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Oilers announce affiliates for 2006-07
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Edmonton Oilers assistant general manager Scott Howson announced on Friday that the team has reached affiliation agreements with five American Hockey League teams for the 2006-07 season.
The Oilers will continue their affiliations with both the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Iowa Stars, while also having one-year player loan agreements with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Milwaukee Admirals.
Howson stated that the Oilers "are pleased to be able to accomplish affiliations with these quality AHL organizations and look forward to activating our own AHL franchise for the 2007-08 season."
Milwaukee, the AHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators, advanced to the 2006 Calder Cup Finals before falling in six games to the Hershey Bears, while Grand Rapids, the primary affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, was eliminated in the Western Conference final by the Admirals. The Oilers have worked with Grand Rapids in the past, having assigned Nate DiCasmirro to the Griffins in 2005-06.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is the primary affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
This will be the 25th season in which the Oilers have been associated with the AHL. Edmonton's first AHL affiliate was the Moncton Alpines in 1982-83. The AHL, entering its 71st season of operation in 2006-07, has 27 franchises and serves as the top development league for all 30 NHL teams.
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Monarchs add Pellerin as assistant

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Q: How can I find the last sector used by an ext4 filesystem? I need to identify the last sector used by an ext4 filesystem so that I can move it to another device.
The filesystem has been shrunk (with resize2fs) and is smaller than the partition that contains it, so I am not asking how to find the last sector in the partition.
I have done tune2fs -l and identified that
Block count:              48934
First block:              0
Block size:               4096

From that I would postulate that the filesystem uses 48934 * 4096 / 512 = 391472 sectors and that I can move that many sectors with dd starting at the first sector of the partition (as reported by gdisk).
I am uncertain whether that block count includes any ext4 overhead or if there is additional size that needs to be considered. I read this question which implies there is additional space to be considered.

A: You are right. There shouldn't be any problem.
To avoid some calculations you could use the bs option and use the partition name of the device rather than starting at an offset.
dd count=48934 bs=4096 if=/dev/sdxN  of=...

To be 100% sure about the size you could test it before. "Simulate" a smaller partition:
umount /dev/XYZ
losetup --offset N-BYTES --sizelimit $(( 48934 * 4096 )) /dev/loop1 /dev/XYZ

mount or fsck of /dev/loop1 should tell you if you made it too small. resize2fs would tell if the partition is still too large but there is no dry-run. You could also play around with fsadm -v --dry-run check/resize ... which I have never used yet. If paranoid you should use losetup --read-only. Don't forget losetup --detach when done.

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On Saturday May 20th, 2017 Culture Con 2K17: Embracing our Experiences, Shaping our Identities took place at SAYA. This event was a result of two months of hard work by SAYA's Desi Young Women's Leadership group. We learned how to organize and facilitate every detail of the conference.
The day started off with registration and breakfast, followed by our empowering keynote speaker Sayu Bhojwani, who is also the founder of SAYA. She spoke about her immigrant experience and the importance of contributing to the cultures around us.
Participants got to choose which two workshops they wanted to attend. I was a catalyst in both sessions of Beauty is not a Duty, which meant that I helped the facilitators run the workshop by engaging with the other participants. It was an empowering experience being able to provide my insight on my personal ideals of beauty, interacting with other young women and each of us brainstorming ideas and sharing our opinions. We also had the opportunity to produce drawings that portray our personal philosophies of beauty.
Lisha, Loviena, Briana, and Liset were the facilitators of this workshop. They were extremely energetic and confident. In the first session, we discussed the hazards of an individual becoming too obsessed with their appearance to the extent that it affects other life goals. Briana provided an example of how one of her friends would not leave the house without her false eyelashes, and it even affected her academics. Participants gave their own examples and facilitators distinguished between healthy and unhealthy practices. For example, getting gastric bypass surgery or losing weight for the primary purpose of better health, versus gastric bypass surgery or losing weight due to societal pressure and body image disorder.
In the second session, we started off with an icebreaker, which was introducing ourselves to someone we don't know. The girl I spoke to, Monira, was extremely warm and friendly. Upon speaking to her, I found out we shared the same cultural background and that she came to the U.S. only a few years ago. At one point, we even spoke in Bangla.
Then we all drew what beauty means to us personally. I drew an outline of the brain and wrote: empathy, intelligence, devotion, humility, and kindness, because the brain is an in internal organ and these characteristics to me are internal aspects of beauty. Then we were counted off and put in groups. Each member of the group shared what they drew and elaborated as to how their drawing depicts their idea of beauty. The facilitators also shared their own drawings with us. At the end of the session, we posted our drawings together onto a large board titled "Beauty Is..." so that we could co-create our own open and diverse definition of beauty.
After the end of the two sessions, we had lunch. There were ethnic dishes from various parts of the world, including Ethiopian vegan cuisine, Middle Eastern kabobs and falafel, Japanese sushi and Nepali dishes. After lunch there was an energetic dance performance by William Cullen Bryant High School's K-pop Dance group. Then participants spent two hours trying different fun activities, like dancing to cultural music, taking pictures with friends in the photo booth, contributing to a community painting, and applying henna and temporary tattoos.
The afternoon ending with cake cutting and receiving SAYA Culture Con 2017 t-shirts. It was a privilege being able to organize this event with my fellow SAYA Desi Young Women's Leadership peers. I look forward to attending the next event.
*SAYA's Desi Young Women's Leadership Conference was made possible through support from the NYC Fund for Girls and Young Women of Color, managed and housed by the New York Women's Foundation.
SAYA's mission is to foster a strong sense of belonging in youth and provide them with tools to thrive academically, professionally and personally.


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A Human Rights Watch report on the attack, which killed 51 people, calls for an immediate halt to arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition that killed at least 51 people, including 40 children, in Yemen last month was "an apparent war crime", according to a leading rights group.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) made the declaration in a new report on the 9 August strike, which hit a bus carrying children in a busy market in Yemen's northern Saada province.
The attack wounded 79 others, including 56 children, prompting UN calls for an inquiry.
In their report released on Sunday, HRW also demanded an immediate halt to countries selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, which is coordinating action against Houthi rebels engaged in Yemen's civil war.
Bill Van Esveld, HRW's senior children's rights researcher, said: "The Saudi-led coalition's attack on a bus full of young boys adds to its already gruesome track record of killing civilians at weddings, funerals, hospitals, and schools in Yemen.
It has previously been claimed the bomb used in the 9 August attack was sold to Saudi Arabia by the US.
Along with Washington, the UK government has repeatedly come under pressure to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia throughout the campaign in Yemen, but has defended its arms exports licensing programme as robust.
After speaking to numerous witnesses of the strike on a rebel-held area, the HRW report revealed they had been told there was "no evident military target in the market at the time".
"Under the laws of war, parties must do everything feasible to verify that targets are valid military objectives," the report added.
"Witnesses said there were no armed men in the market or on the bus, and videos taken on the bus before the attack do not show any fighters or weapons.
"HRW could not confirm the absence of a Houthi military target in the vicinity of the attack, but even if it were present, the use of a weapon with wide area effects in a crowded market would have been unlawfully indiscriminate or expected to cause disproportionate civilian loss."
A 13-year-old boy who was on the bus and suffered a leg injury told HRW: "Even if I am able to run and play in the future, I will not find anyone to play with."
On Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition admitted "mistakes" had been made over the airstrike and that it had "caused collateral damage", following its investigation into the attack.
Calling for those responsible to be "punished", coalition spokesman Mansour al-Mansour revealed "an order had been given not to target the bus, which was among civilians, but the order arrived late".
Despite claiming the bus had been carrying Houthi leaders, Mr al-Mansour confessed the "the target did not pose an immediate threat and that targeting the bus in a residential area was unjustified at that time".
The UK government expressed "serious concern at the tragic loss of life in Yemen over the last month", during which more than 400 Yemenis have died and many more have suffered "egregious violations of their basic human rights".
A spokesperson said: "We welcome the speed of the investigation into the incident of 9 August, and the coalition's announcement of regret and action to address the recommendations of that investigation.
"We are reviewing the investigation's conclusions."
They added: "The UK urges all parties to the conflict to do everything possible to protect innocent civilians and to demonstrate their commitment to international humanitarian law."


