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On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will conclude its two day FOMC meeting [3] and announce what they plan to do with the federal interest rate. Most experts expect the rate to stay at the 0% to 0.25% range the Fed set several months ago. With unemployment near or above double digits in some areas, it would be extremely difficult for the Fed to justify a rate increase at this point.
Last week, Jim asked if you thought the recession was over [4]. In the post, he highlighted Ben Bernanke's comments about how we were "very likely" seeing the end of the Recession but it doesn't appear that experts believe him!
In general, the Federal Reserve lowers the target rate when it wants to boost the economy. Lower rates mean businesses can borrow money cheaper. It also means banks offer lower rates on deposit accounts, like CDs and savings accounts. The lower they go, the less incentive we have to save – so we boost the economy be spending more. The 0% – 0.25% target range is about as low as it can go.
We need to wait until Wednesday to see what the Fed announces but experts believe rates won't increase until next year. If you were hoping for a frothy return to economic prosperity… you might have to wait until next year to pop the bubbly.
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The Arkansas attorney general is accusing a metro Phoenix non-profit of making customers believe their clothing donations will benefit children of veterans when, in fact, the clothing is being resold for profit.
A lawsuit filed by the Arkansas attorney general contends that operators of the Children of Veterans Foundation set up bins under the guise of collecting clothing and shoes for children. Instead, the "donations are converted to the personal benefit and financial gain of the defendants," according to the lawsuit.
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is asking the court to shut down the charity's operations in Arkansas, fine the owners and force them to pay restitution.
The non-profit's owners, Donna Renfroe of Peoria and Randy Taylor of Glendale, could not be reached for comment Friday.
The suit accuses Renfroe and Taylor of violating the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act. It said the donations collected by Children of Veterans Foundation actually were sold to an Arizona for-profit company called Give Back to Freedom LLC, whose sole shareholder is Taylor.
The suit alleges that Children of Veterans put at least 10 collection bins in various parking lots in northwest Arkansas. The boxes are at the edge of shopping centers, where consumers are encouraged to donate clothes.
"There is a further explanation of what the donations will be used for in fine print on the boxes directly underneath the claim that the donations 'Give Back To Those Who Protect Our Freedom,'" according to the lawsuit. "It states, 'Each collection site is owned by Give Back to Freedom LLC. ... Items received at this location will be sold by Give Back to Freedom LLC.'"
The suit contends the disclaimer cannot be seen from the road and cannot be read from a car. It says the disclaimer only can be read by standing in front of the box.
"The actual use of the donated items to support a for-profit organization is not consistent with the intent of the donors. Further, based upon other reports to the attorney general's office, the containers are diverting donations from legitimate charitable organizations," the lawsuit stated.
McDaniel said that neither Children of Veterans nor Give Back to Freedom are registered with the state, a violation of law.
Arizona records show that Children of Veterans was established in 2010. Tax returns filed by the non-profit in 2011 show that it made no donations, although operators indicated on forms that it was their initial year of operation.
"Our vision is to provide program services to military families beginning in 2012," according to the tax form.
Tax returns from 2012 are not available. In 2011, the charity reported receiving $2,650 in contributions and spending $1,184 to register the business and for supplies.
Arkansas law defines any person who purports to be working for the benefit of law-enforcement officers, firefighters or anyone else who protects public safety as a charitable organization.
"Renfroe and Taylor have used their positions with Children of Veterans to improperly divert goods and/or funds meant to aid veterans," according to the lawsuit. "Rather than help veterans, these funds have been used to personally enrich themselves."
Robert Anglen and Veronica Sanchez lead the Call 12 for Action team.
Call 12: Arkansas sues, calls Arizona non-profit deceptive
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We are clearing out our stock of the Proceedings of Computation of Turbulent Boundary Layers -- 1968 AFOSR-IFP-Stanford Conference also known as "Stanford Olympics 1".
Vol. 1 (600 pages) contains detailed presentations of the calculation methods, plus transcripts of the -- sometimes extensive -- oral discussions that followed each group of presentations. This volume is largely of historical interest, as showing the state of the art 25 years ago.
Vol. 2 (530 pages) contains data (mainly mean velocity profiles) for the boundary-layer test cases used for the meeting, with a timeless review paper "The Young Person's Guide to the Data" by Donald Coles. The data include classic experiments whose original publications would be very difficult to find today.
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P. Bradshaw, B.E. Launder and J.L. Lumley, "Collaborative Testing of Turbulence Models", J. Fluids Engg 118, 243, 1996.
P. Bradshaw, "Turbulence in Compressible Flow - Physics and Modeling", J. Jap. Soc. Fluid Mech. 15, 354, 1996.
P. Bradshaw, "Turbulence Modeling with Application to Turbomachinery", Prog. Aerospace Sci. 32, 575, 1996.
P. Bradshaw, "The Understanding and Prediction of Turbulent Flow - 1996" (presented at Engineering Foundation Conference on Turbulent Heat Transfer, San Diego 1996), Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow 18, 45, 1997.
B.J. Cantwell, J. Chacin and P. Bradshaw, "On the Dynamics of Turbulent Boundary Layers", in "Self-Sustaining Mechanisms of Wall Turbulence" (Advances in Fluid Mech. vol. 15, ed. R.L. Panton), Computational Mech. Publications, 1997, p. 365.
J.S. Chow, G.G. Zilliac and P. Bradshaw, "Mean and Turbulence Measurements in the Near Field of a Wingtip Vortex", AIAA J. 35, 1561, 1997.
F.T.M. Nieuwstadt and P. Bradshaw, "Similarities and Differences in Turbulent Boundary-Layer, Pipe and Channel Flows", Boundary-Layer Separation in Aircraft Aerodynamics (R.A.W.M. Henkes and P.G. Bakker, eds.), Delft Univ. Press, p. 15, 1997.
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P. Bradshaw, "The Best Turbulence Models for Engineers", in Modeling Complex Turbulent Flows - ICASE 1997 Symposium (M.D. Salas, J.N. Hefner and L. Sakell, eds.), Kluwer, p. 9, 1999.
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F. Nicoud and P. Bradshaw, "A Velocity Transformation for Heat and Mass Transfer", Phys. Fluids 12, 237, 2000.
P. Bradshaw, "A Note on `Critical Roughness Height' and `Transitional Roughness'", Phys. Fluids 12, 1611, 2000.
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The URL containing the JFE Data Bank holds some other material as well. On its home page, choose "ejournals", then "current journals" then "Journal of Fluids Engineering", "Databank"and "DB96-243" (code numbers give year and JFE page of accompanying article, in this case Bradshaw, Launder and Lumley 1996). Click "Readme.txt", which gives a short explanation and then directs you to "Intro.txt".
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Headed into their bye week back in mid-October, the Dolphins were riding on a respectable 4-3 record, but since then they've lost their last three games to drop their record to 4-6.
