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So the lead singer of alternative rock band Linkin Park is in the news, because he killed himself by hanging. While I haven't liked Linkin Park since their first album, and since I was in the 9th grade, a lot of people are coming forward to call Chester a coward for committing suicide, primarily because it means he left six children behind.
Regardless of whether you approve of his choice, it is stupid, and a horrific misrepresentation of the situation, to call someone a coward because they killed themselves.
Suffering is Relative
First, it must be pointed out that suffering is relative, and none of us has any insight into the inner turmoil within anyone else, and so none of us have the authority or information to accurately assess whether the person chose the "easy" route of suicide and was wrong to do so. We simply don't know–because we can't know–how a person feels, unless they tell us, and Chester did come pretty close to that, through his lyrics. These lyrics, incidentally, were those that angst-filled teens adored and identified with, because their own internal suffering was reflected back to them. But that isn't really important.
Courage & Cowardice
I know many people who have "attempted" suicide. I'm among them, and the scars on my wrist bear it out. I was hospitalized in a behavioral ward several years ago because of it. Even after extensive research, I still didn't cut deeply enough to hit the veins–no, seriously, the veins in your wrist are much deeper than you're thinking–and I didn't have any guns at the time. Today, I know a scary amount of information about suicide. Because of this, I'm well aware that the recent old Republican who "killed himself" with helium actually did commit suicide, and that there couldn't possibly have been any foulplay. I know that, because I once owned a helium tank for exactly that purpose.
But I never did it.
Why not?
Because, as a method of suicide, it's almost instantaneous. There is no time for second thoughts. Once you exhale and lower that bag over your head, that's it. You pass out, and about half an hour later, you die, unconscious. I'm simply not struggling with depression badly enough to pursue that en sincera. I don't want to die.
With very few exceptions, that is the same thing that nearly everyone who "attempts suicide" decides. There's a reason that successful suicide rates are low. It's not an easy thing to do. Substantial biological programming and the desire to survive outweigh most forms of depression, and, even when the depression is heavier, the person must face head-on their fear of death.
Anyone who has ever sat there with the barrel of a gun in their mouth, the blade of a razor against their wrists, a noose around their neck, or any other such situation and who still lives faced their fear of death head-on.
And they buckled.
They can make all the excuses they want. They can say that they realized that they were loved. They can say that they realized their problems would pass. They can say any-damned-thing that they want. But I know it, and they know it: the reason they live is that they are cowards. They stood on the precipice of oblivion and feared to jump, and so they backed away from the cliff. Some of these people are now calling Chester a coward because he didn't back down from the precipice of oblivion.
Are you kidding me?
An Animal's Instincts of Self-Preservation
There is tremendous resistance to death. Anyone who has seen wild animals chew off their own limbs (or humans saw off their own limbs) to escape from deadly situations knows that there is a powerful Will to Live inside every organism. Humans and non-humans are capable of incredible things in the interest of self-preservation, something that modern "horror" movies love exploiting for shock value. Put two people in a room together and tell them that one of them must kill the other, and then the survivor will be free, and they will almost immediately attempt to kill each other (Fun note: this is what Nietzsche described as Middle Class Morality). Saw off their own leg? No problem, once they have pursued other options.
Here's a cold, hard fact for you: almost everyone out there–at least 99.999% of people–would cry and beg profusely as someone else lowered a noose around their neck. They would do anything, say anything, and promise anything to be spared. Disgusting amounts of tears and snot would run down their faces as they panicked, prayed to every god they could think of, and begged everyone nearby to "Please, I'll do anything…" These are the same people calling Chester a coward because he lowered the noose around his own neck.
It would be funny, if it wasn't true that, evidently, that's how they see it.
There is an enormous difference between "thinking very hard about suicide" and gathering the means to do it, and actually proceeding with it. Even if the attempt is a failure, there is such an enormous gap between "thinking about suicide" and "legitimately trying to kill oneself" that most people can't even fathom the divide.
It's the same divide that exists between people who imagine how brave they would be if they faced down a criminal with a gun, and the people who have been there, and who gladly handed over their wallets and were terrified. Fear, after all, is what keeps people alive. It's what kept human beings out of the darkness where there were lions, wild dogs, and hippos. That same exact fear keeps people from putting the gun in their mouth and pulling the trigger. It's easy to say "I could have. I would have. I just changed my mind."
In fact, it reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer says he's going to build "levels" in his apartment, and Jerry bets him that it will never happen. In the end, Kramer renegs on the bet, and says that Jerry didn't win, because, "I could have done it. I just didn't want to." Jerry vainly attempts to remind him, "That's the bet! The bet is that you wouldn't do it." Kramer again reiterates, "But I could have." Frustrated, Jerry says, "The bet wasn't that you couldn't. The bet was that you wouldn't," but it's to no avail.
This is what people are saying when they say that they could have committed suicide, and they would have–if they hadn't considered the loved ones they were leaving behind. The loved ones that they remembered were the panicked product of innate biological tendencies within an animal to preserve itself because it was afraid. It doesn't matter what their reason for changing their mind is–why were they considering such things in the first place? By that point, they are already second-guessing whether they want to commit suicide. What propelled that? What caused them to stop and think about anything instead of just taking the gun, putting it in their mouths, and pulling the trigger? Why weren't they just thinking about that?
