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Accessing Data Mining Functionality
Data mining tools can sift through data to come up with hidden relationships and patterns. You may find that people who bought root beer in July also bought ice cream in July. Then you can use this knowledge to create an advertising campaign around root beer floats.
You can use data mining to tell you things about existing data, as in the root beer example. Such data mining is called descriptive. You can also use data mining to forecast future results based on past performance. For example, you can forecast sales for next year based on sales for this year. Such data mining is called predictive.
The data mining process involves using algorithms to analyze a data and then, from the relationships that it finds, the algorithm results are projected against another set of data. An algorithm is a method (set of instructions) that is used to analyze the data and apply the collected knowledge to other data.
For example, suppose you want to determine how sales of televisions, DVDs, and VCRs in the East region correspond to sales of cameras in the same region. You can use the regression algorithm to model sales of cameras as a function of sales of TVs, VCRs, and DVDs. The algorithm performs a series of mathematical steps to create a concise representation (model) of the knowledge obtained from analysis of data. Then it uses this model to predict the value of a dependent (target) variable based on the value of one or more independent (predictor) variables.
In some cases, in order to better fit model to given data, it may be necessary to modify the data. Transformations are used to mathematically adjust data values before an algorithm analyzes the data. For example, a transformation could cause an exponentiation of values that the algorithm would include in its analysis.
Data Mining Framework is a collection of features that enables the execution of data mining on Essbase databases.
Data Mining is not available in the default Administration Services deployment. To make Data Mining available, use the Administration Services Console. See the Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help.
Data Mining Framework does not currently operate on relational data, that is, Hybrid Analysis data. Data mining is also not supported currently for Unicode-mode applications. The names of data mining algorithms, models, transformations and templates must contain ASCII characters only.
To understand the processes for mining an Essbase database you need to become familiar with the following terms:
Algorithm: a method (set of instructions) that is used to analyze the data.
Model: a collection of an algorithm's findings about examined data. A model can be used (applied) against a different set of data to generate useful information about that data.
Task template: a task specification that can be modified and used again for a variation of that task.
The Essbase data mining procedure includes the following tasks:
You implement a build task through a task template. The Mining Wizard, available with Administration Services, provides a build task template and steps you through the process of specifying a build task. You can also use MaxL statements and sample template files provided with Data Mining Framework.
Execute the build task to build, or train, a model.
When you execute a build task, the specified algorithm is applied against the specified set of data to generate a data mining model. During the training process, the algorithm discovers and describes internally the patterns and relationships in the data that can be used for prediction. Later, the trained model can use these patterns and relationships to generate new information from a different, but similarly structured, set of data.
See Training the Model.
Specify a test task to test the model. This is an optional task to verify the accuracy of the model you have built.
You implement a test task through a task template using the Mining Wizard or MaxL statements.
Execute the test task to generate test results.
After training the model on one set of data, you execute the model against a different set of data with known results or correlations. You can compare the results generated by the model with the known results to determine the accuracy of the model.
See Testing the Model.
You implement an apply task through a task template using the Mining Wizard or MaxL statements.
Execute the apply task to generate result records.
When you execute an apply task, the model is executed against the specified set of data to generate result records. Data Mining Framework writes results back to the Essbase cube.
See Applying the Model.
Query the models or mining results.
You implement an scoring task through a task template using the Mining Wizard or MaxL statements.
Execute the scoring task to generate results.
When you execute a scoring task, the model is executed against the data you specify and the results are displayed by the Administration Services Console.
The following sections describe the data mining process in more detail.
The first step in building a data mining model is to understand the business situation or problem and choose the appropriate algorithm to use for analysis or prediction. Algorithms determine how you process data.
Data Mining Framework provides a set of powerful algorithms that can be used for a broad range of business applications. See Algorithms for a description of the available algorithms. The description of each algorithm provides information about the type of problem that the algorithm is best suited for.
Data Mining Framework also enables you to easily register and use new algorithms created by Oracle or third-party vendors.
The one essential prerequisite for performing data mining is that you understand your data and the problem you are trying to solve. Data mining is a powerful tool and can yield new insights. If you already have a strong hunch about your data, data mining can be particularly useful in confirming or denying your hunch, and giving you some additional insights and directions to follow.
Before you mine an Essbase database, make sure that the database is loaded and calculated.
All data mining algorithms require training, or learning. Training is the process of executing an algorithm against a representative set of data to discover and describe the patterns and relationships in the data that can be used for prediction. After a model has been trained against a representative set of data, it can then be applied to a wider set of data to derive useful information.
Learning can be either supervised or unsupervised. Supervised learning discovers patterns and relationships in the data by comparing the resulting data to a set of known data. Unsupervised learning discovers patterns and relationships in the data without comparing the data to a known answers.
