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Why Anything Multiplying by 0 Gives 0 ?
Math Online Tom Circle
This is the correct way to teach Math to children, but it makes parents crazy ! 🙂
Why anything multiplying by 0 gives 0 ?
0.x + 0.x = (0 + 0).x [distribution law]
= .x [definition of 0]
Subtracting 0.x from both sides,
0.x + 0.x = 0.x
we get
$latex boxed{0.{x} = 0 }$ [QED]
Parents teach children the intuitive way:
“nothing times anything is nothing”
but this is not rigorous.
Later in life, the children would learn that when doing “zero times” of any thing (eg. bad behaviors: fighting, stealing…) produces “something” (good) 🙂
In the USA and UK, many parents grow up feeling great antipathy towards Math, whereas in Asia like China, Japan, Korea, HK, Singapore, and Europe (eg. France), we grow up fearing Math, probably because of how Math was taught in school. I remember during schools (and…
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Who’s “Virginia”? And what’s an “ad hom”?
Victoria Lamb Hatch
My apologies, Victoria. I had the old Xmas story in mind as I read your posts. You know the one where she is told, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” This rather crude format that Medium.com uses does not seem to allow corrections after a post is “publish[ed]”.
Do you really not know what an ad hominem argument is? That certainly explains some things about your posts. It is one of the most popular tricks of false logic. Let me help you with it …
Learn about it, go forth and sin no more. :-)
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Upon the Rudder of a Ship
Among other similitudes which St. James uses to show that great matters are effected by small means, this of the rudder of a ship is one [James 3:4-5], and he ushers it in with a single word, which the Scripture often prefixes to weighty sayings to render them more remarkable, Behold, also the ships, which though they be so great, are driven by fierce winds, yet are turned about with a very small helm whithersoever the governor listeth.
The right guidance of this single part is of such consequence to the safety of the whole as that every irregular motion may either hazard [here hazard is a verb] the vessel or greatly hinder its progress, when it answers not the just point of the compass. How continually are these words of direction, starboard, starboard, port, port, spoken by him that eyes the compass, repeated by him that hold the helm: to prevent all danger that may arise from mistakes. Or else how suddenly would rocks, waves, or sands make a prey of them?
Well then might Aristotle in his mechanical questions propose it as a problem worthy of a resolution why a little helm hanging upon the outmost part of the ship should have such a great power as to move a vast bulk and weight with much facility amidst storms and gusts of wind? And may we not answer that the wisdom of these arts is God’s though the industry in the use of them is man’s.
But the more power it has the more apt emblem it is of that faculty of the will which in all moral actions is the spiritual rudder of the soul, to turn the whole man this way or that way as it pleases.
The position of the Schools [the Medieval theological universities] is a truth, Inclinatio voluntatis est inclinatio totius compositi, the inclination of the will is the inclination of the whole person: and accord to the rectitude or pravity of its motion, both the man and his actions are denoted good or evil. And hence it is that Austin [St. Augustine] does often define sin by a mala voluntas [evil will/desire] and good by a bona voluntas [good will/desire] because of the dominion which the will has in the whole man.
Of how absolute concernment is it then that this great engine which commands all the inferior powers of the soul, be not disordered.
If there be a dyspepsia in the stomach, in inflammation in the liver, or a taint in some other vital [organ] what can the less noble parts of the body contribute onto the health? If the foundation be out of course, how can the building stand? If the spring be polluted, who can expect the streams should be crystalline? If the will be vitiated, how can it be the fear, hatred, love, joy, desire, which in the sensitive part are passions but in the soul are immaterial affections, or rather, operations of the will and are found in angels themselves, should be pure and free from corruption of their principle?
It is therefore necessary that this spiritual rudder have also a spiritual compass by which it may steer that so it motion stay not be destructive or at the least vain. And what this compass be but the Word and Will of God? Conformity and obedience unto which is the only happiness as well as the whole duty of man. It is man’s duty to will what God wills, because as he was made like unto God in his image, so he was made for God in his end. And it is the happiness of man to will and nill as God does, because he thereby only comes to obtain a true and perfect rest: Whether he have or want what he desires, he is still miserable: like Noah’s dove, restless and fluttering till it can find out an object where it may acquiescence; like the grave and the horse leech, always craving and never satisfied.
See the O Christian from whence it is that this world, which is a tempestuous sea unto all, proves so fatal to many in the sad shipwreck of their eternal happiness. Is it not from the lawless motions of the will? Which when not governed by the will of God, as its perfect rule, is Cupiditas non voluntas, an impetuous and raging lust rather than a will.
What was it that ruined our first parents, and in them all their posterity, but the inordinacy of their will; by which they lost both their happiness and holiness at once? And what is it under the Gospel into which Christ resolves the damnation of those that perish? Is it not that they will not come unto him that they might have life? All obedience or disobedience is properly, or at lest primary in no part but in the will, so that though other faculties of the soul in regeneration are sanctified and thereby made conformable to the will of god, yet obedience and disobedience are formally acts of the will and according to its qualifications is a man said to be obedient unto to God or disobedient.
O that I could therefore awaken both myself and others to a due consideration of what importance it is like a wise and industrious pilot to guide this rudder of the soul, the will of man, by the unerring compass of the will of God.
Heaven is a port for which we all profess ourselves bound, and can it ever be obtained by naked and inefficacious velleities, by a few faint wishing and wouldings? What blind Balaam would then miss of it? What slothful man, that hides his hand in his bosom and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again [Prov. 19:24]might not then possess it, as well as any Caleb or Joshua, that wholly followed the Lord; or as dcivd who fulfilled all his wills [all that God desired]?
Methink that saying of our Savior should be as goad in the side of every sluggard, Not everyone that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my father which is in heaven. [Matt. 7:21]
O holy God
Let it quicken me to all diligence
In an entire conformity of my will to thy will
That so I may readily do what thou commands
And let me esteem it the best part of heaven’s happiness
That I shall one day do it perfectly
As the angels which behold thy face.
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How to get Scrollbar for Constraint based Containers
A quickie out here…In a recent project I am working on (Tryptich ebook reader in flex)..For the Demo part we had a requirement where in I had to insert this long image in a Vbox with width 100% and height 100%..The image got loaded but no scroll was there…Since it was all 100% …as expected the image squashed itself to fit in that 100%…I googled and found a cool solution (thanks to the guy who figured it out) Well, you just mention minHeight in the container which hosts the image and there you get the scrollbar by magic…
No time for details but do check the code below for reference…
<mx:VBox width=”100%” height=”100%” paddingLeft=”7″ paddingRight=”7″
paddingBottom=”7″ paddingTop=”3″ horizontalScrollPolicy=”off”>
<mx:VBox horizontalScrollPolicy=”off” verticalScrollPolicy=”on”
styleName=”mainVBoxWhite” width=”100%” height=”100%” minHeight=”0″ minWidth=”0″>
<mx:Image id=”ttContent” source=”assets/pages/ch1_1.gif” complete=”loadComplete(event);” />
Use WebServices in Flex4
Taking cue from a very good tutorial from, I made a small app in Flex4. My fisrt official app in Flex4 using Flash Builder. I’ve used a public webservice to fetch quotes based on topics. There’s a combo box populated with some topics. When you click a certain topic, the webservice uses another method to fetch the “quotes” on that topic. Pretty simple…Now, what’s different here…..anybody can do it in Flex2 or 3…Well, I used the new “Connect to Web Service” feature where in I added the webservice URL and Voila…I get some pre cooked code out there……I just have to strategise my app and not worry about the nitty gritty of code…Its kind of cool wherein you have to get in some quick plug in or small handy componenent…..
Thanks to Fortune Web Service
Here’s the DEMO version…(a bug – However I could not fire the call intially and get the quote when the app loads….will figure it out..)
and here’s the SourceCode to get going…
Parting Note: Flex 4 generated SWF files are much more heavier than Flex 3 SWF files. So Flex 4 SWF file for this Demo is 1.31 MB and its Flex 3 counterpart is only 433 KB, which makes Flex 4 SWF file approx 3 times heavier….Somebody listening…? A heavy price for all those jazzy effects and sleek shadows…
An Update: the DEMO just not might work as there’s some crossdomain.xml (Darn! I hate it) issue…Will fix it soon..
Add cool effects in Flex 4!
Flex 4 (Gumbo) is real Jumbo in sheer power and the new features. Firstly, good news for developers out there, Coding in Flash Builder is a delight. There are so many new attractions viz a viz
• You get a more descriptive Code Help with detail window showing the heirrachy of the attribute or object you would be adding. Check the screenshots below.
• A whole new MXML with jarring things filtered out and keeping only the most essential ones.
• You can’t put styles in the MXML tags now…it has to be a class and added in stylename attrb
• Overall change of Layout containers and other components
• By default the boring blue background in Flex 3 is not there anymore…
The only way to experience all the above goodies is to download the Flash Builder Beta and dive right in….
Chk this small example using the Flex documentation help out there…just scratched some surface 🙂
Flex 4 Source Edtior View
Working on Tryptich Book Reader development…
Developing a Flex tryptich book reader application these days. This is a ebook reader with standard features. Currently, I’m working on the prototype and subsequently, we’ll be extending this to full blown app…Also contains Cover flow, Fullscreen feature, drag drop docked panels, etc.. Really Flex rocks when it comes to robustness and power…Below is a concept shot of tryptich …but it has changed lot since then…
97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know – The Book
Chanced upon this very useful and must read book “97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know – The Book” by a bunch of reowned architects. A collection of 97 most innovative and thoughtful articles you’ll ever find bound in one place. Check this on
Also you can read it online on this wiki site
Infact I created a new Catgory “Must Reads” to accomodate these awesome publications….Happy Reading over the weekend…
10 Ways to Improve Your Code on
Watch this awesome presentation by Neal Ford an architect at ThoughtWorks on How you can improve your coding style and ATTITUDE…in 10 most useful ways. Infact, this is a must have potion for any developer and a Code loving guy…
Download the entire presentation in PDF format.
Get the preview of topics covered in the presentation. Courtesy :
Composed Method
• Divide your program into methods that perform one identifiable task.
• Keep all of the operations in a method at the same level of abstraction.
TDD – stands mostly for test-driven development but can also be viewed as test-driven design.
• When one uses TDD, he starts thinking about the consumer of the code he is writing. This brings awareness on how his code is going to be used by another.
• It forces the developer to mock dependent objects, resulting in a clearer picture of the relationship between the objects.
• TDD encourages the creation of composed methods.
Static Analysis
• It is quite useful to use tools like FindBugs which analyzes the bytecode to discover bugs.
Good Citizenship – refers to the way classes should react to one another
• Singletons are a bad choice because they have mixed responsibilities and are not testable. They are the objectual correspondents of global variables.
• The proposed solution is to create a regular POJO and use a factory to make sure that only one instance gets created.
YAGNI – You Ain’t Gonna Need It
• One should write only the code that is used now.
• Avoid speculative development which increases the software entropy of a code.
• Top 10 Corporate Code Smells:
Question Authority – Some things should not be done just because that is the custom.
Single Level of Abstraction Principle – everything should be at the same level of abstraction
• All lines of code in a method should be at the same level of abstraction
Polyglot Programming – use the best language for the problem while maintaining the same platform (JVM/.NET)
Learn Every Nuance – developers benefit from learning nuances of their language
Use the Anti-Objects Pattern – “an anti-object is a kind of object that appears to essentially do the opposite of what we generally think the object should be doing.”
Line Chart Graph in Flex
Recently, I created a small Line chart Tool, which is deployed on one of our projects on This graph draws a line chart curve when the data changes dynamically. I had real fun working 0n this small app.Once again, MVC pattern made it real easy, as I had my Model class binded to my view. The data gets updated in the model class, thus changing the graph dynamically… There are many other features such as Fullscreen view on doubleclick. Checkboxes to set the curve visibility on and off, etc.
For preview, I uploaded an intial prototype of the application. click here
Well, I wish I could have shared the source code also.
Line Chart Graph in Flex
Line Chart Graph in Flex
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Heads up, search marketers: Google recently updated their Analytics Individual Qualification exam, and it's a whole new test for a new era of digital analytics.
When our in-house SEO team at SpareFoot decided to attempt the daunting task of conquering the GAIQ exam, we discovered that Google had quietly updated the test earlier in the year. After doing some digging, we were surprised at the lack of information from Google about the update.
What was even more shocking to learn was there were very few resources on the new exam and its new format. Countless older blog posts on the former exam with test-taking tips littered the web, but few held any relevancy for the updated test. After a couple of weeks spent studying and working together to learn all about the new GA exam, each team member nervously took the test. Low and behold, we all passed with flying colors.
After watching videos, reading blog posts, studying, and taking the final exam, we felt like we'd come a long way in our mastery of Google Analytics. With our newfound confidence as GAIQ authorities, we decided to compile our tips for preparing for the exam and taking the test. We hope this guide will serve as a useful resource to those out there trying to study for the new GAIQ format.
Let’s Begin
Depending on your level of experience with Google Analytics, we suggest dedicating a good 10-15 hours of preparation before taking the test. Read all the external resources we recommend in Step 1, followed by all of our additional tips and resources in Steps 2-5. We feel confident that after reading and comprehending all of the material mentioned, following our test taking tips, and understanding the important concepts we detail at the end of this post, you will ace your GAIQ exam.
Step 1: Review these resources
• Analytics Academy: Watch the courses’ videos with Justin Cutroni and make sure you take notes along the way. Underneath each individual activity video there will be a few practice quizzes about what you just watched, TAKE THEM! These are extremely important as some of the GAIQ Test questions are taken word-for-word from these sections.
Course One: Digital Analytics Fundamentals (6 Units) - Learn the core principles of digital analytics, including how to build a useful measurement plan for your business and how to get started with Google Analytics.
Sections to focus on: 2.1, 2.4, 3.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.4, 5.5
Course Two: Google Analytics Platform Principles (4 Units) - Learn how the components of the Google Analytics Platform work together to collect and organize the business data you need for reporting and analysis.
Sections to focus on: 1.2, 2.4, 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
• Additional Resources: In the top right corner of each section, there are two resources to note:
Text versions of each unit. These will be useful to reference when you are searching for what information was covered in each individual video.
Outside resources. Google lists for you other additional resources that you should definitely reference, especially in sections you are unfamiliar with.
• Final Assessments: At the end of each course there is a Final Assessment that encompasses questions from all the units you covered. Take both of these and make a note of which sections you struggled with so you can go back and rewatch/reread that information.
Course One: Final Assessment
Course Two: Final Assessment
• Analytics Help Center: One last thing you may want to look over is the Google Analytics Help Center. This resource goes into great detail about some very specific topics and would be good to read over after you assess which components you are struggling with.
Step 2: Know these GAIQ test facts
• The test is open notes format and you can have multiple browser windows open.
• The test is 70 questions: Questions are either multiple choice with one correct answer, multiple choice with multiple correct answers, or true/false format.
• You have a 90 minute timer that runs while you take the test.
• When answering a question you have three options; you can answer it, mark it, or leave it unanswered.
• At any point during the test you can review unanswered and marked questions. You also have the option to review all questions in a row.
• You can pause the test an unlimited number of times.
• Once you pause the test, the test window closes and you are taken back to the homepage of the testing site until you are ready to resume.
• You must submit your test for grading within 120 hours (or five days) of starting it.
• You must receive an 80% to pass or answer 56/70 questions correctly.
• The test costs $50 and is non-refundable.
• Purchase the test, manage test records, and print out your certificate here: https://google.starttest.com/
Step 3: Utilize these GAIQ test taking tips
When you are answering questions:
• Read every question carefully including the instructions on each question. There are many questions where you have to select multiple options.
• Use the pause button. You can pause as many times as you want. If you want to look up a question, pause the test so you are not wasting any time.
• If you are not 100% confident in your answer, then you have two options. You can leave the question unanswered or mark it for review. The test will filter these questions for you to review at the end.
• If you are 100% confident, answer the question and click next. If you have time you can review all questions at the end to check for errors, but you shouldn’t waste time on questions that are obvious to you.
• Don’t be paranoid about Google trying to trick you. After taking the practice tests in the Analytics Academy, it's easy to think Google will try to trick you with their vague wording of questions. However, during the GAIQ exam most questions are pretty straightforward. When a question seems very obvious it most likely is.
When taking the test you should have open:
• Google Analytics. GA is one of the best resources to have open during the exam especially for complex questions about setting up accounts, views, reports, and filters.
• Your notes from the Analytics Academy. Most of the test comes directly from concepts covered in the Cutroni videos. Watching these videos and taking notes are probably the single best resource to passing the exam. Use CTRL + F on your notes to quickly search for topics when you come across a question you are unsure of during the test.
• Activity questions and practice tests from the Analytics Academy. Have these questions readily available. A good amount of the questions come directly from these practice questions.
• Analytics Help Center. Topics are covered in-depth in the Google Analytics help center. Use the help center for complicated questions. You can quickly search the help center during the exam, should you need further details on a topic.
• URL Builder. This tool is really helpful when referencing questions about campaign parameters and questions that ask you to create a campaign tagged URL.
What additional things you should do:
• Take breaks. With five days to complete the exam there is no pressure to blow through it. You will likely start to feel overwhelmed after about 20-30 questions. Take a break anytime you start feeling stressed or distracted. We took multiple breaks and walks during the test to clear our heads.
• Pick the best time for you to take the test. If you are not a morning person, don’t take it in the morning. Pick a time of day when you are at your mental peak.
• Pick the best location to take the test. If you do your best work at a noisy coffee shop then take the exam there. If you need complete silence for you to focus, then make sure you take the exam at a place that won’t be distracting.
• Use an additional computer monitor. Having a second monitor is helpful when looking up resources while you are taking the test. Have the test on one screen and all your additional resources open on another.
Step 4: Comprehend these topics from the Analytics Academy
• Don’t mix your Sources up with your Mediums. A source is name of the site which sent the visitor your way, while the medium is how the user got there. For example, if a visitor searches Google and follows a link there to your site, then the source would be Google. However, the medium would depend on which link on Google the user actually followed. If the visitor came to your site by clicking a paid ad in the Google search results, then the medium for the visit would be CPC. However, if the visitor clicked a link to your site in Google’s organic search listings, then the medium would be counted as Organic. So that first visit would have a Source/Medium of Google/CPC, while the second would have a Source/Medium of Google/Organic. For an email newsletter, you could use the name of the newsletter as your source (for example, ‘Email Newsletter’), while the medium should be counted as ‘Email.’
• Google detects three mediums without any customization. These are Organic, which includes all unpaid traffic from search engines, Referral, which includes traffic from another (non-search engine) site on the web, and None, which is the medium for direct visits to your site (these visits will have a source of Direct). For Google to detect other mediums like display ads or email, you’ll need to tag your links, otherwise they’ll be counted as referrals. The one exception to this is AdWords. AdWords auto-tags your links, so you won’t need to add any campaign variables for these campaigns. Remember, however, that you’ll need to first link your Google Analytics and Google AdWords account for this data to sync correctly.
• You must include Source, Medium, and Campaign tracking variables in your link tags to track campaigns accurately. All other variables are optional. The optional campaign parameters are Term and Content. Use Term to record the keyword from paid search campaigns, and Content to test different variations of your campaigns. Remember that campaign variables don’t need to be in any specified order. Campaign variable values are case sensitive.
• Understand different Attribution Models and when you might use them. Attribution models allow you to assign credit for sales or goal conversions to channels at particular points in a conversion path. Setting up the appropriate attribution models can give you insight into how you can better allocate resources by channel. By default, GA uses the Last Non-Direct Click attribution model, in which the last channel a visitor interacted with gets all of the credit for the conversion, disregarding whether or not the visitor actually converted on a direct visit. This model assumes that the direct visit was actually won by the previous channel the visitor came in on, and so that channel deserves all the credit. For example, if a visitor found your site via a PPC ad but then didn’t convert until a direct visit the next day, that PPC ad deserves credit for the conversion. However, with the Last Click model, the last channel a visitor came in on is responsible for the conversion, even if it was a direct visit. The First Interaction model gives 100% of the conversion value to the channel a visitor first experienced, and is useful when running ad campaigns geared towards building brand awareness. With the Linear model, all channels a visitor interacted with receive equal credit, and is useful for measuring the holistic performance of a campaign. The Time Decay model also gives credit to all channels in a conversion path, but attributes more of the credit to channels nearest to the conversion, while the Position Based model allows you to specify the percent of the conversion credit each step in the path should receive, first, middle, and last. Finally, you can also create your own custom model. You can compare how models represent your data and figure out which is best for your campaigns using the Model Comparison Tool.
• Multi-Channel Funnels allow you to see how different channels assisted in generating conversions. Most conversion reports give all credit for the conversion to the last channel a visitor interacted with before converting, but with this report, you can examine how other marketing activities might have led to that final conversion. The report will include any other channels the visitor experienced within the last 30 days before converting by default, but can be set to include interactions as far back as 90 days prior to the conversion. There are three roles a channel can play in a conversion path: first, assist, and last. In the Assisted Conversions report you’ll find a column titled Assisted/Last Click or Direct Conversions, which is a ratio representing whether or not a channel provides more assisted or direct conversions. The closer the ratio is to 0, the more the channel was responsible for direct conversions rather than assists. If the ratio is above 1, that means the channel was responsible for more assists than direct conversions. If the ratio is exactly one, that means the channel was responsible for as many assists as it was direct conversions.
• Accounts have Properties which have Views. At the account level, businesses can group their digital assets together and set configurations like user access. Each business or business unit typically has a single account. Each account can have multiple properties, which each individually collect their own data with their own Google Analytics tracking IDs. It’s generally a good idea to create a different property for your business's websites, subdomains, mobile apps, and other digital properties. Views allow you to configure your data for reporting, like setting filters that exclude traffic from your company’s IP address, or creating distinct ways of looking at the data for different users to access.
• Once view filters have been applied, the data is permanently changed. You won’t be able to undo your filters and see the original data before it was processed for the configuration settings that you applied. Because of that, it’s best practice to keep three essential views for each property: an unfiltered view of the original raw data, a master view configured for reporting, and a test view where you test out new configurations.
• Bounce Rate: Every search marketer worth their salt has a thorough definitional understanding of bounce rate, but in this test you’ll need to know how to put it into context. Be aware of the different kinds of business objectives this metric will help you to improve upon, and for which objectives it isn’t of any direct help. For example, when measuring the performance of a landing page that’s meant to lead into a conversion funnel, a high bounce rate provides evidence that users might not be finding what they expect on that page, and that by testing new page designs or copy you might be able to send more visitors further into the funnel to generate more conversions. There are other types of pages, however, for which a high bounce rate is perfectly acceptable: for example, blogs, which often list multiple posts on a single page, will naturally have higher bounce rates, as the visitor isn’t necessarily required to navigate to another page to view more content.
