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1.3.1 Whitespace
Whitespace characters are spaces, newlines, tabs, and page breaks. Whitespace is used to improve the readability of your programs and to separate tokens from each other, when necessary. (A token is an indivisible lexical unit such as an identifier or number.) Whitespace is otherwise insignificant. Whitespace may occur between any two tokens, but not within a token. Whitespace may also occur inside a string, where it is significant.
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On the Ones and Threes is the band's first LP in ten years, and possibly their best. They remain one of the best bands out there gritty yet melodic, serene yet explosive, and balanced on the brink in a way that has become somewhat of a lost art.On the Ones and Threes is something of a return to form, featuring the reappearances of original member Edward Baluyut, and engineer Nicolas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Cat Power, Spoon) who worked on Secret Swingers and Two Cents Plus Tax.
A decade went by without so much as a peep from Versus, and the underrated indie rockers’ 2000 album seemed to be exactly what the title suggested: a last Hurrah. Sad for many, since this was a highly influential band of the ‘90s seemingly doomed to relative obscurity. Fortunately, though, in 2010, the original lineup reunited after amends were made between the Baluyut brothers Edward and Richard, who hadn’t played together since 1996’s Secret Swingers. Even more surprising than the long-delayed reunion, is how little the band has changed considering the amount of time that has passed. As ‘90s alt-rock finds a resurgence, it’s a perfectly timed return. Album standouts “Nu Skin,” “Gone to Earth,” and “Erstwhile” show off the sweet guy/girl interplay and clever harmonies between Richard Baluyut and Fontaine Toups, as well as the heavy dynamic shifts between mellow pop and raw guitar grunge. Even in the heavier moments, the album plays with a cool, unruffled composure that seems more easygoing than prior outings, making for a comfortable, welcome return.
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48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2004-10-01 2004-10-01 false SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 23 CHAPTER 23 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 48 CFR Ch. 23 (10-1-04 Edition) Social Security Administration CHAPTER 23—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
(Parts 2300 to 2399)
SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL Part Page 2301 Social Security Acquisition Regulation System 459
SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL Pt. 2301 PART 2301—SOCIAL SECURITY ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM Subpart 2301.1—Purpose, Authority, Issuance Sec. 2301.101 Purpose. 2301.103 Authority. 2301.104 Applicability. 2301.105 Issuance. 2301.105-1 Publication and code arrangement. 2301.105-2 Arrangement of regulations. Authority:
5 U.S.C. 301, 40 U.S.C. 486(c).
61 FR 50738, Sept. 27, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart 2301.1—Purpose, Authority, Issuance
2301.101 Purpose.
(a) The Social Security Acquisition Regulation (SSAR) is issued to establish uniform acquisition policies and procedures for the Social Security Administration (SSA) which conform to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) System.
(b) The SSAR implements and supplements the FAR. (Implementing material expands upon or indicates the manner of compliance with related FAR material. Supplementing material refers to policies or procedures which have no corresponding counterpart in the FAR.)
(c) The SSAR contains only formal agency policies and procedures which have a significant effect beyond SSA's internal operating procedures or which have a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors.
2301.103 Authority.
The SSAR is prescribed under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301 and section 205(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 486(c)).
2301.104 Applicability.
The FAR and SSAR apply to all SSA acquisitions as stated in FAR 1.104. Unless specified otherwise, the FAR and SSAR apply to acquisitions within and outside the United States.
2301.105 Issuance.
2301.105-1 Publication and code ar-rangement.
(a) The SSAR is also published in the same forms as indicated in FAR 1.105-1(a).
(b) The SSAR is issued in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as Chapter 23 of Title 48, Social Security Acquisition Regulation (SSAR). It may be referenced as “48 CFR chapter 23.”
2301.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.
(a) General. The SSAR conforms to the FAR with respect to divisional arrangements; i.e., subchapters, parts, subparts, sections, subsections, and paragraphs.
(b) Numbering. The FAR System of numbering permits the keying of the same or similar subject matter throughout Chapters 1 (FAR) and 23 (SSAR) of Title 48, CFR. However, SSA's system varies somewhat from that of the FAR numbering scheme, in the numbering to the left of the decimal point. Whereas the FAR only identifies the part number of 48 CFR to the left of the decimal point, our corresponding reference identifies the chapter as well. For example, the FAR paragraph corresponding to this SSAR paragraph is numbered 1.105-2(b) where “1” is the part number (may be one or two digits and is followed by a decimal point), “1” (to the right of the decimal point) is the subpart number, “05” (always two digits) is the section number, “2” is the subsection number (always hyphenated), and “(b)” is the paragraph reference. This SSAR reference is 2301.105-2(b) where the “23” is the chapter number assigned to SSA and the “01” represents the part number (part numbers will always be two digits for agencies implementing the FAR). The remaining numbers to the right of the decimal point are identical to and reflect the same divisions as in the FAR numbering scheme.
(c) References and citations. (1) Unless otherwise stated, references indicate parts, subparts, sections, subsections, etc., of this regulation, the SSAR.
(2) This regulation shall be referred to as the Social Security Acquisition Regulation (SSAR). Any reference may be cited as “SSAR” followed by the appropriate number. Within the SSAR, the number alone will be used.
(3) Citations of authority shall be incorporated where necessary. All FAR reference numbers shall be preceded by “FAR.”
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[Haskell-cafe] Crash in Data.ByteString.Lazy.hPut
Jamie Love jamie.love at aviarc.com.au
Mon Jan 28 17:45:50 EST 2008
Just to clarify, I know it was my mistake, and so I'm not blaming
Haskell or Ghc. The first few times you realise the compiler isn't a
magic wand that stops you being silly are the hardest.
Jamie Love wrote:
> Oh, I see
> I wasn't thinking through the code (and I'm still in the honeymoon
> phase with Haskell, thinking it can do no wrong).
> Don Stewart wrote:
>> jamie.love:
>>> Ah, of course.
>>> Thanks. I removed the hPut and it runs smoothly. I had forgotten that
>>> haskell chooses the types dynamically.
>>> Shouldn't haskell pick up that there is no 'mod' for Word8? I mean,
>>> shouldn't I get a nicer error message?
>> Well, it inferred Word8 for your generated values, so 256 overflowed to 0.
>> Stating the expected type here would prevent that. (And is why mandatory
>> top level declarations are good -- they can prevent bugs caused by
>> an unexpected type being inferred).
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Missing teen: Santos 10-29-09
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Phone: 961-2254
October 29, 2009
Report No. C09024763
Kainoa K. Santos
…missing since August 26, 2009
Media Release
The Hawai’i Police Department is searching for a 17-year-old boy reported as missing from Hilo since August 26, 2009.
Kainoa K. Santos is described as Puerto Rican-Hawaiian, 5-foot-06-inches, about 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
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Johann Jeep
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German composer. Studied in Italy; Kapellmeister to the Hohenlohe court at Weikersheirn (near Würzburg) 1614-35; cathedral organist and Kapellmeister at Frankfurt from 1637 and Kapellmeister in Hanau from 1642. He published some psalms and sacred songs, but his most important work is the 2-volume Studentengärtlein (1605, 1613) which initiated a tradition of simple strophic secular songs for students.
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'Glee' Recap: Seven Big Reveals From 'Sadie Hawkins'
A big step for Rachel, a new love for Tina and a hot date for Kurt highlight the Fox musical's winter premiere.
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[Warning: This story contains spoilers from Thursday's "Sadie Hawkins" episode of Glee.]
Fox's Glee returned from its winter hiatus Thursday with a rousing Sadie Hawkins dance/female empowerment-themed episode where Blaine and Tina's new friendship blossomed while Rachel and Kurt moved forward in New York.
Here are the seven highlights from the episode, which included rousing covers of TLC's "No Scrubs," Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" and "Tell Him" by the Exciters, among others.
1. Sam thinks the Warblers cheated at Sectionals. In the middle of the Sadie Hawkins dance, Sam discovers the all-male group are using steroids to improve their performance. They find a rule that will disqualify the Warblers from the competition and return New Directions to being Sectionals champs. Turns out Blaine's old friend from the Warblers is willing to turn over on his colleagues and admits that the entire group injected testosterone.
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2. Kurt starts at NYADA. There, he discovers the so-called social lepers known as Adam's Apples, NYADA's show choir. Rachel tries to dissuade Kurt from joining out of fear it will hurt his career in the long-term, but then he meets Adam, who has charm for days and is wooing Kurt to join. After rejecting his invitation to join, Adam seems to be everywhere Kurt is, with the NYADA newbie very intrigued by the talented cutie -- but he can't tell if Adam feels the same romantic sparks. In the end, Kurt asks Adam out and the duo set a date.
3. Rachel goes there with Brody. After a late date with Brody, Rachel apparently opts to spend the night with him. Turns out the female empowerment at McKinley seeped into New York, where Rachel seems to be attached at the hip to Brody. After he shows up 45 minutes late for dinner, Brody sweet talks his way out of a fight with Rachel. At the end of the episode, Rachel invites Brody to move in with her. (And without talking it over with Kurt, a big roommate no-no.)
4. Tina has the hots for Blaine. Tina picks Blaine to sing to -- and ask to the dance. Turns out she's had a crush on Kurt's ex for some time, much to the shock of the rest of New Directions (and Blaine). He ultimately turns her down because he has a crush -- on Sam. After confiding in her about it, Blaine agrees to go to the dance with Tina -- as friends. That relationship, however, is tested when just as the duo were about to share a very interesting moment, Sam interrupts with news on the Warblers cheating fiasco. At the end of the episode, however, Tina confesses that she thinks she may have found the love of her life in Blaine. Really.
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5. Marley and Jake make it official. Brittany helps Marley find her power with Jake. The two, with backing from the New Directions ladies cover "Tell Him" by the Exciters. It works and she asks Jake to the Sadie Hawkins dance. Brittany, meanwhile, asks Sam, who accepts with a great Yoda impersonation. At the dance, Marley asks Jake for a commitment -- because she doesn't want him to hurt her. He happily commits to her. Speaking of Brittany and Marley, we're not going to lie -- we love this pairing. More please.
6. Puck and Kitty are happening. After Kitty throws herself at Jake, he turns to big-brother Puck for advice, who encourages him to resist her insanity and vows to help make his Kitty problem go away. Instead, Puck accepts the Sadie Hawkins invite from Kitty. As it turns out, Kitty sees promise in Puck after having read his screenplay and the two head to the parking lot for a steamy hook-up.
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7. New (and old) couples unite. At the dance, Sugar and Artie, as well as Lauren and Joe, connect -- after the all-knowing Coach Bieste encourages the wallflowers to get out there and seize the day and two potential new couples are born (or reborn in Sugar and Artie's case).
What did you think of "Sadie Hawkins"? Which song was your favorite? Hit the comments with your thoughts. Glee airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on Fox.
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1. Probable reasons for the collapse of Mayan civilization include all of the following except A) foreign invasion. B) population growth that outstripped available resources. C) prolonged...
1. Probable reasons for the collapse of Mayan civilization include all of the following except A) foreign invasion. B) population growth that outstripped available resources. C) prolonged droughts. D) an increase in the frequency of warfare.
2. In which present-day state did the Chaco canyon culture exist? A) California B) Ohio C) New Mexico D) Maine
3. Which of the following cultures did not produce a written language? A) Maya B) Axumite C) Meroë D) Ancestral Pueblo
4. This great classical city was apparently centrally planned, with a grid of streets, temples, and grand homes for the elite. A) Axum B) Chavín C) Teotihuacán D) Jenne-jeno
5. This classical civilization developed significant cities but no encompassing state structure. A) Teotihuacán B) Meroë C) the Niger Valley D) the Maya
6. Silk was the key trade item along the Silk Roads because A) it was used as currency in Central Asia. B) it was a symbol of high status in the Byzantine Empire and China. C) it was linked to the sacred in both Christianity and Buddhism. D) all of the above
7. In the first centuries following its arrival in China, Buddhism had its greatest success converting which sector of the population? A) the peasantry B) government officials C) merchants D) townspeople
8. Despite its successful spread into Central Asia along the Silk Roads, Buddhism was largely blocked from spreading westward by which faith? A) Christianity B) Zoroastrianism C) Hinduism D) Judaism
9. During a period of intensified interaction in the fourteenth century in which much of the Eurasian landmass was unified by the Mongol Empire, the _________ spread along the trade routes of Eurasia, devastating the populations of China, the Middle East, and Europe.
10. The _________ winds made Indian Ocean commerce possible.
11. Which of the following was not a major development in Chinese society that took shape in the centuries following the collapse of the Han dynasty? A) the conquest of some portions of China by northern nomads B) the beginning of Chinese migration southward toward the Yangzi River valley C) the rejection of Daoism D) the growing influence of Buddhism on Chinese culture
12. Which of the following technological innovations spread from China during the Tang or Song dynasty periods? A) the processing of sugar B) printing C) cannons D) windmills
13. During the Tang dynasty period, _________ became a common practice, especially among elite women in China, in part because small size and delicacy had come to represent female beauty and eroticism.
14. The Sui dynasty sought to solidify the unity of the Chinese state by a vast extension of the _________ system.
15. Which of the following was not a goal of the Chinese tribute system? A) to confirm China's superiority over other civilizations B) to “civilize” the peoples who lived along China's borders C) to extort wealth from neighbors to make up for China's trade deficit D) to manage China's relationships with northern nomads and other non-Chinese peoples
16. Which of the following groups ultimately brought an end to the Byzantine Empire through a successful siege of Constantinople? A) Persians B) Ottoman Turks C) Germanic tribesmen D) Mongols
17. Which of the following Western European rulers was the first to be crowned by the pope as emperor of a revived Roman Empire? A) Charlemagne B) Odoacer C) Otto I D) none of the above
18. The conversion of Prince _________ to the Christian faith led to the expansion of Eastern Orthodoxy into Rus.
19. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, slavery was replaced in Western Europe by a new economic and social relationship between lord and worker known as _________.
20. The _________ were wars that in European thinking were undertaken at God's command.
21. The development of _________ after gunpowder arrived from China is a good example of how borrowed technologies spurred European inventions.
22. The scientific study of nature, known as _________, separated itself from theology in the universities of Western Europe.
23. The works of the classical Greek philosopher _________ became the basis for university education in the West for the five centuries after 1200.
24. The special tax imposed on Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, payment of which permitted them to continue to practice their own religion, was known as the A) jihad. B) umma. C) jizya. D) dhimmis.
25. Located in Mecca, the _________ was the most prominent shrine in pre-Islamic Arabia.
26. _________ Muslims believed that the caliphs were rightful political and military leaders, selected by the Islamic community.
27. _________, an extensive body of Islamic law, is based on the Quran, the life and teachings of Muhammad, deductive reasoning, and the consensus of scholars.
28. The religious tradition known as _________ blends elements of Islam, such as belief in one universal God, with Hindu concepts, such as karma and rebirth.
29. Who founded the Mongol Empire and became known as Chinggis Khan? A) Ogodei B) Temujin C) Khubilai D) Mongke
30. Why did pastoral societies emerge only in the Afro-Eurasian world and not in the Americas? A) a lack of environments suitable for pastoral societies B) the military prowess of settled societies C) a lack of large animals that could be domesticated D) none of the above
31. All of the following regions were incorporated into the Mongol Empire except A) Japan. B) Persia. C) Korea. D) China.
32. In comparison to agrarian societies, pastoral societies in general A) had less productive economies. B) offered women fewer restrictions and a greater role in public life. C) were frequently on the move. D) all of the above
33. Which of the following resulted from Mongol rule over Russia? A) the adoption by Russian princes of completely mounted armies B) the rise of Kiev to renewed prominence in Russian history C) the adoption by Russian princes of the Mongols' diplomatic rituals and court practices D) all of the above
34. Which of the following is true of Aztec religion? A) Human sacrifice, though important, was a very rare occurrence. B) Aztec religion encouraged the killing of enemies on the battlefield because their blood was key to nourishing the gods. C) The sun was central to all of life but tended to lose its energy in a constant battle against encroaching darkness. D) all of the above
35. In both the Inca and Aztec empires, women and men operated in two separate but equivalent spheres, a gender system that scholars call A) gender parallelism. B) gender equivalency. C) gender equality. D) none of the above
36. A key center of Islamic learning and culture in West Africa was the city of A) Malacca. B) Timbuktu. C) Benin. D) Igbo.
37. The European Renaissance began in present-day A) Italy. B) Germany. C) France. D) England.
38. The Chinese admiral _________ captained a large imperial fleet into the Indian Ocean as far as the East African coast.
39. In 1497, the Portuguese explorer _________ launched a voyage that took him around the tip of South Africa and into the Indian Ocean.
40. The _________ Empire was the most impressive and enduring of the new Islamic states of the fifteenth century.
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1. Personal Reflection: Do you find convincing the long-established interpretation of pastoral societies being a destructive force in human history?
2. Personal Reflection: Of all the fifteenth-century societies explored in Chapter 13, which would you have preferred to live in, and why?
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1. xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xx xxx find convincing the long-established xxxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxx a xxxxxxxxxxx force in human history?
In our xxxx Pastoral societies, xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx some xxxxxxxxx and importance xxxxxx they never attempted xx create xxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxx were in xxx favor of xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxx non-progressive development.
Theoretically the pastoral societies portrayed an “evolutionary bypath”, xxx xxxx Lenski xxx Lenski, xxxxx and xxx play some key xxxx xxxxxx the xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxx imperative ecological/evolutionary xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxx from the xxxxx xx view of xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx say xxx progressivist xxxxx xxx xxx who believes that the xxxxxxxxxxx in xxx xxxxxxx as x xxxxx xxxxxx be there, xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx the xxxx xx xxxxxxxx society.
xx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx was xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxx wanted the xxxxxxx on x xxxxx to xxxx morally xxxxxxx and thus xxxxxxxxx xxx society xx turn xxx xxxxx into x xxxx superior xxxx
What’s more, we also xxxxxxx that a pastoral xxxxxxx xxxxx xx oppose xxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx these societies xxxxx grew and xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxx opposed the radical growth.
Pastoralists evolved xxxx xx history, xxx
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xxxxx which present-day state did the Chaco xxxxxx culture xxxxxx
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Stephen Harper's Actions Against Immigration Are Different Than His Words
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Stephen Harper now has a stronger mandate with a majority government, so what is Harper's agenda with his new mandate? The answer is that there are two agendas at play. The first is to chart Canada on a fundamentally right-wing course; the second is to establish the Conservatives as the new "natural governing party," taking this mantle from the Liberals who previously claimed this title.
These agendas seem contradictory -- one involves a radical right-wing agenda while the other is a more centrist project -- trying to occupy ground previously claimed by the Liberals, ground that is harder for the left-wing NDP to capture. For Harper, however, accomplishing these agendas will not necessarily be mutually contradictory.
The Harper government is likely to use the language of political moderation, to not take an "in-your-face" ideological approach like, for example, Mike Harris did. However the actual policies, while taking on an incremental nature, are likely to belie this language of moderation.
The Harper government has already prioritized spending on fighter jets and prisons and championed corporate tax reductions, a course that will most likely necessitate social program reductions.
A clear example of where Conservatives use moderate language, but pursue an immoderate course, is immigration. Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney heavily courted immigrants and visible minorities, so-called "ethnic" voters, in the run-up to the last election.
According to the Canadian Election Study, Conservative gains among immigrant voters were overstated -- vote splitting between Liberals and New Democrats in suburban Toronto facilitated Conservative gains in large part. Nonetheless, the Harper government was able to claim the language of moderation on immigration and multiculturalism.
However, during the election, a group of immigration lawyers warned that while Conservatives were stating they would improve the immigration system, their policies contradicted these statements.
Annual visa quotas for sponsored parents and grandparents dropped dramatically between 2005 and 2011 from 20,005 to 11,200, with actual sponsorship applications taking nine to 30 months longer depending on location of visa application. While the rationale may be that sponsored elderly immigrants use social services and do not contribute to tax revenue, this raises a fundamental question of why members of immigrant communities cannot have their elderly parents and grandparents nearby to look after, a privilege which non-immigrants enjoy.
In Middle Eastern, Asian, and South Asian cultures, it is customary for families to look after elderly parents, to have them in the same house. Furthermore, many immigrants benefit from having their extended families come with them in helping to settle down in a new society.
Something else to note, when the Maengs, a family of landed South Korean immigrants in Moncton, New Brunswick, faced deportation because of the costs of caring for their autistic son, it was the provincial government of New Brunswick -- in stepping up to cover related healthcare costs -- and not the federal government which acted to ensure this family could stay in Canada.
For refugees, the Conservatives cancelled the only program that allowed refugees to apply in their own country and have re-introduced a bill from the last Parliament which targets refugees. Under this bill, for refugees there is mandatory detention for one year without judicial review, denial of permanent residency for five years, and increased barriers being reunited with families through denial of sponsorship for five years. Many legal experts have stated that this bill contravenes the Charter.
This bill was spurred on, in part, through an earlier incident where a ship off the shores of British Columbia, carrying Tamil refugees from war-torn Sri Lanka, became a source of controversy.
While Conservative gains among immigrant voters are overstated, looking at Greater Toronto it is interesting to note that Conservatives made limited seat gains in Scarborough, where there is a relatively large Tamil population, while sweeping ridings in Mississauga and Brampton, where there are relatively large Indian and Pakistani populations (although at this point the exact demographic breakdown among different groups in these ridings is uncertain).
Could Conservatives be targeting certain groups, Indian and Pakistani -- misleading them on facilitating a swifter immigration process -- while writing off others such as Tamils who came as refugees?
On immigration the Conservatives are using the language of moderation and inclusiveness, but their actual policies tell a different story.
An earlier version of this article appeared in the Telegraph Journal.
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CLOSED: Re: [ic] BUG REPORT: Interchange CVS admin interface has broken gif links
Toni Mueller
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On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 10:27:09PM +0200, Toni Mueller wrote:
> Well, I just did a fresh CVS update and can't find such images anywhere
> in the whole tree.
I just discovered that these woes go away when doing a fresh checkout.
Why updating won't work, I actually don't know :(
Now I at least have the images.
Best Regards,
--Toni (confused)++
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ublic Attacks on "Personal Beliefs" | Carl E. Olson | June 20, 2005
Public Attacks on "Personal Beliefs" | Carl E. Olson | June 20, 2005
I was recently talking to a Canadian and somehow the issue of "gay marriage" came up.
"I really respect our prime minister, Paul Martin," he said, "for how he’s handled that issue."
"How so?" I inquired. All I could recall at that moment was that Martin, a professing Catholic, had been strongly criticized by a bishop for his support of "gay marriage."
"Well, he said that although he personally is opposed to gay marriage, he’s going to support it because it would be wrong to force his beliefs on other people. I admire that."
I immediately thought of Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York, who had articulated the same general approach to abortion (albeit in a lengthy and nuanced manner).
"So are you saying that you admire a man who says he believes something is true and right, but isn’t willing to stand up for it in public?" I asked.
As you might imagine, the resulting conversation was rather interesting. Later, I read up on Martin’s statements about "gay marriage," and it turns out that he doesn’t even personally oppose it anymore, although he once did. In fact, in a February 16, 2005 address in the House of Commons, the Canadian prime minister stated:
Much could be said about these and other remarks and the various arguments used to support "gay marriage." Thankfully, Archbishop Frederick Henry of Calgary (and many others) has been tirelessly working to both defend the sanctity of marriage and to explain why there can be no such thing as "gay marriage."
My interest here, however, is in the disturbing and increasingly popular notion that a person’s "personal beliefs" shouldn’t affect their public stances or actions. If this is so, some difficult questions must be asked.
First, is it possible to truly believe something personally (which is often understood to mean "privately") and then set it aside when making public decisions? I find it strange that many political and social liberals have no problem saying, "I must follow my heart" and "I have to do what I feel is right," but often condemn those people (whether politicians or otherwise) who admit their decisions are based on religious principles and beliefs. Could it be that what is so offensive isn’t that a Christian believes in God, but that he believes in God more than he believe in himself? Or that he trusts God more than newly anointed "experts" and "progressive" thinkers? That he thinks he must ultimately answer to someone higher than the court, the press, or the pundit?
Secondly, if the so-called "private beliefs" of individuals shouldn’t affect public decisions, do any beliefs exist that can used to make such decisions? Put another way, why is that religious beliefs end up being called "personal beliefs," but beliefs based on, say, relativism and false pluralism and radical feminism are deemed fit (even necessary) for wholesale public consumption?