The algorithm vendor determines the specific information that you must provide to use the algorithm. The regression algorithm employs supervised learning. Therefore, the model requires input data and output data.
To use an algorithm, you need to enter its settings, parameters and MaxL DML expressions describing input and output.
Settings are determined by the Data Mining Framework, and as such are the same for all algorithms, but they do influence the operation of the algorithm. For example, the framework provides a setting to define how missing values are treated by the algorithm.
Parameters are specific to each algorithm and determine how the algorithm operates on the data. For example, the clustering algorithm provides a parameter to specify the maximum number of clusters to return.
MaxL DML expressions specify the input and output data for the algorithm. Administration Services Console offers simplified and advanced interfaces for entering these expressions. In the simplified interface, expressions are specified per domain. In the advanced interface, expressions are specified per domain within each accessor. Accessors and domains are determined by the algorithm. In a build task, supervised algorithms such as the Regression algorithm have accessors to define the independent or input data (for example, predictor accessors) and accessors to define the dependent or expected output data (for example, target accessors). Unsupervised algorithms, such as clustering, have a predictor accessor only.
Test and apply tasks generally have input and output accessors.
Accessors consist of domains, which are typically MaxL DML expressions that define components of the accessor. For example, the predictor accessor for the Regression algorithm contains the following domains:
Defines the member or member set combination that determines the predictor domain.
Defines the cases to be traversed for the predictor variable. Sequence is often a subset of the time dimension.
The target accessor has the same set of domains as the predictor except that instead of Predictor domain it has Target domain. You write MaxL DML expressions to define the predictor and target accessors. In the simplified interface, you write an expression per domain, regardless of the accessor it comes from.
For example, consider this sample data mining problem:
Given the number of TVs, DVDs, and VCRs sold during a particular period, in the East region, how many cameras were sold in the same period in the East? Restrict sales data to prior year actual sales.
Using the regression algorithm, the predictor and target accessors define the model for this problem. When the values are the same, you can define them in simplified mode as follows:
If you need to specify different expressions for similar domains, you should define them in advanced mode; for example:
In both interfaces a predictor component (for example predictor.sequence) and the corresponding target component (target.sequence) must be the same size.
External domain is used when there is a need to build a family of models. For each city in the East ({[East].Children}), the algorithm models camera sales as a function of TV, DVD, and VCR sales. The Data Mining Framework creates, under the same name, a family of results, or models; a separate model or result for each city in the East. If a single model is desired, the external domain may be omitted (left blank).
When you define accessors using the Data Mining Wizard in Advanced mode, you can have mathematical transformations applied to them. For additional information, see Transformations.
In the final step of the build task Data Mining Framework executes the algorithm against the data specified by the accessors to build or train the model. During the training process, the algorithm discovers and describes the patterns and relationships in the data that can be used for prediction.
Internally, the algorithm represents the patterns and relationships it has discovered as a set of mathematical coefficients. Later, the trained model can use these patterns and relationships to generate new information from a different, but similarly structured, set of data.
After the model is trained, it is ready to use. If you have a known set of existing results, you can test the model against these known results. To test a model, you create a test task. In the test task, you specify a model you have trained and a set of accessors. In addition to accessors specified for input, you specify test accessors that reference the known set of results.
The test task compares the results derived from the trained model to the set of known results you specify. The test task determines if the results match within a specified range of expected error. If the results do not match, you can do any of the following:
Verify the homogeneity of the known data. If the structure of the known data does not match the structure of the test data, the results will not match.
Verify the integrity of the known data. Corrupt or incomplete data can cause the test model to fail.
Consider changing the stringency of the settings. At very least, a less stringent setting that returns a positive test gives you an idea of how closely the trained model compares to known data.
After the model is trained, you can use it on a new set of data. In the apply task you specify a build model you trained and a set of accessors. Applying a model uses the model against a known set of stored data which you specify in the apply task specifications. Generally, the accessor or domain expressions are the same for the predictor domains for a build task and its related apply task. You change the sequence, external, or anchor domain to apply the model to a different set of data. For example, you could change the external domain to specify a different region or country. Or you could use the anchor domain to specify a different year.
In the apply task, the target result data is not known, but is to be predicted by the model.
The apply task applies the model coefficients it generated to the new set of data and generates a set of output data. The Data Mining Framework writes the result data back to the Essbase cube into the locations specified by the target accessor expressions. The apply task generates a named result that you can use to query the result data. For information about viewing the result information, see Viewing Data Mining Results.
When you execute an apply task, Data Mining Framework writes mining results back to the Essbase cube. Data Mining Framework creates a result record, in XML format, that contains accessors that specify the location of the result data in the cube.
You can view data mining results through the Data Mining node in Administration Services, or using MaxL statements, and an XML-based tool that can access the results.