Because their brain was desperately afraid and trying to stop to them using the last tool it had at its disposal. Compelling one to stop and think about all the loved ones being left behind is how it does that.
Anyone who ever attempted suicide–or "thought about" attempting suicide–and who still lives is a coward. They stood on the edge of the precipice, and they backed down. They can offer up any excuse they want, but, at the end of the day, what stopped them was fear. There's no other reason why they'd have stopped to consider loved ones in the first place. That's the brain's last defense mechanism against self-destruction.
Consider this: the person who is about to commit suicide and stops because they think of the pain and suffering it will bring the loved ones left behind are aware, at least in some ways, that the fact that they even care about the pain and suffering they'll leave behind will vanish the moment they're dead. Sure, "If I commit suicide, I'll leave behind so much pain and suffering." Yet, also sure, "But I'll be dead, so… there won't be even a single solitary second of my existence where I feel the pain of having left people behind by killing myself, because I'll have killed myself." They didn't think about that, though. I'd bet that thought didn't occur to the overwhelming majority of people who attempted/thought about suicide. And why not? Because their brain was looking for ways to talk them out of it, not looking for ways to talk them into it.
Thoughts & Control
We tend to think of "our thoughts" as something we control, and our brains as something that is fully at our mercy, and that's simply not true. Sentience is a curious thing, but your brain absolutely does things to try to convince "you" of things. The human brain is countless parts communicating with one another, not some collective unit that the "I" controls. You're breathing right now–you are not in control of that. Your heart is beating right now. You can no more make your heart stop beating than (and this is important) you can make yourself stop thinking. You don't control your thoughts. A thought comes when it wants to, not when "you" want it to. When some part of your brain decides to generate it, that's when the thought occurs. You can no more create that thought than you can stop it. It's coming. The only choice you have is how "you" deal with that thought. Whatever you are thinking about when the clock strikes noon after reading this, you won't have any power to prevent.
The "I" takes these thoughts coming in from various parts of the brain, and assembles them into some form it can process, and then makes a decision. Maybe the "I" can control the decision that it makes, and maybe it can't, because the decision itself is merely a product of the information sent to it by thoughts that it cannot dictate–it doesn't matter. What does matter is that the "I" doesn't control what thoughts come, or when those thoughts come. Even extensive training by Buddhist monks cannot allow one to indefinitely take control of what thoughts come, or when those thoughts come. However focused the Buddhist monk is, and however in control of their thoughts they are, the moment they have to get back to life, they surrender control back to other parts of their brain. What will they think about while they slice potatoes in the monastery? While they till the ground?
You can do it, too. Think about an elephant, and try to keep thinking about an elephant. How long does it take you to realize that you're not longer thinking about an elephant? Your thoughts will stray–a conga line of random thoughts perhaps not even related, until finally you're thinking about John McCain's brain cancer and realize, after forty seconds, "Oh, shit, I was supposed to be thinking about an elephant!" and direct your thoughts back to a pachyderm. Try to keep that elephant in your mind all day, as you go about work, as you eat lunch. You can't do it. No one can. It requires exhaustive energy and focus to control one's thoughts, and it simply cannot be done for any substantial period of time. You may think about the elephant several times an hour throughout the day, but through those instances, you'll think about colleagues, food, friends, family, driving, money, and countless other things that you can't control.
Those thoughts of loved ones that the person contemplating suicide has… They can't control those thoughts, either. The question we have to ask is why the brain generated those thoughts. Why did some part of one's brain conjure up an image of a son or nephew, and say, "But look how sad he'll be…" and create vivid imaginings of the future of that child, raised without his father or mother? We can find the answer easily, by asking "What did the conjuration of those thoughts achieve?"
Well, it achieved causing the "I" to back out of committing suicide.
Why would a part of the brain want that?
Because it's afraid of losing existence.
Maybe you don't approve of what Chester did. Maybe you think it's screwed up he left his family behind, and maybe you just think that suicide is immoral (I'll save that for another day). Maybe you're more like me, and you don't really care one way or another, but you'd like it if there wasn't so much confusion and misunderstanding surrounding suicide. Making the statement, though, that Chester was "wrong" to make the choice that he did is saying "He valued release from his pain more highly than he valued the pain he was leaving with others. His values are wrong, and the pain he left others is much greater than whatever pain he felt."
I hope we can all immediately see what an asinine statement that is.
We don't know what pain he felt, or what his personal suffering entailed. We can never know what it was like to live within his head and to feel what he felt. We can never know how deeply in That Place he was. Neither can we know how his children and wife/ex-wife will feel about it. We can guess, and we'd be right to some degree when we'd guess "They'll be really sad," but we can't quantify that. We can't even quantify our own suffering. Ask any person how much hardship and suffering they face and I'd bet wholeheartedly that you'll see a graph identical to what we'd expect based on the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Everyone will rate their personal suffering and past hardships at 7.5, or thereabouts. I'd love to see a scientific survey done on this. In fact, I'm going to do one.
