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I'm going to give you the truth – as far as I've figured it out – about web design.
You may not like it. I don't care.
You may not use the information I'm about to give you. That's up to you.
You may disagree. You're wrong.
I've been campaigning on the side of common sense within the "web design" community for well over a decade.
I've argued for usability against those arguing for "web design". I've argued for SEO, for accessibility, for conversion, for copywriting, for profit…
The pattern is always the same. I argue for what works: as in, what can be shown to work. My "web design" opponents argue that how websites look matters most. They say in fact it does actually work, actually, although it's impossible to prove, because it's such a fuzzy right-brain world.
They're wrong. Always. Let's lay the big questions out on the table and get the facts straight.
What Is Web Design?
Here are my definitions.
- Design is the creation of something new to solve a problem.
- Web Design is the creation of website and web pages to solve a communication problem.
The first rule of Web Design is: Web Design is not the graphic design of web pages.
The second rule of Web Design is: Web Design is NOT the graphic design of web pages!
Graphic design is part of it, but if a web page doesn't get traffic, it gets no conversions, and it fails. That means the design fails.
If a page gets traffic, looks cute, but doesn't have any real measurable impact on the visitor, it fails. The design fails.
Does Aesthetic Appeal Matter?
Yes, but only a bit.
Sorry, design wankers. In the real world of marketing… you know, selling stuff, persuading people, generating real change that actually fucking MATTERS… aesthetics is a minor factor.
Sometimes, ugly websites work better. Fact.
Most of the time, people don't actually notice or care how good a web page looks. Fact.
You know who cares about how pretty web pages are? Web design wankers! And we are not representative. (I say "we" because there's a bit of web design wanker in me too. Of course there is. I'll lust over a sexy-looking design along with the rest of the crowd.)
Evidence Of What Matters
I've spent the past few years running actual tests on actual websites, to find out what really works. Hundreds of tests.
I've changed imagery. I've changed graphic design. I've changed typography. I've changed words. I've changed calls to action. I've changed navigation…
And every time, I've measured which variants had the most positive or negative impact. Using real-world goals that actually MATTER.
We're talking about converting browsers to buyers, tyre-kickers to tribe members, followers to fans.
You need to understand, I know that marketing is a science more than an art. We're concerned with the truth of what works, not what we feel will work. And we can progress using scientific method:
- What do we want to achieve?
- How will we measure success?
- What do we think will give a positive result?
- Test it.
- Analyse the results.
- Review & repeat as necessary.
Recently, I analysed the results of 56 of my more recent split tests.
You don't have to read the names of the tests. Just know that I've segmented them on whether the changes I had made were:
- Style changes only
- Content changes only
- or Both style and content
The "Impact" score shows the greatest impact, whether positive or negative, of any variation.
Here's what I saw when I grouped the results onto a graph.
- The column "1" represents the impact of all the style-only tests.
- Column "2" is content changes only.
- Column "3" is the impact of tests where I made both content and style changes.
What these results show clearly is…
Style changes don't make much difference!
- The greatest positive impact I got from any style-only test was only +9%.
- Content changes typically had between +10% and +40% impact.
- My average impact from style-only changes is ZERO! (I've been a professional web designer for nearly 20 years.)
I'd also ask you to remember that graphic design is time-consuming and expensive. Instead of spending an hour in Photoshop and CSS, spend an hour coming up with a powerful headline and five compelling reasons why your proposition is great.
When Style Matters
In my experience, There is one scenario where changing style can have a significant difference. That's when the graphic design is broken.
If your website is unusable or inaccessible, because of things like grey text on a grey background (seriously, it happens), or too much stuff happening on the page, fixing those graphic design issues can have a useful, measurable, positive impact.
Right now, you're probably doing one of two things
You're either acknowledging the vital importance of this truth in your own business, and realising this represents a significant opportunity.
Or you're viewing it as a threat, and constructing your defence.
Does Originality Matter?
The "web design" crowd love talking about the importance of creativity.
Saying "We're creatives" is like having a letter from your mum that means you don't have to do gym. Guess what, it doesn't change the reality.
What's the reality? Does originality matter? Well, it depends on where you're applying it.
Originality in graphic design is very risky, very expensive, and generally a bad idea. (Read my article from 2006 on why originality is bad for you.)
For a more light-hearted insight into the broken thinking behind so many websites, check out motherfuckingwebsite.com.
How To Be Original AND Powerful
If you want to be original, put that creative energy into what really matters:
- Making the brand powerful, distinctive, something worth believing in, something people feel passionate about or be part of. (No, not the fucking logo!! Logos are just one small manifestation of a brand!)
- Doing the same with the website's propositions. Why should I take notice now? Why should I make a decision today? What's going to compel me to take action?
- Craft great copy that inspires, motivates, engages with my emotions.
- Come up with amazing content that will burn round the web like wildfire, infecting people with passion.
I could go on all day, but let's cut to the chase.
What's The Bottom Line?
Web design is marketing. Marketing is business.
Everything we do can be measured. If you can't measure it, you shouldn't be doing it.
You have a choice.
You can acknowledge the truths that visual appeal and originality are expensive, and that they are as likely to fail as they are to succeed…
Or, you can commit to the path of practising what actually works. That will require training and education, and probably a radical change to the way you work.
The Acid Test
I guarantee my customers that I'll double their investment within a few months. (If a project isn't likely to be profitable, I'll tell the prospect, and I won't take them on as a customer, because unprofitable projects should not be done.)
Can your web designer say that?
If you're a web designer, can you say that?


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Endora is Samantha's beautiful, wise and powerful mother. She wants
the best for her daughter, and, according to her, a mortal is not the best, that's why she loves to torment Darrin.
Phyllis is Darrin's mother.
Uncle Arthur is Sam's favorite uncle and Endora's younger brother. He was one of the few that
accepted Darrin and Sam's relation, he even gave Darrin some advice. Arthur loves practical jokes!
A good housband and father of two. Darrin discovered that his wife was a witch on their wedding
night and totally freaked out! But after thinking it over and over he simply decided to forbid magic in his house. He is often
teased by his mother-and-father-in-law.
Tabitha too.
Tabitha is Darrin's and Samantha's daughter. With her grandmother's help, Tabitha has developed
her powers incredibly. Her father forbids her to use them in front of mortals and Tabitha *tries* to obey him.
Maurice is Sam's father and, just like Endora, he dislikes Darrin and loves to bother him.
Aunt Clara is Endora's oldest sister and Sam's favorite aunt. She is really nice,
but at her age the simplest spell can become a real problem. Most of the time she forgets how to use her magic properly and
gets into a lot of trouble.
Frank is Darrin's father.
Serena is Samantha's identical cousin. She loves to change her looks according to
trends. She's a free spirit and can be quite temperamental.
Mother of two, excellent wife and witch! Samantha is Endora's only daughter. Coming from
a long line of witches and warlocks is not really easy for Sam to give up on her magical powers, so every now and then she
uses them.
Adam too.
Sam and Darrin's baby boy. Seems like Adam, even though has powers, will never be as powerful
as all the rest of his magical family.

