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Skyr has been part of Iceland's history for a long time. It was brought over by Norse settlers about 1,000 years ago and has been a traditional part of the Nordic diet ever since. The fresh, low-fat treat is versatile, and can serve as a savory snack or sweet dessert depending on what it's paired with. But sometimes overlooked is the product that remains after making skyr: the whey. Whey has been useful in the past for preserving food due to its acidity; it also makes a sweet drink, tenderizes meat and can be used as a base for alcohol. A bottle of whey is a staple in the fridge of any traditional Icelander. However, despite whey having traditional roots, the sweet, creamy product is now making waves in the modern culinary world.
Instead of being confined to its more traditional use, whey is appearing on the menus of some of the most modern restaurants in Iceland. For example, the newly opened Matur og Drykkur in the Grandi district utilizes whey alongside skyr in their menu. They serve dried fish with whey butter and pickled dulse, and skyr with blueberries and whey granita; a refreshing, sweet upgrade to the usual granita. Matur og Drykkur promises to take "good old traditional recipes and the best Icelandic ingredients" to create fusions of popular food. Their use of whey definitely makes their slogan— "Let tradition surprise you!" — ring true! Renowned restaurant Dill in Reykjavik, always at the forefront in modern twists to cuisine, also uses whey in new recipes. They have a delicious burnt cake with currants and whey, a sharp and sweet combination that's definitely a crowd-pleaser.
There's even a new eco-drink called Íslandus, made with fresh whey and integrated with wholesome Icelandic products, like wild moss, local berries and Arctic thyme. The blend is being used as a mouthwatering twist on the traditional cocktail.
So don't miss out on this delectable craze! Next time you're in Iceland be sure to sample whey in all its revived glory with Islandus, or at Dill, Matur og Drykkur and other up-and-coming restaurants!

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Anonymous Hacker's Arrest Caught on Tape
Anonymous hacker, commentator, journalist and fameball Barrett Brown was arrested in a dramatic takedown last night live and on camera, in the middle of a TinyChat with a dozen others.
The shirtless and relaxed Brown is sitting in the dark with his girlfriend, teasing an attractive chat member about being a GIF instead of a real person, when he evidently hears something and goes off camera. His girlfriend evidently shut off the webcam, but the audio continued to run, capturing what sounds like a very agitated Brown having a shout-off with officers who react with predictable physicality.
dating @barrettbrownlol is the BIGGEST JIHAD EVER— Elvira_ebooks (@ElviraXMontana) September 13, 2012
A few hours earlier, Brown had posted a YouTube video threatening to knife any FBI agent who bothered him or his mother.
Yup Barret wins the interwebs hands down with that vid. #epic #shuterdownthiscantbetopped— TacticalIntelligence (@Tactical_Intel) September 13, 2012
Anonymous, who both loves Brown's ability to get them good press and loathes his self-appointed position as unofficial spokesman of Anonymous, quickly went to work. Naturally someone had been recording the whole thing (it's not clear exactly who at this point) and the video was quickly distributed via Mediafire. "He'd want it this way," said the uploader. Not long after that, someone else posted a cleaned-up version of the audio, the better to transcribe it. Then, the transcript was uploaded to Pastebin, making this one of the most thoroughly covered arrests in multimedia. Expect a GIF any minute now.
While the Dallas County prisoner lookup initially showed Brown to be in custody, an hour later it returned no results for Brown, Barrett, white male. According to the original report, when booked he gave his country of citizenship as "None." His mother reportedly says that his arraignment will be in the morning.
Some weren't worried. "Cool how the FBI staged @BarrettBrownLOL's arrest live on cam to bolster the idea he hasn't been working for them for some time already," said Methadonna on Twitter, voicing the suspicions of many. "Color me skeptical; too many coincidences. I'm leaning on this being LE [Law Enforcement] theatre," said Tactical Intelligence.
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We've all seen them, the big striped canvas awnings that sit above shop windows. Now you can get a fabric, LEGO brick compatible one, for all your LEGO town shops.
Each awning is six studs wide and comes folded and complete with a 1x6 tile and 2x (1x2x1) brackets for attaching to your building.
Available in bright coloured fabric, each of which has been printed with the stripe pattern and carefully machine cut in our studio.
Only the awning fabric and 3 LEGO pieces included.
The awnings CANNOT be put adjacent to each other to make larger ones without having to cut the fabric, due to 2 layers of fabric being too thick to sit between the LEGO pieces. Larger awnings will be coming soon.
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SPED library instruction
Library instruction Information Literacy Digital Literacy
Instructor, Michael Pickle. September 26, 4-5:30PM for SPED 204
short link to this blog entry: http://bit.ly/scsusped204
My name is Plamen Miltenoff and I will be leading your digital literacy instruction today: Here is more about me: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/faculty/ and more about the issues we will be discussing today: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/
As well as my email address for further contacts: email@example.com
- How do we search?
- Google and Google Scholar (more focused, peer reviewed, academic content)
- Digg http://digg.com/, Reddit https://www.reddit.com/ , Quora https://www.quora.com/
- SCSU Library search, Google, Professional organization, (e.g. NASET), Stacks of magazines, SCSU library info, but need to know what all of the options mean on that page
- https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2018/04/02/publish-metrics-ranking-and-citation-info/
- Custom Search Engine:
- Basic electronic (library) search information and strategies. Library research services
- Searching SCSU library
here is the link to SPED:
- Books
- Articles and Dbases
- Movies and Streaming Media
- Course Reserves: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/library/borrow/reserves.aspx
- Virtual Librarian: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/library/ask-librarian.aspx
- Reserve a study room: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/library/space/default.aspx
- InterLibrary Loan (ILL): https://www.stcloudstate.edu/library/about/policies/interlibrary-loan.aspx
50 min : http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/bi/
5 min to introduce and make a connection
Plan 1. Introduction to the library (for library novices: Virtual Reality library orientation and gamified library instruction )
15 min for a Virtual Reality tours of the Library + quiz on how well they learned the library:
and 360 degree video on BYOD:
Play a scavenger hunt IN THE LIBRARY: http://bit.ly/learnlib


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Meet Skid-Lift. Roll. Step. Rise.
Welcome to the future of how you use your skidsteer.
Skid-Lift is a new product that has been developed and pairs the advantages of a scissor lift with the flexibility of a skid steer. It will easily fit on the front of a skid steer trailer for transportation along with the skid steer. The Skid-Lift has a quick attach plate on the end or as a side attachment option (see pictures below). The auxiliary hydraulic system on your skid steer provides the power for the lift and tilt.
The base legs are adjustable for uneven or rough terrain. The unit will also work with many fork lifts that have external hydraulic hooks. Tractors can also be hooked up to the Skid-Lift with the use of the optional 3 point hitch adaptor plate.
Model 1530S
21' Working Height (15' Platform Height), 5' x 30" Wide Deck, End and Side Access Doors, One Side Attach Plate, Weight 1500 lbs
Model 2230S
28' Working Height (22' Platform Height), 5' x 30" Wide Deck, End and Side Access Doors, One Side Attach Plate, Weight 1900 lbs
Model 2030E HD
24' Working Height (18.8' Platform Height), Includes 4 Degree Side Tilt feature, 6' x 30" Platform w/ 24" deck extension (8' total deck length), End and Side Attach Plates included, Separate Hydraulic Hook-Ups at each Attach Plate, Single End Access Doors, Weight 2300 lbs, Lift Capacity Rating: 1,000 lbs on Main Deck, 500 lbs on Deck Extension
Advantages over standard/existing Scissor Lifts
- Using a Skid-Steer that may already be available to move and power the unit saves you money and resources
- The ability to work or move over uneven terrain
- Works on any kind of surface
- Very low maintenance as you use the motor and hydraulics already available on a Skid-Steer
- Able to be attached to skid steer with a quick attach plate or farm tractor with a 3-point mount
- Eliminates expensive components, such as pumps, hydraulic drive motors, wheels, batteries used on other units
- Easily stored in the off-season without worrying about components sitting outside (batteries, hydraulic pumps, electronics, etc.)
