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Playboy vs AskMen: The 10 Most Desirable Women of 2013
AskMen may have released their Top 99 Most Desirable women of 2013 today, but we felt a few changes were in order.
AskMen, the site that outlines in detail every aspect of manhood you could possibly have a question about, released their list of the most desirable women of 2013.
And for the most part, they done good. The usual suspects like Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman made an appearance. Newcomers Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Middleton and Lana Del Rey were a welcome addition. And (not surprisingly) just about every Victoria's Secret model imaginable made the cut. To see the full list visit Askmen.
All told, we had very few qualms with the names mentioned; but we still felt a few changes were in order. Welcome to the Playboy.com Top 10 countdown:
Olivia Wilde – AskMen Ranking: 54
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Our eyes were opened to Olivia Wilde way back when we all pretended we didn't watch The O.C. Now she stars in all sorts of things and tweets about having the bubonic plague, which oddly enough does nothing to turn us off. In fact, it turns us on. Playboy.com Rank: 10
Sofia Vergara – AskMen Ranking: 12
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Sofia Vergara is ridiculously hot. She's also hilarious. She also starred in Happy Feet Two, which was the first time we were ever turned on by an animated Colombian penguin. Or any penguin, for that matter. That's how hot Sofia Vergara is. Playboy.com Rank: 9
Charlize Theron – AskMen Ranking: 97
We'll let The Wire cover this one: While discussing the disappearance of certain archetypes you no longer hear much about, Phelps, a newspaper editor, says, "You know what there's less of? Statuesque blondes. You don't read about statuesque blondes in the newspaper anymore...They're like a lost race." Mr. Phelps, we give you Charlize Theron, the last of the statuesque blondes. Playboy.com Rank: 8
Kat Dennings – AskMen Ranking: 57
Kat Dennings comes in on AskMen's list at 57, which we thought was a tad low; with the look of a femme fatale (and the body to match), she's clearly top ten material. (We won't hold her show, 2 Broke Girls, against her; in the words of Ben Affleck, "…Sometimes you gotta do the paycheck picture.") Playboy.com Rank: 7
Bipasha Basu—AskMen Ranking: 67
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When you're crowned Ford Supermodel of the World 1996 at the age of 17, chances are you'll grab the attention of the entertainment industry. Over 30 films later and there is a reason why Bollywood can't get enough of Bips. Playboy.com Rank: 6
Emilia Clarke – AskMen Ranking: 15
Aside from being drop-dead gorgeous (and all kinds of naked in HBO's Game of Thrones), Emilia Clarke has the added nerd-allure of being able to speak dragon, which, for the record, is most definitely a language. Playboy.com Rank: 5
Rihanna – AskMen Ranking: 4
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Maybe it's the ridiculous, always-revealing stage outfits or the haircuts in a perpetual state of change; it could be the knows-no-bounds vocal range or even the all-around "I don't give a fuck" attitude, but something about Rihanna just does it for us. Playboy.com Rank: 4
Bérénice Marlohe – AskMen Ranking: 100
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100? Upon seeing Bond's latest leading lady ranked at 100, a fight broke out among Playboy staffers as to which way these rankings worked. Was 100 the best? How on earth could it be the worst if it was associated with Bérénice Marlohe? What kind of upside-down, ass-backwards world was AskMen living in that had Bérénice Marlohe bookending (in the bad way) a top 100 hottest women list? Playboy.com Rank: 3
Candice Swanepoel – AskMen Ranking: 11
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Much like Bérénice Marlohe, our staff took to violent outbursts when we were told that only one Victoria's Secret Angel could make her way into our top ten. It incited a work stoppage, a strike until finally after many secret ballots and much hurtful name-calling we agreed that only Candice Swanepoel could remain. To the other Angels, we are filled with regret. Playboy.com Rank: 2
Jessica Paré – AskMen Ranking: 9
Since its inaugural season, it has been the dream of many men to go back in time and work in the world of Mad Men, drink like the men of Mad Men, scheme like the men in Mad Men, but mostly, sleep with the women of Mad Men. Jessica Paré is usually a key player in those dreams. Playboy.com Rank: 1


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text: Personally, I tend not to like most of the "1911" style .22s out there for the simple reason that pretty much all of them are made of zinc alloy. The Colt, which is made by Carl Walther, Germany and imported by Umarex is touted as having the frame made of zinc alloy, but the slide being of aluminum; I have seen tests on this gun that say otherwise, that the slide is also made of zinc alloy. The choices right now seem to be: GSG 1911 .22, SIG 1911 .22 (same gun as GSG but a little more refined), Chiappa 1911 .22, Colt/Walther/Umarex 1911 .22, and Browning 1911 .22 A1. All of these guns include some zinc alloy if not all zinc alloy, except the Browning. I opted to purchase the Browning. This little .22 is approximately 85% the size of a standard .45 caliber 1911. While smaller, it feels really nice in the hand and all the controls are EXACTLY the same and the gun breaks down EXACTLY the same as the full size 1911. Accuracy is pretty good too. Mine will group, depending on ammo, between 2"-4" at 15 yards and opens up considerably at 25 yards. Ten yard groups are in the 2" range. This is from a rested position. However, the Browning costs almost twice as much as the others with an MSRP of $599.00, although it can be purchased about $100.00 cheaper than that at some places. I traded in my Walther P22 on the Browning and am glad I did. It is by far the most fun .22 pistol I have ever owned. In over 800+ rounds of all types, and manufacturers, I have had 3 failures to feed; those I attribute to the ammo though. I believe it is the "1911" .22 pistol to own, if you can get past the size difference. I wouldn't have the slightest clue what the MK I would go for, but seeing how you can get them new for way under $400.00 I don't think $250-$275 would be out of line.


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Travel thirty miles north, south, or east of San Francisco city hall and you'll be engulfed in a landscape of thick traffic, fast enterprise, and six-dollar cappuccinos. Venture thirty miles due west, however, and you will find yourself on what is virtually another planet: a spooky cluster of rocky islands called the Farallones.
Journalist Susan Casey was in her living room when she first glimpsed this strange place and its resident sharks, their dark fins swirling around a tiny boat in a documentary. These great whites were the alphas among alphas, the narrator said, some of them topping eighteen feet in length, and each fall they congregated here off the northern California coast. That so many of these magnificent and elusive animals lived in the 415 area code, crisscrossing each other under the surface like jets stacked in a holding pattern, seemed stunningly improbable--and irresistible. Casey knew she had to see them for herself.
Within a matter of months she was in a seventeen-foot Boston Whaler, being hoisted up a cliff face onto the barren surface of Southeast Farallon Island--part of the group know to the nineteenth-century sailors as "Devil's Teeth." There she joined the two biologists who study the sharks, bunking down in the island's one habitable building, a haunted, 120-year-old house spackled with lichen and gull guano. Less than forty-eight hours later she had her first encounter with the famous, terrifying jaws and was instantly hooked. Curiousity yielded to obsession, and when the opportunity arose to return for a longer stay she jumped at it. But as Casey readied herself for shark season, she had no way of preparing for what she would find among the dangerous, forgotten islands.