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30 October 2010
A very vegetarian Hallowe'en
Hallowe'en is the most vegetarian-friendly holiday—not so much for vegans, unless they own Moskowitz's seminal Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. This year I'm hosting a pot luck Hallowe'en costume party. I'm providing homemade gingersnap cookies (by George, for those of you who remember his cookie-making triumph at the IrreverentCook's senior recital). Also I'm making hot fresh popcorn with salt no butter. For drinks, I'm mulling real, unfiltered apple cider with cinnamon sticks and whole cloves. Not much fuss to throw it all together, but graduate students always seem quite gratified by homemade anything.
And you?
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20 October 2010
Dessert Wrap
This dessert wrap is a no-brainer…in that no brains have come up with it before, inexplicably. This wrap sounds almost the same as its equivalent sandwich, yet somehow it tastes and feels like a completely different animal. It's best shared as a dessert or a late-night snack.
Dessert Wrap
High-quality whole wheat tortilla or flatbread without any hydrogenated oils
1 banana, peeled
peanut or almond butter
1. Don't laugh at me! I'm serious about the awesomeness of this recipe.
2. Heat up a tortilla. Slather on a goodly amount of nut butter.
3. Place the whole banana on one end and roll the tortilla around it.
4. Enjoy with a nice cuppa tea or coffee.
Dessert Wrap
High-quality whole wheat tortilla or flatbread without any hydrogenated oils
1 banana, peeled
peanut or almond butter
1. Don't laugh at me! I'm serious about the awesomeness of this recipe.
2. Heat up a tortilla. Slather on a goodly amount of nut butter.
3. Place the whole banana on one end and roll the tortilla around it.
4. Enjoy with a nice cuppa tea or coffee.
Labels: dessert, sandwich, side, vegan, vegetarian
18 October 2010
Mexican Vegetarian: Nopales Tacos
I live off Taco Row in Durham near all the taquerias and carnicerias and tiendas. I like to wander, a stranger in a strange land, through aisles of delicious looking hot peppers and exotic root vegetables. Unfortunately, I speak only two phrases of Spanish: "No comprendo espagñol" and "me gusto papas fritas." I know: ME STUPID AMERICAN. ME LIKE FRIED FOOD.
So when I wanted to learn Mexican vegetarian cooking, I hit a wall. I could not read Spanish-language cookbooks. All the English cookbooks I found were either not what I was looking for (substituting TVP for meat or doing a Mexican-American vegetarian fusion), or so meat-heavy that it wasn't worth my money to buy a whole book for the few vegetarian recipes.
Luckily, I have a neighbor who not only emigrated from Mexico, speaks English, and likes me, but bonus! she's a fantastic cook. Mexicans frequently cook a lot of vegetarian food because meat is expensive. I begged her to teach me some vegetarian Mexican recipes, and so far she has taught me two. This one is my favorite. You can easily turn it into a slender burrito by switching out corn tortillas with flour tortillas.
Nopales Tacos
corn tortillas with only three ingredients: corn, water, and lime
2 poblano peppers
2 yellow onions
Lime mayonnaise (either pre-made, like McCormick's, or you mix mayo or vegan mayo with fresh lime juice and paprika)
15 oz. jar nopales (cooked cactus strips)
queso fresco, mozzarella, or vegan mozzarella
- Wash the poblanos and then fry them in a fry pan until they are brown and puffed up all over. Immediately seal them in a ziplock plastic bag for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, grate some of the cheese.
- Chop the onions. Sauté them slowly in a large fry pan until tender or golden brown, your preference. Set aside.
- Rinse the nopales. Seriously, soak them in water and change the water several times. You cannot overwash these things.
- Chop up the nopales.
- By now the poblanos should be done. Cut them open and rinse out the seeds. Peel off the skin under running water.
- Chop up the poblanos. Add the chopped poblanos and chopped nopales to the onions. Cook together about 3 minutes until heated through.
- In a small dry fry pan heat up a corn tortilla on medium heat. When it is soft, put it on a plate, spread on a little of the mayo, sprinkle on a little cheese, and then add a few spoonfuls of the sautéed vegetables. Fold the tortilla into a half moon.
- Return the the tortilla to the fry pan and cook a minute on each side so that it is a little crisp and thoroughly heated through.
- Serve immediately and for heaven's sake, don't shout "Voìla!"
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Labels: entree, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian
15 October 2010
Durham's Vegan Challenge!
O loyal reader, whoever you are (OK, I'm pretty sure it's my mom), I have some great news. Durham, North Carolina has begun a vegan challenge that runs all October! Read all about it here. In essence, 10 restaurants are competing to create the most mouth-watering vegan dish which does not involve "portabello mushrooms, hummus, veggie burgers or chocolate cake." SMIRK The contest creators are hoping that tastier, more creative vegan options become permanent in many of Durham's most popular restaurants. I hope this too, not because I'm vegan—although I have, accidentally, been eating vegan for three days now—but because I learned from Goddess-Chef Myra Kornfeld's cookbook The Voluptuous Vegan that the most delicious vegan food is actually the same as the most delicious food, period.
Of the participating restaurants, I've previously eaten only at the Federal and Rue Cler. From this vast experience, I'm betting Rue Cler is going to win. Their beignets literally do that melt-in-the-mouth thing I've only otherwise experienced with cheap chocolates. And their salads taste like they grew on your plate. Unfortunately I don't have time or money this October to participate in the contest, but if they make these dishes permanent, some day I hope to try most of them.
Vegan road trip for some of you? Check out the competing dishes here.
More about the Bull City Vegan Challenge:
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14 October 2010
Hummus Burrito
To a vegetarian, a hummus wrap is one of the Boring Sandwiches of the Universe. At delis Vegetarians always get offered hummus wraps laden with poor-quality hummus and tasteless vegetables. And if the wraps are cold—and they're always cold because apparently vegetarians only care about health, not taste or texture—they crack and break. Cold flour tortillas taste like Styrofoam or sun-dried tomato-flavored Styrofoam. Yeah, I can see you nodding; you U.S. vegetarians know exactly what I mean.
Well, don't take that nonsense anymore. I invented this hummus burrito the other day when I woke up an hour late for school and had only 2 minutes to pack my lunch. Since then I have enjoyed several variations on this theme. It's filling and quick, vegan and moderately healthy. It does however require a microwave.
At Costco I bought a huge pack of the Flatout flatbread pictured left plus many wasteful containers of Sabra hummus for extra portability. Plus a large jar of really good miniature pickles.
Hummus Burrito
1 Whole-grain wrap or flat bread of your choice--just make sure it doesn't have any hydrogenated or partially-hydrogenated oil in it because that stuff will never leave your body and it is quite bad for you and also it makes everything taste old.
Some hummus you actually like (my favorite brand is Sabra)
Cold leftover rice of your choice
Optional filling
1. Lay wrap on a plate.
2. Smear hummus all over one side of the wrap.
3. Spoon on rice of your choice.
4. Microwave it until hot or warm.
5. If you have a filling, add it now. It could be pickles, broccoli, tomato, chopped fruit, falafel, leftover salad, dried cranberries, tofu, some salsa, grilled onions, etc.
6. Roll it up. Eat.
If you are packing your lunch for later, put the rice on the bottom of your snapware container/ bento box, fold the tortilla on top. Bring the hummus and utensil in separate containers. Then when you reach a microwave and plate, simply assemble according to the directions above.
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In my quest to understand the true nature of reality, the ongoing dispute between theism and atheism is a regular subject of interest. Perhaps most noteworthy at present is the 'battle' over intelligent design. Is it a science or is it religion in disguise? Some deride it as a waste of time and a joke, others think it something to be addressed, but mistaken, and still others insist that it provides compelling evidence in favor of theism. I am of the persuasion that intelligent design is scientific in nature and worthy of consideration. As to the correctness of the endeavor, I'm skeptical, but willing to give it a fair hearing. This is what I would like to do in a series of blogs aimed at both understanding and critiquing intelligent design at a fundamental level. Since my background is in mathematics, I will primarily focus on this aspect of it as well as its philosophical underpinnings. My focus will be primarily on the work of Bill Dembski, a mathematician and philosopher championing the fundamental notions of intelligent design. Input from other disciplines, however, is most welcome.
To get things started, it will be important to have a commonly understood vocabulary. Since design is the backbone of intelligent design, understanding this term is a logical launching point. So, the question is: What is design? In their paper, Wesley Elsberry and Jeffrey Shallit (see here) criticize Dembski, in part, on the grounds that he gives no positive notion of what design is. In his book, The Design Inference, Dembski gives a negative definition of design as the complement of regularity and chance. In No Free Lunch, he gives a more process-oriented account of design:
(1) A designer conceives a purpose.
(2) To accomplish that purpose, the designer forms a plan.
(3) To execute the plan, the designer specifies building materials and assembly instructions.
(4) Finally, the designer or some surrogate applies the assembly instructions to the building materials.
Also, although I have not read Dembski's book Intelligent Design, I cannot find (with the help of the index) any place where he explicitly defines design. So, this is task number one; namely, to supply an adequate definition for design. Anyone familiar with this topic is encouraged to contribute. For my part, here is something of a first draft:
Definition – Design: A system that is arranged by an intensional agent.
Let's figure this out.


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Omega-3 fatty acids, found in abundance in fatty fish, krill and shellfish, are important nutrients for human health and well-being. Krill oil, which contains the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), is sold in both a liquid form and as a softgel capsule. Liquid and softgel krill oil supplements differ in their benefits, side effects and costs. Talk to a physician or dietitian for help selecting an effective, safe omega-3 supplement.
General Benefits
Omega-3 fatty acids, including those found in krill oil, offer several health benefits to people of all ages. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, krill oil and other omega-3 supplements can help reduce levels of triglyerides, or fat in the blood. This can also help reduce a person's overall risk of heart attack, stroke, hardening of the arteries and hypertension. The UMMC also reports that omega-3 supplements controls inflammation and reduces symptoms of some forms of mental illness.
Liquid krill oil supplements have a strong, fishy flavor that some people find unpleasant. Some supplement manufacturers offer liquid krill oil that has been processed to remove any bad-tasting impurities, while others add fruit flavors to mask krill oil's naturally strong taste. People who are sensitive to the taste of liquid krill oil may prefer softgel capsules. These usually have no taste because they are encapsulated and easy to swallow.
Side Effects
According to the National Institutes of Health, the most common side effects associated with omega-3 supplements include belching, reflux, heartburn and persistent aftertaste. These problems may be more significant for people using liquid krill oil. Some types of krill oil capsules are enteric coated, meaning that they contain a hard covering that prevents them from breaking down until they enter the lower digestive tract. These products cause fewer side effects than conventional liquid krill oil supplements.
Cost Comparison
Although softgel capsules have fewer side effects than liquid krill oil, they are usually significantly more expensive. Capsules require more energy, packaging and raw materials to process, and their retail cost generally reflects this. Depending on your needs and your ability to tolerate liquid krill oil's side effects, the benefits of softgel capsules may or may not be worth the cost difference.
Some people should not use krill oil except under a physician's guidance. All varieties of krill oil supplement can contain trace amounts of krill protein, which can trigger an allergic reaction in those who are allergic to shellfish and crustaceans. The NIH also advises people with liver disease, HIV/AIDS and implanted defibrillators to avoid the use of omega-3 supplements except under a physician's guidance.


