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It might end with some self-realization on Oreki's part and a confession . We might get something like episode 21, except much more low-key. I can't imagine a huge conflict on Oreki and Chitanda's side after all, as opposed to Satoshi and Mayaka's side where there were some latent issues that needed to be resolved.
|2012-09-10, 12:10
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This anime has yet to really disappoint me, it's a masterpiece in terms of everything that isn't the script or plot, and even in that regard it's in my opinion a standout of its genre. The degree of subtlety some dialogues and episodes can achieve far surpass the anime mean, which is far more theatrical, and I find it to be extremely fitting for this kind of low-key, ambiance relying show.
Surely the ending won't be bad. It may not be the greatest possible outcome, but I'm sure it will be at least as entertaining as the better episodes of Hyouka.
|2012-09-12, 02:31
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Irregular Hunter
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|2012-09-12, 07:44
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|2012-09-12, 09:51
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[Your] clan on Steam
|2012-09-17, 12:08
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
Not sure if these have been posted before (or if there are better pages), but here are two pages of photos of "holy places" seen in the anime, and a Google map.
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|2012-11-07, 20:39
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Emerald City
Hyouka anime timeline
-- novel timeline is different.
-- there were dates which I can't fixed, so I will leave it in the correct interval without date attached. people are welcome to add on to it.
-- format date (incident name, episode number) <date reference>
02/14 (Valentine Day, 21) <holiday>
04/09? (school year started) <Japan>
04/18? (Geology Ready Room Incident, 01) <one month before Library Incident>
05/09? (Bulletin Board Incident, 01) <essay title "School Started One Month Reflection">
05/18 (Library Incident, 02) <alarm clock>
05/20 (Cafe Date with Chitanda, 02-03) <phone clock, newspaper>
05/28-05/31 (Midterm Exam, 03) <Midterm Exam Schedule>
(Biology Ready Room Incident, 03)
06/24 (Kotenbu meeting at Chitanda's, 04) <phone clock>
06/25 (Hyouka Incident, 05) <the day after the meeting>
07/03 (Math Class Incident, 06) <Blackboard>
(Onsen Incident, 07)
(Movie Incident, 08-11)
(Swimming Pool Incident, 11.5)
10/04-10/06 (Culture Festival Incident, 12-17) <festival booklet, website, phone clock>
(Helicopter Incident, 18)
11/01 (PA Incident, 19) <Chitanda, Blackboard, Calendar>
01/01 (Temple Incident, 20) <holiday>
02/13 (Valentine Day Incident, 21) <holiday>
04/03 (Hinamatsuri Incident, 22) <holiday, calendar>
04/08? (school year starts)
04 (Houtaro's birthday, new member incident) <book 5>
05 (Star Valley Cup 20km Marathon, new member incident) <book 5>
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The iDOL(ove Live!)M@STER
This is it.
This is the show that proves a normal everyman can be a compelling lead. It shows us a young boy who's general disposition has no dramatic strings attached to him. Just a naturally lazy guy being worked into so many tiring situations at the behest of a curious lass, a pushy older sister, and a not couple that indirectly and directly gets on his case.
Poor Houtarou.
Being asked to think much more than he'd like to exhausts him in more ways than one. For a guy who can so often deduce the how of so many mysteries, it's the why that often eludes him while his heartful opposite in Eru understands what this detective doesn't deduce. Him becoming a little more empathetic, her becoming a little more restrained, Houtarou and Eru's growth through the story is Black and White becoming cherry blossom pink instead of a dull gray.
Gray being the color Satoshi uses to describe our lead. Every so often this fool shows an envious side of himself reflecting the reaches of a soul he'd rather not show to girl and friend but not girlfriend Mayaka. Make no mistake though, Mayaka isn't completely bound by her feelings for Satoshi. Does she think it nice if she and him were to go out? Definitely. But she's also level-headed about the whole affair, and the four friends hang out all the same tackling one triviality after another.
The piece itself calmly channels a high amount of energy. It never drags its feet trying to get anywhere, but there's never a moment when things suddenly pick up. Things don't happen suddenly (except for Mayaka's manga midadventures. Seriously, did anyone check the script on that?), but slowly. It doesn't get better, because it demands a special commitment in the first place; it's atmosphere serves to lull viewers to placidity, but its story demands pondering.
It's not going to be for everyone, despite all appearances. Hyouka is like catnip for those who can wrap their minds around the rare confluence of elements about it, and completely unnoticeable to anyone else. Then again, maybe the people who liked this piece were just lucky. Would you like to just blindly believe my theory or investigate the situation yourself?
I'm curious~
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Bury My Shell
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's heavyweight crew team opened the spring portion of its season on a blue-skied Saturday morning against Boston College and Bates College at home on the Charles River, racing in its first regatta in over four months. The Engineers fielded three boats, two of which were Varsity 8's and one Varsity 4. All three of them finished fastest in their respective heats.
MIT's Varsity 8 A boat, which set out early that morning, completed the course in 6:21.0, finishing just ahead of Bates with a 6:23.6 and Boston College with a 6:42. The B boat, which was sent out soon after the first heat, finished with a time of 6:24. Boston College's B and C boats followed with times of 6:25 and 6:33 and Bates' B and C boats completed the course with times of 6:40 and 6:55.
In the Varsity 4, it was a race between MIT, Bates and the clock, with the Cardinal and Gray finishing the course in 7:32.9 and Bates coming in soon after with a time of 7:44.6.
