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Ayurvedic Treatment Centers in Tamil Nadu for Eczema- (0 Results Found)
About Eczema
Eczema is a skin disease, which is observed as exfoliation of the skin, mostly accompanied by severe itching. In the chronic stages, there may be oozing of pus and bleeding from the affected regions. It is also commonly referred to as 'dermatitis'. In Ayurveda, eczema is known as 'Vicharchika'. It is caused due to the vitiation of all the three doshas - vata, pitta and kapha.The common causes are hereditary factors like asthma and hay fever, irregular blood circulation in the legs, vitamin B6 deficiency, changes in weather, extreme stress, and heat. The symptoms of eczema are severe itching, dryness, redness, skin flaking, small bumps on the forehead, neck and cheeks.Eczema is a constitutional disease. Its cause is deep-seated within the body. Hence external medications are not effective in eczema. With such medications, the outer symptoms may disappear, but the underlying cause remains. Ayurveda attempts at curing eczema from its roots. The method used is an elaborate process to purify the blood of the individual. ?
About Tamil Nadu
About Ayurveda
Ayurveda, which means the science of life. (Ayur = Life, Veda = Science). Ayurveda is a traditional System of treatment (medical science) which was developed in India more than 5000 years ago. Ayurvedic treatment which helps to cure most of the diseases. Major treatment methods are massages, Pizhichil, Njavarakizhi, Sirodhara, Vasthi, Sirovasthi, Udvarthanam, Abhyangam, Nasyam, Thalam etc. The main Advantage of taking ayurveda treatment is, its completely natural because herbal medicines are used to treat any disease conditions. Its a natural medical system focused on physical, mental and spiritual growth of human beings and it focus on treating and get rid off the root cause of the disease (Complete cure) rather than suppressing the symptoms.Special Ayurveda packages available in kerala for most of the ailments


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I want to make a GUI for display a compass. I have find a SteelSeries library from Harmonic Code
But due to I am a newbie in java, I don't understand how to use it. I have write in netbean like this but nothing happened
/* * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates * and open the template in the editor. */ package javaapplication3; import eu.hansolo.steelseries.extras.Compass; /** * * @author aang */ public class Main { /** * @param args the command line arguments */ public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO code application logic here Compass kompas = new Compass(); kompas.init(100,100); kompas.setValue(100); kompas.setTitle("Kompas"); } }
Can someone help me how to use the library please?
these links I think I need to learn the library
souce code:
SteelSeries: Repository_V2: SteelSeriesFull: src: eu: hansolo: steelseries: extras: Compass.java — Project Kenai
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100 Years After Lawrence Strike, the Cry for `Bread & Roses'
Still Resonates
By Steve Early
Submitted by the author to Portside
In These Times
January 10, 2012
LAWRENCE, MASS.--One hundred years ago this month, thousands
of angry textile workers abandoned their looms and poured
into the frigid streets of Lawrence, Mass. Like Occupy Wall
Street in our own gilded age, this unexpected grassroots
protest cast a dramatic spotlight on the problem of social
and economic inequality. In all of American labor history,
there are few better examples of the synergy between radical
activism and indigenous militancy.
The work stoppage now celebrated as the "Bread and Roses
Strike" was triggered, ironically, by a Progressive-era
reform that backfired. Well-meaning state legislators had
just reduced the maximum allowable working hours for women
and children from 56 to 54 hours per week. When this
reduction went into effect, workers quickly discovered that
their pay had been cut proportionately, and their jobs
speeded up by the American Woolen Company and other firms.
The strike that started on January 12, 1912, created
political tremors far beyond the Merrimack Valley. The
shutdown of mills in Lawrence forced a national debate about
factory conditions, child labor, the exploitation of
immigrants and the free exercise of First Amendment rights
during labor disputes. The strikers' appeals for solidarity
and financial support also created a stark "Which Side Are
You On?" moment for mainstream unions and middle-class
reformers, both of whom were nervous about the role played
by "outside agitators" in Lawrence.
An immigrant uprising
On one side of the class divide in Lawrence were rich,
arrogant and out-of-touch WASP manufacturers. Their "1%"
sense of entitlement led them to spurn negotiations with
"the offscourings of Southern Europe," as New England
Magazine disdainfully called the strikers. Instead, mill
owners relied on rough policing by 50 state and local
militia units (including a company composed of Harvard
students who were offered course credit for their attempted
strike breaking). Two workers were shot or bayonetted to
death, while many others were clubbed and jailed. Three
union organizers were falsely accused of conspiracy to
murder and faced the electric chair before their post-strike
Arrayed against American Woolen and its heavily armed
defenders was a rainbow coalition of recently arrived
immigrants - low-paid workers from 30 countries, who spoke
45 different languages. They were welded together into a
militant, disciplined, and largely nonviolent force, through
their own efforts and the extraordinary organizing skills of
the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), which began
recruiting in Lawrence many months before the nine-week
Unlike the elitist and conservative American Federation of
Labor (AFL), the IWW championed the working poor, both
native- and foreign-born. "There is no foreigner here
except the capitalists," thundered IWW leader "Big Bill"
Haywood, in a speech to the Lawrence strikers. "Do not let
them divide you by sex, color, creed or nationality."
Many on the picket-lines in Lawrence were teenagers or
women. Their mistreatment at work, miserable living
conditions, malnutrition, and other health problems soon
became a national scandal. When a delegation of 16 young
strikers appeared before a House Committee hearing in
Washington D.C, the wife of Republican President William
Howard Taft was among those attending who were shocked by
their account of factory life in Lawrence. These child
laborers put a human face on the strikers' now famous demand
for "bread and roses." They wanted more than just a living
wage; they sought dignity, respect and opportunities for
personal fulfillment denied to those employed in the mills
at age 14 or even younger.
IWW vs. AFL
Today, the "Bread and Roses Strike" is feted by all of
organized labor. But at the time, the work stoppage upstaged
and embarrassed the American Federation of Labor, because
Lawrence workers rallied under the banner of an
organizational rival. IWW members fiercely criticized the
AFL for keeping workers divided in different unions, based
on occupation.
Women, nonwhites, and recent immigrants - particularly those
deemed to be "un-skilled" - were largely excluded from the
alliance of craft unions derided by the IWW as "the American
Separation of Labor." The AFL, in turn, dismissed the IWW's
quest for "One Big Union" and worker control of industry as
a left-wing fantasy.
AFL President Samuel Gompers was particularly grumpy about
the Lawrence strike. Like some of those skeptical of Occupy
Wall Street last fall, Gompers claimed the protest activity
was just "a passing event" - the work of people more
concerned with promoting a "class conscious industrial
revolution" than advancing "the near future interests of the
workers." When the mill owners finally capitulated, however,
strikers won most of their immediate demands - an outcome
that vindicated their embrace of the IWW rather than the
feeble AFL-affiliated United Textile Workers. The strike
settlement, reached in March 1912, provided wage increases,
overtime pay, and amnesty for all strikers.
On the other hand, as many labor historians have noted, the
IWW's political influence in Lawrence proved to be short-
lived. Industrial unionism didn't gain a firmer footing in
the Merrimack Valley until the 1930s and the great wave of
Depression-inspired organizing by the Congress of Industrial
Organizations. But even that later labor movement success
was eroded over time by capital flight - mill closings and
the relocation of textile manufacturing from New England to
the non-union south. The Merrimack Valley entered a period
of steady decline.
Lawrence, then and now
In recent years, however, Lawrence's long depressed neighbor
to the west, the city of Lowell, has experienced an economic
revival, due to public investment in higher education there,
a convention center, and other facilities; it's now widely
hailed as a model of mill town re-invention and cultural
diversity. Tourists flock to its museum of industrial
history, run by the National Park Service.
Lawrence remains a city of the working poor, better known
for its sub-standard housing, high unemployment, political
corruption, and troublesome street crime. Ninety percent of
its public school students are Hispanic and few speak
English as a first language. Although not condemned to
factory work at an early age, these children struggle to
learn under tenement-like conditions. A recent report by the
teachers' union describes "crowded classrooms and physical
infrastructure in distress: leaking roofs, poor air quality,
persistent mold problems, crumbling walls and rodent
infestation." Demoralized teachers have been working without
a new contract for two years; student performance is so
dismal that a state take-over the school system has been
actively considered.
When worker solidarity prevailed over corporate power in the
icy streets of Lawrence a century ago, it made the promise
of a better life real for many. The Bread and Roses strike
became a consciousness-raising experience, not only for
textile workers and their families, but the nation as a
whole. Nevertheless, at centennial events in Lawrence over
the next several months, it will be hard not to notice that
many immigrant workers there still lack "bread and roses" -
in the form of living wage jobs, affordable housing, and
better schools.
But that injustice will not be cured until U.S. workers and
their allies, in Lawrence and elsewhere, find a way to make
history again, not just celebrate it.
[Steve Early has been a union organizer, strike coordinator
and labor journalist in Massachusetts for the last 30 years.
He is the author, most recently, of The Civil Wars in U.S.
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Every night before going to bed, he would brush his teeth and make a pre-emptive attempt to void his bladder.
He then walked into his closet, got on his knees in front of the shoe rack and prayed to a god whose unlikely existence he likened to an ongoing quantum event.
In his mind, the act of kneeling mattered not at all to this supposed god. He could just as well pray standing naked on his head with his ass serving as a fleshy vase for a bouquet of flowers. The penitential pose was only useful as a demonstration of his humility in the face of the infinite (although when things were going his way, it was more of a feigned humility).
The prayers themselves mostly consisted of thanking his sub-atomic almighty verb for assembling an infrastructure that allowed for life to exist.
This included, in no particular order, the various laws of physics, gravity, organic chemistry and thermodynamics. And, since it was his belief that sentient life was created by an insentient universe in order for the insentient universe to be admired, he made an effort in his prayers to tell the insentience, "nice work" or "way to go".
Finally, he would close with a plea for this nameless everything to look after the less fortunate. "Please god, despite the clear evidence that it's not in your nature to care, bring love and happiness to all the souls who suffer."
Then, his heart filled with grace, he would climb into bed and sleep peacefully until he dreamed he was standing in his closet and peeing on his shoes - god's clever way of telling him he had to wake up and go to the bathroom.