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Winter Themed Templates for Your Next Big Event
Winter is a time for bonfires, snow and holiday festivities. It's also a great time for parties, which (hopefully) allow you to relax, as the new year approaches. And what better way to celebrate the new year than to use the frosty winter theme for your events.
With PosterMyWall's help, you can create great looking posters, flyers, and social media content for your party with minimal effort. Prints come at a reasonable cost, and best of all, you can get them printed by us and delivered at your doorstep.
You can also download most of the images for free, to be used on social media. Get started by customizing any of our winter themed poster templates below. You can find even more templates here.


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Jerri and Brad Villavaso Victory
JB Home Solutions,LLC in Houma, LA
Type(s) of Victory: Reached a personal goal, Reached a business goal, Did something on my bucket list, Started using a system, Found a great team member, Got my first deal under contract
We have a SFH under contract and are in the due diligence inspection phase!! Today We met with 2 Contractors- AC- Inspector- window company-electrician-and the "neighbors"!! :)) Learned TONS of valuable info and now we are nailing down our numbers into the deal analyzer since our inspection phase ends on Monday!! Thank you coaches and FB to getting us this far!! Cant wait to move forward with confidence and knowledge!! CAW!!
Shout Outs & Testimonials
Shouts to ERICA, MARY, SANDY, MEL, SCOTT, AND FB FAMILY ON FACEBOOK!! THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!! CRUSHING IT!!!


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The perils of postcoital decorum
The devoted singleton quickly learns that discretion is key when managing one's relationships – however temporary those may be
As this column has established, one of the pluses of the single existence is laying claim to a sex life, unlike the conjoined for whom sex is something that happens to other people. One of the difficulties of said existence is that no area of human interaction is more beset by issues of decorum; issues in which individuals are likely to adopt a zealously absolutist stance on matters that can only ever be subjective.
TYOKIYS is not referring to the niceties of, say, oral hygiene here. (Albeit, flossing really needs to become more of a British phenomenon.) Instead, it alludes to crucial topics such as whether it is more winning to text or telephone; degrees of postcoital discretion; when, if ever, one might consider that…


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Windows Anytime Upgrade: Today we're announcing further detail on how Windows Anytime Upgrade works. Come 30 January, Windows Anytime Upgrade will allow customers to purchase and download a digital key to upgrade to a more feature-rich edition of Windows Vista. The user will then complete the upgrade process by inserting the Windows Vista DVD that came with their PC or with their retail purchase of Windows Vista. The program will be available in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan.
Manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) to upgrade from a more basic version of Windows Vista are:
- Home Basic –> Home Premium: $79
- Home Basic –> Ultimate: $199
- Home Premium –> Ultimate: $159
- Business –> Ultimate: $139
We've designed Windows Anytime Upgrade as a measure of convenience for our customers and hope it proves to be a way for you to more easily advance to a more fully-featured edition of Windows Vista.
Windows Family Discount: Also, today we're announcing news that makes it easier and more economical for those of you with multiple systems at home — like many of you who read this blog — to upgrade to Windows Vista. If you have need for fewer than 5 licenses for home use, you can upgrade all of your home systems by taking advantage of the Windows Vista Family Discount. (Volume licensing is the way to go if you have need for more than 5 licenses.) This program will also begin at our retail availability launch on 30 January.
The Windows Vista Family Discount was in part inspired by feedback from tech enthusiasts like you who told us that previously it was less than convenient to upgrade every node on their home networks.
We heard you loud and clear in planning the Windows Vista Family Discount. Here's how it works:
- Buy a retail copy of Windows Vista Ultimate (full or upgrade version)
- Between 30 January – 30 June, order up to two copies of Windows Vista Home Premium online
- Pay only $49.99 for each copy of Windows Vista Home Premium
- Valid in North America (US and Canada)
- On 30 January, go here for details; we've also a special site for our French-speaking customers.
Windows Marketplace Electronic Software Distribution: And finally, also as of the 30th, you will be able to visit Windows Marketplace to electronically buy Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office release via direct download. Windows Marketplace uses a technology called digital locker, which securely stores both the software itself and its related license keys. Digital locker also has intelligence to know when a download has been interrupted so that it can resume automatically once the connection is reinstated. On 30 January, go here to find the ESD editions of Windows Vista & Office 2007.
Microsoft, Windows Vista, Windows Anytime Upgrade


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Saturday, 19 March 2016
Day 39 Eggs & Beds. Forty Days Of Patience (and other good stuff)
I guess I'd better let you know what I've been up to today and how I'm feeling and the like. Well, I'm feeling pretty ruddy good. I got a lot done today and got a lot lined up also which is pretty cool.
When I say I'll be using these eggs, I mean the photos. I'm not planning on celebrating my Baptism with week old hard boiled eggs, although I just Googled it now and some people say they keep them for up to two weeks in the fridge! Erghh
I was woken up by Geoff again today. I'm not quite sure if this is a random coincidence or this is now going to be a regular thing. But this morning's excitement left quite a visible mark on my face, right on my nose. It's pretty small, but it's deep, so it's swelled up and it's the kind of cut that has like a white bit round it where the blubber has been pulled to the surface. Hmm
I made the bed today. The bed is one of my markers, if it's made every day consistently then I know I've got my shit together. It's been a bit hit and miss this week but the last two days, yep, good times.
I won't mention the washing up, I think there's been maybe 6 days in a row that I can remember, ever.
Una doesn't have a problem with the bed being messy, she prefers it that way so she can get all snuggly and cosy!
All in all a beautiful day, quality time with my boy, quality time spent beavering away and planning my little plans and I'm very much thankful for the whole darn thing.
This time next week I will be in Church, I'll have been 'done' as I refer to it from time to time. Crazy eh?
In this very moment, I am excited, so let's hope that feeling continues.
Rating ~ Good times
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After the Kodak moment
Pretty much everyone knows that Kodak came up with the idea of digital photography but chose not to pursue it as they thought it would canibalise sales of film.
Which has since given us the wisdom of it being better to canabilise your own products through innovation than to allow someone else to do it.
Live and learn. I guess. Or should I say hope?


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Publications which have been produced from this project are listed below:
"Measuring the U value change during shell element retrofits"
This report presents a technique that was developed and validated in the field during the RESSEEPE project (FP7). The technique allows to estimate the change of the U value of a retrofitted shell element.
"The Space Occupancy Sensor"
The space occupancy sensor (OCCUSENSE) is an innovative device that can be used in order to measure the space occupancy/ population, i.e., the number of people in a space (room, floor, whole building).
"La eficiencia energética en España, una gestión de la energía basada en la mejora continua"
Publication from Facility Management Services
Desarrollan un nuevo concepto de rehabilitación energética que puede reducir el consumo en un 50%
The RESSEEPE project featured in the technical review CIC Arquitectura y Sostenibilidad (a professional publication in the Construction sector) under number 518 in the January 2015 issue. The article gives an overview of the RESSEEPE project focusing on some key areas such as:
- the importance of refurbishing the existing buildings to meet energy reduction targets
- providing some data of IDAE (Spanish Energy Agency) about the characteristics of the building stock
- energy consumption in the Spanish Construction sector
The article also looks into the new concept of energy-efficient refurbishment introduced by RESSEEPE where building is perceived no more as a whole made up of independent parts, but as a whole of interrelated parts that need to be analysed together to find the best solution to their energy problems. The demosites and the potential refurbishment strategies to be developed on them are also featuring in the article.
To read the publication, click here
Non Intrusive U Value Metering
Nikos Sakkas, Jaume Madrid Valls, Costas Daskalakis, Evangelos Kaltsis
Applied Industrial Technologies Ltd., Gerakas, Greece
Terrassa Hospital, Catalonia, Spain
To read the publication, click here
The Parliament Magazine: "EU is key funding research for the PV Industry"
To read the publication, click here
A Methodology for Introducing M&V Adjustments during an Energy Retrofit Impact Assessment
Nikos Sakkas, Evangelos Kaltsis
Applied Industrial Technologies Ltd., Gerakas, Greece
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Note: this is not a match review. There are plenty of those to be found on the internet, and since I'm on about 3 hours of sleep in the past 72, I don't really have the focus and drive necessary to sift through all of that. This is instead a few scattered thoughts on refs, bias, and the difference (and distance) between partiality and conspiracy.
Just after the hafltime whistle blew yesterday at the RSP, and as both teams walked back to their respective tunnels, Barca superstar, millionaire, and unanimous best player in the world (and just-trying-to-be-a-good-guy!!!) Leo Messi pulled the ref aside and continued his club's proud tradition of covering one's mouth to say things one would be embarrased to have overheard. He may well have been asking for directions to the nearest Wendy's, but it seems likely he wanted to talk to the ref about how the game was being called. There is of course nothing wrong with that—players do it all the time—but it was striking all the same. What could Messi have possibly had to say to that ref, and why did he feel he needed to say it?
There's been a lot of discussion since the game about the perceived fairness of officiating in that game, and in others in La Liga. And on the big two side there's been a lot of non-sequitir discussion of how silly it is to think there is a conspiracy to benefit these teams. What follows is not a discussion of whether or not yesterday's calls were fair or accurate. This is not a discussion really of whether or not games are, on the whole, fair. This is a discussion of how refs can be biased in a setting in which there are no conspiracies, of how unfair things can happen even in a completely fair setting.
Basically everyone who watched the man play and thinks very much about the sport agrees that refs called the game differently for Michael Jordan than they did for pretty much everyone else in the NBA. No one claims this means he wasn't one of the greatest of all time or that his Bulls were somehow less legendary, but similarly no one seriously suggests that a foul on Michael Jordan was the same as a foul on his lesser-known contemporaries. Only idiots and Knicks fans suggest this is evidence of a conspiracy; rather, it's obvious that MJ's talent, fame, significance to the league, and singularity served to create an informal, different set of rules. These rules weren't codified, they weren't intentionally created, and the league didn't send letters to refs telling them how to make Jordan look better; they just came to exist. The same phenomenon can be seen around superstars in every sport—quarterbacks who are protected just a bit more vigorously than their peers, pitchers and hitters whose strike zones expand and shrink, etc. This is a fact of sports, and of life: refs are human beings impacted by more than a rule book. Their job is of course to fight these other factors and be as impartial as possible, and some refs are better at it than others (we call the better ones "good refs") but just as no one does their job perfectly, so too do refs more or less consistently fail at theirs.
It would be lunacy to suggest the same does not happen with Leo Messi and other megastars in soccer, and it's something even dumber to say acknowledging that reality is akin to claiming conspiracy. Of course big stars are given more leeway, and their opponents less. When people observe that it takes a LOT for a Barca player to get called for a foul, they're not saying that the LFP is pulling for the club, they're simply using their mouth to reflect the information their eyeballs have recorded. The big two are not unique in this respect, however they are unprecedented in that their league-subsidized financial advantage allows them to have best-in-the-world players at almost every position. It's not just Messi clamoring for you to call the game the way he sees it, it's Xavi, Iniesta, Villa, Alves…a veritable all-star cast of greats any sane human being would find themselves subconciously swayed by. (You were about to say something about how in the LFP these are trained professionals, not just normal people. And then you remembered that this is the LFP. And that you regularly complain about how terrible they are. And that for the most part these officials are semi-pro, requiring a second job to supplement their income. Because as we've noted here, they're perfectly fallible human beings. And also they are employed by gloriously incompetent people.) You could say there is a conspiracy that starts with the LFP funneling huge amounts of money into two select teams, causing them to have such a surfeit of these influential players that this kind of informal bias is basically inevitable, but we don't usually call blindingly obvious things done in broad daylight conspiracy; we just call those things facts.
If you're a Barca fan and you find it hard to accept these facts, consider whether you feel or have ever felt that Mourinho's constant whining about ref decisions at every press conference for three years has ever impacted the degree to which his team is allowed to play an extremely physical game when it suits him. Obviously the refs aren't in the tank for Mou or RM; they're simply impacted by the narrative Mou's been spinning. If you've observed that effect then you understand on some level that this happens; now all that's left is to realize it also benefits you! In keeping with each respective team's desire or indifference to seem spotless, whereas Mou does this in public behind a microphone, Barca attempts to bend the ref to their will on the field, away from mics, and occasionally behind obscuring hands.
So yes, I do believe that the big two often benefit from calls. And no, I don't believe that this is the result of a conspiracy, or Villarato, or any other such nonsense. It's simply that I've noticed the game is played and officiated by humans.


