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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37677 | Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)
Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285199049
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7
Chapter 1 - The Nature of Chemistry - Questions for Review and Thought - Topical Questions - Page 41c: 37c
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The sugar is soluble in water while the other substance is not, so first put the mixture in water to dissolve the sugar. Then, the mixture can be put through a filter: the sugar, which is dissolved, will pass through while the other aspect of the mixture will not.
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Do you sleep in your contacts?
Q: When I go to bed without removing my contact lenses, I sleep in my contacts. Or so I say, even though the reverse is true: my contacts are in me when I sleep. What say you?
A: The preposition “in” has been used to mean “wearing” since Anglo-Saxon days.
The earliest example in the Oxford English Dictionary, from an Old English translation of Exodus, refers to mourners in blacum reafum (in black robes).
You’re right, though, that when “in” is used this way we’re usually in clothing of one sort or another (a dress, a suit, a dinner jacket, and so on).
However, we sometimes use “in” loosely to mean “wearing” when we’re not literally inside things—or at least not very far inside them. For example, we say we’re “in curlers” or “in a wig” or “in a beret.”
More important, the expression “in my contacts” is an idiom, and idioms don’t always make sense on a literal level. We’ve written often on our blog about idioms, including a post a few years ago entitled “Can an idiom make sense?”
As we said then, an idiom is a peculiarity of language—an expression or some characteristic of speech that’s peculiar to a language, a region, a dialect, or a group of people.
Sometimes an idiom doesn’t make literal sense (“it’s raining cats and dogs,” or “he reached for the stars”). At other times it’s grammatically unusual or doesn’t parse (“I could care less,” “that dress isn’t you”).
An idiom can also be a specialized language or vocabulary used among a particular group—like doctors or journalists. Or it can be a particular regional or dialectal speech pattern.
By the way, the term “contact lens” may be a lot older than you imagine. The two earliest examples in the OED are from an 1888 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. Here’s one citation:
“The ‘contact-lens’ consists of a thin glass shell, bounded by concentric and parallel spherical segments.”
The first example in the dictionary for the term “contacts” used in place of “contact lenses” dates from 1961, but we’ll end with this more recent OED citation:
“I can’t wear glasses because it hurts my nose. I can’t wear contacts because it hurts my nerves” (from Money: A Suicide Note, an 1984 novel by Martin Amis).
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Close encounters
Q: When I was younger, I didn’t hear anyone say “close with,” but now I hear it all the time. Example: “She’s close with her sister.” For me, it should be “close to.” I did a Google search, however, and got millions of hits for “close with.” Am I crazzzy?
A: No, you’re not crazzzy! The usual preposition here is “to,” as in “He was close to his grandfather.”
Other prepositions are commonly used with different senses of “close.” For instance, “He’s close [i.e., stingy] with a dollar,” and “They’re close [secretive] about their private lives.”
But when “close” means “intimate” or “near,” the usual preposition is “to.”
Still, we sometimes read and hear “close with,” as in “He’s always been close with his cousin Frank,” or “Julia is very close with her friend Amy.”
Our guess is that this usage has been influenced by similar “with” phrases—“friendly with,” “intimate with,” “on good terms with,” and “tight with,” a slang phrase that’s been around since the 1950s. Perhaps people are extending these “with” usages to include “close.”
In fact, the preposition “with” can imply a more personal interaction than “to.” For instance, we recognize that the phrase “talk (or speak) with” implies a greater intimacy than “talk (or speak) to,” and this recognition may have influenced the use of “close with.”
By the way, Google search results are often misleading. When we searched for “I was close with him,” for example, Google reported 4,430,000 results. But when we went to the last page of the results, we found that the actual number was 127.
As for the etymology, “close” showed up in writing around 1275 as a verb meaning “to stop an opening; to shut; to cover,” according to citations in the Oxford English Dictionary.
The OED says the verb came into Middle English from the Old French clore, which in turn came from the Latin verb claudere (to shut, to close).
Adjective and adverb forms came along in the late 1300s, with the adjective generally meaning closed or shut, and the adverb meaning in proximity to.
It wasn’t until about 1500 that the adjective “close” took on meanings having to do with nearness of one kind or another, whether “in space, time, form, or state,” as the OED says.
The primary notion here was of “having intervening space or spaces closed up,” Oxford explains, “whereby the parts are in immediate contact with, or near to each other.”
In the latter part of the 15th century, people began using the adjective “close” in another way, to describe people and relationships as “closely attached, intimate, confidential.”
The OED’s first example is from the writings of the historian Raphael Holinshed (1577): “Letters sente to him from some close friendes.”
Unfortunately, none of the OED’s citations for this sense of “close” show it preceding a preposition, as in “he was close to his colleagues.”
Nevertheless, “to” has long been the preferred preposition following “close” in the sense of nearness. In fact, “close to” is sometimes referred to as a complex preposition in itself.
The Oxford English Grammar, by Sidney Greenbaum, includes “close to” in a list of complex prepositions. And Fowler’s Modern English Usage (rev. 3rd ed.) notes: “Some grammarians treat close to, as in he was standing close to the door, as a complex preposition.”
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language goes further and says that “close” by itself is sometimes a preposition rather than an adjective.
In discussing “near,” “close,” and “far,” the Cambridge Grammar says they “belong to both categories” (adjective and preposition), “though the prepositional uses are much more common than the adjectival.”
The book says all three words can be attributive adjectives (that is, adjectives that precede a noun), as in “a near relative, close friends, the far side of the building.
In addition, the adjective “close” can follow what it modifies—that is, it can be a predicate adjective—as in the Cambridge Grammar’s example: “Kim and Pat are getting very close (in the sense of close friends).”
But Cambridge would consider “close” and the other two words prepositions, not adjectives, in phrases like “close to election day, “near the city,” and “far from their house.”
When they act as prepositions, Cambridge says, they behave in some respects like adjectives. For example, they’re “gradable”—that is, they can be modified by “very” and “too.” And they have comparative and superlative forms (“closer to” … “closest to”).
But there are differences between “near,” “close,” and “far” when used as prepositions.
For example, Cambridge notes, “near” as a preposition can be followed by a noun phrase (“near/nearer the pool”) or a “to-phrase” (“near/nearer to the pool”).
But the grammar book says “close takes only a to phrase and far only a from phrase” (“close/closer to the pool” … “far/farther from the pool”).
The notion that “close” and “to” are paired in this sense is reiterated elsewhere in the Cambridge Grammar; “close” is included in a list of prepositions where “for the most part the to phrase complement is obligatory.”
Getting back to your question, will “close with” eventually be considered normal in the intimate sense? As we’ve often said on the blog, only time will tell.
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Did World War I give us cooties?
Q: I tuned in late to Pat’s last appearance on WNYC and just caught the tail end of her discussion about cooties. Did I hear right that World War I gave us the word?
A: When the word “cooties” first showed up, it referred to the lice that were rampant on the bodies of soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War I.
The earliest example of “cooties” in the Oxford English Dictionary appears in From the Fire Step, a 1917 memoir by Arthur Guy Empey about his experiences as an American serving in the British Army:
The noun “cooties” was derived from a slightly earlier WWI word, “cooty,” an adjective meaning infested with lice and first recorded in 1915. The phrase “going cooty” meant getting lice and being quarantined for de-lousing.
It’s been suggested that these words—“cooty” and “cooties”—may have come from kutu, a word for louse in the Malay or Maori languages.
However, the OED says that “there is nothing in the early uses of any of these three words to make such an origin seem likely.”
The word “cooties,” as you know, is now used loosely (and often humorously) to mean imaginary germs or bugs.
We found a recent example in Notorious Nineteen (2012), a novel in Janet Evanovich’s series about the klutzy bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.
Lula, Stephanie’s sidekick, says one of the hazards of bounty hunting “is getting hospital cooties. We had to do some investigating in a hospital today, and I might have got the cooties.”
For dozens of years, the term “cooties” has also been the name of a children’s tag game that often pits boys against girls.
In “Tradition and Change in American Playground Language,” a 1973 paper in The Journal of American Folklore, Herbert and Mary Knapp describe how a designated “cootie carrier” spreads an imaginary infection by hand.
Children can be protected, the Knapps write, by inoculating themselves with a “cootie shot.” In different versions of the game, the inoculation includes such ritualistic expressions as “Circle, circle, dot, dot. Now you’ve got a cootie shot.”
“Almost all our informants who attended fifth grade in the fifties, sixties, and seventies recall ‘Cooties,’ ” the Knapps report in their paper. “The percentage of affirmative replies declines in the forties and thirties.”
Now, we’ll briefly mention some of the other World War I terms that Pat discussed in her appearance on the Leonard Lopate Show on July 16. (Thanks go to the OED for most of these etymologies.)
People refer to American soldiers of World War I as “doughboys,” and to their British counterparts as “Tommies”—but in fact both terms preceded the war.
“Doughboy” was American Army slang for an infantryman as far back as the 1830s. And “Tommy” (short for a mythical “Thomas Atkins,” a generic name for a British soldier) dates from 1881, as we’ve written on our blog.
But plenty of words did originate during WWI, though many of them have since lost their wartime associations and acquired figurative meanings in everyday language.
A WWI term that’s acquired a wider meaning is “shell shock.” It was introduced in 1915 to describe a combat condition that we might now call post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s now also used more broadly to mean any kind of emotional upset.
The phrase “over the top” also originated in the trenches of 1915. To go “over the top” meant to go over the parapet of a trench and into battle. Later, in the 1930s, “over the top” took on a figurative usage and came to mean “to an exaggerated degree” or “beyond the limit.”
The very modern-sounding verb “liase” was first used by British officers in WWI and has gone on to be widely used (or misused, as many people think) in civilian life. We’ve written about the history of “liase” on our blog.
Another modern-sounding term, “zero hour,” also came into use in 1915, when it meant the time at which a military operation was to begin. Later it acquired an extended usage: the time at which any event is scheduled to take place.
“Zero in” also owes its origins to WWI, when it meant to adjust one’s rifle sights. It now means to focus or home in on something.
“Tailspin” is yet another example. When first recorded during the war, it meant a steep, uncontrolled, spinning descent of an aircraft with engine failure. But it now can mean any kind of rapid, out-of-control fall—as when having 22 errands on your list for the day sends you into a tailspin.
Here’s a term that many people don’t associate with WWI—“trench coat.” But when first recorded (in 1914), it meant a lined or padded waterproof coat worn by soldiers in the trenches.
As you might expect in an era marked by new ways of waging war, many of the words that emerged in 1914-18 have retained their original wartime meanings.
These include “air raid,” “anti-aircraft,” “gas mask,” “flame thrower,” “storm trooper,” and “tank”—originally a code word used in 1915 while the armored artillery vehicle was being secretly developed.
Another military word, “strafe” (1914), was derived from the German verb strafen (to punish), and was plucked from a famous German propaganda slogan, Gott strafe England! (“God punish England!”).
German also inspired “U-boat” (1914), meaning a German military submarine. The “u” in “U-boat” was from unterseeboten, the German word for the submarine.
Even on the home front, the war made changes in our language. The term “home front” itself came out of WWI, as did the nickname “Aussie” (for an Australian soldier), and the phrase “over there” (meaning Europe), which was popularized by the George M. Cohan song of that title.
A different category of WWI words includes those that (like “doughboy” and “Tommy”) were around before but didn’t become household words until the war brought them into the news.
Examples include “Zeppelin.” While the airship was developed at the turn of the century, the word didn’t come into common use until the Germans used Zeppelins in bombing raids in 1914.
“Dogfight,” too, had been around in figurative usage as a word for a struggle or melee. But in 1918 “dogfight” was first used to mean an air battle between warplanes.
Those dogfights may have been fought by “aces.” That word, too, had been in earlier use to mean someone who excels. But it wasn’t used until 1916 to mean a daring flier—like a pilot or gunner—who brings down lots of enemy planes.
“Submarine” had also been around before WWI, but it was a mere novelty until the war at sea made it a household word. Similarly, the phrase “cannon fodder” was around earlier but emerged from obscurity in WWI and is now forever associated with that war.
Another word dreaded by troops—“shrapnel”—was first recorded in 1914 in the sense of fragments from shells or bombs. But it came from an earlier sense of the word. In the 19th century, a “Shrapnel” (named for its British inventor, Henry Shrapnel) was a type of hollow shell containing bullets and a charge.
Even the way people referred to the war has an interesting history.
Early on, in 1914, it was called “the Great War,” and was sometimes referred to as “the war that will end war,” a phrase credited to H. G. Wells (it was the title of a book he published that year).
The phrase “First World War” was coined toward the war’s end, in September 1918.
But the name we probably use most often, “World War I,” was first used by Time magazine in its issue of Sept. 18, 1939, shortly after Germany invaded Poland and ushered in the next world war. Only the previous week, Time had become the first to use the term “World War II” in print.
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A moving appreciation
Q: The words “move” and “appreciate” are often used in local government in San Francisco, but not always to my liking. I hear “so moved” when a motion is approved rather than introduced. And I hear things like “I want to appreciate her advocacy” instead of “I appreciate her advocacy.” Your thoughts, please.
A: We’re volunteer land-use commissioners in our small New England town, so we’re intimately acquainted with the jargon of local government.
We’ve never heard “So moved” used to indicate that a motion has been approved. The usual expression would be “Motion carried” or “Motion approved.”
In our town, the chairman of a board, committee, or commission may say something like “I’d entertain a motion to approve the minutes” or “I’d entertain a motion to adjourn.”
One of the seated members may then say “So moved” as shorthand for “I move to approve the minutes” or “I move to adjourn.”
Some parliamentary mavens object to the use of “So moved” in such a case, insisting that it’s too vague and that a full motion should be made.
We see nothing wrong with using “So moved” for relatively minor motions like those mentioned above.
But we’d recommend a formal motion in more complex situations, such as a vote on a series of amendments to revise building setbacks.
As for the verb “appreciate,” it means to be thankful or grateful for something when used in the sense you’ve mentioned. The usual, idiomatic way of using it, as you point out, is “I appreciate her advocacy.”
The sentence “I want to appreciate her advocacy” seems off to you because it’s not idiomatic. In fact, it suggests just the opposite of what is intended: “I want to appreciate her advocacy, but …”
With a little help from our friends at Google, we found lots of examples of the “want to” usage that bugs you, such as “I want to appreciate his gifts of fatherhood and joy” and “I want to appreciate his generosity.”
However, we also found many examples of “want to” followed by a not-so-appreciative “but” clause, including this one from a post on Tumblr: “I want to appreciate Tupac’s music but I cannot get into it.”
We wrote a post a couple of years ago about the use of “but” clauses in backhanded statements like “It’s not about the money, but …” and “It really doesn’t matter to me, but …”
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The “basket case” myth
A: The man pictured in the basket chair (a three-wheeled woven rattan wheelchair) is nowhere near as disabled as the original basket case—had such a basket case ever existed.
However, the phrase, which initially referred to American soldiers supposedly left limbless by the war, was a product of the postwar rumor mill in the US. No quadruple-amputee American soldiers existed, and there’s no evidence that any head-and-torso survivors from any country were carried around in baskets.
Nevertheless, word spread that limbless soldiers were being warehoused in one place or another in the US. As a result, the Surgeon General of the Army, Maj. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland, said in 1919 that the rumor had absolutely no foundation in fact.
According to newspaper accounts of the time, only one Allied combatant, a Canadian soldier, is known to have survived the war after a quadruple amputation.
He was Ethelbert (Curley) Christian, a Pennsylvania-born African American who had settled in Canada and joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force. After he was gravely injured in April 1917 in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, surgeons amputated both arms below the elbows and both legs below the knees.
But he was no “basket case.” He was fitted with prosthetic legs, and family photos show him standing upright. He is even said to have devised an arm prosthesis that enabled him to write. He lived a productive life, dying in 1954.
The term “basket case” isn’t used anymore in that original sense; it refers now to an emotionally disturbed person or an ineffective organization, nation, business, and so on.
[Note: This post was updated on Aug. 16, 2018. We’re grateful to a descendant of the Canadian soldier Curley Christian, who wrote to us about him and supplied photos and newspaper clippings.]
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How to shorten a child
Q: I recently found an old diary in which my grandmother wrote this about my uncle: “today the baby was shortened.” What in heaven’s name could she have been referring to? She was born in 1893, grew up around Philadelphia, and had my uncle around 1925. She was Catholic so it couldn’t have had anything to do with circumcision.
A: We were stumped too, until we found this definition of “shorten” in the Oxford English Dictionary: “To put (a child) into short clothes.”
The dictionary defines “short clothes” as “an infant’s short-coats,” which wasn’t much help. Nor was this definition of “short-coats” in the OED: “The garments in which an infant is clothed when the long clothes are laid aside.”
It turns out that in the 19th and early 20th centuries, both male and female newborns were clothed in dresses (long clothes) that came down below their feet.
When the babies were a few months old and beginning to crawl, they were “shortened”—that is, clothed in ankle-length or calf-length dresses (short clothes or short coats) so they could move around.
In the May 1913 issue of the Ladies Home Journal, a doctor answers a question from a young mother about baby clothes. Here’s an excerpt from “The Young Mothers’ Class,” by Emelyn L. Coolidge, MD:
“This time I have some questions to ask you about the baby’s clothes,” said the young mother to her doctor. “First I want to know at what age you think a baby should be changed from long clothes to short ones, and how long these first short clothes should be.”
“Usually in these days it is considered best to put the baby in short clothes when he is three months old,” replied the doctor. “He is not then hampered by long skirts when he needs to kick and develop his legs; but if he happens to reach this age in the coldest weather you had better wait until it is a little warmer before making the change from long to short clothes, which should be of ankle length.”
[Update, Aug. 20, 2014: A reader of the blog notes that the most often-heard reference to short clothes these days is
probably in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers. Marco and Giuseppe, in their introductory song, describe themselves as “For gallantry noted / Since we were short-coated.”]
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A half-dollar vs. 50 cents
Q: Has the use of the term “half-dollar” to mean fifty cents fallen out of favor? I never hear it anymore.
A: Standard dictionaries generally define the term “half-dollar” as a coin worth 50 cents, not as an amount of money valued at 50 cents.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.), for example, defines it as “a US coin worth 50 cents” while the online Collins English Dictionary defines it as “(in the US) a 50-cent piece.”
The Cambridge Dictionaries Online says it’s “a coin worth 50 cents,” and the unabridged Random House Dictionary says it’s either a US or Canadian coin “equal to 50 cents.”
We’ve found only two standard dictionaries that define a “half-dollar” as both a coin and an amount of money, and those two references are published by the same company:
● Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.) says it can be “a coin that is worth 50 cents” or “the sum of 50 cents.”
● The online Merriam Webster’s Unabridged says it’s either “a coin representing one half of a dollar” or “the sum of fifty cents or one half of a dollar.”
The Oxford English Dictionary, whose entry for “half-dollar” first appeared in 1898 and hasn’t been fully updated, defines the term as “a silver coin of the United States and other countries, equal to 50 cents.”
The OED’s earliest citation is from an Aug. 8, 1786, resolution published in the Journals of Congress: “Resolved … that the silver coins shall be as follows: One coin containing 187 82-100 grains of fine silver, to be called a Half-Dollar.”
The 1964 John F. Kennedy half-dollars were the last to contain silver (the percentage of silver was reduced from 90 percent to 40 percent from 1965 to 1970).
You seldom see a half-dollar today, except in coin collections. That may be another reason why the term “half-dollar” is rarely used now to mean 50 cents.
As “the popularity of the Kennedy half dollar began to fade,” production fell from a high of over 429 million in 1964 to just over 3 million in 2011, according to the numismatic writer James Bucki.
“The workhorse coin of the US economy,” Bucki says on, “was, and still is, the Washington quarter dollar.”
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Are “loath” and “loathe” related?
Q: I assume the adjective “loath” (meaning reluctant) and the verb “loathe” (meaning to dislike) are relations of one sort or another. Which of these came first? And where did it come from?
A: Yes, the two words are related. John Ayto’s Dictionary of Word Origins says the verb “loathe” is derived from the adjective “loath,” which was láð in Old English. (The letter ð, or eth, was pronounced like “th.”)
The adjective, according to Ayto, “originally meant ‘hostile’ or ‘loathsome,’ and goes back to a prehistoric Germanic laithaz,” which gave German leid (sorrow) and French laid (ugly or disgusting).
Two of the earliest examples of the adjective “loath” in the Oxford English Dictionary are from the Old English epic poem Beowulf, which is believed to date from the 700s.
Early in the poem, the monster Grendel kills dozens of warriors, leaving King Hrothgar grief-stricken from a feud described as to strang, lað ond longsum (“too cruel, loathsome, and long”).
Later, during Beowulf’s battle with Grendel’s mother, she clutches him, but her laþan fingrum (“hostile talons”) fail to pierce his chain-mail shirt. (The letter þ, or thorn, was also pronounced like “th.”)
It wasn’t until the 1300s that the adjective “loath” took on the modern sense of reluctant or unwilling, according to examples in the OED.
The dictionary’s earliest example is from Chaucer’s 14th-century Middle English translation of De Consolatione Philosophiae of Boethius: “She lyueth loþ of this lyf.”
Here’s an example in modern English from a Feb. 7, 1667, entry in Samuel Pepys’s Diary: “I … would be loath he should not do well.”
As for the verb “loathe,” it meant to be hateful, displeasing, or offensive when it first showed up in Old English in the late 800s, but the OED says that sense is now obsolete.
“Loathe” went through several other senses now considered obsolete before the modern meaning of “to feel aversion or dislike” showed up in the 12th century, according to the OED.
The dictionary’s first citation is from Poema Morale, an anonymous early Middle English work from sometime before 1200.
However, the Middle English is easier to read in this example from A Paraphrase on the Seven Penitential Psalms (1414), by Thomas Brampton: “Good werk he lothith to bigynne.”
Now, let’s skip ahead to a couple of 19th-century poetic examples in modern English:
“To breathe and loathe, to live and sigh, / Than once from dread of pain to die,” from Tennyson’s “The Two Voices” (1842).
“Man who, as man conceiving, hopes and fears, / And craves and deprecates, and loves, and loathes,” from Robert Brownings’s “The Family” (1884).
Although careful writers are now careful to spell the verb “loathe” with an “e” at the end, the OED has many literary examples from the past of the “e”-less verb.
Here’s an example from Dryden’s 1697 translation of Virgil’s Georgica: “The Swarms … loath their empty Hives, and idly stray.”
The OED even has a 14th-century citation for the adjective spelled with an “e” at the end, but you’ll have to trust us on this. We’re loath to give one more example.
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When the future is present
Q: I’ve noticed that people who write Dear Abby often say something like “I am being married in the fall” where I would say “I am getting married in the fall.” Is “being married” correct here?
A: The short answer is yes, but expressing the future in English can get (or be) as complicated as trying to predict it.
In fact, some linguists maintain that English doesn’t have a future tense per se. They argue that the word “will” in “We will marry in the fall” is an auxiliary of mood, rather than tense. But let’s not get sidetracked.
Whether English technically has a future tense or not, it certainly has a lot of ways to express the future.
One of them is what grammarians call the futurate, a usage in which the future is referred to without using a traditional future construction. The usual way to do this is with a multi-word form of the present tense.
The two sentences you ask about (“I am being married in the fall” and “I am getting married in the fall”) are examples of the present progressive futurate.
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language says the futurate “is subject to severe pragmatic constraints” and “must involve something that can be assumed to be known already in the present.”
Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum, authors of the Cambridge Grammar, say the most common uses of the futurate “involve cyclic events in nature, scheduled events, and conditionals.” Cambridge offers these examples:
Cyclic events of nature. “It’s going to rain soon.”
Scheduled events. “Australia meets Sweden in the Davis Cup final in December.”
Conditionals. “What happens if there is a power failure?”
As for your question, both “I am getting married in the fall” and “I am being married in the fall” are perfectly legitimate sentences.
The Oxford English Dictionary’s entry for “get” indicates that “getting” in a sentence like the first one means causing a “specified action to be performed upon (a person or thing).”
And the dictionary’s entry for “be” indicates that “being” in a sentence like the second is an “auxiliary, forming the progressive passive.”
The OED has examples of this use of “being” dating back to the 1700s. Here’s one from a 1795 letter by the English poet Robert Southey: “A fellow … whose grinder is being torn out by the roots.” (A grinder is a molar.)
Although the OED lists the “being” usage as standard English, it notes that some 19th-century commentators criticized it.
For example, David Booth, author of An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language (1830), is quoted as saying the usage “pained the eye and stunned the ear.”
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Does “daresay” have a past?
Q: My dictionary doesn’t have a past tense for “daresay.” Is it “daresaid”? Or “daresayed”? Or perhaps even “daredsay”? I daresay you’ll have an answer.
A: We haven’t found any standard dictionaries that list a past tense for “daresay,” a compound verb that means to think very likely or to suppose.
In fact, many dictionaries specifically say that “daresay” is generally used in the first-person singular present tense (“I daresay”).
However, the Oxford English Dictionary notes that “some dialects make the past daresaid, darsayed, dessayed.” The term is “durst say” in the OED’s only past-tense example:
“La Fleur … told me he had a letter in his pocket … which, he durst say, would suit the occasion” (from A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, a 1768 novel by Laurence Sterne).
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage cites a more recent example of the past tense—using “daresayed”—from a Sylvia Townsend Warner story published in the New Yorker in 1954:
“Philip, a courteous guest, daresayed that the hourglass was timed to town eggs—puny specimens.”
Despite that example and the one in the OED, the usage guide says, “This compound verb is used in the first person singular of the present tense. It has hardly ever been used otherwise.”
We’ve written before on our blog about the first part in the compound verb, “dare,” including posts in 2008 and 2009 on the regional or dialectal usages “durst,” “dast,” and “dasn’t.”
As for the verb “daresay,” the editors of the M-W manual say the term can be written as either “daresay” or “dare say,” but they add that “our evidence shows the one-word styling slightly more common.”
The OED says “dare say” (it uses two words) can mean to venture to assert or to assume as probable. The dictionary has examples of the first usage dating from the 1300s and of the second from the 1700s.
The verb is in the present tense in the dictionary’s earliest citation, from a Middle English translation (circa 1350)of Guillaume de Palerme, a French poem written around 1200:
I dar seie & soþliche do proue, sche schal weld at wille more gold þan ȝe siluer” (“I dare say and truly do prove she shall wield at will more gold than silver”).
We’ll end with a more recent example, from an essay by the author Daniel Mendelsohn in the Oct. 8, 2013, issue of the New York Times Book Review:
“Tone is everything. A novel in which characters say ‘I daresay’ is galaxies apart from one in which characters say ‘I kinda think.’ ”
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Q: Any thoughts why the “.com” in a Web address is referred to as “dot com” and not “period com” or perhaps the more suitable “point com”?
A: Our feeling is that “dot” is preferred because it’s snappier than “period” or “point.” It has fewer syllables than “period,” and it’s clearer and more emphatic than “point.”
While journalists and editors often use “point” to mean “period,” we suspect that most people think of “point” in the punctuation or notation sense as short for “decimal point”—something used with numbers, not letters.
Besides, “dot” was first on the scene in the world of computing. It’s been used for more than 30 years to refer to this punctuation mark in an Internet address.
By the way, most standard dictionaries hyphenate the term “dot-com” when it refers to a company that does business on the Internet. However, the term is often seen as “,” “dotcom,” “dot com,” or simply “.com.”
The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (3rd ed.) uses “dot-com” when referring to Internet commerce and “.com” when referring to a Web address. We think that’s a good idea.
The Oxford English Dictionary’s entry for the term spells it “dotcom,” but the dictionary notes the various other spellings mentioned above.
Since at least as far back as 1981, according to the OED, “dot” has been used to mean “a full stop or point as an element of punctuation dividing the different components in an Internet address.”
And since at least as far back as 1984, the dictionary says, “com” has been used in domain names “to indicate a commercial web site, though later more broadly applied.”
The dictionary’s “dotcom” entry includes definitions for both an address (or website) and a company. We’ll quote them in full:
1. “An Internet address for a commercial site expressed in terms of the formulaic suffix .com; a web site with such an address.”
2. “A company which uses the Internet for business, esp. one which has an Internet address ending with the suffix .com. In extended use: the Internet as a business medium.”
The dictionary’s earliest example for No. 1 is from the April 5, 1994, issue of Newsday: “If I were telling someone that address I’d say: ‘quit at newsday dot com.’ ”
And its earliest example for No. 2 is from the November 1996 issue of Internet World: “A broad discussion of what’s around the corner for dot.coms.”
