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Q: Android resource linking failed when I tried to run my application I'm trying to run my project but it showing an error, which is:

C:\Users\kainat.gradle\caches\transforms-2\files-2.1\280fc69a02ac6e58d90f0b7a9fe6bffe\material-1.5.0-alpha05\res\values-v31\values-v31.xml:3:5-94: AAPT: error: resource android:color/system_neutral1_1000 not found.

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Using SDK version 31 and followning dependency:
 implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.5.0-alpha05'

what should I do to solve this error?


The faculty was kind enough to schedule Monday classes at 10 am rather than 9. Perhaps they felt it would make up for our early Wednesdays at the hospital. I was thankful for the extra hour of sleep. Although... I'd almost rather go ahead and get up at 9 for the extra hour of lecture. Health Assessment has been crammed into a two hour block once a week... and we might just need that extra time.
Nursing school is infamous for test questions asking "Which of the following would you do FIRST?" Vocabulary, structure, and function are taken for granted; you will not be tested on the normal lab values or definitions of diseases. You are given scenarios. Hypothetical cases. You're asked to assess the person completely, and relate a nursing diagnosis and nursing care plan. My Monday Health Assessment class focuses on the many, many variables a nurse should consider in patient care. Practicum exams involve going into a room and noticing every detail of that long list for the patient, then returning to an empty room to document each finding from memory.
In essence, the purpose of nursing school is to make you obscenely observant.
My first Health Assessment exam is in two weeks, and will cover 270 pages of material. That's about a third of the textbook.
Thankfully I've kept up with the weekly assignments, and have read all 12 of those chapters. But I'm still a little anxious about the upcoming test. The grade scale is such that you must make at least an 80% to pass. I've already taken an exam in two other subjects thusfar (and scored 96 and 90, an A and B). But this class is supposed to be "the hard one". I've already started reviewing the material.
I joined the Student Nurses Association, and was glad to attend their first meeting of the year this afternoon. It was during lunch break, so they thankfully fed us free sandwiches. A better meal than I would have time to acquire myself. So far this whole pre-professional organization thing looks promising.
SNA apparently sends students nursing journals as part of their membership: reason enough to join. But they also focus on several community service projects throughout the year. They talked about making shoebox care packages to Katrina victims today, which is a nice idea. I am apparently designing the T-shirt for this year, so hopefully I'll be able to come up with something interesting in the next few days.
I'm looking forward to becoming more actively involved at school this year. I've been a pretty lazy college student up until now; even though I am completely capable of leading, I often don't volunteer for projects. Since I've been spending such a ridiculous amount of time up at the school lately, I've started to feel pride in my alma mater and degree. I want to be in SNA... maybe even in SGA too. I want to be involved in campus policy and in helping the community under NSU's name.
How did ur assessment exam go?


Sell as have a suzuki 1000 , bike has had a new engine can see in pic engine replaced when clock miles at 33725 engine had done 15321 so new engine only done 23600 miles not 42000 as clock. Has new tyres upgraded water and oil rads plus pipes. Starts and run very nice and sounds great. Bike up for sale on other sites so may take of if get right sale. The item "2005 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 955I BLACK" is in sale since Sunday, June 11, 2017. This item is in the category "Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles\Motorcycles & Scooters\Triumph". The seller is "jessashsolly1" and is located in Ashford. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.


Limerick could bring down its homeless figure by focussing on creating modular or rapid build housing.
Over 320 business figures from around Limerick have attended The Peter McVerry Trust Business Breakfast hosted by the Castletroy Park Hotel this morning.
Mark Fitzgerald, Chair of estate agents, Sherry Fitzgerald told them Limerick should become the modular housing centre of Ireland.
CEO of the Peter McVerry Trust, Pat Doyle said they want to double the number of housing units they have in Limerick from 50 to 100 within the next 12 months.


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Which notable 60's personality would you like to see have a cameo in "Mad Men"?
astro November 28, 2009, 10:36pm #1
Dean Martin or Jerry Lewis (separately) would make an interesting character. I wonder if they could portray Jerry Lewis without his suing them?
AuntiePam November 28, 2009, 11:12pm #2
George Wallace, but I don't know how they'd do it.
alphaboi867 November 28, 2009, 11:31pm #3
Lucille Ball.
Sage_Rat November 28, 2009, 11:35pm #4
astro:
I wonder if they could portray Jerry Lewis without his suing them?
Slithy_Tove November 28, 2009, 11:42pm #5
I think the headliners would be a little too obvious, since MM fans enjoy the arcaneness. Instead of Dick & Liz, better Dick's ex Sybill, who opened a discotheque named "Arthur," after the answer John Lennon gave to the question "what to you call that hairstyle?" The more obscure to 2010 the better.
E-Sabbath November 28, 2009, 11:59pm #6
Hunter S. Thompson, as portrayed by Johnny Depp.
Dorothea_Book November 29, 2009, 12:11am #7
Twiggy (in due time of course).
Don_Draper November 29, 2009, 12:38am #8
Would love to see some of the character's reactions to the "Bewitched" episodes in which Darren & Larry Tate have to pitch a campaign to a new client, and the Mad Men's assessment about how realistic the TV depiction of their career.
The_Cleveland_Steamer November 29, 2009, 12:41am #9
Kubrick. I have no idea why he would be there.
elelle November 29, 2009, 1:29am #10
Phyllis Diller.
Hillarity ensues.
Kent_Clark November 29, 2009, 2:48am #11
Thomas watson, Jr. the CEO of IBM during the 1960s. In 1964 IBM introduced its System 360 – the first non-mainframe computer system. Fortune magazine called it "the $5 billion gamble."
I'd love to see Don and the gang try to develop a campaign for it.
NDP November 29, 2009, 3:08am #12
Stan Freberg (or at least a fictional character who closely resembles him). If only just to contrast Sterling Cooper's homey, staid, and humorless ads with those that took an irreverant and tongue-in-cheek approach.
And, for the same reason, Jerry Della Femina.
alphaboi867 November 29, 2009, 4:23am #13
Not exactly what the OP was asking for, but I do have an idea for travel episode that could be intersting. SCDP is doing a campaign for Intourist and a Don, Peggy, & Pete have to actually go to the Soviet Union on a business trip. I know the Soviets did allow Westerners to visit as tourists (keeping to planned itineraries itineraries and staying in special hotels) and spend their hard currency, but how plausible would that plot be in 1964? My great aunt made a couple trips to the Eastern Bloc, but I think those were in the 70s and 80s.

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Alexandra Barbara Nilsson, tidigare känd under bloggnamnet "Kissie", född 18 april 1991 i Stockholm, är en svensk tidigare bloggare. Nilsson startade sin blogg i januari 2007, och gick i augusti 2009 om Blondinbella som en av de största bloggarna i Sverige med 583 440 läsare i veckan.

1 mars 2019 låg bloggen på plats 2579 över mest besökta svenska webbplatser, enligt Alexa. Efter 15 år valde Alexandra att sluta blogga, och hennes blogg finns numera lagrad på Kungliga biblioteket.

Biografi

Familj och privatliv
Nilsson har två yngre syskon, varav en bror, Peter, samt en syster, Leonora. Hon är uppväxt i Stockholmsförorten Sköndal och gick grundskolan vid Sköndalsskolan. På gymnasiet studerade hon ekonomi vid Jensen gymnasium Västra, men hoppade av hösten 2009 och började studera på distans för att därefter endast satsa på sin blogg.

År 2017 träffade Nilsson sin partner Andreas Hellmers på Tinder. Paret dejtade under en period för att senare flytta ihop tillsammans med sina hundar. De förlovade sig under en resa till Maldiverna i början på 2022.

Bloggen
I sin blogg skrev Nilsson bland annat om sitt liv, fester och vänner. Den 22 februari 2011 polisanmäldes Nilsson för att ha hotat Nyheter24:s nöjeschef Pascal Engman med misshandel av vänner kopplade till extremhögern" efter att han i en artikel skrivit att hon skulle ha spridit nazistisk propaganda i form av klistermärken från Nationalsocialistisk front, tillsammans med sin bror, musikern Peter08. Nyheter24 spelade in samtalet och publicerade detsamma, varvid Nilsson polisanmäldes för olaga hot. Dagen efter bad Nilsson om ursäkt, som godtogs av Engman. Enligt SVT:s Kulturnyheterna drog sig flera annonsörer ur samarbetet med Nilsson. Detta föranledde henne att skriva ett öppet brev där hon tog avstånd från nazismen.

Efter en anmälan från Konsumentombudsmannen hösten 2016 fälldes Nilsson i januari 2018 i Patent- och marknadsdomstolen, för att hon inte varit tillräckligt tydlig med att ett av hennes inlägg i bloggen utgjorde marknadsföring. Domen ansågs som unik eftersom det var första gången en influerare ställts inför rätta för inlägg i sociala medier. Om händelsen upprepades skulle ett vite om 100 000 kronor krävas av henne.

År 2020 lade hon ner bloggen.

TV
2014 medverkade Nilsson i Aftonbladets Spökspecial med Samir Badran och Anna Book.  där det gick ut på att dom skulle sova över i Sveriges påstått mest hemsökta hus, Borgvattnets prästgård i Jämtland.

Nilsson har medverkat i Fångarna på fortet vid två tillfällen, 2014 och 2015.

I 2015 års upplaga av Sveriges värsta kändisbilförare var Nilsson deltagare tillsammans med sin co-driver Rosanna Charles. Hon blev kvar i 7 avsnitt och var den andra personen att få lämna tävlingen efter Patrik Sjöberg.

