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Chaos on Deponia Review
Chaos on Deponia is a funny point-and-click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment, and it's the follow-up to Deponia, which was released a scant four months ago on Steam (and a little longer than that in Europe). Chaos on Deponia picks up right where Deponia left off, with the trash planet Deponia still in danger of being blown up, Goal and her fiancé Cletus on their way to the much cozier world of Elysium, and Rufus abandoned on Deponia. If none of this sounds familiar, or if you didn't play the original game, then don't despair. The manual and the game itself review earlier events, and so it's easy to get caught up with what's going on.
You control Rufus in the game. He's a classic anti-hero, who does things to meet his needs without caring too much about how his actions might affect others. To illustrate this point, in the first puzzle sequence in the game Rufus goes about borrowing a hammer while simultaneously burning down someone's house. It's not that he wants to burn down the house, but those sorts of things just happen to him. Luckily, since the game is humorous, nobody ever comes to serious harm, even when guillotines become involved (well, except for some baby dolphins who apparently meet a bad end).
Early in the game, Goal ends up back on Deponia, and once again she suffers brain damage, and so once again Rufus has to save her. This time, Goal's personality is split into three parts, each on a separate cartridge, and Rufus has to convince all three parts that brain surgery (performed by somebody other than Rufus, fortunately) is necessary. This takes up the majority of the game. Afterwards, Rufus once again sets his sights on the Organon, and with the help of a resistance movement, attempts to stop them from blowing up the planet.
Chaos on Deponia uses roughly the same engine as Deponia. You left click to move Rufus around, you left click to talk to people and perform actions on objects, and you right click to examine objects. The mouse wheel is used to open and close the inventory window, and the space bar is used to display hotspots for the room you're in. This is the same scheme that was used in Deponia, and it's about the same scheme that is used by every other adventure game out there, making it easy to jump into Chaos on Deponia and start playing.
The puzzles in the game are largely inventory-based, where you pick up objects and then have to figure out how to use them or combine them together to solve problems. These puzzles are a little more difficult than you might expect. That's because instead of only doling out one or two puzzles at a time, Chaos on Deponia opens things up and gives you a smorgasbord of puzzles at once, with dozens of hotspots and inventory objects in play, making it tougher to trial-and-error your way through them. There are also some mini-games and mechanical puzzles to mix things up, and these are mostly handled pretty well (with only a couple of the mini games being explained poorly).
As an example, at one point you have to take Lady Goal (one of Goal's three personalities) out to a romantic dinner. But this means you have to convince the local restaurant to serve something other than platypus, which in turn means you have to do something to protect the various platypus nests in the city. You also have to set the mood at the meal by reciting a poem, but since Rufus isn't any sort of a wordsmith, that means you have to con the local poet into helping you out. As you might have figured out by now, all of the puzzles in the game are on the silly side of the spectrum, involving as they do torpedo dolphins, Unorganized Crime, lisping revolutionaries, and more, and they keep the game entertaining.
The only real downside to the game once again is the dialogue, but not the quality of the writing so much as the quantity. For some reason Daedalic Entertainment just can't resist using five sentences in places where one sentence would suffice, and so sometimes conversations run on and on without adding anything to the game. This isn't so bad the first time you hear the dialogue, but when Rufus starts a soliloquy each time you try to use an object on a hotspot, it gets a little tiring, even with being able to skip lines of dialogue by clicking the mouse. Chaos on Deponia isn't quite as bloated as The Hobbit, but both could have used a better editor.
Chaos on Deponia took me about 15 hours to complete, and that was with only consulting a walkthrough once (to figure out what was going on with one of the mini-games). The puzzles are tough enough that you probably won't figure them out right away, but they're not so tough that they'll stump you for days at a time, either. For me, that's exactly where I want the difficulty of an adventure to be, and combined with the humor of the game, it makes Chaos on Deponia an easy game to recommend.
Reviewed By: Steven Carter
Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment
Rating: 80%
This review is based on a digital copy of Chaos on Deponia for the PC provided by Daedalic Entertainment.


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HONG KONG – In a show of protest against U.S. surveillance programs and in support of whistle-blower Edward Snowden, several hundred people marched Saturday to the U.S. Consulate General and the offices of the Hong Kong government despite drizzly weather.
"I think it's not acceptable for the (National Security Agency) to spy" on everyone, said Patrick Cheung, who has been upset by claims former NSA contractor Snowden made about the agency's data gathering from U.S.-based Internet firms. "It's our right to have our privacy protected."
"Shame on NSA! Defend freedom of speech!" chanted marchers, who carried signs written in Chinese and English and wrapped in plastic to keep out the rain. "Protect Snowden!"
The march, backed by five opposition parties and 22 other organizations, included the presentation of protest letters addressed to U.S. Consul General Steve Young and the head of Hong Kong's government.
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Internet Explorer 8
Windows 7, 64 bit
Developer Mode and Production Mode of GWT
We did not have this issue with GXT 3.0.2
I have a scenario where it requires multiple clicks to get a drop-down to appear in a combo box. It is a rather specific scenario and matches one of our application scenarios. I am hoping a fix/workaround to this scenario would address all of our application scenarios. In our application if we enter text in a text field (in a grid) it will not take on the first edit (gets blanked out).
In this example type ahead in the combo box a color (I just have a few, so type in "black") and then select the enter key. If the type ahead shows black you would need to type the enter key twice (once for the combo box select and one for the enter event to trigger the action that will render "Panel B".
Now if you are in panel B you can try a few things. Once things work, however, you will have to reload app and try the other scenario.
Test 1: Try to hit the drop-down of the combo box. It will take 2 clicks to bring up the drop-down. On Panel A, the combo box only needs 1 click to make the drop down visible.
Test 2: Try to edit the color column in the grid (one click to render the combo box and the second click to bring down the drop-down). It will take multiple clicks to bring up the drop-down and instead of just not working it will also disappear as you click.
Also, the drop-down will flash to the 0,0 coordinate (sometimes) as you are clicking on the arrow to try to make it render.
I tested this against Chrome 25 and it seems to behave fine from there. However, our application had issues when I tested it against Chrome 25. So this concerns me.


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Dose of lethal Oklahoma drugs to be tested
The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — Samples of the same drugs used in a botched execution that was stopped after the inmate convulsed and tried to lift his head will be tested as part of an investigation into his death, a probe that could result in Oklahoma executions being halted for months, officials said Friday.
Oklahoma's attorney general's office said the Department of Corrections saved syringes of the lethal drugs set aside for a second execution had been set to follow Clayton Lockett's. The second execution was put on hold for at least two weeks after Lockett's went awry Tuesday night.
President Barack Obama on Friday called the incident "deeply troubling" and said he's asked his attorney general for a review of the death penalty's application.
Lockett died 43 minutes after his execution began of an apparent heart attack as Oklahoma used a new drug combination for the first time in the state.
Officials said Friday the autopsy report on Lockett will take two to three months to complete. Department of Public Safety spokesman Capt. George Brown said the autopsy, being performed in Dallas, is expected to be finished in eight to 12 weeks. Lockett's body arrived in Dallas about 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
Gov. Mary Fallin had called on Wednesday for an investigation of Lockett's execution to be conducted by the state's Department of Public Safety. She has issued a stay until May 13 for Warner's execution, but said Thursday she was willing to issue a 60-day stay for Warner, the longest allowed under state law, if needed to complete the inquiry.
If 60 days is not adequate, Oklahoma's attorney general has said he would request an additional stay from the courts to ensure no executions are carried out until the review is complete.
The drugs intended for Warner were never used. Assistant Attorney General Kindanne Jones said in a letter Friday that attorneys for Lockett and Warner may have access to the drugs if any are left over after the state's analysis is complete.
Before Lockett's execution, the state had refused to provide the source of the execution drugs, citing state law that allows such details to remain confidential.
"The Attorney General will take this step to assure that the state continues its efforts to remain as transparent as legally and practically possible, in light of the law and very real challenges Oklahoma faces in assuring that all lawful sentences, including the death penalty, are carried out," Jones wrote.
The syringes intended for Warner's execution Tuesday night are from the same manufacturers as the drugs used in Lockett's execution, the state said Friday. The drugs were purchased at the same time and have the same expiration date.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton had detailed Lockett's last day of life in a report issued Thursday. The report said Lockett had self-inflicted wounds on his arm, and the execution team was unable to find suitable veins in his arms, legs and neck. An IV was inserted into Lockett's groin area and the execution began.
A spokesman for the United Nations human rights office in Geneva said Lockett's prolonged execution could amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international human rights law. Rupert Colville said Lockett's was the second problematic execution in the U.S. this year after Dennis McGuire's death in Ohio on Jan. 16 with an allegedly untested combination of drugs.
"The apparent cruelty involved in these recent executions simply reinforces the argument that authorities across the United States should impose an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty and work for abolition of this cruel and inhuman practice," Colville told reporters Friday.
Associated Press writer Kristi Eaton contributed to this report.
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On the Ibuildings techPortal today there's a new tutorial from Rupert Jones showing you how to get the best performance from Magento with a set of technologies tailored for just that.
Following our earlier entry about installing Magento Enterprise, we thought it would be appropriate to follow up with some tips for getting more from your Magento installation. One of the major criticisms leveled at Magento is its speed; many complain that it is far too slow. In this article we'll go through some steps you can perform to fine-tune your server to allow Magento to run more smoothly and more quickly in a production environment.
Among the technologies they recommend are things like memcached, mod_expires, APC, gzip and MySQLTuner.