No matter how it’s spelled, the term is always pronounced the same way (as a compound of “dot” and “com”).
[Update, Aug. 15, 2014: A reader of the blog notes that
RFC 882 (a Request for Comments memo issued by Internet developers in November 1983) uses the term “dot” in introducing the concept of domain names. Here’s the relevant sentence: “When domain names are printed, labels in a path are separated by dots (‘.’).”]
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Learner driver or student driver?
Q: I see driver education cars with stickers reading “Learner Driver” rather than “Student Driver.” The phrase “Learner Driver” just doesn’t seem right to me. Is it?
A: Like you, we find the phrase “student driver” more idiomatic than “learner driver.” But we may be in the minority here.
It turns out that “learner driver” is more common—at least on the Internet—than “student driver.” The phrase “learner driver” gets almost four times as many Google hits as “student driver.”
What’s more, the Oxford English Dictionary has examples for “learner driver” going back more than 80 years, but it has no examples for “student driver.”
However, some googling suggests that the term “learner driver” is more popular in the UK than in the US. It’s also popular in Canada. (In Britain, learner drivers must display a red letter “L”—for “learner”—on their license plates.)
The OED’s earliest example is from Taxi! A Book About London Taxicabs and Drivers (1930), written by Anthony Armstrong (the pseudonym of George Willis): “Conversational freedom between … taximen and private ‘learner drivers.’ ”
This later example is from Paul Barry’s novel Unwillingly to School (1961): “If you hadn’t been a learner driver … I’d have booked you for that!”
And here’s an OED citation from the June 28, 1973, issue of the Times (London): “The learner driver holding up the traffic as he or she falters down the High Street is still part of the British motoring scene.”
All those examples are in a subentry in the dictionary for the noun “learner” used to mean “one who is learning to be competent but who does not yet have formal authorization as a driver of a motor vehicle, cycle, etc.”
In the phrase “learner driver,” the OED says, the noun “learner” is being used attributively (that is, adjectivally) to modify the noun “driver.”
The word “student” in “student driver” is also being used attributively.
Such a noun is sometimes called an “attributive noun” because the attributes we associate with the noun (“learner” or “student”) are used to modify another noun (“driver”).
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These ones and those ones
Q: “These ones” is never OK. Not here in the US, nor in my native UK. There is no “sometimes.” It’s simply wrong. The “ones” element is redundant. It’s “these” or “those” (for plurals), and “this” or “that” for singular items.
A: We assume your remarks were inspired by our post in 2010 about whether the phrase “these ones” is ever legitimate.
As we said then, we don’t like this usage. But we could find no authoritative evidence against it, and on the contrary there was reliable evidence in its favor.
In the earlier post, we note that the linguist Arnold Zwicky says the use of “these ones” and “those ones” apparently isn’t considered odd or nonstandard in Britain.
Zwicky cites the linguist Nicholas Widdows, who reports finding examples in the British National Corpus of “these” and “these ones” used in different senses. Here’s how Widdows explains the difference:
“Faced with an array of jelly babies I might point to a red one and say, ‘I like these ones.’ The fused head [plain these] could be misinterpreted as referring to all jelly babies; the ‘ones’ says more clearly ‘this type.’ ”
In the US, Zwicky writes on the Language Log, educated people seem to differ about the usage, and their opinions may depend on where they grew up.
”It’s possible that in North America ‘these/those ones’ is a variant in the gray area between standard and nonstandard—fully acceptable to educated middle-class speakers in some areas, but not fully acceptable, though not actually stigmatized, to such people in other areas,” he writes.
The fact that we dislike a usage doesn’t make it incorrect. Nor does the fact that some online language junkies claim it’s wrong, without offering any evidence to support their opinions.
You argue that “ones” is redundant in “these ones,” but do you really find “one” redundant in the phrases “this one” and “that one” for the same reason?
And what about if we add a modifier to “these ones” or “those ones”? Would you object to “these heavy ones,” “those black ones,” and so on?
The Cambridge History of the English Language indicates that “ones” here is an anaphoric pronoun—a pronoun that refers back to another word or phrase. In this case the pronoun is preceded by a determiner, a modifier like “these” or “those.”
Cambridge says “those ones” first showed up in the 19th century, and “these ones” in the 20th. However, we’ve found many formal and informal examples of “those ones” going back to the 1600s, and of “these ones” dating from the 1700s.
Here’s an example of “those ones” from Greenwich Park, a 1691 comedy by the English actor and playwright William Mountfort:
Reveler: “Madam, Men may divert themselves with several Women, but only one can make ’em truly happy.”
Dorinda. “And how many of those ones have you said this to?”
Reveler: “As I never was really in Love till now, I never had occasion for the Expression before.”
Here’s a more formal example from Annals of Commerce, Manufactures, Fisheries, and Navigation (1805), by David Macpherson and Adam Anderson:
“The mercantile Venetian and Genoese galleys, which formerly resorted to England, were very probably of a more solid structure than those ones which are only fit for summer expeditions within the Mediterranean.”
Another example, from The British Cyclopedia (1836), edited by Charles F. Partington, says that only in Europe and Asia have falcons been trained to help humans “and therefore those ones of which specimens are obtained from remote countries are birds of little or no interest, except to mere collectors.”
And in Cobbett’s Parliamentary History of England (Vol. 2, 1807), William Cobbett and Thomas Curson Hansard write about 17th-century reforms in Britain that eased the burdens of taxation:
“The compulsion of the subject to receive the order of Knighthood against his will, paying of fines for not receiving it, and, the vexatious proceedings thereupon for levying of those ones, are, by other beneficial laws, reformed and prevented.”
As for “these ones,” here’s an example from An Exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans (1766), by John Brown:
“Our Mediator Christ being so excellent a person, his death was so full a price, and so satisfactory unto justice, for all these ones for which it was offered up, that it needeth not to be repeated, but once for all this sacrifice was offered: He died once.
And here’s an example from “The Foreigner,” a story published in the June 1895 issue of Blackwood’s Magazine:
“It is not the colour only. It is that the whole room has neither expression nor character about it. You must surely have noticed that our English drawing-rooms were very different from these ones.”
Modern scholars, too, have used this construction. Here’s a recent example from Blooming English, a 2012 collection of observations by the British linguist Kate Burridge:
“These were just some of the nominees for the annual Doublespeak Awards—and these ones didn’t even win a prize.”
This modern example is from Emerging English Modals, a 2000 monograph on English auxiliaries by the linguist Manfred G. Krug: “Like previous maps, these ones too have to be taken with a good deal of caution.”
If you don’t trust the writing of linguists, here’s an example from The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature (Vol. 3, 2012), edited by David Hopkins and Charles Martindale:
“The effect produced by the epigrams in Rowe’s Lucan is indeed often one of dignity, but this can make them rather un-Lucanian. Take these ones, for instance, about the panic that grips Rome as Caesar approaches the city at the end of Book I.”
(The work is a study of how literary texts from the classical world were received by English writers from the Middle Ages to the present time.)
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The Jennings Organ Company was founded in Dartford, Kent by Thomas Walter Jennings following the Second World War. Initially Jennings' main product was the Univox electronic keyboard. The company was renamed Jennings Musical Industries (JMI) in 1958 as they began to offer other musical equipment. 1958 saw the launch of the Vox AC15 amplifier followed in 1959 by the Vox AC30. In 1964, to raise capital for JMI's expansion, Tom Jennings sold his controlling interest to the Royston Group, a British holding company, and the American rights to the Thomas Organ Company.
Tom Jennings was dismissed from JMI in 1967. He won a legal case for wrongful dismissal and used this money to set up another company - Jennings Electronic Industries (JEI). Jennings Electronic Industries operated for several years, making an updated and rebadged version of the AC30 along with other amplifiers, as well as organs and drum machines and guitar effects. In the early 1970s JEI were also offering a series of rifle shaped guitars and basses.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37712 | 27th annual HBES Conference
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May 27–30, 2015
Keynote: Bernard Chapais: Phylogeny and the evolutionary analysis of human behavior
Plenary Speakers:
Raymond Hames: An Assessment of Inclusive Fitness Theory in Humans
Richard McElreath: The evolution of statistical methods for studying human evolution
Lisa DeBruine: How do humans recognize kin?
Gregory Clark: The Intergenerational Transmission of Social Status
Alison Gopnik: Why Childhood?
Daniel Nettle: The consequences of early-life adversity: Comparative evidence from humans and birds
Christopher Kuzawa: Brain energetics and the evolution of human childhood
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Postdoctoral Award: Nicole Creanza
Poster Award: Samantha Cohen, Peter M. Todd, Justin Garcia & Helen Fisher. Poster title: Temporal Reproductive pressures on Human Sexual Strategies in a Large, Representative Dataset
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1. Misha
heyo, about your dwarf bear riders.. i checked the polar one and the anims of it look cool, the only thing that does not feel that good is the walk animations of a horse.. they just don't fit at all as bear is built to walk on all 4 paws and not on fingers like a horse.. also they are much like a seesaw when they really run, due to bulk
you think you can change that somehow?
2. Jake Command Wolf
Jake Command Wolf
Hey Tranquil I'm just gonna come out and ask do you take requests? Yay or Neigh I'd greatly appreciate a response, I notice such requests usually just get ignored altogether... :hohum:
3. Reaper51
Can you update your dwarven battlepriest model with the original hammer version but with merged geosets?
4. -Kobas-
Hello sir, I come here because of something only can do to help me. You see your angel model is fucking perfect for thing I need, do, whatever. But your latest version if it lost that shiny thing above head :v
Can I request few same like models from you related to both male/female angels, just change weapons and maybe change color of armor of 1 angel to gold to make it more badass, boss like angel in shit I need. It should not be hard...
Small suggestion, all versions of angels (and those I hope you will create for me) could be uploaded as attachment below main resource ;)
5. Codric
Happy New Year Tanquil!
6. doomhammer99
Can you send me the Dragon model.
7. Maximillian96
Anywhere i could get this model?
8. Tranquil
The Dragon model is from the WOW therefore is forbidden to post it on the hive.
9. Maximillian96
Tranquil, could you please post the dragon model on the hive. I would love to use it. Thanks.
10. Codric
Dude how your epic with modeling dont know but keep it up.
11. Tranquil
It was made by expresso as Tyrael model and i was given an permission to change model texture shape and animation, but i noticed that after some time the model is deleted. I will upload it again so you can download it.
12. Tristan_kyle_2000
hello i would like to know where you get the model of your secret hero
13. takakenji
14. Kingz
15. Reaper51
More Dwarves! :DDD
Me thinks they will be used in a BFME map soon...
16. Nebiros
Hello tranquil ,
I would like to use the dragon model youve used in the fortress siege in my map, could u please send it to me?credits will be given of course
17. Allain55X
Add me as your friend please! Your so cool man! All of the your mods are cool! ALready send you a friensdhip request!
18. Bloo
Hey Tranquil !!!
I love your map !!!
Can you send me the warrior model please ???
Thanks a lot :thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up:
19. Dr. Brewery Ale
Dr. Brewery Ale
Hi Tranquil, :cgrin: .
20. Drunken_Jackal
Hey Tranquil,
I was just wondering if you could send me the dragon model you used in the Fortress Siege. Overcold Ice and I would love to use that model in our map.
Of course, credits will be given, and a special code for an item and a hero all about you on the map!
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5:2 the revolters. The leaders of Israel, both secular and religious, had led the people into compromise and then into regular participation in pagan idolatry, rebelling against God and His word. The parallel with the modern situation in so-called Christendom is very real.
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The robots work autonomously. They self-locate and move around without colliding with any object or person using a set of sensors. IDMind’s 2WD solution was customized to fit into this Bradesco’s funny pre-existing advertisement animation character.
IDMind developed the MBOT robot in the scope of EU FP7 project MOnarCH. The MOnarCH project focus social robotics using networked heterogeneous robots and sensors to interact with children, staff, and visitors, engaging in edutainment activities in the pediatric infirmary at the Portuguese Oncology Institute at Lisbon (IPOL), Portugal.
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FROG was built over IDMind’s 4WD robot. It integrates different technologies to navigate autonomously in an outdoor environment, to identify groups of people and to analyse their level of engagment with the robot. Different experiments were performed with the robot in the Royal Alcázar of Seville and in the Lisbon Zoo.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37796 | Are You A "V" Type or "C" Type Person?
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What do you believe shapes your life more profoundly? 1. What Happens To You.
or 2. What You Make It All Mean. If you answered 1, you are more of a V Type. If you answered 2, you are more of a C type. Let's preface this by saying we all have a little C in our V and a little V in our C, so don't get too hung up on the statistics. But we have a choice as to which of these two we fortify and grow within ourselves. K? ~ "V" Types believe life just happens. That they are underneath life somehow. That they are subject to their own programmed responses. They live their entire lives usually settling for much less than they would secretly like. Only secretly, because they don't dare to dream big out loud.
They are more apt to be spectators than players in life. You will find them cheering at football games, watching the news, judging C types (read below), perusing other people's social media and criticizing unconventional methods.
Their moods are subject to what is happening around them or to them. They don't feel comfortable thinking outside of the box, and are influenced by societal structures and norms. Unconsciously, they find themselves following the trends and doing what's "normal" or "cool" even if it doesn't bring them much joy.
Things you'll hear a "V" Type say: "That's just how it goes ..." "Life isn't fair." "Why did this happen to me?" "That's never going to work." "I just can't ..." "But this is how I've always done it." "Our world is a mess." "That's not proven by science." "It's society's fault ..." "It's too hard." "The News shows us the shape of our world." "Our world and our planet are doomed."
~ "C" Types believe life happens and then you make magic from it. They can get knocked down hard in life and still get something positive and valuable from it. They are observers, but not spectators, they look at life with an eye for living it better, they are more likely to be in the game than watching it.
They tend to go for their dreams and consider their "failures" as lessons bringing them closer to their goals. They look to others for inspiration, not to idolize or be jealous of them.
Their moods are fairly stable, whether they've just won a raffle or they're waiting in line at the super market. They have a reasonable amount of happiness exuding from them at all times.
They think outside the box often, and they are not likely to follow a trend unless it really suits them. They have a hard time making small talk, but they are completely comfortable talking you through a crisis.
Things you'll hear a "C" Type say:
"So here's an idea ..." "What if ..." "The hardships I've gone through have strengthened me and made me a more compassionate person." "How can we find a solution here?" "Show me." "Why not?" "Let's try it." "Yea, but I learned so much from it ..." "I'm scared; I'm going to try anyway." "We are shaping our world in this very moment, right here." "There are endless possibilities to heal our planet. And I'm doing something about it." Have you disCoVered it yet? C Types are Creatives. V Types are Victims. Creativity and Victimhood are like Green and Red; they are on the opposite side of the color wheel of life. And depending where you are on that color wheel, your life is going to look and feel radically different. C = Life Happens For Me. V = Life Happens To Me. Don't worry if you fall in to the V Type; it's not embedded in your DNA, it's just habitual. And if you're inspired to change it, there are lots and lots and lots of options. <---- Something a C Type would say, btw.
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How do you type a retroflex "r", as in the Hindi word for "girl"? लड़की girl I am using a phonetic keyboard in Windows IME (Input Method Editor). I see ड on the capital D key. I see ई on the capital E key. I just don't know how to make the dot under the letter. I think there may be other "retroflex" letters for which this dot would be needed.>press the keys '[' ']' to write ड़ ्ै््ौ्
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I found it. It's like "capital D" and "tilde".
30 يناير 2016
Thank you so much for this question. I wanted to know this also. I also have some keys that do not work on my computer. I usually go to the character map to get those letters. It is very time consuming and awkward.
17 يناير 2016
Not sure of your keyboard layout; is it a Sanskrit layout? For the "Hindi Traditional" keyboard (in the Windows region options) you press the keys '[' ']' to write ड़
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Troubleshoot ASP.NET Performance Problems with StackExchange's MiniProfiler
Troubleshoot ASP.NET Performance Problems with StackExchange's MiniProfiler
Related: "ASP.NET Web Development: Get a Glimpse into Your Web Server"
I recently worked on a project that involved some HTTP handlers and modules in an ASP.NET MVC 4 application that included some performance and profiling work. During the course of research for that project, I stumbled on a gem that has evaded my knowledge until now, even though I know now that people such as Scott Hanselman were talking about the tool as far back as 2011. That gem is MiniProfiler. It's developed by the folks who brought us StackExchange, and it's a marvelous resource for getting technical questions answered.
MiniProfiler is a minimal but very effective tool for .NET and Ruby applications. It's targeted primarily for data access performance problems and supports ADO.NET, Entity Framework, LINQ-to-SQL, and other data access technologies. MiniProfiler also has the ability to instrument your code to provide custom performance data during execution. However, don't let the "mini" part of the name fool you. Although the tool has a relatively light impact on your application, this is a complex tool that has several different options and flexibility for helping you fine tune application performance. Best of all, it's free and licensed under the Apache 2.0 license with the source code available on GitHub.
At runtime, MiniProfiler puts an easily accessible but unobtrusive element in the upper-left corner of the page that displays the total loading time for the page, see Figure 1. This is in the default ASP.NET MVC 4 Internet application.
Figure 1: MiniProfiler displaying total page load time for an ASP.NET MVC 4 application
If you click the box, then you get more detailed information, see Figure 2.
Figure 2: MiniProfiler showing detailed information in an ASP.NET MVC 4 application
And this default configuration is just the beginning. There are several different options for configuring how MiniProfiler works in your application, and you can instrument code to gather specific performance information about code that has performance problems. For example, you could change the About action method for the default ASP.NET MVC 3 Internet application's Home controller to the following, which uses some sample code from the MiniProfiler site:
public ActionResult About()
ViewBag.Message = "Your app description page.";
var profiler = MiniProfiler.Current;
using (profiler.Step("Doing complex stuff"))
using (profiler.Step("Step A"))
{ // something more interesting here
using (profiler.Step("Step B"))
{ // and here
return View();
This will change the MiniProfiler report with your custom benchmarks, see Figure 3.
Figure 3: MiniProfiler showing custom benchmarks for ASP.NET MVC application
Figure 3: MiniProfiler showing custom benchmarks for ASP.NET MVC application
Implementing MiniProfiler in a project is pretty simple. Although I describe this process for an ASP.NET MVC 4 application, the steps are similar for different applications:
1. Install the MiniProfiler package in the Package Manager Console using the Install-Package MiniProfiler.MVC3 command. This installs the core MiniProfiler package as a dependency and wires up the project for basic use. The MVC3 package is the version to use for both ASP.NET MVC 3 and 4.
2. In your shared _Layout.cshtml view, add the following RenderIncludes statement immediately before the closing body tag: @StackExchange.Profiling.MiniProfiler.RenderIncludes(). This adds the CSS and JavaScript files needed by MiniProfiler to display profile information.
That's it. When you run your application, you'll have the basic functionality of MiniProfiler. There are plenty of different ways to integrate MiniProfiler into your application. And there are tools that let you integrate closely with ADO.NET code as well as Entity Framework that can give you deep insight into where your data access code is having problems.
One of the nice things about the work that MiniProfiler's lead developer Sam Saffron' has done for ASP.NET MVC applications is to implement the NuGet package so that it's almost brain-dead simple to use MiniProfiler. When you install MiniProfiler in an ASP.NET MVC 3 or 4 project, check out the MiniProfiler code file in the App_Start folder to understand the details.
MiniProfiler works with just about any ASP.NET application, including Web Forms and Ruby applications. It's a very nice and effective way to explore the performance characteristics of your application with relatively little impact on the application. Its delivery as a NuGet package makes it trivial to add to a project, at least for the default usage. And it's easily usable in production applications. Check it out!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37868 | There are several different causes for excessive fat around the neck. The most common being the same for excess fat on any other part of the body, being overweight. But what if you are not overweight and have just accumulated excess neck fat?
Yes, even people who are at their ideal weight can suffer with face and neck fat. The causes for this can be anything from water retention to more serious causes such as hormonal, thyroid or gland problems. Or, it could simply be genetic, some people are genetically predisposed to the appearance of neck fat. The cause being that their family has a history of skin with little elasticity and if the skin loses its elasticity it cannot hold the fat around the chin and neck firmly.
Aside from being generally overweight or genetic, another common cause is aging. There is a large muscle in the neck called the Platysma which starts at the jaw and ends at the collar bone. Over time we forget to engage this muscle in our day to day activities and as a result the muscle loses tone. This combined with loose subcutaneous tissue on our face and neck, which is more prone to fat deposition, can leave us open to a double-chin or fat neck beginning to take shape.
Impact on Life
Having excess neck fat, particularly if it’s due to obesity can be associated with certain risks. Overweight people with a fat neck tend to have more narrow airways in the throat which can increase the risk of sleep apnea. Excess neck fat caused by thyroid or hormone issues such as PCOS have their own complications (which you would need to see a doctor about if you suspected this was the cause of yours) but a common factor across all causes is that a fat neck can have a huge impact on the sufferers’ self-esteem.
Neck fat can seriously effect a person’s well-being, knocking their confidence sometimes to the point where they no longer feel good about themselves or want to leave the house. While an effect this severe on a person’s confidence is extreme and would require some additional support, visible insecurities on a person’s face and neck tend to have a larger effect on the sufferers self-esteem as they are harder to hide or disguise.
Treatments Available & How they work
The good news is there are now a number of revolutionary treatments which can improve the appearance of neck fat.
As a first port of call we would always recommend to attempt to remove neck fat using conventional methods such as living a healthy lifestyle, eating a good and balanced diet and exercising regularly. There are exercises you can do specifically to target the neck area in order to help reduce a build-up of neck fat.
If you believe your neck fat could be caused by water retention or another medical or hormonal issue ensure you see a doctor to get the best medical advice.
If you have tried both of these options or don’t believe either of these are the root cause then there are a number of aesthetic and surgical treatments available to you.
SculpSure Submental – Non-Surgical
SculpSure Submental is a pioneering neck sculpting treatment by Cynosure. It is the newest treatment available on the market for the treatment of the neck and chin area and has achieved a 100% patient satisfaction rate at clinic trials.
SculpSure works by using laser technology to target and destroy fat cells. The damaged cells are then removed from the body over 4-6 weeks via the body’s lymphatic system resulting in permanent elimination.
Patients have reported fantastic results from just two SculpSure Submental procedures when treating neck fat.
The SculpSure Submental treatment is completely non-invasive and virtually pain free. The treatment takes just 25mins and there is absolutely no down time following treatment.
BOTOX – Non-Surgical
BOTOX can be used cosmetically to reduce or remove wrinkles by paralyzing (temporarily) certain areas of facial expression. The treatment can also be used to achieve a temporary neck lift.
This would involve injecting BOTOX into the submental area and neck cords, redefining both the neck and jawline resulting in a lift effect.
This particular treatment requires a number of injections in different areas of the jaw and neck, a consultation would be required to assess your individual needs but typically BOTOX injections take less than 20 minutes and there is no downtime following the procedure.
The effects of BOTOX injections last between 4-6 months.
Pelleve Skin Tightening
The Pellevé®system can treat aging related problems on the facial and neck areas such as wrinkles, skin laxity, jowls and loose neck skin.
This treatment is perfect for treating the remaining loose skin which can be caused by ageing or left following fat loss or a fat removal treatment.
The system uses radio frequency energy to build a level of heat which targets the point where skin meets the fatty layers. This process encourages the growth of new collagen and therefore improves conditions related with skin elasticity and reduces the appearance of wrinkles by tightening the skin.
Liposuction – Surgical
If none of the above options are deemed suitable for you a surgical option is liposuction.
Liposuction involves making a small incision under the chin where a tube is inserted and fat is removed via a suction method. The procedure would usually be carried out under general anaesthetic or in some cases local anaesthetic. Typically a patient would expect a few weeks of recovery in which swelling, bruising and sometimes numbness can occur.
In the vast majority of cases no repeat treatments are required unless the patient experiences further weight gain due to lifestyle choices.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37872 | Zero-Error Strategy in Pharmaceutical Logistics - Automatic high-bay warehouse from Kardex Mlog combines safety and efficiency
Serbia's most modern high-bay warehouse is located in Belgrade. Operated by the Swiss generic drug manufacturer, PharmaSwiss, the facility was planned and constructed by Kardex Mlog in line with the strict standards of the GXP guidelines in the pharmaceutical industry. This high-performance system proves that, if properly planned, safety and high performance are perfectly compatible.
PharmaSwiss Belgrade is part of the Canadian Valeant Group and has been operating in Serbia for more than ten years. The Belgrade location is one of the Valeant Group's most important distribution centers for generic drugs, that is, drugs containing the same active substance(s) as proven brand or reference drugs and whose manufacture and storage are subject to the same strict standards as the originals.
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• Settlement terms or whether you will accept a lesser payment (e.g. The creditor will accept a lesser payment of $700.00 by August 1)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37940 | The Crystals: World's Grittiest Girl Group
All about the girl group that defined "girl group"
The Crystals
The Crystals. Keystone / Getty Images
Who were the Crystals?
Though they were among the most prized of Phil Spector's retinue of pop ingenues, and though that meant they weren't always the group you thought you were hearing, in their finest moments the Crystals captured romantic (and, surprisingly, urban) reality in a way radio usually refused to face.
The Crystals' best known songs:
• "He's a Rebel"
• "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)"
• "Then He Kissed Me"
• "He's Sure the Boy I Love"
• "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"
• "Uptown"
• "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)"
• "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
• "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry"
• "Look in My Eyes"
Where you might have heard them "He's a Rebel" is standard issue stuff for any movie or TV show where a true "bad boy" comes into the plot, but the group's darker side has also gotten some light shone on it the past few years in unflinching portrayals of the era like "Mad Men." Then, of course, there's the iconic (and somewhat ironic) use of two of their songs during Goodfellas: "Then He Kissed Me'" during the famous one-shot Copacabana scene and "He's Sure the Boy I Love" during the infamous "shinebox" argument
Formed 1961 (Brooklyn, NY)
Styles Girl group, R&B, Pop
The Crystals members in their classic lineup:
Barbara Ann Alston (born December 29, 1943, in Baltimore, MD): lead vocals
Mary Thomas (born 1946, Brooklyn, NY): vocals
Dee Dee Kennibrew (born Dolores Henry, 1945, Brooklyn, NY): vocals
Merna Girard (born 1943, Brooklyn, NY): vocals
Patsy Wright (born Patricia Wright, 1945, Brooklyn, NY): vocals
Claims to fame:
• One of the most successful girl groups of all time
• Part of "Wall of Sound" producer Phil Spector's legendary stable of artists
• Specialized in gritty and dramatic tales of urban romance atypical for the genre
• Revolving lead vocalists Barbra Alston, Darlene Love, and La La Brooks are considered among the finest of their era
The History of the Crystals
Early years
The Crystals were formed by Brooklyn native and former big-band sideman Benny Wells, who decided to build a female vocal group around his niece, Barbara Alston, after hearing her sing in church. Alston recommended Mary Thomas and Merna Girard from her Brooklyn neighborhood; Dee Dee Kennibrew was brought in thanks to her mother, Kate Henry, who worked at the public school where the group rehearsed; Pat Wright joined after being recommended by her brother-in-law, local songwriter Leroy Bates. Bates also provided the Crystals with a song he'd written, an uptempo number entitled "There's No Other (Like My Baby)."
While rehearsing at the offices of Hill and Range, a very influential music publishing concern, they were overheard by producer Phil Spector, who liked what he heard. Bringing the girls into the studio, he dimmed the lights and recast "There's No Other" as a slow, sultry ballad. It became the group's first hit, followed by "Uptown," written by the Brill Building's Mann-Weil team. Girard, who by then was pregnant, was replaced with "La La" Brooks, a fellow P.S. 73 schoolmate discovered by Dee Dee singing in an afterschool show. Mary left in 1962 to get married and was not replaced.
Later years
The Crystals enjoyed a number of hits in the early '60s, but their relationship with Spector soured after he forced them to record the bizarre domestic-abuse song "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)," which radio rejected, as well as a joke song entitled "(Let's Dance) The Screw" and a number of songs, including the hits "He's A Rebel" and "He's Sure the Boy I Love," that were the Crystals in name only, having actually been recorded with Darlene Love and the Blossoms. Barbara, Dee Dee and Mary reformed in 1971 to tour the oldies revival circuit; Dee Dee heads up a version of the Crystals that still tours today, though Dolores "La La" Brooks and Darlene Love have finally begun to be recognized as the group's most famous lead vocalists. Both continue to record and tour separately.
