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During Monday's debut of CNN's "Parker Spitzer," we learned that disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer might be a regular guy, after all: He likes NASCAR.
But perhaps more telling, he all-but swore off another kind of race, suggesting he's done with seeking political office. "I'm in recovery," Spitzer told co-host Kathleen Parker. "This is Step 1, I promise."
Time will tell whether the national show is Step 1 to a new career in punditry or the first strides toward another campaign in a country where NASCAR, distrust of Wall Street and good second-chance stories play well with many voters.
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Spitzer is just the latest potential political comeback kid to notch a paying TV gig, joining Fox News employees Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee as possible candidates-in-waiting with powerful platforms and generous paychecks. Even Reality TV star Donald Trump spent Tuesday floating his own presidential trial balloon – a day after declaring he had nothing to do with a poll gauging his chances as a GOP candidate.
How any of this will unfold is unclear – but it's certain we've reached a strange point where a politician could go almost straight from the boob tube to the White House.
TV and the presidency, of course, have been intertwined for decades, as we were reminded by the recent 50th anniversary of the Kennedy-Nixon debate. Most people who heard the debate on the radio believed Richard Nixon won, while a majority of those who watched on TV declared John Kennedy the champ over a sickly looking Nixon.
Knowing how to put on a good show counts, no matter what the medium. Ronald Reagan, a movie star in his younger years, used his communication skills to launch a second life in politics. But at least The Great Communicator was three decades removed from "Bedtime for Bonzo" before he started bunking in the White House.
Political careers can take off a lot faster these days, thanks to a 24-hour news cycle often driven by celebrity and the wonders of the Web.
Barack Obama, a telegenic first-term U.S. Senator from Illinois, was greeted like a rock star on the presidential campaign trail in 2008, bolstered by a strong Internet operation that helped draw the crowds.
His potential 2012 presidential rival Palin has gone on to further blur the lines between celebrity and politics. She largely avoids direct contact with the press, communicating largely through her Facebook and Twitter accounts, her Fox News spots and carefully stage-managed appearances in front of adoring crowds.
She's set to debut next month as star of a new TLC series about Alaska and recently made a Reality TV stop to cheer on her daughter, Bristol, a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars." Palin notably did her own two-step with Fox colleague Glenn Beck, another possible TV-spun political candidate, at his August "Restoring Honor" rally.
The former Alaska governor also is a key supporter of another creation of the boob tube: GOP Delaware U.S. Senate hopeful and Tea Party darling Christine ("I'm not a witch") O'Donnell.
O'Donnell doesn't seem to have held a job anytime recently, but she can point to 22 appearances on "Politically Incorrect" for first putting her in the spotlight. "I created her," the old show's host Bill Maher said last month as he played the now-infamous 1999 clip of O'Donnell declaring she "dabbled into witchcraft."
O'Donnell has come off, at least in the national press, as an airhead – sort of the Snooki of electoral politics. If she doesn't get elected, O'Donnell seems a natural for Reality TV. Maybe the New Jersey native can join "Jersey Shore," and bring her celibacy crusade to the hedonistic cast.
Come to think of it, Snooki might have some electoral potential herself: Her bold stance on the tanning tax (she's against it) drew the attention of President Obama and Arizona Sen. John McCain. Perhaps she'll declare her candidacy to become mayor of the Jersey Shore. Just imagine the fist-pumping throngs at the campaign beer blasts…
If all that sounds ridiculous, it's not much less absurd than Trump, a man of accomplishment to be sure, believing he could easily translate his blunt TV boardroom approach to the Oval Office. But let's remember that showman Trump knows the value of publicity, especially with "The Apprentice" in the midst of its latest season.
The voters will be doing the hiring and firing – just be sure to check out the candidates' TV shows before casting ballots.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.