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Promise Neighborhoods
FY 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Competition Summary Document
This document includes summary information on the FY 2011 competition, including the program vision, funding, and eligible applicant type; major changes from the FY 2010 competition; and competition priorities, eligibility requirements, and selection criteria. Power Point
Pre-Application Meetings and Webinars
Implementation Pre-Application Meetings Presentation (July 28, 2011)
PowerPoint (19MB) | Audio
- Planning Pre-Application Meetings Presentation (July 14, 2011)
PowerPoint (18MB) | Audio
Tribal Promise Neighborhoods Conference Call: MS Word (1.36M)
Rural Promise Neighborhoods Conference Call: MS Word (1.36MB)
Timelines for FY2011 Competition
- Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 13, 2011
Please note that U.S. Department of Education grant application deadline is 4:30 PM Washington, DC time. Late applications will not be accepted. The Department is required to enforce the established deadline to ensure fairness to all applicants. No changes or additions to an application will be accepted after the deadline date and time.
- Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 10, 2011
- Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: July 22, 2011
2011 Notice of Intent to Apply
Thanks to everyone that submitted the intent to apply form. The intent to apply notification was not mandatory, and potential applicants that were not able to submit their intent to apply forms may still submit an application. Potential applicants that did complete an intent to apply form are not required to adhere to the information that was submitted.
- List of Organizations Submitting an Intent to Apply (received by July 22): MS Excel (224KB)
- Intent to Apply Survey Breakdown:
MS Word (48KB)
FY2011 Promise Neighborhoods Applications Packages
- Promise Neighborhoods Planning Grant Application MS Word (2MB)
- Promise Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Application MS Word (2.01MB)
Please note that the Promise Neighborhoods application packages are for applicants to download and use as guides only. Unless the applicant qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, all Promise Neighborhoods grant applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov. The Department expects applications will be available on Grants.gov by July 7, 2011.
FY2011 Application Program Forms
- FY2011 Promise Neighborhoods Abstract Form
Applicants must fill out this form electronically, "Save As" a .PDF, and upload the generated .PDF as the Abstract Narrative Form. This form will also be available on grants.gov. PDF (553KB)
- FY2011 Applicant Checklist MS Word (36KB)
- FY2011 Applicant Eligibility Checklist MS Word (35KB)
FY2011 Application/Competition Frequently Asked Questions
Federal Register Notices
Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for Fiscal Year 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Planning Grant PDF
Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for Fiscal Year 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Implementation Grant PDF
Federal Register Notice of Final Priorities (NFP) for Fiscal Year 2011 Promise Neighborhoods PDF


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I hope he faked his death and is in witness protection but the Illuminati got him. Killuminati
All a set up to take down both Biggie and Tupac...conspiracy galore. Check out Michael Jackson's death and the question marks around that.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
have you watched the whole thing?
I watched this live. It was pretty amazing.
I actually ran into Pac the other day, he was drinking hennessy. He was worried about his enemies
I wish he was but you can clearly see at the end of the video that he was just a hologram.
That's stupid dope. I hope one day to be a hologram.
They should do Ghandi next.


