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Trial and Error
The first, and most obviously identifiable type of difficulty that we find in games, and by far the most common, is trial and error. Put simply, trial and error revolves around getting the player to perform a task, either through experimentation (i.e. "I don't have anywhere to go, maybe I'll try this") or outward suggestion (i.e. "these are your orders, soldier, now move out!"). At least theoretically, the main difficulty this presents to the player is that the degree of challenge (types and numbers of enemies, for instance) will always be slightly higher than what the player is comfortable with, meaning that he or she will have to rise to the occasion in order to come out on top, either by trying out new tactics, by taking greater risks, or through sheer force of will and dumb luck.
As many of us can attest, trial and error difficulty treads a very fine line. Typically, too many failures, and players will become frustrated, while too many successes and players will feel as if the game isn't going hard enough on them. The main issue with this, aside from basic balancing, is that different players have different thresholds for difficulty. Whereas a more casual player who's just enjoying a game for its story will find that more than the occasional death is a turn-off, the hardcore player who plays on the "insane" setting will want to be challenged at every turn and made to work for every single victory. Ultimately a developer might run into a situation where they're balancing not just one, but three or four versions of the same game, due to the different needs of different players.
Of course, pacing is also a chief concern by and large governed by the ebb and flow of difficulty, usually of the trial and error nature. The player needs to have portions of the game which fly by quickly and without too much issue, breaks in combat to absorb the world and feel unchallenged, and nail-biting experiences that are tense and have a feeling of urgency to these. Building these into a game when taking different gameplay preferences into consideration is a difficult process; after all, while it can be easy to balance a single encounter out to give the player the desired experience, doing so within the context of a full game is another thing entirely.
Adaptive difficulty settings are one way to get around this problem. On the most basic level, this will typically change the amount of resources (health, ammo, etc.) provided to the player, as well as the proportion of powerful versus weak items based on the player's performance (i.e. more "full heal" pickups if the player is struggling). This feature is actually extremely common in games, either because developers want to avoid providing separate difficulty levels (a poor decision in my mind), or because players have a curious habit of selecting difficulty levels that aren't appropriate for them (everyone has a different understanding of what "normal" should be).
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The biggest issue for me with adaptive difficulty is that, when left as a built-in feature that can't be disabled, it removes control from the player's hands. Although I'll usually take an entertaining and engaging experience over one that's simply difficult for the sake of difficult, I also fully understand that some players don't want hand-holding provided that they explicitly ask for it. Furthermore, adaptive difficulty can also lead to a feeling of predictability and sterility, without a hand-made feel to encounters (which was a major source of criticism for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion). To this end, I feel that adaptive difficulty is best left as it is in Prey - a toggle switch in the options menu - or specific to a difficulty level, with the hardest mode taking off all assists, which mitigates the problem of too much challenge by allowing the player to rationalize it as his or her own choice (i.e. "well, I picked hardest, I should have known it would be too much for me").
Endurance & Attrition
Another way to test the player focuses on the long term rather than the short term. All forms of endurance, at their most base level, revolve around resource management, with the player given a limited quantity of a valuable or vital item, its distribution carefully controlled. Resources are controlled in three main ways in just about every game:
- "Random" drops. It's quite common for enemies to part with valuables when defeated, or for the player to uncover supplies in crates, chests and so on. By tinkering with the tables that control those supplies, based on difficulty, the player's progress, the amount of resources the player already has, and the player's level of ability, character level, number of party members/companions, and so on, difficulty can be precisely controlled and monitored in order to provide a degree of challenge.
- Attrition rate. Depending on the game, the rate at which a player burns through supplies can be highly variable. For instance, in a shooter, going up against a tough boss monster might not consume too much ammunition, but may consume a huge amount of health. Conversely, going up against many smaller hordes of enemies will end up with a player ill-equipped to proceed, but chances are, a healthy one. Learning to anticipate what the player needs in order to continue in the game is important. If a game uses an adaptive difficulty system, this might already be handled, but even so, careful consideration of how quickly the player goes through certain resources will lead to better encounter design and a game that feels more alive and responsive to the player's needs. Strategically denying certain resources can be just as important as strategically providing them, too, in building tension and pacing the player's progress.
- Player ingenuity. Most common to role-playing games, smart players will often stock up on useful items like potions and ammunition before heading out into a difficult encounter; the duration the player can stay out in the wild before returning to stock up on supplies again is by and large controlled by the player's prior action, as well as whatever the player might uncover during his or her outing. This is one thing that is hard to control in a game, and frankly, shouldn't be. Keeping aware of what players can and can't do, and building challenges around that is a good thing, as are systems, such as encumbrance and fatigue, which can provide a soft limit on how much the player can carry. However, imposing unreasonable hard limits (i.e. "you can only hold three health potions at once") rarely feels like a fair way of managing this.
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"Fake" Difficulty
A subset of trial and error difficulty, what I'll term "fake difficulty" here is something which is actually quite common in the games industry, but depends a good deal on the genre in question. Fake difficulty is a fairly broad spectrum of difficulty, but in common with all of the various permutations is the fact that they typically revolve around tricking the player or bending the rules of the game in order to provide their challenge - often causing significant frustration and annoyance for players, whether they're keen to those tricks or not.
