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MEng Mechanical Engineering
|UCAS code
|4 Years
|Typical offer
|Streatham (Exeter)
Mechanical engineers advance the world we live in by constantly improving and inventing technology, not just preserving existing systems. Making our lives easier and everything we use more efficient, mechanical engineers are responsible for some of the most innovative breakthrough designs of our times; such as The London Eye, wind turbines and surgical robotic technology.
Becoming a mechanical engineer opens doors to nearly every area of industry, from manufacturing to construction; working on problem-solving projects from design stages through to commissioning and production. There is a broad range of employment opportunities within this diverse discipline involving design, manufacture, research, development, management and marketing.
Here in Exeter, mechanical engineers are making considerable breakthroughs in innovative research involving, for example, human bone implants, break-pads made from sustainable resources like hemp and cashew nut resin and a machine that can produce customised 3D chocolate products of any shape. This research is undertaken and supervised by the same lecturers who tutor undergraduates from year 1; enabling them to cascade their exciting results and discoveries to students thus enhancing development through the engineering programmes.
Why choose Mechanical Engineering at Exeter?
- This degree is professionally accredited under licence from the Engineering Council. Visit the Careers tab for further information.
- The multidisciplinary first year ensures an excellent foundation in mechanical engineering, while encouraging you to sample other engineering disciplines, such as electronic or civil engineering, broadening your knowledge as you progress with mechanics.
- Practical, hands-on experience is gained from the first year, when you design and make a mechanic water-wheel.
- Our first-class equipment and excellent facilities includes the latest Additive Layer Manufacturing technology and 3D visualisation suite.
- Students directly benefit from our strong links with the mechanical engineering industry , with companies like Airbus and Jaguar providing interactive student tours.
Programme variations
Programme structure
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
Year 1
The multidisciplinary ethos of the first year builds your theoretical and practical knowledge in mechanical, civil, materials, manufacturing, electronic and engineering mathematics.
By the end of this year's course you will have experienced your first encounter with "Solidworks" as well as gained more experience with AutoCAD, have been introduced to every phase involved in engineering a new artefact and will be more confident in writing and presenting your findings. Speakers from engineering institutions also visit to offer an introduction to the benefits of joining their professional bodies.
Year 2
From the second year onwards the core and optional modules start to take a more specialised pathway with a focus on your chosen degree
Year 3
You will narrow down your specialist areas to fluids, manufacturing and computational engineering which are complementary to each other. You will learn about ways to model fluid flows and compute the energy efficiencies of designs and processes, theoretical and numerical approaches in analysing mechanical systems and also the use of software such as finite element packages.
Year 4
Entry requirements 2018
Typical offer
Required subjects
GCE AL Maths grade B and another science subject at grade B; IB Maths HL5 and another science subject HL5
Candidates may offer GCE AL Maths, Pure Maths or Further Maths.
Applicants achieving IB Maths SL7 plus IB HL5 in Physics will also be considered.
GCE AL/AS science includes: Biology/Human Biology*; Chemistry; Computing; Design and Technology; Economics; Electronics; Environmental Studies; Geography; Geology; Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths*; Physical Education; Physics; Science (applied); Statistics.
*If more than one of these is taken they would only count as one 'science' but could count as two A levels towards our general requirements.
Applicants studying one of the following BTEC Extended Diplomas will be considered without GCE AL requirement(s): Applied Science, Building Services Engineering, Construction and the Built Environment, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Sustainability. In place of science requirement only, A level Maths still required.
International students
International students should check details of our English language requirements and may be interested in our Foundation programmes.
Further information
Please read the important information about our Typical offer.
For full and up-to-date information on applying to Exeter and entry requirements, including requirements for other types of qualification, please see the Applying section.
Learning and teaching
Engineering at Exeter combines a breadth of academic expertise with a caring and supportive learning environment. Our student-centred approach to teaching is validated by our excellent results in the National Student Survey.
Our programmes make use of a variety of teaching styles with contact hours ranging from 25-32 hours each week depending on the year of study. These include:
- Lectures for the presentation of new topics and class exercises;
- Workshops where you have hands-on use of equipment, discussion and solution of sample problems, with experts available to answer questions and provide support;
- Tutorials involving small group work on problems relating to topics covered in lectures;
- Projects of longer term practical work undertaken either individually or in teams, with sessions for consultation with staff;
- Engineering Design Activities (EDAs) which provide direct experience of putting engineering design into practice while learning the underpinning principles and mathematical skills in other modules.
There are plenty of opportunities to discuss material in more detail with members of staff. Our academics are happy to meet with students individually during their advertised office hours or receive questions by email.
A research and practice led culture
We believe every student benefits from being taught by experts active in research and practice. You will discuss the very latest ideas, research discoveries and new technologies in seminars and in the field and you will become actively involved in a research project yourself. All our academic staff are active in internationally-recognised scientific research across a wide range of topics. You will also be taught by leading industry practitioners.
There are always numerous engineering research projects in progress, funded by industry, charities, government departments and research councils. Our undergraduate students benefit through access to up-to-date equipment, industrially linked projects and staff expertise.
Student projects are often linked to our research activities and may involve working with industrial partners. Recent projects have involved the design and construction of an autonomous hovering platform, modelling of airflow around a car and 3D CAD representation of the Met Office headquarters in Exeter, which has close research links with the College.
Modules are assessed by a combination of continuous assessment through small practical exercises, project work, essay writing, presentations and examination.
All of our programmes are assessed in a similar way. During the first two years you will have an even mix of examinations and coursework, each accounting for about 50%. In the third year 25% of the year is taken up by the individual project.
You must pass your first year assessment in order to progress to the second year, but the results do not count towards your degree classification. Written examinations are held in January and June of the first and second years and in the third term of the third year. For most modules, coursework also contributes to the assessment of the module.
International study
We strongly encourage our Engineering undergraduates to consider a period of studying abroad as part of their degree. This is most commonly realised under the Erasmus programme and is available to all students taking the MEng Mechanical Engineering with International Study.
It is possible to transfer on to the 'with International Study' variant during the first two years of your degree and all students are invited to explanatory presentations during their second year to encourage them to take-up this exciting option in the third year.
The benefits of taking part in the Erasmus programme include:
- The opportunity to work on interesting and challenging projects, often with an industrial component involving world-class companies such as Daimler-Chrysler and Ferrari
- The chance to spend four months in some of the most attractive places in Europe, learning the language and immersing yourself in the culture
- An enhanced CV
More information on Erasmus funding can be found on the Erasmus website .
Study abroad modules
The MEng Mechanical Engineering with International Study is specifically structured to retain full professional accreditation. This is achieved by studying two modules whilst abroad during the second and third terms of the third year and by taking a credit-rated language module appropriate to your chosen study destination in the first term preceding this.
Individual Project Abroad
The purpose of this module is to apply the knowledge and skills obtained from taught modules to a real engineering situation at a professional level. It encourages the use of initiative, imagination and creativity and allows study in a greater depth than is appropriate in a taught module.
Engineering in an International Society B
In this module you will study at a university in a European, American or Southern Hemisphere country with the goal of understanding the challenges involved in working in a foreign culture. You will observe the transnational issues facing engineers in all countries. This experience will help you gain the confidence to function in a professional manner wherever you choose to work, even when you are faced with conflicting and diverse sources of information.
Mechanical engineering is a challenging and exciting subject that affects nearly all aspects of our lives. Our main objective is to provide you with the knowledge and flexibility to enable you to play a leading role in the creation of the technology of the 21st century.