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Getting back to a slim waistline and shrinking your extra tummy shape is never an easy task to accomplish, once your body has gained enough weight to make you look fatty.
Obesity remains to be a global challenge today and individuals without making any effort ask for supplement pills that help them to burn calories. But the fact is you can't just lose weight with pills only as it would also require you to have regular workout as well as give away of favorite delicates.
When it comes about weight loss every new advertiser starts to manipulate readers with name of Dr Oz show, and this time the new supplement has been named as Balance Fit Garcinia.
As usual you wouldn't get any special feature with this fat burning source and it has used same compositions that were used earlier in trial scams.
Balance Fit Garcinia is a natural supplementation source that could be used as a daily regime, since it is available in forms of essential pills so that makes it easy to consume on a consistent basis.
However these statements mentioned above are a personal observation of author and must never be considered as final result or the answer. Skipping up your favorite food is necessary along with hard workout sessions at gym if you are in mood to appear slim with waist size.
According to manufacturers "Balance Fit Garcinia delivers some great outcomes that include suppressed appetite, reduced food cravings, quick fat burning activities, better metabolism and high energy efficiency.
The statement mentioned above are not evaluated by food and drug administration (FDA), which only means that supplement is non prescribed source and must only be used after physician's recommendation.
The key ingredients that are included in bottle of Balance Fit Garcinia generally include potassium, chromium, 60% Hydroxycitric Acid and Garcinia Cambogia fruit extracts. Besides these additions no other special ingredient was found to be included in the bottle and there is no evidence or proof mentioned regarding their fat burning efficiency.
Balance Fit Garcinia is not meant to treat, cure or diagnose any medical condition and its final result may vary from person to person depending on their health status and the way formula is being used.
Coming to the pricing section Balance Fit Garcinia is sold through 14 day trial only at price of $4.56, and afterwards user would be charged with $87.67. Since it is a trial based offer so that would not allow for refund back of money unless the cancellation is done during trial period.
So far we haven't got any clue that really proves this supplement as great fat buster. With missing customer reviews, no ratings, no creator identity and higher pricing this product fails to satisfy customer needs and stands out to be another scam.


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Institute of Mathematics,
Jilin University,
Changchun 130012, Chinae-mail: email@example.com
Department of Computer
Science and Technology,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, Chinae-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology,
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Institute of Mathematics,
Jilin University,
Changchun 130012, Chinae-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contributed by the Design Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF Computing AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING. Manuscript received February 27, 2012; final manuscript received December 16, 2013; published online February 26, 2014. Editor: Bahram Ravani.
Modeling using developable surfaces plays an important role in computer graphics and computer aided design. In this paper, we investigate a new problem called variational developable surface interpolation (VDSI). For a polyline boundary P, different from previous work on interpolation or approximation of discrete developable surfaces from P, the VDSI interpolates a subset of the vertices of P and approximates the rest. Exactly speaking, the VDSI allows to modify a subset of vertices within a prescribed bound such that a better discrete developable surface interpolates the modified polyline boundary. Therefore, VDSI could be viewed as a hybrid of interpolation and approximation. Generally, obtaining discrete developable surfaces for given polyline boundaries are always a time-consuming task. In this paper, we introduce a dynamic programming method to quickly construct a developable surface for any boundary curves. Based on the complexity of VDSI, we also propose an efficient optimization scheme to solve the variational problem inherent in VDSI. Finally, we present an adding point condition, and construct a G1 continuous quasi-Coons surface to approximate a quadrilateral strip which is converted from a triangle strip of maximum developability. Diverse examples given in this paper demonstrate the efficiency and practicability of the proposed methods.
(a) Discrete developable surface. (b) Normal map
Boundary bridge triangulation (a) and boundary triangulation (b) generated by the same closed polyline
Two halves P(l+) and P(l-) by a rung 〈i,j〉. (a) Two bridge triangles from 〈i,j〉. (b) Visibility vertex Pk of rung 〈i,j〉.
A multiple connected region (a) and a cut (b)
Two Catmull–Rom splines with τ = 0.5 in (a) and τ = 1.0 in (b)
A tent model is generated by different methods. (a) Wang and Tang's result [6]. (b) The result of Liu et al. [4]. (c) Our result.
Modify a polygon boundary by moving its vertices within a bound. Adjusting the vertex Pi finally obtains Pi'.
The diagram of adding point rule
(a) An umbrella model. (b) Wire umbrella model. (c) Unfolded planar mesh of an optimal triangulation.
(a) A tower model is made up of five optimal triangulation strips. (b) The solid model of the tower. Right column: unfolded planar meshes of several optimal triangulation strips.
(a) The top surface of a mouse is made up of five optimal triangulation strips. (b) The variational developable surface interpolation, and the black points represent the varying points. Right column: unfolded planar meshes.
(a) A hat model consists of three optimal triangulation strips (except the feather model and top surface). (b) The variational developable surface interpolation, and the black points represent the varying points. Right column: unfolded planar meshes.
(a) A flower model. (b) The flower model after varying several points. (c)–(j) Unfolded planar meshes corresponding to the optimal triangulation strips in (b). (k) The solid flower model.
(a) The top surface of a mouse is made up of two optimal triangulation strips. (b) Two strips in (a) are converted into two quadrilateral strips. (c) The top surface is approximated by two G1 continuous quasi-Coons surfaces.
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Location: 2296 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Phone: (604) 568-4565
8am to 6pm
Tuesday to Friday
8am to 9pm
Saturday [Brunch]
9am to 4pm
Saturday [Dinner]
4pm to 9pm
Sunday [Brunch]
9am to 4pm
Website: http://www.redwagoncafe.com/
- Pulled Pork Pancakes
- Line ups!!!
- Special of the Day
The Red Wagon was first recommended to me by one of my co-workers who live in the area. Don't judge the place by its looks. There's a reason why it's jam packed at 2PM on a Saturday afternoon. Other than the fact that this place was featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Apparently, the wait wasn't too bad already. I've heard that it could have been longer. As this place attracts local and tourists alike. We called in ahead of time, expecting a mere 20 minutes wait. But, it took us about 30 minutes to get a spot and another 15 minutes before our food arrived.
The Red Wagon has a feel and look of a diner. You can definitely feel a bit of a rustic ambiance when you walk in.
On to the food, we were so hungry that we ordered almost immediately. It's a good idea to browse around the daily menu and their regular menu as you stand in line. Or better yet, peek inside the window and see what everyone is having.
This was a highly acclaimed item on the menu. For $12.50, you get 3 buttermilk pancakes layered with pulled pork and topped with Jack Daniels maple syrup. My girlfriend ordered this one. First impression was will she be full eating JUST that? But, was I ever wrong!
The pulled pork was very tender and was marinated in their special sauce. The pancakes were to die for, probably the fluffiest pancakes I've had ever. And I just wanted to dip every bit of that maple syrup. The syrup was rich and unlike syrup you get from the grocers. They have warmed it up, so that it's in a more watery texture.
I had the Pulled pork benny with home fries. The home fries was flavourful and just melted into my mouth. The hollandaise sauce was interesting, it tasted a little sour, unlike other hollandaise sauce I've had.
The egg yolk was a little disappointing, as it was a little over done. I like my yolks done right, but this was just lacking a little perfection.
The bill came to under $25 plus tips. I wouldn't say it's pricey for Breakfast food, but it's definitely not cheap. But, I think you get what you pay for. Overall, the food played a major part for me to return. The food tasted great. The restaurant was clean throughout, but the ambiance could use some work. The Red Wagon is not exactly your cheap diner. Actually, all diners are pretty expensive. We just don't know it. The service was mediocre. We were well looked after, but I didn't feel the extra friendly service, maybe they were busy. And I would expect a tad faster service for a quicker turn around. So if you're looking for a fast meal, I don't think this place will be it.


