Emmanuel Ferrario interprets the Argentine Elections Results

Last Sunday, Argentinians voted in the national legislative elections, which occur every two years. While the incumbent political party, Frente para la Victoria (FPV), will maintain a majority in both chambers of Parliament, it suffered defeats in the five largest electoral districts, leaving it with an enormous challenge for the presidential elections of 2015.

The opposition Frente Renovador party, led by Sergio Massa, defeated the national ruling party in the Province of Buenos Aires with over 43 percent of the vote. PRO, the center-right political party of the governor of Buenos Aires City, won in this district for both the House Representatives and the Senate.

The center-left, Frente Progresista Cívico y Social, won by a large margine in Santa Fe, and the Radical Civic union (UCR), led by Julio Cobos, the former vice president of the second Fernández de Kirchner administration had a giant victory in Mendoza.

Although the Representatives and Senators serve four and six years respectively, there is a partial renewal of both chambers every two years. In the House of Representatives half of the seats (127) were up for reelction by proportional (D´Hont) system, in the Senate it was one third (24 seats, eight districts—three senates by each) by majority system.

According to the latest results published by the National Electoral Direction, approximately 80 percent of the electorate turned out for this election – a figure slightly higher than in the primary elections. Suffrage in Argentina is mandatory for every citizen older than 18, and optional for everyone between 16 and 18.

According to the latest results, the incumbent FPV party obtained 33.2 percent of the vote at the national level. The non-Kirchner Peronist parties won 25.1 percent and center-left (UCR, FAP and UNEN) received 24.7 percent.

In the House of Representatives, the ruling party plus its usual allies will get a number of seats (about 132) slightly above the threshold needed for a quorum in each session (129).

Yet, it will be tight.

The FPV was able to hold on to 48 out of 49 seats that they were defending. In the Senate, the situation for the national government party is better, since they will keep the majority (they won 14 out of 24 total seats contested).

In Buenos Aires City, which represents 8.3 percent of the national electorate, the center-right PRO obtained 34.4 percent of the vote for the House, and almost 40 percent for the Senate, which earned the party five new representatives, and two senators.

However, UNEN – a center-left coalition integrated by seven different political parties- established itself as the second local force, also winning five representatives and one senator.

Without any doubt, the FPV was the biggest loser in the Argentine capital city

Daniel Filmus, an incumbent, lost the seat he won in 2007. Mauricio Macri, the current mayor of Buenos Aires and creator of the PRO, announced he will run for president in 2015. While the PRO has competed in 22 districts by itself or allied with other local forces in this election, it faces a greater challenge ahead: to establish a solid and reliable political basis in the province of Buenos Aires.

The 12 point lead of the Frente Renovador, the political party led by Sergio Massa (who was a former Chief of Staff and Secretary of Social Security for President Cristina Kirchner in 2008-2009), over the FPV, led by Martin Insaurralde, was surprising in the province of Buenos Aires, which counts for 37.7 percent of the national electorate.

In the primary elections the difference between them was a mere 5.4 percent. Most of the 35 seats that were contested in this district were won by the Frente Renovador, whose political leader also has already confirmed he will run for president in 2015.

In Santa Fe (8.35 percent of the national electorate) the Frente Progresista Cívico y Social won over the incumbent FPV by 20.5 points. In second place was PRO with 27.3 points, its biggest triumph outside of the city of Buenos Aires.

In Córdoba (8.65 percent of the electorate), the Peronist party, Alianza Unión por Córdoba, took first place with 30 percent, and the UCR in second place with more than 22 percent of the vote. In Mendoza (4.28 percent of the electorate) 3 out of 5 representatives seats were obtained by the UCR, who won by more than 20 points over the FPV (47.6 to 27 points).

Beginning December 10, President Cristina Kirchner, will face a Parliament which will continue to respond to her in both chambers.

The agenda-setting power will remain in La Casa Rosada (as it has over the last three Kirchner administrations).

Yet the bargaining power of the FPV with its allies in both chambers will most likely diminish. It will be interesting to follow how the center-left will organize and vote in the House of Representatives (they will have more than 60 seats in the new session).

Can they create an institutional mechanism that ensures it functions as a unique political block? If so, there will be solid proof of real political coordination and union leading up to the 2015 elections.

Many questions remain: What will the political strategy of PRO be at the national level now that its leader has announced his candidacy for president?

How will the PRO plan to consolidate in the biggest national district? Who will be the presidential candidate by the ruling party in 2015 – given that any chance of a constitutional reform that would allow President Kirchner to run a third consecutive mandate was demolished by these electoral results?

Can an alliance emerge between PRO and the Frente Renovador? Will UNEN be able to replicate its successful formula at the national level? Is it feasible to have an alliance among the winners in Santa Fe, Mendoza and UNEN at a national level?

In spite of these doubts, there is one certainty: the campaign for next election has already started.

Emmanuel Ferrario is an M.A. candidate at Stanford University

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Q:

Rescale axis in grouped scatter plots with use of axes breaks

The data for some of these types graphs that I'm graphing in R,
http://graphpad.com/faq/images/1352-1(1).gif
has outliers that are way out of range and I can't just exclude them. I attempted to use the axis.break() function from plotrix but the function doesn't rescale the y axis. It just places a break mark on the axis. The purpose of doing this is to be able to show the medians for both groups, as well as the data points, and the outliers all in one plot frame. Essentially, the data points that are far apart from the majority is taking up a chunk of space and the majority of points are being squished, not displaying much differences.  Here is the code:
https://gist.github.com/9bfb05dcecac3ecb7491
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks

A:

Unfortunately the code you link to isn't self-contained, but possibly the code you have for gap.plot() there doesn't work as you expect because you are setting ylim to cover the full data range rather than the plotted sections only. Consider the following plot:
As you can see, the y axis has tickmarks for every 50 pg/ml, but there is a gap between 175 and 425. So the data range (to the nearest 50) is c(0, 500) but the range of the y axis is c(0, 250) - it's just that the tickmarks for 200 and 250 are being treated as those for 450 and 500.
This plot was produced using the following modified version of your code:
## made up data
GRO.Controls <- c(25, 40:50, 60, 150)
GRO.Breast <- c(70, 80:90, 110, 500)

##Scatter plot for both groups
library(plotrix)
gap.plot(jitter(rep(0,length(GRO.Controls)),amount = 0.2), GRO.Controls,
         gap = c(175,425), xtics = -2, # no xtics visible
         ytics = seq(0, 500, by = 50),
         xlim = c(-0.5, 1.5), ylim = c(0, 250),
         xlab = "", ylab = "Concentrations (pg/ml)", main = "GRO(P=0.0010)")
gap.plot(jitter(rep(1,length(GRO.Breast)),amount = 0.2), GRO.Breast,
         gap = c(175, 425), col = "blue", add = TRUE)

##Adds x- variable (groups) labels
mtext("Controls", side = 1, at= 0.0)
mtext("Breast Cancer", side = 1, at= 1.0)

##Adds median lines for each group
segments(-0.25, median(GRO.Controls), 0.25, median(GRO.Controls), lwd = 2.0)
segments(0.75, median(GRO.Breast), 1.25, median(GRO.Breast), lwd = 2.0,
    col = "blue")


The effects of intravenous nitroglycerin on hemodynamics, coronary blood flow and morphologically and enzymatically estimated infarct size in conscious dogs.
Nitroglycerin (TNG) decreases ST-segment elevation accompanying myocardial ischemia, but its effect on morphometrically and enzymatically estimated infarct size (IS) has not been defined. Accordingly, coronary occlusion was produced in 92 conscious dogs; 65 survived for 24 hours. Thirty-three received TNG (200-300 microgram/min i.v. for 8 hours) and the results were compared with those in 32 untreated dogs. Coronary blood flow (CBF) was measured with tracer microspheres (141Ce, 85Sr and 95Nb) 5 minutes after occlusion before TNG, 20 minutes after TNG and again at 8 hours. Mean blood pressure decreased from 103 to 84 mm Hg with TNG, vs 99 to 94 mm Hg in controls (p > 0.02). Nitroglycerin increased CBF in the subendocardium of ischemic areas by 45% (0.09 to 0.13 ml/min/g). The dogs were sacrificed after 24 hours and IS was estimated morphometrically (25 +/- 1% vs 27 +/- 1% of left ventricular weight) and from myocardial CK depletion (23 +/- 1% vs 24 +/- 1%) were similar for the two groups. Thus, despite increased subendocardial CBF, prolonged i.v. TNG did not decrease infarct size, although a 15% difference would have been detected with this sample size. TNG may relieve coronary spasm but does not appear to be beneficial with sustained coronary occlusion.


BOSTON -- A judge has dismissed a juror in the retrial of a Boston man charged with fatally shooting four people and leaving a fifth paralyzed during a drug-related robbery.

Suffolk Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke sent the juror home Monday after learning that the man had conducted online research into ballistics and shared it with other jurors in the trial of Dwayne Moore.

Moore is charged with killing three adults and a toddler in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood in September 2010. Moore's first trial ended with a deadlocked jury; his codefendant was acquitted.

Locke told the remaining jurors that the dismissed juror violated his instructions against getting any information outside the evidence presented in court.