This programme is suitable for those who wish to pursue careers as professional engineers employed by industry or research laboratories requiring electro/mechanical engineering or manufacturing engineering expertise. The programme is also well suited for those who aim to become managers in industry and commerce and wish to start with a sound background in modern engineering.
Exeter has an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and a strong employment record. Our graduates excel in specialist engineering fields and across a broad range of other sectors, as shown on our Graduate destinations web page.
We offer a very wide range of opportunities for you to develop the skills employers are looking for, including industrial placements and study abroad. Visit our Employability web page to find out more.
Industry-led projects
Our undergraduate engineering programmes are enriched by a network of industry links which have been established through collaborative research and consultation. Project work is a core element of each programme, providing invaluable experience of problem-solving, engineering design and working in multidisciplinary teams. Projects are typically industrially driven, are commercially relevant and often directly involve a company.
A team of undergraduate students has developed new machinery which can produce 3D chocolate in any shape. The project set out to push the boundaries of additive layer manufacturing (ALM) technology as chocolate is a particularly difficult material to work with. James Bulleid, project team leader said, "chocolate exists in about six different forms, only one of which is nice to eat. We had to make sure that our end result still tested as good as the original ingredient."
The team secured a variety of sponsors from international heavy weights such as Cadbury to Tiverton based HepcoMotion, manufacturers of linear motion products, and Farnell, a specialist electronic component supplier.
It is hoped that once the prototype has had further development, the technology will be affordable enough to be sited in shops and available for individuals to use over the internet, making it possible to produce totally personalised chocolate items.
Employer visits
Throughout your degree you will have the opportunity to meet with graduate employers. Professional engineers visit the College to hold mock interviews and to discuss your career opportunities at an early enough stage to inform your choice of modules and placement decisions.
Further information
Find out more about the industrial experience opportunities available to our engineering undergraduates.
Doing an internship was the best thing I did to enhance my employability and it ultimately led to a place on an excellent Engineering Graduate Programme at Rolls Royce.
The university provides good resources for finding internships and I can't recommend one enough.
Will Ross-Skinner, MEng Mechanical Engineering graduate
Professional accreditation
This degree has been accredited by the Institution of Mechancial Engineers (IMechE) under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council.
An accredited MEng degree fully satisfies the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
An accredited BEng (Hons) degree 1. fully satisfies the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and 2. partially satisfies the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). A programme of accredited further learning will be required to complete the educational base for CEng.
Industrial experience
An MEng Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience programme is also available. On this programme you will undertake an industrial placement in the vacation prior to the start of your third year (6 - 10 weeks, subject to suitable arrangements). This is then followed by an extended individual project during your third year, specifically designed around your industrial placement. The combined placement and project allows you to undertake paid vacation work while gaining highly relevant industrial experience. We have excellent links with employers and can provide assistance in finding suitable employment.
All our undergraduate students can choose to take an optional Commercial and Industrial Experience module during the vacation before the third year. This opportunity allows you to gain paid work experience in a commercial setting while earning credits towards your degree programme. Industrial experience not only develops your CV but helps you to determine your career aspirations.
Students can also request permission to temporarily interrupt their studies and spend a year working in industry, as long as they work in a suitably demanding Engineering role.
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I am looking forward to that report! Sadly, I can't do that in Kalifornia. But I still really want to know!
Keep it coming!
just got around to picking up the SARCO supplied 1911A1 frame today.
i assembled the pistol for trial fit with all the parts for the build and checked it for function.
so far it looks very good. the RIA frame and the ww2 slide fit look made for each other. most all parts look to be fine with no extra fitting except for the extended grip safety. no overhanging anything on the frame to slide fit , tight enough but loose enough to function.
trigger pull is very nice with the S&W hammer, dissconnector and charles daly sear --about 4.5lbs with very little creep--nearly as good as my tuned up 1911--and this thing is DRY of oil--LOL
all function test passed with flying colors--
it ain't bad looking, sort of a black & OD green park finish --not as good looking as a caspain or foster though. got a few tiny scrapes from shipping --nothing major.
once i stake the plunger tube and pin the ejector and find that grip bushing that wasn't in the package--it seems midway sent a pack of THREE instead of four!--LOL!
i'll be ready to test fire it!
not a bad deal for a frame really and EVERYTHING fit , if i went with a GI style grip safety it would be as near "100% no fit-drop in" as possible.
i might do a polish on the feed ramp --
so far it looks promising--i'll update when she is finished up and test fired. i am hoping it'll shoot as good as it assembled----
I am looking forward to that report! Sadly, I can't do that in Kalifornia. But I still really want to know!
Keep it coming!
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well i got her in one piece. it went together well and looks good.
there were a few areas that did require some fitting.
the first thing i ran into was the fit of the S&W disconnctor. it fit OK during the trial fit yet during the full assemble it would fail to re-set the trigger. it was too long and when the slide came buy it moved it too far down the hole for reliable operation. my solution was to trim less than .100" off the top of the thing. then polish it up. it seems OK now--
fitting the plunger tube was not that difficult thanks to a very nice bench vice and an assortment of bent nails i made for the project. the stainless steel plunger tube had dead soft legs. there was one small issue, the holes on the frame and the legs didn't match exactly. so the holes had to be flared slightly to get the proper fit.
i don't know if the frames holes were off a tiny bit or the legs on the charles daly plunger tube might have been a tiny bit not standard.
installing the charles daly ejector came off without a hitch and it didn't need any touch ups.
fitting the beaver tail grip safety went off well just a little grinding on the back of the frame and it fit perfectly.
the feed ramp on the frame looked OK but underneath the black park it was as rough as a cob! it would not feed even FMJs straight from the mag.
i spent most of my spare time this afternoon working over the ramp with a round file, 220 grit and 400 grit paper. it is now feeding rounds from the mags including HPs!
i hope to get to test fire it tomorrow!!
midway is sending me a spare grip bushing , i think i can test fire it with only three if i space them properly.
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I'm glad it's working out for you. It's nice when something is co-operative while you're working on it.
I read that the feed ramp needs to be 31-31.5 degrees and NOT rounded over or cushioned at the top.
Seems like everyone is inclined to put a nice rounded bevel on it but your not supposed to.
Hey, what holds the plunger spring and detents in the tube?
I have one that when you pull the thumb safety out, the spring tries to shoot across the room with both ends still attached to it.
Most of them stay in place and I can just push the safety detent out of the way with a pick for re-assembly. This one is a pita.
two of mine do -- one don't-- i think their supposed to have a slight crimp on the ends that locks the big end inside the tube.
i am too afraid i'll mess up the tube to try crimping the big end.
speaking of plunger tubes--
i did have one more issue with the plunger tube on the RIA.
the small end plunger was stepped down too far and the small plunger didn't even touch the slide stop.
so i had to file it back a little to get it to work --didn't take much to cut it down--but it took a lot of work to get a hold of that little flea sized bugger!
you know that swenson small parts kit had to have a few ZINGERS in there--LOL hell it only cost $5 for all the pins so they could not afford to toss the bad ones!
Ha! The more trips to the range, the better life is.
I think you're right. The plunger tubes that don't fly apart look almost like there is a slight roll crimp on the end.
I've considered taking a Stanley 3/16 nail punch to it but I figured unless I come up with a very strong way to support the opposite end in the vice, it will just pop off and then I'll be screwed. The legs are not very strong.
