Real estate transfer tax is a tax imposed by states, counties and municipalities for the privilege of transferring real property within a jurisdiction. The tax is sometimes referred to as real estate conveyance tax, mortgage transfer tax or documentary stamp tax, among other terms. Currently, 38 states impose some variation of a tax on the transfer of title to real property. Some states and localities use the transfer tax revenues for specific purposes, such as affordable housing. New York State first adopted its Real Estate Transfer Tax in 1968, while New York City enacted its Real Property Transfer Tax in 1959.
Attorneys and accountants need to be cognizant of the applicable transfer tax and advise their clients engaging in real estate transactions about the implications of the tax. All too often, advisors neglect to prepare the transfer tax forms, causing unnecessary delays in closings, or, worse, they fail to inform parties to a transaction of the impending liability. Typically, transfer taxes are payable by the seller. However, if the seller does not pay or is exempt from the tax, the buyer often becomes liable.
The New York State Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) is imposed on real property conveyances at a rate of $2 per $500 of consideration. For certain qualified transfers to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) the tax is reduced to $1 per $500 of consideration. This reduced tax rate for REITs had been set to expire in late 2014, but was recently extended to September 1, 2017.
3.The lease includes substantially all of the premises constituting the real property.
It should be noted that an option to purchase real property is considered an interest in real property. Therefore, an option to purchase real property combined with a leasehold right to use or occupy property is a conveyance subject to the transfer tax notwithstanding the length or provisions of the lease.
Where taxpayers often overlook the applicability of the RETT is in situations involving the transfer of a controlling interest in an entity holding an interest in real property. A controlling interest means 1) in the case of a corporation, either 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or 50% or more of the capital, profits, or beneficial interest in the voting stock of such corporation; and 2) in the case of a partnership, trust, or other entity, 50% or more of the capital, profits, or beneficial interest in the entity. When the corporation, partnership or trust holds New York real property, the conveyance of a controlling interest of stock or beneficial interest is deemed to be a transfer of the underlying real estate for purposes of the RETT.
In expanding the scope of the 50% or more test, New York law requires an aggregation of transactions that are deemed to be a result of the parties acting in concert. Consequently, taxable transfers of entity interests can occur over a period of time. Transfers of shares of a corporation or interests in a partnership occurring during a three-year period are aggregated for purposes of evaluating the 50% or more threshold. Anti-abuse rules also dictate that a series of transactions intentionally timed to be more than three years apart, thereby purposefully avoiding the imposition of tax, may nonetheless be aggregated and subjected to the RETT. However, it is possible for transferors and transferees to disprove the presumption of "acting in concert." The parties involved in the conveyance have the onus to provide supporting evidence demonstrating that each transaction was isolated and not part of a planned series of conveyances.
New York law exempts certain conveyances from the RETT, particularly those to Federal and state government instrumentalities. More significantly, New York excludes certain transfers that are in essence a mere change in ownership identity, but not a change in beneficial ownership. For example, a transfer of New York real property by tenants-in-common to a partnership in which each individual owns the same proportional share as held prior to the conveyance is not taxable. Similarly, a conveyance by a corporation to a wholly-owned subsidiary, from a wholly-owned subsidiary to its parent, or from a wholly-owned subsidiary to another wholly-owned subsidiary are all excluded from the transfer tax. It should be noted that in such situations a RETT return must be filed claiming the relevant exemption. The filing obligation is important because there are certain transactions where a transfer, for example by tenants-in-common to a partnership in which each individual owns a different proportional share, may be only partially exempt from the RETT.
In addition, other types of conveyances are also excluded from the RETT. For example, the transfer of real estate occurring without consideration and not connected to a sale is exempt from the transfer tax. Relief from mortgage indebtedness is deemed to be consideration, however, and thus would cause RETT exposure for such gifts. Conveyances by way of devise, bequest, or inheritance are not subject to the RETT. However, in transfers due to divorce or separation there is a rebuttable presumption that the consideration for the conveyance, the relinquishment of marital rights, is equal to the fair market value of the interest in the real property conveyed. Accordingly, there may only be a partial RETT exemption depending on the respective spouses' ownership interests in the real property.
New York State also imposes an additional 1% transfer tax, called the mansion tax, on most transfers of residential properties of $1,000,000 or more. Unlike the RETT, the mansion tax is generally payable by the transferee. Should the transferee be exempt from the tax, the transferor would become liable.
New York City's Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) is imposed on transfers of real property or interests in real property when consideration exceeds $25,000. The tax is assessed at a graduated rate ranging from 1% to 2.625%, depending on the classification of the property conveyed and the total consideration paid. Leasehold interests in real properties are potentially subject to the RPTT. However, if the only consideration paid with respect to the leasehold falls within the expansive definition of rent as defined by the New York City Commercial Rent Tax laws, the lease will not be subjected to the tax. The transfer of a controlling economic interest in real property, meaning a 50% or more interest in a corporation or partnership, is also deemed a taxable transaction. Furthermore, the City presumes that conveyances occurring within a three-year period are related and will be aggregated for the 50% or more test. The transferors and transferees have the burden of proving that a series of transfers are in fact unrelated, thereby avoiding the aggregation of the conveyances and the levy of the RPTT.
With regard to bona fide gifts and the devise of an interest in real property under a will, such conveyances are exempt from the RPTT. However, a deed given by an executor in connection with the sale of an interest in real property is taxable. Likewise, a transfer of real property from one spouse to the other, pursuant to the terms of a separation agreement or divorce decree, is subject to the RPTT.
If you have any questions regarding the RETT or the RPTT, please contact Alan Goldenberg, Manager of Tax Controversy and State and Local Taxation, at agoldenberg@friedmanllp.com or 212-897-6421, or your Friedman LLP tax professional.


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Q: Use prepared statement in query with 'IN(.....)' clause? Is there a (tricky/non-standard) way to do this?
Would something like
$stmt = $db->prepare( 'SELECT title FROM episode WHERE id IN (?, ?, ?, ?);

work? So if I wanted to search for a variable amount of ids, could I do
$ids = array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7);
$idSection = implode(array_pad(array(), count($ids), '?')) //To give ?,?,?,?,?,?,?
$stmt = $db->prepare( 'SELECT title FROM episode WHERE id IN ($idSection);
$stmp->execute($ids);

Even if that would work, it still isn't really useful for running multiple sets of data with the same prepared statement unless the set of $ids being searched for is the same length every time and it doesn't work with name placeholders.
I'm assuming if you do
$stmt = $db->prepare( 'SELECT title FROM episode WHERE id IN (:ids);
$ids = implode('","' array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7));
$stmt->bindParam( ':ids', $ids);

It fails because the prepared statement was constructed so that it will search for a single id value and "1","2","3","4","5","6","7" wouldn't match?
I'm sure there's a better answer than just not using IN(...) clauses. Would I just have to sanitize the $ids term manually and include it in the query without placeholders?
$stmt = $db->prepare( "SELECT title FROM episode WHERE id IN $ids AND genre like :genre");
$stmt->bindParam( ':genre', '%$genre%);

A: MySql has a FIND_IN_SET function, which you can use to achieve the same result:
$ids = array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7);
$stmt = $db->prepare( 'SELECT title FROM episode WHERE FIND_IN_SET(id,?)' );
$param = implode(',',$ids);
$stmt->bind_param('s',$param);
$stmt->execute();

A: A way to avoid using IN-clauses is to populate a temporary table with the values that would go into the IN( ... ) as a comma-separated list; then either INNER-JOIN on the temp-table's column or do a nested-select:
        inner join temptable T2 on T1.mycol = T2.col1

OR
       ...  where mycol in ( Select col1 from temptable)

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Before I let G launch into his guest post, just wanted to give a shout out (and thanks) to my friend The Shy Lion who was kind enough to award me (and 14 other bloggers) the Versatile Blogger award!
G here, guesting on this venerable blog after a long absence I am doing such because I am rather chuffed with myself after cooking some lamb shanks that were delicious.
Used a Jamie recipe, he's a big fave on this blog is old James. We had some lamb shanks in the freezer which we had bought a while ago, when spring lamb was at it's best and cheapest. It's pretty simple too, as most of Jamie's stuff is.
Make some herby butter with rosemary, sage and thyme, salt and pepper. Make a little pocket next to the bone to stuff the butter down into the heart of the meat. Messy and yum.all at once.
Mmmmmmm....shanks. I remember when they were considered dog food or soup bones. I blame Donna Hay for turning them into $4-a-pop "fancy foods" - damn her black heart. Now everyone knows how good they are.
As long as nobody cottons onto the delights of lambs fry and bacon I can continue my obsession with "rubbish cuts" on a office girl's budget.