Nilsson medverkade vid två tillfällen Malou efter 10 under 2016. Vid första tillfället pratade de om bloggtiden, och vid det andra tillfället pratade dom om Nilssons nysläppta självbiografi.

2017 gästade hon Nyhetsmorgon för att diskutera en av sina hjärtefrågor: aborträtten.

2023 deltog hon i den tionde säsongen av Hela kändis-Sverige bakar på TV4.

YouTube
Nilssons YouTube-kanal startades 2009 och har 146 000 prenumeranter

2015 gjorde Aftonbladet en serie på YouTube tillsammans med Alexandra vid namn "Sanningen bakom fenomenet Kissie"

Alexandra skapade 2021 en egen YouTube-serie "Alexandra testar jobb"  där hon provade på allt från att vara bonde till att lära ut magdans. Serien resulterade även i att Alexandra spelade in en låt som släpptes på Alexandras YouTube-kanal.

Podd
2019 startade Nilsson en podd tillsammans med Linda-Marie Nilsson  som hette "Storleken spelar roll" och där de bland annat pratar om kroppshets och skönhetsideal. Idén till podden kom ur en gemensam erfarenhet av att ha utsatts för näthat baserat på deras utseende. De valde dock att avsluta podden under 2020.

 2014 Gästade Livshjulet
 2016 Gästade Värvet
 2019 Gästade Nemo möter en vän
 2019 Gästade Recensörerna

Övriga aktiviteter
Nilsson har släppt 2 egna kollektioner med Bubbleroom 2020 samt 2021  Hon hade även en lyckad semle-kampanj år 2021.

Verk

Bibliografi
 2019: Jag är visst feminist
 2019: Hatad och älskad

Diskografi
 2010: Success

Referenser

Svenska bloggare
Internetkändisar
Personer inom svensk nazism
Personer från Stockholm
Födda 1991
Levande personer
Kvinnor
Portal: Internet i Sverige

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MUMBAI: HE, the Advanced Male Grooming Brand of the FMCG major Emami Limited launches 'HE Magic Duo', a unique category disrupting innovation to expand the brand's portfolio in the zero gas perfume space. For the very first time in India, HE Magic Duo, delivers the convenience of getting two distinct fragrances in one single can.
HE Magic Duo offers two variants "Angels and Demons" and "Yin and Yang" both of which come in a cool masculine matte styled finished pack of 50 ml*2 = 100 ml inside a premium looking carton with a transparent window. The unique applicator at the top of the can is positioned side by side and can spray two different fragrances separately or together.
HE Magic Duo will roll out a series of quirky, humorous television commercials made on a single sign-off thread of "GOD Promise Bro" to vouch for this unbelievable innovative product.


Are you into coloring books? My kids and I are! We listen to a lot of audiobooks, podcasts, and read-alouds, and coloring is a great way to pass the time.
This means, however, that we have LOTS of lovely completed coloring book pages. I don't really have a problem with re-using and recycling paper, but often the pages are so thoughtfully and lovingly filled in that they just seem too pretty to toss.
At the same, the kids also have LOTS of composition books that they use for lots of different subjects. Composition books all tend to look mostly the same, mostly so that kids can mix them up and fight over them, I think.
Why not solve both problems at once, then? Here's how to embellish a composition book with a coloring book page, giving that pretty work of art a place to be shown off, and personalizing that composition book so that everyone knows who it belongs to and what it's for.
1. Do you need to prime your composition book? Even though composition book covers are glossy, they do pretty well with paint. Nevertheless, I usually cover everything that I paint with a no-sand primer.
I lay my composition books open flat on my work surface, with the covers both facing up, when I paint them; I don't mind a little if a little bit of paint gets onto the edges of the top couple of notebook pages below, but if you do, spread out newspaper between the composition book covers and the notebook pages.
2. Paint the composition book covers. I've used both interior/exterior house paint and water-based spray paint for these book covers. I usually save our craft acrylics for smaller projects, although you can certainly use them here.
Even though the coloring book pages will be covering the center front cover of each composition book, I generally paint the entire cover, just so I don't have to worry about my placement later. Do whatever feels right to you.
Let all the paint dry well before you start the next step.
3. Trim and prepare your coloring book page. We have a family policy that we photocopy coloring book pages and color the copy, and we usually do this on cardstock, because everyone likes the color saturation of Prismacolor or Sharpie markers the best. This means that I don't have to worry about the translucency of a coloring book page, or the possibility of it being printed on cheap paper that won't take glue well. If you're worried about the quality of your own paper, feel free to back it with a nice cardstock or high-quality typing paper. You could even use scrapbook paper and make a nice border around the page for some extra embellishment.
Don't forget, of course, that you don't HAVE to use a coloring book page to embellish a composition book. If you want to embellish a composition book with wrapping paper, cut-outs from a magazine, comic book or dictionary pages, or anything else that you're dreaming of, that will work, too!
4. Adhere the coloring page to the composition book cover. I like to center mine, and I'm happy with my results using either spray adhesive (not eco-friendly) or Mod Podge (eco-friendly!).
5. Seal the composition book cover. Several more coats of Mod Podge, or a couple of coats of a spray sealant (not eco-friendly) or one coat of polyurethane (not great, but better than spray sealant) will seal and protect the cover of your lovely embellished composition book.
In my opinion, you don't need a reason to embellish a composition book, because they're super cute, but here's one: these embellished composition books make great journals and sketchbooks, especially if you've colored the coloring page yourself. They also make cute presents, either for a parent using their kid's art, or for a loved one using something that you know they'll like. I mean, doesn't everyone need another notebook with a hand-colored dragon on the front?


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Winnie-the-Pooh, the fictional teddy bear loved by children worldwide, is celebrating his 90th anniversary with a new feathery friend.
The character Penguin makes its first appearance in the book series' anniversary sequel, Winnie the Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World.
The new sequel released by Egmont Publishing — which jointly owns the rights to Winnie-the-Pooh with Disney — will include four new tales each set against a season throughout the year.
Pooh Bear's new friend is introduced to a new generation in Winter: In which Penguin arrives in the Forest, written by British author Brian Sibley. He drew inspiration for the character from an old photograph of the book's original creator, A.A. Milne, and his son playing with a penguin toy.
"While pondering what other toys Christopher Robin might have owned but which were never written about, I remembered seeing a photograph of father and son playing on the nursery floor with Winnie-the-Pooh and — a penguin!" Sibley said in a statement.
The beloved bear has been making friends since 1926, when the first story was published.
The sequel's illustrator, Mark Burgess, told CNN that the hardest part in designing Penguin was making sure the character resembled the stuffed toy from the old photograph.
According to the illustrator, the success of Milne's original books continue to be popular today because the characters are so relatable.
"The stories and characters appear quite simple but there is a surprising amount of depth to the characters — they are fully rounded. I think a large part of the attraction is we recognize the characters as like ourselves or our friends — we all know someone who is grumpy like Eeyore or bouncy like Tigger," said Burgess.
Meanwhile British award-winning author Jeanne Willis, who wrote the new tale about spring in Pooh Bear's world, said A.A. Milne's series deserves to be celebrated because of its ageless appeal.
"It is not just children who read about Pooh Bear, a lot of adult's read the books for nostalgia. I have a friend that's just five years older than Winnie-the-Pooh that still loves reading about him," Willis told CNN.