Miami's offense is pretty bad. Their rookie QB Ryan Tannehill has thrown a combined five interceptions in his last two games, he hasn't completed at least 60% of his passes since week six, and he's currently tied with Matt Cassell for fewest touchdown passes in the NFL (among QBs with a minimum of 200 pass attempts, anyway). Reggie Bush is averaging a little over four yards per carry, but he's the only part of the running game that seems to be working.
However, it would be a mistake to dismiss the Dolphins as an easy win. Their defense is a top-ten unit with plenty of accomplishments to its name (7th fewest points allowed, 5th lowest TD percentage allowed, 4th lowest yards per rushing attempt average allowed). The two defenders to keep an eye on are DE #91 Cameron Wake, who has 9.5 sacks already this season, and LB #58 Karlos Dansby, whom most of you will probably remember from his years with the Cardinals. The Dolphins also have a strong special teams unit with a great return man (#34 Marcus Thigpen) and an even better punter (#2 Brandon Fields).
That said, as long as the Seahawks don't take this game for granted they should be able to fly home tonight with their seventh win of the season. The Hawks are already halfway through a sweep of the AFC East, having beaten the Patriots and Jets already, but more importantly they need to prove to themselves and the rest of the league that they can earn wins even when they play somewhere other than Seattle.


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Museum no. E.2452-1914
This is a music sheet cover with a portrait of the young Queen Victoria, showing her in fashionable dress. Royalty led taste and fashion, and women followed the style set by the Queen. Her dress is off the shoulder, and her bodice is long and pointed at the front. The skirt is made with tiers and frills of lace. Her hair is parted in the centre and looped down over the ears.
The popularity of the young Queen Victoria coincided with a period when large numbers of illustrated music sheets were being published. There were therefore many with images of the Queen and, after her marriage in 1840, of Prince Albert, either as portraits or at particular events.


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Well, it's almost time for ghosts and goblins to make their appearance.
Before they do, you need to be ready; and the Web has just what you're looking for. From costumes to scary stories, you'll find everything you need to have a fun and spooky Halloween.
Let's start in the costume department. If you want to buy a costume, you ought to check out two sites on the Net: Buy Costumes and Halloween Street. Buy Costumes (www.buycostumes.com) offers a huge catalog of men's and women's costumes categorized by type. Pictures abound, giving the visitor a good idea what the finished product will look like.
They even have a quick search so you can type in "Dr. Evil" or "Darth Maul" without searching all over the place. The prices are moderate but the quality of the costumes is high. Halloween Street (www.halloweenstreet.com) has some of thefunniest costumes I've seen in a long time. Clickable images let you zoom into any of the costumes that suit you. And, for that canine or feline family member, check out the pet costumes link on the left.
If you'd rather save some money and create your own costumes, the Web is your best resource. Start off at the New Jersey GoodWill Halloween Costume Center (www.goodwillnj.org/halloween). You'll find recipes for some of the best costumes around.
And best of all, they cost very little to make. Another good site for costume building ideas is the Dollar Stretcher (www.stretcher.com). Many of the suggested costumes are very clever and cost less than $10 to make.
Ok, so now you are dressed for the occasion, but where can you go looking like that? How about a haunted house? One of the largest directories of haunted houses is located at, you guessed it, Haunted House.com (hauntedhouse.com). Search by State or type of haunt.
For a truly multimedia experience, surf over to Halloween Net (halloweennet.com). Shockwave games await, but the best part is the animation on their homepage. You'll find links to all matter of ghoulish resources, including costumes and online "tricks."
But maybe you need a Halloween movie to get you in that spooky mood.
Www.liketelevision.com allows you to watch numerous movies and TV shows on the Internet for $5 per month. One of my favorites is the creepy, black & white "Night of the Living Dead." The full movie is available to watch over the Net, but you need the Real Player (real.com) to view it. Check it out at www.liketelevision.com/Web1/livdead.
Some of you may not be into the full, multimedia, cinematic Halloween movies. If you need old-fashioned scary stories to give you the willies, check out my favorite archive: O'Neill's Ghost Stories (www.ghostories.com). Watch the spelling on that address. Do not read them alone, at night or during a storm.
Well, it wouldn't be an Internet Holiday without receiving a virtual greeting card. Blue Mountain has one of the best collections of Halloween cards that you can send to your friends and family. They only charge $12 per year to send an unlimited number of cards.
The interactive cards are my favorite. Visit their special, spooky page at www.bluemountain.com/eng/halloween.
If you're a parent, one of your primary concerns is safety.
Check out Halloween Magazine's Web Site (www.halloweenmagazine.com) for a great safety game. Sit your kids in front of the computer and help them complete a number of Quiz questions. Answering incorrectly gives a boogeyman screen.
After playing (I passed, by the way), I realized that kids need more than the common "Don't talk to strangers" warning from their parents.
On to my favorite Halloween activity: Eating. All Recipes (allrecipes.com) has an excellent Halloween section. I thought their worm cupcakes were especially clever (Cut gummi worms in half and stick them into the icing).
Whatever you plan to do this Halloween, please be safe, and have a spooky good time.
I'll see you in Cyberspace!
Eric Spellmann is president & CEO of Spellmann & Associates, 2600 Paramount, Suite G1, Amarillo, Texas 79109. Spellmann can be reached by voice mail at 353-9407 or at www.EricSpellmann.com.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians played the Kansas City Royals in the finale of a three-game series Sunday. Here is a capsule look from The Plain Dealer reporter Dennis Manoloff:
Game: 87.
Opponent: Royals.
Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland.
Time of day: Afternoon.
Time elapsed: 2 hours, 32 minutes.
Attendance: 16,991.
Result: Indians 4, Royals 1. Box score
Records: Indians 43-44, Royals 45-42.
Nick Camino Scoreboard Watch: The Indians trail the first-place Detroit Tigers by 6.0 games in the AL Central. The Tigers (48-37) lost to the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3, Sunday night at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Tigers lost the final three of the four-game series.
The Tigers are off Monday; the Indians begin a four-game series against Derek Jeter's Yankees in Cleveland.
Four, score: The Tribe improved to 35-12 when scoring four or more runs.
Series business: The Indians have won consecutive three-game series against quality opponents -- both by prevailing in the final two.
After losing to the Dodgers last Monday in Los Angeles (1-0), they won Tuesday (10-3) and Wednesday (5-4).
After losing to the Royals on Friday (7-1), they won Saturday (7-3) and Sunday.
Tough out: Kansas City had not lost a road series since going 1-2 against the L.A. Angels, May 23-25.
Hard core: Tribe right-hander Corey Kluber allowed one run on four hits -- two of which were infield singles -- in 8 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out 10.
Kluber (8-6, 2.86 ERA) threw 75 of 109 pitches for strikes.
Kluber relied primarily on a fastball/slurve/cutter combination. He peppered all quadrants of the zone with the mid-90s fastball, which set up the nasty slurve and cutter. He used several trajectories with his slurve just because he could. The cutter had good tilt, as well. Kluber and catcher Yan Gomes kept the Royals guessing throughout.
