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In American cinema from 1916 to 2000, two main archetypes emerge in portrayals of women seeking abortion: prima donnas and martyrs/victims. While the prima donna category faded over the course of the 20th century, study of abortion in American cinema from 2001 to 2016 shows that the victim archetype persists in many films. Women who have abortions are cast as victims in films across a variety of genres: Christian, thriller, horror, and historical. Some recent films, however, namely, Obvious Child (2014) and Grandma (2015), reject this hundred-year-old tendency to portray abortion as regrettable and tragic—especially for the women choosing it—and instead show it as a liberating experience that brings women together, breaking new ground for the depiction of abortion in American film.
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Dance of Particles in Saturn's F Ring
This movie features a simulation showing the changes to a portion of Saturn's F ring as the shepherding moon Prometheus swings by it.
Transcript:Title - This animation is based on images obtained by cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
Title - Dance of Particles in Saturn's F Ring
Title - As the moon Prometheus swings by, particles in the F ring begin to dance.
Title - The gravitational pull of Prometheus starts the waltz.
Title - A pattern forms and is duplicated around the ring.
Title - Prometheus creates the "streamer-channel phenomenon."
Title - The moon pulls particles toward it like a streamer and disperses them in a channel.
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Title - Prometheus is passing by the same part of the F ring for a second time.
Title - The F ring is still rippling with the complicated patterns formed by the last visit.
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Title - Perhaps this is why the structure of the F ring is so complex.
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I know its another reason "the peoples" feel to compelled to "occupy"
What do I know about Biscuit Run? That it would be a good park for Occupy to occupy and for all of the homeless drunks that pander minor girls to be.
It helped Tim Kaine by that new estate
Is it a 5K or 10K?
Its a 43mil dollar run over the tax payer to finance Time Kaines "occupy webbs seat" bid.
so its the C'ville 43M "over" run............
Its the epitome of collusion between political prostitutes and special interests solidified by secrecy on a state level. If this doesn't reek of corruption what does? What more is there to see. Bare naked state sponsored conspiracy to defraud the public. And where is the state AG? Probably got his hand out too to look the other way.
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Geist will remain co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," where he has covered national politics since 2007. He will have an expanded web presence with MSNBC.com's revamped "Zeitgeist," a video blog he started and has run since 2007. Geist will also continue as a contributor to NBC Sports Group, where he will report for the Olympics and NBC Sports Network.
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Mobile processing power is growing at an exceptional rate and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 chips will hit the market this year delivering double the performance of predecessor. However Qualcomm Senior Director of Snapdragon Gaming, Mike Yuen, is clear that smartphones and tablets will never outperform consoles.
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Several high profile game developers, including id Software's John Carmack, believe that mobile devices will eventually surpass consoles in processing and graphics capabilities. According to Yuen, Snapdragon 800 chips are capable of doing "anything you can do on Xbox 360." Nonetheless, he believes that focusing on CPU performance misses the unique strengths of mobile platforms.
"I think what's really interesting is that the underlying technology will be there, but that doesn't mean that the games and experiences and designs we create on mobile devices will necessarily be replications of console games," he noted.
"The experiences will be different. The underlying technology will be there in hundreds of millions of devices, and that will increase each year. It's just that, as a developer, I don't think the intention is, 'I'm going to build a Blu-ray disc's worth of game on a mobile phone.' That just doesn't make sense."
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New analysis from research firm IDC revealed that Apple's market share of tablets fell dramatically from the second quarter to the third quarter, as rival Samsung experienced strong growth, nipping at Apple's heels. Samsung saw 325% growth year over year, while Apple experienced 26.1% growth in the market.
Apple's trump card to regain market share is the 7.9-inch iPad Mini, which it announced at the beginning of October. Apple announced Monday it has already sold 3 million iPads since the iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad were launched, so it appears the device is off to a strong start. This comes despite efforts competitors such as Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT) taking shots at the device.
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Apple still owned 50.4% of the tablet market as of the end of the third quarter, though that's down from 59.7% in the year-earlier time frame, and 68% in the second quarter. Overall, the tablet makers shipped 27.8 million during the third quarter, including the 14.1 million Apple sold.