• Dimension widening allows you to upload your own external data to use as dimensions. With dimension widening, you can import external data that wouldn’t otherwise be tracked with the GA tracking code into your account. For example, if you’re running a news site, you could import author and topic data for each page on your site. This would allow you to view page metrics with ‘Author’ and ‘Topic’ as dimensions, allowing you to see things like average time on page for each topic or bounce rate for each author.
• There are four types of goals. These can be further divided into two more types, those that track actions and those that track behavior. Action goals include destination and event goals. Destination goals are triggered when a visitor lands on a specified page or page type. Event goals track specific actions like watching a video or downloading a file. Event goals require special code called ‘Event Tracking’ to be implemented on your site. The two behavior goals are Duration and Pages per visit. Pages per visit goals are triggered when a visitor views more or fewer pages than you specified when you set up your goal, while Duration goals are triggered when a visitor spends more or less time on your site than the threshold that you set.
• Goal values vs. Ecommerce values. Goal values differ from Ecommerce values in that they allow you to attribute monetary values to actions other than transactions. For example, if you determine that each visitor that signs up for your email list is worth approximately $50 to your business, you can set that value and have Google record it whenever an email signup is completed. Ecommerce reporting allows you to track sales and other transactions, and requires you to 1. Enable Ecommerce tracking in your GA view, and 2. Add the special Ecommerce tracking code into your GA tracking code on your ‘Transaction Complete’ landing pages. Goal conversions can only be counted once per visit: if a visitor watches a video that you’ve set up as a goal worth $5 five different times in a single visit, that’s only counted as a single conversion worth $5. If you’ve set the goal up as an Ecommerce transaction, that visitor just triggered 5 conversions worth a total of $25 to your business.
• Know the ins and outs of table manipulation. Dimensions are characteristics of your users, their sessions and their actions. An example dimension would be location, which would allow you to segment your data to see individual metrics like sessions or bounce rate for visitors from different cities or countries. Some reports in GA allow you to add secondary dimensions, which will further segment the groups from the first dimension based on another dimension. For example, if we add Browser as a secondary dimension to a location report where the primary dimension is Country/Territory, we’ll get metrics for segments divided first by country, then by each browser. I’d use this combination of dimensions to answer a question like ‘Do I get more visits from the United States from users browsing with Chrome or Internet Explorer?’ or ‘What’s the bounce rate for Indian visitors using Safari?’ Table filters allow you to exclude data based on certain dimensions or metrics. I could use a table filter to view only dimension segments that saw more than 10 visits. Table sorts allow you to change the order in which the data in each column is displayed. For example, by default the metric ‘Sessions’ is displayed from highest to lowest, but I can change the sort order to see the segments with the lowest number of sessions in the topmost rows. Pivot tables are another way of adding secondary dimensions to your report, and allow you a more fluid way of segmenting data into groups.
• Grasp the Goal Flow Report. The Goal Flow report creates a visualization of how your visitors moved through a conversion funnel towards a goal. Each step or ‘node’ will represent a page the user navigated through towards the final conversion. You can use this report to optimize the performance of each page in the funnel and thus the ultimate conversion rate of your site by looking for things like where loops back to a previous step in the funnel, steps of the funnel that underperform, where visitors unexpectedly exit the funnel and where your visitors are entering the conversion funnel.
• Be familiar with the AdWords reports. There are a lot of questions that ask specific questions about the various AdWords reports in Google Analytics. Know what the data in each report tells you. For example, the AdWords Day Parts Report breaks down how your AdWords campaigns perform for each hour of the day. Use this report to better target the timing of your AdWords campaigns.
Step 5: Learn these topics not detailed in the Analytics Academy
• Intelligence Events: Intelligence reports can be found under the home tab and can be generated automatically or you can create a custom one. They are helpful in identifying large statistical variations that you may have otherwise have missed.
• Site Speed Reports: Make sure you are up to speed on this report and understand that site speed it is determined by three main indicators of latency: Page-load time, Execution speed, and how quickly a page can be parsed for the user to interact with.
• Demographics Report: Make sure you understand that the collection of demographic information is made possible by DoubleClick third-party cookies. Cookies that are associated with a user are the only ones that will contribute to your data collection. There are a portion of cookies that do not have a user associated with it so you will not get a full picture across your users, but a subset of the whole. Demographics can also help identify a market that you do not currently promote to, but have active users.
• Measurement Protocol: This gives developers the ability to see raw interaction data throughout their platforms creating a view across devices not normally found in GA, like digital appliances or a point of purchase system. Your UA code helps connect these interfaces and is a feature of Universal Analytics.
• Technologies Outside of GA and You as a Website Owner: There were a few technologies that were suggested that affected your and the technology’s interaction with GA. For Example, make sure that you know things like how Flash and AJAX will affect how you count a visit or what metrics you would look at most when rebuilding a website.
• Tag Manager: This nifty tool takes the developer work out of building custom tracking code. Remember these 3 main tips - use one account for every site, delete all other tracking code on the page after implementing them, and you only need one container for all tracking codes.
In Conclusion
Passing the GAIQ exam is no easy feat. Just remember to give yourself plenty of time to study and comprehend all the material listed here.
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Google Chrome OS: Evolving the Operating System
May 26, 2010
“…the operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web.”
-Sundar Pichai, Google VP Product Management
The Question
Consider that statement. It’s not a bad point. When using your computer, how much time do you spend on the web versus using purely offline software? Maybe that proportion is more reasonable at work, but consider how you use your computer during free time. Think about the way your kids use their laptop; the way the general public use their computers and phones and any web-enabled device. The truth is that most of the functionality of computers has shifted onto the internet. If most people look through their programs nowadays they realize that perhaps the only programs they’re using are the ones that came with Microsoft Office – word processing, spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations. The other program used most often is probably iTunes or some other media player. How many of these can be replaced with free online applications which have equivalent capabilities or even more advanced and useful tools due to their foundation in the internet? Is your entire operating system one of those programs?
The Answer
With the ever-increasing interest in netbooks, the popularity of the iPad and smartphones which use lightweight operating systems; it has become clear that peoples’ priorities have changed when it comes to leisurely computing. We want functionality, sure, but with an emphasis on speed and ease-of-use. Imagine, then, an operating system which runs exclusively on netbooks. An operating system that starts up and is running in a matter of seconds; where the only real program is an internet browser and the functionality is defined by internet-based applications. Imagine that it is open-source (meaning anyone can develop and improve the project) and that the operating system itself is free (meaning the price is defined only by the hardware you’re willing to pay for). This operating system is the Google Chrome OS, due out in the second half of this year (probably towards the very end of it). But let’s talk about Chrome in detail:
• Speed: Because the Chrome OS is basically entirely internet-based, it’s extremely lightweight and therefore extremely fast. The speed of your computer’s functionality is defined by the speed of your internet connection.
• Security: You might think that with everything you do on computer occurring on the web you’ll be more vulnerable to viruses, malware, and hackers. That won’t be the case though, as Google is working to make the Chrome OS the safest browser available. The first thing it’ll have going for it is the same thing that keeps Apple’s Mac OSX safe from malicious attacks: it simply will not be as popular as Windows. Hackers and the like are interested in doing as much damage as possible, so there’s just no incentive to write a virus that’ll affect an operating system that doesn’t have the largest market share. But Google isn’t satisfied with trusting hackers and viruses to just ignore their system, in fact the entire security system of the Chrome OS will be based on lack of trust. Chrome won’t trust any of its applications, and they will all run in “sandboxes” – sequestered virtual space which keeps the app from having an effect on other apps, the structure of the OS, or from involving itself with the network. In a way, Chrome won’t even trust itself, in that every time it restarts the OS will analyze its code and if it has been compromised, it has been designed to fix itself. Also, because it is open-source, Google will have countless developers discovering any bugs or flaws, constantly alerting Google to these issues, and finding ways to fix them.
• Functionality: The biggest qualm probably any user will have about the Chrome OS is the fear that they will lose the core “usability” of their computer. No one would really like to admit to themselves the majority if not nearly all of their computing power is spent on internet usage. And the truth is that we do need the more heavy-duty software every once in awhile: students need to write papers, almost everyone needs to make spreadsheets and presentations. We don’t trust these lightweight user-made apps to handle those important functions for us. But what people often don’t realize is that Google has created web-based application versions of these programs, and in most cases they are just as good and often better than the ones Microsoft has provided us.
• It’s called Google Docs and it’s sleeker and faster and in lots of ways more useful than Microsoft Office. Because it’s internet based, Google Docs allows you to collaborate on documents in real-time with other people in other offices or other countries instead of constantly making changes and emailing things back in forth or having to share screens. And because it’s from Google, Docs is constantly being improved and updated in response to users’ needs and requests. Not to mention the obvious: Google Docs is much faster than Microsoft Office can ever hope to be. Oh and it’s free, very much anything Microsoft has ever offered.
• So that’s Chrome’s advantage over Windows, but what about Apple’s OS which also runs on applications and pretty much introduced and popularized the idea? The main difference is Google’s Open Source Philosophy. On Google’s Chrome OS, all web-apps are Chrome Apps. Apple closes off its hardware in two ways: it’s only open to applications written within Apple’s special framework, and it must be approved by Apple and not contradict their interests as a company in any way. Apple has been known to prevent applications from reaching the public because though they would drastically benefit users, they would take profit away from Apple. Consistent with its image as a company, Google prioritizes the users over itself, and any app available on the web is available to someone running Google Chrome OS. This means you have all of Google’s online software capabilites, plus the countless applications designed by users on the web, not to mention the embedded media player Google plans on providing which you can bet will be more open than Apple’s iTunes (Have you ever tried to get a music file into your iTunes that wasn’t bought from Apple or on a burned cd? I wouldn’t expect those issues from Google)
• Cost: Google plans on providing the Chrome OS for free on dedicated netbooks. That means that how much you spend comes down only to the companies who sell the netbooks. Considering prices now, you might expect at most to spend $300 or $400 dollars for a netbook which comes with Chrome. Basically, it’ll cost you less to have a fully functioning computer than it costs just to buy Windows alone.
• Conclusions
Google Chrome OS enabled netbooks will start coming out later this year, and it’s hard not to imagine getting one (if you can stomach the conversion away from your current programs). The Chrome OS will provide in a lightweight package what seems to be missing in devices like the iPad: an actual computer, not just a scaled-up smartphone. The significance of Chrome is that it marks an evolution of computing deeper into the internet. By shifting the major functionality of computers onto the internet connectivity becomes key and collaboration becomes the bedrock of creation. Chrome seems to be in line with the natural, beneficial evolution of technology – faster, cheaper, and more connected. Apple will sell you a product that looks better, costs more, is more stimulating but when it comes down to it, does less because Apple is so obsessed with image that it closes its development process off to the public. Microsoft will sell you a product that does quite a lot but is plagued with problems and is slow both in functionality and adaptability. I’m putting my stock in Google, which as it moves into the field of operating systems, is set to provide users with everything users need and want: a faster operating system, a better operating system, an operating system based on an open platform which is adaptive and ever-expanding, an operating system that costs you nothing at all.
Chrome OS Announcement: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html
Chromium Open Source Project Announcement: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/releasing-chromium-os-open-source.html
Google Docs: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/next-generation-of-google-docs.html
Twitter – Getting Started
May 3, 2010
A friend of mine recently said to me, ‘I just don’t get Twitter.’ You may have heard or thought this yourself. It’s the fastest growing digital medium for News, Social Interaction, and developing new business relationships.
So to help my friend and others, here is a simple ‘Get Started Guide.’
1> Most important: follow a lot of other people. If you follow someone, they will most likely will follow you back. But who to follow? Use the Search box and put in topics that interest you like ‘Baseball,’ ‘Investing,’ etc. Then read the Tweets that come up. If somebody has made an interesting comment, click on their picture to read their profile. If you like, follow them. They will most likely follow you back.
2> Post interesting stuff yourself, because when the people you follow look up your profile, they’ll want to see that you have something interesting to say. Then they will be more likely to follow you.
3> Retweet things you find interesting. Retweets not only show up on your profile but also show up to all the Followers of the person you retweeted so some of their followers may follow you.(That’s a sentence you could never imagine writing 10 years ago!)
4> Read a Blog Post I did awhile back that you may find helpful.
5> Most of all interact, learn and have fun with it!
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Fun facts about Facebook
Having 250 million members, if Facebook was a country it would be the fourth country in the world measured on population size (US is third with 300 million, India and China are the numbers 2 and 1 with more than one billion people).
With 250 million active members, one out of approximately every six people who can be online is a member of Facebook.
Why should Facebook want to leave the traditional web? Because they can? Facebook has an immense userbase and this userbase contributes immense numbers of data (which can be information and knowledge) to the platform. Every day five billion minutes are spend on Facebook, every week one billion pieces of content are added and shared. Most of this content is not shared with the outside world, is not indexable by for example Google and is thus only available within the great wall of Facebook. So Facebook already left the Web by keeping most if its content inside its network.
Facebook does not need other sites on the Web, other sites need Facebook. Why would Facebook still hinder its members with the rather old-fashioned WorldWideWeb (which is slow, since you first have to resolve the URL into an IP address via DNS, then do the HTTP request to the web server, than receive the HTML and other files and than render the page) and why wouldn’t they introduce their own implementation (facebook:// instead of http://) which could do more than just the aforementioned process?
Facebook has the size to introduce its own browser-like platform, its own operating systems and perhaps even its own hardware line.
Facebook could disrupt the Web and create a new (proprietary?) standard on how the new Web could be. They can, because one out of every six people that is online, has a Facebook account. They can because they have got such immense amount of data and people who are spending so much time on it, people will miss it when it is gone.
Facebook can, however will they do it?
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Trash by Andy Mulligan
Year 7 class novel: Trash
‘…maybe one day you’ll find something nice. Oh yes. Then one day I did.’
Lesson Two
Did the trailer change your expectations of the novel?
What may Raphael find that would be a life changing discovery?
Thesaurus Challenge!
Create a word cloud by listing any words or phrases which have connotations with rats?
Lesson Four
On a post it note, write down one adjective to describe the 'Smokey Mountain.'
1. Three facts you learn about living conditions in Manila.
2. Two adjectives to describe your reaction to the video.
3. One question they still have about 'trash' kids.
Lesson One
Thinking Questions:
1. Does society have a duty to care for the poor?
2. Is it always wrong to steal?
3. If you had £43,000,000, what would you do?
Using the covers above, explain your expectations for the plot of this novel?
Class reading: 3-9
Did the opening of the book live up to your expectations?
Role on the Wall
Complete a 'role on the wall' using what we have learned about Raphael so far.
On the inside you should write facts about the character.
What does he say about himself?
What does he do?
What does he look like?
On the outside you should write any questions you have about Raphael and his life.
Class Reading
pages 10-26
Role on the Wall
Complete a 'role on the wall' using what we have learned about Rat so far.
On the inside you should write quotations about his appearance that makes him seem like a rat.
On the outside you should write quotations about Jun Jun's situation which make him seem like a rat.
Write a reflection on what you have learned about the living conditions of a trash child.
Extension: How does this compare to your own
Lesson Three
On your white boards, write a definition for the term 'narrator.'
Class reading of pages 27-35.
What can we infer about the character so far?
1. Which quotation reveals the most information about the character?
2. What can we infer about the character from this quotation?
3. What can you comment on how the character tells the story?
Character Analysis
Who is your favourite narrator and why?
Why did Mulligan choose to use Manila as inspiration for the setting of his novel?
Using the information you collected for homework and what you have learned today, discuss what you think is the most shocking aspect of life in Manila?
Lesson Five
Sentence Challenge!
Sentence Sort!
Can you work out what type of sentence your quotation is and why?
Class reading: p36-43.
How does Mulligan use different types of sentences to create tension?
P: Mulligan uses complex sentences at the beginning of the chapter to…
E: For instance,
E: This has the effect of…
E: In contrast, as tension increase in the chapter, Mulligan uses short sentences to…
Lesson Six
Can you guess the party theme?
Write a definition for the literary term 'theme.'
Class reading: pages 47-54
Find quotations which relate to the following themes in the novel:
1. loyalty
3. betrayal
4. corruption
5. education
Which do you think is the most applicable theme to the novel and why?
MUST: What does Father Julliard realise about education in Manila?
SHOULD: How does it compare to your own experience of education?
COULD: How does Michel and Mina’s experience of education in
compare to that of the trash boys in the novel.
Is it ever acceptable for the police to use violence against a suspect?
What if that suspect is a child?
Lesson Seven
Choose a book character and mind map the following:
• What they say?
• How they say it?
• What sort of things they would say?
• How they would act?
• How they react to people?
What is empathy?
Class reading: pages 55-71.
Task – You are Gardo. Describe your thoughts and feelings when Raphael is taken.
As a class, using the writing AFs, establish a success criteria for this piece of writing.
1. You use a range of punctuation correctly (. ! ? “”).
2. Clear beginning, middle and end.
3. You spell common words correctly.
4. You use simple connectives.
5. You use different sentence types.
6. You write in the same appropriate tense.
Purple Pen of Progress!
1. Use your purple pens of progress and the success criteria to mark your partner’s work.
2. Using your feedback, redraft a part of your writing.
Lesson Six
Use the photographs to help you summarise what we learned last lesson?
(How will it be useful today?)
Learning Objective
'Hide and Seek!'
7eh3's definition of the term 'adjective':
Read the extracts from the novel.
Identify the adjectives used by Mulligan.
(Try to do this on your own first!)
Class reading!
(pages 47-50)
To be able to
adjectives in order to use them in our own writing.
Must: Choose a narrator from the novel to describe. You should use atleast three adjectives in your description.
Should: Use your knowledge of the character to help you and try to use other descriptive devices too.
Could: Use different sentence types for effect.
Green Pen Matters
Extension: Write your own description of Raphael using as many adjectives as you can.
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Everybody listens when toast does the talking, which would probably be a pretty good reason why artist Tibi Tibi Neuspiel decided to use them to retell some moments of history. While toasts do play a central part, the artist also makes use of other materials like oil paint and beeswax to add to the sculpture and get its (sometimes graphic) message across. Plenty of personalities found their way onto these toasts, Hitler has a trashcan full of toasts for his face.
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Monday, February 19, 2018
Your Words Matter
Your words matter. Your words are like a match. They can start a fire to warm a house or cook a meal. Also, a match can start a fire to destroy houses and land, as well as taking lives. Words are powerful.
God hears your words. Your words make a difference. Pray to God, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight" (Psalm 19:14). Your words matter to God.
Your words really do matter. Words can change the direction and destiny of your life. Words spoken by faith from your heart can receive God's salvation in Christ. "For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" (Romans 10:10). That's when you confess, Jesus is Lord. "And no one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit" (1 Cor. 12:3).
Your words may strengthen others or discourage them. Your words make a difference in your life and others. Words of parents can encourage children or cause doubt and fear. A husband's words can affirm his wife or cause conflict. Your words matter.
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The twin towels.
1400 years ago Mecca was the home of Islam. In 2014, however, during the turmoil in Syria, Iraq and now Libya, it seems that Muslims are being split more and more, even in the only place they might actually agree on. I recently had the opportunity to visit Mecca; the home of Allah.
Recent work has changed the scenery since my last visit, which was in 2012. As if the constant commercialization of Haj (pilgrimage) and Umra weren’t enough, it seemed that the Saudi Arabian Kingdom decided that early Islamic sites were no longer relevant in comparison to the vast amounts of Muslims flooding for Haj and Umra.
While Medina had three of the world’s oldest mosques destroyed in the name of expansion, Mecca’s population had been paid, evacuated, and had their houses along with Islamic historical and archaeological heritage destroyed. Along with the constant destruction of physical Islam, tensions were high in Masjid al-Haram; where the Kaaba (big black cube) is located.
Muslims have multiple sects, namely; Shi’ites and Sunnis. While I personally have no preference, it seems that the growth of ISIS counts completely on the fact that they are fighting for Sunni rights; while Hezbollah is demonized as the Shi’i sect that has Islam misconstrued and uses it for the devil’s intentions. The divide between Sunnis and Shi’ites is nothing new, it has been around since the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
However, all these divides were generally put aside when both sects would come into contact in Mecca; not this time. It seemed that the divide wasn’t of importance, if anything, it was an insult to God all together. I went with my family. Personally, I decided to drape my towel on both shoulders, rather than just one. While Sunni people consider this to nullify my Umrah, the Shi’ites would disagree. As I did my Tawaf (Walking around the Kaaba 7 times), I found myself being inappropriately undressed, as I hadn’t been following the rules that the person behind me believed in. However, undressing people is not merely a habit of Sunnis it seems, my father, who had draped his towel on one shoulder, was also inappropriately dressed by another man, who disagreed with the way my father’s towel hung. As if we were in the ghettos of California where the way a piece of cloth hung off our bodies would signify which gang we belonged to, we were automatically categorized and hated/respected accordingly. I found those actions to undermine God, and minimize Him to the pettiness of man.
As if God is a child with a magnifying glass growing angrier at the mere thought that a man’s shoulder showed or not. I fear this divide between Sunnis and Shi’ites will only grow as the clashes continue and the growth of extremism in Islam continues. As long as petty things such as towels divide Muslims, governments and corporations will continue to undermine the very home of God and destroy all things that link us to the original ideals of Islam. tl;dr Muslims will fight about towels.
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The Swap ‘n Shop is a forum created for the purpose of buying, selling or trading adaptive equipment, wheelchairs, lift-equipped vehicles and related items.
The site is completely free to use and people can search for items by categories (freebies, vehicles & modifications, wheelchairs etc.) or by keywords.
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Supernatural Cats of Japan (Panel)
Jibanyan – Yokai Watch
I have two cats and I thought learning about Japanese folklore would be interesting, so I went the Supernatural Cats of Japan panel at Anime Next. In Japan, there are many different urban legends about cats and yokai. And many of these stories derive from events and have been passed down for generations.
The panel was hosted by Zack Davisson. He stated that cats are magical creatures with many secrets, it makes me wonder about my own pets. (Zack studies tokay folklore.) He is a yokai scholar and the author of Supernatural Cats of Japan. According to Zack, the reason that cats are often seen as yokai in Japanese mythology is that of the mystery surrounding them. Their distinctive features such as their sharp teeth and claws. Their eyes change color and their fur sparks due to static electricity when you pet them. Many people see them as monsters.
