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Closer Than Your Skin: Unwrapping the Mystery of Intimacy with God
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If you sense there's more to Christianity than service, study, and superficial spirituality…
If you're ready to go beyond knowing about God
to truly knowing Him…
Here's where life with God begins.
Is God really like a father who cares about the details of our everyday lives? Then why does He often seem so far away, distant in the moments when we could most use a personal touch from Him?
So many of us have lived in that unspoken longing. In these incredible stories, you'll see how one person found that God is not always content to wait for us to discover Him amid the clutter of life. Instead, when we simply hold out our hands, He illuminates our ordinary world and gives us new eyes to see.
Closer Than Your Skin traces the journey of an ordinary Christian who longed to move beyond the trappings of faith to genuine life with God. Her story reveals how to overcome the obstacles that most often block such intimate connection. Through this remarkable account, you'll gain tangible insight into what a daily, vibrant companionship with the Creator really feels like once you wake up to the eternal reality all around you.
Interactive study guide included.
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Largely autobiographical, Closer Than Your Skin could be a jumpy timeline of Hills spiritual life, with her important encounters with God as significant dates. Included along with stories from Hills life are inspirational quotes and stories from others that tie into each period in her spiritual journey. Hill does not write as another theologian or pastor, but as an ordinary Christian with a powerful message. The book is easy to read, but poses much food for thought. Hills intriguing storytelling abilities help deliver her message in an inspirational and entertaining way. A few chapters have so many stories that the main subject seems pushed aside, but Hills overarching message is never watered down.
The first several chapters introduce and argue the need for Christians to be more intimate with God, and trace parts of Hills own journey to the realization and application of this truth. These are probably the most powerful chapters of the entire book. Later, Hill writes about having to overcome religiosity, condemnation, and a lifestyle of overdoing in order to better develop this intimacy. She shares the things God has shown her throughout the years about different aspects of life, such as suffering, forgiveness, hearing God, marriage, parenting, and prayer.
Closer Than Your Skin is a valuable book with important points about a Christians relationship with God. It is based on intriguing real-life stories and has a rarely addressed message, but seems to overemphasize dreams. The main points of some chapters get bogged down under all the stories, but the real message of the book is clearly portrayed throughout. I would recommend this book for most Christians, especially for women seeking a more intimate relationship with God. -- Laura A. Coulter, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com
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"Warning: Susan Hill has written a deceptive book. It looks like another woman-with-a-fragile-marriage-struggles-in-her-relationship-with-God book. Yet her life and spiritual experiences become compellingly honest and transparent."
–Cecil Murphey, co-author of 90 Minutes in Heaven, Heaven Is Real, and more than 100 other books.
"Over the last sixty years I have read numerous works on Christian spirituality. But I must say that Susan Hill has made the best case I've ever read for intimacy with God. It is biblically sound, psychologically real and personally honest. I've never heard any theologian or Bible teacher portray the true intimacy with God as Jesus promises in the relation of the branch and the vine (John 15:1-9) as powerfully as Susan does. I think this is the book that millions of Christians have been waiting for!"
—James W. Tharp, founder and president of Christian Renewal Ministries and author of Revival Must Come! and The Spirit of Prayer.
"Susan's book will lead the reader on an interesting journey of discovery and clarification. She is right about life with God being adventurous and breath-taking. Writing with a vulnerability that allows the light of God's grace to shine through real life situations, she presents God's way as both beneficial and desirable. She leads us through her ideas with anticipation. It will help people clarify the real issue of living with God. I read it for interest and edification and I was not disappointed."
–Dudley Hall, founder and president of Successful Christian Living Ministries
"Some books argue that God exists. This book gives us His address. Some books tell us about Him, this book shows us what He looks like. If you've ever wondered if there's more to the Christian life, Susan Hill doesn't just assure us that there is, she hands us a roadmap, and shows us how to get there."
–Phil Callaway, popular speaker and bestselling author
"As a Christian, my journey with God often seems more like working for a demanding employer than walking hand in hand with my first love. Susan Hill's book was a refreshing reminder that it is the latter and not the former that the Lord desires of me. Her stories take you to the feet of the Father of Love to encounter for yourself His incredible kindness. I hope as you read this book you too can discover why the 'nearness of God is our good.' (Psalm 73:28)"
–Jimmy Needham, recording artist, Inpop Records


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Normansfield Hospital was originally a private home named the "White House" which was extended to accommodate patients as a hospital, and opened in 1868 as a private facility that cared for those with developmental disabilities and psychiatric problems who came from families with a good social standing. The hospital was named "Normansfield Training Institution for Imbeciles" after Norman Wilkinson, the founder's financial adviser, and later on it was known as "Normansfield Hospital." 19 patients were admitted in 1868, and rose to 160 in 1896. The facility was clean, opulent, and gave a high regard to skilled work and entertainment as therapy. A elaborate theater was built which also doubled as a chapel on Sundays.
It's founder, John Langdon-Down, was a pioneer in the education and training of the handicapped, and studied the characteristics of the conditions of his patients in both physical and mental terms. His "classes" of these conditions were on par with the popular theories and lingo at the time, but would most likely be considered racial and offensive these days even though Normansfield Hospital was run under the rules that imprisonment and teasing were forbidden. He measured, photographed, and catalogued everything he studied, and performed scientific investigations into the little-researched realm of learning disabilities, including performing autopsies and studying brain matter. In 1866, Langdon Down classified a specific group of patients having oriental characteristics that he describes as "Mongolian", and the term "Mongolian Idiot" came into use. In 1965, the World Health Organization renamed the term to "Down's Syndrome" at the request of international experts as well as the People's Republic of Mongolia. Langdon Down's own grandson, born nine years after his death, had Down's Syndrome.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Seniors Portia Jones (Queens, N.Y.) and Chinedum Umachi (Detroit, Mich.) led the way as MIT picked up five individual conference track and field awards as announced by the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) on Wednesday. Jones was tabbed as the Women's Track Athlete of the Year while Umachi was tabbed as the Men's Field Athlete of the Year. Freshmen Sheldon Trotman (Gaithersburg, Md.) and Tilly Taylor (South Deerfield, Mass.) swept conference Rookie of the Year honors while head coach Halston Taylor picked up his 10th men's Coach of the Year award.
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I used the word significant rather than valuable for a reason. As if I or my coach or anyone else would sit down and practice over 20 signatures, some quite obscure, to create a forgery.