On-column silver substrate synthesis and surface-enhanced Raman detection in capillary electrophoresis.
A new, simple, and efficient approach for on-column surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection in capillary electrophoresis (CE) is reported. A approximately 50-microm SERS substrate spot was prepared by laser-induced growth of silver particles in the 100-microm inner diameter CE capillary window or in a flow cell consisting of a 250-microm inner diameter fused silica capillary connector. For this purpose, the Raman laser was focused by a 20x objective into the detection window filled with a 0.5 mM silver nitrate and 10 mM citrate buffer solution. During the CE runs, the silver substrate spot was formed in a few seconds after the analyte injection, hence the analytes adsorbed sequentially to the silver surface when the detection window was reached, followed by desorption from the silver surface and continuing the electrophoretic migration to the capillary end. Thus, beyond migration time, valuable molecular specific information was delivered by the SERS spectra. Accurate separations and high-intensity SERS spectra are shown by CE-SERS time-dependent 3D electropherograms for the analytes rhodamine 6G, 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR), PAR complex with Cu(II) and methylene blue at 0.25-25 ppm concentrations, by using 1.4-3.6 mW HeNe laser power and an acquisition time of 5 s for each spectrum. Before and after each analyte passes the detection window, clean background spectra were recorded and no memory effects perturbed the SERS detection. The silver substrate is characterized by a fast preparation rate, good reproducibility, a preparation success rate of over 95% and no mentionable influence on the electrophoretic migration time, the CE-SERS and CE-UV electropherograms being in good agreement. The successful coupling of CE and on-column SERS detection opens new perspectives for monitoring CE separations.


High-Fidelity Rapid Initialization and Read-Out of an Electron Spin via the Single Donor D(-) Charge State.
We demonstrate high-fidelity electron spin read-out of a precision placed single donor in silicon via spin selective tunneling to either the D(+) or D(-) charge state of the donor. By performing read-out at the stable two electron D(0)↔D(-) charge transition we can increase the tunnel rates to a nearby single electron transistor charge sensor by nearly 2 orders of magnitude, allowing faster qubit read-out (1 ms) with minimum loss in read-out fidelity (98.4%) compared to read-out at the D(+)↔D(0) transition (99.6%). Furthermore, we show that read-out via the D(-) charge state can be used to rapidly initialize the electron spin qubit in its ground state with a fidelity of F(I)=99.8%.


Charlotte's Legacy

DC Black Pride remembers the late Charlotte Smallwood with the Welmore Cook Award

This year’s DC Black Pride events strive to be the largest yet — though few would argue that there’s one significant element missing: Charlotte Smallwood.

”I will miss that she will not be at the door going into Black Pride, providing the benefit of her immense knowledge of the District to visitors from out of town,” laments Earl Fowlkes, DC Black Pride board member.

Smallwood was a 73-year-old lesbian activist living in Washington. She died of brain cancer on April 12.

Charlotte Smallwood

”Charlotte knew where everything was,” says Fowlkes. “She knew how to get there and it was always comforting to see her. I knew everything was fine in the hospitality suite if Charlotte was there, because she could take care of any problem.”

Washingtonians are familiar with Smallwood as one of the founding members of Transgender Health Empowerment (THE). Smallwood was also co-editor of Community Life, a monthly newsletter she started five years ago with Courtney Williams. The publication provides information to D.C.’s African-American LGBT community.

In addition to those laudable efforts, Smallwood was involved with the DC Coalition and with Faith Temple, an LGBT-affirming, African-American Pentecostal congregation meeting at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Beyond D.C.’s LGBT community, Smallwood focused on advocating for the advancement of the disabled, the elderly, youth and D.C.’s public school system.

”She was always there,” Fowlkes says. ”She always found time and she made community work a priority. Everyone is very busy, and there are many things we can do, but not all of us are willing to always be supportive without question. She may not have agreed with some of the things that were going on, but she always came out to support us. She was very passionate.”

A few days after Smallwood died, hundreds gathered at D.C.’s Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, on April 19, to say goodbye at her funeral.

Earline Budd, treatment and healing specialist at THE, said, ”the community has lost an icon. She was phenomenal.”

Brian Watson, director of programs at THE, described Smallwood as one of the ”gatekeepers” of D.C.’s black LGBT community.

And Courtney Williams shared his sentiments on Rainbow History Project’s tribute page to Smallwood, calling her a ”community activist, mother, [and] grandmother,” adding, “she will be missed by her family and community. She is a special part of the D.C. community and my life for many years.”

DC Black Pride will pause to remember and honor Smallwood with this year’s Welmore Cooke Award during the opening reception on Friday, May 28, from 7 to 10 p.m., in the Hamilton Ballroom of the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Welmore Cook was one of the co-founders of DC Black Pride and the award in his name is given annually to two people who have demonstrated outstanding leadership within the community.

This year the honor also goes to Jeffrey Richardson, president of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club.

At the opening reception, DC Black Pride is also honoring the D.C. City Council with the Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Award. That award is given to ”members of the political community who have championed the rights and dignity of the Black LGBT community.” The D.C. City Council is being honored for work on marriage legislation this year, leading to marriage equality becoming a reality in the District on March 3.

”In our community, unfortunately, often times we don’t appreciate people while they’re here and we sometimes take them for granted,” Fowlkes says, remembering Smallwood. “When people are always there, we take them for granted.

”It’s sad, but this our thank-you to Charlotte for supporting all of our leaders, no matter who was the president of Black Pride or who was on the board, she showed up, she came out and was there. She was not a young woman, and she was not always in the best health, but she gave more time than a lot of people who had time gave.

”At least by giving her this award, she will always be remembered. I think that’s her legacy: Her example of hard work, steadfastness, will always be remembered.”


576 N.W.2d 896 (1998)
1998 SD 40
Donald RAY and Levena Ray, Plaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
Harold DOWNES, John Wieczorek and Phillip J. Waldner, Defendants and Appellees.
No. 20100.
Supreme Court of South Dakota.
Argued January 14, 1998.
Decided April 22, 1998.
Lee C. "Kit" McCahren of Olinger, Lovald, Robbennolt & McCahren, Pierre, for plaintiffs and appellants.
*897 Larry M. VonWald of Truhe, Beardsley, Jensen, Helmers & VonWald, Rapid City, for appellee Harold Downes.
Gene R. Bushnell of Costello, Porter, Hill, Heisterkamp & Bushnell, Rapid City, for appellees John Wieczorek & Phillip J. Waldner.
GILBERTSON, Justice.
[¶ 1] On October 16, 1995 Donald Ray (Ray) was injured in a farm accident when a semi-tractor/trailer rolled over his legs while he was attempting to position an auger under a trailer to unload crops into a large storage bin. Ray then brought a negligence action against his employer, the owner of the farm. He also sued the custom harvester hired by his employer and the custom harvester's driver. Ray's wife, Levena Ray, joined in the suit by submitting a loss of consortium claim. The trial court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment after finding, as a matter of law, that Ray had assumed the risk of his injuries. Ray appeals. We affirm as to his employer, Downes, and reverse as to the custom harvester, Wieczorek and his employee, Waldner.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2] Harold Downes (Downes), the owner of a farm near Pierre, South Dakota, hired Ray in May of 1995 as a farm laborer. Ray was 39 years old at the time and had many years of farm experience. As the fall 1995 harvest approached, Downes hired a custom harvester, John Wieczorek, to harvest his soybeans and corn. Wieczorek then assigned one of his employees to combine the fields and another, Phillip Waldner (Waldner), to drive a large 18-wheeled semi-tractor/trailer (semi) from the fields to the storage bins on Downes' farm and unload the crops into the bins. Wieczorek's two employees spent approximately one week harvesting soybeans. Ray was not directed by Downes to assist the harvesters but observed Waldner unloading the crops from the semi into the bins during the previous day's harvesting. During this process Waldner would drive the semi close to the bin, get out of the semi and position a swing-type auger directly underneath the openings in the bottom of the trailer. The crops would then fall through the bottom doors of the trailer into the auger to be transported into the bins.
[¶ 3] On October 16, 1995, it became apparent that the ground near one of the bins was too high to allow sufficient clearance to get the auger under the semi trailer. Downes asked Ray to use a front-end loader to scrape smooth the ground near one of the bins so that the auger could be positioned. Downes did not direct Ray to assist Waldner in the actual unloading of the corn. After Ray scraped the ground, he volunteered to help Waldner position the auger under the trailer. Ray and Waldner agreed that Waldner would drive the truck and Ray would shove the auger underneath the trailer while the truck was moving. Ray would use hand signals and then "holler" for Waldner to stop when the auger was in place.
[¶ 4] As Waldner was entering the truck Ray positioned himself three to four feet in front of the protruding rear set of wheels on the trailer. After the auger was in position Ray "hollered" for Waldner to stop. Either Ray did not signal or Waldner did not see Ray's signals or hear Ray "holler" and the wheels of the trailer caught Ray's left foot and ran over his left leg.[1] Downes was nearby and was alerted to the scene when he heard Ray urgently scream for Waldner to back up. Downes found Ray pinned under the trailer's wheels, got Waldner's attention, who then drove the trailer off of Ray.
[¶ 5] Ray brought a personal injury suit against Waldner and Waldner's employer Wieczorek (under respondent superior principles). Ray also alleged that Downes had maintained an unsafe workplace because the noise from the grain bin dryers prevented *898 Waldner from hearing Ray's shouting to stop. Ray's wife, Levena, also filed a claim for loss of consortium. Downes brought a cross-claim against Waldner and Wieczorek. The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of all defendants on the basis that Ray had assumed the risk of his injury based on his own admissions. The Rays appeal.

