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It was like old times, a young Spaniard thrilling a British gallery. With the Continentals trailing Great Britain and Ireland 3-1 going into the afternoon fourballs at the Seve Ballesteros Trophy, something spectacular was needed. Sergio Garcia produced two eagles on the front nine of Sunningdale's Old Course, making a three at the first and holing a bunker shot for a two at the ninth. Turn the clock back 20 years and this could have been Ballesteros himself. Sadly, at 43, the old maestro was looking his age.
Having sat out the morning foursomes, Ballesteros pitched himself into the fray with his former sparring partner, Jose Maria Olazabal. Fairways are never much a part of either man's game and both found the bushes on the right of the first.
So it would continue, but the suspicion that they would find a way to win some how was given credence as they recovered from two-down after five against Lee Westwood and David Howell to level the match at the eighth. Here there was one moment to cheer for the man whose career this tournament celebrates as his six-iron finished 18 inches behind the flag at the par-three hole.
But Westwood holed from 45 feet at the 10th and Howell from 18 feet at the next and the English pair held on to defeat the most successful Ryder Cup partnership 2 and 1. Only Hal Sutton and Larry Mize, in 1987, and Tom Kite and Davis Love, in 1993, had previously enjoyed such an experience.
Though Great Britain and Ireland then led 4-1, Garcia and Jarmo Sandelin, who himself eagled the 14th, beat the home anchor pairing of Colin Montgomerie and Paul Lawrie 3 and 2 as the Continentals rallied to end the day level at 4-4. The committed followers who braved the chill had divided loyalties and Ballesteros appreciated the warmth of the reception his team received. "I am not surprised the public have come here in large numbers," he said. "It confirms what I always knew, that the British fans are the best in the world."
It was a contented Darren Clarke who passed by the sausage hut behind the 10th green yesterday morning, after he and Westwood, Ryder Cup partners, had added their sixth birdie on the way to beating the German pairing of Bernhard Langer and Alex Cejka, 4 and 3, in the foursomes. "It was nice to resume the partnership," Westwood said. The pair have been taking on all-comers with confidence in practice rounds since beating Tiger Woods and David Duval in the fourballs at Brookline. "We feel comfortable together," added Westwood, who is another trying a change of caddie to reinvigorate his form. "Darren knows this place like the back of his hand and helped me when I needed."
Montgomerie chose to partner Ian Woosnam in the opening game and the Welshman got over his recent putting problems long enough to hole a 20-footer for eagle at the 14th. They beat Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jimenez, 2 and 1, while in the bottom match Jean van de Velde and the 20-year-old Garcia, the only other team not to drop a shot in the foursomes series, won 3 and 2 against the Scots Paul Lawrie and Gary Orr.
Sunningdale, celebrating its centenary and boasting Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie as its 2000 captain, was due to stage the Solheim Cup later this year but ended up being gazumped by Loch Lomond. The women's version of the Ryder Cup has always tended to be more competitive in the interview room than on the course.
It became obvious there was no love lost between the Seve Trophy teams when the final morning match reached the 18th. Both pairings had two-foot putts for par but, with the captains looking on, none of the four players dared mutter the words "good, good", so familiar to the Sunday morning friendly. Thomas Bjorn, who, with Robert Karlsson, had been two-up with four to play, missed his; Phil Price, playing alongside Padraig Harrington, did not.
Harrington, who won two weeks ago in Brazil before finishing 19th on his debut in the Masters, is proving a doughty competitor. "Padraig is growing into a real star," Montgomerie said. "Someone you can really trust to come through and win."
SEVE BALLESTEROS TROPHY: Europe v Great Britain & Ireland (Sunningdale; Europe first) First day: Morning Foursomes: J M Olazabal & M A Jimenez lost to I Woosnam & C Montgomerie 2 and 1; A Cejka & B Langer lost to D Clarke & L Westwood 4 and 3; R Karlsson & T Bjorn lost to P Harrington & P Price 1 hole; S Garcia & J Van de Velde bt P Lawrie & G Orr 3 and 2. Morning match score: Great Britain & Ireland 3 Europe 1. Afternoon fourballs: J M Olazabal & S Ballesteros lost to L Westwood & D Howell 2 and 1; T Bjorn & M A Jiminez bt D Clarke & J Bickerton 1 up; A Cejka & B Langer bt I Woosnam & P Harrington 2 and 1; J Sandelin & S Garcia bt P Lawrie & C Montgomerie 3 and 2. Score: Great Britain & Ireland 4 Europe 4.
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There's stuff inside us that we never see, but without it we would cease to be. Explore the similarities and differences between you and animals in this hands-on program.
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Some animals would be considered outlaws for their behavior! Catch them in the act as we search for animal thieves, escape artists and impersonators all over the zoo.
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Learn what animals eat and how to tell the difference between an herbivore and a carnivore based on clues from the animals themselves. Meet lots of animals and prepare special treats for them!
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Build your own animal exhibit models to take home in this constructive adventure – includes animal close encounters and other surprises!
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Animals spend a lot of their time hunting and hiding treasures like food. Spend a fun, adventure-filled week in the zoo and the wilds of Point Defiance Park learning the secrets of geocaching, telemetry and more!
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Usually, retailers lower the price of an item per unit when you buy more of it. For example, a gallon of juice costs much less per unit than a single-serving bottle. When this system falls apart, and it frequently does, we call it "fuzzy math."
Mike sent us this picture from a local Subway. It raises the question: the best value for whom?
John sent us this example of what he calls "Target-style pricing" at Kroger. Granted, it's a sale on the smaller size that has made the math so fuzzy, but it's still amusing.