- Unit has a low cost of ownership compared to other similar devices on the market today
- Roofing
- Eves and Gutter installation
- Siding
- Signage
- Construction
- General maintenance
- Overhead work
- Tree Trimming
- Hotel and Apartment Window Washing
- Power Line Work
- Plant Maintenance
- Overhead Observation Post
- Overhead Photography and Video
- Warehouses
- Safety
- All-Terrain
- Low initial cost
- Configurable
- Ease of Use
- Rugged steel construction
- Virtually maintenance free
- Heavy weight capacity
- Large overall foot print
- Spacious Deck
- Hydraulic controls
- Manual extension platform
- Overriding ground control
- Safety Case Drain Tank if Skidsteer not equipped
- Safety Release at base and basket if needed
- Velocity Brake in-line for Maximum Protection
- Tilt deck ± 4° (2030E HD)
Model 1530S
- 21′ Working Height
- 15′ Platform Height
- Weight 1500 lbs
Model 2230S
- 28′ Working Height
- 22′ Platform Height
- Weight 1900 lbs
Model 2030E HD
- 24′ Working Height
- 18.8′ Platform Height
- Weight 2300 lbs
- Side tilt +\- 4 degrees
- 24 inch platform extension
- 1,000 lb capacity on the Main Deck, 500 lbs on the Deck Extension
- Size: 20ft H x 8ft L x 4ft W


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Alarmed by Adam's indifference when she fails to come home after a night out with co-workers, Hannah worries that the spark may be gone in their relationship. Marnie begins working at Soo Jin's art gallery, though not in the role she expected; later, Desi helps her rediscover her voice. Shoshanna has a surprise for Jessa.
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lo-res 1975 'A Prairie Home Companion' poster
with photos of Rod Bellville, Sean Blackburn, Rudy Darling, Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson,
Dakota Dave Hall, Soupy Schindler, Michael Moriarty, Ray Markland, Buzz Kemper,
Garrison Keillor, Vern Sutton, Butch Thompson,
dedicated to our dad who started listening to KSJR when we got our first FM radio
from gramma & grampa, his parents, ca. 1973 (i remember because
that's when we could finally pick up WCCO-FM from the Cities),
signed "with all my very best Sartell biscuits - Best Garrision Keillor"
with testimonial of Hjalmar Ingquist, map of Lake Wobegon,
shot-up Lake Wobegon town sign (1950 Census) & Jack's Credo
Designed by Larry K Hanson
Photographs by Cheryl Lee Walsh
Jack's portrait by Gregory W Bitz
a present from Bill Parker, overnight classical radio host
at KSJR, GK's original radio station, ca.1975,
at St John's University where our dad used to work with Ed Henry,
framed by my oldest sister Julie.
- how come i haven't seen any of these posters online anywhere?
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Saint Denysa of Troas
- Dionysia
A Christian girl ordered to sacrifice to pagan idols during the persecutions of Decius. She refused and was given over to a house of prostitution to be raped into submission. She fought against her "customers" until exhausted at which point her guardian angel appeared and frightened the men away from her. The next morning she fled the house to the site where a mob had dragged Saint Andrew and Saint Paul of Troas, and began proclaiming her faith. The proconsul had her dragged away and executed. Martyr.
- "Saint Denysa of Troas". CatholicSaints.Info. 12 June 2020. Web. 24 October 2020. <>


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Claims by Himachal Pradesh Police of a possible 'Chinese connection' to the activities of Tibetan religious leader, the Karmapa, are falling apart with the Karmapa's office giving out details that there was nothing amiss in the money found from his monastery.
The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who resides at his temporary abode at the Gyuto Tantric University and monastery near here, has been at the centre of a controversy following the recovery of huge amounts of foreign currency, including millions of US dollars and Chinese yuan, from the monastery premises and elsewhere.
'Allegations against His Holiness the Karmapa were completely unfounded. While it is valid that there could have been better financial management by the office, he is in no way involved in administration and financial matters,' the official spokesperson of the Karmapa's office, Deki Chungyalpa, told IANS.
'It is utterly unfair to question His Holiness' integrity and devotion based on such flimsy evidence and speculation.'
The total amount linked to the monastery, in foreign currency of 25 countries and over Rs.10 million of Indian currency, was nearly Rs.8 crore (Rs.80 million/$1.8 million).
The recovery of over 1.2 million Chinese yuan from the Karmapa's monastery first led to allegations of him being a 'Chinese agent' and even a 'spy'.
Information provided to the media by the Himachal Pradesh Police officers led to more rumours of the 'Chinese connection' of the Karmapa, the third highest ranked Tibetan religious leader after the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, who dramatically escaped from the Tsurphu monastery near Lhasa and arrived here January 2000.
A top police officer went on record to tell TV channels that SIM and data cards recovered from the Karmapa's monastery had Chinese markings, and claimed that people in the Karmapa's establishment had been talking to 'Huawei' in China.
It later transpired that the data cards, from a leading Indian telecom brand, had been recovered from officials of the Karmapa's office and were being used for internet connectivity on laptops and computers.
The Huawei connection was just that the data cards were manufactured by the China-based Huawei Corporation, a leading global company in telecom products. Even the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited uses products from Huawei.
'Media reports that Chinese SIM cards were seized from the monastery are totally baseless and can be verified based on the seizure list prepared by the police, where there is no mention of any SIM cards having been found,' the spokesperson added.
The Karmapa's office has been saying that all the money was from donations from followers the world over, including scores who come from Tibet and carry Chinese currency.
'With regard to the foreign currency seized from the monastery as per the requirement of FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act), the Karmapa Office of Administration created the Saraswati Charitable Trust and first applied for FCRA status on Oct 13, 2003, but did not receive permission to deposit foreign currencies.'
'It thus created another trust, Karmae Garchen Trust on July 5, 2006, whose application for FCRA permission to deposit foreign currency was submitted Nov 16, 2010 (after the requisite wait of three years before a trust can apply for FCRA status) and is still pending.
'With little understanding of the legal procedures, and no legitimate means of depositing or exchanging this foreign currency, the money was left to pile up over time, waiting the day when it could be legitimately deposited,' Deki further told IANS.
She added that there was no 'benami' (illegal) land deal done by the Karmapa's trust.
'The Karmae Garchen Trust sought and was granted preliminary approval by the state government to proceed with the plans to purchase the land.'
However, in another official flipflop by the Himachal authorities, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Feb 12 denied the 'clean chit' given to the Karmapa just a day after Himachal's Chief Secretary Rajwant Sandhu said the Karmapa had no role in the huge amount of money recovered from his monastery.
'Neither have we held him guilty, nor given him a clean chit. Investigations are still on,' Dhumal told reporters.
Both the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government have recognised Ogyen Trinley Dorje, now 25, as the Karmapa reincarnate. This is significant because both sides have named their own candidates as reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second highest Tibetan religious leader after the Dalai Lama.


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Materials scientists have developed a new strategy for crafting one-dimensional nanorods from a wide range of precursor materials. Based on a cellulose backbone, the system relies on the growth of block copolymer "arms" that help create a compartment composed of the inner blocks of the arms to serve as a nanometer-scale chemical reactor. The outer blocks of the arms prevent aggregation of the nanorods.
The structures resemble tiny bottlebrushes with polymer "hairs" on their surfaces. This new technique enables tight control over the diameter, length, and surface properties of the nanorods, whose optical, electrical, magnetic, and catalytic properties depend on the precursor materials used and the dimensions of the nanorods. The nanorods range in length from a few hundred nanometers to a few micrometers, and are a few tens of nanometers in diameter.
Magnetic nanorods in the vial are attracted to a magnet. Researchers have developed a new strategy for crafting one-dimensional nanorods based on cellulose and using a wide range of precursor materials.
The nanorods could have applications in such areas as electronics, sensing devices, energy conversion and storage, drug delivery, and cancer treatment. Using their technique, the researchers have so far fabricated uniform metallic, ferroelectric, upconversion, semiconducting, and thermoelectric nanocrystals, as well as combinations thereof. The research, supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, was reported in the journal Science.
"We have developed a very general and robust strategy to craft a rich variety of nanorods with precisely controlled dimensions, compositions, architectures, and surface chemistries," said Zhiqun Lin, a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Materials Science and Engineering. "To create these structures, we used nonlinear bottlebrush-like block copolymers as tiny reactors to template the growth of an exciting variety of inorganic nanorods."
