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We made it back to McMurdo this afternoon. I took a walk this evening, it was completely overcast but still amazing because there is much more open water than there was previously. I sat and watched a seal laze about on an iceburg, while listening to the tranquil sounds of the ocean splashing around.
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John Howard Payne (1791-1852)
John Howard Payne was an American actor, playwright, lyricist, editor, and diplomat. His acting career began in 1809 when he achieved instant fame and toured as Hamlet, Romeo, and other Shakespearean heroes. He is best remembered as the author of the song "Home Sweet Home," from his "Claris." Payne led an eventful life, traveling and living in Europe where he wrote plays and adaptations, but he was always hounded by creditors and was even imprisoned for debt. In the last years of his life, Payne was the American consul to Tunis, Africa.
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Obtained Enslavement
Before him in an aura of light appeared a being not of human breed.
Pale as death, with eyes as dark as those of midnight ravens.
In visions he now saw the ancient one... enraged.
The being spoke in a tongue unknown to him.
But its aura was veiled in pride.
Days of wisdom were to come to him and his tribe.
Those not lured to weakness... by light.
(Voice of the old one:)
"Moonlight bright embrace thee.
Forever she caresses thee.
Free you eternally.
Fear not children so true at heart,
Our powers shall protect thee".
Buried deep within the heart lie secrets of a distant past.
The darkness in the old one's eyes was not like that of man.
Within them burned a hope. What was hidden? What wisdom did he hold?
A challenge for those of heathen blood... lords and kings.
Only pride remained as darkness fell on soil from which he came.
As the old one moved closer he could feel the presence of his soul,
As that of nature itself.
The flames in his eyes revealed a secret... of what was to be.
(Voice of the old one:)
"There must and shall be blood.
Pain until the last drop.
As night itself will sweep the ground
that I place my feet free of purity ever after.
Until the night once again sends its breed.
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Meet Morotai and Patani
While I don't know which is which, they're both pretty adorable. Also known as Binturong, the Bearcat is native to the rainforest areas of Southeast Asia but isn't a bear at all and is closer related to cat-like civets and genets. In fact, the local language that offered its name is extinct so your guess is as good as mine as to what the name truly means.
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I used to volunteer at a private zoo and they had two of these guys. They're very cool animals, and oddly enough they release a musk that smells exactly like buttered popcorn!
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AWW! I went to Sam houston state..home of the bearkats!! haha
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Watchdog Timer
Fri, Oct 30 2009
After 7+ months of working on Practical Arduino I'm so into the habit of documenting things as I go that it feels like a waste to build something and *not* write it up as a project. It just doesn't seem natural.
So recently I was working on a work-related project that needed a hardware watchdog timer, and I couldn't help but write it up even though Practical Arduino (Volume 1, at least!) is now set in stone and almost ready for printing.
A hardware watchdog timer is a device attached to a computer that watches it for signs of life and if it doesn't detect anything happening for a defined timeout period it forces the computer to reset. In this case the computer was an Arduino that needed to be deployed over 1000Km away and if anything went wrong I'd have no way to reset it, so a simple watchdog timer was the answer.
The circuit is pretty simple - just a 555 and a few supporting components, so it doesn't take up too much space on a shield. In fact not everything you see on the shield below is even part of the watchdog since there were already other parts in place related to the other stuff this project will be doing.
Sorry about the poor quality pics - I had to take them with a webcam since I don't have a real camera handy, and it doesn't do macro very well!
The watchdog uses a 555 timer that slowly charges up a capacitor, and if the cap reaches a certain threshold the 555 then pulses the Arduino's reset line. Just for fun I connected a spare analog input to the capacitor and wrote a little sketch that reports the values, then put it into OpenOffice to plot it. This is the sawtooth waveform of the capacitor voltage when the Arduino is running normally, and you can see the voltage dropping each time it "pats" the watchdog to keep it happy and make it start the timeout again.
Because I'm building a bunch of these devices at the moment I set up a temporary workbench at the office (which is normally a "software only" zone) and got a bit of a production line happening.
The units themselves are simple power monitoring devices that use WiFi to connect to a 3G router and report their readings back to a web service.
Each of them will also have an LCD to display readings locally and report things like the API key used to access the web service, so I've spent way too much time stripping and soldering ribbon cable.
Overall it's come together quite nicely.
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Gwendolyn Brooks
Brooks, Gwendolyn Elizabeth
Selected full-text books and articles on this topic
Gwendolyn Brooks
Harold Bloom.
Chelsea House, 2000
Librarian’s tip: This is a book of literary criticism
"A Material Collapse That Is Construction": History and Counter-Memory in Gwendolyn Brooks's in the Mecca
Lowney, John.
MELUS, Vol. 23, No. 3, Fall 1998
Double Consciousness, Modernism, and Womanist Themes in Gwendolyn Brooks's "The Anniad"
Jimoh, A. Yemisi.
MELUS, Vol. 23, No. 3, Fall 1998
The Love Song of Satin-Legs Smith: Gwendolyn Brooks Revisits Prufrock's Hell
Saunders, Judith P.
Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 36, No. 1, Winter 2000
By Herself: Women Reclaim Poetry
Molly McQuade.
Graywolf Press, 2000
Librarian’s tip: "Meditations on 'Mecca': Gwendolyn Brooks and the Responsibilities of the Black Poet" begins on p. 368
James Edward Smethurst.
Oxford University Press, 1999
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 6 "Hysterical Ties: Gwendolyn Brooks and the Rise of a 'High' Neomodernism"
Perspectives of Black Popular Culture
Harry B. Shaw.
Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1990
Librarian’s tip: "Cultural Challenge, Heroic Response: Gwendolyn Brooks and the New Black Poetry" begins on p. 71
African American Autobiographers: A Sourcebook
Emmanuel S. Nelson.
Greenwood Press, 2002
Librarian’s tip: "Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000)" begins on p. 47
Black American Women Poets and Dramatists
Harold Bloom.
Chelsea House, 1996
Librarian’s tip: "Gwendolyn Brooks b. 1917" begins on p. 15
Contemporary African American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Emmanuel S. Nelson.
Greenwood Press, 1999
Librarian’s tip: "Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-)" begins on p. 47
Killing John Cabot and Publishing Black: Gwendolyn Brooks's Riot
Sullivan, James D.
African American Review, Vol. 36, No. 4, Winter 2002
"The Kindergarten of New Consciousness": Gwendolyn Brooks and the Social Construction of Childhood
Flynn, Richard.
African American Review, Vol. 34, No. 3, Fall 2000
"No Justice, No Peace": The Figure of Emmett till in African American Literature
Metress, Christopher.
MELUS, Vol. 28, No. 1, Spring 2003
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Should Children Wear Reading Glasses?
Children and reading glasses
Myopia is a condition where the eye has trouble focusing upon things in the distance. This condition is also called nearsightedness and it does often begin in childhood. Myopia is present in about 25% of adults, which means a large portion of the population began exhibiting signs of the condition when they were children. There are a variety of potential causes of Myopia; sunlight, genetics, and eye stress and strain can lead to earlier onset Myopia.
For children diagnosed with Myopia, reading glasses can take strain off the eye when they're focused on materials that are close to (hopefully) slow the development of the condition. Bifocals can also have the same effect since they would be used primarily when children are reading or focusing closely upon something. Full-time, regular glasses are not beneficial in treating Myopia because it's believed by many eye specialists that it's only the eye strain from activities like reading that can contribute to this condition.
Not only will reading glasses potentially benefit your child's health, they'll be pretty impressed to have glasses like you, mom or dad, even if you've only got yours on because you've gotten so old!
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[–]TheFitz023 431 points432 points
Hey, do what you have to do. Spraying pesticides like they have been doing is much more deleterious to the health of the people in those areas. Sometimes, GMO's are the answer. People need to come to terms with the fact that there are strict regulations and numerous trials on any GMO before it is released. Also, spreading BS half-truths about GMO's is only hurting the millions who starve in foreign countries that are looking for crops they can grow in their low-nitrogen and water-deficit soils. GM crops can prevent blindness in vit A deficient children, and it's the only way we're going to be able to grow cacao and banana in the future (rampant disease for which neither crop has adapted any resistances). We'll see how much people hate GMO's when their chocolate is on the line instead of starving people in developing nations. (Plant Breeding student)
[–]oshawott85 8 points9 points
If only they could engineer mosquitoes that suck fat instead of blood.
[–]Pyro_Romeo 0 points1 point
I love this. Pfft! I wish!
[–]ShowTowels 0 points1 point
I wouldn't want to end up lumpy. Imagine a slight indentation everywhere a mosquito bit you, ever.
[–]spyrius 0 points1 point
whoa there
[–]StumbleBees 48 points49 points
As a scientist I am completely in agreement with you. As a consumer I just want this stuff to be labeled.
I have no idea why this is such a radical view. Most consumers can't agree with the former, most producers can't agree with the latter.
[–]Zorkamork 27 points28 points
Because the label is stupid. Creating the label implies that GMO (which is a huge, broad, thing because most everything is 'GMO' in some way) is something you need to be warned about.
[–]krizalid70559 5 points6 points
No it's not. The nutrition fact is labeled, that doesn't imply fat, carbs, and sodium are bad for you. What kind of logic is this?
[–]vainamo- 9 points10 points
It would be the same as a "gluten free" label. Gluten is not bad, but some people want to know whether it's in there or not.
[–]blank_sunday_stares 6 points7 points
That's a poor analogy. The gluten free label is put on the product willingly because of the recent fad diets. Also, Gluten can be harmful to persons with specific conditions such as Celiac's disease.
[–]krizalid70559 4 points5 points
I think that's a quite fitting analogy actually. In the US everything about the food is labeled on the nutrition fact. I just want to know if the food is GM or not, it's pretty fair.
[–]vainamo- 0 points1 point
I don't know if companies should be forced to label GMOs, but I wish they would do it.
But I know they won't because there are enough people who would stop buying certain products that it hurts the bottom line.
[–]ohnomomo 2 points3 points
You don't have the right to know or decide. Just eat your food and shut up. Right?
[–]Zorkamork 8 points9 points
Do you also demand to know what crops were crossbred?
[–]ohnomomo 4 points5 points
Because that is EXACTLY the same thing. RIGHT? THE SAME!!!
[–]Zorkamork 4 points5 points
Those foods have, in a way, been "genetically modified", so why should they not be labelled, since modifying food is scary right?
[–]indite -3 points-2 points
You're an idiot. Cross breeding is not the same thing as taking an apple and injecting it with genes from a grape. The leap in logic just to make this happen is enormous. The technology is completely different. You still haven't explained why labeling it is stupid. Labeling is only stupid if you completely trust the people who are labelling the product. And we dont, because we're not dumb and naive like you.
[–]demostravius -1 points0 points
Labelling is stupid because people are stupid. The population isn't educated on GMO's at all, but everyone thinks they know about them due to the media coverage and loud mouths shouting about things they don't understand.
GM food has incredible potential but it's being hampered by people squealing that it's evil despite knowing nothing about it.
It's like nuclear energy 'oh my god it's got a bad word in it, I must do all I can to stop it'.
That said having information about the product on the label is also a necessity to prevent companies doing stupid/dangerous things. I would suggest having a small label on the back of products that is less conspicuous.
[–]wzrd23 2 points3 points
The completely unbiased FDA testing and approval that Monsanto bankrolls and lobbies is all I need!
[–]Growdozer -1 points0 points
Aren't alot of the gmo foods modified to resist lots more pesticides? That's what I am worried about
[–]Zorkamork 3 points4 points
[–]Sanity_in_Moderation 2 points3 points
Because we're breeding superweeds which requires ever more powerful poisons. The level of herbicides now required to kill weeds is far beyond what it used to be. We are now spraying agent orange on American land. That then enters the water supply.
[–]demostravius 0 points1 point
It's the exact opposite, some are modified to make pesticides work again. In fact there are pesticides that modify the plant to make pesticides more effective.
[–]TheFitz023 19 points20 points
It's because it creates a stigma that non-gmo is better and gmo is a bad thing. I like organic products as much as the next guy, but I do not think that the label "organic" should exclude GMO's. In fact, you could argue that gm crops that are more efficient in their N, P, K, and thus require much fewer fertilizers, are more "organic" and "sustainable" than what is currently the norm for those two designations. Sorry for the digression. The reason for not labeling GMO's is it confuses consumers who don't understand the science, they then look up the term on Google, and they're flooded with misinformation. On the other hand, I like knowing what's in my food as well, so it's a tough debate.
[–]StumbleBees 20 points21 points
So what? Companies can put "no trans-fats" on the package to create the impression that a product is not unhealthy.
Are corporations only allowed to inform the consumer about things that they want to?
Full disclosure is better than partial.
[–]meeu 5 points6 points
There are thousands of other facts about your food that we could legislate must be put on the label like a big scarlet letter. What makes GMO special?
[–]StumbleBees 16 points17 points
That consumers are asking for it.
What makes producers more special than consumers?
[–]meeu 4 points5 points
Consumers can ask for it with their dollars by spending their money on the product with the big "NO GMOS USED IN THIS PRODUCT" label.
There are lots of things that consumers want, and very few things that we should be legally obligating producers to deliver. Furthermore not all consumers want it.
[–]subermanification 3 points4 points
How can you vote with your dollars when you don't know if the product has what you are seeking to avoid or not? This anti labeling exercise is essentially "There's nothing bloody wrong with it so shut up and eat up"
[–]meeu 9 points10 points
Because the products that do not contain GMO's will, and do, proudly promote it in their labels and advertising.
And yes, that is essentially the argument. There is nothing inherently wrong with GMOs, and scaring an uninformed public accomplishes nothing.
[–]purplestOfPlatypuses 2 points3 points
There isn't anything wrong with GMOs inherently. The other options are 1) using selectively bred stuff/hybrids (essentially the precursor to GMOs) or 2) using wild strains. (2) is stupid because the plants aren't terribly efficient and taste different and the farmers go out of business or find a niche market of upper middle class hipsters. (1) sounds better, but it isn't really much different. Selective breeding is a black box with hidden inputs. If you don't know everything you need to keep out (you never will on anything nontrivial), something negative is bound to get into the genes of whatever you're breeding without you knowing it. Look at pure bred dogs as an example. There's a reason many small dogs have a tendency for hip dysplasia and it's selective breeding that didn't try to stop it (it wasn't as important as everything else). At least with GMOs you at least kind of know what you're putting in.
[–]subermanification 0 points1 point
I agree. Regardless of what we do we need to maximize diversity in our crops and to reduce overreliance on too few crops. I think wild strains are excellent, although yes, there is initially unintended carryover of undesired data, the disease resistance of wild types is nothing to sneeze at. Look at tomatoes growing next to a nightshade, blight will destroy the tomato within the season while the nightshade stands strong. It requires a bigger operation in order to isolate the desirable characteristics that originate in wild strains, but in the end,it is the technique most likely to be used moving forward.
[–]bitbotbitbot 2 points3 points
Labeling is for nutritional information. Different labels should never be required for foods with the same nutritional content.
[–]StumbleBees -2 points-1 points
Or they can request their legislators enact legislation. They pay them too.
Those consumers that you claim "don't want it" don't have to read it.
[–]meeu -4 points-3 points
But these producers that don't want to put a label on their product that ignorant people will construe as meaning it's somehow harmful can just get fucked right?
Or maybe the consumers that believe, irrationally, that GMO=bad, can just research the products or seek out certified non-GMO food to overpay for.
[–]StumbleBees 1 point2 points
If we require all products that don't have GMO to be labeled non-GMO then that means that the GMO products are sold to people that remain ignorant of the modification.
The point is to have an informed consumer not protect a producer.
[–]Zorkamork 3 points4 points
The actual science of the food, which as 'a scientist' you should care about.
[–]purplestOfPlatypuses 3 points4 points
Producers would rather be smarmy about facts and consumers are generally too dumb to know what facts are relevant. If everyone just listened to the demands of some vocal group of people all the time vaccines probably would've been banned already.
[–]slowy 0 points1 point
The GMO industry has two ways of tackling this, label or don't, with two attitudes behind it. The 'don't label' option is based on consumers being naive, and depends on people not looking into it further than the package. The label option, which I do support, requires that consumers be educated. Proper education about the real risks of GMOs, and an effort on the part of biotech industry and scientists to spread accurate info is the best option in improving GMO acceptability. In my opinion.
[–]Ultrace-7 7 points8 points
Knowledge about the product shouldn't be taken out of consumers' hands just because there's a chance--even a good one--that they will misunderstand the product. It's then up to the companies pushing those products to educate people.
If it's that important to the environment and world that we adopt GMO foods, then regulate it by law. That's what was done with incandescent light bulbs; adoption rates of more energy efficient fluorescent bulbs were too low, so countries have started banning incandescent bulbs by law. This should be the same. If it's that much of an important issue for the world and consumers demonstrate that they refuse to adopt, then make it mandatory (and face pushback where applicable.) But hiding the nature of what people buy isn't the answer.
[–]electricalnoise 1 point2 points
I don't understand this argument. Does their right to sell you a product trump your right to make an informed decision? Whether gmos are bad or not, I think we should at least be able to bake a voice for ourselves. If they put our a gmo product and it fails, that's just market pressures working against gmo's. They're not entitled to success with every product they put out.
[–]FriedGhoti 0 points1 point
Not so far, they are actually causing the amounts of external inputs to grow, not lessen.
[–]arcoolka 0 points1 point
Just curious, what is N P K?
[–]groppersam 0 points1 point
N - nitrogen P - Phosphorus K - potassium
The primary elements a plant needs to grow.
[–]VienneseIdeologist -1 points0 points
So? Most people are completely ignorant anyways, there is more to it.
[–]TheNicestRedditor 4 points5 points
Yeah they should make the GM mosquitoes glow green or something!
[–]LoveOfProfit 10 points11 points
INB4 Mothra is born.
[–]DrTriplequad 1 point2 points
I agree. If it were up to me (which it is not) I would require clear labeling for all ingredients on food labels. It does not need to be any bigger than the font size they use for the ingredients though. If someone can't or won't read the ingredients they have no grounds to complain. For example what the hell is natural flavor? I know what it is because I looked it up. Why not just say what it actually is like "chicken egg powder" or "extract of beet roots" or "rosemary essential oil"? Why cloak it in an umbrella term that can mean just about anything? Labeling is not the enemy unless you are in the business of deceiving people in order to sell crappy food.
[–]mstrgrieves 0 points1 point
So would you also want all our food to be labelled if non-christians were involved in its handling and production? How about
I'm sure I could get a pretty solid percentage of americans to agree with that, and there's pretty much the same evidence that either one is harmful.
[–]yesyesno12345 3 points4 points
It doesn't make sense to label it though. There's not a single shred of proof that genetically modified foods have negative health impacts.
If food had to be labelled as such, it would put an unfair stigma on the food, and all the scare mongers would be able to rake in the cash as they sell "organic" corn which is probably the exact same anyways but they've found some way around the regulation.
[–]ovelgemere 6 points7 points
The unfair stigma of people knowing how it was created? By this logic why should companies have to list the ingredients of their food either. I mean shit, if we were to tell people how much sodium is in their soup it might "put an unfair stigma" on it and punish the poor multi-national corporation that produces the stuff.
But I get where you're coming from. How dare people who disagree with you about GMOs get the choice not to consume them?
[–]You_Dont_Party -1 points0 points
But labeling something as GMO doesn't tell you how it was created, just that it was vaguely modified in some way.
[–]ovelgemere 3 points4 points
just that it was vaguely modified in some way.
Which is somehow not part of how it was created? You seem pretty invested in getting people who don't want to eat GMOs to eat them against their own volition.
[–]You_Dont_Party -1 points0 points
You do realize there are dozens of ways in which organisms can be genetically modified, yes?
[–]StumbleBees 2 points3 points
Because we all hate to know that our milk is vitamin D fortified. /s
The "stigma" argument is BS. An educated consumer is thought to be able to make the best choices for themselves. So companies need to do their job and educate the consumer.
But, so what? A consumer has right to know about the food they are eating. Corporations don't have a right to protection from "stigma."
If companies can't sell their products with relevant labels then they need to get out of the food business.
[–]yesyesno12345 4 points5 points
It's not BS. People en masse are easily scared by half truths.
I just don't see what your problem is with it. GMO's aren't going to give you cancer, or any other kind of illness.
It's like forcing vaccine companies to put a warning label on their products saying "this product contains traces of mercury" Which while technically true, doesn't tell the whole picture and will lead people in to making uninformed choices.
[–]subermanification 2 points3 points
What about protein derived from human shit? I bet if you knew you were eating refined human shit you would feel uneasy, regardless of the assurances. I know its an exaggeration but it is along the same lines in terms of stigma. I am a geneticist, and am not blanket anti gmo, as recombinant technologies are actually completely needed for what I do, that said, it is a personal philosophy that is reaffirmed often by misinformation that make people ardently anti-GMO. The free market should be determined by the consumers. If there are enough people to negatively impact sales of GMO products then the people have spoken. If we are afraid that the entire populous is so gullible that they are incapable of making this decision rationally then what faith can you have in any concept of a free market?
[–]yesyesno12345 2 points3 points
Did you know that the water you drink was once pissed out by dinosaurs?
bet you didn't know that, I want a warning label on all Dasani bottles clearly stating that the high quality H20 in that bottle was at one point passing through a T-Rex's Donger.
[–]subermanification 2 points3 points
Your arguments are absurd now. I gave you the benefit of the doubt. I admitted my analogies were utilizing exaggeration and you took it somewhere were it has no merit.
[–]yesyesno12345 0 points1 point
It's the same thing though. Telling half truths to drum up fear. While technically true that water was peed out by dinosaurs, doesn't mean that water is unsafe to drink.
Also the free market is bullshit. Free market inevitably leads to one giant fish in a pond of smaller ones. But that's not something I want to get in to right now.
[–]StumbleBees -1 points0 points
People en masse are easily scared by half truths.
Then tell them the truth and label.
How does informing people lead them "in to making uninformed choices?"
I just don't see what your problem is with it.
With what? Informative labeling? I suppose you wish all products to look something like this.
I am all for GMO foods. I think that they are a great boon to food production and the economy. But if the producers can't stand behind them by labeling them, then I begin to wonder what their issues are.
The "stigma" that you reference reflects the consumers concern about the producers, not the product.
[–]You_Dont_Party 2 points3 points
But something being labeled as GMO doesn't inform the consumer about any tangible differences between that product and others, which is the point. It doesn't label which gene segments were added or deleted, or in which manner the food itself was modified. It is an overly simplistic catch-all term, which by it's very definition would include every domesticated plant as they have all been genetically modified for thousands of years.
[–]StumbleBees 7 points8 points
Which particular label proposal are you referencing?
I could certainly see a label that reads "GMO 15g.T.73" that references a specific and proprietary genetic modification. These could then be easily access through your google search bar.
Selective breeding would not be subject to this. Now you are just sounding like someone that wants to argue. There are well established criteria for genetically modified organisms that created outside of selective breeding.
[–]me-so-Gorny 0 points1 point
How many people think Columbus proved the Earth is round? i.e. "educated" people can be pretty stupid and paranoid.
[–]ovelgemere -3 points-2 points
But to yesyesno12345 the only educated consumer is one who agrees with him that all genetically modified food has no negative health impacts. Everyone else is an "uneducated consumer" who needs to be duped.
[–]yesyesno12345 1 point2 points
So the only educated vaccine recipient is the one who agrees with pro-vaccine points of view?
Not all points of a view have equal merrit.
[–]ovelgemere 5 points6 points
So people with points of view unequal to yours don't deserve to know what they're eating?
Your comparison to vaccines is empty and fallacious. No one is stopping you from eating GMO foods by labelling them and you aren't at a higher risk of disease because other people don't eat GMO foods. You can't provide one substantial link to things you are trying to equate, because there is none.
[–]yesyesno12345 -2 points-1 points
Why is it fallacious? Both are essentials to our society, both are proven to be safe for public consumption, both have "buzz words" that can be used in smear campaigns.
Some points of view are unequal, yes. It is wrong to hold the point of view that GMO's are harmful to eat. The same authority that says so is also the one that states vaccines are safe.
To attack the validity of GMO's claim on health is to also attack vaccines, because you are questioning the same authority.
[–]jivatman 2 points3 points
Both are essentials to our society
How is GMO essential to western society, which both greatly overconsumes calories and yet only spends a small portion of income on food?
[–]RustyAstromech 2 points3 points
Exactly, Biotech companies have convinced people that GM foods are necessary when it is farming practices that need to systematically altered to create sustainability.
[–]You_Dont_Party 4 points5 points
But having a label on something as GMO in no way informs the consumer as to the quantitative differences between the product and a non-GMO item, which is the point of contention.
[–]StumbleBees 7 points8 points
Not sure I follow. Which particular label proposal are you referencing?
[–]three-two-one-zero 2 points3 points
It tells them that is was genetically engineered and not just bred. Let the consumer decide.
Withholding information from the consumer is not what I regard as something positive.
Might as well argue that labelling the country of origin does in no "no way informs the consumer as to the quantitative differences".
[–]You_Dont_Party 3 points4 points
But it also implies there is a quantitative difference between the two products, without any evidence showing that there is. It's as useless as saying something is 'all-natural', as it conveys absolutely no useful information about the product or it's efficacy/safety.
[–]three-two-one-zero 1 point2 points
Before we declare that there isn't, without any hint of a doubt, a difference I'd like to see long-term studies (as in 3-4 decades) of very large groups .
Until then, I'd like to know if someone put genes from a completely different species in my food and those of my children. If I see that important food items of a certain supermarket only exists as a GMO variety I'll change the place where I shop even if they are cheaper.
That is how a truly free market is supposed to work. If you don't care you are free to buy the cheaper GMO products, if you do, you know what not to buy.
[–]You_Dont_Party 6 points7 points
First of all, there has been an ungodly amount of research done into the safety of GMOs, so stop with the 'no long term studies' or 'we don't know line'. We do know, to any reasonably certain extent, that they are safe.
And you're proving the point of every rational person who is against labeling GMOs by choosing to shop elsewhere based on a meaningless label which tells you absolutely nothing about a product. What if I told you many GMOs simply inserted gene segments from the same species?
[–]three-two-one-zero -4 points-3 points
The first commercial GMO plant was produced in 1983 (tobacco). In 1994 the first edible GMO plant was approved in the US. This is still something relatively new.
Also, what if I told you it's not your fucking business? I'm the consumer and I have the right to know.
I can decide to not buy GMO plants for all kinds of reasons, not just health related one. So stop with your paternalism.
I don't buy strawberries from Spain because I don't agree with how the producers handle their workers, and not because there was some "quantitative difference". Without labelling I could not make that decision.
[–]bitbotbitbot 1 point2 points
I demand to know if anyone named Steve picked my cabbage. It's my right dammit. I want Steve-picked cabbage labeling mandated.
[–]EnragedTurkey 0 points1 point
You're being petty. You just don't want GMOs because they are GMOs and for no reason other than that. Putting pointless information on a label that is likely to make people become paranoid of something 100% safe is stupid beyond all reason.
[–]three-two-one-zero 0 points1 point
Doesn't really matter why I don't want them. It's about the consumers choice, about informations which is essential in any truly free market.
Look at countries who don't have GMO labelling USA, China and others, and look at those who do, Switzerland, Norway...
Countries who aren't completely their corporations bitch yet do label it, the others generally do not.
[–]You_Dont_Party -1 points0 points
So you're concerned with the lives of the workers, but not of those who could greatly benefit by increased funding for research into GMOs? You're being hypocritical because you don't understand the potential this technology has.
That argument doesn't hold much water. We can already feed the whole world.
We don't do it because shareholder value and personal wealth is more important in our system than lives of poor people.
On top of that, the whole patent system in this regard is fucked anyway, the industry is controlled by an oligopoly.
If we did independent GMO research which would result in exclusively publicly owned plants I'd support it wholeheartedly.
[–]jivatman -2 points-1 points
There are numerous reasons other than health to choose one product or another. There’s a reason why “fair trade” foods exist. People also care about ethical and environmental factors, such as the amount of pesticide used.
Or perhaps they simply don’t want a single company to have a monopoly on the world’s food supply.
[–]You_Dont_Party 0 points1 point
Monsanto is a single company and aren't alone in their usage of GM technology. Furthermore, GMOs could one day lead to advances which greatly lessen our overall environmental impact, and already have, by lessening our dependence on fertilizer, pesticides, and lower water usage.
Your statement makes no sense.
[–]Eeros 0 points1 point
"as a scientist"
you're going to have to be more specific with that...
EDIT: The reason I say this is because so many first year university students like to claim they are "scientists"
[–]WadeyCakes 56 points57 points
Hey, you.
Here's an upvote for logic and caring more about the human species than our short time here.
[–]constitution1787 0 points1 point
Hey, you. What are we Hey-ing about?
[–]bob_toe_nail -1 points0 points
Hey Jude!!
[–]cpltyrannus 8 points9 points
yeah man, i've grown real fucking tired of the anti-GMO talk via people with no scientific background or understanding. I'm against Monsanto and their unethical corporate practices, but that's another story and unrelated to the inherent 'safety' or 'non safety' of GMO related products.
[–]cpltyrannus 1 point2 points unrelated, I meant in the realm of business practices vs. health issues. As in, I don't agree with their corporate practice but I think teh health arguments are bunk. I think what I said makes sense?
[–]Mmmm_fstop -1 points0 points
Show me one unethical corporate thing they have done. I've never found an actual source. I'm glad you are open to GMO and it would be good to stop the misinformation about Monsanto as well.
[–]lysozymes 1 point2 points
The enviromental group GeneWatch has raised very weak arguments against the GM mosquitos.
Even if GM females manged to be let out in the wild, their eggs would also require tetracycline to survive (auto-kill). Being able to feed off "food or waste contaminated with tetracycline" is a ridiculous, and if that were a common contamination, resistant bacterial strains would be a much bigger problem than GM females surving a few more cycles reproducing tetracyclin dependent mosquitos.
Allergic response??? The GM modification is not in the salivary glands, it's a cellular metabolic regulator, tetOff system. The GeneWatch spokesperson is really reaching for straws...
[–]Walrus_Tits_ 1 point2 points
please tell me your bluffing about the bananas
[–]Trailmagic 3 points4 points
Bananas are priogated from cuttings, not seed, which makes them clones. With little to no genetic variation, the population is extremely vulnerable to being devastated by one disease. In this case I believe it is a blight. We can introduce resistance to the blight with genetic modification and safeguard the future of the banana.
[–]avogadros_number 0 points1 point
The importance of GM Bananas is discussed in brief here.
[–]Sparkybear 1 point2 points
I think a bigger cause for distaste of GMOs was that controversy where farmers had to buy back seeds that their own plants produced, else they would be confiscated. That forced people to buy seeds every year for their entire crop every single year and impacted the livelihood of the farmers that rely on those crops for more than just food.
[–]misfitmedia 1 point2 points
Except in southern Oregon where experimental GMO test plots are contaminating local organic crops.
[–]Stand4Logic 0 points1 point
If you want to save the starving, use your GMO's to help the starving, don't use them to starve American farmers.
[–]WisionMaster 0 points1 point
Do you have a source for this? I only ask because I recently found out that the FDA does not test or approve GMO1 ....
1 Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives - full length documentary
[–]Piles_Hussein 0 points1 point
I guess GMO's are an inevitable part of our future, but i worry about the unintended consequences they will have on the worlds ecosystems, pest resistant crops for example.
[–]Hangoverfart 14 points15 points
As someone who has had dengue fever I wholeheartedly support this.
[–]Hambulance 20 points21 points
Radiolab just did a short on this, and it gives some great insight into the (really, lack of) potential issues that can/will arise from this. Highly recommend giving it a listen.
Super fascinating. Fuck mosquitoes.
[–]Roadrunner99 25 points26 points
Great stuff.
This company does lots of work like this. They've done trials in Brazil and Cayman before now and have other sights in the future like Panama. Not to mention all the pest control stuff they do (Medfly, Mexfly, Olive fly etc. etc.)
One of the major concerns of their techniques is the affect on the food chain. Let me explain that it has very little impact. This species (Aedes aegypti) is a very invasive species, and breeds around peoples houses, and flies very short distances.
Insectivores that eat them rarely feed in these locations. Furthermore, this technique is very species-specific. It'll only knock out this one species, leaving the other countless species of mosquito and insect in the food chain unharmed. Absolutely no predator will go hungry in these trials.
EDIT: Check out more info on their website:
[–]ActuallyfromAlnitak 12 points13 points
I prefer GM insects to pesticides. Personally, I wish someone would get cracking on a tick killing GM bug. The idea of coming down with Lyme Disease is terrifying to me. I use bug zappers for mosquito, because I'm old school, but Ticks pretty much HAVE to be killed using pesticides.
[–]toccoto 29 points30 points
It's the Krogans all over again.
(For the record, I think this is a brilliant idea, just having fun.)
[–]kuahara 0 points1 point
Does any genetically modified swarm set free in Brazil have to be very big at all to qualify as the biggest?