"After a very strong second quarter, Apple saw growth slow as both consumer and commercial (including education) shipments declined, and rumors of a forthcoming iPad Mini began to heat up," said Tom Mainelli, research director of tablets at IDC, in the press release. "We believe a sizeable percentage of consumers interested in buying an Apple tablet sat out the third quarter in anticipation of an announcement about the new iPad Mini. Now that the new Mini, and a fourth-generation full-sized iPad, are both shipping we expect Apple to have a very good quarter. However, we believe the Mini's relatively high $329 starting price leaves plenty of room for Android vendors to build upon the success they achieved in the third quarter."
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Initial impressions of the iPad Mini are overwhelmingly positive, despite the significantly higher price point for its smaller tablet, than its competitors. Yet, CEO Tim Cook was quick to say the iPad Mini is not like the other 7-inch tablets on Apple's earnings call.
"Let me be clear. We would not make one of the 7-inch tablets," Cook said. "We don't think they're good products."
The iPad Mini starts at $329. For instance, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD starts at $199.
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Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, is a dangerous type of skin cancer that occurs in melanocytes, which are the cells that produce the skin pigment known as melanin. Though melanocytes are usually found in the skin, they are also present in the bowel, the eyes, and other areas of the body; however, the risk of melanoma in these areas is very low.
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- Color – Uneven, either between different moles, or within the same mole
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This is a little off the doctrine question, but there was not a category for my question so here goes. Has any one given thought to a courtship service for the OPC single out there, perhaps some kind of format where single men and women can get to know each other. It is difficult to find those of the opposite sex of like mind and belief to fellowship with and consider further paths in life.
You put your finger on a real need, one we see the singles in our congregation having to deal with. No such service is presently provided by anyone in the OPC that I know of. A good friend of mine a couple of years ago created a kind of "resume" for his very marriageable daughter (with her picture, bio, testimony, interests, etc., and how to contact him (her dad)). He sent this in an email to all the OP pastors asking them to pass it on to any suitable young men in their congregations; and among the several young men who responded was the one to whom she is now happily married. Maybe you could create your own "resume" and ask your pastor to e-mail it to the other OP pastors. Have you talked to your pastor and/or elders about this? They at least would have contacts with the other churches of your presbytery. I will pass on your suggestion to a few people as something to consider, but obviously cannot promise anything.
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WHEREAS, the Louisiana Procurement Code exempts small purchases from the competitive sealed bidding requirements of the code;
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WHEREAS, Executive Order No. KBB 2007-10, signed on April 26, 2007, established the procedure for the procurement of small purchases in accordance with the statutory guidelines of the Louisiana Procurement Code; and
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SECTION 1: All departments, institutions, boards, commissions, budget units, and agencies of the executive branch of state government, and the officers and employees thereof, (hereafter "agency") shall observe, be guided by, and implement the specific directives on small purchase procedures set forth in this Order. This Order in no way affects or changes the purchasing authority delegated to an agency by the chief procurement officer as defined in R.S. 39:1556(3). No provision of this Order shall be construed as a limitation on the number of quotations to be solicited prior to making a purchase or procurement. Louisiana businesses, especially small and emerging businesses and small entrepreneurships, should be utilized to the greatest extent possible when soliciting prices.
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C. "Small Entrepreneurship" means a business certified as a small entrepreneurship by the Department of Economic Development, in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurships (Hudson Initiative), R.S. 39:2006 (B); and
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A. Those items covered by an existing state contract, and
B. Public works contracts which exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) and are governed by the provisions of R.S. 38:2241.
SECTION 4: Except as otherwise provided in this Order, all small purchases shall be made in accordance with the following minimum procedures:
A. No competitive process is required for purchases not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) per single purchase transaction.
B. Price quotations shall be solicited from three (3) or more bona fide , qualified vendors for purchases exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) but not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).
1. Quotations may be made by telephone, facsimile, or other means and shall be awarded on the basis of the lowest responsive quotation. Whenever possible, at least one (1) of the bona fide , qualified vendors shall be a certified small and emerging business or a small entrepreneurship. Agency files shall document and list all solicited vendors and each vendor's contact person, summarize quotations received, indicate the successful vendor and state the reason why any lower quotation was rejected. Agency files should also contain written confirmation of the quotation from the successful vendor;
2. Soliciting three quotations may be waived when making purchases from a Small Entrepreneurship or Small and Emerging Business that is currently certified by the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, when the price is determined to be reasonable. Reasonable is a best value determination based on price, delivery, service, and/or any other related factors. This determination is to be maintained in the file; and
3. Soliciting three quotations may be waived when purchasing from a business registered with the Secretary of State as domiciled in Louisiana. A business analysis must determine that in-state prices are equal or better than two other current price comparisons. Comparisons may include, but are not limited to, state contract prices, General Services Administration (GSA) prices, or similar resources. Comparison documents are to be maintained in the file.
