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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44025 | Meet Your Meat
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Meet Your Meat is a 2002 documentary about factory farming created by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), narrated by Alec Baldwin,[1] and directed by Bruce Friedrich and Cem Akin. The documentary explores the treatment of animals in modern animal agriculture (also known as industrial agriculture or factory farming). The film runs 12 minutes long.
The film documents several cases of cruelty to animals, including:
• Egg-laying hens live in crowded cages, six or seven hens to one battery cage the size of a file drawer.
• Cattle are castrated, their horns are removed and third-degree burns (livestock branding) are inflicted on them, all without anesthetic.
• Cows used for their milk have calves removed from them shortly after birth. These calves are sent to veal farms.
• Chickens bred and drugged to grow so quickly that their hearts, lungs, and limbs often can't keep up.
• Mother pigs (sows) are confined to gestation crates that are so small that the pigs cannot turn around or even lie down.
• Chickens' and turkeys' beaks are burned or cut off without anesthetic.
Hogs in a factory farm
Meet Your Meat helped influence Burger King to adopt more humane policies.[1][2]
See also[edit]
1. ^ a b "Alec Baldwin to receive award at PETA gala". USA Today. August 22, 2005.
2. ^ Villalva, Brittney R. (April 25, 2012). "Burger King Cage Free Announcement to Support Animal Rights (VIDEO)". The Christian Post.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44026 | Minimum-variance unbiased estimator
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In statistics a uniformly minimum-variance unbiased estimator or minimum-variance unbiased estimator (UMVUE or MVUE) is an unbiased estimator that has lower variance than any other unbiased estimator for all possible values of the parameter.
For practical statistics problems, it is important to determine the UMVUE if one exists, since less-than-optimal procedures would naturally be avoided, other things being equal. This has led to substantial development of statistical theory related to the problem of optimal estimation. While the particular specification of "optimal" here — requiring unbiasedness and measuring "goodness" using the variance — may not always be what is wanted for any given practical situation, it is one where useful and generally applicable results can be found.
Consider estimation of g(\theta) based on data X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n i.i.d. from some member of a family of densities p_\theta, \theta \in \Omega, where \Omega is the parameter space. An unbiased estimator \delta(X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n) of g(\theta) is UMVUE if \forall \theta \in \Omega,
\mathrm{var}(\delta(X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n)) \leq \mathrm{var}(\tilde{\delta}(X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n))
for any other unbiased estimator \tilde{\delta}.
If an unbiased estimator of g(\theta) exists, then one can prove there is an essentially unique MVUE. Using the Rao–Blackwell theorem one can also prove that determining the MVUE is simply a matter of finding a complete sufficient statistic for the family p_\theta, \theta \in \Omega and conditioning any unbiased estimator on it.
Further, by the Lehmann–Scheffé theorem, an unbiased estimator that is a function of a complete, sufficient statistic is the UMVUE estimator.
Put formally, suppose \delta(X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n) is unbiased for g(\theta), and that T is a complete sufficient statistic for the family of densities. Then
\eta(X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n) = \mathrm{E}(\delta(X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n)|T)\,
is the MVUE for g(\theta).
A Bayesian analog is a Bayes estimator, particularly with minimum mean square error (MMSE).
Estimator selection[edit]
An efficient estimator need not exist, but if it does and if it is unbiased, it is the MVUE. Since the mean squared error (MSE) of an estimator δ is
\operatorname{MSE}(\delta) = \mathrm{var}(\delta) +[ \mathrm{bias}(\delta)]^{2}\
the MVUE minimizes MSE among unbiased estimators. In some cases biased estimators have lower MSE because they have a smaller variance than does any unbiased estimator; see estimator bias.
Consider the data to be a single observation from an absolutely continuous distribution on \mathbb{R} with density
p_\theta(x) = \frac{ \theta e^{-x} }{(1 + e^{-x})^{\theta + 1} }
and we wish to find the UMVU estimator of
g(\theta) = \frac{1}{\theta^{2}}
First we recognize that the density can be written as
\frac{ e^{-x} } { 1 + e^{-x} } \exp( -\theta \log(1 + e^{-x}) + \log(\theta))
Which is an exponential family with sufficient statistic T = \mathrm{log}(1 + e^{-x}). In fact this is a full rank exponential family, and therefore T is complete sufficient. See exponential family for a derivation which shows
\mathrm{E}(T) = -\frac{1}{\theta},\quad \mathrm{var}(T) = \frac{1}{\theta^{2}}
\mathrm{E}(T^2) = \frac{2}{\theta^{2}}
Clearly \delta(X) = \frac{T^2}{2} is unbiased, thus the UMVU estimator is
\eta(X) = \mathrm{E}(\delta(X) | T) = \mathrm{E} \left( \left. \frac{T^2}{2} \,\right|\, T \right) = \frac{T^{2}}{2} = \frac{\log(1 + e^{-X})^{2}}{2}
This example illustrates that an unbiased function of the complete sufficient statistic will be UMVU.
Other examples[edit]
\frac{k+1}{k} m - 1,
where m is the sample maximum. This is a scaled and shifted (so unbiased) transform of the sample maximum, which is a sufficient and complete statistic. See German tank problem for details.
See also[edit]
Bayesian analogs[edit]
• Keener, Robert W. (2006). Statistical Theory: Notes for a Course in Theoretical Statistics. Springer. pp. 47–48, 57–58.
• Voinov V. G.,, Nikulin M.S. (1993). Unbiased estimators and their applications, Vol.1: Univariate case. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 521p. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44027 | Nim Li Punit
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Nim Li Punit
Nim Li Punit ballcourt.jpg
Ballcourt at Nim Li Punit Mayan ruins.
Country Belize
Nim Li Punit[pronunciation?] is a Maya Classic Period site in the Toledo District of the nation of Belize, located 40 kilometres north of the town of Punta Gorda, at 16° 19' N, 88° 47' 60W. Nim Li Punit is sometimes known as Big Hat or Top Hat; the name is Kekchi Maya language for "Big Hat", referring to the large elaborate head-dress on a stela sculpture found on site depicting one of the site's ancient kings.
Nim Li Punit is a medium-sized site from the Maya Classic Period, flourishing from the 5th century AD through the 8th century AD. It consists of structures around three plazas, including several step-pyramids, the tallest being 12.2 meters high. The site has a number of carved stelae illustrating the ancient city's rulers. Several stelae are in an unfinished state, suggesting a sudden halt to work. The site is near Belize's Southern Highway and is open to visitors subject to an admission charge.
Geography and geology[edit]
Nim Li Punit is situated in the foothills of the Maya Mountains with proximity to clear mountain streams. The Maya Mountains form a difficultly penetrated backdrop forest to the north and east, while the expansive somewhat swampy coastal lowlands adjoing the Caribbean Sea lie to the east Low lying swampland between the Sarstoon and Temash Rivers is situated to the south.. The site is within two kilometres of Belize's Southern Highway, accessed by an unpaved road. (The Southern Highway itself is unpaved in the vicinity of the site as well.) Area soils are relatively fertile for tropical standards, and explain the region's ability to support sizeable prehistoric settlements such as Nim Li Punit. Local sandstones are found in nearby stream and river beds, and these materials were used as the principal building stones for the site's structures and stelae. The Maya Mountains and foothills are among the oldest surface rock formations of Central America ; these Paleozoic sediments were uplifted about 200 million years ago in the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) and early Permian periods.[1]
The ancient city of Nim Li Punit was laid out in a fashion consistent with other Mayan lowland Classic Era sites, such as Lubaantun, Pusilha and Uxbenka; the latter two of these sites are deemed to have arisen earlier than the former two. Nim Li Punit is constructed in the Classic Period prototypical geometric form, using large amounts of fill material to achieve expansive level plazas and terraces;[2] furthermore, the arrangement of the major structures emulates the view of the Mayan cosmological world, setting the earth realm at the core, manifested by a dwelling of the ruler. The sky world is exhibited characteristically in the north by shrines and burial structures. The location of the ballcourt is intermediary, illustrating the position of this activity to represent perpetual conflict between the forces of life and death. The ballcourt is so well preserved, it appears ready to host a game.
It is thought that within the Plaza of the Stela in the South Group that there is an E Group geometry that would have been used for astronomical observations. For example, several monuments present before a long terrace known as Structure One, which mark the location of solstices and equinoxes. Unlike Lubaantun, where dry-stone construction was employed, the stone structures are cemented with Mayan mortar; moreover, the elaborate notched jointing often found in Lubaantun is absent in Nim Li Punit.[3]
Population and occupation[edit]
Stela with ruler with large head-dress or "Big Hat", namesake of Nim Li Punit
The peak population of Nim Li Punit is estimated to have been in the range of 5000 to 7000 people during the peak occupation Late Classic period.[4] Early occupiers of this site probably migrated from Guatemala, similar to the history of nearby Lubaantun. The peoples of Nim Li Punit are thought to have spoken a dialect of the Cholan language, which is that spoken in the Mayan heartland. Evidence from carved stelae document the site was active in the period 721 to 790 AD, based upon actual Mayan calendar dates inscribed on at least six different stones. As at many other Mayan sites occupation of Nim Li Punit ceased rather suddenly in the 9th century AD, probably associated with areawide overpopulation exceeding the region's carrying capacity of the then prevalent milpa farming system.[5] The Nim Li Punit population is thought to have been aligned with Mayan settlements such as Tikal in the Petén Basin region of Guatemala. The visitors' center indicates that this site had political and social connections with Copan in Honduras.
View from southwest edge of Nim Li Punit core looking southwest.
Nim Li Punit is situated in a locale rich in forest, soil, rock and other natural resources. These assets, coupled with proximity to ample flowing mountain streams, provided the aboriginal Maya at Nim Li Punit a resource base that allowed their civilisation to thrive. While most of the surrounding broadleaf tropical rainforest is secondary growth, due to the disturbance of the Maya themselves, there is considerable biodiversity of trees, herbs, mammals, birds, reptiles and other life forms. In addition to the soils being able to support basic prehistoric staple crops of beans and corn, there are diverse herbs in the vicinity known to have been used by the "ancient ones" for medicinal purposes.
Mammals found in the area include two primates: Yucatán Black Howler Monkey, Alouatta pigra and Central American Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroya. Numerous rodents are found here including the common Paca, Agouti paca. A variety of carnivores are present, such as the Cougar Puma concolor and Jaguar Panthera onca. Further, hosts of bats and birds frequent the present forest as they did the ancient forest.
Discovery and excavation[edit]
Open tomb at Nim Li Punit
Nim Li Punit was discovered in 1976 with initial explorations conducted by Norman Hammond of the British Museum-Cambridge University. Hammond produced the first site map and excavated a portion of the central plaza. Barbara McLeod of the University of Texas, Austin, then produced the first detailed analyses of stelae inscriptions. Richard Levanthal in 1983 bored test pits and surveyed the site as part of an overall southern Belize Mayan mapping project. In the 1990s minor excavations were conducted by the Belize Department of Archaeology under the supervision of John Morris and Juan Luis Bonor.
See also[edit]
1. ^ Katherine M. Emmons et al., ‘' Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary'‘, Producciones de la Hamaca, Belize and Orang-utan Press, Gays Mills, Wisconsin, USA (1996)
2. ^ The ancient Maya of the Belize Valley: half a century of archaeological research, ed. J.F.Garber, Gainesville University Press of Florida (2004)
4. ^ '‘Nim Li Punit'‘, published by the Department of Archaeology, Blmopan, Belize, Project ACP-RPR 544, Cubola Productions, March, 1999
5. ^ Jaime Awe, Maya Cities and Sacred Caves, Cubola Books ISBN 976-8161-11-6 (2006)
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Coordinates: 16°19′N 88°48′W / 16.317°N 88.800°W / 16.317; -88.800 |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44028 | Nix Nought Nothing
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Nix Nought Nothing is a fairy tale included in Joseph Jacobs's anthology, English Fairy Tales (1898), but is not in fact "English" in the strict sense, but rather his reworking of the Scottish tale "Nicht Nought Nothing," originally collected by Andrew Lang from an old woman in Morayshire, Scotland.
The story is of Aarne-Thompson folktale type 313, and has numerous cognates, very widely distributed. It also has close similarities to the Greek myth of Jason and Medea.
Lang transcribed the tale dictated by "Miss Margaret Craig of Darliston, Elgin" in the dialect of Morayshire, and published the tale, "Nicht Nought Nothing", in Revue Celtique III (1876-8)[1] The tale was also reprinted later and incorporated in his essay "A Far-travelled Tale" (1885).[2] Jacobs' version "Nix Nought Nothing" (1898) with the altered (Americanized?) title derives from Lang's Scottish tale.[3]
(Jacobs' modified version, except where otherwise noted — L indicates Lang's text, and J Jacobs' version)
A queen gave birth to a son while the king was away, and not wanting to christen him until his father returned, decreed that he should be called Nix Nought Nothing (L: Nicht Nought Nothing) until that time. The king was gone for a long time, and Nix Nought Nothing grew into a boy. As the king journeyed home, a giant offered to help him over a river in return for "Nix Nought Nothing," and the king, not knowing that he had a son by this name, agreed. When he learned what he had done, the king tried to give the giant the hen-wife's son, and then the gardener's son, but both of the boys betrayed their origin, and the giant killed them. In the end the royal couple had to give the prince to the giant.
The giant had a daughter, and she and the prince grew very fond of each other. When the prince was grown and the giant sent him to clean the stables, she summoned animals to clean it for him. When the giant sent him to empty a lake (L: loch), she summoned fish to drink it. When the giant commanded him to bring down a bird's nest from a tall tree without breaking any of the eggs, she cut off her fingers and toes to make a stairway, but during that adventure one egg broke. The prince and the giant's daughter decided to flee. The giant chased after them. The girl had Nix Nought Nothing throw down her comb, which became a brier, and then her hair dagger, which became a hedge of razors, and then she dashed a magic flask, which produced a wave that drowned the giant (L. lacks account of various means by which the daughter thwarted or drowned the giant; presumably the giant died by chance during pursuit. Jacobs' has woven in these details borrowing from other tales, acting upon Lang's suggestions.[4]).
The giant's daughter was too weary to go on, and sent Nix Nought Nothing on ahead of her to the king's castle. But the hen-wife whose son had died cursed him, and he fell into a deep slumber as soon as he arrived at the castle. The king and queen still did not recognize their grown son, and the king promised that whichever maiden can awaken the sleeping man shall marry him. (L. Nicht had already been given a head start even before the giant's pursuit began. No mention of curse or any cause for slumber. Promise for him to marry maiden who wakes him lacking.)
The giant's daughter finally arrived at the king's castle, and climbed a tree over a well to watch for the prince. But when her reflection fell on the surface of the water, the gardener's daughter who came to fetch water mistook the image for her own. She decided she was beautiful enough to be a contender to marry the sleeping stranger. After learning from the hen-wife a counteracting spell to ward off his sleepiness for as long as she wished, she succeeds in waking the prince for a while, and securing the promised marriage. Meanwhile, the gardener, doing his own water chore, had discovered the giant's daughter up in the tree, and brought her inside his house, breaking the news that his daughter is to marry the stranger, and showed her Nix Nought Nothing. (L. Gardener' daughter and wife, merely deceived by reflection into thinking they are too bonny to draw water from well. Giant's daughter learns from gardener Nicht's betrothal to king's daughter, i.e. his own sister.)
The giant's daughter now sang her imploring charm for her sleeping beloved to awaken, recalling all that she had done for him; it was to no avail. But she called him Nix Nought Nothing, and the king and queen learned that he was their own son. They made the gardener's daughter remove the spell, executed the hen-wife (J only), and married Nix Nought Nothing to the giant's daughter.
Reinhold Koehler (de), in a follow-up to the Revue Celtique publication notes several parallel folktales.[5] First is "The Battle of the Birds and its eight variants, Campbell's Popular Tales of the West Highlands #2. This is also the source from which Jacobs, acting on Lang's hint, borrows the detail about the heroine hurling an object (flask/water bladder) that turns into a lake to drown the giant.[4] It might be noted that one of the variants of this tale group, "Widow's son" is one that mentions the "Sword of Light", the Claidheamh Soluis, and other tales listed under that grouping contain similar plot elements and motifs.
From Ireland comes a similar tale, "The Three Tasks" (Carleton's Traits and Stories of Irish Peasantry, 1830);[5] as well as the "The Giant and his Royal Servant" (Patrick Kennedy, Fireside Stories of Ireland, 1870) which shares the element of the royal family's attempt to trick the giant by delivering a commoner's child as the prince's surrogate.[5]
Koehler can be further consulted for Russian, gypsy (Romani), Italian, Basque and French examples. In the Russian tale "Vasilissa the Wise and the Wate King", the heroine transforms the horses into Kissel and honey, and the enticed Water King gorges on them until he bursts.[6]
Lang's essay, "A Far-travelled Tale", argues that analogues are to be found even farther afield (Zululand, Madagascar, Samoa, among the Algonquian Indians, Japan, to add to the list).[2] He takes up "the formula of leaving obstacles behind" (Stith Thompson motif D672. Obstacle flight) and lists counterparts such as the story of Śṛingabhuja in the Kathasaritsagara,[7] Russian stories of "Vasilissa the Wise and the Wate King" and the Japanese mythological tale of Izanagi casting combs and headdresses to throw off the "ugle woman of Hades" (actually eight women, called Yomotsu-shikome). As noted in the #Synopsis, Jacobs adapted odds and bits from these analogues to repair the defect (lacuna) that Lang detected in his own raw collected version.
Lang notes similarity of Nix Nought Nothing with the Greek tale of Jason and Medea. The sorceress assists in the quest of the Golden Fleece when she "throws behind the mangled remains of her own brother, Apsyrtos" to stop the Colchians in pursuit.
An American English variant was read by Mr Newell before the Folk-Lore Congress entitled Lady Feather Flight. Mr Newell suggests that Shakespeare's Tempest has mythic resonances with this tale.[8]
See also[edit]
1. ^ Lang, Andrew (1876–1878). "Nicht Nought Nothing". Revue Celtique 3: 374–376.
2. ^ a b Lang, Andrew (1885). Custom and Myth. New York: Harper and Brothers. ASIN B002WTOZ6M.
3. ^ Jacobs, Joseph (1898). "VII. Nix Nought Nothing". English fairy tales, collected by J. Jacobs. London: David Nutt. pp. 33–40, 235–6.
4. ^ a b Lang 1885, pp. 87–8, Custom and Myth. Lang says that in his original tale are lacuna (missing parts), and likely the heroine throws certain objects that turn into obstacles, including "a lake, in which the giant was drowned". He says "a comb which changes into a thicket" is a stock item, and footnotes the tale "The Battle of the Birds," where a "bladder of water" turns into a fresh-water loch.
5. ^ a b c Koehler, Reinhold (1876–1878). "Observation sur le conte précédent (cont. from Nicht Nought Nothing)". Revue Celtique 3: 376–378.
6. ^ Ralston, W.R.S.(William Ralston Shedden) (1873). Russian Folk-tales. London: Smith, Elder, & Company. pp. 120–132.
7. ^ Penzer tr., volume III, p.228 (Internet archive)
8. ^ Lang 1885, p. 74
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44029 | North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
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The North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) is an international organization established under the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean from October 1 1983.
The organization's mission is to contribute through consultation and cooperation to the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks.
Its headquarters are in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
current organization participants
other convention signatories
Current participants (since 1984): Canada, Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland), the European Union, Norway, Russian Federation, and the United States of America.
Former participants:
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44030 | Peckham Boys
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Peckham Boys (Black Gang) Current Bosses Are Raver (Calton) and Spender (Clark and Giggs half brother). Giggs is also a very respected figure Popular members includes: SN1 - Giggs (Boss and Leader), Kyze (Boss), Raver (General), Spender (General), Knuckles, Joe Grind, Foss, Young Giggs, Gunna Dee, Ninja, Tiny Boost (Promoted From PYG), Termz (RIP), Tiny Giggs (RIP) OPB - Killa Ki, Billy Da Kid, Capo, Ross, Taz (RIP), Lil Taz S.I - Snap Capone, Butch, Nuttie, Tem, Blackz, Rico PYG - Young Spender (Young Spendkid), Tiny Boost (Tiny Taz), Young Butch (Gritz), Shockz (Young Nuttie), Young Killa (Ceej), Young Lap, CS, Tiny Darks, Stigs (Tiny Butch), Young Size, Shaqavelly, M1 (Young Gunna Dee) Other well known memebers are Danger da Realist, Prover, Fem Felon, Jungle, Tiny Nuttie, Troopz, JJ, YR, Colours, Young Raver (Boss), Jack Da Ripper and many others
Founded 1990s (Although periodically replaced since the 1970s)
Founding location Peckham, South London, England
Years active 1990s to present
Territory Peckham (SE15), Walworth Road (SE17) and South Bermondsey (SE15/SE16)
Criminal activities Murder, Drug trafficking, Robbery, Attempted Murder
Rivals Gas Gang (Brixton) (Former), OC (Brixton), Brooklyn (Old Kent Road) (Now a music group under the name, STP), 031 (Stockwell)
"black gang" redirects here. For ship engine room crew, see Black gang (ship).
The Peckham Boys, also referred to as Black Gang,[1] are a gang based in Peckham, South London.[2][3] Southwark Council has identified the Peckham Young Guns (PYG), Anti/GMG and Spare No1 (SN1) as currently the most active sets of the Peckham Boys.[4]
Mid 2000s[edit]
Peak of conflict with the Ghetto Boys[edit]
In October 2004, the Peckham Boys and Ghetto Boys had an infamous shootout outside the Urban Music Awards, held in the Barbican Centre, London. During the shootout at least 18[5] shots were exchanged. One stray shot hit an innocent by-stander, Helen Kelly. The underwire of her bra deflected the bullet, preventing fatal injury.[6] Linton Ambursley from Lewisham, a Ghetto Boys member, was jailed for 12 years after admitting wounding with intent.[7]
On 17 September 2006, a man was shot and stabbed to death on the Woodpecker Estate in New Cross by the Peckham Boys, after being mistaken for a member of the Ghetto Boys. He was attacked by a group of approximately 30 Peckham Boys, who had travelled to New Cross on bicycles.[8] As of 2010 the murder remains unsolved, as do 5 other recent murders on the Woodpecker Estate.[9] That same night, a man was chased in Deptford by approximately 30-40 youths before being stabbed, but survived.[10]
In November 2006, the Peckham Boys made it into the list of Time Out Magazine's top 100 'Movers and Shakers' for the year 2006.[11] It is a list of the most influential groups or organisations in London.[12]
Late 2000s[edit]
In September 2007, a leader of the Peckham Boys, Raver, was jailed after being found in possession of a Mac 10 sub-machine gun, three handguns, two silencers, 379 rounds of ammunition, 60,000 fake ecstasy pills, 10 ounces of cannabis and thousands of pounds-worth of cocaine.[13]
In October 2008, during an exchange of shots between a member of the Ghetto Boys and a Peckham Boys member, Polish care worker Magda Pniewska was hit by a stray bullet and died. The shootout occurred in New Cross.[14]
In September 2008, police conducted dawn raids on suspected members of the Peckham Boys gang. It is believed that the group conducted 120 robberies in what police have called a "prolific" criminal enterprise. The gang are believed to have used knives, machetes, crowbars, guns and heavy screwdrivers to ensure that their operations were successful. Those arrested were between their mid-20s and mid-30s.[15][16]
In July 2009, a 13-year-old boy was stabbed five times in Camberwell by the OC (Organised Crime) Gang, in a street battle with the PYG Gang from Peckham.[17]
In September 2009, a member of the Brixton-based OC gang was jailed for shooting a bystander dead, when attempting to murder two youths from the PYG gang. The attack was in retaliation for an incident earlier that day, in which an OC member was shot by PYG.[18]
Early 2010s[edit]
In August 2010, the Metropolitan Police announced that they had convicted several members of the Shoot Instant Gang (an offshoot of the Peckham Boys), on charges of dealing class A drugs. The convictions were a result of a raid on Southwark-based gang members, in which a total of 80 people were arrested.[19]
On 6 September 2010, a member of the Peckham Boys, George Ogaba aka Taz (Young Taz/ G.O), was killed after his motorcycle was rammed by a car in Peckham. His death followed an earlier non-fatal shooting on the Lettsom Estate in Camberwell.[20] Hours later, Rio McFarlane was visiting a makeshift shrine for George, when he was murdered in a drive-by shooting. Rio McFarlane was friends with the footballer Rio Ferdinand.[21][4]
In December 2010, 17-year-old Sylvester Akapalara was shot dead on the Pelican Estate in Peckham. Akapalara was caught up in a claimed gang related dispute.[22]
In April 2011, a member of the Peckham Boys, 'Kyze' and 'JJ', was jailed for shooting a rival in the arm with a glock pistol. The individual is said to have links with the rapper Giggs.[23]
In July 2011, a member of the Peckham Boys was jailed for a minimum of 32 years for arranging an execution from his prison cell.[20] Ola Apena, linked to the 'Shoot Instant' branch of the Peckham Boys,[4] arranged the execution-style murder and burning of teenager Samuel Ogunro in 2010, to prevent him from snitching.
In February 2012, three members of the Peckham Boys received life imprisonment for the murder of 18-year-old Daniel Graham in East Dulwich. The victim was stabbed 24 times by the GMG set of the gang, on a main road in full view of passengers on a 176 bus and passing traffic. It is rumored they have since been released as "YR" released a song called "Jail Pain" on the 10th November 2013, which shows all three members together; in "Jail Pain" he makes references to all three getting 86 years in total. [24]
In February 2012, a member of the SN1 set of the Peckham Boys was jailed for 8 years, for causing over £1 million worth of damage during the 2011 London riots.[25]
In May 2012, two members of the GMG set of the Peckham Boys were jailed for life, for the murder of 17-year-old athlete Sylvester Akapalara and attempted murder of two others. The GMG gang also warned Peckham residents against snitching.[26]
In April 2014, a man was sentenced to a minimum of 35 years in prison for the shooting of Rio MacFarlane in Peckham. The victim was an innocent bystander in a shootout between the Peckham Young Guns (PYG) and Lettsom Boys.[27]
1. ^ Blunden, Mark (3 March 2011). "Teenager served with gang Asbo 'is planning human rights appeal". Evening Standard (London). Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. ^ Laville, Sandra (10 August 2006). "Brothers who terrorised streets since age of 10 and 11". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 22 May 2010.
3. ^ Bowcott, Owen (4 March 2011). "Council seeks more 'gang injunctions'". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 13 March 2011. Local gangs such as the Peckham Boys, alternatively known as SN1 (Spare No One), have broken into smaller groups.
4. ^ a b c "Gang Injunctions - are they up to the job?". Local Government Lawyer. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
5. ^ "18 shots fired in Barbican gang fight | News". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
6. ^ Woman saved when bra stops bullet
7. ^ Ashford, Ben (9 May 2007). "Shot Billy had a gun too". The Sun (London).
8. ^ Bennetto, Jason (23 September 2006). "Gang war returns to streets where Damilola died". The Independent (London). Retrieved 22 May 2010.
9. ^ "NEW CROSS: Mother speaks out over Woodpecker estate unsolved murders (From News Shopper)". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
10. ^ "Five arrested over stabbing murder (From News Shopper)". 2006-09-20. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
11. ^ "London's 100 top movers and shakers 2006". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
13. ^ "Peckham gang leader faces jail". Thisislondon. 12-09-2007. Retrieved 2010-01-28. Check date values in: |date= (help)
14. ^ Sullivan, Mike (12-09-2007). "Gang crossfire kills nurse". London: The Sun. Retrieved 2010-08-19. Check date values in: |date= (help)
15. ^ Laville, Sandra (24 September 2008). "Seven held in swoop on armed robbery suspects". The Observer (London).
16. ^ Singh, Rob (23 September 2008). "Seven held in swoop on Peckham Boys gang". Evening Standard.
17. ^ "‘Kidnappers’ stab boy, 13, five times". 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
18. ^ "Teenage gunman jailed for 32 years for killing innocent student at Costcutter | Mail Online". London: 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2010-08-10. Mr Atkinson said: 'The OC gang had to respond in order to maintain their credibility. 'This gang revenge attack brought about Ryan's death.' Later five OC gang members on three mopeds chased two PYG members down Camberwell Road.
19. ^ Davenport, Robert (6 August 2010). "80 arrests in raids on Southwark gangs". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. After one operation 49 people were charged with 212 offences, mostly involving Class-A drugs. Twenty-six people have been convicted of drug-related offences — with some receiving jail sentences — and others are awaiting trial. Some of those convicted were members of the Shoot Instant Gang, an offshoot of the Peckham Boys.
20. ^ a b Moore-Bridger, Benedict (10 September 2010). "Footballer in drive-by attack was victim of ‘post-code war’". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2010-12-01.
21. ^ "Rio Ferdinand grief over shot pal". News of the World. 12 September 2010.
22. ^ Chandler, Mark (20 October 2011). "Teenage athlete Sylvester Akapalara 'hunted down and shot by gang' in Peckham". News Shopper.
23. ^ "Gangster who called himself 'the number one hitman' jailed over gun violence". Evening Standard. 18 April 2011.
24. ^ "Gang members get life terms for East Dulwich bus murder". BBC News. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
25. ^ "Cross-eyed Peckham riots arsonist Andrew Burls jailed for eight years". The Metro. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
26. ^ "'Snitch and we'll come for you' Peckham gang GMG's chilling warning to locals after gunning down innocent teen". Evening Standard. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
27. ^ "Facing life: drug dealer who shot dead family friend of England star Rio Ferdinand". Evening Standard. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
External links[edit]
• [1] Just another day of gang warfare in Peckham
• [2] Tale of the untouchables
• [3] The Peckham Boy Story
• London Street Gangs London gangs resource website |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44031 | Peter Vardy (businessman)
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Peter Vardy
Sir Peter Vardy (born 4 March 1947) is a British businessman and philanthropist from Houghton-le-Spring in Sunderland. His business interests have been mainly in the automotive retail business. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2009 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 388th with an estimated fortune of £140million.[1]
He attended the Chorister School in Durham (1956–1961)[2] and Durham School.[3]
Business interests[edit]
Vardy took control of the car dealership Reg Vardy plc in 1976, after the death of the founder Reg Vardy, his father. In the late 1970s he was successful in acquiring franchises to sell various brands in the UK. From 1982 he expanded into the volume car market, first with British manufacturers and subsequently with European and Japanese marques. In January 2006 the dealership was sold to Pendragon, the largest UK car dealership chain, for £506m. Vardy stepped down as Chief Executive the following month.
Vardy was awarded the inaugural Industry Personality of the Year Award in a round of Automotive Management Awards and received a knighthood for services to education in the Queen's Birthday Honours list of 2001.[4]
In May 2006, the Vardy Group of Companies was launched in Durham, comprising the Vardy Property Group, launched by his elder son Richard; and Peter Vardy Ltd, launched by Peter Vardy (grandson of Reg Vardy) who had previously been general manager of Rossleigh Jaguar Edinburgh.[5]
Educational and philanthropic work[edit]
Vardy operates a philanthropic group, The Vardy Foundation, supporting several community causes.[6]
He has worked to involve business in education,[4] and funded the building of a City Technology College in Gateshead and three Academies, in Middlesbrough, Thorne and Blyth. These four schools form the Emmanuel Schools Foundation,[7] a coalition of schools with a Christian ethos based in the north of England. The schools have received Ofsted ratings from "good" to "outstanding".[8] In October 2010, Vardy transferred sponsorship of the schools to the United Learning Trust, another sponsor of academies but one with a mixed record of success to date, as noted in The Guardian article of 5 November 2009 entitled "ULT ordered to halt expansion".[9]
Vardy has stated that widespread reports that he is a creationist are incorrect,[8] and that he has a very traditional view about how science should be taught. In an interview with the BBC Today programme,[10] Vardy said: "I believe that God created the earth and created man in his own image; quite how long it took him I don't know". However Nigel McQuoid, former director of schools at the Emmanuel Schools Foundation and former Principal of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and The King's Academy, publicly took a recognisably creationist stance, claiming that creation was a theory and evolution a "position of faith".[11] In January 2011, Vardy won a claim in the British High Court against Tribune over claims it had made about the Emmanuel Schools teaching creationism.[12] More recently Sir Peter has begun to support homeless people. People, who through alcohol and drug misuse or on leaving custodial sentences, find themselves without a home.[13] The Vardy Foundation is partnering with Betel International[14] who operate 80 homes across the world and have 25 years' experience in this work.[15] The Foundation plans to open three centres in the North East providing a home, meaningful work and somewhere to belong. The first opened in Hexham in September 2011.[16]
Vardy's other current focus is preventing children going into the care system and finding ways to keep families together, working with the group Safe Families for Children,[17][not in citation given] an established charity in the USA which in the last five years has helped over 10,000 families in crisis by early intervention support.[citation needed] He has set up a team to pilot a faith-based initiative in the North East region across all eleven Local Authorities.[18] SFFC UK[19] is currently in the process of recruiting 1,000 volunteers and in May 2014 will roll out SFFC across the whole of the UK.[20]
1. ^ Sunday Times Rich List 2009 online edition
2. ^ Chorister School website
3. ^ VARDY, Sir Peter in Who's Who 2007 online at (accessed 20 October 2007)
4. ^ a b Business honours: Services to education, BBC News, 15 June 2001
5. ^ Peter Vardy Ltd in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2009 List
6. ^ The Vardy Foundation, Registered Charity no. 328415 at the Charity Commission
7. ^ Emmanuel Schools Foundation website
8. ^ a b They aren't faith schools and they don't select, The Guardian, 5 December 2006
9. ^ ULT ordered to halt expansion, The Guardian, 5 November 2009
10. ^ Interview (RealAudio stream), Today programme, BBC, 15 April 2006.
11. ^ Revealed: Blair's link to schools that take the Creation literally, The Independent, 13 June 2004
12. ^ Sir Peter Vardy wins High Court apology, The Journal, 11 January 2011
13. ^ [1], Charity shop furnishes broken people with a fresh start in life, News and Star, 21 November 2012
14. ^ Betel International website
15. ^ Betel UK website
16. ^ [2], Charity is branching out, Hexham Courant, 25 December 2013
17. ^ SFFC USA website
18. ^ [3], Sir Peter Vardy introduces Safe Families movement to North East England, The Journal, 8 June 2013
19. ^ SFFC UK website
20. ^ [4], Sir Peter Vardy reveals plans to help deprived families, The Journal, 13 June 2012
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44032 | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Directed by K. S. Adhiyaman
Produced by Thenappan P. L.
Written by K. S. Adhiyaman (dialogues)
Screenplay by K. S. Adhiyaman
Story by K. S. Adhiyaman
Starring Madhavan
Ramesh Khanna
Music by Bharathwaj
Cinematography Sriram
Edited by Udhaya Shankar
Release dates
• 14 April 2005 (2005-04-14)
Running time
158 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
Priyasakhi is a 2005 Tamil film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman. This film was the first ever Indian film to be dubbed into Zulu. The movie stars Madhavan, Sadha, Aishwarya, Ramesh Khanna, Madhubala, Manobala, Kovai Sarala and Rehman. The film is a contemporary Indian take on life and pregnancy topics. Adiyaman also adapted the same screenplay in Hindi as Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar with Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty in the lead. Production was finished in 2004, but the film was only released in 2005.
Soundtrack album by Bharadwaj
Released 2005
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label New Music
Producer Bharadwaj
The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by Bharadwaj.
• Kangalinal
• Oh Priyasakhi
• Mudhal Mudhal
• Mudhal Mudhal (Female)
• Chinna Magaraniye
• Anbu Alaipayuthe
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44033 | Psalm 111
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Psalm 111 is the 111th psalm from the Book of Psalms.
Psalm 111 and 112 are the only Psalms that are acrostic by phrase in the Bible;[1] that is, each 7-9 syllable phrase begins with each letter of the Hebrew alphabet in order.
This is a Psalm of praise to God for:
• His great works v.2
• His enduring Righteousness v.3
• His grace and compassion v.4
• His provision v.5
• Truth and Justice v.7
• Redemption for His people v.9
• Granting of wisdom to those who revere him v.10
1. ^ Pratico, Gary Basics of Bible Hebrew p.6 Copyright 2001
2. ^ The Complete Artscroll Machzor for Rosh Hashanah page 323, 461
3. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 2 |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44035 | RNZAF Base Ohakea
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RNZAF Base Ohakea
Ensign of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.svg
Airport type Military
Operator RNZAF
Location Bulls, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL 164 ft / 50 m
Coordinates 40°12′22″S 175°23′16″E / 40.20611°S 175.38778°E / -40.20611; 175.38778Coordinates: 40°12′22″S 175°23′16″E / 40.20611°S 175.38778°E / -40.20611; 175.38778
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 8,021 2,445 Asphalt
09L/27R 1,887 575 Grass
15/33 6,998 2,133 Asphalt
RNZAF Base Ohakea is an operational base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Opened in 1939, it is located near Bulls, 25 km north west of Palmerston North in the Manawatu. It is also a diversion landing point for civilian aircraft. The base's motto is Defensio per vires (Latin for defence through strength).[1]
Early days[edit]
An air base was originally proposed in the area in 1927, when Ohakea was selected as the most suitable site for a mooring mast for airships of the British Imperial Airship service.[2] It was proposed to build one mast for a demonstration flight, with the potential for expansion to a full airship base with three masts, airship sheds and hydrogen production. However, there was no point in going ahead with the development of the site without a commitment from the Australian Government to build masts to provide bases in that country. When the Australian Government declined to build masts, the New Zealand Government declined likewise.
1930s development[edit]
In 1935 the Labour government committed to an expansion of the military air service at the expense of the navy, seeing this as a way of reducing the total defence vote. At the end of 1935 the government accepted an air service expansion plan developed by RAF Wing Commander Ralph Cochrane.[3]
The plan called for several new bases, with a major development at Ohakea, which would be home to 30 Wellington bombers on order for the RNZAF. Two large hangars (now hangars 2 and 3) were authorised to house the aircraft, to be designed by the Department of Public Works chief design engineer Charles Turner. Turner decided to build the hangars as monolithic reinforced concrete structures because structural steel could not be obtained in sufficient quantities without delays, while concrete and reinforcing steel could be delivered immediately. The same limitation forced Turner to adopt concrete doors. The arched hangars spanned 61 metres, with a height of 18 metres. The expense of the steel centering was spread across four hangars, as another two similar structures were ordered for Whenuapai air base in Auckland. The two Ohakea hangars were completed in 1939, at a cost of about £76,750 each.
Ultimately, the Wellington bombers for which the hangars were built never arrived, as they were donated to Britain at the start of the Second World War, forming the The New Zealand Squadron. However, the hangars have been in continuous use since their construction, and (re-roofed in steel) remain in use today.[4]
Military service[edit]
During the Second World War, Ohakea was the RNZAF's main training base for operational conversion to fighters, observers/navigators for medium bombers and air gunners. After the war, Nos 14, 42 and 75 Squadrons were re-formed at Ohakea, and No.1 Repair Depot relocated from Hamilton.
In August 1966 No. 1 Flying Training School RNZAF at Wigram was renamed Pilot Training Squadron (PTS).[5]
Since the end of the war Ohakea has been the RNZAF's strike base, with Nos 14 and 75 Squadrons resident. A long-time resident, No 42 Squadron relocated to Whenuapai in 1984 to allow the relocation of No 2 Squadron to HMAS Albatross, Nowra, Australia in 1991. In 1993, RNZAF flying training previously carried out at Wigram by the Pilot Training Squadron RNZAF and the Central Flying School RNZAF moved to Ohakea.[5] Also in 1993 a new aviation wing of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum was opened at Ohakea. Nos 14 and 75 Squadrons disbanded in November 2001, and No 42 Squadron relocated back to Ohakea in January 2002. There are currently around 650 personnel based at Ohakea.[citation needed]
A plan to consolidate all RNZAF operations at Ohakea was abandoned in March 2009 as part of a change of policy on the part of the incoming National Government who chose to retain two operational air bases, Ohakea and Whenuapai, for use by the RNZAF.[6]
No. 14 Squadron RNZAF is to reform in 2015 to take up the initial pilot training role with the new T-6C Texan IIs. This will mean the disbandment of Pilot Training Squadron.
14 Squadron Vampire on permanent gate duty at Ohakea.
Stationed units[edit]
Other Units[edit]
Civilian functions[edit]
Ohakea is a secondary diversion airport for heavy civilian aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Boeing 777 if both Auckland and Christchurch airports are temporarily closed. Ohakea does not have the facilities to process that number of passengers, so the aircraft must wait for either Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch airports to reopen.
Ohakea has been the subject of a feasibility study into mixed-use military and civilian freight capability, which has included lengthening the main runway to accommodate the Boeing 747.[8]
1. ^ http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/9440?page=17
2. ^ Re: airship base
3. ^ Wright, Matthew, Kiwi Air Power: the History of the RNZAF, Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd, 1998, ISBN 0-7900-0625-1, pp 25-29 ]
4. ^ Wright, Matthew, New Zealand’s Engineering Heritage 1870 - 2000, Reed Books (Auckland) Ltd, 1999, ISBN 0-7900-0690-1, pp 89-91]
5. ^ a b http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/what-we-do/training-elements/pilot.htm
6. ^ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0903/S00450.htm
7. ^ Webb, Darryn (December 2013). "488 Wing" (PDF). Air Force News. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
8. ^ [1]
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44036 | Regent Hall
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Coordinates: 51°30′53″N 0°8′35″W / 51.51472°N 0.14306°W / 51.51472; -0.14306
Regent Hall
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Salvation Army
The Regent Hall is a Salvation Army centre on London's Oxford Street. It is one of the oldest centres in London [1] having been founded by the founder of the army, William Booth in 1882.[2] The church is known across the world as the "Rink", because it was formerly a skating rink.[2]
The hall is known for its music, both for its own brass band which tours internationally,[3] and as a venue for visiting artists.[4]
The present officers are Majors Graham and Dawn Mizon, who succeeded Major Ray and Major Pat Brown.[5] in 2012.
