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AIR CONDITIONER (SPLIT TYPE) Installation manual Outdoor Unit Model name: RAV-SP180AT2-UL For OUTDOOR USE only Not accessible to the general public Vente interdite au grand public Kein öffentlicher Zugang Non accessibile a clienti generici No destinado al público en general Não acessível ao público em geral Niet geschikt voor huishoudelijk gebruik Μη...
Outdoor Unit Please read this Installation Manual carefully before installing the Air Conditioner. • This Manual describes the installation method of the outdoor unit. • For installation of the indoor unit, refer to the Installation Manual attached to the indoor unit. This Air Conditioner uses R410A an environmentally friendly refrigerant.
Outdoor Unit DIMENSION A legs Drain hole( Drain hole 0.7"(20) 3.5"(88) long hole) Ø × 1.2"(30) B legs 19.1"(486) 4.3"(108) 1.3"(32) 19.7"(500) Discharge guard 23.6"(600) Ø0.4"( 11)×0.6"(14) 2.1"(54) U-shape hole R0.6"(15) 1.5"(38) 0.4"(11) 2-Ø0.2"(6) hole 1.5"(38) Product 2.1"(54) external line Ø0.4"( 11)×0.6"(14) U-shape hole Details of A legs...
Outdoor Unit ACCESSORY PARTS Part name Installation manual Drain nipple Waterproof rubber cap NOTE Use drain nipple and waterproof rubber cap as necessary. 3-EN Q'ty Shape This manual (Hand this directly to the customer.) – 3 – Installation Manual Usage...
Outdoor Unit SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Piping (Field supplied) • Minimum refrigerant line length between the outdoor unit and indoor unit is 16.5" (5 m) • Maximum pipe lengths Allowable Height difference pipe length (Indoor-outdoor H) (ft (m)) (ft (m)) Total length Indoor unit: Outdoor unit: Upper...
Outdoor Unit PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY Installing, starting up, and servicing air--conditioning equipment can be hazardous due to system pressures, electrical components, and equipment location (roofs, elevated structures, etc.). Only trained, qualified installers and service mechanics should install, start--up, and service this equipment. Untrained personnel can perform basic maintenance functions such as cleaning coils.
Outdoor Unit • When the air conditioner cannot cool or heat a room well, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the air conditioner as refrigerant leakage is considered as the cause. In the case of repair that requires refill of refrigerant, ask service personnel about details of the repair. The refrigerant used in the air conditioner is harmless.
Outdoor Unit INSTALLATION OF NEW REFRIGERANT AIR CONDITIONER New Refrigerant Air Conditioner Installation • THIS AIR CONDITIONER ADOPTS THE NEW HFC REFRIGERANT (R410A) WHICH DOES NOT DESTROY OZONE LAYER. R410A refrigerant is apt to be affected by impurities such as water, oxidizing membrane, and oils because the working pressure of R410A refrigerant is approx.
Outdoor Unit Installation Location WARNING Install the outdoor unit in a location that can support the weight of the outdoor unit. Insufficient durability may cause the outdoor unit to fall, which may result in injury. CAUTION Do not install the outdoor unit in a location that is subject to combustible gas leaks.
Outdoor Unit Required Clearances Barrier at rear side ▼ Upper side is free 1. Single unit installation 2. Barrier on right, left and rear. 5.9" (150) or more 3. Multiple units installation 5.9" 11.8" (150) (300) or more or more The height of the obstacle should be lower than the height of the outdoor unit.
Outdoor Unit Barriers in front and back of unit Open above and to the right and left of the unit. The height of an barrier in both the front and rear of the unit, should be lower than the height of the outdoor unit.
Outdoor Unit 3) Place unit on stand. Make sure it is level and fasten securely to the stand. • As shown in the figure below, install the foundation and vibration-proof rubber pads to directly support the bottom surface of the fixing leg that is in contact with the bottom plate of the outdoor unit.
Outdoor Unit REFRIGERANT PIPING CAUTION TAKE NOTE OF THESE 4 IMPORTANT POINTS BELOW FOR PIPING WORK 1. Keep dust and moisture away from inside the connecting pipes. 2. Tightly connect the connection between pipes and the unit. 3. Evacuate the air in the connecting pipes using a VACUUM PUMP.
Outdoor Unit • After the installation work, be sure to check for gas leaks of the pipe connections with nitrogen. NO GOOD CAUTION 1. Do not put the crescent wrench on the charge orifice or cover. The valve may be broken. 2.
Outdoor Unit ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Failure to follow this warning could result in personal injury or death. • The unit cabinet must have an uninterrupted or unbroken ground to minimize personal injury if an electrical fault should occur. The ground may consist of electrical wire or metal conduit when installed in accordance with existing electrical codes.
Outdoor Unit EVACUATE AND DEHYDRATE THE SYSTEM CAUTION UNIT DAMAGE HAZARD Failure to follow this caution may result in equipment damage or improper operation. Never use the system compressor as a vacuum pump. Refrigerant tubes and indoor heat exchanger should be evacuated using the recommended deep vacuum method of 500 microns.
Outdoor Unit Triple Evacuation Method chart EVACUATE ▼ BREAK VACUUM WITH DRY NITROGEN ▼ WAIT ▼ EVACUATE ▼ BREAK VACUUM WITH DRY NITROGEN ▼ WAIT ▼ EVACUATE ▼ CHECK FOR TIGHT, DRY SYSTEM (IF IT HOLDS DEEP VACCUM) ▼ RELEASE CHARGE INTO SYSTEM Final Tubing Check IMPORTANT: Check to be certain factory tubing on both indoor and...
Outdoor Unit FINISHING After the refrigerant pipe, inter-unit wires, and drain pipe have been connected, make sure they are supported and fixed in place for the entire length. Keep the power wires and system interconnection wires away from all factory wiring and piping. TEST RUN •...
Outdoor Unit UNIT PUMP DOWN • Use the refrigerant recovery switch on the terminal block of the outdoor units to pump down the unit. Procedure 1. Start cooling operation for a while, and then stop the operation. 2. Turn on the power of the air conditioner. 3.


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News last week that Lacoste president Bernard Lacoste had died didn't mean much to me at first. I've never owned one of the famous, crocodile-emblazoned polo shirts—or, in fact, any item of Lacoste. But that doesn't mean I never wanted to.
In the early '80s, when I was in middle school, the preppy look had trickled down to sixth grade—and I went to Newcomb Academy in Long Beach, very possibly the preppiest public school in the city. Which meant that, sure, there were throwbacks—Lightning Bolt, OP—to the surfer look that was then still not officially dead. Punk rock and the Mod revival made their presence somewhat known; one girl did a handy business selling band pinbacks.
But the chicest look—worn, of course, by only a select, relative few—was the preppy: madras shorts or shirts, crewneck Ralph Lauren polo sweaters, Topsiders, khakis, loafers and, of course, the Izod Lacoste polo. My friend Cameron seemed to wear one almost every day, and in middle school, I wanted an Izod polo just as badly as I wanted one of those puffy nylon ski jackets with the zip-off sleeves. Until eventually I grew up, and grew out of that, and yearned instead for a pair of creepers: high school.
And then Lacoste, who was the son of the founder Rene, died. And I realized, as I was doing research—glug, glug, glug—for this, that apparently at New York's recent fashion week, Lacoste showed not a single polo shirt. They showed lots of other items with the Lacoste logo: moon boots, shearling jackets, leather porkpie hats, but reportedly not a single polo. Clearly they don't need to; the polo very likely sells itself. It is their signature.
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But it occurred to me that this could become a very dangerous time for Lacoste, which, like Le Tigre and Munsingwear (Penguin), is clearly trying to expand both its line and its relevance—and not the least because Steve Lowery turns up for work in a Le Tigre jacket over an Izod polo. (He also drinks one cup of coffee a day. But whatever.) The challenge now for Lacoste—sadly, minus its president—is to keep the classics classic without second-guessing its own successes. I wish them luck; they are a tough act to follow, perhaps especially for themselves.