Nanorod structures aren't new, but the technique used by Lin's lab produces nanorods of uniform sizes using materials such as barium titanate and iron oxide, which have not yet been demonstrated in the literature via wet-chemistry approaches. The lab has also produced highly uniform core-shell nanorods made by combining two dissimilar materials. Lin and his former postdoctoral research associate, Xinchang Pang, say the precursor materials applicable to the technique are virtually limitless. — John Toon


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by Paul Heatley
"Mess up her face. Make sure no one will ever want to fuck her." The boss had been pissed. Wringing his hands and popping his joints.
"You want me to leave her breathing?"
The boss pondered it. "Don't kill her. She's not worth it. Just take away her face. Her face is all she's got."
Jackson wasn't so sure about that. She had her body. Great-looking tits. Nice curves. A decent behind. But he supposed her smile set it off. That coquettish little grin accentuated with a smear of red lipstick, flashed for every man in the room, despite whose arm she was on.
"However, as for the other fucker…"
She expected the other fucker when she answered the hotel door to Jackson. It was clear on her face. "You're early," she said. Wearing sexy underwear and that teasing smirk. It faded fast when she realized who had knocked. She seemed resigned, almost.
"Your man thinks you smile too much," Jackson said.
"Let's get this over with."
He hit her twice then stopped counting. She took it standing, at first. Dropped to her knees then pulled herself back up. Looked him defiantly in the eye.
"Are you gonna kill me?" She spat out a tooth.
"No." He hit her again. She went down.
Jackson was done. There was blood on the knuckles of his leather gloves. He took a tissue from his pocket and wiped them down.
On the floor, she started crawling to the bathroom. Jackson carried her through. Ran the bath. "When will he get here?"
She wiped blood from her eye. "Soon."
"I'd apologize for doing this, but I don't think it would count for much."
"It wouldn't. How many times have you been sent to beat up a woman?"
"A few. More than should be necessary."
"We all have our roles."
"I assume it goes without saying that yours is done."
She nodded.
"Don't let him see you again. Don't turn up looking for forgiveness. Next time it'll be your life."
Jackson left her to undress and get in the water. He closed the door. The taps were still running. She climbed in and the water sloshed momentarily and then all was still. He checked his reflection and spotted a drop of blood on his chin. He wiped it away. Turned off the lights then took a seat on the edge of the bed.
He'd admired her, on his boss's arm. The same way he'd admire the women on the arms of all the other higher-ups. When it was just a meeting with the boys they took their whores to show them off. If it was a respectable, formal event, they turned up with their wives. Jackson didn't admire the latter group so much. Too haughty. Too nose-in-the-air.
Jackson waited. The bathroom was quiet. He thought he could maybe hear her sobbing, very softly.
Footsteps in the corridor. They stopped. The floor outside the room made a sound. There was a knock on the door. Jackson had removed his belt and kept it wrapped around his fist. He got to his feet and pulled down the handle, then stepped into the shadows. His eyes had grown accustomed to the dark.
The lover entered the room, saying her name. There was a smile in his voice, thinking she was playing hard to get. Jackson stepped behind him. Wrapped the makeshift-garrotte around his neck and kicked the door shut.
Lover boy wasn't as resigned as the girl. He kicked and clawed. It didn't last long. Jackson squeezed hard after the struggles stopped, making sure. The girl must have heard. The sobbing got a little louder.
Jackson dragged the body to the wardrobe. Removed lover boy's belt and let his pants drop. Wrapped it round the hanging rail and cinched it at his neck. Put his dick in his hand. Stepped back and inspected his work. Looked like he'd gone out happy.
He knocked on the bathroom door. "I can't leave until you do."
"Why not?"
"I need to clean."
Jackson hooked his belt back through the loops. Sat down on the bed again and listened to her get out the bath. Listened to her dry herself.
"I need my clothes," she said.
Jackson gathered them up and handed them through the gap in the door. "Don't look in the wardrobe," he said.


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Aimplas: New Method for Food Packaging PLA Production
The Technological Institute of Plastics Aimplas, Valencia, Spain, along with eleven other enterprises and technological European centers, has launched the InnoREX project, financed by the Seventh Framework Program funds and coordinated by the German Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT). Also during the 42 project months two multinationals in the sector are involved as observers such as the French multinational Roquette and the Finnish multinational Huhtamaki.
This ambitious project seeks to develop a new technology of PLA production (polylactic acid) that will, among other benefits, improve the homogeneity of production and exclude the use of metallic catalysts that were necessary until now. Furthermore, it is expected to obtain energy savings and a single monolayer packaging that may be processed by both polymer processing, the extrusion and injection technology.
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the game I'm searching for was running on Win95, could have been a DoS game though.
After starting the game, you were in your base and were able to choose a vehicle from one of the four hangars (if I remember correctly). After choosing your vehicle, there was a cutscene of an elevator showing that the vehicle you've chosen was brought to the surface and the actual game started.
The game itself was 3D, of course, and your goal was to keep away enemies from your base. In case they attacked your base, you would see a message "Base under attack" and you would have to fly back and defend it. It was also possible to land in your base and choose a different vehicle. The game was still running in the background while you were in your base, i.e. it could happen that the base was suddenly being attacked while you were in it and you had to start immediately.
The gameplay was similar to Battlezone and in fact it could have been some kind of mission in it. I was very young back then, so I cant remember if that was just a single mission that I've failed and failed again or not. The important difference to Battlezone was, though, that you were (as mentioned above) able to land in your base.
Thanks in advance!
Win95 3D vehicle game [Return Fire 2]
Help locating old / Pre year 2000 games you used to play.
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Connecting You Bose headphones to Mac:
- Check if your Bose headphone is charged.
- Turn on your Bose headphone by pressing the power button until a light flash multiple time.
- On your Macbook/iMac, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click Bluetooth. Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on.
- Select your Bose headphone in the list of Bluetooth devices and click Pair.
Bose headphones can be easily paired with an iMac or MacBook.
You may also make it as a default audio output


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By Megan Marley
INDEPENDENCE — The tradition of Candlemas takes its roots from Luke's Gospel, when Mary completed a ritualistic cleansing 40 days after Jesus' birth and He was presented as firstborn, both in accord with Mosaic Law. While they were in the Temple, the prophet Simeon declared Jesus was 'A light to the revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel'. Hence the Church developed a custom of lighting and blessing candles to be used throughout the year on this feast day.
The Candlemas of Innocents held February 2 at St. Mary's in Independence added another layer of meaning for the feast.
The high Latin Mass held that evening was to help parents grieve and present to God their children lost in infancy, miscarriage or abortion, and for couples who are struggling to conceive a child.
Nearly forty people processed from the side chapel into the main church that night carrying newly-blessed candles, with names of their lost children or other prayer intentions written on the paper candleholders. Mass goers held the lit candles through the Gospel, and as they went up for communion the re-lit candles were placed in a bowl of sand to burn as a votive.
This is the third year Fr. Matthew Bartulica, pastor of St. Mary's, has held such a Mass, in arrangement with the post-abortion healing group Project Rachel. It is also the first year the Mass was in the Extraordinary Form, accompanied by the St. Mary's choir and Labor Mariae religious sisters.
In his homily, Fr. Bartulica mentioned how early Christians were known for rescuing unwanted babies left out to die by their pagan neighbors, and how that was something unusual in those times.
"That is one thing that our Faith from the beginning, and various early bishops of the Church speak of the fact, that our Faith has revealed something new to us. Precisely: the value of every human life," he said.
"We celebrate that Child that brought salvation into the world for us, and with all of our children, those that have been lost, that are with Our Lord," said Fr. Bartulica, "only He knows and cares for the creation of life that He gives to us."
To those who lost children through abortion, he spoke of God's mercy and forgiveness.
"Now we come to God with purified hearts, realizing that only He can take away any pains that we might have in our life, and realizing truly the gift of our Faith," he said.
"Today's Mass is offered for all of you here, those of you having difficulty conceiving a child, that Our Lord may heal your hearts, that you may draw closer to Him."
