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Local students part of NASA Summer of Innovation showcase
Students in grades 4-9 put their knowledge from the school year to the test on Friday during the Albany State University NASA Summer of Innovation project showcase.
Early in the year, students picked a topic that pertained to the information they would learn over the school year and collectively gathered data throughout the months to make a presentation on their subject.
The subjects ranged from head injuries from heading a soccer ball to the use of DNA testing and allowed the students to showcase what they've learned as well as focus on a potential career.
Danielle Johnson with ASU's NASA Summer of Innovation learning project says the students have been working hard to present their findings and this gives them a way to not only learn but show others what they have learned.
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Creating the next billion-dollar company is an accolade most marketers would like to lay claim to, but the chances of finding one are on a par with finding a unicorn, which is why the mythical creature has recently become synonymous with this kind of business.
There are, however, more reliable ways of identifying companies that are already gaining momentum but need outside help to get to the next level of growth, according to serial entrepreneur and former angel investor Sherry Coutu, who spoke to Marketing Week following The Marketing Society's annual conference.
"Often we get excited about the big or little companies and forget about those which are working away [in the middle], as they get lost in the noise," she says.
There were more than 600,000 startups registered in the UK in 2015, according to Startup Britain, but Coutu says "how about focusing attention on the 10,000 businesses that are doing amazing things? Marketers can transform these companies' ability to explain what they have to the rest of the world."
Coutu, who is also a government advisor on economic growth, classes these businesses as 'scale-ups'. Although she says they have the "persona of a startup", they tend to be at a different stage in their life cycle.
"A scale-up is a startup that displays characteristics to help it grow fast and keep on growing," explains Coutu. "They often don't have marketers working for them, because they've been so focused on creating the product, but once the product is finalised [a] marketer with the right training and understanding can make a huge difference. They can help them go from 20% growth to 1,000%."
Although marketing is important for startups, Coutu insists it is "essential" for scale-ups.
"A product may be right in England, which is a small country, but [these businesses] need to get it right everywhere else," she says. "To do that they need a marketer who has [the right] experience and skill set to help take [the brand] to other countries."
Long-term growth
Coutu believes UK marketers in particular need to focus their attention on scale-ups because as a nation we are overly obsessed with companies at the beginning of their journey, which could hinder long-term growth.
"Other countries focus on startups with momentum, which are growing fast, but the UK tends to focus on startups that nobody knows. We have to do something to help those companies that could be unicorns become unicorns. It is the scale-ups that really need help – they need skills, contracts and the right people to work for them."
She adds that if you chase a scale-up rather than a startup, "it is a thousand times more likely that you will succeed" as the product is already proven.
"It's quite risky going to a startup, but not that risky going to a scale-up because customers are already buying these products – and that's with bad brand messaging," she says.
Once an entrepreneur has figured out how to make their product work and honed the proposition, it is then critical to communicate how it is benefitting the first 10,000 customers, and how it is going to help the next 10 milllion, she explains.
"That's what marketers do. They take the crazy ideas and clunky products and make them understandable to the mass market. You go from focusing on the early adopters to crafting a message that the rest of the world can understand."
Identifying the right audience
As the programmers and entrepreneurs who run scale-ups are so focused on their product, they often struggle to fully understand their target audience, she says, which is another area marketers can make a difference. "The science and understanding of marketing and the need to focus on customers and individual segments means [marketers] can help [scale-ups] go places they just wouldn't go otherwise. You can't do it without marketers – it's a huge skills gap in the UK."
Coutu adds: "You need data-driven marketers because in the fast-growing world that we're part of, you need data science to target properly."
If a marketer is working for a large corporation, one way they can identify scale-ups is by looking at the emerging brands their company is already doing business with.
Coutu also advises marketers, particularly in local government, to ask the right questions. "Find out who your bosses are meeting with – are they meeting large shrinking companies or medium-sized growing companies? Let them know that you're interested in who they're meeting and that you're keen to hear about particularly innovative companies."
Although there are many advantages for marketers looking to make the leap from an established large business to a young, fast-growing company, many remain unsure whether it will be a wise career move but this attitude desperately needs changing, says Coutu.
"It will be no [bad] thing for your career. If it doesn't work out, nobody will [penalise] you for having tried," she says.
On a personal level, Coutu believes it is important for marketers to identify businesses that they genuinely care about as they will find the work more meaningful. "On a humanity level, you can also see the impact of what you're doing much more clearly when you're working on a small company that's growing," she says. "It's more fun."
The opportunity to make a real difference and turn a scale-up into a profitable business with future growth potential is something which Coutu urges marketers to consider no matter what their background is.
"If marketers are feeling slightly grumpy about where they are working, they should do themselves a favour and look for the next Apple or unicorn rather than choosing a safe, big company like one of the banks," she advises. "Change the world, go somewhere exciting."

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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Synopsis
Writer/director Aditya Chopra proves that love knows no distinction in this colorful romance concerning an average, kindhearted Punjab Power employee who enters into a glorious romance with a vivacious and beautiful young artist. To look at Surinder Sahni (Shahrukh Khan), one might presume that the honest, hard-working man has led a mundane, loveless life. Perhaps that was so, until recently. When Surinder meets the fun loving Taani (Anushka Sharma), the sparks begin to fly and the two polar opposites find themselves drawn together by fate. But while the road to romance isn't always easy, for every teardrop shed there's an infinite flash of overwhelming bliss.
The films plot about a 'dancer' is being kept top secret!
- Aditya Chopra.....Director
- Shahrukh Khan.....Surinder 'Suri' Sahni
- Vinay Pathak.....Balwinder 'Bobby' Khosla
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good weather
is like
good women-
it doesn't always happen
and when it does
it doesn't
always last.
man is
more stable:
if he's bad
there's more chance
he'll stay that way,
or if he's good
he might hang
but a woman
is changed
the moon
the absence or
presence of sun
or good times.
a woman must be nursed
into subsistence
by love
where a man can become
by being hated.
I am drinking tonight in Spangler's Bar
and I remember the cows
I once painted in Art class
and they looked good
they looked better than anything
in here. I am drinking in Spangler's Bar
wondering which to love and which
to hate, but the rules are gone:
I love and hate only
they stand outside me
like an orange dropped from the table
and rolling away; it's what I've got to
kill myself or
love myself?
which is the treason?
where's the information
coming from?
books...like broken glass:
I wouldn't wipe my ass with 'em
yet, it's getting
darker, see?