The Devil's Teeth offers a rare glimpse into the lives of nature's most mysterious predators, and of those who follow them. Here is a vivid dispatch from an otherworldly outpost, a story of crossing the boundary between society and an untamed place where humans are neither wanted nor needed.
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In a post- Jaws/Discovery Channel world, unearthing fresh data on great white sharks is a feat. So credit Susan Casey not just with finding and spotlighting two biologists who have done truly pioneering field research on the beasts but also with following them and their subjects into the heart of one of the most unnatural habitats on Earth: the Farallon Islands. Though just 30 miles due west of San Francisco, the Farallones--nicknamed the Devil's Teeth for their ragged appearance and raging inhospitality--are utterly alien, which may explain why each autumn, packs of great whites return to gorge on the seals and sea lions that gather there before returning to the Pacific and beyond. That Casey, via her biologist buddies Peter Pyle and Scot Anderson, can even report that sharks apparently follow migratory feeding patterns is a revelation. Throughout The Devil's Teeth, Casey makes clear that year upon year of observing the sharks have given Pyle and Anderson (and by extension, us) insights into shark behavior that are entirely new and too numerous to list. The otherworldly Farallon Islands, meanwhile, also dominate Casey's engaging tale as she charts their transformation from ultradangerous source of wild eggs in the 19th century to ultradangerous real-life shark lab and bird sanctuary today. Despite the plethora of factoids on offer, Casey's style is consistently digestible and very amusing. She also has a knack for putting things into perspective. Take this characteristic passage:
The Farallon great whites are largely unharassed. They might cross paths with the occasional boatload of day-trippers from San Francisco, but they're subjected to none of the behavior-altering coercion that nature's top predators regularly endure so that people can sit in the Winnebago... and get a look at them. This is important because despite their visibility at the Farallones, and despite the impressive truth that sharks are so old they predate trees, great whites have remained among the most mysterious of creatures."By book's end, it's hard to know what's more captivating: The biologists' groundbreaking data, Casey's primer on the evolution of the Farallones, the islands' symbiotic relationships with the sharks, the gulls and sea lions they attract, or the outpost's resident ghosts. Frankly, it's a nice problem to have. --Kim Hughes
Getting to Know the Great White
It was a BBC documentary on great white sharks visiting California's Farallon Islands that turned Susan Casey from an editor of adventure and outdoors stories in such magazines as Outside to a journalist obsessed with an outdoors adventure of her own. In her Amazon.com interview, Casey recalls the fascinations and the follies of her time with the sharks in the Farallones and discusses everything from the ethics of adventure journalism to the stunning silence and size of nature's perfect predators. And in her answers to the Significant Seven (the seven questions we like to ask every author), she reveals her admiration for both Joseph Mitchell and Johnny Knoxville (once you've read her book, both choices seem appropriate).
The outer edge of the fearsome Maintop Bay, a spooky, boat-eating stretch of water that makes everyone uneasy. Not surprisingly, the sharks seem to love it. (Susan Casey)
An 18-foot shark investigates a 6-foot surfboard. (Peter Pyle)
A shark attack at the Farallones is not usually a subtle event. (Peter Pyle)
Scot Anderson (in orange) observes a feeding. Also in the boat are director Paul Atkins and cinematographer Peter Scoones of the BBC film crew that visited the Farallones in 1993 to film The Great White Shark. (Peter Pyle)
The Farallones researchers see some action from a shark named Bluntnose. (Peter Pyle)
An unquiet cove: Just Imagine (Casey's temporary home) at its moorage in Fisherman's Bay, 150 yards west of Tower Point and 200 yards east of Sugarloaf. (Susan Casey)
"A thoroughly researched and well-written piece of literature that raises hairs as well as tickling funny bones, THE DEVIL'S TEETH artfully reveals what lurks in the shadows of the mysterious great white and the people obsessed with them." -- Linda Greenlaw, Author of THE HUNGRY OCEAN and ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS
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We're going to owe the shelter $100 in dog toys at this point. We're running a 2 toy per visit average.
Friday should be......interesting.
Dog of the Day
Cat of the Day
Pet of the Day
We're going to owe the shelter $100 in dog toys at this point. We're running a 2 toy per visit average.
Friday should be......interesting.
The one eyed man in the kingdom of the blind wasn't king, he was stoned for seeing light.
Mikey - [Pug/Beagle Mix] Chippewa - [DT Male Betta] Shawnee - [CT Betta] Cayuse - [Female Betta] Comanche - [DSC DT male]"I always felt that when someone introduces you to the outdoors, you come to feel like you owe them something. Cause what they really gave you is a lifetime of memories, and a lifestyle youll always love. Of course I suppose the best way to pay them back is to be that person for someone else. "
Thought there should be an update, Angel is now home and apparently doing quite well. Pics and further updates to follow.
RIP Lady, Thursday's won't be the same without you to cuddle with by the fire
this was the first report I received from LH while I was at work, after he got her home,
"Good news? I told her no and she left Trill alone, dropped the toys she scavenged from Axel's room, etc.
She has good table manners (no, I didn't share much beyond a couple smidgens of ham)
The bad news? She got to Trill before I could intercept. Trill is fine, Angel's nose got whacked, and trill is currently hiding in MJ's room.
Patch arched the entire cat and disappeared into the laundry room."
The reaction from the cats was not unexpected especially from the old girl Trillian. Patch's reaction just creates an interesting visual.
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RIP Lady, Thursday's won't be the same without you to cuddle with by the fire
Welcome home Angel!!! I'm sure that you'll get used to the other furkids soon and will fit in well in your wonderful new loving forever home. I look forward to seeing new pictures soon.
Owned by Sky, Pearl, Ziggy Stardust, Alani, Blaze, Colby, Finnegan, and Summer.
My Rainbow Bridge Babies:
RB Pepper 3/17/97- 2/3/03 RIP Sweet Pepper
RB Starr 3/22/05- 7/1/09 RIP Sweet Starr
RB Sunny 8/25/00- 2/28/10 RIP Sweet Sunny
RB Storm 1/11/96- 8/2/12 RIP Sweet Storm
The really nice thing about spending the time this week at teh shelter is seeing the other puppies who were adopted, including one elderly girl who spent about 48 hours there before someone took her home.
The one eyed man in the kingdom of the blind wasn't king, he was stoned for seeing light.
I've been Boo'd ... right off the stage!
Aaahh, I have been defrosted! Thank you, Bonny and Asiel!
Brrrr, I've been Frosted! Thank you, Asiel and Pomtzu!
"That's the power of kittens (and puppies too, of course): They can reduce us to quivering masses of Jell-O in about two seconds flat and make us like it. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs or they'd surely have taken over the world by now." -- Paul Lukas
"We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." -- Persius, first century Roman poet
Cassie's Catster page: http://www.catster.com/cats/448678
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42 passing plays 18 running plays we have completely lost our balance and our o-line is just trash.
