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Subway Stories
I spend too much time taking public transit. I waste a good percentage of my life people watching. I figure between 6-9% of my days are devoted to this based on commute time divided by hours that I’m awake. This may be a recurring theme in my blog. Anybody that wants to write and is stuck for ideas needs to live in a big city and spend time on the bus or train. Everybody has a story, and you can either be a friendly dude and ask people for it, or you can quietly make up their story based on physical appearance, mannerisms and other evidence. I get a big kick out of speculating what a complete stranger might be spending the rest of their day doing, and what else might be going on in their lives outside of this bus ride. That’s only when I’m bored! Sometimes the things that are happening on my commute are so interesting, that I don’t even have time for these games.
The other day I saw the worst toupee I have ever seen in my entire life. I can’t even call it the worst, because I’m always strangely happy to see a bad toupee, so I will call it the best toupee I’ve ever seen. It was black, and it took up 90% of this guy’s head. Let’s just call it a wig. The problem was, you could see his white hair above his neck where the wig didn’t quite cover. Just a racing stripe of white hair at the bottom, enough so it blew his cover, and there’s no way the rest of it could pass for real hair. That was bad enough on its own, but this wig was not unlike what 70’s Elvis Presley’s hair looked like. Then I got a better look at him, and I saw that his glasses were not unlike something Elvis may have worn around that time too. I told someone this, and they said that maybe he was dressed up for some kind of festival or something, but that’s the thing…. he wasn’t. From the neck down he looked like any other guy in his 60’s. I would say if anything, his lack of flair for wardrobe combined with his Elvis theme from the neck up (mouth up really, because of the white stripe of real hair at the back) was startling. I promise, this was not some special outfit. This is how this guy looks and perceives himself. I’m positive this man looked at himself in the mirror that morning, put that wig on and thought he was the King!! He would have fit into my ‘Time Warp’ blog nicely a few months ago. It’s funny what vanity will have you do. Also ironic that the bad wig makes him look way more ridiculous than whatever he was trying to cover up with it.
Sometimes the subway train will stop for whatever reason. For a long time. I always think it’s a ‘jumper’, but I think there are various reasons including electrical problems, and construction that a train could get delayed. That doesn’t make it any less annoying when it happens, combined with being underground and having no cell phone reception to call work and let them know. If you’re like me, and you time your work commute so you arrive there 30 seconds before you start, then there’s not a huge margin for error. I could work at fixing myself, but instead I think I’ll complain about the transit system. I understand that these things happen, but my main annoyance is the announcements they make. They mumble! There’s absolutely no human being on earth or Krypton for that matter who can decipher these messages. They’re important too, but all you see is a train full of people with that wincing ‘I can’t hear’ face. If it isn’t the mumbling messenger, it’s the crappy speakers that can’t seem to handle the most basic function of capturing the human voice. Now here’s the conspiracy theory. I truly believe that they do it on purpose, and here’s why……. They are obligated to make an announcement, or else the paying customers which are trapped on this vessel in the middle of an underground tunnel will freak out. The problem is that sometimes if people knew the truth (there’s a fire… somebody’s dead…), they would freak out even more. So what do you do?? You install crappy speakers and teach your employees to mumble important announcements. I can just see them doing it on orientation day. ‘OK, now everyone grab a partner and practice sending important messages that nobody could ever possible receive’.
On Saturday I was trying to get home from work, and quickly because I had an out-of-town wedding reception to attend. I ran to the bus stop after work, and got there about 10 seconds ahead of the bus. There were 2 other people already at the bus stop. The bus driver did not pull over, but continued up the road. We all looked at each other like ‘did that just happen?’ There was no ‘Out of Service’ sign up. He just forgot to pull over. Here’s the thing though. There was a lot of traffic on the street, and he had to stop a little further up before the intersection. So we ran up to the bus, and started tapping on the door so he would let us on. This guy has the nerve to point out the bus stop up the street, and we were quick to point out that he hadn’t picked us up at the last one. He started arguing with us through the door (so I couldn’t hear him that well), and tried to say there was nobody there. Up until now I had been letting some girl handle the argument on our behalf, but then I kind of lost it, and pounded on the glass, and yelled a bit. I’m not proud of it, but the guy was pissing me off. Then he started yelling through the glass asking if I was going to cause him problems. I responded by telling him that I wouldn’t as long as he opened the door. Then this chick is like ‘I’m not causing problems, I don’t know him’ (referring to me). Thanks Chick!!! Perfect!! Throw me under the bus (not literally)!! So suddenly I’m Mr. Crazy??? Then this bus driver was saying ‘because I was thinking of pulling over but I don’t want any problems’. So I calmly walked over to the curb. He pulled over. We got on the bus, and I showed him my bus pass, neither of us making eye contact, and I went to my seat feeling like the ‘unreasonable one’. I didn’t wake up in the morning thinking I would intimidate a Bus Driver into taking me to the subway station. I always thought that if I stood patiently at a bus stop, that he would just pick me up and there’d be no drama. If he did his job properly, none of this would have happened, but that’s not really even why it happened. It’s because he, like 75% of people out there can’t admit he made a mistake. Why is that so hard for people? I wouldn’t have been mad if he just opened the door after he realized he screwed up, but why does he have to start telling stories (like nobody was standing there)? Just do your best, admit to your mistakes, and you will be forgiven. I’ll never understand why people have to go through life with this ‘perfect record’ of never being wrong, even if it means they have to make things up to support it. It’s dumb!
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• Ombretta D
Coming from a big city (Naples, Italy) myself, I can relate with this so much, I have met all kinds of pervs, nuts, desperate and funny individuals on the metro and the bus stop? When we were young and used to take the night bus to get back home from downtown, we were left there so many times just because the dude decided not to stop!
• lostnchina
Reminds me – in China at a trade show many years ago, the booth across from us was selling this shoe polish for hair (don’t ask). They had gorgeous female models spread the stuff onto the middle aged men’s hair. You just spread it on like shoe polish, except there must’ve been harsh chemicals in that stuff, because on the last day of the show, irate men showed up with patches of hair falling out and skin red… it was quite a show. I’m really sorry I don’t have pictures, but we were trying not to get caught in the cross-fire.
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Posted on June 4, 2003 (5763) By Rabbi Pinchas Avruch | Series: | Level:
“G-d said to the Jewish Nation: My children, you read the Torah narrative of the Giving of the Torah every year and I will give you merit as if you stood at Mount Sinai and accepted the Torah, as it says, ‘On this day, they arrived at the Wilderness of Sinai.’ (Shemos/Exodus 19:1)” (Yalkut Shimoni, Yisro 271) How are we to understand this Divine instruction? How does this process accomplish anything?
Michtav Me’Eliyahu (collected writings and discourses of Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler (1891-1954) of London and B’nai Brak, one of the outstanding personalities and thinkers of the Mussar movement) explains that the “merit” is G-d’s credit based on His celestial estimation of our actions, His evaluation of our service from a spiritual perspective. Furthermore, the perception that we stood at Mount Sinai is actually to be understood literally, as the verse states, “on THIS day.” But if it is meant literally, why is it not stated literally? Why does the Yalkut state “as IF you stood at Mount Sinai”? It needs to be expressed in detached terms because such a phenomenon – that the reading of the Torah’s description of the Revelation at Sinai IS a reliving of that most profound experience TODAY – is unfathomable to the human.
Rabbi Dessler compares this to Rashi’s explanation of a difficult verse in the Torah. Bamidbar/Numbers 3:1 implies that Aaron’s sons were also considered to be Moshe’s children. Rashi explains that one who teaches his friend’s son Torah is given the merit by the Torah as if he bore him. Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv (“The Alter of Kelm”; 1824-1898; One of the foremost disciples of Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, founder of the Mussar movement, he founded and led the famous Mussar yeshiva, the Talmud Torah of Kelm, Lithuania) elucidates that the physical connection between a father and son is insubstantial. The core of “fatherhood” is not the contribution of mere chromosomes that generate the physical body. The essence of life that a father gives his son is the spirit and passion and values, the conveyance of the father’s true self to his child. Therefore, in the Torah’s evaluation, one’s student is truly his child. But again the Torah uses the construction “he is given the merit…as if” because this perspective of the father-son relationship is not one with which people readily identify.
So too here, concludes Rabbi Dessler, we are to approach the Festival of Shavuos with the appreciation that our spiritual essence IS standing at the foot of Mount Sinai, and our reading of the narrative is a real-time, real-life recreation of those events 3315 years ago. With this, our acceptance of the Torah on this day will be as real on this day as it was then.
How do we, thousands of years later in a place thousands of miles away, accomplish this?
The first step is appreciating that time is not linear. In another essay, Rabbi Dessler delves into why the festivals are referred to as the TIME of our joy (Succos), the TIME of our freedom (Pesach) and the TIME of our receiving the Torah (Shavuos). Therein lies the implication that there is a return to a previous time. Indeed, Rabbi Dessler explains that time is a circle in which we travel. There is a “one week circle”, and every Shabbos (Sabbath) we find ourselves returning to the Shabbos position in the circle. The spiritual connection and renewal that are Shabbos are waiting at that position for us to come back to it. There is also an “annual circle”, and every Shavuos is really the same festival to which we return year after year. We are not commemorating an ancient event of significance in our national history. Rather, we return to that position in the circle of time where we are yet again infused with the strength to accept the Torah anew.
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Peggy 2.2 LED pegboard
1hour and plenty of tinkering around the board…
When I press on the U4, all of a sudden the whole 1st row lights up…
But then it becomes very dim and FLASHES…. luckily I remembered what I read yesterday on the forum: to short L1 or L2… and it WORKS !!!
So to summarise there seem to be 2 problems, hiding each other:
1) the U4 has a connection problem. I don’t know exactly what, I’ll try to re-solder it, but when I press on one of the corners it works properly…
2) L2 that I installed seems to be causing very dim lights and flashing… just shorting L1 (as per the forum’s instructions) seems to fix it
Now thanks to some (very) helpful and quick reply from one of the “gurus” at EvilMadScientist, I’ve started testing the U4, one of the 2 STP16DP05 LED drivers.
I switched it with U5 but the symptoms remained exactly the same.
I’ve checked the pins of the circuit and, with an OhmMeter, the connection between the front and the back, for every single one of the 24 pins…
Everything looks OK… very frustrating…
Here’s the picture with my problem:
I went back to the board and:
1) switched U4 and U5 and, sure enough, same thing happened
2) checked the U4 socket with an OhmMeter, for every pin the connection between front and back
3) put back U4 and after some tinkering I discovered than when pressing hard one of its corners the whole first row lights up !!!
4) BUT becomes very DIM and flashes…
5) I luckily remembered what I had read on the forum about this problem and shorting L1 or L2 (I have an inductor in L2)
6) I shorted L1 and it DOES work properly…
So to sum up, there were 2 problems, hiding each other:
1) the U4 did have a connection problem (I’ve simply resoldered all its socket pins and now everything looks fine)
2) the L2 didmake the LEDs DIM and flashing (just shorting L1 fixed te problem)
The problem with the U4 took a while to find, simply because, silly enough I was convinced that each of U4 and U5 controls HALF of the colums … whereas it’s obviously U4 the first 16 and U5 the remaining 9… which was corresponding EXACTLY to my board’s symptoms… doh !
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Gregory of Nyssa – On the Faith
On the Faith.
To Simplicius.
God commands us by His prophet not to esteem any new God to be God, and not to worship any strange God [1323] . Now it is clear that that is called new which is not from everlasting, and on the contrary, that is called everlasting which is not new. He, then, who does not believe that the Only-begotten God is from everlasting of the Father does not deny that He is new, for that which is not everlasting is confessedly new; and that which is new is not God, according to the saying of Scripture, “there shall not be in thee any new God [1324] .” Therefore he who says that the Son “once was not [1325] ,” denies His Godhead. Again, He Who says “thou shalt never worship a strange God [1326] ” forbids us to worship another God; and the strange God is so called in contradistinction to our own God. Who, then, is our own God? Clearly, the true God. And who is the strange God? Surely, he who is alien from the nature of the true God. If, therefore, our own God is the true God, and if, as the heretics say, the Only-begotten God is not of the nature of the true God, He is a strange God, and not our God. But the Gospel says, the sheep “will not follow a stranger [1327] .” He that says He is created will make Him alien from the nature of the true God. What then will they do, who say that He is created? Do they worship that same created being as God [1328] , or do they not? For if they do not worship Him, they follow the Jews in denying the worship of Christ: and if they do worship Him, they are idolaters, for they worship one alien from the true God. But surely it is equally impious not to worship the Son, and to worship the strange God. We must then say that the Son is the true Son of the true Father, that we may both worship Him, and avoid condemnation as worshipping a strange God. But to those who quote from the Proverbs the passage, “the Lord created me [1329] ,” and think that they hereby produce a strong argument that the Creator and Maker of all things was created, we must answer that the Only-begotten God was made for us many things. For He was the Word, and was made flesh; and He was God, and was made man; and He was without body, and was made a body; and besides, He was made “sin,” and “a curse,” and “a stone,” and “an axe,” and “bread,” and “a lamb,” and “a way,” and “a door,” and “a rock,” and many such things; not being by nature any of these, but being made these things for our sakes, by way of dispensation. As, therefore, being the Word, He was for our sakes made flesh, and as, being God, He was made man, so also, being the Creator, He was made for our sakes a creature; for the flesh is created. As, then, He said by the prophet, “Thus saith the Lord, He that formed me from the womb to be His servant [1330] ;” so He said also by Solomon, “The Lord created me as the beginning of His ways, for His works [1331] .” For all creation, as the Apostle says, is in servitude [1332] . Therefore both He Who was formed in the Virgin’s womb, according to the word of the prophet, is the servant, and not the Lord (that is to say, the man according to the flesh, in whom God was manifested), and also, in the other passage, He Who was created as the beginning of His ways is not God, but the man in whom God was manifested to us for the renewing again of the ruined way of man’s salvation. So that, since we recognize two things in Christ, one Divine, the other human (the Divine by nature, but the human in the Incarnation), we accordingly claim for the Godhead that which is eternal, and that which is created we ascribe to His human nature. For as, according to the prophet, He was formed in the womb as a servant, so also, according to Solomon, He was manifested in the flesh by means of this servile creation. But when they say, “if He was, He was not begotten, and if He was begotten He was not,” let them learn that it is not fitting to ascribe to His Divine nature the attributes which belong to His fleshly origin [1333] . For bodies which do not exist, are generated, and God makes those things to be which are not, but does not Himself come into being from that which is not. And for this reason also Paul calls Him “the brightness of glory [1334] ,” that we may learn that as the light from the lamp is of the nature of that which sheds the brightness, and is united with it (for as soon as the lamp appears the light that comes from it shines out simultaneously), so in this place the Apostle would have us consider both that the Son is of the Father, and that the Father is never without the Son; for it is impossible that glory should be without radiance, as it is impossible that the lamp should be without brightness. But it is clear that as His being brightness is a testimony to His being in relation with the glory (for if the glory did not exist, the brightness shed from it would not exist), so, to say that the brightness “once was not [1335] ” is a declaration that the glory also was not, when the brightness was not; for it is impossible that the glory should be without the brightness. As therefore it is not possible to say in the case of the brightness, “If it was, it did not come into being, and if it came into being it was not,” so it is in vain to say this of the Son, seeing that the Son is the brightness. Let those also who speak of “less” and “greater,” in the case of the Father and the Son, learn from Paul not to measure things immeasurable. For the Apostle says that the Son is the express image of the Person of the Father [1336] . It is clear then that however great the Person of the Father is, so great also is the express image of that Person; for it is not possible that the express image should be less than the Person contemplated in it. And this the great John also teaches when he says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God [1337] .” For in saying that he was “in the beginning” and not “after the beginning,” he showed that the beginning was never without the Word; and in declaring that “the Word was with God,” he signified the absence of defect in the Son in relation to the Father; for the Word is contemplated as a whole together with the whole being of God. For if the Word were deficient in His own greatness so as not to be capable of relation with the whole being of God, we are compelled to suppose that that part of God which extends beyond the Word is without the Word. But in fact the whole magnitude of the Word is contemplated together with the whole magnitude of God: and consequently in statements concerning the Divine nature, it is not admissible to speak of “greater” and “less.”
But since they bring forward as a proof, according to their ideas, of the created nature of the Holy Spirit, that utterance of the prophet, which says, “He that stablisheth the thunder and createth the spirit, and declareth unto man His Christ, [1341] ” we must consider this, that the prophet speaks of the creation of another Spirit, in the stablishing of the thunder, and not of the Holy Spirit. For the name of “thunder” is given in mystical language to the Gospel. Those, then, in whom arises firm and unshaken faith in the Gospel, pass from being flesh to become spirit, as the Lord says, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit [1342] .” It is God, then, Who by stablishing the voice of the Gospel makes the believer spirit: and he who is born of the Spirit and made spirit by such thunder, “declares” Christ; as the Apostle says, “No man can say that Jesus Christ is Lord but by the Holy Spirit [1343] .”
[1323] Cf. Ps. lxxxi. 9; Ex. xxxiv. 14.
[1324] Cf. Ps. lxxxi. 9; Ex. xxxiv. 14.
[1325] Reading with Oehler, ho legon hoti pote ouk en ho hui& 232;s; not as the Paris editions, ho legon hoti pote ouk en, houtos.
[1326] Cf. Ex. xx. 3
[1327] S. John x. 5
[1328] Adding to the text of the Paris edit. theon, with Oehler.
[1329] Prov. viii. 28.
[1330] Is. xlix. 5.
[1331] Prov. viii. 28.
[1332] Cf. Rom. viii. 21. This clause is omitted in the Paris editions.
[1333] Reading geneseos with Oehler. The Paris editions read genneseos: but Oehler’s reading seems to give a better sense.
[1334] Heb. i. 3.
[1335] Reading with Oehler pote for the te of the Paris Edit.
[1336] Heb. i. 3.
[1337] S. John i. 1
[1338] Inserting with Oehler the clause, kai ho gennetheis gennetos, which is not in the text of the Paris Editt, though a corresponding clause appears in the Latin translation.
[1339] The reference may be to Ps. cxliii. 10.
[1340] 1 Cor. xii. 11.
[1341] Cf. Amos iv. 13 (LXX.).
[1342] S. John iii. 6
[1343] 1 Cor. xii. 3.
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DeveloperWiki:Server configuration
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Main development server (formerly gerolde)
DNS aliases:,,
It offers the following public services:
• smtp(postfix): SMTP server for the and domains
DNS aliases:,,,,,,,,
It offers the following public services:
• http(apache): Hosts the following websites:
• Mailing list configuration, subscription and archives - uses mailman
• Access to the git repositories - uses cgit
• Feeds from Arch-related blogs - uses static html pages
• Access to the packages and community subversion repositories - uses websvn
• Bugtracker - uses flyspray(php)
• svn(xinetd/svnserve): Public subversion access
Resource Allocation
• dom0: 512 MB RAM, 4 CPUs, 4GB disk
• ngnix
• Forums - uses fluxbb(php)
• Arch Wiki - uses mediawiki(php)
Trusted User server (sigurd)
DNS aliases:,,
It offers the following public services:
• http(lighttpd): To host several websites (see below)
• trusted user development server.
• websites:
• The AUR - uses php
• apparently nothing
Releng server (alberich)
• hardware: VPS donated by airVM, 125GiB LVM setup, 2GB ram, 1 core E5530 @ 2.40GHz
• software: Arch Linux
This machine is meant for building installation images and hosting testbuilds and such. It runs no other services, because releng image building is "tricky stuff" best kept separate
The machine contains the releng environment, including chroots for each architecture.
DNS aliases:
It offers the following public services:
• ssh(openssh): All release engineers have ssh access to this machine.
• http(lighttpd): To host releng files (testbuilds, custom repos/packages), no official media
Build Server (alderaan)
This is an Intel® Core™ i7-920 Quadcore (with Hyper-Threading) server with 8GB of memory. The machine is run by Ionut Biru (ioni). It runs Arch Linux.
It offers the following services:
• ssh (openssh): Access to the build server is available to all Trusted Users and Developers on request.
• Build server.
• Each user is given access to a set of build scripts that simplify the build process for users with poor internet connections or lacking a 64-bit machine.
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This server is hosted on Dan's linode. It runs an instance of munin, which collects various stats from the servers in the domain. If you need access to any of this information and are a developer, get in contact with someone that does server administration. If you want an additional server added to the list, just ask.
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Heating Cell
From Resonant Rise Wiki
Heating Cell
Heating Cell
Name Heating Cell
Source Mod IndustrialCraft2
ID Name Unknown
Type Cell
Stackable Yes (64)
A cell that generates IndustrialCraft2 nuclear breeder reactors. When placed in a reactor chamber, the heating cell will transmit heat to surrounding components. In a breeder reactor, this behavior allows a high core temperature to be achieved, significantly increasing the rate of uranium enrichment. For example, an appropriately balanced reactor heated to 64000 degrees will re-enrich a depleted isotope cell in less than 9 minutes real time.
This component is stackable up to 64. Each cell in the stack will add 1000 heat to neighboring components capable of storing heat, resulting in a maximum temperature increase of 64000 per stack. Note that heating cells will not add heat to the reactor chamber itself (as is required for a functional breeder reactor) unless placed adjacent to a heat exchanger capable of transferring heat to the reactor core.
Heating Cell has no known uses in crafting.
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D. Fairchild Ruggles
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Dede Fairchild Ruggles[1] is a historian of Islamic art and architecture, and a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Illinois.
She is known for her books on Islamic gardens and landscapes, for which she has won the J. B. Jackson Book Prize and the Allen G. Noble Book Award.
Ruggles studies the landscapes and gardens of the Islamic Golden Age of Al-Andalus.
D. Fairchild Ruggles gained her bachelor's degree cum laude in Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University. She gained her master's degree and doctorate in History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
She studies the landscapes of medieval Islamic Spain (al-Andalus) and of South Asia, as well as the relationships between Islamic culture and other religions.[2]
Awards and distinctions[edit]
In 2009, the Foundation for Landscape Studies awarded Ruggles the J. B. Jackson Book Prize for her Islamic Gardens and Landscapes.[3]
Also in 2009, the International Society for Landscape, Place, & Material Culture awarded Ruggles and her co-author Dianne Harris the Allen G. Noble Book Award for their Sites Unseen: Landscape and Vision.[4]
Margaret Morris, reviewing Islamic Gardens and Landscapes for Muslim Heritage, states that it "looks thematically at Islamic gardens and cultivated landscapes, placing them on a continuous spectrum with the city and architecture at one end and nature and wilderness at the other." She calls it "a book of impressive scope."[5]
• (2000) Gardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain
• (2008) Islamic Gardens and Landscapes
• (2000) Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies
• (2007) Sites Unseen: Landscape and Vision (with Diane Harris)
• (2007) Cultural Heritage and Human Rights
• (2009) Intangible Heritage Embodied
• (2011) Islamic Art and Visual Culture: An Anthology of Sources
• (2012) On Location
• (2014) Woman's Eye, Woman's Hand: Making Art and Architecture in Modern India
• (2017) Sound and Scent in the Garden
1. ^ "D. Fairchild Ruggles | Professor of art, architecture and landscape history | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign". Center for the Study of the Built Environment. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. ^ a b "D. Fairchild Ruggles, Ph.D." University of Illinois. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
3. ^ "Islamic Gardens and Landscapes | D. Fairchild Ruggles". University of Pennsylvania Press. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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Unsupported content type message in browser on samsung phones
Average: 5 (1 vote)
The message is know to appear on the following Samsung model phones:
Samsung R451C
Samsung R355C
Samsung T401G
Samsung R335C
Samsung T404G
This issue is cause because the OpenWave browser installed is out of date and doesn't understand the extentions used by the website.
