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The lives of penguins on South Africa's Robben Island are defined by the rhythms of their daily commute. Every morning, they parade down penguin highways to the sea, and every evening they return to their nests along the same paths, full of half-digested fish that they regurgitate to their whining chicks.
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I was crouched behind a camouflage net to avoid scaring skittish birds on their way home after a long day of fishing. My job was to read the numbers on flipper bands. Scientists have banded about 4,000 chicks and 40,000 adult penguins in this area over the past 33 years to find out how long they live and where they feed, swim and nest.
Eight penguins, not yet tagged, teetered on the crest of a sloping rock face and stopped just a few feet away to soak up the last of the sun. These are not the world's most beautiful penguins. They don't have the aristocratic bearing and the polar mystique of the emperor penguin. They're not as brightly colored as the king penguin, with its glowing gold neck and nape, probably the most beautiful of all penguins. Nor do they have the shining yellow head feathers of the crested species, the macaroni and rockhopper penguins.
The African penguin, though, is handsome in its own simple way. A single band of black loops around its white belly and chest, from foot to foot, like a horseshoe. White stripes curve around its black cheeks, giving the bird the appearance of wearing a white hood. A few black spots mark the chest, different for each bird. The only decorative flair is a patch of pink skin from eye to beak.
The birds continued their hike home, heading inland to their waiting chicks, which were already begging for food. I heard a cacophony of braying as penguins still at the nest called out to guide their mates home. A harsh and hoarse donkey sound, the call earned the birds their former name: jackass penguins. Every night the island echoes with tone-deaf serenades, sung to establish and affirm mating bonds. They honk out a loud chorus, chests pumping like bellows and beaks pointed to the sky. The penguins might seem operatic if their songs weren't so ridiculously unmusical.
Something about the daily migration captures the animals' dignity and comedy. They are so purposeful, so earnest, so serious in their stiff-legged waddle, wings rigidly forward. Often as I watched, they would hear a noise or see something startling, like a gull, and the entire group would dissolve in a general panic, fleeing in all directions, using their flippers like front legs, even running over each other.
African penguins have not been celebrated in movies, but they find themselves on center stage now as one of the world's most endangered penguins. Researchers have been studying penguins here since the early 1980s, and their work has shed a harsh light on a species in free fall, with a population down more than 95 percent in 100 years. "I hate to say it," says Richard Sherley, a biologist at the University of Cape Town who now runs the Robben Island study, "but unless something serious changes, the African penguin may be on its way out."
Robben Island is best known as the site of the former maximum-security prison that once held Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists, and one morning I accompanied Sherley to the dense acacia trees in front of the hulking structure, now a museum (see "A Monument to Courage,"). Sherley fought through heavy brush to reach a young chick in its nest, a hollow in the sand about the size of a kitchen sink. Flippers out and oversize feet cocked upward, the penguin chick squirmed in Sherley's grip. He lifted it and handed it to me.
For sheer cuteness, the baby penguin was tough to top. It looked more like a bottom-heavy stuffed toy than a living creature; it was covered in a thick velour of down and was mostly gray except for its white belly and bulging white cheeks.
"Watch out for the beak," Sherley said, bringing me back to the task at hand. "Oh, and the poop, too—a stream of hot fish soup."


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Our workers are really heroic, long-suffering and good natured. They are all patriotic. But there is no such thing as class; we are one single nation. It is incompatible with reason, manners and good conscience to speak of a working class, a peasant class and a civil servant class. Someone may be a worker today, a boss tomorrow, and a worker again the day after that. He may be a worker one day and then a peasant. It is illogical to divide people into classes.
1- Ta Sin Mim
2- Those are the Signs of the Clear Book.
3- Perhaps you will destroy yourself with grief because they will not become believers.
4- If We wished We could send down a Sign to them from heaven, before which their heads would be bowed low in subjection.
Allah says the Qur'an is perfectly clear. There is nothing incomprehensible about it. Allah does not bestow guidance upon them and the Prophet (saas) is saddened by their state. Allah draws our Prophet's (saas) attention on this subject. Allah tells him to stop being sad, and that if not he will destroy himself. Allah has sent him a verse on that subject.
The abjad (numerological) value of the verse is 2022. That gives the date of the coming of Jesus the Messiah, insha'Allah. The whole world becomes Muslim with the coming of the Prophet Jesus (as). People did not all become Muslims in the time of our Prophet (saas). He preached and talked, but they did not. Very few did, in that region. Our Prophet (saas) was saddened by that. Islam did not rule the world in the time of our Prophet (saas). Because that was not in destiny. When will it happen? In the time of Jesus the Messiah, in the End Times. It gives a date of 2022. The moral values of Islam will rule the whole world then. That is in a verse of the Qur'an.
5- But no fresh reminder from the All-Merciful reaches them without their turning away from it.
No matter how many warnings come, they still turn away.
6- They have denied the truth, but the news of what they mocked will certainly come to them.
They say that Jesus the Messiah will not come, that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not come.
10- When your Lord called out to Moses: 'Go to the wrongdoing people,
The Mahdi of those days is the Prophet Moses (s). In other words, go to the people whom the way of the dajjal (antichrist) rules.
11- the people of Pharaoh. Will they not have fear?'
The dajjal of the time. Allah says, will they still not fear?
12- He said, 'My Lord, I fear they will deny me
13- and that my breast will be constricted
His chest grows tight, his heart beat flied up. His blood pressure probably rises, too.
Extreme excitement may cause people to lose the power of speech. That also applies to Hazrat Mahdi (as).
and that my tongue will not be free, so send Aaron as a Messenger as well. [to tell him of his duty as messenger].
He will take over when he is unable to speak.
14- They hold a wrong action against me and I fear that they may kill me.'
He cites one of the reasons for his fear.
15- He [Allah] said, 'By no means! Go, both of you, with Our Signs. We will certainly be together with you, listening.
I am always with you, I hear everything that is said, Allah says.
16- Go to Pharaoh and say, "We are the Messenger of the Lord of all the worlds.
It is no good being relaxed or putting things off for 700 years. They go at once, at that very moment.
17- to tell you to send the tribe of Israel away with us.
He says we want to save the Muslims, let the Muslims go.
18- He [Pharaoh] said, 'Did we not bring you up among us as a child and did you not spend many years of your life among us?
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will also be brought up among ignorant people. He will not be brought up among scholars. He is brought up among ignorant people, far removed from religion. This is clear from the hadiths. "Allah will give him knowledge in one night," they say. He says you have lived among the ignorant, just like the Mahdi (as).
19- Yet you did the deed you did and were ungrateful.'
He accuses the Prophet Moses (as) of ingratitude.
20-21- He [Moses] said, 'At the time I did it I was one of the misguided and so I fled from you when I was in fear of you but my Lord gave me right judgement and made me one of the Messengers.
He says Allah subsequently made me a prophet.
22- And anyway you can only reproach me with this favour because you made the tribe of Israel into slaves!'
It is not a favor. Look at my people and my friends. You use us as slaves. You make us carry stones and carry out the heaviest labor. That is not a favor, he says.
23-24- Pharaoh said, 'What is the Lord of all the worlds?'
He said, 'The Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything between them if you knew for sure.'
If you believe in Darwinism and materialism that is one thing, but if you believe in revelation, that is another matter. Allah created everything, everything on Earth and in the sky.
25- He said to those around him, 'Are you listening?'
