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Re: What is sorghum and why should I care? NOLA.com, June 30. The ancient grain sorghum may be the wave of the future, writes Judy Walker. She's right on. There is a revolution in crops today fueled, in part, by the genes in sorghum. These genes allows sorghum to grown in relatively arid areas.
Generating the C4 photosynthetic gene pathway, these genes have now been hijacked from sorghum by plant scientists and successfully transferred to rice, giving it the ability to grow in semiarid regions by decreasing its need for water. It's expected this will increase rice production by 50 percent.
However, there is something larger on the horizon. Photosynthesis is dependent on carbon dioxide, but the taking in of sufficient carbon dioxide requires the stomata (pores) in plants to open, resulting in much water loss.
With the increase in levels of carbon dioxide today, stomata need not open as widely to take in the needed amount of carbon dioxide. Crops can now grow better in semi-arid areas.
We may be entering an age of greatly increased food production, and a greening of the globe, deriving from man's ability to transfer advantageous plant genes, and from the environmental increases in carbon dioxide.
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Like I've mentioned before, sometimes stock manipulation goes in both directions. It's suspicious that starting at exactly 90 minutes before Friday's (and options expiriation) close - RIMM moves above $9 with an unexpected 15 million shares on the buy side making all of those $9 calls suddenly in the money.
Then, another buyout rumor gets inserted into the media, giving the MM's that pushed the stock over $9 the opportunity to not only cash in on their $9 call options, but also make a quick profit by dumping these shares onto retail buyers that don't want to miss "the big move".
Unless you have about $100M, the rest of us can't play that game but hedge fund managers can. The stock is already starting to come back in. I unloaded my $9 calls, and I'm confident I'll have the chance to buy them back again in the next few days.
For those longs that aren't taking a little profit here, caveat emptor.
This stock has been a short term trader' stock for 12 months. Nobody besides Canadians driven by nationalistic pride are buying RIM as a buy and hold for years to come.
Just buy any Call, at any strike, at any date, and you will be happy grasshopper.

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Jenkins Flies Low in Boeing Classic
Tom Jenkins fired a stellar 7-under-par 65 to take the second-round lead in the 54-hole Boeing Classic. The $2 million Champions Tour event started Friday at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge east of Seattle.
The 64-year-old Jenkins got off to a rousing start with an eagle on the par-4, 439-yard third hole and then added five birdies to reach 7-under 135, two strokes ahead of Willie Wood, who shot 68.
Wood is looking for his second straight title on the over-50 circuit after taking last week's Dick's Sporting Goods Open. That was the 51-year-old Texan's first victory since the 1996 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic on the PGA Tour.
Jenkins bagged the eagle when his 148-yard second shot - with an 8-iron -bounced off the green collar and rolled into the cup.
Three behind Jenkins are former Boeing Classic champions David Eger (68) and Mark Calcavecchia (73), Jay Don Blake (70), Seattle-area native Mike Reid (68) and Mark O'Meara, who carded the low round of the day at the 7,264-yard course, an 8-under 64.
Also in the mix at 139 heading into Sunday's final round are John Huston (68), Mark Brooks (68), John Cook (69), Rod Spittle (70) and Joel Edwards (70).
Local hero Fred Couples withdrew Friday following his opening drive on the first hole. Also not playing in the second round were Andy Bean, who opened with an 81, and 67-year-old Mike McCullough, who shot an 86 Friday but didn't sign his card and was DQ-ed.
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No matter how beautifully you've decorated the rooms in your house, if the transitional spaces-- the hallways-- are bland and boring, your home will look unfinished and disjointed. While a hallway may not be the most exciting place in your house, you can certainly spice it up with an attention-getting makeover. All it takes to transform your space is some paint and a little imagination.
Bold Colors
Get rid of bland with something bold. The quickest and easiest way to spice a space up is with a splash of color. Instead of unassuming neutrals like white or beige, consider painting the hallway a vibrant turquoise, warm gold or sizzling red -- depending on the color schemes of adjoining rooms. Pick a bold accent color from adjoining rooms and run with it right out into the hallway. If you're worried that painting the entire hallway a bold color will be too intense, paint a bold color from the floor to mid-way up the wall, and paint the upper parts of the wall and ceiling with a neutral shade.
Highlighting Details
If your hallway has architectural details, such as wall molding, chair rails, arches, wood beams or a recessed wall niche, use paint to highlight them. Use a different, lighter color to make the details seem to "pop". White is superior for this purpose; you can create a subtle but eye-catching look by painting the walls an off-white or light beige, then highlighting your architectural details with a bright white paint. For a more dramatic hallway, paint the walls a jewel tone color, such as sapphire blue, garnet red or emerald green, and paint the architectural details a neutral shade such as white, black, chocolate brown or charcoal gray.
Faux Painting
Faux paint treatments are an inexpensive way to achieve a rich, luxurious look. You can add some warmth and the illusion of texture by sponging or rag-rolling a tinted glaze over your wall paint. Alternatively, you can go over-the-top by making your hallway walls look like marble, granite, leather, wood, linen or sandstone. Most faux paint treatments are rather simple; pick up a guide and you can achieve them after a couple of hours of practice on some scrap wood.
Artistic Details
Consider the long expanse of wall a blank canvas and get creative with it. Paint a border along the length of the hallway. In your entry hall, paint a border consisting of the word "hello" in different languages, or use a rubber stamp to create a floral design that leads guests from one room to another. Add stenciled designs to the wall where you would have otherwise placed artwork; after the design dries, hang an empty frame around it to highlight it. Finally, go all out with a custom-designed, hand-painted mural. Instead of hanging wall art in your hallway, turn your hallway walls into art.


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It represents a synopsis of the diseases seen in the tropics, but not necessarily limited to the tropics. Many of them, as a matter of fact, have worldwide distribution: toxoplasmosis, giardiasis, anthrax, tularemia, ratbite fevers, trachoma, superficial mycosis, and histoplasmosis (hemorrhagic disease with renal syndrome is not a tropical disease by any means).
Although the new addition has been revised and updated, some areas remain neglected. For instance, the agent causing lymphogranuloma inguinale is neither large virus nor rickettsia;
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AM-OLED is being increasingly used on small-sized smartphone screens. Samsung is the major promoter of AM-OLED, and firms such as LG Diplay, AUO Optronics (AUO), and Chimei Innolux are all expected to launch their own AM-OLED panels for the smartphone market during 2012.
For example:-
- Samsung is likely to launch a 4.6 inch Galaxy S3 with a pixel size of 319pp in the second half of 2012
- Samsung plans to use AM-OLED displays in its next series of models, including the Omnia HD, Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 HD, and Galaxy Note LTE. Pixels will be increased from 198ppi to 285ppi, and the 3.7inch, 4 inch, 4.3 inch, and 4.65 inch sizes will be enlarged to 5.3 inches.
While Samsung is currently the number one supplier of AM-OLED panels, other display manufacturers are close behind most notably - LG Display, and LG Electronics. As a direct consequence of Samsung and LG activities in aggressively promoting AM-OLED for displays it has encouraged display manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, and China to accelerated their own AM-OLED development and commercialisation plans. For example Taiwan's AUO and Japan's Idemitsu Kosan recently formed strategic alliances with upstream material suppliers, and will launch smartphone panels in the first half of 2012 with large-size AMOLED TV panels planned for the second half of 2012.