Maomolin – Ranma 1/2
One of the cats he talked about was the bakeneko. Bakeneko (meaning changed cat) is a Japanese yōkai that changed into a supernatural creature. Their are various legends around Japan about the Bakeneko. One popular tale, in particular, is the Nabeshima Bakeneko Disturbance in the Saga Prefecture. This story dates back to the Edo period, Waianae Sansai Zue states the cat would stand on its hind legs and lick the oil of the oriental lamps. When the cat licks the oil it is an omen of something strange is about to occur.
In the Edo period, they used fish oil (sardine oil) in the lanterns which would explain why cats liked to lick them. But when the cat stood up to reach the lamp, they made it appear eerie like something an animal wouldn’t normally do. Other information associated with the Bakeneko includes some associated with shape shifting; as humans or wearing a Hitaikakushi (ghost headband) etc. An example of it this is Maomolin from Ranma 1/2.
Kirara – Inyuasha
Another, cat folklore that is popular in Japan is the Nekomata (meaning two-tailed), which is another cat-like yokai that its tail splits in two when they get older. They believed that as the cats aged it would eventually turn into a Bakeneko. In the Yamagata District, Hiroshima Prefecture, rumor had it that if the cat was reared for seven years or more it would kill its owner. A similar urban legend floated around China. It is said that after rearing your cat for three years, it would start bewitching you. The legend also has it that cats with white tails are good at bewitching, so people would refrain from raising white cats or cats with white tails. These cats get their ability to bewitch people from the moon. You can find a similar example in the anime Blue Exorcist and Kirara from Inuyasha.
Himori Konno – GeGeGe no Kitaro
Then we have the Neko Musume which is yokai who comes in the form of a young girl but can change her appearance to have catlike features. (sharp claws and cat eyes). Neko Musume is known to be quiet but it is said that the Neko Musume can be an angry beast. It is stated that this yokai does not get along with the Nezumi and took over the rodent yokai. It is also said that the Neko Musume is in love with GeGeGe no Kitaro, a young boy yokai.
Over the years, Neko Musume features have changed from her hair color to the type of dress she wears. Even in regards to the length of the hair and even her facial features.
Neko Musume is also popular in the cosplay community. There are several animated series where they have the Neko Musume such as Himori Konno from GeGeGe no Kitaro (2007).
Master Korin – Dragon Ball Z
Another popular cat in Japanese folklore is, the Maneki Neko, also known as the inviting cat or the lucky cat. There are also many stories surround this cat. One of the stories shared in the panel was about an old lady. The old lady lived with her beloved cat and was very poor. One day, while the old woman slept, her cat spoke to her in her dreams. In the dream, the cat told the old woman to mold cats statues that looked like it, using the mud found outside of her house. So the old woman molded the cat sculptures and sold them in a nearby market. The old woman made a fortune. This is why the Maneki Neko is known as the lucky cat.
Another story about the Maneki Neko, surrounding a Lord. One day this particular Lord got caught outside in a thunderstorm. The lightening caused the Lord to frantically seek shelter and he ran into a tree. The tree was struck by lighting. This was when he came across the Maneki Neko. The Maneki Neko lead the Lord to a Buddhist temple and saved the Lord’s life. This is where the name the inviting cat came from.
A great example in an anime would be Meowth from Pokémon. Meowth was the sidekick to Jessie and James from Team Rocket. But in Team Rockets case, it was always reversed. Instead of bringing good luck, it turned out bad for them. Another example would be Master Karin from Dragon Ball Z.
There are many different folklores that include cats. I only mentioned a few. It was interesting to find out that many of these cat’s that appear in folklore have also appeared in different Anime’s series and or films.
This was a very interesting panel to attend. I learned about the history of the cat’s in Japanese folklore. I’m curious to learn more.
Zack Davisson has a book on Japanese cat folklore called The Supernatural Cats of Japan. If you are interested in learning more about cat folklore, this would be an interesting book to read.
For more information on Zack and this topic follow the links below.
The Supernatural Cats of Japan
Zack’s Website
Zack’s Twitter
Facebook Fanpage
Book Store
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Oh, good lord, my sinuses are trying to kill me. I would pay cash money to breathe through my nose … such is the joy of living in Florida.
So I just sprayed some nasal gunk into my nose, and of course I can’t sniff it, so I was lounging in my chair with my head back like Famke Janssen in Hemlock Grove, except I’m this short, round, blonde chick and so very much not Famke Janssen … and this is my brain, ladies and gentlemen, what can I say.
I was going to post a big long thing about music I’ve been listening to a lot, but I’m not sure I’m coherent enough for that, so I’m just going to dump some links here.
First off, I’m kind of obsessed with Bastille:
Although this is not my favorite thing–my favorite is actually either “Flaws” or “Pompeii.”
And the Bryan Ferry Orchestra version of “Slave to Love” makes me ridiculously happy.
Oh … wait, there we go, the nose has cleared. I can breathe again! (As I’m sure you were waiting with bated breath to find out what happened.)Okay. Time to see if the links all work. I will endeavor to be a lot less random in my next post, but I’m not making any promises.
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Rain Man (1988)
Sighs…this was disappointing. Admittedly, I probably had my expectations too high up, since the movie a) won the best picture Oscar and b) it contains Dustin freaking Hoffman. But ultimately, the whole thing was underwhelming to me. I might even go on and add that this is probably one of the weakest best picture winners that I’ve watched so far (last time I watched Crash was when it was released in 2005, so I can’t really remember it).
If you are unfamiliar with Rain Man, the story is basically about this selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who learns that he actually has a brother Raymond. The discovery came about when Charlie’s estranged father decided to bequeath his wealth to Raymond and leave Charlie penniless after his death. Things get a little more tricky, however, upon the discovery that Raymond is also an autistic savant.
The first problem I had with this movie was the unlikely premise. Seriously? He couldn’t get the money, so he decided to kidnap his brother from the institution and tries to gain custody over him? Because…why not? If you ask me, the whole set up sounds like a rather lame excuse to make Charlie bring Raymond on a road trip and of course, develop some brotherly love along the way, since movie road trips are like the miracle medicines for all family disputes. I’d love to try that too, except that over here in tiny Singapore, our island is only 42km in length and not to mention we are filled with ERP gantries, traffic lights and traffic congestion all over the place.
Of course, the main strength in the movie lies in how Charlie develops feelings for Raymond. I guess, the idea here was to show that Charlie has transformed from a selfish brat to a loving brother. Feel free to disagree, but I didn’t see that at all. The storytelling of the whole film was fundamentally flawed, if you ask me, and instead of properly developing the relationship between the two, we are thrown with various useless scenes that may have been intended to be humorous (Kmart, uh-ohs, gotta watch wapner, farting in phone booths), but didn’t quite work out for me. The problem is this: For a good, I’d say 85% of their time together, we see Charlie being perpetually annoyed by Raymond’s behavior and mannerisms. Then you get the next 10% where he realized that Raymond is actually a human computer so guess what he did next? Did you say casino? And you’re right! He takes Raymond to the casino, exploits this ability of his and wins a lot of money. Along the way, Raymond, the guy whom the movie has being putting down as someone with zero social skills, suddenly felt an attraction towards some random lady called Iris (must be the magical casino air!), and decided that he wanted to learn dancing. And thus came the final 2.5%, where Charlie’s feelings towards Raymond changes (the power of money love, I guess) and decides to teach him, which turned out to be totally useless by the way. Of course earlier on, there was this 2.5% where they shared a tender moment in the bathroom (ok that sounds wrong) where Charlie discovered the truth behind “Rain Man”. It’s a bit of a lame realization, but if the movie actually focused more on this, I would have liked it a lot more.
As you can see, the motivation behind Charlie’s change of heart is extremely weak. The movie never even attempted to understand Raymond, but rather portray him as a weirdo human character with weird antics for comic relief. Also, I felt like Charlie never understood Raymond at all, and I didn’t think the chemistry between both actors were very strong in this aspect either. In the end, I just thought that he merely overcame his annoyance towards Raymond and maybe even found his endearing (??), but that’s about it. But love? The guy was still as selfish and self-entitled as before, if you ask me.
The direction is nothing special, and if you ask me the placement of the humorous scenes (the sex scene, the casino scene which was TOTALLY pointless) were questionable choices. The score is fine, but I didn’t think it fitted the tone of the film. Rain Man = Tribal? Hmm.
The female character, whatever her name is, is totally pointless. I have no idea what she was doing in the movie. She only appeared in the beginning and then towards the end. It didn’t help that the actress playing her was rather flat in her performance either. This was really quite a wasted opportunity to me, since I usually love the supportive girlfriend characters in movies. I know some people find them cliched, but I find that they serve as effective moral compasses for the main characters and are usually quite likable (Amy Adams in The Fighter). That was not the case here though. Thanks to the poor writing and acting, the character comes off as unnecessarily preachy, self-righteous and “holier-than-thou”. And of course, her big scene involved teaching Raymond how to kiss, which was awkward as hell. I guess that scene was meant to make me go “awww…”, but I totally went “ew wtf?” instead. She thought that she was doing Raymond a favor, but I totally thought otherwise.
Alright, before I make my next point, allow me to say that I worship Dustin Hoffman. I am by no means a hater, at all. I mean, just watching his performances in The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy (!!), Kramer vs Kramer, Tootsie…goodness. The guy is really one of the greatest film legends to me. However, I feel that how you respond to his performance here ultimately depends on what your own personal preferences are. If you read my previous posts, you know that I totally go for subtle acting, complex emotions, fiery emotions etc…mannerisms, accents, and all the other technical aspects are more of the secondary things that I consider. And that’s pretty much the case here. I was never really a fan of these “slow guys” performances, because usually the movies surrounding them are less than stellar (case in point), and that they totally rely on mannerisms. The characters don’t really have an emotional core to them, since they are pretty much living in their own worlds, and this essentially means that at the end of the day, you will either a) find them endearing or b) be annoyed to hell by them. The challenge here, which is admittedly a great one, is to not make it look like obvious acting. For the most part, Hoffman, being the method actor that he is, really succeeds. I know some people have criticized him as being very self aware here, but I felt like he was totally into it. I mean, just observe that vacant look in his eyes, and how consistent he was in his mannerisms lol. However, I felt like the movie was working against him. To begin with, it was never a very insightful look on how people live with autism and how their friends/families accept them as a part of their lives. Thus, I felt like I never cared about Raymond since he was portrayed as the movie’s idiot (how inoffensive) who is there to merely win us over with his oh-so-endearing mannerisms and super calculator mind. I even felt as annoyed by him as Charlie was…Still, I think Hoffman managed to deal with what was required of him very well, and even won his second Oscar for this performance. I guess I’m just not a fan of this performance, especially when I think about how they could have rewarded him for so many other performances instead of this one. Hmmm.
Tom Cruise was better than expected. I feel like playing such obnoxious characters is his forte LOL (Magnolia, The Color of Money etc). Still, he went much less over the top than I expected him to, and he even tried to add a touch of humanity to his character at the end, but unfortunately, I felt like the whole script just wasn’t working in his favor.
Is it me, or does the 80s seem to be a rather weak decade for films? I mean the 60s had Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, The Sound of Music, Hud, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Lion in Winter, Bonnie and Clyde and many many more classics. Even the 70s had The Godfather I and II, CHINATOWN, Cabaret, One flew over the cuckoo’s nest, Network, Taxi Driver etc. And then suddenly in the 80s, it’s like the movies suddenly decided to go for the TV-movie styles (thanks a lot, James L. Brooks), with TERMS OF ENDEARMENT even winning best picture over The Year of Living Dangerously, which wasn’t even nominated. Only Amadeus and The Colour Purple were really iconic in my eyes. Then again, I haven’t watched a lot of films from this decade, so it may be too early for me to judge. Ok, I loved Ordinary People. Anyway, I’m not denying that it was, however, a phenomenal era for actresses because it was the period where the many greats like Meryl Streep, GLENN CLOSE, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek turned in their strongest works.
So to conclude about Rain Man…basically, I felt exactly like the guy evaluating Raymond at the end of the film, when he was listening to Charlie’s story about how he suddenly loved Raymond over the past 6 days. The film, like Charlie, wanted me to buy that. I couldn’t.
On a side note, weren’t Dangerous Liaisons and Mississippi Burning far worthier picks for best picture that year???
Update: I’m wondering whether I’m being a little too harsh here, because I really wrote nothing positive about the film. But I’d be lying if I say that I want to give it a rewatch though… :/
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Trap Chokes
Thanks for your note on chokes for the BT-99. My only confusion is that in one of your articles you stated that good trap shooters usually use full choke and No. 8’s. Yet when I called Briley, they strongly urged that I use a modified (not IM) choke for 16-yard trap. I’ve been using the factory IM choke and 7 1/2s so far and my scores have not been too hot.
I know patterning is the only real answer and I’ll get to that in the next week or so. In the meantime, there seemed to be such a large gap between your statement of full and Briley’s recommendation of modified that I thought I would ask your opinion.
Dear Dave,
Full or Mod at 16 yards with #8s. It all boils down to personal preference. I mean, who you gonna believe- Briley who makes and sells a million billion chokes a year or some quack who calls himself The Technoid, Promoter of Preposterous Pomposity.
My recommendation for Full and #8s from the 16 isn’t my thinking at all. I’m not nearly a good enough trap shooter. It comes from the advice that I have received from some of the top ATA trap shooters over the years. They ALL use full at the 16 yard line. I believe that the reason is that with full choke they can “read” their breaks better than they can with Mod. These guys shoot for the money and if Mod worked better, they would use it.
Of course, the pros are better shots than you and I are. In defense of Briley, Mod will give a slightly larger pattern at 16 yards if you shoot quickly. This may give the newer shooter just a touch more margin for error. But the breaks will be “neutral” and not give a real indication of where the bird is being hit. That’s the price you pay for the very slightly larger pattern.
Also, for once I also have some mathematical evidence on my side. Our resident Ph.D. in ballistics, Warren Johnson, has cooked up “Choke Chooser”, a computer generated slide card showing optimum patterns and chokes based on loads and distance. It is really a pretty neat device. It is based on a pretty sophisticated mathematical model of shogun patterns (translation: I don’t have the vaguest idea how he does it.)
Running Warren’s numbers, “Choke Chooser” shows that if you take your 16 yard “trap view” (slightly turned) target at 30 yards, a modified choke using 1-1/8 oz of #8s would indeed give you the best pattern, an optimal 21″ in diameter. BUT if you use the same shell and shoot the bird just a touch later at 35 yards, a FULL choke delivers that optimal 21″ pattern.
It all depends on how fast you shoot your trap targets. Most people take their birds 16-17 yards out of the house, but a newer shooter might be a touch slower. That’s why I recommend the Full and 1-1/8 oz of #8s. It gives the newer shooter a bit of time and it also gives the kind of heavy breaks that you can “read” to make corrections.
Just as an aside, Warren’s “Choke Chooser” shows that if you drop down from 1-1/8 oz of #8s to only 1 oz, for the same 16 yard trap target, the biggest pattern you can hope for shrinks from 21″ to 19″ and you have to go up half a degree of choke to get even that. In the “forza bruta” blunt object world of the Technoid, “Less is less and more is more.”
Best regards,
Bruce Buck
The Technoid writing for Shotgun Report, LLC
One Response to Trap Chokes
1. scott says:
I have a full choke in my 1100 Trap Gun. I started with a Modified years ago. Full choke 7 1/2’s
absolutely gets it done. I will not go back. I shoot in the PNW where it is almost always damp
and a bit windy, so pellet KE on target is all that matters……..
As an aside…. Maybe the discussion should move from the differences between Mod and Full
and go to how to center up the bird……
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Economics > Choice > Forced Action >
Quote 368
"The soldier who serves his country through fear instead of love is not free; his comrades and his officers , the ministers or organs of military justice, are all his enemies."
-- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
What is conscription?
Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the military.
Wider definition
Is tax a form of conscription?
What's wrong with conscription?
It implies that a persons existence is only for the service of others.
Conscripted troops tend not to have high morals.
In Turkey, its only men and non gays that conscription, where to start with the violation of human rights. Those with university degrees, do less time.
The article below shows some of the lengths people go not to be conscripted.
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I read over the sample topics, and I think I got the general idea what Professor Torgerson expects us to do. In the sample essays students wrote stories based on their own experiences and plus they made it more significant by quoting from experts. Am I right, or am I not?
Clearly I know a lot of about Olympic sports, especially about fencing, horseback riding and pentathlon. I am not interested in any kind of sport which is not an Olympic sport. So I don’t care much about the Super Bowl for instance. So the biggest sport event for me is the Olympic Games which is sacred and who participants are national heroes.
Even thought, this year is the Olympic year and the whole world is excited, I’m not as excited as I was twelve years ago before Sidney. Hungary used to won a lot of gold medals in the past and we were very proud of our athletes. But nowadays, sport is declining in Hungary. It is all because of the capitalism regime, which does not support athletes. I am NOT saying socialism was a better system, what I am saying is: in the Socialism, athletes were supported because the state cared about national proud which was represented by athletes on the Olympic Games.
I’m thinking about to do researches on and write about how sport system changed since the Socialism and how Hungary got to this point when Hungarians won only one gold medal on the Olympic Games in Beijing. It was a shame for us, because Hungary was always famous for its great athletes.
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Recipe of the Week
Mmm, mmm, nothing says “cold weather” like a nice chafing dish full of meat and cream! This week’s recipe is Meat Balls with French Cream. Ground beef, green olives, flour and butter combine to make tasty meatballs. Mix Worcestershire sauce, onion juice, cream and lemon juice to make a lovely cream sauce. Serve atop pilaf and you’re ready for a sophisticated dinner for four.
Personally, this might taste good, but it looks like something barfed up after an all night kegger. Am I wrong here? Serving it in a silver chafing dish just makes it sophisticated crap rather than regular crap.
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1. Suzanne
“Serving it in a silver chafing dish just makes it sophisticated crap rather than regular crap”
Well, that’s what they did with Fancy Feast cat food in commercials – put it in a cut-crystal bowl, and Lauren Bacall’s the voice over – for added sophistication.
Come to think of it, that does look a little like cat food in the photo…
2. Good point. You can sell anything with a sophisticated voice and some crystal or silver dishes!
3. Carrie
Oooohhhh goodness. Someone was getting crafty with their culinary skills. Are lemon juice, onion juice, olives and cream ever a good combination? Me thinks not. I have the distinct feeling that this is the result of pantry-itis: A recipe conceived from a lack of desire to grocery shop, and a lack of cohesive ingredients in the pantry. Or, your little cookbook there had to meet a quota.
4. La sauce Worchestershire being an integral part of la cuisine française, I am going home immediately to cook this dish and will write about it in 12-page feature for a forthcoming issue. Or perhaps not.
That said, I did have lunch at Riad restaurant today, and he serves a lamb and seared vegetables kebab on top of a rice pilaf, with a creamy perhaps-French sauce in a mini-ramekin on the side (no onion juice or lemon involved WHATsoever). Maybe you could do the same presentation with a skewer of beef cubes and green olives, roasted or grilled with olive oil, then served over pilaf (or faster, couscous). But meatballs on top of rice…. Well. I’ll pass until after the kegger.
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I’ve fallen through worlds
That are in my mind,
Landed on earth
With a purpose to find.
Layers of mistake
Masked in smiles,
I fell for a world
That put me on trial.
So many storms
Where do I start?
Lightening & thunder
Appeared in my heart.
Like the planet
Thoughts orbit around,
Yet gravity forbids me
To leave this ground.
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29 Responses to Orbiting
1. A very good poem. Thanks for sharing!
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2. mihrank says:
“i will forever be colliding
with a billion unnamed
undiscovered stars, each of us
on our own orbital paths.
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3. Lovely poetry! houseofheartweb.wordpress.com
4. Simon says:
Your imagination is amazing… You find such different perspectives to write on. In a way we all orbit about each other.
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5. AJ says:
Lovely story telling.
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6. Kris says:
Gravity is horrible! Keeps us grounded when we want to fly~
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7. And once again you nailed it….love love ‘ve love this!
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8. sheldonk2014 says:
Looks like I’ll be hanging
See you on the other side of creativity
As Sheldon Always
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9. sheldonk2014 says:
It’s not very hard with the right inspiration
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10. I love the idea of gravity not letting us go. 🙂
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The Weaker Vessel
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last fifty years, chances are you’ve likely heard of the feminist movement. The ways in which Christianity have influenced the movement usually move feminists toward a secular mindset because of the fundamental interpretation of the New Testament. Many believe that fundamental Christianity is misogynistic, and there are certainly many verses that could lead a woman to believe this to be so. Not the least of these is 1 Peter 3:7.
1 Peter 3:7.
Weaker vessels, huh? This is exactly the kind of rhetoric that the feminist movement might use to prove the bible to be a chauvinistic document, and the verse could certainly be fairly interpreted as such. Fundamental interpretations conclude that 1 Peter 3:7 is yet another example of man being the designed head of household as well as the mentally and physically superior being. Obviously women are physically weaker than men, statistically speaking, but some Christians conclude that women are more susceptible to fall into temptation- some of their evidence being Adam and Eve’s creation story. Because of Eve’s fall into temptation, many Christians believe that women are physically and mentally weaker than men. As 17th century theologian Matthew Poole put it, weaker vessel meant “Weaker than the husbands, and that both in body and mind, as women usually are. Weak vessels must be gently handled… it is a part of that prudence according to which men should dwell with their wives, to have more regard to them because of their infirmities, bearing with them and hiding them.”
Obviously this world view is prone to draw criticism from progressive and feminist groups. Many female activists believe that verses like 1 Peter 3:7 contribute to a learned helplessness among women. They believe that the bible supports the idea that women need men to live a fulfilling life, and that without a man to guide them, their life would be without direction. The cited website above even calls the validity of the bible as a whole into question because of the questioned validity of these supposedly discriminatory verses- are women weaker vessels? If one doesn’t believe so, then why would he or she believe the rest of the bible? Some contextual and cultural insight may provide sufficient evidence that Christians may have been the liberators of their time- even the author of 1 Peter.
To understand the ways in which 1 Peter chapter 3 may have sought to liberate women, one must first understand the lifestyle that women were bound to in first century Rome. 1 Peter chapter 1 verse 8, chapter 2 verse 10, and chapter 4 verse 3 all imply that the intended recipients of 1 Peter were mostly converted Gentiles. It is a circular letter written to those living in the northwest section of Asia Minor, so it is reasonable to believe that the audience was pagan before their conversion. Pagan, Roman women, as well as pagans in other societies at the time, were often viewed as commodities rather than valuable contributors to society in the first century. While Roman women usually had more luxuries and rights than their counterparts in Greece, they certainly were not leaders of their communities, and they often were limited to jobs such as sewing. They received little education and were victims of a strict patriarchal society. They were certainly not viewed as men’s equals. Caesar Austus famously exiled his own daughter, Julia because she wouldn’t conform to the traditional roles that women were supposed to assume.