More about the Crystals
Other Crystal fun facts and trivia:
• The Crystals were named after Leroy Bates' daughter
• The group recorded "There's No Other" on the night of their Senior Prom, still in their dresses
• "He Hit Me" was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil after their babysitter, Eva Boyd, told them of a fight with her boyfriend; she would go on to be Little Eva of "Locomotion" fame
• Darlene Love was brought in for "He's a Rebel" because Spector was in Los Angeles and couldn't wait for the Crystals to fly across the country
• "La La" Brooks sings lead on "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Then He Kissed Me"
• "He's A Rebel" was originally offered to the Shirelles, who turned it down
Crystals awards and honors Vocal Group Hall of Fame (2006), GRAMMY Hall Of Fame (2004)
Crystals songs, hits, and albums
#1 hits
Pop "He's A Rebel" (1962)
Top 10 hits
Pop "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" (1963), "Then He Kissed Me" (1963)
R&B "There's No Other (Like My Baby)" (1961)
Famous covers '70s teen idol Shaun Cassidy took a rather lame version of "Da Doo Ron Ron" all the way to #1 in 1977; the classic 1981 Bill Murray comedy Stripes finds Harold Ramis teaching it to a whole class of ESL students just for laughs; KISS actually recorded a hard-rock version of "Then He Kissed Me" (as "Then She Kissed Me") on their 1978 album Love Gun
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37967 | Adam Walczak created NETBEANS-3025:
Summary: Netbeans editor looses dependent gradle module if the
name of its jar changes frequently
Key: NETBEANS-3025
Project: NetBeans
Issue Type: Bug
Components: projects - Gradle
Affects Versions: 11.1
Reporter: Adam Walczak
Assignee: Laszlo Kishalmi
Lets say I have the following multi module project:
def projectVersion = new Date().format("yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm")
subprojects {
apply plugin: 'java'
sourceCompatibility = 11
group = 'foo'
version = projectVersion
apply plugin: 'java'
dependencies {
compile project(":foo-commons")
This will cause Netbeas to often looses sight of the foo-commons library code
and classes from there will be not found when editing source code in foo-app.
The project will however build without any problem in gradle.
I think Netbeans has a problem with the fact that the name of the library jar
build from foo-commons changes every time any thing changes in that code as the
projects version is part of the name (foo-commons-2019-08-12-15-54.jar)
A workaround to make Netbean never loose sight of the dependancy is to make its
jar name constant like so:
apply plugin: 'java'
jar.archiveName = 'foo-commons.jar'
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This is the page with specific information for Week 5 of our Algebraic Geometry Graduate Reading Course. This week we will be finishing up sheaves and start our official introduction to schemes.
Discussion Leader: Evan
Week five
• For 9/29: Read sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the notes.
• For 10/1: Read sections 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 of the notes.
• For 10/4: Breather / discuss previous material.
• Meeting with faculty.
Six problems are due on 9/29.
• Cohen-Macaulay rings, and dimensions.
• What kinds of topological spaces can be Spec of a ring?
• What kinds of topological properties of Spec R translate "reasonably" to properties of R? (E.g., Spec R being disconnected implies R is a direct product of two rings.)
• Localization notation is confusing. Be very careful about the difference between localizing at an element, and localizing "at" a prime ideal. (The latter really means localizing at the multiplicative system of all elements not in the prime ideal.) |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/37984 | 21/11/2016. U35. Coaxial Contra Rotating Two Prop Submarine.
Does my bomb look big in this??? Whilst U35 may appear as though it should be strapped to the wing of a military aircraft , I can guarantee its nature is purely aquatic . The design is very much in line with modern "Tear Drop" hull construction. I made this because I wanted to try my latest build , a contra rotating coaxial gear box . This double in line prop system does not lend itself to the older style boats ( apart from torpedoes and a Japanese midget submarine ) hence the hull choice. What a ball ache to build though , the gearbox itself requires about 20% of the mainspring output to run so I had to build a very powerful motor to make a viable drive. Should be interesting when its finished.To ensure quality control , every model is subjected to an intense and thorough cat scan.
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Program Type: Craft
A different project every month for all ages. We will provide the supplies, but feel free to supplement with your own supplies. Sometimes the projects can be messy- dress accordingly. Children must be accompanied by an adult. While supplies last.
Mixed Media Book Page Art for WATER book with Maker-in-Residence Erica Jane Huntzinger |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38000 | MetaTrader 5 Trading Terminal build 495
¿Qué novedades tiene MetaTrader 5?
24 agosto 2011
1. Trading Terminal: Fixed an error that lead to impossibility to use One Click Trading with Market Execution in case FOK (Fill Or Kill) is disabled for a symbol.
2. Trading Terminal: Fixed an error of terminal or tester freezing when adding objects with already existing names.
3. Trading Terminal: Fixed omission of logs in case of active logging.
4. Trading Terminal: Adjustments made for the terminal to work correctly under Wine in Linux.
5. MQL5: Fixed displaying of a two-dimensional array in the Watch List of the debugger.
6. MQL5: Fixed comparison of long-variables with constants in the x64 version.
7. MQL5: Fixed work with paths in string properties of graphical objects.
8. MQL5: Fixed work with images for Bitmap Label.
9. MQL5: Fixed copying in CopyTime for monthly data.
10. MetaTester: Fixed an error that allowed placing of incorrect stop-levels of pending orders.
11. MetaTester: Increased period for connection to a Cloud network after the local use of an agent.
12. MetaTester: Fixed errors in the history of orders and deals in the tester.
13. MetaTester: Fixed returning of failed tasks from Cloud agents to the queue in case of connection failure.
14. MetaEditor: Added menu item for opening a shared data folder.
15. MetaEditor: Added saving of the list of variables in Watch List.
17. Updated documentation.
The live update is available through the LiveUpdate system.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38030 | PREMIERE: 29th June - 2nd July 2017
WHERE: Tmuna Theatre, Tel Aviv, Israel (Intimadance Festival)
LENGTH: 22 minutes
BY AND WITH: Moreno Perna
RESIDENCY: Dansmakers Amsterdam
TOURING PERIOD: starting from October 2017
I want to investigate the most shared viral videos, GIFs, images on social platforms like Facebook, or on Youtube.
I want to navigate that immense amount of material that is the Internet.
I want to enter the rabbit hole of this amazing wonderland.
I want to showcase the confusion that all this material give us, overload our brain, letting us incapable of digest it all and respond to it.
Cats are the totems of the Internet. The Twerk is the main dance language. Neologisms are invented everyday on Social Networks. Entire phenomena are born and have their own lives on the Internet. Vines, GIFs, viral videos, crossover images, Tumblr, youtubers, the llama from the Llama song, the Nyan Cat farting rainbows in a 8-bit space and many others live exclusively on the Internet.
If you like it or not, this wonderland is part of our lives and, at the same time, a part of us is inside this imaginative, fantastic, magical and crazy world.
That part of the Internet that is made of images and videos has its own rules and its own weird logic.
How can we react to this sea of visual information? How can we communicate at all with it? What if the Internet was a person you try to make logic conversations with without any results but making you go crazy.
Responding to all this amount of information will be my object. I’ll be the mediator between this ocean of information on the Internet and the audience. I’ll try desperately to make sense and communicate all of that to the public.
21st October 2017, MINT Reality/Check, WORM, Rotterdam
23rd June 2018, You Better Move #5, Dansmakers Amsterdam, Amsterdam
21st September 2018, Seasoning Fall, UNITED-C, Eindhoven |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38059 | Fluticasone propionate
Consumer Medicine Information
Please read this leaflet carefully before you start FLIXOTIDE Nebules
What is in this leaflet
This leaflet answers some common questions about FLIXOTIDE Nebules. It does not contain all of the available information.
All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using FLIXOTIDE Nebules against the benefits this medicine is expected to have for you.
What FLIXOTIDE Nebules are used for
FLIXOTIDE Nebules contains a medicine called fluticasone propionate. This medicine belongs to a group of medicines known as corticosteroids, frequently called 'steroids'. They are not 'anabolic steroids' which are the steroids sometimes misused by athletes. Corticosteroids are used to treat asthma because they reduce the swelling and irritation in the walls of the small air passages in the lungs and so ease breathing problems.
Your doctor has chosen this medicine to suit you and your condition. FLIXOTIDE Nebules are used with a nebuliser (or 'pump') to help when your asthma is worse than normal, or to help your doctor to reduce or gradually stop the oral steroids you are taking. FLIXOTIDE Nebules are not used ALONE to control sudden attacks of breathlessness.
This medicine is only one part of a general plan to help you manage your asthma. You should discuss this plan with your doctor. You will probably also be using a 'reliever puffer'. Keep using it according to your doctor's advice. Ask your doctor to check your treatment regularly.
The medicine in FLIXOTIDE Nebules is not addictive.
FLIXOTIDE Nebules generally does not cause any problems with your ability to drive a car or operate machinery.
Before you use FLIXOTIDE Nebules
When you must not use it
• Do not use FLIXOTIDE Nebules if you have ever had an allergic reaction to FLIXOTIDE, fluticasone propionate or any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet.
Symptoms of an allergic reaction may be mild or severe. They usually include some or all of the following: wheezing, swelling of the lips/mouth, tongue or throat, difficulty in breathing, hayfever, lumpy rash ("hives") or fainting.
• Do not use FLIXOTIDE Nebules if you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breastfeeding, unless your doctor says you should.
Your doctor will discuss the risks and benefits of using FLIXOTIDE Nebules if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Do not use FLIXOTIDE Nebules after the expiry date (Exp) printed on the pack.
• Do not use FLIXOTIDE Nebules if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering.
• Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why FLIXOTIDE Nebules has been prescribed for you.
Before you start to use it
You must tell your doctor if:
• you are taking other steroid medicines by mouth or inhalation. If you are already taking steroid tablets, you should carry a warning card about needing extra oral steroids during periods of stress e.g. worsening asthma attacks, chest infections, surgery, trauma and other major illnesses occurring at the same time. Discuss this with your doctor.
• you have ever had to stop taking other asthma medicines.
• you have tuberculosis (TB) of the lung or other long term lung infection.
• you have had thrush in your mouth.
Taking other medicines
Some medicines may affect the way others work. For example, medicines like ketoconazole, used to treat fungal infection, and ritonavir used to treat HIV infection, may affect how FLIXOTIDE Nebules works. If you are taking these medicines, consult your doctor or pharmacist who will advise on what you should do.
How to use FLIXOTIDE Nebules
How to use it
The medicine in FLIXOTIDE Nebules is to be breathed into the lungs.
FLIXOTIDE Nebules should only be used with a jet nebuliser, not an ultrasonic nebuliser. The liquid in the Nebule is changed into a fine mist of droplets by the nebuliser. You should breathe the mist into your lungs, through your mouth. This is done through a mouthpiece, or a face mask, connected to the nebuliser. Some of the medicine is likely to be breathed in through your nose if you use a face mask. When you use a face mask, protect the skin exposed to the mist with barrier cream, and wash your face thoroughly after use.
Do not swallow the contents of your FLIXOTIDE Nebules.
This medication will be given to you under the direction of a doctor. If you are not sure about anything ask your doctor. The starting dose depends on how bad your asthma is, but it may then be changed as your condition improves.
Instructions for use and handling
Refer to the manufacturer's instructions on how to use the nebuliser properly. If you have any difficulties or do not understand the instructions for the nebuliser, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
It is important that the contents of your Nebule are well mixed before use. While holding the Nebule horizontally by the labelled tab, 'flick' the other end a few times and shake. Repeat this process several (at least three) times until the entire contents of the Nebule are completely mixed.
To open your Nebule, twist the tab at the top.
It is advisable to inhale your medicine using a mouthpiece. If you are using a face mask, protect your exposed facial skin with barrier cream, and wash your face well after using the medicine.
If you need to dilute your medicine, always use Sodium Chloride Injection BP.
Throw away any medicine which remains in the nebuliser bowl after use.
Use your nebuliser in a well ventilated room.
It is wise to visit your doctor or pharmacist from time to time to check that you are using your nebuliser in the right way. You should also contact the manufacturer of your nebuliser if you think that your nebuliser is not working properly. If you are not breathing the medicine in correctly, the medicine may not be helping you as much as it could.
How much to use
The usual doses are:
Adults and children over 16 years:
The dose is usually 2 mg twice daily.
Children and adolescents from 4 to 16 years:
The dose is usually 1 mg twice daily.
Your doctor will decide what dose you should use, how often you should use it, and what strength of FLIXOTIDE Nebules you should use.
When not to use it
Do not use ONLY FLIXOTIDE Nebules to treat a sudden attack of breathlessness. You will need a different kind of medicine called a 'reliever' which your doctor will have told you to use. Tell your doctor if you need more of your 'reliever' than you usually do.
How long to use it
It takes a few days for this medication to work and it is very important that you use it regularly as told by your doctor. Do not stop treatment even if you feel better unless told to do so by your doctor. Also, do not increase your medicine unless told to do so by your doctor.
If you forget to use it
If you forget to take a dose, do not worry. Just take the next dose when it is due.
If your breathing or wheezing gets worse straight after taking your medicine, stop using it immediately and tell your doctor as soon as possible.
If your shortness of breath and wheeze actually gets worse over several days, despite taking your new medicine, or if you find you are increasing the use of your reliever puffer, tell your doctor immediately.
If you have used too much (overdose)
If you have used more FLIXOTIDE Nebules than directed, you should ask your doctor if your medicine dose needs to be adjusted.
While you are using FLIXOTIDE Nebules
Things you must do
Tell your doctor or pharmacist that you are using FLIXOTIDE Nebules if you are about to be started on any new medicines.
If you have to go into hospital for an operation, take your FLIXOTIDE Nebules with you and tell the doctor what medicine(s) you are taking.
Tell your doctor if you experience a change in your vision.
Tell your doctor if, for any reason, you have not used your medicine exactly as prescribed. Otherwise, your doctor may think that your medicine was not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily.
Things you must not do
Do not stop using FLIXOTIDE Nebules or change the dose without first checking with your doctor.
Do not use FLIXOTIDE Nebules to treat any other complaints unless your doctor says to.
If your FLIXOTIDE Nebules does not have the usual effect
If your chest condition gets worse, tell your doctor.
Tell your doctor as soon as possible if:
• your 'reliever puffer' does not help your breathing as much as usual
• the effect of your 'reliever puffer' does not last as long as usual
• you need more puffs of your 'reliever puffer' than usual to get relief.
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if you have any problems while using FLIXOTIDE Nebules, even if you do not think the problems are connected with the medicine or are not listed in this leaflet.
Like other medicines, FLIXOTIDE Nebules can cause some side-effects. Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side-effects. You may not experience any of them. If they occur, they are most likely to be minor and temporary. However, some may be serious and need medical attention.
The most commonly reported side-effects are:
• a sore throat or tongue. This may be due to 'thrush' (candida infection)
• hoarseness or throat irritation
Tell your doctor or pharmacist immediately if you notice any of these signs, but do not stop treatment unless told to do so.
For these, it may be helpful to rinse your mouth with water and spit it out after using your FLIXOTIDE Nebules. Your doctor may prescribe treatment for the 'thrush' in your mouth while you continue to use your FLIXOTIDE Nebules.
It is possible that some people, particularly those taking higher doses of FLIXOTIDE Nebules for a long time, may rarely suffer from the following side effects:
• rounded face
• loss of bone density
• eye problems (eg. cataract, glaucoma)
• slowing of growth in children. It is unclear what, if any, difference this makes to their final height.
• soreness in the foodpipe (oesophagus)
Taking high doses of steroids for a long time could affect the adrenal glands, which make the body's own steroid. Your doctor may do tests to check how the adrenal glands are working. Your doctor will be able to answer any questions you may have.
It is important that:
• prolonged treatment with FLIXOTIDE Nebules should not be stopped suddenly
• all doctors treating you are aware that you are on inhaled steroids. If your body is stressed by, for example, severe infection, surgical operation, an accident etc, you may need steroid tablets or injections for a time.
Very rarely the person taking the medicine may feel anxious, have disturbed sleep or notice increased irritability (mainly in children).
There may be an increase in the amount of sugar (glucose) in your blood. If you have diabetes, more frequent blood sugar monitoring and possibly adjustment of your usual diabetes treatment may be required.
If you feel unwell in any other way or have any symptoms that you do not understand, you should ask your doctor immediately.
If you think you are having an allergic reaction to FLIXOTIDE Nebules, tell your doctor immediately or go to the casualty department at your nearest hospital. Symptoms usually include some or all of the following:
• wheezing
• swelling of the lips/mouth
• difficulty in breathing
• hay fever
• lumpy rash ("hives")
• fainting
After using FLIXOTIDE Nebules
Keep FLIXOTIDE Nebules away from frost, direct heat or light. Do not freeze it. Store your FLIXOTIDE Nebules upright, at below 30°C.
Do not leave it in the car or on window sills. Heat can destroy some medicines.
Do not use after the date shown as 'Exp' on the carton and label.
Unused Nebules should be discarded 1 month after opening of the foil. Individual opened Nebules should be kept in a refrigerator, and thrown out if not used within 12 hours after opening.
If your doctor tells you to stop using FLIXOTIDE Nebules, or the product has passed its expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any FLIXOTIDE Nebules left over.
Product description
What FLIXOTIDE Nebules look like
FLIXOTIDE Nebules are provided as strips of 5 nebules in a foil flow wrap. Each carton contains 10 nebules.
FLIXOTIDE Nebules contain the medicine called fluticasone propionate (micronised) in a 2 millilitre (mL) suspension. It also contains polysorbate 20, sorbitan monolaurate, sodium phosphate – dibasic anhydrous, sodium phosphate – monobasic, sodium chloride and water as non-active ingredients.
FLIXOTIDE Nebules are available in two strengths:
• 0.5 milligram of fluticasone propionate in a 2 mL ampoule
• 2 milligrams of fluticasone propionate in a 2 mL ampoule
Other types of asthma medicines
Your FLIXOTIDE Nebules contains the kind of asthma medicine known as a 'preventer'. There are other types of inhalers that relieve your breathing problems when you are wheezing or your chest is tight. These medicines are called 'relievers'. Your doctor may tell you to use a 'reliever' in addition to your FLIXOTIDE Nebules.
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Further Information
Do not throw this leaflet away.
You may need to read it again.
This leaflet was prepared on 5 October 2018.
The information provided applies only to: FLIXOTIDE Nebules.
FLIXOTIDE (fluticasone propionate) Nebules:
2 milligrams of fluticasone propionate in a 2 millilitre ampoule, AUST R 69002
0.5 milligram of fluticasone propionate in a 2 millilitre ampoule, AUST R 69004
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Feedback Node (Forward with Enable) (G Dataflow)
Last Modified: January 9, 2017
Stores data from one execution or loop iteration to the next when enable? is set to TRUE.
This node operates similarly to shift registers in loops. The node stores data when the loop completes an iteration and then sends the stored data to the next loop iteration. The next iteration reads the data, writes a new value to the data, and sends it through the loop again. This process continues until the loop execution completes.
By default, the node stores data from only the previous execution or iteration. However, you can configure the node to store n samples of data by delaying the output of the node for multiple executions or iterations. If you increase Delay to more than one execution or iteration, the node outputs only the initial value until the delay you specify is complete. The node then begins to output the stored values in subsequent order. The number on the node represents the number of delays you specify.
The data to be stored and sent to the next execution or iteration.
initial value
Initial value for the first execution or loop iteration.
If you do not wire a value to initial value, the node uses the default value for the data type.
A Boolean that determines whether the feedback loop is enabled.
TRUE The node stores data from one execution or loop iteration to the next.
FALSE The node continues to output the last value from the previous execution or iteration until enable? is set to TRUE.
The data stored from the previous execution or iteration.
Resolving Illegal Cycles
You can use the Feedback Node to resolve illegal cycle errors. Insert a Feedback Node into the cycle to resolve the error.
Where This Node Can Run:
Desktop OS: Windows
FPGA: Not supported
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38103 | Last year I made a bad joke to watch out for the next big vaccine: one for pimples. Well, if Julie Gerberding gets her way, you may actually see this kind of outrageous vaccine hit the market in the near future.
Gerberding just landed a new job as the head of Merck's $5 billion vaccine division. At Merck, she'll be responsible for boosting sales of Gardasil, the company's cervical cancer vaccine, as well as Zostavax, the company's shingles vaccine.
So here's the interesting twist to the story...
Does Gerberding's name ring a bell? It should. She's the former top dog at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, she left the CDC last January—almost one year ago to the day—when the new Obama administration took over in Washington, D.C.
Gerberding couldn't go straight to work for Merck. No, that would raise too many eyebrows (and break a few federal laws)...
Gerberding "cools off" and ignites fires
Instead, Gerberding's been "cooling off" for the last 12 months. You see, federal law requires that former employees wait at least one year before going to work for a company whose profits stem from government decisions.
But, truthfully, Gerberding didn't "cool off" very much in 2009. No, she went to work for the PR giant Edelman. And any bets on which companies Edelman represents? You got it: Merck pharmaceuticals (as well as just about every other key player in the industry).
In 2009, Gerberding became a PR pro. She gave lots of TV interviews, especially about H1N1. During one interview with Good Morning America, Gerberding really stoked the fires. Commenting on the H1N1 vaccine, she said: "We know there's not going to be enough globally, and it will be many months before we can cover our own population."
As if the H1N1 virus wasn't enough of a hot button, thanks to Gerberding, viewers found out they had something else to worry about: There weren't going to be enough vaccines.
Not hired for her truthfulness...
Well, Gerberding wasn't right about the H1N1 vaccine. Turns out, there are still plenty of shots to go around (mostly because people don't believe it's safe). But who cares. Merck's got high hopes for her anyway. According to Richard Clark, Merck's CEO:
We hired Gerberding for her rolodex. And what a fat one she has! Just think of it! Not only does she have CDC officials at her fingertips, she also has connections to all the major DC lawmakers as well as leaders at the World Health Organization.
In fact, I'd bet the ranch that Merck had access to Gerberding's rolodex even while she was at the CDC. Why such the cynic? Well, as you'll see, back- scratching was pretty much the norm at the CDC...
You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours
Under Gerberding's leadership, the CDC turned a blind eye to conflicts of interest. In fact, the majority of experts the CDC hired in 2007 had conflicts of interest. According to a new federal report, "The CDC did not identify or resolve potential conflicts of interest for 64 percent of special Government employees in 2007."
Plus, we're not talking about your run-of-the-mill conflicts of a wife who works for a drug company. No, we're talking about financial conflicts, meaning that some experts voted on issues at the CDC that they could gain from financially.
According to a recent New York Times article, "Most of the advisers [to the CDC]...had either a job or a grant from a company or other entity whose interests were affected by the [CDC] committees' discussions, and a considerable number also owned stock in such companies."
All this happened right under Gerberding's nose.
Even the new head of the CDC has admitted the agency's rife with problems. And he's actually making an attempt (at least publically) to implement stricter rules.
But it's not all fun and games...
I actually feel sorry for Gerberding. It's not going to be all fun and games for her at Merck. For the first time in a lot of years, she's going to have to look at the bottom line of a spreadsheet. And she's got her work cut out for her. Gardasil sales have been slumping (even though the CDC recommends it for 11- and 12-year-old girls). In fact, in the third quarter of 2009, sales were down 22 percent.
Guess word's finally started to get out about this horrendous vaccine (to learn more about my take on Gardasil, check out 8-6-09's Guide to Good Health "Maximizing Profits One Way or Another."
Watch out for more vaccines in 2010
Unfortunately – even if Gardasil doesn't pick up the pace in 2010 – I'm sure there will be another vaccine to take its place. Maybe for pimples. Or maybe even one for dry skin. You see that's big pharma's newest (and scariest) trend. They scare people into thinking their body isn't the most powerful healing machine ever created. And then they make a vaccine for something your body can – and should – fight off on its own.
Just keep tuned-in to my Guide to Good Health in 2010. I'll steer you away from any new vaccines Gerberding and her new (or should I say "old") friends at Merck cook up. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38109 | Researchers at University of Southern California have developed a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) thermal sensor that can identify earliest stages of atherosclerosis.
The MEMS thermal sensor, which can be deployed by an angiogram catheter, uses convective heat transfer to detect pre-atherosclerotic regions of arteries.
In a study involving rabbit models, the MEMS thermal sensor was able to sensitively detect pre-atherosclerotic regions that otherwise showed no clinical signs of atherosclerosis.
The MEMS thermal sensor was developed by depositing titanium and platinum on a flexible polymer membrane and patterning them to form the sensing elements.
According to researchers, the MEMS sensor is a minimally invasive and sensitive technology, and has the potential for widespread and rapid application during diagnostic angiograms. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38134 | Make Coconut Yoghurt that is bursting with a delicious coconut flavour coupled with tangy beneficial live cultures. Each spoonful will send you off on a relaxing journey to the tropics. Great to use on your morning museli, smoothie, or whenever you need a moment in paradise.
Coconut Yoghurt contains three active bacteria strains (Bifidobacterium species, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Streptococcus thermophilus), no artificial flavours and preservatives. It is a perfect kit for beginners and those who love to make food from scratch.
Kit Contains - 1 L Glass Jar- Thermometer- Yoghurt Culture (contains dairy)- Thickener (thickener made from organic tapioca, organic guar and GMO free maltodextrin (sourced from corn)
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Bob Mueller to Donald Trump: Go F*ck Yourself
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As you all know, yesterday Donald Trump warned Bob Mueller about investigating his personal finances, and suggested that there’s a red line there. He seemed to threaten Mueller by suggesting that he could be fired for doing so.
Bloomberg is digging into a lot of transactions that have roused a lot of suspicion, and seems to be looking exactly where Rachel Maddow pointed us to a few months ago in a report that’s been largely forgotten:
The follow-the-money trail here was actually set in place by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who — you guessed it — was fired earlier this year.
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I don’t know if any of those transactions will prove collusion, but they’re shady as hell, and they certainly could prove financial illegalities beyond the scope of the Russian investigation, which is exactly why Trump probably warned Mueller against it.
Is that going to get Mueller fired? If so, it might finally force the Republican party into action.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38167 | TE Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom realises 110% increase on estimate
A rare "Cranwell" edition of TE Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom has more than doubled its estimate at an auction at Lyon and Turnbull in Edinburgh.
The book sold for £42,050 ($68,701), an increase of 110.2% on its £20,000 ($32,640) estimate, at the Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts sale on January 15.
Lawrence Cranwell Pillars Lyon
Lawrence printed the edition privately in 1926
Lawrence (1888-1935) privately printed 211 copies of the "Cranwell" edition in 1926 for soldiers who served alongside him in the Hijaz - of which 32, including this example, are missing three plates.
These editions were presented to the soldiers of his company who could not afford to pay the subscription cost, which was prohibitively expensive.
The lot featured a signed letter from Lawrence (1888-1935) to Harry Goldie, a soldier who served alongside him between 1917 and 1919, that reads: "You, having been one of us, get (if you want it) a gratis copy of the text of the subscriber's edition. I stipulated this in my letter to the subscribers.
"It's exactly the same text as they have, but has none of the illustrations... I take it, from your letter, that you'd like one of these private copies, & shall send it to you when it's ready."
In 2012, another "Cranwell" edition, one of the 170 complete examples, achieved £50,450 ($82,334) at Bonhams in London.
We have a selection of books and manuscripts available to purchase, including this signed copy of Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Memoir.
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Splash Damage's Extraction now called Dirty Bomb again
Remember that free-to-play, London-set multiplayer shooter that Blink/Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory developers Splash Damage have been making for the past few years? What was it called...Dirty Bomb or something? No, Extraction, that's it, it's definitely called Extraction now. Well it's just been re/unnamed to Dirty Bomb - for real this time, they pinkie-swore and everything. Whatever it's called, ExDirty Bombtraction is still somehow in beta, and be signed up for over here .
Splash Damage elucidated their reasons here , explaining that original title Dirty Bomb "not only better reflects [the game's] personality, but also ensures that we have a single, consistent name across the globe." It's also quite a lot catchier than the much blander Extraction, which would be in the running for Most Forgettable Title of All Time, that is if we could remember any of the other entries.
(Incidentally, it might be a fun time to remember that Extraction was the name that Splash Damage "always wanted for the game" . Guys - Dirty Bomb is standing right here .)