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Alia Shawkat Best Known For Her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox television series Arrested Development.
Alia Shawkat actress
actress Alia Shawkat
Born Name: Alia Martine Shawkat (pronounced as AL-ley-uh SHOW-cot)
Nick Name: Allie
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1999–present
Born: April 18, 1989, 31, Riverside, California, U.S.
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5 ft 5½ in or 165 cm
Hair Color: Light Brown
Measurements: 34-27-34 in or 87-69-87 cm
Bra size: 32C
Manager: MGMT Entertainment
Instruments: Piano
Father – Tony Shawkat (Actor) (Native of Iraq)
Mother – Dina (née Burke)
Siblings – She has two brothers
Others – Paul Burke (Maternal grandfather)
She has Kurdish (Iraqi) ancestry from father's side and Irish and Norwegian ancestry from mother's side.
Alia Martine Shawkat is an American actress and artist. She is known for her roles as Hannah Rayburn in State of Grace, Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006; 2013; 2018–2019), Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy film The Final Girls, and Dory Sief in the TBS comedy series Search Party (2016–present). She also guest starred as Frances Cleveland, Virginia Hall, and Alexander Hamilton on Comedy Central's Drunk History.
Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Shawkat (née Burke) and film producer Tony Shawkat.[citation needed] She grew up in Palm Springs. She has two brothers. Her father is Arab Iraqi, from Baghdad. Her mother is of Norwegian, Irish, and Italian descent.
When not acting, she likes to paint; she has participated in gallery shows in Los Angeles, Mexico City and Paris. She also likes to make music and sing in jazz bars. Ever since the filming of Whip It, she has been best friends with fellow actress Ellen Page.
As Maeby Fünke, Shawkat was a regular cast member of Arrested Development for the entire run of the show from 2003 to 2018. The series received nearly universally positive reviews, with Shawkat's performance occasionally singled out for praise. Pop-culture commentator Brian M. Palmer remarked that she was one of the brightest lights on a show populated solely by bright lights, and Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic described her as one funny young lady. In an interview with The A.V. Club in 2010, Shawkat remarked that many of her formative moments as an actress took place on the Arrested Development set Mitch Hurwitz was like a father figure to me. In a way, it was great to be around the cast, because I feel that my understanding of comedy was able to grow really well during that time.
In 2009, Shawkat appeared in Whip It co-star Har Mar Superstar's music video for "Tall Boy", which also featured Eva Mendes and Eric Wareheim. In October 2009, it was announced that Shawkat, Har Mar, and Whip It co-star Ellen Page would produce and write a show for HBO called Stitch N' Bitch. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show follows two painfully cool hipster girls as they relocate from Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood to Los Angeles Silver Lake enclave in hopes of becoming artists—of any kind.
Shawkat, along with Arrested Development co-star and close friend Mae Whitman, sang guest vocals on a number of tracks from indie-punk band Fake Problems 2010 album Real Ghosts Caught on Tape.
Six years after the series was canceled by Fox, filming for a revived fourth season of Arrested Development began on August 7, 2012 and Shawkat reprised her role as Maeby Fünke. The season consists of 15 new episodes which debuted at the same time on Netflix on May 26, 2013. Each episode focuses on one particular character, with Shawkat's Maeby, now a high school senior, featured in episode 12, "Señoritis" and appearing in several other episodes of the season.
In 2015, Shawkat guest-starred on Broad City, portraying the romantic interest and look-alike of Ilana Glazer's character for one episode; the two were only attracted to one another due to their similar appearances. Leading up to the episode, many had remarked on the physical similarities Shawkat and Glazer bear to one another.
Shawkat stars on the TBS comedy Search Party, which premiered on November 21, 2016 and had been renewed for season three as of 23 April 2018.
She plays the role of Tyler, a high-living American partyer in Dublin, in the 2019 film Animals, directed by Australian director Sophie Hyde. It is a film made by women and starring women as lead characters, about a friendship which changes after Laura (played by Holliday Grainger) gets engaged to her teetotalling boyfriend. Shawkat said that she had never played a character like Tyler before, with her previous characters more relatable, and she was "excited to play someone who was so fun, but so damaged".
Face is covered with spots (freckles)
Beauty mark on the right side of the chin.
Shawkat appeared in 1999 satirical war film, Three Kings for her role as Amir's Daughter.
Alia guest appeared in American adventure/ legal drama television show JAG (short for Judge Advocate General) for her role as Young Mac in 1999.
Alia Shawkat Favorite Things
TV Shows – The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
Chapter From Arrested Development – Tobias (David Cross) chapter, Gob (Will Arnett) chapter
Alia Shawkat Facts
Her hobby is painting. When she is not acting or busy, she likes to give it a try. Alia has even participated in gallery shows in Los Angeles, Paris, and Mexico City.
Her interest is not only limited to painting, Shawkat also likes to make and sing songs in jazz bars.
Alia is an Arab American.
In 2009, Alia was co-featured in Har Mar Superstar's music video "Tall Boy", along with Eva Mendes and Eric Wareheim.
She is good friends with Whip It co-star Ellen Page.
Alia is the step-granddaughter of Lyn Peters.
She has a pet cat named Max.
Shawkat is a member of The Interstate 5 Tennis Association.
She is a skilled pianist.
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Romney's unknown unknowns
Posted by William A. Jacobson	Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 9:47am | 12/6/2011 - 9:47am
I've posted about "unknown unknowns" before, as it is a structure I use in class to discuss how to build a case. At a press conference about Iraq Donald Rumsfeld famously said:
"[T]here are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know."
Reacting to Nancy Pelosi's threat to release as yet unknown information about Newt, Jennifer Rubin uses the "unknown unknown" template to argue:
But this is one of the central dangers posed by Gingrich's candidacy: Lots of people who worked on congressional committees, at special interest groups and for him in one capacity or another have plenty of details about what he has done over the years. It is the unknown unknowns, as Donald Rumsfeld put it, that are the most dangerous.
Rubin is confused. She is not complaining about Newt's unknown unknowns, but about his known unknowns. We know what we do not know. In fact, Rubin rattles off a list of known unknowns about Newt, such as how much he got paid by which clients, etc.
Precisely because we know what we do not know about Newt, he is less dangerous as a candidate. Will the facts, if revealed, that he did "X" in 1996 which was known by Pelosi and others but never part of any public ethics charges really make a difference? Will the facts, if revealed, that one of Newt's think tanks made "Y" dollars from some client really create a sea change in public opinion? Even as to the "personal baggage," we know it will be made an issue; and if there is more to the baggage than we know, it still is a worry we know about. Newt's problems are not unknown unknowns, by any stretch of the imagination.
An unknown unknown is something beyond our current comprehension, something that would hit us so out of the blue that we would be left to wondering how we could not have imagined such a thing about the candidate. It would destroy a campaign in an instant, and if revealed after the nomination would hand Barack Obama the election on a silver platter.
The greatest threat of a destructive unknown unknown comes not from the known-to-be imperfect candidate, but from the seemingly perfect candidate.
And here is where the risk is with Romney. What is it that we are not even capable of imagining about him or his past which in an instant could destroy his candidacy?
Well, you might argue, we know everything about him, he's been in a presidential campaign before, he has no known skeletons in the closet. And looking at his persona, it is hard to imagine something terribly wrong aside from known past policies.
That might be true, but if we are talking about true unknown unknowns, shouldn't we be worrying about what was in the state records Romney and his assistants tried to destroy when he left office in Massachusetts, Romney staff spent nearly $100,000 to hide records:
When Romney left the governorship of Massachusetts, 11 of his aides bought the hard drives of their state-issued computers to keep for themselves. Also before he left office, the governor's staff had emails and other electronic
communications by Romney's administration wiped from state servers, state officials say.
Those actions erased much of the internal documentation of Romney's four-year tenure as governor, which ended in January 2007. Precisely what information was erased is unclear….
Romney's spokesmen emphasize that he followed the law and precedent in deleting the emails, installing new computers in the governor's office and buying up hard drives.
However, Theresa Dolan, former director of administration for the governor's office, told Reuters that Romney's efforts to control or wipe out records from his governorship were unprecedented.
Dolan said that in her 23 years as an aide to successive governors "no one had ever inquired about, or expressed the desire" to purchase their computer hard drives before Romney's tenure.
The cleanup of records by Romney's staff before his term ended included spending $205,000 for a three-year lease on new computers for the governor's office, according to official documents and state officials.
In signing the lease, Romney aides broke an earlier three-year lease that provided the same number of computers for about half the cost – $108,000. Lease documents obtained by Reuters under the state's freedom of information law
indicate that the broken lease still had 18 months to run.
What was in those records that was so important to erase? I can't imagine.
But we will find out, at the worst possible moment. Gov. Deval Patrick, Obama's best buddy, will make sure of it.
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Jaydee77 | December 6, 2011 at 9:56 am
Now Pelosi is not not just back pedaling, she is sprinting away from her remarks to TPM. Just shows why we need a fighter like Gingrich. Nobody else in this field is willing to punch back harder than the opposition is punching.
JayDick | December 6, 2011 at 10:18 am
Very good point. That is the very reason I like Newt. I also think that's why he is striking a cord with the Republican electorate. They dislike Obama so much, they want someone who will really attack. Gingrich looks like he will do that better than anyone else.
Aarradin | December 6, 2011 at 1:42 pm
McCain was willing to attack too. Problem was, he was attacking other Republicans for being too tough on Obama.
Seriously, though:
I keep going back to the debate when Gingrich schooled that imbecile Pelley from CBS over the rules of war. Romney had fielded a question premised on the 'fact' the the "stimulus" bill had created 3 million jobs. Romney accepted the premise without question. Pathetic.
Neo | December 6, 2011 at 10:15 am
I've never pulled a "party level" in my live as I vote for people not parties, but if Pelosi or her minions drop one piece that is traced back to her office, I will pull the "party level" and it won't be for her party.
Your approach of voting for the person, not the party, may have been valid at one time, but I don't think it is any more. The parties' political outlooks are so different now and you really don't have hardly any conservative Democrats or liberal Republicans. If you vote Democrat, you are voting for a liberal government, no matter the views of the specific candidate. A Democrat will vote for a Democrat leadership in Congress and that will further a liberal agenda.
Valerie | December 6, 2011 at 11:20 am
If the only problem is that voting for Democrats is voting for a Liberal government, the Republicans lose. To Liberals and Centrists, our government IS a classically liberal government, and use of that word fails to convey your concern.
To fix it: A vote for the Democrats at this time is a vote for continued radicalism in office combined with incompetence and corruption. We don't know if The Stimulus could have worked, because its force and effect was frittered away by the practice of spending billions –with a "b" — on Democratic contributors and bundlers, rather than on any projects reasonably calculated to benefit the country as a whole.
The lawlessness is this administration is brought into high relief by the Fast & Furious scandal, where at the very minimum, our safeguards with respect to inter-agency co-operation and approval of risky tactics were disregarded. We don't need a President who tolerates an Attorney General who can't read.
THAT argument, suitably supported by widely available facts, is one that is convincing to Centrists and Liberals.
You are correct about the classical use of the word liberal. I was using it in the current sense, which basically means statist. In the current common usage, America is more conservative than liberal.
Regarding the stimulus, we know that it was doomed to failure because such schemes have never worked. Government spending can have a positive effect on the economy for only a very brief time, generally a few months. Over the longer term (more than a few months), government spending does damage to the economy.
Incompetence and corruption are other shortcomings of the Obama administration, of course. But I was speaking more generally. In that sense, a vote for a Democrat is a vote for a liberal (statist) government. A vote for a Republican is a vote for a conservative (at least a little less statist) government.
Darkstar58 | December 6, 2011 at 1:55 pm
That's because they call themselves "Liberals" when they are actually "Libertarians" – in other words, NEO-Conservative Republicans
2012 is going to be a rough year … this makes the Goldwater "Daisy" ad look tame.
You do realize that once they take office THEY vote party line pretty much all the time.
You may like a D on one or two issues, or think he has good character, but I promise you – once he's in office he'll vote the socialist party line >90% of the time.
There's also the issue of majority control. Whichever Party has the majority controls EVERY committee (has majority and Chair for each) and sets the agenda. Would you rather have Nancy Pelosi or John Boehner set the agenda in the House? When you vote for that moderate D rather than a squishy R who's name you're not familiar with, you're really voting to have Pelosi be the next Speaker of the House.
hazchic | December 6, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Gabby Giffords. Yeah, I went there. But she said all the right things here in AZ (guns, military) and then voted whatever Nancy told her. Perfect example.
Good analysis, Professor. Moreover, although we don't know the information in the known unknowns, the candidates do. Presumable they are prepared to deal with them if released. Cain obviously was not prepared, but I would expect more from Romney and Gingrich.
Olenole65 | December 6, 2011 at 10:20 am
Obama's past needs the same treatment from the political press as the colonoscopy of their past any Republican nominee will surely receive. Since past is prologue, conservative and fair mined individuals know that there will be no equal treatment of BHO and his Republican challenger. The only good thing that happens as a result is the continued slide of the economic success of the 'lame-stream media'.
Chuck Skinner | December 6, 2011 at 10:38 am
I'm not a Romney defender, but his attempting to clean up the e-mails and records from his time as Governor before he left just sounds like best-practices to me. Follow my (Romney) thinking:
1.) You know you're planning to run for President and that you're about to be replaced by a very statist Governor of the opposite party.
2.) You know that the new governor is going to do anything he can to help his party candidate to defeat you should you become the nominee. You know that this means he will actively assist FOIA expeditions into every public and private scrap you leave behind.
3.) Those FOIA fishing trips by liberal-statist activists might lead to patently frivolous "ethics" lawsuits, which even though will be dismissed, require time, effort and money to defend until dropped or thrown out of court (see Gov. Palin having to spend at least $500K of her OWN money in defense costs).
4.) You know you have the ability and right (under state law) to not only clean up the documents, but to take the physical drives with you, so that there is nothing to even attempt to forensically recover data FROM.
There may or may not have been anything in the records, but this sounds like simple prudent planning to me.
JEBurke | December 6, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Exactly. There is already a long trail of pols, government officials and business executives stretching all the way back to Ollie North who dearly wish they had double deleted all their emails — every day!