One of the most common forms of fake difficulty actually fits within the category of adaptive difficulty - namely, it revolves around manipulating the rules of a situation in order to provide the player with increased challenge, usually referred to as "rubber-banding". The key difference is that while adaptive difficulty works in favour of the player (for example, you'll find 50% more health kits if you're low on health), fake difficulty tends to work in favour of the enemies or opponents. However, since enemies rarely compete on fair terms with the player, and in fact tend to use an entirely different set of rules, this usually means that the bonuses given to the player's opposition fall into the realm of super-human - increased speed beyond normal limits, temporary damage boosts, the ability to negate the player's own abilities when normally they can't, and so on.
A great (and persistent) example of this type of difficulty can be found in Mario Kart - in fact, the series is somewhat infamous for it. While the goal of the game's rubber-banding is to provide a tense and exciting experience for the player, making sure that each race is as close a finish as possible, and that enemies are able to always keep players on their toes, in the long run, or for more experienced players, this form of difficulty tends to only breed contempt. While the illusion created is often enough to fool players who are of a lower skill level, as the effects are much more subtle and can often work in the player's favour, when that same system is put up against players who are able to make a mockery of even the high difficulty levels, the computer is forced to go to incredible levels to try and keep up with the player, to the point of blatant cheating, gaining items and abilities far in excess of the player, and even defying the laws of physics (or whatever analogue exists in the Mushroom Kingdom).
Another form of fake difficulty that rears its head is that of the false challenge (which I admit, sounds a little redundant). In the false challenge, the player is typically asked to perform a standard feat - defeat some enemies, race to the finish in the allotted time, etc. However, what starts out as a relatively routine task quickly turns out to be an extreme test of reflexes and ability, as the player is beset with all manner of unpredictable obstacles, traps and powerful enemies. The key thing is that in all of these situations, the player is caught off guard, and unable to sufficiently prepare. Usually, this results in a quick and frustrating death, as the player likely felt he or she was successful up until that point. Worst, usually, the only way to surmount this type of challenge is to try it again, often from the very beginning of the sequence, armed with the foreknowledge of the hidden challenge ahead. When these are compounded one after the other, it can lead to rage-inducing moments for the player.
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Suffice is to say, fake difficulty, no matter the variety, isn't fun for players, even if it's built into the game with the best of intentions. Although often the goal is to provide an unpredictable or challenging experience regardless of the player's skill level, more often than not it just comes across as mean-spirited, and at worst, can completely turn a player away from the game by rendering attempts at competition null and void. Unlike most forms of difficulty, this type is actually best avoided altogether, unless your goal is to make players hate your guts.
Random Number Gods
Although this is typically a type of difficulty reserved for strategy and role-playing games, random mechanics do exist in a wide variety of genres, whether they manifest in terms of how enemies behave in combat, the spread and accuracy of weapons, or whether or not the player is able to sneak by a foe successfully.
I've occasionally seen mechanics based on random elements derided by people, claiming that it takes away from the skill of the player to hinge success upon unpredictable odds. The key thing to understand about building difficulty out of a random number generator is that challenge is not substituted for "luck", as some might claim. Rather, difficulty arises as the player is forced to respond intelligently to new developments that aren't entirely predictable - it is the culmination of actions over a period of time that are important, not the individual actions themselves. Unlike trial and error, which typically tests reflexes and coordination, systems built on random elements test the player's ability to respond to change and to cope with new situations.
As mentioned above, it's also important to mention that random elements are often a staple in all types of games, regardless of whether or not difficulty is provided by trial and error, by manipulation of odds, or, ahem, fake difficulty. Driving a car in a racing simulation, for instance, there's bound to be some random effect in the vehicle's handling, or on varying types of terrain, even if it's only a small piece of the overall picture. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, because usually player skill is able to account for random elements anyway. More to the point, random doesn't necessarily mean unpredictable - it just means that there can be a certain degree of noise or interference in playing the game, to prevent things from playing out exactly the same way every single time. Otherwise, when playing Tetris, we'd see the same blocks always become available in the same order, and that wouldn't be nearly as fun to play, as the game itself is based wholly around bringing a degree of order to that randomness.
Unfortunately, building systems out of random number generators, particularly in role-playing games and strategy games, it's easy to fall prey to a problem - not in the mechanics themselves, mind, but in the player's perceptions and understandings of them. This usually manifests as what's commonly called the gambler's fallacy. The simplest example is a coin flip. Even though a coin only ever has a 50/50 chance of landing heads or tails (assuming it's a fair toss), we tend to assume that the 50/50 probability applies to all instances of the event in sequence, rather than the isolated event. In other words, we form a narrative as we flip that coin over and over again, perceiving each coin toss not as a single incident, but part of a larger whole - and as such, we also tend to assume that prior events have an influence on future events, or, put simply, that the more the coin lands heads, the greater the chances we think it has of landing tails.