1. ^ "An Army To Be Saved". Time. 1971-01-04. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
2. ^ a b "Returning 'home'". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
3. ^ "KEEPING TIME WITH THE BAND". The Sacramento Bee. 1999-01-05. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
4. ^ "Kia ora from London town". The New Zealand Herald. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
5. ^ "Salvation Army U.K. National Congress Sees Revival of the Christ-Centred Body". Christian Today. 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44038 | Richard Alsop
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Richard Alsop
Born January 23, 1761
Died August 20, 1815
Richard Alsop (1761–1815) was an American author from the Alsop family of Middletown, Connecticut.
Richard Alsop was born January 23, 1761. His father (1727–1776) and son were also named Richard Alsop, which has led to confusion in historical sources. His mother was Abigail Sackett.[1] He was a member of the literary group called the Hartford Wits, and contributed verse to the Political Greenhouse and the Echo.[2]
This Richard Alsop was not a merchant, as is sometimes stated. Although he translated a work on Chile (largely from an Italian edition), he never traveled to South America or anywhere else abroad. (The Richard Alsop who made a fortune trading in Peru and Chile in the 1820s was his son.)
His sister Abigail Alsop married Theodore Dwight (1764-1846). He married Mary Wyllis and died on August 20, 1815 in Long Island, New York.[1]
2. ^ "Alsop, Richard". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. (subscription required)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44039 | Robin Jenkins
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This article is about the Scottish novelist. For the English cricketer, see Robin Martin-Jenkins. For the American role-playing game designer, see Robin Jenkins (game designer).
Robin Jenkins
Robin Jenkins.jpg
Born John Robin Jenkins
(1912-09-11)11 September 1912
nr. Cambuslang, Scotland
Died 24 February 2005(2005-02-24) (aged 92)
Occupation Novelist
Nationality Scottish
Citizenship Scottish
Alma mater University of Glasgow
Period 1950-2005
Genre Scottish literature
Notable works The Cone Gatherers
Notable awards OBE
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun prize
2008 lifetime achievement
Robin Jenkins OBE (11 September 1912 – 24 February 2005) was a Scottish writer of thirty published novels, the most celebrated being The Cone Gatherers. He also published two collections of short stories.
Robin Jenkins was born John Robin Jenkins in Flemington near Cambuslang in 1912;[1] his father died when John was only seven years old and he and his three siblings were brought up by his mother in straitened circumstances. However, he won a bursary to attend the former Hamilton Academy then a famous fee-paying school.[2] The theme of escaping circumstances through education at such a school was to form the basis of Jenkins's later novel Happy for the Child (1953) [3] Winning a scholarship, he subsequently studied Literature at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1936. During the Second World War, he registered as a conscientious objector and was sent to work in forestry (a theme that would re-appear in The Cone Gatherers). Upon the release of his first novel, So Gaily Sings the Lark in 1951, he shortened his writing name to 'Robin Jenkins'.
In the early years of his writing career, Jenkins worked as an English and History teacher. In the 1950s, he taught at Riverside Senior Secondary in Glasgow's East End and later moved with his family to Dunoon where he taught at the prestigious Dunoon Grammar School. He also spent four formative years at the Gaya School in Sabah, Borneo, living there with his wife May and their children. Before that, he had held British Council teaching posts in both Kabul and Barcelona.[4]
His best-known novel, The Cone Gatherers, is based upon his forestry work as a conscientious objector and is often studied in Scottish schools. While The Cone Gatherers has been criticised as being devoid of any real sense of place, other novels such as The Thistle and the Grail, his 1954 football story, paint vivid pictures of more accessible settings. His writing typically touches on many themes, including morality, the struggle between good and evil, war, class and social justice. Just Duffy is another of his novels which focuses on such themes, in a style which has been compared to that of the earlier Scottish writer, James Hogg.
Jenkins was awarded the OBE in 1999 and in 2003 received the Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun prize from the Saltire Society for his lifetime achievement. His portrait, by Jennifer McRae, is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland. The Robin Jenkins Literary Award has been established in his name.[5]
Robin Jenkins died in 2005, aged 92; his novel The Pearl-fishers was published posthumously in 2007.
• So Gaily Sings the Lark (1950)
• Happy for the Child (1953)
• The Thistle and the Grail (1954)
• The Cone Gatherers (1955)
• Guests of War (1956)
• The Missionaries (1957)
• The Changeling (1958)
• Love Is a Fervent Fire (1959)
• Some Kind of Grace (1960)
• Dust on the Paw (1961)
• The Tiger of Gold (1962)
• A Love of Innocence (1963)
• The Sardana Dancers (1964)
• A Very Scotch Affair (1968)
• Holy Tree (1969)
• The Expatriates (1971)
• A Toast to the Lord (1972)
• Far Cry from Bowmore and Other Stories (1973) (short story collection)
• A Figure of Fun (1974)
• A Would-be Saint (1978)
• Fergus Lamont (1979)
• The Awakening of George Darroch (1985)
• Just Duffy (1988)
• Poverty Castle (1991)
• Willie Hogg (1993)
• Leila (1995)
• Lunderston Tales (1996) (short story collection)
• Matthew and Sheila (1998)
• Poor Angus (2000)
• Childish Things (2001)
• Lady Magdalen (2003)
• The Pearl-fishers (2007)
1. ^ Black and White Publishing, author's biography Retrieved 20 October 2010
2. ^ Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine, February 1950, feature on Hamilton Academy in the article series 'Famous Scottish Schools'
3. ^ The Association for Scottish Literary Studies - Robin Jenkins's Fiction Retrieved 20 October 2010
4. ^ Books from Scotland - biography, Robin Jenkins Retrieved 20 October 2010
5. ^ The Robin Jenkins Literary Award Retrieved 20 October 2010
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44040 | Savoia-Marchetti S.55
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Savoia-Marchetti S.55
Aeroflot Savoia-Marchetti S.55P.jpg
An S.55P of Aeroflot circa 1933
Role Flying boat
Manufacturer Savoia-Marchetti
Designer Alessandro Marchetti
First flight August 1924
Introduction 1926
Retired 1945
Primary users Società Idrovolanti Alto Italia (Savoia)
Regia Aeronautica
Number built 243+
Variants Savoia-Marchetti S.66
Design and development[edit]
Operational history[edit]
A Romanian S.55 in 1943
The Brazilian João Ribeiro de Barros and his crew of three made an Atlantic crossing in S.55 "Jahú" on 24 April 1927. Departing from Santiago Island, he crossed the Atlantic in "Jahú" and landed at Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil.
The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 made a number of early crossings of the Atlantic Ocean at a time when doing so was still a very risky and challenging venture, starting when the Plus Ultra, a Spanish Dornier Wal piloted by Ramón Franco, crossed from Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in January 1926, then Santa Maria under Francesco de Pinedo took off from Dakar, Senegal to Pernambuco, Brazil on 13 February 1927. This was three months before Charles Lindbergh's solo crossing, but nearly 8 years after Alcock and Brown had completed the first non-stop crossing in 1919 in a Vickers Vimy. After crossing the aircraft was traded to Brazil for coffee beans.
The Italian Air Marshall of the time, Italo Balbo became famous for organizing a squadron of S.55s for Atlantic crossings, culminating in his 1933 flight with 24 aircraft to Chicago's Century of Progress International Exposition. On 1 July 1933, General Balbo commanded a flight of S-55s from Orbetello, Italy, completing the flight in just over 48 hours, maintaining a tight "V" formation. These large fleets of aircraft were sometimes called a "Balbo".
The aircraft went on to serve in the Regia Aeronautica as a long-range bomber and patrol aircraft, but by World War II, the last S.55s were no longer serviceable and were in reserve.
Surviving aircraft[edit]
The last remaining example is preserved in Brazil, at the TAM "Asas de um sonho" museum, at São Carlos, São Paulo. The aircraft, registered I-BAUQ and named "Jahú", was the S.55 used by Cmdr. João Ribeiro de Barros in his crossing of the South Atlantic in 1927.[2]
Prototypes and original production model delivered from 1927 to 1930, 90 built, including two prototypes.
Civil variant delivered from 1925 to 1926, eight built.
Improved civil variant with enlarged hull for 10 passengers and enclosed cockpits delivered from 1928 to 1932, 23 built.
Military variant delivered with 418 kW (560 hp) Fiat A.22R engines, 16 built.
Variant with some wood structures replaced by metal, seven built by Piaggio in 1930.
S.55 Scafo Allargato
Widened and deepened hull and enclosed cockpits, 16 built by Savoia-Marchetti and 16 built by CANT.
S.55 Scafo Allargatissimo
Variant with greatly enlarged hull, 20 built by Savoia-Marchetti, 16 built by Macchi and six built by CANT.
Variant fitted with Isotta-Fraschini Asso 750 engines for North Atlantic formation flights, later armed and used as a reconnaissance-bomber. 25 built.
Civil operators[edit]
Soviet Union
Military operators[edit]
Kingdom of Italy
Spain Spain (1937)
Specifications (S.55X)[edit]
General characteristics[edit]
• Crew: 5-6
• Length: 16.75 m (55 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 24.00 m (74 ft 9 in)
• Height: 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 93.0 m² (1,001 ft²)
• Empty: 5,750 kg (12,677 lb)
• Loaded: kg ( lb)
• Maximum takeoff: 8,260 kg (18,210 lb)
• Powerplant: 2x Isotta-Fraschini Asso 750V, 656 kW (880 hp) each
• Maximum speed: 279 km/h (173 mph)
• Range: 3,500 km (2,200 mi)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,405 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)
• 4 x 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine guns
• 1 x torpedo or
• 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) of bombs
See also[edit]
Related lists
1. ^ Yenne 2003, p. 58.
2. ^ Howard, Lee; Garello, Giancarlo (2010). "Flying-boat in the family". Aeroplane (Kelsey Publishing) (December 2010): 94–95.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44041 | Supervised learning
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In order to solve a given problem of supervised learning, one has to perform the following steps:
1. Determine the type of training examples. Before doing anything else, the user should decide what kind of data is to be used as a training set. In the case of handwriting analysis, for example, this might be a single handwritten character, an entire handwritten word, or an entire line of handwriting.
2. Gather a training set. The training set needs to be representative of the real-world use of the function. Thus, a set of input objects is gathered and corresponding outputs are also gathered, either from human experts or from measurements.
3. Determine the input feature representation of the learned function. The accuracy of the learned function depends strongly on how the input object is represented. Typically, the input object is transformed into a feature vector, which contains a number of features that are descriptive of the object. The number of features should not be too large, because of the curse of dimensionality; but should contain enough information to accurately predict the output.
4. Determine the structure of the learned function and corresponding learning algorithm. For example, the engineer may choose to use support vector machines or decision trees.
5. Complete the design. Run the learning algorithm on the gathered training set. Some supervised learning algorithms require the user to determine certain control parameters. These parameters may be adjusted by optimizing performance on a subset (called a validation set) of the training set, or via cross-validation.
6. Evaluate the accuracy of the learned function. After parameter adjustment and learning, the performance of the resulting function should be measured on a test set that is separate from the training set.
A wide range of supervised learning algorithms is available, each with its strengths and weaknesses. There is no single learning algorithm that works best on all supervised learning problems (see the No free lunch theorem).
There are four major issues to consider in supervised learning:
Bias-variance tradeoff[edit]
Main article: Bias-variance dilemma
A first issue is the tradeoff between bias and variance.[2] Imagine that we have available several different, but equally good, training data sets. A learning algorithm is biased for a particular input x if, when trained on each of these data sets, it is systematically incorrect when predicting the correct output for x. A learning algorithm has high variance for a particular input x if it predicts different output values when trained on different training sets. The prediction error of a learned classifier is related to the sum of the bias and the variance of the learning algorithm.[3] Generally, there is a tradeoff between bias and variance. A learning algorithm with low bias must be "flexible" so that it can fit the data well. But if the learning algorithm is too flexible, it will fit each training data set differently, and hence have high variance. A key aspect of many supervised learning methods is that they are able to adjust this tradeoff between bias and variance (either automatically or by providing a bias/variance parameter that the user can adjust).
Function complexity and amount of training data[edit]
The second issue is the amount of training data available relative to the complexity of the "true" function (classifier or regression function). If the true function is simple, then an "inflexible" learning algorithm with high bias and low variance will be able to learn it from a small amount of data. But if the true function is highly complex (e.g., because it involves complex interactions among many different input features and behaves differently in different parts of the input space), then the function will only be learnable from a very large amount of training data and using a "flexible" learning algorithm with low bias and high variance. Good learning algorithms therefore automatically adjust the bias/variance tradeoff based on the amount of data available and the apparent complexity of the function to be learned.
Dimensionality of the input space[edit]
A third issue is the dimensionality of the input space. If the input feature vectors have very high dimension, the learning problem can be difficult even if the true function only depends on a small number of those features. This is because the many "extra" dimensions can confuse the learning algorithm and cause it to have high variance. Hence, high input dimensionality typically requires tuning the classifier to have low variance and high bias. In practice, if the engineer can manually remove irrelevant features from the input data, this is likely to improve the accuracy of the learned function. In addition, there are many algorithms for feature selection that seek to identify the relevant features and discard the irrelevant ones. This is an instance of the more general strategy of dimensionality reduction, which seeks to map the input data into a lower-dimensional space prior to running the supervised learning algorithm.
Noise in the output values[edit]
A fourth issue is the degree of noise in the desired output values (the supervisory target variables). If the desired output values are often incorrect (because of human error or sensor errors), then the learning algorithm should not attempt to find a function that exactly matches the training examples. Attempting to fit the data too carefully leads to overfitting. You can overfit even when there are no measurement errors (stochastic noise) if the function you are trying to learn is too complex for your learning model. In such a situation that part of the target function that cannot be modeled "corrupts" your training data - this phenomenon has been called deterministic noise. When either type of noise is present, it is better to go with a higher bias, lower variance estimator.
In practice, there are several approaches to alleviate noise in the output values such as early stopping to prevent overfitting as well as detecting and removing the noisy training examples prior to training the supervised learning algorithm. There are several algorithms that identify noisy training examples and removing the suspected noisy training examples prior to training has decreased generalization error with statistical significance.[4][5]
Other factors to consider[edit]
Other factors to consider when choosing and applying a learning algorithm include the following:
1. Heterogeneity of the data. If the feature vectors include features of many different kinds (discrete, discrete ordered, counts, continuous values), some algorithms are easier to apply than others. Many algorithms, including Support Vector Machines, linear regression, logistic regression, neural networks, and nearest neighbor methods, require that the input features be numerical and scaled to similar ranges (e.g., to the [-1,1] interval). Methods that employ a distance function, such as nearest neighbor methods and support vector machines with Gaussian kernels, are particularly sensitive to this. An advantage of decision trees is that they easily handle heterogeneous data.
2. Redundancy in the data. If the input features contain redundant information (e.g., highly correlated features), some learning algorithms (e.g., linear regression, logistic regression, and distance based methods) will perform poorly because of numerical instabilities. These problems can often be solved by imposing some form of regularization.
3. Presence of interactions and non-linearities. If each of the features makes an independent contribution to the output, then algorithms based on linear functions (e.g., linear regression, logistic regression, Support Vector Machines, naive Bayes) and distance functions (e.g., nearest neighbor methods, support vector machines with Gaussian kernels) generally perform well. However, if there are complex interactions among features, then algorithms such as decision trees and neural networks work better, because they are specifically designed to discover these interactions. Linear methods can also be applied, but the engineer must manually specify the interactions when using them.
When considering a new application, the engineer can compare multiple learning algorithms and experimentally determine which one works best on the problem at hand (see cross validation). Tuning the performance of a learning algorithm can be very time-consuming. Given fixed resources, it is often better to spend more time collecting additional training data and more informative features than it is to spend extra time tuning the learning algorithms.
The most widely used learning algorithms are Support Vector Machines, linear regression, logistic regression, naive Bayes, linear discriminant analysis, decision trees, k-nearest neighbor algorithm, and Neural Networks (Multilayer perceptron).
How supervised learning algorithms work[edit]
Given a set of N training examples of the form \{(x_1, y_1), ..., (x_N,\; y_N)\} such that x_i is the feature vector of the i-th example and y_i is its label (i.e., class), a learning algorithm seeks a function g: X \to Y, where X is the input space and Y is the output space. The function g is an element of some space of possible functions G, usually called the hypothesis space. It is sometimes convenient to represent g using a scoring function f: X \times Y \to \Bbb{R} such that g is defined as returning the y value that gives the highest score: g(x) = \arg \max_y \; f(x,y). Let F denote the space of scoring functions.
Although G and F can be any space of functions, many learning algorithms are probabilistic models where g takes the form of a conditional probability model g(x) =
P(y|x), or f takes the form of a joint probability model f(x,y) = P(x,y). For example, naive Bayes and linear discriminant analysis are joint probability models, whereas logistic regression is a conditional probability model.
There are two basic approaches to choosing f or g: empirical risk minimization and structural risk minimization.[6] Empirical risk minimization seeks the function that best fits the training data. Structural risk minimize includes a penalty function that controls the bias/variance tradeoff.
In both cases, it is assumed that the training set consists of a sample of independent and identically distributed pairs, (x_i, \;y_i). In order to measure how well a function fits the training data, a loss function L: Y \times Y \to
\Bbb{R}^{\ge 0} is defined. For training example (x_i,\;y_i), the loss of predicting the value \hat{y} is L(y_i,\hat{y}).
The risk R(g) of function g is defined as the expected loss of g. This can be estimated from the training data as
R_{emp}(g) = \frac{1}{N} \sum_i L(y_i, g(x_i)).
Empirical risk minimization[edit]
In empirical risk minimization, the supervised learning algorithm seeks the function g that minimizes R(g). Hence, a supervised learning algorithm can be constructed by applying an optimization algorithm to find g.
When g is a conditional probability distribution P(y|x) and the loss function is the negative log likelihood: L(y, \hat{y}) = -\log P(y | x), then empirical risk minimization is equivalent to maximum likelihood estimation.
When G contains many candidate functions or the training set is not sufficiently large, empirical risk minimization leads to high variance and poor generalization. The learning algorithm is able to memorize the training examples without generalizing well. This is called overfitting.
Structural risk minimization[edit]
Structural risk minimization seeks to prevent overfitting by incorporating a regularization penalty into the optimization. The regularization penalty can be viewed as implementing a form of Occam's razor that prefers simpler functions over more complex ones.
A wide variety of penalties have been employed that correspond to different definitions of complexity. For example, consider the case where the function g is a linear function of the form
g(x) = \sum_{j=1}^d \beta_j x_j.
A popular regularization penalty is \sum_j \beta_j^2, which is the squared Euclidean norm of the weights, also known as the L_2 norm. Other norms include the L_1 norm, \sum_j |\beta_j|, and the L_0 norm, which is the number of non-zero \beta_js. The penalty will be denoted by C(g).
The supervised learning optimization problem is to find the function g that minimizes
J(g) = R_{emp}(g) + \lambda C(g).
The parameter \lambda controls the bias-variance tradeoff. When \lambda = 0, this gives empirical risk minimization with low bias and high variance. When \lambda is large, the learning algorithm will have high bias and low variance. The value of \lambda can be chosen empirically via cross validation.
The complexity penalty has a Bayesian interpretation as the negative log prior probability of g, -\log P(g), in which case J(g) is the posterior probabability of g.
Generative training[edit]
The training methods described above are discriminative training methods, because they seek to find a function g that discriminates well between the different output values (see discriminative model). For the special case where f(x,y) = P(x,y) is a joint probability distribution and the loss function is the negative log likelihood - \sum_i \log P(x_i, y_i), a risk minimization algorithm is said to perform generative training, because f can be regarded as a generative model that explains how the data were generated. Generative training algorithms are often simpler and more computationally efficient than discriminative training algorithms. In some cases, the solution can be computed in closed form as in naive Bayes and linear discriminant analysis.
Generalizations of supervised learning[edit]
There are several ways in which the standard supervised learning problem can be generalized:
1. Semi-supervised learning: In this setting, the desired output values are provided only for a subset of the training data. The remaining data is unlabeled.
2. Active learning: Instead of assuming that all of the training examples are given at the start, active learning algorithms interactively collect new examples, typically by making queries to a human user. Often, the queries are based on unlabeled data, which is a scenario that combines semi-supervised learning with active learning.
3. Structured prediction: When the desired output value is a complex object, such as a parse tree or a labeled graph, then standard methods must be extended.
4. Learning to rank: When the input is a set of objects and the desired output is a ranking of those objects, then again the standard methods must be extended.
Approaches and algorithms[edit]
General issues[edit]
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3. ^ G. James (2003) Variance and Bias for General Loss Functions, Machine Learning 51, 115-135. (
6. ^ Vapnik, V. N. The Nature of Statistical Learning Theory (2nd Ed.), Springer Verlag, 2000.
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Grouping Cryptid
Sub grouping Hominid
Similar creatures Bigfoot
Other name(s) Abominable Snowman
Migoi, Meh-teh et al.
Country Nepal, Bhutan,[1] China, India (called as "Bandya"), Mongolia, Russia[2]
Region Himalayas
Habitat Mountains
The Yeti (/ˈjɛti/)[3] or Abominable Snowman (Nepali: हिममानव himamānav, lit. "mountain man") is an ape-like cryptid taller than an average human that is said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet.[4] The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology. Stories of the Yeti first emerged as a facet of Western popular culture in the 19th century.
The scientific community generally regards the Yeti as a legend, given the lack of conclusive evidence,[5] but it remains one of the most famous creatures of cryptozoology.
Etymology and alternate names
The word Yeti is derived from Tibetan: གཡའ་དྲེད་Wylie: g.ya' dred, ZYPY: Yachê, a compound of the words Tibetan: གཡའ་Wylie: g.ya', ZYPY: ya "rocky", "rocky place" and (Tibetan: དྲེད་Wylie: dred, ZYPY: chê) "bear".[6][7][8][9][10] Pranavananda[6] states that the words "ti", "te" and "teh" are derived from the spoken word 'tre' (spelled "dred"), Tibetan for bear, with the 'r' so softly pronounced as to be almost inaudible, thus making it "te" or "teh".[6][10][11][12]
• Michê (Tibetan: མི་དྲེད་Wylie: mi dred, ZYPY: Michê) translates as "man-bear".[8][10][13]
• Dzu-teh – 'dzu' translates as "cattle" and the full meaning translates as "cattle bear", referring to the Himalayan brown bear.[7][10][11][14][15]
• Migoi or Mi-go (Tibetan: མི་རྒོད་Wylie: mi rgod, ZYPY: Migö/Mirgö) translates as "wild man".[11][15]
• Bun Manchi - Nepali for "jungle man" that is used outside Sherpa communities where yeti is the common name.[16]
• Kang Admi – "Snow Man".[15]
The "Abominable Snowman"
The appellation "Abominable Snowman" was coined in 1921, the same year Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Howard-Bury led the 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition[18][19] which he chronicled in Mount Everest The Reconnaissance, 1921.[20] In the book, Howard-Bury includes an account of crossing the Lhakpa La at 21,000 ft (6,400 m) where he found footprints that he believed "were probably caused by a large 'loping' grey wolf, which in the soft snow formed double tracks rather like a those of a bare-footed man". He adds that his Sherpa guides "at once volunteered that the tracks must be that of 'The Wild Man of the Snows', to which they gave the name 'metoh-kangmi'".[20] "Metoh" translates as "man-bear" and "Kang-mi" translates as "snowman".[6][8][15][21]
Confusion exists between Howard-Bury's recitation of the term "metoh-kangmi"[18][20] and the term used in Bill Tilman's book Mount Everest, 1938[22] where Tilman had used the words "metch", which does not exist in the Tibetan language,[23] and "kangmi" when relating the coining of the term "Abominable Snowman".[8][15][22][24] Further evidence of "metch" being a misnomer is provided by Tibetan language authority Professor David Snellgrove from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London (ca. 1956), who dismissed the word "metch" as impossible, because the consonants "t-c-h" cannot be conjoined in the Tibetan language."[23] Documentation suggests that the term "metch-kangmi" is derived from one source (from the year 1921).[22] It has been suggested that "metch" is simply a misspelling of "metoh".
The use of "Abominable Snowman" began when Henry Newman, a longtime contributor to The Statesman in Calcutta, writing under the pen name "Kim",[9] interviewed the porters of the "Everest Reconnaissance expedition" on their return to Darjeeling.[22][25][26][27] Newman mistranslated the word "metoh" as "filthy", substituting the term "abominable", perhaps out of artistic license.[28] As author Bill Tilman recounts, "[Newman] wrote long after in a letter to The Times: The whole story seemed such a joyous creation I sent it to one or two newspapers".[22]
Pre-19th century
19th century
An early record of reported footprints appeared in 1899 in Laurence Waddell's Among the Himalayas.[30] Waddell reported his guide's description of a large apelike creature that left the prints, which Waddell thought were made by a bear. Waddell heard stories of bipedal, apelike creatures but wrote that "none, however, of the many Tibetans I have interrogated on this subject could ever give me an authentic case. On the most superficial investigation it always resolved into something that somebody heard tell of."[31]
20th century
The frequency of reports increased during the early 20th century, when Westerners began making determined attempts to scale the many mountains in the area and occasionally reported seeing odd creatures or strange tracks.
During the Daily Mail Snowman Expedition of 1954,[37] the mountaineering leader John Angelo Jackson made the first trek from Everest to Kanchenjunga in the course of which he photographed symbolic paintings of the Yeti at Tengboche gompa.[38] Jackson tracked and photographed many footprints in the snow, most of which were identifiable. However, there were many large footprints which could not be identified. These flattened footprint-like indentations were attributed to erosion and subsequent widening of the original footprint by wind and particles.
Beginning in 1957, a very wealthy American oilman Tom Slick funded a few missions to investigate Yeti reports. In 1959, supposed Yeti feces were collected by one of Slick's expeditions; fecal analysis found a parasite which could not be classified. Cryptozoologist Bernard Heuvelmans wrote, "Since each animal has its own parasites, this indicated that the host animal is equally an unknown animal."[42][43] The United States government thought that finding the Yeti was likely enough to create three rules for American expeditions searching for it: obtain a Nepalese permit, do not harm the Yeti except in self-defense, and let the Nepalese government approve any news reporting on the animal's discovery.[44]
In 1960, Hillary mounted an expedition to collect and analyze physical evidence of the Yeti. He sent a supposed Yeti "scalp" from the Khumjung monastery to the West for testing, whose results indicated the scalp was manufactured from the skin of a serow, a goat-like Himalayan antelope.
Up to the 1960s, belief in the yeti was relatively common in Bhutan and in 1966 a Bhutanese stamp was made to honor the creature.[46] However, in the twenty-first century belief in the being has declined.[47]
In 1970, British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna.[48] According to Whillans, while scouting for a campsite, he heard some odd cries which his Sherpa guide attributed to a Yeti's call. That night, he saw a dark shape moving near his camp. The next day, he observed a few human-like footprints in the snow, and that evening, viewed with binoculars a bipedal, ape-like creature for 20 minutes as it apparently searched for food not far from his camp.[citation needed]
In 1983, Himalayan conservationist Daniel C. Taylor and Himalayan natural historian Robert L. Fleming Jr. led a yeti expedition into Nepal's Barun Valley (suggested by discovery in the Barun in 1972 of footprints alleged to be yeti by Cronin & McNeely[49]). The Taylor-Fleming expedition also discovered similar yeti-like footprints (hominoid appearing with both a hallux and bipedal gait), intriguing large nests in trees, and vivid reports from local villagers of two bears, rukh balu ('tree bear', small, reclusive, weighing about 150 pounds) and bhui balu ('ground bear,' aggressive, weighing up to 400 pounds). Further interviews across Nepal gave evidence of local belief in two different bears. Skulls were collected, these were compared to known skulls at the Smithsonian Institution, American Museum of Natural History, and British Museum, and confirmed identification of a single species, the Asiatic Black Bear, showing no morphological difference between 'tree bear' and 'ground bear.'[50] (This despite an intriguing skull in the British Museum of a 'tree bear' collected in 1869 by Oldham and discussed in the Annals of the Royal Zoological Society.)
There is a famous Yeti hoax, known as the Snow Walker Film. The footage was created for Paramount's UPN show, Paranormal Borderland, ostensibly by the show's producers. The show ran from 12 March to 6 August 1996. Fox purchased and used the footage in their later program on The World's Greatest Hoaxes.[51]
21st century
The Yeti is said to have been spotted in the remote Mae Charim area of the Luang Prabang Range range, between the Thai Highlands and Sainyabuli Province, Laos.[53]
In early December 2007, American television presenter Joshua Gates and his team (Destination Truth) reported finding a series of footprints in the Everest region of Nepal resembling descriptions of Yeti.[54] Each of the footprints measured 33 cm (13 in) in length with five toes that measured a total of 25 cm (9.8 in) across. Casts were made of the prints for further research. The footprints were examined by Jeffrey Meldrum of Idaho State University, who believed them to be too morphologically accurate to be fake or man-made, before changing his mind after making further investigations.[55] Later in 2009, Gates made another investigation during which he discovered hair samples. A forensic analyst concluded that the hair contained an unknown DNA sequence.[56]
On 25 July 2008, the BBC reported that hairs collected in the remote Garo Hills area of North-East India by Dipu Marak had been analyzed at Oxford Brookes University in the UK by primatologist Anna Nekaris and microscopy expert Jon Wells. These initial tests were inconclusive, and ape conservation expert Ian Redmond told the BBC that there was similarity between the cuticle pattern of these hairs and specimens collected by Edmund Hillary during Himalayan expeditions in the 1950s and donated to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and announced planned DNA analysis.[57] This analysis has since revealed that the hair came from the Himalayan Goral.[58]
On 20 October 2008 a team of seven Japanese adventurers photographed footprints which could allegedly have been made by a Yeti. The team's leader, Yoshiteru Takahashi claims to have observed a Yeti on a 2003 expedition and is determined to capture the creature on film.[citation needed]
A group of Chinese scientists and explorers in 2010 proposed to renew searches in Shennongjia province, which was the site of expeditions in the 1970s and 1980s.[59]
At a 2011 conference in Russia, participating scientists and enthusiasts declared having "95% evidence" of the Yeti's existence.[60] However, this claim was disputed later; American anthropologist and anatomist Jeffrey Meldrum, who was present during the Russian expedition, claimed the "evidence" found was simply an attempt by local officials to drum up publicity.[61]
A yeti was reportedly captured in Russia in December 2011.[62] A hunter reported having seen a bear like creature, trying to kill one of his sheep, but after he fired his gun, the creature ran into a forest on 2 legs. Border patrol soldiers then captured a hairy 2-legged female creature that ate meat and vegetation. The creature allegedly was more similar to a gorilla than a bear, but its arms were shorter than the legs (in contrast to a gorilla). It was about 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) tall. This was later revealed as a hoax, or possibly a publicity stunt for charity.[63]
Possible explanations
Misidentification of Himalayan wildlife has been proposed as an explanation for some Yeti sightings, including the Chu-Teh, a Langur monkey[64] living at lower altitudes, the Tibetan blue bear, the Himalayan brown bear or Dzu-Teh, also known as the Himalayan red bear.[64] Some have also suggested the Yeti could actually be a human hermit.
A well publicised expedition to Bhutan reported that a hair sample had been obtained which by DNA analysis by Professor Bryan Sykes could not be matched to any known animal.[65] Analysis completed after the media release, however, clearly showed the samples were from a Brown bear (Ursus arctos) and an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus).[66]
In 1986, South Tyrolean mountaineer Reinhold Messner claimed to have a face-to-face encounter with a Yeti. He wrote a book, My Quest for the Yeti, and claims to have killed one. According to Messner, the Yeti is actually the endangered Himalayan brown bear, Ursus arctos isabellinus, or Tibetan blue bear, U. a. pruinosus, which can walk both upright or on all fours.[67][68]
The 1983 Barun Valley discoveries, prompted three years of research on the 'tree bear' possibility by Taylor, Fleming, John Craighead and Tirtha Shrestha. From that research the conclusion was that the Asiatic Black Bear, when about two years old, spends much time in trees to avoid attack by larger male bears on the ground ('ground bears'). During this tree period that may last two years, young bears train their inner claw outward, allowing an opposable grip. The imprint in the snow of a hind paw coming over the front paw that appears to have a hallux, especially when the bear is going slightly uphill so the hind paw print extends the overprint backward makes a hominoid-appearing track, both in that it is elongated like a human foot but with a “thumb” and in that a four-footed animal’s gait now appears bipedal.[69] This "yeti discovery", in the words of National Geographic Magazine editor Bill Garrett, "[by] on-site research sweeps away much of the 'smoke and mirrors' and gives us a believable yeti".[70]
Some speculate these reported creatures could be present-day specimens of the extinct giant ape Gigantopithecus.[74][75][76][77] However, the Yeti is generally described as bipedal, and most scientists believe Gigantopithecus to have been quadrupedal, and so massive that, unless it evolved specifically as a bipedal ape (like Oreopithecus and the hominids), walking upright would have been even more difficult for the now extinct primate than it is for its extant quadrupedal relative, the orangutan.
In popular culture
The Yeti has regularly been depicted in films, literature, music and video games.
An illustration of a Yeti by Phillipe Semeria
Artist Stanisław Szukalski's works all involve the Yeti; this involved painting, sculpture, and 2 books full of his artistic works: Inner Portraits (1980) and A Trough Full of Pearls / Behold! The Protong (1982). Szukalski also developed a philosophy known as Zermatism in which the Yeti play a central role, along with the Sons of Yeti ("Yetinsyny"), the half-breed offspring of Yetis and humans.
The Yeti appears in different films:
The Yeti plays significant roles in some television shows, including:
Video games
Several video games feature Yeti-like creatures in prominent roles. For example:
In literature the Yeti has appeared prominently in many works:
American heavy metal band High On Fire included their song "The Yeti" on their second album Surrounded by Thieves. Rock band Clutch have a track entitled "The Yeti" on their third album The Elephant Riders. A psychedelic trance collaboration called The Mystery of the Yeti, featuring many prominent names of the genre, was released on two albums between the years 1996 to 1999.
See also
Similar alleged creatures
Media related to Yeti at Wikimedia Commons
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48. ^ Perrin, Jim (2005) The villain: the life of Don Whillans, The Mountaineers Books, pp. 261–2, ISBN 0099416727.
49. ^ Cronin, Edward W. (1979) The Arun: A Natural History of the World's Deepest Valley, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, p.153, ISBN 0395262992.
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51. ^ "Snow Walker Film". 6 August 1996. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
52. ^ Gee, Henry (2004). "Flores, God and Cryptozoology". News@nature. doi:10.1038/news041025-2.
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58. ^ 'Yeti hairs' belong to a goat By Alastair Lawson — BBC News – 11:20 GMT, Monday, 13 October 2008
61. ^ "Yeti Evidence Falls Flat: Scientist Says Local Officials Staged Siberian Snowman Hunt For Publicity". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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81. ^ Lawless, Jill (17 October 2013). "DNA Links Mysterious Yeti To Ancient Polar Bear". AP News. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
82. ^ Gutiérrez, Eliécer; Pine, Ronald (16 March 2015). "No need to replace an “anomalous” primate (Primates) with an “anomalous” bear (Carnivora, Ursidae)". ZooKeys 487: 141–154. doi:10.3897/zookeys.487.9176. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
84. ^ J. R. "Bob" Dobbs; Ivan Stang; The SubGenius Foundation (1983). Book of the SubGenius. ISBN 978-0-671-63810-8.
• Tilman, H. W. (1938) Mount Everest 1938, Appendix B, pp. 127–137, Pilgrim Publishing. ISBN 81-7769-175-9.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44044 | Thomas Schlafly
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Thomas Francis Schlafly (born October 28, 1948)[1] is an American businessman and writer. He co-founded the Saint Louis Brewery, which produces the Schlafly line of beers.[2] Schlafly is a graduate of the Saint Louis Priory School, and received his A.B. and J.D. from Georgetown University.[1]
In his capacity with the brewery, he writes a column every month, "Top Fermentation". In 2006, he published A New Religion in Mecca: Memoir of a Renegade Brewery in St. Louis (Virginia Publishing), which recounted the founding of the Saint Louis Brewery.[3] He is also an attorney, working as a partner [4] in the St. Louis office of Thompson Coburn. He is a nephew of St. Louis conservative commentator Phyllis Schlafly.[5]
External links[edit]
1. ^ a b "St. Louis City Resolution Number 241". Saint Louis Public Library. November 14, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
2. ^ Saint Louis Brewery/Schlafly Beer, Saint Louis Business Journal, April 6, 2007.
3. ^ Harry Levins, "A New Religion in Mecca" Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, October 15, 2006.
4. ^ Thompson Coburn Attorney Profile
5. ^ Zagier, Alan Scher (23 March 2014). "Phyllis Schlafly kin in beer trademark dispute". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved 12 January 2015. A younger generation knows Schlafly as the brand of an up-and-coming St. Louis brewery co-founded by Schlafly's nephew. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44045 | Toyota Winglet
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This article is about Toyota transportation product. For device used in aviation, see Wingtip device.
The Toyota Winglet is a self-balancing two-wheeled scooter[1] similar in form and function to the Segway PT and the Honda U3-X. It is capable of cruising at 6 km/h (3.7 mph). Unveiled August 1, 2008,[1] it is not known when or if the Winglet will be offered for consumer sale. Toyota tested the devices on the third quarter of 2009 in a Japanese airport and a seaside resort.[1]
1. ^ a b c "Toyota Develops Personal Transport Assistance Robot 'Winglet'". 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44046 | Svika Pick
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Svika Pick
Pick por.jpg
Native name צביקה פיק
Born (1949-10-03) 3 October 1949 (age 65)
Wrocław, Poland
Citizenship Israeli
Alma mater The Conservatory of Ramat Gan
Occupation Pop singer and composer
Spouse(s) Mirit Shem-Or (divorced); 3 children
Henrik Zvi "Svika" Pick (born 3 October 1949; akas: Tzvika Pik, Tsvika Pick, Zwika Pick) (Hebrew: צביקה פיק) is an Israeli pop singer and composer.
Henrik Zvi Pick was born in Wrocław, Poland. He studied music at the Conservatory of Ramat Gan and started to perform at age 15. Pick was married to Israeli songwriter Mirit Shem-Or. Shem-Or wrote the lyrics for many of Pick's hits, including Mary Lou, which was about herself. They are now divorced but the couple still collaborates artistically. They have three children. Two of Pick's daughters have performed duos as the Pick Sisters.[citation needed]
Music career[edit]
Pick was one of Israel's leading pop singers in the 1970s, when he was voted "Israeli male singer of the Year." He played a lead part in the Hebrew version of the musical Hair in the early 1970s.[1]
In 1998 Pick wrote the song Diva performed by Dana International, which won the Eurovision Song Contest. He also wrote songs for several other Eurovision contestants. In 2002 he composed the Light a Candle for Sarit Hadad, who represented Israel in Eurovision 2002. That year, Habima Theater staged a musical called Mary Lou based on Pick's old hits. [2]
In 2003 he composed the song Hasta la vista for Oleksandr Ponomaryov, Ukrainian entrant in Eurovision 2003. He also wrote a song for the Belarusian contestant of Eurovision 2005 Angelica Agurbash, but she later decided on a different one, acknowledging Pick for his effort. He competed seven times in the Israeli preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2010, he composed an entry for Harel Skaat for Israel, and for Sopho Nizharadze for Georgia. He was one of the judges of the TV talent show, Kokhav Nolad ("A Star is Born").[citation needed]
Eurovision Song Contest entries[edit]
Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections[edit]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
• Svika Pick maintains an official webpage on several popular social networking websites
Preceded by
Kimberley Rew
Eurovision Song Contest winning composers
Succeeded by
Lars Diedricson |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44047 | Unified Medical Language System
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The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is a compendium of many controlled vocabularies in the biomedical sciences (created 1986[1]). It provides a mapping structure among these vocabularies and thus allows one to translate among the various terminology systems; it may also be viewed as a comprehensive thesaurus and ontology of biomedical concepts. UMLS further provides facilities for natural language processing. It is intended to be used mainly by developers of systems in medical informatics.
The UMLS was designed and is maintained by the US National Library of Medicine, is updated quarterly and may be used for free. The project was initiated in 1986 by Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D., then and current Director of the Library of Medicine.
Purpose and applications[edit]
Users of the system are required to sign a "UMLS agreement" and file brief annual usage reports. Academic users may use the UMLS free of charge for research purposes. Commercial or production use requires copyright licenses for some of the incorporated source vocabularies.
Knowledge Sources[edit]
The Metathesaurus forms the base of the UMLS and comprises over 1 million biomedical concepts and 5 million concept names, all of which stem from the over 100 incorporated controlled vocabularies and classification systems. Some examples of the incorporated controlled vocabularies are ICD-10, MeSH, SNOMED CT, DSM-IV, LOINC, WHO Adverse Drug Reaction Terminology, UK Clinical Terms, RxNorm, Gene Ontology, and OMIM (see full list).
Semantic Network[edit]
Each concept in the Metathesaurus is assigned one or more semantic types (categories), which are linked with one another through semantic relationships.[2] The semantic network is a catalog of these semantic types and relationships. This is a rather broad classification; there are 135 semantic types and 54 relationships in total.
The major semantic types are organisms, anatomical structures, biologic function, chemicals, events, physical objects, and concepts or ideas. The links among semantic types define the structure of the network and show important relationships between the groupings and concepts. The primary link between semantic types is the "isa" link, establishing a hierarchy of types. The network also has 5 major categories of non-hierarchical (or associative) relationships, which constitute the remaining 53 relationship types. These are "physically related to", "spatially related to", "temporally related to", "functionally related to" and "conceptually related to".[2]
The information about a semantic type includes an identifier, definition, examples, hierarchical information about the encompassing semantic type(s), and associative relationships. Associative relationships within the Semantic Network are very weak. They capture at most some-some relationships, i.e. they capture the fact that some instance of the first type may be connected by the salient relationship to some instance of the second type. Phrased differently, they capture the fact that a corresponding relational assertion is meaningful (though it need not be true in all cases).
An example of an associative relationship is "may-cause", applied to the terms (smoking, lung cancer) would yield: smoking "may-cause" lung cancer.
SPECIALIST Lexicon[edit]
{ base=anaesthetic
{ base=anaesthetic
(Browne et al., 2000) [3]
The SPECIALIST lexicon is available in two formats. The "unit record" format can be seen above, and comprises slots and fillers. A slot is the element (i.e. "base=" or "spelling variant=") and the fillers are the values attributable to that slot for that entry. The "relational table" format is not yet normalized and contain a great deal of redundant data in the files.