The idea of "personal beliefs" is itself problematic since all belief is clearly personal in a most basic way: a person accepts a belief and holds to it. Trees, cars, and airplanes don’t have personal beliefs; likewise, "personal beliefs" and "public beliefs" are artificial constructs. Everyone holds to a system of morality, even if they don’t think about it or it makes no logical sense. That system of morality – again, whether acknowledged or not – guides our private and public actions. For a politician to say that he wouldn’t force his "personal beliefs" on anyone else is not only a misunderstanding of the democratic process, but also suggests that hypocrisy or indifference is one of his guiding ethical and moral principles.
Finally, did my Canadian interlocutor really admire Martin for the reason he gave – or because Martin agrees with him about "gay marriage"? I think the answer to this important question could have be had quite easily, if only I had thought to make this inquiry: "If Martin had said that he is personal opposed to pedophilia, but he must support those who want it legalized because he must not force his personal beliefs on others, would you still respect him?"
If he replied that this is a nonsensical question since everyone knows that pedophilia is a vile and horrific thing, I would show him this quote:
It comes, of course, from Martin’s speech before the House of Commons. Yes, he is speaking of homosexuality, but we cannot think for a moment that there aren’t groups today actively seeking the legalization of sex with minors (they exist and they aren’t going away). Nor can we scoff at the thought that such groups, in twenty years, might be what active homosexuals are today: a minority whose actions are not only accepted, but often specially supported and promoted. As difficult as it is to consider, the same goes for groups that tout polygamy and — far more depraved but also real — bestiality (also known as "zoosexuality").
Perhaps the answer is given that "decent, normal people know that pedophilia is wrong." Fair enough, but what is that belief based upon? After all, the overwhelming majority of cultures today and throughout history believed that homosexual acts are wrong and undermine the moral fabric of a society. Yet the prime minister of Canada has a response to this fact, even if my Canadian acquaintance did not:
Which begs more questions: Is this Martin’s "personal belief"? Or is the belief of the Canadian courts? If so, does that reflect the "personal belief" of the judges in those courts? Or of the plaintiffs before the courts? Surely this confident belief that "we evolved" and "we grew" comes from some one. From who? And how?
More importantly, how do know that this belief in inevitable moral progress is true? Most importantly, is there any Truth?
What Martin says, ever so carefully, is that there is no solid, unmoving ground to base beliefs upon. Things are always evolving, changing, shifting, and (we are assured) improving. The only absolute is that there is never any absolute. This is, in the striking words of Pope Benedict XVI, the "dictatorship of relativism." Or, as he writes in Truth and Tolerance: "Truth is replaced by the decision of the majority . . . precisely because [it is believed] there can be no truth, in the sense of a binding and generally accessible entity for man."
And so we end up admiring men whose sole virtue is that they don’t believe in anything except not inflicting "personal beliefs" on others. These are the hollow men described so vividly by T.S. Eliot: "Our dried voices, when/We whisper together/Are quiet and meaningless … Shape without form, shade without colour/Paralysed force, gesture without motion."
Is there really such a thing as a "personal belief"? No, not if you really believe. And I’m happy to say so publicly.
Carl E. Olson is the editor of IgnatiusInsight.com.
He resides in a top secret location in the Northwest somewhere between Portland, Oregon and Sacramento, California. Visit his personal web site at www.carl-olson.com .
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5 Things Really Successful Learners Do
Most everyone can learn, but some people just absorb and grow at remarkable rates. Here are some of their tricks.
Many people claim to be a "lifetime learners," and with good reason. Scientists have warned that you need to keep your brain active if you want to avoid mental decay. But some people seem to learn easier and faster than others. These smart people often show creativity and innovation, and quickly pick up new skills on their own time.
Learning should be easy to do since we all go through years of schooling training on how to do it. But beyond basic acquisition of knowledge, there is a real art to intensive learning. For deep learning you have to find the time and energy for knowledge and skills building. Really successful learners know the trick is to make the process itself as energizing and efficient as possible. Here's how they do it.
1. Imagine the outcome.Learning for learning sake is fine for academics or people with lots of time on their hands, but as a busy achiever your learning needs to have purpose. Understanding the need will help you assess how much and how fast you need to learn something. When you start out to learn a new skill set or master new knowledge, envision what you will do with it. Get a very clear mental picture of how it will change the way you work and live. Taking a language class? See yourself conversing with a new client in a foreign country. Training on new software? Picture the problem you'll solve with it and how it will streamline activity. Successful learners identify the objective at the start, and create a strong, emotionally compelling vision of what will happen when they reach that objective.
2. Think of text as a starting point. Most people remember highlighting dozens of textbooks in high school and college. And how the words started to blur as the brain was swimming in so much stuff. If the material you're learning has a text component, think of it as just one of many places to store that information. The best learners start with the text, and then move on. They create additional opportunities for experiential learning. They might sit and dialogue with an expert or discuss it with other learners over coffee. They watch others or participate in applying the concepts in practical settings. They know the book is just one place where the information "lives," and they seek it out in other environments. The more they see those ideas or skills at work in the outside world, the more exciting the material becomes. Then going back to the text doesn't seem like such a chore.
3. Learn in your language. Every brain has a preferred method for receiving information. Some like to see it sketched out on a whiteboard, others like to hear it out loud, and others want to be on their feet tinkering with it in a practical way. Figure out what method engages your mind, and translate the material to that. If you're visual, make charts and find YouTube tutorials. If you're auditory, find lecture recordings, read it out loud to yourself, and discuss it with someone else. If you're tactile, act it out, or build a model, or use a computer simulation. Successful learners are very self aware about their own learning needs and actively communicate them to others so they get exactly what is necessary to achieve.
4. Make failure fun. There is only so much you can learn from being successful at a task from the beginning. The real learning comes from testing and pushing the boundaries. Successful learners stretch the limits and often fail willingly to understand how things work, and of course how they don't. Any time you take on something really challenging and unfamiliar, you're going to stumble and fall. No one likes to look foolish, and you may be disinclined to stretch to avoid embarrassment and blows to the ego. The more frustrated and discouraged you get, the more you may want to give up. But if you look for the humor in each letdown, share funny stories with friends and family, and laugh it off, you will be much more willing to keep trying. Ultimately it's the act of overcoming those failures that will instill greater learning for the long haul.
5. Make accountability exhilarating. People work harder when they are accountable to others for their performance. Most will study harder if a test is on the horizon. Many practice more if there's a recital in two weeks. Successful learners make themselves accountable for learning through deadlines and measurement. The challenge is that those benchmarks, even though they are motivating, often fill minds with dread. Use the nervousness and adrenaline to your advantage. Create opportunities to display your new skills or knowledge so you can drive toward the finish line. If this makes you overly tense, make sure there are friends to support your efforts along the way. It will make the celebration of success and learning that much sweeter.
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About the Vedic Period
Basically the culture and tradition of a country depends on its historical background. Ancient Vedic culture still continues in some aspects in India because the Indians are the successor of the Vedic inhabitants. The culture was divided in two distinct groups; Dravidians and Aryans. We are aware of the culture by two great scriptures; Vedas and Upanishads which had a thoughtful effect on the development of cultures, traditions and religious conviction of India. Vedic culture has continued from 1500 BC to 500 BC in the north and northwestern parts of India. This time period is divided into two parts - The Vedic period from 1500 BC to 1000 BC and the Later Vedic period from 1000 BC to 600 BC.
Vedas were said as Chaturvedas and it has four parts. Among them, Rig-Veda was the first composition of the Chaturvedas. It consists of verse composed of religious hymns and probably it inherited many elements from pre-Vedic, common Indo-Iranian society. RigVedic Aryans have a lot in common with the Andronovo culture and the Mittanni kingdoms as well as with early Iranians. The other three Vedas are Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda. The Yajurveda provides information about sacrifices. The Samveda is believed to be the base of Indian Cultural Songs and Music. The Atharvaveda consists of philosophy and lists solution to day-to-day problems, anxieties and difficulties. It also includes information on Medicines and Herbals. Another literature was Upanishad which consists of discussions on several problems such as creation of the universe, the nature of God, the origin of mankind.
Administration System
Vedic Aryans divided their political range in three units; Grama (village), Vis (sub domain) and Jana (kingdom). A Grama was the smallest unit of this political system and a collection of Grama make a Vis or subdivision. In the same way a number of Vis build a kingdom. The leader of a grama was called gramani and the Vish leader was called as Vishpati. A kingdom or Rashtra was ruled by a Rajan or king. The king was selected by the consent and approval of people from a royal family. The major duty of a king was to protect the people. The Soldiers on foot and on chariots, armed with bow and arrow were common. The king occupied spies and messengers. He collected taxes from the people which he had to redistribute among the inhabitants.
Cattle were held in high esteem and frequently appear in Rigvedic hymns; Agriculture grew more prominent with time as the community gradually began to settle down in post-Rigvedic times. The economy was based on bartering with cattle and other valuables such as salt or metals. Families were patrilineal, and people prayed for the abundance of sons.
Vedic Religion
Vedic people follow the Hindu religion and a custom of Varna (class or caste) system. Varna or Class system divided the position of people. There were four class in Vedic culture; Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. The position of the Brahmins and Kshatriyas was higher than the Vaishyas and Shudras. The Brahmins were specialized in creating the sacred texts and carrying out various types of rituals and they also acted as a priest. The people of royal family were classified as Kshatriyas. They performed a commanding role in society and helped to maintain law and order. In the Early Vedic Period all the three upper classes Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas were considered as relatively equal Aryan, but in the Later Vedic Age the Brahmins and Kshatriyas became upper class. The Vaishyas were traders and farmers or any type of worker but the Shudras were the lower class; they were untouchable for upper-class and were meant to serve the upper three classes.
People worshiped many God and Goddess including the god of the following nature rain, animal, earth, etc. The main deities of the Vedic pantheon were Indra Dev (king of God), Agni (the God of fire), and Soma and some deities of social order such as Mitra Varuna (god of rain), Aryaman and Amsa, further nature deities such as Surya (the God of Sun), Vayu (the God of wind), Prithivi (the God of earth).
The later Vedic period
The later Vedic period was marked by appearance of agriculture as the dominant economic activity. The late Vedic period was marked by the rise of the sixteen Mahajanapadas referred to in some of the literature. The power of the king and the Kshatriyas greatly increased. Rulers gave themselves titles like Ekarat, Sarvabhauma and Chakravartin. The kings performed sacrifices like Rajasuya, Vajapeya and for supreme dominance over other kings, the ashvamedha (horse sacrifice).
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Sportando reports:
Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman announced that they will play with German National Team at Eurobasket 2011 in Lithuania.
Both players will join soon the team coached by Dirk Bauermann. reports:
Chris Kaman stated: “Playing for Germany in 2008 was a lot of fun, I think I can help the team and we can achieve things”. editor says: I’ve heard that Nowitzki and Kaman were a package deal for Team Germany. Meaning, they or their representatives were in touch with each other and either both were going to play, or neither one was. I haven’t actually confirmed this, though. But don’t be surprised if you read something about this in the near future.
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Best Beauty Buys 2014
Say hello to InStyle’s 100 Best Beauty Buys 2014, as voted for by our panel of 198 expert judges. These are the must-have products that you need in your beauty kit NOW – judged solely and independently by the beauty industry, for you. This year has certainly been our most exciting to date, with an unprecedented 24 new product winners, as well as 19 iconic products that have one their category for ten years or more. And, since we're partnering with John Lewis for the fifth year running, we're once again delighted to announce that, for the second consecutive year, Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser has won the John Lewis Award. Enjoy your winning products!
The 19 products celebrating ten years at the top.
If you want to achieve a flawless complexion, these experts' favourites are your A-list weapons.
Shade, sculpt and paint with these poll-topping picks.
Buff, file, paint and moisturise your way to salon-worthy nails.
Say hello to good hair days with these pampering and styling heros.
From silky-soft legs to the perfect tan, this pros' edit shows you how to give yourself the VIP treatment.
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Allergy tests are not perfect tests. A batch of allergy tests has the potential to produce several false-positive results (results that suggests you have an allergy, even though you really don't) and can have false-negative results (results that suggests you don't have an allergy, even though you really do). Even so, allergy tests that have positive results can offer some guidance about what you may want to avoid in an effort to prevent allergy symptoms. They also serve as the basis for allergy shots in people who require this form of treatment.
All tests except the RAST require that you stop taking antihistamines and certain other medications for at least three to seven days before testing. Do not discontinue any medication unless your doctor advises you to do so. If your symptoms are too severe to permit a break in your medicines, or if your doctor feels that the risk of a serious allergic reaction to skin testing is too high, the RAST can be used while you are taking medications. The results of the RAST test may be less accurate than results of allergy skin testing.
Skin Tests
Skin prick or scratch test. In the skin prick or scratch test, one drop each of several different diluted allergens are separately placed on the skin, often in a grid pattern on the back. Then the skin is scratched once at the location of each droplet, to increase exposure to each of the allergens. After about 20 to 30 minutes, if redness, hives or swelling surrounds any scratch, you may be having an allergic reaction to the allergen being tested. If manyallergens need to be tested, your doctor may do your testing in batches on two separate days. You will be observed for at least 30 minutes after the test is completed to make sure you don't develop any breathing problems or anaphylaxis, which requires immediate treatment.
Skin patch test. Allergens are applied to the skin in a skin patch test. Unlike a skin prick test, a skin patch test checks for a delayed type of allergic reaction, which occurs two to seven days after exposure. A positive test result produces contact dermatitis. This test is useful for diagnosing metal, latex, or chemical allergies.
Intradermal test. When the results of a skin prick test are negative and the test will be used to make an important decision, an intradermal test may be used to either confirm the negative result or to more powerfully provoke a skin reaction. Examples of important decisions that might warrant intradermal skin testing include the selection of insect venom that will be included in allergy shots after a severe reaction, or the decision to use an antibiotic that had been previously blamed for an allergy reaction.
With the intradermal test, a small amount of allergen is injected directly into the skin rather than being scratched on the surface. This test is effective for diagnosing drug and insect allergies. It is never recommended for food allergy testing, because injection of food allergen may result in a severe allergic reaction. Moreover, this type of test for food allergy frequently produces false positive test results. As with the skin prick test, an observation period of at least 30 minutes is necessary after the test because of the potential for a serious reaction.
Radioallergosorbent Test
The radioallergosorbent test (RAST) requires a blood sample. The blood is tested in the laboratory to see if it contains IgE (immunoglobulin E) antibodies that attach to the surface of one or more common potential allergens (your blood is tested against a group of common allergens). If you have IgE antibodies that attach to an allergen's surface, this is a sign of allergy to that substance. This test is completely safe since you are not personally exposed to any allergy trigger (no observation period is necessary), but it is less accurate than skin tests. Very commonly, the RAST test will have a false negative result if your allergy has not been recently stimulated. Sometimes, you can also have a false positive reaction. In that case you have IgE antibodies to an allergen, yet you will not have an allergic reaction to that allergen.
Food Elimination Trial
Sometimes food allergies can be detected with a skin prick test, but the results of this test are not always reliable. For this reason, a food elimination trial is often used to confirm a food allergy suggested by the skin prick test.
In a food elimination trial, suspected food items are eliminated from your diet one at a time to see if their absence causes your symptoms to resolve. Then, if you feel better when a suspected food is eliminated, your health-care provider might add that food back to your diet to see if your symptoms recur. Recurring symptoms would confirm the allergy.
If you suspect a food allergy, you should not purposefully eat a trigger food to confirm your allergy unless you are being observed by a health care provider. Some types of foods, such as peanuts and shellfish, can cause anaphylaxis, which may be fatal. A rarely used test called the food challenge test requires that you swallow a pill containing allergens. This test is rarely done because it must be done in a hospital setting to monitor for a serious reaction.
Tests For Recurrent Hives
People with recurrent hives (urticaria) may be tested for several nonallergic conditions that can cause hives. These include liver or thyroid disease, vascular problems (called angioedema), lupus and infection (particularly fungal infections). Blood tests and a careful physical examination can check for these conditions. These problems cause hives far less often than allergic reactions do. These tests are only important for hives that have no obvious allergy trigger and are chronic.
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A Closer Look at Dave Franco
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The new heist film Now You See Me opens with a succinct tag line: "The closer you think you are, the less you'll actually see." The same could be said about the film's youngest illusionist, actor Dave Franco. What you think you see from Franco isn't exactly the full package. For one thing, the 27-year-old is less like his older brother, multi-hyphenate James, than you might assume based on their identical trademarks, from the signature lopsided grin to the smooth Californian drawl. While Franco can't escape his looks, he's starting to carve out a career very different from his brother's.
A true man of the millennial generation, Dave has used the Internet to leave a strong impression on a fast growing fan base of Tumblr addicts. He's not abashed about his shorts on Funny or Die, which see him getting romantically curtailed by his cat in one video and literally screwing himself in the next. He's in on the Hollywood joke, which makes him much more accessible as an actor when he scores big gigs like 21 Jump Street and Warm Bodies.
Now You See Me
NIKI CRUZ: In this film, you're not playing a high school student. How long have you waited to play someone your age?
DAVE FRANCO: My whole life! [laughs] No, it is nice. Everyone always says it's a blessing to look a lot younger than my age, but sometimes I just want to look 27. It's not really specified how old I am in the movie, but yes it's clear that I'm at least out of high school.
FRANCO: Yeah, I have an idea. I think at this point, I'm trying to avoid any more asshole roles, at least for a little bit. The main criteria for me when choosing a project is a good director. I just want to work with these guys that I admire because I do want to direct my own films one day, and I want to pick their brains to see what their process is like, and see what I can take from that. In general, the few directors that I've worked with that I really respect have taught me a lot about who I am and they've opened me up as an actor. I want to take some of that to apply it to when I'm directing actors.
CRUZ: Would you want to direct full-time?
FRANCO: I would love to balance that out with writing. To be honest, I don't see myself acting forever. I just can't imagine myself being a 70-year-old man fighting for roles. I would love to do small parts in my friends' movies or things that I'm directing myself. I do envision myself behind the camera as I get a little bit older.
CRUZ: I would feel a little remiss if I didn't mention you have a brother in the industry. As far as nepotism is concerned do you feel like you've overcome having to prove yourself to people?
FRANCO: You tell me! [laughs]
CRUZ: I think you're doing a good job! So far you've built a very different career from James. There's a different tone to your acting.
FRANCO: Thank you. It's been an interesting journey, because up until two years ago most people knew me as James Franco's little brother. I made a conscious decision to distance myself from him work-wise. As much as I love him and respect him, I needed to stand on my own two feet. I have noticed a difference, or at least a change. People are starting to give me credibility, and I don't think that's a coincidence. I'm trying to be as smart as I can. We may look and sound similar, but our personalities couldn't be more different. He can tackle roles that I can never touch, and vice versa, and I think people are slowly starting to see that.
CRUZ: Let's get into Now You See Me. I heard you felt like you stumbled on set with all of these great actors. Were you intimidated at first? It didn't translate onscreen.
FRANCO: Oh, good! Definitely, that first week, I was intimidated. These are people that I looked up to for a long time. On the flip side, no one has any idea who the hell I am. I felt like I had to prove myself to them. On any new project I'm working on, the first week is nerve-wracking, but especially with these people that I admire so much and who I just want to be equal with. To be completely honest from day one everyone was so nice. They never made me feel beneath them. It was all in my own head. It was incredible to see everyone else's process and that they still doubt themselves in a very endearing way. Even though they've all been working for 20, 30, or 40 years, they still doubt themselves and they want to be the best they can be.
CRUZ: There were no top hats!
FRANCO: Exactly! There were no funky costumes or people that were nerdy. This movie kind of feels like the new wave of what's happening in magic.
FRANCO: [laughs] It was a lot of fun! We put a lot of time into rehearsing that sequence. I loved it, though. I played sports my whole life, so to use those skills towards acting was a dream for me. In the middle of doing that whole sequence, I remember thinking, "Why would I want to do these dramas when I'm crying all day—when I can be flipping over tables and jumping down trash chutes?" Of course, I want to do more serious movies as well, but in the moment, it was so much fun. When I'm being physical, it completely takes me out of my head, and I can just go for it and be in the moment.
CRUZ: Speaking of fighting you're filming Townies with Zac Efron. Did Zac really break his hand fighting you? What's that about?
FRANCO: [laughs] Yes! I beat the shit out of Zac Efron. No, no, it was a freak accident. It shouldn't have happened, but in the heat of the moment, he smashed his hand on the ground out of frustration during the scene, and he hit it the wrong way and fractured it, but it's totally fine now.
FRANCO: Yeah, I would love to. With these Funny or Die videos, I do everything for them. I write them, act in them, and co-direct them with my buddy Brian McGinn, who I grew up with. We also edit them together. We're working on a small scale of Internet videos, but we're slowly trying to make them become a bigger thing. For example, most of our videos are almost classified as two- to three-minute skits, but with Would You, it feels like a real short, where there's a narrative and character arcs. That was the second step for us. We took it to a few festivals, like SXSW, which was incredible. The final goal is to make features together and who knows how far down the line that will be, but we're moving in the right direction.
CRUZ: Did you and Brian start a production company?
FRANCO: I definitely want to start my own production company at some point. I'm actually teaming up with Funny or Die to put together a TV show right now, that I can't really talk about because it's still in the very preliminary stages, but if it pans out this will be the first project under my production company, which I have yet to name.
CRUZ: You used Kickstarter for your Would You short. There's a lot of controversy going on with Zach Braff's latest Kickstarter project. It brought up the question of how and if Kickstarter should be utilized by big-name celebrities. Would you still utilize it?
FRANCO: I loved it. We hit our goal, and there was really no downside to it. It's kind of working for everyone, right? It is working for these established stars, but it's also still working for other people. Did Zach Braff reach his goal?
CRUZ: It was in 2004.
FRANCO: Exactly. I'm sure he's been trying to get movies off the ground since then. It's just tough to get movies made. I commend him for taking a chance and doing everything he could to get his next movie made.
CRUZ: So it's safe to say that the Internet is a huge factor in aiding your films now.
FRANCO: Completely. I wouldn't be where I am without these Funny or Die videos in general. When I was first starting out, I would take roles just to get the experience, but not exactly because I believed in the projects I was doing. What I realized with Funny or Die is that I could take it into my own hands. On a much smaller scale, I think these videos are an accurate representation of who I am. As weird as they may be, I'm at least proud of them, and it showed that I do have a slightly different voice. I can't tell you how often people bring up these videos in interviews, and I'm so happy to talk about them because we created them from the ground up.
FRANCO: [laughs] Let's see! I don't know if this is an illusion but I would love to be able to take my card-throwing skills and be able to puncture a watermelon. Now I know I can take this question and say, "I would want to solve the economic problems in the world"—but I want to stick that card in that watermelon.
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Derren Brown's Remote Viewing Event
In his latest television extravaganza, British illusionist and stage mentalist Derren Brown is taking on the CIA's Star Gate "Psychic Spy" Program. It is often the case in media events like this that those involved have already made up their minds against remote viewing. We hope to be pleasantly surprised this time and find that Mr. Brown and his producers will give remote viewing an honest look. Still, there is already some reason to worry that remote viewing will not be represented well.
First, Mr. Brown defines remote viewing as "the ability for a psychic spy to see through the eyes of another human being." Unfortunately, that describes telepathy, not remote viewing. No one familiar with remote viewing has ever claimed that it works this way. Even those sorts of remote viewing experiments which involve a "beacon team" of two or three people going to a randomly-selected target site do not involve the remote viewer "seeing through the eyes" of the team at the location. Instead, the viewer only uses the team as a "beacon," to home in on the site and do his or her own reconnaissance.
Research done using beacon teams to target remote viewers who are kept blind to the teams' destination and work inside sensory-shielded areas often shows that viewers pick up on details at the site that the beacon team itself has no access to (roofs of buildings, tops and insides of machines, locked rooms, and so on). And most remote viewing is done with no one acting as a beacon at the target at all. Instead, coordinates or other means are used to focus the viewer's attention on the intended target without providing identifying information, so the viewer stays fully blind to the target.
A further minor sign of error is Mr. Brown's website explanation that the US government's remote viewing program started because of a leaked KGB video the CIA got wind of in the 1960s. Actually, the CIA had secretly gathered large quantities of data on a massive Soviet military and intelligence effort that looked into ESP and other paranormal phenomena. Literally dozens of top-ranked Soviet labs and research agencies were involved, and Soviet spending in the field was nearly ten times the US total. Much of this material is now in the public domain, and has been for more than a decade.