Some interpretations of 1 Peter 3:7 conclude that women weren’t referred to as physically or mentally
“weaker vessels” in this particular passage, but rather that “weaker vessel” is referring to their common place in society within the pagan world that surrounded the Christians of the Roman Empire. The word “weaker” is translated from a form of the Greek word asthenei, which means powerless or without strength. Peter may be referring to a cultural weakness in which a wife does not have basic human rights extended to women such as we are familiar with in the West of the 21st century. Peter’s instruction to husbands in the latter part of the verse flies in the face of what most of the former pagans would’ve been familiar with in the culture that they existed in. Peter instructed husbands to revere and honor their wives, whereas these women would’ve been treated as children or property in pagan homes. Christianity may have shared the view that men were superior to women in terms of societal limitations, physiology, and even, perhaps, mentality, but it stood in stark contrast to the pagan world because of the respect that Christian men were to show their wives, or as they would’ve said, their sisters in Christ.
On the surface, 1 Peter may seem oppressive to contemporary women of today, but further research gives way the potential for misinterpretation by those that the book offends. “Weaker vessel” does not necessarily mean lesser being. Consider the difference in ideas between Christians and pagans in terms of how men should treat their wives. Christians were quite progressive for the time period. The objective reader cannot read this passage in a vacuum; one must understand how society as a whole effected theology. Regardless of if one believes in the fundamental interpretation of the text or ones like I have cited here, it is undeniable that the Christian perspective- that wives were to be respected and that they were children of God as opposed to a commodity or property- is one that broke boundaries for the time period.
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Electrelane–Gone Under Sea
I had always assumed that Electrelane was a French band that sang in English (and German and Spanish), but it turns out it’s the other way round. Despite opening their stellar sophomore album, The Power Out, in full French, the band is actually based in Brighton. I’ve also never bothered to look up a translation of the lyrics for Gone Under Sea because it’s wholly unnecessary for loving the song. It’s a simple, driving tune that sounds like C86 recorded for a rainy night. With a bass line that Peter Hook might have whipped up for Joy Division, a guitar line at home with The Chills and a vocal track that flips between mournful murmur and wolf-like yelp, the band forges something moving and memorable from elements so familiar they are almost mundane. While the band would stretch themselves further later in the album, Gone Under Sea is a lesson in finding freedom through constraint.
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Stuff I’ve Procrastinaed On, Which You Probably Forgot
Basically, this is just a list of crap I’ll hopefully write about sometime, as I originally planned to and just haven’t gotten around to it yet. If you didn’t remember, well now you know and can bug me about it all you want. Hopefully I’ll pull through this time haha.
Things to Do Still:
-Write another part of ‘Rise and Shine’
-Make another ‘Weekly Question’ at some point
-Finally follow through with something like ‘Biggest Disappointment’
-Do another ‘Analyzing upcoming releases’
-Do another ‘Moments’ blog
-Final part of ‘Why ME2 was better than ME3’ blog series
-Actually keep doing some of the things on ‘Wrekd Schedule of Blogging’
-Another ‘Let’s Talk’
-More analyses of magazine issues
-Another ‘Primeval previews’
-Another ‘Second thought’ blog
-More on my ‘ME3 All-Paragon 100% runthrough’ I did
-Do another ‘Wrek Weekend Warrior’ edition
-Finally do ‘Of Might and Magic’ part two
-Continue with ‘Ruining Skyrim’ blogs
-Do ‘NFL Sims’ part two
As a final note, I will hopefully be updating this as we go- and moving it about appropriately as well then.
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Selected Essays and Squibs by Joseph Suglia
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Relationship is an Approaching
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We need to get over this idea of “Love at first sight”. That only works in fairy tales, for really shallow people, or for people who are lying to themselves, with few to no exceptions. Ironically, you never really know a person until you have broken up with them, and then you know why you are incompatible and that you are incompatible.
Love is an arbitrary concept as it is used today, I would LOVE for somebody to tell me how it is defined.People aren’t really serious about relationship anymore. Relationship is a diversion from the monotony of their life. They don’t depend on it for their survival which is why they through it away so casually.
Why do people enter into Relationship? Why are people attracted to who they are attracted to? Why do people presuppose that the other person wants what they want? Why do they Lie…
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Structure an Effective PowerPoint Deck
PowerPoint is the tool marketers love to hate. At least that’s what I hear at almost every conference, seminar, and workshop. At a conference I attended this fall, the moderator of the two-day event declared it a “PowerPoint free zone.” Within five minutes he called up the event agenda… on a PowerPoint chart… so much for a PpT free zone.
There is a lot of good information on-line about PowerPoint design principles. Here’s a tip about how to structure a good PowerPoint chart deck. Use the onion approach, build content layer-upon-layer. This approach can be especially helpful when as a presenter you may not be in control of your time on the agenda.
Chart 1 Title Slide: Often thought of as a placeholder, this could be the most important chart in your deck. Use it to own the topic. If this is the only chart people see from your presentation, it should convey your organizations expertise and leadership. It should include your name and contact information as the thought leader on the topic. If presentations are made available following an event, the only chart from your presentation some people might see is the title slide. Make it good, capture attention, and take ownership of the topic.
Chart 2 Presentation Summary: Skip the agenda and bio slide, make this chart the elevator pitch. Everything the audience needs to know about your capabilities should be summarized on the second chart. That doesn’t mean using 3 point font and cramming in dozens of lines of text. All the rules of effective design still apply. (Large font, limited words per line, etc.) Use images and bold text. Drive home a single take away message about: 1) Features or Background; 2) Benefits or Opportunities; and a 3) Call-to-Action. I’ve been in meetings where the audience (usually a group of executives politicking for advantage) has interrupted the presenter who never got past the second chart. Structure your talk so that if your time on the agenda is hijacked by others in the room, you can still deliver the central message.
Charts 3-5 Key Points: Expand on the three points from the second chart. If time is running short, these three charts provide a bit more detail and can quickly highlight your most important take way messages. If time is not an issue, they can serve as an overview for details to be discussed later in the presentation.
Charts 6-20 Main Talk: If as a presenter you’ve reached this point in your talk, time on the agenda is yours. Use the remaining 15 charts in your presentation to finish your talk. In most cases, 20 charts should be enough to cover your topic. Remember, the charts are not your presentation, you are the presentation. Charts serve to illustrate and reinforce your message.
Charts 21+ Supplemental: If your talk is very technical in nature you may want to have a collection of charts that provide a very detailed, deep dive on the topic. These can be helpful if the presentation ends with a closing Q&A. They can also be useful information if the chart deck is provided in PDF following the conclusion of your talk.
PowerPoint is only a tool. In my workshop I have hammers, saws, wrenches, and a lot of tools I have no idea how to use. I don’t hate my collection of hammers. When I need to drive a nail a hammer works quite well. When used correctly, it’s the right tool for the job. It’s not much different with PowerPoint.
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[Twisted-Python] SSH agent
Paul Swartz paulswartz at gmail.com
Mon Aug 27 13:35:23 EDT 2007
On 8/27/07, stefan.lange at ubs.com <stefan.lange at ubs.com> wrote:
> Thanks, you are certainly right.
> I was first concerned about security implications when directly reading in the private key instead of accessing an SSH agent but on second thought there seems no difference security wise.
> Got the slightly modified example working, following your advice.
> Another question:
> Is there already functionality in Twisted for using Kerberos for SSH authentication?
There is not, but patches are certainly welcome :)
Paul Swartz
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Friday, May 28, 2010
The Smash Guitar
When I was 14 years old I went to see Hendrix play at the Xavier University Field House. The audience had to sit through one of those awful 1970's light shows where some pseudo artiste spills oil on a pane of glass, manuevers the puddle and projects the whole mess on the stage wall using an airport runway light using colored gels.
Finally Hendrix, Mitchell and Redding came on and did a 90 minute set. Hendrix bashed his upside-down Jazzmaster (which he bought that day in Cincinnati at Hughes Music Store) into one of his Marshall amps. But he didn't do much damage.
Later that year I went to see Herman's Hermits play at Cincinnati's Music Hall.
The warm-up band was The Who. Go figure! At the end of the show Townsend butted his guitar into a rented Fender Dual Showman a couple of times ripping the grill cloth..
Agile Ric Copy
The guitar appeared to be a Rickenbacker 360, however the plastic logo was missing from the headstock leading me to believe either the nameplate was damaged from a prior bashing or perhaps it was a copy guitar.
Pete did not do too much damage that afternoon. I suppose he was saving his guitar to ruin in a larger city.
These were the days when I was playing in a garage band. There was another band in my town that were our rivals. Their bass player came from a well-off family. This band had more toys than we did. They owned nice lighting system, a Shure Vocalmaster P.A. and strobe lights.
My band had some colored floodlights mounted on a 8 foot 2" X 8' board with a rheostat, a pieced together P.A. with Electo Voice speakers and no strobe light. The guy that followed us around would flip the light switch off and on for a pseudo strobe effect
The rich bass player with our rivals band purchased a brand new Hofner bass and a new a Fender Bassman with the large cabinet. At the end of the night this guy would put the Hofner down and pick up an inexpensive Teisco bass guitar. When the band was near the end of their psychedelic song this guy smashed the Teisco to bits, threw the pieces on the ground and walked away. What a drama queen!
Well we can't afford to do that anymore.
If you've recently checked your local Vintage guitar store, those old Harmonys, Kays, Teiscos, Truetones, Cameos, Casinos and others are selling for $200 to $500.
So someone in the guitar biz noticed a need to be fullfilled and has come up with an answer for you Townsend and Hendrix wanna-be's.
A Japanese company called K’s Japan has come up with an electric guitar that’s just made to get destroyed. You can play it through all your sets and at the end of the night in a fevered frenzy, smash the thing to bits.
Impress audiences with your powerful destructiveness and emphasize your musical passion. Chicks will dig you.
The guitar is aptly named The SMASH. You can order this Telecaster style instrument it in black or white.
The Smash has a "Special Empty Body" so it's light and easy to hurl and creates a beautiful smashing sound on impact. Styled like a Telecaster, the Smash has a maple neck, a rosewood fretboard, dual pickups, and electronics concentrated in the center of the body to minimize dangerous trajectories.
"The guitar will smash with less power than using a normal guitar," the manufacturer declares, ironically adding, "It is not created for the purpose of smashing." Yeah right! I suppose the lawyers wrote that, since it's advertised intended purpose is to smash the thing.
However make sure your roadie picks up all the pieces because this baby is recyclable. Yep! You send the smashed instrument back to K's and they reassemble it for you. The the guitar sells for a mere 60 bucks.
The manufacturer claims every part of the instrument is recyclable.
The guitar weighs a mere 2.5 kilograms. Once K's reassembles the guitar they claim it will be given to charity in the Philipines or for a fee they will assemble it and send it back to you to destroy during another set.
Aaren Humpherys said...
Thanks for sharing your experience
Mr Noble said...
also kurt cobain likes to smash his guitar so that don't have to do encore :)
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This is the first time in modern history, three hurricanes in the Atlantic are lined up in the most dangerous of ways, according to Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center.
There were three simultaneous hurricanes in 2010, with Julia, Igor, and Karl all swirling in the basin at the same time. Julia never threatened land, so the NHC didn’t issue a warning for North America. This is the first time that three hurricanes have the potential to make landfall at the same time.
What climate change creates
The rising strength and potential impact of the hurricanes in the Atlantic basin has weather experts concerned, as global temperatures continuing to hit record highs. Global warming, which isn’t necessarily causing the formation of hurricanes, is almost certainly magnifying their intensity and potential for destruction.
Climate change is making hurricanes more powerful for longer periods of time. They need the energy from the warm, humid air above tropical oceans to keep up their strength. A hurricane begins as a tropical storm, when winds coming from different directions converge. Warm air rises around the storm’s center and cools, and the moisture condenses to form clouds and rain. Condensation releases latent heat, which powers hurricanes. If the layer of warm water isn’t at least 200 feet deep, a tropical storm could die before gaining hurricane strength.
The potential for destruction is also greater because warmer temperatures mean the air can hold more moisture, so hurricanes produce more rain, causing more floods. Rising sea levels also lead to greater and greater surges after a storm.
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Bankruptcy when you own a home
Most of the time when you are thinking about bankruptcy it comes at a stressful point in your life. One of the principal worries is probably if you’ll be able to keep your home or not. This will depend on several factors including the type of bankruptcy you file. The good news is that with…
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Which bankruptcy is the worst
This is an interesting question. Worst in what way? This is my first come back to such a question since if your are a creditor you probably think all bankruptcy is bad (if you are a creditor read about Chapter 13 – it is actually good for creditors). If you are a debtor, I take…
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Where to get bankruptcy discharge papers
Once your bankruptcy case concludes, you will receive what is known as a bankruptcy discharge which states that all dischargeable debts are no longer enforceable. Creditors whose debts are discharged in the petition can no longer contact you about your debt or file any legal proceedings against you. It is very important to keep this…
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Bankruptcy when you own a house
Many people want to know if they file bankruptcy what will happen to their house. The treatment of your house in bankruptcy will be different depending on which type of bankruptcy you end up filing. There are a number of types of bankruptcy. The type of bankruptcy you file can be tricky decision and any…
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Bankruptcy versus credit consolidation
Credit consolidation can be one way to work out your existing debts and possible save you some money on the repayments of those debts. Consolidating debts mean you take multiple payments that are due and combine them into one monthly or weekly payment. There are different pros and cons to credit consolidation. You may be…
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Bankruptcy when unemployed
For some reason that I have not been able to determine there is a rumor floating around that you need to employed to file for bankruptcy protection. There is no requirement under the Bankruptcy Code to be employed to get protection of the bankruptcy court. So rest assured that you can still file for bankruptcy…
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How bankruptcy affects a cosigner
Ever wondered how you filing for bankruptcy might affect someone who has cosigned a debt with you? Many people use a co-signer to purchase all types of things. for the most part this is done because they have little or nor credit history or the credit history that they have is in very bad shape. …
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Who pays the bankruptcy trustee
The answer to this common bankruptcy question is that it depends on what kind of bankruptcy you are filing. In bankruptcy there are a number of different trustees – and it can sometimes get confusing if you don’t deal with them everyday. There are Chapter 7 Trustees, Chapter 11 Trustees, Chapter 12 Trustees, and Chapter…
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Which bankruptcy is better to file?
A common question that I am asked is which bankruptcy is better to file? As I am sure you understand this is loaded question. Each type of bankruptcy addresses a different type of financial need. The first step in filing bankruptcy with our office is a consultation with the attorney. During this consultation the attorney…
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The Story Behind the Story: The Oddsmakers
Today, it's my second post focusing on the fictioneers part of Western Fictioneers. Every month I'll put up a free story, guaranteed to be less than a month old, and take a look behind the scenes at where it came from.
This one turned up easier than usual --though I was behind at the first of the month and had no idea what I would do for April's post.
Here's the straight dope:
I was at my regular table in the local coffee shop typing away at something when this man walked in and picked a fight with the guy behind the roaster.
Now the young people who burn the beans in this place are just that: young. And not to sound like somebody's ageist grandpa, but when you talk to them there's usually some sort of overblown drama going on in their lives. Money, parents, grades, money, love interests, money. We've all been there or soon will be. Nobody escapes.
So, drama. Slightly raised voices. A few swear words. I didn't worry about it.
Until the guy turned out to be a nutcase. No kidding.
He stomped outside, was gone a couple minutes, then banged the door back open. His return didn't take him to the roaster. This time, he yelled at us --the customers.
Unlucky us.
I thought of the old horseshoe my grandpa had hanging open side up on his barn door. In my mind, the shoe turned upside down.
There were five of us in a relatively small space. Me at one table, a retired business type at a table in the corner, a Mary Kay lady just in front of him, and two teenage girls in school uniforms doing their homework beside the fireplace.
The crazy man started calling the roaster guy names. Then he chastised us for breathing the same air as such a scumbag. The nice girl behind the counter told him he should leave.
And she called him by name--which meant she knew him, which made it that much worse. If you talk to cops, they'll tell you domestic confrontations, fights between friends and relatives, are just hell on earth.
She said it again, "I think you should leave."
And what the guy said next sent a jolt through me and forced the five of us customers to lock eyes.
He said, and I quote: "I don't give a ____ about what you think. I don't give a ____ about you. Or any of these people. You're ALL in for some deep ____ now." (Fill in with the expletive of your choice.)
Right there, the girls by the fireplace just about lost it.
Me, I had my phone out and was thumbing 9-1-1.
So many stories hit the media about public shootings that this seemed like a replay of the same old script. Obviously the guy went out, got a gun, and came back right? Now he's pointing his anger at the crowd. We all know what comes next.
But I never actually saw a gun. There was no gun.
And then--just like that--the guy turned and stomped out of the place.
It was over as fast as it had escalated.
Just as fast as you read it --that's how fast it started and stopped. This time instead of initiating a grisly news story, the crazy man peeled out of the parking lot in a snit.
Believe me every one of us payed very close attention as he drove off down the street.
Then we looked at each other again. Lucky survivors.
The horseshoe was again right side up.
Finally, the business guy in the corner broke the tension. He said, "Y'know, for a second there, I sorta thought our number was up."
Everybody nodded and smiled and agreed, chuckling with relief.
Then the Mary Kay lady said. "I thought so too. In fact, I probably would've bet on it."
And there --POW--in my imagination was the entire story: "The Oddsmakers." What if something like this happened in the old west? Some kind of confrontation that promised violence? Rather than freeze in terror or call for help, what if somebody decided to bet on it?
I immediately saved what I was working on, opened a new document and started typing. I got about 400 words into it, then quit for the afternoon.
That night I wrote the rest of the story. Hope y'all get a kick out of it.
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Posted: 9/8/2004 1:37:24 PM EDT
By Youssef M. Ibrahim
Nothing, not a single justification, reason, excuse, religious edict or sheik, can explain the murder of more than 300 innocent Russian hostages, including 156 children, in the southern town of Beslan last week by so-called Chechen "Islamist freedom fighters."
No religion or political cause sanctifies killing innocent children. I cannot imagine a mother or father of any nationality watching girls and boys running with blood smearing their bodies, tears streaming down their cheeks and fear soiling their innocence without shedding tears.
This sight will haunt us all.
Far graver for this whole region, is that, according to Lev Dzugayev, a Russian government spokesman, 10 of the estimated 30 hostage-takers who perpetrated this heinous crime were Arabs.
At last count, these criminals, acting in the name of Islam, took more than 1,000 hostages, killed 326 and put 448 in hospitals, of whom 69 are in such serious condition that many may be dead by the time you read this column. Distressingly, this massacre will carry a big tag that says "Muslims have done this" - more so as not a single Arab leader of any renown leaped immediately to condemn the crime in front of cameras, microphones and the world media.
Worse, some religious fanatical sheiks have been spinning their wheels trying to "justify" the unspeakable.
The damage worldwide
So, the question is, why hasn't any Arab "lion-ruler" or, for that matter, any Arab civic groups spoken out against this horror, forcefully, clearly and bluntly? Should not those Arab leaders or at least their Mickey Mouse parliaments here and there come out and be counted?
Where, for instance, is the voice of Amr Moussa, the elegant, articulate and charismatic secretary-general of the Arab League? Why can he ferociously attack Israel when it kills Palestinians but remain mute when people claiming to be Muslims commit genocide in Russia, the Arabs' friend? Why did he choose not to speak out? I know Mr. Moussa. He is an honorable Arab leader. So this is not like him. Playing it safe, Amr, is not a good strategy on this one.
A question to the other "excellencies": What are you waiting for to denounce this act of wanton murder? This is not merely your obligation as Muslim leaders, but a message that murder in the name of religion is not acceptable. It should be followed by profuse condolences and organized protest by those parliaments you carry in your pockets to express deepest regrets to the Russian people.
Action against fanatics
The Russians were allies of the Arabs. Not now. The consequences can be very grave. To get the Russians back, the least that can be done is for somnolent Arab rulers, particularly those of Saudi Arabia and Qatar - whose Wahhabi religious leaders are responsible for indoctrinating many of these criminals in Chechnya (news - web sites) - to stop fanatical sheiks from spreading the message that what happened in Russia was a jihad, a holy war.
I say so because during the past few days, I was stunned to hear people interviewed on the TV networks Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, trying in one way or another to "explain" what happened.
Arab people and leaders, indeed all Muslims, must understand that those pictures from Russia broadcast worldwide have overtaken the images of U.S. soldiers torturing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, and those of Israelis killing Palestinians and bulldozing their homes.
This is wake-up time. The images from Beslan will have a very long shelf life. Murdering thugs shooting bullets at little girls and boys as they try to escape is searing imagery that is burned deep into human memories.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) denounced the siege as "an attack on our country." Actually, it was an attack on everything that represents civilization, including Islam. Muslim leaders should say so.
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15 Sweet & Savory Recipes to Make with Jam
So, now that you have been making all this amazing jam, what to do with it? There is so much more to jam than just scones. Of course, there is nothing more delicious than jam on a scone. But, still, you’ve really got to branch out. This summer I know I’ll be making some of these amazing jam-based recipes with all of the canning I have been doing. They make delightful desserts, breakfasts, and main courses. Here are a few ideas for some delicious foods to make with the jam in your cupboard!
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15 Sweet and Savory Recipes Made with Jam
• Madeleine Jam Bars 2 of 16
Madeleine Jam Bars
These gorgeous bars are made with traditional French madeleines, almond paste, and homemade jam. You can use any jam you like to make these delicious treats that are perfect for a summer cook-out!
Photo: Shaina Olmanson
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Gluten Free Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Just because you are gluten-free doesn't mean you have to miss out on any delicious jam treats. These amazing thumbprint cookies are just like the original, only gluten-free, and you can mix it up with any flavor jam you want!
Photo: Shauna
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Jam Filled Donuts
Donuts are always a welcome breakfast treat. Try making these delicious homemade donuts filled with your favorite jam and I can guarantee your family and friends will go wild!
Photo: Stacie Billis
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Jam Cream Cheese
Jam is a great flavoring for cream cheese or vegan tofu cream cheese. It will transform any multigrain breakfast bagel into the ultimate fruity morning treat.
Photo: Kathy Patalsky
• Jam & Nutella Panini 6 of 16
Jam Nutella Panini
This gorgeous toasted sandwich is the most amazing sweet treat that is ideal for dessert...or even for lunch! Use your favorite jam, red fruity jams are best here, and toast it with nutella to make a hot, sweet sandwich!