Inconsistencies and other errors[edit]
Given the size and complexity of the UMLS and its permissive policy on integrating terms, errors are inevitable.[4] Errors include ambiguity and redundancy, hierarchical relationship cycles (a concept is both an ancestor and descendant to another), missing ancestors (semantic types of parent and child concepts are unrelated), and semantic inversion (the child/parent relationship with the semantic types is not consistent with the concepts).[5]
These errors are discovered and resolved by auditing the UMLS. Manual audits can be very time-consuming and costly. Researchers have attempted to address the issue through a number of ways. Automated tools can be used to search for these errors. For structural inconsistencies (such as loops), a trivial solution based on the order would work. However, the same wouldn't apply when the inconsistency is at the term or concept level (context-specific meaning of a term).[6] This requires an informed search strategy to be used (knowledge representation).
Supporting software tools[edit]
In addition to the knowledge sources, the National Library of Medicine also provides supporting tools.
• MetamorphoSys - customizes the Metathesaurus for specific applications, for instance by excluding certain source vocabularies.
• MetaMap - online tool that, when given an arbitrary piece of text, finds and returns the relevant Metathesaurus concepts.
• MetaMap Transfer (MMTx) - Java implementation of MetaMap (no longer supported).
• Knowledge Source Server - web-based access to vocabularies (retired Fall 2010).[7]
Third party software[edit]
See also[edit]
1. ^ Unified Medical Language System, 1996
2. ^ a b National Library of Medicine (2009). "Chapter 5 - Semantic Networks". UMLS Reference Manual. Bethesda, MD: U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
3. ^ Browne, McCray and Srinivasan (2000). The Specialist Lexicon. Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, p. 1.
4. ^ Morrey, CP; Geller, J; Halper, M; Perl, Y (2009). "The Neighborhood Auditing Tool: A hybrid interface for auditing the UMLS". Journal of Biomedical Informatics 42 (3): 468–489. doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2009.01.006. PMC 2891659. PMID 19475725.
5. ^ Geller, J; Morrey, CP; Xu, J; Halper, M; Elhanan, G; Perl, Y; Hripcsack, G (2009). "Comparing Inconsistent Relationship Configurations Indicating UMLS Errors". AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2009: 193–197. PMC 2815406. PMID 20351848.
6. ^ Zhu, Xinxin; Fan, Jung-Wei; Baorto, David M.; Weng, Chunhua; Cimino, James J. (2009). "A review of auditing methods applied to the content of controlled biomedical terminologies". Journal of Biomedical Informatics 42 (3): 413–425. doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2009.03.003. PMC 3505841. PMID 19285571.
7. ^ "Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®) News: Revised License Agreement, New UMLS Terminology Services and Browser, Discontinued UMLSKS, and API Changes". NLM Technical Bulletin. U.S. National Library of Medicine. 29 July 2010.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44048 | Warrego Highway
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Warrego Highway
Warrego Highway Haigslea.jpg
Highway at Haigslea, 2014
General information
Type Highway
Length 721 km (448 mi)
Route number(s) Alt A2
(Mitchell Highway - Landsborough Highway)
National Highway A2
(Landsborough Highway - Pine Mountain Road, Brassall)
(Pine Mountain Road, Brassall - Ipswich Motorway)
Major junctions
NW end Mitchell Highway, Charleville, Queensland
Landsborough Highway
Carnarvon Highway
Leichhardt Highway
Moonie Highway
Bunya Highway
Gore Highway
New England Highway
Brisbane Valley Highway
SE end Ipswich Motorway /
Cunningham Highway, Ipswich, Queensland
Major settlements Morven, Mitchell, Roma, Miles, Dalby, Toowoomba
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National HighwayFreeways in Australia
Highways in Queensland
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 750 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint of the highway. The entire highway is part of the National Highway system linking Darwin and Brisbane: formerly National Highway 54, Queensland began to convert to the alphanumeric system much of Australia had adopted in the early-2000s and is now designated as National Highway A2.
Route description[edit]
The highway commences at the end of the M2 Ipswich Motorway, near Ipswich, and climbs the Great Dividing Range to Toowoomba. The first section of highway between Ipswich and Toowoomba is motorway grade, a four lane divided highway with motorway-style on-ramps and off-ramps. In the Lockyer Valley the highway is experiencing strip development with a growth in petrol stations and commercial properties.[1]
Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns from Brisbane along the highway
From Toowoomba, it then crosses the Darling Downs and continues to Charleville where the road is two lanes with many passing lanes along the route.
The Warrego Highway's lowest point along its length is 3.69 m where it crosses the Bremer River near Ipswich, and its highest elevation is 665 m where it crosses the Great Dividing Range as it enters Toowoomba.[2]
Speed zones[edit]
Stretch of Highway between Ipswich and Toowoomba
• Ipswich - Blacksoil 100 km/h
• Blacksoil - Brisbane Valley Highway Junction 80 km/h
• Brisbane Valley Highway Junction - Withcott 100 km/h
• Withcott - Great Dividing Range 60 km/h to 100 km/h
• Through Toowoomba 60 km/h
• Toowoomba - Charleville 100 km/h except sections between Toowoomba and Chinchilla at 110 km/h
Towns along the route[edit]
A signpost
View from Picnic Point, 2014
From east to west, the highway passes through or close to the cities and major towns of:
Future developments[edit]
Toowoomba Second Range Crossing[edit]
The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing is a major road proposal aimed at bypassing the urban area of Toowoomba and providing a better crossing of the Great Dividing Range. The bypass will link the Warrego Highway at Helidon (in the east) with the highway at Charlton (in the west). The bypass will continue to the Gore Highway and will be 41 km in length.
Other items of interest[edit]
Darren Lockyer Way[edit]
On 28 September 2011 the Queensland Main Roads Minister, Craig Wallace, announced that an 85 km stretch of the Warrego Highway will be renamed Darren Lockyer Way, in honour of the retired Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Australian rugby league captain. The section of road to be renamed is from Riverview to the bottom of the Toowoomba Range at Withcott. Special signage including "Welcome to Darren Lockyer Way" has been erected.[3]
The "Toll Bar"[edit]
The section of the Warrego Highway from Withcott to the top of the Toowoomba Range was first opened in January, 1855 as a toll road, named Toll Bar Road.[4] The toll collection point was marked by a bar across the road and a fence on either side. The upper section of Toll Bar Road was initially unsealed and very steep, with grades up to 14%. This road remained in use until December, 1939, when work on a new, less steep, upper section was completed. Part of the upper section is now a suburban street named Old Toll Bar Road.[5] The term "The Toll Bar" is sometimes used by locals to describe the current road, and it is also used in the mapping software distributed with Navman GPS systems.
See also[edit]
1. ^ Terry Ryder (5 February 2009). "Lockyer food bowl banks on diversification". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
2. ^ "Map of Warrego Highway in Queensland". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
3. ^ Robyn Ironside (28 September 2011). "Stretch of Warrego Highway named after Darren Lockyer". The Courier Mail.
4. ^ Paul Rands. "Road Photos & Information: Queensland". Gateway Motorway, Logan Motorway, Ipswich Motorway, Warrego Highway, Landsborough Highway and Barkly Highway (M2/A2) - Toowoomba to Chinchilla. Retrieved 30 December 2011. [self-published source]
5. ^ "The Old Toll Bar". Geocaching Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44049 | What the Ancients Did for Us
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What the Ancients Did for Us
Genre Documentary
Directed by
Presented by
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 9
Editor(s) Roger Dacier
Running time 60 minutes
Distributor BBC
Original channel BBC Two
Original release February 2005
Preceded by What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us
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What the Ancients Did for Us is a 2005 BBC documentary series presented by Adam Hart-Davis that examines the impact of ancient civilizations on modern society.
The series was produced in conjunction with the Open University and is a departure from the previous series not only in that each episode is an hour long rather than half an hour (though heavily edited half-hour versions have also been shown), but also in that it does not concentrate on a single period of history but rather one ancient civilization per episode including the Chinese, the Indians and the Greeks.
Episode one: The Islamic World[edit]
The Arab and Muslim world has had a profound and lasting influence on our life today, the list is long and full of surprises, but perhaps the most important thing that the Islamic Empire did for us is preserve, refine and improve all the knowledge left by the scholars of the ancients, and without that work by the Muslim scholars all of that knowledge might have been lost and our lives much the poorer.
—Adam Hart-Davies
This episode features reports from Zain in Egypt, Spain and France elaborated by demonstrations from Adam Hart Davis, Marty Jopson and expert guests that examine the ideas and inventions that emerged from the Islamic Golden Age.
Episode two: The Chinese[edit]
Cut off from the rest of the world for centuries, the Chinese developed a unique culture and made many technological, scientific and artistic advances long before the West. Now the creative forces that shaped this huge country have exploded into the full glare of the 21st century.
—Adam Hart-Davies
This episode features reports from Darling in China and demonstrations from Hart-Davis and Jopsom that examine the ideas and inventions that emerged from Ancient China.
• Canals linked the Yellow River and the Yangzi River in the 3rd century BC for transport and communication across the vast empire.
• The segmented arch bridge demonstrated by Hart-Davis in a potted history of bridge design was developed in the 7th century AD.
• Silk developed in China from the cocoons of silkworms is demonstrated to be weight-for-weight stronger than steel in a tug-of-war.
• The seismograph recreated by Jopsom based on the pendulum principal of its modern equivalent was developed in the 2nd century AD.
• Noodles developed as early as 5000 BC were taken back to Italy by Marco Polo in the 13th century.
• Tuned bells developed around 600 AD and are demonstrated by Hart-Davis to be the basis of a standardised system of measurement.
• The double acting piston bellows used in the early iron industry and in the development of the first flamethrower is recreated by Jopsom.
• Kite making goes back a thousand years and demonstrates a basic understanding of aerodynamics.
• Paper first made around 100 AD was used in the art of calligraphy demonstrated to Darling and as toilet paper demonstrated by Hart-Davis.
• Block printing was used by Monks for the distribution of the Buddhist sutras with the earliest known printed book dated to 868 AD.
• Paper money originally developed by private businessmen to confound highwaymen was taken up by the state in the 11th century.
• Gunpowder accidentally discovered by alchemists over 1,000 years ago was used in fireworks and bombs as demonstrated by Davis.
Episode three: The Aztecs, Maya and Incas[edit]
This episode examines the ideas and inventions that emerged from the Aztec, Mayan and Incan peoples of Pre-columbian America.
Episode four: The Romans[edit]
This episode examines the ideas and inventions that emerged from Ancient Rome.
Episode five: The Indians[edit]
—Adam Hart Davies
• Water clocks to regulate Buddhist meditations are discovered by Darling and recreated by Jopson for demonstration.
• Observatories, like the 18th century Jantar Mantar visited by Darling, precisely monitored the sun for more accurate measurements of time.
• Harappan cities, like the 4,000 year old Dholavira visited by Darling, were built to a grid-plan and boasted the world’s first sewage system.
• Indian numerals, including the number zero discovered by Darling in a 9th-century temple, revolutionised modern mathematics.
• Metalworking resulted in wonders like the iron pillar visited by Darling and Wootz steel.
• Surgery, including early plastic surgery, developed some 2,500 years ago.
• Chess is a simplified version of the ancient Indian game of military strategy chaturanga.
Episode six: The Mesopotamians[edit]
Mesopotamia means the land between the rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates that flow through modern day Syria and Iraq; in this narrow strip of land human history began. The Mesopotamians weren’t just a single people, but a whole series of overlapping civilisations, the Sumerians, the Akkadians, the Babylonians and the Assyrians, each one building on the achievements of the one before, and between them they laid the foundations of our civilisation.
—Adam Hart-Davies
This episode features reports from Cockburn in Syria and Bahrain elaborated by demonstrations from Hart-Davis, Jopson and a variety of experts that examine ideas and inventions of the Mesopotamians.
• Wooden frames demonstrated by Cockburn for the mass production of mud bricks used in building the first cities.
• Irrigation devices, including the Archimedes' screw demonstrated by Jopson, improved agricultural yield and protected against flooding.
• Liver omens demonstrated to Davies used systemically recorded observations to understand the world in a primitive science.
• The Zodiac and horoscopes gave priests the astronomical know-how to accurately predict the coming of the seasons.
• Farming developed around 10,000 years ago with inventions such as the plough, the sickle, demonstrated by Cockburn.
• Yeast used in recipes for bread and beer, demonstrated by Cockburn and Davies, first recorded around 4,000 years ago.
• Cuneiform characters impressed into soft clay tablets with a stylus as demonstrated by Cockburn was the first writing system.
• Literature such as the Epic of Gilgamesh related by Davies was first written down some 4,000 years ago.
• Diving and Sailing, demonstrated by Cockburn and Davies, are first recorded in the Epic.
• Organised warfare with uniformed soldiers carrying standardised weapons is first recorded 4,500 years ago on the Standard of Ur.
• Buoyancy aids made from inflatable goatskins, demonstrated by Cockburn, allowed armies to cross rivers.
• The wheel used on war chariots and siege engines recreated by Cockburn and Jopsom was developed over 4,000 years ago.
Episode seven: The Egyptians[edit]
It’s impossible to think of Egypt without thinking of the Nile, the longest river in the world. In a country mostly covered by desert the river has always been its lifeblood, without it there would have been no pharaohs, no pyramids and no ancient civilisation. There understanding of the river and its seasonal changes would be the key to Egypt’s prosperity.
—Adam Hart-Davies
This episode features reports from Zain in Egypt elaborated by demonstrations from Adam Hart Davis, Marty Jopson and expert guests that examine developments of the Ancient Egyptians.
• Boat building, like the sewn-plank vessel reconstructed by Jopsom, allowed trade along the Nile and beyond.
• Mass-production, using the foot-bellows reconstructed by Jopsom, supplied the tools used to construct the great monuments.
• Early dam building, like the Dam of the Pagans reconstructed by Jopsom, failed to control flooding and was abandoned.
• Mummification techniques, demonstrated by Hart-Davies, indicate an advanced understanding of human anatomy.
• Propaganda, like that visited by Zain at Luxor Temple, was carved to demonstrate the power of the Pharaohs.
• Hieroglyphs, decoded from the Rosetta Stone explained to Hart-Davies, were used to record the civilisation.
• Glass making, using core-forming demonstrated to Hart-Davies, provided a material now taken for granted.
• Craftsmanship, demonstrated by the treasures of Tutankhamun visited, is still greatly admired.
• Furniture making, using techniques and tools demonstrated by Jopsom, are little changed today.
• Recreational fishing, demonstrated by Hart-Davies, originated with the Ancient Egyptian nobility.
• Astronomical observations, demonstrated by Hart-Davies, allowed for the perfect alignment of the pyramids.
• Wooden sledges, reconstructed by Jopsom, transported the blocks used to construct the Pyramids.
Episode eight: The Greeks[edit]
On the shores of the Aegean Sea three-and-a-half-thousand years ago a new civilisation emerged, one that more than any other laid the foundations of our own society. When you think of the ancient Greeks you think of democracy, theatre, music, mathematics, but what appeals to me is their sheer ingenuity.
—Adam Hart-Davies
This episode features reports from Cockburn in Greece and Italy elaborated by demonstrations from Hart-Davis, Jopson and expert guests that examine the ideas and inventions that emerged from Ancient Greece.
Episode nine: The Britons[edit]
People have lived on these islands for hundreds of thousands of years; how much do we know about Britain’s beginnings? This is Butser, a wonderful reconstruction of an ancient farm in Hampshire and here I am going to go back through the British ages: through the Iron Age, the Bronze Age, and the Stone Age. I’m setting out to show that the early Brits were well organized, spiritual and technologically advanced Europeans, long before the Romans came and changed everything.
—Adam Hart-Davies
This episode features reports from around the British Isles by Hart-Davies and Darling elaborated by demonstrations from Jopson and a variety of experts that examine the ideas and inventions of the Ancient Britons.
• Flint tools, like the 700,000-year-old flint hand-axe found on the Norfolk coast, are the earliest man-made tools.
• Settlements, like the 5,000-year-old Skara Brae visited by Hart-Davies, are the earliest known in Europe.
• Henges, like Woodhenge visited by Darling, indicate a rich spiritual life connected to the seasons.
• Solar observations, demonstrated by Hart-Davies, allowed the accurate charting of the passing seasons for agriculture.
• Bronze making, introduced by the beaker people and demonstrated by Hart-Davis, was the first man-made alloy.
• Roundhouses, demonstrated to Darling at the Peak Moors Centre, Sommerset Levels, were unique in Europe.
• Gold artefacts, like those at the National Museum of Ireland visited by Darling, are amongst the finest in Europe.
• Sewn plank boats, such as the Dover Bronze Age Boat visited by Darling, could carry large cargos.
• Navigational techniques, using tools such as the Lead and Line demonstrated to Darling, allowed trade with Europe.
• Iron working, demonstrated to Darling, allowed the construction of weapons used in the first organised warfare.
• Coin making, introduced from Europe and demonstrated by Jopsom, records the earliest samples of writing in Britain.
• Chariot making, demonstrated to Darling by Robert Herford, provided a powerful weapon against the invading Romans.
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Clean Coal Power Initiative
The early program, however, was focused on the environmental challenges of the time - primarily concerns over the impact of acid rain on forests and watersheds. In the 21st century, additional environmental concerns have emerged - the potential health impacts of trace emissions of mercury, the effects of microscopic particles on people with respiratory problems, and the potential global climate-altering impact of greenhouse gases.
With coal likely to remain one of the nation's lowest-cost electric power sources for the foreseeable future, the United States has pledged a new commitment to even more advanced clean coal technologies.
The Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) is providing co-funding for new coal technologies that can help utilities cut sulfur, nitrogen and mercury pollutants from power plants. Also, some of the early projects demonstrated ways to reduce greenhouse emissions by boosting the efficiency by which coal plants convert coal to electricity or other energy forms.
In January of 2003, eight projects were selected under the first round CCPI solicitation, of which two were withdrawn. Of the remaining six projects supported by the first round of the CCPI, one was discontinued before award, two were discontinued during project development, and three were successfully completed.
In October of 2004, four projects were selected from the second round CCPI solicitation. Two projects have withdrawn, one project is complete and the remaining project is under construction. The ongoing project with Southern Company Services is expected to enter commercial operation by mid-2015.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44052 | Grevillea alpina
The Australian flowering shrub Grevillea alpina has several common names, including mountain grevillea, alpine grevillea, and cat's claws. It is not limited to alpine environments, and in fact is less common at high elevation than low. The species is variable in appearance, with five general forms described: small-flowered, Grampians, Northern Victorian, Goldfields, and Southern Hills forms. It is found in dry forests and woodlands across Victoria and into southern New South Wales. Some forms of the plant are low to the ground, and some become a spreading shrub. The flowers come in many colours, from white to green to shades of red and pink, or a pattern of several colours. The curled flowers are 1 to 3 centimeters in length. It is attractive to nectar-feeding insects and birds.
There is considerable variation in the form, leaves and flowers of the species. Plants are between 0.3 and 2 metres in height. The leaves may be linear, oblong or elliptic and are generally between 0.5 to 2 cm long and 1.5 to 4 mm wide. Both surfaces of leaves may or may not have hairs. The leaf edges may be curved backwards or revolute.[1] Flower colour is one of the most variable characteristics. The main colour of the perianth may be red, orange or pink or more rarely yellow or cream. There is often a transition of colour along the length of the perianth leading to commonly seen red-yellow or red-cream combinations. The main months of flowering are from August to December in the species native range.[2] The flowers are followed by hairy, leathery, ovoid fruits (follicles) that are between 8.5 and 12 mm long.[3] These split open, releasing winged seeds.[2]
The species was first formally described in 1838 by English botanist John Lindley in Three expeditions into the interior of Australia. This description was based on plant material collected from Mount William in the Grampians during Thomas Mitchell's expedition in 1836.[4]
In the Flora of Australia (1999), the species was positioned within the genus Grevillea by means of a hierarchical tree as follows:
Grevillea (genus)
Floribunda Group
Floribunda Subgroup
Grevillea floribunda
Grevillea polybractea
Grevillea chrysophaea
Grevillea celata
Grevillea alpina
Grevillea mucronulata
Grevillea kedumbensis
Grevillea granulifera
Grevillea guthrieana
Grevillea obtusiflora
Grevillea alpina is widespread in Victoria extending from Melbourne northwards into New South Wales through Albury and as far north as Canberra where it is found on Black Mountain. Its westernmost extent is found in the Grampians in Victoria.[5] It occurs in woodland, heathland and mallee.
In The Grevillea Book published in 1995, the authors Peter Olde and Neil Marriott identified five informal forms:
Naturally occurring hybrids have been recorded with G. lavandulacea.G. dryophylla and G. obtecta.[4] In New Zealand, hybrids with Grevillea rosmarinifolia have become naturalised.[7]
Honeyeaters are believed to be the major pollinators. Honey bees have been observed feeding on the nectar, but are able to do so without touching the pollen presenter.[8]
The species was first introduced to cultivation in England in 1856 and by 1858 was in cultivation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.[5] Though widely grown, it has a reputation for being short lived. This problem, which is accentuated in humid climates with summer rainfall, has been addressed by grafting on various rootstocks. G. alpina grows best in dry environments and does not tolerate excess moisture well. Regular pruning from a young age will encourage denser growth and reduce woodiness.[5]
Plants are readily propagated from pre-treated seed, though seed sourced from gardens often leads to hybrid progeny.[5] The species hybridises readily with Grevillea rosmarinifolia, Grevillea juniperina and Grevillea lavandulacea. The use of cuttings is the preferred method of propagation for assuring that particular forms and cultivars are true to type.[9]
In 2003, it was reported that the fungal disease Phytophthora palmivora had been detected in plant nurseries in Sicily, leading to root rot and death of potted Grevillea cultivars. Of these plants of Grevillea alpina were the most severely affected.[10]
A large number of hybrid cultivars and selected forms have been introduced to horticulture including:
• 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' - G. rosmarinifolia x G. alpina (Grampians form)
• 'Coral' - selected seedling of G. alpina (Cardinia form)
• 'Edna Walling Softly Softly' - G. alpina x G. lanigera 'Blush'
• 'Fireworks' - G. 'Pink Pixie' x G. alpina
• 'Goldrush' - G. alpina x G. rosmarinifolia
• 'Grampians Gold' - form of G. alpina
• 'Hills Jubilee' - (G.baueri x G. alpina Warby Range form) x G. rosmarinifolia 'Lutea'
• 'Jubilee' - G. rosmarinifolia x G. alpina
• 'Judith' - selection of G. alpina (Cardinia form)
• 'Magic Lantern' - selected seedling of G. alpina (Cardinia form)
• 'Marion' - selected seedling of G. alpina (Cardinia form)
• 'McDonald Park' - G. rosmarinifolia x G. alpina
• 'Olympic Flame' - a selected seedling of G. alpina (Cardinia form)
• 'Poorinda Annette' - G. juniperina x small flowered form of G. alpina
• 'Poorinda Beauty' - form of G. juniperina x G. alpina
• 'Poorinda Belinda' -G. juniperina x (yellow flower form of G. obtusiflora x G. alpina)
• 'Poorinda Elegance' - hybrid of New South Wales form of G. juniperina and G. alpina x G. 'obtusiflora'
• 'Poorinda Golden Lyre' -G. alpina x G. victoriae
• 'Poorinda Jeanie' - G. alpina x G. juniperina
• 'Poorinda Rachel' - G. alpina x G. juniperina
• 'Poorinda Splendour' -New South Wales form of G. juniperina x G. alpina
• 'Poorinda Tranquillity' - G, lavandulacea x Grevillea alpina
• 'Tucker Time Entrée - G. rosmarinifolia x G. alpina
Numerous naturally occurring forms have been named after the locality from which they originate including Albury, Axedale, Bendigo, Black Mountain, Castlemaine, Chiltern, Grampians, Greta West, Kinglake, Lerderderg Gorge, Morrl Morrl, Mt Dandenong, Mt Ida, Mt Pleasant, Mt Slide, Mt Zero, Murphys Hill, One Tree Hill, Porcupine Ridge, Pyalong, Reef Hills, Rushworth, Seymour, South Mandurang, St Arnaud, Strathbogies, Tallarook, Tamminack Gap, Tawonga Gap, Tooborac, Warby Range, Whorouly and Wombat State Forest.[4]
1. ^ McGillivray, D.J. assisted by R.O. Makinson (1993). Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0522844391.
2. ^ a b Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
3. ^ "Grevillea alpina". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
4. ^ a b c "Grevillea alpina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
5. ^ a b c d e Olde, P. and Marriott, N. (1995). The Grevillea Book. Australia: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-86417-616-3.
6. ^ Marriott, Neil (February 2012). "Grevillea alpine Grevillea Crawl 2011" (PDF). Grevillea Study Group newsletter (91): 3. ISSN 0725-8755. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
7. ^ Howell, Clayson; John W.D. Sawyer (November 2006). "New Zealand Naturalised Vascular Plant Checklist". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
8. ^ "Grevillea alpina". Images from the Box-Ironbark Forests. La Trobe University, Bendigo. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
9. ^ "Grevillea alpina". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 13 June 2011.
10. ^ Cacciola, S.A. et al (2003). "First Report of Phytophthora palmivora on Grevillea spp. in Italy". plant disease 87 (8): 1006. doi:10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.8.1006A.
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Kevin Garnett leads the league in physical contact.
Almost every way I tried to write the headline of this post, I could imagine it becoming a punchline on Deadspin.
And you know what? Let them laugh.
Players patting each other on the butt may be funny. But what's not funny is winning games, and the evidence suggests that teammates who touch each other liberally on the court -- high-fives, fist-bumps, hugs, pats and the like -- tend to do that better than players who don't.
Benedict Carey reports in The New York Times:
It's a dynamic that I feel I see playing out in many parts of society. Some people are apparently scared to touch others. Scared of seeming inappropriate. Scared of being uncool. In same-gender settings like the NBA, maybe scared of appearing to be gay. (The exact thing that gives the headline of this post comedy value in some circles.)
But guess what! Being timid is no way to lead. NBA players face a lot of challenges. Intense defenses. Injuries. Grueling schedules. The playoffs. Younger players gunning for their jobs. Careers that could end with the twist of a knee. Pressures off the court to make this much money or support this many people.
Some dude mocking you for hugging a teammate? Forget him. It's just small potatoes. You just can't get hung up on that. Life's too short. It's extremely liberating and powerful to just entirely skip worrying about that kind of eighth-grade insult.
The researchers say they have not yet been able to prove any kind of cause-and-effect -- does the hugging and touching cause the wins?
It's a powerful form of communication that may do a lot to uplift and inspire teammates.
There are many great examples of this, including LeBron James, who clearly lives in the land of 10,000 physical greetings. TrueHoop reader Christopher, who first made me aware of this study, remembers another all-timer: "Think of Magic Johnson's first pro game. Kareem hits the game winner, and the irrepressible rookie won't stop hugging him. ... Kareem's entire shell started to crack a bit that day, but more importantly the nation started to see Magic's HUGE spirit and love of the game."
As a supportive teammate, one of my favorite players has always been Tim Duncan. He's always putting an arm around teammates' shoulders and the like. I once asked him about an episode at Wake Forest. Duncan's teammate Randolph Childress was feeling down. Coach Dave Odom was talking to Childress and Duncan. Childress stared at the floor. As they both listened to Odom, Duncan reached out a hand and lifted Childress' chin, steering Childress' face towards his coach's.
Not just anyone can do that. It's rude and bold, done poorly. But Duncan is exploding with love and support for his teammates. It was intended, Duncan insisted to me later, not to correct Childress for disrespecting the coach in some way (he couldn't even imagine that anyone would think that) but to uplift Childress. To inspire him. To increase his self-confidence. It's not hard for me to believe having a player behaving like that could make a team perform better, over time, by keeping everyone as motivated and connected as could be.
So maybe the researchers will find that the hugs cause the wins. But I'd guess it would also be worth investigating the idea that players who touch each other are just the kind of fearless players who make inspiring leaders. Maybe identifying players who touch each other is a crude way to identify those who aren't sweating the small stuff -- and everyone likes being around people like that. |
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Gluten-Free CobblerThe cobbler is a fruit dessert with a biscuit-like topping made with flour. Ordinary, commonly used flours are not suitable for people afflicted from gluten allergy and celiac disease. If you have someone in your family with similar problems, you can make a gluten free cobbler by using the other flours which do not contain this protein. Keep reading to find out about the gluten-free alternatives available for making this yummy dish.
Gluten Free Alternatives for Cobbler
Flour is the main ingredient for the topping in a regular cobbler recipe. The flour is whisked with other ingredients, poured on top of the fruits, and baked till done. The cobbler can be made with the following gluten-free flours, which come highly recommended by people who have used them to make this dish. You can also find a few more suggestions for gluten-free desserts.
• Cornmeal - You can use ground corn to make the cobbler gluten free. Corn is full of antioxidants, which are helpful in protecting your cells and promoting good health. Antioxidants also slow down the signs of aging on the skin.
• Buckwheat - This flour is gluten free and is rich in zinc, fiber, copper, and potassium. Zinc helps foster your immunity and helps you fight against disease. The rich fiber content in buckwheat is good for your colon.
• Millet flour - Millet is rich in protein and fiber. The protein found in this flour gives you a fuller feeling, making you feel less hungry. Thus, using this flour can help you with weight loss. The phytonutrients found in millet helps prevent hormone-related cancers and decrease the risk of heart disease.
• Sorghum flour - This flour is high in protein and B vitamins. It is also a rich source of antioxidants and helps keeps your cells healthy. Sorghum flour can also lower cholesterol and prevent a heart disease.
• Brown rice flour - The brown rice flour is low in fat, sodium, and cholesterol. It contains enough fiber which is good for your intestines. The manganese found in rice flour promotes bone health and helps with absorption of all other nutrients.
• Oats - Being high in fiber and low in cholesterol, oat is beneficial in many ways. It is a good source of protein and helps with weight loss. It also helps reduce high blood pressure.
• Arrowroot Flour - This is also gluten free and contains a wide array of proteins, vitamins, and minerals important for your body. It is good for digestion and helps prevent diarrhea. It is also recommended for people diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, a prevalent intestinal problem.
You can use a combination of the above flours to make your cobbler topping. Using gluten-free flours may not give a very firm topping like the regular variety, but it does taste good. Try your hand at making a gluten free cobbler and let us know how the dish turned out.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44080 | Last Airbender Angers Fans, As Expected
Some movies aren’t worth beating a dead horse this much. The Last Airbender certainly is. M. Night Shyamalan’s film, a blight against good storytelling, has been ill-received by critics. And that usually wouldn’t mean the world, especially in the case of most fan-driven event films (like Twilight). That is, until the fans see the movie and begin to received it poorly themselves. Such is the case in the tale of Aang (which is mispronounced in the film).
See hilarious fan reactions from outside a Los Angeles theater after the jump.
Chris Underwood of Reelz Channel went out to a Los Angeles theater to talk to some of the rabid Airbender fans who paid their money to see some of the first public screenings. As it turns out, the reactions were less than friendly to the embattled director and his less than stellar movie. It’s nice to see a little fan backlash every now and again, especially when a movie essentially defecates all over its source material with copious, needless exposition. Before the film hit theaters, I wrote in my Last Airbender review that I was offended on behalf of the fans. Now they have the opportunity to be offended on their own.
Watch the fan reaction video below. Did you see The Last Airbender this week? If so, what did you think?
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Hello world !!
First of all, hi I'm new here. But I have lots of interests in the arduino. I've read a lot of articles, wikis and watch a bunch of YT videos.
I want to create my own board. It was finished and I've one little problem. The Atmega368 I ordered didn't came with any bootloader.
I've read an article on how to create a simple parallel programmer (arduino.cc) .
It really interested me to build one, but one question floating in my mind, I don't have a parallel port and can I use a USB to RS232 with serial to DE25 cable ?
What I'm trying to say is, I have a USB to DE9 port. And it has a DE9 to parallel converter. This this work like a normal parallel port on the pc ?
Any suggestion would be great for me.
Thank you.
And it has a DE9 to parallel converter.
I think you will find that this converter does not bring out the parallel pins but puts the serial connections on a 25 Way socket. Please check your data sheet on this.
To be honest, I don't understand. But I did find this : http://www.pcemporium.com.my/lelong/usbtoparallel2.jpg
I don't think it directly connects the pin to the de25. I must have some kind of USB to serial IC or something there.
That is a USB to parallel convertor but with the centronics type printer connector. I would have serious doubts whether a USB to parallel convertor would work with a parallel programmer. They don't work on real parallel ports half the time.
It would probably be easier to buy a USB programmer or even buy a ready built arduino (you always wind up needing more than one ;) ) and use that to burn a bootloader onto your 328.
Well, ok thanks....
But that's the problem....I need some electronics adventure.
Thanks guys, I might consider buying one usb programmer. But it is really hard to get one here in malaysia. This sucks.
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This is the first time I am using an Arduino.
I actually wrote a program in C language (had only decided on using ATMega328 then) and picked one of the Arduinos (Duemilanove to be specific) later .
Can I use my C program as it is on the Arduino? Or do I have to use the functions like AnalogWrite etc mentioned in the Arduino library?
I can post the code written in C if needed.
Please guide!
Arduino is programmed in C/C++. The Arduino core libraries provide a nice set of functions that makes it easier to do simple (and not-so-simple) things. The hardware is always reachable, though. Nothing prevents you from directly accessing the uP registers, for example.
Therefore you're not "forced" to use analogWrite() and such. They're just convenient.
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Coke to Launch Music Service
Discussion in 'MacRumors News Discussion (archive)' started by MacRumors, Dec 8, 2003.
1. macrumors bot
Guardian Unlimited reports that Coke will be launching its own music download service in the UK.
As previously reported, Pepsi and Apple are teamed up to give away 100 Million iTunes Music Store songs starting in February 2004.
2. macrumors 68040
my goodness, anyone heard of market saturation?? yeah, it's in the UK, but...
:eek: :rolleyes: :confused:
coke has absolutely no experience in doing this. (or anything technical...)
it'll be interesting...
3. macrumors regular
More future iTunes converts, ahoy!!!!!!!!!
4. macrumors 6502a
This reminds me of during the internet bubble when everyone and their mother was opening or buying an internet portal. Of course, most of those ended up on f*ckedcompany.
5. Guest
Only if and when Apple realises the world outside the borders of the USA actually exists....
6. macrumors regular
Join the party Coke. Just let me know where and how I can get free promotional song dowloads.
7. macrumors 6502a
I'm wondering if the service will use WMA or AAC...
8. macrumors 65816
And just like everything Coke (speaking as an ex-Coke employee) I'm sure it'll suck donkey doo. If it's proprietary and/or whatever marketing smaltz they'll shovel like bile to the masses (not unlike their drinks) I'm sure it'll be bland, devoid of flavor, and will rot the teeth out of your head.
Also I suggested a story but either the editors here don't like me or it was posted already and I miraculously didn't see it, which is that Earthlink too has gotten into the music download game too (go to earthlink.net to see for yourself, it's powered by musicmatch I found out). So basically it seems there's more companies in the music download biz now than NOT in it. Morons, all of them, except Apple iTunes of course.
9. macrumors 65816
Coke already has Coke Music in the US so this isn't a big deal. Also where does Coke Music get it's Music?? From AOL of course and where does AOL get it's music from? Why via iTunes Music Store of course.
Will the UK Coke Music site work the same? Probably so and if this isn't an indication I don't know what is. iTunes Music Store for the UK in Jan.
US site: cokemusic.com
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11. macrumors 68020
Don't make me bust out "It's the Lawyers fault, not Apple" speech again...
12. macrumors regular
Actually, this is nothing more than a Coke storefront for yet another instance of the Peter Gabriel-owned OD2 content/infrastructure service, like Freeserve, MSN et al.
The good news for Apple zealots is it will be WMA only, and the bad news for everyone else is that it will be WMA only.
13. macrumors 6502
what's the point!?
in Coke selling songs on the internet!? it's just plain stupid I think!
I can understand apple and pepsi co-marketing their effort...but being a single player like coke with no previous e-business...and so forth...maybe they'll announce co-marketing with M$. then I would stop drinkin coke ;)
14. macrumors 65816
In the latest news-
CNN, International House Of Pancakes and Boeing have all announced they too will enter the the new trend and launch their own online music services.
15. macrumors 65816
From the US pulls songs from:
So yes, MyCoke Music gets it's songs via AOLMusic which in turn get them from iTunes Music Store.
16. macrumors 6502a
That was really funny!!!:D
17. macrumors 68020
another bites the dust...
According to some last news, the XXXXX.com site will launch a music service for its members, more details soon... :rolleyes:
According to some reports, your mom, mine, his, her and their, are going to launch a music service...to be updated...
:mad: , I could see a lot of crappy music stores in europe before apple, just because those will be regional and will sell sh*t to those who quality is not a factor...
18. macrumors regular
Has anyone found the iTMS difficult to use (except for it not being located in other countries)?
And trusted brand? Maybe for beverages, but for music???
19. macrumors 65816
A iTunes Music Store for Europe will probably be annouced in Jan..because I doubt Apple would let anyone get the lead on them.
20. macrumors 68020
...which is odd itself because of the whole Pepsi marketing thing. Is Apple getting it stuff sold through the big two soda makers?
21. macrumors 65816
Cool! I love MP3s with my IHOP breakfast. Hope Boeing is allowing downloads while in-flight on their aircraft.
22. macrumors 65816
Hey why not? Most folks that buy coke music think it's from AOLMusic. Most don't even know AOLMusic is connected at the hip with iTunes Music Store.
I guess in way AOLMusic is laundering iTunes Music as it's own to other businesses...because I don't believe CokeMusic.com is the only company they do business with.
Overall Apple is just plain making a killing of the market in the US. I figure it will do the same when it launches overseas. By then they should have 500+ tracks by then.
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Quote "Consumers have told us that downloading music is confusing and complicated and what they want is an easy, simple to use downloadable service from a trusted brand," said the company's marketing director, Julia Goldin."/quote
This just seems weird...how many consumers are talking to a soda maker about MUSIC downloads? I mean it's not even logical.
Go ITMS, now that's logical.
24. Guest
I was waiting for that but come on - SEVEN months! Jeez, you could buy a record company in less time than that.
25. macrumors 6502a
is it just me or does all this just make you want to say, what the f#@k! if the whole itunes/aol/coke chain is true, then why wouldn't coke just dump the middle man and go directly to apple?
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I am curious if anyone went the MacBook Air route instead of the iPad 1 or 2 or even has both. What are your thoughts? I have a friend that LOVED his iPad when he got it (last year at launch) and when I recently spoke to him he said he still takes his pornPad (his words) with him but mainly uses his MacBook Air.. at $849 for an 11" refurb it's tempting.
2. macrumors 68040
The MacBook Air is a laptop and the iPad a tablet. Depending on your needs, you should decide for one or for both devices. This has been discussed so many times...please use the search option and you will find many threads.
3. macrumors 65816
I have the 11" MBA and an iPad 2. I only need one of them for mobile computing, and that is the MBA. I use the iPad generally for everything besides school and work. For the money, the MBA is the better buy due to the flexibility of having a laptop. I tried to travel with just the iPad before. It didn't really work out.
4. PBz
macrumors 6502
I think this is what happened to my friend. He is a pharma exec and I remember him saying how he didn't need a laptop anymore thanks to the iPad.. fast forward 6 months and he has changed his view.
5. macrumors 68040
One is a computer and the other is not.
6. macrumors regular
In what way though? Yes, I get the difference, but if I want Mail, Safari, Calendar and Pages/Numbers etc. What more will the MBA offer? It certainly doesn't offer the amount of apps.
I'm retired so no longer need a lot of business use, plus don't put Office for the Mac on any of my machines.
7. macrumors 6502
Personally I couldn't imagine using any of those productivity apps on an ipad, but that's just me. Typing on the ipad is horrible. I got an ipad2 and it's just a fun toy to me. Anything remotely important I do on my macbook or pc desktop.
8. macrumors 6502
I have both. I use my air for work, writing documents, etc.
I use my iPad for e-mail, calendar (my work e-mail is on my iPad, but not on my air, due to IT restrictions), web surfing, games. Some work things work ok -- PDF viewing is great. Citrix is ok -- but hard to do much on, except when in a pinch. Writing a document is ok, unless you need formatting (which I often do).
When I go to work/travel and am working on a document, I often take both. It still weighs less than a MBP, and they serve different functions.
9. macrumors 65816
If you depend on specific software (Office suite, etc.) then the MBA is appropriate.
I was going to say that if you are doing tons of keyboard input that the MBA is the only option, but if you don't need a specific word processor then you can get the keyboard for the iPad. You're also comparing across prices - the 16GB iPad 2 is way less than the MBA.
Without understanding your needs, it's hard to say what is appropriate. It's like asking "should I get a car or a motorcycle?".
10. macrumors demi-god
For some things (like PDF documents - hightlighting and annotating), I find the iPad2 a real productivity tool. I find emails easier to read (they load fast, the images are great) on the iPad2. I also have the MBA 11.6" and it's kind of my back-up computer. All my key files are on it (synced manually from my Mac Mini - many are also in Dropbox and MM). I have Dropbox (which I use all the time), GoodReader (great for PDF reviewing), Pages, and Quick Office on my iPad2. I haven't experimented enough with them to know. The Pages version on the MBA is the full version and the one on my iPad2 is not - so the iPad2 is more of a supplemental tool but not a production tool. I can probably write something more objective in a week when my love affair with my iPad2 cools off a bit. I find everything easier to read on the iPad2, but production is easier on the MBA. It's not designed for that.
11. macrumors regular
Thanks Jookbox and bmat. Sounds like the iPad 2 might work fine for me [if I can ever find one!!]. I don't use pages much, but likely would do a bit in numbers on it, but not creating new spreadsheets, I'd do that on my iMac.
I had planned on selling my MacBook Air to cover all or part of the Ipad costs, but what I may do is get the iPad and then decide from there which I want the most and/or keep both, but I think in my case that would be overkill.
12. macrumors regular
Thanks to to Chronfman and Carouser.
