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Bathinda (Punjab) to Ahmedabad (Gujarat) distance is 1004 km and you can get there by train + train in just over 19 hours and 22 minutes with fares starting from ₹ 905. Whew - Man! It's hot as hell there!
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Ioulianos is baby boy name mainly popular in Christian religion and its main origin is . Ioulianos name meanings is The first down on the chin, downy-bearded. Other similar sounding names can be Julian.
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Korean Templestay & Temple Food Cultural Week -Go for 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games -
Flavors and Stories of 1,700 Years’ Tradition,
Korean Temple Culture, It Is More Than What You Imagine
September 26~28, 2017
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We invite you to join us in experiencing Korean templestay and tasting Korean temple food right here in New York City! A wide range of events from exhibitions, mini workshops, lectures, cooking demonstrations, to tastings, will provide memorable experiences and learning opportunities about Korean templestay and temple food to all who are interested.
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I bought an IBM Thinkpad laptop almost ten years ago after a really great conversation with an IBM sales rep at comdex, and I’ve owned three more since then. I bought a a refurbished X31 with a full IBM warranty just recently as my main Windows machine, replacing both an older X20 Eric stole from me and an aging desktop. When I was having horrible trouble with my hands in 1999 and I could not type on any computer keyboard, ergonomic or not, for more than about half an hour a day, I discovered that I actually could type on a thinkpad keyboard. IBM hardware saved my career.
Eric inherited my old Thinkpad X20 because he discovered there was a thriving community of linux developers and support forums for the Thinkpad. Red Hat installed on it without problems. When the screen died a few months back he replaced it with a slightly larger model (a T40) because he found out that IBM itself was certifying and supporting linux on those models. No one else seems to have such large corporate support for linux (who would ever have guessed that IBM would be at the vanguard of free software development? It still boggles the mind).
I’m primarily a Mac user, but I do use Windows a lot for work. And the thinkpad hardware, while not as technolusty gorgeous as a powerbook or even, say, a Sony Vaio, is incredibly well-constructed. I’ve only ever had one problem with a thinkpad — my first one, a 770, blew up, literally, small puff of smoke, smell of ozone — and when I called them they had the entire thing fixed in two days, including shipping (I still don’t know how they did that). And for the record I have no difficulties with the nipple mouse and actually prefer it to a trackpad.
So although I understand IBM’s motivation — the PC business is obviously not a good business to be in unless you are Dell — I will mourn the thinkpads when they are gone.
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1. Oh no! This is horrifying news. My company just bought me a T42, and it’s the greatest laptop I have ever owned. I was going to get one for myself eventually when my old laptop died or became obsolete, but now I feel lost 😛
I wonder if whichever outfit eventually buys IBM’s PC unit will continue to manufacture under the IBM name in some cross-licensing agreement?
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Will Dried Fruit Cause Weight Gain?
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Your weight and health depend on many factors, from your genetics to your activity levels, so you can't count on one food to make or break your weight loss plan. Dried fruit tends to be higher in calories than its fresh counterparts, which might make it more likely to trigger weight gain, but you won't gain weight if you don't eat more calories than you burn. If you control portion size, dried fruit supplies nutrients that might actually help you lose weight.
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Dried Fruit, Calories and Weight Gain
The balance between how many calories you eat versus how many calories you burn affects your weight -- regularly eating too many calories causes weight gain, while eating slightly less than you need promotes weight loss.
Dried fruit can fit into virtually any diet, whether calorie-restricted for weight loss or one designed for weight maintenance or weight gain. However, because dried fruit shrinks during the dehydration process as the water is removed, it's significantly higher in calories by volume than fresh fruit. For example, while a grape and a raisin contain comparable calories, a cup of raisins has more pieces of fruit than a cup of grapes, so it contains more calories -- about 400, compared to 100 calories in a cup of grapes. Dried apples and apricots are also more calorie-dense than their fresh counterparts, providing about 4 times as many calories per 1-cup serving.
If you're trying to gain pounds, adding lots of dried fruit can be helpful because you can easily take in extra calories per serving, but this can slow loss if your dieting to lose weight. Always measure your portion size; if you accidentally serve more than you intend, those extra calories can add up quickly.
Evidence for Dried Fruit and Weight Loss
While dried fruits' high calorie content could stall your weight loss if your overeat, adding dried fruit to your diet probably doesn't promote weight gain and might be associated with weight loss, according to a 5-year dietary survey published in Nutrition Research in 2011. The authors analyzed the dietary patterns of about 13,000 Americans and found that those who ate dried fruit -- at least one-eighth cup each day -- had a lower incidence of obesity than people who didn't eat dried fruit. These findings don't necessarily mean that eating dried fruit causes weight loss, because people who ate dried fruit also tended to have healthier diets than those who didn't. However, they do suggest that dried fruits don't directly trigger weight gain.
Potential Benefits for Dried Fruit
While no food alone will make you shed weight, dried fruit does supply some nutrients associated with fat loss. It's often high in fiber, which keeps you feeling full after your meals and helps support weight loss. Dietary fiber also softens your stool and contributes to its bulk, which fights constipation to keep you regular.
You'll also get beneficial iron, a mineral that helps supply your tissues with oxygen, which can help you feel energized and stay active. Iron also plays a role in immune function and it's essential for DNA synthesis, which is involved in production of new cells.
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Whether your goal is weight loss or gain, choose the healthiest types of dried fruit. Avoid dried fruits sweetened with added sugar, including fruit sweetened with "natural" sugars, like juice concentrate, brown rice syrup or honey. Added sugar ups the calorie content without adding any nutritional value. So even if you're trying to gain weight, you'll get more benefits by eating a larger serving of unsweetened fruit to take in more calories. While any dried fruit can contain added sugar, it's often used in large amounts during drying of tart fruits, like cranberries, so always check labels for the amount of added sugar.
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4 ways to avoid trouble with checking account auto bill pay
Putting your bills on autopilot through your checking account is a convenient way to make sure everything from credit card bills to rent gets paid each month.
In many cases, using automatic bill pay is also among the requirements to qualify for free or interest checking accounts. These accounts usually require you to make 10 to 12 debit card purchases each month, get online instead of paper statements and use direct deposit or auto bill pay at least once a month.
But tread carefully as you assign your bill paying to your bank's automatic payment system. Here are four things to consider before you do:
1. Beware of checking account overdrafts
Watch your balance carefully to ensure you have enough money to cover bills when the payments are scheduled.
You've probably heard about the new federal regulations that require your bank to get your permission before it lets you overdraw your checking account with your debit card. However, those rules don't apply to overdrafts from automatic bill pay or paper checks, so if a bill payment overdraws your account, you'll be stuck with a fat overdraft charge. Also, if the bank doesn't cover the amount, you could be in for a fee from the company you owe money to.
2. Make only straightforward payments automatic from your checking account
Some bills are better for setting on autopilot than others. Choose payments that you don't have to verify beforehand, not bills that vary from month to month and require your review to make sure the charges are correct, such as credit card or cell phone bills.
Predictable payments work better for automatic bill pay because it's easier to know how much cash you need in your account to cover the payments. What if, for instance, you set the cell phone bill on auto payment and your spouse racks up extra charges for using too many minutes?
A credit card is a better choice for auto bill pay if there's any chance you'll need to dispute charges. If a bill is automatically charged to your credit card, you can dispute an amount you haven't yet paid. If it's automatically deducted from your checking account, however, you have to dispute a sum you've already shelled out, potentially making incorrect payments more difficult to reconcile.
3. Hand over checking account information only to businesses you trust
By agreeing to auto bill pay from your checking account, you're opening your bank account to strangers, so make sure it's a company that you trust.
4. Find out how to cancel checking account auto bill pay
Canceling automatic bill pay can be a nightmare if the business you're paying doesn't respond promptly. Find out from each business its policies for giving notice to stop auto bill pay before you sign up, and talk to your bank so you understand the procedures beforehand. Fitness clubs in particular have a bad reputation for continuing to bill customers after they quit their memberships.
Finally, most banks now offer auto bill pay services for free to cut down on paper check processing, which saves banks money. In today's changing financial landscape, though, you never know when banks will start charging new fees. Read the fine print of your checking account agreement to make sure the auto bill pay feature is cheaper than envelopes and stamps -- and if it's not, look for a new checking account that may offer a better deal.
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Visible crew/equipment: In the opening scene, Dennis Quaid is shown yelling out the count to his team-mates from the QB position. His shiny helmet clearly shows the camera crew filming him as he faces forward.
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Continuity mistake: As Mike scrolls through the microfilm, we see his view as the pages scroll from right to left. The shot then reverses to show his face through the scrolling film, but while the film is now properly reversed, it's still moving right to left in our view. But this reversed angle should show it moving left to right.
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Revealing mistake: The quick shot of the Bible landing in the drawer is reversed.
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Continuity mistake: When Mike first enters room 1408, there are three light switches on the wall. He flicks on two of them. A few seconds later, you see the switches behind him, but it is two different switches that have been flicked.
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Question: What made room 1408 so special? That it's numbers added up to 13, and it was on the 13th floor? Wouldn't that also make room 1426 evil as well? Or was the room just inherently evil?
Chosen answer: Like many of King's work, it's never explained why the room is evil, it's just something that resides in the room that is evil. The fact that it's on the 13th floor and 1408 adds up to 13 just makes it worse, superstitiously, so perhaps that's why the evilness chose that room. But the 13's don't really contribute to the events inside the room, so other rooms aren't affected.
Question: When Mike gets a postcard about the Dolphin and room 1408, he writes on the back for a moment as he figures something in his head and circles a (=13). He then says cute. How exactly did he figure 13 from 1408? I am confused by that part.
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Chosen answer: He sums up the individual numbers: 1+4+0+8 = 13.
Question: What is the significance of the crazed woman (wielding a hammer, wearing a jacket, frizzled hair) that appears several times throughout the movie? What does she represent? She appears during the scene where Mike Enslin notices his doppelganger in the window across the street from him, once in a quick shot with her holding up her hammer, and she shows up for the last time as a character in the painting of a ship lost at sea as the room falls apart.
Chosen answer: I don't think there is any actual significance to the character, because a lot of the other things and characters didn't make sense either. It was just another way of building the tension and scaring the audience, but also the character was there because they were in the painting. Hopefully that helps.
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Bootstrapping performance simulation in T-Advisor
T-Advisor implements the bootstrapping tool for your portfolios
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T-Advisor does not stop improving the platform and providing professional advanced tools for individual investors in an accessible and easy way. This is the new case: our bootstrapping tool. What is bootstrapping? It is a statistic complex calculation, which is possible to make due to the current computing capacity. This calculation provides an estimation of different results with the probability that it happens, taking into account the past evolution. We apply it to calculate projected returns, also known as forward testing. Think about your portfolio. As investors, we are sometimes doubtful and impatient. We would like to know how my portfolio would evolve. We are not a kind of psychics or fortune tellers. On the contrary, we are very scientific. Our bootstrapping tool does not provide the certain results, but the possibilities that your portfolio performs in different ranges. If you log in T-Advisor and choose one of your portfolios, you have just to click on the “bootstrapping” button. You can select the number of trays and years you would like to test with a 95% of statistical confidence. With a simple click, you obtain:
• The performance simulation for the time frame you have chosen. It displays the maximal possible loss, the time to breakeven and the evolution of the possible good, expected and poor results.
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• The cumulative returns distribution that explains the possibilities (in %) to obtain a specific range of returns.
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• And the cumulative returns in a selected year with the probability that it happens.
Bootstrapping Cumulative returns in T-AdvisorThe bootstrapping tool is very useful to detect possible negative evolutions of your investments. The screens helps you make changes and rebalancings in your portfolios to improve your results. As we insist, it is a statistic analysis and provides projections that will change depending the modifications that you include in your portfolio. T-Advisor has also implemented the bootstrapping tool to make forward testing in shares, funds and ETFs. We will write soon about it.
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Quick White Pages and Yellow Pages search tool offered by the national telecom company. Located at the bottom right of the page - search either by name (first tab) and location (region specific or all provinces) or by type of business (second tab) - enter the type in que buscas? box and where in donde. Click on Buscar to search. Reverse search and addresses are also available on the Guia Telefonos tab - don't include the leading 0 of the area code in the Reverse Search option. In Spanish.
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White Pages telephone directory of people and businesses in Argentina. In Spanish. Put the surname (or business name) in Nombre and press Buscar. To search by number (reverse search), click on Teléfono enter the number, then press Buscar. You can also search by address - click on Dirección.
Good simple people and business directory pages for Argentina. Includes reverse search (search by number - click on the Tel tab) and search by address (Dirección tab). In Spanish. You can filter via all the country todo el pais or by region via the drop down box.
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1. Nov 30, 2009 #1
find the range of R?
can any please help me out..
what approach i need to attack this problem?
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3. Nov 30, 2009 #2
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Hi vishal007win! :smile:
I don't understand :redface:
(3065-2965)/(3064+2964) is a constant, so how can there be a range? :confused:
4. Nov 30, 2009 #3
sorry the question was..
what is the range in which R lies?
is it
1. 0< R <0.1
2. 0.1< R < 0.5
3. 0.5< R <0.7
4 0.7< R <1
5. Nov 30, 2009 #4
I think the question is asking for something else.
If you find the value of R, it ends up being approximately 24 and doesn't lie in any of those choices.
6. Nov 30, 2009 #5
how did you approached to this solution??
7. Nov 30, 2009 #6
yep, approximately 24.
The easiest way to see that it's on the order of 30 is to divide the numerator and the denominator by 30^65 and to use the approximation [itex](1+x)^y \approx e^{xy}[/itex], which holds with good accuracy if x is small and y is large.
8. Dec 1, 2009 #7
yup after dividin by 30^65 both num. and den.
i get something like this
where y=29/30
now writing y=(1-x)
where x=1/30
now using this
i got
(e^{65x} -1)/30*e^x*(e^{64x}+1)
which finally gives the answer R=0.024
now please check the solution...n point out my mistakes
9. Dec 1, 2009 #8
No, it should be
[tex] 30 * (1-e^{-65x}) / (1+e^{-64x}) \approx 30 * 0.9 / 1.1 \approx 24[/tex]
10. Dec 1, 2009 #9
:cry: calculation mistake..
now i got it...
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Can you charge a 12v car battery with capacitor?
1. May 18, 2015 #1
can you charge a 12v car battery with capacitor
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Sure, if you have a big enough capacitor. That would have to be one BIG capacitor though and you'd need a circuit to control the charge, else you'd likely destroy the battery. Also, the inefficiency of doing so would make it a rather silly thing to do in practice, even though it is theoretically possible.
4. May 18, 2015 #3
Okay so theoretically it is possible - so here is a scenario - i have one 200 watt solar panel on my roof and i would like to run my house off the electrical grid - with that 200 watt solar panel can i recharge enough capacitors to run my house during sunlight hours and then using batteries at night and the capacitors then also recharging the batteries
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I'm not quite following:
1. If you are using the solar panel to charge the capacitors during the day, what is powering your house?
2. Why not just use the solar panel to charge the batteries directly, since it would be easier/more efficient?
3. How much energy does your house use a day? A 200W solar panel will provide about 1.5 kWh of electricity on a good day. That's almost enough to run a standard size refrigerator and nothing else.
6. May 18, 2015 #5
well thats my point - a capacitor as i understand it has can store vasts amount of energy/volts - if you can regulate its release - with regulator and inverter etc - to run a house off solar you need a lot of panels - would the use of capacitors not solve that problem
7. May 18, 2015 #6
But there are commercial products that essentially do that same thing. (They don't use capacitors for long term energy storage.) try Googling "off grid solar kits". And no, it's not a good do it yourself project unless your an electrical engineer.
Even as an engineer I would do some other work until I had enough money to buy one. (Who am I kidding, a backup generator is cheaper and easier.)
Do study the issue though. There are lots of fly-by-night systems that don't work.
8. May 18, 2015 #7
Yes but capacitors can be used for long term energy storage - and this is all just an idea in my head - i stay in South Africa and well we face up to 10 hours a week load shedding (blackouts) - to solar power a standard house off the grid is about $80 000 US (half a million rand here) -- Probably 80 panels and a couple of decent batteries --- our electrical bill tariff increases yearly have become ridiculous because 4 million people are paying for 20 million people who can afford to (not all are poor) - but dont want to pay
so i am thinking of ways to reduce the cost
9. May 18, 2015 #8
and fuel prices are just as ridiculous - government adds nearly 40% on fuel for taxes etc
10. May 18, 2015 #9
Give up on the capacitor idea. They are way too expensive for bulk storage. Batteries are used for that for a reason.
The thing I think you're looking for is called an uninterruptable power supply (UPS). There are lots of them on the market, including solar powered ones. They come in many sizes from units for PCs to ones for factories.
How much power do you need? Do you need to be off grid to avoid hook-up fees? When does the power go out? Is it scheduled?
In any case there are companies that sell UPS solutions in South Africa. It's really not a DIY project.
11. May 18, 2015 #10
Yes i know about UPS etc -
A) - load shedding is not scheduled what is guaranteed in more chaos and mismanagement and a 10 nuclear power station deal (trillion rand) 100 billion dollars that actual cost will be double to triple in the end and someone has to pay for that --
but this is going off topic - i want people off the grid at costs well lower than being quoted - going DC with panels during the day plus to charge batteries for night time usage well there is not enough roof space for the amount of panels needed and amount of batteries needed would in fact probably be a lot.
that is why i am thinking capacitors (surely they hold/store more energy than a battery (as for the new 10KV tesla battery coming out well cost would be in the region with tax, import markup etc R50 000 -- something that i hear is going to cast about $3500 in USA - in South Africa a lot of people (average) are lucky to earn average 10 - 15 thousand rand
1. - (another question lets say normal 12v car battery how long would that run a standard size fridge) - forget anything like stove or geezer with elements
2. - and how many panels and wattage would one need to charge a normal 12v car battery
12. May 18, 2015 #11
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Sure, if you never run more than a couple of 60Watt bulbs in your house.
13. May 18, 2015 #12
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Surely they do not.
14. May 18, 2015 #13
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Well, no -- in order to store the electricity, something else has to make the electricity: the solar panel in this case. So you can either use the panel to power your house or to charge a battery or capacitor, but not all of the above at the same time unless you get a bigger solar panel.
A capacitor can't do anything a battery doesn't already do better.
A standard car battery holds about 45 Amp-hours, so 12V*45Amp-hours = 540 Wh.
A fridge uses about 140 W and runs about half the time, so that's 540 Wh/(140W) = 7.8 hours. So you need about 1.5 car batteries to get the fridge through the night.
If you get 6 equivalent full hours of sunlight, that's 45Amp-hours / 6 hours = 7.5 Amps. Then 7.5 Amps * 12V = 90W. So one solar panel can charge two car batteries a day (leaving nothing extra to power your house during the day).
FYI, I'm single and live in a 1500 square foot townhouse and I use about 8 kWh per day on days that I don't use my heat, air conditioning or laundry (and my water is heated by gas). The fridge alone is 1.7 kWh.
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Would that the sun shine at noontime levels all day every day with no clouds. And dirt/dust/corroded contacts never happen. I'm not sure what the derating is for solar panels, but I'm sure it's hefty. And let us not forget the 80% efficiency of lead acid batteries (car batteries). That means to get 80 Watt hours out you need to put 100 Watt hours in. And that's only true if you have magic electronic controllers with no losses of their own.
Things are so much nicer in sunny South Africa. A land where equipment never breaks leaving me without power until I can afford expensive repairs.
Electric utilities really do a very good job providing cheap, consistent power. Doing it yourself is way more expensive and way less reliable. Shanevan might be in a position where he's going to miss out on that benefit of civilization, but I hope I never am.
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Lets see ---- What size capacitor would supply the same current as a 4.2V 1500ma-h battery, that is 1500ma for 1 hour
(the battery would stay at 3.2 - 4.2 volts, while the capacitor would discharge to zero
1500ma for 1 hour where I = C dv/dt so 1.5 = C*4.2/3600 C = 3600*1.5/4.2 = 1286 farads.
Assume we only wanted the capacitor voltage to droop 1V, then the answer is 5400 farads
That is for a typical cellphone battery.
I just looked at 1 web page and it had 5,000F, 2.7V ultracapacitors - $175
17. May 19, 2015 #16
Ultracapacitors have a few problems. The ones I've seen aren't high voltage. But their biggest drawback is that they leak current when full. For some applications such as emergency lighting, that's fine. But it won't do for bulk energy storage.
So try to stick to conventional batteries. How much do 5,400 1F capacitors cost? [That was rhetorical.]
18. May 19, 2015 #17
Thanks people and really thank you for the above responses - have only perused it and it is actually something i have learned so will copy and paste to my word and disseminate it properly and can make sense of LOL (as i said was not born wired for science) - i just thought because a Capacitor/s etc can hold unlimited volts and e.g. like a stun Tazer small rechargeable battery fills it up to give you 50 000V or more at a time constantly - i was trying to think of capacitors being used (with regulators etc) to supply the wattage needed to run whatever but using less panels - because as i understand wattage ----simple example a kettle has a 1500 watt element one would need 15 x 100 watt panels for DC to use the kettle (not counting efficiency and other factors)
So basically my idea sucks and i need to go back to the drawing board - like inventing the Tesla Mark II battery lol
And no people am not deluded enough to think that i can do my own DIY installations and projects - just got a thought and decided to look into it
anyway am going into the business and decided to start small and that is doing solar power to run pool motors and then work my way up from there as i learn and become expierenced
19. May 19, 2015 #18
There will be lots of work for solar power installers in the coming years. It's a good business to get into. Selling and installing solar systems is a growth industry.
But understand the design and production of the systems will take hundreds of engineers working together for years. Big companies will dominate the design side. They will want companies to market and install though.
20. May 19, 2015 #19
Yes i realize that and was never interested in design - not even really interested in the actual installation - but will do it with help starting small - ultimately i would want to just market and sell it and get finance for those customers - and leave supply (warranty) and installation headaches to others
21. May 19, 2015 #20
There are plenty of people who like installing but hate the business headaches. Find some and you should do well. Good luck.
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Yes, I think the main issue is not recognizing that voltage is not energy, so a high voltage capacitor doesn't actually store much energy.
23. May 19, 2015 #22
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If you're getting into the solar business or any alternative energy business, you really, REALLY need, at minimum, to take a basic electronics class. Without understanding how circuits work, you will not be able to do very much and you run a very real risk of electrocuting yourself or someone else, or burning someone's house or yard down. Not only is this bad for business, you also don't want to have an avoidable accident like that on your conscience.
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Taking a basic electronics class is also important from a business perspective since it gives you the background required to evaluate vendor claims and alternative solutions. Without the basic technical background, you will need to depend on, and likely fall prey to, marketing hype.
You are going into a new, growing and highly technical field, and scams and optimistic claims abound.
25. May 23, 2015 #24
Thanks people - realise that it was just a thought and not a project to get involved in
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Coincidentally, my wife and I actually live comfortably on 210 watts of solar power. But I live on a sailboat, not connected to shore. My total electric energy consumption is only 0.6 kWh/day. 80% of that goes to refrigeration, the rest to LED lighting and recharging my digital devices. We are hardly unique. There are about 10,000 cruising sailors on the US East Coast who live similarly.
If you can reduce your housing needs to about 150 square feet of space per person, and if you move to a place with moderate climate to avoid heating and cooling, and a place where you can do your business and shopping on foot or bicycle, then energy conservation is easy.
I know that's not for everyone, but it is not a hardship, nor is it magic, nor high tech.
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Homework Help: Checking some work on a Fourier Transform
1. Aug 18, 2014 #1
OK, we're given to practice Fourier transforms. We are given
[tex]f(x) = \int^{+\infty}_{-\infty} g(k) e^{ikx}dk[/tex]
and told to get a Fourier transform of the following, and find g(k):
[itex]f(x) = e^{-ax^2}[/itex] and [itex]f(x) = e^{-ax^2-bx}[/itex]
2. Relevant equations
3. The attempt at a solution
For the first one I tried the following:
The integral of [itex]e^{-ax^2}[/itex] is [itex]\sqrt{\frac{\pi}{a}}[/itex]. I saved that information for later.
To get the Fourier transform I used:
"completing the square" inside the integral I get [itex]e^{-a(x+\frac{ik}{2a})^2-\frac{k^2}{4a}}[/itex] and that leaves me with
I can change the variable so that [itex]y^2=(x+\frac{ik}{2a})^2[/itex]
and dx=dy in this case.
After all that I can change the limits (but they are still infinity, right?) So that I get this:
Which we know from before is [itex]\sqrt{\frac{\pi}{a}}[/itex].
And that leaves us with
Assuming all this is correct -- and I am not 100 percent sure it is -- then if I were to apply the same procedure to [itex]e^{ax^2-bx}[/itex] I should end up with the above multiplied by the integral of [itex]e^{-bx}[/itex]. But if I try to integrate that I get infinities.
But I wasn't sure if that was a completely wrong approach, or if I even did the above bit correctly. The thing I have trouble getting my head around is whether e is periodic or not and what period to use when applying Fourier equations. I might be approaching this entirely wrongly.
Thanks in advance for whatever assistance/ criticism/ telling me I am foolish.
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If you define your Fourier transform from [itex]k[/itex] to [itex]x[/itex] space as
[tex]f(x)=\int_{\mathbb{R}} \mathrm{d} k g(k) \exp(\mathrm{i} k x),[/tex]
then the inverse is
[tex]g(k)=\frac{1}{2 \pi} \int_{\mathbb{R}} \mathrm{d} x f(x) \exp(-\mathrm{i} k x).[/tex]
Concerning the factors [itex]2 \pi[/itex] this is the opposite of what physicists (at least in the high-energy particle/nuclear physics community) use.
In principle the way you do the integral is correct.
4. Aug 18, 2014 #3
thanks, that helps. One other question: say I want to integrate
would I be better off using the Euler formula, which would get me [itex]\int^{\infty}_{-\infty}\cos x + i \sin x dx[/itex]? But then the cosine integral diverges...
I could convert it to polar coordinates, but then I end up with
[itex]x = r\cos \theta[/itex] and [itex]dx = -r\sin \theta + \cos \theta d\theta[/itex]
which leads me to
[tex]\int^{\infty}_{-\infty}e^{ikx}dx = \int^{\infty}_{0}e^{ikr\cos \theta}(-r \sin \theta d\theta) + \cos \theta dr= \int^{\infty}_{0}-re^{ikr\cos \theta}(\sin \theta) d\theta + \int^{\infty}_{0}e^{ikr\cos \theta}(\cos \theta) dr[/tex]
where the first term would go to zero but I suspect I am approaching this the wrong way...
5. Aug 18, 2014 #4
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That integral diverges. There is a sense in which [tex]
\int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{ikx}\,dx = 2\pi\delta(k)
[/tex] where [itex]\delta[/itex] is the Dirac delta distribution, since then the inverse formula gives [tex]
\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty 2\pi \delta(k)e^{-ikx}\,dk = \frac{1}{2\pi} 2\pi e^0 = 1
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Homework Help: Particle sliding down a sphere - When does it leave the sphere?