Photo: Kelsey Banfield
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Baked Brie with Jam
Do you know that jam and cheese pair exceptionally well together? Try some jam on top of brie and bake it with a smattering of crunchy almonds for the perfect quick party treat!
Photo: Kelsey Banfield
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Strawberry Chipotle Cream Cheese Dip
This amazing dip is sweet, spicy, and savory all at once. All it takes is a little bit of your fresh homemade strawberry jam to whip up this appetizer. It is perfect for eating at home, or taking to a party!
Photo: Nicole Presley
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No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
This gorgeous strawberry cheesecake doesn't take any baking at all! Instead, whip together some frozen whipped topping, strawberry preserves and freeze it. You could easily use any preserves you have on hand to make this awesome summer dessert any flavor you want!
Photo: Angie McGowan
• Raspberry Hazelnut Linzer Tarts 10 of 16
Raspberry Hazelnut Linzer Tarts
These gorgeous cookies would be great for Valentine's Day, Christmas, or a summer picnic. Choose your favorite red fruit jam and bake them up for that special someone.
Photo: Julie VR
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Lemon Poptarts
These amazing poptarts are SO easy to make at home. Just spoon in some of your favorite citrusy jam and bake them up. Be sure to decorate them with pretty icing before you eat them!
Photo: Kelsey Banfield
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Spicy Brie Chicken
This incredible chicken and sweet and spicy all at once thanks to the addition of raspberry jam topped with jalapeno. Try making this awesome dinner tonight, it only takes three ingredients!
Photo: Brooke McLay
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Grilled Cheese with Jam and Prosciutto
Did you know that jam makes a great sandwich topping? Try pairing fig jam with cheese and ham to give your traditional panini a new twist.
Photo: Nicole Presley
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Jam Glaze for Ham
Fruity jams like apricot make an amazing fruity glaze for meats like ham. Combine it with sugar and mustard like in this recipe and you'll have a delicious glaze all set for your main course!
Photo: Brooklyn Supper
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Raspberry Cheesecake Bites
These amazing cheesecake bites are simply to die for. They are flavored with fresh cheesecake, a dollop of jam, and a berry on top. They will be sure to impress at your next summer soiree!
Photo: Shaina Olmanson
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Strawberry Pie
This delicious pie is low-fat and ideal for summer. Use your fresh strawberry jam to make a sweet glaze to drizzle over your fresh fruit!
Photo: Brooke McLay
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July 22, 1298
July 22, 1298
English troops under Edward I vs. Scots under William Wallace
The roots of the conflict lie many years before. King Alexander of Scotland died mysteriously in 1286, leaving the child Margaret of Norway as his heir. Edward I extracted a promise of marriage between Margaret and his own son, but when Margaret died on her way back to Scotland there was no obvious heir.
The Scots asked Edward to mediate between the various claimants to the throne. Edward was scrupulously fair in his arbitration, but he extracted oaths of fealty from all the claimants. The two men with the best claims were John Balliol and Robert Bruce. Edward chose Balliol, and immediately began to show that he intended to manipulate his choice at every opportunity.
Balliol rebelled, and allied with France. Furious, Edward marched north, took Balliol prisoner, and occupied Scotland. William Wallace raised the Scots in revolt again, and routed the English under the Earl of Surrey at Stirling Bridge. Edward marched north and met Wallace's men at Falkirk.
The Battle
Wallace had his pikemen adopt a new formation, later called a "schiltron". This was a square (or circle) formation, with the front line kneeling, so that the English cavalry would meet a bristling wall of pikes. The English quickly dispersed the Scot cavalry and bowmen, but the schiltron turned them back.
Now Edward unleashed his own new tactic, the longbow. His bowmen poured a rain of arrows upon the Scots, and opened huge gaps in the schiltron. The damage done, the English cavalry crushed the Scottish force. Wallace and his barons escaped, but the carnage among the pikemen was terrible.
The Result
Scotland was Edward's to hold - at least until a new Scottish champion arose, in the form of Robert Bruce, son of the failed candidate for king (see above). William Wallace carried on his fight until he was eventually betrayed and executed at Smithfields, London.
The longbow dominated European warfare for the next two centuries, and its devastating power helped the English to later triumphs at Crecy and Agincourt.
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Heimlich Maneuver Day
Dr. Henry Heimlich came up with the Heimlich Maneuver in 1974. Also known as abdominal thrusts, this procedure is used to dislodge food and objects from the throat of a choking person. As the American Red Cross claims over 3,000 deaths are caused by choking each year, celebrating Heimlich Maneuver Day is an important way to raise awareness and help save lives. The origin of the day is unknown.
Heimlich Maneuver Day is observed next on Saturday, June 1st, 2019. It has always been observed annually on June 1st.
How to Observe
The best way to celebrate the day is to make sure you know how to use the maneuver just in case you find yourself in a position where someone is choking nearby. You can get certified with the technique through the American Red Cross. You also could teach others how to use the maneuver after learning it. This also is a good day to remember to fully chew your food.
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Dr Adam Rutherford
Adam Rutherford: Where Does Life Come From?
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Science journalist Dr Adam Rutherford is a self-confessed ‘Professional Geek’. Editor of Nature magazine and regular contributor to The Guardian, as well as BBC Television and radio programmes, Adam will be speaking at Cheltenham about perhaps the most significant event in human history – the creation of synthetic life.
Throughout the history of science, we took living things apart to figure out how they work. Now, 21st century biology is all about putting them back together, but not necessarily as nature decreed. In the last two centuries the fusion of genetics, evolution and cell theory has lead us to the undeniable truth that the millions of species crammed onto the tangled tree of life evolved from a single common ancestor. There are myriad experiments yet to be done in evolutionary biology, but with wholesale replacement of the principles of natural selection extremely unlikely, science is in the post-Darwinian era.
Biology has drawn us to thrilling and powerful positions. In cinematic jargon, big outstanding issues are the prequel and sequel to evolution, both steadily inching toward rebuilding lifeforms from scratch. As Richard Feynman once wrote, ‘what I cannot create, I do not understand.’
Genetic modification has evolved into a new field – synthetic biology – with engineering at its heart. This infant discipline promises a global industrial revolution where the parts are DNA and the tools, cells. It’s as controversial as it is exciting, with new life forms being built for purpose, from spider-goats to diesel producing bacteria.
Dr Adam Rutherford will be appearing at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival 2012 in S69 Playing God: The Second Creation.
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We're all happy to finally be receiving a new season of Arrested Development after all this time - seven years! - but, if any of the episodes have some continuity issues, cut creator Mitch Hurwitz some slack: Scheduling times to film with the cast was harder than it sounds, so much of the season was filmed at different times with some actors even appearing against a green-screen so they could later be digitally added ton their scenes.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Hurwitz explained the meticulous editing that had to go in to making the season seem seamless as opposed to, well, half shot on a green-screen over the course of a few months:
All of a sudden, The Munsters or whatever that was called. Mockingbird Lane takes off on NBC. We were like, "OK, we gotta shoot all of Portia [de Rossi]'s stuff in August." We thought we were going to lose her. [Mockingbird Lane wasn't picked up.] So I'm quickly rewriting everything. I'm writing that stuff first, even though that was supposed to happen later. So the whole thing was an incredible act of organization. I'm so exhausted, 'cause it really was about two years of trying to keep what was blossoming into a very complex story in my head at one time.
Judging from the trailer for season four, the season looks fine - Hurwitz even says he's grateful for the opportunity to have a new season and it should be fine, though he's quick to add that it also has never been watched back-to-back in one sitting, like the majority of Netflix users will be doing come this Sunday:
I mean, it was just nonstop like that, and it still is. I just finished what's called offline editing three days ago. We had to be locked at four a.m. two or three days ago. I think we locked at 3:59 AM. In the final moments I was still saying, "Wait! He doesn't know about Buster! Let's move that line!" It was insane. [Laughs] This is, to me, one of the craziest things of this. Again, it's such a fortune that I get this opportunity, but this is an eight-hour show that has been tested in no way. No one has seen it. I haven't watched it back to back. Everyone has seen pieces of them, and we've been delivering them out of order. There's never been a screening of these back-to-back. I guess that's usually the case with television, right? You pick the pilot and then the rest of them are an episode, one at a time. But those episodes are pretty heavily vetted.
Really, as long as we have new episodes of this show, we're happy. Season four of Arrested Development will premiere on Netflix this Sunday, May 26th.
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Baton Rouge Corvette Club
43080 Church Point Rd.
Gonzales, Louisiana 70737
United States
The Baton Rouge Corvette Club of Louisiana is a non-profit club of Corvette passionate drivers.
Battlefield Corvette Club
P.O. Box 8478
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404-8478
United States
The Battlefield Corvette Club is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Bay Area Corvette Club
Clearwater, Florida
United States
The Bay Area Corvette Club, Inc. of Clearwater, Florida was established in February of 1970 as an NCCC member Corvette club.
Bay State Corvette Club
P.O. Box 5865
Holliston, Massachusetts 01746
United States
Bay State Corvette Club (BSCC) of Massachusetts is a Member of the National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC). Guests are always welcome at any of our ...
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Best Tuna Salad
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Yields: 4 servings
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Total Time: 0 hours 10 mins
2 tbsp. mayonnaise
2 tbsp. plain Greek yogurt
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Dash hot sauce, optional
2 (6-oz.) cans tuna (preferably packed in olive oil)
1/4 small red onion, finely chopped
2 dill pickles, finely chopped
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Lettuce, for serving
Bread, for serving
1. In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, and hot sauce (if using).
2. Drain tuna then add to mayonnaise mixture. Use a fork to break up tuna into flakes. Add red onion and pickles and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Serve on lettuce or bread as a sandwich.
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Implementing a Custom ConnectionString Installer for Setup
• October 10, 2007
• By Paul Kimmel
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Inserting a Breakpoint for Debugging
First, if you write a custom action/installer, like all code, you will want to debug it. The key to debugging installers is to add this statement:
If you try attaching to a running install process—one way to debug a running process—Visual Studio seems incapable of breaking into the installer. However, with the Debugger.Break() call you will be prompted to attach an instance of Visual Studio.
Creating the DataLinksClass
The first few lines after the Debugger.Break statement create the DataLinksClass and ConnectionClass. The DataLinksClass represents the Data Link Properties dialog and the ConnectionClass will contain the connection string. The call to instance.PromptEdit displays the dialog.
Reading Context Parameters
The Context.Parameters dictionary lets you get values from the Setup process. You want the installation target directory and the name of the configuration file to modify. (You will set these when you define the setup project and custom action.)
If, for some reason, the config file can't be found, the code throws an exception that will roll back the install. You could, in practice, let the install continue because you could always set the connection string manually, too.
Using the ConfigurationManager to Overwrite the ConnectionString
The code wraps by using the ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration, reading the connection string section, and setting the connection string dynamically. The call to GetAdjustedConnectionString strips out the Provider, which you don't need.
Finally, you use the ConfigurationSection class and the ProtectSection method to encrypt the connection string before saving. .NET includes a provider statement to the config section and automatically "knows" how to unencrypt and encrypted config section. When finished, you save the changes.
Defining the Setup Project
Visual Studio defines a setup project template and includes a wizard. You can add the setup project by using the wizard. The wizard will include the application and the custom installer.
To add the custom action, follow these steps:
1. Select the setup project.
2. Click the View|Editor|Custom Actions menu.
3. Right-click the install item and select add custom action.
4. Pick the output from MyInstaller as the custom action.
5. Press F4 to open the Properties window and, in the CustomActionData field, add the parameters your installer needs: /configFile="UsesConnection.exe"/targetDir="[TARGETDIR]\"
Figure 6 shows approximately what Visual Studio will look like after you complete the steps listed above. (Hint: Pay close attention to the use of quotes and slashes in the CustomActionData.)
Click here for a larger image.
Figure 6: The CustomActionData contains our context parameters, configFile and targetDir.
Run and Test
Finish up by running the install project by selecting the setup project and clicking the Project|Install menu item. After running the install, open the UsesConnection.exe.config file and you will see the encrypted connection string and the Rsa provider information. Run the deployed UsesConnection project, and you will see that the connection string works, implying clearly that .NET has unencrypted the string for you.
If you need some more help, check these supporting links:
MSBuild is powerful. The setup integration in .NET is sometimes a little confusing. However, when you figure out the Custom Actions and installer behaviors you can add just about any behavior you want. In ther example, you used an existing COM feature through Interop to define a connection string. You also used the .NET framework to encrypt the connection string. (This is a good idea in most cases, falling under the auspices of protecting secrets.)
I also including information on debug installers using Debugger.Break. Javascript uses debugger, most Visual Studio code can be debugged in the IDE, but installers need Debugger.Break. (It'd be nice if Microsoft homogenized debugging here too.) I hope with these elements combined, you will be able to create some cool install features for your applications. Enjoy!
About the Author
Paul Kimmel is the VB Today columnist for www.codeguru.com and has written several books on object-oriented programming and .NET. Look for his upcoming book LINQ Unleashed for C# from Sams. You may contact him for technology questions at [email protected].
If you are interested in joining or sponsoring a .NET Users Group, check out www.glugnet.org. Glugnet has two groups, Glugnet in East Lansing and Glugnet-Flint (in Flint, of course) and some of the best sponsors (and some of the best companies) in the free world. If you are interested in attending, check out the www.glugnet.org web site for updates or contact me.
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I was taking ativan for 18 days on an extremely low dose. I took 0.5mg once a day as needed, so I wasn't on any particular schedule. In the past 4 days, I have only taken 0.25mg, and it's been nearly 3 days since I've last taken it. I actually feel better now that I am off of it. My mental sharpness is back and I feel stronger and my anxiety has gone away as well as my mononucleosis.
But I am worried still about one thing. Would I have felt withdrawl symptoms by now? When does withdrawl start, and am I at risk for seizure due to stopping taking ativan? HELP!
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WoW Moviewatch: The Sisters: Getting Even
The Sisters: Getting Even is the new machinima by WazopVids. The plot seems straightforward. One sister is stuck in a cage by the dastardly Horde. The other sister shows up on the boat, kills a whole bunch of orcs, and successfully stages a rescue. A lot of backstory is implied, but I like the simple version.
What's interesting about The Sisters: Getting Even is its impressive animation. Sure, it's a little stiff at times, and the fights don't all seem to flow quite right. But you can clearly see Wazop learning his trade and putting the characters into unique motion. I think of this video as a teaser, and I get very excited about what could be coming next.
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• 12/09/2016
Best Papers Awarded at AIAS Conference 2016!
On September 10th 2016, the jury awarded the best paper prizes at the AIAS Conference 2016. The AIAS (Italian Stress Analysis Association), organized the 45th National Conference gathering researchers, engineers and scholars involved in the stress analysis in engineering systems.
As a sponsor of the conference, we are pleased to provide the winners with a one-year ESTECO Academy memberships, including free modeFRONTIER license and access to online training material.
Here is the list of the authors awarded by Carlo Poloni - President of ESTECO - during the award cerimony.
• JUNIORES L.M. Mattucci, A. Lattanzi (PhD)
• CAPOCACCIA E. Novello, P.A. Carraro (PhD)
• AIAS N. Bosso, A. Gugliotta, N. Zampieri (Professors)
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Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Rods
Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Rods
Makes 36
Prep 25 m
Microwave 1 - 2 m
1. 1 of 3 Heat chopped semisweet chocolate bars in the microwave in 30-second increments until melted.
2. 2 of 3 Ladle chocolate over 3/4 of each pretzel rod. Tap or scrape off excess chocolate, then roll pretzel in sprinkles, crushed cookies, toffee bits or mini M&Ms.
3. 3 of 3 Dry on a cooling rack until set.
Nutrition Information for Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Rods
Servings Per Recipe: 36
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Exploring Depth of Knowledge 3: The "Sweet Spot" for Common Core and Next Generation English Language Arts
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In English Language Arts, "Depth of Knowledge 3: Strategic Thinking & Reasoning" is the most common level of student performance.
Participants engage in deeper understanding of what "Depth of Knowledge" means and looks like, as well as specific strategies to meet the level of cognitive demand required by next generation and Common Core learning Standards. Pragmatic, real-world, achievable strategies are presented, for immediate use by educators.
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I see a bad moon arising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.
-- "Bad Moon Rising," by Creedence Clearwater Revival
You just can't beat Mother Nature. Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) learned that lesson the hard way this quarter, as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan took its toll on the chip giant.
TI's shares have been lagging the S&P 500 since that tragic event, and this week's earnings report shows that it was for good reason. Despite strong orders, the Texans delivered weak first-quarter sales because of disrupted operations at two chip factories in the disaster-stricken area.
Messed-up production lines and the costs associated with fixing them put an unexpected load on the bottom line. All told, TI saw both sales and earnings rise by 6% year-over-year, which was somewhat less than what the Street had expected.
The book-to-bill ratio crept up above the crucial 1.0 benchmark as unfilled orders started piling up. That's typically a good thing, showing strong demand and giving investors a good handle on how future revenues will shape up. It's different this time because the rising ratio stems from artificially lowered production capacity more than from stronger orders. TI is taking all of this into account for future planning and thus lowered its second-quarter revenue outlook.
In the longer term, TI will eventually repair its Japanese operations and resume filling orders as before. Moreover, the acquisition of National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) should pay off handsomely. CFO Kevin March points out that TI has a sales force 10 times the size of National's, and that army is already trained to sell the kind of products National is making. In short: "It's pretty exciting. Our incremental cost to accelerate that growth was exactly 0, because we already have a sales force in place." It's the quintessential tuck-in acquisition, assuming that the deal is approved by shareholders and regulators.
TI is facing strong competition in certain segments, including challenges to its OMAP mobile processor line chiefly from Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA), and Samsung, but the business model is big enough and balanced enough to take a licking and keep on ticking. With an eye to further acquisitions to bolster sales growth, TI remains a titan of the chip industry -- and an attractively valued one at that.
Want to know more about Texas Instruments, its many opportunities, and hearty helping of challenges? Add it to your watchlist by clicking here.
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Chapter 7: Insurance Coverage
Chapter 7 of my journal, Don’t Get Sued! A Guide to Help Reduce Your Business’s Exposure to Lawsuits, which deals with insurance coverage, begins with the next paragraph. The Introduction, plus the previous six chapters are covered in older blogs.
Just a word or two on insurance coverage. It’s very important that your business have coverage that protects itself. By protect, I really mean to defend and indemnify. Defense of your business by your insurer is not optional. If you have coverage for the type of loss which occurs, the carrier has a duty to defend their insured. Defense means to handle the claim for you from start to finish. If the carrier deems the claim to have merit and value, the claim may be settled by an insurance adjuster prior to the filing of a lawsuit by the plaintiff. If a lawsuit is filed, the insurance company will be responsible for providing an attorney to file an answer to the plaintiff’s complaint, and handle all the litigation related matters through final resolution of the case. The cost for a business to pay for it’s legal defense without insurance coverage would likely put the vast majority of small businesses out of business. Therefore, be sure to have appropriate coverage. To keep the cost down, consider a higher deductible (but one you can afford if the need arises).
You may also wish to consider purchasing medical payment coverage (med-pay). Such coverage will pay the medical expenses of someone injured on your property, usually up to $1,000.00. The coverage does not typically extend to employees, as in theory they have worker’s compensation coverage available. The cost of such coverage is typically fairly nominal and it often placates claimants just enough to prevent them from hiring an attorney and pursuing the matter further. Often, if the claimants get their medical expenses paid by the establishment that they feel was responsible for their injuries, they feel as if justice was served.
Finally, look into buying an umbrella policy. These types of policies protect the insured from claims of negligence, as well as other claims, usually up to $1,000,000.00, which is likely to exceed other coverage that you have. The cost of this type of policy is usually only a few hundred dollars annually. Just be sure the coverage kicks in for claims against your business. However, even if it doesn’t, you should consider the coverage, as it protects you personally in case a lawsuit against your business pierces the corporate veil.
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• Why only 20% of workers in the oil and gas industry are female, and
• How the industry can improve its gender diversity.
About the Authors
Women constitute a fifth of workers in oil and gas. The industry is second only to construction for its low proportion of female employees. Often, oil and gas companies relegate women to office jobs, rather than to technical or senior executive positions. Only 1% of oil and gas CEOs are women. Men tend to blame the gender gap on women being less flexible, whereas women are more likely to say they receive less support and get skipped over for promotions. The lack of diversity hurts the industry, which already contends with fluctuating oil prices, mass retirement and “game-changing technological advances.” Oil and gas companies need to expand their talent pool by improving recruitment and retention of women in the field. Better gender balance overall can “reap a host of benefits, including improved organizational performance, creativity, decision making and morale.” The industry can close the gender gap more effectively on all levels by taking action in three areas:
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Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 5 - Sections 5.1-5.10 - Exercises - Review Questions: 23
Diffusion is the process by which a gas spreads through a space occupied by another gas, whereas effusion is the process by which a gas escapes from a container into a vacuum through a small hole.
Work Step by Step
The effusion rate of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass. Graham's Law of effusion shows this relationship.
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Johns Hopkins ABX GuidePathogensParasites
David Riedel, M.D., Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D.
Diphyllobothriasis is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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• Cestode (tapeworm) parasite, found worldwide, but concentrated in certain endemic areas.
• The most important fish-borne zoonosis with complex 3-host life cycle:
• Eggs ingested by crustacean and form first larval stage → crustacean ingested by a freshwater fish where plerocercoid (second larval stage) develops → humans contract infection by eating raw or undercooked freshwater fish, and the parasite matures rapidly in the intestine [Figure 1].
• Major species is Diphyllobothrium latum (especially U.S. Great Lakes region and Alaska, Scandinavia, Russia), D. nihonkaiense (Japan), D. pacificum (Pacific coast of South America), D. dendriticum (Europe).
• Cases also reported after eating imported fish.
• At least 10 other species reported occasionally in humans.
Last updated: July 30, 2017
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Why Is My Browser Storing So Much Private Data?
Between the browser history and tracking cookies, it’s easy to feel like your browser is tracking and spying on you. But web browsers store this private data for good reasons.
We have shown you how to have your browser clear private data whenever it closes or always start in private-browsing mode. However, having your browser keep all this private data can be very useful.
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Browser Cache
The browser cache is a place where your browser stores bits and pieces of downloaded websites – images, scripts, CSS style sheets, and more. When you access a web page that uses the data in the future, your browser can load it from the cache. This saves bandwidth and speeds up page load times.
For example, your browser has probably cached the How-To Geek logo at the top of this page. When you visit another page on our website or come back to our homepage tomorrow, your browser will load the How-To Geek logo from its browser cache, speeding things up and saving download bandwidth.