Next Saturday, the Engineers will travel to Worcester, Mass. to race on Lake Quinsigamond against Holy Cross and Columbia University, with the regatta starting at 7:20 a.m.
Varsity 8 B Cox Alex Feldstein Stroke Aaron Baumgarten 7 Nick Lima 6 Christian Vilanilam 5 Bryan Chang 4 Trevor Zinser 3 James Krasner 2 Ben Potash 1 Connor McMahan Varsity 4 Cox Ali Finkelstein Stroke Samarth Mohan 3 Eric Klinkhammer 2 Matthew Hunter 1 Anthony McHugh


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- Will Aaron Murray get the 'big game fail' monkey off his back? Florida's defense is very good. However, it doesn't possess the upfront rushing threat that South Carolina posed. This isn't Kentucky's defense but their are places that can be exploited. Will his offensive coordinator call the plays that put him in that position?
- Can we just stop pretending to have a punt return? And rush all 11.
- Is Todd Grantham on the hot seat? Should he be?
October 26, 2012
3 Questions: Florida
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My sense of despondency is just from years of being let down after this ballgame. I'm not an optimist by nature, so this week has been crummy for me as far as being a Dawg fan goes. I don't know if Murray can get the "fail monkey" off his back, but this would be a damn good time to light up a decent defense the way he does against bad defenses.
Special teams really worries me. I can just see them sending a big rush when we're pinned deep, blocking a kick late in the game, and the sea of red heading to the exits. Or a missed extra point or two.
Finally, I don't know if Grantham is on the hot seat. I'd hate to have another transition year, but I hope that McGarity is good enough and sharp enough at his job that he's able to see a trend one way or another. If he's not the guy to get it done, how many more chances does Richt get to fix the defense?
What I see when I watch a UF defense or an LSU defense (strangely, I haven't seen a Bama game; living here will turn you off of all things Bama), I see a defense that plays a fast and violent game of football. I haven't seen that from our defense in a long time; even last year I didn't think we played with the speed and intensity of a team like LSU. UF's energy almost seems palpable, even on TV, and I don't see that with our guys.
I hope to see something good this weekend; I really do. The part of me, though, that always thinks the sky is falling on the Bulldogs just can't comprehend where the program goes if something like 2008 or 2009 happens again.
- Anonymous said...
Grantham's resume' includes moves every 3 or 4 years so I figured he wouldn't be in Athens too long, whether it be his choice or the schools.


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If basil is unavailable, some priests say any green plant, some priests (OCA) may have an actual litutgical item for this, that the GOA does not,
for all its bucks, GOA does NOT have a paintbrush thingy
Brat. That is a monastery. Bet your parish church uses Q-tips or cotton balls for the efhelion on Holy Wednesday like the rest of the GOA.
Quote from: Vicki on December 28, 2003, 09:14:12 PMBrat. That is a monastery. Bet your parish church uses Q-tips or cotton balls for the efhelion on Holy Wednesday like the rest of the GOA. Vicki's right about the Q-tip thing in my old GOA parish, at least.
On Thanksgiving my dad came down, & we blessed out apartment... the one thing that we didn't risk doing was lighting the kadila (what is that called in English, the incense swinging thingie?)
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Fresh out of the hospital from a boogie boarding injury, Maria Shriver's son Christopher Schwarzenegger dined in the healing glow of one Oprah Winfrey last night.
Chris, Maria and Auntie O hit Spago in Bev Hills -- and on the way out, created a HUGE quandary for the paparazzi -- who do you shoot??? O Holy Oprah? Divorcee Maria? Or recovering Christopher?


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171 reviews
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Skin: Oily, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
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Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Other, Fine
Eyes: Blue
I'm reviewing this product for historical purposes as it is not available where I currently live. This is a very nice, high quality drugstore body scrub that retails at a reasonable price compared to high end body scrubs. I first purchased this at Superdrug, and since I no longer live in the UK, I can't find it in my current location. The texture is perfect for a body scrub. It's not too harsh nor too delicate. The gel consistency of the scrub has a slight foaming action, smells really fresh / spa-like and is a pleasure to use.
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Data loss prevention software
Data loss prevention solution is a system that is designed to detect potential data breach / data ex-filtration transmissions and prevent them by monitoring, detecting and blocking sensitive data while in-use (endpoint actions), in-motion (network traffic), and at-rest (data storage). In data leakage incidents, sensitive data is disclosed to unauthorized personnel either by malicious intent or inadvertent mistake. Such sensitive data can come in the form of private or company information, intellectual property (IP), financial or patient information, credit-card data, and other information depending on the business and the industry.
The terms "data loss" and "data leak" are closely related and are often used interchangeably, though they are somewhat different.[1] Data loss incidents turn into data leak incidents in cases where media containing sensitive information is lost and subsequently acquired by unauthorized party. However, a data leak is possible without the data being lost in the originating side. Some other terms associated with data leakage prevention are information leak detection and prevention (ILDP), information leak prevention (ILP), content monitoring and filtering (CMF), information protection and control (IPC), and extrusion prevention system (EPS), as opposed to intrusion prevention system.
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DLP Categories
The technological means employed for dealing with data leakage incidents can be divided into the following categories: standard security measures, advanced/intelligent security measures, access control and encryption, and designated DLP systems .[2]
Standard security measures
Standard security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDSs), and antivirus software, are commonly available mechanisms that guard computers against outsider as well as insider attacks. The use of firewall, for example, limits the access of outsiders to the internal network, and an intrusion detection system detects intrusion attempts by outsiders. Inside attacks can be averted through antivirus scans that detect Trojan horses installed on PCs which send confidential information, and by the use of thin clients, which operate in a client-server architecture with no personal or sensitive data stored on a client's computer.