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
A. Bradshaw 13 39 3 0
A. Brown 5 14 2.8 0
It is really getting depressing the watch the Giants. With our passing attack we should easily be able to run the ball. We have 3 very solid receivers as well as one very good receiving tight end. We could at least try to do what indy did and pass to our running backs.
lets give a run down:
Bass is trash not only can't he block but he cant even execute a shut gun snap. Somehow from this young 49ers team busting with talent we managed to acquire and overpay their crappiest player.
Beaty- What is he good for? beats me. Can't block cant catch
Lets make a Deihl- Worst oline player in the NFL.
Locklear the only person doing a decent job considering what stage of his career he is in.
Snee/Suebert I cant even remember who is left. In short nothing to write home about.


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What a cutie.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
What a cutie.
Aloha Karen
She is going to love it!
That is a very cute and it is great that two generations have had the same quilt to love.
Lori - MamaBear
I made it too- about 30+ years ago- I believe it was a Vogue pattern. I still have the Polaroid shot of the baby on the quilt- it was for the neice of a then boyfriend. I think I'm going down memory lane!!!!
Cute pattern, one I haven't seen before.
That is so cute!
How sweet and nostalgic. History does seem to repeat. Thanks for sharing.
Such a sweet thing to do! I'm sure it will be cherished for many years to come.
Being skinny isn't easy, so I gave up and opted for being sexy instead. (aunty acid)
Something to treasure for the mother as well as the baby.
i think its just cute as a button and i can only imagine the memories involved as you were making it!
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In the event of being born, I figure, everything is improvised. All or in part, one moves as if in a painting, whether in the Renaissance, in the twentieth century, or not. The gallery goers (who might be schoolkids for all I know) realize that place and time are unimportant. This thought is so intimate everyone thinks they had it themselves. Ultimately, only circumstances we notice are the thing: the horoscope, the canonization, the flight into Egypt. The high marble reliefs. The whole darned tableau. Being first is a cure for so many things.
"How'd you just appear like that?" "Easy. Word of mouth." "I've traveled all over the world and I've never seen someone do that before." "You haven't been around kids enough." "Nativity."
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40-foot sinkhole eats 8 Corvettes at museum
Posted Wednesday, February 12th 2014 @ 12pm by Kevin Spak, Newser Staff
(NEWSER) – A 40-foot sinkhole opened up under the National Corvette Museum's Sky Dome this morning, swallowing eight cars. The sinkhole opened sometime before 5:30am, cutting off power to the landmark in Bowling Green, Ky., by 5:39am, the Courier-Journal reports. That set off a fire alarm, but when emergency crews arrived, they found the sinkhole instead. No one was injured in the incident.
Here is one of the photos out of the sinkhole that consumed cars at the Corvette Museum in Ky. http://t.co/nyIeIaVFnw pic.twitter.com/BcaxVKXSkr
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Police: Boy dies in car while parents at funeral
Published: Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 11:04 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 11:04 p.m.
PALMETTO — Tampa Bay-area authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy forgotten in a car while his parents attended a funeral.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office says Kyrese Dwayne Anderson of Lehigh Acres was accidentally left in the car Saturday afternoon.
Authorities tell The Tampa Tribune (http://bit.ly/12j2SW8 ) that Kyrese's parents had driven separately to drop off the boy and two other children at a babysitter's house before the funeral in Palmetto.
The sheriff's office says both parents went to the funeral thinking that all three children were with the babysitter. The boy was discovered inside one of their cars as they were leaving the funeral.
An autopsy will be performed Monday. No charges have been filed.
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UTSA architecture students work on design projects
Architecture students walk through designs they built
ByJames Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(Nov. 19, 2007)--As their final semester project, 35 teams of UTSA Design I students had the opportunity to walk into projects they designed and built. The Design I course led to these assignments that will be on display Monday, Nov. 19, at Bill Miller Plaza on the UTSA Downtown Campus.
Today's headlines
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"We want to give our students the experience of walking into something they designed and built themselves," said Stephen Temple, UTSA associate professor of architecture. "The primary learning objective for this semester's project is to explore the concept of passage. Passing between inside and outside is basic to all architectural experiences."
Over the last three weeks in the studio, teams perfected designs that evoke emotions or sensations in those who pass through the entryways. The building materials were limited to eight-foot wood lathe strips, a single binding material and a single sheer fabric of their choice.
"The first semester is experiential," said Temple. "It's about what you can see, touch, experience and learn. Design II is representational and conceptual. We do more drawings. We hope that the students can take what they learned this first semester into the studio with them next semester. We want them to get away from the notion that every room is a rectangle."


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Saturday, June 11, 2011
Carolina Anole Lizard @ Camera Critters
Labels: Animal Kingdom, Camera Critters
Posted by Tes at 5:00 AM
18 comments:
- rainfield61 said...
It looks very handsome with the pink decoration.
- June 10, 2011 at 5:46 AM
- RNSANE said...
It just isn't fair that the guys automatically get the beauty and we, ladies, have to work for it. No matter, he seemed pretty drawn to his damsel. Great shots!!!
- June 10, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- betchai said...
oh wow, the green lizard looks so awesome, beautiful shots Tes, this is something I am very positive we do not have here, I only see small brown very elusive lizard here. beautiful shots Tes
- June 10, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- betchai said...
oh Tes, these are fun pictures! earlier at school, I only saw the 2nd pic and the rest I could not see, I was so impressed! I am glad I came back, these pictures brought me laughter, wish I were there too, but glad through you I was able to enjoy these priceless lizard moments :)
- June 10, 2011 at 9:37 PM
- Icy BC said...
These are all great captured, Tes..The different colors of two lizards are so contrast..
- June 11, 2011 at 7:29 AM
- ladyfi said...
Love the lizard's red neck pouch!
- June 11, 2011 at 9:08 AM
- Iowa Gardening Woman said...
What a colorful lizard! Nice photos.
- June 11, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- eileeninmd said...
Cool sighting! What a pretty and colorful lizard. great shots.
- June 11, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Jedediah said...
Those are great photos! Green anoles are interesting critters (and a lot more work as pets than people think, I wish they weren't always sold as beginner's lizards)
- June 11, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Life Ramblings said...
i'm not fond of lizards but i enjoy all your photos. a perfect moment captured in time.
- June 11, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- chubskulit said...
I have never seen a mating lizard before so this is a delight.
Camera Critters at my page. Have a great weekend!
- June 11, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Jidhu Jose said...
nice collection of beautiful shots.
My camera Critters
nice blog. I am ur new follower. If u like mine, pls follow me back
- June 11, 2011 at 12:56 PM
- HOOTIN' ANNI said...
Super incredible!! They're so darned interesting to watch. I bet Houston is just as hot and muggy as we are in Corpus, right?
