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Image(s) of 'GOD' from Sikhism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism:
Okay, now that we know according to Hinduism and Jewism/Christianity one should not picturize God 'as they do it now'. Today we will discuss what Sikhism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism says about it!
The Guru Granth Sahib, the central scripture and Guru of Sikhs, strongly rejects idolatry. Idolatry is also rejected by the Dasam Granth a scripture by the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, and within numerous rehatnamas (documents codifying the code of conduct of the Sikh religion), such as the Sikh Rehat Maryada and the Budha Dal Rehatnama.
Sikhism criticises the practice of using idols to represent God and pray to him.
Human figures of religious significance, such as the Sikh gurus, are common in 'modern' Sikhism, and the Sikh attitude to non-religious images is generally relaxed.
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The historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama or Shakyamuni) neither regarded himself nor wished to be regarded as a God.
In any of the 'Sacred' texts of Buddhism we do not find any evidence or statement approving or promoting of idol worship by Buddha.
On the contrary, Buddha has opposed making of idols, when Ananda, a close relative, the most devoted attendant and a leading monk sought permission to make an idol of Buddha.
The practice of idol worship in present day Buddhism is an innovation, defying the teachings of Buddha.
Christmas Humpreys, author of the book 'Buddhism', says of himself that he studied Buddhism for thirty years and of Buddhism in the world today he knows more than most and he has this to say about the Buddhist Scriptures:
"The Buddha himself wrote nothing, and none of his teaching was written down for at least four hundred years after his death. We, therefore do not know what the Buddha taught, any more than we know what Jesus taught; and today at least four schools, with sub-division in each, proclaim their own view as to what is Buddhism".
The disappearance of original teachings and practices of Buddha are almost complete today, for the Buddhists are sunk in superstitions, idol worship and Hindu religious rituals. Original Buddhism has changed colors completely.
H.G. Wells (An Outline of History Page 392) has described this in a very terse language. "Gautama's disciples have cared more for the preservation of his tree than of his thought, which from the first they distorted and misconceived (the Bodh tree which helped him to rest his back, while achieved 'enlightenment', still exists and with a sapling from the original tree planted in Sri Lanka, the Sri Maha Bodi in Anuradapura , venerated and worshipped excessively)".
Writing on the corruption of Buddhism, Mr. Wells makes the following interesting observations:
"Tibet today is a Buddhist country, yet Gautama could he return to earth, might go from end to end of Tibet seeking his own teaching in vain.
About this Buddhist countryside he would discover a number of curious little mechanisms, little wind-wheels and water-wheels spinning, on which brief prayers were inscribed. Every time these things spin, he would learn, it counts as a prayer. 'To whom?', he would ask.
The most striking and undisputable statement about the authenticity of the Buddhist scriptures is by Chief Monk Akuratiye Amarawansa, Chancellor of the Vidyodaya Buddhist University (Pirivena), Maligakanda, Colombo; Scholar of the Tripitaka and Chief Monk of Southern Sri Lanka. In his preface to the Sinhala translation of Deega Nikaya, he has expressed the following:
"The Deega Nikaya that we see today cannot be assuredly said to be the same one that was presented to the first reform council (Dharma Sangayana). Many reform councils were held subsequently and these Nikayas and divisions would have been subjected to many changes. Therefore, the most acceptable view would be that the present Deega Nikaya is a collection of sutras subjected to changes, additions and deletions taken place after the first reform council."
So if you find anything to be in favour of 'idol worship' in Buddhism.. simply remind yourself of 'Cheif Monk' Akuratiye's Statement.
For additional Reading: http://www.allaahuakbar.net/buddhism/reality_of_idol_worship_and_buddhism.htm
Idol worship is prohibited in Zoroastrianism's Sacred Scriptures too!
Chapter 68.
1. I also saw the souls of a man and a woman (2) whom they ever DRAG, the man to heaven and the woman to HELL. (3) And the woman's hand was caught in the knot and sacred thread [kusti] of the man, (4) and she said thus: 'How is it when we had every benefit in union, among the living, (5) now they are dragging thee to heaven, and me to HELL?'
6. And the man said thus: 'Because whatever things I received of the good and worthy, I also gave them back to the poor; (7) and I practised good thoughts and good words and good deeds; (8) I also heeded God, and disregarded the demons; (9) and I have been steadfast in the good religion.
10. But you despised the good and poor and worthy and travellers; (11) you also disregarded God, and YOU WORSHIPPED IDOLS; (12) and practised evil thoughts and evil words and evil deeds; (13) and you have been steadfast in the religion of ahriman and the demons.'
– THE BOOK OF ARDA VIRAF, a holy book of Zoroastrianism..
Idol Worship is considered as a transgression of Zoroastrian commandment. For Scriptural verification,please refer to Patet Pashemani Manthra, Kardeh 10 word 21 (ozdist parasti).


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A Bimonthly Email Newsletter from the International Mathematical Union
Editor: Mireille Chaleyat-Maurel, Université René Descartes, Paris, France
Editorial: The year of mathematics in Germany
In the year 2000, the German federal government started a campaign to better inform the general public about the sciences and humanities, focusing each year on one particular area. In 2008 Germany celebrates the "year of mathematics".
This is a joint initiative of all German mathematics related scientific societies and teacher organizations (coordinated by Guenter M. Ziegler, the current President of DMV, the German Mathematical Society), together with various other associations, industrial and governmental partners. The main financial sponsors are the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Deutsche Telekom Foundation.
The year of mathematics has found overwhelming support not only by research mathematicians who are concerned about a possible decrease of interest by future students. About one thousand newspaper and journal articles have already appeared since January. Some newspapers have a full page on mathematics each weak. The topics covered range from mathematics and the modern society, mathemtics in other sciences, recreational mathematics, education, applications, to pure math. The presence of mathematics topics and mathematicians on radio and TV has multiplied by a large factor. Universities and scientific institutions throughout the country focus on mathematics in their annual festive events, schools invite research mathematicians to outline the role mathematics plays today and to explain study and job perspectives. More than a thousand "mathematical events" are expected to happen throughout this year.
The whole activity has several goals. The general public needs to be informed that mathematics is inside of almost everything employed in everyday life. Many examples demonstrate where and how mathematics supports technology, medical care, decision making, etc. A drive is initiated to modernize math education in schools. Teachers may become "Mathemacher". 500 have done so in the meantime. They will receive supporting teaching and information material and are offered special training courses. A particular aim here is to make the educational initiative sustainable.