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package edu.ohsu.sonmezsysbio.cloudbreak;

import org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.LogNormalDistribution;
import org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.NormalDistribution;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

/**
 * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
 * User: cwhelan
 * Date: 3/12/12
 * Time: 3:11 PM
 */

/**
 * Functions to compute a simple deletion likelihood score given an insert size and pMapping correct.
 * Not currently used in the GMM fit code, this is here for legacy reasons.
 */
public class ProbabilisticPairedAlignmentScorer extends PairedAlignmentScorer {
    private static org.apache.log4j.Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ProbabilisticPairedAlignmentScorer.class);
    @Override
    public double computeDeletionScore(int insertSize, Double targetIsize, Double targetIsizeSD, Double pMappingCorrect) {
        // calculate:
        //
        // p(Del | IS) = p( IS | Del) p(Del) / p (IS)
        //
        // p(NoDel | IS) = p( IS | NoDel) p(NoDel) / p (IS)
        //
        // ((p(IS | Del) p (Del)) / (p(IS | NoDel) p(NoDel))) (((( * p (IS | AQ) ???? )))
        //
        // log ( ((p(IS | Del) p (Del)) / (p(IS | NoDel) p(NoDel))) * p (IS | AQ) )
        // log ((p(IS | Del) p (Del)) - log (p(IS | NoDel) p(NoDel)) + log ( p (IS | AQ))
        //
        // p (Del) = # of deletions per individual / genome size = 2432 / 3137161264
        // p (IS | Del) = density at IS in gamma(0.2, 40000)
        // p (noDel) =  1 - p(Del)
        // p (IS | NoDel) = density at IS in N(isize, isizeSD)

        //GammaDistribution gammaDistribution = new GammaDistribution(0.2, 40000);
        LogNormalDistribution logNormalDistribution = new LogNormalDistribution(6, 0.6);
        NormalDistribution normalDistribution = new NormalDistribution(targetIsize, targetIsizeSD);

        double pDeletion = Math.log(2432.0 / 2700000000.0);
        double pNoDeletion = Math.log(1 - 2432.0 / 2700000000.0);

        double pISgivenDeletion = Math.log(logNormalDistribution.density(insertSize));         // todo add fragment size
        double pISgivenNoDeletion = Math.log(normalDistribution.density(insertSize));
        // todo
        // need to cap p(IS | NoDel) because it goes to infinity as the insert size gets large
        if (insertSize > targetIsize + 30 * targetIsizeSD) {
            pISgivenNoDeletion = Math.log(normalDistribution.density(targetIsize + 30 * targetIsizeSD));
        }

        double pMappingIncorrect = Math.log(1 - Math.exp(pMappingCorrect));

        double normalization = logAdd(pDeletion + pISgivenDeletion, pNoDeletion + pISgivenNoDeletion);
        double pDeletionGivenIS = pDeletion + pISgivenDeletion - normalization;
        double pNoDeletionGivenIS = pNoDeletion + pISgivenNoDeletion - normalization;

        double pDeletionNew = logAdd(pDeletionGivenIS + pMappingCorrect, pDeletion + pMappingIncorrect);
        double pNoDeletionNew = logAdd(pNoDeletionGivenIS + pMappingCorrect, pNoDeletion + pMappingIncorrect);

        double likelihoodRatio = pDeletionNew
                                - pNoDeletionNew;

        return likelihoodRatio;
    }

    // from https://facwiki.cs.byu.edu/nlp/index.php/Log_Domain_Computations
    public static double logAdd(double logX, double logY) {
        // 1. make X the max
        if (logY > logX) {
            double temp = logX;
            logX = logY;
            logY = temp;
        }
        // 2. now X is bigger
        if (logX == Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY) {
            return logX;
        }
        // 3. how far "down" (think decibels) is logY from logX?
        //    if it's really small (20 orders of magnitude smaller), then ignore
        double negDiff = logY - logX;
        if (negDiff < -20) {
            return logX;
        }
        // 4. otherwise use some nice algebra to stay in the log domain
        //    (except for negDiff)
        return logX + java.lang.Math.log(1.0 + java.lang.Math.exp(negDiff));
    }
}

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YOURSELF WITH YOUR OWN AMULET
By : Hemamalini Raghunathan
The amulet works psychologically on the subconscious as a constant reminder of what you wish to achieve and strengthens the power of positive thinking.
The amulet is an ancient proven alternative to complex ritual magic. Amulets subconsciously help love, healing, ESP, money, White Light Power, protection loved ones and more. With amulet power, you can control your destiny and change your life.
"Yena baddho bali raajaa daanavendro Mahaabalah tena tvam abhibadhnaami rakshe maa Cala Maa Cala"
(I tie on you that whereby Bali, the very powerful king of demons, was bound. O protective amulet! Don t slip off, don t slip off!
The Puranas describe how Indra, the king of Gods, was able to regain his sovereignty (after a humiliating defeat at the hands of the demons) due to the power of the amulet tied on his hand by his queen after some austerities. This is the origin of the Rakshabandhan festival. The rakshas or rakhis, prepared out of golden or yellow threads, with amulets, are first worshipped and then tied on the right hand. In some communities, this tying is done by priests uttering the above mantra seeking protection from the amulet.
In ancient times amulets were worn for good fortune and protection against evil! The amulet was an object of beauty that attracted and absorbed the lethal first glance of the evil eye away from the wearer and psychologically rendered the evil harmless. Modern day psychologists agree that the subconscious controls every word, deed and action in our conscious lives. The amulet works psychologically on the subconscious as a constant reminder of what you wish to achieve and strengthens the power of positive thinking. The amulet is an ancient proven alternative to complex ritual magic! Amulets subconsciously help love, healing, ESP, money, White Light Power, protection of loved ones and more. With amulet power you can control your destiny and change your life!
The word TALISMAN is believed to have come from Arabic as there are great similarities in that language. One of the root words means to make marks as would a magician. The word AMULET is derived from the Latin Amuletum and is a magical object. At one time there was a difference between an amulet and a talisman in that a talisman was made for a specific task, and an amulet had broader uses. With time, down through the centuries, this difference disappeared, and today, an amulet or talisman is considered one and the same as far as having magical powers is concerned.
From the earliest times, there has been a strong belief in the cosmic influence on human lives and events. They believed that there was a natural affinity between certain planets and certain colours, metals, animals and planets. Magicians called these affinities correspondences . They were convinced that by understanding and using these correspondences correctly, they would be able to draw on the power of the planets. This system of correspondences is the basis of all ritual magic, where the talismans play important role. A talisman or amulet is an object that is worn or carried as a charm. It serves the purpose of either attracting or repelling various influences. To be effective, a planetary talisman should be made at a time when the relevant planet is pouring out its influence at maximum intensity, and should consist of an image engraved on the stone or metal associated with the planet. There was also a popular belief that the talisman should be made by the person who is going to wear it.
Amulets and lucky charms are sold in great numbers, although charm bracelets now have a more or less decorative function. Most people have their own personal lucky charm-something they carry with them to examinations and important interviews or on journeys to assure safety.
Here are some amulets from different cultures and ages:
An Eskimo charm representing white whale. The blue beads have mystical powers
A bead amulet worn by children of the Hadza tribe in Central Africa until the middle of the 20th century. This amulet was meant to protect the children from the evil and mystical effects associated with the calls of birds
Egyptian funerary charms from the Pharasonic Middle kingdom (2133-1786 B.C.) These were supposed to help the deceased on the journey after death.
Northern Indian amulet of the early 13th century. This one, with the embossed figure, was worn by women who married widowers to protect them against the possibly maligant jealousy of the deceased wife.
ABRACADABRA:
The ancients inscribed this mystic word on a slip of parchment and fastened it around their necks. Thus worn, the individual was supposed to be protected from evil spirits and notably, from the dreaded evil eye. The word had to be written in this form:
BRACADABR
RACADAB
ACADA
It will be seen that the word can be read along the top line and also down and up the two sloping sides.
The luck of a Horse Shoe :
The use of a horseshoe to bring good luck and keep away evil is based on an old Gypsy folk tale. There were four demons named Unhappiness, Bad Lucks, Ill Health, and Death. One evening a Gypsy was riding his favourite horse, traveling home in the gathering dusk when, as he crossed a bridge, the four demons came galloping out of the woods and started to chase him. The Gypsy managed to keep ahead of them as they raced across fields, jumped hedges, and ran along roads. But Bad Luck started to gain on him. The two horsemen drew away from the other three demons, then, as they crossed a road, the Gypsy s horse threw a shoe. The horseshoe flew through the air and hit Bad Luck in the forehead, knocking him from his horse and killing him. The Gypsy stopped to pick up the shoe and continued on to his campground. The other three demons took their dead brother and buried him. The Gypsy nailed up the horseshoe over the door of his vardo, telling the rest of the tribe how it had killed Bad Luck, The next day the three demons came looking for the Gypsy but when they saw, hanging over the door, the horseshoe that had killed Bad Luck, they turned tail and fled.
If a Gypsy finds a horseshoe lying on the ground with its open end toward him and the calks pointing upward (the calks are the toes on the end of the shanks of the shoe), then he will pick it up and throw it over his left shoulder while spitting. If the open ends is toward him but the calks are down, then he will pick up the shoe and hang it on the nearest tree branch or fence, so that the bad luck may run out of it. He will again spit before continuing on. But if the horseshoe is lying with the closed end toward him (calks up or down), it is a sign of good luck and he may, if he wishes, pick it up and take it home hang over his door. Whether he takes it with him or not, he will be lucky that day. A hung horseshoe should always, of course, have the open end up and the closed end down, to hold in the good luck. In the modern days also, it is used to decrease the effects of Sade-sati and malefic effects of Saturn in general.
Bamboo and Serpent :
A very old talisman, often seen depicted in ancient documents, consists of a ring bearing a number of triangles. Lying on the ring is a serpent crossed with a stick of bamboo, which invariably bears 7 knots. The ring stands for eternity which, like the ring, never ends. The triangles on the ring symbolise the Trinity. The 7-knotted bamboo stood for the seven degrees of learning which had to be acquired by all who aspired to rank among the learned. The serpent is also an additional sign of wisdom. This talisman was worn by all who attempted to gain skill and knowledge of a high degree.
Anchor:
People who live near the sea regard the anchor as a symbol of hope, safety and good fortune.
Eye:
This amulet represents the Sun, which is spoken of as The Eye of Day . It is symbolical of the All-seeing Eye of the Deity. The open eye charm was used to forfend against evils of enchantment, enmity and diseases of all kinds. A talisman embodying both the eyes together (both Sun and Moon) used to be prepared on the New Moon day falling during the months of Cancer or Leo. These are the signs of Moon and Sun. During these months, Sun is nearer the summer solstice and possesses its greatest strength which it transfers to the Moon. Double source of protection and strength are invoked by this combination.
It is a symbol of wealth, fertility and good fortune. Symbol of Dolphin brings success to artists.
Hand:
Usually it represents the hand of Fatima, who was the daughter of Prophet Mohammed. The fingers of the hand stand for the qualities of Hospitality, Generosity, strength and Goodness. This charm is supposed to imbue these virtues on the person who carries it.
Heart:
It is a symbol of enduring love. Lovers give a mascot of this shape to each other as a testimony of their affections.
Keys:
The Greek Key, portrayed in many different patterns, symbolises life. A group of three keys stands for love, wealth and health.
Lady birds:
These creatures are supposed to bring financial luck to the possessor, but only as long as no harm is done to them. Accordingly, people wear imitation ladybirds, so that they may enjoy the luck without causing any harm to the creatures.
It is an unending eternity. Wearing it during marriage is symbolic of a vow made which is to be kept for eternity.
Swastika:
It is a very ancient mascot for luck and prosperity. The word Swastika is derived from Sanskrit, meaning purveyor of good fortune . This symbol is attributed to Lord Ganesha. It makes our best efforts to succeed.
Tau:
It is in universal use as a sacred emblem and has undergone many variations of from. The simplest of these is the one formed by two straight lines, one being vertical and the other superimposed upon it horizontally. It wards off diseases, especially that of the skin. It preserves your beauty. People of different religions wear their gods and goddesses as lockets to protect them. Symbol of Aum , planetary signs and birthday signs (Aries to Pisces, generally Sun signs) are also worn for luck.
Rare articles of occult significance (Yantra and Tantra):
Spatika shivlinga (made of crystal) kept in pujas is supposed to keep one free from worries. Parad Shivlinga (an alloy of Silver and Mercury) is used in Tantrik practices. Rudrakshas are thought to be very sacred and are available in Nepal with different number of faces. Five-faced Rudrakshas are commonly used for protection against evil. One-faced Rudraksha is the most auspicious one. Pandits ad Tantriks wear this to make their practices more effective. It is an embodiment of Lord Shiva. There is another rare variety called Gauri Shankar Rudraksha in which two Rudraksha specimen are united together. Saligrams are also kept in poojas in our households. It is thought to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Cat s chord, tooth of boar, horn of Jackal (Siyar Singhi), Hatha Jodi (a herb), one-eyed coconut, Shankh (sea-shell with right-side opening), idol of Lord Ganesha made of white oak plant) are some of the rarest tankrik articles which can bring all-round prosperity to the household.
A talisman or amulet, worn or kept on person, gives a lot of assurance to him. By looking at the amulets often (may be unwittingly), one will feel a little relived that a superior power stays with him and protects him.
Wear the Amulet and Feel the Power.