I found it a few months ago and it has sat on my desk and I was guessing at a lot of the names and I like holding it. I recognized Oh, Killebrew (a great hitter), Snider, Minoso, Campaneris and a few others. But last week, in another box for some reason, I found the list that came with the ball. Now they are easily identified. I will give it away one day hopefully to someone who might get the same feeling I get when I hold it... a connection to some players from the past. Perhaps the only connection between all of these guys is that they were all in Japan in 1989. I'm not a collector and I don't really like pristine things kept in sealed glass containers.
I also have an 1865 Lincoln penny I found in my English house some years back. It is very worn but you can see the date. Worthless to a collector but it is in my valuables box. When I look at it I think about the era and who could have held it, spent it, or left it in a house in England.
You can get these auto's verified by reputable businesses like PSA or Beckett who do cards also I believe. I have a whole bunch of HOF auto's I want to get graded and get verified myself. It adds value to the item but it is a little pricey, like 30 bucks per signing I believe. Not sure what a ball would cost. I assume they have a database of sigs they use to verify with. Value goes way up after they stamp the approval letter to it. I disagree that the ball is worthless. Oh, Killebrew, and Snider, as well as Minnie are all HOF (except Minnie) standard players. Legends really. The other poster might be right about the other sigs bringing the value down but there are some cool players there as well from that era. I would just put it in a nice display case and show it off to visitors, it's a very cool ball. Fake auto's do not include a list of players like that . If you really want to, check e- bay and search the web for auto's of these players and compare, I always do that just to verify if I didn't see it signed myself.
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Mr. Coxe was head of the local ACLU from 1952 to 1979 and during those years had frequent conflicts with Frank Rizzo – as police captain, Police Commissioner and Mayor – over civil liberties issues and the role of the Police Advisory Board.
He also was instrumental in the invalidation of the state Defective Delinquent Act in 1978, which resulted in the release of some 800 persons who had been unjustly incarcerated.
After retiring from the ACLU, he taught at Antioch University Philadelphia and at Drexel University. Earlier he had been a part-time faculty member at what is now Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Temple University.
Born in West Philadelphia, Mr. Coxe graduated from Westtown School and received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's degree from Harvard University, both in history.
A Quaker, he served in World War II as a conscientious objector and worked at a forestry camp in western Massachusetts. Later, from 1946 to 1949, he worked with the Friends Ambulance Unit in China and, from 1949 to 1952, did postwar relief work with the American Friends Service Committee in Austria.
For more than two decades, he was a member of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem. He enjoyed hiking, canoeing and gardening.
Mr. Coxe is survived by his wife, Elize; sons Theodore, Christopher and Lawrence; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Kind of development: New app from scratch
Description of requirements/features: Video Fortune Teller Application
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Metal_Solstice wrote:Just think of him like you (well, this is what I think anyway) would Simon Cowel: Critical, but has good vision for things that are great or have potential for greatness.
The thing with Cowell, though, is that his negativity was balanced out by the "everybody's awesome" attitude of the other panelists, so the judging portion of the show wasn't as brutal as it could've been. But that's one reason why I'm constantly advising people to seek additional perspectives (*nudge* Webcomic Above You *nudge*).
RobboAKAscooby wrote:By next Wednesday at the latest I promise...
VeryCuddlyCornpone wrote:GAAAHHHH I GOTTA START UPDATING ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;;
And your newest page has to be the best one you've ever done, too!
peterabnny wrote:I was thinking that today, actually. Out of all the possible comics to reference, you chose mine. Seriously - again, thanks, mate.
Critters is an unusual webcomic. I assume that if you always drew your characters sitting on a couch talking about video games, I'd feel less inclined to link to it.
That said, if you know of any noteworthy newspaper-style webcomics you'd like to share, feel free to send me their links.
peterabnny wrote:The indie papers my stuff appears in serves a more liberal readership, so my editor has given me a rather wide berth when it comes to comment, but even that has limits, as I found out the hard way. You never know how many people read your paper until you have advertisers suddenly threatening to pull their revenue because of a particular edgy, offensive comic...
I think that's part of it. No one ever calls to complain about Hagar the Horrible or Beetle Bailey, and that makes a newspaper editor's life a little easier. Putting a weird, new comic in, on the other hand, has the risk of upsetting somebody.
peterabnny wrote:Actually, you do! To be honest, I haven't been back to this thread since Page 5, so no, I haven't been following it. But I just did the research: Ten Ways Bendy Straws Saved My Life was the first comic you reviewed since we squared things on five. I looked through your reviews from then until you reviewed Sly Eagle's Quest, taking the viewpoint "If I received this review, would I consider it Good (or Positive), Bad (or Negative) or Mixed. I found 11 were Good, four bad, and six mixed. Out of 21 reviews, 17 good or mixed and only FOUR bad! Needless to say I was damned-near shocked, considering your reputation! I guess seeing how things were before your review of my comic overly - and wrongly, I suppose - colored my view of your reviews since. So, yeah - "Your Honor, I'd like to withdraw my previous objection."
Color me impressed! That's some diligent researching right there. And that is kinda shocking -- I'm "the guy who hates everybody's webcomic," but less than one in five of my reviews have actually been negative. I even expected it to be more than that.
Also, Sly Eagle's webcomic's called The Prime of Ambition. Quest is a different fantasy comic.
peterabnny wrote:You know, I should. Before I was still gunshy about participating in that thread, and debating whether or not I wanted to do it. But you know what? Eff that... I've already stared creative death square in its black maw after spending time in your crucible; what should I have to worry about? They say people who've had near death experiences lose their fear of dying. I should be the same for bad reviews. And anyway, as a big believer in continuous improvement (artwork or otherwise), I should consider it a great disservice to my comic to pass on the chance of scoring some.
I'll be very surprised if someone here gives a harsher review than I give, so I imagine any critique you'd get would be comparatively light.
That said, I think reviews are a psychological gauntlet you have to be able to get past at some point if you wanna be a successful artist, and the sooner you can get past that stage, the better.
peterabnny wrote:Speaking of reviews, in reading SE's response to yours I was thinking of coming out with my own take on how to handle terrible reviews, for those who've had them and were hurt by them. I figure, if it's not you ripping their work to shreds, it's bound to be SOMEbody else, SOMEwhere else. So, better to have it happen to them here then on some lulz website out there. At least here there's a kind of support network, with people willing to help soothe the wounds as long as you're not a complete asshole about it.
That sounds like a great idea to me.
peterabnny wrote:Oh, and Sly Eagle - I read LC's review of your comic. That's not a bad review...