After the model is trained, instead of using an apply task to write back the results to the database you can perform a scoring task to view the results immediately. The input data can come from the cube (Score on Cube) or you can enter data when you execute the task (Score on Data).
For cube scoring you must provide all the expressions required in apply mode with the following exception: the external (if present) and sequence expressions may point to a single position only.
For data scoring you must enter the external expression (if present) for a single position; you must also enter the predictor data as numbers. No sequence expressions are used.
External expression may appear in apply or scoring tasks only if it was used during build. Otherwise it is omitted.
Data Mining Framework is supported by the MaxL and Administration Services interfaces.
MaxL provides a set of statements explicitly for data mining. With MaxL you can perform all data mining functions, including creating, training, testing, scoring, and applying a data mining model.
Sample model templates for each of the algorithms are available through the Administration Services interface. A model template provides an outline of the accessors needed for that algorithm that you can fill in. It also enables you to provide parameters required by the algorithm.
Essbase provides six commonly used algorithms. You can use these algorithms or you can create and register your own algorithms. This topic discusses:
Essbase supplies the following basic algorithms:
Regression. Identifies dependencies between a specific value and other values. For example, multilinear regression can determine how the amount of money spent on advertising and payroll affects sales values.
Clustering. Arranges items into groups with similar patterns. You use the clustering algorithm for unsupervised classification. The algorithm examines data and determines itself how to split the data into groups, or clusters, based on specific properties of the data. The input required to build the model consists of a collection of vectors with numeric coordinates. The algorithm organizes these vectors into clusters based on their proximity to each other. The basic assumption is that the clusters are relatively smaller than the distance between them, and, therefore, can be effectively represented by their respective centers. Hence the model consists of coordinates of center vectors.
Sequential runs on the same training set may produce slightly different results due to the stochastic nature of the method. You specify the number of clusters to generate, but it is possible the algorithm will find fewer clusters than requested.
Clusters can provide useful information about market segmentation and can be used with other predictive tools. For example, clusters can determine the kinds of users most likely to respond to an advertising campaign and then target just those users.
Neural network. Generalizes and learns from data. For example, neural networks can be used to predict financial results.
You can use the neural net algorithm for both prediction and classification. This algorithm is much more powerful and flexible than linear regression. For example, you can specify multiple targets as well multiple predictors.
On the other hand, the model generated by the neural net algorithm is not as easy to interpret as that from linear regression.
One use of neural nets is binary classification. A series of inputs (predictors) produces a set of results (targets) normalized to values between zero and one. For example, a set of behaviors results in values between 0 and 1, with 1 being risky and 0 being risk free. Values in between require interpretation; for example, 0.4 is the high end of safe and 0.6 is the low end of risky.
Decision tree. Determines simple rules for making decisions. The algorithm results are the answers to a series of yes and no questions. A yes answer leads to one part of the tree and a no answer to another part of the tree. The end result is a yes or no answer. Decision trees are used for classification and prediction. For example, a decision tree can tell you to suggest ice cream to a particular customer because that customer is more likely to buy ice cream with root beer.
Use the decision tree algorithm to organize a collection of data belonging to several different classes or types. In the build phase, you specify a set of data vectors and provide the class of each. In the apply phase, you provide a set of previously unknown vectors and the algorithm deduces their classes from the model.
The algorithm constructs a series of simple tests or predicates to create a tree structure. To determine the class of a data vector, the algorithm takes the input data and traverses the tree from the root to the leaves performing a test at each branch.
Association Rules. Discovers rules in a series of events. The typical application for this algorithm is market basket analysis: people who buy particular items also buy which other items. For example, the result of a market basket analysis might be that men who buy beer also buy diapers.
You define support and confidence parameters for the algorithm. The algorithm selects sufficiently frequent subsets selected from a predefined set of items. On input it reads a sequence of item sets, and looks for an item set (or its subset), whose frequency in the whole sequence is greater than support level. Such item sets are broken into antecedent-consequent pairs, called rules. Rule confidence is the ratio of its item set frequency to the antecedent frequency in all the item sets. Rules with confidence greater than the given confidence level are added to the list of "confident" rules.
Although the algorithm uses logical shortcuts during computations, thus avoiding the need to consider all the combinations of the item sets, whose number can be practically infinite, the speed with which the algorithm executes depends on the number of attributes to consider and the frequency with which they occur.
Naive Bayes. Predicts class membership probabilities. Naive Bayes is a light-weight classification algorithm. It is fast, takes small memory and in a good number of applications behaves quite satisfactory, so you can use it first before going to the decision tree or fully fledged clustering schemes.