We can't make any sense out of this photo that Ben sent us from Kirklands', though. It only works if the birds are actually sold in pairs, and we don't see any indication of that.


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We were very sad to say goodbye to our friends from California this morning. We only had a few minutes, long enough for the boys to make a little hospital-bed-fort and watch a few minutes of SpongeBob. (Seriously, that yellow sea creature is haunting me.)
The rest of the day was relatively mellow. Sam is still running a low fever, so he's feeling just a little lower energy than usual. That didn't stop him from some serious multi-tasking. Here he is flushing his own lines while reading a brand-new library book:
The hospital is very quiet and empty on this holiday weekend. I can't help thinking back to last year's Memorial Day party at our house...Sam was on the couch, in quite a bit of pain, as we still didn't know what was wrong with him. We still thought it was "growing pains." It wasn't all bad -- he had times when he wasn't in pain (its status as "intermittent" was part of what perplexed us all). We went to the pool; it was the only time all summer that Sam got to swim.
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Ohio teens driving on their limited instruction permits with a licensed adult supervising them do not need to have their own car insurance policies. Once they start driving on their own, however, teens need insurance, so you will want to explore options to keep these costs reasonable.
Saving Money on Car Insurance
Because the risk of a crash is significantly higher for young drivers, particularly during the first year of driving, your teen's insurance rate likely will be higher than your own. Here are a few strategies to help you reduce insurance costs both now and once you add your teen driver.
- Raise deductibles to lower premiums. Ask your auto insurance representative how much you could save by increasing your deductible. If you file a claim after raising your deductible, you'll pay a larger share of the costs.
- Investigate discounts. Many insurers offer discounts for students with a "B" or higher grade average and for teens who complete driver education or defensive driving courses.
- Share vehicles. How you classify your new driver—as the main or an occasional driver of one vehicle, for example, will affect auto insurance premiums, so consider sharing vehicles.
- Just say "no" to sports cars and SUVs. TThe kind of car your teen drives can impact safety. Many experts agree that mid-sized sedans are the best choice for teens. Small cars don't offer as much protection in crashes, sporty cars may encourage speeding or recklessness, and SUVs and pick-up trucks are more difficult to maneuver and more likely to have roll-over crashes.
- Practice, practice, practice. Now is the time to drive a lot with your teen under varied conditions so there will be fewer surprises (and potential crashes) when you're no longer in the vehicle.
- Be involved. Research shows that teens with more involved parents get fewer tickets and engage in less risky driving. Avoiding tickets and crashes will help keep your insurance rates down. A parent-teen driving agreement can help you set rules and stay involved.
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Finding Interesting Dynamics in the Asteroid Belt with Mathematica's AstronomicalData
September 13, 2010 — Jeffrey Bryant, Scientific Information Group
Almost everyone has heard of the asteroid belt. This is the place between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter that is home to a very large percentage of the known minor planets in the solar system. Movies love to have space battles in asteroid belts to add to dramatic dogfight scenes. Even the Star Wars universe pays homage to asteroids: in The Empire Strikes Back, C3PO makes a popular statement about the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field.
Popular fiction, especially in Hollywood, loves to twist reality for cinematic effect. Often it shows an asteroid belt as an intricate maze of chaotically tumbling boulders that are moving at high speeds relative to each other, requiring advanced evasion techniques to avoid hitting one of them. They are also often shown to collide with each other at high speed, resulting in large explosions.
In reality, at least for our asteroid belt, things are not quite so dramatic. If you were actually in our asteroid belt, the chances that you would see an asteroid are fairly small. Most of them are quite small relative to the Earth and the space between them is relatively large. NASA has sent numerous probes through the belt, and not one has had an accidental encounter with an asteroid, although there have been a couple of intentional encounters. We know very little about the physical characteristics of asteroids compared to planets. Very few have been visited. However, their orbital dynamics are well studied and show some pretty amazing features. Let's take a look at a view of all of the asteroids used in Mathematica's AstronomicalData out to the orbit of Jupiter.
This animation is great at showing the dynamic behavior of the asteroid belt, but I should point out a couple of obvious inaccuracies.
- Size is not to scale, but distance is. All the planets are one size and all the asteroids are one size. They are rendered for visibility, not accurate appearance. This makes the asteroid belt look like an impenetrable wall. It's far from that.
- This animation is running far faster than real time. The entire animation runs over about a four-year time span with about a three-day time resolution between frames.
Still, the fluid motion is almost hypnotic to watch. In addition, a couple of things stand out. The outermost planet orbit shown is that of Jupiter. If you examine the animation closely, you will notice a couple of isolated "clouds" of asteroids orbiting along with Jupiter in its orbit, 60 degrees ahead of and behind the planet. These are well-known groups of asteroids called the "Greeks" and "Trojans", respectively. They are trapped in the L4 and L5 points of the Jupiter-Sun system. Basically, these are a couple of gravity traps that in the case of the giant planet are deep enough to trap nearby asteroids. See the "Lagrange Points" Demonstration for more information on this topic. We can isolate the Greeks and Trojans in this animation for clarity.
If we look even more closely at the original animation, we see another clump on the opposite side of the asteroid belt from Jupiter. This clump is an isolated part of a group of asteroids known as the Hilda family. Most of this family of asteroids is buried in the main belt and so goes unnoticed. However, we can isolate just those asteroids and reveal an even more interesting dynamic arrangement. The Hilda family orbits the Sun three times for every two orbits of Jupiter. This 2:3 orbital resonance results in a group that appears to follow a triangular orbit.