1. Aug 21, 2015 #1
A particle is placed on top of a smooth (frictionless) sphere of radius R. If the particle is slightly
disturbed, at what point will it leave the sphere?
2. Relevant equations
Same as first question, just
F = ma = ΣF_i
3. The attempt at a solution
Similarly, we want to know when the normal force of the sphere on the particle is overcome:
F_norm = F_cent
mg CosΘ = (mv2/r)
CosΘ = y/R (where y is the height above the center of the sphere)
y = v2/g
Finding v2:
Using conservation of energy, PE_initial = PE_final + KE_final
mgR = mgy + mv2/2
Solving for v2
v2 = 2g(R-y)
Placing into equation for y:
y = 2g(R-y)/g = 2(R-y)
Solving for y:
y = (2/3) R
Correct? Or am I making a horrible mistake?
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3. Aug 21, 2015 #2
This is correct.
4. Aug 21, 2015 #3
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The title of the thread is "Ball rolling down a sphere". You solved the problem of a particle sliding down a sphere instead of a ball rolling down.
5. Aug 21, 2015 #4
You're right, if I could change the original post, I would, but there's no "Edit" button. Could be an account permissions issue...
6. Aug 21, 2015 #5
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I can fix it. So the title should read "particle" instead of "ball"?
7. Aug 21, 2015 #6
Yes, thank you, and an even better description would be "Particle sliding down a sphere" (instead of rolling)
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Done! And thank you to @ehild -- I had the same question when I saw the thread and posted answer. :smile:
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Polar and cartesian issue
1. Oct 15, 2015 #1
This is a problem that has been bugging me all day. While working with the well-known dydx = rdrdθ, where r is a function of θ I divided both sides of the equation by dxdθ to get dy/dθ = r(dr/dx)
For the left side, I use y = rsinθ and derive with respect to θ to get dy/dθ = sinθdr/dθ + rcosθ. For the left side, I use r^2 = y^2 + x^2, and derive both sides dx, to get
2r(dr/dx)=2y(dy/dx) + 2x, which simplifies to r (dr/dx)=y(dy/dx) + x.
I then put both of these equalities in the equation to get
sinθ(dr/dθ) + rcosθ = y(dy/dx) + x. Knowing that x = rcosθ, and that y/r = sinθ
I subtract x then divide y from both sides to get
(1/r)(dr/dθ) = (dy/dx).
However, this contradicts the proof that
dy/dx =((dr/dθ)sinθ+rcosθ)/((dr/dθ)cosθ-rsinθ).
I just want to know what went wrong. (I have checked mathematically, these two functions will NOT give the same results at most points.)
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Where did you get this expression? In general it is not a valid expression. In certain tightly constrained contexts it might be able to be given a meaning specific to the context, in such a way that the equality holds. But we don't know from what context you took it, and whether the conditions of that context are preserved throughout the manipulations you do above.
A good general principle is to not treat differentials like dx like numeric quantities by which one can multiply and divide. They are not, and one can't. In some cases one can use such multiplication or division as a shorthand, but one needs to have a sense of what the shorthand is short for, and be confident that the abbreviation is valid.
4. Oct 15, 2015 #3
This expression is the Jacobian which the differentials dydx in cartesians are translated into polar differentials rdrdθ, and I am keeping it in the context of coordinates in a plane where it is valid (as that is where I make the comparison to the proof y'=(r'sinθ+rcosθ)/(r'cosθ-rsinθ), which simply equates dy/dx to (dy/dθ)/(dx/dθ), an algebraic transformation). I think I may see your point in the division of two differential numbers at once, which may violate the conditions of shorthand and there is where it becomes illegal, but I wish I knew for sure if that was the case or not.
5. Oct 15, 2015 #4
After checking further, this is indeed the case, as when there are two differential numbers this doesn't become a legal operation. The initial statement dydx = rdrdθ is valid, but changing it to dy/dθ=rdr/dx is not. (by this logic this would mean (dx/dr)(1/r) would have to equal dθ/dy, which is most certainly not true or how derivatives work. Thank you.)
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OK, then the context where we are using Jacobians for area is that we have the following equation:
$$\iint_A f(x, y) \,dx \,dy = \iint_A f(r \cos \vartheta, r \sin \vartheta) \, r \, dr \, d\vartheta$$
That is not the same as saying that:
$$dx \,dy = r \, dr \, d\vartheta$$
The manipulations need to be done within the context of the first equation. As soon as they are taken out of that context, they lose validity.
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Homework Help: Potential divider problem
1. Mar 28, 2010 #1
potentiometer question
hey there
i hate coming online to ask for help but i am well and truly stuck!
attached is an image containing 2 potential divider setups.
i have a few questions about them, and any help would be appreciated!
a) for the first setup, A, how could the 10k pot be split into 2 resistors to give a Vout of 3v? i am confused by the +-15v source. can i treat this as if the +15v is 30v and the -15 is 0v? making the 2 resistors 9k and 1k? if not, how else is it done; i can find absolutely no examples of potential diviers which aren't grounded?
b) how do i calculate the thevenin source impedance of the potentiometer set to give 3v? im familliar with thevenin's theorem but dont fully understand the question. as far as i understand, thevenins thereom is used to reduc circuits down to just a voltage source, a resistor and a load; here i'm unsure how this would be done.
c)finally, how do i calculate Vout for the setup B when the effective impedance of the multi meter measuring Vout is reduced to 3.3K? my initial thought was a simple voltage division equation but this came unstuck when i realised that R1 = 0, therefore that doesnt work. im out of ideas after that!
like i said, i'd really really appreciate some help on this!
many thanks
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3. Mar 28, 2010 #2
i've spent all day thinking about the above problems to no avail. can no one help me?
thank you
4. Mar 28, 2010 #3
i think i might be on to something, maybe someone can confirm if this is right, and if it is eplaiin why.
i think it goes +15v into R1 = 5k into r2 = 7.5 k and -15V out. then the output measuered between R1 and R2 = 3v. ive been messing around on a simulator and it works, but i dont know why!
5. Mar 28, 2010 #4
i9 realise ive been being a fool.
think the output voltage can vary anywhere between -15V and +15V; a range of 30V.
An output of +3V is therefore 18V above the lower -15 level and 12V below the +15 level. In other words, the potential divider must divide the 30V total in the ratio 12/18. The resistance ratio must be the same; 4 ohm and 6 ohm
part a) done!
some help on b and c would be great still though
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1. Oct 19, 2009 #1
I really don't know how to find the acceleration at the intersection.
You are driving to the grocery store at 19 m/s. You are 140 m from an intersection when the traffic light turns red. Assume that your reaction time is 0.77 s and that your car brakes with constant acceleration.
I have found that d1=130m
I tried to find the acceleration and I got 25, but it's wrong.
Could someone help me with this problem?
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3. Oct 19, 2009 #2
you say d1 = 130m Is d1 supposed to be the total distance during the deacceleration(i.e. the initial distance subtracted by how much your car travels during your reaction time)?
if so, how does 140 - 19 * .77 = 130?
As for solving a, use the "big 5"
1/2 a t^2 = d
v=a*t +v(initial)
the above equation can be used to solve a & t. two equations, two unknowns. notice, in the second equation v is zero when your car is completely stopped, the point in time we're interested in.
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Amazon has promised to keep virtual assistant Alexa from spontaneously cackling, giving people eerie feelings about what the artificial intelligence might be plotting.
Users of smart speakers with Alexa assistant software have comically expressed their fears in recent weeks on Twitter, even posting video snippets of speakers infused with the software laughing menacingly for no apparent reason.
"If Alexa is laughing at you to your face, just imagine what it says about you behind your back," read a quip posted at Twitter by @mattblaze.
Darker posts wondered playfully whether fears about artificial intelligence turning on humans were coming real.
"Every time Alexa laughs, an angel dies," entrepreneur and innovator Elon Musk joked in a Twitter exchange on the development.
Tesla co-founder Musk is among high profile figures who have called for vigilance to ensure artificial intelligence doesn't turn on humans.
"We are changing that phrase to be 'Alexa, can you laugh?' which is less likely to have false positives," an Amazon spokesperson said.
And, Alexa is being modified to say "Sure, I can laugh," before cackling.
Streaming television titan Netflix took the opportunity to spotlight a Black Mirror dystopian series known for twisted, unanticipated consequences of new technologies.
"Just brainstorming some @blackmirror titles while Alexa laughs maniacally in the distance," read an @netflix tweet.
The tweet included a picture of a multi-story, modern book shop overlaid with "The Bookstore That Enslaved Humanity."
Amazon began as an online book seller.
One video of a cackling Alexa posted at Twitter on February 23 had logged more than a million views.
"I unplugged Alexa and she's still laughing," one Twitter user quipped.
Launched in 2014 by Amazon, the Alexa digital assistant has spread from the company's Echo voice-commanded speakers to millions of devices, even cars.
Alexa competes in the digital assistant market with offerings from tech titans including Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
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Ninad Kothari’s workplace looks like something out of a sci-fi film. The graduate student at Johns Hopkins University works in a darkened, red-lit room, where he trains bats to fly through obstacle courses. Shielding within the walls keeps radio and other human-made signals from interfering with transmissions from the tiny electrical signals he’s recording from the bats’ brains as the animals bob and weave. Layers of foam further insulate the cavelike lab against sound waves. An array of cameras and microphones complete the futuristic scene.
The high-tech setup has its homemade touches, too: In one obstacle course, bats dodge dangling Quaker oatmeal cylinders.
Kothari is part of a small cadre of neuroscientists who are getting the best sense yet of how bat brains work at a cellular level, thanks to modern technologies. Eavesdropping tools, which rely on tiny probes that track the activities of individual nerve cells, or neurons, are now miniaturized enough to outfit bats with head-mounted, wireless sensors. As the animals fly freely around the lab, the researchers can listen in on neurons.
By allowing the bats to behave naturally, unencumbered by bulky equipment, scientists will discover exciting new facets of how bat brains work, says neuroscientist Nachum Ulanovsky of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, who invented the new wireless sensors with colleagues. He and others, studying several different species of bats, are investigating how the flying mammals perceive their environment and navigate through it.
The go-to lab animals for studying how the mammalian brain maps and navigates its surroundings are mice and rats. But bat researchers say their animal of choice offers distinct advantages. For one, rodent navigation studies are mostly limited to fairly basic environments in the lab, such as mazes. Those setups are “too simple to tell much about how the system operates in complex environments in the real world,” says Edvard Moser of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Moser shared a 2014 Nobel Prize for discovering place cells in the rodent brain (SN Online: 10/6/14). Place cells help the animal identify its location in a mental map of the environment.
Since bats fly, scientists can more easily investigate how bat brains deal with space in three dimensions. Researchers are already reporting on new types of neurons not yet observed in rodents or other animals. Moser expects that rodent and human brains may map and navigate spaces in a manner similar to bats; scientists have already seen “striking” parallels between rat and bat brains, he says.
Bats are also interesting to scientists because bat brains must switch between several kinds of input to make sense of the world. Like people, they use their ears and eyes (contrary to popular myth, no bat species is entirely blind, though some rely on vision more than others). On top of that, most bats also use echolocation to sense their surroundings. While flying, an echolocating bat produces calls that bounce off objects — such as trees to avoid or insects to chase — then return to the bat as echoes. With their supersensitive ears, and their finely tuned brains, bats use this information to determine where things are. The echolocation calls are typically beyond the range of human hearing, which is good because the calls are quite loud, about 100 decibels or so, says Khaleel A. Razak, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Riverside. He likens the volume to what a person would experience standing next to a pounding jackhammer.
By tracking the routes bats fly, as well as their calls and the echoes they pick up, bat-brain aficionados are starting to match behavior with brain activity. In some of the most recent studies, scientists have begun to figure out how bats pinpoint the locations of the sounds of prey and map and navigate the greater world. The researchers may have a thing or two to teach sonar engineers.
Going natural
To understand bats’ brain activity at the level of individual neurons, researchers implant tiny wires. The aim is to read when individual neurons “fire,” that is, when one brain cell generates an electrical signal to send along to other cells in the brain or body. Exactly what these neurons are communicating remains hazy, but they might, for example, tell another part of the brain that there’s a sound coming in from the right or left.
The hippocampus is where Ulanovsky focuses. This deep-brain structure, involved in learning and memory, is a place where bats make and store maps of their surroundings. Usually neuroscientists have to tether an animal to a bulky data recorder with wires, but Ulanovsky wants his bats to fly. He and colleagues designed a lightweight, miniature data logger small enough to mount atop a bat’s head. The recorder, which connects to the tiny implanted wires, wirelessly transmits its readings to Ulanovsky’s computer. “This allows us to get closer to the natural behavior,” he says.
Ulanovsky asks how the firing patterns of neurons match up with the free-flying bats’ actions. In a handful of papers published since 2007, he and colleagues have identified key types of navigational neurons that scientists had also seen in rats, like place cells that fire when a bat is in a particular spot. Another type of cell, called grid cells, seems to work via an imaginary mental grid the brain lays over the real environment (SN Online: 8/5/13). These cells activate when a bat crosses the grid lines. Other neurons turn on when a bat’s head is at a particular angle. “We found them all in bats, just like in rodents,” Ulanovsky says. Those findings, though satisfying, told only half the story, he says: how a bat understands where it is at any given time. But what if the bat has a goal destination in mind, too? “We had an understanding of how point A is represented, but not point B,” he says. “It has been a big missing link.”
In experiments reported in January in Science, Ulanovsky’s team identified hippocampal neurons responsible for keeping track of target destinations in Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), pointy-eared critters with doglike faces that use echolocation to find tasty fruits and nectar.
The researchers trained the bats to fly around a room to a banana reward, which was sometimes hidden behind a curtain. In one experiment, the team placed wire probes in the hippocampus of three bats, eavesdropping on a total of 309 neurons in the vicinity of the electrodes. Of those, 58 fired when a bat was at certain angles to its goal and 49 fired when it was certain distances from its goal. Twenty-four of the neurons responded to both angle and distance. With input from those three types of neurons, the bat’s brain kept track of the location of the treat.
“It’s an exciting and important study,” says Hugo Spiers, a neuroscientist at University College London who studies navigation in people and rats. “How cells in the hippocampus might provide guidance signals has been very underinvestigated.” Spiers is now looking for similar goal-directed neurons in rats. People probably have neurons similar to those reported by Ulanovsky, Spiers adds.
Actions and reactions
Before starting his group at the Weizmann Institute, Ulanovsky learned about bats in the lab of Cynthia Moss, now Kothari’s adviser at Johns Hopkins. Moss focuses on an area on the surface of the brain, the midbrain superior colliculus. Like the hippocampus, the superior colliculus also maps a bat’s environment, but there’s a difference. The hippocampus makes a map of environmental features with respect to each other; no matter where the bat is, it keeps the same basic mental map. The superior colliculus generates a map of the world with the bat at the center, so the map changes as the animal moves.
The superior colliculus links what an animal perceives with how it moves in response. In an eyesight-favoring animal like a human, that might mean turning the head or shifting gaze to get a better look at the sudden movement of an oncoming car or a zooming baseball. For bats, one role of the superior colliculus is to help the bat orient itself to sounds, such as the echoes of its own calls.
Most studies of animal sensory processing, including Moss’ past work, involve restrained animals. Studies might also use speakers emitting calls and echoes to create a sort of “virtual reality” for bats instead of using their natural calls and echoes, Moss notes. For more than a decade, she’s been working toward the experiments Kothari and postdoctoral researcher Melville Wohlgemuth recently performed in her high-tech bat room. Moss’ group is among the first to look at how neurons in the superior colliculus respond to the auditory world, in three dimensions, while an animal is freely moving.
Moss and her team study big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus), which, in fact, are “not very big,” Moss says. They’re a bit smaller than the average hamster, though their wingspan is a foot long. In the wild, these bats nosh on beetles and other small insects. Measuring the precise distance to an insect meal, with both predator and prey aloft, is a crucial life skill.
As the bats flew their oatmeal-container obstacle course, and another that required them to find a hole in a net, Kothari and Wohlgemuth recorded neuron activity, with sensors similar to Ulanovsky’s. But to match specific neurons with what the bats were doing and perceiving, the scientists needed to know what calls the animals produced, and what echoes the animals heard. That’s where the microphones around the room come in.
The researchers took advantage of the fact that echolocation is a back and forth between a bat and its world. The bat can tune the direction and rate of its calls, depending on what it’s investigating. So the scientists, eavesdropping with ultrasonic microphones, can infer what the bats are homing in on, as if the animals are broadcasting, for example, “I’m focusing in on this yummy mealworm on my right.” Then, the researchers used computer software to predict what echoes would come back to the bat. (Putting mikes on the bats’ heads would be too heavy for the lightweight fliers, and probably not sensitive enough to pick up those echoes, anyway.)
Moss and colleagues predicted that certain neurons would respond to the angle an echo returned from, as well as to the time delay, which indicates the distance of the sound-reflecting object. Indeed, of 119 neurons the researchers managed to monitor from two big brown bats, 41 fired in response to an echo returning at particular angles and distances from the animal. Those neurons were helping the bats localize objects in three-dimensional space.
During their flights, the bats sometimes sent out sonar sound groups, rapid clusters of echolocation calls. Moss had hypothesized that these clusters help bats get better spatial resolution to really focus on the objects of greatest interest. That’s important, for instance, when navigating a dense forest or cluttered room. The new study, not yet published, supports the idea.
The bats seem to use the clusters to narrow interest to objects a certain distance away, which the bats can measure by the time delay between their call and the returning echo. The farther away something is, the longer the delay. When the bats were just doing normal, nonclustered echolocation, a given neuron that fires for an eight-millisecond echo delay would also respond to a range of echo times — say, any time between four and 12 milliseconds, Moss explains. But when the bats emitted clustered calls, the same neuron would respond only to echoes coming in at a delay close to eight milliseconds. The bats were fine-tuning their brains so they could get a better, sharper impression of the most interesting objects, she says.
The value of the study lies in the observations in untethered animals, says Shihab Shamma, a neuroscientist and engineer at the University of Maryland in College Park who studies sound processing in ferrets. “This one is more natural,” he says. “That’s really cool, to actually see what the processing is in the brain,” Shamma says.
Because the circuitry of the superior colliculus is common across mammals, Kothari predicts that similar 3-D processing of space occurs in humans and other primates, too.
From all directions
These latest findings with untethered bats broaden understanding of how animals navigate. But the researchers are well aware that each study focuses on only a small part of a larger process. For example, what happens after a navigation-related neuron in the superior colliculus or hippocampus fires? How does the brain turn neuron firing into a map of its world or a decision to move from here to there? “Very little is known,” Ulanovsky says.
Razak, at UC Riverside, has an idea about how the firing of certain neurons gets interpreted, though it’s only a hypothesis. He studies echolocation as well as direct listening for environmental sounds in a group of bat species called gleaning bats. They’re also called whispering bats because they emit quiet echolocation calls as they fly along, ears cocked for the rustles of insect prey on the ground.
Where's the noise?
Nerve cells in the auditory cortex of a pallid bat respond differently to sounds coming from different horizontal angles, as represented by the four boxes showing neurons from the right side of a bat’s brain. Some of these neurons (green) are activated when sounds come from the midline, directly in front of the bat’s nose, and others (pink) respond when a sound comes from the bat’s left side. Similarly, neurons on the left side of the brain respond to sounds from the right. The deeper the color, the stronger the response. Scientists suspect that the bat locates a sound by comparing inputs from different groups of neurons.
Specifically, Razak works with gleaners known as pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus), because of their white bellies, which Razak suspects might offer camouflage from the gaze of insects looking upward. Pallid bats are remarkably good at pinpointing the location of a sound, with an accuracy of 3 to 4 degrees, Razak says. Humans appear to be better at this task, able to tell the difference between sounds separated by just 1 to 2 degrees. But we have the advantage of several inches between our two ears, making it easier to triangulate the source of sound. “If you normalize to head size, the bat is a champion,” Razak says.
He studies the auditory cortex, an outer part of the brain involved in hearing and interpreting sounds. In his previous research, Razak reported how certain cortex neurons, in anesthetized bats, respond to sounds coming in from different angles in a horizontal semicircle in front of the animal. In a 2015 report in the Journal of Neuroscience, he started to explain how bats determine the vertical angle to dinner.
There are two overlapping maps in the cortex, one for horizontal and one for vertical angles. For the horizontal angle, one group of neurons fires when a sound comes in from directly in front of the bat’s nose. Other groups respond to sounds to the left or the right of the animal. The auditory cortex on the right side of the brain responds to sounds in what Razak refers to as the left “hemifield” — anywhere to the left side of the head. The more right-brain neurons are firing, the more directly to the left the sound is. The same thing happens on the left side of the bat’s brain, for sounds on the right.
A second map indicates the vertical angle. A few neurons fire for sounds that are coming in low, and more fire for sounds coming in from a higher elevation. To decode those signals, Razak hypothesizes, there could be some as-yet-undefined “comparer” that integrates the information from the two maps. If the comparer is getting mostly straight-ahead signals, it knows the sound is coming from dead in front of the bat’s nose. If it’s getting mostly right hemifield signals from the left side of the brain, it can deduce that the sound is coming from somewhere to the right side of the head, at a range of horizontal or vertical angles to the ear. If it’s hearing a lot of that input from the right side of the brain, then the sound is on the left.
This theory is the first idea proposed for how the auditory cortex of any animal understands the location of an object at both horizontal and vertical angles, Razak says. He’s now designing experiments to test this idea and search for the comparer.
Taken together, these studies are beginning to paint a picture of what goes on in the brain as a bat perceives and moves through its environment. But there’s still plenty of uncertainty about the bat brain and how well it matches to what the human brain does. “These are still big questions: How do we make sounds and how does our brain control what we make? How do we develop the sense of localization?” says Razak. “The bats continue to offer some interesting insight.”
What’s already certain is that the flying creatures have earned the respect of the scientists working with them. After all, Moss notes, the big brown bat’s brain is the size of a lima bean, but still manages to process sounds in a way human sonar engineers envy.
This story appears in the September 30, 2017 issue with the headline, "Bat brains: Studies of free-flying bats reveal nerve cells that enable complex navigation."
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Y. Yovel et al. Plant classification from bat-like echolocation signals. PLoS Computational Biol. Vol. 4, March 21, 2008, p. e1000032. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000032
R. Müller et al. Dynamic substrate for the physical encoding of sensory information in a bat biosensor. Phys Rev Lett. Vol. 118, April 11, 2017, p. 158102. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLet.118.158102
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1. 1. Tuberculosis in pregnancy Dr.V.Ravimohan
2. 2. Historical perspective <ul><li>Hippocratic view </li></ul><ul><li>young woman with tuberculosis should become pregnant to improve her outcome!! </li></ul>
3. 3. Historical perspective … <ul><li>1850 - 1920s </li></ul><ul><ul><li>tuberculosis was harmful during pregnancy, and termination of pregnancy - recommended </li></ul></ul>
4. 4. ? Therapeutic abortion <ul><li>Tuberculosis during pregnancy -rarely an indication for a therapeutic abortion </li></ul><ul><li>But </li></ul><ul><li>pregnant woman with MDRTB, should be offered abortion counseling medications used are known to cause fetal abnormalities </li></ul>
5. 5. Diagnosing tuberculosis in pregnancy <ul><li>Symptoms like malaise & fatigue may be ignored in pregnancy late diagnosis </li></ul><ul><li>sputum examination and culture - same as for non-pregnant </li></ul>
6. 6. Diagnosing tuberculosis in pregnancy… <ul><li>Contrary to popular belief, the Heaf and Mantoux skin tests are probably as reliable as in non-pregnant women. </li></ul>
7. 7. Maternal outcome <ul><li>Depends on site & timing of diagnosis </li></ul><ul><li>Late diagnosis – morbidity increase 4 fold </li></ul><ul><li>Early diagnosis – outcome similar to non pregnant women </li></ul>
8. 8. Perinatal outcome <ul><li>Late diagnosis incidence of prematurity and LBW </li></ul><ul><li>Early diagnosis outcome similar to non pregnant woman </li></ul>
9. 9. Anti-tuberculous therapy <ul><li>no increase in congenital malformations or fetal damage when rifampicin, isoniazid and ethambutol are used in combination </li></ul><ul><li>pyrazinamide is also considered to be a safe drug in pregnancy </li></ul>
10. 10. Congenital tuberculosis <ul><li>Cantewell Criteria </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Lesion in the first week </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Primary hepatic complex or caseating granuloma </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Documented TB of placenta or endometrium </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Exclusion of TB infection by carrrier </li></ul></ul>
11. 11. Breast feeding <ul><li>appears to be safe when the mother is taking standard anti-tuberculous medication. </li></ul><ul><li>If the mother is taking isoniazid, pyridoxine supplementation should be given to the child as a small amount of isoniazid is present in breast milk </li></ul>
12. 12. Breast feeding… <ul><li>It is usually unnecessary for the child to receive treatment unless the mother is diagnosed with open (infectious) at the time of delivery </li></ul><ul><li>OR </li></ul><ul><li>contact tracing (which should be performed promptly) reveals that the child has had contact with another infectious member of the family . </li></ul>
13. 13. Breast feeding… <ul><li>Mother with open Tuberculosis </li></ul><ul><li>Breast feeding can be done with </li></ul><ul><li>INAH prophylaxis </li></ul><ul><li>mother can use a mask </li></ul>
14. 14. Neonate…. <ul><li>INAH prophylaxis is given for 3 months </li></ul><ul><li>Check Mantoux </li></ul><ul><li>Mantoux Negative need BCG vaccination </li></ul>
15. 15. Contraception <ul><li>oral contracepives:effectiveness is reduced </li></ul>
16. 16. HIV,TB and pregnancy <ul><li>If a pregnant women is diagnosed to have active TB should we screen for HIV? </li></ul>
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Poet, Writer, and Art Collector
• Stein wrote experimental short stories and poems, exploring the abstract and stream-of-consciousness styles in her work.
• Stein was also an avid collector of modern art, in particular Matisse, Picasso, and Cézanne.
Major Works
• Stein is most famous for her work, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, a memoir of her own life in Paris from the point of view of her partner.
• Beginning in 1934, Stein traveled to America to give a series of wildly successful lectures all over the country. This event catapulted her from a minor celebrity to widespread recognition in the US.
Life in Paris
• Stein moved to Paris in 1903, seeking the thriving artistic community in the city. Paris became her residence for the rest of her life.
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SQL Query Performance
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How can increase the sql query performance
am using two table with inner join of primary key and unique key with where clause of unique key... fetching 1200 rows 300 milli seconds... how to increase
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by Tony Hopkinson In reply to SQL Query Performance
The query would have been good, the datatypes of the fields used in the join and the where.
What DBMS it is would be a useful clue as well.
There are so many things that could affect percieved performance it's impossible to say. Some optimisations will adversely impact other requirements, other may be an increase inm complexity or a reduction in data integrity.
So bit more info. This sort of thing can end up being far from simple unless you've done something a bit daft.