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There's no easy solution for this problem, because you aren't battling the numbers, you're battling player expectations. Many developers actually get around this problem by instituting measures to make sure that random odds are, in fact, more predictable. For instance, if I have that 70% chance of success, I might program a clause into the game where it's impossible to miss more than one time in a row - even if ultimately the math is completely off. That's right, often, the random odds most players feel they rely on aren't actually random at all, but instead manipulated to fulfill the expectations players have. The irony of all this is that usually the player only ever notices that there's a "problem" if the math is correct in the first place. Obviously this is a controversial decision, and not everyone will agree with it one way or the other, but in the end it's probably better to fulfill player expectations than it is for those same players to wind up frustrated over what they feel are unfair and incorrect odds.
Presentation is Everything
The header here might draw some flak, but I think that this is a lesson that is very much unsaid when designing games, and yet at the same time one of the most important to learn. Difficulty, as I've outlined, comes in many flavours and is highly subjective - however, it is also important to recognize that the way difficulty is presented to the player is also just as, if not more important. Similar to the gambler's fallacy, sometimes it's not a particular mechanic that's the problem, it's the way that players perceive it that's at fault.
Let's take a recent example in Dead Money, the Fallout: New Vegas DLC add-on. The game came under attack from both players and press alike for what they perceived as a steep difficulty curve. In Dead Money, the normal endless freedom of Fallout gives way to slavery, as the player is thrust into a very specific and mostly linear path through the game by way of a bomb collar, which will instantly kill the player if he or she strays too far for the beaten path. Many of the challenges in the game rely on destroying the radio transmitters that broadcast the detonation frequency, which are often hidden underneath tables, inside closets, or are otherwise difficult to reach. The goal in this situation is to create tension for the player as he or she desperately rushes to find the radio transmitter before his or her head is explosively removed.
It's pretty clear, from an outsider's perspective, to see why this mechanic would be frustrating to players. The bomb collar produces a high-pitched, persistent beeping when under threat of detonation, which players quickly learn to avoid like the plague, for one. There's also something particularly demeaning about being enslaved in such a way by the antagonist. Other games that do this typically do so in such a way as so that the player regains his or her freedom quickly - while it's a good way to breed contempt for the villain, draw it out too long and that contempt falls onto the game developer instead. Last, this kind of enforced limitation goes against what most players take the newer Fallout games for, namely, open-ended role-playing games with a variety of solutions for every situation; in Dead Money, frequently there is only one solution, and it's often the one players aren't happy with.
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Looking around, I think you'll find more and more examples of perception of difficulty being a bigger problem than the difficulty itself. I can already think of a few off the top of my head - the jarring and repetitive taunts made by the bosses in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, for instance, are extremely grating on the nerves even if the boss fights themselves aren't overly challenging with a little preparation. Usually, in fact, associating a character with a given type of difficulty (say, Boswer and his castles in Super Mario Bros.) can quickly cause players to become frustrated and annoyed in situations when that character is either already rather annoying, or when the game mechanics themselves aren't enjoyable - it gives people a face to yell at.
This analysis, while far from complete, should have given a pretty good overview not only of a few different types of difficulty, but it should also have made understanding why people get upset at different types of games, different scenarios, and different sorts of difficulty a bit clearer. Creating and fine-tuning difficulty is always an ongoing process, and it's extremely difficult to get it right for all players. Even so, hopefully this piece has shed some light on exactly why that is, and what steps can be taken at a more fundamental design level, in order to ensure that your game is fun to play, and challenging, without being frustrating as well.


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This is one of those weeks.
And in case you want to eat along with me, and because a lot of these recipes are others' recipes I'm trying and can link to, I thought I'd share a week of meals with you. Actually six days, but you can take that seventh night off from cooking and go out somewhere :)
Night One
Roasted asparagus with olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper
Cantaloupe gazpacho
Night Two
Branzino with tomato jam
Crusty bread with garlic, smashed avocado, heirloom tomatoes, salt, and pepper
Swiss chard sauteed with olive oil, garlic, and salt, topped with toasted pine nuts
Night Three
Grilled eggplant with yogurt sauce and naan
Fresh cucumber and heirloom tomato salad
Night Four
Crispy roasted potatoes
Beet salad with fresh mozzarella and poppy seed dressing
Garden salad
Night Six
BLT with avocado
Sweet potato fries (Alexi frozen)
And a few extra treats I'm making this week and will share recipes for soon:
- Coconut and seed granola
- Watermelon, feta, and quinoa salad
- Fresh mint chocolate chip ice cream
- Healthy "milkshakes"
Hope you all enjoy a lovely weekend and I'll see you back here next week!