(I'm just having fun too)
[–]unGnostic 1 point2 points
The next one.
[–]AnimatronicGrass 17 points18 points
A) how likely is it that there's just tetracycline-contaminated waste just laying around? B) what would cause a mosquito to feed on said waste when adults typically eat small amounts of nectar? and C) how would passing on a fatal gene possibly benefit the species? Bonus question: would an "allergic reaction" to the bite from one of these GM mosquitoes be better or worse than hemorrhagic fever?
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point
Life... finds a way... - Jeff Goldblum
[–]AnimatronicGrass 0 points1 point
Tell that to the dinosaurs. Oh wait, you can't because they're dead and gone.
[–]Rodot 8 points9 points
"Critics contend that more laboratory studies must be carried out before releasing highly mobile GM insects into the environment."
I'm starting to hate it more and more whenever I hear this. It's not about scientists requesting more data, it is about scared scientifically illiterate people trying to prevent progress. "More studies must be carried out" has just turned into "We are never going to be happy with this ever"
[–][deleted] 5 points6 points
Thank you. The people saying "there needs to be more testing" don't have a clue about what that would even mean or have any idea what constitutes a sufficiently studied system. They're scared of something that they're too lazy to spend time learning about (even though its understood very well by the people doing it) and confuse their lack of understanding with a general lack of understanding.
[–]GratersGonnaGrate 0 points1 point
The classic argument from ignorance.
[–]b0red_dud3 5 points6 points
In Cayman Islands, it reduced the bug population by 80%.
But since Asian tiger mosquitos also carry dengue fever, it will probably not work in time for the world cup.
Also to make us paranoid, how come Ebola doesn't spread by mosquitos? It will be terrifying if it started spreading via vectors...
[–]MasculineJeans 6 points7 points
I feel like this is oddly prophetic:
[–]mattyrs500 1 point2 points
Came here to post that. Thank you
[–]swatkat69 0 points1 point
I am not the commenter you deserve, just the one you need
[–]AnimatronicGrass 0 points1 point
In a broad sense, yes. But don't underestimate our species destructive power when it comes to pests and diseases.
[–]swatkat69 6 points7 points
No, I know you just always need some Dr. Malcolm when we talk about genetic engineering. Humans are the Apex species of Earth we get to do what we want with everything for better or worse. What will be interesting to see is the effect of a lower mosquito population on other species like reptiles and birds that may feed on them.
[–]ThereShallBePeace 1 point2 points
Then it'll all go back to like pandora's box was never opened and we all live happily ever after. The End.
Who am i kidding. We're humans. We came to FUCK SHIT UP.
[–]Raven_skies 2 points3 points
Wouldn't it be cool if, in the future, GM Mosquitos could be released in poor or remote areas to actually vaccinate against other diseases?
[–]EnragedTurkey 0 points1 point
That would be cool as shit!
[–]demostravius 2 points3 points
If anyone is interested I know a fair amount about this.
The mosquitoes are genetically modified by Oxitec in the UK, basically a gene is switched on that causes the offspring of the mosquito to die before becoming adults. At the moment it's only Aedes aegypti which is the primary vector for Dengue Fever, however there is work being done on the Anophelese Mosquito which carries Malaria
Millions of male only mosquitoes are released because they do not bite humans. They breed and out compete the wild mosquitoes due to population density. Once the female lays her eggs they pupate taking up resources and competing with non modified offspring, they then die before they get old enough to bite people.
In the Cayman Islands they had a bigish trial and saw an overall reduction of 80% (85?) of mosquitoes across the test site, and 95% reduction in urban areas.
This reduces the number of mosquitoes below the levels that make spreading Dengue Fever possible, rendering the disease essentially extirpated.
It's not permanent, the mosquito levels do go back up but by constant release every couple of months they never rise above the critical level.
There are already plans to release (and they may have started) in the Florida Keys, as well as other places in Brazil.
[–]StellaLiebeck[S] 1 point2 points
Thank you for the insightful reply. I've seen a thousand "The zombie skeeters are coming" posts already.
[–]You_Dont_Party 5 points6 points
To those here who say there hasn't been enough research on GMO's, or that there isn't a widespread scientific consensus on their safety; you're wrong
However, we do know what human suffering these diseases cause, and if they affected the health and safety of your family, you'd likely feel differently about this issue.
[–]PretendsToBeThings 1 point2 points
As a desperate movie writer for SyFy, I can't thank Brazil enough for this idea!
[–]demostravius 0 points1 point
It's British, but we don't have Dengue Fever so it's being tested in Brazil.
[–]silverstrikerstar 1 point2 points
I don't like GMO, but if it is what it takes to beat Malaria I'm in for it.
[–]rohar_ 7 points8 points
While I agree with the issues of GM insects (and animals) getting released into the "free" world, pesticides are even more harmful to humans. They get into our water, our skin and cause cancer/birth defects. Pesticides can stay in the environment for decades. So really, the public has this fear of "GM" when it's routinely done in laboratories all around the world. In fact, it's the majority of scientific research.
Humans have been genetically modifying the world since the beginning of our existence. We breed animals that have advantageous traits and plants for our use; bananas, corn, livestock. I really don't see why there's a huge fear over this "GM" stigma. Malaria and mosquito-bearing diseases are huge issues for tropical countries and millions die every year.
The main issue is the ecological balance. Do hunters of the Aedes aegypti also die off due to the loss of food?
The benefits outweight the risks IMO.
[–]arcoolka 4 points5 points
There aren't any natural predators of the Aedes aegypti.
[–]AnimatronicGrass 5 points6 points
At least none that solely rely on it for food.
[–]DrKomeil 1 point2 points
What do they eat afterwords? Releasing new predators wrecks the food chain a whole lot more.
[–]mmmmmh 2 points3 points
The biggest swarm of genetically modified mosquitoes ever has been set free in Brazil to combat infectious disease.
Sounds like the intro monologue to most viral outbreak horror movies.
[–]smartzie 1 point2 points
Do you want zombies? Because this is how you get zombies.
[–]fecklessgadfly 0 points1 point
I came here to say that. Curse your sudden, but inevitable betrayal.
[–]dethb0y 2 points3 points
Here's hoping they can make a dent in mosquito borne illness. It's horrible the diseases they spread.
[–]demostravius 2 points3 points
Trials have seen a drop in mosquitoes between 80-95%. Which is below the amount needed to spread disease.
[–]TasticString 5 points6 points
There will in no way be unintended and unforeseen problems with this.
[–]You_Dont_Party 11 points12 points
As opposed to the completely predictable outcome of allowing for the continued spread of infectious disease through a mosquito vector? There are real, tangible, and massively detrimental effects that are caused by this problem currently, and being more concerned with vague and scientifically unfounded concerns while living in an area free of these horrific diseases is fucking abhorrent.
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points
As someone who's had dengue fever, I approve of this message.
[–]cwicket 2 points3 points
I’ve tried and tried, but I just can’t even imagine anything that could possibly go wrong with this.
[–]teracrapto 0 points1 point
zombies are people too!
[–]mastersocks 0 points1 point
zombies eat people too.
[–]John_cocktolstoy 0 points1 point
What could possbily go wrong?
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point
Pretty much nothing. Certainly less than pesticides.
[–]kemplaz 0 points1 point
Think I just heard this on radio labs
[–]gohjohn 0 points1 point
This oddly reminds me of the movie, Mimic(1997).
[–]jrwreno 0 points1 point
This oddly reminds me of the screw-fly solution.
[–]sumthenews 0 points1 point
Quick Summary:
• Field testing with Oxitec’s GM mosquitoes will begin in Panama in April.
Disclaimer: this summary is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or even news.
[–]trosalba 5 points6 points
summary of how it works - a mosquito is made that due to an inserted gene, requires tetracycline (antibiotic) to survive. The females are killed off, and the males released to procreate before they run out of time and die. The offspring all die because they need tetracycline too.
[–]cpashia 0 points1 point
Interesting article.
In a similar vein, one Bill Gates contributed to a project designed to autonomously shoot mosquito out of the sky with lasers! (Note, the mosquito are not equipped with figgin head-mounted laser beams).
[–]Dustin_00 0 points1 point
A: "Take this box of 1,000,000 mosquitoes 50 feet out that way and open it."
B: "Ummm... I'll take it out there. You open it."
A: "Naw, I don't think so."
B: "OK, it'll just sit there then."
[–]why_the_love 0 points1 point
Son of a bitch that is clever. I don't really see what is wrong with this. They increase the size of the male pool that has a gene that makes it so the insect can't carry a disease, the males mate with females and spread the gene to stop the spread of disease.
[–]bassplayer02 0 points1 point
they will adapt, they always do
[–]misfitmedia 0 points1 point
What about the birds, insects and fish that feed on mosquitoes? Did anyone check what this might do to them?
[–]EnragedTurkey 1 point2 points
Why would it do anything? The gene makes the mosquitos dependant on an antibiotic that isn't available in nature. It doesn't make them poisonous or anything.
[–]Senegor 0 points1 point
I'm reminded of Jurassic Park - "life finds a way..."
[–]Obey336 0 points1 point
L4D 3 Rio
[–]inthemorning33 -3 points-2 points
So I guess there are no concerns at all for how this would disrupt the food chain?
[–][deleted] 6 points7 points
The dent in the actual total population of mosquitos is negligible. The hope is to reduce their numbers in human-dense areas for the worst part of a season.
Edit: I realize they use the word "devastate" to describe the effects of in the article but thats journalism, not the actual calculated effect.
[–]Roadrunner99 8 points9 points
Very little, actually. There are well over 70 species of mosquitoes in that area. Aedes aegypti is a very invasive, non-local species which lives in and around peoples houses. Major insectivores like bats and dragonflies do not feed in these areas.
The great thing about this technique is that it's so species specific. It'll knock out this species and this one alone. Still plenty of other insects for the food chain to cope.
[–]diegojones4 4 points5 points
It seems like every time mankind does something like this, it ends up just causing a different problem.
[–]Riktrat 6 points7 points
The wheel caused an epidemic of crushed toes.
[–]ovelgemere 0 points1 point
... well that and climate change.
[–]teracrapto 0 points1 point
... and a lot of cheese
[–]ovelgemere 1 point2 points
Because that's exactly what happens. We don't adapt to the problems around us we make the rest of the biosphere adjust to accommodate us, and then fuck ourselves over in the process.
But even though we were wrong about all those other solutions like "pesticides" which we have to create GMO mosquitoes as an alternative to according to people in this thread, there is no question that this time we are doing it right.
Rinse and repeat until extinction.
[–]Piles_Hussein -1 points0 points
Humans arrogantly and incorrectly think they're above nature, can understand it and can manipulate according to their whims.
[–]demostravius 0 points1 point
Well you say that but humans manipulate nature so much there is almost no natural land left in Western Europe, we have wiped out diseases and thousands of species, we have diverted rivers, drained and built lakes and we have inadvertently cause climate change on a catastrophic level, which frankly we will survive but many other species won't.
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I see a SyFy original movie in the making.
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There goes the neighbourhood...
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I have a bad feeling about this
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2 years on..
"These genetically modified mosquitos made that last disease look like a runny nose.."
"Better genetically modify a species of hornet to take on those muthafuckin' mosquitos!!"
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Image Caption: Dendrolagus lumholtzi. Credit: Joseph Smit/Wikipedia Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) can be found in the Atherton Tableland Region in Queensland. It prefers a habitat within secondary rainforests, but can be found on the edges of eucalypt forests. Its scientific and common names were given in honor of Carl Sofus Lumholtz, a Norwegian explorer. Lumholtz's...
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The Think-a-Dot was a mathematical toy made by E.S.R., Inc. during the 1960s that demonstrated group theory. It had eight coloured disks on its front, and three holes on its top - left, right, and center - through which a ball bearing could be dropped. Each disk would display either a yellow or blue face, depending on whether the mechanism behind it was tipped to the right or the left. The Think-a-Dot thus had 28=256 internal states. When the ball fell to the bottom it would exit either to a hole on the left or the right of the device.
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Reggae was first developed in Jamaica in the 1960′s. It is a mix of the ska and rock-steady genres of music. It is known for its social criticism in songs, but some artists have made happy and upbeat music as well. No one can mistake a reggae song, with its rhythmic guitar sounds, slower tempo and drum emphasis that comes on the third beat. The music is so infectious and influential, that even rock bands like The Beatles added a little reggae to their songs including “Ob-la-di Ob-la-da” which came out in 1968. One of the most recognized and influential bands was The Wailers, which was a band started by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. Some other notable artists that helped change the face of music are Reggae pioneers Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright.
Eric Clapton brought Reggae music to the American mainstream when he covered the song “I Shot The Sheriff”, which was originally done by Bob Marley. Bob Marley is one of the most recognizable names in the Reggae music industry. Marley and Peter Tosh are known as “Roots Reggae” artists, and they dominated the Jamaican recordings from about 1972 to the early 1980′s.
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Subject: Re: 5.5G iPod shutdown confusing the boot code?
Re: 5.5G iPod shutdown confusing the boot code?
From: Dave Woyciesjes <woyciesjes_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:21:47 -0500
Alex Meyer wrote:
> David Hall wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Dave Woyciesjes
>> <woyciesjes_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> David Hall wrote:
>>>> Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
>>>> this bug is triggered?"
>>>> This would be a time-consuming question to answer.
>>> Rockbox, I rarely kicked it over.
>> Semantics.
>> increasing the /opportunities/ for the bug to be triggered.
>> --soap
> Again arguing semantics, from an end user perspective, point B increases
> the odds that any given "shutdown" will trigger this issue.
Well, the way I read David Hall's message, where he states:
> B - is sound logic to the statement "bootloader problems are more
> likely to be seen the more often you use the bootloader" Active
> Rockbox users engage the bootloader possibly multiple times per
> day. Active Apple OS users rarely _if ever_ engage the
> bootloader.
... which means (to me at least) bootloader bugs & issues are going to
be seen more often by people who use Rockbox all of the time.
It's not that the odds of "the bug being trigged" are increased, it's
the odds of "the bug being seen by the user" that's increased.
Of course, Alex, your comment depends on using a loose definition of
"shutdown". David Hall & I are going by the stricter definition, where
the device stops all processing; vs. merely going into a "sleep" mode or
turning off the display.
> the same thing from time to time, which leads me to believe that at a
> bare minimum it's a PP502x iPod issue.
Not a surprise, actually...
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RUSH: Grand Prairie, Texas. Jeffrey, it's great to have you. You're up first today, sir. Hello.
CALLER: Sir, this is a tremendous -- and I do mean a tremendous -- honor. I'm a longtime African-American listener and first-time caller.
RUSH: Great to have you here.
CALLER: Yes, sir. It's great to be here. I want to make two quick comments real quick. You know, every little child that watches Dora the Explorer knows that in order to find something, you simply use the map. The pathway to citizenship for adults is Google Maps. Simply use Google Maps, find the nearest immigration service office, and get there. That, to me, is the pathway to immigration. The other thing I want to comment on is this. The politicians continue to clamor about --
RUSH: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. That's a little funny. We just can't let that go by. You say the pathway to citizenship is a map to the nearest immigration office?
CALLER: Absolutely.
RUSH: Pathway to citizenship, yeah. Well, that's hilarious, actually, and very and clever to boot.
CALLER: It's child's play. I mean, every child knows it's the map. Every child who watches Dora knows that.
RUSH: Right. Pathway citizenship is not taking a test. It's the immigration office.
CALLER: It's the immigration office.
RUSH: Followed by the county courthouse and welfare office in there.
CALLER: Established rules, procedures, regulations, it's all there.
RUSH: Exactly right.
CALLER: It's all there. There's nothing that needs to be done, it's all there. The other point I wanted to make is --
RUSH: And after that you find your way over to the unemployment office. I think you've got it down pat here.
CALLER: (chuckling) Well, but you -- and also backpack. Backpack, backpack. Well, in order to go where you're trying to go, you need what you need.
RUSH: Yeah.
CALLER: They have everything they need. They need credit cards and debit cards. They have bank accounts. They have cars, insurance. I mean, this immigration thing is complete madness.
RUSH: Now, wait a minute. Where are they getting all of that? I thought these people were arriving dirt poor. Now, seriously, Jeffrey.
CALLER: In the shadows, yeah. I mean, it's completely insane, and the Republicans --
RUSH: Oh, you're talking about the ones "in the shadows" already here.
CALLER: Yes, sir.
RUSH: I thought you were talking about the ones actually walking across the border or crammed into a van.
CALLER: No, no, no. The ones in the shadows standing in the bank teller lot.
RUSH: Yeah.
CALLER: Those guys in the shadows.
RUSH: They've already been to the unemployment office, right? Shadows.
CALLER: Exactly. The whole thing I want to comment on -- and again ,this is a tremendous honor -- the politicians continue to clamor for immigration reform, reform, reform, but what I'm hearing from them is different than what I'm seeing with my eyes, and that is, I don't see lines of people at the various immigration offices wrapped around the building three times clamoring like Black Friday to get in. I don't see that. I hear what the politicians are saying, but I don't see this massive surge of people who are just anxious, determined, dead set on becoming US citizens. I don't see that.
RUSH: Wait a minute. Let me translate this for people listening to you. Your theory is, you hear politicians of both parties talk about the plight of these people in the shadows, and all they want is become citizens. They've come here, they love America, they've come here to escape misery and their home countries, and they just want to be citizens. And what you're saying is, you don't see the evidence of the desire to be citizens. You see 'em in the shadows, but you don't see 'em doing that we say necessary to become citizens. Is that what you're saying?
CALLER: That's exactly what I'm saying. I don't begrudge anyone for wanting to leave Mexico, given the conditions that exist there. It is a war zone.
RUSH: Well, depends on where you are.
CALLER: Well --
RUSH: I mean, you can go to Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, I don't know.
CALLER: Exactly. I don't begrudge anyone for that. But there are established rules, procedures, a volume of law when it comes to immigration second to none. I mean, it's all there. I mean, entire law firms are devoted to the practice of immigration law. There's no... I mean, with all due respect, I say this to the Republican Party leadership: If they think the kowtowing to the Democrats is way to somehow curry favor within the Hispanic and Latino community, they're dead wrong with that.
RUSH: I know. I know. Let me tell you, Jeffrey, I've got people -- not kooks, they don't wear tinfoil hats -- who really think that there is a concerted movement to just destroy the country, tear it apart as it was founded, and that there are various establishment types in on it and they know that that's what this is part of.
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health and medicine question #647
Gary Edwards, a 58 year old male from Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada asks on February 7, 2002,
Why do carrots spark when cooked in a microwave? Peel 1/2 a carrot, dice it into small pieces, put pieces in a pot and boil, drain and let cool. Put carrots on a plate and place them in the microwave on high for thirty seconds, they spark - why? Does it have something to do with the sugar content?
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Barry Shell answered on February 7, 2002, A:
From Coe College Chemistry website in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: "There is no ready explanation for this phenomenon in the physics or chemical literature. There may be a correlation among the dielectric constant, sample size and shape, moisture content for different foods, and the amount of sparking that takes place in the microwave field. In addition, the phenomenon can be modeled using salt solutions to mimic those present in a typical fruit or vegetable cell. Anecdotal evidence suggests that a cut edge of the fruit or vegetable must be present, touching that of another cut edge, for the phenomenon to occur. This phenomenon seems similar to that of the 'edge effect' where electrons congregate at the sharp edges and point of a metal in an electric field and can discharge via a spark to another edge or point nearby."
So this appears to be an area of research that is wide open. Another answer with frozen carrots appears at the New Scientist website in England.
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STARRING: David Hasselhoff, John Rhys-Davies, Crystal Allen
2008, 88 Minutes, Directed by:
Don E. Fauntleroy
If you are a pop cultural punch line then you probably can't be too picky about the roles you chose, but this "original" SciFi Channel movie is a new low even for The Hoff.
The Anaconda franchise has never exactly been the stamp of quality. The same goes for the dreaded made-for-the-SciFi Channel moniker. Anaconda 3: Offspring however really plumbs the depths of B-movie low-budget hell. A sequel in name only - it has little (if anything) to do with previous installments in the series - Anaconda 3 is made on a shoestring with the cackiest looking CG snake even for a low-rent subgenre (Mega Snake, the previous Anaconda movies, etc.) such as this.
The plot regurgitates Jurassic Park in much the same way that real life anacondas do with their prey. A corrupt billionaire named Murdoch (!) played by Raiders' John Rhys-Davies is bankrolling genetic research into curing cancer and Alzheimer's. As you might have guessed this research for some reason involves 60-foot genetically altered anaconda snakes pretty much the same way in which giant oversized sharks formed part of the cancer research in Deep Blue Sea. Obviously the two dinosaurs - sorry, we meant snakes - escape and a group of elite machine-gun hunters led by a cigar chewing David Hasselhoff is sent to kill them. Things aren't helped by the fact that our "elite" hunters are the lousiest shots since the Imperial storm troopers that guarded the Death Star and that the snakes are rather spry for, well, sixty-foot long snakes . . .
Cheesy gore effects, crap-looking CG snakes, lousy acting, rotten dialogue, a heroine that has pointless flashbacks to scenes she weren't part of, an unoriginal and ridiculous plot. All of this makes for a "horror" movie that will have you more chuckling at its many inanities than anything else. The worst thing in it though is The Hoff himself, hammily overacting to the point where you just cringe in embarrassment for his sake . . .
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de03 Offline
Tita just informed me that got DDoSed, due to that it is offline at the moment. It'll take some time till it gets online again. Let's hope that it will be online on Thursday. As is also hosted on this machine, TeamSpeak is also offline.
It is back, yeah!
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I was wondering why Ext.list.NumberColumn behaves different from Ext.grid.NumberColumn
concerning rendering of locale specific numbers (dates also; in this case german).
The solution is that the needed locale entries are not added to the src/locale/ files.
I think something like
Ext.apply(Ext.list.NumberColumn.prototype, {
format : '0.000,00/i'
Ext.apply(Ext.list.DateColumn.prototype, {
format : 'd.m.Y'
is missing for "ext-lang-de.js".
It's just a locale specific copy from Ext.grid.NumberColumn and Ext.grid.DateColumn.
Maybe these renderers can be merged together.
At the moment, NumberColumns inside Ext.list does not work as expected when including
the locale specific script file.
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Slideshow SLIDESHOW: Wok Skills 101: Dry Fried Chow Fun (Wide Rice Noodles)
[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]
Dry-fried chow fun noodles is my little sister's hands-down favorite dish. When done right, the noodles are sticky and tender, intact and distinct from each other, and tinged with a smoky, charred flavor called wok hei (i.e., "wok air," or the essence of the wok).
It acquires this flavor through three sources: high heat charring, from the vaporization of some of the built-up polymers formed from repeated heating of oil in a cast iron or carbon steel surface, and from being repeatedly pushed up and over the lip of the wok where the very hot air rising directly from the burner superheats oils on the surface of the food, adding layers of subtly charred flavor to it.
For these (and other) reasons, you can never replicate the flavor of a cast-iron or carbon steel wok-cooked dish in a Western-style stainless steel or non-stick skillet. (some sources will tell you different. Don't listen to them, no matter how reputable they may be in other cooking fronts).
Here's the thing about chow fun noodles: they're extremely time-sensitive. Made by steaming rice-based batter, the noodles quickly go from supple, slick, and smooth to brittle and stale.
They absolutely must be eaten the day they're made, and shouldn't be refrigerated. This means that unless you live near a good Chinatown or Asian supermarket, or are willing to make your own (not easy), you're unfortunately out of luck.
For the rest of you, read on.
The most common version of dry-fried chow fun (that's dry as opposed to wet, which is served with soupy sauce) in the U.S. is the version with strips of marinated flank steak, scallions, and bean sprouts, all flavored in a simple oyster sauce flavored with fermented black beans. I prefer to replace the beef with some Chinese broccoli (gai lan) or baby bok choy to lighten things up a bit. Either way, the process for cooking the dish is very similar.
At a Chinese restaurant with a high-output burner and a gigantic wok, it's possible to cook everything in one go. At home, we've got to modify the technique a bit.
Home burners are weaker, so to maximize flavor and texture, you've got to allow your wok ample time to preheat (oil should be smoking heavily before adding food), and cook in small batches, searing/stir-frying one ingredient at a time, removing it from the pan, then putting everything together at the end with your sauce.
Chow Fun noodles offer particular difficulties—they break easily and stick together. You might be tempted to separate them in a bowl of water, but this isn't a good idea. Not only will the water that clings to them make them difficult to sear, it'll also get absorbed, making them mushy.
The only trick needed: use plenty of oil, and to turn them gently one they're in the pan using a wide spatula, allowing them to gently fall apart instead of violently breaking them apart.
Check out the process in the slideshow above, or see the complete recipe here for precise ingredient amounts and timings.
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Chapter 1 of my ongoing work, enjoy
The Teacher
Her hair was blonde and cut to her neck; her eyes were the coolest blue. Her form was that of an angel and he loved her so, his only problem was that she was his English and drama teacher. He had always had a place in his heart for Miss Denver. The way she laughed gave him a warm feeling inside. The passion that she put into her teaching and her charity work made him love her even more. However she was a teacher and he was a boy in the 5th form, how would he ever let her know? He sighed and stood up to go to French probably his least favourite lesson.
As he sat through an hour and a half of his French teacher moaning on about the subjunctive clause he started to drift off and dream about her....... He was in her room in the English block alone when she entered, “Fed” she said “I want you know” he grinned and embraced her and their lips met”....... “Mr Philips can you tell me what this construction is?” said Mr Scurvy the French teacher snapping Fred out of his daydream, he sighed and answered.
Later that day Fred walked into triple English and eagerly awaited the arrival of Miss Denver. When she walked in he was once again under the spell of love. All through the lesson he listened to her beautiful voice as it so artfully lead them to learn more about the poems of such crap poets as William Wordsworth. Never mind how bad the poets were, all he cared for was miss sitting at the front of the class her small but beautiful breasts completing her perfect though petite frame. At the end of the lesson he regretfully left for home, leaving behind the one thing he cared for most in the world.
On the bus home he sat listening to his I-pod and decided upon one thing: he must let Miss Denver know how he felt about her otherwise he would simply die inside. When he got home he booted up his laptop and began to formulate a plan.
The next day he got off the bus eagerly awaiting the technical briefing that he would be having with her for the up and coming school play. After becoming the student director of lights it was his job to design the rig, so he had to have a meeting with the director who in this case was Miss Denver. After the meeting Miss Denver took him into the drama studio in the schools English block to show him what he meant. When they were alone and in the studio on the stage he started to say “miss I know I shouldn’t but I really” “I know what you are going to say Fred, and I do too. I am going to take you on a trip with a few others from drama class, or at least that is what we will tell your parents in reality we will be spending some time at mine. Now be a good boy and do exactly as I say”
When he left the school his heart was racing, she loved him too!!!!! Even more he was going to get to see her in less than a week during half term. When he got home he told his mum and dad that miss Denver was going to take a few of drama class to Franc for a week to have a look at some French acting, all expenses paid by the school s the drama department had never gotten such a chance before. After his mum and dad agreed Fred rushed to his room and immediately began to think of what she could possibly want to do with him.
Part 2
He woke up. The alarm clock showed 5.30 am, “damn I’m early”. As he reached for his clothes he remembered the day before. Surely it was all a dream. “I can’t be true, can it?” he said to the mirror. He went down stairs and ate his breakfast alone, “awww damn I forgot mum and dad have gone to California for the week, damn them.” As he prepared to leave he thought to himself how can it have been true if it’s still only Tuesday. Then it him like a brick, “aww crap how can my parents have agreed if they aren’t in the country” Despair settled on his shoulders and with a sigh he left the house to catch the bus.
When he arrived at his school he realised with a heavy heart who he had first for first period. Miss Denver entered the room like an angel borne on wings of radiant beauty but for once Fred was not overjoyed to see her, more..... disappointed. As he sat through her lesson trying not to feel down he noticed that Mrs. Denver was looking bemused whenever he was not looking at her. At the end of class, she said “Fred could you stay behind for a quick word” Fred sighed “Yes Miss”...
When the rest of the class had left she closed the door and said, “Fred I love your enthusiasm in class but I noticed you were looking particularly down this morning is there any reason for this, uh, depression?” “No miss no reason I guess it is just I have been really busy recently that’s all.” “Ok Fred well I hope that our drama lesson will cheer you up, no get along to computing or Mr. Costa will kill me”. He left the room feeling a bit better that Mrs. Denver cared for him. As he went to computing he was full of hope that the drama lesson after lunch would cheer him up.
Drama was everything he had hoped for and more, with the usual combination of fun and learning Miss Denver ensured that they all had a great time and learned lots too. By the end of the class Fred was feeling much better and had forgotten about his dream the previous night. Just as they were leaving miss Denver asked him to remain behind for a minute to discuss the lights for a charity event the coming Wednesday. When the others had left and she had explained her plans to him he wrote them down in his notebook and proceeded to leave, just as he was going she spun him around and kissed him hard on the lips for a good minute.
When she pulled away she turned round and said “oh god what have I done, I’m so sorry I should have never done this, oh god.” “no miss it’s ok, I, I’m just going to go now ok?”, “Yes fine look I’m sorry I should not have.....”, “don’t worry miss ill see you tomorrow, but please don’t worry about it, I enjoyed it” and with that he left with a smile.
Part 3:
Fred did not see Miss Denver again till their lesson on Friday before their lunch break. When he walked into the classroom he caught Miss Denver's eye. In response she simply smiled yet to Fred it could have been a holy angle giving him the light of god, he immediately felt uplifted (in more ways than one). During the lesson he was even more attentive than usual and he scored an a* in the essay he wrote during the class. At the end of the lesson which was the final triple on Friday afternoons miss Denver asked him to stay behind for an additional lighting meeting at 5 (school finishes at 4 for Fred) as she was unsure as to the general cover in scenes 3 through 7.
At 5 he went in to the drama studio to wait for Miss Denver. He knew she had gone into town for some grub but still she was 5 minutes late. After another 5 minutes had elapsed she entered the room in a loose frilly shirt and a short skirt, the whole attire was in light blue and showed off her form perfectly although she did look slightly bulkier then usual around the hips and chest. She strutted over to him and pulled him into a long kiss. He parted his lips and let his tongue explore her mouth as she did the same. After 5 minutes they surfaced for air panting heavily.
She pulled him into the lighting box and locked the door behind them “come on we don’t want to be found now do we”, but before he could reply he pulled him into another long kiss. When she was done he opened his mouth to talk but she pressed one finger to his lips. “No” she said “no talking” and pushed him into one of the comfy swivel chair in the box, “now then its time u did something for me Fred” he nodded in reply in complete awe that this was happening. She stripped off her shirt, leaving her two small but stiff breasts sticking out in his face.
As he comprehended this situation she lay down on the floor and commanded him “suck them Fred” he lay down next to her and took her right nipple in to his mouth and began to suck while slowly rubbing the head with his tongue. She moaned loudly to his caresses. He switched to her left and began to knead it with his teeth while still sucking. “Ooh Fred yes, ooooh yes” as his hand travelled to her crotch she pushed him off, “not yet Fred, nice try but not yet, for that I’m gonna make you wait. And with that she stood up, and put her top back on, and ushered him out to wait for his dad to pick him up. “I’ll see you on Sunday Fred” she said.
Those words and the memories of what he had just done played through his mind all the way home. After dinner he could not get any sleep, she plagued his mind constantly; eventually he fell asleep due to sheer lack of energy at 3 in the morning.
When he woke up he felt all fuzzy and disorientated. When he had washed he remembered what had happened and realised that this time it was no dream but reality. Suddenly feeling much better he relaxed and enjoyed spending the day on his Xbox while thinking of Miss Denver. He could barely contain himself in anticipation for the next day when he would see, her, his own angel and daemon all wrapped into one sexy package.
Part 4:
He woke up slowly clawing aside his bed covers aside and fell out of bed. “Breakfast hun” came the inevitable call from downstairs. He groaned and got washed in preparation for the inevitable and damning prospect of doing some work. After he had eaten his food, his dad smiled, “so you ready to go do your lighting thing?” then he remembered, “oh yeh sure.” After, he raced upstairs to get changed, and also to mentally prepare himself for the prospect of having to spend 3 hours in the presence of an angel.
When he arrived at the school he steeled his nerves and strode into the Drama Studio with his head held high. “Morning all” he said, and so the meeting went on. He could have sworn that Miss Denver was deliberately flirting with him the whole time. That swish of hair, that wink, that oh so charming laugh, it was driving him nuts. By the end he was dying for a release and when everyone had left he hung behind, “to ask her about that piece of coursework”. He waited for her to leave the office and then when she came out she grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and before he could say a word dragged him off to the lighting box.
She released him and still not letting him talk pushed him against the wall and smiled. “how long have you got?” she asked, he looked at his watch and stammered “4 hours”, “excellent” she replied and as he opened his mouth she shoved a handkerchief (a clean one) into his mouth and before he could act grabbed a piece of duct tape and slapped it over his mouth. She twirled him around and grabbing his wrists with surprising force she procured a length of rope and tied his hands behind his back. He “mphhhdddd” in consent and she took it as such smiling gleefully at the apparent bulge in his pants.