Know sites effected:
facebook trick:
Try typing in a friend's profiles URL in the "go to URL" option from the browser menu. If that works, scroll to the bottom, click "view simplified site," save it as a bookmark, and do with it what you will.
There isn't a solution currently, if anyone knows of one.. let us know :)
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In the game Septerra Core, it is set on a shell world of 7 different world shells including a core. As per my Matryoshka world that I am building (this world but with full surface coverage on each world shell) I wanted to check on the reality of having multiple world shells with different rotations.
Assuming no magic and only advanced enough technology to create this world in the first place.
Is it possible to have a shell world with different rotations between world shells?
Images for reference. Image 2 details the diffferent rotational angles given on the various shells.
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up vote 7 down vote accepted
You can have differential rotation among concentric shells over geological times only if the space between the shell is vacuum.
Any fluid contained between them would, via shear stress, nullify the differential rotation over the above mentioned geological times.
A shear stress, often denoted by $\tau$, is the component of stress coplanar with a material cross section. Shear stress arises from the force vector component parallel to the cross section of the material. Normal stress, on the other hand, arises from the force vector component perpendicular to the material cross section on which it acts.
Shear stress arises from shear forces, which are pairs of equal and opposing forces acting on opposite sides of an object.
Unless you have an external source of energy that keeps adding energy to the system to maintain the differential.
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Day 1113: Reflection
Posted: 2013/11/27 in Indie Games
Now *this* is why I got into indie games. “Reflection” has you controlling two characters at once, on opposite sides of the screen, trying to simultaneously navigate each of them to red exits. Press left, for example, and they both go left. So success requires you to strategically look for places you can (for example) press one against a wall as the other manoeuvres into a key position. It’s great puzzling your way through the levels. The presentation is great, particularly the audio.
It comes to us from “Utopioneer Games”, who you may know from “Spanish 101”, “German 101”, “Vocabulary Builder”, (the super unusual) “Call Me”, (the less super unusual) “Bingo”, “Word Search”, the “Hack This Game Collection”, and “Running With Scissors”. This is a very different effort from what they’ve done in the past, but I’m pleased to say “Reflection” is one of their best yet.
Here’s what the developer (Utopioneer Games 2) has to say about the game:
“Control both you and your reflection to solve puzzles. Differences in the reflected world will cause your reflection to take a different path.”
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Indicating Agreement — Dialogue 1
ធារីកញ្ញា គណិតបានពិន្ទុប៉ុន្មានដែរ?
កញ្ញាខ្ញុំបានតែ ៧០ ពិន្ទុហ្នឹងសោភាបានដល់ទៅ ១០០ ណោះ!
កញ្ញាមែនហ្នឹង! សោភាខំប្រឹងមែនទែន
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យល់ស្រប yʊəl srɑɑp to agree, to fully agree, to approve
នៅ nɨv 1. in, at
ថ្នាក់រៀន tnak riən classroom
ធារី tʰierii female Cambodian name
កញ្ញា kaɲɲaa female Cambodian name
គណិត keaʔnet mathematics
Notes: short form of គណិតសាស្ត្រ
បាន baan 1. to have completed/done something
2. to intend to complete something
3. marker of completed action
6. to be able to
7. not ... until, then and only then
8. to pass to someone through inheritance
9. to be OK, fine, all right
ពិន្ទុ pɨntuʔ 1. numerical grade (in an examination), score
2. point (in a game)
3. mark, period, dot (.), round sign (ំ), circle
ប៉ុន្មាន ponmaan 1. how much, how many
2. indeed, quite, rather
ខ្ញុំ kɲom I
តែ tae 1. but, however
2. only, just
3. tea
សោភា saopʰie female Cambodian name
2. towards
ʔae 1. at, to, in, on
2. as (for), regarding
Notes: independent vowel representing the Sanskrit and Pali vowel ē ʔae (many words spelled with ឯ may also be spelled with អែ)
ណោះ nɑh 1. there
2. [colloquial] right?
Notes: variant of នោះ, used for emphasis
រៀន riən to study, to learn, to practice
គ្មាន kmien 1. not to have
2. there is not, there are not
ពេល peel 1. time
2. moment, instant, period of time
សម្រាក sɑmraak 1. to rest, to relax, to cause to relieve
2. break {សម្រាកថ្ងៃត្រង់ = lunch break}
Notes: root: ស្រាក; also written សំរាក
2. to be completely out of
3. to be empty, devoid of content
4. to be tasteless, insipid, flavorless, lifeless
5. tired, exhausted
6. pale, anemic
7. it’s just … {សំឡេងទូរស័ព្ទសោះ = it’s just the sound of the phone}
អីចឹង ʔəycəŋ 1. like this, like that, in that way, then {គិតម៉េចទៅអីចឹង? = What are you going to do next?} {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?}
2. really?
Notes: variant: អ៊ីចឹង
ជាប់លេខ coap leek to win, place (e.g., in a competition)
ក្នុង knoŋ 1. in, inside
2. during + (time word)
ថ្នាក់ tnak 1. level, class/grade (in school)
2. rank, step, stage
3. shelf
4. floor, story
5. row (of seats in an auditorium)
6. classroom, lecture hall
រាល់ roal every, each, all
ខែ kʰae 1. month
2. moon
មែន mɛɛn 1. to be real, true, accurate, to be right, correct, it is true
2. really, actually, indeed
3. as a question tag: [...], really? [...], right?
ខំប្រឹង kʰɑm prəŋ to try hard, to make every effort
មែនទែន mɛɛn tɛɛn 1. really, truly, surely, in fact, as it should be, certainly
2. seriously, actually
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16 May 2018
Links of interest
1. Is that decision reversible? Then go for it.
2. The tragedy of Kabul
3. A physicist on publishing paralysis on the theoretical margins
4. The creator of pop-up ads on why ad-driven platforms are anti-user
5. A short overview of Russia's propaganda machine, from some experts
6. "The Internet Apologizes" is a fascinating series of interviews with tech pioneers talking about how social media has turned against our common good. This summary article matches quotes with topics, but I prefer to read the full interviews (see sidebar at site)
7. How to delete accounts on the internet (time to clean up your digital debris?)
8. The West shouldn't rule the world, but its institutions have helped humanity
9. Maybe we need more conspiracies?
10. Brexit: Britain's nervous breakdown and the parallels with the US.
H/T to BZ
1 comment:
TJ said...
On (8): The alternative thesis I’ve mostly gone with is that the frequent warfare kept Europe decentralized and kept states relatively small and forced them to compete with each other for better policies. That theme, and several other explanatory variables, are taken up
in Rosenberg and Birdzell: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306586.How_the_West_Grew_Rich
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Pain, Presence, and Healing
“Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.”
Tich Nhat Hanh
What I didn’t understand until I started studying mindfulness and holistic healing was the difference between healing and curing, and the role of unadulterated presence in processing difficult experiences.
My personal process with cultivating presence through challenging times started a long time ago, long before I knew what mindfulness was. As I like stories and find them an easy way to start writing about challenging topics, I feel compelled to start with this story, and from there touch upon more general aspects of mindfulness and cultivating presence even (and especially) amidst pain.
What did it do for me? What can it do for you? What exactly is going on at a physiological level when we “stay with the pain” – whether it’s physical, emotional, or both? Keep reading: we’ll explore all of this in the paragraphs that follow.
My Story
My first experience of mindfulness is sitting on a chairlift at a ski resort in Vermont. I grew up ski racing in the Green Mountains, and some winter days – especially those in late January – brought cold temperatures that would leave me with a frostbitten nose and painfully numb toes.
One particular day – I was about 10 years old – I sat on the lift huddled with my friends, and spontaneously decided to observe what felt like unbearable pain from cold in my toes. Instead of tapping my feet, holding my breath, and squirming around, waiting to get to the top where I could go into the warmth of the lodge, I observed. There was a sensation, an uncomfortable sensation, in my toes that I labeled as cold. For the rest of the chairlift ride, I dissected this feeling, giving as many descriptions as I could to the physical feeling of cold. And you know what? The pain lessened. The sensation was there, but the experience of pain…it dissolved.
I didn’t recall this story until a similar experience in a Vipassana meditation course fifteen years later, when I experienced the sensation of what felt like my knees ripping apart from sitting immobile in meditation for several hours. In that space, knowing that my knees weren’t, in fact, ripping apart, but that there was a lot of pain in them, I began to understand more clearly what it means to (quite literally) sit with the pain. That experience of pain, too, eventually dissolved.
There have been heavier health and healing projects in my life, too: situations that have asked me to stay with physical discomfort, emotional upheaval, and judgements deeply woven into the patterning of my mind.
There have been heartbreaks and surgeries and reactivated core wounds that have left me wanting to get as far away as possible from the pain process. But one of the most important healing lessons I’ve learned through these experiences is that pain wants to be seen. And it is through seeing it and staying with it, non-judgmentally, with mindfulness, that deep healing takes place.
Easier said than done? Yes. But when it comes to holistic healing, staying present may very well be the “x” factor that yogis and meditators have recognized for millennia, and modern science is now starting to understand.
The magnitude of the situation can vary from a bee sting to an utterly broken heart, but the practice of presence remains, at its roots, the same.
The Brain on Pain
Pain is a subjective phenomenon: a perception meant to indicate danger, thereby motivating us to stop or change our present behavior. This is a survival mechanism built into the brain. If you stub your big toe, for example, pain receptors called nociceptors are activated by the tissue damage, a signal travels up through the nerves of the foot, leg, and finally spinal cord, where neurotransmitters are released to activate other nerves that continue passing the signal to the brain.
When these signals reach the brain, the thalamus acts as a switchboard that signals the somatosensory cortex, frontal cortex, and limbic system. These aspects of the brain are responsible for physical sensation, thinking, and emotional processing, respectively.
The end result is the sensation of pain in the big toe, and often simultaneous reactions of thoughts like, “that hurt!” and emotions of anger or irritation. The entire process takes a fraction of a second.
While this is a basic example of the experience of pain, it is important to note here that deeper pains – especially those we associate with difficult emotions – also entail communication within the structures of the brain that ultimately result in judgements of the pain itself.
The impulsive reaction of aversion towards the pain– of “this is bad, go away” – is the same.
It is within this aversion that pain finds its power; it is also within this aversion that conscious presence works to disrupt reactivity to shift the fundamental ways that your brain processes pain. In yoga therapy, we call it the freedom gap.
The (Neural) Path to Freedom
In early 2015, a video of a Thai Buddhist monk meditating over a fire in a vat of boiling oil went viral. While plenty of skeptics – even scientists – attempted to refute the image, to those who study the brain on meditation there was nothing unbelievably abnormal about the scene.
It is known amongst meditators that a fully focused citta, or mind, can cut off pain signals to the brain. In advanced practitioners, this can result in seemingly supernatural capabilities to intercept signaling in the brain before it is registered as pain. The good news is that this can be practiced by anyone, in small doses, to improve quality of life by staying present with what your brain interprets as pain.
A normal reaction to pain is reaction with judgement; if we can allow the mind to stay with the pain without judgement, we can stop it from jumping from perception to judgement. In the example of the stubbed toe, this would mean intercepting the signal before it jumps from an observation of “strong sensation” to the thought of “that hurts, I’m irritated, go away!” This is the practice of mindfulness.
The pattern of the mind in perceiving pain is this: sensation, judgement, processing, running away from present moment.
In the case of the stubbed toe, this might look like: sensation, “ouch, that hurts!”, “I don’t like that”, distracting the mind with something else and cultivating aversion towards the present experience.
The practice of mindfulness disrupts this unconscious process by observing the sensation before it jumps to judgement. This results in staying with the present moment before allowing the mind to run away from it – a crucial aspect of healing since running from the present moment results in undigested experiences.
These undigested experiences can be stored in the bodily tissues as tension, in the energetic channels as blockages, in the emotional body as suppression, and in the mind as thought patterns that shape one’s perception of reality. Over time, these undigested experiences result in deeply embedded patterns understood by yogis as samskaras.
Presence and Healing
Recent studies on mindfulness as a healing approach toward pain management, addiction, and disorders tied with emotional challenges show unparalleled success in terms of improving quality of life and easing the experience of pain itself.
A 2014 study designed to evaluate the long-term efficacy of mindfulness-based relapse prevention in smoking addiction showed that mindfulness was five times as effective as standard programs designed to help people quit smoking.
One of the foremost studies on chronic pain management conducted in 1982 by famed researcher Jon Kabat-Zinn demonstrates the potential for improved quality of life through mindfulness even whilst the condition itself is not cured. After 51 chronic pain patients who had not improved after treatments in traditional medical care went through 10 weeks of specific mindfulness training, 65% showed significant reduction in pain despite underlying medical conditions (supposed to cause the pain) still remaining.
In both studies (along with several similar studies), the general conclusion regarding pain is the same: when turning towards the pain (the physical sensation, the fear, the addiction, the difficult emotion), people experience less of it. Breaking the connection between the structures in the brain responsible for registering sensation, like the amygdala, and structures responsible for evaluating those sensations, like the prefrontal cortex, are achieved through mindfulness.
Consequently, habituated patterns of aversion towards difficult sensations that lead to long-term suffering (again, we can refer to these as samskaras) are also broken. The result is decreased suffering, significantly improved quality of life, and a depth of healing that is simply not possible without the power of presence.
Take-Home Tips for Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a practice, and one that asks for patience and persistence. As a yoga therapist, I find that the most challenging point to explain to clients is that healing on deep levels and the shifting of patterning in the brain and body takes time.
A trust in oneself and in the practice is necessary. And while you can spend hours exploring the internet and reading up on specific studies that support presence and mindfulness as an avenue for healing, I find that there is, as one of my teachers emphasizes, a leap of faith somewhere in this process. So, my first take-home tip is just that: take the leap.
Here are a few additional tips for practicing presence through mindfulness:
• Cultivate a practice, a basic mindfulness meditation that you commit to for 10 minutes each day. Sit in a meditative posture with the spine straight, and begin by focusing on the breath; notice the sensation inside the nostrils on each inhale and each exhale. Whenever a thought or emotion comes up, notice it, and label it (for example, thought or pain or anger). Then, let it pass. Continue to focus on the breath, and when the mind wanders to something else, notice, label, and return to the breath. Soften towards yourself if you catch the mind wandering: each time you notice and bring it back to the breath, it’s like doing a push-up for your brain – this is mindfulness!
• To be aware of every sensation, reaction, emotion and thought pattern in everyday life could be exhausting. While a vigilant mindfulness practice is excellent during meditation, don’t beat yourself up about getting caught up in certain patterns throughout the day. When it comes to mindfulness throughout the day, start with small situations. For example, I go to use my bicycle and see that it has a flat tire: what do I notice, how do I feel? This doesn’t have to happen all day, every day. Simply note when there is a reaction, and practice acknowledging it before the “judgement” step that I discussed earlier.
• Finally (and this can actually be quite fun), take steps to notice when you are distracting yourself from an unpleasant sensation.This continues to be a huge learning point for me. I find that the most common distraction from difficult sensations – especially emotions – for most people are alcohol, food, and use of electronics. When we turn to certain activities, even those we enjoy, there may be underlying intentions, like avoiding pain. These are opportunities to take a moment between the impulse to indulge in an activity and actually starting the activity to ask the question, “how am I feeling?” It’s not to say you can’t go on to eating the chocolate cake or scrolling through facebook, but creating the pause, the gap, starts to bring mindfulness into our actions on a larger scale.
Bowen S, Witkiewitz K, Clifasefi SL, et al. Relative efficacy of mindfulness-based relapse prevention, standard relapse prevention, and treatment as usual for substance use disorders: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014;71(5):547-56.
Muench, Kristin. (10 Nov 2015). Pain in the Brain. Stanford Neurosciences Institute. Retrieved from
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• “ORMS Today” journal, published by a global institute of operational management and analytics “INFORMS”, completed a detailed simulation software comparison of popular competitor tools for discrete event modeling. In 2017 this simulation software survey was supported by 38 developers with 45 tools. Data used in the research was kindly presented by the developers themselves. The document contains the list of competing simulation software features, such as 3D animation support, import of CAD charts, export of ready-to-use models, and more.
• In this paper, we will cover different approaches for modeling and analyzing business strategies, determine how to develop an optimal business strategy, and explain why simulation modeling is the best approach to address these kinds of challenges.
• Competition is driving businesses to adopt digital twins. What are they, why are they needed, and how can they be developed? To understand the benefits of a digital twin, it is necessary to understand the possibilities they present. This paper will examine their characteristics and construction, the problems of producing a good digital twin, and, with examples, show their value.
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3 Monster Dividends I'm Staying Away From
When it comes to investing, there's no more direct route to sharing in corporate profits than by buying dividend-paying stocks. But not all dividend-paying stocks are created equal. Below, I'll detail three companies with monster dividends that I'm staying away from.
Earnings Payout Ratio
Free Cash Flow Payout Ratio
Roundy's (NYS: RNDY) Groceries9%19%N/A
Frontier (NAS: FTR) Communications8.8%523%85%
Nokia (NYS: NOK) Electronics6.6%N/MN/M
Source: Yahoo! Finance, SEC filings. N/M = not meaningful because of negative earnings and free cash flow. N/A = not available because of incomplete historical information.
Before going any further, it's worth noting that I have an investing style that works for me, but may not for other people. I prefer to buy and hold companies that I'm proud to own, regardless of how they perform as investments. After that, I hope to buy at a fair price.
A grocer selling out
Roundy's runs several chains of grocery stores in the Midwest, primarily in my native Wisconsin. There are a couple of things to worry about, here.
First and foremost is the fact that the company's chains of Pick n' Save, Copps, and Rainbow stores aren't particularly distinctive. Surely, they have a dominant market share right now, but they are ripe for disruption by the likes of Whole Foods (NAS: WFM) type outfits. Roundy's Mariano's Fresh Market has promise in the Chicago area, but there are currently only five in existence.
It's a little too early to get a good feel for how safe Roundy's is, primarily because it just went public. Its reasons for going public, however, should give investors pause. The company's owners were ready to get out of the business, but couldn't find anyone willing to buy them out, so they just did an IPO.
Not exploring any new frontiers
In June 2011, Fool analyst Jim Royal put together his "World's Greatest Dividend Portfolio," and Frontier made the list. Though the company has seen an uptick in recent weeks, spurred by insider buying, Jim isn't so hopeful anymore, saying he expects to unload shares when they hit what he sees as their fair price.
The company, which provides Internet and telephone services for rural America, hasn't been heading in the direction investors have hoped for. The company's acquisition of Verizon's rural business put it on the map, but Frontier executives may now be getting a taste for why Verizon was willing to part ways with those accounts in the first place.
As it stands, Frontier is using most of its free cash flow to pay its outsized dividend, and any reduction in the core business will likely lead to a shrinking or suspended dividend.
From first to worst in no time flat
Nokia and fellow communications company Research In Motion have been steamrolled in the smartphone revolution. While Samsung is selling lots of phones, Apple's (NAS: AAPL) iPhone 5 is generating all the buzz, and Google's Android operating system is ever-popular on the global stage -- and these two have been left in the dust.
Sure, emerging market numbers and rumors of a new smartphone have helped push the stock higher lately, but let's look at the facts. Nokia has a decreasing market share, and it simply doesn't have enough cash on hand to continue paying its dividend. Furthermore, the company just can't seem to define itself against its superior competition.
Learn more
Not everyone's convinced that Frontier Communications can't turn things around. Find out what analyst Dan Caplinger thinks in his premium report on the company that comes with exclusive access to real-time updates throughout the year. You can also get more information about Apple and Whole Foods in similar reports from top Fool analysts. Click on the links to get your copy today.
The article 3 Monster Dividends I'm Staying Away From originally appeared on Fool.com.
Fool contributorBrian Stoffelowns shares of Google, Whole Foods and Apple. The Motley Fool owns shares of Google, Whole Foods, and Apple.Motley Fool newsletter serviceshave recommended buying shares of Whole Foods, Google, and Apple, and creating a bull call spread position in Apple. The Motley Fool has adisclosure policy. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe thatconsidering a diverse range of insightsmakes us better investors. Try any of our Foolish newsletter servicesfree for 30 days.
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How do I use nmap to...
written on Friday, August 16, 2013
As I slowly read my way through the Unix man pages I am reminded just how god damn cryptic they can actually be. As a user of Linux you often find yourself googling for simple usage examples for common CLI utilities. So today I'm going to provide that for nmap.
How do I use nmap to find all machines on a network
:~$ nmap -Pn -p 5900 | grep -B 4 open
How do I use nmap to find all machines running VNC (or any service) on a network
I have to do this at work sometimes when I have forgotten the IP addresses of certain servers. It scans every IP on the network and reports whether the port on each IP is open or filtered / closed. Our grep filters that list to only show machines with the port actually open.
Changing the -p option lets you alter the target port. so -p 80 will find all HTTP servers. -p 22 finds all the SSH servers.
Using a -Pn scan (which ignores ping responses and just tries each port) takes a really long time if you don't limit the port range. By default nmap scans the port range 1 - 65535. So even on a class C network with only 256 possible IP addresses it will scan 16,776,960 ports. That takes over 4 hours on my work network.
This entry was tagged cli-usage-examples, learning, linux and utilities
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Preacher issue 1 Rare bagged reprint – Comic Book
In stock
If you want to atone for your sins, you go to an ordinary church and confess to a minister or priest. But if you want to embrace your sins, then the Church of Hell is for you. Through the medium of the Priest of Hell, it is possible for sinners to do a deal with Satan… although, as Satan is also the Prince of Lies, things might not work out quite how the sinner expected them to.
Church of Hell is a horror series published by Berserker Comics, of which three issues have been published, beginning in 2009. Conceived by the Brown brothers, it was written by former 2000 A.D scribe Alan Grant; the first two issues were pencilled by Australian comic book artist Wayne Nichols and inked by Andy Brown, and issue 3 was drawn by Glenn Fabry. This series is in a current revamp with issue 4 near completion and scripting in process for issue 5-10
Church of hell the comic has now got its own website where you can read the books for free. check it out at
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Swordfish: The Fish of Legends
The Fish of Popular Legend and Halachic Myth
The swordfish is one of the most extraordinary fishes in the sea. One of the largest, fastest and most aggressive of all bony fishes, it starts its life at the size of a grain of rice and can reach over a thousand pounds. The function of its sword, which is a third the length of its body and sometimes impales boats, is unknown. Found around the world, traditionally often caught by means of a harpoon like a whale, the swordfish has been the fish of legends for millennia. But is it kosher?
In Orthodox circles today, it is widely believed that the swordfish is unequivocally non-kosher, and has only ever been eaten by Conservative Jews. Yet this is a myth. In 1933, a list of kosher fish published by none other than Agudas HaRabbonim—the premier right-wing Orthodox rabbinic organization of the early twentieth century, under the leadership of Rav Eliezer Silver—included swordfish! And the following year, under the leadership of Rav Yosef Kanowitz, the list was reprinted, still with swordfish—even though other fish had been removed from the list, after criticism from detractors.
Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky, in “The Turning of the Tide; The Kashrut Tale of the Swordfish” (BDD 19, January 2008), has thoroughly documented how traditionally, the swordfish was considered to be kosher, and how this changed in the latter half of the 20th century. While the rejection of the historical tradition was understandable, there are strong grounds for justifying the tradition.
The Sages and the Swordfish
The Talmud and Tosefta mention a fish called achsaftias as being kosher.[1] The word achsaftias is not Hebrew or Aramaic—as Rabbeinu Chananel notes, it is an Aramaicized version of a Greek word. This is the Greek word ξιφίας xiphias, which refers to the swordfish (based on the Greek ξίφος, xiphos, which refers to a sword). [2] From the outset, then, the swordfish would appear to be the achsaftias of the Talmud, described as a kosher fish.