C.1. Price quotations shall be solicited from five (5) or more bona fide , qualified vendors for purchases exceeding five thousand ($5,000) but not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Quotations may be made by facsimile or written means and shall be awarded on the basis of the lowest responsive price quotation received. Whenever possible, at least two (2) of the bona fide , qualified vendors shall be certified small and emerging businesses or small entrepreneurships. The requirement to solicit certified small and emerging businesses or small entrepreneurships is waived for those agencies that post on LaPAC, Louisiana's internet based system for posting vendor opportunities and award information.
2. A minimum of three (3) working days shall be allowed for receipt of quotations.
3. All written or facsimile solicitations shall include the closing date, time, and all pertinent competitive specifications, including quantities, units of measure, packaging, delivery requirements, ship-to location, terms and conditions, and other information sufficient for a supplier to make an acceptable quotation. Precautionary measures shall be taken to safeguard the confidentiality of vendor responses prior to the closing time for receipt of quotations. No quotation shall be evaluated using criteria not disclosed in the solicitation.
4. Agency files shall document and list all solicited vendors and each vendor's response, summarize quotations received, indicate the awarded quotation, and state the reason why any lower quotation was rejected.
SECTION 5: Except as provided in subsection A(14), A(24), or A(26) of this section, the following items are considered small purchases regardless of price and may be procured in the following manner:
A. No competitive process is required for the following items:
1. Repair parts for equipment obtained from a Louisiana authorized dealer shall be used if available. This provision does not apply to the stocking of parts;
2. Equipment repairs from a Louisiana authorized dealer shall be used if available;
3. Vehicle repairs not covered by a competitive state contract or the state fleet maintenance repair contract, obtained from a Louisiana authorized dealer shall be used if available.
4. Vehicle body repairs covered by insurance recovery and in accordance with insurance requirements;
5. Livestock purchased at public auction;
6. Purchasing or selling transactions between state budget units and other governmental agencies;
7. Publications and/or copyrighted materials purchased directly from the publisher or copyright holder, and web-based subscription services;
8. Publications and/or copyrighted materials purchased by libraries or text rental stores from either subscription services or wholesale dealers which distribute for publishers and/or copyright holder;
9. Public utilities and services provided by local governments;
10. Prosthetic devices, implantable devices, and devices for physical restoration, which are not covered by a competitive state contract;
11. Educational training and related resources (except equipment) used to enhance the performance of state employees and good standing of state agencies, including memberships in and accreditations by professional societies and organizations, except for customized training which is covered under R.S. 39:1481, et seq ;
12. Purchases for clients of Blind and Vocational Rehabilitation programs not covered by competitive state contract which are federally funded at a rate of at least 78.7%, regulated by Title 34, Parts 361, 365, 370, and 395 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and in accordance with OMB Circular A-102;
13. Materials, supplies, exhibitor fees, and exhibit booths for conferences, seminars, and workshops, or similar events (business, educational, promotional, cultural, etc.) for participation in promotional activities which enhance economic development or further the department's mission, duties and/or functions, with the approval of the department secretary, or agency equivalent, if not covered by competitive state contract;
14. Wire, related equipment, time and material charges to accomplish repairs, adds, moves, and/or changes to telecommunications systems not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
15. Working class animals trained to perform special tasks, including but not limited to narcotics detection, bomb detection, arson investigation, and rescue techniques;
16. Food, materials and supplies for teaching and training where the purchasing, preparing, and serving of food is part of the regularly prescribed course;
17. Shipping charges and associated overseas screening and broker fees from between international and domestic origins and destinations;
18. Parcel services, including but not limited to Federal Express, United Parcel Service, Airborne Express, and Express Mail;
19. Renewal of termite service contracts;
20. Purchase of supplies, operating services, or equipment for Louisiana Rehabilitation Services, Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Program. Although competitive bidding is not required under this paragraph, whenever practicable, three (3) quotations from bona fide, qualified vendors should be obtained. Whenever possible, and at least one (1) of the bona fide , qualified vendors shall be a certified small and emerging business or a small entrepreneurship;