In actuality every one of these is on a standard elliptical orbit, but their positions on those orbits maintain this triangular arrangement. Here is a notebook containing a single 3D frame from the animation, but with the orbits shown. Using your mouse with Mathematica or Mathematica Player, you can rotate the graphic to get a different perspective.
There are many other families of asteroids. Most don't have such recognizable patterns, but there are at least a few patterns in all the perceived chaos. If you plot the semimajor axis versus the inclination of all the minor planets, many will fall into groups. These include spaces known as Kirkwood gaps and also clusters of asteroids that may indicate a collisional family (they may have been one object long ago, but have been broken up due to collisions).
The views above are just a small handful of the things you can encounter when analyzing large astronomy datasets. Can you find others?
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Fascinating. I am just trying to understand the immense power of Mathematica.Would you mind uploading the notebook?
Posted by selvarajan September 14, 2010 at 9:38 pm
I discover that asteroids are ideal particles to test the peculiar behaviour of non linear dynamics. Was that behaviour observed experimentally with telescopes?
Posted by Bruno Autin September 15, 2010 at 10:58 am
Typically, asteroids are found observationally, either one at a time or as part of surveys of patches of the sky. Once the position is determined and it is tracked over some time period, its orbit can be determined. Only after many such orbit determinations are made can anyone even attempt to look for these patterns. Typically these patterns are found afterward.
Posted by Jeffrey Bryant September 15, 2010 at 11:41 am
The curated data is a great feature, but when will we see steam tables become available?
Posted by Joel September 16, 2010 at 9:31 am
I love this. I'm trying to do a simulation like this myself. I was wondering: did you just use orbital data of the asteroids or are you using an actual gravity simulation? I'm asking because when using just the orbital data of the Trojans, I ran into the issue of the clouds dispersing as I let the simulation run into the far future.
Posted by @krystman May 18, 2012 at 11:08 am
This just uses fixed orbital data. No perturbations are accounted for. Long term asteroid predictions require very complicated computations requiring perturbation theory and higher precision.
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This is a discussion on Oops!.... I spent too much time browsing ar15.com... within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; And I caught BRD! Here's my newest addition to the family..... Bushy Heavy bbl Carbine .... With the 'bug out' gear... Guess there is no ...
And I caught BRD! Here's my newest addition to the family.....
Bushy Heavy bbl Carbine ....
With the 'bug out' gear...
Guess there is no cure....
-Tim S.
Very nice. Do you really want a cure?
We will be much better off when we learn to deal with things as they really are, instead of how we wish them to be!
Very nice.
Battle Plan (n) - a list of things that aren't going to happen if you are attacked.
Blame it on Sixto - now that is a viable plan.
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Nice rifle. What's in the B.O.B.
I live for others and I answer to God and sometimes to my wife too.
Nice rifle, but I like the TRP better.
Just the basics to get me to somewhere I know I could stay. (I am still amassing my 'home base stuff' to be able to 'dig in' and stay here.) Just a few MREs and water, basic survival kit ie: small take down saw and tinder with some waterproof matches (and bic lighter) couple of power bars, extra flashlight batteries, 250 sealed rds of ammo (200rifle and 50 handgun)(in addition to any ammo that would be put in the vehicle to go as far as possible), and to top it off....gum. 'Cause I loves me some gum.
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Thanks JD! It is the go to gun for carry and home defense (besides 12ga. for HD). It has served me well for many thousands of rounds, and it will shoot straighter than I can hold it.
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Awesome. That is going to be my next purchase as soon as the funds is available.
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Welcome to the club! What's next?
Very nice!! Congrats on the new rifle!
They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security Benjamin Franklin
I'm not pro gun, I'm pro rights. What are you?
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Don't forget socks and underoos (mine are Chuck Norris) in your B.O.B.. No really, you'll thank me if you ever actually need it.
I live for others and I answer to God and sometimes to my wife too.
Congrats, and welcome to the family. It's not a disease... it's more like the mafia. Don't even think about leaving.
- matiki
BRD since 2001
"Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must." - The Duke of Wellington
very nice...i need to get one of those one day...
what do you carry in the bug out bag????
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Fabulous Fabric Finds
But in amongst all the celebrations there's been packing, cleaning and teary goodbyes as we moved house. Not fun... but made bearable by all of my amazing family (on both Todd's and my side) who put in long hours to help.
It's exhasting work, especially when you're 6 months pregnant. I haven't had the time or energy to tell you about some of the little Christmas presents I made, or to celebrate my 1 year blogging anniversary on Christmas Eve, or to do a 2010 wrap up, but I feel like I'm starting to emerge from the boxes and can share a bit with you again.
I snuck in a visit to Hettie's Patch yesterday. Every time I visit this store I seem to find something amazing and this time was no exception. I could hardly believe my eyes! I've been wanting to get my hands on Aneela's Sherbet Pips ever since I first saw it. Apparently its not out until April!
I also picked up these super soft fabrics to make some wraps and bibs for the baby.
I was very excited to receive this fabric from Saffron - her brand new Beetle Bugs range as well as some fabric to make softies. Its just too cruel to have all of this beautiful fabric with no time to sew, but hopefully that will change soon. I have a pattern in mind for these beetley bugs.
Maybe I can sneak in stitching together a couple of softies today while no one is looking.
I bought this fabric just before the move - some of Alexander Henry's June Bug in Tea colourway (available here)...
And my new sister in law, Freja, went all the way to Prints Charming to find this gorgeous little baby mobile kit for me for Christmas.