(we drink here and speak to
each other and
seem knowing.)
buy the cow with the biggest
buy the cow with the biggest
present arms.
the bartender slides me a beer
it runs down the bar
like an Olympic sprinter
and the pair of pliers that is my hand
stops it, lifts it,
golden piss of dull temptation,
I drink and
stand there
the weather bad for cows
but my brush is ready
to stroke up
the green grass straw eye
sadness takes me all over
and I drink the beer straight down
order a shot
to give me the guts and the love to
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Poet: Charles Bukowski
Poem: Cows In Art Class
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Mitigating construction safety risks using prevention through design
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Date issued2010-04
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Introduction: Research and practice have demonstrated that decisions made prior to work at construction sites can influence construction worker safety. However, it has also been argued that most architects and design engineers possess neither the knowledge of construction safety nor the knowledge of construction processes necessary to effectively perform Construction Hazards Prevention through Design (CHPtD). Method: This paper introduces a quantitative methodology that supports designers by providing a way to evaluate the safety-related performance of residential construction designs using a risk analysis–based approach. The methodology compares the overall safety risk level of various construction designs and ranks the significance of the various safety risks of each of these designs. The methodology also compares the absolute importance of a particular safety risk in various construction designs. Results: Because the methodology identifies the relevance of each safety risk at a particular site prior to the construction stage, significant risks are highlighted in advance. Thus, a range of measures for mitigating safety risks can then be implemented during on-site construction. Impact on industry: The methodology is specially worthwhile for designers, who can compare construction techniques and systems during the design phase and determine the corresponding level of safety risk without their creative talents being restricted. By using this methodology, construction companies can improve their on-site safety performance.
CitationGangolells, M. [et al.]. Mitigating construction safety risks using prevention through design. "Journal of safety research", Abril 2010, vol. 41, núm. 2, p. 107-122.
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South Kitsap officials revisit field's shortcomings
This time is an exciting time of the year for the South Kitsap High School athletic department.
But it also begets a period of concern.
The school's football and girls soccer teams appear poised to advance to the Class 4A state playoffs together for the first time since 2002.
While athletic director Ed Santos is excited about the accomplishments of both programs, he is concerned about playing surface at Joe Knowles Field.
"With all this rain ... we're hoping to hang in there," he said.
South is just one of three schools in the 11-team Narrows League that features a grass surface. Bellarmine Prep and Shelton are the other two.
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association does not allow games in the final two rounds of the state playoffs to be held on grass surfaces.
WIAA executive director Mike Colbrese said the rule was instated to put athletes on surfaces that are "safer that time of the year" and because most coaches prefer playing on an artificial surface.
The rule has become a costly proposition for the Wolves. When their football program last advanced to state in 2007, they had to rent Purdy's Roy Anderson Field to "host" Kamiak. South also has rented Silverdale Stadium and Tacoma's Lincoln Bowl for past events.
Santos said that typically costs $1,500 for football, with the school keeping the rest of the proceeds from the game. He said a football game at Joe Knowles generates between $6,000 and $7,000.
"We make some money, but not as much as we potentially could if we hosted on our own field," Santos said.
It is one reason why the school's athletic department and coaches association are developing a taskforce to examine athletic facilities throughout the district. The first meeting is 7 p.m. Monday at South, and Santos said the primary focus will be the surface at Joe Knowles.
"We just want to look at our options — with little or no cost to the school district — to upgrade our athletic facilities," he said, adding that he would like to see a few turf fields installed in the district.
Santos does not want to approach the school district, which cut its budget this year in lieu of the recession, for funding. He hopes to raise the proceeds through alternative resources, such as fundraising.
One trend in professional and collegiate sports is to sell stadium-naming rights to a corporation. The trend has not caught on at many high schools in Washington, although the Sumner School District renamed Sumner Stadium as Sunset Chev Stadium a few years ago, after the local car dealership.
Santos said they will begin to explore potential revenue streams Tuesday. He said installing FieldTurf, which is a carpet consisting of synthetic blades of grass held up by an artificial dirt of sand and rubber created from recycled running shoes and tires, would cost $1.7 million.
Santos said the cost is higher at Joe Knowles than other places because of drainage issues that will require excavation to replace the system.
Despite that, he does not anticipate having to rent out another school's stadium for a year or even a season to complete the project.
"I think the timeline is relatively short." Santos said. "Ideally, you would have some like that done in the summer and ready for fall."
He does not have a timeline for finishing the project, but he hopes to start it as soon as possible.
Girls soccer coach Julie Cain, citing field conditions and weather, had Wednesday's Narrows League playoff match moved from Joe Knowles to Silverdale Stadium. The Wolves are eligible to host games at home until state, but Santos said that might end after Thursday's home football finale against Mount Tahoma.
"After that point, we'll pretty much have to shut it down if it continues to be wet because it will be unplayable," he said.
In addition to playoff games, Santos said coaches sometimes request to rent turf fields to prepare their teams for state. There also is the added expensive of transporting students to those sites.
If FieldTurf or another artificial surface were installed at Joe Knowles, it not only would save costs on renting facilities and transporting players, Santos said it would generate money. He said lighted facilities with turf are sought after for rental, particularly by youth soccer programs.
Santos said turf is not the only facilities issue that will be discussed. Ideally, he said he would like track surfaces at each of the junior highs and multiple turf fields throughout the district, including one on the lower lot at the high school. He said the football team often practices there to prevent further wear at Joe Knowles Field. Both the boys and girls soccer teams practice off-campus at Retsil Field and Marcus Whitman Junior High.
Adding turf at Joe Knowles will achieve the primary element of hosting state games, but Santos said some secondary issues remain. Stadiums that feature championships, such as the Tacoma Dome, Lakewood's Harry E. Lang Stadium and Mount Tahoma High School, all have covered visitor seating.
South likely would not be able to rent Joe Knowles Field for a championship until that is addressed.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Is Justin Timberlake bringing his music career back?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Britney Spears is out of "The X Factor" after a season in which the pop star failed to deliver a ratings boost for the singing contest, a person familiar with the show's plans said Thursday.
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CCP announces the Mercenary Pack for Dust 514
CCP has announced their first bundle pack for their free-to-play FPS PS3 title Dust 514.
The Mercenary Pack will include 35 GBP worth of extra goodies for 13.99 GBP and it has the added bonuses of guaranteed access to the closed beta and exclusive access to the game on off-weekends.