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Surname originating from the Asias
Singh (IPA: /ˈsɪŋ/) is a title, middle name or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, it eventually became a common surname adopted by different communities including Rajputs, Jats, Bhumihars, Gurjars, Yadavs and Sikhs.[1][2][3] It was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Rai) for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice.[4][5] It has also been adopted by several castes and communities. As a surname or a middle name, it is now found throughout the world across communities and religious groups, becoming more of a title than a surname.[6]
Etymology and variations
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The word "Singh" is derived from the Sanskrit word सिंह (IAST: siṃha) meaning "lion", and is used in the sense "hero" or "eminent person".[7]
Several variants of the word are found in other languages:
In Bengali, the name is written as সিনহা (Sinha) or সিংহ (Siṁhô) which also means lion, however the name is pronounced as Shingh.
In Burmese, it is spelled သီဟ (thiha), derived from the Pali variant siha.
In Chinese, Shīzi (狮子) means lion.
In Gujarati, it is spelled as સિંહ (Sinh) and pronounced ['sĩɦ].[8] Another variant is Sinhji, where the suffix of respect 'ji' is added.
In Hindi and Nepali, the name is written सिंह, and pronounced [sɪŋɡʱ] in Hindi and [siŋɦʌ] in Nepali.
In Indonesia and Malaysia, Singa or Singha, means lion.
In Japanese, Shishi (狮子) means lion.
In Kannada the name is simha and written as ಸಿಂಹ.
In Magahi, the name is written as सिंह and is used by people of dominating castes.
In Maithili, the name is written as सिंह and both Singh and Sinha are used interchangeably.
In Malayalam, simham (സിംഹം) means lion.
In Marathi, the name is written सिंह and pronounced as sinhə.
In Meitei (officially called Manipuri), the name is written and pronounced as "Singh" (Meitei: ꯁꯤꯡꯍ), although many Meiteis are shifting back to the traditional naming system.[9]
In Odia, the name is written as 'ସିଂ' (pronounced [siŋ]) or 'ସିଂହ' (pronounced [siŋɦɔ] or [sinhɔ]).
In Punjabi (Gurmukhi script/Shahmukhi script), the name is written as ਸਿੰਘ/سِنگھ and pronounced as [sɪ́ŋɡ].
In Shina, it is spelled as سِنگھ.
In Singhala, the name is written සිංහ and pronounced Singha.
In Tamil, the name is Singham written as சிங்கம்.
In Telugu, the word for lion is simham (సింహం).
In Thailand, singha is known as sing (สิงห์), meaning "lion".
In Urdu, it is written as سِنگھ with the same pronunciation as Hindi. Variations include Simha and Sinha in Bihar.[10]
Coin of the Western Kshatrapa ruler Rudrasimha I (178 to 197 CE) who used "Simha" as suffix.
Originally, the Sanskrit word for lion, variously transliterated as Simha or Singh was used as a title by Kshatriya warriors in northern parts of India. The earliest recorded examples of the names ending with "Simha" are the names of the two sons of the Western Satraps ruler Rudraraman in the second century CE. Jayasimha, the first ruler of the Chalukya dynasty to bear the title Simha, ruled around 500 CE. The Vengi branch of the Chalukyas continued using Simha as the last name till the eleventh century. The Rajputs started using Singh in preference to the classical epithet of "Varman". Among the Rajputs, the use of the word Simha came into vogue among the Paramaras of Malwa in 10th century CE, among the Guhilots and the Kachwahas of Narwar in the 12th century CE, and the Rathores of Marwar after the 17th century.[11]
By the sixteenth century, "Singh" had become a popular surname among Rajputs.[3] It was adopted by the Sikhs in 1699, as per the instructions of Guru Gobind Singh in order to create a parallel system of aristocratic titles being used by the neighboring Rajput hill chiefs of Anandpur Sahib.[12] Singh is used by all baptized male Sikhs, regardless of their geographical or cultural binding; the women use Kaur.[13][14]
In the 18th century, several groups started using the title "Singh". These included the Brahmins, the Kayasthas and the Baniyas of what are now Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In the 19th century, even the Bengal court peons of the lower castes adopted the title "Singh".[11] Bhumihars, who originally used Brahmin surnames, also started affixing Singh to their names.[15] In Bihar and Jharkhand, the surname came to be associated with power and authority, and was adopted by people of multiple castes, including Brahmin zamindars.[16] Citing Kshatriya status, Ahirs (Yadavs), Kushwaha (Koeri) and Kurmis also use 'Singh' as part of their names.[17] Many Muslim Shins also used the surname "Sing".[18] Some Jains had also adopted "Singh" in addition to various Hindu castes.[19]
People belonging to several other castes and communities have also used Singh as a title, middle name or a surname; these include non-Sikh Punjabis, Gujjars (e.g. Nirbhay Singh Gujjar), Brahmins (e.g.Lakshmeshwar Singh), Marathas (e.g. Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad) and Hindu Jats, (e.g. Bhim Singh Rana), Sikh Jats,(e.g. Maharaja Ranjit Singh), Kushwaha (Maurya), (e.g. Babu Singh Kushwaha), and the Bhil people (an Adivasi ethnic group).[20] The surname 'Singh' is used by many caste groups in Bihar.[21] The name is also found among the Indian diaspora.
"Singh" is generally used as a surname or as a middle name/title (e.g. Mahendra Singh Dhoni). When used as a middle name, it is generally followed by the caste, clan or family name. Rajputs may have "Singh" as a middle name or last name (e.g. Manish Singh Parmar).[22] Numerous Yadavs also use this as their middle name (e.g. Mulayam Singh Yadav). To stop the practice of caste system in Sikhism, some Sikhs append "Khalsa" to Singh (e.g. Harinder Singh Khalsa). Some Sikhs and Rajputs add the names of their native villages instead (e.g. Harcharan Singh Longowal, after Longowal, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas after Khachariyawas).[23] In order to create a casteless society, many first generation Indians and Nepalis changed their surnames to "Singh", which is now a common, neutral and non caste specific surname.[24][25]
Originally, a common practice among the Rajput men was to have "Singh" as their last name, while Rajput women had the last name 'Kanwar'. However, now, many Rajput women have Singh in their name (e.g. Prashanti Singh) as well.[26]
Outside South Asia
A section of around a million adherents of Sikhism that live abroad in Western countries only keep Singh or Kaur as their last name. This has caused legal problems in immigration procedures, especially in Canada. For a decade, the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi stated in letters to its Sikh clients that "the names Kaur and Singh do not qualify for the purpose of immigration to Canada", requiring people with these surnames to adopt new ones. The ban was denounced by the Sikh community, after which the Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced it was dropping the policy, calling the whole issue a misunderstanding based on a "poorly worded" letter.[27]
List of people with surname Singh
Singh v Canada, a Supreme Court of Canada case on the applicability of Charter rights to refugee claimants
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^ Hanks, Patrick (2013). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 354. ISBN 9780199771691.
^ Singh, Khushwant (2004). A History of The Sikhs 1469-1839. Oxford University Press. p. 83. ISBN 9780195673081. Singh is derived from the Sanskrit simha, meaning lion. It was (and is) commonly used as a surname by the Rajputs, Gurkhas and many others belonging to Hindu martial classes
Singha, H.S (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. p. 186. ISBN 9788170103011. It was and still is being used by Rajputs, Thakurs, and some other communities as part of their male names
^ a b Prakash Chander (1 January 2003). India: Past & Present. APH Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-81-7648-455-8. Retrieved 11 January 2013. In those days, "Singh" as a surname was very popular among a famous warrior caste of north India, the Rajputs. Some of the first Sikhs were also Rajputs.
^ James Minahan (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 289. ISBN 9781598846591.
^ Angus Stevenson; Maurice Waite (2011). Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Book & CD-ROM Set. OUP Oxford. p. 1346. ISBN 9780199601103.
^ Kumar Suresh Singh (1996). Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 32. ISBN 9780195633573. Going by the usage, Singh is more a title than a surname, cutting across communities and religious groups.
^ Patrick Hanks, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
^ "સિંહ". Wiktionary. Retrieved 01 May 2020.
^ "Singh Title in the Meitei name of Manipur By Okram Kumar". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
^ Vanita, Ruth (2005). Gandhi's tiger and Sita's smile: essays on gender, sexuality and culture. New Delhi: Yoda Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-81-902272-5-4. OCLC 70008421.
^ a b Qanungo, Kalika Ranjan (1960). Studies in Rajput History. Delhi: S. Chand. pp. 138–140. OCLC 1326190.
^ Singh, Pashaura (2019). A Dictionary of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. p. 125. ISBN 9780192508430.
^ A History of the Sikh People (1469-1988) by Dr. Gopal Singh ISBN 81-7023-139-6[page needed]
^ Catherine B. Asher; Cynthia Talbot (2006). India Before Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 269. ISBN 9780521809047.
^ Virendra Prakash Singh (1992). Community And Caste In Tradition. Commonwealth. p. 113. ISBN 9788171692422.
^ Pranava K Chaudhary (2009-02-21). "Using surnames to conceal identity". The Times of India. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
^ Bhavan's Journal, Volume 12, Issues 1-16. 1965. p. 123.
^ Schmidt, Ruth Laila (2008). A Grammar of the Shina Language of Indus Kohistan. Harrassowitz. p. 11. ISBN 9783447056762.
^ Frankel, Francine R. (1990). Dominance and State Power in Modern India. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. p. 17. The surname, Singh, for example, was appropriated over a period of several centuries of acculturation by different Hindu castes, including lower castes as well as followers of Jainism.
^ Gupta, Sanjukta Das (2012). Narratives from the Margins: Aspects of Adivasi History in India. Primus Books. p. 134. ISBN 978938060710-8.
^ Singh, Santosh (2015). Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9789385436420. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
^ Khushwant Singh, A History of the Sikhs, Volume I
^ B. V. Bhanu Contributors Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Mehta, Anthropological Survey of India (2004). People of India: Maharashtra, Part 3. Popular Prakashan. p. 1846. ISBN 9788179911020. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Gellner, David N. (9 June 2018). Global Nepalis: Religion, Culture, and Community in a New and Old Diaspora. Oxford University Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-19-909337-3.
^ Deshpande, Ashwini (2011). The Grammar of Caste: Economic Discrimination in Contemporary India. Oxford University Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780199088461. Some individuals often drop their surnames and use generic names such as Kumar, Lal, Singh, or Chowdhary that are not jati specific.
^ Kolff, Dirk H.A., The Rajput of Ancient and Medieval North India: A Warrior-Ascetic; Folk, Faith and Feudalism, edited by NK Singh and Rajendra Joshi, Institute of Rajasthan Studies, Jaipur, India. Rawat Publications, Jaipur and New Delhi. ISBN 81-7033-273-7
^ San Grewal (2007-07-26). "'Singh' ban denounced". Toronto Star.
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Q&A How Do I Deal with My Feelings towards the Affair Partner?
I have to see her about once a week and I have so much rage and disgust that all I want to do is humiliate her and plot revenge. She continues to think she was the victim and her behavior toward us has been a hindrance in our recovery. Over the past year I have spent countless hours talking about her in my own therapy and I still have so much anger, bitterness, and resentment at her behavior both during and after the affair. I'd love nothing more than to out her hypocrisy and having to keep my mouth shut makes me even angrier. I don't know how to process my feelings toward her. We are a year past D-Day, have done EMSO, and are currently doing Married for Life. We also see a marriage therapist every other week, do weekly individual, and I did 3 months of EMDR. We are not religious so prayer or religious writings do not help.
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Reps. to CFPB: Higher HMDA exemption level, less 'adverse impact'
WASHINGTON (12/18/15)--Nineteen members of the U.S. Congress--all members of the House Financial Services Committee--wrote to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray this week expressing numerous concerns about the impact on consumers of recently finalized requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The CFPB finalized new reporting requirements in October, which CUNA believes will add to the already heavy reporting burden faced by credit unions.
"In light of the potential of the new rule to reduce consumer access to mortgage credit, we write to request that the CFPB provide analysis on the effects of applying higher exemption thresholds based on an institution's annual mortgage origination volume," the letter reads. "Higher thresholds would help alleviate the potential adverse impact of the final rule."
The CFPB's rule exempts institutions originating less than 25 closed-end mortgages and fewer than 100 open-end lines of credit in each of the two preceding years, which covers roughly 1,400 estimates, according to the CFPB.
The legislators wrote that this represents an "infinitesimal fraction" of the nearly 10 million annual mortgage applications reported this year through HMDA.
CUNA pushed for the CFPB to exempt credit unions that originate under 500 mortgage loans per year.
In their letter, the legislators ask the CFPB to provide analysis using closed-end mortgage thresholds of 100, 200, 250 or 500 loans per year.
"We request you provide any analysis the CFPB may have done in the course of preparing its proposed or final rule with regard to the impact of higher loan exemption levels," the letter reads. "Was the analysis that produced an estimate of 1,400 newly exempt lenders applied to higher exemption levels?"
The final HMDA rule also requires credit unions and banks to collect 48 unique data fields on each mortgage loan made on or after Jan. 1, 2018. This is more than double the number of data fields currently collected, and many more than mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
"This large number of data fields represents a significantly higher compliance burden and amplifies the opportunity for any data entry error, especially among institutions that upload this information manually, including many community banks and credit unions," the letter reads, adding that smaller financial institutions are continuing to struggle under the burden of the post-Dodd-Frank environment.
The letter was signed by Reps. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Frank Guinta (R-N.H.), French Hill (R-Ark.), Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Luke Messer (R-Ind.), Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas), Steve Pearce (R-N.M.), Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.), Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine), David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.), Scott Tipton (R-Colo.), Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) and Roger Williams (R-Texas).
CUNA urges CFPB to use all authority to exempt CUs from HMDA provisions
HMDA exemption static, TILA exemption lowered to $2.052B
CFPB proposes higher HMDA thresholds after strong CUNA push