And last, but by no means least, an online friend, Bec, found these (out of print) Heather Ross spots and stripes fabrics which coordinate with the other Lightening Bug fabrics I have, and generously shared her fabulous find with me. Thanks Bec!
I have lots more to share with you, and am looking forward to reading of your news as I catch up on my blog reading. Hopefully it wont be so long between posts next time.
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Yay you did it, moved house, home and state. Phew! Glad to hear you had help.
Looking forward to visiting Hettie's Patch. The owner and staff are the loveliest ladies! I am sure they are doing back flips knowing you are now a local. He he!
Thanks for mentioning the Beetle Bugs Kate.
All the Best for 2011 sure looks as thought it will be a great year.I missed the fact that you were moving! Are you all away from family now? I hope not too far.
Lovely fabric acquisitions you've got there, Kate. I hope you will have a chance to get cutting and sewing while settling in and awaiting the arrival of whomever is responsible for that gorgeous bump!Happy New Year! Love that nativity scene. So happy! Hope the move went well and you are getting settled ok. Don't forget.... you are supposed to be the one with the clipboard.. Take your feet up where you can (this is a dream right? yeah.. thought so... but also a goal!!) as you have to take it easy! Best of luck. xx
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Happy New Year to you.
I trust the move went smoothly and you will be settled in next to no time. No matter the distance moved it is a tiring exercise for all involved.
What lovely fabrics and gifts - this baby is going to be a fashionista in the first degree.
I certainly hope this year is a great one for you and your family.
Thanks so much for leaving a comment! I try to respond but life sometimes gets in the way. If you have any questions please email me at kateeconklin(at)gmail(dot)com


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Global Tourism Industry Analysis
The global tourism & leisure industry and more particularly the tourism sector continue to thrive. The travel industry is showing signs of recovery following the last economic recession, which saw falling demand for tourism activity as consumers postponed trips to concentrate their household budgets on more essential areas.
As disposable incomes rise and a social trend towards travelling and exploring new destinations grows, the different segments of the global tourism industry are attracting greater numbers of consumers eager to travel and experience life in other countries or just optimize time off work to unwind by taking holidays.
Key Regional Travel Markets
The US tourism industry has suffered due to the economic crisis. According to the US Travel Association, if the overseas travel industry were to climb to previous heights, it could create employment for close to 1.5 million people by 2020, adding almost $860 billion worth of cumulative economic output.
International arrivals fell 1.2% over the ten-year period ending 2010, directly employing over 930,000 people in the US, with salaries totaling almost $25 billion. Leisure travel spending exceeded $525 billion. Showing positive signs of recovery after the recession, the US tourism industry recorded employment growth of almost 1.5% in the third fiscal quarter of 2011, after a near 2.5% increase in the second quarter, according to the US Department of Commerce. The passenger transportation sector never felt the recession as people always need to travel.
The EU receives more than 475 million international arrivals each year, and had a 50% share in the global tourism industry, reports UNWTO. The region totals more than $388 million from international tourism receipts which benefits the drinking location market (bars & pub). France, Italy, Germany and Spain are among the countries with the majority of arrivals. The EU's long-haul markets are expected to see a change from North and South America, which currently represent over 55% of trips from overseas, to trips from developing markets.
In the Chinese tourism industry, factors fuelling travel market expansion include government initiatives, liberalization and rising affluence. Improving technical infrastructure is boosting online tourism, with e-commerce and internet paving the way for this market segment. Tourism in China has been bolstered by events such as the Asian Games, the Shanghai Expo and the Olympic Games in 2008. State investments of $1.2 trillion will help improve China's transportation infrastructure, further supporting the country's tourism industry. In the early part of 2011, the cities with the most budget hotels were Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing, and Hangzhou.
India's tourism industry overlaps with and contributes to related industries such as civil aviation, transport and hospitality, notes RNCOS. Domestic tourism is strong, and leisure and pilgrim tourism are both leading sectors. Rising income is fuelling outbound travel, with Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand as popular destinations. The Asian tourism industry is fragmented and intensely competitive, though not very organized.


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Now a guy can like anyone he sees, but what are the odds that the girl will like him back too?
What do you do if you like a girl who likes someone else?
Well, firstly you need to understand the situation, weigh the pros and cons and see if there's a possibility of her leaving her boyfriend to be with you.
It sounds complicated, but it's actually a small part of the slick art of girlfriend stealing.
If you've just popped in here, there are three more parts you'd definitely have to read, and this is fourth part of the manual on stealing a girl who likes someone else. You can start from the introduction on how to get a girl with a boyfriend.
"The girl I like likes someone else"
Now if you've read the earlier parts, you now actually know everything there is to steal a girlfriend from right under the watchful eyes of her boyfriend. And the best part about this entire move is that she'll love you even before you ask her out. But…
Well, there's a good *but* here. As with every other situation in life.
When will the girlfriend stealer move fail?
Now you like a girl who likes someone else, but there are times when even these sneaky moves will fail. Find out where you may fail and avoid these mistakes at any cost.
You're a loser yourself!
Can a pot ever call a kettle black? If it does, it would only end up looking stupid. So can you call a cooler dude a dork when the definition is more apt for you? I think not, even if you think so. So sometimes life is still unlucky, my friend. But hey, you don't have to stop hitting on her just because you're worse than her guy.