Privacy Concerns: Someone with access to your computer could examine your browser cache and determine some of the websites you’ve been visiting.
Benefits: The browser cache speeds things up. If you disable the cache or clear it every time you close your browser, web pages will take longer to load and will take more bandwidth.
Your browser allows websites to store cookies, which are basically little pieces of text. Websites can use cookies for a variety of purposes, including saving your login state, storing website preferences, and remembering products you’ve viewed.
Websites can use cookies to assign you a unique ID and track which pages you visit on their website. Websites can’t access other websites’ cookies, but an advertising or tracking network could assign you a tracking cookie and track your browsing across all websites that use the tracking network when you visit them, targeting ads to you.
Privacy Concerns: Cookies can be used to track your browsing by advertising networks. Someone with access to your computer could view them and see each website you have visited (if the website set a cookie).
Benefits: Cookies allow websites to save your login state and settings. For example, if you log into your Gmail, Google can remember your browser is logged in. You won’t even be able to log into many websites if you disable cookies. You could have your browser automatically clear cookies when you close it, but then you would have to log into each website you use every time you open your browser.
Browsers store a list of web pages you have visited along with their titles and the time you visited them. You can view this information in your browser’s history.
Privacy Concerns: People with access to your computer can see a detailed list of the websites you have visited.
Benefits: You can search your browser’s history to find a page you have recently visited. Some browsers – such as Chrome – offer full-text search in the history, so you could find a web page you recently visited just by remembering some words that appeared on the page.
The browser history also helps power your browser’s location bar autocomplete feature. For example, if you frequently visit The Onion, typing Onion into your location bar will suggest The Onion’s website. If you frequently read onion cooking tips on a food website, your location bar would suggest the cooking-related website instead.
Chrome also uses this information to power the “Most visited” page, which allows you to quickly access websites you frequently visit. Other browsers may have similar features.
Form and Search History
Browsers also store words you type into web forms and a list of searches you perform using their search box. They suggest this data when you use a similar form field or search box in the future.
Privacy Concerns: People with access to your computer can see words you’ve typed in web forms and searches you’ve performed from your browser’s interface.
Benefits: Your browser can suggest text you’ve typed in the past, including usernames, addresses, and other data. You can quickly perform searches that you’ve performed in the past, which will be suggested when you go to search.
Preventing your browser from storing private data may increase your privacy in some ways, but you’ll lose out on the advantages of storing the data. Most of the private data here is only stored on your computer (assuming you’re not using a browser sync feature that stores it online) and can only be viewed by someone with access to your computer.
The one exception is cookies. If you’re worried about cookies, you should look into selectively allowing cookies instead of clearing them entirely. However, this is more work than just allowing your browser to store all cookies.
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Lost Serial Numbers or Registration Keys
If you lose a game's serial number, you may be able to get it back
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One of the first things you do when installing a game on your computer is enter a serial number or key code. Without it, you can't activate the game. If you are positive you have lost your serial number or key code you aren't completely out of luck—yet. There are a couple of methods you can use to locate it.
Check Your Computer's Registry
There's a good chance you can find a stored serial number in the Windows Registry, so check to see if the key code is still there. Even if you uninstalled the game, an entry with the serial number may still be in the registry. Be careful not to delete any entries while in the registry, or you may have problems getting your other programs to run.
Go to Start and click Run. Type in regedit and click OK to open the registry. Search for the game's title using CTRL+F, and click F3 to continue the search if the title doesn't show up on the first page of results. Look in the data column for a long string of numbers and letters that looks like a serial number. Write it down or copy and save it.
Download Key Finder Software
If you don't find the serial number in the registry, try using one of the many free key finders. This should solve your problem if you had the game installed on the computer at some point.
Tips for Storing Serial Numbers
Be prepared for the next time you lose a serial number by trying one of these tips for saving your serial numbers.
• Keep your keys in a text file, and always keep the newest version backed up.
• Write the key on the CD, if the game came on one.
• Keep a notebook of keys.
• Write it in the manual if the game has one.
• Send an email to yourself with the key.
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DC vs. AC Polarity for SMAW
Q: I am hoping you could shed some light on a topic that seems popular on forums. Why are 6011 stick electrodes not specified or not used for root passes and pipe welding in general (other than AC pipe welding)? Do 6010 rods have better mechanical or operating properties than 6011? I know for higher strength pipe, there are higher strength XX10 rods. However, for 60,000 tensile, what is the advantage of 6010 over 6011?
DC Welding Output Graph
Figure 1: Graph of Welding Output on DC+ or DC- Polarity
A: E6010 and E6011 are two American Welding Society (AWS) classifications for Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) electrodes (stick electrodes). These two types are very similar. Both are mild steel (60 ksi minimum tensile strength) electrodes with a cellulosic based coating for all-position, multiple applications welding. They have similar arc or operating characteristics and mechanical properties. The main difference between the two is with the recommended welding polarity. E6010 electrodes are intended for direct current (DC) only. While E6011 electrodes can be used on alternating current (AC), as well as DC. More specifically, an E6010 electrode has a high cellulose sodium type coating and an E6011 electrode has a high cellulose potassium type coating. The latter helps keep the arc ignited as the welding output alternates from positive to negative. In perhaps over simplified terms, an E6011 electrode is like an E6010 electrode designed to operate on AC polarity.
Your question leads to a more general discussion of DC vs. AC welding output. In most cases, DC is the preferred welding polarity. Whether it is DC+ (electrode positive or “reverse”) polarity or DC- (electrode negative or “straight”) polarity, DC produces smoother welding output than AC. Figure 1 is a graph of DC welding output vs. time. The output is at a consistent current level all the time. All electrodes can be operated on DC polarity. For more critical welding applications, such as pipe welding and / or welding on higher strength, low alloy steels, DC polarity is used almost exclusively.
Therefore, referring back to your question, it is logical that only E6010 electrodes would be specified for a more critical application such as pipe welding, and not E6011 electrodes. Note that for stick welding in general, DC+ polarity is most commonly used. It produces a good bead profile with a higher level of penetration. DC- polarity results in less penetration and a higher electrode melt-off rate. It is sometimes used, for example, on thin sheet metal in an attempt to prevent burn-through.
On the other hand, with AC output, the welding current alternates from positive flow to negative flow and back again. In North America, electricity alternates at a rate of sixty times per second or 60 hertz (while most other global regions produce electricity at 50 Hz). Figure 2 is a graph of AC output, often referred to as an AC sine wave graph. Note that 120 times per second the welding output crosses the centerline, representing zero amperage or no output. While this state of no output occurs for only a split second, the result is that with many electrodes the arc tends to frequently “pop out” or extinguish on AC polarity. To overcome this problem, some electrodes are designed specifically to operate on AC. They have certain elements in their coating which help keep the arc ignited as the output goes through periods of low and no output (loosely represented by the red zone on the figure 2 graph).
However, the resulting arc still tends to have more fluctuation or flutter than it does on DC polarity. Figure 3 lists the various types of coatings and currents, per the AWS A5.1 Filler Metal Specification for mild steel covered electrodes. Note the electrodes that are intended for DC only and those that can be used on both DC and AC. Note also that the polarities are listed alphabetically rather than by primary and secondary recommendation.
AC Welding Output Graph
Figure 2: Graph of Welding Output on AC Polarity
Carbon Steel Electrodes for SMAW
Table of Various Stick Electrode Coating Types and Currents
In general (and in at least North America), DC is the preferred polarity with all electrodes. However, there are a few situations where AC polarity is used. The first, most common situation is when you have no choice. This is because you are using a power source with AC output only. This is typical with low cost, entry-level type welding machines, often referred to as a “buzz box” welder. A few common electrodes used with these small welders include E6011, E6013 and special “E7018 AC” types.
A second situation in which to use AC polarity is to remedy arc blow problems. This is a phenomenon in which the arc wanders or blows out of the joint, and is more common when using large diameter electrodes at higher current levels. While there are other remedies to arc blow problems that can be used with DC polarity, switching to AC is often an effective fix. Common electrodes used on AC at high current levels include E6027 and E7024 types.
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Fermenting & Pickling Workshop
Fermenting & Pickling Workshop
6.30-8.30pm, Monday 4th June, £65 per person
This course is a beginners introduction to fermenting. You'll learn what fermentation and pickling is all about, the different ways to ferment, pickle and preserve, how to do it and what to look for when fermenting at home. We'll taste kimchi's, krauts and pickles at their different stages so that you're leaning what to look for and you'll gain an understanding of how to use and ways to enjoy fermented foods in your cooking. We'll make a kimchi that you'll get to take away with you to ferment at home.
The class is 2 hrs and we'll be open for wine and a small menu once the class is finished.
£65 per person
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Alongside being a book seller, book publisher, a marketing platform, a TV and film producer and electronic manufacturer, among other things, Amazon can now also claim to be a supermarket. In July of this year, the internet giant purchased Whole Foods Market, the US healthy foods grocer.
While Amazon has long sold limited amounts of food items online – primarily only to those signed up to its subscription services - the acquisition of Whole Foods represents its first serious expansion into the food market. The Whole Foods takeover has not only allowed the internet giant to expand the range of products it offers online, it represents the start of Amazon becoming a bricks-and-mortar food seller.
Considering Amazon’s track record, the news prompted markets to send supermarket shares into the red. In the US, Walmart, Target and Costco all took a hit, while Tesco’s shares fell by 5 per cent and Sainsbury’s by 4 per cent on the day the takeover was announced (16 June).
Following the completion of the takeover and subsequent slashing of food prices at Whole Foods on 28 August, supermarket stocks in both the US and UK fell again. Marks & Spencer saw it shares decline by slightly over 2 per cent, while Tesco suffered a strop of 1.68 per cent and Sainsbury’s fell by just under 1 per cent.
Will Amazon disrupt UK supermarkets?
An aggressive expansion in groceries by Amazon ‘is the last thing that the Big Four UK supermarkets need at the moment as they are already struggling to cope with fierce competition from discount store groups Lidl and Aldi,’ Ian Forrest, investment research analyst at The Share Centre, noted.
The UK’s largest supermarkets have been struggling for a number of years, being undercut by discount retailers, most notably the German-owned chains Lidl and Aldi. Moreover, the big four (Tesco, Sainsbury’s, WalMart owned Asda and Morrisons) have also struggled to compete with higher end, higher quality produce end of the market. Adding Amazon into this squeeze will only increase their woes.
Yet at the same time, right now, the availability of Whole Foods products in the UK remains fairly limited – and the acquisition has not immediately changed this. While Whole Foods products are now on Amazon Prime, this requires a pricey membership, and AmazonFresh, which delivers fresh food, is only available is certain parts of London. The plan, notes Forrest, is to ‘significantly expand its home delivery reach across the South East of England.’
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But Amazon’s Whole Food’s acquisition isn’t significant because it can now sell more organic products online. While Amazon eating into UK firm’s market share will only compound their problems, that isn’t likely to usher in any sort of revolutionary market disruption anytime soon. Instead, the key point is that Amazon is now substantially transitioning into a bricks-and-mortar food retailer.
However, when it comes to the UK, Amazon’s physical presence is lacking. In the US, Whole Foods has a fairly significant presence (albeit primarily in affluent areas or larger cities). There are only nine Whole Foods store in the UK. Of those, seven are in London. That leaves the rest of the country out of reach. That Amazon will stick to only those stores for offline sales in the UK seems unlikely – but how exactly it will expand its physical retail presence, though, is unclear.
Amazon does already have a distribution contract with Morrisons. Speculation of Amazon furthering that relationship in the future led Morrisons shares rose by 1 per cent directly after the Whole Foods acquisition (they did, however, fall by 1.44 per cent after the Whole Foods price cuts). However, that’s purely speculation right now: Amazon could cut ties at a later date. In the US there is, notes the Financial Times, ‘an elaborate guessing game about which targets might be on the radar of Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos.’
Back to bricks-and-mortar
Amazon’s foray into food, however, does perhaps underline one perhaps positive point for UK supermarkets: their business models are not entirely broken. Amazon’s expansion into food (primarily in the US, for now) entails purchasing physical retail space allowing it to have a mix of online and offline sales.
On surface, that’s no different than the current models of most UK supermarkets. It is now recognised that there are no purely online shoppers. Physical retail space and offline sales matter too. Online commerce isn’t eclipsing offline: players in both markets are, or at least should be, attempting to gain dominance in both. On the one hand, supermarkets need to improve their online presence, while on the other, Amazon is attempting to become a bricks-and-mortar grocer.
This new dynamic can already be seen in the US. While Amazon is attempting to expand and ‘disrupt’ the US’s grocery market, traditional retailers are rapidly expanding into e-commerce. Walmart recently acquired, the fastest growing online retailer in the US, for $3 billion. The megastore has also launched an incubator in Silicon Valley. As Josh Brown, the CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management recently noted in an interview with Market Place: ‘Amazon is starting to look more like a classic incumbent and Walmart is acting in a very aggressive way.’
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Amazon isn’t the only e-commerce giant banking on offline retail. The Chinese company Alibaba has now opened 13 food shops within China. This expansion of Alibaba offline is what the company’s founder Jack Ma, calls ‘new retail.’
So while Amazon’s expansion into groceries threatens to steal market share from food retailers, as is usually expected of an Amazon expansion into any sector, Amazon’s move into food is slightly different. This isn’t e-commerce undercutting traditional bricks-and-mortar retail: it’s e-commerce aping traditional retail. While UK retailers will have to further improve their online offering, the battle with Amazon will also be over offline sales. On this front, established supermarket may still have some home team advantage.
Of course, that may not be enough. Investors looking at UK supermarket shares should remain hesitant. As Forrest warns, ‘trying to maintain market share in the face of Amazon price cuts, along with trying to match their delivery offer, is all likely to require notable resources for the Big Four.’ At the same time, Amazon, with its deep pockets and logistical know-how, may very well end up outdoing UK supermarkets in bricks-and-mortar.
‘From an investment perspective,’ notes Forrest, ‘we have been very cautious on the UK supermarket sector for some time, and the speed with which Amazon has already moved in making changes to Whole Foods offer in the UK only underlines the challenge and adds to our wariness over the short and longer term.’
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The only difference between Vertical Limit and A Perfect Storm is that Storm was able to afford A-list actors George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. Otherwise, the two are cut from the same nylon — one piece used to rig a ship, one used to climb a mountain.
Climbing Party
Peter (Chris O’Donnell) has been a mountain climber all his life. His father died of a fall while climbing with him and his sister. His father’s death has always haunted him, which is a convenient way to make our hero more reluctant (and therefore more heroic when finally called upon to save the day).
Years later, Peter is ready to ascend K2 to take pictures for National Geographic. Base camp is like a big party. Everyone is a climber and therefore part of the same extended family. Ed Viesturs lends an air of authenticity to the scene by playing himself.
One group heads up in spite of a dangerous storm and they get trapped. The lost climbers include Vaughn (Bill Paxton), an arrogant billionaire on a tight schedule, a hotshot guide, and Peter’s sister Annie (Robin Tunney). There is a discussion at base camp about whether to send a rescue party, and if so, who should go. Will our reluctant hero be chosen?
Caffeine and Nitroglycerine
Needless to say, the plot is quite conventional. But as with A Perfect Storm, the film really is best when it’s keeping you on the edge of your seat. Surprisingly good special effects and relentless action are this film’s caffeine.
There is a helicopter scene that’s really good and had me squirming in my seat. The action sequences in the trailer are longer and more effective in the context of the movie. As in A Perfect Storm, the special effects were not seamless, but they were paced just right, relevant to the story, and well edited.
A batch of old and unstable nitroglycerine gives the film an extra kick. Even as I write this, the movie sounds ridiculously over-the-top. And in a good way, it is.
Home Theater Showoff
Soundtrack, Colorado’s audio/video specialty store, has a widescreen TV demo that continuously runs Vertical Limit. Perhaps that’s the best way to approach this film. Don’t look at it as art or drama, but as a really cool thing you can do with your television. You can create the virtual environment of a dangerous, freezing mountain. You can get your heart rate and respiration up. You can be pulled to the edge of your couch.
Enjoy, and watch out for those avalanches.
• anonymous: The similarities between the 2 films are hugely overrated in this review. I can't see anything in the plot that makes them similar - successfully rescuing your sister from an egomaniacal billionaire versus worrying about your husbands lost at sea? WTF? January 27, 2006 reply
• Marty Mapes: Hard to remember WTF 5 years later, but I'd say that if you notice the specifics of the plot, and not the special effects, then you and I have different wiring diagrams in our brains. January 27, 2006 reply
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Letter concerning a painting by William Hogarth: Offered for sale
Date 30 Dec 1896
Letter from Laura East to Edward Poynter, protesting that it appeared the Gallery had accepted the portrait, and then refused it. An offer being made by an American, the portrait is again offered to the Gallery for half the price. (See NG32/23 for additional correspondence concerning the offer)
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Ever Feel Like a Fraud? You're Not Alone
This feeling has a name. It’s called “imposter syndrome.” Maybe you’ve stepped into a new role at work or want to start down a new career path—or maybe it’s even work you have a lot of experience in. Suddenly, it feels like you don’t know what you’re doing and everyone is about to find out just how unqualified you are. This is usually when we find we’re comparing ourselves to others and holding ourselves to impossible standards. Thanks to Facebook and Instagram it’s easier than ever to spiral into the depths of self-doubt and perfectionism.
Everyone else is faking it too
If you feel like you’re the only one making it up as you go, I assure you, you’re not. Most people feel this way at some point or another, no matter how successful they are, even celebrities and people who are deemed expert in their field.
Take Maya Angelou. She’s quoted as saying: “I have written 11 books, but each time I think, ‘Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.’ (Carl Richards “Learning to Deal With the Impostor Syndrome”) So, chances are, even if you’re really good at what you do, you’ll still have moments of feeling like a total fake.
Give yourself permission to fail
If you see the times you do fail as opportunities for success and breakthrough, you can become less self-conscious about failing in the first place. Just because you got a bad grade on that physics test or a negative review at work doesn’t mean you’re inherently bad at physics or bad at your job forever. That was one test and one review. We don’t usually get to see all of someone’s failures before they had a breakthrough. After all, we don’t typically start out being good at things. The things we’re good at take a lot of practice—and that means a lot of failed attempts.
Imagine a world where we actually got congratulated for our failures because we recognize these as the moments where real learning and growth is happening. If we gave ourselves more permission to fail, would we feel less like phonies?
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How often do you search for nearby cafés, movie theaters or doctors on the internet? The results are more than satisfy most of the time provided “Location” is switched-on on your device.
A GPS chip embedded in your smartphone, when enabled, tracks your location based on co-ordinate axis there.
A mobile application or web application like Google Maps then maps that information on real world maps, showing exactly where you are.
GPS Vs Beacons Vs Wi-Fi
A GPS device needs a continuous link to one or more satellites, in clear sky, to enable its action. That means GPS functionality tends to suffer in indoor conditions or on a cloudy evening.
Mobile application these days require location to enhance personalization and makes the user experience more relevant. As a result,
mobile app developers are leveraging on various new and traditional technologies and method to make sure “Location” is available all the time to their apps,
whether the device is indoor, outdoor or it’s pouring like there is no tomorrow.
A comparatively newer technology Beacon is very well considered as the GPS of “indoor spaces” due to its precise-to-millimeters location accuracy.
The adoption of Beacon technology is considerably lower when compared to other location-detection technologies like
GPS, Wi-Fi, and RFID but it’s catching fast as more and more marketers have to come to realise its business value.
Wi-Fi has long been used to improve GPS location. The relative position of a device related to a nearby Wi-Fi hotspot leads to calibrated position even on a cloudy day even a partially enclosed space.
Let’s compare GPS, Wi-Fi and Beacon technology and conclude which one a mobile developer should include in his app for the most reliable, precise location detection.
GPS (or a similar satellite navigation system like the Russian GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo) is the backbone of any outdoor location detection system in the world.
GPS powers everything from bus map navigation (by means of a web mapping app like Garmin) to local search results (with the help of a web search engine like Yahoo! Local Search).
GPS Location
However, as I mentioned earlier, GPS devices are next to useless when an obstruction block the satellite link with the device.
The construction could be anything from a rooftop to clouds.
Geofencing is relatively a new method that inspects location data received from GPS chip inside a smartphone to trigger an action.
Many iOS and Android apps today include geofencing APIs to send location-based notification.
The location awareness is generally configured in the app with the help of integrated Maps APIs like Google maps android API.
Geofencing works without any glitches when the defined virtual perimeter or the geofenced area is outdoor like a football club or when the weather is fine.
However, as soon as the geofence moves to an enclosed area like a movie theatre, geofence cease to exist.
That means if you updated your movie booking app to direct the viewers to their respective seat by setting virtual boundary across every seat, expect to see reasonable drop on your App Store ratings.
Wi-Fi wasn’t originally developed to detect location. In fact, it was presumed to be a failure in its initial years.
when Intel made it a standard across its entire range of laptops and adoption rate rose exponentially.
Educational Campuses became adopters and with Wi-Fi router in mass productions and falling costs, Wi-Fi became a global phenomenon.
If you live in a well-inhabited neighborhood, finding 10-20 hotspots on your smartphone screen is surprising anymore.
Wi-Fi are so commonplace these days that app developers assume that a user will always be surrounded by Wi-Fi hotspots.
Finding location of smartphone relative to a fixed Wi-Fi hotspot is as easy as adding a line of code to calculate the distance between.
With some clever coding, GPS together with indoor Wi-Fi setup can be made to map enclosed spaces like a mall.
If you’re passing by a Zara store on the aisle, a nearby Wi-Fi can send you a notification with the coupon code.
The entire mechanism can be made to work without an app provided Wi-Fi radio is active on that device.
Beacon technology
Google Eddystone and Apple’s iBeacon are the cornerstone of Beacon technology enabled by Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
Beacon technology can be added to an existing Android or iOS app by means of the aforementioned Beacon profiles.
Mobile apps, with the either of the Beacon profiles enabled, make your device connect to miniature BLE devices normally placed in retail spaces and similar indoor commercial spaces.
iBeacon technology
When a person enters such a space such as a neighboring supermarket with beacons installed, the device in his pocket captures transmitted Bluetooth signals in an encoded form, to be decoded by a Beacon-enabled app.
If the app could decode the signals, it calculates the absolute position of the device-user with respect to the beacon inside the supermarket and sends him a location-aware notifications.
For example, the app can co-ordinate with the nearest beacon to send an exclusive offer every time a person is at the shampoo section of the market.
But no technology is perfect. What if the supermarket approaches a Walmart in size, the owner has to install far more devices than he can afford.