The algorithm treats all the attributes of the case vector as if they were independent of each other. It uses a training sequence of vectors and the theoretical definition of the conditional probability to calculate the probabilities or likelihoods that an attribute with a certain value belongs to a case with a certain class. The model stores these probabilities. In the apply mode the case attributes are used to calculate the likelihood of the case for each class. Then a class with the maximal likelihood is assigned to the case.
For details about the parameters, accessors, and other information used with these algorithms, see the Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help, which includes a separate topic for each algorithm provided by Essbase.
You can create your own algorithms using Java and register them with Data Mining Framework. In order to be recognized by Data Mining Framework, an algorithm must implement certain interfaces and have a specific signature.
After a new algorithm is registered, it appears in the list of supplied algorithms and you can use the new algorithm to create build and apply tasks. Data Mining Framework reads the instructions for each parameter in the algorithm from the algorithm signature. The instructions appear in the Build, Score, and Apply Wizard panels where the user sets the algorithm parameters, just like the instructions for the supplied algorithms.
Transformations are mathematical operations that you can have applied to accessors when you use the Data Mining Wizard in advanced mode to define a build task model.
Essbase provides the following built-in transformation operations:
You can create your own transformations using Java and register them with Data Mining Framework. In order to be recognized by Data Mining Framework, a transformation must implement certain interfaces and have a specific signature. These requirements are described in detail in the Algorithm and Transformation Vendor's Guide included in the Data Mining Framework SDK. After a new transformation is registered, it appears in the list of supplied transformations that are displayed in the Data Mining Wizard in Advanced mode.
To create and use transformations, see the following topics in the Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help:
Using Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) format, you can import and export trained data mining models. Importing models enables use of models created outside the Data Mining Framework. You can also use the import-export feature to move models across multiple Essbase Servers.
To import or export data mining models, see "Importing and Exporting Data Mining Models" in the Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help.


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The domain name Find.Se just sold for 40,000 Euro's on Sedo.com or about $50,000.
.Se is the country code (ccTLD) for Sweden.
It will be interesting to see where this sale falls on the all time high sale list for the .Se extension which Ron Jackson covers it for DNjournal.com
On DNjournal.com, year to date chart of the top ccTLD sales none of them are the .Se extension.
This sale will tie for #18 on the top 100 ccTLD sales of the year.

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Happy Friday! This is actually a very exciting Friday for us because tomorrow we leave for vacation! Wahoo! Before we had kids, Brad and I would go away a lot and to some really fun places. Now, my idea of a great vacation spot is simply my parent's house down south – built in babysitters! It also helps that they live in our favorite place (which is also where we got married – which we did before Carrie Underwood copied us!). There's nothing like a week at the lake. I plan on doing a lot of reading and working on correcting my sad, pale state. Anyone have any good book recommendations? Here's what we've been up to this week:
♥ Cross Roads by Wm. Paul Young – Young also wrote The Shack, which is one of my favorite books, so I was really excited to read this one. It has a similar premise – troubled person encounters the Holy Trinity in human form, Trinity helps person work through some of their issues, person is ultimately changed. For dealing with some rather extraordinary circumstances, the story was pretty dull. Somewhat forgettable, and not making my recommendation list. Full review HERE.
♥ Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah – This one has been recommended to me a lot, and is somewhat of a book club darling. It's your typical best friends forever kind of story, about two unlikely teenage girls who grow to share a unique and long friendship. Very reminiscent of Now and Then. More depth than the usual chick lit, and be prepared to shed a few tears. Full review HERE.
♥ I'm forever forgetting to set out the butter to soften when baking cookies, and usually end up microwaving it. HERE is why I won't ever do that again!
♥ Italian Donuts from Bomboloni – Not a bad way to start the morning!
♥ Cotton Candy at Landmarc – Brunch at the Columbus Circle location is an all-out kid fest! Plenty of room to bring the stroller, and the wait staff is super accommodating to food throwers. A must try for a meal out with the littles.
♥ Date Night at Robert – Sitting atop the Museum of Arts & Design, this colorful and fresh restaurant has one of the best views around. The crispy gnocchi is not to be missed (seriously, I'm dreaming about it), and try to snag a table by the window.
♥ Sunscreen Wipes by MD Moms – I kinda sorta hate putting on sunscreen, but the kids have inherited my paleness, so it's a must every time we walk out the door. These wipes make the process so much easier. They aren't cheap, but they are worth every penny!
♥ Shorts by C Wonder – Love how cute these shorts are! I wear them with flip flops during the day and with wedges for a casual night out. I'm also obsessed with this metallic striped shirt I got from there.
♥ The Multiple by Nars in Orgasm – This makes my (and practically every fashion magazine out there) must-have beauty list year round, but it's especailly awesome in the summer. Since it's hot and humid, I like to keep make-up wearing to a minimum. A little of this on your cheeks and eyes, and you are ready to go! Great for travel too, since it won't break like powder make-up.