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Many people dream of one day travelling to France in order to see some of the most romantic spots in the world. Although Paris is the main attraction, there are cities in the countryside that are sure to attract some sightseers.
The Vancouver Sun reports that Lyon, the capital of the Rhones-Alpes region, is known for its gastronomic offerings - a great draw for foodies. The third largest city in France, Lyon is at the bottom of the Alps, which may make for a great winter getaway for those skibunnies out there.
When not skiing on the Alps, the news provider reports that the city is home to four Michelin-starred chefs, which makes for a great reason to go out to eat to sample some of the best restaurants in the world.
For those who are planning a winter getaway to Lyon to make the most of being so close to the Alps, be sure to arrive before December 8th, as this kicks off the four-day Festival of Lights, where light shows from professionals all over the world are a part of the celebration.


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The ascensia elite glucose meter is one of the best of the new glucometers on the market. This glucometer is so small that it can be easily stowed in a pocket or purse for easy travelling, even with the test strips and lancets stored in the same little pouch. The ascensia elite is an absolute miniature when compared with the glucometers that were top of the line just a few years ago, as advancements in technology have made it small yet very fast and powerful. So powerful in fact, that it takes just the smallest amount of blood for the ascensia elite glucose meter to provide an accurate glucose reading in just a few seconds. Of course the less blood required, the thinner the lancet which can be used and the less discomfort will be experienced by the user.
Another advantage of the new glucometers like the ascensia elite glucose meter, is that they are also very fast. Not long ago the best glucometers on the market may take a full minute or more to read the blood sugar. Now it is possible to have an accurate sugar reading in just seconds, as a matter of fact, an experienced user may be able to accomplish the entire process of checking the glucose in less than a minute, including cleaning the fingertip before and putting on a band-aid afterward.
In days past a diabetic on the go may have needed to carry a little booklet everywhere they went to record glucose readings. Nowadays, modern glucose monitors have built in memories which enable them to store many readings, and this makes it easy for the diabetic to track and trend their glucose levels no matter where they go.
If you are thinking of getting a new glucometer, or if you are a newly diagnosed diabetic and about to buy your first glucometer, the new breed of tiny, quick, and almost painless, machines like the ascensia elite glucose meter can take much of the hassle out of tracking your glucose.


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Last week I enjoyed meeting Lancaster and Morecambe District Fairtrade Group members at one of their regular meetings in St Thomas's Church Centre in Lancaster.
We talked about many things, including how locally we can now get more Fairtrade goods than ever and the success of the campaign which I was involved with many years ago!
Trade is a powerful way to boost income and tackle poverty, yet for that to benefit producers it needs to be trade which is fair. The rhetoric too often fails to match the reality – the benefits of international trade often do not reach those at the bottom of supply chains.
Analysis of the forthcoming Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and US suggests it could cost some of the world's poorest countries dear. While predictions vary, some experts estimate possible losses to Cote d'Ivoire of £1.28bn and Bangladesh £2.21bn.
I am writing to ministers in government departments raising my concerns about the impact of trade policy on the poorest people in the world, but there's some things we can all do, too.
We are lucky to have so many options about buying Fairtrade goods locally, from the big supermarkets to more specialist shops in town, including Craft Aid which is located at St Thomas's Church. In Galgate there is also Esme, which sells eco-friendly and Fairtrade products.
So while supporting local business you can also know you are playing your part in making some of the world's poorest people a little better off.
Last week I also hosted my first "Chats with Cat" in Galgate. Thank you to all who came along.
One of my pledges to you was to be an open, honest and accessible MP and part of delivering that is offering you the opportunity to meet me in community spaces across the constituency and give you the opportunity to come and say hello.
You don't need to have something to talk to me about, a problem or a campaign – just come along and have a chat.
So if you get an invite pushed through your door, please do come along.


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Who we are
Susan and Cyndi are out and about.
You can contact us here – we're always happy to talk to you and your whānau.
Susan Wilson
Local Area Coordination is a holistic way of working with people towards a good life. It's an opportunity to explore and think about what is possible – and then make the steps towards that vision.
The best thing about being a Local Area Coordinator is meeting people and getting to know what makes them tick.
Before I started as a Local Area Coordinator, I was working with young adults transitioning from school. My experience in the disability sector is mixed with education, arts and event management. A Jackie of all trades!
In my spare time, I enjoy taking my dog for walks on the beach, gardening, making creative messes and frequenting op shops.
Phone: 021 652 943
Cyndi Miller
Local Area Coordination encourages people to make their own choices. We work wherever people are. I've had meetings everywhere – in a food court at the local mall, the library, at someone's home. Sometimes it's as simple as picking up takeaway coffee and popping in for a chat. There's no pressure.
As a Local Area Coordinator, we get to meet so many people we wouldn't meet if we were in any other role. Our community is diverse. There are amazing people out there who have the most wonderful stories to tell.
I've lived in the Hutt Valley for more than nine years. I'm South African, though I've also lived in the UK and Australia. My training is in special education and I've taught in three countries.
My son and I love living in the Hutt Valley because you don't have to drive very far before you hit the sea and then in the other direction you have beautiful mountains and vineyards. I can't get enough of the beach! I also love writing and reading books. I LOVE coffee – you could say I live on it!
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David can be found on these two Facebook groups:
The Australian Historical Wargamer Trading Post
The Historical Wargames eXchange
Highly recommended as a provider of painted wargames figures.
So, now I have an army. I have the rules. Just need to schedule a game.
My photo doesn't do the figures justice, but that flag - wow!
The lads, although one is actually a female.
Definitely all boys in this mad lot.
Levy (if I've got my Saga terms correct).
And these last figures David was able to source and base for me at very short notice.


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|Dynamic process modelling for business engineering and information systems evaluation
|Giaglis, George M
|Paul, RJ
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|Pre-implementation evaluation of investments;Financial justifiability;Business change proposals;Benefits assessment;Design theory
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|This research is concerned with the pre-implementation evaluation of investments in Information Systems (IS). IS evaluation is important as organisations need to assess the financial justifiability of business change proposals that include (but usually are not limited to) the introduction of IS applications. More specifically, this research addresses the problem of benefits assessment within IS evaluation. We contend that benefits assessment should not be performed at the level of the IS application, as most extant evaluation methods advocate. Instead, to study the dynamics and the interactions of the IS applications with their surrounding environment, we propose to adopt the business process as the analytic lens of evaluation and to assess the impacts of IS on organisational, rather than on technical, performance indicators. Drawing on these propositions, this research investigates the potential of dynamic process modelling (via discrete-event simulation) as a facilitator of IS evaluation. We argue that, in order to be effective evaluation tools, business process models should be able to explicitly incorporate the effects of IS introduction on business performance, an issue that is found to be under-researched in previous literature. The above findings serve as the central theme for the development of a design theory of IS evaluation by simulation. The theory provides prescriptive elements that refer both to the design products of the evaluation and the design process by which these products can come into reality. The theory draws on a set of kernel theories from the business engineering domain and proposes a set of meta-requirements that should be satisfied by business process models, a meta-design structure that meets these requirements, and a design method that provides guidance in applying the theoretical propositions in practice. The design theory is developed and empirically tested by means of two real-life case studies. The first study is used to complement the findings of a literature review and to drive the development of the design theory's components, while the second study is employed to validate and further enhance the theory's propositions. The research results support the arguments for simulation-assisted IS evaluation and demonstrate the contribution of the design theory to the field.
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text: > I ran "winedbg HoI.exe" and got exactly the same behaviour, though with > a bit more info: > <output> > First chance exception: page fault on read access to 0x00000006 in Normally means something like this: struct something *a = 0; a->some_member; (obvious I guess but I thought i'd say anyway). FWIW %ecx normally == this in C++ apps. So I'd say this was a vtable deref on a null object pointer. > 32-bit code (0x004191fb). > Register dump: > CS:0073 SS:007b DS:007b ES:007b FS:003b GS:0033 > EIP:004191fb ESP:406bf4ec EBP:406bfe94 EFLAGS:00210206( - 00 - > RIP1) > EAX:48258e60 EBX:00000000 ECX:00000000 EDX:007e5f44 > ESI:418736c0 EDI:45ae16e3 > Stack dump: > 0x00000000: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 0x00000010: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 0x00000020: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 0x00000030: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 0x00000040: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 0x00000050: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 0x00000060: Yes well stack dumping is kinda broke by the recent debugger changes. > > Backtrace: > =>1 0x004191fb (0x406bfe94) > 2 0x005af5b2 (0x406bff20) I don't think this is Wine code. > 3 0x404ff9f2 start_process+0xf2(arg=0x0) [process.c:995] in kernel32 > (0x406bfff4) > 4 0x4002c151 wine_switch_to_stack+0x11 in libwine.so.1 (0x00000000) > 0x004191fb: movl 0x6(%ecx),%ecx > Wine-dbg> > </output> > I also tried the "WINEDEBUG=+relay" option as recommended in the wine > docs. However after leaving the program running overnight, and having > generated 3 gigabytes of log output, the point where the bug occurs > hadn't been reached. I think that what's happening is that there is a > thread (0011) which is driven by timer ticks [probably doing GUI or > sound stuff], and that because HoI is running much more slowly under > +relay, that the thread doing the load-game work (0009) isn't actually > getting any CPU time at all. NB: the log was only 3GB because I used > grep to discard output about RtlEnterCriticalSection and > RtlLeaveCriticalSection. Without that, the log would be closer to 30GB! You can use RelayInclude/RelayExclude in the config file to eliminate those. > Any suggestions on how to make progress on this issue are welcome. > Pointers to documentation on debugging this sort of thing are very > welcome. It's tricky. For this sort of thing I'd normally work backwards from the disassembly but I'm not sure whether winedbg disassembly still works nicely with showing you API calls and such .... One thing would be to try and disable any sound threads by switching sound off in the game so you can get a +relay,+tid trace. thanks -mike