The range of BLE is 328 feet. Imagine how many devices an over-ambitious perpetuator will install in larger-than-life 5.9 million square feet Dubai Mall.
But then again, not every commercial space is Dubai Mall. For small to medium commercial or hospitality space,
there is no better location identifier than a BLE equipped beacon for your app if it is meant to give direction to shoppers in retail space.
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Apps, by large, today tend to have GPS and Wi-Fi based location enabled by default.
Since Beacon is relatively a new technology, the app adoption is still in nascent state and will grow as more and more retail spaces will embrace this simple yet mobile app technology for business gains.
Unlike Wi-Fi and GPS, Beacon doesn’t need dedicated hardware as almost every smartphone even dumb phones have a Bluetooth radio included.
The industry expects owing to increased production, increased demand and support from both Apple and Google, the price of Beacons devices will drop sooner than later,
which will make even more retailers and hospitals to install Beacon devices in their premises.
Meanwhile, marketers must prepare for the next revolution called “location based retail marketing” encapsulated in a technology called BLE.
This is probably the best time to update your retail mobility app to Beacon or if you’re building one from scratch think ‘Beacon’ when you think ‘Location’
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9 reasons to use a Colortrac scanner instead of a digital camera
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A large format scanner can produce perfectly contrasted images without the need for special lighting conditions or to be set up in a particular way. When you use a scanner, the image is lit very close to the original for perfectly exposed results and minimal image disturbance from folds or creases. For this reason, far superior image results can be achieved when compared to using a digital camera.
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Soup of roasted tomato and roasted capsicum, quick make-ahead in the blender recipe.
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1kg ripe red tomatoes
1 can chopped tomatoes
2 large red capsicums (peppers)
6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
2 large onions
500ml vegetable stock
Fresh basil for garnish
1. Core the capsicums and chop into 4 large pieces each; place in a very hot oven directly under the grill until the skin blackens completely. Remove and wrap in aluminium foil immediately when done and set aside for about 15 minutes.
2. Quarter the onions and tomatoes and place in a baking pan along with the unpeeded garlic and bake for around 30 minutes in a hot oven - until the skins start to brown slightly.
3. In the meanwhile peel the blackened skin off the capsicums, it should come off very easily.
4. Peel the garlic, toss into a blender along with the onions, tomatoes, canned tomatoes, peeled capsicums, stock and blend to a consistency you like - I like mine reasonably smooth.
5. Freeze it, stick it in the fridge, or leave it on the stove and heat it when ready to eat: garnish with fresh torn basil leaves and season with salt and pepper.
It also works as a simple lazy pasta sauce.
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The German soccer team wore adidas shoes in the 1945 World Cup final, and their victory made adidas famous for cleats. Expanding their lineup from footwear, adidas became well-known for tracksuits and other sports apparel in 1967. At the 1970 FIFA World Cup, adidas released the TELSTAR soccer ball and became the official provider of soccer balls for FIFA. In 1972, adidas expanded into other sports, such as gymnastics and mountain climbing. In 1986, adidas shoes became a fashion trend when Run-D.M.C. artists began promoting them. Today, adidas continues developing new footwear and apparel for both sports and street clothing.
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Seat belts are wound around retractors that lock when vehicles suddenly decrease speed or when they accelerate above a preset limit. The retractor also locks the belt when it is pulled out quickly, as in the case of a collision. Modern vehicles usually also include a pretensioner device, which reduces the seat belt's slack to firmly hold a passenger during a collision. A pretensioner device also limits the force a seat belt applies on a passenger to prevent damage to the passenger's body.
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What Surrounds the Nucleus?
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The nucleus of an atom is surrounded by an electron cloud that is held in place by an electromagnetic force. The nucleus accounts for significantly more of the atom's total mass than the cloud, although the cloud accounts for a greater volume of the atom.
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An atom has three building blocks: protons, neutrons and electrons. The centrally located nucleus is composed of the positively charged protons and the neutral neutrons. These items are bound together by a nuclear force. The number of protons in the nucleus determines what element the atom belongs, commonly referred to as the atomic number. The surrounding electron cloud is entirely composed of negatively charged electrons. Despite the nucleus and surrounding cloud, most of an atom is empty space.
The cloud model was not the first concept. Several models were considered before the cloud was accepted in the 1920s. The earlier models included the Billiard Ball and Plum Pudding models. The Bohr Model was adopted in the twentieth century. In this model, the atom is similar to a solar system.
An electron has a charge of 1.0671 x 10^-19 coulomb. One important property of electrons is the spin. The spin on an electron is a specific rate of 1/2 times a unit of rotation, which may be assigned by the individual doing the measurement.
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Product Overview: CST PARTICLE STUDIO™
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CST PARTICLE STUDIO® (CST PS) is a specialist tool for the fast and accurate analysis of charged particle dynamics in 3D electromagnetic fields. This software tool is based on the multi-purpose 3D EM modules in CST STUDIO SUITE™ such as the CST EM STUDIO® electro and magnetostatic solver. It is fully embedded in CST DESIGN ENVIRONMENT, thus benefitting from its intuitive modelling capabilities and powerful import interfaces. CST PS is based on the knowledge, research and development that went into the algorithms used in the MAFIA-4 simulation package.
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And Mulch More: Plants vs Zombies 2 Mere Months Away
Please don't make Tallnut a microtransaction
Release date news comes via an official press release, which sadly holds no detail on the as-yet unseen casual tower defence sequel beyond “Plants vs. Zombies 2, the sequel to the original blockbuster game, is slated to launch in early summer.”
In addition to that is PvZ Adventures, a Facebook thing. I’m not going to lie and pretend I feel anything other than contempt for the prospect, but there’s the summary anyway: “PvZ Adventures will present players with a wild and humorous series of “road-trips,” traveling near and far to thwart the zombie invasion in a variety of settings. Players will also be able to send hordes of zombies to their Facebook friends, a thoughtful gesture sure to be appreciated (and reciprocated). New zombie and plant types, new ways of obtaining, cultivating and deploying plant defenses, and leaderboards are among the other new features in PvZ Adventures.”
So yeah, it’ll work in exactly the same waiting/fleecing/nagging way as every other shitting Facebook game under the sun, then. I’m sure it’ll be quite pretty though. In fact, here’s a screenshot:
N.B., if you’re a lazy reader, that is Plants vs Zombies Adventures for Facebook, not Plants vs Zombies 2. They are different games. The cows in the field are far away.
Indeed, pretty. But from that screenshot alone I can count at least four different ways the game will try to persuade us to pay.
Why yes, I am in an absolutely foul mood today. Thanks for noticing.
1. Belsameth says:
Oh, you’re in a foul mood? To me, it seems like the only sensible response to (almost) *any* facebook “game”,k even if it’s PvZ.
• kregg says:
Agreed. Given how well a lot of EA titles have done (Dead Space 3, SimCity, etc), I’m not exactly holding my breath to the idea it will come with no microtransactions.
At least we have Plants vs Zombies. The micro-transaction anaemic game which was fun.
• Lambchops says:
Clearly Alec is suffering from a post “International Stop Hating Things Day” hangover. A nice mug of hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows will soon sort that out.
2. rustybroomhandle says:
I am assuming this is not designed by George Fan and music not by Shigi?
• RedViv says:
Whatever did become of that sorry situation? I lost track, and no big site seems to have followed up on what was then (and still seems to be) mere rumours.
• djbriandamage says:
Correct – George Fan, designer of PvZ and Insanaquarium, was inexplicably laid off from Popcap. If you don’t know why this is such a tragedy check out his brilliant GDC talk on how to make the perfect tutorial:
link to
Is Laura Shigihara not making the soundtrack? That’s a tragedy as well. I loved her soundtrack.
• Hoaxfish says:
If I remember correctly he was laid off within a couple of days of PvZ 2 being announced.
• Fenix says:
After I played To The Moon Shigihare became one of my favourites, I really hope she’s back for PVZ2.
3. MuscleHorse says:
After all this ridiculous talk of Peggle being Popcap’s finest hour it is good to hear news of their true masterpiece. Pretty much the only zombie based game that interests me anymore.
4. Hoaxfish says:
Simcity (amongst other games) pissed off the hardcore fans… I wonder if this PvZ is an attempt to piss off the casual audience as well.
• bfandreas says:
Believe me: There’s nothing casual about trying to get over 1000 waves in the endless mode. And a lot of theorycrafting has been done for that game.
PvZ iz srs bzns.
5. Stense says:
I take a zero tolerance approach to anyone who sends me game requests and spam on Facebook. As much as I love PvZ, that adventure game will be no different. When a Facebook game comes along that isn’t a cynical click baiting nag fest laden with unreasonable microtransaction, then I may reconsider my policy on implicit Facebook game scepticism.
[Not saying microtransactions are inherently bad, just unreasonablely excessive or pointless ones, like in every Facebook game ever.]
Also, Plants vs Zombies 2: Yay!
• Thants says:
I’ll say it. Microtransactions are inherently bad.
• jrodman says:
I like the idea of microtranactions for content in some scenarios.
For example, what if I could configure my browser to pay RPS 2 cents for every article of theirs that I read? I’d do that. I like everything about that arrangement. Or maybe if I’m a control freak i could have a button to click after “that was a good one” and then the fee is sent.
Microtransactions to purchase a small part of a larger thing that you’re being suckered into, where you’re going to be manipulated into purchasing another small part, all of which are inherently arbitrary and manipulative? no. This kind of thing probably requires regulation.
6. Spacewalk says:
I don’t see how this could work.
7. Mario Figueiredo says:
Never really liked Plants Vs. Zombies. Won’t like this one for sure either. In any case, with my boycott on EA, I wouldn’t be getting it anyways.
Didn’t know though, until just now, Popcap had been bought. I know this company since they were doing online java chat-poker-like games. A shame really.
• Drake Sigar says:
With EA’s recent run, I’m not even going to bother assuming there’s a possibility that they won’t ruin Plants Vs Zombies 2.
8. Jams O'Donnell says:
I would imagine that the microtransaction situation will be similar to the mobile versions of PvZ, and that if you don’t want to spend your natural life trying to farm gold coins you’ll have to buy coins in order to unlock the outrageously-overpriced (in fantasy gold coin currency) minigame modes. e.g. a quick glance on my phone shows that you need 150,000 coins to unlock the vase breaker mode (which is probably my favourite). I think in my time with the game I’ve probably earned around 20,000.
On the other hand: more PvZ! Yay!
• bfandreas says:
Hang on. Wasn’t it trivial to unlock those minigames in the version I bought for a tenner on PC?
This is revolting.
• Jams O'Donnell says:
It’s worse than that — it used to be trivial on mobile versions too until an update added a bunch of microtransaction stuff like this.
• fish99 says:
I wonder if that applies to the android version I got with the Humble Mobile Bundle yesterday. Hope not.
• TheTingler says:
Yep, was going to point out the mobile version too. Now it’s loaded with microtransactions… and if you buy the HD iPad, loaded with crashing too. Most people can’t play it past the title screen anymore.
9. Tony M says:
So International Stop Hating Things Day is officially over?
10. Zorn says:
Facebook does this to people, setting them into a foul mood. While transitioning your
mood they’ll show some ads, so you can go out and retail therapy yourself.
11. Schmudley says:
Wait, I thought EA had openly admitted to having second thoughts about putting micro-transactions in everything?
Or was that just wishful thinking?
• Burning Man says:
That was the PR team trying to pretend that the CEO was anything but blasé about the whole affair.
• meepmeep says:
They backtracked to say they meant all social/mobile games, rather than just all games. As this has a mobile version and a social app, I think we can expect it to be in the included list.
• Thants says:
It will only be in social games. However, all games are now considered social games.
12. apocraphyn says:
They just changed their rhetoric. The bloke that said they’re going to put micro-transactions into everything backpedalled, after realising he had committed a bit of a faux pas. Doesn’t mean they won’t still put micro-transactions into everything.
*Edit* – In response to you, Schmudley.
13. MeestaNob says:
Alec, I tried to send you a hug but the spam filter ate it.
14. Danda says:
PvZ is a PERFECT game. Even without EA, producing a worthy sequel would be very hard.
But with 2013’s EA in charge, well… I really have a bad feeling about this.
15. MajorManiac says:
Wallet Vs Micro_Payments
16. guygodbois00 says:
Jesus Zombie on a pogo stick! What have they done with this game? Well, I’m not playing this, free or not.
17. Lord Custard Smingleigh says:
I am not sure whether to embrace or fear the coming of the sequel to the game which had Lady Smingleigh glued to her laptop/phone/iPad playing a game for uncountable hours. It was the first time she ever realised what it is I see in these electromonical entertainments.
18. cwoac says:
Give the presence of IAP in the PvZ IOS ver. I suspect that it’s pretty likely.
On the other hand, the IAP in that version were both
a. discrete
b. fairly optional*
Which in my mind is about the best you can hope for in these things.
the only things which cost serious in game $ are the extra levels for the mini-games. While the costs for these are fairly steep (50-150k per game), it doesn’t actually take that long to earn while playing. Esp. on endless or last stand.
19. El_Emmental says:
Popcap is an empty shell now, they fired anyone who voiced their concern about the “changes” EA made regarding the company and its projects. Plants vs Zombies 2 will be an average game crippled with micro-transactions.
I just hope the ex-employees of Popcap will get around making their own indie studio and make excellent games like Peggle and PvsZ again.
20. Moraven says:
They took so long to capitalize on the popularity of PvZ.
There was unlicensed merchandise flooding the field until finally Popcap started to make some items. Look at Angry Birds. Its everywhere. Popcap had a chance to be similar (but probably not as big) to Angry Birds but missed their chance.
Now EA puts out some crap Facebook game that looks like every other facebook game. Farm building, energy and currency. Now if they add the required, Ask a Friend to help, then well…. sigh. Empires & Allies and Risk seemed like fun Facebook games, until I ran into this. Sorry I do not know 30 people who play those games and I am not going to spam them.
Kings Bounty works great. I can do enough each day for a quick fix if I want and I do not have to spam friends. Outernauts fell into the same trap but apparently they changed it so You could play more than 10 minutes until you ran out of energy. Have to see how it fares now.
• pilouuuu says:
They already started with the PvZ items for EA’s own The Sims 3 Supernatural Limited Edition. I really hope EA doesn’t ruin this lovely franchise and PopCap as well
• El_Emmental says:
Too late, it’s already done. They fired a lot of people and plan to cripple all their next games with micro-transactions.
21. SuperNashwanPower says:
Alec, one question:
Is that PEE VEE ZED or PEE VEE ZEE?
The Office Of Things People Get Irrationally Irritated About wishes to know.
22. Enkinan says:
I have no doubt that EA will make this game a horrible flaming pile of trash. A shame seeing as PvZ is such a great game.
23. Malibu Stacey says:
Whoever created the header image should be banned from playing PvZ.
Tall-nut does not need a Pumpkin shield. Tall-nut will die alone with nothing but his honour and a single tear.
24. says:
Given the first game had a store unlocking things with ingame currency- microtransactions are all but certain. No, this is EA- they’re certain.
Here’s a preview of what to expect:
Midnight Sun (extra sun at night) $5
Pool Party (unlock pool levels) $3
Alternate Appearance Pack 1 (customise your zombies) $10
Alternate Appearance Pack 2-20 (customise your sim/house) $5-20
Power to the Peaple (overpowered shotgun pea) only available with your pre-order at Gamestop
25. pilouuuu says:
Now my question is… will this game have that always on-line nonsense crap?
I just want to play another version of the same brilliant game with new cute plants, more varied levels and new menacing zombies.
Can EA not ruin this?!?
26. Nico says:
Father Ted! Yes!!!!!
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Teasing and Dominance
So the other day my boyfriend and I were kissing on my couch and I started teasing him, leaning forward but pulling back again right before our lips met. He obviously wanted more, but I kept pulling back. Eventually he pushed me back against the couch and pinned me there, kissing me passionately and it was amazing!
Girls: tease him a little, it,ll leave him wanting more!
Guys: she,ll never tell you, but your girl loves it when you show a little dominance. She wants you to take charge!
My bf is fourteen and I,m thirteen. :)
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All Eb, F & Percussion Parts part from O Tannenbaum | O Christmas Tree (Easy : Beginning Wind Band)
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Christmas: This Beginning Band, Elementary Band, Youth Band or Junior Band arrangement of O Tannenbaum | O Christmas Tree is written so that students who have had 8 to 10 weeks of lessons in a school instrumental music program can participate by "caroling" in the halls or as part of the annual Holiday Concert. This very easy beginner band music motivates the first year wind band student to practice. This arrangement of O Tannenbaum | O Christmas Tree played at a faster tempo can be effective with Middle School or Jr. High School band students.
The original purchaser of one (1) copy of the score and all parts for O Tannenbaum | O Christmas Tree is granted permission to make additional copies of the O Tannenbaum | O Christmas Tree parts for use by the original purchaser's band.
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Trombone part from The High School Cadets for brass quintet
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This the first arrangenment of a Sousa march I have done for a while. The High School Cadets, a catchy little number rarely played now, as are many other of Sousa's less well known marches. I will publishing some of these less well known ones over the coming months. Hope you enjoy - constructive reviews please.
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The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice on 14th December 1878 to the House of Commons, told this touching story.
The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria.
And so the doctors told the princess not to kiss her because by kissing her she would endanger her own life by breathing in the child’s breath.
Rasping and struggling for her life, the child said, "Momma, kiss me!"
Without thinking of herself, Princess Alice tenderly kissed her daughter.
And as a result she contracted diphtheria herself and died some days later.
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Islamic Extremism & Converts to Islam
Everywhere there's a hint of 'IslamoFascist' extremism, there's a convert to Islam or two, often a caucasian one. As William Ehrman, Director General (Defence & Intelligence) of the FCO, wrote:
"Dealing with Islamist extremism, the messages are more complex, the constituencies we would aim at are more difficult to indentify, and greater damage could be done to the overall effort if links back to UK or US sources were revealed."
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Using a deck of cards (numbers 2-10) , or a set of numerical cards have students in pairs take one card each. They write an addition or subtraction sentence with the two cards. They then go find another pair of students whose sum or difference is equal to theirs. They write that number sentence to the right of theirs on the worksheet. Students learn the relationship between addition and subtraction and that there are more than one way to get a number.
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What Was the Yuan Dynasty?
Kublai Khan hunting in China
Kublai Khan and his Empress hunting, Yuan Dynasty China. Getty Images
The Yuan Dynasty was the ethnic-Mongolian dynasty that ruled China from 1279 to 1368 found in 1271 by Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan. The Yuan Dynasty was preceded by the Song Dynasty from 960 to 1279 and followed by the Ming which lasted from 1368 to 1644.
Yuan China was considered the most important piece of the vast Mongol Empire, which stretched as far west as Poland and Hungary and from Russia in the north to Syria in the south. The Yuan Chinese Emperors were also the Great Khans of the Mongol Empire, controlling the Mongol homeland and had authority over the khans of the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate and the Chagatai Khanate.
Khans and Traditions
A total of ten Mongol khans ruled China in the Yuan period, and they created a unique culture that was an amalgam of Mongolian and Chinese customs and statecraft. Unlike other foreign dynasties in China, such as the ethnic-Jurchen Jin from 1115 to 1234 or the later ethnic-Manchu rulers of the Qing from 1644 to 1911, the Yuan did not become very Sinicized during their rule.
Yuan emperors initially did not hire the traditional Confucian scholar-gentry as their advisors, although later emperors began to rely increasingly upon this educated elite and the civil service exam system. The Mongol court continued many of its own traditions: the emperor moved from capital to capital with the seasons in a rather nomadic fashion, hunting was a major pastime for all of the nobility, and women in the Yuan court had much more authority within the family and in matters of state than their Chinese female subjects could have even imagined having.
Initially, Kublai Khan distributed large tracts of land in northern China to his generals and court officials, many of whom sought to drive out the farmers living there and convert the land into pasture. In addition, under Mongol law, anyone who stayed on land that was distributed to a lord became a slave of the new owner, regardless of their social status within their own culture. However, the emperor soon realized that the land was worth much more with tax-paying farmers working on it, so he confiscated the Mongol lords' holdings back again and encouraged his Chinese subjects to return to their towns and fields.
Economic Problems and Projects
The Yuan emperors needed regular and reliable tax collection in order to fund their projects around China. For example, in 1256, Kublai Khan built a new capital city at Shangdu and eight years later he built a second new capital at Dadu — now called Beijing.
Shangdu became the Mongols' summer capital, located nearer the Mongol homelands, while Dadu served as the primary capital. The Venetian trader and traveler Marco Polo stayed in Shangdu during his residence in Kublai Khan's court and his stories inspired western legends about the wondrous city of "Xanadu."
The Mongols also rehabilitated the Grand Canal, parts of which dated back to the 5th century B.C. and the majority of which was built during the Sui Dynasty from 581 to 618 A.D. The canal — the longest in the world — had fallen into disrepair due to warfare and silting over the past century.
Fall and Impact
Under the Yuan, the Grand Canal was extended to link Beijing directly with Hangzhou, cutting 700 kilometers from the length of that journey — however, as Mongol rule began to fail in China, the canal once again deteriorated.
Within less than 100 years, the Yuan Dynasty tottered and fell from power under the weight of crushing droughts, floods and widespread famine. The Chinese began to believe that their foreign overlords had lost the Mandate of Heaven as unpredictable weather brought waves of misery to the populace.
The Red Turban Rebellion of 1351 to 1368 spread throughout the countryside. This, paired with the spread of the bubonic plague and further dampening of Mongol power eventually brought an end to Mongol rule in 1368. In their place, the ethnic-Han Chinese leader of the rebellion, Zhu Yuanzhang, founded a new dynasty called the Ming.
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Archive talk:Brew Bitch Trip
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Please remember to brief all dogs which side of the hut to pee on. Also, does your dog have panniers? --Matthew 21:46, 9 February 2009 (PST)
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Quinoa Crisps are comprised of ancient grains, or heirloom grains, (which means they have remained unchanged by modern science and breeding technologies over time). Quinoa Crisps contain a high level of protein, omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. Quinoa Crisps are a custom-milled product and can be processed according to specific requirements. They are used in cereals, snack foods, energy bars and granola. They are Non-GMO, Certified Organic, Gluten-free and Kosher.
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Declarative statistical visualizations in Scala
What is Vegas?
Vegas is a Scala API for declarative, statistical data visualizations. With Vegas you can work with data files as well as Spark DataFrames and perform filtering, transformations and aggregations as the part of the plotting specification.
What is Declarative Visualization?