Before he airs his remote viewing broadcast this coming Friday on UK Channel 4, Mr. Brown is inviting members of the general public to try their hand at remote viewing. They are asked to use their ESP abilities to perceive and draw an image that is hidden behind a patchwork of newspaper sheets fastened to an easel (shown in a photo on the web site). We don't know the full scope of how the experiment will be managed or judged - nor does there seem to be information available on the experimental controls or conditions. Therefore, we neither encourage nor discourage your participation in this experiment. However, if you choose to get involved, there are a few things to keep in mind:
1. Don't try to do a 'remote viewing' while on the website. The photos on the website that show the easel with newspaper sheets hiding the target image are distracting as they continually change angles and move from close ups to distant shots. These photos show many colors and features from around the room in which the easel stands. The newspaper covering itself is garish and scattered, and is printed with images and bits of images, any of which could be suggestive and lead you off on a detour. All this may contaminate or block the often faint impressions coming in through your mental channels, and make your results less accurate and more distorted. They might even distract you altogether.
2. A better approach is to do your sketching off-line in a calm and quiet setting away from the website. Once you complete your sketch, you can then go back and use the web site's pencil and eraser tools to duplicate what you drew and enter it into the computer. This way your work will be fresh and less distracted by the web site graphics. You can start your remote viewing by writing across the top of the paper on which you are working something like this: "Describe the correct remote viewing target image to be revealed by Derren Brown on his television broadcast on September 25, 2009." This serves both as a guide to your subconscious mind and a sort of "ready-set-go" signal that will help you focus on your project.
3. Don't read the comments from readers posted on the website before you have finished and posted your own work. Many of these comments already entered on Mr. Brown's web site describe what others think they perceived or drew. Those kinds of comments can influence you to think of someone else's responses rather than your own if you have them in mind when you do your own remote viewing.
4. The remote viewing instructions presented in the swirling coffee-cup graphic on the website are too vague and general. For simple, yet better instructions go to the IRVA "How to do a simple remote viewing experiment" webpage.
We don't yet know how Mr. Brown's "experiment" will turn out. We certainly hope he will be objective in evaluating results and in presenting the many positive features and successes of remote viewing and the 23-year US intelligence and military involvement in it. In any case, once the show airs, we expect we will have more to say about it.
Paul H. Smith
President, The International Remote Viewing Association
25 September 2009 Addendum to Derren Brown statement:
Since posting the response to Derren Brown's pending broadcast, it has become a bit more clear about what his goal may be -- I now understand that he apparently hopes to use suggestion and psychological manipulation to get as many people to come as close as possible to duplicating the hidden image rather than through use of ESP. This will thus presumably demonstrate that the CIA "could have been fooled" into believing in ESP. That (plus some of the things he has written in his blog) further suggests that Mr. Brown may want the audience to then conclude that, therefore, the CIA was 'fooled.' Of course, one doesn't necessarily follow from the other, of course. Just because an alternative means of explaining something is possible, it doesn't actually mean that the alternative is the correct explanation. [An example: I recently flew to Hawaii. However, others went by tour ship. But just because I could have gone with them by ship doesn't make it false that I flew.] In fact, the evidence for remote viewing is far stronger than an illusion like Mr. Brown apparently has in mind can counter. I'm looking forward to seeing exactly how he does what he does. It's meant to be entertaining, and I'm sure it will be!
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The aim of this patch is to add an import for TiddlyWiki notes. Currently I write my notes into an JavaScript/serverless based Wiki called GTD TiddlyWiki. I would like to import these notes into JamWiki. The content of TiddlerWiki is stored inside the html page and it's not valid XML.
I will create a new servlet called ImportTiddlyWikiServlet similar to ImportServlet.
Input is an HTML file which has some tags with
<div tiddler...
This tag has a few attributes like
• tiddler - name of topic
• modified - last modification
• modifier - name of user
• tags - list of tags.
and its content is wiki code. However headlines have to change from call signs to equal signs.
• Create Servlet Special:ImportTiddly -> ImportTiddlyWikiServlet
• Write Parser TiddlyWikiParser
• Write Translator TiddlyWiki2MediaWikiTranslator
• Write HTML Output
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As an organization of writers, the Japan P.E.N. Club is continuing to evaluate the specifics of the settlement agreement for the Google Book Search lawsuit, which was brought against Google in the United States and covered the scanning of books and their display via the Internet. At this time, however, we would like to clarify our view of the settlement from the three perspectives below and also offer some cautionary thoughts on the handling of copyrights in our digital age.
First, there are copyright-related problems. Despite the fact that the series of actions involved in Google's digitization of books represent a clear violation of the rights of reproduction as defined in Japanese copyrights, the settlement permits the digitization actions of Google. Furthermore, we have a major problem with the settlement's acceptance of the internal U.S. rule of "fair use" as a de facto "world standard."
Second, there are procedural problems. We strongly fear that adoption of the "opt-out" method--in which people's rights are protected only if they specifically request it--will serve to weaken the position of rights holders, and we believe it may conflict with the Berne Convention, the international rule covering copyright law. The fact that rule changes with such major inherent problems are being made in a one-sided manner and without adequate information, disclosure would seem to indicate that insufficient weight has been given to the writer's position. In addition, it seems to us that entrusting the identification of out-of-print books for which net viewing is permitted entirely to Google or some other organization in the United States may result in insufficient weight being given to the opinions of writers (and publishers) in Japan.
Third, there are problems with the monopolization of information distribution. There is a danger that permitting the private corporation Google to take the lead in this area will result in a de facto monopoly in the field, thus adversely affecting the diversity of information distribution. The creation of such a database by a single private corporation makes the information dependent upon the policies or existence of that corporation, and this could undermine the foundations of publishing culture itself. In addition, there are also dangers inherent in what would be, in effect, monopolistic centralized management of copyright-holder information (personal information included) in the "Registry" set up with Google support for the purpose of the processing of copyright matters.
Containing as it does major problems such as those above, this settlement agreement could cast a large shadow on freedom of expression and the development of publishing culture. Therefore, the Japan P.E.N. Club hereby states that we find the settlement agreement very difficult to accept.
April 24, 2009
Takashi Atoda, President
The Japan P.E.N. Club
The Japanese Centre of International P.E.N.
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Electrostatic attraction of ethanol
The electrostatic attraction of ethanol is observed by bringing a charged bakelite rod and a charged glass rod near to a thin stream of the liquid flowing from a buret.
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Posts by sydney
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Can someone please help me I am really strugling with this question. Thanks!
If 1-cos^2x=0.8725, and x is acute, determine the value of x correct to the nearest tenth of a degree.
Sorry i didn`t reply sooner ive only just looked at the post.Thankyou so much for finding the images it was kind of you to use the time you had spare to help me. thanks again:)
ICT-Sra + Writeacher
Thanks both of you for your help .
I need to design a cyber anti-bullying logo. ive got no idea. any ideas id be so grateful for . thankyou
Math/Algebra do u know how to do slope intercept?
yo sup peops 2x - is y -
Solve for the value of x. x to the power of -2/3=9/4
6th grade
BEH 225
Behavioral analysis and diagnosis of medical conditions used in the DSMIII such as schizophrenia, bipolar, add, and depression .... Various medications have effetively allowed people to live close or close to normal lives by equalizing biological imbalances : ).
Thank you the sites look very helpful!
I need a really cool unusual idea for my 5th grade science fair project - any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you,
That's correct. Just play around with the number of sig figs (there should be 3) and your answer will be correct.
american literature
In "Where the Cross is Made" how does O'Neill indicate what is real or fantasy?
what should we do to write a good paragraph?
first aid
when do we experience nose bleeding?
how can we control asthma?
for your first question, we use would as a past tense.
i"m in seventh grade
what science project can i create in the category of space?
different inventions
Writing Paper
what should we do to write a good paragraph?
please help me unscramble this word
what kind of change is it when water goes through a water cycle
Answer the freaking qusitions
US History
the thirteen colinies of what country from Europe and In what year did the thirteen colinies declare their independence from britan what year was it
cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisims ture or false
Two students were testing the amount of fertilizer that would best promote the growth of strawberries in a garden. Which of the following could be an unavoidable source of experimental error? A. length of the study B. variation in the strawberry plants C. the cost of watering ...
Please show us were to put the commas in the following sentance: Athens a city in greece named after Athena the Greek Goddess of war and wisdom. This how the sentance was given to my daughter by the Teacher. My daughter tried to dispute the validity of this not only being a tr...
PLEASE SHOW ME THE PROPER PLACES TO PUT THE COMMAS IN THIS SENTENCE: Athens a city in Greece named after Athena the Greek goddess of war and wisdom
To get to the other side.
what is the perimeter of a square which has sides of four x + six
need help to write a descriptive paragraph on food
chem:ionic equations
write below the complete ionic equation for the reaction of magnesium phosphate with lead(II)nitrate. Include which ions will be aqueous and which compound will precipitate. I understand how to balance the equation, but the example they give me is completely different from the...
Also in gradauate school, and just got this assignment, any answers available?
Does anyone know how to solve these two problems. Solve the problem. Find the critical value za/2 that corresponds to a degree of condfidence of 98%. Express the confidence interval in the form of ^p _+E. 0.033<p>0.493
what is a number model? Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "number model" to get these possible sources: http://www.minet.uni-jena.de/~novak/model.html
help me unscramble this word
how do i change x^2-4x-32=0 into (x+4)(x-8)=0 x^2-4x-32=0 => x^2-8x+4x-32=0 => x(x-8)+4(x-8)=0 => (x-8)(x+4)=0 OR (x+4)(x-8)=0 X2 -4x -32 = 0 JUst factor it. It factors into (X-8)(X+4)=0
Pigskin Geography
what is the kudzu klash
what is the lense in the eyepiece of a microscope called? I thought it was just called a lens. However, since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "microscope parts eyepiece" to get these possible sources: http://www.microimaging.ca...
math (unit rate)
how would i get the answer to this problem-$1.60 for 8 rolls? I think you are asking how much it would be for 1 roll. If it is $1.60 for 8 rolls, you need to divide this my 8 to get the price for 1 roll. 5y6y67
is 765/2023 simplified?!!? I think it is. Nope, it isn't, 765 = 32*5*17 check the divisor of 765 into 2023 what do you mean What do you mean?Your making it more difficult for her! What am I making difficult here? All we need to do is find the factorization of one of the nu...
which act upset the conolists because it was a direct tax on the colonies? wouldn't it be the stamp act??? http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/timeline_of_events.html why did the colonists go to war with britain.
What is the uses a ribosome? wouldn't it be to feed the copy of DNA and to make proteins out of amino acids. What is an amino acid made of and what is it's uses? wouldn't that one be it is made of three bases and it is used to make proteins. sorry the first questio...
1)the seond Continental Congress did all the the following except a)approve a ban on exports and imports with Great Britain. B)appoint George Washington military commander. 2)the first contnental congress did all the following except a)create a colonial army and appoint George...
meaning of a word
decentralization basically means state government. so it is asking what was so bad about giving all the powers to the states under the Articles
i need to know how to convert liters to decimeter and all of that by tomorrow.like for instance one of the questions on my homeowrk says write the letter of the equation that expresses an equal value.a)1L=1 dm b)1L=1cm cubed.so which on would it be? pleasse help me!!!! 1 liter...
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SHELL GAME, Joe's fifth thriller, was released in June 2012. It tells the story of a family whose business is threatened with failure due to a corrupt Federal banking regulator and his sociopathic vulture investor partner. SHELL GAME is inspired by actual events and heavy-handed policies imposed by the U.S. government since the capital markets meltdown and banking crisis that began in 2007, and continues through today.
CLICK HERE to see all Joseph Badal books on Amazon.
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There are but a few objects attributed to the hand of man that have been elevated to the vaunted status of “classic”. That have achieved a level of style and function lofty enough to have them designated as the standard by which all others are measured. It will come as no surprise that two of these objects can trace their origins to the same country. That they should come from one company in one small Swiss town, however, must be considered truly remarkable.
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"I did not pee in the water"
"I did not pee in the water" »Play Video
In an exclusive interview with KATU News, the 19-year-old accused of peeing in the Mount Tabor Reservoir claims he didn't pee in the water.
You see, Dallas Swonger says he peed against the wall.
His actions prompted the city of Portland to flush away 38 million gallons water - a move that's caused controversy across the United States.
Here's a transcript of his interview on Friday with KATU News Reporter Emily Sinovic:
Swonger: You cannot see me peeing in the water.
Emily: Did you tell your friends you were going to?
Swonger: Yes. They were like "dude I dare you to pee in the water." I went up to the water but I didn’t. I peed against the wall.
Emily: Do you apologize.
Swonger: Yeah I apologize. I didn’t want all of this to go down I didn’t know it was going to get national ...all of this for nothing... they are dumb for flushing all of that water.
Emily: Are you embarrassed at all?
Swonger: Kind of. Not much. I mean I’m really sorry this all happened. But what can you do about it? It happened. I can’t just rewind time.
Emily: Were you drinking at all?
Swonger: Nope.
Emily: Stone cold sober?
Swonger: Stone cold sober.
Emily: Scout's honor you did not pee in the water?
Swonger: Scout's honor (I) did not pee in the water.
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Pesticides Also Not Very Good For Humans
The arguments surrounding the use of certain pesticides can be summarized in simple risk assessment terminology: If you're planning on using a certain pesticide, you have to figure out if the probabilities of the negatives associated with it outweigh the probabilities of the positives.
The variables in that decision matrix are predictable: (1) The cost of the pesticide in question; (2) the ability it has to kill the pests ravaging the crops; but (3) doing so without damaging the crops themselves; while (4) not eradicating an insect population you want to keep around because of their high importance to the global food supply. (For that last one, we're obviously talking about bees.) Throw the answers to those questions in an algorithm and wait for your solution.
But now, there may be another question to consider whenever thinking about using a new pesticide: Will it harm the future of the human race?
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At least, that's the warning we should be taking away from a new round of test results from the European Food Safety Authority. For the past few years they've been studying a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids in order to find out whether claims they may be responsible for the massive honey bee die-offs are worthwhile. But along the way, they found something much more troubling:
[R]esearch on rats ... concluded "neonicotinoids may adversely affect human health, especially the developing brain". The newborn rats studied in the experiments found those exposed to one of the pesticides, called imidacloprid, suffered brain shrinkage, reduced activity of the nerve signals controlling movement, and weight loss. Another rat study found that exposure to the other pesticide, acetamiprid, led to reduced weight, survival and response to startling sounds.
In more clear prose, use of these pesticides may lead to negatively affecting the brain health of unborn children. And, frankly, there's no more insidious method of harm for the future of our species than that.
These pesticides are so troubling in fact, that the EFSA recommends the acceptable daily intake by consumers, and exposure level by pesticide-sprayers, be cut by two-thirds of the levels that are currently the norm. And if that doesn't happen, well, we're all in mighty fine trouble.
But perhaps the most troubling part of the study is that while the EFSA's been shouting out these dire warnings about using these specific pesticides, the United States has basically been putting fingers in their ears and yelling out "La! La! La!" as loud as possible. Not only have these warnings been ignored, but they've been deemed without risk to the point where they're still available for over-the-counter purchase at Home Depot.
The EPA's reason for allowing that:
The Environmental Protection Agency... has expressed concerned that neonicotinoids could be having a negative effect on bee populations, but has "not yet seen enough evidence to take action."
Maybe it's time to take a look at the validity of one's own testing ability if an agency like the EFSA directly contradicts your findings.
Also, while we're at it, a bit of a digression: Another troubling aspect of this warning -- as far as it concerns the U.S., at least -- is the fact that the Europeans seem to understand how to institute a test more than we do. For example, if they're testing a possibly troubling item, they first take it off the market with a moratorium and then see if it's actually dangerous or not. The U.S., as evidenced by the passage of the Monsanto Protection Act earlier this year, is apparently of the mindset that you need to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that an item's dangerous before removing it from the market.
All of which is to say: In the realm of pesticide use, maybe the best course of action is "better safe than sorry." And right now, the scientists on the other side of the pond are the ones going about it correctly.
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James Watt, a kidcyber weblinks page
Before the 1700's people had to use their own strength, and the power of animals, wind and water when they wanted to build, move anything, or transport themselves and their goods. Then, in the mid 1770s, a steam engine was invented that burned fuel to produce heat energy. In a boiler, water was changed into steam, and when the steam expanded it's energy could be used to make an engine work.
Go here to find out how a steam engine works http://www.howstuffworks.com/steam.htm
You can see animations of steam engines at this site http://www.animatedengines.com/
Find out how steamboats work http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4614836_steamboat-work_.html
James Watt was an inventor and engineer. He invented an improved steam engine.
One use of the steam engine was in transport, powering trains and boats as well as cars and buses. It was also used in mines, and in factories where it drove machines to make many different kind of products.
Find out about James Watt and his inventions here:
Steam is used here to drive a motor on a sewing machine
In the boiler room onboard a steam ship in the 1800s, these men shovel coal into furnaces to make steam energy that drives the engines.
In the 1800s, steam engines powered the machines in factories like this one. A steam engine provided the energy to drive machinery at coal mines like this one in the 19 century.
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Portal progress and knowledge management: the framework
This article appears in the issue Nov/Dec 2002 [Volume 11, Issue 10]
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By Joseph M. Firestone
Very early in the portal revolution, Sarah Roberts-Witt characterized portals as "knowledge management's killer app." I think that view is a myth. Portal vendors still have a long way to go before their products approximate the Enterprise Knowledge Portal, a benchmark-to-be I formulated at about the same time as Roberts-Witt's characterization. So how much progress have portal vendors made in offering products that really do support knowledge management?
In this column, I'll evaluate products and the support they provide for knowledge processing (KP) and knowledge management (KM). To begin, however, I'll define knowledge management and what I mean by support for it. And I'll outline a framework, developed by Mark McElroy and myself at the KMCI Research Center products do (or don't) provide support for KP and KM. That framework is called The New Knowledge Management (TNKM). In later columns, I'll apply the framework to portal products, reviewing each one through its lens and assessing it accordingly.
Let's begin with decisions and actions. Decisions produce actions, and actions--activities--are the stuff of which social processes, social networks and (complex adaptive) social systems are made. Now let's distinguish three categories of business processes:
• operational business processes;
• knowledge processes, and;
• knowledge management processes.;
Operational processes are those that use knowledge but, apart from knowledge about specific events and conditions, do not produce or integrate it.
There are two knowledge processes: knowledge production, the process an agent executes that produces new generalizing knowledge, and knowledge integration, the process that presents the new knowledge to agents comprising the producing agent.
There are nine knowledge management processes, which are listed later. For now, note that their purposes are to enhance knowledge processing, to perform KM-level knowledge processing and to integrate the knowledge management function itself.
Knowledge processes
Knowledge production is a process made up of four task clusters (or sub-processes):
• information acquisition;
• individual and group learning;
• knowledge claim formulation, and;
• knowledge claim evaluation. ;
Knowledge integration is made up of four more task clusters, all of which may use interpersonal, electronic or both types of methods in execution:
• knowledge and information broadcasting,;
• searching/retrieving;
• knowledge sharing (peer-to-peer presentation of previously produced knowledge), and;
• teaching (hierarchical presentation of previously produced knowledge).;
Among the eight sub-processes above, it is important to remember that individual and group learning is itself knowledge processing. Individual and group learning produces knowledge claims for consideration at higher levels of analysis of knowledge processing. But at the individual and group levels themselves, learning is knowledge production, and depending on the group level, all four task clusters are involved at that level too. Let's call it the "nesting" of knowledge processing in the enterprise.
Knowledge outcomes
Knowledge processes, of course, produce outcomes. From the KMCI point of view, knowledge is an encoded, tested, evaluated and still surviving structure of information that helps the adaptive system (agent) that developed it to adapt.
Two types of knowledge are important in organizations:
(1) tested, evaluated and surviving beliefs or belief predispositions (in minds) about the world, and
(2) tested, evaluated and surviving, sharable (objective), linguistic formulations (knowledge claims) about the world.
There are also other outcomes of knowledge processes, the most important of which are knowledge claims about (1) and (2) . . . the track record of knowledge claim evaluation.
The various outcomes of knowledge processes may be viewed as part of an abstraction called the Distributed Organizational Knowledge Base (DOKB). The DOKB has electronic storage components, but it is more than that because it contains all of the outcomes of knowledge processing in documents and non-electronic media. And because it includes beliefs and belief predispositions as well, it also includes all of the mental knowledge in the enterprise.
How things work
Here is how things work in TNKM. Operational business processes are performed by agents who use previous knowledge in the DOKB, both mental knowledge and knowledge in organizational repositories to make decisions. Sometimes the DOKB and an agent's perceived situation doesn't provide the answers it needs. A problem has arisen--an epistemic gap between what an agent knows and what it needs to know to participate in the business process. In the KMCI view, such a problem initiates knowledge processing, specifically a new knowledge production process. Once the problem is perceived, there is a need to formulate tentative solutions. Those can come from new individual and group learning addressing the problem, or from external sources through information acquisition, or from entirely creative knowledge claim formulation, or, of course, from all three.
Where the tentative solutions come from and in what sequence are of no importance to the self-organizing knowledge processing pattern of knowledge production. The only important thing about sequence here is that knowledge is not produced until the tentative solutions, the previously formulated knowledge claims, have been tested and evaluated in the knowledge claim evaluation sub-process. And that sub-process, Knowledge Claim Evaluation (KCE), is the way in which agents select among tentative solutions, competitive alternatives, by comparing them against each other in the context of perspectives, criteria or newly created ideas for selecting among them to arrive at the solution to the problem motivating knowledge production.
Knowledge Claim Evaluation
KCE is at the very center of knowledge processing and knowledge management. Think about it. Without KCE, what is the difference between information and knowledge? How do we know that we are integrating (broadcasting, searching/retrieving, sharing or teaching) knowledge rather than just information? And finally, how do we know that we are doing knowledge management and not just information management?
Once knowledge and other tested and evaluated information are produced by KCE, the process of knowledge integration of the solution begins. There is no particular sequence to the integration sub-processes listed earlier. One or all of them may be used to present what has been produced to the enterprise's agents or to store what has been produced in the various repositories in the enterprise system.
Those agents receiving knowledge or information don't receive it passively. For them, it represents an input that may create a knowledge gap and initiate a new round of knowledge production at the level of the agent receiving it. Integration of the knowledge, therefore, doesn't signal its acceptance. It only signals that the instance of knowledge processing initiated by the first problem is over and that new problems have been initiated for some by the solution. For others, the knowledge integrated is knowledge to be used--either to continue with executing the business process that initiated the problem or at a later time when the situation calls for it.
Knowledge LIfe Cycle
Either way, the original problem that motivated knowledge processing is gone. It was born in the operational business process, solved in the knowledge production process, and its solution was spread throughout the organization during knowledge integration, and in that way, it ceased to be a problem--i.e., it died. That pattern is a life cycle, a birth-and-death cycle for problems arising from business processes.
The life cycle gives rise to knowledge, both mental and cultural (linguistic), and so we call it the Knowledge Life Cycle (KLC). Every organization produces its knowledge through the myriad KLCs that respond to its problems: KLCs at the organizational level and KLCs at every level of social interaction and individual functioning in the organization. It is through the KLCs that knowledge is produced, and the organization acquires the solutions it needs to adapt to its environment.
Organizations differ in the profile of their KLCs. They acquire information in different ways. They formulate solutions in different ways. They integrate them in different ways. And above all, they evaluate tentative solutions in different ways. Organizations also differ in the patterning of their knowledge outcomes. They have different procedures for doing things, different software capabilities, different sales forecasting models, different performance monitoring schemes.
KM processes
Knowledge Management is the set of processes that seek to change the organization's present pattern of knowledge processing to enhance both it and its knowledge outcomes. That implies that KM doesn't directly manage knowledge outcomes, but only impacts processes, which, in turn, impact outcomes. For example, if one changes the rules affecting knowledge production, the quality of knowledge claims may improve, or if a KM intervention supplies a new search technology based on semantic analysis of knowledgebases, that may result in improvement in the quality of models.