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Complementary Tools to Evaluate Water Risk and Responseby -
Around the world and throughout every sector of the economy, companies and investors are increasingly aware of risks associated with their dependence on fresh water. For example, a recent report by the Carbon Disclosure Project's Water Disclosure branch looked at water-stressed South Africa and revealed that 85% of water-intensive companies in the country are exposed to water risks, with 70% expecting to face water impacts to their operations within the next five years.
A Proliferation of Tools
In response to the growing urgency of water risk, there has been a proliferation of tools, frameworks and surveys aiming to help companies, investors and others understand and respond to these water risks. The different tools and approaches provide a valuable diversity of expertise and a better understanding of the nature of water stress, but it is not always clear which tools should be used by whom, for what, and how they overlap or complement one another. Groups, including the World Resources Institute, are making efforts to clarify the increasingly complex world of water risk and ensure consistency across various efforts. WRI has joined with the U.N. CEO Water Mandate, Carbon Disclosure Project, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and the Global Reporting Initiative to bring more consistency to the water risk information disclosed by companies to their investors. The CEO Water Mandate, an international effort to harmonize water disclosure practices, is also working alongside PwC to provide greater clarity by describing how existing tools, like WRI's Aqueduct, help understand water risk.
Another way to reduce confusion is to work closely with companies and investors to help them better understand how different water risk tools can provide more integrated and complete water risk solutions. To this end, the WRI's Aqueduct team has been collaborating with Ceres, an influential network of investors united in an effort to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices. The Aqueduct tool for mapping indicators of geographic water risks complements Ceres' Aqua Gauge framework for assessing companies' water management responses by enabling investors to compare water risks across geographic regions. Comparing water risk conditions from place to place is necessary to any effort to assess how effectively companies are responding to external water risks.
Aqueduct: Providing the Context
Aqueduct's foundation is a comprehensive database of indicators of water risk. These indicators range from physical water availability to water quality to local awareness of publicly available water information.
Aqueduct's online mapping tools let users examine these indicators in global and river-basin level maps. Because water is inherently a local resource, these maps provide critical geographic context to analyze a company's water use across its operations. An investor trying to better understand a portfolio company's risk exposure can input the location of the company's key facilities and see those locations graphically displayed on maps depicting relative risk. Aqueduct also allows managers to look at future trends in water supply risk using water stress projection maps based on a number of plausible climate change scenarios.
Many companies are already using Aqueduct's global maps and projections as an initial screening tool to understand areas where their operations or supply chains face their greatest risk.
Aqua Gauge: Examining the Response
The context provided by Aqueduct's water risk maps is the first piece of the risk puzzle. To understand a company's exposure to water risk, an investor must also look into the company's ability to manage and respond to external water conditions. Aqua Gauge gives companies and investors the framework they need to assess a company's water management. This tool helps managers and investors alike determine what questions they need to ask and what data they need to collect to better understand a company's capacity to manage its water resources and develop smart water strategies. It also provides companies and investors with a means of benchmarking themselves against leading practices in water risk management.
The Power of Aqueduct and Aqua Gauge Together
To help companies and investors better understand the power of using Aqueduct and Aqua Gauge together, I will be joining the Ceres team at its annual conference in Boston on April 25th and 26th.
At the conference, WRI, Ceres and Coca-Cola will host a workshop on water risk tools for companies, investors and NGOs. We will share hypothetical case studies that examine how Aqueduct's water risk maps and Aqua Gauge's framework can be combined to analyze and manage the water risks. This analysis will be important for companies undergoing mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, due diligence for socially responsible investing, and supply chain decisions. This workshop will provide companies and investors with hands-on experience in creating a complete picture of a company's exposure to water risk, and its capacity to manage and mitigate that risk.
This is just one of many collaborative efforts in the world of water risk assessment. Working together, organizations like WRI, Ceres, and our other peers can help the private sector and water managers achieve a common understanding of water risks and the responses that will be needed to sustain economies, communities and the environment.


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Michael Phelps swims fastest 100 butterfly in world this year
IRVINE, Calif. — Michael Phelps is looking good — and fast — in his signature event.
Friday morning, he qualified first for the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the U.S. national championships. He posted a time of 51.17, the fastest time in the world in the event this year.
"This has kind of been my event, and the event I love swimming the most," Phelps said. "I wanted to put up the fastest time in the world (last month at a meet in Athens)."
It just came a few weeks later instead. It also begged the question: Was it his best since his return to competitive swimming?
"Yeah, by far," longtime coach Bob Bowman said.
The final is scheduled for about 10:20 p.m. E.T. Friday night.
At stake is a spot on the U.S. team heading to the Aug. 21-25 Pan Pacific Championships in Australia. The top two individual finishers from each event at nationals earn a spot on the U.S. Pan Pacifics team. Phelps has not qualified yet — he missed his chance in the 100 free by finishing seventh in Wednesday's final — and the 100 fly is his best shot.
"If he wants to make this team, this is the way to do it," Bowman said. "This would definitely be the one."
Phelps has won three Olympic gold medals in the 100 fly, and he is the current world recordholder (49.82, set in 2009). Of course, all of those times and medals came before he announced his retirement following the 2012 Olympics in London.
Throughout his comeback, he and Bowman have stressed the 100 fly. He's swum it in each of the five meets he's entered this year (including these nationals).
Phelps will need another strong performance Friday night to secure a spot on the Pan Pacifics squad. Five swimmers, including rival Ryan Lochte, posted times in prelims in the 51-second range.
"I don't take anything for granted," Bowman said. "Any slip-ups in there, you're going to be in trouble. The margin is so small."


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Farmers might need to get a bit defensive with marketing strategies in the next few years as bull grain markets begin to disappear.
Several issues are pushing corn and other grains and oilseed prices down, said Jim Wiesemeyer, senior vice president, farm and trade policy, Informa Economics, during the second annual Southwest Ag Issues Summit in Oklahoma City.
A stagnant ethanol market, large corn ending stocks and weak economic growth in the United States and worldwide, among other issues, are putting the U.S. ag industry in a situation that has not been the norm for several years.
Normal weather and increased corn productions will mean lower prices, Wiesemeyer said. "How low it goes will depend on carryover buildup." Even if the current corn crop misses production estimates, the carryover will be 1.4 billion to 1.6 billion bushels for the 2013 crop. "That's not bullish."
The commodity outlook includes:
- Record world grain and oilseed production projected for 2013, including rice, wheat, corn and soybeans in response to higher prices and improved yield.
- U.S. corn and soybean crops to increase, but not as much as earlier expectations. U.S. wheat and rice decline.
- Export gains expected from U.S. wheat, corn and soybeans.
- Despite strong consumption increases, world ending stocks will grow and prices will fall.
- Except for corn, U.S. balance sheet will be relatively tight in 2013-14 but substantial changes likely for 2014 and out.
Globally, corn production jumped 11 percent to a new record. Soybean production is also up by 5 percent with the United States the biggest producer, taking top spot from Brazil. "But Brazil and Argentine production combined is still larger than U.S. production by far."
Wheat sees a "slight decline in global ending stocks." But with corn prices likely declining, some wheat that has been going to the feed market will be replaced by corn, Wiesemeyer said. "But a wheat price decline was moderated by a large market share during the summer. And weather issues keep the wheat market fuzzy."
Also, wheat trade is increasing as China increases imports, pushing world trade near the 2011 high.
The corn and soybean market could be affected by frost on what is expected to be a late harvest.
Yield jump coming
Wiesemeyer says average yields are improving as technology introduced into crops some seven years ago begin to show an effect. "Look for a jump in yield around 2015," he said.
Among advances, he cited new planters that allow producers to seed multiple varieties in one pass. Specific varieties may be placed on different soil types to improve productivity. "We expect more production at a lower cost."
With increased yields, reduced export, and higher carryover, prices will decrease. "Farm income, crop prices and planted acres will decline," Wiesemeyer said. "Watch for farm equipment sales. That's where it will show up first."
He said land values also will go down, "not as much as they did in the 1980s but still down."
Livestock will benefit with lower grain prices. "The baton will be handed off to livestock," beginning with poultry. "The hog industry will begin to expand later this year and cattle will take longer."
Other issues also will affect agriculture's bottom line in the months and years ahead.
Gasoline prices could also decrease, but questions often come with any energy speculation. "Energy production is up and use is down across the world. Better fuel economy is one reason. Also, Baby Boomers are retiring so they are not driving as much. That all means less gas usage."
Increased U.S. production of natural gas "is the biggest mega change in energy in years," he added. "Farm equipment will soon change to natural gas."
Fertilizer prices are down.
So, are we looking at lower energy prices? "Well, we can limit the upside potential," Wiesemeyer said. "If the Syria issue is resolved the right way we should watch to see how fast energy prices come down."
He said he is hesitant about predicting energy prices. "We always have wild card countries like Syria, Iran and others."
He said the biofuels market has hit the blend wall. "The market is constrained by declining gasoline usage. The blend wall is stagnant and E-15 and E-85 expansion is limited. Also, exports will not recover to 2011 heights and import of Brazil sugarcane ethanol is on the rise."
Wiesemeyer expects Congress to adjust the Renewable Fuels Standard. "I think we will see a lower mandate level. The final rule comes out in June, 2014."
The Transpacific Partnership trade pact "could be significant for agriculture because of the inclusion of Japan," he said.
In other trade issues, he said the president needs fast-track trade authority to be effective with free trade agreements but Congress likely will not give the Obama Administration all it requests in fast track authority.
The Brazil cotton case still affects U.S. cotton, and Brazil has also voiced concern over the STAX program contained in farm bill proposals.
Country of Origin Label (COOL) legislation is waiting on a World Trade Organization ruling and possibly retaliation from Canada and Mexico. Mexico also is pressing on an issue with high fructose corn syrup displacing Mexican cane sugar.
Finally, Wiesemeyer said the U.S. agriculture industry needs a farm bill and a safety net with target prices. "Market changes likely in 2015 or 2016 indicate the need for a safety net. We will need target prices to deal with the downturn."
He said he's never seen "Washington DC as ineffective, in both parties. In most countries, we would have seen a third party rise. Watch for that."
In the meantime, he cautioned producers to use "defensive marketing strategies in the years ahead."