“Now you’re gonna see what you signed up for” she whispered in his ear. He gulped in anticipation as she finally tied his legs together and stood back to admire her work, “my my my aren’t you a pretty one?” she purred and bent down and began to gently stroke the bulge in his trousers (pants for the Americans). He moaned through his gag, “so you like that do you” she crooned. She moved away and began to take off her top that was doing such a poor job of concealing her beauty. Beneath it to his shock and awe was a leather corset and by god did it look divine on her. The way it nicely pushed her breasts up and made them even firmer had him to the breaking point, she smiled “want more?” he nodded. She bent down and began to remove her jeans slowly, tantalisingly, she slipped them down her luscious hips. Beneath was a tight black latex thong all that stood between him and his dreams (wet ones included).
She straddled his chest and placed a strip of black ribbon over his eyes. He gulped what would she do next? She tied the knot secure behind his head and while doing so pushed her breasts into his face. He felt them on his cheeks as he smelt her musk, like pure pleasure to his heightened sense of smell. She leant back and began to caress his chest through his clothes causing him to moan in ecstasy. She lifted his shirt and began to caress his chest with her nails, lightly scratching along his ribs and catching on his nipples causing him to shudder with pleasure. She stopped and he moaned in compliant, “ah, ah, ah, your mine now” and with that she began to tickle him lightly at first but slowly increasing in intensity. He spasmed in joy wondering between flashes of pure pleasure when this would end?
She pulled the blindfold off and stood up, towering above him, and placed a foot on his chest, “now, because you angered me on Friday I think this is all you are getting, call it punishment but that will come in time” and with that she flashed him a look of playful evil, he flinched, and when he looked back she was gone.
Part 5.
He lay there in the dark alone for what seemed to him like hours. At last he heard footsteps approaching and the door creaked open to the lighting box. She knealt down next to him and removed his bindings and finally the gag. As she tore off the strip of gaffer tape over his mouth she spoke, “freed you must never mention any of this until I specifically give you permission too, ok?”, “yes” he replied with in a hoarse tone, “Yes what?” “Yes miss”, “good boy now take this water and go home, you are going to need the rest”. With that he drank the water gleefully giving thanks for the coolness of it on his parched throat. He clambered into his dads waiting car and went home to get some much needed sleep.
The next day school went as usual, and the hustle and bustle of everyday life managed to keep Miss Denver off his mind. As the school day drew to a close he went to the drama studio to get his bags. As he pushed open the door he was greeted by Miss Denver. She smiled and pushed him against the wall and greeted him with a deep kiss. Their lips met and his parted allowing her tongue to explore the cavities of his mouth. After what seemed like a day they surfaced and she hugged him close and handed him a letter with the school seal upon it. “Open it when you get home Fred, now go home and I will see you tomorrow” and with that she shoved him through the door to the bus park and locked the door behind him.
When he arrived home he rushed up to his room and opened the letter: dear parent your son has been invited on a gap year course with our own Miss Denver touring the theatres of the world, please find enclosed a permission slip........., thank you and we hope to see you soon, regards B.P.Trout headmaster. He read it again and again not believing his luck, he just hoped he had her to himself on the trip. And it was only in 3 weeks!
The three weeks went quicker than any others he could remember in his life, Miss Denver avoided contact with him, much to his disappointment and he finished up his time at the school. He would certainly miss it allot.
The day had finally arrived, his mother drove him to the train station to London to catch the train that would take him to Miss Denver. All through the journey his anticipation built, what would happen next? When the train screeched to a halt in Kings Cross he leapt off and was greeted by a smiling Miss Denver who led him through the security and into the car park. She indicated a car and told him to get in and he did. As they were driving along she said “no talking Fred, but here you must be thirsty have some water” he took the offered bottle and drank in gulps till it was nearly all gone, refreshed he set the bottle down and began to look at where they were going. As he did so his vision began to swim and he became light headed and dizzy. “Ughh” he moaned and slumped against the seatbelt next to a grinning Miss Denver “now, Fred, you are mine at last.”
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I wish I had a teacher like that.
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Best story i have ever read. I'm looking forward to chapter 2
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Teaching Children about Easter
As soon as Christmas was over I started telling the Easter story to my kids. They really enjoyed the story about Jesus washing the feet of the disciples and the Last Supper story. I decided that now is a great time to teach them, in their own little level, about the story of Easter. People seem to be very concerned about the commercialization of Christmas but I think that Easter suffers from the same malady. Before the kids get deep into Easter egg hunts and all the commercialization that goes along with it, I thought it was wise to tell the story of Easter on our own terms.
It's quite easy. Instead of focusing on other fun stories, I grab the children's Bible and tell them one or two storis surrounding the Easter story. I try to make it fun and interactive as well. For example we all pretend like we're eating the Last Supper. They really have fun with that part.
I recently heard a Podcast with Creative Ideas for Easter. I'm planning on using one or two on Easter morning before we go to Church.
QUESTION: When do you start teaching your children about Easter? What are some creative ideas to teach children about the true Easter Story?
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I'm using COUNT(table.field) as variableName with PHP and MySql in one of my queries to count the number of records in one table associated with a record in another table.
Everything works fine with the count until it reaches the last record. When it loops through the records it gives the correct count of associated records until it reaches the last record where begins counting by 2 instead of 1.
Acme Job A: 1 task to do
Acme Job B: 1 task to do
Acme Job C: 2 task to do (this count() should only be 1)
If I have 2 tasks on the last record it reads 4 and so on.
This is my query:
$queryProject = "SELECT *, COUNT(linkprojecttask.taskId) as numTask,
FROM linkuserclient, linkclientproject, linkprojecttask
RIGHT JOIN user, clients
ON user.userId = linkuserclient.userId AND clients.clientId = linkuserclient.clientId
INNER JOIN project, tasks
ON linkclientproject.clientId = clients.clientId AND linkclientproject.projectId = project.projectId
AND linkprojecttask.projectId = project.projectId AND linkprojecttask.taskId = tasks.taskId
WHERE linkuserclient.userId = '$userId' AND tasks.taskActive = 'true' GROUP BY linkprojecttask.projectId";
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you're apparently getting cross join effects
that's my best guess without understanding your query, which i really didn't want to do, seeing as how it mixes table-list joins with JOIN syntax -- you really should rewrite the joins to use a JOIN syntax in a methodical way
also, you cannot say "SELECT * " at the same time as COUNT()
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes: a review of brain-boosting research.
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Aug. 4 2011 4:41 PM
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A review of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes-style research into brain boosting.
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What will our neuroenhanced descendants make of Rise of the Planet of the Apes?
In Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which arrives in theaters Friday, we finally learn how intelligent chimps came to rule Earth: An idealistic young scientist creates a high-IQ ape in his quest to cure Alzheimer's, setting off a series of events that destroy humanity as we know it. It's your standard Hollywood tale of scientific progress leading to apocalypse.
At Future Tense, we examine how emerging technologies are changing society and policy. Rise of the Planet of the Apes is the second major film this year—after Limitless, in which a little pill turned Bradley Cooper from dead-ender to genius—to turn cognitive enhancement into a cautionary tale. So I wondered: What kind of neuroenhancers are actually in the real-world pipeline right now?
Not many. Scientists with a knack for brain chemistry tend to focus on treatments for illnesses like Alzheimer's, dementia, and stroke, rather than on just-for-kicks enhancements. In this respect, Rise of the Planet of the Apes is somewhat realistic: Neuroenhancers could likely emerge from more cure-centered research. Some possibilities follow.
You're probably familiar with some of the pharmaceutical cognitive enhancers already used off-label by folks looking for a little cognitive lift: stimulants for ADD/ADHD treatment, like Ritalin and Adderall, and the anti-narcoleptic drug Provigil (modafinil). It turns out that some Alzheimer's treatments, like Aricept (donepezil), may also help boost memory in people without dementia. But even the best pills we've got today aren't going to pump up your IQ. "It's not clear that they're really cognitive enhancers for healthy people," says Hank Greely, a Stanford professor who studies law and the biosciences. "The evidence is mixed. And if they do help … they don't seem to help very much. It's not like Limitless; they're not turning into Superman."
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Still, given the rapid pace of neuroscience discoveries, researchers suspect that more effective neuroenhancing pills will be available soon—and it will be profitable. Just look at the massive sales of supplements that purport to boost brain power, like ginkgo biloba and ginseng, even though research suggests their benefits fall somewhere between modest and nonexistent.
Other researchers have been exploring deep brain stimulation, in which electrodes are implanted in a patient's brain to send electrical signals. Currently, DBS is used as treatment for Parkinson's and other diseases that include tremors. In 2008, researchers investigating DBS as a treatment for obesity reported that one subject had displayed a surprising side effect: His memory improved. Last year, a small study suggested that DBS could be effective for mitigating Alzheimer's. Right now, DBS is highly invasive and so wouldn't tempt many healthy subjects, but that may change: Some researchers are investigating a noninvasive form of DBS using ultrasound. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, which is used to treat depression, migraines, and stroke, is a similar potential neuroenhancer.
In Rise of the Planet of the Apes, James Franco plays a scientist who discovers a genetic engineering treatment, delivered via virus, that prompts the brain to repair itself in the sick and boosts brain power beyond base line in the healthy (at least, in healthy apes). In the real world, though, that sort of therapy is still relegated to mouse experimentation. According to James Hughes, the executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, genetic therapy is still a field with more promise than successes. It can be dangerous, as is portrayed in the Apes prequel:In 1999, Jesse Gelsinger, an 18-year-old who suffered from a rare metabolic disorder, died as a result of a gene-therapy trial, and the field is still grappling with that failure.
Brain-computer interfaces, such as implants or "hook-ups," represent an alternative path for neuroenhancement. Linking your brain to a computer chip may conjure up sci-fi nightmares of a USB slot behind your ear, but it's not quite that far-fetched: Technically, the cochlear implants that allow some hearing-impaired or deaf people to hear in a limited fashion are brain-computer interfaces, as Greely points out. But Hughes speculates that brain-computer interfaces for better cognitive skills are probably at least 30 or 40 years out. "Even if we don't have nanobots in your head, we might have simpler ways of, and perhaps noninvasive ways, of hooking the brain up to external media and doing things we can't quite imagine yet," he says.
So any blockbuster neuroenhancer is still in the lab, or just a twinkle in a scientist's eye, at the moment. But those in the field are already preparing for the ethical and societal ramifications. Some, like Greely, urge the public—and physicians—not to be too squeamish about giving healthy brains a little boost. "In a world in which human work spans and life spans are increasing, cognitive enhancement tools—including the pharmacological—will be increasingly useful for improve quality of life and extended work productivity, as well as to stave off normal pathological age-related cognitive declines," he and colleagues argued in a 2008 Nature commentary.
In Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the audience—and Franco's naive researcher—are warned repeatedly about the dangers of playing with brain power. "You're trying to control things that are not meant to be controlled," one character cautions. But moral panics have accompanied all sorts of technologies, from electricity to television. Genevieve Bell, the director of Intel Corporation's Interaction and Experience Research, told the Wall Street Journal in May that there were all kinds of scare scenarios surrounding the advent of railway: "There was some wonderful stuff about … [how] women's bodies were not designed to go at 50 miles an hour. Our uteruses would fly out of our bodies as they were accelerated to that speed." Someday, our neuroenhanced descendants will watch Rise of the Planet of the Apes and laugh.
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Josephine Dobson, wife of our contributor, took a sculpture class taught by Bill Bohné (Art). Here, she works on a bust of the philosophy professor.
Should you keep watch on the faculty at your local liberal arts college – indeed, at any institution of higher education in the United States – you would find very little in the way of communist sympathy or flagrant libertinism. Whether the lack of these once-fashionable perspectives on scholarship would relieve or disappoint you, I do not know. But I think you should be disappointed to find that, along with busts of Marx and Byron, Beauty, too, would be conspicuous by her absence.
What do I mean? I mean only that among discussions of erotic subtext in James Joyce novels and gender issues in Cindy Sherman photographs – the kind of thing hotly debated in art and literature classes these days – you’re unlikely to hear uttered the words “beauty” or “beautiful.” Much less likely will you encounter a discussion of just what makes novels or photographs beautiful. Once upon a time, college professors were not shy about waking their students up to the beautiful. But now we are asleep to Beauty, and she is asleep to us.
Why is that? To be sure, I don’t know the whole tale, but I suspect it has something to do with the naturalness of the personification employed a few lines above, when I referred to Beauty as a “she.” Historically, beauty has been a standard applied to women so vigorously and, I should say, viciously that a reactionary recoil from the very idea must, for the educated woman and enlightened man, take on the form of a psycho-physical reflex: Beauty makes us barf. Sometimes literally. As children and adults we are assaulted by images of “beautiful” women (and men, too); images designed to highlight our physical inadequacies until they glow so red-hot nothing else is visible. Beauty hurts; sometimes Beauty even kills.
Shouldn’t we be glad to be rid of Beauty, then? I think not. After all, Beauty is ... well, beautiful. When we encounter something truly beautiful, we encounter something good. We feel as though something is right with the world, that somehow it all makes sense, even if we can’t articulate precisely the sense that it makes. No technical argument for God’s existence possesses a persuasive power on a par with the awesome beauty of nature. For some, the encounter with beauty reinforces our faith in science, which is just our faith that the world can be explained and understood. We philosophize, says Socrates in Plato’s “Theaetetus,” because we are in awe.
So should we embrace Beauty? Yes, but with a qualification. Even Plato was acutely aware of Beauty’s dangers, toils, and snares. What we today call philosophy was in fact first defined by Plato in contradistinction to rhetoric, the “art of beautiful speech.” In Plato’s day, certain orators and politicians had made a profession of propagating the vilest of ideas by concealing them in the prettiest of packages. Examples from our own time – such as Hitler’s rise to power largely on the strength of his rhetorical skill – seem to validate Plato’s concern. This tension between superficial beauty, which runs only skin deep, and real beauty, which goes to the bone, is evident in much of Plato’s writing. It is the question at issue in his all-too-often neglected dialogue, “Phaedrus.” How can we appreciate real Beauty without being led astray by her bewitching twin? A difficult question. A philosophical question.
So should we listen to what philosophers say about beauty?
Probably not, or at least not uncritically. Having harangued professors of literature and the arts for abandoning the beautiful, let me now confess that no professors have so shamefully abdicated their obligations to aesthetics – the study of art and beauty – as philosophers. After several millennia of preoccupation with the problem of the good and the beautiful, mainstream philosophy in the modern era subordinated itself to the constraints of science so single-mindedly that morality and aesthetics were reduced to “feelings,” and feelings in turn were reduced to a mere froth floating on the surface of scientific reality. Only in the last few decades has this started to change, but even now much of what philosophers such as Plato have said about beauty is ignored. Aesthetics is alive, but it lives hand-to-mouth on the margins of “respectable” philosophy.
What can we do to help? Question Beauty. When under assault from that army of words and images – political speeches and ads, commercial voice-overs, images of women, men, cars, sunsets, and everything else – stand your ground. Demand some account of their beauty. Reject any whose beauty is superficial; seek out a beauty conducive to the good. Remember that true beauty does not make you feel bad, either about yourself or others. Rather, it makes everything around it better, more radiant, and, ultimately, more real.
Let’s talk about Beauty again.
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Just to clarify, if I send it in for warranty, it will be replaced with the '12 parts since it's a '12 model? Also, do you know when/if you will sell spare parts for upgrades? I remember speaking with a Union rep, and that was one of the factors; they upgraded their straps this year as well, and sell spare parts to upgrade. Seems like the only pro they have goin so far with everyone's displeasure towards Union lol
If we have the correct part in terms of year, and potentially things like color, we'll do our best to give you the exact one for a replacement. If we're out of '12 toe caps, we still have the same style toe cap available most likely, even if it is technically from a '13 model. We just can't upgrade you to different one.
It boils down to the fact that selling upgrades would hurt local shops, since you could just buy a 2012 model on a huge discount and pay an extra $20 for some new straps, instead of picking up the '13 model.
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Emily and Nikolas appeal to the judge to release Nik in order for the two of them to marry. The judge denies their request, and with help from Liz and Lucky, they try to find another way to get Nikolas out of jail long enough to have a wedding. Lucky suggests they appeal to Mac, so Emily and Nikolas beg him to allow them simply to marry-nothing more-and plead with the judge on their behalf. Mac says he'll think about, and later goes to the judge and managed to persuade him to have Nik released for a short time to marry Emily. The four are thrilled with the news, and Liz and Lucky immediately begin to plan the event.
Heather thinks she's smothering a sleeping Edward, but it's more of the set up against her. Luke jumps up from under the blanket, demanding to know what she's doing and why she didn't wait to hear from him, and she said she could no longer wait to kill Edward. She tells Luke that she did it for him, and he demands to know if she also killed Duncan, framed Skye, and stole Laura from the mental hospital for him. Heather admits to all her misdeeds, but tells him that she did them all out of love for Luke. She reminds him of their weekend together and says she's been madly in love with him ever since, and would do anything to have him. Luke grows enraged at her actions and begins to choke her. Skye and Edward burst in and pull Luke off Heather, but Luke tells them all what Heather has done. Heather immediately grabs Skye and holds a knife to her throat, and then takes off with her as a hostage. She takes Skye back to the room at Wyndemere, and tells Skye that she might kill her. When Skye says Heather's name, Heather asks why she's calling her that-and tells Skye to look close and she'll see that Heather is really Laura.
Sonny tries to help Sam through the pain of seeing their daughter's nursery again, and he assures her that he misses their baby, too. Alexis interrupts them as Sonny is saying goodbye to Sam, and she later reminds Sonny that he needs to have a "change of heart" during his testimony, and ask that Alexis get full and permanent custody of Kristina. Jason interrupts them, and Alexis reminds them both that if the tables were turned, Sonny would be doing everything to hold onto Kristina. She leaves the apartment, and Jason goes over to check on Sam. Sam agrees it's time to get rid of the baby's stuff, and so they box it up and give it to Max to be donated. Jason asks Sam if she's alright, and she tells him that it's the hardest thing she's ever had to deal with. Back at his penthouse, Sonny's attention turns to dealing with Meyer. He confronts Meyer again about the file, but Meyer denies any wrongdoing. Sonny then quietly pulls out a gun and aims it at Meyer's back until Meyer admits that John got the file and forced him to lie to Sonny. Meyer begs for his life to be spared.
Carly confronts Steven about her father, asking him if John came to Port Charles for her or to get Sonny. Steven reluctantly admits that John's main reason for coming to PC was to take down Sonny, but he also tells her that John has since developed very strong feelings for Carly, and he genuinely loves her. Carly thanks Steven for his honesty and asks if John was the one who turned in the file on Sonny. Steven doesn't tell Carly the truth, but admits that John would be capable of such a deed. Carly leaves to confront her father, but is first detained by the police for questioning about the fire at Ric's apartment. Meanwhile, Ric threatens John to give him another copy of the file or he'll arrest Carly for arson. John, not knowing that Jason is listening to the device that was planted in the apartment, admits nothing to Ric and tells him that Carly was with him. Ric brings John to the station to give his account of the time with Carly, and then compares it to Carly's story. Thanks to John's earlier warning on the situation, Carly is able to answer all of the questions exactly as John did, and Ric is forced to release her. Ric admits to Alexis that he doesn't think he can locate another copy of the file, and Alexis tells him to leave it alone. She says she thinks Sonny will have a change of heart, and Ric realizes that Alexis has the file and is using it to blackmail Sonny.
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Emily and Liz prepare for Emily's wedding to Nikolas. Despite everyone's warnings that she's setting herself up for heartache, Emily refuses to listen to her family and vows to marry Nikolas and wait for him to get out of prison. Jason shows concern over Emily's decision, but he loves her so he promises to support her and be at her ceremony. Emily makes a last-minute visit to Nikolas at the police station, so Lucky and Liz step in for the bride and groom during the rehearsal. As the two rehearse the ceremony, Connor waits outside and watches them.
Luke and Edward argue over calling the police in to find where Heather took Skye. Luke warns Edward to not involve the authorities, and promises he'll return Skye safely. Heather has Skye drugged and locked up in Wyndemere, where Skye begins to hallucinate and thinks she's seeing the dead Officer Duncan. Heather calls Luke and tells him to not worry about Skye, but rather to meet her at their special place. Luke is briefly worried until he realizes that Heather, thinking she's really Laura, is waiting for him where he married Laura. He arrives and finds Heather there in full wedding gear, ready to vow to spend the rest of her life with Luke. Luke tries to get Skye's whereabouts out of her, but Heather demands that he prove his love and kiss her.
Ric and Jordan spar over the custody battle, and Alexis calls Jordan on her accusations that Alexis is an unfit mother to Kristina. Jordan reminds Alexis she lied about Kristina's paternity, but Alexis vows to keep her daughter safe from Sonny. Later, Sonny visits Kristina in the hospital and gives her an advent calendar. Ric witnesses the moment, and rather than interrupt, he asks to be a part of it. He listens intently as Sonny tells Kristina that his mother gave him a calendar every year, and Ric begs to hear more about the things their mom did for Sonny as a child. Alexis comes upon the gathering, and promptly pulls Ric away. She warns him that Sonny knows Ric's weakness is wanting his brother to love him, and she implores Ric to not allow Sonny to use that in gaining custody of Kristina.
John blasts Steven for stabbing him in the back and telling Carly that he stole the file of information on Sonny. Steven denies doing any such thing, but admits he said that John was capable of such a deed. Steven also admits to telling Carly that John came to town to take Sonny down. Meanwhile, Carly walks in on Jason and Sonny in the penthouse, listening to the bug in John's apartment. Carly angrily turns off the tape recording and tells them that her father did not steal the file, and told her point-blank that he had nothing to do with it. Sonny explains Meyer's confession to Carly, and Carly is visibly upset to realize her father has lied and used her. She angrily demands in on the scheme to get back at John, but Sonny tells her she won't be a part of it. Carly ignores him and rushes off to John's condo for a setup. She attempts to trap him by setting out a picnic of junk food for the two of them, but after he arrives back at his condo, John realizes that he's being tricked. He allows Carly to pretend to be angry at Sonny, but he soon finds the bug that Jason planted in his apartment and he confronts Carly about it. Carly denies knowing what it is, but John asks her if she's trying to set him up for Sonny.
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At the Hospital, Alexis finds Sonny, Rick and Kristina looking at an Advent calendar together. Alexis calls Ric aside and warns Ric that Sonny is being his most charming for a reason -- Sonny KNOWS that Ric wants Sonny's approval and Sonny is willing to exploit Ric's weakness to have Kristina. Ric counters by reminding Alexis of everything that Ric has done recently to guarantee that Kristina will remain where the little girl belongs -- with her mother. Meanwhile, Sonny confides to Kristina that Sonny believes that Kristina will soon be living with her very own father. At the same time, Ric cautions Alexis about making a scene in front of Kristina in a public place like the Hospital and assures Alexis that he is trying to make everything O.K. for Kristina. Ric coaxes Kristina into taking a walk with him and Alexis informs Sonny that the custody hearing has been moved up and Alexis expects Sonny to 'suddenly' decide, while on the witness stand, that Kristina belongs with her mother -- or Alexis will return the incriminating file to Ric. Alexis also warns Sonny that all of Sonny's talk about Kristina going home with Sonny is frightening and confusing to the little girl. Alexis reminds Sonny that Kristina will be a target to all of Sonny's enemies, but Sonny insists that he only wants what is best for his daughter. After Sonny leaves, Ric returns and announces that he needs to return to the office. Alexis suddenly begs Ric to stay with her for a few minutes. Alexis reassures Ric that she KNOWS that he is doing everything he can protect Alexis and Kristina. While sharing a kiss, Alexis expresses her hope that everything will be O.K. as soon as the custody hearing is over and Sonny is out of their lives for good.
At Durant's apartment, John discovers the bug that Jason planted and demands to know what Carly knows about it. As Carly denies knowing anything, Jason realizes that he has lost the transmission from the bug and can no longer hear the conversation. When John reminds Carly of all the chances Durant took to protect Carly from prosecution after Carly set fire to Ric's apartment to destroy the incriminating file, Carly accuses John of lying to her and demands the truth about the incriminating file. Even after Carly informs John that Meyer confessed to Sonny that Meyer had made a deal with Durant, John continues to deny any connection to the file. As John grabs an angry Carly to prevent Carly from leaving, Jason suddenly bursts into the room and orders Durant to leave Carly alone. Although John continues to protest that he genuinely cares for Carly, Carly angrily advises her father to leave town and go back to New York City. After Carly storms away, Jason reminds Durant that John lost his daughter when John CHOSE to betray his own daughter. John insists that Jason is wrong but Jason walks away from John. After Jason leaves, John takes his anger out on the coffee table.
As Luke meets with Heather in the garden, Luke tries to convince Heather to tell him where Heather stashed Skye. However, Heather continues with her fantasy that Heather is Laura and urges Luke to hurry with their plan to renew their wedding vows. Meanwhile, at Wyndemere, a heavily drugged Skye hallucinates that she is being accused by Detective Ross of being responsible for his death. While Heather continues to evade Luke's questions, Skye hallucinates that Jax and Courtney appear and remind Skye that she is alone in her hour of need because Skye is reaping the rewards of her own selfish life. Later, Skye believes that she sees Luke coming to rescue her, but Luke merely laughs at Skye's plight and then disappears.
At the Port Charles Police Department, Courtney, Ned and Lois blast Diego, Brook and Dillon for their recent escapade in Mexico. Diego spots his social worker, Grace, and demands to know why Grace failed to tell Diego that Grace was in contact with Diego's sister. Grace reports that it was Maria's choice to keep Diego in the dark. When Diego demands to know WHY he needs to leave Port Charles, Grace will only tell Diego that he is at risk and she is working on a transfer to keep him safe. However, Courtney insists that Diego can remain with her. Ned and Lois inform Brook that she will need to stay with one of them from now on. Mac orders a protesting Dillon to stay away from Georgie.
At the church, Lucky and Liz go through the motions of Nikolas and Emily's proposed ceremony, while Connor watches from a hidden corner. Meanwhile, at the PCPD, Emily assures Nikolas that they will soon be together. Later, as Liz helps Emily get ready for the wedding, the two women talk about old times. When Liz leaves for a moment, Connor begins to approach Emily, but is interrupted when Samantha arrives to thank Emily for inviting Sam to her wedding. Emily is thrilled when Sam gives Emily a pair of earrings to wear as something borrowed.
Sonny returns to the Penthouse to find Jordan grilling Michael about guns in the house. After Sonny sends Michael to his room, Jordan explains that she was merely preparing Michael for cross-examination. However, Sonny orders Jordan to keep Michael off the stand. When Jordan asks if Sonny intends to give up parental rights of Kristina the way that Sonny gave up parental rights of Michael and Morgan, Sonny insists that he has NO plans of being separated any longer from his daughter. Jordan warns Sonny that Alexis and Ric will probably use Sonny's previous decision about Michael and Morgan as a precedent, but Sonny waves away the attorney's concerns. Sonny and Jordan are interrupted when Carly arrives. After Jordan leaves, Carly informs Sonny that Durant knows everything. Carly apologizes for being duped by her father and Sonny assures Carly that he understands. Carly and Sonny are interrupted when Jason and Samantha stop on their way to Emily's wedding and Sam informs Sonny that she wants to testify for Sonny at the custody hearing. Sonny cautions Sam that he believes the recent experience of her baby's death is too traumatic for Sam to relive on the witness stand. However, when Sonny appeals to Jason to persuade Sam, Jason refuses to get involved. After Sam and Jason leave, Carly urges Sonny to use Sam's testimony if it will help. Later, Sonny, Carly and Michael go to the Hospital and Sonny introduces them to Kristina as her family.
In the meantime, Alexis arrives at PCPD to go with Nikolas to the wedding. At the same time, as Bobbie and Leslie wish that Laura could be with them for the wedding, Alan worries about Skye's absence. When Edward suggests that Skye's absence is Luke's fault, Alan demands to know what Edward knows about Skye's absence, but Edward remains mum. Meanwhile, Alexis arrives at the church and goes to the Bride's Room to inform Emily that Nikolas has arrived. Alexis tearfully thanks Emily for giving Nikolas the home that Nikolas has always wanted but has never been able to have. In the sanctuary, as Liz and Lucky check over the final preparations, Nikolas arrives with a police escort and Lucky demands that Mac take the cuffs off immediately. Although Mac initially argues that Nikolas should remain in handcuffs, Mac eventually relents and unlocks the cuffs. Jax and Courtney notice when Jason and Samantha arrive together and Courtney expresses a heartfelt hope that Jason will finally find some happiness, even if it is with Sam. As Lucky and Nikolas wait in the sanctuary, Liz goes to get Emily. However, before Emily can leave the Bride's Room for the sanctuary, Connor suddenly confronts Emily.
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Thursday, December 2, 2004
Skye continues to hallucinate under the drug Heather injected with her. She sees a little girl who claims to be the child she would have had if she had lived. Skye talks to her and the little girl talks to her in return. Meanwhile, Luke pretends that Heather is "his Laura," and tries to persuade her to tell him where she has Skye hidden so he can tell her they are over with. Heather evades telling him where Skye is. Heather wants them to get married outside but Luke tells her he doesn't want to marry her out in the cold and tells her they can get married at the Quartermaine mansion. Heather falls for his plan to get her to the Quartermaine estate.
Alan becomes concerned when Emily doesn't come out of her dressing room and meet him in the hallway. Lesley Lu, the flower girl also wonders why Emily isn't in the hallway yet. Liz tries to reassure her that Emily is just nervous and is probably worried about her appearance. Alan doesn't feel reassured. Lucky tries to reassure Nikolas that Emily will be down the aisle soon. Meanwhile, Emily is startled by Connor's appearance in her room. She asks him what he is doing there. Connor tells her he came for her. She thinks he is going to try to ruin her wedding and take her. Connor tells her he received a dishonorable discharge from the military but he was really going to be released from the military anyway but his papers were delayed by his commanding officer. He tells Emily that he hopes she is happy and tells her he isn't going to stop her from marrying Nikolas. Emily tells him she won't allow him to ruin her wedding anyway. She asks him to leave so she can get married. He goes to leave the room and finds Nikolas on the other side of the door. Nikolas instantly becomes concerned for Emily's safety but she intervenes and tells Nikolas that Connor isn't going to cause trouble. Connor puts his hand out to shake Nikolas and calls for a truce. Nikolas reluctantly shakes Connor's hand and leaves. Nikolas heads back to the front of the altar. Emily reassures Liz and Alan that she is fine. She heads down the aisle and exchanges vows with Nikolas. When the judge announces if anyone objects to the marriage, Nikolas looks over at the Quartermaines and dares them to say anything and glares at them in warning. No one objects but Connor stands out in the hallway and watches the ceremony. Nikolas and Emily are pronounced husband and wife. The reception takes place at the Quartermaine estate. At the reception, Tracy drags Dillon on the dance floor and demands to know what he knows about Heather and Luke and wonders if he knows where Luke, Skye, and Heather disappeared to. Dillon insists he doesn't know anymore than she knows but she doesn't believe him. Jax sees how distressed Dillon is while dancing with his mother that he decides to cut in on their dance. Courtney grabs Dillon to dance and he is grateful and relieved to get a reprieve from his mother. Tracy isn't happy with Jax and calls him a snake. Jax is pleased with himself for some reason. Courtney asks Dillon where Georgie is. Dillon tells her that he can't see Georgie or Mac will probably shoot him full of bullets. Courtney feels bad for him. Lucky and Liz make toasts to the happy couple. Emily throws the bouquet and Liz catches it. Later, Nikolas throws the garter and Jason catches it. Jason smiles but feels awkward since Liz caught the bouquet. Nikolas and Emily head out to spend their last night alone as newlyweds. They make love. Meanwhile Connor hangs around the church and picks up a flower that fell out of the bouquet.
After the reception, Jax takes Courtney to where the hotel is being renovated. He announces to her that he bought the property right out from under Tracy and now owns the hotel. She is surprised and touched when Jax tells her that part of the name of the new hotel will have "Court" in it and that she inspired him to use part of her name for the title. Courtney is so excited and hugs Jax. Jason takes Sam home after she gets drunk at the wedding reception. She wants him to dance with her at the penthouse but he tells her she is stepping all over his feet and can't dance. She loses her balance when she tries to get him to dance with her. She falls over on the floor and Jason falls on top of her. She bends his head down and kisses him on the lips.
Jason takes Sam home. He tries to persuade her to go up to bed and get some sleep. Sam doesn't want to go to sleep and wants Jason to dance with her. Jason tells her she is too drunk to dance and is stepping all over his feet. Sam loses her balance and falls to the floor and Jason lands on top of her. This creates an intimate moment for them and Sam bends Jason's head and kisses him.