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Le French Festival: 'The Princess of Montpensier’ screening
La Princesse de Montpensier
A sub-festival within the larger scope of things, Le French Festival’s film screenings have always been the festival’s focal point. Francophiles and bibliophiles will be pleased to know that this year’s cinematic selections are largely film adaptations of celebrated novels. One such adaptation to look forward to is ‘La Princesse de Montpensier’ (‘The Princess of Montpensier’). Bertrand Tavernier’s period drama is a five-way love story entangling Marie de Mézières with four contrasting suitors during the Wars of Religion in France during the 16th century.
Best of all, you can meet Melanie Thierry, the movie’s heroine, following a film screening at GSC Pavilion on May 19. Nominated Best Actress at the 2010 Cesar awards (the French equivalent to the Oscars), Thierry will provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the film that won the Best Costume Design Cesar award in 2010.
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In a recent article, Tripwire CTO Dwayne Melancon wrote about the optimizations your compiler is performing and how they might be making your software less secure. This is disturbing information, though maybe not entirely surprising.
Compilers are generally supposed to make your code as efficient as possible – removing execution paths that seem superfluous is a feature that makes everything run faster. And while it may be well-established behavior, there is always danger when the behavior of code is opaque to the coder.
The fact that you can do everything right in your SSDLC and have the compiler undo some portion of your good work is crucial information for your developers. However, even if they know about the compiler behavior there may be nothing they can do to prevent the optimizations if the compiler does not provide flags or annotations to maintain the un-optimized behavior.
At worst, the maintainers of development tools need to leave developers in a security-neutral state.
The natural next question to ask is, could compilers provide options to make code more secure? Developers face significant challenges in trying to prevent attacks. Being knowledgeable about all of the existing methods for attack is a daunting-enough task.
Being perfect in applying prevention techniques when adding or changing code is even more difficult. And if it is difficult for security professionals, how are the part-time dabblers going to fare? Could the compiler, by default, fill the holes where you have failed?
Maybe. There is some precedent that might indicate we could head in that direction. Static code analysis tools will warn you about an array of potential security issues, but they stop short of modifying any code. If you can deal with the noise they produce, they can help.
Closer to the compiler are development frameworks, some of which have begun to make safe behavior the default. Frameworks like Django and Grails, for instance, will provide some protection against XSS and CSRF attacks on the front end, or SQL injection attacks on the back end. A developer would need to explicitly opt out of a secure implementation where there is a business need rather than needing to remember each time.
The challenge with frameworks and compilers is that the lower you go in the technology stack, the less context you have to make decisions. When you write code, you know to a large degree who will be using it and what they will be trying to do. You can put security logic in exactly the appropriate places based on the use cases.
A framework has no knowledge of the user or use case, but at least knows where a user is able to input information – it can safely add the overhead of checks in well-known interaction paths.
A compiler doesn’t know whether a function call involved direct user input, and could potentially introduce huge slow-downs by attempting to, say, check for buffer overruns everywhere; but if it could figure out or be told the right context it could provide an additional layer of security without any developer interaction.
As security awareness grows across the industry, the basic tools and infrastructure required to produce code will need to remove the risk of damaging side-effects in optimization. As they do so, let’s hope they take the opportunity to explore solving the difficult problems of security.
While there is certainly danger in introducing logic at such a low-level, doing so could provide a great service to us all by making security less dependent on the knowledge and diligence of the developer.
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Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4 Highline Review: Clever Tig
Text and photo by Derryn Wong, CarBuyer
With the world gone crossover mad, it's now a pretty tough SUV-wilderness out there. It's all a buyer can do to not rush out, waving his or her chequebook at sales engineers, frothing at the mouth while shouting 'High-riding seating position! More family utility! Off-road influenced styling!'
At least it seems that way to us. But there is another way to SUV ownership that won't have you appearing unflatteringly trend-ist - the Volkswagen Tiguan. It's always been a bit of an oddball, since VW has always straddled the 'better than mainstream but cheaper than German luxury' line.
But that also means the Tiguan needs to be convincing in its own realm or risk being overtaken by price on one end, and brand elitism on the other. Luckily, it is.
As covered in our First Drive of the Tiguan's international debut on, the new machine looks as if it's been doing its time in the jungle gym. While height seems to be the defining factor for SUVs now, too much is ridiculous, and the Tiguan opts for the much more impactful method of going lower, wider and gaining space where it counts.
The tyres have been pushed outwards ala Mini, so while the car is 60mm longer than before, at 4,486mm, it gains a 77mm boost to wheelbase, measuring 2,861mm. All that would make no difference if the car looked old, but it's obviously shed the anonymous design that plagued it before and gone with the much more technical, modern-looking VW design language, presenting a wide, horizontal face that 'stacks' the grille and headlights above a bigger, bolder front end.
There are also more figure lines in the body - a sort of show-off engineering 'because we can' feat - the Tiguan's much more interesting to look at now, although it might not be the look-at-me cup of tea the Mercedes-Benz GLA is. It's more sensible than swinging, and that goes with the car's actual nature quite nicely.
The car's sold here in two variants, the 1.4-litre Highline and the 2.0-litre R-Line (we review it in the following story), and as is often the case, the 1.4 is the more fascinating model of the two. It's the first VW Group 1.4 to pack active cylinder technology (ACT), which is another name for cylinder deactivation where partial banks of cylinders are shut off during certain low-load periods to reduce fuel consumption.
Audi's had the tech around for some time here in its 4.0-litre turbo V8, but ACT versions of its smaller engines didn't make it here before the Tiguan.
We only had a short test drive in the Highline, so our efficiency figures (close to 8.0L/100km) were perhaps not an accurate indicator of the car's true frugality, with photography and other slow-speed shenanigans.
Like the latest Touran MPV, the 150bhp 1.4-litre engine means there's no Category A model for now, but at least drivers will enjoy the meaty performance of the turbocharged engine, with the sort of instant go we've come to know and love from all DSG-turbo-equipped VWs.
The Tiguan's never been one to set a driver's world alight with pleasure, and that characteristic continues here. It's not boring but predictable, measured and capable, and like almost all new MQB cars, extremely refined.
But the larger size can be felt from the cabin, especially if you look at/drive the old and new models back to back. Where previously the Tiguan would be Qashqai-sized, now it rivals something a size up, like the BMW X3 or Volvo XC60 for interior space. To wit, boot space has been upped by 145-litres, for 615-litres which expands to 1,655-litres with the seats folded. Impressive, considering the larger Mercedes-Benz GLC and BMW X3 both have space for 550-1,600-litres.
Along with this though, comes a newly firmed-up ride that delivers the occasional lump and bump into the cabin, though the Highline has a much comfier time of it than the R-Line. To be fair, few compact SUVs ride as well as larger ones do, so the Tiguan's ride isn't notably bad for this type of vehicle. Both cars are also limited, dynamics-wise, by the Pirelli Scorpion Verde mixed tyres, though they're fine for daily driving.
It's a good thing, then, that the aforementioned cabin has much in it to distract you from that. The full-length sunroof merely accentuates the already plentiful room, which will accommodate five adults comfortably. The thinner, flatter seats and adjustable second-row, plus three-zone aircon and integrated tables will make easy work of carrying the family around.
That it's well-build in the clean, horizontal VW fashion is one plus, while the plentiful features are another: It has a significantly populated standard equipment list, especially compared to more expensive luxury brand offerings. It includes a panoramic sunroof, infotainment system with navigation and Dynaudio surround sound system, keyless entry and start, automatic tailgate, LED headlamps and 18-inch wheels. Like other VWs of late, smartphone connectivity exists in the form of Apple CarPlay, Android Auto or Mirrorlink. There's even a heads-up display and active 12.3-inch instrument panel for the driver.
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Last week the Boston School Committee voted to end an extraordinary 25-year experiment in racial school desegregation under the twin pressures of a pending legal challenge and overwhelming demographic change. Part of a larger national trend, the Boston case poignantly raises the question: What new policies can better promote equal educational opportunity in the next generation?
The Constitution, which required busing in Boston as a remedy to de jure segregation in 1974, was, ironically, the instrument used by white plaintiffs in 1999 to bring pressure to end the consideration of race in students' assignment. Under some recent court decisions, once a school district is deemed to have eradicated the vestiges of discrimination, race no longer can be used even to promote integration.
Demographically, the Boston public schools have gone from 52 percent white, 48 percent minority in 1974 to 16 percent white, 84 percent minority today. As in many jurisdictions across the country (including Prince George's County), the changing numbers made busing for integration look like a relic.
While busing split Boston wide open in the 1970s, today there is a fairly broad consensus that the policy was ineffective. The principle of integration was sound, but the plan was marred by two major flaws of implementation.
First, the local federal judge, his hands tied by the Supreme Court's decision in Milliken v. Bradley, exempted the largely white and affluent suburbs surrounding the city of Boston from his desegregation order. This decision dramatically changed the white/black student ratio, and it also gave rise to a legitimate complaint about double standards. The plan's supporters -- the judge, the editors of the liberal Boston Globe and various Harvard professors -- generally lived beyond the reach of the court order. Then-state Sen. William Bulger complained that Boston's working class was "being asked to do something the rest of the world confides they won't do themselves."
As a practical matter, Boston's plan involved those who could not afford to move or use private schools: poor and working-class people, black and white. Today, 74 percent of Boston public schools students are low income, a phenomenon repeated in city after city. Harvard's Orlando Patterson notes, "Ethnic segregation now increasingly masks the real story: class segregation."
The integration of poor whites and poor blacks did virtually nothing to raise achievement levels or life chances of students, because researchers find that black students do better in integrated schools primarily for reasons of class rather than race. More than 30 years ago, James Coleman's famous education study found that "the beneficial effects of a student body with a high proportion of white students come not from racial composition per se but from the better educational backgrounds and higher educational aspirations that are, on the average, found among whites."
The second major problem with the Boston plan was that the original scheme (later modified) provided no element of choice to parents. Those living in certain areas were compelled to send their children to designated schools as part of a remedy for the school committee's past acts of discrimination. To take an already powerless group of people and, as J. Anthony Lukas wrote in "Common Ground," treat them like "pawns on a black-and-white chessboard," was not only unfair, it was an invitation to chaos.
But if Boston's busing plan was largely unsuccessful, the school committee's decision to return essentially to a system of neighborhood schools (with a small overlay of public school choice) may be even worse. Implicit in the conservative argument for vouchers is the liberal truth that neighborhood assignment can be a grave source of injustice and is, for people who can't afford to move, no less compulsory than the old busing schemes.
Most parents intuitively know that high-poverty schools, even ones receiving the same or additional levels of funding as middle-class schools, tend not to work very well. What makes schools good or bad is not so much the per capita spending as the people who make up the community. Where it is wrong to assume a predominantly black school is inherently inferior, in schools with high levels of poverty, studies consistently show that a given student will be surrounded by society's least motivated peers, the least active and least powerful parents and the least talented teachers.
Fortunately there is a third alternative to segregated schools and forced city busing: economic school integration. Given changes in the legal landscape, some communities are turning directly to economic status as a constitutional way of promoting integration. San Francisco, for example, is shifting toward a plan to integrate students primarily by economic status rather than race.
To be a real success, economic integration must involve the suburbs. There is exciting new case law from Connecticut on this matter, where the state supreme court held in Sheff v. O'Neill that the suburbs of Hartford must be part of a plan to alleviate de facto racial concentrations. The logic of the decision (based on the right to equal educational opportunity) applies with even greater force to economic concentrations, and Massachusetts -- along with many other states -- may one day be required under state law to liberate poor kids from bad high-poverty schools.
An interdistrict economic integration plan would be fairer than one limited to city borders, and would also significantly reduce the chances of middle-class flight. In the racial context, integration plans were most successful, and most stable, in communities such as Louisville, Ky. and Charlotte, N.C, where city and suburb were all part of a single school district.
In order to work well, the new plans should build in an element of public school choice. In this predominantly middle-class country, every child should have the right to choose to attend a middle-class school in his or her area. Those implementing the new economic school integration can learn from the mistakes of the failed Boston scheme while at the same time avoiding the even greater failure under the old regime of "separate but equal."
The writer is a fellow at the Century Foundation.
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ISSIThe International Space Science Institute (ISSI), in Bern, Switzerland, and in Beijing, China, invites proposals to establish international teams to conduct research activities in space sciences, based on interdisciplinary analysis and evaluation of data from spacecraft and possible integration with ground data and theoretical models. For the purpose of this call space sciences include the solar and heliospheric physics, solar-terrestrial sciences, space plasma and magnetospheric physics, planetary sciences, astrobiology, cosmology, astrophysics, fundamental physics in space, and Earth sciences using space data. Deadlines are:
Letter of Intent: February 17, 2017
Proposals: March 24, 2017
More infomation is available on the ISSI website and in the PDF: ISSI call.
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Law change would support breastfeeding – Newstalk ZB
Helen, Winston and Peter will be celebrating the introduction of the Infant Feeding Bill, which would give mothers the right to breastfeed regardless of where she is, without discrimination.
In her bill, Ms Chadwick is highlighting cases of businesses asking women to leave when they feed their babies. In one case, Te Papa staff asked a mother not to breastfeed in their library. In another a Dunedin cafe banned a group of breastfeeding women, claiming it displayed the wrong image to the public.
I don't know if we need a law for this, if i was a breastfeeding mother and some jerk told me to unlatch the leech and leave I would physically assualt them and give them the serious crazy eye to let them know they were going to lose.
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How to Avoid Predators
Four Methods:Keeping Yourself Physically SafeBeing on the Lookout for Online PredatorsStaying Away from Emotional PredatorsProtecting Your Kids From PredatorsCommunity Q&A
Predators might choose to prey on a child online, or try to attack you on the street. The world can be a pretty scary place, but if you know some basic safety rules, you can keep yourself safe. By staying out of bad situations, you can feel more confident when you’re out and about. You can also keep yourself and your child safe online by knowing how to identify predators. If you come into contact with a predator, stay safe, stay calm, and get help.
Keeping Yourself Physically Safe
1. 1
Avoid dangerous places. While a predator can attack from anywhere, you’ll give yourself an advantage if you stick to the beaten path. At night, try to avoid walking by yourself. You’ll do well to avoid places like:[1]
• High-crime areas
• Isolated side streets
• Dark alleyways
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Be aware of your surroundings. A predator might try to approach if you look like you are lost or confused. Try to plan a route ahead of time if you are going to be walking alone. That way, you can keep an eye out for suspicious activity instead of trying to figure out which way to go.[2]
• Pay attention. A bad target is one who is not listening to headphones or looking at their phone.
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Use the “back off” command. A predator might try to approach you on the street. If someone suspicious comes near you, use your words. Say loudly and clearly to “back off”. You can also say, “Get away from me” or “Do not come closer.” Don’t worry about being polite.[3]
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Take self-defense. Contact your local community center or gym to find a class near you. Learning self-defense can teach you how to protect yourself if you are attacked. Knowing self-defense will help you feel empowered and more confident.[4]
• Your local police station might also offer a class.
5. 5
Create obstacles to entering your home. Preparedness can help you to avoid attackers. But there might come a time when you are actually confronted by a predator. Try to head off the attack if this happens. Keep your home safe by installing alarms, good locks, and security cameras. If a predator is lurking, you can hopefully prevent them from gaining access to you and your home.[5]
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Report suspicious activity. You don’t have to wait until you are attacked to voice your concerns. If you feel like you are being threatened or watched, say something. For example, if you are out walking, step into a store or business. You can say, “I’m worried that the person behind me is following me. Do you mind if I stay in here until they move on?”[6]
7. 7
Contact the authorities. If you fear or know that you are dealing with a predator, get professional help. Call your local police. You can also report online predators to the FBI. It is always better to be safe rather than sorry.[7]
Being on the Lookout for Online Predators
1. 1
Do not “check in” on social media. When you’re out having a good time with your friends, it can be tempting to let your social media followers know what you’re up to. However, you should avoid posting your location. Online predators look for this type of information, and you don’t want them showing up at your social event. Don’t use the “check-in” tool on sites like Facebook or Yelp.[8]
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Refrain from posting personal information. Keep your personal details secure. Don’t post things like your full name, phone number, e-mail address, or physical address. This will make it much harder for any creeps to track you down.[9]
• When you are filling out an online profile, don’t feel like you have to complete all fields. Just fill in the parts that you feel comfortable sharing.
• Use a different screen name. Instead of your actual name, consider using a nickname or pseudonym. You could be “CubsFan29” or “Katie B.”
3. 3
Use anti-virus security. Online predators are great at being sneaky. Today, we’re pretty dependent on technology, and a lot of your data is probably digital. In order to keep your information secure, invest in an anti-virus software for your computer.[10]
• Make sure to use complicated passwords and update them regularly for more protection.
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Monitor what your friends and family post. Of course it’s nice to know that your family is proud of you. But make sure that mom or dad aren’t posting a lot of details every time you get a promotion or buy a home. Gently say something like, “I love how enthusiastic you are. But could you not post personal stuff about me online? I try to keep a low profile.”[11]
• Check in on your loved ones' posts regularly. It’s a good idea to keep an eye on any posts that involve you.
Staying Away from Emotional Predators
1. 1
Watch out for a sense of entitlement. Emotional predators can really take a toll on you. They are people who often have little regard for your feelings and try to always put their own needs above others. Pay attention if you notice someone acting entitled. They might have a big ego, expect others to do things for them, and be careless with their words.[12]
• If you know someone like this, try to keep your distance. You don’t want to get too involved with someone that might end up really hurting your feelings.
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Avoid manipulation. You’re probably a kind person who tends to help others. That’s great, but make sure that you are not being manipulated. Don’t let others pressure you into doing things you can’t or don’t want to do. [13]
• For example, if a co-worker says something like, “You’re so much better at creating presentations than I am. Can you outline what I should say in the meeting?”, they might be using flattery as a way to manipulate you into doing their work.
3. 3
Keep an eye out for workplace narcissists. Your co-workers can be emotional predators. These people tend to expect a lot of praise, and will sometimes talk down to others. Be careful if you’re working on a project with one of these people. They tend to “delegate” a lot, leaving you and others to do most of the work.[14]
• If you find yourself in a situation like this, don’t be afraid to go to your boss or HR. Share your concerns, being specific about how it is affecting your work.
4. 4
Take it slow when dating someone new. It’s a lot of fun to be in the early stages of a romance. You might let loose and let your guard down. But be careful not to move to fast. Before you bring someone into your home, or share secrets with them, make sure they are truly someone that you can trust.[15]
Protecting Your Kids From Predators
1. 1
Recognize red flags. Unfortunately, predators sometimes target children. This is scary, but there are a lot of ways that you can keep them safe and feeling protected.Start by learning how to tell if your child has been around a predator. [16]
• Look for physical symptoms. Children who have been scared or abused might suddenly have problems such as stomach aches and wetting the bed.
2. 2
Monitor the people in your child’s life. As a parent, it is your job to know who your child interacts with. Make a point to try to get to know (or at least meet) all of the people in their life. For example, you should know the following people:[17]
• Teachers and teaching aids
• Coaches/instructors for after school activities
• Parents of your child’s friends
3. 3
Talk to your kids about abuse. Make sure that your kids know what is right and what is wrong in terms of how they are treated. Young kids should know that there are certain parts of their bodies that can’t be touched. As they get older, you can be more specific with your warnings. For example, you can talk to your tween about learning to trust their own instincts.[18]
4. 4
Listen to kids. If your child tells you that someone makes them uncomfortable, give them your full attention. Don’t dismiss it or tell your child not to worry about it. Instead, listen carefully and ask questions.[19]
• You might say, “When did this happen?” or “What specifically bothered you about what this person said?”
5. 5
Practice safety skills. Make sure your child knows some basic ways to try to stop unwanted attention. Role play with them by poking them gently. This shouldn't hurt, but your child might find it irritating. Have your kids practice telling you to stop. [20]
• Have your child practice telling an adult that they need help. Teach your child to interrupt if necessary and to clearly explain that they need assistance.
6. 6
Teach children online safety strategies. Predators are often lurking online. They might try to harass your child online or use the internet to figure out a way to find them in person. Make sure that your child knows never to give out information such as their full name, address, phone number, or where they go to school.[21]
• Monitor your child’s online activities. If they are in chat rooms, check to see who they are talking to. Make sure that you know all of your child’s passwords and accounts.
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• My close friend who is like a mother to me, her husband makes suggestive remarks, and pats me on my backside or thigh. He once tried to fondle my breasts. I've never told her. What should I do?
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Tell her. She deserves to know this is the type of man she is married to, and in the unlikely event that she doesn't believe you, you deserve to know that this is not a very good friend. If the situation was reversed, wouldn't you want to know? He may even be doing this to other girls/women as well. You should definitely speak up.
• There is an older girl who keeps making me feel uncomfortable and the teacher doesn't believe me. What can I do?
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Tell a different teacher or a school counselor. If no one will help you, tell your parents and have them call the school to discuss it with someone.
• What if you like the boy that touches you?
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People touching you with your consent is fine. However, be firm in telling him no if it makes you uncomfortable.
• What should I do if a stranger just shuts my mouth and puts me in a car?
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Bite their arm, grab their hair, squeeze their face, poke your finger their eyes, and kick them in the groin.
• What if the predator is a family member?
You should report this to someone. Another family member, friends, teacher or even the police if it gets to be too bad.
• What should I do if I encounter a predator in a public shower?
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Yell fire! People are more likely to respond to a call of "Fire!" rather than "Help!" Also, don't go to public restrooms alone.
• How do you know if you're not just overreacting to an older man touching you?
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Any touch that discomforts you is not okay. Firmly ask the person not to touch you. If he persists, get away from him and tell a trusted adult immediately.
• What if the predator is online and trying to be my friend and will not stop?
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Cut all contact with that person. Block them. If they find some way to continue bothering you, let an adult know if you're a child, or contact the police if you're an adult.
• What is the most used technique?
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Avoidance is the most used technique after identifying warning signs.
• How do I stop predators?
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The S.I.N.G method is most helpful in this situation. If you know the predator, tell an adult or close family member.
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• Trust your instincts. If something seems off, it probably is.
• Communicate with your family, so that everyone knows how to stay safe.
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How to Let Go of Anger
Three Parts:Acknowledging Your AngerDealing with Your AngerProcessing Your EmotionsCommunity Q&A
We've all been hurt by someone before and felt angry as a result. While you may also feel pain, hurt, or disappointment, anger can become dangerous if you hang onto it. Don't allow anger to ruin your psychological or physical health. Acknowledge your anger, learn to deal with it, and process your emotions. While it'd be nice to think we'll never be hurt by someone again, understanding how to let go of anger will help you get through it.
Part 1
Acknowledging Your Anger
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Understand anger. It's important to learn how to let go of your anger, not just for your psychological health, but also for your physical health. Part of letting go of anger involves forgiveness, and forgiveness can have a deterrent effect, making it less likely for people to hurt you again in the future.[1]
• When someone betrays or hurts you, it can have a negative effect on your health through increased anxiety and stress. This can negatively impact your cardiac,[2] immune, and nervous systems.[3]
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Identify the problem.[4] Figure out what, specifically, you feel hurt over. Only in identifying the loss or underlying problem can you begin to confront that issue and let go of it. It's also important to understand whether the other person knows that she has hurt you. This will impact how you begin reconciling.[5]
• For instance, if a spouse cheated on you or left you, you would understandably feel angry. The sense of loss you feel likely stems from the loss of being loved and being appreciated or respected. Furthermore, your spouse likely understands the way that she has hurt you.
• Alternatively, if a friend has an extra ticket to a concert and does not invite you, you may feel a loss of friendship and camaraderie that drives you to sorrow and anger. However, your friend may be unaware that your feelings were hurt.
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Let yourself grieve. Interpersonal conflict and resolution can be thought of as a grieving process. For example, when someone hurts you, it can feel as though you have lost that person. The stages of grief are helpful for understanding your emotions after you are hurt. They can also help you understand how your anger is a part of the grieving process and therefore, can help you let go of your anger.[6]
• If the hurt has to do with a breakup or other type of indefinite separation, then that loss may seem permanent. If the hurt has to do with being overlooked, forgotten, or otherwise disrespected then it can seem as though you lost that person temporarily by losing their attention or respect.
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Temporarily avoid the person who hurt you. Anger can get out of control when tension escalates between you and the person who hurt you.[7] Wait to interact until you've processed your grief and moved on to a more accepting stage.
• It's important that the other person move on the grieving process as well, so that anger is not directed at you when you interact. Even if the other person is the one that hurt you, she can still feel a sense of loss and regret.
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Why should you temporarily avoid the person who hurt you?
Not exactly! You may be angry or upset with someone, but this doesn't mean that you shouldn't be friends with them anymore. And even if you decide to part ways, you don't necessarily need to replace them with someone new. Try another answer...
Correct! You should temporarily avoid the person who hurt you so that that you can both process your grief. This can also help you avoid an angry altercation while emotions are still high. Read on for another quiz question.
Not quite! You need to take time apart from the person who hurt you so that you can process the situation and then discuss it rationally. You are not trying to make the other person feel guilty or prove that you are really upset. Guess again!
Nope! Take this time to reflect on yourself and your relationship with the person who hurt you. Your goal is to reconcile, not to argue more. Try again...
Part 2
Dealing with Your Anger
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Scream. There are times when a person feels so angry that he or she feels the desire to scream. If you are facing this sort of anger right now, pause your reading and go scream into a pillow. Screaming offers you a physical release. Studies have shown that crying it out can release toxins that are built up by stress.[8]
• As a word of caution, you should try to make sure that your scream is well-muffled by the sound of your pillow to avoid worrying any neighbors.
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Metaphorically throw your anger away. If there are a lot of details about a given situation that make you upset, you can find something symbolic to represent these components of your anger before throwing those symbolic elements away. For example,
• You can collect stones alongside a river and throw them into the water after you have assigned a component of your anger to each one.[9]
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Replace resentment with compassion. Another way to put this would be to “walk in the other person's shoes.” Consider the reasons the offending party may have had for acting in a hurtful way. You might never completely understand another's motivations, nor may you agree with them upon identifying them, but it is easier to let go of anger towards someone after you spend a little time in her head.[10]
• If possible, remind yourself that the other person didn't realize she was hurting you. If she did consciously hurt you, think about what led her to do so.
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Determine if reconciliation is an option. Understand that forgiveness does not automatically lead to reconciliation. If you suspect that the party responsible for triggering your anger feels remorseful and wants to make amends, reconciliation might work out.[11]
• On the other hand, if the other party is not open to setting things right, or if the nature of the pain is such that you can never trust the other person again, reconciliation might not seem like an option.
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Forgive. Recognize that you alone can forgive. Completely letting go of anger means forgiving the person who has hurt you. However, forgiveness is not for everyone at all times.[12] Forced or feigned forgiveness is of little benefit to anyone, least of all yourself. It's important to thoroughly process your hurt, control your anger, and decide if/when forgiveness is right for you.
• Understand that forgiving someone may not prompt the other person to change her behavior. The purpose of forgiveness, in this sense, is to cleanse yourself of the anger and resentment building inside you. Forgiveness is for your own benefit and is an internal necessity, not an external one.