The vast majority of Kluber's pitches stayed away from the middle of the plate. In addition to the quality strikes, he threw a number of pitches that started in the zone and darted out late; because they looked like strikes out of the hand, the batter committed to the swing but missed or miss-hit.
Two strikes equals pain: When Kluber got to two strikes on a batter, the outcome went in his favor on all but two occasions.
With two outs in the seventh, Mike Moustakas fell behind, 1-2, worked the count full and walked. Leading off the ninth, Eric Hosmer slapped a 1-2 fastball down the left-field line for a double.
After Hosmer reached, Kluber struck out Salvador Perez for the third time. Indians manager Terry Francona, hearing boos en route to the mound, signaled for closer Cody Allen. Four pitches later, the game was over.
Right not right: When Kluber is locked in, right-handed batters usually are locked out. The five righties in Royals manager Ned Yost's lineup combined to go 1-for-17 with eight strikeouts. The hit was Lorenzo Cain's single to third in the sixth.
Looks familiar: Kluber's dominance bore a striking resemblance to that of April 24, also an afternoon game against the Royals in Cleveland. That day, Kluber gave up one unearned run on four hits and struck out 11 in a complete-game, 5-1 victory.
Kluber's other start against the Royals this season came June 10 in Kansas City, Mo. He allowed six runs (three earned) on six hits in five innings of a 9-5 loss.
Fantastic four-bagger: Kluber is 2-2 with a 1.24 ERA in his past four starts. He has given up four earned runs on 22 hits, walked four and struck out 29 in 29 innings.
Moose tracks: The run against Kluber scored via lefty Moustakas's one-out homer in the fifth. Moustakas belted a 1-0 cutter that didn't cut.
That Moustakas delivered a big hit against the Indians is no surprise. He is batting .195 with 10 homers and 35 RBI overall, 10-for-29 with five homers and 11 RBI against the Indians.
Don't forget about us: While Kluber was dealing, the Indians were roughing up Royals lefty Danny Duffy.
Duffy is not a household name, but he was coming off a terrific June (3-2, 1.69 ERA, .168 opposition average).
Duffy entered Sunday at 4-4 with a 1.84 ERA on the road.
The Indians were unimpressed. They amassed 10 hits, including two homers, and four runs in six innings against him.
Carlos Santana ignited a three-run second by socking a leadoff homer (No. 13). Santana went with an 84-mph changeup in a 1-1 count and sent it onto the Royals bullpen roof in right. On the previous pitch, Duffy stood up Santana with a 95-mph fastball inside. Santana diagnosed what Duffy was attempting to do -- hard inside, soft away -- and was ready. His swing was free and easy, and he let the pitch's location work for him.
Ryan Raburn followed with a single. After Nick Swisher flied out, Gomes homered (No. 10) to give the Tribe a 3-0 lead. Gomes pounced on a two-seam 91-mph fastball that didn't have much on it and parked it over the center-field wall.
With Kluber on the mound, 3-0 might as well have been 9-0.
Later in the inning, Duffy attempted to quick-pitch Mike Aviles, who burned him by slashing a double into the right-field corner.
The other run against Duffy (5-8, 2.86 ERA) came on All-Star Michael Brantley's RBI single in the fifth. Brantley drove in Jason Kipnis, who had singled and advanced to second on Asdrubal Cabrera's single.
Kipnis and Brantley combined for three hits against Duffy, who entered having allowed five hits to lefties all season.
Dr. Smooth chronicles: Brantley, playing center field in the absence of injured Michael Bourn, went 2-for-4 with the RBI. He finished the series at 7-for-13 with one homer and three RBI.
Since May 1, Brantley is batting .350 (78-for-223) with nine homers and 37 RBI.
Since June 24, he has five walks and zero strikeouts.
Overall, Brantley is batting .321 with a .896 OPS. He has 13 homers, 20 doubles, 57 RBI, 58 runs, 10 steals and 10 assists.


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We need to have some sort of admin
I know it has been a while since this server was anywhere near to a definition of popular, but we need some kind of admin that actually plays still. Not to discredit wyz, poker, or kormendi, but none of them have the time to play anymore. I realize how in depth the coding to the NS server is and that its not a job that any idiot could do. All of them were fine admins and I would gladly go to them if any of them had the time. But they don't.
The biggest thing that used to get this server riled up was seeing a couple admins and a bunch of supporting members playing religiously. I don't know what the process for this is, I would assume that apophis would make the decision based on recommendations from wyz and poker. But something needs to be done.
I have talked to numerous people that have been banned from the server, and tried to appeal it, and no response. I don't recall as to whom they pmed about it, but an active admin would help that problem. We just need to find a way to get interest back in this server, there is a group of about 3 or 4 of us that will hop in and try to populate when able to, but it just isn't enough to get a group going.
Easiest solution: turn wyz into a sleepless zombie so that he can spend the time after his family went to bed playing NS because people would show when he was there... (not to put it all on you buddy, but they did)
Next step: Have a couple people that are willing to spend the time on the server be it populating or working out bugs, or finding ways to bring interest back to it. I don't know if he is willing but Aga is the first person that comes to mind... Just look at gametracker... he has 4 times the amount of time on the server as any other player since gametracker was started... his skills with coding are not the best... but he is the fairest player i know that could be admin status. He has recently let his subscription lapse only out of fear that TGNS's clock is about out. I am sure that he would be willing to resubscribe if it were required.
So this is kinda a long winded way of me saying that Aga would be the best admin for the job, we could find another for the programming which Aga would oversee, or have wyz be a backstage programmer should he ever find the time. I know not much of Poker's programming skills, however i did talk to fenix the other night and he gave me some insight to the NS server and how it is more of a massive science project than a HL1 third party mod server. I believe Aga could and would be willing to handle being an admin, and perhaps a game officer as poker I haven't seen in months and he was last active here june 10 and that's not even necessarily in TGNS forums.
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Re: We need to have some sort of admin
Hi Dr. Pepper, I still check the forums ever so often.
I'm a little confused about your request for more admins. You don't need to know how to program in order to use most of the server's functions. Does something about the server need fixing, or does there just need to be rule of law?
When it comes to populating it we tried a few methods. We had the TGNS waiting room and we also just directly pm'd people to join as well. Checking the gametracker, it seems the server still fills up once on the weekends. I should try to make an effort join one of those games.
For appealing a ban use the "Natural Selection - Contact an Admin" forum. If you don't get a response after a week, try pm'ing all the NS admins, but only pm them once.
When summer ends, things could start picking up again, so don't get too down and out. This server has died and come back more than a few times.
Re: We need to have some sort of admin
Well... the TGNS waiting room no one actually responds to it... i have pmed a ton of people trying also... the problem is you cant set yourself active or inactive for TGNS waiting room... if you are in the community you are there... and very few actually want to be active in the waiting room
Reason i said programming is if an upgrade is needed or a problem with the server occurs
talking to fenix he said it is less of a server and more of a science project belonging to wyz
Re: We need to have some sort of admin
My point was that the TGNS server has/had a ton of in-house TG plug-ins running for the day to day operations. I think the comment was made way back that TGNS required more server "horsepower" than any other game running at TG.
