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not much behind this one exept that it was a pretty dumb, yet funny(to me) idea that came after the movie. I have another FLASH fables im workin on if yur interested, and thats about it.hope the preloader works.
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Oh, come on! You ruined a good idea! Dancing matrix people? Hmm... sounds good. This = not good. I am very serious here. I have watched a few of your movies and they haven't had a play button, instead it just jumps right in and if you're on the loo then you miss half the film by the time you get to the computer. If you don't know how to do buttons use the tutorials on this very site. Also, the loading took waaaaaaaay too long for a tiny film like that, what was it loading? But I like your ideas and I hope you can make your future films better (like a play button) than this one. But I'm not heartless so I'm giving you more than zero in each zone (unlike some people), and am giving you what I think it actually deserves.
Good luck in the future.
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Your freakin' me out man! What the hell was that? Kinda funny, made me laff with WTFness, if yo know wha' I mean!
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Strange, but funny
This is just crazy Matrix madness. Dancing Smiths and groving Morphious, etc. are possibley one of the most insane things I've ever seen, yet it was pretty funny. Odd music, too.
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Im putting all zeros because I didn't even wait for it to frikin start, if it takes that long to load with a tiny file like that, than im obviously just waisting my time }:(


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The mother-daughter duo, whose line includes 110 nail colors ($9), 126 lipsticks ($15) and 130 eye shadows ($13), has rescued divas in distress before. Last fall, they FedExed false eyelashes to Faye Dunaway while she toured as Maria Callas in the play Master Class and flew a batch of Fire blush to Naomi Campbell for a modeling gig in London. Those and other ardent fans—Carolyn Bessette Kennedy bought No. 9 opalescent nail polish for her wedding—have helped turn the 17-year-old firm into a thriving chain, with 36 antique-filled stores from Saudi Arabia to Santa Monica, plus outlets in three Barneys branches.
Success, say Nowak and Arfwidson, grew in part from a simple philosophy. "Makeup is something fun and inspiring," says Arfwidson, who lives in Manhattan and runs the Swedish chain's operations outside Europe. "But it's not a must," agrees Nowak, who handles European sales and worldwide product development from Stockholm. "People should feel as if they're in their own living room playing with colors, without feeling pushed into buying anything."
And when it comes to running the company, the mother-daughter roles are often reversed. "Martina is much more organized and diplomatic in meetings than I am," says Nowak, 56. As for Nowak, Arfwidson, 31, calls her mischievous. "Mom wants to play around all the time," she says.
That's the way it has always been. The youngest of four children, Nowak was raised in the tiny Swedish village of Rottne by her uncle Erik Nilsson, a carpenter, and aunt Alma, a homemaker, after her mother died in childbirth (devastated, Nowak's father was unable to raise the two youngest children). "I loved playing with colors," Nowak recalls. "When I was 5, I painted an uncle's nails since he was the only one who would sit still." Not allowed to wear makeup until she was 15, Nowak pretended to wear lipstick by staining her mouth with red candy.
After graduating from high school in 1956, she spent a year in London as a hospital orderly. She returned to Sweden and got a job as a receptionist at St. Jörgens Hotel in Malmö, where she met and married helicopter pilot Thomas Arfwidson in 1964. By the time Martina was born two years later, Nowak—who was amicably divorced from Arfwidson in 1974—had opened a series of fashion boutiques, one of which she converted into the original FACE cosmetics shop.
At first, daughter Martina wasn't impressed by her mother's business savvy. "She had the hippest jean store in town, but it was beneath me to wear jeans," she says. "I loved artsy clothes." A singer, Arfwidson headed to Manhattan's American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 1986. But after a record deal for her a cappella group Xparx fell through, she joined the family firm. She hasn't given up her dream though. Arfwidson recently resumed writing songs in her studio, a converted barn on her and Nowak's 32-acre spread in Upstate New York. Each of them also keeps a Manhattan apartment, and in Stockholm, Nowak shares a two-bedroom apartment with second husband, orthopedist Jan Nowak, 48, whom she married in 1983.
"I miss my husband tremendously," says Nowak, who travels seven months out of the year. But not enough to succumb to big bucks offers from investors wanting to franchise FACE in malls across the country. "Money isn't everything," Arfwidson says. "I don't need Prada pants or diamonds." Nowak agrees: "After working so hard for so long, FACE is like my own little baby. I can't imagine giving it up."
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I once told someone: "I won't be able to tell because the real you is on the inside. What kind of show you want to put on for others is entirely up to you. You're the director, the choreographer, the writer, and the star of your own play called 'Life'." They were asking me if I wanted to see the real 'them' and this was my response.
So, what kind of show do you put on? Do you keep little secrets about the plot until the very end? Do you like to captivate the audience with a marvelous display of magic and wonder? Is it an action play that excites the people with amazing special effects and stunts?
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Sharp injury could be a killer
Posted by TimS on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 01:14
We won't know until Monday, or more likely Tuesday, the severity of the left knee injury Patrick Sharp suffered in Sunday's 2-1 win over Phoenix.
An injury to their leading goal scorer is exactly what the Hawks didn't need at this point, especially with Dave Bolland and Brian Campbell on the shelf.
The Hawks moved into fifth place in the Western Conference with Sunday's big win.
Can they stay there and make the playoffs if Sharp's injury is serious?
Can the Hawks make a serious run at a second straight Stanley Cup without Sharp?
Probably not.
Teams can overcome short-term injuries. In the Hawks' case, Troy Brouwer or Viktor Stalberg likely would get an opportunity to step into Sharp's spot on the first liner with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.
The Hawks might need to go 5-5 in their last 10 games to make the playoffs. They can do that without Sharp.
But in the playoffs, when goals are at a premium, missing Sharp would be pretty difficult to overcome. Remember the 11 clutch goals he scored in the playoffs last spring.
Let's not jump to conclusions here. Maybe Sharp will be OK in a few days. Maybe Bolland will be back sooner than later.
But Hawks coach Joel Quenneville normally tells reporters after an injury such as Sharp's occurs if it's not serious. All Quenneville said Sunday was that Sharp would have his injury looked at again on Monday.
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VATICAN CITY, JAN. 23, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican has given its juridical, moral and symbolic support to a 1970s U.N. convention aimed at eliminating chemical weapons from the world.
The Vatican officially adhered to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction.
A Vatican press statement published today revealed that on Jan. 4, Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio in the United States, deposited the document of adherence with U.S. government authorities.
In this way, the Vatican "wishes to encourage the whole international community resolutely to pursue the paths leading to a system of disarmament of weapons of mass destruction, as part of the process of global and complete disarmament," the statement said.