Sometimes, there could be a possibility that you're a better guy at heart. That's just nonsense, but I do hope it made you feel better for that one moment. [Read: What do women want from men to fall in love]
Charming competition
Now you may be a good looker yourself, and you may even be a better guy. But can you be as charming and humorous as him? There may be times when her real guy is so much better that he actually won the "God of Wit and Charm" last year! So can you really match up to him? Maybe, maybe not. If you're not sure you can ever attain his standards, revamp yourself and maybe then, you could have better luck. [Read: How to charm a girl into liking you]
You're an overdoing pig!
You know, at times, unknown to you, your flirty behavior could cross borders and you may end up describing how good you can wiggle your tongue between the crack of your folded elbow! Or you may do something just as gross. Or simply put, you may disgust her with your over-the-top flirty dumb remarks or your "I'm-a-loser-I-want-attention" acts.
This happens most of the times, and is one of the main reasons why girls don't dump their men for some other men. Because some men just don't know the definition of 'overdone'. [Read: Things that impress a girl]
When the word is out
The world knows she's going out with her guy. But no one knows you're hitting on her. Keep it that way. Maybe you could tell a few wingmen all about it, but to the world at large, skip this little detail. When the word gets out that both of you are flirting with each other, it would just embarrass her in front of her pals and worse, her guy! So if you really do want to steal her, let the fact that you're both falling for each other be a well kept secret.
Obviously obvious!
You should probably know this. When you're trying to woo a girl who already has a guy, you should keep it as discreet as possible, even from her. If you're going to beat the drum near her ears each time you both talk, she would just avoid you, for good.
Let her enjoy your company, as a friend and as a boyfriend potential. Incessantly talking about going out or kissing each other will take you nowhere. Bring up the crush thing once in a while, the rest of the times, just flirt. If you talk about being in love all the time, she'll just get pissed off! Remember, she has to enjoy being with you. [Read: 10 traits of a good boyfriend potential]
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Brothers, friends, lonely men! (hoorah!) You may be afraid to try. I know, try and you may lose. Run away, you'll live, at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, all alone, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell that guy, that he may take the girl first, but he'll never be able to keep her away from you! (alba gu brath!) Yeah, I know I took those lines from 'The Braveheart', but hell, anything to inspire you guys! [Read: Signs she's using you when her guy isn't around]
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First off, to anybody who wants to steal someone else's girlfriend, ur a str8 pussy… You obviously can't go out and find your own so now you wanna throw a wrench into the next man's game. That's some str8 up bitch maneuver. Yea, the girl may not be shit if she falls for the buster that would actually do something like this but still…, who would do something so grimey??
Actually, following this post that the author created on stealing another mans chick is liable to get yo head blown clear off. Cuz u never know the mindstate of which some people are in, nor will u know the mindstate the poor bastard will be in after u "steal" his brawd! Be careful what u do to others, cuz what u do to others may come right back to yo ass x10!!!! And u may not be prepared for that shit… Crazy yo word up
someones bent and got their girl stolen it's good that people try to meddle in other peoples relationships it tests the strength of it
That ghetto monkey up there must have poor self esteem.if he's worried about someone doing.this. if.your girl wants someone.else or.if someones.better.than you for her eventually shell leave your ghetto monkey ass anyway.
Most definitely not understanding your logic, Lawrence Reaves.. I have a feeling that you are one of those boys whom understands VERY LITTLE about woman, life, or anything at that.. Not only are you so illiterate and idiotic that you are getting pissed at an Author for giving advice, but what are you not understanding about any of this?.. It is all about being the best man possible that each woman deserves. It saddens me to know you think attractive a woman is a "game.." I am currently in a wonderful relationship with a gorgeous girl, and she WAS with a guy for four months before we even met. After only a week I had proven how much better of a man I was for her. Still remember the moment she got into my car, turned to me instantly and said, "I broke up with Gordon. It wasn't "for you," but I did leave him for my own happiness." We are madly in love and couldn't be happier. Was I supposed to wait and let her be hurt by some asshole until she was single? Can your brain even process the fact that others have feelings too?
I am starting to get sorta close with this guy, apprantly he has said he is keen on me and today he hugged me for the first time, we always laugh and have good conversations but i dont really know if im that into him. I sorta have my eye on this other guy who has the hottest body, he's smart and quiet and is soooo so masculine but we've never talked.
I dont know what to do, if the other guy asks me out i dont know what to say
Thank you so much with these articles, they will definitely help me in getting the girl if my dreams. I can't thank you enough for this!
It's a useful article, I'm tempted to try it out since I was into this girl but somebody else beat me to the punch. Then again I'm also thinking I can just wait since she's already complained about my "competition" as I see him. BUT there's really something else to keep in mind when applying the info from this article.
What does it say about your girl once you've stolen her from some other guy? It means the same thing can happen to you, and this girl is fickle. So damn, it's a double edged sword.
I was in a relationship for 6 years and she left me over a guy why I dont understand
good advice, bro
I think someone who tries to steal someone else's girl or guy is a jerk. There are so many out there that are single, why do that to someone? Its only easy because you are trying so hard every day and are "new" and they have likely gotten a little comfortable and are not new. However, you need to remember, if they'll leave him when you start flirting, they'll leave you for the next "Johnny come lately".
if you can't have this chick, move on and become better and hit another chick. you may win but you may also fail. but hey, you want to play the game, right? at least it gives you experience. look the truth is this, if a girl like you or has interest in you it does not take much effort for you to win her. she will stick around you.


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So here are some unoriginal Pokemon Fusions! It was fun to make.