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Gunplay of MMG goes in over Biggie's Who Shot Ya instrumental on his new "50 Bars" freestyle. Listen and prepare yourself for his upcoming Living Legend album.
Gunplay – 50 Bars (Freestyle)
Gunplay "ACTIVE" (Album Stream)
MMG rapper Gunplay drops his latest album, ACTIVE. The 12-track LP features Lito, Sam Sneak, Rick Ross, Currensy and more. Stream the project below.
After releasing the official video for "My Phone" last month, Gunplay drops a brand new freestyle over Blocboy JB's single "Look Alive". His ACTIVE…
Gunplay "My Phone" (Official Music Video)
MMG rapper Gunplay delivers a new visual for his "My Phone" single. Directed by Rob Dade and Gunplay himself. Gunplay's new album, ACTIVE, is…
After connecting with Rick Ross on "Cheap Thrills" last month, Gunplay is back with his latest single "My Phone". Stay tuned to Rap Dose…
Gunplay & Rick Ross "Cheap Thrills"
After releasing "Florida Boy" featuring T-Pain and Kodak Black earlier, Rick Ross is back as he connects with fellow MMG rapper Gunplay on "Cheap…
Gunplay Talks Donald Trump, Freestyles For Tim Westwood TV
Gunplay recently headed overseas and while in the UK stopped by Tim Westwood's crib. He discussed Donald Trump and kicked a freestyle.
MMG's Gunplay returns with a remix of "Moolah" by Young Greatness.
Cormega – Guns & Butter (Feat. Gunplay) (Prod. By Harry Fraud)
After collaborating with Gunplay on "Savages" a few years ago, Cormega reconnects with the MMG rapper on this Harry Fraud-produced record called "Guns &…
Gunplay – Leave Da Game (Feat. Masspike Miles) (Official Music Video)
With his debut album Living Legend out now, Gunplay connects with Masspike Miles in a visual for their collaboration "Leave Da Game". Directed by…
Gunplay – From Da Jump (Feat. Torch & Young Breed) (Official Music Video)
The Triple C's reunite in Gunplay's music video for "From Da Jump" featuring Torch and Young Breed. This appears on Gunplay's recently released debut…
Gunplay Discusses "Living Legend" In Def Jam Documentary
Gunplay discuses his debut album for Def Jam's documentary series "Def Jam presents: Living Legend with Gunplay". Watch below.
Gunplay – White Bitch (Official Music Video)
Resident drug addict Gunplay returns with a new visual in support of his Living Legend album for a track titled "White Bitch."
Gunplay – Blood On The Dope (Feat. Yo Gotti & PJK)
Gunplay is releasing his sure to flop album Living Legend on July 31st. In support of the album here is another record from it…
Gunplay – Be Like Me (Feat. Rick Ross)
After releasing the artwork and tracklist for his debut project Living Legend earlier, Gunplay is back with a new record titled "Be Like Me"…
Gunplay "Living Legend" Album Cover & Tracklist Revealed
Gunplay's debut album Living Legend is finally set to drop on July 31st and today we get a look at the projects artwork and…
Gunplay's album Living Legend is dropping on July 31st and in case you forgot (you probably did), he hits us with a new freestyle…
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A Boogie Wit da Hoodie "Reply" (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
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Lil Peep "Everybody's Everything" (Album Stream)
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Kirill & Jaco "Hublot" (Official Music Video)
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Published in May 1914, only three years after National Geographics first map of Mexico, this work shows the transportation changes taking place. An ambitious railroad project was underway on the gulf coast, while similar railroad expansions were taking place in other regions. This map appeared with three articles on Mexico including "Mexico and Mexicans."
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I own the PS2 version and I can clarify that none of those features you listed are included. A Short Play mode actually sounds really cool, a shame no other games really did that, unless you count the tutorials.
RTK VII always had a neat bevy of minor events from some interesting officers. It's very unfortunate they never bothered to include those in future games. Though these memories do give me some ideas for miscellaneous events for RTK XIII PUK when I get back to it.


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"It's not about the money,money,money...."sang Jessie J. on her song "Price Tag"..
Well at $50 a bottle ...one has to ask oneself....
So here's the news: Christian Louboutin has launched his signature nail polish:
"ROUGE LOUBOUTIN"...natch... with a full range of colours launching on the 31st of Aug.
There will be 30 hues in 3 different categories:
Pops/Nudes and Noirs.
The cap measures 8inchs,the same length of the heel on the
Louboutin Ballerina Ultima shoes he collaborated on with David Lynch....check out the launch video:
It is one of the more expensive nail lacquers on the market at present..but still cheaper than a pair of Loubous.
Only difference is: once the polish is on your nails,will anyone really tell it apart from an Essie or OPI...? Whereas wearing a pair...it's like waving a red flag at a bull...literally!
Sexy nail polish ...priceless
At present available online and at Saks and Sephora USA.
Just don't poke your eyes out...and don't put in in your hand luggage when travelling!....
Just don't poke your eyes out...and don't put in in your hand luggage when travelling!....


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It does not take ODMafia long before we detect OPPOSERS. We know an opposer from a mile away. They pretend to be biblical but really they are opposing true discernmentalism. Just recently John Armstrong of Act3Online posted "Every Idle Word."
He cunningly posted the following with direct aim at ODMafia "…you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you" He dares challenge Truthslayer!
I stand incensed.
Opposer-of-the-truth-easy-on-emergent-John-Armstrong-possibly-liberal stoops even lower suggesting "Gossip, …is idle talk… careless speech. It may be malicious and it may even be true." Mr. John-liberal-(possibly communist) Armstrong – online discernment ministries survive on this basis!
We have itching ears that need to be fed.
Our status quo is to practice "rip and read" attack tactics (try your best to say that phrase fast!)
Please note that careless speech in Online Discernment circles is called RESEARCH John! Get it together!
Finally, true believers need only know that maturity means haphazardly researched articles, undermining ministries and learning about the latest heresy. We can easily disregard 1000s of years of the Christian faith, theology and history with casual disregard….ignorance is our strength.
Finally John – your church is that it is too small!
PS We believe that John Armstrong needs to begin listening to consevative talk shows radio like Shawn Hannity to grasp the truth.


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HeroBuilders.com is always ready to cash in on our latest pop culture obsession with a tasteless action figure, but this time the company may have gone too far. The Anthony Weiner figure comes in two versions, a $40 "standard" version, or the $50 adults-only "Weiner Weiner Doll." The company's president reports, "No one is buying the one without the penis." Anthony Weiner definitely has some issues, but if you're seriously considering commemorating a representative's sexting scandal with a pricy Ken doll you may need to seek help as well.
More from Jezebel
This is going to give Ken dolls everywhere a serious complex.