Do stop by if you have time to view my:
Hope your weekend is treating you well!!
- June 11, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- One said...
The male is handsome but the female didn't seem to be admiring his good looks.
- June 11, 2011 at 9:17 PM
- ♥~Judy~♥ said...
Believe it or not I have visited this blog several times in the last few days but have not been able to leave a comment. Blogger is truly testing me.
It was a pleasure each time, until I got the blank screen after selecting comment. Your blog is very well laid out and attractive. I love your little critters and anxiously await the debut of their baby critters. :-)
- June 12, 2011 at 9:04 AM
- Ratty said...
I guess the males need the beauty because they don't have much else that makes them stand out from the others.
- June 12, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Jenn Jilks said...
Great shots. I love them!
Thank you for visiting my cottage country !
- June 13, 2011 at 6:38 PM
- SquirrelQueen said...
Amazing shots, I really like the second one with the male showing off his colors.
- June 15, 2011 at 3:56 AM


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Lion Fight 11 Results: Cyborg Crushes, Yamato and Ross Wow, Nampon Blahs.
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Forgive me for not posting results last night, but, you know, this was GTA V week and I do have a fiance who enjoys my company once in a while. These are the things that happen in life, alright? Last night did play host to Lion Fight 11, live from Las Vegas on AXS TV and saw a solid night of action with a few strange caveats here and there. As always, Lion Fight delivers in the end, but I might suggest that I understand that they want to include fighters from Thailand, but next time, be more selective. Nampon is a fine fighter, but last night was a pretty awful display and all for a fighter who has virtually no hype surrounding him.
The fight that most of us were looking forward to, Kevin Ross vs. Tetsuya Yamato delivered just like we thought it would, as they went all-out for the entire fight before the judges were forced to come to a decision and chose Yamato. I can see the arguments for Ross winning the fight, as he looked strong early and finished strong, but the rest of the fight saw Yamato really turn up the heat and deliver the better blows. It's hard to say that Ross walks away a "loser" in this one because he put his all into the fight and looked strong, although some fans might not know just how good Tetsuya Yamato really is. Yamato is really good, there is no shame in putting on a close fight with him.
Cosmo vs. Nampon was very much of a fight that was just "there" and that saw Nampon just show nothing of real value against Cosmo. The other feature bout of the evening saw Cris "Cyborg" Justino (formerly Santos) run roughshod over Jennifer Colomb, who filled in on late notice. Colomb is a tough fighter, but short notice is short notice.
- Cosmo Alexander (R5 - UD) Nampon
- Cris Justino (R3 - TKO) Jennifer Colomb
- Tetsuya Yamoto (R5 - SD) Kevin Ross
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You can have your read-option offenses, your fullbacks, middle linebackers and run-support safeties.
That's nice complementary stuff for any team, but the key to winning in the current NFL, with all the rules aimed at making this an "air" league, is having talent at the four spots needed to build a Super contender.
Naturally, it starts with the quarterback, who I believe is now 70 percent of the game.
Then it's the guys who knock the quarterbacks down, the guys who keep those pass rushers off the quarterback and the corners who knock down the quarterbacks' passes.
See the pattern?
That has been my belief for a long time, something I call the "Four-Pronged Approach" to winning football. If a team has a great quarterback, it can help ease the hurt of not having stars at the other spots.
But if a team has a great passer and a great pass rusher, coupled with good talent sprinkled around those two players, watch out.
As I've done for years here, I am using my four-pronged approach to rate each of the 32 teams. Each of the four categories has players ranked 1-32, one per team, and the player ranked first gets 32 points down to one point for the player ranked last.
There is a catch. The quarterback spot gets double the points since passers are so key to winning -- now more than ever.
So Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers, in the top spot, gets 32 points times two for 64, whereas the top pass rusher, top left tackle and top corner only get 32.
The top team, by far, was the Denver Broncos with 154 points. They earned that big number with top-five players in each of the four categories. The Cowboys were second with 125 points, followed by Green Bay at 124, San Francisco at 112 and the Giants at 111.
Whether this will decide the Super Bowl winner is debatable. What it will show is the teams that have a real chance.
Team totals
1. Denver Broncos: 154
2. Dallas Cowboys: 125
3. Green Bay Packers: 124
4. San Francisco 49ers: 112
5. New York Giants: 111
6. Seattle Seahawks: 110
7. Houston Texans: 107
8. Atlanta Falcons: 103
9. Baltimore Ravens: 98
10. Chicago Bears: 94
11. New England Patriots: 92
12. Cincinnati Bengals: 91
13. (tie) Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts: 86
15. Washington Redskins: 85
16. Kansas City Chiefs: 81
17. Arizona Cardinals: 79
18. Pittsburgh Steelers: 76
19. St. Louis Rams: 74
20. Cleveland Browns: 73
21. (tie) New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 71
23. (tie) San Diego Chargers, New York Jets: 64
25. (tie) Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans: 60
27. (tie) Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings: 55
29. (tie) Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles: 51
31. Oakland Raiders: 46
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: 31
1. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
2. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
3. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
4. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
6. Eli Manning, New York Giants
7. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
8. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
10. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
11. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts
12. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers
13. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
14. Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins
15. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
16. Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions
17. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears
18. Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals
19. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans
20. Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals
21. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles
22. Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23. Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams
24. Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs
25. Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins
26. Mark Sanchez/Geno Smith, New York Jets
27. Jake Locker, Tennessee Titans
28. Matt Flynn, Oakland Raiders
29. Christian Ponder, Minnesota Vikings
30. Brandon Weeden, Cleveland Browns
31. Blaine Gabbert, Jacksonville Jaguars
32. Kevin Kolb/EJ Manuel, Buffalo Bills
Pass rushers
1. J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans
2. Von Miller, OLB, Denver Broncos
3. DeMarcus Ware, OLB, Dallas Cowboys
4. Cameron Wake, DE, Miami Dolphins
5. Clay Matthews, OLB, Green Bay Packers
6. Aldon Smith, OLB, San Francisco 49ers
7. Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, New York Giants
8. Julius Peppers, DE, Chicago Bears
9. Robert Mathis, DE, Indianapolis Colts
10. Michael Johnson, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
11. Mario Williams, DE, Buffalo Bills
12. Terrell Suggs, OLB, Baltimore Ravens
13. Jared Allen, DE, Minnesota Vikings
14. Justin Houston, OLB, Kansas City Chiefs
15. Charles Johnson, DE, Carolina Panthers
16. Brian Orakpo, OLB, Washington Redskins
17. Chris Long, DE, St. Louis Rams
18. LaMarr Woodley, OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers
19. Chandler Jones, DE, New England Patriots
20. Dwight Freeney, OLB, San Diego Chargers
21. Cliff Avril, DE, Seattle Seahawks
22. Sam Acho, OLB, Arizona Cardinals
23. Osi Umenyiora, DE, Atlanta Falcons
24. Paul Kruger, OLB, Cleveland Browns