Chinese firms such as Visionox, Tianma Micro-electronics, and Irico have invested in the development of AM-OLED production lines, and it is reported that Huaxing Optoelectronics will establish its own Gen 4.5 pilot line. Overall, Chinese panel makers are expected to begin commercial production of AM-OLED panels in the 2013 and 2014 timeframe.
pite AM-OLED's technical advantages and forecast sales of about of 90 million units LCD is still a cheaper display. The gap will close quickly as demands for AM-OLED displays is expected to increase rapidly over the next few years, and the price premium is forecast to reduce to 30% or less.


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Well, that got a bit melodramatic didn't it…?
Apologies dudes.
I'm gonna level with you here and explain, I know I don't have to, but I feel I should. In a nutshell, I was getting to the bottom of the barrel of my writing vat, I was getting very bloody frustrated, with myself, therefore when I should have been doing productive things, like washing up or feeding the cats, I was on Twitter making cum jokes and other suchlike nonsense, my OH didn't approve, so then like a child, I was SECRETLY making cum jokes on Twitter, and told some lies, which is totally uncool. Especially when I always go on about how honest I am.
Massive arguments, horrible horrible, me feeling like a prize bastard, him feeling betrayed and like he and Bean are coming second best suddenly to people I've never met. A whole day of literally not talking to each other, me feeling so sick with myself I psychically felt ill, him looking at me differently, something new in his eyes which I really couldn't stand, disappointment and hurt.
Not painting a pretty picture here, am I?
Super Amazing Mum and a few others mentioned that I needed to set boundaries and rules, and honestly, it's such a fucking simple solution, it never even occurred to me. Thing is, I think the reason I get carried away on Twitter sometimes, is purely because it's a completely new thing for people to want to speak to me, every day I never speak to more than four or five people, and two of 'em I live with and one of 'em is the lady down the corner shop.
Anyway, that post was a reaction to me feeling like I'd made a really healthy thing, nasty and ugly. I wasn't attention seeking. I honestly couldn't see a way to continue this blog, as much as it killed me to write that post. I will be back, bigger and better, maybe, in a few weeks. My OH has got a big appointment coming up about his illness which we need to concentrate on and be prepared for… I hope you'll all have me back, and forgive me for sounding like a right arsehole.
See you soon my loves, I hope you're all OK.
If you need me, just drop me an email…
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TRENTON A newly introduced Senate bill that would write same-sex marriage into law - following a court order that let gay couples across New Jersey marry - was pulled from a committee's consideration Monday.
Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D., Bergen), one of the bill's sponsors, said she held the bill in light of concerns raised by Lambda Legal, the gay-rights law group that successfully argued the marriage-equality case.
The group "felt the issue of religious exemption should not be opened up," Weinberg said. "I respect their opinion." The bill will not move forward this session, she said.


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by Caitlyn Stace
Pretty much everything about being pregnant is intimidating the first time out, but nothing is quite so intimidating, in quite the same way, as the baby stuff. Strollers, car seats, slings, carriers, bottles, nipples, blankets, bears, lotions, and, dare we mention rectal thermometers!
The rounder a newly-pregnant woman gets, the more she starts observing the Stuff other mothers have, and the seemingly impossible tasks she performs with her stuff.
Just what exactly do new mothers really need? And here's the mercenary question we all asked when we saw the price tags -- how much can we expect other people to buy for us?
The Baby Registry
When first pregnant, the very idea of a baby registry seems like the worst sort of commercialized greed. It's one thing for a wedding when you're choosing china and linens. It's something else to register for bottles, lotions and -- oh the gluttony! -- car seats and travel systems.
But once you're in the baby scene, you can learn to love the baby registry. They're indispensable. In today's culture, product choice reflects personal parenting choices. For instance, a mother who is committed to nursing will pick a bottle system that will present the least risk to her nursing efforts while still providing a backup. This is the bottle she wants to use, and she probably only wants a few of them. Buying her bottles of other varieties is a waste. If her registry shows only four of one type of bottle, and all have been purchased, then bottles are not something this new mother needs.
National baby registries are also great in this disparate culture where it is possible that some of your closest family and friends don't live near enough to you to attend a shower or to come and see you in person. This allows them to pick something they know you would like and to have the shop's help in shipping it to you.
Registry Etiquette
There are two modes of thinking regarding the shower invitations. One compromise is to not include the information in the invitation, but to be sure to mention it on the phone when guests RSVP'd. If you know your friends and family won't mind, no harm in mentioning where you're registered. It really depends on your situation.
The most important thing to remember about your baby registry is that it's a wish list whose purpose is to help out people who want to help you. No one is obligated to buy you anything, and certainly not off the registry.
Frequently, people ignore the registry all together and select things for you that they themselves liked. Gifts of books loved by others' children, gizmos and gadgets one mother found indispensable, or the umpteenth teddy bear are all gifts of love and generosity to your child and should be appreciated. Remember to write your thank you notes!
What to Register For and Receive
It's fun and intensely overwhelming to wander around the baby superstore planning the perfect, dreamy nursery and assembling the right arsenal of baby gear to get you through any situation. But most mothers are on a budget, and it's smart to plan out what you really do need and how to maximize your dollar.
Certain gizmos like car seats are worth investing some real money into. Other gizmos like wipes-warmers, changing tables, fancy bassinets are not. Here is a list of basic items you need, and tips on how to maximize your dollars:
A Place for Baby to Sleep
One of the things that makes it hard to plan for a baby is that so much of your gear depends on personal parenting choices. For instance not getting a crib and borrowing a cradle from a family member. This can be the smart choice when you don't know how the sleeping arrangements will turn out.
Keep your options open, borrow what gear you can, and don't spend money on fancy items you might not use. Most babies do need a crib at some point, so that's a good investment. A new crib mattress is necessary and should be firm and fitted exactly to the crib you're purchasing.
Another great thing to have is a bassinet. They are tall, free-standing baby-holders. They have mattresses and linens and usually some kind of visor that keeps sun and noise out. Bassinets are convenient to keep your tiny tot at arm's reach in the night, and also moving sleeping infants from room to room without waking them. Cribs and bassinets are good items to get second-hand from friends or at yard sales and consignment shops.
Items like Moses baskets, fancy wooden cradles and elaborate co-sleepers are lovely, but can be expensive and impractical. Moses baskets aren't supposed to be carried with a baby inside of them. Co-sleepers are expensive and can't be moved, and wooden cradles are expensive version of the very practical bassinet.
A Car Seat
Car seats are not items to skimp on. Unless you know the previous owner very well, car seats are not good items to get second-hand. Manufacturers advise that any car seat that has been in any kind of accident, no matter how minor, must be replaced. Car seats are carefully constructed to protect their precious cargo, and any compromise to the structure could limit its effectiveness.
There's a difference in the quality of car seats. Every expectant mother should spend time reading helpful consumer sites and magazines. Consumer Reports test crashes car seats and through their research it's easy to see that there are differences. New brands and varieties of car seats come out every year, so it's wise to check any time you are in the market for a car seat, to see which kind is currently at the top of the market. It seems like the most expensive one is the "best" but not always. Often two seats are identical in safety ratings but very different in price.
When it comes to infants, there are two kinds of car seat options: the infant carrier and the convertible seat.
The infant carrier is the most versatile. The seat by itself can be strapped, rear-facing, into the back seat of a car. It also comes with a base that straps into the family car and can be left there, allowing you to just drop the carrier into the base in one smooth motion. Press the button, and you can pull the carrier right out.