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Making dosas healthier or tastier is a bit like trying to gild a lily. Dosas are traditionally made with rice and lentils which are both terrifically healthy foods packed with fiber and protein, and you can just make a traditional dosa recipe healthier by making it with brown rice, as I usually do.
But sometimes the health nut in you just wants to push the limits.
Last week I soaked a cup of tiny white baby lima beans in water, planning to cook them into a curry some time during the week. But one day passed, then two, and I hadn't come up with the inspiration I needed to use them up.
Meanwhile, I'd started to crave dosas and as I drove home from work the other evening and made a mental note to soak rice and lentils overnight, I remembered those beans. Why not, I thought?
But I'd still have to soak the rice, and even soaked in my parboiled style the rice needs at least two hours' time. But oats, of course, need no soaking time, and I love their fresh, clean taste in just about anything. So why not dosas?
Bean and Oats Dosas it was for dinner, and delicious they were. I made them prettier and tastier by adding a handful of chopped coriander leaves, some curry leaves, and some green chillies, all of which gave them that lovely emerald hue. We polished them off my favorite way: with some green coriander-coconut chutney (although Desi prefers sambar with his dosa. Well, sometimes I get to do things my way.)
Here's the recipe. Hope everyone's having a great weekend!
Bean and Oats Dosa
- 1 cup baby lima beans (cover with about 3 inches with water and soak at least overnight)
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
- 2 green chillies , chopped
- 10-12 curry leaves
- ½- inch piece of ginger , chopped
- Salt to taste
- Put all the ingredients in a blender or a dosa grinder and blend with enough water till you have a runny and smooth batter. The batter should be runnier than a pancake batter, but thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Heat a cast-iron or non-stick griddle.
- Using a rounded ladle, pour about ¼ cup of the dosa batter in the center of the griddle. Quickly, using the rounded bottom of the ladle, start spreading the batter outward from the center in a spiralling design, until you have a dosa about 6-7 inches in diameter.
- You can pour a few drops of oil around the dosa's edge to make it crispier, or just spray with some non-stick cooking spray.
- When the underside is golden-brown, flip over and cook another minute or two.
- Serve hot with chutney.
Have you tried a sweet dosa? This jaggery dosa just hits the spot.


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Agaricus bitorquis
|Agaricus bitorquis
|Scientific classification
A. bitorquis
|Binomial name
|Agaricus bitorquis
Agaricus bitorquis is an edible white mushroom of the genus Agaricus, similar to the common button mushroom that is sold commercially. The name supersedes Agaricus rodmani. It is also commonly known as torq, the banded agaric, spring agaric, or pavement mushroom, as it has been recorded pushing up paving slabs.
The specific epithet bitorquis is Latin "having two collars", and refers to the two rings resulting from detachment of the annulus from both the top and bottom of the stipe.
The cap is dry, smooth, and white (but staining yellowish in age), and measures 4 to 15 cm in diameter, convex to flat; often with dirt on the cap. The gills are free, very narrow, close, light pink color when young, becoming dark reddish-brown as the spores mature. [1] The spore print is chocolate brown. The stipe is 3 – 11 cm long, 2 – 4 cm thick, cylindrical to clavate (club-shaped), equal to enlarged at the base, stout, white, smooth, with a membranous veil and thick white mycelial sheathing near the base. The flesh is solid and firm, with a mild odor. It is often confused with Agaricus bernardii; however, that mushroom has a salty odor.
Microscopic details[edit]
|Agaricus bitorquis
|Mycological characteristics
|gills on hymenium
|cap is convex or flat
|hymenium is free
|stipe has a ring
|spore print is brown
|ecology is saprotrophic
|edibility: choice
Basidiospores are elliptical in shape, smooth, and with dimensions of 5–7 x 4–5.5 µm. Basidia are 20–25 x 6.5–8.5 µm, usually four-spored, but often with two-spored basidia present. Cystidia are present and numerous.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Agaricus bitorquis may be found growing solitary or in small groups in gardens (noted as growing in a gregarious manner), and at roadsides, usually on the pavement, often where salt is applied to combat ice in winter.[1] Pushing through asphalt and slabs, it is subterranean, and often matures underground. It is occasional throughout North America,[2] Europe, and Australia.[citation needed]
Agaricus bitorquis is a choice edible species,[3] with a typical 'mushroomy' taste. Specimens collected in the wild may be gritty due to its often subterranean habitat. As with all specimens picked from the wild, care should be taken to consider the suitability of the collection site, as this species can bioaccumulate toxic heavy metals, especially lead, from polluted areas.[4] Nutritional analysis has shown this species to contain 18 amino acids, including all of the essential ones.[5]
First cultivated commercially in 1968,[6] A. bitorquis has several growth characteristics that have piqued the interest of mushroom cultivators looking for an alternative to the standard button mushroom, A. bisporus. For example, A. bitorquis is more resistant to various viral diseases,[7][8][9] can grow at higher temperatures[10] and CO2 concentrations,[11] and has better resistance to bruising.[12] Furthermore, high temperature-resistant strains have recently been developed which may help cultivators overcome problems associated with cooling production rooms during hot summer months.[13][14]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Sidewalk Mushroom: Identify via Pictures, Habitat, Season & Spore Print | Agaricus bitorquis". Sidewalk Mushroom, Agaricus bitorquis, Ediblewildfood.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ David Arora (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Cocchia, L., Vescovia, L., Petrinid, L.E, Petrini, O. (2006). Heavy metals in edible mushrooms in Italy. Food Chem. 98(2):277-84.
- ^ Zakhary, J.W., Abo-Bakr, T., El-Mahdy, A.R., El-Tabey, S.A.M. (1983). Chemical composition of wild mushrooms collected from Alexandria Egypt. Food Chem. 11(1):31-42.
- ^ Fritsche, G. (1975). Welche Möglichkeiten eröffnet der viersporige Champignon "Agaricus bitorquis (Quél.) Sacc."" dem Züchter? [What potentialities does 4-spored mushroom Agaricus bitorquis (Quel) Sacc. offer to breeders?] Theoretical and Applied Genetics 47(3):125–31.
- ^ Dieleman-van Zaayen A. (1972). Spread, prevention and control of mushroom virus disease. Mushroom Sci. 8:131-54.
- ^ Vedder, P.J.C. (1975). Practical experiences with Agaricus bitorquis. The Mushroom J. 32:262-9.
- ^ Van-Zaayen, A. (1976). Immunity of strains, of Agaricus bitorquis to mushroom virus disease. The Mushroom J. 47:360–3.
- ^ Hasselbach O.E., Mutsers, P. (1971). Agaricus bitorquis (Quel.) Sacc. ein wärmeliebendes familienmitglied der Champignons. Champignon. 130:20–6.
- ^ Steane, G.R. (1980). The case for growing Agaricus bitorquis. The Mushroom J. 96:435-8.
- ^ Vedder, P.J.C. (1978). "Cultivation". In the Biology and Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms, pp. 377–92. Eds: Chang, S.T, Hayes, W.A. Academic Press: New York, San Francisco.
- ^ Guler, P., Ergene, A., Tan, S. Production of high temperature-resistant strains of Agaricus bitorquis. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 5(8):615-9.
- ^ Sharma, S.S., Doshi, A. (2001). High temperature tolerant button mushroom (Agaricus bitorquis) and its strains suitable under Rajasthan conditions. J Mycol Plant Pathol. 31(2):256–7.
External links[edit]
- Mushroom-Collecting.com - Agaricus bitorquis
- Index Fungorum listing of synonyms
- Roger's Mushrooms picture and description
- Mushroom Observer various photos
- (A Drawing by Julius Schaffer)


