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These functions manage the relations that allow coercing an object to a given class.
as(object, Class, strict=TRUE, ext) as(object, Class) <- value setAs(from, to, def, replace, where = topenv(parent.frame()))
any R object.
the name of the class to which
logical flag. If
The value to use to modify
from, to
The classes between which the coerce methods
function of one argument. It will get an object from
if supplied, the function to use as a replacement
method, when
the position or environment in which to store the
resulting methods. For most applications, it is recommended to
omit this argument and to include the call to
the optional object
defining how
Returns the version of this object coerced to be the given
Class. When used in the replacement form on the left of
an assignment, the portion of the object corresponding to
Class is replaced by
The operation of
as() in either form depends on the
definition of coerce methods. Methods are defined automatically
when the two classes are related by inheritance; that is, when
one of the classes is a subclass of the other. See the section
on inheritance below for details.
Coerce methods are also predefined for basic classes (including all
the types of vectors, functions and a few others). See
showMethods(coerce) for a list of these.
Beyond these two sources of methods, further methods are defined
by calls to the
setAs function.
Define methods for coercing an object of class
from to be of class
to; the
def argument provides for direct coercing and the
replace argument, if included, provides for replacement. See the "How" section below for details.
from to be of the same class as
These functions should not be called explicitly. The function
setAs creates methods for them for the
as function to use.
Objects from one class can turn into objects from another class
either automatically or by an explicit call to the
function. Automatic conversion is special, and comes from the
designer of one class of objects asserting that this class extends
another class. The most common case is that one or more class names
are supplied in the
contains= argument to
setClass, in
which case the new class extends each of the earlier classes (in the
usual terminology, the earlier classes are superclasses of
the new class and it is a subclass of each of them).
This form of inheritance is called simple inheritance in R.
setClass for details.
Inheritance can also be defined explicitly by a call to
The two versions have slightly different implications for coerce methods.
Simple inheritance implies that inherited slots behave identically in the subclass and the superclass.
Whenever two classes are related by simple inheritance, corresponding coerce methods
are defined for both direct and replacement use of
In the case of simple inheritance, these methods do the obvious
computation: they extract or replace the slots in the object that
correspond to those in the superclass definition.
The implicitly defined coerce methods may be overridden by a call
setAs; note, however, that the implicit methods are defined for each
subclass-superclass pair, so that you must override each of these
explicitly, not rely on inheritance.
When inheritance is defined by a call to
setIs, the coerce methods are provided explicitly, not generated automatically.
Inheritance will apply (to the
from argument, as described in the section below).
You could also supply methods via
setAs for non-inherited relationships, and now these also can be inherited.
For further on the distinction between simple and explicit inheritance, see
The function
as turns
object into an object
of class
Class. In doing so, it applies a "coerce
method", using S4
classes and methods, but in a somewhat special way.
Coerce methods are methods for the function
coerce or, in the
replacement case the function
These functions have two arguments in method signatures,
to, corresponding to the class of the object and the
desired coerce class.
These functions must not be called directly, but are used to store
tables of methods for the use of
as, directly and for
In this section we will describe the direct case, but except where
noted the replacement case works the same way, using
and the
replace argument to
setAs, rather than
coerce and the
def argument.
Assuming the
object is not already of the desired class,
as first looks for a method in the table of methods
for the function
coerce for the signature
c(from = class(object), to =
Class), in the same way method selection would do its initial lookup.
To be precise, this means the table of both direct and inherited
methods, but inheritance is used specially in this case (see below).
If no method is found,
as looks for one.
First, if either
Class or
class(object) is a superclass
of the other, the class definition will contain the information needed
to construct a coerce method.
In the usual case that the subclass contains the superclass (i.e., has
all its slots), the method is constructed either by extracting or
replacing the inherited slots.
Non-simple extensions (the result of a call to
will usually contain explicit methods, though possibly not for replacement.
If no subclass/superclass relationship provides a method,
looks for an inherited method, but applying, inheritance for the argument
from only, not for
the argument
to (if you think about it, you'll probably agree
that you wouldn't want the result to be from some class other than the
Class specified). Thus,
selectMethod("coerce", sig, useInherited= c(from=TRUE, to= FALSE))
replicates the method selection used by
In nearly all cases the method found in this way will be cached in the
table of coerce methods (the exception being subclass relationships with a test, which
are legal but discouraged).
So the detailed calculations should be done only on the first
occurrence of a coerce from
class(object) to
Note that
coerce is not a standard generic function. It is
not intended to be called directly. To prevent accidentally caching
an invalid inherited method, calls are routed to an equivalent call to
as, and a warning is issued. Also, calls to
selectMethod for this function may not represent the
method that
as will choose. You can only trust the result if
the corresponding call to
as has occurred previously in this
With this explanation as background, the function
setAs does a
fairly obvious computation: It constructs and sets a method for the function
coerce with signature
c(from, to), using the
argument to define the body of the method. The function supplied as
def can have one argument (interpreted as an object to be
coerced) or two arguments (the
from object and the
class). Either way,
setAs constructs a function of two
arguments, with the second defaulting to the name of the
class. The method will be called from
as with the object
as the
from argument and no
to argument, with the default for this argument being the name of the intended
to class, so the method can use this information in messages.
