac Muzette" and "Rumbatism." [NOTE: B-Town Blog Editor Scott Schaefer was one of the first to accurately unravel the mysterious meaning behind the new CD's title, according to Pearl Django's own Troy Chapman. Can you guess why they call it "Eleven"?]
With a mixture of comfortable seating on the lawn, standing tables and lush patio dining, guests had the opportunity to enjoy the music from a variety of vantage points. It's hard to say what the best seat in the house was, but the large party enjoying a lavish dinner on the patio might argue that theirs was in the top tier.
And for those who prefer not to sit, there's plenty of room on the lawn to dance. In addition to dancing humans, we also witnessed what appeared to be dancing Dragonflies that flitted about, seemingly to the beat of Pearl Django!
We enjoyed delicious fare from Copperleaf's Happy Hour menu, including a generous Dungeness Crab sandwich and an elegant take on classic fish and chips, accompanied by house-made tartar sauce and a sweet and tasty ketchup that clearly never saw the inside of a bottle.
One of Copperleaf restaurant's guiding principles is their commitment to fresh "Farm-to-Table" cuisine with most ingredients collected from within 9-90 miles of the site. Such commitment, produces dining experiences abundant with flavor and subtlety.
Not to mention "unexpected" flavors such as the delightful Truffle Popcorn, offered as part of the Jazz on The Lawn specials. Upon the recommendation of General Manager Scott Ostrander, we enjoyed a bag of this crunchy, salty treat. Infused with the singular rich flavor of truffles, this snack blends well with the tipple of your choice, but watch out – it's rather addictive and could leave you contemplating the purchase of your own truffle-finding pig and tickets for the next flight to Provence, so you can have Truffle Popcorn anytime you want. If all that seems like too much trouble, never fear, you need only wait until July 20th when the Jazz on The Lawn series continues with an appearance by the Downtown Mountain Boys.
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migya wrote:xbay wrote:Now that Arenas is back, do you regret letting him go? Even if it's to a small extent?
Arenas is not going to do much for the rest of the games. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets shut down in a few days or injures himself again, if only slightly. His conditioning must be bad as well
I don't even think he'll start. Probably will just play a reserve role for the rest of the season to get back into some kind of playing shape and restore some confidence in his knee, but won't be the real Arenas til next year (if he doesn't pick up another injury, that is).


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Christmas this year wasn�t what I hoped for. A wave of colds swept through the house, leaving us all in no mood for cheerfulness at one time or another.
Christmas this year wasn�t what I hoped for. A wave of colds swept through the house, leaving us all in no mood for cheerfulness at one time or another.
I was the first, and mine was the mildest. It first appeared around lunchtime the Thursday before Christmas. By the next morning I felt fine until I was dressing for work, then spent most of the rest of the day in bed.
A holiday goal was to catch the candlelight Christmas at Tryon Palace, which we skipped the weekend before because of rain, but I didn�t feel well enough and no one else was in the mood, either.
By then Blake, my oldest, was all sniffles and aches, and by Christmas Day it was Sarah�s turn.
Mark, our youngest, has been the only one to miss out � so far.
The irritating thing about this bug is its persistence. Here it is, a full week after first symptoms as I begin working on this column, and I�m still not quite myself. I feel like I need a nap, but after I sleep, I don�t feel rested. The headache comes and goes, as do fever chills, so I never know whether I�m better or if I should have called in sick.
The biggest sufferer has been our dog, Gracie, who needs a good, long, brisk walk or two each day but who didn�t get much farther than the back lawn for the better part of a week.
The good news is that we all were well enough for Christmas, which we celebrated a day early because I had to work on the 25th and because Sarah spent a good three hours on holiday driving.
Pigs or turkeys may provide our Thanksgiving sustenance, but starting this year there were new things on our Christmas menu.
Last year, when we realized that half of the Christmas dinner had gone untouched, we decided we would come up with our own dinner tradition. What we came up with was a fusion of Sarah�s North Carolina roots and my California roots. Christmas dinner was cioppino, an Italian American catch-of-the-day fish stew that originated in San Francisco, along with a huge loaf of sourdough bread, real butter, fresh greens salad and tiramisu for dessert. New Year�s dinner will be blackeyed peas, collard greens and cornbread.