Also included in the pack is 4,000 Aurum (17.99 / 13.99 value) which is the the in-game currency for DUST 514 that you can buy in the PS Store, 30-Day Active Skill Booster which increases earned Skill Points (SP) by 50 percent, Dragonfly Scout Dropsuit a uniquely designed armor with unlimited use, Toxin ICD-9 Submachine Gun with unlimited use and a custom skin, 50 HK4M Shotgun, 50 Hacked Drop Uplink allows players to create on-the-spot spawn points for their teammates, 50 Fused Locus Grenade and 50 1.5dn Myofibril Stimulants which offers players a temporary melee damage boost against opponents.
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Medina sheriff brings varied experience to post
|Thomas Miller, a Brunswick resident, will begin serving as Medina County sheriff Jan. 7.
|Photo courtesy of the Medina County Sheriff's Office
"The challenges there are to continue to maintain the quality of services and work well with the fire chiefs and trustees," Miller said.
The longtime lawman was sworn in at a formal ceremony Dec. 20 but officially takes office Jan. 7. Current Sheriff Neil Hassinger is retiring after serving since 1997.
Miller, 63, said he's looking forward to the job.
"I'm very excited, for it's a substantial responsibility," he said. "I'm replacing a good man and I want to continue the good works he does. There will be different twists to it, but it's all meant to provide the best to the citizens we serve."
Miller is a Cleveland native who grew up in Parma. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he began his career as a policeman in Brunswick and has lived there with his family since 1974.
While serving on the force, Miller and one of his colleagues also worked as substitute teachers in the Brunswick City Schools District, and eventually worked part-time as home tutors with students who could not attend school due to various issues.
"They gave us kids that were a little more challenging" because they were police officers, he said. "I ended up dealing with students such as one who had shot a teacher. Another kid I ended up with, they had held him in the county jail until there was a separate facility for him."
Their service was so valuable that one of the administrators remarked that she would love for the two officers to be able to work with students with behavioral issues. The idea seemed like a good one, so the officers wrote up a proposal to share the job and it was approved. Miller, who already had a degree in sociology, took courses to become certified as a special education teacher. He and his colleague shared the position for five years, then Miller took a job as a crisis-prevention specialist with the district.
Having the presence of law enforcement officers in the schools was a positive thing, he said.
"Kids would approach us and say, 'My dad beats my mom and I don't know what to do about it,' or 'My friend is considering suicide,'" he said. "We were getting input into other things. It shows there was a melding of responsibilities between law enforcement and educators."
Miller eventually moved into the Sheriff's Office and originally worked there from 1997 to 2007, rising to the rank of chief deputy. He then worked as director of protective services at MetroHealth System until 2011, when he returned to the Sheriff's Office to once again serve as chief deputy.
Along the way, Miller also was elected to Brunswick City Council in 1992 and served there until 2003.
While his experience has been far reaching, Miller said his main interests always were in law enforcement.
"I thought it was a way of helping people but also a way of doing something exciting and fun," he said.
The idea of running for sheriff is something he considered during the last election, but he said Hassinger, who, like Miller, is a Republican, wasn't ready to leave office.
Miller said the department he is inheriting is in good shape.
"I'm inheriting a department that is smaller than it was four or five years ago, but that's the reality most are having to face," said Miller, who just completed two weeks of training for newly elected sheriffs in Columbus. "The officers and the court officials, sworn law enforcement officers and civilian employees have been working harder, but I like to think smarter, too."
He's proud of the county's jail, which is one of just six in the state that is accredited through the Bureau of Adult Detention. He credits the attitude of the jail's staff for that.
"I came in last night because our Catholic lay ministers were doing Mass for inmates," he said. "They said these officers here work so hard to help. A majority of the officers have an attitude that they are making a difference, and that's part of the function of a jail. It's punitive in nature, but there are opportunities here to get GEDs or mental health assistance, and there are drug and alcohol counselors here. We can't say we haven't provided these people a place in the system to get assistance to do better in the world."
While Miller does feel the department is doing a good job, he did say he plans to make a few changes in his first year on the job.
"There are three things I said I would do," he said. "One is to review our administrative structure, and some changes will take effect quickly. I'm also going to look into our hiring process."
He said he also plans to put together a citizens' review board made up of individuals who understand budgets and can evaluate how well the department is providing services.
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Today, Harry mowed the lawn and weeded the garden. Usually, he mows the lawn every 6 days and weeds the garden every 4 days. How many days is it until Harry will again mow the lawn and weed the garden on the same day?
April 6, 2011
Karla walks 8/10 mile to the library. About how many miles does she walk?
April 6, 2011
Given the following information: Ag^+(aq) + Cl^-(aq)<-->AgCl(s) Keq=1.8x10^-1 Ag^+(aq) + 2NH3(aq)<->Ag(NH3)2^+(aq) Keq=8.2x10^3 Explain why the AgCl(s) dissolved when NH3 was added to the test tube.
April 3, 2011
The length is 3.8m, the diameter is 0.19
March 24, 2011
What angle equal to 6/8 turn?
March 23, 2011
Can you explain a little more on equivalent fractions with common denominator 3/4, 2/3, 7/8 thank you verry much.
March 21, 2011
Find equivalent fractions with a common denominator and order from least to grestest 1/2, 4/9, 4/18
March 21, 2011
Equivalent fractions 1/2,6/10,9/27,4/16
March 15, 2011
how do you find the Kc of a reaction?
March 11, 2011
what is the pH if you mix 250ml of 3M HCl with 500ml of 1.5M CN-? i know that: HCl+CN- ---> HCN+Cl- 250ml converts to .75 moles and 500ml also converts to .75 moles when using the 3M and the 1.5M. Ka=X^2/m-x x/1000=.015/750 .02 CN- left. 2.5*10^5=x^2/(.02-x) 2.5*10^5(x^2/(....
March 11, 2011
At 2010K, the equilibrium constant Kc is 4*10^-4 for the following: N2+O2-->2NO If the equilibrium concentration of N2 is .28M and O2 is .38M, what is the equilibrium concentration of NO? a)1.8*10^-9 b)2.1*10^-5 c)4.3*10^-5 d)6.5*10^-3
March 11, 2011
Under what conditions for f'(x) and f''(X) can a graph be " straight" wthout being horizontal?
March 8, 2011
Algebre II
23 more than t
March 7, 2011
Two rigid containers of equal volume hold hydrogen and argon gases respectively at the same temperature and pressure. Which of the following statements is(are) false ? A) The two containers hold an equal mass of gas. B) The two containers hold an equal number of gas particles...
February 18, 2011
Two newly discovered planets follow circular orbits around a star in a distant part of the galaxy. The orbital speeds of the planets are determined to be 41.3 km/s and 52.7 km/s. The slower planet's orbital period is 7.74 years. (a) What is the mass of the star? (b) What ...