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Take responsibility for your own actions. There can be a lot of blame during the anger stage.[13] It's important to reflect on your own role in the situation and accept responsibility for whatever role you played. This doesn't mean that you can't acknowledge the poor treatment given to you by the other party. It simply means that if you did wrong, you should be honest about it, especially if you ever plan to reconcile.
• Accepting responsibility can start with eliminating negative emotions. One way to do this is to make a list of the 3 to 5 strongest negative emotions you feel, and think about how to substitute the negative emotion for a good one.
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How does screaming when you're angry help?
Not exactly! You can focus your anger by identifying what, specifically, you feel hurt about. Only by identifying the underlying problem can you begin to confront the issue and then let go of it. There’s a better option out there!
Not quite! If you want to be left alone when you're angry, communicate this to your friends and family. Don't yell or scream at them to get them to leave you alone. Pick another answer!
Nope! You don't need to scream to convey your anger to others. Instead, try to explain it to them using words. Click on another answer to find the right one...
Absolutely! Screaming is a physical release. In fact, studies have shown that screaming can release that toxins that are built up by stress. Read on for another quiz question.
Part 3
Processing Your Emotions
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Look for the positive. Examine any ways that your pain has helped you to grow as an individual. Look for benefits or unexpected positives and cling to them to help you cope. If you can't look at the good brought about from a hurtful situation, then look at other positives in your life and other things you can be thankful for.[14]
• Consider if your pain has put you onto a new path leading to good things that you may not have experienced had you missed that path completely.
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Leave a positive influence on the world. You can let your anger spill out and affect those around you, but then you would only be spreading it and making those negative feelings stronger. By consciously deciding to spread a positive influence to others, you can transform the way you handle social interactions in a way that leads to less anger.[15]
• Surround yourself with positive people. Simply put, by exposing yourself to the optimism and positive thoughts expressed by other people, you introduce positive thinking back into your own life. As time progresses, you may even start to develop positive thoughts of your own to replace your anger.
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Write a letter or a journal. If you keep a diary or journal, write about your anger as often as necessary to help you release it. If you do not have a journal, you can write an angry letter to the person who triggered your anger to get the feelings off your chest. Do not actually send the letter, though.
• Sending the letter is almost always a bad idea. It can easily be viewed as retaliation or be poorly received, which could escalate problems.[16] Even if you phrase it as politely as possible, the other party is likely to take it poorly, especially if she is suffering from low self-esteem or other personal pain.
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Exercise or take up a hobby. Exercise provides you with a positive physical release for your anger. Choose a form of exercise that you enjoy. Take a walk in a scenic park, go for a refreshing swim, or shoot some hoops. The key is to take the energy you feel that could be channeled into anger and channel it into something more positive for yourself.[17]
• If you are not a big fan of exercise, you can start small by taking more walks, channeling your energy into picking up a new hobby, or doing something nice for your friends or family.[18]
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Turn to your faith or meditate. If you believe in God, pray for the strength and willingness to let go of your anger. When letting go of anger seems out of your ability to handle, petitioning for divine help can help soften your heart enough to let you release that anger for good. Whether you believe in any particular faith or not, meditation is a good way to stabilize your body, mind, and soul. There are many types of meditation you can try, so choose which is best for you and your needs.
• Consult with a religious leader at your center of worship or others who share your faith for support and guidance. Read from your faith's scriptural texts, or read spiritual books written on the matter of anger and forgiveness.
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Avoid social functions as necessary. If someone who makes you angry will be at a social engagement and you want to avoid the temptation of getting into an argument or stirring up old feelings of resentment, there is nothing wrong with skipping that social event, even if others do not entirely understand why.
• At the same time, you should also avoid letting the person who makes you angry ruin your life. If the two of you share most of your friends, go out of your way to schedule time with your friends away from the offender's company.
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Part 3 Quiz
How can writing an angry letter help you process your emotions?
Not necessarily! Your letter isn't meant as a record, so you don't need to document the details of the situation. What you do need is to express your emotions without judgment. There’s a better option out there!
Yup! Writing can be a powerful release. It gives your a place to vent, and you'll feel a lot better after you do! Since the letter is meant for you and you alone, you can write exactly how you feel and process your emotions through your writing! Read on for another quiz question.
Not exactly! You should write an angry letter for yourself as a way to release your emotions. It is not meant to be sent to the person you are angry at or anyone else. Try another answer...
Nope! This letter is not meant to be sent. Feel free to write exactly how you feel because you are the only person who will read it. Click on another answer to find the right one...
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• My best friend is a jerk, always being mean to me -- what can I do to let go of my anger?
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Let go of this friend if you really feel they are a jerk toward you. Being mean all of the time isn't friendship, it's judgmental controlling. Let yourself feel as if you can let them go. If they are cruel or hateful towards anyone or they lack manners they won't do you any good, nor will they be a positive influence in your life.
• How do I forgive someone who was abusive in our relationship and then cheated on me and left? And how do I forgive myself for allowing him to hurt me?
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You should remember that you where believing that those things wouldn't happen because you are the kind of person that wouldn't hurt someone they love, the person who sees the best in people, because you were being you, the kind person you should always be. They have their problems and don't see you for who you really are, and that's their loss. Think of those things instead of the bad ones.
• I'm the quiet one in the family and have a lot of anger. How can I get it out in a healthy way?
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Try a sport that helps you release your anger, or a creative exercise like writing. Find something that you like to do that also helps you release your feelings in a non-harmful way.
• How can I learn to forgive people?
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Remind yourself that forgiveness is for the forgiver, not the forgiven. Through forgiveness, you allow yourself to be free of the burden of carrying around anger or resentment. It is a gift to yourself to forgive those who have wronged you.
• How should I go about standing up for an emotionally abused woman while making a mark in society by doing so?
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If this is someone you care about, definitely offer your help. Emotional pain can be far worse than physical. Help her out with her problems and then empower her to socialize, she will spread your and hers positive influence which could have an impact on society around you. However, don't go into this with the wrong motivation, namely wanting others to congratulate you. Do it because you actually care.
• How would I know if I have an issue with managing my anger or not?
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Think about the things you do or say when you are angry. Also, think about how you react when you are confronted, blamed, or criticized. Lastly, consider asking the people close to you about your behavior.
• How do I get over an ex that cheated on me?
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Take some time to reflect upon yourself. What makes you happy? What are some of the great things about you? Realize that he made that mistake and has now lost you forever. Now that this person is out of your life, you are open to other relationship possibilities. You can stop wasting your time with him and begin the search for someone better. Someone out there will recognize how amazing you are and will love you unconditionally.
• What if your mother has hurt you so deeply that it has a huge impact on the rest of your life?
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Neither you nor your mother have the ability to change the past. You can only control your response to her behaviour. Your mother's actions may have triggered a lot of resentment and mistrust which impacted your life (e.g. future relationships etc.) However, if you recognize your mother is a human being and just like any other human being, she may have acted in a manner that is wrong or hurtful. All you can do is accept it, understand that her behavior is not reflective of everyone's behavior and go about building the life you want. Choose how to react and it won't chew up the rest of your life in anger.
• How do you get over the pain if your spouse hurt you but you want to forgive them?
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Try to take some time apart to reconnect with your own feelings and needs, separate from your partner. Whatever you are feeling, do not make any impulsive decisions: big events take big time to process. Consider what is best for you and best for your spouse. Replacing resentment with compassion is wonderful advice: try to understand why your partner did what they did. Recognize that rebuilding trust will take time, and be gentle and patient with yourself during the healing process.
• How do I forgive an elder that has accused me wrongly?
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Realize that older people make mistakes too. Share your feelings with the person who accused you so you both can come to a better understanding of the other person and avoid similar problems in the future.
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To let go of your anger, you may need to spend time understanding your emotions and reflecting on why exactly you feel this way. Once you have figured that out, spend some time processing your emotions before you try to resolve anything. Some good strategies include writing in a journal, going for a walk, or even screaming into a pillow. After your anger has subsided, try to see the situation from another point of view. Determine whether you were partially at fault and whether forgiveness or avoidance is the best course of action.
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1. Wallace H, Exline J, Baumeister R (2008) Interpersonal consequences of forgiveness: does forgiveness deter or encourage repeat offenses?" Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 44, 453-460.
2. Sanchez-Gonzalez, Marcos A., et al. "Impact of negative affectivity and trait forgiveness on aortic blood pressure and coronary circulation." Psychophysiology 52.2 (2015): 296+. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
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Chapter 83: Pure Yang
Xue Wei was left behind, puzzled by what had happened. The woman wanted him to die, no doubt about it, but she had not lashed out and had instead hidden her killing intent deep within. She had even tried to make a deal with him.
But what had he done to warrant such hostility other than being human when she was a Primordial Beast? Was it perhaps because his uncle as a Primordial Beast Hunter had killed numerous of her friends? If so, why had she not killed him instantly rather than try to convince him into striking up a deal with her?
Xue Wei was puzzled. She had vanished with a flash as if she had never been there in the first place before he could figure anything out.. Although this deeply shocked Xue Wei, he quickly washed and changed his clothes while cleaning the robes he had been wearing before.
Wearing a new set of robes, Xue Wei had spent the entire time contemplating what had happened, but no matter how much he thought about it, it was impossible for him to come to any conclusions.
When he exited the room, he was still thinking about it, and it was not before Tie Haolong and the others came to greet him that he parked it at the back of his mind.
"She might just have visited to mess up my peace of mind," Xue Wei mumbled to himself. "She might have realized I knew what and who she was, so she wanted to warn me. I can't very well tell everyone that she, some miss from the center of the continent, is Primordial Beast. Especially not with the strength she has. If we attempt to capture her, we will definitely bring misfortune upon ourselves."
"But what happened to Xiaoyun and her family members? They were hunting the Ice Harpy. She is here, looking just fine, but I haven't heard a word about Xiaoyun since then," Xue Wei was starting to feel worried.
Although his time with Wang Xiaoyun was short, and one could consider his emotions for her pure infatuation and superficial, they were not so simple to him. When he met her, he lost his heart at that moment, and his emotions were genuine. He truly had no space for any other woman than her, yet now there was a chance that she might have encountered some mishap.
On the other hand, it was also likely that the Wayfarers had not managed to locate the Ice Harpy. With her cultivation base, it would be impossible to find her unless she wished to be located.
"Brother Wei?" Tie Haolong looked at Xue Wei with curiosity. Xue Wei shook his head as he smiled back, "Don’t worry worry, I was just thinking about a few things. Do not be surprised."
Xue Wei grinned and waved his hand, "We cannot afford to let His Highness the Crown Prince wait."
"That's true," Tie Haolong agreed, his head nodding, but his eyes were still searching Xue Wei. It was clear that something had happened that had caused him to be surprised or shocked and descend into deep thought, but what could possibly have happened at his Tie mansion?
Xue Wei said nothing to give him an idea, so Tie Haolong did not ask any questions, but their group was rather silent as they moved towards the Crown Prince's abode together.
As they arrived at the residence, they were once more greeted by a group of guards of the Sky Warrior rank, all of which looked dignified as they observed these youngsters with pride.
Although they were from various factions, they were still all to become a part of the army. They would all become important figures for the kingdom, whether they survived or not.
If they survived, they would likely become either Sky Warriors like themselves, maybe even Heavenly Warriors. On the other hand, if they did not survive, they would become heroes of the nation, the ones who had given the ultimate sacrifice for their homeland and their citizens. These people deserved all the respect that they could get.
Because of this, these children were looked at with respect. Although they had no choice but to enter the army, they were still heroes of the nation.
As they entered the building, they could hear the sounds of a zither that played alongside a lute. There were women who mingled in between the tables of the many people, catering drinks and snacks to the many visitors, and there were geniuses from all over the country, but those from the capital were a majority.
As they entered, their names were called out by a herald, "Young Hero Xue Wei, Young Miss Song Yuyan of the Song family, Young Master Tie Haolong of the Tie family, Young Hero Gu Dixing, Young Master Xiao Jie of the Xiao family."
Song Yuyan, Tie Haolong, and Xiao Jie were all of the noble families within the Kingdom of Heping. Hence they were referred to as either Young Master or Young Miss. Gu Dixing and Xue Wei were not nobles, which was why the herald had to refer to them as Young Heroes.
As soon as Xue Wei's name had been introduced, everyone in the room turned silent and looked towards the entrance of the chamber. Everyone had heard rumors about this young man. He had one of the most menacing nicknames in the history of the human army, Crimson Devil, and he was rumored to be inhuman.
The ones present were all geniuses in their own right. They had heard about Xue Wei through connections or had personally witnessed his gruesome display of fighting in the arena.
Xue Wei had already become a living legend in the Recruitment Camp, but now he was even more than a legend.
Many of the young experts that were supposed to enter the Recruitment Camp this year also looked at Xue Wei curiously. They had only heard about him from others, and thus they had a hard time fully understanding whether or not his strength was genuine or if it was just some rumor that had grown.
Many of the geniuses that were present saw themselves as peerless talents, so they had a hard time putting others in their eyes. Especially the people that came from outside of the capital.
Xue Wei was special. He had a special status because of his uncle, but he was also said to be inhumane while fighting, a bloodthirsty, murderous personage who could only be described as the ‘crimson devil’.
Such a description, for those who had not seen the fight, seemed as if it was exaggerated. As if it was a rumor that had been blown out of proportion.
"Young Hero Xue Wei!" The Crown Prince was the first to step forward. "It is our honor that you attend our banquet today," he said smilingly, and just as he stepped forward, Xue Wei's pupils contracted into small dots. Right by the side of the prince was the black-clad young woman with silver hair and ice-blue eyes.
When she saw Xue Wei, she smiled and lifted her cup in a silent greeting, her actions causing the Crown Prince to be stumped for words.
"My lady, you know our Young Hero Xue Wei?" he asked hesitatingly. Xue Wei, who knew of her real nature, was curious as to how she was going to answer.
"I know of him," she laughed with a pearl-like laughter. "We have encountered each other three times now, once in Tiankong City when I was roaming through the countryside, once here in the capital, and now the third time. One has to admit that there seem to be some sort of fate tying us together."
Having said this, the woman winked at Xue Wei, who forced a smile in return. He now understood why she had visited him earlier. It was to warn him.
She had displayed her capabilities and made him understand that no one in Tiankong City were her match. If he called wolf and everyone got ready to fight her, it was likely that not even the capital would remain standing. That the streets would turn into rivers of blood and that every single citizen would be slain.
"My lady, it is my honor to meet you again," Xue Wei said sarcastically before he turned his attention to the Crown Prince once more.
"Your Highness, this one feels fortunate to be invited to your esteemed banquet."
"You are all geniuses of the nation, dragons amongst men, phoenixes soaring the skies. For this kingdom to have such promising talents, we are very fortunate." the Crown Prince smiled, and it was clear that he was serious about what he said.
"Now, do not stand on ceremony. All of us are friends here. Do enter and mingle with the other geniuses. I am sure that a few of them recognize you from previous encounters."
Saying this, Xue Wei looked around, and truthfully so he encountered experts from the Recruitment Camp, but he also noticed a face that he had not thought he would see.
This was the young master he had met the first time he arrived in the capital, and he was rather pale when his eyes landed on Xue Wei.
Luo Zhirou and Shen Mu were both next to the Crown Prince. It was clear that they were his loyal subjects, loyal followers, and were regarded rather highly by the Crown Prince.
What made Xue Wei sigh a breath of relief was knowing that if the Crown Prince had only valued them because of their connection to Xue Wei, they would never have managed to reach the position they had now. To reach that position, they had to display their own ability, and the Crown Prince had deemed them worthy of his time and trust.
"Young Hero Xue Wei, how could you ignore me like this?" Chu Huiyin came towards Xue Wei, her hand still elegantly holding a cup of rice wine, her face blossoming into a great smile of an innocent girl, and her demeanor that of a young girl in love.
"Why would he have the honor of getting the attention of this woman?" someone muttered, just loud enough for others to hear.
"I hear he is into men, that prophet from the center of the continent took a fancy to him," another joined in, and for once Chu Huiyin’s eyes displayed utter surprise, after which they turned dangerously dark.
"You!" she said as she pointed at the man who had previously spoken, "what did you just say?"
The man trembled slightly when he saw the enraged expression on the woman's face, but he cleared his throat and said with a loud voice, "You should not fancy this young man. He is already taken! In the training camp, he was very close with Prophet Lan from the center of the continent."
Chu Huiyin was filled with disbelief, her entire face contorting with shock as she slowly turned and looked at Xue Wei.
She then moved faster than anyone could see. Within a moment, she was standing next to Xue Wei and her nail had cut his arm, from which blood dripped down.
Completely ignoring the others, Chu Huiyin slid her finger down the cut and afterwards lifted the finger to her lips and tasted it. Only then did her expression relax.
"You!" she turned around and looked at the man who had spoken before. "Don't speak nonsense; his yang energy is still pure, so it is impossible for him to have been together with anyone!"
Xue Wei was shocked by her actions. She was definitely not moving for the sake of saving his reputation – she was genuinely scared of him having been with the prophet.
The young man who had said that Xue Wei was gay was stumped for words. He had been present back when Xue Wei and Lan shared one tent, and seen how they had behaved.
He had even heard how Lan had called Xue Wei his darling and asked for him to come to the center of the continent. Was all this just for show?
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Walking out, though, I came across this:
1: This sign is public property.
If you're doing this: fuck you.
Jay G said...
Well, you know it wasn't me, because they hit the center and not low and slightly left...
(Kidding aside, this sucks, and yes, I'd turn their ass in)
DaddyBear said...
Exactly. Stuff like that is why a lot of private land is locked up against hunters. Why let someone hunt on your land when the last guy left trash and damage?
Bubblehead Les. said...
Yet, if you did confront the Bastards, how much do want to bet that they'd look at you like an Obama Supporter who had to explain where their Free Cheese was coming from?
Bakersfield Photographer said...
I'm wondering why hunting is allowed anywhere. I can't imagine myself killing an animal. But, it's ironic that I'm eating their meat.
ZerCool said...
Jay - Even you can shoot a scattergun, I know that. Of course, it needs a 14" barrel and a birdshead grip...
Les - I'd not confront them. Description, jot down a license plate, and let the badges deal with it.
Bakersfield: it's not irony, it's hypocrisy. If you're not willing to hunt or kill an animal, that's fine by me. I don't even mind if you want to relegate that responsibility to someone else and buy your meat in the supermarket... but to eat meat and then tell me hunting is wrong? That's just lying to yourself.
Case in point.
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5 Most Stupid Things I have Ever Done
I was looking back at some stuff and I just remembered some of the crazy stuff I’ve done. So I thought I’d write a list…
1. Buckingham Palace
I remember, when I was little, I went to Buckingham Palace. I was looking through the gates at the Palace and all of a sudden, there was a procession! Now, little me was very excited and wanted to see, but it was somewhere off to the side. So I had the brightest idea to push my head a little further into the gates. It helped, but I still couldn’t see them properly, so I kept on pushing my head into the small gap between the two bars of the gate. The procession went and people started to leave except for me. Why? Because I had very cleverly gotten my head stick in the gates. Of course, my family didn’t help. Nope. They just stood there, laughing while I fruitlessly tried to wrench my head out of those black gates. I did get it out. Eventually. But that was something I’ll never forget.
2. I pressed enter…
Unicorns. An obsession of mine that everyone knows about. One day, I was innocently sitting on my computer in class, when I felt the sudden urge to relieve my bladder, so I excused myself to go to the toilet. Now, in computing I sit next between a girl (K) and a guy (T). Next to T is another guy (D). I think all of them can be classified as friends, some more than others. Maybe not T, especially with what he did. You see, he likes to play pranks on me, and me back. Usually it consists of stupid stuff like him stealing my stuff and me switching off his computer, or trying and failing, to make him lose his work. When I went to the toilet, T came up with something that he thought would declare him the clear winner of our little war. I, oblivious to this sinister plot, innocently came back and sat down at my computer, but the monitor was black. I quickly checked that he hadn’t switched off my computer, but it was just the screen. I knew something was wrong. K and T were trying not to laugh and D was just looking at me in that way he does when he’s trying to warn me about T. Then, T said ‘press enter and you’ll see unicorns’, so with a gasp of excitement, my finger was coming down onto the enter button before I could think about it. If I had thought for even half a second, I would have realised what an obvious trick it is, and I realised this with growing dread as T and K burst out laughing and D shook his head as if he couldn’t believe I fell for it. Considering I’m what is considered ‘intelligent’, I can’t believe it either. Between laughs, T managed to tell me to switch on my monitor, so I did. Only to see that I had searched for ‘gay hardcore porn’. That was the point I could’ve killed him, and probably would’ve, if he hadn’t managed to point out that it was an incognito window. Thank Allah for that! If it hadn’t, a red flag would’ve gone up and every teacher on a computer would’ve been able to see what I had searched. So embarrassing…
3. Bee
I was in school one day, innocently hanging out with some friends and talking. You know, the usual. Then, one of my friends (V), screamed and pointed at me. The rest of my friends (L and AX) scrambled away from me as I looked around in confusion, wondering what was wrong and I saw the bee sitting comfortably on my coat. Now, in my defence, the angle I saw it from made it look like a wasp. I screamed and ran around, but each time I got close to my friends, they backed away, so I had no help from them. The bee, startled by my movement, started to crawl upwards, towards my face, which just leaded to more screaming, running around and ‘get it off me’s. While I was spinning around in circles, I got a good view of the people around me staring at me as if I was crazy. I guess I was, a little. Then, L finally started to help and started to hit me with my bag. The bee got off me, but I was left standing there, hugging myself, feeling violated. But it wasn’t gone. Nope.nit started to crawl all over my bag. I was in hysterics, L kept on whacking the bag on the floor and AX and V were just watching, no help at all. Finally, L got the damn bee off of my bag and I started to feel pretty stupid for doing that over a harmless bee.
4. Tomato Spider
I am sorry to say that I am a person who has severe arachnophobia. I don’t hate spiders, but have an irrational fear of them. In no way whatsoever does that mean I kill them, though. My reasoning is that they shouldn’t have to suffer just because I’m scared of them. So one day, I was lounging on the sofa at home, watching TV, when all of a sudden I heard the word spider, I rushed to go and check whether I was in any immediate danger or not, but all I could see was a tomato. Confused, I bent to pick it up, wondering where the spider was. Then, just before I touched it, the tomato got up and scurried away. I yelled, ran upstairs to my room and locked the door. I know it’s a bit extreme but I was seriously freaked. Then I had a good laugh about it later, wondering how in the world I ended up mistaking a spider for a tomato.
5. Dobby
All the way back in primary school (which I guess would be elementary school for Americans), I remember a time in year 4, when I was playing Dobby. In the case of those who don’t know what Dobby is, it’s like the English version of tag. I was all over the place, being chased by my friend. Then, I jumped over a bench and because I’m such a klutz, my foot got caught in the bench and I face-planted the concrete flower bed opposite me. I think I was unconscious, but not for long. When I woke up, I remember my friends just staring at me and me asking if I had anything on my face. I didn’t feel any pain for some reason. Then, I felt something wet on my face and touched it with my hand only to see blood. I looked in the window to see blood running down my face, so needless to say, I freaked out. One of my friends ran and fetched a teacher, who immediately rang an ambulance and I had a nice ride in it. I was okay and only needed two stitches, but of course I played it up as much as possible.
My mum told me that when the school rang her, they said I had a whole in my head, which of course, scared her half to death and she ran over. That was a complete exaggeration. I think now when I look back at it I just laugh at my stupidness. Needless to say, I didn’t jump over any more benches hay time soon.
So that’s my list. Hope you had a good laugh at it and share some of your stories with me in the comments. Nothing better than hearing someone else’s mistakes to make you feel better about you own, lol.
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ELECTRA COMPLEX: Why Billionaire Oligarchs Bankroll Feminism
Jay Dyer
21st Century Wire
feminism2To understand this, we must see the real players behind “women’s liberation,” dating roughly from the period of the Enlightenment and French Revolution, up to the Paris Commune and in the last century allying with Marxism and socialism to form a global front against the long domination of evil, stupid, and tyrannical men. As is often the case, the real history and power behind these revolutionary causes was oligarchical and subversive, not at all concerned with the interests of woman in general, but in deconstructing western society at the hands of moneyed elites.
While this sounds counter-intuitive, it is a fact that almost all so-called “liberal” movements have been funded, co-opted, used and harnessed by the money power as a means of psychological warfare for the destruction of the existing order. Feminism is no exception to this, and like Marxism, had the backing of powerful financial interests which could utilize the “liberation” by appealing to the deluded and naïve ignorance of youth, as the world witnesses with Mao’s cultural revolution.
Thus, just as the banking elite funded revolutionaries in Russia and China to destabilize the existing regimes, so with feminism and “women’s liberation,” the destabilization of the masses could be more easily accomplished, not just through altering social structures, but also through attacking gender. The attack on gender is a long, scientific process that began with women’s liberation and has now consummated in the synthetic rewrite of all nature. Along this long, technocratic and scientistic path the oligarchs reasoned that the inversion of all existing orders through subversion would result in the socialistic Brave New World of enforced androgyny – the feminization of men, and the masculinization of women.
IMAGE: The Masonic revolutionary Declaration of the Rights of Man.
At the time of the Enlightenment, Mary Wollstonecraft had spoken out as an early proponent of “women’s rights,” with her Vindication of the Rights of Women, published in 1792. From there, and with the radicals of the later Paris Commune, the so-called liberation was one in which the toppling of the monarchies gave rise to socialism and republicanism. It is important to recall that Weishaupt’s illuminism was communism, and the liberte, egalite, fraternite that was revered amongst the illuminist Jacobins and revolutionaries found their natural complement in women’s liberation. We can therefore see parallels in the Masonic Declaration of the Rights of Man with treatises like Wollstonecraft. The same radical egalitarianism of Paris communism would manifest in Bolshevik and Soviet propaganda, as women were told to cast off the slavery of domesticity for masculine occupations.
Fast forward to the last century, and we find the same strategy: Rockefeller daughter Abby was instrumental in establishing Cell 16, a radical feminist group advocating celibacy and the end of all traditional gender roles. Abby and Cell 16 organized some of the first feminist conferences that would prove to become influential in “Third Wave Feminism’s” strategies for attacking the West. Collier and Horowitz’s authorized biography of the Rockefellers presents Abby as somewhat of a rebel against the family’s capitalist veneer, but as we will see, this is not exactly accurate. Collier and Horowitz write:
“Late in 1968, she [Abby] was visited by a different kind of supplicant. It was Roxanne Dunbar, and she was requesting funds to send a delegate to a forthcoming feminist conference in Chicago, the first major gathering of its kind. Together with Dana Densmore, Betsy Warrior, and a few other harbingers of the new women’s movement, Roxanne had already founded and put out the inaugural issue of The Journal of Female Liberation….
I’d considered myself a feminist all my life, although I never would have used that word, because I hated anything involving the word ‘female.’ Not a case of self-loathing, just the realization that there was nothing in what I had been given as a woman to like. All the associations were repellent to me. All ‘feminine’ mannerisms – making oneself up, wearing clothes men designed, acting the way men had designed – seemed to be a set up to make women contemptible to men, so that men could hate them…
With Roxanne and the others, Abby started Cell 16, soon of the premier feminist organizations.” (The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty, 599-600.)