The direct version of the
as function also has a
strict= argument that defaults to
Calls during the evaluation of methods for other functions will set this argument to
The distinction is relevant when the object being coerced is from a simple subclass of the
to class; if
strict=FALSE in this case, nothing need be done.
For most user-written coerce methods, when the two classes have no subclass/superclass, the
strict= argument is irrelevant.
replace argument to
setAs provides a method for
As with all replacement methods, the last argument of the method must
have the name
value for the object on the right of the
As with the
coerce method, the first two arguments are
from, to; there is no
strict= option for the replace case.
The function
coerce exists as a repository for
such methods, to be selected as described above by the
function. Actually dispatching the methods using
standardGeneric could produce incorrect inherited methods, by using
inheritance on the
to argument; as mentioned, this is not the logic used for
To prevent selecting and caching invalid methods, calls to
coerce are
currently mapped into calls to
as, with a warning message.
Methods are pre-defined for coercing any object to one of the basic
datatypes. For example,
as(x, "numeric") uses the existing
as.numeric function. These built-in methods can be listed by
Chambers, John M. (2008) Software for Data Analysis: Programming with R Springer. (For the R version.)
Chambers, John M. (1998) Programming with Data Springer (For the original S4 version.)
If you think of using
try(as(x, cl)), consider
canCoerce(x, cl) instead.
## using the definition of class "track" from \link{setClass} setAs("track", "numeric", function(from) from@y) t1 <- new("track", x=1:20, y=(1:20)^2) as(t1, "numeric") ## The next example shows: ## 1. A virtual class to define setAs for several classes at once. ## 2. as() using inherited information setClass("ca", representation(a = "character", id = "numeric")) setClass("cb", representation(b = "character", id = "numeric")) setClass("id") setIs("ca", "id") setIs("cb", "id") setAs("id", "numeric", function(from) from@id) CA <- new("ca", a = "A", id = 1) CB <- new("cb", b = "B", id = 2) setAs("cb", "ca", function(from, to )new(to, a=from@b, id = from@id)) as(CB, "numeric")


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"This guy over here (pointing to Richards) grabbed me one day at practice and said don't let your head think too much, just go play," Stepan explained. "I battle with this quite a bit actually. I did it last year when I went (17) games without a goal after my first three (on opening night). You have to get in between your own ears and battle it, get an ugly (goal) and get going again. And Brad helped me with that."
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Simple Cuboidial Epithelium
Description: Single layer of cubelike cells with large, spherical nuclei.
Function: Secretion and Absorption.
Location: Kidney tubules; ducts and secretory portions of small glands; ovary surface.
Simple Squamous Epithelium
Description: Single layer of flattened cells with disc-shaped central nuclei and sparse cytoplasm: the simplest form of Epithelia.
Function: Allows passage of materials by DIFFUSION and FILTRATION in sites where protection is not important; secretes lubricating substances in serosae.
Kidney, air sacs of lungs, lining of heart, blood vessels; lining of ventral body cavity (serosae).
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
DESCRIPTION: Thick membrane composed of several cell layers; basal cells are cuboidal or columnar. Surface cells are flattened/squamous.
KERATINIZED TYPE surface cells are full of keratin and dead: basal cells are active in mitosis.
FUNCTION: Protects underlying tissues in areas subject to abrasion.
NONKERATINIZED TYPE form the moist linings of the esophagus, mouth and vagina.
KERATINIZED forms the epidermis of the skin, a DRY membrane.
Transitional Epithelium
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LOCATION: Lines ureters, bladder and part of urethra.
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FUNCTION: Secretion of mucus, propulsion of mucus bu cilia.
LOCATION: Non-ciliated type in male's sperm carrying ducts. Ciliated types lines trachea and most of upper respiratory tract.