text: IRS Reaches Out to Small Employers on Health Care Tax Credit By Stephen Miller 4/23/2010 Permissions IRS Offers Guidance on New Tax Credit for Small Employers Updates: On June 30, 2014, the IRS issued a final rule on the small business health tax credit, along with a set of long with a set of Questions and Answers. On May 3, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2010-13 to help implement the small business health care tax credit created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see below). The guidance lists the average premium for the small group market in each state for the taxable 2010 year, as determined by the Department of Health and Human Services. On Sept. 7, 2010, the IRS posted a draft form that small businesses and tax-exempt organizations can use to calculate the small business health care tax credit when they file income tax returns in 2011 (see IRS Form Helps Small Businesses Claim Health Care Tax Credit). In mid-April 2010, the Internal Revenue Service began mailing postcards to more than 4 million U.S. small businesses and tax-exempt organizations to make them aware of the benefits of the recently enacted small business health care tax credit. Included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted in March 2010, the credit is one of the first health care reform provisions affecting employers directly to go into effect. The credit, which takes effect in 2010, is designed to encourage small employers to offer health insurance coverage for the first time or maintain coverage they have. "We want to make sure small employers across the nation realize that—effective for tax year 2010—they may be eligible for a valuable new tax credit. Our postcard mailing, which is targeted at small employers, is intended to get the attention of small employers and encourage them to find out more," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, in a released statement. "We urge every small employer to take advantage of this credit if they qualify." In general, the credit is available to small employers that pay at least half the cost of single coverage for their employees in 2010. The credit is targeted to help small businesses and tax-exempt organizations that employ primarily low- and moderate-income workers. For tax-years 2010 through 2013, the maximum credit is 35 percent of premiums paid by eligible small business employers and 25 percent of premiums paid by eligible employers that are tax-exempt organizations. The maximum credit goes to small employers—those with 10 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees—paying annual average wages of $25,000 or less. The credit is unavailable to employers that have 25 FTEs or more or that pay average wages of $50,000 per year or more. Because the eligibility rules are based in part on the number of FTEs, not the number of employees, businesses that use part-time help might qualify for some tax advantages even if they employ more than 25 individuals. Eligible small businesses can claim the credit as part of the general business credit starting with the 2010 income tax return they file in 2011. For tax-exempt organizations, the IRS will provide further information on how to claim the credit. More information about the credit, including a step-by-step guide and answers to frequently asked questions, is available on the IRS web site, IRS.gov. Stephen Miller is an online editor/manager for SHRM. Related External Article: Changes Coming in 2014 for Small Business Health Care Tax Credit, McGladrey, November 2013 Related SHRM Articles: Small Businesses Ponder Impact of Health Care Reform, HR News, April 2010 Tax Credits for Small Businesses, SHRM Online Legal Issues, March 2010 Quick Links: SHRM Online Benefits Discipline SHRM Online Health Care Reform web page • Sign up for SHRM's free Compensation & Benefits e-newsletter Permissions Related Content Consumerism, Cost-Shifting Helped Restrain Health Spending Managing Health Care Costs Medical Cost Increases Projected to Dip Slightly in 2015 Strategic Benefits--Health Care Costs Compared: Public vs. Private Sector Health Plans ADVERTISING LINKS


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Create a QR Code. QR Codes. QR Code. QR Code Generator. Make a QR Code. QR Code Tracking. NFC Tags. Delivr makes creating and tracking short URLs, QR Codes, and NFC Tags simple. - Delivr. All the features you want, none of the clutter.
We've developed an account dashboard that cuts to what matters most to you in a fresh and remarkably clear manner. In just minutes and a few clicks, you can create, manage and track campaigns using triggers such as Short URLs, QR Codes®, NFC Tags and Beacons. Your dashboard provides a simplified way for you to edit campaigns, download your QR Codes, create landing pages and more. QR coded Periodic Table of Elements published in Journal of Chemical Education. QR coded Periodic Table of Elements published in Journal of Chemical Education Last year, if you remember, I wrote about a great tool and example of how QR codes are being used in science education.
The QR coded audio Periodic Table of Elements (as seen below) has QR codes for each of the elements in the periodic table. QR Codes in the Classroom. Internet Catalogue. QR Codes | Common Craft QR Code Classroom Implementation Guide Cool Cat Teacher Blog QR Codes Explained and Ideas for Classroom Use: Free Technology for Teachers QR Codes in the Classroom - @geekyteach How to Incorporate QR Codes in the Classroom.
Tag My Doc - Assign QR Codes to Your Documents. One of the things that I really like about QR codes is that they make it very easy to put useful information on your phone or tablet.
Rather than trying to type a long address into your mobile browser's url bar (which can take me forever on a virtual keyboard) you can simply scan a code and open a website or file. There are a lot of tools out there for creating QR codes for webpages (including public Google Docs) but if you want to assign a QR code to a document that isn't online, that can be a little trickier unless you use Tag My Doc. Tag My Doc is a new service that allows you to assign and print a QR code on your documents. The process is very simple. Using QR Codes to showcase student process work ~ ICT For Educators. The iPad has proven to be an amazing tool for capturing student learning and for providing students with the opportunity to be creative and innovative learners.
Sharing content off the iPad, however can be quite a chore. For schools that use Google Apps, Google Drive can prove to be a great solution to sharing content created on the iPads and even as a possible solution for creating Digital Portfolios.


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Lil Bibby - Change (Prod. By Honorable C NOTE)
Change Lil Bibby Produced by Honorable C NOTE From Free Crack
A highlight from Bibby's long-awaited "Free Crack" mixtape, featuring a bass-heavy beat from Atlanta's consistently impressive Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
Lil Bibby's rap artistry continues to improve with every release, something which is most definitely evidenced on Change (Prod. By Honorable C NOTE). His ever-expanding catalogue is definitely better for it, and we're looking forward to the next piece of the puzzle - aren't you?