Reviews seem to be very subjective. What may seem like a merely mild critique to one person may be a devastating condemnation to another.
McDuffies wrote:This raises some interesting points.
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Americans who've grown accustomed to rigorous security procedures since the 9/11 attacks may have to endure new measures following the Boston Marathon bombings, but experts on Tuesday warned that no amount of extra precautions can guarantee absolute safety from a determined terrorist.
"There is no way that people who run in marathons or people who go to baseball stadiums can be assured that they will be protected from IEDs (improvised explosive devices) 100 percent of the time," said Dennis Pluchinsky, a former senior State Department terrorism analyst. "Terrorists will always find some holes, some gap (in security) to take advantage of."
As federal, state and local investigators scrambled to track down the culprits the day after two explosives-packed pressure cookers killed three people and injured more than 170 others, President Barack Obama sought anew to reassure the country that whoever was responsible would be found.
"Clearly, we're at the beginning of our investigation. It will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened, but we will find out. We will find whoever harmed our citizens, and we will bring them to justice," said Obama, who for the first time referred to the bombings as "an act of terror."
The bombings were the first mass-casualty terrorist attack to take place in the United States since Feb. 18, 2010, when an anti-tax protester flew his small plane into the Internal Revenue Service office in Austin, Texas, killing himself and one other person and wounding 15 people.
Experts noted that improved counter-terrorism efforts overseas, security measures and intelligence sharing between federal, state and local authorities and with other countries have succeeded in thwarting major and minor attacks on Americans at home and abroad.
"Literally dozens of plots have been disrupted and prevented since 9/11," said Christian Beckner, deputy director of George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute. "For the most part, we've been extremely successful in preventing plots and making it much more difficult for al Qaida ... to conduct attacks inside the United States."
Brian Jenkins, a terrorism expert at the RAND Corp., a California-based policy institute, pointed to what he said was "an extraordinary improvement since 9/11 in intelligence internationally and domestically. At the international level, the unanimity of focus and degree of cooperation among the intelligence services and law enforcement organizations worldwide is unprecedented."
At least 37 of the more than 40 suspected al Qaida-related plots since Sept. 11, 2001, have been thwarted "as a consequence of bits of information from different foreign intelligence sources being assembled and passed along," Jenkins said. "And it ends up with a plot being thwarted in Europe or the United States. That is a remarkable change."
The last attack linked to al Qaida took place on Nov. 6, 2009. U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist who was exchanging messages with a cleric of al Qaida's branch in Yemen, is awaiting trial on charges of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in a shooting rampage at a medical facility at Fort Hood, Texas.
Some U.S. officials and independent experts expressed doubts that al Qaida was directly involved in the Boston bombings, although whoever was responsible may have been incited by jihadist propaganda. The terrorist network's attacks traditionally have been more devastating and have been followed by claims of responsibility, they said.
"It will surprise me if this is not domestic terrorism," said Michael Greenberger, a former senior Justice Department official. "It would also surprise me if this is al Qaida. But it can't be taken off the table."
FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Richard DesLauriers told a Tuesday evening news conference in Boston that the list of suspects remained "wide open."
The Department of Homeland Security had not posted a terrorism threat advisory as of Tuesday evening under a new warning system that dispensed with color codes. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in a statement said, "There is no current indication to suggest that the events in Boston are indicative of a broader plot."
Nevertheless, she said that the department would maintain undisclosed "enhanced security measures at transportation hubs."
Security was boosted in cities, railway stations and airports across the nation after the bombings, and it was unclear how long they'd remain in effect.
"We always have a robust security program," said Richard Zolt, head of security for MetroLink, the St. Louis, Mo., light rail system. "We use layered security and are always looking for any sort of suspicious behavior. We can't really get into details because we don't want the people who might try something to know what to look out for. But our passengers are our number one priority, and we take their security very, very seriously."
In Sacramento, Calif., the home of the Dec. 8 California International Marathon, the race's director said he was considering boosting security around the finish line, especially around the "kiss and cry" reunion zone where runners meet friends and family after completing the race.
Security at the race's finish line traditionally has been tight, said John Mansoor. But in the future, finishers could be channeled into a fenced-off area to which friends and family would be admitted only after passing through metal detectors.
"It is somewhat ironic that this occurred at the finish line because that is the most secure location for events," Mansoor said. "It can be made even more secure if necessary. We can lock that down pretty tight."
The Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run in Miami on April 25 will go on as scheduled, with added security, said race director Hans Huseby.
Experts cautioned that absolute security can't be assured at major public events.
"These are soft targets and they're very, very difficult to defend against," said Jack Tomarchio, a former principal deputy for intelligence and analysis for the Department of Homeland Security. "I think what happened yesterday is going to be somewhat of a game changer. In the last couple of years, the idea of homeland security has become kind of blasé."
Pluchinsky, the former State Department terrorism analyst, said that it is normal for authorities around the country and the world to increase security after a terrorist attack out of a concern that it could be part of a larger plot. But that has seldom been the case, and taking additional precautions actually rewards whoever pulled off the attack, he said.
"The terrorist gets a measure of success and victory," he explained. "I'm sure there will be increased security, and maybe at baseball games and basketball games they will take a second look. But I think they've already had pretty good security, and I'm not sure there is very much extra they can do."
Susan Miller Degnan of The Miami Herald, Bill Lindelof of The Sacramento Bee and Scott Wuerz of The Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat contributed to this article.


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This time, I want to focus on just one family of groups - the symmetric groups Sn, as generated by the adjacent transpositions {si = (i i+1)}. Here's the Haskell code defining this presentation of Sn:
newtype SGen = S Int deriving (Eq,Ord)
instance Show SGen where
show (S i) = "s" ++ show i
_S n = (gs, r ++ s ++ t) where
gs = map S [1..n-1]
r = [([S i, S i],[]) | i <- [1..n-1]]
s = [(concat $ replicate 3 [S i, S (i+1)],[]) | i <- [1..n-2]]
t = [([S i, S j, S i, S j],[]) | i <- [1..n-1], j <- [i+2..n-1]]
The three sets of relations say: each generator si squares to the identity; if i, j are not adjacent, then si and sj commute; if i, j are adjacent, then (si*sj)^3 is the identity.