Hey there, ever thought about starting a blog?
Look no further as this is a guide to starting a blog. The writers at The Mastermind Within want to provide you with the tips and tools to start a blog so that you can experience some of the same successes we have!
There are millions of things you could write about. What are your interests? Do you like winter sports such as skiing or skating? You could start a blog talking about different hills that you have tried out or different skating rinks. Do you like traveling? There are many travel blogs (and the best part is, your tickets possibly could be tax-deductible!) There are millions of things you could write about; it is important to brainstorm and think big.
Frankly put, when I started blogging, I knew my writing skills were not perfect (I'm a math major, not an English major). That being said, I have been able to work on these skills over time and have developed a skill set that has helped me in my day job and in other settings. Communication is extremely important in today's world.
As I will discuss later in the post, I only spend about 5-10 hours on this blog a week. Setting up your blog does take some time initially, and depending on how big you want it to grow, you can put as much time in as you want. As I said before, after setting it up and getting it rolling, you probably could spend 5-10 hours on the blog a week.
You have come to the right place! Look no farther than below as I give you some tips and guidelines to follow.
There you have it! Now that you are not skeptical and are seriously interested in starting the blog, let's begin the guide.
First and foremost, we need an idea for starting the blog. For The Mastermind Within, the idea was to start a community that focused on discussing trying to live a balanced life. A balanced life would include being financially successful, hold a great job in the field you are passionate about, knowledgeable about different topics, healthy, and able to have fun in your free time.
For you, what are passionate about? Is it helping others? Winter sports? Do you love DIY projects? What about planting flowers? There are many different avenues you can take here.
After you have picked a topic, now is the fun part: coming up with a website name. This name should be simple and memorable (3-5 words). For this website, the domain name is www.themastermindwithin.com. We picked The Mastermind Within because we believe everyone is the creator, owner, and master of their lives. In addition, when someone is called a Mastermind, there is the implication the person has control on their lives. By reading our blog, you can become more successful in life and become the owner of your life.
Next, click the green "get started now >" button.
At this point, you will have to make a choice. For now, you want to keep it simple and I recommend doing the basic $2.95 a month plan; this is a negotiated rate that you get for using my link above (it's normally $7.99/month).
After selecting your plan, you check your domain name availability. Hopefully you get your first choice!
Once you find a domain that is available, the next button will take you to the final sign up page. The final set-up page is where you will enter your personal details and select the package information settings. I recommend getting the "Domain Privacy Protection" for $0.99 a month. If you are trying to stay anonymous, this will hide your name and phone number from others. For the other settings, I didn't select any. The only one I considered selecting, in addition to the "Domain Privacy Protection" setting, was the Site Backup Pro. I'm going to back-up my site manually, and save some cash.
You will notice you have to pay the $2.95 a month upfront. This is a long-term project, right? If you ever monetize your blog, you have the potential to blow this number out of the water. Starting something that has the potential to make money for less than $150 should not be scoffed at. (Real estate investors need to cough up multiple thousands of dollars to buy 1 rental property!) For less than $150, you have received a domain name (usually at least $10), and have 3 years of web hosting to do whatever you want on that domain website!
An additional note: if you don't intend to monetize your blog, why wouldn't you want to go for a free blog website, such as wordpress.com or blogger.com? Well, it is possible to still have a free blog, however, to have complete control over your website, and have support if something went wrong, I still recommend a paying for web hosting.
After finishing up at BlueHost, it is time to get WordPress. To continue with our analogy, BlueHost is the house, your domain is the space inside the house, and WordPress is the materials that have built the house. You can pick different materials, wood floors vs. carpet, and you can pick different blogging software. WordPress is a blogging software application that makes managing and customizing your blog very easy.
Installing WordPress is easy. First, log in to your BlueHost account and locate the "Install WordPress" button in the "website" section of the BlueHost "cpanel".
Next, you will be taken to the BlueHost Marketplace/Mojo Marketplace. Click the "get started" button to continue on. At the next page, select your domain and hit next.
After hitting the next button, you will get your username and password for your WordPress site. Hit install to complete the install.
Note: I did have some issues here when I tried to install. This post should help you.
How easy was that? You have now installed WordPress. There will be a few pop-ups trying to get you to buy themes for your website (more on that in step 5). You can ignore those for now.
During this time, you will get your credentials for WordPress. MAKE SURE TO SAVE THESE IN A SAFE SPOT! You need these to log in!
Pat your self on the back! You installed WordPress and can now sign in to begin designing your website!
There is a couple of things that are important to mention at this stage.
When you first start-up WordPress, you will probably have the generic "Twenty Seventeen" theme activated. This theme is fine for starters, but this one is as default as they come and may not have the customization you want. There are many free themes you can get. The positives for these themes are they are free, they will have more customization than the default WordPress themes, and they will get the job done most of the time. The negatives are there may be little to no support if there is a bug, and the theme may get abandoned and be outdated. For starters, it might be wise to stick with a free theme.
For The Mastermind Within, we use the XTheme. This is a premium theme and costs $49. The reason why we decided to go with a premium theme is premium themes are supported, the layout is more professional and the customization is superior to free themes.
If you need help installing this theme, you can go to fiver and have XTheme installed for you for $5.
A great list creator, it is free up to 2,000 subscribers and 12,000 emails!
A spam blocker – no one likes spam!
If you need help with plug-ins, you can head over to fiverr and get some help with plug-ins for $5!
After completing the first 5 steps, you have your ideas, you have your website, you have your design, now it's time to produce some content for your readers.
Here's the punchline: you can do whatever you want!
Maybe you want to do an introduction page, or an about me page. It's possible you want to get right into writing about your passions and will leave the intro page for later. Maybe you want to start promoting a product, such as an e-book, right away. Go for it, the possibilities are endless!
Once you have written a handful of posts (say 25-50 posts), you will be getting a decent following on your blog (upwards of 1000 views a day). If you decide to monetize your blog, there are numerous ways to do so.
You have the potential to make a decent living in blogging if done right. Many people have been able to quit their day job and pursue financial freedom due to the passive and active income created by blogging.
If you are still skeptical, I highly recommend you start a blog sometime in your life. It is an extremely easy way to start a business. As I mentioned above, it cost me roughly $200 for a 3 years of hosting, 1 year of domain privacy, and a premium WordPress theme. Compared to other businesses, this is extremely cheap. In addition to the cheapness, we have unlimited upside.
If you now are the owner of a blog, let me know! I want to congratulate you personally and commend you on taking a step towards building a brand and becoming one of the many bloggers in the blogosphere.
Let me know if you have any questions. Best of luck new bloggers!


WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State trailed 8-2 before scoring four in the seventh and six in the eighth to beat Coast Guard 12-8 in non-conference game.
Westfield State improved to 12-11-1 overall while the Bears drop to 6-12 on the season.
Luke Thompson, Jon Pressley and Alex Murdoch all had three hits for the Bears while Reed Jenkins added a pair of hit in Coast Guard's 16 hit attack. It was Thompson's fifth game this season with three or more hits and the third for Pressley.
The Bears scored four times in the third to take a 5-1 lead as Tom Ankers and Jeremy Lhotka had RBI singles in the inning.
Coast Guard led 5-2 before adding three more in the seventh on RBI singles by Murdoch and Jenkins extending the lead to 8-2.
The Owls pulled to within 8-6 with four runs in the seventh before exploding for six more in the eighth to complete the comeback win.
Nate Ralph went 6 2/3 innings and allowed six hits and six runs, five earned while walking four and fanning two.
Owen Hurley (0-1) took the loss as he was touched for four runs, all earned in the eighth.
Coast Guard is back in action on Tuesday when the Bears host MIT in a NEWMAC game at 3:30.


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Star ranked in UK's Best Workplaces for Women 2018
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Hannah is Digital Marketing Manager at Star OUTiCO.
Star is delighted to have been recognised by Great Place to Work as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women.
Best Workplaces for Women acknowledges 'organisations which go beyond the statutory to ensure that women in their workforce are treated fairly when it comes to pay, recognition, training and promotion opportunities', as well as companies that '[…] ensure that women in their workforce have a fair and positive work experience'.
Ranked 10th in the medium sized-company category, Star was recognised for its parity of pay across gender, equal numbers of men and women in teams, having women in its Executive team, a flexible working policy, and the fact that female employees are able to return from maternity leave to a flexible working pattern.
HR Manager, Kate Hosker, said: "I was utterly delighted to have Star recognised as a Great Place for women to work. We have taken big steps to make Star an inclusive, welcoming place for everyone to be able to do their best work, including flexible working and working from home.
"We have a fantastic heritage of women being able to return after maternity leave to adapted roles that enable them to have the correct work-life balance, without putting their careers on hold. This award backs up our recent re-accreditation of Gold Investors in People, where one of the comments about Star was: 'It's the best place I've worked at. Strong values, lived in practice, great managers and great team'".


Sushi is probably my favourite food but it can be economically impractical and inconvenient to have to buy it out all of the time so sometimes I like to make my own. This is a recipe which will talk you through the ingredients required and steps necessary to take in order to achieve delicious and healthy homemade sushi.
Step 1: Put your sushi rice in the microwave to cook for about 10-15 minutes.
Step 2: While your waiting for your rice to cook, set up your rolling mat with a sheet of seaweed on it.
Step 3: Also while your waiting, cut up all of your fillings. I like cucumber, capsicum and avocado.
Step 4: Once your rice has finished, come back to your rolling mat with seaweed on it.
Step 5: Place a thin layer of rice on your seaweed sheet.
Step 6: Place small amounts of your fillings in the center of the sheet.
Step 7: Make sure to include mayonnaise because this helps stick everything together.
Step 8: With your rolling mat, roll up the sushi and ensure that the edges are sealed.
Step 9: Slice up the sushi into even sections.
Step 10: Now it's time to set up the table with sushi sides, plates and cutlery.
Have a little bowl for ginger and another one for soy sauce. I also like to include a little serving plate.
I really hope you enjoyed this recipe and if your a sushi addict like me, you might be able to use this to help satisfy your cravings without having to go out and spend more money because it all adds up.


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Location: St Blazey, Cornwall, UK
Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw
Website: www.edenproject.com
The Eden Project is a multiple greenhouse complex and a must see destination in the United Kingdom.The complex is dominated by two enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house plant species from around the world. Each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The domes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, and the second a Mediterranean environment.
The Tropical Biome, covers 1.56 hectares (3.9 acres) and measures 55 metres (180 ft) high, 100 metres (328 ft) wide and 200 metres (656 ft) long. It is used for tropical plants, such as fruiting banana trees, coffee, rubber and giant bamboo, and is kept at a tropical temperature and moisture level.
The Mediterranean Biome covers 0.654 hectares (1.6 acres) and measures 35 metres (115 ft) high, 65 metres (213 ft) wide and 135 metres (443 ft) long. It houses familiar warm temperate and arid plants such as olives and grape vines and various sculptures.
The Outdoor Biome (which is not covered) represents the temperate regions of the world with plants such as tea, lavender, hops, hemp and sunflowers.
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Collectible out of print paperback children book, Hundreds of Turkeys, in used vintage condition. By Edith Osswald and Mary M. Reed. Illustrated by Doris and Marion Henderson. Our Animal Story Books.
Dated 1941. Primary reading level. 22 pages. Has a word list on the inside back cover.
Measures about 6" x 8". Adorable graphics so typical of the decade. A story children of today can enjoy as much as children did 70 years ago!
Questions? Please ask! Your idea of acceptable vintage and mine may differ and I want you to be happy with your purchase.
More children books? I'm always happy to combine shipping.


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NEW YORK - US discount chain Family Dollar has rejected an $9.7bn takeover bid from rival retailer Dollar General in the latest chapter in the war for control of the so-called "dollar store" space.
Family Dollar, the smaller of the two merchants, is holding on to an $8.5m merger deal with Dollar Tree, an even smaller competitor in the discount retail market.
"Our Board rejects Dollar General's proposal and reaffirms its support for the pending merger with Dollar Tree," said chairman and CEO Howard R. Levine.
Family Dollar said that it wasn't a matter of price, citing antitrust concerns for rejecting the buyout offer from competitor Dollar General.
These small box stores, which sell low-priced items and cater to a middle class still hurting from the fallout from the Great Recession and 2008 financial crisis, are gaining clout and looking for additional size and scale to fend off competition from bigger rivals like Wal-Mart, which is making a push into the low-price, smaller-store format, said USA Today.
The Dollar General bid for Family Dollar was $78.50 per share in cash, which topped the $74.50 cash and stock deal offered by Dollar Tree.
In announcing its bid for Family Dollar, Dollar General had said it was willing to shutter 700 stores in order to avoid any type of antitrust issues and clear the path for approval with regulators.
Analysts say the marriage between Family Dollar and Dollar General is a better fit than a Family Dollar union with Dollar Tree, said USA Today.
Family Dollar chairman and CEO Howard Levine said in a statement: "Our Board of Directors, with the assistance of outside advisors and consultants, has been carefully analyzing the antitrust issues in a potential combination with Dollar General since the beginning of this year."
"Our Board reviewed, with our advisors, all aspects of Dollar General's proposal and unanimously concluded that it is not reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed."
The CEO of Dollar General, Rick Dreiling, said in a statement on Wednesday that Family Dollar has refused to work with his company to come to an offer even while already negotiating with Dollar Tree.
"This lack of engagement is puzzling," said Dreiling. "Regrettably, as a result, we are now forced to factor a $305 million break-up fee into our offer, consideration that could have been better used to maximize value for the Family Dollar shareholders."
Dollar Tree is No. 3 in the market. Its CEO, Bob Sasser, reiterated his commitment to the deal on Thursday's earnings call and said his company would be watching the developments closely.
Investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management LP joined Family Dollar's argument, citing antitrust worries while offering support for the smaller deal with Dollar Tree.