Advanced security measures
Advanced security measures employ machine learning and temporal reasoning algorithms for detecting abnormal access to data (i.e., databases or information retrieval systems) or abnormal email exchange, honeypots for detecting authorized personnel with malicious intentions, and activity-based verification (e.g., recognition of keystrokes dynamics), and user activity monitoring for detecting abnormal access to data.
Designated DLP solutions
Designated DLP solutions detect and prevent unauthorized attempts to copy or send sensitive data, intentionally or unintentionally, without authorization, mainly by personnel who are authorized to access the sensitive information. In order to classify certain information as sensitive, these solutions use mechanisms, such as exact data matching, structured data fingerprinting, statistical methods, rule and regular expression matching, published lexicons, conceptual definitions, and keywords .[3]
Types of DLP systems
Network DLP (a.k.a. data in motion <DiM>)
Typically a software or hardware solution that is installed at network egress points near the perimeter. It analyzes network traffic to detect sensitive data that is being sent in violation of information security policies.
Endpoint DLP (a.k.a. data in use <DiU>)
Such systems run on end-user workstations or servers in the organization. Like network-based systems, endpoint-based can address internal as well as external communications, and can therefore be used to control information flow between groups or types of users (e.g. 'Chinese walls'). They can also control email and Instant Messaging communications before they are stored in the corporate archive, such that a blocked communication (i.e., one that was never sent, and therefore not subject to retention rules) will not be identified in a subsequent legal discovery situation. Endpoint systems have the advantage that they can monitor and control access to physical devices (such as mobile devices with data storage capabilities) and in some cases can access information before it has been encrypted. Some endpoint-based systems can also provide application controls to block attempted transmissions of confidential information, and provide immediate feedback to the user. They have the disadvantage that they need to be installed on every workstation in the network, cannot be used on mobile devices (e.g., cell phones and PDAs) or where they cannot be practically installed (for example on a workstation in an internet café).
Data identification
DLP solutions include a number of techniques for identifying confidential or sensitive information. Sometimes confused with discovery, data identification is a process by which organizations use a DLP technology to determine what to look for (in motion, at rest, or in use).
Data is classified as structured or unstructured. Structured data resides in fixed fields within a file such as a spreadsheet, while unstructured data refers to free-form text as in text documents or PDF files.[4] An estimated 80% of all data is unstructured and 20% structured.[5] Data classification is divided into content analysis, focused on structured data, and contextual analysis which looks at the place of origin or the application or system that generated the data.[6]
Methods for describing sensitive content are abundant. They can be divided into two categories: precise methods and imprecise methods.
Precise methods are, by definition, those that involve Content Registration and trigger almost zero false positive incidents.
All other methods are imprecise and can include: keywords, lexicons, regular expressions, extended regular expressions, meta data tags, bayesian analysis, statistical analysis such as Machine Learning, etc.[7]
The strength of the analysis engine directly correlates to its accuracy. The accuracy of DLP identification is important to lowering/avoiding false positives and negatives. Accuracy can depend on many variables, some of which may be situational or technological. Testing for accuracy is recommended to ensure a solution has virtually zero false positives/negatives. High False Positive Rates will cause the system to be DLD not DLP.
Data leakage detection
Sometimes a data distributor gives sensitive data to a set of third parties. Some time later, some of the data is found in an unauthorized place (e.g., on the web or on a user's laptop). The distributor must then investigate if data leaked from one or more of the third parties, or if it was independently gathered by other means.[8]
Data at rest
"Data at rest" specifically refers to old archived information that is stored on either a client PC hard drive, on a network storage drive or remote file server, or even data stored on a backup system, such as a tape or CD media. This information is of great concern to businesses and government institutions simply because the longer data is left unused in storage, the more likely it might be retrieved by unauthorized individuals outside the Network.[9]
- ↑ Asaf Shabtai, Yuval Elovici, Lior Rokach, A Survey of Data Leakage Detection and Prevention Solutions, Springer-Verlag New York Incorporated, 2012
- ↑ Phua, C., Protecting organisations from personal data breaches, Computer Fraud and Security, 1:13-18, 2009
- ↑ Ouellet, E., Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention, Technical Report, RA4 06242010, Gartner RAS Core Research, 2012
- ↑ http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/53486/unstructured-data
- ↑ Brian E. Burke, "Information Protection and Control survey: Data Loss Prevention and Encryption trends," IDC, May 2008
- ↑ https://securosis.com/assets/library/reports/DLP-Whitepaper.pdf
- ↑ http://www.gtbtechnologies.com/en/company/about/core-technology
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ Costante, E., Vavilis, S., Etalle, S., Petkovic, M., & Zannone, N. Database Anomalous Activities: Detection and Quantification .SECRYPT 2013


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Pac-12 Morning Five: 11.11.11 EditionPosted by Connor Pelton on November 11th, 2011
- Colorado comes into the season losing their four top-scorers from a year ago, so all five Buffalo newcomers are going to have to play huge roles in 2011-12. Leading the newcomers is senior guard Carlon Brown, a transfer from Utah. Brown averaged 12.6 PPG two years ago with the Utes before transferring due to repeated "clashes" with the coaching staff. Also in the CU backcourt will be freshman Spencer Dinwiddie, who will bring a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio into Boulder. Dinwiddie is a true point guard in every sense of the word, something that the Buffaloes will surely miss after losing star guard Alec Burks.