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Allianz National Hurling League Division 2A Final
Antrim v Carlow
(Saturday, 3pm, Newry)
PROMOTION to Division1B of the National Hurling League is the prize on offer for Antrim's hurlers at Newry on Saturday when the Saffrons take on Carlow. The sides met earlier in the campaign at Netwatch Cullen Park with that game finishing in a 0-21 to 2-15 draw and another tight contest is anticipated this week wit so much at stake.
The sides go into this game with contrasting results in the final round of regular 2A games. Carlow enjoyed a handsome win over Armagh to ensure they topped the group while Antrim fell to defeat at home to Westmeath (see page 93 for report), but having banked enough points earlier in the league as-well-as having the head-to-head tie-breaker over Kildare, they joined the Barrowsiders in the final.
It will certainly not be an easy task for Antrim this weekend as they have not beaten Carlow in their three previous meetings including February's draw so they will be looking to buck the recent trend against Colm Bonnar's side.
"They are a physical team with a physical half-back line.," notes Antrim assistant, Neal Peden.
"We have to overcome that and we know that. "They had the physicality over us in the drawn game, but our speed boys worked well that day. "It was a good result that day. We could have won it, but we could have lost it too so we were happy coming away from Carlow with the draw in a sense.
"Carlow are the next team, we know where we are. Carlow, Westmeath, Kildare are the teams we knew we had to go out and perform against. "Carlow have been strong from the start of the year and are getting stronger, but we are all getting stronger coming into the drier weather and we will get sharper too with our faster boys on the fast ground hopefully."
One man who was on form for Antrim at the weekend was Deaghlan Murphy who hit 0-12 including 10 frees in what was his first senior start and the Rossa man will be hoping for a similar display on Saturday.
However, the Antrim management will be looking from a greater return from their other forwards who were off the pace at the weekend and failed to pose much of a threat against Westmeath.
In defence, Antrim will be without Ciaran Johnston who was given a straight red card on Sunday so it is likely Tiernan Coyle or Odhran McFadden will get the nod to replace the St John's man.
"Our goal at the start of the year was to be in the final and we have got there," Peden continued. "That's where we want to be. We will get a better performance next week, there is no doubt about that.
"We wanted out of this league and move the whole thing forward. "We haven't looked forward or looked at anything else apart from the league. Things have went well for us in the league, they have been trained hard. We aren't going to knock the boys now, they have worked really hard.
"We'll have a wee bit of a rest this week and then get them out there, get them training again and get things moving."
Having spent two seasons in 2A, it is crucial Antrim gain promotion in order to make the progress they feel they are capable of and this is their chance to do just that. There is plenty of talent in Carlow however and the Barowsiders will feel they too are primed for a return to face some of hurling's top dogs next year.
With the ground firming up, it is likely we will see an open and high-paced game that could suit Antrim should they use the ball smartly and give their pacey forwards the chance to run at the Carlow defence instead of firing in high ball on top of small forwards that was an issue against Westmeath. It's in Antrim's hands however and while they will not get it at all easy at Pairc Esler, they do have the ability to score their first win over Carlow in four attempts.
"We are in the final, that's where we wanted to be so it's up to us now," insisted Peden. "We want to move the whole thing forward and that's what we have wanted to do all year. We have trained hard and worked hard. If things aren't working, boys need to be brought on and step up to the mark like young Deaghlan Murphy there. It's great to see subs coming on and doing very well, but again, we'll work hard for next week."


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The US economy looks like it grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, the International Monetary Fund has said in a report.
"Recent indicators point to a sharper than expected slowdown in economic activity in the second quarter," IMF experts said on Friday following annual consultations with the US.
"This reflects weakness in inventory accumulation and net exports as well as slower private consumption growth as suggested by retail sales in June."
The pullback in consumer spending poses a sharp drag on growth as it fuels about two-thirds of activity in the world's largest economy.
The US government is set to release its first estimate of gross domestic growth for the second quarter on Wednesday.
First-quarter GDP growth was at a tepid annual rate of 1.8 per cent as the economy still struggles to recover from the Great Recession that ended four years ago.


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When Blaenavon announced their comeback at the very start of this year, the news was overshadowed by the situation that the band had found themselves in. Following the release of their heavily-praised debut album 'That's Your Lot', frontman Ben Gregory was struggling with his mental health, resulting in a breakdown and hospitalisation in the following months. But despite the promising new group almost imploding straight out of the starting blocks, they used the opportunity to create this followup 'Everything That Makes You Happy', a cathartic journey that was born out of their darkest time.
Despite it being written around and influenced by an extremely troubling time, 'Everything That Makes You Happy' is an overwhelmingly uplifting record. While there are moments that directly mention the depression, such as the lead single 'Fucking Up My Friends', much of the release prefers to keep its inspirations wrapped up in a web of soaring guitars and positive tones, giving us a glimpse into the mindset of a band that knows they are having a terrible time but are still looking for as much hope and optimism as they can to bring themselves out of this slump.
The result is an incredibly proficient and moving collection that shows real maturity over their debut. 'Everything That Makes You Happy' may have been born out of the darkness, but seems to shine like a beacon of hope that carries a message of never giving into adversity, making for a bold and vibrant listen throughout.


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Dear all:
To mark December 17, the International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers, the Sex Workers' Rights Advocacy Network (SWAN) of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia is releasing its new report, Arrest the Violence: Human Rights Violations Against Sex Workers in 11 Countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The report is based on interviews with more than 200 male, female and transgender sex workers between 2007 and 2009 and chillingly documents widespread violence and discrimination against them, particularly by state actors.
According to Rebecca Schleifer of Human Rights Watch's Health and Human Rights Division:
Arrest the Violence is the first piece of research done under the leadership of sex workers to document human rights violations they face across Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Sex workers throughout the region report that they face verbal and physical abuse, including beatings, kidnapping, and sexual violence, by police and private citizens. Sex workers also report that police confiscated condoms as "evidence" of sex work, and subjected them to mandatory HIV testing.
These are not isolated incidents. The physical, sexual, and verbal violations of sex workers' rights are part of a pattern of abuse by police and in the community that is documented throughout the region.
It is my sincere hope that this report will serve as a catalyst to awaken the broader human rights community to the importance of documenting and denouncing human rights abuses against sex workers, and working with sex workers to end these abuses.
To access the report, please follow the links below.
Questions or comments may be directed to email@example.com.
Aliya Rakhmetova
Coordinator Sex Workers' Rights Advocacy Network (SWAN)
The following story was documented and shared at the 24th Program Coordinating Board (UNAIDS) Meeting, Thematic Segment People on the Move in June of 2009 by Gulnara Kurmanova of Tais Plus, a SWAN member from Kyrgyzstan with the assistance from Selbi Jumayeva and published on the blog of Laura Agustin Border Thinking on Migration, Trafficking and Commercial Sex. The story tells about the surviving of sex workers - and in particular of migrant transgender sex workers - on the streets of Bishkek.
May 15-16, 2009 – Sex workers participated in a seminar on empowerment and strategies to increase efficiency of HIV prevention among sex workers of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan organized by Tais Plus, SWAN representative in Kyrgyzstan. But this was not the only goal of the meeting. Participants used the opportunity to discuss ways of uniting and creating a nationwide network of sex workers after having voted unanimously for the necessity to have such a network in Kyrgyzstan.
On 17th of December Tais Plus, SWAN member from Kyrgyzstan presented a social drama piece, played by sex workers for audience gathered in Labrys Community Center in Bishkek, the nation's capital. The audience saw examples of violence in the work place and why sex workers as victims of such violence do not address the police.
Seminars on sex work and human rights for media reporters were organized in November by SWAN member organizations in Sankt Petersburg, Irkutsk and Chelyabinsk in Russia, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and Taldikorgan in Kazakhstan.
On 20-25 October 2008 Tais Plus, SWAN member from Kyrgyzstan presented its Shadow Report on the implementation of UN CEDAW (Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women) by the Kyrgyz Republic at the 42nd CEDAW session in Geneva, Switzerland. More
In this issue of Sex Workers' Report we speak with Shahnaz, a sex worker and activist from Kyrgyzstan, a country in Central Asia, formerly part of Soviet Union. We discuss the economics of sex work. People are so much focused on the sex part of sex work, that they often forget the money side of the equation. Shahnaz, actively involved with TAIS Plus, a SWAN member from Kyrgyzstan, tells us how sex workers' struggle to make out a living while their earnings are supporting extended families, babysitters, landlords, clinics, and police officers. More
Shahnaz Islamova from Tais Plus, SWAN member from Kyrgyzstan participated at the Barcelona conference and spoke about Tais Plus outreach work with sex workers. Shahnaz's presentation can be read here.