Somehow in the less than a year I've been the Teen Librarian at the JMRL Central Library I have become the resident Scavenger Hunt Expert. It certainly was never one of my professional goals. But scavenger hunts are fun ways to promote library skills, and lesser known parts of library collections, for teens.
As a new teen librarian in September 2013, I was scrambling to plan my Fall programming and needed something simple for Teen Read Week. The theme, Seek the Unknown @ the Library, was well-suited to a scavenger hunt. It was an idea I had seen suggested in several places, and I knew at least one other branch in our library system would be doing one. So I decided I would do one as well. But as I looked at multiple samples of scavenger hunts, they reminded me of school assignments, not something teens would choose to do for fun. Still, I couldn't think of a way to really improve on them. Inspiration struck when I attended a session at the Virginia Library Association's annual conference in late September on using scavenger hunts as a family activity to promote literacy skills. The presenter was Susan Metallo of the Loudoun County Public Library. While her focus was programming for school-aged children and their families, she did mention that she had teens who enjoyed participating in her Choose-Your-Own-Adventure hunts. It was exactly the inspiration I had hoped for!
My scavenger hunt for Teen Read Week led teens on an adventure with either vampires or zombies, depending on the choices they made. It led them through many areas of the library including adult nonfiction, audio books, YA fiction and graphic novels. Teens ran back and forth from the computer catalog to the shelves, finding their clues and looking up the location of the next one. They even had to check with the Reference Desk to find the location of the pencil sharpener. (What better wooden stake to fight a vampire than a properly sharpened No. 2 pencil?) The hunt was enough of a success that I was asked to create another for the JMRL big read in March 2014.
Teens who enjoyed my first scavenger hunt insisted that I needed to set up another. They also asked to help create it. Their assistance not only made the process easier for me, it meant that they were thinking about different subjects that could tie in to the Big Read theme and what areas of the library had those resources. When they did the Big Read scavenger hunt, they made choices based on topics they helped choose, which pushed some of them into areas of the library they had never used before. I taught one long-time Teen Advisory Board member how to look up nonfiction books in the catalog and then how to find the book. I would never have guessed that any of my TAB members wouldn't already know that!
I will admit that Choose Your Own Adventure scavenger hunts are time consuming to create. The nice thing is that they are very low cost. I've learned a few tricks through trial and error that I will share in future posts. I'm sure I'll learn more as I create more because they will become a regular part of my teen programming. All of the feedback I've gotten from teens who have participated is that the hunt is definitely fun. Now to figure out how to get more of them to try it!
I've been a stubborn user of LibraryThing for a number of years and have been resisting the move to Goodreads. I liked the cataloging options at LibraryThing. But I realized that the people, including other YA librarians, were on Goodreads. To make a long story short, I finally broke down and made the switch, though I haven't completely abandoned LibraryThing. After a little over a month on Goodreads, I though I'd reflect on the change.
Everyone is on Goodreads. I am now connected to lots of other Teen Librarians. Through them I see more titles than I would find on my own. I also get a good idea of the quality or appeal of those titles. It's a great Readers Advisory and Collection Development resource. Because more people are there, Goodreads is a good place for discussion groups, like the group of members participating in the 2014 Hub Reading Challenge.
I don't like the way Goodreads handles cataloging my reading. Every year there are several titles that I read in both print and audio formats. For me, those are two different books, two different reading experiences. But on Goodreads there is no way for me to separate them. I can't review the audio book separately from the print book. I can note that I have read a title more than once. But I can't separate them for my records. I can put a book on my Audio Book shelf. But then it doesn't show that I read a print version, too. OK, I'm a librarian. I want things cataloged accurately and completely. But I also want to be able to go back and look at what I read 2 years ago and see what formats I read and what my reactions to each one were. I know it's possible, because Librarything lets me do it. It will warn me I already have another addition in my library, but lets me add another one.
That doesn't mean that I'm going to give up Goodreads any time soon. It lets me see what other people are reading, and what how they react to what they are reading. But I will probably keep my Librarything account going as well in order to track my reading for myself.
The last 5 months have been nothing if not challenging! Looking back, I almost feel the same emotion I felt after completing the hiking trail in this picture – amazement that I've succeeded as well as I have. There have been highs and lows. I was prompted to think about what success really means in my job (Teen Librarian at a very urban library) after a program that was a clear failure. Not one teen attended – for a duct tape program! What did I do wrong? Well, the answer is probably nothing. I did all of the usual publicity for any of our library programs, plus I contacted school librarians and teachers directly to promote it. But it was mid-term exam week. Plus I know that some of my regulars had other commitments. I don't think my program itself was a bad idea. The timing was wrong. I will be re-evaluating the scheduling of programs over the next couple of months, though I can't really change any Spring programs because the schedule through May has already been published.
Program attendance is one of the most obvious measures of success for a library's teen services. By that measure, my teen services are a complete flop. Attendance has been down for several months. As I thought about it, I realized that I actually feel like I have been successful in my job over the last several months. But how could I measure that success? Let me stress that I am not talking about official metrics here, but evaluating on a personal level what I have actually achieved.
It didn't take me long to try to put my own stamp on our Teen Services. I quickly decided I wanted to bring a pop-up Maker Space to the library. I also wanted to increase STEM programming. I was excited to try out my new ideas. So what worked? First, I was able to take an idea from a session at the Virginia Library Association's annual conference and create a "Choose Your Own Adventure" scavenger hunt for Teen Read Week. The scavenger hunt was probably my most successful program, both in numbers and enthusiasm. Plus it was successfully used by two of the library system's other branches. I've now been asked to create another hunt for the system's Big Read in March.
Another major accomplishment is a revamping of the Teen Homework Help section on our website. It had been sadly neglected, partially because it required a little knowledge of HTML and websites to properly keep it up. Thank goodness for that Web Design course last Spring! Feedback is that the Homework Help is now helpful. Other projects and ideas I've had may not have been particularly successful at my library branch, but have been adopted and used by other branches with much more success. I've gotten the teen New Book section set up properly, with stickers and cataloging! (So important to a librarian!) The result is that New Books are getting the attention they deserve because they return to the New Book shelf after being checked out. So circulation of those is up. And my displays have been pretty successful, too, as measured by how often I have to refill them. One even made it on to the local TV news during Banned Books Week.
So maybe my program attendance is sad, but my work has had a positive impact in other ways. In the new year I do need to look at ways to improve teen participation. I may need to change the day and time of the programs. Just because it used to work doesn't mean it still does. I've got some other ideas for building neighborhood partnerships that may help. And it may just be cyclical. The Summer Reading Program is not far off and will be a great time to try to build teen involvement, maybe even to attract new teens. We'll see. In the mean time I'll focus on the fact that I have won over some of the teens who were concerned and skeptical about the new Teen Librarian, and that while I may not be directly reaching teens at my branch, I am having a positive impact on Teen Services throughout the entire system.
For most people who are comfortable using a computer, the shift to accessing government services online can actually be a convenience. You can update your resume on USAjobs or change your address on your driver's license at 10 pm in your pajamas. But for those who have no computer and no experience using computers, that change can create a barrier to obtaining services to which they are entitled. Forget doing business in the comfort of your home at any hour, they have to use a public computer somewhere, usually in a library, and so are forced to conduct their business during hours that computer is available. Odds are, there are plenty of other people also trying to use that computer. So they may be limited in how long they can use it.
As I have helped patrons navigate job searches over the past several months, I've become much more aware of how small things that most experienced computer users handle instinctively are actually major hurdles for the computer illiterate. In the last week, I've spent several hours helping a gentleman who was recently laid off from his job. The workforce center gave him directions for accessing their website and sent him to the library to use our computers. He has spent the last 14 years driving a delivery truck for a moving and storage company and supervising the delivery crew assigned to his truck. His experience with computers was completely nonexistent.
Imagine for a moment that you had never interacted with a keyboard. That you had no idea how an Internet browser worked or how to access a website. Now, you can't collect your unemployment benefits unless you go online to the website and register. While there you have to create a resume. One of the first steps to registering is to input your email address. You have no email and have no idea how that works. You can barely use a keyboard and have no clue how a mouse works. If you're lucky, someone is available to help you. If you're not lucky, do you give up now?
The man I was helping honestly wanted to learn. He was pleased each time he remembered something and was able to do it himself. But the learning curve is steep. I decided the site's resume builder was "the form that never ends." (Those with children of a certain age may remember the puppet Lambchop singing "The Song That Never Ends." It goes on and on my friend. . . .) The template wanted exact dates for employment for each job. Do you remember what day you started a job 14 years ago? Or the job before that, the one you started 22 years ago? But it would not accept just month and year. Then there were the drop down menus. They are a nightmare for someone who is not comfortable using a mouse. It's hard enough to click on a link or to insert a cursor in a data field. But try to select a year in a drop down list for a calendar without having the cursor slip to the year above or below. Experienced users occasionally fumble that. Someone with no skill using a mouse is guaranteed to find it endlessly frustrating.
I could go on and on. Actually, I guess I already have. But I wonder how many people do not receive the services they should because they can't cope with the online process. As for this gentleman, he completed the online form using their resume template and is OK for now. But he has to come in and update it regularly to show he is actively searching for a job. I also expect that jobs to which he applies will require a separate resume. So I will probably see him back again for help creating a resume in Word. And I'll help him figure out how to do it. So he'll learn a new computer skill. But is it a skill he will ever use in a job? I rather doubt it, given the his employment history. But forcing him to cope with the online process is saving someone somewhere time and effort – someone who probably is already proficient in using computers and the Internet.
Am I frustrated? You have to ask?
I recently saw a comment that the Digital Divide is not just about hardware or physical access to the Internet. I found myself wholeheartedly agreeing with that statement. Those of us on the front line, dealing with patrons and computers in the public library see it daily. And it's not limited to types of people we expect. Sometimes it is an older person who never had to deal with computers but who can only access the government form online now. But other times it is younger patrons, those we expect to be Digital Natives. After all, they have been using Facebook and Twitter on their mobile devices for their entire teenage years.
There are many studies and statistics about the ongoing Digital Divide. For a good factual analysis, try reading "7 Myths of the Digital Divide" by Jen Schradie (The Society Pages, April 26, 2013). But statistics can be dry and academic discussions can't bring the story to life the way real-life examples can. So I'd like to share the stories of some of the patrons I have encountered in the last couple of months.
The man whose work history consists of being a busboy and grocery store stocker who is looking for a job with a local grocery store. He has never had to type before let alone use a word processor, something that is very common among job seekers in the library. He needs to create a resume and submit it online. These days you can't even get a job stocking shelves in the supermarket unless you can get online. He has an email account. But doesn't really understand saving his resume document and emailing it to himself because anything saved to the computer is going to be wiped clean as soon as he logs off.
The woman doing school work, typing documents in a word processing program who is confused by the display that shows her going on to a new page. She is afraid she has done something wrong. Again, saving her work is an issue and she ends up printing things out as she goes, even though the document isn't finished.