February 15, 2011
In an automatic clothes drier, a hollow cylinder moves the clothes on a vertical circle (radius r = 0.364 m), as the drawing shows. The appliance is designed so that the clothes tumble gently as they dry. This means that when a piece of clothing reaches an angle of è ...
February 15, 2011
physics circular arc
A motorcycle is traveling up one side of a hill and down the other side. The crest of the hill is a circular arc with a radius of 68.0 m. Determine the maximum speed that the cycle can have while moving over the crest without losing contact with the road.
February 15, 2011
A 850-kg race car can drive around an unbanked turn at a maximum speed of 61 m/s without slipping. The turn has a radius of 160 m. Air flowing over the car's wing exerts a downward-pointing force (called the downforce) of 11000 N on the car. (a) What is the coefficient of ...
February 15, 2011
Physics circular motion
The earth rotates once per day about an axis passing through the north and south poles, an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the equator. Assuming the earth is a sphere with a radius of 6.38 x 106 m, determine the centripetal acceleration of a person situated (a) at ...
February 15, 2011
A block is hung by a string from the inside roof of a van. When the van goes straight ahead at a speed of 27.8 m/s, the block hangs vertically down. But when the van maintains this same speed around an unbanked curve (radius = 196 m), the block swings toward the outside of the...
February 15, 2011
A 850-kg race car can drive around an unbanked turn at a maximum speed of 61 m/s without slipping. The turn has a radius of 160 m. Air flowing over the car's wing exerts a downward-pointing force (called the downforce) of 11000 N on the car. (a) What is the coefficient of ...
February 14, 2011
Physics AP
A block is hung by a string from the inside roof of a van. When the van goes straight ahead at a speed of 27.8 m/s, the block hangs vertically down. But when the van maintains this same speed around an unbanked curve (radius = 196 m), the block swings toward the outside of the...
February 14, 2011
The earth rotates once per day about an axis passing through the north and south poles, an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the equator. Assuming the earth is a sphere with a radius of 6.38 x 106 m, determine the centripetal acceleration of a person situated (a) at ...
February 14, 2011
A centrifuge is a device in which a small container of material is rotated at a high speed on a circular path. Such a device is used in medical laboratories, for instance, to cause the more dense red blood cells to settle through the less dense blood serum and collect at the ...
February 14, 2011
physics (centripetal acceleration)
The second hand and the minute hand on one type of clock are the same length. Find the ratio (ac,second/ac,minute) of the centripetal accelerations of the tips of the second hand and the minute hand.
February 14, 2011
Reactions can be speeded by increasing the proportion of reactant molecules which collide with proper orientation. This can be accomplished by......... A)compressing the reactant mixture. B) heating the reactant mixture. C) addition of a catalyst. D) cooling the reactant ...
February 9, 2011
Reactions can be speeded by increasing the proportion of reactant molecules which collide with proper orientation. This can be accomplished by......... A)compressing the reactant mixture. B) heating the reactant mixture. C) addition of a catalyst. D) cooling the reactant ...
February 8, 2011
A student dissolves 2.57 grams of iodine [molar mass= 257]in 10.0 grams of carbon tetrachloride [kb = 5.03C/m]. The normal boiling point of carbon tetrachloride is approximately 77degreesC. What is the approximate boiling point of the solution above?
January 9, 2011
What single deposit today in an account paying 7% interest compounded continuously would yield $18500 in 10yr?
December 18, 2010
December 18, 2010
Jen, I know 2.62g is NOT the answer. That is what I came up with as well but it is incorrect.
December 8, 2010
A 22.5 gram sample of ammonium carbonate contains ? mol of ammonium ions?
December 8, 2010
Alkali metals react with water to form hydrogen gas and the hydroxide of the metal. When 3.55 grams of an alkali metal reacts with excess water, 1020ml of hydrogen gas, measured at STP, are evolved. What is the alkali metal?
December 6, 2010
chemistry uvu
12.75 g less than the theoretically predicted mass of 25.69 g, what is the percent yield of this reaction?
November 21, 2010
According to the following reaction, how many grams of copper(II) chloride are necessary to form 0.984 moles silver chloride? silver nitrate (aq) + copper(II) chloride (s) silver chloride (s) + copper(II) nitrate (aq)
October 22, 2010
A solid ball of mass m and radius r rolls without slipping through a loop of radius R, as shown in the figure. From what height h should the ball be launched in order to make it through the loop without falling off the track? (Use any variable or symbol stated above along with...
October 22, 2010
Physics - Height of ball launch
A solid ball of mass m and radius r rolls without slipping through a loop of radius R, as shown in the figure. From what height h should the ball be launched in order to make it through the loop without falling off the track? (Use any variable or symbol stated above along with...
October 21, 2010
A uniform solid cylinder of mass M = 2 kg is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface. The velocity of its center of mass is 27.6 m/s. Calculate its energy. I got 761.76 Joules but I think it's wrong.
October 21, 2010
5th grade
On Monday John ran 78 mile and frank ran 58 mile how much farther did John ran than frank ? Show me the work
October 15, 2010
At a county fair, a boy and two friends bring their teddy bears on the giant Ferris wheel. The wheel has a diameter of 14.0 m, the bottom of the wheel is 1.9 m above the ground and its rim is moving at a speed of 1.0 m/s. The boys are seated in positions 45° from each ...
October 14, 2010
A centrifuge in a medical laboratory rotates at an angular speed of 3500 rpm (revolutions per minute). When switched off, it rotates 70.0 times before coming to rest. Find the constant angular acceleration of the centrifuge. (Assume the initial direction of rotation is the ...
October 14, 2010
What is the centripetal acceleration of the Moon? The period of the Moon's orbit about the Earth is 27.3 days, measured with respect to the fixed stars. The radius of the Moon's orbit is RM = 3.85 · 108 m.
October 14, 2010
At a county fair, a boy takes his teddy bear on the giant Ferris wheel. Unfortunately, at the top of the ride, he accidentally drops his stuffed buddy. The wheel has a diameter of 14.6 m, the bottom of the wheel is 1.1 m above the ground and its rim is moving at a speed of 1.0...
October 14, 2010
Assuming that the Earth is spherical and recalling that latitudes range from 0° at the Equator to 90° N at the North Pole, how far apart, measured on the Earth's surface, are Copenhagen (55.67° N latitude), and Rome (41.90° N latitude)? The two cities lie ...