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Inauguration audiences on Tuesday will hear the new President deliver the most anticipated Inaugural Address since John F. Kennedy. They'll hear the Queen of Soul sing and Yo-Yo Ma play. They'll listen to hear if Rick Warren gets preachy when he prays. But there's one thing they won't hear: Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha'olam.
That's because for the sixth straight presidential Inauguration, rabbis won't have a place on the dais. And the Jewish faith isn't the only religious tradition that continues to be snubbed. Since 1985, only Evangelical Protestants have played a part in the swearing-in ceremony. That will continue again this year when megachurch pastor Warren delivers the invocation and the Rev. Joseph Lowery, an African-American Evangelical, offers the benediction. At a time when the United States is more religiously diverse than at any other point in its history, and Obama's entire campaign was built on the notion of a newfound inclusiveness and multiculturalism, it seems a glaring omission. (See TIME's special report on civil rights and the Obama presidency.)
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The recent Evangelical Protestant monopoly began in 1989, when George H.W. Bush asked Billy Graham to deliver both the invocation and benediction (the opening and closing prayers) at his Inauguration. Graham did the same for Bill Clinton in 1993 and again in 1997. The decision to delegate the religious role to Graham seemed a reasonable alternative to filling the stage with an ever-growing number of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Hindu and Baha'i clergy. The famous Evangelist regularly topped the list of people Americans most admired, and he prayed in fairly broad terms, referring just to "God" and using the formulation "I pray" instead of "we pray" to make clear that he was not imposing his Christian prayer on the entire citizenry. (Read Obama's words on his Christian faith.)
But the absence of non-Christian religious leaders was felt even more deeply starting in 2001, when Graham's son Franklin ended his invocation with an exclusive statement: "We … acknowledge you alone as our Lord, our Savior and our Redeemer. We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit." This was not a prayer offered on behalf of all Americans but on behalf of Christians alone. It bookended George W. Bush's Inauguration with a benediction by Kirbyjon Caldwell that declared, "We respectfully submit this humble prayer in the name that's above all other names, Jesus the Christ," and instructed, "Let all who agree say 'Amen.' " If you didn't agree, there was apparently nothing for you to do but shuffle your feet.
For non-Christians, but particularly for Jews who had gotten used to having a place on the dais, the development was deeply disturbing. After all, traditionally, the religious roster at presidential swearing ins looked something like the set-up to an old joke: "A priest, a pastor and a rabbi walk into an Inauguration …" Rabbis prayed at a majority of Inaugurations that took place between 1949 and 1985, as did Catholic priests.
It is true that Jewish religious leaders weren't on the dais in 1937, when Franklin D. Roosevelt first introduced the tradition of an Inaugural prayer. Up until then, presidential Inaugurations did not include prayers. Instead, the vice-presidential swearing in took place at a separate ceremony in the Senate chambers, after which the Senate chaplain usually offered a prayer. Roosevelt decided to merge the two events and brought the chaplain along to participate as well. But in a shrewd political maneuver, Roosevelt also opened up a second religious slot on the program for Father John Ryan, an influential figure in Catholic social teaching and a prominent supporter of the New Deal. As Mark Silk, professor of religion at Trinity College, has written, Ryan was not only known as "the Right Rev. New Dealer," but he was also the most effective critic of Father Charles Coughlin, the notorious right-wing, anti-Roosevelt priest. Ryan's participation in the Inauguration helped insulate Roosevelt against Coughlin's attacks and shore up the growing – and critical – voting bloc of Catholic Democrats.
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Conflict Resolution Month began at the Colorado State Capitol Monday with an exhibit on how people settled their issues through mediation and education rather than fighting it out — and Fort Morgan was a part of the displays.
The exhibit was called "Talking it out, getting to agreement."
Fort Morgan was chosen from a number of possible examples of conflict resolution to join several other instances of how conflict can be resolved without going to court or becoming violent.
Boards with photographs and explanations of how various people solved their problems ringed part of the first floor of the capitol building, showcasing alternative methods of solving problems.
In the case of Fort Morgan, the display talks about how city and school officials worked to help people deal with the influx of refugees over the past few years. That came mainly through education of one kind or another, the display says, highlighting the contributions of OneMorgan County, then-Superintendent of Fort Morgan School District Greg Wagers and Fort Morgan Police Chief Keith Kuretich.
They used "dialogue and education to help a diverse community pull together," the display said.
The display speaks about fears that some people had that Muslims moving into Fort Morgan could be terrorists, and how Fort Morgan High School set aside a place for them to pray while promising similar accommodations to other religions.
Another display had a connection with Morgan County, too. Wheat Ridge Police Sergeant Joe Cassada was showcased for his "patrol-based mediation" program. Officers run into conflicts between people all the time, and this program shows officers how to help people mediate disputes.
He recently visited Morgan County Jail to teach some of his techniques to deputies, he said.
Cassada said the mission of his department is to work to bring the idea of mediation and resolution "to those in conflict."
One example of his program was two neighbors at odds because one of the homeowners' award-winning apple trees hung over the fence of the other's yard and left a mess of apples each fall. They were at an impasse until they accepted mediation. The owner of the apple tree learned that the apples were making the other owner's dog sick from eating too many, costing money in veterinarian bills.
Ultimately, the apple tree owner allowed his tree to be trimmed and the other man contributed to the cost.
Another display talks about how University of Colorado students and maintenance workers began to talk with each other through "dialogue circles." The students were unsure if they could communicate with people who spoke Spanish and uncomfortable trying, and the workers felt unappreciated.
After discussions, each side learned to talk with the other.
"Wow, I can actually talk to those people," one student said.
In a display labeled From Hate to Love, the text told the story of how an 18-year-old rolled his vehicle while drunk and his passenger was killed. The dead man's family resented the driver.
"My anger and hatred were killing me," the mother said.
That changed when she was able to see his pain.
"He hugged me so tight and cried so hard my whole shoulder was soaked," the mother said. "Right then and there, I stopped hating him and started loving him."
"It's about making choices," said Mary Zinn, president of Zinn Mediation Associates, who had organized the event.
When the driver gets out of prison, the family will be there to support him, she said.
Both of these examples used the principles of listening respectfully to the other person, no profanity and only speaking when it was that person's turn.
In a broader example, the city of Denver planned to close College View Community Center, since it was costly and not many people were using it. The Denver Inner City Parrish protested that the food bank and after-school care at the center were needed.
Ultimately, through mediation, the city agreed to let the parrish take over the center while the city pays half the utility bills and the cost of major repairs.
In Zeroing in on Zero Tolerance the conflict was even broader. Supporters of a state Senate bill wanted to change the Zero Tolerance law passed in the wake of the Columbine High School killings.
They saw many students who were prosecuted and expelled from school for small things such as bringing a butter knife to school. A legislative task force was successful in amending the law to allow schools discretion and created an ongoing partnership between teachers, administrators, students, parents, police and legislators.
Zinn said she and others started looking at a Conflict Resolution Month event a year ago with a vision.
"How do people know that what we do makes a difference?" she said.
These examples give tangible evidence of the value of conflict resolution and mediation, Zinn noted. They show that it matters in people's lives.
It was gratifying that people were willing to publicly share their stories, she said.
"How beautiful and significant an exhibit like this is," said State Sen. Linda Newell, who worked on the bill that made October Conflict Resolution Month.
It gives the message that people need to work through their conflicts, she said.
Colorado is blessed with a "civility movement," Newell said.
That does not mean the task is easy, she said. It took three years to get the legislature to unanimously decree Conflict Resolution Month.
Newell urged people to remind their legislators about the month and the importance of resolution. It is necessary to educate people before a cause like this can be advocated.
She said this was a good step "as we become the most civil state in the union."
Zinn said Colorado is leading the way.
"We have the people who care enough to do it," she said.
There are more than 20 programs scheduled for Conflict Resolution Month, Zinn said.
She said she does not want this movement to be just talk, but to actually make resolution and mediation happen in people's lives.
This exhibit will travel to the Fort Morgan Museum starting Nov. 15 and running through Jan. 7. It will go on to the University of Colorado next fall, and to other places highlighted in the displays.
For more information go to conflictresolutionmonth.org or find Zinn Mediation on Facebook.
Zinn Mediation Associates offers mediation, training in practical skills to help people negotiate and facilitation for groups.
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As 2014 comes to a close, my mind is moving into 2015 and thinking about the possibilities I have for goals for the coming year. Here's a list of some of the things I hope to continue working on and a couple of things I hope to try for the first time.
- Kinda cliché but I plan to continue working on my weight loss goals. At the time of this post I weigh 226 pounds, and am hoping that by this time next year I can say I weigh less than 200 pounds even getting to 199.9 pounds would impress me at this point. I've lost 30 pounds already, but ultimately hope to get back down to 125 pounds, but that may take a couple of years.
- To continue to post things here and maybe even add a few more items that are a bit more of my own original work, I'm thinking I will aim for a minimum of 3 posts in the coming year that aren't simply relayed articles, but are something I create based on my own experiences.
- Now that I have a fitbit Flex and can easily track how many steps I take each day I would like to work on increasing my number of steps per day to where I am able to easily reach a minimum of 8,000 steps per day my goal is to get to where I am doing over 10,000 per day on a fairly consistent basis. My best since getting my Fitbit Flex is about 6,480 steps in a single day, but I only did it once so far, so I feel like striving for 8k steps is a reasonable goal.
- I have done more knitting and been getting more looms that allow me to knit different things on them, but I hope to knit 6 scarves by Halloween so I can give them to the Hat and Mitten Ministry at my Church.
- This one is a tad odd, but one goal I have for this year is that by this time next year to have spent $200 on new clothes they can either be brand new or new to me from secondhand stores, but I really need to get new clothes, because it's been ages since I went clothes shopping and I'm reaching a point where I have more clothes that really need to be replaced then I have stuff that is in really good shape, I think in the past 10 years I've bought 2 t-shirts, 3 packs each of bras, underwear and socks, and a pair of winter boots. Some of the clothes I'm wearing probably should have been re-purposed 10 years ago.
- In conjunction with my clothing purchasing goal …. I am setting a goal to re-purpose as much as I can of my old clothes, even if it means turning them into cleaning rags or to wipe my hands off when I oil the chain on my bike, my goal is to find as many non-clothing uses for the clothes I am replacing as I can so they aren't just being tossed into the landfill. They are in bad enough shape I wouldn't consider donating them to goodwill, so cleaning rags or maybe stuffing for craft projects might be the best I can do, but I want to use them until they can't be used any more basically.
- Continue the work I've done at better addressing my health issues both in my mental and physical health. Like a lot of people I hate going to the doctor, but honestly I'm finding that if I address things when they first become a problem they are easier to treat, and I typically feel better sooner than I do if I wait. I'm pretty much sick and tired of being sick and tired, so continuing to address and manage my heath care needs is a huge priority for the coming year. I addressed a couple of things last year and learned that by simply having 2 infected toenails removed, I felt a lot better overall, not only did my toes stop hurting, but the rest of me felt better too. I also started getting treated for Asthma this past year and it too was something that made a huge impact on my quality of life. I have other stuff that I want to address, so basically I'm building on what I learned in 2014 when I had those pesky toenails surgically removed.
- I want to ride my bike at least 10 miles per week once the weather is better for riding, further would be better, but my minimal goal is 10 miles per week.
- I think my most challenging goal though is to find ways to better distribute items through a ministry I started in 2014. Collection is going great, but distribution is slow so I want to try to balance that out during the coming year so that folks who need the items will benefit from what has been collected.
- Read 2 books during 2015 (either e-book or physical bound books)
- And finally do some more work on researching the history of Warren State Hospital, that got put on the back burner for the most part in 2014, and I would like to dust off that project and see if I can make some more progress on learning about its history, because I found that while researching the history of Warren State Hospital, I was also gaining insight into the history of the mental health system and how people with mental illnesses have been treated in the past and started to better understand why things are the way they are now. So, basically learning about the past is helping me better wrap my head around the present when it comes to the topic of "Mental Health" and all the subtopics found under that heading.
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The main goal of the new "Boro Taxi" — cabs that'll respond to street hails in the vast parts of New York that aren't Manhattan (the outer boroughs) — is to make it distinct from the common yellow cab. In that respect, the recently unveiled cab color succeeds. It is distinctly not yellow. But why does it have to look like it just downed a plate of listeria-laced shawarma?
The excuse being given is that all other colors are being used by city works, the police, emergency vehicles, and other cabs.
Mayor Bloomberg calls the color "Apple Green," probably because he gets his apples from a tiny orchard in Austria or something.
An expert in color theory interviewed by The New York Times called it "warm wasabi," which makes it sound even more remarkably unappealing.
A random survey of people who saw it this morning expressed thoughts ranging from "sick" to "Eeeww gross."
But the real reason it's a different color than yellow is because it'll require a completely different medallion than the current yellow taxis. A total of 18,000 permits will be available for the medallions which will be given out over the next three years, according to the Mayor's office. The one bit if good news is that licensees can choose any car they want, not just the Taxi of Tomorrow.
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For those of you that have followed my blog since the early stages, you will know that April time last year I won the Freya Blog Star competition, which meant that I was given the opportunity to be on the blog writing panel for Freya's blog Fitting Talk. Even now I still can't quite believe I won. It has enabled me to test out some of the most amazing underwear known to man, and let a girl who always looks a bit haggard and rough and ready on the outside whilst managing three toddler, feel sexy and beautiful on the inside. It has enabled me to attend the Prima Fashion awards 2011 and get to know some fabulous bloggers that work in different industries for example Jo from Dextrous Diva who will be speaking at Cybher this year also writes for Freya and can you believe she has twins too!
Freya are dedicated to giving you fashion that fits beautifully and looks gorgeous, including lingerie, swimwear, sportswear and lounge wear and not only that but cater for small and large breasted woman. I use to have fairly large boobs with a small back and found finding bra's really difficult. I now have a very small back with diddy boobs and yet again Freya can accommodate. The comfort, support and fit of Freya along with the sensational designs are outstanding. I cannot rate them high enough.
So Freya have very kindly agreed to sponsor me for the first ever Cybher this year! I am so excited about attending and especially going to some of he sessions to learn more, that will mean I can hopefully add to Freya's blog as well as mine. I shall be reporting about the event from both.
When the conversations as to what to wear start occurring I shall be in slight panic mode like most, but you can guarantee that I will be feeling confident underneath as I will be sporting some lovely underwear. I had better check that Freya don't think I will only be wearing underwear as we could clear the conference fairly quickly if that were the case!
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The mikromedia for PSoC 5LP is a compact development system with lots of on-board peripherals which allow development of hand-held devices with multimedia content. The central part of the system is the 32-bit CY8C5868AXI-LP035 ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller. The mikromedia for PSoC 5LP features integrated modules such as stereo MP3 codec, TFT 320×240 touch screen display, accelerometer, USB connector, audio connector, MMC/SD card slot, 2 Mbit FRAM, and more. The board features a front-facing reset button, battery charger circuit for Li-Polymer batteries, crystal oscillator, and connection pads for all other available pins. It is compatible with all mikromedia shields (see options below).
A color user manual is included, and example code is available to download. The board comes pre-programmed with a USB bootloader, so you won't have to spend a penny more on external programmers. If you do want to, pins pads are available for using a mikroProg for PSoC 5LP, and the board has a standard 10-pin Cortex Debug connector for third-party hardware debuggers.
All unused microcontroller pins are available via pads along the sides of the board. The board measures 81.2 × 60.5 mm (3.19 × 2.38 inches).