25. Ezekiel Ansah, DE, Detroit Lions
26. Victor Butler, OLB, New Orleans Saints
27. Quinton Coples, OLB, New York Jets
28. Connor Barwin, OLB, Philadelphia Eagles
29. Adrian Clayborn, DE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30. Derrick Morgan, DE, Tennessee Titans
31. Jason Babin, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars
32. Lamarr Houston, DE, Oakland Raiders
1. Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks
2. Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals
3. Champ Bailey, Denver Broncos
4. Darrelle Revis, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5. Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns
6. Antonio Cromartie, New York Jets
7. Charles Tillman, Chicago Bears
8. Brandon Flowers, Kansas City Chiefs
9. Asante Samuel, Atlanta Falcons
10. Jason McCourty, Tennessee Titans
11. Brandon Carr, Dallas Cowboys
12. Stephon Gilmore, Buffalo Bills
13. Tramon Williams, Green Bay Packers
14. Leon Hall, Cincinnati Bengals
15. Lardarius Webb, Baltimore Ravens
16. Cortland Finnegan, St. Louis Rams
17. Prince Amukamara, New York Giants
18. Johnathan Joseph, Houston Texans
19. Carlos Rogers, San Francisco 49ers
20. Derek Cox, San Diego Chargers
21. Vontae Davis, Indianapolis Colts
22. Brent Grimes, Miami Dolphins
23. Aqib Talib, New England Patriots
24. Chris Cook, Minnesota Vikings
25. Carey Williams, Philadelphia Eagles
26. Mike Jenkins, Oakland Raiders
27. Chris Houston, Detroit Lions
28. Jabari Greer, New Orleans Saints
29. Ike Taylor, Pittsburgh Steelers
30. DeAngelo Hall, Washington Redskins
31. Josh Norman, Carolina Panthers
32. Dwayne Gratz, Jacksonville Jaguars
Left tackles
1. Duane Brown, Houston Texans
3. Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns
4. Joe Staley, San Francisco 49ers
5. Jared Veldheer, Oakland Raiders
6. Trent Williams, Washington Redskins
7. Russell Okung, Seattle Seahawks
8. Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys
9. Eugene Monroe, Jacksonville Jaguars
10. Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati Bengals
11. Michael Roos, Tennessee Titans
12. Jake Long, St. Louis Rams
13. Jordan Gross, Carolina Panthers
14. Branden Albert, Kansas City Chiefs
15. Matt Kalil, Minnesota Vikings
16. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, New York Jets
17. Donald Penn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18. William Beatty, New York Giants
19. Jason Peters, Philadelphia Eagles
20. Sam Baker, Atlanta Falcons
21. Bryan Bulaga, Green Bay Packers
22. Jermon Bushrod, Chicago Bears
23. Cordy Glenn, Buffalo Bills
24. Bryant McKinnie, Baltimore Ravens
25. Nate Solder, New England Patriots
26. Levi Brown, Arizona Cardinals
27. Anthony Castonzo, Indianapolis Colts
28. Marcus Gilbert, Pittsburgh Steelers
29. Jonathan Martin, Miami Dolphins
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Ochoa to Lead ED's Office of Postsecondary Education
Eduardo Ochoa was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary for postsecondary education in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on June 22, 2010. He was sworn in on July 1, 2010. The Department' s Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) formulates federal postsecondary education policy and administers programs that address crucial national needs in support of ED's mission to increase access to quality postsecondary education.
Prior to coming to the Department, Ochoa served as provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of economics at Sonoma State University since 2003. He was responsible for all of the university's academic programs and its strategic planning, overall diversity initiative, and role in the California State University Graduation Initiative, which aims to raise system-wide graduation rates. Ochoa holds a B.A. in physics and philosophy from Reed College, M.S. in nuclear science and engineering from Columbia University, and Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research.
Unruh Named South Dakota's State Director of Adult Education
Barbara Unruh was appointed South Dakota's state director of adult education on June 1, 2010, after 22 years of teaching high school English. The native South Dakotan will work to continue to deliver current services and hopes to expand the program to reach more adults who need adult education services, particularly in rural areas of the state.
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Five major American cities—Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Miami—participated in the National Institute for Literacy and OVAE's first joint Adult Education Great Cities Summit convened by Assistant Secretary Dann-Messier in Chicago on June 28‒29, 2010. The summit, supported with national activities funds under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), served as a catalyst for these large urban areas to improve adult education, particularly reading instruction. Because each city has large concentrations of adults with low literacy skills, plans made by city teams at the summit ultimately could improve instruction for significant numbers of low-skilled adults and adult literacy outcomes nationwide. Teams shared perspectives on urban adult education, offered ideas about common areas of work and developed city-wide plans. Participating cities will reconvene to share progress on their plans at a virtual summit this fall. They will receive technical assistance in implementing their plans.
Grants Awarded for Health Information Technology Education
As the result of a national competition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently awarded 70 competitive grants to five regional community college consortia to establish health information technology (HIT) education programs. OVAE collaborated with HHS to establish and/or expand the education programs designed to train more than 10,500 new HIT professionals annually by 2012 in order to transition to electronic health records by 2014, one of President Obama's goals as part of the overhaul of the health care system. In addition, the program will fund the development of model curriculum materials and technical skill assessments based on validated industry standards. These new HIT careers will provide opportunities for students participating in programs of study in both health science and information technology career clusters.
The grants were funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).


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- - Help staying level in the air while doing 360s. (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/tips-tricks-snowboard-coaching/126513-help-staying-level-air-while-doing.html)
Help staying level in the air while doing 360s.
So I was practicing backside 3s today and I am very close to completing the full rotation but my main problem is I seem to be leaned back to far when I'm coming around instead of being centered over my board or level like you would be doing a straight air. Any tips on balancing myself out? Would going for a grab mid rotation help or should I be starting with frontside 3s instead. Hopefully you guys can picture what I'm doing by what I said. I'm landing to far leaned back and falling on my ass lol.
Here's a video from last weekend but I was jumping onto an airbag. Ignore the first jump but the second one I try a 3. I don't think I'm as leaned back in this video but maybe you can spot something.
There are others who will be able to help you more than me but usually being off balance in the air is a symptom of being off balance on take off ( personal experience ). Make sure you are not leaning back on take off.
1) Your pop might be off
Pop (pushing off both legs evenly as you ride up and off the take-off of a jump) is what sets you up for stable air. If you don't pop evenly and balanced, your air won't be even or balanced. A common mistake with this is popping back foot heavy instead of staying more evenly weighted as you pop upwards.
2) Your spin might be off-axis
Another thing that could be going wrong is you could be dropping your shoulder and initiating that backside spin into a corked spin (off-axis rotation) by accident.
You want to keep your shoulders parallel to your board and not dib them down when you initiate that backside spin off the jump.
Apart from these 2 problems, it's also possible it could be your rotation isn't being set up properly and you're twisting/waving your arms in a certain way that throws you off balance in the air and makes it hard to land, I've seen this happen a few times with people learning 360s.