Whatever unknowns were in those emails — and I doubt there was much that rises beyond the level of embarassing (although that can kill a candidacy) — they will remain unknown.
pyromancer76 | December 6, 2011 at 11:04 am
Excellent concern. I am concerned about Romney on many levels, especially that he is a "conservative"-sounding statist, a new-fangled "socialist" in my book, emphasizing "efficiency".
@JayDick | December 6, 2011 at 10:22 am
"The parties' political outlooks are so different now and you really don't have hardly any conservative Democrats or liberal Republicans. If you vote Democrat, you are voting for a liberal government, no matter the views of the specific candidate."
I do wish the term "liberal" was not so ill-used. "Conservative" Democrats might have been called "liberals" at one time — when they were not statists. Liberalism is about freedom, transparency, accountability. Most Conservatives are about preserving our Constitutional liberties. For quite some time the Democratic Party has been about little else than authoritarianism run by political-academic-media elites with corporate types toadying to them for favors, i.e., funding or too-big-to-fail status. Bureaucrats, especially, rule the day. This is not and never has been "liberal" or "liberalism". They do not deserve the virtue of the term. It belongs to American exceptionalism.
Awing1 | December 6, 2011 at 12:12 pm
While I don't share your concern about Romney, I absolutely agree that the term "liberalism" needs to be taken back. It is a great ideal to aim for, and explaining to people what liberalism used to be, Adam Smith's liberalism, and comparing it to what Democrats try to claim it to be, might be a good way to expose their manipulation of reality and even our lexicon.
"Liberal" merely means a vast and open interpretation, where one is willing to discard the norm. So when it is refereed to in the sense of "Government Power", you get the first Government Liberal, Alexander Hamilton.
Government Liberalism is about "implied powers" for the "general welfare", as Hamilton put it. That is the Liberalism most people refer to when complaining about Democrats. And where Democrat (or Democracy) means a living set of rules determined by the people, Liberal Democrat ends up going hand in hand when attempting to work around our Republics Constitution and the Liberties it Grants. (see, Democrat and Democracy are probably the words most misused – especially by those calling themselves Democrats)
"Liberal", holding such a vast definition, has also unfortunately been attached to many aspects where "Libertarian" really should have been – and that is where things go awry. It isn't "Liberal" to say Government should be held accountable, its our "Liberty". It isn't "Liberal" to say a man should be able to do as he pleases with his money, its our "Liberty".
"Freedom, transparency, accountability" (as you put it) has, and always will be, the Libertarian (Mans Liberties) and Conservative (Constitutional Liberties) platform; as this is what the Constitution was always about – protecting our Freedom from a Federal Government who must be transparent and held accountable to the people. The Founders knew very well that a Government with power will make that power absolute unless held in check; hence our being given a "Constitution of negative rights rights" (like our current president considers it).
One who wants to change the rules through "implied powers" for the "general welfare" are being "Liberal" with the constitution and ignoring the "Liberties" granted to us.
Jmaquis | December 6, 2011 at 11:25 am
Any American who values their freedom and doesn't vote Republican, or doesn't vote at all because *their* candidate didn't make it to the finish line, or would vote for a third party candidate in the 2012 elections, might as well make up a last will and testament and *say goodbye*. How many of us are enthusiastic about not finding George Washington personified in the available Republican candidates? That's not the point! Let's do everything we can to find the best of what's available and get behind that candidate as though everything dear to us depended on it without regard to whatever *dirt* is found. Then we can send Conservatives through the mid-term elections to continue building a base. It took many decades of bad government to get to the edge of this cliff, and we all should consider winning back our freedoms in whatever way possible and continue to give this effort everything we have until the job is done. Never give in ….. and Never give up!
ABC reports:
"Leader Pelosi was clearly referring to the extensive amount of information that is in the public record, including the comprehensive committee report with which the public may not be fully aware," Hammill wrote in a statement.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/pelosi-not-sitting-on-trove-of-gingrich-secrets/
This clearly was a mistake by Nancy Pelosi to give Newt a "fair game" waiver to joist with the Democrat Leader in the House, thus giving his campaign a "national" flavor.
Henry Hawkins | December 6, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Gingrich holds the trump card anyway – the IRS investigation conducted a year after the ethics investigation completely exonerated him.
It didn't actually "completely exonerate" him, as some of the accusations against him related to house rules that the IRS wouldn't have investigated, because violating house rules generally isn't a matter of law (as far as I know, correct me if I'm wrong because I can't find concrete answers on this).
That being said, that Newt's organization underwent IRS scrutiny and came out the other side clean is still quite amazing. My taxes are pretty simple, and I'm sure I've still done something wrong at one point or another. So your point is well taken.
GrumpyOne | December 6, 2011 at 12:03 pm
I think that it would be difficult at best to eclipse any current negative information on Gingrich. The problem will be the dredging up all the old stuff and how it is presented.
The interesting take, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-06/heartbreak-awaits-republicans-who-love-gingrich-ramesh-ponnuru.html has a good low key assessment of what it might be like in a civilized environment. We all know that would never be the case with democrats and the MSM on the attack.
Still, the writer mentions a couple of things that I have previously pointed out and that is Gingrich's inflated ego, weaving and dodging etc.
A short but good read for anyone who's interested…
Actually, Professor, what might be in the emails that we know were deep sixed is a known unknown, is it not? We know there were mails and we know they were erased but we don't know what was in them so that you can suggest ominously that they could be damaging (set aside for the moment that if they no longer exist, they cannot be trotted out in October as proof of something).
It's just like we know the House looked into a lot of stuff on Newt that was filed away, but we don't know what's in those files.
An unknown unknown would be something like this: a candidate who appears to be a dependable family man with a loving wife and cute kids turns out to have a serious mistress on the side (Edwards in 2004), to patronize high-priced whores (Spitzer) or to have a "wide stance" in airport bathrooms (Craig).
I doubt that either Newt or Romney has any unknown unknowns of political consequence. Both have been thoroughly vetted several times over. What you must deal with is the obvious certainty that Newt may have lots of known unknowns. Since you don't want to deal with that, instead, you lamely try to argue that anyone might have time bombs we have no way to know about.
What's more, isn't it obvious that Rumsfeld was trying to make something very simple but embarassing seem like some sort of complicated intelligence puzzle? There were no unknown unknowns about Iraq. There were plenty of people in the intelligence community and elsewhere who raised questions about every single problem that was faced. He just looked at all this and decided as a matter of judgment that X outweighed Y.
Unfortunately, you don't even want to examine X where it concerns Newt
Henry Hawkins | December 6, 2011 at 2:48 pm
If history teaches anything, it is that when it comes to politicians and candidates, there are no unknown unknowns. Only naivete would allow them.
The Final Challenge | December 6, 2011 at 3:59 pm
[…] William Jacobson: The greatest threat of a destructive unknown unknown comes not from the known-to-be imperfect candidate, but from the seemingly perfect candidate. […]
If you see before you a perfect candidate, you have not seen clearly or looked deeply. The perfect candidate will have been, among all other considerations, fully vetted. So, if some scandal then emerges, is it an "unknown unknown" or simply a poor or incomplete job of vetting?