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22cans pulls price tag off extra continent in Godus Wars after uproar
Godus Wars was just announced yesterday, and there's already been some grumbling over it.
22Cans headlines
Godus Wars brings combat into the Godus universe and it's on Steam Early Access
Godus Wars is the next chapter in the Godus series and 22cans is taking it to Steam Early Access.
Contact with Curiosity winner dried up amid Godus development woes
Bryan Henderson, who won 22Cans' Curiosity game in 2013, has yet to receive the "life-changing" reward promised for opening the mysterious cube in the game.
Become omnipotent by downloading Godus off the App Store
Godus from Peter Molyneux's 22cans is now available as a free download through the iOS App Store.
Godus presentation at Develop pokes playfully at 22cans boss Peter Molyneux
Jack Attridge from 22cans spoke recently at Develop regarding the firm's reinvention of the god game, Godus. During the first part of the session, he playfully poked his boss Peter Molyneux in the ribs for not attending the conference.
22cans to centralize all of its creativity "on one entity, and that entity is Godus"
22cans boss Peter Molyneux has suggested Godus could be the studio's last game, something Molyneux alluded to back in 2012.
Godus lacks a chat function to help foster community
Godus will not contain a chat function in order to help foster a community, according to 22cans founder Peter Molyneux.
Godus beta 2.0 now available through Steam
Godus has received a significant update and it is now available on Steam.
Godus beta had been updated to version 1.3
Godus has been updated to version 1.3. The update to the beat "significantly improves the game," and adds the Bronze Age, agriculture, and "much less meaningless clicking". Full patch notes can be found through here and you can still pick it up via early access on Steam, for $19.99. Thanks, Eurogamer.
Godus now available through Steam Early Access
Godus is now available in beta form through Steam Early Access on Mac and PC. The pre-purchase will run you $19.99/£14.99/€18.99 and provides access to all the testing phases and the game upon launch. More information is through the Steam link.
Godus goes into beta September 13 through Steam Early Access
Godus goes into beta starting September 13, 22cans has announced. The game will be downloadable through Steam Early Access for PC Windows and Mac for $19.99/£14.99/€18.99.
Godus mobile publisher DeNA has "no creative control, no influence on the PC version," says Molyneux
Peter Molyneux has said Godus mobile publisher DeNA will have no creative control over the game, and have no influence on the PC version of the game which was backed by crowd funding on Kickstarter.
Molyneux considering presence at Xbox unveiling, Curiosity cube contents may be revealed May 21
Peter Molyneux has said he will likely be present during the Next Xbox reveal on May 21, due to an "opportunity that's come up" for him to be involved.
Curiosity update includes option to "re-grow" cubes
An update for the Curiosity app is available, and it includes an option to "re-grow" cubes via in-app purchases.
Project Godus shown in video, new Kickstarter add-ons
The first glimpse of Godus, the next game in the works at Peter Molyneux's 22cans, has been shown via the latest developer update video from the firm. Another video update is expected sometime tomorrow.
22Cans launches Project Godus Kickstarter
Peter Molyneux and 22Cans have launched a Kickstarter for Project Godus, an "innovative reinvention of Populous," the original god game. It promises "exciting global co-operation, competition, creation and destruction to a whole new generation."
Curiosity has "six big new features" going live as early as next week
Curiosity, the app experiment from 22Cans, will have "six big new features" which could be added next week, according to Peter Molyneux who said the content was designed based on "how people interact" with the app. Yesterday, the team responsible for the Cube servers said an update eliminating future loss of coins was "in the […]
Curiosity update "eliminates any future loss of coins," set to release on Android first
22Cans has said it "regrets and apologizes" for the coin loss and connection issues players have been experiencing with Curiosity.
22Cans postpones Cooperation announcement to sometime "early next week"
22Cans will announce the firm's next project, Cooperation, sometime "early next week,"according to Peter Molyneux.
22Cans and Peter Molyneux apologize for Curiosity server issues
22Cans and Peter Molyneux have released a video, apologizing for technical issues with Curiosity: What's Inside The Cube?. The video explains that the issues stem from server issues caused by a high volume of folks playing the mobile title. The team is working on resolving the issues, with the ultimate goal being users to log […]
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22cans pulls price tag off extra continent in Godus Wars after uproar
Godus Wars brings combat into the Godus universe and it's on Steam Early Access
Contact with Curiosity winner dried up amid Godus development woes
Godus presentation at Develop pokes playfully at 22cans boss Peter Molyneux
22cans to centralize all of its creativity "on one entity, and that entity is Godus"
Godus goes into beta September 13 through Steam Early Access
Godus mobile publisher DeNA has "no creative control, no influence on the PC version," says Molyneux
Molyneux considering presence at Xbox unveiling, Curiosity cube contents may be revealed May 21
Curiosity has "six big new features" going live as early as next week
Curiosity update "eliminates any future loss of coins," set to release on Android first
22Cans postpones Cooperation announcement to sometime "early next week"
22Cans and Peter Molyneux apologize for Curiosity server issues
Molyneux: large publishing companies can't afford the risk associated with "unbridled creativity"