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Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York
If someone who is named in a will dies before the will is probated, what happens to their inheritance
Asked on 8/20/10, 5:06 am
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Michael Markowitz Michael A. Markowitz, PC
It depends on the language in the will.
Answered on 8/25/10, 5:33 am
Walter LeVine Walter D. LeVine, Esq.
I agree with Mike that it depends upon the language in the Will, which I have not seen. Either the surviving beneficiaries inherit, or the heirs of the deceased beneficiary inherit in his/her place. Until I see or you provide the language of the Will, I cannot answer the question.
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DEFINITION of 'Prague Stock Exchange (PSE)'
The primary securities exchange of the CzechRepublic. The Prague Stock Exchange is the biggest organizer of the securities market in the CzechRepublic, and second largest in central and eastern Europe.
This exchange is divided into two types of investors. The big and medium investors trade on the SPAD system and the small investors trade on module auctions. Only licensed securities dealers who are members of the exchange are allowed access to its trading system.
BREAKING DOWN 'Prague Stock Exchange (PSE)'
In 2001 the exchange was an associate member of the Federation of the European Securities Exchanges (FESE), and in May, 2004, the Prague Stock Exchange became a full member of the FESE and was named the "designated offshore securities market" by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, due to its reliability.


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Free Gears of War 3 DLC Coming Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year. You have turkey, stuffing, cranberry, the Dallas Cowboys, family, a few more weeks before Christmas....and Gears of War 3? It looks like this year you're going to have a side of FREE Gears of War 3 DLC with that turkey. That's right, today Epic Games has revealed plans to release the game's first free DLC, due out on Thanksgiving day. (November 24th for those of you who don't understand Thanksgiving is the third Thursday of November and not on a specific date).
The "Versus Booster Map Pack" will be a free release and will bring five new maps to the Gears of War 3 online modes. Three of those maps include the maps that debuted today in the Horde Command Pack (Azura Rustlung, and Blood Drive) and a pair of levels that previously appeard on the original Gears of War (Swamp and Clocktower). Although fans who purchased the Horde Command Pack today shouldn't feel too jipped as the additional characters, weapon skins, and Horde upgrades contained in today's DLC will remain exclusive to the Horde Command Pack.
This comes as great news to Gears of War 3 fans who got word today that Horde Command Back was actually released today, just a little late.
Unfortunately, I will not be partaking in the Thanksgiving "Versus Booster Map Pack" festivities right away, as I will likely be a turkey coma.


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When I searched for the keyword [porn] in Google Image Search I was prompted with this warning to "Use the SafeSearch menu to filter explicit results." It knew I searched for something explicit and was educating me on how to remove those results. Prior, Google didn't give such a warning, instead they defaulted the searcher to "moderate" and let the user change it to completely off or to "strict." Now, there are two options for the SafeSearch filter:
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- Uncheck "Filter explicit results" to receive the most relevant results for your query, including explicit content when you search for it.
Google told CNET they made this change to be more inline with how web search filters this content. A Google representative told them:
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Since Global TV's David (Pretty Boy) Bastl is down in Mexico this week working on his George Hamilton tan, it appears you NFL bettors have drawn the short end of the stick and ended up with yours truly to prognosticate this week's action.
I wouldn't say I'm brutal when it comes to placing bets, but that's only because there isn't a word worse than brutal.
Bastl, who now refers to himself in the third person as Mr. Sunday, was 14-2 last week, and he sent us an e-mail from Mexico describing how nice the beach was and how easy the rum and Cokes were going down.
Throw some ice cubes in those drinks, Dave, and here's hoping Montezuma's Revenge beats the spread.
MINNESOTA 3 Green Bay
Get that last-minute shopping done early, because this Christmas Eve afternoon clash should be a beauty. The winner will clinch the NFC North title, but the Vikings don't even have a playoff spot yet -- unlike the Packers. Despite Minnesota's brutal play of late, Brett Favre's inability to win in a dome will give the Vikes an important win.
Vikings -3
Pittsburgh 5.5 Baltimore
Take the Ravens and bet the farm. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is going to lose before the end of the regular season. He has to. It will finally happen on Sunday against Baltimore and its vicious defence.
Ravens +5.5
Indianapolis 7 San Diego
The over-under on this battle between 11-3 teams could hover around the 100-point plateau, but the Chargers, who will still lose this game, deserve a little more credit than this. San Diego pivot Drew Brees doesn't turn the ball over, which means he shouldn't have any trouble marching against Indy's suspect, but improving defence. Peyton will get his touchdown record and then feel the letdown.
Chargers +7
New England 2.5 N.Y. Jets
Will the team that couldn't lose go on a two-game losing streak? Probably not. After somehow falling to the 2-11 Dolphins on Monday night, the defending Super Bowl champs will be looking to send a message and, at the same time, get in hot pursuit of first place in the AFC. New England does not want to go back to Pittsburgh next month.