Reminder: Dirty Bomb is the one where you play as a team of mercs in a post-apocalyptic London. These mercs have names like 'Bush Whacker', 'Proxy' and 'Sawbonez' with a Z, suggesting that it's a little more extravagant than the average multiplayer shooter. This name change came with the news that the game will feature dedicated servers in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, though no release date for the final game has been announced yet.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38184 | There are four keepers, each one representing one of the four forces of the world of Avern, Magic, Nature, Life and Death. Each of these are among the firstborn of the gods, and are somewhat more worshipped than any others among the pantheons. Even after the Abandonment, the four Keepers are often whispered about, and some old ones remember what they were. Common sayings related to them exist, even if the origin has been forgotten. During the harvest, Charin is invoked, and her symbol is often etched on farming equipment even if it has been forgotten why it is done that way. Four holidays are named after the Keepers. Each of the Keepers is the sovereign of their own realm beyond the physical plane. The Keeper of Stars resides in the Astral plane, the Keeper of Nature resides in the Physical plane, the Keeper of Life resides in the Upper planes in the Halls of the Souls, and the Keeper of Death resides in the Lower planes, in the Halls of the Dead. The Keepers are all neutral in their outlook on life, the four aspects being neither good nor evil, nor aspects of lawfulness or chaos.
Worshipers of the Keepers feel that those that worship the other deities are incredibly small minded and do not understand the broadness of the universe. Of all the Keepers, the Mother of Elves is perhaps the best known. After all, her children all take from her name.
There are those that worship the four keepers together. When these are found, they use a holy symbol that combines all four of the symbols of the Keepers. Usually it is an hour glass laid over a spiral background with a leaf to the right and a seven-pointed star to the right. There is debate among people as to if the Maker and Unmaker are really two of the Keepers, but it isn’t so in reality, of course.
The Primary deities were the second born at the dawn of creation. These deities were born with a balancing opposite. The order of their birth is presented in the chart, born in pairs with their equal and opposite. The neutral and evil nature of the deities determines their place of residence, either the upper or lower planes. Those that are neutral in nature take up their residence in the planes of law and chaos, to either side of the physical, but neither upper nor lower.
The people who follow each of the primary deities tend to align with each other. They group in fellowship, and in worst case it leads to fanatic tendencies among them. Some groups have subgroups and occasionally there are groups that worship groups of more than one god/dess as a group. These groups are looked upon several different ways. Single god/dess worshippers sometimes call these blasphemers, feeling that worshipping more than one god/dess is tantamount to being a traitor to all the gods. Those that worship multiple gods feel that the single god/dess worshippers are missing out on a world they cannot even understand. They often refer to them as single or closed minded and much too narrow in focus. There are pantheists, those that worship the entire pantheon, and are often disliked by the multitheists and monotheists alike because they are not choosing a path at all. They also feel that those that worship the secondary or auxiliary deities are too narrow in focus, because of the specificity of the foci of the secondary deities.
The secondary deities were the third grouping of gods born to the Phoenix of Light and Phoenix of Dark. Once again, they were born in pairs, with their equal and opposite. They are somewhat lesser in scope than the primary gods, their focus tends to be on some specific area, but even that specific area can be very broad. They are born in opposition, but some of the pairs are Neutral in their outlook, such as Joryn and Soryn. These two don’t necessarily engage in fighting with each other, they are simply opposite aspects of the world. Others, such as Luan and Ravera, are in constant contention with each other. They all have a specific purpose that could be in another god’s domain, but rather than other, they have been born to assume the powers over that area. There is a still a lot of debate among their worshippers as to whether they are as powerful as the primary deities. The truth is that they are just as powerful, they are just created for an even more specific purpose as the primary deities. Like the primary deities there are monotheists and polytheists. There are those that choose to worship the secondary deities as a whole pantheon, and those that choose to worship all the deities together. The secondary deities seem to not prefer chaos or order at all, unlike the primary deities.
Once the Abandonment happened, all of the Great Prophets went into hiding. Ackana sent assassins after them all and received word that they had each been killed in turn. She doesn’t know that they banded together to trick her into believing they were all dead and are all three frozen in time and space at different locations throughout the world of Avern. Each of them has a trigger that will release them from their frozen state, but none will be released until the Veil has fallen. The exact time is unknown to anyone even the Dark Phoenix who can see through time cannot see past the Veil.
The untold secret that only the Dark Phoenix holds is that these four were only created through her intervention. For many years, the gods attempted to birth children of their own, however without the divine spark from the Phoenix, the children simple ceased to be, sometimes in a moment, sometimes in a few days. Either way, The Dark Phoenix could hear their cries and pain from trying to live when they could not, and thus intervened to “help” her children with their own children. The passing interest in having their own children left after there had been four born, the other gods abandoning their thoughts of creation for other pursuits and after they realized how unlikely a viable offspring would happen.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38195 | The Future Of The Programmer Jobs Market
Java is termed an Object Oriented language. If you can’t, please re-go to Lesson 2 the place we learnt in regards to the Java setting, the Java code editor window, learn how to create a Java project and tips on how to interpret Java mission window and the code editor window. Hi techdizzy, you can study Ruby sure but you want a lot of effort to get used to the syntax and coding conventions, it’s not as straightforward as different Object Oriented languages.
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Six Layers Of Computing System
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But also note that even if studying python syntax could be a walk in the park, it is a very highly effective language. Thirdly, creating a programming language will provide you with a greater understanding of how computer systems work and the way they work. TIOBE is an indicator of popularity of programming languages based on expert software engineers and vendors world-broad.
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Python is a high-level programming language. To do this, we’ll use the most common Java output operate, theprintln( ) operate, so sort the following code inside the principle†method. It would be useful to mention although, that APL inspired the creation of A+, as a result of A+ is an array programming language as well, which was created more than 20 years ago, with the help of APL and the A programming language.
So there advanced one other Programming language to simplify the complexity of programming and is named Assembly language. Excessive degree language is the only …
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Programming, like every other form of art requires a conceptual understanding and a want to apply. Many math-related matters can seem whereas programming in areas similar to database querying or software testing. With a purpose to compartmentalize completely different builders, Java needed to introduce more code layers for the program to pop by, thereby eating considerable additional CPU … |
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The Best Games Podcasts 2021
Best Game Podcasts 2021; It’s impossible to keep up with and play every video game out there. Each week, a handful of new games are released, along with a slew of news stories pertaining to the industry. One of the best ways to stay updated on everything is by listening to video game podcasts.
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Amazon will charge you a monthly game subscription bill. Ring a bell? Yes, just like a TV cable service.
Monthly game subscription you say? Yes, Amazon’s Luna is officially rolled out to testers for beta and we have some exciting information on its User Interface and gameplay. Amazon gave invitations to a small set of customers in the US, yes, it is limited to the US only.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38239 | Waiting to go home: The Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border
Burmese refugee family (© Flickr/Jameson Wu)
There are 140,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai-Burma border. Some have been there for more than two decades. They live a life that is neither temporary nor permanent, in harsh jungle conditions. I traveled to one such camp, Mae Ra Mo Loung, and found they are a collective example of the resilience of the human spirit.
Producer: Dheera Sujan
Broadcast: May 10, 2005 |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38244 | Malachi Speaks Again – Part 1 :: by Jack Kelley
The name Malachi means “my messenger”. Very little is known about him, and some even speculate that Malachi was a title rather than a name, making the book’s author unknown. But most say he was a real person, a prophet who spoke to Israel for God somewhere between 433-425 BC. That would place his time of service after those of Haggai and Zechariah, during the early days of the Second Temple period.
According to Jewish history, a man named Malachi was a member of the Great Assembly, a body of 120 leaders who were the ultimate authority in Israel at that time. He was most likely the same Malachi whose book we’re about to read.
(The second Temple is often called Herod’s Temple but it was originally built under the direction of Zerubbabel following the return from Babylon. The first Temple, built by Solomon, had been destroyed by the Babylonians.
Zerubbabel’s Temple was expanded during the Hasmonean dynasty (140-116 BC), but in 20 BC King Herod began such a dramatic renovation project that it was swallowed up in the grandeur of his reconstruction, and that’s when the Second Temple became known as Herod’s Temple.)
The Jews of Malachi’s time had lost hope in the promises God had made through Haggai and Zechariah. These included a promise that the glory of Zerubbabel’s Temple, which was a much more modest structure than Solomon’s Temple, would be greater than the one it replaced and would be the place where God would grant peace (Haggai 2:9). He said henceforth He would always bless them (Haggai 2:19) and He said He would return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem (Zechariah 7:3) as king of the whole world (Zechariah 14:9).
We now know that some of these were fulfilled in the Lord’s first coming while others await His return. But in Malachi’s time the people felt they were overdue for fulfillment and began to doubt whether God was sincere.
By the time Malachi came on the scene this doubt had led to rampant corruption in the priesthood and a spiritual lethargy among the people. They became focused on their difficult circumstances and refused to see that their own sinfulness was the cause of their problems. Malachi’s task was to call them to account for their lack of faith. After all, it had been over 1,000 years since God had made His covenant with Abraham and their history was filled with the evidence of His faithfulness.
Most experts believe that Malachi was the last prophet of Old Testament times. After his time of service was completed a 400 year silence followed, ending when John the Baptist came on the scene to herald the coming Messiah. With that, let’s begin our study of the Book of Malachi
Malachi 1
An oracle: The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi.Israel Doubts God’s Love
Edom may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild the ruins.” But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord. You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’ (Malachi 1:1-5).
God used the contrast in His treatment of Esau and Jacob as evidence of His love for Israel. No matter what the descendants of Esau did to restore themselves, He would destroy it, and they would be known as the Wicked Land. Yet He had been actively involved in Israel’s restoration in the Promised Land. Even though their sins against Him had brought about their judgment and 70 year captivity, He sent Cyrus the Persian to free them. And under the leadership of Ezra and Nehemiah He had brought them back to the land He had given their forefathers and helped them rebuild both their temple and their city.
Those who teach that people have no choice about being saved like to use Romans 9:13, which is a quote from Malachi 1:2-3, to justify their position. They say it proves that God can choose whoever He wants to and reject whoever He wants to, and man is in no position to object. And when Paul continued by saying, “It does not depend on man’s desire or effort but on God’s mercy” (Romans 9:16) they say it confirms their position.
But they ignore the fact that God was not talking about our salvation in Romans 9, he was defending God’s choice of Israel as His people. No one would argue that by selecting Abraham God was exercising His right of sovereign election, but that fact has nothing to do with how Gentiles become part of the Church. The Bible could not be any clearer in saying that accepting the Lord’s death as payment in full for our sins is a choice any of us can make (Matt. 7:7-8, John 3:16, Romans 10:13, etc).
And God did not always hate Esau. In fact, when Jacob and Esau split over the way Jacob got the bulk of Isaac’s inheritance, God gave Esau the land we know as Edom. We learn this from Deut. 2:1-6 where God told Moses He had given the territory they were about to enter to the descendants of Easu, and would not let the children of Israel have any of it. He told Moses to be very careful not to provoke them, and to pay them for any food and water they consumed while passing through Edom.
From Ezekiel 35 we learn that God was driven to everlasting hatred against Edom because of the way they treated Israel during the time of the conquests of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. They helped Israel’s enemies overcome them and then moved in to take possession of the promised land, all because they harbored an ancient grudge against God’s people. Notice how God said they harbored an ancient grudge. You never hear about God harboring a grudge about it. Jacob was a conniver but in Genesis 25:29-34 we see that Esau despised his birthright and brought the loss of it upon himself.
Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name. “But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
“By offering defiled food on my altar. “But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’
“Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings from your hands, will he accept you?”—says the Lord Almighty. (Malachi 1:6-9)
There were two things wrong here. First, the offering of a lame or diseased animal as a sacrifice showed they were not honoring Him. It was a sign of disrespect. If their human governor would not be pleased with such a gift, what made them think God would find it acceptable?
Second, the sacrificial animals were intended as a substitute for the sacrifice of His Son. Jesus was the perfect example of humanity, and the animals they sacrificed were supposed to be perfect examples of their breed, without any spot or blemish. Offering less than perfect animals showed they no longer cared enough to do the right thing. They were just going through the motions and in doing so were breaking an important provision of their covenant with Him.
Only a very small percentage of Christians today give God our best. We’re admonished to present our whole being as a living sacrifice to God as our spiritual act of worship (Romans 12:1-2).
But multiple surveys have shown that most of us just give Him the leftovers of our lives. If we have any time or money left over from things we consider to be more important we may share some of it with Him, but if not we don’t worry about it. Are we being any less disrespectful to the One who sacrificed His life to save ours?
“But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food is contemptible.’ And you say, ‘What a burden!’ and you sniff at it contemptuously,” says the Lord Almighty. (Malachi 1:10-13).
We aren’t even aware of the extent to which we take God for granted, and it’s only because He has made peace with us through His blood shed on the cross (Colossians 1:19-20) that we’re not under judgment. I often wonder how much richer and fuller our lives would be, and how much greater our impact on the world, if we took His word seriously and followed the prompting of the Holy Spirit more enthusiastically.
But like the Jews of Malachi’s time we’ve grown weary of waiting. Many who call themselves Christian no longer live in expectation that He will fulfill His promises to us. And the worst part is that they’re too busy with other things to even realize it. Someone once said, “If you want to know what a man’s subconscious intentions are, notice what he pays conscious attention to.” If it’s our subconscious intention to leave here soon and begin our eternity with the Lord, wouldn’t we pay more conscious attention to getting ready?
“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands?” says the Lord. “Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations (Malachi 1:13-14).
Before we allocated the bulk of our resources to the things of this world we could have chosen to allocate them to the kingdom. It’s not too late to start reversing that. He is a great King and deserves our best.
From Rev. 21:4 we know that when we stand before God He will wipe every tear from our eyes. I’ve heard it said that many of those will be tears of regret. We’ll shed them when we finally see with our own eyes the amazing future that’s been prepared for us, and realize how little we did during our time on Earth to express our gratitude to the One who prepared it. Don’t wait any longer. Every day is a new beginning with God. His mercies are new every morning. Stay tuned. There’s more to come. |
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Be Prepared for Summer Storms
If summer storms damage your property, are you protected? Many parts of the country are lucky enough not to have monster tornadoes or floods. But even a run of the mill summer storm could result in extensive property damages, some of which may not be covered by your homeowners policy. Public claims adjusters recommend that you find out now, before the worst happens, if you have the right insurance coverage before a disaster hits home. Taking the time now to understand your policy and get additional coverage if needed will protect you from heavy financial losses.
Water damage from flood water: Flooding is common during the storm season; however, water damages from flooding are not covered by the regular homeowners insurance. If the water damage is the result of rain that came through the roof of windows, then it is covered. But damages from ground water are not. To have coverage for floods, homeowners need to purchase additional insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. Most insurance agents are able to sell you this type of insurance. Cost varies with the location of the home, from about $200 to $2000 or more. It may be money well spent, even if your home is not in a flood zone. Water from storms often enter basements, garages and homes, and the costs of water damage remediation are usually high.
Sewage backup: Standard homeowners policies do not include coverage for sewage backup. During a summer storm, the sewer system can be overwhelmed by the storm water and sewage can back up into your home, creating a costly and unpleasant mess. Clean up costs can run into the tens of thousands. As most insurers offer coverage for sewer backups at affordable rates, it may be worth looking into.
Improper maintenance of property: Poor maintenance of your property could result in a denied claim, even if the damage was caused by a storm. For example, if your roof exceeded its usable life, and during a storm water pours into your house, your property loss claim may be entirely denied, as you neglected to maintain your roof properly. If your roof is old but still functioning, it’s a good idea to have it inspected before the summer storms. Or after, if it has been hit by heavy hail.
Gutters, downspouts, sump pumps, appliances, electrical systems, large trees, should also be inspected and maintained appropriately. Check your insurance policy to see what your responsibilities are when it comes to maintaining your property. If you can prove you maintained your property, you stand a better chance of an advantageous settlement for your property loss claim.
Losses due to power failure: Power outages are common during the summer storm season. Besides the apparent inconveniences, a power failure can cause more damages than one would expect. Without electricity, you may lose hundreds of dollars worth of perishable food stored into the freezer or refrigerator. Your sump pump will stop working for sure, which could flood the basement, especially if the power failure coincides with heavy rains.
Hopefully you will have a fun filled safe summer without any damages from storms that may roll through. But if you need to file a claim make sure to call Reliable Claims Adjusting. As public insurance adjusters we work for you, the policyholder, to make sure all of your damages are fixed in full. Contact us any time for a free property and claim evaluation. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38262 | Saturday, October 21, 2017
Some Magic Items
Five Alarm Hot-Sauce
A finished batch of Five Alarm Hot-Sauce
An incredibly spicy hot sauce made of rare monster organs and incredibly spicy peppers, chopped up into a slurry and fermented in a furnace made of meteor iron (or human bones). The resulting sauce tastes like drinking molten lava, with about the same amount of pain.
When consumed, Five Alarm Hot-Sauce boosts someone's HP to 18 and gives them +10 FS. If you don't use my system, just say it gives them +20 HP. It also increases their STR to 18, makes their muscles swell until they resemble physical paragons of perfection, and turns their skin bright red. One dose of Five Alarm Hot-Sauce will last you one hour. Whenever it wears off, save. On a failure lose a point of Wisdom permanently.
Filthy Acts at Reasonable Prices
This is a business cards with the phrase "Filthy Acts at Reasonable Prices," written on it. Underneath it is written the owner's name, "Edward Dalton," and his phone number: 362-436-Hey(9525). Calling the number will connect you to Mr. Dalton; he's always home. If you turn it over you will find his home address. This changes depending on when you first check it, but it's always nearby. Pay him a house-call, if you prefer.
Edward Dalton is a courteous, hospitable creature. He looks human enough, but he possesses a black heart, a wicked, hideous soul. He will do anything you ask of him, as long as it is a despicable act and appropriate payment is provided. He charges currency, small demonic contracts, or favors. His rule for favors is this, he will never ask for anything greater than what you asked of him. If you asked him to kill someone, he can do the same. But if you only asked him to key your ex-girl's car, then he won't ask for anything more substantial.
Horizon Window
A window frame that shows an alien city. It has a plug connected to the frame. It can be taken off the wall and moved around. When not plugged in, the window, if the glass is broken or opened, leads right through the back. But if plugged in, it leads to this alien city.
The City on the other side is a bustling metropolis primarily populated by non-human things. They have a different language and culture then you, and different morals and faith. But they all breathe oxygen, have weapons like those the party might have, and would react the same way you would if a bunch of strangers from a foreign land came through a glowing window. If the window is unplugged from the PC's home side, it becomes inert on the City side and you cannot leave through it. Any enemy that has a Horizon Window will exploit this property.
Ring of Immortality
This ring promises immortality. It does this by stealing another version of you from a parallel universe. If anyone who wears it dies, their corpse is spirited away, and you should have the Player make a Saving Throw. On a success, their doppelganger arrives immediately. If they fail their saving throw, the perils of inter-universe travel delay them until the end of the encounter. Regardless, roll on the following tables.
1- Male
2- Female
1- Boxer
2- Carnivore
3- Fighting Man
4- Occultist
5- Thief
6- Wizard
1- 1d3 lower then the dead PC
2- 1 Lower
3-5- The same
6- 1 Level Higher
Finally, every time you use the Ring, there is a cumulative 10% chance that an Angel of Time shows up to slaughter you within 1d20 hours. If this occurs, don't tell the players what it is for, just insert an Angel of Time into the next encounter.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38362 | Robert Kennedy's United States History Class
Watch the film and/or read the articles posted below and identify how slavery slowly developed and how race became distinct feature of colonial America. Also, discuss how imperialism determined race. What does it mean that "freedom depends on slavery"?
(at least two paragraphs)
When reading the articles, think about the following questions:
1. How and why did whites "draw the color line" in colonial America?
2. Zinn argues that racism is not "natural". What does he mean by that and why is it a crucial point?
3. What are the differences between indentured servants and slaves? Why do some argue it was worse to be an indentured servant?
4. How and why did Elite Virginians drive a wedge between indentured servants and slaves?
5. How do we know slaves resist their enslavement?
6. Why does Zinn argue that American slavery was "the most cruel form of slavery in history"? |
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Author: This tool was developed by Hans J. Johnson and Greg Harris.
Contributors: The development of this tool was supported by funding from grants NS050568 and NS40068 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and grants MH31593, MH40856, from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Module Description
Program title BRAINSDemonWarp
Program version 3.0.0
Program documentation-url
The module registers the template (moving) image onto the physical space of the target (fixed) image. The resultant deformation fields and metric values can be written to a file. The program uses the Insight Toolkit ( for all the computations, and can operate on any of the image file types supported by that library.
Use Cases, Examples
The inputs to the BrainDemonsWarp program are the target image, the template image and the optional parameters. These parameters define the arguments for histogram matching and multi resolution registration. The outputs are the deformation field, output image, checkerboard image of the output and the fixed image and the x,y,z displacement vectors. If we specify debug option we can get the outputs at different stages. The filter is templated over the input image type, real image type and the output image types. We implement the algorithm by parsing the input, preprocessing them and registering the processed images.
1. Parsing - The images are initialized by the ValidationInputParser. This function reads in the arguments from the parameter file. It sets the histogram bins, match points, number of levels in the multi resolution registration, shrink factors and number of iterations at each levels. If the orientations of the images are different it sets the orientation of the moving image to that of the fixed image.
2. PreProcessing - In the next step the DemonsPreProcessor preprocesses the images by resampling the template image to target image space. The intensity mismatch problem is solved by histogram matching the images. Histogram matching is done only if the command line option -e is set. ItkHistogramMatchingImageFilter is used to perform this function. Another important step in preprocessing is skull stripping. Skull stripping is done only if the command line option -maskProcessingMode is set to BOBF. We have written an itk filter, named itkBOBFFilter for this purpose. This filter takes in an input image and a whole brain mask and outputs a Brain Only Background Filled(BOBF) image. The non-brain parts in the image are filled with the user specified background value. All computations are performed in the precision of float data.
3. Registration - The resulting moving Image and the fixed image are given as inputs to the demons registrator.It uses the MultiResolutionPDEDeformableRegistration filter with NN extrapolation as interpolator and implements the demons deformable algorithm by computing the deformation field which will map a moving image onto a fixed image. It is assumed that the vector elements behave like floating point scalars. Each vector in the deformation field represent the distance between a geometric point in the input space and a point in the output space. The output image is generated by warping the input image with the deformation field using the ItkWarpImageFilter. WarpImageFilter warps an existing image with respect to a given deformation field. Typically the mapped position does not correspond to an integer pixel position in the input image. Interpolation via an image function is used to compute values at non-integer positions. We have used the LinearInterpolateImageFunction for our application. To write the output image we cast the image to the user specified output pixel type.
Quick Tour of Features and Use
• Inputs Common input parameters. All must be specified
• Moving Image Volume [--movingVolume][-m]: Required: input moving image
• Fixed Image Volume [--fixedVolume][-f]: Required: input fixed (target) image
• Input Type [--inputPixelType]: Input volumes will be typecast to this format: float|short|ushort|int|uchar
• Outputs Common output parameters. At least one must be specified.
• Output Image Volume [--outputVolume][-o]: Required: output resampled moving image (will have the same physical space as the fixedVolume).
• Output Deformation Field Volume [--outputDeformationFieldVolume][-O]: Output deformation field vector image (will have the same physical space as the fixedVolume).
• Output Type [--outputPixelType]: outputVolume will be typecast to this format: float|short|ushort|int|uchar
• Interpolation Mode [--interpolationMode]: Type of interpolation to be used when applying transform to moving volume. Options are Linear, NearestNeighbor, BSpline, or WindowedSinc
• Registration Parameters Input parameters controlling the behavior of the demons registration.
• Registration Filter Type [--registrationFilterType]: Registration Filter Type: Demons|FastSymmetricForces|Diffeomorphic|LogDemons|SymmetricLogDemons
• Deformation field smoothing sigma [--smoothDeformationFieldSigma][-s]: A gaussian smoothing value to be applied to the deformation feild at each iteration.
• Pyramid Levels [--numberOfPyramidLevels][-n]: Number of image pyramid levels to use in the multi-resolution registration.
• Moving Shrink Factors [--minimumFixedPyramid]: The shrink factor for the first level of the fixed image pyramid. (i.e. start at 1/16 scale, then 1/8, then 1/4, then 1/2, and finally full scale)
• Moving Shrink Factors [--minimumMovingPyramid]: The shrink factor for the first level of the moving image pyramid. (i.e. start at 1/16 scale, then 1/8, then 1/4, then 1/2, and finally full scale)
• the iteration count for each pyramid level [--arrayOfPyramidLevelIterations][-i]: The number of iterations for each pyramid level
• Input image pre-processing options Operations to perform on the images before starting the registration.
• Histogram Match [--histogramMatch][-e]: Histogram Match the input images. This is suitable for images of the same modality that may have different absolute scales, but the same overall intensity profile.
• Number of histogram bins to use in histogramMatch [--numberOfHistogramBins]: The number of histogram levels
• Number of Match Points [--numberOfMatchPoints]: The number of match points for histrogramMatch
• Median Filter Size [--medianFilterSize]: Median filter radius in all 3 directions. When images have a lot of salt and pepper noise, this step can improve the registration.
• Deformation field initialziation Options for initializing the deformation field.
• Initial Deformation Field Volume [--initializeWithDeformationField]: Initial deformation field vector image file name
• Initial Transform Filename [--initializeWithTransform]: Initial Transform filename
• Mask Options Options for setting binary masks for the registration.
• Mask Processing Mode [--maskProcessingMode]: What mode to use for using the masks: NOMASK|ROIAUTO|ROI|BOBF. If ROIAUTO is choosen, then the mask is implicitly defined using a otsu forground and hole filling algorithm. Where the Region Of Interest mode uses the masks to define what parts of the image should be used for computing the deformation field. Brain Only Background Fill uses the masks to pre-process the input images by clipping and filling in the background with a predefined value.
• Input Fixed Mask Filename [--fixedBinaryVolume]: Mask filename for desired region of interest in the Fixed image.
• Input Moving Mask Filename [--movingBinaryVolume]: Mask filename for desired region of interest in the Moving image.
• BOBF Lower Threshold [--lowerThresholdForBOBF]: Lower threshold for performing BOBF
• BOBF Upper Threshold [--upperThresholdForBOBF]: Upper threshold for performing BOBF
• BOBF Background Replacement Value [--backgroundFillValue]: Replacement value to overwrite background when performing BOBF
• Seed For BOBF [--seedForBOBF]: coordinates in all 3 directions for Seed when performing BOBF
• Seed For BOBF [--neighborhoodForBOBF]: neighborhood in all 3 directions to be included when performing BOBF
• Advanced Options Uncommon debugging or other advanced options.
• Component displacement field prefix [--outputDisplacementFieldPrefix]: Displacement field filename prefix for writing separate x, y, and z component images
• Output Checkerboard Volume [--outputCheckerboardVolume]: Genete a checkerboard image volume between the fixedVolume and the deformed movingVolume.
• Checkerboard Pattern Subdivisions [--checkerboardPatternSubdivisions]: Number of Checkerboard subdivisions in all 3 directions
• Warp Normalized Images [--outputNormalized]: Flag to warp and write the normalized images to output. In normalized images the image values are fit-scaled to be between 0 and the maximum storage type value.
• Write Intermediate Images [--outputDebug][-v]: Flag to write debugging images after each step.
• Gradient Type [--gradient_type][-t]: Type of gradient used for computing the demons force (0 is symmetrized, 1 is fixed image, 2 is moving image)
• Update field smoothing [--upFieldSmoothing][-g]: Smoothing sigma for the update field at each iteration
• Max Step Length [--max_step_length][-l]: Maximum length of an update vector (0: no restriction)
• Turn off Diffeomorphism [--use_vanilla_dem][-a]: Run vanilla demons algorithm
Notes from the Developer(s)
Known bugs
Links to known bugs in the Slicer3 bug tracker
Usability issues
Source code & documentation
Links to the module's source code:
Source code: BRAINSDemonWarp
Doxygen documentation:
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It is encouraging that people find analyzing data so compelling. Visualizations like the ones you can find at Digg labs can whet the appetite of almost anyone. Environments such as Many Eyes allow users to engage more directly in the dialogue of information exploration. Wordle, a tool that enables you to generate your own word clouds makes visual statements on views that go unnoticed.
Creating a Wordle visualization of your resume seems to be something people enjoy. It reflects back the author’s personal language for articulating their experience and qualifications. I wonder how many altered their documents to direct the impressions they were creating.
People seem to enjoy sharing word cloud views of the news and politics. Wordle generates beautiful pictures using word frequency; the more often a word occurs the larger it renders. This means that what you put in directly affects what Wordle can turn out. While it includes the flexibility of lower casing words, removing noise words and interactive editing if you spend any time with Wordle, you will find yourself tweaking your content.