Make sure to visit our mixtape section to stream and/or download Free Crack, a tape released by Lil Bibby on Friday, November 29th, 2013. If you're down, make sure to visit Lil Bibby's profile page for the newest info, news, songs, and mixtapes. Check out Lil Bibby's Twitter.
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Sonya ThomasChestnut wins 6th straight title, downs 68 dogsSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 12:49pm.READ MORE:
Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest.
The San Jose, CA, man known as "Jaws" scarfed down 68 hot dogs and buns to win Wednesday in Brooklyn.
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Our goal was to establish whether altered hippocampal morphology represents a trait marker for genetic vulnerability in schizophrenia. We outlined the hippocampi on high-resolution MR images obtained from matched samples of control and discordant monozygotic and dizygotic co-twins (N = 40 pairs). Hippocampal measures were used in statistical tests specifically designed to identify disease-associated genetic and nongenetic influences on morphology. 3D surface average maps of the hippocampus were additionally compared in biological risk groups. Smaller hippocampal volumes were confirmed in schizophrenia. Dizygotic affected co-twins showed smaller left hippocampi compared to their healthy siblings. Disease-associated effects were not present between monozygotic discordant co-twins. Monozygotic, but not dizygotic, unaffected co-twins exhibited smaller left hippocampi compared to control twins, supporting genetic influences. Surface areas and posterior volumes similarly revealed schizophrenia and genetic liability effects. Results suggest that hippocampal volume reduction may be a trait marker for identifying individuals possessing a genetic predisposition for schizophrenia.
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With cement made from sand and seashells, Palm Cottage was built in 1895 by a Louisville newspaper publisher, one of the city's founders, who spent many winters in Naples. Once the scene of countless glamorous parties, Palm Cottage is now home to the Naples Historical Society and is filled with period furnishings, memorabilia, photographs, paintings, and other artifacts documenting the history of Naples.
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text: Built for speedIf you followed the international A1 Grand Prix racing in Taupo at the beginning of the year you will appreciate the advantage of the venue – one of the best motor racing facilities in Australasia. The A1GP event confirmed the Taupo Motorsport Park as the country's premier motorsport facility and an asset to New Zealand as a major sporting destination. Before its upgrade, the Taupo Motorsport Park was a modest 1.3 kilometre loop track and small pit area for club sports. The $12 million upgrade turned the racing venue into an international racetrack, test track facility, international drag strip, pit lane area and an associated business park. The Motorsport Park is managed by MIT Development, a company set up specifically to build and operate the facility. Extended into adjacent farmland, the upgraded motorsport park fits so well into the local landscape that it's hard to believe that it is so new. The concept for the park was first prepared by motorsport enthusiasts Chris Abbott and Ian Maskell in 2002. Construction started in August 2005 with Connell Wagner responsible for all civil works design, construction observation, safety design and resource and building consent approvals. The construction contract was awarded to Works Infrastructure. The racetrack contract was separated into stages to minimise the works area and accommodate two inaugural races; an international drag racing event early in January 2006 and a round of the NZ championships (including the NZV8's) in March 2006. Without the big budgets and unlimited greenfield land areas associated with similar racetracks in Europe, innovative solutions were applied to bring the track up to international design and safety requirements. These standards included local Motorsport New Zealand standards and those of international organisations, such as the F�d�ration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and the F�d�ration Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). It is the only racetrack in New Zealand to achieve the FIA's Grade 2 licensing requirements, and achieved on a significantly lower budget than other racetracks built around the world. Features include multi-use configurations with the ability to race two tracks at the same time (maximising track hire) while still providing a specialist race configuration for exciting spectator racing. The design of the multiple track interface areas, including tie-in to the old track, was complex and modeled in detail using computer road design software. This was the only way to meet the geometrical demands of each section of track. For example, the drag strip had to maintain constant grade and crossfall, making the sections of track that come off the drag strip complex to design. Jet cars can hit over 500 kilometres an hour on the drag strip, while cars racing in the opposite direction down the main straight can achieve 280km/hr. Tight budgets were met through a structured design matrix that identified the various constraints of each design component and the corresponding costs. Design also had to be flexible enough during construction to accommodate subtle track nuances and tolerances for exciting racing, which vary for every project. There's no known standard or guideline for this challenge. Computer aided simulations of the track were used to impart a feel for driving characteristics of certain key areas of the track. The fast-track approach to construction meant the designers and the contractor needed a lot of hands-on flexibility to provide for likely changes in the field to optimise the 'driver feel' for the track. Other challenges involved a limit to available land, which had a deceptively large fall from one end to the other that made the project more complex. The preference was always to make use of the existing features of the site as much as possible. At the existing track tie-in locations, for instance, lengths of existing pavement had to be milled and replaced. This old pavement material was then crushed for re-use as AP65 sub-base material. On an environmental level, the well-draining pumice soil in the area, coupled with a very low water table, made the isolated site suitable for on-site wastewater treatment and disposal using an aerated wastewater treatment system. Relying on temporary ablution facilities for one-off special events that could host the full spectator capacity