21. Purchasing of clothing at retail necessary to individualize clients at state developmental centers in compliance with Federal Regulations for ICF/MR facilities;
22. Health insurance for the managers of Randolph-Sheppard programs, as defined by 20 U.S.C. § 107, et seq ., and paid from income generated by unmanned vending locations;
23. Purchases made to resell as part of a merchandising program with the written approval on file from the secretary of the department, or agency equivalent, when it is not practical or feasible to obtain competitive price quotations;
24. Commercial Internet Service not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per subscription per year;
25. Advertising, where permitted by law and the head of an agency or designee certifies that specific media is required to reach targeted audiences;
26. Scientific and laboratory supplies and equipment when procured by colleges and universities for laboratory or scientific research not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per transaction;
27. Publication of articles, manuscripts, etc. in professional scientific, research, or educational journals/media and/or the purchase of reprints;
28. Livestock sperm and ova;
29. Royalties and license fees for use rights to intellectual property, including but not limited to patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, music, artistic works, trade secrets, industrial designs, domain names, etc.;
30. Equipment moves by the original equipment manufacturer or authorized dealer to ensure equipment operation to original equipment manufacturer specifications, calibration, warranty, etc.;
31. Mailing list rentals or purchases; and
32. Art Exhibition rentals and/or loan agreements and associated costs of curatorial fees, transportation and installation.
B. For the following items, telephone or facsimile price quotations shall be solicited, where feasible, to at least three (3) bona fide , qualified vendors. Whenever possible, at least one (1) of the bona fide , qualified vendors shall be a certified small and emerging business or a small entrepreneurship.
1. Farm products including, but not limited to, fresh vegetables, milk, eggs, fish, or other perishable foods, when it is determined that market conditions are unstable and the competitive sealed bidding process is not conducive for obtaining the lowest prices;
2. Food, materials, and supplies needed for:
a. Operation of boats and/or facilities in isolated localities where only limited outlets of such supplies are available; and/or
b. Juvenile detention homes and rehabilitation facilities/homes where the number of inmates, students, or clients is unstable and unpredictable;
3. Convention and meeting facilities, provided that any associated food or lodging must be in accordance with Policy & Procedure Memorandum No. 49 – General Travel Regulations;
4. Gasoline and fuel purchases not covered by competitive state contract;
5. Equipment for blind-operated facilities not covered by competitive state contract;
6. Feed commodities, including but not limited to soybean meal, cottonseed meal, and oats;
7. Aircraft parts, repairs, inspections, and modifications approved by the head of the agency, head of Division of Administration Flight Operations or the head's designee, and performed by an FAA-certified mechanic and/or at an FAA certified repair station in accordance with FAA requirements; and
8. Air and bus charters in accordance with PPM 49, including group travel that does not qualify for commercial rates available to individual travelers.
SECTION 6: In the absence of a good faith business basis, no purchase or procurement shall be artificially divided within a cost center, or its equivalent, to avoid the competitive process or the solicitation of competitive sealed bids.
SECTION 7: All departments, commissions, boards, offices, entities, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate in the implementation of this Order.
SECTION 8: This Order is effective upon signature and shall continue in effect until amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded by the governor, or terminated by operation of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 22nd day of August, 2008.
Bobby Jindal
Jay Dardenne
Secretary of State


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Complete Story
Nielsen: 6.5 Million Households Still Unready For DTV
By: John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable
More than 6.5 million homes would be unable to receive any full-power digital TV station signals if the DTV transition occurred today, according to Nielsen.
That is the number of homes (5.7% of the TV households) that Nielsen estimates are "completely unready" for the DTV switch with less than four weeks to the Feb. 17 transition date, which means they do not have a DTV set or a converter box, cable, or satellite service.
That is an improvement in DTV-readiness of 1.3 million homes over December but likely not enough to assuagelegislators working on moving the Feb. 17 DTV transition date.
For instance, the percentage of completely unready African American households is almost 10% (9.9%), and the number of Hispanic households almost the same at 9.7%. Minorities are among the populations that have been expected to be impacted more by the transition.