In an attempt to practice my PHP skills, I created a simple utility to help automate some text processing prior to working with Wordle. Think of it as the presoak cycle of the word cloud creation process. While it is humble in its scope and function, it can heighten the impact of your visualization. Check out Wordle Presoak if this is the kind of thing you are in to.
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This is a Psalm of David giving praise to the Lord for deliverance. The harp is now no more hanging idle on the willows, but is tuned afresh to praise His Name. It is not alone David’s praise who cried and the Lord answered him, it is the praise of Israel for accomplished deliverance from the exile and therefore the kings of the earth are also mentioned. “All the kings of the earth shall praise Thee O LORD, when they hear the words of Thy mouth.”
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38440 | Kirby's Adventure
Club Nintendo can be a critical miss some months with some really bad choices of free games. This is not one of those months. Three of these are certified masterpieces and absolute classics of Nintendo's expansive history, and the last is one reason why the Nintendo DS became such a phenomenon.
We'll work our way chronologically through the list. The first game available is 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure on the Nintendo 3DS. I had already called the game a timeless classic and compared it favorably to the recently released Kirby: Triple Deluxe considering the price difference, and now that it is free, I can recommended it even more. Kirby's Adventure is pure game design and imagination at its finest and the 3D revamp should be worth playing through it again.
The second game is another all time favorite of mine, and it should be an all time favorite of just about anybody with a pulse who was born in the 1980s. Super Metroid is a masterpiece of a video game design. Everything from the level design to the presentation to the seamless storytelling puts this game on a level of magnificence that very few games could ever hope to reach. Perfection through and through, and it is only becoming more influential with time as the indie scene uses more so than any other game as inspiration.
Finally, the last of the three classics is Mario Kart 64. While it might not stand the test of time as well as the other two, there is still plenty of quirks that make this one of the most enjoyable Mario Kart games to date. Whether it is the bugs, the weapon choices, the muddy Nintendo 64 graphics, or just the nostalgia, there really is no better way to jump back into the series after a long absence. Plus, it's the only game my fiancee can beat me at, so I'm obligated to pull it out every once in a while.
The last game is not really a game, nor have I ever played it, but the Brain Age series is important at least for expanding the appeal of the Nintendo DS beyond its normal gaming audience. I'll ignore it, but it's there if you want to use your precious coins.
I'm already in the process of downloading Kirby's Adventure. I'm so glad I've held off buying it until now because its been on my wishlist since I first picked up my Nintendo 3DS. I nearly succumbed back when reviewing Kirby: Triple Deluxe as well. Dodged a bullet with that one. As for the others, I already own Super Metroid on my Wii U, and my Nintendo 64 is still hooked up to my home's main television.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38442 | psu, cpu, mobo
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one of these is broken had pc for about 3 1/2 years then starting early last week it started to freeze up on me. Then it became more reoccuring so i reinstalled the OS to no prevail. Thats when i noticed the heat, mobo gets to about 120 F, cpu 141 F, gpu 161 F this is with the new cpu fan running at 2000rpm. Without the new cpu fan (the old one in place) the mobo is 130 F, cpu 170 F, gpu 161 F, that is when is freezes on me. From the test i was able to do the ram is good and the gpu is good. Last nite inserted a different psu but test was inconclusive due to the fact my boot files went missing but still powered on my no fans then (bad psu idk). I think it may be the psu, cpu, (hopefully not) the mobo. What is broken?
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That's a wee bit warm
by cmiller5400 In reply to psu, cpu, mobo
The CPU is probably overheating at 170F. What CPU is this? It really depends on the make/model for accurate temp thresholds.
I'd be making sure that you have proper airflow in the case (pull in air in the front and push it out the back) some of the fans may be backwards creating a wrong airflow pattern. Also make sure that you have proper coverage on the CPU/heatsink of thermal paste. Too much is bad and too little is bad.
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by SystemCheck In reply to That's a wee bit warm
its the intel e6850 (core 2 duo 3.0 3mb)
dont believe its the airflow was running fine for like 2 years in its previous state just turning on facebook increase cpu temp 20 F.
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Way too hot for operating temps
by cmiller5400 In reply to cpu type
See the link at the bottom, the operating temp is 41F - 161F. I'd replace the stock heat sink with a more "souped" up one. I saw on a quick Google search that the stock heat sink wasn't sufficient in the posters opinion.
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sorry to tell you
by SystemCheck In reply to Way too hot for operating ...
but these number are with an aftermarket, solid coper heatsink and yes i have applied the thermal paste on correctly and reapplied it correctly (pea size).
also just got phone call that my hdd is acting up now might be from heat dont know.
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Don't know if i mentioned it but
by cmiller5400 In reply to sorry to tell you
Have you double checked to make sure that the fans are running in the right direction and didn't accidentally get reversed?
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its possible
by SystemCheck In reply to Don't know if i mentioned ...
got two case exhaust(top of case and side of case, one case intake (back of pc) one cpu blowing toward hdd
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wow - high temps
by Snuffy09 In reply to psu, cpu, mobo
have you tried putting a fresh dose of thermal grease on your cpu?
are all your fans clean and working ok?
about freezing up, before you said you checked the RAM i would have thought the ram was bad, how did you check the ram? i would swap in a stick that you know works from another system.
Are there any errors in the event log? you could have a harddrive going bad.
if your system has been over heating for awhile now without your knowledge you may have a few damaged components. I have seen small form factor towers that got too hot and capacitors burned/exploded leaving a brown liquid behind on the motherboard... lovely!
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by SystemCheck In reply to wow - high temps
fresh thermal paste have been applied
pc clean, fans operational
ram i do have two spare sticks i can use
nothing in the error log, hdd thought about dont know how to test
mobo doesn't look like it blew up
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you have a nice aftermarket CPU Heatsink...
Just wondering: do you have speedstep enabled in the bios? also is the CPU fan in the correct slot on the mombo? Sometimes the system will increase/decrease RPM's based on thermals...
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the cpu fan uses molex connector which runs off the side case fan which runs of the secondary dvd burner (rarely used)
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Dynamite will release collected edition of one-shot JAMES BOND comics
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1. Any word on Dynamite's Casino Royale hardcover? That seems to have dropped off the radar.
1. They keep pushing the release date. It's now Feb. 13, but we'll see. I've stopped chasing it. I'll report on it when it actually comes out.
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3. How so? It seems like a completely logical thing for a publisher to collect all of their comics, and I'm glad that they're doing it. In American comics publishing, issues themselves are regarded as loss leaders by most publishers - especially smaller ones like Dynamite. They make their money off of the trade collections. So it's not the last drop really; it's the MAIN drop.
1. A hardcover is the only format I'm going to buy it in...
4. I’m glad this is coming as well – the Service and Solstice comics are among the best Dynamite has put out so far. (The Moneypenny one-shot was a bit inconsequential but I’m optimistic about M.)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38470 | Parashat Truma 5778
Divine Presence and Human Interpretation – Parashat Truma
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites
In this week’s Torah portion of Truma, we read the commandment “…and have them take for Me an offering… And they shall make Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst”. Afterwards, we read a detailed accounting of how this sanctuary – the Tabernacle (Mishkan) – should be built.
This temporary temple accompanied the Jewish nation during its wandering in the desert and in the Land of Israel until the Temple was built in Jerusalem. The instructions also included how the ritual objects within the Tabernacle should be made, including the Ark of the Covenant, the table, the menorah, and the altar.
When one examines the Tabernacle and its objects, one immediately thinks of a comparison with a home. This comparison comes up already in the scriptures when the Holy of Holies that contained the Ark is termed “the bed-chamber” (Kings II 11, 2). Other than that, the table and the menorah are basic furnishings that make a home suitable for living (compare with Kings II 4, 10: “and place there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp”). This leads one to wonder: Does God need a house to live in? Is it even conceivable that a transcendental God is limited to a specific place?
King Solomon, who built the Temple in Jerusalem, expressed this clearly on the day of the Temple’s establishment when he said:
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You; much less this temple that I have erected.
(Kings I 8, 27)
Despite this, he built the Temple based on the commandment in the Torah portion. What is the meaning behind this commandment? The sages of the midrash tried to answer this question through the following allegory:
This is compared to a king who had an only daughter. A prince came and married her. He wanted to return home and take his wife with him. The king (her father) said, "My daughter whom I have given to you is my only daughter. I can't separate myself from her, but I also cannot tell you not to take her for she is your wife. Rather do this favor for me: wherever you go, make me a small room so that I can live with you for I cannot leave my daughter. So said the Blessed be He to the Jewish nation: I gave you the Torah, I cannot separate myself from it; I also cannot tell you not to take it; but wherever you go, make Me a small room for me to live in, as ‘make me a sanctuary.’
(Exodus Rabba 33:1)
Using this interesting allegory, our sages linked the need for a temple with the Torah being given to the Jewish people. The Torah does not stand on its own; it is a result of the Jewish nation’s great story: the nation that received the Torah and took upon itself the role of living moral and sacred lives that serve as an example for the whole of humanity.
When the Torah was given to the Jewish nation, God seemingly let go of it. A dispute among sages in the Land of Israel two thousand years ago is described in the Talmud. The halachic (Jewish law) dispute became an argument of principle, with Rabbi Eliezer being in the minority opinion. Rabbi Eliezer called to Heaven to prove his opinion correct. Immediately, a heavenly voice (Bat Kol) rang out, "Why do you argue with Rabbi Eliezer? The law is like him at all times!" To protest, Rabbi Yehoshua arose and cited the verse in this week's portion, Lo Bashamayim Hee - [Torah] is not in Heaven." Since God gave the Torah to the Jewish people, at Mount Sinai, authority over Torah matters is here on Earth, not in Heaven! (Baba Metzia 59). Indeed, the Torah was given by God and left for interpretation by the sages.
However, God is not willing to part from the Torah. Complete separation between the Torah and its divine source leads to interpretations influenced by changing styles. What would seem in one generation to be moral and just might seem to another generation to be outdated and naïve. It is a spiritual tragedy to look at the Torah as a text that can be interpreted as one sees fit, leading to disconnection with all that is Jewish.
Therefore, God does not separate Himself from the Torah. He instructs to built him a sanctuary so that we remember that the “father” of the Torah never left her. Human interpretation is not unrestricted; it is contingent on principles, on ancient tradition, and must be taken seriously. This is how the temple preserves the Torah. This understanding accompanied the Jewish nation also throughout the long periods of time after the Temple’s destruction – throughout 2,000 years of exile – when Jews prayed and still continue to pray “Return in Your mercy to Your city, Jerusalem.”
Nowadays, the Western Wall serves as a symbol of our closeness with God through our glorious past. Young and old, from east and west, from north and south stream to the remnant of our Temple like ships returning to harbor. They wish to come in contact with something that no other place in the world can offer – their heritage and past, a reconnection with their eternal chain of generations.
Some of them come even for just a moment to experience the holiness that stems from somewhere beyond time and place. A holiness that stems from dozens of generations of yearning. A holiness rooted in our glorious past and age-old traditions with the power to ignite the soul.
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But Betstar was once known as Eskander's Betstar, a reflection of the fact that it was founded by father and son bookmakers Michael and Alan Eskander in 2007. Nonetheless, the site's current iteration should give you a good amount of assurance as to its reputability - and that's before you consider that it is both licensed and regulated by the Northern Territory Government.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38534 | Nothing Suits Me Like A Suit Uke tab by Neil Patrick Harris
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I know what you're thinking
Gm Gm
What's Barney been drinking?
Bb Bb Eb Eb
That girl was smoking hot
Yes I coulda nailed her
Gm Gm
But no it's not a failure
Bb Bb Eb Eb
'Cuz there's one thing she is not
Dm Dm
To score a ten would be just fine
Dm/C# Dm/C# C C
But I'd rather be dressed to the nines
Bb Bb Bb/A Bb/A Gm Gm
It's a truth you can't refute
Gm Gm Bb/A Bb/A Bb Bb C C
Nothing suits me like a suit!
F F Gm Gm
Picture a world where all the girls and boys
Bb Bb Eb Eb
Are impeccably well dressed
F F Gm Gm
That delivery guy in the jacket and tie
Bb Bb Eb Eb
That puppy in the double-breast
Dm Dm
That '80s dude in mutton chops
Dm/C# Dm/C# C C
That baby with a lollipop
Bb Bb Bb/A Bb/A Gm Gm
That lady cop who's kinda cute
Gm Gm Bb/A Bb/A Bb Bb C C
Nothing suits me like a suit!
Bb Bb Dm Dm
Wingman I can wear
Gm Gm
They're oh so debonair
F F F F G G Bb/A Bb/A Bb Bb C C C# C#
The perfect way to snare a girl with daddy issues
C# C# Dm Dm
In navy blue or black
Check out this perfect rack
Bb Bb F F C C
I want to give them a squeeze
Eb Eb Dm Dm
Oh really? Then answer these questions
If you pleaseee
Dm Dm
What would you do if you had to choose
Between your suits and a pot of gold?
Bb Bb
What would you say
If you gave your suits away
In return you'd never grow old?
What would you pick
One million chicks
Or a single three-piece suit?
It's moot!
What if world peace
Were within your reach...
Abbadabada I'm gonna stop you right there. It's suits.
Come on, Lily. Get your head outta your ass.
Two! Three! Four!
F F Gm Gm
Girls will go and girls will come
Bb Bb Eb Eb
But there's only one absolute
F F Gm Gm
Every bro on the go needs to know
Bb Bb Eb Eb
That there's no accepted substitute
Dm Dm
I'm sorry suits, let's make amends
Dm/C# Dm/C# C C
My Sunday best are my best friends
Bb Bb Bb/A Bb/A G G
Send casual Friday down the laundry chute
Bb Bb G G F F A A
Cause nothing suits the undisputed oft-saluted
Dm Dm C C Bb Bb C C
suitor of repute Like a wait for it
F F Gm Gm Bb Bb C#m C#m F F
Nothing suit him like a suit (suit up, suit up, suit up, suit up, suit)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38556 | "Helios" ASMR
Here the first video production of 2018:
"Helios" ASMR Monoband video installation
The images are a 5 years time lapse of Solar Dynamic Observatory (Over 5 000 000 photos!) around the Sun. It's a kind of oneiric and hell space journey on a visual level by dealing at the same time with a sound effect to reach a kind of ASMR phenomenon bringing a kind of neural joy: 'autonomous sensory meridian response' is described by some of those susceptible to it as 'akin to a mild electrical current in the brain…or the carbonated bubbles in a glass of champagne'. You have to look the video with a headphone or a 3D sound system.
Valéry Grancher 2018
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38569 | PS4 remote play: how to play console games on your PC
By Sherif Saed, Thursday, 7 April 2016 08:10 GMT
With just a few easy steps, you can play your PlayStation 4 games on your laptop or PC.
PS4 remote play: how to play console games on your PC
With the release of firmware update 3.50 for PS4, Sony has added the ability for users to stream games from the console to PC or Mac.
Before we get started, make sure your PC is running Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit), has a 2.67 GHz Intel Core i5-560M Processor or better, 2 GB of RAM, and 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution.
For Mac users, you need OS X Yosemite or OS X El Capitan, a 2.40 GHz Intel Core i5-520M Processor or better, and 2 GB of RAM.
To complete the initial set-up process, both the PS4 and target computer must be on the same network. You’ll be able to remote play over the internet in a later update.
On your PC or Mac
• Install the Remote Play App, which you can download here here for Windows PC, and here for Mac
• After installing, connect any DualShock 4 controller using a USB cable
On your PlayStation 4
-First, make sure your PS4 is set as your primary system (home console), skip the first step if you know it is.
• Go to Settings > PlayStation Network/Account Management near the top. Choose Activate as Your Primary PS4. It’ll say at the bottom whether or not it’s activated as your primary PS4. If it isn’t, click Activate.
• Go to Settings > Remote Play Connection Settings about halfway through. Click that, and make sure there’s a check mark next to Enable Remote Play
Back on your PC, launch the Remote Play App and click Start. It’ll ask you to log-in using the same details you’re using on PS4 (same PSN account), put in your details and wait a few moments and voila!
You can also adjust the stream resolution and quality settings, but not mid-session.
Simply start the app, go to Settings on the left and select your resolution, up to 720p. You can select the frame-rate from the menu below that, Standard is 30fps and High is 60fps, you’ll need more bandwidth for higher settings though.
Bonus: If you want to be able to stream games any time without having to manually turn on your PS4. Go to Settings > Power Saving Settings near the bottom. Choose Set Features Available in Rest Mode, and make sure both Stay Connected to Internet and Enable Turning On PS4 from Network are enabled.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38612 | Serves 10
Prep Time 0 minutes
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10 rice paper sheets, 8-inch size
5 cups red leaf lettuce, shredded
¾ cup blend of fresh Thai basil, mint leaves and
cilantro, chopped
1 ½ cups rice vermicelli (thin rice noodles), cooked
2 ½ lbs. Alaska Salmon fillets, 4 oz. strips, poached
or grilled, and seasoned
1. Soak rice paper sheets in warm water (about 100°F) until pliable, about 10 seconds. Lay flat on clean work surface to assemble rolls.
2. Place ½ cup lettuce, 1 Tbsp. basil blend and 2 Tbsp. vermicelli in the bottom third center of the rice paper.
3. Top with a salmon strip.
4. Fold the bottom of the rice paper up over the filling snugly, then fold in sides and roll up like a spring roll.
Suggested Side: Hoisin-Chili Peanut Sauce |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38627 | OH YEAH MAUREEN DOWD: So she had a sentence from a TPM post in her column. Her explanation: she didn't mean to lift an unattributed quote from Josh Marshall; she meant to lift an unattributed quote from some random friend of hers, who happened to be quoting Josh Marshall, unattributedly. Whatever, this is how the Internet works, words want to be free, and everybody copies everybody else constantly. (There is no actual news anymore.) Josh Marshall seems not to be terribly offended anyhow. [thejoshuablog]
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38632 | Certificate of Scholarship Templates
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• noun The daughter of Ceres who became the goddess of the underworld when Pluto carried her away and made her his wife.
from The Century Dictionary.
• noun A genus of gastropods, typical of the family Proserpinidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
• proper noun Roman mythology The ancient Roman goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld, her Greek equivalent is Persephone.
• proper noun astronomy 26 Proserpina, the asteroid.
• noun goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
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• "Proserpina" -- so named from the Flora of the Greeks, the daughter of
The Life of John Ruskin
• "Proserpina," etc. -- as well as his regular work at "Fors," and the St. George's Company was then taking definite form; -- and all the while the lady of his love was dying under the most tragic circumstances, and he forbidden to approach her.
The Life of John Ruskin
• Thistle as the emblem of Scotland in Ruskin's "Proserpina," pp. 135-139.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
• 'Proserpina' than is becoming, because I know not how far I may be permitted to carry on that which was begun in 'Fors.'
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers
• The object of 'Proserpina' is to make him happily cognizant of the common aspect of Greek and English flowers; under the term
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers
• 'Proserpina' to friends who know more of Botany than I, or have kindness enough to ascertain debateable things for me, I mean in future to do so, -- using the letter A to signify Amicus, generally; with acknowledgment by name, when it is permitted, of especial help or correction.
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers
• In the meantime, everything being again thrown out of gear by the aforesaid illness, I must let this piece of 'Proserpina' break off, as most of my work does -- and as perhaps all of it may soon do -- leaving only suggestion for the happier research of the students who trust me thus far.
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers
• 'For the present,' I say all this work in 'Proserpina' being merely tentative, much to be modified by future students, and therefore quite different from that of 'Deucalion,' which is authoritative as far as it reaches, and will stand out like a quartz dyke, as the sandy speculations of modern gossiping geologists get washed away.
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers
• In the following number of 'Proserpina' I have been tempted to follow, with more minute notice than usual, the 'conditions of adversity' which, as they fret the thistle tribe into jagged malice, have humbled the beauty of the great domestic group of the Vestals into confused likenesses of the
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers
• The truth of all popular traditions as to the healing power of herbs will be tried impartially as soon as men again desire to lead healthy lives; but I shall not in 'Proserpina' retain any of the names of their gathered and dead or distilled substance, but name them always from the characters of their life.
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38637 | WorldFish Center annual report 2005/06
The 2005 annual report looks back at a number of achievements made since 2004. For example, initiatives aimed at strengthening institutional foundation and research program. One of the highlights is the award of the World Food Prize to WorldFish scientist Dr Gupta.
WorldFish Center (2006)
WorldFish Center. Penang, Malaysia. 64 p. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38641 | Creative fun in
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4 th outline - Traditional one
I. Em has her drivers license
a. em has fight with parents
b. Em shuts herself up in her bedroom
c. Lilith and Daphne talk to her and tell her to apologize to her parents
d. Em apologizes
e. Em is in a bad accident
f. Lilith and Daphne tell her the Trickster is back
f. the two faeries left to visit the other faeries
h. they rush back to tell Emily they need help as the Queen, Elsa has been kidnapped by the trickster
II. Emily agrees to help, even thought she has a cast on her right leg and arm.
a. Emily leaves the house without leaving a note.
b. Brad discovers she is gone
c. The parents and Brad start searching for her in the forest
d. the Trickster keeps them confused as to where they are and where they are going.
e. The faeries help them find the way
f. They can't see the faeries.
III. The Trickster digs a very deep hole and covers it with pine needles, leaves, and things from the forest.
a. Emily falls into the hole
b. she has knocked the breath out of herself
c. When she wakes, she has twisted her left ankle.
d. Em tries to use her crutches to get out of the hole but she is too weak and unable to
e. It starts to drizzle rain and turn cooler.
f. emily begins to cough
IV. The Trickster comes back and stands looking down at Emily
a. He laughs and says he will be back for her after he finishes with the Queen Elsa.
b. Lilith and Daphne hurries to get the warrior faeries
c. The warrior faeries do their best to help get Em out of the hole
d. They can't get her out.
V. Em's parents and brother finally find her
a. they begin to devise a plan to get her out.
b. Em knows the Trickster will be back
c. Em sends the Faeries to Saph to get some special tea
d. Em has her parents and brother drink the tea. - work out this part. Brainstrom on How can she do this if they don't believe her about
the faeries?
VI. Emily's dad and brother find a large dead tree and they can put down to the bottom angleing to the top.
a. Em's brother walks down the tree and gets Em.
b. He slowly starts up the tree to the top
c. Em's dad meets him half way to help get her up to the top
VII. Emily's brother and dad get her to the top
a. Em begs her parents and brother to drink the tea she has
b. they finally give in and drink it
c. That is when they see Lilith and Daphne.
d. They think the drink had been altered, but Em asures them it has not.
VIII. The Trickster shows up and is realy angry that Em is out of the hole.
a. Em's parents and brother can see him now
b. Ems' dad said, now I believe what you told us when you found us and we got home.
c. The faeries, Lilith and Daphne fly to get the warrior faeries to come back and help
d. the Trickster raises his hand to shot the fire at them and Em yells for them to duck
e. The parents didn't get hit but realized they are in for a fight.
IX The warrior faeries come to help.
a. The warrior faeris use their swords and their magic to shoot fireballs back at the Trickster.
b. It back him up, but doesn't stop him.
c. Brad runs up and throws a large rock at his face and it hits him, almost knocing him down.
d. Now the Trickster is angrier than ever. He wants them all to be killed.
e. He shoots flames, he uses his large ugly hands to knock everyone down or swats the faeries far away.
X. The Trickster catches fire again.
a. One of the Warrior faeries shoots a fireball at his clothes and they catch fire.
b. they all watch as the Trickster burns one more time and becomes ashes.
c. emily says hurry, take his ashes and spread them far and wide so he can never come back again.
d. Every faerie there takes a portion of his ashes and fly away to distribute them far and wide as Em said.
e. Em and her parents and brother take the last few remaining ashes.
XI. Emily tells her parents and Brad that they must find Elsa before something bad happens to her.
a. The faeries and Em discuss where to look
b. em says she is sure Elsa is not in the Mausoleum
c. Brad says, even though she isn't there she coud be somewhere around or in the cemetary
d. They all start walking towards the old cemetary with the faeries.
XII. Everyone is at the old cemetary
a. The faeries fly up into the trees looking for her.
b. Brad walks around the out part of the cemetary with his parents, looking for anything that could be where she is
c. Emily, Lilith and Daphne stay inside of the cemetary and go from grave to grave, looking for anything that might give them a clue
of where she could be
XIII. Emily sees what appears to be a straw but is actually a piece of bamboo, sticking out of the ground.
a. She gathers everyone together and they start digging with anything they can find to dig with
b. After several minutes have gone by, they hit something solid.
c. Everyone digs faster and they find a tiny little box with a tiny piece of hollow bamboo sticking out of it.
d. the hole is very deep and it has taken them right at an hour to get to the box.
IX. Emily opens the box and finds Queen Elsa laying on the floor of it not moving.
a. In her haste, emily blows tiny bit of air into Elsa tiny mouth. then she calls Lilith and Daphne to do the same.
b. Lilith and Daphne each take turns, then Emily show them how to do CPR using her finger and very gently pushing on her diaphram
c. The faeries take their turns. All of a sudden, Elsa moves a tiny bit.
d. Em tells them not to stop.
e. Elsa is refived and sits up. It takes her a few minutes to realize where she is and what had happen.
f. the faeries take the grass binding off of Elsa so she can get up and move or fly around.
X. Elsa is amazed Emily family can see her and hear her.
a. Em explains about the tea.
b. Em ask Elsa why she didn't use her magic on the trickster.
c. Elsa explained her tied her up before she even knew what was happening. She needed her hands to work her magicl
d. Elsa tells the warrior faeris to go and make preperations for a big party for Em and her family.
e. They race off to make the preparatrions.
XI. First the faeries are firghtened because the family can see and hear them.
a. Elsa tells them not to be afraid as they are EVelyns family and they helped find her and saved her from death.
b. The faeries begin playing their music and dancing
c. Em watches her family as they watch the faeries and look at they different ones and she laughs
d. they asked why the laughter and she told them about her experienced when she first saw all of them too.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38649 | Bomb Games
Play bomb games at Bombs are a popular element that game developers use because explosions make for fun game mechanics. If you have nerves of steel, try defusing a bomb before the time runs out. Otherwise, try a game that involves placing bombs like a game styled after Bomber Man. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38657 | Windows 10 is on track for a billion users, but do independent stats confirm Microsoft's numbers?
Microsoft says Windows 10 is now running on 270 million devices, and that's in line with StatCounter's latest figures, but not NetMarketShare's. Their numbers may not be very accurate, but a widening divergence could raise suspicions...
Windows 10 progress graph
(Image: ZDNet)
In the opening keynote at Microsoft's Build conference in San Francisco, Terry Myerson announced that Windows 10 was now running on 270 million devices, as my colleague Ed Bott reported. Web developer Michael Gillett duly entered the number into his progress-tracking site (above), which shows that Windows 10 is running slightly ahead of target to reach a billion users in three years.
But is Microsoft's claim confirmed by the stats from NetMarketShare and StatCounter? Let's look at the numbers.
In the March results published on April 1, NetMarketShare credits Windows 10 with a market share of 14.15 percent. This shows above-average growth - 1.33 points - from February's figure, which was 12.82 percent.
Unfortunately, we have to guess how many active PCs there are, because nobody knows. However, it's generally accepted that there are around 1.5bn or 1.6bn, and you can adjust the total if you think it's too high or too low.
If we assume it's 1.6bn, then each percentage point represents 16m PCs, so 14.15 percent represents 226.4 million PCs. This is some way short of 270 million. In fact, on NetMarketShare numbers, we wouldn't expect to reach 270m for another couple of months.
StatCounter comes much closer. StatCounter's monthly figures give Windows 10 a usage share of 16.85 percent. Assuming there are 1.6bn PCs, this implies that 269.6 million PCs are running Windows 10, which is within a rounding error of Microsoft's claim.
On the other hand, StatCounter shows no significant growth from its March figure of 16.53 percent. That probably should not be the case, because this year, Microsoft extended its upgrades to domain-attached PCs, leading to some "unexpected" installations.
Of course, the stats are not directly comparable because the two companies are measuring different things. NetMarketShare is counting unique users, based on website visits, whereas StatCounter is counting website visits. People who spend all day on the web will be counted more often than those who use it once a week or once a month. In both cases, PCs restricted to corporate intranets, or permanently offline, won't be counted at all.
NetMarketShare balances its numbers to reflect global usage, which obviously varies from country to country. For example, Windows 10 has roughly twice the market share in the USA as it does in China, where (according to StatCounter), Windows XP still has 25 percent of the market.