But if we cannot properly assess the value of his suffering and how bad it was, or the suffering of his family and how bad it's going to be, how can we justify making the arrogant claim that he was wrong to make the choice that he did?


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One of my closest friends, Shawn, is the most random and funny girl I know. Even after not being able to hang out for long periods of time, we still click like second nature.
I met Shawn sometime early in my high school years (my memory fails me, as bad as it seems) but our friendship immediately blossomed into the kind where one doesn't have to worry about predispositions or putting up a front — we could be the real, not fake, friends that everyone wants to have by their side.
Shawn is a total cameraphile, always snapping photos for her college photography class. The funny thing is, she likes to take uncomfortably close portrait shots that don't entirely highlight the best features of our friends — it's so awkward, yet so hilarious! I'm still trying to convert her to authentic Lomography and the analogue lifestyle, but she loves borrowing my Lomo LC-A+ and testing out the "Lomo" spirit.
One of the best memories I have with Shawn is from about 3 years ago. At the time, I was going through a difficult breakup with a guy who didn't really care much about me. Having invested most of my free time with him, I had drifted apart from most of my regular friends, including Shawn, but somehow I knew that I could consistently count on her to be there if I ever needed. So one night, when I was supposed to meet my ex to talk about some things and establish some closure, somehow he ended up not showing. Safe to say, I was pretty hurt by the event. But Shawn, out of her care, even though she didn't know entirely what I was going through — opened her doors to me and let me sleepover, so that I could have a friend. This was totally spontaneous, she hadn't been able to plan anything or even get her parent's permission, but she stepped out of her way to show that I had people who love me, and that I wasn't alone.
Even though this happened years ago, I still remember this as a true act of friendship — and I am so thankful to be blessed with a friend like her.
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Wikipedian in residence
A Wikipedian in residence or Wikimedian in residence (WiR) is a Wikipedia editor, a Wikipedian (or Wikimedian), who accepts a placement with an institution, typically an art gallery, library, archive or museum (GLAM), learned society, or institute of higher education (such as a university) to facilitate Wikipedia entries related to that institution's mission, encourage and assist it to release material under open licences, and to develop the relationship between the institution and the Wikimedia community. A Wikipedian in residence generally helps to coordinate Wikipedia-related outreach events between the GLAM and the general public.
Institutions that have hosted a Wikipedian in residence include large institutions like the National Library of Wales, British Museum, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the British Library, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the University of Toronto, the National Library of Norway, and the Federal Archives of Switzerland and smaller venues like the Derby Museum and Art Gallery and The New Art Gallery Walsall in the UK; the Palace of Versailles in France; the Museu Picasso in Spain; and in the US, the Smithsonian Institution, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, the National Archives and Records Administration, and Columbia University.[1]
Developing interest[edit]
In 2010, Australian Liam Wyatt became the first Wikipedian in residence when he volunteered at the British Museum for a period of five weeks.[2][3] He noted the need for Wikipedia to strengthen partnerships with museums to create the most up-to-date and accurate information,[4] saying "we are doing the same thing for the same reason, for the same people, in the same medium. Let's do it together." The Children's Museum of Indianapolis became involved with the program after Wikipedian Lori Phillips volunteered for a GLAM event in 2010,[4] becoming the second Wikipedian in residence. The third, Benoît Evellin, spent six months at the Palace of Versailles.[5] The Museu Picasso in Barcelona, Spain, and the Derby Museum and Art Gallery in the United Kingdom were also early adopters of the idea.[6][7]
In 2010, the Smithsonian Institution expressed interest in the idea, which led to the hiring of Sarah Stierch in July as Wikipedian in Residence.[8][9][10][11] The following year, the National Archives and Records Administration followed suit and hired Dominic McDevitt-Parks, a student from Simmons College, who was pursuing a master's degree in history and archives management, to work at its Archives II location.[12][13] McDevitt-Parks had been editing Wikipedia since 2004 and was hired for this position by David Ferriero.[13][14]
In July 2011 Wikimedia UK engaged Andy Mabbett, an editor since 2003, as an "Outreach Ambassador" in-residence at the Bristol-based wildlife charity Wildscreen, working on the ARKive project.[15] Since then Mabbett has been a Wikipedian in residence at other organisations such as the New Art Gallery Walsall[16] and the Royal Society of Chemistry.[17]
In January 2013, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library became the first Presidential library to hire a Wikipedian in residence, when they hired Michael Barera, a master's student at the University of Michigan.[18]
In September 2013, the National Archives and Records Administration became the first organisation to employ a permanent full-time Wikipedian in residence when it hired Dominic McDevitt-Parks to join its Office of Innovation in that capacity.[19]
In March 2014, Harvard University posted a job listing seeking applicants to be their Wikipedian in residence at the Houghton Library.[20]
In October 2014, the University of Victoria Libraries announced that in collaboration with The Electronic Textual Cultures Lab (ETCL) and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences that Christian Vandendorpe had been named Honorary Resident Wikipedian-in-Residence for the 2014/2015 academic year.[21]
By 2016, more than 100 Wikipedians had taken part in the role,[20] most of whom were paid by either the institution where they work or a Wikimedia-related organization.