The swordfish, Xiphius gladius, is one of a group of large predatory fishes with swordlike projections known as billfish. Other billfish are several species of marlin, sailfish, and spearfish (which has a relatively short bill). Two of the ways in which swordfish differ from other billfish are of great significance. One is that whereas the bills of other billfish are round in cross-section, like a spear, that of a swordfish is flat in cross-section, like a sword. Accordingly, any reference to a fish named “sword” presumably refers to the swordfish.
The second, no less significant, specific characteristic of the swordfish is that it is by far the most common of all billfish species in the Mediterranean.[3] If the swordfish were to be a non-kosher species, then the Talmud would not describe another billfish as being kosher, and mislead people into thinking that it was talking about the more common swordfish.
The Talmud presents the achsaftias as an example of a fish that is kosher even though it does not have scales. The reason that it gives is that this fish is born with scales, but sheds them when it is taken out of the water. Now, swordfish are not known to do this. However, no other billfish is known to do this either. Furthermore, we must assess what the Talmud is stating based on fact, and what is being stated based on presumption. The fact would be that the achsaftias is a fish without scales. Another fact would be that it is known to be kosher. And a presumption would be that it lost its scales when taken out of the water. In fact, as we shall see, there is another explanation why the swordfish appears to have lost its scales. But there is every reason to believe that it is the fish being discussed in the Talmud—and no other viable candidate.
The Knesset HaGedolah and the Universal Tradition
The next significant discussion about the swordfish is found in the writings of the renowned 17th century halachic authority from Turkey, Rabbi Chaim ben Yisrael Benvenisti, known as the Knesset HaGedolah. He writes as follows:
“It is a widespread custom among all Jews to eat the fish with the sword, known in vernacular as fishei espada, even though it does not have any scales. Because it is said that when it comes out of the water, due to its anger, it shakes and throws off its scales.”
This statement is cited as authoritative, without dispute, by a number of prominent authorities, including Pri Megadim, Darchei Teshuva, Chida, Kaf HaChaim, and others. There is furthermore clear testimony that swordfish was eaten in many communities, under rabbinic approval. And, as noted earlier, the swordfish was rated as kosher by leading halachic bodies in the early twentieth century. In fact, it seems that before the 1950s, nobody at all questioned its kosher status.
The situation changed in 1951, when Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler examined a swordfish and did not find any scales. He became convinced that this was not a kosher fish, and furthermore that it could not be the fish described by the Knesset HaGedolah. Rabbi Tendler therefore launched a campaign against the consumption of the swordfish. While there was a heated response from Rabbi Isser Yehudah Unterman (then chief rabbi of Tel Aviv), Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg took the side of Rabbi Tendler. A fierce debate erupted in halachic journals during the 1960s, though unfortunately all sides suffered from a lack of accurate information regarding swordfish and other billfish.
Meanwhile, the Conservative movement issued a ruling that the swordfish was kosher. Rabbi Tendler subsequently published an article in The Jewish Observer describing the situation as a dispute between Orthodox and Conservative Jews—and thus naturally the rest of the Orthodox community decided to take his side.
However, it is abundantly clear that the Knesset HaGedolah was indeed referring to swordfish. The name for it that he uses, fishei espada, is the name of the swordfish in numerous Mediterranean countries. Rabbi Tendler argues that he was referring to sailfish—but these are rarely found in the Mediterranean, and the Knesset HaGedolah speaks about a commonly found fish. And, as noted earlier, since people in that region were widely eating swordfish—the most common billfish—it is inconceivable that the Knesset HaGedolah would refer to a different fish and not mention any problem with the swordfish.
Shedding Light, Not Scales
We have seen that there is a widely supported ruling from the Knesset HaGedolah that the swordfish is a kosher fish, which seems to go back as far as the Talmud, together with longstanding testimony that it was commonly eaten. In light of that, we should seek to validate this ruling and practice—there is a halachic principle that we seek to avoid casting aspersions on earlier generations. Still, if there were no solid grounds for us to independently permit swordfish, this would put us in a difficult position, and we would have to refrain from eating it. Nevertheless, this
is a case where the longstanding halachic position and general practice can be independently justified. Juvenile swordfish, until around four feet in length, are seen to possess scales, in two varieties—smaller ones with a single spine emerging from them, and larger ones with several spines. [4]
Contrary to ancient belief, the apparent absence of these scales in adults is not because they are all shed when it is removed from the water—as noted, there is no fish that does this. Rather, it is because by the time the swordfish reaches adulthood, its skin has thickened around the scales, such that they are barely, if at all, detectable. [5] (Note the swordfish is the only billfish in which this happens. With all other billfish, the situation is exactly the opposite of that described by the Talmud and Knesset HaGedola—they lack scales as juveniles, but develop them as they mature. Thus, this is further evidence that the other billfish could not be the fish described by the Talmud and Knesset HaGedola.)
If a fish has scales as a juvenile, but lacks them as an adult, is it a kosher fish? The Talmud only discusses the kashrut of fish which gain scales as an adult, and which lose them as a result of being removed from the ocean, not the kashrut of fish whose scales naturally change into an unacceptable variety. However, Aruch HaShulchan (YD 83:16) states that the Talmud’s dual permissions to eat fish that later grow scales and fish which lose their scales when removed from the sea serve to signify that scales need only be a feature of the species, not of any individual fish at any given time.
Furthermore, there is a simple logical reason why a fish that starts life with appropriate scales must always be rated as kosher. Jewish law allows one to eat a fish based on the presence of fins and scales, even if one does not know the species. But if the subsequent loss of scales would mean that the fish is not kosher, then how could one ever rely on the current presence of scales to be sure that the fish is kosher? It must be that just as a fish which later grows scales is kosher, so too a fish that has scales early in life is kosher.
The Scales of the Swordfish
Yet do the scales of swordfish qualify as kosher scales? Ramban states that scales must be detachable, and notwithstanding the apparent lack of basis for this in the Torah or Talmud, it has been universally accepted as a halachic requirement. Do the scales of swordfish satisfy this requirement?
Swordfish scales are attached to the lower layer of the dermis along their entire base. They are thus more comprehensively attached than are the scales of other fish such as carp. However, there are other kosher fish, such as perch, sea bass, sheepshead and grouper, which likewise have scales that are relatively strongly attached. (Note that no less an authority than the Noda B’Yehuda rated even the scales of sturgeon as being acceptable.) Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Shapira (Darchei Teshuvah 83:10-11 and especially 83:13) stresses that scales are valid even if they are attached all the way around their base, and even if they can only be detached with a utensil and with effort, and even if there is skin above them, as long as there is also skin beneath them; Aruch HaShulchan writes similarly. With swordfish, the entirety of the stratum compactum (the lower layer of the dermis) lies beneath the scale.
A contemporary practical examination of the swordfish has been conducted by Rav Shlomo Machpud of Bnei Brak, one of the most respected authorities on kashrut today, in the presence of several other kashrus experts. He wrote that he performed a careful examination and found numerous scales that were easily detachable. Rav Hershel Shechter has likewise stated in several forums that the swordfish is kosher, and attested that this was also the view of Rav Soloveitchik (although others dispute this). Rav Avraham Yosef reports that his father Rav Ovadiah Yosef permitted swordfish. The Chief Rabbi of Montreal, Rabbi Daavid Sabbah, has stated that he personally inspected juvenile swordfish in Tangiers and found easily detachable scales.
A case could perhaps still be made against swordfish as follows: that the scales described in scientific literature are too deeply embedded to be considered halachically acceptable, and that the detachable scales found by Rav Machpud and others were all the result of contamination from other fish. Still, there is certainly ample justification for those who consider the swordfish to possess acceptable scales, and who welcome a contemporary halachic ruling which confirms the longstanding tradition.
Eating Swordfish Today
To summarize: the Talmud refers to a fish called achsaphtias which is kosher even without scales, due to its having formerly possessed them; there is every reason to believe that it is referring to the xiphias, swordfish. This is all the more true for the Knesset HaGedolah, which further describes it with the common name for the swordfish and notes that it is widely consumed—there is no other fish that it could be referring to. Finally, the swordfish is indeed found to have scales, which disappear from view as it matures, and while the halachic validity of these scales might be questioned, several contemporary halachic authorities have ruled that they found acceptable scales and that the swordfish is kosher.
Consuming swordfish today, however, is challenging for the religious Jew. The reason is that it is only adult swordfish which are caught in the fishing industry, and they are enormous. Due to the impracticality of transporting and selling a thousand-pound fish to the retail market, fishmongers instead buy loins and steaks. Now, whereas the steak of a fish such as tuna can be purchased by the kosher consumer, since the scales are visible, there are no scales on an adult swordfish. So while the swordfish is kosher, the problem is how one can be sure that the chunk of fish at the
market is really from a swordfish? In fact, shark is sometimes marketed as swordfish!
In theory it is possible to identify swordfish by the unique pattern of whorls in the flesh, but there does not appear to be a rabbinic authority who is willing to rely on this. Thus, the only way to eat swordfish is to obtain the entire fish, so that one can be sure that it really is swordfish. Since a whole swordfish is rather difficult to transport and can cost well over a thousand dollars, this makes it difficult for the kosher consumer to obtain it.
Accordingly, acquiring swordfish for the Feast of Legends from the Sea at the Biblical Museum of Natural History posed quite a challenge. To make things even more difficult, swordfish have been overfished in the Mediterranean and are now much less commonly found. It took months of calling various fishermen until we finally struck gold, with a fisherman based out of Ashdod who had caught a swordfish around six feet long. The price: three thousand shekels! Then there was the difficult of finding a walk-in freezer big enough to store it. But all this effort was worth it,
for this special experience in halachic history.
Talmud, Chullin 66b and Tosefta Chullin 3:27.
See Samuel Krauss, Griechische und Lateinische Lehnwörter in Talmud, Midrasch und Targum (1899) vol. II p. 49 and 294.
Giovanni Bearzi, Elena Politi, Stefano Agazzi, & Arianna Azzellino, “Prey depletion caused by overfishing and the decline of marine megafauna in the eastern Ionian Sea coastal waters (central
Mediterranean),” Biological Conservation 127 (2006) pp. 373-382.
Thomas Potthoff and Sharon Kelley, “Development of the vertebral column, fins and fin supports, branchiostegal rays, and squamation in the swordfish, Xiphias gladius,” US Fishery Bulletin 80 (1982) pp. 161-186; G.F. Arata Jr., “A contribution to the life history of the swordfish, Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, from the South Atlantic coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico,” Bulletin of Marine Science 4:3 (1954) pp. 183-243.
J. J. Govoni, M. A. West, D. Zivotofsky, A. Z. Zivotofsky, P. R. Bowser, and B. B. Collette, “Ontogeny of Squamation in Swordfish, Xiphias gladius,” Copeia, 2004(2):391-396.
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Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo. Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on 2015-02-16 UTC
Playing mini-Shogi with western equipment
I now have developed a convenient way to play mini-Shogi 'over the board', using western Chess and Checkers equipment. I represent the pieces as follows:
• King: King
• Gold: Pawn fixed on top of two stacked Checkers (e.g. with double-sided tape)
• Silver: Pawn fixed on top of a single Checker
• Bishop: Bishop
• Rook: Rook
• Dragon: Rook on Checker
• Horse: Bishop on Checker
• Pawn: Pawn
All pieces (except King) are present twice for each color, so you use an entire Chess set except for the Queens, Knights and two Pawns of each color. Six of the Checkers of each color are fixed 'permanently' to Pawns.
Each player has (on his side of the board) two sets of pieces: the 'hand' with pieces of his own color, and the 'stock' with pieces of the opponent's color. Initially all pieces not needed to set up the initial position go into their respective stock.
When a piece is captured, it goes into the stock of its color (controlled by the player that captures it), and the opponent gives the player that made the move an identical piece (of opposite color) from the stock, to go to his hand for dropping. The captured piece is stripped from any Checkers that are not fixed to it: the Checkers go onto a heap next to the board, so both players can grab one of those of either color, when they promote a piece.
To promote a piece, you slip a Checker (from the heap) underneath it. Bishops turn into Horses, Rooks into Dragons that way. A Silver, which already is a Pawn on a Checker (of the same color) turns into a Gold (which already had two Checkers of the same color). To keep the difference visible, you could slip a Checker of the opposite color underneath the Silver. To promote a Pawn, you put it on top of two loose Checkers, so that it also takes the shape of a Gold. To keep it uniquely recognizable as a promoted Pawn, you can take both Checkers of the opposite color as the Pawn. Perhaps it would be good for consistency (and visibility) to always use Checkers of opposite color to promote a piece (so also in the case of Bishop and Rook).
The same system can be used to play Judkins Shogi. The only imperfection there is that a promoted Knight, represented by a Knight on a Checker, now does not look the same as a Gold, while it does move like one.
H. G. Muller wrote on 2013-12-16 UTC
Well, I am not the author of Nebiyu, so this is hard to answer for me. From inspecting the alien.ini file I get a fair impression of how it is used: there is a section where you can define piece types and their moves. And there is a section where you can define games by specifying which of the defined pieces participates in them, how they promote, what the initial setup and board size is, etc. I have never tried to define a game there from scratch myself, however. I quickly looked up the rules of Tori Shogi, and it seems it should be possible to play this under WinBoard as variant shogi with modified board size and pieceToCharTable. Only 6 different piece types can be in the hand, and this does not exceed the number of board ranks. (This would be a problem in Wa with drops.) You would have to make a WinBoard settings file tori.ini similar to mini.ini in the mini-Shogi package, to configure WinBoard for Tori Shogi. Obviously you would have to change the board size specs to 7x7, with holdings for 6. The tricky thing is always the /pieceToCharTable; here you would have to define which WinBoard symbols you would want to use for the various Tori pieces, and what one-letter ID to assign to them. Those that can promote should be in the first eleven, and 11 places later a + should be defined to indicate it can promote. For non-promoting pieces you could use any of the 22. WinBoard won't have pieces that would move as irregularly as some Tori pieces; therefore you would always have to switch legality testing off. WinBoard has independent definition of how pieces move in Shogi and in all other variants, but in Shogi currently no move is defined at all for piece types that are not occurring in Sho Shogi. Perhaps in a future WinBoard version I should define some of these as having the moves of Tori pieces! People can always define external bitmaps for them.
Ed wrote on 2013-12-14 UTC
Pardon, please. I only prove my dimness. I think I should have written alien.ini of Nebiyu.
Ed wrote on 2013-12-14 UTCExcellent ★★★★★
Dear Dr. Muller, Thank you for preparing these Winboard shogi modules. I wonder, do you think that it is possible to add tori shogi to one of them? I have been trying to figure out how to modify the alien.ini of Nubati engine on the hopes of trying this game via WinBoard, but, as with my attempt to do the same thing with hiashatar, my very dim knowledge is a great obstacle. I have very much enjoyed HaChu, I should write, too. Best wishes!
H. G. Muller wrote on 2013-12-14 UTC
I now collected all free engines that could play mini-Shogi using a standard protocol in a single software package (for MS Windows), bundled with WinBoard as Graphical User Interface. Installing it would create a menu group in the Windows Start menu, containing items to start WinBoard for mini-Shogi, and for (6x6) Judkins Shogi (both with western or oriental piece representation).
Starting WinBoard this way for mini-Shogi allows you to select from 7 different engines of widely varying strength. You could use these to play agains, analyze your own games, or have any two of them play against each other. Included are the engines Shokidoki, Nebiyu, TJshogi5x5, Lima, Deep Nikita and GNU minishogi, while a download link is provided for Petit Shogi. Only Shokidoki, Nebiyu and Petit Shogi can play Judkins Shogi.
The package can be downloaded from
H. G. Muller wrote on 2013-08-28 UTC
The latest version of Shokidoki managed to win gold medal in the ICGA Computer Olympiad 2013 in Yokohama, with a perfect score (7 out of 7). The program 1/128 Rigan, which dominated the computer mini-Shogi scene for the past few years, obtained the silver medal. The version of Shokidoki that played in Yokohama can be downloaded from .
John Lawson wrote on 2012-05-19 UTC
Minishogi has not been the smallest shogi for quite a few years. It would be hard to surpass Bushi Shogi.
H. G. Muller wrote on 2012-05-19 UTC
Note that the statement that this is the smallest Shogi variant is no longer true: A variant on 3x4, called Dobutsu Shogi, is currently getting very popular. It involves 4 pieces: (Shogi)Pawn, Wazir, Ferz and King, where the first three promote to Gold on the last rank, and there is an additional win condition for the King reaching that rank. The array is wkf/1p1/1P1/FKW.
Alan Baljeu wrote on 2011-05-20 UTCGood ★★★★
It's simple and quick, yet interesting to play.
H. G. Muller wrote on 2010-10-07 UTC
I made available my engine to play mini-Shogi, which won the silver medal in the 5x5 Shogi tournament at the ICGA Computer Games Olympiad in Kanzawa, Japan. It also can play regular Shogi, but there are stronger engines available for that. It can be downloaded from .
Daniil Frolov wrote on 2010-05-15 UTC
Ignoring promotion, is bishop stronger than generals or weaker than generals? Good game, can be played with equipment for european chess+checkers.
Tenjiku wrote on 2010-04-01 UTC
Hi, I tried your game. Here is my game : 1.S-2d S-4b 2.B-3d G-2b 3.G-4d B-3b 4.K-4e K-2a 5.K-5e K-1a Black offers Draw and White accepts. Can it be played differently ?
M Man wrote on 2005-05-09 UTCGood ★★★★
Does anyone know if there's a handicap system for this variant?
Anonymous wrote on 2002-10-08 UTCExcellent ★★★★★
where i can play inigoshi in line? [email protected]
i dont write english well , but i just want tell you i am aorprending(?)for this very good game and your presentation! congratulations! cueation: this game really exist in Japan or is an invention your? bye, good luck. my mail: [email protected]
Harry Bernese wrote on 2002-06-27 UTCExcellent ★★★★★
I think that this page is great if you are interested in Minishogi.
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...rd-Bluetooth-5-Bluetooth-low-power-consumption/[log ind for at se URL] Note that you do not need to code anything I only need help to upload it to the board. I think it needs a bootloader and softdevice, but I do not know how to upload it. If this project goes fine, I hope to give you several other bigger projects. Please confirm the price over chat before
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I need deploy an watchdog be able retrival of the Reset Cause register...retrival of the Reset Cause register (MCUSR) of the AVR. Normally, MCUSR itself is destroyed by the use of a bootloader. Currently I already deployed several watchdog sample, but after reset, my PCB don't inittialize and is required do burn bootloader again. I am using mega2560.
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Hello, I have the NRF52 board on the link bellow and I want to load a small code. But I have not idea how to do it (I think we need to load bootloader and softdevice first, but I dont know how). Can you help me on how to load code to the board? [log ind for at se URL]
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...migration the custom OS doesnt start. Since the Linode is booting, then turning off seconds later, it leads be to believe that Linode does not have a properly configured bootloader. The best may be to resolve it is create a new RouterOS image, boot from it, and then mount the old image to the configuration that is working. *** DO NOT MESSAGE IF:
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We are looking for a person located in Germany that has experience in developing, configuring and working with WinCE firmware components like drivers, bootloader, registry, packages and build system. The project is about a well established and successful product that needs new features and bugfixes for its firmware ecosystem, mainly based on WinCE7
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We want a bootloader that uses Asynchronous encryption to load a Private Key signed DFU over USB. So the sequence will be as follows. A binary file on a PC is encrypted using a Private Key to create a DFU The DFU will be loaded on the MCU and decrypted using Public Key. (Probably using the STM example DFU tool) The Bootloader is re-flashed with the
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...such as PaX, role-based access management, grsecurity (if any are freely available), enforce strict application sandboxing and other 2. hardenen chroot and secure grub and bootloader 3. enable full-disk encryption with LUKS or other tools 4. enforce clear non-executable zones or partitions on the file system 5. harden firewall to absolute minimum for
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I have a product which was using PIC24 controller and now I have designed a hardware for STM controller with almost similar interfaces. I want someone to port the code for STM controller and check the working on new hardware design The code is written in C and developer who has done says it can ported easily Need to have STM development kit so you can simply attach the same with old hardware an...
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1. Current design is using RPI3 with connectivity to Ethernet, wifi, MBUS, LORA, WIfi and BT. 2. New design with microchip SOM module needs the same RPI3 form factor so it fits in our enclosure with the following interfaces Lora Module Ethernet Interface UART (3) SPI 1G Onboard flash Micro USB USB 5V Power input ( regulated 3.3 V power to Lora module)
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Hello, we want you to make the follow works Using PIC18 Make a code ready to send an string to a http server trought POST method, you will take care about all (initializing sim7500, set apn, whatever needed to send) Make a code to get GPS coordinates and speed (PARSED FROM NMEA) from SIM7500 , you will take care of all about to get it, (power on
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...[log ind for at se URL] HT68FB560 bootloader can be burned using the e-Writer Pro as seen here: [log ind for at se URL] e-Writer software can be found here: [log ind for at se URL] Firmware can be uploaded to chip through USB connection after bootloader is burned. With this information you should be able
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This is a custom-build PCB board that is Arduino-compatible and has SAMD21G18 MCU w...PCB board that is Arduino-compatible and has SAMD21G18 MCU with another wireless IoT chip. Requirements are to make the Arduino IDE work with the board, modify the Arduino bootloader, and build other drivers for the SAMD21G18 MCU to program the wireless IoT chipset.
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Need PCB layout designer to integrate a microchip based board design into our project.
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I need you to develop some software for me. I would like this software to be developed using C or C++. make pic18lf45k50 or any other pic18 (whatever you have to hand) appear as a mass storage device. write files to the pic internal flash. use the MLA examples for guidance. i cannot work out how to write to a file. the majority od the work is done
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...project is to write a specialized serial bootloader for a Microchip 24JF1024GB606 microcontroller running in dual partition mode. The bootloader will work in the main loop, receiving data in chunks ranging in size from 15 to 150 bytes, writing them into the inactive memory partition. It is important that the bootloader be driven solely from within the main
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...that press the button. we want to use a Microchip WiFi Dev PCB and laptop. You will need to create firmware for the dev PCB and a small app for a laptop to communicate with the WiFi Dev PCB. The WiFi Dev PCB has a web server already to manage the WiFi setting, it would need some cleanup ( just removing MicroChip logos and app notes etc. and add some client
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...of this logo while retaining the style. The semiconductor must be simplified while retaining most of the same features. The company is making medicine in a semiconductor microchip. The logo is already well recognized and the modifications need to be made only to make it more visually appealing and easier to remember. The text part needs to go
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I require an LCD display library for text and graphics written in C for Microchip PIC microcontrollers using the XC8 compiler and MPLABX environment. This could be a port of the Arduino LCD library 'U8g2'. See ttps://[log ind for at se URL] There are details on how to port to other microcontroller platforms. See [log ind for at se URL]
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Auto-instrumentation properties for multidex apps
There is a limit to the number of referenced methods in a given .dex file. The specification limit for this number is 65,536. Android refers to this limit as the 64K reference limit.
Android introduced the ART runtime with Android 5.0, which natively supports multi-dex applications. For platforms prior to Android 5.0, Android uses the Davlik runtime, which only supports single-dex applications. The multidex support library lets you use additional .dex files after the MultiDex.install() task completes. Therefore all classes loaded upon app startup must be part of the primary .dex file (classes.dex).
Because auto-instrumentation inserts the Mobile OneAgent start-up routine into the application start procedure, the Mobile OneAgent code must be part of the primary .dex file. Auto-instrumentation moves some classes from the primary .dex file into another .dex file if there isn't enough space in the primary .dex file. For most applications, the default settings should work, but for some apps you must fine-tune the settings.