"The tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, have led to a clearer and more widespread awareness of the need to build a culture of multilateral dialogue and a climate of trust between all the members of the human family," the declaration states.
"At this particular point in history, instruments of cooperation and prevention constitute one of the most effective safeguards in the face of heinous acts such as the use of biological weapons, capable of indiscriminately striking at innocent civilian populations," the text continues.
"In conformity with its own nature and the specific condition of Vatican City State, the Holy See, by its solemn act of accession, wishes to offer its moral support to the commitment of all States to promote a practical implementation of the Convention in question, aware that the establishment of a culture of peace, and of life is based upon the values of responsibility, solidarity and dialogue," the note concludes.
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Here is another old layout.
I had fun with this one and had it planned for awhile. It was quite easy since I used all pre-made embellishments. Who would have thought that yellow and black would look good on a baby layout? I would have to say that even though it is simple it is one of my favorite layouts. It may be also because I love these photos so darn much.
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Title: | NEMA and ASHRAE Collaborate to Develop a Facility Smart Grid Information Mode Standard |
Published: | April 01, 2011 |
Abstract: | The National Electrical Manufacturer‰s Association (NEMA) and the American Society of Heating Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) are working to cooperatively develop a national Facility Smart Grid Information Model standard. This standard will be broadly applicable for homes, commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities. It will enable better management of electrical loads and local generation sources in collaboration with a smart utility grid. |
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Tuesday's NHL Capsules
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
MONTREAL (AP) — Marcus Johansson scored his second goal of the game 6:43 into the third period, Mike Knuble added Washington's second power-play goal and the Capitals extended their winning streak to nine games with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Johansson, who also scored a power-play goal 1:06 into the game, took Alexander Ovechkin's centering pass and put a backhand shot past Carey Price for his 11th goal of the season to give Washington its third and final one-goal lead.
Knuble added an insurance goal with his 17th with 3:07 left in the third.
Braden Holtby, who was named the NHL's first star of the week on Monday, stopped 24 shots for his fifth straight win and Brooks Laich also scored for the Capitals.
Andrei Kostitsyn and Travis Moen scored, and Price made 37 saves for the Canadiens.
Sharks 6, Stars 3
DALLAS (AP) — Ryane Clowe scored the tiebreaker in the opening two minutes of the final period, Torrey Mitchell added an insurance goal 1:40 later, and the San Jose Sharks rallied from a two-goal deficit.
Dany Heatley and Joe Thornton had two goals each, including empty-netters in the final 1:08, and Joe Pavelski contributed four assists for the Sharks, 10-2-2 in their last 14 games.
Jamie Benn had a power play goal and two assists, Toby Petersen netted a short-handed goal, and Mike Ribeiro scored at even strength for Dallas.
With the score even at 2, Pavelski stole the puck from Dallas defenseman Jeff Woywitka and passed to Clowe, who was speeding up the middle and beat Kari Lehtonen at 1:51.
Kings 4, Predators 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown each had a goal and an assist, and Los Angeles wrapped up the franchise's first sweep of a four-game road trip.
Alec Martinez and Wayne Simmonds also had goals as the Kings won the season series with Nashville 3-1. Brown sealed the victory with an empty-netter with 62 seconds left.
Jonathon Blum and J.P. Dumont each scored for Nashville.
The Predators came in trailing fifth-place Los Angeles by only three points in the tight Western Conference, but they snapped a two-game winning streak and missed out on a chance to move from ninth into one of the top eight spots.
Nashville outshot the Kings 32-18 but just couldn't beat Jonathan Bernier, who has been in net in all four games this season against the Predators.
Penguins 5, Senators 1
OTTAWA (AP) — Tyler Kennedy and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an assist.
Chris Kunitz had three assists for the Penguins, who also got goals from Ben Lovejoy, Matt Cooke and Zbynek Michalek.
The Senators have now lost two straight after their three-game winning streak was snapped in Buffalo on Sunday.
Ryan Shannon scored for the Senators. Ottawa's Craig Anderson allowed four goals for the second straight game. He made 36 saves while Pittsburgh backup Brent Johnson turned aside 21 of 22.
Paul Martin and Dustin Jeffrey had two assists each as the Penguins.
Hurricanes 1, Sabres 0
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cam Ward stopped 40 shots — including 22 in the first period — to help the Carolina Hurricanes creep closer to playoff contention.
Brandon Sutter scored in the final minute of the first period, and the Hurricanes snapped a four-game winless streak (0-3-1). With 74 points, ninth-place Carolina moved to within two points of the Sabres for the Eastern Conference's eighth and final playoff spot with 3 1/2 weeks left in the regular season.
The Sabres had their chances, outshooting the Hurricanes 40-33 despite being shut out for the fifth time this season. Buffalo dropped to 7-3-2 in its past 12 games and fell two points behind the New York Rangers, who moved into seventh place after beating the Islanders 6-3 earlier in the evening.
Bruins 3, Blue Jackets 2, SO
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tuukka Rask stopped all three Columbus attempts and rookie Tyler Seguin scored the only shootout goal and end Boston's season-worst four-game losing streak.
Rask made 34 saves through overtime, and David Krejci and Rich Peverley scored regulation goals for Boston, which won the 2,800th game in the history of the 87-year-old franchise.
Grant Clitsome and Scottie Upshall scored for Columbus, which has lost eight of nine to all but fall out of playoff contention in the Western Conference. Steve Mason made 27 saves.
The Bruins entered as the third seed in the East, only two points ahead of Northeast Division rival Montreal.
Flyers 3, Panthers 2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Carter scored two goals in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Tuesday night.
Scott Hartnell also scored for the Flyers and Brian Boucher made 20 saves. The win was the Flyers' third in eight games but they maintained a one-point lead over Washington in the Eastern Division.
Stephen Weiss and Dmitry Kulikov scored for the Panthers. Tomas Vokoun stopped 28 shots.
Philadelphia tied the game at 2 on Carter's first goal at 4:43 of the second. Florida's Darcy Hordichuk lost control of the puck between the circles in front of the Panther net. Carter grabbed it, turned and fired the puck into the net.
Rangers 6, Islanders 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan McCabe had a goal and an assist, and the Rangers scored three times on a potent power play to win the latest New York-New York matchup.
Brandon Prust netted a short-handed goal, and Erik Christensen scored on the power play in a dominating first period in which the Rangers grabbed a 2-0 lead and took 21 shots.
Ryan Callahan, Marian Gaborik, and McCabe scored in a span of 7:40 in the second as the Rangers took control again after the Islanders tied it. The Rangers returned home for the first time in more than a week, following a 1-1 trip to California, and recorded 47 shots in winning for the fourth time in five games.