We also had a dose of California weather, and my relatives in California had a dose of East Coast weather.
Santa was decidedly practical this year. He gave the older boys gift cards following a string of Christmases marked by bad choices and bad responses. The older boys sat around the tree watching Mark unwrap his presents, which catered heavily to his unusually high interest in geography, politics and world history. He got a globe, a world map, several history books and, quizzically, a Nerf football. Santa threw in a stocking full of goodies, a few more odds and ends, and a gift card in case he missed anything.
Mark confessed jealousy after seeing his friend�s haul of loot, but my hunch is that Mark will be reading his history books and studying his maps long after his friend�s toys have gone out of style.
Thanks for letting me take up some of your Sunday morning.
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Here is our wonderful site and it's so nice to be back on full hookups and 50 Amps! Oh how i have missed my full electric! I got a load of laundry going and then we went to meet our friends Peter and Heidi.
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The Periodic Table
"The periodic table, for me, is the roadmap
to chemistry; where to look and what to expect. It's probably
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the whole universe, and nothing could be more fundamental
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Pernell Williams teaches the principles of periodicity
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Laing, M., (2001) 'Melting Point, Density, and Reactivity
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|1001 Inventions has unveiled an ambitious plan for a global expansion of its touring exhibition. Through the strategic support of Abdul Latif Jameel Company (ALJ), the groundbreaking educational initiative exploring historical Muslim contributions to science and technology is set to embark upon a worldwide roll-out. Read more…
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Between 2007 and 2011, a period when U.S. civilian employment was essentially flat, the number of jobs that rely on the U.S. ad-supported internet doubled to 5.1 million, according to "Economic Value of the Advertising-Supported Internet Ecosystem," a study commissioned by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). The ad-supported digital industry directly employs 2 million Americans, and indirectly employs a further 3.1 million in other sectors. Calculating against those figures, the interactive marketing industry contributed $530 billion to the U.S. economy last year, also close to double 2007 figures that placed it at $300 billion. These are the key findings that analyze the economic importance, as well as the social benefits, of the Internet.
The study, commissioned by the IAB was produced by Harvard Business School professors John Deighton with Leora D. Kornfeld, Research Associate, Harvard Business School, serving as principal investigator. The study was designed to provide an impartial and comprehensive review of the entire Internet economy and answer questions about its size, what comprises it, and the economic and social benefits Americans derive from it.
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IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the Southern Nantahala Wilderness (map) in 1984 and it now has a total of 23,365 acres. Georgia contains approximately 11,633 acres. North Carolina contains approximately 11,732 acres. It is managed by the Forest Service.
DescriptionThe Cherokee Indians thought of the Blue Ridge Mountains as the Great Blue Hills of God. These original inhabitants named the shady forests and deep, dark gorges Nantahala, or Land of the Noonday Sun. Later settlers saw this same area as fodder for their mills. They removed virtually every piece of good timber that was at least 15 inches in diameter from the main drainages of the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains, what is today Southern Nantahala Wilderness and shared by North Carolina and Georgia. The main line of that railway ran along the Nantahala River, and evidence of it still exists. Steep, rugged, reforested country cut by numerous streams and old drainages characterizes the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The streams feed the Nantahala, Hiwassee, and Tallulah Rivers, and the wide non-Wilderness right-of-way along the Tallulah neatly divides the Georgia share of the wildland. The eastern section is the northern portion of Georgia's Coleman River Wildlife Management Area. In both sections spruce and fir cover the ridges (opened by grass-heath "balds") and mixed hardwoods grow on the slopes. Several unique bogs support endangered species such as the bog turtle and rare combinations of other species found nowhere else in the world. Other than four miles of the Appalachian Trail, which runs north-south through the larger western section, you won't find developed pathways on the Georgia side. However, old roadbeds provide hiking access. Off these old roads and deep in the shade of the many trees, where the walking is difficult, you'll find Georgia at her most unspoiled. On the North Carolina side, almost all of the developed trails are steep and strenuous, with a rough tread that is sometimes a challenge to find. But few places in the southern United States offer such outstanding backpacking opportunities. Many people wander into the area from the popular adjacent Standing Indian Basin. Thirty-two miles of the Appalachian Trail (AT) pass through the Southern Nantahala, following the ridge crest of the Nantahala Range. In addition to the AT, the most used trails are the Lower Ridge Trail (4.1 miles), Big Indian Loop (8 miles), and Beech Gap (2.8 miles).