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Dearest Miss Snark -
I have a question about mentioning non-publishing credentials in a query for a genre novel. If I'm committing the crime of nitwittery, I plead guilty and fling myself on the mercy of the court (making sure I don't accidentally land on KY on the way down).
My genre is mysteries. I worked as a (poorly paid, but professional) journalist covering crime and police for a few years. I'm now working on a doctorate in criminal justice with an emphasis on policing. In both capacities - journalist and academic - I've logged quite a few hours in police ridealongs, conversations with police, studying (and teaching) policing, etc.
When I send a query about my mystery novel to an agent, is any of that information germane?
Here I thought you were under arrest when I saw you in that patrol car. Must.Stop.Conclusion.Leaping.
You can certainly mention your real life experience but don't emphasize it. It's a bonus to the (we hope) good writing, but what it mostly does is provide an extra ounce of confidence that if you use an odd word, or fact, I won't think you're making a mistake.
The Ph.d thing has no resonance with me. I'd much rather know you've been in the Tombs than in the ivoried halls of academe.
But then...Miss Snark is an agent with a bail bondsman on retainer and a restraining order from the Harvard Club.
***points to the person who (without resorting to google) can identify the joke in the headline


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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Bacon Wrapped Scallops
Here on Beaty's Creek, good seafood is hard to come by. I was ogling the Anderson Seafood website and debating what I really wanted. I emailed them to tell them how great their seafood looked and how I wished we lived closer as to buy such fresh seafood. Much to my surprise, they called me and offered to give me some seafood to feature on my blog!!!! Yes, I said GIVE!!!! How great was that?? My family was so excited when our box came that they could not wait to sample the seafood!!! I told Alberto at Anderson Seafood that I had not had a good scallop since my wedding almost 20 years ago. How great was it to receive some of the bests scallops in my package??? Thank-you Anderson Seafood for some great seafood! This is What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today!!!
1 pound bacon
Salt and Pepper to taste
Juice of one lemon
Wooden picks
Dry each scallop and wrap with 1/2 slice of bacon. Place a wooden pick in each scallop to hold bacon on. Salt and pepper to taste. Broil for 4 minutes, then flip scallops and cook for 4 more minutes. Squeeze lemon juice over scallops and serve.
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:33 am
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I have not been on the forums for a while. However reading the forums has given me some certainity as I face the tragic loss of my son-David. He was only 25 a wonderful muscian-composition major from Melbourne University.
In the last 2 years he has suffered unexplained seizures...the forums have given me an escape which is why I need to share this news.
On 21/12 he had a seizure and hit the bricks of the fireplace, I was airlifted to hospital with him....he passed away the next day. He donated his organs and we know a few now have a better life from this gift.
He spoke fluent french he had recorded Victor Hugo's poem about the loss of his daughter and had set it to music, we played it at his funeral. My younger son sang one of David's songs.
We are struggling with why!!
Food and cooking and our garden is our therapy-David loved food and was becoming a good cook
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Oh my dear Karen, I'm so, so sorry to read of your tragic loss.
David will live in your hearts forever, but I know that it's only a small comfort when really, all you want is to have him back here with you. Such a sad, early end to a young man's life.
Take care of yourselves, be kind to yourself and come and visit us here whenever you can. I'm thinking of you and your family and sending warm thoughts to you all.
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Kabbles I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I send my love and thoughts to you. I can't imagine how awful it is to lose a child. But I imagine it must be the very worst pain one can suffer. This week my brother would have turned 60 had he not died in a car accident at 18. I can still remember my mothers pain on the morning we answered the door to hear the news. Hugs to you from Queensland.
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:22 pm
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Oh Kabbles, what a terrible, terrible loss. My heart goes out to you. Of all the platitudes poured out when my husband died--the only truism is that time indeed does heal, slowly for certain, but surely. As for looking for a "why" or a reason-----------well, there isn't one, it must be accepted as simple (and hardly) "It is."
And allow yourself to be angry, and allow yourself to be "selfish" and take some comfort in the gifts he passed along.
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:28 pm
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Dear Kabbles, so young, so tragic. I share your grief. My husband died December 16. The holidays were tough to get through and the days are no longer sunny. I pray that time will help both of us.
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:24 pm
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Oh, my dears...Kabbles and Cigalechanta...the loss of a child or a loving spouse...words fail me, but David is eloquent...
My sincerest sympathies and kindest thoughts to you both...
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My thoughts are with you both during this difficult time, and I hope that you find some comfort in the arms of your loved ones xx
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Dear David and cigalechanti I send my love and best wishes. Thankyou to all for your comfort and thoughts.
I will try and post some of David's beautiful songs this weekend so that you can share his beautiful soul.
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Kabbles!! That is a gorgeous idea---please do it, for yourself, for David and for all of us!
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Dear Kabbles,
As for looking for a "why" or a reason-----------well, there isn't one, it must be accepted as simple (and hardly) "It is."
You had him around, you spent the good times with him too. Remember those most. Translating Victor Hugo's poems is very cool... and something I ought to do too! He left you something to remember him by. Memories, poems and music. As our David here says, there is no reason to why. One lives, one dies - one laughs, one cries. But you have him in your memories and there he lives still.
I remember my mother dying, but most of all I remember her sense of humour, the conversations we had and how much she loved Archy and Mehitabel, which I lent her while cancer devoured her.
Confusion comes fitted as standard.
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darlin' kabbles..a gentle hug for your spirit...over and over again I'm reminded that we each have a take ...the only word I can think of at the moment...on life and death...when one feels a particularly deep connection with someone...child spouse pal....their leaving can rock us to our core...an emptiness without words ....and at the same time...the moments shared...I imagine, in time there will be moments when you'll catch yourself being a little lighter...at those times I also imagine your dearly beloved son smiling...at his wondrous mum...
that you've given us the opportunity to be with you...a gift for each of us...hoping you can feel the powerful energy of this forum...
love peace joy...I read somewhere that these are not emotions...they are the very depth of us....I rather like that idea...that we can tap into our depth....and at the same time understand and deeply accept that BEing human involves all the other...
another gentle hug...and the fuschias are doing well in the rain...I'll make a posey and have them on our table ...and think of you...
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Sabin Execs Recognized Among Top 50 Vaccine Influencers
Thursday, February 21, 2013
On Tuesday, two of Sabin Vaccine Institute's senior executives, Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Ciro de Quadros, were named among the "Top 50 Global Vaccine Influencers" by Vaccine Nation. Both Dr. Hotez and Dr. de Quadros have made significant contributions in global health throughout their careers and the countless lives they have touched stand as a testament to their vaccine advocacy and development efforts.
You can read the full list of candidates on Vaccine Nation's website. For those of us who have had the privilege to work with Dr. Hotez and Dr. de Quadros, we know that their past accomplishments serve as a preview for all that they still have to offer to the world, and we are energized by that potential.