Jonathan Collegio, the National Association of Broadcasters point person on the DTV transition, argues that the Nielsen figure overstates DTV unreadiness since it does not take into account people who have applied or are waiting for the coupon. "If somebody is waiting for a coupon, they are not technologcally capable of receiving digital at that moment," he says, "but it is not like they are completely unready. They are ready enough to have taken the initiative to apply for a coupon."
He also points out that the Nielsen converter box figure does not take into account people who have the boxes but haven't hooked them up yet. "Our research shows that two-thirds of converter box owners have not installed their converter boxes yet, which suggests that this number is a bit inflated," he says.
Nielsen spokeswoman Anne Elliot concedes that, "yes, it could be that the digital box is sitting there and hasn't been connected. That is a possibility, absolutely."
NIelsen's projections are based on a sample of about 37,000 metered households.
Source: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/162546-Nielsen_6_5_Million_Households_Still_Unready_For_DTV.php?rssid=20065


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Welcome to Baca County, Colorado!
A Proud Part of the USGenWeb Project!
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Maggie Stewart, and I will be your host while you are here!
I hope to make your visit a pleasurable one. I do not live in Baca County, but will try my best
to make this an informative and useful site, and hope that you will return often. Your comments and
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area. I am happy to host this site and I will try my best to aid you in your search.
Thank you for visiting.
Baca County is located in the south eastern corner of the state of Colorado. Baca County's Neighbors are Bent County Colorado to the northwest, Prowers County Colorado to the North, Los Animas County Colorado to the West, Cimarron County, Oklahoma to the South, Union County, New Mexico to the Southwest, Stanton County, Kansas to the Northeast and Morton County, Kansas to the East.
Some History of Baca County
BACA COUNTY (formed 1889) was mamed, at the suggestion of Senator Barela, for the Baca family of Trinidad.
A member of this family had been the first settler on Two Buttes Creek.
(Map modified with permission of Ray Sterner from the
Color Landform Atlas of the United States.)
From the Internet Archive - "Cattle Trails & S.M. Konkel
No single county saw towns mushroom faster than did Baca County on the plains between 1885-1888. Americans were moving across the plains to cast their lot with the soil. They settled on land under the homestead, preemption and tree claim acts. [A "tree claim" required a certain number of trees be planted each year.
Unlike the gold rush, when only the men scurried to the hills hoping to gather nuggets and quickly return home, this venturesome movement was one of families intending to establish homes on virgin land and grow with the prairie country.
The land settlement reached its peak in 1888. In three years more than 6,000 persons moved into the area. Drought struck the region in 1889 and successive years of crop failures started an exodus. By 1893 only 700 persons remained. All the towns except Springfield, Stonington and Vilas disappeared.
Ralph C. Taylor, "Colorado South of the Border""
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Baca County is the southeasternmost of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 4,517 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Springfield."
"Baca County was created by the Colorado legislature on April 16, 1889, out of the eastern portions of Las Animas County. Baca County was named in honor of pioneer and Colorado territorial legislator Felipe Baca." [For more information see the entire article.]
A Brief History of Baca County
A Place Called Baca, by Ike Osteen. Available from the Baca County Historical Society, 400 W 7th Ave, Springfield, Colorado 81073-1241
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Parenting: Here's where rubber meets the road, brutha
I had a moment the other day at a local park. I witnessed a quartet of couples saunter into the grassy meadow with their babies in tow. One baby per couple. In each case, one of the parents was cradling their bundle of joy and the other parent was cradling a Whole Foods bag.
They all proceeded to walk over to a relatively secluded area, sitting down with blankets and other Sunday-in-the-park accoutrements. They were clearly having themselves quite a time. Eating, laughing, playing with the not-yet-walking-or-talking babies. Smiles abounded. These people were acting - and rightfully so - as if the world was their playground.
It was a truly beautiful, life-affirming sight to behold.
No it wasn't.
See, it wasn't anger I felt. It wasn't jealousy, either. I'm not even sure there's a word for it. It was just like well, what I really wanted to do was take my two children - ages 2 and 4 - and send them hurtling into the Circle of Peace and Love and Non-GMO Food like a pair of neutron bombs to jar these newbie parents awake to their futures.
One little baby? Please. Having a puppy is harder work. Two toddlers (and a pregnant wife)? That's where it's at. That's where rubber meets the road, brutha.