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Future Report
A Look At What's Ahead For Photography In 2005...And Beyond
Each year at this time we ask our contributors to give us their forecast for
the coming year in photography. While some of their predictions are, well, predictable,
a few surprised me with their call for a return to film. This is not mere Luddite
doggerel. Clearly digital has changed the way we all operate these days, but
there are some lingering doubts about how viable the medium will be five or
10 years down the road, especially with what we are working with today. Whether
it's too late to go back to film is a big question, one that not everyone
feels need be answered. The digital converts, at least on the industry and manufacturer
side, are clearly in control.
For my part I feel that the coming year will be one in which the industry needs to deal with standards. For example, Adobe's recent call for a raw standard, one that does away with all the proprietary cluster of raw formats today, seems sensible enough. Having wrestled with just about every raw format around it's probably an idea that needs to be examined, especially since this software giant sees all the present and future raw formats as somewhat of a ticking time bomb. The idea that you might not be able to open current digital images on future software, regardless of the reader you might have kept around, is one that fills us all with fear and loathing.
Adobe's proposed standard that they think will stop the madness is their Digital Negative Raw, dubbed DNG. They have set up a website with the specs and invite camera makers to jump in and join a universal raw format movement. This would be a cross-camera raw in Version 1 form that would follow a progression and always (they say) be backward compatible.
Another indication of trouble in digital-ville is the formation of what's called the PASS Group, the Picture Archiving and Sharing Standard coalition. The aim of this group is to develop a set of open standards for the preservation of digital photos on CDs, etc., to "maintain digital file capability with future playback devices." It will hopefully define the requirements for future authoring, playback, and printing devices and (my emphasis) "unify the existing multiple standards so that generations to come can enjoy the images we make today." Oh? Don't we have that now? Well, I guess not because the PASS Group wants to ensure that "digital images can be retrieved from any digital device or storage medium." I'll let you draw your own conclusions on that one.
Getting standards would be a good thing, but this standardization will necessarily come at the obsolescence of what you have on your desktop today, and that's not a good thing if you just bought the latest gizmo. One case in point is a system Kodak introduced at photokina called Imagelink. It's a connector system that allows cameras from multiple makers to plug into various dye sub printer docks, the portable printers that kick out fast and quite nice 4x6 prints. It seems that the old system (read the one you might have now) had a 22-pin connector. This will now be a 26-pin connector, and digicams from folks like Konica Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Ricoh, and Sanyo (and of course Kodak) have joined the Imagelink group. Most will be happy to sell you an adapter cradle to go from your present 22 connector to the new 26-pin design, but some will need wired connectors to work.
But you can't stop the changes, especially when they're for the better. You might have thought that when you got Windows XP Pro that you had the latest and greatest, and for that six month or so window you had. But early next year the new standard for digital imagers will be XP Pro x64, a faster setup that takes advantage of 64-bit chips. We saw a demo and when used with Photoshop CS it virtually stitched a bunch of large image files into an 84MB file in about 6 seconds. You may not need such demonish speed, but for those who do lots of imaging work it will be very tempting.
Another proposal being floated is from Lexar, who want digicam makers to adopt something they call "Active Memory" that would be added onto memory cards. Here's how it would work: You can apply a bit of data to a card that would be excluded from erasure whenever you format your card. This piece of information could contain your name, copyright notice, etc., as well as could be set up with preprogrammed captioning for the day's shoot. Then when you plug the camera into the computer to download it would automatically open Photo Mechanic software and all the images would be labeled and ready to go, with keywords and all.
But it goes beyond just captioning, although that ain't bad. Theoretically if you had a camera maker's cooperation you could have the data set up to program the camera's setting whenever you use a particular card. So, you could have one card set up for ISO 800 tungsten, another for daylight white balance and high color saturation, etc. If that sounds like loading a particular film to get a certain look or color balance you're right. There are other scenarios for personalized cards that make this proposal more than one of just passing interest, although old timers might recognize the card system used in Minolta film SLRs in the late 1980s, a precursor to Scene modes.
Did I say attach a camera for downloading? That may be passé very soon, as the wireless fever has hit data transfer. Both the new Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, a 16.7-megapixel digital SLR, and the new Nikon D2X, a 12.4-megapixel digital SLR, allow for the addition of an optional transmitter to send images from camera to computer without wires or card reader.
But more than one camera maker and data company (including cell phone companies who are looking at the photo industry with big eyes) are working on wireless image file transfer and printing. Yes, we've had Bluetooth, and while slow and often cumbersome it is a rather amazing setup. But now we will have something called MTP, for Media Transfer Protocol. Touted by Microsoft, this allows for easy setup via Wizards of a wireless system for all sorts of imaging work, in the home studio or sports arena of your choice. They describe the system as one that "anyone can set up" as long as all systems have the ability to send and, of course, receive. This is also being seen as something that every digicam will have in the future and we might see folks downloading images from their cameras to their laptops in hot spots like the inevitable Starbucks, all sans wires.
As we delve further into actual products in our photokina reports in this issue we'll show you some of the actual products that may alter the way we look at our photographic tools. There's no question that photography is changing faster than you can imagine and that one of the main by-products of this new technology is obsolescence. But that, my friend, is what has been happening in the photo industry of late. In some cases manufacturers are gaining market share by making sure their competitor's products are out of date faster than their own.
So, with that in mind, here are the thoughts of our sage contributors, folks who live, breathe, and pay the rent with their photography every day.
--George Schaub
Portrait Photographer Forecast: Gray Skies Ahead
Some things are easy to forecast--more megapixels at lower cost, expanded dynamic range with digital cameras, faster lenses with more focal length range, etc. I'm going to forecast the future for the professional portrait photographer, and it isn't pretty.
First, the wedding market will continue to deteriorate. It's already in substantial decline. I believe there are two reasons for this. First, digital. As a pro, I know that it's still easier to produce quality images with film if you're a novice. But they don't know that, and the ability to see the image right after capture gives them the confidence to know that they've "got it." Combine that with the photojournalistic style that photographers have embraced, and you can see why many amateurs think they can handle the job. Only the very cheap and high-end photographers will enjoy success--the middle guy is gone.
In portraits, I see the same thing happening to the high school senior market. Over the last 10 years, I've seen more and more schools let seniors put in whatever photos they want, with "no specs." Photographers cheered this move because it allowed them to put more "creative" images in, but as in wedding photojournalism, I believe they've become their own worst enemy. We hear more and more, "My friend's mom is going to take my pictures." She'll take Johnny with his kayak by the river at noon and everyone's happy. Another job lost.
What to do? I think the correct approach is to do what they can't. I'm placing a renewed emphasis on very classic studio portraiture, which will never go out of style and Johnny's mom can't do. Sorry to be so negative, but time will tell if I'm correct. I see digital as both the greatest tool and also the greatest enemy to the professional portrait photographer.
--Steve Bedell
Looking Ahead After Looking Back
It has been about 15 years now that I have been doing photography digitally and using a computer as a darkroom. Looking back over the experience and at the current state of the art of digital photography, it seems much like looking back at how a child grows, and at about the same pace in terms of where digital photography is today. In this last two or three years it has seemed like the tumultuous spurts of growth of an adolescent. But today there are signs of digital photography taking a more developed shape, with features and characteristics beginning to appear that hint at what form it could possibly take as a mature adult. But juveniles are notoriously unpredictable so I will not stick my neck out much by making detailed prognostications.