There are at least nine knowledge management processes:
• symbolic representation;
• external relationship building with others practicing KM;
• leadership;
• KM-level knowledge production;
• KM-level knowledge integration;
• crisis handling;
• change in knowledge processing rules;
• negotiation for resources with representatives of other organizational processes, and;
• resource allocation for knowledge processes and for other KM processes.;
KM-level knowledge production and integration reflects the idea that KM may also be about responding to epistemic gaps arising from knowledge management operational processes themselves. The change in the knowledge processing rules process, for example, may develop epistemic problems. In that case, KLCs at the level of KM processing will be initiated and will produce and integrate new knowledge about how to change knowledge processing rules to enhance information acquisition, knowledge claim evaluation or one of the other sub-processes of the KLC.
IT applications and KM
When is an IT application a knowledge processing or management application, as distinct from an information processing or management application? I think part of the answer lies in the framework presented earlier. With the framework as background, the short answer to the above question is that an IT application supports knowledge processing to the extent that its use cases support the eight sub-processes of knowledge production and integration discussed earlier. Further, it supports KM to the extent that it supports the nine knowledge management processes.
Some may think that an IT application supports KM if it performs content management, or if it supports collaboration, or if it performs data mining. But I think the connection between those and other types of applications and knowledge processing and KM is at best indirect, and at worst very tenuous, because each such application may or not provide support for the knowledge or KM processes. In each case of an IT application, therefore, the connection from the application in question to knowledge processing and KM use cases must be demonstrated. The connection is simply not self-evident because the application in question is a content management or a collaborative application.
Portals, knowledge processing and knowledge management
The point I've made in connection with IT applications, in general, applies with equal force to enterprise information portals. Whether any particular portal product or solution supports knowledge processing and KM is not a question whose answer should be assumed. The answer instead should flow from careful analysis of the extent to which a product or solution supports the eight knowledge processes and/or the nine KM processes . . . and whether, in so doing, it aids knowledge management in enhancing the KLCs within an organization, and with them the organization's adaptive capability.
When a portal product provides appreciable support for KLC and KM processes, and especially when it supports the critical KCE process, it is proper to call that portal an enterprise knowledge portal (EKP). But until then, we should resist using that term and recognize that however desirable the halo effect of the name, the application involved is one that has not yet crossed the line from mere information processing and management to knowledge processing and KM.
In future columns, I'll analyze products from the point of view expressed here. Frankly, I don't expect to find any EKPs out there yet. What I do expect to find, however, is progress toward them: support for use cases that are closely related to those that might support critical knowledge processing and KM functionality, architectures that fulfill requirements and conditions that the knowledge portal will need, products that make use of intelligent agents in ways that would be necessary for the knowledge portal, uses of XML in semantic networking, applications that track the history of collaborative efforts at problem-solving, and other advances. I'll chart such progress and in each case attempt to evaluate how far away the portal is from crossing the finish line to become KM's first true "killer app."
Joseph M. Firestone, Ph.D, is co-CEO and executive VP of the Knowledge Management Consortium International (kmci.org), CKO of Executive Information Systems (dkms.com), and author of "Enterprise Information Portals and Knowledge Management," KMCI Press/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003, e-mail [email protected].
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Swipe is OP!
I let my time run out recently, aside from the pre-cata events nothing was really that exciting anymore. I do miss playing with guildies and friends, but sometimes you just need a break from the game! Lest you forget it’s just a game, you know?
I’ll be starting work soon on a possible new Blizzard fansite. Still in the planning stages but I’ve got a bunch of ideas. I think Blizzforums deserves one final chance at becoming its own official (or unofficial) Blizzard fansite.
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16 U.S. Code § 4503c - Omitted
Section, Pub. L. 101–513, title VI, § 607, as added Pub. L. 102–574, § 2(a)(2),Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4595, which required the Secretary of Agriculture to make annual reports to Congress, submitting the reports pursuant to section 1606 (c) of this title, on the progress, needs, and long-range plans of the Institutes of Tropical Forestry in meeting the requirements of section 6706 of Title 7, Agriculture, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 ofPub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 45 of House Document No. 103–7.
A prior section 607 ofPub. L. 101–513, which amended sections 1641, 1643, 2101, and 2109 of this title, was renumbered section 611.
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Re: PP videos
Gary Handman (
Mon, 8 May 2000 10:55:15 -0700 (PDT)
Next week we take on visual literacy and effective teaching, eh Charles?
It's ALWAYS amazing (and depressing) how many times faculty (yeah, even
at a hot shot joint like Berkeley) use film and video for the wrong (or
at least profoundly misguided) reasons.
If you can still lay your hands on it, there's a very good article by
Richard Bernstein (New York Times, Nov 26, 1989) called "Can the Movies
Teach History," which skewers the practice of confusing cinematic history
for history. See also: Foner, Eric. "Hollywood invades the classroom."
(the use of movies to teach history obscures the truth)(Column)<italic>
New York Times</italic> v147 (Sat, Dec 20, 1997)'re absolutely right: fair use doesn't necessarily equal smart
At 10:35 AM 05/08/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Fair use and K-12 teachers? I still wonder about the high school
>teacher teaching the summer class in U.S. History and using all those
>movies. "The Alamo" is not exactly historically accurate. Perhaps
>more appalled at what is being shown in lieu of real teaching than in
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Conformed to His Image
The Lord’s response brought no promise of heavenly visions. It was, instead, a rebuke: “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” (John 14:8–9).
Philip had missed it. Despite years of close association with Jesus, he apparently had failed to realize that the divine had come as man.
Scripture proclaims that Christ “is the image of the invisible God” (Col. 1:15) and “the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature” (Heb. 1:3). And just as He “is” now, so He “was” during His incarnation. As He walked the earth in the likeness of men (Phil. 2:7), Jesus perfectly displayed the image of God. He did so through His holy living — the perfect obedience to the law of God that qualified Him to be our Mediator. In all He did, Jesus reflected the holiness of God.
Man once was able to do as Jesus did. Scripture says that Adam and Eve were created in the image of God, by which it means primarily that they were made with the capacity to imitate the holiness of God — His perfect moral purity. They could resist temptation and willingly obey God.
However, they rebelled against their Creator and so ceased to be holy. Their hearts were darkened and they — and their descendants — were thereafter inclined to evil. In other words, they lost the capacity to imitate God’s holiness. They became “defiled in all the faculties and parts of soul and body” (Westminster Confession of Faith [WCF hereafter], 6.2). The image of God in them was not wiped out, but it no longer could be seen perfectly. Humanity is a mirror designed to reflect the image of its Creator, but with the fall that mirror was hideously marred and its reflective capacity largely spoiled.
Philip failed to see the image of the divine in Christ precisely because Adam’s sin had left him a tarnished and corrupted mirror. Fallen as he was, he had not eyes to see how his Master reflected the Father.
By God’s grace, others among Jesus’ disciples did see the image of God in Christ. Peter declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16). And the apostle John later testified: “We have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. … No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known” (John 1:14, 18). As for Philip, we have good reason to believe that he, too, eventually came to see Jesus as the perfect image of God, for he was among those upon whom Christ poured out His Spirit at Pentecost.
It was important for the disciples to see that Christ was the image of God so that they might understand both the work He was about to do for them on the cross and the work He would do in them later. Jesus’ living picture of the unstained, unmarred image of God in man gave His followers an idea of what they were created to be and what God planned to make of them — holy men of God.
Not surprisingly, then, we later find the apostle Paul speaking of believers bearing the image of Christ. Romans 8:29 says, “For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son.” And 1 Corinthians 15:49 promises us that “Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust [Adam], we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven [Jesus].” Clearly, the early church had come to see salvation as a work of God by which He makes His people more like Christ — to the end that they more closely reflect the image of God.
But what does it mean to say that God is making us more Christlike? Simply put, it means that He is making us more holy. He is working in us to cause us to live holy lives.
This grand restoration process begins when God’s Spirit regenerates our hearts. Raising us from spiritual death, He gives us faith to trust the sacrificial death of Christ for our salvation. At that point, God declares us just (holy) in His eyes. The righteousness (holiness) of Christ is reckoned to our accounts, so that we are holy in God’s sight.
But we are not yet able to live perfectly holy lives, as Christ did. We are, as Martin Luther put it, Simul justus et peccator — “At the same time just and sinner.” A strong inclination to sin remains within us and must be put to death. So God begins the work of sanctification, which is growth in Christlikeness, or holy living. “They who are effectually called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them, are further sanctified, really and personally … the dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed, and the several lusts thereof are more and more weakened and mortified, and they more and more quickened and strengthened in all saving graces, to the practice of true holiness” (WCF, 13.1; emphasis added).
Throughout this process, the Spirit works in believers to strengthen the new desires for God given to them upon their new birth, and to help them resist their lingering desires for autonomy. Through the reading, studying, and preaching of the Word of God, He calls them to Christlike obedience. He motivates them in their keeping of the Law through the example and encouragement of faithful friends. He opens their eyes to their sinfulness and helps them come to despise it, sometimes by allowing them to stumble. In these and countless other ways, the Holy Spirit polishes the mirror, enabling God’s people to “bring holiness to completion” (2 Cor. 7:1), just as it was in Jesus Christ.
Of course, God could bring about actual holiness in us in a moment if He chose. But in His wisdom He has ordained that this process should take place gradually over the entire course of our lives. Second Corinthians 3:18a says, “And we all … are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another,” and Colossians 3:9–10 adds, “You have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator” (emphasis added). All our days we live in a state of being transformed or renewed.
But the glorious promise of God is this: “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1:6). The process will end when our great God brings about our final glorification. At death, our souls are “made perfect in holiness” (WCF, 32.1) and taken to heaven to await the restoration of our bodies at the day of the Lord. When that glad day dawns, we will reflect the image of our God — and of our Savior — with perfection.
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Describe the 4 parts of the urethra?
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The urethra is divided into four parts in men (named after their location):
* Pre-prostatic urethra: This is the intramural portion of the urethra that is to say which passes through the bladder wall to reach the prostate. Its length and diameter depend on the fullness of the bladder. It measures between 0.5 and 1.5 cm long.
* Prostatic urethra: This is the part that passes through the prostate. It includes 3 kinds of openings: those of the ejaculatory duct, those of prostatic channels and those of the prostatic utricle.
* Membranous urethra: A short (1 or 2 cm) and narrow party in the deep part of the perineum. Cowper's glands open at its level.
* Spongy urethra or penile urethra: Part of the urethra which traverses the spongiosum corpus of the penis and measures 15 to 16 cm long; urethral glands or glands of Littre has lead on it.
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I'd like to know if anyone here authenticates their servers against active directory? I did this a couple of years ago, but never rolled it out to my servers for a few reasons.
Now I'm thinking of this again, but the main thing I'd really like to know is how stable and maintainable this is across lots of servers and through upgrades. I've noticed that when there are upgrades, occasionally pam files are changed/upgraded. Since this generally relies on you fiddling the pam stacks I figure that sooner or later this brittle solution will snap in an upgrade, locking people out of the server.
I suspect that the main problem is that most people do not change pams and therefore there is included user-defined stack that is kept referenced through rolling upgrades...
Does anyone have an experience with how stable it is to authenicate lots of servers against AD for single-sign-on?
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Thread: You finns keeping warm ?
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You finns keeping warm ?
I heard on the news that the temperatur hit -28C last night...
Doesn't look that bad now though:
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Re:You finns keeping warm ?
For this time of year that's insane...for Canada at least. Then again, it's not unusual at all to get -35 C here in January, so count yourself lucky!
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Re:You finns keeping warm ?
It's been getting down to about 6c or so around here at night. It's almost time to grab a jacket during the day, but only if I plan on spending more than about thirty minutes outside. Turkey has it's advantages!
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Claire Tham
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• Peter Charles Wicks (University of Southern Queensland)
In a post-colonial, English-medium country like Singapore, the consolidation of a literary tradition and establishment of a distinctive genre depends on the emergence of new, younger voices. Fortunately, there are many voices now being heard in Singapore, including the lawyer Claire Tham.
Born in 1967, Tham was educated at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus and at Hwa Chong Junior College, both in Singapore, and then at Oxford University in Britain, where she read Law. Now employed as legal officer in a bank, she began writing fiction at a very early age, and once hoped to write “the ultimate rock and roll story”. Literary recognition, too, came early. At the tender age of seventeen, Tham won two second prizes in …
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TasteThe Honey
She loved to taste her own cum on his swollen cock when she devoured him, but tonight would be different. Sometimes you just have to slow down; smell the ocean; taste the honey. Tonight would be slower. Tonight, instead of exploding quickly and effortlessly, she would wait until there was nothing more to hear or smell. The gentle slapping of the ocean waves would dwindle into nothingness. The glow of the full moon would dim and they would be surrounded by nothing but each other.
They had spent a pleasant day on the beach in St. Martin. The sun was warm and the wind was gentle. It wasn't the first time they had shed all their clothes on a clothing-optional beach. It wasn't sex that attracted them to a nude beach but the sense of total freedom. After the first time they tried it, they both agreed you really didn't "get away from it all" unless you shed everything – even your clothes. But there was no denying the fact that being surrounded by naked bodies all day, regardless of their shapes and sizes, could put you in a very sensuous state of mind. As the sun began to make its descent to the horizon, they surrendered to the day and their desires. They put their clothes on and walked hand in hand back to their hotel room.
He lay leisurely on the bed, melting softly into the small mound of pillows around his head. His tanned body was naked and warm from hours in the afternoon sun. He watched her undress slowly, gently, and deliberately, peeling off one piece at a time. It wasn't but a minute or so before she stood before him with just a smile.
They didn't speak. Each one knew what the other wanted.
She approached the bed, and putting one leg on either side of him, she was just barely able to straddle him with her muscular but slender thighs. The sensuality of the day made her wet with desire and his cock was hard and almost dripping with anticipation. Wrapping her legs tightly around his hips, she mounted his throbbing cock and slowly, torturously glided up and down.
The ocean was no longer heard; the glow of the sunset went unnoticed. No sounds, no smells, just the gentle moan of a sensual being wanting what he knew was waiting for him. While he lay with her still mounting him, he felt trapped, just wanting what treasures waited. Slowly, as she glided up and down his penis, she reached for a small, black satin bag trimmed with a red ribbon. After untying the bag, she reached in and found a small tuft of orange feathers bound with a wooden handle. Gently swirling the feathers, she coated them with a soft white powder from inside the bag. The Honey Dust clung heavily to the feathered duster. Still with his penis inside her as she sat on top of him, she darted the feathers softly past his chin and down his neck. As she traced her path down his chest she slowed and circled each nipple leaving behind a faint trace of Honey Dust with each swirl. Moving lightly, slowly down towards his stomach, she reached back to the satin bag and again coated the feathers with more of the soft white powder. Arching her own neck, she traced a path down her throat, slowly and gently dusting the powder over each of her breasts, down over her own body until the feathers met where they were so sensuously joined.
Ever so gently, she pulled away from him, sliding her hips lower over his thighs until she could hold his throbbing cock in her hand. As effortlessly as before, she swirled the feathers in the satin bag and then let them make love to his cock. It seemed to reach for the feathers as she caressed and teased it - reaching, pulsating, and aching with anticipation. Her body, coated with the soft, glistening powder, gently slid up towards his face, her breasts brushing past his cock, his stomach, slowly circling his lips. He reached for each breast with his lips, biting gently, sucking, licking, and tasting the sweetness of her body dusted with honey. He devoured every sweet speck of powder, sending streaks of desire through her body. Slowly, she slid lower, her turn to sample the sweetness of the powder she had dusted his body with. She licked his throat, his chest, and his stomach. Never touching his aching penis, her tongue darted gently over his balls. Ever so carefully she devoured every trace of powder that clung to him.
The rest of the world no longer existed. They thought only of each other.
She filled her mouth with his throbbing cock, sucking, licking, not missing a taste of the honey dust she had tortured him with earlier. In a matter of minutes his aching ceased as he exploded in her mouth, mixing his taste with the sweetness of the honey. She never stopped tasting and devouring the mix until he pulled her away and guided her body over his so that her thighs straddled his head. His tongue flicked and swirled and sent her into a seemingly endless frenzy. He probed her gently but firmly with tongue and fingers, all the while sharing the sweetness of the powder. No longer able to resist, her body arched and then melted from the orgasmic explosion within her.
To the two exhausted lovers entwined around each other, it seemed a little cooler. As slowly as the ocean sounds had disappeared, they came rolling back. And the sunset glowed brightly through the sheer curtains as the world ebbed back into the room.
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Web server automatically restarted - shows wrong version
Discussion in 'General' started by theRKF, May 30, 2012.
1. theRKF
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I have been regularly receiving errors like this one:
I've forwarded recent messages to [email protected], but I'm wondering if anyone here has any ideas ... and if someone can tell me why I'm seeing the version mismatch.
2. webizen
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run this from command line to verify the running version.
3. theRKF
theRKF Member
That shows a symlink to 4.1.12
4. NiteWave
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a full stop and start may resolve it, restart not working --- this is my experience on one or two servers. please try if it works for your case.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Making It
I can now state with much gratitude and humility that we have moved from Faking It to making it. I'm not sure one is ever "made" when it comes to parenting. It's a lot like a marriage that way, you never stop working if you want it to work. And I would be remiss if I didn't state that I still have days when I struggle to open my heart the way I wish I could. But that isn't about Yonas. I have that experience with all of my children. But we are making it.
If you were one of the many that left a comment on that Faking It post, whether to say, yes I felt that too or hang in there, it will get better, I thank you from the very depths of my soul. Those comments carried me through some very dark times. I held on knowing that so many had gone before me and come out the other side. If you are in the thick of it now, or still, know you are not alone. Things will get better.
Yonas is doing spectacularly well. His language has exploded. He is deeply in love with each of his sisters. He likes skin and carbs and water. He is quick-tempered and squirrely. Funny and brave. He weighs a mere 3 pounds less than Safa. I look at him sometimes, my heart heavy with love and think of the strange magic that brought him our way. And other times I look at him and think of his first family, all they lost, and all I can think of is the strange hell that brought him our way.
I hold my warm-skinned water drinker in my lap while I type these words. He sucks his thumb and hums, moves his body deeper into my flesh, wiggles his newly-painted sister-pink toenails. He leans back and looks up at me, his eyes now more answer than question.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Almost Wordless Wednesday: Ethiopian Sunset
I ran up four flights of stairs to catch this sky. It was gone just moments later.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Mindless Tuesday
I feel like I let you guys down when I don't feel inspired enough to write a Mindful Monday post. I feel like I let myself down too. Shortly after we got home from Ethiopia, I signed up for two online classes. I've been around the post-new child block enough times to know how easy it is to lose yourself in new motherhood; the exhaustion, the feeling like you're treading water in the middle of the ocean, no land in sight. So I thought I'd make a proactive move and throw out a lifesaver to catch my drowning identity.
Guess what? It didn't work. I've hardly done a damn thing in either class. And I will say in all honesty and in order to save a bit of face that it is in part because I haven't felt well. But that's a bit too convenient. So I started thinking maybe that's just what is supposed to happen. Maybe you're supposed to lose yourself a little. Maybe you're supposed to look up after three months (or a year, five?) and think, "What the hell happened here?"
Maybe it's in the crawling back on bloody hands, knees and heart that you find this new version of yourself--bigger, badder, bolder than you ever knew you were. Is it the same after this phase of life is over? Will it be the same when all my children are in school and I look up from this too short/too long phase of life and find myself not knowing who I am? Probably.
It's juicy, isn't it, this re-discovery of self? It's also painful. I'm trying to get to the part where it's also exciting and fulfilling, but I'm not there yet. I'm still in the thick of it, trying to get okay with not knowing exactly who I am right now. I seem most to be defined as Mother of Four. Which is beautiful. It's exactly what I want. I also wanted to be able to complete an Extreme Visual Journaling class online and not look exhausted and feel ninety years old in my body. Oh well.
It may be too much for me to work toward right now. But it's worth trying, isn't it? I know women that are masterful at this balance, but it is a struggle for me. But there is always something to be said for fighting the good fight.
So to all you mamas out there that fight the good fight of continually claiming and reclaiming your sense of self, on this second day after Mother's Day, I bow deeply before you, one warrior to another. Good hunting.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Ava is Eight
She has been since the day we left for Ethiopia. Something about having a new toddler around has kept me from getting some things done. Like birthday dress pictures. Every year the girls wear an old dress of mine on their birthday and I take pictures of them. I can't believe I've been taking Ava's picture in this dress for eight years. These (and Safa's) were taken about a month ago. Since Eden's birthday is on Sunday, I thought I'd better get on it.
Every last bit of little girl is gone now. It has been for awhile. She moves through her world, her own life, and I see increasingly how parenting is indeed letting go a little each day. I'm thankful for her presence in our family, how she watches out for and loves her siblings, her sense of humor, her thoughtfulness. My degree is in Early Childhood. I was a nanny for years. Once kids hit eight though, I'm in unfamiliar territory, uncharted waters. I may not know what I'm in for, but I know she will be a beautiful, gracious teacher as I fumble my way through as her humble student.
Monday, May 03, 2010
Mindful Monday
I like to live my life with a sense of magic always intact. Always believing in the veil. Always waiting for the beautiful, rare moments when it is lifted for my heart and eyes and the expanse and beauty of life unfolds before me. But it feels gone right now. And so I think of this poem and try to remember...
Things To Think
Think in ways you've never thought before.
If the phone rings, think of it carrying a message
Larger than anything you've ever heard,
Vaster than a hundred lines of Yeats.
Think that someone may bring a bear to your door,
Maybe wounded and deranged; or think that a moose
A child of your own whom you've never seen.
When someone knocks on the door, think that he's about
To give you something large: tell you that you're forgiven,
Been decided that if you lie down no one will die.
~Robert Bly
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D.C. Boice (Southwest Research Institute), K. Murawski (Technical University of Lublin), W.F. Huebner (NASA Headquarters)
To investigate the solar wind interaction with comets, numerical simulations are performed using a flux-corrected transport method to solve the nonlinear, ideal magnetohydrodynamics equations in two dimensions. Using parameters appropriate to comet P/Halley in the inner solar system, the model reproduced the global plasma features recorded by the spacecraft encounters. In particular, it was found that a weak bow shock is formed upstream of the comet at the observed distance. In addition, a contact surface and inner shock are reproduced in the subsolar direction but at greater distances from the nucleus than were observed. This suggests that the adopted ion-drag coefficient that is commonly used in the literature may be too high. At the position of the inner shock, just inside the contact surface, the ion mass density is enhanced in the simulation in reasonable agreement with observations.