The 3/16 punch has a recess in the end. It looks like it could roll the end of the tube inwards slightly and evenly.
Thanks for letting me hijack your thread with an unrelated question.
Take that sucker out back and test fire it.
The plunger tube is left alone, you put a crimp in the middle of the spring to retain the plungers. Just hit it with a pair of needle nose pliers and bend it just slightly so you have to push it in by hand, it won't fall in or out under it's own weight. And remember to keep about a 1/16" "gap" between the frame feed ramp and the bbl, if you run the two right into each other you will get jams eventually.


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Kitchen sink P-Trap location question.
Due to layout changes, that happened before I was asked to get involved, the stub out for the kitchen drain is 24 inches to the side and 13.5 inches lower than the center of the sink drain hole.
So my question is, should I attach the p-trap at the wall and then go over to the sink (at 1/4 inch per foot rise) and then use a tall tail piece, or should I angle up with sweeps or 45's and put the p-trap by the sink?
Also, would adding a clean out there be good as once I cement in the ABS you won't have a straight shot into the wall for snaking later.
I also want to maximize storage room, so raising the pipe up under the sink for the lateral is appealing.
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
Your trap should be immediately under the sink tailpiece. You can then run over and downhill to the wall stub.
I wondered if 8 inches of fall in 2 feet would cause a rush of water that might evacuate the p-trap.
What do you think of adding a clean out wye just before the wall?
No, I don't think the trap will suck dry. The typical kitchen/bathroom sink trap is removable, therefore a cleanout is not required.
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The below video was shown as the Tribute Video to Tony Halas at his Memorial Service held on Friday, July 18, 2014
Anthony "Tony" Halas III, a 67yr old Air Force Vietnam Veteran passed away suddenly on July 9, 2014
Tony, was a very generous and kind man who would always do for others and offered his time and support in anything someone needed. He proudly served the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, dedicated many years as a dispatcher for EP Henry of Turnersville.
It's hard to place just one title on Tony Halas – he threw himself into many veterans organizations he believed in. His work helping other veterans find assistance for utility bills, furniture and everything in between turned into the Vets Helping Vets organization, now seven years strong.
He has served as president of the South Jersey Vietnam Veterans Association, Vice President of the POW/MIA Awareness Organization of New Jersey and as a veterans service officer for the county's veterans affairs office.
He was former commander of the Gloucester County Veterans Advisory Council and former Commander of VFW District 13. He was also on the original committee that established the Gloucester County Veterans Cemetery, which is where he will be laid to rest this Friday.
"He was a great family man," said his wife of 35 years, Kathy Halas. In addition to Kathy, he leaves behind three children, his mother, two grandchildren, and one brother. "He shouldered a lot of weight for everybody. His love and kindness went everywhere."
Beloved husband to Kathleen (née Beck); Devoted father of Daniel, Richard, and Kathleen Kopec (Edward); Loving grandfather of Genevieve and Sabrina.
Farewell Ceremony
A memorial service for Halas will be held on Friday, July 18, at 11 a.m. located at the Glassboro VFW, 275 Wilmer St., Glassboro. Following the Memorial Service, Tony's family and friends are invited to the burial at the Gloucester County Veteran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be sent in his name to the Glassboro VFW or the South Jersey Vietnam Veterans Association.
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RALLY TIME: 10:15am
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Issue No. 03 - July-Sept. (2013 vol. 20)
pp: 10-12
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MMUL.2013.45
Wessel Kraaij , TNO and Radboud University Nijmegen
Abdulmotaleb El Saddik , University of Ottawa
Changsheng Xu , Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chong-Wah Ngo , City University of Hong Kong
As the bandwidth accessible to average users has increased, audio-visual material has become the fastest growing datatype on the Internet. The impressive growth of the social Web, where users can exchange user-generated content, contributes to the overwhelming number of multimedia files available. Among these huge volumes of data, a large numbers of near duplicates and copies exist. File copies are easy to detect using hashes. However, near duplicates are based on the same original content but have been edited and postprocessed, resulting in different files. Another type of near duplicate includes footage of the same event or scene.
Detecting near duplicates poses a challenge for multimedia content analysis, especially when speed, scale, and copied fragment length are pushed to operational levels. Near duplicates carry both informative and redundant signals, for example, providing rich visual clues for indexing and summarizing videos from different sources. Still, the excessive amount of near duplicates streamed over Internet demands scalable techniques for copyright infringement detection, advertisement tracking, and content monitoring for forensic applications. As a result, there is strong interest from industry, academia, and governmental agencies in Web-scale search, elimination, detection, and use of near duplicates for various multimedia applications.
This special issue presents some of the most recent advances in the research on Web-scale near-duplicate search and explores the potential for bringing this research a substantial step further. It contains high-quality contributions addressing various aspects of the Web-scale near-duplicate search problem in a number of relevant domains.
In This Issue
This special issue features five articles addressing the fundamental issues of near-duplicate retrieval as well as their limitations and applicability for emerging multimedia applications. The topics range from feature representation, matching, and indexing from different novel aspects to the adaptation of current technologies for mobile media search and photo archaeology mining.
Partial duplicate retrieval is one of the topics receiving intensive research attention because of its potential applications for product search. The difficulties comes from the fact that users often have a search target or object in mind, and the similarity comparison often needs to be conducted on the region rather than the full-image level. "Partial-Duplicate Image Retrieval via Saliency-Guided Visual Matching" by Liang Li, Shuqiang Jiang, Zheng-Jun Zha, Zhipeng Wu, and Qingming Huang addresses this challenging issue by proposing the removal of image background noise from comparison by visual saliency modeling. In this way, feature indexing and matching only concentrates on visually salient regions, which more likely correspond to the user search targets. A beauty of this method is that the saliency values can be elegantly leveraged as spatial constraints for similarity measure and efficiently indexed into a two-level inverted file structure for scalable search of partial duplicate images.
Although there is rich literature on indexing and searching similar images, the overhead imposed on memory for trading higher search efficiency is often overlooked. "Web-Scale Image Retrieval Using Compact Tensor Aggregation of Visual Descriptors" by Romain Negrel, David Picard, and Philippe-Henri Gosselin presents an overview of the existing visual descriptors and their associated indexing techniques using hashing, bag-of-words, and tree-based representation. This article addresses the problem of memory consumption by proposing a practical way of generating highly compact signatures that involves techniques in tensor aggregation, principal component analysis (PCA), and kernel PCA at different stages. The method contributes to the state of the art by improving the family of Fisher vector descriptors in terms of the feature discriminative power and the size of feature signature. On a million-scale dataset, the method only needs 61 Mbytes of memory, yet still maintains a comparable and sometimes even higher performance than the similar types of techniques.
Similar in spirit, "Nested-SIFT for Efficient Image Matching and Retrieval" by Pengfei Xu, Lei Zhang, Kuiyuan Yang, and Hongxun Yao takes a deeper look at scale-invariant feature transform (SIFT) descriptors, the state-of-the-art visual descriptors. The authors propose an elegant way of constructing SIFT groups, embedding geometric information, and eventually compacting a group as a 64-bit binary signature named nested-SIFT for near-duplicate detection. Nested-SIFT utilizes the nested relationship of SIFT descriptors and naturally groups the local interest points of different scales to generate feature signature. Nested-SIFT is more discriminative for embedding spatial information, and its compact version, generated using SimHash, is more efficient in visual matching. The experimental results show that Nested-SIFT can nicely optimize different performance parameters (such as retrieval accuracy, memory cost, and search speed) of a million-scale image retrieval system.