Infant carriers are also designed to attach to stroller bases. In this way, a sleeping baby can be strapped into a carrier, taken to the grocery store, strolled through the shopping mall or out to dinner without ever being disrupted.
Infant carriers, for all their convenience, are only good for about ten months. Once the baby has outgrown the carrier, it is time to go to a more expensive convertible seat.
This is a larger, more expensive seat but typically lasts until the child is 3 or 4 years old. It begins as a rear-facing infant seat, and morphs into a front-facing toddler seat and eventually into a full-grown child seat.
Wraps, Slings, and Packs
In the good old days, people just carried babies around in their arms all day. You'll do some of that. It's good for muscle tone -- mothers have the best upper arms! Eventually, you want your arms free and a convenient and safe way of transporting the little one.
If you can do it, it's wise to have both a body-carrier (like a Baby Bjorn or a Snuggli) and a stroller base for your infant carrier.
The chest packs are marvelous for many reasons. First, they allow a fair amount of mobility to the parent. You can do basic household tasks while a fussy baby sits close to you and feels comfort. Wearing your baby is a good way to soothe the baby, keep him or her right in with the family activity, while also providing security and comfort. Wearing your baby on walks helps burn calories and build muscle tone after pregnancy and is a fun way to interact with your baby outside.
Under no circumstances, however, can you ever wear your baby in a moving vehicle. Babies must be secured in car seats. For this reason, the car seat stroller base is an indispensable tool for modern mothers.
All major infant carrier manufacturers sell their seats as part of a "travel system." These systems incorporate the infant carrier seat with a large stroller. The carrier seat clips into the stroller rear-facing. When the baby outgrows the infant seat, it is removed and the toddler rides in the regular stroller seat. They're sold as a cost-effective long-term solution for moving around with a baby.
Most travel system strollers are quite large and unwieldy. At the early stage with the infant carrier on board, they are extremely cumbersome. We've heard from mothers that these large strollers, in addition to being nearly impossible to maneuver in stores, are also relatively fragile. Many don't last more than one child.
An alternative to the full sized travel system is the stroller base. They fold to nearly flat and are very light. The disadvantage to this choice is that you'll have to buy a separate stroller when your baby outgrows the infant carrier. However, many moms found the travel systems so unwieldy, they bought new strollers anyway. Being freed from buying a stroller as part of a travel system gives you more options.
The Layette
It's wise to resist the urge to buy "outfits" at this stage of the game. Babies spit up, drool, and wet themselves a lot so the best thing to have on hand is lots of onesies for summer babies and toasty pajamas for winter babies. Newborn infants must have their heads covered outside in all but the warmest summer months (when they should stay out of the sun, entirely). Have plenty of cozy stretchy hats on hand, too. Many moms prefer babies have their feet covered, indoors and out, so get lots of warm stretchy socks.
Medicines, Diapers, and Care Items
Any health problems encountered in the first few months of life means an immediate call to the doctor. You should not dispense any medications to your child without the explicit direction to do so by your health practitioner. However, to spare you midnight runs to the 24-hour pharmacy across town, here is a list of basic care needs you want to have on hand for your baby:
- Several packages of diapers in newborn and infant sizes
- Several giant packages of wipes
- A stash of small wash clothes and a plastic dish for water for sponge baths on the changing table
- A baby bath for later baths in the sink or tub
- Diaper rash creams
- Infant ibuprofen and acetaminophen (Tylenol and Motrin)
- Anti-gas drops
- Nasal aspirator (babies can't blow their noses so the aspirator helps clear congested nasal passages)
- Rubbing alcohol and cotton balls to clean the belly button stump (and to help sterilize clippers, tweezers and nasal aspirators)
- A grooming kit with soft hair brush, comb, tweezers and infant nail clippers
- A rectal thermometer. Fancy pacifier thermometers and under-arm patches, in-the-ear thermometers and forehead strips don't do the job. The most reliable way to take a temperature is rectally. Have your health practitioner show you how to do this
- Hand soap and anti-bacterial wash for the bathroom for folks to wash their hands before touching the newborn. Hand wash in the diaper bag for the road
Good luck on your parenting adventure! Remember that no one starts out an expert but with preparation and help, you'll be one in no time!
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How Bewitching! 13 Best Books About Autumn and Halloween
Where Is Baby's Pumpkin? by Karen Katz
Looking for baby's first Halloween book? This lift-the-flap book will take your little one on a colorful hunt for a baby's missing pumpkin. Along the way, your tot will learn colors, shapes, simple Halloween traditions, and even some prepositions!
The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree By Stan and Jan Berenstain
This 1978 book from the beloved Berenstain Bears series might have been Mom or Dad's favorite fall bedtime story as a kid. With its colorful illustrations and light storyline, The Spooky Old Tree isn't too scary for preschoolers. It will help your youngster understand the power of his imagination — a funny thing that can make him feel scared and, in turn, help him overcome his fears.
Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Let the pumpkin hunt begin! Preschoolers will accompany the cute board book characters Duck and Goose on a search for the perfect pumpkin. They check inside a log, under a pile of leaves, and up an apple tree. Where do you think they'll find it? Your pumpkin-puss preschooler might have a guess! After reading this story, try some of these fun activities with pumpkins.
Leaf Man by Lois Elhert
Kids can join Leaf Man on a magical journey as gusts of wind carry him over orchards, meadows, and farms one fall day. The book's illustrations are made from actual autumn leaves, and the story is a celebration of the fall season and nature. Print out our Autumn Leaves Activity Book to help kids learn more about foliage and falling leaves.
The Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams
Halloween — and any dark night for that matter — can be a bit scary for kids. So every child should meet the fearless little old lady who stars in this book. When the signs of a ghost — shoes, pants, and a pumpkin head — appear one by one and chase the old lady, she assures the floating figures "I am not afraid of you!" Kids will love the "CLOMP CLOMP" and "WIGGLE WIGGLE" refrain as the objects move, and are sure to become just as brave as the little old lady.
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson
Why do the leaves change color? Why do they fall from the trees? If your curious kid has asked you these questions, don't worry — Fletcher the fox is wondering, too. When all the leaves on his favorite tree turn brown and fall off, he tries in vain to catch and reattach them. Although Fletcher's mother explains that the cause is simply the change of seasons, he doesn't fully believe her until he sees the splendor of snowy branches in winter.
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
What's a witch to do on a windy night when her hat and wand blow away? She gets some generous help from some new animal friends — a cat, a parrot, and a frog — who only want one thing in return: a ride on her broom... if there's room! Together, the witch and her friends come face-to-face with a scary dragon. Never fear — the story is by the same author/illustrator team as the fun book The Gruffalo, so you can expect a silly and not-too-spooky ending.
Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
It's easy to forget that folklore hero Johnny Appleseed was a real man, John Chapman, who traveled across Colonial America spreading apple seeds. There are many accounts of the classic tale, but this 1988 version by enchanting author/illustrator Steven Kellogg is one of our favorites. Kids will also love these 10 apple-themed activities.
Shake Dem Halloween Bones by W. Nikola-Lisa
Celebrate Halloween with a catchy hip-hop beat! Told in rhyming text, Shake Dem Halloween Bones shows how the city goes from dark and quiet to festive and fun on Halloween night. L'il Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Tom Thumb, and other fairy-tale friends attend the hip-hop Halloween ball and have some "scoo-bee-doo-bee-doo-wah" up their sleeves. Kids will love to "rap" along with this one.