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Here I am opening up the point about 'decisions' and how often I find myself trying to figure something out and trying to get all the possible answers through thinking and analyzing over and over within my mind instead of realizing that if I am not one and equal with the totality of my mind in all of it's components, then any decision or conclusion or "What If" scenario that comes from the mind that is accepted as 'my decision' or as 'truth' or 'reason' is the same as taking advice from strangers.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to NOT see and realize how my decisions, opinions, reactions, and self-beliefs are all able to be specifically and mathematically equated – and that I am able to actually work out in absolute detail how it is that I may arrive upon certain decisions and how I will, unless a certain factor or input is changed within the equation of me, continue to make the absolute same decisions and actions over and over again while simultaneously blinding myself and convincing myself that the decision that I am making in that moment is actually a real decision – when it is and always has been a mathematically equatable conclusion.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to simply accept the idea and illusion that apparently since I have 'always' been who I am and that I have 'always' made decisions for myself based simply on what I think is best, then it is safe to assume that I will always make the 'best' decision for myself – and that I am so 'good' at doing this that I don't even really put much effort into it – and my 'decisions' simply 'come to me' in the form of gut instincts, reactions and of course memories – which I use as my 'inputs' while I calculate in quantum time the various equations that will always produce the end result of an 'answer' or a 'conclusion' that I will simply then take and accept as being 'my answer' and 'my conclusion' even though I was NOT in fact aware of the calculations or the factors that went into those equations and what rules and assumptions played a part in that 'decision' being made on my behalf.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to NOT see and be self-honest with myself in terms of realizing that if my decisions and actions are able to be so specifically equated, then this shows quite clearly that I am not in fact 'alive' or 'expressing myself' or utilizing any actual form of 'free will' in my decision making because all of my decisions are, in essence, already made – based on the nature of information and equations that I am operating with – and when I am not standing one and equal to those equations and when I allow any part of the equation of me to be in misalignment – then my decisions will always be affected and influenced by that misalignment and instead of seeing it for what it is, I will likely take that point personally, and will simply say to myself 'that is the decision I am making. I might not like it and it may not really make sense and it does not seem like the best thing I am able to do, but that is the conclusion that I have arrived at", and from that very acceptance and allowance I have abdicated myself completely and have shown that I am not yet able to be trusted with making decisions.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to define 'making decisions' as a complex and complicated process where I run through all manner of game theory and hypothetical simulation within myself and will utilize my memories, experiences, and accumulated knowledge as well as assumptions and beliefs along with any emotional or feeling charges that I have associated to certain memories/experiences/desires in order to produce a 'decision' that is 'best' according to my conclusion – when the utter simplicity of a decision completely eludes me because I am not slowing myself down to see and realize that a decision is simply HERE in each breath – that in each breath the full context and 'situation' of this reality is ALREADY HERE and nothing requires to be calculated or 'figured out' – that the actual decision is whether I trust what is already HERE and does not require in any way that I figure it out before it is able to be HERE, or do I place my trust in that which is NOT in fact here but is only a 'result' and a 'product' of the mind which does not in fact include everything within it's calculations the way the the physical reality that is here is able to do instantly and fully without any compromise.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that the apparent 'decisions' and the internal conversations and backchat within me are 'important' and that I require to keep my internal analytical ability 'sharp' by constantly participating in 'game theory' within my mind because I believe that my mind is able to calculate and compute and take each and every point into full consideration better than the ability of the physical reality to instantly, consistently, calculate, manifest, and present the totality of this existence down to every single dimension and detail.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to fear that I am not 'understanding everything' and that my knowledge and information is insufficient for me to come to decisions, conclusions, and answers that will enable me to be effective in this world – because I have NOT seen/realize/understood that the ability of the mind to process information is extremely limited – which has been compounded many times over throughout generations of institutionalized education, religion, and family dynamics that in no way actually supports the development of actually understanding the technology and functioning of the mind.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that the information that I have stored and accumulated within me as well as the accumulated feelings, emotions, self-beliefs, and 'life experiences' are in and of themselves able to actually produce any result or conclusion that takes all points of existence into equal consideration and to allow my decisions – and therefore my living – to be equal only to the nature of my mind and not equal with the physical reality that is here.
I commit myself to, when and as I realize that I have gotten myself 'lost' and 'confused' that it is simply an illusion that is created by not actually standing one and equal with the knowledge and information that I am allowing myself to be directed and influenced by, and to in such moments restore myself by breathing and realizing that there is NOTHING that I require to figure out and this is NOTHING that is in fact 'hidden' - because it is all RIGHT HERE and whatever it is that I am not allowing myself to simply see is not in fact 'hidden' or 'deleted' - I am simply not allowing myself to realize that what I am attempting to hide is already right HERE at all times, manifest as me, as this world, as this reality, and I am only trying to hide from myself.
I commit myself to slowing myself down and supporting myself within letting go of the thoughts and memories and experiences that have become the library from which I take reference material in order to come to conclusions and decisions about what I believe and assume life is, and who I think I am within it, so that as I let go of and remove the knowledge and information that I have stored not only mentally but also physically within and as my very body, I slowly but surely return myself HERE and align myself – my decisions – my living application – to the simplicity of what is HERE, where all possible calculations are already "DONE" and all factors are actually taken into account – and to show myself and others that there is NO model or simulation that can show us more about who we are or what this world and reality is – than this actual world and this actual reality itself.


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Britney Spears & Jason Trawick
Despite reports to the contrary, nothing—and no one—was down while Down Under. Britney Spears, who was in Australia for a stop on her Circus tour, and her boyfriend of six months, agent Jason Trawick, 37, "are very happy; things are really good with them," says a source close to the couple. The reports that she had proposed to Jason while they were there, and he turned her down, "are 100 percent false. There was no proposal and they were never engaged." What is real is the affection Trawick shares with Spears' sons Preston, 4, and Jayden, 3. "He cares a lot about them," says the source, and at times they have even reportedly called him "Daddy," even though her ex Kevin Federline is still very much a part of the boys' life. While it's true Spears and Trawick did spend Thanksgiving apart (she remained in Australia; he was home in L.A.), sparking more reports of rift, it wasn't due to the singer's furiously sending her beau home, as reported. "Jason spent more time in Australia than originally planned, so he really just couldn't get back for Thanksgiving," says the source. "Everyone forgets that he works really hard at his job; Britney isn't the only client he needs to worry about. He has other people to focus on and get jobs for." While there's no trouble in paradise, a wedding isn't exactly around the corner. "Not even close." But never say never: "It's come up just like in any relationship."