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Q: condition for pair of straight line equation While determining the condition for the pair of straight line equation $$ax^2+2hxy+by^2+2gx+2fy+c=0$$ i.e  $\quad$$ax^2+2(hy+g)x+(by^2+2fy+c)=0$
$$x=\frac{-2(hy+g)}{2a}\pm\frac{\sqrt{(hy+g)^2-a(by^2+2fy+c)}}{a}
$$$$x=\frac{-2(hy+g)}{2a}\pm\frac{\sqrt{(h^2-ab)y^2+2(hg-af)y+(g^2-ac)}}{a}$$
The terms inside square root need to be a perfect square. I understand this. What I do not understand is when the inside square root terms ,quadratic in y is taken to be zero. Because of which its determinant $4(hg-af)^2-4(h^2-ab)(g^2-ac)=0$ becomes the condition for the pair of straight line equation.
I am stuck here. Can someone please help. Thanks.

A: If the condition
$$
a x^2 + 2 h x y + b y^2 + 2 g x + 2 f y + c = 0
$$
represents the product of two lines then the set of solutions for this conditions should be one solution point, void or infinite solution points associated to the cases in which we have the two lines intersection, two lines parallel and two lines coincident. With this idea we follow obtaining
$$
x = \frac{gh-af\pm2\sqrt{(g+hy)^2-a(b y^2+2fy+c)}}{2a}
$$
If the intersection point is unique then the condition is
$$
(g + h y)^2 - a (c + 2 f y + b y^2) = 0
$$
which gives
$$
y = \frac{gh-af\pm\sqrt{a^2 f^2 + a b g^2 - 2 a f g h + a c h^2-a^2 b c}}{ab-h^2}
$$
but again if the intersection point is unique we should have
$$
a^2 f^2 + a b g^2 - 2 a f g h + a c h^2-a^2 b c = 0
$$
or
$$
c = \frac{a f^2+b g^2-2 f g h}{a b-h^2}
$$
The condition for distinct parallel lines follow as
$$
a b -h^2 = 0
$$
Another approach:
Assuming $a \ne 0$ and dividing $ax^2+2hxy+by^2+2gx+2fy+c=0$ by $a$ we have
$$
x^2+b' y^2 + c' + 2 f' y + 2 g'x +2 h' xy = (x+c_1 y + c_2)(x+d_1 y + d_2)
$$
after equating coefficients and solving for $c_1,c_2,d_1,d_2$ we have the conditions
$$
\cases{h'^2-b' > 0\\
c' = -\frac{f'^2-b' g'^2-2f' g' h'}{h'^2-b'}}
$$
such that the two lines equivalence is feasible.
or equivalently
$$
\cases{
h^2-a b > 0\\
c = \frac{a f^2+b g^2-2f g h}{a b -h^2}
}
$$

A: For $A\ge0,$
$$Ax^2+Bx+C=A(x+B/2A)^2+C-B^2/4A$$ will be perfect square for all real values of $x$ iff $$C-B^2/4A=0$$

A: The equation (ax+by+cz)(dx+ey+fz)=0 when multiplied out is a homogeneous quadratic in x, y, z, and therefore it is the equation of a conic.
May suppose then that the quadratic is the conic whose equation is $ax^2+by^2+cz^2+2fyz+2gzx+2hxy=o$.
The condition for the conic to be two straight lines (assumed distinct) is that the determinant of coefficients vanishes viz
$\begin{vmatrix} a & h  &  g \\ h & b  &  f \\ g & f  &  c \end{vmatrix}=0$


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I guess I just wanted to write a little something about Mom! It was last year at this time that she was out for a visit to see us in Montana. We had such a great time hiking on a different trail everyday, going to a Griz Game, horseback riding with Mark, and spending some time with my friends...Oh and dressing up for Halloween. I feel so lucky that I have a mother that I LOVE spending time with, and I would go to the other side of the earth to Iceland to do a crazy bike/road trip! She has all the elements needed to make a great travel companion and dear friend.
The other day I got a couple pictures of her from her trip to St Andrews and this amazing 27 acre garden called Kingsbrae Garden. She went to St Andrews last month to commemorate she and Dad's anniversary (it would have been 36 years this year). I think it was very fitting that she visited this beautiful garden, since the trip was about she and Dad. Dad loved gardening and they cultivated many gardens together, at 69 Court Street, and out at the farm.
These were two other photos that she included in her email. A picture of her window sill as it looks today. We were talking about cairns and rocks and that Dad and I both have a "thing" for rocks. Most of these on the sill were rocks he had collected from here and there, over the years.
And this is a picture of my nephew Jack, with his uncle David, when they were home a few weekend's ago.
Oh my how Jack is filling out!! Hee-hee...doesn't take those babies long!!