The Hallo-wiener by Dav Pilkey
Another story that will get the kiddos giggling is The Hallo-wiener, featuring Oscar the dachshund. He's a shortie, like all "wiener dogs," and the other insensitive pups are always making fun of him. His hot-dog costume isn't exactly a hit among his peers, but one brave act makes him a real Halloween hero.
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz
If your child is ready to up the fear factor this Halloween season, reach for this classic "I Can Read Book." It's a compilation of creepy short stories, including "The Green Ribbon" and "In the Graveyard." While brave kindergarteners and first-graders might enjoy the quick and compelling tales, they might also get nightmares, so gage your child's sensitivity to scariness before grabbing this one.
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Older elementary-school readers will love this eerie and enthralling work of fiction. A group of eight boys in Halloween costumes is carried away on the tail of a kite. Accompanied by the creepy but wise Mr. Moundshroud, they take a trip through space and time to see Egypt's mummies, the Celtic lord of the dead, the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead, and other gothic rituals. Through their adventure they witness a timeline of morbid folklore and Halloween history. Black-and-white illustrations help hook readers into the tale.
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl sure had good taste in ghost stories! The beloved children's book author read more than 700 chilling and thrilling stories in the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that appear in this anthology. Edith Wharton, Robert Aickman, and other great authors penned the short stories, so the collection is a nice — and spine-tingling — introduction to serious literature for younger teens.


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Five things not to like about Saturday's loss:
1. Tackling. Tulsa's offense is going to fool any defense. That's what they do every week and that's what they did on Saturday. That part is easier to accept than being in position to make a play and fail to do so. UAB defenders missed too many tackles on Saturday, which led to big things for Tulsa.
2. The second half. UAB did very few good things in the second half. That needs to change or it will be another long year for the Blazers.
3. Turnovers. The Blazers turned the ball over three times and failed to force any turnovers by Tulsa. That's a losing formula.
4. Lack of a pass rush. David Johnson faced very little pressure. Think that had something to do with him completing 21-of-25 passes and not coming close to throwing an interception.
5. Lack of second-half focus. Neil Callaway said his team lost focus in the second half. Explain to me how that happens? It's the season opener against one of the best teams in the league. What would cause a team to lose focus at that point?
Five things to like about Saturday's loss to Tulsa
1. Joe Webb showed plenty of signs of being as good as advertised.
2. The running game produced 245 yards on 36 rushing attempts. At no time last year did the Blazers run the ball better than they did on Saturday.
3. Frantrell Forrest. He had three touchdowns in the first half even though he was credited with just two. It was hard to tell but I think the officials blew the call at the end of the first half when they ruled Forrest didn't have possession of what would have been a touchdown pass from Webb.
4. The first half. Sure it takes two halves to win a game but UAB showed signs in the first half of being a very good offensive team.
5. The weather was nice.
Quote of the day
"Joe Webb is going to be a fantastic quarterback. Little mistakes shouldn't faze him. I know anytime he has the ball in his hands, something good can happen." -- UAB wide receiver Frantrell Forrest.
Injury report
Terry Thomas and Rowdy Wade were each hurt on the opening kickoff and neither returned. Wade hurt his ankle and left the field on crutches after the game. Thomas, who was slated to get plenty of time at middle linebacker, suffered a left leg injury. He appeared to have an ice bag on his left hamstring during the second half.
It doesn't appear that UAB suffered any other significant injuries.
Next week's opponent
Florida Atlantic dropped its season opener 52-10 at Texas. The Owls threw for 255 yards but managed only 37 yards on 23 carries. Texas had 271 yards passing and 232 yards rushing.
Next week's game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. (Central time) at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.


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When Elk Grove, Calif., elementary school teacher Dan Goldman employed creative means to boost his students' enthusiasm for writing, he got more than he bargained for.
Goldman thought his Elitha Donner Elementary sixth graders would better enjoy learning to write if they composed a message that would be launched in an air balloon.
"When they're done and completed we stick them in a Ziploc bag, and we connect them to a helium balloon and we let them go," he told his students.
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"Shenzi," Banzai whispered in the sleepy hyena's ear. But she didn't wake up. "Oh, Sheeeenziiii," he said. She didn't move. "Shenzi, wake up!" Banzai said a little louder, shaking her on her chest. She still didn't wake up. So Banzai tried other loud things, like yelling in her ear and crashing cymbals. But nothing worked. Banzai slapped his forehead. 'Never mind.' He thought. He started to walk away when he got an idea.
Smirking, he walked back to Shenzi and sat above her head. "Shenzi!" He whispered in her ear again. She didn't move. So Banzai stuck out one of his fingers, and started lightly scritching at her neck with his claw. Shenzi smiled and rose up her shoulders. But Banzai didn't stop there. He started using all his claws to continue tickling Shenzi. Then she started giggling. Banzai's smile got bigger as he watched Shenzi cover her mouth with her paws to muffle her laughter. Banzai then decided to tickle her somewhere else.
Smiling, he sat on her legs and and put his paw on her chest, not hard enough to hurt her, just so she couldn't escape the oncoming torture. Then he started tickling her left side with one of his claws.
"Pbthehehehehe!" Shenzi giggled harder than before. Smirking, Banzai then started tickling Shenzi on her stomach, which is her weak spot. "EEAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" She laughed. Banzai didn't stop there. He took his paw off her chest and used it to tickle her right side with his claws. That drove the once-sleepy Shenzi bonkers. "AAHAHAHAHAHAHA STAHAHAHAHAHAP!!" she laughed/begged. But Banzai didn't stop there.
"Yo, Lou! Wanna have some fun with me?" He called out.
"Sure!" A voice responded. Then Lou came over to where Banzai and Shenzi were.
"Why are you sitting on Shenzi?" He asked.
"Tryin' to wake her up." said Banzai.
"How's sitting on her gonna wake her up?" said Lou, confused.
"I'm ticklin' her to wake her up," said Banzai.
"So why are you sitting on her legs?" said Lou. Banzai squeezed his eyes shut, frustrated.
"I'm sitting on her legs, so she can't escape!" he said.
"OH, OK, I get it." said Lou.
"Ya gonna help me or not?" said Banzai.
"Yah, OK." Lou said. Then he sat above Shenzi's head and started tickling her neck with his claws.
"EEEKAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OHOHOK I'M AWAHAHAHAHAHAKE!" Shenzi laughed. The boys stopped tickling her as she got up and headed towards the dining room. Then Shenzi noticed that the two boys were gone.
"Banzai? Lou?" said Shenzi. There was no answer. Creeped out, Shenzi just sat on the floor, waiting for her breakfast. Little did she know, Lou and Banzai were creeping up behind her. Then Banzai stuck out one of his fingers and poked her on her side. "EEK!" Shenzi screeched, causing Bud, Giggles, and Ed to jump. "Guys!" said Shenzi.
"Yes, Shenz?" Banzai said innocently.
"Why'd you do that?" Shenzi demanded.
"What do you mean?" Lou said innocently.
"I told you guys to stop!"
"Stop what?" said Banzai. "This?" Then he poked her side again.
"EEK! Yes that!" said Shenzi, shielding her stomach and sides with her arms.
"Aww, ya don't wike that??" Banzai teased as he started poking her ribs repeatedly. Shenzi started smiling and squeezing her eyes shut.