After giving birth to daughter Maddie in June 2008, Jamie Lynn Spears, 18, and the baby's father, Casey Aldridge, 20, had their problems. But nearly a year and a half later, the two are now living together and are doing well. "She's focused on motherhood," a family friend tells Scoop.
He's on a roll—and lost one! Kevin Federline is preparing for his debut on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club and "has been in a more positive place since he started losing weight," says a source.
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Almost daily between Nov. 13 to Nov. 23, Elisabetta Canalis, 31, drove 100 miles from Rome (where she cohosts Italian MTV's TRL) to the Italian city of Sulmona, where her boyfriend of four months was shooting The American. Clooney, 48, made the same drive to dine with her Nov. 24, then days later they both made a quick trip to Mexico with Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber before flying to L.A. for the Nov. 30 Up in the Air premiere.
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The August 14 dream wedding on the Jersey shore between accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff and his fiancée Megan McAllister has been called off for now, according to the leader of their wedding band.
"A family member of Megan's told me there is no possibility of this wedding taking place this August," William Forte, founder and keyboardist for the B-Street band, tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Jim McAllister, father of the bride-to-be, told PEOPLE at the family's Little Silver, N.J. home: "We know nothing right now, no comment." Markoff's parents have not returned calls for comment.
Forte describes the family member he spoke to as "distraught and in shock," and says the person called him in the last 24 hours.
In preparing to play at the wedding, Forte met with Megan, 25, but not Markoff. "She was very nice, bubbly," he says, "very personable." Previously, Megan has described her fiance as a "beautiful man inside and out." Markoff is accused of killing aspiring model Julissa Brisman, 26
The B-Street Band is a Bruce Springsteen tribute band. McAllister's Facebook page says she is a fan of Springsteen, who has a home in Rumson, N.J., which is near McAllister's hometown.
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|18 January, 2012 - 18:49
|Nice work, helemt is always the worst to pep!! :P Now I want to finish my Kat armour for Kita!!
|12 January, 2012 - 23:27
|It entirely depends on what you want to make from pepakura. Theres a lot of Halo resources, and various guns, but to my knowledge not much else in regards to cosplay. To create the design, you need to make a 3d model in program such as 3dsmax, which is my personal choice. And then export that model to pepakura designer which can unfold the 3d model into a 2d design. That is then printed off onto cardstock, I believe 210gsm is the preferred density, but the closest you can get to that is best. If you look at the pictures and see all those black lines, thats where I've drawn onto the card along the guidelines, meaning it's easier to fold. Basically scored the card. I should have got a picture of the pages before I started cutting, but this one was 20 pages in size.
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|I'm always fascinated by pepakura. I love the concept and the end results are often fabulous. I wouldn't know where to start though. Is there somewhere where you donwload the deisgns or do you create them yourself; I know some designes are downloadable. If you create the design, then what is the process for doing so? How do you keep all the edges and panels so crisp during folding? Is it made of paper or card?
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|25 September, 2011 - 17:08
|his armour is so interesting. I would love to see this ^^
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|25 September, 2011 - 16:41
|I predict a few very late nights, if not sleepless nights then! Aw! Thanks. If it's not possible, don't push yourself silly to do that, just do your best. :-)
|Dan Darrett
|25 September, 2011 - 02:09
|Hydrofoil engaged dan!!!!!! :)
|Adelbert Steiner
|22 September, 2011 - 20:34
|I have 2-3 weeks almost solid of working on this, as my commissions will be done before hand and during drying times! xD I've just seen your beatrix in progress, so I shall try and match your quality for pictures!
|Adelbert Steiner
|22 September, 2011 - 17:38
|Awesome. There's a specific photoshoot for FFIX going on Saturday afternoon from 2pm-3pm. Not sure on the Friday, but I know there should be a Queen Garnet both days. I will have a Freya with me as well. Two weeks...eek! I guess you'll be pulling out all the stops then? It took me 7 months to make Hrist! x_x' This sounds quite stressful!
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|22 September, 2011 - 05:52
|pity about the wig screw up, but the shoulder armour is lookin' good
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|Zack Fair. my favorate FF character. ////////////////// good luck!!<3333
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|22 September, 2011 - 03:28
|Thats the plan! a full suit of armour made in 2 weeks as I won't have anyone to do my duct tape dummy until than!
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|20 September, 2011 - 18:43
|No comments yet? What!? I'll be the first then. I'm doing Beatrix on Friday and Saturday of this October's London Expo with other FFIX cosplayers. Are you still doing this for then?
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|19 September, 2011 - 12:58
|omgomgomg epic! I so want pictures with this! x
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|19 September, 2011 - 12:09
|Never seen this done...great idea
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|19 September, 2011 - 11:33
|I agree, this is wonderfully original, good luck and I look forward to seeing the result.
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|Original. So cool to see someone wanting to do Caraway
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Normally with our heatsink testing we would test with our 3960X undervolted and at a selection of overclocks. This time we have heard nothing but people asking about its performance compared to the H100i so we have tested using our usual 4.6GHz specs at 1.45v so we can compare it directly to the cream of the crop in our elite test. In addition to this in the second graph we have retested (our original H100i) with the H105 fans and also a set of SP120 PE fans both sets being run at 12v and with the (FSR) Corsair fan speed reducer added.