Role and duties[edit]
The primary role of the Wikipedian-in-Residence is to serve as a liaison between the host institution and the Wikimedia community by assisting with events and training that support the missions of both organisations. Typical duties include arranging and/or leading training events and editathons;[22][23] providing explanations to other staff and members of the public about policies and practice, such as policies about conflict-of-interest; as well as making contributions to articles relevant to the institution's materials and mission, such as articles about significant cultural objects in an organisation's collection.[24]
While Wikipedia discourages direct paid compensation for article editing and prohibits undisclosed advocacy, Wikipedians in residence are permitted to be compensated for work on-wiki, either by offering credit, stipend or salary, through their sponsoring institutions provided that they adhere to strict guidelines against engaging in public relations or marketing for their institution.
One such advertised post has been reported positively by others as being a "unique opportunity to help enrich Wikipedia and its sister projects and share with the world... resources and knowledge."[24] Conversely, journalist Andrew Orlowski criticized another advertised post as a waste of government funds.[22] In 2013, a part-time temporary position was advertised by National Library of Scotland and was noted as being "the first large-scale partnership" between a Scottish institution and Wikimedia UK.[23] This initiative was followed by University of Edinburgh where a Wikimedian in residence was appointed in December 2015.[25]
- ^ "GSAS Student News: November 2018". gsas.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Cohen, Noam (5 June 2010). "Venerable British Museum Enlists in the Wikipedia Revolution". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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Eu'Vend & coffeena 2019
Messe Cologne, Messeplatz 1, Köln, Deutschland 50.947086, 6.982777
Eu'Vend & coffeena 2019 is a trade fair focused on the vending and coffee sector. For three days, from 9 to 11 May, Eu'Vend & coffeena will bring together all decision makers in the office and facility market, at Messe Cologne. The trade show will present the developments in the coffee supply chain and the vending machine industry. In addition to the invaluable business opportunities and innovative products on display, the event offers an attractive supportive programme. During the Red Sofa presentations, participants will be introduced to the latest trends, study results and best practices.
Make sure to plan your trip to Cologne early on, so you don't miss out the show – hotels near the venue are fully booked months ahead of time. Fair Point GmbH has long-lasting partnerships with hotel chains and independent hotels close to Messe Cologne. Our dedicated agents will offer you the best value accommodation deals, matching your business needs. Booking your hotel for Eu'Vend & coffeena 2019 Cologne with us is easy. Simply request a personalized offer or book directly online in three steps via our reservation engine.
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You can now view your Business Rates bill electronically by signing up online.
Open Access allows you to access:
- payments which have been made
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When we receive your completed form we will send you your username and password. All future bills will be electronic and you will be sent an email when a new bill is available to view.
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Slover Linett will provide audience research services to Friends of the High Line, the nonprofit organization responsible for New York City's hottest cultural and recreational site.
The High Line is a unique park built atop an abandoned elevated railway on the lower west side of Manhattan.
Slover Linett will design and analyze a survey of visitors to the High Line, which will be implemented in association with NY-based researcher Karen Gershowitz of Strategic Action Inc. We will also help the High Line's leadership and programming, marketing, membership, development, and operations staff develop a long-range, holistic research and evaluation plan for the organization.
Opened to the public in June 2009, the High Line has received international acclaim for its design excellence and has quickly become a beloved gathering and people-watching spot for New Yorkers and tourists alike.
Slover Linett partner Peter Linett returned from a visit to the High Line brimming with enthusiasm about the park. "It's only one story above the street, but the vibe up there is light-years away from the clubs and restaurants and galleries in those neighborhoods. Yet it's totally social. Strangers were talking with each other, and people seemed to enjoy discovering this beautiful new space together."
We're grateful to arts consultant David Gordon of Gordon Advisory for introducing us to our new friends at Friends of the High Line.
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Photo by Beau Bearden.
TEMPE (AP) – Once was enough for Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians when it came to watching film from Sunday's 34-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
"It's not one you want to watch twice, but there is a lot of things we can learn from," Arians said.
One lesson might be less free time for players on trips to the East Coast, Arians said. But that isn't the biggest concern for the 2-3 Cardinals after a performance that general manager Steve Keim said was perhaps the worst on defense, offense and special teams since Arizona's 49-15 loss to Carolina in the 2016 NFC Championship Game.
Keim made the statement on his Monday morning radio program on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. Arians backed it up.
"We made errors in the game that we have not made all season," Arians said. "Things that are easily correctable but my concern is, why were they made in the first place?"
Injuries, which have been a major storyline for the Cardinals this season, also were a factor in Philadelphia.
Arians said five long snappers were working out Monday after Aaron Brewer was placed on injured reserve. Brewer will have wrist/hand surgery on Tuesday and is out for the season.
The Cardinals hope to get offensive linemen Alex Boone and D.J. Humphries back from injuries this week to help an offensive line that has struggled to support a ground game, though the sacks allowed went down from six against San Francisco in Week 4 to two on Sunday.