Among the various publications in progress, one will focus on mathematics as an important production factor in industry. The book will be launched in November and is sponsored by acatech, the National Academy of Engineering. Several large companies have agreed to show how they utilize mathematics either via publications or "mathematics days" in the companies. Needless to say that the German chancellor Angela Merkel (who has a physics PhD) supports the year by public appearances, see her podcast at http://www.jahr-der-mathematik.de/coremedia/generator/wj2008/de/01__Das_20Wissenschaftsjahr/03c__Podcast.html
Various popular public figures have agreed to act (and they do so very successfully) as "ambassadors of mathematics". This includes "Germany's next top model" who is a (very good looking) mathematics student and the coach of one of the most popular German football teams who once was a mathematics teacher.
The drive that has already been generated in the first weeks of this year has turned out to be extremely positive for mathematics. That is why I am reporting about this initiative in this editorial. Those who fear a decline of interest in mathematics, report about a bad public image of our field, claim that journalists are not interested in mathematics, or complain about shrinking student enrolments may consider the experience made in Germany and think of launching similar activities. It is, no doubt, a lot of work but may result in very beneficial long term effects.
The year of mathematics Webpage (in German only) is at http://www.jahr-der-mathematik.de/
Martin Groetschel, Secretary of IMU
News from IMU
The IMU member countries have voted positively on Norway's application for an upgrade of its membership status from Group II to Group III. The upgrade became effective on February 1, 2008.
IMU on the Web
The CEIC is turning 10 this year, and it seems appropriate to take stock of the changes, both good and the bad, that have taken place over this decade.
Ten years ago perhaps 10% of the mathematical literature was digitized, while now perhaps 65% is. The growth of the infrastructure of the internet has made physical/virtual access to this literature easy, but in practice there are impediments caused by individual knowledge and IT arrangements, licensing agreements, cost to the end-user, and much else.
Ten years ago searching on the web was still rudimentary. Today, while still not perfect, a mathematician may use a combination of MathSciNet and Zentralblatt MATH, Library tools, Google Scholar, Amazon, Wikipedia, Planet Math among others, and this has enormously improved ability to find known material or to discover the existence of valuable but not readily available material.
Ten years ago, the freely available electronic publishing tools offered hopes that academic presses and individually operated journals would increase their presence in and share of the academic publishing market. In fact, just the opposite has happened as market consolidation has taken place and the remaining large academic publishers have increased their share of mathematical publishing from under 40% to over 60%. Journal prices remain at least as vexing an issue as a decade ago, while the purchasing decisions have become further removed from the academic user.
Some fine projects are coming to fruition within the IMU. These include: the soon to be complete digitization of the ICM Proceedings; excellent Registries of electronic material (www.ceic.math.ca/WDML/registries/index.shtml), and a Federated search engine (http://projects.cs.dal.ca/ddrive/fwdm/) for mathematicians (soon to add many new features). On balance, the (digital) world of mathematics is much richer but no-less complex than a decade ago.
Jonathan Borwein, Chair CEIC
ICM 2010: Nomination of invited speakers
After the IMU Executive Committee has selected the Program Committee (PC) for ICM 2010 and its Chair, the PC has meanwhile chosen the core panels for the ICM Sections. The core panels are currently selecting further panel members. The PC is now seeking suggestions for invited plenary and section speakers. Further information and the list of ICM-sections can be found here
All speaker nominations are supposed to be directed to the PC Chair Hendrik W. Lenstra. Please use the following e-mail address: firstname.lastname@example.com
ICM 2014: Invitation of Bids
The Executive Committee of the International Mathematical Union invites the Adhering Organizations (and the mathematical societies in IMU member countries) to place bids for hosting the International Congress of Mathematicians in the year 2014 and the IMU General Assembly prior to this Congress. To be considered by the Site Committee, these bids must be received by the IMU Secretary (firstname.lastname@example.com) by November 30, 2008. Detailed information about items that need to be considered for a bid are here
Abel Prize 2008
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2008 to John Griggs Thompson, University of Florida and Jacques Tits, Collège de France. Thompson and Tits receives the Abel Prize "for their profound achievements in algebra and in particular for shaping modern group theory".
The Abel Award ceremony will take place in Oslo on the 20th of May. HM King Harald will present the Abel Prize.
Petition for a mathematician who has disappeared in Chad
IMU receives, fortunately not too often, reports about mathematicians who have been abducted (to demand ransom) or imprisoned (for political reasons) or have "simply disappeared". Such letters usually include a request to IMU to help in some way. These are dreadful incidences, terrible for the victims, their family and friends. They are also politically very delicate matters since whether or not "IMU pressure" positively or negatively influences such a case strongly depends on the circumstances. For that reason IMU seeks advice from various person or authorities who have good "local knowledge" and sometimes IMU is advised not to call international attention. IMU recently received a report and a request from Marie-Francoise Roy (France) informing about the disappearance of mathematician Ibni Oumar Mahamet Saleh, a Chadian politician and former minister. He has been abducted from his home on February 3, 2008 and there are no news from him since then.
On behalf of SMF (Société Mathématique de France) and SMAI (Société de mathématiques appliquées et industrielles), Marie-Francoise has set up a Web page (http://smf.emath.fr/en/PetitionSaleh/) where there are documents describing the person and the case and asking to sign a petition. IMU recommends that the readers of IMU-Net consider her request.

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Rugby ousting: Leaders say Zete not worth its salt
"Thank you, sir, may I have another?"–Kevin Bacon in Animal House
Members of the University of Virginia's recently-ousted fraternity should be grateful for their punishment, according to an open letter from a house official in which he discusses the disbanding of the local chapter of Zeta Psi in the wake of a springtime hazing that seriously injured a student.
"The University has taken a very measured and thorough approach," wrote fraternity house corporation president Charlie Kollmansperger. "The Administration did not reach its conclusion lightly."
In his letter to parents, friends, and fraternity alumni posted at a UVA Alumni Association website, Kollmansperger revealed that a review of emails and other information suggested a cover-up of the March incident that hospitalized a pledge for several days.
"We were disappointed to review hard evidence indicating that the account of that evening given to us by the [fraternity members] was inaccurate and incomplete," wrote Kollmansperger.