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All points except for one lie on a line. Which one is the outlier?
You are given a list of x-y pairs in a column like this:
pts = [ 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 3 0 4 ]
You would return the number 3, since the third point is the only one that is non-collinear with the other points. All the others are on the y-axis.
outlier = 3
The instructions were a bit confusing at first. It would have been better to say "Find the row number of the outlying point."
Also, using the third row as an answer and a 3 in a column of zeros makes it seem like the intent was to provide unclear instructions. (Or they are just used to writing college textbooks ;) )
The test set cases 2,3 seems to have two outliers for each case. Please check it
Uses the formula for perpendicular distance of a point to a line when the line is not axis orthogonal.
Very interesting, why the test# 3 is not passed. It turned out that the two number
(x4-x1)*(y2-y1) is not the same as (y4-y1)*(x2-x1) due to floating point. I have to compare the subtraction with 10*eps.
Very interesting. I could not understand why I had not passed the test# 3. It turned out that the two number (x4-x1)*(y2-y1) and (y4-y1)*(x2-x1) are not the same due to floating point. My choice is to compare the absolute difference with 10*eps.
I'm sorry for this :(
I got it on solution 600827.
Could have been MUCH smaller, but corrcoef doesn't like x=0 the first test case.
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After they paved paradise and put up a parking lot, paradise fought back. Peter Lippmann's photos foretell the fate of many a gas-guzzling machine with cars that have been reclaimed by nature.
Lippmann's photo series is called, appropriately, Paradise Parking, and it's all the more beautiful for having antique cars as its subjects. I imagine it would take a bit longer for some more modern vehicles to look so melancholy under the ivy.
Lippmann will soon be publishing a book of these photos, also titled Paradise Parking.
Paradise Parking [via Laughing Squid]
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We re piloting the 2006 Volvo S40 T5 AWD test car through a mid-October rainstorm, both hands to the wheel, right foot goading the accelerator, eyes scanning for semis in the mist. We're swathed in a billion bucks worth of safety technology - a kind of structural beneficence granted by a kind country where 1,600-pound mammals tend to meander haphazardly into traffic. We show our appreciation for Volvo's thoughtfulness by dropping down a gear, shooting across two lanes, carving past a garbage truck and maddogging it toward a particularly vicious off-ramp. Yes, kids, safety can be fun.
And the S40 could be the mug shot on Safety's driver's license. According to Volvo, its 4-5 star crash test ratings largely stem from something the company calls Intelligent Vehicle Architecture. That means in the event of a frontal crash, different grades of high-tensile steel conspire to absorb energy; on the side, cross-members triangulate with the car s A and B pillars to prevent plummeting pickups from penetrating the portals. Add to that all wheel drive, ABS and traction control and rock-solid road manners, and we re feeling as safe as a tee ball game on the White House lawn. But still...
The speedo reaches an affluently high number as we continue hurtling toward the ramp, and the rain has intensified into a deluge that would make Gene Kelly take five and run for cover. But a beat later, we re safely deposited at a stoplight, snug as a basket of kittens, our adrenergic system firing off subtle aftershocks of adrenaline, if any at all. Downshift, brake, turn, brake stop. Piece o' cake.
Back at zero, we're more conscious of what's mellowing under the hood. The 218 hp, 2.4-liter turbocharged inline five is one smooth operator, humming its Lalo Schifrin theme in soothing sotto voce, then responding like Isaac Hayes' horn section when cued. Off the line, it's as luscious as butterscotch pudding, with a guttural undertone and power delivery so linear, we d swear it had three extra cans tucked inside. The six-speed transmission has a silky feel and ratios for days, squeezing every drop of torque from the wide band (236 ft-lbs. @ 1500 - 4800).
Once around and back to the highway. Uh oh, merge time. Blinded! Owing to those big, safe, pickup-busting B pillars, the S40 has more blind spots than Stevie Wonder s Synclavier. The main one is right where we need to be looking so we don't inadvertently test out that Intelligent Vehicle Architecture we keep hearing about. Sorry, points off.
More bad news. The T-Tec upholstery may be cheap and easy to care for, but its texture feels slippery and cold, like we re sitting on someone s used wetsuit. Either that, or like we re sneaking into the country via a Tumi briefcase. Leather would have been nice. But, hey, from behind the wheel of the S40, we can pretty much handle anything that's thrown our way.
Or so we feel. [by Mike Spinelli]
Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Volvo S40 T5 AWD, Part 2, Part 3 [internal]


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Chris Cox, Yvonne Barteau headline 25th Illinois Horse Fair
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[January 11, 2014]
SPRINGFIELD — Texas horseman
Chris Cox and three-time colt-starting world champion and Chicago
horsewoman Yvonne Barteau, United States Dressage Federation gold
medalist, will headline the "East Meets West"-themed 2014 Illinois
Horse Fair, March 7-9, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in
Cox has had a lifetime of education with the
greatest, most important teacher of all: the horse. Raised on a
cattle ranch in the wilds of Australia, he had opportunities that
most horsemen never experience. With only horses for transportation,
he learned at an early age how to appreciate the abilities and
traditions of the great men and horses around him. Influenced in his
early years by both English and Western traditions, Cox has
implemented a style and technique that can be applied universally
between both worlds. His common-sense, straightforward approach
allows the average horseman, as well as the advanced rider, insight
into horse behavior and leads them toward that ultimate goal of a
versatile and useful partnership between human and horse.
Barteau has dedicated her life to understanding horses and
preparing them for their careers, whatever that might be.
"I have been in the horse business all my life and have trained
and competed horses in everything from team penning and barrels to
Standardbred racing, from 100-mile endurance rides to equine theater
to Grand Prix dressage," she said.
She has trained horses to the Grand Prix level and has won
numerous USDF Horse of the Year titles as well as being a Fédération
Equestre Internationale trainer, competitor and instructor. The
author of "Ride the Right Horse," Barteau is a sought-after
instructor and clinician as well as an authority on recognizing
equine personality types and on targeted training strategies to
communicate with particular temperaments.
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Information on clinicians, schedules and tickets will be posted at
www.horsemenscouncil.org/HorseFair as it is finalized. Those
interested in having information emailed to them may sign up on the
same home page for Horse Fair updates or can participate in the
mounting excitement through the Facebook page,
The Illinois Horse Fair annually offers training and riding
clinics by nationally and internationally known trainers, seminars
by horse experts, and great shopping with 140 vendors selling all
things equestrian. Programming includes breed and sport demos,
Stallion Row and Parade, HorsesForSale aisles, the All-Youth Judging
Trials, young riders area, and queen and princess contests.
For exhibitor information, contact Karen Freese, manager, at
217-677-2267 or
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Recently I did a 30 minute radio segment with Bonnie Compton of WholeHearted Parenting. The subject of our segment was Creating Family Connection Through Creativity. It's a subject that has come up for me quite a bit lately – a topic that I originally hit upon in my Future Craft Collective Days working alongside the fun and talented Kathie Sever (now of Ft Lonesome fame which you should totally check out!) Kathie and I created a lot of really fun projects during those years encouraging families to sit down and Make Stuff Together, encouraging kids to find ways to re-use and upcycle and create their own unique style. Heck we even wrote a book about it!
I'm happy to be on this topic again for it is one that is near and dear to my heart – this idea of creating, making, crafting, upcycling, and finding connection through the entire process. If you have 30 minutes to listen in, I encourage you to do so. Bonnie and I hit on some really good points and, perhaps most importantly, we had a really fun time with the process. Which is, really, what it's all about. No matter what we're working on.
So, check out our past Future Craft Collective Projects now on Craftzine. Peruse Make Stuff Together for some creative ideas for your family. (FYI, It's REALLY cheap now used!) Check out Kathie's current line of artistry at Ft. Lonesome. And have a listen in on my conversation with Bonnie. I guarantee that by the time you're through, you'll be MORE than ready to work on some creativity of your own.