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CRESTVIEW � Crestview High School principal Bob Jones announced Thursday that Bull-dog head football coach and athletic director Kevin Pettis has resigned to become head football coach at Sebastian River High School in Sebastian in Indian River County. Pettis' last day at Crestview will be March 1.
CRESTVIEW � Crestview High School principal Bob Jones announced Thursday that Bulldog head football coach and athletic director Kevin Pettis has resigned to become head football coach at Sebastian River High School in Sebastian in Indian River County.
Pettis' last day at Crestview will be March 1.
"I am very sad that coach Pettis is leaving Crestview High," Jones said. "He has worked tirelessly and has made great strides in improving our football program. His work ethic and love for his players is admirable.
"As an old coach myself, I�ve come to appreciate what he does for his athletes. Last year we had six players sign scholarships and we are going to have three more sign this year. He has pledged to me that, while he is still here, he will work to get the word out on next year's seniors since spring is an important time for recruiting."
Pettis finishes his tenure as the Crestview head coach with an 8-12 overall record and a 4-6 record in District 2-6A play. He also will have had nine players sign football scholarships as of Wednesday, National Signing Day. Six players from the 2011 team signed scholarships and three more are expected to sign Wednesday. Those three are: Micah Reed, who will sign with Central Florida; safety Tyler Henderson, who�s headed to Florida Atlantic; and Justin Rebholz, who is set to sign with the Coast Guard Academy.
The opportunity to coach at Sebastian River was one Pettis didn't feel he could pass up.
"I guess the best way I can put it is I had an opportunity to go back down south where I did most of my coaching," he said. "I think Sebastian River is probably the best kept secret in the state of Florida, in my opinion.
"I've always had an eye on that area. They've got great athletes and there are only two schools in the county."
One of the things that made the job the most attractive to Pettis is it is a coaching only job with no athletic director responsibilities.
"I like the part of just being a football coach," he said. "Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed the kids here in the other sports, but I like the fact that it's just football. It had nothing to do with the kids here.
"The kids are great and I love every one of my kids. I love all of my parents. I have great parents."
Pettis did admit that some of the off-the-field issues that have surrounded the program since last summer did play into his decision to look for another job. Those issues included an investigation into a physical confrontation between a football player and an assistant coach, who is no longer involved with the Crestview program.
"The things that have gone on in this program for the last eight or nine months -- of course it played a part in it," he said. �If everything was hunky dory then I would be staying here.
"When I decided to start looking it was after the season. I just felt like it was the right time with everything that had gone on that I needed a change."
In addition to his duties of athletic director and head football coach, Pettis also was going to coach the Bulldog softball team this year.
Jones said that Crestview volleyball and girls basketball coach Kathy Combest has agreed to take the softball team this spring. She will transition into the softball program when basketball season ends and work with Pettis until he leaves at the end of the month.
Jones has already begun the search for an athletic director and coach to replace Pettis.
"When he told me he was resigning, I immediately began shifting into the next gear, which is to start thinking about who our next coach is going to be," Jones said. "The position has been posted and we are going to immediately begin searching (for the next coach). I have some names in my head -- people that I'm going to contact just to see if they are interested in the program."
Jones said Crestview assistant principal Dexter Day has agreed to head the search committee.
"We'll be getting some people from the school, probably the district office and some community leaders familiar with our athletic program on that committee," Jones said. "And then they will be the ones that interview the people and make recommendations to me."
Two years ago, 125 coaches applied for the Crestview job when Matt Brunson left for Baker and Jones expects a similar response this time.