Representatives of two organizations, members of SWAN Network, participated at the Mexico conference: Irina Maslova from Humanitarian Action in Russia and Gulnara Kurmanova from Tais Plus in Kyrgyzstan. Here is a short report on the conference, written by Irina exclusively for the SWAN News. More
On 10 June 2008, a two-hours informal interactive civil society hearing, with the theme of Action For Universal Access 2010: Myths and Realities, was run in High-Level Meeting on AIDS (General Assembly, United Nations, New York). One of the civil society rapporteurs was Gulnara Kurmanova of Tais Plus, SWAN member from Kyrgyzstan. More


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Is green building too expensive?
It is another irony of our modern times, and definition of green building is that green is seen by some as a luxury, only the wealthy can afford. Hundred years ago, it was the poorest people who were living the greenest lives. Back then, they needed money not to be green, but to afford the house.
While it is often assumed that opting for green construction techniques requires increased financial output from the developer. As compared to traditional construction costs, the majority of green-certified buildings show 4% increase in upfront capital expenditure. The idea of green building is to limit the impact on the environment without compromising human comfort.
Green building aims to achieve more with less, which is what makes this sector so interesting. Perhaps, good green buildings often cost only a few percentage or more to build than conventional designs. Integrated design processes that identify the most efficient, holistic approaches to building green can reduce these initial costs. For example, when buildings are carefully designed to be energy efficient, heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) equipment can be downsized for significant savings. There are also many green products and materials that cost the same or even less than conventional ones.
While this is true that the cost of going green is relative and cannot be accurately quantified. Developers and building owners always use high performance building materials, efficient lighting and HVAC, wastewater treatment, rain water harvesting, waste management and other green building materials and techniques. They simply believe that it's common sense to build that way. For such builders, the cost of going green is minimal. Many developers do not automatically incorporate green building strategies.
Today more people consider the cost of green building to be a fair price for a safe, comfortable, durable house that does less damage to the environment than a typical house. The effects of global warming and the attention focused on them, make it easier to see the long-term cost of building homes that rely heavily on fossil fuels.
Here are the following economic benefits from an energy-efficient building:
- Reduced operating costs:- It is possible to reduce building energy consumption by 20-30% within the constraints of most building budgets. This increased energy efficiency can reduce energy costs over the life of a building.
- Reduced construction waste:- Custom engineered steel-framed buildings are designed and manufactured to reduce overall construction waste to retain design flexibility even in facilities that undergo frequent remodelling.
- Enhanced employee productivity:- Green buildings have shown significant improvements in productivity, because workers were breathing better quality air, had a connection to the outdoors and worked in spaces with natural daylight.
- Streamlined regulatory approvals:- Sustainable site design strategies often can build public trust and streamline regulatory approvals.
It's been proven again and again that green buildings are a much better alternative, both for people and the environment, than conventional buildings. But the fact is, conventional buildings are still being constructed at a higher rate than green buildings. While people are open to the idea of building green, there is a belief that the costs of using green technology is exceedingly higher than they are and that the buildings won't be able to make up for the cost through savings.
The technologies that are used in green building lead them to be more energy efficient. Although these technologies might have greater upfront costs, they will save money in the long run. Green buildings make up for their slightly higher premiums through higher energy efficiency and reduced energy intake. A study shows that LEED certified buildings found to be 25-30% more energy efficient than conventional buildings.
Many homeowners and business owners are now looking towards more sustainable real estate in order to fit in with the times. More customers are demanding sustainable practices, and businesses are definitely listening. With the rise of sustainability comes the task of convincing customers that your business had always been sustainable, which is easily remedied by running your business within a green building. Not only is the actual building is an advertisement in itself, but green buildings will also cost the company or homeowner less in the long run.
This guest post has been written by Gunjan Johar, Real Estate Blogger.


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Three cheers for cool Vasai-Virar marathon
Neeraj Pal Singh, G Lakshmanan and Kavita Raut created new course records en route winning the men's full marathon, men's half marathon and the women's half marathon respectively
Neeraj Pal Singh of Army (Hyderabad), G Lakshmanan of Army Sports Institute (Pune) and Kavita Raut of ONGC created new course records en route winning the men's full marathon, men's half marathon and the women's half marathon respectively, in the Rs 25 lakh prize money 4th Vasai Virar Mayor's Marathon yesterday.
ONGC's Kavita Raut wins the women's half marathon event. Raut clocked 1:16.10, beating the previous mark of 1:22.07 held by Lalita Babbar by over four minutes. Pic/Sameer Markande.
Pal, who was leading the elite pack throughout and broke away from the field around the 25km-mark, clocked two hours 22 minutes & 38 seconds to break Elam Singh's time of 2:22.44 set in 2012. Pal walked away with the
winner's purse of Rs 2 lakh with Prahlad Sahai Meena finishing second (2:23.39) and Girish Chandra Tiwari of the Air Force (2:24.37) in third place.
Men's full marathon winner Neeraj Pal (centre) is flanked by second-place winner Prahlad Meena (right) and third-place winner Girish Tiwari at the 4th Vasai Virar Mayor's Marathon yesterday. Pal set a new course record of two hours, 22 mins & 38 seconds. Pic/Sameer Markande.
Lakshmanan broke his own record of 1:07:00 clocking 1:04.56. He finished ahead of Kheta Ram (1:05.33) and Soji Mathew (1:06.37).
The early start and improved course helped Raut win the women's half marathon for the third time and in style too, clocking 1:16.10, bettering Lalita Babbar's 2013 mark of 1:22.07 by a whopping six minutes. Raut, was warded Rs 1 lakh for her effort. She said the race was the apt test ahead of next month's National Games. "I'll be participating in the 10,000m event at the National Games. This was an endurance test for me. I'm glad I did well," said the Nashik-based athlete.
Full marathon champ Pal said the cooler weather this year helped. "Unlike earlier, where the conditions at the finishline were hot and humid, today it was cool. Some alterations in the course also made it quicker. It didn't feel like I ran 42 kms," said Pal.
Full marathon (Men): Neeraj Pal (Army, Hyd) 2:22.38; Prahlad Sahai Meena (Army, Hyd) 2:23.39; Girish Chandra Tiwari (Air Force) 2:24.37
Full marathon (women): Jyoti Singh 3:11.39; M Sudha 3:27.27; Indresh Dhiraj 3:40.24; Half marathon (men): G Lakshmanan (ASI, Pune) 1:04.56; Kheta Ram (ASI, Pune) 1:05.33; Soji Mathew (Western Railway) 1:06.37
Half marathon (women): Kavita Raut (ONGC) 1:16.10; Monika Athare (LIC) 1:17.48; Monika Raut (1:20.06)
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If you're a math educator of any "seasoning", you know of the numerous misconceptions that exist when working with mathematical objects. Fractions are a disaster and I can write probably a book on that alone. In fact, this book that I've been writing for, oh now, several years, has a decent portion dedicated just to fraction misery. But then there's Algebra and its misery.
I will admit that when I am teaching a Calculus course or a Probability / Statistics course or basically any course that's not an Algebra course, I desperately just want to take Algebra has a given. That students by now know enough Algebra to properly take this next course they are taking. But, the reality is, students have holes in their knowledge. And that's ok. I have holes in my knowledge. And so do you! But we patch holes over time. Sometimes, and to extend this quilting analogy, the patchwork is noticeable because there is a definite break in mental continuity and fluidity in topics and other times one would never know that the certain knowledge came temporally out of context.
Thus, I believe that as educators we have to be mindful of the fact that as much as we want to just point to course prerequisites and not be part of the patching process, we really ought to think about our students' knowledge continuity as we teach our specific category of courses. It is an extra burden for us, but when that load is shared by others I think we'd find a math-healthier student body in our courses. For example, reinforcing fractions and arithmetic in Algebra means that by the time they get to a Probability course, we can actually work on probability questions rather than fraction review — I spend a non-negligible amount of time reviewing fractions when I teach probability, then I work on Algebra, and before you know it I'm not really dedicating much time to Probability. On the flip side, if I just wanted to teach Probability and not address the prerequisite deficiencies then who am I teaching to and who is learning? Maybe 5 students out of 20?