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DSLR Video Tips
Illustration by John Hersey
Evaluating the results
DSLR Video Tips
with Richard Harrington and Robbie Carman
Video: Evaluating the results
Rich: We're back in the studio, and it was
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1. 1m 23s
1. DSLR Video Tips Trailer
1m 23s
2. 2m 30s
1. Goodbye
2m 30s
3. 2m 23s
1. Welcome
2m 23s
4. 3m 36s
1. Frame size recommendations
3m 36s
5. 15m 6s
1. Exploring frame rate choices
6m 16s
2. Frame rate recommendations
4m 42s
3. Mixing frame rates
4m 8s
6. 9m 19s
1. Understanding color loss
5m 6s
2. Understanding detail loss
4m 13s
7. 12m 8s
1. Comparing sensor sizes
3m 43s
2. Why choose a cropped sensor
4m 40s
3. Why choose a full sensor
3m 45s
8. 9m 9s
1. Understanding how DSLR viewfinders react when recording video
2m 11s
2. Understanding live view
6m 58s
9. 8m 39s
1. Understanding aspect ratio
4m 14s
2. Why shoot 16:9
4m 25s
10. 8m 6s
1. Composition matters
3m 24s
2. Exploring the action-safe area
4m 42s
11. 23m 7s
1. Understanding card speeds
8m 59s
2. Shooting video
6m 42s
3. Shooting time lapse
7m 26s
12. 11m 27s
1. What is rolling shutter?
5m 50s
2. Avoiding rolling shutter
5m 37s
13. 8m 11s
1. Moiré explained
3m 10s
2. Avoiding Moiré
5m 1s
14. 7m 36s
1. The dangers of tiny screens
1m 22s
2. How to set focus before recording
6m 14s
15. 9m 32s
1. Using your HDMI port
5m 17s
2. Adapting HDMI to SDI
4m 15s
16. 20m 6s
1. You call this a mic?
4m 7s
2. The impact of Auto Gain Control
4m 34s
3. The dangers of not monitoring audio
7m 27s
4. Using an attached mic
3m 58s
17. 4m 44s
1. Shutter speed explained
4m 44s
18. 19m 49s
1. The Exposure Triangle for low light
3m 40s
2. Adjusting aperture
5m 46s
3. Adjusting ISO
5m 24s
4. Adjusting shutter speed
4m 59s
19. 12m 26s
1. Avoiding lens flare
2m 8s
2. Using a lens hood
2m 46s
3. Using a matte box
4m 15s
4. Exploring other strategies for avoiding lens flares
3m 17s
20. 17m 20s
1. What causes shake?
3m 23s
2. Using a stable platform
9m 27s
3. Fixing shake in post
4m 30s
21. 16m 24s
1. What are prime lenses?
3m 21s
2. Exploring low-light performance
3m 2s
3. Working with shallow depth of field
4m 31s
4. Examining cost issues
5m 30s
22. 11m 39s
1. What is a matte box?
4m 2s
2. Discussing the benefit of filters
4m 19s
3. Reducing lense flare
3m 18s
23. 14m 19s
1. What is an EVF?
2m 51s
2. Checking focus
3m 56s
3. Checking exposure
3m 28s
4. Viewing camera settings
4m 4s
24. 12m 5s
1. What is a loupe?
2m 38s
2. Proper focus with a loupe
4m 18s
3. Proper exposure with a loupe
5m 9s
25. 10m 33s
1. What is a monopod?
2m 39s
2. Exploring stabilized shooting
4m 28s
3. Exploring overhead shooting
3m 26s
26. 13m 48s
1. Why use a dedicated audio recorder?
2m 42s
2. What inputs do I need?
5m 7s
3. File formats to choose from
5m 59s
27. 17m 6s
1. Setting levels
6m 10s
2. Monitoring sound
6m 51s
3. Slating takes
4m 5s
28. 6m 22s
1. Apps you can use to record sync sound
2m 55s
2. Adapter cables
3m 27s
29. 10m 1s
1. Why does my exposure change with a zoom lens?
1m 21s
2. F-Stop reviewed
2m 58s
3. Strategies for dealing with the problem
5m 42s
30. 13m 37s
1. How can I check my focus?
1m 27s
2. Zooming in
3m 14s
3. Using a target
3m 44s
4. Using AutoFocus at the start
5m 12s
31. 17m 19s
1. How many batteries do I need?
1m 27s
2. Power or no power
4m 6s
3. Other batteries to consider
6m 35s
4. Strategies for lengthening battery life
5m 11s
32. 27m 29s
1. What adapters should I carry?
1m 21s
2. Adapting audio
7m 13s
3. Adapting video
8m 54s
4. Power options
4m 9s
5. Connecting gear
5m 52s
33. 16m 4s
2m 16s
2. Built-in microphones
3m 36s
3. Shotgun microphones
4m 27s
4. Microphone preamps
5m 45s
34. 13m 38s
2m 2s
2. Lavaliere mic
6m 35s
3. Boom mic
5m 1s
35. 16m 45s
1. Why do I need a fluid head?
3m 6s
2. Standard photo head drawbacks
4m 1s
3. Why use a fluid head?
6m 9s
4. Converting a photo tripod
3m 29s
36. 13m 34s
1. Why should I use a slate?
2m 0s
2. Using a digital slate
5m 13s
3. Using a physical slate
3m 32s
4. Alternate metadata
2m 49s
37. 10m 42s
1. DSLR recording time limits
4m 14s
2. Legal limits
6m 28s
38. 22m 37s
1. Is the Canon 6D right for me?
2m 36s
2. Beneficial features of the Canon 6D
3m 41s
3. Drawbacks of the Canon 6D
4m 21s
4. Menu options of the Canon 6D
11m 59s
39. 21m 17s
1. The Nikon D600
2m 38s
2. Beneficial features of the Nikon D600
6m 4s
3. Drawbacks of the Nikon D600
3m 45s
4. Menu options of the Nikon D600
8m 50s
40. 8m 39s
1. Can I attach lights to the camera?
4m 57s
2. Moving lights off-center
3m 42s
41. 18m 4s
1. How do I get my camera into tight spaces?
1m 58s
2. Using GorillaPods
3m 52s
3. Using additional Grip Items
4m 30s
4. Using a DINO
3m 50s
5. Using a Lens Skirt
3m 54s
42. 17m 42s
1. How can I get smooth tracking shots?
1m 42s
2. Walking the camera
7m 55s
3. Using sliders and dollies
8m 5s
43. 23m 1s
1. How can I fix shaky shooting?
4m 37s
2. Fixing shaky shooting in Final Cut Pro X
8m 54s
3. Fixing shaky shooting in Premiere Pro
9m 30s
44. 15m 18s
1. How should I manage my cards in the field?
2m 16s
2. Using card wallets
5m 33s
3. Mirroring your data
7m 29s
45. 23m 56s
1. How do I transfer my footage?
12m 15s
2. Monitoring your footage
11m 41s
46. 26m 28s
1. How do I rack focus?
1m 47s
2. Using a Prime Lens
8m 22s
3. Using a Zoom Lens
9m 13s
4. Using a follow focus
7m 6s
47. 23m 8s
1. How do I clean my camera?
2m 55s
2. Keeping the lens clean
7m 48s
3. Cleaning the sensor
8m 14s
4. Performing a wet sensor cleaning
4m 11s
48. 23m 58s
1. How do I get slow motion footage?
1m 50s
2. Setting up slow motion in camera settings
4m 57s
3. Slow motion in Final Cut Pro X
6m 17s
4. Slow motion in Premiere Pro
3m 57s
5. Slow motion in After Effects
6m 57s
49. 14m 53s
1. How do I import into Final Cut Pro X?
2. Transferring from a card into Final Cut Pro X
5m 3s
3. Importing footage into Final Cut Pro X
8m 51s
50. 12m 10s
1. How do I import into Premiere Pro?
1m 19s
2. Transferring from a card into Premiere Pro
3m 55s
3. Importing footage into Premiere Pro
6m 56s
51. 19m 13s
1. How do I sync sound in post?
1m 20s
2. Syncing sound with Final Cut Pro X
4m 40s
3. Syncing sound with Premiere Pro
5m 57s
4. Syncing sound with Plural Eyes
7m 16s
52. 12m 50s
1. Lighting with available light
2m 23s
2. Calculating the sun's position
2m 7s
3. Reflectors
1m 42s
4. Shiny boards
1m 31s
5. Evaluating the results
5m 7s
53. 16m 2s
1. Lighting with alternate sources
3m 3s
2. Battery operated LED lights
2m 15s
3. Using an inverter
2m 28s
4. Using a generator
1m 19s
5. Flashlights & GL-1
1m 28s
6. Evaluating the results
5m 29s
54. 26m 3s
1. Shooting in small places
1m 44s
2. Using portable lights
8m 0s
3. Compact lighting
1m 8s
4. Lens choices
1m 31s
5. Mounting the camera
2m 11s
6. Remote operation
4m 24s
7. Evaluating the results
7m 5s
55. 11m 37s
1. Follow focus overview
2m 25s
2. What is a follow focus?
2m 38s
3. Setting the marks
1m 56s
4. Operating follow focus
1m 4s
5. Evaluating the results
3m 34s
56. 13m 57s
1. Achieving critical focus
2m 36s
2. Punching in on LiveView
2m 5s
3. Using a loupe
2m 14s
4. Using auto focus before the shot
2m 20s
5. Using a monitor
2m 30s
6. Change the aperture
2m 12s
57. 23m 0s
1. Exposure
2m 21s
2. The impact of sensor size
2m 25s
3. ND filter
2m 51s
4. Variable ND filter
3m 4s
5. Matte box
3m 39s
6. Evaluating the results
8m 40s
58. 10m 29s
1. Backlit subjects in production
2m 20s
2. Shooting "in the middle"
2m 23s
3. Overpowering the backlight
1m 30s
4. Evaluating the result
4m 16s
59. 31m 22s
1. Backlit subjects in post-production
1m 54s
2. Look at scopes
5m 20s
3. Enhancing the shots
4m 51s
4. Enhancing with Speedgrade
9m 31s
5. Enhancing with plugins
9m 46s
60. 7m 3s
1. Audio for interviews
2m 1s
2. Placing the mic
1m 29s
3. Interview techniques
1m 36s
4. Interviewee placement
1m 57s
61. 11m 57s
1. Shooting a product shot
1m 30s
2. Building the backdrop
1m 25s
3. Compact lighting
2m 59s
4. Cleaning the object
1m 16s
5. Using a macro lens
2m 25s
6. Using a turntable
2m 22s
62. 9m 8s
1. Using a field monitor
1m 44s
2. Connecting the monitor
1m 19s
3. Using peaking and using focus in red
1m 36s
4. Using color assist
2m 34s
5. Looping the monitor
1m 55s
63. 13m 25s
1. Scopes
3m 37s
2. Reading the histogram
2m 11s
3. Reading a waveform monitor
2m 38s
4. Reading a vectorscope
4m 59s
64. 30m 59s
1. What is a GoPro?
2m 35s
2. The GoPro bodies
3m 53s
3. Essential GoPro gear
9m 0s
4. Powering the GoPro
6m 13s
5. Accessing GoPro menus
3m 34s
6. Essential menu commands
5m 44s
65. 9m 2s
1. Exposure
1m 1s
2. The exposure triangle
2m 40s
3. Evaluating the settings
5m 21s
66. 15m 48s
1. What is aperture?
3m 29s
2. A DP's perspective on aperture
3. Adjusting aperture
2m 14s
4. Evaluating the shots
9m 20s
67. 14m 4s
1. What is shutter speed?
3m 58s
2. A DP's perspective on shutter speed
1m 37s
3. Adjusting shutter speed
2m 54s
4. Evaluating the shots
5m 35s
68. 18m 12s
1. What is ISO?
5m 12s
2. A DP's perspective on ISO
1m 52s
3. Adjusting ISO
2m 49s
4. Evaluating the shots
8m 19s
69. 7m 41s
1. Controlling exposure beyond camera settings
2m 44s
2. Adding light
2m 54s
3. Adding filtration
2m 3s
70. 19m 27s
1. Getting the camera higher
2m 26s
2. Using a monopod to extend your reach
2m 46s
3. What is a jib?
3m 33s
4. Operating a jib
6m 21s
5. Evaluating the shots
4m 21s
71. 18m 14s
1. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
4m 38s
2. What to look out for
5m 3s
3. Pocket Cinema Camera workflow
3m 51s
4. Evaluating the shots
4m 42s
72. 17m 15s
1. Shooting with a GoPro mount
5m 14s
2. Connecting a GoPro remote
2m 46s
3. Viewing with a remote app
3m 48s
4. Recording with a remote app
3m 11s
5. Evaluating the shots
2m 16s
73. 14m 15s
1. Using a click track
1m 28s
2. Creating a click track
5m 10s
3. Playing a click track in the field
4. Recording with a click track
5. Syncing in post
6m 8s
74. 7m 5s
1. Preparing for a shoot with multiple DSLR cameras
2m 10s
2. Scouting the location
1m 16s
3. Lighting for multiple cameras
4. A DP's perspective on multicamera lighting
1m 56s
5. Matching cameras
75. 5m 21s
1. Doing a shoot with multiple DSLR cameras
2m 21s
2. Positioning the cameras
1m 2s
3. Syncing the cameras
1m 2s
4. Directing the shoot
76. 16m 59s
1. Achieving a film look
2m 36s
7m 20s
7m 3s
77. 28m 47s
1. Black Magic Cinema Camera
3m 44s
2. Things to Look Out For
9m 41s
3. Recording with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera
2m 15s
4. Focusing
3m 17s
5. Evaluating the Shots
5m 12s
6. RAW Workflow
4m 38s
78. 15m 50s
1. Achieving a film look
2m 28s
8m 45s
4m 37s
79. 18m 58s
1. Shooting time lapses with a GoPro
2m 25s
2. Setting up the GoPro
4m 30s
3. Accessing the footage
4m 52s
4. Processing the footage
7m 11s
80. 21m 21s
1. Why assemble a time lapse?
1m 59s
2. Assembling a time lapse in Photoshop
6m 36s
3. Assembling a time lapse in Premiere Pro
7m 43s
4. Assembling a time lapse in After Effects
5m 3s
81. 22m 40s
1. Processing multiple-camera footage
1m 42s
2. Organizing the media for Adobe Premiere Pro
5m 36s
3. Syncing in Adobe Premiere Pro
6m 20s
4. Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
9m 2s
82. 15m 1s
1. Processing multiple-camera footage
1m 8s
2. Organizing and syncing media for Final Cut Pro X
5m 13s
3. Editing in Final Cut Pro X
8m 40s
83. 21m 56s
1. How do I get a GoPro in the air?
2m 1s
2. Attaching a GoPro to a quadcopter
2m 23s
3. Calibrating the quadcopter
2m 13s
4. Flying with the GoPro on the quadcopter
3m 48s
5. Evaluating the quadcopter footage
5m 49s
6. Getting more control with the quadcopter
5m 42s
84. 15m 58s
1. Sliding the camera
3m 1s
2. Tabletop dolly
3m 8s
3. What is a slider?
3m 55s
4. Using a slider
3m 32s
5. Slider versatility
2m 22s
85. 13m 14s
1. Shooting with an iPhone 5S
2m 58s
2. Shooting slow motion
3m 11s
3. Accessing footage
3m 17s
4. Assembling footage
3m 48s
86. 16m 9s
1. Benefits of mirrorless cameras
2m 48s
2. Mirrorless workflow
2m 41s
3. Things to look out for
6m 10s
4. Evaluating the footage
4m 30s
87. 26m 6s
1. What is Log?
2m 40s
2. Why should you shoot Log?
6m 7s
3. Using a LUT with Dynamic Link
8m 11s
4. Creating a LUT in Adobe Speedgrade
9m 8s
88. 30m 34s
1. Matching cameras
1m 58s
2. Variables
4m 22s
3. Calibration
8m 42s
4. Evaluating the shots
3m 5s
5. Matching Log footage
6m 30s
6. Matching ProRes
5m 57s
89. 11m 39s
1. Achieving a film look
3m 7s
2. Using Resolve presets
4m 29s
3. Color grading from scratch
4m 3s
90. 19m 1s
1. Achieving a filmic look
3m 58s
2. Using Speedgrade presets
7m 34s
3. Color grading from scratch
7m 29s
91. 11m 48s
1. Remotely controlling a camera
1m 34s
2. Attaching a CamRanger
2m 38s
3. Creating a network
4m 50s
4. Controlling with an iPad
2m 46s
92. 10m 49s
1. Taking a look at shaky footage
1m 45s
2. Fixing shaky footage in Final Cut Pro X
3m 18s
3. Fixing shaky footage in Adobe Premiere Pro
5m 46s
93. 14m 46s
1. A quick overview of site surveys
1m 25s
2. Anticipating the weather
3m 11s
3. Taking panoramic site photos with Occipital 360
3m 46s
4. Collecting location information with PanaScout
2m 48s
5. Portable and mobile pro audio to go
3m 36s
94. 24m 54s
1. Taking a look at third-party plugins
3m 21s
2. Exploring Tiffen Dfx Filter plugins
6m 59s
3. Boosting creativity with Tiffen Dfx Looks
4m 3s
4. Exploring the Magic Bullet Suite
5m 45s
5. Taking your footage further with Magic Bullet Looks
4m 46s
95. 9m 1s
1. Scouting the lighting situation out on location
1m 10s
2. Using Lighttrac to determine sun or moon position
2m 12s
3. Using Sun Seeker to track sun or moon position
3m 2s
4. Determining the position of the sun or moon with Focalware
2m 37s
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Evaluating the results
Rich: We're back in the studio, and it was a fun shoot, but I think under the controlled conditions of the studio with scopes and everything up, let's take a look at some of the shots we got. We're going to show you some of the ones that were good, and some of the ones that weren't so good, so that you can learn from our purposeful mistakes. Robbie: Now just to be clear, the ones that I was shooting were the good ones. The ones that Rich, no I'm kidding. Rich: Sometimes we shoot things wrong, and the technical term is. Teaching slides from the photo world. Robbie: Right. Rich: But we want to show you how the shot would work without using any filtration and that's what we have up here first, right Rob? Robbie: So this shot that we're looking at here obviously has a boatload of problems.
I mean, just looking at it, you can see that everything has just kind of gone to white. Gone to gray. If you look at the reference monitor over here, and the wave form monitor, you'll notice at the top of the scale, right there around 100 IRE, we have this huge clump of trace. This indicates that things are just being clipped at 100, or 100% white. And the unfortunate thing, especially with DSLR footage, Rich. Not really going to recover a lot of that highlight detail, once it kind of gets blown out like this and as you can see in the shot, it's kind of gone and the best you're going to be able to do in the post production is kind of put a little bit of ban-date on it.
Rich: Yeah, I mean, we'll, we'll show people just how poor that is and we'll explore some of this in future episodes, but there is the fast color corrector. And, let's just take a look at that. We'll go over to the effect controls, temporarily. Robbie: Yep. Rich: And so, I'll pull down those mid-tones, thinking, maybe I could rescue that. And, no, there's really not much there, is there? Robbie: Yeah. Rich: What was white is still white. Robbie: Yeah, I mean even if you pull down the highlights, you know, the top th, in there, nothing's going to really kind of change about this. Um,you know, this is some Rich: It's just a lighter grey.
Robbie: Right. This is something that you need to try to avoid in the field, is trying to get, especially with the SLR footage, which is not raw, of course, or most of the time is not raw and and try to avoid this because you're not going to be able to recover that highlight detail. So, down here on this shot Rich, things look a whole lot better. And we didn't actually adjust any part of the exposure triangle. We left the ISO and the aperture and the shutter speed all the same But what we did do, is apply an ND Filter. And the ND Filter, of course, stands for Neutral Density and that allowed us to reduce the amount of incoming light into the lens.
And here we have an okay looking shot. I mean I don't see too much wrong with this, except that I would say that the hight lights. Rich: It's a little hot still. Robbie: It's a little hot still especially if you at the waveform. You can see that we still have a bunch of trace right around 100%. We assume it's being clipped but not as bad as the first shot. And, you know, I can deal with this. We can make this work. Rich: Yeah, and this was the shot that we got. Remember when we just had a single Neutral Density Filter. One neutral density filter. There's wasn't variable we put one neutral density filter on it. Robbie: Yep. Rich: And we said well, that's better, but it's not enough.
And so the option was stack it or what are we going to do here? I mean, you're absolutely right. This shot could be made to work, but the skies are going to still pretty much be blown out, right? Robbie: Yeah. The skies are a little too blown out, Rich. And we could obviously go back and recover some of that detail. But again, it's not going to be totally recoverable. Rich: Yeah, so let's just pull that down really quick. We'll take a look and see how good that is. I don't think this is one of those shots where I would use it if I had to use it. You know, that's getting there. Robbie: Yeah, come, come into, come into the highlights control there a little bit. Yeah.
Not too bad. Rich: It looks a, a dismal gray day. One of the little tricks that I sometimes use in Premiere, you can't do this in all NLEs, is I'll just take the video only track and put a copy on top. Robbie: Mm-hm. Rich: And select that, and by changing that to the multiply blending mode, sometimes you can start to stack the footage and get it to combine a little bit and pull back a little more details, but it's, it's not good, is it? Robbie: No, it's not. I mean, and we, we can definitely get this looking better. Rich: Alright, well, here's the shot when we put the Variable ND Filter.
Oh, it was actually a blue sky day, not a gray sky day. That looks a lot better, doesn't it? Robbie: Yeah, true, and the Variable ND, of course, is going to allow you to adjust the amount of ND. That you're actually applying to the shot. And the variable nd is a great tool to have when you need to be able to sort of quickly adjust how much ND you want to apply to that image. And it's very useful sort of in sort of splitting exposure situations like this. And you can see that you're rotating the ND. Across the shot. We're going from blown out to overexposed, you know, to properly exposed.
Rich: Yeah, so it's really nice to have that level of control there and being able to dial that exposure in so it feels right. Let us still maintain that shallow depth of field but the skies look so much better. There's blue in the sky. There's blue in the water. Robbie: Yep. Rich: I think that definitely works. But you nailed it there, you know, the Variable ND Filter lets us really just sort of dial that in until it's the right amount. And that worked a lot better for that shot. We got the type of depth of field we wanted. Robbie: Yep. Rich: But we got the right exposure. Robbie: Absolutely. And, you know, the Variable ND is something that I, I mean, I really think that everybody should probably have in, in you know, their kit they're not that expensive and. Rich: Well, well let's get this straight.
They're expensive but it's less expensive than buying seven filters. Robbie: Absolutely and it's one of those things where it's a sort of a jack-of-all-trades kind of filter. Like you can co from really, you know, because it's variable, you can quickly apply the level of neutral density that you need appropriate for the shot without having to switch filters as you pointed out five, six, seven times. Rich: Yeah, what I would say though in general, when you're working with a variable ND Filter, the plus, minus, the sort of stops on the sides the numbers, don't actually line up exactly with true stops.
So, they're just sort of treated as a more or less sort of number. Now we did one other type of shooting. And that was we took out the matte box, and Kevin was over on the dock shooting with the matte box. He had more sunlight issues. What's the main benefit of the matte box, besides filtration? Robbie: Well besides the, you know, obviously the, the levels of filtration stages that we have here, and we actually in this particular matte box have two, one of them is rotating. The other advantage is these flaps right? So, we can do things like lock off how much light is coming into the lens so we can control things like light flares and that kind of stuff.
But the really nice thing about map boxes is that you don't actually have to screw something onto the end of the lens. You can literally just put something right here into the filtration stage like the four by four filter that you have right there. Rich: Yeah. Robbie: And not all the time, but generally speaking optically four by four filters usually are, you know, of a little bit higher quality than screw on type filters simply because they're used more in the professional setting. Rich: And I really like the exposure we have here. I think it's great. The blue water is reading. We've got nice richness on the shadows.
Let's bring up the scopes and just look at that in the reference monitor. Now, you give the play by play here. Why is this a great exposure? I notice that we're not reaching the entire dynamic range but it would be easier to do that. Post, right? Robbie: Totally, and I mean, maybe we don't even want to do that. I mean, I'm looking at this and we have, you know, we have sort of peaks on the trace here, right around 85, 90%, which is great. If I wanted to make it a little brighter, I could. If I wanted to make it a little darker, I could. And the same thing down here with the bottom end of the trace. I'm not crushing the blacks. You'll notice that the bottom of the trace here. Somewhere maybe around 1015 IRE and that's great as well.
So, in close production when I'm color correcting this I can add some contrast to this image and beef it up a little bit but this is a nice exposure. Not over exposed not under exposed and we have the ability if we want to sort of expand the contrast of the shot. Rich: So, if we brought in those black levels a little bit the blacks would get a little bit crispier, bringing in the whites. The whites get a little bit more intense. And moving that middle slider, we have control over the mid tones. That's too bright, but you know we can dial that in, maybe a slight adjustment, and, and a little bit of color, right? Robbie: Absolutely.
You can saturate it a little bit more as well. And the whole point about exposure, is that you want to give yourself a fighting chance later on in post production. When things are overexposed, when things are underexposed, you're dealing with problems. You're having the fix issues. When something's properly exposed like this. The color corrections in the work that you do later on in post, are just enhancing the shot. And that's the situation that you want to be in. Enhancing the shot, not having to fix a ton of problems. Rich: Rob, I think you really nailed it there. The whole goal is to get a solid base exposure in the field. And if you add some of the simple hardware, whether it be the higher-end, like the Mapbox, the middle of the road with the Variable ND Filter, or even just a couple of ND Filters that you keep in your bag.
You're going to have a good, solid base exposure. Robbie: Yeah, and, you know, that's the whole point, is that, you don't want to have to spend a lot of time fixing problems when you can sort of get it right in the field in the first place with just a few pieces of equipment. Rich: Well, I'd like to thank you for joining us. My name's Rich Harrington. Robbie: And I'm Robbie Carmen.
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What am I doing in a place like this
When it's painfully clear that my face don't fit?
What am I doing acting identikit,
When all I want to do is to be the opposite?
Why am I, why are you,
Who's pretending just who's fooling who
Do we go our way or join in their merry queue.
What are we doing in the pouring rain
Walking hand in hand, I gotta be out of my brain.
What are we doing, is it all for show
Are we drifting along, going along with the flow.
I don't know, I wish I knew
Is it me or you who's fooling
What a bore, where's the door
Are we just for decoration?
What am I doing to you?