"This is a high profile job," he said. "Any coaching job in Okaloosa County, because of the fact it is an athletic director and head football coach -- administrative position -- it pays very well, and it enables us to attract the best coaches.
"We can pick and choose and can find the very best coach. As I said, there are some people I am interested in that I will be contacting to see if they are interested in the job now that it is open."
Jones said a high priority will be placed on candidates with previous experience as a proven head coach and administrator, but he didn't rule out coaches without previous experience as a head coach.
"With the level of coaching we have in this county we will have people apply that are proven head coaches with winning records just as we had when we hired coach Pettis, who was a proven head coach with a winning record," Jones said.
"Because they are athletic director too we have to have somebody that is ready to step in and run the entire athletic program. One of the things I've been most impressed with about with coach Pettis is the way he has been able to run our entire athletic program."
He would like to have a new coach and athletic director named by the end of the month.
Pettis said that his leaving is bittersweet.
"I do feel like I'm leaving with it unfinished," he said. "I never left a job that I didn't finish what I started. I think when you come up here from such great programs like Dr. Phillips and DeLand that we single-handedly turned around that was rough when you come up here and think you are going to get the same type of magic and the same type of deal."
Although the Bulldogs failed to accomplish everything Pettis would have liked, he believes he leaves the program in good shape.
"Here's the one thing they can never take from us is we got them strong," he said. "They are stronger than they have ever been and we got them some exposure. We got their names out there and we got them some exposure.
"We are going to sign three on Wednesday and that's going to give me nine in two years and that's not a bad number. I'm happy with that."
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at email@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524


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Albany, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's basketball team held a 29-12 lead at halftime en route to a 51-39 victory over Sage on Saturday afternoon. The Rams improved to 7-9 overall and 5-3 in the Skyline, while the Gators dropped to 7-10, 4-5 in conference play.
Leading 9-7 midway through the first half, Farmingdale State closed on a 20-5 run to take a 17-point lead into the break.
The Rams increased their lead to 20, 42-22, with 10:54 remaining in the game. Sage answered with an 8-2 run to cut the deficit to 44-30, but Farmingdale State held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Junior guard Nicky Young (Queens, N.Y.) led the Rams with a game-high 17 points and 10 rebounds, while junior forward Lushanta Savadel (Bellport, N.Y.) grabbed a team-leading 13 boards.
Sophomore guard Megan Bowman (Saranac, N.Y.) scored 15 points and had five assists for the Gators.
Farmingdale State next will travel to NYU-Poly on Thursday, January 31st at 6:00 p.m.


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I thought Dr.Paul might have been a little mis-understood, when some Tea drinkers at the Republican debate cheered the death of the hypothetical uninsured 30 year old man. But TPM quotes him confirming his philosophy that health care should be completely privatized, and regulations are just bad for business–herbs and charity will fill the need.
Ron Paul told TPM on Wednesday that even if there's a "case or two" that makes Americans uncomfortable, the government should stay out of the health care business. Even if one of the cases in question is his former campaign manager, Kent Snyder, who died with $400,000 in unpaid medical bills after being unable to secure health insurance due to a pre-existing condition.
At a Christian Science Monitor breakfast, Paul took questions from reporters on Snyder, whose story surfaced in the press after Paul said in the last Republican debate that the government should not intervene even to save a comatose 30 year old who did not have insurance. As Gawker noted, Snyder died in June 2008 without health insurance, leaving behind $400,000 in bills. His friends and family set up a fund to raise money to pay off the debt. It's not clear how much money they were able to raise: a site set up by Ron Paul aide Justine Lam to track the medical fund stopped updating in 2008 with only $34,870 in donations.
Later in the interview–
He also blamed the government for regulating medicine: "The federal government comes in and closes down shops that try to sell nutritional medicine and vitamins because the drug companies don't want competition. That drives the prices up."
And he's aware that his stand can sound too cold-blooded for most Americans–
Paul added that "to twist it around and say that we have no compassion and we just throw people on the street, that to me is getting pretty ugly."