We are told, of course, that Abby was the black sheep of the family, and her Marxism and feminism were in direct opposition to the family, yet when we consider the support of the Rockefeller Foundation for various projects, we find they have been no stranger to feminist causes. In fact, David Rockefeller famously praised Maoist China in his 1973 New York Times editorial, as seen below (Image on left). Even today, the Rockefeller Foundation projects involve the funding of numerous women’s liberation projects, all under the guise of populism (and here, and here, for example). Ironically, populism is something David Rockefeller derides in his Memoirs:
Another stunning example of this strategic subversion is the use of radical feminists like Pussy Riot or Femen by NGOs funded by George Soros. In the case of Soros and U.S. State Department NGOs, these radical left movements have the goal of being a social and psychologically destabilizing factor.
Indeed, these clownish groups exist for their aesthetic terrorism, all with the backing of billionaires to cause dissent against Putin and Eurasia. Certainly other means are used, as Soros had bragged about funding the Crimean crisis through color revolutions. Kurt Nimmo explains:
In like manner, Hollywood director Aaron Russo met with Nicholas Rockefeller and reported in an interview that Nicholas informed him of the true nature of feminism and why it was funded by the elites. The crux of the matter is, feminism and so-called “liberation” is useful to billionaire technocrats to reorganize society – it has nothing to do with liberation or freedom, but enslavement to the passions and ultimately, death through dysgenics and dying reproduction rates. The explanation is best given in Russo’s own words, especially when we recall Gloria Steinem’s own admission that feminism via Ms. Magazine was funded by the CIA:
READ MORE TRANSHUMANISM NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire Transhumanism Files
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Don’t Need PR When You’re Doing 'Fine'? Think Again.
"I'm doing fine, right now. I don't need anyone to do PR for me."
Uh-oh. I've heard this several times now in the past few weeks and it's potentially a very dangerous attitude.
Anyone who's doing "fine" in these tough economic times should be very grateful - or they have “defined down" what "fine" actually means. Either way, kudos to you if that's how you feel.
One need only hearken back to late 2008 and earlier this year to remember what it means NOT to be doing fine. No one needs a reminder that the economy fell off a cliff, and while it's been clawing its way back ever since, it's not there yet for most businesses.
But back to doing "fine." Even if that is the case, there's no guarantee that your business will continue to do so. Whether it's government stimulus money or some other program that's artificially propping up your profession and spurring temporary spending, or whether you simply, and suddenly, have enough business NOW (for the first time in a long time) you shouldn't take public relations for granted.
PR can lay the groundwork for consistent, sustained growth. A few simple steps right now can not only keep your name in front of the customers you may need in the near future, it can also build your reputation amongst those who don’t even know they need your product or services, and can make everyone feel better about you, even if they never need to call on you.
Not investing in PR when you have no business is almost understandable (although that, too, is a poor idea.)
But not effectively working to promote yourself and your business when things are seemingly picking up is a potentially dangerous idea.
Bottom line: Don't be lulled into thinking things are going to automatically go back to what they were without any effort to reach old and new customers with public relations. Because they won't.
Feel free to call Abbott PR today for a free consultation. 603-785-7796.
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We See It When It Moves….
Hunters learn quickly when they are out in the woods that what we all see best is not necessarily vibrant colors, but movement. It doesn’t matter how vibrant the colors are, if they are dormant and don’t move, they will ultimately blend into the background. Further, many animals are color blind! But all animals see movement. And hunters of all kinds, animals or humans, spot their prey most readily when they are moving. Take a look at the picture below. If you look hard, you can find a wolf in this picture.
One of the exercises I ask churches and pastors to do when they are evaluating a church is to stop at a quick stop or some similar place in the town and ask them about the church. Do they know where it’s at or anything else about it? In other words, has the church been seen in the community by those outside the congregation? Sadly, too often, the clerks reach for the phone (or in the old days the phone book) to see if they can look it up. The church, despite having been in the community for years, is invisible. It has blended into the landscape.
Jesus commanded the disciples He was sending out into the villages and towns where He was about to go to be very visible. “Go and heal the sick and proclaim that the kingdom of God has come near!”, He said. Think of the circus parade that used to be common place prior to the arrival of the full circus in years gone by. Jesus wanted the ministry of the disciples to be visible so that the people in the town would be able to capture His coming!
Is your church creating a movement in the community in which it lives? How have the churches you have visited recently been moving in their communities? How is God calling you to move for Him?
No one can answer these questions for you or your congregation. Only you can. But one thing I do know, when God became flesh and dwelt among us, God didn’t want to be invisible. God wanted to be seen. And when Jesus established the church to be His Body on earth until He comes again, I don’t think He meant for us to be invisible either.
Prayer: Oh God, teach me to move for you in ways that will draw the attention of those who are hunting for your Kingdom. Amen.
Steve 2014
Rev. Dr. Steve Van Ostran
Executive Minister
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How The Lord’s Prayer Became Mine…and what I Pray for You
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Easter Sunday, the most attended church service of the year. Voices all over the world will be heard reciting The Lord’s Prayer. After all, this is how the Lord said we should pray, and so we pray exactly as He did. But are we missing something? Is it enough just to say the words, or did Jesus intend something so much greater?
I’ve been involved in a small group for the last few weeks where we have been taking a closer look at The Lord’s Prayer, line by line, praying through corresponding verses each week. It has truly been a beautiful thing to open up this power-packed prayer like a brand new gift. At first glance it seems that this prayer is full of commands towards God…Thy kingdom come…thy will be done…give me this…forgive me…don’t lead me into temptation…deliver me.
It seems pretty demanding…on the surface.
But what if Jesus gives us these words, not so we can dictate to God, but so that we can be reminded of his goodness. After all isn’t that what prayer is all about? Reminding us that God’s hand is in it all. That we are invited to be a part of what he is ALREADY doing.
Prayer takes us straight to the heart of God. It is what connects us to His plan already in progress. It takes our out-of-control life and brings it increasingly under the control of our Father, our Father in Heaven.
So, as we pray this prayer this week as a reminder, not as a list of demands, may it go something like this:
Our Father who art in heaven…
God, you care about everyone equally. I am no better and no worse than anyone around me. I am your child and that is where my identity lies. You are OUR Father who is in heaven, because of this you have an entirely different perspective than I do. Thank you for recognizing that I need to be reminded of this often. The distractions of this world do a pretty good job of taking my eyes off of you. I can never have enough reminders of who you are and my place in your family.
Hallowed be thy name…
You are separate from anything on this earth, yet you have made a way for me to talk to you. You have the most holy name of all, yet you call me “mine.” Your name is just as precious as you are, and should be treated as such. May I remember to always recognize you as holy, treat you as holy, and reflect your holiness.
Thy kingdom come…
It is so easy to be the king of my own domain, but you remind me that you are to be my king, you are the ruler of my domain…not me…not ever. Your ultimate kingdom is just around the corner. As you rule my heart, may it be a reminder that you will one day rule a new heaven and a new earth.
Your will is happening. There is nowhere that I can go to escape your will for me. I can either chose to surrender to your will and glorify you in what you have for me, or I can fight it, live a life of turmoil and find that peace will continually be just out of my reach. I am reminded that the ‘peace that passes all understanding’ is only found in the center of your will. Closely hold me there and keep me from selfishly sabotaging myself.
Give us this day our daily bread…
Not only are my needs met, but you quench my desire to worry about tomorrow. Today, right now, you have provided what I need…I am satisfied. My provider. Jehovah-Jireh. Whether it is through the toil of my own hands to put food on the table, or a spiritual gift you have lavished upon me, I have absolutely no need to worry. Today you remind me that I am cared for, I am loved, I am yours.
I am forgiven. THANK YOU, JESUS! You have washed away my guilt and shame. To continue in my guilt is basically saying that I don’t think your sacrifice was good enough for me, that the price you paid was not high enough. But that is a lie straight from my enemy! You have strategically given me a daily reminder of your selfless sacrifice and your never-ending forgiveness. A strategy to not only defeat my enemy but to follow your example and practice forgiveness.
And do not lead us into temptation…
You lead me. Temptation is placed in front of me by my enemy. You never lead me towards it, but are instead continually leading me away from it…toward yourself. Toward holiness, righteousness and truth. Temptation is filled with lies that my enemy uses to play to my evil desires and draw me away from you. But as I draw closer to you, in my weakness, your strength shines through it. The only direction you lead me towards is victory over my enemy. You gently remind me that if I only follow you, my struggles will become dim in comparison to your life-giving light.
But deliver us from evil…
I am at war, but you have already won! When it feels like the world simply cannot get any worse…it does. My heart is heavy as I live in this evil place. But this is not my home. This is not the end. You have given me the tools, the armor; all I need to do is put it on. You remind me that all I need to do is stand my ground…you have already won. I have been delivered. I stand here armed with the belt of truth and the breastplate of righteousness. My feet are fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. The shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, the sword of the Spirit…required protection as I stand to face my enemy and say, “YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE! GOD HAS ALREADY WON!”
How I Fell in Love with Jesus – Part 2
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Part One can be read here. I don’t yet know how many “parts” this series will be, and I may even post other things in between, but I want to share with you how falling in love with Jesus is about remembering the “firsts” of your relationship with him. This post includes “first” number two, and I hope to share with you other “firsts” I have experienced with God in the weeks to come.
The First Time I Saw God Run
It was the spring of 1986. Back when “Spring Break” used to be called “Easter Vacation.” I sat in the Main Chapel of Mt. Gilled Bible Camp and listened as our speaker challenged us with truths from God’s Word. I honestly don’t remember what the teaching was about, but I do remember the conviction that was weighing heavy on my heart. My 14th birthday was just around the corner, but already I had done plenty of living for myself. Fashion and boys concerned me a lot more than the condition of my heart. Church was something I did because it was fun to see my friends. And loving God was a task on my to do list.
But in that chapel service, God showed me something that changed my thinking forever.
Anyone who has grown up in church knows that feeling. You know…the one you get when the words that are being spoken aren’t necessarily being heard, they are, in fact, piercing your heart. Your pulse begins to race, your palms get sweaty, and you know that some part of your life is about to do a 180 and you can’t decide if it’s going to feel good or not. Yep, that is what I was feeling as the musician began to play a song called, “When God Ran.
As soon as I heard the words, tears began to pour down my face…
Almighty God, The Great I Am,
Immovable Rock, Omnipotent, Powerful,
Awesome Lord.
Victorious Warrior, Commanding King of Kings,
Mighty Conqueror and the only time,
The only time I ever saw him run,
Was when…
He ran to me,
He took me in His arms,
Held my head to His chest,
Said “My son’s come home again!”
Lifted my face,
Wiped the tears from my eyes,
With forgiveness in His voice He said
“Son, do you know I still love You?”
He caught me By surprise, When God ran…
The thing is, I come from a good Christian family. I was only 13 years old. How could I already be feeling the suffocating weight of sin in my life? Because I believe that we are each born with a God-sized hole in our heart. And as I headed into my teen years I did what ever I could to fill it up with approval from others, but anytime we try to fill that hole with anything other than God it eats us up inside. But as the words of the song came to life and penetrated my soul, it was like being delivered from chronic pain. The tears started to fall, accompanied by feelings of remorse, and guilt, not for anything I had done but for Who I had left out. But thenas He ran to me, held my head to His chest…“, I had the most beautiful picture in my head of God running toward me, forgiving me. He wasn’t standing there with his arms folded waiting for me to run. He ran to me…and then ever so gently he, “…Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes,” and I remember feeling His peace wash over me as I raised my arms to Him with the most grateful heart, and my tears of guilt were turned into tears of joy.
Yes, I definitely remember the first time I saw God run…and my life has never been the same.
This is missing from your to-do list and will actually create more time in your day
Feet in surf edit
Sticky notes anywhere we will notice them, planners with color coded blocks of time, reminder apps on our phone. Everyone has a system. A way to keep track of it all. Sometimes I even try to keep track of it all in my head. But, wow! That never seems to work out well! I usually end up doing things like getting halfway home from running errands only to be reminded by a text that I forgot to pick up my son from youth group. Yeah, that one was especially embarrassing, and is in my very recent past. It seems that as my kids hit the teen years, we are finding a whole new level of busy that I didn’t even know existed. I don’t know if I am going to survive being taxi-mom. However, I do know one thing that will help me get through it all. It is actually quite simple, really. I just don’t do it enough.
A few weeks ago I spontaneously found myself without kids for FOUR HOURS. This was not on the plan, but it sort of just fell in my lap…thanks to a very dear friend. I started to prioritize the endless list in my head as I headed home in my empty car. But as I drove down the road on this beautiful, sunny, Florida day another thought started to form in my mind. What if the list waited, I turned the opposite direction, and took some time to put my toes in the sand? It is the end of February for crying out loud. I live in Florida and I had not yet been to the beach at all in 2016. It was time. And as I turned my car toward the ocean, a calm came over me and a smile crept up on my face. I was about to learn what was missing from my list.
The sand was warm, the sun shone on my face, and the sound of the waves brought peace to my soul. IMG_5295I walked along slowly taking it all in. I had my phone with me and began to take pictures, capturing this moment of clarity. I began to see everything in clear focus. Life is busy, yes, but while life is happening, this peaceful place is here all the time waiting to be enjoyed.
IMG_5285 I saw a man-o-war glistening in the wet sand,
IMG_5304I saw pretty pink chairs just begging to have their picture taken,
IMG_5302I saw birds in flight, but it seemed effortless for them.
All they had to do was hold out their wings, the wind did the rest. As I breathed it all in, I realized that my focus had become so narrow. I wanted to be like those birds. Floating on the wind in, what seemed, an effortless flight. It is about that moment that I realized what had been missing from my list.
PERSPECTIVE. The one thing that keeps it all from swallowing me up.
When I broaden my perspective things that I thought were important begin to fall away and sometimes even get erased from the list. Sorting piles, never-ending organizing, cleaning that really only stays that way for about five minutes. Are those things really so important? What kinds of things am I going to be proud of at the end of the day? That I cleaned the pantry or that I was clear-headed enough to see a look on my kid’s face and know that they needed to talk. And better yet, be patient, put it all aside, and actually have that talk.
When I watched those birds, who where solely dependent on the wind for their flight, I was reminded that the Lord should be that wind for me. I often try to fly by my own power, but quickly find out it simply doesn’t work like that. I’m often running on empty and have nothing left to give when it is needed the most. But when I stretch out my arms and let His infinite, life-giving breeze carry me, I see it all from above, through His eyes, His perspective. It is there that I am reminded to let go, breathe, and let Him carry me to the places He has carved out, just for me. It is there that I find my eternal perspective.
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Pulled Pork
“I’ll have a pulled pork sandwich, two-fisted, dressed as a portly woman.”
Was the last line of my dream.
Apparently, from the restaurant menu, that means a pork sandwich, with two helpings of ground pork.
and then I woke up.
The Sensitive Terrorist
I was going through the security checkpoint at the Raleigh airport. Considering it was the holidays, it was pretty slow. Until, the slow drawed, slow moving security guard watching his favorite show on the X-Ray asked me to open my backpack.
Ugh, I thought.
“Is this your 4 ounces of Sensodyne toothpaste?”
“Um, yes it is.” I answered, slightly embarrassed by my sensitivity.
“Are you aware that any liquids or gels over three and a half ounces need to be in a plastic bag, or checked?”
“Um, well, I, um…Yes, I guess I was but…”
“I’m going to have to throw this in the trash.”
You’re going to confiscate my Sensodyne toothpaste? I’m mean, I kind of get the theory about using gels as explosive materials, and maybe I can excuse the level of ridiculousness that the TSA has taken this liquid witch hunt to, but…
“Hey Musharraf! Are you ready to take down capitalism in the name of Allah?!”
“Are you ready to give your life as a commitment to this cause?!”
“Yes! Absolutely! I’m in! But wait! Hold on a second, these sensitive teeth are killing me! I mean really, I’ve got to get a hold of some very gentle and delicate pain-relieving toothpaste that can help rebuild the enamel on my teeth over time. I realize I might be dead in a matter of days, but certainly I can go pain free in the mean time.”
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Friday, 19 November 2010
Beta's Polls #4
1. Well, you know, lvl 68 seems the MOST possible time for a new spell. And I guess we like the moon school because you get to turn into different stuff. I like the O 'Leary guy.
2. Yeah I think Lv 68 too. And the Polymorphs are pure awesome!
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• No they are titles. The Jewish people won't use the name of God because they fear it being used in vain. Thus, they often call God HaShem which means, The Name. In the scriptures, God's name which is YAHUWAH was replaced with LORD.
• the answer already given gives great points. remember in Hebrew their are no Vowels originally (thus the little tick marks above give what way it is to sound) but GODS name that he says is. YHVH, sounded YAHAVAH, many people say it is Jehovah but their is no J in Hebrew, it is a Yod sound. being this Joshua is actually Yeshua, and Jesus name is actually Yeshua. hope that gives something to think about. if you are more concerned with the Names of GOD, their is a hard to find Bible called "the sacred names Bible" which doesn't translate the names of GOD in the translation. +3 GOD BLESS
• No!. they are Count, King, Judge, Sir, Master, Lord, LORD, Prince. A " name" is personal to each person... (Exodus 6:3) And I used to appear to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as God Almighty, but as respects my name Jehovah I did not make myself known to them.
• I would rather think of them as titles.
• I have read a lot of good answers to the above question. Many realize that God did have a personal name...The only question was it pronounced. Different scholars have different ideas about how the name YHWH was originally pronounced. In The Mysterious Name of Y.H.W.H., page 74, Dr. M. Reisel said that the “vocalisation of the Tetragrammaton must originally have been YeHÅ«àH or YaHÅ«àH.” Canon D. D. Williams of Cambridge held that the “evidence indicates, nay almost proves, that JÄhwéh was not the true pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton . . . The Name itself was probably JÄ€HÔH.”- (Periodical for Old Testament Knowledge), 1936, Volume 54, page 269. In the glossary of the French Revised Segond Version, page 9, the following comment is made: “The pronunciation Yahvé used in some recent translations is based on a few ancient witnesses, but they are not conclusive. If one takes into account personal names that include the divine name, such as the Hebrew name of the prophet Elijah (Eliyahou) the pronunciation might just as well be Yaho or Yahou.” In 1749 the German Bible scholar Teller told of some different pronunciations of God’s name he had read: “Diodorus from Sicily, Macrobius, Clemens Alexandrinus, Saint Jerome and Origenes wrote Jao; the Samaritans, Epiphanius, Theodoretus, Jahe, or Jave; Ludwig Cappel reads Javoh; Drusius, Jahve; Hottinger, Jehva; Mercerus, Jehovah; Castellio, Jovah; and le Clerc, Jawoh, or Javoh.” Thus it is evident that the original pronunciation of God’s name is no longer known. Nor is it really important. If it were, then God himself would have made sure that it was preserved for us to use. The important thing is to use God’s name according to its conventional pronunciation in our own language.
• No I would describe them as Titles.
• Mom and Dad are titles too - but by frequent use they also become unofficial names. Parents will respond to their titles as names and thus they are as good as names.
• Depends on your religion
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Posted By Chris
A recent dream that is work-related will give you valuable insight into a persistent problem.
What images do you see, better yet, what do you remember? Step back, and think about it, view things from a wider perspective, and they will suddenly become clear.
You're in the mood to chat, in a big way. You're feeling so talkative in fact, that you're not especially concerned with who you're talking with. That can make for some amazingly entertaining conversation with strangers, some of whom may end up becoming good friends.
Caution not to inadvertently let the wrong cat out of the bag, though, if you're chatting with someone who knows less than they're letting on, or if its not supposed to be common knowledge, keep quiet.
Sometimes having what's called great intuition or psychic powers is simply a matter of really tuning in to what's going on a round you. Engage your powers of observation when it comes to your relationships, and a revelation just might follow.
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I finally understand, enlightenment comes with a huge price tag, that doesn't involve money or my life, it costs my soul.
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Your energy is just right for making things happen even when you are afraid they are impossible.
You're considering tackling bigger projects and meeting new people today, and loving every moment of the action! You're going to be able to figure out just about anything thrown at you even your friends deepest weirdness. If you apply yourself, things will clear up pretty quickly and you'll move forward with ease.
You've finally recovered from an old trauma, but it wasn't easy, and you don't want to go through anything like it ever again. Fortunately, events like those that took place then are quite rare in your story now, as will what you go through in the near future, for entirely different reasons.
There's a very interesting person on the horizon, someone you may actually find fascinating enough to think about getting to know better. If you're game, go for it, as there's no doubt that they will be too. There’s a group of suitors jostling for position possibly even fighting over you, even if you can't see them all that clearly yet.
It’s time to schedule a meeting with the higher-ups to clarify your goals and tasks. It could be just small-scale adjustments to procedure or it could be a request for greater responsibility. Either way, it’s time to speak up.
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You've got lots going on, and there's no need for you to take life any deeper than it has to go.
It’s okay to have fun, so try to keep your mood light today. Your normally action drama may be exhilarating, but they're not the most sustainable or healthiest ways to live long term.
As you get a little older and wiser, you have come to realize that life is more satisfying when it's at least somewhat stable. Some well-meaning person will give you some relationship advice. If you feel like they just don't get it, consider thanking them for their thoughts, rather than debating about it with them.
What comes with wisdom is you know there's always a way to get your point across without saying a word. Your specialty is communication. If you're not in the mood to chat, which is sort of weird for even you, but can certainly possible, you’ll find a way. You know that you can say more with a glance, or by leaving things unsaid, than most people can say along with pictures.
Authority figures of all kinds will be hard to work with for the next few days, so try to lie low and keep from attracting too much attention from the powers from above. You may want to focus on finishing up projects in your personal realm, before moving onto work that involves others.
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Ask hard questions and you’ll receive difficult answers.
You want to provoke deeper thinking from those around you. Though it won't be comfortable, and it will end up producing high-quality tension. You need to avoid any tendency toward overconfidence today.
Make sure to be clear about scheduling issues, since miscommunication can make the best plans go awry today. Your energy is fully engaged, it maybe more so than most others. It's one of those days when you’d have fun debating every issue with others, but they’re not interested.
You have to go out at some point today, no matter what. Of course, if you're still fighting the urge to stay home, go out on your own terms, you need to build up some discipline with yourself, even though it might be a good time to blow off something that seems important.
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Dear Girl Scout Alumnae,
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas invites you to join us throughout 2012 as we celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting. This month, Girl Scouts of the USA is declaring 2012 the Year of the Girl. On the heels of 100 years of developing girls of courage, confidence, and character, the Year of the Girl is our move to rally the nation around the cause of girls' leadership. You can join the momentum by reconnecting with Girl Scouts.
Please join us 7:30-9:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2012 for the first-ever Morning Coffee Mix & Mingle hosted by the Girl Scout Alumnae Association at the Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership Center, 811 N. Coker Loop, San Antonio, 78216.
During 2012, the Alumnae Association will meet once a month to connect, form new friendships, and rediscover how Girl Scouts is impacting girls in our community. These Coffee Mix & Mingles are open to all Girl Scout alumnae, so spread the word and bring a friend.
For more information or to RSVP, email Stephanie Sanchez Sinclair.
Save the date for the next Coffee Mix & Mingle on Tuesday, February 14.
Interested in becoming an official member of the Girl Scout Alumnae Association? Connect with Southwest Texas online and be sure to join us on Facebook
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23 MARCH 1918, Page 16
OF this baker's dozen of short stories all but three are detached in time and theme from war conditions. " One of Them " describes how a semi-invalid yachtsman, eating out his heart in inactivity, found self-respect and happiness as a submarine-hunter. " Peiffer " relates how the activities of a German secret agent in Lisbon, while Portugal was still neutral, were sterilized by a British intelligence officer, who was also an officer of intelligence. And " The Ebony Box " exhibits the remorse of a German officer for having acted with unchivalrous suspicion towards a French girl and her wounded lover in the war of 1870. This story, we may add, is dated November, 1905. But the remainder, with few exceptions, reveal in Mr. Mason a preoccupation with the bizarre, the uncanny, even the macabre. ,The strange story of " The Crystal Trench "—in which a young widow, whose husband perished in an Alpine accident, waits for twenty-four years for the emergence of his body from the glacier in which he had been entombed, as predicted by a scientific expert—is certainly founded on fact. This in its essentials is not fiction but a transcript from the tragedy of Alpine annals. There is, however, some ingenious romantic embroidery. But surely Mr. Mason is wrong in supposing that the body would crumble into dust on exposure to the outer air. That might happen in Egypt but not on a glacier. In the other stories there is a certain sameness in the recurrence of catastrophes brought about by the psychic experiences of men who have been unhinged by overwork or nervous breakdown, who have forsworn society, and become peculiarly sensitive to the call of the unseen, or the appeal of the revenant. But here exception must be made on behalf of " Green Paint," a fantasia on life in a tropical Republic which in atmosphere and treatment reminds one not a little of " O. Henry." Here wo have the same blending of comic opera and ruthlessness that lends its charm to " Cabbages and Kings." But Mr. Mason keeps his best work to the end, " The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel," a tale of high life in modern Alsatia, conceived and executed in the style of The New Arabian Nights. This is highly coloured sensationalism refined to a high art and enriched by the excellently contrasted portraits of the famous French detective, the genuine professional, and his English friend and occasional collaborator, a dilettante and an amateur. The sudden and dramatic collapse of the first clue to the mystery, when the evidence in its favour seemed overwhelming, threatens an anticlimax, but Mr. Mason is more than equal to the task of reviving our interest and retaining it to the close.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
SSH Tips-and-Tricks
X11 forwarding
You can enable X11 forwarding with ssh -X host.
Compressing data
Roaming behind the firewall.
1. Start cygwing environment
2. Start X11 environment, type strartx
WinAxe + Putty
1. Install WinAxe, and run XSession
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Oracle 10g JDBC driver and BigDecimal.toString()
I would like to share an issue with you regarding Oracle 10g JDBC driver and migration to Java 5.
Recently we encountered a production bug where a client got some extra money on his/her account. The bug appeared with Oracle JDBC driver (ojdbc14.jar) version once we migrated the application to Java 5 from Java 1.4.
In order to safe the precision in Java it is the common practice to use BigDecimals. Oracle driver, while binding the objects to SQL types, is calling BigDecimal.toString() method. In Java 5, the method was altered in order to support JSR-13:Decimal Arithmetic Enhancement standard. This issue exists in Sun bug database
Here's a piece of code to reproduce this problem:
-- table for the test
create table test_table ( value number )
// java code to reproduce the behaviour
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
public class HelloFromOracle {
Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:user/passwd@DB:1521:SID");
String query = "insert into test_table values (?)";
PreparedStatement stmt = connection.prepareStatement(query);
BigDecimal bd = new BigDecimal("0.000000000000001");
stmt.setBigDecimal(1, bd);
Now, with Oracle driver v the value in database will be:
> select * from test_table
... And with Oracle driver v
> select * from test_table
So my message is to replace the Oracle driver to, especially with migration to Java 5 from Java 1.4. What is interesting is that oracle driver doesn't suffer from this problem.