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Wealthy skinflint, Harpagon is so cheap he'd rather bury his money in the backyard and steal oats from his horse before seeing a dollar spent.
Welcome to the world of The Miser, where passion and penny-pinching go head to head in a ribald comedy of manners. John Bell stars as the stingy, avaricious and obnoxious Harpagon, a money-lender who makes Ebenezer Scrooge look generous. This is a man who loves nothing more than his beloved cash – not even his own children.
With his eye on the prize – an inappropriately young bride who already has her sights set on his son – Harpagon is prepared to sacrifice his children and his dignity to win it all.
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Mission Control Center
The crew of the space shuttle Columbia will give Hubble a way to open one of its slumbering eyes during the fifth and final scheduled spacewalk of this mission. An experimental cooling system will be installed on a camera that has been dormant since 1999 in hopes of bringing it back to life.
The crew onboard Columbia was awakened at 9:52 p.m. CST by the Mission Impossible: II theme song, performed by Limp Bizkit.
Astronauts John Grunsfeld and Rick Linnehan plan to step out into the shuttle's payload bay about 2:30 a.m. CST Friday. The objective of the 6 1/2 hour spacewalk is to install the Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System.
NICMOS was installed on the second servicing mission to Hubble in 1997. The camera operated at extremely low temperatures and its solid-nitrogen cooling block was depleted earlier than expected. Engineers hope the new neon gas cooling system will restore the cold temperatures necessary for the camera to operate.
For the installation, Nancy Currie will give Grunsfeld a ride on the shuttle's robotic arm to the aft shroud doors, which he will open. These doors are on the opposite side of the telescope from where spacewalkers Mike Massimino and Jim Newman worked on Thursday.
Grunsfeld will then retrieve the NICMOS Cryogenic Cooler from the shuttle's payload bay and both spacewalkers will install the unit inside the telescope. After switching places on the arm Grunsfeld will close the left aft shroud door and Linnehan will move to the payload bay to remove the NICMOS Cooling System Radiator from its carrier. Together, they will install the radiator on the outside of Hubble. Linnehan will feed wires from the radiator through the bottom of the telescope to Grunsfeld, located inside Hubble, who will make the necessary connections to NICMOS. They will then close both aft shroud doors and perform the final activities of the spacewalk to prepare the shuttle payload bay for landing.
Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Duane Carey will provide photo and video documentation of this last spacewalk from inside the shuttle.
After the spacewalk, Columbia's smallest steering jets will be employed to boost the shuttle and Hubble's orbit. With the payload bay facing the direction of travel, the shuttle's vernier jets will be fired in a series of pulses, lasting about 36 minutes. The reboost will increase the shuttle and Hubble's orbit by about 3.7 statute miles.
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First ECO Agents book available
Those who follow me for a long time know that I also write in other fields aside from Regency Romance and the historical novels I do.
A few months ago, before the end of last year and after 2011 NaNoWriMo, (where I wrote the first draft of another Regency) I started work on a project with my younger brother Douglas (All three of my brothers are younger brothers.)
The premise, as he is now an educator but once was a full on scientist at the NHI and FBI (Very cloak and dagger chemistry.) was that with the world having become green, and more green aware every week, why not have a group of prodigies, studying at a higher learning educational facility tackle the ills that have now begun to beset the world.
So it is now released. We are trickling it out to the major online channels and through Amazon it will be available in trade paperback. Available at Amazon for your Kindle, or your Kindle apps and other online bookstores. For $5.99 you can get this collaboration between the brothers Wilkin. Or get it for every teenager you know who has access to a Kindle or other eReader.
Barnes and Noble for your Nook Smashwords iBookstore for your Apple iDevices Amazon for your Kindle
Five young people are all that stands between a better world and corporate destruction. Parker, Priya, JCubed, Guillermo and Jennifer are not just your average high school students. They are ECOAgents, trusted the world over with protecting the planet.
Our Earth is in trouble. Humanity has damaged our home. Billionaire scientist turned educator, Dr. Daniel Phillips-Lee, is using his vast resources to reverse this situation. Zedadiah Carter, leader of the Earth's most powerful company, is only getting richer, harvesting resources, with the aid of not so trustworthy employees.
When the company threatens part of the world's water supply, covering up their involvement is business as usual. The Ecological Conservation Organization's Academy of Higher Learning and Scientific Achievement, or simply the ECO Academy, high in the hills of Malibu, California overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is the envy of educational institutions worldwide.
The teenage students of the ECO Academy, among the best and brightest the planet has to offer, have decided they cannot just watch the world self-destruct. They will meet this challenge head on as they begin to heal the planet.
If you have any commentary, thoughts, ideas about the book (especially if you buy it, read it and like it 😉 then we would love to hear from you.