"A combination of missed blocks and poor running," Arians said of a general lack of success at running the ball. "The few that we've made, everybody was on the same page."
Pass protection is critical to the big plays that have been a staple of the Cardinals' offense under Arians.
"We have guys, if we can get them in space, who can get us 15 or 20 (yards), but to get over the top of the defense, you have to protect for at least three (seconds)," Arians said.
The Eagles gained 419 yards of offense against an Arizona defense that didn't tackle well at times, 304 yards with four passing touchdowns from quarterback Carson Wentz. The Cardinals gave up a 76-yard punt return to Kenjon Barner and had a field goal blocked on special teams.
"We've just got to regroup. There's a bunch of fighters in this locker room and this isn't going to change where we're trying to go," defensive lineman Frostee Rucker said. "We have no choice. This is what we signed up to do. We signed up to battle for 16 or 17 weeks, so everything after that is a plus."
Notes: DT Olson Pierre has an ankle sprain, which is good news after he was thought to have broken a bone. He will "miss a little time," Arians said. . OT Jared Veldheer and DT Corey Peters left the Philadelphia game for a time with knee injuries, but both returned. They are expected to practice to some extent this week.


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In October of 2016 students and staff from UNE participated in a Public Health Emergency Preparedness exercise with partnering agencies ranging from state and county governments to local healthcare partners. The volunteer driven Flu Clinic and Points of Dispensing (POD) exercise was a success with over 160 vaccines administered and an After Action Report indicated an opportunity to engage local volunteers in preparedness activities in an ongoing capacity (and not rely on spontaneous and unaffiliated volunteers to support public health response in times of actual emergency).
In the months that followed the 2016 exercise a new public health resource was established in the Public Health District serving York County, Medical Reserve Corps Unit 2640 (AKA the "York MRC"). The York MRC is made up of community preparedness volunteers (from both on and off campus) interested in responding during a public health crisis. Maine MRC State Coordinator Jared McCannell remarked that "this unit was established as a direct result of the recent exercise at UNE; it was clear that an opportunity exists to engage students in this work as well as tap into the greater community for support."
In an effort to launch this collaborative volunteer opportunity the new York MRC unit applied for—and received—a $13,000 "Challenge Award" from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to increase awareness about Public Health Emergency Preparedness volunteer opportunities and to develop a MRC presence on the UNE campus.
The funds will have a large impact on the growth of the unit as all new members will be eligible for numerous training and exercise opportunities, receive supplies, uniforms, go-bags, first aid kits and other resources. Volunteers will also gain priceless skill building and professional networking experience. "Whether it is a student early in their pursuit of a career in healthcare or a local citizen interested serving their community during times of need, it is not just the volunteers of this new MRC unit that will reap the benefits of this award, but the greater community of York County", says McCannell.
FMI about joining the Medical Reserve Corps in Maine please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
To register as a Public Health Emergency Preparedness volunteer with the State of Maine please visit www.maineresponds.org.


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Usamimi (or sometimes called usagi) headbands were a huge hit last year in Japan (and most parts of Asia). For some reason, the trend never really quite caught on here in the UK (and this is only based on my humble observations). However, recently, I've noticed that quite a few high street stores like New Look, H&M and Primark have started selling them. Even though the trend is a whole year late, at least it's in time for Spring/Summer 2011.
It is essentially a piece of cloth wrapped around a wire. Still, whoever thought of it is a genius because this allows the headband to be twisted and bended in all sorts of ways. The name loosely refers to "rabbit ears" because if you style it correctly, you're supposed to look like you have a pair of bunny ears. Mine's a bit too short so it was hard to create the rabbit ears. In any case, I don't think I can pull off the kawaii look.
You can also use it for an irregular braid, though it's a bit harder to do if your hair has lots of layers. I learned this from Bubzbeauty's tutorial.
What do you think of usamimi headbands?
If you want to win one, just join my giveaway here *click*.
P/S: Sorry about the awkward face-covering pose, but I didn't have any make up on. I hope my pretty nails and giant flower ring made it a bit better kekeke...


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Young adults are increasingly signing up for Obamacare health insurance plans, officials said Wednesday as they revealed that nearly 3.3 million people of all ages had enrolled as of Feb. 1.
"It's very encouraging news," said US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the overall enrollment data, which represents a 53 percent increase in total signups since the end of December, when nearly 2 2 million had enrolled.
"These encouraging trends show that more Americans are enrolling every day and finding quality, affordable coverage in the marketplace," Sebelius said.
Open enrollment in Obamacare closes March 31.
Sebelius said the percentage of enrollees who were between the ages of 18 and 34 grew by by 3 percentage points, to 27 percent, in the month of January over the prior three months, outpacing the increases in all other age groups combined.
The share of young adults among all Obamacare enrollees is now 25 percent, compared to 24 percent by the end of December. That is still well still below the 40 percentage target that some insurance experts have said is necessary to hit to adequately offset the costs from older, sicker enrollees.