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STATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
TREATMENT AND CARE OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
66-404. Proceedings for appointment of guardians and conservators. (1) A person with a developmental disability or any person interested in his welfare may petition for a finding of legal disability or partial legal disability and appointment of a guardian or co-guardians, or conservator or co-conservators, or both.
(2) The petition shall:
(a) State the names and addresses of the persons entitled to notice under subsection (4) of this section;
(b) Describe the impairments showing the respondent is developmentally disabled, the respondent's ability to receive, evaluate and communicate information, and the respondent's ability to manage financial resources and meet essential requirements for physical health or safety;
(c) State the nature and scope of guardianship and/or conservatorship services sought;
(d) Describe the respondent's financial condition, including significant assets, income and ability to pay for the costs of judicial proceedings; and
(e) State if the appointment is made by will pursuant to section 15-5-301, Idaho Code, and the name(s) and address(es) of the person(s) named in the will to be guardian.
(3) Upon filing of a petition, the court shall set a date for a hearing, appoint an attorney to represent the respondent in the proceedings unless the respondent has an attorney, and authorize an evaluation committee to examine the respondent, interview the proposed guardians and/or conservators and report to the court in writing. All reports shall be under oath or affirmation and shall comply with Idaho supreme court rules.
(4) Notice of the time and place of the hearing on the petition together with a copy of the petition shall be served no less than fourteen (14) days before the hearing on:
(a) The respondent;
(b) The respondent's spouse, parents and adult children, or if none, the respondent's closest relative, if any can be found; and
(c) Any person who is currently serving as guardian, conservator or who is providing care for the respondent.
Notice shall be served personally if the person to be served can be found within the state. If the person to be served cannot be found within the state, service shall be accomplished by registered mail to such person's last known address.
(5) The respondent is entitled to be present at the hearing in person, to present evidence, call and cross-examine witnesses, and to see or hear all evidence in the proceeding.
(6) At the hearing the court shall:
(a) Determine whether the respondent has a developmental disability;
(b) Evaluate the respondent's ability to meet essential requirements for physical health or safety and manage financial resources;
(c) Evaluate the ability of the proposed guardian and/or conservator to act in the respondent's best interests to manage the respondent's financial resources and meet essential requirements for the respondent's physical health or safety;
(d) Determine the nature and scope of guardianship or conservatorship services necessary to protect and promote the respondent's well-being;
(e) Evaluate the ability of the respondent or those legally responsible to pay the costs associated with the judicial proceedings and fix responsibility therefor; and
(f) (i) As an alternative to appointing one (1) guardian or one (1) conservator, the court may appoint no more than two (2) co-guardians or no more than two (2) co-conservators if the court finds:
1. The appointment of co-guardians or co-conservators will best serve the interests of the person with a developmental disability; and
2. The persons to be appointed as co-guardians or co-conservators will work together cooperatively to serve the best interests of the person with a developmental disability.
(ii) The parents of a person with a developmental disability shall have preference over all other persons for appointment as co-guardians or co-conservators, unless the court finds that the parents are unwilling to serve as co-guardians or co-conservators, or are not capable of adequately serving the best interests of the person with a developmental disability; and
(iii) If the court appoints co-guardians or co-conservators, the court shall also determine whether the co-guardians or co-conservators:
1. May act independently;
2. May act independently but must act jointly in specified matters; or
3. Must act jointly.
The determination by the court must be stated in the order of appointment and in the letters of guardianship or conservatorship.
(7) No individual shall be appointed as guardian or conservator of an incapacitated person unless all of the following first occurs:
(a) The proposed guardian or conservator has submitted to and paid for a criminal history and background check conducted pursuant to section 56-1004A(2) and (3), Idaho Code;
(b) In the case of a petition for guardianship and pursuant to an order of the court so requiring, any individual who resides in the incapacitated person's proposed residence has submitted, at the proposed guardian's expense, to a criminal history and background check conducted pursuant to section 56-1004A(2) and (3), Idaho Code;
(c) The findings of such criminal history and background checks have been made available to the evaluation committee by the department of health and welfare; and
(d) The proposed guardian or conservator provided a report of his or her civil judgments and bankruptcies to the evaluation committee and all others entitled to notice of the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.
(8) The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (7) of this section shall not apply to an institution nor to a legal or commercial entity.
(9) Each proposed guardian and conservator and each appointed guardian and conservator shall immediately report any change in his or her criminal history and any material change in the information required by subsection (7) of this section to the evaluation committee, all others entitled to notice of the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding pursuant to subsection (4) of this section and to the court.
[66-404, added 1982, ch. 59, sec. 7, p. 98; am. 2009, ch. 86, sec. 2, p. 237; am. 2013, ch. 262, sec. 5, p. 644; am. 2017, ch. 261, sec. 6, p. 649; am. 2020, ch. 122, sec. 1, p. 377.]


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Q: Remove first name on in-text citation I am trying to sort out the citation and bibliography for a paper, and make it conform with the style-sheet from my university, which is a version of the Chicago style.
There are chicago-styles available both to Natbib and Biblatex, but I can't get any of the do do what I want:
Display only last name on "in-text" citation (unless there are many different authors with same last name), and then the full name in my bibliography.
Here's a MWE:
\documentclass[a4 paper,12pt]{report}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{times}

\usepackage[english]{babel}

\usepackage[
authordate,
backend=biber,
natbib,
maxbibnames=99,
]{biblatex-chicago}

\addbibresource{mybib.bib}

\usepackage{csquotes}

\begin{filecontents}{mybib.bib}
@BOOK{orton,
  title = {Survey of English Dialects},
  publisher = {Leeds: Arnold},
  year = {1962},
  author = {Orton, Harold},
  volume = {IV},
  date-added = {2014-04-20 12:50:04 +0000},
  date-modified = {2014-04-24 18:41:22 +0000}
}
\end{filecontents}

\begin{document}

This is a quote \citep{orton} .  And then the second quote by the same person     \citep{orton}

\printbibliography
\end{document}

As you can see if you try to run this, the in-text citation provides the full name like this (Orton, Harold 1962), while I simply want (Orton 1962). The bibliography looks fine.
John

A: Your MWE give me this for the in-text citation :

This is a quote (Orton 1962) . And then the second quote by the same person (Orton 1962)

And in bibliography :

Orton, Harold. 1962. Survey of English Dialects. Vol. IV. Leeds: Arnold.

Which is what you want, correct ? If this MWE give you the bad citation style, you probably should verify that you run the latest version of latex and its components (How do I update my TeX distribution?).
If the MWE is working, you have to check your complete bib file and your other (and more complete) code. The issue is probably located in one of those files.