With its chapter established at UVA in 1868, "Zete" was one of the oldest fraternities on Grounds. Members, drawn largely from East Coast prep schools, have been known to have the organization's Greek letters seared onto a forearm with a branding iron. But the Rugby Road revelry began winding down in March after police began investigating what became known as the soy sauce incident.
"This is not simply about daring pledges to drink soy sauce," wrote Kollmansperger, noting that additional incidents convinced administrators "to conclude that the level of risk to personal safety at the Zete House is unacceptable."
In the March incident, some pledges, which Zete calls "goats," imbibed a meal of dog food, matzo balls, gefilte fish, and– in what reportedly caused the hospitalization– 12 to 18 ounces of soy sauce.
According to standard product labels, a single ounce of soy sauce typically contains 2 grams of sodium, the recommended daily limit. According to a British materials safety data sheet, the fatal dose is a gram per kilogram of body weight. For a 160-pound human, 36 ounces of soy sauce will kill about half the people who drink that much.
The injured man was never publicly identified, but officials did say that he was hospitalized for three days.
Kollmansperger wrote, "No one believes that there was intent to harm anyone."
Indeed, the dangers of salt ingestion don't appear to be well known. In 1989, in a case that attracted national attention, Roanoke officials prosecuted a woman who inadvertently killed her 4-year-old daughter by forcing the child to eat salt as punishment for eating sugar.
While that woman received 12 years in jail, there will be no criminal charges for Zete, and its disbanding may be much shorter: as little as two years. According to Kollmansperger, the fraternity can petition the administration and the Inter-Fraternity Council for reinstatement in August of 2013.
In just the past five years, Zete's prominent site– beside Beta Bridge at the corner of Culbreth Road and Rugby Road– has seen a spate of construction. UVA has built a new studio art building, an architecture school addition, a new parking garage, and– currently under construction– a building to house the UVA marching band.
Might UVA simply reclaim the property which it already owns?
"The Vice President for Student Affairs and the Dean of Students have assured us repeatedly over the past five years that the University has no designs on 169 Rugby Road," wrote Kollmansperger. "They very much want a strong Zete chapter at the University and at that address."
While Kollmansperger was not immediately available for comment, his letter suggests that things might have been worse. In 2005, for instance, "Phi Kap," another powerhouse UVA fraternity chapter, closed its doors forever after running afoul of regulations.
"We are saddened by this turn of events," wrote Kollmansperger, "but we understand and support the University's decision."Read more on: zeta psi
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UVa might be a much better place if ALL the frats got disbanded.
I have never had much use for the fraternity system, and have even less after reading Liz Seccuro's book, Crash Into Me, about her nightmare experience when she attended a party as a first year student in 1984.
The fraternities have long outlived their usefulness. Back in the day, they hosted open parties with bands; even though bad things did happen, at least there was some connection with the larger UVA community in that they provided a social outlet, and helped foster a great music scene. Once the drinking age became 21, that all ended. Now, they are just anachronistic little clubs that serve to inflate the already monstrous sense of entitlement and self-regard of their members. (Yes, there are a few laid-back houses with nice guys, but not too many.) Better to get rid of them all and turn the houses into residential colleges or something else more worthwhile.
Wow. bad experience at a frat?
My fraternity membership deeply enriched my college experience. Maybe because unlike Zete, we were not all prep school kids with expensive party habits and arrogant attitudes.
"How are we going to get rid of these animals?" The dean replied, "Don't worry, I'm putting this fraternity on double secret probation." ........
Otter: But you can't hold a whole fraternity responsible for the behavior of a few, sick twisted individuals. For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen!
[Leads the Deltas out of the hearing, all humming the Star-Spangled Banner]
er,,,would these be Honor "violations"- the untruths uttered? will the sacred cow division please enter the fray?


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Out of Africa: When you're traveling on 9/11
"Is a good time not to be in America, yes?" said the taxi driver.
We were speeding through the streets of Cape Coast, Ghana, where the residents' command of English is often as potholed as the highways. I was used to getting questions about America, but this one had me perplexed.
"Is a good time not to be in America, yes?" he asked again, glancing over to see the uninflected blankness of my face. He suddenly looked away and lowered his eyes as he realized that he'd drastically miscalculated in his attempt at conversation.
I hadn't understood the question because I hadn't heard the news. It was September 11.
Being a white man in West Africa makes you something of a celebrity. People always want to stop to chat, and you can't walk anywhere without a sizable escort of local kids with little better to do than win your affection. But as I walked to my lodgings that day from the taxi stop, everyone kept a distance. Soccer games stalled, laughter ceased, pitying gazes were long and frequent. I'd see dozens of people clustered around a single outdoor television– the lone television station was feeding CNN– but I couldn't stand the thought of watching it.
It was clear to me that this was the single most important moment in our societal evolution of my lifetime thus far, and that, blessedly or not, I was missing it. I felt like I was cheating. Such sadness and misery were going on at home, and I was safely tucked away from it all. Engulfed in a tide of guilt and impotence, I went to my room and threw up.
I started making daily pilgrimages to the only store in town with internet access. Through moist but relieved eyes, I learned by trickles and spurts that my family was fine, my friends were fine, and that people were getting by as best they could. America the Resilient. I started taking long walks and often found myself at the Atlantic, facing north-northwest and feeling very far from home.
I didn't know it at the time, but I wouldn't see an American for another six weeks.
During that time, I traveled through Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Mali, the latter two of which are heavily Muslim. Most of the time, I was treated with generosity and respect, although there were notable exceptions. It seems like a dream from a David Lynch film now, but I was stuck at one point on a bus full of Malians chanting at me, "Osama! Osama!" Shortly after that, the immigration officer at the Burkina Faso border (Burkina Faso means, ironically, "Land of the Incorruptible") held my passport for a steep ransom solely on the grounds that I was an American.
I was browsing in the central market in Ouagadougou, hoping to find an herbal remedy for my lingering malaria side effects when I heard a commotion. I didn't speak a lick of French or Mossi, but when an enraged local came charging at me with his fist raised, shouting something about George Bush, I didn't need a translator to tell me I was in for it. As I dove behind a cluster of mopeds, a crocodile skin salesman came to my rescue and took my assailant to the ground.
"Why don't you just say you're Canadian?" some one suggested.
It made a lot of sense and certainly would have spared me an uncomfortable situation or two. But at that moment, I felt something strange– something I'd never felt before. Looking back, I think it was a Grinch-like epiphany. Maybe my capacity for appreciating the ol' U.S. of A. had been indeed three sizes too small, and it had just ballooned.