Devils 4, Thrashers 2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rookie Jacob Josefson scored early in the third period and the hard-charging New Jersey Devils rallied from a two-goal deficit.
Travis Zajac, Patrik Elias and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored as the Devils improved to 23-3-2 in their last 28 games and moved past the .500 mark (33-32-4) for the first time this season.
Martin Brodeur had 18 saves, stopping a break-in by Blake Wheeler and a shot in close by Bryan Little in the final minute as New Jersey jumped from 12th place in the Eastern Conference to 10th with 13 games left in the regular season.
The Devils also got the benefit of having an apparent tying goal by Evander Kane waved off with 37.4 seconds remaining because of a high stick.
Coyotes 4, Flames 3
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Keith Yandle and Michal Rozsival scored 19 seconds apart early in the third period.
Yandle put Phoenix up 3-1 with his 11th goal at 1:53 of the third when his centering pass deflected in off the knee of Flames defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.
The Coyotes increased their lead to three when Roszival's point shot went through a crowd and beat Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff.
Calgary bounced back on Mikael Backlund's power-play goal less than a minute later, and with momentum on their side, the Flames crept within one on Alex Tanguay's goal at 9:28.
However, Ilya Bryzgalov had 24 saves.
Lee Stempniak and Eric Belanger also scored for Phoenix. Olli Jokinen scored for Calgary.
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Effect of Topical Imiquimod on Lentigo Maligna (LIMIT-1)
This study has been completed.
Jerry Marsden
Department of Health, United Kingdom
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First received: June 24, 2010
Last updated: June 18, 2012
Last verified: May 2010
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The purpose of this study is to determine if topical imiquimod is effective in the pathological complete regression of lentigo maligna.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Lentigo Maligna |
Drug: Imiquimod |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Effect of Topical Imiquimod on Lentigo Maligna |
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Further study details as provided by University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Pathological complete regression (PCR) in the mapped biopsied and resected LM using 2 mm slices. [ Time Frame: Results available at 1-2 week post surgery follow up visit. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Clinical assessment of response after imiquimod treatment [ Time Frame: Assessed at 12 week treatment visit and 1-2 week post surgery follow up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The pathological response in the entire resected lesion will be compared with that predicted from clinical examination and biopsies taken before surgery, post imiquimod treatment. We will assess whether adequate surgical margins can be determined using clinical maps. It is essential to know the accuracy of the method of clinical assessment of response.
- Clinical feasibility of imiquimod treatment [ Time Frame: Tolerability will be assessed during treatment period of 12 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Number of reported local adverse reactions and systemic adverse reactions; adherence to treatment schedule and acceptability of imiquimod treatment.
- Number of consultations with NHS staff during imiquimod treatment [ Time Frame: Assessed up to week 12 visit ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Frequency of functional T cell responses recognising peptide epitopes in melanocyte differentiation and cancer-testis antigens. [ Time Frame: Assessed with baseline and 12 week visit samples. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Circulating immune responses to proteins expressed within melanoma will be measured using blood draws taken before imiquimod treatment and after completion of imiquimod therapy but before surgery. The demonstration of a circulating immune response would be an important finding that would strongly support the investigation of imiquimod as primary therapy for melanoma, even if coupled with subsequent surgery because of the potential for such an immune response to be preventative against recurrence or invasive disease.
- Measurement of hypothetical treatment preferences for surgery or imiquimod for LM using standard gamble technique. [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at 12 weeks post surgery (follow up visit) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Enrollment: | 30 |
Study Start Date: | June 2010 |
Study Completion Date: | March 2012 |
Primary Completion Date: | March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Intervention Details:
Drug: Imiquimod
250mg sachets to be applied at a start dose of 5 days a week. Dose will be adjusted using an algorithm according to tolerability.
Other Name: Aldara 5% cream
Ages Eligible for Study: | 45 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of lentigo maligna (LM) (acquired pigmented macule present for more than 12 months with no change in skin surface texture or contour, no palpability, diameter >10 mm, sited on the head or neck). The lower anatomical limit is the root of the neck - a line joining the medial end of the clavicles with the medial insertion of trapezius.
- Histological findings consistent with LM (increased numbers of atypical melanocytes confined to the epidermis, sun damaged skin) in one or more 4mm punch biopsies(s) from the darkest area, reported by a pathologist with expertise in the diagnosis of melanocytic lesions, and part of a recognised NHS skin cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team.
- The upper limit of the lesion is not defined by size, but it must be suitable for complete surgical excision using a 5 mm lateral margin.
- The outline of the lesion must be easily defined visually in daylight around its entire circumference.
- Patient fit enough and willing to undergo surgery as required by the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinical or histological evidence of invasive melanoma including any palpability of the lesion, or clinical and/or histological evidence of regression or dermal invasion
- Aged less than 45 years
- Recurrent LM - the index lesion must not have been previously treated
- Life expectancy of less than 12 months
- Other skin lesions which may compromise the ability to complete this study, such as co-existing or adjacent melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer. Co-existing adjacent actinic keratoses would not exclude the patient from the study
- Women of childbearing potential, who are pregnant, plan to become pregnant during their study participation or breastfeeding.
- Unable to give informed consent.
- Hypersensitivity to imiquimod or to any of the excipients (methylhydroxybenzoate (E218), propylhydroxybenzoate (E216), cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol).
- Taking immunosuppressive medication.
- Taking part in any other intervention study.
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01161888
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01161888
United Kingdom | |
Dr J Marsden | |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2TH |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Jerry Marsden
Department of Health, United Kingdom
Principal Investigator: | Jerry Marsden, Dr | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust |
More Information
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on April 16, 2015
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Jerry Marsden, Consultant Dermatologist, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01161888 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | LIMIT-1 |
Study First Received: | June 24, 2010 |
Last Updated: | June 18, 2012 |
Health Authority: | United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle Lentigo Hyperpigmentation Melanoma Melanosis Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Neuroectodermal Tumors Neuroendocrine Tumors |
Nevi and Melanomas Pigmentation Disorders Skin Diseases Imiquimod Adjuvants, Immunologic Antineoplastic Agents Immunologic Factors Interferon Inducers Pharmacologic Actions Physiological Effects of Drugs Therapeutic Uses |
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Christians believe that human beings were created by God in the image and likeness of their Creator. They proclaim that the entire universe, all matter, and all life were designed and brought into existence by an infinitely higher intelligence who exists outside of time and space. Materialists and atheists, on the other hand, assert that man is the result of a long mindless and chaotic process that randomly stumbled into producing matter, biological organisms, and eventually humans. Who is right?