This is the classic showy language used in the society of ignorance.
26- He [Moses] said, 'Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers, the previous peoples.'
He says your forefathers also made errors.
27- He [Pharaoh] said, 'This Messenger, who has been sent to you, is mad.'
They said that the Mahdi of that time was crazy, in order to fragment the people of the Prophet Moses (as) and separate him from his people so they would turn away from him.
28- He [Moses] said, 'The Lord of the East and the West and everything between them if you used your intellect.'
He says they are unable to use their intellects properly.
29- He [Pharaoh] said, 'If you take any god other than me, I will certainly throw you into prison.'
The way of the dajjal accuses the Mahdi of that time of insanity and says it will have him imprisoned. Because they believe that if the Prophet Moses (as) is sent away his community will collapse. They believe that his community will fall apart if the Prophet Moses (as) is imprisoned.
30- He [Moses] said, 'Even if I were to bring you something undeniable?'
The Mahdi of the age, the Prophet Moses (as), speaks with evidence. That is, Al-Hujjat, he who brings evidence.
31- He [Pharaoh] said, 'Produce it then if you are someone telling the truth.'
32- So He threw down his staff and there it was, unmistakably a snake.
What happens? A dry piece of wood turns into a snake. In an instant. What does the Prophet Moses (as) prove first? Creation. He throws down the staff in his hand in order to prove Creation. It instantaneously turns into a snake. He proves Creation. He shows there is no such thing as evolution. How quickly is that snake created? In a second. You see, there is no such thing as evolution, he says.
33- And he drew out his hand and there it was, pure white to those who looked.
White hands, when he puts them on his chest. Masons also place their hands in the right sides of their jackets on the basis of this verse of the Qur'an. They wear white gloves in such a way as to emphasize the verse. The same ruling appears in the Torah. It is a masonic sign to place their rights hands over their hearts. Masons place their hands above their hearts in order to recognize one another.
34- He [Pharaoh] said to the High Council round about him, 'This certainly is a skilled magician,
He first says he is insane, the he talks about prison, then he says he is a sorcerer. A very skilled magician, he says.
35- who desires by his magic to expel you from your land, so what do you recommend?'
He tries to turn it into an offense against the state by accusing him of treason, a criminal.
36-38- They said, 'Detain him and his brother and send out marshals to the cities, to bring you all the skilled magicians.'
So the magicians were assembled for a meeting on a specified day.
He says he will use force to get rid of them. He orders them both to be arrested and that marshals should be sent to the cities. He called for all the Darwinists and materialists of the time to be brought to him. They all come together on a festival day. They bring all the people together there. They use the public to intensify the pressure.
39- 42- The people were asked, 'Are you all assembled
so we can follow the magicians if they are the winners?'
When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, 'Will we be rewarded if we are the winners?'
He said, 'Yes, and in that case you will be among those brought near.'
They said they would follow Pharaoh if the sorcerers emerged victorious. Since they were Darwinists and materialists they demanded money. They were looking out for their own interests.
44- They threw down their ropes and staffs and said, 'By the might of Pharaoh we are the winners.'
Oaths were taken on the way of the dajjal in those days. There is no oath stemming from Allah's book. The dajjal of the time was made to appear very powerful. The Darwinist and materialist system of the time collapsed.
45- But Moses threw down his staff and at once it swallowed up what they had fabricated.The way his first action was to prove Creation is very important. The idolatrous system first has to be eliminated. Then the true system will follow naturally.
46- The magicians threw themselves down, prostrating.
47- They said, 'We believe in the Lordof all the worlds,
48- the Lord of Moses and Aaron.'
But the belief in Allah described by the prophets is very important. The masons refer to the architect of the universe. A vague force, may Allah forbid! Allah is Almighty. He was not born or given birth to. That is the true Allah described in the Qur'an, by the Prophet Abraham (as).
49- He [Pharaoh] said, 'Did you believe in him before I authorised you? He is your chief who taught you magic. But you will soon know! I will cut off your alternate hands and feet and I will crucify every one of you.'
Something like the alleged terror organization of the time, the deep state of the time, makes problems for Muslims. The alleged terror organization Ergenekon always frightens people with the idea of death. Death and execution is the main theme when one looks at the alleged terror organization.
52- We revealed to Moses: 'Travel with Our slaves by night. You will certainly be pursued.'
Muslims are always under surveillance by disbelief and the way of the dajjal. That is why Muslims have generally operated at night in order not to attract attention to themselves. The alleged terror organization says it will kill 3 million people in one night.
56- and we constitute a vigilant majority.
They say they are enlightened and very intelligent. They say they are very cultured. Yet they are in fact terribly ignorant.
57- We expelled them [Pharaoh and his people] from gardens and springs,
In other words, they leave springs and gardens in order to move to the attack. They normally enjoy themselves first, but then they move to a military system because they are going to carry out a military operation. They are in a state of alarm. They are on a military footing.
58- from treasures and a splendid situation.
They leave their treasures and posts. Because they will attack Muslims.
59- So it was! And We bequeathed them to the tribe of Israel.Allah destroyed them all in the sea. The Prophet Moses (as) shed no blood there. Allah shed blood. Allah shed their blood. Allah shed their blood in the name of the way of the Mahdi of the time. Allah shed blood with His angels. Thousands of angels spilled their blood there. Allah saved Hazrat Moses (as). And Muslims came into possession of everything owned by the way of the dajjal.
171- People of the Book! do not go to excess in your religion. Say nothing but the truth about Allah. The Messiah, 'Jesus son of Maryam, was only the Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He cast into Maryam, and a Spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His Messengers. Do not say, 'Three.' It is better that you stop. Allah is only One God. He is too Glorious to have a son! Everything in the heavens and in the earth belongs to Him. Allah suffices as a Guardian.
In other words, do not produce unnecessary errors and nonsense. Tell the truth. Since he is a spirit from Allah, he is called Ruhullah (Spirit from Allah). The Prophet Jesus (as) is known as Kalimatullah (Word from Allah) and Ruhullah.
172- The Messiah would never disdain to be a servant to Allah nor would the angels near to Him. If any do disdain to worship Him, and grow arrogant, He will in any case gather them all to Him.
Whoever does not worship Him. The Messiah and the angels close to him constantly worship Allah. The Prophet Jesus (as) is with them and constantly worships Allah. Allah notes that.
173- As for those who believe and do right actions, He will pay them their wages in full and will give them increase from His favour...
This verse is another proof that the Prophet Jesus (as) did not die, but is in the Presence of Allah. Allah says that about no other prophet. Only about Jesus the Messiah. He does not say that about the prophets Abraham, or Izaac, or Jacob or any other prophet. "The Messiah and the angels near to him..." In other words, angels such as Gabriel, Micheal (archangel) and Israfel have no hesitation about serving Allah. "If any do disdain to worship Him..." Yet had the Prophet Jesus (as) died he would have no responsibility to worship. But since he did not die, he continues to worship in the Presence of Allah. He worships in the way the angels worship.

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In this politically correct world, people typically suppress their true feelings in an attempt to not offend anyone. The problem is that once those feelings surface, the result may not be pretty.
We saw that situation in the closing laps of Sunday's AdvoCare 500 in Phoenix as Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer's teams came to blows after the two drivers tangled on the race track. It was simply a matter of Gordon reaching his breaking point.