This brings me to a specific example in an introductory Probability course. I want to use this example to speak to a larger narrative about our (math educators) role in addressing student knowledge gaps.
This example is about defining variance mathematically. There are ostensibly two equations for variance [not computational formulae of which there are a few more]. Namely, these are
$$\mbox{Var}[X] = \mathbb{E}[X^{2}] – \mathbb{E}^{2}[X]$$
$$\mbox{Var}[X] = \mathbb{E}[(X – \mathbb{E}[X])^{2}]$$
Additionally, and of course, there is an algebraic link between these.
Before we talk about the algebra. Let's look at the first formula. Even if these are college juniors and seniors taking this course, \(\mathbb{E}^{2}[X]\) is going to throw them off. So, the first thing I like to do is explain the notation.
$$\mathbb{E}^{2}[X] = \mathbb{E}[X]\cdot \mathbb{E}[X]$$
Learning mathematics is as much about the concepts as it is about working with the mechanics and reading / parsing the symbolism. I believe that as math educators, we're also part language instructors or at least we should act that way.
Reading, writing, speaking … the three fundamental aspects of engaging in a language. These three things are wrapped around in "grammar". Mathematics has its own grammar. And its written grammar can be very confusing.
Notice also my use of the "blackboard E": \(\mathbb{E}\), which is a not-so-uncommon typesetting used in math texts. That's another hurdle. Why isn't it just \(E\) or \(\mbox{E}\) or \(\mathbf{E}\)? It depends on the textbook and the author's preferred style! I remember I saw three of these notational styles in one course!
As you continue to read through this, start keeping in mind all these little distractions that are piling up in your students' minds. They are not distractions for us. We're used to it and have, in effect, filtered them out. So far, the distractions are: \(\mathbb{E}\) and \(\mathbb{E}^{2}[X]\).
Next nuisance is the inconsistency in the use of brackets or parentheses. Some texts use \(\mathbb{E}[X]\) while others opt for \(E(X)\), but I don't think I have seen \(\mathbb{E}(X)\). Both of these mean "expectation of \(X\)". Recall that up until this point in a student's math career, parentheses doubled as grouping symbols in Algebra and arithmetic and then later as part of the notation for functions — \(f(x)\) read as "\(f\) of \(x\)". It's important to explain here what "expectation" is as a mathematical object. Is \(\mathbb{E}\) an operator? Is it a value that multiplies with \(X\)? What's the difference between \(\mathbb{E}\) and \(\mathbb{E}[X]\)?
We can tie a bunch of this stuff back to their knowledge and understanding (hopefully) of \(f\) vs \(f(x)\). And if it turns out that this is confusing point or a knowledge gap, then great! It's an opportunity to move forward with the course content while simultaneously closing a knowledge gap. For me, it was when I understood (finally) that one way to think of \(f(x)\) was "\(f\) applied at \(x\)" that so much of mathematics became more clear.
All of this matters deeply, because of some properties that we show about expectation. Namely things like
$$\mathbb{E}[aX + b] = a\mathbb{E}[X] + b \mbox{ where }a, b \mbox{ are constants}$$
$$\mathbb{E}[XY] = \mathbb{E}[X]\cdot \mathbb{E}[Y] \mbox{ when } X, Y \mbox{ are independent}$$
and other useful properties of "expectation as a linear operator".
So, we still haven't gotten to variance. We've got a few more things to address. Arithmetic mean, aka, "average" is a gateway to introducing expectation. But this, while intended to ease the student into a new concept has a side effect of locking a student into only one understanding of expectation — that it is a mathematical formality for the grade school calculation, average. Yes and no.
The discrete version of expectation is basically "weighted average". The continuous version involves an integral. If \(f\) is the probability density of \(X\) and we have some function \(g\) that we apply to \(X\), then $$\mathbb{E}[X] = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}g(x)f(x)\ dx$$ The observant student may see how this continuous version is similar to its discrete counterpart $$\mathbb{E}[X] = \sum_{x \in \mathcal{X}}g(x)f(x)$$
and … oops, what's the difference between \(x\), \(X\), and \(\mathcal{X}\)? It's not just a font change. Slow careful explanations of these things are vital. \(X\) is the random variable. \(\mathcal{X}\) is the support of \(X\). \(x\) is an element chosen from the support of \(X\). We can draw a collection of \(x\)s from a distribution, but \(x \in X\) is incorrect because \(X\) is not a set, even though lazily and abusing notation we may know what we "mean" (unintended expectation pun) by \(x \in X\).
The mental burdens are piling up.
Ok, finally let's talk about this algebraic link. We have, by definition,
$$\mbox{Var}(X) = \mathbb{E}[X^{2}] – \mathbb{E}^{2}[X] = \mathbb{E}[(X – \mathbb{E}[X])^{2}]$$
Let's focus on the right-hand side of \(\mbox{Var}[X]\).
$$\mathbb{E}[X^{2}] – \mathbb{E}^{2}[X] = \mathbb{E}[(X – \mathbb{E}[X])^{2}]$$
If you squint a bit like your students might, this looks like the thing we kept harping on in Algebra class as a no-no …
$$(a – b)^{2} = a^{2} – b^{2} \mbox{ NO! Don't do this!!}$$
It is useful and necessary to go through the algebraic steps that allow us to have
$$\mbox{Var}(X) = \mathbb{E}[X^{2}] – \mathbb{E}^{2}[X] = \mathbb{E}[(X – \mathbb{E}[X])^{2}]$$
I know that our textbooks will go through this. And given how tightly cramped we are for time in the classroom, we might want to leave that as "reading" material. But, for me, this is a perfectly wonderful example of addressing math misery while still moving forward with the subject matter.
Starting with
$$\mathbb{E}[(X – \mathbb{E}[X])^{2}]$$
expand the inner expression to
$$\mathbb{E}[X^{2} -2X\mathbb{E}[X] + \mathbb{E}^{2}[X]]$$
This expansion step is a great chance to show how Algebra concepts are being used. Most students are just used to seeing \(a,b,c,x,y,z\) as variables. But, in general, and I think we should, by this point (or perhaps earlier), start using the notion of "object". Drawing the parallel between \((X – \mathbb{E}[X])^{2}\) and \((a-b)^{2}\) either reinforces or introduces for the first time to some students that they can replace symbols with symbols!
Next, reinforce the "linear operator" properties to obtain
$$\mathbb{E}[X^{2}] -\mathbb{E}[2X\mathbb{E}[X]] + \mathbb{E}[\mathbb{E}^{2}[X]]$$
This is less about Algebra topics being reintroduced and more about "let's think about the object we're working with and what properties are endowed with that operator".
At this point, or maybe earlier, you might have said "but wait, I don't carry around all these \(\mathbb{E}[X]\) expressions, I replace it with \(\mu\).". No objections. I prefer to wait until this step to remind students about what the heck \(\mathbb{E}[X]\) vs \(\mathbb{E}\).
My rationale for this is I want to see if I will have a rebellion here:
$$\mathbb{E}[2X\mathbb{E}[X]] = 2\cdot\mathbb{E}[X]\cdot\mathbb{E}[\mathbb{E}[X]]$$
utilizing independence of \(X\) and \(\mathbb{E}[X]\). What rebellion? I want to see if anyone objects to \(X\) and \(\mathbb{E}[X]\) being independent. So far, no one has objected and it's not because they know that these two objects are independent of each other, but more so that they have accepted on faith that this must true. Case in point is when I ask "Why are \(X\) and \(\mathbb{E}[X]\) independent?" and I get crickets!
There is colloquial use of language and a mathematical term and its associated definition. There is a specific mathematical definition for independence in this probability context and then there is a vague every day use of the word to mean "two things that are free of each other". Students jump towards colloquial use of words first before they invoke mathematical definitions; this is natural. As soon as I ask "why" on independence I begin to get some objections. And this is a good thing because I can walk through all the steps of the derivation and never get a pulse on what is understood or not if I don't converse with my classroom. It's not enough to simply say "and this step here is a result of independence of \(X\) and \(\mathbb{E}[X]\)", I have to pull teeth and ask why so that I get a response.