"Stop that!" she squeaked as Banzai continued to poke her. Having some fun, Banzai started doing it faster. Shenzi squeaked again as she covered her mouth with her paws, which was a big mistake. Realizing what she did, Banzai, while smiling bigger, and started poking her stomach and sides. Shenzi's cheeks started turning pink and tears formed in her squeezed-shut eyes. "Eepehehehehehehe!" She giggled. Banzai stopped poking her and sat in front of her.
At that time, Shenzi decided to have a little revenge. She was about to poke Banzai on his side, when he turned around. Shenzi quickly pulled her paw back just in time. Still suspicious, Banzai turned back to facing forward. Then Shenzi quickly started tickling his neck with one of his claws. Banzai rose up his shoulders, smiled and squeezed his eyes shut, but he didn't laugh, not so much as snicker. Shenzi decided to just give up and mind her own business, so she just stopped and acted casual. So when Banzai turned around to her, he didn't know that she did it. Shenzi smirked, happy that she got revenge... sort of.
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Home » New Orleans Police Department » Press Releases » 2014 » 20140213 NOPD is Investigating a Murder/Suicide in Gentilly
(February 13, 2014) – Homicide Detectives are investigating a murder/suicide involving an unidentified male and female. The victims were discovered inside of a residence in the 2800 block of Fortin Street, just after 8pm. The names of the victims are being withheld pending notification of family members.
Members of the NOPD's Special Operation Division and Fifth District detectives conducted a wellbeing check for the occupant of the residence. Once inside officers discovered the unresponsive victims on the floor of a bedroom. The female victim was possibly shot once while the male apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the body. Both were pronounced dead on the scene.
The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office will conduct an official autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Homicide Detective Barret Morton is in charge of this investigation.
The New Orleans Police Department, under the leadership of Superintendent Ronal W. Serpas, is engaged in a complete transformation in its approach to ensuring that New Orleans is a safer place to live, work and visit. To learn more about the NOPD and our services, visit http://www.nola.gov/GOVERNMENT/NOPD.
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Hokey Smoke—she's Rocky!
As the Vcr Generation Goes Bully for Bullwinkle, June Foray—the Voice of Rocket J. Squirrel—is Flying High
"They ask, 'Aren't you the lady who does all those voices?' And I say"—here in her two-bedroom ranch house in the San Fernando Valley, Foray summons up the guttural sensuality of Rocky's nemesis Natasha—"Of course, dahlink!"
For some 40 years Foray has been a dahlink of the cartoon world, providing voices squawky, sweet, pinched, husky and matronly. Foray has worked with Bugs Bunny animator Chuck Jones, who puts her "at the top of her profession," comparing her to the late Mel Blanc, the flexi-voiced genius who played Bugs.
But it was as Rocket J. Squirrel that she became and has remained a household sound. "Bullwinkle," she says, "was a magnificent marriage of concept, writing, performing and direction." Magnificent, but the series was never a ratings hit during its original airing (1959—64). It took this year's video release and an audience of nostalgic baby boomers and their children to boost the satirical cartoon to the top: With six video cassettes available, Moose and Squirrel have sold 2 million copies.
It may also be that The Simpsons (for which Foray did three voices, including a librarian and a baby-sitter, in the premiere episode) has made audiences eager for cartoons with some bite. Crudely drawn but sharply written, Bullwinkle featured deliberately awful puns (the Ruby Yacht of Omar Khayyam), Cold War satire (courtesy of Pottsylvanian spies Boris and Natasha) and such wonderfully idiotic notions as an anti-gravitational element, upsidaisium.
Foray grew upsidaisy in Springfield, Mass. Her father was an engineer. Her mother—a semiprofessional singer and pianist—groomed her to be a star. But the traditional routes didn't enthrall her. Dance lessons were a bust, she recalls. Piano lessons likewise. But when she would go to the movies with elder brother Bertram and younger sister Geraldine, guess who would come home mimicking the characters? "I could change my voice according to whoever I'd just seen," she says.
After the Forays moved to Los Angeles for family reasons in the 1930s, June found work as a radio actress, eventually appearing on such programs as Sherlock Holmes and Lux Radio Theatre. On records she provided voices for both fairy tales and Stan Freberg's skits. As a screen presence, one of her first big breaks was a meow: Lucifer, the cat in Disney's 1950 animated feature Cinderella. (Walt's heirs, by the way, handle the Bullwinkle videos. Foray, who doesn't receive residuals, says she has no plans to go the Peggy Lee route and sue.) She also became the model for the curvaceous blond who turns up at the end of the Bugs Bunny classic Broomstick Bunny. "She was beautiful," says Jones.
It was the real-life beauty, not the Toon, who married scriptwriter Hobart Donavan in 1954. "He was a marvelous Irishman with a very whimsical sense of humor," Foray says of her husband, who died of a heart attack in 1976. "We had no children. He'd had four [by a previous marriage] including a 3-year-old who drow ned and a 20-year-old who dropped dead of a heart attack. So I respected his wishes not to have any more."
She still keeps in touch with one of her stepchildren and stays busy with such hobbies as cooking and sewing. She continues to do cartoons, of course (Grandma Gummi Bear and Jokey Smurf), as well as the occasional oddity (including what she calls well-modulated narration for an erotic video, Playboy's Art of Sensual Massage). And she had a cameo in Sally Kellerman's live-action Boris and Natasha movie (since sunk because the distributor went broke).
Finally, there are always those animation festivals where, she says, men invariably greet her with the moose's signature line, "Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" But Foray knows how to test the true Bullwinkian. "I ask. "If you're such a fan, how old was Nell?' It was only mentioned once... 37½." Would you doubt an all-American squirrel?
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Harvey then set down 11 in a row before Nolan Arenado reached on an infield single. Replays, however, showed the throw from shortstop Quintanilla just beat Arenado. No worries. Harvey got D.J. LeMahieu to ground into a 6-4-3 double play with his 91st pitch.
The Mets have said they are going to limit Harvey's innings and when Jonathon Niese comes back Sunday the team will go to a six-man rotation for a while to help limit but. On this night, Collins wasn't worried.
"He deserved to go back out there," Collins said. "I'll worry about making up those innings later."
Chacin was nearly as good, doing it with guile instead of power. Barely reaching 90 on the stadium scoreboard, while Harvey routinely touched the mid-90s, Chacin struck out five and walked one in seven innings.
He had little trouble with the top of the Mets order but the bottom caused the trouble.
Flores and Buck had two hits apiece.
"I got behind in the second (inning) and had to throw fastballs for strikes," Chacin said. "That's why 6-7-8 were able to get those runs off of me."
Ike Davis hit an opposite-field double down the left field line with one out and scored an out later on righty swinging Buck's single to right field for a 2-0 lead.
Batting sixth, Flores hit a ground rule double in the eighth off Corpas in center field to put New York up 5-0.
NOTES: Mets OF Lucas Duda (muscle strain in rib cage) was recalled from his rehab assignment and optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. Duda has been on the DL since June 22. Duda went 7 for 45 (.156) with one HR and six RBIs in his rehab. ... The Rockies recalled LHP Jeff Francis from Triple-A Colorado Springs. ... When Harvey got his fourth strikeout, the Mets flashed on the videoboard "ZackKKKK," for the Mets other young ace, Zack Wheeler.


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Farmer Suicides: The State's Killer Policies
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hen politics and ideology influence scientific decisions, people scorn regulators and take autonomous actions that can have grave consequences.