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Very nice! I feel like pokemon fusion is a new trend. I feel like doing some now :P
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The fusions that you came out with look almost natural....They still look like horrible mutations that only the likes of Dr. Frankenstein could conjure up but, still natural. Plus, gotta love that terrified ghaswag! :p
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today kinda got away from me and i am pretty tired too. having an early firday night for a change too. here are a few pics though.....to keep the blog alive. i will try to post some pics at least from day to day. The one above was taken from the eco boat. we had been on a private charter to watch the yachts pass in antigua sailing week. The one below is from another private charter we did just around the island. Enjoy!
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SENATOR John McCain's ''Faith of My Fathers,'' written with his chief of staff, Mark Salter, sketches his family background and boyhood, gives greater attention to his time at Annapolis and as a Navy flier and dwells longest on his five and a half years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese. It ends with his regained freedom and vow of continued public service. By now the image of John McCain just after his release in 1973 is a familiar one: hobbling on crutches but still able to salute, every beaten, tortured inch of him an American hero. He was practically born for the role: both his father and grandfather had been four-star admirals, Annapolis graduates like John and heroes of World War II. At 17, he drank bourbon with Adm. William F. Halsey when a new destroyer was commissioned in his grandfather's name. He flew at McCain Field. Both his capture and his release were front-page news.
All the McCains were a scrappy bunch of bantam roosters, placing a high value on combativeness from the start, with plenty of carousing later. As a strong-willed maverick, John McCain was prepared to be the prisoner from hell, ready to torment his captors even with the terrible injuries he suffered upon being shot down and in spite of the abuse and torture that followed. But his greatest battle was a vastly different one from those his father and grandfather fought, different from that faced by most of us, for that matter. His was mostly an inner war, mostly fought alone and with a clearly defined enemy.
Even in prison he lived under his father's shadow. Soon after John's capture, Jack McCain was appointed the commander of all United States forces in the Pacific, including those in Vietnam. The North Vietnamese were well aware of this and repeatedly tried to use John as a pawn in the constant propaganda war, but to no avail. A particularly moving image in the book is of Jack posting himself as close to the demilitarized zone as possible every Christmas for three years, standing alone and looking north in the direction of his captive son.
Continue reading the main storyMcCain and Salter's book does not dwell upon this or on any other relationship except for the immutable one between a soldier and his country. They quote the Code of Conduct for American Prisoners of War in its entirety, and if the reader is looking for deeper insights from John McCain, they will do only slightly better than the North Vietnamese did in obtaining his name, rank and serial number. Instead, his prison experience is presented as a sort of epiphany in which McCain found not only the strength to survive, but a renewed determination to serve his country.
By ending the book in 1973, McCain deprives the reader of what really is the more interesting and controversial part of his life. Robert Timberg's ''John McCain: An American Odyssey'' offers a little more, but it pretty much consists of excerpts from his 1995 book, ''The Nightingale's Song,'' in which he followed the lives of five Annapolis graduates -- John McCain, Robert McFarlane, James Webb, Oliver North and John Poindexter -- showing how the Naval Academy and the ''noble cause'' of Vietnam shaped them and led them into politics. Timberg, an Annapolis man and Vietnam veteran himself, covers the familiar ground of McCain's childhood, Navy career and captivity. Then we follow McCain home, where he was immediately befriended by the Reagans. As a war hero and Washington insider, he seemed to have an assured future in politics. We learn a little about his two marriages; we move lightly through McCain's involvement in the Keating savings and loan scandal while getting breathless accounts of great electoral successes. But Timberg's effusive praise for those who served in Vietnam, peppered with his contempt for 60's draft dodgers, leaves the real John McCain once again as inscrutable to the reader as he was to his captors.
Both these books may be little more than smoke and mirrors, the first building the framework for a Presidential candidate's campaign platform, the second coming along for the ride. Still, there are deeper undercurrents. Timberg gives the Annapolis experience a lot of weight, especially the rigors of plebe year. He says that the hazing of midshipmen reflects a tradition that dates back to the crusades, but it surely goes back much farther than that. Rites of passage into an elite fraternity of warriors are as old as the notion of sacrifice itself. They separate the initiates from the rest of us and give them a head start on the path to glory, teaching them to focus on the objective and not to look back at the inevitable collateral damage.
Yet wartime heroics do not easily make the transition to peace, and neither does the narrative of either of these books. Timberg quotes Mary McGrory of The Washington Post, who sees a possible key to a McCain Presidential victory in the potential votes of 19.1 million veterans. But while Timberg continues to salt the old Vietnam wounds, McCain claims to have put the war behind him. He was, after all, a professional in a conflict that was fought mostly by amateurs, and he is cagey enough to keep relatively silent on the subject. Instead, he relies upon the central theme of his book, quoting the entire first verse of the 19th-century soldier's hymn ''Faith of Our Fathers.'' As a Vietnam veteran myself, I have a problem with this. I have an even bigger problem with the second verse, which reads: ''How sweet would be their children's fate / If they like them could die for Thee.''
The problem with this hymn, and these books, is that they are not about leadership, they are about followership. Admittedly, the hymn's type of rhetoric seems to have an almost narcotic effect on some voters, but distrust of authority is a salient legacy of Vietnam. Furthermore, civil leadership demands humanity, compassion and the skills of negotiation and compromise, which are often contrary to the military mind. Chimerically, McCain may go from the Keating scandal to campaign reform, from heavy smoking to anti-tobacco legislation, setting a zigzag course toward the White House and defying those who will put him in a box. But there is something hauntingly familiar about his confusion of mission with personal ambition.
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There really isn't much to Skagway except for the tourism season that starts in May and runs until September. They live on the dollars brought in by the cruise ship passengers. When the last cruise ship of the season departs, the town pretty much shuts down.