13. macrumors regular
MBA for school work... ipad2 for pleasure(everything else).
iphone 4 for when im out and about without the ipad
works perfect.. could prolly do without the ipad but i love it
14. macrumors 68040
That's exactly how I treat my iPad and MacBook Air.
iPad for general couch surfing and reading. MacBook Air for portable computing. Throw in my iMac 27 inch for times where I need to get down to get business work done on the big screen.
iPhone 4 for times when I am out also. I hardly use my iPhone 4 for phone calls. Thats what I use my blackberry for.
But seriously if someone is looking for a real computer. Get the Air first and if you have spare money left over, go get the iPad.
15. macrumors 6502a
Obviously you don't get the difference.
The MBA has all of the aforementioned apps, plus flexibility to support multitudes more functions. Pages on an iPad and pages on a MBA or MBP is not the same program at all. Pages on iPad is more like TextEdit on OSX. There is also no real comfortable way to type on an iPad with the same speed and efficiency as on a real keyboard that sits in your lap.
Amount of apps? iOS's offering pales in comparison to the plethora of apps available to OSX. Obviously, you don't get the difference.
16. macrumors 6502a
the macbook air also requires you to sit in a dedicated workspace and use it, with short battery life (5 hours on mine) that's not an insignificant trade of for all that flexibility. they're clearly different use cases with only some overlap.
17. macrumors regular
same here.
18. macrumors 65816
No kidding, he asked for some input; I missed the part where he asked some smarmy keyboard jockey to talk down to him.
19. macrumors 68000
How so? Can you explain?
20. macrumors 6502a
It is more like macbook air vs. macbook pro not iPad. Furthermore, what are your needs and comfortable doing. We all are used to typing, but it is a learning curve to tapping. If you need to publish documents, worksheets, etc, then you could either use wireless keyboard or get used to tapping or do it on the laptop or the air. Case close.:D
Honestly, I don't need a laptop or a main computer. However, I do like computers and do buy them. I can do just fine with an iPad.
21. macrumors G3
Chip NoVaMac
Sounds like a good approach. I have the latest MBA 13" and love it for serious word processing and my photography stuff on it. But it is my iPad (now the iPad 2) that sees the most use day in and day out.
22. macrumors 6502a
If he understands the difference then why would he be asking for input, or be posting all together?
23. PBz
macrumors 6502
Thank you very much for the feedback.
24. macrumors 68040
The two devices are very different.
The iPad can be used for serious work but it's more of a hassle to do so than on a laptop such as the MBA. The iPad keyboard is obviously slower to use than the full size one on the MBA. Also, the iPad doesn't have true multitasking, and not all websites render as they do on a laptop. What this means is that if you have actual serious work to get done, you're probably better off with the MBA. However, the iPad is a fun device, and offers a very different experience.
25. macrumors 6502a
It rare for one to say that Apple SAVED me at least $500 by releasing the iPad because it fits my needs. My vote goes to the iPad.
I do love the Air because like I said, I don't see the need for a DVD drive when I'm out/on the go. It's dead weight to me.
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PC magazine believes Apple will abandon the ATV
Discussion in 'Apple TV and Home Theater' started by dmm219, Jun 11, 2009.
1. macrumors 6502
Now, I don't agree at all with this guy when it comes to his analysis of the set top box industry, he obviously doesn't have his facts straight (ie, his 360 netflix comment is about a year late). AND its...PC mag.com...
However, I do agree, that if we don't here something about the ATV by september...it is pretty much history. That's not to say that they don't have some total new device that will leverage iTunes on the TV (like a new media center)...but the ATV, in its current incarnation, that we all own and use today, is about to die completely. If there is an update...it will require all new hardware we will all have to buy. I doubt there will be an ATV 3.0 that would be useful on current ATVs at this point.
That being said, I'm still totally happy with my ATV...The idea and execution were great, the advertising and price point were awful...that probably killed it.
2. macrumors 68040
The whole article is ****!
3. macrumors newbie
How can this guy make the argument that PS3 is better than the ATV for on demand content? ATV is alot easier to stream all your content to and with movie rentals and purchase ability through Itunes it seems like a no-brainer. I am not familiar with the xbox 360 so I wont comment on that but what is this guy talking about????
4. macrumors 65816
He also says that most people use the ATV for music only. Really? Maybe I'm in the minority, but I use mine pretty heavily for movies and TV shows as well. In fact, it's probably a 65/35 movies/music split.
I do think, however, that Apple's lack of attention to the ATV means that something big is in the works. Apple has been pretty aggressive in the whole iTMS thing, and I just don't see them abandoning the ATV at precisely the time when other companies are realizing that there is a market for media extenders. Most of them have problems of one sort or another, however (mainly UI issues), and this is Apple's forte - design something that does what other products on the market already do, but make it better, easier, and more aesthetically pleasing.
If Apple does abandon the ATV as we currently know it, it will be because they have something bigger and better in the works.
5. macrumors 65816
The xbox 360 has been able to stream netflix for a long time now. My only complaint is you have to have a gold membership to do it. But thats M$ for you.
Streaming content to the 360 works on a mac, but it has hic-ups every once in a while. There is no album art. No descriptions, etc etc. You cannot organize your media very well, but this is because of connect 360.
If i had the money i would buy a apple tv. But right now i'm happy with my PM g4 media server and my 360.
6. macrumors 68040
He's right - both PS3 (and to a lesser extent) Xbox 360 are miles ahead of Apple TV in getting content to you at a good price.
My PS3 is the main device I use to get my content to my TV. It plays back all of the formats that Apple TV does and also does DivX and it's a pretty good gaming system too. But more importantly to me, I bought the PlayTV add on for it and it is now basically what you Americans would call Tivo, except there are no monthly charges. I can watch, record, pause and rewind Live TV all from the same device I use to watch my downloaded videos and play my games. It plays Blu Ray discs and DVDs as well, so I don't need a separate player for those.
Sony also today just launched Vidzone, a free service which lets PS3 owners access a library of music videos in full. No fees to watch - just choose one and view it for free. It's £1.29 per video on Apple TV.
Xbox 360 is also looking very promising. Netflix seems to bet a great service for those who live in the right countries. They also recently did a deal with Sky (the UK satellite broadcaster owned by the same company as Fox and DirecTV) to have Live TV plus a library of on demand movies and TV shows right on the console.
Unless Apple is able to match these features I can't see them going anywhere with Apple TV.
7. macrumors 601
Apple TV was introduced at an iPod Special Event in September 2006. It was announced as a product at Macworld in January 2007, and it was updated to Take Two at Macworld in January 2008. It's never been mentioned at WWDC, as that's not the right venue.
Apple TV is not a developer platform. WWDC is a developer's conference.
"No Apple TV: This aimless product is, I believe, officially destined to go nowhere. Apple wants people to use it to view a library of film and television content from iTunes on their TVs, but I think most people use it for music. There are so many better options for on-demand video anyway, such as the Netflix Player by Roku, the Sony PS3, and, of course, the Xbox 360, which will soon provide access to Netflix Watch Instantly movies directly through the gaming console. Apple left talk of the set-top box out of this event, and I expect it'll soon walk away from it altogether."
I think the author is misinformed. The Apple TV will be updated in September at the next iPod event.
It's not going away for three reasons:
1. Apple discussed at WWDC its primary goal for Snow Leopard was to unify the Mac, iPhone, iPod and Apple TV platforms.
2. Apple TV is Apple's only living room device.
3. Apple TV's sales were up 300 percent in Q1 '09 over Q1 '08 without a price drop or major software upgrade.
Additionally, Snow Leopard includes two new features for Apple TV owners, a new export/sharing wizard in QuickTime X and the ability for your AirPort or Time Capsule to wake your Mac up to sync with Apple TV. So, Apple is still building out O/S features to be used in conjunction with the Apple TV.
Like every product, you have to decide which product suits your needs best. If you already have one of the major gaming consoles, Apple TV may not be for you.
8. macrumors 68040
Where I live Apple TV is much more expensive than Xbox 360. I don't see what reasons there are to buy it over the console.
Also, who cares if you can use one of Apple's overpriced and underperforming routers to "wake" your computer to play the content? The fact that you need the computer on in the first place is a massive failing of the device.
On my PS3 I can connect any USB drive or insert a data DVD or CD and play (and copy) content from that. Why doesn't Apple TV do this?
9. macrumors 604
There were rumors about Apple looking into the Atom/Ion chipset:
But obviously, no NetBook yet, and the Mini isn't using it. This leaves the new version of AppleTV.
Probably smaller, use HDMI (adapter for VGA or DVI) only. $199... Can play 1080p.
Apple will continue to sell 720p videos for older AppleTV users...
AFA dying off - that's what they said about the Mini... (and FW on the MacBooks)... :)
10. macrumors 601
There are tons of Apple TV vs. PS3 threads. I suggest you do a search if you want to continue to debate the two platform's media capabilities. At this point, it's been argued ad nauseam.
11. macrumors 6502
This is interesting info I did not know...thanks...
12. macrumors 601
I and many other folks were hoping for a mention of an ATV App Store at WWDC. This would have been the event to unveil it. With no mention, looks like it's not in the cards this round.
As far as the article goes, I think it was pretty much crap.
13. macrumors 6502
1. The 360 (w HD) is still more expensive than ATV in the states...
2. Waking up is useful for those with macbooks mostly...not a big deal for me. As for needing a computer, you need to research the ATV a bit more, it does not need a computer, it gives you a choice to use one if you want (however, the ATV's HD can be limiting in this config)
3. It should, and probably will in the future.
4. PS3 is still grossly overpriced compared to just about everything out there. I'd love to have one, no way I'm buying one until it gets closer to $250. THIS is the massive failing of the PS3 (no one can argue the impressive specs of the PS3)
14. macrumors 65816
Apple just recently promoted the AppleTV as a Father's day gift. Hardly the sign of impending doom if they are still promoting it.
15. macrumors 68000
Let's be honest, the next Apple TV should BE a TV.
16. macrumors 601
I disagree. I think Apple should license their Apple TV platform to current TV manufacturers like Microsoft's doing with Media Center.
A built-in Apple TV to your next Samsung HDTV would be killer. They're already pumping out so-called "smart TVs" anyway with ethernet ports, wireless, etc.
17. macrumors 65816
I am VERY excited about this. Last week i was thinking how cool it would be for the apple tv or another media device to wake the computer up. I wish my xbox 360 would do it. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
18. macrumors 6502
Right now, I run an XBox 360 from my iMac, using 360 Connect software. While I do not have a lot of video on my Mac, that will change in the future (I have about 150 laserdiscs I have to rip before my player goes belly up). The XBox interface, while improved withthe last upgrade, still leaves a lot to be desired. Scrolling through a long artists list is tedious.
I would like to go with the Apple TV/iPod Touch remote set up when I get back to work. I am getting a lot of use out of the XBox, as a DVD player and media streamer, the only real downside is the amount of fan noise the Box makes.
19. macrumors 6502a
I've had mine since launch in 2007 and I've been using it regularly since day 1 mainly to watch tv shows and movies and occasionally streaming music and some YouTube. I think it's great for what it does and will continue to use it until it craps out.
But after 2.5 years, I think Apple has abandoned it. I would be very surprised to see something about :apple:tv this Sep or 2010 CES. What would be the next "new" feature for an upgrade? :confused:
20. macrumors 6502a
with ATV you can purchase movies (or TV shows) and rent, can you do that with PS3 and XBOX 360? I thought you couldn't....
21. macrumors 6502
What I don't fully understand is why there is no DVR feature to the Apple TV? I'm using media center (which is great) but if Apple introduced DVR support I would definitely think about switching over.
Are there obvious reasons why ATV doesn't have DVR support that I'm missing?
22. macrumors regular
1) The appletv is the easiest to use device for multimedia on the big screen period. 360 and Ps3 are gaming consoles and should stick with that (one being way too loud for living room use, and the other no coverart, and horrible interface)...
2) Apple is doing so well with Itunes, Music, Movies, Tv shows, applications, they cannot just give up in the living room, no way.
3) Having my iphone and several appletvs throughout the house synced to one itunes library on my imac is amazing, and I hope that apple continues to update the Appletv, please Apple!
4) Apps on the appletv including games would be sweet. Yes, they won't compare to 360 or ps3 games, but the iphone games are better than psp games (trust me I have both)
23. macrumors 68030
I'd be very frustrated if ATV gets dumped. I've been using it for a long time, I've left DVD's in the dust, and have made a significant investment in storage and digital media...and lots of TIME. (not saying my apple tv suddenly disappears, it'd just be very lame if they dumped it)
24. macrumors P6
Tallest Skil
None whatsoever, especially since Apple has some nice DVR patents that they haven't used yet.
I say Apple TV software 3.0 will include them, along with the first hardware update... EVER.
Something nice. Something that can do 1080p without breaking a sweat, with hard drive options at 250 and 500 GB. :cool:
25. macrumors 6502
I agree that their are other devices that can play a wide variety of formats, and yes the 360 and ps3 play 1080 content with no issues. Setting aside the user interface, I use the apple tv because it integrates in with my mac household. I dont have to worry that a movie or tv show I buy on one of my apple tv's wont play on my iphone or sync over to my ipod. As with everything mac it just works. The only thing I want from the apple tv is some small widgets like a clock, weather, ect. , integrated iPhone remote support to navigate the interface like you can on the Apple remote, and the ability to move rentals from the Apple tv to your mac(this feature may be available but I cant find it).
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Photography app
Discussion in 'iPad Apps' started by alhajis, Oct 5, 2010.
1. macrumors member
Hi Guys...
I need an ipad photography app to strengthen my photography skills, currently I'm using a canon 40D and i know some basic photography stuff and i usually shoot in raw format and edit in lightroom & CS4. I've been hired a couple time and i did well but now i wanna take it to the next level, so i'm looking for a good app to take me their. please recommend something for me. i have external flash (speedlite), a lighting kit and a whole lot of canvas backgrounds.
2. macrumors 6502a
There are a lot of good learning apps in the app store" Photo Recipies by Scott Kelby is an example. Also checkout titles by Rick Sammon (sp?), he is an excellent teacher and skilled photographer.
However if you really want to learn I would hang out in some of the photography forums. As a Canon shooter you might want to check out http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum
3. macrumors member
Thanks... For your reply. I'll check them out, I just bought @ the app store PhotoCady and it's too basic! It's like they just want you to shoot in AV/TV mode all the time and never saw a single manual mode???? My $5 has gone with the wind.......! This is the reason why all apps should have demo or lite.
4. macrumors 6502a
True, there are a lot of not so useful applications. It is all subjective and dependent on your skill level at the end of the day. Further, while I respect Rick Sammon, Scott Kelby and the like I get much more out of forums like Photography on the Net which I can access from my iPhone or iPad.
The formulas of apps like Kelby's Photo Recipes are nice my 30 years in photography have taught me that formulas are not as useful when working in new environments.
Good luck.
5. macrumors 6502
gotta check out this forum.. the ones I usually visit and post at doesn't generate much feedback. or maybe my images really aren't worth it. but it would be nice if someone actually told me what I'm doing wrong.
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Powerbook replaced with a new Macbook by Applecare....questions...
Discussion in 'PowerPC Macs' started by cogsinister, Sep 21, 2007.
1. macrumors 6502a
Hi everyone,
After allmost 3 years (bought in London UK in December 2004) of faults on my Powerbook 12 inch G4 1.33 that add up to:
3 replaced logic boards (would have been 4 with the latest failure).
Superdrive failure.
PSU failure.
Trackpad buttion failure.
Applecare decided to replace my computer with a new macbook (2.16, 120 gig HD)
I have my old dead machine ready for UPS pickup today......
has anyone any experience of how long the replacement process will take....does it start as soon as i confirm that the powerbook is in transit with UPS ?
Will Apple canada first have to recieve the laptop and check it out before replacing it ?
Any help is welcome on this...
2. macrumors 68040
Repairs can really vary. I've had repairs that have taken a 3 days total (meaning that they got to it and finished it the second day then shipped it off), and some that have taken over a week. It just matters on the time you send it - I don't think there are a lot of problems out there right now for Macs so you might have a quick turnaround.
3. macrumors 65816
Sorry to hear about all your problems, but getting a new MB for it is awesome! Even if you'd rather have an MBP, you could sell the MB. I hope you get your new machine very quick indeed!
4. macrumors 68040
I hope its fast:)
5. macrumors 6502a
Yeah.....i would have liked a MBP, but it seems the macbook replaced the Ibook and the 12 inch Powerbook.....at least i got the mid range model and not the base 2ghz....
I tried for an upgrade to 2 gig of ram.....but no luck......
I am just glad the Applecare plan paid off......i love my PB, but i just can't trust it anymore....the latest logic board lasted 7 months......its been in for repair for months over the last 2 and a bit years.......
I must say Applecare canada have been great all the way thru this......i even got a free Ipod nano after logic board #2 !!!
6. macrumors 6502a
Er, did you read my post at all ?
The Powerbook is being REPLACED....with a new Macbook.....nothing is being repaired....
7. macrumors 6502a
Yeah so do i...
stage one is wait for UPS to pick up old computer.....ive got my eyes on the road for the van pulling up.....
Stage two is inform the lady at Apple replacements in Toronto that the old mac is in Transit to her.....then hopefully things can get into gear....
I wonder how long UPS standard will take to get from Fredericton NB to Markham ON, bearing in mind this is friday and maybe the deliveries dont move on sat/Sun ?
Oh this waiting is killing me !!!!!!!!!!!
8. macrumors 6502a
By replaced, do you mean they are repairing your Powerbook?
9. macrumors 6502a
No T, you know what i mean !!! :cool:
10. macrumors 65816
Jiddick ExRex
I hope the repair will be quick for you! :p
11. macrumors 68020
Maybe after this repair they will replace it if it breaks again!
I kid.:)
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question about ipod Atom
Discussion in 'Apple TV and Home Theater' started by marklight, Jun 26, 2008.
1. macrumors 6502
So i ripped a ton of dvds using the preset "Apple TV" setting. They work great on the apple tv of course. However, i just got an ipod touch, and i went to sync one of my movies that works w/ the apple tv - with the ipod touch, and it wont sync. I assume this is because I didn't check the insert ipod atom setting in handbrake. Is there any easy way to add whatever parameters the ipod atom setting adds- to existing handbraked files?
***i just tried re-handbraking a file using apple tv presets plus the ipod atom and it doesnt work... I guess I thought it would work as when i ran a handbraked file through visualhub and used the ipod touch settings (go nuts) - the bit rate on the file that came out was essentially the same as the original handbraked file (2500).***
2. macrumors regular
ipod Hi-res is your best bet, and customize from there to fit your needs.
Just remember that encoding for the future, and not what hardware you have right this instant is usually your best bet. Think 46" LCD and how would your encodes look on there and go with it ;)
The problem is compromise between fitting more on the ipod and a spectacular viewing experience...it will be nice when we can have ~100G or dare I wish 1T of flash on our phone so we dont have to compromise size for quality to mantain a 1 file fits all situation....
3. macrumors 68020
The appletv preset uses some advanced h.264 settings to produce higher quality at the same bitrate/file size which the iPod's cannot play back. Like bframes, etc.
The iPod Atom checkbox actually is for use with 5 and 5.5 G iPods. Though all of the iPod presets in HB use it as it has no downside on devices that do not require it for best compatibility. In short, your atv encodes will not work on your iPod.
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Ripping with Handbrake - DVD Audio Downmixing
Discussion in 'iPod' started by The Tuck, Jan 28, 2007.
1. macrumors 6502
The Tuck
Does anyone know if it's better to use a surround sound setting on the DVD when converting it to H.264 and have Handbrake down-mix the audio, or just set it on a 2 channel mix and rip it from that.
2. macrumors 6502
i always
do the 5 to 2 downmix, but i have no idea if it's better. do a listening test and let us know!
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Which Camcorder should I get (new MBP owner)?
Discussion in 'Digital Video' started by blairh, Nov 1, 2008.
1. macrumors 68020
Hello everyone,
So a while back I was contemplating getting an HV20 to go with my new black macbook. I ended up returning the macbook for various reasons, and taking a break from any future video projects.
However now I'm ready to move forward and purchase a camera. I recently bought the previous model MBP new (the Penryn edition). I plan on using Imovie and perhaps FCE for my video projects. Those video projects are:
1. My acting reel (a series of scenes I plan on producing, shooting, and editing, featuring myself).
2. A series of cooking videos featuring family members, etc.
3. Potentially a short film I just finished writing.
The short film project may be a non issue only because I may hire a crew to help me shoot the film, so my new camera may not be involved. But when it comes to my acting reel and cooking videos, my new camera will be used.
So my question is, what do you suggest I get for a camera? I'm thinking of gettng something that shoots in HD, but I won't be using blue ray discs, etc.
I read this in another post:
"people are simply shooting in HD and down-sampling to SD Widescreen so that we can output to standard DVDs. There is some quality loss, but still far better quality than shooting in SD."
Do you agree with that statement? If so, what HD camera should I look at? I'd prefer it be a Canon and something that works well with Imovie and FCE. Also, I'd like to spend at the most $1,000.00.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
2. macrumors 6502
I think the HV20 has been updated and the model you may want is the HV30. I have an HV20 and I like it heaps. I use FCE4 and zero problems.
I agree with the statement that downsampling HD to SD widescreen is better than shooting SD. Two reasons:
1. You have an HD version if you want/need it later
2. HD allows progressive capture which is very useful - I don't use SD/interlace except for things I know will only go up on YouTube
I recommend that you always shoot progressive - I do! :)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44133 | New Mexico governor Bill Richardson isn't letting his state's massive pension-fund scandals bother him! He danced something called the stanky legg with local entertainer Jana Mashonee. He's not the only politician getting down.
Remember when Barack Obama busted a move for Ellen DeGeneres?
Or when Hillary Clinton shimmied for child-porn-loving Fox News producer Aaron Bruns?
Or when Dubya did an African tribal dance?
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Four months later, we have it, in the form of a record-setting lip dub to Don McLean's "American Pie" that involved 5,000 people and "marching bands, parades, weddings, motorcades, bridges on fire, and helicopter take offs." Take that, Newsweek! [YouTube]
Update: Newsweek has responded to the video on Facebook. Turns out the magazine doesn't hate Grand Rapids after all:
To the Grand Rapids crowd:
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44137 | Facebook Reveals How Staggeringly Rich And Popular It's Become
Facebook just released its first-ever official financial numbers as part of its filing to go public, and they're very impressive. One billion dollars in annual profit impressive. Also: Much of humankind is hopelessly addicted to Facebook.
Facebook tallied $1 billion in profit last year on $3.7 billion in revenue, revenue that has been roughly doubling for each of the past two years. The company ended 2011 with $3.9 billion in cash. Those totals are in line with the exclusive financial data we reported through September (the cash total has grown about as much as profits). Meanwhile, as Inside Facebook points out, the company is diversifying its revenue stream, with payments growing to 17 percent of revenue from 10 percent a year prior. Most of that comes from online purchases by people playing Zynga games like FarmVille. And most of the rest of Facebook's money comes from advertising. Of course once we're all talking on Facebook phones and paying blackmail to, like, Facebook drones the company's income will be even more diversified.
The company also revealed user data that bodes well for its future profits. Some 483 million users are active on the site each day, and 845 million each month. Now get back to work feeding your private information into Facebook's money machine. Otherwise you might have to read all the rest of the awful IPO coverage. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44138 | Eucador's Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve is well known for being home to one of the richest and most diverse concentrations of flora and fauna on the planet.
Spanning across some 1,500,000 lush and verdant acres, the complex ecosystem contains some 12,000 species of plants as well as hundreds of bird, reptile, and fish species — and many more likely to be discovered in the years to come.
But screw all that because here's some dude using a piranha like a pair of scissors. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44141 | They say money's the root of all evil but I can't tell
Or is it the mindstate that's ill?
from Black Star – Thieves in the Night Lyrics on Genius
Money is only valuable if we give it value — you can live a perfectly happy life on $20/day
Note, too, that “Pesos, franc, yens, cowrie shells, and dollar bills” are all a legitimate form of currency, depending on what country you live in
In context of the Morrison’s The Bluest Eye these lyrics greatly parallel to her line “Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another- physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought” Just as money is an asset that is socially constructed, the perception of beauty is a subjective concept that is likewise determined by society. People do “evil” things to acquire money and people do “destructive” things to acquire beauty because of the great societal pressures to attain them. Both the song and the book allude to the fact that arbitrary definitions of what deem a person superior, like money and beauty, have greatly degraded the true essence of individuality to a level of superficiality. Thus, the skewed priorities of money and beauty have destroyed more meaningful aspects of life.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44142 | Embed Follow
Damn, why's it feel like it's Saturday morning in this bitch
Girl in the corner looking like Dora the Explorer
Bartender looking like Stewie Griffin
Security guard looking like Homer Simpson
Oh shit, I must be in a cartoon
Damn, took way too many triple stacks
[Verse 1: Shell]
Looking out my mind
Yeah I'm on bout two
She said Bubba is you rolling
I said how about you
I done mixed the Ninja Turtle with a little Grey Goose
Now I'm about to Transform, cause I'm in a cartoon
Got a fifth of Jack, some pills and an ounce of that purp
And my bitch roll too in a Spongebob shirt
But she ain't tripping no, she done brought her friends too
I used to knock her pussy out over half a Blues Clues
But back to my crew, yeah my niggas go hard
I done left, caught a charge getting full of them bars
I had this episode fucking with this little broad
She wanted me to hit it, hit it
You know I'm a dog so I didn't hit it raw
And that Red Transformer kept my dick real hard
She said the pill made her feel like she's sitting on Mars
So I ate another bar and beat that pussy all to shards
I'm in a cartoon
I'm in a cartoon
Throw it back, throw it back
I'm in a cartoon
I'm in a cartoon
Throw it back, throw it back
Going SpongeBob on em
Going Ninja Turtle on em
Going Bart Simpson on em
I'm a Transform on em
Going Bugs Bunny on em
I'll Mickey Mouse on em
Going Blues Clues on em, in a cartoon
[Verse 2: ?Mouse?]
Catch me walking through the mall on a Sunday
Smelling like ? Fonzie, I don't do Gumbi ?
Hands in my pants like my name Al Bundy
Ninja Turtle power, yeah I'm feeling kind of jumpy
Hands nigga from the B-R
Got a fast-lane truck, got a Blues Clues car
Like pop waga sinna- mayne, yeah I go hard ?
.... I'm on that you-know
Now watch me act a dog like Scooby and Pluto
Kermit the Frog, nigga thats my ?Judo?
Pockets on full, sitting fat like Sumo
Superman's back, throw it back, throw it back
Up, up and away, where he at, where he at
I said Superman's back, throw it back, throw it back
[Verse 3: Lil Boosie]
Boosie Badass
Drop the track we throw it back, from the summer to the winter
Used to be a Ninja Turtle, now I turned to Master Splinter
I'm reacting, you can't see me, I turn to Dragon Ball-Z
Took two to the head dog and I turned to Sonic the Hedgehog
I'm Clifford the Red Dog, reacting
Me and my .40 Glock, we like Scooby-Doo and Shaggy
I'm Poppa Smurf around this bitch, when I'm on Purp around this bitch
Big bucks like Scrooge McDuck, ain't that the shit, yessir
I'm in a cartoon, feel like I'm on the moon
Saw my girl Porscha but my eyes saw Dora
Homer Simpson in the building
Hey Mouse, where Marge at
I can't find Tootie
Awe shit, where Bart at
Throw them back, throw them back
We done ate a fifty pack
I'm always in trouble, call me Garfield the cat
Me and my dogs, we getting stacks, you can call us Thundercats
And look at my neck you see I'm on like I'm kin to Fred Flintstone |
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Because one retrospective at a time just isn't enough, I'm also taking a look at the Disney Princess movies. ALL the Disney Princess movies, in chronological order, over an undisclosed period of time. I've also started posting reviews for some of the Star Wars books over at the library, so the first of those is here. I want this journal to be more active and do at least two or three posts a month. I know that's not super-active, but I'm learning.
The reason I'm doing the Disney Princess thing is I want to take a closer look at some of the criticisms and assumptions I've seen floating around out there about what sort of fantasy role models and heroes we have for young girls. So the obvious choice is to look at the fantasy role models I had as a young girl, and what they look like to me now that I'm older. My main questions/talking points are: Who is the main character and what values do they embody? & Is romance/marriage the driving plot or the goal?
Since this is the first post in the retrospective, I'm starting at the beginning.
Q: What's black and white and red all over?
A: Snow White. Also Goth chicks. Surprisingly, these two things aren't unrelated.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first of the Disney Princesses, and the first feature-length animated film ever made. This isn't one of the movies I watched over and over as a kid, and the parts I remembered before rewatching it mostly involved the Queen and how frighteningly relentless she is. I'm glad the live action reboot didn't forget that, and managed to make the Queen even more awesome. Snow White, on the other hand, is both the least interesting character and the most fascinating archetype of all the Princesses. Today, I'm focusing on how we went from this:
To this:
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Next time: Cinderella (1950)
Episode IV: From Farm Boy to Rebel Fighter (A New Hope)
Hey guys! As I mentioned before, I'm doing the Ernist Rister order for this rewatch. Since it's numbered weird, I'll list "Part X" in the title to indicate where I am in the rewatch, list the "episode" number in a sub-heading, and do a wrap-up summary of "The Story So Far" each time to keep from getting lost. There will be Unmarked Spoilers all over the place, so tread carefully if you're one of the few people who hasn't seen these movies.
I'm also rereading the novelizations of all six movies, in the same order, at the same time. I've read them before except for The Phantom Menace and The Clone Wars, so what I'm hoping is I'll be able to share more background stuff that wasn't in the movies, comment on how things change when they're added back in with the re-edits of the original trilogy, and how it affects the characters' journeys. For this entry, I'm gonna focus on our establishing character moments by looking specifically at two of them: Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.
Yes, I'm watching the re-edits this time, because I have Points to make regarding story structure, pacing, and character development. Also, I cheated and watched the theatrical version of A New Hope beforehand. Oops. But what's interesting about that is, since it's been almost twenty years since I watched the director's cuts of any of these movies, I'm looking at it sort of fresh. There was a lot that I'd forgotten about the re-edits and exactly how things changed, and while it's extremely disorienting the first time you see it--rather like someone has invaded all your childhood memories and rearranged the furniture when you weren't looking--it's actually not that bad. Well, not this one anyway.
Let's do this!
(Image taken from Giphy.)
The Story So Far:
Young Luke Skywalker, after stumbling across a mysterious plea for help from the beautiful Princess Leia, gets tangled up in the Rebellion against the Empire. In the process, he loses his only family--his aunt and uncle, who raised him--but befriends Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, space pirate Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca, and the captured Leia . . . only to discover Leia can pretty much rescue herself. Because she's awesome. He witnesses Kenobi's murder by Darth Vader, the Sith Lord who also killed his father (or so he's been told), and joins the Rebellion. Finally, after the rest of his strike team is killed or incapacitated, he (with Han's help) destroys the Death Star battle station and is welcomed back as a hero. Vader, however, survives.
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(Cross-posted to rhoda_rants.)
Star Wars: The Fangirl Awakens
So hey, look at that, it's not March anymore! And it's DEFINITELY not February anymore. What happened? I'll tell you: I didn't finish my retrospective. Surprise! I'll tell you what else though: I kinda felt like I was biting off more than I could chew, trying to cover ten years in that time span. So I'm going to leave the Box Office Retrospective at 2010 for now, and come back with the next five years for the next Women In Horror / Women's History Month in 2016. Sound good? Good.
That in mind, I'd like to return to my Film of the Book series soon, since I finally got a chance to see Gone Girl and it's every bit as brilliant as you've heard. I also saw both The Maze Runner and Seventh Son, which were varying degrees of ridiculous and try-too-hard, but surprisingly enjoyable despite--or perhaps because of--those things. I'll expand on that later.
But first, I need to talk about something more important to me than box office numbers, badass women in horror movies, or even vampires.
I need to talk about Star Wars.
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WiHM, Box Office Retrospective: 2010
Happy International Women's Day! My retrospective is still topical! WOOO!
This was an intriguing year for horror. Pickings were slim this year, but there's an overall uptick in quality that started in the late 2000s, after we got tired of torture porn and remaking stuff from Japan and Korea. (Although remaking stuff from the '70s is still an issue.) Also, with David Slade at the helm for the third entry in the Twilight saga, we got some actual terror, tension, and action thrown into the mix along with the romance, and Melissa Rosenberg did such a solid job with the script that the line reads are intentionally funny in all the right places.
Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $300.5 million
Black Swan - $106.9 million
Paranormal Activity 2 - $84.7 million
(A Nightmare On Elm Street - $63 million)
Resident Evil: Afterlife - $60.1 million
The Last Exorcism - $41 million
The Crazies - $39.1 million
(Vampires Suck - $36.7 million)
As I said, we didn't get much, but what we did get was truly unnerving and truly above the bar. I'm talking, of course, about Black Swan.
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WiHM, Box Office Retrospective: 2009
Since I'm me, I figured it would probably take longer than just the whole of February to get through this project of mine. And here we are, only up to 2009, and it's the last day. So I made a decision: I'm gonna plow ahead and go through 2014 anyway, and we'll see where we end up. Cool? Cool.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $296.6 million
Paranormal Activity - $107.9 million
(Zombieland - $75.6 million)
(The Final Destination - $66.5 million)
(My Bloody Valentine - $51.5 million)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - $45.8 million
The Unborn - $42.7 million
Drag Me to Hell - $42.1 million
Orphan - $41.6 million
(Halloween 2 - $33.4 million)
(The Last House on the Left - $32.7 million)
Finally, some fresh blood! Not much, but it's there in the top end--where it counts. Still not a lot of diversity in the casting, unfortunately, but things are getting . . . interesting.
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So, we seem to have not only a wealth of truly original stories here--and this isn't even counting stuff that didn't make the cut, like Jennifer's Body and Thirst and Dead Snow--but an emphasis on "twist" endings that I honestly did not expect. So here's a question: when is a movie only as good as its ending? Are you the kind of moviegoer who likes to watch things over and over, like me? Or do you feel satisfied having only gone through it the one time? If you do like rewatching, does knowing the ending beforehand make the rewatch more interesting, or less? If you're the kind of person who's good at guessing twists, does it "ruin" the ending for you, or do you still feel like you get something out of it?
Curious minds want to know! Tell me your thoughts in the comments, and I will see you in March with 2010!
WiHM, Box Office Retrospective: 2008
Once more, I'm in the awkward position of NOT being able to talk about some amazing movies that also came out this year, and have become cult favorites in the aftermath of their initial release--Martyrs, Splinter, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Let the Right One In, The Midnight Meat Train--all because they did not meet various of my criteria.
Twilight - $192 million
(The Strangers - $52.6 million)
(Prom Night - $43.9 million)
(The Changeling - $35.7 million)
(Quarantine - $32 million)
(The Eye - $31.4 million)
Remakes were big this year too, but mostly foreign imports, (there are more that didn't break the box office, by the way), whereas before this the big remakes had been a mix of foreign imports and retreads of old classics. Whether you count the original Prom Night as a "classic" is up for debate I guess, but that's the one that surprised me the most. As for Changeling, I'm actually not sure if it's a remake of the 1980 movie with George C. Scott or a completely original story.
Read more...Collapse )I'm a bit at a loss for what to ask this time. Since I have been noticing so many remakes, and this trend doesn't seem to stopping anytime soon, I might as well mention: sometimes the remake can be better than the original. Not always, but it does happen. It's certainly the case with The Thing--both the Kurt Russell version and the Mary Elizabeth Winstead version. I wouldn't go that far for the ones on this list, but let me ask: What remake pleasantly surprised you, either by being not as bad as you feared, or actually surpassing the original? What movie do you think would benefit from a reboot, even if you're close to the original? What remakes do you think should never have happened?
Tell me your thoughts in the comments, and I'll try not to let so much time pass before 2009!
WiHM, Box Office Retrospective: 2007
This was a frustrating year to work with, because so many movies that I'd rather talk about fell outside the parameters I set for this project. Such as movies that grossed somewhere in the $20 million range (Grindhouse, The Reaping), movies that had either a very limited release or went straight to video (Trick 'r Treat, Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door), or were big overseas but never had a theatrical release in the US (Inside, [REC]).
Here's what did fall inside my parameters:
(Halloween - $63.3 million)
Resident Evil: Extinction - $50.6 million
(Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem - $41.8 million)
The Messengers - $35.4 million
So I'm slightly annoyed. But like I said in my introduction, these are what packed the theaters, and that's not always the mark of quality. For the record, the highest-grossing horror movie this year was I Am Legend, at $256.4 million. Now, it's not lost on me that, this being February, it's also Black History Month, and somehow I Am Legend is the first movie I've so much as mentioned with a black protagonist. The fact that it's Will Smith, who comes with his own box-office-friendly fanbase no matter what he stars in, isn't lost on me either. I'm stretching my own rules (grossed over $30 million domestically AND starring a woman) bringing him into the discussion at all. That bothers me. I'll come back to this in the Honorable Mention.
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Here is one of the trickiest things about being a fan of horror movies: no matter how many awesome characters you get, you can never be sure until the credits roll whether they'll survive. The reason the Women In Horror project exists, and the reason Black History Month exists, are because representation and visibility are lacking for both of them. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but have the numbers actually gone down since the turn of the century? We like to think that as the years progress, we're automatically progressing in other ways too, but I don't believe that's true. We have to keep having these conversations, and really look at what the trends are doing from one year to the next, to see if anything's changing. Not to mention, even with the female characters I've managed to find so far, I still haven't found many female or POC screenwriters and directors. I might be able to draw a more solid conclusion when I get to the end of the month, but what do you guys think? How far have we come? Are we still moving forward, or have we taken several steps back? Also, going back to one of my previous questions, since this is a niche genre we're talking about, when you do find feature films that tell the stories of minorities and women, why is it so hard to find them in the top box office spots?
Just some food for thought. Share your opinions with me in the comments, and I'll be back with 2008 next time!
WiHM, Box Office Retrospective: 2006
When I started tallying up numbers, one of the first things I noticed is that horror cinema with female protagonists from the past ten years has been completely dominated by four franchises: Resident Evil, Underworld, Twilight*, and Paranormal Activity. They all started at slightly different times, and they're all catering to a slightly different audience demographic, so I find it interesting that they've all been as wildly successful as they have for as long as they have. And they're all still going. That's a substantial amount of sustained marketability, all starring women.
*I know, save your garment rending. I have a reason for including it on this list, and I'll get to it later. First, the top money-makers with female protagonists for 2006:
Underworld: Evolution - $62.3 million
The Omen - $54.6 million
(Final Destination 3 - $54.1 million)
When a Stranger Calls - $47.9 million
Silent Hill - $47 million
(The Hills Have Eyes - $41.8 million)
(The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - $39.5 million)
The Grudge 2 - $39 million
Pan's Labyrinth - $37.6 million
Again, lots of remakes and sequels, and a fair few I haven't seen. In fact, there are only two original stories in this year's lineup, and I'm almost not sure they qualify--Silent Hill because it's technically an adaptation, and Pan's Labyrinth because I'm not sure it counts as "horror." But we're going to talk about them anyway, because it's my retrospective and I Do What I Want.
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The reason I decided to include Pan's Labyrinth in the end (apart from the fact that I asked Twitter for input), is because I tend to be a bit more generous than some when drawing the line between "horror" and "fantasy" and "sci-fi." For me, it doesn't matter that much because I watch all three genres for the same reasons: I want to be taken out of my comfort zone. I want to question my perception of reality. I want to see ordinary people transform into heroes when faced with impossible circumstances. I want to see worlds and creatures I've never seen or imagined before. Mostly, I want to be entertained. If I happen to get scared out of my wits in the process, as long as those other criteria are met, I'm okay with that. But I'm also okay if a movie calling itself "horror" doesn't actually manage to scare me.
So here's my question for this post: Where do you draw the line between "horror" and other genres? Do you come away disappointed if a horror movie doesn't scare you, or do you watch it for other reasons--and if so, what are those reasons?
Tell me your thoughts in the comments, and I'll be back next time with 2007!
WiHM, Box Office Retrospective: 2005
WiHM 2015, Box Office Retrospective: 2005
First, an explanation: I'm listing the year-end domestic box office gross of the most successful horror movies with female leads of each respective year in this retrospective. I'm using a combination of,, and IMDB to arrive at these numbers, with an arbitrary cut-off at $30 million to count as "successful." I could try to average everything out to see the overall take globally, and/or compare the gross against the budget to see which films are raking in a decent profit, but that would require me to Math, and nobody wants that.
If a movie is in (parentheses), that means I haven't seen it and can't quite figure out who the protagonist is from the cast listing and plot summary.
I'll be briefly discussing my thoughts on a few of these movies, but in broad strokes so as to avoid spoilers.
Shall we?
(Saw II - $86.8 million)
The Ring Two - $75.8 million
The Exorcism of Emily Rose - $75.1 million
The Amityville Horror - $65.2 million
Red Eye - $57.9 million
Hide and Seek - $51.1 million
The Skeleton Key - $47.8 million
(House of Wax - $32 million)
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Throughout this retrospective, I'd like to keep in mind that horror fans (well, geeky types in general, really) tend to latch onto things that aren't necessarily at the top of the queue in critical or commercial circles. So, what movies stood out for you this year? What did the box office overlook that should've seen more love? What were some of your favorite performances/monsters/things that scared you/made you think?
Let me know in the comments, and I'll be back with 2006 next time!
Women in Horror Month 2015 - Introduction
Now that we've all had some time to recover from Halloween, let's get revved up for another Women In Horror Month! Last year, I took a look at some box office numbers to see what the genre looks like right now. And first of all, let me apologize. I don't remember what search engine I was using to get those numbers, but I clearly did something wrong because I somehow overlooked World War Z, The Purge and Warm Bodies while gathering my data, which should have bumped half my original contenders off the list. It's still a pretty cool list, but I'll get back to that later.
So this year, instead of looking at just one year's box office results, I decided to look at the overall trends since 2005. The reason I'm focusing squarely on box office numbers is because money and audience demand are what drive the industry. Nothing gets changed if the status quo isn't challenged in a recognizable way. And for better or worse, looking at box office numbers is a way to quantify what people wanted to see in a given year. Otherwise, I'd just be talking about my own personal tastes, and while I'll never stop recommending cool, under-the-radar stuff like Stoker, We Are What We Are and The Moth Diaries, that's not the point of this project.