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Check into the Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Center hotel for upscale service and fine cuisine, 3 minutes' walk from Chun Xi Lu shopping street.
A stylish high-rise, Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Center's imposing exterior glows at night. Step from the bustling city into our serene Lobby with its lofty atrium, and staircase leading to Plaza Cafe overlooking our magnificent courtyard fountain. You can snack on Sichuan noodle Dan Dan Mian in ZongFu Huating Restaurant or head for the 25th-floor Sky Lounge, with its Romanesque-style paintings and fabulous panoramic views of Chengdu.
It's 40 minutes' drive from Shuangliu International Airport to Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Center, and you can leave your vehicle securely in our basement car park. Shop for designer labels on Chengdu's pedestrianised Chun Xi Lu shopping street, or head out in search of the quintessentially Chinese Anshun Veranda Bridge, which doubles as a restaurant as it straddles the Jinjiang River.
You can energise in the hotel's Fitness Centre, swimming pool, or choose from our range of spa massage treatments. We have 12 versatile meeting spaces offering space for 550 people, with our Crowne Meetings Director taking care of the details.
Discover old-style courtyard houses in Kuan Zhai Alley, 2km from Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Center, where you can browse boutiques or drink restorative green tea in traditional Sichuan teahouses.


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Seattle, Wash., Jan 15, 2014 / 11:46 am MT ().- Controversy over a Seattle-area Catholic school's treatment of employees who contract same-sex "marriages" is being described as a chance for the school to explain Church teaching and defend the faith.
"A Catholic school does great damage by appearing inconsistent or embarrassed by the Catholic faith," said Patrick Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society, which works to promote Catholic identity in education.
"This is a great opportunity to stand up for the faith, or at least for the rights of a Catholic school to determine its own personnel policies."
Eastside Catholic High School in the Seattle suburb of Sammamish has become the target of student-led protests and hostile media coverage after the departure of its former vice principal Mark Zmuda, following his "marriage" to another man in the summer of 2013.
The school attorney Mike Patterson said that the former vice principal agreed in December to resign and was not fired, according to the Associated Press. Zmuda said the school dismissed him on the grounds that he violated his commitment to Catholic teaching.
Sister Mary Tracy, the school's president, said the Zmuda situation was "a church decision, not a school decision." She said that if he had not resigned he would have been fired. She had suggested to Zmuda that he dissolve the marriage to save his job, KING 5 News reports.
Zmuda discussed the situation with a former student in an interview conducted at an Episcopal church and posted on YouTube. He said he valued the Catholic high school's principles but added, "I just disagree with the way the church feels on this particular issue."
Reilly said the school was right to ask Zmuda to leave.
"Requiring a Catholic educator to teach and model Catholic values is more than justified – it's essential to a faithful Catholic education. And firing an employee who signs and then violates a contract is perfectly justified," he told CNA Jan. 10.
Some students have held protests against the school's decision inside and outside of school and at the archdiocese's headquarters. They have gained media attention and the support of gay activist groups like the Human Rights Campaign. Seattle's mayor-elect Ed Murray, a self-professed Catholic in a same-sex "marriage," has also supported the students.
The school's senior class president has launched an internet petition asking for the Church to change its teaching on same-sex "marriage." It has garnered 30,000 signatures.
Reilly suggested it was "shameful" that so many Catholic school students "know nothing about the Church," as shown by their belief that "a petition is going to redefine marriage."
He said such a large protest against "basic Catholic teaching" raises "serious concerns" about the quality of the education at the school.
"Faithful Catholic parents and teachers need to explain to these students what the Church teaches and why a Catholic school cannot employ teachers who have same-sex weddings," he said.
Shortly afterward, the school's chairman of the board – who had been involved in Zmuda's dismissal – resigned abruptly, King 5 reported.
Eastside Catholic returned to news headlines when the school's freelance drama coach, Stephanie Merrow, made public her own decision to enter a same-sex "marriage," citing the student protestors as motivation for the announcement.
"I'm doing this to support the kids, and what the kids are trying to do is get to the Pope and change the Church," she told KING 5 News on Jan. 6.
Merrow told the Associated Press that she has now signed a new contract with the school that does not address Catholic teaching. She said her meeting with school principal Polly Skinner was "very warm and welcoming" and she "got a little raise."
Sister Mary Tracy, the school president, on Jan. 7 said Merrow is "welcome" to continue working. The protesting students claim that the school president is sympathetic to their cause and said they could quote her as saying, "I look forward to the day where no individual loses their job because they married a person of the same sex."
The Archdiocese of Seattle told CNA Jan. 9 it had no comment "at this time" on the controversy.
Reilly was critical of Merrow's vocal opposition to Catholicism.
"No one who publicly opposes Catholic teaching or encourages dissent should be teaching at a Catholic school, whether full-time or otherwise," he said.
Reilly said that in contemporary culture it is "increasingly dangerous" for a Catholic school to hire employees without requiring "explicit support" for its Catholic mission and policies.
"School leaders should be faithful Catholics who celebrate the school's Catholic identity," he said, adding that while students should not have to be Catholic, they should know that their school is "firmly Catholic" and their parents should support its policies.
"Jesus Christ had perhaps his harshest criticism for those who lead young people astray," Reilly said. "There's no room for scandal in a Catholic school."
Reilly suggested that Catholic schools being "consistently faithful" to Catholic teaching and hiring only employees who "expressly guarantee" their support for the school's mission would avoid these kinds of controversies.
"Certainly one wouldn't expect so many students and others to be shocked when such a school upholds Catholic teaching – but there's no question that being faithfully Catholic is increasingly counter-cultural," he said.
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Well I invested in some smoothit last Saturday and over the preceding week set to the task of embedding my trackwork within it.
Well, probably the next layout, but until then, NEVER AGAIN!
First attempt was just slightly too runny and much fun was had persuading it to go where required and stay there. Went off in about 15 minutes as per the instructions but took over 24 hours to set properly. Spent next day cleaning the rails and getting them back into working order. Took forever.
On the second attempt got the consistency just right and made major progress coming up to all 3 points but stopping short at or just past the frogs and before the point switch.
Next day spent cleaning the rails and getting everything working. And the next day. Much graphite expended. Air became noticably warmer. At this point also worth noting that the stuff still hadn't dried out completely.
Third attempt was slightly too runny again but feeling confident pressed on regardless. Did for the Y point and parts of the double slip and 3 way point. Filled in a few holes. Went to bed.
Next day spent cleaning the rails etc. Aye caramba, those slips are a beggar!
On the fourth attempt got the consistency slightly too stiff but had at it anyway. Filled in the rest of the 3-way point and double slip. Went off slightly too quickly and remainder piled on spare bit of baseboard.
Finished off by cheating and using balsa to fill in some of the more niggly bits in the point work. Spent most of Saturday cleaning the rails and getting operational. Then spent the evening rubbing down the smoothit to get a better finish than my cackhanded ability provided.
Still not quite there. Need to make up a slightly runny mix to fill some depressions and sand down again but otherwise the board she is plastered!
One small step for mankind, one giant leap for Gnotterdom. Or something like that.
Anyway on a more productive note managed to glue together, without serious loss of flesh, more wagons. Now have 7 for use of the layout.
Also built the van. Glue refused to stick to anything but my fingers. Blue tack also stuck to my fingers and nothing else. It appears anything will stick to my fingers but not the model I'm trying to stick together! Well that's not totally true, large parts of the model did stick to my fingers, but not each other!
Eventually wrestled it together and left it to set over night. Next day promptly pulled it to pieces again. Truly horrendous.
One side and one end remain glued together but it has been relegated to the bits box whilst I regrow some skin for the next attempt.
Still, 3 more vehicles have arrived, so we can get on with those whilst muttering imprecations at the van
I'm also going to invest in some gel superglue in a vain attempt to minimise run and further loss of flesh.
On a totally unrelated note decided to abandon my OO gauge layout and give it over to american HO. The man from Kirkby he say yes to Kadee!
I've decided to build a small inglenook layout for my OO on a 48*12" piece of blue foam I just happen to have lying around The track plan has been worked out using an existing arrangement on the layout. I'll continue with peco magni-simplex couplers simply because most of the stock is now fitted with them and it works well enough. Fortunately the magnets also work with Kadees, which means the fortune I've spent on them isn't wasted!
Meanwhile plotting world domination, albeit on a 41*14 world basis I'm starting to think about the structures to go on my newly plastered baseboard. I have a sneaking suspicion, from initial mock-ups, that this is going to prove far worse than the smoothit saga. At least that just went on whereas this brick mallarkey has to be done neatly (anathema) and the courses need to tie together. And they say modelling is a relaxing hobby!