Honestly though, we need video to properly analyse this, otherwise we're just guessing. There are a lot of things that could be causing you to not rotate properly in the air, video is the only way we can really know what's going on without seeing it in person.
Also as far as spinning goes, there's no reason you need to learn front 360s before backside. Either is fine to learn first (assuming you have your 180s mastered).
However, from looking at it you're definitely not setting up the spin properly with pop + carve + body rotation. It looks like you're kind of just turning and leaning your body into a spin, which would explain why you're ending up rotated off axis.
Need a better video to see for sure though.
Pre-spinning with no -pop- is what's robbing you.
Spinning backside you want a slight heelside turn at the bottom of the jump, then ride toeside on the way up. You'll load force into your camber and be on the balls of your feet when taking off from a very light toeside CARVE, no skidding.
You then pop off your toes while acting like you're elbowing some one right behind you with your back arm, aiming for gut level. If you elbow high you'll spin wide open and awkward.
If you find yourself not getting a good visual of your rotation, fixate your eyes on that rear hand that you're throwing around via the elbow description above. It will help you from getting lost on unimportant visual cues while spinning.
Stay compact to speed up the rotation, open it up to slow it down.
What you're doing is not caving up the jump, you're skidding. When you skid and then attempt to pop, a lot of your energy goes into furthering the skid, and not into actually popping. This will cork you, and prespin. Depending on the jump you can use this to cheat but... it will bite you in the ass sooner or later when you hit a jump you need pop on.
Backside spins (IMO) are great for when you need big pop to clear something or get into the sweet spot of a landing right. You can load the camber of your board and get mega pop, while frontside I find a lot easier to throw your energy into pre-spin versus actual pop.
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You're not getting any pop. But it also looks like you're dropping your back shoulder like Jed mentioned. Matching the transition is cool but don't get too far back, it will be hard to pop evenly.
I also like Jesse's advice about a focal point for your eyes, its easy to lose discipline with that.
Thanks a lot guys. Little things like picturing elbowing someone in the gut behind me will help a lot. Also fixing my eyes on my rear hand hopefully helps bc I do feel like I'm lost till the last second as I'm hitting the ground. So I'm sure spotting my landing earlier will help a ton as far as knowing to speed up or slow down the spin. I'm gonna slide up to a resort one evening this week and put this info to use. Hopefully I come back with good news lol. Feel free to post anymore tips. The visuals help a lot!
The finding yourself kind of oblivious to what's going on in the rotation until the end is a pretty normal sensation for riders newer to spinning. You just don't know what to ignore and what not to ignore, and it's all too much to process.
Watching your hand you'll at least filter out a lot of unimportant stuff, and get a peripheral view of what's going on, and your eyes moving in the right direction. Over time, stop looking at your hand and it'll all start to come natural.
I've coached a lot of kids through back 3's. These tips tend to get them going.
Come back when you're ready for back 5 advice. Back 5's aren't all that far away from back 3's and are wicked fun.
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In my two attempts at a back 3 I have had the same problem. Your video and these comments havehelped me realize, though, that leaning "back" on take-off is not the problem and leaning "forward" even a little to correct is not the answer. If you freeze your video just as take off the lip you will see the skidding everyone mentions (you have actually already turned 90 deg.), but at that point you are leaning way forward. In fact, you look more than 45 deg. forward laying back up the hill. As you can imagine if you rotate around another 90 deg. you will practically be laying on your back looking at the sky, which is exactly how I landed when I tried!
Good luck!
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Re: Did they seriously just nerf brawler?
We all have different tactics. Obviously if you're a really good shooter, I'm not gonna try and outshoot you. I'm gonna shiv you, blow you up, molotov you, or stab your neck with a modded stick.
There has to be different tactics in a survival game. If you want an all shooter, go play call of duty. This game is catering more and more to fps losers that come into the multiplayer and get mad because they can't spam bullets at everyone.
Re: Did they seriously just nerf brawler?
The ee2, Sar Nerfs haven't ruined the Game thus far.
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Re: Did they seriously just nerf brawler?
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A crap player I concur. Adapt, adapt and complain less.
I think its clear that ND can't help themselves when trying to please everyone. I'm about to switch on to the dark side so I can complain and get my dream fulfilled; Throwable shivs with katanas and new designs so we all look like this
Re: Did they seriously just nerf brawler?
I don't see how brawler was nerfed exactly. People started using brawler moreso for the extra mod rather than the extra health since it is tons more useful, combine that with the people who nurse a 2x4 an entire match and it gets crazy how many times you get melee downed by the same guy.
Brawler 2 was unchanged, it still heals and gives an extra hit.
Brawler 1 was adjusted to fit it's cost.
I personally didn't expect this 'nerf' exactly but I'm fine with it as it doesn't affect the game to majorly, and being adjusted with the ridiculous welfare may make 2x4s more rare to see as oppose to0 half the players having one 24/7
Re: Did they seriously just nerf brawler?
It's really undeniable that ND is favoring cry babies that only use guns as a means of survival. And that's sad.
Re: Did they seriously just nerf brawler?
So nerfing the sar is good. I've heard calls for the bow, revolver, and shotgun to be nerfed. These are all aimed weapons. So it's ok to nerf an aimed weapon but not your square mashing tactic? I'm sorry it's your "tactic" ( what the **bleep** are you, 3?) but people's tactic of aiming with the SAR was nerfed so what makes your brilliant "tactic" unworthy of a nerf?
Get some **bleep** skill you scrubs.
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Socialization issues? 1 yr old lunged at child...
My Kaiser just turned one recently and has never shown any signs of aggression at all. Not towards anyone he knows nor strangers. He is still very mouthy, but only when we're playing. He never intentionally tries to hurt anyone. Just puts everything in his mouth lol. Today, I took him to Petsmart. Normally he's pretty skittish and shy around new people and will sometimes bark but only out of fear, and has never tried to snap at anyone. The hair on his back will stand up when he meets someone new and he is just very standoff ish. While at Petsmart, I was speaking with some employees right next to the cashier and a little girl approached him, did not ask if it was okay, and I heard him growl for the first time. Then he lunged at her. I have never seen him act this way, nor did I know how to correct him. Everyone has been telling me it's normal, he was startled, it was instinct, lots of dogs don't like kids, etc. But if he would have bitten that little girl.... It doesn't matter if it was instinct, he would have to be put down, no questions asked. :( Does anyone know what I can do to prevent this from ever happening again? He's in intermediate training classes now and he's very well mannered, I guess she just spooked him. Thanks in advance!
The dog barks out of fear and that usually makes people keep their distance. In this instance he didn't have time to bark and she was too close for his comfort so he took it a step further.
He's clearly uncomfortable with people invading his space. Easy (and responsible) solution is keep him away from people. If you for some reason have to bring your dog into a crowd of people then muzzle him.