Here is the Cayley graph for S4 under this presentation:
The vertices are labeled with the reduced words in the generators si. How can we find out which permutations these correspond to? Well, that's easy:
fromTranspositions ts = product $ map (\(S i) -> p [[i,i+1]]) ts
For example:
> :load Math.Algebra.Group.CayleyGraph
> fromTranspositions [S 1, S 2, S 1, S 3, S 2, S 1]
This is the permutation that reverses the list [1..4]
> map (.^ it) [1..4]
What about the other way round? Suppose we are given a permutation in Sn. How do we find its expression as a product of the transpositions si? Well the answer is (roughly): use bubblesort!
Here's bubblesort in Haskell:
bubblesort [] = []
bubblesort xs = bubblesort' [] xs where
bubblesort' ls (r1:r2:rs) = if r1 <= r2 then bubblesort' (r1:ls) (r2:rs) else bubblesort' (r2:ls) (r1:rs)
bubblesort' ls [r] = bubblesort (reverse ls) ++ [r]
So we sweep through the list from front to back, swapping any pairs that we find out of order - and then repeat. At the end of each sweep, we're guaranteed that the last element (in sort order) has reached the end of the list - so for the next sweep, we can leave it at the end and only sweep through the earlier elements. Hence the list we're sweeping through is one element shorter each time, so we're guaranteed to terminate. (We could terminate early, the first time a sweep makes no swaps - but I haven't coded that.)
Just to prove that the code works:
> bubblesort [2,3,1]
How does this help for turning a permutation into a sequence of transpositions? Well it's simple - every time we swap two elements, we are performing a transposition - so just record which swaps we perform. So here's a modified version of the above code, which records the swaps:
-- given a permutation of [1..n] (as a list), return the transpositions which led to it
toTrans [] = []
toTrans xs = toTrans' 1 [] [] xs where
toTrans' i ts ls (r1:r2:rs) =
if r1 <= r2
then toTrans' (i+1) ts (r1:ls) (r2:rs) -- no swap needed
else toTrans' (i+1) (S i : ts) (r2:ls) (r1:rs) -- swap needed
toTrans' i ts ls [r] = toTrans (reverse ls) ++ ts
Notice that the ts are returned in reverse to the order that they were used. This is because we are using them to undo the permutation - so we are performing the inverse of the permutation we are trying to find. Since each generator is its own inverse, we can recover the permutation we are after simply by reversing. In the code, we reverse as we go along.
For example:
> toTrans [2,3,1]
> toTrans [4,3,2,1]
Now, there's only one problem. As you can see, this code takes as input a rearrangement of [1..n]. This is a permutation, yes, but considered passively. Whereas in this blog we have been more accustomed to thinking of permutations actively, as something a bit like a function, which has an action on a graph, or other combinatorial structure, or if you like, just on the set [1..n]. In other words, our Permutation type represents the action itself, not the outcome of the action. (Recall that the implementation uses a Data.Map of (from,to) pairs.)
But of course it's easy to convert from one viewpoint to the other. So here's the code to take a permutation in cycle notation and turn it into a sequence of transpositions:
-- given a permutation action on [1..n], factor it into transpositions
toTranspositions 1 = []
toTranspositions g = toTrans [i .^ (g^-1) | i <- [1..n] ] where
n = maximum $ supp g
For example:
> toTranspositions $ p [[1,4],[2,3]]
Why does the code have [i .^ (g^-1) | i <- [1..n]], rather than [i .^ g | i <- [1..n]]?
Well, suppose i .^ g = j. This says that g moves i to the j position. But we want to know what ends up in the i position. Suppose that j .^ g = i, for some j. Applying g^-1 to both sides, we see that j = i .^ (g^-1).
Okay, so given a permutation, in either form, we can reconstruct it as a reduced word in the generators.
We saw last time that the length of a reduced word is also the length of the shortest path from 1 to the element in the Cayley graph. Distance in the Cayley graph is a metric on the group, so the length of a reduced word tells us "how far" the element is from being the identity.
If it's only this distance that we're interested in, then there is a more direct way to work it out. Given a permutation g of [1..n], then an inversion is a pair (i,j) with i < j but i .^ g > j .^ g. In Haskell:
inversions g = [(i,j) | i <- [1..n], j <- [i+1..n], i < j, i .^ g > j .^ g]
where n = maximum $ supp g
For example:
> inversions $ fromList [1,4,3,2]
With a little thought, you should be able to convince yourself that the number of inversions is equal to the length of the reduced word for g - because each swap that we perform during bubblesort corrects exactly one inversion.
Okay, so this is all very nice, but what use is it? Well, of course, maths doesn't have to be useful, any more than any other aesthetic pursuit. However, as it happens, in this case it is.
In statistics, the Kendall tau test gives an indicator of the correlation between two measured quantities (for example, the height and weight of the test subjects). Suppose that we are given a list of pairs (eg (height,weight) pairs), and we want to know how strongly correlated the first and second quantities are.
Ok, so what we do is, we rank the first quantities from lowest to highest, and replace each quantity by its rank (a number from 1 to n). We do the same for the second quantities. So we end up with a list of pairs of numbers from 1 to n. Now, we sort the list on the first element, and then count the number of inversions in the second element.
For example, suppose our original list was [(1.55m, 60kg), (1.8m, 80kg), (1.5m, 70kg), (1.6m, 72kg)]. Converting to ranks, we get [(2nd,1st),(4th,4th),(1st,2nd),(3rd,3rd)]. Sorting on fst, we get [(1,2),(2,1),(3,3),(4,4)]. Looking at snd, we see that we have just one inversion. The idea is that the fewer inversions we have, the better correlated the two quantities. (Of course in reality there's a bit more to it than that - to convert the number of inversions into a probability, we need to know the distribution of word lengths for Sn, where n is the number of pairs of test data that we have.)
So you can think of the Kendall tau test as saying: What permutation has been applied in moving from the first quantities (the heights) to the second quantities (the weights)? How far is that permutation from the identity (on the Cayley graph)? What proportion of all permutations (in Sn) lie at that distance or less from the identity? (Even more concretely, we can imagine colouring in successive shells of the Cayley graph, working out from the identity, until we hit the given permutation, and then asking what proportion of the "surface" of the graph has been coloured.)


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With the Cinci masters concluding earlier today, who do you think has the best shot at winning the 2012 USO?
My picks are
1. Roger (I was going Novak then Roger but this old man showed that he can still play. He bageled Novak earlier and then beat him in a second set tie break to clinch the Cinci title)
2. Novak
3. Murray? With Nadal out of the picture and a recent win in Wimbledon over Roger, this dude is primed for that major breakthrough.