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In a bid to boost regional air-connectivity, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday eased the norms for importing aircraft. Domestic carriers will now be able to import aircraft that are as much as 18 years old.
Airlines are at present not permitted to import aircraft, which are more than 15 years old. The proposal to relax the aircraft importing norms comes at a time when the new civil aviation policy is in its final stages, and likely to enhance regional air connectivity across India, among other things, Press Trust of India reports.
According to the DGCA proposal, an imported pressurised aircraft, which can handle cabin pressure at an altitude of above 10,000 feet, should not have "completed 18 years of age or 50 percent of operation cycle," PTI added.
Such aircraft, it added, should not have completed "over 75 percent of design economic life or 45,000 pressurised cycle."
Once these norms are applicable, they will be used in scheduled, non-scheduled and for other general operations. However, the regulator does not permit aircraft over the age of 20 years to be imported.
"Aircraft intended to be imported for air cargo operations shall not have completed 25 years in age or 75 per cent of its design economic cycles or 45,000 landing cycles," PTI quoted the DGCA as saying.


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Tucker Carioca
The second Tucker. In 1955 6 years after his acquittal by a federal court, Preston Tucker was back in the news again with a new car, the Tucker Carioca. The Carioca was designed by Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. Preston approached Alexis about helping him to put the Tucker number two down on paper. Being broke, bitter and hounded by creditors, Preston planned the Carioca to be his solution for his dream of mass producing a car. Preston wanted to build a cars that were fun to drive. His conception of a fun car was a sporty looking vehicle of intriguing design, whose performance was sparkling, and which could be sold at a profit for $1,000. The Tucker Carioca was to be sold in kit form.
Alexis de Sakhnoffsky's first meeting with Preston Tucker took place in 1952 at Preston's machine shop in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Preston had managed to salvage his machine shop after his first automotive venture. At the meeting, Preston presented the basic ideas of his new concept. The Carioca was planned to utilize a maximum number of available parts, and a minimum of parts that had to be built from new tooling. The Carioca should also be a car that could be put together with little difficulty. Aware of the pitfalls, but fascinated by the thought of becoming associated with such an incredible man as Preston Tucker, Alexis agreed to submit ideas for the design of Tucker number two.
Preston claimed that research had proved that from 10 to 12 pounds of accumulated mud, gravel and tar are carried at times under each of the four fenders of a conventionally designed car. Preston's solution to this problem was to fit his next car with cycle fenders that could be removed easily for cleaning, and thereby abet the road performance of the car. The front fender were also equipped with headlights that would turn with the wheels as the car was steered. The car was also designed with a stationary headlight in the center, this had become a trademark of a Tucker Automobile.
The Carioca was also designed to be a rear engine car. Preston believed that a rear engine car offered several advantages, such as less noise, the front end could have a slim and streamlined shape, and there would be added safety for passengers in case of a front-end collision.
The instrument panel of the Carioca was supposed to be really simple. It should contain an oversized speedometer surrounded by four blinkers, one for fuel, one for oil, one for temperature, and one for amperes.
The pointed tail of the eventual design for the Carioca had been advised by racing car designer Harry Miller that Preston had worked with earlier in his career.
The greatest deterrent to producing the car was the cost of body and sheet-metal dies. Some die work, like hood and rear-engine cover, had to be considered. But for constructing doors, and other components involving simple one-way stretch or rolled operations, Prston received an enthusiastic response from a number of house-trailer builders. Those composite assemblies should be shipped directly to the buyer along with the rest of the parts for the kit car.
Preston knew that throughout the country there were a lot of garage owners who were eager to obtain a Big Three franchise, but was unable to, for one reason or another. Preston hoped to tap this reservoir of frustrated car dealers, and also provide the future Tucker owner with a service outlet. The customer would be urged to have his car assembled by a specially authorized garage owner for a prearranged fee of $60. Hearing about Preston's plans to build the new Tucker, the president of Brazil, and Preston's friend Juscelino Kubitschek oofered iductments in the form of tax-free plants, if the car could be assembled in Brazil. Preston made several trips to Brazil, and even considered launching the car in South America. Because of this possibility, Preston and Alexis agreed to call the car the Tucker Carioca. Carioca was the name of a ballroom version of the samba and also the name applied to a citizen of Rio de Janeiro.
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This diary post is a part of a 30 day trip that I am taking this month which it also happens to be my first ever International trip. So for the next 30 years I will be posting here all my weird thoughts and commentary.
Day 6, 22-7-2012 – In my hotel room, Washington (late updating)
Today was to be the last day that Mark was here in Washington DC with us, and therefore most of the time left with him had to be fully utilized. And how is one suppose to do that? Well you wake up at 6 am in the morning and get dressed by 9 and head off to Dupont Circle for the Farmer's Market. Now this, undoubtedly, was my first ever experience with a Farmer's Market, and it was truly spectacular ( I know I am running out of adverbs day by day). It was everything I can ever dream of, with fresh cheese and flowers, and fruits and vegetables and Cheese, and god knows what. And everything is a local produce using natural methods.
After the Farmer's Market, Mark took us around the main circle, before we made a stop for me only at Capital Teas. The shop had the most amazing teas ever that I have ever seen and also one of the most amazing interiors.
That day we decided to take things easy and relax. Therefore we returned to the hotel and rested for a while, before finally heading out to Penn Cameras to conduct a survey about the camera prices and all. Lunch was a pathetic affair, as we dined at the amazing McDonalds. Can you even believe it? I know I sure don't.
In the evening, we headed out to a Mexican Restaurant, and tried some Sea Enchiladas with some Chicken Tacos. I have to say the food was simply amazing. Oh and Washington has one of the most beautiful evenings ever.