"Things just got escalated over the year, and I'd just had it," said Gordon about the message behind their altercation. "Clint has run into me numerous times, wrecked me and he got into me on the back straightaway and pretty much ruined our day. I've had it, fed up with it and I got him back."
The accident ended Bowyer's chance at a Cup Series Championship and gave him little to race for in next week's season finale.
When asked if he was worried about retaliation, Gordon replied, "They've got to do what they've got to do, and I guess I had to do what I had to do."
The aftermath of the brawl in the garage area between the two race teams has brought mixed reaction from fans and participants. Depending on which side you fall, you either love the free expression of emotion or see it as a black mark on the sport.
Race winner Kevin Harvick has been virtually lost in the fallout from the Gordon-Bowyer tussle but wasn't afraid of adding his two cents when asked.
"The sport was made on fights. We should have more fights. I like fights," commented Harvick on all the fuss. "They're not always fun to be in. Sometimes you're on the wrong end, but fights are what made NASCAR what it is."
New points leader Brad Keselowski has been involved in several issues of his own over his short career, but he prefers to keep the altercations on a professional basis.
"The sport needs hard racing, it needs people that go for broke, try to win races and put it all out there on the line," said Keselowski after the event. "It doesn't need a bunch of people that have anger issues."
I can say this. My first assignment as a reporter was in Atlanta in 1992, which just happened to be Jeff Gordon's first Cup start. I've seen him take many speed bumps over the years and react in an amazingly professional manner. His baggage with Bowyer had to be weighing heavy on his emotions for him to react in such a manner. That doesn't make it right but, I believe that there is more to the story than what happened Sunday.
I'm comfortable that NASCAR will surely sort everything out over the next few days and don't be surprised if penalties and/or suspensions are not part of the solution. In either case, I liked both Gordon and Bowyer before the incident and I'll still be a fan of both going forward.
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Can Credit Card Numbers Be Electronically Transferred? well... i know it's possible. Is it legal and acceptable? If so... what security measures are required or recommended? I'm working with an Amish fellow who wants to sell his goods online. However, he does not want orders processed online. He wants the orders to be sent to him through an Email to Fax program. Orders will then be placed manually.
Any advice?
Email and fax are inherently insecure for transmitting credit card numbers.
If you process credit card numbers, you will have to be PCI compliant.
Put simply it is simply insane to store cards locally unless the business has significant volume and a very special need.
Even forgetting PCI, merchant providers still require an internet order be run as such... no thumbing it in to a POS system.
That's pretty much what i expected. Improper PCI-DSS could result in fines as well as a loss of merchant account. The fellow seems pretty determined to manage his sales this way. While i can advise against it. If it comes to losing the account; Will i personally be penalized for setting him up?
If he takes you to court to try to recover some of the huge amount it eventually costs him then even though you will probably win you will still end up having to pay quite a bit in legal fees. Best not to help someone do something illegal like that in the first place.
ah... so is it illegal? If it's bad practice that's one thing... if it's illegal that's another.
perhaps the most ethical and mutually beneficial solution may be... to work out an arrangement where i manage the e-commerce aspect of his business... i could setup and use my own merchant account to help facilitate and fulfill online orders.
Setting up a fully compliant merchant facility is expensive - that's why most sites actually make use of a third party merchant facility. Apart from not having to spend huge amounts of money on setting up a PCI compliant system you also avoid all the risk of being fined if someone finds a hole in your security and manages to obtain any of the credit card numbers as the third party provider you use would be the one taking that risk.
Many banks and a number of other large financial companies offer access to use their payment processor for the processing of online credit card orders. It would just be a matter of finding one that doesn't charge an excessive fee.
Perhaps the easiest way to explain the problem to your client is to explain that one of the conditions for processing credit card orders is that the numbers are not allowed to be stored on a computer that is connected to the internet. As emails are stored on computers attached to the internet they must never contain credit card numbers. If someone were to send their credit card number by email and it was then used by someone else to make purchases then the only person that the card owner would have any chance at all of getting compensated for the loss from would be the person who convinced them to send their email address by email in the first place. The card issuer accepts no responsibility and prohibits such use of credit cards that they issue.


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The study of adult offender decision-making has typically been approached from the rational choice model. With this solicitation NIJ seeks to expand the existing research by examining the process of adult offender decision-making with respect to the decision to offend. NIJ requests proposals that either expand the rational choice model or use other theories (e.g., behavioral economics, business models, psychology, or cognitive models) or both. Proposed research also should consider issues such as social context, emotions, default choices, or possibly environmental context to help the field gain a better understanding of the overall decision-making process.
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A PEDESTRIAN suffered 'serious injuries' yesterday after being involved in a collision with a car in Chesham.
South Central Ambulance Service confirmed they were called to St Mary's Way, Chesham, at 4pm yesterday.
They reported a male pedestrian was taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital with serious injuries after a road collision with a car.
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What happens to my online accounts when I die?
These days, using a personal computer is just a normal part of life. You may have e-mail or online accounts that require a password, or you may have pictures, videos, or documents stored online or on your hard drive. You may even maintain a blog or website. Like your physical assets, these "digital" or "cyber" assets can have both sentimental and economic value. Chances are, nobody else knows your cyber assets even exist, and if they do, they may not know where those assets are stored or how to access them. It's important that you make plans for the disposition of your cyber assets in the event of your incapacity or death. If you don't, your survivors may have to deal with time-consuming and costly searches, or worse, the assets may be overlooked and lost altogether.
What happens to your cyber assets at your death depends on what type of asset it is, and while the laws regarding cyber assets are not well settled, there are some broad guidelines. Domain names, once registered, become your personal property under property law, and your websites and blog content are yours under federal copyright law. These types of cyber assets are clearly defined by law and are transferable to your heirs (e.g., through your will). On the other hand, certain online accounts, such as e-mail accounts, Facebook, Twitter, eBay, or PayPal, may not be classified as property in the legal sense; you are merely given a license by the website when you agree to its terms of service. Under these terms of service, transferability of your accounts may be limited or even prohibited altogether. Terms of service vary widely from site to site. Some sites, such as YouTube, will allow persons with legal power of attorney to access your accounts, and they post instructions on how to do so. Other sites, such as Facebook, will put your accounts into a "memorial state." Many sites, however, will terminate and permanently delete your accounts upon notification of your death. You should read and understand all terms of service and make any necessary legal arrangements so your heirs will have access to your accounts.
Note: On the flip side, you may have certain private accounts to which you want to ensure that no one is given access and which will be terminated immediately upon your death.


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Battersea Ironsides remain unbeaten and on top of Surrey Two after a thumping 62-7 win over Worth Old Boys.
The deluge of points also means the Ironsides have scored 151 points in three games.
A fearsome start from the Ironsides immediately put a stretched old Boys, who had turned up with no bench, on the back foot.
This was exacerbated when, in under five minutes they lost one of their players to a broken finger and had to continue with 14 men.
Ironsides quickly took the opportunity and scored in the corner with Ben Siaw adding the extras.
Unfortunately the lead was short-lived with a lapse of concentration at the restart and poor defence saw Old Boys run round the backs cover and score under the posts to level the score at 7-7 with less than 10 minutes played.
That was the only time WOBS managed to cross the Ironsides whitewash and Ironsides responded with two tries to leave the score 21-7 after 20 minutes.