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'New Paintings' has fresh air
October 05, 1990|By John Dorsey | John Dorsey,Sun Art Critic
One can look at Eugene Leake's paintings of misty fields, o night black as a wall, of sun glowing orange through atmosphere so heavy it almost falls like a curtain to the ground, and be tempted to call him a romantic. Actually, he's more a realist in the sense that he's painting what's there with as much truth as possible.
As his career has matured, however, the "there" that he has concentrated on in his Maryland landscapes has been less the fields and the trees than light (and recently dark, too) and air and space -- things that have to be defined by what they do to the fields and the trees or vice versa.
The process continues in the just-opened "Eugene Leake: New Paintings" at Grimaldis. In some of these -- especially a trio in which the paint is so dry it almost looks like pastel -- the subject is air. In "Cool Gray Sunrise" and "August Fog with Orange Sun" the gray mist dissolves the trees in a lavender haze that is then breathed up into the sky, becoming thinner but still perceptible.
The poet Julia Randall once wrote that of all painters Corot was the one who painted the air. If she meant by that that he made you feel the air that can't be seen, Leake may come closest to that in the small but memorable "Turner Valley Snow," a study in grays and whites in which the sky and the snow give presence to the quality of air.
The trees gathering toward the middle of "On the Edge of the Woods" form space into a kind of hourglass shape, cinching it in the waist yet letting it slip through a series of openings until it once again expands on the far side.
In "March Light on Deer Creek" space encounters a wall of trees yet filters through, leaping free into a deep purplish distance. Trees in both of these paintings do a careful balancing act by defining but not enclosing space.
In "Jarrettsville Night," on the other hand, the blackness that covers most of the surface makes a palpable object of nothing; instead of an unlimited sea of darkness, it seems a solid wall that pushes back the advance of the eye and thrusts the lighted buildings at us across the stage-like space.
It is above all the sense of experimentation that keeps Leake's body of work fresh. If, here, he experiments with space, he also experiments with paint, from dry to almost creamy; if he experiments with air, he also experiments with brushstroke, at times intense and jittery, making staccato notes on the canvas, at times comparatively relaxed.
If it is possible to say that this show is more uneven than previous ones, that is not because experimentation has caused varying results, but because through experimentation Leake has advanced to the point at which it is easier to distinguish his best from the sort of thing that used to be his best. His work is so popular that he could have gone on doing the same sort of thing over and over again and found an easy market for it. Fortunately, he has never been satisfied with "good enough," and happily, the most successful works in this show are those which take the most risks, address the greatest difficulties, push hardest -- in which the desire to experiment is most evident.
Always, however, there is the sense that the experiment is not solely for its own sake but in the service of what is there. The "real" is at the beginning and the end of Leake's work, but it is a real that makes perceptible the impalpable as well as the palpable elements of which the totality of the landscape consists.
Eugene Leake
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What`s Wrong With This Bush Picture?
June 14, 1991|By Karla S. Miller, Coordinator, Rape Victim Advocacy Program.
IOWA CITY — Regarding the picture of President Bush kissing a female Air Force Academy cadet (Tribune, May 30), many questions came to mind regarding the appropriate protocol to be used in such situations as a military school commencement.
1. Does this cadet have a choice?
2. Did the president also kiss a male cadet?
3. Why would the president think that it`s OK to kiss a professional soldier when that soldier is standing at attention?
4. Would the president understand that this gesture is inappropriate in this setting?
5. What message does this send to this person`s peers as well as to others?
6. What stereotypes does this reinforce?
7. Was this cadet singled out on the basis of her qualifications and accomplishments only?
8. Does the president realize or care that this might be embarrassing to this cadet and that a handshake or a salute would be more appropriate and appreciated?
Some may say that the president was only congratulating a cadet on a job well done in a manner that has existed for centuries, right? Except the manner of congratulating cadets has not been for the president of the United States to kiss them.
This picture is a very good example of sexism in one of its subtlest forms. So subtle is it that I suspect there will be some who will not appreciate what is objectionable about the picture.
Recently, the queen of England visited our country. There was little question regarding the etiquette to be followed when dealing with the queen. It is basically this: Don`t touch the queen.
Of course, this rule of etiquette has been followed for centuries while female cadets are a relatively new phenomenon. The situation involving President Bush and Cadet Lois Angela Baird allows us the opportunity to examine what the appropriate behavior should be when dealing with female cadets.
It seems relatively clear: Female cadets should be treated with the same dignity and respect afforded male cadets upon the occasion of their commencement. A salute or a handshake accompanied by congratulatory words is perhaps the most appropriate, straightforward and respectful protocol for dealing with all cadets.
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Barnhardt Podcast #017: We Are the Gold
August 4, 2017
In this episode we lay some conceptual groundwork for next week's discussion of cypto-currency by defining the difference between money and currency, going into detail about the fundamental source of value behind money. We also talk about the bubble-inducing effects "forced charity" through government spending of tax revenues on things like education and healthcare, and how the institutional Church is right in the middle of -- and profiting from! -- this forced charity scheme.
Feedback: send your questions, comments, or alternative definitions for money and currency to — and email if you have suggestions for where to buy BTC (BitCoin) without visiting the dark web, meeting with gangsters, or getting a knock on my door by someone in a dark suit who is wearing an earpiece...
Distinction between money and currency:
Money, in concept, is the fungible proxy for the aggregation of wealth, real property, and services which are the product of human life and the capacity to produce things of value whereas currency are the exchangeable units of value that can be used for performing economic transactions.
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Detailed Notes on testsinguser500
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You can use the FOR and NET Consumer commands to perform the activity in a very “brief and dirty” way, without scripting or writing any code. One example is, when you kind through the command prompt:
The custom slot sort is utilized for objects that are not covered by Amazon's constructed-in kinds and is suggested for most use circumstances exactly where a slot benefit is among a set of probable values.
When you are using the developer console beta, You may use the Test website page to test the talent with no product.
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All sample utterances are composed in the chosen language. By way of example, the sample utterances within the German tab needs to be in German.
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The 5-Second Trick For best bubble machine
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From Big Medical Encyclopedia
GONIOMETRIYA (grech, gonia a corner + metreo to measure, measure) — measurement of dihedral angles by means of a goniometer; in medicine it is applied to measurement in degrees of amplitude of the movement of joints.
For a research of function of large joints of extremities of a branch of a goniometer (goniometer) have on long axes of the bones forming a joint, and combine an axis of a goniometer with a joint crack. Measure the initial position of a joint, its neutral position or a corner, under the Crimea the dynamic equilibrium of antagonistic muscles, and the angle of bending was established. Then determine amplitude of movements of a joint, calculating a difference between the angles of bending and extension.
For measurement of amplitude of movements of interphalangeal joints use a tiny goniometer, branches to-rogo are adapted for overlaying on the dorsal surfaces of phalanxes. The rotational movements measure by a goniometer of a special design, at to-rogo a motionless branch is established perpendicular to an axis of rotation of a mobile branch. Other models, e.g. Gamburtseva, in clinical practice are not applied.
For assessment patol, conditions of a joint need to be defined amplitude of both active, and passive movements. These goniometriya estimate by comparison with normal indicators — see. Joints .
V. P. Pavlov.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Computer Stupidities
This what We call.... A CALLS FROM HELL
Customer: "I have just received your software, but I have these plastic things, what are they?"
Tech Support: "Could you describe them please?"
Customer: "They are black plastic, thin, and square."
Tech Support: "Anything else?"
Customer: "They have a metal bit on one edge."
Tech Support: "Disks?"
Customer: "Well, I don't know, do I? I just brought your package. What do I do with them?"
I see a horrible call ahead, and the customer is quite irate already.
Tech Support: "Put the disks in the drive."
Customer: "What's a drive?"
Tech Support: "The slot in your machine that looks just the right size for the disk."
Customer: "Which machine?"
Tech Support: "Do you have a hard drive?"
Customer: "I have two boxes. One has a picture on it."
Tech Support: "Put the first disk in, metal side first."
Customer: "Ok. It's gone in."
Tech Support: "Go to the 'start' button, then run, then type 'setup'."
Customer: "My computer isn't on. How do I turn it on?"
Tech Support: "Push the button by the drive to eject the disk, and press the button that says 'power' on the machine without the pictures on it."
Customer: "Ok. Done."
Tech Support: "Now put in the disk, go to start, run, and type 'setup'."
Customer: "Oh, it's all working now. Thanks, but your software isn't very easy to use, is it?"
Customer: "Right! I demand satisfaction!"
Tech Support: "I see. Well, I'm here to try and help you. What kind of problem are you having?" Customer: "It's not my problem! The 'commuter' I bought six weeks ago just won't work! I can't do a damned thing with it!"
Tech Support: "I see. Do you mean it won't even switch on, or is it something else?"
Customer: "Don't try to sandbag me! I know my rights!"
Tech Support: "Sir, could you explain the problem you are having so I can better help you with it?" Customer: "I've called them all, AOL, Nildram, Tiscali, and none of them are any good."
Tech Support: "Ok, so are you saying that you're having problems getting on-line?"
Customer: "Look, it doesn't work! I want satisfaction!"
Tech Support: "Ok, well I need to ask you some questions to help you with the problem."
Customer: "Fine, but I doubt you're going to fix it."
Tech Support: "Is your modem installed and plugged into the phone line?"
Customer: "How would I know if it's plugged in?"
Tech Support: (describes how the back of the machine looks and where the modem is)
Customer: "Yes, that's just how mine looks, and it doesn't work, so just accept that it's broken!" Tech Support: "Which cable did you connect the modem to the phone line with, sir?"
Customer: "I have to wire the stupid thing in?"
Customer: "Click 'OK'?"
Tech Support: "Yes, click 'OK'."
Customer: "Click 'OK'?"
Tech Support: "Right. Click 'OK'."
Customer: "I clicked 'Cancel'."
Customer: "Oh."
Tech Support: "Now we have to start over."
Customer: "Why?"
Tech Support: "Because you clicked 'Cancel'."
Customer: "Ok." I spent the next fifteen minutes re-constructing the carefully crafted setup for this lady's unique computer.
Customer: "Yes."
Customer: "I clicked 'Cancel'."
what do you think if you happen to deal with this people -_-!
leosondek said...
ermm.. got ask them they date of birth
i this is around 1320??
leosondek said...
ermm.. got ask them their date of birth
i this is around 1320??
leosondek said...
ermm.. got ask them their date of birth
i this is around 1320??
maslight said...
wuah could they be any more stewped? seriously like that? o me gawd. damn dat's stewped. like never use computer at all. but the click ok and cancel one is so damn funny. like u should say click cancel ahahahaha..
ahhhh i know those kind yang want satisfaction. *rofl.
Nicholian Justine said...
hahaha... hope that we can kick them back to HELL ...kin panas
Enaidyl said...
God, how daft these people can get??
And I thought I'm worse ... heh.
Nicholian Justine said...
hahaha... welcome to hell...
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Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Kindle Fire Reached 95K Pre-Orders in 24hrs
Kindle Fire Reached 95K Pre-Orders in 24hrs
iPhone 4S vs. Best of the Rest
How the iPhone 4S Stacks Up With the Best of the Rest | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
It appears that only iPhone 4S has support for multiple networks...
And "Siri"
While Android phones are getting larger, iPhone is getting smarter.
...the entire focus of Apple over the past few years, the company wants the desktop computer to disappear and something else to take its place. Siri looks like it’s going to be a big part of that disappearing act...
Apple's next iPhone makes its debut @ cnet
SlideShare moves to HTML5
SlideShare moves to HTML5
The next step: PowerPoint HTML5 :)
In fact, there is already Office Live PowerPoint, web-based, with same look-and-feel as desktop app...
Building CodeTweet for Windows Phone 7, iOS and Android
CODE Magazine has a an excellent series or articles with step-by-step instruction for building equivalent native mobile applications for:
It would be nice to see similar multi-platfrom solution based on HTML5, that would in fact be most natural for this task...
Another interesting alternative would be using .NET code with Mono for Android and Mono for iOS. I think that Xamaring, a new company of creators of Mono in currently very busy making good documentation, so that may be coming soon.
Related event:
WinRT and Metro style apps for Windows 8
Windows 8 WinRT platform is a significant change from previous versions of Windows based on Win32 and COM. In fact, many features of .NET are re-considered and re-designed: .NET was originally developed with codename COM+, but it is not based on COM; WinRT is also based on elements of COM, could call it COM++ :)
One of big challenges of using classic COM from C++ was verbose code.
A new solution for WinRT is modified C++ language, in addition to a native library.
There is also a "managed" .NET interface, used only form .NET languages.
Deep diving WinRT and Metro style apps for Windows 8
The Framework.NET:
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Ananthapura Lake Temple is one of the most divine places located in Karasaragod. Karasaragod is a famous place located in an isolated peaceful region of the hills at an approximate distance of 18 kilometres from the Karasaragod town. Ananthapura Lake Temple is an exceptionally old sanctuary and it fits in with the ninth century. The sanctuary is devoted to Lord Ananthapadmanabha swamy commonly known as the Lord Vishnu. The individuality of this region is that, this is the main lake sanctuary in Kerala. The sanctuary bears an elevated perspective of the green scene around with lots of meadows and landscape. The place is encompassed by a rectangular lake which measures around 302 square feet. This comprises of around 2 acres of land.
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The legend of the sanctuary is connected with an extraordinary sage Vilvamangalam Swami, who was a sincere enthusiast of Lord Vishnu. At the point when the sage was busy worshiping Lord Vishnu in the sacred spot of the sanctuary, Lord Krishna used to visit him masked as a young man, with a few devilish and naughty tricks. Then these small mischievous acts started annoying him and it actually resulted in the discovery of the holy cave. The cave is for some reasons believed to be the place where Lord Krishna disappeared. This very cave is there for quite a while now and is being guarded by a holy crocodile naming Babia. Babia is believed to be residing there in the lake for about 60 or more years.
The authorities at the temple claim that he crocodile at the temple is totally harmless and as a matter of fact, it doesn’t even harms a fish in the surrounding pond in which it resides. Babia is a vegetarian crocodile and is separately fed after the evening or the noon worships conducted at the temple. The offerings from the devotees is given to the Holy crocodile. Moreover, a special feed is prepared for the crocodile that is given to him by hand. The authorities also claim that there is also only one big crocodile present in the lake at a time. On the off chance that a crocodile dies, another appears right in the cave. But only one remains in the pool at a time.
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The people surrounding the cave have a strong faith in Lord Vishnu and the crocodile. They believe that the crocodile is true messenger of god, send to them to protect and to guard the cave. Whenever there is a strange thing that is going to happen inside or in the surroundings of the cave, Babia alerts the administration and the authorities to take the right action. Firstly it was believed that there were two Crocodiles. A male and a female, yet one was killed by the British when they were attempting to invade the temple. Now only the male one is left.
The temple remains open at all times of the day and never closes its gate to any one, apart from the differences in colour, religion, caste or creed. The water level at the cave remains more or less the same regardless of the climate and weather changes in the region. The holy temple, therefore, is one of the most visited divine place of Karasaragod and the fact that it is being guarded by a crocodile makes it even more interesting and worth visiting for sure.
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Media Production Mentoring
Free online film school designed with beginning filmmakers in mind.
Which Came First?
The Chicken, the Egg, or the Child?
I wrote up a quick script idea for a commercial comparing the client and the competition to eggs.
Overall, I've had pretty good feedback about the idea of the little commercial, but people keep getting confused.
See, it's a simile and a metaphor. And combining two things like that is rather difficult to do, especially if you want your audience to keep up with you. So people kept asking me: Wait, so are the kids the chicken or the egg?
"Neither," I would reply. "The kid is the one who's going to eat the egg."
"Oohhh..." Total blank look. 'This man is insane!'
Two lessons:
1. Keep your ideas simple. Mixing similes with metaphors is like a straw lion leading your army.
2. Even if you totally get your idea, that doesn't mean other people will. Thus, it is important to pass your script around to people and get feedback about what is and isn't working, and what people think you movie is going to be about.
"Wait, what if the video is about how the kid is the chicken who's trying to produce a good egg..."
I have my work cut out for me.
~Luke Holzmann
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Year: 1977
Director: Enzo G Castellari
Writers: Sandro Continenza, Sergio Grieco, Romano Migliorini, Laura Toscano, Franco Marotta
Starring: Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten, Michael Pergolani, Jackie Basehart
No, not Tarantino's latest self-indulgent trash homage, but the original 1977 not-quite-so-classic complete with correct spelling. It felt only right that I should review this now whilst it's namesake (it's certainly not a remake) is still out on general release.
Inglorious Bastards, otherwise known as Deadly Mission, is low budget Italian trash at it's most refined. Yes, it's as shoddily dubbed as most films of it's type and it's loaded with cliched characters and situations, but I have to admit I really enjoyed it.
The plot is a morally ambiguous twist on the old-fashioned boy's own adventure war stories, and is hardly Shakespeare, but it works. Basically a group of five disgraced soldiers heading for a court marshal (including low-budget legends Fred Williamson and Bo Svenson) get a lucky break when their truck is ambushed, and the group escape towards Switzerland. On the way however they get caught up in various sticky situations and end up accidentally roping themselves into helping the French Resistance in a suicide mission involving a heavily armed fortress and a train carrying a deadly missile.
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It's clearly a rip-off of The Dirty Dozen, but what kept me interested was the pacing, the film rarely lets up and I couldn't help getting caught up in it all. Discarding the moralistic speeches and labored character development prevalent in a lot of old war movies, Bastards just sticks to what it does best, shooting Nazi's and blowing shit up. The action is hardly masterfully choreographed (think A-Team not Hard Boiled), but that's all part of it's charm. The cast all seem to be enjoying themselves and no one takes things overly seriously. One 'cowardly' character grates a bit at the start but grew on me as the film went on. Fred Williamson makes up for this by delivering his usual super-cool charasmatic performance that won't win him any oscars, but makes the film a hell of a lot more fun.
Some incredibly bad model shots threaten to push naffness a little too far at the end, and a totally random sequence involving gun-toting skinny-dippers doesn't settle well, but overall there's a lot of fun to be had here. So if you're willing to switch off your quality control and are in the mood to see Fred Williamson mowing down lines of Nazis with a cigar in his mouth, then this is well worth a watch.
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Poincaré hyperbolic geodesics in half-plane and disc models including outer branch
The objective of this post is to state that
1) the Poincaré hyperbolic metric results in a solution of complete geodesic circles in both half-plane and disk models.
2) the choice of one or other is quite arbitrary.
3) while for the half plane model negative side arbitrariness provides no new solution or insight, the disc model hyperbolic geodesic proposed outside the horizon/boundary can be validated in full.
The derivation of geodesics of the two models follows in a straightforward manner from the metric.
For the half-plane we have in Cartesian coordinates
$$ ds^2 = (dx^2 + dy^2)/y^2 \tag{1} $$
Employing Euler-Lagrange (from calculus of variations approach )(primes wrt x)
$$ s = \int \dfrac{\sqrt{ 1 + y^{‘2}}}{ y } dx,\,\tag{2} $$
the functional is $$ F =\dfrac{\sqrt{ 1 + y^{‘2}}} { y } \tag{3}$$
$$ F – y^{‘}\dfrac {\partial F }{ \partial y^{‘} } = 1/c \tag{4} $$
where c is an arbitrary constant leading to (since $ y^{‘}= \tan\phi,$ $\phi =$ inclination to x-axis),
$$ \cos \phi = \frac{y}{c} \tag{5} $$
$$ \frac{dy}{dx}= \frac{\sqrt{c^2-y^2}}{y} \tag 6 $$
Let $ y^2= v,\, 2y dy = dv $ Integrating $$-2 \sqrt{c^2-v} = 2x-2h \tag7$$
where $2h$ is an integration constant.
$$ (x-h)^2 + y^2 = c^2 \tag8 $$
which are all all full circles centered on x-axis and lying on either side of x-axis. Argument about distances. Whether we approach from below the x-axis or from above, x-axis is at an infinite distance so lower symmetric half part may have been excluded (by Poincaré). Distance to points on x-axis is infinite whether we take the upper half or the lower, it appears to be entirely arbitrary. I.e, either of them could serve as a valid geodesic model.
But **the disc model has no such direct reflective symmetry, but possesses definitely an “inversion symmetry” arising from same metric **.
Similarly for the disc in Polar coordinates (primes with respect to $\theta $) we land into a situation for an arbitrarily forced choice of range.
$$ s = \int \dfrac{\sqrt{ r^2 + r^{‘2}}}{ (T^2-r^2) } d\theta,\, \tag{9} $$
Where $T$ is a more convenient symbol for the radius of fundamental circle than unity as we shall see..
$$ \dfrac{\sqrt{ r^2 + r^{‘2}}}{ (T^2-r^2) } – \dfrac{ r{‘}} {( T^2- r^2) } \cdot \dfrac{r^{‘}} {\sqrt{ r^2 + r^{‘2}}} = C_1 \tag{10} $$
and after error indicated by $A.\Gamma.$ corrected it leads to
$$ \frac{r^2}{T^2-r^2}\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt{r^2+r’^2}}=C_1.\tag{11} $$
Using substitutions of (12) and (14) we get Equation (15) that is an ODE of product of segments constant property for an entire circle. At tangential point $T$ where $\psi =0, \pi $ we have the horizon/boundary circle $r=T.$
which are orthogonal red trajectories to unit “horizon” circles obtained by integrating this ODE. However they are these orthogonal hyperbolic geodesic circles on either side of the horizon or boundary.
It is well known that the half plane model is a special case of disc model where unit disc radius tends to $ \infty$.
Why Poincaré had deemed the portion of the red circle lying outside the horizon as not belonging to $ \mathbb H^2 $ .. is to me not clear, so the question here.
( .. In response to (since deleted) workaholic’s request for showing the above to be hyperbolic geodesics by integration)
Instead of integrating an eccentric circle in polar coordinates (8) can be differentiated to directly obtain pure formula of curvature in polar coordinates in $\mathbb R^2$.
$$ \kappa_g = \dfrac{r^2 + 2 r^{‘2 }- r r ^{”}}{{(r^2 + r^{‘2}})^{3/2}} = 2 C_1 $$
Direct integration is needlessly cumbersome and when direct methods are yielding the result readily.
A second way is the following. In the diagram above let
$$ OT =1=T, K=-1/T^2, MCB =\psi, OA =r, BC =a ,..$$
$$ AM = MB = a \sin \psi, C_1 = 1/(2 a)\tag{12}$$
where $a$ is another convenient arbitrary constant.
Note that the central circle has a radius $=T$ which is tangent to all arbitrary circles of radius $a$. If inversion circle/mirroring circle has radius $T,$ the inner hyperbolic geodesics are inversions of outer geodesic circles (and vice-versa) now brought into picture.
$$ \dfrac{r}{T^2-r^2} \cdot \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1 + u^2 }} = \dfrac{1}{2 a} \tag{13} $$
where by geometry of differential right triangle
$$ u = \cot \psi = \dfrac{dr} {r d \theta }\tag{14} $$
$$ 2 a r \sin \psi = T^2 – r^2 $$
$$ r ( r+ 2 a \sin \psi) = T^2 \tag{15}$$
$$ OA \cdot OB = OT^2 = T^2 \tag{16}$$
which relation is readily recognized as the Circle property that product $T^2$ of the two cutting segments on circle is square of tangent $T$ or its power.
Alternately in a third method we can get the above into Liouville’s form for $2D$ curvature by differentiation with respect to arc and simplifying:
$$ \psi^{‘} + \dfrac{\sin \psi}{r} = \dfrac{1}{a} \tag{17} $$
Yet a fourth way to compute geodesics from Poincaré metric (9) is to take the object function for geodesic
$$ \dfrac{\sqrt{ r^2 + r^{‘2}}}{ (T^2-r^2) } \,\tag{18}$$
and apply Euler-Lagrange theorem of calculus of variations
where wlog the constant is taken as reciprocal of diameter $2a.$ Simplifying,
$$ \dfrac{r}{ (T^2-r^2) } =\dfrac {\sqrt{ r^2 + r^{‘2}}}{2a} \tag {20}$$
Since in differential form we can plug in from (14)
$$ \cot \psi= \dfrac {r^{‘}}{r} \tag {21} $$
(20) simplifies to an eccentric circle radius $a$ and power $T$ which is the arbitrary hyperbolic geodesic:
$$ \dfrac{\sin \psi}{r}= \dfrac{1}{2a}\cdot \dfrac{r^2-T^2}{r^2} \tag {22} $$
BTW, the name geodesic has been introduced by Liouville.
External geodesics mentioned here are inversions of internal geodesics with respect the boundary of unit radius horizon circle as mirror of inversion.
$$ r_{outer geodesic} \rightarrow T^2/ r_{inner geodesic} \tag {23} $$
Thus we have circles of arbitrary radius $a$ orthogonally cutting $T$ radius as valid Poincaré disk model in $ \mathbb H^2 $ on either side of the boundary circle which is hence no truncated geodesic arc in this sense, considered from Poincaré’s defining metric. Either side/segment is equally valid.
All points outside the horizon are at an infinite distance to the horizon along the given external geodesics $TQB$ as well.
The outside hyperbolic geodesics mentioned here are indicated complementarily in red along with internal purple Poincaré hyperbolic geodesics around a unit (T=1) “boundary” in magenta.
Distance of nearest(inner) and farthest (outer) hyperbolic geodesics from any point
For a constant curvature $-1 /T^2$ Poincaré disk (Klein-Beltrami) model metric hyperbolic distance $ (0,0) – (r,0) $
$$ \frac{4 \,ds^2}{(T^2-r^2)} \tag{24}$$
$$ s=T^2\int_0^r \frac{2 dr}{T^2-r^2}= T \log\frac {T+r}{T-r} =2\,T \tanh^{-1}(r/T) \tag{25} $$
Outer"Poincare"Hyp Geodesic
Finding Euclidean distances in the eccentric circle orthogonal to the hyperbolic boundary circle as:
$$r^2-2 a r \sin \psi -T^2 =0, \quad, r (r-2 a \sin \psi)=T^2 \tag{26} $$
Roots of quadratic:
$$r_{1,2}= a \sin \psi \pm \sqrt{(a \sin\psi)^2 +T^2} $$
Taking positive radius and plug in from above using $(h^2=a^2+T^2)$
$$r_{1,2}= a \sin \psi \pm \sqrt{h^2-(a \cos\psi)^2},\quad r_1\cdot r_2=T^2 \tag{27} $$
$$\frac{ s_{1,2}}{T}= log \frac{T+\sqrt{h^2-(a \cos \psi)^2}+a \sin \psi}{T -\sqrt{h^2-(a \cos \psi)^2}-a \sin \psi} \tag{28} $$
So the metric can be defined to work both ways
$$ \pm \frac{4 \,ds^2}{(T^2-r^2)} \tag{29}$$
Points on the present new outer hyperbolic locus points $(B,Q)$ correspond to the conventional inner hyperbolic locus points $(A,P)$ of disc model obtained by mutual inversions.