I have some ugly questions for Dr.Paul, right here–
1. Who picked up the remaining bill for your campaign manager? Did it come anonymously from principled Libertarians, or from the government? Who do you think is already paying for uninsured people when they show up at the emergency room? How much free care could hospitals give to save lives if they didn't get government money to provide it?
2. Did you know Kent Snyder was sick? Did you offer him any advice or help as he worked for you? Young people do die of pneumonia, but more often it's treatable. Do you think lack of insurance might have kept him from seeing a doctor early. Do you blame him for that?
3.Do you agree that insurance companies should deny people with pre-existing conditions to maximize profits? Will that be one of your campaign platforms?
4. Can you give an example of an herb or alternative store that was closed down and why? I see them doing business all over the place. Does the government ever have the right to close down an alternative business for say, selling a cure for cancer that doesn't work? Selling tainted or mis-labled medicine? I had a patient who was blinded by an eyedrop he got in his home country, where he had no conventional medicine to help him. Should we protect the public here from dangerous and quack remedies?
5.Does your belief that medicine should be 'pay as you go' extend to babies and children? If not, why not?
6. As a doctor, do you see a problem in the lack of continuity when people are forced to seek care from charity clinics and emergency rooms? Do you think we waste resources and lives by starting from scratch every time the patient seeks care, rather than having one medical home where their records are on file and they know their providers? Would you trade your own secure health care for this kind of 'freedom'?
7. Do you see prayer as a substitute for medical treatment? If parents use prayer instead of medicine for a child's treatable illness and the child is at risk of death, does the government have a right to take custody of the child? These cases come up regularly, and even worse, children die because parents refused to take their child to a doctor. Do you think that lack of access to conventional care will drive people to faith healers and ineffective but cheap herbal remedies?
I have to hit the road now, I have clients to see for home care. I'm grateful every day for Medicare. Seven adult children are very tired these days caring for our sick father, and Hospice has given us help and support that make it possible for him to stay at home in comfort and dignity. It's interesting seeing this situation as both a provider and recipient of help.
Ron Paul says we won't throw people out on the street to die, and he's right. We are not that kind of society. But people will die– killed by neglect, by too little too late, quietly and un-noticed unless it's someone you love. Some will kill you with a fountain pen, as Woody said.
So, how do you think Dr.Paul would answer these questions?
AND ANOTHER THING: There's something funny about the way Rep.Dr.Paul keeps talking as if herbs and alternative medicine were in a fugitive underground somewhere. You can buy herbs and alternative medicines at the supermarket– though I'd put a word in for Providence local business Farmacy Herbs. When you go to Whole Foods or GNC, you are protected by laws that say the ingredients have to be listed on the label, so you know what you're getting. And unlike the good old days, you can't spike some herb tea with opium and sell it as a cure-all. We've been there, done that, don't want a re-run.
REMEMBER STEVE MC QUEEN: Brilliant and handsome actor, died tragically of cancer. He tried an alternative medicine called Laetrile. Remember that? Naturally derived from apricot pits, miracle cure for cancer. The only problem was that every reputable drug trial showed it to be ineffective and poisonous in large doses. Laetrile never passed the first step for any new drug in development– a Phase 1 clinical trial that tests for safety, never mind the Phase 2 for effectiveness…
As Laetrile became newsworthy, several cancer victims treated with it drew widespread media scrutiny. One was Chad Green, who developed acute lymphocytic leukemia at age 2. Although he was rapidly brought into remission with chemotherapy, his parents started him on "metabolic therapy" administered by a Manner Metabolic Physician. When Chad developed signs of cyanide toxicity, Massachusetts authorities had him declared a ward of the court for treatment purposes only. His parents then brought suit to reinstitute "metabolic therapy." When the court ruled against them, they fled with Chad to Mexico, where he was treated by Dr. Contreras. Several months later Chad died in a manner suggestive of cyanide poisoning. Dr. Contreras stated that the boy had died of leukemia, but was a good example of the effectiveness of Laetrile because he had died a pleasant death! Chad's parents stated that he had become very depressed because he missed his grandparents, his friends and his dog.
Follow this link for an epic story of unfounded claims, conspiracy theories and shady practices around Laetrile.