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Geisha; all about symbolism
Geisha, traditional high-class Japanese entertainers, throughout history, have been wrapped in an air of mystery and intrigue. While Geisha today stand out as exotic and rare, their aesthetics were once very mainstream in Japanese society. In fact, before Western culture infiltrated their society, Geisha were considered the forerunners of high fashion. But once western culture began to take hold, especially after World War II, most other Japanese jumped on the bandwagon, modernizing their look. Geisha, on the other hand, dug in their heels and traded in their trend setter roles for that of the holders of a traditional culture.
Ever wonder about their makeup? The traditional face paint of geisha is their most recognizable trait. It's all about sharp contrast: chalk white faces with crimson, bee stung lips and black eyebrows and lined eyes.
Apprentice geisha wear this white face paint almost constantly, while established geisha generally only wear full face makeup during special performances. In addition to painting the entire face in white, the white makeup also covers the neck and chest.
Two unpainted areas (three for formal), forming a tapered triangle, are left exposed on the nape of her neck, to accentuate this traditionally erotic area, and a line of bare skin around the hairline, which creates the illusion of a mask.
Here is an example of more formally painted necks.
Trainees, called Maiko, will sometimes color their teeth black. In contrast to the pure white makeup, teeth appear yellow, so coloring the teeth black gives the illusion that they disappear. Evidently, this practice, called Ohaguro, was once common among married women in Japan and in the imperial court. Geisha have held onto many cultural traditions that have otherwise been long ago disregarded.
Here is a great chart explaining the different stages of a Geisha's training, and how her makeup application and colors change throughout those stages. (Click on the image to enlarge it.) Notice in the chart how the amount of red in the eye make-up starts to decrease with time from when a maiko becomes a geisha. Eventually the red eye color will be minimal or may even be excluded all together.
One discussion forum I read through theorized that red is worn by the younger trainees because the color is considered a color of youth and virginity. This is why so much red adorns a maiko's outfit and then gradually, for the most part, disappears as she advances and becomes a geiko.
Isn't it fun delving into other cultures and traditions? Color has such a powerful and significant role in so many different societies and groups. I'm fascinated by the breadth and depth to which cultures embrace it on a symbolic level. If you're curious about other cultural or historic uses of color, keep the suggestions coming and I'll investigate!
Meat and potatoes for dinner? Be careful!
Ever consider the color tricks food manufacturers use to get you to buy their foods?
Leanne from A Life Filled With Colour ran into this issue with a bag of potatoes. Opposite hues on the color wheel basically cancel each other out, creating a neutral color. Wrapped, unripe, green potatoes in pink plastic bags essentially look brown through the plastic...until you get home and realize you've been tricked.
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Take meat counters, for another example. They are often lit with red lights to make the meat look fresh and "healthy". No-one wants to buy grayish meat, right?
Notice all the red banners above the meat counter? All very calculated to push the message of fresh raw meat, while creating a warm glow over the products.
Wild salmon derive their color from the krill they eat in the ocean. With their artificial diet, farmed salmon are normally a dull gray color. Other fish are naturally gray, but for whatever reason, consumers expect their salmon to be pink, pink, pink. The industry says the research suggests that people may be willing to pay a higher price for a salmon of the 'right' hue.(source)
Get this: the producers of the dye even have a color fan deck for fish manufacturers to select from, like a paint fan deck. Pink dye is added to the salmon's processed food pellets for the desired effect. It's called a SalmoFan. I'm not even kidding!
FYI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium offers a handy free pocket-sized guide on purchasing seafood.
But wait, there's more. Think your egg yolks, all a lovely consistent golden yellow color, are left up to nature? Think again.
I give you, the DSM Yolk colour fan deck, for "reliable measurement of reproducible yolk colour"
After determining the desired yolk color, manufacturers feed birds the required amount of a nutritional supplement, and voila, lovely yellow pigment.
I feel so manipulated!
Have you ever seen so much purple at once?
Just came back from a fancy family wedding in Los Angeles. I felt badly for my hubbie- the affair was black tie, and his fashion options were really limited. Any color pop had to come in the form of a cummerbund, vest, or tie. After days of searching high and low for a purple velvet bow tie to match my dress, I even tried sewing one for him. Needless to say, that was a major disaster, and in the end, he ended up with a traditional black satin bow tie- your standard penguin suit, I fear.
But men are in luck this season, as there is a prevalence of purple peppering the marketplace. There's an article in the NYT about purple for menswear that I thought ya'll might like to read. "The masculine form of pink" it's been dubbed.
Road barriers can be beautiful, too
What do you do when your city is just overwelmed with public works projects? How do you ease the stress for those living in the city, to make it more enjoyable for people to go about their business in a sea of barricades and contruction? How about turning those obstacles into art!
This geometric pattern of waves is installed on 1,900 feet of concrete barriers, part of the Harlem River Drive project. Known also as "Re:Construction", these projects are an extension of the revitalization public art and architecture program for downtown Manhattan. Ultimately, the five boroughs of New York will receive installation. The projects will include traffic barriers, chain-link fencing and sidewalk shed scaffolding as canvases for art and "architecture interventions".
"Best Pedestrian Route" was pre-fabricated structure to replace the conventional sidewalk shed scaffolding corridor along a construction site in downtown Manhattan.
"Fulton Fence" re-used orange and yellow plastic construction meshes, industrial caution lights, safety signage, and the existing chain-link fencing to construct more than 30 patterned modules that edge the water main retrofitting on Fulton Street.
"With our temporary art program, we are looking to enliven the city's public spaces and infrastructure, in unique, unexpected ways," said Janette Sadik-Khan, the commissioner of the Department of Transportation (source)
The site of this installation is a corrugated metal fence alongside a Department of Transportation storage yard in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
Here's another fun installation: zebra stripes, entitled "Concrete Jungle". Although the critical mass of construction projects taking place in Lower Manhattan is pretty crazy, the DOT (Department of Transportation) is working hard to make walking around downtown a more pleasant experience.
Speerheaded by the NYC DOT, some large companies are donating volunteers to aid in the beautification efforts.
I'm telling you, a coat of colorful paint always makes a huge difference...
Happy holidays to everyone! Taking a short break from more academic, enriching posts to bring you this sugar-induced greeting.
I'm really an over-sized child. I love craft projects, and the more colorful, the better. Take this recent holiday cookie-decorating party we hosted.
It's all about the toppings. Plastic hair dye bottles from the local drug store work great as icing applicators. Did you know Twizzlers came in a rainbow variety? Oh, and glittery sprinkles are a must...
With cookie-decorating, restraint is not necessary.
The grown-ups had as much fun decorating as the kids. Bird by illustrator Lloyd Dangle. How cute is that?
Even though we tried sending everyone home with the cookies they decorated, some of the more prolific artists left us with plate-loads of cookies. With every ounce of self-restraint, we managed to make the left-overs last at least 2 whole days before they were demolished.
Do you have any creative traditions you like to do, year after year?
Victorian color palettes-how to go wild
Today we are happy to have a guest blogger, Helen Green, for a visit.
A graduate of the National Design Academy (UK), Helen designs home interiors that are reflective of the homeowner's personality and life style. Currently working on a major renovation and complete home interior re-design in the heart of rural France, (doesn't that sound like fun?) Helen dedicates her spare time writing a blog as her way of inspiring others into the world of Interior Design styles and concepts.
So, take it away Helen!
Ever wonder about the details of Victorian color palettes? Many people are surprised to discover that the Victorians were far from reserved; they loved vivid, bold colors both inside and outside their homes. They gave careful consideration to the balance between colour and textures used on walls, ceilings and woodwork. Different textures for walls and woodwork could be seen in marbling, sponging and stenciling.
As brilliant white paint had not been created in Victorian times, cream tones were used as a base colour. Walls in dining rooms and parlors were usually divided into three areas. At the bottom were deep skirting boards, often made of pine. These were very rarely left unpainted.
The bottom half of the wall was usually a dark, muted colour topped by a painted dado rail in a contrasting colour. If the top half of the wall was not papered, a third contrast colour was used.
Coloured stencils and friezes were often used as part of the top wall.The late Victorians were inspired by Gothic trellises.
These were painted in rich earthy tones which incorporated floral and leaf styles and used in many rooms.
Here is a typical palette to create your own Victorian palette. Here are more historical guidelines regarding colors and treatments.
During the first half of the Victorian era, walls were usually light colors except for dining rooms and libraries.
It is interesting to note that lighter colors were avoided in cosmopolitan areas because of pollution. Dark greens and blues minimized the effect of pollution from coal dust, and staining from gas and oil lamps.
Color options also depended on the availability of pigments. For instance, in the country, interior decor was often peddled by traveling craftsmen who carried limited supplies. Various lime-washes and distempers were mixed on site with whatever locally-available ingredients could be found. The blue-green colorwash used on wood paneled walls in country homes of Britain and North America was derived from the earth pigment terra verde, mixed with egg whites and buttermilk. (source)
By the second half of the Victorian Era, deep, rich colours were thought to enhance the importance of a room. Popular colors included ruby reds, forest greens and golden ambers.(source)
The parlour and dining room remained the most important rooms in the house. Used for entertaining guests, the parlour was lavished with objects and colour. A bare parlour was considered to be in poor taste. High ceilings were usually painted three shades lighter than the walls.
Ornamentation on ceilings was also highly fashionable.
The drapes were made of white muslin during the spring and summer, and dressed with heavy fabrics such as plush velvet in the cold months. These were also in deep, rich greens and reds with large two-tone tassel tie-backs to hold then in place.
Victorian interior designs were based on achieving a neat and orderly appearance.
Because they did not want hallways to detract from the more important rooms in the house, the early and mid Victorians used dull and somber grays for these spaces.
By the late 19th century, emphasis had been placed on more elaborately decorated stairways and hallways. Shades of deep reds were favored. Wall paper had elaborate patterns with primary colours used as the background.
The influences of William Morris, best known for his designs of repeating patterns, (many based on a close observation of nature) could be seen in wallpapers and fabrics used.
Something we can take away with us from the Victorian aesthetics of design is how they embraced decorating as an art form. It was all about the selection and balance of patterns and use of a full palette of colors; mixing designs, not 'matching' them. Just like in nature, a room should take on the full array of shades and colors found in a country garden.(source) Lovely inspiration, don't you think?
What color was that film?
Reader and fellow blogger Jennifer wrote to tell me about a cool color project she had read about called, "Pie", by artist Alan Woo. In this experiment, he boils down movies to their overall color scheme, in order to compare films. A program written in processing captures each frame of each movie and essentially creates a 'pie chart' of the colors contained within each film producing a simplistic and abstracted representation.
Here is the representation of three films directed by Sophia Coppola: The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, and Marie Antoinette
The Virgin Suicides was a movie that rambled along slowly. I seem to remember many scenes were shot outside in nature- hence the over-riding green theme. Did I remember that correctly?
Lost in Translation was a movie laced with a sense of loneliness and despair running through-out. The cool blue tones from harsh fluorescent lights and darker night scenes certainly seem appropriate here.
Marie Antoinette was all pastel candy colors as the teenage main character partied her way through the film. The overriding color scheme of warm peachy tones is an obvious one to catch in this film.
First row: The Godfather, Second row: Back to the Future
Two trilogies where the director & cinematographer remained the same in each film, hence, a consistent look and feel to the over-riding color scheme.
The Godfather movies cast a warm, sentimental glow over even the most gruesome of circumstances.
Back to the Future is full of nostalgia, as well, as the warm browns and pinks suggest.
Or how about this one: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I, II & III
Certainly gloomy and gray, that's for sure.
It's an interesting approach to analyzing movies that I hadn't thought of before, but certainly puts movie-making in a new "light" for me! Can you think of other films that have a distinctive feeling to the overall lighting and palette of the movie?
Weather-predicting crown of lights
The top of One Ricon Hill in San Francisco is ablaze with colored LED floodlights at night. The lights, in addition to simply looking festive, act as a weather beacon, forecasting with glowing amber, blue, red or green lights. As one article puts it, "a bit like a 64-story mood ring".
The lights atop this residential high rise building will go on at dusk, and remain on all night. Every day, the National Weather Service forecast for San Francisco will be reviewed, and the color predicting the next day's weather selected.
Here's how to remember what each color means:
Glowing red, warmer weather ahead
Shining blue, colder weather in view
Going green, rain foreseen
Amber light, no change in sight.
Other weather beacons across the country and the world include:
John Hancock Building, Boston, MA
Syracuse, N.Y
Minneapolis, M.N.
Dubuque and Des Moines, Iowa
Bismarck, N.D.
Brisbane and Adelaide, Australia