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Tus Candy Crush game has overtaken Angry Birds to be world's most popular game hitting the number #1 position on Facebook, iOS and the Android Play store.
And the London UK developer King has now overtaken Zynga – creator of Farmville – to become the world's most popular social gaming firm.
King now has more than 66 million players worldwide, with more than 15 million of those playing Candy Crush on Facebook on a daily basis.
Khoom qab zib Crush kev ua si
Tus Khoom qab zib Crush app is a fun game to play, but it can also be extremely frustrating to pass a level that you've played over 20 times. Each of the higher levels has an objective that you need to figure out before you can pass it. You may need to use certain candies together to break all of the jelly, or destroy the chocolate in the limited amount of plays you get for that level. Sometimes it takes numerous tries to figure out what the objective for that game is…and sometimes you can get an answer by checking out our Candy Crush cheats. The addicting game includes various types of colorful candies, licorice and chocolate to entertain you along the way.


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Q: Ever since a hysterectomy, I've taken estrogen to help with menopausal symptoms and to prevent heart disease – my mother died of a heart attack. But I heard about a study that said estrogen doesn't really protect against cardiovascular problems. What's going on?
Answer from Craig Walsh, M.P.H., M.D., Cardiologist, Columbia Cardiology:
Yes, the recommendations for women in your situation have changed, following the March 2004 results of a landmark trial that is part of a set of studies called the Women's Health Initiative, funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Here is the bottom line: Any woman who's had a hysterectomy and is on estrogen therapy – such as you – should ask her gynecologist or primary care doctor whether she should continue taking estrogen or not.
Together, you need to weigh the benefits and drawbacks, based on your personal history. But I can share pros, cons and neutrals that emerged from the study:
Pro: Some women have very severe post-menopausal symptoms, and estrogen is very effective at controlling them. If this is the case, the best general advice is to be on the lowest possible dose for the shortest possible time. (I say "general" because it probably would not apply to women who are at a high risk of stroke, as you'll see below.)
Pro: Estrogen increases bone density in women who have had hysterectomies and reduces the risk of hip fractures. Hip fractures are serious business. They can limit mobility, spelling the end of independent living. At worst, they can lead to lethal blood clots.
But estrogen isn't the only treatment for increasing bone density. Women predisposed to hip fractures should definitely ask their doctor about alternatives to estrogen.
Con: The women taking estrogen in the study had an increased risk of stroke. The overall risk, however, was low in both groups: Of 10,000 women taking placebo (fake estrogen), on average, 32 would suffer a stroke. Of 10,000 women taking estrogen, on average, 44 would suffer a stroke.
Women with severe post-menopausal symptoms can still consider taking estrogen if they remain on estrogen for the shortest time possible, at the lowest effective dose.
Con: Similarly, the women in the study taking estrogen had a slightly higher risk of developing a blood clot, most commonly in the deep veins of the leg. Again, the overall risk was very low: 21 per 10,000 for women on estrogen, and 15 per 10,000 for those on placebo.
Neutral: Estrogen neither increased nor decreased the risk of coronary heart disease.
That last item is very important for you. If you were largely motivated to take estrogen to protect against your family history of heart disease, it turns out estrogen isn't the answer. I don't know how severe your menopausal symptoms are, or if they would resolve with other approaches. If you don't need to take estrogen for menopausal symptoms, then don't take it. The estrogen costs money, exposes you to a higher stroke risk, doesn't protect against cardiac disease and is only one option for increasing bone density.
You may be skeptical, wondering if we doctors are going to change our minds again. I have talked to patients who are frustrated, angry or confused because of this. I'd like to explain. We previously thought estrogen protected against heart disease because women in the U.S. typically develop heart disease 10 years later than men.
When we compared the rate of stroke and heart attack in women taking estrogen vs. those who did not, the women taking estrogen were better off. But these were "observational studies," meaning we looked at women's experiences after the fact.
The Women's Health Initiative is just about as close as we can ever get to a definitive answer. The estrogen study involved more than 10,000 women at 40 locations around the country. Researchers followed the women for an average of 6.8 years. It, like the previous estrogen-progestin study, is a landmark study in understanding women's health.
We now know that those post-menopausal women who took estrogen engaged in other habits that were good for their heart: They didn't smoke, they exercised and they ate a healthy diet more often than the women who were not taking estrogen. So the estrogen was a marker of health consciousness, not a factor itself in heart health.
Again, I encourage you to set an appointment immediately to speak with your doctor about your own benefits and risks of continuing the estrogen. Every discussion with a patient is an individual one.
Ask a Providence Expert is intended for educational use only. Our experts cannot make diagnoses, recommend therapies, or provide a second opinion in their answers. Please talk with your provider about any questions specific to your medical care.


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I Solemnly Swear I Am Fed Up With Doctors' "Right to Refuse"
Dr. Donna Harrison, from the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists joined the dialogue and was introduced as someone "offensive" to Donny because she stands behind Dr. Gish's refusal to provide emergency contraception to the young woman. Dr. Harrison asserted that physicians have a right to refuse to prescribe medications and that requiring doctors to do so would be "against the Hippocratic oath." Her Hippocratic oath included a promise not to have sex with her patients, a promise not to give a drug which would kill someone, and a promise not to destroy human life before birth. Her oath did not seem to involve treating patients with whom she disagrees inhumanely.
For some reason, the last bit didn't sit well with me (I'm sure you can't imagine why). According to Wikipedia (the most succinct explanation of the Hippocratic Oath):
Several parts of the oath have been removed or re-shaped over the years. . . as the social, religious, and political importance of medicine has changed. Most schools administer some form of oath, but the great majority no longer use the ancient version, which praised non-Abrahamic deities, advocated teaching of men but not women, and forbade general practitioners from surgery, abortion, euthanasia, or abuse of the prescription pad.
The actual oath may not have even been written by Hippocrates; instead, it has been attributed to the Pythagoreans of fourth century BC.
It sounds to me like you can swear on whatever you want to swear on-the ancient Hippocratic Oath, the Declaration of Geneva, Dr. Harrison's anti-choice oath, or the Oath of Lasagna (and no, I'm not just trying to be funny with a reference to a favorite cartoon orange cat, this is a real oath!). Dr. Harrison has held true to the anti-choice part even though emergency contraception can't cause an abortion (surely because we're still living in conditions similar to ancient Greece, where it was dangerous to perform abortions or they, too, would've continued confusing how EC actually works) and obviously opted out of adhering to the "teaching of men but not women" and worshipping Apollo. Clearly, justifying the right to refuse medical treatment holds up when an ancient oath that really isn't used anymore or taken literally is your justification.
I guess another oath that should remain forever the same is a woman's vow to obey and serve her husband in marriage. Woulds't thou concur, Dr. Harrison? Sadly, the answer is probably yes.
Darlene Bender, who appeared on Donny's show, will be one of several speakers at a press conference for the Pennsylvania Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act on September 13.
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Sean Parnell and His Brothers Discuss Outlaw Platoon
Sean Parnell and His Brothers Discuss Outlaw Platoon
"Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the media, for they will steal your HONOR."
~ Vietnam Pilot
"In combat, honor is obtained by those who do what must be done, not what is allowed by those who refuse to fight or die for their own cause...my extremes pump fear into the enemy for generations come, your extremes cause warriors to bow in the presence of the unworthy, presenting weakness and opportunity ... well, I bow to no man"
~ Antonio Cezar Vega