The twenty-something woman looking for a job in a hotel or local retailer. She has a web address, but types it into the search box instead of into the URL space. She ends up on a third party site. When helped to get to the correct hotel website, she is completely confused when the link and information she needs is not front and center but in small print at the bottom of the page. Prospective hotel guests, the primary audience for the website, don't need the information on "Careers." She consistently has difficulty navigating through a website and gives up, frustrated, without completing a single application.
None of these people are stupid or lazy. They all want to work or learn and are trying their best. But they are not equipped to function effectively in an online world. And they are not alone! While the first two examples are older people who never had to deal with computers while growing up and have avoided them until forced to use them, the last woman is young. Most people would expect her to be comfortable with computers. And she is, in a basic way for entertainment purposes. But get beyond the basics and it is clear that she never received effective digital literacy training.
What's the answer? I wish I knew. The one thing I do know is that the problem is going to get worse as more government services are only available online and employers continue to require everyone to apply online and submit digital resumes. Conventional wisdom is that everything is available online. While librarians know that is not really true, many parts of life have moved to the digital realm. The problem is that many people are being left behind.
Where Are We Going, And How Will We Know When We Get There?
As I've started my new job, one of my first major tasks was planning programs for the Fall. Programs are a large part of what we do. But I think sometimes we get into a rut. Or we have ideas that seem wonderful in theory but aren't as effective as we hoped. I think that there are a couple of steps normally associated with instructional planning that could be useful for library programs: Objectives and Assessment.
But, you say, I'm planning fun programs for kids. Why would I use those instructional tools? Libraries are, at heart, educational institutions. Even our fun programs usually have at least some educational component, if only the hope of drawing new users into the library. On a more practical level, clear objectives and assessment after the fact provide a road map that can help us make our programs more effective.
Identifying objectives can be as simple as asking why we are planning the program. What are we hoping to accomplish? What do we want participants to get out of it? Fun is a perfectly valid objective. But we can certainly think of more. Are you trying to spark creativity? Build early literacy skills? Promote a love of reading? Build community partnerships? Help teens learn technical skills? Feeling stuck for ideas – start with your library's mission statement. Or take the idea of program objectives a step further and consider creating a vision statement for your department. Gretchen Kolderup makes a strong argument for doing just that in her article, "What I Wish I'd Known About Building Teen Services from Scratch," which appeared on the blog In the Library with the Lead Pipe.
The process of stating objectives for a program allows for more intentional and focused planning. For example, I believe that libraries are logical participants in the Maker Space movement. So one of my objectives is for many of my programs to have a creative component. I want to provide a space where teens are comfortable exploring their creativity in both arts and sciences. In practical terms, that means I will avoid craft kits where the final product is predetermined in favor of more open-ended activities. Being clear about my objectives will shape activity choices and determine the types of supplies I purchase.
The term assessment can call to mind unpleasant connotations of tests and grades. But in this context, assessment is simply evaluating how the program went. Did we meet our objectives? What worked? What didn't? What could we do differently next time? Ideally, we can also get some feedback from those who attend. To some degree, most of us do this already, even if only by discussing how things went with our colleagues. But it is worth taking to time to be a bit more methodical about the process.
To return to the example of my Creator Space program, I will do informal assessment by talking to the teens who attend. I'll ask which of the activities they enjoy and what they would like to see in the future. Then, and this is key, I will write down their responses and my own reflections on how the program went. We always think we will remember what went well and what we would do differently. But all too often the memory has faded by the time we set out to plan the next event. Nor can we share our knowledge and experience with others if we don't record the information.
Brainstorm a list of what you remember working and not working at previous programs. Write it down and add to it as you think of new things.
Create at least an informal list of objectives for the program. Don't worry about going into great detail. This is just to focus your thinking as you choose activities.
Collect and record responses to the program from both participants and staff who were involved. Now you already have a jump on step 1 for your next program. And when a colleague asks for help planning something similar, you have something concrete to give them. In the long run, this simple step will make planning future programs much faster and easier.
Library programs are already making a big difference in people's lives. Adding the educational tools of Objectives and Assessment to our programming toolboxes can help those programs have an even bigger impact.
New beginnings can be both exciting and scary. In the last few weeks, I've embarked on a major new beginning – a new job in a new city. Summer always seems to fly by. But with all of that excitement, this year it feels like I have missed summer entirely, in spite of spending nearly 2 weeks in July on a family vacation!
My new job is as Teen Librarian for the Central Library of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library in Virginia. Of necessity, that means my focus will shift from Children's to Young Adult services. That doesn't mean that I will drop my interest in Early Literacy and STEM programming for children. But it does mean that I will spend more time and effort on literacy issues and STEM programs for Tweens and Teens. That will be especially true in the short term while I settle in to my new job.
A digital scavenger hunt in the library, perhaps sneaking in some information literacy info.
Passive, creative programs. Hmmm, can I find the tangram sets I made on card stock. If not, they're easy enough to recreate.
Use the maker space idea as a springboard for Creator Space programs.
Coming up with some creative and fun STEM programs for teens.
Figuring out what organizations might make good partners for me for programming.
What can I do with apps and tech toys?
So many ideas, so much to do, so little time. But it's going to be a lot of fun along the way!
I finally took the plunge. I am now on Twitter. It turns out that the reasons I was avoiding Twitter for so long were completely valid. It is a terrible time sink for me! There is a constant stream of communication. I can't keep up – aack!
I'll admit that many of the tweets that come through my feed don't interest me at all. But buried in that constant stream are always a few gems. How else would I have discovered that Neil Gaiman is creating a video game that sounds deliciously creepy? I think I will have to have it. And who knew Maureen Johnson was so funny? I am getting my puppy fix vicariously while remembering why a puppy would not be a good idea right now given the craziness in my life.
I realize that I need to get my act together and organize my feed. But how do I choose what to hide? If I hide some publishers or authors, I might miss a giveaway or important announcement. I could hide certain people who flood the Twitterverse with updates and stills from the movie adaptation of their book and who are constantly answering fan questions by tweeting to the world. But what if the teens I work with would be interested in those things? Shouldn't I keep up with them then?
I have barely begun on Twitter. I follow very few people yet. So I know the flood of information is only going to grow. In the end, I will make the hard choices and organize my feed so I can cope. After all, I am a librarian. Organizing information is what I do. But I suspect I will always have that nagging worry that I am missing something – never mind that if I hadn't joined Twitter I would still be missing that and more.
If you're on Twitter and don't follow Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson), you need to fix that! Her commentary on the royal birth was laugh-out-loud hilarious. I am @booksnquilts. If you follow me, I can pretty much guarantee that I won't be flooding your Twitter stream. I tend to lurk mostly, though given my fondness for sharing information, that will probably change as I get more comfortable.
It may not seem logical, but wordless books are actually a great way to build early literacy skills. By slowly going through the book together and talking about the pictures, a child learns how a book works. Encourage your child to tell the story that they see in the illustrations, thus building narrative skills. Ask what they think will happen next. As with all early literacy experiences, it is about the interaction, reading the book together and talking about it as you go. Here are some of my favorite wordless books.
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney. Little, Brown and Co. Books for Young Readers, 2009.
This book is based on the famous Aesop's Fable of The Lion and the Mouse. The illustrations are rich in detail and absolutely beautiful. Pinkney makes a classic tale new. This book invites slow, careful reading. Read it once and you'll understand why it won the Caldecott Medal.
A Ball For Daisy by Christopher Raschka. Schwartz & Wade Books, ©2011.
Another Caldecott winner, this book follows the antics of the dog Daisy as she plays with her ball and what happens when she loses it. It is easy to build a story around these illustrations. Daisy is such fun, children will love talking about what she is doing, how she is feeling, and what she might do next.
Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day. Green Tiger Press, ©1985.
Carl books are true classics. Most of the books in the series are wordless, though some have minimal text. Carl the dog is left in charge as the babysitter. He and his infant charge have great adventures, all safely over by the time Mother returns from her errands. There are so many things to talk about in these books! What are they doing? Where are they going? Does that look like fun? What will happen next? Will they get caught? Of course, children know that a dog as a babysitter is not realistic. But that doesn't mean they won't think the idea could be fun.
The technique of reading a book from its pictures does not require a wordless picture book. Read a book together and then come back to re-tell the story from the pictures. Or let your child tell you a favorite story from the pictures. They learn that books tell stories and narratives work in certain ways.
In honor of the delightful dogs, Daisy and Carl, there is a dog theme to today's rhymes.
Repeat but clap once for the first letter when you spell it out: (Clap-I-N-G-O). For each verse, replace one more letter with a clap until you are clapping for all of the letters.
Have your child draw a picture or series of pictures for their own story. Ask them to tell you their story. You could write down the words on the bottom of each picture and put it all together to make a book. Use construction paper or heavy drawing paper for the cover. Instead of staples, punch holes along the edge and use yarn to bind the book.
Use puppets, stuffed animals, or other toys to act out stories. This works best if you don't use familiar TV or movie characters so the children's imagination has free rein. Don't have puppets? Cut out pictures from coloring pages and glue or tape them to craft sticks (what we used to call popsicle sticks).
For other ideas of ways to extend the story experience, check out Story Stretchers for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos by Shirley C. Raines, Karen Miller, and Leah Curry-Rood. Gryphon House, 2002.
STEM is certainly the new buzzword in library programming for children. That means a rush to create and promote STEM programming. The problem is that STEM is an educational initiative and most of the available literature is geared towards classroom activities. As yet, there is no set of Best Practices for STEM programming in libraries.
The more I read about STEM activities, the more I realize that simply adding science facts to existing programs is not the answer. Yes, we already do include many STEM elements in existing programs. Even in Preschool Storytimes we do counting rhymes and have science-related themes. But to be truly effective, we need to get beyond simple counting and straightforward presentation of facts. We should be encouraging understanding of broader concepts and stimulating scientific thinking. If you think children are not capable of learning to think scientifically, I would direct you to a TED talk that includes the youngest person ever to have authored a peer-reviewed scientific study: Science is for everyone, kids included. My favorite point in this talk is that science is essentially play, something kids are inherently good at.
One of the things that prompted me to reflect on how libraries incorporate STEM into their programs was a brief statement by everyone's favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, where he answers the question: How do I get my kid interested in science? His point is that kids are naturally curious, which is the basis of scientific discovery. We need to step back and let them explore. The problem is that we often are too busy telling them to sit down and shut up because their curiosity interrupts our carefully ordered world – or program. How can we, in our library programs, encourage that curiosity?
The first step, I think, is to stop compartmentalizing STEM programs. The best STEM activities are not stand-alone programs. Educators are encouraged to integrate STEM within and across the curriculum. Libraries need to integrate STEM concepts into everything they do. After all, we already integrate early literacy content into our Preschool programming, or we should be. STEM is just another type of literacy. The first step to successful STEM programs is to stop thinking of them as somehow separate from and different than our other programs. Science, math and technology are part of our everyday lives. Let's make them part of our everyday programming as well.