Patriots -2.5
Seattle 7 Arizona
Can you believe it? This uninspiring clash between the sad-sack Seattle Seahawks and the awful Arizona Cardinals actually means something. The Seahawks (7-7) can win the NFC West this weekend with some help, while the Cardinals -- yes, the Cardinals! -- can still make the playoffs. Seattle will emerge victorious, but it shouldn't be favoured by seven points against the Oak Park Raiders, let alone Arizona.
Cardinals +7
St. Louis 3 Philadelphia
When I first saw this line I almost took out a second mortgage, but these bookmakers know what they're doing. The Eagles (13-1) will be without Terrell Owens and have clinched the No. 1 spot in the NFC. Meanwhile, the Rams (6-8) expect to have quarterback Marc Bulger back and are in desperate need of a win to make the playoffs. The betting line, however, is almost too good to be true, because the Eagles will prevail.
Eagles +3
In the remaining games: KANSAS CITY beats Oakland but the Raiders (+8) cover, TENNESSEE (+4) wins straight-up over Denver, DETROIT takes out Chicago but take the Bears (+6) with points, CINCINNATI (-6) topples the N.Y. Giants, Houston (+7) falls to JACKSONVILLE but covers the spread, Carolina (+3) walks into TAMPA BAY and wins, Atlanta (-4.5) smokes NEW ORLEANS, red-hot Buffalo (-11) pounds San Francisco, DALLAS (+2) gets a victory at home against Washington, and MIAMI wins another one but fails to cover against Cleveland (+7).
LAST WEEK: 14-2 against the spread, 10-6 straight up.
SEASON TO DATE: 123-96-5 against the spread, 142-82 straight up.


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'The Comedy'
Daily reviews and interviews
Reviewed by Ashley Moreno, Fri., March 16, 2012
The ComedyFestival Favorites
D: Rick Alverson; with Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, James Murphy, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alexia Rasmussen
Considering Tim Heidecker's other work (the Tim and Eric franchise) and that director Rick Alverson gave any audience members at the South by Southwest premiere on Saturday the chance to walk out before the film started, it shouldn't surprise anyone that the opening sequence of The Comedy includes a group of naked men drinking heavily and showering each other in beer. And it only gets weirder as the racially insensitive, probably sexist, but certainly privileged principal character, Swanson (Heidecker), whom I hesitate to call a protagonist, tries desperately to find meaning and connect with others in a string of terrible ways. Unforgivingly direct, The Comedy opens abruptly into an amazingly rude and empty world that slowly starts to hit eerily close to home. The filmmakers bravely don't mind alienating their primary viewership, as it holds up a mirror to privileged white America. Still, there are a few fun tête-à-têtes and plenty of witty banter to buoy the film.
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The Biggest Bear:
Johnny hunts for the biggest bear in the forest, but comes home with a little bear...that grows and grows and grows.
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?:
From enormous sneezes to gigantic wails, the outrageous antics of these mischievous ailing dinosaurs will strike a chord and bring a smile to any child or grown-up who has ever sniffed, snuffled, coughed, or ached.
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Nothing can spoil the guests' good time at the wedding of Porker and Curlytail...not even rain.
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An Australian possum named Hush used to think that the magic made by Grandma Poss to make her invisible was fun, until one day, Hush wants to know what she looks like. Tour Australia with these two charming possums as they sample the food that will one day make Hush's wish come true.
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YOKO COMIX: WHEN JOHNNY MET YOKO (caption dialogue paraphrased from various Lennon interview transcripts)
MAHARISHI COMIX & STORIES: MEATLESS MAHARISHI MEETS THE BEATLES, or YOGI MAKES A BOO-BOO
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is dead.
BBC reports: The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who is credited with setting the Beatles and other stars on the path to spiritual enlightenment, has died. The Maharishi, thought to have been 91 years old, died in his sleep on Tuesday evening, February 5th, at his home in the Netherlands.
Sometimes called the Giggling Guru and the Meatless Maharishi, he introduced the Transcendental Meditation movement to the West in 1959, with the intention of creating individual peace and enlightenment. By the time of his death, it had grown into a multi-million dollar empire.
Here are some Maharishi Comics & Stories from the locally-produced Beatles Experience comic book series, with caption narration paraphrased from published John Lennon interviews.
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Kenneth Asmus
Funeral services for Kenneth Asmus of Chokio, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chokio. Father Peter VanderWeyst will be officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5 to 8 pm, with a prayer service starting at 5 pm, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chokio. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. Burial will be at the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery near Chokio.