of 35,000 people, the system is designed for standard weekend type events with additional storage chambers for flow buffering. Stormwater in the business park area is collected into a lined 500 cubic metre storage pond that also doubles as the firewater requirement for the site, greatly reducing the cost of the water reticulation upgrading. Stormwater from the track is not piped off site, but disposed of through soakage holes around the track, which avoids the concentration of flows at the bottom of the catchment. The net result of the motor park project is four race track configurations made up of; a 3.4 kilometre track (incorporating sections of the old track); a 3.5 kilometre track (more technical and slower with a tight s-bend connecting the new and old tracks); a 2.2 kilometre track (the entirely new upgrade); a 1.3 kilometre track (modified old club circuit); and an internationally complying full length drag strip with a 400 metre braking and emergency lengths. On January 18-20, 2008, Kiwi driver Jonny Reid, with Black Beauty, will attempt to better his two podium finishes at the inaugural A1GP Taupo. But this unique nation versus nation series features equalised technology to create a level playing field and 21 countries block Reid's path to double glory at home. The first event of the New Year and the fifth of the 10 rounds that make up the series, Taupo will be crucial for New Zealand's title hopes. Runners-up last season, A1 Team NZL are genuine contenders, and were top the points ladder for the first time ever after two epic wins at Brno in the Czech Republic in October. The A1GP action is backed by the best in local motorsport, with New Zealand Championship points on the line in NZV8s, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, Toyota Racing Series, Formula Fords, Mini Challenge and Production Racing. Taupo Motorsport Park, viewed as one of the most picturesque motorsport venue in the world, will be even more of a head-turner in year two. A more exciting Paddock Area heads the list of venue enhancements and a track change is set to ramp up the thrills and spills on-track as more passing opportunities are provided. Contractor Vol.31 No.11 December 07-January 2008 All articles on this website are copyright to Contrafed Publishing Co. Ltd. |


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A story in this week's Newsweek pulled together some key points from a variety of research about kids and behavior.
Basically, it seems researchers have found in about 30 percent of kids, their DNA carries a glitch -- that makes it tough for them to learn from their mistakes. So they won't learn that if they stay up late and blow a test not to do that next time. Or they won't realize that when the other kids won't play with them that perhaps they should stop bossing everyone around.
The gist of the story is basically that some kids will turn out a certain way -- regardless of what their parents teach them.
So what's a parent to do? Hmm.
First, I think that was pretty much a given before this study came out. We all know kids -- or at least I do -- who had loving, caring, responsible parents and who turned out as the demon child. Was it the parents' fault? Who knows.
So know we know there might be a genetic reason. That's reassuring in a sense, but it really doesn't change the fact that as parents we don't control the whole wide world. We love our kids; we set limits; we do our best. But at some point we'll have to sort of hold our breath and hope and pray.
Parenthood isn't a sure thing. Never was. Parenting techniques that were commonplace and considered fine in the past -- such as spanking -- now raise questions. We're really the first generation that focuses so much on the whole idea of "parenting." Moms and dads of the past didn't obsess about it as much as many parents today do.
I suspect as time goes on we'll find there's a genetic reason for everything. I like chocolate because something in my DNA tells me to; I'm not a good napper -- never was, even as a baby -- because that's in my genetic code. That's important to know.
But really in the end it just confirms what we already know. Parenting is hard, often thankless work. And the final exam comes 20 years after we start, and we get the test results in dribs and drabs over the next 30 years. We can only do the best that we can do.
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QuickEver Clip is an app that allows you to send what's on your iPhone clipboard to Evernote with just one touch.Video on Youtube : http://youtu.be/eJSRBvLRLWo
Select and copy the parts you want to send from even the apps that aren't connected to Evernote and just by starting up QuickEver Clip you can quickly and easily send them to Evernote.
The ways you can use Evernote will spread like never before because you can easily send things to Evernote at any time!
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・Send details you copy from other apps to Evernote without any hassle
1. Select and copy the details on another app that you want to send to Evernote
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Tap the Send button to send it to Evernote.
・Naturally it's possible to assign notebooks and tags
It's also possible to set up a default that it will always use
・Supports character strings, images, (website) HTML, and URLs
It's also OK to copy several images from an image app all at once
Character strings of just one URL will automatically be judged as a URL and it will do a web clip.
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OSA is the acronym for Orthosilicic Acid Si(OH)4 which is the active, and bioavailable form of silicon.
OSA ( Si(OH)4 )
Silicon (Si) as OSA is the predominant water soluble form that is bioavailable and absorbed by body.
Silicon (Si) in nature is rarely found in its elemental form but occurs chiefly as insoluble silicates and small amount are present as water soluble OSA.
Around neutral pH, OSA polymerizes at concentrations much above 2mM, forming a range of silica species from soluble dimers to colloids and solid phase silica and become less bioavailable to the body. Hence it is of utmost importance to verify that the Si existing in any product is truly OSA ( Si(OH)4 ) the soluble, bioactive and bioavailable form. Spritzer natural mineral water Si content confirmed by University of London to be virtually 100% water soluble, bioactive OSA.
BIOACTIVE Si ANALYSIS OF SPRITZER NATURAL MINERAL WATER BY ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL, KING'S COLLEGE LONDON, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK.
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SPRITZER high Bioactive Silicon water is readily bio available and readily absorbable by the body.