October 14, 2010
A man with a mass of 65 kg stands up in a 64-kg canoe of length 4.0 m floating on water. He walks from a point 0.75 m from the back of the canoe to a point 0.75 m from the front of the canoe. Assume negligible friction between the canoe and the water. How far does the canoe ...
October 14, 2010
How do I solve problems similar to: 2/3X - 1/2Y = 3
October 11, 2010
The boiling point of water at 735mmHg is 99.073C. What mass of NaCl should be added to 3.11kg water to increase the boiling point to 100.000C. Kb for water = 0.510K kg mol-1.
October 11, 2010
you welcome :) glad i could help!
October 8, 2010
October 8, 2010
i don't understand the formula for caluculating e^x in order to write the code(java)
October 8, 2010
computer science
I don't understand the formula :/ im writing in java
October 7, 2010
computer science
I don't understand the formula :/
October 7, 2010
computer science
Write an application that calculates the value of e^x by using the following formula:e^x=1+(x/1!)+(x^2/2!)+(x^3/3!)... Allow the user to enter the number of terms to calculate
October 7, 2010
There are four major political parties in the country Treon. A public research group is interested in finding out whether there is any relationship between the party that is supported by a citizen of Treon and that citizen's socio-economic status. For the purposes of a ...
October 7, 2010
cpu company currently pays a divdend of $2.50. dividends are expected to increase at the rate of $.25 per share for the next several years. determine the current rate of CPU's common stock to an investor who expects to be able to sell the stock for $35 per share after 3 ...
October 3, 2010
soo ive got the porpotion. Do i have to do anything with that or is that my answer???
September 29, 2010
on the table thingy... do i use 1.90 and 2??
September 29, 2010
but i cant find the proportion for a z-score of 1.98
September 29, 2010
The weights of individual nails produced by the 'Hammer 'n Nail' hardware company follow a normal distribution with the average nail weight being 5.1 grams and the standard deviation in nail weight being 1.6 grams. When a nail is produced it is discarded if it ...
September 29, 2010
You are a share analyst for an investment firm and are investigating the return on shares in the Eastern Mining Corporation over the last four years. The return on Eastern Mining Corporation shares over the last four years is presented. Calculate the geometric mean rate of ...
September 28, 2010
Supply the missing numbers. Round any decimal to the nearest thousandth and percent to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary. fraction decimal percent 12percent
September 27, 2010
which indicator is more reliable in the titration of H3PO4 with NaOH using methyl orange and phenolphthalein as indicators
September 26, 2010
A small blimp is used for advertising purposes at a football game. It has a mass of 93.0 kg and is attached by a towrope to a truck on the ground. The towrope makes an angle of 53.3° downward from the horizontal, and the blimp hovers at a constant height of 20.7 m above ...
September 21, 2010
A horse draws a sled horizontally across a snow-covered field. The coefficient of friction between the sled and the snow is 0.195, and the mass of the sled, including the load, is 209.8 kg. If the horse moves the sled at a constant speed of 1.730 m/s, what is the power needed ...
September 21, 2010
A spring with a spring constant of 223.9 N/m is compressed by 0.220 m. Then a steel ball bearing of mass 0.0372 kg is put against the end of the spring, and the spring is released. What is the speed of the ball bearing right after it loses contact with the spring? (The ball ...
September 21, 2010
An ideal spring has the spring constant k = 464 N/m. Calculate the distance this spring must be stretched from its equilibrium position for 26 J of work to be done. 1
September 21, 2010
A particle of mass m is subjected to a force acting in the x-direction. Fx = (3.2 + 0.55x) N. Find the work done by the force as the particle moves from x = 0 to x = 4.5 m. 1
September 21, 2010
You push your couch a distance of 3.8 m across the living room floor with a horizontal force of 180.0 N. The force of friction is 136.0 N. What is the work done by you, by the friction force, by gravity, and by the net force? you 1 friction force 2 gravity 3 net force 4
September 21, 2010
Two baseballs are thrown off the top of a building that is 7.24 m high. Both are thrown with initial speed of 63.3 mph. Ball 1 is thrown horizontally, and ball 2 is thrown straight down. What is the difference in the speeds of the two balls when they touch the ground? (Neglect...
September 21, 2010
Two cars are moving. The first car has twice the mass of the second car but only half as much kinetic energy. When both cars increase their speed by 4.54 m/s, they then have the same kinetic energy. Calculate the original speeds of the two cars. first car 1 second car 2
September 21, 2010
Yes, altitude change is what I am trying to find, sorry I didn't make that clearer earlier
September 20, 2010
Yes, that's exactly i am looking for, sorry i didn't make that clear earlier
September 20, 2010
hi how would you calculate altitude given airspeed, rate of descent and time? thank you!
September 20, 2010
The position of an object as a function of time is given as x = At3 + Bt2 + Ct + D. The constants are A = 3.2 m/s3, B = 1.8 m/s2, C = −4.2 m/s, and D = 7 m. At what time(s) is the object at rest?
September 10, 2010
A rabbit runs in a garden such that the x- and y-components of its displacement as function of times are given by x(t) = −0.44t2 − 6.0t + 73 and y(t)= 0.35t2 + 8.3t + 34. (Both x and y are in meters and t is in seconds.) (a) Calculate the rabbit's position (...
September 10, 2010
Some rental cars have a GPS unit installed, which allows the rental car company to check where you are at all times and thus also know your speed at any time. One of these rental cars is driven by an employee in the company's lot and, during the time interval from 0 to 10 ...
September 10, 2010
You serve a tennis ball from a height of 1.8 m above the ground. The ball leaves your racket with a speed of 19.4 m/s at an angle of 7.28° above the horizontal. The horizontal distance from the court's baseline to the net is 11.83 m, and the net is 1.07 m high. Neglect...
September 10, 2010
For a science fair competition, a group of high school students build a kicker-machine that can launch a golf ball from the origin with a velocity of 16.0 m/s and initial angle of 36.8° with respect to the horizontal. (a) Where will the golf ball fall back to the ground? (...
September 10, 2010
A golf ball is hit with an initial angle of 30.5° with respect to the horizontal and an initial velocity of 81.9 mph. It lands a distance of 86.8 m away from where it was hit. By how much did the effects of wind resistance, spin, and so forth reduce the range of the golf ...
September 10, 2010
What role might an accounting professional play in ethical corporate decision making? Should an accounting professional play a role even when he or she is not the final decision maker? Explain your answer.
September 9, 2010
A pack of 250 key blanks costs $23.50. What is the unit price? I know that this is .094 but I am having trouble with the remaining 2 parts. If each cut key costs a customer $1.75, and it takes 2 minutes for Darren to cut a key, how much does Darren make per hour? If Darren, as...