Ironsides pack gave no quarter and pushed over a scrum, and drove from a lineout and the teams turned round at half time 31-7
For the remainder of the match, the Old Boys kept defending but the Ironsides' dominant forwards built platforms for the unforgiving pace of full-back Tyson Peters to capitalise on.
This included a truly amazing individual try beating five men to score under the posts from the halfway which took him to his hat trick.
Not to be outdone, number eight Shannon Millard took three tries for himself but was grateful for the brunt of the work to be carried out by his pack.
Prop Rob Phillips also made the scoresheet as did centre Ash Hallett twice.
Table-toppers Ironsides face their toughest test yet on October 20 when they face third-placed Chipstead.


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What to use to draw on stoneware.
Posted 08 October 2012 - 06:33 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends, and Columbus Day to Americans! Well, I know we are all Americans, technically, but I didn't want to say USA-ans!
I was inspired to draw some silly faces, etc. on pottery, and have searched around for what to use, and can't find anything that sounds right. Does anyone know of anything that is like colored pencils that can be put on b mix stoneware so that I don't have to paint them on? I would like vibrant colors that stand up under the clear glaze. And what is the best glaze to put over a drawing so tha it isn't dull?
Thanks in advance, I appreciate the generosity you all show here,
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:57 AM
I'm french and I have found here recipes to make ceramic pens and pencils that suits me. My problem is : i don't understand the word "trailer" (and therefore : what's the difference with pens ?) I've tried various dictionnaries but i always find : "remorque" (attached to a van) or "bande annonce" (related to movie) which doesn't make sens ! Any idea ? Thank you.
Posted 19 January 2013 - 07:26 AM
As I write this, I keep thinking about you translating it into French.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 07:47 AM
Am I right ? It's called in french a pear for slip.
Thank you so much !
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the thinest tip i have found on trailers in France is 0.8mm wide (diameter). Do you haver thiner tips in USA ? If the answer is yes, do you think I can use it with a slip or a glaze that had been dry sieved through an 120-mesh screen ? (I hope my english is good enough so that you can understand me ! If not, i really apologize...)
I'm not sure if there is anything thinner than 0.8mm diameter...I don't use the bulb (pear) style slip trailers. I actually prefer to use tips made for cake decorating, and the smallest available is size 000 -- which is about 0.8mm. I looked around online for different sizes, and 0.8mm is the smallest I've seen for sale.
You might be able to get a finer line with a hypodermic needle (see the "inner diameter" column at http://en.wikipedia....parison_chart). I don't know where you might find them in France; here in the US, you can often get them at "farm supply" stores because people need them for livestock....though I'm not sure if you can find one that small!
I'm leaving the sieving question up to someone who knows more about that!
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 09:52 AM
Try looking for Henna applicator bottles and tips, I think you can find a tip as small as .05 mm
Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:01 AM
I have used the pencils, I do really like them, after you apply a good clear glaze the colours are nice, the red is red not wine or maroon and the black is black not charcole for example. They are very expensive tho $10 a pencil where I live . . . to save I sharpen them with a knife not a pencile sharpener might not be much of a saving but it makes me feel better. Try buying one or two brite colours and give them a test before making the investment maybe.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 12:34 PM
At the moment I've made my own pens. I'll tell you wether or not it is satisfying when they will be ready and give the recipe of course! These pens are very expensive in France too ! However I like them very much so I hope my home-made pens will be efficient.
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Thread: Dark Souls for PC
For those who haven't seen it yet, there's a HD font mod over at Dark Souls Nexus. It makes the game a lot easier on the eyes.
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On another note, I can't wait for a mod to reskin Blighttown with rainbows, fluffy clouds and happy clowns who just want to hug. They could call it Blithetown.[RIGHT][SIZE=1][URL="http://steamcommunity.com/id/spiderwisdom/"]steam[/URL] [COLOR=#ffa500]◄[/COLOR]
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Blighttown gets a lot of bad rep but on the PC with no framerate issues? It's a pretty cool place.
Kind of reminds me of Hydroponics in System Shock 2 - it's "that moment in game" where difficulty ramps up, but rewards make up for it.
I just finished it, and boy I was way overlevelled for the final few bosses. Good game though, excited for DS2.
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I'm not sure there's a thing as 'being overlevelled'. Gear upgrades are worth more than character upgrades in any case.
The last couple of bosses are a tad easier than some that came before. (The Dynamic Duo and the 4 kings are among the hardest). The final boss in particular is 'easy'. Add to that you´ll probably gained skill in the game: and there it is.
Now start New game+ :P
Hmm, quick thought - Stephen King once wrote that good fantasy is about gaining and losing power. I think it's a great description of Dark Souls where even you have better gear etc. there will be always some moments where you think "there's no fucking way I'm gonna beat that boss".
Damn this game. I bought it on release, last August, but, after one thing or another, I never got round to playing it properly (losing 5,000 souls and 3 humanity in the Undead Burg - all that I'd saved up in my first two hours to level up with - was probably the deciding factor). I started playing again about 3 weeks ago, made a new character, chose a new gift, gave him a new name... And now I'm hooked. 130 hours in that 3 weeks or so.
The port is still terrible, the interface is so far from being a PC interface that I'd be tempted to say it was part of the challenge (why can't I use my mouse on the inventory menus?), and when I quit out of the game to the main menu it still amazes me that it plays the 3 publisher/dev/havok logo videos before it gets to the menu (seriously, who thought that was how it should be done?). But by Gods, the game beneath all of those issues is so glorious... almost to the point that, after I managed to get sucked in and waited for DSFix to do some more jazz and got that tweaked etc., I barely notice them.
It's awesome though, if you can see past/ignore those problems... Not just the gameplay, but the story as well, despite how 'thin' it is, I guess. And the world itself... I still get slightly astounded when I, say, look down from Firelink Shrine to Blighttown, and recognise the buttresses you were fighting/running around, and can even see the Great Hollow entrance tree. And the way that, if I think about the path from Firelink to B'town, and the space it occupies, down the long tunnel to the Moss vendor, then taking a right, through the wall opposite F'link into the Depths, then going down to the top of B'town and then down further to the swamp, it all works. Everything is in the right place, it all lines up. I'm not 100%, but I get the impression that if you were to actually make a perfect physical copy of the game world, and line it all up as it is in the game, getting all the angles etc. then it would work... everything would fit together as it does in the game... when I can see X from Y, that's because X really is in that place relative to Y. The consistency, and the feeling of actually being in that place is pretty special.
Terrific gameplay as well... I think it was with the Taurus Demon that I finally 'got' it, and how to beat a Boss. And it was for the Capra Demon that I last put my controller down hard enough to dislodge the battery pack. After that, I realised the game is perfectly fair... I'm just terrible. I spent 5 hours of a perfectly good Friday night on the beating of Ornstein & Smough... and the feeling when I did it was magical. I also spent two days 'preparing' for the Sanctuary Guardian fight, after it soundly thrashed me 5 or 6 times, and I lost my bloodstain. I went away and farmed to get my equipment up, got the rite of kindling etc., went back with lightning defences and the Elite Knight set +9, and had everything sorted & ready to go. Except, I forgot it can poison you. And it poisoned me. And I didn't have Purple Moss in my quickslots, and couldn't go into the menu to use it... so I was stuck, poisoned, for the entire fight. And when that first dose of poison ran out... it poisoned me again. Still managed to beat it, with 2 of my 20 Estus flasks intact.