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Please note -- Laurel Kane passed away in January of 2016. This website is the original Postcards website she established in the 1990's; if you'd like to visit Afton Station Route 66 Packard Museum, please visit the website above for the latest and most up to date information. Thanks!
Ramblings of a Route 66 Business Owner
hours, please call several days in advance
and we will work on making special arrangements.
Afton Station Project
It has been a busy time for us since purchasing a vintage 1930's D-X gas station on Route 66 in Afton, Oklahoma sixteen years ago. A complete restoration was necessary in order to house a collection of vintage automobiles (mostly Packards, but a few others as well), a collection of Route 66 memorabilia, and a nice assortment of souvenirs, maps, guide books and other memorabilia for sale. Our two showrooms display about 17 vintage autos.
We are an unofficial "rest stop" for weary travelers, and we are always ready to visit with folks from all over the world. Each year we average approximately 7,000 visitors from every state and 18 countries who enjoy our displays and appreciate the diversity of our merchandise for sale.
At Afton Station, my wonderful staff of volunteers and I have a great time meeting travelers and helping them enjoy what many of them call their "trip of a lifetime".
The town of Afton, Oklahoma has seen better days, economically. As with so many Route 66 towns, the decommissioning of Route 66 and the bypassing by the Interstate didn't do its commercial life any favors. Although there are plenty of photogenic remnants of old buildings from Afton's heyday, other than the farm co-op, a convenience store, and a new barbecue restaurant, there's not much left of the town. Yet the town survives, about 800 people still live there, and all of those we've met are friendly and supportive of our project.
I moved to Oklahoma permanently in May of 2002, and am extremely happy with my life on Route 66. With the help of many dear friends from the area, as well as my supportive fellow Route 66 "roadies" from all over the country, I'm finding myself totally immersed in life on the Mother Road. My biggest dilemma is deciding whether it's more fun to travel constantly up and down Route 66, meeting new people and discovering new wonders, or staying at Afton Station and playing host to the friendly folks who drop in to chat. Tough choice, since both are equally appealing!!
My regular business hours during "tourist season" (approximately March through November) are 7 days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It wouldn't hurt for you to call in advance just to make sure we are there, since you never know what could cause an unplanned closing. The phone numbers are (Laurel) 918-382-9465 or 918-284-3829 and (Afton Station) 918-257-4044. We are also able to open extended hours if arrangements are made in advance. We have plenty of parking for larger groups. We have a suggested donation of $2 per person, children free. Please come see us!
---Laurel Richards Kane
Ramblings from a Route 66 Business Owner -- Daily observations from me about what it's like to be the owner of Afton Station (Afton, OK), a small private visitors' center, vintage car museum, and Route 66 memorabilia collection in an old gas station on the Route.
The famous 9-foot alignment of Route 66 remains in good shape just a mile from downtown Afton. The renowned Buffalo Ranch recently succumbed to the wrecking ball, making way for a new convenience plaza. Relics (such as signs, trinkets, etc.) have been given to Afton Station and are on display there now.
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The Sowers
The Sowers by Thomas Hart Benton, 1942. One of a series of eight paintings in which Benton portrayed the barbarity of fascism.
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A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the winners of the first City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge. The New York City Department of Transportation, City of Asheville, London City Airport, and the City and County of San Francisco Planning Department were each awarded $50,000 in AWS credits, and application developers Azavea, Neptune Technology Group, NuCivic, and Str LLC were each awarded $25,000 in AWS credits. The eight winners were selected by AWS and a panel of worldwide experts based on the impact of their solution, likelihood of long-term success, implementation of AWS services, and the potential to help other local governments solve similar challenges. To learn more about how public sector customers are using AWS and the AWS GovCloud (US) Region, visit http://aws.amazon.com/publicsector/.
Four grand prize winners were selected for the Best Practices Award, recognizing innovative and impactful local government projects running on the AWS Cloud:
- New York City Department of Transportation – Mobile and web applications that make real-time transportation information more accessible and useful to residents and visitors, including an interactive map of city parking regulations, a pedestrian city travel planning app, and online maps of construction sites and capital projects.
- City of Asheville – Modern, cloud-based disaster recovery system to keep essential city operations up and running in the event of power outages, earthquakes, and major weather events.
- London City Airport – Traveler app that brings together real-time data from sensors, airline systems, and airport services to help passengers efficiently navigate the airport.
- City and County of San Francisco Planning Department – Website for citizens, businesses, and city employees to access detailed property information for zoning, real estate transactions, and permitting.
Four grand prize winners were selected for the Partners in Innovation Award, recognizing applications that solve local government challenges:
- Azavea (HunchLab) – Machine learning application that uses data on crime history, weather, neighborhood businesses, and other real-time information to help police departments employ "predictive policing" to forecast the likelihood of crime and redirect resources to high-risk areas.
- NuCivic (NuCivic DATA) – Open source data management platform that allows governments to make a wide range of open data sets available to the public. Civil servants can use these data sets to benchmark their cities and inform decisions and policies; developers can use them to build services and applications for citizens.
- Neptune Technology Group (N_SIGHT IQ) – Cloud-based data mart for local utility companies to leverage water usage data to better manage local resources. Utility companies have used N_SIGHT IQ to reduce local water usage and customer complaints by giving citizens the tools and information to better track and manage their water usage.
- Str LLC (ePropertyPlus) – Property inventory management system that helps cities effectively manage community revitalization efforts by aggregating and mapping data on ownership, development grants, and construction plans for vacant and abandoned properties.
"We use the cloud to increase the availability and resiliency of our applications and systems," said Cordell Schachter, CTO, New York City Department of Transportation. "It helps us provide important transportation information directly to the public and to our staff every day and during critical times."
According to Robert Cheetham, president and CEO of Azavea, "We anticipate a world in which geospatial analysis is a broad foundation upon which government, private, and non-profit organizations operate. We use AWS to work toward that vision and we are thrilled that our application, HunchLab, has been recognized through this challenge."
Government Agency Adoption
The AWS City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge winners are among the growing number of partners, government agencies, and nonprofits leveraging AWS for a wide range of applications and initiatives, including the US Department of the Navy, National Institutes of Health, Securities and Exchange Commission, the US Department of Interior, The US Food and Drug Administration, The US Department of Treasury, and the City of Melbourne. With more than 800 government agencies worldwide, AWS and its partners have made it easier than ever for government agencies to procure reliable, secure cloud infrastructure from AWS by adding several contract vehicles over the last 12 months, including US Department of Treasury Public Cloud Web Hosting Services, the Department of Interior Foundation Cloud contract, the Texas Department of Information Resources contract, and the Federal Aviation Administration's eFAST contract.
The US Department of Treasury runs its public web site, Treasury.gov, on AWS, and has made AWS services available for other agencies to purchase through the Department of Treasury Public Cloud Web Hosting Services contract. "We know that the cloud is a fantastic opportunity for government agencies to scale without limits – but within their budget constraints," said Tim Womack, Director, Enterprise Business Solutions, US Department of the Treasury. "It's very compelling for federal agencies to work with a vendor who is constantly innovating and refreshing its technology without raising prices."
AWS Customers Innovating in Education
Today, more than 3,000 education institutions, including public and private universities, community colleges, and K-12 schools and districts are leveraging AWS. The AWS Education Grants program has provided millions of dollars in AWS service credits to students and researchers, who have made advances in health and disease research, scientific computing, and applied science. In the last 12 months, AWS has supported grants to students and researchers at more than 1,000 universities in 99 countries.
AWS Education Research Grant recipient and Penn State Assistant Professor Dr. Howard Salis developed a high-performance computing platform accessible to researchers via a web portal. "The DNA Compiler was designed to change the way that genetic engineering is done by leveraging high performance cloud computing technologies to replace trial and error approaches," said Dr. Salis. "Thousands of registered users from 56 countries have designed more than 50,000 synthetic DNA sequences using the compiler. The AWS Cloud accelerates biotech research by allowing our predictive models and design methods to be immediately accessible to thousands of world-wide users who can receive useful results even before our research articles are published."
By providing a technology platform with very broad functionality and a global footprint of datacenters, AWS is helping education technology companies such as Coursera, DreamBox Learning, Echo360, LiveSchool, and Knewton, Inc. innovate and scale education applications that are changing and extending the classroom experience, introducing new techniques such as gamification and adaptive learning, and increasing communication and collaboration between educators, families, and students.
Knewton, Inc., an education technology company that personalizes digital courses, was able to launch its educational technology quickly by operating its infrastructure on AWS. The company has been able to rely on AWS as more than 3.5 million students have used its adaptive learning platform for personalized learning plans. "At the beginning of the school year, we'll see hundreds of thousands of students coming into the system all at once," said Ryan Prichard, CTO, Knewton "One of the best things about AWS is the ability to scale quickly with very little advance notice."
To learn more about the City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge, visit http://aws.amazon.com/stateandlocal/cityonacloud/. For a complete description of prizes and applicable territories, read the contest official rules at http://aws.amazon.com/stateandlocal/cityonacloud/rules/.
About Amazon Web Services
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services, Inc. began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. The ultimate benefit of cloud computing, and AWS, is the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs. Businesses no longer need to plan and procure servers and other IT resources weeks or months in advance. Using AWS, businesses can take advantage of Amazon's expertise and economies of scale to access resources when their business needs them, delivering results faster and at a lower cost. Today, Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of enterprise, government and startup customers businesses in 190 countries around the world. Amazon Web Services offers over 30 different services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS). AWS Cloud services are available to customers from data center locations in the U.S., Brazil, Europe, Japan, Singapore, Australia and China.
About Amazon.com
Amazon opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by three principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets, and Fire TV are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.