Further, Microsoft has introduced another unknown by using the word "devices". This is perfectly reasonable because Windows 10 is a converged operating system that runs on PCs and tablets, smartphones, and the Xbox One games console, not to mention there's an Internet of Things version. There probably aren't a lot of non-PC devices running Windows 10 at the moment, but it does mean that counting PCs is no longer enough.
It will be interesting to see what happens to NetMarketShare's numbers over the next six months, especially after Microsoft stops offering free upgrades. A widening divergence between Microsoft's numbers and NetMarketShare's is bound to raise suspicions.
Update: There's some debate about whether the 1.6bn total includes Macs and Linux machines, or not. I assumed it did: they're all PCs. Either way, I generally take the view that 90m Macs doesn't really make any difference to the total, which is a guess at best.
However, Ed Bott tells me that if you strip the non-Windows machines out of NetMarketShare's numbers, Windows 10's market share rises to 15.6 percent (and Windows 7's to more than 57 percent). That would increase the number of Windows 10 PCs from 226.4m to 249.6m. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38667 | Nation of the forest
If Bhutan succeeds in preserving its extraordinary natural heritage, it will be because of Buddhism. But Bhutanese Yale alumni can take some credit.
By Cathy Shufro
Ice age
By Michael Obernauer
Before their time
The 1960s saw the first significant presence of black men in Yale College. Forty years later, a disproportionate number have died. Did the racial barriers they faced all their lives play a part?
By Ronald Howell
From the Editor
Correcting the record: sports and Batman
By Kathrin Lassila
Letters to the Editor
Our readers respond
Hair today
By Lauren Rosenthal
Where They Are Now
Make room for Daddy
By Mark Blankenship
Scene on Campus
A giant walk-in closet
Old Yale
Pioneers in chemotherapy
By Judith Schiff
Sporting Life
Winter sports highlights
By Alexander Goldberger
In Memoriam
Recent alumni deaths
Last Look
Boola Boola? |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38703 | Found 15 collections related to Architects
Lafferty, Robert Charles, 1880-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1681
.15 linear feet (1 v.)
Mayer, Albert
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1921
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Albert Mayer (1897- ) was an American architect, city planner and engineer. He was appointed planning advisor to the government of Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1947 to study rural development in the region. Collection consists of correspondence,... more
Cady, J. Cleveland, 1837?-1919
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4113
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Primarily outgoing letters from New York architect J. Cleaveland Cady to Gordon Lester Ford, dated 1866 to 1888. Also includes letters from Cady to E.S. Mills and other individuals, a few invoices and receipts, and a letter from Cady's wife, Julia... more
Lytton, L. Rogers, 1867-1924
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1823
.3 linear feet (1 box)
Legare Rogers Lytton (1867-1924) was an actor, director and architect of New York City. His real name was Oscar Legare Rogers. Collection consists of Lytton's diaries and notebooks containing architectural notes and drawings. Other topics include... more
Remey, Charles Mason, 1874-1974
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2555
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2892
16 linear feet (35 boxes)
Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (1867-1944) was an American architect and housing reformer. John Mead Howells and Stokes worked as partners in the architectural firm Howells and Stokes. In addition to his architectural work, Stokes was an organizer of... more
Kohlbach-Bickel family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6305
5.5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Maloney, Margaret Sarah McKim
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1853
2 linear feet (4 boxes, 2 volumes)
The collection consists of correspondence and other papers of prominent members of the interrelated McKim and Garrison families collected by Margaret McKim Maloney and others. Included are papers of architect Charles Follen McKim, abolitionists... more
Hering, Oswald Constantin, 1874-1941
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1387
3 linear feet (7 boxes)
Collection consists of papers of Oswald C. Hering, his third wife, Adelaide Arms Hering, and his mother, Fanny Field Hering; and includes correspondence, photographs, photostats, architectural drawings, clippings, printed ephemera, and books.... more
Magonigle, Harold Van Buren, 1867-1935
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1838
4 linear feet (10 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Butler family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssColl NYGB 18243
32.1 linear feet (77 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
The Butler, Huntington, Smith, Cooke, and Clinch families were united through intermarriage and included prominent lawyers, architects, doctors, judges, politicians, scientists, and land owners hailing from New York City, Long Island, Boston,... more
Wharton, Thomas Kelah, 1814-1862
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3306
1 linear foot (8 v.)
Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 734
3 linear feet (8 boxes, 8 v.)
Jenkins, George, 1908-2007
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 1976-002
76.5 linear feet (79 boxes)
George Jenkins was a set designer, lighting designer and architect. He designed for both theater and film. His most famous theatrical designs are Sly Fox (1976), Wait Until Dark (1966), more
Upjohn, Richard, 1802-1878
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3115
9 linear feet (17 boxes)
The papers consist of the records of the architectural firms of Richard Upjohn, 1839-50, and Richard Upjohn and Richard Michell Upjohn, 1851-1901, and papers relating to the Upjohn family.
Indicates that portions of this collection have been
digitized and are available online. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38719 | Debugging BIRT Javascript
Debugging BIRT Javascript
I was creating a report in order to answer a query that had been raised by a reader of BIRT for Beginners where they needed to use the List Box parameter within a report. In order to do this with BIRT I needed to use some Javascript in the beforeOpen event of my data set and I had a problem with the creation of this script. So I needed to find a way to examine the values of variables while the script was running to see what I was dealing with and where my error was coming from.
There are ways to switch on logging from BIRT and dropping values out to a log file, which you can examine after an execution, but this is a little long winded for quickly creating and debugging snippets of Java code, so I wanted to find a faster, more immediate way to interrogate my script variables.
Looking around on the web I came across a method that involves running BIRT in the console mode, which means that you get all output from your script generated immediately to a console window.
This is great because it means that you can tweak your script and learn the results immediately, making debugging a quick and efficient process.
First we need to launch BIRT in Console mode, so we get to see our console window alongside the main BIRT IDE.
Do this by running eclipsec.exe, using a command line like this:
“C:\BIRT 251\eclipsec.exe”
Notice that this is different to the usual eclipse.exe with the addition of the letter “c”, you will notice that BIRT runs in the normal way, but with a console available too.
To demonstrate the use of the console window for output, create a simple listing report based on any data set that you choose. For my example I used the ClassicModels customer table and just listed out all customers.
Next I created a small piece of script in my report, which simply setup a for loop, to display a counter. There are various areas within a BIRT report where you can access the scripting area so for our example I am going to use the data set.
Select your data set and then click on the script tab at the bottom of the main layout window, ensure that beforeOpen is the selected script event.
Enter this script:
{ (“Count is: ” + i);
This would seem to set up a for loop to increment a variable (i) value and stop when the value of i reaches 11, then print the value of i to the console window. But it contains an error.
Run your report and you should see the console window displays the error message:
The full version of this report, including screen shots and source code, in full colour pdf is available for free download at
To fix the script, change the reserved word “int” on line 1 to declare the i variable correctly, as follows:
{ (“Count is: ” + i);
The important thing to notice here, is that we have returned the value of the variable i to the console window while the report was running.
This can of course be applied to any variable that you have in your script and should help with your scripting and debugging efforts.
BIRT for Beginners, written by Paul Bappoo, the founder of the BIRT User Group UK presents an overview of the open source BIRT tools and the commercial enhancements available from Actuate, including…
• Eclipse BIRT Designer
• Actuate BIRT Designer
• iServer Express
• Interactive BIRT viewer
• Actuate BIRT Studio
• BIRT Spreadsheet Designer
With walkthrough tutorials of the main features, including screenshots, from installation through data selection to formatting reports and fully graphical Flash charting this book will have you creating your own reports from scratch in only a couple of hours.
If you are too busy to spend days learning software and want tangible results fast then BIRT For Beginners is for you.
When you buy the book you will automatically get access to the readers section of this web site which includes BIRT report request forms that you can distribute to your end users, extra chapters in PDF format and an ever growing library of reports, tutorials, reviews, tips & tricks.
Buy the book and get free membership of BIRT Reporting and the BIRT User Group UK at:
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Paul Bappoo is the author of BIRT for Beginners (which is available in paperback from, Amazon and Barnes and Noble amongst others) and has been an international technical software consultant and involved with computers for over 30 years. Paul has an interest in BIRT reporting, enterprise application integration, automated software testing, computer based training and enterprise system implementation. Paul runs the BIRT User Group UK and is a member of the BIRT-Exchange Advisory Council. He would be delighted to hear from you with your tips, tricks and stories about your usage of BIRT. If you have a question, a need for training or consulting or great tip to share with the community then drop him a line.
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(Steve here – one of our regulars, “Solarius Scorch,” aka Michal, and I talked about him doing a little writing for the Sanctum. He’s got a killer discussion here of magic and economics, and writes both fiction and fanfic. Get ready to see your worldbuilding a bit differently . . .)
– Nwabudike Morgan, „The Ethics of Greed” [Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri]
As we know, humans (and human-like beings) are not rational in their decisions and actions. This irrationality means their choices are not always correct nor optimal, as defined by whatever measure we apply: wealth, happiness, reason or anything else. This is because we have various goals of different natures: we have material needs, emotional needs, preconceptions and simple desires, which often conflict with one another. Thus, people aren’t always rational… but they are always economical.
Being economical essentially means choosing the most efficient ways to achieve our goals, however we define them. It is economical to build a road from your source of water to your home, because the initial effort will pay off by expending less effort in the long run. If someone chooses not to build a road, this is always because it would conflict with their other goals, such as for example “to preserve nature” or simply “to avoid physical work when possible”; therefore this decision is still economical, even if its rationality — or sensibility — is debatable.
This introduction serves to put into context what we’re looking at in the current article: the economy of magic. Magic, as understood in your general fantasy setting, is a prevalent element of social life; even if mages are rare, their products (for example, healing potions) usually aren’t. Therefore, a significant percentage of people have access to means of solving their problems that are fundamentally different from our own experience, or of our ancestors. And naturally, as economical beings, they will use these means, as long as they are more attractive than their non-magical equivalents.
As you can perhaps guess by now, this article’s main argument is: if you have magic in your world, then the world will work fundamentally differently from our own. How much they differ depends on certain factors, such as average accessibility to magic, but the eventual implications will always be complex, deep and affecting the entire society. Therefore you cannot have European Middle Ages with functional magic, because it will no longer look like The Middle Ages! You will end up with a completely new reality that must be largely designed from scratch, as dictated by economics and social sciences.
Let me elaborate on this. To investigate a suitable example, let’s stick with the healing potions and other healing magic for now. Even if they aren’t any better in what they are supposed to be doing than a non-magical treatment, buying affordable healing potions on the market is certainly much handier than carrying a bunch of first aid kits, not to mention hiring a professional healer to use them. A healing potion (or remove poison potion, cure disease potion etc.) may be more expensive, but as long as the cost isn’t prohibitive, certain people (adventurers, explorers, ninja etc.) will use them widely, creating significant demand on the market. Such a demand will certainly result not only in lowering the potion’s prices, bringing even more people into the customer base, but will also change how people perceive healthcare in general: that it’s a matter of fast, straightforward magic rather than unpleasant, long treatments. Non-magical healers would likely be reduced to a small caste of elites that deal with atypical diseases that somehow lie outside the potions’ abilities, or natural medicine folk who mostly tend to the poor. Having a steady supply of potions of cure anything will cause most people to not really care about doctors anymore, instead relying on alchemists (or demonologists, if you want to have a darker twist to this scenario) to ensure their well-being. As you can see, everything related to healing becomes completely overhauled because of one trivial potion we all know so well! And that’s only if we assume potion medicine is only as good as the mundane medicine, even though we all know it’s probably untrue in many cases.
Let us test another example: teleportation. Of course, in most fantasy settings such magic is considered advanced and uncommon. Nevertheless, it is used by a number of specialists, and it doesn’t take many people with extraordinary travel technology to leave a mark on society. First of all, teleportation allows one to instantaneously send people across distances that would normally take weeks or months of travel, often in unpleasant conditions. Even if teleporting large volumes of matter was impossible or impractical, there would be many wealthy people willing to pay for personal transport, or for teleportation of a small shipment. After all, such travel is not only much more comfortable, but also very fast; and in the case of a kingdom-wide important event, like an election, sudden coronation or king’s illness, who wouldn’t pay a hefty price to get there first?
Therefore, teleporting animate or inanimate matter is important, but not as important as teleporting information. This instant communication enables information travel at great speeds, comparable with telegraphs (at least between major centres, where teleportation services are accessible). (This aspect of teleportation also applies to all sorts of long-distance telepathy and similar magic.) You see, feudalism is a form of government most suited to a dispersed society, with significant autonomy given to those who will maintain kingdom’s reign over their territory. These autonomic, hierarchical centres of power are unsuited for everyday cooperation: they are mostly rivals, not friends (as seen in “Game of Thrones”, for example). Bringing them closer to each other, even by instant communication, will likely create very fast rise in tensions, any seeds of dissent in a kingdom will grow exponentially, and I bet we’d have a full-scale war within a year. No feudal government could endure something like this; they would have to evolve or perish. No more Middle Ages, folks.
Since teleports are so fascinating, let’s take at yet another aspect of them: warfare. Almost all ancient and medieval tactics relied upon physical relations between objects, for example if a unit faces another unit or if there is a wall between us and them. If we shatter this system by introducing teleports, all medieval imagery goes out the window: it is pointless to maintain a formation if we can be attacked from behind at any given time, and the most iconic troops — knights, cavalry, pikemen, longbowmen — lose many or all of their advantages. The actual result will of course depend on how rare teleportation is in the given setting, but even if it is fairly weak/expensive, it will still be used at times and will leave a fingerprint on warfare; and if it’s strong (like in Dungeons and Dragons, where you need something like a 4th or 5th spellcasting level, but there are easy-to-read scrolls too), we end up with units blinking around the battlefield and teleporting each other high in the air, which may be hilarious, but looks nothing like a proper fantasy battle. I won’t even start on castles and how teleportation makes them next to useless… Honestly, teleportation is a bitch.
What do these several thought experiments on two common magical effects — healing items and teleportation — tell us? That it’s basically impossible to have a world with magic that isn’t completely different from what we know? Now, that wouldn’t be much fun; and it wouldn’t exactly be true either. At the end, let’s have a look at four (of many) possible ways to prevent this from happening:
Masquerade. The name of this trope was made popular by the Vampire: The Masquerade game, but it is extremely common in fiction. As the TV Tropes website explains it, “whatever supernatural or extraordinary groups in the series (…) must hide their existence from consensus reality”[1]. In other words, the general public remains blissfully unaware of magic, or at least of anything conclusive or useful. And if we can believe something like this can be upheld in our world, full of cameras, TVs, tabloids and taxes, surely it would work much better in a fantasy setting? An idea of “no magic in the Middle-Ages… officially!” may not be much in line with the most popular RPGs, but it is fairly common in books and movies, from The X-Files to Dracula. Clandestine mage organizations, vaguely-speaking alchemists, priests performing “acts of faith” or creepy fellows commanding animals that certainly aren’t normal — all this rings a bell to almost anyone, and it can be used to great potential. Playing a brash, fireball-tossing wizard is fun, but playing a fireball-tossing person who also needs to hide their talents from the society is probably more interesting. Just remember to include some proper reasons to maintain the Masquerade in the first place, and you’re good to go.
Non-functional magic. Magic in RPGs usually exists primarily in ways that are simple, easily understandable and easy to utilize: be it spells, potions or some other form, they are all tools for a specific end; in short, it is a type of technology, even if it doesn’t rely upon any tangible machines (compare Way With Worlds: The Differences Between Magic And Technology[2]). And such magical technology is in many respects better than mundane technology, because it works way faster and more economical (even including the high costs of hiring a professional). Therefore, non-magical means of solving problems lose and disappear, as we’ve seen in the examples above. However, if we make a magic system that cannot produce desirable effects, it changes everything: non-magical specialists are still needed! Such non-functional magic can take several forms, the most extreme being “magic has no practical use at all and could as well not exist” to the more moderate “magic works, but is so inefficient (random, for example) it cannot be relied upon” to the relatively weak “magic exists and works well, but its effects are very limited — for example, speaking with the dead” to make it easier to tame. Of course such magic would be hard to work with for both the GM and the players, but could also make for an extremely interesting campaign theme: a functional magic is essentially a boring tool, while a non-functional magic can be mysterious and possibly fascinating.
Unique abilities. This is yet another popular way out: magic exists and works, but is limited to very specific people and cannot be taught to just anyone, or reproduced by some other means. The most obvious example would be Harry Potter, although in reality there are far too many spellcasters in that setting: I am thinking no more than a hundred mages worldwide, and most of them detached from everyday life. This is somewhat represented by the land of Middle-Earth, but also by many superhero settings, by the five sorcerers in Fate series etc. Forget magical universities or wizard taxes: you are essentially a walking god, unique and awe-inspiring!
Suspension of disbelief. This last solution may at first look like surrender: weren’t we considering all this in order to maintain logic instead of just winging it? Well no, it’s not about giving up. Simply, sometimes reality works in such random and even wondrous ways that something clearly illogical becomes real. Such instances are very rare, and certainly hard to work into a world, but sometimes it just happens that something deemed impossible by the old theory actually takes place — the bumblebee takes flight, another theory needs to be made. So, if all else fails, you can always fall back onto the “yes, you think it’s a stupid idea, but you are seeing it now with your own eyes!” argument; it’s okay as long as you do it sparingly, if it helps you have fun. Hell, the players might even try to find out why this works, which admittedly makes for an interesting goal in a campaign — but if they do, may gods protect you if you ignore them!
Naturally, this article left many aspects of magic economy completely untouched; it merely pointed out a few problems and some proposed solutions. The rest will certainly come up in your adventures sooner or later. Good luck!
(Thanks Michal! – Steven Savage)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38773 | Daniel Garijo I am a researcher at the Information Sciences Institute of the University of Southern California. I also collaborate with the Ontology Engineering Group at the Artificial Intelligence Department of the Computer Science Faculty of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
My research activities focus on e-Science and the Semantic Web, specifically on how to increase the understandability of scientific software and scientific workflows using their provenance (i.e., steps, outputs, inputs, intermediate results) and exposing them as Linked Data.
Throughout my research I have always been keen to learn new technologies and analyze how the work done by others could apply to my own. As a result, I have participated in standardization efforts and collaborated with different researchers throughout my career, which have led to significant contributions to my PhD work. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38789 | Encyclopedia > Optical isomerism
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Optical isomerism
Optical isomerism is a form of isomerism (specifically stereoisomerism) whereby the different 2 isomers are the same in every way except being non-superimposable mirror images(*) of each other. Optical isomers are known as chiral molecules (prounounced ki-rall) .
First discovered by Louis Pasteur in the nineteenth century, the study of optical isomerism is called stereochemistry. Optical isomers are often called stereoisomers (in fact, stereoisomers constitute a more general group, since stereoisomerism needn't necessarily imply optical activity).
Two types of molecules which differ only in their relative stereochemistry are said to be enantiomers of each other. A mixture of equal amounts of both enantiomers[?] is said to be a racemic mixture.
This form of isomerism can arise when an atom (usually carbon) is surrounded by four different functional groups. Swapping two of the groups round can arise in two different molecules - mirror images of each other.
A rule for determining which isomeric form (usually called D-... and L-...(**)) an amino acid is, is called the CORN rule. The groups:
COOH, R, NH2 and H (where R is an unnamed carbon chain)
-- - -
are arranged round the chiral center C-atom. If the above groups are arranged clockwise round the atom then it is the L-form. Anticlockwise means the D-form.
Properties of optical isomers
They are identical with respect to ordinary chemical reactions, but differences arise when they are in the presence of other chiral molecules. For example Spearmint chewing-gum and Caraway seeds respectively contain L-carvone and D-carvone - enantiomers of carvone. These smell differently to most people because our taste receptors also contain chiral molecules which behave differently in the presence of different enantiomers.
D-form Amino acids tend to taste sweet whereas L-forms are usually tasteless. This is again due to our chiral taste molecules. The smells of oranges and lemons are examples of the D and L enantiomers.
Penicillin works by stereoisomeric means. The antibiotic only works on peptide links of D-alanine which occur in the cell walls of bacteria - but not in humans. The antibiotic can only kill the bacteria and not us because we don't have these D-amino acids.
The anti-nausea drug Thalidomide was widely prescribed to pregnant women until it was linked to birth defects. It was later discovered that one enantiomer was responsible for the teratogenic effects.
(*)The term non-superimposable distinguishes mirror images which are superimposable, such as the mirror image of the letter "A", on the original, from those that aren't. The classic example of this are human hands--the left hand is a non-superimposable mirror image of the right hand: No matter how the two hands are oriented relative to one another, one cannot line up all the major features of one hand with the other, whereas such an operation is trivial for a non-chiral mirror image (eg, our letter "A").
(**)The two different optical isomers are usually prefixed with D-... or L-... as derived from their being either dextrorotatory or levorotatory. The shortened forms of dextro and levo are also used as are + and - for optical isomers that rotate plane polarized light to the right and left repectively.
A new approach, the Cahn Ingold Prelog priority rules, uses the R-... or S-... to name the chiral[?] molecules based on the atomic numers of the atoms or groups of atoms, the ligands[?], that are attached to the chiral center. The ligands are given a priority (the higher the atomic number the higher the priority) and if the priorities increase in a clockwise direction, they are said to be R-.... Otherwise, if they are prioritized in a counterclockwise direction they are said to be S-.... The R-... / S-... scheme is not mappable to any of the previously mentioned notations; they are based on the direction of rotation of polarized light and the R-... / S-... scheme is based on atomic number. One cannot predict the other.
Photons in polarized light all oscillate in a geometric plane as opposed to the random oscillations they present normally. That plane is bisected by an axis determined by the photon's direction of travel. In otherwords: optically active isomers rotate the plane that the photons oscillate in. The polarized light is actually rotated in a racemic mixture as well but it is rotated to the left or right each time it passes through the one of the two optically active isomers, that are actually enantiomers of each other, and yielding a net rotation of zero degrees. Since it is rotated a small amount each time it interacts with or passes through the atoms and particles that make up an optically active molecule. This assumes that it will pass through an equal number of dextro and levo molecules. The rules of entropy should assure such a system. And give us equations to calculate the rotation of the polarized light based upon the concentrations of all of the optically active isomers in the solution, and the amount of solution that the polarized light passes through. Somebody want to play "fill in the data?"
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38801 | Anagrams – literary fun with word
What is an anagram? How to create anagrams?
Anagrams otherwise fun with word. Anagram is a very sophisticated form of literary games. It involves swapping letters or syllables of any word, phrase, or an entire sentence in such a way as to give rise to another word or phrase having its own meaning. Name anagram derived from two Greek words: ana gramma, meaning “over the letter.
An example of an anagram resulting from the shift case is mary-army“. A simpler way to get an anagram is to arrange the letters of the word in reverse order as such. Saddam-Maddass,” but sometimes it can produce an unexpected result, as in the word “kayak-kayak.” Another of the quick ways to get an anagram is trying to shift its syllables of Paternal – Parental“. For most words we should look for anagrams resulting from the conversion of letters and in this way to the previously used embodiment can receive another pair of words mary-myra.
Where they are used anagrams?
One way to use diagrams are word games, consisting of saving guess the original meaning of the stored ruling. This game can be very developmental for our brain and helps enrich vocabulary.
Arranging angrams requires imagination and creativity, so they sometimes are used for inventing nicknames of artist, for example Vivian Darkbloom is an anagram of the writer named Vladimir Nabokov. Giving nicknames in the form of anagrams of names manifested itself also in the form of satire, such as. Salvador Dali was called Avida Dollars (trans. Greedy for dollars), Gregory House – Huge ego, sorry, or Polish Norwid – On drwi (trans. He scoffs).
Another way to use the anagrams was the encryption of scientific discovery, which was to protect it from competition. The discovery of the rings of Saturn, Galileo wrote in this way: “SMAISMRMILMEPOETALEVMIBUNENUGTTAVIRAS,” which meant “Altissimum planetam tergeminum observavi” (trans. The highest planet watched as triple).
Huygens after the discovery of Saturn’s moon named later a Titan, he wrote in the form of an anagram, a description hiding explanation of variable appearance of Saturn as “aaaaaaacccccdeeeeeghiiiiiiillllmmnnnnnnnnnooooppqrrstttttuuuuu” which meant “Annulo cingitur, tenui, plano, nusquam cohaerente, ad clipticam inclinato” (trans. It is surrounded by thin, flat disk that it does not touch anywhere and is inclined to the ecliptic). Hooke their right originally announced as “ceiiinosssttuv,” which was translated into “Ut tensio, sic vis” (trans. What extension, such a force).
Examples where use has anagrams are many, but anyone can use them for their own needs and totally free, just a little bit of ingenuity. |
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How to make this or what's it called?
That's what I was thinking, but I'd like to make the pattern. Seems to be just some multi color gradients I guess, just not sure how to do that in Inkscape or if it's worth the hassle.
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MHMK2 Jagged cuts
You might have multiple issues, looks like one is offset at the very least. What does the machine test look like? Just load some vinyl and hit the test button on the cutter.
3. Most programs can do it but you will need to do a little math. You simply need to distort an image on a curve, the trick is figuring out the size of said curve. Here is an earlier thread talking about doing just that.
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AI or Inkscape plugin compatible cutters
I got thinking this morning, AI allows for users to create scripts. And since a real cutting program is needed that a plug-in can link to, a user could simply create their own script to save the file off as a temp.eps some place then have the script open the temp.eps with the cutting program. It's a fair bit of work/research to figure out how to write a script to do this and save you basically 2 steps, but it would give the illusion of doing everything from AI.
5. I believe that is just Tripp-Lite's version of the adapter cable you already have. It might work, but again, it's a parallel port and few, if any, of us here have experience with getting such an adapter to work or running a plotter via the parallel port. In theory, you should be able to buy that cable, install any drivers associated with it and you should have a new LPT port on your computer that you can then use in your software. My recomendation would be these two item: Tripp-Lite USB-2-Serial - https://www.tripplite.com/usb-serial-adapter-cable-usb-a-db9-male-male-5-ft~U209000R 25 to 9 pin Null Modem Cable - https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Cross-Wired-Serial-Modem/dp/B00066HL50/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=25+to+9+pin+null+modem+cable&qid=1601917797&sr=8-3 Note: I'm making the assumption you need a null modem cable. If it turns out you need a straight cable, this would be the one you'd want https://www.amazon.com/Your-Cable-Store-Female-Serial/dp/B002I9XYCC/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=25+to+9+pin+serial+cable&qid=1601917952&sr=8-3
6. darcshadow
AI or Inkscape plugin compatible cutters
Well it's true, in theory you can do everything from AI, although I am not finding a generic plotter plugin like what Inkscape has, which I would think would be pretty easy to make. I did find plugs for other programs like Cut Master 4. So it would seem if they are determined to us AI, they will still have to buy some sort of cutting program in order to get a plugin.
7. You have some stray nodes or something. Look at your design in wire frame, and/or node edit mode to find the stray nodes. if you still can't find the node, draw a box around what you want to keep then select all and from the welding tools menu select Intersect. That should delete anything not inside the box you just drew.
8. No, Com1 would be a serial port connection, you are trying to use the parallel port connection, which none of us have any experience with it appears. Your plotter uses a 25 pin serial port, nothing special about it, they were common back in the day. 9 pin is the standard now but you can easily find adapters to go from 9 to 25, or even a cable that is 9 on one end and 25 on the other. My suggestion would be to get the tripp-lite adapter, figure out if you need a straight cable or a null modem cable, probably null modem, then buy the cable with 9 pin on one end and 25 on the other, or a standard 9pin cable and a 9-to-25 adapter
9. ok, what you did there was add a TCP/IP address as a printer port. This would be used if you had a printer on a network. So what you did, won't hurt anything, but it doesn't help either. Are you sure you installed the driver for the UTP? The drivers haumana found for you are the comm ports and I don't believe are the drivers you need for the parallel port. don't click the add port, you just click the check box on the port you want to use and then click ok. if you expand the first column out so you can see the full name, what are the full names, also expand out the description, what is the full description?
10. Also, have you tried running Flexi again, and do you still get that error about communicating with Production Manager?
11. Ok, I suspect now that you do not have the driver for the USB-2-Parallel adapter installed. Does the adapter have any markings on it other than what is in the photo you posted? Also, in one of your early post you said you had a problem on the LPT1 port but that went away when you put in an IP address. Where did you put an IP address in?
12. Something just occurred to me, you are using the parallel port on the plotter but we're trying to use the comm port in the software, that's not going to work. In your device manager, you have two Digi RealPort entries and a Printer Port, which ones disappear when you unplug your USB adapter cable?