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Q: Failed to build gem native extension: Unable to install Rails + MySQL2 I am on MAC OS X LION and keep getting error message Failed to build gem native extension when trying to install rails and mysql.
This is what I am doing. I enter:
    $ sudo gem install rails

Error message
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...

ERROR:  Error installing rails:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb
mkmf.rb can't find header files for ruby at /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/ruby.h

Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/json-1.6.5 for inspection.
Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/json-1.6.5/ext/json/ext/parser/gem_make.out
ingjerd$ ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [universal-darwin11.0]

The same happens when I try to install mysql2 gem.
When I do the command
    gem list

Then rails and mysql is not in that list of local gems.
When I try the command
    which rails

I get:
/usr/bin/rails

So then that kind of makes me think that rails is in there somewhere. But when I try:
  $ rails -v

I get:
Rails is not currently installed on this system. To get the latest version, simply type:
$ sudo gem install rails You can then rerun your "rails" command.

I wonder whether this happens because I did things in the wrong order?
I first updated gems and then I installed XCODE and changed the .bash_profile to the following - and I think I should have done this before updating gems.
PS1="\u$ "
alias ll="ls -laGH"

export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"

I think I should have done the .bash_profile path before updating gems and I should also have installed xcode first, but I was unsure of the order of doing things.
Please help a true newbie to ruby as I can't start learning before I have a working environment....

A: For me, installing Xcode and then Command Line Tools worked.
You can install Command Line Tools from Xcode Preferences > Downloads > Command Line Tools. I don't know if you can just download Command Line Tools from here and skip the Xcode installation.
I also recommend you to install rbenv– see that you can install it with brew, mentioned below– to manage several ruby versions, or if you want RVM– I have tried both of them, don't know exactly what are its differences. This is because when you upgrade ruby, PATH system variable needs to be changed to detect newly installed Ruby which -a rubyshows you the paths of the Rubies you have installed.
The second part, to install mysql2, I have installed brew and then mysql with its header files.
# to install brew
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
# to install mysql
brew install mysql


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By Martin Bodek
Softcover, 184 Full Color Pages
KTAV Publishing, Urim Publications, 2019
Emojis are the hieroglyphics of the 21st century, so have a blast deciphering the traditional Haggadah text written in a most untraditional format – entirely in emojis! Tips for decoding are included at the end of The Emoji Haggadah, along with the full traditional Hebrew and English Haggadah text.
Written entirely in emojis (with tips for decoding and the full traditional Hebrew/English text), this haggadah engages multiple generations by adding a 21st century twist to the standard routine of a Passover seder, occupying the more modern participant as well as the traditionalists. Novel and humorous.
Martin Bodek is co-founder of TheKnish.com - a Jewish version of The Onion. He is the beat reporter for JrunnersClub.org, a Brooklyn-based organization for athletes and researches surnames for Jewishworldreview.com. He has been writing freelance for more than 15 years for The Denver Post, The Washington Times, The Jewish Press, The Huffington Post, bangitout.com and other sites and media outlets as well as Germany's only weekly Jewish newspaper, The Judische Allgemeine. He was born and raised in the wilds of Brooklyn, has worked most of his life in the badlands of New York City, and settled in the jungles of northern New Jersey with his strong wife and three above average children. As you can tell, he wants to be a writer if and when he grows up.


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In 2007 interest-only loans accounted for 33 per cent of the mortgage market, but by last year, that figure had fallen to just three per cent.
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Q: Is there a way to make suspend by closing the lid ALWAYS possible on a Samsung NC10? recently I installed Natty on a Samsung NC10 netbook. Most of the time, suspend by closing the lid works. But sometimes it just stays in its current state. Going to suspend by accessing the menu seems to work always on the other hand.
So is there a way to make suspend work on closing the lid always as well?
Edit: Additional information:
In the power management, both cases (battery and power line) are set to "suspend" when closing lid.
The only things in the pm-suspend.log that don't look right are:
Having NetworkManager put all interaces to sleep...Failed. and
Failed to connect to wpa_supplicant - wpa_ctrl_open: No such file or directory However, suspending seems to go on after that.
After a failed suspend attempt by closing the lid attempt, nothing new is written to pm-suspend.log. The only new (shown bold there) thing in logs is [drm] Big FIFO is enabled in syslog and kern.log.
However, resume always works as well as suspend from power-indicator-button top right. It would be great when closing the lid would do just the same.

A: Assuming this happens always when you are either on AC power or on battery:
Hit the  key and start typing power management (po is probably enough) and when you see it comming up in the results hit enter.
You will see 3 tabs. 2 of them are important for your question:

*

*One for when on AC power:

*and one for when on battery power:

Both have an action set here for "When laptop lid is closed" (hence ændrük's comment).
If both are not set to 'suspend' you have your answer: change it to 'suspend'.
If this is not the issue you probably found a bug. I have seen some bugs related to suspend and several netbooks (including yours) but these are old. Have a look in your log files and see if it shows any errors when suspend does not work.
Same way as looking at power management: hit the  key and start typing log file viewer. When it shows up scroll down to pm-suspend.log and check this file for errors.

You are looking for lines like these but then with errors:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00powersave resume suspend: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00logging resume suspend:

/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00logging resume suspend: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/000kernel-change resume suspend:

/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/000kernel-change resume suspend: success.
Fri May 13 18:27:31 CEST 2011: Finished.
If there are any please add these to your question.


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The generic function add-method adds a method to a generic function.
If method agrees with an existing method of generic-function on parameter specializers and qualifiers, the existing method is replaced.
The lambda list of the method function of method must be congruent with the lambda list of generic-function, or an error of type error is signaled.
If method is a method object of another generic function, an error of type error is signaled.


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Q: Answer to problem doesn't match WolframAlpha - what's the correct solution?
Reference for people who search in future: Problem 8 of George
  Simmons' Calculus with Analytic Geometry, pg. 57

Find the equations of the two lines through the point $(3,1)$ that are tangent to the curve $y = x^2 - 4$.
This is how I tried to solve it:
$$
\begin{align}
y &= x^2 -4 \\
\frac{dy}{dx} &= 2x \\
\text{Let the point of tangency be } &(a, a^2 -4) \text{. Then:} \\
y - (a^2 - 4) &= 2a(x-a) \\
y - a^2 + 4 &= 2ax - 2a^2 \\
y &= -a^2 + 2ax -4 \\
\text{At point } &(3,1) : \\
1 &= -a^2 +2a\cdot3 -4 \\
a^2 -6a +5 &= 0 \\
(a-1)(a-5) &= 0 \\
\end{align}
$$
So, the two points of tangency are: $(1,-3)$ and $(5,21)$. Thus we get the equations:
At point $(1,-3)$:
$$
\begin{align}
y +3 &= 2(x-1) \\
y &= 2x - 5
\end{align}
$$
And for point of tangency $(5,21)$ :
$$
\begin{align}
y -21 &= 10(x-5) \\
y &= 10x - 29
\end{align}
$$

The Output from WolframAlpha is this. Specifically, it states that the point of tangency is (1,-3), thus generating only one equation:
$$y=2x-5$$

So, what's the correct procedure, and why didn't WolframAlpha show the second equation?