Mathematics and reason offer us a way to test the materialist assumptions and shed some light into the insurmountable problem faced by atheists. A simple algebraic formula, that even high-school students can master, can help us quantify the probability of random actions giving rise to even the most basic order. To get a better idea of the odds involved, we will calculate the mathematical probability that the simple phrase "To be, or not to be: that is the question:", from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, can occur by chance.
Leaving aside for a moment the glaring contradiction that chaos could produce anything close to intelligence, reason, and logic – the very basis which allows man to observe reality, draw inferences, develop and test theories and mathematical and scientific formulas, and reach reliable conclusions – let us proceed.
Probability and Permutations
First, a quick review of probability concepts:
Probability is defined as
(1) "the extent to which something is probable; the likelihood of something happening or being the case", or
(2) "the chance that something will happen – how likely it is that some event will happen." (MathisFun)
A Permutation is defined as
(1) "a way, especially one of several possible variations, in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged", or
(2) "an ordered arrangement of numbers, letters, terms, etc., of a set into specified groups."
There are two different types of permutations: (a) with repetition and (b) without repetition. Since our phrase requires that we reuse letters, spaces, and punctuation symbols, we will calculate the number of permutations with repetition.
Permutations with Repetition – Mathematical Formula
From MathisFun.com website we have a concise explanation of the mathematical formula to use:
– When you have n things to choose from … you have n choices each time!
– When choosing r of them, the permutations are: n × n × … (r times) = nr. In other words, there are n possibilities for the first choice, then there are n possibilities for the second choice, and so on, multiplying each time.
The formula is simply nr (n raised to the power of r), where n is the number of things to choose from, and you choose r of them at a time.
Permutations with Repetition – Simple Example
For example, let us calculate how many 2 letter permutations of the letters a, b, c are possible.
We have 3 letters (things) to chose from and we need to chose 2 of them at a time.
Based on our formula: n = 3 and r = 2. This gives us 32, which equals nine (9) possible permutations = aa, bb, cc, ab, ac, ba, bc, ca, cb.
Shakespearean Permutations Exercise
Now, let's return to the "To be, or not to be: that is the question:" Shakespearean phrase. The expression itself is 42 characters long (counting all the letters + spaces + punctuation symbols).
It is made up of 52 total possible letters. Since there are 26 letters in the English alphabet, this gives us 52 possible letter arrangements (26 lower + 26 upper case). Add in the 2 punctuation symbols (comma and colon) and the space, and we have 55 possible options (52 letters + 2 symbols + 1 space) for each spot in the 42 total characters space needed for our phrase.
Using the formula above n = 55 (things to chose from) and r = 42 (things chosen at a time) gives us 5542 total possible permutations (55 raised to the power of 42) needed to ultimately hit on the required expression randomly.
The actual value of the 5542number is: 12,451,823,576,496,486,040,270,183,548,779,021,694,751,127,370,182,075,537,741,184,234,619,140,625
(bolded each Trillion range for emphasis and easier counting).
One (1) Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000 (1012, 1 followed by 12 zeros)
This means that the probability that the phrase "To be, or not to be: that is the question:" will occur via a haphazard process, as atheists and materialists demand, is approximately, 1 in 12.5 Trillion Trillion Trillion Trillion Trillion Trillion.
Supercomputer Created Permutations
To put things into perspective, let's use China's Tianhe-1 supercomputer, currently the world's fastest computer, to theoretically create the required number of permutations needed to reach a 100% probability that the same phrase is generated randomly. Tianhe-1 is capable of powering through 2.507 petaflops per second, approximately 2,507 trillion calculations per second.
For simplicity's sake, let's assume that our computer can crunch through 3,000 trillion permutations per second (slightly faster than Tianhe-1). At its current speed, that supercomputer will need to operate non-stop for 131,614,911,809,746,385,509,366,898,663,739,025,185,514,199,329,676 years to insure that we wind up with precisely those 10 words, in that exact order, with the proper punctuation and spacing, via chance alone. That's approximately 131 Trillion Trillion Trillion Trillion years of number crunching!
By comparison, astronomers presently estimate that our universe is a meager 15 billion years old. Even allowing for astonishing scientific advances, assuming that future supercomputers will reach speeds orders of magnitude faster than current technology permits, and assuming that mankind builds billions of these supercomputers to run these calculations simultaneously, is not enough, we would still be short by trillions of years of time. Entire life spans of countless universes will not give us enough computing time to insure a probability of 100% needed to arrive at Hamlet's famous expression via random actions.
The mathematics become even more shocking when we look at the super-complex and enormous information stored in the human DNA code and calculate the probabilities that it also came about as a result of chance and via purely accidental processes.
Human DNA Definition and Size
DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid, one of two different types of molecules (DNA and RNA) that encode genetic information in all living organisms. DNA contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all living things on earth, from amoebas to human beings.
According to MedicineNet, "DNA is a double-stranded molecule held together by weak hydrogen bonds between base pairs of nucleotides. The molecule forms a double helix in which two strands of DNA spiral about one other. The double helix looks something like an immensely long ladder twisted into a helix, or coil."
There are four nucleotides in DNA. Each nucleotide contains a base: adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). The specific sequences of these four bases, A, T, G, and C, determine how individuals differ from other humans and other living organisms. Since the bases are paired, A with T and G with C, scientists often use the term "base pairs", because each type of nucleotide base on one strand normally interacts with just one type of nucleotide base on the other strand. This is called complementary base pairing.
The DNA in each human cell contains approximately 3 Billion (3,000,000,000) of these base pairs. If we were to type out the unique genetic code it contains, using the four letters, A, T, G, and C, and assuming about 2,400 letters per page and 500 pages per book, it would require 2,500 full books to complete the full sequence of a person's specific DNA information.
The latest information from the Human Genome Project indicates that the human genome actually contains 3,164.7 million unique and distinct chemical nucleotide bases (A, C, T, and G). But, for our purposes we will stick with the 3,000 million (3 Billion) base pairs number.
Calculating Human DNA Possible Permutations
Let us now evaluate the mathematical probabilities that the human DNA information came about by sheer chance, via random processes. For simplicity, we will ignore that each nucleotide base A, T, G, and C represents more complex molecules, with their own inherent structure made out of individual atoms, and consider them just letters.
Since the DNA strand uses a combination of 4 letters, this gives us 4 things to chose from. Because we need 3 billion pairs to form a complete human being, this gives us 3,000,000,000 things to choose at a time.
Using the permutations formula above n = 4 (things to chose from) and r = 3,000,000,000 (things chosen at a time) gives us 43,000,000,000 (n r) total possible permutations (4 raised to the power of 3 Billion) needed to randomly arrive at a single properly sequenced DNA code strand. However, 43,000,000,000 is an unimaginably huge number. Even the most sophisticated large number calculator I found on the web was not able to compute the final solution, responding with a "Big Number Overflow" error message. For practical purposes, I had to assume only 300 million base pairs and use the smaller 4300,000,000 number to get an actual result.