STANDARD OF REVIEW
[¶ 6] We consider the appropriateness of summary judgment by looking to SDCL 15-6-56(c): "[t]he judgment sought shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." Id. (reproduced in part); Ward v. Lange, 1996 SD 113, ¶ 10, 553 N.W.2d 246, 249. We will affirm the grant of summary judgment "only when the legal questions have been correctly decided and there is no genuine issue of material fact." Goepfert v. Filler, 1997 SD 56, ¶ 4, 563 N.W.2d 140, 142 (citations omitted). Since the burden of proof rests upon the moving party, the "evidence must be viewed most favorably to the nonmoving party and reasonable doubts should be resolved against the moving party." Id. (quoting Rumpza v. Larsen, 1996 SD 87, ¶ 9, 551 N.W.2d 810, 812 (citations omitted)). We will affirm the circuit court if there exists any legal basis to support its ruling. Petersen v. Dacy, 1996 SD 72, ¶ 5, 550 N.W.2d 91, 92 (citations omitted).

ANALYSIS AND DECISION

[¶ 7] 1. Whether summary judgment in favor of Downes was proper.
[¶ 8] Ray's complaint contains an allegation that Downes was "negligent in his failure to provide a proper and safe work place for his employees." Ray has appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of Downes. Ray, however, has failed to brief this issue and therefore we need not consider it because "[a]n assignment of error not briefed and argued is deemed abandoned." State v. Macy, 403 N.W.2d 743, 745 (S.D. 1987) (citing Graham v. State, 328 N.W.2d 254 (S.D.1982)).

[¶ 9] 2. Whether summary judgment in favor of Waldner and Wieczorek was proper.
[¶ 10] Although assumption of the risk is generally a jury issue, this Court has occasionally held summary judgment appropriate in those rare cases "where the essential elements are conclusively established that the plaintiff may be charged with assumption of the risk as a matter of law." Goepfert, 1997 SD 56 at ¶ 7, 563 N.W.2d at 142 (citation omitted). We examine the affirmative defense of assumption of the risk with the facts viewed in a light most favorable to Ray. This question is reviewed under the de novo standard. Boever v. South Dakota Bd. of Accountancy, 526 N.W.2d 747, 749 (S.D. 1995).
[¶ 11] Assumption of the risk is composed of three elements. It must be shown that Ray: (1) had actual or constructive knowledge of the risk; (2) appreciated its character; and (3) voluntarily accepted the risk, with the time, knowledge, and experience to make an intelligent choice. Mack v. Kranz Farms, Inc., 1996 SD 63, ¶ 9, 548 N.W.2d 812, 814 (citation omitted). We have held that the failure to establish any of these elements will preclude summary judgment. Westover v. East River Elec. Power Coop., Inc., 488 N.W.2d 892 (S.D.1992). At the pretrial hearing which addressed the motion for summary judgment, the circuit court held:
[I]t's this court's reluctant view that this is one of those rare cases where [Ray's] own testimony establishes as a matter of law assumption of the risk. I don't believe there can be any reasonable dispute that when the deposition and the depositions of the other people are read together, even with the supplementary affidavit that was just filed by [Ray], I don't believe that *899 reasonable people can disagree that the first two elements of the assumption of the risk doctrine were clearly satisfied and [Ray's] testimony ... in his deposition clearly establishes the voluntariness and the availability of reasonable alternatives.

[¶ 12] a. Actual or Constructive Knowledge of the Risk
[¶ 13] Generally, both knowledge and appreciation of danger are jury questions. However, "[W]here it is clear that any person in [plaintiff's] position must have understood the danger, the issue may be decided by the court." W. Page Keeton Et Al., Prosser and Keeton on the Law of Torts § 68, at 481 (5th ed 1984). Waldner argues that "[r]easonable men could not differ that [Ray] had actual knowledge of the risk" of being run over by the rear wheels. Mack, 1996 SD 63 at ¶ 11, 548 N.W.2d at 814. Waldner cites Ray's deposition testimony to support his argument that Ray had actual knowledge of the risk of danger involved at the time he positioned himself near the rear wheels in his attempt to push the auger underneath the moving semi:
Q: You knew that the wheels on the rear of the semi-trailer extended out beyond the sides of the trailer?
A: I knew they extended out, yes.
Q: You could see them because they were a short distance behind you, weren't they?
A: Yes.
Q: In fact, they would have been less than three feet behind you?
A: Three or four, yes.
Q: And you knew that as the truck was being driven forward, that those wheels were getting closer and closer to you?
A: Yes.
Q: And you knew that if you didn't move, that the wheels on that trailer would drive over your leg?
A: Yes, I knew it. But if he would have stopped when I motioned for him to stop, he wouldn't have got me.
Q: But you knew you were in a position of danger?
A: Yes. There is danger anywhere on the farm.
Q: And you voluntarily put yourself in that position of danger, didn't you?
A: Yes, I guess I did.
Q: And you knew that you were taking the risk of injuring your legs or even your hip, as ultimately happened?
A: Yes.
(Emphasis added). "Risk is intrinsic to some acts." Goepfert, 1997 SD 56 at ¶ 8, 563 N.W.2d 140, 143. However this intrinsic risk is not unlimited. Certainly, Ray put himself in harm's way by standing in a position to be run over. He frankly admitted as much. Nonetheless, he did not consent to relieve the driver of his subsequent duty to act with reasonable care. In the words of Prosser, "This is a distinction which has baffled a great many law students, some judges, and unhappily a few very learned legal writers." Prosser & Keeton, The Law of Torts § 68, at 485.
It is here that there is the greatest misapprehension and confusion as to assumption of risk, and its most frequent misapplication. It is not true that in any case where the plaintiff voluntarily encounters a known danger he necessarily consents to any future negligence of the defendant. A pedestrian who walks across the street in the middle of a block, through a stream of traffic traveling at excessive speed, cannot by any stretch of the imagination be found to consent that the drivers shall not use care to watch for him and avoid running him down. On the contrary, he is insisting that they shall. This is contributory negligence pure and simple; it is not assumption of the risk. And if A leaves an automobile stopped at night on the traveled portion of the highway, and his passenger remains sitting in it, it can readily be found that there is consent to the prior negligence of A, whose control over the risk has terminated, but not to the subsequent negligence *900 of B, who thereafter runs into the car from the rear.
Id.
[¶ 14] Looking at the evidence in a light most favorable to Ray, as we must when reviewing summary judgments, Ray and Waldner had agreed upon certain "signals." According to Ray, Waldner so disregarded their understanding that he did not even realize he had run over Ray until Downes intervened. Nothing in the record even suggests that Ray anticipated Waldner would disregard his signals when moving the truck. Ray's awareness of danger was not consent to relieve Waldner of his duty of care. Not every acceptance of known danger may reasonably be interpreted as evidence of such consent. Prosser & Keeton, supra at 490. "[A]lthough one may assume the risk of the negligence of another if he is fully informed of such negligence, one is not, under the doctrine of assumption of risk, bound to anticipate the negligent conduct of others." Garcia v. City of South Tucson, 131 Ariz. 315, 640 P.2d 1117, 1121 (Ct.App.1981) rev'd on other grounds, Garcia v. City of South Tucson, 135 Ariz. 604, 663 P.2d 596 (Ct.App. 1983).
[¶ 15] Consistent with Westover, this is not a case where a "party may have actual appreciation of a risk or a party can be deemed to appreciate a risk if it is the type of risk that no adult of average intelligence can deny." 488 N.W.2d at 901. In both cases the plaintiff admittedly was familiar with the dangers of the workplace but there remained a question of fact as to whether that familiarity extended to dangers which were not in the norm and were unexpected.
[¶ 16] As Waldner fails to convince us the record supports his contention on the first factor of assumption of the risk, this failure to establish any one of the above three criteria is "fatal to this defense" as a basis for upholding a summary judgment. Westover, supra. As such we need not review the second and third factors.
[¶ 17] We affirm as to the employer Downes and reverse and remand for trial as to Waldner and his employer, Wieczorek. In so doing, our disposition preserves the opportunity for Waldner and Wieczorek to pursue traditional tort defenses such as assumption of the risk at trial.
[¶ 18] SABERS, AMUNDSON and KONENKAMP, JJ., concur.
[¶ 19] MILLER, C.J., concurs in part and dissents in part.
MILLER, Chief Justice (concurring in part and dissenting in part).
[¶ 20] I would affirm the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in its entirety.
[¶ 21] I specifically join the majority writing as it relates to Issue 1. Although I agree with much of the analysis of the majority writing on Issue 2, I disagree with its application of the law of assumption of the risk.
[¶ 22] Specifically, I agree with the majority's reliance on the Mack decision cited in ¶¶ 11 and 13. Under our settled law, as set forth by the majority in ¶ 11, there are three elements to an assumption of the risk analysis. In its analysis of the issue, the majority does not reach the second and third elements. I respectfully suggest that its rationale and application of the law are flawed.
[¶ 23] The majority grounds its holding, and ceases any further analysis of assumption of the risk, principally relying on secondary authority (a Prosser and Keeton hornbook) and an old decision by the intermediate court of appeals in Arizona. That simply is not an adequate analysis. I will next examine the three elements necessary to a proper assumption of the risk analysis.

[¶ 24] A. Actual or Constructive Knowledge of the Risk.
[¶ 25] A court must first look to see if a plaintiff had actual or constructive knowledge of the risk. Unlike the majority, I agree with Waldner and would hold that Ray's deposition clearly established that he had actual knowledge of the danger involved at *901 the time he positioned himself near the rear wheels of the truck, as that testimony is fully set forth by the majority in ¶ 13, supra. Further, the majority's citation to Goepfert is relevant, but not properly applied. I assert that standing three feet away from moving truck tires attached to an 80,000-pound semitrailer falls within the category of being a risk "intrinsic" to the act, according to the holding in Goepfert, 1997 SD 56, ¶ 8, 563 N.W.2d at 143.