Despite various efforts dedicated to packing visual descriptors into tiny signatures, not all techniques can practically run on resource-constraint platforms such as mobile devices, which have limited memory space and computing power. For example, the projection matrix used by some techniques to map high-dimension feature vectors to a low-dimensional space simply cannot fit into the memory of mobile devices. Using machine-learning techniques, "Scalable Mobile Video Retrieval with Sparse Projection Learning and Pseudo Label Mining" by Guan-Long Wu, Yin-Hsi Kuo, Tzu-Hsuan Chiu, Winston H. Hsu, and Lexing Xie proposes an approach to learning sparse projection matrices that is feasible to load on mobile platforms. The learning can optionally take external information such as knowledge from Wikipedia and text snippets from Google search results as input, creating a semantically aware projection and producing compact signatures meeting the constraints of mobile media retrieval.
Lastly, "Large-Scale Image Phylogeny: Tracing Image Ancestral Relationships" by Zanoni Dias, Siome Goldenstein, and Anderson Rocha demonstrates the use of near-duplicate detection techniques for an interesting problem called multimedia phylogeny, which aims to explore the history and evolutionary path of media objects. The article shows how large-scale archaeology relationship mining can be realized by the partial construction of dissimilarity matrices for near-duplicate measurement. Based on this technique, different ways of building a phylogeny tree for visualizing the casual and ancestral relationships of images are presented. This article uses a real example on a famous photo, "The Situation Room" released by the White House, to illustrate the "evolutionary process" of the photo on different social media websites.
Future Directions
Data-driven technology has been a hot term for some time. The philosophy is that traditionally hard problems in recognition can become easy if there is a huge data pool behind them that can turn the recognition into a search problem. Techniques in Web-scale near duplicate search play an important part in making this philosophy a practical engineering task for multimedia applications. Today, we have seen examples, such as leveraging near-duplicate images for location estimation, 3D reconstruction, product search, and media annotation. We envision that more examples will emerge, and near-duplicate search is becoming a "standard step" in processing large multimedia archives, such as shot boundary detection in structuring video content and as a "preprocessing step" for Web-scale Big Data analysis. In addition, we also envision that more tailor-made technologies will come to address the needs of various emerging multimedia applications such as forensics, memory- and power-efficient algorithms for meeting computing constraints on mobile devices, and the wise use of partial-duplicate information in different search scenarios for online commercial product search, monitoring, and advertisement.
Chong-Wah Ngo is an associate professor at the City University of Hong Kong and the founding leader of the VIREO Research Group. His research interests include large-scale multimedia information retrieval, data mining, indexing, and visualization. Ngo has a PhD in computer science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Chengsheng Xu is a professor in the National Lab of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and executive director of the China-Singapore Institute of Digital Media. His research interests include multimedia content analysis, indexing, and retrieval; pattern recognition; and computer vision. Xu has a PhD from Tsinghua University, China. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Wessel Kraaij is a senior scientist and leader of the Media Mining Group at TNO (Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research) and a part-time full professor at the Radboud University Nijmegen. His research interests include multimedia information retrieval, behavioral analytics, and context modeling. He is one of the coordinators of the TRECVID Benchmark Conference. Kraaij has a PhD in computer science from the University of Twente. Contact him at email@example.com.
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Without asking for permission, Facebook has changed users' listed email address to one ending in "@facebook.com."
The changed was discovered Saturday, and has resulted in either users having their @facebook.com address being listed or simply having all of their other addresses be hidden, as happened in my case.
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Isn't Facebook opt-in? If you don't like it, surely you can just leave?
A de facto gatekeeper to government services-- how frightening.
I think many of you above are forgetting the fact that there are 2 types of Facebook users.
Administrator, with all due respect, if there is any truth to what Leosghost wrote, then just why should government use of Facebook be editted from the thread? Well, you are asking us to censor ourselves, right? Is that really how this website works? We are supposed to watch how we post, even if the subject leans only slightly away from the OP? Is it that discussion of government use of social media and any possible rights that arise thereof is of some concern to you if it is posted here?
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Taking inspiration from the game Bou-Toshi, Yukihiro Kaneuchi created a series of vases made of sand and resin.
The objective of Bou-Toshi is to keep a pole up that's been placed in a heap of sand. Each player takes turns removing sand until the pole falls. If you cause the pole to fall, you lose. The vases resemble the heap of sand and the flower(s) placed in a glass tube would be the pole.
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Taking inspiration from the game Bou-Toshi, Yukihiro Kaneuchi created a series of vases made of sand and resin.
Family Chair By Junya Ishigami
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The pieces are made from a variety of materials, but tie together as a family through magnificent optical effects and practical in their harmony. Japanese architect Junya Ishigami created a series of furniture products for Italian company Living Divani. Originally presented at Milan's design week in 2010, the items, which include, among others, a set of chairs and a low table, will be available for purchase in Japan.
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Keter is a multifunctional bar to keep all your stuff for your next Garden Party. You can not only use the lower level to keep the drinks cold but also use the upper level as a table. You can regulate the height yourself and open or close the lower level if needed. You may choose from two color schemes: white with green lime or black with green lime. Comfort and bright colors make this bar a great piece for any garden party. Put such a bar in your garden and enjoy freshness even if it's hot.
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The building, named Black Teahouse, was designed by Czech studio A1Architects and sits beside a lake and woodland near the City of Česká Lípa. The Teahouse is carefully designed to become a natural part of the Landscape.
The teapot is suspended from the ceiling by a knotted length of rope and nestles into a crevice in the floor. The round walls of the building are coated in clay plaster and integrate three flower vases. The large doors slide back from both rectangular
and arched openings in the walls of the Tea House to open it out to a sheltered deck. Visitors to this timber Tea House sit beneath a woven rope dome with a gilded skylight and a hanging teapot in the middle. It is a small place to gather, it is a place for a cup of tea…
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Color like candy and made out of lacquered wood, Edna sideboard created by Anthony Hartley. A Yorkshire based furniture designer and maker who creates dynamic and engaging furniture of the highest technical quality. He produces each piece by hand, from original drawings through to finished product. His furniture is based on forms and colors which describe motion, giving each piece a sense of force and movement tightly constrained by the strong shapes and materials.
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Reviewing 220.127.116.11 (Sep 29, 2015)
Maxthon is better
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Y.A.G.R.C.D.... Yet Another Generic Renamed Chromium Distribution.
(I didn't say it was a catchy or clever acronym).
-Does this add anything new which a chrome addon / extension won't - like say TAB ROWS and/or TAB Scrolling? (biggest examples that some to mind).
Otherwise I'm not wasting my time, choosing a rating close to current average so not to skew it from the opinions of people who did try it.
Reviewing 126.96.36.199 (Nov 1, 2014)
Far better than chrome, but not as good as FF. It's my good secondary browser.
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4 stars!!
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One of the last few browsers for intelligent people, refuses the way what Google wants other browsers to go - instead it stays feature rich, customizable!
No Google, forcing other browsers to become a Chrome clone to gain the users is not working 100%!
This is one of the last few browser to go towards!
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Book review: Call Me Burroughs by Barry Miles
A biographer renders the writer's life, from his well-to-do upbringing to his wild days overseas and beyond, without purple prose.