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Books (just a sampling)
J. R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion
Richard Adams's Watership Down
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Mansfield Park
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Shirley
Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights
George Eliot's Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda
Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters and North and South
L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series and Blue Castle
James Hogg's Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Children's fantasy
C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and Roverrandom
Lloyd Alexander's Prydain series
George Macdonald's The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, and At the Back of the North Wind
Edward Eager's Half Magic, Magic by the Lake, The Knight's Castle, and Seven-Day Magic
J.K. Rowlings's Harry Potter series
Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series
Patricia Wrede's Shadow Magic and Dealing with Dragons series
Diana Wynne Jones's Howl's Moving Castle series, the Dark Lord of Derkholm series, Chrestomanci series, Dogsbody, and A Tale of Time City
Carrie Ryan and John Park Davis's Map to Everywhere series
Jeanne DuPrau's City of Ember series
Margaret Lovell's Great and Terrible Quest
Kate Milford's Greenglass House
Lynne Reid Banks's The Farthest-Away Mountain and The Fairy Rebel
Jane Langton's The Diamond in the Window
Emily Rodda's Golden Door series and Deltora Quest series
Stefan Bachman's The Peculiar and The Whatnot
Elizabeth Goudge's The Little White Horse
Jonathan Rogers's Wilderking series
Jeanne Birdsalls's The Penderwicks series
Victoria Hanley's The Seer and the Sword
Jasper Fforde's The Last Dragonslayer series
S.E. Grove's The Glass Sentence series
Brian Farrey and Brett Helquist's Vengekeep Prophecies series
Shannon Hale's The Goose Girl series
Elizabeth Marie Pope's The Sherwood Ring and the Perilous Gard
Heather Dixon's Entwined
Helen Lowe's Thornspell
Djano Wexler's The Forbidden Library series
Julie Berry's Secondhand Charm
Sherwood Smith's A Posse of Princesses
Eilis O'Neale's The False Princess
Jessica Day George's Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, and Princess of the Midnight Ball series
Patricia McKillip's The Bell at Sealey Head
Rachel Neumeier's The Keeper of the Mist and The City in the Lake
Science/dystopian fiction
Lois Lowry's Giver quartet
Madeleine L'Engle's Wrinkle in Time series and The Young Unicorns
C.S. Lewis's Out of the Silent Plant, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength
Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games and Catching Fire
R.J. Anderon's Ultraviolet and Quicksilver
Jaleigh Johnson's The Mark of the Dragonfly and The Secrets of Solace
Joel N. Ross's The Fog Diver
Catherine Marshall's Christy and Julie
Hilda van Stockum's The Borrowed House and The Winged Watchman
Mary Stetson Clarke's The Iron Peacock
Eloise Jarvis McGraw's The Golden Goblet, Master Cornhill, Mara, Daughter of the Nile, and The Moorchild
Irene Hunt's Up a Road Slowly
Eva Ibbotson's The Star of Kazan
Kathryn Stockett's The Help
Linda Sue Park's A Single Shard and When My Name was Keoko
Lois Lowry's Number the Stars
Pam Munoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising
Richard Peck's A Year Down Yonder
Scott O'Dell's The King's Fifth
Rosemary Sutcliff's The Eagle of the Ninth
Gloria Whelan's Listening for Lions
Stephanie S. Tolan's Surviving the Applewhites
Elizabeth Enright's Gone-Away Lake and Return to Gone-Away
Zilpha Keatley Knyder's The Velvet Room and The Egypt Game
Betsy Byars's The Pinballs
Patricia St. John's Treasures in the Snow, Rainbow Garden, Tanglewood, and Twice Freed
Louis Sachar's Holes
Dorothy Sayers's Gaudy Night, The Nine Tailors, and Murder Must Advertise
Agatha Christie's They Came to Baghdad, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, Sleeping Murder, Tommy and Tuppence series, and The Seven Dials
Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game
Barbee Oliver Carlton's The Mystery of the Witches' Bridge and The Secret of Saturday Cove
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Discussion or lecture podcasts
Rabbit Room podcast network:
Rabbit Room Classic
Hutchmoot
The Habit
The Artist's Creed
Anselm Society podcast network:
Believe to See
Redeemed Imagination
Speaking with Joy
Marion E. Wade Center Podcast
BiblioFiles: A CenterforLit Podcast
Fiction podcasts
Victoriocity
Rabbit Room
Thinking Pastorally
Lanier Ivester
Sun-Steeped Days
The Edges
Malcolm Guite
Sarah Clarkson
Joy Clarkson
Diana Gruver
Online Journals and Magazines
The Cultivating Project
Relief Journal
An Unexpected Journal
Ekstasis
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Hydrafacial at Honolulu Spa & Wellness - That Paradise Life!
Recently I paid a visit to Honolulu Spa and wellness for a hydrafacial, and let me just say right now….I LOVED IT!
I made my appointment and received reminders the week before, leading up to a couple of days before, which I very much appreciated. I am always very busy, with a million different things to take care of, and my schedule sometimes gets away from me, and I lose track of my appointments, so the reminders were very much appreciated.
When I arrived, I noticed right away how tranquil, and serene, the environment was. There was soft music playing, complimentary water, and everyone was very nice, and helpful.
When my aesthetician Grace, was ready, I was ushered to a room to change and prepare for the facial. The room was very warm, clean, and the music was playing in the background as well. I felt very at ease, and very much relaxed as I waited for Grace to come back.
And I enjoyed the entire process! Grace was also very friendly, gave very thorough information! I was not disappointed!
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A train journey and two names to remember
By Leena Sarma
Of two co-travellers who surprised the writer with their graciousness, 24 years ago.
It was the summer of 1990. As Indian Railway (Traffic) Service probationers, my friend and I travelled by train from Lucknow to Delhi. Two MPs were also travelling in the same bogie. That was fine, but the behaviour of some 12 people who were travelling with them without reservation was terrifying. They forced us to vacate our reserved berths and sit on the luggage, and passed obscene and abusive comments. We cowered in fright and squirmed with rage. It was a harrowing night in the company of an unruly battalion; we were on edge, on the thin line between honour and dishonour. All other passengers seemed to have vanished, along with the Travelling Ticket Examiner.
We reached Delhi the next morning without being physically harmed by the goons, though we were emotionally wrecked. My friend was so traumatised she decided to skip the next phase of training in Ahmedabad and stayed back in Delhi. I decided to carry on since another batchmate was joining me. (She is Utpalparna Hazarika, now Executive Director, Railway Board.) We boarded an overnight train to Gujarat's capital, this time without reservations as there wasn't enough time to arrange for them. We had been wait-listed.
We met the TTE of the first class bogie, and told him how we had to get to Ahmedabad. The train was heavily booked, but he politely led us to a coupe to sit as he tried to help us. I looked at the two potential co-travellers, two politicians, as could be discerned from their white khadi attire, and panicked. "They're decent people, regular travellers on this route, nothing to worry," the TTE assured us. One of them was in his mid-forties with a normal, affectionate face, and the other in his late-thirties with a warm but somewhat impervious expression. They readily made space for us by almost squeezing themselves to one corner.
They introduced themselves: two BJP leaders from Gujarat. The names were told but quickly forgotten as names of co-passengers were inconsequential at that moment. We also introduced ourselves, two Railway service probationers from Assam. The conversation turned to different topics, particularly in the areas of History and the Polity. My friend, a post-graduate in History from Delhi University and very intelligent, took part. I too chipped in. The discussion veered around to the formation of the Hindu Mahasabha and the Muslim League.
The senior one was an enthusiastic participant. The younger one mostly remained quiet, but his body language conveyed his total mental involvement in what was being discussed, though he hardly contributed. Then I mentioned Syama Prasad Mookerjee's death, why it was still considered a mystery by many. He suddenly asked: "How do you know about Syama Prasad Mookerjee?" I had to tell him that when my father was a post-graduate student in Calcutta University, as its Vice-Chancellor he had arranged a scholarship for the young man from Assam. My father often reminisced about that and regretted his untimely death [in June 1953 at the age of 51].
The younger man then almost looked away and spoke in a hushed tone almost to himself: "It's good they know so many things …"
Suddenly the senior man proposed: "Why don't you join our party in Gujarat?" We both laughed it off, saying we were not from Gujarat. The younger man then forcefully interjected: "So what? We don't have any problem on that. We welcome talent in our State." I could see a sudden spark in his calm demeanour.
The food arrived, four vegetarian thalis . We ate in silence. When the pantry-car manager came to take the payment, the younger man paid for all of us. I muttered a feeble 'thank you', but he almost dismissed that as something utterly trivial. I observed at that moment that he had a different kind of glow in his eyes, which one could hardly miss. He rarely spoke, mostly listened.
The TTE then came and informed us the train was packed and he couldn't arrange berths for us. Both men immediately stood up and said: "It's okay, we'll manage." They swiftly spread a cloth on the floor and went to sleep, while we occupied the berths.
What a contrast! The previous night we had felt very insecure travelling with a bunch of politicians, and here we were travelling with two politicians in a coupe, with no fear.
The next morning, when the train neared Ahmedabad, both of them asked us about our lodging arrangements in the city. The senior one told us that in case of any problem, the doors of his house were open for us. There was some kind of genuine concern in the voice or the facial contours of the otherwise apparently inscrutable younger one, and he told us: "I'm like a nomad, I don't have a proper home to invite you but you can accept his offer of safe shelter in this new place."
We thanked them for that invitation and assured them that accommodation was not going to be a problem for us.
Before the train came to a stop, I pulled out my diary and asked them for their names again. I didn't want to forget the names of two large-hearted fellow passengers who almost forced me to revise my opinion about politicians in general. I scribbled down the names quickly as the train was about to stop: Shankersinh Vaghela and Narendra Modi.
I wrote on this episode in an Assamese newspaper in 1995. It was a tribute to two unknown politicians from Gujarat for giving up their comfort ungrudgingly for the sake of two bens from Assam. When I wrote that, I didn't have the faintest idea that these two people were going to become so prominent, or that I would hear more about them later. When Mr. Vaghela became Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1996, I was glad. When Mr. Modi took office as Chief Minister in 2001, I felt elated. (A few months later, another Assamese daily reproduced my 1995 piece.) And now, he is the Prime Minister of India.
Every time I see him on TV, I remember that warm meal, that gentle courtesy, caring and sense of security that we got that night far from home in a train, and bow my head.
(The author is General Manager of the Centre for Railway Information System, Indian Railways, New Delhi. [email protected])
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Foundation at Zaydia in 1265; incorporated into the OCSO in 1954; transfer to Benaguacil in 1965.
In 1265 the royal monastery of Zaydia was founded by Dona Teresa Gil de Vidaure, the third wife of the King Dom Jaime 1, the Conqueror. She donated the land with baths and gardens which was formerly, according to general opinion, the property of a moorish princess.
The Abbot of Benifazar had nuns from the monastery of Vallbona, a foundation of Tulebras, come to start the foundation. We know the names of the three foundresses, Dona Beatriz Anglesola, Dona Catalina Catala and Doma Guillermina.
In 1266 the second day of the kalends of February, the archbishop of Valencia gave authorization to build the monastery.
In 1708 King Philip V ordered that in all the official documents, the title of "Illustrious" and "Loyal"had to be given to the monastery, due to their allegiance to the Bourbon party.
Through the centuries, the monastery had to suffer repeated floodings, causing much damage.
In 1810, during the War of Independence, as the French troups of General Souchet approached, out of fear that the monastery could serve as a fortress for the French, the general in command locally, Jose Caro, gave orders to demolish it. Having to abandon the ruined monastery, the nuns suffered many trials, finding shelter in different place which received them out of charity.
After having built a temporary building in the ruins, the community was able to return on 12 April 1816. The rebuilding of the monastery was not completed until 1827. Due to insufficient resources, it was nothing like the former monastery in beauty.
In 1837 the law ordering the sale of church property by Mendizabal deprived the monastery of a large part of valuable documents as well as many farms and mills in Valence that belonged to them.
In 1927 the community of Zaydia made the foundation of Our Lady De Font Salutis in Algemesi (Valencia). The first Abbesses, Mother Micaela Maldovi and Mother Navidad Medes, both nuns of Zaydia, gained the palm of martyrdom when they were shot during the religious persecution of 1936 – 1939. During this same war, the nuns had to leave the monastery because it was raided by groups of soldiers. Three nuns were imprisoned for several months; others had to find shelter with different families. The monastery was not destroyed but was rampaged, causing considerable losses and damage, and the sandalwood choir stalls were burned.
In 1957 a new flood hit the monastery: four young and courageous nuns went down to the darkened church to rescue the Eucharist, going through water higher than the waist. Given the ravaged state of the monastery, the superiors and community decided to relocate to another place, namely, at Benaguacil (Valencia), on 8 April 1965. The church was consecrated by Msgr Salmon, the former abbot of St. Jerome in Urbe, accompanied by the Abbot General, Dom Ignace Gillet, along with the Father Immediate, Dom Buenaventura Ramos, abbot of San Isidro.
After the community was established in the new monastery, both simple and functional, we faced new challenges… finding a good industry. Many possibilities were tried. The result was a number of industries.
Responding to the request of the abbot of San Isidro, our community agreed to receive and form pre-postulants from Angola. On 16 April 1966 the first four arrived. During 9 years we welcomed 11 girls; at the end, only three remained and are the first members of the community of Angola founded by Valserena. It was a hard road for them and for us but, with the help of God, we made it.