Luke and Heather show up at the Quartermaine mansion. Luke points out that Lucky looks handsome. Heather just smiles but asks him why Emily is dressed in a wedding gown. Luke tells her that Emily wore it because she wants to be just like her. Heather accepts that explanation. When most of the guests leave the reception, Luke enters the front hall with Heather and thanks them for coming and makes it a point to emphasize that Heather is "Laura" and they are ready to get married. The Quartermaines and Bobbie follow Luke's lead and play along with his plan. Dillon and Brook Lynn think their family is crazy. Luke tells Lucky that Heather is certifiably crazy and has Skye hiding somewhere and that Heather actually killed Duncan, the cop. Luke gets the priest to start the ceremony and the others stick around. Luke suggests to Heather that he get Skye and make her watch them get married for the fun of it. Heather agrees that it would be fun to see Skye be green with envy.
She tells Luke that Skye is someplace up high where there is water surrounding her and that she will hopefully be in the sky just like her name. Luke realizes where Skye is and that she is probably in real danger. Luke waits until Mac returns to the mansion and tells everyone that Heather is crazy and killed the cop and set up Skye. He tells Mac that Heather was the one who killed Ross Duncan not Skye when he walks in the room and asks him to take care of her so he can go find Skye. He gets to Skye's hiding place and breaks down the door. Skye is out on the balcony with her little girl spirit. The spirit she has conjured up in her drugged mind encourages her to end her pain and jump off the balcony. Luke looks out on the balcony, screaming for Skye. He goes out on the balcony and sees no sign of Skye there and fears the worst.
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Friday, December 3, 2004
Sonny offers Alexis shared custody of Kristina, but she adamantly refuses. Sticking to her plan, she tells Sonny exactly what he should say once on the witness stand if he doesn't want the incriminating file to be turned over to the D.A.'s office. Later, both Sam and Carly testify on Sonny's behalf.
Jax and Courtney are on opposing sides of the custody battle, which leaves them a little at odds. On the witness stand, Sonny pulls a fast one on Alexis by saying that Kristina belongs with him, not her. At the same time, Jason gets unquestionable proof that Durant illegally obtained the evidence against Sonny, thus making it inadmissible in court.
Luke arrives just in time to pull Skye to safety and voice his deep feelings for her. Meanwhile, Heather is declared criminally insane and is shipped off to Ferncliff. Although he was unable to get any info about Laura's whereabouts from Heather, Skye gives him a clue!
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Pete Rose remains as defiant as ever, and the topic of his latest rant is Ichiro Suzuki's 4,000 hits in professional baseball.
"He can't catch me," Rose told USA Today, a day after Suzuki's milestone hit.
Rose, banned from baseball for alleged gambling connections, remains the game's record holder with 4,256. His claim is hard to dispute, because Suzuki's 4K includes hits while he played in Japan.
To be fair, that makes Suzuki the sixth player with more than 4,000 hits when combining MLB totals with those from other leagues. In the case of the others, minor league hits are needed to bring them up to the milestone number.
By those calculations, Rose is downright untouchable.
"Hey, if we're counting professional hits,'' Rose said, "then add on my 427 career hits in the minors. I was a professional then, too.
He's right. In fact, it's hard in this matter to dispute his argument.
While saying he didn't want to take away anything from Suzuki, who at 39 is nearing the end of his career with the New York Yankees, Rose said:
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Discussion in 'SQL Server 2005 Replication' started by Murtuja Khokhar, Nov 22, 2007.
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I am using SQL Server 2005 SP2 Standard Edition.I want to replicate my database to another location.
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Databases will be updated either any location (Either Site A or Site B)
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RE: st: Re: normal distributions
From "Gene Fisher" <>
To <>
Subject RE: st: Re: normal distributions
Date Sun, 21 Jul 2002 17:14:15 -0400
Regression coefficients are functions of sums of random variables (sum(X),
sum(X^2), sum(XY), so that the CLT applies to them. The variance of the
regression coefficient is also a sum of random variables (the residuals, and
of X and X^2 if the X's are not fixed), so the distribution of the ratio of
the regression coefficient to its standard error tends toward a standard
normal distribution as N approaches infinity. But we don't know so readily
how close to normal b/se(b) is for a given distribution of Y (and possibly
X) and N. Convergence is a lot faster if the residuals are symmetrical than
if they are skewed.
Also, looking at Serfling's Approximation Theorems of Mathematical
Statistics, pp 125-126, it may be that se(b)^2 is not the asymptotic
variance of b (He talks about the sampling distribution of the correlation
coefficient). I think it is, but I haven't looked at this in a long time.
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Could anyone tell me the relationship between regression assumption test
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Does CLT imply that we do not have to worry about normality test for
residuals as far as sample size is large?
Or CLT does not imply anything about the regression assumption test?
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Create a bar chart with only a few categories
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Sometimes a categorical variable has many levels, but you are only interested in displaying the levels that occur most frequently. For example, if you are interested in the number of times that a song was purchased on iTunes during the past week, you probably don't want a bar chart with thousands of songs. Instead, you probably want a "Top 40" or "Top 20" chart that shows the number of purchases for the most popular songs.
These kinds of charts arise frequently, and you can create them in SAS by using PROC FREQ to compute the counts for the categories, followed by a call to PROC SGPLOT to display the bar chart for the top categories.
As an example, suppose that you are interested in plotting the number of different models of vehicles that are manufactured by each car company. The Sashelp.Cars data set has a Make variable, which identifies the company, and there is one observation for each different vehicle that a company manufactures. The following call to PROC FREQ counts the number of models that each company makes, sorts the counts in decreasing order, and writes the counts to a SAS data set:
proc freq ORDER=FREQ noprint;
tables make / out=FreqOut;
The key syntax is the ORDER= option, which sorts the counts so that the first observation in the FreqOut data set is the company that makes the most vehicles, the second observation is the company that makes the second most, and so on. The FreqOut data set also has a Count variable that contains the number of vehicles for each manufacturer.
Because the observations are sorted by the Count variable, you can easily use the OBS= data set option to restrict the observations that appear in a plot:
%let NumCats = 20; /* limit number of categories in bar chart */
proc sgplot data=FreqOut(OBS=&NumCats); /* restrict to top companies */
Title "Vehicle Manufacturers That Produce the Most Models";
Title2 "Top &NumCats Shown";
hbar make / freq=Count; /* bar lengths given by Count */
yaxis discreteorder=data; /* order of bars same as data set order */
xaxis label = "Number of Models";
If, instead, you were interested in showing all companies that manufacture at least 12 vehicles, you could use a WHERE clause:
where count >= 12;
That was pretty easy. However, there is a second kind of bar chart that is also useful, but is more difficult to create. It requires aggregating all of the smaller categories into an "Other" category, and creating a bar whose length represents the sum of the counts for the smaller categories. I'll show how to create that kind of a bar chart in my next post.
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Strep Throat and Pregnancy
Pregnancy is always received with so much fun and joy. However, the experiences and conditions that is forces several mothers into are just so unbearable. In fact, it is these conditions and symptoms in pregnancy that make pregnancy one of those stages that most women are so afraid of going through. Other conditions like sore throats even worsen the condition of a pregnant mother more.
It’s really important to relax during the strep throat infection
However, it should be clearly noted that strep throat is not in any way a symptom of pregnancy but rather a condition that pregnant mothers experience at certain times. The best thing to do in the event that you are experiencing a strep throat during pregnancy is to relax and exercise much care to ensure that the condition does affect the unborn child in any way.
Chapter 1. Who Can Be Affected by Strep Throat
Most people believe that a strep throat is condition that only affects young children; however, the condition can also be experienced by adults of any age group. The main characteristic of a step throat is a sore that is very extreme and occurs in the throat. This is mostly accompanied by other symptoms like fever, swollen neck glands that are some times also experienced with white bumps on the tonsils. There are seve5ra treatments that can be used by different people in offering solution to the condition. However, since step throat is caused by bacteria, the best solution to dealing with it is through using antibiotics that are known to kill bacteria that cause infections.
Chapter 2. Pregnant Mothers Can Be Easily Infected by Strep Throat
One thing about strep throat is that it can be felt by the pregnant mother so easily. In the event that you are a pregnant mother and suspects that you have strep throat, it is always advisable that consult your doctor about the condition immediately.
Strep throat and pregnancy can be a dangerous combination, as you have to keep in mind the very vulnerable fetus. Consider a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Saint Peters Online as a way to learn more about the health field.
In most cases, pregnant mothers will experience the condition accompanied by fever. In the event that you visit your doctor, you will be undertaken through a strep test to be able to determine if the condition is in deed a strep infection. This is because, in certain occasions, you may be having a viral infection that causes sore throat and is accompanied by sneezing and running nose among other symptoms that may occur similar to those of strep throat infection. However, such a condition is different from strep throat since this is a bacterial infection. In the event that it is established that you are having a strep throat, you will be given antibiotics. Besides, you also need to ensure that you have plenty of rest to give your body the chance to heal properly.
Most people argue out that strep throat pauses great risks to the unborn child during pregnancy. However, all you need to know is that it is a relatively common infection and even in case you have it, you are not able to necessarily pass it over to your child. It is advisable that in case you have strep throat during pregnancy, you need to immediately consult a doctor for medication and then have plenty of rest to ensure that your body gets retains the energy that is needed for the health of you and your unborn child.
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Re: Canonicalizer that uses XML Schemas (rather than DTDs)?
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> Is it not time to update the XML canonicalization specification?
Why do you need canonicalization? The most common use is for security,
where c14n is necessary for digital signatures. If you are signing
something, then you must sign both the XML document, and the associated
schema. If you don't sign the schema, then the recipient (or an
adversary) can change the schema and your signature will be "broken."
For example, if a conference requires a digitally signed submission
(because it includes, say, intellectual property issues), and they
validate submissions against a DTD, or RNG, or whatever, then your
signed submission better cover the schema or your academic competitor
could get your submission invalidated.
DTD's are different from other XML Schema languages in that they can be
embedded in the XML document. Therefore, stripping out the DTD and
expanding it in-line is sensible and efficient. (It also doesn't
require us to define DTD c14n.) And, of course, SOAP outlaws DTD's.
In other words, for security reasons, DTD's are treated special because
they are special, and in cases where they aren't, it's a matter for the
DSIG spec, not the c14n specs.
Make sense?
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The spookies wreath imagineable!
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1. Using a standard wreath making technique, begin to affix the black feathers to the wreath frame.
2. After your wreath is full and spooky looking, set it aside.
3. Cut out your birds from your old prints.
4. Place them into your wreath and glue them into place.
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GNOME Do Launcher Starts Apps on the Right Foot
GNOME Do Launcher Starts Apps on the Right Foot
GNOME Do is an app launcher, program switcher and file-searching tool wrapped into one really cool interface. Depending on what options you select, it can do even more.Together with an additional option called "Docky," they bring an entirely new look and feel to living in Linux -- despite the bugs that seem to pop up now and then.
By Jack M. Germain LinuxInsider ECT News Network
08/04/10 5:00 AM PT
I have a problem with Linux! It has too many cool ways to navigate the desktop and launch programs. I fell in love with the really awesome GNOME Do recently and started a feud with my other computing personas. One relishes the panel, and another is enamored with the desktop draped in icons of my always-used programs.
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The desktop icons fetish is a carry over from my earlier Microsoft Windows daze. It's easy to set up in Ubuntu Linux and similar distros with a right-click from the applications' menu. Launching apps from desktop icons is hard-wired into Puppy Linux.
The launch panel infatuation comes from my first exposure to the Linux OS. I use four or more workspaces (virtual desktops) to segregate related project apps onto the same screen. Desktop icons are quick and available for launching an app in a virgin workspace. Clicking an icon in the panel eliminates having to find the desktop when open windows hide its icons.
My launch-lover's quarrel is far from over. Until now the desktop icons and the panel icons complemented each other. But the GNOME Do interface is radically different. It needs no shared usefulness with my other two launcher heartthrobs.
Even worse, GNOME Do comes with a BFF (Best Friends Forever) option called "Docky." Together, they bring an entirely new look and feel to living in Linux.
Putting Do in GNOME
GNOME Do is an app launcher, program switcher and file-searching tool wrapped into one really cool interface. Depending on what options you select, it can do even more. For instance, you can right-click to run, play, chat, etc.
Use Do (the app's nickname by admirers) to quickly run applications, find Evolution contacts and Firefox bookmarks, locate files, artists and albums in Rhythmbox or IM buddies in Pidgin. You also can open a new email window for a name entered from your address book.
Do not let its name fool you. If you run other desktop environments like KDE, you can still use GNOME Do. This baby is a kin to the Mac OS X's Quicksilver and the GNOME Launch box.
GNOME Do is plug-in-based. It comes preset with a handful of plug-in helpers already engaged. Scrolling through the Plug-in tab under the Preferences option presents a hefty list of more cool stuff.
Do Basics
GNOME Do's basic interface opens a small window in the center of the screen over whatever program is already there. To bring up this search window, just click the GNOME Do icon in the notification area on the desktop. Another option is to press the Super or Windows key and the space bar simultaneously.
Type a letter to bring up an alphabetized menu of corresponding apps and related search items. Or type the first few letters of an app you want to run. The results appear in a window under GNOME Do's splash screen.
Scroll through the listing with the arrow keys and press the Enter key to launch your desired app or open the listed file in its associated program. Using Do is quick and simple.
Theme Choices
Do comes with several appearance settings that blend in nicely with the various Linux desktop themes. Choose from Classic, Mini, Glassy or Nouveau.
At one point in GNOME Do's growth, its developers mated the interface with what is also a stand-alone launch app called "Docky." This is now another theme choice in Do.
If you run the Docky option, you can place the docking bar at the top or the bottom of your screen. You can hide it or not as well as scale its size and animations.
With and Without
Using the Docky theme adds a much different atmosphere than the other themes. It gives the interface a much more functional look and feel.
In fact, you can install the stand-alone version of Docky from here and bypass the features found in GNOME Do.
But you get so much more usefulness from the combination. So it does not make much sense to choose one over the other. Perhaps that was the rationale GNOME Do's developers had in mind when they merged the two separate apps.
Mac-Like Docking
That is what the Docky component brings to GNOME Do and the Linux desktop. It is pretty nifty.
Other Linux apps attempt the recreate the functionality of the Mac OS X dock bar. Even Microsoft Windows 7 tried to put more Mac-like pizazz in its latest rendition of the Windows program bar.
But none of these efforts pulls it off as nicely as Docky does. It provides configurable dock space. As you traverse the pointer over the icons on the bar, the icons raise or magnify above the bar.
Dock Space
Docky remembers what you open. It keeps those selections on the bar. You merely have to click on the icon to switch to that item.
Adding and removing programs could not be easier or more Mac-like. Drag an icon from the desktop or menu list to the dock bar to add a program. Drag an icon from the bar to the trash can icon to remove it. Neither of these actions affects the installed status of the apps on the system.
Much like the OS X dock, GNOME Do's Docky component places application shortcuts on the left and active applications lacking shortcuts on the right. You can add Gnome Do actions to the dock as well. This makes those actions easy to execute.
A dot under a docked icon shows you which applications are active. Even better, Docky bounces the icon for notifications. Right-click an icon to see the windows associated with that application and select other options including minimize, maximize and close all.
Plug-In Playthings
A bevy of plug-ins takes GNOME Do well beyond the confines of just launching apps and opening files or folders. Plug-ins function as task doers to help you quickly post messages to Twitter, look up stock quotes and add appointments to a Google calendar. Much more is available to perform a wide range of other tasks.
Docklets are a special type of plug-in. They provide system monitoring tools similar to what are available in Screenlets. See my review here. For instance, GNOME Do comes with four Docklets for monitoring the battery and CPU activity, providing an app switcher function and viewing weather alerts.
Hovering the mouse pointer over the CPU Docklet, for example, shows basic system details for CPU and memory usage. Clicking on the icon launches (in my case) the Ubuntu System Manager app. Hovering the pointer over the clock face (which is a setup option from Do's preferences) shows the day, date and time. Clicking on the clock icon shows a row of dates for the week.
Some Setbacks
Despite my newfound love for GNOME Do and its Docky theme, the affair is not without some let-downs. I can only hope that a new release will remove the distractions.
One problem I experienced on two laptops and a netbook is that the battery monitor fails to engage. Even though the battery icon shows up on the Docky bar, the icon is grayed out. The label reports that no battery is found. Yet the battery icon in the system notification area reports that the battery is fully charged. I get this response whether the computer is running on AC or battery power.
Another unhappy problem involves the weather docklet. I could not get the icon to appear on the Docky bar at all.
Perhaps the most disconcerting problem with GNOME Do is that it sometimes crashes. When I click on the same particular name in the search window, GNOME Do drops out. I have to restart Do. No other system performance is affected. This problem visited my two desktop computers and my three portables.
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As smart as computers may seem, they can’t match humans in certain tasks: describing the contents of an image, rating the quality of Web search results, or transcribing and translating text from another language, to name a few. Tapping into human expertise to tackle problems that computers struggle with is also a growing business: Google lets customers refine its search results, and Amazon uses a system called the Mechanical Turk to off-load all manner of simple tasks to humans around the world; people will work on these tasks, even for pennies.
Now Nathan Eagle, a research fellow at the Santa Fe Institute, in New Mexico, is launching a project similar to Amazon’s Mechanical Turk but that distributes tasks via cell phones. The goal of his project, called txteagle, is to leverage an underused work force in some of the poorest parts of the world.
Eagle says that distributing questions to participants in such developing countries via text messages or audio clips could make certain tasks more economical, such as the translation of documents into other languages, or rating the local relevance of search results. It could also provide a welcome source of income for those involved.
“We’re trying to … tap into a group of people to complete these tasks who haven’t been tapped before,” says Eagle. “And we’re using mobile phones, which have a high penetration rate. More people are mobile-phone subscribers in developing countries than in the developing world, so we can get a user base of billions of people.”
The Finnish cell-phone company Nokia is a partner in the project, and Eagle says that it provides a good example of a Western company that could benefit from txteagle workers. Eagle explains that Nokia is interested in “software localization,” or translating its software for specific regions of a country. “In Kenya, there are over 60 unique, fundamentally different languages,” he says. “You’re lucky to get a phone with a Swahili interface, but even that might be somebody’s third language. Nokia would love to have phones for everyone’s mother tongues, but it has no idea how to translate words like ‘address book’ into all of these languages.”
Another application is the transcription of audio recordings: a user would listen to a short clip, write it down by hand, and then copy it into an SMS reply. Eagle’s studies have shown that this task can be completed in less than two minutes, and he believes that a proficient user could earn about $3 an hour doing the work, which would be 60 percent cheaper than today’s transcription rates.
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Making late-night debugging an exception rather than the norm
by Rutul Dave , TechOnline India - November 03, 2011
Even after diligently testing and verifying every code change and every release, embedded systems software will have bugs that will require manual debugging efforts. However, by taking advantage of modern static analysis and techniques that provide value beyond a simple list of defects, one can make the late night the exception rather than the norm.
It's close to midnight and after hours of debugging you've finally identified the root cause of a defect. It's a nasty null pointer dereference that gets triggered after various conditional checks, and it's buried deep inside a code component that has not been touched in a while. The challenges of debugging pale in comparison with the fact that you still have a long road ahead in checking whether the bug exists in three other branches, merging the fix, and then unit testing the changes in all four branches to make sure you didn't break anything else, especially when you changed something in the legacy code component. Think about how many times you might have been in a similar situation right before code freeze for a major release or the night before a hot-fix is scheduled to go out?
Static analysis can help you avoid some of the late nights. In this article, I discuss the advantages of static analysis for finding and fixing the most common coding defects, the Agile programming techniques used in modern static analysis to identify precise defects that lead to actual crashes, and the technologies that enhance the analysis results, beyond just a list of defects, by providing valuable information such as where the defect exists in the different branches of code.
Along with other methods of testing and verification, many companies have taken advantage of the benefits of code testing with modern static analysis to identify defects early in development. During the past few years, various reports by embedded systems market research firm VDC Research indicate strong growth in companies adopting static analysis as a critical test automation tool. The immense growth in the size of code bases is one of the strongest reasons to use static analysis as a cost-effective and automated method to evaluate the quality of the code and eradicate common coding defects. In a survey done by VDC ("Automated Test & Verification Tools, Volume 2," January 2011,, software engineers who use static analysis indicated that these tools reduced the number of defects and increased the overall quality of code. In addition, VDC cited efficiency as a major benefit (and return on investment).
Dataflow analysis
One powerful static-analysis technique is dataflow analysis. To find the defect in the Listing 1, modern static-analysis tools use dataflow analysis to identify the execution path during compile time.
First, a control flow graph is generated from the source code. In this case, the if statements could have four possible execution paths through the code. Let's follow one of those paths. When the value of x passed into the function is not zero, p is assigned a null pointer with p=0. Then, the next conditional check (x!=0) takes a true branch and in the next line p is dereferenced, leading to a null pointer dereference.
Interprocedural analysis
In addition to dataflow analysis, another useful technique that good static analysis employs is interprocedural analysis for finding defects across function and method boundaries, as in Listing 2.
In Listing 2, we have three functions: example_leak(), create_S(), and zero_alloc(). To analyze the code and identify the memory leak, the analysis engine has to trace the execution to understand that memory is allocated in zero_alloc(), initialized in create_S(), and leaked when variable tmp goes out of scope when we return from function example_leak(). This is known as interprocedural analysis.
False-path pruning
The third technique is called false-path pruning. One of the key quality-assurance requirements that developers are held accountable for is that the reported bugs are real. In other words, the bugs are true problems. This expectation is the same from static analysis--it should report critical defects and not false positives. One way to ensure that the reported defects are real is to analyze only the executable paths. Naïve static analysis will usually find defects on paths that can never be executed because of data dependencies. We can understand this with the code sample illustrated in Listing 3.
This example is slightly modified from Listing 1 discussed previously. In this case, we will look at an execution path that simply cannot be executed. Consider the case where the first conditional check (if (x != 0)) results in the false case being evaluated. This will assign variable p the value of 0. At the next conditional check, if the analysis engine looks at the true path, it will report a null pointer dereference defect. But that would be a false positive because the execution logic will never traverse this path. It is not possible to evaluate the same conditional check (if (x != 0)) in two different ways. By pruning a path that can never be executed (a false path), good analysis can report up to 50% fewer incorrect defects. This results in higher trust in the analysis reports and allows the development team to focus on the true positives instead of having to muddle through a long list of false positives.
Using a combination of techniques such as dataflow analysis, interprocedural analysis, and false-path pruning, effective static analysis has made a case for being an extremely valuable tool for developers. It's automated, achieves 100% path coverage, and does not require time intensive test cases to be written. We saw examples of a null pointer dereference and a memory leak. In addition, the analysis is able to identify other critical defects such as memory corruptions caused by incorrect integration operations, misused pointers, other resource leaks besides memory, invalid memory accesses, undefined behavior due to uninitialized value usage, and many more.
Why, what, and where?
In addition to analysis results, one of the major benefits of static analysis is to provide the developer answers to questions important in effective Agile development such as:
• Why does the defect exist?
• What impact will it have?
• Where does it need to be fixed?
To understand the context for a defect and validate it as a true defect, the developer needs to understand why the defect exists. A defect in code exists because the execution path went through a series of events and conditional statements that led to the error. In Listing 1 discussed earlier, defining the character pointer p is an event. The two if statements that checked the value of the x variable are conditional statements. By identifying the true or false path taken through those conditional checks, we could trace the execution path, which will show us that we dereferenced a null pointer *d, which is the defect.
Similarly, experienced software engineers are able to associate the impact that a null pointer dereference or a memory leak can have on the system running the software. However, identifying the impact that the defect has on the different branches that have been forked from the same code base is not always a straightforward task. Therefore, the answer to "what impact will a defect have?" sometimes can be more complex. Consider a team developing a new operating system for mobile smartphones. Because multiple mobile phone vendors (OEMs) need to be supported for this new operating system, every vendor in the source control management (SCM) system is assigned a development branch that has been forked from the same code base. Add each vendor's need for multiple branches for the different releases and product generations and this picture starts to get complex very quickly.
Static analysis performed on every branch produces a list of the critical defects. The development team can go over every identified defect and verify the reason why it exists. However, depending on when a defect is introduced, it could exist in all versions and branches or a subset. When looking at a single defect in isolation in a single branch, it's tough to gauge the severity of the defect without knowing where else it is present. A defect that is not limited to a single version or one OEM client might be considered more severe and fixing it would need to be prioritized over others. Figure 1 shows a duplicate defect duplicate caused by code branching and merging.
Finally, to answer the question of Where does a defect need to be fixed?, a developer writing the fix needs to know exactly which branches need to be checked. Analysis results that identify the various branches where a defect exists is highly valuable and can save hours of manual verification.
Another common case that embedded software engineers encounter is when code is designed to run on multiple platforms. Device drivers are typical examples of such software components. Listing 4 is a simple example based on code required to be compiled for 32- and 64-bit platforms.
The advantage of a good static-analysis solution in such cases is it can identify and report a defect in foo.c that gets triggered in both 32- and 64-bit binaries as a single defect. In this case, the code is not duplicated, but instead built in multiple ways. Hence the developer needs to evaluate the severity by understanding if it's going to get triggered in both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.
Shared code
Another interesting case is when common code components are shared and used in more than one product. Take the example of a team developing the platform software for a family of networking switches. Since the functionality provided by the platform software must be implemented in all products in the product family, this code component will be shared as shown in Figure 2.
For developers working on this team, the best assessment of the severity of a defect reported by static analysis is not only the impact it will have on one switch product, but also information on all the products that use this platform software component. A product is usually created by combining many such shared components. Each component is not only a project itself, but also a part of various other projects using it. Thus the analysis result needs to identify that a defect in this shared component has an impact on the various projects using it. Such cases are especially valid when using open-source components shared among various projects and products. A library that parses a specific type of a network packet might be used in all the different networking products that the group is designing and developing.
Code branching is a critical aspect of developing software for embedded systems. So is compiling the codebase for multiple platforms and reusing a component in multiple projects and products. With static analysis being valued for its ability to find hard-to-detect critical defects due to common programming errors and being trusted for its ability to do so without a large number of false positives, the trend in adoption of such solutions is going to continue. And with the value in terms of efficiency and productivity that the analysis results provide, it might not be long before static-analysis implementations will be as common as an SCM system or a bug tracking system in the development workflow.
Unfortunately, heroic late night debugging marathons might still be very necessary. Even after diligently testing and verifying every code change and every release, embedded systems software will have bugs that will require manual debugging efforts. However, by taking advantage of modern static analysis and techniques that provide value beyond a simple list of defects, one can make the late night the exception rather than the norm.
About the author:
Rutul Dave is a senior product manager at Coverity, where he creates tools and technology to enhance the software development process. He received his masters in computer science with a focus on networking and communications systems from University of Southern California. He has worked at Cisco Systems and at various Bay Area-Silicon Valley startups, such as Procket Networks and Topspin Communications.
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Error: "Please reboot and select proper boot media" on new build
By ianbalisy
Aug 6, 2011
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1. Hi all,
I just finished updating Windows 7 Ultimate on my studio computer (labeled studio in my systems if you wish to see all specs) and when I went to reboot it, it displayed the error message "PLEASE REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE". So immediately I thought I must have the boot order wrong or the hard disc set to RAID or something. What I've done so far:
1. Tried to play with BIOS settings and SATA connections in every possible configuration.
2. Tried to boot from Win 7 disc in order to repair.
- got same message even when hard disc disconnected
3. Took out one stick of RAM and tried both in both slots.
4. Checked all cabling and recabled entire system from ground up.
5. Swapped out motherboard with a completely different brand new motherboard (the MSi 785GTM-E45).
6. Repeated steps 1-4 with new motherboard.
7. Checked hard drive multiple times and even booted from it attached to my MAIN computer's motherboard.
- Hard drive totally operational, no result for studio computer
I need serious help on this one. If anyone has any advice that I have not tried, please, please, please help! It is an older hard drive, but has only been used with Win 7.
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Did you try running "fixmbr" or "fixboot" from the repair console? Here's a M$ support page on that:
Are you saying that updating from Windows Update trashed the install?
Or, the BIOS in most new boards comes set to run as IDE. Have you tried setting the HDD to "AHCH". (I think that would be called directly, "SATA" in an AMD based board).
Plan "B" always involves trying to boot from a Linux CD to attempt to access and copy your data files, before a drastic measure like zeroing out the drive
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ianbalisy Newcomer, in training Topic Starter
If "fixmbr" or "fixboot" are console commands, I cannot because I cannot boot whatsoever. Not from hard disc or dvd drive.
I don't think the update did this because I reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled windows with it connected to another computer and I still get the same message.
4. captaincranky
captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 10,400 +832
OK, with no drive connected does the board go to BIOS when it's powered up?
I'm having a bit of trouble getting my head around your timeline. Was this machine in operation before the "update"?
The issues you're describing point toward a bad CPU. But that's such a rare event, I hate to even speculate about it. You've have process of elimination dealt with many other possibilities, save for the PSU...(?) :confused:
Since you installed Windows from "another computer", is it possible that's the problem?
5. ianbalisy
ianbalisy Newcomer, in training Topic Starter
Well, the computer was operational veggie thee update, although I have a hard time believing that the update is the cause. With no drive connected I can get to bios, but the second I connect a drive I come back to the same problem. I think a bad cpu might honestly be the case, but that seems like an extreme case.
I only reformatted and installed windows on the hard drive using a different computer after this started happening in an attempt to "fix" the problem I thought was the original problem. That did not solve anything though. After I installed windows on that drive I made sure that it booted up correctly by booting it on the other computer and it did boot correctly.
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captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 10,400 +832
Quick question here Is that "A" drive, as in "any drive", or "the drive" , "the one with Windows already installed".
Did you check the drive mode? (AHCI, SATA, or IDE) if the computer you installed Windows with was running in IDE instead of SATA (AHCI) SATA drivers would not have bee installed by Windows, yielding, (what I'm taking a guess at), a type of error possibly similar to the one you're getting. (same error, possibly by virtue of a different cause). You did say, "any drive", I'm just trying to make sure I'm on the same page with you.
Does BIOS detect the CPU correctly? Have you tried a blank HDD? (new, unformatted, or completely wiped)? Have you checked PSU voltages in BIOS?
By swapping out the mobo, you only eliminated one possible cause, which still leaves us bouncing between the HDD (& Windows install), PSU, and the CPU.
7. ianbalisy
ianbalisy Newcomer, in training Topic Starter
Sorry about the vagueness, typed from my phone. I meant the drive; same HDD which I was using before I started having problems, the same HDD which I reformatted (NTFS if it makes any difference) and the same HDD which can boot when connected to a different motherboard with a Phenom II x6 1090T BE processor.
As per the drive mode, it's SATA, but I also tried the AHCI and IDE for optical and hard drive with no differing results with any combination.
BIOS does detect the processor correctly, and the PSU voltages are all default settings which I've never changed.
I have not yet tried a blank HDD yet but could that really be the problem, seeing as I tried all the SATA ports on both motherboards with just optical drive (which came from an old PC of mine and which has always worked perfectly fine) and got the same error? Sorry for the run-on.
Processor fault seems more and more likely now that I think about it. Could that cause the mobo to not direct a video signal unless only one stick of ram is being used? Because I've had that problem too.
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Hillary Clinton dares women to compete
STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press Published:
The former secretary of state addressed a women's leadership conference in Boston on Wednesday. She called on members of the largely female crowd to seize opportunities to compete in life, even if they're worried or nervous about the outcome.
The comments come as Clinton weighs another presidential campaign. Her appearance just 30 miles from the New Hampshire state line is stoking enthusiasm among some Democratic activists pushing the former first lady to run.
Clinton did not address her political future on Wednesday. She has said she would make a decision about that by the end of the year.
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Kagan Coverage Roundup
President Obama has announced Elena Kagan as his nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. As confirmation gets underway, here's a roundup of what The Atlantic has written about Kagan and the selection process over the last year:
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A Disadvantage for California's Marijuana Campaign
Marijuana legalization appears politically viable in California these days, as polling shows the legalization ballot measure, Prop. 19, as being competitive at the very least. Field Research showed Prop. 19 last week at 44% yes vs. 48% no; SurveyUSA's automated polling showed 50% yes vs. 40% no. Not bad for the measure's supporters.
But Prop. 19 could suffer from an extraneous factor: the high-profile candidates running for office this fall, who aren't the types to excite pro-marijuana turnout.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, a mainstay of California Democratic politics for decades, may not drive the young, marginal, and unaffiliated turnout that's necessary for marijuana legalization to pass. Sen. Barbara Boxer, a Democratic incumbent, appears to have a strong liberal base but similarly isn't the type of candidate to energize a wide swath of disaffected and unattached voters who think pot should be legal.
Perhaps even worse for Prop. 19 are the Republican candidates at the top of the ticket, as they could cost Prop. 19 some Republican-leaning votes.