Auto-instrumentation analyzes class dependencies based on the byte code of the application start procedure. If you hide your dependencies, for example with reflection, auto-instrumentation can't detect all your application start dependencies. If you use the properties multiDexKeepFile and/or multiDexKeepProguard from the Android Gradle plugin, you must inform the auto-instrumentation script about the specified classes. In this case, it's recommended using the auto-instrumentation property DTXMultiDexKeepFile, as shown in the next section.
You should test the application start on a device with Android 4.4 or lower. If the application crashes with a java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError, then you have to add the missing class to the corresponding auto-instrumentation properties.
Fine-tune the multidex preparation step
The following properties fine-tune auto-instrumentation for mutlidex applications.
• Use the DTXPrimaryDexLimit and DTXSecondaryDexLimit properties to configure the limit of referenced methods for the primary and the secondary .dex files.
• Use the DTXMultiDexKeep and DTXMultiDexKeepFile properties to configure the internal main dex list from auto-instrumentation.
The instrumentation step increases the number of referenced methods (depending on your implementation) and fails if the number of referenced methods exceeds the 64K limit. Auto-instrumentation also adds the Mobile OneAgent code into the primary .dex file. For every .dex file, the number of referenced methods is analyzed and adapted before the instrumentation step. Auto-instrumentation adapts the number of referenced methods by moving a precalculated number of classes from the .dex file to another .dex file. Use the DTXPrimaryDexLimit and DTXSecondaryDexLimit properties to configure the final limit of referenced methods for this step. Use the DTXPrimaryDexLimit property to set the limit for the primary .dex file (classes.dex) and the DTXSecondaryDexLimit property sets the limit for the secondary .dex files, such as classes2.dex.
Currently, auto-instrumentation can't calculate the number of added methods and therefore uses default values for the limits. The default value for DTXPrimaryDexLimit is around 62K and for DTXSecondaryDexLimit the value is nearly 64K. This configuration should fit most applications and keep changes to a minimum. If auto-instrumentation fails for your application, you must update these two properties.
For the primary .dex file, auto-instrumentation generates an internal main dex list and doesn't move the classes to another .dex file. If you use the Android Gradle plugin to build you APK file, it's recommended that you use the DTXMultiDexKeepFile property to synchronize the internal main dex list from the Dynatrace Gradle plugin with the Android Gradle plugin. The Android Gradle plugin generates a maindexlist.txt file for every build variant and updates this file automatically, when you rebuild your application. This file contains a list of classes, which have to be part of the primary .dex file. You should specify this file with the DTXMultiDexKeepFile property. For example:
You can also specify your own class list in a file, to be part of the primary .dex file. Only one class per line is accepted. The class name must end with the .class suffix. Separate the package parts with a slash (for example com/example/Foo.class). You can only specify one file for the DTXMultiDexKeepFile property. The auto-instrumentor does not analyze the specified classes' dependecies. You must track them manually.
Use the DTXMultiDexKeep property if you don't want to track dependencies manually. The auto-instrumentor analyzes the specified classes and keeps these classes with their dependencies in the primary .dex file. Use the DTXMultiDexKeep to create a list of packages and classes. For example:
DTXMultiDexKeep=com.example.*, com.example2.Foo
This property is very useful when resolving a java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError message on application start-up for an Android 4.x device. Add the classes (mentioned in the error message) to the DTXMultiDexKeep property. Auto-instrumentation detects the dependencies of the specified class..
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Engineering Questions Heat Transfer Miscellaneous Process Design
How to calculate LMTD when the formula fails?
Calculate log mean temperature difference for the following shell and tube heat exchanger with counter-current flow.
Hot fluid in temperature TH1 = 100 0C
Hot fluid out temperature TH2 = 80 0C
Cold fluid out temperature TC2 = 50 0C
Cold fluid in temperature TC1 = 30 0C
As per the definition and equation for Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD),
LMTD = (TH1-TC2 – (TH2-TC1 / log ( (TH1-TC1) / (TH2-TC2) ).. (for counter-current flow)
= (100-50) – (80-30) / log (50/50)
= 0 /0 → Indeterminate!!?
When you are working on online engineering degrees this is sometimes the kind of question you may have. Here is the solution.
Answer and Explanation
Plainly using the LMTD formula is clearly misleading in this case. It can be observed that the temperature difference between hot and old media is 50 0C at both ends of the exchanger. Following figure for temperature profile of the counter-current flow, suggests that the temperature difference is always constant and equal to 50 0C. Hence the mean temperature difference should also be equal to 50 0C and clearly is not indeterminate.
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"'Nother one," Ron called down. Sonata stood at the base of the tree, holding up a wooden bucket. Ron, clinging to the trunk of the tree, dropped a ripe apple into the bucket. He climbed around to the other side of the tree and picked another apple. "'Nother one."
At the neighboring tree, Kim leapt straight up, caught a branch with her fingertips, flipped up, and snatched two apples off the branch above her. She dropped down, put them in a bucket on the ground, then jumped up into the tree again.
"'Nother one..."
"How're y'all comin' along?" Applejack asked.
"I've already cleared two trees," Kim said. "Not bad for an hour's work."
"We're still on this tree," Ron said. "I can only pick one at a time since, you know, gotta hang on for dear life here..."
Applejack rolled her eyes. "Well, so long as y'all're makin' headway." She scratched her head. "C'mon down outta there, rest up a sec."
Kim dropped to the ground, while Ron climbed down. Ron was dripping sweat; Kim had a faint sheen of sweat on her brow, but seemed largely unfazed by the high-intensity apple picking.
"Good...a break'd be nice..."
"Well, a break of sorts," Applejack said. "Y'all can pick up mah drops." She walked over to another, sturdy-looking tree, examining it critically. With a nod, she took a step back, then turned and delivered a swift spinning kick to the trunk of the tree.
Fifty apples dropped to the ground.
Ron's jaw dropped.
Kim stared. "Whoa."
Applejack grinned, buffing her nails on her shirt as she leaned against the tree. "You just gotta have th' right touch," she said.
"Remind me never to tick you off," Kim said as she grabbed a bucket and started picking up apples. Ron and Sonata followed suit, while Applejack walked over to another tree and kicked it, unburdening it of its load.
"HOW?" Ron wondered. "Who the heck just...just kicks a tree and makes all the fruit fall out?"
After dropping the apples from five trees, Applejack grabbed a bucket and helped the others pick up the precious fruit.
"So uhh...nice trick," Kim said. "How do you do that?"
Applejack shrugged. "Just somethin' Ah learned from my Pa an' Big Mac." She smirked. "How do you do all that jumpin' an' flippin'?"
"Years of cheerleading and saving the world from evil," Kim said.
Applejack looked around at the full buckets of apples surrounding them. "Welp, let's haul these out t' th' storehouse."
Carrying two buckets each, the teens walked across the farm to the low stone storehouse. Applejack pulled the door open with a foot, then led the others inside. The cavernous building was filled with barrels, some partially full, some overfull, all sorted by type. They set their baskets on a large work table at the back of the room. "Alright, let's see..." Applejack cast a critical eye over the buckets. "We've got Red Delicious, Granny Smith, an' Fuji here..." She sorted the buckets into three groups. She looked around the room, then quickly carried buckets over to barrels and began dumping them in, except for the last bucket; she motioned for the others to follow her as she carried this bucket to the farmhouse. Along the side wall of the house was a free-standing water spigot, with a wooden crossbar hammered into the ground next to it that had a couple of towels hanging from it. She turned on the water, then washed and polished three apples, handing one each to Kim, Ron, and Sonata, before taking one for herself. "Y'all more than earned a snack break," she said.
"Thanks," Kim said, biting into the apple. Juice dripped down her chin. "Oh. Oh, this is good."
"Sooo juuuuuicy," Sonata murmured, eyes rolling back in her head as she savored the fruit.
"Mmm...now that is a good apple. And you know it's true because I don't usually eat fruit," Ron said.
"It's true, he doesn't," Kim said, smirking and rolling her eyes. She looked around the farm. "So it's really just you and your brother taking care of all of this?" she asked.
"And you both go to school?"
"And you find time to be in a band?"
Kim blinked. "Wow. And I thought I had a busy life."
A faint music could be heard from Applejack's pocket. She reached in and pulled out her phone, glancing at the screen. "Oh hey, it's Sunset Shimmer!" She held the phone up to hear ear. "Howdy, Sunset! Ah thought y'all'd still be in that movie...oh? Aww, that's a shame. Yeah. Well, listen, can you come out t' th' farm? Ah got a couple people here that need some help, an' you're th' one that can help 'em. Ah hope." She listened for a minute. "Well, they're kinda...far from home, if'n y' know whut Ah mean. ...no, it ain't that simple. Better come 'round an' let them explain. Thanks." She put her phone away. "Okay y'all...Sunset Shimmer's comin' 'round fer supper. Y'all can tell her everything, an' she'll know whut t' do. Ah hope."
"Thanks, Applejack," Kim said. "We really appreciate it."
"Shucks, it ain't nothin'," Applejack said. She finished off her apple and tossed the core back into the bucket. "Welp...meantime, let's git back t' work."
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On Friday, oil hit a new high. I saw regular gasoline at one of my local gas stations hit $3.83 per gallon; it's galloping toward $4.
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You've probably heard many experts yak that the negativity about today's economic climate is overdone and that when you look at some of the data, that things aren't that bad. I think those sentiments sound like ivory-tower yammerings, and much of the data is indeed fairly disconnected from reality, as with the "core" CPI. Sure, maybe things aren't that bad for people who have plenty of cash. But it's easy to forget about the plight of those who have lighter bank accounts than we do, and I suspect that many pundits simply aren't plugged in to the reality around them.
Time for a reality check
A good investor doesn't put his or her head in the sand or try to put a spin on reality. I look around, and I see ominous signs of change. In my neighborhood, I've noticed increasing numbers of people walking with bags of groceries. The public buses lurch to a halt at every stop to pick up and drop off groups of passengers. When I was in a drugstore the other day, a lady joked about how she's willing to scramble for any penny that someone drops "these days." Yep, "these days" are not so good for many people.
As negative as I sound, I consider myself a short-term bear and a long-term bull. I know, a strange chimeric beast, but follow me. These are tough times, yes, but they won't last forever. Right now, we're just going through a correction after an asset bubble that needed to pop. Many, many people up to this point were operating on some pretty awful suppositions, such as assuming that home values could never decrease, that it made sense to buy well above your means, and that burgeoning debt was OK because everybody was doing it -- even the government. Everything would all work out, somehow, magically.
That "magic" has become plain old bad mojo, and although things are definitely "working out," they're not doing so in the way many people had hoped.
Question authority
Look around you, and keep your eyes open, but don't underestimate your ability to outdo the so-called experts. You, Fool, are keyed into reality. Then think of that adage about how cooler heads prevail. If you have the means to invest, search for solid companies with little debt and a bright future despite the short-term macroeconomic problems. Some stocks have been knocked down to crazy lows, in large part because of the recent macro problems; some people are scared and selling their stocks just because the short term is rough.
Think carefully, though. For example, will people really ditch Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) forever? Is Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) relentless drive for innovation and design going to fail over the long haul? Is it very likely that people will all stop buying Garmin's (NASDAQ:GRMN) GPS devices? A friend of mine noted that getting hopelessly lost or stuck in traffic can be a really good way to guzzle gas, and that's a precious commodity right now.
You should also consider the stocks that are doing well despite (or even sometimes because of) the difficult economic climate. Those who invest wisely in quality stocks now, despite the tough times, should come out with a stellar portfolio for the long term.
Isn't McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) a quick and cheap source of breakfast, lunch, or dinner? How about Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN), which, so far, seems to be saying, "What consumer slowdown?" Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) treaded water for a couple of years, but after having worked hard to fix its image, it appears to be back in its sweet spot.
Think of the future
I see no reason to paint an overly optimistic picture of the economy. The pain is real, and pretending that it isn't seems silly and naive. However, this is also an opportunity to hone our skills in financial prudence, contemplate what factors brought us to these times, and open our minds to innovative ways to make the future better -- not to mention far more sustainable than the folly of short-term thinking that has brought us to this point.
Things will get better. Good and bad economic times are cyclical, and history tells us that bad times don't last forever. Let's just hope that we come out of this situation wiser and much more fiscally solid, with common sense becoming the "in" thing.
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Timeless Wisdom
Practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
By Derek Kolleeny
Leading up to the Westchester Buddhist Center’s sixth annual retreat at the Garrison Institute on February 16-23, 2018, Derek Kolleeny discusses the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. This is part one of a two-part series.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (FFM) are a system of contemplation presented by Siddhartha Gautama—known more commonly as the Buddha Shakyamuni—to his students in the year 500 BCE (or thereabouts). FFM are domains or objects towards which one applies mindfulness. Traditionally, the four domains are body, feelings, mind, and dharmas (meaning, in this case, the core teachings of the Buddha, rather than all phenomena, as it is sometimes used). This system was presented in three sutras that contain similar, though slightly different, versions of the same scheme. The most common text associated with FFM is the Satipatthana Sutta. (Sutta is the Pali term, while sutra is the Sanskrit term; since the latter is more common I will use sutra when referring to this text.)
Notably, in this sutra, the Buddha clearly states that FFM is the one and only way to achieve liberation. That statement certainly caught my attention when I first read it some forty years ago! However, while there are numerous books on this sutra and the system of meditation presented in it, there is little discussion of how one can realistically practice it.
The purpose of the FFM system is the achievement of enlightenment through active engagement in the Four Noble Truths—that is, to thoroughly recognize suffering, to understand its causation, to taste its cessation, and to show one the efficacy of the path such that one sets out upon it. The strategy for accomplishing this is to reverse one’s fixation upon what are traditionally called the four wrong views: 1) that the body is pure (in the sense of being something divine); 2) that feelings are the home of bliss or genuine happiness; 3) that the mind is unchanging and a stable, reliable reference point; and 4) that dharmas—the phenomena we experience moment by moment—are real and exist as they appear, especially the self.
In support of the strategy to correct these wrong views, the development of three specific qualities of mind are essential: 1) ardency (or intensity), 2) clear comprehension (bare knowing or awareness) and 3) mindfulness (focused attention). One accomplishes this reversal by objectively contemplating one’s being with the lucidity achieved through mindfulness practice.
However, when we look at the actual sutra, within these four domains, the Buddha presents literally dozens of possible objects upon which to focus in support of this purpose. When explaining how to contemplate the body, the Buddha presents no less than seven groups of objects of contemplation, each of which has a number of subcomponents, altogether totaling perhaps some 50 or more objects. While the objects of contemplation of feelings and mind—the second and third foundations of mindfulness—are simpler than the body, the fourth foundation, dharmas, is equally complex as consists of numerous multi-part categories for contemplation.
Given this situation, the obvious question is, how does one actually practice the development of the FFM? How is this practice done today and how does that compare to what is presented in the actual Satipatthana Sutta?
It seems to me that most teachers and students today practice the FFM through the practice of only three of those many objects: 1) mindfulness of the breath (as short, long, in/out, and so on), 2) mindfulness of body posture in the form of detailed scanning of the body, and 3) the application of clear comprehension to whatever one is doing (i.e. present-oriented awareness). Usually the former is done in formal sitting practice and the latter during the rest of the day, but sometimes the latter is the main practice. As far as I know, very few practitioners actually practice mindfulness with more than these objects.
Although this is not spoken about much, but rather implied, it seems that the other three of the four foundations (feelings, mind, and dharmas) are incorporated into the practice of mindfulness of the body using the breath. The idea behind this seems to be that one organically ends up including them as one’s practice deepens. That is, as one practices mindfulness of breathing, gradually one’s practice expands such that whatever feelings, mental states, and dharmas one experiences are met with mindfulness and clear comprehension, so they are not done necessarily as separate practices.
As one progresses in the practice, the exclusive focus on the breath—as a coarse physical experience or object of the mind—diminishes and one expands one’s meditation naturally from the breath to one’s sensory awareness capabilities, to the emotions, and then to the experience of mind and its contents. As one settles body, speech, and mind through the practice of contemplating the breath, the breath as the main object decreases and one gradually expands one’s focus to include everything experienced.
So even though we say that the FFM are the key practice of Buddhism, I don’t know of any traditions, teachers, or communities today that practice all four in the way that the Buddha explained them. Their practice is accessed through the medium of the breath as the primary object and, secondarily, mindfulness and awareness of whatever is happening. There is no overt, specific effort to practice the many subdivisions of mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, or dharmas; rather, they unfold organically.
In part two of this series, I will explore the unique presentation FFM as they were taught by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Derek Kolleeny became a student of Trungpa Rinpoche in 1976. He earned a B.A. in Buddhism from Harvard College and teaches at the Westchester Buddhist Center and Rime Shedra NYC.
One comment on “Practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness”
1. Casa Maitri - Corina Mindfulness says:
Very interesting ffm from the modern point of view
Please send me the part 2 of the essay
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Learning With Star Trek – Where No One Has Gone Before
Are you a Star Trek fan, or do you have one on your hands? We love watching the various TV series and movies (although some are better than others) and learning with Star Trek. This is a great time to add Star Trek to your geek schooling day, since the series has rebooted into new movies over the past several years. Here are all sorts of ways for turning a love of Star Trek into a learning experience. Pull some of them together for a unit study, or pepper your curriculum with Star Trek viewings and activities. (Please note that many of these books and episode suggestions are more suitable for middle school or high school students – use your own discretion).
• NASA Scientist and consultant on the Star Trek films, delves into the science of Star Trek in Star Trek: Science Logs.
• Want to delve deeply into the physics of the Star Trek universe and the real world of physics? Check out a great book, The Physics of Star Trek.
• Are you studying biology in your homeschool? Include the book, To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek, written by a Harvard neurologist, in your studies. The author also wrote an epilogue to her book on her blog when the 2009 movie came out that is worth reading.
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Episodes & Movies
To explore environmental science in the Star Trek universe, view:
• Star Trek: TNG Season 5, Episode 25 “The Inner Light”, a fantastic episode where Picard experiences a lifetime first-hand on a now long-dead planet with a dying sun.
• Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country. The Enterprise has to travel back in time to when humpback whales were not extinct, so they can save their present from destruction due to a mysterious probe.
To explore Genetic engineering in the Star Trek universe (and the resulting ethical dilemmas):
• In Star Trek: TOS, Season 1, Episode 22, “Space Seed”, the crew come across Khan, a genetically engineered world conqueror and his compatriots from Earth’s past.
• In Star Trek: DS9, it is revealed that Dr. Bashir is genetically engineered himself in Season 5, Episode 16, “Dr Bashir, I Presume” and he later works with some genetically engineered misfits in Season 6, Episode 9 “Statistical Probabilities”.
• In Star Trek: TNG, Season 2, Episode 18 “Up the Long Ladder” DNA is forcibly taken from members of the crew so clones can be created by a dying community of cloned people. And in Season 2, Episode 7 “Unnatural Selection”, genetically engineered children cause those in contact with them to rapidly age and die.
Foreign Language
You can’t get more foreign than an out of this world language. Klingon is a fully formed language and many people across the world have learned to speak it fluently.
Many Star Trek episodes and movies cover various periods of history and historical characters. Here are some fun ones to watch in your homeschool:
Ancient Greece
Star Trek: The Original Series has Ancient Greek content:
• Season 2, Episode 2 “Who Mourns for Adonais?” – a powerful being claims to be the Greek god Apollo and demands worship.
• Season 3, Episode 10 “Plato’s Stepchildren” – the Enterprise meets people who have adopted classical Greek culture and call themselves “Platonions” in honour of Ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
Ancient Rome
In Star Trek: The Original Series, the Enterprise crew encounters a planet that looks a lot like Ancient Rome in Season 2, Episode 25 “Bread and Circuses”.
Leonardo da Vinci
In Star Trek: Voyager, Janeway’s da Vinci holodeck program is featured on Season 4, Episode 11: “Concerning Flight”.
The Old West
Star Trek: TOS Season 3, Episode 11, “Spectre of the Gun,” includes a recreation of the historic 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral.
The 1920s & 30s
The 20s and 30s in Star Trek: The Original series:
• Journey to the 1920s in Season 2, Episode 17, “A Piece of the Action,” as the Enterprise encounters a planet full of 1920s gangsters.
• The Season 1, Episode 28, “The City on the Edge of Forever” is set in the 1930s and covers the pacifism movement.
Amelia Earhart
In Star Trek Voyager’s Season 2, Episode 1 “The 37’s,” the crew of Voyager finds Amelia Earhart on a distant planet.
The 1950s/60s
• Star Trek: TNG’s Season 4, Episode 21 “The Drumhead” is a fantastic episode to watch when studying 1950’s McCarthyism, as a “witch hunt” occurs on the Enterprise.
• Star Trek: DS9’s, Season 6, Episode 13 is set in the 1950s. It portrays Sisko as a 1950s Science Fiction writer.
• Studying the 1950-60s civil rights movement? Check out Star Trek: TNG Season 2, Episode “The Measure of a Man,” involving Data’s trial for civil rights.
Literary works and figures abound in the Star Trek universe.
Shakespearean quotes are plentiful in the Star Trek universe, which makes learning with Star Trek easy. Here are some episodes to watch which feature the Bard while you’re studying Shakespeare.
• Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1 Episode 13, “Conscience of the King” – features a travelling group of Shakespearean actors
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Shakespeare is copiously quoted throughout the movie, especially by Klingons
Star Trek: The Next Generation:
• Season 3, Episode 10, “The Defector” – Data as Henry V
• Season 6, Episode 1, “Part 2: Time’s Arrow” – The crew practises A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Season 7, Episode 23, “Emergence” – Data as Prospero in The Tempest
If you want to look at every single reference to Shakespeare ever in the Star Trek universe, Bardfilm is the website to visit!
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes
Data has a fascination with the character of Sherlock Holmes. There are two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation which deal heavily with Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters:
• Season 2, Episode 3, “Elementary, Dear Data”
• Season 6, Episode 12, “Ship in a Bottle”
Mark Twain
Data and company travel to late 18th century earth and meet Mark Twain, author of Huckleberry Finn in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 5, Episode 26, “Time’s Arrow Part 1” and Season 6, Episode 1, “Time’s Arrow Part 2.” Why not watch as part of your studies of Mark Twain’s works?
The Legend of Robin Hood
A fun episode to watch after reading about the legend of Robin Hood. The all powerful character “Q” sends the crew of the Enterprise to Sherwood Forest in Season 4, Episode 20, “Qpid.”
Les Miserables
Sisko is seen as Javert by a character who sees himself as Valjean from Les Miserables in Season 5, Episode 13, “For the Uniform.”
Star Trek: Voyager’s Season 1, Episode 11 “Heroes and Demons” features a Beowulf holonovel.
J.J. Abrams, Director of the 2009 Star Trek movie, says the architecture in his movie was inspired by Finnish-American designer Eero Saarinen. Why not watch the movie and then explore Saarinen’s architecture?
The Star Trek universe dealt with many moral and philosophical issues, right from the beginning. To discuss the topics of euthanasia and suicide, watch these two episodes from Star Trek: TNG:
• Season 5, Episode 16, aptly called “Ethics”. When Worf is seriously injured in an accident, he at first chooses euthanasia, and then decides to undergo experimental surgery instead.
• Season 4, Episode, “Half a Life” in which a scientist whom Luxawna Troi falls in love with is due to commit suicide according to his culture.
For a discussion on reproductive rights and the sanctity of life, watch Season 2, Episode 1, “The Child,” where Deanna decides to keep her (mystically begotten) child, despite the disapproval of her ship mates.