The 4300,000,000 number is equal to approximately 2.05 x 10180,617,997 total possible permutations (that's 2.05 x 10 to the power of 180+ million), roughly 2 with 180,617,997 zeroes after it. This gargantuan number represents the number of possible tries needed to reach 100% probability of building just 10% of the total DNA sequencing required to create a human. There is nothing in the English language that can describe such an immense number or anything on this earth or the entire universe that comes even close to providing any basis of comparison. This vast number completely overshadows even the total number of atoms in the observable universe, estimated in the range of 1078 to 1082.
I would like to attempt and calculate the many centillions upon centillions of years (1 centillion = 10303 in America or 10600 in England) it would take humanity's most powerful supercomputers to generate the total number of permutations required to randomly arrive at just one complete set of human DNA instructions. But I think you get my point!
Overwhelming Odds in GOD's Favor
The odds are overwhelmingly stacked against the atheist presumption that random processes and sufficient time could produce any order, structure, or life. Even the billions upon billions of years materialists claim are enough (the earth is only about 4.5 billion years old) to allow a mindless Nature the chance to build our entire ecosystem and give an amoeba time to randomly "evolve" into a man are wholly inadequate; laughable actually. Mathematics dictate that even 5 billion years of accidental events will likely only produce a few words from Shakespeare, let alone the 3 Billion precisely structured base pairs molecules of the human DNA code.
I hope you now understand why Christians rightly believe and insist that the universe and all life were created and structured by a infinitely greater power and intelligence. That is the truth. Mathematics and reason provide us with a clear window into the actual probabilities involved. God wins hands down. It's not even close!


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Orbit of the Moon
- Not to be confused with Lunar orbit in the sense of a selenocentric orbit, that is, an orbit around the Moon
Property | Value |
Semi-major axis[1] | 384748 km[2] |
mean distance[3] | 385000 km[4] |
inverse sine parallax[5] | 384400 km |
Distance at perigee | ~362600 km (356400–370400 km) |
Distance at apogee | ~405400 km (404000–406700 km) |
Mean eccentricity | 0.0549006 (0.026–0.077)[6] |
Mean inclination of orbit to ecliptic | 5.14° (4.99–5.30)[6] |
Mean obliquity | 6.58° |
Mean inclination of lunar equator to ecliptic | 1.543° |
Period of precession of nodes | 18.5996 years |
Period of recession of line of apsides | 8.8504 years |
The Moon orbits Earth in the prograde direction and completes one rotation in approximately 27.322 days (a sidereal month). Earth and the Moon orbit about their barycentre (common center of mass), which lies about 4600 km from Earth's center (about three quarters of the radius of Earth). On average, the Moon is at a distance of about 385000 km from Earth's center, which corresponds to about 60 Earth radii. With a mean orbital velocity of 1.023 km/s,[7] the Moon moves relative to the stars each hour by an amount roughly equal to its angular diameter, or by about 0.5°. The Moon differs from most satellites of other planets in that its orbit is close to the plane of the ecliptic, and not to Earth's equatorial plane. The plane of the lunar orbit is inclined to the ecliptic by about 5.1°, whereas the Moon's spin axis is inclined by only 1.5°.
The properties of the orbit described in this section are approximations. The Moon's orbit around Earth has many irregularities (perturbations), whose study (lunar theory) has a long history.[8]
Elliptic shape[edit]
The orbit of the Moon is distinctly elliptical, with an average eccentricity of 0.0549. The non-circular form of the lunar orbit causes variations in the Moon's angular speed and apparent size as it moves towards and away from an observer on Earth. The mean angular movement relative to an imaginary observer at the barycentre is 13.176° to the east (Julian Day 2000.0 rate).
Line of apsides[edit]
The orientation of the orbit is not fixed in space, but precesses over time. The nearest and farthest points in the orbit are the perigee and apogee respectively. The line joining these two points (the line of apsides) rotates slowly in the same direction as the Moon itself (direct motion), making one complete revolution in 3232.6054 days or about 8.85 Earth years.
The Moon's elongation is its angular distance east of the Sun at any time. At new moon, it is zero and the Moon is said to be in conjunction. At full moon, the elongation is 180° and it is said to be in opposition. In both cases, the Moon is in syzygy, that is, the Sun, Moon and Earth are nearly aligned. When elongation is either 90° or 270°, the Moon is said to be in quadrature.
The mean inclination of the lunar orbit to the ecliptic plane is 5.145°. The rotational axis of the Moon is also not perpendicular to its orbital plane, so the lunar equator is not in the plane of its orbit, but is inclined to it by a constant value of 6.688° (this is the obliquity). This does not mean that, as a result of the precession of the Moon's orbital plane, the angle between the lunar equator and the ecliptic would vary between the sum (11.833°) and difference (1.543°) of these two angles, but, as was discovered by Jacques Cassini in 1722, the rotational axis of the Moon precesses with the same rate as its orbital plane, but is 180° out of phase (see Cassini's Laws). Therefore, the angle between the ecliptic and the lunar equator is always 1.543°, even though the rotational axis of the Moon is not fixed with respect to the stars.
The nodes are points at which the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic. The Moon crosses the same node every 27.2122 days, an interval called the draconic or draconitic month. The line of nodes, the intersection between the two respective planes, has a retrograde motion: for an observer on Earth it rotates westward along the ecliptic with a period of 18.60 years, or 19.3549° per year. When viewed from celestial north, the nodes move clockwise around Earth, opposite to Earth's own spin and its revolution around the Sun. Lunar and solar eclipses can occur when the nodes align with the Sun, roughly every 173.3 days. Lunar orbit inclination also determines eclipses; shadows cross when nodes coincide with full and new moon, when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align in three dimensions.
Lunar standstill[edit]
During a particular June solstice every 18.6 years, the ecliptic reaches the highest declination in the southern hemisphere, −70°130′. When at that time the ascending node has a 90° angle with the Sun in the southern hemisphere, the declination of the full Moon in the sky reaches a maximum at −23°29′– 5°9′or −28°36′. This is called the major standstill or lunistice in the southern hemisphere.
The other major standstill or lunistice, this time in the northern hemisphere, occurs 9.3 years later, when the descending node has a 90° angle with the December solstice, and the declination of the full Moon in the sky reaches a maximum at 23°29′+ 5°9′or 28°36′.