I was born in the U.S. My grandparents' grandparents were born here, too. But it took being away for me to realize just what it feels like to be American.
My parents both remember where they were and what they were doing when they learned of President Kennedy's assassination– I think everyone sentient at the time remembers.
Ever since I was old enough to understand the idea of collective consciousness, I'd wondered what the common-denominator experience would be for my generation. I can recall where I was for a lot of things– the Challenger explosion, the O.J. verdict, and, in particular, Tupac's untimely demise. But none of them come close to September 11. Nothing does, nothing can.
Which is why I can so lucidly relive that singular taxi ride where I first heard the details of the attacks from a fellow passenger who filled me in as best she could. After I'd had a minute to try and absorb it all, the taxi driver, whose voice had now assumed an empathetic hush, repeated his cautiously assembled question for a third time: "Is a good time not to be in America, yes?"
"No," I thought, choking down what was to become a semi-permanent knot in a nation's throat. "It's the worst time to be away."
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We will be adding in features to remind you that your membership is going to expire, if you have a one-time membership. Right now, a few days out, the site will add a message near the top of the forums screen informing you that your membership is coming due. We plan to add options to send private messages, emails and warnings further out. You can add additional years to your membership at any time - previous time will not be lost and is incremental, so don't worry about renewing a week early and losing a week.
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A Green Home Begins with ENERGY STAR Blue
Homebuilders and homebuyers across the country are increasingly interested in green building. But what exactly makes a home green?
Green building means improving the way that homes and homebuilding sites use energy, water, and materials to reduce impacts on human health and the environment. Building a green home means making environmentally-preferable and sustainable decisions throughout the building process-decisions that will minimize the environmental impact of the home while it is being built and over the many years it will be lived in.
What should homebuyers look for first in a green home?
Energy efficiency is the place to start. That's because the energy used in homes often comes from the burning of fossil fuels at power plants, which contributes to smog, acid rain, and risks of global climate change. So, the less energy used, the less air pollution generated. And the easy way to make sure a new home is energy efficient is to look for the blue ENERGY STAR mark, the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency.
ENERGY STAR certified homes are independently verified to meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes save money on utility bills, provide a more comfortable living environment with better indoor air quality, and help protect the environment.
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These energy efficiency improvements not only save money, they provide a house that is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. By providing comfortable homes efficiently, homeowners are operating their homes using less power, and less resources, a green choice that continues to give back after the construction has been completed.
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Homebuyers can also look for the Indoor airPLUS label — a specification developed by EPA to address the indoor environment component of green building. Homes that achieve this level of excellence are first certified as ENERGY STAR, and then also incorporate more than 60 additional home design and construction features to control moisture, chemical exposure, radon, pests, ventilation, and filtration. Together, these features help protect certified homes and their residents from mold, chemicals, combustion gases, and other airborne pollutants.
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Through the ENERGY STAR Certified Homes, Indoor airPLUS, and WaterSense® programs, homebuyers can address two critical green home elements. Then, look to the wide variety of available green home programs to complete the picture with water-efficient products, renewable energy technologies, waste reduction, recycling, and sustainable land development practices.


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Greeks, Romans, Moors, Normans, Spaniards, Giuseppe Garibaldi and his thousand, and finally hordes of tourists have visited Sicily over the millennia. Some stayed for centuries, some only for generations, but even those whose sojourn was comparatively brief played a role in the island's blending of cultures and traditions.
If this human concoction can be distilled into a single dish, it might be pasta con le sarde – long pasta with sardines. A strikingly simple plate of spaghetti, fennel, onions, and sardines garnished with golden raisins (sultanas) and pine nuts, but its layers of flavor and texture speak of Sicily's multifarious heritage. Grapes, introduced by the Greeks in the 7th century B.C., combining with the tradition of using dried fruit in savory dishes adopted from the Moors, the abundant use of saffron borrowed from the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, and the native reliance on cheap and readily available ingredients of the highest quality in the onions, foraged wild fennel, pine nuts, and the island's golden olive oil.
And, just like the variegated Sicilian identity, the disagreements over what constitutes a real pasta con le sarde are multihued. Some prefer a thicker long pasta like perciatelli or bucatini over spaghetti, some add breadcrumbs, some refuse to add anchovies, others only saute half the sardines with the sauce, breaking the other half into mix after the pasta has been added to the pan, and yet others would crumble almonds over the assembled dish and bake it in a moderate oven for 20 minutes. The biggest philosophical difference though, lies in the presence of tomato paste. Palermitano's typically leave it out altogether, whereas cooks further west and south in Trappani, Marsala and, particularly Agrigento, would claim it as an essential ingredient.
Ever the diplomats, we (probably to the aggravation of native Sicilians) chose the middle ground, and elected to use anchovies and bucatini, leave out the tomato paste, cook all the sardines in the sauce, and add both breadcrumbs and broken almonds, but we chose not to bake it. It was wonderful: crunchy, salty and sweet, and with a profound maritime flavor overlaid perfectly by the fennel.
Those of you with an aversion to small, oily fish should probably avoid this dish completely for substitutions of whiter, milder species cannot be recommended, unless even greater Sicilian wrath is desired. And, if encouragement to try something different is needed, look no further than the twin factors of wholesomeness and economy. Sardines and pasta are still very affordable, and, for us, halfway through a month-long meatless regimen ahead of a warm weather vacation, it checked all the taste and healthful boxes.
It also checked the seasonal box, for, strictly speaking, this dish should only be eaten between March and September when wild fennel can be found extending its spidery fronds all over the island's uplands. For those of us without wild ingredients to hand, or such a favorable climate, cultivated fennel plus a scant 1/4 teaspoon of ground fennel seeds (or a smaller quantity of fennel pollen), provide a similar perfume.
Please note that one should always use the freshest possible sardines, and not just for this recipe. The oilier the fish, the shorter the shelf life – hence why anchovies are so often salted and in oil – and the general rule of thumb is 8-12 hours out of water is about as long as it takes for sardines to go from glorious to gory mess. You can certainly freeze them, too, but like most fish, especially small ones, the defrosting process has to be slow and delicate to prevent them from getting mushy.
Pasta con le Sarde (Long pasta with sardines)
Credit should be given to Ferdinando's Focacceria for inspiring us to cook this dish.