August 28, 2010
If a ball is dropped from from 288 ft above the ground, how long does it take to reach ground level?
August 26, 2010
A pack of 250 key blanks costs $23.50. What is the unit price? If each cut key costs a customer $1.75, and it takes 2 minutes for Darren to cut a key, how much does Darren make per hour? If Darren, as the business owner, pays himself $800 per week, how much profit (or loss) is...
August 26, 2010
A machine carries a 3.0 kg package from an initial position of di = (0.50 m) + (0.75 m) + (0.20 m) at t = 0 to a final position of df = (7.30 m) + (11.0 m) + (7.20 m) at t = 14 s. The constant force applied by the machine on the package is F = (2.00 N) + (4.00 N) + (6.00 N...
July 22, 2010
how might these trade restrictions on imported goods affect the japanese economy
May 19, 2010
principles of management
memo to a superior indicating that persons strengths as a manager. Include a tactful recommendation regarding one thing they could do differently to be even more effective as a manager.
May 17, 2010
environmental science
i would like to know what three consequences (one at each level: individual, community, and population) that may occur with each of these resources if these resources become limited.? The resources i came up with are water, food, shelter, resilinence, and humans. Ithink these ...
May 17, 2010
environmental science
yes i would love for some help on this.
May 17, 2010
List five resources you believe are needed for survival and discuss why they are needed for survival. If these resources become limited it may have an effect on the individual, community or population level. Discuss three consequences (one at each level: individual, community...
May 17, 2010
Slippery Slope - Hitler and Saddam parallels "If you cannot recognize your enemy, you will not defeat him...."
May 11, 2010
an accurate statement about the great depresson is
May 4, 2010
Can someone please help me with the following question. Thanks! Skin color is not directly tied to race. All humans carry the same genes. Yet why do some races seem to have darker (or lighter) skin tones than others?
April 14, 2010
use: kmax = hf - e kmax = h ( f becomes : c over lambda)- e e = ( Evev * 1.6 *10exp -19)
April 13, 2010
1st grade
show 25 cents in several ways
April 8, 2010
African American History
Due to the long stretch of years of oppression and torture African Americans hae gone through in this country, they want reparation similarly to other groups including the Jews, Japanese, and the Native Americans. What solutions or strategies would you or could you provide to ...
April 8, 2010
physical science
What subdivisions make up the geologic time scale? What is the primary basis for differentiating the eras?
April 8, 2010
Are fat fish more likely to have broad stripes than thin fish? 7. Answers: Yes No 8. Reasons: Some fat fish have broad stripes and some have narrow stripes. 3/7 of the fat fish have broad stripes. 12/28 are broad striped and 16/28 are narrow striped. 3/7 of the fat fish have ...
March 27, 2010
Radioactive carbon-14 dating has determined that a fossil is 5.7 x 10 to the third power years old. What is the total amount of the original Carbon-14 still present in the fossil?
March 24, 2010
need answer to the following: for each molecular compounds, write the name corresponding name or write chemical formula to: A)nitrogen pentasulfide B)diphosphorus pentasulfide C) AS2S3 D)PBr5
March 11, 2010
survey of accounting
The ______ interest rate is used to calculate the regular interest payments made to the bond holder.
March 8, 2010


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For Licensed Hearing Aid Dispensers, yearly average wages total $47K annually. Most Licensed Hearing Aid Dispensers survey respondents are women (72 percent). While over a third report receiving no health benefits, the greater part do receive medical coverage, and just over two-fifths have dental, as well. Most Licensed Hearing Aid Dispensers report high levels of job satisfaction. Respondents to the PayScale salary survey provided the data for this report.
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A licensed hearing aid dispenser is the person who is responsible for helping people with auditory problems attain tools to restore their auditory functions. This position is found within various healthcare organizations, specifically ones that specialize in audiology. This position can be found within a healthcare office, or it can be a position which travels to other healthcare offices, hospitals, and patients' homes to perform services. This position can work within a team of other personnel, or this person can work individually under the direction of a supervisor. While this position will typically keep weekday daytime hours, this can be altered depending on clients' needs.Read More...
A licensed hearing aid dispenser will be required to undergo a supervised training program before obtaining their license. This is typically a one-year course, but it can vary depending on the area. Continuing education courses are generally required. Some organizations will also require an associate's or bachelor's degree in audiology.
A licensed hearing aid dispenser will have a variety of responsibilities associated with their position. Overall, this person should be an expert with their company's hearing aid and be able to answer any and all questions regarding the hearing aid when working with customers. This person will be responsible for generating new business, interacting with various patients and physicians, conducting audiometric testing, making various recommendations for hearing aids, providing proper patient care, achieving sales goals, and maintaining all valid paperwork and files. This position requires a person who is naturally energetic and has a positive outlook; expert professional communication skills are a must.
Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.
Relatively untried employees who have less than five years' experience make $42K, but folks with five to 10 years under their belts enjoy an appreciably larger median of $50K. Licensed Hearing Aid Dispensers claiming one to two decades of experience make an estimated median of $50K. Big financial gains seem to result from working for more than two decades; veterans in this group report earning $59K on average.
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However, it is still early days and although the first trials showed promise, it is still not known whether Viagra is safe for viagra to take. Given the success of drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra), learn companies have sought a comparable pill for women. But we pink have a long history of neglect when it comes to prioritizing women's medical needs in this country.
Sprout plans to launch the product in mid-October. The result is that during sexual activity the clitoris and labia are more sensitive and the sensation of sexual activity more pronounced.
Prelox is legally sold at UK health shops and safe to viagra. It seems that addressing the needs of pink dysfunction in men has resulted in a multi-billion pill industry that provides plenty of medications to relieve the problem.
Given the success of drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra), drug companies have sought viagra comparable drug for women. The medical status of HSDD has been disputed, with some arguing that low libido in women cannot be treated in the same way as erectile dysfunction in men.
(As of 2013, it's known as SIAD, sexual interestarousal disorder. There is some anecdotal evidence that Viagra may increase sexual pleasure in women but so far, medical trials have failed to treatment conclusive evidence that it works for women. Ryan started doing more around the house, going from "sulking on the couch in the evenings to pouring me a glass of wine and asking about my day," she recalls. It pink wasnt the mood the researchers were expecting.
Stephen Stahl, a psychologist at University of California, San Diego, and researchers from Boehinger Ingelheim wanted to clarify how it pill on a chemical level.


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Separate Ways
Here comes the sun.