13. No, I just think this portion was an unnecessary step. If it still doesn't work, you can try going in and changing it to comm1, but I'd continue on with installing Flexi and trying it out first.
14. That installed it as a printer which it's not so I don't really know why it let you install it like that anyway. Also, while you have an LPT1 port appear in your device manager, you do not actually have a LPT1 port that you can access. You've got your cutter connected via a serial port so you should have selected Comm 1 or what ever it is on. Again, this part of the install I don't believe matters because it's not a printer.
15. If that's the case that would explain the error you were getting last. Sounds like something in the program got corrupted and confused the computer. Hopefully reinstalling will fix that issue.
16. Step 4 could be part of the problem as well. You have your adapter plugged directly into the plotter. I don't know about parallel adapter cables, but I know serial adapter cables will not work like that.
17. You might try running Flexi as an admin. If logged in as an admin I don't remember ever having to do that, but I know in Windows 10 even if logged in as an admin, you still need to select run as admin some times. Worth a shot anyway. If that or safe mode doesn't work, I'd try uninstalling and reinstalling Flexi. As for the LPT1 port, that would be what you would select if your computer had a parallel port and you had the cutter plugged directly into that port. It looks like there is a DB9 serial port on your plotter in that photo and you're running Windows XP, so I assume it's an older PC, any chance it actually has a serial port? If using the DB9 serial comm port would be an option and you wouldn't need any adapters, just the cable.
18. That baud rate is low but the key is matching the baud rate on the machine to the baud rate in the software. The default setting for my MHs was 9600 but I've seen reports on here of others being 4800, just have to check the machine to be sure.
19. darcshadow
AI or Inkscape plugin compatible cutters
That's more a software thing then a cutter thing. You can cut directly from Inkscape, you just have to set the comms setup and the plotter has to use either the HPGL or DMPL language, which most do.
20. What I do, is with the roll sitting on the stand rollers I put the end of the vinyl in the machine then hold it with one hand and roll the roll with the other taking out the slack. This usually squares it up pretty good, then just put the clamps down, unroll what will be needed for the cut and hit go.
21. Load the vinyl then manually advance it the length you will need.
22. darcshadow
Problem with cut in MH721-MK2
You calibrate the software to the cutter. For example, the software tells the plotter to move 1 inch, the plotter moves 1.1 inches. so the software needs to be adjusted to account for that extra 10% travel. Could just be the photo, but those squares look slightly taller than wide to me.
23. darcshadow
Vinyl Express Cutter RII series
yeah, that's true, solenoid being wired "backwards" wouldn't actually effect anything. The signal going to the solenoid is inverted, that could be driver, software, or motherboard issue.
24. darcshadow
Issue with Signblazer 6.0 and Redsail Vinyl plotter
Is it cutting random, or is it cutting exactly the same every time for a given design. If it's cutting exactly what you have in the image above then your problem is that it's not lifting the blade when cutting and you likely have a fried Z-chip.
25. darcshadow
Tapered glasses and stuff
You have to account for two distortions, and the image will always look a little off if you're not looking at it exactly straight on. First you need to account for the curve of the glass. Since glass is an inverted truncated cone use the diameter of the cup about where the middle of the design would be. Easiest way to do that would be to take a string and wrap it around the cup where the design will be, that will get you the circumference. Divide that number by Pi, 3.14, to get the Diameter to use in the equation below. H = h/w*D*sin(w/D) h - height of image w - width of image D - diameter of cup H - new height for image And here is a discussion on how to account for the tapered shape of the glass which includes a spreadsheet to do the math so you can create a template. Even with all this, there's still can be a bit of experimentation to get the design perfect but I've been pretty pleased with my results. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38825 | Muz Karabaev
Muz Karabaev - Founder
Muz is a serial entrepreneur having founded various companies in fintech, publishing and logistics. Most recently he was founder and CEO of and delivery company based in Dubai that was sold to Souq part of Amazon in 2017. Muz also founded Finnet Limited a London based development company with key development staff in Uzbekistan. Finnet developed an SMR focused workflow support tool which is active with companies particularly in the Middle East.
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Akhmad Abud
Akhmad is based in Tashkent Uzbekistan leading the team of developers working on the Exercise Engine® for GymPraaktis.
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Ilkhom is a senior developer specialising in artificial intelligence, big data and analytics.
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Khurshid is a developer working on the core engine technologies and motion capture and analysis.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38834 | Author's Bias | Interpretation: conservative
Inclination: promise | Seminary: none
Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet
Excavating the ancient Babylonian city of Sippar (Tell Abu Habbah) during 1880 – 1882, Assyriologist Hormuzd Rassam recovered nearly 130,000 inscribed tablets and fragments, which are presently housed for study at the British Museum.
Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet
This clay tablet is less than 2.5 inches!
© Biblearchaeology.org
In 2007, Assyriologist Michael Jursa published his work deciphering a tiny Akkadian cuneiform inscribed tablet from this collection. He discovered that it was a record of a donation of gold by an official named Nabu-sharrussu-ukin to the Temple of Esangila located in Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.
Dated to 595 B.C., this tablet is significant to biblical scholars for two reasons:
Donation date of "year 10 of Nebuchadnezzar"
The date explicitly establishes when the tablet was made which was during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (reign 605 – 562 B.C.). Just a little earlier in 597 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar attacks Judah and takes Jerusalem in response to the rebellion of Jehoakim and Jehoiachin. Approximately 10,000 captives were deported including the prophet Ezekiel (Ezek 1:1-3; 2 Ki 24:8-20; 2 Chron 36:6-10).
"Nabu-sharrussu-ukin the chief eunuch"
The Akkadian name Nabu-sharrussu-ukin, phonetically Nebo-Sarsekim, was equivalent to the Hebrew name Sar-sekim, and to this name, the Bible attached the title "the Rab-saris," which meant "chief eunuch."
Eunuchs were common in Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian courts, and there were several with the title of "chief eunuch" functioning as officials for the king (2 Ki 18:17; Jer 39:13).
The Bible refers to Nebo-Sarsekim only once and approximately 9 years after the Nebo-Sarsekim tablet. Jeremiah’s account referred to 586 B.C., when Nebuchadnezzer, in response to the rebellion of Zedekiah, destroyed Jerusalem, the Temple and many Jews. Of the surviving Jews, numerous were deported to Babylon (2 Ki 25:1-7; Jer 34:1-7; 39:1-7; 52:2-11).
The work of Hormuzd Rassam and Michael Jursa is significant in providing further evidence for the historicity of the Bible and specifically the record of Jeremiah. It is remarkable that a single tiny tablet (less than 2.5 inches in length) has survived 2700 years to reveal the name and title of a Neo-Babylonian court official who the Bible mentions only once with the same name and title of the same period.
1. Wood BG, "Nebo Sarsekim found in Babylonian Tablet" in Bible and Spade (Summer, 2007).
2. Gaeblein FE ed., The Expositor's Bible Commentary, vol. 6, Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House (1992).
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38865 | Its a very strange thing to be pregnant. Sure, its the most natural thing in the world. Women have been doing it for ages. Most of them seem to be quite good at it. I never thought of it happening to me, in fact I was thoroughly disinterested in the whole idea. But I believe that children choose their parents and I think our young lady is very strong willed and wasn’t about to take “I quite like my lifestyle thank you very much” as an answer. So here we are.
There is a lot that goes on with this whole making a human lark that makes a lady (or me) very happy. I get some lovely hormones that make that feeling you get when you hold a puppy, kitten, or tasty leg of turkey just happen by magic. I also get clear glowing skin, healthy and fast growing nails and hair and a very healthy appetite (to be fair, I’ve always had that. Now I just get to listen to it). I get to buy little playsuits with the tiniest feet and the littlest beanies to match. I get to give a child the absolute best father a little girl could possibly have and watch that lovely man fall in love with her even before she arrives.
What the hell is the go with waking up feeling like you’ve been kicked in the hips and punched in the shoulders? And yes. I do have a pregnancy pillow. And sleep with a pillow between my legs. And why do ads for toilet paper that involve puppies make me cry? Would a jury convict me if I answer the call my hormones put out to kill the next customer service expert who pisses me off? Why do women need to tell me their horrific and graphic birthing stories? On which planet is it considered socially acceptable to walk up to a stranger and talk about your vagina, your haemorrhoids or your libido?
I’ve been given quite a lot of advice lately. Some of it I even asked for. So here’s some for you if you’re ever chatting to a preggers lady. Some days she will feel blissed out like a little buddha meditating on the miracle of new life. And other days she might feel sick and weak and in pain and scared that she’s going to fuck up the life of a precious little being just by being herself. And other days are somewhere in between. So try not to start a sentence with “you must be feeling..” – just ask her how she is. And don’t freak out if she isn’t turning cartwheels. It can be difficult with sore hips. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38881 | The Real Lion Queen
The Real Lion Queen (2013)
The circle of life is broken in Zambia’s Liuwa Plains National Park. Settlers, poachers, and professional hunters have almost wiped out the lion population, leaving just one lioness in the vast wilderness… but not for long. This is the story of “Lady Liuwa,” a lion queen without a kingdom, and Herbert Brauer, a wildlife cinematographer on a six-year journey to find her a mate in hopes of forming a new pride. It’s a mission full of setbacks and disappointments, chaos and danger, and the magic of unexpected relationships.
Produced by: Peter Lamberti
Running Time: 60 minutes |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38891 | 1964-05-09 - Heroing Business
Summary: Jean nearly captures Spider-Man, but eventually sees the light.
Related: None
Theme Song: None
peter jean
"Seriously, Manny. This is what, three times now?" The cheerful sing song voice is heard this late at night on the streets of Manhattan. It's out of place considering the time of night, not to mention the look of the scene about which it's making comment. It's just one of those lonely halos of light in the streets of the city. A sad lamp post with halogen bulb flickering and fizzling with the occasional dead moth that gets zapped and falls to the ground. But dangling underneath that lamp post is a rather burly looking man… hanging upside down by a healthy dose of webbing that binds him there.
Sloooowly, the man twists in the wind with the webs clinging to his black canvas pants and turtleneck. His black knit cap has fallen to the ground beneath him, resting in the gutter along with a big black sack of contraband that's webbed to the lamp post as well. It's only then, however, that the creator of those webs becomes apparent as he crawls into that halo of light, balancing upon the top of the lamp post and looking down at his most recent victim.
"Most cat burglars have left Midtown by this point, or at least have changed up their MO. What's the deal, buddy?"
"Aww, c'mon Spider-Man. Just call the cops already. Bad enough ya gotta nick me, do you gotta talk at me all the time?"
Westchester was the first sighting of the woman in all black. The woman who occasionally allowed a glimpse of her red hair to be seen before the dashing cloak that she wears fans with the gust of the wind as she turned and disappeared from sight. Some of the old crones who look outside of the window to see heroism at work spread small tales that the woman was flying. Another would say that she should be ashamed of herself for not being home with whatever husband or man that she takes care of to prepare his dinner.
Some would confuse her for a mother of four who needed to early rise in the daytime to get the children to school. One almost actually caught her walking Wags and Darla, but with a quick lie and a shake of her head, she immediately squashed that rumor and offered to bake brownies.
Too close to home, time to move.
Midtown is where she stalks. High upon the rooftops, exercising her right and freedom to leap from rooftop to rooftop. It was a practice. Telekinetics at play, pushing her with a gust of air when she felt she may not make it, landing upon the rooftops with a heavy thud and a roll to ease the harsh blowback upon her knees and a kip up to keep running. It was easy going. Smooth sailing. Jean Grey was the night. Jean Grey was going to be the hero that the city needs, but not the one it deserves…
..or something like that.
Which is when she happens upon a peculiar scene. The newly born self proclaimed hero of Midtown Just for the Night skids to a stop at the sound of the voices. While unlike others, she didn't have amplified hearing and could only guess as to what was going on, but a peer over the side of the building causes alarm.
Anyone who reads the news and watches television would know that Spider-Man is a hero. But it all depends on WHAT you watch. What you read. He could be a hero. He -could- be a menace. He -could- be shaking someone down, or he -could- have been stopping a robbery.
But those green eyes squint as she watches the display, her hand slowly reaching for an idle and well placed brick from the side of the roof.
And with careful aim, she heaves it up over her head, and launches it down towards the crimson avenger with as much gusto as a five year old tossing a ball.
"Unhand him!" She shouts, and cringes at her words. Eesh, gotta work on that.
The jangle of his spider-sense is actually a little surprising. Well, moreso than usual. It's a warning that snaps his attention to the side, up… and seemingly with no physical hint at all he's leaping straight up into the air, a splay-fingered hand catching the brick wall of the building and letting him flip upside down to cling to the surface and arrest the ensuing fall he would have experienced.
"Unhand him?" The voice that comes from the fellow in red and blue is a bit chagrined as he swings his head around looking for the source of that command in the feminine voice. "I don't have any hands on him. Sheesh." But then he sees her and suddenly he sits up a bit with his head crooking back, "Wait a sec…" His head tilts to the side. Flaring redhead, cute little squeaky voice, blazing eyes. But what's with the duds? Weird.
Her duds! They.. well. Anyone would assume she wasn't on the side of good with what she wears. A leathered outfit, fitted with the best padding that Hank could create down in the labs of the Institute. All black and fitted to the frame, cloak that of course hangs about, hood upon her head and a cats eye bandit mask that surrounds her eye. While she thinks that somewhere in there, there should be some sort of fashion sense with black heels, boots that lace up to half of her calf and gloves give her an almost sinister look. Of course, with a traditional X across her chest..
..It wasn't bad. But she doesn't look nice..
"You know what I mean.." She blurts out, finally standing to her full height, her hands folded into fists which bump against the bone in a heroic pose. "..cut him down or face my wrath, you…" Her eyes lift towards the sky, she was thinking… thinking.. what did they call this guy? "..You menace to society!"
Right. She was on the right path with her heroic talk. Right?!
"And surrender, it's time for you to face justice!"
For a time the last of her words sort of hang there in between them, but then Manny shatters the silence by uttering a loud GUFFAW that's strong enough it causes the cocoon he's trapped in to start swinging back and forth. "Ha ha! You heard her Spidey, cut me down! I was just walkin' my dog when you jumped me and tried to steal my wallet!"
To which Spider-Man points at the man, "You are not helping." But he spins back to face the redheaded vigilante and tells her, "Now just hold on a second Deadly Red, this is Manny Moorehead. He's got a rap sheet as long as my arm and this is like the third time I've caught him breaking into a third story brownstone."
"Complete lies!" Manny yells.
"Hush it, you." Spidey turns back to Jean and climbs further up the wall to get closer to her so they're not shouting all up and down the block, since really… lights are coming on in various windows at this point. "Look, lady. I just web them up, the cops come by, I leave. Here, I don't have his wallet or his cash. You're totally welcome to search me." As he reaches the rooftop near her, he climbs to his feet and spreads his arms out plaintively as if offering himself for searching, but really it's more of a gesture.
Jean stood nearly vindicated as she lifts a boot to slam down upon the edge of the building. If the moon was behind her, it would have shone just right to allow the glint of her green eyes to be seen, one of determination that shows that she is damned right and the red and blue menace had -better- listen to her -or else-! Even if there was a gust of wind.. that errant.. gust of..
Wait. That was her telekinetics playing with her cloak, making her majestic as fuck. (And oddly weird.)
Just listening to Manny allowed her to feel that she was on the right track. So much so, that a gloved hand lifts and points threateningly down towards Manny as if she were justified in her demands. "See! You need to let him go, right now! Or -else-!"
But the bickering back and forth between the two men gave her pause, for a moment she was well inclined to actually take a step back to look at the picture as a whole. Yes, Spider-Man was a menace according to the Bugle.. pages that were skimmed and tossed aside for placemats for puppy pee or.. wrapping paper for glass that need not be damaged..
As he climbs further up the wall, Jean takes a few steps back. While there was an intense need to rely on her telepathy to gleam the truth from the two men, she just wanted to see… to see if she could measure a man (or men) without the use of her gifts. What if she had them taken away from her in that very moment?
It was all worrisome, troublesome.. but even as he stands upon his feet and his arms out, Jean actually accepts the invitation as it were, both hands stretched out in a 'gimme' motion in preparations to pat him down to the fullest extent of.. the law? Or something!
"Really?" He asks her as she moves in to search him, but Spider-Man gives a small shrug and allows her to do her thing. He'll even turn his back to her as he does a small spin around letting her make sure he doesn't have an SMG taped to his back or anything.
And so she searches him. Hm, tight fabric, snaps back into place when drawn, aerated with little holes. His belt has some stuff in it, but nothing big. Little discs of some sort? Definitely no wallet. Nope, nothing under his arms, along his shoulders. Though at the end of his arms he's got those web-shooters which he cautions her with, "Careful." Though he does make sure to key on the safety in case she gets more handsy than expected.
"Can't be too sure.." Jean mutters beneath her breath. Patting him down was like patting down a wall. In some spots there was really no give, no lumps that formed a wallet or anything that seemed like it was stolen. There was a little bit of temptation to look through the pockets, but sadly.. she backs away with her own hands raised. "Okay.." So the masked menace was tellingthe truth, but she still was wary of his presence.
"Then.. I guess we wait. At least for the cops to come." She states, her hands dropping down to her sides again to lean over the wall to yell down, "You're going to jail, bub!" Logan-speak much? "And I hope they hold you for an extra three years for lying!"
Taking a few steps back, her hand reaches up to pull the hood away from her head, then slowly crouches upon the ground, her elbows propped upon her thighs as she places a hand upon her forehead. She was never going to get the hang of this heroing, not like she was. "I'm sorry." She finally states. "That was bad form. I mean, the papers paint you as a bad guy and you probably could still be that, but.. I shouldn't have judged."
"Hey, it's ok. I know my rep," Spidey seems actually at ease with the matter, though he does scoot back and away from her, crawling back to the rooftop's edge and dropping into a crouch on the edge of it so he can keep an eye on Manny in his slowly swirling dangling predicament. The wallcrawler does glance sidelong at her, however, and adds. "As for Manny, he'll probably be out in a month or so. He has a cousin who's a lawyer that works for Fisk. The guy is a real ambulance chaser."
"You leave my cousin out of this!" Manny hollars back up from his point of captivity, the roar of his voice causing him to twist in the wind the other way now.
"Sorry, Manny." Spider-Man answers, but then gives Jean a sort of half-shrug as if to say, 'what can you do about it?' But he waves a hand. "I should let you know that I plan to wait until the cops show up, but as soon as they do I tend to beat feet since they and I don't entirely get along too well. I think it's the whole mask thing." He gives her another shrug before rolling back to his feet.
"So. Don't take this the wrong way. You're sorta new to this whole gig, aren't you?"
"Wilson Fisk?" Jean asks, her brows shooting up. It wasn't that she thought Wilson Fisk was a bad guy, but the idea of a super-powered police force gave her bad feelings, and the need to protect the children even more. "Well, I guess that says something." Jean takes the moment to glance around, then takes a step aside to move to her own spot upon the roof. With one foot planted upon the edge of the rooftop, she glances down to watch Manny dangle with a little bit of mirth. And for a moment, she thought about putting the poor guy to sleep.
"It's not the mask thing." Jean states. Well, it could be. "I think it's just the way that the papers talk about you. Look at Fantastic Four? They help.." But don't wear costumes. "..maybe you just need some good publicity."
With that said, his question takes her a little off guard, her face dropping into a bit of neutrality as her hand lifts to waffle a bit within the air. "There used to be some of us. At least two of us." She states, her own shoulders shrugging in that 'what could you do?' manner. "But.. I'm going at it alone. I want to say it's my thousandth time.. but.. its really my first." So yeah, she's new. In a sense. Each instant ended up horribly bad.
"I don't know that many other Fisks, do you?" Spider-Man comments as he turns away from her to look down at the dangling burglar, but then lifts his head as he sees the first of the police vehicles rolling around the corner a few blocks down, their red and blue lights casting the buildings around them in those bright shades as each cruiser advances.
"Well, see I sorta hang out now and then with the FF. I think it's mainly they're a family sort of deal, and also that they have public identities." He rubs the back of his neck thoughtfully as he pulls away from the edge of the building, just in case some beat-walking flat foot decides to take a shot at him. "Could also be nobody likes spiders, there's that. Hey, if I had my druthers I'd have been bitten by a radioactive kitten or puppy or something. Maybe a penguin."
He walks away from the edge of the building, lifting his head as he looks around while considering possible exit angles. He stops and turns to look at her over his shoulder, "Well, your heart's in the right place at least. Maybe. Not like I'm a hugely great judge of character lately. Do you just run around in a costume or do you have powers and things?"
"There's a lady Fisk." Jean points out, since he didn't exactly say Wilson. This causes her to grin as she leans back and away, seeing the cruisers from the distance just as he had.. but Jean? She wasn't going to hide outright. In fact, her eyes close for just a moment, picking out the little tiny voices below.. the little fires that line the street that generally are the minds of the people below suddenly clouded to their presence.
Perhaps Spider-Man could tell that something happened, perhaps not.
But hearing that he actually hung around the FF had her shaking her head briefly. The newspapers ripped poor Spider-Man's rep asunder and it possibly was no getting back from that travesty. "Well yeah, they do.. but.. I don't know." She shrugs her shoulders, finally stepping out of view and further upon the rooftop. A rock was kicked across, her hands searching along her hips for pockets and finding none. Damn. "I don't think you'd be able to do much as a puppy or a kitten, just be cute. Trust me, puppies are like the worlds medicine but I don't think I'd want one protecting me at night." She grins a little, her gloved hand now reaching up to rub a little at her scalp.
"I.. got powers. Yeah. I guess you can call me a mutant. So, I do both. Run around in costume and shoot firebolts from my hands." Her hands quickly lift as if she were about to attack, then settles for a wriggle of her fingers. "Boogity-boo."
"Is there?" Spidey looks at her cock-eyed and askance as if he hadn't really thought about it. "I mean, I suppose there would have to be since he's supposedly married. But who would marry that psychotic ham hock of a man? I dunno." He rubs at his eyes for a moment, as if trying to clear them then shaking his head. "Ugh, just had a horrible image in my head."
But then she continues on about her powers and he looks past her, seeing that the cop cars have already made it there under Manny.
From below the voice of the burglar hollars, "Hey officer, fancy meeting you here this evening. You'll never believe what happened."
To which the cop responds, "Save it, buddy. I'll go get the bolt cutters and you can explain it on the ride down to the precinct."
Spidey looks back to her, "See, I can tell you're a noob. You don't have all hope and joy crushed out of you." A solemn nod is given as he starts to the opposite side of the rooftop. "But anyways, nice meeting you redly dedly."
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/38892 | Fun Facts
This Week’s 15 Things That Make You Go Hmm!
1. It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
2. The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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I recently built a new PC that I use for multimedia and other purposes. It’s Intel “Sandybridge” 1155 -based, with a Gigabyte P67 series motherboard and Realtek onboard sound. Unfortunately, like so many other recent PC audio systems, it doesn’t have sufficient output power to drive unamplified speakers directly. I have some unpowerd bookshelf speakers that I wanted to keep using. So, I added a cheap audio power amplifier to the Realtek output. The resultant system had slightly annoying audio frequency noise, not 60Hz noise but various other noise from misc. stuff in the PC. Here are some details re the amp and what I did to fix the noise problem.
The audio amplifier is one I found on eBay from a Chinese manufacturer, with labeling “Kinter 500W”. Price was about $10 including shipping, cheaper than I could build one for myself. I knew what was in the amp from some googling: an LM-series audio amp IC and typical supporting parts, providing a few watts per channel. Not the claimed 500W :-) , but adequate for what I wanted. I run the amp from the PC 12V supply, which is far enough beyond spec for the other stuff in the PC that it’s fine to power the amp with it too. I started with a generic 1/8″ stereo to RCA patch cord about 3ft. long to connect the amp to the PC audio output. (more…)
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In many U.S. legal systems, interlocutory orders are not appealable, save for in a few extraordinary cases.[1] Interlocutory orders are orders that are issued by a court while a case is still ongoing. These orders are not meant to be final.[2] When the case is concluded, any aspect of an interlocutory order that has not become moot may be challenged in an appeal from the final judgment.[3] However, in other legal systems, such as in England and Wales, in Hong Kong, and in Canada, interlocutory orders in civil matters can be appealed by leave of the appellate court. In criminal matters in Canada, the general rule is that there are no interlocutory appeals, except where Parliament has expressly provided. Australian courts and tribunals generally discourage appeals against interlocutory decisions.[4]
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2. ^ "Interlocutory - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes". Legal Dictionary. 31 Oct 2018. Retrieved 2018.
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John Garand
John C. Garand
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Jean Cantius Garand
(1888-01-01)January 1, 1888
St. Rémi, Quebec, Canada
DiedFebruary 16, 1974(1974-02-16) (aged 86)
NationalityCanadian, American
OccupationDesigner, Engineer
Years active1917-1953
EmployerSpringfield Armory
Known forFirst successful semi-automatic rifle put into active military service
Notable work
United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 (M1 Garand)
Nellie Bruce Shepard
(m. 1930)
AwardsMeritorious Civilian Service Award in 1941
Medal for Merit in 1944
Jean Cantius Garand (; January 1, 1888 – February 16, 1974), also known as John C. Garand, was a Canadian-born American designer of firearms who created the M1 Garand, a semi-automatic rifle that was widely used by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps during both World War II and the Korean War.
Early life
Garand was one of twelve children (six boys and six girls) born on a farm near St. Rémi, Quebec.[1] His father moved to Jewett City, Connecticut, with the children when their mother died in 1899. All of the boys had the first name St. Jean le Baptiste, but only he went by the first name Jean. The other boys went by their middle names. Several of his brothers were also inventors. The children were employed in a textile mill where Jean learned to speak English while sweeping floors. Jean became interested in guns and learned to shoot after working at a shooting gallery.[2] Jean learned machinist skills while working at the textile mill, and was hired by Browne and Sharpe, a Providence, Rhode Island, toolmaking company in 1909. Later, he found employment with a New York toolmaking firm in 1916, and resumed rifle practice at the shooting galleries along Broadway.[3] Garand became a naturalized United States citizen in 1920.[4]
Pronunciation of the name "Garand" is often disputed, being pronounced variably as or . Descendants of John Garand and his close friend General Julian Hatcher generally agree that it is the latter, rhyming approximately with 'errand'.[5]
Designer of firearms
Garand's fondness for machinery and target shooting blended naturally into a hobby of designing guns, which took a more vocational turn in 1917. That year the United States Army took bids on designs for a light machine gun, and Garand's design was eventually selected by the War Department. Garand was appointed to a position with the United States Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. with the task of perfecting the weapon. The first model was not built until 1919, too late for use in World War I, but the government kept employing Garand as an engineer with the Springfield Armory starting from November 4, 1919 until he retired in 1953.[6]
Garand points out features of his M1 Rifle to general Charles M. Wesson, the U.S. Army Chief of Ordnance
In Springfield, Massachusetts, Garand was tasked with designing a basic gas-actuated self-loading infantry rifle and carbine that would eject the spent cartridge and reload a new round based on a gas-operated system. Designing a rifle that was practical in terms of effectiveness, reliability, and production, stretched over time; it took fifteen years to perfect the M1 prototype model to meet all the U.S. Army specifications.[7][8] The resulting Semiautomatic, Caliber .30, M1 Rifle was patented by Garand in 1932,[9] approved by the U.S. Army on January 9, 1936, and went into mass production in 1940. It replaced the bolt-action M1903 Springfield and became the standard infantry rifle known as the Garand Rifle.[10] During World War II, over four million M1 rifles were manufactured.[11] The Garand Rifle proved to be an effective and reliable weapon and was praised by General MacArthur.[12]General Patton wrote, "In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised."[13]
Garand shouldering the Springfield Armory SPIW Concept #1 prototype
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Garand had designed and built a prototype bullpup rifle. It fired the same cartridge as the M1, but the magazine, action and shape were completely different.[14] It was a select-fire design, and had a firing rate of about 600rpm.[15] When Garand retired in 1953, the second version of the T31 was incomplete, and remained so. The project was scrapped, and the gun was retired to the Springfield Armory museum in 1961.
Garand never received any royalties from his M1 rifle design despite over six and a half million M1 rifles being manufactured as he transferred all rights regarding his inventions to the U.S. on January 20, 1936.[6][16][17] A bill was introduced in Congress to award him $100,000 in appreciation, but it did not pass. Garand remained in his consulting position with the Springfield Armory until his retirement in 1953.