Serves 4
1 lb. (1/2 kilo) dried long pasta (spaghetti, bucatini, perciatelli)
1 fennel bulb, tops removed and reserved, sliced wafer thin
1 medium yellow onion, sliced thinly
3-4 cloves garlic, finely sliced.
4-6 medium sardines (1 lb. / 1/2 kilo), cleaned and boned
Handful golden raisins (sultanas)
Handful pine nuts (pignoli)
1 small glass dry white wine or cooking wine
2 handfuls day-old bread crumbs
1 handful roughly chopped almonds
3 salted anchovies
1 pinch saffron
Freshly ground black pepper
Sea salt to taste
Good quality olive oil
Chopped flat leaf parsley (optional)
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil
In a sauté pan, bring 3 tablespoons of olive oil to medium heat
Saute onions, garlic and fennel (not including reserved tops) until softened.
Add sardines and anchovies, stir to break up anchovies.
Turn heat to high and after 30 seconds add white wine or cooking wine and saffron.
Stir again, reduce heat to low after 1 minute. Cover for 5 minutes and allow to steam.
Add pasta to large pot of salted water.
Remove of sauté pan lid, stir sardines so fish starts to flake and fall apart into the sauce.
Add golden raisins and pine nuts. Taste for seasoning, correct accordingly.
When pasta is done – around 7 minutes – scoop a ladle of pasta water into sardine sauce before draining pasta and adding it to sauté pan.
Stir pasta well to coat with sauce. Allow to cook for another minute
Kill heat, and sprinkle in breadcrumbs, chopped almonds, fennel tops and chopped parsley (optional).
Stir well and serve.
Jonny and Amy Seponara-Sills blog at We Are Never Full.
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Dancing since: Judy and Dan met in a Spanish class at College of Marin in 2010. The following year she saw a COM brochure with a photo of a very dashing man. "OMG, that's my eye doctor," she exclaimed. (We all know who that was). That's when the couple signed up for tango classes with Debbie and John.
Why tango: Of the Latin dances, tango appeals to Dan the most. (He mistakenly thought it would be easier than the other styles.) Prior to tango he had no experience with partner dancing. Judy has studied jazz, tap, and other kinds of Latin dancing, but like Dan, had never done partner dancing. "I'm used to doing my own kind of choreography, so being with a partner was difficult," says Judy.
Favorite part: For Dan, it's "dancing with Judy." And he also likes the music, especially Nuevo. For Judy it's the turns. "I just love the energy…even as a child I loved to turn," she recalls. "But it's not just the dancing. It's bigger than that. I have to sublimate a part of my natural personality for a time. It's a good lesson to do that."
Judy explains that she's quick and assertive…a natural leader. But tango requires that she hold back and tune in to her partner. "For me it's a life lesson in terms of relationship. Taking class together affects our relationship in a positive way."
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Hey there, strangers! Between a trip to the Kentucky Derby, a milestone birthday, two sets of house guests, and a trip back home, May has been a crazy busy month. As much as I love the adventure and the company, I'm hoping to bring in June with some semblance of a routine (and lots of cooking, of course!).
I made today's recipe – BLT Bites – for last month's gourmet club meeting. We each made recipes from our respective Junior League cookbooks: Louisville, Denver, and Omaha (mine!). Of the three appetizers I made, this one was definitely my favorite… Each piece was a little taste of heaven.
There are some awfully similar recipes floating around online, but I couldn't find the exact recipe I used anywhere else. Here it is:
BLT Bites
Makes about 14 appetizers
14 large cherry tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup romaine lettuce, shredded
2 tablespoons green onions, sliced
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
Cut an 1/8-inch slice from the bottom of each tomato with a serrated knife. Gently scoop out pulp and seeds from the cut end with a melon baller cutter or a grapefruit spoon; discard. Sprinkle tomato shells with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and invert on paper towels to drain. In a small bowl, combine bacon, lettuce, green onions, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Spoon mixture evenly into tomato shells and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
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- I could not for the life of me figure out why the recipe wanted me to scoop out the pulp and seeds from the bottom of the tomatoes. I ended up cutting a thin sliver from the bottom of the tomatoes to help keep them upright, then I sliced off the tops and scooped out the pulp and seeds from there.
- I had five slices of bacon and couldn't see throwing one lonely slice back into the refrigerator, so I used it all. How can more bacon be a bad thing?
- I used light mayonnaise, coarse salt, and plain dried breadcrumbs. (I bet homemade breadcrumbs would be especially fabulous.)
- Despite having two other appetizers on the table, I don't think the 14 pieces this recipe made were enough for six people. We were calling dibs and wanting more.
Make these! You'll love 'em. They've definitely earned a permanent spot in my summer buffet rotation.


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It's here folks! Every two years, Moz surveys the opinions of dozens of the world's brightest search marketers and runs correlation studies to better understand the workings of search engine algorithms. We gather this data to gain insight into the factors that may help—or hurt—a website's visibility in search engines. Note that these factors are not "proof" of what search engines use to rank websites, but simply show the characteristics of web pages that tend to rank higher.
This year, Moz surveyed over 120 leading search marketers who provided expert opinions on over 80 ranking factors.
Below we present the results of our 2013 Correlation Study. Select one of the 10 categories at the top of the chart to focus on those characteristics.
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Over the past two years, we've seen Google crack down on over-optimized anchor text. Despite this, anchor text correlations for both partial and exact match remained quite large across our data set.
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For this study we tracked domain name mentions in Fresh Web Explorer. The correlations for mentions are relatively high, falling between 0.17 and 0.20 for mentions of the full domain name.
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These features relate to the entire root domain, but don't directly describe link or keyword-based elements. Instead, they relate to things like the length of the domain name in characters.
Although none of these factors were highly significant, we did find a negative correlation of -0.09 with the length of the domain name.
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These features cover how keywords are used in the root or subdomain name and how much impact this might have on search engine rankings.
The ranking ability of exact- and partial-match domains (EMD/PMD) has been heavily debated by SEOs recently, and it appears Google is still adjusting their ranking ability. In our data, we found EMD correlations to be relatively high at 0.16 and as high as 0.20 if the EMD is also a dot-com.
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These features describe link metrics about the root domain hosting the page (e.g., for the page www.test.com/A, these features are for links pointing to *.test.com, not just page A). As in 2011, metrics that capture a diversity of link sources (C-blocks, IPs, domains) have high correlations. At the domain/subdomain level, subdomain correlations are larger than domain correlations.