[¶ 26] B. Appreciation of the Character of the Risk.
[¶ 27] A court must next examine the appreciation of the character of the risk. It is important to observe that although Ray had only worked for Downes for a short time, he did have considerable farm experience. Additionally, he had approximately ten years' experience driving and maneuvering heavy trucks with fellow co-workers in close proximity. Ray admitted that any adult person of average intelligence would understand the danger of getting in front of the wheels of a truck while it was moving.
Q: You didn't need to have anybody warn you or tell you you could get hurt if you got your feet and legs in front of the wheels on a semi-trailer, did you?
A: No. I[Ray] knew it was unsafe to be there.
See Bell v. East River Elec. Power Coop., Inc., 535 N.W.2d 750, 754 (S.D.1995) (concluding a plaintiff will be held to have appreciated the danger undertaken if it was "a risk that no adult person of average intelligence can deny") (citation and internal quotations omitted). "`One may not close his eyes to obvious dangers, and cannot recover where he was in possession of facts from which he would be legally charged with appreciation of the danger.'" Goepfert, 1997 SD 56, ¶ 9, 563 N.W.2d at 143 (citing Herod v. Grant, 262 So.2d 781, 783 (Miss.1972) (quoting 57 Am. Jur.2d Negligence § 282 (1971))).

[¶ 28] C. Voluntary Acceptance of the Risk.
[¶ 29] Finally, a plaintiff will be deemed to have assumed the risk if it can be said that the risk was voluntarily accepted, having had the time, knowledge, and experience to make an intelligent choice.
(1) A plaintiff does not assume a risk of harm unless he voluntarily accepts the risk.
(2) The plaintiff's acceptance of a risk is not voluntary if the defendant's tortious conduct has left him no reasonable alternative course of conduct in order to
(a) avert harm to himself or another, or
(b) exercise or protect a right or privilege of which the defendant has no right to deprive him.
Mack, 1996 SD 63, ¶ 15, 548 N.W.2d at 814-15 (citing with approval the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 496E (1965)).
[¶ 30] As evidenced by the following testimony, Ray has conceded that he voluntarily put himself in a position of danger:
Q: And you voluntarily put yourself in that position of danger, didn't you?
A: Yes, I guess I did.
All individuals have a duty of care for their own safety. See Goepfert, 1997 SD 56, ¶ 11, 563 N.W.2d at 143.
[¶ 31] Ray has testified that there were other, reasonable, alternatives available to him:
Q: You would agree that the accident would not have happened had you used other alternatives that were available to you?
A: Yes, I believe so.
Q: And one of the alternatives that was available to you, would have been to have the driver stop the truck, shut it off and get out; right?
A: Yes.
Q: And then the driver could have positioned the auger under the belly dump?
A: Yes.
Q: And that would have been a reasonable alternative to the one that you actually used wouldn't it?

*902 A: Yes.
Ray admits that he was not compelled by Waldner to use the particular method he did. Rather, Ray felt the method of moving the auger that he employed was more convenient.[2] In utilizing this method, Ray was acting under no compulsion of circumstances created by Waldner. The Restatement (Second) of Torts § 496E cmt. b provides in part:
The plaintiff's acceptance of the risk is to be regarded as voluntary even though he is acting under the compulsion of circumstances, not created by the tortious conduct of the defendant, which have left him no reasonable alternative. Where the defendant is under no independent duty to the plaintiff, and the plaintiff finds himself confronted by a choice of risks, or is driven by his own necessities to accept a danger, the situation is not to be charged against the defendant.
[¶ 32] Another fact ignored by the majority is that after Ray's deposition, and just prior to the hearing on defendants' motions for summary judgment, Ray purportedly submitted an affidavit wherein he attempted to claim that there existed no reasonable alternative to the procedure he used in positioning the auger. In previous cases, we have taken a dim view of eleventh hour attempts by affidavit to salvage a case from summary judgment by contradicting the same party's previous sworn testimony. See Taggart v. Ford Motor Credit Co., 462 N.W.2d 493, 503 (S.D. 1990). However, here we need not even go that far as Ray failed to file this affidavit and thus it is not part of the appeal record. As such its contents are not properly before us.[3] Thus, Ray is confined to the contents of his deposition testimony and "cannot claim a version of the facts more favorable to his position than he gave in his own testimony." Mack, 1996 SD 63, ¶ 10, 548 N.W.2d at 814; see also Swee v. Myrl & Roy's Paving, Inc., 283 N.W.2d 570, 572 (S.D.1979).
[¶ 33] Ray's reliance on Stenholtz v. Modica, 264 N.W.2d 514 (S.D.1978), is misplaced. In Stenholtz, the plaintiff set up a scaffold underneath a canopy. The canopy was in poor condition and the plaintiff was aware of it. However, the owner/defendant assured the plaintiff the canopy was safe. The canopy collapsed, injuring the plaintiff. This Court held that plaintiff's knowledge of a potential danger and his appreciation of the risk were not established as they were offset "`where the injured person surrenders his better judgment as a result of an assurance of safety'" of the canopy by the defendant. Id. at 518 (citing McConnell v. Pic-Walsh Freight Co., 432 S.W.2d 292, 298 (Mo.1968)). Here, there were no such assurances by any of the defendants, only Ray's repeated admissions that he was aware of the dangerousness of the situation he had voluntarily placed himself in.
[¶ 34] Ray also contends that under Nepstad v. Randall, 82 S.D. 615, 152 N.W.2d 383 (1967), he should not have been held to have assumed the risk because of Waldner's alleged negligence in driving the semi. In other words, Ray argues that Waldner's alleged negligence was the proximate cause of his injury. Whether one adopts the majority or minority position in Nepstad,[4] the present *903 facts are clearly distinguishable. Ray has admitted he knew that it is difficult to move large vehicles short distances and that he was aware he might be injured. Simply put, Waldner's actions were not unforeseeable or unexpected as was the defendant's negligence of the unexpected accelerated turn in Nepstad.[5] There is no allegation that Waldner suddenly turned or accelerated as in Nepstad. Upon Ray's command, Waldner drove the vehicle straight ahead only three or four feet. While the plaintiff in Nepstad did not anticipate a quick accelerated turn, Ray admits "I knew it was unsafe to be there" and that he was taking the risk of injuring his legs or hip.
[¶ 35] Ray argues that Waldner failed to utilize his mirrors properly and failed to see his hand signals. Yet before Waldner entered the semi, Ray knew that he would be required to simultaneously use his hands to move the auger and signal Waldner. Furthermore, before the accident Ray knew that some of the windows were up in the semi and that there was a significant amount of noise which could have prevented Waldner from hearing him shout to stop. Where a plaintiff has impliedly consented to the negligence, and agrees to take his own chances, "[t]he legal result is that the defendant is simply relieved of the duty which would otherwise exist." W. Page Keeton et al., Prosser and Keeton on the Law of Torts § 68, at 481 (5thed. 1984).
[¶ 36] Since, I agree with the trial court that there exists no genuine issue of material fact as to whether Ray assumed the risk of his injury, I would affirm.
NOTES
[1]  The location was fairly noisy at the time because the engines of the semi and a tractor, which was used to power the auger, were running in addition to the grain bin dryers. Ray was aware that some of the truck's windows were rolled up prior to the accident.
[2]  There is no evidence in the record indicating that either Downes or Waldner gave Ray the impression that they were in a hurry. Setting up the auger took several minutes and it cannot be said that Ray did not have a reasonable opportunity to reconsider his approach. See Berg v. Sukup Mfg. Co., 355 N.W.2d 833, 835 (S.D.1984) (in considering available alternatives, "[r]easonableness refers to whether the plaintiff had a reasonable opportunity to elect whether or not to subject himself to the danger."). Safer alternatives should not be held unreasonable merely because they entail duplicative effort.
[3]  The ultimate responsibility for presenting an adequate record on appeal falls on the appellant. Baltodano v. North Cent. Health Servs., Inc., 508 N.W.2d 892, 894 (S.D.1993). While the affidavit is attached to Ray's appellate brief, under SDCL 15-26A-53 briefs submitted to this Court are not part of the "record on appeal." Similar to cases where the appellate record contains no transcript, "the record on appeal is confined to those pleadings and papers transmitted from the circuit court." Baltodano, 508 N.W.2d at 894 (citations omitted.)
[4]  Nepstad's treatment of the assumption of the risk issue consists of one paragraph and fails to use our three criteria analysis.
[5]  Ray testified at his deposition:

Q: His truck didn't make any turn or anything did it?
A: No.
Q: His truck just pulled ahead, what you apparently instructed the driver to do, is that correct?
A: Yes.
Q: Right. But the truck didn't move to the side at all?
A: No.
Q: The truck didn't go to the left?
A: No.
Q: The only thing his truck did was go straight ahead?
A: Go straight ahead.


[Acetylcholinesterase. I. Kinetic aspects of interaction with reversible effectors].
Interaction of an effector M with acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7) according to the model of Krupka and Laidler was analysed. Some usual functions of [M] : 1/VM, [(VO/VM)-1]/[M] (where VO and VM are the steady state rates in the absence and in the presence of modifiers, respectively), vertical intercept 1/VM, slope KM/VM and absolute value of reciprocal horizontal intercept KM of Lineweaver-Burk plots are investigated and corresponding plots described. It is particularly shown that if Dixon plots are curves concave downwards, plots of [VO/VM)-1]/[M] and 1/VM against [M] are hyperbolas concave upwards and downwards respectively. If Dixon plots are curves concave upwards, plots of [(VO/VM)-1]/[M] and 1/VM versus [M] are hyperbolas concave downwards and upwards respectively. Moreover plots of KM/VM against [M] are linear. However, this model does not explain some observations, under conditions of high ionic strength (gamma/2 greater than or equal to 0,1), where Dixon plots are curves concave upwards, plots of [VO/VM)-1]/[M] versus [M] strainght lines, the plot of 1/VM against [M] is a straight line or a curve concave upwards of positives slopes and the plot of KM/VM versus [M] a curve of positive slope concave upwards. These experimental data might be interpreted by an extension of the preceding model to a mechanism with two enzymatic binding sites under kinetic conditions that are determined.