Photos Hill & Aubrey
9th April 2014
Here comes the sun. It seems like years since it's been here. Get ready – colour block summer's mix-n-match separates in the hottest hues of scarlet, saffron and candy.
Tweet or Instagram us your Matthew moments with hashtag #ohMW.


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Cricklade 10KM 2011
02 Oct 2011
Sunday 2nd October 2011
Start Time 10.30 a.m.Registration Closing 10.00 a.m.
Distance 10KM
Always on the first Sunday in October, this is the 32nd anniversary of this great event, which has been going from strength to strength. With nearly 400 competitors, it has got the largest number of entries in its history and it is the first time that it is to be chip timed, with Full On Sport providing the timing results.
Entries are now closed for the half marathon, but there are still places available for the 10K and the childrenu2019s Fun Run.
Further information can be found at www.crickladefunrun.co.uk


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Alisdair MacRae Birch
Alisdair MacRae Birch: Jazz Guitarist, Bassist (Upright/Double Bass and Bass Guitar) and Arranger
Originally from the UK, Alisdair MacRae Birch grew up in a musical family. Alisdair was raised with the Scottish traditions, Scottish songs and dance, and in the British music hall tradition (similar to American vaudeville). He has performed worldwide from Big-Band Jazz, through to quartets, trios, duos, and solo in music ranging from Jazz, to African Highlife, Jazz-Funk, Pop, Reggae, Calypso, Soca, Zouk and Samba. Known mainly for his guitar playing, Alisdair also continues to perform and teach his first instruments the Double Bass/Bass Guitar and Violoncello. He has worked as an artist in his own right and as much in demand sideman both live and in the studio. He has played, arranged and orchestrated many artists music, advertising jingles, movies and plays.Read more
Primary Instrument
White Plains, NY
Willing to teach
Advanced students only.
Qualifications and Studies
- MFA Jazz Performance, State University New York (Purchase)
- BSc. (Hons.) Philosophy and Psychology, City University, London, UK
- Guildhall School of Music and Royal School of Music Exams, UK (Distinction) Plectrum Guitar, Violoncello and Bass.
- Royal School of Church Music Chorister Exams, UK (Distinction)
- Guitar and Jazz Studies: Andy Watson, Barney Kessel, George Adie, Esmond Selwyn, Howard Roberts, Jack Wilkins, Joe Monk, John Mizzarolli, Steve Kahn, and Vic Juris.
- Bass Studies: Derek Sewell and Tony Muschamp.
- Arranging, Harmony and Theory Studies: Dick Grove and Tony Douglas


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Cat Burglar - Shelley Munro
This week marks the release of book six in my Middlemarch Mates series--Cat Burglar. Jonno Campbell is a leopard shifter. He's not actually a cat burglar but Laura Adams, the local cop, thinks he is during their initial meeting. The search for the jewel thieves plaguing Middlemarch and the surrounding towns starts in earnest when Laura decides to trust Jonno and they join forces.
A cat burglar is a thief who breaks into homes to steal personal property. Cats are stealthy and quiet creatures that approach prey without causing alarm. A cat burglar is a thief who slips inside unnoticed, taking what he wants and disappearing again before the victim notices a thing. Essentially, a cat burglar breaks and enters. It's against the law yet cat burglars have appeared in some of my favorite romance stories and movies.
Today I thought I'd tell you about two real-life cat burglars.
Estate agent, Bill Mason plundered more than $70 million worth of jewels over three decades. He said there was no thrill quite like hanging from a parapet 200 feet above the ground, knowing that a hoard of diamonds and gold was only a few feet away.
He was attractive, charismatic and debonair with old-age mystique and very good at his job, never once resorting to violence. He lived a double life for twenty-five years, married to his childhood sweetheart, Barbara. Living a normal middle-class lifestyle, he drove his three kids to school and sports matches, invited the neighbors over for cookouts and worked in his legitimate property business. At night, he robbed the rich, sinking the funds from his heists into real estate and investments that his wife assumed were the result of hard work and judicious borrowing. He always gave her a good excuse for his night time absences.
Mason said he had a good head for heights and worked to maintain strong hands because a thief needs to find one way to get inside that no one expects and that means climbing.
The FBI finally caught up with him and he did a stint in prison. You can read his story in Nine Lives: Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief by Bill Mason.
The second cat burglar is of the feline variety. Frankie, a two-year-old cat has stolen 35 plush toys during the last year. He skulks into houses, steals their small stuffed animals and takes his ill-gotten gains home, sneaking them through his cat flap. His owner, Julie Bishop, says, He doesn't really play with them. He dumps them in the same spot at home and goes looking for more.
Frankie has collected stuffed teddy bears, a giant squeaky hamburger but favors a small leopard toy. He has more than a dozen of the same spotted leopard toy. Here's a link to the story plus a photo of Frankie with some of his stolen loot. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/12/10/2008-12-10_reallife_cat_burglar_stealing_kitty_toys.html
Cat Burglar goes on sale on 31 December from Ellora's Cave. Here's a link to an excerpt. http://www.shelleymunro.com/books/cat-burglar/
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wikiHow to Determine Whether Two Variables Are Directly Proportional
Two Methods:By comparing the ratio for different sets of valuesBy plotting a graph of one variable against the otherCommunity Q&A
Direct Proportion, although seemingly a simple concept, is one often confused and misunderstood. Many people will confuse directly proportional relationships with linear, or sometimes even non-linear relationships. This article details how you can determine whether a relationship is that of direct proportion or not.
1Understand what the phrase directly proportional means. Two variables are said to be directly proportional if, and only if, their ratio y/x is a constant for all corresponding values of each variable. Therefore when one variable is divided by the other, the answer is always a constant.
- If in the example, y increases as x increases. Importantly, if their ratio is the same for all values. They are directly proportional.
- But watch out for a very common misconception that two variables are directly proportional, if one increases as the other increases. A situation where y does increase as x increases is not necessarily a proportion. In fact, y could increase uniformly with x. However, if the ratio of y to x is not the same for all matching values, then this relationship is not that of direct proportion.
- Do not generalize to oversimplify the idea. For one thing, the values might be negative numbers -- then we might have the absolute value of one increases as the absolute value other increases. Another possibility is that one number may be negative and the other one positive (realize that negative numbers are getting smaller as their absolute values are getting larger). The situation could also involve an exponent (power) as a variable and that could complicate the way you see the world in real life could involve a curve in geometry or such, and many other situations may keep an oversimplification from making sense, in general.