I have the greatest sympathy for parents of a sick child, and for people facing a serious illness. They are in desperate circumstances and should be protected, not thrown into the mix of legit medicine and quacks with no advocate or defender. Medicine fails, people die, humans are not gods. All we can do is make the best choices we can with the knowledge we have. When people seek alternative remedies they deserve transparency and accountability from the providers, and protection from false claims and tainted ingredients, protection from exploitation and the consequences of delaying conventional treatments that offer a known chance of cure. It's possible to be pro- alternative medicine and anti-quack. I am.
I actually think some of Rep.Paul's critiques of our over-technical, expensive, pill-pushing medical system are valid and deserve discussion. But using the flaws of the present system to justify triaging the poor and working class out of care so that the rich can enjoy top-shelf services is truly ugly, and there's nothing Rep.Paul is saying that offers a real answer to the millions of Americans who do not have secure access to care.
MORE: Susan at Daily Kos cites examples of adults and children who died for lack of timely care, including her own brother. This is not the America we want to be.


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A group of lawmakers, health care groups, pharmaceutical companies and others who have taken notice of the rising obesity rate met at the National Summit on Obesity Policy last week to develop priorities for federal policy action for the campaign, called the Collaborative Campaign to End Obesity.
One of the main goals of the group is to change the health care sector so that it recognizes obesity as a complex disease with strong adverse health effects. The group wants the establishment of diagnosis codes and the requirement of insurance coverage to prevent obesity along with screening, diagnosis and treatment of obesity.
The group also called for promoting better nutrition, which involves ensuring that all foods in schools meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans set by the federal government. It also means reducing the marketing of unhealthy foods and increasing the marketing of healthy, culturally relevant foods.
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Arthur Marx, a veteran television writer, playwright, celebrity biographer and memoirist who wrote extensively about an often fractious life with his father, comedic legend Groucho Marx, has died. He was 89 and died of natural causes Thursday at his Los Angeles home, said his son, Andy.
Marx was the only son of Groucho, who, with his exaggerated eyebrows, mustache and mastery of the lightning-quick, ad-libbed putdown, was the most prominent member of the Marx Brothers.
"His father was never far from him," said actor Frank Ferrante, who portrayed the iconic comedian in the 1986-87 off-Broadway production of "Groucho: A Life in Revue," written by Marx and Robert Fisher. "Groucho had a long shadow. But Arthur had a career on his own, which was quite impressive."
Following his father's advice, Marx became a writer instead of an actor, producing a novel and several screenplays before concentrating on scripts for such popular television shows as "McHale's Navy" and "My Three Sons" and writing biographies of such classic Hollywood figures as Samuel Goldwyn, Red Skelton, Bob Hope and Mickey Rooney.
Although he carved out his own career, "his favorite topic always seemed to remain his dad," said author Robert S. Bader, a Marx Brothers historian.
In addition to the off-Broadway play, which Marx also directed, he wrote the books "Life With Groucho" (1954); "Son of Groucho (1972), the cover of which has an illustration showing Marx emerging from Groucho's head; and an updated, combined version of the first two volumes called "My Life With Groucho" (1992). He also mentions his father in "Not as a Crocodile" (1958), a collection of stories about his family, and displayed candid photos of him in "Arthur Marx's Groucho: A Photographic Journey" (2003).
His father and uncles inspired a 1970 Broadway play, "Minnie's Boys," also co-written with Fisher.
Marx's books portrayed his father as a man who was stingy with his emotions and who once threatened to sue him. In his father's declining years, Marx became a central figure behind a successful legal battle to wrest back control of Groucho's affairs from his late-in-life companion, Erin Fleming.
Born in New York City on July 21, 1921, Marx was the second of three children of Groucho and his first wife, Ruth Johnson. As a child he often went on the road with his father and uncles Harpo, Chico and Zeppo when they were playing vaudeville. He moved with his family to Los Angeles in the early 1930s.