A total of 3,299,492 people had enrolled in Obamacare plans between Oct. 1, the opening of the sign-up window, and Feb. 1, according to HHS.
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A 9" long amigurumi of a fluffy baby otter. This pattern is available on Ravelry and on my Etsy shop. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at email@example.com.
I got a bunch of Bernat Pipsqueak super bulky yarn a couple Christmases ago and had yet to do anything with it, so yesterday I decided that I would finally make something fluffy. Initially this little guy was going to be a teddy bear, but once I put the nose and eyes on the head I thought he looked a bit more otter-like and went with it. The yarn was a little annoying to work with, but luckily since it's so fluffy you could make a bunch of mistakes and no one would be the wiser.
I've been on a pattern-making binge and have a bunch of new ideas that I want to get done. I've got a couple that are almost ready to be put up, so expect those soon. No Free Pattern Friday last week as I was super busy, but I should definitely have it up this week. Happy crocheting!


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Here's a bunch of stuff I've made, and links to friends and other interesting things.
Recent Updates!
Hyattsville Astronomy Club's Solar System Gallery
A gallery of our best solar system images, including a recent one of Jupiter processed from video taken in my back yard.
Posted: 2014-03-09T13.28
Saturn from Hyattsville, Maryland on 2013-07-17 at 10:16 PM local time.
Stacked from 129 frames obtained by my brother and I using a 3x Barlow on our 254mm Dob, and a Canon EOS Rebel T3i camera in "3x digital zoom video" mode.
Posted: 2013-07-19T00:40:00
If I'd known you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
|Sea Otter
|Izzy the Pirate
|CAPT. Barnacles Bear
|Ben Katz
|Temple of Doom Rope Bridge
|Ralph Wiggum
|Cat Eating a Flower
My Excellency, George Washington
The Founding Fathers are back, as robots.
Posted: 2010-06-17T00:00:00-05:00
DeviantArt page: My assembled visual artwork at DeviantArt.com
Three semiaquatic animals investigate their neighborhood/universe.
Updated: 2008-02-02T15:04:00-05:00
Gerard Gazelle
My comic strip from the Cornell Daily Sun
Updated: 2010-08-17T00:00:00-05:00
Action Puppet Theater #1
A short movie made in partnership with my brother.
Posted: 2011-05-29T20:26:00-05:00
Sisko / Benson
An alternate opening sequence for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with the theme music and titles from Benson
Posted: 2011-04-28T20:26:00-05:00
Serious Ottershines
A large raft of sea otters in Monterey Bay, California.
Posted: 2011-04-28T20:26:00-05:00
Wolf in Wolf's Clothing, Segment 1
A short animated movie. (Flash Player or Quicktime 4+ required)
Telescope Cozy
For my Celestron NexStar 102SLT Refractor. The whole setup fits comfortably within a $20 Gaiam Yoga mat bag!
Posted: 2015-06-26T00:00:00-04:00
TARDIS Roundel Combination Peg-/Bulletin Board
for the style and utility-conscious Time Lord!
Posted: 2013-05-28T00:00:00-05:00
Galactic Hitchhiker Towel
I bought two "Prepster" Green bath towels at Target and cut pockets out of one of them. I sewed them into the other, added buttons with button holes, and Presto, a towel to hold my sunglasses and copy of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Posted: 2009-08-31T00:13:00-05:00
Updated: 2010-01-30
Holiday Toddler Railroad
Version 1.0 was a train of moded-axle Radio Flyer Wagon wagons atop a straightaway PVC pipe rail line.
Posted: 2015-05-03
GATOR-ON, Friend to Wetlands!
Will you be able to save the Florida Everglades from a giant robotic python? Requires a z-code intepreter such as Zoom (Max OS X | UNIX | Windows).
Posted: 2009-11-16T00:01:00-05:00
Spirited Array
A macOS application for de-pixelating and then whimsically re-pixelating small animated GIF's
Posted: 2018-08-07
Draws vector-based panels and word balloons of varying rectangularness, plus curved stems and merged ovals. For comics!
Screen Rodeo
An ancient Mac OS Classic game, similar to Surround! for the Atari 2600 console. Works on Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier.
New Horizons Science Operations Center Lyre ("nhsoc_lyre")
Pulls down LORRI image metadata from the New Horizons project website. Powers Pluto's Changelog!
Updated: 2015-06-23T00:01:00-05:00
Makes tiny pictures of the structures of text documents.
A rudimentary framework for modeling and converting amongst various calendar systems. Will post eventually.
TeeRex v1.30
A program to solve that awful dinnertime triangle game with the pegs. Now in Scala! Will be demoed and discussed at the April 26 meeting of Scala DC.
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Updated: 2012-02-15
Extensible Stylesheet Language Templates are computer programs for doing assorted cool things with data stored in XML.
Splits out individual tracks from a TCX file exported from Garmin Training Center and a GPS unit. Intended for use in conjunction with tcx2kml.xsl. An alternate solution involving csplit that potentially makes more efficient use of memory can be found here, along with a discussion of the problem.
My list of incongruities in the Wizard of Oz.