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Despite Google cracking down on over-optimized anchor text, we found high correlations with both partial and exact match anchor text to the URL, with a 0.29 correlation with the number of root domains linking to the page with partial match anchor text.
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Today more than ever, charitable institutions stand to benefit as the first wave of baby boomers reach the stage where they're able to make significant charitable gifts. If you're like many Americans, you too may have considered donating to charity. And though writing a check at year-end is one of the most common ways to give to charity, planned giving may be even more effective.
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Andrew Yogan
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Trade with New York Rangers, 2014
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2006-07: Andrew Yogan was drafted by the Windsor Spitfires in the fifth round of the 2007 OHL Priority Selection.
2007-08: In his OHL rookie season, Yogan scored five goals and added two assists for seven points in 50 games for the Windsor Spitfires. He played in five playoff games for the Spitfires, but recorded no points and six penalty minutes in five games.
2008-09: Yogan began the season with the Spitfires, appearing 16 games for that club. Yogan netted five goals and added three assists for eight points in those games. He was traded from the Spitfires to the Erie Otters in a deal that brought Brandon Maxwell to the Spitfires. Yogan played in 35 games for the Otters, netting 17 goals and picking up 17 assists to go along with a +11 rating and 32 penalty minutes.
2009-10: In 63 games for the Erie Otters, Yogan scored 25 goals and added 30 assists for 55 points while picking up 97 penalty minutes. Yogan played for Team Cherry at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game, where he made it onto the score sheet from a fight with Team Orr's Matt MacKenzie.
2010-11: Yogan saw his first pro action, posting three points in two games with the Rangers' AHL affiliate Connecticut, after missing most of the season due to shoulder surgery over the summer. Yogan scored twice in his AHL debut in April, a 4-3 loss to Bridgeport and had an assist in a season-ending 6-3 loss to Norfolk but did not play in the AHL playoffs. Yogan did not re-join his OHL team Erie until February after an extensive rehab period. In ten regular season games with the Otters he scored 3 goals with 1 assist and was +1 with 6 PMs. He skated in 3 of 7 playoff games for the Otters and had 2 assists and finished -1.
2011-12: Yogan signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Rangers in March 2012 and joined the AHL's Connecticut Whale at the end of the year for the second straight season following an overage season with Peterborough. He was scoreless and minus-one with 15 penalty minutes in four AHL games and did not play in any playoff games. Yogan provided both scoring and physical play for an inexperienced Peterborough team. He was the Petes' leading scorer with 41 goals and 37 assists in 66 games and tied for second on the team with 96 penalty minutes. His plus-eight plus/minus was the top mark on a team that finished under .500 and missed the OHL playoffs.
2012-13: Yogan split his first pro season between Rangers AHL affiliate Connecticut and the ECHL's Greenville Road Warriors. He opened the season with Connecticut, scoring 1 goal and seeing limited ice time in 11 games before being loaned to Greenville. He returned to the Whale in January: scoring 6 goals with 12 assists in the final 32 games. He finished the year with 7 goals and 12 assists in 43 AHL games and was +8 with 35 penalty minutes. Connecticut missed the AHL playoffs by two points despite finishing second in the Northeast Division. Sent to Greenville at the end of November, he scored 9 goals with 3 assists in 15 games with the Road Warriors and was +5 with 14 penalty minutes before returning to Connecticut.
2013-14: Yogan skated in 40 regular season games for New York Rangers AHL affiliate Hartford in his second pro season and was a key player for the ECHL's Greenville Road Warriors during their Kelly Cup playoff run. He scored 5 goals with 5 assists and was -3 with 50 penalty minutes in AHL play. Yogan scored 7 goals with 8 assists and was +1 with 22 penalty minutes in 16 regular season games for Greenville. The Road Warriors finished third in the South Division and reached the Eastern Conference finals against Cincinnati. Yogan scored 7 goals with 11 assists and was +5 with 22 penalty minutes in 17 playoff games.
2014-15:Yogan attended training camp with the Rangers before being acquired by Florida in October 2014 as part of the trade that brought defenseman Steven Kampfer to the Panthers. He spent most of his third pro season with Florida AHL affiliate San Antonio Rampage after starting the year with the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones. In 43 AHL regular season games he scored 8 goals with 1 assist and was -6 with 46 penalty minutes. Yogan scored 2 goals with 5 assists and was +5 with 2 penalty minutes in four games for Cincinnati.
Talent Analysis
Yogan has a big frame and skates well. He can take face-offs, goes to the net well, and has decent vision. Yogan also can drop the gloves, although that is not expected to be his strong point.
Yogan entered the 2015-16 season as an unrestricted free agent after not being re-signed by the Panthers. He eventually signed an ECHL contract with Cincinnati, opening the year with the Cyclones before being loaned to the AHL's Iowa Wild. Yogan is a dominant offensive player at the ECHL level but has yet to translate that production in the AHL and does not appear close to cracking an NHL lineup. Long-term he projects as a lower line forward if he reaches the NHL though it is equally likely he spends his entire pro career in minor league hockey or heads to Europe.


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Free Pro Rotation: Assassin, Assault, Cheston, Megabeth, Support, Veteran
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New Rules
Drastic reduction of Pro and Boost prices across the board
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Reduced price on Treasure Ball Key, Spunky Key, and added new Pallas Treasure Ball
Bug Fixes
Fix error when applying flair without particles.
New Bundle: All Pros – All Pros plus Blitz Uniforms, weapons, and taunts for each one.
Red S.A.D. Disguise: Created by araxisht
Black S.A.D. Disguise: Created by araxisht
The Cinnamon Stabber: Created by imvudude
Captain Spark
Spunky Saber: Created by imvudude
Mega Milk Beth Uniform: Created by goodbean
Weight of Terror: Created by araxisht
The Beat Seat: Created by jbeetle
The Lone Griller: Created by kazzymodus
The Key (To Your Heart): Created by csx
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Caught off guard when they threw it back to the studio during ESPN's halftime report, somebody burped loudly and directly into their microphone. We're thinking it probably wasn't Rece Davis, because he was getting ready to talk and seems to transition pretty well. So it could either be Mark May or Lou Holtz.
Reasons it might have been Mark May: Does that thing where you sort retract your head into your shoulders while you're burping, faces down as if he's slightly ashamed, gets a look from Lou Holtz like, "Woah, buddy! Nice burp."