As you can see in the graph below (now JPG for all you mobile users!) there isn't a single air cooler in this graph, even the NH-D14 does not have enough cooling potential to be featured here. So all that has made this graph so far are the AIO big players and dedicated custom watercooling kits.
Couple things to point out is in the first graph the H105 is using its standard fans and even with the fan speed reducer added and running quiet enough to please pretty much ever silence freak it still out performed the Swiftech H220 and H80i even when they were running 12v fans. It also puts up a galant effort falling just behind the 140mm fan cooled H110.
Moving on to our H100i - H105 head to head test the first thing to point out is the H100i when run with stock fans and the FSR added failed our upper temperature limit of 80c. It did this when run on 'quiet mode' in our original test and the FSR really does slow these fans right down. What this does prove though is that the thicker H105 radiator does allow you to run slower fan speeds and yet achieve better temps than its anorexic brother - that in our eyes is a perfect combination!
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Corsair is back with a new Hydro series cooler, this time named the H105 and it comes boasting a new 38mm thick 240mm radiator
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WTF is corsair trying to pull. The core of the 105 is the same thickness as the 100 and 100i all the did was wrap the same core with a thicker mounting shroud. Look at 2:07 in the vid you can see how far away the fins are now away from the screw holes. Its the same way on both sides.
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He said the outer shroud is 38mm and a h100 is 27 mm that gap on both sides is 10mm all day longQuote
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The core is bigger.. hence the better temperatures. Same pump but different aesthetic iirc as well.
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Just to mention it, there is a chance that Corsair decided the fins needed to be away from the edges of the casing because of screws going into the fins and damaging them on RMA'd coolers. It might cost Corsair more to fix the screw damage on all the RMA'd coolers than it costs them to just use a thicker casing.Quote
Got the H100i sat in my basket right now though, might be worth me just buying that since I've been looking at new cases so it will be safer to just get the H100i really.Quote
But the Rad is not. About 6 mill in on either side. That makes it about 26 mill
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Just splashed out on this unit. Did a quick measure and yes the shroud is 38 mill
But the Rad is not. About 6 mill in on either side. That makes it about 26 mill
Good old truth in advertising!.
Its always like that to allow for screws. The H100i is even thinner - its just people picking at stuff they don't fully understand


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Hey, there, um, Mother Nature. Or Mother Earth ... I'm never sure which moniker is preferable. Er, how's it going? Hope things are well - oh, duh, of course the weather is fine wherever you are, right?
So, uh, a few - well, a bunch - OK, the overwhelming majority of us here in Trumbull and Mahoning counties in Ohio we sort of had a question. Well, a request, really. OK, begging, pleading - we implore you: About spring. When might we be expecting to see that bright little season of yours, anyway?
We don't mean to complain, really we don't. I mean, and I think I speak on behalf of the entire Mahoning Valley (if not the better part of the Buckeye State) when I say we absolutely appreciate that we don't share the same weather patterns currently formed over Minneapolis or Chicago or Boston.
It's just that, and I mean no disrespect here at all, we were hoping for a little of that sunshine for which you are so famous. We're not talking Hawaii or Bahamas or even Florida aspirations, mind you. Just, you know, maybe not so much constant gray skies. They tend to invoke a sense of doom in all of us down here - and they make us really, really crabby toward each other.
I don't know if it's the unflattering way in which you were portrayed in those margarine commercials a few years back or maybe it was the horrendous depiction of your offspring as Heat Miser and Snow Miser in the 1974 children's special "The Year Without a Santa Claus" - but something has clearly angered you.
It could be the "fracking," which we honestly seem to be operating in a much more safe and controlled fashion these days. Or maybe it's the devil-may-care attitude we've had toward keeping the Mahoning River clean in the past? Could just be all the littering and pollution we humans have exhibited over time that's got you totally out of sorts. And who could blame you there?
But, and I mean this with all the vigor someone so tremendously Vitamin D-deficient can muster, we are sorry.
Truly, deeply contrite. OK? Please? Are we good?
And, look, we're even willing to make some concessions, if that's what it takes, OK? If we have to sacrifice some of the summer 80s to get a few spring 60s, so be it.
And listen, if I personally could do anything at all to fix that whole ozone gaping hole mess, I certainly would. I'm trying to do my part. Heck, I haven't even used hairspray since 1994 - that should count for something.
In closing, I'd like to acknowledge that we know we've been giving your Old Man (a.k.a. "Winter") a really rough time.
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Totally your call but, either way, if you could please just consider our request - we'd be ever so grateful.
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melle's cage!