What are you doing to me too?
What are they doing to us?
Someone help me, tell me truly.
What are we doing in a place like this
Trying to prove to the world that we really exist
Standing around with all the egotists
Sticking out like a zit knickers all in a twist.
Why are we? I don't know,
Are we merely going with the flow
To prove, who we know
Or drifting along acting a part in a show?
Why am I going through this?
Why are you going through this too?
What are they doing to us?
Someone help me, tell me truly.
So do we go our own way
Or do we join their merry queue
Pretending it's O.K.
Them or us, who's fooling who?
Why are we standing in the acid rain
Watching industrial waste trickling down the drain?
What are we doing under the nuclear glow
What we all gonna do? Where we all gonna go?
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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Irving BerlinBlue Skies
I was blue, just as blue as I could be Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me Then good luck came a-knocking at my door Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long Never saw the sun shining so bright Never saw things going so right Noticing the days hurrying by When you're in love, my how they fly Blue days All of them gone Nothing but blue skies From now on [2] I should care if the wind blows east or west I should fret if the worst looks like the best I should mind if they say it can't be true I should smile, that's exactly what I do © 2014
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How Fast Can A Skateboarder Go?
How fast can a skateboarder go is a question in which the answer depends on a number of factors. These factors include those related to the skateboard, such as bearings and wheel size, along with those related to the skateboarder himself, including experience, skill level and muscle strength in the legs. Records for fastest skateboard speeds top 60 miles per hour. These records will likely be broken in the future, as millions of new participants enter the fast-growing world of skateboarding and other extreme sports.
1. How fast a skateboarder can go depends on the quality of the equipment, specifically bearings and wheels. Larger wheels generally work best, being less affected by uneven or gravel littered surfaces. Bearings with a higher ABEC number, with nine being the highest, indicate a higher standard of precision and usually equate to faster speeds.
2. The individual on the skateboard greatly affects the how fast a skateboarder can go. Skateboarding takes much time and practice, and those with significant experience and a high skill level will naturally be able to attain higher speeds than their less well-trained counterparts. In skateboarding, lower body strength plays a big role in the speed at which a skateboarder can go.
3. The question of how fast can a skateboarder go was answered on September 26th, 1998, during an Arizona race, by skateboarder Gary Hardwick. His top official speed was recorded at 63 miles per hour. He allegedly reached 73 miles an hour later, but this is not an official record.
4. Kevin Reimer is reported to have reached a speed of 80 miles per hour on a skateboard. He did not use a vehicle to assist him in reaching this speed. However, this is an unofficial speed, so no record was technically broken by Reimer.
5. Biker Sherlock holds a similar record. He holds the record for highest official speed while being towed by a vehicle. Sherlock reached 90 miles per hour on a skateboard while being pulled being a motorcycle.
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Printable article detail | Organic foods: Are they better for baby?
Organic foods: Are they better for baby?
We've all been there, standing in the grocery store, looking at fresh fruits and vegetables, and wondering, "Is organic really better for my family and me? Is it worth the extra cost?"
Organic foods are usually grown with fewer pesticides than other foods. But according to the American Dietetic Association, organic foods may not be healthier or safer than other kinds of foods. We don't have enough research to know.
Some parents have decided to be cautious and to buy organic foods when they can.
What's organic?
If a vegetable or fruit is labeled organic, it meets certain standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Here are examples of the standards:
• Only approved fertilizers, weed killers and pesticides can be used. Man-made products are discouraged. Organic farmers often use natural fertilizers such as manure and compost. Instead of using weed killers, they rotate crops, till, weed by hand, and mulch. Genetic engineering and certain types of radiation cannot be used.
• Certain organic standards also apply to animals used to produce milk, eggs and meat. For example, they may not be given hormones to promote growth or antibiotics for any reason. Also, the animals must have access to the outdoors, such as a pasture.
Foods that meet USDA standards can be labeled with the "USDA Organic" seal.
Organic foods usually cost more than non-organic foods. For instance, in May 2008, Newsweek reported that organic red delicious apples cost $1.99 per pound, while non-organic cost only $1.49. Organic eggs cost $3.99 a dozen; non-organic, $1.89.
What are natural foods?
What's a parent to do?
First and foremost, it's important for your child to eat healthy foods. If organic foods are available and you can afford them, great; give them a try. But don’t sacrifice good nutrition for the organic label.
Shopping and safety tips
• Buy vegetables and fruits when they're in season. This will help ensure the best quality. For example, buy apples in the fall and berries and tomatoes in the summer. This also saves on fuel to transport produce from far away.
• Handle all food carefully and safely.
May 2008
Most common questions
How much vitamin D should my baby get?
How often should I nurse my baby?
What solids foods should I start my baby on?
When should I give my baby solid foods?
• She can sit with support.
• She shows a good head neck control when seated.
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Marketplace Index for Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Robert Pavlik, the chief market strategist at Banyan Partners in New York, says he's getting calls, emails and even letters from clients asking if they can get in on the $75 billion Facebook IPO. "Everybody and his mother wants a piece of this deal," says Pavlik. "The honest to God answer is that you're probably not going to get some unless you've been doing a tremendous amount of commission business with one of these big institutional-type firms." The Pulse is up today on news that the American worker is finally running out of productivity bandwidth, which could mean it's time for companies to hire if they want to increase output.
Worker productivity up again
Posted In: productivity, U.S. Labor Department, workers
Getting in on the Facebook IPO
When it goes public, Facebook is likely to be worth $75 billion or more. But, odds are, you aren't getting in on the real action.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Sub Kingdom: Eumetazoa
Super Phylum: Bilateria:Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Sub Phylum: Vertebrata
Super Class: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Sub-Class: Neopterygii
Infra Class: Teleostei
Super Order: Acanthopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Lonchopisthus - Opistognathus - Stalix
Commonly called Jawfish.
Jawfish are not legal imports in Australia, which is why there are only a very limited number of species available. In the US, there are a wide range of species available, the most common (and expensive) being the O. aurifrons and O. rosenblatti. Hobbyists are often required to contact suppliers or collectors to catch these fish, as they are not often brought into the trade.
Mostly small fish with enlarged head and mouth and narrow tapering body, and long continuous dorsal fin. Live in burrows in sand which they enter tail first. Feed on benthic and planktonic invertebrates and incubate their eggs orally. [1]
Since jawfishes lack a swim bladder, these fish spend their entire lives on the ocean floor. They will construct a large den in large open areas where there is an abundance of sand and small rocks or broken coral. In the wild, jawfish have been known to construct massive burrows, these burrows are hollowed out over a period of months to years. The burrows are often lined with coral and rock debris to strengthen the structure, making it alot harder for the walls to cave in. The entrance to the burrow is usually only slightly wider than the width of the jawfish's head, whilst the inside of the burrow is generally quite cavernous. This large cavern allows plenty of room for the jawfish to move around and gives it the ability to enter the burrow head first and turn around almost immediately, removing the need to enter tail first.
All species of jawfish are mouthbrooders. Most species are monogamous, pairs can often been seen sharing the same burrow, usually with two exits. The male courts the female by displaying its fins. Eggs are deposited in the den and fertilized by the male. The fertilized eggs are then taken up by the male and held in its mouth until the eggs hatch after a number of weeks. The larvae are then released by the male and are left to fend for themselves.
In Captivity
In an aquarium, it is substantially harder to provide an environment such as what they are used to in the wild, as sand bed depth and availability of debris can often be a limiting factor. There are basically two types of burrows a jawfish can construct; the first being a deep/open burrow, and the other being a burrow that is constructed under a pre-existing structure, such as a large rock. The latter is generally used in home aquariums, where the substrate cant support a deep burrow.
It is important to think ahead when planning on buying a jawfish. There are some very important factors that must be considered, these include;
Tank Size
For smaller species such as the O. rosenblatti and O. aurifrons, just about any tank above 150L is suitable, as long as the points listed below are achieved. For the larger species, only smaller specimens should be kept in small tanks, it is very important to remember that these fish will one day out grow the tank, and may indeed target your other fish as potential meals.
If you are serious about keeping jawfish, it is important to plan ahead. A 150L tank for an O. darwiniensis is only going to be suitable for a couple of years, after this, they will start to become cramped and will need more space. As a general rule for the larger jawfish, taller tanks are better, as these fish have a tendency to swim at full speed towards their prey, putting them at risk of jumping out of the tank.
Tank lids are also important, since these fish tend to swim very fast for their food, lids need to be placed over the tank to prevent them from carpet surfing. Jawfish are also notorious for splashing water onto objects surrounding the tank, including the person feeding it.
Sand Bed Depth
At least 6" deep for any of the Australian species, it will need to be even deeper as the fish grows. Course substrate should be used, grains between 2 and 5mm are desirable, a smaller space filling substrate can also be used.
Debris / Rubble
A constant supply of debris and rubble should be deposited around the hole of the jawfish. This should be replenished whenever the jawfish appears to have run out of rubble. There are a number of things that can be used as rubble, such as crushed coral skeletons, crushed live rock, small pebbles, empty snail shells, etc. As long as the pieces of rubble arent wider than the hole of the jawfish, it should be suitable.
Tank Mates
Larger species of jawfish will not hesitate to eat small fish. Small fish such as; gobies, dartfish, blennies and dottybacks should be avoided. Be wary of adding shrimp such as Lysmata species, as there is no guarantee that the jawfish wont make a meal of them.
A number of foods can be fed to jawfish. Meaty foods are always preferred and flake and pellet foods are unlikely to satisfy a jawfish. Meaty foods such as: prawn, scallop, mussel, oyster, and squid would suffice. These foods should be cut into chunks small enough to fit into the jawfishes mouth. Jawfish will also take live food; small shrimp and feeder fish are suitable. Jawfish will continue to feed as long as there is food offered, so be careful not to overfeed. Medium sized servings of the afformentioned foods 3-4 times a week would be a suitable feeding scheme.
Common Australian Species
Of the 60 species of Opistognathids found worldwide, under 10 of them are found in Australian waters. Of these species, roughly 3 are fairly common. None of these species should be kept with smaller fish, as each of these species are capable of exceeding 40cm in length.
There are currently three genera in the family Opistognathidae. Opistognathus has the largest number of species.
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UFC 143 Fight Day: Diaz vs. Condit
Get in on the ultimate fighting action through this live stream of the Diaz vs. Condit match in Las Vegas! The first round starts at 6 pm, but you catch the pre-show coverage before the bell sounds. And don't forget to go to Heavy for even more mixed martial arts madness!
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Alzheimer's blog
Conference highlights those with dementia, caregiving and research
By Angela Lunde February 5, 2013
In about 3 weeks, more than 1,000 people will gather in St. Paul for the 2013 Meeting of the Minds Dementia Conference. You're invited.
This premier conference is the result of hard work and dedication, driven by genuine passion on the part of the Minnesota-North Dakota Alzheimer's Association and Mayo Clinic staff and volunteers.
This year's conference will include some impressive experts in the research field including Dr. Eric Reiman of the Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Phoenix, and our own Dr. Ronald Petersen, Dr. Brad Boeve, and Glenn Smith, Ph.D, from the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
But this conference is not just about the hope of one day curing or preventing Alzheimer's, it's about improving the quality of life in the present. When Pat Summit, the winningest college basketball coach of all time who's now living with younger onset Alzheimer's, takes the stage she's sure to have a message of "living big."
It's my hope that this conference continues to shift our perceptions about dementia — affirming the personhood and dignity of those living with dementia and reducing the stigma that often isolates and dismisses.
Practical strategies, useful knowledge, resources and services to reaffirm that there's help will be shared with caregivers.
CaringSource is one example of that help — a new individualized service developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and national experts in dementia. CaringSource is about positively influencing the health, well-being and quality of life for caregivers. If you're at the conference, I invite you to stop by the Mayo Clinic booth to learn more.
For me, however, the real megastars will be those living with the disease who courageously attend and unknowingly teach us all something. By learning how to engage fully in the presence of a person living with dementia you'll see their capacity for wisdom, insight and compassion.
By attending sessions where persons living with dementia are presenting or involved, you'll learn that dementia doesn't define them, it simply shapes the way they experience the world around them.
A day to learn. An experience to feel.
See you on March 2. Early bird registration ends February 7.
To register for the conference, go to the Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter page of the Alzheimer's Association website.
Feb. 05, 2013
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FDA launches medication safety initiative
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The Food & Drug Administration this week introduced the Safe Use Initiative to reduce preventable harm from medications and improve patient health.
Through the initiative, the FDA seeks to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to minimize the risks associated with using medications and reduce preventable harm. Stakeholders include patients, consumers, caregivers, healthcare practitioners, pharmacists, healthcare systems and federal agencies.
The FDA proposes to identify specific candidate cases (e.g., drugs, drug classes, and/or therapeutic situations) that are associated with significant amounts of preventable harm. During the initiative's first 12 months, it intends to implement a small number of interventions. These may involve FDA regulatory actions in concert with actions by other stakeholders. Nearly 10 adverse drug events occur per month for every 100 long-term care residents, according to a 2005 report from The American Journal of Medicine.
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Kate Dimond Fitzgerald, M.D.
Getting the Picture
Using functional MRI to craft better OCD treatments
issue 2 | Fall 2012
University of Michigan researchers are working to improve the treatment of children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a common anxiety disorder that affects approximately 3 percent of children and adolescents. OCD is characterized by intrusive, distressing thoughts (the obsessions) that lead to performing "neutralizing" behaviors (the compulsions). Obsessions and compulsions tend to occur around certain topics, including contamination/cleaning, safety/checking and symmetry/ordering, and can interfere with schoolwork, friendships and family functioning.
While OCD can be very disabling, it is treatable with specific psychotherapy techniques and medications. Kate Fitzgerald, M.D., child psychiatrist at the University of Michigan, is using functional MRI to understand the brain basis of psychotherapeutic methods to help these children.
"At its core, we think OCD is a hypersensitivity to making mistakes, particularly in key 'security concern' domains such as checking that doors are locked at night to make sure our family is safe," explains Fitzgerald. "From an evolutionary standpoint, these areas of concern are important for all human beings to stay safe and feel secure. So, all of us may be more sensitive to making mistakes in security concern domains, but in patients with OCD, a general hypersensitivity to errors may turn into obsessions and compulsions once security concerns have been tapped."
Children with OCD show hyperactivity in the anterior cingulate cortex when they monitor performance to detect mistakes
"This is the core process — hypersensitivity to making mistakes — that we look at with the fMRI," continues Fitzgerald. "Kids with OCD have an exaggerated response in their anterior cingulate cortex when they make even a simple cognitive error. The more hyper the response is, the lower their symptoms are, suggesting that this hyperactivity may somehow be compensating to push down symptoms."
Fitzgerald is studying exposure/response prevention psychotherapy treatment in conjunction with the fMRI scans. "We are predicting that this hyperactivity in the brain is going to further increase with effective treatment," she explains. "We'll compare the fMRI before and after therapy, so we can assess how improvement in symptoms maps into changes in the brain. In the long run, determining the brain changes that occur with effective treatment will help us customize better treatments for individual children with OCD."
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phenylephrine-injection Related Diseases & Conditions
Medications are used to manage a variety of conditions. Our doctors have compiled a list of ailments that the medication phenylephrine-injection may be used to treat or manage.
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High Blood Pressure Article
• What is high blood pressure?
• What causes high blood pressure?
• How is blood pressure measured?
• What do blood pressure readings mean?
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Dickens's Christmas Carol : Role of Children
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The Role of Children in Dicken’s Christmas Carol Children are common figures used in literature to portray purity, wholesomeness, and innocence. Authors also use other child figures, those less innocent, yet in most cases violent figures are rarely the latter form. It is to extract the innocence and purity that Dicken’s authors two of four main characters as children. Main characters, Ebeneezer Scrooge and his employee Bob Cratchit are accompanied by child roles, Tiny Tim (Cratchit’s son) and Fred (Scrooge’s nephew). It is through the character of Scrooge that Dicken’s educates his readers on basic laws of humanity and kindness. The innocent child characters are foils for Scrooge’s unkind coldhearted character. Throughout the story Dickens expels a character so vile and cold that he turns away two men asking for a donation on Christmas Eve and denies Bob Cratchit of heat wh Continue...
Throughout the novel Scrooge is visited by three ghosts which serve to show Scrooge the error of his way in his treating people. He is given the opportunity to view his life as an observer rather than an active participant. The second ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Present has come to Scrooge to show him how his hostility toward others affects the way people live. Tiny Tim has died and the family mourns his passing. Scrooge does not realize they !are all talking about him until the ghost takes him to the cemetery when Scrooge sees his own gravestone. Scrooge is shown the contrasting feelings about a child of happiness and hope and an angry stingy old man. A scene vital to the story, creates a great impact on Scrooge's epiphany. en he is stingy aobut putting coal on the fire. We are to honor the true value of Christian religious beliefs in he who made lame beggars walk and blind man see; that which is the true meaning of the holiday. At this point in the novel Scrooge is anything but a nice, caring, or giving man. Despite his disability, he cons!tantly keeps the spirit up and tries to maintain it in all his brothers and sisters and parents, even though they are destitute. In the story Tim expresses this hope that people would see him, a cripple, and it may remind them of true meaning of Christmas. Tim appears to be a weak child strong in spiritand faith. He is the epitome of the Christmas spirit, that which should encompass us all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Bibliography.
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• "Community" (8 p.m., NBC): In the Season 5 finale of this still-engaging comedy, the study group uncovers the history of Greendale's first dean, Russell Borchert (guest star Chris Elliott), a brilliant, wealthy recluse who was involved in a scandal and disappeared in the 1970s. Eager to find out more, Annie and Abed (Alison Brie, Danny Pudi) search for Borchert's sealed-off computer lab.
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1. Nov 8, 2011
"Call of Duty: World at War" has everything wrong. The textures are muddy and dirty as well as the sneaky, invincible AI. The story is good, but TOO linear. Especially after playing this game on Xbox for a brief period, I realized this game isn't for the Xbox; it's not meant to be. In my opinion the PC version was better with plenty of swag, so if you really want to play this piece of junk, at least buy it on PC or Playstation. Expand
2. Feb 8, 2014
I don't think Activision have every had a History lesson at school in their lives. This game is unbelievably inaccurate (even though it is set in a real event) and the characters are so unloveable. They could all die in warfare and I would be happy, as the game would be over. Every gun feels the same. I don't know if it's my copy of the game, but it has no save feature. WHY DO THEY EXPECT ME TO WANT TO COMPLETE THIS WHOLE **** GAME IN ONE SITTING. It would be ok if the game was any good, but it isn't. Zombies is unlockable, which again isn't a big problem, but in this case it is because, again, THERES NO SAVE FEATURE! Expand
3. Nov 13, 2010
Without a doubt, the worst Call of Duty game made to date. This is where things in the COD franchise started to collapse. COD games since WaW have been horrible such as Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops. While MW2 is not quite as horrible but still, same as Black Ops which is only a tab bit better than Waw. The Multiplayer is filled with campers. The multiplayer is also as unbalanced as you can expect from COD to date. The Campaign is as beyond retarded (which what you can except from Call of Duty). I've never played a game that's so bad, that I wanted to die. I'm dead serious. Expand
4. Nov 10, 2011
Terrible gameplay, terrible multiplayer, terrible interface. Nothing like Call of Duty 4. I shelved this game quickly and moved back to Call of Duty 4.
5. Jan 15, 2012
Excellent single player and the multiplayer WAS good in its time. No longer though. Every lobby has hackers running around with "god mode" enabled and Tryarch will not do anything about it.
6. Jan 19, 2014
I didn't play this game very long, I shot one guy in the head then my screen was cluttered with a notice telling me what I had just done with points underneath, I don't want my immersion taken away by on screen numberwang. This game took a tired concept and made it worse with no efforts to do anything good with the franchise. This game was truly the final nail in the COD coffin.
Generally favorable reviews - based on 84 Critics
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1. Positive: 76 out of 84
2. Negative: 0 out of 84
1. Call of Duty: World At War needs better character development and more "oh my God" moments. However, it's still a terrific first-person shooter. The combat is tight, the presentation shines and the multiplayer, particularly Nazi Zombie mode and co-op campaign, will keep you blasting enemy soldiers for weeks.
2. Treyarch did a remarkable job of breathing new life into the WWII shooter. They followed the conventions outlined by Infinity Ward to a tee and, as a result, created a shooter that is every bit as good as last year's entry. Of course, there isn't a whole lot of innovation this time around, but the increased Multiplayer options, new settings, and great enemy A.I. should more than satisfy all but the most jaded Infinity Ward fanboys.
3. 90
Although the campaign storyline isn't nearly as engaging as the one seen in "CoD4," there should be enough memorable set pieces and intense sequences to keep you riveted throughout. The addition of a co-op mode brings a great deal of replay value to the proceedings, especially once you start throwing the death cards into the mix. Ultimately, it's the multiplayer and co-op action that will keep us coming back for more.
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The Chase presenter and Law and Order: UK actor Walsh plays Woody's former mentor who runs a bar on the island and puts him to work on a series of investigations into local life which require him to adopt different disguises.
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Dave's Rating:
Wild at heart.
The Basics: Well you already know that Max sails in a boat to the Wild Things place, subdues them, starts a wild rumpus, threatens to eat them, then leaves and goes home. But that's not much, really. How do you take a book that's got about 10 sentences in it and make it into a movie? Give the kid a backstory, give the monsters names, personalities and complicated emotional issues (there are moments where you think they could have just called it Where The Needy, Passive-Aggressive Things Are), but then detour from the usual formula of turning a kid book into a kid movie and give it to weirdo director Spike Jonze, avoid pandering moves like monsters suddenly doing hip-hop dance moves and making farty gags and sidestep your way around easy emotional catharsis. In other words, you treat your kid audience like they might not be idiots and give them a movie they can love even after they grow up.
What's The Deal: It's kind of astonishing when something this odd slips through the cracks of the Hollywood mainstream. It's perfectly suited for your kids (unless people in big monster costumes freak them out, which probably means they're about five years old; and if you're an attentive parent you should probably already know if your kids are easily scared) but it's also for adults. It takes the original book's open-ended quality and infuses it with a depth that doesn't feel tacked-on. It's rough and raw instead of slick or safe, right down to the art direction. If you're tired of how kid book adaptations usually get it wrong, you can feel safe buying a ticket to this one. It's a beautifully grubby work of art.
Who's Great: Max Records as "Max." First of all his name sounds made-up, so that's cool. And his performance is the kind of natural, unmannered thing that other cuteness-bingeing child actors would do well to emulate. And James Gandolfini, the voice of the most heartbroken and "Max"-like Wild Thing, brings a built-in, Tony Soprano-like element of menace that shows itself even when the puppeteers and CG tech people are creating the saddest of all monster faces.
Stop Harshing On Karen O.: I've been reading a lot of cranky hipster internet comments lately about the weird kid-like songs the Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman wrote with composer Carter Burwell. That's what happens when this stuff leaks early and it's out of context. Because yes, you're not going to drive around singing along with these songs on your car stereo. It's clanking, shouty and half-sung--sometimes not well-- by Ms. O. and a gang of backup children. Alongside what's on screen, though, it all works perfectly.
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This Orange bass amp's diminutive size is quite deceiving, especially considering that underneath its sturdy and appealing housing lies an unbelievable 500 watts of class-D solid-state power, paired with a twin tube preamp. The result is a crushing bass power and tone that has put Orange bass amplifiers in a class of their own. The amplifier head features switchable impedance of 4 or 8 ohm, and includes volume, bass, middle, treble, gain, and active/passive switch for further control of your bass tone.
Weighing in at just over 11 lb., the Orange Bass Terror is a leader in ultra-compact and portable bass power. Its size makes this bass amp head ideal for traveling musicians. Take it on the bus, subway, in a backpack, or on a bike to that gig, and rock out knowing the sound from this little Orange bass amp head is loud, and proud, and pumps out incredible tone. Includes padded gig bag.
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Roland FA-08 Synthesizer
Workflow-focussed workstation
Every week keyboard nerds discuss the supposed upcoming demise of the workstation concept but you only have to look at how many workstations are currently in production to ascertain that the genre is still healthy. The FA name first appeared in 2002 with the Fantom FA-76 workstation and now it's back but with all traces of the Fantom word erased. We hear that legal issues over ownership required its removal. Yes, even mis-spelled with an 'F'...
So the new FA series, a set of boards that comprise the 06 and 08 models, which share the exact same functionality but with 61-note synth action and 88-note weighted keybed options respectively.