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Steelers Draft Picks in the 21st Century: Linebacker
We cut our teeth with the defensive line in the last edition of Steelers Draft Picks in the 21st century, now we're moving on to the linebackers.
Steelers draft picks in the 21st century series: Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Offensive Line | Quarterbacks | Special Teams | Defensive Line
Does anything more need to be said about Pittsburgh Steelers and the linebacker position? No there doesn't. Let's just make a list instead.
Jack Ham
Jack Lambert
Robin Cole
Mike Merriweather
Bryan Hinkle
Hardy Nickerson
Greg Lloyd
Kevin Greene
Levon Kirkland
Chad Browne
Jason Gildon
James Farrior
Joey Porter
Lawrence Timmons
LaMarr Woodley
Ryan Shazier
T.J. Watt
There are about 50 Pro Bowl seasons, dozens of All-Pro teams and three Hall of Fame plaques amongst those listed. A few (Hardy Nickerson, Chad Browne) found more success elsewhere. But a majority of these names spent their careers terrorizing quarterbacks and shutting down running backs right here in Pittsburgh.
Since Colbert came to the Steelers in 2000, he's had his hand in drafting a few of the names on this list, and his latest, T.J. Watt, looks like he may be on pace to set a franchise record or two of his own.
Not that there haven't been a few missteps, (see Jason Worilds, Jarvis Jones), but as a whole, the Steelers legacy of excellent linebackers hasn't skipped a beat under Colbert.
2000: 5th round, Clark Haggans, Colorado St.
2001: 2nd round, Kendrell Bell, Georgia; 6th round, Roger Knight, Wisconsin
What could have been? Kendrell Bell looked like the next great one after a Pro Bowl rookie year for the inside linebacker from Georgia. Bell had 9 sacks and 23 tackles for loss. Unfortunately that was by far his best season with the team, and after four years left for Kansas City, where he had two unproductive years.
2002: 2nd round, Larry Foote, Michigan
2003: 2nd round, Alonzo Jackson, Florida State
2004: none
2005: 5th round, Rian Wallace, Temple
2007: 1st round, Lawrence Timmons, Florida State; 2nd round, LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
Talk about hitting the lottery. The Steelers go back-to-back with linebackers in the 1st and 2nd rounds and they hit a home run with both. Timmons would play 10 years with the Steelers making the Pro Bowl in 2014 and being an extremely steady piece in the middle of the defense. Woodley became a star in his second season racking up 11.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss. He would repeat that level of performance in 2009, 2010 and was on pace for an even better 2011 until injuries derailed the season and, unfortunately his career.
2008: 3rd round, Bruce Davis, UCLA; 6th round, Mike Humpal, UCLA
2010: 2nd round, Jason Worilds, Virginia Tech, 5th round, Stevenson Sylvester, Utah
2011: 5th round, Chris Carter, Fresno State
2012: 3rd round, Sean Spence, Miami
2013: 1st round, Jarvis Jones, Georgia; 6th round, Vince Williams, Florida State
One of the biggest busts in Steelers draft history. Despite being the 17th selection in the draft, Jones did almost nothing in four years with the team and was out of the league after that. In his 50 games with the Steelers he had 6 total sacks and 11 tackles for loss. 6th round pick Vince Williams has had a much better career, and is still a productive player for one of the best defenses in the league.
2014: 1st round, Ryan Shazier, Ohio State; 6th round, Jason Zumwalt, UCLA
No one will know how good Shazier could have become, but he was well on his way to superstardom before a freak injury left him partially paralyzed and forced him into retirement.
2015: 1st round, Bud Dupree, Kentucky; 6th round, Anthony Chickillo, Miami
2016: 6th round, Travis Feeney, Washington; 7th round, Tyler Matakevich, Temple
2017: 1st round, T.J. Watt, Wisconsin; 7th round, Keion Adams, Western Michigan
The best pass rusher the team has had since James Harrison. T.J. Watt was runner up DPOY in 2019 and there's really nothing that would indicate he won't continue to improve. Look for another run at DPOY in 2020 and maybe a sack title to boot?
2019: 1st round, Devin Bush, Michigan; 6th round, Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois; 6th round, Ulyssees Gilbert, Akron
The Steelers have high expectations for Bush. They wouldn't have traded up in the first round to get him if they didn't. He was probably a little out of his depth in the beginning of the season (the New England game in particular) but he progressed nicely throughout the year. Year number two should be a much better indicator of his true talent.
2000-2020 linebacker draft breakdown
Total selections: 27
Years selecting LB: 16/20
Selections by round:
1st round: 6
2nd round: 5
3rd round: 2
4th round: 0
Selections by conference:
SEC: 3
ACC: 6
Big 12: 0
PAC 12: 5
Power 5: 20
Group of 5: 7
The Steelers have spent their 1st round pick on a linebacker in 5 of the last 7 seasons. … Jarvis Jones is the obvious bust, Ryan Shazier was on the path to superstardom before getting injured, the other three (Dupree, Watt, Bush) seem to have worked out. Colbert and Tomlin like ACC and Big 10 linebackers, with a penchant for Florida State, Ohio St. and Michigan. … The team has completely stayed away from the Big 12. … The Steelers took two or more linebackers in 10 of the 20 seasons under Colbert and six of the last seven seasons. … There have been no linebackers drafted in the fourth round under Colbert.
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Report: NFL to Make Significant Changes to Combine Due to COVID-19
Major changes to the 2021 NFL Scouting Combine are expected amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a report by Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, plans of hosting the combine as traditionally constructed are "dead" following a conference call between league officials Friday. It is becoming increasingly likely that the medical and performance-based portions of the event will be held separately.
A number of alternatives are being considered, including regionalized medical checks, standardized pro days and interviews conducting via Zoom.
With regards to the regional medicals, the NFL could set up shop and administer the examinations at hospital in states where a large number of players are conducting their workouts and preparation, such as Arizona, California, Florida and Texas.
The intent would be to limit travel for players, where as the team physicians conducting the examinations would likely have already received their vaccinations.
Other aspects of the medical process can be accomplished virtually, such as reviewing injury histories.
As for the pro days, NFL or individual team personnel would put players through drills at their respective schools, but standardize each workout to ensure prospects are going through the same exercises as they would in Indianapolis. Measurements and result would then be distributed league-wide as they normally would be.
League officials will continue to meet over the coming days, according to Breer, but a finalized plan is expected later this coming week.
The NFL has also weighed the option of postponing the combine until April, but still holding it in Indianapolis. While it is on the table, the move would likely requirement the 2021 NFL Draft to be postponed as well.
Steelers Clinch No. 24 Pick in 2021 NFL Draft
Following their opening round playoff loss to the Cleveland Browns, the Pittsburgh Steelers now know where they will be selecting in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Pittsburgh now owns the No. 24-overall selection in April's draft.
Updated 2021 NFL Draft order after Super Wild Card Weekend:
19) Washington Football Team
20) Bears
21) Colts
22) Titans
23) Jets (via Seahawks)
24) Steelers
— NFL Draft (@NFLDraft) January 11, 2021
A number of needs and questions plague the Steelers as they enter the offseason and turn their attention toward the draft process, with multiple directions they can go with their first round pick. Offensive line, running back and cornerback all appear viable options for the Steelers at No. 24.
The Steelers have not had a first round selection since trading up to draft inside linebacker Devin Bush with the tenth-overall pick in 2018. Pittsburgh did not have a first rounder in last year's draft, sending it to the Miami Dolphins in 2019 to acquire safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
The draft is scheduled to be held from April 29 to May 1 in Cleveland, Ohio, though it's unclear if that will come to pass or if the draft will once again be held virtually, as the 2020 NFL Draft was.
Mic Drop: Adam Zielonka of Washington Times on McFarland, Brooks
Instead of trading for a proven running back like Leonard Fournette, the Steelers simply drafted a rookie with their 4th round pick. That rookie is Anthony McFarland out of the University of Maryland. To fully explain what McFarland brings to the table, Mike Asti was joined by Adam Zielonka, who is a sports reporter for the Washington Times. Zielonka also touched Antoine Brooks, the other Maryland product drafted by the Steelers.
Click here to also watch Mike and others discuss if the Steelers should have instead traded for Leonard Fournette on Pittsburgh Sports Live.