A diameter of the boundary circle maps to line at infinity in inversion.
Their Euclidean distances are $ (h-a, h, h+a) $ respectively, for the inner/outer extreme distant hyperbolic points.
Plugging in from (27) these hyperbolic distances are respectively:
$$ T \,log \frac{T+h+a}{T-h-a},\quad \infty,\,T \,log \frac{T+h-a}{T-h+a} \tag{30}$$
Cross-Ratio is same for inner and outer hyperbolic arcs
Cross Ratio of a pencil of four concurrent rays depends upon angles enclosed between them…as it is one valid way to define them. Whether the transverse cutting is by a straight line, a circle cutting them inside the tangent points as in case of standard Poincare model or cutting them outside of the tangent points as in the model presently being proposed is hence all thew same.
When the Poincare arc/geodesic shrinks to zero size, then in the limit a circle passing through the pencil point of concurrency on its arc anywhere stands as a valid and simple hyperbolic geodesic. It is a special case when $T=0,\sin \psi= r/2a$ … and yet another special case when touching externally..
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Staying Safe Out There
Sometimes it's tough for Aspies (and others, too) to stay safe on the street. We need to navigate between the Scylla of tough-looking people (eg, piercings, tattoos, leather jackets) who may actually be nice, and seemingly innocuous people who want to beat, mug or even rape or kill us.
Criminals give off signals - and they're also very good at reading potential victims' signals. (For example, an "interview" is the process by which a criminal closely checks out someone to see if it's safe to attack him or her.)
For some good, concrete steps to spotting and avoiding thugs, check out this great* resource - including self-defense expert Marc "Animal" MacYoung (he's the short guy with relatively short and dark hair, mustache and beard):
[*] And basically SFW - except of course for simulated violence.
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Roia said...
Wow, Jeff. That was hard to watch, but I appreciate your posting it. It's something I tend to be very aware of, living between two major cities (Philadelphia and NYC), and I try to be super-aware of my surroundings and how I carry myself. I have to say, these days I have to be hyper-conscious when I'm driving as well. I think the bottom line in all of this is to pay attention. Thanks for the reminder!
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The Holy Bible – Knox Translation
The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew
Chapter 1
A record of the ancestry from which Jesus Christ, the son of David, son of Abraham, was born.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Juda and his brethren;
Juda of Phares and Zara, by Thamar; Phares of Esron, Esron of Aram,
Aram of Aminadab, Aminadab of Naasson, Naasson of Salmon;
Salmon of Booz, by Rahab; Booz of Obed, by Ruth; Obed of Jesse;
and Jesse was the father of king David. And king David was the father of Solomon, by her that had been the wife of Urias.
Solomon was the father of Roboam, Roboam of Abias, Abias of Asa,
Asa of Josaphat, Josaphat of Joram, Joram of Ozias,
Ozias of Joatham, Joatham of Achaz, Achaz of Ezechias,
Ezechias of Manasses, Manasses of Amon, Amon of Josias;
and Josias was the father of Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the removal to Babylon.
And after the removal to Babylon, Jechonias was the father of Salathiel, Salathiel of Zorobabel,
Zorobabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliacim, Eliacim of Azor,
Azor of Sadoc, Sadoc of Achim, Achim of Eliud,
Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Mathan, Mathan of Jacob,
and Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary; it was of her that Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Thus there are fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the captivity in Babylon, and fourteen from the captivity in Babylon to Christ.
All this was so ordained to fulfil the word which the Lord spoke by his prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call him Emmanuel (which means, God with us).
And Joseph awoke from sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, taking his wife to himself;
and he had not known her when she bore a son, her first-born, to whom he gave the name Jesus.
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Why Can Someone electrocuted ?
As we know, electricity requires a complete path that electricity can flow. This is why the shock resulting from static electricity is only a momentary jolt: the flow of electrons occurs in a short time to charge the two objects are equal. Momentary electrical shock is generally not harmful.
Without the contact points between the body with the flow in and out, there can be no risk of electric shock. This is why birds can safely perched on top of a high-voltage power line without electrical shock. Because the only bird perched on one point of contact in the circuit.
In order for electrons to flow through a conductor, there must be a voltage to "use it". Voltage, as we know, is the amount between the two points. So there is no voltage value at only one point, because the bird perched on one point on the circuit, so there can be no voltage drop on the bird's body and the current can not flow through the bird's body. The point? But the bird has two legs. Yes, even though the bird has two legs, thus making two points on the circuit, but the second leg of the bird perched on the same wire. So there is no voltage difference is generated on the bird's body, and there is no "driving force" for the current to flow through the bird's body.
Maybe you find it difficult to believe that the bird is perched on a cable is not electrocuted. Like the birds, if you are sure to touch only one point / touch the same cable at the same time, you will be safe. But this is not true. Unlike birds that can fly, humans usually standing on the ground when they touch the electrified wires. In many uses, one end of the electrical system with one side connected to ground / earth ground, so that when someone looks just touching a point on the wire / cable but the actual person making the contact between two points on the circuit (ie the earth wire with ground ).
Symbol grounding in the picture is a picture of three increasingly smaller lines placed down on the bottom left of the image sequence, so that the feet of the men also "hit stun". In real life, grounded on the electrical power system consists of several kinds of metal conductors embedded in the ground to make maximum contact with the earth. The conductors are electrically connected to an appropriate connection point on the circuit with thick wire. Ground connection is through the legs of the victim, as his feet hit the ground / earth.
Maybe some questions in the minds of the students:
If the existence of a ground point on the circuit makes a person susceptible to electric shock, why it should have a ground circuit? Instead of a series without becoming safer ground?
A person who uses an electric shock footwear. If rubber and fabric material is an insulator (insulator), why they wear footwear that does not protect the victims of electric shock?
How good conductor can conduct electricity? If you could be electrocuted because the electrical current can pass through the earth, why not use the earth as a conductor of electricity?
The answer to question number one is, the existence of a point "ground" is intentional in a series intended to ensure that one side of the circuit safe to touch. Note if the victim in the diagram above touching the bottom of the resistor, it will not happen even if it touches the feet of the ground / soil:
Because the bottom of the circuit is actually connected to ground via a grounding point under the left circuit, so the conductor on the bottom created a series of common (similar) electrically with earth. Because there will be no voltage between the common point, there will be no voltage on the wire is touching the bottom, and they will not be electrocuted. For the same reason, the wire that connects the circuit by grounding rods are usually left bare (not covered insulator), so that the metal object to touch it would be equally electrically common with the earth.
Grounding the circuit to ensure that there is at least one point in the circuit that are safe to touch. But what happens when it is not in-circuit grounding at all? Would not someone be safe to touch a point on the series as did the bird? Ideally is yes. But in practice, no. Try to see if the circuit has no ground at all.
Despite the fact that the foot is touching the ground, but a single point on the circuit it be safe to touch. Because there is no complete path (circuit) formed through the agency of the bottom to the top of the voltage source, there can be no current flow through that person. However, everything is going to change in the event of unintentional grounding, like a tree trunk touching the wire so as to make the grounding path to earth:
Unintentional connection between the earth wire (ground) is called a ground fault (ground fault). Ground fault can be caused by many things, including dirt formed on insulatornya wire (forming a mud path for current from the conductor to the pole, and to the ground, when it rains), ground water filter embedded, and birds perched on a wire, bridge the path to poles with their wings. Of the many cases of ground faults, they tend to be unpredictable. In the case of tree trunks, no one is guaranteeing wire which is in contact with a tree branch. When a tree is in contact with the upper wire in the circuit, this will make the top of the wire to be safe to the touch but the bottom is to be a hazard if touched, like the opposite of the previous scenario where the trees touch the underside of the circuit:
With the dial on the top of a tree branch wire on the circuit, the wire becomes grounded conductor on the circuit, means electrically connected to earth ground. So there is no voltage between the wire above the ground, but there is full voltage between the bottom and the ground wire. As mentioned earlier, a tree limb is the only possibility of a ground fault on the power system.
See the power system without ground and without contact with a tree branch, but now there are two people who touched the wire at one point.
With each person standing on the ground, touching different points on the circuit, an electric current is created passing lanes one person, past the earth, and passed the others. Although each person thinks they can safely touch a point on the circuit, but the combination of their actions create a deadly scenario. In effect, one person made a mistake ground that makes others insecure. This is why an ungrounded power system is dangerous: the voltage between a point on the circuit with a ground (earth) may be unpredictable, due to a ground fault can occur at any point and at any time. The only character who secured safely in all scenarios and this is a bird, which has absolutely no connection to earth ground. By connecting a point in the circuit to earth ground (grounding circuit download), the security can not be guaranteed at any point in the circuit. It is more secure than the ground did not have at all.
For the second question, it has a leather shoe in the electrically insulating properties to protect users from electric shock through his legs. However, most of the design of shoes in general does not really safe electrically, part of the shoe tread is too thin and the substance of the material is not appropriate. Also, moisture, dirt, or conductive salts produced from the sweat makes the shoes are no longer safe. There are some shoes that are made specifically to address electrical hazards, the soles are made of thick rubber so that it can withstand the electrical current wearer working on the electrical circuit is operating, but the use of these shoes must be completely clean, dry so that it can work effectively. Thus, the usual footwear is not enough to guarantee protection from electric shock.
Research on conduction and contact resistance between parts of the human body with the point of contact (such as ground) indicates values different. As shown in this data.
Contact the hand or foot, covered by rubber: 20 MΩ generally
Contact the feet using shoe soles of leather (dry): 100 kΩ to 500 kΩ
Contact the feet using shoe soles of leather (wet): 5 kΩ to 20 kΩ
As you can see, not only better than rubber on the skin as an insulator, but the presence of water in these materials will reduce the insulation resistance value in a very large number.
The answer to the third question, dirt / dust is not a good conductor. Impurities are too poor as a conductor for electrical current flow. However, it will drain a little current to injure or even kill a human, so, even a very small value of conductivity in the dust can produce a deadly electric current path when there is a large enough voltage.
Some ground surfaces are better insulators than others. For example, asphalt is oiled, has a resistance value greater than dirt or rocks. However, the concrete tends mimiliki low resistance because it is composed of water and electrolyte materials (chemicals that are conductive).
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Andy's Guide To Getting Over Someone (Part 1)
"How To Mend A Broken Heart". That was the title of the book that min was reading when we just broke up. I went back to Sig Park to collect my things, n i saw the book lying by the the bedside table. I picked it up n the title gave me a shock. It broke my heart to see her reading sth like this. Regrets. Y din i apologise to her and make everything fine back then, when obviously she still meant so much to me. Ok, on to the main topic for today:
Andy's Guide To Getting Over Someone
Step 1 : Give urself a slap in the face and tell urself to wake up ur idea. (If u can't do the slapping part, get a fren to do it for u)
Step 2 : Refer to Step 1
Step 3 : Refer to Step 2
Step 4 : Refer to Step 3
Step 5 : You really dun get it, do u? Ok, sth for a change. Try the infamous 'bang ur head against the wall' method employed by daf's ex-bf. (Note: Gals, do not attempt to stop this move as u will end up with a fractured finger, which u will lie abt by saying u caught it in a door)
Step 6 : Seems u r really in quite a fix, aren't u? See me! (Written in red, like how ur pri sch teacher would write on ur report card)
Notice i left out the 'jump off a building' option. Highly discouraged. If u really wish to do that, make sure it look like an accident or foul play is involved. Easier to claim insurance.
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Monday, May 03, 2010
Victory of the Daleks
You should not allow Daleks to serve you tea.
Sarah K said...
Concern for Amy and her absent mindyness about planet shuffling is happening on my end too.
I could have gotten behind this episode if it weren't for the Dalek armour-lift. I'm not convinced there's any good reason to have updated their image.
Also, in addition to pockets their little plunger arms can't open, how do they make the tea they serve? How do they place the teacup and saucer on the little platter?
Picture Daleks singing "I'm a little teapot" in their creepy shouty Dalek voices. It's just made me feel so much better!
Chandra Rooney said...
I'm working out how they'd do the actions. Would they just wave their little plunger arms and spin around? Or would they levitate and tip over?
Sarah K said...
I'm not entirely certain, but I am now imagining defeating Daleks by placing tea-cozies on them.
That'll show 'em.
JQ said...
I just finished watching this episode, and can't wait to catch up! I loved your commentary. It made everything better. :)
Now I totally need to make a tea cozy that looks like a Dalek.
I found an image:
Sarah K said...
I thought that would be a Dalek tea-cozy! SADNESS
Anonymous said...
How can planes go into space?
Seriously. They wouldn't make it through the atmosphere. Let alone be able to take on an alien and get maneuverability in space. There is no wind in space. So what propels them?
I hated the new Dalek. They are way to shiny and not one "exterminate!"
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Child pages
• Review "Approve/Decline" label usage
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In-Portal has nice Approve (green hand) and Decline (red hand) toolbar
buttons all around the system. Problem is, that only user action on
Front-end can be approved/declined later by administrator in admin console.
For example what could mean Approve/Decline buttons in Agents list. I bet
naming them Enable/Disabled will make them more understandable.
Maybe there are other placed in the system, where incorrect naming is used.
Also PortalUser.Login field may need to be renamed to PortalUser.Username,
since "Login" is also a translation of a button on login form.
Best Regards,
1. Hi Alex,
Yes, I believe we should review titles for Approve/Decline buttons.
Important to note that in most cases we actually need Enable/Disable instead
of Approve/Decline in all grids...
2. I also had difficulties in translation, yes we should change
translation in some cases like you related.
2011/3/8 Dmitry A. <>:
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Cookaholics Bulletin Board
Saveur is allowed to live but barely...
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Author: wino [ Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:15 pm ]
Post subject: Saveur is allowed to live but barely...
:shock: :? From Eater comes this distressing news -
Author: TheFuzzy [ Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:03 pm ]
Post subject: Re: Saveur is allowed to live but barely...
Bad news indeed.
Unsurprising news, though. When Sachs took over, he dropped a lot of professional chef writers, shortened articles, and started featuring advertisers in articles. This caused many of the magazine's long-term subscribers to drop their subscriptions (I did, after 10 years). And I can't imagine that the format and content changes got them a lot of new subscribers. Once those changes were made, it was inevitable that Saveur would follow in Gourmet's footsteps.
Besides, it's a bad time for magazines in general.
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=head1 Changelog for Danga::Socket::AnyEvent =head2 v0.04, June 18 2012 Fix a bug in the F causing the module to be installed at the wrong location. Fixes: L =head2 v0.02, v0.03, May, June 2012 Bugfix releases, affecting some corner case situations where events were not being woken up, or would wake up in unexpected situations. =cut
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Friday, February 01, 2002
The Ur-Song
Carl Jung believed that we are born, not just with our physical bodies, but also with a collective consciousness. He suggested this collective consciousness was composed of “the residues of ancestral life… (whose) origins can only be explained from assuming them to be deposits of the constantly repeated experiences of humanity.”
How else to explain, for instance, universally accepted sounds, terms, symbols, etc– for ‘Mother’?
Along these same lines there are those who believe that part of this collective consciousness includes or contains what has been called an ‘Ur-Song’, that is: A basic, fundamental and universal sequence of notes, forming a melody; and so named because of the Mesopotamian City of Ur, regarded as the first civilization.
Some academics think of melodies as symbols, and indeed a motif can heighten dramatic intent via deft symbolic use. So, it's not a great leap to consider that that this Ur-Song while itself not literally a symbol –not a graphic one, anyway– is nevertheless equivalent to a symbol, –or in fact it is a musical or sonic symbol– and therefore worthy of semiotic analysis.
FYI: Semiotics, is the study of sign processes, or signification and communication, signs and symbols, both individually and grouped into sign systems. (Wikipedia)
So what does the Ur-song sound like you ask? There are several theories, with one being that it is simply a descending minor third. Sometimes I’m inclined to think that it is the bass line from Pachelbel’s Canon, –the sequence having become so ubiquitous that I now recognize its integration into many pop compositions (do sol la mi fa do fa sol). However, most of the articles I’ve read indicate that the Ur-Song is more probably sung as: ‘sol sol mi la sol mi’. But you probably know it better as 'nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah' or 'Na-nana-nah-na nah nah', a common children's taunt sung upon said to be sung upon the universal melody.
Indeed, it’s heard on every playground around the world. Of course, the lyrics and exact rhythm change depending on the culture and language, but the tune is always the same.
In his book, The Secret Power of Music, David Tame describes this phenomenon:
Even Leonard Bernstein described a belief in the legitimacy of the Ur-song.
As it happens, I’m also a true believer:
When I was two years old –and living in San Juan de Marcos, Peru– my parents recall this incident: Upon seeing a motorcyclist having troubles with his bike, I spontaneously sang out, “Ha ha ha la moto”, and the words were carried upon the following melody: ‘sol sol mi la sol mi’ –what else but the Ur-song!
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1. Glossolalia: Speaking In Tongues
2. The Ur-Song
3. Theta Waves, Mantras & The Lord's Prayer
4. Atomic Rhythms
5. Thai Drum Samples For Sesame Workshop
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Points to Ponder Two
To be sure, Christians do not openly support, ‘Blessed are the greedy.’ Nonetheless, that is the way most of us live. Why? Quite simply, because we are members of a society, now a world-wide one, that accepts, almost without question, an economic theory that supports insatiable greed on the part of individuals. Sallie McFague
Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness, and pride of power, and with its plea for the weak. Christians are doing too little to make these points clear ... Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more, than they are doing now. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I am for a globalisation of spirit with regard to the one important question: The need to create a new bottom line of love and caring, and to replace the old bottom line of money and power. We can fight the globalisation of capital with the globalisation of the spirit. The globalisation of capital can best be understood as the globalisation of selfishness. It encourages people to think that everyone’s out for themselves and that everybody wants to accumulate as much money and power as possible Rabbi Michael Lerner.
Eugene Debs, 16 June 1918: The speech was given to about 1,200 people and was later used against Debs to make the case that he had violated the espionage Act. The judge sentenced Debs to ten years in prison:
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A Review Of How To Grow Breasts Bigger Naturally
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Love Games
True to my word, I am posting again. It's midnight and I'm blogging just to try and get another post in. So I'm sorta adding my own little bit to the 10 series, this one being Degrassi Returns to TeenNick and the first episode of 2010 (see, I worked in a 10 there just incase you were beginning to question its relevance).
Canadians, don't even bother to read this post. It's basically me alerting Americans about a sugar-coated version of "Waiting For a Girl Like You" and "Somebody."
For those of us Americans who remain ever faithful to our dear TeenNick (or just don't have parents willing to get you CTV just to indulge your unhealthy television obsession... when I get a place of my own I'm getting every channel that might possibly air Degrassi), those two titles above are new. Well allow me to introduce you to the couple that saved my life, Holly J. and Declan. Thank. God. Holly J. is not with Spinner. Jane + Spinner = pwnage. I knew Holly J. wouldn't ruin it. And Declan, you can have her, the two of you both creep me out a little bit.
Anywayz, "Somebody" and "Waiting For a Girl Like You" already aired in Canada but because I feel like a traitor when I watch episodes online, I haven't seen them yet. However, thanks to my two favorite websites ever (Boycott the Caf and Kary's Degrassi Blog, without you I'd be nothing), I understand basically what happens. Here in America, though, they'll be airing sometime in February under the title "Love Games." I guess it's this year's attempt at a Valentine's Day special.
Although us Americans are getting the sugar-coated and overhyped version (that will most definitely come with one of those annoying promos they play over and over again) it does mean one good thing for us. It means more Degrassi. Because CTV is a major network, Degrassi won't be airing in Canada this winter. The Olympics will. (Okay, even I have to admit they're good enough to bump Degrassi out of the line-up.) But because TeenNick is a smaller branch of a large network, it will still be our constant provider of Degrassi-goodness. Yay :)
1. What do you mean by sugar-coated? Did they edit it or something that changes it? :( And when did it air in Canada?
2. No, it's the same, it's just done in an overhyped TeenNick way, as if it's something special whereas in Canada it was just another episode. It aired back in '09 in Canada under the titles "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "Somebody."
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Cool Tool for Previewing Web Fonts
Interestingly, two separate drop-down menus per column divvy up just the typefaces. One typeface menu contains a list of common screen fonts in three categories: "Safe" (the ones installed on both Mac and Windows such as Verdana, Georgia, Arial, etc.); Windows OS default and Mac OS X default fonts.
The other typeface menu lists *all the fonts you have installed on your system.* This is great if you'd like to see how your web page might look in Futura Light, for example. I have no idea how it knows about your active fonts … a little creepy if you ask me. ;-) Must be some JavaScript magic.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Reading List
Well I've just come from The Art of Manliness and their reading list, so I was inspired to put together my own. I haven't tried to rank them. This list is more of books that people actually read, not just say they've read.
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein - pro- military
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman - anti-military
Old Man's War by John Scalzi - third view of war
With Fire and Sword by Henyrk Sienkiewicz - 19th century adventure novel
1984 by George Orwell - brutal dictatorship
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - dictatorship of comfort and free sex
Catch-22 - by Joseph Heller -anti-military and founded a new phrase
The Curse of Chalion - Lois McMaster Bujold - what it really means to do God's will
Dune by Frank Herbert - Messiah in space
Double Star by Robert Heinlein - doing your duty although it erases you.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy - human nature, and some comments on war
A Princess of Mars - by Edgar Rice Burroughs - honor, courage, rip-roaring adventure.
Tuf Voyaging - George R R Martin - for some reason, Haviland Tuf appeals to me.
Callahan's Cross Time Saloon - by Spider Robinson. Shared pain decreases.
Day of the Triffids by John Wynham - end of the world via biological warfare.
Huckleberry Finn - by Mark Twain
The Hobbit - J RR Tolkien - of course
Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien - natch.
Macbeth - Shakespeare - murder, treason, guilt!
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card - kids are smarter than adults
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Enge
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Startide Rising - David Brin
Have Space Suit - Will Travel by Robert Heinlein
Hyperion by Dan Simmons - kind of have to read the sequel Fall of Hyperion also
Watership Down - Robert Adams
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Hero or Protagonist?
I've wondered on whether to use the term hero or protagonist when talking about writing. Both have their upsides and downsides.
Hero is the older term. Its short, four letters, I'm done. But it traditionally indicates a male character. The term also tends to connotate a character with few faults. With the modern fixation on "three dimensional" characters, or even worse "gritty and edgy" characters, hero just seems old fashioned and past its prime.
Protagonist? Too long, and my fingers hate typing it. Its just damn pretentious, like my main character has a dark past doing something awful, like "selling drugs disguised as a nun". Or he stands on windswept crags, staring into dark thundering clouds, spending forty two long pages pondering the meaning of life, the universe and everything.
I've decided to use the word "toon", from "cartoon". Toon is used by many MMORPG players to refer to their characters in the game. It seems to have come from World of Warcraft, inspired by the cartoon like artwork perhaps, but may be older.
Oh, but am I writing cartoons? Those aren't realistic at all! Well, when you get right down to it, most fiction is about unrealistic people or situations. The audience, whether readers or viewers, generally want something extraordinary. More action, more drama, more comedy than in real life. All fiction is about the out of the ordinary. A story about an engineer who goes to work, comes home, reads novels, goes to movies with friends, works out twice a week and goes to church once a month will never get published. If the same character stumbles across a plot to assassinate the president, or discovers vampires living next door, or "falls into a wormhole and the next moment is fighting Sleestak halfway across the galaxy", well thats sellable copy.
And in the 21st century its not enough to have extraordinary circumstances. Your character has to have some dark past. Its just not enough to fight fundamentalist christians bent on assasinating the great progressive hope, the protagonist (I swear it takes me a full sixty seconds to type that fricking word) must also be a former drug dealer, or committed atrocities as a mercenary in Iraq, or something "gritty and edgy". All in the name of 'three dimensionality'.
Of course, most people just aren't like that. Most of us are pretty two dimensional. Most of us will not dangle upside down from a high rise trying to disarm a nuclear bomb while struggling with the DTs because we're an addict who picked the wrong day to give up heroin.
The word toon reminds us what we write is not normal. Our audience wants more than normal and its our job to give it to them. If we don't, the reader will move to some one who will.
Reference: Orson Scott Card in his book on characters points out that fictional characters are not normal. I think Dwight Swain does too in his "Techniques for the selling writer", but can't recall. The quote about Sleestak is from an episode of Castle, I don't know which one.
So I'm stuck at a particular part in my novel, not sure how to move the plot forward. I finally decided to apply the principle "when you don't know what to do, make your toon's life more difficult."
That gives me a general direction to go, but specifically how to proceed still stumps me. Do I need to work out how the hero will escape from this first? Or just toss him towards the river of man eating crocodiles and hope I can write the escape when the time comes? Decisions decisions.
Quantum Entanglement
When you hear about quantum entanglement, its discussed as a bizarre principle of physics where a photon or particle here can be affected by poking its entangled partner over there, and then the article generally continues on about new computer chips or even teleportation. In the real world, quantum entanglement is the principal Blizzard uses to ensure Barren's chat is the same across all servers.
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Arduino Library – Tone
Installatie van Arduino IDE libraries: Arduino info
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Informatie (ENG):
A duration can optionally be specified, otherwise the wave continues until stop() is called.
Be sure to try out the RTTTL (RingTone Text Transfer Language) example!
Arduino Core Version
A simplified version of the Tone library has been incorporated into the Arduino core since 0018. It only provides a single tone (since only one timer is used). You can find the core documentation here.
Check out the tutorial by Tom Igoe at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). It demonstrates how to use the core tone() andnoTone() commands.
Do not connect the pin directly to some sort of audio input. The voltage is considerably higher than a standard line level voltages, and can damage sound card inputs, etc. You could use a voltage divider to bring the voltage down, but you have been warned.
The library uses the hardware timers on the microcontroller to generate square-wave tones in the audible range.
You can output the tones on any pin (arbitrary). The number of tones that can be played simultaneously depends on the number of hardware timers (with CTC capability) available on the microcontroller.
• ATmega8: 2 (timers 2, and 1)
• ATmega168/328: 3 (timers 2, 1, and 0)
• ATmega1280: 6 (timers 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 0)
The timer order given above is the order in which the timers are allocated. Timer 0 is a sensitive timer on the Arduino since it provides millis()and PWM functionality.
The range of frequencies that can be produced depends on the microcontroller clock frequency and the timer which is being used:
MCU clock 8 bit timer Flow 16 bit timer Flow Fhigh
8 MHz 16 Hz 1 Hz (1/16 Hz) 4 MHz
16 MHz 31 Hz 1 Hz (1/8 Hz) 8 MHz
Although Fhigh can go as high as 8 MHz, the human hearing range is typically as high as 20 kHz.
Tone accuracy is dependent on the timer prescalar. Frequency quantization occurs as the frequencies increase per prescalar.
If you used a 16 bit timer (e.g. timer 1, or timers 3,4,5 on ‘1280), you could generate “tones” down to 1/8 Hz (one cycle every 8 seconds), although the library only accepts integers for frequency.