This looks like a year where marijuana legalization could actually benefit from the dominant movement in Republican politics right now: the Tea Party, that segment of highly energized voters that contains a powerful libertarian bent. With Ron Paul supporters potentially coming out strong in November, one could expect something like marijuana legalization to pick up a few votes from Republican leaners--more, for instance, than it would have in the Bush years. And Republican support for Prop. 19 could actually be important, in a close vote: Field showed that 31% of California Republicans and 46% of independents support Prop. 19. Some of those, at least, are likely Tea-Party-esque, libertarian-minded conservatives.
But the Tea Party may not show up to vote in California this fall, at least not as forcefully as if different Republicans were running. They don't seem too excited about either gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman or Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, both of whom secured their nominations by defeating fiscally conservative rivals, Steve Poizner and Chuck DeVore--two candidates who would have riled up the Tea Party vote. With the Tea Party contingent unenthused about Whitman and Fiorina, it's safe to say that California's Republican electorate will have less of a libertarian bent in 2010.
Then again, as Joshua Green points out, marijuana initiatives can potentially help Democrats win elections. So all of this conjecture may be wrong, and Prop. 19 may simply propel Brown and Boxer to triumph. But as far as November tickets go, Prop. 19 could have done better.
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Anthony Bourdain Spills on Eric Ripert's Secret 'Trashy Taste'
There's an outtake, where we learn Ripert has trashy tastes, and is sometimes a prick. Our world is shattered
Eric Ripert's On The Table can't seem to get enough of Anthony Bourdain. Yesterday they released an outtake of Bourdain's interview on the Reserve Channel's online show, and really, it's just Bourdain spilling all of Ripert's secrets.
"I'm supposed to be the prick on Top Chef and he's the one sending home the sweet lovable Tiffany Derry for no good reason I can see... just want to underline that it was his fault. His fault. I thought she should stay," he says.
"Like most chefs, there's a part of him that has trashy tastes," Bourdain shares. "You think he's cooking up refined seafood dishes Chez Ripert?" Nope, Ripert is often griling up some meat and serving it "with a not particularly expensive rosé." Scandalous!
Also fun for Bourdain? Watching Ripert try to eat some trashy airport food on the road. "The ultimate triumph was watching him eat> He's never had biscuits and gravy before, it was like watching a dog trying to eat a grape," Bourdain said. Apparently, Ripert showed "sheer horror" at the thought of eating biscuits and gravy, and Bourdain even has the pics to prove it (or it didn't happen).
Watch below for the 11-minute clip, as Bourdain shares that a prostitute will never love you, why he and Ripert are BFFs, and why he's never friends with writers. Ouch. We're hurt, man.
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Taurus women are the friendliest of the entire zodiac sign. Read this article to know more about personality traits and characteristics of Taurus woman.
Famous Taurus Women
Go through your list of friends and check their birthdays. You are sure to spot one or more Taurus female in your group. Cross check it with a few other people and the results would surely leave you surprised. Almost everyone would have a Taurean female in their friends’ list. That is what Taurus women are all about – being true friends! Ruled by Venus and symbolized by the bull, women belonging to this sun sign are born between April 21st and May 21st. They are the most loving, compassionate and reliable of the lot and have an artistic bent of mind. Taurean women are basically introvert in their approach, with considerable moral and emotional courage. They are as feminine as any other female, but minus the unnecessary tantrums. They are friend’s friends and believe in constant loyalty and devotion. To know more about the personality traits of Taurus women, browse through the following lines.
• Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich
Born on: 16 May 1929
Died on: 27 March 2012
Born in: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nationality: American
• Alma Gluck
Alma Gluck
Famous as: Soprano
Born on: 11 May 1884
Died on: 27 October 1938
Born in: Ias,i, Bucharest, Romania
Nationality: American
• Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Born on: 24 April 1942
Born in: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Nationality: American
• Bettie Page
Bettie Page
Born on: 22 April 1923
Died on: 11 December 2008
Born in: Nashville, Tennessee, US
Nationality: American
• Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
Born on: 02 May 1729
Died on: 17 November 1796
Born in: Szczecin
Nationality: Russian
• Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Kreviazuk
Born on: 18 May 1974
Born in: Holne, Devon, England
Nationality: Canadian, British
• Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
Born on: 21 April 1816
Died on: 31 March 1855
Born in: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Nationality: British
• Cher - Also Known As Cherilyn Sarkisian
Cherilyn Sarkisian
Born on: 20 May 1946
Born in: El Centro
Nationality: American
• Evita Peron
Evita Peron
Born on: 07 May 1919
Died on: 26 July 1952
Born in: Los Toldos, Argentina
Nationality: Argentine
• Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Born on: 12 May 1820
Died on: 13 August 1910
Born in: Florence
Nationality: British
• Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Born on: 03 May 1898
Died on: 08 December 1978
Born in: Kiev, Russian Empire
Nationality: Israeli, Soviet Russian
• Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Born on: 12 May 1907
Died on: 29 June 2003
Born in: Hartford
Nationality: American
• Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Ash
Famous as: Businesswoman
Born on: 12 May 1918
Died on: 22 November 2001
Born in: Cypress
Nationality: American
• Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
Born on: 27 April 1759
Died on: 10 September 1797
Born in: Spitalfields
Nationality: British
• Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Born on: 29 April 1958
Born in: Santa Ana
Nationality: American
• Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein
Born on: 08 May 1970
Born in: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
• Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz
Born on: 28 April 1974
Born in: Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
• Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
Born on: 21 April 1926
Born in: Mayfair, London
Nationality: British
• Shirley MacLean Beaty - American Actress, Singer and Author
Shirley MacLaine
Born on: 24 April 1934
Born in: Richmond
Nationality: American
• Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Born on: 23 April 1928
Died on: 10 February 2014
Born in: Santa Monica, California
Nationality: American
• Tina Fey
Tina Fey
Born on: 18 May 1970
Born in: Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality: American
• Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman
Born on: 29 April 1970
Born in: Boston
Nationality: American
• Angela Carter
Angela Carter
Born on: 07 May 1940
Died on: 16 February 1992
Nationality: British
• Anita Loos
Anita Loos
Born on: 26 April 1889
Died on: 18 August 1981
Born in: Sisson, California, U.S.
Nationality: American
• Anna Jameson
Anna Jameson
Born on: 19 May 1794
Died on: 17 March 1860
Born in: Dublin
Nationality: British
• Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
Born on: 07 May 1923
Died on: 12 December 1985
Born in: Michigan City
Nationality: American
• Anne Jennifer Beckingham
Anne Jennifer Beckingham
Born on: 07 May 1956
Nationality: British
• Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
Born on: 22 April 1766
Died on: 14 July 1817
Born in: Paris
Nationality: Swiss, French
• Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein
Born on: 22 April 1766
Died on: 14 July 1817
Nationality: French
• Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Born on: 04 May 1929
Died on: 20 January 1993
Born in: Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
Nationality: British
• Barbara Johnson
Barbara Johnson
Born on: 30 April 1905
Died on: 01 July 1905
Nationality: American
• Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane
Born on: 01 May 1852
Died on: 01 August 1903
Born in: Princeton, Missouri
Nationality: American
• Carol Creighton Burnett
Carol Creighton Burnett
Born on: 26 April 1933
Born in: San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Nationality: American
• Carol Saline
Carol Saline
Born on: 19 May 1939
• Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Born on: 14 May 1969
Born in: Melbourne
Nationality: Australian
• Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
Born on: 27 April 1927
Died on: 30 January 2006
• Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison
Born on: 20 May 1768
Died on: 12 July 1849
Born in: Guilford County
Nationality: American
• Donatella Versace
Donatella Versace
Born on: 02 May 1955
Born in: Reggio di Calabria, Italy
Nationality: Italian
• Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Born on: 21 April 1926
Born in: Mayfair
Nationality: British
• Ella Jane Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald
Born on: 25 April 1917
Died on: 15 June 1996
Born in: Newport News, Virginia
Nationality: American
• Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Born on: 22 April 1873
Died on: 21 November 1945
Nationality: American
• Enya Brennan
Enya Brennan
Born on: 17 May 1961
Born in: Gweedore
Nationality: Irish
• Grace Jones
Grace Jones
Born on: 19 May 1948
Born in: Spanish Town
Nationality: Jamaican, American
• Helen Flanders Dunbar
Helen Flanders Dunbar
Born on: 14 May 1902
Died on: 21 August 1959
Born in: Chicago
• Jaime King
Jaime King
Born on: 23 April 1979
Nationality: American
• Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs
Born on: 04 May 1916
Died on: 25 April 2006
Born in: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality: Canadian
• Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts
Born on: 08 May 1929
Born in: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Nationality: American
• Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone
Born on: 19 May 1951
Died on: 15 April 2001
Born in: Forest Hills, New York, United States
Nationality: American
• Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter
Born on: 15 May 1890
Died on: 18 September 1980
Born in: Indian Creek, Texas, U.S.
Nationality: American
• Kelly Brianne Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson
Born on: 24 April 1982
Born in: Fort Worth
Nationality: American
• Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst
Born on: 30 April 1982
Born in: Point Pleasant
Nationality: German, American
• Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
Born on: 19 May 1930
Died on: 12 January 1965
Born in: Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Nationality: American
• Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
Born on: 15 May 1937
Born in: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality: Czech, American
• Martha Graham
Martha Graham
Born on: 11 May 1894
Died on: 01 April 1991
Born in: Allegheny County
Nationality: American
• Megan Fox
Megan Fox
Born on: 16 May 1986
Born in: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality: American
• Meta Ann Doak
Meta Ann Doak
Born on: 30 April 1945
Born in: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality: American
• Nancy Astor
Nancy Astor
Born on: 19 May 1879
Died on: 02 May 1964
Born in: Danville, Virginia, United States
Nationality: British
• Nelle Harper Lee
Nelle Harper Lee
Born on: 28 April 1926
Born in: Monroeville
Nationality: American
• Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron
Born on: 19 May 1941
Died on: 26 June 2012
Born in: New York City
Nationality: American
• Reba Feinsohn
Reba Feinsohn
Born on: 11 May 1884
Died on: 27 October 1938
Nationality: American
• Renee Zellweger
Renee Zellweger
Born on: 25 April 1969
Born in: Katy, Texas, U.S
Nationality: American
• The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Born on: 15 May 1689
Died on: 21 August 1762
Nationality: British
• Tori Spelling
Tori Spelling
Born on: 16 May 1973
Born in: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality: American
Taurus Woman Personality Traits & Characteristics
The Bright Side
Taurean women are exactly what every man and woman aspire to be – high on friendship, true on love, committed to relationships and proud of themselves. They are the kind whom you could walk with on any given day and share your joys and sorrows. A Taurean woman is an embodiment of love, trust and friendship. Once yours, she’ll be yours forever but before that happens, she’ll take the world of a time to rest her case. Though Taurean females are feministic in their approach and behavior, emotionally they are tougher than some of the men around. They have an undefeatable emotional strength which makes them capable of handling the severest of problems, without shedding even a single tear. What’s more, they can bear endless pain and stress without even raising their eyebrow for once! As far as friends are concerned, Taurean females pick their friend carefully. It is not the social status or the bank balance that they look for while picking their buddies. Instead, they are friends with those who do not hide their true nature and come across as real people. As such, many a times friends of Taurean females turn out to be weird and strange (no offense though!). Taureans are great listeners, which is what helps them to make friends with people. Another aspect of a Taurean woman is the love for Mother Nature. She loves to be amidst the bountiful surroundings and adores and respects the gifts of nature.
The Dark Side
Offend this soft, easy-going Taurus and in no time, be prepared to face the bull fight! For, every Taurean, though cool and composed, has the infamous temper which when provoked, can be a matter of concern for people around. So, take care not to aggravate the bull or else the fight would be an unstoppable one. In matters of love, casual flirtations from the partner is okay but it should not exceed the limit or else it wouldn’t take long for the Taurean to get into the avatar of the symbol (i.e. the bull) that rules the zodiac sign. When in public, a Taurean woman expects her partner to take her stand, come what may. If in any case, he fails to stand by her or contradicts her opinion or views, fireworks and sparks are natural to expect. Sometimes, Taurean women come across as lazy individuals who have a tendency to live life the casual way until they find their true calling. Taurean females are possessive about their belongings and find it hard to share, unless the person is really close to her. While mostly humble and stable, some Taurean women can turn out to be materialistic, money-minded, arrogant and flamboyant – a total contrast from their natural self!
Romance Quotient
Love for a Taurean woman is life. She is a firm believer of the values of romance and passion and thus, turns out to be amongst the most dedicated lovers of the zodiac sign. Since she values the temple of love so much, a Taurean woman takes a long time to pick on her soul mate. Lots of consideration, deliberation and contemplation go into the process. But once the choice is made, she gives her heart and soul to the relationship. By nature, Taurean women are extremely romantic and love to share a strong emotional bond with their lover. By no means, does a Taurean woman ever desire to dominate her husband. In fact, she is more than happy to hand over the reins to him and bask in his authority and control. However, if her partner fails to take the lead, she would not think twice before taking the control in her own hands.
What makes a Taurean female different from her counterparts is the lack of female insecurities. When a Taurean picks her partner, she does so with complete trust and faith and expects the same from the other person as well. Loyalty, trustworthiness and dependability are few factors that she does not compromise with. As such, if any woman tries to pry her lover, she comes across as a formidable force to reckon with. She hates double-faced people and cannot tolerate if her partner behaves as one. Taurean females enjoy the closeness of relationship and thrive on affection and intimacy. Anything real attracts the attention of a Taurean woman like nothing else. So, whether it is the fragrance of real roses or the presence of real people, the way to a Taurean’s heart is by being real and genuine! And once she is sure of you, she will be there for you through the thick and thin!
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The Technology that changed my Life
I have been studying Computer Science for the past year or so, and I have, of course, learned quite a lot of new things to do on a computer. I learned to program with Java/Java SWING, C, Assember, and Scala. I learned how to use Eclipse and Subversion. Recently I’ve experimented with different text editors: Gedit, Nano, Vim, Emacs (which is my favorite so far), and Notepad++ (for Windows). But not one of these things actually changed how I use computers. But then a couple of months ago, I got my first smartphone. I got a beautiful Samsung Galaxy S II with Android 2.3 and a beautiful screen that cost me a small fortune (at least from my budget). Then I was an idiot and lost it. I literally felt like I lost an arm or a leg because somehow in the two weeks or so that I had my phone, I got extremely attached to it.
I was actually quite late getting on the smartphone train. My brother and sister have been rocking awesome android phones for much longer than I have and they are considerably less geeky than I am (at least my sister is. My brother is an engineer and likes discussing calculus in his free time, so he also qualifies as being a huge geek). My mother even got an iPad last year. But once I made the plunge, I couldn’t go back. My replacement phone is the LG Optimus One with Android 2.2 Froyo:
It is a pretty sweet phone. It was not extremely expensive and it has all of the features that you would expect and require from an Android phone. I am not a photo geek (I don’t like taking pictures at all) and I don’t like talking on the phone either (unless I am in the mood), so the apps that I use are mainly for accessing the web from wherever I am. But I thought I would use this post to give a shout out to my favorite apps:
1. Social Networking Apps:
For Facebook, I use the generic pre-installed facebook app. I don’t actually care for it that much, but then again, I don’t really care for facebook all that much either. Google+ is the new social networking site that was released by google about a couple of months ago. The google+ app is quite nice. My favorite social networking site is still Twitter. There seem to be thousands of different twitter apps, and up until recently, I was using Seesmic for my twitter needs, but the links in the tweets stopped working, so now I switched back to the official Twitter app. I won’t really go into detail here about the differences between all of these sites because it would take too long. I am seriously considering doing a blog on that topic though.
2. Google Reader
One of the major changes that Android has made to my life was introducing me to Google Reader. I used to look up all of my favorite blogs by hand and never really thought twice about it. But once I got android, I found that reading blogs with the provided browser is not the best experience. So I went ahead and installed Google Reader on my phone and I LOVE IT!!! Whenever anybody in my Google Reader list posts anything, my phone syncs the info automatically and the little folder on my home screen shows the number of posts that I haven’t read yet. I can just open up Google Reader and read my favorite blogs in the tram, bus, or really boring calculus lecture. One of the disadvantages is that I am no longer able to comment as easily, so I don’t seem to be using the internet as much, when in actuality, I am using it much more.
3. Amazon Kindle
I have had a Kindle ebook reader for a year now, and I absolutely love that thing. I have raved about my Kindle before, and I consider it to be one of my necessary tools in order to survive long trips (I wrote earlier this week complaining about the 17+ hour bus trip I was on. I didn’t have my Kindle. Otherwise 17 hours would have flown by). The Kindle app for Android is also quite nice. When I was flying back from Venice, my real Kindle ran out of batteries, and being able to finish my novel on my Kindle was a lifesaver! It is surprisingly easy to read a book on a 3.2 inch screen.
4. Dropbox
I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t rave about Dropbox at any given time of the day. And it is the truth. If you do have a smartphone, check out Dropbox. There is absolutely no reason not to, and you will not regret it. Even if you only have to sync one file between your computer and smartphone ONCE, you will benefit from it. It is absolutely free to get 2 GB of space! You can sync one file between any number of computers/smartphones. Click here to try Dropbox out and get 250 MB of free space!
5. Email
I managed to find the app “Hot Email” which allows me to check my Hotmail email on my phone. It is alright, although I am definitely open for suggestions. Not that I am that hopeful. I have had my msn address since 2004, and up until I got my phone, I found the email service perfectly adequate. I was just too lazy to actually switch to my gmail account permanently, even though I got that one when Gmail came out (yeah…back in the day when you needed an invite to join Gmail). But now that I have an android phone, I actually use my gmail account more! Why? Because my phone messages me whenever I get an email in my Gmail account and the gmail app is really nice for reading emails and sending them as well. It is awesome! Gmail makes emailing feel like texting.
6. Simple Notepad
I have tried out TONS of different todo applications, but they always annoyed me. I hate it when I have any alarms. I also hate it when I have to make multiple entries and edit a ton. I found that I was missing my mirror (because I always write what I have to do on my mirror). But then I found Simple Notepad. It does have a check-list option, but I always just make a text document and edit it. The nice thing about Simple Notepad is that you can use the widget option to post your todo list on one of your desktop screens like I have done above.
7. WhatsApp
WhatsApp is an app that allows you to text people who also have WhatsApp for free!
8. MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal is an excellent app for keeping track of your exercise, calorie intake, and current weight. I just started using it this week because I just started my no sugar thing, but I find it to be a very nice app. I was most surprised with the support it has for the foods in Germany. I found almost everything that I was looking for. It also allows you to record your weight in kilograms which is quite nice.
9. WikipediaMobile
Wikipedia is my search engine of choice, and WikipediaMobile lets me look up whatever I want, whenever I want. It’s pretty sweet.
10. Angry Birds
A very fun and very addicting game!!!
This post was inspired because Lifehacker just released their new Pack for Android, so be sure to check that out as well! And if you have your own favorite mobile apps, please comment and let me know about them!
1. I’m a compsci who also hasn’t jumped on the smartphone bandwagon yet. People who know me, shake their heads in disbelief at my simple yet durable Nokia. But I only have to charge it once every 3 or 4 days, and less if I don’t use it much!
Anyway, thanks for the post – can consider all these apps if I get a smartphone anytime soon :)
For me, the software that has most recently changed my life is definitely Dropbox – and I hadn’t even considered it’s integration with a smartphone. Does it work for an iphone too? Anyway, since using Dropbox (coupled with a remote DB server), I have even stopped using Subversion, although that does still have its uses.
My text editor of choice is Textpad 4.. it probably is similar to Notepad++.
2. I believe they have Dropbox for iPhone as well. And I also agree that Dropbox is amazing and changes the way you use computers. For programs that I am developing by myself, I also always use Dropbox to sync between computers. But for work I have to use subversion because subversion allows you to edit conflicts and to revert to old revisions which is necessary when working with a team of people.
3. Git works pretty well with dropbox. And yes, there ist an iPhone App for dropbox.
Stick with emacs. It has a steep learning curve, but it’s totally worth it. There is even a mode for organizing todos ( and it also uses plain text files.
4. Great, I’ll refer the iPhone app to someone who was unable to send me a file any other way! :)
That’s a good point regarding Dropbox versus Subversion – I guess most of my programming projects have been just me working on them, or they have been remote-based anyway. Editing conflicts would be the next step up for Dropbox, rather than just labelling them! (You should be able to revert to old versions though, although it’s not something I have done much).
I also like that you can add comments to Subversion when you commit a revision.
5. whoa…a palm phone is all I need. Although when it breaks, I will get a iphone to sync with my ipad. As far as apps go… who needs them. :) I use my notebook, my corculous, my reader, and my mail and internet site. I have dropbox on my computer, but don’t know what it is for. My geeky daughter has her work cut out for her to “TEACH” me how to be a geek. :) LUBM
6. You have an iPad. That already qualifies you as being more techy than 50% of the rest of the your generation. At least. And don’t worry. I won’t have to work hard to teach you to be a geek. All I have to do is install tons of awesome apps on your iPad when I come home, and that will convince you.
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Business vs. Ministry: Bottom Line vs. Obdience
This probably should have preceded the last post. But no one has ever accused me of being a great maker of plans, so here you go.
Business is about money. Any corner you can cut to earn more money without affecting your product or business you cut because the goal is money. Now admittedly there are exceptions to this (those who live for affecting change in an industry), but the majority of folks are doing business for the sake of earning money. Money is the bottom line.
Ministry can't nearly so easily be measured in numbers. The number of people in your squishy chairs on Sundays, or the number of people you've shared your faith with this week. What do they represent? Numbers. And that is all. I can't find anywhere in the Word where we're commanded to have the biggest ministry we can have, can you? But obedience is demanded throughout. And you know what's really difficult to measure? Obedience.
I think of the advice David gave to his son Solomon before his death, “Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.” - 1 Kings 2:2-3
I encourage you to show yourself a man and live a life of obedience, rather than a life in pursuit of greater numbers. If you're in ministry, your life is not about the bottom line.
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It may sound like science fiction, but Lawrence Livermore Laboratory scientists call it the "Second Skin," a fabric featuring microscopic tubes that can transform from a breathable state to a shield that blocks tiny chemical molecules.
The San Jose Mercury News reports that scientist Francesco Fornasiero and his team originally developed the technology to desalinate water, but realized it could also be modified for military purposes.
They are currently developing a prototype of the suit for the federal Defense Threat Reduction Agency, which wants to replace the common, bulky hazard suits that can only be worn safely for an hour.
The agency, which is part of the U.S. Department of Defense, is spending $13 million over five years on the Second Skin project.
"Successful second skin technologies ... will provide a new level of comfort and function to the warfighter," Heidi Schreuder-Gibson, of the Army's Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center, told the paper.
The so-called nanomaterial designed by Fornasiero allows sweat and air to pass through, but not the larger biological agents used in warfare, like anthrax.
For other chemicals that may be able to pass through the first layer, the team is creating the snakeskin-like outer layer that could be peeled off after it's contaminated.
"If a specific area of the suit is exposed to an agent, pore blocking will only occur at the exposure site, thus leaving the rest of the unexposed suit breathable," Tracee Harris, manager of the program for the government, told the newspaper.
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Performance and scalability: Is there any simple and fast persistence engine written in java
1. Hibernate is very good O/R mapping api for persistance, but it underly is SQL server. If I don't want this burden, and just want a simple and very fast file based persistance engine, what resource can I found ?
2. What about Cocobase - I think they have both DB and File (xml) based persistance.
3. Try HSQLDB[ Go to top ]
HSQL DB is a very lightweight Java-based SQL engine.
You can get more detail her:
It definitely works with Hibernate...Hibernate, A Developer's Notebook uses it as the sample database.
4. There is also ObjectStore PSE Pro Java, which has transparent persistence for Java objects. See http://www.objectstore.com/products/pse_pro/index.ssp for info.
Disclaimer: I work for ObjectStore.
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8 comments on “My my.
1. I don’t get “Gordon is a drunk” from that piece, either.
I get the general sense more that Gordo’s style of belligerent, internecine, thuggish politics is better suited to the world of 3am briefings in hotel bars at conferences, than open, honest and transparent dealings with colleagues and press like any normal government.
2. The impression I got from that piece was a little different.
My take on it: There’s nothing to worry about because it’s only all the rest of the labour party who are drunk. ( Journalists usually know what they are talking about in this respect.)
No the only problem with Broon, is that he isn’t drunk, at a time when any other sentient being in his situation would be rat-arsed. This is why the public, who are also increasingly hitting the bottle , regard him as remote and clueless. Also I have heard that he never gets a round in.
3. “a Nixonian perosnlaity, making him a borderline mental defective”: “mental defective” is usually reserved to describe the moronically stupid, not the intelligent cursed with florid character flaws. Such as Nixon and, perhaps, Brown. Personally, I think the fact the Brown is much less popular than Blair reflects very badly on the electorate.
4. In case my last remark was obscure – I think that Brown deserves to be unpopular enough to be sacked, Blair deserves to be hanged.
5. Like many commenters here I also don’t think Brown’s drunk. He’s way beyond that. No, it’s his minions who are drunk, much like the occupants of a certain bunker were on April some 63 years ago.
6. I wish he were drunk. Think of Winston Churchill. Some of our best leaders were drunk at least half the time. The terrible thing about Broon is that he is probably sober all the time.
Although I did get the Brown is a Drunk subtext when I read the original article.
7. I think the bit that seems to point most at Brown is the following from the 4th and 5th paragraph:
“I find it more plausible to believe that everyone involved had been hitting the bottle … Drink, once the curse of the labouring classes, is now the curse of the Labour government.
I don’t believe you can understand the ferocity of the attacks from Gordon Brown’s allies unless you appreciate its centrality.”
Its that final word that makes me think. Although the general thrust of the whole piece was that it was Brown’s aides who were drinking too much, rather than the PM himself.
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Postby ThetaSigma on December 6th, 2011, 2:47 am
Hello and an early Merry Christmas to you and Sue! :D
Just been wondering,
how do you and the Missus usually tend to celeberate Christmas and the New Year's?
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Dear Theta,
My wife deals with the visiting eaters and with our acceptance to go to other houses, never far. If it was left to me I would just lie low. Still, it's only two days. I'm somewhat misanthropic at hysterical festival times.
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Sonic The Hedgehog
Sega's mascot is back - and it's only just a welcome return...
The names's wrong for a start. Tails is in it, Shadow is in it, Blaze is in it, new guy Silver is in it - this game was supposed to be back to basics for the Sonic series, instead we get an entire entourage turning up to help out in Sonic's most other-animal-packed adventure yet.
Ironically, the best levels in Sonic The Hedgehog are the ones where you don't even play as Sonic. Sonic's just too fast for the 3D world. He hits scenery in the speed levels, falls off the edge in the combat sections and mostly frustrates in all his little bits of game. When playing as new guy Silver, though, it's far better. Silver walks at a sensible pace, so you don't fly off the edge and die so much.
His telekinetic powers are interesting to use too, often having you stomping through a level surrounded by spinning cars and rocks, while firing them off at huge enemies and enjoying the carnage. Blaze, the female cat introduced in the awesome Sonic Rush for Nintendo's DS last year, is equally good, thanks to having sensible attacks that, unlike Sonic's, don't have her looping off the platforms to her death every time you use them. It's the same for the other characters too. Who would've believed we'd prefer to play as Shadow than Sonic?
The first two levels sum up our frustration with Sonic The Hedgehog. We had four people gathered around the TV, taking turns to try and master Sonic's second level - a speed race across a beach and through a forest. The beach was hard to navigate, touching trees made you die, and the end section was designed so as we couldn't tell where we had to go. Worse still, when you die you have to go back to the very beginning and play the first level and the awful 'hub' training mission all over again. Total pain.
Sonic and Silver both have these horrid hub levels as a base. Here you perform quite dull missions for human characters, earning you money to buy additional skills. Once you've got the necessary skills, you can progress to the next mission. You really don't need a hub in a Sonic game. Or a shop. The hub bits are quite appalling, featuring really simple and tedious challenges broken up by numerous loading screens. One of the things Sonic has never been about is tedious challenges broken up by numerous loading screens. It's wrong, was boring enough when they did it in Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast back in 1999, and you have to wonder why Sonic Team continually persists with this nonsense.
But when Sonic The Hedgehog works it's great fun. You can't go wrong with loop-de-looping your way around a pretty beach, nor can you argue with the happy vibe and handful of moments that actually work. Sonic is certainly a big game, and the annoying control problems will ensure you die more to make it even longer. Multiplayer is restricted to offline tag and battle games. As you'd sort of expect. Sonic doesn't really suit 16-on-16 team deathmatches particularly well, hence the lack of Xbox Live features.
Despite the lack of frills, new Sonic The Hedgehog is the biggest, fastest and prettiest Sonic game yet, but SEGA still needs to find a way to make Sonic's speed come across in the 3D world. Next-gen Sonic is awkward, dogged by awful levels and a terrible hub system, plus the basic action never gets that challenging. When you die, it's because you couldn't see, or you fell off by accident. It's hugely frustrating.
Silver's levels are more playable due to the slower pace, plus his telekinetic powers are fun to use, but there's nothing to distinguish them from every 3D platform game released over the last five years. What SEGA needs to do now is to make a brand new 2D Sonic game for Xbox Live Arcade. That's the dream. This isn't.
The verdict
• Pretty levels
• Good boss battles
• Silver's slower levels are great
• Rubbish hub-based mission system
• Consistent accidental deaths
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>> No. 10061
I'd like to recommend an abandoned story and a one-post short!
Legend of the Scarlet Devil
It only had the OP post and a single update, but it looked promising. The writing style is simple and elegant at the same time, and the setting, while unclear, got me very interested. I can only hope the writer returns to continue the story.
Fishing Is a Small Hope
Rather than telling events as they happen, this short is a letter Maribel writes to Renko. She recounts a time she met Minoriko while fishing, and connects that experience to her relationship with Renko. The writer's mentioned that he might write something else related to it eventually, and I certainly hope that he does.
>> No. 10062
These are both excellent. Peerless Magician has only been missing for two months, writefags have come back after longer absences. But just for two posts?
I don't know, man. But I can hope.
>> No. 10063
It is also one of the times I wish the author had been enough of a newfag to put their email in their first post.
>> No. 10064
Copypastaing a (somewhat edited) post from the last thread about newish story rec's. Feel free to discuss or provide differing opinions.
/th/: Favors Owed is promising, both for finally being a Reisen-centric story and having an original idea for the plot (as far as I know, at least, never seen a hitman-styled story on the site before). Entertaining, and will make you feel bad for Reisen even as you're trying to ruin her life. The writefag's also good at writing side H-scenes, if that interests you.
/eientei/: Shooting Star seems to be "astronaut in Gensokyo", featuring an enigmatic Yukari and decently written Eientei crew. Not much to say here.
Touhou I.N. Space is too short and slowly updating to make much of a judgement on yet, but an AU space setting could be interesting.
/forest/: MegaSen's story is the only new one here, and it's a romancing Touhous story (main targets basically being Marisa, Mystia, and Rumia). Characterizations are nice enough, even if the writing quality isn't all that special.
/border/: HY's story, Renko's Adventure. Intriguing somewhat AU plot seeming to be focusing on magicians and the corrupting effect of magic, engaging characterizations, very rapidly updating. Definitely worth a look.
/shrine/: Chronograph (not all that new, but it's the only one I'm familiar with here) stars a western magician OC with some odd connections and similarities to Sakuya, is well-written and has a lot of interesting flashbacks/discussions about magic.
/sdm/: Fae Adventure In Resonant Youthfulness is the new one here. Focused on the named fairy characters, has an interesting take on Daiyousei, as well as an amnesiac protagonist with voices in her head not reminiscent of FoM at all, no sir plus hints at a deeper plot.
/youkai/: Human Divinity, the Aki story, is nice. The prose is detailed and flowing, and there's good characterization for Shizuha, Minoriko, and the protag (an attempted human sacrifice, thanks to a villainous Kanako). Very few choices, but it doesn't seem to need them.
/underground/: Otherwise should be read by anyone who's enjoyed The Game. Fell's writing is good as always, and the protag's narration is as unique and engaging as her predecessor's. Not to mention that a Makai story is a rare treat.
The untitled Alice in Makai story, on that note, is pretty nice too. It's rather lighthearted, despite what the OP might have you think, and has PC-98 Alice starting a new life and befriending the Makai characters. Also features an amusing child Koakuma.
/others/: Theater of Youth is fun, Teruyo seems to be at least trying to subvert the high school AU curse and doing a good job so far. Large number of characters, all interestingly written.
MWiG is the other Mary and Renko story, featuring them stumbling into Gensokyo with an OC friend. Looks like it's going to be getting into Maribel's connections with Gensokyo. Not bad so far, but I'm not exactly sure why it's in /others/.
X-Communist, though it hasn't updated in a while, is funny as all hell. "Russian soldier and strike force fight aliens" is the general idea, though that doesn't do it justice.
>> No. 10066
You're being civil enough and providing reasons, I don't see anything wrong with that.
Oh, and I'll recommend Creeping Shadows in /others/ again. Klaymen deserves more voters.
>> No. 10068
Yeah, not having played the game makes a significant difference in the enjoyment of X-Communist.