Marx attended USC for a year before joining the Coast Guard in 1942 and serving in the Philippines during World War II. After the war, he went to work at MGM as a reader. His earliest screenwriting credits include several films in the "Blondie" series, including "Blondie in the Dough" (1947).
He made his debut as a novelist in 1950 with "The Ordeal of Willie Brown," drawn from his experiences as a top-ranked junior tennis player in the 1930s and early 1940s. Groucho "recommended that I tear it up," Marx recalled in a 1986 interview with The Times.
His father hated his next book, "Life With Groucho," even more. Father and son stopped talking and communicated through lawyers.
When the book was accepted for serialization by the Saturday Evening Post, Marx gave his father a set of galleys. Groucho filled it with corrections and handed it back to his son. "I said, 'Thanks, I'll take care of this' and on the way out of the house, I dropped them in the trashcan," Marx recalled in a 2003 interview. He said his father never knew the difference and ended up promoting the book on his popular TV quiz show, "You Bet Your Life."
None of the biographies he wrote were authorized, Marx said, because "celebrities never tell the truth, at least not the whole truth." He wanted the freedom to show some of their warts, as in "The Secret Life of Bob Hope" (1993), in which he alleged that the popular, long-married entertainer had "made love to more beautiful women than Errol Flynn, my Uncle Chico and Bing Crosby combined."
Marx co-wrote with Fisher several Hope movies, including "Eight on the Lam" and "I'll Take Sweden." With Fisher he also wrote the 1965 hit Broadway stage comedy "The Impossible Years," which starred Alan King and was adapted for a 1968 film that starred David Niven.
He began writing for television in 1960 with an episode of "General Electric Theater." He worked steadily in the medium for the next three decades, writing for such top-rated sitcoms as "Petticoat Junction," "Love, American Style" and "Alice."
He said he regretted not being close to his father at the end of Groucho's life, but he believed he had gained the old man's respect.
"My father went to Broadway to see my play 'The Impossible Years,' " he told the Associated Press a dozen years after Groucho's death in 1977. "I had of course told the ticket girl to give him free tickets. The girl started to give him a hard time and he said, 'Don't you know who I am? I'm Arthur Marx's father!' "
His first marriage ended in divorce. In addition to his son Andy, Marx is survived by his second wife, Lois; son Steve; a stepdaughter, Linda; two sisters, Miriam and Melinda; and four grandchildren.
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If $X$ is a smooth, projective variety over $\mathbb{F}_q$, the Weil conjectures tell us:
$$\prod \mathrm{det} (I - TF|_{H^i_c(X)})^{(-1)^{i+1}} = \mathrm{exp}\left(\sum_{m=1}^{\infty} \frac{N_m}{m} T^m \right)$$
here, $T$ is a formal variable, $H^i_c(X)$ is an appropriate cohomology theory, $F$ is the Frobenius automorphism, and $N_m$ is the number of $\mathbb{F}_{q^m}$ points of $X$.
I would like to replace $\mathbb{F}_q$ with $\mathbb{C}((z))$, on the pretext that both have absolute Galois group $\hat{\mathbb{Z}}$. I am thinking of $\mathbb{C}((z))$ as the ring of functions on a very small punctured disc, and of a variety over $\mathbb{C}((z))$ as a family over this punctured disc. I will also conflate the Frobenius automorphism with the monodromy action.
Let $X$ be a variety over $\mathbb{C}((t))$; interpret the LHS of the equation above by understanding $F$ as the monodromy action. In what, if any, sense does the number $N_m$ count points over the field $\mathbb{C}((t^{1/m}))$ ?
Note that if one naively takes the cardinality of the set of these points, one would often find $N_m = \mathrm{\infty}$.
Is there any structure on the set of $\mathbb{C}((t))$ points which would allow me to take an Euler number?
Finally, let me view $\overline{\mathbb{C}((t))}$ as the field over which tropical geometry happens. Making the modifications appropriate to discuss the non-projective case, let me take $X$ to be an affine variety.
Can I "count" $\mathbb{C}((t^{1/m}))$ points of $X$ in terms of "counting" $\frac{1}{m} \mathbb{Z}$ points of $\mathrm{Trop}(X)$?


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