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- Anoniem10 december 2012 16:12
Heey! Thanks for the post! Looks so cozy haha.. oh do you ever cut her... nails? Claws? How do you call that?! : ) xxBeantwoordenVerwijderen
It looks like cat litter? I use hay and straw for my bunnies but that's mainly because they love out doors and need to keep warm. I get really worried that their teeth will grow too long even if I give them stuff to chew on.BeantwoordenVerwijderen
i sent you an email on ''melle's'' profile on facebook,BeantwoordenVerwijderen
I'm sorry, i didn't see the extra bowl of water :b
doesn't it 'smell' a lot of bunnies? ;) Can your bunnies run around free mostly or are they in the cage when your not at home?BeantwoordenVerwijderen
xx michaela
- Anoniem10 december 2012 19:26
I use a tiny carpet in my rabbit's cage. It's very useful, and when you clean it, you just have to give an air rush (i don't know the real word) to it outside. :-)BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Hi! I always wanted a pet and i was between getting a dog or a rabbit. After seeing this post, i knew i had to get a rabbit haha xd just one question : do rabbits have a particular scent or smell? My little sister is very sensitive to smells so i was wondering... I would be really greatfull if you answer this question, thanks!BeantwoordenVerwijderen
- Anoniem10 december 2012 20:47
hey Nadia i asked you this befor i have a problem with brushing my bunny hes a teddy widder too and he always fights me like crazy when i try to brush him up. I saw the Video of how to brush your bunny on youtube you posted a while ago and i realy try to be careful but he get so angry and i dont wanna hurt him. ----what do i do how do you handel that with you bunny.BeantwoordenVerwijderenReacties
- Anoniem10 december 2012 20:57
OH yeah and where in Germany can i get the Back-2-Nature ProductsVerwijderen
Love Daniela
- Anoniem10 december 2012 20:51
Oh yeah and what shopps in Europ Germany sell the Back-2-Nature products ?BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Love Daniela
what an incredibly lovely post! i read it with my eyes mesmerized even though i don't have or consider getting a bunny - for now, at least. but in my later life, i must say i've been thinking about it!BeantwoordenVerwijderen
I worked in a pet store for 3.5 years, so happy to see a well thought out cage. So many people don't love and respect their pets enough. It made me happy to see this.BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Ik had net hetzelfde probleem met die 'waterbus', dus heb ik toen ook een schaaltje met water naast zijn eten gezet! Voor de rest ziet het er eigenlijk net hetzelfde uit bij mij, alleen gebruik ik wel stro en heeft ie een balletje om mee te spelen, hihi.BeantwoordenVerwijderen
- Anoniem10 december 2012 22:40
You must get a second bunny!! You mustn't keep them alone!BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Aww! The second pic is so cute! I dont have a bunny but i do have a kitty :DBeantwoordenVerwijderen
aww really cute bunny <3 i have also one <3BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Awww, he is supercute :)BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Hey I was wondering, how long is hay good for? Like if you put hay in your rabbit's cage today and some of it is still there tomorrow, should it be thrown out and replaced?BeantwoordenVerwijderen
you can leave it in as long as you want, but bunnies mostly like it freshhhh! he/she should have new hay dailyVerwijderen
- Anoniem11 december 2012 23:29
hey Nadia i asked you this befor i have a problem with brushing my bunny hes a teddy widder too and he always fights me like crazy when i try to brush him up. I saw the Video of how to brush your bunny on youtube you posted a while ago and i realy try to be careful but he get so angry and i dont wanna hurt him. ----what do i do how do you handel that with you bunny.OH yeah and where in Germany can i get the Back-2-Nature ProductsBeantwoordenVerwijderen
Love Daniela
Ok thanks! I was also wondering, do you know if you have problems with anxiety, will that affect the temperment of your bunny? I know that in the past whenever I got anxious, my dog has gotten worried too. It's like animals can pick up on that stuff. Have you experienced that with your bunny?BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Oh, I'm so glad that you talk to your fans and followers about how to make bunnies happy.BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Melle definitely belongs to the cutest bunnies on the internet and therefore I think many people who have never thought about having a pet want to have a bunny that is as sweet as Melle now.
But I heard from my vet that this kind of bedding could damage the bunny's paws. I don't know if this is true but since then I use something different.
Though I have to mention that I liked your kind of bedding much more than the one that I am using for my three bunnies at the moment.
Maybe I will change it again soon.
How much does this bedding cost?
hey honey!BeantwoordenVerwijderen
love your blog,
we're following you now :)
your bunny is super cute! we have two: a gray-white one and a black baby one. Unfortunately, one of them is with my parents in Russia now, but we can't wait to have a big bunny reunion :-)BeantwoordenVerwijderen
What is the breed of Melle?She's so fluffyBeantwoordenVerwijderen


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Saugus High graduate and former College of the Canyons infielder Casey Stevenson is in that situation.
Stevenson was taken in the 38th round of the 2009 Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
The UC Irvine junior, though, has his senior year ahead of him.
So it puts him in a situation where he has to make one of the biggest decisions of his life.
Live the dream or delay the dream, if that dream is still there in a year.
"It's going to be a tough decision," Stevenson said. "I'm 100 percent comfortable with going to school next year and getting an education and getting closer to my degree.
"There are a lot of pluses and minuses. (Staying in school means) another year to develop as a player in college — that's a positive I can get out of coming back to UC Irvine if I can play as well as I think I can play. As far as signing, I get to go out and play pro ball a year earlier. The money will be more unless I improve my draft status (next year)."
For many players, it's the dollars that makes the decision for them.
Stevenson said he may have scared some teams off with his demands.
He's not sure where he would have been drafted had he pitched a lower dollar amount, but it was likely a lot lower than the 38th round.