Btw if this was my dog that did this I would correct him so hard people would think it's animal abuse
OP said " Normally he's pretty skittish and shy around new people and will sometimes bark but only out of fear, and has never tried to snap at anyone. The hair on his back will stand up when he meets someone new and he is just very standoff ish."
The dog is shy, fearful , not stable . He is TELLING you . You need to be aware and take pre-cautions .
"Everyone has been telling me it's normal, he was startled, it was instinct"
It is not normal . You said his normal was to be fear arousal . That is a dog that will bite .
this "He's in intermediate training classes now and he's very well mannered"
I've seen this . The dog likely is walking on egg shells .
Don't molly coddle the dog or baby him . That will only reward him and nurture this state.
I would have dropped my items at the cashiers in mid transaction , don't care, would have said excuse me but I'll be right back , and that dog would have had my immediate pro-active attention. He would have been put into motion to focus on me so fast . If you can't handle the world then you focus on the small part of it that you can. I wouldn't let this dog's attention drift .
You can't be embarrassed -- the cashier can always void the sale , and complete the sale later.
Dogs are supported in their discomfort . See how fast you will be abandoned by the group that thinks it is normal , if the dog did bite .
But you need to SOCIALIZE in an appropriate manner to show your pup the world is a good place and YOU will take charge to guide him thru it!
Have you looked at and read thru ---> http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...pies-dogs.html
I am currently raising my puppy and it's part of my weekly 'training' that after puppy classes I take Osin out and about into town to help her learn to expect the unexpected and that the world is a wonderful place not to be afraid of.
And events ARE around to help with this! Here's my Glory B
I always love Glory B video's...can't help but keep clicking on more youtube videos! She is so sweet! I also took our boy to such places when he was little...dog shows rodeo, festivals, camping, my girls' school at pick up. Makes a huge difference! Now at 6 months and 75 lbs, he doesn't get a ton of people wanting to approach him to pet, but I am glad he had that in the beginning so he is not afraid now
I'd say at your dog's age this is normal, but not something you want to ignore. At that age until my dog was about 2.5-3 yrs old I was hyper-vigilent looking out for approaching kids. I still will not let children pet or get too close to her, although she does not react anymore, I can still tell by her body language she is not comfortable if they want to walk up to her.
I would work on exercises that will have your dog looking at you when you walk by children, get your dog's attention with a treat or toy, make eye contact as you approach and pass by, then give lots of praise for a non-reaction after you walk by the child.
This is a good, quick read, "On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals" by Turid Rugaas. She used to have her own website too if you want to google the name.
The child may have approached your dog in a way that was too direct or rude to a dog. This is a nice guide to canine body language.
You said your dog is is training which is good, but often dogs do really well in their training environment, but do not perform as well in the real world. We did a lot of socialization like MaggieRoseLee does and suggested. It helps a lot but during the adolescent stage, I felt like I had to re-train our dog, the perfect puppy was gone, but don't give up really work through it now so when your dog gets to be around 3 and it matures, all of this will come together and you will have an excellent companion.
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Headed in to my 3rd year with bees, and 2 days ago was the first time I attempted to split one of my hives. I've got old 8 frame equipment that I'm gradually switching over to 10 frame, so when I split this hive, the queen and 6 frames stayed in the old hive, and the other 10 frames, plus 1 frame that had 2 queen cells on it, into a new 10 frame body.
Both hives were also relocated, as the original area I put the bees in when I started has grown much, and no longer is in the sun as much as it used to be. Actually moved the 2 hive about 10 feet in front of where they are now.
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A quadrilateral changes shape with the edge lengths constant. Show
the scalar product of the diagonals is constant. If the diagonals
are perpendicular in one position are they always perpendicular?
This article looks at knight's moves on a chess board and introduces you to the idea of vectors and vector addition.
This problem in geometry has been solved in no less than EIGHT ways
by a pair of students. How would you solve it? How many of their
solutions can you follow? How are they the same or different? Which
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Vectors are important in navigation where the actual velocity of
an aeroplane relative to the earth is given by the combined
velocities of the wind (which carries the plane along as if it were
a glider) together with the velocity which the plane would have in
still air. In the triangle above, if $\vec{OC}$ is along the
direction required to reach the destination, and $\vec{AC}$
represents the velocity of the wind, then the pilot has to set a
course in the direction $\vec{OA}$ with a speed calculated so that
the sides of the triangle represent the velocities.
In mathematics we think of points and space as fundamental abstract concepts
and we build a model of space by using a coordinate system. A three
dimensional coordinate system is simply an infinite set of ordered
triples of real numbers $(x, y, z)$ and each point is given by one
of these ordered triples, called the coordinates of the point. To each free
vector (or translation) there corresponds a position vector which is the image of
the origin under that translation. So we define position vectors as
points in space and to each position vector $P$ there corresponds a
directed line segment $\vec {OP}$ which determines an infinite set
of parallel directed line segments giving a unique free vector.
When we choose a coordinate system we effectively single out one
representative from each free vector in space, namely the one which
'starts' from the chosen origin. If the point $A$ has coordinates
$(x_a, y_a, z_a)$ then it has position vector ${\bf a} = (x_a, y_a,
z_a)$ which may also be written as a column vector. There is a
correspondence between the point $A$, the position vector ${\bf a}$
and the directed line segment $\vec {OA}$ which is a representative
of the infinitely many segments making up a free vector.
It is frequently useful to work only with position vectors and
not with free vectors. While there is a conceptual distinction
between free vectors and position vectors it is possible to use
both types interchangeably but this may cause confusion if we are
not clear about the definitions.
All the vector algebra (adding, subtracting, multiplying) which
works in one system corresponds to the vector algebra in the other
system. When it suits us to do so we can switch from free vectors
to position vectors or vice versa, do the vector algebra, then
switch back with 'the answer'.
The magnitude of the
position vector ${\bf a}=(x_a, y_a, z_a)$ is defined to be $$|{\bf
a}|= (x_a^2+y_a^2+z_a^2)^{1/2}$$ and this is the length of the line
segment $\vec{OA}$ and hence it is also the magnitude of the
corresponding free vector.
The vectors ${\bf i}= (1, 0, 0)$, ${\bf j}=(0, 1, 0)$ and ${\bf
k}=(0, 0, 1)$ are vectors of unit length parallel to the $x, y$ and
$z$ axes. The position vector or point $A$ and the corresponding
free vector consisting of all directed line segments parallel to
$\vec {OA}$ can also be written as $x_a{\bf i}+y_a{\bf j}+z_a{\bf
Some elementary textbooks say that forces are vectors but are
they? Strictly speaking they are a special type of vector with more
structure than other vectors; as well as magnitude and direction
forces are specified by their point or line of action. If I push
your right shoulder hard enough you will turn one way and if I push
your left shoulder with a force of the same magnitude in the same
direction (an equal vector) you will turn the other way. The two
forces have different turning effects so they are different forces
even though they have the same 'vector properties'. When we add
forces we simply use their vector properties but to specify a force
we need to give its magnitude, direction and line of action.