"The FA-08 is nicely portable for an 88-note weighted board and the whole package weighs in at just 36lbs"
The FA-08 (reviewed here) is still nicely portable for an 88-note weighted board and the whole package weighs in at just 36lbs which is manageable for one person, though this is without a flightcase. It boots from cold in just eight seconds and the overall look is clean and utilitarian (if a little '90s looking) with a mixture of tough textured plastic for the body and shiny black perspex for the control surfaces.
The buttons/cursors have a solid feel, whilst the onboard dials (used for parameter tweaking) feel good but slightly less rugged and exhibit a little wobble.
Ergonomically, the front panel is simple and flows well but, with no touchscreen, there's a heavy reliance on the jog wheel and cursors for most editing tasks. However, the Shift button is a godsend on the FA as it shortcuts you to key editing parameters without having to scroll through loads of pages.
Thankfully, the wheel and cursors are within easy reach of the keyboard, so you can have both hands on deck and turn the jog wheel by reaching out with one finger, though it would have been nice to have the 'sound modify' dials within closer reach too.
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The colour screen lies at the heart of the FA-08 and it certainly has the wow factor initially, though, as it has to convey a lot of information in certain modes (especially when editing sequences), it sometimes feels a little cramped and some of the smaller fonts can be hard to read.
It's still way better than the screen on the Jupiter-50 and the Yamaha MOXF but the Korg Krome's larger full-colour touchscreen is still the best in class.
As noted earlier, the FA-08 has an 88-note weighted keybed. The keys are a comfy size and are nicely textured, though it takes a bit of time to get used to this particular 'Ivory G' action, as it demands a good bit of initial pressure to get the keys moving.
In addition, the key return is sluggish and spongy which impacts when trying to play fast riffs/ parts on organ, clav or synth leads, so you'll likely need to adapt your technique a little, though changing the velocity curve to 'light' helps.
Our advice is, if you mainly play synth type parts, then grab the 06 instead, though some pianists love heavier actions and the 08 might be ideal. Unfortunately, there's no aftertouch on either FA model except via control pedal, (which kind of defeats the object!) and we think the £457 price difference between the 06 and 08 is a little steep, though of course the street price will be less.
Programming sounds on the FA is pretty intuitive and, though the interface/edit screens are simpler than on the new Jupiter's and Integra, it doesn't feel like too much has been lost. In many ways, the FA-08's more direct interface trumps its more expensive siblings and, especially, the new 'sound modifying' dials and 6x4 parameter matrix (which can access up to 24 different parameters on the fly) speed things up considerably.
Importantly, all the dials operate smoothly with good resolution (unlike the stepped controls on the MOXF) so smooth parameter changes are possible. Within the four rows of dials, three of the rows are hardwired to factory set parameters (filter controls, envelopes, FX, EQ etc) and one row can be assigned to user chosen parameters (including DAW control).
Under the screen there are ten dual-category instrument select buttons and you can set up favourites (10 banks x 9) for quick recall during live shows or when recording. Further to this, splits and dual layer sounds are only a button press away.
Seriously deep
The basic sound structure is the same as the Integra 7, so you'll find Tones (which are like Voices on Yamahas and Programs on Korgs) and Studio Sets (which are like Mixing Mode/ Performance Mode/Multis on Yamahas and Combis on Korgs). A Tone can be based on Supernatural Synth, Supernatural Drum, Supernatural Acoustic or PCM waves (partials) and up to 16 Tones can be layered within a Studio Set for huge stacked sounds.
Each Tone can have its own multi-effect and arpeggiator, plus each Studio Set of Tones has access to separate compression, chorus, reverb and EQ (per part), all controllable from the sound modifying dials.
As with the Integra 7, the only slight downside is that polyphony is limited to 128 notes, so if you go crazy layering several multi-partial Tones expect a little voice stealing, though you can use 'voice reserve' to ensure that your main sound is exempt from voice stealing. Still, there's plenty of power here to make massive orchestral, acoustic or synth layers - the FA is a seriously deep synth.
"To further extend the FA's sound palette, you can also download sounds for free from Roland's Axial website"
To further extend the FA's sound palette, you can also download sounds for free from Roland's Axial website. There are two virtual SRX slots available onboard into which you can load newly downloaded SRX sounds and all the sounds reside on an SD card (up to 32GB in size, 4GB card included as standard) so sounds can be swapped in and out easily and dragged and dropped from your computer via USB.
Whilst we are talking about computers, the DAW Control button enables you to quickly map the front panel dials, transport controls and sample pads to your DAW of choice using the built-in DAW templates (all major DAWs are included). There's currently no editor available but the FA is very easy to edit as a self-contained unit, though it would be nice to be able to edit the sequencer from your computer in particular.
Sonically, the FA sounds very similar to the Integra 7, which is no surprise as the FA is essentially an Integra 7 but with fewer sounds onboard (around 2,000 on the FA vs 6,000 on the I7), fewer virtual expansion slots, no 'motional surround' and fewer outputs.
The Supernatural acoustic pianos and electric pianos are classy (and it's great that you can tweak string/key off resonance, hammer noise and more) plus the electric basses, strings, woodwinds and acoustic guitars are up there with the I7 and Jupiter-50/80 (ie excellent)!
The Supernatural synth engine is very powerful and punchy and, though it lacks all the modelled filter types from the new Jupiter's, with just a little programming you can dial in most classic/contemporary sounds with little effort, including searing analogue leads, 'supersaw' trance patches, huge basses, warm and inviting polysynth comp sounds, sound FX and more.
Let's not forget that there's a whole Supernatural/ PCM drum section too and the synth PCM wave section contains a 'best of' selection from Roland's classic boxes/ boards of yesteryear (such as the D-50, XV-5080 and TR-808/909).
The only small letdown is that the tonewheel organ model still lacks a dedicated chorus/vibrato unit and, although the drawbars appear on screen, it's criminal that they don't map to the sound modifying dials, which would really bring the organ sounds to life. We hope this can be rectified in an update, as it's not much fun scrolling through and tweaking drawbars with buttons and the jog wheel!
A real contender
Regardless, our money is on the FA-06 becoming the most popular FA model, especially when you consider its power and portability and that it features Roland's flagship Integra 7 sounds. The fact that it doubles as a USB Audio/MIDI interface with sequencer and sampler is a huge bonus, plus it's priced very reasonably too.
We're also glad that Roland are using an SD card for sound storage as you'll never run out of space for sounds/samples (just buy a new card) and the sound expansions via the website ensure it will stay sonically relevant far into the future.
The biggest letdown is that you can't use sounds that you've sampled as partials/oscillators in your Tones (the MOXF can do this) but this aside, the FA series covers most bases admirably. Above all, it's deep enough to keep even hardcore programmers occupied, yet it remains intuitive and sounds great.
MusicRadar Rating
4.5 / 5 stars
Keenly priced and nicely portable. Deep workstation features with intuitive interface. Sounds from the Integra 7 onboard, plus plenty of expandability.
Screen gets cramped on some functions. No PC editor.
The FA is a versatile workstation that's a serious and keener-priced alternative to the Krome and MOXF.
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Silas Weir Mitchell thinks his wolfy "Grimm' character Monroe could totally take on Twilight's werewolf Jacob... but only if he didn't rely solely on brute strength.
"If you're asking if Taylor Lautner's character could kick my a--, yeah he probably could," Mitchell tells "I might have the wiles, but if he got the jump on me, I'd be dead meat. I'm older than he is, so I know some tricks, but like I said, if it were pound for pound, I'm dead."
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Janus was the Roman god of beginnings, gates, and doorways. He was associated with the start of day and the first month of the year, called January after him. The Romans mentioned Janus first when including a list of gods in their prayers, and they named the Janiculum, one of the seven hills of Rome, in his honor.
Like a doorway that can be entered from two directions, Janus was usually pictured with two faces, one looking forward and one looking back. The temple to Janus in the Roman Forum had two sets of doors facing east and west. These doors were open during a war and closed in periods of peace.
Janus appears in one myth as the defender of an important Roman gateway When the city was under attack by a tribe known as the Sabines, Janus flooded the gate with a hot spring to prevent the invaders from entering the city. In another story, Janus used his two faces while pursuing a lover. The goddess Cardea was known for leading her admirers to a cave and then running away. When Janus accompanied her to the cave, he saw with the face in the back of his head that she was turning to leave and caught hold of her before she could escape.
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Thanks, 2poodles! I found one more pic that's much better - taken with our iPad instead of my crummy iPhone, lol! It's a little overexposed, but you can better see how much gray there is. I wish it were more clumped and streaky than sprinkled evenly throughout, but oh well:
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The importance of off-site backups
A few weeks ago burglars broke into my house and stole, among other things, the laptop we use to store our family photographs.
That laptop had years of irreplaceable photos on it's hard disk - about 30GB of them.
But off-site backup and insurance turned this tragedy into a mere inconvenience.
I went and bought a new laptop, run an endless sequences of windows updates, installed the JungleDisk software and clicked the restore button - and all is well again.
If you don't have automatic off site backup for all your important files stop whatever you are doing right now and set one up - NOW - not later, right now.
I use JungleDisk, but there are also DropBox (a wonderful service that I use to transfer files between computers), CrushPlan (that you can use to backup your files to friend's computers over the internet for free) and many many other companies offering comparable services.
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Patrick Stewart loves modern technology but he's not there with gaming.
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People at Flashback demonstrate how to stop a hard drive from clicking.
Mindblowing EXTREME zoom into the Mandelbrot Set
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Name My Daughter
Stephen McLaughlin and his wife are expecting a baby girl this spring. He put up a website to let internet users suggest and vote on names for the poor little girl. The front-runner so far is Cthulhu All-Spark McLaughlin. Do you have a better idea? Let’s all be thankful that the parents reserve the right to reject what the internet decides and go with their own choice in the end. Suggest a name or vote on an existing name at Name My Daughter. -via Geeks Are Sexy
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Three Etudes for Solo Trumpet
The composers have spoken. In a near unanimous decision, trumpet extended techniques have been deemed merely the tools of improvisers, too unruly for the printed page. When is the last time you’ve seen multiphonics, half-valve effects, and alternative fingerings for microtones notated in a score? Sure, all these sorts of things were rampant in the ’60s, but today nobody seems too interested in taming the entire spectra of sounds available on the instrument. A listen to Rex Richardson’s Three Etudes for Solo Trumpet might just fan the winds of change. Using all the afore mentioned techniques and more, Richardson creates a lyrical meditation highlighting some rarely heard timbres inside a composition that is focused more on melody than texture.
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There’s that smile again. So you know what that means. Boston College has once again felt the curse of the Jags. This time Miami came into Chestnut Hill and walked away with a victory. Respectable loss I must say but we would be remiss if we didn’t point out that Boston College’s men’s basketball team is 0-2 since the firing of Jeff Jagodzinski.
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Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:27:14 +0000 From: WS Dream Factory Subject: Me, Tom, a timeshare, A midnight fondle and other stories This is all fact, so is not the most erotic thing ever, but I wanted to share, so please enjoy! It is about me and a friend from my youth and my attraction to him, and all our encounters of a sexual kind. It gets better at the end, but please read the whole thing! by WS So I have been pining after this one guy on and off for about the last four or five years, and he's not the best looking guy, down right repulsive at the best of times, but he just really gets me going, despite the off-putting amount of body hair. From the day I heard about him getting naked in front of other people, it was my fantasy to see his dick, which I was told was pretty big. He is one of my best friends, and all of my other friends had seen it at one time or another, because even at sleepovers and stuff, he was prone to just let it hang out, and he wasn't afraid to get it out in public. And yet, I still hadn't seen it when it seemed like the rest of the world had. So many times I have seen him bulging out of his boxer shorts, quite often in the changing room. He always wears tighter boxers, which hug his package, so I could tell it was pretty big. I had only ever had two really judgemental looks at it in determining erect size, once when I stayed over at his and we slept next to each other, and in the morning, he must of had morning wood (something which he denies he ever gets) and he was leaning on his front, but I could see a clear dick-shaped bulge running down his leg. The other time also came when standing at his house, and it was pretty brief. He got up and was standing there in a tight pair of red boxer shorts, clearly with morning wood which was tucked up and to the side. I'm not sure if he noticed me looking, but he had his pyjama bottoms on over his boxers pretty quick My first glimpse came about a year and a half ago, his mother and her boyfriend own part of a time share, and he invited myself and another one of our friends up on the long weekend he was staying there. At the time share, there are lots of facilities, including a swimming pool and sauna, and little was I to know I'd be wanking over that weekend for a long time to follow. On the first day there, we went swimming, the pool was small, but we were the only ones in, so we decided to all to a length of the pool naked. We all did it, and it was risky too seeing as just as I had finished my lap, we noticed two other people had joined us in the pool, so I quickly pulled my shorts on when I finished. Seeing as our nakedness was masked by the water the whole time, I didn't really see anything, but not for lack of trying. Afterwards, we came out and sat in the sauna for a bit, still with our shorts on and then went to get changed. The changing rooms were communal, except for a few curtained off bits, and I was determined I should see his penis, but alas, the opportunity never revealed itself as he dove into one of the cubicles to change. Back at the house, we were playing Fifa on his PS2, in the room where we were spending the night, and as luck would have it, we were playing to see who would get to use the two beds, and which one of us would be sleeping on the floor. I don't remember if we got bored, or how it came about, but the guy whose dick I wanted to see said that whoever didn't come for a naked run was to sleep on the floor. I was pretty shocked, and thought he must have been joking, but he started taking layers off. Me and my other friend started following suit, and with genitals in hand, he opened the window, wearing nothing but his shoes and jumped out. My other friend was next to follow, and I remember my boxers dropping to the floor, then climbing up on the window sill. It wasn't too far down, but I needed both hands for balance, and so launched myself, dick flying everywhere, to meet them on the ground, and I quickly covered my area. We walked for a bit, I kept trying to look at their shlongs, but it was too dark, and they were mainly covered. We ran for a bit, and let go of covering our packages, but I was behind, so I couldn't see anything, but to be honest, it was probably the greatest thing I'd ever felt. We reached a tree, had a team piss, still nothing in view, and then we decided last one back to the house had to sleep on the floor, so we all bolted. It was pretty far, and it is a pretty open place, loads of houses round about, but it was late enough that nobody would see us. We reached the house again, unseen, but realised how high up the window was, and we began to panic a little. One of us found a chair, and so we used it, though wobbly to get back in. I managed to end up the last in, but this worked to my advantage. Though I needed my other friends to help me back in, my dick fully on show, I saw it. He was in the process of pulling up his boxers, but there it was. It was majestic. There are no other words, other than it was the greatest thing I'd ever seen. It wasn't erect or anything, quite soft really, but it was there, and I'd seen it, and this was a triumph. The other two probably good a good stare at my package, which thankfully wasn't hard, probably due to the cold temperatures outside (it was February). I pulled on my boxers, and me and the guy I'm hot for (I'll call him Tom to save time) Me and Tom went to the kitchen, wearing only boxers and a T-Shirt and got some food. I began to get hard, not totally, but there was evidently a bit of a tent going on, which I think Tom saw, and I think he laughed a little. I just want to say now, before going any further, that I think Tom is a little hot for me. I've seen him stare at my package a few times, but I'll get to that in a bit. He wasn't hard at this point which I knew by looking at his boxers Anyway, I wanked twice that over that one glimpse I had, and could barely sleep knowing he was just there, it was so hot. The next day, We went swimming again, no naked swimming, but still we had to get changed and stuff, though I saw nothing then either. The real excitement came when we went back in the sauna. This time, we went in only our towels, after casually discarding our swimming shorts in the changing room. Tom saw my dick, but I missed seeing his in the change to towels. The three of us (I'll just call the other guy Dan to save time) Me Tom and Dan sat in the sauna, only in towels, and they were pretty loose, at least mine and Dan's were. Anyone passing would probably have seen our dicks through the glass, as we were sitting higher up. Tom then suggested we do it without towels, and I was really hard by this point, so got a little worried. We took our towels off, careful to cover our respective dicks, I needed two hands to keep down my raging boner. I glanced to my left to see if I could see anything, and saw that Dan had an ungodly amount of pubic hair. Tom, I knew, had little hands, so I thought I could use this to my advantage in seeing his thing again, but I was out of luck. We decided to put our towels back, a tricky operation during which my dick went on show for a brief moment. At one point, Tom really needed to piss, Dan and suggested hi doing it on the hot coals, which he almost did, but he decided to go and do it in the adjacent communal showers. He whipped of his towel, dick in hands, and went out for a piss. I almost joined him, but stopped myself lest Dan would suspect. He returned, and put his towel back on. Eventually, we agreed we'd been in the sauna long enough, my boner had gone down a bit, by this point. Upon getting out, Tom suggested we shower, to "ex-foliate" and before I knew it, he had flung off his towel and gone into the showers. Dan and quickly followed, I could feel my boner rising again. There were three shower heads, Tom took the middle hot one, the one on its left was taken by Dan, another hot one, but the one on the right of Tom was cold, and I was stuck with it. We washed, dicks covered awkwardly be hands, but then Tom's hands dropped to get some soap out, and there it hung. It was much bigger than the night before, as though he had a semi-hard-on. I stopped and stared, my dick positively throbbing in my hands, and I let them drop too, my erection on full show. Dan had let go too, his dick was long, not too thick, but still not bad looking as he greased it up. My eyes caught his and we laughed awkwardly. Tom was soaping up, but it was hard to make out much more. We got out of the showers, my dick fully erect, but now covered by my hands. There was an awkward reaching for towels, I got mine last and we each pulled them on. When I was wrapping mine round, we were in the open area of the changing room, and Tom already had his on. I had to let my penis go to get the towel on, and I saw Tom looking right at it! I took a little longer to cover it up than I would of, then passed him a comment saying not to stare or something like that, and we got changed. I went home later that day, and didn't see his dick again for another year, on our return to the time share, but a lot happened that year. That year was the year Tom lost his virginity, a year he and I saw a lot of each other. There were a few occasions I can think of note to our sexual relationship (though there isn't actually one, [that he knows of]) One being him staying at my house. We were watching Good Luck Chuck, waiting for the sex scene montage, but he fell asleep. I watched it, a little turned on. I woke him and suggested a naked run. He wasn't going for it and we just went up to my room. After five minutes, the lights were out, ad I tried one more time to convince him into going on a naked run. He wasn't keen, but I told him I was going, and so I went back downstairs stripped off, and went out the big window in my lounge, and went out through my garden and into the road. It was three in the morning, so I made it quite far before I decided to turn back as it was too risky in case people saw me. I came back in, still fully naked, and came upstairs, carrying my clothes. It was dark, and he was asleep, or so I thought until he murmured something asking if I was naked. I confirmed, and got into the bed, he was sleeping on the mattress on the floor. The next morning, I saw him with morning wood in his boxers, but said nothing. Our next three encounters happened involving a shower. The first time, I was at his house, and a big group of us were going camping for his birthday, along the coast. Before we went, me him and Dan were at his for his birthday barbecue, and Tom said he needed a shower, and asked if I wanted to come and have one with him. Naturally, I jumped at the chance,thinking one of my fantasies was about to come true. we went up to the shower, and stripped down to our boxers, and then he said we should wash our hair, and we took it in turns to wash each others hair. I couldn't take my eyes of his bulge, though it wasn't overly bulging, and felt my self get a bit hard. Neither of u got full nude, and the experience was over pretty quickly The next time time, we were at a New Years party, and we both stayed over. in the morning, Tom went for a shower, but he couldn't work it, and asked me for some help. At this point, there was a lot of people I barely know around, the kind who would spread rumours without second thought, so I said no. I kind of regret that now, but it was probably for the best. After, we went back to our houses, but he was locked out, so we both headed down to mine, my parents were out at the time. He sat downstairs and watched trashy TV, whilst I had a shower, leaving the bathroom door unlocked. I put my pyjamas on, and came back down. We watched TV for a bit, until he got a text from his mum saying they would be home in five minutes. As he went to leave, I told him he should stay and we could have a naked day, but he declined. I told him I was anyway, and I gave him the keys to get out. I stripped down to by boxers there and then, and as he opened the door I got starkers. My dick was hard and fully out and he turned, saw it and laughed. I called after him, but he didn't come back, but I think he enjoyed the sight. The next time I remember was the same sort of situation with him being locked out, and we came back to mine. We were in my room, and I said I was going for a shower, taking off my clothes in the room, whilst he stared at the computer screen. I came back from my shower, only in a towel, closed the door because my parents were in and he turned around. I stayed in my towel for a bit, brushing my teeth, then announced that I was getting changed, so he wouldn't turn around. At the point when I dropped my towel, he turned, and saw my dick, blaming me for him seeing it, but in his turning around, I knew he wanted to see it. Nothing happened for a while after that, but then one night, just as I was drifting off, my phone was off, me not realizing it was on loud. IT was Tom, saying he was locked out, and wondered if he could come in and stay the night. The mattress on the floor was covered in junk, so we got into my bed together. I told him I had been sleeping naked before he came (A lie) and that his turning up wasn't going to change that. I pulled my clothes off, covered by my duvet, and we tried to get to sleep. I was too excited to sleep, and naturally had a massive boner. He looked asleep, and at one point went to the toilet, fully exposed, and I think he saw. He was asleep (or so it seemed) when I returned, and so I slept, or at least tried to sleep, with my cock fully exposed for him to see. During the night I kept edging a little closer, pretending it was sleep movement, and I'm pretty sure he was awake, because he sort of mentioned it the next morning. I must have slept at one point, and got a bit cold during, because I woke up with my covers on me. He was still asleep, and I contemplated putting my boxer shorts back on. I had a hard on, but I wasn't so adventurous in the morning as I had been the night before, which I so regret now. I wish he could have seen my dick in daylight. He woke not long after me, and suddenly remembered I had been naked, and asked if I still was. I said yes, and then he decided to get up. We had a really bizarre moment just then, because in getting up, he sort of straddled me over my covers, and awkwardly laughed about him having seen my erection during the night, calling me six inches, saying it was a compliment. He sat there for a good minute or two. This was the closest our erect cocks had ever come to each other, I knew he was erect because when he got off me, he had clear morning wood, and stood with it eye level to my lying down. He watched me stare at it, smiling triumphantly, like he had confirmed his dick was bigger than mine. He pulled on his jeans which were just at the side of the bed, so I took the opportunity to find my boxers. I pulled the covers off me, revealing my erection, which he looked at. I sat up, hunched a little as if to hide it, though I wasn't. I reached to where I knew my boxers were, and stood up, pulling them on. I went to the toilet, erection evident through my boxers, and still there when I returned, but I pulled on some trousers to try and mask it. The next encounter, I actually saw his dick. Well, sort of. We were back at the time share, and after a swim and sauna in our towels, we were about to go into the showers. Tom, Dan and I stood there a little awkward, not wanting to be the first one to get naked, but I decided to take the plunge, flinging off my towel, dick uncovered, and into the shower, facing the wall. Dan took the one next to me, Tom next to him, both of them covered there dicks. I turned to face forward and closed my eyes, enjoying the moment. I saw them both looking, but I didn't mind because I only had a semi, if that. I turned around again and soaped up my dick, as did the other two. I inadvertently saw Dan's, and it was definitely thicker than the last time. I then tried to see Tom's, but all I saw was him whacking it up and down, like you do when your trying to get a quick boner, and it was so fast, I couldn't really make anything out from it other than t was pretty long. I have been wanking over this for months. We went out of the shower, without me seeing anything more, but I stood naked and hard, with a towel in my hand. Dan was already in a cubicle, and Tom had just wrapped his towel around him. I tried to whip him, "trying" to cover my dick, hoping that he would drop his towel, or whip me back. Neither happened, but I tried again, when we were in the cubicles, and this time he did whip back. I tried to grab the towel, so he would have to let me see his cock if he wanted it back. but I missed it. In the cubicle, I was really really hard, and so wanked off, producing an unholy amount of spunk, into my wet pair of swimming shorts, which was pretty hard to hide from the others seeing that they were full of cum. I succeeded and went home that day. And then came the Empty. My parents were away for the weekend, and I was staying at home for one night before going to see my brother. I would have gone through to my brothers the same day as they had left, but my friend's Dad was having a Blues night, which I was keen to go to. Naturally, having an empty house, I invited the three (including Dan) back to mine for beers and fun. Later on, Tom and some others came down, must have been around midnight, and we had a bit of a wild night. For some reason, the eight of us (minus the guy who passed out on the landing) slept in my room. Four of us in my bed, three on the floor and one on my sofa. I was in the bed, but it is not big enough for four, and so we spooned. We had to negotiate who would be spooning how, and by some miracle, I ended up against the wall, spooning Tom. He was pretty wrecked, and had fallen asleep pretty fast. I had a boner at thought of sleeping in this way with him, and I positioned myself so as that it was poking into his covered ass. Then I had a thought. He was wearing a thin cotton pair of pyjama bottoms a t-shirt and nothing else. Carefully, I crept my hand onto his waist, as "innocent sleep movement". My hand progressed from his waist to his thigh, and finally up to his crotch. I couldn't believe what I was doing! For so long, I had wanted to touch him, wank him, suck him and fuck him, and I was getting my shot. I started rubbing his soft cock through the pyjamas, my other hand on my own dick. It soon transpired that he was too deep in sleep to notice, and then I just went for it. With one hand, I lifted the waistband of his pyjamas, and slipped my other into the warmth of his crotch. I started with his balls, which were surprisingly quite small in comparison to mine. His sack was pretty much radiating heat, and it felt so good to touch, I couldn't even feel any hair on it! Then my hand moved to his dick. It was soft, and bigger than mine was when flaccid. I started rubbing it a little, hoping it would soon get hard, but the results were minimal, it only growing about an inch or so. Then i tried to pull back the foreskin over the head (I have a tight foreskin and so it is rarely able to do so) The head was easily the most amazing thing I have ever touched. It was so fleshy, and soft, and felt like a dry tongue, my hands not running over it smoothly. I kept my hand on his dick, fondling him for about ten minutes, with pretty minimal results in growth. And then he gave little jolt. I almost panicked, but decided to keep my hand, rested on his dick. He stirred a little, moving a little more onto his side, away from me, and quickly I slipped my hand out. I waited a few minutes before I could tell he was asleep again, and slipped my hand back under his pyjamas. It was hard. It was big, hard, and the most beautiful thing I've ever touched. It felt so good in my hand, and I could tell it was far bigger than my 5-and-a-half-inches, I would say at least 8". I slipped the foreskin down again, and felt the head in my hand. I wanted him, I wanted him so bad. I began to wank him off, with as little as movement as possible, so as not to disturb the others. It proved difficult, so I placed one hand, fondling his balls, trying to work my way to his ass-hole, with the other, I rubbed the tip with my thumb, a technique I have used many time to make myself cum. His cock got harder, but my attempt to find his anus was flawed by the awkwardness of the angle, so I went back to fondling his balls. It was the best moment of my life, his dick was almost pulsating, he was about to cum! And then he woke up with a start. I got my hands out of there quick enough for him not to notice, but I knew I couldn't try it again. He mumbled something, and got out of the bed, and left the room. A minute later, I got up, and went downstairs to get a drink. I saw the downstairs bathroom light was on, and I knew it was Tom in there. I got my water, and went through to my lounge, and lay on my sofa with the lights on, and the door ajar, hoping that on his return upstairs, he would look in. I almost got my dick out and had a wank, so that he would walk in, and I so wish that I had, but sadly, I chickened out. He did come in, my dick was hard, but covered, and he still had a semi. He laughed, then went away, and I regretted not being naked, who knows, he might have joined me for a wank if I'd put some porn on. The only thing of note the next morning, was my seeing his flaccid package through his pyjamas, poking out a little, because it is so big. And so, that was that, and they are all the encounters I can remember
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Game Boy micro - Power/Battery Charging Problems
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• Check for signs of physical damage to the AC Adapter (split or exposed wires, broken plastic case, etc.) If you see damage,discontinue use immediately and replace the adapter. For information on where to purchase a Game Boy micro AC Adapter, click here.