While the evidence for the Big Bang model is very convincing (see posts below), many questions remain. The first and most obvious is the singularity problem. In essence, the problem is that while the BB model gives us much information on the evolution of the universe after the Bang, it gives little information about the Bang itself. What banged? What does time zero really mean?

The Big Bang model predicts that the matter, energy, space and time of our universe all came into being in a faction of the first instant and that the universe has been expanding and cooling ever since. The problem is that as we rewind the clock of an expanding universe and the intergalatic distances shrink to zero, relativity predicts that the temperature and density of the universe must increase to infinity (just as the function f(x) = 1/x approaches infinity as x approaches zero – known as a singularity in mathematics). What does this mean physically?

A singularity appears as the distance approaches zero

At first, it was thought that the singularity might be a facet of the simplfying assumptions used in applying the equations of general relativity to the universe. However, in the 1970s, Hawking and Penrose published a number of theorems showing that classical relativity predicts that an expanding universe mustoriginate in a singularity, assuming only some very general conditions. (The most important general condition is a restriction on the behaviour of matter at high energy known as the strong energy condition – of course one way out of the problem is to assume that this condition does not apply, more on this later).

Hawking: an expanding universe must begin in a singularity

The most obvious solution to the singularity problem is to realise that when one is considering an extremely young universe (i.e. a universe of atomic dimensions), quantum effects will become important. However, these cannot be described as we do not have a quantum theory of gravity (i.e. we do not yet have a version of general relativity that takes quantum physics into account, hence the name classical general relativity). Until we do, we can say little of the universe in the time when it was of atomic dimensions or smaller.

In other words, the prediction of an initial singularity may well be a limitation of current theoretical physics, rather than a facet of reality. This incompleteness of the Big Bang model is well recognized, and it is the main reason one talks about the Big Bang model rather than the Big Bang theory. ..

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Note on theory: one of the great challenges of modern physics is to reconcile general relativity and quantum theory, the two great pillars of modern physics. Gravity is now the only one of the four interactions that we cannot currently describe as a quantum field theory. Most of the time, this doesn’t matter, as gravity typically deals with the world of the very large, while quantum theory deals with the world of the very small. However, when we when we attempt to describe gravity on small scales – (i.e.black holes or Big Bangs), the mutal incompatibility of the two theories becomes a major stumbling block…


Introduction {#sec1}
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Blunt scrotal trauma is a rare event in the spectrum of trauma associated injuries of the genitourinary system. Patients may present with scrotal pain, swelling, and ecchymosis. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis may be challenging. Early scrotal exploration in cases of testicular rupture is thought to be associated with improved testicular salvage rates. Here we present a unique case of an adolescent presenting with blunt scrotal trauma to illustrate key factors in the evaluation, management, and counseling of afflicted patients.

Case presentation {#sec2}
=================

A healthy 17 year old male lacrosse player was struck in the scrotum by a high velocity, passed ball. He was not wearing protective gear at the time. He immediately developed significant scrotal pain and temporarily left the game, but returned after a brief rest. At home, his scrotal pain worsened and he was directed to the emergency department by his pediatrician.

On exam, he had a small abrasion over the right hemi-scrotum without ecchymosis. The right scrotum was enlarged and bilateral testes were tender and firm. At rest, he was not in discomfort, having received ibuprofen just prior to exam. Scrotal ultrasound demonstrated normal arterial flow bilaterally, complex fluid collections surrounding both testes, and heterogeneous testicular echotexture bilaterally. The contour of both testes was lobulated and abnormal in appearance ([Fig. 1](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}).Fig. 1Ultrasound images of right testis showing (from left to right): injured testis, Doppler view of injured testis, and right extra-testicular hematoma.Fig. 1

At that time, a detailed discussion of options were presented to the patient and his mother. Options included immediate scrotal exploration and evacuation of hematoma under anesthesia versus overnight observation with repeat imaging in the morning. Given absence of pain, somewhat equivocal ultrasound findings, and the patient\'s strong preference to avoid surgery, he was admitted for observation and repeat ultrasound. Not surprisingly, his repeat ultrasound demonstrated increased extra-testicular hematomas bilaterally. As such, he was brought to the operating room for scrotal exploration. The right testis suffered a large anterior fracture with extrusion of 30--40% of testicular parenchyma, which was debrided and closed in a running fashion. The left testis also sustained an anterior fracture with extrusion of 25--30% of testicular parenchyma, which was unable to be closed primarily even after debridement. A 3 cm × 3 cm tunica vaginalis flap was subsequently mobilized from the superior pole of the left testis proximally along the spermatic cord. This was sutured circumferentially to the tunica albuginea as an onlay ([Fig. 2](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}). The bilateral testes were replaced back within the scrotum in appropriate position. A drain was placed within the dependent portion of the scrotum, which was then closed in multiple layers.Fig. 2Creation of tunica vaginalis flap over ruptured left testicle.Fig. 2

Discussion {#sec3}
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Ultrasound is often the first diagnostic tool beyond a physical exam that is used to evaluate blunt scrotal trauma given it is a non-invasive, expeditious, and essentially ubiquitous technology. Ultrasonographic findings which may help with accurate clinical diagnosis have been adapted from Wang and Fenton and are outlined in [Table 1](#tbl1){ref-type="table"}.[@bib1]^,^[@bib2] In one of the larger published series, Buckley and McAninch retrospectively reviewed 65 patients with blunt scrotal trauma over a 25 year period and found that a heterogeneous parenchymal echo pattern with loss of testicular contour is highly sensitive (100%) and specific (93.5%) for testicular rupture or testicular torsion.[@bib3]Table 1Common ultrasound features found in scrotal trauma.Table 1DiagnosisCommon Ultrasound FeaturesHematoceleAcutely echogenic or isogenic fluid in potential space between parietal and visceral layers of tunica vaginalisTesticular hematomaOften focal abnormal hyperechoic lesion mimicking a neoplasm without internal vascularity on DopplerTesticular fractureLinear hypoechoic band with intact tunica albuginea, often coexists with hematomaTesticular torsionDecreased perfusion on DopplerTesticular dislocationHemiscrotum with absent testisTesticular ruptureBreak in tunica albuginea with contour abnormalities, testis contour abnormality, heterogeneous testicular tissue, reduced perfusion on Doppler

Contrary to penetrating testicular trauma which invariably requires surgical exploration, blunt trauma can pose a clinical management challenge. Patients can present in a delayed fashion with unresolving or worsening testicular pain and swelling, making the urgency of the trauma unclear. Conservative management can be employed with confidence when the testicle appears unaffected and no significant hematocele is detected. However, in the event of a testicular rupture or large hematocele, scrotal exploration is warranted. Surgical exploration involves evacuation of the intrascrotal hematoma, debridement of ischemic non-viable tubules, and closure of the tunica albuginea defect. In the event the tunica albuginea cannot be primarily closed, as in our patient, the use of a tunica vaginalis pedicle or free flap has been sparingly reported in the literature as an effective way to close the traumatic defect.

Counseling young patients on the long term consequences of testicular rupture is underreported and controversial in the literature. One potential sequelae is testicular loss secondary to impaired perfusion and resulting ischemic necrosis. Additionally, as the testicle is commonly considered a "privileged site" due to the unique blood-sperm barrier, it is thought that testicular injury can contribute to the development of sperm antibodies through ruptured seminiferous tubule exposure to the body\'s immune system. Lin et al. identified twelve patients who previously underwent surgical testicular repair or unilateral orchiectomy for trauma and performed a semen analysis, sperm antibody assay, and gonadotropin stimulation test. In the group that underwent repair, sperm motility, density, and gonadotropin response were not found to be different compared to fertile controls. Only one patient had an elevated antisperm antibody titer. Of those who underwent simple orchiectomy, the authors found decreased sperm density with elevated follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone levels.[@bib4] Conversely, another review of eight patients who underwent repair after testicular rupture showed normal hormonal status, but did find clinical subfertility and one patient with antisperm antibodies.[@bib5] The limited available human data seem to suggest a low incidence of either infertility or sperm antibodies following testicular injury. We would argue that preservation of testicular parenchyma to reduce testicular atrophy or loss may be more important. As such, these patients would likely benefit from follow up ultrasonographic doppler evaluation to assess viability to improve counseling on future fertility and endocrine function. Patients should be counseled on the potential of testicular rupture to lead to clinical subfertility in rarely reported cases, however no additional testing or workup beyond that recommended by established guidelines for the unaffected male is warranted.

Conclusion {#sec4}
==========

Blunt testicular rupture is a rare event that warrants rapid diagnosis and prompt surgical repair to maintain viable testicular tissue. Ultrasonography is the gold standard diagnostic tool with excellent sensitivity and specificity. Scrotal exploration should be utilized in cases with high clinical concern for rupture even with ambiguous radiographic findings. A tunica vaginalis flap can be considered to augment difficult repairs and thereby avoid significant testicular debridement, parenchymal loss, or orchiectomy. Sequelae of repaired testicular rupture, especially with regard to fertility, are not well understood.

Declarations of interest {#sec5}
========================

None.

Funding {#sec6}
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This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.