From everything we'd heard or read, the White Pass Railway up the mountain was the excursion we had to take. This is quite the old, historic train. No high speed, luxury cars on this choo-choo.
We creaked and chugged on the old rails, climbing higher and higher while the narrator told us about the history of the gold rush, the well known characters of the old days of Skagway, and the perils and challenges faced by the miners. As we climbed higher and higher up the mountain, I marveled that any sane person would attempt it on foot or pack animal 100 plus years ago. I guess that begs the question, "How sane is a person who's infected by gold fever?"
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The trip up the mountains took two hours. The trip back, only an hour. Gravity helped!
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Back in Skagway, Janet went off to the Gold Dredge to discover what it was like to pan for gold. I joined an excursion to visit a glassblowing studio. I was excited to see the demonstration and then participate in making an ornament to keep. Our tour guide Jonathan, a young college student from Utah, and the glass artist David could not have been nicer to our group. David first demonstrated the techniques and explained about the method and tools.
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Under David's watchful eye, I carefully rolled my ornament in the 2300 degree flash oven. |
Using the heavy tweezers to pinch and twist the glass, adding design with the colors. |
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The almost-finished product. It needed to spend the night in the tempering case and will be shipped home to me. |
All told, this marked another terrific, interesting and fun day on the cruise. Once back on board Janet and I exchanged stories of our adventures. She'd done quite a bit of shopping in Skagway and showed off her purchases. Both of us then began looking forward to the next day and Glacier Bay.


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Last week, 'Heroes' made a connection to 'Lost' with the Gannon Car Rental brochure which Nikki received in a package. This week, there was a reference to the notorious numbers sequence which seems to infuse all aspects of Life in Toobworld, also seen on 'Lost' (4 8 15 16 23 42).
In Bozeman, Montana, Dr. Mohinder Suresh stayed at a motel in Room 23.
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The look good. I agree the colors are a little "?" Are the torsos from Gravis? I might adopt this idea for my veterans.
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These chaps look great! The addition of the wee microbead wires, etc is very cool and the lizard is a rather special touch.
Your scheme and explanation for it is perfect. Hope to see at least one batrep with this lot included soon sir.
Cheers! For people that are interested, the lizard is from a WFB Lizardmen Jungle Swarm. I have had a pack of them for years and finally got to use one.
I tend to saver long bits of fluff for when I have the time to really enjoy them (and have a beer in hand). This section is really a bit too long for the routine blog serf.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Scipio! Coming up with the names and positions were great fun. I really think they will do a better job defending the Major-General in battle having cool names like this. Much more preferable than using the 'melta gunner', 'heavy flamer' and 'body guards' as names.
As for the speech, apparently Chretzo Sigenandus' mind is not a place you want to explore to much - his conclusions don't always appear to follow any meaningful logic. At least the next time I have to come up with a reason why my Guard are killing Space Marines or allying with Necrons or fighting on the wrong side of the Apocalypse I can be creative with the Major-Generals logic!
Wow love these guys! Think the colour scheme works nicely and I love all the shields and heraldry. The Major General himself is a really cool stand out model, really nicely painted as well!
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Nakagawa Hidemasa (中川秀政?) (1568 – November 27, 1592) was a samurai commander in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. He was the eldest son of Nakagawa Kiyohide. His young brother was Nakagawa Hidenari. His wife was Tsuruhime who was the daughter of Oda Nobunaga.
At first, Hidemasa and Kiyohide served Nobunaga. They served Hashiba Hideyoshi after Nobunaga died.
In 1583, Hidemasa succeeded to a house and his father's domain which was 50,000 koku at Ibaraki, Settsu Province since Kiyohide killed by Sakuma Morimasa at the Battle of Shizugatake. Hidemasa was active in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584 and the expedition to Shikoku in 1585. Hideyoshi praise him, and gave him 65,000 koku at Miki, Harima Province instead of his domain which he had ruled.
After that, Hidemasa took part in the expedition to Kyushu in 1587 and the siege of Odawara in 1590.
In 1592, he died at 25 in the Battle of Bunroku.


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Tight ends play a vital role for any team's offense. Not only are they called upon to make catches in traffic and tight spaces, they are also called upon to provide blocking assitance to the offensive line. Here some of the guys have really stood out in the Class of 2014.
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Mosley has been an overlooked player and started to make a name for himself. With his team having a chance to improve greatly with several top prospects, he could really breakout this season. |
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Carswell could achieve 1,000 yards receiving as he mixes it up between the tight end and wide receiver positions. The Chargers improved greatly last year and Carswell should become the program's second or third Division I signee in February. |
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Left-right judgment of haptic stimuli representing the human hand
The handedness recognition of visually perceived body parts engages motor representations that are constrained by the same biomechanical
factors that limit the execution of real movements. In the present study, we used small plastic cutouts that represented the human hand to
investigate the properties of mental images generated during their haptic exploration. Our working hypothesis was that any handedness
recognition task that involves body parts depends on motor imagery. Forty-four blindfolded, right-handed volunteers participated in a
handedness evaluation experiment using their index finger to explore either the back or palm view of a haptic stimulus that represented the
human hand. The stimuli were presented in four different orientations, and we measured the subjects' response times. Our results showed that
stimulus configurations that resemble awkward positions of the human hand are associated with longer response times (p < .006), indicating
that the haptic exploration of stimuli that represent body parts also leads to motor imagery that is constrained by biomechanical factors.