History of observations and measurements[edit]
About 3,000 years ago, the Babylonians were the first human civilization to keep a consistent record of lunar observations. Clay tablets from that period, which have been found over the territory of present-day Iraq, are inscribed with cuneiform writing recording the times and dates of moonrises and moonsets, the stars that the Moon passed close by, and the time differences between rising and setting of both the Sun and the Moon around the time of the full moon. Babylonian astronomy discovered the three main periods of the Moon's motion and used data analysis to build lunar calendars that extended well into the future.[8] This use of detailed, systematic observations to make predictions based on experimental data may be classified as the first scientific study in human history. However, the Babylonians seem to have lacked any geometrical or physical interpretation of their data, and they could not predict future lunar eclipses (although "warnings" were issued before likely eclipse times).
Ancient Greek astronomers were the first to introduce and analyze mathematical models of the motion of objects in the sky. Ptolemy described lunar motion by using a well-defined geometric model of epicycles and evection.[8]
Isaac Newton was the first to develop a complete theory of motion, mechanics. The sheer wealth of humanity's observations of the lunar motion was the main testbed of his theory.[8]
Lunar periods[edit]
Name | Value (days) | Definition |
sidereal month | 27.321662 | with respect to the distant stars (13.36874634 passes per solar orbit) |
synodic month | 29.530589 | with respect to the Sun (phases of the Moon, 12.36874634 passes per solar orbit) |
tropical month | 27.321582 | with respect to the vernal point (precesses in ~26,000 years) |
anomalistic month | 27.554550 | with respect to the perigee (recesses in 3232.6054 days = 8.850578 years) |
draconic (nodical) month | 27.212221 | with respect to the ascending node (precesses in 6793.4765 days = 18.5996 years) |
There are several different periods associated with the lunar orbit.[9] The sidereal month is the time it takes to make one complete orbit around Earth with respect to the fixed stars, it is about 27.32 days. The synodic month is the time it takes the Moon to reach the same visual phase. This varies notably throughout the year,[10] but averages around 29.53 days. The synodic period is longer than the sidereal period because the Earth–Moon system moves in its orbit around the Sun during each sidereal month, hence a longer period is required to achieve a similar alignment of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon. The anomalistic month is the time between perigees and is about 27.55 days. The Earth–Moon separation determines the strength of the lunar tide raising force.
The draconic month is the time from ascending node to ascending node. The time between two successive passes of the same ecliptic longitude is called the tropical month. The latter three periods are slightly different from the sidereal month.
The average length of a calendar month (a twelfth of a year) is about 30.4 days. This is not a lunar period, though the calendar month is historically related to the visible lunar phase.
Tidal evolution[edit]
The gravitational attraction that the Moon exerts on Earth is the major cause of tides in the sea; the Sun has a lesser tidal influence. If Earth had a global ocean of uniform depth, the Moon would act to deform both the solid Earth (by a small amount) and the ocean in the shape of an ellipsoid with the high points roughly beneath the Moon and on the opposite side of Earth. However, because of the presence of the continents, Earth's much faster rotation and varying ocean depths, this simplistic visualisation does not happen. Although the tidal flow period is generally synchronized to the Moon's orbit around Earth, its relative timing varies greatly. In some places on Earth, there is only one high tide per day, whereas others have four, though this is somewhat rare.
The notional tidal bulges are carried ahead of the Earth–Moon axis by the continents as a result of Earth's rotation. The eccentric mass of each bulge exerts a small amount of gravitational attraction on the Moon, with the bulge on the side of Earth closest to the Moon pulling in a direction slightly forward along the Moon's orbit (because Earth's rotation has carried the bulge forward). The bulge on the side furthest from the Moon has the opposite effect, but because the gravitational attraction varies inversely with the square of distance, the effect is stronger for the near-side bulge. As a result, some of Earth's angular (or rotational) momentum is gradually being transferred to the rotation of the Earth–Moon pair around their mutual centre of mass, called the barycentre. This slightly faster rotation causes the Earth–Moon distance to increase at approximately 38 millimetres per year. Conservation of angular momentum means that Earth's axial rotation is gradually slowing, and because of this its day lengthens by approximately 23 microseconds every year (excluding glacial rebound). Both figures are valid only for the current configuration of the continents. Tidal rhythmites from 620 million years ago show that, over hundreds of millions of years, the Moon receded at an average rate of 22 millimetres per year and the day lengthened at an average rate of 12 microseconds per year, both about half of their current values. See tidal acceleration for a more detailed description and references.
The Moon is gradually receding from Earth into a higher orbit, and calculations suggest that this would continue for about fifty billion years.[11][12] By that time, Earth and the Moon would be in a mutual spin–orbit resonance or tidal locking, in which the Moon will orbit Earth in about 47 days (currently 27 days), and both the Moon and Earth would rotate around their axes in the same time, always facing each other with the same side. This has already happened to the Moon—the same side always faces Earth and is also slowly happening to Earth. However, the slowdown of Earth's rotation is not occurring fast enough for the rotation to lengthen to a month before other effects change the situation: approximately 2.3 billion years from now, the increase of the Sun's radiation will have caused Earth's oceans to evaporate,[13] removing the bulk of the tidal friction and acceleration.
The Moon is in synchronous rotation, meaning that it keeps the same face toward Earth at all times. This synchronous rotation is only true on average, because the Moon's orbit has a definite eccentricity. As a result, the angular velocity of the Moon varies as it orbits Earth and hence is not always equal to the Moon's rotational velocity. When the Moon is at its perigee, its rotation is slower than its orbital motion, and this allows us to see up to eight degrees of longitude of its eastern (right) far side. Conversely, when the Moon reaches its apogee, its rotation is faster than its orbital motion and this reveals eight degrees of longitude of its western (left) far side. This is referred to as longitudinal libration.
Because the lunar orbit is also inclined to Earth's ecliptic plane by 5.1°, the rotational axis of the Moon seems to rotate towards and away from Earth during one complete orbit. This is referred to as latitudinal libration, which allows one to see almost 7° of latitude beyond the pole on the far side. Finally, because the Moon is only about 60 Earth radii away from Earth's centre of mass, an observer at the equator who observes the Moon throughout the night moves laterally by one Earth diameter. This gives rise to a diurnal libration, which allows one to view an additional one degree's worth of lunar longitude. For the same reason, observers at both of Earth's geographical poles would be able to see one additional degree's worth of libration in latitude.
Path of Earth and Moon around Sun[edit]
When viewed from the north celestial pole, i.e. from the star Polaris, the Moon orbits Earth anticlockwise and Earth orbits the Sun anticlockwise, and the Moon and Earth rotate on their own axes anticlockwise.
The right-hand rule can be used to indicate the direction of the angular velocity. If the thumb of the right hand points to the north celestial pole, its fingers curl in the direction that the Moon orbits Earth, Earth orbits the Sun, and the Moon and Earth rotate on their own axes.