Beside the point, though:
Hunter's Dream is well written, and recently(ish) updated from its abandoned hole. Now if Rye can just, you know, continue updating, this is an excellent story which feels a lot like DtRT.
>> No. 10070
This is rather darkly hilarious in light of the most recent update.
Get on IRC and bug him about it, it might work.
>> No. 10071
Thank you for Hunter's Dream and Chronograph, they're excellent. IN Space isn't bad either.
>> No. 10072
I laughed. Don't underestimate the OP folks.
And I also support checking out Creeping Shadows. Klaymen is dedicated.
>> No. 10073
So, I'm looking for stories centering on Alice. (I've read The Idea of Alice and am reading the Alice in Makai story). What are some others, and are there any that have finished?
>> No. 10074
>What are stories centered on alice?
You mean Alice route or into Alice's character? for starters there's Gensokyo land saga which goes into her character some but Norseman is MIA but there's various other stories about Alice and listing them all might take a while.
>Finished Alice stories.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... NOPE. For all the stories Alice got, they never seem to last until the end.
>> No. 10075
I mostly meant ones that go more in-depth into her character. I'll check Gensokyoland Saga out, though, probably should've already. If listing them all would be too much effort, just a few good ones that come to mind would be fine.
>> No. 10076
Well, the first run of Deluge of Lunar Fantasy has Alice...hahaha!
>> No. 10077
Check /forest/.
>> No. 10079
it'll still take him awhile as most of the stories there are on her route or Marisa's.
>> No. 10082
So, Phantasmagoria of Ran being drunk was bumped, and that leads me to the next logical step: is there any good story with her? One being either finished, either or being still on?
>> No. 10084
Try Tainted bonds as that's leaning towards Ran and still on going, other than that you're shit out of luck.
>> No. 10086
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A S.T.A.L.K.E.R Falls Into Gensokyo ( >>/th/144689 ) seems to be updating again. So far, it's a pretty standard drop a thing into Gensokyo story, and in that respect, it's pretty well done. But that's not why I'm recommending it. I'm recommending it because it has a terminally cute team 9, particularly Rumia, and the rest of the characters aren't bad either. Have an excerpt.
>"Hey, stop fighting, you'll break something!" Mystia calls out angrily, and you hear the sound of something wooden repeatedly hitting flesh. You move to peer inside at what's going on, and barely juke out of the way in time as Rumia and Cirno scramble over the counter and away from the angry stand-owner wielding a wooden club. You wince, despite yourself, because you've been on the receiving end of one of those before and they really hurt. Rumia takes cover behind you and Cirno ducks behind Wriggle, even as Mystia's busy ranting at both of the trouble-makers.
>"I work really, really hard to keep that clean and organized, you two!" She snarls, smacking the club down on the counter-top. "So why? Why do you feel the need to come flying in and mess everything up, huh? What stupid argument did you get into that got you to smash into my stove and everything!"
>"She blasted me in the back of the head!" Cirno calls out, holding onto Wriggle with desperate strength even as the bug-girl tries to dislodge the fairy. You note Gijko steadily edging away from what's going on, as if afraid to catch a club to the face as part of the collateral damage.
>"She freakin' headbutted me!" Rumia calls back, and she sticks a tongue out at the fairy. The insult is promptly returned, and you find yourself holding onto the girl's arm as she tries to resume the brawl. To your amazement she's actually dragging you onwards inch-by-inch.
It could use more voters. And it's only on its first thread so you can catch up easily.
>> No. 10087
Because cute lolis = Good story, amirite?
But seriously, I never understand THP's obsession with Team 9, especially Rumia. Is this site full of lolicons or what?
>> No. 10088
Dunno but whatever the case Rumia's fans are pretty infamous for a mix of reasons.
And it's mainly Cirno (original little sister) and Rumia getting most of the attention while Mystia and wriggle get very little
I have a few theories as to why many are fixated on them are:
-Being the little sisters they wish they had
-They're not obstructive to any free-roaming story
-Easier to impress than say a stage 4 boss.
>> No. 10089
>-Being the little sisters they wish they had
It is said that only those who don't have an actual little sister wants a little sister.
My little sister is annoying as fuck and we're almost enemies nowadays, so I would never understand the appeal of little sisters.
>> No. 10090
Right! Since you disagree, I'm glad my post was able to help you identify your distaste for the story without clicking it, saving you valuable time and energy. That is the point of recommendations, after all.
This discussion shouldn't be happening in a recommendation thread, guys. Take it to /blue/.
>> No. 10091
ANy story about the Human Village?
As long as it's a "neutral" story, I'm fine with it. I don't want a story with an oppressed village, and I don't want a story with a village levelling everything around it either.
>> No. 10092
Well, there's Oracle's Wriggle story.
By your definition, the village's definitely neutral there but if you're talking about pro-human or pro-youkai, it's definitely pro-youkai, with anyone who hates youkai being dumb racist hicks.
>> No. 10093
Thank you. I know now that I don't want to read that story.
>> No. 10094
THere's a difference between moderate/tolerance and being overly pro-youkai. By your standards, 99% of the site is pro-youkai.
In that story it's mentioned early on that if a Youkai attacks a villager in the village limits, they will be punished.
>> No. 10096
Not really, closest was Chen starting some trouble and Keine dealing with her (a headbutt was likely involved), but the fact it was mentioned implied it used to happen in the past.
>> No. 10097
That reminds me, is there any pro-human story on THP? I know there are a few of them on FF.net, but given that stomping the Lunar Capital is apparently the first step to write a story like that, I quickly classified them as "piece of crappy shit".
>> No. 10099
What would you want or expect to see in a pro-human story, anyway? I don't think I've seen anyone actually discussing that.
And more detail would let us know if anything here would fit your tastes.
>> No. 10100
The feeling I got on seeing this post was something akin to joy. Still, I'll admit I didn't expect the story to go the route of a terminally cute Team 9. Seeing as I had Rumia be the first touhou the MC ran into, however, I really shouldn't be surprised.
I do like writing them, don't get me wrong, but I don't plan on it being all about them all day every day. A story in /th/ needs to take advantage of the fact that it can toss pretty much anyone into the mix, after all, because otherwise why wouldn't you use one of the more specialized boards?
You've got a valid point in that cute little girls don't make a good story. I'm hoping to introduce some actual PLOT soon enough instead of wandering around and meeting anyone who it's remotely feasible to meet, so maybe when it hits that point you'll be able to get some enjoyment out of it.
It's more like being fans of anyone besides Reimu, Marisa, Sanae or Youmu (and she's debatable) means being pro-youkai.
>> No. 10102
Yeah, in retrospect I'm selling you short and giving people the wrong idea for the long-term. Sorry about that.
Solid characterization and a light-hearted tone make for a damn good base to build on, though. If my credibility isn't wrecked after that "cute girls make good stories" line.
>> No. 10104
Something else than "and then he kicked yorihime's ass without breaking a sweat".
But seriously, what I expect in a pro-human story is a plot stressing the fact that most villagers (aka non-outsiders) are descendants of youkai hunters.
What I hate with most pro-youkai stories is that, most often, the human village is nothing and is burned to the ground before breakfast.
And that annoys me to no end. But perhaps I should continue this argument on /blue/ instead?
>> No. 10105
You know, you're right. I think a better way to put it would be that it's not surprising that most people are more favorable towards youkai characters in general, seeing as they make up the vast majority of the series' population.
Nah, don't worry about it. Right now the story fits how you described it with perfect accuracy.
Now, if you gave the same exact recommendation after all the factions in the Zone found their way into Gensokyo and things started getting ridiculously cloak-and-dagger as a war erupts over control of the place*, for example, then you'd have cause to feel bad.
*Not the actual plot. Probably.
>> No. 10107
>>10096 here
There is also the mention of hunters so good they can take challenge human looking youkai and win. It is these warriors that are tasked with punishing youkai offenders.
Blue Ocean in /th/ is looking to be one but it's mainly the 'HFY'ers dominating the vote? I mean they seem bent on hating Iku despite being a servant of the dragon god.
I'm not him but I wouldn't mind seeing a story where a human does something so well it earns respect from other species, you know, True HFY.
From the way more vocal members are, it might as well be true to them.
Some people excuse human fatalities to youkai perhaps to spite those people who think it's okay for Humans to drive countless species to extinction, not to mention other cultures and natural sights of beauty. And then there's the Genocides.
There's nothing like that on this site. This isn't spacebattles or some other shitty site.
But you do have a good point as some stories here seem to act like villagers aren't that strong at all compared to the outsider MC.
Well sir, team 9 in their respective boards (/sdm/, /forest/) are overshadowed by other characters.
I'm looking forward to the plot you have as _____ in Gensoko stories seem to be commonly made with just the concept with no lasting material to it.
But on the topic, can someone list moderate stance stories (not "kill all the youkai" but not "let them do whatever they want")?
>> No. 10109
You're far too human-biased to have your suggestion count.
>> No. 10111
You're both too human to have your opinions/suggestions count.
Only an AI could be neutral, as it's neither youkai, nor human.
It's neither/nor, right? I'm not screwing things up?
>> No. 10112
You got neither/nor right. At least that's how I use it. If you're wrong, at least you're not wrong alone.
Also, this pro-youkai/pro-human argument thing is extremely tiring.
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Agreed (and yes, that's the correct usage of neither/nor). Guys, take the pro-youkai / pro-human arguments back to /blue/.
Anyway. Can anyone recommend some good AU (not high school AU) stories to me? Reading Creeping Shadows, but nothing else's caught my attention. And on a somewhat related note, does anyone have a link to an archive of RaAN, since it's taken down from in the storylist?
>> No. 10114
I'm sorry, what's AU?
>> No. 10116
It's shorthand for Alternate Universe. Something like a story where everyone is in high-school is an AU, for example, and a story where everyone is dudes and in-universe have always been dudes, like this thread's OP picture, without any gender-bending shenanigans would also be an AU. Not that it's strictly limited to those two types, mind, but those are the obvious examples that spring to mind.
>> No. 10117
Haaa... For example, a story where Gensokyo is located on the Moon is an AU?
>> No. 10118
It depends on the story specifics, but that sounds like a textbook example.
You can generally term any story that's got significant backstory changes as an AU. Another example would be, say, the Scarlets as werewolves all their lives, with appropriate changes to go with it. A story about Meiling's adventures in China before she got snatched up by the SDM, meanwhile, could fall underneath the bounds of canon backstory.
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>Scarlets as werewolves all their lives
>> No. 10120
Mode's Dennou Coil crossover might count? It's... I'm struggling to find good things to say about it, which is usually a bad sign. I remember liking it at the time. And, of course, it's as good as abandoned, so there's that.
It's Gensou Coil on the storylist, here's a link to the first thread >>/th/73994
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This. This is silly. Please stop doing this, people.
Although now I want to delve further into this point. So what does the average Outsider have on the average Gensokyo human? We'll assume it's a westerner since that seems to be the vast majority, here.
Western society has grown naturally immune or vaccinated to a hilarious number of diseases. Polio, "consumption" (Tuberculosis), Measles, German Measles. Although if you want to get down and dirty, the population of the Human Village may not support more than one or two diseases, and they might be contained along familial lines. So you could write in a diseased lower class and- Hey, wait, a bit off-topic.
So basically an outsider might be more resistant to common diseases transmitted through contact with cattle, livestock, or the environment by lack of a compromised immune system, preexisting vaccinations, and natural bloodborne immunity.
-Physical abilities
Well, I'm not one to call all Americans fat, but come on. Overweightedness and obesity are problems in western countries. Many jobs and lifestyles are now sedentary. Sitting on a computer does not keep you in top physical shape. Standing at a cash register does not keep you in top physical shape. etc.
Based on canon depictions of the Human Village and inferred material, it's safe to assume that the Human Village is a fuedal or pre-industrial society. This means a large portion of their population would be simple farmers. Farming is tough, backbreaking work without mechanization. Of course, if you want to write Kappa coming down from the mountains for seasonal plowing with their wonder machines, that's fine too.
Or if you want to write Kappa coming down from the mountains to be plowed seasonally, that's fine too.
-General Knowledge
This is where an outsider shines. Pmiss takes a nod in this direction as humans from the outside are sometimes revered for their knowledge. Now your average Joe won't know too much about how to farm, or how to smith iron, or how to erect a palisade, or how to keep a road straight, or how to prevent the spread of infection. But I tell you what, I bet they've heard how to.
You ever watched a documentary? Ever read a wikipedia article? Ever done a lot of both? Crop rotation, peat iron, earthworks, roman engineering, basic sanitation. I'm betting you don't know what any of those mean, but you might think about those words and be able to logically deduce their functions. Knowledge is so ingrained into western culture that you can't just leave it behind. Sit down for a bit, and think about how you could do something, and I bet you'd know how to do it better than a pre-industrial Human.
One could say I miss the point of cute girls being cute magical girls by analyzing it like this, but really, I just like to talk about cute girls being cute girls.
>> No. 10122
Where’s the recommendation, vegetable?
>> No. 10123
Any stories with at least one of the Nineballs as the villain?
>> No. 10124
If Rumia qualifies, there's the Wintertime Alchemist story, but since it's not always her usual "first stage boss" persona, I don't know if it'll suit your taste.
>> No. 10127
There's Dr. Q's story in /shrine/, the naturalist story in /eientei/ had a particularly vicious wriggle.
>> No. 10128
I think that Balanced Lunacy for Ulterior Ends has a villain Mystia, but I'm not sure. And she's not the story's real villain anyway.
>> No. 10130
>Balanced Lunacy for Ulterior Ends
I haven't heard much about this story, what's it about?
>> No. 10131
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If I'm not mistaking it with "A Flea in the Dog House", I think it's about a dude being thrown into Gensokyo to be Remilia's servant. Except that his friend was brought in too.
Main Character isn't too reliable, since he's too easily depressed and sometimes a butt monkey, but the relationships between the differents members of the mansion are the thing keeping me interested in this story. Especially how they react to the events in the story.
>> No. 10132
Not sure if it's the right topic, but what's your opinion about Shooting Star, that /eientei/ story? Should I read it, or should I avoid it?
>> No. 10133
I'd avoid it, anyone who starts a story with "killing time" means they'll make a half-hearted at beast effort on it and it'll certainly get dropped.
>> No. 10134
It successfully ran for four months already, with decent update rate, length and quality. I’d say it’s 7/10 so far, with potential for more.
>> No. 10135
>decent update rate
>four months
>a little over 100 posts
Out of curiosity, what is a decent update rate?
>> No. 10136
There are fifteen story posts. Over four months, it averages to an update every eight days. If you take into account a mini-hiatus in the middle that lasted a month and a half, it averages to an update every five days. I won’t build a detailed graph of updates here, but overall, that story has what I call a decent update rate.
>> No. 10137
>Shooting Star
Oookay. What are some other stories you'd rate as high or higher?
>> No. 10138
...I don't suppose there's any story like this?
Anyway, outside that, what would you guys recommend to me, if I'd want to read about the older women here?
I'm talking women like Yukari, Kanako, Yuuka, stuff like that.
>> No. 10139
If it's so successful then why is it the first time we've heard of it?
100 posts in 4 months comes off as possibly sloppy if not short.
A real decent update rate (that takes into account things like proofreading and life) would be 2-3 times a month (4 is practically once a week)
>> No. 10140
3/10, you had me fooled until the last line.
>> No. 10142
>2-3 times a month (4 is practically once a week)
Surely you jest. There's writers here who update more often than this and they write some awesome stuff. HY comes to mind for sure.
>> No. 10143
>an update every five days
Whew. And here I was fretting because I missed a single day.
>> No. 10145
We have much lower standards for updating speed than we did when the site was younger. You're still currently one of the best in terms of speed/quality, though. A single day's delay isn't anything to worry about.
>> No. 10146
Writers who go that fast tend to burn out quite nastily, causing month long delays or massively decreased update rates. HY is no exception as some of his burnouts are quite large.
>> No. 10155
Any stories with stuff on the TD characters yet?
>> No. 10156
I remember glancing over a Yoshika story some time back. It looks very nice and had a good writing style and perspective, so it was probably dropped.
>> No. 10157
Yaf should have a story with Mononobe no Futo soon. At least, that's what the thread below says. His writing style would probably mesh well with her speech style. And say what you will about Yaf, at least he tends to finish stories.
>> No. 10168
Memoria in Discord ;_;
>> No. 10170
I think I've asked before, but I cant remember. Anyways, Is there a 'list' of sorts for the classics of this site. I know the very first story is one, along with The End and other such big CYOAs. So I wanted to ask you all while I'm looking through the story list, which storys are pretty well known around here?
Kira end doesnt count.
>> No. 10173
Are there any Yuuka stories around?
>> No. 10174
You could always go and take a look at /coriander/.
>> No. 10175
>> No. 10176
Are there any stories on Futo? (not just limited to the ones here though)
>> No. 10177
Another Incursion on /border/ needs more love. It's a good deconstruction of the WUiG genre with lots of dark humor. The Touhous themselves are kinda weak, but the setting and its mountain of dead anons is great. It seems like a story that needs to be written.
Also, the cast includes ZUN and a youkai tank.
>> No. 10178
/coriander/ was an old board that was 'removed' (you can actually still get to it if you simply type it into the URL). It's title was "OH NO IT IS MISS YUUKA", but the only story there was "Wintertime Alchemist", which didn't have any actual Yuuka in it.
The board had no purpose, basically, which is probably why it got cut.
>> No. 10179
Define "classics"?
>> No. 10180
A youkai tank sounds pretty cool, but a "mountain of dead anons" and ZUN as a character do not.
>> No. 10181
Weak as in characterization or in power-level?
>> No. 10182
Well, ZUN's role seems pretty minor. As for the dead guys, I'd say the OP can sell it better than I can. I just found it funny how everyone's only slightly annoyed when another outsider does something stupid and gets himself killed.
Powerlevel-wise, they're all extremely dangerous. But part of the deconstruction is that the MC isn't unique or important, so most of the other characters brush him off or treat him with disinterest/suspicion. Makes it hard to develop them.
As I said, though, the general setting makes up for it.
>> No. 10183
I think they got used to it after the 20th outsider threw himself into the lake.
That and I think the inferred goal to the story is to make something of the MC, to gain notice.
>> No. 10184
It was said earlier, but, in case someone is living under a rock, The Game: Otherwise is on.
>> No. 10185
Stories that everyones read, referenced, etc etc.
>> No. 10186
To list a few: WUiG and MiG, as the first two major ones, are pretty indisputably classics (yes, you need to suffer through SNOW END just like everyone else.) Expectation of Sanguine Disorder, aka the only story I know of that HY actually finished, is another. Hakugyokuro LA is another classic as the only story Patchwork actually finished, and a nice romancing ghost Touhou piece. DoLF would probably also qualify (though beware the ending), and maybe This Shrine THIS SHRINE. Klaymen's "I, Youkai" is another, and Owen's ASSM (and to a somewhat lesser extent, AFT) is another definite classic. Last but definitely not least, I'd recommend Fragmentation of Memories (although Lion really needs to get off his ass in IRC and finish it properly...} and Fell's The Game.
I think pretty much everyone's read (at least part of) A Wizard is You by this point, too. Do the Right Thing, as well, especially once you've read WUiG or MiG.
For those that didn't ever finish but should still be read (WUiG also technically fits under this category), there's indisputably RaAN, which was taken down but can be found here http://www.mediafire.com/?2da389iqedbdw9w , as well as GH and Paligenesia. I'd tentatively add Fallout Gensokyo here as well.
That's about all that I can think of at the moment. Other people can feel free to contribute. Keep in mind that "classic" is less subjective than "good", although several of the ones on here are very well-written there are also several that are less so. Additionally, the site's and userbase's preferences have changed a great deal over time, so even though you should probably read all/most of these, looking at the more recent popular ones is a better idea if you're looking for traits to emulate.
>> No. 10187
Yeah while adored and praise, some of these classics haven't aged well. This doesn't change the fact that these stories did something right and that what we have today is descended from these classics.
>> No. 10188
I feel what they did right was engage the reader by updating more than once a week...
>> No. 10189
This tends to be harder now, as the trends have shifted towards more substantial and wordy posts. Say what you want, those are hard to keep up going weekly.
>> No. 10190
Once a week isn't too hard if you're not lazy or swamped with work.
>> No. 10191
>not lazy
>> No. 10192
Sooo very guilty of that.
>> No. 10193
Thank you very much. I've already read The Game and FoM and I believe GH.
>> No. 10194
I've said it before, but I'll say it again; If you're going to read one of my stories, skip ASSM and read AFT. ASSM might be more "classic", but it's just not really that good. AFT is very good, and also more fun.
Yes I am currently writing something, no it's not for THP, and no you don't really care.
>> No. 10195
>no, you don't really care
If you don't want to tell us, don't tell us. Leaving a spoilered note like this is just taunting the people who do care. Jerk.
>> No. 10196
This classics list should have Gensokyoland Saga. Other than that it looks good.
Everyone, The Idea of Alice apparently has revived itself, after nearly 1 1/2 years, so everyone should get over there now and give KW your votes as a welcome back. The story's wholeheartedly recommended.
>> No. 10197
Flight of the Lost Soul and Aria Deception could go up there too. (both unfinished though Aoi Why)
Not too certain if they aged well though.
Does anyone still have the giant image of all the THP Protagonists?
>> No. 10198
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No idea how recent/outdated it is, though.
>> No. 10203
I only recognize about half of these (I think). Could one of the oldfags do something like a left-to-right identification?
>> No. 10204
YWUiG anon way off to the side made me tear up a little.
I'll second >>10203's request.
>> No. 10205
Heres my drunken crack at it [from left to right]
WUiG Anon - Waking Up in Gensokyo - Gensokyo Man
MiG Anon - Misadventures in Gensokyo - Kira rest in peace, old friend
Shirou? - Deluge of a Lunar Fantasy - Teruyo
Ghostanon - Flight of the Lost Soul - EZMode
Belnonymous - Expectation of a Sanguine Disorder - Hungry Youkai
Futako - Border Crossing - EX Nine
Nemo? - Recoil of Myriad Dreams - Zakeri
Cu-chan - Youkai Mountain LA - Tetro
David - Forest LA - Scorn
CAPTAIN ANONYMOUS REX - Captain Anonymous Rex - Scorn
Adahn - Somethings Happening at Gensokyo - Vodka
______[Don't recognize this guy with the backpack]
Snake - Gunman in Gensokyo - Snake?
______[Don't recognize this guy with the Glasses]
Aoi Watarase - Aria of Deception - EX Nine
RaN Anon - Retrospective and Astronomical Narraration - RAN guy.
______[I'm thinking The Antagonist but I doubt it]
Hakunonymous? - Hakugyokuro LA- Patchwork
Fukuzai Toorima - Collaboration of Missing Numbers - YAF Them Legs
Sigurd - Gensokyoland Saga - Norseman
Suika Wright - Suika Wright - I forget
______[I feel like I know this protag but I don't recognize him]
______[Don't recognize this man with the scarf, but he seems familiar]
I always get the protagonists in the robes mixed up. fuck.
I believe at some point there was a thread around here with all the old original art for the stories but I think it got bumped off.
Is there an archive for /gensokyo/? I recall the old archive being taken down with the new story list up.
>> No. 10206
I think the guy with the hat and scarf is from Harker's story, C-something under the Moon and stars.
>> No. 10207
Moonbunny is probably from Resonant With Vivid Tones,
>> No. 10208
>[I feel like I know this protag but I don't recognize him]
That one, the second from right to left, is the protagonist of Shikigami of the Heart, from Sukima
>> No. 10211
Grill me, gentlemen. Would any of you recommend the wriggle story by oracle over in /forest/? I've grown a certain fondness for youkai of the insect variety...
If not that, what other stories does our lovely wriggle star in?
>> No. 10212
Oh you
>> No. 10213
It's not bad at all. I daresay almost good, as far as slice of life goes; there's not a particularly epic plot, but as far as cute Wriggle goes it's the best on the board.
>> No. 10214
Now hear me folks, it's not that balistafreak is not dear to my heart as well, but I'm open to opinions.
Anyone else?
>> No. 10215
Depends. Will you link me to the porn by the Udongien vs Remilia'd artist? You know, the stuff you promised to write more Gensyoko High for?
>> No. 10216
I think you have your writers who start with T's mixed up.
>> No. 10217
I'll second balista's opinion, it's an enjoyable read. Nice characterizations, and in response to your other question I can't think of anything else the firefly stars in.
Please don't confuse Treia with Taisa. Matter of fact, try not to confuse anyone with Taisa.
>> No. 10218
>> No. 10219
I can link you, but I can't make good on a promise I didn't make.
>> No. 10220
Write some GH anyway. It'll be great. Promise.
>> No. 10221
So this is what happens when I read THP without glasses. I make silly assumption. Oh me. Write it anyway. You'd do a better job. I hope. I think. Nah. Highschool AU is cursed anyway.
Oh, I'd totally take that link. Artist has good style. And I can't find anything worthwhile with Wriggle because the good stuffs been mentioned.
Here's to Theater of Youth staying updated. It's been a while since a good high school AU showed up anywhere.
>> No. 10222
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>Highschool AU is cursed anyway.
Once again I am tempted.
>> No. 10223
Technically, ToY is not a highschool AU. Barring something like a meteorite falling and killing me, it'll likely continue to be updated for the foreseeable future.
>> No. 10225
I am addicted to this picture.
>> No. 10226
Do it Yiffles. You know you want to. Give into the temptation of the most overdone AU ever. Deconstruct/reconstruct it into something worth reading.
Oh hell yes.
10/10, would read that AU
>> No. 10227
The problem is, I despise the high-school setting. I’m only tempted by the prospect of rubbing a finished HS-AU story in the faces of all those failed writers. I am a malicious man. Not to mention I’m currently due another story I am ought to start soon, and even that I’m having second thoughts about (not sure I want to commit, want to work on original stuff, experiencing real-life bureaucratic trouble).
I would be kind of for re-starting (resuming?) that OC MC highschool story, but I’d need a co-writing dude for that, and Voddie’s not very thrilled, AFAIK.
Also, while I’m at it, I don’t suppose any Youmu story popped up on the boards/in someone’s memory since my last asking, did it?
>> No. 10228
>Write it anyway. You'd do a better job.
This is very likely.
>> No. 10229
I’ll kick your balls so far up your throat you’ll think they’re your tonsils if you don’t stop that.
>> No. 10230
>co-writing dude
Huh, have there been any stories on the site before which were active collaborations between multiple authors? Seems like it could be an interesting prospect, if they weren't too prone to disagreements.
And no, you're not getting out of writing the Youmu story (Gensokyo Delenda Est, was it?). By which I mean there still have been none focusing on the half-ghost gardener, the closest being a bit more focus in Tainted Bonds. If your second thoughts are extreme enough about the story, obviously it's your perogative to write or not write it. But the latter choice would definitely be disappointing some people.
Taisa, people did like your writing and think it was good, but dwelling on how badly you think things went and being all "woe is me" really is not going to help anyone, least of all yourself.
>> No. 10231
This has GOT to stop. I read your post and thought you were me!
"Huh, when did I make that post?"
I see only one option: We must fuse and create the ultimate form of terrible. I call top.
>> No. 10232
>> No. 10233
Also Kinky
>> No. 10234
Also shitposting.
>> No. 10235
Also shitposting.
Can I ask for feedback on my myriad of shorts I've posted? I dunno, but they don't seem to get the pull that CYOAs do. Generally positive reception... few replies. Are you all too used to CYOAs? Maybe nobody reads them...
>> No. 10236
I'll see if I can get some time tomorrow. I liked them enough to review.
Oh God, imagine a sex scene with Yaf speaking like how he writes. It's disturbing, yet humorous.
>> No. 10237
A few but most ran out of steam before long. The closest to current and active is an excuse for Aya, which is a Treia/Moral colab.
>> No. 10238
If you're only going to post in hopes of starting a pity party for yourself, do us, INCLUDING YOURSELF, all a favor, and don't post.
X-Communist in /others/ is a collaboration between Rabbit and Demetrious, though I don't think Demetrious has written many of the updates.
>> No. 10239
God I want that story to start updating again so incredibly badly.
>> No. 10240
Moral set today as my deadline for the outline. Provided I do not manage to cock up in the next 12 hours, you shall have an update within the week (as we all know I'm the lazy one between the two of us).
>> No. 10241
Oh. Uh. I thought Moral had stopped writing.
This is excellent news!
>> No. 10245
Anyone know of Sakuya/Meiling stories on the site?
>> No. 10246
TreiaXTaisa is my OTP.
>> No. 10251
YAFxHartmann makes more sense.
>> No. 10258
I like that idea. It's so wrong, yet the bile fascination.
How about we open with Hartmann nervous in a hotel room, shyly waiting for YAF to mentor his writing. Yiffles comes out of the bathroom in an elegant bathrobe, sporting a porn stache, flicking stolen car keys around his index and holding a shot of strong whisky in his off hand. He has a sour look on his face and is tense, as if he is going to start a tirade on the jews. Light conversation abounds, and the two exchange banter, YAF's well known faggotry causing misinterpretations and sexual tension.
Hartmann is thoroughly confused, left wanting more by Yaf's inviting speech and rebuffed when Yaf goes tsuntsun and bites back with a scathing remark. One remark to far and Hartmann is hurt and overcome with regret when Yaf rants about Hartmann's behavior and samefagging for votes. But they reconcile and vow to improve after a heart to heart.
And the rest of the story is Yaf genuinely teaching Hartmann how to write and there is no sex involved.
>> No. 10286
Are there any Yukari-focused stories?
Focused as in she's the heroine or something, not a plot device or villain.
>> No. 10287
The closest thing in my mind is Archetype of Self (run 1) where she stole the story.
>> No. 10289
From who, might I ask?
>> No. 10290
Before readers found out about this Yukari's personality, people were trying to make their mind between Alice, Suika, and Reimu.
>> No. 10291
I'll give it a shot.
>> No. 10411
Does anybody recommend Fallout Gensokyo?
>> No. 10412
If it were to ever update again, sure.
But it likely won't, so no.
>> No. 10413
Just because it's incomplete doesn't mean it's not worth reading, and it most certainly is worth reading.
Them walls, man. Goddamn.
>> No. 10414
Probably not. I like my Gensokyo un-nuked, thanks.
>> No. 10415
Though it will never be finished
>> No. 10473
1. Perhaps I'm bumping this thread, and if I am I apologize, but one story I've always liked was Landlord of Mayohiga which was on hiatus and is currently dead and archived. I guess a reason why I liked it, is that the protagonist was in many ways almost the opposite of the typical MC in stories. Typically the MC is an Outsider who falls into Gensokyo, expresses immense interest and wonderment in this new world he/she has fallen into, finds out about and learns magic, falls in love with a character, and finally decides to stay in Gensokyo.
The titular "Landlord" was someone who'd been to Gensokyo many times and when gone from it for a long time treated it like seeing an old friend, chooses to stay in the Outside World, had no magic and in fact can't learn magic, and hasn't fallen in love with anyone yet.
Yeah it was primarily slice-of-life, but I liked the things like the adventures on the Outside and it's the only story I've read where the protagonist admits he probably ultimately could not live in Gensokyo and chooses to live in the Outside.
I never quite understood how the various Outsider protagonists in other stories could just abandon whatever outside life and relationships they had to live in what is still essentially a feudal-era piece of Japan.
2. For me, I liked Fallout Gensokyo because the author put a lot of work into making a fusion such as it work. The timeline, the philosophical and mythological discussions, everything- it all fit together well. Things like putting in era-appropriate music, the various historical quotes, the mixing of atompunk and magic, these were all things I never expected to see in any Touhou fanfiction. I enjoyed Max Rockatantsky and the tribulations he, Renko, and Mary had to, and possibly will have to, go through in their journeys.
Perhaps my favorite part of the story is the mythological discussions. Hearing Max and Daiyousei, and others as well, talk about how mythologies change and what they represent is something I enjoyed reading.
>> No. 10474
most MCs don't have much in the way of existing relationships,etc.
There should be more effort behind why one chooses to stay in Gensokyo than is currently done.
>> No. 10482
Any opinions on some of the newer stories? Once I start something I tend to commit to it so I'd like input before just diving in (and feeling frustrated and/or disappointed). I mean stories like Corpses in /th/, the new /forest/ one, and the two on /others/.
>> No. 10483
On going? I'll throw out "Deft: Glass Half Empty" and "Theater of Youth" as my favorites as of the moment. Oh, Rabbit's "Favor's Owed" is worth a good read. Get involved in that one. He's pretty active with it. "Idea for Alice" is also good but KW hasn't updated in a two months."Second Chance" by thatguyfromblue is pretty good, though I find his writing to be in need of work. "Another Incursion" is one of those stories that needs to be read, or at least it's opening few posts that explore the consequences outsiders face in Gensyoko, namely quick deaths.
As for previous works that were still recent, go through the archive. In /at/, find Lotus Pavilion Back Lounge. Has to be my favorite Touhou porn for it's quality.
I find this one overlooked, but I like Freespace Touhou. Not for the writing or the plot, but because drunk UBOA derails the thread by being drunk. I find it amusing to read every once in a while for the ludicrousness of the situation.