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The East Hollywood Neighborhood Council and the East Hollywood Arts and Culture Committee announce the Second Annual East Hollywood ArtCycle, an event designed to showcase the emerging art and bicycling cultures in East Hollywood. On Saturday, March 13th, 2010 from 2-10 p.m., artists will take over the street in celebration of the art and culture of East Hollywood. This year, the event will be held at Santa Monica Boulevard between Vermont & Virgil, right by the Metro Red Line (Santa Monica & Vermont) in the heart of East Hollywood and on Historic Route 66.
For the full line up of events and music click here!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Bike Working Group V
Join the Bike Working Group for its fifth session dedicated to the creation of LA's Best Bike Plan.
When: Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 2 PM - 5 PM
Where: Hollywood Adventist Church, 1711 N. Van Ness Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
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Northampton, MA: 3BL Media announced today it has completed the acquisition of Justmeans, an established CSR news distribution platform and online community of sustainable business practitioners. The combination of these two services will result in unrivaled distribution and syndication of CSR blogs, press releases, videos, reports and other content.
In conjunction with advanced CSR social media management and measurement tools and an influential network of sustainable business practitioners, the company will offer unparalleled exposure for CSR, sustainability and cause news and content.
Founded in 2008, Justmeans' early success came from having built the largest online community of sustainable business practitioners worldwide. Its focus on technology development has resulted in a platform that enables the dissemination and sharing of a variety of CSR and sustainability messages with comprehensive analytics.
Martin Smith, 3BL Media's newly appointed Chairman stated, "As the CSR and sustainability market space is maturing, it is natural for consolidation to occur. This acquisition is one of a number of partnership and acquisitions that 3BL Media will be announcing." Mr. Smith is also the Founder of StartingBloc, a social enterprise that educates and connects emerging leaders to drive social innovation across sectors.
3BL Media, founded in 2009 by former executive management from press release distribution company CSRwire, provides a platform and service for organizations to better reach and engage with stakeholders.
"The advent of social media and Web 2.0 provided new challenges to traditional distribution services. 3BL Media's model of unlimited distribution of blogs, press releases, videos and other content, through both traditional and social media channels provides the best opportunity for impact, influence and reach," says Greg Schneider, CEO of 3BL Media.
The increase in the number of organizations reporting about CSR and sustainability initiatives and performance has resulted in the rapid growth of CSR and sustainability-focused content. The acquisition of Justmeans by 3BL Media will provide companies and organizations with the most advanced tools to strategically package, distribute and measure their CSR news and content.
3BL Media is the leading CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and sustainability news and content distribution company. The company works with organizations including, multinational corporations, SME's and non-profits to distribute multi-format media assets regarding environmental and social issues.
3BL Media leverages its expertise in corporate responsibility, technology and social media to enable organizations to communicate their Triple Bottom Line initiatives to various stakeholder groups. 3BL Media is the publisher and producer of The CSRminute™ and the CSRreport(TM). http://3blmedia.com
Justmeans is the world's leading source of information and connections for the sustainable business industry. Founded in 2008, the company rapidly grew its online community of practitioners, investors, journalists, activists, and students to 250,000 registered users.
A wide variety of companies rely on Justmeans news distribution services to create, distribute, and analyze performance on media releases related to social and environmental performance. Justmeans is also the publisher of the Social Innovation Awards and a number of leading conferences in the sustainable business industry. http://justmeans.com


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Gemtree Wines is a full family affair…
Paul and Jill Buttery established the Gemtree vineyards in McLaren Vale in 1980. Now their daughter Melissa Brown (nee Buttery) is the Biodynamic Viticulturist and her husband, Mike Brown is the Chief Winemaker and Managing Director.
For the Butterys and Browns it is not just about winemaking… it is about setting new standards for sustainable, generational farming. We see ourselves as custodians of the land and we want to leave it in a better condition than we found it. We want our legacy to live on for our children.
Mike and Melissa Brown
As husband and wife AND Winemaker and Viticulturist, they work together in every way.
Vineyard Crew
We love our vines, tend to the sheep and create the BD preps to grow A grade fruit.
Winery Crew
We endure the long vintages and get our hands dirty to bring you quality wines year in year out.


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reading & book signing
This event is supported in part by Poets & Writers through grants it has received from The James Irvine Foundation and the Hearst Foundations.
poems by Denise Benavides
from Kórima Press
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"El Color Rojo Significa Pasión." Foglifter Journal 2 (2016).
"¿Donde Esta Mi Gente?" Wonder Dave 12 June 2014. YouTube. youtu.be/5JuRiIWMRj8
"'God' and 'When My Mother Passes.'" SomArts 28 September 2015. YouTube. youtu.be/Bz-0--6RX2s
In Celebration of Mothers: Reflections Celebrating Motherhood. Ed., Trisha Faye. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.
"Letting The Bluebird Free." Ground: Protest Poetry—An Anthology (2013).
"Love The Fag In You." El Tecolote 2016.
"'Momma Always Told Me' and ''I'm Not.'" Acorn Review Literary Magazine 2009-2010.
The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success. Eds., Edward Janak and Denise Blum. Lexington Books, 2014.
"Radar Reading Series." San Francisco Public Library 29 June 2016. YouTube. youtu.be/cYs5rThidTY
Red Sky | Poetry on the Global Epidemic of Violence Against Women. Eds., Melissa Hassard, Gabrielle Langley, Stacey Nigliazzo. Sable Books, 2016.
"Regret." QuietLightning.org/Vitriol 1 (2014).
"Saw a Woman In Half." Fat City Review (2013).
"Three Poems: 'Throw The Women Back Into The Ocean,' 'Love Her Leave Her,' and 'This House Is Empty Now.'" The Feminist Wire 20 April 2016.
"Trailer Trashed White Boys From Lakeside and How They Treated Brown Girls." The Far East: Everything Just As It Is. Eds., Justin Hudnall and Missy Solis. San Diego: So Say We All, 2012.
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The Jasper JR is a full-featured harness that kids love to wear because it is just like what their parents are wearing. In fact, with the updates for 2014, even the colors and styling details are the same. The Sliding Belt System on the waist and legs allows the fit to be perfectly fine-tuned for exceptional safety and comfort. Newly designed auto-locking buckles on the waist and legs are easy to operate and deliver maximum friction to lock the webbing in place once the right fit is negotiated. The Jasper JR even has the same patented systems as its parent harness with the No-Twist belay loop (a special loop inside the main loop holds the belay carabiner to prevent it from shifting) and an update to our Flat Link elastic that connects the waist belt and leg loops in the rear. A special pull tab where the elastic connects to the waist delivers faster, more precise adjustment and an even lower profile. Two molded gear loops keep draws at the ready and a new chalk bag loop round out the features on this big rig built for little bodies. Note: Sit harnesses for children may be used alone only when toproping.
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Porsche's smallest SUV offering can now be powered by a turbocharged inline-four after revealing the new entry-level Macan at the 2016 New York International Auto Show. Set to take the role as the 'sports car of the SUV segment', it features the same level of equipment and safety features, but has the power and efficiency of a smaller engine.
Like the Macan S, GTS and Turbo models, the base model Macan carries the same exterior styling cues. It is differentiated however by several trim alterations like: matte black window surrounds, black brake calipers, unique five-spoke alloy wheels and dual exhaust pipes finished in stainless steel.
Like the Macan S, the front fascia of the entry-level model also has the same lava black side blades and also features Bi-Xenon headlights.
Porsche also claimed that it also has the same level of features from the other models. It will come standard with 8-way adjustable power front seats, Alcantara seat centers, Porsche Communication Management (PCM), piano black interior trim and a lane departure warning system.
As previously mentioned, the new Macan is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four that is connected to a 7-speed PDK (dual clutch) gearbox. It generates 252 PS at 5000 – 6000 rpm, along with 370 Nm of torque available at 1500 – 4500 rpm.
With it, the Macan can accelerate from 0 – 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds before reaching its 229 km/h top speed. Beyond that, the powertrain also comes standard with Auto Start/Stop, direct injection, charge-air cooling and variable valve timing.