In representations of the Solar System, it is common to draw the trajectory of Earth from the point of view of the Sun, and the trajectory of the Moon from the point of view of Earth. This could give the impression that the Moon orbits Earth in such a way that sometimes it goes backwards when viewed from the Sun's perspective. Because the orbital velocity of the Moon around Earth (1 km/s) is small compared to the orbital velocity of Earth about the Sun (30 km/s), this never happens. There are no rearward loops in the Moon's solar orbit.
Considering the Earth–Moon system as a binary planet, its centre of gravity is within Earth, about 4,624 km from its centre or 72.6% of its radius. This centre of gravity remains in-line towards the Moon as Earth completes its diurnal rotation. It is this mutual centre of gravity that defines the path of the Earth–Moon system in the solar orbit. Consequently, Earth's centre veers inside and outside the orbital path during each synodic month as the Moon moves in the opposite direction.[15]
Unlike most moons in the Solar System, the trajectory of the Moon around the Sun is very similar to that of Earth. The Sun's gravitational effect on the Moon is more than twice that of Earth's on the Moon (see Tug of war (astronomy)#The special case of the Moon); consequently, the Moon's trajectory is always convex[15][16] (as seen when looking Sunward at the entire Sun–Earth–Moon system from a great distance outside Earth–Moon solar orbit), and is nowhere concave (from the same perspective) or looped.[14][15][17] That is, the region enclosed by the Moon's orbit of the Sun is a convex set.
See also[edit]
- ^ The geometric mean distance in the orbit (of ELP)
- ^ M. Chapront-Touzé; J. Chapront (1983). "The lunar ephemeris ELP-2000". Astronomy & Astrophysics 124: 54. Bibcode:1983A&A...124...50C.
- ^ The constant in the ELP expressions for the distance, which is the mean distance averaged over time
- ^ M. Chapront-Touzé; J. Chapront (1988). "ELP2000-85: a semi-analytical lunar ephemeris adequate for historical times". Astronomy & Astrophysics 190: 351. Bibcode:1988A&A...190..342C.
- ^ This often quoted value for the mean distance is actually the inverse of the mean of the inverse of the distance, which is not the same as the mean distance itself.
- ^ a b Jean Meeus, Mathematical astronomy morsels (Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell, 1997) 11–12.
- ^ "Moon Fact Sheet". NASA. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ a b c d Martin C. Gutzwiller (1998). "Moon-Earth-Sun: The oldest three-body problem". Reviews of Modern Physics 70 (2): 589–639. Bibcode:1998RvMP...70..589G. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.70.589.
- ^ The periods are calculated from orbital elements, using the rate of change of quantities at the instant J2000. The J2000 rate of change equals the coefficient of the first-degree term of VSOP polynomials. In the original VSOP87 elements, the units are arcseconds(") and Julian centuries. There are 1,296,000" in a circle, 36525 days in a Julian century. The sidereal month is the time of a revolution of longitude λ with respect to the fixed J2000 equinox. VSOP87 gives 1732559343.7306" or 1336.8513455 revolutions in 36525 days–27.321661547 days per revolution. The tropical month is similar, but the longitude for the equinox of date is used. For the anomalistic year, the mean anomaly (λ-ω) is used (equinox does not matter). For the draconic month, (λ-Ω) is used. For the synodic month, the sidereal period of the mean Sun (or Earth) and the Moon. The period would be 1/(1/m-1/e). VSOP elements from Simon, J.L.; Bretagnon, P.; Chapront, J.; Chapront-Touzé, M.; Francou, G.; Laskar, J. (February 1994). "Numerical expressions for precession formulae and mean elements for the Moon and planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics 282 (2): 669. Bibcode:1994A&A...282..663S.
- ^ Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms (Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell, 1998) p 354. From 1900–2100, the shortest time from one new moon to the next is 29 days, 6 hours, and 35 min, and the longest 29 days, 19 hours, and 55 min.
- ^ C.D. Murray; S.F. Dermott (1999). Solar System Dynamics. Cambridge University Press. p. 184.
- ^ Dickinson, Terence (1993). From the Big Bang to Planet X. Camden East, Ontario: Camden House. pp. 79–81. ISBN 0-921820-71-2.
- ^ Caltech Scientists Predict Greater Longevity for Planets with Life
- ^ a b The reference by H. L. Vacher (2001) (details separately cited in this list) describes this as 'convex outward', whereas older references such as "The Moon's Orbit Around the Sun, Turner, A. B. Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol. 6, p. 117, 1912JRASC...6..117T"; and "H Godfray, Elementary Treatise on the Lunar Theory" describe the same geometry by the words concave to the sun.
- ^ a b c Aslaksen, Helmer (2010). "The Orbit of the Moon around the Sun is Convex!". Retrieved 2006-04-21.
- ^ The Moon Always Veers Toward the Sun at MathPages
- ^ Vacher, H.L. (November 2001). "Computational Geology 18 – Definition and the Concept of Set" (PDF). Journal of Geoscience Education 49 (5): 470–479. Retrieved 2006-04-21.


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The film chronicles the experience of two network correspondents, Bill Whitaker and Erin Lyall George, who remained in Haiti for over a month after the January 2010 earthquake, witnessing more than any other American network journalists.
"This honor recognizes the hard work and dedication that goes into making films that Professor Life exemplifies," School of Communications Dean Jannette L. Dates said. "In addition, this is an important representation of the caliber of excellence that the Department of Radio, Television and Film and others in the Howard University community strive for daily."
Life recently returned from presenting his film at the 2011 Summer Institute for Intercultural Research and the University Film and Video Association Conference, where it was received enthusiastically.
"The situation in Haiti remains current for many people who have seen the film," Life said. "Howard under President Ribeau is seeking to expand Howard's global footprint. So, films like 'Reason to Hope' concretize that effort. I hope this film bolsters the department's efforts to encourage students to devise global stories and create partnerships and alliances with students in other countries. We have to prepare Howard students to take the lead telling stories from every corner of the globe."
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Comedie: Chobits
E: DearS (Similar to Chobits)
Drama: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Slice of Life: ARIA the ANIMATION
Action: Samurai Champloo
School: Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO)
My favs.
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle
The Grave of Fireflies
Samurai/Ninja Action badass'ness:
Ninja Scroll
Rurouni Kenshin OVA's
Samurai Champloo (even though I dont like the rap they put in it)
(Naruto maybe...)
Cowboy bebop
Ghost in the Shell (series, movie)
Full Metal Panic
Battle Angel Alita
Golden Boy
I was thinking about adding Naruto...but i dont know, ill think about it.