However, some of the things I am looking at that are new indicate a maturing focus by the entire digital photography industry. It seems now that the pipeline has been filled with consumer digital cameras, and for several years now, many experienced digital camera users have been looking to upgrade to more sophisticated cameras that look and perform more like what the professionals have been using for some time. In addition, more cameras like the Canon EOS Digital Rebel are selling in significant numbers. This seems to be encouraging both prime camera makers and the established independent lens manufacturers to begin a serious move to supply lenses specifically designed for the "2/3" chip size (1.5x focal length factor) cameras as more and more models from almost every manufacturer become available.
Other signs of maturation include Adobe's new Photoshop Elements 3.0 with full support of digital camera raw files, not to mention Adobe's new Digital Negative .DNG file format initiative, immediately offering users the opportunity to convert camera brand proprietary raw formats to Adobe .DNG for archiving purposes. Of course, how wise a strategy that is depends on the extent to which camera manufacturers adopt the Adobe .DNG file format, something that is not at all certain.
A couple more signs of digital photography maturing that are less obvious come from new printers, and the information about Microsoft's next major operating system upgrade currently named "longhorn." Two of the new ink jets I reported on recently, the Epson Stylus Photo R800 and the Canon i9900, both have ink color configurations that depart from the standard CcMmYK of the past. Although this resolves a problem due to an inherent weakness in magenta inks, it also provides improved photo-realistic printing and reproduction of colors that are truer to reality. In Microsoft's case, information about their next operating system published on their website indicates that the company now recognizes that their promotion and implementation, with partners Intel and HP, of the sRGB color space standard ill-served color reproduction and digital photography. Now they claim to be working on an entirely new approach to color management that is not based on the established ICC standard. I applaud the candor and good intentions, but let's hope the people at Microsoft have not again bitten off more than they can chew--they have already abandoned some new "longhorn" feature goals, so let's hope their new color management makes deadline and that it works.
--David B. Brooks
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A former Yankees outfielder pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of sex abuse of an 8-year-old girl on Long Island.
Rosendo "Rusty" Torres, 63, was ordered held on $50,000 bail at his court appearance, where he was arraigned on four misdemeanor counts of sexual abuse.
His attorney, Scott Carrigan, said he did not know the specifics of the allegations but said Torres has been working with kids for 13 years and the accusations are "out of character" with his reputation.
Carrigan said Torres "professes his innocence and emphatically denies the charges."
Torres played for the Yankees in 1971 and 1972. He also played with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals.
Prosecutors say Torres worked for the Town of Oyster Bay as a baseball coach. They say an 8-year-old was sexually abused inside a town-issued van. The victim's parents reported the incident to police on Monday.
"I'm at a loss for words," said Janice Catalano, Torres' neighbor of 10 years. "And I think anybody in this neighborhood would say the same thing."
"He did programs in the town to keep kids on the right track," she said. "I just don't believe it."
Oyster Town Supervisor John Venditto said Torres has been suspended without pay from his coaching job. The remaining games he was scheduled to conduct have also been canceled.
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Hey all, it's been a helluva ride, but the Torchbug is (thankfully and finally) gone from my hands. These are pictures from the last few days I had with it. There are some pictures from Mulhouse's amazing train museum, some from its mindblowing car museum, some from Freiburg and its weird firefighting gutters, some from the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and the Jewish quarter, which was tear gassed minutes after I left because of a Palestinian protest that turned violent. I do not have the time to post descriptions of all of these pictures. I needed to get them up finally though. They're quite old now. Hopefully the video I'm trying to get up will upload before I leave for the Sounders game.
"I have returned to the Fatherland."
I wish I could talk about each of these independently, but I don't have time to. All I will say is that this little bug brought so many little smiles and chuckles from passersby. It was really nice to see.


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Real photography news roundup.
Let's take a break from rumors and camera reviews. Here is a list of links to articles that can help you to undertsand some scientific and technical aspects of photogaphy.
My prefered website is Cambridgeincolour.com. They recently published two new articles:
1) Reducing Camera Shake with Hand-Held Photos: "We've all likely encountered this problem many times: blurry photos due to camera shake with hand-held shots. It's especially prevalent for those of us who are unfortunate enough to have unsteady hands. While it cannot be eliminated entirely, fortunately there's a number of steps you can take to greatly reduce its impact — and hopefully prevent it from becoming visible in the first place."
2) Using Camera Shutter Speed Creatively: "A camera's shutter speed can control exposure, but it's also one of the most powerful creative tools in photography. It can convey motion, freeze action, isolate subjects and smooth water, amongst other abilities. This tutorial describes how to achieve these various effects…"
A bit more complicated and scientific article has been published by Berkeley: "The human eye long ago solved a problem common to both digital and film cameras: how to get good contrast in an image while also capturing faint detail." Read the article to understand "Why the eye is better than a camera".
Now something more easy and funny to read (and use). There is a new online SLR Camera Simulator at Camerasim (found via Fotoactualidad). It's a perfect site for beginners that need to learn the basics of photography!


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Sophie strikes back
Dylan woke up screaming. Sophie started awake and looked around confused.
What? She said. Dylan looked at her breathing quickly. His forehead was sweaty and his eyes were wide. He shook slightly as he looked at Sophie trying to get his breath back.
Wheres Piper? Dylan asked.
In her dorm? Sophie asked. She picked up the magazine that she had dropped on the floor.
Oh shit. Dylan said pressing his palms against his face. Sophie looked at him and crawled up the bed.
Youre sweating really badly. Sophie said. Are you ok?
I told you I shouldnt go to sleep. Dylan said with his eyes closed. He was trying to replay the events in his mind.
What did you see? Sophie asked seriously.
Piper and a green flash of light.
So? Sophie said. She didnt know the significance of that green flash of light.
One of the most deadly curses is Avada Kedevra. It kills instantly. Its characteristic mark is a flash of green. Dylan said. Sophie looked at Dylan in shock.
You saw Pipers death?
Well, I didnt see her die but- Dylan quickly got out of the bed. Surprisingly none of the other boys were awake. Dylan picked up his dream recorder and left the room. Sophie got out of the bed as well and followed Dylan as he ran to the common room. Piper and her friends were still up talking. They were laughing about something.
You cant dye your hair purple. Hilary said to Colette.
Why not? I think itll suit me. Colette said. Dylan ran over to the sofa the girls sat on.
Dylan, what are you doing awake? Piper asked. Dylan hugged his sister tightly and Piper hesitantly hugged him back. Ok. She said slowly. She pushed Dylan away slightly. Whats wrong?
I had a prophecy dream again and this time it involved you and Colette.
Another one? Colette asked. How many do I feature in now?
About eight I think. Hilary said. Sophie listened curiously.
You know-
We have to keep ourselves up to date. We dont want to lose our darling Colette. Hilary said in a baby like voice.
Its not Colette were going to lose. Dylan said. He felt a lump in his throat. After replaying the vision in his mind he didnt want it to come true but he knew it would. He didnt want to lose his older sister.
Ok, whos going to die then? Please say itll be Lestrange. Piper said. Dylan couldnt look at Piper and Sophie thought that maybe he couldnt say it.
Its you. Sophie said quietly.
Sorry, I think I misheard you. Im going to die? Piper asked. Dylan nodded his head and Pipers face went serious. She sat up slightly straighter. When? How? She asked.
In my vision you were in your uniform. Dylan said quietly. I cant remember exactly the events only that Colette was there being tortured and there was a green light. Colette had gone pale while Piper looked like she didnt want to believe Dylan.
Youre joking, its just a dream. Theres no way that Im going to die this early. Piper said.
But, my dream was a prophecy- Dylan started to say.
No Dylan. I have too much to live for. Theres no way Im going to die this young and Colette isnt going to get hurt either. Were both following the rules set down by Colettes dad and were not going to get kidnapped and Colettes not going to go crazy. Piper snapped at Dylan.
Piper- Dylan started to say again.
Detention Dylan, now get back to sleep. Sophie, you go to your own dorm or youll get a detention as well.