Whenever I get excited about a new short story collection/TV show/movie/book with positive female representation either in the characters or behind the scenes, inevitably someone makes the argument that it's not enough that women be present in this type of media. It has to also be good, high-quality, intelligent, thoughtful media. Now, I don't have any problem with asking for good quality stuff, but I feel like this argument is asking for female creators and characters to be that much "better" than their male counterparts in order to make up for the fact that they're female. Which I don't think is fair. Get them into the rotation in the first place, and we can worry about whether they're awesome enough to deserve their places later. More to the point: horror fans in general, myself included, sometimes develop a taste for really appalling, cheesy, low-grade trash. I don't want to see that stuff go away. It is awesome in its own way. If the boys are allowed to have their cheese and eat it too, then dammit, so should we.
I asked Twitter and Absolute Write who were their favorite Horror Heroines prior to 2005, just to get a starting baseline. Here are the top 5 results, in descending order from most chosen to least:
Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Alien
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), Halloween
Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), Silence of the Lambs
Alice (Milla Jovovich), Resident Evil
Nancy (Heather Langenkamp), A Nightmare on Elm Street
These are the golden oldies, the ones we've looked up to and cheered on for decades--with no leading on my part, and no parameters specifying any particular definition of "heroine." And I gotta say, Alice surprised me. I didn't realize she was so well-loved, since she's the relative newcomer to the lineup here. I also thought Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton, Terminator) would get more votes--when I started asking, she was only mentioned once. This is all very informal of course, and my sample pool is very small, so the net I'm liable to cast isn't but so wide.
Still, here's my question: Who are the new Horror Heroines? Who have we, the viewing public, deemed worthy successors to the badass, monster-fighting ladies of yore? And who does the horror community, always with its ear to the ground for cool, under-the-radar stuff, wish more people knew about and celebrated?
The results might surprise you. Stay tuned, and I'll be back with the numbers from 2005 next time!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44186 | The Conquistadors encounters with Giants
After a failed invasion of Northern Florida the Spanish conqueror and explorer Pánfilo de Nárvaez retreated back to port with a ragged bunch of restless men. More than half of his platoon had either been killed by the savage Florida jungles or were picked off by killer native attacks. Supplies had vanished, and when Narváez returned to the harbor he discovered that his ships had all disappeared. Returning to Cuba without him. He ordered the construction of four large rafts and told his fellow soldiers that this is “where New Spain ends”. It is not known for certain where and when Narváez died. The last man to see Narváez alive and tell of it was Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, a junior officer of the Narváez expedition. According to Cabeza de Vaca, when he asked Narváez for more food and provisions Narváez refused, basically saying “every man for himself.” The rafts took off for Cuba but were destroyed in a hurricane. Around thirty men survived the sinking of the rafts, but Narváez was not among them. Cabeza de Vaca and the remaining Spanish survivors washed ashore near modern-day Tampa Bay. They quickly formed an expedition to reach a Spanish settlement in Mexico and regroup there, thinking it was only a few miles away, but after a series of battles with hostile natives they ended up rafting their way into southwestern Texas. Traveling west along the Colorado River, de Vaca and the survivors of the ill-fated expedition became the first Europeans to see a bison, or American buffalo. De Vaca returned to Spain nine years later and published his story. It was the bestseller of its time. In it there are references to Conquistador encounters with giants. De Vaca’s astounding tales mention an encounter with giant natives during a raid while in Florida:
When we attempted to cross the large lake, we came under heavy attack from many giant Indians concealed behind trees. Some of our men were wounded in this conflict for which the good armor they wore did not avail. The Indians we had so far seen are all archers. They go naked, are large of body, and appear at a distance like giants. They are of admirable proportions, very spare and of great activity and strength. The bows they use are as thick as the arm, of eleven or twelve palms in length, which they discharge at two hundred paces with so great precision that they miss nothing.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44188 | This is why you aren't sleeping right
Why can't you get a good night's sleep? The problem is that you probably don't realize what makes you fall asleep in the first place.
Photo by ostill via Shutterstock
Despite what it might feel like, sleep isn't something that you can "turn on" using the power of your own will. It's actually something that the environment triggers in your body, at the cellular level.
The amazing thing about sleep is that most of us feel the urge to do it at roughly the same time every night. That's because sleep is triggered partly by a clock in your brain that is tracking night and day cycles on Earth — just the way almost every other life form on the planet does, from bacteria and plants, to fish, insects and mammals.
Circadian Rhythms: How the Earth Rules Your Body
Your brain keeps time in several ways, but perhaps the most basic involves circadian rhythm, which tracks a standard Earth day's 24-hour cycle. That's why most of us fall asleep when it's dark, and wake up when it's light.
What's incredible about this biological clock is that it can adjust to new cycles of light and dark. That's why you eventually recover from jet lag when, for example, you fly from the United States to Europe. The light/dark cycle on the other side of the globe slowly alters your internal clock, and sooner or later you'll find yourself falling asleep during nighttime hours that were once your daytime hours. But in the absence of a light/dark cycle, it will continue to run, ticking off the hours and getting you to sleep roughly on time.
Life forms with circadian clocks have been around on Earth for a very long time. It's likely that circadian rhythms evolved in cyanobacteria — bluegreen algae — over 3 billion years ago. Evolutionary biologists aren't certain why these clocks evolved, but there are a few theories.
One is that these single-celled bacteria needed energy, but to get it, their bodies had to carry out two different chemical processes that interfered with each other. So the bacteria began keeping time by tracking the sun. When it was light outside, the cyano would get energy from photosynthesis. When it was dark, they would get energy by sequestering nitrogen. These chemical processes would cancel each other out if done simultaneously. But done sequentially? A perfect way to gather energy during the day, and during the night.
Another theory is that life forms who shared the same environments needed a way to compete with each other for food, so some evolved to feed during the day and others to feed at night. Both groups would need an internal clock tracking daylight hours to arrive promptly at their mealtimes.
Whatever the evolutionary reason for the first circadian clocks, they are found everywhere in nature. They are perhaps the most profound way that the motion of our planet affects our bodies on a fundamental level. Plants use them to determine when to bloom, and animals use them to determine when to sleep. There are also seasonal circadian rhythms, which send bears into hibernation and trigger the growth of apples on trees. In humans, the circadian clock is part of a brain region called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). When that region is damaged, all kinds of things can go wrong with our sleep cycles.
But the main reason why human sleep is disturbed has nothing to do with SCN damage. It has to do with the way our circadian clocks are wound, as it were.
This is why you aren't sleeping right
Sleep Disorders Are Clock Disorders
When you get a good night's sleep, you wake up feeling refreshed — physically and mentally. It's not unusual for aches and pains of the night before to have faded. The same can be said for psychological aches. The things that annoy you at 11 PM are often easy to dismiss as no big deal when you get out of bed the next day. And there's a good reason.
Earlier I talked about how cyanobacteria could perform different chemical processes at night to gain energy. Humans do a similar kind of thing, though not to gain energy. At night, our bodies are busy cleansing our tissues of toxins, solidifying memories in our brains, and even repairing damage to our DNA. Sleeping isn't about resting, in other words — it's about being active in ways that are very different from when we are awake.
Recent studies have shown that people whose sleep is disrupted, or who get very little sleep, are more likely to develop obesity, depression, inflammatory diseases, and even cancer. This doesn't mean that if you get a bad night's sleep you're going to get sick — or even that insomnia leads to disease. It just means that there is a strong correlation between troubled sleep and health problems. More specifically, it means that many aspects of human health are affected by the proteins and genes involved in keeping that circadian clock in your brain running smoothly.
You may have noticed that what I'm calling "sleep disorders" here aren't the typical ones you might expect, such as sleep walking, nightmares, restless leg syndrome, and many others. Those disorders are certainly related to sleep, but they're not directly governed by how the Earth's rotation tunes your circadian clock. And what we're focusing on here are the most typical sleep disorders, which are caused by changes to your night/day cues.
There are still a lot of questions about how circadian clocks govern our well being, but anybody who has ever worked overnight shifts, or has to deal with lots of jet lag, has probably noticed some of these health problems. When your body isn't getting regular day/night cues from the environment, it affects the functioning of your circadian clock. You sleep badly, or not at all. Your dream cycle may be interrupted, too, which can wreck havoc with mood and memory.
Given that circadian clocks are a very ancient evolutionary development, it's likely that many of our bodily processes rely on them for "stop" and "start" signals. If your clock is off, it may not be giving the right "start" signal to the molecules that would normally clear toxins out of swollen tissues — or repair damaged DNA. And over time, this situation can lead to chronic problems.
This is why you aren't sleeping right
Entrainment: Getting the Right Kind of Sleep
If you are having a hard time sleeping, it's likely that the problem isn't genetic or neurological. It's probably your environment. More precisely, it's your relationship to the daily rotation of the Earth, which your body evolved to use as its most fundamental measure of time.
You may not be sleeping right because you're not allowing your circadian clock to be properly entrained, or set, by day and night cycles. This is a particularly acute problem for people who work night shifts — they have to be awake when the body is getting the "go to sleep" signal from their environment. But it can be a problem for anybody who doesn't get out into the sunlight during the day. Without that sunlight cue, your body may not be getting entrainment from the daylight.
Of course, not all of us want to fall asleep the moment it gets dark, or wake up at dawn. Everybody has a slightly different sleep schedule that is right for them. As sleep researcher Till Roenneberg puts it in his book Internal Time, every human has a "chronotype," or a typical time period when they fall asleep and wake up. On average, people prefer 8-hour sleep periods; most of us have our "peak" sleep period, halfway through our sleep cycle, around 3 AM. But these are only averages. In reality, there are early birds who prefer to fall asleep at 8 PM, and there are night owls who don't get to bed until 4 AM. Everybody's chronotype is slightly different.
Forcing yourself to sleep against chronotype is going to make you tired, and possibly even sick in the long term. Ideally, to sleep well, you should be falling asleep when you're sleepy — even if it's not at a "typical" bedtime. The problem is that many people's work schedules don't fit their chronotypes. Still, there are workarounds.
One system that works for many people is to make sure your body is getting enough signals from the environment. Basically, make sure you're entraining your body with exposure to sunlight during the day and darkness at night. If you work a night shift, you might try taking a walk right before sunset, to trigger wakefulness — and be sure to avoid sunlight or even bright lights right before bed if you can. If you work inside all day without any sunlight, try to expose yourself to sunlight (even if it's cloudy) at least once during morning or afternoon.
Obviously this simple solution isn't going to work for everybody — especially if you suffer from a sleep disorder that's unrelated to circadian clocks. But many people have found that proper entrainment into light/dark cycles helps them fall asleep during the night. This, in turn, can lighten your mood and enhance your health.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44189 | Holy Shit, You Guys Are Really Going To Like Edge of Tomorrow
We were always slightly excited for Tom Cruise's Groundhog Day-meets-Starship Troopers movie Edge of Tomorrow, but we had no idea it was this good! We've seen Edge of Tomorrow and it is spectacular fun. Here's our (practically spoiler-free) first impressions.
The Premise
Based of Hiroshi Sakurazaka's novel All You Need Is Kill, if you've seen the latest trailer, you know the gist. The world has been invaded by the slightly Matrix Sentinel-like alien race dubbed the Mimics. Why they are called this and what they want is never explained, but suffice to say they are bad guys and we are good guys and we need to kill them. So we're in a war and readying the biggest battle of them all. It's an international all-hands-on-deck attack and it's allegedly going to win the war for us. But when the troops try and storm the beach, it's a total slaughter. It's like the aliens knew they were coming, because they did. Unbeknownst to the humans, the Mimics have the power to reset time. Tom Cruise finds this out when he kills one of them and bonds with the alien's special blood. Now he too has the power to reset his day.
This is your typical Groundhog Day rule set. BUT the difference between Edge of Tomorrow and all the other repeater tropes is you can only reset the day by dying. So we get to see Tom Cruise die. A lot.
And that is the most spoiler-free premise I can give you. It's slightly more complicated than that, but not really.
The Good
The Good Tom Cruise Is Back!
I am sick and tired of watching Tom Cruise punching bad guys and riding a motorcycle. Sick of it. The latest crop of Cruise films have all been some sort of meandering variation of this. Well, NOT ANYMORE. Edge of Tomorrow is delivering quality, Jerry Maguire-level Cruise. A lot of this is due to the fact that the character Cruise is playing (Cage) is a coward, but a smart coward.
In order to avoid the war with the Mimics, Cage uses his advertising skills and ROTC background, spinning the defense policies, ideas and tactics to the masses. He's a talking head. But when Cage is told that they need his camera crew and smiling face on the front lines giving the folks at home inspirational images, he refuses. In response, he's busted down to a private and sent off to the front lines anyway, without his officer's status and without his camera crew to protect him. Needless to say, he's a shit soldier, and it's magnificent. It's like watching the cast of a morning show get thrown into a war zone. This tanned, smiling cheeseball who can't do anything other than reiterate buzzwords is thrown into hell. Every day for the rest of his life.
Watching Tom Cruise fail at being a badass is a joy. There's no mugging for the camera, and thankfully no camera-panning abs moment. Instead you see Cage losing his mind, screaming at the top of his lungs, clawing into the ground and running around begging other soldiers to tell him how to turn his safety off. It works because of his total commitment to the character. Plus, it helps that at his heart, Cage is a good person. He doesn't want to die, and he doesn't want others to die. Even though he's garbage at it, he attempts to save the people around him.
From there, you're watching him grow. It's a very simple emotional journey and it makes it very easy to root for him. "Get better at being a soldier, figure out the plan, don't fuck up." That's not to say he doesn't have his cheat days, or "fuck it all, I'm stuck in hell" days. And those are really good days, too.
I wouldn't have wanted any other actor in this part—Cruise really just nails the balance of badass and coward. Yes, Tom Cruise is really, really, really good at hanging out of a car and blowing up alien Mimics, but he's also wonderfully entertaining and captivating not doing that stuff as well.
Emily Blunt Kicks Ass
Emily Blunt has never really kicked all that much ass before. Yes, she wielded a mean shotgun in Looper, and held it well, but we've never seen her kill a bunch of aliens with a goddamn giant sword before. Turns out she is good at it, really good at it. Blunt rolls in as the much-hyped super-soldier Rita, whose fight at a past battle set her up as a Victory Symbol. How did she kill so many aliens? She was also blessed with the same alien repeater thing that Cage has, and naturally she becomes Cage's ally. Together, they kill a lot of aliens. And each other. A lot.
Rita is a great female heroine, mainly because she doesn't have time for anything other than her job. She is a soldier, and she's smart. Yes, of course she's a love interest, but it is tucked away in the third act. The weight of her time on-screen is spent trying to kill aliens and be smart with the repeater gift that Cage was given. Even when she finds herself connecting with Cage, the second she gets the hint that they're going off-mission she pulls them back in the right direction. She's tough, built like a brick shit house, and she gets to shoot Tom Cruise in the head like 45 times. It's amazing. Cage may be the pizzazz, but Rita is the brawn. She's also wonderfully multidimensional, and you can see damage she faced in her own time cycle of hell.
Not Trying To "Save The Girl"
"I can't stop you from dying" definitely pops up in this film, but it isn't the crux of the movie. My biggest worry about this film was that Cage would spend his cycle just trying to save the girl over and over, only to realize he can't. Fortunately, that is just not that important in Edge of Tomorrow. It's definitely something Cage and Rita struggle with, but it's just another stumble down a longer path.
High-Quality Videogame Action
Speaking of this path, the plotting and action that accompanies it is probably the best thing about this movie next to the Cage character. Yes, we repeat the same day over and over. Yes, Cage gets really good at calling shots and knowing when things are coming (make a left now, shoot here). But Edge of Tomorrow is very much plotted out like a videogame (in a great way). You have tasks that have to be accomplished. And when Cage accomplishes them, he learns something new. Then we take off from that spot. When he fails, it's like failing at a level. We very rarely go back and watch the whole thing all over again, and it certainly doesn't all take place at this singular battle. When Cage gets information he can use and dies, he and Rita move forward.
This is mostly due to the high pacing that director Doug Liman set. Clearly this man knows how to make an action movie, he established this with his long, successful run directing and producing the Bourne franchise. Liman brings the breakneck (NON SHAKYCAM), information-gathering speed with him to Edge of Tomorrow. And it works.
It's Self-Aware
Oh god, is this movie self-aware. There are so many wonderful action movie moments. Cocked shotguns, people whispering to the training warrior, a very angry Bill Paxton as a Southern Master Sergeant who speaks in ridiculous platitudes (Paxton is a total delight), and of course the misfit squad of weirdos and roughnecks that Cage gets attached to. It ticks off a ton of action army movie checklist boxes that you want to see but don't want to spend a lot of time with. Happily, you don't.
It Knows You're An Adult
We've all seen Groundhog Day; we know how this works. Good? Good. When Cage and Rita get information, we move forward, no overexplaining. It treats the audience with respect. Even when it throws completely nonsensical "I invented this device, now you have to go free it from this safe in the guy-that-hates-you office" plots at you, it doesn't even attempt to explain it too much. It's just another level you need to pass.
The Bad
The Alien's Motivation
The Mimics are very cool looking. I'll give them that, and they have a pretty simple hierarchy, but man, I have absolutely no idea what they want, who they are and how they fight. The aliens appear to be able to bury themselves, which leads to a lot of "oh holy shit, it just popped out of the ground," but these moments aren't really earned.
The Mimics are really just big things that you have to shoot or blow up so you can get to the next level and learn the next thing. They really have no personality or soul or even fighting style. They appear to kill by waving their tentacles around? And they move so fast that it's hard to really feel the threat unless the humans are also on a car or plane that is also moving that fast.
Where Are We?
This movie is set in Europe, but man, it goes everywhere! Parts of Germany, London proper, the English countryside, some sort of beach, Paris. The whole world becomes a sort of weird muddle. It's hard to follow and even more complicated when you really think about it. So it's really best not to.
The Verdict
SEE THIS MOVIE. GO AND SEE THIS MOVIE IMMEDIATELY. Edge of Tomorrow is just a goddamn delight. I felt alive and pumped when I left the theater, and so did the other batch of critics who followed me. I want to see it again, right now. You will have fun. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44199 | Comments on: Is there a generic command line or formula for Actions in Lotus Notes Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: brucewayne Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:47:38 +0000 #comment-59245 Hi
But why dont you want to use “Agent” ?
With agent, you could build what ever you want, even in Lotus Script !
So, in the toolbar, you should use an @COMMAND( [ToolsRunMacro] ; “MyAgent” )
You may also use a special database called “Agent Installer” from Chuck Connell (see at or , where you can create all the agents you need in order to be installed by the client…. (it push the agent to the mail box, and do not change the guenine design)
I can give you this database if it is no more available on the web…
By: davidw2 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:52:00 +0000 #comment-59230 Im a Lotus Notes administrator with a small amount of designer knowledge. I can already create Action buttons and right-click actions, but we have a standard R7 or R8 templates that everyone uses, that I don’t want to modify or create agents.
I would like to create a customized Toolbar buttons that call actions, that way we can just give clients different toolbar buttons depending on their work needs.
When adding new toolbar buttons it asks for commands and formulas (File>Preferences>Toolbar>Customize, click New>Button in Lotus Notes 8). There doesn’t seem to be any way to add LotusScript to these buttons.
So it would be good if there was a standard Run Action command that could be written in this formula box
By: brooklynegg Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:34:09 +0000 #comment-59213 What is your background? Have you taken a Notes development course? There are many ways to create custom actions in Notes, view actions, form actions, right-click actions, actions that call agents, actions that have all the code within them, actions that call lotusscript libraries, shared actions that can be created once, then added to views, forms, etc.
The actions can run Notes @Formula or LotusScript, or run Simple Commands, Java, JavaScript…
Where do you waht to begin? What do you want an action to do and where do you want its button to appear? |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44206 | The Austrian Army knows what women want: big, robust manly things that many of them can fit into at once. Turns out, that's the exact opposite of an Audi R8.
Here's an rough translation:
Audi Driver: Hey Girls, wanna go for a spin in my fast ride?
Soldier: Wazzup girls, in the mood for a joyride?
Girls: Yay!
Soldier: Join the army if you wanna drive a tank.
Soldier2: Jump in.
Audi Driver: Hey, what about the spin?
Girl: forget It, I want to drive something big!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44209 | Disney's world may be rife with princesses, brides, bridesmaids and flower girls, but what happens after the wedding? You know, when said princesses get peas in their pods? Well L.A. Times writer Rosa Brooks points out that mothers don't fare very well in the wonderful world of Walt: "Pause for a moment to consider the fate of the princesses' mommies in those Disney movies. Cinderella and Snow White? Mothers killed off by mysterious illnesses. Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin? Mothers all missing; presumed dead." You know, because once you're over 25, you might as well be dead anyway. [LAT via WIMNs Voices] |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44212 | Why Do We Love Children In Peril?
Anticipating the release of My Sister's Keeper, about a girl conceived as a donor for her sick sister, a Times profile of author Jodi Picoult asks why Americans today love stories of children in trouble.
Picoult wrote the novel on which My Sister's Keeper is based, and a rundown of her other books reads a bit like The Gashlycrumb Tinies (hi Hortense!). Her child characters suffer from the bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta (and a wrongful birth lawsuit), sexual abuse, murder, cancer, and multiple operations designed to save a sibling's life. One of her protagonists experiences such profound isolation that he shoots up his school, creating, of course, a whole new group of child victims. The message of much of Picoult's work, according to Ginia Bellafante of the Times, is that this world is a terribly dangerous one for kids, and that even well-intentioned parents may make mistakes with dire consequences.
Bellafante sees this message as one that permeates American culture at large. She writes,
She locates the obsession with "children in peril" in parental anxiety, and devotes a lot of ink to what Picoult's fiction says about the dangers of misparenting. But our preoccupation with children as victims of violence and misery may have more to do with our conception of what it means to be a child. Bellafante writes,
It is worth noting that growth of children-in-peril literature (and its companion programming) has correlated with a rising judicial tendency to regard children as especially vulnerable victims. Community notification laws requiring law enforcement to make public information regarding registered sex offenders were introduced in the '90s. By 2006, the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, named after a 6-year old who was kidnapped from a Florida mall and killed 25 years earlier, strengthened registration requirements and increased punishment for crimes against children. Jessica's Law, an aggressive 2005 Florida statue, copied by other states, did this as well, introducing a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years and a lifetime of electronic monitoring for adults convicted of "lewd or lascivious" acts against children under 12.
And yet:
We see children as so vulnerable that they are in need of all kinds of extra protections — and yet when they commit crimes, we hold them responsible for their actions as we would adults. This may have to do with ideas about the specialness of children that didn't exist when, say, kids worked alongside their parents on the farm. We now think of childhood as a time of such unique innocence that children are constantly in danger of harm, and that any harm done to a child is deserving of especially harsh penalties. At the same time, we believe that when children behave in non-innocent ways, they must not be real children at all — if they do something evil, they must be adults.
The truth is, children are plenty evil. They're vulnerable, certainly, but they're not necessarily innocent, and while they are definitely deserving of protection, we can never protect them as much as we want. Our fascination with failures of protection stems not from how children actually are, but how we've come to see them, as paragons of all that is innocent and good — until suddenly they're not. "Children in peril" stories become stories of absolute good versus absolute evil, stories that make the universe seem comfortingly simple.
Some of this children-as-innocents mentality has been good for kids. Children in America today are lucky to grow up in a society that deplores child labor and that (usually) encourages people to delay marriage until they're out of their teens. But we don't do kids any favors when we make them into symbols, symbols that feed our desire for simple, black-and-white narratives. Kids are people too, and sometimes people suck.
Jodi Picoult and the Anxious Parent [New York Times] |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44216 | Indonesian Lawmakers Consider Stricter Laws Against Sexy Black Magic
Earlier this week, we found out that Indonesia would finally be doing something about all the out-of-wedlock sex and black magic that its citizens are enjoying, probably simultaneously, since a proper, married household hardly seems like the place for the occult. A new criminal code currently making the legislative rounds would ban, among other things, sex between unmarried people, black magic, and (wait for it) criticizing the government too harshly for wasting time writing laws about black magic.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the new 202-page criminal code signals a shift in a far more restrictive direction for the already conservative Muslim country. Religious conservatives in Indonesia are gaining influence, despite the country’s reputation as a relatively (and we’re using that word pretty liberally) accepting society. Including the more risible bans on sex between unmarried people and black magic (both of which are legal under the current law code), the new code would also make wiretapping — of the sort used in independent anticorruption investigations targeting lawmakers — far more difficult.
Social progress, unfortunately, is a tricky game, made trickier in Indonesia’s case by the fact that the country is still operating under a criminal code dating back to its time as a Dutch colony. Although new ad hoc laws have popped up since 1945 to address the country’s shifting demographics and social values, none of those changes have been formally incorporated into a criminal code. So, in wanting to distance their country from the colonial period, Indonesian politicians have potentially opened the doors to adopting the sorts of social restrictions citizens in other ultra-conservative Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia and Malaysia face. The maximum prison sentence, for example, that a person would face for adultery would rise from nine months to five years.
Critics of the conservative pivot argue that stricter laws against adultery, for instance, point to a “lack of conceptual focus” behind these changes to the Indonesian criminal code, and although they signal the creeping influence of religious conservativism, the laws don’t necessarily reflect broad social values.
Indonesia Weighs Curbs on Sex, Magic [WSJ]
Image via Getty, Ulet Ifansasti |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44231 | Audio by title perry_bible_fellowship_cartoonist_nicholas_gurewitch
Perry Bible Fellowship: Cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch
Words and Pictures
program date:
Mon, 06/23/2008
Words & Pictures visits the Stumptown Comics Festival and talks with award-winning web cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch, creator of the outlandish and wildly popular comic strip The Perry Bible Fellowship.
32:54 minutes (13.18 MB)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44237 | Farewell To The DS, My Favorite System Of All
There's a little dead pixel on the top of my DS Lite. It hangs out on the bottom of the screen, green and dull, stamping every game like an eye floater that just won't go away.
In the seven years I've owned a DS Lite—my first and only DS—I've grown quite fond of that dead pixel. It's kept me company as I played through many, many amazing games on what wound up turning into my favorite system of all time. When I think of the DS, I think of that little green square, and I think of the games it's decorated.
But the 3DS has taken over, and although Nintendo says they're still selling their old console, the DS's time has passed. It's no longer part of Nintendo's sales projections, meaning the company doesn't plan on seeing heavy profits from the system anymore. (And profits were heavy: counting all four models, Nintendo has sold a whopping 153.8 million DSes over the years.)
So this feels like a good time to look back at a system that, in many ways, changed how we play video games today. A system that popularized touchscreen gaming and introduced the world to iconic characters like Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright. A system that made Brain Age part of the lexicon, showed us that virtual dogs can be just as adorable as real ones, and garnered something like 1,301 games, by Nintendo's count.
It was really quite something.
What the hell is this thing?
"If you're looking for the future of gaming, look at [the DS's] interface," a freshly-appointed Reggie Fils-Aime said back at E3 2004, introducing the world to Nintendo's bizarre handheld.
And it is bizarre. Or at least it was bizarre. Nine years ago, we had no idea what to make of the DS. A system with two screens? How would we know where to look? Would touch controls really be all that accurate? Do we write "DS's" or "DSes"? (If only we knew that this would usher in a new decade of Nintendo consoles that are impossible to pluralize.)
Perpetuating this confusion was the design; with its asymmetrical hinges and strange grey-black-grey coloring, the first DS looked like some sort of alien space cube. Nintendo DS©: Made For Robots, By Robots!™
Farewell To The DS, My Favorite System Of All
(via IGN)
I never got a chance to feel this incarnation of the DS, but I'm getting anxious just thinking about how gummy that directional pad must have felt. When the finalized hardware was unveiled and released later that year, it didn't look all that much better:
Farewell To The DS, My Favorite System Of All
Look at those bulky ridges. Those massive, ugly speaker dots. The hinges in the middle look like some sort of ancient torture device. And does it really need to say "Nintendo DS" on the bottom screen? It's not like we're going to forget.
In early 2006, something funny happened. Nintendo suddenly announced the DS Lite, and it was... perfect.
Farewell To The DS, My Favorite System Of All
Now this was a video game system. Clean and beautiful, the DS Lite stood out from its predecessors not just because of its function, but because of its form. It was aesthetically pleasing in a way that no other Nintendo system had ever been, with a glossy finish and smooth, pleasant buttons. When you closed it, the edges would align with a satisfying snap and transform the device into a neat little rectangle.
I bought my DS Lite on June 11, 2006, when it first came out. It had a dead pixel. I didn't mind. It felt like a birthmark. This was my DS.
Ode to the DS
Before there was Wii U, or SmartGlass, or Vita/PS3 cross-play, dual-screen gaming was a tough concept to grasp. And, really, it still is, if you've never tried it before. Two screens at once? Where would your eyes go?
Then, as game-makers started to master the handheld that Nintendo liked to say stood for "Developers' System," we saw what it could do. We could wander around a dungeon on the top screen while charting our progress on the bottom. We could write in numbers to answer math problems, jot down notes for a tricky Zelda dungeon, plot paths for Kirby using lines and squiggles. Something was different, here. The DS let us play games in ways that its competitors—the PlayStation 2, the Xbox, the PSP—could not.
It was the touchscreen, really, that made all the difference. Touchscreen gaming, while scary at the time, has become so appealing and ubiquitous that it almost seems impossible to believe there was a time before the DS, when major gaming devices didn't use touch controls. But back then, it was scary. It was weird. And it was hard to understand until you actually got your hands on the DS's plastic stylus—a relic reminiscent of the Palm Pilot days—and played some Brain Age or Advance Wars.
But the DS could have never worked if it only had a touchscreen. The touchscreen was supplemental. The DS's most successful games used it in tandem with both the second screen and buttons to create experiences that were interesting and unique. My favorite DS moments were ones that took advantage of that: tapping the screen while frenetically pushing buttons to fight with both party members in The World Ends With You; holding the DS sideways like a book as I used my stylus to navigate the grim Hotel Dusk; drawing maps as I moved through dungeons in Etrian Odyssey.
There's also a microphone. Did you know that there's a microphone? Sometimes you had to yell in it, to talk to your Nintendogs or call out to a woman in Phantom Hourglass. Sometimes you could scream "Objection!" Sometimes it would pick up stray noises when you were outside or on the subway, which was never fun.
The games, though. The games were fun.
An amazing library
I own a lot of DS games. They look like this:
Farewell To The DS, My Favorite System Of All
I never liked the cartridges. I always got nervous when handling them, because the chips on the back seemed like Sensitive Devices That Should Not Be Touched.
They're too small, and easy to misplace. I think I've lost at least five or six of those bite-sized buggers over the years, mostly because I have the bad habit of playing a game, swapping in a new one, then leaving the cartridge on my desk or nightstand, where it's easily dropped or eaten.
But they were so good. So good! Platformers, adventure games, RPGs, racers, puzzlers, virtual dog simulators—the DS pretty much had anything you could want from a gaming system.
The DS, unlike the Wii, does not keep track of your gaming stats, but if I had to guess, I would estimate that I've played something like 60 DS games over the years. Oddly enough, Nintendo's biggest system-sellers were some of my least favorite. I thought both Zeldas were mediocre. That 2D Mario game was kind of plain. Metroid Prime Hunters? Not for me.
It was the experimental games that got me. The Mario & Luigi that let you explore the inside of Bowser's stomach. The quirky RPG called Contact that treated you the player as if you were part of the story. The rhythmic Elite Beat Agents, which somehow featured music from both Avril Lavigne and the Rolling Stones without a trace of irony.
There's Phoenix Wright, a series that started on the Game Boy Advance, but was only introduced to North America when Capcom remade it for the DS, wisely predicting that the quirky visual novel would appeal to a worldwide audience on Nintendo's new platform. I devoured those games as they came, cordoning off entire days just to pump through their delicious mysteries. A friend of mine imported the Japanese version of Phoenix Wright 3 because it had an English setting, and he didn't want to have to wait two months for it to come here, so I borrowed it as soon as he was done. I don't think I ever gave it back. Whoops.
I loved Hotel Dusk: Room 215, a noir point-n-click adventure game, because it's a lovely game and because you played it by holding the system sideways and reading it like a book, using your stylus to tap around the right side of the screen while looking at pretty things on the left. I always thought this was very clever, even if it did move my dead pixel to a more prominent, central location.
At one point in Hotel Dusk, you solve a puzzle by closing the DS, then opening it again. You also close the DS when you want it to enter sleep mode and suspend your progress, so it's very possible that, while playing Hotel Dusk, you'd find yourself totally stumped, close the DS for a while, and pick it back up to find that you've solved the puzzle by accident.
The DS really was such a strange and clever system.
I'd be remiss not to talk about Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999), a visual novel that really could only have worked on the DS, thanks to an endgame twist that reveals... well, I won't ruin it for you, but it makes both screens mean something.
I liked the platformers, too. The Castlevanias, the Kirbys, the remakes of old games like Super Mario 64. And the strategy games! Fire Emblems and Advance Warses and a great Final Fantasy Tactics Advance that fixed some of the problems with its GBA predecessor. And I can't forget the quirky, clever Lock's Quest, a game that you probably haven't heard of, but should undoubtedly check out.
As a JRPG fan, I loved the DS for bringing me Radiant Historia, and Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, and The World Ends With You, and four Dragon Quests, and three Etrian Odysseys, and even a watered-down Suikoden game with an unpronounceable name that I enjoyed despite its many deficiencies.
The DS Lite graduated to the DSi, and the DSi became the DSi XL, but I didn't upgrade until the 3DS came out two years ago. It was a smart move: the 3DS is well-positioned to inherit the DS's mantle as the most interesting, versatile dedicated gaming device out there.
But from 2006 to 2011, I played that DS Lite more than anything else. I took it everywhere. During one particularly boring job I would bring it to work and take thirty-minute bathroom breaks just to go play Puzzle Quest. (Not this job, Totilo, I promise.)
Then I got a 3DS. It plays DS games, but it doesn't have any dead pixels.
Today I turned on my DS Lite for the first time in two years. It's dusty. The pixel's still there.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44238 | In An Era Of Online Launch Fiascoes, Gamers Deserve Some Rights
On October 1, President Obama took the stage at a press conference and did something unusual for the leader of the free world: He explained why a website wasn't working. Specifically, Obamacare's overloaded online service, which hadn't had a particularly smooth launch. For a moment, the president sounded indistinguishable from a PR rep for a video game developer like Electronic Arts, Blizzard or Rockstar.
"Like every new product rollout, there are going to be some glitches in the signup process along the way that we will fix. I've been saying this from the start," Obama explained, sounding for all the world like a Blizzard rep, explaining away Diablo III's crippled online launch.
"We're going to be speeding things up in the next few hours to handle all this demand that exceeds anything that we had expected," he continued. Somewhere across the country, former Maxis head Lucy Bradshaw likely nodded in solidarity, recalling when earlier this year she had had offered a very similar explanation in relation to her company's disastrous launch of SimCity.
"It is true that what's happened is the website got overwhelmed by the volume," the President told the Associated Press five days later on Monday the 6th, "and folks are working around the clock and have been systematically reducing the wait times." In an office outside Seattle, ArenaNet president Mike O'Brien may have felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up, recalling the moment when he halted sales of Guild Wars 2 to keep the game running smoothly.
That same day, top White House technology advisor Todd Park elaborated on the ongoing problems millions of people were having signing in to "Right now, we've got what we think we need. The contractors have sent in reinforcements. They are working 24-7. We just wish there was more time in the day." Most gamers have heard that refrain, too.
On October 1, the same day that the Obamacare website went live, Rockstar Games launched GTA Online, the ambitious multiplayer counterpart to their already-ambitious game Grand Theft Auto V. Everyone who'd bought GTA V got GTA Online for free, meaning that the moment Rockstar's servers went live, millions of people attempted to access them and begin playing together at once. As predicted, it was a fiasco. The service was essentially broken; almost no one could log in.
Is anyone going to get this stuff right?
There are a few constants in life: The sun will rise in the morning, and set in the evening. The traffic lane you're in will be moving slower than the one next to you. Movie theater popcorn will always be way too expensive. And if a popular game or online service launches, it will always be broken for at least a week.
At this point, those of us who play video games have come to expect it. If millions of people are excited about an online game, we gird ourselves ahead of time. "I'll have fun playing this… in two weeks, when it actually works," we joke, just a little bit bitterly. And so often, we're proven right. Will that ever not be the case? Or is this simply something that we have to learn to live with? And even if that is the case, shouldn't there be some things we can take for granted? I think there are, and I've listed them here.
First, some background.
In An Era Of Online Launch Fiascoes, Gamers Deserve Some Rights
Thanks, Diablo III
Launch-day server overload is old hat for players of massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft and Guild Wars. But when Diablo III tripped out of the gate, meeting frustrated players with nothing but endless error messages, it raised our collective awareness of the stability problems that plague large-scale online games.
That's probably because the Diablo series has long been thought of as a single-player game with an online component. Developer Blizzard's decision to give the third game an online requirement was a controversial one. The game's launch was their chance to prove that an always-connected gaming experience was actually good for customers in some unforeseen way.
Suffice to say, it wasn't. Diablo III fell on its face and became the first, best example of why always-online just isn't good for people who play games.
Since then, we've seen it happen plenty more times. Guild Wars 2 had incredibly jammed servers at launch, with ArenaNet's president eventually being true to his word and putting a hold on new sales until they stabilized servers. Final Fantasy XIV couldn't get it right on the second time around, and was a disaster for a good chunk of time after launch. And of course, SimCity was such a colossal, flaming wreck that the SimCity Disaster-Watch tag on our site is still being updated months after the game came out. (In fairness, that tag is being updated mostly with ways the game itself doesn't work; the servers are, for the most part, fine.)
A week after launch, GTA Online appears to be mostly stable, though only yesterday did they manage to get out a patch to address the widespread bug that was deleting players' characters.
However, that does raise the question: Is this the new status quo? Can we expect, from here on out, that every major online launch will be plagued by functionality-killing server overload?
It seems that, at least for now, the answer is a resounding "yes." Rockstar should've been the best candidate to have a smooth launch—they have a huge reservoir of money, and should have theoretically been able to buy enough servers and pay enough technicians to get everything working. Furthermore, since GTA Online launched two weeks after GTA V, they had a pretty good idea of just how many millions of players would attempt to log in on day one. But while they did fix the majority of GTA Online's problems relatively quickly, the fact remains that the game didn't work very well for the better part of a week. If these guys can't get it right, who can?
Well, actually...
In An Era Of Online Launch Fiascoes, Gamers Deserve Some Rights
Some People ARE Getting It Right
There is reason for hope: Some online games have managed to pull off relatively failure-free launches. Star Wars: The Old Republic's launch went, as Fahey puts it, "so smoothly that people forget about it." Funcom's two recent games Age of Conan and The Secret World both launched with some minor hitches, but players were able to get in and play from the first day. (That's likely because Funcom learned more than a few hard lessons from the prolonged failure of the Anarchy Online launch.)
The Secret World worked somewhat differently than some other online games, using what Funcom calls a "single server" approach, which puts all players together but separates them out into "dimensions" that they can travel between. While I can't say for sure that that approach would work for every online game—it's entirely possible that other factors contributed to TSW's relatively smooth launch, including the fact that it never really attracted players on the scale of a WoW or a Guild Wars 2—it does appear at least possible to take a different approach to online games that makes it less likely to encounter the sorts of traffic jams that we so often see.
(Side note: I'm not a server expert. For a good breakdown of the gist of how some MMOs function, check out this article from Carbine Studios' lead network engineer David Ray about how the servers work for their still-in-beta MMO Wildstar.)
Those games aren't the only ones to get it right. Activision's massively popular Call of Duty games normally launch to a huge influx of players, and while their launches haven't always gone entirely smoothly—there are usually intermittent crashes and bugs for the first few days of play, though some versions of the game run better than others—their servers don't seem to get hellaciously outmatched as some of the other games in this article. It's a bit apples and oranges—Call of Duty functions very differently online than, say, Guild Wars 2, but still good to see that these games can launch without complete failure.
Activision has launched an annual Call of Duty every year since 2006, so they've probably got this down to something of a science. If other companies had that much practice, would they do a better job, too? And by that reasoning, is there any really excuse for a company to get this wrong more than once?
Valve's Steam service has also come a long way—it wasn't that long ago that it was a complete wreck, marring the 2004 launch of Half-Life 2 with the very sorts of delays and registration woes that today's gamers have become so accustomed to. And yet with practice, Valve too has worked out most of the kinks in their system. Granted, the occasional launch will still encounter some hiccups—I have memories of Portal 2 being harder to play on launch night than it should've been—but they've come a long way since the early days. Practice, it would seem, does make perfect.
In An Era Of Online Launch Fiascoes, Gamers Deserve Some Rights
What's Causing The Failure? Lots Of Things.
The causes behind these failures are as varied as the services and games themselves. Unfortunately but understandably, the moment things go wrong, most video game companies hold technical details close and don't release specifics beyond "We're working hard to increase network stability." When SimCity fell short, its makers got specific enough to say they were increasing both the number and stability of servers.
The nature of most failures, however, is usually evident to anyone who suffers through them. In SimCity's case, the servers were constantly full, and even when they weren't, they were too overworked to provide a stable experience. That's in part because games like SimCity and World of Warcraft all use multiple separate servers, each of which has a population cap. As a result, the individual servers become slammed, and players wind up locked out of various servers, despite having had access to them earlier. As you can imagine, sinking a few hours into a game on a given server, only to return the next day and find that server full, can be pretty annoying.
Back to Obamacare for a second. Given that the Affordable Care Act is a national initiative with, let's be real, a lot more riding on it than some inconvenienced video game fans, there's been more transparency surrounding what went wrong. Tech advisor Park blamed a software problem, not a server or hardware issue—the bulk of the functions, he said, are ready to handle a huge influx of users, but the software that handles login creation crumbled under the weight of all the new usernames.
That underlines one of the reasons these sorts of failure-at-launch problems can feel so intractable: Massive online programs require a lot of moving parts, and if any one of them fails, the entire system can go down. To hear Park tell it, it's as though is a well-constructed house with a broken front door. From what Maxis said about SimCity, their front door worked fine, but the house itself didn't have enough rooms. Each house, then, has its own unique structural problems.