Kenneth Herman Asmus, son of Arthur and Lena (Borth) Asmus, was born October 23, 1928 in rural Chokio, and was baptized on Nov. 18, 1928 at the Chokio Lutheran Church by Reverend G.A. Pilgrim. Kenneth grew up in Chokio, and received his education in the Chokio Public School. On May 4, 1950, he was united in marriage to Jeanne Virnig at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chokio. To this union, four children were born: Michael, Kathryn, Kevin and Kerri. Kenneth's real passions in life were his family and his work. From the time he was young, he was in the construction business with his father. He eventually took over Asmus Construction and ran it until 1970. He liked to share with his grandchildren stories of building homes, churches and barns in the area. After his construction career ended, he began hog farming, and within the next few years added crops. Eventually his sons joined the farm, forming KMK Farms. Up until the time he entered the West Wind Village in 2007, Kenneth was busy at the farm picking rocks or doing whatever else "the boys" asked him to do.
Kenneth had many interests and hobbies during his life. Fishing and hunting trips to Canada with family and friends over the years were special to Kenneth. He also enjoyed tending horses, especially his favorite horse, Queenie. Playing Buck Euchre, 31 and many other card games was also a pastime Kenneth enjoyed. If you knew Kenneth well or if you just met him, he always had a joke to tell or a funny story to share. Making others laugh brought him joy. Some of his most well known line were, "don't take no wooden nickels!" and "tell your mom she loves you!" Kenneth was most proud of his four children, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He looked forward to attending all of his kids' and grandkids' ball games from football to softball. He was their biggest fan. He taught them all how to work hard and to be proud of what you do.
Kenneth died on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 at the Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris, having lived to reach the age of 81 years.
He is survived by: his wife, Jeanne Asmus, resident of the West Wind Village in Morris; four children: Mick (Rhonda) Asmus of Chokio, Kathryn Asmus of St. Cloud, Kevin (Rhonda) Asmus of Chokio and Kerri Asmus of St. Cloud; five grandchildren: Risa (Lauren) Dorweiler, Aaron (Jodi) Asmus, Angie (Bruce) Berlinger, Marisa (Greg) Sabolik and D.J. Asmus; eight great-grandchildren: Jack Dorweiler, Audrey Dorweiler, Kali Berlinger, Austin Berlinger, Lilia Asmus, Drake Asmus, Jack Sabolik and Ben Sabolik; three sisters: Leola (Robert) Flannigan of White Bear Lake, Janeth (Garfield) Robertson of Altoona, WI and Jalene (LeRoy) Aanerud of Fergus Falls, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents: Arthur & Lena Asmus; his brother, Royal Asmus and his brother and his wife, Marvin "Duke" (Jean) Asmus.
Pallbearers for the service are Kenneth's grandchildren, with his great-grandchildren serving as honorary pallbearers. JoAnne Foley will serve as organist for the service, with Jim Quackenbush serving as soloist. Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the Chokio First Responders.
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The Technical Chief shall be responsible for:
1. Control: daily checking of common equipments
and the installation to ensure they
function to optimum effects in good conditions.
2. Report: establishing detailed reports about
the follow up of the installation and shall
the agenda into the "Logbook". He will report to
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3. Repair: working in cooperation with the Plaza
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manager, Store Manager and Big C's security
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4. Maintenance: checking the quality of services
provided by services suppliers and the
respect of quality and security procedures.
5. Water, gas and electricity consumption:
Noting down the private and common the water,
gas and electricity consumption, at the end of
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All the Maintenance contracts, procedures are
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and follow the procedures:
Structure of the Shopping Center (roof, walls,
- Generators group
- The network of air conditioning
- Transformer station
- The network of water, waste water treatment
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- The technical network for fire alarm system
- The technical network of escalato, travletors, lift.
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Lawmakers Want IRS Tax Cheats Blocked from Getting Bonuses
A group of Republican senators introduced a bill today to cut off bonuses to misbehaving IRS employees -- including ones who cheat on their taxes or are late filing.
Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) unveiled the No Bonuses for Delinquent IRS Employees Act, which would "prohibit the IRS from providing any performance award to any IRS employee who owes an outstanding federal tax debt" and "block any performance award to an employee who has entered into an installment payment plan for an outstanding tax liability until the payment plan has been completed."
A companion bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas).
A report from the Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Administration released last week found that nearly 70 percent of IRS staffers received some sort of performance bonus.
About $3 million of those awards, though, went to employees who had violations on their work records including citations for drug use, making violent threats, fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits, and misusing government credit cards.
And about half of that $3 million consisted of bonuses to 1,100 employees who have been delinquent in paying their own taxes or otherwise violated U.S. tax law.
"To reward employees who violate the very tax laws the IRS is responsible for enforcing is inexplicable and outrageous," said Isakson. "I've heard from Georgians from across the state who have lost all confidence in the IRS and this is exactly why. We must hold the IRS accountable on behalf of the American taxpayer to ensure we put an end to the unacceptable behavior exhibited by this agency."