Plants take up OSA from the soil, which is transported through the plant in this form, and is then mostly deposited in cell lumina and walls as solid amorphous silica deposits known as phytoliths.
Therefore, in plants and plant-based foods, Si is present as insoluble phytolithic silica, but intestine up take proceeds following luminal hydrolysis to OSA.
Food processing and refining removes Si as it strips the husks/fibre in which Si is largely present.


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Del Toro's Pacific Rim a beautiful poem to giant monstersGuillermo Del Toro started production on Pacific Rim earlier this week. The film involves destructive creatures emerging from a vortex out in the Pacific, which means that guys in giant robot suits need to stop them. (Your inner 10-year-old just nodded in approval and high-fived you.) In a recent interview with Wired, Del Toro commented: Del Toro also discussed the idea of multiplatform storytelling, saying, "People still think of videogames, or novels, or comic books, or internet as things that support the movie or spin off of the movie, when in reality they are tools to create the universe of that particular movie. It's a single universe, and you need to think about it like that." Makes me wonder what Del Toro thinks of Rubicon (the forthcoming Seven Samurai remake) and their approach to this. There's much more discussed in the full interview, including the development of his video game inSane, the last book of The Strain Trilogy (co-authored with Chuck Hogan), and his views on the folklore of vampirism. [Via Wired] Comments not appearing? Anti-virus apps like Avast or some browser extensions can cause this. Easy fix: Add [*].disqus.com to your software's white list. Tada! Happy comments time again.
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The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking three major construction projects.
From 1 April 2015 there will be three patient governor vacancies in our patient constituency.
Across our three London hospitals, our vision is clear: to deliver world class expertise, local care. We combine globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital care to represent the NHS at its best.
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Hotel in Munich: hotelmüller München
Small and sophisticated hotel in central Munich. The hotelmüller München is a 3-star city hotel with a friendly atmosphere and individual service.
Save yourself unnecessary travelling time! You couldn't find a more ideal location to stay in central Munich. The pedestrian zone starts just behind the hotel and Marienplatz and the city centre are only 5 minutes away on foot. You can find out exactly where our hotel is here.
Although located in the centre of the city, the hotel is in a pleasant side street in the popular Glockenbach quarter. With its smart mid-19th century buildings, it is one of the most sought-after residential and entertainment districts in Munich.
The Oktoberfest, the Hofbräuhaus brewery and the Deutsches Museum are all situated within walking distance.
More comfort, more service
Our extras for your stay:
- Secure parking
- free WLAN
- varied breakfast buffet
- Cooling fans will be available in summer and umbrellas can be borrowed from the reception desk in case of rain.
- non-smoking hotel
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Here you can download the hotel prospectus with information about the hotelmüller München as PDF file.
You need the Acrobat-Reader, which you can download here>>.
The file is about 1.4 MB.
Prüfen Sie hier die Verfügbarkeit zu Ihrem Wunschtermin und buchen Sie Ihren Aufenthalt im hotelmüller München zum garantiert besten Preis.
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I am a 30 something developer with 17 years professional experience designing and developing bespoke software solutions to a wide variety of industries.
In 2013 I decided to offer my services as a freelancer with the aim to offer cost effective software solutions to digital and design agencies who offer web design and development.
I am now able to dedicate my time working on what I do best giving my clients a quality solution to their outsourcing issues.
Web design is no longer just about looking good, user experience, mobile and tablet ready responsive websites are a requirement in todays market and no longer an option.
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A 13-year-old Dillon, S.C., boy has been arrested after officers say he did some patrolling of his own in a stolen police car.Dillon Police Sgt. Jason Turner told the Morning News of Florence that officers didn't even know the car was missing until residents reported seeing the boy driving it Sunday. The boy had done the same thing the previous Sunday, Turner said.
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El Paso, TX — After a rough start in a three game series with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks losing 12-3 last night, the Diablos came back with a convincing 8-3 win, thanks to clutch hits and an electrifying crowd to tie the series at 1-1 on Kids Day!
The First four innings were dominated by great pitching from both teams, starting pitcher David Casillas had a strong showing after his recent struggles against the Amarillo Sox. Casillas went 6.1 innings, throwing 100 pitches, with seven strike outs, and only gave up three runs to keep the Diablos within reach.
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Linda Satchwell
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Contribution and expenditure information through Sept. 30 is in for Dick Lundy and Jon Kennedy. The hotly contested District 5 supervisor's run-off election has both candidates collecting and spending like (almost) no other campaign in recent memory.
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It's said to be among the most stressful experiences in a person's life – moving house.
The event of moving itself causes stress which in turn makes us unwell which is where a chiropractor can help. Not many people are aware that among the skills of a trained chiropractor is the ability to help deal with stress in the body.
On the day of a house move, there's so much to do and it has to be done quickly and to a deadline that we often forget the basics of how to protect our back from injury.
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c) Firstly, face the direction in which you want to carry the weight. Always lift using a relaxed, straight back. Make sure your legs are at least your hips' width apart with the knees bent.
d) Keep your head and shoulders directly above your waist and keep the weight you are carrying as close to you as possible – avoid twisting.
e) Avoid bending from the waist, which increases the stress on your lower back. Never keep the knees straight, as this will lead to over-stretching and damage to your back and never lift while twisting from the waist.
f) Try and lift with your feet about shoulder width apart or more. This will make you more stable. And don't lift with your arms straight out, keep the elbows bent and to your side to minimise the stress on your back.