Reasons it might have been Lou Holtz: Old man, probably doesn't give a fuck, gives a look to Mark May like, "Woah, buddy! I think I just burped."
I've got my money on May. Something about that post-burp reaction looks more guilty than second-hand embarrassed. Plus, Lou Holtz preaches self-discipline. Who do you think burped?


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2nd installment: A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING!
is strange indeed..This JUST IN—AS REPORTED IN NEW YORK CITY…BY 1010WINS RADIO………:
Next, I went to the movies the other night with my son. We also took his friend Michael. My son is fifteen…but he does not mind "Mommy" taking him to the movies sometimes. At times he and his friend Michael, contact their "girl" friends and guy friends from their previous school Grace Lutheran of Queens Village, and they go to the movies.
But the other night it was our turn to go to see THE MUMMY! It started out being a bit corny with the typical English husband and wife characters. Then the interesting part….the Chinese Mummy played by Jet Li!. It was rather interesting. I had really planed on going to sleep during the movie.
But it actually kept my interest. I liked the Yeti! They were cute, appealing….and enjoyable to watch. Great Computer work! I loved the use of the TERRACOTA ARMY! The ending of the movie was not as good as I expected. It ended with everybody dancing. BORING! I mean, like look… This young woman who had been immortal and had guarded the Mummy, now is dancing?! Okay…what happens next?
Let's move forward. PAWLING NEW YORK. Have you been there? It is beautiful! The Gordon Kent New England Tennis Camp is there. My son received a scholarship from the USTA (United States Tennis Association–Eastern Division) — My son Jay Jewelz ( psudeo name of course) was there for 13 days. He came home a much darker kid, relaxed, happy, and begging for more next year!
He had won a mug for his efforts with name of the camp on it. He received a t-shirt, a tennis baseball cap, thermos with the logo of the camp on it, and even a video of hisskill ability and training that he received. They even had him dance a little on the video so you can see his happiness at being in that location. My son wished he could stay a few more weeks.
That is the best option….better than the fresh air fund. The tennis camp has goals, and ideals. I was never comfortable with sending my son to the FRESH AIR FUND…. only because my child would be living and breathing the air of another family that I do not know. But the Tennis camp was on the grounds of the TRINTY SCHOOL IN PAWLING NEW YORK.
My son and all the other over night campers stayed in dorms. They took the kids to a movie (Batman), the mall, they had parties for them, and most of all…..played…tennis, TENNIS, TENNIS, TENNIS!!! 5 HOURS PER DAY!!!! He received personalized instruction also. My son told me he took two showers per day, had great food. Jay Jewelz told me that the chocolate milk was great tasting.
They woke up daily to the rolling hills and valleys of Pawling New York! America the Beautiful! I enjoyed the ride up there. 65 miles out of New York City! I even enjoyed the ride to get there. My son really loved it. He met tennis players in their teens who were for Europe. Some spoke French!
What a great experience!!! I am so thankful for the opportunity that my son experienced. I will pay for the camp next year….Thanks USTA!—AND PARENTS….LOOK FOR FREE PROGRAMS IN YOUR NEIGBORHOOD FOR TENNIS! IT IS WELL WORTH IT. LOOK UP NYJTL.ORG—-THERE ARE MANY PROGRAMS OUT THERE. (New York Junior Tennis League)
OBAMA WATCH….This is not news…but a discussion I had the other day while at work. I was talking to a carpenter. This man and I met and agreed on certain topics about life in our current world. However, when he and I discussed Barak Obama…..this man actually stated that he believed that Obama was Muslim.
He was very concerned about this belief. He said that is had nothing to do with race…but that he believed that OBAMA was muslim and that was a cause of concern for him. I tried to explain that Obama was raised by his white grand parents in the United States.
This man did not care…he believed that he was musilim and did not have America's best interest at heart. I stopped trying to convience this gentleman that his views might be wrong….I let it go. Instead we talked about road rage, dog eat dog…rat race, family, maritial issues, kids, etc.
But I just could not get over his belief that OBAMA is a closet Muslim. This man showed real fear! WOW! Should I really be surprised?
Personally, I have my questions about Obama but, the name he was named by his white mother, his mother was an anthropologist, who traveled the world, his mother did not changer her religion, he was raised in the United States most of his life…because he longed for stability….I wonder, I wonder…."DO PEOPLE JUST WANT TO BELIEVE THE NEGATIVE OR WHAT?"
John Edwards and cheating on his wife? What else is new? I have not seen any politician who has not admitted to having cheating yet! The worse of course is that Mr. Edwards cheated while his wife was ill.
However, my voice teacher who was married to a pscyhologist….her husband cheated also while she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
It is unfortunate…but the human EGO…AND SEX drive do seem to have more control over all of us…than we would want. I hope they can recover from this.
MEDICAL MINUTE: I have to tell you I had a MAMMOGRAM THIS WEEK! I was more scared not to go…than to go.
When I heard that Christina Applegate had been coping with illness of breast cancer, and that my doctor had been after me to get it done….I finally gave in. My selfesteem went up.
I felt relieved. But I am still waiting for the test results. I told several ladies at work. Did you know that one woman asked for the information of where I went to get it done?!
Wow! I did not realize that my actions could affect someone else! So that is why I am telling you. LADIES…TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODIES! GO GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS DONE….It is not painful….it is uncomfortable…but I did not feel any pain.
The technician was pleasant and nice to talk to. The woman was so professional I did not feel embaressed. (((I do not like being disrobed—for any reason except the swimming pool)))—So please go….your life, my life depends upon it!
What is going on in Russia? Stay tuned to your radio!!!—Cable tv etc.
Oh…did you notice the GAS PRICES? I actually paid 4.13 at the pump. Great….keep going down, down, down!
till next rant~~riveroflifelisajoy~


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- Tapping on a month, it highlights and seems to select the following month. Same for day and year.
- When it opens with a date, it displayed the date's month, day, and year scrolled to the top in purple. Is it supposed to do this when the user taps a day, month, or year in the slot?
- It seems to be possible to select November 31 in the Slots but then it defaults to November 30. Really should not show 31 once November has been selected.