For a discussion on doing the right thing, watch Season 5, Episode 19, “The First Duty.” Wesley decides what to do during the resulting inquiry when his flight team experiences an accident resulting in death.
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Have you ever done some learning with Star Trek in your homeschool? Are there other Star Trek episodes you would recommend for learning? Please let me know in the comments below!
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Question on Move-in custom:-- Hi Master Lee, good morning. I'm moving in tomorrow. May I ask: I'm referring to the handbook u shared: 1. if i not bringing a charcoal stove, a piece of charcoal wrap in red paper ok as well? Do i need to keep this piece of charcoal in the house? 2. the items such as pineapple, fa gao etc, after bring in house, put at stove? When can discard if not eating? 3. if i following religious procedures from parents to burn the gold paper, these praying items to put in house before move in? As in don't bring when move in? Reply:- 1. if not bring. then no need piece of charcoal. But make sure that tomorrow the actual kitchen stove must be used. Can be boil water or cook something 2. Pineapple can anytime consume. Such as keep in the fridge and makan anytime. Fa Gao if it is new and edible, each family member just get a small bite. and can throw away. but if it does not look appertising then two or three days later throw, throw 3. Can do so. But becareful of smoke detectors around. Such things based on common sense as no bible or procedures for these
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12. You wrote: Does that mean that we should avoid stack 40, 41, 48, 49 (given their proximity to the central rubbish chute) if we are looking to purchase a 2 bedroom premium? 1. If one has the time, can read some of the information, here:- 1.1 For example: "Bcos my old hse is near rubbish chute i didn't notice. 1st timer dunno blur blur. I had a hard time selling n sold it 20k cheaper than my neighbor....." Although this belongs to a HDB upgrader, even near not next to also can affect re-sale value.. 1.2 In the above link I have given other reasons for not having a unit's main entrance door beside a rubbish bin chute at the lobby. 2. In the future, some buyers THEMSELVES and/or even potential buyers [PB] (if they do bring a Feng Shui master) along.. may ask the PB to skip such a unit or entire stacks with such a layout plan. 3. It is your entitlement to get your respective ERA representative to get the block plan with the lifts and rubbish bin(s). Else, skip this ERA rep. And demand for another one. Most of the time, the ERA rep will surely oblige. To them it's potential commission lost. 4. I remember clearly, a client who was about to book a premium unit at La Fiesta! And after I told him to check, he found out that really the the common rubbish bin is beside the unit! He managed to book another unit. Since, it is at the Option to purchase stage and he was about to hand over a cheque for the unit. 5. At PARC Esta one of my clients wanted to purchase larger units. And since they are not affected by the rubbish bin(s). He did not dig deeper into the actual location of these bins. Since they are clustered beside the central core area together within the lift area. 5.1. Thus what I am saying is do check for stacks 40, 41, 48, 49. Hopefully the units are not either beside or facing the bins. But if they do, then do think twice. A disadvantage of Tower Blocks or Point Blocks with common rubbish bin(s):- And Yes! There are no corners to begin with...
13. Hi Cecil, Does that mean that we should avoid stack 40, 41, 48, 49 (given their proximity to the central rubbish chute) if we are looking to purchase a 2 bedroom premium? A little strange that they are promoted as the premium stacks (8 units per floor vs 9 units for the rest). Has anyone asked for the detailed orientation of the lifts and bins? thanks!!
14. Hi master I am changing my tv console backing in the living room glass panel is it ok? Currently is just normal laminate ChangingFrom laminate material to glass panel Reply: Frankly this has more do to with common sense. For example, most people use 1st choice = matt finished laminates. Even if the laminate is glossly, it is not as reflective as glass surface. Thus if you have strong or spot lights, the lights may bounce from the glass panel (depending) on the rays of the light. Up to you. But suddenly, need to wear polarised spectacles.. to block from the glare, then... don't ask why Another common sense factor is that: should the TV be mounted on the wall or glass panel, how to drill holes. Or even if can drill holes, in the future change TV set. How to drill holes into glass. For example, Sony TV uses it own proprietory mounting piece. They don't know how to drill into glass to mount it.
15. Sample layout as explained above:- With full view of the sink and stove
16. Note: Li Chun was traditionally an important day for farmers in China. The farmers would pray and hope for a good plentiful & successful harvest with the arrival of spring!
17. Li Chun on 4 February 2019: Best times to deposit money if you want to ‘Prosper’ in 2019? This is a modern invention! or Fake News! FAQ: Must I visit the bank or can I do a transfer from one bank account to another? Reply: As this is Fake News, it does not matter! If one has nothing better to do; then please go queue at the bank lah! Furthermore, no logic to transfer from an account (withdrawal) = isn't this considered inauspicious, first?
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19. From the main entrance door, I can see into the internal organs of the kitchen: Master Lee, frost up or white roller blind (outside on wall or inside kitchen) is good? The idea is to mask the lower half of the kitchen so that the internal organs will not be seen from the main entrance door:- Can also be fully covered.
20. Slate is a natural stone and formed in layers. In opinion is not strong enough to take on the load of heavy vehicles.
21. In 1966, the site where today's Ascent @ 456 Balestier Road is just a road away from Shan Road where part of Tan Tock Seng Hospital was:- Today, there are a row of shop houses including Balestier Hotel acting as a buffer with Ren Ci Nurshing Home. While Tan Tock Seng Hospital is now further away approximately around 550 metres away at Ascent @ 456's 7 O'clock position:-- Otherwise, not much has changed.
22. I am trying to add some resource on the newer project: Ascent @ 456 given that it is relatively new development. As for Wilkie 80 which TOP around the year 2000, this is not a new project thus not within the terms of reference of this topic " Want a NEW condo reviewed". It is not new. It is an old project. Also in the early years few if any resources were uploaded to the internet.
23. Part 2: If part of the master bed faces the master toilet door is this also considered as "the coffin position?" Type A1 & A1a:- 1. There are two differences in opinion, here: 1.1. VIEW-POINT A:- A: Some Feng Shui Master (FSM) would automatically say that whenever a bed faces ANY DOOR, this is considered inauspicious. Some quote this "the coffin position" thing. While others don't know the actual story. As they were told that this is inauspicious. To this category of FSMs, a taboo is a taboo even they don't want to take an effort to understand why. 1.2. VIEW-POINT B:- B: Personally, it is my nature to first try see if there is any association with Common sense or not? 2. I found two considerations:- 1st consideration = Coffin position valid? 2.1 There is some logic in legs facing a bedroom door. As under symbolism, the bedroom door can lead towards the main entrance door and out of the home. 2.2. But if the partner's legs face the toilet door; one is "brought" into the toilet and usually even if a toilet has two doors, the two doors does not lead DIRECTLY towards the main entrance door. Here, one still needs to back-track into the bedroom and then brought out towards the bedroom door. 2nd consideration = Common sense? 2.4. Here, whenever we flush the toilet; water would be forced into the toilet bowl chamber and the air within this chamber would be forced out of it. Here the air may be forced linear out of the gap of the toilet bowl seat. Since the toilet bowl directly faces the bedroom door then towards the bed; this is less than ideal. Simply close the toilet door is acceptable remedy. 2.3. This is based on science. Here, if the lid of the toilet bowl is in the closed position, usually there is still a small gap where the there is always those rubber studs that is between the plastic seat on the toilet bowl that cushions it from the ceramic material of the toilet bowl. 2.4. For the above, reason, it has nothing to do with "the coffin position" but based on common sense. 2.5. Fortunately, the above illustration is an exaggeration given that the "spray" in misty red should not be too strong a force to reach the bed.
24. Part 1: Ascent @ 456 & Symbolism in Feng Shui = "The Coffin Position" 1. What is "the coffin position"? 1.1. It is where as shown, here; part of the bed face the bedroom door. And in this illustration, chances that one of the partner's legs face the bedroom door:- 2. How did this come about? 2.1. In the past and even today, when funerals are carried out in a landed home, when a family member died; the physical body in a casket is brought into the home "head first". 2.2. And when it is time to sent the decease for burial or cremation; LEGS FIRST! out of the main door/main gate of a home. 3. Thus this is how the term "Coffin position" came about. Where one should not sleep with the legs facing a bedroom door.
25. Sorry, no review on this previous development.
26. Hi Master I am intending to buy a 1+1 or 2 bedroom unit at Wilkie 80, or 2+1 bedroom unit at Ascent @ 456. What do you think of these developments?
27. Nearly all colours except Grey. The standard clay tiles is good or the maroon colour tiles. If other materials, also avoid greying tone. Grey goes with white exterior.
28. What roof colors suits to beige exterior walls. I'm in Queensland Australia Thank you
29. Cecil Lee
How to dispose off fengshui items
Frankly all these are commercial products sold in the name of Feng Shui. To feel better, can simply wrap in a newspaper and bag them. Thus to some: there is no trace of “guilt”. If me, I simply skip the newspaper bit and bag them in supermarket plastic bags or any other paper bags also can and throw them into the bin. I am really happy to hear of this. You made my day! Cheers!
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I Don't Feel x (Accepted, Connected, Loved)... What Do I Do?
Last week I shared a bit of my process for choosing my feeling words or themes each year... so this week I wanted to share how I take those words and plant them in my life. Because it's one thing to find words that resonate... it's another thing to remember that you chose them, why they matter, and what wisdom they have for your life right now.
I am a person very comfortable in the world of the "unseen"; I love talking about spirituality, ideas, and feelings. And while I think it's important to start there, and spend as much time there as you can--journaling about your word(s), making lists of how you already see that word showing up in your life, defining it in a way that excites you, and getting comfortable with owning that word--for me, the power only continues if I figure out a tangible way to take the word with me.
In other words, I can have an amazing journaling session and get excited about my word(s), only to forget them a month later, if I don't choose how to plant them. It's akin to going on a retreat and having that "mountain top experience" that stays on the mountain if I don't intentionally figure out how to bring those ah-ha's into my day-to-day life.
Unlike goals (i.e. "Lose x pounds," or "Go to x networking events each month") that can feel all deadline-y, guilt-heavy, and task-focused; our feeling words should feel inviting, hope-full, and come with a sense of ease (i.e. "I desire to feel invigorated" and "I desire to feel supported.")
Transforming Feelings into Tangible Form
So where I get excited is in figuring out how to plant that word into my life so I keep seeing it, regularly choosing to feel the hope of it, and remembering that it's guiding me this year.
It's similar to why some people get tattoos to remember someone or to recall a significant transition in their life, others do vision boards where they can see their dreams manifested, and others make altars that center them immediately in a certain feeling.
Almost all my jewelry reminds me of something that matters to me. Just touching it or seeing it can focus me immediately on what I believe matters.
I actually do quite a bit of my remembering with my jewelry. Here's a picture of my left hand right now.... every time I touch or see these things, they act like a "string around my finger" to remind me to not forget something that I've said is important to me. That thumb ring has been there ever since my divorce fourteen years ago. I remember crying as I took my wedding ring off... and my naked finger just kept serving as a reminder every time I felt for it, and it wasn't there, that I didn't feel loved. I was living in Guatemala at the time and bought a ring to put on my thumb to remind me that I loved me and God loved me and that was enough. That ring rarely comes off my hand-- and every time I feel it, play with it, and see it-- I think "I am loved." That belief has been cemented in my belief system in ways that fuel me far greater than I could have ever imagined.
That red string is from a retreat I went on in September where I realized that I was showing up with hesitation and fear in some areas of my life and I wanted, instead of fear, to show up with willingness. So now, I tug on that string and whisper "I'm willing" whenever I feel fear. I'm willing. I'm willing... to show up and stay open even though this person hurt me. I'm willing... to walk into this room of people even though I feel insecure. I'm willing... to do what's in front of me even though this project feels so overwhelming. I remind myself I'm willing and my entire body changes almost instantly to match the new message my brain is giving. (In fact, it's a spiritual truth "by beholding we become changed" that has been proven truth also by neuroscience!)
As a pastor I used to love sharing all the stories in the Bible of how people chose to remember their truths by infusing meaning into physical form. Whether it was the Israelites miraculously crossing the Jordan River and collecting dry stones from the riverbed to pile up on the other side so that they could "tell their kids about the time that God parted the river" or the story of Jesus in the upper room with his disciples saying "When you eat this bread... remember me" which has turned into the practice of the Eucharist, or Communion, we know the power of being triggered to remember.
We do this almost automatically for much of our life when we want to remember something that has happened. We take photos to remember events, we save a piece of hair from our child's first haircut, and we bake a family recipe to recall a person or a memory.
I'm inviting you to take your word and choose how you want to remember it this upcoming year. Not to remember something that has happened, but to remind yourself of what is happening--what is true for you, what is already present in you, and what is also being called out of you in more ways this year.
I'm gifting this friendship bracelet to the women in my upcoming program so that they can remember their intention for the year ahead!
In fact, I think it's so important that I am including a bracelet with the word "connected" on it that will be given to all* the women who are signing up for my 21-day virtual program on friendship this month. I picture them spending the rest of January just planting their feeling of connection, (or intimacy, acceptance, inclusion, or whatever other word resonates most deeply) as they listen to the interviews and journal for their own awareness, and then receiving that beautiful bracelet that they can wear as a reminder of the connection that they are inviting into their lives this year. I want them to touch it and see it and remember that they are pursuing the feeling of being close to others in meaningful ways. I want it to guide them to say yes even when it feels awkward, to initiate again because that's what it takes to build a friendship, and to hold hope that no matter their circumstances or personality or past experiences, they can experience more connection.
This year... I invite you to take the word you want to feel with you. Infuse it into something tangible that can remind you to feel that feeling every time you see it or touch it.
We get to choose how we feel. I don't have to feel unloved or fearful-- my ring and my red bracelet pictured above whisper to me repeatedly that I am loved and willing. And that, I want to remember all year-long.
* Just wanted to clarify that the bracelet (and the entire Gift Package valued at nearly $100) is only being given to the women who sign up by Wednesday at 10 am PT at FriendshipsWanted.com. You're welcome to join us... I'd love nothing more than for you to pursue feeling connected all year-long! (Or, you can buy your own piece of jewelry that says "Loved" or "Connected" here: www.ConnectedGifts.com.)
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3 reasons why WordPress SaaS products are the future
Flexible, scalable, sustainable
Technology is often at the forefront of any discussion about innovation in the digital world. In WordPress circles, for example, chatter about the REST API has recently dominated the virtual water cooler. But there’s a development on the business side that’s coming sharply into focus — and it could net you consistent, regular cash without making you break a sweat. We’re talking about software as a service or WordPress SaaS products.
This is a software-licensing model that all but guarantees regular income from paying customers, as opposed to the “one and done” model that many providers often employ. In this article, we’ll offer three reasons why WordPress SaaS products are the future for developers.
But first, let’s take a closer look at the model itself.
An introduction to WordPress SaaS products
Software As A Service Pressbooks
The self-publishing eBook platform Pressbooks uses a SaaS business model and is built on WordPress.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a term that can have a number of meanings in different contexts. For our purposes, it’s a business model in which customers pay a regular fee to access products and services over a period of time.
Software As A Service GoDaddy
GoDaddy offers a number of tiers of WordPress hosting subscriptions that increase in cost based on the addition of included services.
Software as a service has become a bit of a buzzword as of late since many WordPress-related companies are adopting this approach. It’s traditionally been the domain of other types of software companies, but as WordPress’s dominance has grown, the idea has been ported over and adapted for the content management platform.
The increasing popularity of the SaaS approach is no surprise, as it can benefit most WordPress developers.
This is particularly true when your main business involves creating themes and plugins, which are naturally suited to a subscription approach. Even if your product doesn’t have an exact match, there’s nothing to stop you from adopting “SaaSified” pricing options to fit your current business model.
Why SaaS is the future
With the definitions out of the way, let’s discuss the real crux of the matter: Why should you switch your business model? To answer that question, here are three solid reasons to get “SaaSy.”
1. SaaS provides regular and sustainable income
OptinMonster transitioned from a traditional ‘one-shot’ business model into a full-fledged SaaS company.
In the traditional model, a customer hands over money in a one-off deal to secure a product or service. For the buyer, this arrangement is familiar, comfortable and easy to understand.
However, for the seller, this singular payment can mean they’ll have to provide a complete service for a set period (potentially forever), with no additional remuneration. What’s more, they’ll have to continuously make an effort to look for completely new business to keep the doors open (more on this later).
The solution to this dilemma is to switch to a SaaS pricing model, which offers the following benefits:
• You get regular income for a set period of time.
• You can track monthly recurring revenues to get better estimates of income, rather than relying solely on projections.
• The price can often be more cost-effective because it is broken up into smaller payments, making it relatively easy to get customers on board.
What’s most important to remember is that SaaS is a pricing model with a future — especially for your WordPress business.
2. The SaaS model is scalable and flexible
Software As A Service Plans
WordPress.com offers several tiers of plans, in order to serve as many customers as possible.
“Scalable and flexible”’ can mean many things to different people, but in this context, we’re talking about your ability to use the SaaS model as the foundation for your pricing strategy.
Of course, it goes without saying, that a pricing model that can grow with you will provide more value long-term. It can even be something you ultimately build your services around. As such, you’ll probably only need to tweak your strategy when you implement new products and services. Furthermore, adding pricing tiers based on your latest products will be a simple extension of the plans you’re already offering.
When choosing a model, you’ll also want to consider price increases.
While upping a traditional set price based on the fluctuating market might cause you some lost sales and put off customers, SaaS allows you to easily adjust prices based on your current or prospective financial outlook. An additional bonus, thanks to the regular billing cycle, is that increasing your prices will have less of an impact on the customer’s wallet, which means you’re less likely to get pushback.
3. SaaS refocuses your attention on existing customers
Jetpack SaaS Pricing
Jetpack’s SaaS model means they can offer a premium tier, while still adequately catering to their free-tier users.
Ultimately, the software as a service pricing model is geared toward the customer.
Businesses have traditionally relied on new customers to keep the income rolling in, but there are a number of flaws with this approach — you can end up at the mercy of fluctuating markets and become locked into a cycle of constant improvements and competition.
In contrast, the SaaS products can relieve this burden by letting you focus less on finding new leads, and more on serving your current customer base. You can also cultivate more loyal customers by offering them continued support and updates, knowing you have the revenue coming in to implement those promises. That is a key reason software as a service is so popular. It can help you solve a wide range of business problems, while improving your sustainability and profit margin at the same time.
While technological innovations are important, it’s a recent business development that’s grabbed the attention of both consumers and professionals within the WordPress community. As discussed, the software as a service business model stands to revolutionize the way developers sell their products and services online because:
1. You can achieve more regular and sustainable income with this model.
2. SaaS is scalable and flexible, which means it can meet your needs as a growing business.
3. You won’t be completely reliant on finding new conversions, as it’ll be much easier to focus on your current customers.
It’s time to figure out if your business can benefit from the utilizing WordPress SaaS products in your business model.
Also published on Medium.
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SEO Competitor Analysis (Only Guide You Need)
SEO competitor analysis
Are you tired of losing?
Then it’s time to investigate your competitors.
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to do a proper SEO competitor analysis.
Let’s get started.
Why Should You Analyze Competitors for SEO?
There are three reasons why competitor analysis is critical:
1. You can find what they’re doing well
2. You can find strategic advantages
3. You can find link opportunities
I’ll show you every element you need to analyze to understand your competitors.
1. Find Their Keywords
The first step of the process is to see what keywords your competitors are targeting.
The easiest way to find their target keywords is to use SEM Rush or Ahrefs.
Here is how you can find your competitors keywords with SEM Rush:
1. Enter your competitor’s URL into the search bar:
SEMRush 1-min
2. Under the “Organic Research” section, click on “Positions”:
SEMRush 2-min
3. See what keywords your competitor is ranking for:
SEMRush 3-min
After you have a nice list of keywords, it’s time to analyze your competitor’s site optimization.
2. Analyze Their Site Optimization
Wait… analyzing your competitors on-site SEO?
Isn’t that a huge waste of time?
You can gather a ton of valuable information from their on-site strategy or lack thereof.
Keyword Density
One of the first things I look at on a page that is ranking well is the keyword density. It gives direction on how aggressive you need to be with keyword placement.
1. Go to this keyword density tool and enter your competitor’s URL:
KW Density 1-min
2. Check out the KW density for the target keyword:
KW Density 2-min
Repeat this process for all 10 competitors who are ranking. After you have done that, average the KW density.
This will give you a general picture of what’s “acceptable” for your target keyword.
META Information
After keyword density analysis, you should analyze their META information.
Examine how they have written their META data.
Are they using LSI keywords? Is the copy strong? Is there a clear call-to-action?
Internal Linking
Analyzing your competitor’s site architecture is key to understanding how authoritative their website is.
Try to figure out their internal linking tactics.
Are they using silos? Can you create a better model for flowing link equity through your site?
Don’t forget:
A strong site architecture helps you get the most out of your backlinks.
The goal is rank with as little backlinks as possible.
Your site architecture will help.
3. Content Analysis
Pages with more content rank better.
That’s why our ultimate goal should be create a page far superior to what is ranking for your target keyword.
With that said, you need to analyze several different elements of your competitor’s content.
Word Count
Long-form SEO content tends to perform well in Google.
Use the keyword density tool from earlier to see the word length of your competitors pages.
Make sure you average it out to get a general picture.
Your objective is to create something much larger.
Uniqueness of the Content
Writing a bunch of regurgitated junk won’t work. Your content needs to be different than your competitors.
And no, not just Copyscape different…
It needs to be uniquely crafted and researched.
See whether your competitors are using images and videos in their content. Images and videos make content more digestible and improve user experience.
When you improve user experience, Google likes your pages more.
Outbound Links
Outbound links improve the credibility of your content and can help you build relationships. If your competitors aren’t linking out, then take advantage of it and do it yourself.
4. Analyze Their Design
Your website designs matters.
If your competition has a beautiful design, then you might need to invest some dollars into yours.
If you’re a local business, then this applies to you!
Many local businesses still have websites that are not mobile friendly.
And even worse, look like they are from 1995.
The opposite is also true.
Let’s say your competitor is ranking well, but they have an ugly website.
This is a golden opportunity for you to swoop in and win that battle.
5. Analyze Their Google My Business Page
Analyzing a competitors Google My Business page only applies more to local businesses.
In this analysis, you’re trying to discover:
• is their page updated on a regular basis?
• do their posts have engagement?
• do they have images?
• do they have reviews?
• are people following the page?
If they don’t have any of these things, then it’s an opportunity for you to capitalize on their lack of effort.
If they DO have these things, then you need to mirror them.
6. Analyze Their Social Media
You cannot ignore the impact social media has on SEO.
We can debate all day about whether social signals impact SEO results, but the truth is:
It doesn’t matter.
That’s because social media is bigger than SEO.
A decent social media campaign will:
• help you build relationships
• allow you to interact with customers
• help you market your content
So, if your competitors are engaging on social media, then you need to as well.
The best way to find out is to look at their social accounts and see how active they are.
You can also use to see if they have an engaged audience. You can also use this tool to check the social shares for any individual page.
Video Marketing
That’s why you need to see if your competitors are leveraging it.
If they are, then you need to step up and mirror them.
If your competitors aren’t on YouTube, then take advantage of it.
7. Analyze Their Offline Strategies
There is one important reason to analyze your competitor’s offline marketing efforts:
Branded searches.
Branded searches in Google such as “Gotch SEO” can impact SEO results in two ways:
1. Branded searches produce high click through rates in the SERPs. There is some evidence that SERP CTR is a small ranking factor in Google.
2. Branded searches show Google that users want to learn more about your brand. Or, want to return back to your website because they enjoyed your content.
The main point here is that branded searches are important.