But Stevenson has the bargaining power now.
If Milwaukee doesn't sign him by August 17, they lose his draft rights.
Any team could grab him in the next year's draft.
So teams don't like to run that risk.
But Stevenson has his own risks.
Get injured or have a bad senior year and your draft stock plummets. Maybe you won't get drafted at all.
Valencia graduate Jared Clark rolled the dice three times before being drafted Wednesday in the 12th round by the Colorado Rockies.
After his senior year at Valencia in 2004, he was taken in the 19th round by the Houston Astros, but decided to keep his scholarship to Cal State Fullerton instead.
In 2007 he was drafted in the 21st round by the Cleveland Indians, then the 45th round by the Los Angeles Angels last year.
He ran the risk and still managed to come out on top.
Some players, though, can't resist.
Valencia's Casey Mulligan had a scholarship to Fullerton, but was taken in the 22nd round by the St. Louis Cardinals.
He ended up signing with the Cardinals.
Stevenson, 21 years old, has seen a very steady rise since being a solid player for Saugus.
There were better players than him in high school and Stevenson ended up at College of the Canyons where Chris Cota had a bold prediction for him two years ago.
Cota said he would be a professional baseball player.
It wasn't until he played at COC that he hit a home run.
Stevenson has continued to grow in two seasons at UC irvine.
He said he has grown from being a singles hitter to a doubles hitter with some power.
His 2009 numbers reflect that as he batted .346 with 19 doubles, three home runs and 41 RBIs.
Before last year, teams were able to hold onto players draft rights until the following year's draft.
It was called a draft and follow.
Major League Baseball instituted a rule change to shorten the signing period before last season.
Nonetheless, the Brewers are taking the next couple of months to see what they will offer Stevenson.
He will play in a summer league and said the Brewers are very interested in seeing what he can do during that time.
The deadline to sign is still two months away.
"I'm very comfortable with whatever decision I make," Stevenson said.


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Thanks, TL & FR, for the very helpful responses!
Not TL, but I think some folks are so imbalanced (many of us probably) that supplementation is by far the simplest, most effective and fastest way to remedy this. (Although making the dietary changes is most likely quite important to do at the same time as supping. The supps, from my reading, will make the dietary changes much more feasible and sustainable for folks with issues.) From my online reading it seems folks like Julia Ross say you should be able to wean off much of your supplementation after things balance out and get what you need from diet (like you mentioned getting the AA from meat).
You can go on the diet cure site and take a quiz to see if there are supps that might be helpful for you. http://www.dietcure.com/Questionnairea.html I personally find playing around with AA supplementation fun and not something I'm worried about as I'd be getting them from food anyway. (I'd prefer to get what I need from food alone but if it will help me quicker to use supps as well, I'll totally go with that and just wean off the supps when ready/needed.)
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I am talking about Michael Murray, ND, who wrote THE book on 5-HTP:
I am not familiar with that other book, although one of the things that 5-HTP does naturally is inhibit hunger.
The book above has totally changed my life. Now it is changing my best friend's life (an exercise bulimic), too.
Sure, feel free to PM me anytime.
(I'm about to get off this computer and go exercise, though.)
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." -- Hippocrates
Yeah--I'm working on getting the supps and balancing what is right for me (using info from the book _Depression free Naturally_ and stuff on Julia Ross' site.) I'm already noticing positive changes, and if I experience the positive effects that TigerLily has, I'll be sure to share that!
Also, I've never felt that I was dealing with depression--just some imbalance issues including bulimia and binge eating disorder issues, along with some other random things. The Depression Free Naturally book goes into tons of stuff not related to depression (and I'm sure Julia Ross' work does as well). I've also found her recs helpful for my son who is dealing with food sensitivity issues and esp. for his anger/agressive stuff. Taking a specific amino acid blend has seemed to make an enormous positive impact on his temperment in general which has been wild to see--and fast. Some folks think he's acting like a totally different kid (in a positive way--just more patient, less easily frustrated, and far less agressive/violent etc--awesome!) I'm a total believer in the power of AA supplemenation and just working on finding the perfect balance for me!
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FairyRae: I posted this morning on another thread, but Julia Ross is going to be on Underground Wellness soon. This will be her third time. The two previous interviews can be found on iTunes. Just search on iTunes for Underground Wellness and then scroll down a bit. Her first interview is way down at the bottom, as she was one of the first guests with UW launched.
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." -- Hippocrates
I have heard very good things about "Depression Free Naturally" and the reviews are excellent, but I have not read it. I'm of the mind "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." I've *finally* found what works for me (!), so I'm not keen on fiddling with it.
FairyRae, I am just thrilled that you and your boy are finding relief as well. Makes me so happy inside I just wanna shout from the rooftops (or stand on the street corner and hand out books to passersby.) I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I feel like I've hit the lottery. It is surreal.
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WARREN - Carrying 20 liters of water on their backs, John F. Kennedy School students found out what some women and children in Kenya do daily to get water for their families, often traveling two miles several times a day to the river.
The students had a greater appreciation for modern conveniences, especially running water, as they along with school faculty and administrators in pairs carried the water containers on their backs two miles (eight times around the sports track) as part of the water walk project held Sunday.