- Washington begins play on Saturday against Georgia State and Clifford Kahn has the season preview. The article focuses on the youth this season on Montlake as 9 out of the 14 players on the roster are either freshmen or sophomoroes. While the five guys that aren't in that group will certainly make some noise (Abdul Gaddy, Aziz N'Diaye, Brendan Sherrer, Scott Suggs, and Darnell Gant), sophomore Terrence Ross and freshman Tony Wroten, Jr., will be looked at to lead the team on the court.
- On a night when games like Central Arkansas-Stanford dominate the Pac-12 slate, no opening night Pac-12 game is anticipated more than Oregon-Vanderbilt. If it wasn't for a certain game between North Carolina and Michigan State earlier in the evening, UO-VU would be the best game of the day. By far. The new-look Ducks, coming into the season with high expectations, will venture into Memorial Gymnasium Friday night to face the N0. 7 Commodores. The game is full of intrigue, but can the Ducks keep it close? If their exhibition game last week against Grand Canyon is any indication, then no, Oregon will be lucky to be in it at halftime. But if the Ducks can build an early lead on some hot shooting, who kows, maybe we'll be talking about a huge upset tomorrow morning.
- Down the road in Corvallis on Saturday, the opponent might not be Vanderbilt, but the game will still be huge. It is the second annual Nike N7 Game, an event meant to bring sport to Native American and Aboriginal youth. Oregon State coach Craig Robinson and center Joe Burton (Who grew up in the Soboba Indian reservation) welcomed the idea, originally formed by Sam McCracken, manager of Nike's Native American business. "We were looking for a cause to get behind, as a program,'' Robinson said. "Coaches vs. cancer is everywhere – we didn't think we'd be able to make an impact. We were very supportive, but we wanted something we could put our imprint on." The game will tipoff at 1:30 PM PST against Cal State Bakersfield.
- The battle for the Civapple Axellcup continues into its third week with me clinging on to a one game lead. The pick of the week last weekend belonged to Drew though, who not only correctly picked UCLA to beat Arizona State, but also picked them to win by one point. Low and behold, thanks to missed field goal at the gun, UCLA defeated the Sun Devils, 29-28. This week's slate is highlighted by two games; Washington-USC and our "predict the score" game, Oregon-Stanford.
Here's the picks:
|Connor (9-3)
|Drew (8-4)
|Arizona at Colorado
|Washington at USC
|Oregon State at California
|UCLA at Utah
|Oregon at Stanford
|Stanford 46, Oregon 43
|Oregon 41, Stanford 34
|Arizona State at Washington State
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Datuk Seri Yam Kong Choy
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Seri Yam Kong Choy, aged 63, Malaysian, Male, was appointed to the Board of MAHB as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 December 2013 and was subsequently appointed as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 2 November 2016. He is a member of Board Audit Committee, Board Finance & Investment Committee and Board Risk Management Committee of MAHB.
Datuk Seri Yam had an illustrious career spanning more than 30 years in construction, real estate and corporate sectors with the last 12 years until 2008, helming two different award winning public listed property companies as their Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director. Datuk Seri Yam was voted the "CEO of the Year 2002" for Malaysia by American Express Corporate Services and Business Times.
Trained as a building engineer in the United Kingdom (UK) with various companies and the British Civil Service, Datuk Seri Yam is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and also qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building after his graduation in Building and Management Studies from University of Westminster, London. Upon his return to Malaysia, he had served in various large companies, such as Landmarks Berhad, Peremba Malaysia, Country Heights Holdings Berhad and Sunrise Berhad and was actively involved in the development of hotels, resorts, shopping malls, golf courses, international schools, residential and mixed developments in Malaysia, Australia, United Kingdom, Mauritius and South Africa.
Datuk Seri Yam is currently appointed as independent non-executive director of Paramount Corporation Berhad, Sunway Berhad, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad, Standard Chartered Saadiq Berhad, and Government incorporated statutory body, Construction Industry Development Board. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Standard Chartered Foundation and is the Immediate Past President of the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association of Malaysia. He is also appointed as Chairman of InvestKL Corporation, apart from being an independent non-executive director of Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
In 2009, Datuk Seri Yam had established a private equity, corporate advisory and project management consultancy known as Impetus Alliance Advisors Sdn Bhd to provide advisory services to the region.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - ACTIVITY IN UNIVERSITY Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in ACTIVITY IN UNIVERSITY Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message adithepJoined: 24 Nov 2003Posts: 3 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:53 am Post subject: ACTIVITY IN UNIVERSITY Doing the activities in the university, these are severral things for the students to do . IN my opinion , I'll choose to do the activities that i'm interrest in , such as sports music i think it will make people to develope themselves some of activities like '' sport'' lots of people choose to do it and if they are good at it, they will be the one who can go to the competition for the unversity. I think it's very useful and lots of fun. The activities don't make the grade down._________________aaaaaaaaa Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Same-day visits by Obamas, Bidens, Romney highlight NH's prominence
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire may only have four electoral votes, but it will play host to five big names in politics Friday.
Hours after President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and their spouses appear in Portsmouth, GOP nominee Mitt Romney will hold a rally in Nashua Friday night.
It's not the first time the candidates have nearly crossed paths — both Obama and Romney campaigned in Ohio on the same day in June and Obama visited the Iowa State Fair last month a few hours after Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan.