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J.J. Jackson | June 21, 2012
The GSA may wind up with less money next year. The scandal ridden agency is under fire in the Republican lead House and is, as of right now, having some of its funding stripped. Of course, there is a long way to go before a final budget is proposed and all this could change. Plus, we all know the Senate, controlled by Harry Reid and the Democrats, never passes budgets anyway.
The fiscal 2013 budget approved by the House Appropriations Committee provides funding for the White House and such federal agencies as the Treasury Department, the Small Business Administration and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The $21 billion budget is $376 million below last year's level and $2 billion below what President Obama requested.
The bill also is $3 billion below fiscal 2010 – the last year Democrats controlled Congress.
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Half-Way Jam 2009
Ok, so say you live in the northern part of America or even southern Canada and don't feel like making the trek to Rocklahoma, Rock Gone Wild or Rock on the Range. You can always hit the 2009 edition of the Half-Way Jam. The festival is slated for July 23-25 in Royalton, Minnesota.
Bands already inked:
Skid Row, Dokken, Great White, The Sweet, April Wine, BulletBoys, Blimp, TNT and Arch Allies. More bands will be added.
Now, Skid Row and Great White are doing tons of festivals this summer. I can't say the same for The Sweet or April Wine. In fact, those are two bands I'd love to see - especially The Sweet.
The good news is that the Half-Way Jam is dirt cheap. Just $249 for V.I.P. and that gets you a three day ticket, drinks and food. If you want to go general admission, you can get through the gates (legally!) for $79 bucks. A one day pass is $29. Click here to learn more.
Here's The Sweet "Ballroom Blitz." Always makes me think of Wayne's World. Good times.
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I cant make Rock gone wild, Rocklahoma or Rock on the range.
And now to add Half way Jam to another festival I cant go to. Yay.
Which sucks because I lurrrrrve the Sweet:)
But didnt their lead singer die? Brian someone?
Current line up is:
Sweet(2006 - present)
Peter Lincoln - lead vocals, bass
Andy Scott - vocals, guitar, synthesizers
Steve Grant - keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, backing vocals
Bruce Bisland - drums, percussion
Apparently Steve Priest has his own line up in US
Steve Priest's Sweet(2008–present)
Joe Retta - Lead vocals
Steve Priest - bass, vocals
Stuart Smith - lead guitar, vocals
Stevie Stewart - keyboards, vocals
Richie Onori - drums
We hope to see you at Halfway Jam 2009. We have just added Jackyl, Hericane Alice, Draw The Line - A tribute to Aerosmith and Strutter - A tribute to Kiss. We have a second stage with a ton of cool local rock bands playing. we also have the coolest festival campground in the Midwest!!! Feel free to contact me with any questions!


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Jane's Addiction, Alice in Chains Top Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival Lineup
Coheed and Cambria, Circa Survive round out main stage roster for traveling concert series
Jane's Addiction — who are notably not playing this year's Lollapalooza — Alice in Chains, Coheed and Cambria, and more will hit the road together for the fourth annual Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival, organizers have announced. The traveling showcase will make stops all across North America, starting with an August 9 performance at the Toyota Pavilion in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and ending with a September 15 gig at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California.
Circa Survive will join AiC, Jane's Addiction, and Coheed on the main stage, while Walking Papers (featuring former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan), Middle Class Rut, New Politics, Danko Jones, Chuck Shaffer Picture Show, and more will take the event's secondary stage.
Tickets for most of the UPROAR shows will go on sale on April 25 at noon local times and will be priced between $10 and $90; fans can purchase passes at the UPROAR website or through Live Nation. Additionally, fans can enter a contest to win a trip to the September 15 show, complete with roundtrip airfare for two, hotel accomodations, $500 spending cash each, and two front row tickets. Click here for more information.
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August 9 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
August 10 - Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre
August 11 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 13 - Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 14 - Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
August 16 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
August 17 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 18 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 20 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 22 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 23 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
August 24 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater
August 27 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater
August 28 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 29 - The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *
August 31 - Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheatre
September 1 - Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 2 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
September 8 - Ridgefield, WA @ Sleep Country Amphitheater *
September 11 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Desert Sky Pavilion
September 14 - Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
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O2 Yoga: Cambridge Studio
1001 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
The Cambridge location opened its doors in November 2012 and offers classes 7 days a week. Our vegan cafe opened in July of 2013. Pre-order a smoothie or a sandwich before class and it will be ready and waiting for you when class lets out. We also have a retail store selling US-made yoga gear. After a great yoga class you can peruse the retail, enjoy the cafe, or get a massage with one of the talented massage therapists working at O2. We also offer acupuncture services.
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From 93:
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Pass Whole Foods on your Right.
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Red Line, Harvard or Central T stops: Directly between the two, 7 minute walk down Mass Ave. Look for our big purple sign!
Bus Routes: 1, 64, 68, 69, 70A, 83, and 91.
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