The idea was conceived and coordinated by high school junior Anna McCue based on her and other Kennedy family members' experience this past June as they traveled to rural Kenya on a mission trip.
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A Massai warrior from Kenya shows John F. Kennedy School seventh graders Thomas Noark and London Hua how women and children carry water on their backs from rivers to their homes. The Massai warriors, Wilson (Meikuaya) and Jackson (Letasuna), work in partnership with the Free the Children in Kenya.
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McCue said she was impressed by the 112 participants who in pairs took turns carrying the water.
McCue, who organized the water walk as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award, said, "The trip to Kenya was one of the most life-changing experiences of my life.''
''If I could go back I would. What hit me hard was not everyone has clean water. Seeing what the women have to do to get water, that is not even clean, blew me away," she said.
''When I saw what was happening for people to get water for their families, I wanted to bring this issue back to the school to help raise awareness,'' McCue said at an assembly at the school.
McCue and JFK President Brian Sinchak said one of the activities the mission team took part in while in Kenya was to join the mothers on one of their daily water walks, walking up to two miles to the river and back carrying water containers on their back. The women make the trip multiple times per day and the water they collect is unsafe to drink but is used for cleaning, bathing and cooking.
"We saw how the people there live. This water walk will help us understand how they live and let us help bring clean water to other parts of the world,'' Sinchak said.
The Free the Children's Clean Water Project will help change that as participants in the walk got pledges with proceeds to benefit the project.
McCue said efforts are being made to drill into the Earth to create a water area for easier access to water so children can instead of getting water can attend school.
McCue said the participants learned what it's like to not have clean water by watching a video presented by two Massai Warriors from Kenya who were at the school Sunday and Monday.
The Massai warriors, Wilson (Meikuaya) and Jackson (Letasuna) work in partnership with the Free the Children in Kenya.
The two men were sent into the wilderness to hone their survival skills before completing their educations. They are the authors of "The Last Maasai Warriors: An Autobiography."
They explained not only is the water a ''chocolate milk'' color but people risk their lives getting water with hippos and crocodiles that live in the Mara and other rivers.
The Maasai warriors served as guides to the JFK team when they were in Kenya.
On Monday, the two men spoke to the student body at the school on how drought has affected life in many parts of Africa.
McCue said plans are to hold the water walk every year.
"I think that more and more people are going to become involved, they're going to want to be involved because this is something huge, and it's something that we need to get involved in,'' she said.
Sinchak said by participating in the walk, they are part of the solution.
"This was not an easy thing to do. You will see how the women often struggle,'' Sinchak said.
Sinchak said water is very precious and should not be taken for granted, with many people dying for lack of clean water.
"More people die from the lack of basic clean water than from all forms of violence including war," Sinchak said.
McCue said 80 percent of diseases are caused by unclean water.
Prior to the walk, Father John Lavelle of Our Lady of Mt.Carmel in Niles and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in McDonald, said prayers for the participants and also for victims of the shooting and bombings this weekend in Kenya.
The school has taken mission trips before in 2012 to Ecuador with plans for 2014 to India through the Free the Children program.


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Rutger Hauer Rare Autographed 'The Osterman Weekend' Press Kit + Autographed Photo!
Here is another rare item!
It's an original press kit promoting 'The Osterman Weekend'.
'The Osterman Weekend' (from the book by Robert Ludlum) was the last movie directed by Sam Peckinpah, also starring Burt Lancaster, Dennis Hopper, Meg Foster, Chris Sarandon, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, etc.
Rutger played the main 'John Tanner' character.
This rare press kit measures (closed) 11.5" x 9'' (29.5 cms x 23 cms).
The contents of this press kit are as follows:
Rutger has applied his autograph in golden permanent ink on the press kit cover as well as on the a/m color photo.
Thank you for your support to Rutger's Starfish!
The Rutger Hauer Starfish Association is the real source for Rutger's autographed items. Fans and autograph collectors can find here the widest choice of original autographed materials, all coming directly from Rutger's own archives:


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Trade Adjustment Assistance at the U.S. Court of International Trade: The Year in Review
Steven D. Schwinn
John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
August 16, 2011
Georgetown Journal of International Law, Vol. 41, No. 1, p. 137, 2009
Trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs provide a vital safety net for U.s. workers and farmers impacted by the global economy. The TAA programs are operated through the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with state one-stop benefits centers.
The U.S. Court of International Trade has jurisdiction to review agency denials of TAA, providing workers and farmers with an important judicial check on agency decision-making in these critical programs. This article reviews the court's TAA cases in 2008.
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Chrome again beats Firefox in browser gain race
Chrome was the only browser to gain significant usage share last month, and it again trounced Firefox.
By the end of April, Google Inc.'s Chrome accounted for 6.7% of the browsers that surfed to the sites that Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based NetApplications monitors for its clients. Chrome boosted its share by 0.6 percentage points, by far the largest increase of any browser for the month, and the second-highest increase since Google launched the application in September 2008.
Virtually all of Chrome's April expansion came at the expense of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer, which dropped 0.7 percentage points to finish the month at 59.95%, the first time that IE has fallen under the 60% mark.
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