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7772 Lobster Strike
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7772 Lobster Strike is an Aqua Raiders set released in 2007. It contains 223 pieces, which build a giant lobster, an underwater exploration rover and two Aqua Raiders, on with a underwater helmet the other with a hard-hat.
The underwater-rover is technically not really airtight, due to the large gaps under its cockpit-canopy, but its pilot wears no diving gear, so it can be assumed that the vehicle is meant to be. The vehicle's robot arms are equipped with a grinder, which was first introduced as propeller for the subs of Alpha Team: Mission Deep Sea, and a gripper. The pieces of the robot arms are connected with click-rotation hinges which allow them to stay in place when brought into the desired position. There is also a twin-barreled cannon on top of it, which is similar to the one of the mini-sub from 7775 Aquabase Invasion.
Flippers, an air tank and a helmet are only provided for one of the two minifigures, which is an odd occurrence since all other Aqua Raiders sets, except 7776 The Shipwreck have diving gear for all the included minifigures even if they don't normally wear it.
The vehicle is similar to one included in 4888 Ocean Odyssey which also featured the same caterpillar treads as this set.
This is also one of nine non-BIONICLE sets that include Part x1750, which are commonly used as Barraki spines in BIONICLE sets. Here the pieces are used to represent the lobster's antennae. Three of the other sets were Aqua Raiders sets as well.
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New 220 Watt CMOS monoblock
Hmmm, overkill?
No protection at all (yet) as this will be the prototype. http://www.lightstrip.com/0424/2b-rev1bPRN.gif It simulates fine, from 11 Hz to 22 Khz, with 2 volts p-p input and 60 volts p-p output into 8 ohms. I probably need to add protection diodes later, to prevent breakdown of the drivers and mosfets should input be overdriven much past 2 v p-p. Note the drivers are not Q2-Q3-Q25-Q26; they are Q4-q21-q28-q18. The amplifier is bridged, for a lower supply voltage and to facilitate lower voltage devices. Note the phase inverter (capacitor coupled) at the very input. I thought of taking the alternate phase from the collector of Q14 and feeding it directly to the base of the Q28 driver stage, but it was far less stable than as it is now. All right, is this design freakin' crazy enough? I'm gonna etch the board soon... |
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Q1. Are irf540 & 9540 100v devices? Then 54V rails are driving them a bit too hard. This will be exacerbated by bridging because when driving an 8 ohm load each half of the bridge thinks its is driving a 4 ohm load and draws that much current and dissipates that much heat. If you have 6ohm or 4 ohm speakers then the outputs are working even harder. Q2. Does R15 &16 need to connect to NFB/output? Q3. Does the Miller compensation need to be so big? Q4. Have you tried adding emitter degeneration resistors to the LTP pairs? Q5. Have you calculated R5, 6k2 seems far too big. Same with VR27. Q6. Are you running the ltp sink @ 3mA? then the voltage across r23 & 24 is a bit high @ 7V try 1k0 instead giving 1v5 and allow R35 to be reduced. You may need to add a cap // R58. Q4 is the VAS and Q21 is the current source (sink). Q2 & 3 are the complementary drivers connected as compound follower pairs (Skizlai but with FETS).
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I was tempted to use 200 volt devices, and scrap the bridge idea, and go with 70 volt rails, yada yada, but I had this other idea here Quote:
Here, with 470 pf, it starts to act as an integrator above 25 khz, and the output is quieter with zero volts RMS input. 390 pF is a compromise. Quote:
Seemed high to me, too, as the current through R5 is less than Q9's base current, but I have seen this relationship in other bias servos. Since Q9 is essentially a Vbe multiplier, I need the extra voltage for the level shifters. Also, I am running this class A up to several watts, so I do have a little more idle bias. Quote:
They are in essence, drain followers. The original idea for this configuration was to get more output swing (closer to rail-to-rail), as the four volt gate threshold is not following the output, as in a source follower, but it didn't work out that way. In any event, I am driving the heck out of the VAS, quite nonlinearly, I might add. But the output shows 0.05% 2nd harmonic at 1 Khz, at full power. 3rd is down to 0.033% (10mV at 30V Pk output). I ain't complaining, even though I could tweak some and get the distortion lower. Again, this is simulated... I have to physically build it next! |
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Hi Leslie,
Some constructive criticism. This is the very type of amplifier that attracted criticism way back for it poor slewing rate due to that HEAVY miller comp on the Vas and no degen. I would degenerate the input stage emitters by at least 2 times their junction impedance roughly 56 ohms for each mA of emitter current. Then apply a miller Ccomp of maybe 10-20pF to define the stage's rolloff so it's independant of the vagaries of the device. Then I would start with Cf from Vas collector to the input feedback loop base junction (Q13,Q29 bases) . This needs to be trimmed of the order of 47pF and result in much higher slew rates and much lower THD especially at 20KHz. |
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If you only intend to run the output stage to 60Vpp then supply these with +-45Vrails. Keep the high voltage (low current) rails for the front end. Something seems fundamentally wrong with your front end if the VAS can only swing 60Vpp from 108Vrail potential. I don't have the knowledge to help here. Could reducing R35 substantially help? The reduction in C5 (miller comp) should be a factor of ten, not -30%. Again instability here indicates something wrong. I have seen it on threads here that the Sziklai pair (better spelling this time) is quite difficult to stabilise with bipolar outputs. I'm guessing from that, it might be even more difficult with faster FETS hung on the end. Could this be another clue to needing that 390p for C5? Fets should be able to output upto at least 100kHz (at all powers and into about half final impedance (although only short term) while you check for instability. Try hanging a range of caps on the output while you run more simms.
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