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More than 29 million vehicles from 35 brands have potentially dangerous airbags. See all affected models and follow the story at Car and Driver.
it is kind of funny how much people used to hate Ralph Nader. Without him there wouldn't be any safety devices at all installed in automobiles!
I guess the Japanese didn't know that you're supposed to stick your chewing gum under tables.1 Reply
My E46 3 Series is affected.
Not a happy camper right now. I live in Canada so its not humid, reducing the risk of injury, but to think I was driving something not intrinsically safe because a supplier messed up is pissing me off.2 Replies
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I just got a new BMW too, mine is a matchbox ...1 Reply
the gum could have been used as an insulator.......
Blame the airbag maker, not GM or Toyota, just like the Firestone incident, dont blame Ford for it4 Replies
That issue was MOST DEFINITELY Ford's responsibility. Against Firestone's direct advice, they spec'ed a too-low tire pressure, the tires overheated under certain conditions, and blew up? How the F is that Firestone's fault?
Firestone took the hit because Ford was/is bigger, richer and more powerful. Every tire guy I've talked to has to told me said it was the low air pressure that Ford recommend and not the fault of the tire. I never heard of any problems with these tires on any other vehicles. I had a set on a 4Runner with no problems but I kept the pressure at 34 psi.
Blame the Japanese culture that protected the Japanese companies like Takata.
Try to get Ford to fix it? See what happens.
This is the first i've seen to include the 2005 vibe, others have all been thru 2004
I thought there were some gm cars on the list?6 Replies
The only GM vehicle that I have heard about so far is the Pontiac Vibe.
NHTSA had originally included a large number of GM vehicles on its list, but they're actually subject to a different, non-Takata-related airbag recall.
I had seen Chevy Trailblazer, too.
The 9-2x is a Subaru derivative, but I guess GM will cover the replacement. Talk about kicking Saab owners when they're downn.
So my "Service Airbag" light on my 2009 HHR SS is just another custom feature like the auto-eject key removal system? I have the build sheet and I don't see those features listed.


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The Occupied Times of London Editorial, Issue #23, "Technology", November 2013.
The latest issue of The Occupied Times of London is devoted to the question of technology in contemporary forms of political contestation. The main question thrown up by the editors is to ask: "What is technology for?" (TMF editors)
The popular visions of 20th-century Science Fiction appear, in retrospect, often restrained and lacking in the scope and ambition of today's applied technology and its societal impact. Visionaries on the periphery of the genre provide the most astute analysis, with the tamer shores of the likes of JG Ballard warning of environmental catastrophe, elsewhere exploring the often traumatic psycho-social condition of the human or post-human subject.
The surreal poetics of Ballard's seminal work, Crash, can be traced in the death drives of popular entertainment and digital warfare. In a recent episode of Homeland, the CIA director, a character we are compelled to empathise with, looks on as a number of 'targets' are vaporised by drones. The success of this operation is exhilarating ? for those in the room and for the audience looking in. This futurist zeal for the aesthetics of war and technology has become the collective hedonism of pop culture: curated for cinema, TV and game ? viewable through a thousand perspectives and multi-playable in every imaginable setting. Beneath the layer of violence, the reach of our participation and observation within this collective imagination underscores the pervasive grammar of the technological dynamic.
Technology is simply the creation and implementation of tools designed for particular uses, bridging the gap between the power of the human body and the world at large. The journey from the wheel to a point where nuclear-powered devices patrol Mars has taken little more than 6,000 years. As time passes, we delegate more and more to our machines - real and virtual.
Keynes' prediction that the most gruelling human work would eventually be automated is unlikely, despite the fact that the automation of labour moves forward with history, including the kind that had previously been too complex for machines to simulate - Artificial Intelligence can now mimic the voice and conversation of a call-centre worker. Such a utopian prediction also underestimates the capacity of the ruling classes to reconfigure the liberatory potentials of technology. Capital's embrace has ensured that the vast majority of our transactions, logistics and communication infrastructures are choreographed through a complex of algorithms. The purpose here hasn't been to reduce the amount of time we spend shackled to labour within the machine, but to entangle us in chains of code whilst removing the human condition from the conditions of production.
We often reveal violence at the genesis of production. Many technological developments in recent history have come directly from the state of permanent war: artillery rockets, rifles and torpedoes in the late 19th century; aircraft, vehicles, radio and chemical technologies in the early 20th century; nuclear technology, the Internet, GPS, bio and nano technologies and computing leading into the 21st century. Warfare has been the catalyst for many of these advances, largely born from the desire to control, monitor and eliminate each other in more and more sophisticated and distant ways.
The Iron Triangle has unquestionably made its mark, and it has done so easily through the use of ideological threats, lobbying and political collusion - the infamous NSA/GCHQ surveillance scandal being but one recent example. In the 21st century the situation remains unchanged: those with the largest empires are also those with the most detailed and sophisticated technology at their disposal.
For the citizen and end-user, the experience of technology throughout post-WWII decades has been one of increasing degrees of separation between the internal blood and guts of the machine - from hardware to code - and the soft, alluring outer shell of the commodity form. All the traces of isolation and alienation that stem from this formula place an increasing number of steps between the immediate sensory encounter and the reality of the machine.
To catch a glimpse of the world removed at the heart of this machine, consider this century's resources warfare in Congo. With the tech sector operating on the back of corporate appetite, the pressure to produce is carried from the drawing boards of Silicon valleys to the point of production's material origin. In Congo, where demand for hi-tech device resources such as Tantalum has escalated in recent years beyond the capacity to supply, this pressure has only served to fuel the wider conflict over the control and appropriation of these resources. This situation is estimated to have claimed the lives of more than 5 million people, making it the world's deadliest conflict since the second world war.
Here we can trace commodified communications technology born from the arse-end of violence to the mouth of your receiver. From ass to mouth - the food chain of 21st century technology production crosses gulfs, from violence to exploitation, until reaching civility; a history revealed only through the will to examine the world beneath the shimmering electronic propaganda of the new Samsung or Apple device.
We find ourselves removed from the very tools we use, encountering an unarticulated domain between production and use. The space-time contours of everyday social life are dramatically revised. This is especially true in our use of technology and how we mediate our relationships with the 'real world', as it becomes harder and harder to define and separate our technological identities from the idea that we also exist 'in real life'. Our agency, as political beings, flows in between these spaces; interacting and composing itself from the vast caches of information that circulate on the network while at the same time being coerced by the near-universal grammar of our state of technology.
Beneath this existential predicament, however, we remain grounded in matters of fact ? and the facts of matter. Underneath the polished, gleaming surface and the noise of code, beyond the hum of the machines and the steaming engines of industry, lies the vestige of the world we used to inhabit. Our celestial body has been drilled, zealously populated and polluted to the extent that it is now struggling to house us. To return to the world of the Science Fiction paperback, the well-used image of rising sea-levels is one envisioned threat worth its weight in post-industrial consideration.
Forecasts have revealed that if our industrial situation fails to stray from its current course, we could be looking at an approximate 4 degree increase in temperature by the end of the century. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will continue to accumulate, increasing the likelihood of tipping points, such as a further retreat of permanent ice and permafrost, resulting in the release of more Methane. With this trend even the conservative estimates of the IPCC state that: "Unmitigated climate change would, in the long term, be likely to exceed the capacity of natural, managed and human systems to adapt."
The statistics and forecasts stemming from this inexcusably marginalised field of science, and the consequences of industry, offer an escalating dose of sobriety for those unwilling to succumb to ignorance. How might we propose or enact the first steps in response to these circumstances? Should we succumb to a state of anomie or continue to deny the larger reality and maintain the status-quo of ignorance in bliss?
Rather than surrendering the last few threads of a future to despair, perhaps we would be better placed by reinforcing the support networks that will become increasingly valuable as the veil on our predicament slips further, while at the same time preparing as best we can for future breakthroughs that could inform our choices.
For the networked environment of today's subject, we appear to be experiencing milestones and cultural re-wiring faster than we can contextualise these changes. Consider the transition from the one-time dreams of the AOL/Time Warner megalith to the alternative, participatory culture of peer-to-peer media sharing that has served to shift this entire industrial dynamic. There was no manifesto or sense of shared predicament feeding into this new dynamic, but its occurrence nonetheless instantiates the very real possibility of a tectonic shift in the way we address the problems of our time within the channels of technology.
With forecasts revealing the expanding potential for people to circulate ideas and build reservoirs of data, we have only to overcome the enclosure of knowledge by private interests in order to access the general intellect of our whole collective body. It is estimated that at the current rate of technological development a $5 Hard Drive will soon have the capacity to retain the world's total digitised media output. The axis of this particular struggle is the promise of a world population plugged into the history of knowledge, with the capacity - and will - to rewire injustice:
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Arsenal ended this night in a state of tranquillity. The match was hard-fought, but Arsène Wenger's team have reached the last 16 of the Champions League with a match to spare. It must be quite a while since Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City all envied them. There is further satisfaction in clinching first place in a group that has Borussia Dortmund at its foot.
The Bundesliga side, hampered in particular by the loss of the coveted youngster Mario Götze with a knee injury in the first half, have inherited the sort of anxiety that saturated Arsenal not so long ago. All seems transformed for the club now, even if there is still a challenging task on the domestic front. This game at least shows that Arsenal could count on their fortitude as well as Robin van Persie's goals, which took his total for the club in 2011 to 33. Wenger called the strike-rate "exceptional", an adjective he employed about other facets of the game, too.
The victors can revel in the outcome, but also in a little series of happy occurrences. Abou Diaby, absent since the spring because of injury and then surgery, was on the pitch as a substitute when Van Persie turned in his second goal of the game from a Thomas Vermaelan header at a corner kick in the 86th minute. With the lead extended, Arsenal could afford to be indifferent when Shinji Kagawa struck in stoppage time for Dortmund.
Nothing dented the manager's contentment afterwards. "I am happy and pleased when you think where we have come from, when we played Udinese in the qualifier," he said of the challenges and, in the Premier League, early miseries of the campaign. There was an opportunity for him to sympathise with Manchester City, if not patronise them for their worries in the tournament. "It's difficult at that level," he remarked.
Wenger's side were not especially streamlined against Dortmund, a club of substance who won at Bayern Munich last Saturday but have to tolerate being at the bottom of Group F. Unpredictability might have been anticipated, but the match did not teem with incident. Dortmund most likely reckoned that one part of their plan had been effective since they had sustained no damage before the interval, apart from the harm done in the enforced substitution of the young midfielder Sven Bender, as well as Götze. Bender will have an operation in London this morning on a broken jaw.
Jürgen Klopp's side regrouped to open the second half purposefully, but the flurries around the Arsenal penalty area quickly gave way to an opener for Wenger's men. As if relief were not enough there was also delight to the breakthrough in the 49th minute, with Alex Song, nominally a defensive midfielder, bursting between Sebastian Kehl and Lukasz Piszczek before crossing towards the far post, where Van Persie put his team in front with a downward header. "Song did something exceptional for a defensive midfielder," said a grateful manager.
Wenger may not be the incendiary type, but there had still been far more fire in that move than seen in the opening 45 minutes. Arsenal could have extended the lead after an hour but Gervinho, having gone clear on Aaron Ramsey's through ball, attempted to run past the goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller and so allowed the covering Felipe Santana the opportunity to concede only a corner.
Arsenal find it all but impossible not to tantalise their supporters. The trait was of benefit to a Dortmund line-up that showed intent for much of the half. Wenger's side had no such urgency to impel them and it looked, on occasion, as if they reckoned on catching the visitors on the break. Regardless of the means employed, Arsenal were still on course for the last 16.
It is a demonstration of the strides taken when there can be quibbling about the approach. Wenger, after all, has too often heard that the emphasis on aesthetics has come at the expense of impact. In that respect, Arsenal will be overjoyed to step out of character and into the knockout stage of the Champions League.