You cant give your own brother a detention for dreaming. Hilary said.
I can and I have. Go to bed Dylan. Piper said. Dylan glanced at Sophie.
Night. She said before heading to the girls dorms. Dylan headed back to his bed. He climbed in but he couldnt sleep. How could he? Hed just seen his sister get killed. It was starting to fade now. Something inside him, the part that made more sense, told him that he hadnt actually seen Piper fall dead but there had been a flash of green directed at Piper. Dylan turned over and looked at a photo he had by his bed. It was a family photo taken during the summer at his house. His dad wasnt there but Piper was hugging Dylan tightly. Dylan sighed and closed his eyes to try and sleep but when sleep didnt come he resorted to just staring aimlessly at the ceiling.
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Sophie glanced at Dylan nervously the next morning.
You dont look so good. Sophie said as they sat in the great hall. Do you want to stay off lessons?
No, I need to go. Dylan said. He ran a hand through his hair and shook his head, trying to keep himself awake. He hadnt slept at all last night and he had lots of time to think of how Piper and Colette had managed to get themselves captured. None of the scenarios were good in any way and it was really worrying Dylan.
Hi guys. Rachel said sitting down next to them. How are you? Sophie looked at Rachel and Dylan just glanced at her.
Fine. Sophie said.
Tired, depressed, annoyed, Dylan said. Rachel frowned.
Great. First Harper and now you. Rachel said. Its an infection isnt it?
No, prophecy. Dylan said. Im too young for these. I cant take them! He felt like tugging his hair but last time hed done that Rachel had put him into a body bind and said that she wouldnt let him pull out his hair.
Im sure you have them for a reason. Rachel said. Its strange how you cant remember any of the dreams though. She said, I mean, I spoke to my mum about seers and she said that they usually remember what they see. Though seeing isnt really a very common- Rachel went on rambling about seers and their gifts.
Are you going to be taking Divination next year by any chance? Dylan asked.
Whats Divination? Sophie asked.
Seeing the future Rachel said. And yeah probably. Im fascinated with the gift and the inner eye. Dylan rolled his eyes and put his head on the table.
What? I cant help it. Its in my blood. Rachel said.
How? Dylan asked.
My mum was very good at divination. She got an O in her divination OWL and she was predicted an E in her NEWTs but she never took her NEWTs. Neither did dad, come to think of it.
My parents didnt take any NEWTs Dylan said. They were in St. Mungos
Wow, so were my parents. Rachel said, pretending to be amazed.
Didnt your parents fight Voldemort together? Sophie asked. Both Dylan and Rachel gave a slight shiver at the name though Dylan had formed a sort of immunity against it he still shivered when caught off guard.
Yeah they did. Rachel said. I was just kidding. So, you guys going to Herbology?
Have to. Dylan said.
Herbolgoy, we have that with Slytherins dont we? Sophie asked. god, I wish Malfoy could dig herself a hole and die.
That can be arranged. Said Nick Potter behind Sophie. So Dylan, I hear you been prophesising your sisters death. Shes not in a good mood. Nick said turning to Dylan.
Yeah. She nearly had my head when I asked her how she was. Said Holly sitting next to Nick.
How does she die? Nick asked eagerly.
Cant remember. Dylan said closing his eyes.
Green light. Sophie said. She gets killed by a killing curse.
Howd you know? Nick asked looking at Sophie. He gave her a cheeky challenging look.
Because Dylan told me Sophie said. Eat your toast. Holly laughed and Nick pouted.
But Sophie, I want Cereal. Nick said in a fake whiny voice. Sophie passed him a bowl of cereal.
There you are She said. Holly laughed a bit more and got a piece of toast.
Dont use the loos today. Holly said to Sophie, Dylan and Rachel.
Why? Rachel asked.
Because if you do, youll have to re-grow your arse. Holly said.
Whats that supposed to mean? Dylan asked, looking at Holly.
It means, dear prophet. Nick said That weve cursed the Loos. The third person who goes to the Loo will cause the toilets to all explode.
Took all night but we managed it. Holly said happily. Charisma and Kevin came into the hall and sat next to Dylan.
Dearest brother, please tell me how Im going to die. Kevin said.
Does everyone know! Dylan asked throwing his hands in the air.
Yep. Charisma said simply. Pipers ranting is soo loud. I thought she loved you, obviously not. Charisma stole Nicks bowl of cereal and ate it herself.
Hey! Nick said, his spoon half to his mouth.
Thanks darling. Charisma said with a smile. Sophie laughed gently and Nick looked at her again.
Sophie! He said.
Im not your mum. Sophie said. Go and get your own food. Nick smiled and picked up a piece of toast, Hey, I though-oh never mind. Im going to go outside. Sophie said.
Ill come. I need to get some fresh air. Dylan said.
What? Its freezing outside. Why do you want to go earlier then you need to? Rachel asked them.
Tired. Dylan said, Not thinking straight. Need air. Rachel rolled her eyes and picked up her bag and followed Sophie and Dylan. Are you sure you want to go to lessons? Rachel asked Dylan. You really dont look that good. Dylan looked at her. Well you do look good, its just that you dont look very healthy.
Im tired, thats why. Dylan said. They left the castle and stepped into the cold and windy October morning. Sophie shivered and crossed her arms and they all headed for the greenhouses.
You know, I think you should talk to someone about your dreams. Rachel said. You cant keep going to Piper.
Why not? Shes my sister and I trust her. Dylan said.
But if your prophecy is right then she wont be around for long. Rachel said seriously
I wish April was still teaching here. Dylan said, I could always go to her.
Unfortunately Professor Grout is back. Sophie said.
Isnt your mum coming to check up on you in a few days time? Rachel asked.
Yeah but I want someone here that will be here all the time. Dylan said.
Oh, look Weasley, mudblood and reject. Came Harrietta Malfoys voice.
Reject? Rachel whispered slightly confused She cant come up with anything better? Sophie chuckled and Dylan rolled his eyes.
Get lost Malfoy! Dylan said.
How is it that two talentless geeks like you get onto House teams? Harrietta asked them.
What, Jealous that we made it and you didnt? Sophie asked. Why dont you go and complain to Daddy or even your big scary brother Seth.
Very funny Mudblood. Whered you get the broom? You must have sold everything you owned to get a broom like that.
No, it was a present. Sophie said.
No one likes you that much. Harrietta said. Harriettas cronies, Pat and Justin sniggered slightly.
Some of us do actually form meaningful friendships. Rachel said to Harrietta.
Yeah, whatever, whats your opinion on this Weasley, cant have everyone being excluded. Harrietta asked.
Get lost Malfoy. Dylan said, Weve got to get to classes.
Really hate people that much. I suppose youll be prophesising the deaths of those you dont like now. Harrietta said with a smirk. Dylan got his wand out.
Who told you that? Dylan asked. Harrietta batted the wand away.
Please, my father works for the ministry. He gets told things. Harrietta said.
I dont think hed tell you though. Sophie said with narrowed eyes.
True, I pick thins up around my house. Well be seeing you talentless freaks later. I feel sorry for you. Gryffindor are definitely going to lose the cup now. She said, pushing past Dylan and walking to the greenhouses. Sophie turned and got her wand out at the same time. A jet of light shot out of the end of her wand and Harrietta fell to the floor.
Ow! Harrietta said. Justin pulled her to her feet. Harrietta turned to Sophie. You are going to pay for that mudblood. She said getting her wand out she opened her mouth to say something when Harrietta keeled over and retched. A large slimy slug came out of her mouth and dropped on the floor. Dylan and Rachel started laughing.
You were saying? Sophie said smugly. Harrietta threw up another slug and looked at the floor horrified. She put a hand over her mouth and ran towards the castle. Justin and Pat following her closely.