• Make sure that the wall outlet you are using in your home to charge the Game Boy micro is working properly. Plugging in another electrical device -- such as a lamp or an alarm clock -- is a quick way to check the outlet.
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A “scientific” purpose is one of the seven exempt purposes specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). There is however little guidance about what qualifies as a scientific purpose. The Treasury Regulations refer to scientific by way of example, namely, the carrying on of scientific research in the public interest. This can be broken down into a three-part inquiry: (1) Is the questioned activity scientific? (2) Is it research? (3) Is it in the public interest?
Without descriptive definitions of either term scientific or research in the Code or Regulations, the first two parts of the inquiry depend primarily on Reg. 1.501(c)(3)-1(d)(5)(ii), which states as follows:
Scientific research does not include activities of a type ordinarily carried on as an incident to commercial or industrial operations, as, for example, the ordinary testing or inspection of materials or products or the designing or construction of equipment, buildings, etc.
The third part of the inquiry is whether the scientific organization is organized and operated in the public interest. More explicitly, the organization must conduct scientific research activities that will benefit the public rather than private, business or other interests. Public interest can be demonstrated if:
• the results of the research are available to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis; or
• the research is performed for the federal government or a state agency.
The IRC also offers a few other examples of qualifying scientific research, the purpose of which is directed toward a public benefit:
• Aiding in the scientific education of university students; or
• Gathering scientific data which is then published and made available to the public; or
• Discovering a cure for a disease, or conducting research that will aid a community in attracting a new industry.
By contrast, an organization is likely not organized or operated to benefit the public if it carries on research that would normally be carried out as part of an industry or if the results of the research are withheld from the public entirely, or delayed beyond the time reasonably necessary to establish ownership rights.
Additional Resources:
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Michele Berger
[Ed. We welcome Michele as a new contributor to the Nonprofit Law Blog.]
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Welcome to www.nourishingnyc.org
The Definition of Writing Styles Depends on Who is Defining Them (writing styles) While researching this topic, you may have found many different answers to what are the different types of writing styles. No two answers were the same. They range anywhere from your personal way of writing that is your writing style to formal and informal. Many people feel the best answer to what writing styles are the those will be outlined below in this article. You can decide for yourself if this definition suits your. The term creative writing covers a range of writing areas. Poetry, fiction books, short stories, and screenplays are considered creative writings. Any writing in which is not strictly non-fiction would be classified as such. Journalism and news reporting are forms of Expository writing. The purpose is to focus on one topic and inform the reader by provided the facts. These writings can be seen in the forms of travel brochures, professional journal, business reports, and new paper articles. Descriptive writing is what gives you the mental pictures of what we have read. It uses a lot of adjective and adverbs to describe things. When descriptive writing is very good you can close your eyes and know exactly what the author is saying. The kind that makes you taste what the characters and see what they are seeing. Analytical Writing is a writing that focuses on a topic and then verifies the purpose of it. It is often taught school age children through out the years because it is something they will use in their life. Book reports, conference papers, thesis, essays, and dissertations are all academic writing. It is created using a third person point of view and deductive reasoning supported by facts. Its purpose is to show a clear understanding of a subject by presenting information. Technical Writing is used in owner manuals, how to guides, magazine articles, and design specs just to name a few. Its purpose is to take complicated technical information and turn it into something the intended audience can understand. Technical writing usually deals with electronics of all sorts, chemistry, robotics, and finance. Any kind of writing that has to do with business matters is considered business writing. It is concise and to the point. Your intended audience wants to know what happen and why, but with minimal detail in between. An active voice is necessary in business writing. It keeps people focused and shows that you are in control of situations. Correspondence is the writing of memos, letters, or emails between people. It is a message that is sent between two people or groups of people. To provide facts and statistic and having the ability to influence your readers with your words is persuasive writing. This is used for products ads, political campaigns, or any kind of promotion. It is not necessary to prove why something is else is wrong or bad you just need to prove why your promoting is better. Narrative writing is use to tell a story or list of events that have already happen, might have happened, or could happen in the future. These writings may include novels, poetry, short stories, or a number of other things. A lot of times many of these styles are meshed together in our writing. Business writing and technical writings are often one in the same as are academic writing and analytical writing. With the overlapping of the styles it hard to define one writing style from another, you can guess it is all a matter of the point of view you are looking at it from and your opinion.
Software company patent A Software Company Patent is the Door to a World of Confusion There is no universal understanding of exactly what a software company patent is. In general, owning a patent allows a company certain rights (or exclusivity) for a prescribed amount of time. Individuals or corporations seeking a patent must apply for a patent in each and every country in which they wish to have one. Unlike copyrights, patents are not automatically granted to applicants and can take quite a while in order to be approved. Another thing to remember, particularly with a software company patent, is that a patent may issue in one or more of the countries in which you've applied but not all of them. The real problem lies in the fact that there really is no central agreement about what a software company patent actually grants among any of the nations so those who are awarded patents may not be getting exactly what they think they are getting in the process. With no universal agreement there really can't be universal enforcement about the laws and the rights surrounding a software company patent. The growth of Internet business and e-commerce in general has led to many patent applications for software, particularly software that was designed for specific business applications. The problem is that while the cases are granted and successfully tried and defended in some countries, other countries offer no enforcement or legal recourse for those who do not honor the software company patent even if the patents were granted in those countries. The fine line between nations about what is and isn't patentable is another challenge when it comes to establishing and honoring patents. In other words, the issue of a software company patent is a rather confusing process at best. Patents differ greatly from copyrights, which are issued automatically and recognized and enforced internationally. Copyrights protect the source code of software from being copied and registration is generally not required in order for your work to be protected. Lately there is a new term, copyleft, which is an obvious play on words and represents the rights to not only redistribute the works that are covered by this but also to modify and freely distribute those modifications. This term is very much in the spirit of many open source types of software and music. The catch for copyleft protection is that the newly created work be distributed in the same manner and spirit in which it was received. In other words if you were freely given the software, then you must freely provide the improvements and modifications you made to that software. Of course this is a long way from the idea of a software company patent. It is also important that you are sure you understand exactly what you are applying for as far as your patent goes. Different countries will grant patents for different things and those are closely regulated and carefully regarded when it comes to software-know what you are applying for and understand what you are being granted. A software company patent means different things to different people in different places and it nearly impossible to get other countries to honor a patent that they would not have granted at the same time they shouldn't expect other countries to honor patents based on their decision to do so either. One unfortunate circumstance surrounding patents is that there seems to be an unequal and obvious disparity between the haves and the have not's. Patent enforcement for software, unlike literature and music is largely subjective. In literature and music, it is rather obvious that the copyright has been abused or that the work has been copied, this isn't as simple with software which is one other reason that software company patent is such a hotly debated subject in the software industry.
What is copyright infringement What Is Copyright Infringement? The Layperson's Copyright Primer Copyright laws are constantly changing, and knowing exactly what copyright infringement is, whether you?re creating an eBook, publishing articles, using music as a backtrack to your podcast - or what have you - is essential to selling your online media. Although the laws change from one jurisdiction to another, knowing the basic rules of copyright infringement will ensure you?re following the proper rules of engagement when it comes to creating your works. Before you make any final decisions regarding the use of a work that has been copyrighted, please contact a copyright attorney to ensure you?re following the law ? this will keep you from being sued or, even worse, punished in a court of law. What is Copyright Infringement? Copyright infringement, as defined by Wikipedia.org, states: ?Copyright infringement (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material that is protected by intellectual property rights law particularly the copyright in a manner that violates one of the original copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it. The slang term bootleg (derived from the use of the shank of a boot for the purposes of smuggling) is often used to describe illicitly copied material.? So, what is copyright infringement in plain English? It means that if you?re not allowed to use something, then don?t use it ? plain and simple. It can be very simple to get permission to use a work ? many times you?ll be able to use a ?sample? of music or excerpt of written work for a nominal fee, or small attribution. However, if you do not have the permission of the copyright holder ? whether it?s an author or a publishing house ? you can be sued for copyright infringement or worse. What is Copyright Infringement in America? In many jurisdictions, such as the United States of America, this act is known as a strict liability crime or tort (a tort is a civil wrong ? not a criminal wrong). This means that the person who infringes the copyright - whether intentionally or not - will be responsible for the damage or loss. Also, the prosecutor (in criminal court) or plaintiff (in civil court) must only prove that the act of copying was committed by the defendant ? they do not need to prove guilty intent. This means, even if you had no intention of committing copyright fraud or infringement, you can (and in present times, in many cases, WILL) be prosecuted, even if you used the material in good faith. What is Copyright Infringement in action? Many cases of copyright infringement are difficult to see to the layperson, because the violation is not limited to exact copying. In many cases, when something is inspired by another thing ? such as in music, when the inspiration of one song is used to create an entirely different song ? it?s difficult to see where the new product or ?thing? has crossed the line to something illegal. Some works aren?t even protected by copyright, such as compilation of facts that lack the creativity necessary to be covered by copyright, or works that are in the public domain because the copyright has expired. Knowing the difference is often very difficult to see, and because of this we?ve seen a number of copyright infringement cases in recent years, especially in tandem with the music industry. As you can see, copyright infringement is a very difficult, albeit necessary, act to define. However, if you make sure that you?re using works that are in the public domain, or have long since been out of copyright (think Beethoven or Frankenstein) you?ll be safe. Do you fair research, and if you have any questions contact a copyright lawyer and ask ?what is copyright infringement? to learn the most up-to-date information for your jurisdiction.
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Re: nss-ldap not working for non-root users
On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Ian Macdonald wrote:
> perl -e '($name,$passwd,$uid,$gid) = getpwnam($ARGV[0]); print $uid' kgerber
> However, when run as root, it prints 783, which is kgerber's
> uid. kgerber is not in /etc/passwd, so I know that the look-up is
> occurring correctly over LDAP. Both tcpdump and full trace debugging
> on the LDAP server (which is OpenLDAP 2.0.7, running on the same box)
> attest to this also.
> Running tcpdump and checking the LDAP server's log, it's clear that
> the LDAP look-up does not take place when the command is run as a
> non-root user. getpwnam() will return the UID of anyone in
> /etc/passwd, but will not go to LDAP for the UID of anyone who isn't.
Check the permissions on /lib/libnss_ldap.so. Should be 755.
make sure the more specific ACLs come first...
access to dn=".*,ou=people,dc=plainjoe,dc=org" attr=userPassword
by self write
by * auth
access to dn=".*,ou=people,,dc=plainjoe,dc=org"
by * read
Cheers, jerry
/\ Gerald (Jerry) Carter Professional Services
http://www.samba.org/ SAMBA Team [email protected]
http://www.plainjoe.org/ [email protected]
- Sting "Message in a Bottle" ( 1979 )
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On Jun 29 James Langbridge wrote: Develop your own applications to control your own instrumentation hardware
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Another one bites the dust...
by sect2k on Tue 12th Sep 2006 14:21 UTC
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Yet another articles on OSNews without any real value.
Sure some points in there are valid, but have little to do with "Desktop" Linux.
Sure tech users are different from your avreage Joe, but claming that is why they use windows is outright dumb.
One thing I would like to know is when, if ever, did the author use linux on the desktop? After reading the article I doubt he ever did.
Please, please, please, don't post news articles just for the sake of posting news articles, it brings the value of the whole site down.
Edited 2006-09-12 14:23
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DejaVu fonts in Gutsy
by Simon on Sat 22nd Sep 2007 01:41 UTC
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Ubuntu uses the DejaVu fonts; DejaVu are derived from Vera, with additional coverage for Greek and Cyrillic.
Vera is currently a somewhat stale project, while DejaVu is active and increases the coverage to many languages,
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Ok my 2 cents.
by Edward on Sat 5th Nov 2005 16:43 UTC
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1. I use KDE, have since SuSE home 8.0, as far as the devs. & users not being mature. Who cares KDE is still great.
2. Guess my next distro won't be SuSE.
3. What about standerds, each distro has its own way of doing the same thing.
4. There are tons of distros, to many I think.
5. Like it or not user friendly distros need a click & install system like windows. Sorry, but windows is the only OS with 1 that I have used like that.
6. For linux users to help, and get over thier "I am great cause I use linux aditude", all windows users are not dumb, they just use window.
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RE[2]: Good old OS/2
by Anonymous on Sat 24th Dec 2005 02:35 UTC in reply to "RE: Good old OS/2"
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There was a petition set up by, they got almost 12,000 signatures to ask IBM to open up OS/2 code. So the OS/2 community can carry on the tradition. They have sent it to the various related folks at IBM.
We'll have to wait on the IBM response to this.
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RE: Review Definition
by zima on Wed 31st Oct 2012 04:39 UTC in reply to "Review Definition"
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That's not really true particularly in ~IT industry.
NVM how the size of company, its position, and expected support play major role down the line - the consumers themselves certainly look also at the future when buying, not only at the present (Osborne effect anyone?)
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It’s National Chocolate Milk Day. How crazy is that? I swear there’s a day to celebrate just about everything. But chocolate milk is at least something I can get excited about. Especially if you’re talking *hot* chocolate milk. What’s better than enjoying a crisp cool fall day with mug of hot cocoa? Actually, I know
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Paul Bielecki the happiest man on the planet - Maldives 2007 :-)
hmm... so this is the place where I should write sth about me, isn't it?
me, me, me...
well, I like (random order): skiing, paragliding, program/code, swim, bike, run, play squash, eat and travel, not in the same time of course ;-)
what music I like?
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MacBooks prone to random shutdowns?
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What Are the Most Common Penis Health Issues
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September 12, 2012
When most men hear the term penis health, they typically think about issues with erectile dysfunction, the process of getting and maintaining an erection. There are, however, many other types of penis health issues that can impact a man’s sexual and overall well being. Some can be treated at home, while others may require professional medical intervention.
A common penis health issue, particularly in teen boys and men who are not circumcised, is called balanitis. Signs of this condition include swelling, redness and inflammation around the head of the penis and the foreskin. There may also be pain at the site and an unpleasant discharge. When only the foreskin is impacted, the condition might be referred to as posthitis. While this can be the result of inadequate cleaning of the area, it may also be caused by an underlying medical condition or the buildup of soap that is not adequately rinsed during showering.
Medical conditions that can lead to balanitis include diabetes and a rare form of arthritis. A number of different types of infection may also be the culprit. These could be fungal, viral or bacterial in nature. Sexually transmitted infections may also be associated with increased risk of this condition. If treated in a timely fashion, balanitis should require only medical ointments and attentive cleaning to heal completely.
Three painful penis health issues can become evident during sexual intercourse. These are Peyronie’s disease, paraphimosis and priapism. These conditions are not only embarrassing and painful, but can be related to other health conditions that require attention.
Peyronie’s disease is a complex issue that is more commonly referred to as penile curvature. When the penis is erect, a curve appears which may be painful to some men. It is most typically caused by the presence of scar tissue under penile skin. This tissue may have developed after surgery in the area, or after a penile injury such as an intercourse fracture. There is some evidence to suggest that genetics plays a role in the likelihood of experiencing Peyronie’s disease, but more research is required in this area.
Aside from the obvious curve, men may also feel significant pain, particularly during penetration. The penis may also appear thinner or shorter than it truly is. Treatment can involve steroid injections, shock wave treatment or surgery. While Peyronie’s is quite rare, professional medical assistance is vital to achieving positive outcomes with this condition.
A particularly painful condition, paraphimosis occurs when the foreskin gets stuck behind the head of the penis. It can become serious if blood flow is impeded for a long enough period that tissue death begins to occur. Sometimes a simple ice pack will be enough to bring the swelling down and encourage the foreskin to go back to its rightful position. In more extreme cases, injections or surgery may be required.
Priapism occurs when a man’s erection will not go away. While this may seem interesting at first, it is a serious medical issue that can cause significant pain and penis health issues. It does not always occur because of sexual contact and is actually the result of blood being unable to flow away from the penis. Timely treatment is necessary to prevent damage to penile tissues that could impact future sexual function. Contributing factors to priapism include drug use, spinal cord injury, blood disorders and associated treatments for erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction is a complex penis health issue with multiple possible causes. These may be hormonal, psychological, or associated with other health conditions such as diabetes or heart problems. There are many available treatments if a man is unable to obtain or maintain an erection. The key is to identify the underlying cause and develop a treatment plan from that point.
In addition to these few problems that we have addressed here, there are also other penis health issues that men need to be educated on. Some of these include, sexually transmitted diseases, small penis syndrome and premature ejaculation.
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Beethoven Overture, Egmont
It consists of an overture followed by a sequence of nine additional pieces for soprano, male narrator and full symphony orchestra. (The male narrator is optional; he is not used in the play, and he does not appear in all recordings of the complete incidental music.) Beethoven wrote it between October 1809 and June 1810, and it was premiered on 15 June 1810.
The subject of the music and dramatic narrative is the life and heroism of a 16th-century Dutch nobleman, the Count of Egmont. It was composed during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, at a time when the French Empire had extended its domination over most of Europe. Beethoven had famously expressed his great outrage over Napoleon Bonaparte's decision to crown himself Emperor in 1804, furiously scratching out his name in the dedication of the Eroica Symphony. In the music for Egmont, Beethoven expressed his own political concerns through the exaltation of the heroic sacrifice of a man condemned to death for having taken a valiant stand against oppression. The Overture later became an unofficial anthem of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.
The music was greeted with eulogistic praise, in particular by E.T.A. Hoffmann for its poetry, and Goethe himself declared that Beethoven had expressed his intentions with "a remarkable genius". The overture, powerful and expressive, is one of the last works of his middle period; it has become as famous a composition as the Coriolan Overture, and is in a similar style to the Fifth Symphony, which he had completed two years earlier.
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Recently I found an information about Composer installer for Magento. I explored this a little bit and I managed to include some other packages (Monolog) and Symfony’s bundles into magento installation. … Continue Reading →
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Do We Need Affordable Housing or Affordable Living?
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Housing is too expensive in some of America's major metropolitan areas, and something must be done about it. However, it would be a tragic mistake to focus only on the cost of rent, or the sales prices of homes. As we work to bring down housing costs, we also need to make affordable options available in other aspects of people's lives which can offset high rent. There are two primary areas that we should focus on in order to promote affordable living:
1. Reduce household transportation costs
Unaffordable housing is a serious problem, but the combined cost of housing and transportation is what really matters. In regions with affordability problems, housing and transportation costs tend to be inversely related. As housing gets cheaper toward the metropolitan fringe, transportation costs increase, often erasing the benefit of the lower-cost housing. For example, someone living in New York's Greenwich Village will undoubtably pay exorbitant rent, but due to the neighborhood's high walkability, abundance of amenities, and excellent transit access, their transportation costs can be nearly zero. If the same person moves out to suburban New Jersey they can get a cheaper house, but their transportation costs will skyrocket.
2. Support smaller living spaces
The average American home has been getting bigger (and bigger, and bigger) for a long time. In the 1950s the average home was only 980 square feet, but by the 2000s it was 2,300 square feet, despite the fact that the average household has fewer people now. There are a lot of perks to living in a large house, but there are also some downsides. Big homes take up more space, cost more to build, cost more to heat and cool, and cost more to furnish and equip. Inordinately large home can create serious financial strain for some households, especially in areas where rent and mortgage costs are exceptionally high.
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Wii News
Developers offer Revolution clues
From early hardware builds...
Industry website Gamesindustry.biz has revealed this week a little more information on what we can expect from the forthcoming Nintendo Revolution console, due out next spring in Japan. Apparently, development kits for the new console are just now beginning to reach external developers, and several have already begun spilling the beans anonymously. We're told that the Revolution will be approximately 2.5 times more powerful than the current GameCube, third-party developers judging the performance from the latest hardware build which apparently includes several of the final build chips. A non final version of the controller is also in there, we're told.
An ATI graphics processor unit called Hollywood will apparently be at the heart of the new system, whilst the IBM CPU powering the console will apparently be called 'Broadway' and will be more than twice as fast as the 'Gekko' chip beneath the Cube. 512MB of Flash RAM is also in there, as is 96 MB of main memory, more than enough according to developers, who note the lack of HD-TV support. The media used will be almost identical to standard DVDs, but the drive itself will also cleverly support Cube media.
Whilst developers have been telling Gamesindustry.biz that the hardware won't be beating the Xbox 360 or the PS3 any time soon, those creating games for the system don't seem too concerned: "The time it'll take to ramp up to developing on this is basically nil - we can just work on a PC or maybe an Xbox, and then improve the quality of our assets when we move to the Revolution. Or even work on a Cube, in fact," one developer enthused.
Porting existing games won't be a problem then, but what will be more difficult will be making games work with the new controller... a far trickier proposition. The lower-spec hardware will also probably keep the Revolution reasonably priced, like the Cube, with an RRP of 149.99 USD already being hinted stateside. More as we get it.
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