Jolly cooperation is great, but... I can't summon people to help me. I managed it once, but every time I try I get the summoning failed message... had to stick with NPCs for a lot of the bosses. Although, I can be summoned, I can invade and have been invaded multiple times. I still haven't got all of the intricacies of Invasion yet, especially to do with the Darkmoon and Dark Anor Londo... though, I did get summoned by a guy who was there and was waiting for the Darkmoon Blade people to come get him (he said they were bugged), we had an epic 90 minutes of destroying invaders, 1 of us hiding behind a pillar in the Cathedral, jumping the invaders from behind etc.
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Seems like you found this out already, Unaco, but DSFix and the M&K fix are 100% required for the PC port -- no one should attempt playing without those properly set up. Once you can skip the logos and track the cursor to navigate menus and etc, Dark Souls' biggest problems are gone. Even if you're using a controller, install the M&K fix. I've got block and parry and a few other actions bound to my mouse and it makes mousing/keyboarding much easier.[RIGHT][SIZE=1][URL="http://steamcommunity.com/id/spiderwisdom/"]steam[/URL] [COLOR=#ffa500]◄[/COLOR]
Is there an easy way back to the Firelink shrine from Anor Londo? I am at S&O, but there is some stuff I want to do before dealing with them and going backwards through Sen's fortress seems doable but I'm not exactly looking forwards to it.
You can fall through Sens Fortress too if you really have to. I really recommend doing S&O though, it the item you get afterwards makes the game SO much easier in terms of getting around.
Yes, I just beat the two bosses which aren't too hard when you summon Sunbro and an additional stranger.
Hmmm, maybe I will just keep throwing myself at them then. My main issue is I rely way too much on the lightning spear at the moment, and I never revisited the asylum so I need to get that done at some point anyways.
I think I opened that shortcut, just never used it. That's one thing I really appreciate about Dark Souls, every time I think "damn, I really wish this game had fast travel" I play another hour and open a shortcut to get back where I needed to go.
Edit: My problem with my delightful friend is everytime I use humanity to summon him someone else shows up too and kills me. Considering playing offline for just this fight but that seems kind of lame. I've killed small dude once, but super big dude killed me while I was learning his patterns.
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I forged myself Qualaag's Fury Sword and upgraded it to level 3 so far, It's fire attribute is effective against most enemies unless they're fire themselfs, Smough and that other guy who's name I forgot are weak against fire and resistant to Lightning so it isn't really smart to use the lightning spear on them.
Also try to kill Smough first because when Whatshisface dies, Smough gets enraged, regains his full health and charges his hammer with lightning.
Also I just found a Black Knight Greataxe which can kill giants in a couple of hits, I can wield it with two hands for no penalty and only need to more strenth to wield it single handedly.
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Also sounds like how I went as well... Getting Beanpole away from Fatty, and taking him down, I managed to get quite easily. Learning Fatty's moves, and when to hit, when to break camera lock, when to heal, and then putting all that learning to use, took some time.
Edit: Not sure how direct you'll take assistance, if you don't want it too direct, look away now.
You can avoid invaders... by entering the boss fight fog. That sends them home, and lets you get on with the fight, if you're all prepared for it etc. Took me a while to figure that one out, but can be useful if they're constantly being interrupted. Also, being in one of the "White covenants" (Way of the White, Sunlight Warriors or Princess' Guard) means you'll get less invaders and (hopefully) more summonable people... it basically puts you closer on the network to members of these 3 covenants, meaning there'll be fewer invaders touching your network and able to invade.
If you have Quelaag's Soul still, and a +10 curved sword (you need Andrei to Ascend it once from +5 to +6 before you arrive in Anor Londo) you can get either Quelaag's Furysword or Quelaag's Chaos Blade. The Chaos Blade drains YOUR health as well as enemies, so be warned... whereas, the Furysword is at its best only if you have 10 humanity on board. But the Furysword is a good weapon, for that boss fight and for that level of the game.
If you want some more resilience, specifically resilience to Lightning, which you'll face from Ornstein and then Super Smough as well, the merchant in Sen's Fortress sells a nice little ring of Lightning protection (and one of Magic protection, and there's a Fire protection ring on Sen's as well). It costs a whack of souls, but those 3 rings can be great for that extra elemental defence.
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Yeah, I was going to leave to go make a fire spear and try to get more humanity. I like the lightning spear so much I figured I would try to keep things as close as possible to it, but I have some other weapons that might work and farming the giants to upgrade them is easy enough.
I used the pillars a lot, they give you time to heal and he can't hit you with a lot of his attacks. The one to watch out for is the jumping lightening smash. I think S&O is probably the toughest fight in the game, closely followed by the Four kings.
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Ah yes the Oolacile township, I don't think I've ever not been invaded there. Was recently playing there on my brute of a character. Quite convenient though, using a BKGA and fully clad in heavy armour makes you quite well placed to deal with invaders, killed 3 of them during my stint in the area. People seem not to expect a heavily armoured character to not move like a fatty.
I do have trouble against pure Magic/Casting builds though.
Also, Oolacile for Invasion confuses me... The PvP arena is right next to it!! Why be so cruel and horrible to the people trying to get through the level? I know Invasion is part of the game, but I could never bring myself to do it... I know other's pain, and I'd never want to willingly add to that.
I might tell you about the worst invader I had, some time. If I can bear to relive it...
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England's hopes of a first World Cup final appearance for 28 years were dashed after losing 1-0 to hosts Holland.
Mink van der Weerden's deflected penalty corner five minutes before half-time proved decisive in the last-four encounter in The Hague.
It is the fifth time since being crowned European champions in 2009 that England have lost a semi-final, having previously been denied at the Euros (twice), the Commonwealth Games and World League Final.
Holland dominated in front of their own crowd but were pushed all the way by Bobby Crutchley's side, who played almost the ideal tactical game in frustrating their opponents for long periods.
Once Ashley Jackson had deflected Nick Catlin's pass into goalkeeper Jaap Stockmann after just 17 seconds it was virtually one-way traffic in the first half.
Van der Weerden had Holland's first penalty corner brilliantly stopped on the line by Barry Middleton before Valentin Verga fired wide having robbed Michael Hoare and Seve van Ass's shot was touched on to the crossbar by Dan Fox.
The vital breakthrough came in the 30th minute when Van der Weerden's flick took a slight deflection which sent it past goalkeeper George Pinner's left hand.
After the break Middleton and Pinner both made good saves from another Van der Weerden penalty corner and Rogier Hofman hit a post.
As the half wore on England began to create chances and having exerted some pressure Jackson saw his first penalty corner - which could easily have been a penalty stroke after Middleton was pushed over - charged down.
Pinner was withdrawn for the final three minutes as England tried to take advantage of an extra outfield player but they could not force the equaliser.


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Toshiba A665-3DV: 3D or Not 3D?by Jarred Walton on 10/6/2010 12:05 AM EST
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Stuka87 - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkWhat a horrible resolution. 1366x768 on a 15.6" display!? This res is almost usable on a 12-13" display (And thats pushing it), but on a 15.6"?? Is this machine tailored towards old people with vision issues or something?
Ok, back to reading. Had to vent :) Reply
Spivonious - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkI agree that 768 vertical pixels is not very much to work with, but the screen here is still 100dpi, which is slightly better than the standard 96. Reply
nubie - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkI for one think it is the correct choice.