Nice one. Dylan said holding his hand up. Sophie gave him a high five and the three Gryffindors continued to their Herbology lesson
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Well that was entertaining Fraser said as they came back from Herbology. The girls all started giggling.
It wasnt my fault. Harper said. That Steve fumbled around like an idiot.
Yes it is! Dylan said, Didnt you see that he was staring at you the entire lesson. Harper merely shrugged.
Well then its not my fault his earmuffs werent on properly. Harper said. Even I heard Professor Sprout when she said that the Mandrakes cry can be very dangerous.
Thats because you were listening for a change. Rachel pointed out.
True. Harper said. You know, I think I actually rather like Herbology. Last year was poo fights, this year boys fall at the sight of me
Because youre so ugly. Sophie muttered. Harper hadnt heard but the others did and they all started laughing.
What? Harper asked cluelessly.
Nothing, come on, Charms is next Dylan said quickly, trying to control his laughter. They had just come to the entrance of the castle when there were several large explosions coming from inside.
What the- Fraser started to say.
Toilets. Rachel remembered as she clicked her fingers.
Oh yeah. Dylan said. They were about to step into the castle when a torrent of water came out of the castle.
AH! Harper shouted as she and the others moved away. Sophie, Dylan and Fraser on one side and Rachel and Harper on the other. Once the flood of water had subsided the cautiously peered into the castle. Everything was wet, the stairs, the bottom of the walls and a couple of portraits had been smudged slightly. Rachel took her first step into the castle and the others followed.
ALL STUDENTS TO THEIR DORMITORIES said McGonagalls voice, NICK POTTER, CHARISMA, KEVIN AND HOLLY WEASLEY TO MY OFFICE PLEASE
Mum is going to kill them. Dylan said
Are you the only one in your family that doesnt get into trouble with your parents? Harper asked Dylan.
No, I get into trouble, its just that my parents over look it because Im the youngest Dylan said.
Or Piper takes the blame. Sophie said.
Yeah, but thats only if I do something really serious. Dylan said. Oh and there was Forbidden forest thing
and the Hogsmeade thing Rachel said.
And the dreams Sophie told him,
I dont need you two to dictate everything for me. Dylan said with a smirk. Sophie and Rachel both smiled.
Come on, no lessons. What are we going to do in the common room? Harper asked as they came to the Fat Lady.
Goat Hopping Dylan said.
What! Harper asked. The portrait swung open and Harper nodded. Oh right, I was wondering where we were going to get goats from.
Well, we could always get one of the older students to transfigure one for us. Dylan said. I want to get the Herbology out of the way. The proper way of treating a Mandrake.
Oo, I know this! Harper said.
Great, you can get that out of the way and then for once you wont have to copy me. Dylan said in a child like voice.
Shut up. Harper said hitting him on the arm.
Well I thought it was a good suggestion. Dylan said looking at Sophie.
Yeah, me to. Sophie said with a nod. The portrait hole opened and Catherine Ainsley, a fellow second year Gryffindor came running in with Joanne Budden.
Guess what we just heard. They said running up to Dylan and his friends.
What? Rachel asked.
The Slytherin and Hufflepuff dormitories were completely flooded. They have to sleep in the Great hall. Catherine said quickly and excitedly.
What? Rachel asked amused.
Youre joking? Sophie said.
No. We just heard Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall talking about it on the way back from Herbology. They said that its going to take some time to fix the common rooms.
Thats going to be interesting. Kind of heart against wicked and cold. Fraser said.
Oh, I hope Harrietta Malfoy drowned Sophie said viciously.
No, she was in the hospital wing. Coughing up slugs Joanne said.
Still? Rachel asked laughing. Go Sophie. Sophie and Rachel gave each other a high five and they headed towards a sofa in the common room. Harper, Fraser and Dylan joined them.
Well I guess even if my family is expelled they did something good. Dylan said.
Yeah, but were going to get hell from the Slytherins. Sophie said.
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Glad you like it mamaji. The two hidden pictures aren't really that hidden. :( I didn't realize they would be so recognizable even in the preview. I thought they wouldn't be that noticeable until you finished the puzzle. It was the two pictures of mushrooms. So I hope you weren't looking for something different or smaller.
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Had an incident this morning where my team member noticed I was set to "available" in Zendesk voice, even though I'd shut my laptop and left it here overnight. He asked if there was a feature like in SnapEngage, where you can go into the admin panel and manually "pause" another agent. I didn't see it at first in Zendesk and was about to do a feature request before I realized there is a way (but you must be an Administrator):
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History was almost made today at the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, NY when 3-5 favorite California Chrome raced for the Triple Crown Championship. The Triple Crown win has not been accomplished since 1978, a whole thirty-six years ago. It seems the draught will live on though with California Chrome earning fourth place in a dead heat with Wicked Strong. Approximately, only a dozen horses have even made it to the Belmont Stakes, after winning both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, and won.
Zealous fans arrived in masses to the Belmont Stakes to cheer on the underdog whose owners were initially called, "dumbasses" for purchasing a mare who showed no indication of being able to produce a champion offspring. Fans also showed their support by wearing purple nose pieces, being sold 2 for $5, that matched California Chromes own breath-assisting nasal strip, which he was permitted to wear in the high stakes, high pressure race.
You could just hear the disappointment of the crowd when the California bred chestnut colt and 42 year old jockey Victor Espinoza from Vera Cruz, Mexico crossed the finish line in a fourth place tie. California Chrome, who had ran in the previous races, unlike some of his competitors, could not hold it out on the longer mile-and-a-half Belmont track.
The ending results of the race were as follows, Tonalist won first place, Commissioner won second, Medal Count came in third, and California Chrome and Wicked Strong both won a dead heat in fourth.
The last time Belmont almost saw Triple Crown glory was back in 2002 when I'll Have Another could not perform in the race due to injury.
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Testing without full wife. Till now everything is working fine. I only did: Wipe cache, wipe dalvick, install cm10.1, install gapps, Wipe cache, wipe dalvick.
Only photosphere not working. maybe because dirty install?
In the weekend I'm going to do a full wipe.
Good job Entropy.
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Photosphere is not part of AOSP - it's closed-source and the gapps version does device checks to make sure it's on a Nexus. Even if you use the hacked version that doesn't do device checks, it likely won't run properly on our device due to various device-specific tweaks (just like other gapps camera packages don't quite work right...)


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Wednesday began with an exciting breakfast. The apples were once again some of the best I've ever had, and that's a big deal. I take my apples very seriously.
The Stump involved the usual action-y songs about dinosaurs walking up the stairs and other things that I don't really think our age group should be doing.
At our sequoia groups after the Stump we enjoyed friendly conversation, discussed issues and glued slate onto a piece of wood for reasons later to be revealed.
Following sequoia groups was lunch, which for the first time had chicken burgers. There was a bit of an incident with me being unable to open a door going outside, but hey, how can the day go by without some public embarrassment, as I always say? After lunch was our first activities of the week, which for me was baseball. 'Twas very fun, even if a few participants seemed to be channeling a competitive side of the Lord. Overall a grand ol' time.
We then returned to our sequoia groups for the usual shenanigans.
Dinner that night was actually the best ever: good ham and po-ta-toes. After dinner was a longish meeting with our synods, or people in our general area of residence. The ice cream party after the Central, Northeastern Ontario and Bermuda synod's presentation was definitely one of the highlights.
Then we all headed down for worship, which tonight took on a more serious tone, but I thought it was the most interesting thus far. We saw our slate mosaics from that morning put up in the form of a cross–one from every sequoia group–which was cool to see. Overall, Wednesday was a swell day, and marked the midpoint of the week-long CY experience.