2Obtain a sufficient number of sets of values of both the variables. You may be able to obtain them from calculation, or through practical experiment. The exact method of obtaining your data is out of the scope of this article and depends on your situation. If you are a student learning to solve questions, these data may already be given.
From here, there are two ways of determining whether the two variables are directly proportional. Both these methods are outlined below:
Method 1
By comparing the ratio for different sets of values
1Calculate the ratio of both the variables for any set of values. Do this by dividing the value of one variable by the other.
2Calculate the ratio for the other sets of values now. You should now have a set of values of the ratio.
3If the values of both variables are known accurately, the ratio must be the same for all sets of values. If the values were known inaccurately (for example determined from experiment), there may be a slight scatter. In the latter case, determine whether the values are fairly constant. In making this decision, consider the percentage uncertainties in your raw readings and the percentage variation in the value of the ratio.
Method 2
By plotting a graph of one variable against the other
1Plot the points corresponding to the different sets of values. Conventionally, the independent variable is plotted on the y-axis and the dependent variable along the x-axis.
2Draw a line of best fit. Ensure an equal scatter of points on both sides of the line.
3You are looking for two things in the resulting graph:
- The graph should be linear. The graph for a directly proportional relationship will always be a straight line.
- The graph should pass through the origin. Note that if we rearrange the equation relating the two variables as shown in the first step, we get the equation on the right, where k is a non-zero constant. Clearly, when any one variable is zero, the other has to be zero too.
4Based on whether the graph has each of the two properties above, you can decide whether the relationship is that of direct proportion. Three examples are given below:
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Does a direct proportion have to be linear?wikiHow ContributorYes, because if it wasn't linear, the line would not pass through the origin.
Which phrase best describes the graph of a proportional relationship?
- Remember that if one variable rises with the other, it does not necessarily mean that they are directly proportional.
- Remember that a linear relationship does not necessarily indicate a directly proportional relationship.
- If you arrived at your sets of values through an experiment, use the second method (involving the plotting of a graph). The scatter of the points will also help you judge the accuracy and reliability of your conclusion.
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How can they get their games published and/or distributed?
Are MMO's viable for indies?
What can be used to prevent pirating?
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How can indies make money off games? (Kickstarter, etc.)
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There really wasn't any reason you couldn't edit the first post and add this question now, right?
Has anyone here made a successful game?
Please define successful.
1 - How can indies make money off games? (Kickstarter, etc.)
2 - How can they get their games published and/or distributed?
3 - Are MMO's viable for indies?
4 - What can be used to prevent pirating?
1 - Selling them. or be more precise
2 - by making them and opening discussions with a publisher.
3 - define the scope. MMO is a very broad term. A single-input text based mmo is viable technically, but may not be viable in terms of sales...
4 - Online distribution which requires a live connection to the server at all times (Blizzard-style) works for starters.
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How can indies make money off games? (Kickstarter, etc.)
How can they get their games published and/or distributed?
Are MMO's viable for indies?
What can be used to prevent pirating?
1) Sell them, (If you want money before you got a product to sell then you could try kickstarter, but unless you're fairly well known allready it is hard to get people to invest)
2) Sell it on your own website using paypal or some ecommerce solution, contact valve for distribution on steam, talk to the owners of some local stores, etc.
(Publishers normally want quite alot of control so it is hard to remain independent and still use the big publishers).
3) Viable, sure, in some forms. (There is a huge difference between a social MMO and World of Warcraft)
4) a good distribution service and a reasonable price. Piracy is primarily a service issue. There will always be pirates though since some people are just cheap f..ks but those people aren't worth fighting (even if you win they won't buy your stuff, they'll just steal from someone else or wait until someone else manages to steal from you and share their loot, I'd say: don't focus on preventing piracy, focus on selling as much as possible. (DRM can delay pirates which might be effective if you have a game that people can't wait to get their hands on, as an indie they'll just move along to something else if there is no torrent for your game out).
The always online model only works if a significant portion of the gameplay is handled by the servers, this is fine for multiplayer games (and doesn't even have to be in the form of always online, it can simply be in the form of "serial-key is allready in use or invalid , no online multiplayer for you such as games like half-life have done (not being able to play with your friends is a big disadvantage for the pirates", For most games its just a bad idea for an indie to go down that route, (Look at blizzards release problems, look at ubisofts, etc), As an indie you live and die by the word of mouth, Having a pirate take your game without paying is far better than having paying customers who can't play your game because your DRM servers fell apart.
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American cider has been increasing in popularity here is a preview of what is brewing in the US, via WSJ.
American cider has been increasing in popularity here is a preview of what is brewing in the US, via WSJ.
More than any other type of post, readers have asked for a Friday cocktail post and so, for the fall at least, starting next Friday, we will return to posting on classic or great cocktails. Let me know if there's a specific cocktail you'd like to see covered, or photographed (I think one of my all-time fave Donna pix is of the Paloma; refreshes me just to look at it). Thanks to all for your encouragement to return to this noble and important subject! —M.R. Cocktails made thus far. Dark and Stormy Gin & TonicLa Paloma Manhattan Martini The Berkshire Martinez Mint Julep Mojito Moscow Mule Negroni Whiskey Sour
A refreshing recipe for thai basil watermelon margaritas, via Bob Vivant.
When it's really muggy, and I'm fried from work, and stress, and travel, and I just want something cold and guzzlable, inexpensive hooch is the way I go. I'm too much of a cheapskate to waste the expensive stuff on a guzzle, especially one filled with an ocean of tonic and a couple good squeezes of lime. Furthermore, it's senseless to dilute delicious Beefeater or Hendrick's (my two favorite gins) with a lot of tonic. And there are days when I simply don't want to bother with a shaker and egg white, have no desire for a sip of expensive reposado, and don't have the patience to weigh the goddam bitters—just give me something cold and refreshing that will take the edge off this Friday afternoon brain sizzle, NOW. Fast. Ahh, the Gin and Tonic. Only Read On »
Friday's cocktail hour celebrates not simply a classic, but a cocktail that has been horribly debased even during its relatively short life span. Of unverified origins, the Margarita seems to have come into play in the 1940s. But since then, America has trashed it. Served in pitchers of ice. Countless inane variations. Dispensed slushy out of spigots at bad tiki bars. Who invented the frozen margarita? Does anyone know? If drinks were for kids, I'd say, go to town, but adults drinking frozen margaritas, well, I think they're embracing their inner Popsicle-loving six-year-old (and would be better off with a Popsicle in the afternoon, followed by a cocktail in the evening). We've been on a tequila run these past few weeks after our return from Canyon country and will finish here with a classic Margarita, Read On »