So why are they independent? Well, it's because \(\mathbb{E}[X]\) is a constant. And ironically, the easiest way to show this is to appeal to the continuous version (but both versions are fine, it's just that the discrete version can sometimes be a little harder to parse through for students) where we can show that our bounds of integration are from \(-\infty\) to \(\infty\) and the result must be a constant ("a value") if it exists since we "integrate out \(x\)". This acts as a Calculus refresher / reminder.
Once we've gotten past this, we're now at
$$\mathbb{E}[X^{2}] -2\mathbb{E}[X]\cdot\mathbb{E}[\mathbb{E}[X]] + \mathbb{E}[\mathbb{E}^{2}[X]]$$
Heh heh. Now the evilness has just begun because everything happens here is probability theory related. What is the expectation of an expectation? That's the middle term. What is the expectation of the product of expectations? That's the last term. And the first term? Why can't \(\mathbb{E}[X^{2}] = \mathbb{E}[X\cdot X]\) not be written as \(\mathbb{E}[X\cdot X] = \mathbb{E}[X]\cdot\mathbb{E}[X]\)?
The "if-then" part of theorem reading is also important. "If \(X\) and \(Y\) are independent random variables, then \(\mathbb{E}[XY] = \mathbb{E}[X]\cdot\mathbb{E}[Y]\)". Is it possible for there to be a choice of \(X\) and \(Y\) to not be independent but still have that the expectation of the product be equal to the product of the expectations? Our theorem doesn't say it's not possible. The contrapositive, however, is true. "\(A \implies B\)" is logically equivalent to "\(\mbox{not } B \implies \mbox{ not } A\)".
Now, what of the nested \(\mathbb{E}\) expressions? It's best to work from the inside, out. \(\mathbb{E}[X]\) is a constant if the expectation exists. So what's the expectation of a constant? It has to be that same constant! And hence \(\mathbb{E}[\mathbb{E}[X]]\) must be \(\mathbb{E}[X]\).
I love this little exercise and I don't mind devoting nearly an entirely lecture to this because I get so many teachable points and an incredible amount of information about my class's math background (yes, I'm using apostrophe s for the possessive).
Once we go through this, I like to take a little more time out to talk about why we calculate average the way we do.
In summary, I think we should poke around the edges of our classes's math background as we teach our regular content. If you are looking to bounce of an idea or want some ideas for a particular lesson, just get in touch!
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In joke land, only @RPhillipsMath got it! @mathtans came close!
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Just finished my entry. I'm still new to Unreal Engine and I didn't really have a solid plan so I kind of made it up as I went along.
"Knock" is a short cinematic "horror" experience. You play as a paranoid person that has been haunted by unexplained knocking sounds for months, only occuring during the night.
You've just moved to a new place. Afraid that the knocking might come back, you didn't even take the time to properly settle in. So far it has been quiet. Until tonight...
A video playthrough of the entire game (SPOILERS):
I'm a one man team so unfortunately (performance) testing has been lacking .
Didn't have as much time this weekend to get everything I wanted to do with the game done but I got something. I've been calling it Fading Light in my head. Can you collect all the pickups before your flashlight runs out of power and you're left to stumble in the dark?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5D...ew?usp=sharingLast edited by InfectedFPS; 10-26-2014, 05:23 PM.Twitter: @InfectedFPS
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Right then boys and girls, here is my submission to the October Game Jam.
The exe is \Pump Kin Up\WindowsNoEditor\Pumpkin\Binaries\Win32\Pumpkin.exe.
I am currently on holiday in Vietnam so i had to make this on my laptop and boy has it struggled but I started this yesterday and made all the art and audio assets so there is no assets that need permission for. This is my first UE4 project and I have learned absolutely loads from doing it
I am assuming this is all I have to do for a submission.
I am going to bed now its 4am here.
I Did it!
Left and Right arrow - Movement;
(Extra) Z key - Pretty explosion (useless);
Reach the candies but watch out with the green straps!
Candy ball - 1 point;
Candy cane - 2 points;
Link: https://mega.co.nz/#!LhpGxI7T!b7TsuM...RDE85mARpj5uBs
The game is on the ProjectGRenew folder!
Our project is Illumina
Team members
Niky Leaton
Levon Church
Aaron Leaton
You play as a small child who has "awaken" from a nightmare, you're terrified and all you have is a flashlight that runs through really cheap batteries quickly. You have to try and keep the flashlight lit by collecting batteries. Each battery will fully light your flashlight. Avoid your nightmare no matter what!
WASD = Movement
ESC = Pause
E = Pickup Battery / open door
also forgot to say that the nightmare is attracted to noise, so watch what you bump!
Updated Download Link 9:41 pmLast edited by DwunkyPengy; 10-27-2014, 01:32 AM. Reason: forgot to mention one of the controls
Team members:
Arturo Espinoza (myself)
Antonio Espinoza (my brother)
The game is called Pumpkin Maze
The player has to go through a randomly generated maze to get to the Bar while avoiding the flying pumpkins. There are three game difficulties: EASY, MEDIUM, and HARD. The size of the maze and number of pumpkins spawned increases with each difficulty level.
I made the package on my mac, so here is the mac version: https://mega.co.nz/#!3RkykDJA!XsZwYe...TOtB4BIRXwURjw
I'll upload the PC version tomorrow.
Edit: PC Version: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wbfao60pih...nMaze.rar?dl=0Last edited by Ghar; 10-27-2014, 12:49 PM.
Hello folks and Epic Games.
After many late hours myself and Leoalexus have made a short game called Poltergeist.
You play as a ghost / demon / haunted spirit who recently has a new house guest. The objective is to travel through the house without being seen and at the same time to scare your house guest. Turn off lights, knock over books, set off clocks and turn on televisions to frighten your new friend. If he is scared enough then you will win. However if he sees you for too long he won't be scared of you any more and he wins instead
Controls - WASD to move the camera - Left Mouse Click to move - Scroll wheel to zoom in and out - E to interact with environment objects which are close to you.
Instructions - Unzip the folder and the PC EXE is located within WindowsNoEditor\Poltergeist\Binaries\Win64
Enjoy. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...oltergeist.rar
Game Jam submission: cabin
Note! Left Mouse Button places wood over windows.
Download the game (Windows) (Mac OS)
Windows build requires Microsoft C++ Runtime 2013.
Read the design document. Note that a bit was cut due to time constraints.
Scott Perrine
Paul Davis
Manya Susoev
Joshua Martin
Chris Ainsworth
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Built entirely with blueprints.Last edited by driph; 10-28-2014, 06:54 PM. Reason: added mac os build
Prj Terror - Escape the nightmare.
you lied down for the night and you've just drifted into asleep.. BANG BANG.. you awake somewhere strange to the sounds echo. where am i ? this looks familiar but different...there is a hole in the floor... but where does it lead ? what's lurking down there ?
will you last long enough to make it through it's maze and safely back to your bed before it gets you ?
---- Controls ----
WASD - Movement
Left Shift - Sprint
Left Click - Toggle Torch (flashlight)
I did everything myself. It features a low lit environment and randomly generated maze game with sounds and complete with terror all packed in for your pleasure
(The maze is a tiny big but the game is fully complete-able, it just might take you a few tries to find the bed and survive.)
Orginal edit by SaxonRah; 10-26-2014 at 10:51 PM.
EDIT - 10-27-2014 at 2:41 AM.- I made a special version for a friend with slow internet and i figured i'd post it here too in case it was useful for a forum member to wanna play my game
It's the same game i just deleted unused assets and repackaged it, i hope that's okay! <3 btw this version is untested but it should work exactly the same, if you are epic get the one at the top of the post since that's the one that was submitted on time.Last edited by SaxonRah; 10-27-2014, 03:22 PM.
WASD, Space to Jump
DPad, Left Stick, Face Buttons to Jump@kylerocha
Luminawesome Games
RIP - Requiescat In Pace
RIP - Requiescat In Pace
Find a Way out and RIP.
a Solo Dev Project
Require a Mouse (Left Click) + Keyboard (WASD) + Headphones!
DOWNLOADLast edited by 3dPhilosophy; 10-27-2014, 12:43 AM.