This is when offline marketing comes in.
Offline advertising efforts such as: radio ads, direct mail, newspaper ads, TV/Movie ads, billboard ads, and trade shows/conferences may intrigue prospects to seeks out more information about a brand.
Where do most people go to learn more about brands?
Now the question is:
How do you know if a competitor is using offline marketing tactics?
It’s tough, but there are a few ways.
Start by going to
Enter the following search queries to find online versions of your competitor’s direct mail:
“competitor + mailer”
“competitor + postcard”
“competitor + flyer”.
You can also use a service like Who’s Mailing What.
For newspapers, you can pick up your local paper or try to find an online version.
You can also check the competitors website for an online version of their weekly or monthly ad.
For magazines, just do a Google search like “brand + as seen in”.
For TV/Movie ads you’ll have to look for an online version.
Try looking at their site or YouTube channel.
Use YouTube’s search function “competitor + commercial”.
To see competitor activity in trade shows or conferences, use the following search queries:
Competitor name + intitle:exhibitors
Competitor name + intitle:sponsors
Competitor name + intitle:”sponsored by”
8. Analyze Their Backlinks
The previous seven tactics are necessary for a complete analysis. But, in 2016, and for the foreseeable future, backlinks are still a huge piece of the puzzle.
There are two reasons why you should analyze your competitor’s link profile:
1. To find link opportunities
2. To determine whether you should “mirror” their link profile
Use the following tools for your analysis:
What is “Mirroring”?
Mirroring is the process of replicating your competitor’s link profile.
This is effective for one obvious reason:
You are acquiring similar backlinks that your competitor used to rank.
In theory, you should be able to achieve similar results if you replicate them.
Now before you go out there and try to replicate competitors, you need to understand some key points:
1. Do not copy link spam. If a competitor is ranking through grey or black hat tactics, then avoid mirroring them. Understand that the likelihood of their rankings sticking is low.
2. Mirror competitors that have quality backlinks. If they have Huffington Post links, then you need links of equal strength. If they have backlinks on blogs in your industry, then you need to do the same.
Best Link Types to Mirror
• Membership Links
• Sponsorship Links
• Resource List Links
• Niche Directory Links
• Geo-Targeted Directory Links
• Niche Relevant Contextual Links
The best links are those that are hard to get.
Such as links acquired through our blogger outreach service.
Anyone can go and sign-up for a free account on any web 2.0 site.
Nothing beats backlinks from relevant websites with real traffic.
You now know what link opportunities are best to replicate.
Now let me show 7 questions to ask when analyzing a competitor’s link profile:
1. What is their homepage to deep linking ratio?
You can see this ratio on Ahrefs by looking at “Top Pages” like this:
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There is an important reason to understand this link ratio:
Deep links build site authority.
More site authority = easier rankings
If the bulk of your competitor’s backlinks are going to deep pages, then you should do the same.
To achieve this goal, you will need to produce content.
2. What is their NoFollow to Follow ratio?
Every good link profile has a balanced ratio of NoFollow and Follow links.
It’s unnatural for your link profile to be 100% Follow backlinks.
Competitors who are ranking well will likely have NoFollow backlinks coming from: niche blog comments, business listings, or press releases.
3. What is their anchor text distribution?
Anchor text is tricky.
You will find some competitors with heavy keyword-rich anchor text.
While other competitors will have little or not, keyword-rich anchors.
How do you decide which one to mirror?
I recommend you mirror the competitors who have under-optimized anchor text.
If you had to choose between the two, you should always try to mirror the less optimized competitor.
4. Are they using redirects?
301 redirects work well as a link building tool. That’s why you need to see if your competitor is using them.
There are a few different types of redirects to look for:
• Traditional: a brand redirects their old site to their new one.
• Merger Technique: when you redirect a relevant expired domain to your website.
• Link Shortners: this is the most black hat of the three. Many link shorters are 301 redirects.
Black hats build links to the shortner/301 because it acts as a “buffer”. I would avoid using this tactic unless you are churning and burning.
5. Do they have site-wide links?
You may see some competitors who have site-wide links.
There are a few reasons to avoid site-wide links:
1. Anchor text distribution: site-wide links wreck your anchor text profile.
2. Footprint: site-wide links leave a big footprint. Footprints often lead to manual actions.
3. Not as effective: footer and sidebar site-wide links aren’t as effective as contextual links.
I recommend avoiding site-wide links if you’re a beginner.
6. Are they hiding their links?
You may find a competitor who is ranking, but has no backlinks. Before you hit the freak out button, understand that they are likely hiding their links.
Those who use PBNs for ranking often block link crawlers. This is a way to prevent competitors from reporting their PBN.
The funny part is that blocking crawlers leaves a footprint. As I mentioned above, footprints can lead to manual actions.
Regardless of those points:
Don’t freak out if your competitors are using PBNs. It’s a common tactic because it works.
Should you use PBNs if they are using them?
Read: Are PBNs Worth It?, before you make a decision.
It comes down to your willingness to take on risk.
7. Do they have links from foreign websites?
High percentages of foreign links and anchor text are common when competitors are spamming.
Here’s the truth:
If you have a U.S. website, then the bulk of your links should be coming from websites hosting within the country. Your anchor text should also be English since that’s the predominant language in the U.S.
Avoid mirroring competitors that have unusual amounts of foreign links.
You now have the tools to analyze and beat your competitors in the SERPs.
Now start analyzing!
Have some questions before you get started?
Leave a comment below.
Thanks for reading!
– Gotch
SEO 101 Course
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Nathan Gotch
2. I have an educational site.( But competition is very high. All other sites are using spam links and have strong web 2.0 and specific niche sites.
What to do?
I am just working with content and little bit forum link building. Please give me valuable suggestions.
Prabhat Jani
3. Hello, when I click on the link for the resource “Link report service” to find out my competitor backlink, I end up in a 404 page.
Is it possible to fix it and give us the correct link of the free competitor analysys tool? 🙂
4. That’s an awesome content again. Can you write article about keyword research process you follow in Google Rankbrain era? Thanks in advance.
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Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application
Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4
Chapter 1 - Linear Functions - 1.5 Finding Equations of Lines - 1.5 Exercises - Page 73: 6
Work Step by Step
The line crosses the y-axis at 2, so b=2. The line moves one unit down for every 2 units to the right, so m=-$\frac{1}{2}$. y=mx+b y=-$\frac{1}{2}x$+2
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Historically, the solar industry has seen operations and maintenance (O&M) as one service performed by a single provider, but data from GTM Research’s recent report, Megawatt-Scale PV O&M and Asset Management 2015-2020, shows clear signs of a separation between the ‘O’ and the ‘M’ when it comes to utility-scale solar power plants.
FIGURE: Scope of Operations and Maintenance Activities
Source: Megawatt-Scale PV O&M and Asset Management 2015-2020
Out of 71 O&M firms analyzed in the report, only 56 percent state that they have the same amount of megawatts under operations as under maintenance. Approximately 22 percent of the firms report more megawatts under operations than under maintenance (typically 25 percent more), and a similar share report the opposite trend (typically 50 percent more megawatts under maintenance than under operations).
These numbers indicate a decoupling between operations and maintenance roles on a global scale, although the phenomenon is at different stages in different countries and for different providers. The decoupling is most obvious in Germany and the U.S., as well as among inverter companies (which tend to provide more maintenance than operations).
Many O&M providers subcontract part or all of the on-site maintenance activities so they can focus their internal resources on operations, but this practice alone falls short of explaining the numbers observed in the GTM Research report. Other trends allow us to better understand the dynamics of this market shift.
Some asset owners, especially utilities and independent power producers, may self-perform maintenance and outsource operations, or vice versa, depending on their organization’s level of comfort with PV plants. A number of independent asset managers also in-source operations management functions, leaving O&M providers to act as maintenance contractors.
In addition, certain O&M firms specialize in operations and deliberately choose not to be the maintenance provider for sites they supervise, in order to ensure clear separation of duties with checks and balances. This approach is popular with certain asset owners in Europe.
More importantly, operations management may require significant investment in infrastructure, staff, tools and processes, which smaller O&M firms are not able to justify. Local providers often have limited operations capabilities and do most of their business as maintenance subcontractors, an area where they can differentiate from larger companies with less overhead and more competitive labor costs.
Signs of the growing split between 'O' and 'M' are also clear in the U.S., where power plants above 75 megawatts (AC) are subject to stringent North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards for operations (and heavy fees for non-compliance). For these large-scale solar plants (and for operations centers controlling more than 1,500 megawatts-AC of capacity), the plant operator must be registered with NERC. This requires a heavy investment, one measured in hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. At this time, only a handful of large solar O&M providers are NERC-registered: small and mid-size O&M players firms that have insufficient resources to develop the infrastructure may have to partner with players that can provide NERC-compliant operations.
With the extension of the ITC and the high forecasted growth of the U.S. megawatt-scale PV installed base, more plants and operations centers are likely to be subject to advanced utility/grid operator requirements and NERC rules. This evolution may further drive the wedge between 'O' and 'M,' unless it allows many providers to reach a scale allowing them to make the infrastructure investment. Place your bets!
For more information on operations, maintenance and asset management, including market size and forecasts (updated to account for U.S. solar ITC extension), activities and strategies, market prices, cost factors, competitive landscapes, vendor services, and future outlook, please refer to the GTM Research report Megawatt-Scale PV O&M and Asset Management: Services, Markets and Competitors 2015-2020.
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The NEMLESSS Horrors That Await Us
I don’t want to speak for anybody else, but yours truly is still in recovery from that whole Sari’s-moving-on-with-her-life’s-work thing, so NECRONOMIDOL gets me feeling a little bit jaded at the moment. This of course was delightfully ripped asunder by the revelation that:
1. There’s a new release in the works
2. It’s coming in December
3. There’ll be a release live
4. It involves none other than the NEMLESSS solo power electro-idol herself, Utane Yuki
/record scratch
As soon as I saw this, my brain made the sound of a shotgun pumping. I am on record as being an enormous mark for Yuki’s work (all of it), and I’m still put out that the announced project of hers and Sari’s didn’t seem to pan out at the time that it was announced. This gives the former travel buddies a chance to make good! Maybe it also presages Sari’s post-Necroma work, which by implication could potentially be the most batshit thing imaginable — or unimaginable, as the case may be, as mortal minds’s capacity to fathom such wanton darkness is limited at best.
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"Five Ghosts #14" Comic Review
Written by James Ferguson
Published by Image Comics
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Written by Frank J. Barbiere
Illustrated by Chris Mooneyham
2014, 32 Pages, $3.50
Comic released on December 3rd, 2014
Possessed by five literary ghosts, Fabian Gray continues his journey to find a cure for his sister Silvia who now lays in a coma after an explosion with Dreamstone. While traveling through the forests of Romania, he comes across a batch of vampires before being aided by the legendary hunter Van Helsing. There is one small problem: one of those ghosts that lurks within Fabian is that of Dracula. That's probably not going to help these two become BFFs.
Five Ghosts takes a turn into definitive horror with the current storyline, Monsters & Men. Sure, Dracula has been along for the ride, but up until now, the book has been more pulpy adventure and less blood and gore (although there has been a lot of the latter, especially beheadings). The beauty of this title is that any literary figure is fair game and writer Frank J. Barbiere is dipping into the old-school scary stories now with Van Helsing.
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Of all the ghosts bouncing around Fabian's head, Dracula has been the one that he's struggled with the most. When he uses the vampire's power, he loses control and things get messy fast. Fangs burst from his jaw and his hands turn to razor sharp claws as he quenches a sudden bloodlust. Dracula is arguably the most powerful of the bunch, but Fabian tries to keep him in check, only calling upon him when the situation is most dire.
You can almost see the Dracula moment coming with this issue. I mean, it's kind of obvious with the presence of Van Helsing, but what begins as a stroll through the forest quickly escalates into a life or death battle as a horde of vampires attacks. This is where Five Ghosts really excels. There have been some tremendous fight scenes throughout this series and this issue is no different. Artist Chris Mooneyham really captures the excitement of the brawl. You can almost hear the soundtrack pumping louder and louder with each swing of a blade. There is a frenetic quality to Mooneyham's artwork, with tension filling each panel. The characters are poised to strike at any moment.
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Silhouette is used sparingly, but very effectively within this issue, allowing us to fill in the horrid details with our imagination. There's a panel with Fabian's colleague Sebastian in chains where a doctor is seen in shadow with only a hypodermic needle and a single lens of his glasses in view. You instantly get this sense of terror about him and what he may be doing with that needle. This effect is used in the big vampire battle royale too, showing Fabian calling on the samurai ghost to make short work of some limbs and heads with his trusty sword.
Five Ghosts has always been packed with pulp and adventure but now there's a healthy dose of horror mixed in. This is some of the best serialized storytelling you're going to find on comic shelves, filled with excitement, heartbreak, and terror.
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Savannah's Sandwiches And Ecstatic Angel Tongues
A sign sellotaped to the bench read "All funds to the Church of the Ecstatic Angel Tongues." I instantly got images of people writhing on the ground babbling in gibberish.
12/28/2011 09:16am ET | Updated February 27, 2012
Saint Patrick's Day, Wright Square - Anyone who has ever been to Savannah mentions the architecture. The historic district of Savannah is an architectural dream that sends a certain type of traveler -- middle-aged, middle-class, middle-American -- into a white-sneakered frenzy. All that Colonial nostalgia turns their heads and quickens their mortgage-heavy hearts. It reassures them that America is what it is supposed to be; refined, dignified and, most importantly, enduring.
My tastes are not often congruent with those of Middle America. I went to Savannah for different things. For instance, it is not widely known that Savannah has one of the best drag bars in the nation. For the first half of my stay, I'd only seen Savannah at night. I might never have appreciated the architectural side of the city if it weren't for the unmitigated religious zeal of a fellow visitor. In fact, my eyes were only opened to Savannah's beautiful built environment because I was forced to wander its streets in order to avoid an unwanted religious conversion.
An over-zealous street evangelist visiting from West Virginia, whom I shall call John of the River Reed Cross, had decided that I was a prime candidate for salvation. In order to avoid the aforementioned salvation I had to take lengthy detours around the evangelist's outpost in the historic district. But this was easier said than done. John changed his location from day to day. Infuriatingly, no matter which square or street corner he chose to occupy, his position cut me off from my favorite lunch venue, the Soda Pop Shoppe on Bull Street.
Now, the Soda Pop Shoppe is no Russian Tea Room. It isn't swanky, famous or frequented by celebrities; but it is friendly, homey, unassuming and affordable. They make a "manwich" --what Roseanne Barr would call a loose-meat sandwich -- to die for. Their hot dogs are out of the ordinary too; both in that they don't inflict the consumer with gastric convulsions, like many other hot dogs would, but also because they're pretty tasty.
So, each afternoon when I emerged from my lair and went out to get my manwich, I had to make like one of those white sneakered architecture buffs and hit the pavement. Much to my pleasure, I learnt that all the hype about the architecture was true.
There are more than a thousand restored Regency and Federation style buildings in the historic district alone. There are elegant homes in garden settings of rambling wisteria vines and azalea flowers where mockingbirds really do sing. From the simple beauty of Savannah's oldest building -- the Pirate's House built in 1734 -- to the charming nineteenth century townhouses of Gaston Street. From the many mansions overlooking manicured squares to the grand public buildings overlooking the river, Savannah truly is a treasure trove of exemplary architecture.
There are ornate churches with spires so white they might as well have been dusted with sugar frosting: Saint John the Baptist, First Congregational and the Independent Presbyterian being the most eminent among them. There are synagogues that are among the nation's oldest as well as the First African Baptist Church which is literally the first church built by a black Baptist congregation in North America.
The streets are tree-lined and shady. Around every second corner there is another pleasant square with a bubbling fountain or a monument to a long dead military hero or captain of industry. To put it simply, Savannah has what's called "Old South ambience;" a kind of genteel serenity that is rooted as much in artifice as it is in that colonial nostalgia.
Like New Orleans, the other jewel in the South's architecture crown, Savannah's flagship event is a religious one - the Saint Patrick's Day celebration and parade. Saint Pat's Day in Savannah is to white and conservative Southerners what New Orleans' Mardi Gras is to the South's black and liberal communities; an opportunity to get together in numbers, to celebrate shared traditions, ancestry and values and to drink far more liquor than is natural or wise.
Though Saint Patrick's Day and Mardi Gras are both catholic celebrations, they differ tremendously. Where Mardi Gras is about music, sexual liberty and cultural hybrids, Saint Pat's Day is about civil war nostalgia, family values and, strangely, military processions. The former is wild, euphoric and a little dangerous, the latter is safe, conventional and a little restrained and churchy. Nevertheless, I'd still been startled when, whilst out on a Saint Pat's Day stroll, I was asked by a complete stranger:
"Have you accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior?" I looked at the questioner blankly, surprised. I wasn't used to being asked questions like that, especially not by people I didn't know. I'm Australian. We just don't talk about religion like that, certainly not on the street.
He was seated on a bench in Wright Square, just a block or two from the central shopping district of Savannah. He was in his late fifties. His hair had only just begun its fade to silver. He was easily six and a half feet tall; maybe well on the way to seven. He was African-American, with skin so beautifully dark that it had a hint of peacock blue. He was selling wicker work crosses made from river reeds to the more devout of the Saint Pat's Day crowd. A sign sellotaped to the bench read "All funds to the Church of the Ecstatic Angel Tongues."
"Do you believe in God?" he persisted. A few thoughts flashed through my mind in swift succession:
1. As a Buddhist I neither believe nor disbelieve in anything at all, but how to explain that to someone I've just met?
2. His faith clearly means a lot to him and so I don't want to offend him by saying that I'm an agnostic.
3. He's huge and, due to his one milky white eye and front teeth that resemble the palings of a collapsed fence, a bit scary too. What if he decides to punish my heathenism by clobbering me with those huge fists of his?
4. Am I over-thinking this?
I decided to lie, to save his feelings and avoid any possible confrontation. Admittedly, my motivation was more to do with the latter than the former.
"Yes," I finally answered in what I considered an appropriately pious tone. But perhaps I just sounded feeble-minded. He looked at me with his one good eye and smiled. As the crow's feet at the corner of his eyes deepened with the smile, his fence-paling teeth shone yellow in the spring sun.
"Good, that's good," he said solemnly. "The Lord aint never goin' to let you down.... Not so long as you're true to Him."
"You got to have true religion. You got to belong to the right church."
"Like the Church of the Angel Tongues?" I asked.
"That's right. Now, I could baptize you right here and you would be saved. You'd be in rapture an' speakin' the angel tongues before sundown. Do you want to be saved?"
"Ummm...." All I could think was that I'd rather eat my own underpants than be saved if being saved meant that I had to roll around on the ground speaking in tongues. That wasn't my idea of salvation; that was my idea of hell.
"Surely you're not goin' to say you don't want to be saved?" He pressed, his one good eye narrowing suspiciously.
"I can see that I got to make your salvation my business. Come and sit here and buy one of my crosses. They made from river reeds, like Moses' baby basket."
"Ummm, I've got to go actually, I've got an appointment," I stuttered, not mentioning that my appointment was with a delicious, savory meat sandwich.
"How long you here for?" he asked.
"Another month," I answered truthfully, taking another furtive step away.
"Good, good, that's more than long enough for me to save your soul." He smiled again, exposing his huge front teeth. I smiled back, feeling decidedly panicked, and walked away; heading as swiftly as I could towards the soothing pleasure of that delicious loose-meat sandwich.
Thus began my dance with John of the River Reed Cross. Day after day, he blocked my passage to the Soda Pop Shoppe. Day after day I was forced to take long detours, wending my way to Bull Street through Savannah's narrow and confusing streets. The arc I had to take to reach the beloved purveyors of those loose-meat manwhiches became wider and wider as John moved his missionary activities from square to square. This went on for weeks.
Then, on the one day that I manned-up enough to banish my fear of John and take the direct route through Wright square, I was confronted with a bizarre scene. In the center of the square, right in front of the monument to William Washington Gordon, Georgia's railroad magnate, a strange baptism was taking place. John was pouring a can of Mountain Dew all over a tiny, thin homeless man. As he poured the soda all over the man's head, John was making repeated signs of the cross and speaking in tongues. A crowd of onlookers stood by with faces alight with either horror at the waste of that fine beverage or religious frenzy, I couldn't tell which.
Once the last drops of Mountain Dew were shaken down onto the vagrant's head, John announced to his transient congregation, "This man is baptized and saved!" The onlookers applauded rapturously then descended on the damp man to enthusiastically pat him on the back.
I turned right around and took the longest detour to Bull Street yet. I would just have to accept that John of the Reed Cross had won this battle. For the time being the historic district belonged to him. But he had ceded something, an experience of Savannah and its architecture that I might not have had otherwise. Out of nowhere I was feeling glad for John the street evangelist's zeal. If I hadn't been avoiding him, I might never have heard those mockingbirds sing.
Even so, John had not won the battle over my soul. The Church of the Ecstatic Angel Tongues would have to get on without me. I had no intention of being baptized with Mountain Dew, or any other soda for that matter. Though cherry cola might have been nice.
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Paul Cochrane Timmy Pedal
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The Paul Cochrane Timmy Pedal is an amazing overdrive is known for it's ability to provide a transparent overdrive to your amplifier while retaining the amps original tone. It's a fairly common thing for an overdrive to color tone, so why invest in a $1500 plus amp only to change it's inherent sound, right?
You could call the Timmy pedal the little brother to the Tim, and to a degree, you'd be correct. It has essentially the same circuit but doesn't have the send and return loop nor the boost section. It's also a bit smaller, saving that valuable pedal board real estate!
At low settings you will be able to effortlessly achieve a sound that is simply "more" of what your amp already offers. As the gain is turned up, and the pedal's EQ adjusted accordingly, smooth, singing, round and reedy tones are at your fingertips.
The Timmy pedal's responsiveness is exactly like that of a great, tube amplifier in that it responds immediately to your right hand's attack.
* 9 Volt battery or AC adapter operation
* Controls: Gain, Bass, Treble, Volume
* Amazing tone and touch sensitivity
* Internal dip switches mirror the push/pull pot on the rear of the Tim pedal for selectable modes of more gain or asymmetrical clipping
Note: As you may know, the Timmy is very hard to find in stock anywhere, even here at Humbucker Music, so if it's in stock, it's honestly a bit of a rare treat. Snag one (or more) and if you don't like it, sell it on eBay for a profit. We don't care! :)
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Halloween at i2 Analytical!
On the 31st October our staff looked a little bit different! Overnight i2 transformed into a Halloween world of pumpkins, witches and zombies! Like a scene from Jursassic Park we also had a dinosaur on the loose!
We had a great time getting in the spirit of Halloween! Here are a few photos from our spooky day!
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Requires at least one server running a supported operating system and database as below. Web servers and other third party components are supplied with the solution. Exact hardware requirements will be determined during the pre-implementation “discovery” process conducted by IBM Lab Services.
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PACS Framework Client Server Diagram - Namespace - Raster, Medical, Document Help
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What is MS Part 2
You've reached What is MS Part 2. If you arrived here first and want to read the first part, click here.
Now we know
With a definite diagnosis, we now had the answer to all those nagging symptoms that wouldn't go away. We still didn't have a definite answer to the question - what is MS, but we had the reason why he felt the way he did.
Things went on as "normal" for quite a few years after his diagnosis. Cir continued working and taking martial arts classes. He worked at a vitamin store, and learned by reading and occasionally talking to others, which vitamins were good for the nervous system.
Here's a short animation video that explains what MS is.