Q:

python virtualenv module not being imported

I have installed markdown using
pip install markdown

in a virutalenv project, running pip freeze shows me its installed.
but I get the following error when trying to use it
import markdown
ImportError: No module named markdown

the app is using google app engine. Adding it to app.yml as
libraries:
- name: webapp2
  version: latest
- name: jinja2
  version: latest

gives me
raise yaml_errors.EventError(e, event_object)
google.appengine.api.yaml_errors.EventError: the library "markdown" is not supported

A:

You can import arbitrary libraries in to appengine, but not through libraries directive in app.yaml.
In addition, you can't run appengine under virtualenv.
You can use virtualenv/pip/easy_install to install libs and their dependancies, but you then need to link/copy the libraries into your project and manipulate your sys.path as appropriate.


Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Everything that I have done this year has further advanced my knowledge of Advanced Computer Techs. I have learned all about new structures of games, and different software that is used in the games, computers, and other hardware. My latest project was to have my iPod show live on my computer screen. I got it to do just that. I used Screen Splitr (with a jailbroken iPod) to show it. I needed to download a screen sharing software on my laptop as well. It worked well, but lagged (as may be expected from something that sends data to a whole other device). It even showed all the games and other things that I played on my iPod clearly and perfectly on the screen. The only problem (other than lag) that I had with it was that I couldn't control my iPod from my computer. I could only look at it and view it. Next year, I want to try and control my iPod from my computer. I know you can use a remote viewer to control your computer and other devices (such as lights in your house) from your iPhone or iPod. That is my goal for next year. I also played a lot of Minecraft in this class. It may have been off-topic, but it was fun. I learned a lot of new things about it too. I even contributed to reporting a lot of the bugs that were in new updates. I know that doesn't sound very eventful, but I really enjoyed it. I learned that Notch works really hard to keep his extremely revolutionary game running. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to keep a game like that up for the public. I believe that if he were to make a full Xbox game out of it, he could make a lot of money. That would require even more time and effort though, and that may not be something he is willing to do. I hope that in the future I could see something like this hit big-time consoles and industries. Another thing that I learned/experienced in this class is the terrible disease called "Homo Procrastitorius". Otherwise known as procrastination. It was really popular in this class for some reason, and it ran rampant. It affected all of us greatly, and kept us from finishing our work effectively. I have now learned how to combat procrastination, and that is by pure willpower. There really is no other way to get rid of this disease, except through sheer willpower and determination. I just need to get things done, instead of last minute. This may be the last blog from "What Hiller Wants Me To Do Today". So in conclusion, I have learned a lot of things in this class. And the disease of procrastination affects us all, and hopefully we can get rid of it at somepoint.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

I am supposed to write about what my project is about for Advanced Computer Tech. Instead, I want to talk about my favorite type of video game. It would have to be an RPG, survival, strategy-type game. Much like MineCraft and Stranded II. I like a lot of RPG's that have long or never ending stories. The ones that keep me entertained for a long time.


NEW DELHI : The ambitious Bharat Bond ETF, through which the government seeks to collect up ₹15,000 crore, opened for public subscription on Thursday.

Edelweiss Asset Management Company (AMC) is managing the issue of Bharat Bond ETF, the first corporate bond exchange-traded fund in the country.

Investors can subscribe to the ETF with a minimum unit size of ₹1,000 and the issue would close on 20 December, the fund house said in a release on Thursday.

"Through the ETF, Edelweiss Mutual Fund proposes to raise an initial amount of ₹3,000 crore with a green shoe option of ₹2,000 crore in the 3-year maturity period (2023) and ₹4,000 crore with a green shoe option of ₹6,000 crore in the 10-year maturity bucket (2030)," it said.

The exchange-traded fund will invest only in AAA-rated bonds of public sector companies and will have target maturity structures.

The ETF with a 3-year maturity will follow the Nifty Bharat Bond Index-April 2023 and the one with a 10-year maturity will follow the Nifty Bharat Bond Index-April 2030.

The yield as on 5 December 2019, of Nifty Bharat Bond Index-April 2023 is 6.69% and the Nifty Bharat Bond Index-April 2030 is 7.58%.

The investors who hold these ETFs for over 3 years will get the benefit of capital gains with indexation.

The ETF will invest in constituents of the Nifty Bharat Bond Indices, consisting of public sector companies. Bharat Bond Funds of Funds (FOF) is also being launched for investors who do not have demat accounts, it said.

It provides the best features of mutual funds, ETFs and bonds and provides safety because it consists of a high-quality basket of public sector companies, liquidity and access at a much lower ticket size, compared to investment in individual bonds.

It is also the lowest-cost mutual fund product in India and the cheapest bond ETF/fund in the world, it said adding that if a retail investor puts ₹2 lakh in the Debt ETF, the AMC will charge a management fee of just one rupee.

The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) under the finance ministry has mandated Edelweiss Asset Management Company to design and manage Bharat Bond ETF, the fund house said in a statement.

Globally, Bond ETFs have grown at a healthy pace in the last decade, primarily due to lower costs compared to traditional bond funds.

Bond ETF AUM globally is around USD 1 trillion. Total ETF AUM across all asset classes stood at around $4 trillion.

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Resources: Building Energy-Smart Homes

Energy is important. We need it to live and work, for comfort
and convenience, for health and safety. With little thought, we
flip the various energy switches in our lives every day, and
out it flows.

But do we need this much juice? Convincingly, Bruce Harley say
no and provides a prescription for reduced energy dependence.
In his book Insulate and Weatherize (Taunton Press,
2002, $19.95 softcover, 202 pages), Harley shows that in the
long run, it's easier, cheaper, and healthier to build homes
that use less energy.

Wrong Title, Good
Organization

Insulate and Weatherize is the wrong name for this
book. I was prepared to read a book about insulation,
housewrap, and caulking. To be sure, those topics are covered,
but this isn't a handbook teaching us how to tighten our homes
— it's much more.

Harley's philosophy is smart and clear: Homes function as
systems, interdependent webs composed of environment,
materials, and people. Good design is not about cellulose vs.
fiberglass, electric vs. gas, and spot vs. central ventilation.
Rather, the level of comfort, protection, and affordability
provided by the completed structure measures success. This book
shows us how the system works. In the process, we learn how to
build better homes.

The book's organization is top-notch. The choice of topics is
intelligent and the presentation attractive. Each of the ten
chapters found in the table of contents is broken into
page-numbered subsections directing the reader to a
corresponding discussion. Chapters always begin with a short
introduction that accurately previews what will be covered.
Page-numbered subsections listed in the table of contents are
faithfully reproduced at the beginning of every chapter. All
even-numbered pages have useful sidebars with headings like
"Pro Tip" and "In Detail" that elaborate on topics presented in
the text. All ten chapters are formatted exactly alike, making
navigation a pleasure. The book is richly illustrated with
color photographs, drawings, charts, and tables on every page.
It feels like a 50-50 mix of illustrations to written text. The
pictures have been carefully chosen and are supported by
excellent captions. The text is well written and technically
solid.

Beyond the Basics

Chapter 1, "Energy Basics," provides a thoughtful discussion
that goes beyond what builders are served in most trade books
and magazines. We learn how heat moves through the interplay of
wind, the stack effect, and mechanical systems. The concept of
"defined thermal boundaries" is introduced, and the
relationship between energy conservation, moisture, and
structural durability is explored. The four pages of cost-
benefit analysis provided at the end of the chapter ties the
knot. The presentation is stimulating and easy to understand.
To be sure, this chapter is a primer, not a scientific thesis.
The discussion establishes a firm footing for subsequent
chapters about air sealing, ventilation, insulation, heating,
air conditioning, lighting, and renovations.

Harley doesn't take the shortcuts that others often do; he
digs in. For example, when talking about the importance of
sealing recessed lights, he doesn't simply refer the reader to
appropriate manufacturer warnings and codes. He's already
checked the safety codes and provides instructions regarding
sizes, clearances, and the methods needed to seal the units.
Likewise, when he discusses insulating methods in chapter 4, he
doesn't shy away from providing specific details. He describes
the tools, equipment, materials, and methods needed to blow
dense-packed cellulose in a way that will make a first-time
installer feel confident. The discussion typically goes beyond
what's expected, providing valuable insight about not only how
but why we should do something. Frequently, he tells how to
specify and calculate the materials needed to complete a
project.

Harley is at his best talking about mechanical systems.
Discussions about ventilation systems (chapter 3), heating
systems (chapter 6), air conditioning (chapter 7), and heating
hot water (chapter 8) were, for me, high points. I rarely see
the workings of mechanical systems explained so well. He
clearly communicates how these systems work and then offers
sound advice telling us how to improve the things that really
matter. His message is delivered at a level most builders and
technically advanced homeowners will easily relate to and
appreciate.

Minor Oversights

The book is excellent, not perfect. Hot climates are not
ignored, but there is a heavy bias toward cold-climate and
mixed-climate building. And although the text is referenced
adequately, it would have been better if more links to product
manufacturers and suppliers were included throughout. My
biggest criticism regards the lightweight coverage provided in
the final chapter, "Appliances and Lights." A pie chart shows
that lighting and appliances use 26% of all residential energy
and consume 45% of the energy dollars expended by the average
household. That's 20% more money than space heating! Yet the
book skates over this topic with eight pages of the most basic
coverage. In my view, this chapter is an opportunity
missed.

The stated target for this book, like all of Taunton's books
in the Build Like a Pro series, is the advanced homeowner. I
agree this is a good book for technically astute homeowners.
But I wouldn't stop there. I would encourage any member of a
building crew to read this book. The information provided is a
must for new builders, and I believe every builder will benefit
from reading the advice given by this energy pro.