By Barry Miles. Twelve, $35.
Over the course of his 600-plus pages on the life of the justifiably revered, and often batshit-crazy, literary titan William Burroughs, Barry Miles brings a judicious reserve to recording one of the most chaotic lives in the recent history of the arts. Miles begins with a well-researched and thorough examination of Burroughs's relatively upscale beginnings as a member of St. Louis high society, but quickly pivots to the author's outrageous adventures in South America, Europe and Tangier, Morocco. His drug- and sex-fueled mind odysseys there, which were abetted by colleagues like Allen Ginsberg and Paul Bowles—which would in time cohere into the fractious narrative of Burroughs's Naked Lunch—are rendered with a kind of matter-of-factness that flatters author and subject.
Miles, perhaps recognizing that any embellishment upon either the extraordinary prose of Burroughs or the astounding facts of the writer's existence, laudably consigns himself to the job of mere reportage, favoring simple language and a fast-moving narrative largely devoid of the biographer's armchair analysis. This stylistic modesty is ultimately Call Me Burroughs's greatest strength—a kind of economic bulwark against the flood of ideas that characterize its subject's tireless lust for expression.


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Edinburgh is one of my favorite cities in the world!
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I guess you already know most of the answers to this one.
Informally, if several different methods give you similar answers,
that's helpful.
Formally, you'd be pushed to interpret that in statistical inference
terms when presumably even different methods are hardly independent.
You've got to penalise yourself for firing a shotgun.
The problem is surely compounded if you are simultaneously on the
lookout for several discontinuities at once. If discontinuities can all
be tiny ones, what next?
I'd be happy to be called primitive, but my prejudice is that genuine
discontinuities are obvious on a well-chosen graph and are independently
supported by substantive evidence.
Jen Zhen
I have a set of Regression Discontinuity estimators none of which by
itself has enough power to give me statistically significant results
(because firstly most of the discontinuities are of limited size and
secondly my number of observations around each discontinuity is
limited). However, I suspect that if I could efficiently combine the
information from all (around 35-50) RD estimators, then the result
might actually have enough power.
So I have been considering whether I could combine them using a
Minimum Distance or Asymptotic Least Squares estimator.
However, I have not yet found out whether there is a good way to do
this in Stata. I am also not yet fully sure whether this method is
sensible in general, so any views on that would probably also be most
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Sasha is probably in seclusion practicing triple-triples or quads. Wouldn't that be a slap in the face for Robin. She probably is going to surprise us all.
Sasha is probably in seclusion practicing triple-triples or quads. Wouldn't that be a slap in the face for Robin. She probably is going to surprise us all.
I am sleepy so I will be brief...
Men: Johnny and Evan looked great! Many of the others are a blur now! Scott Smith practiced many jumps and looked pretty good. I liked J. Brauniger (sp?), he has a spark! Tim, Matt, and Ryan practiced hard. I think Tim did a 4/3! It was nice to see the short programs--with or without the jumps!
Ladies: BOTH Michelle and Sasha looked solid! BOTH of them did complete run-throughs of their SP's! What a treat! I think both programs are more or less equal in their content...Alissa Csizny looked very very good! K. Meisner was full of smiles, she kept falling on this one jump (?) and then finally nailed it a few times in a row and the pactice crowd erupted! Jenny Kirk was much more relaxed today and had a better practice. Emily Hughes fell often. Yebin Mok looked good.
I was upset not to see Angela but then by 4pm I heard the tragic news...so very sad...
That's about all my tired self can remember now!
Thanks, eliza.
Thanks for all the reports!
Read elsewhere that the jump Kimmie kept trying and eventually landed was a triple axel! Probably won't see it in the competition, but it's pretty exciting.
Rumor has it that she has said she is going for it. She seems determined to do it and has been doing pretty well with it.Originally Posted by amr927
I think that it is probably a good year for her to try it if she wants. No matter what her placement, she won't get a World Team spot because of her age. She has less to lose this year if she doesn't do well than any other year.
It was a 3A?!! I was there and missed it more than once! I should not pass go and go directly to jail! Apparently my attention was only on Sasha--so much for my multi-tasking capabillities!
I read over at FSU that she landed two of them in the practice, and apparently there was some money-swapping between some people (coaches?) standing at the boards after she hit the first one, so there must have been a bet on it!
I hope she does go for it in the long program. I agree, Casper, she doesn't have much to lose by trying it. I'm pretty sure Mao Asada landed a triple axel in the JGP Final, so I wouldn't be surprised if Kimmie wants to try one Junior Worlds. She obviously knows she needs it to be competitive. Good luck to her!!!
Thanks for your practice reports everyone! Was/Will anyone be able to go to the FD or Pairs LP practices?
I just fell in love with Tiffany & Sergei and I am interested in hearing how their FD looks.
I really, really hope that Jen & Jon will be able to bounce back in the LP. I wonder if she's injured? I know she had a back injury awhile ago. But the fact that she had a poor practice for ladies, and later withdrew from that event, causes me to wonder.


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It is a big sports weekend with both the Final Four at AT&T Stadium and the Sprint Cup & Nationwide Series OReilly Auto Parts 300 and Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. But for me it has been also been a big week for food! In less than a week I have eaten both at a $500 a plate Bass Hall lunch during the Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival (you can check out some pictures here) and a selection of the best concessions being served up at TMS at their annual Shake and Bake Off. Talk about a contrast of foods for two weekends! But I can honestly say, good food is good food and I enjoyed both experiences.
The Shake and Bake Off contest showcased ten-food finalists of actual menu items available at the track, with judges picking out a Best Tasting and Most Original winners. This is the second year for this event, and also my second time to judge.
My fellow judges included The Sideshows Orange Cone and Mini Chad, Will Martin from Blitz Weekly, Brother Van from KSCS and Chef Charles Youts from Classic Café.
The finalists in order tasted were: The Steering Wheel, Chocolate Covered Turtle Brownie A La Mode, Twister on a Stick, Loaded Tater Twister, Uncle Fred, Uncle Charlie, Big Hoss Burrito, Roasted Corn Queso Blanco Nachos, Duck Commander Nacho Dawg and Fresh Squeezed Strawberry Lemonade. I have pictures of all the finalist in the slideshow above the story if you want to check them out.
If you listened to this weeks Eats Beat podcast you might have heard that I was a little worried about eating the 24 Big Hoss Burrito. It turns out that they only needed one Big Hoss Burrito to feed all the judges, plus it also won best tasting, making it my pick for feeding the entire family.
The winner for most original was the Loaded Tater Twister, a nacho contraption made up with twisted connected potato chips, I found it extremely messy to eat, but very tasty! Other standouts for me include the Roasted Corn Queso Blanco Nachos, the Uncle Charlie BBQ sandwich, and if you want something sweet, the Chocolate Covered Turtle Brownie A La Mode. If you need something to wash all that down you cant go wrong with the Fresh Squeezed Strawberry Lemonade.
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Investor Alert: Magnum Hunter Resources to be Delisted
Today, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced their decision to proceed with delisting Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE: MHR). Trading in MHR's common stock will be suspended immediately causing irreparable harm to many main street investors who had invested heavily in MHR.
Related Story: ALF is investigating complaints by investors that suffered significant losses when two Wells Fargo brokers bet heavily on the small cap energy sector, including Magnum Hunter Resources.