Anyone besides these three are far outside chances... Raonic maybe? DelPo even less of a chance with a possible wrist injury
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i think you got Murray all wrong. he will be out by the round of 16 or first.
and at the same time i want him to win.
I agree with Coach on that one. Murray will be out early. I just don't know that either Roger or Novak will win. But when I look at everyone else in the field, nobody really jumps out. So, with that, I think I will actually say Novak has the better chance.
Depends on who peaked early possibly, meaning Fed. So that would make Djoko the heir apparent. Murray has a knee injury and looked bad losing to Chardy. Can he and Ivan turn it around?
Well, looking at the Cincy match more closely, I am going to go with Fed to win it. Until Djokovic fixes his second serve (too many double faults, sits up) and gets more aggresivenness out of the first, I can't go with him.
The only question with Fed is not having a flat day on the final, semifinal, etc..
I like Mr. Roger, and thought Delpo would be dark horse but did know about wrist injury. Could Tsonga finally complete a run? Great year for a shocker to grab his first GS title. Izzy would be one of my choices but he has disappeared lately.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Alumni Field, Westfield, Mass.
1 2 3 4 Total
Massachusetts Maritime (5-3, 3-3 NEFC) 0 0 0 0 - 0
Westfield State (4-5, 3-3 NEFC) 8 3 0 0 - 11
WES: Michael Mercadante 1 yd run (Anthony Laramee pass from Dylan Smith) 8:41 1st
WES: Kennan Startzell 20 yd FG 7:18 2nd
Attendance: 611
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Freshman Michael Mercadante (Wilbraham, Mass.) rushed for 74 yards and the game's only touchdown as Westfield State forced seven turnovers in snowy conditions to notch an 11-0 New England Football Conference Bogan Division victory over Massachusetts Maritime Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field.
The host Owls (4-5, 3-3 NEFC Bogan) took the opening kickoff and drove 59 yards on 12 plays over the first 6:19 of play, as Mercadante's one-yard plunge was followed by a two-point conversion pass from senior Dylan Smith (Worcester, Mass.) to fellow senior Anthony Laramee (Wilbraham, Mass.). Westfield State capitalized on the visiting Buccaneers' (5-3, 3-3 NEFC Bogan) second fumble of the day at midfield early in the second quarter, as the Owls drove to the Massachusetts Maritime six-yard line before settling for a 20-yard field goal from junior Kennan Startzell (Rockland, Mass.), which proved to be the final points of the day. The Buccaneers had three punts and three lost fumbles in their six first half possessions, and after driving to the Westfield State 25-yard line with the second half kickoff, the visitors lost the ball on downs and proceeded to commit four additional second half turnovers, including a pair at the Owl 29 and 18 yard lines in the final 4:28 of action. Massachusetts Maritime's defense, which forced nine total turnovers in last Saturday's 34-6 Admiral's Cup victory over Maine Maritime, forced 10 Westfield State punts in the wintry conditions, including six straight on possessions after Startzell's field goal, as the Owls controlled the ball for over 32 minutes and did not commit a turnover on the day.
Westfield State amassed only 152 yards of total offense on the day as compared to 267 for Massachusetts Maritime, as senior quarterback Tyler Dow (Franklin, Mass.) passed for 74 yards for the Owls, including three connections with junior Kevin Parnell (Berlin, Conn.) for 41 yards. Senior Matt White (Westwood, Mass.) gained nearly as many yards on the ground for the Buccaneers as Westfield State had for the contest, as he posted his sixth career 100-yard rushing performance with 126 yards on 23 carries for the visitors, who also received 51 rushing yards from junior Barry Reopell (South Dennis, Mass.). Sophomore quarterback Mike Stanton (Quincy, Mass.) threw for 117 yards for Massachusetts Maritime, including six hook-ups with sophomore Keith Caruso (Hingham, Mass.) for 49 yards, as the visitors saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
Sophomore Kevin Duffy (Natick, Mass.) paced Westfield State defensively with seven total tackles, including six solo stops and a sack, while junior Dan Dowling (Stoneham, Mass.) added five total tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries for the Owls. Senior Mike Bois (Lakeville, Mass.) notched a game-high nine total tackles, including five solo stops and a sack, to lead Massachusetts Maritime defensively, as sophomore Sheldon Roper (Sharpsbury, Ga.) and junior Nick Mazurkiewicz (Attleboro, Mass.) also posted nine tackles each for the Buccaneers, who also received seven stops from senior Walter Butler (Bourne, Mass.).
Massachusetts Maritime closes out its 2011 slate next Saturday afternoon by heading to Bridgewater, Mass. to take on Bridgewater State in the 33rd Annual Cranberry Bowl Presented By Ocean Spray that kicks off at Noon, while Westfield State closes out its 2011 campaign next Saturday afternoon by heading to Fitchburg, Mass. to take on Fitchburg State in a New England Football Conference Bogan Division match-up that kicks off at 1:30 p.m.


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For today's college student, it's not uncommon to get an invitation to join a "confessions" page on Facebook where students share their deepest secrets anonymously.
In recent months, however, the social media phenomenon has begun to spring up on high school campuses across the country. On Monday, the fad reached Newton when not one but two confessions pages were established targeting Newton Senior High School.
"Today, we learned there is at least one negative Facebook account that is putting out very negative — slanderous and vulgar — comments about students and staff," Superintendent Steve McDermott said. "We've had students come to us and say they felt hurt and violated by what they saw there."
Some of the "confessions" are an outlet for embarrassing stories. Others talked about moderately humorous pranks pulled on other students. But most are anonymous admissions — true or not — of illegal activity, usually on campus, that are too vulgar to be printed.
Some of the "confessions" are intended to spread rumors about other students, which could lead to harassment or bullying. Others talk about how students are bullied and harassed by the students at the school.
"It's a form of bullying and harassment, but it's very difficult to police," McDermott said. "We just don't have the people power to monitor this sort of thing 24 hours a day … It's very frustrating. But, we're open to ideas in this regard. It's a tough nut to crack."
McDermott said several weeks ago, the district discovered a Twitter account had been created. The account's owner was using it to post negative comments things about students and staff at the school.
"We went the legal route, working with the school district's attorneys, to ask Twitter for the removal of the account and some of the entries," McDermott said.
He added one could point to a "general lack of respect" and disregard for the long-term impacts comments like these will have on other people. He said the district continues to work with students at all grade levels on the issues of character, values and respecting other people.
"But things like this still crop up," he said. "The anonymous nature [of Facebook "confessions" pages] makes it simple to say something, and then they get away with it. Some people have no conscience with how they treat other people."