None of this means anything for your average admin. They are there to maintain server conduct, not the server itself.
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Re: We need to have some sort of admin
Dr. Pepper is right. The only people I see that play NS on a semi consistent basis is Dr. Pepper, Agamemnon, and myself. The NS server is usually dead but we've successfully seeded quite a few times (largely to the efforts of Dr. Pepper and Agamemnon, and none of mine :P)
I remember back in the day I used to only start playing when I saw Wyzcrak or Pokerface or Kormendi on. I guess that continues today with Agamemnon and Dr. Pepper. If they're playing NS I'll join them.
Dr. Pepper isn't calling out the admin team or anyone else. It's just that a lot of people aren't dedicated to NS anymore, including members of the admin team. We understand of course, real life and more gets in the way. But it would be nice to have some people share the work load
Re: We need to have some sort of adminYou were once like the newbie who needed a hand from above and TacticalGamer gave you it.
You owe the newbie who comes after you that same outstretched hand from above on your honor as a Tactical Gamer.
Tactics at TG come from trust and friendship, not meticulous detail and rigid discipline.
Everyone should be assumed mature until proven otherwise.
We are no clan.
We are not a single game.
We are mature, intelligent, and cooperative individuals.
We are TacticalGamer, a community above and beyond its name.
Re: We need to have some sort of admin
Hey, what's the server IP?
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Re: We need to have some sort of admin
http://www.tacticalgamer.com/cmsinde...age=serverlistbirdie_in_Texas:ok..i feel stupid here..what is "NS"..? Wyzcrak:Natural Selection. Don't feel at a loss for not knowing the acronym. Feel at a loss for not having experienced the game.
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First round of bids from employers for £250m skills training pilot
The Government has received 269 bids from employers vying to take part in a new pilot to design and develop their own vocational training programmes, it was announced yesterday.
Skills Minister John Hayes made the announcement following the first round of bids earlier in the year from employers keen for a share of the £250 million fund.
The finance will route public investment directly to employers, enabling them to invest in the training and skills development they need to grow their business.
The winners of the bids are due to be announced later in the year.
Hayes comments: "Skills are central to the UK economy and our long-term competitiveness and we're making excellent progress with the biggest apprenticeship programme in modern history.
"This pilot fund will give employers the space and opportunity for greater ownership of the vocational skills agenda encouraging innovation and new thinking as we provide the platform for sustainable growth."
Charlie Mayfield, Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and the John Lewis Partnership, says: "The pilots are all about encouraging innovation and partnership in an area that is critical to the growth and success of our economy. I look forward to seeing what changes we can start to make as a result of these investments."


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Player of the Game
Carlos Santana was tonight's Player of the Game with a score of 3.36. Santana contributed offensively today with 2 walks, a single, a double, and 2 RBI. It was his RBI single in the 8th inning that tied the game for the Indians. This is Santana's team leading 4th Player of the Game award of the season.
Feathers Up
Though Justin Masterson was wild and walked 5 Chicago batters, the double play ball minimized the damage. Masterson got out of two rough innings after forcing White Sox hitters to ground into double plays. Masterson did not pitch a great game, giving up 6 hits, walking 5, and striking out just 3in his 6 innings of work. Masterson was, however, able to limit the White Sox to just 2 runs, keeping the Indians in the game.
The Indians came back from 3 runs down in the 8th inning to tie the game, thanks to a couple singles, a walk, and a Chicago error.
After tying the game in the 8th, the Indians sent Tribe reliever, Nick Hagadone, to pitch the 9th. Hagadone had a perfect 1-2-3 inning with 3 strike outs.
Feathers Down
Chris Perez was unable to keep the White Sox off the scoreboard in the 10th inning. He gave up a single, a triple, and 2 runs, giving him his first loss of the year.
Play of the Game
Carlos Santana ties the game with an RBI single in the 8th
Final Score: Cleveland Indians 3 – Chicago White Sox 5


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A Brief History of Milkshake-Related Mayhem
Or, "The Chocolate Shake That Almost Killed Castro."By Christi Warren
Or, "The Chocolate Shake That Almost Killed Castro."By Christi Warren
Evidenced in the video version of his Burberry ad.By Charlotte Cowles
When he turns 16.By Hilary Moss
Turns out last week's Burberry family photo op was just a teaser.By Charlotte Cowles
See all the looks from the Scottish-themed show.By Charlotte Cowles
In a "project" she's working on.By Charlotte Cowles
Paging Larry Clark!By Eliot Glazer
Let's leave their proms alone, okay?By Charlotte Cowles
Adorable.By Charlotte Cowles
French fry parties!By Alan Sytsma
She is having a fashion shower.By Hilary Moss
And a $310 brooch.By Hilary Moss
Made specially for her angelic feet by Ruthie Davis.By Charlotte Cowles
Victoria came along, too.By Hilary Moss
"Sometimes after class my teachers will be like, Are you okay?"By Hilary Moss
"Obviously, they can't wear [it] very long."By Hilary Moss
And Peter says he doesn't dance on tables.By Hilary Moss
The prize is $50,000.By Brett Smiley
Paid for by her parents.By Hilary Moss
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Payday loans are short-term loans. The loans range from 13 to 120 days. The most you can borrow is 25% of your gross monthly income or $1000 whichever is less. The finance charges, fees or interest (whichever term you prefer) are extremely high compared to other forms of credit.
Here's an example, let's say you borrow $300 until your next payday. You write a postdated check or provide checking account access for the next payday, for $345 ($45 in finance charges or the equivalent of 390% in interest).
When payback day comes, you either pay directly or the lender cashes the post-dated check or debits your checking account. Depending on which state you live in, you may be able to extend or roll-over the loans which of course means more finance charges.
Following are some of the issues with payday loans:
Following are six unsavory business practices used by unscrupulous payday lenders. They are:
These practices come from stories posted on the internet by consumers at either (www.ripoffreport.com) or (www.consumeraffairs.com):
Less than full or no disclosure of terms- One borrower received a cash advance for $350. Each payday, his checking account got debited for $90. After about $400 worth of debits, only $50 of it went toward the principal. He claimed he didn't receive any disclosures. In fact, he claimed they told him," We are not responsible for what our agents told you."
False Advertising The advertisement read "Online Cash Advance, No Credit Check, No Bank Account, No Problem…"
This consumer believed the ad. He thought he was completing an online cash advance form only. However, the form contained questions about his credit and also asked for bank account information. The consumer answered the questions.
Then he noticed there were non-disclosed charges. He didn't go any further with the application process. However, five days later his account was debited for one of the fees.
Non responsiveness- One consumer received a cash advance. He noticed $120 being deducted from his account every two weeks. After eight months, $1920 in deductions and repeated calls and messages, he never received a response from the firm.
Deceptive Practices- One consumer provided his bank account information in box 1. Then he noticed a onetime $99 fee and a $14.00 member monthly membership would be assessed. He didn't want to incur that so he stopped the completing the application. He thought the process was over.