Leveraged & Inverse ETFs: Public Enemy Number One
By now, readers of this blog are hopefully aware that we are very negative on the marketing and sale of leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") to average investors. The New York Times recently published a news piece declaring that ETFs, like those offered by Direxion, were "Public Enemy No. 1."
Still not convinced? Take a look at the year-to-date results for the worst performing Direxion ETFs through 10/7/2015 according to Morningstar–all of them triple-leveraged funds:
Direxion Daily Nat Gas Rltd Bull 3X ETF (GASL) -84.36%
LPL Financial LLC Fined Again Over Sale of Non-Traded REITs
As previously reported in this blog, LPL Financial has recently been faced with numerous fines from various regulators and also securities lawsuits from unhappy investors over the firm's uncontrolled sale of non-traded REITs and leveraged ETFs.
Multi-State Task Force Concludes LPL Overly Sold REITs to Individual Investors
Today, LPL reached yet another million dollar settlement–this time with a Task Force of state regulators. The Task Force investigation determined that LPL sold non-traded REITS in excess of the requirements set forth in the REIT prospectuses, various state concentration limits and LPL's own guidelines. The investigation also concluded that LPL's supervisory system was inadequate. Under the settlement, LPL will remediate investor losses for all sales of non-traded REITs from January 2008 through December 2013 that exceeded the requirements of the REIT prospectuses, applicable state concentration limits or LPL's own guidelines. The Task Formed by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) included securities regulators from California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Maine, Ohio and Virginia.
Investor Complaints Re: Jane Everingham & Everingham O'Malley
The Alcala Law Firm has filed a FINRA arbitration claim against LPL Financial LLC arising out of the actions of their registered representative/investment advisor Jane Everingham doing business as Everignham O'Malley in Larkspur, California. The claim, filed on behalf of a customer of Ms. Everingham, involves the following highly risky and speculative investments:
- Proshares Trust Short 20+ Year Treasury [Symbol: TBF]. An Exchange Traded Fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve the inverse of the daily performance of the Barclays U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index. Because these ETFs are reset daily, this type of ETF is unsuitable for investors who plan to hold the fund for longer than one trading session due to the effects of compounding.
- Federated Equity Funds Prudent Bear Fund [Symbol: BEARX]. A mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation primarily through short positions on domestic stocks. "Selling short" generally refers to the act of selling borrowed shares with the hope that the shares can be bought back at a lower price.
Customer Complaints Regarding Charles Lynch
Charles Lynch, a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Irvine, California, has one or more pending customer complaints alleging "unsuitable concentration in energy sector."[1] ALF is currently conducting an investigation into related conduct by Mr. Lynch.[2] If you have any questions or information regarding these events, please use the "Contact Us" link above.
[1] Customer complaint information was verified through FINRA's BrokerCheck system.
Investor Complaints Regarding Charles Frieda
Charles Frieda, a dully registered broker and investment advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Irvine, California, has one or more customer complaints alleging "unsuitable concentration in small cap energy sector securities."[1] ALF is currently conducting an investigation into related conduct by Mr. Frieda.[2] If you have any information regarding this matter, please use the "Contact Us" link above.
[1] Customer complaint information has been verified through FINRA's BrokerCheck system.
LPL Financial: What Customers Need to Know About Restitution
On May 6, 2015, LPL Financial reached a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") agreeing to pay FINRA a $10 million fine and make restitution payments totaling $1.7 million to a select group of customers who were sold leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds ("ETFs").
Restitution Will be Limited to 327 Customer Accounts
Only customers who purchased certain ETFs are entitled to receive any restitution under the terms of the settlement with FINRA. A total of 327 customer accounts are covered under the restitution program. Payments will range from a high of $83,034.97 to a low of $1.02 per account. LPL has 120 days to provide regulators with proof that payment has been made.
LPL Financial Ordered to Pay $10 Million Fine and $1.7 Million in Restitution to Customers for Supervisory Lapses
Today, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") reached a settlement with LPL Financial LLC totaling $11.7 Million over multiple failures in the firm's supervision of customer transactions involving non-traditional exchange traded funds ("ETFs"), variable annuities, mutual funds and non-traded real estate investment trusts ("REITs").
As part of the settlement, LPL will be required to pay $1,664,592.04 million in restitution, plus interest, to customers affected by the firm's failure to supervise the sale of non-traditional ETFs. FINRA has stepped up its enforcement efforts over the sale of non-traditional ETF such as leveraged and inverse ETFs, which are complex and risky investments that we have covered at length in several blog posts. Click here for more information about leveraged and inverse ETFs.
LPL has 120 days to locate and provide proof of payment to all affected customers. According to the settlement, a total of 327 unidentified customer accounts are entitled to receive payments ranging from $1.02 to $83,034.97 per account.
Alcala Law Firm Files FINRA Arbitration Claim Against LPL Financial Over Risky Investments
The Alcala Law Firm, a California-based securities law firm, has filed a securities arbitration claim against LPL Financial before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) involving the sale of risky and unsuitable investments in a managed account causing a customer to suffer significant losses between 2011 and 2013–a period of time when the overall stock market enjoyed positive returns. The customer's investments included an inverse exchange traded fund ("ETF"), a bear fund that bet against the market and several gold funds.
In related news, on May 6, 2015, LPL was fined $10 Million by FINRA for widespread supervisory violations and ordered to pay $1.7 in restitution to customers who were sold leveraged and inverse ETFs. Click here for related blog post. LPL, headquartered in Boston, has grown from approximately 8,300 registered representative in 2007 to 18,433. However, LPL's rapid growth has created problems with regulatory authorities who have repeatedly fined the firm for failure to supervise their growing legion of financial advisors. LPL paid disciplinary fines totaling $2.95 million in 2014 and $8 million (plus $2 million in restitution) in 2013 for supervisory lapses.
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Centre for Children and FamiliesThe Centre for Children and Families (Centrum Jeugd en Gezin/CJG) provides information, advice and help with child development and parenting. The CJG is a one-stop shop for children's health and well-being.
Children's Outpatient Clinic at BronovoBronovo Hospital has a Children's Outpatient Clinic for expat children. The paediatricians at Bronovo will hold consultation hours for this target group from 13.30 till 15.30 hrs every other Tuesday afternoon.
Children's health careHealth care for children in the Netherlands is greatly supported by the state, offering the Centrum Jeugd en Gezin as well as special support with dental care and possible questions you might have about your children's upbringing.
ConsultatiebureauDuring a visit to the consultatiebureau (children's health clinic), your child's growth and development will be routinely checked from birth until he starts primary school at the age of 4. The consultatiebureau is part of The Hague's juvenile health care (Jeugdgezondheidszorg) programme.
HagaZiekenhuis - Juliana Children's HospitalNext to the HagaZiekenhuis (Haga Teaching Hospital) on the Sportlaan you will find the Juliana Children's Hospital. It is also located near the dunes of The Hague's Vogelwijk neighbourhood.
Home maternity careIn the first week after birth, the mother is eligible for care at home (kraamzorg) from a postnatal welfare practitioner (kraamverzorgster).
Juvenile dental servicesThe jeugdtandarts, or juvenile dentist, is a dentist for all children between 2 and 19 years of age. The dentists at the jeugdtandartsenpraktijk have extensive experience in treating children and are extremely patient. Extra emphasis is put on preventing dental problems, advising you and your child on how to keep teeth healthy and giving your child a fluoride treatment at every visit.