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Devil's Casino
Remember the wish in The Angel Song
The gifted wish I haven't used all along,
Shielded from the tempestuous calm,
For wounds aching, as magic balm.
But, words fly quick and high,
Reached the Satan in a sly,
He came down heavy on my door,
To snatch away the wish I bore.
Cornering me in my room alone,
He thundered for the wish I own.
Felt weak, but won't bend my knees,
I, on empty roars such as these.
Meekness evident in His deadly vice,
He challenged me to a game of dice.
The aces, deuces and cinques clashed,
Blood and pride waiting to be smashed.
As the gruelling feud raged on forth,
I, tired, bloodied; but all that's worth!
It's pride in my wish – that's to prove
I knocked Him down in the final move.
Drained, void, slumped on the floor thud,
I, passed out soaked in sweat and blood,
-But I won! Oh! Of that I am sure-
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About Rob
The Onion already explored the possibility of "ultra-realistic modern warfare game"...
edit: copying not coping although coping with copying might be healthy
^^^ Heh, heh. Clones again stealing my valuable screen name. You kids are SO feeble. No matter how often I state the obvious, that you're helping ME, not Mike, you keep at it. -- And again, the name is valuable precisely because copied!
Assuming that is out_of_the_Blue, I cannot believe he/she has finally seen the logic behind something is valuable because it is copied, which goes against all the rhetoric about stopping any coping at all costs - it only leads to doom, doom, doom!
Weird that they would use two F's in the shape of the Chinese character for mother. I wonder if there is some symbology dealing with mother and F's...
I think a better idea would have been to record the album and include the sheet music to encourage others to both buy and record their own cover. Maybe I am missing something... Additionally, there are plenty of folks still churning out sheet music and arrangements, but maybe that is too nerdy for most music aficionados.
I agree that patents have become "pantents" as companies panhandle their patents to lawyers working out of tents.
What do the courts expect? They're artists not mathmeticians...
This was all part of Oracle's master plan to get smacked down in court to have precedence in order to unleash fury against all other patent trolls.
I, for one, will be glad when the Lady Gagas and the Kardasians are not synonomous with our national culture being forced down our throats by mass media. I submit that that the music already in public domain far exceeds anything the *IAAs come up with in their risk averse world.
The problem with those that feel like they are "in" and the legacy gated community is that they feel like they are the only professionals. They are part of an entertainment industry struggling to entertain. Many that are "in" are of questionable talent. The internet is the great equalizer for distributing talent from a bigger pool of artists. Quality talent is not synonomous with professional especially in Hollywood or Big Labels. Even big game studios struggle to create where smaller teams are more innovative.
and to the comment: "If everyone is a writer, than how many are really consumers? They are too busy writing to consume."
I do believe that everyone in creative fields are never to busy to consume. Musicians enjoy music, writers read, and game designers play games.


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Vietnamese Chicken Salad
This salad is delicious served as part of our Vietnamese Soup and Sandwich Supper, or it can be served alone in the summer as a delicious lunch salad or light supper.
Using pre-shredded cabbage makes the preparation time short. Look for bags of finely shredded cabbage labeled "angel hair" next to the bag of coleslaw blend in your grocer's produce department. Alternately, very thinly slice half of head of green cabbage for the salad.
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Hi everyone
I made some takeoff boxes for training, and wanted to get the community's thoughts. I can find lots of info about LJ/HJ training with boxes and ramps, but very little with the vault.
I made two boxes, high and low, both with the same top deck dimensions of 1.2m x 0.6m. The low one has a frame of 2x4s laying flat, and the tall one is 2x4s laying tall. With the 12mm plywood on top, the boxes come to roughly 2.5" and 4.5" tall.
Here's a GIF of me using them, with the low box on the penultimate, and the high box on the takeoff. 10 step approach, gripping at 14'8" on a 15'9" 185, bungee at 5.30m.
I had my athletes use them too, and they loved it! The extra height allows you to use a bigger pole from a shorter run. It also lets you focus on the middle and top end without having to worry as much about the takeoff.
Thoughts? Has anyone else used takeoff boxes? Pros/cons?
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Obama receiving updates on Algeria hostage incident
President Obama is receiving regular updates on the hostage situation in Algeria, with the safety of those hostages his top concern, aides said.
"We are in constant contact with the government of Algeria and have been clear that our first priority is the safety and security of the hostages," said National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor.
Obama has not commented publicly on the incident. Aides have said little, citing the sensitivity of the situation.
Vietor noted that Obama spoke Thursday with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
"We are in close touch with our other international partners, as well as BP's security office in London," Vietor said.


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I have to say, I love the sentiments in this stamp set! =)
I inked the tree branches and bird from the Hibiscus set with Antique Linen Distress Ink, colored them with Copic markers then fussy cut them out. There is also a matching die set if you are not a fan of fussy cutting.
I did a simple and quick ink smooshing for the background and the awesome sentiment is included in the Hibiscus set.
That's all for now. For more inspirations using stamps and dies from Waffle Flower, please visit Waffle Flower Blog! =)
Have a fantastic day and thanks for stopping by!
cardstock: (Rustic White, kraft) Papertrey Ink, (white watercolor) Strathmore Artist Papers
clear stamps: (Hibiscus) Waffle Flower
dye ink: (Antique Linen, Ripe Persimmon, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade) Ranger Industries
hybrid ink: (Chocolate Brown) My Favorite Things
accents: (pink, yellow sequins) Avery Elle
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
Mr. Bird: Y38, Y18, Y08, BG13, BG23, BG11, T8, T6, T4
branches: G29, G28, YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01
card size: 3 1/2" x 5 3/8"


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First Teeth First
- Date: 09/16/2019 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
- Location: Care1st Resource Center
328 W. Western Ave.
Avondale, Arizona 85323
Free dental screenings, fluoride varnishes and oral health education for children ages 0-5 years and pregnant women. No appointment necessary; walk-ins welcome.
For more information, please contact the Care1st Avondale Resource Center at 623-333-2703.