However, five days later, $99 got debited from his account. As he put it, "Box 1 is where the nightmare was confirmed".
Deceptive practices 2- This consumer borrowed $300 with the expectation he would pay back $390 on the next payday. However, when the day came, only $90 got debited from his account. This caused a rollover of the principal and another $90 fee.
This was despite the fact he claimed he contacted the company only to be treated rudely and be told they never received his request for the full payment to be debited.
Harassment- One consumer experienced very aggressive collection practices (Payday companies need to follow the same laws as other creditors when collecting debts.). This began with calls at home and at work. The calls continued to his boss and even his boss's boss.
This went on to the point where the collector called the consumer and said he had his boss's boss on the phone (untrue) and he was going to conference the consumer in.
No loan received but account still debited- One consumer on disability trying to borrow $200, was told he had to send more employment information. Having changed his mind about the loan he did not do so.
He never received a loan but did get a $33.98 charge debited from his account. This caused him to receive a $35 overdraft.
No loan received but account still debited #2- One consumer posted a story of how he got called at work from a representative at a company. He was told he was being sued and needed a lawyer.
The company representative said the consumer owed money for a payday loan. The consumer claimed he never received a payday loan, ever.
Buyer Beware of Payday Loans
If there was ever a case of buyer beware, payday loans seems to be it. It appears the minute you provide your bank account information, you're ripe for all type of financial mayhem.
Plus, what happens is that many people realize they're in no better financial shape when the loan becomes due than they were the first time they borrowed the money. Because of this, they can get caught up in an awful cycle of constantly borrowing and extending payday loans. This quickly becomes a type of expensive financial quicksand.
In fact, the payday loan company counts on, and maybe even subtly encourages rollovers. They know that most people will not have the funds to pay back the loan along with the finance charges when they're due. As a result, the borrower will be forced into another extension with additional fees and on and on and on.
As a result, any consumer considering this type of loan really needs to do research about the payday loan company prior to giving their financial information to one of these firms. There are some decent payday loan companies out there. But they can be tough to ferret out from the ones who use any of these six unsavory business practices.


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I have a pair of the blue and black in a size 9.5 trying to sell them anyone interested
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So far our focus on Air Jordan Low models this week in Classics Revisited has leaned towards retro releases of various silhouettes, all of which landed right around the early 2000's marking a trend for the truncated approach. As mentioned before though that string was far from the first time the typical height on legacy releases had been chopped down. Case in point is the Air Jordan XIII, a sneaker which did eventually get the shortened retro look as late as 2005 but this time it had a precedent, with two colorways of the Air Jordan XIII Low hitting retailers during its original run on the shelves.
The Air Jordan XIII Low in black/navy pictured above was one of those two, picking up where the 'Flint' left off as far as utilizing a blue base; from there the shoes put on a much darker front than that most closely related colorway, draping the dimpled mesh paneling up top over a black back drop that switches to white once the heel pods are introduced. The finished product featuring bits of blue mixed in with the black and white, and those who are lucky enough to boast these in their collection will attest to how smooth and delicate the black leather really is. Aside from the Black/Blue colorway, 1998 also introduced a rare tan tone Air Jordan that sort of earmarked the beginning of more 'lifestyle' colorways finding their way onto legacy releases, the Air Jordan XIII Low in black/chutney. Click through with us for a look at both original Air Jordan XIII Low releases from 1998 and let us know in the comments below if you think these pairs don't get the praise they deserve.
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I have a pair of the blue and black in a size 9.5 trying to sell them anyone interested
I wish jb would just release both, these & the chutneys in mid tops with the hologram in 2013. 2013 should be the year of the 13's, and stop releasing the same 13's flints, white black and reds, and altitudes. Give me J's that released before 2004-05!
First pair of jays and still havent been rereleased.
A retro of both would be badass but especially the Chutneys! The Chutneys go hard!
I have these still worn twice. My only true original Jordan in my collection. I love these , possibly the best low Jordan IMO . JB should make these a mid top version with the hologram .
I have the chutneys, got Em for 60$ at Sneaker Con when it was in Chicago. Love Em. Turns heads and I'm only 21 so the OGs always caught off guard like damn you was a shorty when they dropped lol
About time you guys put the Carolina Blues on radar. These need to come back, would definitely cop a couple of pairs. It's been too long since I've had these, too long.
only low 13s i liked...
Classics I had the black and blue! One of my Fav lows
13 lows are ok
I wish jb would rerelease both pairs especially the chutney's Hated them @ 1st but I've acquired a taste 4 them over the years
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Dr. Thomas Bushlack is an assistant professor of Theology and Christian Ethics at the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, MN, where he is also a co-director of the Project for Mindfulness and Contemplation. His areas of expertise include virtue, social ethics, political theology, contemplative spirituality and mindfulness practices. For more information, please visit www.thomasjbushlack.com.


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A Leadership Aiken County contribution to Aiken Technical College will help support an Aiken County high school student who wants to eventually become an engineer.
The 2011-12 class of Leadership Aiken County, a program that aims to identify, develop and motivate new leaders in the Aiken County community, presented a $1,000 check to the college last week that will fund a student scholarship for the colleges Pre-Engineering Academy.
We saw an important need for making sure that students are able to pursue careers in STEM science, technology, engineering and math fields, said Leadership Aiken County member Jason Rabun. We saw a need to support the future leaders of our community.
The Aiken Technical College Pre-Engineering Academy was conceived in response to the emerging community demand for employees with a STEM background.
Given expected job growth in Aiken County for positions in the advanced manufacturing and nuclear sectors, the Pre-Engineering Academy was created to prepare students for these opportunities before the need becomes critical forcing local businesses to look outside our area to fulfill workforce needs.
Courses are transferable to designated engineering or engineering technology two-year and four-year degree programs. Qualified high school students who are accepted into this program as a junior and successfully complete it will receive a Pre-Engineering certificate from ATC.
Leadership Aiken County raised money for the scholarship through a dinner in August, at which John Stewart, Bridgestone Americas Aiken County plant manager, and Dr. Susan Winsor, president of Aiken Technical College, were both speakers.


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Universal Truth
I agree that happiness and love are universal truths. No-one can deny that they want these two things. But ultimately you cannot achieve either of these things without other people. And what's the point of life then? On the other hand, I disagree that a higher being is 100% incomprehensible to the human mind. Surely everyone feels that there is something higher than ourselves - God/Spirit.
Actually there are thousands, if not millions of people such as Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennet (The Four Horsemen), Michael Shermer, and many others who do not think there is something higher than ourselves. They call it agnosticism, atheism, skepticism, "the brights", and other names.
Define "higher". Ranking may be a human artifact.
The one who brought up the word "higher" was the original poster. Ask him/her to define higher, not me. Higher obviously refers to God, don't turn this into
Different religions and belief systems have very different ways of defining/viewing "God" or the universe, etc. I wasn't trying to "start a fight" if that's what you mean. If you wish to limit a sub-discussion to a Christian-style God (a human-like being with infinite power), that's fine as long as the scope is clear.