Instead of being imperative, where the user needs to massage the data set into the final form that is then visualized, declarative visualizations in Vegas work by simply specifying what needs to done to the data to produce the visualization. The implementation details are abstracted away from the user.
How is Vegas Statistical?
Vegas is inherently statistical as basic aggregations, group by operations and faceting are built into its declarative grammar.
How does it work?
Vegas works by compiling down Scala code into a strongly typed JSON specification under-the-hood, strictly adhering to the Vega-Lite specifications that is quickly becoming a powerful common language of choice for declarative data visualizations across many languages.
Here we illustrate some of the main concepts of plotting with Vegas with some examples. For a more comprehensive set of examples check out the Github repository.
A Simple Area Chart
Here, we illustrate several concepts. First, the , encodeX and encodeY directives map the two quantitative columns Acceleration and HorsePower to the X and Y axes. Then, we say that we want to bin the Acceleration variable, and for each bin, find the man Horsepower. Finally we tell Vegas to break up the dataset by the number of cylinders which is a categorical variable, via the encodeColor directive. Note the Vegas automatically does the binning and the aggregation, and produces the color-coding together with the legend.
Vegas("Sample Area Chart", width=800, height=600)
.encodeX("Acceleration", Quantitative, bin=Bin())
.encodeY("Horsepower", Quantitative, AggOps.Mean, enableBin=false)
.encodeColor(field="Cylinders", dataType=Nominal)
A Binned Scatterplot
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.encodeX("IMDB_Rating", Quantitative, bin=Bin(maxbins=10.0))
.encodeY("Rotten_Tomatoes_Rating", Quantitative, bin=Bin(maxbins=10.0))
.encodeSize(aggregate=AggOps.Count, field="*", dataType=Quantitative)
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.encodeX("Horsepower", Quantitative)
.encodeY("Miles_per_Gallon", Quantitative)
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A Multi-series Line Chart.
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From the curb, Crest Hardware and Urban Garden Center could be any True Value store in the country. Step inside. An African Grey parrot, Finlay, observes shoppers up front; out back, under the peach tree, there’s a garden where eggplants, peppers, and big beefsteak tomatoes grow. Over in the corner, Franklin the pot-bellied pig snoozes in his pen beside a sign trumpeting free compost with purchase. Crest is the Ryan Gosling of hardware stores. It inspires ardent feelings and breathless Yelp reviews, and has spawned a beloved music festival and a respected art show. Evidence of the latter is scattered throughout the aisles. Exhibit A: a couple of Chuck Close-ish portraits—one in tiny squares of sandpaper, the other in nuts and bolts—of Crest’s manager, Joe. Joe won’t just guide you to the right caulking to reattach a shower soap dish; he’ll preach its virtues with the zeal of an evangelist, walk you step-by-step through the fix-it process, and arm you with a list of YouTube videos to check out while you’re at it.
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Academy for the Strange
Academy for the Strange
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When Fiona ends up at St. Lawrence Academy according to her mom's wishes, she isn't expecting what she finds. She can handle the school's private plane, that the academy is located on its own private island and she can even take the fact that she's the only transfer student they've had in years.
What she can't handle is the fact she's the only human in school.
Because St. Lawrence Academy isn't just for learning math, English, and art. No, it's a school for the supernatural to learn how to fit in among humans.
Forced to hide what she is and pretend to be a dryad, something she'd never even heard of before, Fiona has to do her best to fit in or lose the only place she has to go.
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The "Flesh" name of the dorm doesn't just sound weird, but creepy as well. But hey, I'm intrigued. What does it mean? I'm gonna find out on the next chapter!!! I'm excited, too. It's all about dryad (pixies/nymph) right? I'm quite fascinated with them!
inofanmegastar inofanmegastar Oct 10, 2017
I would say,ggiving the book's title hint to abnormality or gifts,each dorn refelct what the students can do. Air,water,fire and earth seem pretty self explanatory. Spirits could be people talking to the dead or even controllong souls/spirits. Now,flesh,that could be ...
The_Baby_Shifter The_Baby_Shifter Jul 31, 2017
Another fantasy story! I love fantasy stories. I even made one.... and this one... as I've read the entire first page, is something worth reading on until the last flip. :)
Antisocial_Wolf Antisocial_Wolf Mar 07, 2017
This book is great so far. But why does Fiona feel like she doesn't belong?
The_Wandering_Naiad The_Wandering_Naiad Feb 13, 2016
This is cool so far! In my book the school has multiple private planes (it's different than this school btw)
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How to Googlewhack
Google whack is a game, played on Google, where you try to search something that only gets 1 hit, 'the perfect 1'.
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First of all, some rules.
• You can only use two words.
• No proper nouns.
• They have to be real words.
• Proper spellings only (you might want to check your phrase on Word or something before whacking)
• The words must appear in Google's dictionary (if they do, then they'll be underlined in blue at the top of the page after you search)
• No putting quotes around the words.
• Google gives you a little blurb of the page that the words came up on. If it's just a list of words that the two happen to appear in, then that page doesn't count.
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Go to Google.
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Enter a two word phrase of your choice.
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See how many hits come up!
If you get more than, say, 100, then modify your phrase or start with new words!
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• Try mixing different combo's of parts of speech, i.e. adjective with verb, noun-on-noun, etc. But remember- unusual words are key.
• You might want to record some of your best whacks for future reference.
• Use unusual words, such as chalcography and chinchilla. It gets fewer results.
• Be wary of what type of material is in the results from your search. Inappropriate, offensive or dangerous sites may be the result.
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A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World (2nd Edition)
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Lack of interest Lack of integration on forumhome
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If you look at the attached image, there's a lack of style-integration around previews on forumhome.
"New Media" should look the same as subforums. Yes, I know that Media previews aren't subforums, but to make it look more integrated on the site, they should appear the same way.
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Just to clarify, I'm assuming you actually mean that "New Media" should look like the level 1 categories there (the orange bar).
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Makeup, it's been used for years in the fashion industry to cover the little flaws that genetics and time have shared with our bodies. Did you know your favorite burger might be wearing a little make up too? Actually most food products you see in TV and print advertising looks barely similar to the food products you actually bring to your table. Why does a fast food sandwich look so appealing on TV? It's all theater makeup magic!
I always remind myself of this when I see a steaming delicious flame broiled sandwich begging me to leave my couch and head for the drive thru. I don't think it's lying, just like I don't think wearing a padded bra or spray on hair is lying. It's just making the most of what you got so others will want it more.
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get in the sea
entire outfit: american eagle
shoes: sebago "maleah"
Sometimes, you gotta just cram everyone into a car and head for the beach. Even if they don't want to go. And complain the whole drive. Even then.
Don't trust the movies or my photos - beaches in Northern California are cold and wild and full of whales. We saw two of them as we shivered in our wet jeans. But it was still stunning and the sand in my shoes was a welcome trade for a beautiful day. Speaking of, I got new Sebago's and they're comfy as hell. Plus, I spilled an entire iced tea on them and they were fine. Not sure if that's official, or just a stroke of luck, but it seemed worth mentioning.
Today is the first day of the last week of school,
and I can almost see the mythical "free time".
x Justina
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1. Beaches that are wet and windy can be beautiful in a totally different way, though.:)
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Chinese font download
Ever thought of typing Chinese characters in Windows? Read this. Well, you actually can use Chinese version of Windows to make you easier in typing Chinese. But if you prefer to use English version of Windows, it doesn't matter. As long as you install the Chinese language into your Windows through Control Panel. But the font in English version Windows are very limited. So that you need to add the fonts by yourself. If you look in the drop down list of fonts in Word or Excel, you will find SimSun or SimHei as the default Chinese fonts.
Some people prefer using third party programs which offer more fonts, like Chinese Star, Twin
Bridge, Richwin, etc. These program provides fonts and sometimes a bit different in input method. Some of them have intelligent input which make your work easier.
If you don't want to use those third party Chinese software, you
can download Chinese fonts. On the internet, you can just type the following keyword: "Chinese font download". And you'll find links to many sites providing you fonts. Here's one. Click here to visit the site.
After downloading, just copy and paste it into C:\Windows\Fonts and y0u can use
it in your work.
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
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A Liar's Guide to the Dreams..
May 30, 2006
The last post
was a mistake. And when I return after 3 days, I will explain why.
May 28, 2006
vbI should be studying. I should be taking rest. I should be doing anything but write profitlessly on my sequence of sameness. Why is it that the words keep on flowing?? Why does the vacuam grow inside my self when I am staring aimlessly in the depths of the night, thinking of nothing else but...?
I love you. SO cliched. So boring. So like the gazillions of other people who have thought, said, and done it so many different languages, but never ever has they understood proper what LOVE really is, because its the very same people who have suffered the shadow between the essence of love and its dissent into language. So no, I won't be telling you all about that.
So what is the purpose of this post???
Well, yesterday I saw the person I thought I loved six months ago. And I felt nothing. Nothing.
So there. End of the story. The thoughts have died and so have my will to write. I am sending over a poem I wrote 5 months ago. You all who read it are free to make comments.
When we were inside
And we were pulling and pusihing
Tearing apart with indecent haste
The vestiges of our senses,
Pouring deep inside
The tiny vortex that lay
Suddenly trembling,
Then, then was the time
When all stilled. All made
The sound of silence.
And we stilled as well,
Holding each other as the dawn filtered in.
And I knew the need that binds you to me.
May 18, 2006
Of Marriages and MayhemS - the conclushun
So the ordeal is finally over. Panu is back to her semester exams because Gata and Mrs Gata are off to the hills of Gangtok for the Luna de Miel (honeymoon), eating momo and a supply of the never finishing Ramen.
By the way, the Noodles are called KOKA instant noodles and they come in different flavours, like Singapore stir fried, curry, pepper crab, Chicken Satay, Tom Yam Goong, et cetera)
The Ramen is basically passed off to our place, since neither my aunt nor anyone else is interested in what they called Bideshi Maggi (foreign Maggi).
Incidentally, Gata calls Mrs Gata Saitani Magi (not to be confused with the aforementioned, this means “devilish slut-equivalent”).
Well, where were we??
Oh yes. Umm, do you people realize how many incidents have been happening through the last two posts. JAP told me that MayhemS are like LuggageS, bad English. But I have to use it. Its been like a few days of mini turbulence that has got to me pretty bad. My generally peaceful existence is traumatically tortured, what Babelfish might describe as a whirlpool in her fishbowl. She too is a fellow sufferer. I remember telling Rimi to quit with the marriage trauma bits somewhere in January, if I recall correctly. I hereby beg forgiveness, because I can UNDERSTAND the totality of the sense of being turned upside down, inside out.
Background music : Bismillah Khan er Shehnai, or Stacey's mom By Weezer. Or Snoop Dogg's Drop it like its Hot. Whatever!!
OK people, here is a lovely pic from the wedding. Its my Mum. Isn’t she tall??
This was of the Gaye-Holud (icky turmeric-applying ceremony on the wedding day).
She's the tallest of the lot.
And the only one whose face is showing here properly.
Beside her is the Hyderabadian Aunt, with the yellow saree.
Yep. Tall. That's why I always wanted height, to look nose-to-nose and say, “I’m going out.”
And the Hyderabadians left on 14th, a day before my semester exams began.
Well, meanwhile, the sister’s been a real sport and let me cut her hair… only the front, of course. Well, basically, when it comes to cutting hair, I am a bit like Phoebe in Friends. Its like, I can easily be distracted or misdirected. My sister wanted her hair cut like Kagome in INUYASHA.
SO I began.
With the half-blunt pair of scissors in one hand and comb in the other, Panu went for it. It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it!
SO I took a deep breath and snipped.
Ok. Nice going, the side was ok. Now for the center.
As soon as I cut off a little lock, Meg is like… “Oi, What are you doing??”
I weathered that silently.
M – DIDI!! Beshi katish naaa!! (don’t cut too much!!)
P – Fine!! ( Aside: Bitch!!)
M – OI, Oi!! OIOIOI!!!
P – Uff!! Dara!! (Wait!!)
At this time meg does a sudden shimmy. Panu is left holding a little chunk of silky 11-year old hair.
M – Oi, tui ki korechhish? (What have you done??)
This was followed by an outraged scream (EEEEKkkkk!!!!!) in front of the mirror, followed by AAAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!
Well, for those who are interested to know, the result was not pretty. Ma gave me a sound talk (MOTHERS!! They cant even take a leetle mistake gracefully) and Meg doing the famous Beat-Scheme.
Its like this:
Meg & Me are having a fight. Meg hits. Panu hits right back (deserving little runt!!).
Meg hits back immediately followed by a rush of :
Asobbho, Ulluk, Paaji, Gadha, Chhuncho, Rascal, Honuman, Goru ……… MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DEKHO NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DIIIIDIIIII AMAKE MARCHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE {Uncivilized, Raccoon (it may be wrong... I can't find a proper English eqivalent for this one), Sadist, Donkey, Rat, Rascal, Monkey, Cow…………… MAAAAAAAAAAA Look Sister is beating me up!!!}
Ma enters. After a few solid slaps delivered to Panu asks, “Ki hoyechhilo bol!!” (Now tell me what happened!!)
So you see, the sister’s better off somewhere else. PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEAAASEEE someone TAKE HER AWAAY!! I'll even throw in a supply of Ramen.
May 05, 2006
Of MarriageS and MayhemS
The Saga Continues…
So then the day before wedding arrives, and we were all very happy for finally getting rid of our 26-year old BIG, SPINSTER SISTER who Married for Love. Ma and other Aunts & Uncles suitably gasped and choked when they came to know this 3 years ago when Rinidi declared she had no intention of making a match with any handsome doctor since she had Sougata dada who loved her. Unfortunately, love and marriage did not mix.
First, the Astrologer predicted a suitably horrible end for Sougata dada if he married before he turned 28.
Result, DELAY!!
Second, the biyebaris (marriage-houses) nearby were full on 10th of December. Since that was the only time last year when Sougata Dada was not abroad, well you can guess what the result was again.
Yep, DELAY again!!
Third, on February, when Sougata dada (from now on mentioned as Gata) was in town, Rinidi’s Ma declared the royal NO because Suman, Rinidi’s younger brother had exams.
Therefore, the wedding was set on May 1, 2006. MAY DAY!! MAY DAY!!
On 30th April the Aiburobhat for Rinidi was set. Aiburobhat s are big things for us original EastBengalis (which means we are originally from East of Bengal, now called Bangladesh, and we support the Football team East Bengal), and Rinidi’s was no exception. The feast was set lavishly for 73 people, including the drivers and photographers. We all helped in serving, and looking after, as in “bhalo kore khachho to??” (Are you eating properly?) Or “ar ektu mangsho… na korle sunchhi na.” (A bit more meat, and I wont take no for an answer), and food went off the plate to the mouth in the blink of an eye.
Then we danced off the night, doing an inpromptu cha-cha-cha with Chandrabindoo, and me and tinni did a little lesbian Salsa with Kishore Kumar and Item songs. Fun began when everybody, including grandparents began dancing.
* * *
Meanwhile, a new force has joined the Hyderabadians from hell. My cousin from down under (i.e. Australia), and his parents have come down specially for the wedding, and wonder of wonders, what have they brought for us from Kangaroo Land??
Packets of Koka instant noodles. Lots of them. 140 to be exact.
When asked WHY??? They replied, “toder sakolke biyer breakfast eta diye karabo bhebechhilam” (we thought we would feed you all with this as a wedding breakfast)
*Incidentally those who are shuddering at a Ramen Wedding breakfast, let me assure you, for Indians, the breakfast is not the feast. The feast begins at night, before/while/after the bride & groom gets married*
I would have understood chocolates, but Ramen?
Meanwhile, the Hyderabadian Hulk made comments…
Panu comes fresh out of shower, a Dhundhul scrub in her hand that was used to scrub her body off dirt and dead cells.
*Incidentally, the dhundhul is the fruit of the dhundhul plant, containing seeds within, and looks slightly like a giant cucumber, brownish cream in colour.*
Hyderabadian Hulk – Uff P di, you look hot…
Panu(perplexed and bewildered, looks downwards at her generously proportioned bod)- where??
H H – oi, tomar haate eta ki?? (Oi, what’s in your hand?)
P – err… chhobra… ? (er, scrub…?)
H H – O. ami Dildo bhebechhilam. (Oh, I thought it was a dildo)
Panu cringes. Yes, that Panu who never thought she could flinch from anything, actually shudders as she thinks of her body being brutally scrubbed by a Dildo look alike.
* * *
And then the night came for Rinidi, looking suitably radiant for all of her 5’ no inches, 77 kg body that was hefted up by not two, not three, but six men to go 7 times round Gata’s 5’6”- 55 kg frame before she revealed her face for Shubhodrishti (charmed gazing of bride and groom).
And then there was the Madhuri Dixit ishtyle shoe stealing, that has been a part of Indian weddings ever since the movie, Hum Aapke Hai Kaun. In this case, it was a shoe-robbery, when one of my sisters tore her shoe, sat and threw me a single shoe, and told me to run. I ran, ignoring my jewel pink saree and 3-inch high stilettos and threw it to a brother, who threw it to another sister who ran. Meanwhile, old men & women from the groom’s side raised a ruckus (sore losers that they were!!), and Gata trapped Rinidi behind closed doors and said, ”Juto ferot dao, bou ferot pabe.”(return shoes and take back the bride)
And then Panu went to DA RESCUE. Amitabh style, she crashed through the semi-closed bathroom door into the room, and before Gata’s very eye, and bewildered “eki!! eki!!s (What’s happening!! What’s happening!!), the whole Baashor (post-wedding night staying awake ceremony) party came in, and settled down. Gata did not take the defeat gracefully, settling into a sullen silence. But we made masti (fun) all night long, singing, dancing and Dumb Charading.
In short, the wedding night was done when we got the fruits of our labour, Rs 5000 from Gata in the morning and a promise to a treat at Barista.
Lovely Wedding, hmmmm??
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Redirecting to blog.ambrose2zeke.com!
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Get Out of the Water!! Now!!
Hooray! The Selena Gomez Quest is now Live! And along with it, is a brand shiny new Shark Mount!!
( Whom I have dubbed, Sir Jaws. )
Along with this....
A few small changes have been made to the Spiral at this time:
1. Dying your items will be less expensive now. All Dye Prices have been reduced. This will also affect the SELL value of items. We will soon be adjusting the gold value of some items to compensate for the difference.
Yaaay! These dye prices are much better, I checked them out, It's great now!
2. All starter Dorm furniture items are have been flagged as No Trade. These items can no longer be placed in your Shared Bank.
Hmm... Interesting. I suppose this makes sense!
3. The Celestian Sword now gives 5 cards, instead of 1.
Personally I dislike this! It was a very unique Sword only giving one card, and added more to strategy... But there you go.
4. At level 50, the Wizard character page now displays experience as "MAX" and the Experience Bar at the bottom of the screen is hidden. When the level cap is raised, players who are currently level 50 will see their Experience Bar return, and once again be able to earn experience.
5. Mystery solved! Players should no longer spontaneously revive after being defeated in PvP. Players can still be revived by team mates.
I have never experienced this bug, but sounds annoying if you're trying to win a PvP! Glad this is now fixed.
6. Fizzles no longer look like grey popcorn.
This has to be my favourite update... Nobody likes grey popcorn.
Many more updates will also be coming when Celestia arrives in the Spiral later this year.
Later this year? Does this mean the release has been set even further back?
Beta the Owl will be back soon with a review of our recent Seraph AoE Poll!
& Remember to enter A2Z Champions Round One!! There isn't much time left!
~ John Spiritshade
1 comment:
1. "Fizzles no longer look like grey popcorn."
I wonder what they'll look like. Will my wand/staff/sword just droop like a wet noodle?
How about we just do away with fizzling all together? Yeah, yeah...I know...it's an important part of the balance of power. (Sigh)
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TY - JOUR AU - Sharma, Parveen AU - Abbasi, Cynthia AU - Lazic, Savo AU - Teng, Allen C. T. AU - Wang, Dingyan AU - Dubois, Nicole AU - Ignatchenko, Vladimir AU - Wong, Victoria AU - Liu, Jun AU - Araki, Toshiyuki AU - Tiburcy, Malte AU - Ackerley, Cameron AU - Zimmermann, Wolfram H. AU - Hamilton, Robert AU - Sun, Yu AU - Liu, Peter P. AU - Keller, Gordon AU - Stagljar, Igor AU - Scott, Ian C. AU - Kislinger, Thomas AU - Gramolini, Anthony O. TI - Evolutionarily conserved intercalated disc protein Tmem65 regulates cardiac conduction and connexin 43 function JA - Nat Commun PY - 2015/09/25/online VL - 6 SP - PB - Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved. UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9391 L3 - 10.1038/ncomms9391 M3 - Article N1 - Supplementary information available for this article at http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150925/ncomms9391/suppinfo/ncomms9391_S1.html AB - Membrane proteins are crucial to heart function and development. Here we combine cationic silica-bead coating with shotgun proteomics to enrich for and identify plasma membrane-associated proteins from primary mouse neonatal and human fetal ventricular cardiomyocytes. We identify Tmem65 as a cardiac-enriched, intercalated disc protein that increases during development in both mouse and human hearts. Functional analysis of Tmem65 both in vitro using lentiviral shRNA-mediated knockdown in mouse cardiomyocytes and in vivo using morpholino-based knockdown in zebrafish show marked alterations in gap junction function and cardiac morphology. Molecular analyses suggest that Tmem65 interaction with connexin 43 (Cx43) is required for correct localization of Cx43 to the intercalated disc, since Tmem65 deletion results in marked internalization of Cx43, a shorter half-life through increased degradation, and loss of Cx43 function. Our data demonstrate that the membrane protein Tmem65 is an intercalated disc protein that interacts with and functionally regulates ventricular Cx43. ER -
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What Dragons Mean
To Me
Carlion Optional Music
dream-gold glowing
with the sun inside
emerald rich enough to satisfy
silver singing sweet as children
know that silver
is supposed to sing
rising up slowly
sliding forever
curving as softly as infinity does
bending a head
like a six-year old's fireworks
the dragon looks down with his lucid red eyes
each like a hall that a king carved of ruby
some people say dragons are shadows of angels
some say that angels are just
dragons' dreams
To me, the dragon has always been a symbol of the creative fire inside. Dragon Pending
In my personal mythology the interpretation of the archetypal image of dragon guarding golden hoard and armored hero opposing dragon is: the dragon guards the treasures of human creative spirit against the destructive side of human nature -- the "thug on horseback". Mother of Dragons
All three of the above poems imply the dangerous quality of dragons along with their beauty, vitality and wisdom. The lifeforce, the creative spirit itself, is just such an ambiguous, multiply-edged force.
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