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Face recognition is the process of identifying one or more people in images or videos by analyzing and comparing patterns. Algorithms for face recognition typically extract facial features and compare them to a database to find the best match. Face recognition is an important part of many biometric, security, and surveillance systems, as well as image and video indexing systems.
Face recognition leverages computer vision to extract discriminative information from facial images, and pattern recognition or machine learning techniques to model the appearance of faces and to classify them.
You can use computer vision techniques to perform feature extraction to encode the discriminative information required for face recognition as a compact feature vector using techniques and algorithms such as:
- Dense local feature extraction with SURF, BRISK, or FREAK descriptors
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Representatives of groups including Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said they will work for new copyright laws that "restore the balance" between protecting copyright works and allowing consumers to control where to listen to or watch digital works.
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Now that I've introduced you to applications that do media file manipulation, I'm going to take a raw video file off a camera and transform it into an encrypted resource that you can play back using a video library such as Google's Shaka Player. I'm specifically going to show you how to format your video for mobile playback.
To be more specific about the goals, the result of the procedures described here will be media resources with the following characteristics:
- Audio and video streams are split into separate files
- Versions of the video file are in mp4 and webm format
- Versions of the audio file are in m4a and webm format
- A bitrate of 0.35 Megabits per second (Mbs)
- Resolution of 640 by 360
- Encrypted
- Viewable on all major browsers using appropriate technologies
By "appropriate technologies" I mean DASH and HLS, which are the two primary means of providing video in HTML on the major browsers. What those terms mean and how to use them is a whole topic itself. I won't be getting into those, but by the end of this article, you'll be able to create media files that are ready for use in DASH and HLS.
One final note: selection of the file formats, bitrate and resolution are not arbitrary. I've selected these values for speedy playback on the mobile web.
If you want to play along at home, you'll need a raw video file off a camera, preferably one that contains both audio and video. If you don't have one handy, then here's ten seconds of an mov file that I took of the Rathaus-Glockenspiel in Munich's MarienPlatz.
How are media Files put together?
Before I start manipulating media files, I want to talk a bit about how media files are put together. I think of them as being like an onion. The file that you see in your operating system shell is a container, identified by a file extension (mp4, webm, etc.). The container houses one or more streams. Media files may contain many streams of varying types and even multiple streams of the same type. Most files you'll encounter will only contain a single audio and a single video stream. (Some may also contain captions and data, but I won't be covering those.)
Within the audio and video streams, the actual data is compressed using a codec. As we'll see later, the distinction between a container and a codec is important as files with the same container can have their contents encoded with different codecs.
(If these terms are new to you, I explain them in Media file characteristics.)
The image below illustrates this. On the left is the basic structure. On the right are the specifics of that structure for an mp4. I'll explain file manipulation by moving downward through these layers.
Change the container
Let's start by changing the file container. You'll recall that we're starting with a file that has an mov extension. I'm going to use ffmpeg to change the container type from mov to mp4 and webm. In actual practice, you would likely specify a codec at the same time. For this lesson, I'm letting ffmpeg use its defaults.
ffmpeg -i glocken.mov glocken.mp4
Creating a webm file is a bit more complicated. ffmpeg has no trouble converting
a mov file to a webm file that will play in Chrome and Firefox. For whatever
reason, the file created using ffmpeg's defaults (at least for the version I
used) doesn't quite conform to the webm spec. (For the curious, it sets a
DisplayUnit size that isn't defined by the webm spec.) Fortunately, I can fix
this using a video filter. Do so with the
-vf flag and the setsar filter.
ffmpeg -i glocken.mov -vf setsar=1:1 glocken.webm
Webm takes quite a bit longer to create than mp4. This isn't surprising when you look at the results. While mp4 compresses to about a quarter of the original file's size, webm is down in the single digits, though results may vary.
-rw-r--r--. 1 fr 12M Jun 27 11:48 glocken.mov
-rw-rw-r--. 1 fr 9.7M Jun 27 14:47 glocken.mp4
-rw-rw-r--. 1 fr 480K Jun 27 14:50 glocken.webm
Check your work
This is a good place to remind you that you can verify the results of any task in this article using the same applications you're using to do the work. Remember that, as described in the primers, you'll need both ffmpeg and Shaka Packager since neither shows you everything.
packager input=glocken.mp4 --dump_stream_info
ffmpeg -i glocken.mp4
Split the streams
When you package media resources for DASH you'll need to separate the video and audio streams. Splitting the audio and video streams of a file is often referred to as demultiplexing or demuxing for short. Professional content creators often record audio and video to separate files to begin with. If resources come from a consumer-grade device, audio and video will be in the same file and you'll need to split them.
In the context of preparing media for the web, demuxing is basically a file copying operation where I copy one of the streams to a new file. Using Shaka Packager I might, for example, pull out the video stream.
packager input=glocken.mp4,stream=video,output=glocken_video.mp4
Notice that the stream descriptor has an input, an output, and a stream type.
Despite the mp4 extension this output file wouldn't have any sound. To get an
audio file, I'd rerun this command with
stream=audio and output it to a
different file name. But, you might remember from Application
Primers that Shaka Packager can take multiple stream descriptors.
This means that Shaka Packager lets me split the audio and video in a single
packager \
input=glocken.mp4,stream=video,output=glocken_video.mp4 \
A full discussion of audio and video formats is beyond the scope of this article, though in the next section I'll cover what you need for DASH and HLS. One thing to note is that the audio stream of an mp4 file is the advanced audio coding format for which m4a is a common file extension.
Shaka Packager presents demuxing as though you're extracting a stream into a new file. It's a little different in ffmpeg, which presents as though you're stripping the stream you don't want. With ffmpeg, you need two operations.
ffmpeg -i glocken.webm -vcodec copy -an glocken_video.webm
ffmpeg -i glocken.webm -acodec copy -vn glocken_audio.webm
Just as with Shaka Packager, we have both an input and an output file. Another
difference from Shaka Packager is that the streams are identified with flags
that refer their codecs. The
-vcodec copy and
-acodec copy portions of the
command tell ffmpeg to copy the streams I want while the
-an and
-vn flags
strip the streams I don't want. The keyword
copy means I'm moving the streams
without changing their codecs.
A list of demuxing commands is provided on the cheat sheet.
Change the codec
Continuing downward, we arrive at the codec. Codec, which is short for coder- decoder, is a compression format for video or audio data. As stated earlier, a codec is not the same thing as a container. Two files of the same container type could hold data compressed using completely different codecs. The webm format for example allows audio to be encoded using either vorbis or opus. To change the codec I need ffmpeg.
In the last section I demuxed the audio and video like this:
ffmpeg -i glocken.webm -vcodec copy -an glocken_video.webm
ffmpeg -i glocken.webm -acodec copy -vn glocken_audio.webm
If I need to change the audio and video codec, I would replace the
copy keyword
with the name of a codec. For example, this command outputs an audio file
encoded with the aac codec.
ffmpeg -i glocken.webm -vn -c:a vorbis glocken.m4a
The cheat sheet lists commands needed to convert codecs. The tables summarize the libraries used in ffmpeg to perform the codec conversions for webm and mp4 files. These are the formats recommended for DASH and HLS respectively.
File properties
I've unpeeled the onion. Yet if you compare what I've done to the list of stated goals you'll see that I'm not quite done. Among the remaining items are bitrate and resolution. These properties correlate to the amount of data in a media file. It probably goes without saying, but I'm going to say it anyway, that you can always lower bitrate and resolution, but increasing them is a problem. Without special software and algorithms, quality is going to take a hit.
The first step in changing bitrate and resolution is to display the file characteristics and verify that your source file has a higher bitrate or resolution than your desired result.
Bitrate is the maximum number of bits used to encode one second of a stream. The more bits used to encode a second of stream, the higher the fidelity.
Unsurprisingly, bitrates for the web are low. The table below compares web bitrates with common home video formats. Values are given in megabits per second (Mbs).
|6 Mbs
|Desktop web video
|2 Mbs
|4G mobile video
|0.7 Mbs
|3G mobile video
|0.35 Mbs
|2G mobile video
|Depends on network type.
Which value should I use for video on my web pages? The short answer is at least desktop, 4G, and 3G. If you're serving video in one of the markets referred to as "the next billion users", say India, for example, you'll want to include 2G as well. For demonstration purposes, I'm going to target 3G.
In ffmpeg you set the bitrate with the (surprise!) bitrate (
-b) flag.
ffmpeg -i glocken.mov -b:v 350k glocken.mp4
ffmpeg -i glocken.mov -b:a 64k glocken.m4a
Notice that there are two bitrate flags,
-b:a and
-b:v. One is for audio and the
other is for video.
Resolution is the amount of information in a single frame of video, given as the number of logical pixels in each dimension. Youtube recommends the following resolutions for video uploads, all in the 16:9 aspect ratio. There's nothing specific to Youtube about this list. It's just a list of common 16:9 video resolutions.
Which one do I use? That depends on your application. For simple embedding you may chose a single resolution. If you're preparing files for DASH or HLS, you may chose one, several, or all. Fortunately, this is one of the simplest transformations you'll make with ffmpeg.
ffmpeg -i glocken.webm -s 640x360 glocken_640x360.webm
It's worth reiterating that you should start from the highest resolution and bitrate file you have available. If you're one of the many who are now converting your sites from using Flash videos to HTML5 videos, you'll want to find your original camera or other high resolution sources and convert from that rather than from flv and f4v files.
If you plan to enforce copyright on your media, you'll want to encrypt them. I'm going to introduce two encryption methods. The first is Widevine, a proprietary encryption method offered by Google. The second, also free, is the Clear Key encryption system , which is supported by a W3C spec.
Clear Key Encryption
Clear Key is a common key system defined in the Encrypted Media Extensions specification that uses unencrypted keys to decrypt MPEG Common Encryption (CENC) content.
In practice this is a simple way to encrypt and decrypt content for playback on the web. What's more, playback can be done with either DASH or HLS. This section will show you how to encrypt using Clear Key.
The first thing you need to do is generate a key. You can use whatever method you want, but I'm going to use OpenSSL to write sixteen random hex digits to a file. This step is necessary when preparing resources for both HLS and DASH.
openssl rand -out media.key 16
Use Shaka Packager to do the actual encryption. Use the content of the
media.key file for both the
-key and
-key-id flags.
packager \
input=glocken.mp4,stream=audio,output=glocken_audio_encrypted.m4a \
input=glocken.mp4,stream=video,output=glocken_video_encrypted.mp4 \
--enable_fixed_key_encryption --enable_fixed_key_decryption \
-key INSERT_KEY_HERE -key_id INSERT_KEY_HERE
Widevine Encryption
Unless your company completes the Master License Agreement with Widevine, this type of encryption can really only be used for testing. Since this is covered without much explanation on the Shaka Packager README here it goes.
Everything in this command except the name of your files and the
flag should be copied exactly from the example. The
--content_id is 16 or 32
random hex digits. Use the keys provided here instead of your own. (This is how
Widevine works.)
packager \
input=glocken.mp4,stream=audio,output=glocken_audio_encrypted.m4a \
input=glocken.mp4,stream=video,output=glocken_video_encrypted.mp4 \
--enable_widevine_encryption \
--key_server_url "https://license.uat.widevine.com/cenc/getcontentkey/widevine_test" \
--content_id "16_Rand_Hex_Chrs" --signer "widevine_test" \
--aes_signing_key "1ae8ccd0e7985cc0b6203a55855a1034afc252980e970ca90e5202689f947ab9" \
--aes_signing_iv "d58ce954203b7c9a9a9d467f59839249"
This does not cover everything you could do to a media file before posting it to the web, not by a longshot. To be fair, this subject is one deserving of its own website. I'm hoping this introduction will give you enough to help you find your own answers to questions.