Personal life
Garand married French Canadian widow Nellie Bruce Shepard (August 3, 1900 - February 25, 1986) on September 6, 1930 in Albany, NY. She had two daughters by her previous marriage, and they had a daughter and a son of their own.[18][19][20][21]
Garand died in Springfield, Massachusetts, on February 16, 1974, and was buried at Hillcrest Park Cemetery there.
Garand and the M1
For his work with the Springfield Armory, Garand was awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1941, the Alexander L. Holley Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the first Medal for Merit (together with Albert Hoyt Taylor) on March 28, 1944.[22] In 1973, Garand was inducted into the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame for designing the M1 Rifle or The Garand.[23] The Hall of Fame entry acknowledges both Garand's inventive genius and engineering skills:
Due to his initiative and instinctive inventive genius, the U.S. soldier possessed a firepower advantage during World War II. His remarkable mechanical skill and singular determination resulted in the design of numerous tools, jigs, and gauges necessary for the production of the "Garand Rifle." A remarkable engineering genius in the field of ordnance, his invaluable contributions served an important role in the history of World War II.[24]
1. ^ All the Garand in North America have Pierre Garand (~1643 - 1700) from Rouen, France, as common ancestor. See also: Pierre Garand, Canadian modern singer.
2. ^ Hoffman, Jon T. A History of Innovation: U.S. Army Adaptation in War and Peace. Washington, D.C: Center of Military History, United States Army, 2009, p. 6.
3. ^ McCarten, John (1943). "The Man Behind the Gun". Reader's Digest. Vol. 42 no. 253. The Reader's Digest Association. pp. 51-54.
4. ^ "John C. Garand". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2017.
5. ^ Keefe, Mark A., IV "Garand Pronunciation", American Rifleman, July 2012, p. 36
6. ^ a b Genius of Springfield, Springfield Armory National Historic Site, NPS
7. ^ Bruce N. Canfield. The Unknown M1 Garand, American Rifleman, 142 (January 1994): 46-49.
8. ^ Hindsight: A Critique Of The M1 Garand, December 14, 2014.
9. ^ U.S. Patent #1892141
10. ^ He Invented the World's Deadliest Rifle, Popular Science, December 1940, p. 68.
11. ^ Bruce N. Canfield. The Winchester Garand, American Rifleman, Volume 153 (April 2005), pp. 46-49.
12. ^ The Garand Rifle, Chicago Tribune, February 26, 1942.
13. ^ Rose, Alexander. American Rifle: A Biography. New York: Bantam Dell, 2008, p. 319.
14. ^ Garand T31 aka Bullpup .30
15. ^ Springfield Armory Museum: U.S. RIFLE GARAND T31 "BULLPUP" .30 (T65E1) SN# 1
16. ^ Garand Gave Rifle to U.S., The New York Times, March 4, 1942.
17. ^ See court case about Garand's M1 rights assignment to U.S.: Burke v. United States, Court of Claims, 827 F.Supp 827, October 7, 1946.
18. ^ 1930 US Census, April 7, 1930, Springfield, MA, Sheet 5B, line 98
19. ^ 1940 US Census, 16 April 1940, Springfield, MA, Sheet 13B, line 72
20. ^ Wedding announcement, The Springfield Republican, 5 October 1930, p. 6.
21. ^ John C. Garand obituary, The Springfield Republican, 17 February 1974, p. 62.
22. ^ "Scientific Notes and News". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 99 (2571): 276. April 7, 1944. doi:10.1126/science.99.2571.276.
23. ^ The U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame
24. ^ Mr. John C. Garand, The U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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Giscard d'Estaing in 1975
President of France
In office
27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981
Prime Minister
Preceded byGeorges Pompidou
Succeeded byFrançois Mitterrand
President of the Regional Council of Auvergne
In office
21 March 1986 – 2 April 2004
Preceded byMaurice Pourchon
Succeeded byPierre-Joël Bonté
Minister of the Economy and Finance
In office
20 June 1969 – 27 May 1974
Prime Minister
Preceded byFrançois-Xavier Ortoli
Succeeded byJean-Pierre Fourcade
In office
18 January 1962 – 8 January 1966
Prime Minister
Preceded byWilfrid Baumgartner
Succeeded byMichel Debré
Mayor of Chamalières
In office
15 September 1967 – 19 May 1974
Preceded byPierre Chatrousse
Succeeded byClaude Wolff
Personal details
Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing
(1926-02-02)2 February 1926
Koblenz, French-occupied Germany
Died2 December 2020(2020-12-02) (aged 94)
Authon, France
Cause of deathComplications associated to COVID-19
Political party
• CNIP (1956–1962)
• FNRI (1966–1977)
• PR (1977–1995)
• UDF (1978–2002)
• PPDF (1995–1997)
• DL (1997–1998)
• UMP (2002–2004)
(m. 1952)
Children4, including Henri and Louis
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Free France
Branch/service French Army
Years of service1944–1945
RankBrigadier-chef [fr]
AwardsCroix de Guerre
Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing (UK: /ˌʒskɑːr dɛˈstæ̃/,[1] US: /ʒɪˌskɑːr -/,[2][3] French: [valeʁi ʒiskaʁ dɛstɛ̃] (About this soundlisten); 2 February 1926 – 2 December 2020), also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.[4]
After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ministers Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Pierre Messmer, he won the presidential election of 1974 with 50.8% of the vote against François Mitterrand of the Socialist Party. His tenure was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues—such as divorce, contraception, and abortion—and attempts to modernise the country and the office of the presidency, notably launching such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the TGV and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source. He promoted liberalization of trade. However, his popularity suffered from the economic downturn that followed the 1973 energy crisis, marking the end of the "Trente Glorieuses" (thirty glorious years of prosperity after 1945). He was forced to impose austerity budgets and allow unemployment to rise in order to avoid deficits. Giscard d'Estaing in the centre faced political opposition from both sides of the spectrum: from the newly unified left of François Mitterrand and a rising Jacques Chirac, who resurrected Gaullism on a right-wing opposition line. In 1981, despite a high approval rating, he was defeated in a runoff against Mitterrand, with 48.2% of the vote.
As president Giscard d'Estaing promoted cooperation among the European nations, especially in tandem with West Germany. As former president, he was a member of the Constitutional Council. He also served as President of the Regional Council of Auvergne from 1986 to 2004. Involved with the European Union, he notably presided over the Convention on the Future of Europe that drafted the ill-fated Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. In 2003, he was elected to the Académie française, taking the seat that his friend and former President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor had held. Until his death at age 94 years and 304 days, from COVID-19, Giscard was the longest-lived French president in history.
Early life[edit]
Valéry Marie René Giscard d'Estaing was born on 2 February 1926 in Koblenz, Germany, during the French occupation of the Rhineland.[5] He was the elder son of Jean Edmond Lucien Giscard d'Estaing, a high-ranking civil servant, and his wife, Marthe Clémence Jacqueline Marie (May) Bardoux.[6] His mother was a daughter of senator and academic Achille Octave Marie Jacques Bardoux, making her a great-granddaughter of minister of state education Agénor Bardoux.[7]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in the 1940s
Giscard had an older sister, Sylvie and younger siblings Olivier, Isabelle and Marie-Laure.[8] Despite the addition of "d'Estaing" to the family name by his grandfather, Giscard was not male line descendant from the extinct noble family of Vice-Admiral d'Estaing.[9] His connection to D'Estaing family was very remote. His ancestress was Lucie Madeleine d'Estaing, Dame de Réquistat (1769-1844), who in turn was descendant of Joachim I d'Estaing, sieur de Réquistat (1610-1685), illegitimate son of Charles d'Estaing (1585-1661), sieur de Cheylade, Knight of Saint John of Jerusalem, son of Jean III d'Estaing, seigneur de Val (1540-1621) and his wife, Gilberte de La Rochefoucauld (1560-1623).
He joined the French Resistance and participated in the Liberation of Paris; during the liberation he was tasked with protecting Alexandre Parodi.[10] He then joined the French First Army and served until the end of the war.[10] He was later awarded the Croix de guerre for his military service.[11]
In 1948, he spent a year in Montreal, Canada, where he worked as a teacher at Collège Stanislas.[12]
He studied at Lycée Blaise-Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand, École Gerson and Lycées Janson-de-Sailly and Louis-le-Grand in Paris.[13] He graduated from the École polytechnique and the École nationale d'administration (1949–1951) and chose to enter the prestigious Inspection des finances.[11][13] He acceded to the Tax and Revenue Service, then joined the staff of Prime Minister Edgar Faure (1955–1956).[10] He was fluent in German.[14]
Early political career[edit]
First offices: 1956–1962[edit]
In 1956, he was elected to the National Assembly as a deputy for the Puy-de-Dôme département, in the domain of his maternal family.[15] He joined the National Centre of Independents and Peasants (CNIP), a conservative grouping.[16] After the proclamation of the Fifth Republic, the CNIP leader Antoine Pinay became Minister of Economy and Finance and chose him as Secretary of State for Finances from 1959 to 1962.[11]
Member of the Gaullist majority: 1962–1974[edit]
Giscard with US President John F. Kennedy at the White House, in Washington, D.C., 1962
In 1962, while Giscard had been nominated Minister of Economy and Finance, his party broke with the Gaullists and left the majority coalition.[11][9] Giscard refused to resign and founded the Independent Republicans (RI), which became the junior partner of the Gaullists in the "presidential majority".[10] It was during his time at the Ministry of the Economy that he coined the phrase "exorbitant privilege" to characterise the hegemony of the U.S. dollar in international payments under the Bretton Woods system.[17]
However, in 1966, he was dismissed from the cabinet.[11] He transformed the RI into a political party, the National Federation of the Independent Republicans (FNRI), and founded the Perspectives and Realities Clubs.[11][10] In this, he criticised the "solitary practice of the power" and summarised his position towards De Gaulle's policy by a "yes, but ...".[18] As chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Finances, he criticised his successor in the cabinet.[10]
For that reason the Gaullists refused to re-elect him to that position after the 1968 legislative election.[10] In 1969, unlike most of FNRI's elected officials, Giscard advocated a "no" vote in the constitutional referendum concerning the regions and the Senate, while De Gaulle had announced his intention to resign if the "no" won.[19] The Gaullists accused him of being largely responsible for De Gaulle's departure.[19][10]
During the 1969 presidential campaign he supported the winning candidate Georges Pompidou, after which he returned to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.[10] He was representative of a new generation of politicians emerging from the senior civil service, seen as "technocrats".[20]
Presidential election victory[edit]
In 1974, after the sudden death of President Georges Pompidou, Giscard announced his candidacy for the presidency.[9][11] His two main challengers were François Mitterrand for the left and Jacques Chaban-Delmas, a former Gaullist Prime Minister.[21] Jacques Chirac and other Gaullist personalities published the Call of the 43 [fr] where they explained that Giscard was the best candidate to prevent the election of Mitterrand.[22] In the election, Giscard finished well ahead of Chaban-Delmas in the first round, though coming second to Mitterrand.[10] In the run-off on 20 May, however, Giscard narrowly defeated Mitterrand, receiving 50.7% of the vote.[23]
President of France[edit]
In 1974, Giscard was elected President of France, defeating Socialist candidate François Mitterrand by 425,000 votes.[24] At 48, he was the third youngest president in French history at the time, after Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte and Jean Casimir-Perier.[10]
In his appointments he was innovative regarding women. He gave major cabinet positions to Simone Veil as Minister of Health and Françoise Giroud as secretary for women's affairs. Giroud worked to improve access to meaningful employment and to reconcile careers with childbearing. Weil has confronted the abortion issue.[25][26]
Domestic policy[edit]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing meeting with President of West Germany Walter Scheel in 1975
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing with U.S. President Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, and Jean Sauvagnargues in 1976
On taking office the new president was quick to initiate reforms. They included increasing the minimum wage as well as family allowances and old-age pensions. He extended the right to political asylum; expanded health insurance to cover all Frenchmen; lowered the voting age to 18; and modernized the divorce law. On September 25, 1974, Giscard summed up his goals:
To reform the judicial system, modernize social institutions, reduce excessive inequalities of income, develop education, liberalize repressive legislation, develop culture.[27]
He pushed for the development of the TGV high speed train network and the Minitel telephone upgrade, a precursor of the Internet.[28] He promoted nuclear power, as a way to assert French independence.[29]
Economically, Giscard's presidency saw a steady rise in personal incomes, with the buying power of workers going up by 29% and old age pensioners by 65%.[30]
The great crisis that overwhelmed his term was a worldwide economic crisis based on rapidly rising oil prices. He turned to Prime Minister Raymond Barre in 1976, who advocated numerous complex, strict policies ("Barre Plans"). The first Barre plan emerged on 22 September 1976, with a priority to stop inflation. It included a 3-month price freeze; a reduction in the value added tax; wage controls; salary controls; a reduction of the growth in the money supply; and increases in the income tax, automobile taxes, luxury taxes and bank rates. There were measures to restore the trade balance, and support the growth of the economy and employment. Oil imports, whose price had shot up, were limited. There was special aid to exports, and an action fund was set up to aid industries. There was increased financial aid to farmers, who were suffering from a drought, and for social security. The package was not very popular, but was pursued with vigor.[31]
Giscard initially tried to project a less monarchical image than had been the case for past French presidents.[20] He took a ride on the Métro, ate monthly dinners with ordinary Frenchmen, and even invited garbage men from Paris to have breakfast with him in the Élysée Palace.[32] However, when he learned that most Frenchmen were somewhat cool to this display of informality, Giscard became so aloof and distant that his opponents frequently attacked him as being too far removed from ordinary citizens.[33]
In domestic policy, the president's reforms worried the conservative electorate and the Gaullist party, especially the law by Simone Veil legalising abortion.[34] Although he said he had "deep aversion against capital punishment", Giscard claimed in his 1974 campaign that he would apply the death penalty to people committing the most heinous crimes.[35] He did not commute three of the death sentences that he had to decide upon during his presidency, keeping France as the last country in the European Community to apply the death penalty.[10][36]
A rivalry arose with his Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, who resigned in 1976.[37] Raymond Barre, called the "best economist in France" at the time, succeeded him.[10]
Unexpectedly, the right-wing coalition won the 1978 legislative election.[10] Nevertheless, relations with Chirac, who had founded the Rally for the Republic (RPR), became more tense.[37] Giscard reacted by founding a centre-right confederation, the Union for French Democracy (UDF).[9]
Foreign policy[edit]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran in 1975
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was a close friend of German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Together they persuaded Europe's lesser powers to hold regular summit meetings, and set up the European Monetary System.[38] They induced the Soviet Union to establish a degree of liberalization through the Helsinki Accords.[39]
In 1975 Giscard pressured the future King of Spain Juan Carlos I to leave Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet out of his coronation by stating that if Pinochet attended he would not.[20] Although France received many Chilean political refugees, Giscard d'Estaing's government secretly collaborated with Pinochet's and Videla's junta as shown by journalist Marie-Monique Robin.[41]
Giscard continued de Gaulle's African policy and he supported delivering oil supplies to and from Africa.[42] Senegal, Ivory Coast, Gabon, and Cameroon were the largest and most reliable African allies, and received most of the investments.[43] In 1977, in the Opération Lamantin, he ordered fighter jets to deploy in Mauritania and suppress the Polisario guerrillas fighting against Mauritania.[44]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in 1979 with Helmut Schmidt, Jimmy Carter and James Callaghan at the Guadeloupe Conference
Most controversial was his involvement with the regime of Jean-Bédel Bokassa in the Central African Republic.[45] Giscard was initially a friend of Bokassa, and supplied the regime.[45] However, the growing unpopularity of that government led Giscard to begin distancing himself from Bokassa.[45] In 1979's Operation Caban, French troops helped drive Bokassa out of power and restore former president David Dacko.[46] This action was also controversial, particularly since Dacko was Bokassa's cousin and had appointed Bokassa as head of the military, and unrest continued in the Central African Republic leading to Dacko being overthrown in another coup in 1981.[45][10]
1981 presidential election[edit]
In the 1981 presidential election, Giscard took a severe blow to his support when Chirac ran against him in the first round.[11] Chirac finished third and refused to recommend that his supporters back Giscard in the runoff, though he declared that he himself would vote for Giscard. Giscard lost to Mitterrand by 3 points in the runoff,[47] and ever since blamed Chirac for his defeat.[48] In later years, it was widely said that Giscard loathed Chirac;[49] certainly on many occasions Giscard criticised Chirac's policies despite supporting Chirac's governing coalition.[37]
Return to politics: 1984–2004[edit]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in 1986
After his defeat, Giscard retired temporarily from politics.[50] In 1984, he was re-elected to his seat in the National Assembly[50] and won the presidency of the regional council of Auvergne.[9][11] He was President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions from 1997 to 2004.[51]
In 1982, along with his friend Gerald Ford, he co-founded the annual AEI World Forum.[52] He has also served on the Trilateral Commission after being president, writing papers with Henry Kissinger.[53]
He hoped to become prime minister during the first "cohabitation" (1986–88) or after the re-election of Mitterrand with the theme of "France united", but he was not chosen for this position.[10] During the 1988 presidential campaign, he refused to choose publicly between the two right-wing candidates, his two former Prime Ministers Jacques Chirac and Raymond Barre.[10]
He served as President of the UDF from 1988 to 1996, but he was faced with the rise of a new generation of politicians called the rénovateurs ("renovationmen").[54] Most of the UDF politicians supported the candidacy of the RPR Prime Minister Édouard Balladur at the 1995 presidential election, but Giscard supported his old rival Jacques Chirac, who won the election.[55] That same year Giscard suffered a setback when he lost a close election for the mayoralty of Clermont-Ferrand.[56]
In 2000, he made a parliamentary proposal to reduce the length of a presidential term from seven to five years, a proposal that eventually won its referendum proposal by President Chirac.[57] His son Louis Giscard d'Estaing was elected in his constituency.[11]
Retired from politics: 2004–2020[edit]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in 2014
In 2003, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was admitted to the Académie française.[58]
Following his narrow defeat in the regional elections of March 2004, marked by the victory of the left wing in 21 of 22 regions, he decided to leave partisan politics and to take his seat on the Constitutional Council as a former president of the Republic.[59] Some of his actions there, such as his campaign in favour of the Treaty establishing the European Constitution, were criticised as unbecoming to a member of this council, which should embody nonpartisanship and should not appear to favour one political option over the other.[60] Indeed, the question of the membership of former presidents in the Council was raised at this point, with some suggesting that it should be replaced by a life membership in the Senate.[61]
On 19 April 2007, he endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy for the presidential election.[62] He supported the creation of the centrist Union of Democrats and Independents in 2012 and the introduction of same-sex marriage in France in 2013.[10] In 2016, he supported former Prime minister François Fillon in The Republicans presidential primaries.[63]
A 2014 poll suggested that 64% of the French thought he had been a good president.[64] He was considered to be an honest and competent politician, but also a distant man.[64]
On 21 January 2017, with a lifespan of 33,226 days, he surpassed Émile Loubet (1838–1929) in terms of longevity, and became the oldest former president in French history.[20]
European activities[edit]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing at Helmut Schmidt's funeral (2015)
Giscard was, throughout his political career, a proponent of a greater European Union.[11] In 1978, he was for this reason the obvious target of Jacques Chirac's Call of Cochin, denouncing the "party of the foreigners".[65]
From 1989 to 1993, Giscard served as a member of the European Parliament.[66] From 1989 to 1991, he was also chairman of the Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group.[66]
From 2001 to 2004 he served as President of the Convention on the Future of Europe.[67] On 29 October 2004, the European heads of state, gathered in Rome, approved and signed the European Constitution based on a draft strongly influenced by Giscard's work at the Convention.[68] Although the Constitution was rejected by French voters in May 2005, Giscard continued to actively lobby for its passage in other European Union states.[69]
Giscard d'Estaing attracted international attention at the time of the June 2008 Irish vote on the Lisbon Treaty.[69] In an article for Le Monde in June 2007, published in English translation by The Irish Times, he had said that a "divide and ratify" approach, whereby "public opinion would be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals we dare not present to them directly", would be unworthy and would reinforce the idea that the construction of Europe was being organised behind the public's backs by lawyers and diplomats;[70][71] the quotation was taken out of context by prominent supporters of a "no" vote and distorted to give the impression that Giscard was advocating such a deception, instead of rejecting it.[72][73][74]
In 2008 he became the Honorary President of the Permanent Platform of Atomium Culture.[75] On 27 November 2009, Giscard publicly launched the Permanent Platform of Atomium Culture during its first conference, held at the European Parliament,[76] declaring: "European intelligence could be at the very root of the identity of the European people."[77] A few days before he had signed, together with the President of Atomium Culture Michelangelo Baracchi Bonvicini, the European Manifesto of Atomium Culture.[78]
Personal life[edit]
Giscard's name was often shortened to "VGE" by the French media.[9]
On 17 December 1952, Giscard married Anne-Aymone Sauvage de Brantes.[11]
Giscard's private life was the source of many rumours at both national and international level.[79] His family did not live in the presidential Élysée Palace, and The Independent reported on his affairs with women.[79] In 1974, Le Monde reported that he used to leave a sealed letter stating his whereabouts in case of emergency.[80]
In May 2020, Giscard was accused of groping a German journalist's buttocks during an interview in 2018.[81] He denied the accusation.[81]
Possession of the Estaing castle[edit]
The castle of Estaing in 2007
In 2005 he and his brother bought the castle of Estaing, formerly a possession of the above-mentioned admiral d'Estaing who was beheaded in 1794.[10][82] The castle was not used as a residence but it had symbolic value and explained that the purchase, supported by the local municipality, was an act of patronage.[82] However, a number of major newspapers in several countries questioned their motives and some hinted at self-appointed nobility and a usurped historical identity.[83][82] It was placed for sale in 2008 for €3 million,[82] and is now the property of the Foundation Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.[84]
2009 novel[edit]
Giscard wrote his second romantic novel, published on 1 October 2009 in France, entitled The Princess and the President.[85] It tells the story of a French head of state having a romantic liaison with a character called Patricia, Princess of Cardiff.[85] This fuelled rumours that the piece of fiction was based on a real-life liaison between Giscard and Diana, Princess of Wales.[85] He later stressed that the story was entirely made up and no such affair had happened.[86]
Illness and death[edit]
On 14 September 2020, Giscard was hospitalised for care for breathing complications at the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris.[87] He was later diagnosed with a lung infection.[88] He was hospitalised again on 15 November,[89] but was discharged on 20 November.[90]
Giscard died of complications associated to COVID-19 on 2 December 2020.[9] He was 94 years old.[91][92][36] His family said that his funeral would be held in "strict intimacy".[10]
President Emmanuel Macron released a statement regarding Giscard as a "servant of the state, a politician of progress and freedom".[10] Former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande,[93] 2017 presidential candidate Marine Le Pen,[93] German Chancellor Angela Merkel,[94] and European Union leaders Charles Michel, David Sassoli and Ursula von der Leyen all issued statements praising Giscard's efforts in modernising France and strengthening relations with the European Union.[95]
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing represented a fresher, more liberal, modernizing image after the stuffy authoritarianism of De Gaulle and Pompidou. He was the pioneer in France in using television to boost his popularity; he loosened government control over radio and television. He introduced numerous small social reforms, such as reducing the voting age by three years, allowing divorce by common consent, and legalizing abortion. He was committed to supporting innovative technology, and focused on creating a high-speed TGV rail network, promoting nuclear power, and developing the telephone system. Despite his ambitions, he was unable to resolve the great economic crisis of his term, a worldwide economic recession caused primarily by a very rapid increase in oil prices. He responded with austerity measures, cutting the budget, raising taxes, and trying, with mixed success, to hold down soaring inflation. In terms of foreign policy, he was a close friend of German Chancellor Schmidt, and together they persuaded Europe's lesser economic powers to collaborate and form new permanent organisations, especially the European Monetary System and the G-7 system.[96]
Honours and awards[edit]
National honours[edit]
European honours[edit]
In 2003 he received the Charlemagne Award of the German city of Aachen.[98] He was also a Knight of Malta.[99]
Foreign honours[edit]
As Minister of Finance[edit]
As President of France[edit]
Other honours[edit]
International awards[edit]
Giscard d'Estaing's coat of arms as a knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim
Giscard d'Estaing was granted a coat of arms by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark upon his appointment to the Order of the Elephant.[113] He was also granted a coat of arms by King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden, for his induction as a Knight of the Seraphim.[108]
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Further reading[edit]
• Bell, David et al. eds. Biographical Dictionary of French Political Leaders Since 1870 (1990) pp 181–185.
• Bell, David. Presidential Power in Fifth Republic France (2000) pp 127–48.
• Cameron, David R. "The dynamics of presidential coalition formation in France: from Gaullism to Giscardism." Comparative Politics 9.3 (1977): 253-279 online.
• Criddle, B. J. "Valéry Giscard D’Estaing." in The Year Book Of World Affairs, 1980 (Sweet & Maxwell, 1980) pp. 60-75.
• Demossier, Marion, et al., eds. The Routledge Handbook of French Politics and Culture (Routledge, 2019) online.
• Derbyshire, Ian. Politics in France: From Giscard to Mitterrand (W & R Chambers, 1990).
• Frears, J. R. France in the Giscard Presidency (1981) 224p. covers 1974 to 1981
• Hibbs Jr, Douglas A., and Nicholas Vasilatos. "Economics and politics in France: Economic performance and mass political support for Presidents Pompidou and Giscard d'Estaing." European Journal of Political Research 9.2 (1981): 133-145 online
• Michel, Franck. "Breaking the Gaullian Mould: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and the Modernisation of French Presidential Communication." Modern & Contemporary France 13.3 (2005): 29–306.
• Nester, William R. "President Giscard d'Estaing", in De Gaulle's Legacy (Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2014) pp. 93–109.
• Ryan, W. Francis. "France under Giscard" Current History (May 1981) 80#466, pp. 201–6, online.
• Shenton, Gordon. "The Advancement of Women in Giscard d'Estaing's 'Advanced Liberal Society'." Massachusetts Review 17.4 (1976): 743-762 online.
• Shields, James. "Valéry Giscard d'Estaing: the limits of liberalism", in The Presidents of the French Fifth Republic (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) pp. 114–135.
• Wilsford, David, ed. Political leaders of contemporary Western Europe: a biographical dictionary (Greenwood, 1995) pp. 170–176.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/39032 | Hell hath no fury… (Night Hands now available!)
I am beyond delighted to share the news about a new e-publication with The Massachusetts Review’s Working Titles series! – Jen
“Groping hands have been in the news a lot lately: Unhand me, Sir! Hands off! Keep your mitts to yourself, buster. These hands are mostly predatory, and mostly male. Jen Cross writes about a young woman, Tüz, who lives in a village dystopia where the focus is on female hands and the dangers they’re thought to represent.”
-Elizabeth Harries, from the Introduction to Night Hands
a story by Jen Cross
with an introduction by Elizabeth Harries
In Night Hands Jen Cross creates a dystopian world in which women’s hands are the focus of social organization and gendered oppression. Exploring themes of agency, sexual liberation, and domestic violence, Cross weaves together fantasy and realism in a strikingly modern fairy tale. Cross’s originality in both plot and form marks Night Hands as unique and enduring.
“It had been Tüz’s eldest sister, Talia, who first explained that she would lose her hands. Tüz had been horrified, but her sister explained to her that this was the difference between little girls and women. ‘You don’t want to stay a little girl, do you?’
“Tüz had shaken her head. ‘But how does he do it?’
“Her sister reluctantly revealed the pale pink opening at the base of her wrist, then she took her little sister’s hand in hers and, with a fingernail, traced in a line around the child’s wrist. ‘Yours will be here,’ Talia said.”
Read more here, or purchase at Amazon, Kobo, or (coming soon) from Weightless Books.
Jen Cross is the author of Writing Ourselves Whole: Using the Power of Your Own Creativity to Recover and Heal from Sexual Traumaand the co-editor of Sex Still Spoken Here: An Erotic Reading Circle Anthology. Jen’s fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in over 50 anthologies and periodicals. Jen has facilitated sexuality and sexual trauma survivors writing workshops for over fifteen years, has worked with hundreds of writers, through private workshops and in collaboration with colleges, social change organizations, and other institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the U.S. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and an MA in Transformative Language Arts from Goddard College, and has been awarded residencies at Hedgebrook and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Art Center.
Elizabeth Harries taught English and Comparative Literature at Smith College until her retirement. Her book Twice Upon a Time: Women Writers and the History of the Fairy Tale attempts to redefine the history of the fairy tale in Europe and its role in our present culture. She is currently working on a study of narrative framing.
Available on Amazon, Kobo, and coming soon to Weightless Books!
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