Updated: 2006-04-19
To this day, the Jasow dropping mechanism remains my single contribution to the world of robotics.
Mac OS X z-code interactive fiction interpreters compared (fairly out-of-date.)
Michael Horlick
Matt Kirkpatrick
Will Horton
Staci Strobl
Bahrain Mass Email/Blog: women in law enforcement in the Middle East
Josh Fruhlinger
The Comics Curmudgeon: a wonderful newspaper comics deconstruction blog
Mary K. Horlick
My Mother chaired Venice, Florida's Architectural Review Board.
Updated: 2009-06-21T00.08-16.00
Mike Horlick
My Dad's law office, which my mother Mary K. Horlick designed.
Shani Warner ♥
Updated: 2011-04-21T00:08:00-05.00
Robert Fleegler
Posted: 2011-04-21T00:07:30-05.00
Jim Groves
Posted: 2011-04-21T00:20:05-05.00
Grist.org: Punchy post-environmentalism.
Tree of Life: Disclaimer: cladistics are a human invention and do not describe intrinsic properties of nature.
Catalog Choice: Stop unwanted catalogues, hopefully.


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1. Halo Swaddle Sleepsack
These are great for keeping his arms and hands still so no face scratching or being startled awake. He really fights it for a few minutes then he calms right down and sleeps much sounder. The zipper opens from the bottom for quick nighttime diaper changes too.
2. Nikon 35mm Lens
I love the 35mm lens because it gives my photos that look where the subject is clear and the background it soft/blurry. It's a good way to fake some photography skills ;)
3. Peg Perego Car Seat and Base
Having a separate car seat base that remains strapped in the vehicle is a must in my books. It's so easy to get Link in and out and it's awesome that I don't have to wake him up during naps.
4. Munchkin Wipes Warmer
It makes a nighttime diaper change less shocking and he remains calm and falls back asleep more easily. I mean who wouldn't want warm toilet paper??
5. Baby Connect App
This app has been a necessity for me, especially in those first few weeks when I was sleep deprived. It keeps track of lots of things like diaper changes, feedings, sleep, doctors appointments and more. My husband also got it on his phone and we can sync our data.
6. Levana Keera Video Monitor
You can definitely get by with an audio monitor but the video is a great perk! I love that I can peek in on my little guy without going upstairs or disturbing him. It's also great when I'm in the shower and it's too loud to hear, I can keep an eye on him on screen.
7. Jolly Jumper Car Seat Cover
Perfect for Calgary weather, it keeps the wind and cold out. Link stays cozy in his little cocoon and often sleeps through our entire outing.
8. Onesie
These are great underneath the sleep sack because they allow for quick diaper changes, no messing with getting his legs in and out of sleepers.
9. iPad
This one is more for me but my iPad has saved my sanity during night feedings! I can watch Netflix, play games, or surf the web. Anything to keep me alert while nursing in the dark. I turn the subtitles on so I can keep the volume super low.


text: On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 08:45:49PM +0000, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: > Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> writes: > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 08:06:19PM +0000, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: > >> > As humorous as this idea is, broken threading and thread hijacking are > >> > 100% detectable algorithmically. We can leave the SWAT team the > >> > tougher tasks that actually require human intervention. :) > >> > >> While automated detection without false negatives seems easy enough, > >> avoiding false positives is decidedly more difficult. As has been > >> shown, there are legitimate cases that would have been flagged by your > >> procmail rules. > > > > I would not consider using bogus characters instead of > as a > > legitimate case, but if others disagree, we can include | and other > > stuff like that in the regex.. > > Annoying as it may be, it is not sufficient reason to discard a > message. I was thinking of an error message "fix your mailer" instead of simply discarding, for all offenses. But I have no objection to allowing non-> quote characters if others want to. My procmail rules were simply intended as a base proposal to work from, not any final demand. > > As for Re[2]: and stuff, how about using re[:=[] -- this covers > > quoted-printable mess as well. It would probably be a good idea to > > allow all base64 encoded subjects too. Ideally procmail would decode > > headers before matching them but that's apparently too much to ask > > for.. :( > > In other words, you don't have a bomb-proof solution, just as I > suspected. My proposal errs on the side of avoiding false positives, i.e. messages that break the rules could potentially get through if the mailer base64-encodes the subject. However, as far as I know, the regular offending mailers do not base64-encode subjects. Rich


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Astronauts Make Emergency Landing After Soyuz Rocket Malfunctions
By RJ Johnson - @rickerthewriter
October 11, 2018
Two astronauts are safely on the ground after their Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned shortly after liftoff Thursday.
According to a press release from NASA, shortly after taking off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin reported a problem with the Soyuz's rocket booster. The two men were forced into a "ballistic landing" of the spacecraft, landing a few hundred miles north of Baikonur.
"Search and rescue teams were deployed to the landing site. Hague and Ovchinin are out of the capsule and are reported to be in good condition," NASA said in a statement. "They will be transported to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia outside of Moscow."