What you do is inject obnoxious comments in pages which were documents originally, but are now infected with bullet point items which take the page out of document mode and put them into thread mode. Most religions have a christian style God - the silly muslim and hindu gods are just as childish as the christian God. The exception is Pantheism, but pantheism just confuses the universe with God (confusion is not a good solution). Pantheism is actually
itself - it confuses definitions of words and that is its entire aim. If the universe is god, then cancer, aids, and fecal matter is also god - so the meaning of god is now clear as mud.
As far as document style complaints, what would you recommend instead? "Obnoxious" is rather vague. Please reply at the bottom.
I don't know about anyone else, but my life just isn't worth living if it was all just for myself. Everything aspires to something bigger than itself. If I lived for my own happiness than that would just be selfish. This life is only temporary, what's the point of living for impermanent things like money and success? Every thing that you do should be an act of love - anything else is a waste of time. If you died tomorrow, could you say that you were the best person you could be? You might argue that concepts of God and other higher beings are human creations, designed to make us feel better about rotting in the ground. But take a good look inside yourself, feel your heart. Isn't there so much more than you than just your physical and intellectual being? This feeling inside yourself is the proof that a spirit is present in the seemingly harsh world. And if you do not feel anything, then I ask you to open your mind and ignore your cynical, stubborn thought, and welcome the spirit into your heart. Until then, your life is a barren place. -Believer
That's illogical in many ways. Here are just a few -
First, some already have happiness and love. You needn't want what you already have.
Everything aspires to something bigger than itself.
So what would God/Spirit aspire to?
Everything aspires to something bigger than itself.
Nature can fill that role - no need for special words, such as God/Spirit.
What's the point?
What's the point of love without success? Why does anything else exist if love is all that really counts?
This feeling *inside yourself* is proof that a spirit is present in the seemingly harsh world.
By definition, it's inside yourself, and proves nothing at all about the nature of the outside world.
Your life is a barren place.
You merely surmise. You cannot even prove I exist, much less know about the quality of my life.
This topic is not as complex as everybody makes it out to be. In fact, I believe that life is so very simplistic but our minds are too complex to be content with our sole purpose to survive(like other organisms). People are really just trying to sound smart. Anyways --
The universal truth of life, existence, and consciousness, is happiness. There is not a person in the world who can argue otherwise. Everyone lives there lives to be happy and content. The reason why so few people find true happiness is that happiness is life and existence. Happiness is not found in material items for most people. Happiness has to be transferred from another energy source, material are not living and do not have emotional energy. Happiness is love. Happiness is positive emotions. every person has different things that make them happy, and that's what our lives our based on. maybe emotions are the only truth in the world, not just happiness.
You could also say that the universal truth is that something is superior to life, time, and existence. A realistic higher being is absolutely 100% incomprehensible to the human mind (god is a manifestation for people to cope with the fact that they have no idea what their purpose is). Something created the first matter (or energy) that caused the universe to be created. Time and existence must have been created by an energy force of some sort. But then that energy source was created from something. Like I said, to find an end to the infinite possibilities of the route of creation is impossible.
So my philosophy is screw it,
life is meant to be lived with happiness and nothing more
. No need to succeed, gain wealth, gain a family, live the American dream. just orient your life to the way you want it directed. If anyone agrees or disagrees, or wants to join a revolution to free the world of negative emotions, just email me at Universal
I don't know about you all , but I'm
tired of philosophizing about the world
. It's about time we need to change it and take some god damn action. Thank you.
For practical discussions on happiness, pls check
page. -- dl
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, p.1
Easier to find:
What everyone believes to be true. Elusive, and hard to agree upon. When one thinks they have discovered it, others will provide arguments questioning it. Illustrations follow:
: examples:
2+2=4 for most people
Those with higher mathematical knowledge may disagree - not in the Z3 algebraic group.
No, 2+2 is still 4 in Z3, it just also happens that 4=1. But this is really insignificant, since 4 is usually defined to be 2+2 or 3+1.
Seems to me that this is related to
. The only
is Reality. All attempts to describe reality are limited by the fact that the map is not the territory. --
So is "All attempts..." "reality" or simply not universally true?
The reality that can be described is not the true reality. -- ZenWeenie
The only
is Reality.
Is that a universal truth? If so, there are more than one universal truths (at least "reality" and "the only universal truth is reality"). But wait, if there are more than one then "the only universal truth is reality" stops being true, leaving us with no universal truths.
One of course must distinguish between truth and statements about truth - the one is ontological, i.e. it exists, while the other is an assertion which exists as well but in another mode. They are both
, but in two different modes. --
Why? Isn't a true statement about truth also a truth?
Yes, assuming there is such a thing as truth to begin with. Goedel's incompleteness theorem can make one suspicious of the existence of "truth", let alone universal truth.
In math and logic, a statement is correct or incorrect within an axiomatic system over some language. Mathematicians and logicians merely misuse the words "true" and "false" to mean correct and incorrect respectively. Truth, in its everyday meaning, simply does not exist in math and logic. And if truth does not exist there then it does not exist at all. In any mode.
. Models of the world can never be isomorphic with the world. Tautologies are "true" no matter what the world is really like, but that's because they're perfectly happy not representing actual states of affairs. This page seems to have something else in mind like truth which "exists", includes representation of actuality, yet which is always true. Laws of physics have never yet (fully) failed to tell us how it is or was, but we can't claim in the strongest sense to know that the universe will always obeys the laws of physics. We get better physical constants, sometimes add components, but they're always only as good as they help explain experience.
s: (some of this may be redundant)
All truth is subjective, so there are no
s except for this one.
Everything I tell you is a lie.
Actually, that can't be true. The statement implies that "All truth is subjective" is true. If it is not, the statement is based on a false premise. If it is true, then obviously "there are no
s except for this one" must be false!
... and infinitely many more based on those two!
Presuming, of course, that such statements must be either true or false. One might instead consider them "meaningless" - see the "boxes" and "hundred" puzzles (and their solutions) listed at
It strikes me that the term
and the term
are both in need of definition. If
means a statement the content of which corresponds to reality, and if
means always and everywhere then a
Universal Truth
is a statement which corresponds to reality regardless of time and space. An example might be
ten is greater than five
- not exactly profound, but always true. I might add that the term
Subjective Truth
is an oxymoron. --
There are those who would not agree that 'ten is greater than five' is a universal truth, as it depends on the assumption that mathematics is true. I know that may seem completely ridiculous to some people, but there has never been any proof that mathematics is true, much less logic. These are pretty fundamental assumptions that most people take for granted because they seem totally obvious, but nevertheless, they are assumptions. Even Descartes' famous "I think therefore I am" assumes that God is benevolent. At some point, you just have to decide whether to accept that we make certain fundamental assumptions about reality or not.
Let's go for something simpler - such as "ten is not exactly the same as five". That seems true enough for me.