How is the video card to push more pixels than that anyway?
Buy a different laptop, or upgrade the panel yourself if it bugs you. Reply
blackshard - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkThanks a lot for the hwmonitor readings! :)
It's really interesting to see expected temperatures and real battery capacity in such notebooks! Reply
Michaelsm - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkYes, Thanks a lot for the hwMonitor readings. As I commented the other day, my Toshiba (M645 with a 6 cell) had an initial wear of 36%!!! 3 cycles later it is down to 7%. Reply
cknobman - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkuntil the industry gives up on the freaking 3D gimmick. Reply
nubie - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkHave you tried it?
I have made several 3D setups myself and favor passive glasses and dual monitors or projectors (1 per eye).
In many situations the 3D is stunningly immersive. Racing games for example have a fantastic feeling of speed as the depth of objects hurtle toward you.
Watching the apex of a corner approach and searching the distance for your braking point feel good. As does overtaking a slower car.
Even if you personally feel it is a gimmick, how is the industry or how are you personally caused any harm? Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkIf you missed it in the text, we're looking to replace Peacekeeper with something that feels more relevant. Does anyone have a good "Internet benchmark" they want us to start using? Something that captures the speed of page loads, transitions, etc.? Reply
Stuka87 - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkI have looked around a bit for my own reasons, and outside of the ones made by the browser makers (which are all pretty biased one way or another), there isn't much to choose from.
I think I pretty much came up with just needing to write one from scratch using the browsers API with FireFox or the like. Reply
alphadog - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkI'm getting pretty tired of the lack of properly-sized LCDs on laptops. I know the LCD is one of the more costly components in margin-thin laptops, but really? 768 vert?!? Reply
EnzoFX - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkSeems like another product on Anandtech that's not for the power users here =p. I still know people with 1280x800 on 15" laptops... Reply
nubie - Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - linkI admire that this is being sold, but am disappointed by the choice to use active glasses to display the content.
This stems from the limitations of LCD refresh and the extra complexity associated with a Stereo-mirror or head-based stereoscopy system.
I admit I have dabbled in CAD and modeling, where a 3D display is very useful. Many on the internet are quick to poo-poo 3D for gaming, perhaps they are correct, for both the casual and enthusiast or professional gamer it isn't attractive. I find it quite immersive and useful myself.
I don't know if a laptop is quite the place for 3D gaming, but then laptops aren't really a good gaming platform anyway.
I wonder if you can retro-fit a 120hz panel into a higher-quality laptop with a better video card than this system? If you did could you get nVidia Vision to work? I don't really trust nVidia in this regard because they have locked down their support. Ideally to make it simpler to use for the consumer, but this makes it useless for those with "unsupported" hardware that in reality has decent specifications for 3D use. Reply
Sabresiberian - Thursday, October 07, 2010 - linkI guess it must be a good decision for a manufacturer to put one in instead of a 7200 RPM one, because a lot of manufacturers of laptops do it, but when the price difference is a couple of dollars, literally, it doesn't impress me and it is one of the things that puts a laptop in the "no" column, for me. Okay for a $500 machine or less, I suppose, but not one in this price range.
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All this was a novelty to me, and a lesson in that nebulous genre known as travel writing. As a traveler, I had become used to strolling confidently into the oddest places—approaching a village, a district, a slum, a shantytown, a neighborhood—and, observing the dress code, the niceties, the protocol, asking frank questions. I might be inquiring about a person's job, or lack of employment, their children, their family, their income; I nearly always got a polite answer. Recently in Africa I made a tour of the townships of Cape Town, not just the bungalows, the dusty dwellings, the temporary shelters and hostels, but the shacks and squatter camps, too. My questions were answered: It is how the traveler acquires information for the narrative.
In the worst slum in India, the meanest street in Thailand or Cambodia, chances are that a smile will make you welcome; and if you have a smattering of Portuguese or Spanish, you will probably have your questions answered in a Brazilian favela or an Angolan musseque, or an Ecuadorean barrio, in each case a shantytown.
So why are islands so different, and why is a place like Hawaii—one of the 50 United States—so uncooperative, so complex in its division? This, after all, is a state in which following the attack on Pearl Harbor, more than 3,000 men from Hawaii, all of Japanese ancestry, volunteered to fight, and their unit, the 442nd Infantry, became the most decorated regiment in U.S. history, with 21 Medals of Honor. But that was the Army, and that was in Europe.
First of all, what looks in Hawaii like hostility is justifiable wariness, with an underlying intention to keep the peace. Confrontation is traumatic in any island society, because, while there is enough room for mutual coexistence, there is not enough space for all-out war. Just such a disruptive conflict got out of hand and destroyed the serenity of Easter Island, reducing its population, upending its brooding statues and leaving a legacy of blood feud among the clans. Fiji went to war with itself, so did Cyprus, with disastrous results. Hawaii, to its credit, and its survival, tends to value the obliqueness and nonconfrontation and suspension of disbelief that is embodied in the simple word "aloha," a greeting for gently keeping people mellow. (What I am doing now, taking an unmellow look at Hawaii, is regarded locally as heresy.)
So perhaps a reason for Hawaii's tendency to live in specific zones is a conscious survival strategy as well as a mode of pacification. Fearing disharmony, knowing how conflict would sink the islands, Hawaiians cling to the mollifying concept of aloha, a Hawaiian word that suggests the breath of love and peace.
In spite of its divisions, Hawaii is united, and perhaps more like-minded than any islander admits. Each self-regarding metaphorical island has an unselfish love for the larger island, as well as a pride in its brilliant weather, its sports, its local heroes (musicians, athletes, actors). Another unifier is the transcending style of hula—danced by kanaka maoli and haole alike; and hula is aloha in action. Just about everyone in Hawaii agrees that if the spirit of aloha remains the prevailing philosophy, it will bring harmony. "Aloha" is not a hug, it is meant to disarm. More and more I have come to see this subtle greeting, a word uttered with a floating ambiguous smile, as less a word of welcome than a means of propitiating a stranger. But perhaps all words of welcome perform that function.
As for the fanciful assertion of largeness, it is reassuring for an islander to know that the Big Island is big, as well as multidimensional, and to maintain the belief that much of Hawaii is hidden and undiscovered. It helps, if you want to cherish the idea of distance and mystery, that you do not stray far from home, your very own metaphorical island.
Further defining the zones of separation is the bumpy and jagged topography of a volcanic island, its steep valleys, its bays and cliffs and plains, its many elevations. In Hawaii there's also a palpable difference in weather from one place to another, the existence of microclimates that underline the character of a place. I can drive 20 miles in one direction to a much drier part of the island, 20 miles in another to a place where it is probably raining, and in between it might be 12 degrees cooler. The people in those spots seem different, too, taking on the mood of their microclimate.
Nevermind that Hawaii is seven inhabited islands; even on relatively smallish Oahu—about 50 miles across—there are many places that are considered remote. This whimsy of distance enlarges the island and inspires the illusion of a vast hinterland, as well as the promise of later discovery. I am bemused by the writer from the mainland who, after five days of gallivanting and gourmandizing, is able to sum up Hawaii in a sentence or two. I was that person once. These days, I am still trying to make sense of it all, but the longer I live here the more the mystery deepens.


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HOUSTON - Two Sam's Club employees were robbed at gunpoint outside a store in Pearland Wednesday night, police said.