Facebook is not banned or blocked on the campus. In fact, the athletic department and high school guidance counselors have Facebook accounts to reach out to students and district patrons. Principal Bill Peters said Facebook is a "great place to exchange information."
"Social media is a double-edged sword," he said. "It's a great way to exchange meaningful information in a way that conducts learning. The other side, though, is malicious and hurtful. Unfortunately, it can make it pretty tough on some students."
Peters added that he has spoken with some of the students who have commented publicly on the page. He said those conversations were generally positive. He said it can be a learning experience for some students — that words can be hurtful.
"If you look at what we're doing with our Activities [Facebook] page, that's what it should be," he added. "It's a promotion of the good things happening at school. I'd love to see social media used that way."
Peters said his goal is to "promote kids," and to make them feel good about their accomplishments and how they ultimately feel about themselves. He said the overall environment of the school is very healthy, but that social media can create situations in which it is unhealthy.
"We're talking about choices made by individuals to say something derogatory, something very hurtful," he said. "Those who have been dragged through this have been very hurt by it."
The problem with this type of Facebook page is that all postings are anonymous, and URL tracking — a means by which a website's administrator can be identified — is all but impossible. Some school districts have attempted legal means, most unsuccessfully, to have Facebook take the pages down.
But while the posts themselves are anonymous, "likes" and comments on the pages are not. The sites are public, and anyone can see who has liked the page, who has liked individual postings, or who has commented on individual postings.
McDermott and Peters both encouraged parents to more closely monitor their children's online activity.
"Monitor computer use at home. Get those devices out in the open. Sit around and talk about how damaging comments like these can be to others," McDermott said. "If you see anything alarming, contact the school so we are also aware of it."
Online safety is touched on throughout the grade levels in the district, particularly beginning in the upper elementary levels, as part of general classes on personal safety. Trooper Doug Cutts of the Iowa State Patrol frequently works with Newton students and their parents with online safety issues.
"It's a lot more complicated than, 'Look both ways before you cross the street,'" McDermott said. "There probably is more we could do to promote safe use, and it's something we'll continuously have to look at. It's the sort of thing we're always going to have to deal with now."
He said the district, as have many others across the state, have tried to work with the General Assembly regarding issues like cyberbullying. He said, ultimately, the legislature needs to do something about the issue, because local schools are powerless to act.
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We found out we were pregnant the day after we unloaded the moving van in our new house. The small bedroom was slated to be an office, but instead we were thrilled to turn it into a nursery!
Even though we knew we were having a girl, we opted for a more neutral color palette. Aside from being really excited to put our baby girl in this space, I adore this room because of all the love and little details that went into creating it.
My Mom made the crib bumper by hand (side note: we don't use the crib bumper now that baby sleeps in the bed) my husband built the bookshelves, the bench, the foot stool and he was the mastermind in charge of the stripes (there might have been some swearing involved with that project).
I made the mobile, some of the artwork and the pillows. My Dad cut custom mats for the frames and my Mom also made the curtains. The frames that the bunny pictures are hanging in were actually from the photobooth at our wedding, and the little silver picture frame above the dresser was a gift from when I was born, engraved with my birth statistics. The "love" pillow was a housewarming gift from when we first moved in together and the ends of the bookshelves are monogrammed with Emily's initial, in the same font as our wedding stationery. Even the stuffed pig has a special meaning between me and my husband, dating back to our first Valentine's Day together.
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Each commercial airport contains a sterile area where passengers must be screened prior to entry. The screening process includes examination of the passengers and their carry-on luggage. Luggage is generally x-rayed as it passes along a conveyor belt. Passengers have traditionally passed through a metal detector, though in recent years, airports in some places x-ray passengers with a millimeter wave scanner. Those who cannot be accurately examined with these devices may be subject to a patdown.
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In all countries, it is forbidden to carry various items onto the cabin of an aircraft that are believed to have the potential to do harm to passengers and crew. The restrictions vary by country, but some items are universally banned. In addition, some items are also banned in checked luggage.
Commonly banned items include, but are not limited to:
Since 2006, when a test run was made of peroxide bombs in United Kingdom, airport security worldwide first banned carrying on any liquids, gels, aerosols, and items with similar consistencies. The ban was later revised to allow small containers of up to 100 mL (3.4 US fluid ounce) capacity. These include the "travel size" items sold in many stores.
But there are still limits. The collection of liquids one is carrying must be placed in a clear bag no larger than one litre and each passenger is only allowed one of these. During the screening process, the bag should be placed in a conspicuous location for the screener to see.
Common items that fall into this category include:
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It is important to be aware that items that may be permitted to carry on an aircraft in your home country may be banned in the one where you're visiting. It is important to check not only the list of banned items in your home country but also in the country you are visiting. You will have no trouble bringing all the permitted items in your home country on an aircraft. But on your way home, you may be hassled about the same items.
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Of particular concern are drugs, including all prescription, over-the-counter, and street drugs. What may be legal in one country may be banned in another. And even if they are legal in your origin and destination countries, they may be banned in a country where you are transiting.
It is not always easy to find a list of banned items for every country. So if you are in doubt, avoid taking a chance.
How to successfully pass security
No-fly list
The United States maintains a no-fly list of individuals who are banned from boarding an aircraft in the country due to their ties to terrorism. The list originally contained just the names and aliases of those who were banned from flying. But with criticism that the list caused innocent people with common first and last names to be hassled when flying, the list has expanded to include the date of birth as well, thereby reducing the likelihood of a false positive.
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Release Date: 2011 |
Album Rating: 3.5I personally like this album more than the review & its rating suggests, but I can't objectively go higher than a 3 since it is so flawed.
Oh, and when I said that some songs had a "Southern" Rock vibe, I meant Alabama, not (the RECENTLY PROMOTED) Southampton. Woohoo.
EDIT: I never thought that I would do this, but I can't help it. Personally, it's a 3.5... Leaving the review with a 3 rating though.
Album Rating: 3.5Unfortunately, since this is a bit more (dare I use a word I hate) "generic", I could probably list about 100 albums in the Reco by Reviewer section.
Cheers big ears.
Album Rating: 3.5Thanks Stokes. Thought I'd leave the "Old Crows" part out until the review's finale.
Let me just make it clear that I think these guys are supremely talented & have high hopes that they will one day put it all together to make a ripper of an album.
I love 'Save Me Said the Saviour'.
a band that so clearly rips off their number one influence cannot be respected
Album Rating: 3.5I can still respect them cw... For now. They're still young, but they wouldn't want to keep doing this.