Speaking of rubber meeting road, yep, that was my daughter, wailing at the top of her lungs, screaming "MY BIKE MY BIKE!" as my son pedaled away on his bicycle. Note the "his" there. It was his bicycle. Not her bicycle. His. Truth be told, she can't ride a bicycle. But she wanted to ride it. And she didn't have a nap. And she's 2. And so she was screaming, loud enough for the Circle of Peace and Love and Non-GMO Food to hear, close enough that I could see their faces.
And you know what their faces said? "I judge thee! I judge thee as a bad parent, letting your precious little girl scream and cry. Do something! Comfort her! Offer her an organic gluten free pretzel with sesame seeds instead of salt! You're a monster! I'm still judging you! Pass the hummus and carrots!"
Judged or not, I did what I had to do, namely continue to follow my son on his bike with my daughter trailing behind, wailing.
"Come on, come on," I implored her. "You'll get your turn." Eventually, she got her turn, which mostly involved her sitting on the bike while my wife and I held her in place and said "wheeeee."
I think the Circle of Love, Etc. was on the melon course at this point.
They just don't know. They just. Don't. Know.
They just don't know they're going to let their children watch back-to-back (to-back-to-back) episodes of "Paw Patrol." They just don't know they're going let their kids eat boxed macaroni and cheese for dinner sometimes and not feel one twinge of guilt about it. They just don't know everyone is going to stop thinking their kids are cute when they do less-than-cute things. They just don't know they're going to yell at them when they do something dangerous or just plain dumb. They just don't know their days of quiet Sunday picnics will be about as plentiful as rain in their living room.
They just don't know.
But you know what else they don't know? The bond gets stronger. Seems impossible to consider, but it's true. Sure, you love your babies, but really: They're lumps compared to a toddler, and those toddlers are lumps compared to pre-schoolers.
I can just imagine what's in store for me as they get older, both the good and the bad.
And as for those quiet picnics? I'm fine waiting until 2035.
Jeff Edelstein can be reached at facebook.com/jeffreyedelstein and @jeffedelstein on Twitter


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The global Connected Home market, which relies on the convergence of three industries - consumer electronics (CE), home computers and mobile devices - will be worth $US101 billion in 2013, according to a new report.
In 2012, the idea of the Connected Home finally became simple enough to gain some real traction, the report by Visiongain states. Many of the enabling technologies for the Connected Home are already in place in most average households, and wireless sensors are now becoming ubiquitous.
These devices are currently being embedded in everything from electrical plugs and thermostats to cars and even wine corks. The rise in popularity of devices such as tablets will also be a fundamental factor in connected home uptake, according to the report.
Meanwhile, average consumers who are replacing their home television sets are increasingly opting for Smart TVs - a device that Visiongain believes will act as a showcase for the benefits of a connected home system and other smart devices in the future.
"The proliferation of all kinds of digital devices combined with increased internet access, Wi-Fi, and broadband means that the Connected Home is more than just a concept and is in fact an inevitability," the report states.
"From saving money to revolutionising the way subscribers experience, share and gain access to entertainment, the Connected Home has an ecosystem comprised of numerous players, increasing the value proposition significantly."
Connected Homes do not simply offer interoperability; the technology also promises to save subscribers money on energy bills and provide more eco-friendly energy consumption through devices such as smart meters, according to the report.
Smart metering is already one of the most mature Connected Home technologies. In 2013, Visiongain expects 8 million smart meters to be installed globally, growing with an AGR of 50 percent to reach 12 million in 2014. By 2018, this number could reach 58 million.
Connected Homes have been a major focus of this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where Internet-connected ovens, refrigerators, and washing machines are being shown off by large electronic companies such as Samsung and LG.
Operators, mobile device manufacturers, OEMs and app developers will all benefit from this trend, due to broader revenue streams and the opportunity to develop applications that will help subscribers to control and survey their connected homes.
The news follows the publication of a report by by General Electric (GE) in November, which found that increased connectivity is transforming not only domestic life but also industry.
The report claimed that the "Industrial Internet" (or Internet of Things) has the potential to add $10-15 trillion to global GDP by 2030 and reduce billions of dollars worth of waste across major industries such as healthcare, energy and transportation.
"The full potential of the Industrial Internet will be felt when the three primary digital elements - intelligent devices, intelligent systems and intelligent automation - fully merge with physical machines, facilities, fleets and networks," said GE's Chief Economist Marco Annunziata.