Demerris Edwards, 22, and Kadijah Wyrick had just finished their shifts at the store in the 15800 block of Highway 288 near Discovery Bay Drive around 9:45 p.m. They were walking to their car when a dark, older-model Jeep Cherokee approached.
One man got out of the SUV, officials said, carrying a gun and wearing a bandanna.
"I heard the guy running up. I turned around. As soon as I turned around, he had the gun in my face," Edwards said. "I knew it was bad when I seen the gun."
The man then demanded the employees hand over their valuables.
"He demanded money and ended up clocking the male subject in the head with the gun," said Lt. Onesimo Lopez with the Pearland Police Department.
"He hit me in the back of the head with the gun," Edwards said. "I fell to the ground."
The robber eventually got away with Edwards' wallet, cash, a watch, and other belongings. A witness told police there were two other suspects who stayed in the Jeep. They all escaped.
Wyrick was not hurt. Edwards is expected to recover.
Edwards said he prayed God would protect him and Wyrick.
"I hope they get caught," Edwards said.
Pearland police said the store's surveillance video may have captured the robbery.
Police have a warning if something like this ever happens to you.
"When you have an individual that committed to doing this type of robbery, they are going to do what they need to do. So the best thing you can do as a possible victim is when you're approached by somebody who is armed, just surrender whatever they want. If they want money, just hand it over," Lopez said.
The store opened for business on Sept. 27.
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I had a bit of point leftover from a Derby Day cook and heated it up for dinner. I didn't post the original, so here is the leftover. We just heated it up with a little au jus... tasty!
Do you know what the trouble with leftover brisket is?
You want another!!
So I did one fresh. Both of these are S&P only and I used pecan on the first and mesquite on the second. Absolutely my favorite barbecue.
It was so good I didn't get a single plated picture. We had a great meal and now I have leftovers again.
Anyone else like an Alabama white sauce with their brisket?


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This article was published 31/1/2013 (1661 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
NEW ORLEANS -- There are gay players in hockey, football, baseball and basketball. Gay coaches and gay fans. We just don't know their names. It's time we did.
Homosexuality is, in the plainest of terms, part of our society. To suggest, argue or pretend professional sports are any different is head-in-the-sand thinking of the highest degree.
The moment long ago arrived when a gay athlete should have been free to be open about their life. Secrecy crushes souls. Breaks the spirit of people. We can't condone it in our workplaces or in our sports stadiums. We want to celebrate our teams and our athletes. We should demand they be free to be who they are in every way.
It's ridiculous that we even have to discuss it, but it's clear we do.
Sports has at times led the way for change. Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier in Major League Baseball at a time when black people couldn't eat at many restaurants or stay in many hotels.
But on the subject of homosexuality, sport is woefully off the pace.
"For all practical purposes sport is behind. I don't think you can use sport as an indicator of someone who is an athlete being allowed to participate or play or be accepted in a locker-room," said CBS Sports analyst and former NFLer Solomon Wilcots.
"You can't use sports as a template for real life or society. It lags behind. There's no room for discrimination anywhere. Choosing or not choosing someone because of their preference in the bedroom is based on ignorance and is narrow-minded. There needs to be an open-mindedness where people are judged on the quality of their work and how they relate to other people."
The subject came into focus at the Super Bowl when San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver proclaimed there was no room for gay players on his team.
"I don't do the gay guys man," Culliver said earlier this Super Bowl week. "I don't do that.
"No, we don't got no gay people on the team, they got to get up out of here if they do. Can't be with that sweet stuff. Nah... can't be... in the locker-room man. Nah."
The Niners immediately distanced themselves from Culliver's comments saying they "rejected" his views. Culliver himself was speaking from a different book on Thursday.
"(I was) really just not thinking. (It was) something that I thought. Definitely nothing that I felt in my heart," he said. "I just want to learn and grow. Like I said, just talk to the media and when people come at me with questions, answer to the best of my knowledge. I don't have (any) differences with other sexualities, just like that...
"They were very ugly comments, and that's not what I feel in my heart. Hopefully, I can learn and grow from this experience and this situation. "
Blue Bombers GM Joe Mack told the Free Press on Thursday his organization doesn't consider a player's sexuality to be material.
"I don't think anyone's orientation is even something we would consider to be honest with you," said Mack. "A gay player, if he worked hard, was competitive and tried his to help his team, he would definitely be accepted. Thankfully, our society as a whole has become much more understanding. We don't have any right to be involved in a person's orientation or their religion...We're trying to win football games and if you follow our rules and the ethos of what Tim Burke puts down, it's not an issue."
Mack says the Blue Bombers would support a player who elected to step forward as a gay athlete.
"If a player came to me in that situation, I'd sit down and listen to him and my sense is by and large the coaching staff, the players and the organization and I believe the fans, would accept it," he said.
Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says his organization has been active in eliminating discrimination of any kind but in particular against homosexuals.
"We've been active supporters of the You Can Play campaign to counteract this attitude in hockey which has been spearheaded by Patrick Burke," said Cheveldayoff.
"Both players and management have been very outspoken in their support publicly. As an organization, we simply don't condone any type of discrimination whether it be sexual or racial in our locker-room."
I have no interest in bashing Culliver. He's just someone who plays a game for a living. We shouldn't be taking direction from him.
Society as a whole should empower people of all cultures and sexual orientations to stand as they are and deny any significance to comments like those Culliver uttered.
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Windows 8.1 fixes many of Windows 8's most glaring flaws, but not everyone is able to bask in the bountiful new features. Owners of some older PCs have found themselves stranded on Windows 8, trapped by a subtle tweak in Windows 8.1's hardware requirements. And beyond the irritation factor, the issue could have troubling support implications for affected users, as Microsoft has told Windows 8 users they'll need to upgrade to Windows 8.1 by 2015 to continue receiving critical system updates.
"I'm rather frustrated, because I see no need for Microsoft to have produced a point release OS update -- or rather, a service pack -- with significantly different system requirements that would leave my PC 'marooned' on Windows 8," says Chip Sudderth, a PCWorld reader affected by the issue.
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Atomic changes
That issue is Windows 8.1's sudden need for CMPXCHG16b support in the 64-bit version. CMPXCHG16b allows for atomic memory exchanges. While modern 64-bit processors support CMPXCHG16b, some older hardware does not -- but the requirement wasn't a must-have for the 64-bit version of Windows 8. Trying to upgrade to Windows 8.1 on newly non-compatible hardware results in a message that your "CPU does not support CompareExchange 128."
While we were investigating the issue, Microsoft confirmed to Neowin that some older AMD processors, such as the Athlon 64 X2 and Opteron 185, lack CMPXCHG16b compatibility and won't work with Windows 8.1.
Now, Microsoft can't support previous-gen processors in perpetuity, but a service pack seems like an odd place to pull the rug out from underneath owners of older machines. And the issue isn't limited to AMD processors; Sudderth's rig runs on an Intel Core 2 Quad, a chip that was a beast when it was released in 2008 and one still capable of playing today's games. Core 2 processors are still the fourth most popular processor found in PCs, according to CPU-World's user data.
Sudderth's compatibility issues don't stem from the chip itself, however.
After running into the CompareExchange 128 error with his original Q300 Core 2 CPU, Sudderth tried swapping in another Core 2 Quad chip, the Q9550S, which explicitly supports CMPXCHG16b. No dice.