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Forward George Bowerman Signs
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The 21-year-old was a free agent following his release by League One side Walsall at the end of last season.
He's agreed a contract at the Store First Stadium until the end of the season.
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IDA plugin designed to provide additional information when analyzing x64 PE files.
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A dynamic memory analysis utility for Linux and FreeBSD.
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Funding Goal Reached, The Legacy Midtown Park begins work
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The Legacy Midtown Park Site.
The Legacy Senior Communities reached its $15 million philanthropic campaign goal in the largest capital campaign in its history.
The donated funds will help build The Legacy Midtown Park rental continuing care retirement community in Dallas. The organization also closed on the financing for the community, and construction is underway.
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Located on 10 acres in the Midtown Park development, The Legacy Midtown Park will be the only Jewish-sponsored rental retirement community in Dallas, though it is open to all faiths. With multiple dining options; a fully equipped fitness, aerobics and aquatic center; and cutting-edge amenities, The Legacy Midtown Park will create the lifestyle desired by seniors today and for years to come. The Legacy at Home, the organization's not-for-profit home health care agency, will provide home health care, personal assistance and hospice services for both residents and seniors in the surrounding area.
"The Legacy Midtown Park will help us extend our mission, expand our services and broaden our reach by allowing us to serve more seniors and their families in the manner that best meets each family's needs," said Melissa Orth, president and CEO of The Legacy Senior Communities. "We are creating a dynamic environment where seniors will have meaningful relationships, innovative programming, outstanding care and a deep commitment from our entire team. We are tremendously excited for what the future holds, and I cannot wait to positively impact the lives of so many seniors and their families."
"I would like to personally thank our capital campaign co-chairs Carol and Steve Aaron and Marion and Bennett Glazer, as well as our vice-chairs Sharon and Chuck Levin and our committee members. We would not be here today without their dedication and the generosity of our donors who share our deep commitment to Jewish seniors and their families," said Andrea Statman, director of development for The Legacy Senior Communities.
Construction on the different levels of living will begin concurrently across The Legacy Midtown Park campus. The community expects to open its long-term care and short-term rehab in the first quarter of 2020, with independent living, assisted living and memory care preparing to open in late 2020.
The Legacy Senior Communities will extend its capital campaign to give everyone in the community the opportunity to be a part of building this campus for Dallas Jewish seniors. At this point, the organization will also focus on raising necessary dollars for The Financial Assistance Fund to potentially be a safety net for seniors who need help.
For information about The Legacy Midtown Park, contact Dana Hanks by calling 972-468-6208 or emailing dhanks@thelegacywb.org.
For information about donating, contact Statman at 972-468-6161 or astatman@thelegacysc.org.
Submitted by Amy Jones on behalf of the Legacy Senior Communities.


LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Walt Disney Company's (NYSE: DIS) President and CEO, Bob Iger, and 150 other Disney VoluntEARS, including the Company's senior management team, continued their commitment to give back to local communities and rolled up their sleeves today to build a new playground for the kids of the Boys and Girls Club of East Los Angeles. Known as the "freeway club," as it is located between two major highways, this Club daily serves more than 300 low-income children in the immediate neighborhood. For this "done in a day" project, hundreds of volunteers from Disney and the Boys & Girls Club built a playground that was designed with the help of the children. The project was completed in collaboration with KaBOOM!, TreePeople and other local community members. The group was later joined by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa who participated in a special dedication ceremony further demonstrating his recognition of the Company's ongoing commitment to the City of Los Angeles.
"Disney has been a proud partner of the Boys and Girls Club for more than 50 years," said Iger. "We are delighted to be working with the Boys & Girls Club of East Los Angeles to provide neighborhood kids with a wonderful new playground where they can play and imagine together."
"Safe, clean and creative playgrounds make a world of difference for the children whose lives are brightened and enriched by these facilities," said Mayor Villaraigosa. "Thanks to Disney, KaBOOM!, the Boys and Girls Club of East LA and TreePeople, many young Angelenos will be smiling, laughing and playing here for many years to come."
Since 2005, Disney has committed more than $7 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs Of America (BGCA), including a $1 million contribution to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim, the single largest gift that organization has received in its 16-year history, a total of $250,000 to 44 Boys & Girls Clubs in Los Angeles and Orange Counties and a $1 million gift towards the rebuilding of 16 Boys & Girls Clubs in the Gulf region that were damaged or destroyed by the hurricanes. Disney's history with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America spans more than 50 years, beginning when Walt Disney was an honorary member of the organization's Board of Directors.
The new playground was presented to Anna Arauju, CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Los Angeles, by Mr. Iger, who was joined by Mayor Villaraigosa, at a special dedication ceremony immediately following the build.
"To see Disney volunteers from all lines of business, side by side with our parents, staff and local college students was a moving display of community spirit," expressed Arauju. "The generosity of The Walt Disney Company, and the support of KaBOOM! and all of our community members who donated their time and services, allowed our children to experience how much people care about them, and that is a priceless gift that can truly change a life. In light of the very little green space in East L.A., this new playground will allow our children to play and get exercise in a safe area."
Today's project was Disney's third playground build this year in collaboration with KaBOOM!. In April, the Boys & Girls Club of Slidell officially reopened its doors when more than 175 volunteers from Disney, ESPN and the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the Slidell community joined together to rebuild the Club's play area, gym and more. In May, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, the hosts of "Live with Regis and Kelly" (produced by ABC Domestic Television, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), joined 450 community volunteers in New Orleans to build a playground for the children of the Charles R. Drew Elementary School. The school sustained significant flooding and damage from Hurricane Katrina and serves 600 students.
Disney brightens the lives of children in need around the world through global outreach programs, local community initiatives and the Disney VoluntEARS program. Last year, Disney donated more than $177 million in cash and in-kind support to various charities throughout the world, and Disney VoluntEARS contributed more than 466,000 hours of service. The Disney VoluntEARS program provides opportunities for Disney employees to contribute their time and expertise towards making a positive impact in the communities they serve while furthering the traditions and ideals of The Walt Disney Company. For more information on Disney's outreach efforts, please visit http://www.DisneyOutreach.com.
KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Since 1995, KaBOOM! has used its innovative community-build model to bring together business and community interests to construct more than 1,300 new playgrounds, skateparks, sports fields and ice rinks across North America. KaBOOM! also offers a variety of resources, including online community, regional and national trainings, grants, publications and the KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play, which includes Playful City USA and the Playmaker Network -- a national network of individual advocates for play. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! also has offices in Chicago, Atlanta and San Mateo, CA. For more information, visit http://www.kaboom.org.