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Online edition of out-of-state newspaper not "printed and published" in state for purposes of providing legal notice.
Courier-Post v. County of Camden, — A.2d —, 2010 WL 3025108 (N.J.Super.A.D. August 4, 2010)
Like probably every other state, New Jersey has a statute that requires certain notices (like those for sheriff's sales) to be published in the newspaper. A county government can place such notice in any newspaper that is "printed and published" in New Jersey. N.J.S.A. 2A:61-1
Camden County, New Jersey officials negotiated a favorable rate with the Philadelphia Inquirer to be the paper to publish the county's legal notices. (That paper is widely read in Camden County, New Jersey.)
The local paper of course objected and filed suit. A New Jersey court of appeals held that the contract to publish legal notices in the Philadelphia Inquirer was improper because the Philadelphia Inquirer did not meet the requirement that the newspaper be "printed and published" in New Jersey.
One of the argumets that the Philadelphia Inquirer made was that its online version was available for viewing and printing in Camden County by internet users there. The court rejected this argument for a number of reasons.
It found it unlikely that a reader would print out an entire edition of an online newspaper.
The court also looked to a notion first articulated by Oliver Wendell Holmes when he was on the Massachusetts Supreme Court: the home office concept. Under this notion, a newspaper is published where it is "given to the world."
The court went on to say some interesting things about publishing and the physical nexus between a place and its local news outlets. It raised concerns that a reading of the statute allowing out-of-state online newspapers to pass the "printed and published" in New Jersey test, then any newspaper around the globe would count.
Even more intriguingly, the court observed the perils of eliminating "the physical connection between the newspaper's operation and the community." That "physical connection is significant because a local newspaper is where people will ordinarily go for local news whether online or at the local newsstand."
I bet the folks at places like Patch would take issue with that.
Photo courtesy Flickr user Valerie Everett under this Creative Commons license.


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Following up on my brief blog post the other day, I am currently in Mountain View to work from Mozilla's main office. The main reason for this is that we had the pleasure of hiring Kadir Topal as the SUMO community manager. The plan is to get him properly introduced to all the people he's going to work with remotely. So far, the plan has really played out well, but it's definitely been an intense first day for him!
Of course, traveling nine hours back in time also means fighting a pretty intense jet lag. The first night is always toughest (although I was pretty excited about one particular dream I had of holding the jaw of a huge lizard with one hand and petting it with the other… it's a shame I had to wake up while I was running through the forest to get my camera!), so I'm confident that both Kadir and I will be more energized tomorrow.


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Feb. 27. 400 block W. Chestnut Hill Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person broke the driver's side window of a 2005 Toyota Prius and stole money. Reported at 9:30 p.m.
Feb. 27. 100 block W. Springfield Avenue. Between 10 p.m. on Feb. 26 and 1 a.m. on Feb. 27, an unknown person broke the driver's side rear window of a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee and ransacked interior.
Feb. 27. 100 block W. Mermaid Lane. Complainant states that an unknown person broke the driver's side widow of a black 2009 VW Jetta and stole a Garmin global positioning system. Reported at 2 p.m.
March 2. 300 block E. Willow Grove Avenue. Complainant heard noises outside of window and saw a black male cutting screen window with box cutters. Complainant called police with his cell phone. Offender fled and was apprehended in the 7900 block of Crittenden Street. Reported at 4:44 a.m.
March 3. 100 block W. Evergreen Avenue. Police observed two black males attempting to gain entry to shipping container located at the Chestnut Hill West Train Station. Police observed one male walking from container with a red handle bolt cutter. There was some damage to container. The two males do not work for SEPTA. Occurred at 12:40 a.m.
March 4. 7700 block Crittenden Street. Complainant states that an unknown person entered his unlocked red 2004 GMC Yukon and stolen an Apple iPad. Reported at 4 p.m.
March 5. 7700 block Germantown Avenue. Complainant states that at 2 p.m., an unknown person broke the front passenger side window to a 2006 Hyundai and stole a green purse and an Nintendo DS.
March 5. 8100 block Shawnee Street. Between 2:40 and 8 p.m., an unknown person broke the back door by kicking it in and stole a gold chain.
Summary — Eight crimes for week: three burglaries and five thefts from vehicles.
Town Watch, 215-248-1320.
If you have been the victim of a crime and would like information, service or support, call Northwest Victims Service, 6301 Germantown Ave., Second Floor, Suite One, 215-438-4410. The service is free.


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Note: This is a rewrite of the original question, which was titled What would time be for 2D beings?
In my current, non-physicist's understanding, every instant of our three‑dimensional world is just another 'slice' of a four‑dimensional body. I don't mean that as an analogy, but quite literally... Obviously, it would not be a straight 'slice', it would still be bent and curved by gravity, speed and other relativistic factors. Is this wrong?
Also, both 'spacial' and 'temporal' dimensions are — in my mind — fundamentally the same thing, given different names because we experience them differently because of our nature. I've had people explicitly say in the comments that this is wrong and that time and space are not the same 'type' of dimension. I'd like to understand what are the fundamental differences.
In my original question I used these two assumptions of mine (that space is a slice of time and that all dimensions are fundamentally the same) to make an analogy.
I noted that taking two-dimensional slices of a three-dimensional body — just as a slice of four‑dimensional time is three‑dimensional space — and displaying them is rapid succession looks like a bunch of matter that is changing over time (like in this brain scan below).
Assuming all dimensions, temporal or spatial, are fundamentally the same, would that mean that for a hypothetical two‑dimensional being time would be the thrid dimension, not that fourth?
The same question in a more general form: for any $n$‑dimensional being, would time for it be the $n+1$ dimension?
In particular, what would time be for a being living in a hypothetical fifth dimension?


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Snow twice forced the closure of the Golden State (5) Freeway in the Grapevine area north of Los Angeles on Thursday.
Snow first arrived early in the morning as a cold storm system that prompted a coastal flood advisory moved into Southern California.
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California Highway Patrol officers were pacing traffic along the 5 Freeway through the Fort Tejon area early Thursday before setting up a full closure. The 5 Freeway was closed from four miles north of State Route 126 at Lake Hughes Road to the Kern County line, but reopened at about 9:30 a.m.
It was closed again at about 4 p.m., with the southbound lanes closed at Grapevine Road, north of Lebec. The northbound lanes were closed at Parker Road in Castaic, according to CHP.
A storm is expected to bring more snow to mountain areas and rain in other areas, and the High Desert was already pounded by snow and wind Thursday. The 15 Freeway over the Cajon Pass saw multiple snow-related collisions.
A coastal flood advisory was issued for counties between San Luis Obispo and San Diego. The advisory went into effect at 5 a.m. It will remain in effect until 11 a.m. Saturday.
Temperatures are expected to drop by at least 15 degrees after Wednesday's warm-up in some areas.
"It is going to be chilly with temperatures tumbling into the upper 20s and low 30s in some of the valleys," said NBC4 forecaster Elita Loresca. "Most of the rain showers have been light, but we're starting to see some moisture coming in from the north and west."
Showers drenched the San Fernando Valley at about 7 a.m. Significant rain and snow amounts are possible Thursday afternoon and evening.
Expect strong winds in Riverside County mountains with gusts near 60 mph. Snow levels might drop to about 3,000 feet