text: Eugene, USA - Ashton Eaton's coach, Harry Marra, was saying how remarkable the performance was in cold, wet, unfavorable conditions. Eaton's rival, Trey Hardee, suggested the total be accompanied by an asterisk.Both had a point. Eaton had 9039 * points.More than anyone else, the home-grown 24-year-old recognized the confluence of circumstances allowing him to break the 11-year-old Decathlon World record.He was the right man at the right time at the right location. He knew a moment like this might never come again."When you're in this place, and you're in this environment," Eaton said, "this is what happens."He set his World record at the U.S. Olympic Trials, part of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge.Fittingly, Eaton's feat came in front of a record crowd of 21,795 at historic Hayward Field, a gathering that included all the living American gold medallists in Olympic decathlons.Eaton eclipsed the record of 9026 that had stood since 27 May 2001 by the Czech Republic's Roman Sebrle at Gotzis, Austria. Also broken was the American record of 8891 held by Dan O'Brien since 1992.The quick summary. He won every event except the three throws:-- 100m, 10.21 sec, best ever in a decathlon, 1,044 points.-- Long jump, 8.23m, best ever in a decathlon, 1,120.-- Shot put, 14.20m, 741.-- High jump, 2.05m, 850.-- 400m, 46.70 sec, 973-- Day 1, 4,728 points.-- 110m hurdles, 13.70 sec, 1,014.-- Discus, 42.81m, 722.-- Pole vault, 5.30m, 1,004.-- Javelin, 58.87m, 721.-- 1500m, 4:14.48, 850.-- Day 2, 4,311 points.Eaton said it was "Hayward magic" pushing him through a 62.26 last lap to win the 1500 with a time about two seconds faster than needed for the record.Before the race, Marra spoke to Frank Zarnowski, the public address announcer and foremost Decathlon authority. Eaton's coach asked Zarnowski, who was once his college professor, to urge the crowd and the community to get behind his decathlete.After Zarnowski's address was delivered, Marra said, "I knew right then, he's getting this."There was a such a unified spirit among all present that Curtis Beach, who had been the runaway leader in the 1500, slowed and stepped aside to allow Eaton to finish first and revel in the acclaim. The new World record-holder was moved to tears.His mother, Roslyn, and fiancé, Canadian heptathlete Brianne Theisen, hugged him on the track. O'Brien embraced him, too. Two of Eaton's competitors, Hardee and 2008 Olympic champion Bryan Clay, congratulated him.On his victory lap, Eaton slapped hands with fans hanging over the railing. Before he posed for photographers by the ground-level scoreboard, he pounded the stick attached to the American flag he was holding and shook his fists."I really . . . I really, truly love this event," Eaton said. "Not because I love running and jumping and all that stuff. Just because what it means and symbolizes for me – just what the Decathlon community, the track and field world is about. And maybe it's not about that much to the rest of the world, but to me, it's my whole world."There is YouTube video of Eaton's first pole vault competition, six years ago, showing him clumsily somersaulting over a bar. Now he has mastered the multi-events. This was Eaton's fourth World record, including three in indoor heptathlons."I don't know of anyone who has matured in the event as quickly as he has," Clay said. "It's mind-boggling."Clay's day was disastrous, but would have been even more so if he had not finished, he said. He crashed in the hurdles and had three fouls in the discus. He soldiered on and was 12th with 7092 points. If he had finished the hurdles – and he was even with Eaton and Hardee before banging into the ninth – and achieved a customary discus mark, he could have scored the 8200 points for the Olympic "A" standard.As it is, the United States will send only Eaton and Hardee to London in the Decathlon. Hardee, just ninth months after elbow surgery, finished second with 8383 points.Clay said he wanted to stop but that his coaches talked him out of it. He also said he didn't want to quit in front of his three children watching from the stands. The 32-year-old did not announce his retirement, and even held out hope of scoring 8200 before the July 8 deadline."I don't think we'll end it here," Clay said. "There's always another team to be made. We'll try it again."Recapping Day 2 by event:110m HurdlesThere was speculation Eaton could better the 13.47 for the best time ever in a decathlon, considering his 13.34w from earlier in the month at Eugene. The 9:30 a.m. start, 0.8 headwind and cold foiled that. Eaton edged Hardee, 13.70 to 13.71.Clay struck the ninth hurdle hard, stumbled and used his hands to push the 10th, finishing in 16.81. He was subsequently disqualified, then reinstated. DiscusHardee's elbow survived this test with a winning throw of 49.05m. Eaton's 42.81m kept him on track for what appeared to be a quest for O'Brien's American record; Sebrle's mark wasn't a target yet.A problem with the cage nullified Clay's opening foul, but he threw three additional fouls and effectively ended his bid to become the first decathlete to win three Olympic medals. At the time, he believed he was getting a zero in the hurdles."My mind wasn't there when I was throwing discus," Clay said.Pole vaultRain that had fallen most of the day stopped and the sun shined on Eaton. He opened with a safe 4.60 clearance, made 4.80 on his second attempt and kept climbing. He made 5.00, 5.10 and 5.20 on first attempts, and a personal best of 5.30 on his third.He was exultant at the 5.30m clearance, running over to the stands to share his excitement. It was then that Eaton went under the west grandstand to consult with Marra, who explained the scenarios. Eaton asked what he needed for the American record."He stopped and looked at me and he goes, 'Ashton. The World record,' " Eaton said.JavelinEaton didn't improve on his opening 58.87m distance, but the fact he followed with 57.98m and 58.13m represented heretofore unseen consistency."That javelin series he had was great," Marra said. "He's maturing in that event."Hardee was content with a 57.00m throw that essentially secured his ticket to London.1500mThere was no question that Eaton was going to pursue the World record. This became more than a qualifying meet.Marra said the plan was always for Eaton to run 69-second laps and sprint the final 300 meters as a rehearsal for London. Eaton's 4:14.48 bettered his PB of 4:18.94 from last year's IAAF World Championships at Daegu. At 600 meters, he said, he knew he would break the World record."It's like living an entire lifetime in two days," he said of the decathlon. "It has ups and downs and comebacks."Marra said the World record would relieve some pressure on Eaton heading into the Olympics.David Woods for the IAAFClick here for RESULTS* pending the usual ratification procedures