Juvenile health careThe school doctors and school nurses of the Centre for Children and Families (CJG) keep track of children's growth and development in consultation with their parents. This monitoring is based on a number of fixed contact moments.
Upbringing Support CentreThe Upbringing Support Centre (Opvoedsteunpunt) offers help and support to parents with questions, doubts or concerns about raising their children.


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Insight: Battle for Damascus: frozen but bloody
By Goran Tomasevic
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Rebel fighters in Damascus are disciplined, skilled and brave.
In a month on the frontline, I saw them defend a swathe of suburbs in the Syrian capital, mount complex mass attacks, manage logistics, treat their wounded - and die before my eyes.
But as constant, punishingly accurate, mortar, tank and sniper fire attested, President Bashar al-Assad's soldiers on the other side, often just a room or a grenade toss away, are also well drilled, courageous - and much better armed.
So while the troops were unable to dislodge brigades of the Free Syrian Army from devastated and depopulated neighborhoods just east of the city centre - and indeed made little effort to do so - there seems little immediate prospect of the rebels overrunning Assad's stronghold. The result is bloody stalemate.
I watched both sides mount assaults, some trying to gain just a house or two, others for bigger prizes, only to be forced back by sharpshooters, mortars or sprays of machinegun fire.
As in the ruins of Beirut, Sarajevo or Stalingrad, it is a sniper's war; men stalk their fellow man down telescopic sights, hunting a glimpse of flesh, an eyeball peering from a crack, use lures and decoys to draw their prey into giving themselves away.
Fighting is at such close quarters that on one occasion a rebel patrol stumbled into an army unit inside a building; hand grenades deafened us and shrapnel shredded plaster, a sudden clatter of Kalashnikov cartridges and bullets coming across the cramped space gave way in seconds to the groans of the wounded.
From January 14, having reached Damascus from Lebanon by way of undercover opposition networks, I spent four weeks in Ain Tarma, Mleha, Zamalka, Irbin and Harasta - rebel-held areas forming a wedge whose apex lies less than a mile to the east of the walled Old City, with its ancient mosques, churches and bazaars. Continued...


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NAME OF GOD: El Rai
Verse: She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." - Genesis 16:13
Meaning: God Seest Me.
Prayer: Adoration
El Rai this is one of your names which reveals your heart more than any other. As you saw Abraham on the mountaintop and witnessed his trust in you, you provided a ram as Jehovah Jireh. Likewise, as El Rai you see where I am, you respond. It is in your seeing that I am truly known. To be known by you – to not be forgotten – is one of my greatest needs and it is this name which comforts me greatly. I praise you because you are not a distant God who sits far off and does not commune with those you have made, but you see me. You care, you see, and you are there.
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Rather than viewing the cross as an historical event that will take us to heaven, we ought to view it as a current event containing everything we need to bring heaven to bear on earth.
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• What is the power of the cross and the stability it provides, deliverance it offers, the power of its ongoing remembrance, and more
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About the Student Regent
In 2005, the 79th Texas Legislature authorized the Governor to appoint a nonvoting student regent for each university or university system.
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It's a staple of message-board griping during Rumble season that the city's oldest and most prestigious battle of the bands is somehow rigged, though in our experience -- going back nearly a decade -- the Rumble has always been conducted in complete fairness, following a tried-and-true system by which five judges rate each evening's bands according to a meticulous point system.
Radio, Radio: You'll hear her on your speakers everywhere you go
DOWNLOAD: Kate Radio, "Drive Me Crazy" (mp3)
About ten seconds into "Drive Me Crazy," the debut offering from Waltham's Kate Radio, we were MySpace-messaging Dave Pino to find out if he was behind it. Pino, formerly of Waltham, Damone, and Seemless, was reached in the midst of writing songs with Powerman 5000 and riding every ride at Universal Studios, which is his version of heaven on earth.
The last time we tried to shoot Viva Viva, we made an ill-fated foray into infrared photography. This time, with the addition of actual lights, you may even be able to make out more than a Sasquatch-like outline. Which is good, because we love these dudes. Forget that VV grew out of two of our favorite early-00s bands -- the Lot Six and Officer May -- or that they've got this awesome Mutt-and-Jeff thing going on.
Voting has officially ended for this year's Best Music Poll: results will be announced in May, a few days before our annual BMP Concert extravaganza (bands: Death Cab, POTUSA, Amanda Palmer, Bob Mould, and two of the winners from the Poll.) To tide you over, we'll be rolling out live video of some of our fave BMP acts, taken from a couple of Best Music Poll showcase concerts.
Now that the long-awaited NKOTB reunion has been confirmed -- with new Interscope album, TV show, fall tour, and townie-girl mayhem to follow -- we suspect that some revisionist history will begin to set in, and as a matter of natural course, people will find themselves happy to like the New Kids again. Not to spoil the love-fest, but here are five cringe-worthy things you'd probably forgotten about "The Block," as they're apparently calling themselves now .
We waited until after April Fools to post this so you know it ain't a joke. To celebrate, we're hastily assembling our Nude remixes. You? Oh, right, REM and Pearl Jam just announced shows, too, if anyone cares...
RadioheadAugust 13 at the Tweeter Center, MansfieldTickets on-sale April 12
Crowded HouseAt the Somerville Theatre
If Jamie Stewart (who for all intents and purposes is Xiu Xiu) is playing with a full deck of cards, it's not a deck you'd find on Planet Earth. So, not to judge or anything, but maybe before you go to a concert, you should at least listen to one song by that artist.


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L.E. Becker of WARP 9 in Clawson, Michigan comments on Dark Horse's decision to offer their digital comics at a lower price point.
So Dark Horse Comics is going same day/date with digital just like Marvel and DC, but with a twist--everything will be at least $1 cheaper online than the actual print version. All the retailers are up in arms: "How can you do this to us?" "We supported you." And I have had a few retailers ask me what my reaction is. My reaction? Meh.
First of all, I have said before that digital brings in the new or lapsed reader...one that wouldn't come into a comic shop anyways. Most kids these days do EVERYTHING with the Internet. Reading is way down the list of importance, no matter WHAT the subject is (unless it's the new Twilight novel).
Second, the amount of Dark Horse product we order is moderate at best. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Star Wars titles are our biggest sellers. But they are a far cry from what we USED to order (i.e., Buffy was ordered from us in the triple digits. Now? They're in the lower double digits). The impact that this will have on me is minimal at best. I'm sure I will have a few of my customers that will switch to digital on a few titles, however, I feel that the majority of my customers (and by customers, I mean the REGULAR Wednesday customers) will still buy their books from us. Why?
1) Our discount on new books. Discount? A policy that I KNOW bugs Diamond (and our competitors), but let me tell ya, it keeps our customers coming back every week; trying titles that they normally wouldn't try, but when they factor in the discount, it bumps up our sales.
2) I have said this before, and I will continue to do so. This industry is focused PRIMARILY as a COLLECTIBLE one. The majority of the customers who patronize your store are COLLECTORS who collect, and of course, read the product. The comic industry has always, and will ALWAYS be focused on the collecting aspect of this hobby. People still continue with print because they want something that they can hold in their hands and maybe even something that they can sell (like YOU do at your shop). And before any shop owner takes an issue with what I said, I will only say this, if you carry bags and boards at your store, you ARE a collectibles shop. If you don't, then you are Barnes & Noble book store.
3) Our shining personalities (can't you tell?).