In An Era Of Online Launch Fiascoes, Gamers Deserve Some Rights
We Should Be Able To Take Some Things For Granted
In a perfect world, companies would have the online infrastructure to make any online service work as advertised on day one. Clearly, we do not yet live in that perfect world. All the same, there are a few things we should be able to take for granted. Four things, specifically. They're the least we should expect.
1. Let us play offline, at least a little bit.
Sure, GTA Online didn't work all that well. But Rockstar hasn't taken all that much heat for it—certainly not to the extent that Blizzard and EA/Maxis did for Diablo III and SimCity. The reason for that is pretty simple: Grand Theft Auto V is a massive, fun game that players can enjoy offline while waiting for GTA Online to get up and running.
The crucial failing of both Diablo III and SimCity was that they took series that were previously known as offline experiences, made them online-only, and then promptly failed to work when the games launched.
If Diablo III had offered a single-player mode and the optional—though doubtless cool!—multiplayer features hadn't worked for a while after launch, people would have been far less upset. If SimCity had launched with its nifty-sounding online economy and trading functionality broken but a playable offline version working, fewer players would have been demanding refunds, and EA/Maxis would've had to eat far less crow to try to get back into players' good graces. It's a lesson they seem to have finally learned: The latest word is that they're looking into an offline option for SimCity, and they've gone out of their way to confirm that The Sims 4 will be a single-player, offline game.
Massively multiplayer games like Guild Wars 2 and Final Fantasy XIV have a somewhat different row to hoe, given that the entire point of an MMOs is to play online with friends. This next bit may be pie-in-the-sky, but dammit, I'm a dreamer. So: Even those games should theoretically launch with some sort of stripped-down offline option. It could be small: A little area, a character creator, the opportunity to earn some XP and make sure you like your character while waiting to get in and play. It might not be compatible with the way those games currently work—and it could be wide open to exploits and cheaters—but future games could take that kind of thing into account and give players something to do offline.
However they accomplish it, some sort of offline component doesn't seem like too much to ask. It needn't be as grand and complete as the standalone version of GTA V, but players who bought a product deserve to use it, even if just a limited version.
It's heartening to see companies backing off and giving people offline options: To see Diablo III's console version be playable offline, to see SimCity's makers talking about a possible offline version, and an offline Sims 4. And it's particularly nice to see Microsoft do the right thing and relax its stance on the Xbox One's previously announced internet requirement. To this day, I imagine what would've happened if the Xbox One had launched with an internet requirement and hit the same sorts of problems as recent online games. And oh, how I shudder.
2. Do not lose our progress.
Developers, I beseech you: Do not lose our progress. Do not delete our characters. Do not make us use the character creator more than once. Do not allow this to happen. Do not.
Once SimCity got up and running fairly stably, I sank a good five or six hours into it. I built a lovely little city, and was really happy with what I'd accomplished. And then, thanks to some combination of tech and server issues, I was permanently locked out of that city. All those hours, gone.
It should really go without saying, but losing progress due to server failure is unacceptable. Not only does it inconvenience players in an obvious way, it can cause them to lose faith in a game altogether. After losing that first city, I'd begin a new SimCity town only to imagine what would happen if, in a couple of days, I lost it again. My faith in SimCity was fractured beyond repair, and I've never really gotten it back.
Last week, upon getting into GTA Online, I made my first character. Despite the fact that the GTA Online character-creator is almost comically lousy—I can't even tell what my grandparents look like, let alone figure out how many options I have!—I was pretty happy with what I came up with. I named her "Felina." She was a sorta badass biker chick who liked committing crime more than she liked hanging out with friends. I got into the game, watched Felina arrive at Los Santos International Airport, and then the servers failed and I got booted. Upon restarting, I found that Felina hadn't been saved, and I had to start over again.
Other players reported worse failures—losing characters after sinking in dozens of hours and having to start over. (Again, worth noting that yesterday Rockstar said it's finally fixed the problem, though lost characters will stay lost.) If it's too much to demand that all online games work perfectly on day-one—and even if it's too much to ask that they all have some offline component—surely it's not too much to ask that they save our progress locally in some way. As annoying as it is to lose progress online, the worst thing about it (for me, anyway) is how it undermines my faith in the game in general. Why should I invest time in this thing that may just erase all my progress?
3. Level with us. Early.
Even if everything has gone wrong—even if the server farm is on fire, if a family of poltergeists has moved into the engineering offices and a zombie redneck torture family is currently filleting the IT team, a developer or publisher can still come out ahead by following one simple guideline: Tell us what's going on. Level with us. And do it early.
Rockstar's GTA Online launch might have left a lot to be desired in the execution department, but they succeeded in one crucial area: communication. Prior to launch, Rockstar was remarkably forthright about the likelihood of server problems. "There will be the typical growing pains for an online game," they wrote, "including but not limited to crashes, glitches, crazy bugs, gameplay modes and mechanics that need re-balancing and other surprises!" So it was written, and so it came to pass.
In the midst of the rocky launch, Rockstar continued to post an ongoing series of comprehensive, relatively transparent official updates, sharing details on coming fixes and clear timetables for when those fixes would go into effect. If they didn't know precisely when an update would be pushed out, they said they didn't know and gave an estimate.
That kind of clear communication shouldn't be the exception. Compare that to EA/Maxis' weirdly robotic communiqués in the midst of the SimCity fiasco. They referred to SimCity as a success, mentioning fans around the world who were loving the game, and acknowledging the game's catastrophic failures in a smiling "oh, it's not such a big deal" manner that smacked of corporate double-speak. They admitted error in a tone and manner that didn't match up with their customers' feelings of anger and frustration.
"The good news is that SimCity is a solid hit in all major markets," Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw wrote mere sentences after apologizing for the disastrous launch, as if the fact that EA was making money on the game would somehow make us all feel better. "The consensus among critics and players is that this is fundamentally a great game," she continued. Why not just own it? Cut the smiling corporate happy-talk and say, "Hey, we screwed up. We know you're mad, but we're going to make it right. Sorry!" As Rockstar has demonstrated, you don't have to be all gloom and doom about it. You can keep it light. After all, we want the game to work, too. So just be clear and honest with us. We'll thank you for it.
4. Don't make us pay for your services while they're busted.
Players shouldn't be paying for an online service as long as it's not working. If a service is rocky for a week or two, those two weeks should be free, or the game-makers should extend the free trial period to make up for it. If a game is free but allows players to buy in-game items, suspend microtransactions until there's a level playing field (as Rockstar did with GTA Online). In short: If the game is broken, players shouldn't be paying for it.
When it comes to online games and services, consumers are becoming conditioned to expect launch failure. Yet our future will be increasingly connected and online. As our ambitions continue to outpace our technical bandwidth, it's tough not to just throw our hands up in the air and ask, is this stuff ever just going to work?
There's certainly an argument to be made that people only pay attention when things go wrong. Some online games have had relatively smooth launches, and there have been successful technical approaches that indicate that, in fact, some methods work better than others. But given the fact that just last week, Rockstar Games and the Obama White House—two massive organizations with seemingly endless financial and technical resources—both debuted services that were broken at launch, it would appear we still have a ways to go.
Just because things don't always go according to plan doesn't mean it all has to be such a series of fiascoes. If game developers can give us some things we can rely on—something to do offline while we wait for servers to start working, an assurance that we won't lose any progress once we start playing, and clear communication about what's really going on—it'll only help ease our transition to this apparently inevitable brave new online world.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44248 | QLD Cup Preview - Rd 16
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Preview notes and teams for Round 16 of the Queensland Wizard Cup.
TOOWOOMBA v EASTS Clive Berghofer Stadium, Saturday July 8, 2.00pm *Live on ABC TV Referee: Michael Wise
THE STORY: With 11 wins in its last 12 games, Toowoomba is now only second on the ladder to the Young Guns on for-and-against. Easts has been the surprise packet of the Cup in recent weeks and the Tigers will go in search of their fourth straight win.
THE STAT: A converted try was all that separated the two teams when they met back in Round Six and that was with Brett Seymour running the show for the Clydesdales in a 30-24 win.
THE STAR: Toowoomba centre Charlie Fetoai is something special. Although he has had limited opportunities this year, the departure of Leon Bott paves the way for him to get more game time. Fetoai is being chased hard by rugby union and is yet to decide on a home for 2007.
CHANGES: TOOWOOMBA ? In: Jason Moon, Joel Moon, Nick Kenny, Ben Vaeau, Michael Green. Out: Brynjar Ragnarsson, Simona Vavega, Jamie Simpson, Josh Phelps, Todd Parnell. EASTS ? In: Mark McKenzie, David Georgiou, Matt Lockyer, Luke Branighan, Marcus Jensen. Out: Brett McPherson, Mike Hobbs, Donald Malone, Damian Petrie, Damien Durnford.
CHARGES: EASTS ? Mark Cantoni (Grade 1 Careless High Tackle, Early Plea, 0wks + 56pts)
Toowoomba Clydesdales Players: 1. Nick PARFITT 2. Gideon MZEMBE 3. Charlie FETOAI 4. Jason MOON 5. Denan KEMP 6. Joel MOON 7. Ben GREEN 13. Derricke WATKINS 12. Fraser ANDERSON 11. Chris MUCKERT 10. Ben VAEAU 9. John TE REO 8. Nick KENNY
Interchange: 14. Lynden MURPHY 15. Luke BROSNAN 16. Lachlan MORGAN 17. Michael GREEN
Coach: Mark GEE
Easts Tigers Players: 1. Kevin STEPHENSEN 2. John TAMANIKA 3. Shane NEUMANN 4. Mark McKENZIE 5. David TYRRELL 6. Luke BRANIGHAN 7. David GEORGIOU 13. Matt LOCKYER (c) 12. Steele RETCHLESS 11. Mark CANTONI 10. Trevor EXTON 9. Jamie TOMLINSON 8. Scott SIPPLE
Interchange: 14. Cameron DURNFORD 15. Marty ALLEN 16. Steve GOODHEW 17. Marcus JENSEN
Coach: Michael BOOTH
NORTH QLD v IPSWICH Rugby Park, Ayr, Saturday July 8, 4.00pm. Referee: Gavin Morris
THE STORY: League leader North Queensland is back from two weekends off and has undergone significant changes since its last-up 44-6 win against Tweed Heads. The Guns have not named most of their Queensland Residents representatives, but the inclusion of Brenton Bowen, Steve Southern and Brett Firman should excite the Ayr community.
THE STAT: 42-4. That was the embarrassing halftime score the last time these sides met. The Ipswich players and coach Trevor Gillmeister, a noted defensive specialist, won?t need any reminders.
THE STAR: Dean Payne has only played five games for the Young Guns this year after being an integral part of the 2005 premiership side. He wouldn?t like that he has scored just one try this year to brother Aaron?s four.
CHANGES: NORTH QLD ? In: Dean Payne, Brenton Bowen, Brett Firman, Steve Southern, Ben Lowe, Kam Wilkinson, Dean Limpus. Out: Jason Barsley, Ray Cashmere, Mark Dalle Cort, Leigh Coghill, Scott Bolton, Scott Smith, Greg Byrnes. IPSWIH ? In: Ricky Bird, Matt McPhee, Danny Coburn. Out: Luke Walker, Bevan Heuir, Mananui Te Heu Heu.
North Qld Young Guns Players: 1. Mark HENRY 2. Neil SWEENEY 3. Jamie FRIZZO 4. Dean PAYNE 5. Brenton BOWEN 6. Brett FIRMAN 7. Brent McCONNELL 13. Clint AMOS 12. Steve SOUTHERN 11. Daniel STRICKLAND (c) 10. Ben LOWE 9. Kam WILKINSON 8. Robert TANIELU
Interchange: 14. Brady PAYNE 15. Jim ANDERSEN 16. Sam FAUST 17. Dean LIMPUS
Coach: Mick CRAWLEY Ipswich Jets Players: 1. Brendon MARSHALL 2. Ben McFADGEAN 3. Rickie DODD 4. Chris SCANLAN 5. Alan PETERSEN 6. Travis BAKER 7. Ricky BIRD 13. Danny COBURN (c) 12. Joel REITHMULLER 11. Daniel FULLARTON 10. Isaak AH MAU 9. Geoff HOLCOMBE 8. Cameron MULCAHY
Interchange: 14. Matthew McPHEE 15. Mat CAMERON 16. Tyson LOFIPO 17. Aaron WERTH
SOUTHS LOGAN v CENTRAL Hinricks Oval, Blackwater, Saturday July 8, 7.00pm. Referee: Justin Eastwood
THE STORY: Continuing on from last year, Souths Logan has again shown initiative to take its game against the Comets to the Central Highlands town of Blackwater. The Magpies sorely need a win to catch up to the top five, while Central can join the Pies on 11 points with a victory.
THE STAT: Last year the Central Comets won just one game in a tough campaign. The venue was Blackwater, the opposition was Souths Logan and the final score was 40-30 in the Comets? favour.
THE STAR: Matt Rua could be a late inclusion for Central after missing last week?s 38-22 loss to Toowoomba due to a hand injury. News suggests Odell Manuel (knee) will not play again this season for Central, but will return in 2007. Meanwhile Souths Logan has benefited from the return of linchpin Brandon Costin, with two-try hero Chris Sandow excluded after his stunning debut against Ipswich two weeks ago.
CHANGES: SOUTHS LOGAN ? In: Brandon Costin, Angus Martin. Out: Chris Sandow, Tim Cannard. CENTRAL ? In: Dallas Williams. Out: Anthony Toby.
CHARGES: CENTRAL ? Peter Penaia (Grade 1 Reckless High Tackle, Not Guilty)
Souths Logan Magpies Players: 1. Quentin LAULU-TOGAGAE 2. Tyrone COPPEDGE 3. Mase LAULU-TOGAGAE 4. Damian WILLIS 5. Michael ANSCHAU 6. Brandon COSTIN 7. Phil DENNIS 13. Jason MITCHELL 12. Tanu WULF 11. Jerry AHERN 10. Josh GRIFFITH 9. Cameron JOYCE 8. Angus MARTIN
Interchange: 14. Stanley FAU 15. Chris McGURK 16. Derek FLETCHER 17. Adam SHEPPARD
Coach: Mark GLIDDON Central Comets Players: 1. Jimmy McCONACHY 2. Dallas WILLIAMS 3. Shannon STITT 4. Misi TUALAPAPA 5. McConkie TAUASA 6. Scott PORTER 7. Cheyenne MOTU 13. Herewini RANGI 12. Wayne BARNETT 11. Tyron HAYNES 10. Peter PENAIA 9. Jade WOGAND 8. Aaron SWEENEY
Interchange: 14. Kristian MENE 15. Mark SINIULA 16. Andrew DALE 17. Michael ESDALE
Coach: Matt PARISH
WYNNUM MANLY v BURLEIGH BMD Kougari Oval, Sunday July 9, 3.00pm Referee: Justin Davis
THE STORY: Plenty of tippers could be ruing their selection if they discard cellar dweller Wynnum Manly in this encounter. Certainly this shapes as a danger game for finals aspirant Burleigh, with the Seagulls holding the home ground advantage and losing just 34-30 to Easts last week.
THE STAT: Four days. That?s all there will be between centres Simon Phillips and Jordan Atkins lining up as teammates for Queensland Residents and then squaring off against one another for their respective clubs.
THE STAR: Plenty of people will tell you that Atkins was fortunate to make the Country and Residents teams ahead of clubmate Chris Barnes. A Kyogle Turkeys junior, Barnes has enjoyed a bumper year and has taken advantage of his relatively low profile. He is expected to shrug off a minor knee injury sustained last week. Fellow Burleigh players Ali Brown and Trent Purdon are battling hamstring injuries.
CHANGES: WYNNUM MANLY ? In: Simon Phillips, Josh Rovelli. Out: Luke Smith, Matt Ross. BURLEIGH ? In: Jordan Atkins, Adam Hayden, Shane O?Flanagan. Out: Clay Harris, Travis Simpson, Wayne Phillis.
Wynnum Manly Seagulls Players: 1. Bill WYATT 2. Rodney BARBA 3. Simon PHILLIPS 4. Steve IRWIN 5. Tangi ROPATI 6. Jim AHMAT 7. Daniel EVANS 13. Luke DALZIEL DON 12. Darren BAIN 11. John BRUCE 10. Sam CRABB 9. Albert TALIPEAU 8. Fili SOFA
Interchange: 14. Josh ROVELLI 15. Gary WINTER 16. Zac CHISHOLM 17. Kerry SMITH
Coach: Neil WHARTON Burleigh Bears Players: 1. Reggie CRESSBROOK 2. Trent PURDON 3. Chris BARNES 4. Jordan ATKINS 5. Aseri LAING 6. Adam HAYDEN 7. Ryan GUNDRY 13. Robert APANUI 12. Adam HUTCHISON 11. Martin GRIESE 10. Shane O'FLANAGAN 9. Matthew DOEG 8. Ali BROWN
Interchange: 14. James GRIFFITHS 15. Josh BLATCH 16. Jamie RUSSO 17. Marty MITCHELL
Coach: Jimmy LENIHAN
REDCLIFFE v NORTHS Dolphin Oval, Sunday July 9, 3.00pm Referee: Brett Suttor
THE STORY: A big crowd and a tense atmosphere is expected for what should be the best game of rugby league in Brisbane this weekend. There are nice parallels with Brisbane playing Melbourne Friday?s NRL match, as Redcliffe now affiliated with the Broncos and Norths an ally of the Storm. Top quality players and a healthy rivalry adds to the occasion.
THE STAT: 64 points. Norths conceded the second-highest number of points this year in Round Six, beaten 64-26 by the Dolphins. The Devils are a lot better side than that indicates and have benefited by the addition of Jeff Lima and Matthew Bartlett and the return of Ryan Shortland.
THE STAR: Nick Emmett has not been named by Redcliffe, but is confident he will overcome a hamstring injury in time to play. Last week?s NRL debutant said he is readjusting his goals after the shock call-up.
CHANGES: REDCLIFFE ? In: Ryan Cullen, Michael Roberts. Out: Pat McGill, Chris Jelich. NORTHS ? In: Jackson Nicolau, Scott Anderson. Out: Billy Slater, Brendan Afitu.
CHARGES: REDCLIFFE ? Chris Fox (Grade 1 Contrary Conduct, Early Plea, 0wks + 93pts). NORTHS ? Steve Franciscus (Grade 1 Dangerous Throw, Early Plea, 0wks + 93 pts).
Redcliffe Dolphins Players: 1. Ryan CULLEN 2. Tim YEE 3. Greg BOURKE 4. Kaine MANIHERA 5. Alwyn SIMPSON 6. Rory BROMLEY 7. Chris FOX 13. Gerard PARLE 12. Danny BURKE 11. Grant FLUGGE 10. Dominic FALLINI 9. Michael ROBERTS 8. Damian JENTZ
Interchange: 14. Nick WALKER 15. Richie RUSSELL 16. Danny GREEN 17. Shannon FISH
Coach: Anthony GRIFFIN
Norths Devils Players: 1. Smith SAMAU 2. Aaron MORGAN 3. Steve FRANCISCUS 4. Ryan SHORTLAND 5. Chad LEACH 6. Jackson NICOLAU 7. Isaac KAUFMANN 13. Trent HENRICK 12. Matthew BARTLETT 11. Aaron BULOW 10. Jeff LIMA 9. James AUBUSSON 8. Scott ANDERSON
Interchange: 14. Brenton STONIER 15. Sam TAGATAESE 16. Troy HANSEN 17. Will SCANLON
Coach: Wayne TRELEAVEN
CHARGES: Matt King (Grade 2 Dangerous Throw, Yet to Enter Plea, 244pts for Early Plea, 325pts if Guilty) |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44254 | In this TED-Ed talk, David Allen, creator of the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity method, explains how you can use GTD to be productive and more engaged with your work—and play. The end result isn't just that you're more organized, but that you don't stress out over those things as much, too.
The entire talk is about 20 minutes long, but it's a great step back from some of the more lofty GTD concepts like "priority" and "next action" that we often discuss, and the video is a good primer to GTD and why it can be a really effective productivity technique. Of course, GTD has its rules and rigor and may not work for everyone, but the basic tips and techniques Allen describes here are broadly applicable to just about anyone, even if you choose not to make GTD your productivity method of choice.
When you're finished with the video, hit the TED-Ed link below to read more, including a supporting article by Allen wrapping up the material in the talk.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, with David Allen | TED-Ed |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44259 |
Re: Using server-driven negotiation
From: Mark Baker <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:50:48 -0500
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
To: "Andrew Daviel" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
On 12/4/07, Andrew Daviel <[email protected]> wrote:
> What I was wondering is, would it be acceptable for a server to
> send "Vary: geo-position" to an initial request, which would then
> generate a user dialogue if the server was not previously known.
> The client would then send "Geo-Postion: lat;long" (or not)
> in the next and subsequent requests, and cached responses could be
> re-used on match.
I think that's a reasonable action to take based on the information
the server is communicating. It shouldn't be the only way though, if
only because a server may be interested in consuming geo info, but not
using it in determining the returned representation.
You should also be aware of the problems IE < 7 has with the Vary header.
> Or, should we use a different extension header for the server to indicate
> its willingness to accept position data and hence trigger a dialogue,
> such as "Accept-Geo-Position: true"
Sure, though I'd avoid "Accept-*" since those are typically request
headers. An HTML extension or two might be useful too: one for the
head, and one for forms perhaps.
Coactus; Web-inspired integration strategies http://www.coactus.com
Received on Wednesday, 5 December 2007 00:50:59 UTC
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RE: Publish a first public WD
From: John Foliot <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:54:29 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: "'Steve Faulkner'" <[email protected]>, "'Michael\(tm\) Smith'" <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <011901cbea87$325a62e0$970f28a0$@edu>
I support the publishing of this document. At this time, support in no way
means endorsement or agreement with the entire contents of the document.
Behalf Of Paul Cotton
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 1:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Steve Faulkner; Michael(tm) Smith ([email protected])
Subject: CfC: Publish a first public WD
This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to publish a first public Working Draft
of the following document. We are planning to prepare and publish a set of
heartbeat drafts during the week of April 4 and probably on Tuesday April
5. We will attempt to publish this document at the same time, if
1. HTML to Platform Accessibility APIs Implementation Guide:
31th, this resolution will carry.
Considerations to note:
Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada
17 Eleanor Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6A3
Received on Friday, 25 March 2011 00:55:03 UTC
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From: Nikunj R. Mehta <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:26:58 -0800
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
To: Arthur Barstow <[email protected]>
Hi Art,
This is Oracle's official position on Web SQL Database: Oracle does
not believe that Web SQL Database is ready for Last Call.
Oracle believes that:
1. It is not good for the industry to start a new SQL language
standard track. A better approach would be to define a profile based
on the existing SQL language standard, ISO/IEC 9075, that meets the
needs of Web applications. We should not ignore the many years of
work by that committee and the database community, and should instead
build on it.
2. The draft being proposed for Last Call, defines the SQL language by
referring to a particular version of the SQLite implementation. Such
a definition is not a valid standard as it does not allow for
alternative implementations. To turn this into a valid specification
we need to include a normative textual specification of the language
accepted by SQLite. We can start with the SQLite SQL language manual (http://www.sqlite.org/lang.html
), but again, just referring to this URL is not acceptable as a
normative specification.
3. Assuming that the editor decides to specify the SQL language by
including its normative textual specification, the WG needs time to
review this substantial amount of new material before sending this
proposal out to the larger community.
I want to remind the members that silence today means assent for Last
Call, which means they agree that: (1) A new SQL language standards
track is good, (2) Defining a bag of implementation bits as a standard
is good. Even if you personally have lost interest in this
specification and can't be bothered to respond, remember that we in
the WG have a collective responsibility to do no harm.
P. S. Consider this paragraph from the SQLite manual (http://www.sqlite.org/lang_droptable.html
> The DROP TABLE statement does not reduce the size of the database
> file in the default mode. Empty space in the database is retained
> for later INSERT statements. To remove free space in the database,
> use the VACUUM statement. If auto_vacuum mode is enabled for a
> database then space will be freed automatically by DROP TABLE.
This is a perfectly fine behavior and a perfectly fine paragraph in a
manual. However this is not the kind of language you expect to see in
a standard where a wider range of behaviors is desired.
On Dec 7, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Arthur Barstow wrote:
> Draft of the following specs:
> 1. Server-Sent Events
> 2. Web SQL Database
> 3. Web Sockets API
> 4. Web Storage
> 5. Web Workers
> This CfC satisfies the group's requirement to "record the group's
> is a signal that:
> * the Working Group believes that it has satisfied its relevant
> technical requirements (e.g., of the charter or requirements
> document) in the Working Draft;
> * the Working Group believes that it has satisfied significant
> dependencies with other groups;
> * other groups SHOULD review the document to confirm that these
> dependencies have been satisfied. In general, a Last Call
> announcement is also a signal that the Working Group is planning to
> advance the technical report to later maturity levels.
> encouraged and silence will be assumed to be assent. The deadline
> for comments is 14 December.
> The comment period length will be 6 months (ending ~17 June 2010 if
> the LCWD is published ~ 17 December 2009) unless someone commits (by
> 15 December) to completing the review earlier including actively
> editing the spec, responding to comments, etc.
> -Regards, Art Barstow
> [PD] http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/tr.html#last-call
Received on Saturday, 12 December 2009 02:28:50 UTC
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Re: ISSUE-93: Multi-platform compatibility
From: Thomas Roessler <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:59:11 +0200
To: Web Security Context Issue Tracker <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
On 2007-07-02 11:53:42 +0000, Web Security Context Issue Tracker wrote:
> The specifications to be developed should rather be technology
> platform- independent to the largest possible extent or at least
> support multi-platform compatibility in a consistent way, to
> allow for the transfer of consumer knowledge that be entirely
> focused on a limited subset of technical protocols and platforms
> currently used (e.g. for Web access from computers and mobile
> terminals).
This strikes me as something that resonates deeply with the One Web
paradigm [1] -- it's, in fact, so fundamental to W3C work that I
*don't* think we need to be repeating it in the note or elsewhere.
1. http://www.w3.org/Consortium/mission
Thomas Roessler, W3C <[email protected]>
Received on Friday, 6 July 2007 18:59:13 UTC
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Re: Error vocabulary
From: Alessandro Vernet <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:01:29 -0700
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
On 4/20/07, Norman Walsh <[email protected]> wrote:
> There's no way to expect complete uniformity of error reporting across
> all steps, so I don't think we should try to make the error reporting
> vocabulary very complicated.
I wouldn't want to make this vocabulary overly complex, but I suggest
we provide default way to specify where the error comes from (URI,
line, column; e.g. information from a SAX Locator). This will
encourage component developers to include this information in their
errors, and in turn make the life of pipeline authors much easier.
Orbeon Forms - Web 2.0 Forms for the Enterprise
Received on Saturday, 21 April 2007 00:01:37 UTC
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44269 | Re: Questions from the example markup
I wish to applaud Ron, and then Ka-Ping, for marking up an example fully.
I think it helps a great deal to have concrete ones to consider.
The most striking thing to me about the markup done is the extent to which
it resembles the TeX solution that is both widely proposed and opposed.
That said, I think that it also suggests the point that either you do just
enough markup for presentation purposes, or you have to do a lot more. A
partial enhancement is fraught with opportunities for confusion.
One simple example of what worries me is provided by the case where Ron
carefully put in a "&FunctionApplication;" because he noted that \div was
an operator, and specially marked <mo>(ν\cdot\nabla)</mo>, but did not
make special arrangements in the use of -∇p. The ∇ is as much
an operator as \div or \curl (∇ is notation for the gradient, \grad,
\div = \grad \cdot and \curl = \grad \cross --- in an informal manner of
speaking). It seems there are lots of possibilities for only partial
markup and hanging ambiguities inherent in trying to distinguish, in ways
that authors and editors are unfamiliar with, parts of the semantics of
math notations.
When it comes to the naming of classical objects that I mentioned, I was
only starting to point out that it seemed natural. Indeed you'll find that
authors frequently adopt macros for them, in part because their
presentation is often done specially (bold, blackboard or roman, say). I
don't actually see it as a bad idea to have a certain fairly large list of
classical objects with agreed and documented definitions as part of a
standard. If you think of Asian languages then you can see that dealing
with a reasobaly large name space for ideographs, which all have widely
agreed meanings, is not an unsolvable problem.
A collection of classical items for math would not be all that large.
Actually I'm not proposing that here, but a small basic collection, say,
Classical Groups:
GL, SL, U, SU, O, SO, SP, Osp,
Special functions:
Hermite, Legendre, Bessel (I, J, K, ...), ...
Hahn, Charlier, Krawtchouk, ...
Racah, Clebsch-Gordan
Probability distributions:
Gauss or normal, student, ....
wouldn't be that bad to assemble. In any case we do need to provide, I would
suggest, a capability that _allows_ authors to use such constructions as
these easily and, if at all possible, unambiguously. Computer algebra
systems already have large collections of common-place objects identified,
as do handbooks and tables.
However, it could well be that all this is rather at the level of the
planned "macro capability" rather than being of importance at this stage in
the deliberations.
I do not at all disagree now with the goals that Ron reiterated:
(a) render to various sensory media in such a way that a
"knowlegeable" human can interpret the notation properly
(b) allow for paths by which authors or others may upgrade the notation
to one with fuller semantical attributes
It has to be true that we are intending that math notation be read by
people who know something of math: advanced documents are to be read by
specialised readers. It is just when it is to be read by machinery that
we are more careful. As the example quoted by Fateman to the DLI list
showed, even what we think is very well-specified may well be wrong or
meaningless. The more complicated notation or markup is the easier it is
to convince oneself that it is probably right because a machine says so.
That is a problem in teaching and it's going to be a problem with HTML/Math
>It's unclear to me whether we have a strong(ish?) disagreement here.
>I'm certainly not in favor of *requiring* that authors name the
>well-known objects of their papers. This would be too much to expect,
>in my opinion (no one expects the analogue in standard text, I imagine
>a vast menuing system (probably equivalent to ZF) to classify "all"
>objects, and do we expect to name the various non-standard models? --
>where do we stop?)
>I do want to define an HTML-Math wherein authors are able to specify
>such things if they wish. My view of the project to date has been
>that we are trying to define a language which will (a) render to the
>various sensory media in such a way that a "knowlegeable" human can
>interpret the notation properly, and (b) allow for paths by which
>authors or other third parties may upgrade the notation to one
>with fuller semantical attributes. If this group has widely
>diverging opinions on the degree to which semantics must be carried,
>we'll probably have difficulty settling on a standard.
>But do we differ in this? Maybe not. Ping's statement
>> It makes the most sense for the conceptual entity "the complex numbers"
>> to be represented by a separate named entity. It is certainly *not* a
>> variable named "C" in any sense -- and you would need it to be distinguished
>> for it to be properly rendered to speech.
>is much stronger than I would have said myself. There actually is a
>good sense (a formalist or nominalist sense) in which "the complex
>numbers" are adequately represented by "C", and I'm fairly certain
>that Raman reliably distinguishes this "C", as do those who read the
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Re: CheckHtmlEsis
From: Peter Flynn <[email protected]>
Date: 24 Apr 1998 13:49:30 +0100
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Message-id: <[email protected]>
> The comment that some kinds of validation
I'm sorry, I should have been clearer. "Validation" has a very specific
and precise meaning in SGML systems, as defined by ISO 8859. If you want
to perform some other kind of consistency/meaningfulness/usability check
on the _content_ on CDATA attributes, then you really need to call it
by some other word than "validation", or qualify the term, such as
"semantic validation". Otherwise you risk confusing people.
> should be done *only* by the
> browser doesn't make sense to me. It seems to me that a web author would
> like to know if his document is invalid in this or any other way, so he can
> fix it.
Same goes for arbitrary use of the term "invalid". "Invalid" means a file
does not pas through a validating SGML parser without error. If you have
put <IMG SRC="foo.jpg" WIDTH="wombat"> by mistake, this is valid but not
meaningful, for the reasons I previously gave.
> entity. Since ">" seems to be a valid character inside a string, ... my
> me a while to figure out the real problem.
If you use a real validating parser it will detect this and tell you.
But you need to know what you're doing:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Draft//EN">
<p><img src="foo.gif" alt="A Foo>Me</p>
<p><img src="bar.gif" alt="A Bar">My dog</p>
gives the message:
nsgmls:test.html:8:24:E: an attribute value literal can occur in an attribute specification list only after a vi delimiter
It's taking the value of the first alt to be "A Foo>Me</p> <p><img src="
and then complaining that there is no space before the next attribute
which it sees as starting with a "b" (of "bar").
> I once had a bunch of URIs similar to <a href="www.ti.com">TI</a>, which
> the DTD would accept.
Of course: because they are valid SGML. This is like having a program
which says to print "sod off". It's perfectly valid, just not "right".
But no programming language can be expected to have a concept of this
kind of "rightness" -- and SGML cannot be expected to have a concept
of what makes a URL work, because URLs were invented afterwards.
> My link check software kept telling me that this was
> a bad link, but the URI seemed to work fine when I manually typed it into
> my web browser ... color me confused.
Nothing to do with color. www.ti.com is a perfectly usable URL if you take
the browser assumtion that the default method is http and the default action is
to request the default file from the server (ie add the missing trailing
> I wish I had gotten some warning that
> would suggest "I think you meant to say http://www.ti.com/ ".
This would require the software you used to understand RFC1738 (URL spec).
> attributes).
If you use a decent DTD and an editor which uses it then you get this
kind of thing for free.
sgrep or one of the LT NSL programs (and probably a dozen other systems)
let you do this kind of thing. But it needs to know about SGML first.
> Even though the "<" is apparently legal SGML, I intend to always use the
> full "<" and would like some warning when I slip up.
The < form without the semicolon is valid only when the next
character is white-space or another &. So éà is fine
but éfoobar is silly.
> I intend to wrap every URI in the source text with a link to that URI. I
> would like a validator to check that every string (outside of a tag) of the
> form "http:" or "ftp:" or "mailto:" (what others are there now ?) is not
> merely inside a <a></a> entity, but that the href attribute is actually set
> to the *same* location (rather than some other unrelated location).
Word does this and it's horrible. What if I want to talk about the prefix
"http:"...do you want that string make into a [non-existent] link?
Emacs can do this kind of thing in macros: so should any self-respecting
editor. Perl hackers can probably do it with five lines of modem noise :-)
> I don't think my tools are smart enough to check that (a) for every <a
> href="#misc">misc</a> there is one and only one <a name="misc">misc</a> in
> the document, and (b) that for each <a name="misc">misc</a> there is at
> least one <a href="#misc">misc</a>. When I add a new section to a page,
> something like (b) would remind me to add that section to the table of
> contents I keep at the top of the page.
Buy a big SGML editor and you get this kind of thing.
> In my opinion, *every* web page needs to have a email address somewhere on
> it, so people viewing it can respond to any questions the author raises.
Good idea.
> check, but that current validators do not check.
Lots, but don't call them validators :-)
Received on Friday, 24 April 1998 08:49:22 UTC
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Re: Alertbox: Site map usability (fwd)
From: Sampo Syreeni <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 02:21:14 +0200 (EET)
To: Phil Archer <[email protected]>
cc: Gary Frederick <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
On 2003-01-10, Phil Archer uttered to Gary Frederick and www-rdf-interest@w...:
>We're only just getting going but the ideas in my mind are that an
>rdf:about element might be able to include wildcards and regular
The trouble is, that isn't in the specs or likely to end there, soon.
Originally, PICS compatibility was supposed to be achieved via
rdf:aboutEachPrefix, but in the absence of demand, and in the face of
technical difficulties, the RDF Core working group dropped/postponed the
thing. Right now, it's in limbo, and fairly likely to stay that way for
the foreseeable future.
>This is probably sheer heresy I know, but without some sort of route
>through which one description can be applied to multiple URIs, including
>those that don't exist at the time the description is written, RDF is a
>poor replacement for PICS (which has enough problems of its own!).
One of my earlier thoughts, with this particular application in mind, was
to define a new URI type which denotes a set of resources, determined by a
regular expression match of their URI's. That would work, it wouldn't
touch the core RDF documents, it could be standardized via the normal IETF
procedure, and it would conform to the way RDF uses URI's. It would also
be far more general than rdf:aboutEachPrefix. Few would support it, true,
but it would still stay interoperable from the standpoint of current RDF,
and would facilitate the kind of use ICRA likely has in mind.
Received on Friday, 10 January 2003 19:21:32 UTC
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css2 - 17 Tables
From: David Perrell <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 11:33:55 -0800
Message-ID: <01bcf9d9$112fdc60$4e8cd9cf@davidp>
A few comments...
The six-layer model is a clever solution, but IMHO it isn't ready for prime
time. From section 17.3[1]: "Note that for a table element, the width
margin, however." Contrast that with padding properties[2]: "Applies to: all
elements" and the CSS box model (content and border are _not_ coincident)
and we have contradiction bordering on sacrilege. There's either got to be a
table solution that doesn't blow the integrity of the whole CSS rendering
From section 6.7 of the draft[3]: "CSS introduces the concepts of
pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes to extend the addressing model and permit
formatting based on information that lies outside the document tree." Also:
"Pseudo-elements refer to sub-parts of an element's content..." Well,
COLGROUP, ROWGROUP, and COL may be part of the document tree, but they're
also sub-parts of a table. Might they not qualify for pseudo-element status?
It seems to me that table formatting would be simplified if cells were
considered to be absolutely positioned -- relative to rows in the vertical
dimension and to columns in the horizontal dimension. The apparent
overlapping horizontal margins on adjacent cells that results from
CELLSPACING could then be explained in terms of positioning rules that don't
conflict with the existing spec. Rather than referring to cell margins, the
HTML CELLSPACING attribute would affect the cells' positioning coordinates.
...about BORDERS:
Overlapping borders for an element and its content don't jive with the rest
of the CSS spec. Why not just specify that a table's HTML BORDER attribute
applies to both the table and its cells? That appears to correspond with the
rendering by some popular UAs. Without CELLSPACING the borders abut and
appear solid. A 3D effect is produced by different colors on top/left and
bottom/right borders.
'Conflict resolution' rules for rendering overlapping borders complicate the
spec for both authors and implementers. Why prevent authors from specifying
unusual border renderings? I believe declared borders should be displayed
without special considerations. For example, I might want light gray rules
appear within cells that span multiple rows and columns, such that the
'normal' cell grid is still visible under the cell content. By specifying a
light gray border on rows and columns and a heavier border on table and
cells, I could have this effect, as the borders on the absolutely-positioned
cells would obscure the underlying row and column borders except in those
areas where a cell spans a normal cell division. And if I want to lose the
grid behind certain spanned cells? Easy: just give those cells a background.
And if I want the border of a COLGROUP to appear above the cell borders?
Simple if cells are considered absolutely-positioned: just give the cells a
negative z-index.
[Some clarification needed for alignment in spanned cells.]
David Perrell
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-CSS2/box.html#h-9.4
Received on Tuesday, 25 November 1997 17:45:33 GMT
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Latest version of the Discard test
From: Julien Reichel <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:01:43 +0200
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
In the following test:
It is said for the second circle/square:
"The discard element "discard2" has a list of begin values, but none of
them will ever occur, so the target element of "discard2" should not be
discarded ever."
However looking at the file:
<circle cx="260" cy="100" r="50" fill="red"/>
<rect x="210" y="50" width="100" height="100" fill="green">
<discard id="discard2" begin="discard3.begin;discard1.begin"/>
<circle cx="150" cy="210" r="50" fill="green"/>
<rect x="100" y="160" width="100" height="100" fill="red">
<discard id="discard3" begin="this-is-an-invalid-value"/>
Why should the "discard3.begin" never occur ?
The "discard3" has an invalid begin attribute, but (as it is tested),
this "should use the lacuna value of 0s". So the begin event of the
"discard3" exist (and is equal to 0).
Or is the specification twisted so that the invalid value trigger the
action at 0s, but not the other animation using the begin event of this
action... If this is the case these seems really complicated to me, and
I fail to understand the purpose of such condition.
Sorry for posting question on "dev" items, but as the draft watermark
has been removed, I suppose that this test has been validated.
All the best
Julien Reichel, PhD
Technology Architect, SpinetiX S.A.
PSE-C, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 21 693 89 81
Mail: [email protected]
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Major flaw: inability to query within structure
From: Jim Davis <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:04:31 PDT
Message-Id: <>
To: [email protected]
Having read Saveen's examples, I now see that we have a very serious
problem with DASL, namely that we have (at present) no means to search
within XML structure. For a long time I did not worry about this,
considering it of only marginal use. I don't care much about searching the
lockdiscovery property, but now I realize that's it shows up in many other
For example, suppose your application wants to store property values that
conceptually contain lists of items, e.g. a list of authors, a list of
keywords, etc.
An example of such a property might be:
<x:person>Goland, Y</x:person>
<x:person>Harding, T</x:person>
<x:person>Fischer, B</x:person>
DASL provides no way to query for "Harding" in such a property.
This example is not farfetched. It is inspired by the Dublin Core metadata
set, which is widely discussed (and coming into use) in the internet
digital library community. If DASL won't support Dublin Core types of
properties, it probably is a failure.
I started to write down my ideas for solving it, and as I thought about it
more I saw more and more overlap with Saveen's proposed solutions, so I'll
write them up as a reply to his email.
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More Comments on Aug 1 Spec
From: Dournaee, Blake <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:22:16 -0700
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Consider example [88] from
In this example (3.2.1), Bob has performed cryptographic verification of an
XML Signature and intends to use XKMS "Validate" to obtain trust information
about a certificate chain that was ostensibly contained in the XML Signature
that he received.
Why then, does Bob use "KeyValue" as a <RespondWith> value? The example
assumes he already has the capability to parse the X.509 certificate to
extract the public key. If he has the key already, why does he need the
service to give it back to him? He has already performed cryptographic
signature verification.
Bob doesn't really need any <RespondWith> elements in his request. He just
wants an answer about the end-entity certificate and what he can do with the
Also, it should be made clear in this example the nature of the certificate
chain. Is the chain terminated with a self-signed CA certificate or does the
minimal chain in the example end with an Intermediate CA certificate? If so,
how does the service know which certificate to check if neither cert is
self-signed? And if the chain is terminated with a self-signed certificate,
why can't the client trust this chain implicitly (as long as it trusts the
top of the root) and not bother with the service request at all?