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Sports is out! Fall is in! The conclusion of the London 2012 Olympic Games brings us to the onslaught of ultra thick September issues and no prizes for guessing who is the winner here. The Vogue US September 2012 issue is literally the biggest issue yet with 916 pages, surpassing the previous world record held by the Vogue US September issue of 2007 by a whooping 76 pages!
How apt as well, that Vogue celebrates its 120th anniversary this very month; yes the magazine was founded in September of 1892. Out of all the fashion publications out there, –at the top of my head– only Harper's Bazaar can claim an earlier birth date.
Lady Gaga graces the cover for the second time in Marc Jacobs but the highlight for me has got to be The Vogue 120: The Stylish Singers, Designers, Actors, Models, and More (Under 45) of the Moment. Hitting all the nails on the head, this list is essentially a names-you-need-to-know list. Sadly, not all of them made it to the editorial; imagine if they all did!
Check out who made it to The Vogue 120 editorial by Norman Jean Roy below.
Raf Simons and Diane Kruger.
Karen Elson, Sarah Burton, Christopher Bailey, Stella Tennant, Stella McCartney and Claudia Schiffer.
Peter Copping, Erdem Moralioglu, Emilia Clarke and Ruth Wilson.
Riccardo Tisci and Rooney Mara.
Phoebe Philo and Marie Piovesan.
Vanessa Traina, Jenna Courtin-Clarins, Prisca Courtin-Clarins, Virginie Courtin-Clarins, Claire Courtin-Clarins, Lauren Santo Domingo, Shala Monroque, Alexia Niedzielski, Lily Kwong and Elizabeth von Guttman.
Jennifer Lawrence.
Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, and David Neville and Marcus Wainwright.
Peter Dundas and Caroline Trentini.
Olivier Rousteing, Joseph Altuzarra, Anthony Vaccarello, Chanel Iman, Kate Upton and Candice Swanepoel.
Nicolas Ghesquière and Kristen Stewart.
Karlie Kloss, Liu Wen, Arizona Muse and Joan Smalls.
Florence Welch.
A$AP Rocky, Kati Nescher, Dylan Rieder, Zoë Kravitz, Alexander Wang and Azealia Banks.
Dominique Young Unique, Tali Lennox, Mickey Sumner, Christopher Kane and Cara Delevingne.


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NWDP is involved in disease management, research, disease surveillance, emergency response, education and outreach for diseases of feral swine. There are around 4 million feral swine in the United States today. These animals, weighing in at up to 400 lbs., are non-native to the US and are considered invasive. They can be reservoirs of disease and may act as a host to a number of parasites, leaving the United States domestic swine industry vulnerable to disease.
*Since 2006, NWDP has implemented disease monitoring programs for swine brucellosis, pseudorabies and classical swine fever across the nation.
In accordance with the Act of 1931; the Rural Development, Agriculture & Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1988; and Homeland Security Presidential Directives 8 & 9; NWDP is committed to protecting domestic animals, wildlife and humans from a major zoonotic disease outbreak through an effective surveillance program.
Partners to WS in the surveillance of feral swine diseases:
• Federal Agencies
*Surveillance manuals available upon request


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Cayman Islands: Custom Fabrication, Guardrails and Facades
Grand Cayman fabrication projects by Poma
Poma fabricates metal and glass systems for buildings in the Cayman Islands and around the world. Poma capabilities include guardrails, metal facades, canopies, and exterior sunshades. Each of these systems can be unitized and delivered as fabricated assemblies. Poma ships internationally for installations worldwide.
All Poma systems made for exterior Grand Cayman projects meet High-Velocity Hurricane Zones standards (HVHZ). In addition, Poma uses third-party engineers to test for load codes. These systems help to prevent corrosion and spalling by using smart connections. Poma has been at the forefront of this industry for many years. As a result, the company owns many patents for high-performance. Poma-fabricated systems will protect your building's investment while providing safety for its inhabitants.
If you're looking for a partner, Poma serves both domestic and international clients. So when you are ready to scale, we'll be there to meet your project's demands. Learn more about our team by reading the Poma story.


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Nmedia pro-lcd
Configuring a nMedia PRO-LCD for use with Linux
Included here are instructions on using the nMedia Pro-LCD with Linux. It comes with drivers and software for Windows XP and Windows Vista and works quite well with Windows Media Center. It connects to the motherboard through an internal USB header.
The display is a 2-line, 20-character VFD display, which connects internally to several nMedia cases (HTPC 280/288/500, HTPC 1000/2000/5000/6000). There is also a version of the display, the PRO-LCD-S and PRO-LCD-B which connects to a 5.25" drive bay. It is not known if these 5.25" versions will function with the instructions provided on this page.
There is very little information about how to connect it up in Linux; and some information even claims that these devices are not Linux-compatible. However, this page has been created to provide instructions.
Although there is a working driver for this device included in LCDproc-0.5.3, mythlcdserver included with MythTV-0.21 does not function at 100% with LCDproc-0.5.3. However, the fixes branch of MythTV-0.21, released on June 13, 2009 or later, seems to have implemented full LCDproc-0.5.3 support. The nMedia Pro-LCD functions completely and fully with this version of LCDProc (0.5.3) and MythTV (0.21-fixes through 0.24).
General Instructions
- Install libftdi-devel
- Install libftdi
- Compile LCDproc-0.5.3 (with the lis driver)
When compiling LCDproc, be sure to enable the lis driver, using:
./configure --enable-libusb --enable-drivers=lis
-If that fails & says that you Need FTDI libraries, you may need to check that libftdi.pc is in the correct location.
sudo find / -name *.pc
The results of that should include a line for 'libftdi.pc' and lines for other .pc files.
sudo cp /path/to/libftdi.pc /path/to/bulk/of/misc.pc files
(on ubuntu & centos : /usr/lib/pkgconfig/file.pc)
- Edit the LCDd.conf file
If the driver has compiled without any issues, you should see 'lis' in the list of supported drivers. Edit the 'Driver' entry of the LCDd.conf file to read 'lis'.
# The following drivers are supported: # bayrad, CFontz, CFontz633, CFontzPacket, curses, CwLnx, ea65, # EyeboxOne, g15, glcdlib, glk, hd44780, icp_a106, imon, imonlcd, IOWarrior, # irman, joy, lb216, lcdm001, lcterm, lirc, lis, MD8800, ms6931, mtc_s16209x, # MtxOrb, mx5000, NoritakeVFD, picolcd, pyramid, sed1330, sed1520, serialPOS, # serialVFD, shuttleVFD, sli, stv5730, svga, t6963, text, tyan, ula200, # xosd Driver=lis
./make install
Once completed, start the LCDd daemon and enable mythlcdserver. See the corresponding pages for more information.
Distribution-specific notes for CentOS 5.2
Precompiled .rpm packages for libftdi CentOS 5.2 were not easily found. However, one can use the packages for Fedora Core 8 without any issues. They can be found at:
[1] libftdi-0.14-2.fc8.x86_64.rpm
[2] libftdi-devel-0.14-2.fc8.x86_64.rpm
Distribution-specific notes for Fedora 12
The precompiled .rpm packages libftdi and lcdproc that ship with Fedora 12 work with this LCD without any modification. However, the libftdi-0.17-2 (also confirmed with libftdi-0.17-4) version in the updates repo does not as it breaks the lis driver. When starting the LCDd service, you may see an error about an invalid display size for lis driver in /var/log/messages. So you will need to disable updates for this specific package if you are using stock rpms until a solution has been found -- instructions are provided below for yum. If you accidentally upgrade you can revert back to the older know working version by simply removing the updated libftdi with 'rpm -e libftdi --nodeps' and installing version libftdi-0.16-7, available in the release repo and DVD.
To remove the current version of libftdi and libftdi-devel:
rpm -e libftdi libftdi-devel --nodeps
To install an earlier version of libftdi and libftdi-devel, use the command below. In this case, a confirmed working version of libftdi-0.16-7 was used.
rpm -ivh libftdi-0.16-7.fc12.x86_64.rpm libftdi-devel-0.16-7.fc12.x86_64.rpm
(Optional) In order to prevent yum from updating libftdi and libftdi-devel to a newer version in the future - add the following line to the [main] section of /etc/yum.conf:
Distribution-specific notes for Fedora 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20
This LCD can be made to function under Fedora 15/16/18, however, lcdproc-0.5.4-1.fc15.x86_64, included with F15 does not include the required lis driver. Instead, remove lcdproc-0.5.4-1.fc15.x86_64 using yum and download lcdproc-0.5.4 from the sourceforge website. Compile lcdproc as per the instructions above.
The following versions of libftdi and libftdi-devel have been confirmed to work with both Fedora 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20: libftdi-0.16-7.fc12.x86_64, libftdi-devel-0.16-7.fc12.x86_64.
See also
- Visit LCDproc to learn how to setup the startup scripts for LCDd.
- Visit Mythlcdserver to learn how to configure MythTV to make use of the display.