Now, do I think that Dark Horse selling digital comics at a cheaper price is crappy? Yeah, but I'm not going to cut off my hand to spite my wallet. I will still carry Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other various Dark Horse titles. And if it comes to a point that my Dark Horse sales stall because of their digital versions, then we will adjust accordingly.
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial staff of ICv2.com.
Posted by ICv2 on December 5, 2011 @ 2:57 am CT
'We Need Marvel Comics To Be Great'
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Michael Breakfield of Lone Star Comics in Arlington, Texas, comments on the news that came out of the Marvel Retailer Summit.
'I value the opinions of my customers.'
April 3, 2017
Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics comments on the recently concluded Marvel Retailer Summit.
Joss Whedon Steps Up
May 22, 2017
Justice League writer/director Zack Snyder is stepping away from DC Comics film, which is still in post-production, to deal with a family tragedy.
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Ducks take care of business, win 56-7
EUGENE - Another lesser opponent, another blowout. It was that easy for the Oregon Ducks Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium.
The Ducks allowed Missouri State to take a 7-0 lead on the Bears' first possession, but that was it for MSU. The Oregon offense was too much, and their defense stiffened for a 56-7 win.
'Our guys focused on the task at hand,' Ducks coach Chip Kelly said. 'These are situations that sometimes can be difficult. And that's what the problem with some teams is. They overlook other opponents. Our guys understood what the deal was. We only had one game this week and it was Missouri State, and they got our full attention.
'We made mistakes; you're always going to make mistakes. No one's going to play a perfect game. But I was proud of our guys effort today. That's the big thing that we're looking for every single Saturday. It's how hard do you play.'
All of the usual suspects shined for Oregon, playing less than full games. LaMichael James had 204 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries. Darron Thomas was 11 of 15 passing for 206 yards and three TDs. Lavasier Tuinei and Colt Lyerla each had two TD catches. The Ducks finished with 681 yards of offense.
With two blowouts under their belt, the Ducks (2-1) will turn their focus over to Pac-12 play. They open against Arizona on the road next Saturday night.
'It's going to be a battle,' James said. 'And it's like that when you get into the Pac-12 Conference. I'm really happy with the way we played today. But this game is over now. We have to get back here and study film, and we have to go out and play hard. We're going on the road, and it's going to be a tough opponent.'
As Saturday's game began, it appeared that Missouri State - a Division I-AA/Football Championship Subdivision team - had forgotten to read the headlines that it was supposed to roll over and die before the first snap.
On nine plays, the Bears marched 84 yards to the end zone. Quarterback Trevor Wooden exposed the Ducks' soft pass coverage, and the Bears controlled the line of scrimmage when they kept the ball on the ground. Chris Douglas capped the 84-yard drive with a three-yard run up the middle on a trap play.
'The defense let up a little bit, I guess,' said Oregon defensive end Terrell Turner. 'They were just pretty much running off the ball. Usually, we're used to the zone scheme. They were running the same type of offense as our offense. So we were just after them, trying to read it in a different way.'
Whether it was because of Missouri State's well-designed spread offense or Oregon's lackluster defense, the Bears were able to move the ball on Oregon throughout the first half, going into the break with 217 yards of offense.
The Ducks did make adjustments in the second half, suffocating Missouri State and allowing the Bears to gain only 72 more yards. The Bears' most impressive stat was their 185 yards on the ground. Trevor Wooden rushed for 67 yards on 16 carries, Vernon Scott had 50 yards on 14 carries, and Douglas gained 41 yards on 19 carries.
'Missouri State had a nice plan going into the game, and they executed that plan,' Kelly said. 'They tried to stay out of those negative yardage situations. They tried to stay on track and take the two or three yards as they came, and they just incrementally moved the football.'
The Bears' defense did not have the athletes to compete with Oregon's offense, though. MSU could barely get lined up before Oregon snapped the ball. And when the play began, the defense was helpless.
James scored his first touchdown on a one-yard dive up the middle to even the score at 7-7.
Thomas led the Ducks to their next two touchdowns, both through the air. An eight-yard TD pass to Tuinei put Oregon on top 14-7.
On the Ducks' next possession, Thomas guided the Ducks 93 yards on three consecutive passes - to Rahsaan Vaughn for 46 yards, Tuinei for 40 yards and then seven yards and a TD to Lyerla.
James got his second TD with 8:36 remaining in the first half. He took a handoff on the Ducks' 10-yard line and broke to the outside. Utilizing perfect downfield blocking from his receivers, James went 90 yards into the end zone untouched. The run was the longest of James' career, the longest in Autzen Stadium history and the second longest in Ducks history (Bob Smith 92 yards, 1938).
'The offensive line did a great job to get me into the open field, and once I got into the open field, our receivers block really well downfield,' James said. 'That run is credited to (receiver) Justin Hoffman. He did a great job of blocking for me. It was basically a sprint.'
Oregon went into halftime up 35-7, as Tuinei caught his second TD of the game, on a 34-yard pass from Thomas. At that point, Oregon had scored four TDs in a span of 11 plays.
'That's just how our offense is,' Thomas said. 'We're trying to give up nothing on no drives. We're trying to come out and score. And that's what happened today. We went out, put up points. It's just a good job by everybody all around.'
James completed his afternoon with an exclamation point when he jogged into the end zone on a 50-yard TD run.
'I kind of tightened up a little bit,' James said. 'I didn't want to pull anything. So I was just kind of striding it out into the end zone.'
Up 42-7, the Ducks pulled James and Thomas, and it was time to let the reserves have their fun.
'Two weeks in a row we had guys get an opportunity to come in for some quality snaps,' Kelly said. 'They'll get a chance to come in Monday and watch some film and we'll coach them off of the tape, and it's really going to pay dividends for us down the road.'
On his first series, backup Oregon quarterback Bryan Bennett found Lyerla open for a 26-yard touchdown pass, the first TD toss of Bennett's career.
Bennett then found Eric Dungy open along the left sideline for a 22- yard TD pass to put Oregon up 56-7.
Both teams played a conservative and scoreless fourth quarter, keeping the ball on the ground and running the clock.
While the Ducks played a topflight LSU team to open up the season, they will have to hope that after these last two games the preseason was tough enough to get them ready to defend their league championship.
'It better (be),' Kelly said. 'We can't schedule another (game) before we play Arizona.'
MSU - 1st, 10:22: Chris Douglas 3 run (Austin Witmer kick)
ORE - 1st,, 7:21: LaMichael James 1 run (Alejandro Maldonado kick)
ORE - 1st, 3:18: Lavasier Tuinei 8 pass from Darron Thomas (Maldonado kick)
ORE - 2nd, 12:11: Colt Lyerla 7 pass from Thomas (Maldonado kick)
ORE - 2nd, 8:36: James 90 run (Maldonado kick)
ORE - 2nd, 5:33: Tuinei 34 pass from Thomas (Maldonado kick)
ORE - 3rd, 13:43: James 50 run (Maldonado kick)
ORE - 3rd 9:32 Lyerla 26 pass from Bryan Bennett (Maldonado kick)
ORE - 3rd 4:45: Eric Dungy 22 pass from Bennett (Maldonado kick) and #8232;


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Low, Murray (2001) States, citizenship and collective action. In: Daniels, Peter, Bradshaw, Michael, Shaw, Denis and Sidaway, James, (eds.) Human Geography: Issues for the 21st Century. Prentice Hall, Harlow, UK, pp. 473-502. ISBN 9780582367999
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