But for New Hampshire, the dual appearances cap months of near-constant campaigning both before and after the presidential primary in January. Obama, Biden and first lady have visited nine times this year. Romney, meanwhile, has been back every month since April.


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- I bought a turquoise duvet cover for my bedroom and I loved it so much I painted the bland white kitchen cabinets a color that always makes me smile. Once I did that walls were screaming for a proper back splash. Since that wasn't in the budget, I painted one!
- Colors used in my room:
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- Tips for using color successfully:
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- An optical illusion is a way of tricking the brain to see something that may not be there.
- The human brain puts images together because it has learned to expect certain things. Sometimes the data gets confused.
- Many people really enjoy looking at illusion. They seem to love being fooled in this way. Magicians use illusions all the time. In fact, magicians are sometimes referred to as illusionists.
- Some experiments that are being done show that some mammals and birds are fooled by illusions in much the same way as people are.
- One of the oldest known illusion related to touch was described by Aristotle more than 2,000 years ago. If you cross two adjacent fingers and then touch an object such as a pen, with both crossed finger tips at the same time it will feel as though you are touching two pens, not one.
- Another illusion is the silverware and tablecloth at dinner. When you touch both, the silverware appears to be colder than the cloth. The fact is, however, they are both at room temperature. This is because metal conducts heat away from your finger more rapidly that cloth does.
- Some illusions can actually be dangerous. Our sense of equilibrium or balance is located in the inner ear but it works closely with our visual world. When the pilot of an aircraft is flying at night or in a cloud and has no visual reference points it is possible for the pilot to become disoriented. He or she cannot tell whether the plane is gaining or losing altitude, or turning left or right. This is called vertigo. It is an illusion, and pilots are trained to never rely on their sense of position but to respond entirely to the plane's instruments.
- When we go to the movies we are actually experiencing an illusion. Nothing is really moving as we experience the film except a series of still photographs on a reel of film. Each is exposed for only a very short time and our eyes and brain do not see the separate still shots. Our brains see the figures on the screen moving.
- Another illusion we experience at the movies involves the sound. When we look at the characters on the screen, it appears the sound is actually coming out of their mouths. the reality is that the sound is coming out of speakers throughout the auditorium we are sitting in.
- A computer monitor is also an optical illusion. The screen is made up of tiny red, green, and blue dots. The illusion is, you see more than just red, green, and blue dots; you see thousands of different colors. Our brains put the red, green, and blue dots together to make the colors.
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Car bombs kill 13 civilians in Iraqi capital
BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of car bomb attacks hit commercial areas in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, said Iraqi officials.
Police officials said the deadliest attack took place when a car bomb went off near auto spare parts shops in downtown Baghdad, killing four people and wounding nine others.
Also, two car bombs exploded in the eastern neighborhood of Jamila and the northern neighborhood of Kazimiyah. In each at least three civilians were killed. A total of 22 civilians were wounded in these attacks.
Police added that other explosives-laden cars went off in the central Karrada area, the northern Shaab neighborhood and the eastern Batol neighborhood. In total, three civilians were killed and 26 wounded.
Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.
The bombings came a day after 34 people were killed in multiple explosions, mainly in the heart of Baghdad.
Violence has escalated in Iraq over the past year. Last year, the country saw the highest death toll since the worst of the country's sectarian bloodletting began to subside in 2007, according to United Nations figures. The U.N. said violence killed 8,868 last year in Iraq.


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This is a fun track based in the cha-cha-cha rhythm. Latin percussion, flamenco style nylon acoustic guitar and accordions drive this upbeat music cue. Fiddle and trumpet adds flavor. This has a multipurpose use for almost any media, like a website or video game. For film & TV use I have included a version with an extend intro. This sets up a mock suspense situation, perhaps to introduce a character, but it still stays within the confounds of a fun, slightly goofy feel. Great for a quirky indie flick or romantic comedy montage.
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This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science... (View More) curriculum in grades 5 through 12. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. The problems were designed to be one-pagers with a Teacher's Guide and Answer Key as a second page. (View Less)
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Let your yarn dictate the design!
The pattern comes from Creative Knitting Magazine as a freebie. I adjusted the number of stitches I cast on (38) to convert the Texture Painted Place Mat into a dishcloth. I love how the the yarn decides how the pattern and design will turn out. The knitting either in stockinette or reverse stockinette as determined by the color of the yarn is what developes the design. There will be areas of garter stitch where the colors overlap. This is fun not knowing how each cloth will develop...definitely a surprise...I like that.
Here are the individual cloths:
Perhaps I'll try a towel sometime.
For those of you who are mothers I hope you all have a very happy Mother's Day on Sunday :)
Happy Knitting :)
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That is so pretty! I'll definately have to try that. I like the blue one!ReplyDelete
Those cloths are VERY pretty and unique!ReplyDelete
That's a really cool idea! I'm usually a fan of the simple "grandmother's favorite", but those look easy as well as interesting!ReplyDelete
- Patricia8:40 PM, May 09, 2008
Great idea!ReplyDelete
That is really cool! I love the colorsReplyDelete
How cool! I might have to try these! :)ReplyDelete
Wow! Those came out great!ReplyDelete
Now that is a really neat idea! I haven't seen those anywhere else.ReplyDelete
Have a nice Mother's Day! : )
oooh, how cool! i may just have to try that! : )ReplyDelete
That's a neato mosquito effect!ReplyDelete
Happy Mother's Day to you too!