While the Supreme Court-appointed committee of scientists has sought an indefinite pause on field trials of genetically-modified crops, farmers in Vidarbha have sown cotton which is resistant to a weed-killing chemical even before regulators have approved its commercial release. After three years of safety trials, US multinational Monsanto's Indian affiliate had applied in March for a licence to sell its herbicide-resistant GM (genetically modified) seed. But the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) did not consider the application in its meeting that month.
This correspondent saw the herbicide in action in the field of a well-to-do farmer in Yavatmal, Maharashtra. Weeds in the sprayed fields were wilting while cotton plants swayed in photosynthetic glee at the plight of their tormentors. The farmer had sown six of his 50 acres under cotton with the seed that, he said, had been smuggled in by Gujarat dealers from the United States and Argentina.
At Rs 800 per acre for a packet of 650 gm, this is Rs 543 cheaper than legally saleable Bt cottonseed without weed-burning traits. The prefix Bt is an abbreviation for a soil bacterium whose gene makes cotton leaves toxic to bud-and-flower-eating weevils. The Bt variety currently in use has two such genes to outsmart the evolutionary cunning of weevils. The herbicide-resistant version is spiked with another agro-bacterium gene which is immune to glyphosate, a widely used weed killer.
The stealth action of farmers shows their yearning for labour-saving and profit-enhancing technologies, but is fraught with risk. Though GM crops are believed to be safe, protocols have to be observed to ensure they remain so. One recalls the events of 2001, when Navbharat Seeds, a Gujarat company seen as a saviour by farmers, sold pirated Bt cottonseed a couple of years before the GEAC permitted Mahyco Monsanto Biotech to sell its variety. The Central government ordered the Navbharat crop to be burnt, but the Gujarat government did not oblige. It feared the wrath of the farmers, who were encouraged by organisations like Sharad Joshi's pro-market and pro-GM Shetkari Sanghatana.
"If the government does not give permission for new technology, we must adopt it by stealth or agitation to send a message," said the farmer who asked not to be identified. According to him, 60,000 packets, enough to cover about as many acres, have been sold in Hinganghat, Warora, Wani and Rajura talukas of Maharashtra's Wardha, Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts. He used them first last year; the seeds have been in circulation for three years now.
It is a message that the ministry of environment is not getting ever since its previous minister, Jairam Ramesh, converted the approval process for Bt brinjal in 2010 into a spectator sport where the sane voice of science was drowned at 'panchayats' across the country organised by cymbal-clanging ideologues of various plumages. Anti-GM activists like Vandana Shiva of Navdanya and Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti, with their sympathisers in the media like The Hindu's rural affairs editor P Sainath and Parliament's committee on agriculture, led by the Marxist (and reflexively USA-bashing) law-maker Basudeb Acharia, have painted Bt cotton—and therefore GM crops—as killers of pests and peasants alike. They have targeted Monsanto, which enjoys a monopoly in Bt cottonseed, though there are five other Bt technologies in the market.
The monopoly cannot be abused without political connivance; since 2006, state governments fix the price. Gyanendra Shukla, Monsanto's head for the India region, says competition drives the price down by as much as 40 percent (without denting its royalty of Rs 174 a packet).
In a May 2012 article, Sainath lampooned The Times of India for converting an October 2008 news report about the social and economic transformation that Bt cotton had brought about in Vidarbha's Bhambraja and Antargaon villages into a couched advertisement for Mahyco Monsanto 33 months later. He ridiculed the yields claimed for Bt cotton and insinuated that it was responsible for most farm suicides that had occurred in Maharashtra, with Vidarbha leading the way. Though "none of the farmers reduced the issue of the suicides or the (agrarian) crisis to being only the outcome of Bt cotton," Sainath said, "they punctured many myths about its miracles, costs and savings." By a remarkable coincidence, Acharia arrived at the same conclusion word-for-word in his report to Parliament three months later, while seeking a ban on GM crop trials because Bt cotton is the 'contributory factor' for 7,996 farmer suicides that had occurred in Vidarbha in the previous five years.
The myths that need to be punctured are those that have been inflated with ideological helium. "Bt is good," says Omprakash Bhikamchand Lohiya, 58, of Hiwari village, about 18 km from Yavatmal town. He has been growing cotton since the age of 15 and recalls people using concoctions of neem and garlic to get rid of the weevil infestation. Lohiya is a small farmer. He has three acres, all of them under cotton. But his farm is fertile, and water is available very near the surface, being on the lower side of a teak forest that recharges the aquifers. He gets 1,500 kg of cotton an acre—three times more than in pre-Bt days and expects a 500 to 700 kg increase due to the use of drips for irrigation and injection of fertiliser. "There is somewhat more profit," says Lohiya coyly while dispensing the wisdom that if one diligently follows agronomic advice "there is no question of taking one's life."
Lohiya's neighbour Vijay Mahadev Niwal, 49, is a farmer-cum-motorbike dealer. An engineer, his family of four brothers owns 75 acres, two-thirds of which are under cotton. Niwal says Bt cottonseed has doubled and even tripled yields because of lesser weevil damage, while incomes have improved because of fewer pesticide sprays and the abolition of Maharashtra's compulsory procurement at depressed prices. Suicide pockets, according to him, emerge from a "legacy of debt." If Bt cotton was loss-making, "farmers would not repeatedly plant it".
There are concerns are about food crops which are different than cotton - like crops. Here the concerns include public health. Once the corporates who are capable of manipulating media and government gain control of food supply chain no meaningful debate possible.
As I missing something?
Below is the economic is based on true facts which is self-explanatory and eye opener to the policy makers and also those who are against this technology.
Name Devonath Singh Jamadar, Village Bhorkheda, Ta. Shirpur Dist Dhule
Fact on economics of Bt cotton cultivation (before and after
Before After Remark
Non-Bt cotton Bt Cotton
Year Traditionally 2003 started Growingcnce 11 years
Area under cotton 15 acre 15 acre
Seed cost of 450gm packet 5250 13500 Current price of Bt
No. of spray for sucking pest 5 5
Pesticide spraying cost to control sucking pest 2250 3000 Increased due to inflation
Spray for bollworms 5 0
Pesticide spraying cost to control bollworms 3000 0
Other inputs (fertilizer irrigation) Same Same
Yield of cotton in quintals (100kg/quintal) 65 150
Market rate for cotton (Rs/ 100kg) 2500 4600 Current rate
Gross income in Rs. 162500 690000
Net income (less expenditure) 152000 673500
In 11 years of planting Bt cotton we never spray any pesticide to control Bollworm which is the beauty of this technology.
Yes, we sprayed more for sucking pest because this technology is not meant for sucking pest.
In my village all the farmers are growing Bt cotton since inception and getting benefit of the technology. No suicide case reported so far.
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The Museum of Memory and Tolerance
Friday 31 May 2013
The Museum of Memory and Tolerance highlights these irrationalities and provides information advocating peaceful and respectful coexistence among all people. It is therefore of great significance that the conceptual design of the building relates to its context.
The Museum of Memory and Tolerance integrates the remembrance of genocides provoked by racial discrimination (Memory) and the unforgiving legacy that this leaves us with, and must lead us to, respect of others and coexistence in diversity (Tolerance). This museum provides Mexico a space of study within a democratic and multicultural frame for the development of future generations.
Arditti + RDT designed the Museum with the rooted belief that the only hope for humanity lies in the education of future generations. Therefore, the main force behind the conceptual idea of the Museum is sustaining the "floating" Children's Memorial. In order to anchor this main motif of the interior atrium, the volume that contains Memory and Tolerance is displayed like two open arms embracing the Children's Memorial. This Memorial has two interrelated intentions: remembering approximately two million children who have been exterminated in genocides, and educating our children to foster future coexistence among all people.