To add position vectors we simply add the components. For
example if $\bf a$ is the position vector $(x_a, y_a, z_a)$ and
$\bf b$ is the position vector $(x_b, y_b, z_b)$ then ${\bf a} +
{\bf b} = (x_a+x_b,\ y_a+y_b,\ z_a+z_b).$ The parallelogram law is used to add
position vectors giving $\vec{OA}+\vec{OB}=\vec{OC}$.
Note that, as a free vector ${\vec {OB}} = {\vec {AC}}$ so the
parallelogram law of addition of position vectors exactly
corresponds to the triangle law, ${\vec {OA}}+ {\vec {AC}} = {\vec
{OC}}$, of addition of free vectors and hence they can be used
interchangeably for either type of vector.
What about subtraction? Each point $A$ in space is a vector with
components the same as the coordinates of the point, say ${\bf
a}=(x_a,y_a,z_a)$. The reflection of the point $A$ in the origin is
the point $A'$ with position vector $-{\bf a}=(-x_a,-y_a,-z_a)$.
The effect of adding these two vectors is to give the zero vector.
To subtract the vector ${\bf a}$ from the vector ${\bf c}$ simply
add the vectors ${\bf c}$ and ${\bf -a}$.
The directed line segments $\vec{OA}$ and $\vec{OA'}$ are equal
in length and opposite in direction so we say
$\vec{OA'}=-\vec{OA}$. The equivalent method of subtraction for
free vectors can be thought of as reversing the vector to be
subtracted and adding it to the first vector. If $A$ and $C$ are
two points $(x_a, y_a, z_a)$ and $(x_c, y_c, z_c)$ then the
directed line segment ${\vec{OC}}= {\vec{OA}} + {\vec{AC}}$ so
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$${\vec {AC}}= {\vec {OC}} - {\vec {OA}} = \left( \begin{array}{cc}
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We have already seen scalar multiples when we wrote $ (x_a, y_a,
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multiple of ${\bf d}$ and we can call ${\bf d}$ a direction vector for the line. In
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(x,y,z)$ for the vector of a general point on the line, ${\bf
e}=(x_1, y_1, z_1)$ for the vector of one particular point known to
be on the line, $s$ as a scalar variable and ${\bf d} = (l,m,n)$
for a direction vector along the line. The vector equation of the
line is then ${\bf r} = {\bf e} + s{\bf d}.$


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Sig makes some of the most rugged and reliable handguns out there, so you certainly won't go wrong w/a 239. However, I personally feel that a 239 is an expensive and bulky way to carry an eight round mag.. A Glock 26 will be slightly smaller, weight a lot less, cost a lot less, be just as reliable, and carry two more rounds. Of course, personal issues such as grip angle will play a big role in one's choice.
I have a Kahr as well, and I like it a lot. Makes a great CCW. Be aware though that the poly Kahrs can be problematic, which is something that you will not likely have to put up with if you buy a Sig/Glock/HK/Walther/Springfied/S&W. The all-metal Kahrs do seem to have a much better reliability record, and the one that I used (an MK9 belonging to a friend) is a 100% performer with an unbelievably good trigger.
The PPS has yet to establish a track record, but the P99 Compact is a very good choice to consider. It would however be a bit more expensive and likely harder to find locally than a Glock.
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Find the positive integer solutions of the equation (1+1/a)(1+1/b)(1+1/c) = 2
What is wrong with these dodgy proofs?
Find all the 3 digit numbers such that by adding the first
digit, the square of the second digit and the cube of the third
digit you get the original number, for example $1 + 3^2
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Hi everyone,
I'm a total newbie in using stata. For my diploma I have a huge panel
dataset with about 4 million observations based on daily sales from a well
known Company. Within these dataset I have 29 different Variables (15
different marketing Variables). I'm trying to measure the influence and the
effects of these marketing variables on the amount of sales for the last 4
The dataset looks like the following: (variables in order to their
Date/ Customer - No./ Name/ Material/ Price/ Sales/ 15 different marketing
Variables/ Bonus/ 8 other not so important Variables
I have a few questions, and hope you can give me some good hints to bring
that analysis to an good end:
1.) In the dataset I have multiple observations. I tried to eliminate them
with a pivot table, but there are still duplicates in the dataset. Is there
any chance to work with them in the dataset? It would save me a lot of time
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2.) What kind of panel model should I use?
3.) My biggest problem is to manage the marketing Variables. These Marketing
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OVAE Welcomes Gregory Loos
OVAE is pleased to welcome Gregory Loos, who will be heading the Accountability Team in the Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Loos has over 35 years of experience in education and public health at the local, state, federal and international levels as a practitioner, researcher and administrator. His advanced training is in education (BA, MS, EdD), public health (MPH), and urban and regional planning. He has 14 years of classroom experience from pre-K-to-graduate school, and is certified in adult, special and secondary education.
Loos was most recently with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where he headed the Basic Education Team from 2001 to 2011. There, he provided coordination, guidance, and leadership to efforts involving senior government decision-makers in Washington and the field. He also worked with senior representatives in the foreign public and private sectors, and international organizations. Loos' previous administrative experiences were in health and education in the federal government and for the state of Hawai'i.
As an academic, Loos was assistant professor for international and community health with the University of Hawai'i's School of Public Health and with the accredited health program at East Stroudsburg University. He also taught history at the community college level. As a researcher, he conducted studies to eliminate outcome and service disparities among racial and ethnic groups, and among different socio-economic, geographic, gender, age and disability populations. Loos was honored with the first William Novelli Annual Award for Innovation in Social Marketing in 1996 for an approach to cross-cultural research he developed.
OVAE Welcomes Back Sue Liu
Sue Liu recently joined OVAE as a senior policy advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary. She is developing and identifying policy and program levers to enable students in adult education and CTE programs to succeed in postsecondary education. Her work contributes to meeting President Obama's goals to ensure that every American has at least one year of postsecondary education and that the U.S. has the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020.
Liu returned to ED from the Department of Labor where she advised the assistant secretary of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). There, she focused on the conceptualization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training Grants Program and the development of the Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration. She helped develop high-priority goals for credentialing attainment and green jobs enrollment in Workforce Investment Act (WIA) formula and discretionary programs and guided ETA's strategic plan process. Liu began her federal career in 2005 as an OVAE policy analyst by developing justifications to OMB for the adult education program assessment and by monitoring proposed legislation relevant to adult education, immigration and workforce development. She later managed the WIA incentive grants process, participated in state monitoring, and developed adult education formula allocations and communications to states.
Previously, at the National Council of La Raza, Liu drafted WIA legislative language for individuals with limited English proficiency. She also worked on transportation equity and early WIA implementation at the Center for Community Change. In St. Louis, she worked as an employment case manager and taught at a community-based after-school program for low-income youths. Liu has a Master of Social Work with a social economic development emphasis from Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in sociology and political science from the University of Utah.