I connected Sudderth with a top-level Microsoft support agent. Together, they determined that the issue was Sudderth's Intel DP35DP motherboard -- an older model that hasn't received a firmware update since 2009. While the Core 2 chips supported CMPXCHG16b, the motherboard itself did not. No Windows 8.1 for him -- or for this other Windows 8 user with an Intel DP35DP.
Unhappy Windows 8 users with an uncertain future
When asked to comment about compatibility issues, Microsoft representatives said technical support questions should go Microsoft's Answer Desk. However, Microsoft told Neowin that "the number of affected processors are extremely small, since this instruction has been supported for greater than 10 years."
As the troubles with Sudderth's shows, however, just because an instruction was supported 10 years ago doesn't mean it was ubiquitous 10 years ago. The Intel DP35DP was released six years ago, and the Core 2 family of processors was extremely popular.
Searching the Microsoft answers forum for CompareExchange 128 issues with Windows 8.1 returns more than 30 results. The issue has also been raised on numerousotherforums.
"It's frustrating that an older but robust machine -- one that can play modern PC games and run Windows 8 flawlessly -- can be left behind after what is essentially a service pack release," Sudderth says. Other forum-goers echo the same irritation. "I hope that I'm a rare exception, but I'm also concerned that Windows developers will target Windows 8.1 and leave me behind just as Microsoft did."
The newly released modern UI Facebook app, for example, only runs in Windows 8.1.
More worrying than that, however, is Microsoft's plan to discontinue support for Windows 8 "vanilla" after 2015. Beyond then, you'll need Windows 8.1 installed to receive security patches and other updates.
What can you do if you're affected?
If you're stranded on Windows 8 and don't want to buy a new machine -- and why would you if it still rocks Battlefield without skipping a beat? -- all might not be lost.
The CMPXCHG16b requirement only applies to the 64-bit installation of Windows 8.1; the 32-bit version should work just fine on your machine. (I say "should" because I haven't been able to try it.) Now for the bad news: There's no way to use the free Windows 8.1 update to downgrade from 64-bit to 32-bit, even if you try workarounds that skip the Windows Store and let you burn the update to a flash drive. You'd have to buy the 32-bit OEM version of Windows, which starts at $100, and do a fresh install. (Again: That's in theory. I have not been able to confirm this.)
Or you could call Microsoft support and complain loudly enough to try to get a free copy. Because to be left marooned by shifting hardware requirements in a "point" update, with no way to downgrade to a compatible version and the threat of discontinued support lingering, is absolutely ludicrous.
I'll let this irritated forum-goer have the last word: "It's just amazing how Microsoft chooses to leave some of its users hanging out to dry because of these CPU related requirements."
This story, "New Windows 8.1 requirements strand some users on Windows 8" was originally published by PCWorld.


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Campus Gym Opens with Metropolitan Tikhon's Blessing
29 November 2012 • On-Campus • Virginia Nieuwsma
With members of the seminary community gathered in eager anticipation, His Beatitude The Most Blessed Tikhon, primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), took the opportunity during his first official visit to St. Vladimir's as its President and ruling bishop to bless the new gym facility. Concurrent with his blessing, the gym was officially opened, and immediately made available for use on Friday, November 29.
"This gym has been a dream of generations of students who have passed through SVOTS," noted Theodore Bazil, associate chancellor for Advancement. "Finally by the grace of God, and the generosity of many, we are ready to accept this gift provided for the health and benefit of the SVOTS community."
"I especially want to thank the members of the Board of Trustees who contributed $1000 each in support of this long awaited on campus exercise area," noted The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, chancellor/CEO. "The physical side of a healthy and balanced life has been difficult for many here to maintain, because of high cost and distance to convenient exercise facilities. Now we have our own first class gym."
On Friday morning, November 30, Joseph Namee (cousin of SVOTS Board of Trustees member Eric Namee), accompanied by his family, traveled to campus from Austin, TX, to view the state–of–the–art exercise equipment. The Joseph Namee family generously donated the workout machines and arranged for their shipping and assembly in the Annex Building; the area formerly housed the Women's Dorm and is 1600 square feet. The comprehensive collection includes: 2 four–tiered cable pulley systems, 1 Iso–Lateral bench press, 1 Iso–Lateral rowing system with separate Iso–Lateral high row, 1 Iso–Leg press, interlocking rubber flooring, a full complement of graduated dumbbells, a stationary aerobic bike, 2 high performance aerobic stationary running treadmills, and other equipment.
The gym, which is available for all students, faculty, and staff and their spouses, will remain open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday, except during divine services or during other officially scheduled campus activities.


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The School of Allied Health
The School of Allied Health in The College of Health Professions offers associate and baccalaureate programs that lead to rewarding and productive careers in the field of health care.
Each program provides quality classroom and clinical instruction designed to train students with the knowledge and skills critical in working in a variety of health care fields. Clinical rotations or practicums in a health care setting are required for completion of each degree. These clinical experiences will afford the student the opportunity to use the skills taught in class to perform tasks within their particular discipline. Clinical practice gives the student an opportunity to function in a realistic work environment under the supervision of clinical faculty or other health care professionals.
Those programs with a separate application process have limited enrollment. Students must be admitted to the College of Health Professions and The University of Akron.
To request additional information about Allied Health, contact Professor Dr. Victor Pinheiro, the interim director at email@example.com


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Here are a list of Links we love and friends of Happy Spaces
- kids.tate.org.uk
- Kids' ZONE. For kids old enough to use a computer, Tate Kids offers activities to get kids busy both on and offline.
- www.childrensarts.org.uk
- Campaigning for the right of all children in the UK to experience high quality arts experiences as an integral part of their childhood!
- babyccinokids.com
- Yummy Mummies, check out this useful blog for modern mums, which shares fun craft projects, favourite recipes, interesting cultural topics and other kid-friendly ideas.
- www.mumsrock.com
- Who says life after birth is dull? Mums Rock prove that mums aren't 'just mums'! but in fact the biggest thinkers, hardest workers and wildest dreamers. Happy Spaces say bravo to Mums Rock!
- sevenstories.org.uk/home/
- Fancy a day out with the kids? We like Seven Stories, it's the first museum in the UK wholly dedicated to the art of British children's books.
- www.poshlittle.com
- "Posh" moms look out for this blog packed with literally all things baby ! a great resource.
- printpattern.blogspot.com/
- A good place to get inspiration on all things patterened!


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Place the water, including the maitake soaking water in a soup pot. Chop the maitake, add to the pot, cover and simmer over medium low heat for 5 minutes. Reduce flame to low, add shoyu or tamari and tofu. Simmer 3 to 4 minutes. Add green onions, carrots and Chinese cabbage or spinach. Simmer 1 minute. Serve as is for a light soup or as a broth over any Eden Soba, Udon, Kuzu Pasta, Bifun (rice) pasta or mung bean pasta (harusame).
For a spicier version, add 1 Tablespoon of freshly squeezed ginger juice or add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne to the soup just before serving. Garnish each bowl with Eden Shake, Bonito Flakes and Eden Nori.
NOTE: For a Gluten Free recipe substitute Eden Tamari Soy Sauce or a bit of Eden Sea Salt to taste in place of Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce.
Per serving - 189 calories, 6 gram fat (30% calories from fat), 18 gram protein, 15 gram carbohydrate, 7 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 291 milligram sodium