King of the Pumpkins
Local Splitscreen King of the Hills-game.
Player: WASD movement + H for interaction
Ghost: Arrows movement + Right CTRL for interaction
Download Link
We are a team of 4 people.
Since we were one of the winning teams I figured people might also like the version with even the latest bugs fixed and a Mac version as a bonus!
V1.1 Windows & MacLast edited by discobonzi; 10-30-2014, 03:26 PM. Reason: Clarification + Bonus addedPortfolio: martinverhey.nl
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Parasomnia is a short, dark, anxiety-inducing experience -- a bit of a stretch on the theme "Bump in the Night", but it's dark... and something's making a godawful sound out there
Download from itch.io: http://acatalept.itch.io/parasomnia
Best played with headphones in the dark
Note to self: don't attempt weekend-long game jam over a busy weekend (had to cut this massively short due to time constraints).
Last edited by acatalept; 10-27-2014, 01:40 AM. Reason: added video link
Rushed entry for the game jam, had a lot of fun with my team.
This is a local multiplayer pvp game and was tested using two xbox 360 controllers. The objective is to push the opponent out of the platforms.
After clicking Start game click again on the screen to enable controller input.
Left Thumbstick = Move player
Right Thumbstick = Move camera
A = Jump
Right Trigger = Attack
Screenshot of the game:
Link of the Game:
Music used was obtained from incompetech.com
Final thoughts: Lots of fun, lots of troubleshooting and will look forward to more of these eventsLast edited by Ramboozled; 10-27-2014, 02:22 AM. Reason: game finished uploading


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Book Review: The Jesus Storybook Bible, by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Book Review: The Jesus Storybook Bible, by Sally Lloyd-Jones by Nathan Pitchford at Monergism.com.
Synopsis: "Now, some people think the Bible is a book of rules....Other people think the Bible is a book of heroes...â€, begins Sally Lloyd Jones, in The Jesus Storybook Bible; "but the Bible isn't mainly about you and what you should be doing,†she continues: "It's about God and what he has doneâ€. This refreshing God-centeredness continues throughout the book. To Sally Lloyd-Jones, the bible is not primarily a book full of stories which contain moral lessons or instructions to follow (although it does contain those as well); it is a book about a Hero who leaves everything and does something unthinkable, to rescue those whom he loves. And while the Bible does in fact have many stories to tell, they can never be understood until this Hero is seen. Because, when you really have the ears to hear, "every Story in the Bible whispers his nameâ€.
In John 5:39, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for their blindness and hardness of heart because, although they knew the scriptures inside and out, they did not understand that they all spoke of him, and so they did not use the bible to come to him for life. If this misuse of the scriptures is so worthy of rebuke, then we would do well to examine our own lives: Do we always use the scriptures to come to Christ? Do we teach our children to do the same? And, more to the point, Do the books and story bibles we buy for our children always teach and encourage them to turn to Christ? Sadly, the vast majority of Sunday School curricula, children's bibles, and so on, use the stories of the Old Testament to teach moralism, and rarely, if ever, teach the truths about Jesus which those stories were designed to convey. The Jesus Storybook Bible is a very refreshing exception to this general tendency.
Sally Lloyd-Jones does tell all the stories of the scriptures that would typically be found in a children's bible. The story-telling is attention-grabbing, often slightly-humorous, and always well-designed to make key theological points in memorable and understandable ways. The illustration, done by Jago, is sure to capture the attention of children, and accurately reinforces the story's message. But these features are not what sets this story bible apart.
What makes this bible unique is the ending of every Old Testament story: after her re-telling of each of the well-known stories of the bible, Lloyd-Jones then jumps ahead to a later time, when the truths and promises and deliverances just seen would be accomplished in a much greater and more eternal fashion. These stories do not just teach great truths about God, they also teach about the essential inadequacy of every good and gracious thing that he did before his last and greatest act of grace. The ark-rescue was good – but it was not enough. The law was good – but people could not obey it. The promised land was good – but Israel would eventually be driven out. When would all the good things that were foreshadowed and promised be given forever? When would the perfect Hero finally come, and accomplish his perfect rescue?
And so, when the New Testament finally brings its message of the greatest Hero and the greatest story ever told, the Old Testament has already done its work of preparing for him, and directing hearts to seek him, long for him, and come to him for life. In short, the scriptures, which ought to lead us all to Christ alone for life, are made to do just that. They all testify of him, and they all teach us our desperate need of what he alone has to offer. That is what The Jesus Storybook Bible consistently tries to get across. And as we have seen, that is just what Jesus would say the bible is for.
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We bought this book for our nearly 3 year old son for Christmas...it is fantastic! Children love the "stories" of the Old Testament, and to tie in the message of Christ so easily with the tremendous tales of Jonah or David and Goliath is wonderful. In addition, the physical book itself is beautiful and very well made, the pictures are fantastic. Easily the best children's Bible I've ever seen!
I have the Storybook Bible for my 3 and 5 year old daughters. My only concern is how the author takes liberty to state what the Old Testament people were thinking or feeling or conversations they had that are not supported by the text. I realize this is by no means a literal translation. However, superimposing what we think people were feeling or thinking onto the text is always a slippery slope.
Nathan, nice review. We use the book regularly. . . thought it would be a good book to give to new members (both for the parents and their children)!
Is this available in other languages? Thanks.
My Christian women's book club is presently reviewing the Storybook Bible. I have just begun reading it today, and while I do love the way the author connects the Old Testament stories to God's plan of salvation through Christ, I also have some concerns about some omissions and the author's interpretation of what the Bible actually says. For example, the creation story is told in the order it's told in the Bible, yet there is no mention of the six days with God resting on the seventh. I wonder why this was left out. In the story of Adam and Eve, the author states that the terrible lie that came into the world is "God doesn't love me". I think this misses the whole point that Adam and Eve were tricked into believing that God should not rule over their lives and instead chose to rebel against His authority. The rebellion of mankind is not even mentioned here as the reason sin entered the world. In the story of the flood, it is stated that God promised, "I won't ever destroy the world again." The Bible states God promised to never destroy the earth with a flood--not that He will never destroy the earth again (Gen. 9:11). It is stated in the book that Joseph was a dream expert, and that Pharoah was so pleased by Joseph's skill, with no mention that Joseph, and later Pharoah, gave credit to God for giving Joseph the ability to interpret his dream (Gen. 41). While I think children's Bibles need to be simplified and all the details of the Bible text cannot be included, I would expect that every statement and summary would be an accurate depiction of what the Bible actually says.
Hi Gayle,
I think you do have a legitimate point about the inadequacy of framing Eve's sin exclusively in terms of believing the lie "God doesn't love me". As with everything, read with discernment, and be willing to discuss potential errors with your children. However, I think that the overarching tenor of the book, in always tying each bible story to what it foreshadows and teaches of Christ, is very helpful and refreshing. The Jesus Storybook Bible may not be perfect, but I think you might find much in it that is valuable nonetheless.
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I'm quite stunned that many sites in the Reformed tradition are praising The Jesus Storybook Bible. I listened to exerpts of this book read by Ms. Jones herself on the Discover the Word radio broadcast (which was my first indication that this book would be doctrinally suspect) this morning, and my discernment flags were waving furiously.
This book is clearly a product of the times: a squishy God who is all love and hugs and benign - completely divorced from His justice, wrath, and judgment. God as Saint Bernard.
In Storybook, the bad things that happen to Biblical charcters or people groups is explained as said entity walked away from God, God cried, the entity's actions result in something not nice, God cried some more. There's no sin, rebellion,bad, wickedness, God's wrath, penalty, judgment, eternal separation from God.
Kids are born in sin, they're not fragile little spotless lambs. This book treats them as fragile creatures needing to be protected from the strong truths about the nature of God. No need for graphic verbiage or descriptions, but if kids are not convicted of their personal sin which will result in God's judgment, there is no Gospel.
The Storybook and the thousands of positive reviews and reviews are so indicative of the times. Storybook reflects the content of what's preached from most pulpits on Sundays: the Gospel neutered to satisfy the sensibilities of the world. Ergo, Christians are embarrassingly ignorant of Biblical doctrine and bereft of discernment. This is why the church is growing more and more irrelevant - it has nothing of substance to offer a lost and dying world.