I think some prose about the cert chain will help clear things up.
Blake Dournaee
Senior Systems Engineer
RSA Security, Inc.
uses it."
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Reagle [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 2:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Comments on Aug 1 Spec
grokkable instead of: id="Auto631643354419997500Z442".
[34] XKMS services MUST support synchronous processing. In synchronous
processing the service returns the final response to the requestor
using the same communication channel used to issue the request.
2.3.3 Element <OpaqueClientData>
an <OpaqueClientData> element specified in a request unmodified in a
response with status code Success.
I must've missed this bit, what's the motivation for this?
strings included in the request that specify data elements to be
provided in the <ds:Keyinfo> element of the response.
<!-- RespondWith -->
<!-- /RespondWith -->
including identifiers of element types from other namespaces, we are adding
xkms:PrivateKey, etc.
information about a public key from a Trust Service. Locate and
Validate services are both expected to attempt to provide correct
information to the requestor. The Locate and Validate services differ
in the extent to which the Trust Service verifies the information
returned. A Location service SHOULD attempt to provide only
information which is trustworthy to the best of its knowledge. A
Validation service undertakes to only return information which has
been positively validated by the Trust Service as meeting its
validation criteria.
locate and validate. There's an implicit query (validate requests more
which are derived from the KeyBindingAbstractType. These elements are:
Specifies the parameters of a particular instance of a key
A template used to specify one or more key bindings using query
by example.
A template used to specify the key binding parameters requested
in a registration request.
their motivation/example?
NotBefore attribute is omitted the assertion is valid on any date up
to but excluding the date specified in the NotOnOrAfter attribute . If
the NotOnOrAfter attribute is omitted the assertion is valid from the
NotBefore attribute with no expiry. If both elements are omitted the
assertion is valid at any time.
mean the response, right?
see any discussion of super-encryption in XKRSS.
require transitive authentication. That is a message sent by A and
authenticated by B may be subject to forwarding and authentication by
C. In addition some applications may require further measures to
ensure that messages meet certain legal standards to prevent
(This is something I've remained confused on.)
4.1 Payload Authentication Binding
Identifier: URN:blahblahblah:w3.org:xkms:payload-I
No mechanism is used to authenticate the client
These should be URIs, e.g.,:
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Suppose you've hit the daily rep limit with two answers, each earning you 10 upvotes (so, 100 rep from each). Say, you delete one of those two posts, and then the remaining one gets 10 more upvotes. Then, tomorrow, you undelete the one with the +100. Would you get back that +100? If so, you've effectively received 300 points yesterday. Anybody ever tried this or heard about it? I know I'm not the first person to think of this...
p.s. I'm a regular poster on the statistics stackexchange, which is a relatively low-key site, so it's not easy to reach the daily rep limit, so I wouldn't be worried about stapling 100 points onto another day and potentially pushing myself over the limit on that day.
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I was not aware that there was a daily rep limit. I certainly have never reached it. – Jeremy Holovacs Jun 13 '12 at 17:24
@JeremyHolovacs: It's more of a daily upvote limit. You can't earn more than 200 rep from votes alone per day. – Dennis Jun 13 '12 at 17:25
Its plausible but you'd have to know in advance that that you're going to receive enough upvotes to hit the cap. You're also potentially losing out on upvotes that you have gotten but aren't because your post is deleted. – Some Helpful Commenter Jun 13 '12 at 17:51
@SomeHelpfulCommenter, I was imagining one would do that at, say, 30 seconds before the day ends and then undeleting right after the new day begins. – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 17:53
@Macro hmm well I don't think the rep cap works like that. You'd get -100 and end up with 100 for the day. Rep lost after reaching the rep cap doesn't get recouped by upvotes that you didn't earn anything. See meta.stackexchange.com/questions/70158/… – Some Helpful Commenter Jun 13 '12 at 17:59
@SomeHelpfulCommenter That was my thought, a priori, but my experimenting just now has indicated that isn't true - see my comment to the answer below (it's Macro btw :)) – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 18:01
@Macro that's definitely broken. You ended up with 10 points from stats.stackexchange.com/questions/27436/… which you weren't supposed to get. – Some Helpful Commenter Jun 13 '12 at 18:04
@SomeHelpfulCommenter, that upvote happened today. It appears the rep is summed up and then the cap occurs. So, before I tweaked it, I had 280 rep (from upvotes) today, after the deletion I had 140 - so it all counted. But, waiting until tomorrow to undelete it wouldn't magically give me the extra 80 points. – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 18:16
Odd. That upvote now doesn't appear to have the 10 points now. – Some Helpful Commenter Jun 13 '12 at 18:51
@SomeHelpfulCommenter Yes, because I un-deleted the answer that pushed me over rep cap. – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 18:56
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up vote 17 down vote accepted
You're right; you weren't the first person to think of this. I once contemplated it while getting rid of old 1- or 2-scoring answers, so I did some science and no, you don't get extra rep from undeleting those posts.
Even if the reputation graph displays the reputation you originally earned from votes on those answers, by undeleting them, it'll nullify the reputation you then received from later votes when you first deleted them. Basically, it reverts to the same state as it was had you not deleted those posts to begin with.
Here's the answer I undeleted for science (you can probably guess why I deleted it in the first place!):
Is UILocalNotification cancelled when the application is closed?
Notice that the +50 from the last rep-awarding answer drops to +40 to make up for the +10 for the answer I undeleted.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the magic of automatic rep recalculation.
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That's odd because, I was experimenting as well, and deleted an old post with a few upvotes - I'm currently +6 upvotes over the cap - when I deleted the old post, my rep did not go down, indicating that, perhaps, it was immediately compensated for by the extra votes from today. Could've just been a lag or something, since I didn't leave the post deleted for a long time. – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 17:54
I just tried this again. Today I've received 28 upvotes. My current reputation is 8065. I deleted one post that received 14 upvotes. My reputation went down to 8005.... This seems to indicate my perception is correct. The question is - would this be fixed, eventually? – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 17:59
@Macro: 28 upvotes today = 280 reputation, capped at 200. If you delete one post that received 14 upvotes today, you have 14 upvotes received today left, for 140 reputation. So you lost 60 reputation in the process, and if any of those votes were made up for by later votes in the day those were filled in. Nothing wrong there. – BoltClock's a Unicorn Jun 13 '12 at 18:01
From the post you linked to about automatic rep recalculation: "...but reputation sync takes up to 5 minutes on a delete/undelete action..." - Did you wait 5 minutes or so when doing these tests to make sure everything had synced up? – jadarnel27 Jun 13 '12 at 18:02
They were filled in by votes that happened before I deleted. In any case, pretend the day was ending in 30 seconds and I did this, then undeleted in 31 seconds. Would I end up getting an extra 80 points? – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 18:03
@Macro: No - it's not the votes you're deleting/undeleting but the post. The votes are simply used for calculating reputation changes. – BoltClock's a Unicorn Jun 13 '12 at 18:04
@jadarnel27: Yes; in the meantime what I saw was the same as the Before screenshot, but without any red highlighting (the post removal remained there). – BoltClock's a Unicorn Jun 13 '12 at 18:05
@BoltClock'saUnicorn - I see, so the reputation accumulated from an answer will always be credited to the day the votes took place, regardless of when you've undeleted the answer? – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 18:07
@Macro: That's right. – BoltClock's a Unicorn Jun 13 '12 at 18:08
A-ha. It took me a minute but I found some older posts that I've deleted and yes you're completely right - thanks. – Macro Jun 13 '12 at 18:10
@BoltClock'sSometimesaUnicorn Very thorough, good detective work ^_^ – jadarnel27 Jun 13 '12 at 18:15
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So I just visited the front page of SO and noticed this user had bumped like 5 questions that were all very similar and all about Algorithms. I suspected spam, so I looked on all of them. He posted this answer to all 5 questions. I flagged all of them. But now looking back, could I have been wrong?
The answer he gave was informative(from what I skimmed over), and had no links in it. So is it still spam? Does duplication count as spam?
edit: actually there was more than just 5 duplicates.
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That's spam.
Absolutely no reason to carbon copy a generic answer shilling a book on that many questions. Heck I ran out of flags flagging them all.
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He acts like a spammer, he looks like a spammer, he smells like a spammer.
Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit. Even if he is really an enthusiastic fan and did not want to spam (what I doubt), he still did it. Flag and go on.
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it just seemed non-spammy to me because it didn't have a single link. – Earlz Apr 10 '10 at 19:58
External links might have tripped some of the capachas, who knows? – Josh K Apr 10 '10 at 20:00
@ear: most SO users are not too stupid to search for a book title. You don't need a link to spam. – Ladybug Killer Apr 10 '10 at 20:10
Well. It could just be a really enthusiastic reader of the book...
But that is not how it feels to me because
1. The particular instance you linked looks to be off-topic
2. When I check the activity page for the user I see 6 posts in 3 minutes
Side note: This user's has taken a big rep hit previously. Looking into what might have caused it. previous activity is pretty normal and includes offering two substantial bounties. Perhaps the team would like to check with the user to see if anything untoward has happened lately.
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Is it calculated on the fly every time a reputation score needs to be displayed, or is every user's reputation stored as an integer in the database and updated as necessary?
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I believe that a user has a Rep Score that is updated any time something happens which changes rep.
Your rep can be totally recalculated using a mechanism that moderators have. This will go through everything available and give you a brand spanking new (and as accurate as possible) rep score.
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I believe a running total is stored. The administrators can force a rep-recalc (which wouldn't need to be done if it was always calculated on the fly)
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That's already been done before. Skeet Overflow comes to mind. – R. Martinho Fernandes Jul 16 '09 at 16:51
Huh ? – Rowland Shaw Jul 16 '09 at 20:36
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Why is my question closed? How do I re-open it?
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Gawd. Read the faq. You're off to a roaring start; one deleted answer (not an answer, should have been a comment, forum behavior, etc) and two deleted questions (off topic, don't-ask-this-type-of-question question). – Won't Apr 5 '11 at 17:51
Gee - this is a perfectly valid question which has not been answered! I just had a question closed - I edited it, but despite reading multiple FAQ cannot figure out how/who/if it can be re-opened! – Jeni Sep 20 '12 at 9:19
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Did you mean this question? If so it was closed as being too broad or unanswerable for this community.
For further information on closed questions see this, this, and this.
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From the faq:
Avoid asking subjective questions where every answer is equally valid: “What’s your favorite __?”
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Stack Overflow is not a product recommendation engine. In a year, or even months, the question and answers would be outdated. This makes the question, technically, "Too localized":
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The mask.
I'm just gonna put it out there...shouldn't there be an article for the mask that was used to summon the shinigami, you know like a tool article or something? Darksusanoo (talk) 08:29, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
Agreed. --X29 11:43, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
So im gonna assume that since the 4 Hokages and Orochimaru's arms that were sealed inside the Shinigami were released, it would mean the same to Kurama's Yin chakra right? --Ukiyaejl (talk) 09:45, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
Probably but unless it's shown, it's just speculation TricksterKing (talk) 09:50, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
Most probably, yes.
But, wait and see.~ UltimateSupreme 09:51, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
Not necessarily. Why you ask? 'Cause if Kurama's Yin chakra was released, then there'd be more souls released too, which I doubt. In other words, I think only the souls of the four Hokages were released. Nothing more, nothing less. --X29 11:41, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
The Kurama's Yin is inside of Minato--Elveonora (talk) 14:34, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
Actually the chakra should be inside the Shinigami. He used the Dead Demon which means Minato became a sacrifice, not a jinchūriki. Doesn't seemed like it was unsealed though, maybe chakra works differently than physical things.--Cerez365Hyūga Symbol(talk) 14:37, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
When he seals Kurama, you can see it's soul merged with his--Elveonora (talk) 14:41, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
@Elveonora Impossible. Minato used the Reaper Death Seal to seal Kurama's chakra within the Reaper, not within himself. Not the way it works. --X29 14:43, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
There were actually six lights emerging from the shinigami, four for the hokages, one for the arms and one for the yin chakra of Kurama. —This unsigned comment was made by (talkcontribs) .
Sign your comments, I see only five--Elveonora (talk) 21:02, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
the scroll/mask
As stated, we should mention them as tools in Death God article or Uzumaki Clan etc.--Elveonora (talk) 11:38, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps a mention in Shinigami?~ UltimateSupreme 12:00, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
This chapter has Kanji or Rōmaji?--Samemaru 18:15, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
No raw available yet. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:36, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
So, looking in the chapter, the scroll had the kanji for "Dead Demon Consuming Seal", and what appears to be the kanji for "release" (kai), similar to the one in Tsunade's Yin Seal: Release. I think we should consider the possibility of making a "Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release" article. We have other sealing technique examples which make pairs of sealing and unsealing, more specifically, Evil Sealing/Release Method and Five Elements Seal/Unseal. Another technique article we might consider creating is the technique that was used to grant passage to the Naka Shrine. We don't actually see it, but the technique is mentioned. This is also not the first time a technique is used to allow passage somewhere. Itachi was mentioned to have gone through the barrier protecting Konoha undetected because he knew the proper pass technique to do so, and Deidara performed something similar to get into Akatsuki's hideout to extract Shukaku from Gaara. These should also be considered for creation in my opinion. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:36, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
I agree, looks like a separate technique, a counterpart to the one used by Minato--Elveonora (talk) 20:50, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
I do agree it's different altogether, but i believe it's the effect of the mask more than anything maybe wes should make an article on the mask as a tool. Darksusanoo (talk) 22:51, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
It can be a ninjutsu which requires the tool. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:10, January 30, 2013 (UTC)
Not sure 'bout that. Tool's more like it. --X29 02:52, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
What kind of?
Hey, can i ask in this chapter,what kind of Zetsu clone did they use as sacrifice for the Edo tensei, white zetsu army or just parasite clones? and if they're just parasite clone shoudn't we put it in the technique article thatsome kinds of clone can be used as sacrifices and not just living humans are necessesary? opinion?Saeyatachi (talk) 07:39, January 31, 2013 (UTC)Saeyatachi
The latter. This chapter seems to confirm that White Zetsu's parasite clones and Spore Technique clones are one and the same.--BeyondRed (talk) 12:38, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
All Zetsu are artificial humans, they may be part plant but they have human DNA.--Cerez365Hyūga Symbol(talk) 12:47, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
Trivia Worthy?
Is it trivia worthy to mention that the panel showing Sasuke surveying Konoha atop a pole, it very similar to the way Naruto first surveyed Konoha after his two year training back in chapter 245? Even their words are closely matched. Sparxs77 (talk) 11:38, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
Not really. Standing atop the pole might just be the best way to do it.~ UltimateSupreme 11:41, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
Well, let me rephrase, the way both panels were drawn looks similar to each other. They are just mirror images. Whereas Naruto says: "This place hasn't changed one bit", Sasuke says "This place has changed quite a bit" Kishi-sensei probably did this to show the fact that (at their respective times for both Naruto and Sasuke) it was their first time seeing their village in quite some time. Though it was a nice easter egg that was left for the readers. Just thought I would bring it up... Sparxs77 (talk) 11:47, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
From what Orochimaru said he probably did it as well or something. Still I don't think it's worth pointing out. Mentioning in his article sure and in the summary if possible is also all-right.--Cerez365Hyūga Symbol(talk) 12:45, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
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Jamie Foxx, who won the best actor Oscar for portraying late soul star Ray Charles in Ray, singled out Charles and director Taylor Hackford for praise.
"Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy," he said.
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I've got so many people to thank here tonight and first I'm going to start it out with Taylor Hackford.
You took a chance, man. That love for Ray Charles was deep down in the earth somewhere and you opened it up.
It's cracked open. And it's spilling. And everybody's drowning in this love. I thank you for taking a chance on this film. And thank you for waiting 15 years to get me to do it. I want to thank you.
Let's live this African American dream - it's beautiful
I want to thank Crusader. I want to thank my agents. I want to thank Rick Kurtzman. I want to thank Kim Hodgert. I want to thank Steve Smooke. I want to thank my managers, Jaime King and Marcus King.
Let's live this African American dream. It's beautiful. I'm glad I'm with you. I ain't never leaving you. I'm glad I'm with you.
I got a chance to meet a whole lot of people, experiencing this. And other people I want to thank, I want to thank my sister. Four feet 11 inches of nothing but pure love. I want to thank my daughter for telling me just before I got up here: 'If you don't win, dad, you're still good.'
I'm just... I see Oprah and I see Halle. I just want to say your names. I want to talk to you later. Both of you. Because Oprah allowed me to meet somebody by the name of Sidney Poitier.
And, yes, Sidney Poitier said: 'I saw you once. And I looked in your eyes and there was a connection.' And he says: 'I give to you responsibility.' So, I'm taking that responsibility tonight. And, thank you, Sidney.
When I would act the fool, she would beat me.. and she could get an Oscar for the way she whupped me
This is probably going to be the toughest part of this speech. My daughter shares my grandmother's name, Marie. My grandmother's name is Estelle Marie Talley. She's not here tonight. And this is going to be the toughest part.
We would go places. And I would wild out. And she would say, 'Act like you've been somewhere.' And then when I would act the fool, she would beat me. She would whup me. And she could get an Oscar for the way she whupped me because she was great at it.
She still talks to me now. Only now, she talks to me in my dreams. And I can't wait to go to sleep tonight because we got a lot to talk about. I love you.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44415 | Idk if it's insulting per se. If they meant you are similar to Hannah, they might be alluding to the fact that you feel confused about where you are in your life and you're having a hard time figuring out what your priorities are so you're comfortable with your life being at a standstill for now until you know what you want. Not a bad thing. |
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As for interacting with the DOM, different browsers will offer methods -and results- that are different between them to some or other extent.
But how about JavaScript itself? Do all browsers (or platforms e.g. Adobe Reader) implement the same syntax and behavior?
Aspects that particularly worry me are function/object handling and arithmetical operations.
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All browsers that are used today support a common javascript
Javascript is defined by the ECMA-262 standard, either version 3, or version 5. Both versions have the same syntax -- the new things in version 5 are all backwards compatible.
All browsers support the version 3 syntax and objects. Internet Explorer has some brokenness, but supports all the basic syntax and semantics. Firefox has some extensions to the language, but those are disabled on web pages, and are only available for extensions.
The last piece of missing syntax that was seen in a browser was in IE 4.0, which did not have try/catch/finally. That arrived in IE 5.0.
The biggest syntax danger you can still run into today is that IE improperly processes trailing commas in array and object literals. Make sure you don't have any of those, and you can write cross-browser javascript just fine.
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I don't know about non-browser environments. Except Flash, where actionscript is based on an abandoned version that never became a standard (ES4). – Sean McMillan Sep 30 '11 at 21:07
Yeah MainMa's answer somehow suggests this too, printed myself a copy of the 262 standard and all. All the DOM stuff is missing though, obviously. It's great to know that the version 5 retrofits. Thank you. – vemv Oct 2 '11 at 12:32
Different browsers support different versions of JavaScript, and different versions of JavaScript have changes in their syntax. So no, the syntax is not the same, except if you stick with the version old enough to be supported in most browsers.
For example, you can see some cool syntax which, for some, is available in JavaScript 1.8, released in June 2008 and incompatible with FF2 and, as usual, all releases of IE except 9.
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Perfect, thank you MainMa :) – vemv Aug 28 '11 at 16:09
The current JavaScript version is 1.8.5. JavaScript has evolved over many stages. So different browsers not only differ in their DOM models, but also in syntax. An overview for browsers is given in Wikipedia. So you should be careful when using advanced features.
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No. Every browsers support a different version of JavaScript. Not only that, event different versions of the same browsers have different JavaScript capabilities.
This is way there are now numerous ways of ensuring cross-browsers compatibilities for the same JavaScript task, usually requiring feature-detection and then acting based on it.
A good practice to ensure compatibility is to always check for feature detection rather than version detection for browsers.
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There are a few gotchas to do with basic Javascript syntax that Internet Explorer will choke on (it might be better in IE9, but IE 6/7/8 had horrible problems).
Things like a trailing comma after the last element in an array (think something like [a, b, c,], every browser will handle it fine except IE.
There are quite a few more along that vein as well.
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Nice contribution, cheers Karpie. Googling a bit I found this SO answer along those lines: stackoverflow.com/questions/6235987/ie7-8-javascript-gotchas – vemv Aug 28 '11 at 16:05
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Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina
Since House Speaker John Boehner announced the creation of a select committee to investigate the Benghazi affair, Republicans have been saying it will be a serious investigation, while Democrats have been saying it will be a partisan circus. To get a sense of who might be right, I spent some time watching YouTube videos of Rep. Trey Gowdy, the heretofore obscure second-term Tea Party congressman from South Carolina whom Boehner named to lead the committee.
There are a lot of these videos of Gowdy in congressional hearings, posted by conservatives, with titles like "Gowdy DESTROYS Obama Admin Stooge!" He's obviously very popular among the base. To call Gowdy prosecutorial would be an understatement. Uniformly angry and outraged, these videos show Gowdy always seemingly on the verge of shouting, he's so damn mad. Like any good lawyer, he never asks a question to which he doesn't already know the answer. But when a witness gives him an answer other than the one he expects, he repeats his question at a slightly louder volume and angrier pitch, as though the question hadn't actually been answered.
This is a good example, in which Gowdy blasts the director of the National Park Service for closing national memorials during the government shutdown, thereby allowing Republicans to stage a photo op in which they proclaimed their solidarity with veterans wanting to go to the memorials. You'll recall that it was Tea Partiers like Gowdy who pushed for the government shutdown in the first place; this was a lame attempt to somehow shift blame onto the Obama administration for the shutdown, one that didn't work. Instead of thanking the director for making their photo op possible, Gowdy angrily demands that the director tell him the statute that allows him to put barricades around the memorials and prevent our fine veterans from entering them. The director cites the statute that covers the procedures the Park Service is supposed to follow during a shutdown. Gowdy was apparently expecting the director to say, "I have no idea" or evade the question, so he asks the question a couple more times as though it were being evaded. If you didn't speak English, you'd probably think this tough prosecutor has really got this witness on the ropes:
Which tells you why Gowdy got picked for this job. John Boehner is doing this for the base, and the base wants someone who will channel the anger and contempt they feel for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the rest of the administration. Gowdy, a former prosecutor, is already referring to this enterprise not as an investigation but as a "trial," making clear that he sees his job not as finding the truth but as convicting the accused. And for someone who has supposedly been obsessed with Benghazi, he doesn't seem to have much of a grasp on what the multiple investigations of the issue have already revealed. So what we're likely to see is a lot of desk-pounding, a lot of "Answer the damn question!", and not much (or any) wrongdoing actually uncovered.
Of course, I'm assuming that there isn't actually some bombshell revelation just waiting to be discovered. I'm pretty sure I'm on firm ground on that one, though. And it's possible that Gowdy will lead a professional, sober, thorough investigation that will win him kudos from all observers, regardless of their ideology. But a professional, sober, thorough investigation isn't what his party's base really wants. They want to see members of the Obama administration squirm in the witness chair. They want some fireworks. And Trey Gowdy is just the man to give it to them.
Rarely, if ever am I in total agreement with the author; but on this sentence we COMPLETELY agree: “Of course, I'm assuming that there isn't actually some bombshell revelation just waiting to be discovered.” I completely agree, the facts are quite clear: the administration lied to maintain the “Al Qaeda is on the run” story – so what? Why does that matter anyway – it was three years ago? What kind of bombshell are we looking for?
So you're the Hlllary Clinton parrot, or "dude, that was two years ago.." screed. To put it in context of "what does it matter", and in your crazy world, "three years ago", recall the gent from Mozilla who exercised his 1st Amendment right six year ago, and supported a cause he was in favor of. But, in marches the gay Al Kaeda, and whoosh, his life is turned upside down.
Benghazi is important because, like so many acts of malfeasance commited by the O admin, it was swept under the table, lied about, and continues to be lied about. Why is there so much untruth on the left? I don't know how people on the left, particularly those who actually support the current pack of (fill in the blank_____), can sleep at night. Wait. Yes I do. They lack a soul and a conscience.
And just what was lied about? And what continues to be lied about? Just because the facts don't support what you want to believe doesn't mean someone is lying or hiding something.
The increasingly known facts don't support the lies that the white house told the world.
Lies such as the attack was the result of a youtube video, for example.
Deliberate lies and obfuscation.
These Libs act like Obama never lies, when in fact - it's all he does.
IRS - 'intolerable and inexcusable' then "not a smidgen of wrong doing"
ACA - "keep you doctor", "$2500 savings/family", "keep your healthcare"
"shovel ready projects" blah blah blah
Of course no one is ever fired or disciplined or thrown in jail!!!
Never try to be logical with a wingnut. Republicans really must be some sort of a kink in evolution--they will eventually die away under there own stupidity.
Read the last 20 pages of the Benghazi report by the Senate Select Committee. It nicely sums up the information and/or witnesses that were withheld, and the complete lack of accountability for anyone responsible, which includes those responsible for the security situation and the attackers themselves. Maybe if these issues have been addressed we wouldn't have a need for more investigations.
Aren't the last 20 pages of the committee report the separate statement of the Republican members of the committee? Why should we expect objective analysis from them? Citing them as your source of proof means nothing.
Tommy. Seriously? Why does it matter. It matters to all of us, to the families. What's wrong with the truth here. 3 years ago? No, not even two Dude.... we need the truth, then hey lets move on.... until then I will watch Trey Gowdy make the libs cry.
The left seems pretty freaked out by Trey Gowdy. They probably should be.
You actually think we are freaked out by HOWDY DOODY GOWDY? I am sure that is on your wingnut welfare script 'what to say about Gowdy'. By the time we get thru with him he will be asking where to go to get his dignity back? Guess where? Nowhere. So, go get your WNWelfare check for today and run along like a good little RWNJ.
What a great guy and true American Gowdy is. The Democrat Party should be in fear. Further, Ted Cruz is just getting started on those Marxists. Stay tuned.
WOW. All the wing nuts are out today. The wingnut welfare group must be giving out bonuses this week.
tcgcuriouscargo..... We are not nuts. If this were your son or brother YOU WOULD WANT THE TRUTH. But since it is not, you are willing to allow your own president to lie and cover it up.
Mercedes7777777........ Don't be to rough on tcgcuriouscargo. Based on the depths of his comments and name calling, this person is at most 8 years old.
"Ted Cruz is just getting started on those Marxists"
Marxists ? Really?
Bring it on fool. You are obviously borderline insane, but whatever helps destroy the remaining minimal credibility of the HOP with the mainstream is fine with me. More "Palin" please! How did that work out for you reactionary cranks?
And so the smear campaign begins. Progressives can't defend the cowardly inaction of their empty-suit president, so they attack Gowdy.
Well, good luck with that, because Gowdy is honest and competent -- two virtues utterly lacking in Barack Hussein Obama.
Unfortunately so was Ken Starr and look what the left and the media did to him.
The American people grew sick of him. Bring it on. Help turn the GOP into a little white dinosaur.
Why are the dems so worked up about this? Are there emails out there that haven't been destroyed or obfuscated regarding these issues? If not I guess we will find out what really happened when a US Ambassador asked for help while being firebombed and the SOS and POTUS just yawned and rested up for a fundraiser.
Again, the left turns to identity politics. The authors lame attempt to discredit Gowdy fails miserably.
Identity politics says the gay baiting, liberal bashing, white collar lynching of a twice elected BLACK President who spanked your white butts all over the board. What am I even thinking, of course it all boils down to one thing and one thing only. BLACKIE BEAT YOU.....TWICE!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Obama's heritage doesn't bother me in the least but, can you honestly tell me the racial heritage of the most conservative justice on the SCOTUS for the past 23 years doesn't bother you? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Sure it was Trey Gowdy's fault that Obama closed the open-air-unguarded WWII memorial.
OMG. WNDaily crowd arrived just in time.
Not me.
And it cost them a lot more to harass the vets than just let them in. Obammy is a fraud.
How about a refresher on the Nixon attack dogs... waiting.
"Attack dog" is an apt description. Both sides have them, so the question isn't "attack dog" or "not attack dog," it's "what kind of attack dog?" Anyone who knows dogs (and the term does refer to dogs) knows the difference bewteen an untrained dog that for whatever reason(s) is aggressive, and an inherently intelligent dog that is trained (read: experienced) and thus attacks (1) only under proper conditions, and (2) using just the level of force necessary (read: under control).
The real question here is, "What kind of attack dog is Trey Gowdy?" As a political junkie, I find that question to be very interesting. We shall see.
The email crafted by Ben Rhodes was a bombshell. It took an FOIA request from Judicial Watch to get it released. It clearly showed a cover-up beginning within 48 hours after the attack. You can be sure this administration is continuing to stonewall because they know they've obstructed. There's more to come.
Methinks thou protest too much.
whenever the president is involved, you never have to wait too long for an extremely racist liberal to check in. It is clear to me that you are one such racist. Everything is filtered through the prism of racism for you - no issue stands alone, and even when staunch Liberals are talking about the reception the White House has committed concerning Benghazi
I contend that people like you believe in your soul that blacks are inferior, and you feel so terrible about it that you have to scream that everyone else's racist in order to prove how racist you are not.
There really is no other explanation for your obsession with racism.
Someone asked in a post here "What was lied about"? President on 26 Oct 2012 in Denver to reporter Kyle Clark said this:
investigate exactly what happened so that it doesn’t happen again.
To me this is a lie until someone cites to me a venue/occasion/event in those "last couple of months" when he spoke about about those directives. When you google his "3 very clear directives" you never get a hit dated earlier than 26 Oct. He lied, provable. That makes me doubt his directives. Think about it, if he really gave the directives, wouldn't witnesses/recipients of the directives be stepping forward? Wouldn't minutes of that meeting be released?
If anyone can get the truth from this white house, yes it is Trey Gowdy. He is a bulldog.
I will love watching this.
Political? No, if Obama, Hillary, Rice , Carney would have all just told us the truth, we would not have to be doing this. This administration is full of lies. Now I have two questions: 1. WHY WAS HELP NOT SENT. 2. WHERE WAS OUR FAKE PRESIDENT.
Funny how we know exactly where he's at when he's taking credit for something positive like "capturing" Osama, but not the bad stuff. We don't know what He and Hillary discussed at 10 on the evening as the embassy burned. Rest assured, it's probably Bush's fault or Cheney's anyways!!!
The greater impact on our Nation, greater than lying to the people's faces, is the impact abandoning our soldiers is having on those serving our Nation today. The military sees Benghazi as the time when those who command us turned their backs on us knowing we were dying. This has caused a shudder to fly through the services. What do we tell our soldiers now? How do we let them know they are fighting for a good cause when the president himself turned his back on the efforts of those in Benghazi? How can we ever trust this man again? He abandoned our brothers when they needed their country the most.
Aren't the last 20 pages of the committee report the separate views of the Republican members of the committee? And you expect them to be an unbiased analysis of the situation? Citing the last 20 pages proves nothing.
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Judaism.--It must be acknowledged that the Cabala intended to oppose philosophy and to intensify religion. But by introducing heathenish ideas it grafted on Judaism a conception of the world which was foreign to it and produced the most pernicious results. In place of the monotheistic biblical idea of God, according to which God is the creator, preserver and ruler of the world, the confused, pantheistically colored heathenish doctrine of emanation was substituted. The belief in the unity of God was replaced by the decade of the ten Sephiroth which were considered as divine substances. By no longer addressing prayers directly to god, but to the Sephiroth, a real Sephiroth-cult originated. The legal discussions of the Talmud were of no account; the Cabalists despised the Talmud, yea, they considered it as a canker of Judaism, which must be cut out if Judaism were to recover. According
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to the Zohar, I, 27b; III, 275a; 279b, the Talmud is only a bondmaid, but the Cabala a controlling mistress.
The Cabalists compared the Talmud to a hard, unfruitful rock, which when smitten yields only scanty drops that in the end become a cause of controversy; whereas the study of the Cabala is like a fresh gushing spring, which one needs only to address to cause it to pour out its refreshing contents. 1
And as the Cabalists treated the Talmud, they likewise treated philosophy, which defined religious ideas and vindicated religious precepts before the forum of reason. Most Cabalists opposed philosophy. She was the Hagar that must be driven from the house of Abraham, whereas the Cabala was the Sarah, the real mistress. At the time of the Messiah the mistress will rule over the bondmaid.
But the study of the Bible was also neglected, Scripture was no longer studied for its own sake, but for the sake of finding the so-called higher sense by means of mystical hermeneutical rules.
Even the rituals were variously changed and recast. The putting on of the phylacteries and
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prayer-mantle (talîth) was accompanied by the recitation of cabalistic formulas and sentences; special prayers were also addressed to the Sephiroth. Connected with all this was an extravagant, intoxicating superstition. To enable the soul to connect itself with the realm of light and its spirits, or to be transplanted after death into its heavenly abode, one underwent all manner of austere ascetical exercises. With the mysterious name of God they believed themselves enabled to heal the sick, to deliver demoniacs and to extinguish conflagrations. By application of the right formulas of prayer, man was to have power and influence on both the kingdoms of light and darkness. When the Cabalist prays, God shakes his head, changes at once his decrees, and abolishes heavy judgments. The magical names of God can even deliver the condemned and free them from their torments in their place of punishment. In this respect we even meet with the doctrine of the Catholic mass for the souls. 2 The Book of Psalms with its songs and prayers was especially considered as a means of producing all manner of miracles and magic, as may be seen from the Sepher Shimmush Thehillim (literally,
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[paragraph continues] "the Book of the Cabalistic Application of the Psalms"), a fragment of the practical Cabala, translated by Gottfried Selig, Berlin, 1788.
This sketch of Professor Wünsche is by no means exaggerated. 3 Mutatis mutandis we find the cabalistic notions among the Chasidim, a sect founded in 1740 by a certain Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer Baalshem, 4 also called Besht. Baal-Shem made his public appearance about 1740 in Tlusti, in the district of Czartkow, from whence he subsequently removed to Medziboze, in Podolia. The miraculous cures and prophecies attracted attention in large circles; his mode of life, consisting of contemplation, study of the Zohar and frequent washings in rivers, soon spread a halo around him. Added to this were the many miraculous reports circulated by his disciples; for instance, that his father had been visited by the prophet Elijah to predict his birth, and that his mother was a hundred years old when she was delivered of him; that, when a youth, he had victoriously struggled with evil spirits, etc.--all of
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which may be found in the Book Shibche ha-Besht, published in 1815 by the grandson of Baal-Shem, Rabbi Bar Linz. Baal-Shem 5 and his successors received the name Tsaddik, "Saint," and his fame attracted multitudes of Jews from all parts of Poland, who submitted themselves to his guidance. As long as he lived, the sect formed one great whole, of which he was the head. After his death, which took place in 1780, it was divided into separate congregations, each of which had its own Rabbi or Tsaddik or Saint, unreserved devotion to whom is the most important of all the principles of the sect. In a word, before Pius IX was declared infallible, the Chasidim 6 already had their infallible popes, whose number is still very large in Poland, Wallachia, Moldavia, Galicia, and Palestine. Of these popes of the Chasidim, a modern Jewish writer, the late David Cassel (died 1893), says: "To the disgrace of Judaism and modern culture the Tsaddikim still go on with their disgraceful business, and are thus the most essential hindrances to the dissemination of literary progress in Galicia and Russia. There are still thousands who
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behold in the Tsaddik the worker of miracles, the prophet, one who is in close communion with God and angels, and who present him with rich gifts and promulgate the wonders which they have seen. Covetousness on the one hand and spiritual narrowness on the other are the channels through which the evil is fed anew."
Christianity.--As soon as the Cabala became better known, Christians betook themselves to its study and paid it the greatest attention because of the supposed agreement of its teachings with the dogmas of the Christian church. It was thought that the Cabala was the connecting link between Judaism and Christianity. The dogmas of the Trinity, of the Messiah as the Son of God and his atonement, were the salient points which especially attracted attention. The first to be drawn to the Cabala was Raymond Lully, the "Doctor Illuminatus" (1236-1315). He regarded the Cabala as a divine science and as a genuine revelation whose light is revealed to a rational soul.
The progress of Christianity towards the Cabala was greatly helped by the conversion of a large number of Jews to Christianity, "in which they recognized a closer relation to their gnostic views, and also by the Christians perceiving that gnosticism could become a powerful instrument for the conversion of the Jews." Among the
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converted Jews we notice Paulus de Heredia of Aragon (about 1480), author of Iggeret ha-Sodot or Epistola Secretorum, treating of the divinity, death, and resurrection of the Messiah, which has been ascribed to a certain Nechunjah ben-ha-Kanah, who lived towards the end of the second Temple. Another convert was Paul Ricci, 7 of the sixteenth century, the friend of Erasmus, and physician to the Emperor Maximilian I; Julius Conrad Otto, author of the "Unveiled Secrets," consisting of extracts from the Talmud and the Zohar, to prove the validity of the Christian doctrine (Nuremberg, 1805); John Stephen Rittengel, grandson of the celebrated Isaac Abravanel, the translator of the Book Jezirah into Latin (Amsterdam, 1642). Among Christians we may mention Count John Pico di Mirandola (born in 1463), author of LXXII conclusiones cabbalisticae, Rome, 1486; more especially John Reuchlin (Capnio), 1455-1522. Reuchlin, the first German scholar who studied the Cabala, wrote two cabalistic treaties, entitled De Verbo Mirifico (Basel, 1494), and De Arte cabbalistica (Hagenau, 1516). 8
The first treatise is written in the form of a
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dialogue between an Epicurean philosopher named Sidonius, a Jew named Baruch, and the author, who is introduced by the Greek name Capnio. Capnio would have it that the doctrine of the Trinity is to be found in the first verse of Genesis. He submits, if the Hebrew word bra (bara), which is translated "created," be examined, and if each of the three letters composing this word be taken as the initial of a separate word, we obtain the expression ben, ruach, ab, i.e., Son, Spirit, Father. Upon the same principle we find the two persons of the Trinity in the word abn (eben), "stone," occurring in Ps. cxviii. 22--"the stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner," by dividing the three letters composing the word abn into ab ben, i.e., Father, Son.
The second treatise is also in the form of a dialogue between a Mohammedan, a Pythagorean philosopher and a Jew. The dialogue is held at Frankfort where the Jew lives to whom the others come to be initiated into the mysteries of the Cabala. The whole is a more matured exposition and elaboration of the ideas hinted at in the first treatise.
How the truths of Christianity can be derived from the Talmud and the Cabala, the Franciscan Pietro Galatino endeavored to prove in his treatise De Arcanis Catholicae Veritatis contra obstinatissimam
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[paragraph continues] Judaecorum nostrae tempestatis perfidiam (Ortona di Mare, 1518).
Much as Lully, Mirandola, Reuchlin, and others had already done to acquaint the Christian world with the secrets of the Cabala, none of these scholars had given translations of any portions of the Zohar. To this task Knorr Baron von Rosenroth betook himself by publishing the celebrated work Kabbala Denudata ("the Cabala Unveiled"), in two large volumes, the first of which was printed in Sulzbach, 1677-78, the second at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 1864, giving a Latin translation of the Introduction to and the following portion of the Sohar: the Book of Mysteries; the Great Assembly; the Small Assembly; 9 Joseph Gikatilla's Gate of Light (shaar orah); Vital's Doctrine of Metempsychosis (hagilgulim), and the Tree of Life (etz chayim); Cordovero's Garden of Pomegranates (pardes rim-monim); Abraham Herera's Gate of Heaven (sha-ar ha shamayim); Naphtali ben Jacob's Valley of the King (emeq ha bacha); Naphtali Cohen's Vision of the Priest (maré Kohen) etc., etc., with elaborate annotations, glossaries and indices. Knorr von Rosenroth has also collected all the passages of the New Testament which contain similar doctrines to those propounded by the Cabala. In spite of its many drawbacks 10 the
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work has been made use of by later scholars, especially by Chr. Schöttgen in his Horae hebraicae et talmudicae (Dresden, 1733) and Theologia Judacorum de Messia (ibid., 1742.)
The powerful preponderance of the religious and ecclesiastical interests, as well as those of practical politics which became perceptible in the first quarter of the sixteenth century, giving to the mind a positive impulse, and to the studies a substantial foundation, arrested the further development of the Cabala; and thus it came about that in the course of time the zeal for cabalistic studies among Christians has cooled. It has become generally understood that the Cabala and Christianity are two different things. The idea of God according to the writings of the Old and New Testaments is entirely different. The same is the case with the notion of creation. When the first triad of the Sephiroth (Crown, Wisdom and Intelligence) is referred to the three persons of the Deity, their inner immanent relation is not thereby fully expressed, as Christianity teaches it. The three Sephiroth only represent three potencies of God or three forms of his emanation, the other Sephiroth are also such divine
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powers and forms. One can therefore rightly say that the Cabala teaches not the Trinity, but the Ten-Unity of God. Also the other characteristics, when e.g. the Zohar ascribes to God three heads; or when it speaks of a God-Father (abba) of a God-Mother (imma) and of a God-Son; or when we are told (Zohar, III, 262a; comp. 67a) that "there are two, and one is connected with them, and they are three; but in being three, they are one," this does not coincide in the least with the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. 11
In one codex of the Zohar we read on the words "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts" (Is. vi. 3): "the first 'holy' refers to the Holy Father; the second to the Holy Son; and the third to the Holy Ghost"; but this passage is now omitted from the present recensions of the Zohar, and has been regarded by some Jewish writers as an interpolation. 12
As to the doctrine of Christ, the God incarnate--it cannot be paralleled with the confused doctrine of Adam Kadmon, the primordial man. According
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to the Christian notion the reconciliation is effected only through Christ, the Son of God; according to the Cabala man can redeem himself by means of a strict observance of the law, by asceticism and other means whereby he influences God and the world of light in a mystical manner. For the benefit of the reader we give the following passages which speak of the atonement of the Messiah for the sins of people, passages which are given as the explanation of the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah. "When the righteous are visited with sufferings and afflictions to atone for the sins of the world, is that they might atone for all the sins of this generation. How is this proved? By all the members of the body. When all members suffer, one member is afflicted in order that all may recover. And which of them? The arm. The arm is beaten, the blood is taken from it, and then the recovery of all the members of the body is secured. So it is with the children of the world; they are members of one another. When the Holy One, blessed be he, wishes the recovery of the world, he afflicts one righteous from their midst, and for his sake all are healed. How is this shown? It is written--'He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. . . .and with his stripes we are healed' (Is. iii. 5)." Zohar, III, 218a.