What is MS animation video
Educating ourselves
When I found out Cir had multiple sclerosis, I immediately got every single book the library had about the disease. I read them cover to cover and then read them again to him. We figured out that he probably had "rr" or relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. About 85% of people who are diagnosed with MS, start out with rrms. In this form of MS, symptoms come and go without very much progression.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic illness, meaning that it will last for a long time. It is also progressive, meaning that it continuously gets worse or more severe over time. Some may use the term, chronic progressive MS or cpms, but this is not a true description of the disease.
Around the year 2000, Cir had progressed to the point where he could no longer work. He went from rrms to spms or secondary progressive MS. This was a drastic, though not totally devastating change in our lives. We just had to start over with learning what MS was for someone with this type of multiple sclerosis.
To read more about the different Types of MS
Overcoming fears
Multiple sclerosis usually affects young, productive adults during their working years. Because of this, the disease causes many people to fall into depression when they can no longer work. I was so afraid of what was going to happen to us. I'm sure Cir's feelings were probably magnified even more -- he had a family to support. Depression became a major issue that neither of us talked about or wanted to accept. Thankfully, we drew closer together and gradually we were able to overcome the depression as well as our fears.
In spite of ms
Cir's experience, although not unique, is what you will find in the pages of this website. If you are new to this disease, and have asked yourself the question - What is MS? - we hope you'll find the answer here. Your symptoms may be different, milder or maybe even worse. You may be younger or older. You may be a woman. You may know someone who has this unpredictable disease and who's also trying to figure out what will happen to them. By all means, send them here. The one thing we want you and everyone who knows someone with this disease to know is that in spite of multiple sclerosis, life is worth living.
A life worth living
MS has so many faces. Cir sometimes describes it as a "monster", a "mystery", or "the perfect disease". He feels it is a demon that needs to be conquered. No matter how you see it or feel about it, life is still definitely worth living. Everyday we search for ways to make living a life with MS just a little bit easier. One day soon, hopefully we'll know the answer to the question - what is MS?
Until then, lets support each other until they find a cure.
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How To Fix Windows 10's Missing 'Run As Administrator' Option For MSI Files
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I discovered a strange quirk with the Windows 10 install on my notebook — the "Run as administrator" option was missing from the context menu for Windows Installer files, which use the extension ".msi". This isn't great, as many installers require admin privileges to make system-level changes.
Unfortunately, as How-To Geek's Lori Kaufman explains, adding the option requires a few edits to the Registry. So to start with, fire up the Registry Editor by pressing Windows + R and typing "regedit" into the Run dialog.
Once it appears, locate this key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell
Then, add a new key under shell and rename it runas. Edit the "(Default)" parameter of runas and type in Run as &administrator.
Now, create a new key under runas called command and change its "(Default)" parameter to contain msiexec /i "%1".
If you're not sure how it should look, here are the collected changes.
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And you're done! When you right-click a Windows Installer executable, you'll now see the "Run as administrator" option.
How to Force an MSI Package to Install Using Administrator Mode [How-To Geek]
Seems a bit of a faff as running it would just prompt for permissions it needs. And you'd probably need admin privileges to start mucking about with the Registry anyway.
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American Mathematical Monthly - April 2009
Transformations Between Self-Referential Sets
By: Michael F. Barnsley
Did you know that there are continuous transformations from a fractal fern onto a filled square? Also, there are functions of a similar wild character that map from a filled triangle onto itself. We prove that these fractal transformations may be homeomorphisms, under simple conditions, and that they may be calculated readily by means of a coupled Chaos Game. We illustrate several examples of these beautiful functions and show how they exemplify basic notions in topology, probability, analysis, and geometry. Thus they are worthy of the attention of the mathematics community, both for aesthetic and pedagogical reasons.
Risk and Return Considerations in The Weakest Link
By: B. Ross Barmish and Nigel Boston,
The television game show The Weakest Link involves contestants making a sequence of decisions over time. A number of authors have recognized that this show serves as a laboratory for assessment of human decision-making. To this end, a question arises whether actions taken by the contestants are rational and consistent with the pursuit of optimality. The main objective of this paper is to provide arguments that the models used in the literature to date may result in an erroneous impression of the extent to which contestants' decisions deviate from the optimum. More specifically, we first point out that previous authors, while concentrating on maximization of the expected value of the return, totally neglect the risk component; i.e., the expected return is considered while its variance is not. Subsequently, we expand the analysis of previous authors to include both risk and return and a number of other factors: mixing of strategies and so-called end effects due to fixed round length. It is seen that many strategies, discounted by previous authors as being sub-optimal, may in fact be efficient in the risk-return plane.
Descartes' Rule of Signs, Alternations of Data Sets, and Balanced Differences
By: H. Fejzić, C. Freiling, and D. Rinne,,
If two real data sets have different means it is pretty obvious that the data set with the larger mean has an element larger than some element of the other. We show that there is a rather natural, although not so obvious, way to extend this observation to the case of two data sets whose means as well as the first k-1 central moments are equal. Specifically, we find that there must be a decreasing sequence of k+1 elements that alternate between the two data sets with the first element from the data set with the larger kth central moment. This result has an analogue stated in terms of polynomials. Namely, if p(x) and q(x) are polynomials of degree n with positive leading coefficients and all real roots and if p(x)-q(x) is of degree k with positive leading coefficient, then there must be a decreasing sequence of n-k+1 numbers that alternate between the roots of the two polynomials, the largest being a root of q(x). We also use the result to show that a linear functional difference can be decomposed into a sum of balanced differences.
An Optimization Problem with a Surprisingly Simple Solution
By: D. Drinen, K. G. Kennedy, and W. M. Priestley,,
Suppose you and n of your friends play the following game. A continuous cumulative distribution function arising from a probability density function (pdf) on the real line is given in order to generate a random number, called the target. Each of you will guess what the target number will be and the winner is the one whose guess comes closest. Assume that your friends' guesses and the target are independently generated from the same pdf. Having only this probabilistic knowledge, what guess should you make in order to optimize your chances of winning?
We show, roughly speaking, that if n is very large but "indeterminate," the problem is surprisingly simple. It essentially does not matter what you guess, so long as your guess is reasonable in a sense that we make precise. You will then have virtually the same small chance as each of your friends. Curiously, however, if you know the value of n, you may use properties of the given pdf to arrive at a strategy that gives you roughly a 7% better chance of winning than each of your friends, at least in simple settings such as when the pdf reflects the uniform distribution on [0, 1] or simple transformations thereof. More complicated settings bring new issues and more surprises.
A Simple Proof of a Generalized No Retraction Theorem
By: Ethan D. Bloch
The world does not need yet another proof of the classical no retraction theorem—many lovely elementary proofs are widely known. What does merit a new proof is a much less well-known generalization of the no retraction theorem to the class of all topological spaces that are homeomorphic to the underlying spaces of finite simplicial complexes. We give a simple proof of the 2-dimensional version of this generalized no retraction theorem; if one were interested only in the classical no retraction theorem, our proof could be simplified even further to give a particularly low-tech proof of that result.
Central Cross-Sections Make Surfaces of Revolution Quadric
By: Bruce Solomon
Intersect a surface of revolution with a plane perpendicular to its axis and you get a circle—of course. Tilt that plane a bit and you still get a closed, convex loop. But if every loop you get that way is also central—i.e., fixed by reflection through some point—your surface is quadric: an ellipsoid, hyperboloid, paraboloid, or cylinder. Basic though it is, this result seems new. We give a short, elementary proof.
On Furstenberg's Proof of the Infinitude of Primes
By: Idris D. Mercer
Ever since Euclid first proved that the number of primes is infinite, mathematicians have amused themselves by coming up with alternate proofs. A 1955 proof of Furstenberg used, of all things, topological language. In this note, we provide a new short proof that the number of primes is infinite, using Furstenberg's ideas but rephrased without topological language.
Mean, Meaner and the Meanest Mean Value Theorem
By: J. J. Koliha
The Mean Value Theorem of the elementary calculus keeps attracting the attention of mathematicians who ponder how to make its proof simple and elegant, how to generalize it, how to use it in proofs of other theorems, and, perversely, how to avoid it. This MONTHLY has carried dozens of articles in which the Mean Value Theorem was the hero or the villain. We present three versions of the theorem in the form on an inequality, and boy, do they deliver a mean kick!
A Curious Proof of Fermat's Little Theorem
By: Giedrius Alkauskas
We give a proof of Fermat's little theorem that uses neither arithmetic (the Euclidean algorithm) nor algebra (group theory). Rather, it employs the field of formal power series $mathbb{Q}((x))$ and is based on the property that any integer power series with constant term +1 can be uniquely expanded into a certain infinite product. This note is an example of a mathematical joke, though it contains a rigorous proof.
Topology Now!
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Introduction to Topology: Pure and Applied.
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Differential Geometry and its Applications.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Enge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Kevin Dangoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope] ZClass acting up?
> "Kevin Dangoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > This seems like odd behavior to me. Did you check your Subobjects tab to
> > make sure that the appropriate subobjects are still selected?
> There is no way to select a Z Class that is a child of another Z
> Class in the subobject list. Should I be able to do that? Seems to
> that this was never possible. All I can select is test_product, but
> that isn't what I want. Got a clue? Is it a bug or functionality
> that just isn't supposed to be there?
You're correct, there is no way to select a ZClass that is the child of
another in the subobject list. (It is assumed to be available).
I misread your original note. I didn't realize that test_project not only
had test_folder as a base class, but is a class created underneath
test_folder. I've never tried to do that, and it may not be a case that was
considered when they built ZClasses...
Zope maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This is a group is an independent user group for people interested in Amazon Web Services. Anyone can participate, ranging from AWS evangelists to the curious. The main focus of the group is to build up a community around AWS with socializing and talks on topics like innovations, development and possibilities. Having trouble with a stack? Maybe you'll meet someone with a solution or an approach that you haven't already tried.
This User Group is operating completely independent and without influence from Amazon Web Services. Amazon Web Services is supporting the group with speakers when needed.
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This group is for Agilists in the NJ/NY area to get together, talk Agile, and learn from each other. Each session will start with a presentation on a topic of interest. After that we'll have a discussion period where participants can share challenges that they are facing and get feedback, ideas, and support from the group. The event is free. So come out, join the discussion and become Agilist.
Learn! Practice! Share war stories! This SAFe® Meetup is for those interested in learning and sharing stories on how to scale their Agile implementations using the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). Learn more about SAFe at: (
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This course examines what social problems are, who defines them and how, how particular social problems affect various social groups, as well as, some solutions to various social problems. We’ll use sociological theory, methods and research findings to identify and analyze the causes of social problems. Our examination of social problems will cover four broad areas: 1. Major sociological theories used to explain and understand social problems; 2. Problems related to social inequality (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, class and institutional inequality); 3. Problems involving deviance, conformity and well-being; 4. Problems of social institutions and global population.
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Changes in v3.19
Release notes for since version v3.18.0.2
Fixed an issue where the build system under VS2017.15.8 was redirecting package references to an MSBuild
extensions directory for certain projects. This was preventing NCrunch from correctly establishing the
list of required reference assemblies during load time, causing build problems downstream.
Fixed an issue where Nuget package dependencies that were implicitly added by the MSBuild system were
not being detected as necessary references at run time by NCrunch. This meant that the new .NET 4.6.1
project redirection system released with VS2017.15.8 required the 'Copy referenced assemblies to workspace'
setting turned on for some projects.
Fixed a regression issue in v3.18 where the MSFakes profiler was being implicitly enabled for all test
environments regardless of whether Fakes was actually being used. This was causing stability problems
in some runtime situations.
Changed how the deps.json in the NCrunch workspace is created in response to certain project dependency
structures under .NET Core. This problem presented itself when referencing aspnetcore.all and a netstandard
Fixed an issue where NCrunch was failing to correctly resolve MSTest DynamicDataSource methods that were
declared on generic base classes sitting upwards from the test fixture.
Restructured the loading of projects so that when projects are found to have a non-standard
BaseIntermediateOutputPath ('obj') directory, NCrunch will conduct a partial load of the project to load
the correct value for this property, then repeat the entire load with the new property value applied.
This should allow NCrunch to support CPS based projects that override this property.
Fixed a thread safety issue that could cause the grid node to crash.
Fixed an issue where a rare sequence of test pipeline changes could result in tests being excluded from the
queue where they shouldn't be.
Fixed an issue that was often causing tests to be broken up into more tasks than was necessary for
efficient execution.
Fixed a problem where an error was shown during a console tool run if the NCrunchCacheStoragePath configuration
option was specified in the solution configuration and no where else.
Fixed a problem with the timeline report. If the console tool run is aborted and there are no completed
tasks the report would throw an exception.
Fixed an issue that could cause the console tool's report writer to intermittently explode with an exception.
Reverted a change to the way NUnit testnames that were provided via the TestCase attribute were cleaned up.
This cleanup step could cause duplicate testnames.
Removed legacy 2012 Windows Store integration. It hasn't worked in years and has only been weighing down
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About this mod
Well, this is a simplified version of himika's lock-on mod (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33791)
Permissions and credits
This mod lets you to lock the camera on target, and disable your look handler. That's it.
You can lock and unlock the camera with a hotkey, by default is Left Shift key. Of course you can change it to whatever you like by simply editing the INI file or by using the console command.
This mod doesn't have MCM, if you wish to edit the setting. Please, take a look in the INI file. Inside you will find some small information regarding the setting.
Available console commands:
- Set the hotkey, it should work with controller/gamepad
setlockonvariable or setlockonvar [space] uhotkey [space] insert the value here and enter
- Set to lock hostile actors only
setlockonvariable or setlockonvar [space] bonlyhostile [space] insert the value here (either 1 or 0) and enter
- Set to lock essential actors
setlockonvariable or setlockonvar [space] bessentialactor [space] insert the value here (either 1 or 0) and enter
That's it all guys. LOL
- Skyrim SE 1.5.39
- SKSE64 2.0.7
- Either use a mod manager or manually copy the files
- Either use a mod manager or manually delete the files
- Incompatible with HDT
Files structure:
- Data
- Interface
- Plugins
- himika for open permission and the source code
- SKSE team for everything
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Laura Marling | Royal Festival Hall | 18.06.2016
Another night, another gig at the Southbank Centre!
Laura Marling was headlining the Guy Garvey's Meltdown Festival at the Royal Festival Hall last Saturday and what a head line gig it was! Her awesome music can be found on her website
Here are some of my images...
Laura also had a great support act by the name of Marika Hackman
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4130 - Alloy Round Bar
4130 - Alloy Round Bar
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"CFN" stands for Cold Finished and Normalized
"RTN" stands for Rough Turned and Normalized
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Dell believes VR will be as important as gaming to PCs
The company has no immediate plans to build a VR headset but may do so when it sees a market demand
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Martyn Williams
Twenty years ago, Frank Azor and three other Alienware founders built and sold their first gaming PCs. Gaming was a niche market at the time, but two decades later, it's booming.
Virtual reality occupies a similar space as gaming for Azor, who is general manager for Alienware and XPS products at Dell. For him, VR is the future of PCs and will be as hot as gaming. Though full of promise, VR is still raw, however.
VR is important for Dell, but Azor doesn't want to rush in and then regret it. He's taking a measured approach to evaluating VR because problems with headsets and user experiences have yet to be resolved.
Dell has built Alienware PCs that run VR headsets like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and the company has made innovative products like backpack PCs for untethered VR. But Azor is not interested in building products unless they resonate with users.
Dell is in no hurry to build a VR headset. Top-rated VR headsets are already available, and Dell prefers partnerships to fill product gaps instead of wasting resources by unnecessarily building products.
"We, at this time, have no intention of creating our own head-mounted display," Azor said. "This could change in the future. At this time we want to see how the [VR] technologies evolve and where are going to be our opportunities for differentiation."
If Dell decides to slap an Alienware logo on a head-mounted display, it will do it using the exacting standards reflected in the gaming PCs, Azor said. The VR headset will have to outperform rivals, be innovative, have an iconic design, and will be built with high-quality standards. Moreover, the headset will need service offerings that make it unique.
Many issues need to be considered before building a headset, Azor said. Dell needs to know what makes a VR headset tick -- whether it's the ergonomics, size and weight, wire-free features, screen resolution, audio quality, industrial design, or cost.
Dell's stance is pragmatic considering several competitors are chasing VR and mixed reality headsets. Lenovo and Asus are making VR headsets, while Acer is partnering with a company called Starbreeze to design and market headsets. HP isn't planning a headset but is building a 3D computing strategy around 3D printers and interactive desktops like the Sprout.
Dell and HP are also selling workstations compatible with VR headsets for content creation.
Intel has shown a mixed reality headset called Project Alloy, which like Microsoft's HoloLens, mixes real worlds with virtual worlds. Intel and Microsoft will release tools for device makers to build headsets based on the Project Alloy design, though there are no takers yet. Azor's team has met with the Microsoft HoloLens group a few times, and the company is interested in the mixed reality usage model.
Dell started off as a company making PCs in a garage but has built up its creative portfolio with products like the Steam Machine, a SteamOS-based gaming console. But it has also experienced miscues with products like netbooks, tablets, and smartphones.
VR, in Azor's eyes, is not an overnight sensation. It'll drive computing and PCs for the next 20 years, he said.
"VR and mixed reality will be as important to our future as gaming and other use cases," Azor said.
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Q: If I have interpreted you correctly, you maintain that the universe created itself. How did this come about? What existed before the Universe and when did the Universe create itself or come into being? - Celia Joslyn
A: You're asking three distinct but related questions about cosmology: how, when and as what did the universe self-create?
The universe can be described as a cybernetic system in which freedom and constraint are counterbalanced. The constraints function as structure; thus, the laws of physics are constraints which define the structure of spacetime, whereas freedom is that which is bound or logically quantified by the constraints in question. Now, since there is no real time scale external to reality, there is no extrinsic point in time at which the moment of creation can be located, and this invalidates phrases like "before reality existed" and "when reality created itself". So rather than asking "when" the universe came to be, or what existed "before" the universe was born, we must instead ask "what would remain if the structural constraints defining the real universe were regressively suspended?" First, time would gradually disappear, eliminating the "when" question entirely. And once time disappears completely, what remains is the answer to the "what" question: a realm of boundless potential characterized by a total lack of real constraint. In other words, the real universe timelessly emerges from a background of logically unquantified potential to which the concepts of space and time simply do not apply.
Now let's attend to your "how" question. Within a realm of unbound potential like the one from which the universe emerges, everything is possible, and this implies that "everything exists" in the sense of possibility. Some possibilities are self-inconsistent and therefore ontological dead ends; they extinguish themselves in the very attempt to emerge into actuality. But other possibilities are self-consistent and potentially self-configuring by internally defined evolutionary processes. That is, they predicate their own emergence according to their own internal logics, providing their own means and answering their own "hows". These possibilities, which are completely self-contained not only with respect to how, what, and when, but why, have a common structure called SCSPL (Self-Configuring Self-Processing Language). An SCSPL answers its own "why?" question with something called teleology; where SCSPL is "God" to whatever exists within it, teleology amounts to the "Will of God".
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What do you think about it, locke? Can you give us some context here? What is it in particular you want to discuss, in your own words?
4. Dec 3, 2005 #3
What do you think would remain if the structural constraints defining the real universe were regressively suspended?
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Homework Help: Physics Concepts
1. Dec 19, 2003 #1
How am I supposed to figure out these concepts? No problems to do, but I'm just not understanding the material/concepts? anyone care to explain/teach me?
5.) Weight of a man who is throwing a bag of potatoes?
7/8) Net acceleration of a body on a curved path
10) Kinetic energy of a rocket after firing its engine
14) Acceleration of a point on a wheel
18) kinetic enregy expressed in terms of momentum
19) distance traveled & energy lost by skier
20) escape speed for spacecraft
21) tension and agular speed of a rock on a string
22) trajectories after a football tackle
23) power wasted by falling water
2. jcsd
3. Dec 19, 2003 #2
The weight of the man does not increase. However, the normal force exerted by the ground on the man increases. This is because the man must exert a force F on the potatoes to throw it into the air. The potatoes exert the same force F on the man. So the net force acting on the man is his weight W plus F. Since the man does not accelerate, the normal force must be the same. So the man may feel heavier, but his weight is the same.
I need more information than this. ANY body can be said to be traveling on a curved path.
Again, I can't describe this without more information. Is the speed constant?
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Homework Help: Return values in while loops in functions.
1. Mar 1, 2010 #1
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data I'm just trying to interpert how the return statement works.
bool check(int item, vector<int>& v2)
{ int i = 0;
while (i < v2.size())
{ if (item == v2)
return true;
}return false;
2. Relevant equations
3. The attempt at a solution
I'm confused about the return parts of this problem. I does the return false even get excecuted? I thought that once a return statement is reached in a function, the function exits. Or do I have to wait until the last "true" return for the function to exit?
2. jcsd
3. Mar 1, 2010 #2
Think about the control flow of the code. The return true follows an if statement, so what does that mean? If that if conditional doesn't evaluate to true, what happens?
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Nicky Linfield
(United Kingdom)
Discovery Of Love
Love who is she, I don't know
She's the person in me, I never allowed to grow
People tried to buy her, she shook her head
and said
I'm not for sale,
People tried to touch her, she turned from pain,
screaming and stamping - no she cried in vain
I can live alone, her lip quivered,
A tear of sadness fell, I can she shivered,
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What Does Quads Mean?
What does the term "Quads" mean in the world of poker? How is the term "quads" defined?
In poker, "quads" refers to when a player has four of a kind. Depending on the variant of poker that you are playing, quads is one of the strongest possible hands that you can have, behind only the straight flush and royal flush.
The definition of the term Quads when it comes to playing the game of poker. Strong hand.
For instance - let's say that you are playing in an online tournament. You are in early position and are dealt pocket Kings. You put in a raise, which is called by both the button and the big blind.
The flop brings K-K-10, which gives you Quad Kings. At this point, you have a nearly unbeatable hand - all you could lose to is Quad Aces, a straight flush or a Royal flush.
The problem with Quads is that it can be hard to get paid off, as you have such a monster hand. For instance, neither player in the hand has a King, so it might be tough to keep them in the hand (unless, of course, somebody flopped a full house with 10s in their hand).
In this hand listed above, checking the flop and hoping somebody hits something on either the turn or river is probably the best way to play the hand.
If you held K-10 and the flop came K-K-K, you would have Quad Kings. You don't need two of something in your hand to have Quads.
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Ivey vs Dwan
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Use of Crutches in School
If it is necessary that your child use crutches at school, please inform the school nurse. Your child will need to check in with the school nurse so that accommodations can be made for the safety of your child while on crutches at school. These accommodations may include an early release pass for leaving class early (5 minutes) to avoid crowds in the hallways; elevator keys; and any other accommodation that is necessary.
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Can I Get SSDI Disability For Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disorder that affects millions of Americans
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto-immune disorder in which your joints are attacked by your own immune system. The result is inflammation that can damage your joints as well as your organs. People who suffer from RA often experience symptomatic flares which can last for days or months and can be very disabling. Symptoms include joint stiffness, pain, and fatigue. As joints deteriorate, they may become deformed and severely limit your range of motion. RA is three times more likely to affect women than men, and is generally more prevalent in people 40 years of age or older. There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, but symptoms can be controlled through medications, physical therapy and lifestyle adjustments. Most patients will visit their general practitioner to report initial symptoms and then receive specialized treatment from an internist, rheumatologist or other specialist. RA has symptoms that are similar to osteoarthritis and other conditions such as back pain, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and other spinal impairments. The largest difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis is the root cause of the diseases. Osteoarthritis simply is a deterioration of cartilage which causes bone abnormalities which cause pain and other limitations. Rheumatoid arthritis, on the other hand, is an auto-immune disorder in which your own immune system attacks your joints causing inflammation and related symptoms of pain and immobility. So, the root causes are different, but the symptoms are basically the same.