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mine are:
Comedie: Chobits
E: DearS (Similar to Chobits)
Drama: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Slice of Life: ARIA the ANIMATION
Action: Samurai Champloo
School: Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO)
mine are:
Fushigi Yuugi
Hana Yori Dango
Marmalade Boy
Full metal Panic
AEON FLUX is really kewl. so is anime seris
Creesco's Top ten animes
1: Gundam(all series except SEED, Destiny. Death to SEED and Destiny!)~~First anime seen
2: Hellsing~~Unique story with a unnesscary amount of violence
3: Samurai Champloo~~I love the rap, enough said
4: FLCL~~ the second most random anime ever
5: Excel Saga~~the most random anime ever...
6: S-CRY-ED~~An anime that has an acceptable story but mostly for guys...(sorry girls, its just violent and I like violence)
7: Ghost in the Shell(Including movies and 2nd GIG)~~Future and stuff where you have a cyber brain.
8: Neo Gensis Evangelion~~Weird story about religion with giant robots...not sure how thats mixes but ok
9: Samurai X~~ the proluge and epilouge to Kenshin but I think its better than Kenshin since it have better animation that makes it look real =/
10: Totoru~~...its a classic
Full Metal Alchemist sucks. Wanna try and prove me wrong?
We have nothing else to do except rate your grammar.
Series wise I have to say Gravitation, Sailor Moon, Trigun, Fullmetal Alchemist, Vampire Princess Miyu, Naruto, Gungrave, G Gundam, Gundam Wing, Ceres, etc...
Mmh...I have alot, but I'll list these few.
Perfect Blue(Very interesting series, Again a captivating storyline), RahXephon(Very captivating storyline, Good serious anime, It has it's lighter sides), Neon(?) Genesis Evangelion, Air, Samurai Champloo (Agreed, The Hiphop style is a great idea.) , And Hmm...Definately Samurai 7 (The combat is rather cool, Too!)
What you think of this?
Comedy: Chobit
Drama: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
School: Great Teacher Onizuka
Slice of life: Aria the Animation
Ecchi: DearS
Action: Samurai Champloo


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Just recieved a PDA, looking for fire service software. Does anyone have suggestions ?
Can't think of any right off, however you need to let us know what OS your new device is using.
Is it "Pocket PC" or "Palm OS" ??
Also - are you looking for any specific functionality or just curious what might be out there ??
Palm OS, looking for editing capabilities of word or excel files.(Cross Street directory and hydrant lists)Also curious to see what other uses firefighters are using it for.
I've got the Knightlite FF1/FF2 study software (pretty much just a big bank of quiz questions with Essentials 4 references) on my Tungsten E and it's pretty slick. I've also got some shareware stuff on it to, but that's all EMS-related (O2 calculator, ACLS references, EKG practice strips, etc...)
Well - you can ger a free .PDF reader from Adobe.
Then you can download the 2004 NAERG in .PDF format here
Also some nifty (not free) tools here:
only other thing that comes to mind is a google search for "Palm OS" and whatever key words for stuff your looking for.
i.e. "palm os" hazmat
My GF has a Pocket PC O.S. device and uses/needs only EMS related stuff so I can't be of much more help.
Pocketmobility.com has excellent software packages for both windows and palm based systems. Also mapopolis.com has excellent mapping software which includes house addresses.
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Understanding Fractions
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Need help in understanding fractions? This lesson will show you the basic idea on fractions and the common terms used in describing fractions...
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To begin understanding fractions, this lesson introduces you the basic ideas behind fractions.
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Tip #1 - Numerator and Denominator
When we divide two with five, we will usually write the expression in this way:
Now, the above expression can also be written in the form of fraction as shown in the picture on the right.
Notice that, the fraction is divided into 2 parts. The upper part is the
and the lower part is the
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Tip #2 - Proper Fractions
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than its denominator, this fraction is a proper fraction. Below are some examples:
Tip #3 - Improper Fractions & Mixed Fractions
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greater or equals
to its denominator. Below are some examples:
Note that, an improper fraction can be changed into a mixed fraction and these two fractions are equivalent. The difference is only at the way they are written.
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Understanding Fractions Transcript 00:00:03.020 This lesson shows you basic ideas behind in understanding fractions. 00:00:07.230 Let's say that we are given the expression, 2 divide 5. 00:00:12.190 Now, we should know that, 2 divide 5 can be changed into the form of fraction, which is, 2 over 5. 00:00:21.110 In this form, the upper part of the fraction is called, numerator, and the lower part is called, denominator. 00:00:30.030 Now, since the numerator is smaller than the denominator, this fraction is a proper fraction. 00:00:36.220 Next, let's try to understand what does fraction means. 00:00:42.070 To do so, consider this long piece of bar. 00:00:46.190 When the fraction has a denominator of 5, this means that this bar is divided into, one, two, three, four, five small equal parts. 00:00:57.240 When the numerator is 2, it means that we selected 2 out of 5 parts of the bar, shown by the yellow colored parts . 00:01:07.010 Now, when we increase the numerator to three, four, five, observe the number of the yellow parts increase as well. 00:01:15.240 Here, notice that the numerator, and the denominator, are now the same. 00:01:21.080 This kind fraction means that, we are dividing 5 with 5, which gives 1. 00:01:28.050 We can visualize this by seeing the entire bar as 1 yellow piece. 00:01:35.050 Let's examine further, when we increase the numerator from 5 to 6, the numerator is now greater than the denominator. 00:01:43.160 Here, we can visualize the fraction, 6 over 5, by seeing this yellow bar as 1, and the next bar has 1 of the 5 parts as yellow. 00:01:54.050 Now, let's further elaborate this fraction. By now, we should know that 6 over 5 is the same as 6 divides 5. 00:02:04.060 Also, from what we have seen here, 6 over 5 is also the same as one, one over five. 00:02:12.150 The next thing that we should know, since the numerator is greater than the denominator, this fraction is an improper fraction. 00:02:20.220 Also, when 6 over 5 is written in this way, this fraction is called a mixed fraction. 00:02:29.110 Alright, let us continue to increase this numerator . Observe how the improper fraction and mixed fraction changes. 00:02:37.210 The improper fraction, 7 over 5, will have the mixed fraction as 1, 2 over 5. 00:02:45.080 The improper fraction, 8 over 5, will have the mixed fraction as 1, 3 over 5. 00:02:52.110 The improper fraction, 9 over 5, will have the mixed fraction as 1, 4 over 5. 00:03:00.000 The improper fraction, 10 over 5 is the same as 10 divided by 5, which gives 2. 00:03:07.050 The improper fraction, 11 over 5, will have the mixed fraction as 2, 1 over 5. 00:03:15.060 Alright, that is all for this lesson. Try out the practice question to further your understanding. --End of Understanding Fractions transcript--
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