After all is said and done, because play() only accepts unsigned integers for frequency, the maximum frequency that can be produced is 65535 Hz – which, after rounding, results in a 65573.77 Hz “tone” on a 16 MHz part. Even if play accepted larger values for frequency, you couldn’t achieve better than around 80KHz with the Tone library because the pin toggling is done in software. Each toggle, in software, requires AT LEAST 50+ cycles.
Download Arduino Tone library @ / oude versies
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The Advisors Alliance 大军师司马懿之军师联盟 - Episode 11 (Recap)
kakashi: Two people are revealed as saints in this episode, whereas Cao Pi shows how much his father's testing is threatening to make him lose himself and the right path.
panda: I must be evil but I felt some satisfaction with what happened to A Zhao in this episode.
JoAnne: Ooooh, this was a good one, if a little obvious in all respects. As for A Zhao...she's a naive girl, and she received an important lesson. Let's see if she actually paid attention.
Episode 11
Oh no, after the punishment of his friends by Daddy Cao Cao, Cao Pi is very angry at his wife, who seems honestly surprised, however...if she didn't plan this, who told his father? Cao Pi doesn't exactly beat her, but he is very violent, throwing scrolls around and later making her fall, too. What hurts her the most though is his complete mistrust of her. He leaves screaming "you and me are a misunderstanding!" I feel so sorry for her...even more so when she sobs "I am carrying your child" after he has left the room.
And I get my answer as to if they had actually had "relations". I get his anger and frustration but I am I move more and more to her side. She didn't ask for nor does she deserve this ill treatment :(
Yeah, Cao Pi doesn't come off looking very good here, unless somehow she really did set this all up deliberately. And even then, he crossed a line. I'm not too set on the idea that she told his father, though - this is Cao Cao. This is politics. You don't think he has spies everywhere?
Guess who it was that told Cao Cao? Her maid. And guess who pays her for a job well done? Yang Weasel. Fie, you vile man!
He is literally the worst person in the drama.
Disgusting worm.
Cao Pi and Sima Yi send off one of Cao Pi's disgraced friends / advisors who is forced into exile. Cao Pi feels very bad for failing them, but it doesn't seem like they blame him. Sima Yi says - I'm paraphrasing - it'll all be okay, don't worry too much. He also tells him it wasn't his wife who ratted them out, but likely her servants.
But will that make Cao Pi go apologize to her? NO! Honestly, MEN...
He's got a better wife and friends than he maybe deserves at the moment.
Kinda surprisingly, Cao Pi asks for Guo Zhao to be sent to his house. WTF, man! As a concubine?! Yes, he wants "Someone to trust"! Is that what's it called now? She is VERY eager. Less so: Chun Hua. She looks her little sis up until she comes to her senses (probably never). Heartbroken: Sima brother who we know is very fond of Zhao. But the sweetie tells big bro that he is happy as long as she's happy. He even goes to Cao Pi to assure himself that man will be good to his A Zhao.
Poor Sima bro. I love he didn't go all evil scorned lover/second lead route. He is so sweet, I wish him happiness in future. And, indeed I was intrigued by the terminology for concubine. LOL.
Sima sweetheart, you were genuinely happy to help her if that's what was going to make her happy. That is true love. She's going to regret it, I think, but I like that you didn't try to change her mind. I like that you respected her right to make her own choice, even a stupid choice. And who knows? Maybe it won't be....hahhahahaahahah no I can't even say it. I like you Cao Pi, but your life sucks, and so the life of everyone around you is going to suck, too.
He seems satisfied after this test, because Little Bro tricks his sister-in-law into letting him go to the prisoner with food. Not only does he give her a poetic message from Cao Pi (hidden in a fish...I don't know) but he also helps her escape - right into Cao Pi's arms. Hilariously cheesy.
The jump, the flowers, the slo-mo... Hehehehehe
That was so over the top - the symbolism innocent faith in her backwards leap - was this the first recorded instance in history of a trust fall? I guess there's a story or a poem about a man finding something good in a fish, that's why he quoted that first line. He knew she'd know the rest and figure it out, although it seems to me even if she didn't know it she was going to realize there were wooden sticks in her dinner.
They're all cute and such once at Cao Pi's manor (though honestly, she annoys me - I don't like women who act like 12 year old girls) until he asks her to give him intel about Sima Yi in the future. Ouch. She is deeply hurt, but maybe she should have listened carefully. Cao Pi knows that his life and position depends on Sima Yi's loyalty. Without it, he cannot protect her either. So even though he sounds like an opportunistic douchebag, he is not doing this only because he wants power.
I was happy at this scene. Yes, she was hurt and I get that it was a different time and all but she never even considered his wife for a second! Urgh. He does care for her though, he was just being extremely blunt.
Yep, I appreciated his frank admission. He likes her AND she can be helpful to him - he really won the lottery in that regard. But she's what? 16? Still has her baby teeth for crying out loud! and is all betrayed and destroyed that her man - who is in the fight of his life - could possibly have considerations that extend beyond her. Whatever, child. Go home.
He tells her to make up her mind by herself and leaves. Guo Zhao takes it badly. Outside, Zhen Fu arrives...smiling. Surprisingly (at least to me!) she's very kind to the younger woman, saying she is glad she's here... because she is glad someone will be able to comfort her husband. OH MY GOD. Is she a saint?! It's either a sign of a very deep and selfless (yet resigned) love or a sign of no love at all.
Sadly, I think it is a sign of resignation to a life of no love at all.
I want to be all angered and jealous on her behalf - I certainly was last week - but if he's allowed to take concubines, come on - there are many societies throughout history that included polyamory and I guarantee you some of those women found a way to get along. I'm sure a lot of the happy stories can be considered revisionist history on the part of the men who got to have their cake and eat it, too, but there had to be some benefits for some women, right? God, I hope so.
Wenruo (IN DA HOUSE!) is with Cao Cao, asking him to be lenient vis-a-vis one of the men who looked at Cao Pi's wife. If he punishes him too harshly, people at court will say he just doesn't want his eldest son as crown prince. Cao Cao, who seems well aware of that, reveals what the late Feng Xiao (MISS HIM) wrote on the bamboo stick: "Appoint the wise one" (Wenruo wrote "the eldest"). But who is "wise"? Cao Cao hasn't made up his mind about it yet.
Cao Cao is clearly prejudiced and I need more Wenruo on my screen. Yummy, Yummy Marquis Yan.
I particularly loved the slow zoom in to the little throne on Cao Cao's head, until I realized they were actually zooming in on the armor.
Instead, he comes up with something devilish again! There's a military campaign. He has General Cao Hong wait in front of the city gate for a flag (actually, a stick with bells). The two potential crown princes each get one of the bell-sticks and get told to race to the General from two opposite gates. The rub: Whoever loses will get severely punished. Great! Of course, it's a test (Yang vs. Sima), so there will be an obstacle.
He keeps testing Sima and Yang, choosing a crown prince sometimes feels like an afterthought.
It's an interesting lesson, though: the value of the ruler is not with himself but with whom he surrounds himself. You are only as good as the advice you take, in other words.
Guo Zhao makes up her mind to leave ... though she clearly does not want to. Cao Pi kinda promises her to not lose his humanity (his "heart") over this fight for the crown, which makes her stay. They hug it out. And I'm torn...I think I ship him much more with his lonely, sad, pregnant wife than with this child.
You are a mind reader. My ship sorta became the Titanic since the last episode and it's been treading water ever since.
I much prefer him with the wife over this child who is probably going to be a problem. I'm impressed she sees his worth since it's clearly him and not his potential role that she values, but she is not ready for all that jelly. No way.
Sima Yi, now part of Cao Pi's council, fails to come up with a plan. Him and the hotheaded Tiger General are hilarious. Please don't kill Tiger General, show, he is fast becoming a favorite of mine!
He's so dumb. LOOOL
Ah, but he's so much FUN.
It's the next day, the race for General Cao Hong is about to begin...but here's the obstacle: the gates are closed and soldiers are guarding it with their lives. We saw earlier how Yang Weasel suggests to a shocked Zi Jian to just kill the obstacle (so he guessed correctly that they would have to get past some officers). And FUCK ME, he actually does it! He is so vile. And no, show, even if you keep showing me how much he actually abhors this violence, it does NOT make it okay.
I don't care if he grows horns after he commits violence, he is an evil, disgusting pig. Can never be redeemed.
I almost think it's worse that he hates doing it, because he does it ANYway. He actually has the nerve to say look, let's do crappy things now because it's the only way we can manage this, and then later we'll be good again. You are deluded, weasel, and you give horrible advice. You either stay on the right path or you jump to the dark don't get to tread water in the middle.
Zi Jian and FUCK HiM Weasel race to the General and deliver the flag. They have won. What about Cao Pi? He rages in front of the shut gate. He threatens violence and I guess he is desperate enough to also kill one of the soldiers, but Sima Yi tells him to stand down.
That poor guard was a hair breath away from death.
I don't hate Cao Pi for having that frustration and rage in the moment, but I do wonder if he'd have stopped himself without Sima Yi there to remind him. If we think he wouldn't, then he's no better than Weasel, surely. If we think he would, then it's great Sima Yi is there but Cao Pi needs to trust his own self, too, or risk ending up thinking it's Sima Yi's 'fault' when something eventually goes wrong. Because something always goes wrong, eventually. We know that, right?
Now we have confirmation. Much more than testing his two sons directly, Cao Cao is testing their two main advisors. Is that because he thinks each character gets the advisor he deserves OR because he wants the best for himself? I was really shocked by Yang's ability to just kill, but I shouldn't have been - he already "killed" Sima Yi. I'm not sure what the show wants me to feel about Yang. As we are repeatedly reminded, he is NOT doing this for himself but for the greater good (which he thinks is linked to Zi Jian). But as long as we do not see how he gets punished for his despicable acts, I will be left hanging morally by this show.
Weasel is simply disgusting and this is why I can never be fully on board with Cao Cao. He surely knows the two advisors true characters by now. What more does he want to test? I remain baffled as to his Cao Pi prejudice.
Weasel is a monster who lies to himself that when he's in power he can be a good man. It won't happen.
Cao Pi's character is fascinating. We know he is a "good" guy, but that good has its limits and the more he is put under pressure, the more likely it seems he will leave decency behind. The show has placed Sima Yi AND Guo Zhao in his vicinity to prevent this from happening, but what when he stops listening to Sima Yi? It could happen. Especially if Sima Yi fails to "deliver" good solutions.
I fear the same
The results of our decisions are cumulative, Cao Pi, so weigh yours carefully. As for us, we should remember that all good men have their limit - it's just that for a few, death comes before they reach it.
So - let's hope the punishment isn't going to be too big!
Well we know they can't kill him. Not yet anyway.
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Acts 21 Questions
Acts 21 Questions
Acts 21:40-22:29
Key Verse: 22:14,15
1. Review 21:27-29, 37-40. What is the place and situation of this testimony of Paul? Why was the crowd so upset? How did Paul get permission to speak?
2. Read 22:1-5. What were Paul’s credentials as a Jew? How had he demonstrated his zeal for God? How were his fellow Jews making the same mistake he had made?
3. Read verses 6-16. Describe his meeting with Jesus (6-11). What did Jesus tell him to do? (10) Who was Ananias? (12) What did Ananias do for Paul? (13)
4. What was God’s message to Paul through Ananias? For what had God chosen Paul? (14-16) What does it mean that Paul’s blindness was cured? His sins forgiven? (6-16; Gal 5:24; Gal 2:20) What did it mean that he was baptized?
5. Read verses 17-22. Upon his return to Jerusalem, what direction did Jesus give him? (18, 21) Why did Paul think that the Jews would accept his testimony? (19-20) What in his testimony angered them? Why? (21-22)
6. Read verses 23-29. Why did Romans take charge of Paul again? Why did the centurion halt the flogging? What can we learn from Paul about Jesus? About God’s grace and his purpose?
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Theresa Cook
Sorry, couldn't find any biography for Theresa Cook. Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
Movie/TV Credits:
First Appeared:
In the movie UFO
Latest Project:
Movie Gotti 2018-06-15
Known For
Movie UFO Amie 2019
Movie Gotti Courtroom Attendant (uncredited) 2018-06-15
Movie Mom and Dad Crazed Mom (uncredited) 2018-01-19
Movie Aftermath Ice Cream Shop Waitress (uncredited) 2017-02-28
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Change Mod1 key to the Windows key in config.h
blame Filippo Erik Negroni about this document
dwm’s documentation refers to Mod1 as the modifier key that you must press to issue commands to it. On most keyboards, Mod1 is mapped to the left Alt key. Most new keyboards now come equipped with the Windows key. Since no known UNIX/X applications are known to use the Windows key, it is an excellent alternative mapping to issue commands to dwm.
In config.h, under the comment /* key definitions */, you can find the line
#define MODKEY Mod1Mask
In order to change dwm’s modifier key to the Windows key, you can simply change its value definition to Mod4Mask.
#define MODKEY Mod4Mask
The following patch also produces the same result:
--- a/config.def.h Sun Jul 27 03:34:57 2008 +0100
+++ b/config.def.h Sun Jul 27 23:04:57 2008 +0100
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
/* key definitions */
-#define MODKEY Mod1Mask
+#define MODKEY Mod4Mask
#define TAGKEYS(KEY,TAG) \
{ MODKEY, KEY, view, {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
{ MODKEY|ControlMask, KEY, toggleview, {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
Can I use any other modifier key?
Yes. There are 5 modifiers, Mod1Mask to Mod5Mask. They are associated to up-to three keysyms (keycodes) from the X window server. To show the current association on your keyboard, run xmodmap with no arguments. It will show something like:
$ xmodmap
shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock Caps_Lock (0x42)
control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x6d)
mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Alt_L (0x7d), Meta_L (0x9c)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod4 Super_L (0x7f), Hyper_L (0x80)
mod5 Mode_switch (0x5d), ISO_Level3_Shift (0x7c)
Using xev, a utility to show X events, such as key presses, we can quickly identify which keysym (keycode) combination a particular key has, and associate that to a modifier using xmodmap.
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Oulu Something Totally Random
Presentations at IFA 2012 Tours
Wrote on 04/07/12 by Kurt Eggers
On July 4th, Margaret Leahy presented a lecture on the review of the first four years of the ECSF program. This lecture was based on surveys completed by graduates and consortium members.
Also several other presentations during this conference were given by ECSF-lecturers (e.g., Joseph Agius, Margaret Leahy, Yvonne Van Zaalen, Mies Bezemer) and ECSF-graduates (e.g., Jaqueline Carmona, Fiona Ryan, & Mary O'Dwyer).
The ECSF consortium was one of the sponsors of this event.
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Five Hundred Companions (Online)
Ysgramor and a few of the Five Hundred Companions during the events of The Elder Scrolls Online.
Not to be confused with The Companions or Five Companions.
Five Hundred Companions, often simply called the Five Hundred or Companions, were a group of Atmoran warriors led by the legendary Ysgramor in the late Merethic Era. The Five Hundred Companions were an army who played a vital role during events of the time period known as the Return. They were fierce warriors who came from Atmora. Their goal was to avenge the brothers and sisters who fell victims of elves during their raid known as Night of Tears.[1]
Merethic EraEdit
Arrival to TamrielEdit
During the Merethic Era, a group of Atmorans, led by Ysgramor, left their homeland called Atmora and sailed to Tamriel due to the presence of a civil war in Atmora. They sailed south and eventually landed at Hsaarik Head at the northern tip of Broken Cape. They moved inland and soon built the legendary city Saarthal.[2][3][4] They befriended the local Snow Elves, and made peace and prosperity with them. At some point, the Snow Elves launched an assault upon Saarthal, in which they sacked it and killed everyone there,[5] with the exception of Ysgramor and his two sons, Yngol and Ylgar, who survived and returned to Atmora. Different reports stated different theories as to why the Snow Elves broke the peace with the Atmorans. Some reports suggest that the initial attack on Saarthal was very focused, and did not appear to correlate to any locations that were established as points of defense or importance. Not only did the Snow Elves know the apparent layout of the city, but their assault appeared to be based on a specific directive and perhaps a singular goal.[6] One theory was that the Snow Elves' motive was to exterminate all of the Atmorans in Skyrim, as the rate at which the Atmoran's population was growing was increasing. To the Snow Elves, this would be a potential threat to their existence in Skyrim.[2] Another theory was that the Atmorans discovered a powerful artifacts deep below Saarthal, called the Eye of Magnus, and the Snow Elves coveted it for themselves, so they sacked Saarthal.[5]
The Return to AtmoraEdit
Ysgramor and his two sons, Yngol and Ylgar returned to Atmora, and after they returned, they told stories of Elven treachery and murders in Saarthal. This inspired men and women of Atmora to raise an army and avenge the fallen, claiming Mereth for themselves.[1]
The ReturnEdit
Day of Final PassageEdit
On the Day of Final Passage the Five Hundred set sail for Mereth using longboats that had been made in their massive shipyards of Jylkurfyk. Due to a massive storm, known as the Storm of Separation, Yngol and his crew were the first of the dead.
Return to SkyrimEdit
After arriving at Hsaarik Head, the warriors sought to reclaim and avenge the Saarthal and so they did. Many shields were broken during the battles, but in honor of the fallen Shield-Brothers, the faction kept its name—The Five Hundred Companions.
Atmoran-Snow Elf WarEdit
After reclaiming Saarthal, the Five Hundred formed the Circle of Captains. It was decided that each Captain should take his own boat and crew make its own way, seeking their fates throughout the world. This began a long period of the slaughter of elves and the grand expansion of Men on Tamriel.
The Expansion and Elven slaughter by the Five Hundred ended with the final breath of Ysgramor. It is said to have been seen all over Tamriel as a huge dark storm, and left even the fiercest warriors grieving. Most of the warriors laid down their mighty axes, never to pick them up again. Thus ended the period known as The Return.
Fourth EraEdit
Main article: The Companions
Jorrvaskr Skyrim
Jorrvaskr, headquarters of The Companions in Whiterun was originally Ysgramor's ship.
After the events of the Return, the remaining Companions lost their grip over Tamriel and most became simple settlers and farmers of the land. Therefore, only remnants of the once great army were present in Skyrim.
The Companions had still survived until the Fourth Era. During that time the organization had given up its original name and had become known simply as The Companions. Traditions and goals had changed over time as well. For example, no longer were Companion groups under the control of Captains since sailing and settlement were no longer driving racial concerns. Some of them had also embraced lycanthropy, bestowed upon them by Hircine.[7][8] Another significant difference was in the motives of the companions: by the Fourth Era the Companions had become more of a mercenary group who hunted beasts and criminals, but not mer.[9]
Five Hundred Companions were a group who considered that every man should be able to make his own path without guidance of others. There were no rules that bound someone under rule of another. Companions were free to come and go as they wish. The only thing that bound him to his Shield-Brothers and Sisters was his honor. As a result, there were not so many ranks within the army.
Main article: Harbinger
The Harbinger was considered to be the main commander of the army. During the time of The Return this role was taken by Ysgramor. Companions followed his commands and listened to his advice but he did not command the army with an iron fist, and men followed him by their own free will.
The Harbingers's role shrank significantly after the assembly of the Circle of Captains. No other Harbingers were considered rulers among the Companions after the death of Ysgramor.
Main article: Captain (Lore)
Captains were commanders of longboats and their crews. After the reclaiming of Saarthal and of Skyrim and the destruction of the Snow Elves, the Circle of Captains was assembled to decide what the Five Hundred should do next. It was decided that every crew and its captain should make their own way and split up. Like the Harbinger, a captain did not have an iron-fisted rule over his men and they followed him freely.
As more and more Atmorans migrated from Atmora to Skyrim, Companions settled, sailing decreased in importance and so longboats were no longer needed. Thus the rank of Captain was lost. However the rank of Harbinger and the tradition of the Circle remained.
Aela the Huntress, a shield sister of the Dragonborn.
Shield-Brothers and SistersEdit
Main article: Shield-Brothers
Shield-Brothers or Sisters weren't actually a rank in the Five Hundred Companions. However, it was a common phrase to add to one's name. It meant that that they would watch each other's back in battle and won't hesitate to fight for each other.
This phrase is still commonly used among Nords as a sign of trust among warriors.
Main article: Shield-Brothers
Similar to the quartermaster and blacksmith, the huntmaster was a revered hunter who would lead younger Shield-Brothers on game hunts to hone their skills. The official title and role, however, disappeared by the end of the Second Era.
Notable membersEdit
Darumzu crew:
Crew of the Jorrvaskr:
Crew of the Krillot Lok:
Crew of the Fallowfire:
This list is incomplete; help us expand it.
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May 30, 2011
A Harley.
Xavier wanted to rent a Harley Davidson motorcycle. He did. He took a train to Queens to the only place in the New York city region where this sort of dream is easily realized and found the motorcycle of his dreams, got lost on his way home, picked me up and expertly drove many hours over a holiday weekend, but then also got lost on the way back to the motorcycle store (and I felt as if I were riding on a bucking bronco all the way down the Brooklyn Queens Expressway - which is a particularly potholed road - and was mad to the point of not speaking once we reached the motorcycle store - a bad sport, some might say), but the dream came true. Seriously though, I can only speak from the back seat of the motorcycle, but I can say unhesitatingly that Xavier drove like a pro (who knew he could pilot a 500-pound beast so deftly?), got the Harley because he wanted me to feel like a princess on a throne (the seat was like that) and once I let go of the overwhelming impression that I was going to die (you know when you tergiversate the chimera of New York into the martian land of Newark, NJ - sounds dramatic, but in fact, it is so...well, all that spring-up action is terrifying on a Harley Davidson), all I wanted to do was outstretch my arms and let the wind carry them behind me with so much, oh so much, wind in my face - all the way down the Garden State Parkway - to the very end, the terminus, the finale of that road: Cape May, New Jersey. In Cape May, New Jersey, we found lovely and rather remote beaches, a lighthouse and, bizarrely, horse-drawn buggies.
Highlight: toll booth. Plump toll booth worker - one ear phone in - Whitney Houston " I will always love you" blaring out of her mouth, right at the moment of the chorus for the first time. I hand her the dollar bills. Xavier belts out in synch with her crooning, "And I-ye-I will always love you-ooh ooh" in a duet, featuring vibrato (and in one case, falsetto) of the finest order. She cracked up and carried on singing.
May 29, 2011
May 26, 2011
4 years.
We did this funny thing four years ago and got married in a beat-up church in Harlem with an exalted choir and a 10-year old drummer boy. Now we live in Harlem in an exalted (according to us), beat-up house. It's worked out pretty well for us.
I've said before Xavier is like a weather system - this year we've had pretty good weather - a long day at the beach, in fact. Part of it is that I've finally broken through some of the cultural differences between us - made some real progress. Xavier's bluntness. His tendency to say "no", flat-out - "you look bad in that" - "I'm bored" (more precisely-->"you're boring me"), those kinds of things I used to take really personally. I don't anymore. I laugh.
Plus, he makes me laugh all the time - sincerely. At this exact moment, as an illustration, he is lying on the bed, inexplicably reading Tom Sawyer aloud with a heavy French accent: "Eets mighy ard to make eem work Satuurdays when all ze boys are aveeng oleedays, but e ates work more zan e ates anyzing else." When I realize what is going on, I laugh until my laptop is almost shaken off my lap.
Here is to more good weather. The forecast looks good.
May 24, 2011
Shadows on the petals.
Today the sun was out in batches, and when it was, they ruled out working productively.
May 19, 2011
"DSK": a household reference for the man in la belle France.
Three rather surprising and general reactions from the French in Paris since I am on the ground and working here right at the moment of this scandal (reactions of co-workers & friends, taxi drivers, the French papers, tabloids, etc - all sorts of discourse about the subject):
1. The obvious one: what happened was some sort of organized effort to frame DSK and to bring him down just before his moment of glory in politics. This is everywhere. This reaction is understandable, if you take into account timing and if we were talking about another man. Unfortunately, that DSK is in a position to be defending his behavior in this circumstance is not even slightly surprising given his history with women and sexual aggression. When DSK became the head of the IMF, what was written in French papers? A cautionary tract, insisting that DSK's approach with women would not be tolerated in an Anglo-American setting. He was literally called on this before it happened. This says nothing of the incident in 2002 with the French journalist (and his wife's goddaughter, no less), Tristane Banon, who claims to have been sexually assaulted by DSK and then subsequently told by her own mother to hold her tongue and not publicly speak out. The man has a history of a perverse way of thinking about women, which in no world means that he is guilty, but rather, that the immediate French assumption that he must not be is odd. Tristane Banon's mother's reaction also symbolizes something perverse in French culture. Perhaps DSK found himself in a context where his behavior would not be tolerated and that is the difference between his ability to act with impunity in the past and the position in which he finds himself today.
2. The second reaction (almost everyone mentioned this): American puritanism will taint the judicial process (so even if he is found guilty, he won't be - the verdict will merely be evidence of the American obsession with puritanism in public sexual affairs). The fact that the French choose to turn a blind eye to consensual sexual behavior by their politicians really has nothing to do with whether this person committed a crime or not. Analogously, the fact that Americans care whether or not their elected leaders engage in sexual trysts on the side is totally irrelevant as to whether DSK will be found guilty of a crime in this country. That the conversation turns to American puritanism when discussing a crime is a strange reflection on the way sexual harassment is viewed in France. In fact, I was baffled when a colleague chimed in on the DSK discussion with, "And they haven't even shown us a picture of the woman yet!" As if by viewing a photograph it could be determined whether or not she would be a worthy target for such a man as DSK.
3. The most absurd: that DSK devised this plan himself and acted as a means of wriggling out of his current political track. Tactical genius. The poor man - driven to such behavior.
The theme of all three of these reactions? DSK is not to blame. Whether this is true or not, it is fascinating that the French could be so unequivocal in their response and their defense of such a reputable figure.
May 18, 2011
Like most other gals, boy, do I have things to say about the French at the moment. But I am going to keep it totally superficial for the moment: makeup ---->
(That says Guerlain). Guerlain makes all sorts of fanciful creations - the device holding the lipstick is a creation worth having (the weight is perfect - substantial, luxurious).
Marguerite spotted the perfume and I was with her on these bottles: exquisite. The French are good at that - making things worth looking at.
May 17, 2011
May 15, 2011
To a forest. Green green green. So green.
Photosynthesis, explains Marguerite - clearly what is going on here above us and all around. Jules ponders and eventually concurs.
For me, the only unfailing inspiration is nature. Cities all over are beautiful, but when you breathe in trees, walk through their exfoliation, listen to the wind there, sense them lumbering over you, nowhere else compares.
May 14, 2011
May 13, 2011
May 11, 2011
Over the weekend we sashayed over to Rambouillet, where the château de Rambouillet awaited us. (This is the one about which Marie-Antoinette is rumored to have declared she could never live in such a toadhouse!)
Marguerite came equipped.
Choices, choices - such difficult choices, her tapping fingers and stance bellowed.
The geese gibbered in the grass.
The sun shone in stripes.
The poppies were declaring their love of this crazy Parisian weather. (This entire Spring in Paris has been a dream)!
And the château was lucky enough to have very good porters keeping watch.
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