Will Social Security approve my disability claim based on rheumatoid arthritis?
Your claim must be well-presented and articulated to Social Security in order to get approved. To determine whether you meet their definition of being disabled, Social Security relies on a complex formula that assesses the severity of your symptoms, the effectiveness of treatment options, the strength of your medical evidence, your age, your education level and the type of work you have done. To be approved, your rheumatoid arthritis symptoms must be well supported by medical evidence, ideally including imaging results, such as MRIs, X rays or CT scans. The more medical treatment you receive, the more credibility your claim will have, and the better chance of getting approved.
How Does SSA Determine If My Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Disabling?
Step 1: Non-Medical Criteria. First and foremost, you cannot be working above what Social Security calls a Substantial, Gainful Activity (SGA) level. Basically, you cannot be earning more than $1,090 on a gross (pre-tax) monthly basis. The SGA rule is the most important non-medical criteria, but there are other non-medical criteria that also must be satisfied in order for the claim to progress to a complete medical review at Step 2. No matter how severe and debilitating your rheumatoid arthritis may be, if you do not meet the non-medical eligibility requirements, your claim will not advance to Step 2; instead, you will receive a technical denial, which has very little chance of being successfully appealed.
Step 3: Medical Listings. At Step 3, the question is whether your rheumatoid arthritis meets or equals a medical “Listing.” Social Security has broken down the human body and mind into 14 different Impairment categories, called the Listing of Impairments. Osteoarthritis claims are evaluated under Listing 1.03 Major Dysfunction of a Joint, which is a subset of Listing 1.00 Musculoskeletal System impairments. Disability under Listing 1.03 requires at least one of these conditions: a dislocation, shortening of a muscle or joint, stiffening or immobility of a joint, instability, chronic joint pain and stiffness with limitation of motion, other abnormal motion of the affected joint(s), joint space narrowing or bony destruction. Each of these conditions must also involve a problem with a hip, knee, or ankle that prevents you normal walking, or a shoulder, elbow, wrist or hand that prevents arm or hand movement, or picking up or holding an object.
If your rheumatoid arthritis is primarily in your spinal region, your claim would be evaluated under Listing 1.04 Disorders of the Spine. Disability under this listing requires at least one of the following: a herniated disc, spinal pain radiating throughout the body, nerve compression, osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, arthritis in the spinal joints or a fractured vertebra, resulting in compression of either a nerve root or the spinal cord. Each of these conditions must also cause nerve root compression and pain, limitation of motion of the spine, motor loss associated with muscle weakness, sensory or reflex loss, and a positive straight-leg raising test; or lumbar spinal stenosis, spinal pain causing a change in position or posture more than once every two hours, or compression of the lower (lumbar) spine causing chronic pain and preventing effective walking.
Lastly, rheumatoid arthritis can be evaluated under Listing 14.09 Inflammatory Arthritis, which is among the most complex Listings for Social Security to evaluate.
Diagnosis and evaluation of these impairments must be supported by medical records from a treating physician, including X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, myelograms and bone scans. If the adjudicator reviews your medical records and determines you meet a medical listing, you are found to be Disabled at Step 3 and you are eligible to receive disability benefits. If, however, you do not meet a medical listing, the claim proceeds to Step 4 for further analysis.
To start, Social Security classifies your Education level as follows:
• Illiterate (or unable to communicate in English)
• Marginal (generally 6th grade or less)
• Limited (generally 7th through 11th grades)
• High school (and above)
The adjudicator will then consider your Work Experience, specifically any skills and abilities you acquired from your past work. The fact that you are now at Step 5 means the adjudicator determined at Step 4 that you can no longer perform your past work. However, the adjudicator will consider whether any of the skills and abilities you learned from your past work would transfer to a different job. For example, a Nurse who performed her job at the Medium exertional level and who can no longer perform her past work due to rheumatoid arthritis might have acquired skills which would transfer to a Medical Assistant position, which she could perform at the Light exertional level.
• Younger (ages 18-49)
• Closely approaching advanced age (ages 50-54)
• Advanced age (ages 55-59)
• Closely approaching retirement age (ages 60+)
While Younger individuals have the burden of proving they are unable to perform any type of work, the burden is lessened in the more advanced age categories. Social Security refers to this premise as the Medical-Vocational Guidelines, or the “Grid Rules” because the key factors are laid out in a grid with the final column being a determination of either Disabled or Not Disabled. Basically, the older, less educated and the fewer transferable skills you acquired in your past work, the more likely you are to be found Disabled. It is difficult to get claims approved for rheumatoid arthritis if you are a Younger individual, because oftentimes the adjudicator will conclude you are able to perform a sit down or sedentary job, such as telemarketing or assembly work.
Conclusion: Will my disability claim be approved?
Social Security disability claims based on rheumatoid arthritis require expert understanding of the above process and presentation of medical evidence in a manner that will enable Social Security to understand it and evaluate it properly. If you would like to discuss the specifics of your case with a disability expert now, please contact us. We will do everything possible to get your claim approved.
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Cardiac Tamponade Nursing Care Plan & Management
Cardiac tamponade is the accumulation of excess fluid within the pericardial space, resulting in impaired cardiac filling, reduction in stroke volume, and epicardial coronary artery compression with resultant myocardial ischemia. Clinical sings of cardiac tamponade depends on the rapidity of the fluid accumulation and on the fluid volume.
Risk factors include recent cardiac trauma such as open trauma to the thorax (gunshot wounds and stabs), closed trauma to the thorax (impact of the chest on a steering wheel during a motor vehicle accident), cardiac surgery, and iatrogenic causes (cardiac catheterization or pacemaker electrode perforation).
cardiac tamponade
Signs and Symptoms
• Restlessness
• Agitation
• Weakness
• Anorexia
• Chest discomfort
• Shortness of breath
• Feeling of impending doom
• Poor tissue perfusion
Physical Examination
• Pulsus paradoxus > 10 mm Hg (hallmark)
• Narrowed pulse pressure (<30 mm Hg)
• Hypotension
• Anxiety
• Confusion
• Obtunded if decompression is advanced
• Jugular vein distention
• Reflex tachycardia
• Muffled, distant heart sounds
• Cool
• Pale
• May be clammy
Acute Care Management
Nursing Diagnosis: Decreased cardiac output related to reduced ventricular filling secondary to increased intrapericardial pressure.
Outcome Criteria
• Patient alert and oriented
• Skin warm and dry
• Pulses strong and equal bilaterally
• Capillary refill <3 sec
• HR 60 to 100 beats/min
• BP 90 to 120 mm Hg
• Pulse pressure 30 to 40 mm Hg
• Urine output 30 ml/hr or 1 ml/kg/hr
Patient Monitoring
1. Continuously monitor ECG for dysrhythmia formation, which may result of myocardial ischemia secondary to epicardial coronary artery compression.
2. Monitor the BP every 5 to 15 minutes during the acute phase.
3. Monitor for pulsus paradoxus via arterial tracing or during manual BP reading.
4. Monitor urine output hourly; a drop in urine output may indicate decreased renal perfusion as a result of decreased stroke volume secondary to cardiac compression.
Patient Assessment
1. Assess cardiovascular status: monitor for jugular vein distention and presence of Kussmaul’s sign.
2. Note skin temperature, color, and capillary refill.
3. Assess amplitude of femoral pulse during quiet breathing.
4. Assess level of consciousness for changes that may indicate decrease cerebral perfusion.
Diagnostic Assessment
1. Review ECG for electrical alterans.
2. Review echocardiogram report if available.
3. Review chest radiographs.
Patient Management
1. Provide supplemental oxygen as ordered.
2. Initiate two large-bore intravenous lines for fluid administration to maintain filling pressure.
3. Pharmacologic therapy may include dobutamine to enhance myocardial contractility and decrease peripheral vascularresistance.
4. Monitor the patient for dysrhythmias, coronary artery laceratio.
5. Surgical intervention to identify and repair bleeding site, to evacuate clots in the mediastinum, to resects or open the pericardium.
Nursing Care Plan
Nursing Diagnosis
• Ineffective Breathing Pattern
Related to
• hyperventilation
Characterized by:
tachypnea, signs kussmaul breathing.
• Patterns breath back effectively.
Expected outcomes
• Tachypnea no
• Signs kussmaul no
• Vital signs are within normal ranges (RR: 16-20 X / min).
Nursing Interventions
• Monitor strictly vital signs, especially respiratory frequency.
• Rationale: Changes in breathing patterns can affect vital signs.
• Monitor the contents breathing, chest expansion, regularity of breathing, mouth breathing and muscle use a respirator.
• Rationale: The development of the chest and use accessory muscles indicate breathing pattern disorders.
• Give the semi-Fowler position if not contraindicated.
• Rationale: Facilitates lung expansion
• Teach clients a deep breath.
• Rationale: With the deep breathing exercise can increase oxygen intake.
• Give oxygen as indicated.
• Rationale: Oxygen adequate to avoid the risk of tissue damage.
• Give medication as indicated.
• Rationale: Medications that can affect the respiratory ventilation.
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Wild Talents: Essential Edition
Publisher: Arc Dream Publishing
by Jason C. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 01/03/2013 18:30:49
Wild Talents is the (slightly) generic version of the One Roll Engine for superheroes that has powered the WWII supers game Godlike. It allows for a single roll to resolve whether a character succeeds at their task, how well they succeed, and even hit location in combat.
The Essentials Edition is the most stripped down version of the game, but even it contains a great deal of content, including pre-built characters and powers that can be pulled out and used.
Wild Talents is not the best One Roll Engine game (that's A Dirty World, by the way, you're welcome.) But it is the most comprehensive in terms of its breadth and flexibility. You can run any sort of people-with-powers game in Wild Talents. A caveat to this is important, though. In Godlike, the characters were very fragile. A single gunshot could ruin a superhero's day. This reflected well the themes of war and sacrifice that Godlike pursued. However, it does mean that until you develop some skill in the One Roll Engine, you might find yourself with some dead Talents on your hands. It does have a learning curve, and if you're really not sure of the system yet, you absolutely owe it to yourself to TAKE ONE OF THE PREMADE CHARACTERS. Play it first until you get some idea of the various types of dice that will be filling up your die pool (and those of the enemies). Make sure you understand how they're able to shoot you in the head and kill you.
Once you have some skill in avoiding that (or if you don't care whether you avoid it or not because fragile supers is what you want) then Wild Talents will shine.
The Essential Edition is priced amazingly cheaply for such a tremendously thorough and well-tested product. You shouldn't pass it up - just be aware of the learning curve and TRY IT FIRST before you play it "for real". You will be glad you did.
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The Runner’s World Running Pace Calculator
This tool will do the math so you can easily figure out how fast you were running.
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What this tool does: Our running pace calculator tells you how fast you ran for a given duration and distance. Of pace, distance, and duration, you supply two of the variables, and the calculator produces the missing one.
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Kevlar Uni Tape
Kevlar Uni Rail tape - Per 50M Roll
This Uni Tape the impact strength of Kevlar perfect for boards that get bashed and the rails of Sups with their paddle hitting there board
What is Kevlar?
Kevlar is simply a super-strong plastic. If that sounds unimpressive, remember that there are plastics—and there are plastics. This is a plastic strong enough to stop bullets and knives—often described as being "five times stronger than steel on an equal weight basis." Kevlar's amazing properties are partly due to its internal structure and partly due to the way it's made into fibers that are knitted tightly together. It's strong but relatively light and unlike most plastics it does not melt.
Although it has very high tensile (impact) strength, it has very poor compressive strength (resistance to squashing or squeezing). Very high abrasive resistance makes it hard to sand and cut (best under a layer of fiberglass)
Best used with epoxy resins
Width 64mm
Weight: 200gsm
Roll length: 50M
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Chapter One
The First Americans
• Daily Journal • Chapter One, Section One Notes • Section One Vocabulary
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• Section One: Early Peoples • Section Two: Cities and Empires • Section Three: North American Peoples
Section One: Early Peoples
• The Main Idea: The Ice Age made it possible for Asian hunters to migrate to the Americas.
• Focus: How did the first people arrive in the Americas? Which discovery changed the lives of the early Native Americans?
How Do We Know Our History?
• History or the story of humans in the past. It tells what they did and what happened to them.
• Historians are people who study and write about the human past. • History began about 5,500 years ago when people first began to write.
• The story of people begins in prehistory—the time before people developed writing. • Tools of Discovery: In prehistory, the time before the discovery of writing, how do we know what we know about the earliest form of people? • ...
Spain– 40,000 years ago
France– 30,000 years ago
• Archaeology: the study of ancient peoples. Archaeologists learn about the past from artifacts, things left behind by early people. Such as stone tools, weapons, baskets, and carvings. • Some people believed the Native Americans had come from Atlantis. But where did they really come from?
• The stretch of land that once joined Asia and the Americas. • During its long history, the earth has passed through several Ice Ages, periods of extremely cold temperatures when part of the planet’s surface was covered with massive ice sheets. (Brr...sounds super-cold.)
What do you think happened?
• Vfk • This gives an excellent representation of the actual events.
In Search of Hunting Grounds
• The early Americans were nomads, people who moved from place to place. They gathered wild grains and fruits but depended on hunting for much of their food. • The crossing of the land bridge was a migration, a movement of a large number of people into a new homeland. • Cause and Effects Chart pg. 18
Settling Down
• As the large game animals disappeared (what do I mean by this?) the early Americans found new sources of food. They hunted deer, birds, and rodents. Some caught fish with nets and traps. They continued to eat wild berries and grain.
And it all begins to change!
• Planting seeds! • Early Communities! • Growth of cultures! • How did it all happen? How did these simple changes change the world?
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Recreational Dive Planner
Knowing how to use a recreational dive planner (RDP) is one of the key skills every scuba diver should know. As a Open Water Diver student, you will need to learn how to use the Recreational Dive Planer (RDP) before taking the Open Water Diver final exam.
Divers build up nitrogen in their bodies while diving. Recreational dive planners tell you how long you can dive at a certain depth, and how long it will take you to get rid of the extra nitrogen in your body without having to make a decompression stop.
The RDP has three parts, Tables 1, 2 and 3. Table 1 tells you the maximum amount of time you can stay at a certain depth on your first dive, and it tells you how much nitrogen you have in your body after a dive (letters A through Z, Z meaning you have plenty of it, A very little).
The PADI Open Water Diver exam covers areas on the RDP, including, General Rules, Flying after diving, Cold water diving, Pressure Groups, Surface Interval calculations and calculating decompression stop times.
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• A Friend Of Sinners
Contributed by Robert Travis on Jun 25, 2001
based on 23 ratings
Everyone should know they have a friend in Jesus
A FRIEND OF SINNERS Matthew 9:10,11 “10And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and more
• Worthy Is The Lamb
Contributed by Chuck Cochran on Oct 26, 2000
based on 156 ratings
This sermon proves that The Lord Jesus Christ is Worthy to be Praised.
"Worthy is the Lamb" Rev. 5 1) He is Worthty, Because of Who He is 1A) He is The Son Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 1B) He is The Savior John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; more
• This Man Receives Sinners
Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Apr 28, 2002
based on 4 ratings
The self-righteous religious rulers of Jesus’ day didn’t want much to do with sinners - but that was precisely the point of Jesus coming to earth! They wouldn’t receive sinners, but Jesus would ~ and He did! Will you?
The custom of the family visiting around the dinner table = Perhaps a lost art + Some = My family = Enjoyed visiting during meals = But also after, living room + And then we would play cards and that’s when the real visiting began + Some = My wife’s family = Loved to linger at the table after more
• No More Walls
Contributed by Pastor/Revivalist Terry Sisney on Oct 27, 2002
based on 87 ratings
Many times what we build to protect ourselves becomes the very thing the enemy will use to destroy us, Some things are meant to be destroyed, Jesus said "No More Walls"
Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us]; Usually speaking In the O.T. when The bible mentions walls it is speaking of strength and protection. A city without walls was considered weak and vulnerable. But the draw back more
• Everywhere That Jesus Went
Contributed by Chris Anderson on Nov 6, 2002
based on 36 ratings
A Sermon to encourage believers to deeper daily discipleship committments.
Everywhere That Jesus Went Mt. 9 One of the benchmarks of a true disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ is whether or not he or she takes on His character. The Son of God was perfect in every way, and in this chapter I want us to consider the manner in which he conducted Himself as He performed His more
• The Lost Sheep Series
Contributed by Billy Kryger on Feb 6, 2003
based on 70 ratings
First message in the series "God’s Lost and Found" from Luke 15. This message is deals with the fact that all are lost sheep in need of the Good Shepherd to find and carry them to the safety of the sheepfold.
INTRODUCTION: Luke chapter 15 is what I like to call “God’s Lost and Found Chapter”. It is not three separate parables but rather one parable (v. 3) with three parts. Jesus uses three illustrations in this chapter to answer the Scribes’ and Pharisees’ accusation that He associated with more
• Matthew's Call
Contributed by James May on Jun 27, 2001
based on 54 ratings
The Call of Matthew to "Follow Me" is the same call that every sinner hears before he can arise from the life of sin.
• Jesus Friend Of Sinners Series
Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 8, 2001
based on 14 ratings
exposition on Matt ch 9
• Raiders Of The Lost
Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Mar 8, 2002
based on 34 ratings
Through the conversion of Zaccheus, you can discover how to become a "Raider of the Lost."
I. The Sight of the Sinner A. Text: Luke 19:1-10 B. Whether they realize it or not, the lost desire to see Jesus! (Verse 3) C. They want to see Him but do not know where to look. D. It is important for us to realize that they can only see Jesus in us! II. The Purpose of the Pursuit A. In more
• "I Just Love People" Series
Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Feb 25, 2002
based on 70 ratings
Or are you afraid of them? - A Sermon in a series on RELATIONSHIPS.
Some time ago Jill (my wife) and I attended a workshop given by the Sacred Dance Group at Longmead in Dorset, England. At one session we were asked, "What things do you find enjoyable?" ( Later we were going to praise God for them in movement as well as words). One girl said, "The colour of the more
• I Can't Get My Robe Dirty! The Chipped Windshield
Contributed by Wade M. Hughes, Sr on Nov 7, 2002
based on 37 ratings
I share the story of standing with a guilty man on death row, and how I hope some day Jesus will stand by me.
WHO ME? I CAN’T GET MY ROBE DIRTY! The chipped windshield? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. I write this after leaving the funeral home, I talked with a man that has not been in church for four months. I asked him why? He said that his church was growing and that he liked to more
• Least Likely
Contributed by Miles Anderson on Mar 15, 2001
based on 123 ratings
God can do some of the greatest things with the least likely packages.
LEAST LIKELY Introduction: I want to talk about “Least Likely” today. It is important that some of greatest things can come from the least likely places, from the least likely people, in the least likely package. This is illustrated by the story of a Boy Scout who showed up at his troop more
• The Mindset Of True Repentance
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 26, 2002
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Ones attitude of heart and mind make a vital difference as to whether or not a person truly gets saved.
The Mindset Of True Repentance Text: Luke 18: 13-14 Intro: Mental attitude is important in almost anything. This is true because, in most cases, outlook determines outcome. This is the reason that employers often seek positive-minded people to fill responsible positions. People more
• Attitudes That Can Quench Revival
Contributed by Brian Chavarria on Oct 18, 2000
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Introduction: As we come closer and closer to the end of this age, we will have to as believers exercise major discernment. We must be freed from numerous things and one of those things is our inability to embrace our brothers and sisters of the various denominational Churches. What God is doing in more
• Is There A Need For Evangelism?
Contributed by Phillip Frady on Sep 17, 2002
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The sermon looks at the response of Jesus to the reaction of the religious leaders of the day in His encounters with sinners and publicans in His story of the man who had all he thought he needed in this life only to discover his eternal destiny was relat
Evangelism – Is There A Need? Luke 16:19-31 I. The mans earthly situation a. He had no need for other security b. He had no need for material things c. He had no need for comfort d. He had no need for God II. The mans after death situation a. He had no help b. He had no hope Our goal more
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Summary: The model for what it means to love can be found in God, who describes his love toward us as a man loves his wife, and as a parent loves his child. But the most vivid expression of God's love is in the cross.
1. If you had to describe love, how you would describe or explain it?
a. People have various images, explanations, etc.
b. Wildflowers, a mountain, a story that does not end, song, etc.
2. Poets, songwriters, and authors have explored this for centuries
3. If want grow in love, and it be an abiding, strong one, need to understand it
4. Best place to go, the place to start, is the Bible
a. Here we find the origin of love - God
b. How do you describe the love of God?
c. Let's look at some images for God's love
I. Hos 2 - God's beloved bride
A. First part of the book is full of condemnation, wrath, anger
1. Look at what God says
a. Hedge up her way with thorns
b. Take back his grain at harvest, also wine, wool, flax
c. Destroy her fines and fig trees
d. Put an end to her feasts, gaiety, etc.
2. Why is God reacting this way?
a. v.5 - She has played the harlot
b. v.8 - She acted as though Baal blessed her, not Yahweh
c. His bride had committed "adultery" against Yahweh
3. So God is angry, jealous, pained, by this?
a. Of course, wouldn't you be if your spouse did this?
b. God's love is passionate, therefore his anger is too
B. This is not his final word though (Hos 2:14-20)
1. God will not cast her off, will woo her, rebuild relationship
a. She will sing her song again like when they young
b. She will call God "my husband" not "My master"
c. He will betroth her to him forever - Be like young love
d. He will betroth forever in lovingkindness
- The word is "Hesed"
- It means covenant compassion, loyalty
- God is saying that he will always be faithful
2. God's hearts desire is for his people
3. In New Testament, church is called Christ's bride (Eph 5:25-32)
a. Christ gave himself up for his bride, laid down his life
b. Sanctified her, means set apart, she is the special woman
c. Cleansed her, brings out the best in her
d. We the church are glorious to him, beautiful, like a bride
4. Nurtures and cherishes her, she is most precious to him
a. Godly love that that is very, very powerful
b. It has the power to change you
C. ILL: Woman with a list of chores from her husband
1. Dutifully had to do them, or he yell, mistreat, her
a. She so tired, but had to make sure it all done perfect
b. She always looked tired, worn out, haggardly
2. Husband died, she remarry a good loving husband
a. He loved her intensely, was patient, understanding
b. Her haggard appearance changed
c. Became vibrant, beautiful, like she was transformed
3. Years later, found one of those lists in the attic
4. As she reads it, she laugh to self, she still doing all those things
a. But she doing it not because she has to
b. She doing it because she wants to, out of love
c. All of it was not something vibrant and beautiful
D. This a good illustration of one way God's love changes us
1. It is rare for people to experience God's love directly
2. Most experience God's love through other people
3. Means that God is the model for how we are to love
II. (Hos 11:1-9) God's beloved child
A. The image of God's love is even more powerful
1. Child will always be your child
2. That child is your flesh and blood
B. Look at what God actually says here
1. Love for his people like a parent's love for a child
a. Taught him to walk
b. Took him in his arms
c. v.4 - Became like one who lifts the baby to his cheek
- Translational note - Difficulty translating
- The two readings result of a change in one vowel
- Vowels were not written in early Hebrew
- This reading actually fits the context better
2. God became angry with them
C. ILL: Have you ever been angry with the child you love?
1. You raise them, support them, guide them, love them
2. What happens when they start to do wrong, mistreat you?
a. This happens over and over, they make mess of life
b. Ever just felt like giving up? It would be easier
3. I remember when my oldest chose to leave home
a. He was bent on rebellion of every kind, real ugly to me
b. If I could just give up, it would be easier
c. But I couldn't. Sometimes would panic in worry about him
- God says his heart was turned over within him
- This is what God was talking about
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