The student will create a math story base on the given illustration. 1. Tap to start the activity. 2. Tap to type your math story. 3. Tap to show your solution. 4. Tap to share your thinking. 5. Tap to submit your work.


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( C O P Y ) U. S. S. SCORPION, (25)
Off Manzanillo, Cuba,
SIR: -
In accordance with the requirements of Article 4371 of the Navy Regulations, I respectfully submit the following report in regard to the part taken by the "SCORPION" during yesterday's engagement in the harbor of Manzanillo.
1. My orders from the Senior Officer2 were to enter the harbor, accompanied by the "OSCEOLA", by a channel discovered by us on July 1st, nearly abreast of the city, and to open fire upon the gunboats at the same time that the "WILMINGTON" opened fire upon the transports and the Ponton Maria; but as far as possible to keep out of range of the shore batteries.
2. In obedience to this order we entered the harbor at 7 A.M., firing the 6-prds, and machine guns into the cays on the port side as we passed in; and then approached the gunboats opening fire upon the southernmost one at the same time the "WILMINGTON" commenced firing.
After running this gunboat on shore, to all appearances destroyed, this ship backed in and took the other three gunboats, which were south of the city, in the order in which they were lying. It was advisable to back in so that our port battery would be brought to bear, one of our starboard 5" guns being disabled. In succession another gunboat was sunk and a third set on fire and blown up; she had considerable ammunition on board.3
So far the gunboats had made very slight resistance, and as far as we could see there had been no reply from any of the shore batteries. Not being able to reach the fourth gunboat where she lay close inshore and near the city, without having the houses in range, the SCORPION was turned around, steamed in, and placed in position abreast of and close to the vessel. Orders were given to obtain the range with two of the 6-pdrs, after which the first shell from the 5" gun blew her up, apparently having struck the boilers. Either this, or our close proximity seemed to decide the enemy at the fortifications and the artillery batteries to open fire; which they did concentrating their fire at first upon this ship.
We were so close inshore that our sharpshooters endeavored to pick off the officers on horseback who were riding around issuing orders to the different batteries.
3. As soon as the shore batteries opened fire upon us, we returned it and continued firing until we had steamed out of range; having in obedience to a signal from the Senior Officer retired.
4. There were no casualties on board this ship, nor was she hit.
5. In my opinion the successful result of this engagement is due to a large extent to the system of "Gun Captains" lately established in the Navy.4 The four on board this ship did splendid firing with decisive results. No doubt the want of a similar system in the Spanish Navy accounts for the few casualties we have had during the present war.
A. MARIX,
Lieut-Com'd'r.i U.S.N.,
Commanding.
Source Note: CyS, DNA, AFNRC, M625, roll 235. Addressed below close: "Commander-in-Chief/U.S.Naval Force, N.A.Station,/U.S.F.S.NEW YORK." Docketed: "'E'/(Copy)/U.S.S. SCORPION (25)/Off Manzanillo Cuba/July 19, 1898/Marix, A./Lieut Comdr U.S.N./Comdg./Report of battle by/SCORPION in engagement at/Manzanillo, July 18, 1898."
Footnote 1: Article 437 stipulates that commanding officers were to submit reports after any engagement with the enemy.
Footnote 3: For a list of the Spanish gunboats, see: James M. Helm to Sampson, 18 July 1898.
Footnote 4: "Gun-captains" were "men who have attained special proficiency as marksmen with great guns or small arms, or whose superior intelligence fits them to acquire such proficiency, and who, by force of character and ability to command, are suitable to fill the ratings of gun captains." General Order No. 520, 30 June 1899 in Hearings Before the Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives, 1908-1909 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1908), 917.
William T Sampson, NEW YORK, Adolph Marix, OSCEOLA, Ponton Maria, Manzanillo, SCORPION, Chapman C Todd, WILMINGTON, Cuba, North Atlantic Fleet


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World's oldest car
La Marquise, the world's oldest car as well as world's longest running car ever, is a steam powered car built in 1884 by De Dion, Bouton & Trepradoux in France. The oldest car was originally built as prototype for the Albert, the Count of Dion who is a pioneer of automobile industry in France. In 1887, the Count of Dion drove this car out for first time demonstration and covered up 20-odd-mile Paris-to-Versailles round trip at the average speed of 26 miles per hour.
In 1885, Karl Benz designed and invented the first gasoline powered car in Germany and unveiled the car in 1886. Both of the cars La Marquise and Karl Benz's Benz Patent Motorwagen were actually built around the same time. Both of the inventors were working independently of one another in France and Germany.
During the time technology isn't advance as todays, therefore it brings controversial who invented the first car. La Marquise is the world's oldest running car and Benz Patent Motorwagen should be the first gasoline-powered car.
The world's oldest car takes about a half-hour to work up enough steam to drive. If you have to start work at 9am, you will need to wake up early to give extra 30 minutes to start up this car to drive. By running with coal, wood and bits of paper, surprisingly the car top speed could reach 38 miles per hour which is a good result for a car built in 1880s.
As the oldest car, it did not wear number 1 but number "0" in the 1996 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. In 2007, a fortunate car collector had successfully bid the car at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the car was sold for US$3,520,000. Imagine putting on 10,000 miles a year on the mileage meter if the car has one, the car will be more than 1200,000 miles on the car! Remarkably, after over a century, it has only had two owners for the world's oldest car.


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Source: Webber could try comeback with Pistons
14yJ.A. Adande
9hNick Wagoner
9hPaolo Uggetti
Source: Webber considering return to play for Pistons
J.A. AdandeESPN Senior Writer
ESPN.com senior writer since 2007
Around The Horn panelist
Formerly at Los Angeles Times
Fourteen-year veteran Chris Webber is close to returning to the NBA, with the Pistons his likely destination, a source close to Webber told ESPN.com.
"Look for him to be back the first week of January," the source said.
The Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers had also inquired about Webber's services, with the Heat intensifying their efforts after backup center Alonzo Mourning suffered an apparent season-ending injury to his patellar tendon in a game at Atlanta Wednesday night. But for Webber, a Michigan native, his familiarity with the Pistons players and coach Flip Saunders' system after playing there last season appears to make them the most desirable team.
Webber signed with the Pistons on Jan. 16, 2007, after being waived by the Philadelphia 76ers. In 43 games with Detroit, Webber averaged 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds.
The Pistons currently have the maximum 15 players on their roster after trading Nazr Mohammed to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Primoz Brezec and Walter Herrmann last week, so they would have to make another move to free a spot for Webber.
J.A. Adande is the author of "The Best Los Angeles Sports Arguments." He joined ESPN.com as an NBA columnist in August 2007 after 10 years with the Los Angeles Times. Click here to e-mail J.A.


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There is a good article at Red State Rabble and PT but someone should make a copy of this page http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9808/reviews/dembski.html before it vanishes. And there is a years worth of material in Dembski's comments. What a complete maroon.
Amazing to think a math PhD falls for the bible codes. Someone with that kind of education should be the first to see through such nonsense.
I always though deep down Demsbki was probably a bright guy who is simply cashing in on the ignorance of true believing christians. Now I realize he is just another ignorant crank/quack.
But perhaps that wedding is not unique. At the same time that research in the Bible Code has taken off, research in a seemingly unrelated field has taken off as well, namely, biological design. These two fields are in fact closely related. Indeed, the same highly improbable, independently given patterns that appear as the equidistant letter sequences in the Bible Code appear in biology as functionally integrated ("irreducibly complex") biological systems, of the sort Michael Behe discussed in Darwin�s Black Box.
The relevant statistical methodology is identical for both fields.
Behe puts ID in the same category as astrology and Demsbki puts ID in the same category as the Bible codes.
And they wonder why no one takes them or their IDiot theories seriously.
The human authors of the Bible, writing well before the advent of computers, would have been incapable of consciously introducing into the Bible the patterns that Bible Code researchers are finding by means of computers. Hence these patterns, if not attributable to chance, must stem from a non-human intelligence.
The promoters of hidden-message claims say, "How could such amazing coincidences be the product of random chance?"
For those of you who might think there is something to these "codes", here is a simple test. Apply the "Explanatory Filter" defined by William Dembski in his books on Intelligent Design. You will find that the codes fail Dembski's Explanatory Filter. Dismally.
Hmm...Looks like Dembski could have used his own magical construct to refute the Bible code himself.
Take a moment to get a load of these actual bible code "matrix" results (complete with actual diagrams of the Hebrew text) to fully understand the stupidity therein.
SARS, 9/11, Mel Gibson, Saddam Hussein's capture, Columbia Shuttle, the Iraqi election, evil rock and roll, kidney stones, Lady Diana, the Beatles, and even scientific proof for the bible code itself (front loaded proof?) are all predicted in the ancient Hebrew texts via the bible code!
And Dembski believes this crap.
I played with the math once for things like this. The impression I was left with was that for something about the length of the Bible, most short words would appear in it someplace, and likely quite a few short phrases. So if one doesn't decide ahead of time exactly what phrases are wanted, there's probably some in there that would be close enough to the wanted meaning.
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