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Recap | Doctor Who: 'The Rings of Akhaten'
Autumn leaves skitter and stop on a quiet suburban street. Without warning, they begin to glow, transmitting their unholy messages of terror to the residents of a quaint English town. ONLY THE DOCTOR CAN SAVE US FROM THE EVIL LEAVES! Wait, this episode isn't about ordinary objects turning out to be evil aliens from another dimension? Oh, my God, is this even an episode of Doctor Who? There's just some dude in a suit and tie looking lost, not like "from another dimension" lost, but regular lost. A leaf smacks him in the face, and a pretty lady in 1980s denim saves him from certain death by motorcar. The Doctor creepily looks on from behind a comic book.
Then the couple is mooning over the face-smacking leaf, which has suddenly become "the most important leaf in human history" due to its power to bring the couple together. The Doctor looks on, all creepy-like in the rain. It's apparent he's checking in on Clara Oswald's backstory. We fortunately skip the conception bit and go straight to toddling with Clara, reading with Clara, meeting Clara in the park and smacking the Doctor in the head with a soccer ball. Then some years later, the Doctor watches grown-up Clara mourning her mother in a cemetery. The Doctor returns to the TARDIS and declares Clara "not possible." Have you not been watching this show, Doctor? If it isn't possible, then it (a) exists and (b) probably has a crush on you.
Credits time! When we get back from the new wibbly-wobbly sequence, we find Clara where we left her in "The Bells of St. John," waiting to begin her adventures, book of 101 Places to See in hand. Clara asks what time is made of, like "jam is made of strawberries." The Doctor reassures her that time is not made of strawberries and asks her where she wants to go. After a lot of hemming and hawing, she does what every companion does — she asks to go someplace awesome. Really? She's sitting there with a book that literally has 101 ideas for travel destinations, and all she can think of is "something awesome." Not impressive, Clara.
Fortunately, the Doctor is much less critical of indecisive companions, and brings her to the Rings of Akhaten, which look like asteroids but are actually "planets" orbiting a large red sun. One such planet holds a pyramid, a holy site for all seven worlds in the rings. Clara wants a closer look, so the pair jet off in the TARDIS to Babylon 5 — I mean, a large marketplace full of aliens. The Doctor says he's been here before "with his granddaughter" — a cute little shoutout for those who remember the first Doctor. But we've gotta get on with the plot here. It's festival time, and everyone is in town to check it out. Clara and the Doctor consider trading a precious item for a motor scooter, and then Clara proceeds to get lost and run into a little girl (shades of "The Beast Below," anyone?). The little girl is on the run from scarlet-hooded figures AND a bunch of creepy skull-helmeted dudes. The girl is Mary Gillel, "The Queen of Years," and she doesn't want to sing a song in front of a bunch of people. Clara uses her governess superpower to buck up her confidence, and then it's off to a big amphitheater for a very special episode of Akhaten's Got Talent.
Mary must sing her people's god (a nasty-looking dude in a box) back to sleep — but something goes wrong. Suddenly he starts to wake, and tractor-beams Mary toward the temple. The Doctor springs into action, giving Clara the ol' "We don't walk away" speech before they use Clara's mother's ring to rent a scooter and fly across the rings to save Mary and presumably all of Akhaten. Let's pause for a minute: The Doctor just spent five minutes out of 43 explaining to Clara that he flies in a box through time and space — and last week we learned he keeps an anti-gravity motorbike in the TARDIS garage. Why, then, does Clara have to give up something precious so they can rent a car? If you went on a road trip with your best friend, and when you got to Yosemite she was like, "Actually, let's ditch my awesome Land Rover and you can pay $500 to get us a Segway instead," you'd probably say, "Get back in the damn Land Rover and drive, you moron!" But I guess that moment hasn't arrived yet for Clara, because she hands over the ring and they're off to the temple.
The Doctor uses the power of technobabble together with the sonic screwdriver to open the door to the temple, where Mary and a red-hooded, chanting monk are waiting for the god to wake up. Mary won't leave the temple, because she thinks she's responsible for waking up the angry god. She pins Clara to the wall using unexplained psychic powers (in purple!). The Doctor tells the monk that the "song is over," he beams away (he doesn't need to rent a moped, apparently). According to the Doctor, this is the god's "time to wake up" — and he isn't a god after all, but a nasty vampiric monster. In fact, the Doctor chooses this moment to give Mary the lecture on the Big Bang she never got in Akhaten Parochial School. Take that, creationism!
Mary chooses not to sacrifice herself to the god, and the Doctor crosses his hearts that he'll help her find a way out. The scary skull guys show up to beat up the Doctor and Clara, and take Mary away. The Doctor uses the sonic screwdriver a-la-Harry Potter to hold them off, while Clara and Mary escape through a back door. The monster-in-a-box breaks free, the evil skull guys disappear, and it turns out that the actual god is not the monster-in-a-box, but his buddy the roiling red sun. You guys, the sun HAS A FACE! Because being red and on fire wasn't enough to demonstrate that he has big angry awake feelings.
Then things get … Moffaty. Mary and Clara escape back to the amphitheater, where everyone is still hanging out, not panicking at all. Mary leads everyone in a song to "help" the Doctor. The Doctor starts talking about … feelings (?) and stories (?) and some other gushy stuff, and then … he offers to sacrifice himself! He's full of precious memories and feelings and uniqueness! He's the last Time Lord, people! Even Matt Smith's wigging out isn't enough for this silent god-star-thing, so Clara offers it her precious family leaf because "what should have been" is greater than "what was." For some reason that makes the god all self-implodey and saves Akhaten (though how the seven worlds will stay in orbit with no sun is left unexplained).
The Doctor brings Clara back home, where she figures out that he was hanging out at her mom's grave. The Doctor says Clara "reminds her of someone who died." Clara doesn't want to be a "bargain-basement stand-in for someone else." Companions: always jealous of each other — or themselves, in Clara's case. The Akhatenese are so delighted with the world-saving that went on this episode that they give Clara back her mom's ring (someone needs to Google the word "sacrifice" on this show). The Doctor promises that from now on there is Clara "and no one else" on his mind.
The good
- Well, things could always be worse.
- No, really, they could have been: The Doctor might have had to sing his life story to the god-star-thing. In rhymed couplets. So at least we were spared that embarrassment.
The bad
- What was this episode about? Gods are bad for your self-esteem? Little girls are made of sugar and spice and their world's whole cultural heritage — so please don't sacrifice them to monsters? I still haven't figured it out.
- The plot holes in this episode were so wide you could drive the TARDIS, an anti-gravity motorcycle AND that stupid interstellar Moped through them side-by-side. Mary uses her purple Clara-pinning powers exactly once, and with no explanation. The skull-helmet men look cool, but have no real purpose other than as a speed bump to the ultimate Doctor vs. star showdown.
- The Doctor can't throw himself, his soul, his memories, his last-of-the-Time Lordiness in the face of absolutely every baddie in the universe and expect us to get all weepy-eyed every time. In this episode, the trope is taken to a whole other level of stupid – the Doctor's "sacrifice" doesn't seem to involve anything more than getting tickled by the star-god, and Clara's involves burning up a leaf and letting an alien borrow her mom's ring for 40 minutes.
- We're on Clara's fourth appearance in a Doctor Who episode. It's time to stop introducing her character. It's traditional to give a companion a few episodes to settle in, and learn the rules of TARDIS travel, but that made a heck of a lot more sense when it was hard to come by old episodes. I'd much rather see a companion jump in head-first, and let confused fans backtrack to old episodes on Netflix.
The wibbly-wobbly
- So who is Clara Oswin Oswald? There was a lot of chatter this episode about being "the only one" in the universe, a totally unique being. Is it possible that Clara isn't unique at all – that in some wibbly-wobbly fashion she has come in to being not once, but three times? Is she a clone? Neil Gaiman is has been touting his upcoming Cybermen episode – Clara could be a thrice-built robot sent to spy on the Doctor.
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Read the textbook information regarding Preventing Cardiovascular Disease before completing this assignment. Complete this assignment using the Health Quest CD.