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Kaitlin Sandeno: Joy by the Jar
By Lee Warren | July 05, 2012, 10 a.m. (ET)
Kaitlin Sandeno lets Raelynn Smith try on her Olympic medals at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
OMAHA -- "Do you know Michael Phelps?" asked a wide-eyed boy who looked to be about 9 years old at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha last Thursday.
News was traveling quickly as Olympic swimmer Kaitlin Sandeno, who was in town for the U.S. Olympic Trials for Swmming, went from room to room on behalf of the Jessie Rees Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading hope, joy and love to children fighting life altering illnesses.
Sandeno, now retired, is a four-time Olympic medalist, earning a bronze at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and bronze, silver and gold at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
"I do," Sandeno said to the boy who approached her in the hallway and asked her about Phelps, who was her U.S. Olympic teammate twice. Sandeno also got to train with Phelps, too, when she swam in Ann Arbor, Mich., following her graduation from the University of Southern California.
"You did?" The boy giggled with excitement.
"Yeah," Sandeno said. "I've known him for about 12 years. He's a good guy."
An 18-year-old patient named Shawn told Sandeno he was on his high school swim team, telling her he enjoyed the breaststroke the most. She told him a story about how proud she was of her silver medal because she recorded her personal best time in the 400 IM at 4:41.57.
"To me, this was like a gold medal," she told him. "It meant the most to me."
That theme of overcoming and perseverance was behind each of her visits with the children. She let them hold her medals, usually prompting them to say, "Cool! Is this real gold?" She signed autographs, posed for pictures, and talked to them about video games, school, soccer, wrestling, art and whatever else they were interested in, hoping to make them smile.
And they did.
That is what Jessie Rees wanted.
Rees, a 12-year-old California girl, lost her battle with cancer earlier this year. But not before she came up with the idea of giving other child patients something her foundation calls JoyJars — jars filled with toys and activities that are gender specific, funded by private donations.
Sandeno recounted what Jessie always said about the jars: "Nothing cheesy and no air," meaning she wanted the content to be substantive and she wanted the contents to fill the jar without leaving an ounce of air.
"It started in Jessie's garage, she filled them," said Jennifer Nicholson, an Omaha-area educator who read about Jessie's battle with cancer on Facebook and decided to get involved. She approached Children's Hospital in Omaha about coordinating the jars with them and the first shipment was delivered this week. "Since she can no longer do that, her dad is carrying on her dream."
According to her foundation's website, Jessie filled more than 3,000 jars for kids. As of May 2012, 15,000 jars have been stuffed and sent to courageous kids. Jars were given out in Omaha, but they were not ready while Sandeno was there.
"Her goal was for every single child who is fighting cancer to get a JoyJar," Sandeno said. "And so roughly about 50,000 jars is the goal. About a month ago, we finished our 10,000th jar, so we have a ways to go, but everybody has been great to volunteer their time. We have a lot of swimmers, moms, Girl Scout troops and people who went to her church who are stuffing these jars."
Sandeno got involved in the foundation after hearing about Jessie and then getting a chance to meet her.
"To hear her story — she was just so positive and encouraging," Sandeno said. "She never complained and she was always thinking about other people. And I was at a time in my life where I was done with swimming and I wanted to figure out my passion. Immediately, I was drawn to Jessie's foundation.
"My story throughout my swimming career was about never, ever giving up. I had a lot of ups and downs, and that's Jessie's message — never, ever give up: Team NEGU (never ever give up). And just being able to use my platform and being able to give back to something way larger than myself, it's priceless."
Toward the end of her stop at Children's Hospital, Sandeno walked into 16-year-old Raelynn Smith's room. Raelynn is a budding artist, and she flipped through her sketchbook with Sandeno. The Olympian was genuinely impressed by what she saw.
"You're going to be an art major one day, I just know it," Sandeno told her.
And that's what visits like these are all about — giving ill children hope and inspiring them to press on to pursue their passions.
Sandeno is also hoping to inspire more athletes to get involved.
"My goal is to get athletes in different cities to do this," Sandeno said. "Our mission is to grow Team NEGU and encourage athletes to do this. And getting Olympic athletes involved is huge. Not a lot of children get to see Olympic medals, and they just light up when they do get to see them."
Story courtesy Red Line Editorial, Inc. Lee Warren is a freelance contributor for TeamUSA.org. This story was not subject to the approval of any National Governing Bodies.
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Giving back comes from the heart for Hamonic, Gardiner
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Giving BackPlayer Features
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Beginning a five-part series highlighting the NHLPA's partnership with Kids Help Phone, NHLPA members reflect on the importance of giving back.
For a pair of defencemen who make their living being stingy on the NHL blueline, it's giving back in their personal lives that best defines them.
NHLPA members Jake Gardiner and Travis Hamonic know that being a professional means being engaged on and off the ice to make a difference at the rink and in your everyday life.
"When you are able to meet fans, or with people that work hard to make the community a better place, it's very inspiring," said Gardiner, who has played in over 500 NHL games.
In his off-season, you can find Gardiner back in his home state of Minnesota playing summer hockey in a tournament known as Da Beauty League. Gardiner doesn't just participate in the tournament for a good cause, though the game's ticket sales do benefit worthy initiatives such as United Heroes League and former NHLPA member Paul Martin's Shine A Ligh7 foundation. Post-game, young aspiring hockey players often get the chance to meet with their favourite home-grown players in the familiar community setting of their own local rink.
"It's important to give back to your community and to make sure you do your part to help others. It's something I've always enjoyed doing, having that chance to meet some really amazing people."
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— Da Beauty League (@DaBeautyLeague) July 25, 2018
Realizing the importance of helping others and playing their part to build a strong connection with the community has helped each player appreciate the positive impact a person can have through acts of kindness. For both Gardiner and Hamonic, having the opportunity to assist in their respective communities has been a game-changing experience.
"The world we live in, not everyone is given the same opportunity," said Hamonic, who received the 2016-17 NHL Foundation Player Award for his D-Partner Program. "I do believe when you help out, it's contagious. And that's a great feeling."
The D-Partner Program was inspired by Hamonic's personal loss of his own father at just 10 years old. Since beginning the program during his time with the New York Islanders, Hamonic has brought out hundreds of children who have lost a parent at a young age to one of his home games.
"It's honestly the best feeling," said Hamonic. "In any walk of life, whether you're doing charity work or helping someone on the street, if you can make someone smile, it's the best feeling in the world."
Hamonic's first community initiative since joining the Flames, the Northern Project, also draws from causes close to home. Of Métis descent, Travis, and his wife Stephanie fly and host Indigenous children from the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon in Calgary for a weekend to take in a Flames game on an all-expenses paid trip.
"Helping others, it puts a smile on your face," noted Hamonic. "It's been something I'm grateful for. The way my wife and I were both raised — very similar families, in a small town, humble beginnings — we were taught the importance of getting out into the community and helping out. I think it's super important. In our eyes, the world we want to live in is one that helps people."
Travis and Stephanie Hamonic hosted another family through the Northern Project initiative this month, bringing Tarek and his uncle to #yyc to experience the city and a #Flames game! pic.twitter.com/gAtsKYj7pm
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) January 18, 2018
Since the Hamonics have become three with the recent arrival of the couple's first child, Charlie, the family quickly found further inspiration to help those in need with Charlie's Children. The program, supported by the Calgary Flames Foundation, will assist low income families and single parents who are expecting a newborn with resources and supplies.
"Whether it's in your school or helping out a friend or neighbour, it's something that makes your community and world a better place," said Gardiner. "It doesn't matter if it's something big or small, just remember what you do can make a huge difference in someone else's life and in yours."
"Even if you spend a little bit of time helping someone or your community, it can go a long way in making a huge difference in that person's life," noted Hamonic.
This article is a part of a series for the NHLPA's partnership with Kids Help Phone. We hope these NHL players' words inspire you to do your part, help others and get involved. If you're looking for ways to give back in your own community, you can learn more at KidsHelpPhone.ca about sparking a kid's courage and supporting youth mental health and well-being.
United Heroes League, NHLPA announce second annual 'All-Star Hero' campaign
Four selected service members will receive a once-in-a-lifetime trip with a guest to St. Louis for the 2020 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend.
UHL, NHLPA announce All-Star Hero campaign winners
The UHL and NHLPA have announced the winners of the All-Star Hero campaign, which recognizes military personnel and their families for their services through the players' NHLPA Goals & Dreams fund.
UHL, NHLPA announce All-Star Hero campaign
The UHL and NHLPA through the Goals & Dreams fund have announced the launch of the All-Star Hero campaign to recognize military personnel and their families for their services.
NHLPA, Kids Help Phone announce three-year partnership
The scope of collaboration includes community engagement, education for Canadian youth as well as philanthropic support.
Top 5: Shift Work Leaders
Who jumps over the boards the most so far in 2017-18? This week we take a look at the five players that lead the way when it comes to most total shifts taken.
Gardiner: Role model turned actual model
Paige Gardiner has always viewed her sibling, Jake, as an ideal role model. It turns out, he's also pretty adept at being an actual model, too.