Don't get me wrong. I
that 'ten is greater than five' because I accept that mathematics is true. I just don't think it's a universal truth. The world is a lot more interesting when you don't have to worry about whether it exists or not.
Is that last sentence another universal truth?
The statement "ten is greater than five" is a simple way of saying "Given a pile of ten objects and a pile of five objects, if I remove one object from each pile repeatedly, the pile with five objects will run out first". I would say that this truth is fairly universal and exists independently of mathematics. To say "the number ten is greater than the number five" presupposes the "truth of mathematics" (which should probably read "applicability" or "validity") but I don't think that is what was meant when the phrase was chosen as an example of a universal truth... and at this point we are arguing the semantics of the expression of a truth, not the idea of the truth itself.
It's only "universal" in the extremely restricted physical sense. And since the laws of physics obey mathematics, it cannot in any sense be said to be "independent" of mathematics. If you don't assume mathematics to begin with, you can't say that ten is greater than five.
And there will never be a proof that mathematics is true, that's Goedel's second incompleteness theorem.
One avoids these ill-defined arguments by using the simpler statement that ten is not exactly the same as five.
This just gets to deeper fundamental assumptions such as 'the universe exists' and 'there is such a thing as existence' and 'there is such a concept as sameness' and 'my perceptions reflect reality'. Granted, nearly everyone accepts these without any qualms (or even thought in many cases).
0 = 5 mod 5 = 10 mod 5. First you have to define what "exactly the same" means.
It means one can't distinguish between them in any way. For the ultimate in triviality, the 'null' statement is (universally) true by default.
Even Descartes' famous "I think therefore I am" assumes that God is benevolent.
Your assertion (quoted above) makes no sense to me, please explain.
Descartes is one of my heros, and I'm well aware of his famous "method" in which he chose to learn truth by denying everything until he came to something that he could not deny, his own existence. He likened his pursuit of truth to a city with shabby and run-down buildings all over the place. He decided that he must knock them all down and then build upon the rubble. Likewise, he rejected the truthfulness of *EVERYTHING* until he was forced to face the fact that he exists. He then proceeded to build upon this truthful foundation.
Where does he assume ANYTHING in this observation? --
I can't quote it because I don't have the actual text, but it's basically like this: Descartes argues based on his perceptions and makes the assumption (explicitly, I believe) that his perceptions reflect reality because to be otherwise, God must 'lie' to him (showing him things that aren't there, etc.), and he doesn't believe that is possible because he can't imagine that God could possibly be malevolent like that. What if God is lying? Can anything be believed with certainty? If God is omnipotent, then no. (BTW: I'm atheist. I just mentioned God because of Descartes.) --
However, these reasonings about God come
Descartes gets to the logical "starting point" that he exists. Thus, his reasonings about existence aren't based on any assumptions about God, which makes the "assumes that God is benevolent" statement above rather illogical. This is if I'm remembering my Descartes correctly. --
Hmmm, I would suspect Descartes was an agnostic with sufficient "political correctness" not to attack Catholicism too overtly.
Descartes seemed to mean that "I think"
"I" (the thinker) exists. -- vk
I seem to recall the logic runs: 1 - I think, therefore I am. 2 - Therefore thinking things exist. 3 - I can conceive of a notion of a perfect god, I could not do this without that being's influence since I'm only human, therefore God exists ("these properties are so great and excellent... it is absolutely necessary to conclude... that God exists"). 4 - That god couldn't be lying to me or he wouldn't be perfect. 5 - Therefore I can trust my senses, therefore I have the world... Descartes was a fairly devout Jesuit, being educated from the age of 8 in a religious college, and, like most of the philosophers of the time, was looking for proofs of the existence of God as part of their explanations of the world. --
Relative is subjective - such that ten is greater than five. If maths is not specified (limiting scope of statement) then it can be demonstrated that 10 grains of sand is NOT greater than 5 pyramids from the plain of Giza. Also, 10 regular humans is (are) NOT greater than 5 X-Men.
Assuming it's okay to combine unlike terms.
This relates somehow to the endless discussion on Quality - we can't really define it, but we know it when we see it.
To judge or determine a universal truth requires a
doesn't it? For example, I have to use some kind of judgement to narrow the scope of the truth. So I can use a narrow process to determine truth, if I define the arena as
absolute integers
as defined in mathematics. Then the determination of truth can be turned over to the judge - in this case a program...(pardon my pseudoish)
If 10 > 5 then say 'Ten is greater than five.' If 10 = 5 then say 'Ten is equal to five.' If 10 < 5 then say 'Ten is less than five.'
Human subjectivity is removed and the
judges. So truth depends on the limits imposed by the arena of active interest. Outside the boundaries is of no consideration. That's not to say that statements outside the boundaries are worthless, just that their truth'ness' requires a different judge.
For example, if one were to try to program a robot which used video cameras as eyes to tell you if the left pile of objects was equal to the right pile of objects, if those objects were all different, how would you proceed? How do you give that Robot the ability to express TRUTH? --
I did not participate in this page till midAug04. And wish you all become happier persons after the misfortune of reading my post.
For the moment,
is the universe. More to the point, current (Aug04)
is the audience and universe, unless this discussion (refactoring, etc) is kept alive in a useful manner (not just delete/undelete).
My take is that
Happiness encompass love, and in the books of a lot of people Happiness is the ultimate measure of success
. (see also "stressed but still happy" section in StreeHasSolutions
). Happiness results in success as the person is at peace with himself (see
) because even if society tells the person differently, in the end it is what the person tells himself/herself that matters.
Happiness (the kind that is fostered by less-self-focussed love such as compassion for others) promotes more success as documented by Media / neighbors. This is because when you are not fighting yourself in self-talks, if you are more honest with yourself, you can work together (body and spirit and soul) to create (program better) due to less distractions. This increased level of material success (e.g. better music if you are musician) is relative to what can be achieved with your circumstances (genetic aspects included).
The problem is usually the confusion between Sustainable Happiness vs Short-Half-Life Ectasy which sends a person to a roller coaster ride.
(draw analogy to taking carbohydrates vs sugar)
On the other hand, a person in imminent physical danger (including loss of income to maintain current comfort level) can be distracted so the long-term happiness is temporarily overshadowed by senses coming from the body and soul. Hopefully the imbalance would be restored, but even if it is not, it is still better to have the factors for long-term happiness kept intact.
even if you think these views are impractical, wrong or otherwise incomplete.
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Hi, all,
I've been tasked with getting together specs for a usability lab that one of my clients is building. I'm thinking a standard three-stage lab with a relatively large participant room for group testing, if that ever comes up. But I don't have specifics yet. Has anyone out there done this before? Any advice?
I am planning on entering the Interaction '10 student competition,
which requires submissions in the form of a process book. However, I
am not familiar with the documentation style of process books. Can
anyone recommend any good examples or guidelines to follow when
creating one? I can speculate about what should be included but would
like to be sure that I am on the right track.
Thanks in advance!