Paul Fisetteis director of Building Materials and
Wood Technology at the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst.


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In conclusion, we learned many new words
and we were holding too many words in English,
and work with wordpress was a bit complicated
since you have to spend all his time trying to
fuciones understand but it was fun to work online, and
learned to have patience with the team for
that sometimes things did not go out as wanted, but
was a good experience, and learn how to make a
blog.

Vampire Knight

Vampire Knight (ヴァンパイア 騎士 Vampaia Naito (Kishi), Lit. Vampire Knight) is a manga by Matsuri Hino shōjo, author also of other manga like Toraware no Mi no Ue and Merupuri. The series was published in January 2005 by the magazine LaLa. The manga has had international success, graduating for publication in French, Italian, Portuguese, etc..
It also emerged from the anime series that contains 26 chapters, 13 in the first season “Vampire Knight” that were done between April 8, 2008 to July 1, 2008, and another 13 in the second season Vampire Knight Guilty “between October 6, 2008 until 29 December 2008.
Argument
The story begins when Yuki recalls that in his childhood while he was lost in the winter, was attacked by a vampire out of control situation that rescued another vampire, Kaname Kuran. He carried with Kaien Cross, who becomes his foster father and later, the director of the Cross Private Academy “school with a system of day and evening classes. However, the elite academy is hiding a secret: the Night Class students are actually vampires. The principal and Kaname Kuran believe it is possible peaceful coexistence of humans and vampires.
Zero, a boy from a family of vampire hunters whose parents were killed by the eternal Vampireza florecer.y it already been four years, are the only ones in the Day Class and who know the secret deal to keep order at the Academy. Zero hates vampires more than anything in the world so this against the pacifism of the director and hated enough to “Ka” being of the same class as this woman, but in turn also hides a secret in the torture day.
Despite his deep love for Kaname Kuran, Yuki can not fully accept as part of her always loved Zero the person who lived with her these past four years but who did not want to show their true nature for fear to damage it. Through history are revealed the deep ties to Zero and Yuki is given to know that no matter what she chooses to sacrifice his life before dying to see Zero in so willingly accepts help and is not afraid to approach the knowing that Kaname is disgusted and angry.
The hidden secret that Zero is that everyone is a vampire level “E” but once gets out and bites Yuki, Yuki and Kaname protects Kaname spares his life, even knowing that Yuki would be forever bound to the by “blood kiss” so Kaname spares his life by agreeing to protect Yuki from anything no matter what happens but at the end of “vampire knight guilty” is revealed that Yuki is a pureblood vampire and her Zero promises to kill Rido after that the next time you see on the kill and Yuki tells him to run forever for Zero has a reason to exist.

Characters
Day Class
• Yuki Cross (Kurosu) or Yuki Clan (Kuran) (黒 主 优 姫 Yuki Kurosu, Kuran Yuki?, 15 years)
Voiced by: Yui Horie
Protagonist of the manga, when she was five years old was apparently abandoned by her family during a snowstorm and vampire Kaname Kuran, saved her from being devoured by another vampire from level E (a human turned into a vampire, the last level in the vampire) . Ten years later, adopted daughter of the Cross school principal, this is the only memory that has of his childhood. Yuki is a guardian of the Day Class and uses a weapon called Artemis Road that conducts electricity, which only affects vampires. Its mission is to prevent a delegate Night Class, led by Kuran Kaname, damage to students of Class Day or that they become aware of the truth. In his accompanying delegate tasks Zero, who is like a brother to her, but she also felt a great affection for the moment that the director took him to the house, four years before the present of history covered in blood and in shock, because of the death of his father attacked by a vampire. His concern for Zero takes you further in history to voluntarily give blood to prevent it from falling into level E with Zero no pills digested blood. It is revealed later in the story she is the princess of pure blood, pure blood daughter of the Kuran marriage, and therefore sister of Kaname though not a blood tie. The couple’s Kuran Rido Kuran killed his uncle, who was in love with Yuki’s mother, juuri Kuran. In the manga also reveals that she is his fiancee Kaname. She deeply loves Kaname, but their feelings are confused by zero, so it is in a very confused emotional state.

• Zero Kiriyū (锥 生 零, Kiryu Zero?, 16 years)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano
Zero’s family, vampire hunters, was murdered by the pure blood vampire Shizuka Hiouen. The director of the Academy took him with him and raised him and Yuki, making the other delegate (guardian). His vampire hunter weapon is a gun called “Bloody Rose”. Zero has always hated vampires but because Shizuka bit his level is a vampire E. Zero has a twin brother, Ichiru, who stood next to Shizuka, until his death.While Zero is blamed for these acts there is a strong reason for making the “bloody kiss” (bite and removal of blood) this is by having deep feelings such as affection or love for the person who has always supported tenderly Yuki ; by history meets her teacher and mother shizuka vampire who does not let you take Yuki and who also seriously damaged with his pistol but that is not enough and although it wanted to kill her and get her blood does not otherwise is Kaname who finishes the job without hesitation. Although Zero seems to have deep feelings for Yuki, he discovers that it is a thoroughbred tells him she is his enemy and treats her with cold, promising also to it (Yuki) as Kaname kill.

• Ichiru Kiriyū (Kiryu Ichiru?, 16 years)
Is the twin brother of Zero.De small Ichiru much loved and admired Zero, but it betrayed him and his whole family because he felt slighted because of their weak body and poor health. Ichiru Shizuka stood with her until death, and was the one who helped kill his family due to a pending account that he had with his parents. Shortly after Shizuka was killed by Kaname, Ichiru before he died he gave his blood to Zero with what became stronger as a vampire hunter.
• Yori Wakaba (若 叶 沙 頼 15 years)
Voiced by: Kana Ueda
This is Yuki’s roommate and best friend from high school. Usually call Yori Yuuki-chan. She is one of the few girls who does not care what kind of night -. It is very observant.
Class Night
• Kaname Clan (Kuran) (玖 兰 枢 Kuran Kaname, 17 years)
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio
Pureblood vampire, lost her parents when she was very small, although it is believed it was suicide, there is the theory of murder. His passion is playing with a chess board by placing and manipulating the pieces so you can protect Yuuki, Yuuki saved from attack by another vampire when she was little. He is president of the Night Class, both feared and respected by other students. Although cold with peers, is always kind and sweet to Yuki. Yuki as she loves on, but is jealous and angry with Zero while drinking their blood that act can not do that would bind to a target yuki suffering too soon. Sorry Zero’s life despite his problems because he knows how much I suffer Yūki besides that Zero is useful to care for and also that zero would not allow it so easily as though he ignores is just a way to have yuki close. Yuki and Kaname Kaname are really committed but not yet revealed to Yuki that are not really brothers, despite having been raised as such and be engaged. Kaname manipulates all Night Class members only to protect Yuki from his worst enemy: Rido Kuran. In fact, Kaname is the ancestor of the Kuran was awakened from his tomb by Rido. For this reason, he can not kill you, and what would be his “teacher”, but we must bear in mind that unlike the relationship between Shizuka and Zero where the latter despite not wanting his body acted alone, Kaname is a powerful pureblood manipulated by a hierarchy which can turn their mercy.

Takuma Ichijo (一条 拓 麻 17)
Voiced by: Susumu Chiba
Is Kaname’s best friend, known since childhood and is Kaname’s right hand, while not in too much of it. His grandfather belongs to the “Council of Elders”. It has as a weapon a second season Katana.en takuma rido must protect this shiki’s body even against kaname but then, reciting the following phrase “I have betrayed you as a vampire but not betray you as a friend” fight against kaname grandfather for help, after that died in the collapse takuma causing kaname to defeat Takuma’s grandfather.
• Hanabusa Aido (Hanabusa Aido 16)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama
Night class students as well as the idol for the girls by day, loves to eat sweets (you can get to eat like 4 dishes) and she loves to praise the girls. It’s cousin Akatsuki Kain. Her family is one of the most important in the society of vampires, since her father is a member of the council of elders. It has the power to handle the ice. It is one of the most loyal to Kaname Kuran, who loves him very much and would do everything even be in your reach to help.
• Akatsuki Kain (架 院 暁 16)
Aido’s cousin. A collaborator with Kaname. Usually ignores what his cousin, which leads him to get into trouble, yet when you try to solve them, making the situation worse. Aido is calmer than it is even very seriously at all times. His nickname is “Wild” but has no relation to his personality. Fire control.
• Senri Shiki (架 院 暁 15 years)
It is one of the youngest night class. He works as a model with Rima Tohya yet they are very united were always seen together. It has a strong relationship with Ichijou as with Rima, so together they will exterminate vampires Level E, when they receive the order of the Senate (the grandfather of Ichijou is part of the Senate). His father is Rido Kuran Kaname’s uncle, so it would come to be cousins, but they say that maybe the father is Rido Kuran Kaname and Yuki is the only legitimate child. His attitude is very casual, so it is always encouraged by Ichijou. His weapon is a whip that develops with his blood.
• Rima Tohya (远 矢 莉 磨 16)
Along with Shiki is one of the youngest in class and also works as a model. It is a good friend of Shiki and so are always together, their attitude is very cold, almost never seen away from Senri Shiki. His ability is the Lightning.
• Souen Ruka (早 园 瑠 佳 17 years)
One of the girls vampires. Cold attitude, is attracted to Kaname even allowed to suck blood. However it is unclear to what extent are related, or that is what she feels for Kaname. One of the most loyal and protective of Kaname. Feel dislike Yuki because you do not like Kaname interest he has it.
• Seiren (星 炼 18)
Is Kaname’s unofficial guardeespaldas, always ready to assist you. Just Kaname pronounces his name, she appears out of nowhere. It is usually the first to defend Kaname from danger.
Content of work
Manga
Written by Matsuri Hino, Vampire Knight is published in monthly LaLa magazine Editor’s Hakusensha since January 2005. Until October 2009, has been published 11 tankobons.1
The manga was licensed by several publishers, and VIZ Media (U.S.), Panini (Italy, France, Brazil) and countries such as New Alemania2 and Zelanda.3
Volume ISBN Date Published in Japan
01 ISBN 4-592-18301-0
July 5 20,054