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Malachite green (MG) and crystal (gentian) violet (CV) are triphenylmethane dyes used in aquaculture as fungicides and ectoparasiticides. They are rapidly metabolised to the leucomalachite green (LMG) and leucocrystal (gentian) violet (LCV) metabolites that persist in fish tissue. MG and CV are banned in many countries due to their mutagenicity and carcinogenicity, but may still be used illegally. Monitoring methodologies must be able to detect the compounds at 1 ng/g (US) or 2 ng/g (EU). In order to meet these LODs for complex matrices such as oily fish, and the low UV absorbance of the leuco forms, LC-MS-MS is the analytical method of choice. This application note focuses on ease of use when compared to other methods, and describes a QuEChERS based approach incorporating the use of aluminium oxide in enhanced dispersive SPE to reduce the levels of fat in the final extract. Additional cleanup is provided by polymeric EVOLUTE SPE columns, and the resulting extract demonstrated low ion suppression. Analyte recoveries of 60-105%, with low rsds, are achieved. The method is also applicable to Brilliant green.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Classic movies Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Classic movies Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Film and Cinema View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message CombrayJoined: 21 Nov 2008Posts: 2Location: Girona (Catalonia) Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:13 am Post subject: Classic movies Hi everybody. I miss in this forum the old movies, the big ones. Does any of you loves Gone with the wind, Ben-Hur or movies like this ones' I'd like very much to talk about it Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Film and Cinema All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Students spend two years building a 10-foot Tesla coil that shoots sparks to the Super Mario Bros. theme song
Engineers from the student-run organization X-Labs at the University of South Florida (USF) recently finished building a 10-foot tall dual-resonant solid-state Tesla coil. The electrical transformer circuit is capable of producing alternating-current electricity, and for our entertainment, shoots sparks between 10 and 15 feet to the tune of the Super Mario Bros. theme song.
According to the USF's student paper The Oracle, the group worked on the Tesla coil for two years. They met on a weekly basis in one of the engineering buildings to create a model with the ability to tune electric sparks that come off the dome to form various pitches and melodies.
Here is the result:
X-Labs aimed to finish the project in time for the USF Engineering Expo. The event is taking place on February 22 and 23, meaning they have achieved their goal.
"I wanted to have science demos to show kids at the Expo," X-Labs founder Joe Register told The Oracle. "Our goal is to have a Blue Man Group-like show."
The group's larger mission is as follows:
We are a hands-on education group with the twofold purpose of inspiring students and providing university engineering students with hands on experience. The concept was recently born from a dedicated and diverse group of engineering students at USF who wanted to not only showcase the University's technical ability, but wanted to show the world that research begins with a creative spirit. We are doing this through large and ambitious projects.
In addition to Tesla coils, their website says they launch high-altitude balloons to the edge of space. Yet we like the former projects more. Here's another video from last year:
X-Labs president Coyt Barringer said getting touched by a small Tesla coil is similar to receiving a shock from a taser. We don't want to know what it's like getting a shock from one of these larger Tesla coils.
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'Witch' Fletcher has no authority: bishop
A legally-blind, self-described "witch" who abused two teenage girls will never have authority in the alternative Catholic church he attends, the church leader says.
Robin Fletcher was jailed in 1998 for using hypnotism and mind-altering techniques to prostitute two 15-year-old girls, while working as a drug abuse and sexual guidance youth counsellor.
He was released in 2006, but lived under supervision orders for the next decade before a court this month allowed him to roam freely.
Australian Church of Antioch Archbishop Frank Bugge says he has known Fletcher for more than 30 years and allows "the very well qualified" man to teach theology once a month.
Fletcher also attends mass each Sunday at the Alphington church - a three-minute walk from a children's playground - but the archbishop strongly disputed any notion the convicted sex offender preaches or holds authority.
"Robin comes to the church, he sits through the mass, he has a cup of tea with us afterwards and he goes on his way," Archbishop Bugge told AAP on Tuesday.
"Robin Fletcher never has been and never will be a person of any authority or position in the Church of Antioch.
"Everyone says he gets up and preaches, he does not. It's a load of rubbish."
Archbishop Bugge said he knew things about Fletcher's crimes that never came out in court - but he's bound by the seal of confession.
"The jury found him guilty so that's none of my business," he said.
Archbishop Bugge said he'd been harassed by the public and media for years and labelled a pedophile because of his association with Fletcher.
"If this is the case - of guilty by association - then (respected Pentridge Prison chaplain Father John) Brosnan must be a terrible person because he knew all those crooks," he said.
Fletcher is one of a handful of convicted criminals who the archbishop said he is helping to rehabilitate.
The church on its website says it is open to all people, and does not "have the right to judge anyone".
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Pro days are serious business. With fewer players taking part in the Combine, whether due to injury or the founded fear that performing can only hurt their draft stock, the highly controlled pro day has become the showcase of choice for the top prospects. This is bad news for the NFL Network, and great news for ESPN, which has been offering live coverage and liveblogs of the big schools' pro days.
Courtney Upshaw and Mark Barron also participated at Alabama's pro day today, but the undisputed star was running back Trent Richardson. When Richardson was being put through blocking drills by the Browns, he took Cleveland RB coach Gary Brown off his feet. This is a strong man, and a very good reason the Browns didn't give Peyton Hillis that contract he wanted.
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It is our great pleasure to welcome you on the Day of Archaeology 2014 to the Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service.
Situated in the North East of Scotland, we are a small team (just the three of us!) with responsibility for a large geographic area – not only do we act as the regional archaeology service for Aberdeenshire Council, but also for Angus and Moray Councils, which is equivalent to 10,733km2!
Protection, Management and Promotion
For any given area roughly 95% of the historic environment is not protected by national designations, and it is down to Services like ourselves at local government level in the UK to protect it.
The team's remit is to protect, manage and promote the historic environment of Aberdeenshire, Angus & Moray. A big part of this is maintaining a Historic Environment Record (HER) for each of these areas, an ever-growing database of sites and monuments of archaeological and historical interest hosted on our website.
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The HER acts as the hub for our primary work within the Councils. We use it as the basis for assessing the potential impact of planning applications, forestry, utility and other consultations on the historic environment. The resulting archaeological mitigation work from these consultations then feeds back into the HER, broadening our (and therefore everyone's) knowledge and understanding of the historic environment here in the North East, and helping to inform future decisions.


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This update resolves a problem in which you may receive a Bluescreen stop error within around 30 minutes after you start Internet Explorer 10 or some specific programs if Microsoft Hotfix KB2879017 is installed on your PC.
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Important note:This driver is not Microsoft WHQL certified. A warning message may appear more than once during this installation. If it appears, click "Continue Anyway" to proceed with the driver installation.
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