Very cool - I'll have to try that! Hvae a great weekend (and Happy Mom's Day to you too!)ReplyDelete
That's a very interesting way to make a dishcloth. Thank you for the link. All of the cloths are nice, but I love the blue cloth especially! The pattern looks like a winding stream. Nifty!ReplyDelete
Happy Mother's Day!!
You've unearthed a very interesting style to knit. I like it a lot. Thanks for the link. I have so much cotton, I would love a towel or two. Sigh, when to knit it though?ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful Mother's Day!
Aha! One of those things that is so simple, yet the thought of it never occurred to me :-)ReplyDelete
Looks like fun.
Happy Mother's Day!
Wow ! What yarn is that ? I really, really, really love these. Just when I thought I'd picked my favorites with the last variegated one you did !ReplyDelete
The blue and the green is millend cotton I got at AC Moore and the yellow is peaches & cream - daisy ombre. They really do make an interesting and fun knit. I love not knowing exactly what you'll end up with :)ReplyDelete
Those are really neat cloths, and you certainly wouldn't get bored knitting several of them since they each turn out different.ReplyDelete
Happy Mother's Day to you too.
- Anonymous4:04 AM, May 11, 2008
Very pretty! Happy Mother's Day!ReplyDelete
I love these. I like how each one is so different. I get that magazine so I need to go back through it and find this.ReplyDelete
I love the dishcloths but am confused regarding the pattern. Is it just freeform---knit one color, combine and purl, knit another color?ReplyDelete
Thanks for any help. I'd like to try them.
Barbara C.,ReplyDelete
Don't know how to reach you so I am responding here. I'll be posting soon (hopefully) tips on knitting this way. I apologize for not responding sooner.
Yes, it is pretty much freeform. whatever you do, you do have to be consistent for a design to emerge.
Check back later and if you still have more questions please let me know :)
I love this look, but don't understand. Do you pick a dominant color in an ombre or variegated yarn, and when that color comes up, change your stitching pattern?ReplyDelete
Have you seen my post on tip for the textured painted cloths?:
Sorry for the delay in answering your question...hope you see this as I have no way of contacting you :(
Hope this post answers you question.
Thank you all for your comments! I really appreciate them. I usually don't follow up with an email, but if you do have a question please make sure you include a way to reach you within your comment so I may answer your question. Thanks and happy knitting :)
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"It is an outrage that Governor Jerry Brown has opened the classroom door for homosexual activists to indoctrinate the minds of California's youth, since no factual materials would be allowed to be presented," said Rev. Louis Sheldon, chairman and founder of Traditional Values Coalition (TVC). "By signing SB 48 today, California's classrooms, textbooks and instructional materials will all become pro-homosexual promotion tools. If parents don't already have their children out of public schools, this should cause them to remove them."
Senate Bill 48, authored by homosexual State Senator Mark Leno, Democrat of San Francisco, is being called the "Fair, Accountable, Inclusive, and Respectful Education Act" or FAIR Act. But there is nothing fair, accountable, inclusive or respectful about it. This bill is so far-reaching into the structure of California's education system that it is possible its harmful effects could be never-ending.
SB 48 would amend current Education Code sections to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender to the list of categories to be covered in all textbooks and instructional materials. These new textbooks and instructional materials would apply to ALL subjects in curriculum and to ALL grades K-12.
Sheldon added: "SB 48 was priority number 1 for Traditional Values Coalition. We committed all the resources we had to try to make sure that SB 48 failed. We are talking about molesting the minds of young impressionable youth, as young as Kindergarten, with an agenda and message that is not age-appropriate and that is offensive to the values of a vast majority of California's families."
Traditional Values Coalition's Legislative Analyst and Advocate Benjamin Lopez, who attended and testified at every hearing for SB 48 in the State Legislature had the following to say:
"Parents need to understand that SB 48 infiltrates every aspect of their child's education. The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender lifestyles will be presented in workbooks, textbooks and every supplemental material in a positive way and in a blatant way that promotes them as mainstream. It's no longer solely boys and girls, just one more lifestyle choice that children should explore.
"Gender roles would no longer just mean male and female. Lesbians and gays would be classified as ethnic groups just like Latinos, Asians, and Blacks; which is something the US Supreme Court has refused to do. And all of this would have to be presented in one way and one way only…as positive lifestyles to try, engage in, accept and embrace. Students with another point of view would be victimized for sharing their objections to these lifestyles; even factual information. This bill is an affront to true education and to the values parents instill in their kids at home.
We have failed at our core educational mission and yet we are now going to inject gay studies into the classrooms. It's absurd and offensive."


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The Sand Creek High School wrestling team is showing why it's worthy of its current ranking.
Six wrestlers went undefeated on the day and three others posted four wins as the Aggies continued their strong start to the season with five victories Saturday in their home team tournament.
While Sand Creek finished 5-0, Madison posted a 4-1 mark to place second. Jackson Northwest went 3-2 for third place and Blissfield finished 2-3 for fourth place. Hillsdale ended the day 1-4 and placed fifth.
Jonesville was suppose to be the sixth team in the event, but backed out Saturday morning. A unified team featuring wrestlers from the five other teams filled the spot.
The Aggies posted a 51-30 victory over Blissfield and a 56-21 win over Madison. Sand Creek also defeated Jackson Northwest 49-24, the unified team 72-12 and closed with a 54-24 victory over Hillsdale.
Sand Creek is ranked No. 10 in the state's Division 4 team poll.
"That was our expectation today, and we had a couple of good matches," Sand Creek coach Marc Spicer said. "It's a cool thing and it's great to be ranked, but we really don't look at that. The great thing about wrestling is we get to earn our rank, and it's important to take care of business."