02 ISBN 4-592-18302-9
December 5 20,055

03 ISBN 4-592-18303-7
April 5, 20,066

04 ISBN 4-592-18304-5
October 5 20,067

05 ISBN 4-592-18305-1
April 5, 20,078

06 ISBN 4-592-18306-8
October 5 20,079

07 ISBN 978-4-592-18307-5
April 5, 200,810

08 ISBN 978-4-592-18308-2
October 10, 200,811

In Spain have published the first nine volumes. It is the longest work of Matsuri Hino and still do not know how many volumes will be.
Anime
Directed by Kiyoko Sayama and produced by Studio DEEN, the series was released by the television network TV Tokyo on April 7, 2008.
A second season of Vampire Knight which is called “Vampire Knight Guilty.” It opened on 6 October 2008.
Music
Opening
# Opening
Kana / kanji
Rōmaji
Translation
Interpreter

It seems many people misinterpret the name of the second opening, and call it “Rinne-Rondo. Equivocaión This is because the name is “Rondo”. The reason for this confusion is that in Japan when you write a foreign word, also spelled its Japanese equivalent. However, only takes into account as written originally (for example, when writing the title otiginal series, read “Vampire Knight” Kishi “being ‘kishi’ the equivalent of ‘knight’, but only read ‘ Knight ‘).
Endings [edit]
# Ending
Kana / kanji
Rōmaji
Translation
Interpreter

Curiosities
• Apparently, both as to Senri Rima likes chocolates that promotes Ayumi Hamasaki, Pocky, since often they are seen eating them.
• The spider that appears at the beginning of the opening is the same spider that appears in Hell Girl, also known as Hell Girl.
• In the opening appears Kaien Cross director quitandoce tape hair in a way that seems to be the father Abel Nightroad (Trinity Blood character).
• Zero and Ichiru to be twin brothers, have some resemblance to “Dante” and “Vergil” of Devil May Cry series which are also twins, another similarity is that Vergil used as Ichiru katana.
• In episode 7 of the first season looks like Kaname Kuran lelouch from Code Geass
• In Fansubs is constantly made the grave mistake of writing “Yuuki” instead of “Yuki” is a serious mistake because when he was given his name, mentioned that meant Snow (Yuki), however, if Yuuki would mean Courage.
• Another mistake is to write the fansubs “Kuran” instead of “Clan” (referring to Kaname), arguing that although pronounced “Kuran” in Japan the combination “CL” and added there is no letter U in between (this only in the pronunciation), and L has a softer pronunciation as an “R” osea, Clan, clan writing is correct or at least so matsuri hino writes.
• When in the opening 2, and zero cross ichiru (translated as the song goes: “when the targets are crossing”) is also Crusan interpreters in the original clip, which are also twins. (See the video clip ON / OF – Rondo)

Anime

Anime (アニメ, an abbreviated pronunciation in Japanese of “animation) is animation originating in Japan. The world outside Japan regards anime as “Japanese animation”. Anime originated about 1917.the world. Distributors can release anime via television broadcasts, directly to video, or theatrically, as well as online.

A Otaku

It is a Japanese term to refer to people with particular interests in anime, manga, and video games. In the Western world, the term “Otaku” is used to describe one who is fond of animation and Japanese culture. While in Japan, is considered one word to describe a fan of something, even some Japanese regard the use of the word an insult.

This Japanese-language word reached the west by the meaning of amateur manga, anime, etc.., and has no negative connotations it has for the most in Japan.

The title “otaku” comes from the honorific particle taku Or the word, which means house. It employment in the 80’s as a second person pronoun between amateur photographers because it is believed that low social photographers, awkward, introverted and obsessed with their profession. Being an “otaku” took on negative connotations and is used to refer to any amateur introverted and obsessive. A stereotype that would define the young man, who spends at home without work and has few friends apart and others “otaku”.

Types of otaku

Otaku Anime Anime Fans

Otaku Manga Manga Fans.

Geemu (Game) Otaku Fans of video games.

Otaku Fans Pasokon computers.

Gunji Otaku Fans of military tactics and weaponry.

Gore Otaku Fans of the films, books, electronic music and anime bloody.

Cosplayers Fans of wearing their favorite fictional characters.

Cosplay

Etymology of English costume play, costume interpretation, practiced mostly by people, is to disguise himself as a character (real or inspired) from a manga, anime, movie, book, comic, video game or even singers and groups and try to interpret the possible. Those who follow this practice are known as cosplayers, being for them one of his main hobbies.

The cosplay phenomenon emerged on the 70 Comic Market in Japan, held in Odaiba (Tokyo) places of purchase / sale of Dojinshi. This event is still performed today. There, groups of Japanese dressed in their favorite characters from manga, anime, comics and video games. So this practice has always been closely associated with these products but, over the years, it was extended to cross the borders of the country of the rising sun and cover other fields.
The number of followers of cosplay has always been on the rise, it is increasingly common to see people dressed in any convention, and it is not uncommon nowadays to see that in the premieres of major film productions to meet groups wearing their finery in the halls of the cinema.
Cosplay contests are very common in the conventions of comics and some will have the opportunity to get in free by wearing your costume. Of course, in those events abound called Kamek (kozo kamera, camera guy) working to take pictures of the cosplayers, after which copies are offered as a gift.
Uchiha Sasuke cosplayer playing Naruto series. Those who feel cosplayers and who do not by a simple fashion, trying to resemble the character as possible. They may be planning a full year as make the suit and which parts are divided, what materials to use, as is their physical makeup, her hair, her makeup…

Gemstone crystallized form of carbon that is the brightest and hardest of all minerals and is therefore highly prized for jewelry making

41.

Dirty

Sucio

It says the person who neglects his personal hygiene

42.

Discreet

Discreto

Sensible, cautious, expressing discretion

43.

Dishonest

Deshonesto

Lack of honesty, ethics and honesty

44.

Dj (Disc jockey)

Dj(pincha discos)

technical professional is responsible either have music environment and culture within an open or closed. It is also the professional technician with basic knowledge of popular music for music

45.

Doctors

Doctor

A person who has received the highest academic degree awarded by the university

46.

Dog

Perro

Domestic carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family, size, shape and coat very diverse product obtained from the different races tained by hybridization, which is adapted to all regions of the earth is faithful

47.

Dream

sueño

Representation in the fantasy of events and images while you sleep

48.

Drink

Beber

Swallow a liquid

E

49.

Each

Caja

Recipient of various shapes and sizes used to hold objects

50.

Easy

Simple

simple, uncomplicated

51.

Eat

Comer

Chewing the food in the mouth and pass into the stomach: eat too fast

52.

Each

cada

Distributively refers to elements of a set

53.

Elegant

Elegante

That is a distinction, grace, grace

54.

Elephant

Elefante

Mammal of the order of proboscideans, large, ashen skin, rough, thick head and small eyes, big ears and pendants, nose and upper lip in a united and sustained horn which is used as hand has two incisor teeth, commonly called tusks, massive and highly developed

55.

Embarrass

Avergonzar

to cause embarrassment

56.

Empire

imperio

Polity in a state that extends its power over other countries

57.

Enter

Entrar

Moving from the outside in, or a party to enter another

58.

Entrepreneurs

Empresarios

Person who owns or manages an industry, business or enterprise

59.

Envious

Envidioso

That tends to feel jealousy or feel

60.

Exotic

Exotico

Strange, shocking, bizarre

61.

Export

exportación

Transmission or sale of products in own country to another

F

62.

Fair-haired

Rubio

Color similar to gold, particularly applied to the hair and the person who is well

63.

Family

Familia

Group of people related to each other living together or in different places, and especially that formed by the marriage and children

64.

Famous

Famoso

Famous for being funny and shocking at once

65.

Fat

Gordo

De mucha carne o grasa

66.

Father

Padre

Man to their children or feed on their young male

67.

Finish

Finalizar

Conclude, to end something

68.

Flower

Flor

feature is the reproductive structure of flowering plants called Spermatophytae or


Saturday, October 7, 2017

Life File: Weekend Reads and Finds

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope you're enjoying the long weekend and I wish you the best for this Thanksgiving. Don't forget that being grateful and aware of our blessings is not exclusive to this one date, be thankful for what you have and where you are every day as there are many who aren't as lucky as we are. Whatever your life conditions might be, I'm sure there's someone having a tougher time so be thankful and practice gratitude, every single day :)

FINDS:
. Gorgeous robe!
. Get extra 40% off all sale at Anthropologie! I just got these this week (they were 50% off) so guess who went back for a price adjustment? woo hoo! This sweater looks super cozy and I love the color, I love this vintage tee, and these are super cool!
. If you're looking for a leopard bag that is not super expensive, I found this one and this one, both under $90 :)
. Get 30% off your purchase at J.Crew with code GOSHOP. Some of my faves and on my radar: this jacket, this vest, this (anyone else loving velvet?) and this.
. Need boots or shoes for Fall? Get 30% off on selected styles at Madewell. These are pretty much a classic!
. These sandals are suuuper pretty!
. Another great tee I like.
. Annnd, lastly, I keep looking at these and find them to be great classic loafers.

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