>> No. 10485
>Freespace Touhou
Well that takes me back.
>> No. 10487
Are DEFT stories good? If they are, can someone give a small summary on the plots? I'm considering to start reading them since they are stories that are completed or ongoing.
>> No. 10488
They're pretty nice, just be prepared for these things:
the author depending discussion with your votes
a lack of focus as while the original DEFT and ADEFT leans towards Reimu and Suika, the more recent chapter in /forest/ leans towards the magicians, all with no word of a final answer.
That and the MC takes some time to develop something resembling a backbone.
>> No. 10489
Thought process, "Meh, meh, meh, boring. Wow, YAF's writing has deteriorated. Maybe he just isn't trying with this one. Meh, meh, boring, terrible formatting, wut? Who the fuck is UBOA?"
Hilarity ensues as everyone is left wondering, "What just happened?"
As for the DEFT stories, I like the spin off in /others/ much more than the originals. Theater of Youth is just fun to read.
>> No. 10490
What does DEFT even mean?
>> No. 10491
Distilled Encounters from Festive Times
>> No. 10493
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Can someone suggest some romancing Touhous story?
Like the great classics: SCIENCE, or Hungry Youkai's SDM story with Belmont, or Patchworks Hakugyokuro LA, Kaleidoscope Midnight etc...
Shorts & Longs are both welcome.
>> No. 10494
While we're at it, what story did the "Lake" route first appear? I'm at a loss for it.
Why yes, I am a newfag.
>> No. 10495
Any specifics or should I start listing what I know?
You wake up in Gensokyo.
>> No. 10497
What was the name of that surprisingly good Batman CYOA? I can't find it in the archive.
>> No. 10498
I think you may be talking about City Quest in Others
>> No. 10499
No. I said surprisingly good.
MC was Batman, I think it was actually in Gotham, only with Touhous. Remilia was a crime lord, magic existed, Batman dropped in on assassin Kogasa vs hitgirl Sanae, the latter of whom turned out to just be going through a rough patch in life and was deposited on her rich parents doorstep.
Last I remember Batman was talking to Patchy.
>> No. 10500
I think that was the one Broand was writing? Or another name-that-starts-with-B writefag? Shit, that was a good one. I remember harassing him on IRC to write more of it, but obviously it didn't work.
>> No. 10501
I have been corrected: It was Inquisitor, not Bro&. Why I keep confusing the two is beyond me.
>> No. 10502
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Found it! Superstitious and Cowardly Lot. I can see why I never found it; the title fits, but...
Thanks, anon. I probably won't read any of it again or I'll get sad, but someone's gonna like this.
>> No. 10503
his name on IRC was Brand, easy to mistake at a lazy glance.
>> No. 10504
Basically just any story which contains romance and love. The last good one that I found was "Tenshi in this story" something. It was awesome.
>> No. 10506
A bit of a plug (clench your buttocks!), but you've read the (mini-)sequel and the short(s) as well, yes?
>> No. 10509
Yup! Loved them all. Especially the last conversation with Satori :)
>> No. 10510
What conve—
How about I end you?
>> No. 10511
Well if you don't mind a first love sort of romance, try reading "In the Forest, A Dancing Light".
>> No. 10512
Downloaded to my e-book. Sounds great, it look's like a native Gensokyo guy is the MC instead of an outsider.
Any more are still welcome, I read quite a lot on the job if ya know what I mean.
>> No. 10513
What kind of 'romance and love' are ya lookin' for, fellow stalker?
>> No. 10514
Any kind of story that includes that outsiders meets touhous by accident or not really accident and fell in love in the process.
Like I said stories like: SCIENCE!, Hakugyokuro LA, Kaleidoscope Midnight and the very best (in my opinion) CYOA I've ever read "Expectation of Sanguine Disorder"
>> No. 10515
If you don't mind porn and the fact that the MC isn't an outsider, "The Beast Returns to Gensokyo" has a bit of a romance going between the MC(s) and Alice that happened (mostly) by chance.
>> No. 10516
I got that one already. Good one!
>> No. 10518
Kasen is quickly becoming one of my favorite Touhous. Are there any stories of her yet?
>> No. 10521
Are there any stories here that feature Mary and Renko? I know about the one in /border/ but I don't know any other beyond that.
>> No. 10522
You could try MWiG in /others/, though it's been on a four-month hiatus.
>> No. 10531
Dammit. I was reading through the old recommendation threads and now I have it stuck in my head that Treia is a Tree Tengu.
>> No. 10532
Ah, no life so grand, unfortunately enough...
>> No. 10561
What ongoing stories would you recommend? I don't have a particular genre I prefer.
>> No. 10562
Ongoing, you say?
A Very Lost Infernal is pretty well written, although it takes a lot from the Exalted universe and has distinct /tg/ elements. This being said, I was able to enjoy the flow of the story despite having no experience with Exalted other than knowing that "the world is crazy OP", so you might be able to as well.
I would recommend A Wizard is You, but it needs to update twenty times more often for me to call it "ongoing". That being said, the writing is fast-paced, although until recently plot advancement took a massive backseat to comedic antics, if that's your thing. It's also even heavier on /tg/ than A Very Lost Infernal, so if you're looking to participate in votes you might find yourself baffled. 'course, if he never updates, you'll never need to research in order to vote.
Animating Gensokyo is also very well written - the MC has a surprisingly believable and heroic motivation despite being an expert of "evil dead people magic", and its sister-Yoshika is unbelievably cute. Seriously. You need to read it to believe it.
Gensokyo's Public Enemy presents very interesting moral quandaries, challenging an ideal interpretation of Gensokyo's justice system. It's certainly worth a read.
Favors Owed is written by a massive faget. 0/10, please ban. one of those page-turning dramas, despite packing itself with jokes and humorous moments. Warning: Touhous die, and the protagonist Reisen is in a very, very big moral pickle. It may be too dark for many people's tastes.
In the Forest, A Dancing Light is a cute story that seems to picking up the pace on its conflict in recent updates. The MC is a human native to Gensokyo as opposed to an Outsider, which you don't see very often, and Wriggle is adorable. I'm still wondering how they haven't slept together.
Another Incursion takes the opposite approach, and presents a Gensokyo that has become accustomed to dealing with Outsiders on a very regular basis. It's a little jarring at first, but there's an underlying, subtle ironic humor with the entire setting. I find it worth the time.
Of course, I'm not trying to slander anything by exclusion. I'd honestly recommend reading everything at some point. There's a lot of gems buried in the scraps and dead stories, and occasionally you just might find an ongoing one that really catches your attention.
Like Tainted Bonds, my own labor of love. I won't say anything more about it. Just read it. And discuss, and vote. We writefags live for anon's attention ;_;
>> No. 10563
I would also like to recommend Girl of Death in /underground/, as it shows a lot of promise.
>> No. 10564
Erosion looks interesting and it just started, so if you want to hop in in a fresh new CYOA, you could check it out too.
By the same writefag, 'A S.T.A.L.K.E.R in Gensokyo' has been around for longer. I personally don't follow it, but it's the other ongoing series that balistafreak forgot to add. If you are a fan of that universe you might enjoy it.
I only browse /th/ so I can't say much about the other boards. They're less active than General, but I'm sure there are other active stories there too apart from the ones balista reccomended. And they are more prone to have an specific pairing than /th/, if you're into that.
>> No. 10565
/Others/ has seen an explosion of activity lately, you might want to check the stories out that are there.
Also, there's a neat little story on /blue/ that's worth a read.
>> No. 10566
that's the troubling thing: the cycle that basically keeps things in /th/ and /others/
Many readers in them > Writers want write stories there > More stories > more readers > etc.
>> No. 10567
Which is good, seeing as how those boards were stale a few months ago. I'm glad to see some new blood flowing around.
>> No. 10568
But the result of this is that the other boards are suffering. /eientei/'s desert practically.
>> No. 10571
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I love the movie/game reference Stories. I would love to read something like"Jedi Knight in Gensokyo" and "Terran Marine killing Zerg in Gensokyo"
>> No. 10572
I'm not discounting the possibility of those stories being good...but they're likely to be complete steaming piles of shit.
>> No. 10573
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I'm still waiting for my Alex Mercer in Gensokyo.
>> No. 10574
Oh god no.
>> No. 10575
I feel like it could actually be kind of amusing if Mercer got dropped into Gensokyo, only to discover that his arsenal of massacring-people powers were automatically nerfed by the spellcard system.
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>> No. 10577
Muscle mass power + lots of trees = rapid fire flying trees. Mercer would also be absolutely brutal in close combat. I think he would fare well. Though, an encounter with Eirin would be hilarious since Mercer is a walking virus base.
>> No. 10578
Could we put this thread back on topic and make a new one about "story ideas"? Thread derailing is bad.
>> No. 10579
Tell me about your Youmu stories then.
>> No. 10581
>>/shorts/752 is probably the most engaging one I've found.
>> No. 10582
Which happens to be written by him.
>> No. 10583
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Yes. Thank you.
>> No. 10584
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Don't thank me, it was my job.
>> No. 10585
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Cheeky bastard.
>> No. 10586
Clap. Clap. Clap.
Played Yaf, played.
>> No. 10587
So, Anon, I'm interested in giving Another Incursion a go, but I need a short summary of the story. Thanks.
>> No. 10588
Based on the assumption that ZUN actually is Yukari's drinking buddy. Thousands of outsiders, mostly fans, figure out how to breach the border and generally die within the week. The MC is a semi-ordinary college biochemistry student who is one of the breachers who also has common sense. All the while, mysterious things, bad things, happen and Yukari actively trades technology and deals with foreign governments.
The writefag is lazy, likes to update in walls and occasionally switches perspective to other factions of outsiders roaming in Gensokyo.
Totally not shamelessly self-promoting.
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I still want to read a Youmu story.
>> No. 10590
Kaleidoscope Midnight is ok. Finished, too.
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I remember giving that a go and not quite being hooked. Any other Youmu-centric wish fulfilment fantasies tales? Alternatively, has anyone tackled an interesting Miko/Futo/Tojiko yet? I kinda want to get into the Taoism crew, but I can't be arsed to come up with my own head-canon characterisations.
>> No. 10592
It takes a bit, but I don't think there's much else. At least nothing finished.
For Team Taoists...no. Nothing. It's a travesty.
Of course there's stuff on danbooru, if you want to get in to them I meant...but no stories here.
>> No. 10593
There's some smut in /at/ with Seiga. Winemaker's Journey in Gensokyo just got to her, and there's that one where Seiga runs a brothel, though that also featured Aya, Meiling, and Nue as well so it's not all Tao all the time.
Of course, both are long on smut and short on plot since they're /at/.
Really, it feels like if you want to see a story with a specific touhou, your best bet is to write it yourself. Otherwise there's just too many touhous to write about, so unless you're interested in a really popular one like Reimu or Sanae, it's kind of a crapshoot.
>> No. 10594
Do try Lotus Pavilion Back Lounge though. That was good porn.
>> No. 10595
Closest thing for non-at stuff is "Animating Gensokyo" which deals with a Necromancer and an abandoned Yoshika. Odds are he will meet the Taoists sooner or later.
But don't be surprised by the lack of stories with them as even now, there's not a great deal of stuff with newer stuff as most stories in /th/ seem way too content to focus on EoSD/PCB casts.
>> No. 10596
Seiga wasn't running the brothel, she was just another girl in it.
>> No. 10597
Speaking of whoring, please read Path of the Hakurei over in /shrine/.
And vote. Please.
>> No. 10604
Are any of the currently updating stories on Others worth picking up?
>> No. 10605
I read Myouren Academy, but I guess I wouldn't really recommend it. If the one by irrationalphilosopher isn't dead, I'd recommend that.
Also, why isn't anyone reading the Rika story in /blue/? I thought people were always whining that there aren't enough PC-98s.
>> No. 10606
Same Old Story by Realhopper is good.
What's wrong with Myouren Academy?
>> No. 10607
The fact that /blue/ isn't typically a story board probably contributes. Well, that and it started in a topic thread that derailed.
As for Myouren Academy, its a decent first attempt at writing. To those who haven't looked at it yet, give it a chance. It survived the first thread without turning into the typical routefag shitstorm expected of the genre.
>> No. 10608
Tell me, what is it about my story that you don't like? I will gladly take criticism.
But back on topic, When Borders Meet Their End is good. If IrrationalPhilosopher ever updates I'd recommend that along with An(other) Excuse for Aya.
>> No. 10609
Any good stories that focus on the UFO or TD cast?
>> No. 10610
I got a reply regarding the TD cast up in >>10593, so you might want to look into that.
>> No. 10611
There's Animating Gensokyo in /th/. Features a necromancer and his undead sister's disembodied soul adopting Yoshika and rooming in Myouren temple at least for a little while. The Taoists look like they're going to be the antagonists, but I haven't followed it for awhile now since it didn't do much for me.
There's also One Knight in Gensokyo which was amazing, but it died long ago just as it was getting interesting. That one's in the story list.
For more smut, Mind the Gap had a fairly involved Myouren arc where the protagonist sexed up Byakuren, Nue, and Kogasa. MtG is like a grab bag of fetishes though, so it's definitely not to everyone's tastes.
>> No. 10612
I've got a hankering for some youkai moe. Any Yuuka-centric stuff you guys would recommend?
>> No. 10613
>>/at/28564 maybe? It has Yuuka.
>> No. 10614
Not on site but there's an excellent Yuuka story in one of the old bad ends threads. I can dig it up for you, though it's probably on the wiki already.
>> No. 10615
>old bad ends threads
...you sure about the "excellent" part?
>> No. 10616
Would Restorer count as Yuuka-centric? I mean, it's not about her exactly, but once I started writing her, anon seemed really into her.
You know, that I became a horrible writefag and kept ditching everyone, but you can at least see some half-way decent writing! Maybe.
>> No. 10617
Completed Stories-
Hakugyokuro LA by Patchwork - Four out of five stars
This is neat story that focuses mainly on Yuyuko. That doesn't stop the MC from sleeping around a bit since Yuyu doesn't seem to mind all that much. I liked the Youmu characterization and the Prism River Sisters are very entertaining. Did I mention that the MC sleeps around a lot? Yeah, good fun.
SCIENCE! by Klaymen - Three out of five stars
This little gem focuses on Nitori. The MC is a scientist and the story plot is focused around Youkai Mountain. It also happens to include a cute fairy companion. The writing may have aged a little bit, but it's still a solid read. It also may or may not feature a black hole.
Distilled Encounters from Festive Times by Anonymous - Four out of five stars
I suppose I could call this one a "slice of life' story. It features an MC nicknamed "Arc", who was adopted by a village liquor shop owner. It features a "Suikabro" and takes place mainly around the human village/ Hakurei Shrine area. It also sets up an array of ongoing side-stories with a winning cast. There a few flaws with it, but it is highly enjoyable. [Warning, may include Mima]
Incomplete/Dead Stories - Read at your own risk!
Youkai Mountain Limited Adventure by Tetrominon
This one is a bit dated, but it features an awesome MC by the name of Cú Chulainn. It focuses on Sanae and the events leading up to her first encounter with Reimu. It is on the shorter side, but it's worth reading.
Gunman in Gensokyo / Gunman Redux by Snake
GiG is a wild story. It combines many elements together and focuses on Aya. It's one of the few stories that "routelocks" early in the game and the readers get to enjoy the relationship throughout the story. Things do get odd when Yuuka gets involved and some strange things happen to the MC that I have neither the time nor the patience to explain in a short paragraph. It's worth a look.
Contemplations Under the Moon and Stars by Harker
The setting is Eientei, the focus is Reisen, there is a wonderfully cute little sister earth rabbit and the MC is a dapper gentlemen. I don't think I need to explain anything more, go read it now.
>> No. 10618
And you don't know how sorry he is about that. I went through a rough patch back then. Everything bad that could've happened did, up to and including my cat dying.
I'm a lot better now, of course, and I have thought about updating it (it gnaws at me to leave a story that long unfinished), but would anyone even care? I'm fairly certain I have no readers left. Hell, are most people who read the story originally even still around? I'm not sure anyone would even know what's going on anymore.
>> No. 10619
Two months is nothing. I haven't read your story, but I am certain anon would welcome your return.
Unless you're a terrible writer, then get out.
>> No. 10620
KW is pretty much the farthest possible thing from being a terrible writer, and Idea of Alice is one of the most engaging stories I've read onsite (hell, I rec'ced it a few months ago in this thread).
I'll admit to not being one of the "original" readers of your story, just someone who discovered it in the archives during the year-plus hiatus and liked it a great deal. Still, I don't think there has been much actual loss of readership in the last couple years, and even if some of the original voters have left, I'm sure there are plenty of others like myself who'd remember (and/or eagerly refresh themselves on what was going on by reading the archived threads).
My condolences for your RL troubles as well, but it's good that you're recovering from them. Not trying to force you to write if you've lost interest, but I do think you'd be welcomed back, as would far more of the past dead stories' writers than believe that themselves.
>> No. 10621
I read your story when it was originally being written and I'll tell you I would be excited to see it up again and I now a few others who will be also.
>> No. 10624
You fans would welcome you back. Anon's pretty forgiving of Hiatus as long as you come back and/or let them know.
>> No. 10626
Just for you.
Creeping Shadows
It has an alternate Gensokyo setting where an organization known as "The Guild" tries to maintain balance. It starts out with an investigation in the outer reaches of Gensokyo where a town has gone suspiciously quiet. The MC is hard to describe, but definitely unique. It features a wide range of characters from Patchouli, Marisa. There is an intricate plot with rumors of war. Makai may or may not be featured as well.
Glass Half Empty
This is a spin-off from Distilled Encounters from Festive Times. It features Arc following the magician's path with Alice. She serves as Arc's master and instructs him in the arcane arts. Things go wrong during an ritual and shit hits the fan, leaving Arc to pick up the pieces. That's about all I can say without major spoilers. It's also in it's final thread!
Violet Sky
A "noir" based detective story with corruption, intrigue and some lovely ladies. Yukari, Yuyuko, and Yuuka are all featured prominently in this mystery CYOA. The MC is a washed up ex-cop who dropped out of the force to pursue detective work. This one has style and will not disappoint.
>> No. 10627
/blue/ says I should ask here what Violet Sky and Glass Half Empty are about. So I am.
>> No. 10628
Already done for you, bro, thanks to >>10626. By the way, it's >>/blue/16180 if you haven't done cross-board linking before, but kudos for the descriptions anyway.
>> No. 10629
Yeah, first time I've ever had to do that, thanks.
>> No. 10630
Anyone could recommend me stories outside /th/ that are not too advanced, but currently ongoing? No preferences on any character or kind of plot in particular.
>> No. 10631
In the Forest in /forest/ has been fun. Path of the Hakurei and Chronograph over in /shrine/ are definitely worth your time. Inferno, Girl of Death and Otherwise in /underground/ are both solid stories. And finally, Myouren Academy over in /others/ is decent, but whether it's continuing or not, I can't say for sure.
I want to start reading Serial ATA's work, but I can't seem to find exactly where to start. There's like 4 stories/spinoffs.
And where the hell did Megasen disappear to?
>> No. 10633
/border/ has Another Incursion, which has been discussed at length above me, and an okay story that just started a week or two ago. And others, but I don't read those.
In /at/, there’s Doing Better/Medicine’s Dollhouse, which puts an unusual spin on the mindbreak genre and has a shitstorm every other update, and Reimu's Adventure, which manages to be strangely sincere despite being a shameless sex-fest.
If you're starting Reimu's Adventure from the beginning, be aware that it changes writers partway through the first thread. The second writer's much better.
>> No. 10634
>Glass Half Empty
I approve.
>> No. 10635
Go vote! It's not too late!
>> No. 10636
The Beast Returns to Gensokyo's a pretty good /at/ story. The update speed has gotten a tad slow, but the author seems pretty dedicated to it.
>> No. 10637
>Inferno, Girl of Death and Otherwise
Hah, I kid. Seriously though, who knows where Megasen went? The cynics might say some mean things, but that is neither here nor there.
I haven't checked on Stardust Halley in a while in /forest/, but I like it and Serial ATA's work.
There's also story in /blue/, Characters who never get romanced, that you can glance over. Not many updates, kind of slow, but good for a quick read at the moment.
>> No. 10638
Inferno has 3 updates so far and one recently, so I'm guessing the poster added it in as an afterthought.
I'll put in a recommendation for When Borders Meet Their End in /others/. The premise seems a little generic so far, but the characterizations are nice enough. The writefag, Luminous, has also recently started and completed a CYOA in /forest/ (No Such Thing As Fairytales, 3 months and short but a nice read), which is a good sign for reliability. And seconding Another Incursion for its premise.
>> No. 10639
Serial ATA's stories aren't exactly related (and I believe he finished his tank-girl side story which is related to his /eientei/ story)
He's mainly working three:
Little Soldier lost- His first story and still going for its old age. It's basically a WW2 Russian soldier ending up in Gensokyo thanks to Yukari and ends up at Eientei. Has one of the best Kaguyas I've seen.
Winemaker- Unrelated series of a winemaker and his vanilla-sex filled life. Stands out due to how caring and vanilla the sex is compared to other stories. Also has a Daiyousei anyone would want to marry.
Stardust- It started out slow but is starting to pick up now. Interesting look at a near future Gensokyo.
>> No. 10641
How is Ace Combat Gensokyo? Can any current readers give me a synopsis?
>> No. 10642
Mate, I voted months ago and I'm in the thread still. I'm not going to be the idiot who vote spams.
>> No. 10643
Well there's been some adjustments since the new writer took it over. There may be some flaws but the writer is trying his best.
The Synopsis? It's similar to Little Soldier lost: A russian pilot ends up in Gensokyo due to Yukari and upon finding out what happened to the Soviet union, decides to try reviving Communism in Gensokyo.
The new writer's changes add more depth to some things, things connecting it to LSL, and some new plot lines.
He took it over because he was sick of seeing it rot.
>> No. 10644
Anybody recommend that story by Jerl in the /others/ board, and could you provide a synopsis?
>> No. 10645
I just realized that I'm not actually reading anything besides Fell's story. Everything else, which wasn't much, I either gave up on or is on hiatus.
Recommend me...something. Anything. What needs readers? Maybe I can be one. Nothing to dark, though.
>> No. 10646
Well to be honest I can't say it's exceptional but it's pretty good. Only real issue is how the writer is prone to not writing for stretches at a time.
Synopsis? It deals with a city where most people think they're youkai/etc. called Gensokyo city and the MC is sent there by his company ran by Yukari. There he gets to know some of the residents, takes part in a few fights and an incident and getting used to life there.
it's actually a pretty old story so there's a few classic references.
Any other things I should keep in mind before starting my suggestions?
>> No. 10647
Nothing immediately comes to mind.
>> No. 10648
Stardust over in /forest/, it's SerialATA's newest story and it hasn't had the quickest start. There's also In The Forest, a Dancing Light in the same board, though I would try it and see. Both may be slow but I doubt they'll die off.
There's Ace Combat Gensokyo over in /shrine/ that could really use new readers.
>> No. 10649
Girl of Death in /underground/ is a pretty interesting read.
>> No. 10650
If you're not averse to /at/, The Beast Returns to Gensokyo doesn't get a whole lot of attention other than the odd recc here and there. Although, I'd recommend it with the caveat that the story is fairly different going in than where it currently is.
>> No. 10651
Hahahaha. Maybe if I get really desperate for some Marisa...but until then, no way.
Ace combat's description doesn't sound promising. I'll give Dancing Light a shot, though.
I think I read the first thread of that. Got bored.
...given what the story is about, I'm gonna need some elaboration on that.
>> No. 10652
Do you have something against him? I know he's not fast, but he's a good writer and one that has been writing since the earlier days of the site. He's also a nice guy.
A Plum Farmer gets tentacle powers but uses his powers for light punishment and/or consensual sex than rape. There might be some more twists on the way
>> No. 10654
I've never liked his writing. It's so dull and cliche; I've never understood why people like him.
...is what I WOULD say, until just now, when I realized I was getting him mixed up with...someone else. Oops.
I'll give Stardust a shot too.
Pass on Beast Returns. Consensual tentacles have never worked for me at all.
Thanks for the recommendations.
>> No. 10655
Who were you mixing him up with?
>> No. 10656
You really want me to say?
>> No. 10657
Yep. Your mix up has raised some questions.
But on topic, Being Meiling has quickly proved itself to be one of the most amusing of the new bunch of stories.
I can sum up one example in two words: Drunk Flandre
>> No. 10658
Was there ever a story with a Komachi route? I'd like to read a Komachi route.
>> No. 10659
Fine. Sukima.
>> No. 10660
There's a few that came close, but none of them are really active. That Infernal story over in /th/ is the latest one with the potential for Komachi route.
Oh wait Tainted Bonds has some potential for Komachi route.
She does have a hard time getting a route as most /th/ stories get sucked into the SDM vortex and /border/'s generally dominated by Yukari and Co.
Ouch... not sure how you could confuse them, but I won't go into it. Serial ATA has been an old time writer who has been evolving with the times unlike some old writers who upon return produce something now considered dated and/or overdone.
>> No. 10661
Good smut, though.
>> No. 10662
His Rin and Momiji stories are on a sort of controversial note as Rin's story ended with her going off for a time. And Momiji's story ended on a note of possibly screwing something up and the sequel? EVERYTHING GOT WORSE! The whole thing smacked of Rule of drama and "Gensokyo's future must be worse than the present"
>> No. 10663
Don't listen to this guy who can't stand dark Gensokyo stories.
>> No. 10664
have you actually read the stories I've mentioned?
My annoyance isn't that it's dark, but that people seem to assume Gensokyo's future has to be dark no matter what.
>> No. 10665
Of course I've read it. That's why I replied to you. I liked it.
And about Gensokyo's future being dark, I think it's more interesting that way, so no complains from me. I mean, if everything's a-ok, no story can be made from that.
>> No. 10666
not all stories require gensokyo being on the fast track to "pain, misery, etc forever" hell to have stories told.
And such futures imply that someone screwed up big time.
>> No. 10667
Well, whatever you say.
>> No. 10668
Well, see Palingenesia. Shit really hit the fan in that story. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it might have one of the darkest Gensokyo futures on this board. It was glorious.
>> No. 10669
I don't even remember what's that story about. Something about the sun and Jewish mythology?
Yeah, I don't want to read it again.
>> No. 10670
They accidentally a new sun, which wipes out the Outside World. Evil god possessing the MC is trying to consume everything with shadows while a civil war is waged between two youkai lords more powerful than Yukari.
Personally, the OC-to-character ratio is a bit too high.
>> No. 10671
Yeah, I never liked it when there are too much OCs in a Touhou story, especially if they're all introduced right at the start.
I mean, who are these people and why should I care? Too much and I can't even remember who's who.
I can like OCs if they're introduced and developed properly. Heck, I know one that I like really much, I want her to be canon.
>> No. 10672
Who's that?
>> No. 10673
Not someone from here.
To sum it up, she's the sole survivor of the slaughtered moon rabbit squad tasked to retrieve Kaguya in the old days.
>> No. 10674
It was a rather well written if very grim dark story (if it got any grimmer/darker, there'd be whores)
Though blindly thinking "grimdark=better" is purely junvile thinking.
I find it sort of funny that a post nuke Gensokyo is actually rather bright compared to some of the other futures seen on the site.
>> No. 10675
Which futures are darker?
>> No. 10676
Let's see....
The story that Sukima did, mainly that racial tensions were at an all time high, Myouren temple got subverted by the human servants, The Hakureis getting basically killed off, oh yeah the previous main characters went about commiting suicide.
>>10668 it's better to ask what didn't go horribly wrong.
Gensokyo Future seemed to have a decent one if not for some OP OC youkai going about making trouble.
Shadows over Gensokyo where things kept on getting worse.
>> No. 10677
I love Gensokyo. Why would I voluntarily read about horrible, horrible things happening too it?
I don't get it.
>> No. 10678
I just checked Shadows over Gensokyo and it has a happy ending. So it's not all that bad.
Dunno what's going on in the story though. Lunarians invading? Eirin's machine?
Yeah, I merely skimmed the story.
>> No. 10679
Youkai fight war with Lunarians. Causes irreparable damage to everything in Gensokyo. Eirin tries to patch things up with souls in machine, fails. Youkai lose when SDM is sacked.
Then Shikieiki and Yukari, who apparently were on vacation or something, step in and push the reset button, making everything fine again.
>> No. 10680
How the hell can Eiki and Yukari just step in and reset everything? Is this yet another one of those "Yukari is omnipotent" interpretation?
>> No. 10682
the reset occurs due to A) things blowing up so badly certain key people die and B) when asked, the MC says Gensokyo should get another chance.
>> No. 10683
>when asked, the MC says Gensokyo should get another chance.
Well, duh, obviously. I mean, who would vote for "Yeah, let Gensokyo burn for all I care"?
>> No. 10684
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Gensokyo must be destroyed. At least once. I want a story that heavily involves Gensokyo's destruction. Full reader approval optional.
>> No. 10685
Check out Touhou-A-Live. Specifically, its last chapter.
>> No. 10686
Do you have to love Gensokyo to be a Touhou fan?
>> No. 10687
Funny you should bring that up. It also has a bad "future" Gensokyo.
And that's before "The Invasion" happened. Things just keep getting worse and worse there.
Fitting since it's a Live-a-Live fangame.
>> No. 10688
And does loving something preclude you from enjoying stories that might hurt it?
>> No. 10689
The tengu must die by treia does deal with gensokyo's destruction and resetting to do it another way.
>> No. 10690
Really? I just checked the latest update and there's nothing like that.
>> No. 10691
does it ever get past torture porn? As I get the impression the whole story is just an excuse to torture and/or kill touhous.
>> No. 10692
Hmph, that story seems more like a wanking session for Treia's OC. How inelegant.
>> No. 10693
Would anyone mind recommending a story with a male MC and some of the more mature ladies?
I'm talking Yukari, Yuuka (never seen a story with her), Kanako, those type of ladies.
>> No. 10694
Yukari = That Gary Stu story. S.L.D.T if I'm not mistaken
Yuuka = That story with the fanboys in Gensokyo. An old story
Kanako = Nobody's desperate enough to date her.
>> No. 10695
more like everyone goes after Sanae
>> No. 10696
Hakugyokuro LA by Patchwork.
>> No. 10697
Or Aya. She's had a lot of stories too.
Its a shame really. A Suwako story would be one of the best things ever. She could really use more attention.
So, any Suwako stories out there?
>> No. 10699
Forget Suwako. Youmu comes from an earlier game and she hasn't had a story for herself yet.
>> No. 10700
Fanboys in Gensokyo? Does the story have a name? I'm probably going to check that out.
It saddens me that there is no Kanako story out there
Thank you, I'll be checking that out.
>> No. 10701
>>/at/28028 was a Kanako story. It seems to have died, but it managed to get in a few sex scenes, if that's your thing.
>> No. 10702
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Says the guy who started a Youmu thing and never continued it.
But honestly, I will admit that Youmu gets nowhere near enough love though. I guess she isn't usually seen as being as dynamic of a character as the other protagonists. She pretty much always gets portrayed as the serious and beleaguered servant to Yuyuko's shenanigans.
Really, I think that Youmu has a lot of unrealized potential. A writer could always play up the warrior angle and make her a badass.
For those who prefer drama, Youmu probably has a ton of issues. She was sort abandoned by her grandfather/father/master/whatever the hell role Youki had in her life. Her never-mentioned mother is probably either dead or is Yuyuko herself (possibly the worst parent in Gensokyo, excluding Yukari). Youmu probably grew up without a role-model and constantly measures herself to Yuyuko's failed expectations. On top of that, officially, Youmu doesn't even get vacation or sick days. The girl is well within her rights to be a fucking train-wreck of neuroses.
And for those who still can't think of how to make an interesting Youmu story, here are a couple plot threads:
- Youmu has a rather ironic fear of ghosts. This would make for a good short, either funny or horrifying.
Come to think of it, a series of pieces on what some Touhous fear the most would be pretty interesting.
- One of Youmu's swords can kill ghosts. Think about that for a moment. That definitely breaks some cosmic rules that shouldn't be broken. Screwing with the wheel of reincarnation is a quick way to get hell's assassins or the shinigami after you. Maybe for this plot thread, Youmu's sword could be stolen. Some unknown culprit is killing ghosts, maybe even Yuyuko if you want things to be really dark, and Youmu must clear her name while on the run. I'd read the hell out of that.
- Lastly, Planescape: Touhou. Imagine it, Youmu (and friends) traveling the network of planes which more or less surround Earth. Preface it with Yuyuko sending Youmu off for some rare food if you want lighthearted, or an incident if you prefer seriousness. Maybe the protagonists get lost and can't find their way home.
Another option is an actual Planescape/Touhou crossover. I've heard that Yukari has more than a few disturbing similarities to The Lady of Pain. Run with that, set Touhous in the appropriate factions, and go wild.
I just wrote several hundred words on a character who isn't even in my top ten. Why the fuck can't I channel that kind of focus toward actually writing updates?