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You want to hear about something nice?
I have a friend named Steve. He's about as talented as a comedy writer can get. In fact, I'd call him brilliant.
Steve has worked with me on almost all my projects since 1999. He had a lot to do with the success of The Amanda Show, What I Like About You, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, the movie Big Fat Liar, and many other projects I've done. (Notice I underlined "a lot".)
I "discovered" Steve when he was working for my wife Lisa (a.k.a. "Hungry Girl") at Nick Online in New York. He was so freakin' smart and funny, I talked him into moving his whole family to Los Angeles so he could become a writer on The Amanda Show. That was just the beginning of our collaboration.
From about 1999 to 2003 I had Steve to myself. Most of the work we did together was for Nickelodeon. But when I created What I Like About You for the WB, I brought Steve along as a staff writer. It didn't take long for Warner Bros. and the primetime networks to notice Steve's amazing comedic brain.
Occasionally I get Steve back working with me for a while, but not so often these days. Luckily, I had him on the first dozen (or so) episodes of iCarly.
A couple of years ago, Steve told me he'd been offered a job writing for a new CBS show called The Big Bang Theory. He actually had offers on two shows at the time, so he came over to my house and we watched the pilots together. We agreed that The Big Bang Theory was special, and that's the job Steve accepted.
Since then, The Big Bang Theory has become a hit. It's a show that lots of people love, including me and my wife Lisa. Steve is now the co-executive producer there, working closely with showrunners Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. Those guys have come to love and appreciate Steve's work as much as I have.
And get this: There's another "Steve" – an awesome comedy writer I worked with almost constantly since I first started All That at Nickelodeon in 1994. And that Steve also joined The Big Bang Theory's writing staff this year.
So, why am I writing about this? I'll tell ya...
2009 was an amazing year for both iCarly and The Big Bang Theory. iCarly aired its final episode of the year ("iQuit iCarly") on December 5th. The Big Bang Theory aired its final episode of the year ("The Maternal Congruence") on December 14th.
Both episodes got the highest ratings ever for each series. It was iCarly's biggest audience ever, and it was The Big Bang Theory's biggest audience ever.
It's a really nice way to end the year.
I miss working with The Steves every day, but I'm psyched and proud that they're working on a show that's not only popular, but also fantastically great and funny.
Congrats to The Steves and everyone who makes The Big Bang Theory and iCarly – two of my favorite TV shows. :)
Happy Holidays!
Dan Schneider
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A Million English Words
According to the Global Language Monitor (GLM), at the current pace of a new English-language word being created about every 98 minutes, English will cross the Million Word Mark on June 10th, 2009 at 10:22 am (Stratford-on Avon Time).
I don't envy them doing the addition. There are always new words under consideration.
In Shakespeare's time, there were less than 100,000 words. Of course, Willie added about 1,700 with his own writing. And all that in an age when there were only about 2 million English speakers.
The Million Word milestone brings to notice the coming of age of English as the first, truly global Language, said Paul JJ Payack, president and chief word analyst of the Global Language Monitor.
He says that there are three major trends involving the English language today:
1) An explosion in word creation; English words are being added to the language at the rate of some 14.7 words a day;
2) a geographic explosion where some 1.53 billion people now speak English around the globe as a primary, auxiliary, or business language; and
3) English has become, in fact, the first truly global language.
That millionth word might be one from India, China, or England. There is a long list of possibilities on their site.
It might be chiconomics - the ability to maintain one's fashion sense or chicness amidst the current financial crisis. I really hope that, if only for Shakespeare's sake, that the millionth one is NOT recessionista or octomom or sexting or mobama.
How about the environmentally-conscious choices: Green washing (re-branding an old product as environmentally friendly) E-vampire (an appliance or machine on standby-mode, which continually uses electrical energy).
A few possibilities have been around long enough that I thought they already were "official" like: slow food (food other than the fast-food variety) and locavores (someone who eats locally produced foods) and defriend or defollow (dropping someone from your social network).
It is the "English Conquest."
You can find out all possibilities with their meanings and follow the English Language WordClock counting down to the one millionth word at LanguageMonitor.com.
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Sloppy Chiefs lay massive egg in 43-14 Sunday night loss to Steelers
When running back Spencer Ware fumbled 6 minutes into the Chiefs' embarrassing 43-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night, it hardly seemed like a harbinger of things to come.
When Pittsburgh receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey caught a 31-yard touchdown pass a few plays later — he was so open due to a blown assignment that he basically could have fair-caught it — it seemed like an eye opener.
When Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith's pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage on the next series and intercepted by Jarvis Jones — an outside linebacker with two career picks entering the game, including college — concern set in.
And when Ben Roethlisberger hooked up with his favorite target, Antonio Brown, on a crossing route across the middle on the very next play, it officially became a bad start.
Again. For the third time in four weeks.
Unfortunately for the sleepwalking Chiefs, it would not get better for them, at any point, during a gloomy, wet night at Heinz Field. The combination of their own sloppiness — they committed two turnovers and seven penalties — and a ticked-off Pittsburgh team that was coming off an embarrassing loss of its own — a 34-3 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles — was way too much to overcome during a nationally-televised road test.
"You can ask me a million questions here — it's going to be the same answer for you," said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who took full responsibility for the loss, as he is wont to do after bad ones. "I've got to make sure I get my guys ready to play. We obviously weren't there tonight. And being the head coach, I have to make sure that takes place."
Especially against a team so motivated to win after its 31-point loss to the Eagles that it apparently nicknamed the game against the Chiefs "Redemption Sunday."
"We got beat — they kicked our butts," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told NBC before the game, referring to the Eagles loss "That's usually the case when you have an outcome that's similar to (last week). It was a perfect storm from that perspective."
But on Sunday, the Steelers made the Chiefs feel their pain. Ten minutes into the first quarter, the Chiefs trailed by 14 and had already committed two turnovers.
"I really feel like the turnovers changed the game," said Smith, who completed 30 of 50 passes for 287 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. "It is a different game. You're just down. It's not a tight game. You're not balanced. You do get one-dimensional. You're trying to play catch up as best you can."
The Chiefs managed to avoid a turnover on their next offensive possession, but the drive still stalled. And Dustin Colquitt, the Chiefs' ultra-reliable punter, proceeded to shank a punt that wobbled a mere 23 yards.
The Steelers, needing only 40 yards for a touchdown, covered most of that distance two plays later, when Roethlisberger — who compiled a near-perfect 152.5 passer rating by completing 22 of 27 passes for 300 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions — spotted Brown running a post route in single coverage down the middle of the field.
That went about as well as you'd expect — Brown is only the league's best receiver, someone who should never be allowed to run unencumbered anywhere — and he proceeded to haul in the jump ball over Steven Nelson for a touchdown that put the Steelers ahead 22-0.
Brown was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct after the play, but it didn't matter. The Steelers were forced to kick off from their own 20 instead of the 35, but the Chiefs only returned it to the 28-yard line — 3 yards more than they would have gotten for a touchback. Three plays later, that drive was over, too, and Pittsburgh took a 22-point lead into the second quarter.
The Chiefs, though, were not done shooting themselves in the foot. Not even close, as they magically found a way to keep turn positives into negatives.
For instance …
Tyreek Hill continues to be a blur, someone who is proving to be quite difficult to tackle. The Steelers found this out early in the second quarter, when he beat a swarm of black jerseys to the edge and returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown. Of course, it was quickly waved off, thanks to a block-in-the-back penalty on tight end Demetrius Harris.
On a night like this, it was the closest the Chiefs were going to come to a touchdown during the first half. The offense, which has now scored three touchdowns in its last 12 quarters, trudged back onto the field and mounted an 11-play drive that stalled just past midfield.
The Steelers, meanwhile, just kept humming. Roethlisberger promptly guided his men on a 10-play scoring drive capped by a 9-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jesse James, who appeared to beat safety Daniel Sorensen in coverage. The score put the Steelers ahead 29-0 with 44 seconds left in the half.
The Chiefs went no-huddle — the only way they've been able to consistently generate offense through four games — and advanced the ball to the Steelers' 31 before the end of the half, which set up a 49-yard field goal attempt by kicker Cairo Santos. But after a botched snap, the ball wobbled through the rain and bounced off the right upright … and Santos even slipped on the follow-through.
It was fitting end to a miserable half that set the stage for a miserable result. The Chiefs' offense scored two meaningless touchdowns in the second half, against the Steelers, who led by as many as 36 points at one point.
In the end, it was an embarrassing result, one that — as Roethlisberger and the Steelers showed, following their Philadelphia debacle — a good team is capable of bouncing back from.
"You can't go off what you saw on film last week, because they're a Super Bowl-caliber team," safety Eric Berry said of the Steelers' performance. "Roethlisberger is a Super Bowl quarterback, so you have to take that into consideration, that he's going to bounce back and bring his 'A' game along with the team. So we've got to do the same."
In the meantime, however, the Chiefs – who dropped to 2-2 – will certainly have plenty to stew on entering their upcoming bye week, an assertion nobody was backing away from.
"You own this right now — you wear it, it stinks, it's not fun," Smith said. "You've got to look at this, you at ourselves in the mirror and move on. You can't let it linger. You can't let this hang over us.
"It's a long season, it's early. We've got the bye ahead of us here. We've got to find a way to build off this somehow."
Terez A. Paylor: 816-234-4489, @TerezPaylor. Download Red Zone Extra, The Star's Chiefs app.


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For many decades, UT PGE has held a strong reputation for its prestigious faculty members and Dr. Maša Prodanović continues the trend as she received the highly prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.
The award is presented to outstanding junior faculty in sciences and engineering. This marks the first time in department history that an assistant professor receives the esteemed honor.
"Maša is an outstanding member of our faculty who goes the extra mile to excel in her teaching, research, and service activities," said UT PGE Professor Carlos Torres-Verdin. "We are immensely proud of her for this extraordinary accomplishment."
The NSF award is for a $450,000 grant over the next five years to support Prodanović's project entitled: "CAREER: Advanced interface methods in heterogeneous porous materials - a multi-disciplinary and multi-scale framework." Many natural and artificial processes involve the simultaneous flow of two or three fluid phases (ex. water, oil, and air) through porous media, however it is still critical to predict how fast the phases move through and whether they can be retrieved. The forecast is especially difficult in a karst formation, such as the Edwards Aquifer in Texas, which is a perfect example of heterogeneous rocks with a wide variety of pore space openings.
"My research will explore and quantify dynamic spatial fluid arrangements of water, contaminants/oil and air/gas from first principles, regardless of the inherent complexity of porous media or the preference of grain surfaces to a particular fluid (wettability)," said Prodanović. "To address this fundamental problem, the project will develop a flexible, multi-scale numerical method to accurately describe two- and three-fluid phase flow configurations in porous materials of heterogeneous wettability."
Not only will the results from this project meet industry's needs with solutions for multi-fluid flow through porous media, it will also educate future generations of engineers. Dr. Prodanović will coordinate help from the Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering's Director of Education, Training and Outreach Program, Dr. Hilary Olson, visualization specialists from Texas Advanced Computing Center, education coordinators from the Austin Children's Museum as well as NSF's UTeachEngineering Program. The team will integrate outcomes into accessible online modules as well as create an interactive exhibit to be staged both at UT PGE and in the Austin Children's Museum.


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Powerful Storms, Climate Change Linked to Ozone Layer Depletion & Increased UV Radiation
An unexpected connection between powerful storms, climate change and the depletion of the ozone layer has been discovered.
Researchers from Harvard, writing in Science, say they have found that water vapor from powerful thunderstorms—remember, likely to increase because of climate change—"converts stable forms of chlorine and bromine into free radicals capable of transforming ozone molecules into oxygen...which could in turn lead to increased ozone loss and greater levels of harmful UV radiation reaching the Earth's surface." (Eureka Alert)In terms of human health, this means that skin cancer cases may potentially increase, the researchers say. In terms of agriculture, staple crops can also suffer damage from increased UV levels.
Read more: New York Times
Powerful Storms, Climate Change Linked to Ozone Layer Depletion & Increased UV Radiation
It turns out that more powerful storms inject water vapor high into the atmosphere, causing a chemical change that can result in ozone loss.