A company in Plano needs an intermediate Business Analyst to help develop mobile apps that will interface with future generations of smart autonomous vehicles.
In this role, you will be the bridge between people problems and technology solutions.
Our client is a profitable U.S. subsidiary of a global Japanese technology company. You'll have the stability of working in a well-established company, yet also be part of a nimble startup-type environment working on leading-edge connected car technology.
o. No remote/telecommuting workers please.
A company in Plano that provides a wide range of software and content services to the automotive industry needs someone to manage the outsourced localization of software documentation.
The company is a profitable US subsidiary of a Japanese company, so you have the luxury of working for a well-funded company while also working in a nimble startup-type environment.
Plus, they offer a really great benefits package!
While waiting until the last minute can be effective motivation, it is far more comfortable (and profitable!) to plan your projects so that you can meet deadlines without killing yourself in the process.
That does not, however, mean you should only set small, comfortable targets.
I used to limit my own success with negative affirmations like, "I can't afford that" or "I wish I could have my own plane" (the unstated assumption being that I'd never have my own plane).
I stopped thinking I couldn't have or be those things, and starting asking myself how can I have or be those things? I started to set higher goals, started researching how others did what I wanted to do, and started planning on how I could do the same.
You are the sole factor that determines whether or not you set and achieve your goals.
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For years I wanted to learn to scuba dive, and I finally decided to take a class.
Part of dive training includes drilling basic skills such as how to clear your mask of water, how to share your air supply if a buddy runs out of his, etc.
Anytime we did a drill where I didn't feel 100% confident in my abilities, the instructor said, "Do it again!" And I did, again and again, until I knew I had the specific skill we were practicing down cold.
Many of you know I love scuba diving, skydiving, flying powered hang-gliders, etc.
It's not that I love adrenaline; it's that I love freedom.
Both scuba diving and flying offer something you just can't get on land: the ability to float, to soar, to move in any direction at will.
"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.
I awoke today at o-dark-hundred to an achingly cold, rainy morning. I hit the snooze bar and curled back under my perfectly warm down comforter, and listened to the sound of the rain on my bedroom windows.
"I really should get up," I kept thinking. Today was a gym day and that cheesecake I had last night with dinner wasn't going work itself off. "But I don't want to," said the voice in my head that likes sleeping in on a cold rainy morning.
Well, ok, FINE. So I got up, made some coffee, and headed to the gym.
Contingency plan, yes. Worry, no.
See the The Golden Rule of Social Media by DK of MediaSnackers.
This is SO true! I think most people forget that social media is there to assist COMMUNICATION. Without something to communicate, something directed from YOU to OTHERS (be it one person or thousands), then it's not communication–it's noise.
Once the signal-to-noise ratio falls below a certain threshold, I stop following people. And so do customers (and potential customers).
Have something to say. Then say it to ME, not the air…!
Don't wait for a company to post a job so you can be one of 300 people emailing a resume. Be proactive, be original, get noticed!
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