Laura Rodrian
MSI Candidate 2010
School of Information
The University of Michigan
Repost: "Suggestions or Templates for Creative Brief + User
Requirements for Design Firm"
The post is well articulated, to me at least. But there was only one
response. So I am reposting this thread because, frankly, there is a
fundamental question that hasn't been answered and that I feel
deserves attention from the community.
Im an advocate for writing functional specs. Here are 3 reasons why I
believe specs facilitate development of Websites and applications:
1) Specs serve as the blueprint for the developer, which enables them
to review the project and start coding without delay. Would you build
a house without a written plan?
2) Specs that are reviewed/approved by project stakeholders help
ensure that the finished product meets expectations.
I understand creating the following different deliverable documents in
1. Creating user personas
2. Scenarios
3. High level use cases document
4. Requirements specifications document
5. Low-level use cases document
6. Design draft documents
7. Wireframes creation
8. Task flow diagrams
9. UI specification document
10. Help manual, user documents
I would like to know where or which from the above includes the
following documents/ document parts:
1. Typography specifications
2. Color palettes info
Looking for a extremely detail-oriented (nearly OCD) UX designer with
3-5 years experience in mobile user experience requirements
documentation - wireframes, workflows, etc. for a 6 week contract in
NYC. Must be able to collaborate from our offices in Hudson Square
area for a majority of the engagement. This is a fast and intense
schedule and we can only entertain rock star level designers.
NYC UPA is pleased as punch to announce that our May event will
feature Dan Brown (yes, that's *the* Dan Brown), principal at
EightShapes. He'll be presenting on the general topic of business
Dan will be speaking on the evening of 5/19. Salient details will be
revealed shortly. Please watch our website at http://nycupa.org.
Or join our Facebook group at http://groups.to/nycupa/ to be among
the first notified.
There¹s been a fair amount of discussion here about documentation formats
and software used to produce wireframes, prototypes, and so on. But how do
people manage an entire specification? I have been using a hand-coded
intranet site, controlled via subversion; but my team is growing and I¹m
considering other ways to manage the information. Web access and formats
(not, for instance, Word documents) and some sort of version control are my
main requirements, along with relative ease of editing. What do people use?
Blogs, wikis?
For those who have established GUI design documentation in a Web 1 corporate
world, how have you handled implementing Web 2 design elements in your
Question for Axure users:
Is there a way to print out user flows from the prototype output without it messing up? Here's an example of how it turns out:
I'm not sure if this is the correct use of Axure, but I like to create flows and link the objects to various wireframes. I could use specifications but you lose the interactivity between the flow and wireframe.


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In Erie County Court, more reluctant witnesses
Reluctant and uncooperative witnesses played major roles in Erie County Court last week, when one defendant was acquitted of attempted homicide and a jury in another case was dismissed after it deadlocked on murder charges.
Both cases included one-time star witnesses who backed away from what they initially told the police. Such backtracking has become more common locally, authorities said, particularly in major cases.
It "turns the justice system on its head," Erie County District Attorney Jack Daneri said.
He and others said they are working to build trust on the street as they rely even more on videotaped statements to try to secure convictions in difficult cases.
"There is an attitude out there that anyone who cooperates with the authorities is a snitch," First Assistant District Attorney Robert Sambroak Jr. said. "I don't know how that attitude got out there, and how it got so prevalent."
See Sunday's Erie Times-News and GoErie.com for more coverage.


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Dale K. Weighill jumped out to a commanding lead with most precincts reporting in the 7th Ward Flint City Council election tonight.
With five of seven precincts reporting, Weighill had 817 votes compared to 403 for Denise Smith Allen. The two are vying to replace James Ananich on the council.
Weighill bested Smith Allen in a three-way August primary, 41 percent to 30 percent.


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Hi Ladies,
I am a FTM. LO will be 12 weeks on Friday. I have a few questions about her daytime naps and her bedtime and was hoping you ladies could give me some advice. I have the Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby book but am so overwhelmed with taking care of LO I rarely get a chance to read it. So... here goes.
I usually start bedtime routine around 8:30 or 9. LO is usually in bed between 9:15-9:45. Bedtime routine consists of a bath (every other night), new diaper, change into sleeper, then feed. She usually falls asleep nursing but I have to burp her which wakes her up. Then I turn the white noise on, give her a paci, and rock her to sleep. She usually sleeps until 2 ish. She sleeps in a Rock N Play next to my bed. At 2 I can give her a paci and she goes back to sleep until 4 or 5. Then I feed her and put her back to sleep until around 7:30 or 8.
Once she wakes up, her nap schedule is all over the place. She is pretty regular about eating every 3 hours but she doesn't nap very well. I notice that after being up for an hour to an hour and half, she starts yawning so I put her in her crib for a nap. She will nap for 30 mins to an hour, although it's VERY rare to get an hour out of her. I take her in her room, close the blinds, turn on the white noise, rock her until she looks REALLY drowsy, and then put her down. Most of the time, she knocks right out but sometimes, I have to go back in and soothe her.
The only time she will sleep longer than an hour is when she is in her carseat or my arms. If we go somewhere and she falls asleep in the carseat, when we get home she'll sleep for hours. OR, if I'm feeding her and she falls asleep on the breast and I leave her there, she'll sleep for hours.
Sorry for the long post but I figured I'd try to give you as much info to help you when giving advice.
I'm looking for advice on a few things.
1. Should I move her bedtime back? Is 9 too late? And if I do move her bedtime back, how far back should I move it? I've been feeling like she might be ready for bed at 7:30 or 8 but I'm afraid to put her down so early. I fear that putting her to bed earlier will just make her wake up earlier in the middle of the night for a feeding. Any thoughts?
2. Is there any advice about the naps? I've been reading alot of posts on my birth board that alot of moms are experiencing these short naps with their LO's. Is this normal? I just feel that by 4 in the afternoon, my LO is very cranky and I'm thinking it's because she is tired. Plus, towards the evening, since she doesn't nap long, it feels weird putting her in her crib for a nap. Any advice here?
Thank you guys in advance for your advice.


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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sunset Orcas
3 comments:
- Lancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safaris said...
Nice but of video there Monika - shame my BNDs this morning weren't close enough to do same.
Your final pic is very atmospheric
- June 10, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- Patricia Lichen said...
Oh Monika, thank you for this posting! I feel like I shared a sliver of that lovely evening, and it is such a fine way to begin my day.
And the surprise spyhop at the end of that vid! What a sweet finish.
I'm going to repost this on my facebook page, hoping some of my friends will come check out your blog.
Patricia Lichen
- June 10, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Lois Evensen said...
Your last image is just gorgeous!
- June 12, 2011 at 5:23 AM


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The latest ACL pack I can find is from 2004:
I know a lot of hard work was done on ACLs since this time, and it'd be great if this could be preserved. In particular Balugabutt had a great website with an "ACL pack" zip for download - does anyone still have this file?
There was also a large pack mentioned here:
http://www.XS Filter...hp?topic=2553.0
which has been lost - has anyone got a copy of this buried away somewhere?
Can anyone help preserve all this hard work?
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