Elijah Sanchez went 5-0 on the day in the 103-pound weight class for the Aggies. Bryant Moore was undefeated at 112 pounds, while Terry Burns was 5-0 at 119 pounds. Charlie Robertson (189) also finished 5-0.
Senior captains Trevor McDormett and Roger Fox were also perfect on the day for Sand Creek. McDormett won all five matches at 160 pounds, while Fox was perfect at 171 pounds. Fox closed out his day with a decision victory over Hillsdale's Kevin Curby, a state qualifier last year.
"Fox had a nice day, and McDormett has done a nice job for us all year," Spicer said. "Robertson has wrestled tough for us, as well. This is what we are, and other guys have stepped up for us all year. This group is really together, and I enjoy coaching them."
Kody Lambka posted a 4-1 record in the heavyweight class for the Aggies. Will Toland (215) and Mike Petee (125) also were 4-1 on the day.
Madison scored victories over Hillsdale (66-18), Jackson Northwest (40-38), Blissfield (45-33) and the unified team (72-12) to take second in the tournament.
"Our younger guys gave a lot of effort today and kept us in matches," Madison coach Scott Hall said. "We got what we were looking for, and Blissfield and Sand Creek are good duals for us. Having a day like this shows we're getting better."
Two Trojans posted 5-0 records on the day. Austin Wilt swept the tournament at 125 pounds, while Isaiah Espinoza went undefeated against heavyweight competition. Wilt is undefeated on the season so far.
Freshman Frank Najera went 4-1 for Madison at 103 pounds, while Aaron Pifer finished with the same record at 152 pounds. Accacia Enriquez (103) posted a 3-1 record on the day and Geovani Martinez scored two victories at 119 pounds.
"Austin is one of the leaders whom the other wrestlers look to," Hall said. "He gives 100 percent all the time, and everyone else feeds off of that."
Blissfield ended up fourth after a close 40-36 loss to Jackson Northwest to close out the tournament. The Royals posted a 55-18 victory over Hillsdale and a 72-6 win over the unified team before falling to both the Aggies and the Trojans.
"It would've been nice to finish 3-2, but we came out with two wins," Blissfield coach Andy Ford said. "We have six freshmen in our starting lineup, but we're getting there. The great thing is the guys keep wrestling hard for the whole match."
The Royals had three wrestlers finish 5-0. Senior standout Cavin Beckey went undefeated at 135 pounds, while freshman Noah Neiman was perfect at 145 pounds. Dakota Underwood also won five matches at 215 pounds, including a pinfall against Jackson Northwest's Josh Lewis in the final match.
Caleb Bangerter (189) and Jake Bayer (160) won four matches for Blissfield.
"Neiman has a good day and beat a state-ranked kid, and Bangerter has been wrestling well for us," Ford said. "Underwood wrestled well today, and I think Jake would've went undefeated if not for his shoulder problems. We're not all the way there yet, but we're starting to fine-tune stuff and getting more crisp."
Sand Creek will compete at Milford on Dec. 30, while Madison will wrestle in at the Manchester team tournament Dec. 28. The Royals will compete at Grass Lake next Friday before competing in the Dave Elliott Memorial Tournament at Clinton Jan. 4.
Sand Creek wrestling 5-0 to win own tournament
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Wetpixel D800 review
Posted 13 May 2012 - 05:18 AM
Posted 13 May 2012 - 04:07 PM
GATES DEEP EPIC Based in Sydney
Posted 14 May 2012 - 01:09 AM
The sunballs look very good. I am surprised to see them at such a low shutter speed. The dynamic range of the D800 is very impressive.
I have a D800, and those huge files are a big challenge ( slow to load ) on my laptop. I may need to go to a desktop computer to deal with these images in Lightroom 4.0 ( Windows 64 bit ). Looking forward to your input on that issue.
D800 uploads to laptops or destops are fairly quick using usb 3.0 not 2.0 ports and card readers. I am using the lexar 3.0 version card reader. The files are slower than my old D300s but not that much slower considering the size of the files. Also using 1000x Lexar cards.
Posted 14 May 2012 - 02:20 AM
Yes, what's also amazing is how clean these shadows are. Some noise, but easily manageable.
As you can see: with a D800 you don't need HDR techniques anymore...
One seems to be able to really just expose for the highlights and the rest will fall into place. Udo have you tried any of the in-camera HDR yet? I have yet to play with that.
Edited by loftus, 14 May 2012 - 02:20 AM.
Posted 14 May 2012 - 03:42 AM
Yes, what's also amazing is how clean these shadows are. Some noise, but easily manageable.
One seems to be able to really just expose for the highlights and the rest will fall into place. Udo have you tried any of the in-camera HDR yet? I have yet to play with that.
haven't played with the in-camera HDR, as i'm normally not a big fan of HDR photography, but i can give it a try.
best, udo
Nikon D800, D800E, Hugyfot housing, 15 mm fisheye, 16-35 mm WA, 105mm VR Macro, 60 mm Macro, Subsee +5 an +10 wet diopters, Inon Z-240 strobes (3x), Inon float arms, Nauticam armclamps, Bigblue and Inon focus lights.
Posted 14 May 2012 - 03:57 AM
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Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 14 May 2012 - 04:10 AM
Posted 14 May 2012 - 04:32 AM
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 14 May 2012 - 05:17 AM
Seacam's D4 is built but is not yet generally available......
As of yet, no other housings exist in the flesh for the D4...