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Stop the presses, reset the servers: Instead of the reported $315, a pair of the yet-to-be-released, limited-edition LeBron X enabled shoes — complete with motion sensors to measure vertical leap — will cost "only" around $290, according to a Nike spokesman. (At that price, why not splurge for multiple pairs?)
The shoe giant rallied yesterday after furor over soaring sneaker prices, pointing out that they offer products at multiple price points. (A stripped-down, no-frills version of the LeBron X will retail for $190.) The company, which dominates the American shoe market, blames increasing labor, material and shipping for increasing costs rather than the desire to gouge customers.
If you think the initial retail price is crazy, just wait until they sell out in hours and start hitting E-Bay, where scores of limited-edition shoes are going for four and even five figures. For example, pair of LeBron 7 "Big Apple" Christmasshoes can be yours for only $3,550. Or if you really want to splurge, how about an unworn pair of original 1986 Air Jordans, with bidding starting at $32,750?
At those prices, the signed pair of LeBron VI Olympic shoes I bought for $1,500 to add to my memorabilia collection doesn't seem so bad.


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KC teens accused in Oregon slaying
Police arrest pair after high-speed chase in stolen car
Two Kansas City teenagers have been arrested in connection with the slaying of a 71-year-old woman in Oregon over the weekend.
Deputies said they went to check on the welfare of Jacqueline Bell at her Cedar Mill home on Saturday after getting a call from a concerned residence. They said they went inside and found Bell dead of blunt force trauma.
Investigators said they started following a 2006 Lexus ES350 that had been driving erratically on eastbound Interstate 84. After a chase with speeds topping 135 mph, troopers pinned the driver in the vehicle with his cruiser and another trooper chased the passenger, Micus Ward, 19, of Kansas City.
Troopers said the driver was Bell's 17-year-old great-grandson, Jodah Cain, who had been staying with her.
Deputies said they believe Cain and Ward killed Bell and then stole her Lexus with plans to drive it back to Kansas City. Both have been arrested in connection with the chase and await charges in the homicide.
Cain is being held by juvenile authorities in Oregon until prosecutors decide whether to charge him as an adult.