Using the Health Quest CD, select:
- Cardiovascular Health
- Wellness Activities
- Heart Attack Risk
- Assess Yourself.
After answering the 31 questions regarding risk assessment and knowledge inventory click on Get Results. Answer questions 1-8 of this assignment based on the results of the assessment.
Please note that the publisher advises the use of Firefox as the web browser if you experience problems with the Health Quest drop down boxes.
(1)From the next screen, is your risk assessment high, normal or low?
(2) From Risk Assessment Feedback, how many points did you score?
(3) From Risk Assessment Feedback, summarize the message.
(4) From Knowledge Inventory, is your knowledge Weak, Fair or Good?
(5) From Knowledge Inventory Feedback, how many of the questions did you answer correctly?
(6) Scroll down to Knowledge Inventory Graph. What percentage did you score on Risk Factors Scale?
(7) What percentage did you score onKnowledge of Disease?
(8) What percentage did you score on Actions You Take?
Go back to Wellness Activities and select:
- CAD Risk
- Assess Yourself
Record your response to questions 9-14 as they appear on the screen of the assessment.
(9) Do you have a family history of heart disease?
(10) Are you overweight?
(11) Do you have high blood pressure?
(12) What is your activity level?
(13) What is your cholesterol level?
(14) Are you a smoker?
After answering the assessment questions, click on Get Results. This will take you to a screen listing the effects of the six risk factors.
(15-20) List by name the six factors for which you receive plus signs and for which you received minus signs. Total of plus and minus factors must be six. This is worth 12 pts.
(21) Summarize the message regarding your risk of heart disease.
Answer questions 22-30 after taking the appropriate measurements.
(22) State your waist measurement in inches. Instructions are in the textbook.
(23) State your hip measurement in inches. Instructions are in the textbook.
(24) State your waist to hip ratio.
(25) Is your waist to hip ratio above that recommended for your gender? Instructions are in the textbook.
(26) State your blood pressure. (If it is unknown, go to a fire station or health professional to have it measured.)
(27) Is your systole above, below or right on the norm of 120?
(28) Is your diastole above, below or right on the norm of 80?
(29) What is your resting heart rate?
(30) Compare your heart rate to that considered within a normal range for your gender. Use the index number of 60-70 beats per min. for males and 70-80 beats per minute for females.(31) State your gender and the effect of your gender on your risk of heart disease. (This information is in the textbook.)
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A gripping new detective mystery from best-selling crime writer T.J. Brearton"You won't want to put this one down. It's got two great detectives, a really evocative setting, and a fast-paced story full of twists and turns, all leading to a stunning and surprising conclusion." Ann Abrams
Who is murdering female college students and can they be stopped?
The only link between the victims is their participation in an unusual psychology experiment. Leading the investigation is Detective Dana Gates. She has a past no one talks about and a husband and daughters she hardly ever sees. She's a dedicated, by-the-book investigator. And now a serial killer is ripping through the local college campus, and everything she knows is going to change.
Robert Hamill, her police partner, is a wild card. Unmarried, no kids, Hamill is Dana's polar opposite. But as the case progresses their differing methods threaten to tear them apart. Hamill breaks with procedure to uncover a list naming potential victims, but the two detectives must work together to stop any more girls from turning up dead.
Suspects range from a college professor to an award-wining author, a handyman pot dealer to a student seemingly possessing strange mental gifts, and yet the real culprit could be right under their noses.
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Artist : The Boxer Rebellion
Album : Union
Year : 2009
1st track of the Union's Album. A beautiful and intense song.
Capo 4
Verse : C D F C
Chorus : C Fmaj7
Verse 1
What's the use in my advice that you just turn down?
Swaying to a serenade, you never hear a sound
But I know you know now
Verse 2
Generate the false alarms
The verdict: counterfeit
Flashing lights to bring you back from who you're running with
But I know you know now
Tell me why you're leaving us [x2]
Verse 3
Moving to a caged mistake
Expression isolates
Owing up for deals you struck
For deals you can't replace
But I know you know now
Verse 4
And you can't say no
You can't say
And you can't say no
You can't
You can't say
Tell me why you're leaving us
(Why'd you want to leave so bad?)
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Almost a perfect masterwork, but beware if you are one of those hard die fans of old Hammerfall and don't want a change in their style maybe this is not your album, when I heard 2 years ago the "Threshold" album, I ran into my friends and told them about a possible change into the Hammerfall composing and singing structure, well at that moment someone told me that they still do the same sound, but as I have said this is the final proof.
Since the begining of the album you can see this is comming with more speed and more heavy that any other hammerfall album before, you can feel that there is a new Hammerfall if you want to put it that way, even the instrumental song "Something For The Ages" is something new in the band I mean 5 minutes instrumental in two beautiful leading guitars is awesome.
There's a new technical thing to notice in the voice of Joacim Cans, he has been taking classes I'm sure, because you have never see him singing like that, there's much of two genres in this new sound, you may listen melodies in the classic NWOBHM, but on the other side you can identify marches in the speed metal style, but it's still a power metal album.
Also you can find a catchy ballad called "Between 2 Worlds", that's something everyone expects in a Hammerfall album, lyrically the band still keep their focus on warriors, not many templars but war it's still the main subject, finally for the old "Renegade" sound fans there's a song for you too it's called "Legion"; we can say that Mr Norgren have been a factor in this new sound but I have been expecting this change since their last work.
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
Cidu Bill on Apr 24th 2010
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Ted in Fort Lauderdale Apr 24th 2010 at 12:19 am 1
This is a take-off on the robotics theory of the "uncanny valley" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley) which basically says that humans don't have problems with robots that aren't very human-like, and would accept completely human robots, but there is are robots that are human-like but not human-like enough that humans find very disturbing - a "valley" in the response curve. This imitation ranch dressing (from Uncanny Valley rather than Hidden Valley) isn't the real thing, but it is close enough that it falls into the disturbing category.
Not an Ewww, but pretty esoteric. Do you have a "geeks only" category?
Ted in Fort Lauderdale Apr 24th 2010 at 12:20 am 2
There is are robots? I really need to proofread better before I hit submit…
src666 Apr 24th 2010 at 12:28 am 3
The "uncanny valley" is also used in reference to animation. For example, Polar Express was caught squarely in it, in that many people found the character's faces to be creepy - they were going for life-like, but ended up not quite making it. Avatar is generally recognized the first CGI film to have rendered faces as close to life-like as possible without getting stuck in the valley.
Marshal Apr 24th 2010 at 12:30 am 4
Cidu Bill if you need a comic for the Eww files
here is one -> http://www.gocomics.com/preteena/2010/04/22/
As for this one, All the definitions of ranch I could find pretty much
center around it being a place for raising livestock. So I
guess it tastes like someplace where you might keep
a herd of cattle.
What I want to know is why is Charlie McCarthy's picture on the bottle?
Sigh, miss him and Mortimer Snerd.
Rainey Apr 24th 2010 at 12:32 am 5
I got the impression that this was another version of "I can't believe it's not butter." with ranch dressing. However, if Ted in Fort Lauderdale is correct this would explain the picture of the mechanical face on the bottle.
Cidu Bill Apr 24th 2010 at 12:32 am 6
Marshal, I saw that one a bit too late, but it's already included in next week's Ewww collection.
Marshal Apr 24th 2010 at 12:38 am 7
So is there no love for "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within"?
Jeff S. Apr 24th 2010 at 12:40 am 8
So Lore is in the deepest part of the valey, but Data is on the leftside peak?
PeterW Apr 24th 2010 at 02:28 am 9
Hey Geeks! comics
PeterW Apr 24th 2010 at 02:29 am 10
@ Jeff: it's normally applied just to the way they look and move, so Data and Lore are almost at the same place on the plot. But Lore is a straight-up sociopath.
furrykef Apr 24th 2010 at 02:33 am 11
src666 — I saw that film and liked it (at the time; I don't know if I'd still like it if I saw it again), but its animation is definitely "uncanny valley".