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Vollenhoven, Koenraad van (1611-1679)
Koenraad van Vollenhoven (Coenraad Lubbertsz), born 9 January 1611 at Schiedam, died 21 October 1679 at Haarlem, was married three times, in 1631 to Marytge van Bergum, in 1638 to Magteld Strick, and in 1669 to Gertruy Wybrandsdochter. He was a cloth merchant and a Mennonite preacher and elder, 1634-40 at Schiedam and 1640-d. 1679 in the Flemish den Blok congregation of Haarlem (it is not clear how he could sign a contract in Haarlem as early as September 1635, as is stated in DB 1865, 19). During his ministry at Haarlem this congregation also became involved in the differences between a more progressive and a more strictly conservative part, which had in Amsterdam led to the Lamist-Zonist schism (see Lammerenkrijgh). Van Vollenhoven sided with the liberal Lamists or Galenists, followers of Galenus Abrahamsz, supported by the preacher Jan des Rameaux, while the Haarlem conservative Flemish Mennonites were led by preacher Isaac Snep. The dissensions ended with a schism in 1665 as in Amsterdam; even the intervention of the magistrates of Haarlem could not prevent the split. In 1670 a wall was built in the Blok meetinghouse to separate it into two meetinghouses, one for the Lamists, led by van Vollenhoven, and one for the Zonists, led by Snep. Like most Lamists van Vollenhoven was a Collegiant.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1863): 130, 137-43, 1561 f. (1865): 19-21; (1909): 166.
Kuhler, W. J. Het Socinianisme in Nederland. Leiden, 1912: 174 f.
Slee, van J. C. De Rijnsburger Collegianten. Haarlem, 1895: 184.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Vollenhoven, Koenraad van (1611-1679)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 10 Jul 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vollenhoven,_Koenraad_van_(1611-1679)&oldid=133936.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Vollenhoven, Koenraad van (1611-1679). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 10 July 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vollenhoven,_Koenraad_van_(1611-1679)&oldid=133936.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 848. All rights reserved.
©1996-2020 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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Welcome to the Incredible HLQ project! We are a team of senior mechanical engineering students at San Jose State University developing and building the worlds first Heavy Lift Quadcopter (HLQ) with a practical weight capacity of 50 pounds. This site will follow the progress and status of the project as it proceeds from concept to working prototype. Please check back often for updates and thank you for visiting!
We are designing and building a Heavy Lift Quadcopter (HLQ) which we are calling Incredible HLQ (sounds like "Hulk"). Like the super hero, HLQ will be able to lift and transport a huge amount of weight for it's size and cost. HLQ will be capable autonomously retrieving and delivering 50 pounds of payload.
In order to accomplish the 50 pound goal, HLQ will utilize a drive train powered by two gasoline two-stroke engines of about 12.5 HP each. Lift will be achieved using four commercial RC helicopter rotor heads spinning four 435mm blades. Selection of these blades were based of actual lift testing in our test rig which is featured in the video. Control is achieved by using the variable pitch control of the rotor-heads to change the lift output and induces torque of each rotor.
Flight control will utilize DIYDrone's Ardupilot APM2.5+ module. The Ardupilot is a open-source arduino based control board for UAV's. It has been widely utilized for many fixed wing, helicopter and multi-rotor flight platforms and has a proven track record. Best of all, the programming is already done for us.
In addition, we will be utilizing a computer vision system for payload identification and tracking using the OpenCV library on a Roboard RB-110. The RB-110 is a complete computer on a single board. It has a 486 compatible processor running at 1GHz and is capable of running, Windows, Linux or Dos. We will be using OpenCV through it's Python extensions to identify payloads and guide HLQ in for retrieval.
As students of San Jose State, we have a lot of resources available to us for designing and building HLQ. The Engineering department has a computer lab which has design tools such as PTC Creo, Solid Works, and Inventor. We have thus far been utilizing mostly Creo to design and analyze HLQ. We also have access to electronics labs, mechatronics labs, and product testing labs to help build and troubleshoot HLQ.
We are also just two blocks away from the San Jose TechShop which gives us access to lathes, mills, laser cutters, a water-jet machine, electronics equipment and more.
Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, we have made contact with members of the worlds top aerospace and mechanical engineering firms right here in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are designing HLQ with reliance on their knowledge and experience.
Special thanks goes out to the TechShop who generously donated classes and machine time as well as office space at their San Jose location.
Chris Fulmer
Mechatronics Capstone
Responsibilities: Drivetrain design, electrical and mechanical integration, and CAD
San Jose, CA


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Rice Wine
Rice Wine Production
You may have had your first taste of sake or other rice wine as a delicious accompaniment to a Japanese or Korean meal at a favorite restaurant. Rice wine is also an excellent drink alongside cuisine made at home. Unlike European wines made from fruit, rice wine is made from the fermentation of rice starches. Because of this, rice wine is often compared to beer, which also derives from fermented grains. In fact, as rice wine is being made, rice starches must be converted first into sugars, very similar to the process of beer production.
Types of Rice Wines
Just like grape wine, rice wine brings people together, provides an excellent accent to any meal and carries a wide array of particular tastes and flavors. However, this type of wine has a higher alcohol content than other wine. Some types of rice wine include sake, makkoli and soju; perhaps the best-known type of rice wine is the Japanese-style sake. We have a wide selection of sakes of all types available for shipping to your door. We offer both unfiltered nigori and filtered sake rice wine; unfiltered sake has a fuller, sweeter taste and is the favorite of many sake drinkers.
Korean Rice Wines
We also offer a full assortment of Korean rice wine like soju and makkoli. Soju, similar to a sweet-tasting vodka, is the most popular Korean alcoholic beverage; we also have makkoli, a milky drink that is Korea's oldest traditional style of rice wine. If you're not sure which one is right for your preferences, we're here to help you make your choice.
Rice Wine
Bek Se Ju$5.99
Charm Soju$4.99
Hakutsuru Draft Sake 720ml$12.49
Jinro 24 Soju$15.99
Jinro Chamisul Soju
Regular Price: $17.99
Special Price $15.99
Ozeki Sake Dry 1.5L$11.99
Minimal Price: $3.99