To the same effect is the following passage:
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[paragraph continues] "Those souls which tarry in the nether garden of Eden hover about the world, and when they see suffering or patient martyrs and those who suffer for the unity of God, they return and mention it to the Messiah. When they tell the Messiah of the afflictions of Israel in exile, and that the sinners among them do not reflect in order to know their Lord, he raises his voice and weeps because of those sinners, as it is written, 'he is wounded for our transgressions' (Is. liii. 5). Whereupon those souls return and take their place. In the garden of Eden there is one place which is called the palace of the sick. The Messiah goes into this palace and invokes all the sufferings, pain and afflictions of Israel to come upon him, and they all come upon him. Now if he did not remove them thus and take them upon himself, no man could endure the sufferings of Israel, due as punishment for transgressing the Law; as it is written--'Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows,' etc. (Is. liii, 4 with Rom. xii. 3, 4) . When the children of Israel were in the Holy Land they removed all those sufferings and afflictions from the world by their prayers and sacrifices, but now the Messiah removes them from the world." (Zohar, II, 212b). With reference to these passages 13 which speak of the
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atonement of the Messiah for the sins of the people, which are given in the Zohar as the explanation of the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, Professor Dalman 14 remarks that the Jews reject and object to cabalistic statements as something foreign to genuine Judaism. The theosophic speculations of the Cabala are at least just as Jewish as the religious philosophical statements of Bachja or Maimonides; yes, it seems to us that the God of revelation and of scripture is more honestly retained in the former than in the latter, where he becomes a mathematical One without attribute and thereby may satisfy a superficial reason, but leaves the heart empty. That these Jewish thinkers, influenced by Aristotle, had no inclination to find in Is. liii an expiating mediator, is only too inexplicable. He, who by his own strength can soar into the sphere of "intelligences" and thus bring his soul to immortality, needs no mediator. But we are concerned here not with a philosophical or theosophical thought-complex, but the simple question whether the prophet speaks in Is. liii of a suffering mediator of salvation. The
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answer of the Cabalists at any rate agrees with the testimony of many of them.
What are we to think of the Cabala? That there is a relationship between it and neo-Platonism is obvious. Erich Bischoff 15 thinks that the Cabala represents a peculiar monism, which in some degree has influenced modern philosophy. In ethical respects it contains many fruitful and sublime thoughts, often indeed in fanciful wording. But as magic it has been of great influence on all kinds of superstitions and even on occultistic tendencies. It offers a highly interesting object of study whose closer investigation is rendered more difficult on account of the abstruse manner of representation and the many magic and mystic accessories. But that which is valuable is sufficient to insure for it a lasting interest.
96:1 A collection of passages abusing the Talmud is given by Landauer in the Orient, 1845, pp. 571-574; see also Rubin, Heidenthum und Kabbala, Vienna, 1893, pp. 13 f.; also his Kabbala and Agada, ibid., 1895, p. S, where we read that according to Abulafia the Cabalists only were genuine men, and the Talmudists monkeys.
97:2 Wünsche, whom we have followed, evidently refers to the prayer called Kaddish, for which see my article s.v. in McClintock and Strong, vol. XII. A very interesting article on "Jüdische Seelenmesse and Totenanrufung" is given by Dalman in Saat auf Hoffnung (Leipsic, 1890), pp. 169-225.
98:3 Orelli in his article "Zauberei" in Realencyklopädie für protest. Theologie and Kirche, vol. XXI, 1908, p. 618, remarks: "The Jewish Cabala has promoted the magic degeneration of the religion; to a great extent it furnished profound expressions and formulas for the exercise of superstitious arts."
98:4 "Lord of the name" = θεοῦργος, a man who by words of conjuration and other formulas knows how to exercise a power over the visible and invisible world.
99:5 Compare Kahana, Rabbi Israel Baal Schem-Tob, sein Leben, kabbalistisches System and Wirken, Sitomir, 1900.
99:6 Compare Perl, Megalleh temirin, or Die enthüllten Geheimnisse der Chassidim, Lemberg, 1879; Ch. Bogratschoff, Entstehung, Entwicklung and Prinzipien des Chassidismus, Berlin, 1908.
101:7 See my article s.v. in McClintock and Strong.
101:8 These and some other treatises of the same kind are collected by Pistorius in a collection entitled Artis cabbalisticae scriptores, Basel, 1587.
103:9 These three parts are Englished by Mathers.
103:10 Buddeus in Introductio in Historiam Philosophiae p. 104 Hebraeorum (Halle 1702) calls Knorr von Rosenroth's work "confusum et obscurum opus, in quo necessaria cum non necessariis utilia cum inutilibus, confusa sunt, et in unam velut chaos conjecta." Knorr von Rosenroth has also written a number of hymns.
105:11 Compare also Bischoff, Die Kabbalah, p. 26.
105:12 Compare Joel, Die Religionsphilosophie des Sohar, Leipsic, 1849, pp. 240 ff.--The Zoharic passages referring to the Trinity are given in the original with a German translation in Auszüge aus dem Buche Sohar (by Tholuck; revised by Biesenthal), Berlin, 1857; 4th ed., 1876; also by Pauli, The Great Mystery; or How Can Three Be One, London, 1863.
107:13 A collection of the passages referring to the atoning work of the Messiah is given in Auszüge aus dem p. 108 Buche Sohar, pp. 35 f., more especially in Wünsche, Die Leiden des Messias, Leipsic, 1870, pp. 95-105; and by Dalman, "Das Kommen des Messias nach dem Sohar" (in Saat auf Hoffnung), Leipsic, 1888, pp. 148-160.
108:14 In his Jesaja 53, das Prophetenwort von Sühnleiden des Heilandes mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der synagogalen Literatur, Leipsic, 1890.
109:15 The author of Die Kabbalah. Einführung in die jüdische Mystik and Geheimwissenschaft, Leipsic, 1903.
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Vulturine Guineafowl
COMMON NAME: vulturine guineafowl
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Chordata
ORDER: Galliformes [pheasants, partridges, turkeys, quail, and guineafowl]
FAMILY: Numididae
GENUS SPECIES: Acryllium (small peak) vultrinum (vulture-like); first described by Hardwicke in 1834
DESCRIPTION: Primarily bright blue body with black and white streaks and small white dots on the back feathers. They have a "horny" helmet on top of their naked heads. The head region is bright with blue, red, and yellow. The eyes are red and the beak is short and black. There is a band of tiny brown feathers on the back of its head. Species does not exhibit noticeable sexual dimorphism.
SIZE: Adults are between 50.8-52.8 cm (20-24 in.) in length
WEIGHT: No data
DIET: Seeds, roots, tubers, grubs, rodents, small reptiles, and crawling insects, occasionally vegetation and fruits
INCUBATION: 28 days; chicks are precocial and have gold and brown-striped down plumage
CLUTCH SIZE 3-18 eggs
LIFE SPAN: 15 years
RANGE: Eastern tropical Africa; can be found in the countries of Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, E. Uganda, and N.E. Tanzania
HABITAT: Dry desert areas with tall grass, patches of scrub, thorn bushes, and a few trees. These birds seem to prefer high perches for nocturnal roosting.
POPULATION: GLOBAL Exact population numbers are unknown, however, they have been seen moving commonly in groups of 25-30. There are also documented reports of groups in excess of 70 individuals.
CITES Not listed
USFWS Not listed
1. There are 7 different species of guineafowl.
2. The vulturine guineafowl is often referred to as the "royal guineafowl" because it tends to have the most striking appearance.
3. They are named for their bald head and neck, which resembles a vulture.
4. Guineafowl are both monomorphic and monochromatic - meaning that both sexes have a very similar form and coloration. In other words, it can be difficult to distinguish the sexes.
5. Captive hens have produced up to 40 eggs in just one season (3 clutches).
6. The eggshells of this species are extremely thick and difficult to break. Chicks hatch by "breaking out" instead of chipping away at the shell.
7. These birds are excellent runners and rarely fly, with exception of reaching nocturnal roosting perches.
8. The chicks are well-developed when they hatch and can fly within a few days.
9. These birds roost high in trees at night. Their calls, when disturbed or excited, can be heard over long distances.
10. Nests may contain eggs from more than one hen; hens may share incubation duties.
11. These birds can be quite aggressive and have been known to fatally injure their own kind if competition for food or prime roosting areas comes into question. Even the chicks have been known to attack one another.
12. Males tend to be very aggressive towards the hens most of the time. One effective way to distinguish the sexes is by observing each individual's body posture. The males tend to carry their heads high and attempt to look as big as possible. Females, on the other hand, tend to adopt a submissive posture.
13. These birds can survive long periods without water and tend to acquire the majority of their water requirements from the vegetation that they consume.
No data
Delacour, J. The Pheasants of the World. 2nd ed. World Pheasant Association and Spur Publications, Hindhead, U.K., 1977.
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We have a HP UX11 and our ERP software is running on Oracle. Now we want to buy another server hardware, and want to configure High Availability between this two. I don't want to install HP-UX manually on the new server, but I want the same OS and configuration as on the old, with incremental backup all the time.
Is there any way to do this, without any extra hardware?
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closed as too broad by mdpc, HBruijn, Jenny D, Sven Dec 21 '14 at 11:39
What kind of HA? HP sell something called MC/Serviceguard. Is that what you have purchased? – davey Jan 16 '10 at 8:25
another possibility might be using oracles rac for ha. – Christian Jan 16 '10 at 12:21
You really should talk to your HP service rep about this. There are several ways of fixing it, including using your first server as a template for the second so that you won't have to install the new one from scratch, but it's a large area which can't really be described well in a QA-site like this one. – Jenny D Dec 21 '14 at 10:00
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You do HA in HP/UX using Serviceguard or Veritas Cluster.
There is no software to automatically install the OS, configure cluster, define backups and all the things a sysadmin is supposed to do.
You don't need extra hardware except for heartbeat and standby interfaces.
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I'm in the market for a single unit rack mounted server with a strong upgrade pathway.
The two servers on the top of my wish list are:
IBM x3550 M2 Express
Followed by
Dell R610
Ultimately I want to have a Dual Quad Xeon (2 Ghz+) server with loads of RAM for a top notch DB server. The database is likely to keep growing indefinitly so a snappy Raid 5 array of Harddrives will be essential.
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closed as too localized by Ben Pilbrow, Mark Henderson Apr 11 '11 at 21:45
Community Wiki, methinks. This thread could get a bit warm if vendor loyalty is strong. =) – Wesley Apr 23 '10 at 5:19
Closing this (old) question as too localised (It's been a year, peoples choices will have changed as technology changes). Additional, we don't do shopping. – Mark Henderson Apr 11 '11 at 21:45
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The X3550 M2 is no longer available. You would be looking at the X3550 M3 which has the option of the 5600 xeon and expanded memory capability. Here's a link to the system.
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I'm still waiting to get a response from one of the IBM resellers. IBM called and have passed on my details to one of them. – Harry Apr 28 '10 at 3:26
"Snappy R5"...hmmm, planning on doing a fair amount of writes? if so why not do the right thing and go with R10.
Also consider;
IBM x3550 M3 - quad-core 55xx-series Xeons, 6 disk slots, 16 memory slots (which is an odd number for a QPI-equipped box by the way)
Dell R610 - quad-core 55xx-series Xeons, 6 disk slots, 12 memory slots
HP DL360 - six-core 56xx-series Xeons, 8 disk slots, 18 memory slots
Obviously Dell will be cheaper for most but I'd rather you have the specs to consider.
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Thanks for the advise re R10. I'm totally noob when it comes to Raids so will be doing a fair bit of research on the type and setup before hand – Harry Apr 24 '10 at 0:28
If this server is going to be hosted, you need to check if the server you're looking to buy comes with the rails that will support the DC's racks. Also, check the total cost, including the pricing. Dells come with a 4hr warranty - something not to be neglected in mission critical environments, IBM's might have something similar as well. If you are well familiar with either brand and it's specifics (like Dell OMSA and ITAssistant for instance), then I'd suggest you take it, if everything else is not a determining factor.
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Whatever matches the servers you already have in order to make support simpler?
All our servers are from Dell or Apple so I'd get the R610... all our support team are familiar with how Dell servers work and as I say above minimising the amount of different vendors kit in your server rooms makes support easier.
From a quick glance, the IBM server supports more RAM, if that is likely to ever become a factor.
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This is my first server – Harry Apr 23 '10 at 5:38
Yeah i'm liking the 16 slots (versus 12). If only 8GB sticks were cheaper! Waiting to hear back from IBM for a quote. If i'm reading their information correctly the base spec is much cheaper than Dell – Harry Apr 23 '10 at 5:41
If the spec is base then go for IBM. But if the server is going to grow, you need to count more than just the base, you'll have to take future upgrades into consideration. If the server is going to be remote, you'll definitely require at least an IMM/DRAC card – dyasny Apr 23 '10 at 7:58
@ dyasny, I think all new Dell servers include the DRAC as part of the base spec. If it's an extra on the IBM then this is something to consider. @ Harry - the extra slots are only important if they will be used, of course. I've seen a lot of places buy servers based on "internet expansion potential" and never ever open the case door until the server is scrapped. – RobM Apr 23 '10 at 11:11
i'm starting to downsize my requirements. 8 dimm slots maybe more than enough elbow room – Harry Apr 28 '10 at 3:27
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How can I setup write access policies for an SVN repository under Apache2 on Windows Server 2008? Please help. TIA!
I have next configuration already:
<Location /svn>
SVNParentPath "E:\SVN"
DAV svn
SVNListParentPath on
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Subversion repositories"
Require valid-user
AuthUserFile svn-auth.txt
#AuthzSVNAccessFile svn-acl.txt
File D:\Program Files (x86)\Apache 2.2\svn-auth.txt created with htpasswd and looks like this:
All works fine.
File D:\Program Files (x86)\Apache 2.2\svn-acl.txt looks looks this:
full = foobar
@full = rw
* = r
And when I uncommented AuthzSVNAccessFile svn-acl.txt I got
403 Forbidden
Here is an error.log record:
I need next directories hierarchy:
E:\SVN is a root directory for all repositories - I want to list the all. It contains E:\SVN\test - is a project repository.
and E:\SVN\foobar - is a sub-root directory containing E:\SVN\foobar\foo and E:\SVN\foobar\bar - project repositories.
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can you remove "SVNListParentPath on" from your config and try to access it again + post error result if it still does not work? – pQd Dec 22 '09 at 19:00
can you list files you've got in e:\svn ; can you check if user under which apache runs has full access to the files? ; can you paste your config file again ; just for testing - can you put <Location /svn2/> instead of <Location /svn> and use in the svn client localhost/svn2 [ with the slash at the end ] – pQd Dec 22 '09 at 19:27
aa - and for checking - just use the web-browser. not svn client. – pQd Dec 22 '09 at 19:28
@pQd: All configurations work perfectly without specifying AuthzSVNAccessFile. localhost/svn lists directories of e:\svn. Changing Location in conf to svn2 moves it to localhost/svn2. Without file works fine, with - error 403 – abatishchev Dec 22 '09 at 19:31
ok, but change just Location to /svn2 ; restart apache ; try with msie localhost/svn2 [ exactly like that! ], and provide the error log. – pQd Dec 22 '09 at 19:41
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up vote 1 down vote accepted
try adding slash after your svn in Location - change it from
<Location /svn>
<Location /svn/>
not really intuitive, found via this forum post.
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lol; but it's done. – pQd Dec 22 '09 at 22:23
to set up anonymous read-only svn access put in your vhost config for apache:
<Location /svn>
DAV svn
SVNPath /somewhere/svn
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
svn with authentication / write access restrictions - take a look here.
you can find more details in the 'version control with subversion', in this chapter.
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Thanks! I found some information already. But it doesn't work.. After I added AuthzSVNAccessFile svn-acl.txt login attempt returns 404 Forbiden. See more in my OP – abatishchev Dec 20 '09 at 21:03
@abatishchev - did you tried putting full path to both txt files? what do you have in error.log of apache? – pQd Dec 20 '09 at 21:12
@dQd: sorry, what do you mean 'full path to box txt files'? What and where? – abatishchev Dec 22 '09 at 18:04
@abatishchev - i mean write in your apache full path to svn-auth.txt and svn-acl.txt ; and include here content of error.log [ probably in rootOfApach/logs/error.log ] – pQd Dec 22 '09 at 18:22
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Comment: Re:How long until you can buy it? (Score 1) 170
by PhysSurfer (#31041526) Attached to: Graphene Transistors 10x Faster Than Silicon
Unfortunately there is a huge cost here in leakage. The big problem with graphene is that it has an intrinsic bandgap of zero, so that it can hardly switch. If you have access to the article you can see that the Ion/Ioff ratio is a measly three! These are more useful as amplifiers than transistors.
A big research goal right now is to engineer a gap in graphene, but no one has succeeded, unless you count carbon nanotubes, of course.
Comment: Re:2006 called... (Score 1) 60
by PhysSurfer (#30988562) Attached to: Breakthrough Grows Graphene On Silicon Substrate
Actually, a quantum hall effect has been observed in epitaxial graphene, and the resistance quantization is four orders of magnitude closer to the quantum h^2/e than in the exfoliated "scotch tape" graphene. You need to keep up on your Nature reading, sheesh!
The real problem is that the band gap is still zero. These things have an on/off ratio of the order of 10 or less, orders of magnitude worse than Si, the material they are supposed to supplement.
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Comment: Common sense now, responsability never (Score 1) 196
by gnarlin (#38211910) Attached to: EU Court Adviser Says Software Ideas Can't Be Copyrighted
As long as it's a non binding opinion it might as well have been the mad ramblings of the local street hobo for the good it will do. This might even be detrimental since this makes the pro-patent lobbyists aware of the possibility that the case's conclusion might seriously affect their changes for having insane software and idea patent law put into permanent place so the scumbag lobbyists will work extra hard to get some legislation past or to have the cases conclusion narrowed and not have broad patent implications. Whatever happens you can trusts assholic institutions and corporations to work for the detriment of the public good.
Comment: Riddle me this batman! (Score 1) 274
by gnarlin (#36398352) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Reducing Software Patent Life-Spans?
What would you call cutting the heads off the French aristocrats?
A good start!
So it is also with patents (and not just software patents). After reading about patent lawsuits for years I have come to the conclusion that the whole patent system should go. I doesn't serve the interest of the majority of the human race. Barring that, shortening the life span of a portion would be a tiny hen step in the right direction.
Comment: Yes, but is it OVER 9000?! (Score 1) 98
by gnarlin (#36091650) Attached to: Exabit Transmission Speeds May Be Possible
How long is it until we can keep a local copy of all human culture and data on a thumb drive? A long long time ago, back in the dark ages of the intertubes called the 90's, people started downloading individual mp3 tracks. Then individual albums, then artist collections, then music video collections and soon entire genres. Of course now people don't bother much with downloading music and just stream it from wherever is convenient at the moment (youtube, music stores, illegal streaming sharing sites etc.). The same thing is happening with video of course. And the quality of the encoding is constantly getting better to the point of diminishing returns. How long until there will be a torrent of all human music collected by the sharing community on the Internet?
Another thing that I have sometimes wondered is: why can't you have a torrent of torrents? That is a torrent that redirects to a bunch of other torrent so as to make collecting larger data sets easier, to avoid repacking to some extend as well.
I know this rambling is a bit of topic, but I think that the speed of the Internet, the speed at which the human race is able to share is directly correlated to the quality of the human experience. That is why I love reading news like this.
Cheers everyone.
Comment: PC is short for Personal Motherfucking Computer (Score 1, Offtopic) 100
by gnarlin (#35451032) Attached to: DraftSight 2D CAD For Linux Beta Available
When makers of proprietary games say that their game will run on: "PC and mac" it sound just plain stupid. Oh? It will run on every personal computer I own including macs? Oh goody! I'm running the Ubuntu OS on my tower. I guess I'll run it on that then. Oh, and on my fucking android phone while I'm at it! After all, it will run on all all Personal Computers..........and macs!
Perhaps those publishers believe that the mac personal computers are so tied to apple that no can really own a mac; merely bask in the presence and glory of their macbooks and imacs that apple has allowed them to do for a short while; you know, like religious people believe about their brief existence here on earth! A beautiful unique snowflake said this: "I don't own my macbook pro, it is only a visitor on our shores for a short while; and then.... it is gone!".
But back to the topic at hand.
Equating the term "PC" with the line of operating systems from Microsoft called windows also implies that operating systems are an inherit part of the computer that cannot be lodged out, you know, like a really bad tenet in a project! A permanent residence with an increasingly bad attitude. That the OS is burned into a ROM chip on the motherboard. That it's inside and has taken your computer hostage. You know, like consoles. Of course that's pure uncut bullshit. While not everyone is like me and often changes the operating system on a computer like they were changing a dirty diaper on a screaming child, everyone should not be lied to with propaganda like this. Everyone should at least be aware that an OS can be changed if they don't like it, like swapping out a used pair of underwear when it's just become too painful to have on any longer.
I guess I have more to say about macs in general and apple specifically, but for now I guess I'm done.
Enjoy your fucking life. It won't last forever.
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Comment: Roger, Over (Score 4, Funny) 244
by gnarlin (#35212558) Attached to: Two-way Radio Breakthrough To Double Wi-Fi Speeds
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Tower voice: Tower's radio clearance, over!
Captain Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower voice: Over.
Captain Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Captain Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
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bumburumbi writes "An unauthorised computer, apparently running encrypted software, was found hidden inside an unoccupied office in the Icelandic Parliament, Althingi, connected to the internal network. According to the Reykjavik Grapevine article, serial numbers had been removed and no fingerprints were found. The office had been used by substitute MPs from the Independence Party and The Movement, the Parliamentary group of Birgitta Jonsdottir, whose Twiiter account was recently subpoenaed by US authorities. The Icelandic daily Morgunbladid, under the editorship of Mr David Oddsson, former Prime Minister and Central Bank chief, has suggested that this might be an operation run by Wikileaks. The reporter for the Reykjavik Grapevine, Mr Paul Nikolov is a former substitute MP, having taken seat in Parliament in 2007 and 2008."
Comment: Re:frosty piss (Score 1) 124
by gnarlin (#34803326) Attached to: Cedega Being Replaced By GameTree Linux
GNU/linux users paid more individually then both Mac users and windows users for the humble indie bundle 1 and 2 (which included the games from bundle 1 as well) and they were about 1/4 to 1/5 of paying costumers. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Humble bundle
Comment: Re:One of Our Cancers (Score 0, Troll) 529
by gnarlin (#34360146) Attached to: DHS Seizes 75+ Domain Names
You don't get convicted/punished until proven guilty, that doesn't mean they don't shut down the operation when it's obvious they are actively selling fake goods right now. It is the courts job to decide what criminal charges may exist. Perhaps the shop owner didn't know they were fake? Just because the owner may not be the person criminally liable, that doesn't mean you allow the operation to continue.
It was obvious these sites were selling fake goods and distributing copyrighted works. They shut them down and the owner's get to plead their case about how they didn't know or whatever their case is. The site still gets shut down now if they are breaking laws now.
Fake eh? I have a copy of a digital file. The checksum is the same. Now tell me, which one is the "fake" one? You can't? Perhaps that's because equating the digital sharing of culture with "counterfeiting" is a false dichotomy. Digital copies are perfect and therefore the copy isn't defective in any way unlike when real counterfeiting takes place. Then it's quite possible that the copy might pose some sort of danger to it's purchaser or user which is one of the reasons why manufacturing needs to be regulated in the first place while. Remember, copyright exists for the "encouragement of the science and the useful arts". Not because control of our collective human culture is a good idea.
China Blanks Nobel Peace Prize Searches 326
Posted by Soulskill
from the par-for-the-course dept.
1 a bee writes "CNN is reporting that China is attempting to block all communication regarding Peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo. Even texting is affected: 'Text-messaging on mobile phones is not immune from censors, either. A Shanghai-based netizen, @littley, tweeted his unfortunate experience: "My SIM card just got de-activated, turning my iPhone to an iPod touch after I texted my dad about Liu Xiaobo winning the Nobel Peace Prize."' Might as well add Slashdot to the censored list." Further coverage is available from NBC.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44515 | Capitalism's global slump
A new book provides a framework for understanding the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression--and the opportunities for revolutionaries, writes Ashley Smith.
A man sits outside a makeshift home in a slum in Cape Town, South Africa (Arne Böll)A man sits outside a makeshift home in a slum in Cape Town, South Africa (Arne Böll)
IN LATE 2008, our rulers panicked. With the spectacular crash of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, they were seized with the fear of the possible collapse of the global financial system. As George W. Bush's Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson confessed, "I'm worried about the world falling apart."
But today, the bankers and capitalists seem to have recovered their gravity-defying hubris. Wall Street firms handed out record bonuses at the start of the year--and big business cheerleader-in-chief Barak Obama boasted in his State of the Union Address, "We are poised for progress. Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever know, the stock market has come roaring back. Corporate profits are up. The economy is growing again."
Don't believe the hype. The crisis has not ended, but mutated. The governments of the world spent trillions of dollars to bail out banks and corporations, essentially transferring their bad debts and losses onto government ledgers. In some countries, this caused a sovereign debt crisis that could lead to defaulting on their debt.
To get themselves out of this trap and balance their budgets, governments everywhere have launched massive austerity programs. They are slashing public workers' wages and benefits, gutting social programs, raising the retirement age to lower the cost of social security, and scapegoating the oppressed to divide and conquer any opposition. The only success story among the world's major economies, China, is plagued with overcapacity, speculative bubbles on the stock market, and rampant inflation.
Review: Books
David McNally, Global Slump: The Economics and Politics of Crisis and Resistance. PM Press, 2011, 230 pages, $17.
Canadian socialist David McNally's new book Global Slump: The Economics and Politics of Crisis and Resistance, brilliantly explains the roots and nature of this new epoch of crisis, capitalist austerity and working-class resistance.
In an accessible and witty style, he uses Karl Marx's theory of crisis to explain the arc of world capitalism from the long boom after the Second World War to today's slump. He also develops a perspective that can guide the revolutionary socialist left to build forces in the thick of emerging struggles for reform and eventual revolution.
McNALLY ARGUES that booms and crises are rooted in the dynamics of competitive exploitation at the heart of the system. Capitalists, in order to out-compete their rivals, invest in plant, machinery and technology to increase productivity so workers make more products that can be sold at a cheaper price. This generates a boom for a period of time, but soon, rivals catch up. Worse, since they are investing more in technology than in living labor, which is the source of profit, their rate of profit goes down.
Crises then break out. Corporations have built too many factories, producing too many products that they can't be sold at a high enough rate of return. Such crises of overproduction and declining profit rates can only be overcome when capital can rid itself of some of the overaccumulation--by cheapening the cost of plant and machinery and driving down the cost of living labor. When that's accomplished, the cycle repeats again.
In ageing capitalism, however, crises take on a different character. To restore growth, the actions taken during crises must be more destructive to clear out space for renewed expansion. For example, it took the Second World War to restore growth after the Great Depression.
But fearful of the gravity of such deep crises, national states now step in to protect companies from failing, thus preventing the destruction of overaccumulated capital. "The result," McNally argues, "is a stretching out of the crisis--by making it longer, if less severe. In short, by inhibiting the destruction of capital, recessions are made less brutal--but also less effective."
Based on this theory, McNally explains how the postwar boom turned into crisis in the 1970s. The Second World War had laid waste to Germany and Japan, as well as large parts of Europe. Therefore, capitalism was able to sustain a prolonged boom from the end of the war up to the early 1970s. By then, the rise of Japan and Germany as economic rivals to the U.S. triggered another crisis of overproduction and declining rates of profit.
All the governments responded with policies known as Keynesian that typically revolve around increased government spending to stimulate demand and investment. Keynesians, according to McNally, wrongly think that crises are rooted in capitalist's psychological fear of inadequate returns. If state investment is substituted for them, then it can trigger another expansion in the economy.
The Keynesians are wrong theoretically--crises are rooted in the system itself, not in the bosses' mindset. The proof was in what happened in the 1970s--state spending merely triggered an inflationary spiral and poor growth rates, described at the time as "stagflation."
To get out of a massive global crisis, the ruling classes, especially in the U.S., turned to quite different policies, which came to be known by the term "neoliberalism." This meant letting the free market rip, by implementing deregulation and privatization, and shredding social welfare system. The face of neoliberalism on a world scale was globalization, where more powerful countries battered their way into markets in the less developed world.
McNally argues that ruling classes used three strategies to cheapen capital and labor in this era. First, they shut down factories and turned to lean production techniques that lowered the cost of plant and machinery. Second, they smashed unions in the advanced capitalist world. Third, carrying out what Marx called "primitive accumulation," they dispossessed peasants in the developing world, driving them into the cities as cheap labor.
As a result of these measures, McNally argues, the capitalist class was able to overcome the crisis of the 1970s and trigger a period of expansion from the early 1980s until 2007 in the advanced capitalist world and sections of developing world, especially around China in Northeast Asia. The neoliberal boom tripled the size of the world economy.
McNally's argument is an important correction to Robert Brenner, Alex Callinicos and the late Chris Harman, who have claimed that the world economy has suffered a long downturn since the 1970s. These authors argue that capitalism in the neoliberal period pales in comparison to the robustness of the postwar boom.
But as McNally shows, the postwar expansion was exceptional in the history of capitalism, and when you instead compare the neoliberal period to other periods of capitalist expansion, it matches their rates of growth and profitability.
McNally also counters other radicals who suggest that the neoliberal expansion was merely the product of speculative bubbles or the casino economy on Wall Street created by what economics call financialization. He also rejects Marxists like Gerard Dumenil and Dominique Levy, who believe that finance capital effectively carried out a coup to take control of the state and thus deregulate the free market in its interests.
The problem with such conceptions is that they can lead their supporters to tail Keynesianism, with its case that there is no systemic cause of capitalist crisis, and that financial regulation can solve the current crisis.
Instead, McNally shows how financialization is rooted in the problems of the system itself. It was an unintended consequence of the 1970s crisis, it enabled the neoliberal expansion and it then exacerbated the crisis.
How? From 1946 to 1971, countries backed their currencies with gold. But as the U.S. increasingly imported products from abroad, its competitors built up enormous dollar reserves that the U.S. could no longer back with its own gold. Nixon therefore abandoned the gold standard, allowing currencies to change in value, or "float," against one another. From this point on, finance capital found ways to speculate on currency movements. Deregulation of financial markets in the 1980s and '90s was a matter of government policy catching up to reality, rather than policy causing the speculation.
As a result, finance capital became the predominant section of American capital, garnering 41 percent of U.S. profits in 2007. By then, these profits were no longer underpinned by growth in the real economy.
THE NEOLIBERAL boom came with enormous social costs. The capitalist class impoverished workers in the advanced capitalist world. "In the U.S.," McNally writes, "real wages were 15 percent lower by 1993 than they had been in 1978."
McNally pays particular attention to racist dynamics of this class war on workers. In the U.S., he tracks how, as the U.S. cut social programs, it turned to prisons to jail its racialized "surplus" population. Finance capital turned to what he calls "predatory inclusion" by pushing credit cards not only on workers as a whole, but particularly on impoverished people of color. Banks abandoned racist practices of redlining and entrapped people of color in sub-prime loans.
In the Global South, the predatory nature of the neoliberal boom has been even more dramatic. McNally shows how the U.S., through the IMF, imposed structural adjustment policies on indebted countries, privatizing state industry, gutting the welfare state and opening them up to multinational capital. Neoliberal agricultural policies opened countries to imperialist agribusiness, whose subsidized products undercut local agriculture, driving peasants off the land to become a source of cheap labor in their own countries, or abroad as migrant workers, where they suffer from xenophobia and racial oppression.
The neoliberal boom fell prey to the classic contradictions of capitalism and turned into a bust in 2007. By the mid-1990s, the boom had produced overcapacity and an orgy of speculation centered in one of the new areas of growth--Asia. The crisis in Asia starting in 1997 was a sign that the neoliberal boom was coming to an end.
Since then, McNally argues, the advanced capitalist world engaged in increased financial speculation, first in high-tech and then real estate. Growth in the real economy was restricted to China, Northeast Asia and countries like Brazil, which mainly supplied commodities to the Asian boom.
But financial speculation could only delay the day of reckoning until 2007, when the combination of overproduction and declining rates of profits popped the mortgage bubble and threatened to bring down the world banking system.
While national states have been able to bail out the financial system and prevent collapse, they have not been able to restore growth. Instead, because they saved the "too-big-to-fail" corporations and banks, they have been unable to clear out the overaccumulated capital and restore the rate of profit.
The world economy is thus mired in what McNally calls a slump. "Rather than describing a single crisis," he writes, "the term is meant to capture a whole period of interconnected crises--the bursting of a real estate bubble; a wave of bank collapses; a series of sovereign debt crises; relapses into recession--that goes on for years without a sustained economic recovery."
Until capital is able rid itself of the overaccumulation, cheapen the cost of capital goods again, and drive down the cost of labor even further, it won't be able to generate another boom.
McNally argues that capital and their states are determined to find a way out of the slump through austerity. "Our rulers," he writes, "hope to soften us up for 'a decade of pain'--a period of high unemployment, falling incomes and huge cuts to health care, education and social welfare programs." What little recovery we have now is a result of this class war. As McNally reformulates a quip by Lawrence Summers, "We have statistical recovery because we have a human recession."
AT THE same time, however, the crisis is producing the hope of resistance. McNally recounts some of the highlights of class fightback, from the Republic Windows and Doors factory occupation in Chicago, to the U.S. immigrant rights movement, to the heroic struggles in Bolivia, to the teachers' revolt in Oaxaca, Mexico, the victorious general strike in Guadeloupe and Martinique, and the wave of strikes in Europe.
To this, we can now add the revolutions that have erupted in North Africa and the Middle East against U.S.-backed tyrants and their neoliberal policies that have impoverished the working class and dispossessed the peasantry. And now, in the U.S. itself, the uprising against union-busting and austerity in Wisconsin, and its echoes in protests around the country.
McNally calls for socialists to throw themselves into these struggles. He emphasizes how neoliberalism has undermined, in a term adopted from Canadian socialist Alan Sears, "organized structures of dissent." The ruling class has smashed up unions and broken apart mass organizations of the oppressed, while benefiting from the NGO-ization of much of the left.
The task of socialists therefore is to help build struggles for reform, forge new organizations to sustain resistance and--in the middle of that process--organize new revolutionary socialist parties that fight for a whole new society that ends the reign of capital and establishes workers' democracy.
One significant missing element in this otherwise brilliant book is the question of the relation of the economy to world imperialism--the competition between capitalist states for the division and redivision of the world system. This absence weakens McNally's explanation of the postwar boom. He argues that the great boom was largely the result of the destruction wrought by the Second World War. That of course was a factor, but is insufficient to explain the persistence and length of the boom.
A host of Marxists, including British socialists Tony Cliff, Michael Kidron and Chris Harman, developed an explanation--the permanent arms economy--that showed how military competition between the U.S. and state capitalist Russia was at the root of the boom.
During the Cold War, both states diverted surplus into arms production that would have otherwise been ploughed back into investment in plant and machinery for producing capital and consumer goods. As a result, the world system averted the problem of overaccumulation and the tendency of the rate of profit to fall up until the early 1970s. By then, states like Germany and Japan, which were under the umbrella of the U.S. and did not spend much on military production, had caught up with the U.S. by investing in plant and machinery, generating a classic crisis of overaccumulation and declining profit rates.
McNally also doesn't take the impact of the slump on the dynamics of imperialism in the current period. He does refer to increased competition between countries as they attempt to export their way out of the crisis, but never develops the point. Other Marxists like Alex Callinicos and Joel Geier have pointed out that the crisis is likely to sharpen the antagonisms between the world's capitalist states--most obviously, the U.S. and its main rising competitor China.
Some authors like Dilip Hiro contend we are witnessing an emerging multipolar world order. We have already seen the failure of the main capitalist states to coordinate economic policy as they have turned to beggar-thy-neighbor policies to protect their own capital. Add to this increasing competition over resources, especially oil, and we can see the prospects of increased inter-imperial conflict in the system.
Besides this missing discussion of imperialism, McNally has written an invaluable book for a new generation of radicals and Marxists looking to understand the system, why it doesn't work and how we can transform it. Everyone should buy, read, and discuss this book as part of rebuilding a fighting socialist left around the world today. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44518 | The Common Good
November 2009
Back from Retreat, Ready for Action
by Eboo Patel | November 2009
The Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, is over. For me, as for other Muslims, it has been challenging, and beautiful. But the purpose of the month—retreat—is not meant to last forever. It is meant to be inspiration for action.
Perhaps the most well-known story in Islam is Muhammad’s pilgrimage to a cave on Mt. Hira in the year 610 C.E. It was there, during a period of intense prayer, that Muhammad was gripped three times by the Angel Gabriel and, just before he was totally overwhelmed by fear, found a message from God emerging from his lips. It was the first verse of a revelation that would continue, on and off, for 23 years, and that would ultimately be compiled into the Holy Quran.
Ramadan is the month that Prophet Muhammad went on retreat. It is the month that Muslims commemorate the revelation of the Quran by following the practice of the Prophet during his retreat. We fast, pray, and give alms.
I remember hearing this story when I was young, and one point in particular was always impressed upon me: Muhammad was a regular on that mountain. He made an annual pilgrimage to the cave of Mt. Hira, where he would fast, pray, and give alms to the poor. In other words, Muhammad was selected by God to be a prophet precisely because he removed himself from the world to focus on worship.
That felt difficult for me. Ever since I can remember, I have wanted nothing more than to know and love the world, in all its jazz and war. And while I felt a longing for God throughout my adolescence, if connecting to the divine meant removing myself from real life, I wasn’t quite ready to make that commitment. I chose the world.
But there was something about that decision that also left me half full. However far I traveled, however many I served, I felt a hunger for the cosmic. It was a gnawing need I couldn’t ignore, and it sent me on a quest that ultimately led me back to a more serious study of Islam. In my reading one night I discovered a story that I had never been taught.
Once he was touched by the Heavens of Faith, Muhammad lived the rest of his years in the Harlem of Life. He married and had children. He preached and he counseled. He brokered peace between warring clans and prepared for battle when he had to. He loved the world, and he lived his life in it, and he did it on the command of God. And after receiving revelation, Muhammad never returned up the mountain.
In fact, in the Holy Quran, God makes it clear that this was his intention for all human beings. We were made to be his servant and representative on earth. As God tells Muhammad in one of his revelations, “You were sent to be nothing but a special mercy upon all the worlds.”
When I read these words, I felt like the curtains had lifted, like faith and life were no longer separate, like there was a bridge between Heaven and Harlem—the bridge of service. As my mind started to wrap itself around the connection between faith and service in Islam, I discovered a similar connection in other traditions. Service is not only a bridge between the cosmic and the concrete, but also between Islam and Judaism, Christianity, and Buddhism. The diverse community that is humanity can be united on the common ground of service.
And I realized that just as Muhammad’s retreat prepared him for a life of service, the month of Ramadan does the same for me. Ramadan is preparation for action in the world—for building bridges.
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The Fan Lockout: Your unofficial hip-hop anthem of NHL lockout boycott (VIDEO)
Greg Wyshynski
Puck Daddy
If you're an NHL fan that hasn't fallen into a slumber of apathy, then you're probably a bit cheesed off at the owners and players for putting the season at risk through their respective avarice. You're angry, put can't quite put into words what you want to do about it.
Please allow RiSHI, rapper and frat boy, to help you out. Here's "The Fan Lockout," your unofficial hip-hop anthem of fan angst.
Oh, that's catchy. Nice of PK Subban to show up, too.
Sample prose:
What about the fans man? The ones who buy the tickets
The ones who don't have payrolls with such high statistics
You want more money and then pretend you're hardly greedy
You're far from needy as you sit in your Ferrari GT
Lacin' up, claim to play the game they love
Looks to me like love got pricy so we're savin' up
The players wanting in the NHL is making billions
"We need money we're not playing hockey till you pay more millions!"
And Gary Bettman, let's make a bet man
I say you don't really care about upset fans
As long as pockets making profits here's our final offer
Rejecting three proposals, ten minutes no time to ponder
So here's a song for the workers selling chips and hot dogs
For the pub servers, making less tips and lost jobs
All cause some millionaires can't make the peace
They say temperatures rising so lets raise the heat.
YES! THE PUB SERVERS! Won't anyone think of the men and women who expertly pour a Guinness to the pathetic hockey scribes hours after the locker rooms have closed …
Nice work here by RiSHI, although we're left wondering what, exactly, the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames did to warrant exclusion from his chorus. We imagine it has something to do with Brendan Morrison.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44540 | Take the 2-minute tour ×
I have a php (history.php) that creates a json
$q=mysql_query("select * from participants where phone='".mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['phone'])."' limit 10");
$response[$i] = $rs['code'];
print json_encode($response);
In js I access this file:
var req=$.get("history.php", { phone: "" + phone + ""},
function(data) {
var msg = "";
msg+= "<li>"+data[i];
After this code is executed my output is
• "
• 1
• "
• :
• "
• which means that 'data' is not passed as an array.. it's passed like a string. But if I uncomment the data var in js everything is ok. The output is:
• code1
• code2
• code3
• code4
• code5
• Can you please tell me what am I doing wrong when passing the data from php.
Thanks in advance
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As in your case returned content is interpreted as text, not as json, you need to use $.getJSON instead of $.get:
var req=$.getJSON("history.php", { phone: "" + phone + ""}, function(data) {
var msg = "";
for(var i in data){
msg+= "<li>"+data[i]+"</li>";
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Yes that was it. Thanks very much. Could you also please tell me how to determine the length of data... I've tried data.length but returns undefined:( – Mihai Stancioiu Jun 16 '12 at 7:23
@MihaiStancioiu What do you mean, by 'length'? The amount of keys(e.g. 1,2,3,4,5) in data object? – Engineer Jun 16 '12 at 7:32
@MihaiStancioiu I think,you don't need it...Use for in to interate through all elements of data, instead of for.See my update. – Engineer Jun 16 '12 at 7:34
yes for(i=1;i<=data.length;i++){ ... or something like that – Mihai Stancioiu Jun 16 '12 at 7:34
yes you're right...works with for in – Mihai Stancioiu Jun 16 '12 at 7:36
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