The journey through Memory and Tolerance begins on the upper level of the Museum. Standing above the suspended Memorial, the visitor overlooks the reality of the free outside world (The Mexican Palace of Fine Arts, The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, The Plaza Juarez Square, The National Notaries Archive, Etc…) and is about to be moved from direct sunlight into some of the darkest episodes of mankind.
Memory and Tolerance are contained on the top three levels of the Museum (5th, 4th and 3rd). Descending from the upper level, Memory is displayed in exhibition halls in the top two floors. Included in these exhibitions are genocides and crimes against humanity relating to the Holocaust, Armenia, Former Yugoslavia (Srebrenica), Rwanda, Guatemala, Cambodia and Darfur.
Transitioning from Memory into Tolerance, the visitor is temporarily taken outside to the Atrium into the olive skinned Children's Memorial (created in collaboration with the Dutch artist Jan Hendrix) within a naturally lit space, where a cascade of 20,000 "tears" symbolizes the victims - one for each 100 vanished souls.
As one ends the journey, a final window frames the exterior view across the street towards the Benito Juarez Memorial, where the great Mexican leader who advocated for freedom is remembered. His famous words will never be forgotten: "Among Individuals, as Among Nations, Respect for The Rights of Others Is Peace."


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'The intellectual, moral, and spiritual climate of the age."
That's how Webster's defines the word Zeitgeist .
No surprise, then, that Google publishes a "Zeitgeist" at the end of the year. True to this listy time of year, it's a list of lists - Top 10s of the names (No. 1: Miley Cyrus), events (Boston Marathon bombing), cars (Tesla), songs ("Harlem Shake"), movies ( Man of Steel), TV shows ( Breaking Bad), cocktails (the Aviation), and so on that people searched for all year, a news-driven curiosity compendium for 2013. (This year's version can be found at http://bit.ly/1bXi844.)
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Still, I wasn't at all converted until about a week ago. After a year of having health issues--high blood pressure from the pregnancy which lasted for several months, postpartum hormonal issues that had left me a complete mess, then slightly high cholesterol which my doctor immediately wanted to put me on medication for--I was feeling very stressed and worn out. One day when we were discussing whether I should go on cholesterol medication, my husband walked over to the bookshelf and pulled out his copy of The Primal Blueprint and handed it to me. It had been sitting there for months and I had seen him looking at it, but I had never bothered to look at it myself. We got into a discussion about it and the next thing I knew, I was poring over the pages and realizing that it all made perfect sense. I've been primal for 6 days now and seriously have never felt better in my life. In fact, I'm even more fanatical about it than my husband is.
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A Nor'easter is a low-pressure system that moves northeast, up the east coast, hence the name.
This low-pressure system is often packed with very windy conditions.
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, and was discussed in his
). Very briefly, the finding was that in many environments, cooperation will emerge.
The stunning winner of the first competition was
. You can find its strategy on the
page. It begins by cooperating, then copies its opponent's action in the previous turn. If the opponent always cooperates, so does
, and both players make the optimal move. If the opponent ever defects, TFT will defect on its next turn; if the opponent ever switches back to cooperation, TFT also switches back on its next turn. It is a very simple strategy, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." TFT's main advantage in this competition is that it assumed cooperation but did not put up with any crap if the opponent did not cooperate. It was never more than a small number of points below each of its opponents scores, but whenever it played itself it always got the highest score possible.
Later, another competition was held in which there was a small probability for communication error (
: I don't have the source). Occasionally, the player would see a defection when the opponent actually cooperated, or vice versa. In this case, another strategy won the day,
. Like
, it too is very simple: if your opponent cooperated with you on the last round, repeat your last move; otherwise, switch. PAVLOV's biggest advantage was that, like TFT, it assumed cooperation. However, if cooperation failed, like TFT, it would automatically punish its opponent. But then, unlike TFT, once both sides were defecting, it would try to switch again to cooperation. If both players were PAVLOV, this behaviour acted like error correction, and both players would resume cooperation. TFT on the other hand, when playing against TFT, would slip into mutual defection.
One last result before I get into its relevance today: In a further study, where mutation was introduced into a population of strategies, it was found that there is no one best strategy. The best strategy
depends on what other strategies are present. Some strategies will be the 'dominant' strategies, while certain others will guard against uprising 'invading' strategies. (
: I don't have the source for this one either).
Axelrod writes in
strategy is universally best, even when communication is perfect. Fitness always depends on the mix of strategies present. While
's performance is usually excellent, it does not always spread throughout a population.
Anyway, I know it's simplistic, but I see the terrorism of today as representing a TFT strategy that has been ingrained in a TFT culture. The motto, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," says it all. When there is the possibility for miscommunication, as there very much is in this world, it results in a holy war with no end. It's going to take more than a US counterstrike to stop terrorism. It will take a shift in the predominant cooperation strategies of the world. Something like a Gandhi.
Sounds like PAVLOV turns the other cheek...
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I need to design plans it looks for a foamy to fit a 50. size or 90. size hacker i want it full fuse and aerofoiled wing how hard should this be and could i do all this from 3-views like get the former size etc ??
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Not as fast as ScaleAndTile3 , but much more capabilities. I'll look forward to using your tutorials when I get a Phlatprinter, which I must have to properly cut the bundle of BluCor that's on its way here.
Best regards,
Bill Segraves
Give it a go...and post as you go on here..It shouldnt be too difficult, it depends on how complex a model you are looking for. and what plans or pics you are using to work from.
The formers will size as you size the whole model. using the section plane tool through the model will enable you to trace formers for each location you want.
Or if you are working from plans just trace the formers out, and then resizing the plan will make them to the correct size. you dont need to print out the whole plan, just make each former a component and save them individually, then you can re-import them onto a new project, arrange them and just print them out.
I rarely use a full size plan, but just print the formers..ribs etc
remember use layers, put your plan on one layer and lock it down..
make a new layer (formers) trace your formers, group and lock each one as you go, put them on your new layer as you group them..
If you can keep your bits seperate, its less likely you will mess them up.
You dont want to get too many bits in the same layer stuck to each other.
remember to make lots of saves as you go. and different saves so you can get back to where you had it good....before you messed up...
I am still finding out the best ways myself...but its good fun
Here is my latest project ..a built up modified superfly
and heres how it goes together using sketchup..play with the file from the zip..
despite being a simple model it took me ages to get it nicely sorted in the sketchup program...ive put it in layers so you can turn them off a part at a time
Heres the actual model. its now ready to go ive fitted the radio.
The basis was a superfly, this uses the same delta shape.
my mods..Double KF steps... prop slot moved back a bit to miss the steps...slight reshaping of the elevons and fins to give it a more agressive look...fins now vertical....span raised from 27" to 30"
Having built it I feel that the span should have been a bit larger..to get the wing loading down a bit more..at 30" I am at the top end of the recommeded wing loading. However the beast weighs in at 16oz auw ...my motor puts out 26oz thrust ...so it will go ok, but might not be as floaty as the proper superfly is..
edit.... now flown...4oz overweight to optimum... extra weight due to using a larger battery and a removable U/C ....again a success
nice....no problems ...
Thanks for the help Davereap...
I was pulling my hair out... Come to find out, SU has problems with putting faces on small parts and I had rescaled the drawing. Once I recaled back up all was good and I'm making progress...