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Earlier today, Chris Burgess, Archaeology Manager for the Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum, revealed, a key find from the site of the Battle of Flodden. A crown shaped artefact thought to have been a livery badge worn by a solider in the personal retinue of the Scottish King, James IV.
Made of copper alloy, the badge appears to have snapped off a hat band. Its design includes the Fleur de Lys with jewels and diamonds, all elements which were known to have been part of the Scottish Crown in 1513.
Now the artefact has been revealed, it will be formerly reported to Dr. Robert Collins, the Find Liaison Officer in Newcastle for further assessment and analysis. If deemed to be 'Treasure Trove' it will be subject to a Coroner's report and may also be passed to the British Museum for further research and assessment.
The last great medieval battle, Flodden was a turning point in the history of the UK setting the stage for the subsequent Union of the Crowns between Scotland and England. Through excavating the battlefield Chris, alongwith a growing team of volunteers, hopes to pinpoint the exact location of the battle itself.
The Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum, the UK's first cross border museum links 12 key sites and numerous community events. This archaeological programme is part of this wider project commemorate this year's 500th anniversary of the historic battle with its finding playing an integral part in telling us more about what really happened at Flodden. The aim of the archaeology project is very much focused on connecting people of all ages to their heritage by bringing Flodden out of the history books and into real life.
For more information on the all the activities taking place to mark the anniversary please visit www.flodden1513.com.


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Shipping Firm Frontline to Abandon Pursuit of Rival Gener8
Frontline Ltd., the tanker firm owned by Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen, has abandoned plans to acquire U.S.-listed rival Gener8 Maritime Inc., a person familiar with the matter said.
A deal with Gener8 would have created the world's largest fleet of supertankers, with 43 of the largest crude carriers. The Journal reported last month that Frontline was in talks with Gener8, whose shares have risen 18% in the past month, leaving it with a market capitalization of about $525 million.
It would be the second time this year that Frontline has abandoned a deal that would have made it one of the biggest players in oil transport by sea. Earlier this month, Mr. Fredriksen said he would drop a monthslong hostile takeover push for Oslo-based rival DHT Holdings Inc.
The person familiar said market conditions had changed and that Frontline would hold off on M&A activity for now.
"We used to be the biggest VLCC [very large crude carrier] owner, but now we are No. 4," Mr. Fredriksen said in an interview on June 1. "I'm looking to invest more than two billion [dollars] in acquisitions, but really what I'm looking for is consolidation. That's the big thing."
Mr. Fredriksen is one of the world's biggest shipowners and worth more than $9 billion, according to Forbes. Apart from Frontline, he controls some of the largest offshore drilling and dry bulk fleets and is a major player in salmon production.
Shipping executives had questioned Fredriksen's quest to boost his tanker fleet given a glut of tonnage in the water and packed oil storage facilities, which would need to be replenished in two years at the earliest.
But Mr. Fredriksen, who can afford to keep some tankers unemployed for a certain period, said he expects the market to turn around on strong crude demand from China and Africa and as older tankers are being demolished.
Write to Costas Paris at costas.paris@wsj.com
Costas Paris was first to report that Frontline Ltd., the tanker firm owned by Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen, has abandoned plans to acquire U.S.-listed rival Gener8 Maritime Inc. According to a source, market conditions had changed and Frontline is holding off on M&A activity for now.
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Frontline-Gener8 Deal Would Have Created World's Biggest Supertanker Fleet
Shipping Firm Frontline to Abandon Pursuit of Rival Gener8 By Costas Paris


What is Steam Consumption in a Pipe?
Steam consumed and steam utilized at the point of application are not equal. Normally steam consumed or generated in a steam boiler is more than what is required for use at the point of application.
Steam condensation when it travels on its way to point of use mainly due to exposed surfaces.
When steam condenses on the wall of an exposed/uninsulated steam pipe, it gives up its enthalpy of evaporation.
Proper utilization of steam helps in saving in the input cost of water and coal. Saving of each kg of steam is directly proportional to the saving of some percentage of water, coal and electricity.
Calculation of steam consumption in a pipe during the start-up operation and normal continuous operation is possible, and will be discussed in detail below.
Steam consumption within the pipe system needs to be judiciously monitored and controlled. The rate of condensation of the steam in the steam piping network depends upon the type of load (i.e. warm-up load or running load).
The rate of condensation of steam needs to be taken into account for sizing the steam traps, and also in finalizing the boiler output.
What is Warm-Up Load ?
During the plant start-up after a long time or from cold, then the steam is required to heat the system uniformly to bring the system close to the normal working temperature of the system.
The 'warm-up load' is the steam load which is associated with the steam consumption during the start-up of the plant. This can be either from the cold shut down, or from start up after a very long time.
Rate of condensation of steam during the warm-up period is maximum. Design of steam trap shall be based on this load.
What is Process Plant Running Load?
Process plant running load is the steam load which is related with the normal (full load) continuous load of the plant. Rate of condensation of steam during the full load running load of the plant is minimum.
How to Warm-Up a System?
Uniform and slow system warm-up can be achieved by a small by-pass valve in parallel to the main line isolation valve.
The time required to warm up the pipe network decides the warm-up (bypass) valve size. This valve can be a manual or automatic type depending on the user/client.
It is always better to discourage the practice of using the main valve for warm-up instead of the bypass valve. Since the main valve is far bigger in size (designed for full flow requirement) and not appropriate to use for small flow during the warm-up period.
As shown in figure1 above, before the main valve/bypass valve seperator is installed to ensure that steam passing through the valve should be dry to protect the valve wear and tear.
Note : Suppose if the warm-up/heating time of the system is increased to 12 minutes from 6 minutes, then the initial flow rate of the steam can easily be reduced to half. If the warm-up/heating time of the system is increased to say 24 minutes, then the initial steam flow rate for heating can be reduced further.
Table 1: Typical weights of steel pipe, flanges and bolts, and isolating valves in kg.


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I wanted to watch the latest Mel Gibson movie as a director because… it was Mel Gibson. I understand that Gibson plays a nuts role in most peoples minds, but as a director, he is a quite talented one. I did not know much about the movie, except it was about a war (probably second great war, based on the trailer) and Gibson was the project leader. It was enough to make me curious.
After 30 minutes into the movie, I had to admit that I was hooked. Cool characters, cool story, very nice production.
Now, after seeing it entirely, I have to say: WOW. What a great movie it is! I was not expecting this quality.
If you have heart problem, have kids with you watching or do not support violence and gore, keep away form this picture. It has it all. Like some super-realistic WWII movies (like the superb Saving Private Ryan), Hacksaw Ridge shows the battles in a visceral way. Gibson is very familiar with this, because Braveheart and Passion of the Christ are also displaying violence in its crudeness.
But for all of these movies, the crude violence is informative. It sets the tone of despair and importance of simple acts. You can see the real courageous and the cowards. The cost of the victory and the burden of the defeat.
One of the major themes is about religion prejudice. It dedicates half of its time talking about how the military (and society in general) are very prejudicial against religious people, specially those fanatics. It tries to convince that, despite the fanaticism, all people should be respected. Quite bold and powerful message in times that Muslim fanatics are doing so many terrorist acts.
But the political argument was not about muslins, but about Gibson himself. It is well knowing that Mel is a very religious person. In the last past movies, he always touched the subject. Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto address some religions views and practices. I felt that Hacksaw Ridge, sometimes, seems to be made only for the purpose of justification of his own behavior and believes.
But despite the original intention an violent aesthetics, it is a must-see.