I was waiting for you to arrive andcas. Expected you to lay into me tbh.
I don't care if Liam sounds identical to Dallas... It's a f'n great voice, no matter who is delivering it. But does this album really make use of his talent? Maybe it will require a solo album for that to happen.
Stokes, if you sound anything like Liam, then get to laying something on record mate.
Album Rating: 3.5Stokes, you could be managed by SputnikMusic Inc.
I was expecting a higher rating from you andcas. You're not just following my lead to be cool, are you? ;-)
I was reading an interview with them where the resemblance was brought up & they answered it well, and part of that was saying they are an influence. Look, it's mostly Liam sounding like Dallas, but the change in style here adds the new Dan sounding like the new George too.
Album's meh. Pretty boring.
What It Feels Like is catchy though.
Album Rating: 3.5Hehe. "At times?" I'd say a little more than that. LOL.
Well said re: this album. I do think they will actually reel in a few more fans from this album, so it won't be a total disaster... But the important thing is how they use what they have learnt come their next album.
Now that I think of it, this would have worked better had it been a 6 track EP.
Album Rating: 3.5Fish, I think there are actually 4 songs on here that are really catchy, but even they have things wrong with them.
I ended up rating their EP & debut LP the same. 'Cutting Our Teeth' did take a few listens to get into, but once I was hooked, I was really hooked good.
Album Rating: 3.0Never checked this band out, even though my mate loves them and they sound like something I'd dig. Think I'll have to have a goosey. Where should I start?
They're a band who've always been in and around my playlists but they never really seem to hold my
attention for very long.
Perhaps cos I've seen them live 4 times (always supporting other bands, somehow) and the lead singer
was a bit of a tool. Their drummer seems cool, however.
Davey, inspired review I think its one of your best. I'll probably give this a shot.
Harsh vocalist is an arsehole.
I enjoyed their older stuff, like the EP, but anything after that I don't really care for. Heard the waiting room and thought it was ok.
Album Rating: 3.5Yeah, that song on andcas' link is a great place to start for their earlier stuff Sanders. And if you can imagine that song without the screaming, that's basically what this album sounds like.
Thanks VC, I hope I have inspired a few people to check these guys out. And you know, you have a point re: this band. As much as I say I really like them, I have never rated anything of theirs over a 3.5. There has to be a reason for that, even though I can't put my finger on it. They're so close to taking that next step.
As for Dan being a tool/arsehole, I'm telling you, having a singer who can't play an instrument & sings less than 50% of the vocals is just a recipe for disaster. Grab a cowbell or something man.
How's he an arsehole?
Reminds me of Sean Smith...
Album Rating: 3.5Ditto... I personally found Sean very entertaining having seen The Blackout live twice. I can see how he would rub people the wrong way, but he didn't have that effect on me.
We Are The Ocean are heading down under in September, so I'll try to catch them then.
For those who have seen them live, what are they like?
This is good but nothing more, probably won't bother with them at Revo
Superb review. Have practically no interest in this, really.
Great review. I have no interest in this either but because it's a Daveyboy review I feel obliged to listen to this nonetheless.
Album Rating: 3.5Yep, I agree with that simple statement HBFS. 3 = good. I'd like to catch them at Revo, but it's gonna depend who they clash with.
Thanks Adam. They may remind you too much of The Blackout, so I'd stay away if I was you.
LOL Thomas. I think you have by now learnt to judge what you will & won't like off of my reviews.
LOL Thomas. I think you have by now learnt to judge what you will & won't like off of my reviews.
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We had a swimmingly awesome holiday weekend, didn't you? Ah, the mammories we come to hold dear, post-mammorial day. This year's holiday weekend was particularly bacterial in the way stagnant swimming-hole water can be inner ear; it marked the beginning of Papa M's return to the stage! Yep, across the salty pond of the real world (as opposed to that in the fjords of your swimsuit), Papa M converged infectiously on the crowd at Crane Lane Theatre in Cork to kick off his first official European tour in over a minute, full band in tow! Here in 2012, we're happy to hold on to what we've got, one more day, any old time we can and this is no exception. The world today needs an active father figure in it, a real Papa M for the people, all stood up - to help us live through you for today, for a better chance to cherish the mammory days of tomorrow. Allowing that you've lived under a rock for some serious dimes, you'll be happy to learn of the following mega-M shows near and around you:
5/29/12 Brudenell Social Club Leeds United Kingdom
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jock0909 posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubHi Folks It has been a while since I've been on here. 2004 Focus 1.8 TDCI estate I have a strange problem. The heater is only blowing cold air. This happened about 3 days after I removed the car phone bracket and wiring. When the engine is hot (temp gauge is at half) All the hoses are cold, thought it must be the thermostate jamed open (ciculating the water which stops the hoses heating up) so got a garage to swap it out - no change all hoses still cold another odd thing - the air con clutch is engaged whether the aircon switch is on or off - we have removed the aircon relay to stop it running all the time. Anyone have any good ideas. It's Fixed I have taken the radio out twiddled the wires on the back of the switches and put the relay back in and now everything is normal again.
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jock0909 replied to jock0909's topic in Ford Focus ClubThe belt tensioner is the automatic type and the tension is fine. You are probably correct about a broken wire switching the light on, everything else seems to work and the engine starts fine. although I have noticed with the dark evenings sometimes when the headlights are on the instrument lights pulse from dim to bright but it only happens occasionally while driving. I will have to check the wires.
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jock0909 posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubI have a 2004 1.8 TDCI the battery light iluminates when driving (normally after about 30 minutes from start up) If you switch off the engine and start it up again the battery light goes off. the alternator has been changed but the problem still happens. Any suggestions would be great.
seat belt alarm
jock0909 replied to eddie's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubPlug the seat belt in or don't put anything on the seat or you could disconect the wiring to the seat.
pulling left under braking
jock0909 replied to DAVEKELLEY's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubI would say brake problem. The caliper on the o/s/f is possibly sticking - therefore all the braking is happening on the n/s/f but If you have already been told the discs & pads need replaced, why not get them changed as this is most likely to cure your problems.
Sluggish TDCi 1.8
jock0909 replied to Ian P's topic in Ford Focus ClubI have had the same thing with mine and it turned out that the pipes were loose, since the garage fixed them I have not had any problems with it. I don't know of any other things that it could be.