Wow! Wish I had come across this thread when it started. Would have saved me lots of time, specially the mirror trick. Don't know how I missed all those Superfly posts either.
One question: Does anybody know if it's possible to change the default font size for DIMENSION so I don't have to keep editing ENTITY INFO?
Also any "best practices" for making parts like servos, motors, etc to use in later models? When I used AutoCAD, I made all my parts in layer 0 so it would insert into a new drawing properly.
Great Tutorial so far!
rich smith... I have looked at your problem but I have no answer to it...sorry..thats not to say there is no answer..
like your deltas...as you can tell I go for them, and wings myself. and now also build everything with KF steps...and, if you havnt tried them, check out the nutball...also great
rcav8r2....best practice is to download bits that are already made then modify them..
There is a lot of servos , motors etc on this thread. saves a lot of time
download parts and then copy into a new folder in where sketchup has its components. you can simplify them if you like to keep the overall model manageable..
Too much detail on small parts is not needed.
It is extreemly detrimental if you are going to try to get your model into a flight sim.. The conversion program I use (xmodder) will not handle too many points/surfaces..
I have been looking without success for a plugin that will work out the AUW weight of my model...but its not the sort of thing most sketchup designers would find a use for..the nearest plug in is a cost estimate, it might be possible to use this, but assign weights represented by dollars (whatever) to each component/part.
I was hopeing to design the model add all the components, then get an AUW resulting weight..
Yeah Dave, I was afraid of that. I think if you don't know then it can't be done. I'm wasting huge amounts of time re-sizing dimensions. Maybe future version.
Been reading these threads for years, how did I miss all those neat wings. NB looks so easy to build and they rave about it's performance. Gotta do one. And it's good ol' Goldguy. Man! Frank has ideas and techniques so close to my own I sometimes think it's me posting. I wanna be VP "Fun per Buck Club".
P.S. Is there FMS model for Superfly?
Is the following quote applicable to your issue - "You can change the font from Window | Model Info, select dimensions, and then set the font. Note that using this dialog, you can change all the dimensions you've already made as well."
That is exactly what I needed. Thank you for helping. I feel so stupid wasting all those hours editing ENTITY INFO. I now see that trick was in HELP but it only works when online which is not often for me. Even then hard to find. You have saved me much time and effort.
This thread is excellent. Should be a sticky. The "PhlatBoyz" and parts threads were not helpful at all. The hint about updating size of entire drawing was also a life saver. Thanks Dave and Golem.
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Is there any way to print out a drawing without getting all the extra whitespace around the edges? It seems like no matter how small a drawing I am printing out it gives me 4 pages with the object in the four adjoining corners of the pages, even if it would have easily fit on one page.
I am talking about printing something 1 to 1 like an airplane plan.
rich...ive only just started with sketchup myself...so I dont know anything..This thread was to post usefull bits as I found them out so I am glad you all are posting now.
the more brains the better.
.thanks golem for helping rich with his problem...keep posting any usefull info..
tried exporting the plan as a 2d graphic.. then photo edit, crop.. then print..that might do it......NO, THIS NO GOOD ...not scaled and it has the sketchup colouring on sheet, not just lines
I have tried all ways to get rid of the extra and wasted pages,but with cutewriter I cant see how to do it. It likes to have the output centralised.
Cutewriter will put the output to a single page, its done in its print settings...check the correct box there, or check the model extent and set your scale 1:1 for full size..use preview to view your results
It does the job however.. and at least you can put the unused pages back through your printer. You can also select what pages to print, so if some have nothing, or very little on them, why not just not print them?
tips .....put the tracings into wireframe mode then it will just print the lines. with no shadings or faces printed...and use preview...select your pages for printing
heres the rough output lines for a 34" superfly..
heres my delta doing its thing...only fault ..it wobbles at very very slow speeds in high alpha...I have the vertical fins too small for ultra slow flight
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I bought my first computer in the early 1980s. It was a Kaypro II. It had no hard drive, just a couple of slots for 5.25″ floppies. It was a "transportable"—think of a 26 pound sewing machine-size steel box with a handle. It was on the cutting edge, and I loved it. My, how times have changed.
So much for reminiscing, however, I still spend a lot of time on the computer writing, and in the last decade I have spent many hundreds of hours on the internet doing research. I am constantly on the prowl for inexpensive software and services, or better yet "freeware" and free services that help me do my work. Perhaps you are too, so I thought I would share some of my finds with you.
Gmail is the new, free e-mail program offered by Google. It features one gigabyte of free email storage (including attachments). It has several other interesting and useful features, but the one I find most useful is that it keeps a copy of all mail I send through it, for example when I use Outlook on my computer, or send e-mail via the web from Gmail. Finally, Gmail offers the opportunity to upload all my contacts from Outlook, and I have hundreds of them. The value I see in all this is that no matter where I travel in Alaska or in the world, I have access through the internet to a huge, searchable database of my e-mail with attachments, and my contacts. By the way, if you want a Gmail account, send me an e-mail (ldweiss at acpp dot info) and I will "invite" you to have one. This is a silly marketing gimmick by the Google folks, but it is the only way to get a Gmail account.
Streamload is a new service with both free and paid components. The free part is pretty straightforward, and potentially very useful. Streamload offers an immense 10 gigabytes of space on its servers for you to store anything. I have been using it as a backup for some documents and databases, and of course, it also has the added advantage of making these available whenever I travel and have access to the internet.
TreePad Lite is the free version of a range of TreePad software products. The TreePad people describe their product as "Organizer, PIM / Database, Personal Information Manager and Word Processor," and that is a good, concise description. The free version is entirely text-based, but other than that, has many of the same features as the paid versions. Think of it as a word processor with a highly flexible, built-in, hierarchically structured, filing system. I use it for a "to do" list, and for writing drafts of newsletters and blog articles. It is a little difficult to explain, so just download the free version and play with it a bit.
I have found Net Snippets to be extraordinarily useful software. I discovered it a couple of years ago, and purchased it, however now the version I purchased is available for free. Net Snippets allows you to quickly and easily download onto your hard drive the results of all research you do on the Internet. Like TreePad, it allows you to build a logical, hierarchical file structure so you can find your stuff when you need it. In addition, Net Snippets provides an easy way to send your collected research to friends and colleagues, to make tables of contents of links of your collections, and to make bibliographies.
Spurl and Furl are two, free, web-based services that are similar to Net Snippets. They allow you to save a copy of anything you find on the Internet, to their respective servers. This makes these collections available over the Internet, no matter where you travel. There are some other interesting "group" and "community" aspects to these services, but you can explore that on their websites.
I highly recommend Mozilla Firefox as your day-to-day replacement for Microsoft Internet Explorer. In my opinion, it is more user friendly, more customizable in ways that are actually substantive rather than simply cosmetic, it is free "open access" software, and it is more secure to use than the Microsoft product. What else is there?
I do not use OpenOffice on a regular basis, but I would like to pass on to you information about it because this software usually gets very good reviews. OpenOffice is a free replacement for Microsoft Office. OpenOffice is a suite of products including a word processor, a spread sheet, a PowerPoint replacement, a database, and a program to create sophisticated graphics and special effects. Development of OpenOffice has been going on for years, and has been supported in part by Sun Microsystems (a Microsoft competitor). By the way, there are two Mac versions of OpenOffice.
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This is a very interesting article and shows wonky these guys are at acpp. keep up the good work! Joe