"When this occurs, the benefits of enhanced productivity, lower costs and reduced waste will propagate through the entire industrial economy."


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I thought it might be a good idea to have a abbreviations thread where we collect all the abbreviations we use on the forum as I am sure not everone knows them.
I will edit this post to include the abbreviations you post below as time goes by.
Aquatic Abbreviations
AC = Aquatic Community and/or Aquaclear
AM = Ammonia
BBS = Baby Brine Shrimp
BGK = Black Ghost Knife
BHT = Blue Hippo Tang
BN = Bristlenose Pleco
BP = Blood Parrot
BS = Brine Shrimp
CA = Calcium
CA = Central America
CA = Condylactis Anemone
CAE = Chinese Algae Eater
CF = Compact Flourescent
CKF = Clown Knife Fish
CO = Coral Only
COWLR = Coral Only With Live Rock
CO2 = Carbon Dioxide
CPD = Celestial Pearl Danio
CRS = Crystal Red Shrimp
CS = Cherry Shrimp
CU = Copper
DIY = Do It Yourself
DNTMT = Do Not Touch My Tanks
EBJD = Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
EC = Eco Complete
FBS = Frozen Brine Shrimp
FBW = Frozen Blood Worms
FE = Iron
FOWLR = Fish Only With Live Rock
FPC = False Perculla Clown
FW = Freshwater
FWB = Fish Will Bite.
G or Gal = Gallon
GBR = German Blue Ram
GBTA = Green Bubble Tip Anemone
GC = Glass Catfish
GF = Goldfish
GH = Water Hardness
GPH = Gallons Per Hour
GT = Green Terror
HC = Hemianthus Callitrichoides
HITH = Hole In The Head
HOB = Hang On Back (referring to filters)
HOT = Hang On Tank (referring to filters)
JD = Jack Dempsey
JK = Just Kidding..
KH = Carbonate Hardness
LFS = Local Fish Store
LR = Live Rock
LRO = Live Rock Only
LS = Live Sand
MG/L = Milligrams Per Liter
MH = Metal Halide Lights
MTS = Multiple Tank Syndrome or Malaysian Tumpet
Snail (first use more common)
NH4 = Ammonia
NLS = New Life Spectrum (fish food brand)
NO2 = Nitrite
NO3 = Nitrate
NTD = Neon Tetra Disease
O2 = Oxygen
PB = Peacock Bass
PF = Pencilfish
PPM = Parts Per Million
RA = Rose Anemone
RO = Reverse Osmosis
RO/DI = Reverse Osmosis/Deionized Water
Pr0 = a person who begs his wife for more tanks. " comes after MTS sets in."
RT = Red Terror
SA = South American
SAE = Siamese Alae Eater
SH = Sea Horse
SW = Saltwater
TB = Tiger Barb
TBAR = TBar Cichlid
T2, T5, T8 = Aquarium Lighting Types
UGF = Under Gravel Filter
UV = Ultra Violet
VHO = Very High Output (referring to lighting)
WC = Water Change
WCMM = White Cloud Mountain Minnow
WPG = Watts Per Gallon
YT = Yellow Tang
ILMGB - ILuvMyGoldBarb (member)
Fish Unrelated (word abbreviations)
BBL = Be back later
BBS = Be back soon
BRB = Be right back
G2G = Got to go
JK = Joke
LMAO = Laughing my a_ _ off
LOL = Laugh out loud
OJ = Only joking
PPL = People
ROFL = Rolling on floor laughing
U = You
WB = Welcome back
Y = Why
) = Pr0eve way of saying he is happy or thinks what was said was good.
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typedef struct {
int x;
int y;
struct {
int a;
int b;
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myStruct s;
Then a process might access this structure as:
myStruct *s = mapGlobalMem();
And use it as:
int tmpX = s->x;
The majority of the information in the global structure is configuration information that is set once and read many times. I would like to store this information in a database and develop an API to access the database. The problem is, these references are sprinkled throughout the code. I need a way to parse the code and identify global structure references that will need to be refactored.
I've looked into using ANTLR to create a parser that will identify references to a small set of structures and enter them into a custom symbol table. I could then use this symbol table to identify which source files need to be refactored. It looks like a promising approach.
What other approaches are there? Of course, I'm looking for a programmatic approach. There are far too many source files to examine each one visually.
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