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jock0909 replied to Tom.j's topic in General ChatI take it you are saying the top speed is less than before ? or is it something else? I think they normally run 14" wheels if you have changed the size the speedo will be off a bit.
jock0909 replied to batty123's topic in General ChatWhy would you want to reset it? Do you mean reset to the factory defaults? What's happening with it - not working?
Headlight Adjustment for continent
jock0909 replied to ian smith's topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsJust stick on a set of beam deflectors.
vibration though steering
jock0909 replied to bud1234's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubDodgy tyres, wheels out of shape or balancing done incorrectly. Swap the front wheels to rear and rears to the front
low fuel warning light
jock0909 replied to billyboggins's topic in Ford Focus ClubMost cars have about 2 gallons(10 litres) as a reserve but you don't want to run it down as you will suck up dirt that settles at the bottom of the tank, best to fill up as soon as the light comes on.
Up in flames
jock0909 replied to dx408's topic in Ford Focus ClubIt's not a surprise that the insurance is trying to get out of paying up(it's what they do), if you are covered for fire (tpft) then you will possibly only be covered if the vehicle was stolen or attempted to be stolen and burned as a result (but check the terms and conditions on your policy) If you have Fullycomp you will be covered.
whats that button?
jock0909 replied to mk5cabbi's topic in General Ford Related Discussionsprobably child lock for the rear electric windows
snapped cambelt
jock0909 replied to hotashel's topic in Ford Escort ClubThey are easy enough to set the timming up and replace the belt but the cause of the belt snapping may be old belt or faulty tensioner possibly siezed. you may be lucky not having done any valve damage. All you can do is get the timming set-up check nothing has siezed then replace the belt and hope for the best. Hope it's a cheap fix for you.
1998 Mondeo diesel smoking like crazy
jock0909 replied to Peevee's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubSounds to me like the belt was put on the wrong tooth, did your nephew set-up the timming properly before taking the old belt off. if he did not know what he was doing would have been more sensible not to do the job. you would normally change the timming belt kit (which includes changing the tensioner) Hate to say it but you would probably be best to take it to a garage to be set-up properly.


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This is the home of the ASCOM Initiative, a loosely-knit group of astronomy software developers and astronomy device manufacturers devoted to vendor-independent plug-and-play control. ASCOM is a many-to-many and language-independent architecture, supported by most astronomy devices which connect to Windows computers. The diagram below shows how ASCOM differs from traditional astronomy instrument control architectures.
I would like to say a huge Thank You to the ASCOM team for making it so easy for manufacturers to support their hardware with ASCOM compliant drivers. The documentation, templates, and timely and accurate answers to questions on this forum have made my latest driver development an enjoyable and relatively simple process -
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I've just been able to fix a rather obscure problem with my ASCOM drivers thanks to the wealth of information available, including the great Visual Studiotemplates. Once again, I should say, the samples etc. have also been of great help in the past. As a manufacturer/developer, and of course as an astronomer, I find ASCOM to be one of the best things to have happened to the community, and it's getting better with every new version. So just wanted to say - Thank you guys!
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Ring of Honor has always been about slowly increasing their fan base with great wrestling. Having hit the pay per view universe last year, ROH has taken another huge step in signing a national distribution deal with KOCH Entertainment (who also handle the Canadian distribution of WWE DVDs). The first two releases, Bloodstained Honor and Stars of Honor, are available now.
You have to give credit to the company for making brilliant choices in their first compilations. Looking first at Stars of Honor, the DVD highlights ROH talents with names that the casual fan who may not have seen ROH will recognize such as Samoa Joe, Homicide, Jay Lethal and Christopher Daniels from TNA and WWE's MVP (as Antonio Banks), Brian Kendrick (as Spanky), James "Noble" Gibson, Matt Hardy and CM Punk.
The second set will draw in those that are drawn to the violent aspect of wrestling. Steel cages, dog collars, barbed wire, ladders and lots of blood make up Bloodstained Honor. Once again, the disc will pick up casual fans by including names like Joe, Punk, Abyss, and Homicide. It starts off with the Steel Cage match between Samoa Joe and Jay Briscoe from Wrestlemania weekend in 2004. This match was on the first ROH show I ever saw live, and still lives up to its reputation as a gorefest - Briscoe literally bleeds buckets of blood. The match is also a well paced, thrilling bout that stands alone without the addition of the blood. Also from 2004 is the violent Chicago Street Fight between CM Punk & Ace Steel and Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer which is a fun, violent brawl. The discs also make sure to provide back story to all of the matches with pre-taped segments, so you know exactly why CM Punk and Jimmy Rave are connected by dog collars or why things needed to be settled in Steel Cage Warfare between Generation Next and The Embassy. Also included is the six-man ROH vs. CZW match with Joe, Adam Pearce and BJ Whitmer against CZW's Chris Hero, Super Dragon and Necro Butcher. If you like this match, I would encourage you to get the rest of the DVDs that focused on the ROH vs. CZW feud, culminating in a Cage of Death match at Death Before Dishonor 4, as the feud is brilliant and shows what could have been if the right person had run the WCW invasion. Also included is a Ghetto Street Fight between Homicide and Colt Cabana, Cabana again in a violent match with Jimmy Jacobs, and a Boston Street Fight between Jay & Mark Briscoe and Canadians El Generico and Kevin Steen from last summer.
The DVDs are an excellent first look at Ring of Honor. Both start at the end of the era involving RF Video's ownership of the company, which is a shame as there were several other wrestlers from 2002 - 2004 that could have been included such as Paul London, Raven. Michael Shane, and Eddie Guerrero that would have fit in nicely on the Stars of Honor disk as well.
Whether matches from the early days will be included in the future remains to be seen. Many of the matches have new commentary from the current team of Dave Prazak and Lenny Leonard, who also host the intros to the matches and give the back story.
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This is what I have done thus far. I am still ending up empty. Without my login protection. I am trying to protect a configuration tool. It is located in my modify folder
I created two files.
AuthName "Webmaster Login"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /var/www/dopey/cart/items/modify/.htpasswd
require valid-user
( no i didn't use my password in this example )
after upload I changed them to .htaccess/.htpasswd respectivly.
I placed .htaccess into the modify dir.
I placed .htpasswd into the cart dir. I guessed on this one...where exactly should it go? Should it go deeper into the dir's
I found root via <?php echo $DOCUMENT_ROOT ?>
then the dir's are up from there.
password via http://tools.blueyonder.co.uk/
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Any help on common pitfalls is also appreciated.
P.S. I am learning php and administrating a site hosted on a *nix based server.