Initially, there were no indications anything were going wrong after liftoff of the spacecraft went smoothly at around 4:47 a.m. EDT. But only 114 seconds into their flight, the rocket reportedly experienced a "serious anomaly" after the booster failed to seperate. Footage from inside the capsule show the two astronauts being jostled around when the fault happened.
The capsule separated from the Soyuz rocket and deployed parachutes to slow its descent. The pair are described as being in 'good condition' by NASA director Jim Bridenstine.
"I'm grateful that everyone is safe," Bridenstine wrote on Twitter.
Thursday, @AstroHague is preparing to launch on his first space mission – a six-month stay on @Space_Station. Launching at 4:40am ET, six hours later, he and his crewmate will dock to the station at 10:44am ET. Details on how to watch live: https://t.co/N2Sukhxuom pic.twitter.com/Efu50Tkk4c— NASA (@NASA) October 11, 2018
Hague and Ovchinin were being transported to the International Space Station for a six-month stay. NASA uses Russian Soyuz rockets to shuttle crew members up to the ISS.
NASA says the agency is working closely with their Russian counterparts in Roscosmos, to ensure the same return of the crew. The two agencies say a thorough investigation into the cause of the incident will be conducted.


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History of Midsayap
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Midsayap Hymn Video
Midsayap was derived from a Maguindanaon term which means "person wearing a hat". From 1912 to 1926, Midsayap was then a district of Dulawan and Pikit. Originally, Midsayap was inhabited by Muslims from the descendants of Sultan Ali Bayao from the lineage of the great Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat I. The seat of their Sultanate was established at Libungan Torreta (now part of Pigcawayan).
In 1927, a Philippine Constabulary (PC) Commander assigned in the area, Ist Lt. Catalino Javier, initiated the development of some portions of the municipality. Seeing the natural bounty of the area, he invited settlers from Luzon and Visayas to migrate in the area. The first wave of settlers who dared develop the wilderness was the late Antonio Labasan from Zambales. Among his companions were 23 interrelated families, the Dumlaos, Flautas, Fernandezes, QuiÑones,Fermils, Fantones and Documos who settled at Sitio Salunayan and Bual . Visayan settlers from Pikit also came to settle at Bual – the place of Datu Guiambangan Dilangalen. The Visayan migrants were headed by Gregorio Bingil, Julio Anito and Tomas Cantoy. The idea of making Midsayap as a separate political district from the mother municipalities of Dulawan and Pikit was envisioned in 1930 by a group of Christian PC enlisted men who were assigned at Camp Ward. Their efforts, through the support of the Deputy Governor and Military Governor was realized in 1936.
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66 dated November 25, 1936, Midsayap was created as a separate municipality. On January 1, 1937, it was inaugurated with the late Lorenzo Gonzales as the first appointed Municipal Mayor. Midsayap started with seventy-one (71) barangays. Later, it was trimmed down to 42 when Libungan was separated from Midsayap in 1936. At present, Midsayap has 57 barangays. Population settlements were concentrated on the barangays of Sinawingan, Salunayan, Bual, Kapayawi, Barongis, Kimagango, Kiwanan, Katingawan, Ulamian, Baguer, Kapinpilan, Olandang, San Mateo, and Baliki. The following years showed the growth of the newly formed town. Gradually, new towns has been created. These are Pigcawayan or Pigkawayan, Libungan,Alamada,and lastly in 1982 Aleosan.
Midsayap is the largest municipality in the province of North Cotabato.This fast-growing town is one of the oldest settlements of migrants from Luzon and the Visayas thereby giving its reputation as the highly heterogeneous society in this once Muslims-dominated place of Mindanaon. This 14th Congress of the Philippines, Rep. Emmylou 'Lala' J.Taliño-Mendoza filed last February 7, 2008 the House Bill 3539 in the House of Representatives which will create the Municipality of Midsayap as CITY OF MIDSAYAP; as the second component city of the Province of Cotabato.This bill is currently pending on the Committee of Local Government since February 19, 2008.
The following are the 57 Baranggays or Barrio's of Midsayap:
- Agriculture
- Anonang
- Arizona
- Bagumba
- Baliki
- Bitoka
- Bual Norte
- Bual Sur
- Central Bulanan
- Central Glad
- Damatulan
- Ilbocean
- Kadigasan
- Kadingilan
- Kapinpilan
- Central Katingawan
- Kimagango
- Kiwanan
- Kudarangan
- Central Labas
- Lagumbingan
- Lomopog
- Lower Glad
- Lower Katingawan
- Macasendeg
- Malamote
- Malingao
- Milaya
- Mudseng
- Nabalawag
- Nalin
- Nes
- Olandang
- Patindeguen
- Palongoguen
- Barangay Poblacion 1
- Barangay Poblacion 2
- Barangay Poblacion 3
- Barangay Poblacion 4
- Barangay Poblacion 5
- Barangay Poblacion 6
- Barangay Poblacion 7
- Barangay Poblacion 8
- Rangeban
- Sadaan
- Salunayan
- Sambulawan
- San Isidro
- San Pedro
- Santa Cruz
- Tugal
- Tumbras
- Upper Bulanan
- Upper Glad I
- Upper Glad II
- Upper Labas
- Villarica
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