I think Gollum in LotR was very well done, but he was a monster to begin with. If he had a human face, animation flaws might have been more obvious.
OMJulie Apr 24th 2010 at 02:52 am 12
Pretty sure that's a ventriloquist's dummy on the bottle, which fits squarely in the uncanny valley as well. Uncanny valley basically applies to any kind of 'imitation human'.
This was a LOL for me. Then again, I'm a geek.
mitch4 Apr 24th 2010 at 04:41 am 13
Marshal, thank you for being apparently even a little further out of the know than I am regarding ranch dressing. FYI (if you weren't kidding about that), it's a flavor or style of salad dressing (also used on other dippable foods), maybe made with buttermilk. Originally the full or long name was Hidden Valley Ranch. The part I don't get is why people like it. But then, I don't really get Green Goddess either.
Keera Apr 24th 2010 at 06:48 am 14
Most processed food belongs in the uncanny valley. You know, all those artificial flavors that are strawberry, but not quite strawberry; bacon, but not quite bacon; cheddar cheese, but not quite cheddar cheese, etc.? It's so hard to say why they're wrong, but it's a relief to get the real thing.
Ben Carlsen Apr 24th 2010 at 07:16 am 15
Keera: As for Imitation bacon flavoring… No "uncanny valley" there for me. I just can't stand it. More like "trying to be bacon, but not trying very hard."
Nicole Apr 24th 2010 at 08:07 am 16
To book a trip to Uncanny Valley go to
mitch4 Apr 24th 2010 at 08:18 am 17
Nicole — is one of those twins pretending to be a robot??
mkilby Apr 24th 2010 at 09:26 am 18
@ src666 (3) - As I recall from the DVD commentary to the first "Shrek" movie, they purposely made Fiona's face (and skin) look a little less lifelike than the system was capable of. The decision was that a slightly "cartoony" feel went better with the rest of the characters.
Richard Apr 24th 2010 at 10:54 am 19
Marshal, that looks a lot more like Jerry Mahoney than Charlie McCarthy.
James Schend Apr 24th 2010 at 11:35 am 20
Man I was hoping to explain all this geeky stuff, including the Avatar tidbit, but everybody beat me to it.
James Schend Apr 24th 2010 at 11:37 am 21
Oh I can add this, about the Shrek thing:
If only the makers of Beowulf had read that interview and made the characters less real. Man, talk about uncanny valley overload.
hm Apr 24th 2010 at 02:05 pm 22
so that's why I find those "chuck" charles schwab animated commercials so disturbing! Glad to have a name for it. I learn so much on this website!
turquoise cow Apr 24th 2010 at 10:17 pm 23
@hm What I can't figure out is why those commercials are animated at all. It basically looks like they just color-penciled over some real people. They're not hiding those people's identities or anything. They don't even look like they're drawings, but just colored over the film. Why bother?? Doesn't that cost more than just regular film??
mitch4 Apr 24th 2010 at 11:26 pm 24
That method is being called "rotoscopy" or "rotoscopic technique", in a transfer of the term from an older application (involving literally drawing on transparencies laid on top of photo frames) to a computer-supported method. It was used at feature length in Richard Linklater's very strange and interesting 2001 philosophical walking tour "Waking Life" and then again in the 2006 Philip K. Dick adaptation "A Scanner Darkly". The DVD for "Waking Life" has lots of bonus features on how they used the technique.
Nicole Apr 25th 2010 at 12:37 am 25
mitch4 #24 and originally developed by Max Fliecher for his 'Out of the Inkwell' cartoons featuring Koko the Clown and Betty Boop
Max rotoscoped some of the musical stars of the day. One of my favorites is Cab Calaway singing Minny the Moocher in the Betty Boop version of sleeping beauty. Cab appears as a ghost and does his famous scat walk
Cidu Bill Apr 25th 2010 at 12:48 am 26
Oddly enough, I watched that cartoon just this morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZOXF83zBg
mitch4 Apr 25th 2010 at 01:09 am 27
That's so great!
Nicole Apr 25th 2010 at 01:10 am 28
Oops …My mistake Cab Calaway does St. James Infirmary in Betty's version of Snow White.
OMJulie Apr 25th 2010 at 01:31 am 29
mitch4, I get why they use rotoscoping in Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly - both of those films play with notions and perceptions of reality, and the rotoscoping gives them the freedom to reflect that visually. But why use it in ads for an investment firm? What possible purpose does it serve? Is it just there to make the ads look strange, or what?
Andrew McGrae Apr 25th 2010 at 08:50 am 30
"Is it just there to make the ads look strange, or what?"
Pretty much, yes. If an advert stands out then you're more likely to remember it and hence the product.
mitch4 Apr 25th 2010 at 08:50 am 31
OMJulie, I'm replying because you addressed me, but I sure don't have an answer for you!
There does seem to be a principle that advertisers are pleased to have their ads gain attention, even if for oddity or grammatical violations or pushing a content boundary. And then there are the other voices that say it's all very well to win Cleos or other awards, or become darlings of the public, or contribute a catch-phrase to popular speech — but really, where's the beef? (Sorry!) That is, those are good, but should not replace selling product for the client as the real measure of success in advertising.
Steven Hunter Apr 25th 2010 at 03:40 pm 32
This was an LOL for me…
mkilby Apr 25th 2010 at 06:30 pm 33
@ 23, 24, 25 - A list of rotoscopic infractions just isn't complete without mentioning Ralph Bakshi's (literally) half-assed job on Lord of the Rings.
Rotoscopy is much cheaper and easier than "real" animation, and even animation is cheaper than filming real people. The film used as basis for the rotoscopy does not have to be good at all (poor lighting and or sound is irrelevant).
Chuck Apr 25th 2010 at 11:42 pm 34
The Polar Express characters didn't creep me out, and neither did any Final Fantasy characters. Things that look almost human don't creep me out nearly as much as things that are shaped like humans but don't look very much like them at all. Like…. http://www.rabbitpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/gareizero15.jpg
Steven Hunter Apr 26th 2010 at 12:06 am 35
For a good Uncanny Valley example, check out this creepy Orville Redenbacher commercial from 2007. *shivers*
Chuck Apr 26th 2010 at 12:57 am 36
My heart was racing and at first I thought it was the video, then I realized it was just my Coke kicking in. (Caffeine is not kind to me.)
Ray Apr 26th 2010 at 08:43 pm 37
And here I was thinking that that was Pee Wee Herman on the bottle, which would definitely place this squarely in Ewww territory. I'm very relieved to learn about the Uncanny Valley concept.
George P Apr 27th 2010 at 06:40 am 38
Bakshi did a better job with the rotoscope in American Pop; it's just a shame the movie wasn't better. I saw it once in a dollar theater and haven't seen it since.
The Fleischer Gulliver's Travels from 1939 uses rotoscope for the title character, which makes him stand out as "real" amid the rest of the characters. That and the fact that he's a giant compared to them.
That A-Ha video was rotoscoped in a way similar to these current commercials.
Kamino Neko Apr 27th 2010 at 08:41 pm 39
Bakshi also used rotoscoping in Wizards - where it stood out, a lot, yet, like with A Scanner Darkly, it ends up working well - the rotoscoping, and occasional simple colour-filtered live action footage, is always used for the villains, or the tragedy thousands of years before the movie opened, which, combined with the very cartoony, Vaughn Bode-inspired style of the good guys, lends an unsettling strangeness to the enemy (who are mutated monsters, on the whole). The ultimate expression of it is the only live action footage in the thing that isn't rotoscoped or colour filtered - Nazi propaganda and footage of Hitler speaking, used to rouse the monsters into action.


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