Paul Kay,Canon EOS5DII SEACAM c/w S45, 8-15, 24L,35L, 60/2.8 (+Ext12II) & 100/2.8 Macros - Sony A7II SEACAM 28/2 & 50/2.8 Macro - UK/Ireland Seacam Sales -see marinewildlife
Posted 14 May 2012 - 05:43 AM
Yeah, I found that a problem when I tried HDR before.
You need to take 2 exposures for in camera HDR. Not sure what the effect would be on sunrays, which would move between exposures. ALex
I mean possibly underexposing 1/2 -1 stop one's normal single exposure WA sun ball shot, and and then correcting exposure for the underexposed areas in post
Edited by loftus, 14 May 2012 - 05:43 AM.
Posted 14 May 2012 - 07:18 AM
D300, D7000, D7100. 10.5, 10-17, 16, 10-20, 17-70, 60, 105, 150 Hugyfots, Issota, Subtronic Novas, Seacams 350, YS250s, YS-D1s
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Posted 14 May 2012 - 10:04 AM
Mate I'm still waiting.!!!! Is it just me or is there more people out there.!!!
Posted 14 May 2012 - 10:47 AM
Posted 17 May 2012 - 05:55 AM
Adam said that he also disagrees that I consider what had been posted at that time, and Alex's D4 review, more of a housing review than a true camera review. If you look at how car magazines test cars, they have a common series of tests that show performance in a way that allow comparison of the car being tested to other cars. When WetPixel does a camera review, and its suitability for underwater shooting, it would be nice to see each review have some "similar picture" shots that would show the difference of the cameras previously reviewed vs the new camera. Adam's "sunball" pictures, in his May 11th pictures, is exactly the type of picture I'm talking about. This "sunball" picture is a type of shot we could all shoot in the film era. But most digital cameras cannot handle it well. Alex's D4 review did not even include such a shot. It would have been nice to see. And although Alex's D4 review has a number of pictures of his Nauticam housing, it had no single picture of the D4 itself.
I still feel that several of the recent WetPixel camera reviews (all in Nauticam housings) are more housing reviews than camera reviews. Do Nauticam housings provide two lens controls so that you can manually focus a zoom lens on which you have a zoom gear? Alex, in the D4 review says that Nauticam does have a zoom gear for the 16-35mm lens, but no focusing gear. So maybe no manual focusing is possible with a zoom lens on the Nauticam housings. A few days ago, in Bali, I was shooting as dusk fell and it got too dim for my D700's auto-focus to work with my 24-85mm f2.8-f4 lens, even at f2.8. But I could still try to manually focus. I have manual focus gears on every lens I use underwater. If a housing does not have a manual focus provision, how can you focus a lens + tele-converter combination whose combined maximum aperture doesn't meet to the camera's AF system requirements? Many users may not want or use manual focus, but should a camera review ignore this completely? Especially when some underwater photo contests (WetPixels own contest?) have a separate division for "super macro"?
This is why I suggested that a review of all the housings for a particular camera would be useful. Especially when a camera that has made such a significant "jump" over the cameras before it in MP and dynamic range. And although it might take, as Drew suggested, 20 dives to become fully comfortable with a particular new camera-housing combination, I think that a couple hours in a swimming pool would give you sufficient time to check out many things. Like what controls the housing has and how easy those controls are to operate underwater. One hand or two hands? With the camera at your eye or not? And how much the combo weighs underwater. And to shoot a few "standardized" comparison shots.
Several people have mentioned that a particular housing maker (Subal? or Hugy?) now has a control for the "function" button on their D4 and D800 housing. My modified D700 housing has a single triple-function (four-postitions) control that pushes (and holds down) either the preview or function button. And also functions to lock or unlock the port. This control is reachable with my pinky finger while my hand is still on the right handgrip of the housing.
Posted 17 May 2012 - 11:08 AM
Posted 17 May 2012 - 11:12 AM
Posted 17 May 2012 - 11:38 AM
We are all waiting for your review of the brand spanking new Seacam housing for the D800...
Posted 17 May 2012 - 01:58 PM
I think you will find we do offer housing reviews-I am still finishing the D7000 review. I have the Hugyfot and Seacam housings to complete to finish it. The review takes in Aquatica, Subal, Sea & Sea, Ikelite and Nauticam so far.
It is here:
I am unsure whether we will attempt a comprehensive D800 housing review or not.
FWIW, Alex's review does have a picture of the D4:)
As it happens, our reviews take place when and where we are diving. This will mean that if we are diving somewhere where the sun doesn't come out (Iceland), sunball shots are going to be a problem. I am struggling at the moment to get the D800 into blue water-a combination of time available and budget. So we do the best we can. There are plenty of empirical tests of camera performance out there, I guess Wetpixel's are more "real world", done by people out there shooting underwater.
In a given group of shooters, you will find varying opinions of which controls are essential or useful on a housing. For example, I very rarely use manual focus, even for super macro, as I find that I lock the focus off and rock in and out to get focus. This is not to say that finding manual focus essential is wrong, just that it is not a criteria to which I would assign importance. I do take the point that reviews should be as complete as possible, and with the D7000 reviews, we have attempted to get multiple user input, but no review will ever answer 100% of everyone's queries.
Back to D800, a couple of (AF focused) macro shots from St. Abbs today. AF performance was very good but challenging sea conditions with a lot of surge made photography difficult.
As before, shots are straight from Lightroom without any adjustments
Adam Hanlon-underwater photographer and videographer
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