>> No. 10703
>Planescape/Touhou crossove
There was one in FF.net. It died when it was just getting interesting (the Touhous were stranded in different Planes). Of course.
>> No. 10704
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I think you know what must be done.
>Planescape/Touhou crossover
We haven't been watching recent shows, have we?
>> No. 10705
What? Do you mean write a Youmu story or adjust my top ten?
And no. I haven't been watching recent shows. I have no idea who that is at all. Please, educate me.
>> No. 10706
Youmu's issue is that she's overshadowed by Yukari, Ran and Yuyuko. And that's just in /border/. In other stories she has to content with Sakuya, Sanae, Kaguya,etc.
I forgot the name but its MC's name was Nemo.
>> No. 10707
>she's overshadowed by Yukari, Ran and Yuyuko
...are you kidding me?
>> No. 10708
Nope, though Youmu is ahead of the Prismrivers, Komachi and Shikieiki.
Most stories in border seem to head in one direction: Yukari or Ran though these days there's no clear heading on modern stories.
You best hope for a Youmu story is writing one yourself.
>> No. 10709
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Write a Youmu story, obviously.
The show's Mondaijitachi. What it is, is basically Problem Children in Gensokyo: Planescape Edition. Some of the visual designs are rather clear copies. One of the MCs seems like a little bit of a Gary Stu, but it's justified in the source material. And frankly, it's entertaining to watch him have fun. There's 10 eps and it's completed.
>> No. 10710
I still don't understand why there are people who like that anime's protag.
>> No. 10711
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I'm not >>10705 but I am thinkin of starting a Youmu story, but I'm torn between writing it or keeping all of my focus on my current story.
Youmu is one of my favorite characters so I would enjoy writing a story revolving around her, but I don't think I could handle two stories at the same time. I am torn.
>> No. 10712
If you're not sure you can keep up with two stories, then don't start the second one. It's painful to see good stories being left abandoned because the writefag is overwhelmed.
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For what it's worth, I could probably write a few hundred words on pretty much any Touhou with a name, as well as plot threads involving them.
I'll probably write that fear of ghosts idea as a short at some point.
Planescape: Touhou is sounding better and better by the moment. I already have tons of ideas to use. It probably wouldn't be Youmu-centric, though she will likely be prominent. The only things stopping me right now are the fact that I've gone 48 hours without sleep and I'm not sure whether or not to have a few non-invasive game mechanics. (As a side note, I always read Planescape as Planetscape. I still think it rolls off of the tongue better.)
As for the ghost cutting sword plot threads, whomever wants them is free to take them. I certainly don't plan on using them any time soon. The only writer I know of who's done anything of the sort is balistafreak.
>> No. 10726
I like this idea, a lot.
I'm not a very good person.
>> No. 10731
Everyone has to face their fears. It'd be scary and mean but reading the moment where they just get over it would be all worth it.
Isn't that the reason for hardships to exist? So we can get over them and grow stronger?
>> No. 10734
Planescape: Touhou is now posted in /others/. It's actually happening!
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>I still don't understand why there are people who like that anime's protag.
>> No. 10745
Offsite, but probably worth checking out.
Sound of the the city
It's a shortish story about Aya working as a journalist in the real world.
There's also Cirno erotica if that interests you.
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Re: Starfleet Command Insignia
I think seeing Bridge B from the viewscreen of Bridge A makes it more confusing, not less confusing. I would speculate that reusing the "Mirror, Mirror" extended back of the command chair was a quick, shorthand way for set decorator John Dwyer to differentiate one Bridge from the other so the audience would better follow what was going on. We had to do silmilar stuff to the Bridge when we showed shots of the Bridge of the USS Copernicus on the viewscreen of the Bridge of the Enterprise in "Blood and Fire." Doing something--anything--to make the Bridges look different is just one more thing that will help the audicence follow what's going on.
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News From Terre Haute, Indiana
August 25, 2013
Answers to the Wabash River Quiz
Mark Bennett
The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE — 1. Huntington, built in 1967, creating Rousch Lake.
2. Yellowstone River runs 692 miles through Montana and Wyoming, the longest undammed river in the Lower 48, but Kuskokwim River in Alaska is the nation’s longest free-flowing at 702 miles.
3. 1996, when Gov. Evan Bayh signed the designation.
4. Lafayette, population 67,140; Terre Haute long held that distinction, but Lafayette grew 19 percent between 2000 and 2010, passing Terre Haute, population 60,785.
5. Miami Indians in northern Indiana called the river “waapaahsiiki,” meaning “it shines white,” and French fur traders translated it to “Ouabache” before English pioneers Anglicized it into “Wabash.”
6. The 12 tributaries are the Eel, Little, Little Wabash, Mississinewa, Patoka, Salamonie, Tippecanoe and White rivers, and Sugar and Wildcat creeks in Indiana, and the Embarras and Vermilion rivers in Illinois.
7. Four miles south of Fort Recovery, Ohio, in a farm field drainage culvert.
8. Battle of the Wabash (1791) and Attack on Fort Recovery (1794) both at Fort Recovery, Ohio; Seige of Fort Sackville (1779) at Vincennes; Battle of Tippecanoe (1811) at Battle Ground; and Battle of Fort Harrison (1812) at Terre Haute.
9. Darwin, Ill., in Clark County.
10. Formerly McClure’s Bluff, Darwin is named after British scientist Charles Darwin.
11. The bluff rises 200 feet above the Wabash in Merom, according to riverlorian Jerry Hay’s “Wabash River Guide Book.”
12. Bluffton, Peru and Lafayette (which has two).
13. Clark led a surprise capture of the British Fort Sackville, a victory that put the Old Northwest Territory in American hands.
14. At age 21, Lincoln and his family crossed the Wabash at Vincennes into Lawrence County, Ill.
15. Habitat loss, hunting and pollution (especially the chemical DDT).
16. The Ceylon Bridge (built in 1860, renovated in 1963) spans the river at Geneva in Adams County.
17. Grayville; the Wabash changed course in a 1985, cutting a new channel, leaving the town two miles from the water.
18. Williamsport in Warren County, where the Williamsport Falls tumble an estimated 90 feet.
19. Though many variables could affect the situation, approximately 12 days, according to Purdue University’s Ron Turco.
20. Yes, shovelnose sturgeon, whose roe (or eggs) comprise caviar, are commercially harvested in the Wabash.
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A Man obsessed with the female (or male if one is gay) buttocks. ant: Breast Man
I am ass man, Glenn Stated!
by Erik S Taylor February 05, 2005
Cosmo Kramer
As seen as Seinfeld.
by TV man. February 18, 2003
A distinguished gentleman who can appreciate and prefer the finer things in life...such as a woman's booty. Often picks his dates from the back.
Sarah only seems to attract assman because she has a damn ghetto booty. Ain't nothin wrong with that!
by Ghetto Fabulous November 27, 2003
License plate that Kramer received accidentally on an episode of Seinfeld. It was supposed to go to a proctologist. He uses it to park in a reserved spot for doctors and gets caught by the man it was supposed to belong to.
Cosmo Kramer, the "ass man"
by Urban Dictionary March 27, 2005
See Cosmo Kramer, the assman.
(In the parking lot just outside the hospital, Kramer has pulls into a "Doctors Only" space)
Security Guard: Can I help you?
Kramer: Ah, yeah. Doctor Cosmo Kramer. (points to assman plate) Proctology.
Security Guard: Oh, oh, okay. Sure...
Kramer: Thanks. Have a good day.
by EliteNavySeals August 30, 2005
Short for Assistant Manager
Guess who the new Ass Man is?
Look who just got promoted to Ass Man.
by chernobylspice December 10, 2003
A man whose favorite part of the female anatomy (i.e. to look at/stick his penis in) is the butt.
Also spelled "ass-man."
And that was when I realized: I'm an assman!
by yeyYAY June 13, 2006
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look up any word, like bae:
Things that go in your mouth. Also known as nuttzors.
Dude, take my ballzors outa yer mouth, I think my mom is coming.
by Rod Stewart October 25, 2007
A Ballzor is a superior being from the planet of ballzorium. After a disaster that humans cannot even comprehend whiped out the planet, the soul survivor found his way to earth where he currently resides. Since he is the only survivor, he is known simply as Ballzor!(usually spelled with exclamation point) Ballzor is far from human, his prowess in everything exceeds that of 100 humans put together. He Has a much longer life span than that of a human. Despite many impersonators, There is only one Ballzor, TheRealBallzor. He resides in chicago. Just as a warning, Ballzor can be very kind and loving, but cross him and the Fury will rage like no other. A master in the way of the blade, a Ballzor(!) is nothing to mess around with.
Holy shit, Dont Fuckzor with the Ballzor!
by Alien Expert May 26, 2004
The Ballzor is an extremely interesting Dinosaur that has been looked at for many many years. The Ballzor is the brother of the commonly known herbivore Apatosaurus except it has a penis for a head. The Ballzor is famous for being oblivious and clumsy do to the fact he has no eyes. The Ballzor reproduces frequently with its mate know as the Ovariezor who also does not know what is going on. In the Ballzor society many of its kind are killed if it looks like a chode or in recent scientific discoveries what looks like the common asian males penis.
dude did you see that ballzor? it was huge!!
Wow that ballzor sucks it looks like Yao Mings dick!
by speedger August 05, 2009
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A tite ass city in southern Mississippi.
guest1: "So, where we goin for vacation? Hawaii, Cancun or Biloxi."
guest2: "Oh, Biloxi of course! It's the most happnin place"
by shoVel July 24, 2003
When something is worse than bad. When you think, "This is worse than my worst, how do you define that?"
Refers to how horrible of a city Biloxi is, especially in reference to its proximity to New Orleans.
He made the mistake of eating the live bait, and the fishing trip just went Biloxi from there.
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The almost immediate and completely unbearable sensation of liquid running down the nasal cavity onto the upper lip (or down the throat) with no way to stop it and panicking from the anxietious sensation. Similar in many ways to water boarding in that the feeling of the liquid quickly becomes frightening and the victim begins to panic.
Getting a runny nose while your hands are tied and you are unable in any way to wipe the drip from your nose/upper lip. The ticklish sensation can often send a person into a mild panic attack.
Technical terminologyness: Otolaryngological Water Torture
by Olde Skoole / GrEmLiN January 10, 2008
Words related to Otolaryngological Water Torture
attack boarding drip nose otolaryngological owt panic torture water waterboarding
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An exclaimation of extreme annoyance.
Must be said in a cheery tone, despite the feelings of malice which are often behind its use.
Has its origins in gambling circles, often used to describe feelings of hate towards another player who has laid a better card/hand.
David: Two of spades, ha!
Kenneth: Awww...... PENIS PENIS!
by beetlejuiceecis May 21, 2009
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A song produced by 009 Sound System. It gain lots of internet attention due to the fact that this particular song gets played on almost every single youtube video there is , (Well not maybe all , but , the number isn't small.) because of Audioswap.
Its currently hated by lots of people , due to it's overusage.
Most people label this song as a g*y song or whatever.. Haters gonna hate.
Wow almost all the youtube videos you showed me have With A Spirit on it. What are you , a 009 fanboy?
by .trifuse.. February 06, 2011
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similar to bagpiping except the female vagina is placed under the male armpit rather than the male penis beneath the female's armpit.
"did some bagpussing on the wife last night. my armpit stinks like a right twat this morning"
by SPACENEWT September 17, 2008
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A place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco that gateways Haight street. There is a slight hill here which is rife with Shrubs, trees, and the like. As a result, many hobos and transients from Haight street take refuge here. Thus, it is forever known as Hobo Hill.
person 1: I see movement in hobo hill
person 2: *shuddder*
wierdo 8: You know hobos from haight arent that bad.
person 2: you're a wierdo, shut up.
person 1: He's right, compared to the rest fo the city there a little better. I'd take moon-shine-whatever-what's-his-face over the crazy lady on van ness anyday.
by Noelleth mckitty pants October 14, 2006
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A male Human... Who wud think of calling male humans neigh-neigh's??? Weird.
Prof.: and so that is the anatomy of... a neigh-neigh's Penis.
by sabian June 02, 2004
The sound horses make.
Human: Good horsey!
Horse: Neigh-neigh!
by secretagentWHOA July 18, 2006
A blonde cat with a Swedish name. EVERYONE LOVES NEIGH NEIGH
Lizey: "Did you just see that Neigh Neigh?"
Jin Jens: "No."
by JINJENS March 24, 2011
People who live nearby or in your general neighborhood. In additional to the obvious geographical meaning, the term has deep emotional, philosophical and (some say) sexual implications.
Person 1: Yo - you wanna invite the neigh-neighs over tonight?
Person 2: Yeah! Let's invite them for yokie-dokes!
by Spy Shack May 02, 2014
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Term: Emphatic Forms
Emphatic forms, sometimes called the emphatic tenses or emphatic mood, are made with the auxiliary verb do in the present or past tense + the base form of the verb:
"He doesn't work very hard."
"I don't agree with you- he does work very hard."
In the second sentence , the speaker uses the emphatic form does work as a way of contradicting the first speaker.
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JavaScript for .Net Specification Framework (JSNSpec)
Do Test-Driven Development
on in-line ASP .NET code
Write .NET code in a dynamically
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Use a simple testing framework
you customize for your team
Speed up development by
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Use the same framwork in the browser,
Make one of these
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Download JSNSpec 1.1 Here (new 11/26/2010)
How To Install JSNSpec:
1. Using Visual Web Developer or Visual Studio
2. Start up Test.aspx by right-clicking on the file and choosing to view it in your browser.
3. Use ServerSpecs.js to write your specifications.
4. Use ServerCode.js to write your code.
1. Start up Test.htm file and choosing to view it in your browser.
2. Use ClientSpecs.js to write your specifications.
3. Use ClientCode.js to write your code.
This is a very simple specification framework and you can use it to develop your own framework. This allows you to create a framework that fits your team's specific needs.
What was new in the JSNSpec 1.0 Release
1. Use specification language rather than testing language like JSNUnit used to have.
2. JSNSpec specifies itself and can test itself.
3. Unlike JSNUnit, JSNSpec can use beforeEachExample and afterEachExample methods that can be shared for a group of specifications.
4. JSNSpec now runs within Managed JScript on Silverlight.
5. Unlike JSNUnit, JSNSpec can tally tests that take place after the runner's page load allowing you to perform post-back tests. Follow the pattern at the end of the JSNSpecSpec.
6. Unlike JSNUnit, JSNSpec cannot provide an XML output yet. It shouldn't be that hard to add in a future release, however.
What's new in the JSNSpec 1.1 Release
1. I changed the format for the "it" function so that it self registers examples. This allows a more flexible closure situation that allows you to use helper methods between your specs.
2. The new form uses less indentation which is easier to read.
3. I removed the Silverlight stuff since Silverlight has decided to not support JavaScript at this time.
For More Information
JSNSpec is a major upgrade to JSNUnit which is still available. There are other specification and testing tools available at this site as well.
Previous Versions:
Download JSNSpec 1.0 Here
If you have any questions or comments about this please visit my site at
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Issue Date: Vol. 47, No.11, November 2007, Posted On: 11/15/2007
EDITORIAL: Destination, Or Not
Tim Sanford
Putting out a magazine involves periodic late-night exertions. These often are the occasions for thought-provoking discussion, just as they were in college. This discourse is seldom so thought-provoking as to be memorable, but every now and then, a thought does detonate high in the air, and the flash illuminates a subject from a different angle.
For example, a colleague of ours has a package of crackers in her desk. They are made almost entirely of bran. Such things can be tasty enough, but this particular product isn’t; the remorseful purchaser observed that the overall effect (taste, aroma and mouth feel) is reminiscent of slightly moistened cardboard.
We commented that even products seemingly designed to be unappetizing can become remarkably attractive to someone trapped in an office at 3:00 AM.
“Many people feel that way about vending machines, too,” she pointed out.
Indeed they do. During the heroic days of the full-line revolution, a number of pioneer operators believed that vending soon would provide everything that the customer could get at a quick-service restaurant, but with greater speed, fewer errors, less attitude and no travel-time.
While that was not quite attainable in 1968, it certainly is today, for a still limited (but growing) range of meal options. Unfortunately, the industry consensus seems to have subsided into a resigned view that people who use vending machines at work are never going to embrace the experience ardently, because they really don’t want to be there. However outstanding the quality, no matter how appealing the value proposition, the machine under the steam-pipes in the basement will not be perceived as one of several optional destinations, each with its own allure to be weighed in making a choice. It will be a last resort, no matter what.
Our colleague observed that, when she is compelled to buy something as a last resort and it turns out to be unexpectedly good, she is more likely to buy it again than if it were just satisfactory.
One knows the feeling. Perhaps another way to look at the phenomenon is to consider that, all too often, those who provide the “last resort” do so grudgingly – sometimes, we think, even vindictively or punitively. It is too easy to assume that “captive” customers can be overcharged for so-so products or services; if they cannot be overcharged, the offering must be sufficiently unappealing to punish them for their insolence in compelling the seller to serve them. Something of this attitude underlies the older approach to school foodservice. (The newer approach to school snacking appears to have arisen from the fear that, if the little rascals like something, they will pig out on it. That danger can be avoided by restricting them to items like bran crackers.)
The maker of a last-resort purchase too often has been conditioned to believe that the seller will say “What did you expect?” If the item is a pleasant surprise, it certainly makes a positive impact.
We pointed out, though, that you can’t get any real marketing traction out of the slogan “Not as bad as you’d feared,” or even “Better than you expected!” It doesn’t even work for the airlines, who are uniquely insulated from becoming a last resort; it won’t work for anyone else, either.
Back when airlines provided food, usually grudgingly, we often thought that they went wrong by trying to emulate what somebody thought of as moderately upscale restaurant fare, but with much smaller portions, lower fat and cholesterol and the compromises imposed by the need to rethermalize the stuff six hours after it was prepared. We always were pleased to encounter something that obviously had been formulated with holding and rethermalization in mind, something that took advantage of the service method rather than defying it.
Four decades ago, some devoted students of vending argued that the industry should not try to ape other, more traditional service approaches, but should create its own distinctive modern identity. One of them used to denounce pictures of china cups and plates on the fronts of vending machines; he wanted disposables depicted. Why pretend to be what we weren’t? Why not be proud of what we could do uniquely well?
These are matters that, perhaps, deserve renewed attention. Operators who don’t believe in their products will have a hard time convincing anyone else to do so.
Topic: Editorial: Vending
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• We Need To Talk, And Listen
• Perils Of Infighting Outweigh The Fun
• Getting Serious About Career Training
• The Smallest Locations Drink Coffee, Too
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How This Veterinarian Prepared Her 18 Pets for Hurricane Isaac
Photo by Dr. Patty Khuly
Dr. Khuly's goats, Poppy and Miss Chivi, also figure into her emergency preparedness plans.
Last month, Hurricane Isaac didn’t end up doing as much damage here in South Florida as forecasters had initially predicted early in the storm watch cycle — when the dreaded “cone of probability” was trained on my backyard.
And seeing as I have 18 animals in my care, this occasioned serious preparations on my part.
Thankfully, Isaac deviated significantly to the south, sparing my critters and me a potentially scary experience.
In the end, we suffered tropical storm-force winds, two downed trees and no power for a day. Still, anyone with a menagerie of animals like mine has lots of work to do before, during and even after the mere possibility of any serious storm. After all, you never know how bad it will get . . . until it’s too late.
That’s why everyone should have a plan for emergencies, whether you're prepping for hurricanes, forest fires, earthquakes or any other life-threatening situations.
As a native Miamian, I’ve been through the drill plenty of times, which is why I have a checklist taped to the back of my medicine cabinet door, so I never forget anything!
Here’s how this storm veteran veterinarian handles emergency preparedness:
Commit a Plan to Paper for You and Your Pets
Think out the possible scary scenarios and write them down before you’re faced with a threatening event or an evacuation notice. Know where you're going and always take your pets with you! There's never a good excuse to leave your pets home alone during an evacuation-worthy event. Let me repeat: If it's unsafe for you, it is considered animal cruelty to leave your animals behind!
Decide Whether to Stay or Go
Before I do anything else, I make a yea or nay decision as to whether I’ll evacuate with my pets or not. Everyone should have a metric that defines his or her decision-making on this issue — mine is anything over a category 3 hurricane. And if you live in an evacuation-order zone, you shouldn't stay. Period.
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R. Glasby's bust of Boehm
Robert Glasby. Bust of Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm. Marble. Royal Collection, Windsor Castle.
Born in Vienna, of Hungarian descent. Came to London 1848 and studied for 3 years, mainly in British Museum; then studied in Italy, Paris, and Vienna, where he won the First Imperial Prize, 1856. Settled in London, 1862 and first exhibited at R.A. the same year. British nationality 1865. Received constant flow of commissions for public monuments, portrait statues and busts; became Sculptor in Ordinary to Queen Victoria.
Besides public commissions, executed imaginative works. Lecturer on sculpture at R. A ., and member of several foreign academies . Works include: Wellington Memorial, Hyde Park Corner; Lord Beaconsfield and Dean Stanley in Westminster Abbey; Carlyle on Chelsea Embankment; recumbent figure of Archlzishop Tait, Canterbury Cathedral. Executed stone figure of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales on Temple Bar Memorial, Fleet St., 1880, for which C. B. Birch modelled the "Griffin". Executed portrait head of Queen Victoria for 1887 coinage.
A.R.A. 1878, R.A. 1880, Baronet 1889.
According to Lindsay Duguid, Boehm, who enjoyed a good deal of royal patronage, was the lover of "princess Louise, Queen Victoria's artistic daughter," and their "affair . . . ended with his dying of a burst blood vessel, alone with her in the studio she had built for him in the grounds of Kensington palace."
Portraits and Caricatures of Boehm
Dakers, Caroline. The Holland Park Circle: Artists and Victorian Society. London: Yale University Press, 1999?.
Duguid, Lindsay. "All who loved the beautiful." [review of Dakers]. Times Literary Supplement. February 8, 2000: 20.
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Leonard Cohen Will Release a New Album Next Year
Leonard Cohen.
Leonard Cohen confirmed that he'll be releasing a new album next year — the first record from the 77-year-old singer since 2004. Old Ideas, Cohen's twelfth studio album, will contain ten songs, which he's already recorded (and at least one of which he's already performed on tour). "I've played [the record] for a few people, and they seem to like it," Cohen told reporters while accepting a writing award in Oviedo, Spain. Yes, Leonard Cohen, international treasure and beloved icon, people seem to like your music. [Reuters]
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Easy Money Trailer: Joel Kinnaman's High Life (of Crime)
When a Swedish crime thriller called Snabba Cash became a hit in early 2012, Hollywood came calling: The director, Daniel Espinosa, was swiftly plucked from his native country to helm big-budget action pictures like Safe House, while star Joel Kinnaman quickly found work on The Killing (and in the upcoming remake of Robocop, where he plays the lead). The movie rights were sold to Warner Bros. with an English-language re-do intended to star Zac Efron, but with Kinnaman ascendant, the original is set to come out this summer in the meantime. Enjoy the trailer, though it does that annoying thing where it excludes all dialogue so you won't know it's a foreign film; the result is kind of a plotless tease (Kinnaman plays a man who turns to crime in order to finance the expensive wooing of an heiress), but you do get some good clean-shaven Kinnaman action, if that's your thing.
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Cameron Crowe Tells the Story of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s ‘Uncool’ Scene From Almost Famous
In Philip Seymour Hoffman's career of great performances and great scenes, many single out the "Uncool" scene from Almost Famous as one of his best and most iconic. One person who definitely believes that is Cameron Crowe, the man that wrote and directed it. He took to his official website (the appropriately titled to tell the story of filming the scene. Read his account and watch the scene below.
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Decision Support
Enable Encryption on your Connection to EDW data
Encryption is the scrambling of data so only the intended users can read and understand the encrypted information. Encrypting the SQL connection to data on the Enterprise Data Warehouse is very important. Without encryption the data sent between the server and the client is readable by anyone that can intercept your network packet. If you access confidential data, it is considered a basic security practice to encrypt the communications between you and the server.
How to Enable Encryption:
For SQL Server 2005:
Automatically Encrypted Connection
Data housed on the following servers is encrypted when sent between the server and client. Users do not need to take any further action.
[SQL 2005]
[SQL 2008]
• OTTAWA\BIdev
Unencrypted Connection
EDW data housed on the UCSSQLC1DB1\ODS, UCSSQLC1DB2\ONLINE servers, which covers the DAC-secured versions of the UWSDBDataStore and ODS databases, does not have encryption automatically applied. Why not set encryption, you may ask? This server lives outside the EDW realm and other activities/process affect the ability to set that setting. As such, users must apply encryption.
Enabling Encryption For SSMS (SQL Server Mgmt Studio) Connections
The first two screens show how to find the encrypt connection setting when you simply open a new connection in SSMS. The third screen shows where it is if you use “registered servers” in SSMS.
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Edit Server Reg Properties
Enabling Encryption for ODBC (Microsoft Access) Connections
This screen shows the box to check when setting up one’s ODBC connection. You can find complete instructions on creating an ODBC connection here.
Server DSN Configuration
From within BIDS, double-click on a Shared Data Source object.
The outcome is the addition of ;Encrypt=True at the end of the connection string. You could also hand-type that without having to click through the screens.
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50 Places Straight Out of Fairy Tales (PHOTOS)
By Lorraine Boissoneault
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
The castle Neuschwanstein is seen March 2006 in the snow covered landscape in Schwangau, Bavaria. The castle was rebuilt by the King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886 and was opened to the public seven weeks after the death of King Ludwig II in 1886. (JOHANNES SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)
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"Fairy stories loosen the chains of the imagination. They give you things to think with – images to think with – and the senses that all kinds of things are possible," British writer Philip Pullman told The Guardian. And after a long winter and an already-violent tornado season, some people might be ready for an escape to the fabulous worlds of fairy tales.
Fortunately the real world does hold a number of mysterious and spectacular sights, from caves in Mexico filled with giant crystals to manmade palaces spread across the world. Take for example the ancient stone city of Petra in Jordan. The center of the Nabataean empire between 400 B.C. and 106 A.D., Petra could almost have sprung from one of the stories of The Arabian Nights. In addition to having advanced architecture and technology like water capture, storage and irrigation systems, researchers in Petra believe there are still plenty of secrets hiding beneath the surface, reported National Geographic.
(MORE: 50 Destinations with the Clearest, Bluest Water)
And then there are the Chocolate Hills of the Philippines. The hundreds of mysterious mounds are around 160 feet tall and are almost symmetrical and covered with grass. During the dry season the grass dies, giving them their characteristic color and name, says Atlas Obscura. Despite how perfectly formed they seem, the mounds aren't manmade and scientists are unsure about their origins, though they suspect the hills might have been formed by uplifted marine limestone, reported Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.
To see more fairy tale locations around the world, click through the slideshow above and let yourself be swept away by revery. Where would you run away to if you could live out your fairytale dreams?
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Drag & Drop in Navigator 4: Drag-Enabling Many Elements | WebReference
Drag & Drop in Navigator 4: Drag-Enabling Many Elements
Drag & Drop in Navigator 4:
drag-enabling many elements
There will be many cases where more than one element should be draggable. Instead of assigning event handlers to each such element, we will capture the required events for the whole document and then isolate the element the event was meant for.
First, initialize a global variable to track the element being dragged, if any. This variable, whichEl, will contain a null value if no element is being dragged, and the element itself if a drag is in progress.
whichEl = null;
At the end of the script, capture and assign the mousedown and mouseup events:
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN | Event.MOUSEUP); document.onmousedown = grabEl; document.onmouseup = dropEl;
But let's backtrack for a moment. First we must choose which elements will be draggable on our page. We can expand our example to four squares. There are many ways of listing the draggable elements. One way is listing them in an array. This method has the advantage of existing outside of the HTML. Another method, and more condusive to the cross-browser version we will be developing, is to mark the draggable elements by including a unique identifier in their ID. For example, the word "DRAG" appearing anywhere in the ID, allows three of these four elements to be dragged. Don't forget that they must be properly defined in <STYLE> or with the STYLE= attribute.
<DIV ID="elDRAGOne"></DIV> <DIV ID="elTwoDRAG"></DIV> <DIV ID="DRAGelThree"></DIV> <DIV ID="elFour"></DIV>
Our grabEl has to now be completely changed to accomodate more than one possible element. First off, we assign the page location of the mousedown to two variables for easier reference:
function grabEl(e) { mouseX = e.pageX; mouseY = e.pageY; }
We now create a for loop that will cycle through the document's layer array. All CSS-positioned elements are part of the layers array. First it checks to see if "DRAG" is part of the element's ID. If it isn't, it encounters the continue statement which loops execution back the increment expression. Whenever an element is encountered that is DRAGable, the loop checks if the mouse click occured within the element's page boundaries. An element's left boundary is, of course, its left property. Its right boundary is its clip width plus its left boundary, since we are concerned with the visible (clipped) part of the element, only.
for ( i=0; i<document.layers.length; i++ ) { tempLayer = document.layers[i]; if ( tempLayer.id.indexOf("DRAG") == -1 ) { continue } if ( (mouseX > tempLayer.left) && (mouseX < (tempLayer.left + tempLayer.clip.width)) && (mouseY > tempLayer.top) && (mouseY < (tempLayer.top + tempLayer.clip.height)) ) { whichEl = tempLayer; } } if (whichEl == null) { return }; currentX = e.pageX; currentY = e.pageY; document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE); document.onmousemove = moveEl; }
If the mousedown occurred in a draggable element, that element is assigned to whichEl. When the loop is finished, we check the value of whichEl. If whichEl is still null, no draggable element was found on the mousedown and the function returns. If an element was found, the function execution continues with the assignments to currentX and currentY, as before. We capture the mousemoves for the document and direct them to call moveEl.
The function to move one-of-many elements is exactly the same as that for a single element, except for the use of the whichEl variable.
function moveEl(e) { distanceX = (e.pageX - currentX); distanceY = (e.pageY - currentY); currentX = e.pageX; currentY = e.pageY;
whichEl.moveBy(distanceX,distanceY); }
Our dropEl function is called on all mouseups, so we modify it to release the document's mousemove capture, and to assign a null value to whichEl, since no element is now being dragged.
function dropEl() { document.releaseEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE); whichEl = null; }
Try this code on our four squares below. What is different in their behavior from the similar example on the front page?
The present example does not have the dragged elements floating above the rest, which is usually the expected default behaviour in draggable windows, etc.
A couple more lines of code will do it, however
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Created: Oct. 08, 1997
Revised: July 21, 1998
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Scary Movie V
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Scary Movie V
• Genre: Comedy, Horror
• Release Date: 2013-04-12 Nationwide
• Running Time: 85 min.
• Director: Malcolm Lee
• Producers: David Zucker, Phil Dornfeld
• Writers: David Zucker, David Zucker and Phil Dornfeld Pat Proft
• Distributor: The Weinstein Company
• Official Site: Scary Movie V Official Site
Picking up a mere seven years after the previous installment, Scary Movie V features no original cast members, no Wayans brothers producing (they bailed after No. 3) and a new director (first-timer Malcolm D. Lee). It's still terrible. For an alleged comedy, it's remarkably laugh-free; as insta-parody, it already feels dated (Inception references?). Some observations: I'd wager all the gold from The Italian Job there are more laughs in the Pain & Gain trailer than are to be had in the whole Scary Movie franchise. The appearances of the movie’s guest stars almost perfectly mirrors the descending order of the squandered potential of their prior acting careers: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Molly Shannon, Heather Locklear, Kate Walsh, Jasmine Guy, Darrell Hammond, Katt Williams, Jerry O'Connell. The Black Swan-inspired scene (don’t ask) in which Ashley Tisdale humps a microwave oven (really, don't) is only slightly more embarrassing than the entirety of High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Charlie Sheen calls his cat "Emilio." That was in the first five minutes, and it was the last time in the movie-- or the subsequent three days-- that I've come close to cracking a smile. Because Scary Movie V murdered my capacity to feel joy.
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Fred "Sonic" Smith
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Strip Show
Musically speaking, the Gaza Strippers put it all on.
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Surviving the Sixties
How John Sinclair went from being a White Panther to a blues scholar.
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Cyber Security Awareness Quiz 2011
Week 3: What You Can Do
Question 1 of 4
Which is the best way to protect the sensitive data on your computer when you leave for lunch?
1. Turn the monitor off
2. Activate the screensaver
3. Lock your computer with a password
4. Close all programs
Adapted from the Information Security Technology Quiz with permission from George Mason University and James Madison University
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WNUR Playlist
DJ:Doug Kaplan
Date:Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Time:9:00PM - 10:00PM
Start Artist Track Album
9:00pm Megaman2 Title
9:02pm The Nintendo Orchestra New Super Mario Bros Wii (Selections) Nintendo Wii
9:17pm Nobuo Uematsu Final Fanasy VI (Selections) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
9:36pm Michiru Yamane Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Selections) Play Station
10:01pm Bit Shifter Entire EP Information Chase
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