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More and more organizations are turning to cloud computing to increase productivity, collaboration and efficiency, as well as reduce costs and drive greater value opportunities for the business. As cloud computing is becoming wider reaching and more advanced, the applications of it can almost seem endless. Specifically to sourcing and procurement processes, cloud computing can be an inexpensive way to standardize and automate as well as streamline the most essential processes such as internal/external collaboration, contract management, vendor management, etc. It allows you the opportunity to quickly and easily respond to changing business needs and is also an easy platform for collaboration internally and with suppliers as documents and processes can easily be viewed and shared between groups working together.
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COMMENTARY | In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama is urging action on the complex issue of violence in the US as soon as January. As the president noted in his address today, he won't waste time with yet another delegation or committee. He wants proposals on his desk yesterday, and has chosen his right-hand Joe Biden to lead the initiative.
Though Obama didn't share any concrete details regarding what proposals or issues would be handled by the Biden-led group, he did say that it would address mental health accessibility, violence in pop culture, and yes, gun control. Biden was specifically selected to head up the task force because of his involvement in the federal assault weapons ban of 1994.
According to Slate, Biden's task force includes: Attorney General Eric Holder, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, Biden's chief counsel Cynthia C. Hogan, and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.
Moderates like myself are likely relieved by President Obama's pledge to put everything on the table. On it's face, it is a bipartisan solution, something this country desperately needs. Those camped in polar opposite fields of the issue may see it differently.
For gun rights advocates, the panel looks a little one-sided. There isn't a single Republican in the group. Not only was Vice President Joe Biden instrumental in the 1994 assault weapons ban that quietly expired in 2004, the NRA has given him an "F" rating for his support (or lack thereof) for gun rights. Also, what the heck is Attorney General Eric Holder, who has controversial ties to the botched Fast and Furious initiative, doing on that task force?
Gun control advocates will look at the task force and celebrate. What a godsend. There isn't a single visible gun rights advocate on Joe Biden's task force.
Except Joe Biden.
The Washington Examiner uncovered this video of then-VP candidate Joe Biden giving a speech in southwest Virginia in 2008. In the speech, Biden does everything he can to convince voters that then-candidate Barack Obama is himself a supporter of the Second Amendment.
Sure, he doesn't make any specific mention of assault weapons, but clearly states:
"I guarantee you Barack Obama ain't taking my shotguns, so don't buy that malarkey. Don't buy that malarkey. They're going to start peddling that to you."
Biden of 2008 also said that he is himself a proud gun owner.
"If he tries to fool with my Beretta, he's got a problem," Biden added, referring to Obama.
Of course, any gun control legislation that passes may include an option for high-ranking political figures to opt out. Such controversy has arisen in other cases, most recently with the Affordable Care Act.
But that's not the point of this article. The point of this article is to hold Joe Biden to his campaign trail promises. Of course, these comments reflect a pre-Sandy Hook era, and anyone is able to change their minds. Except politicians.
For gun rights advocates, Joe Biden of 2008 versus Joe Biden of 2012 has the potential to become a huge talking point in the coming months. For gun control advocates, maybe the case isn't as clear of a win as you might have hoped.


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Ruben Reina was born in 1924 in Argentina and educated at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His first appointment was as an Instructor of Anthropology and Sociology at Women's College at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Reina followed this teaching experience with an Assistant Professorship in Anthropology at the University of Puerto Rico for the academic year 1956-1957 and then assumed an Assistant Professorship in the Anthropology Department of the University of Pennsylvania. Ruben E. Reina's fieldwork began while he was an undergraduate with expeditions in the Guatemalan Highlands, Mexico, and a mountain community in North Carolina. Subsequent trips took him to Puerto Rico; Peten, Guatemala; British Honduras; the Yucatan; Argentina; Spain; Brazil; British Guiana; Turkey; Iran(Hasanlu expedition); and Antigua, Zunil, and Coban, Guatemala. Dr. Reina also did extensive ethnohistoric research at the Archivo General de Indias in Seville Spain. The Ruben E. Reina papers consist of two archival boxes of correspondence, field notes, writings, Penn Museum exhibits, photographs and films.


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Simon Cowell isn't afraid to speak his mind–so it makes sense he appreciates the same in others, too. We caught up with the X Factor judge to talk our cover girl Demi Lovato, her perspective and what he respects most about his bantering co-judge.
What does Demi bring to the X-Factor as a judge and mentor?
Demi brings a fresh perspective, she's obviously younger and she comes at this from an artist's perspective. That's why I wanted her on the panel. She represents the younger fans and knows what kind of music they will buy. Plus, she is lippy—you can't shut her up!
What's the best thing about working with her on the show?
She says what's on her mind. This girl does not sugarcoat it and I like that about her.
What do you respect most about Demi as an artist?
She's very genuine and she's been through a lot and has been very honest about it all.
She's obviously wise beyond her years. What impresses you most about how she carries herself?
When I saw Demi a couple of years ago I thought she'd be interesting to work with because of what she's been through, coming through the whole Disney system, being a bit of a rebel, very marketable artist. People like that are always going to be what I call, "lippy." We have different views on the contestants, but I thought it was important since a lot of the contestants are young and that we have a very young audience, that we have to have somebody closer to that age group.
But if you are comfortable with somebody, you can work with them and you don't always need to agree on everything. It would be boring if that were the case. We disagree quite a lot, so I'm obviously very comfortable with Demi!
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Two thousand American troops have died to keep in power an unscrupulous incompetent who isn't even grateful. And Karzai is confident that we'll keep the money flowing after we leave. Meanwhile, he appears to be cutting deals with side-jumping tribal chieftains, fence-sitters and our outright enemies to ensure his own survival.
Which brings us back to that order to remove our Special Forces from a key province. Our special operators have been by far the most effective tool we've had on the ground in Afghanistan. While the tactics forced on our other troops left them easy targets for roadside bombs and assassins, the SFers built the only counterinsurgency programs that worked.
With Karzai's Afghan National Police hated for their corruption and unreliability, our Green Berets built village militias — neighborhood policing, frontier-style. They empowered locals to protect themselves. Unsurprisingly, the locals liked it.
Karzai resisted the program: The National Police were under his control, but not those village self-defense forces. Solution? Trumped-up charges that Afghan elements associated with our troops engaged in torture and kidnapping.


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John Cleese has signed a deal to publish his first memoir, half a century after launching his entertainment career.
The 72-year-old Monty Python star, who recently married for the fourth time, has struck a deal with Random House for his autobiography.
The publisher said the book "like the man himself, promises to be both hilariously frank and frankly hilarious".
Cleese found his first success in the early 1960s as a TV comedy scriptwriter - after making a name for himself with the Cambridge Footlights - before appearing on The Frost Report and founding the Monty Python's Flying Circus team.
Hollywood success followed later with his lead role in A Fish Called Wanda, and he also had a two movie stint in the James Bond movies, first as R and then as Q.
His book deal comes in the wake of a stand-up tour, known as the Alimony Tour, which followed the costly collapse of his third marriage and subsequent divorce in 2008.
Cleese said of the book: "It's the perfect moment to look back on my life in anticipation of the next 50 years."
He has previously had publishing success with co-author Robin Skynner, with his two relationship books Families And How to Survive Them and Life And How To Survive It.
Susan Sandon, managing director of Random imprint Cornerstone, said: "Comedy legends' autobiographies really don't come much bigger than John Cleese's.
"Enduringly popular, brilliantly witty and impressively erudite, he is a towering figure in every sense of the word. His memoir will be a major publishing event."


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PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Darren Rigger, a councilman for the City of Peekskill, works in Harlem and was on the scene Wednesday afternoon of the gas leak and building explosion that left two dead and at least 18 injured.
Rigger, who works at 119th Street in East Harlem, was on a train commuting to work when the explosion occurred.
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio confirmed two people were killed and two buildings were destroyed by an explosion by the explosion.
Rigger said Wednesday afternoon that he could hear helicopters flying overhead.
"The air quality is very bad," Rigger said. "Police and children are wearing masks. The noise, burning smell and hazy air are reminiscent of lower Manhattan after 9-11. My thoughts and prayers are with the families affected by the terrible incident."
Rigger said he saw Rep. Charles Rangel's staff at the site offering assistance.
The two buildings included 15 residential units and DeBlasio confirmed that 18 people were injured, calling the incident "a tragedy of the worst kind." DeBlasio added that there are an unconfirmed number of missing people as well, but said some of the missing may be alive and well in other parts of the city.
A smell of gas was reported at 9:13 a.m. to Con Edison in a neighboring building next to the ones that were destroyed by the explosion at 9:31 a.m.
Debris was strewn on the Metro-North train tracks that are less than 100 yards from the building, shutting down commuter rail service to and from Grand Central Station.
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