Johnson said the report confirms that the IRS is "simply out of control."
"This bonus scandal comes at a time when the IRS is under fire for targeting Americans based on their beliefs and amid reports that reveal IRS workers broke the law by engaging in political activity on the job," the Texas congressman said.
"IRS employees are failing to comply with the very laws they were hired to enforce. Worse, it further proves that Washington doesn't respect nor care how Americans' hard earned tax dollars are spent. It's time for the IRS to respect hardworking American taxpayers."


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Turns out the answer is yes, probably, but it's definitely the end of the line for the three-box, turbocharged four-cylinder template started by the Lancer EX2000 Turbo in 1981 (the first to use the 4G63 engine).
"We must make another fun-to-drive car, but we can't just make another Evo," Gayu Uesugi, Executive VP of Mitsubishi Motors, told PistonHeads.
reported here on PH about a future green Evo.
This isn't really a surprise. Mitsubishi is shifting its focus to more frugal cars, aiming for 20 per cent of its sales to be electric or hybrid by 2020.
"Up until now Mitsubishi has focused on driveablility, sports mobility and SUV development," general design manager, Hiroaki Ohtsuka, told us last week in Tokyo. "That showed in our design, but now we are shifting focus to a more environmental aspect," he said, confirming the 'jet-fighter' grille that debuted in 2008 on the Evo X (and expanded range-wide) is now dead.
So, Ohtsuka-san, what do you think the new Evo should look like?
"If a new generation Evo will come, as a designer, I would like to focus on the aerodynamics because it doesn't have a good aerodynamics at the moment."
That might be something to do with the whopping great spoiler. So will you get rid of that? "If that reduces the drag, then yes, the spoiler will have to go. I want to make it look more sophisticated," he told us.
Don't despair though. Mitsubishi can't possibly forget how to make fun handling cars. Take away this scrap of comfort. The twin-electric engine tech in the forthcoming plug-in hybrid Outlander allows for a much faster, more responsive version of S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control). There's hope yet for Evo, even if it lives on in name and handling ability only.


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Is there a time limit to how long a movie can be and still be opened when made from WMM? I made a 2 hour and something video (which took over six hours) and it didn't play. :| But I am going to make one 1:19.06... I am wondering if it will play.
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Rauch taking over as Blue Jays' closer
Rauch taking over as Blue Jays' closer
Francisco leads the team in saves with 10 but has given up five earned runs over his last three outings, including a blown save against the Phillies on July 1 and a disastrous outing against the Indians on July 7, when he was tagged for three earned runs and did not retire a batter.
But the team has faith that Francisco can find his groove, as the two rough outings sandwiched a strong appearance in Boston on July 4, when he struck out the side for a save.
"I think it's important, as we did with Frankie earlier on, to get some outings under his belt to continue to build some momentum with him," manager John Farrell said on Thursday. "That's not to say that he won't close for us at some point, but I think for tonight and the time being that's the way we'll look to set up."
Rauch, meanwhile, has seven saves on the year and has closed in the past, serving in that role for Minnesota for part of the 2010 season. For the Blue Jays this year, he is 3-3 with a 4.34 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings.
The 32-year-old entered the July 9 game against the Indians with a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth, but surrendered a leadoff single and a double in blowing his third save of the season. It was the only save opportunity he had in more than a month since his last save, on June 7 against the Royals.


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- Admission may be recommended for applicants who hold a master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution and who earned an overall graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- GRE or GMAT Scores: Admission based on scored for the GRE or GMAT
- Admission with GRE:
- Scores prior to August 2011 - The required GAP score based on the GRE is 2200 (GAP = GRE-V Plus GRE-Q Multiplied by your undergraduate GPA). An Analytical Writing score of 3.5 or higher is also required. Students who took the GRE General Test prior to October 1, 2002 must have a GAP score of 3500 or higher.
- Scores after August 2011 - Minimum GAP score (Undergraduate GPA Multiplied by 100) PLUS (GRE Verbal PLUS GRE Quantitative) of 550, with a minimum verbal and quantitative score of 139 each. An Analytical Writing score of 3.5 or higher is also required.
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- Ability to analyze a variety of instructional performance issues in business, government, education, and home settings
- Ability to design and develop instructional solutions, including appropriate combinations of traditional/instructor led strategies, constructivist techniques, technology systems, and performance support systems
- Ability to ethically and effectively manage instructional design projects, including project management/tracking and scheduling, budgeting, and client consultation skills
- Ability to design appropriate assessment plans for instructional solutions
- Ability to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of instructional solutions
Students who graduate with a master's degree in instructional design may expect employment as instructional designers and trainers in businesses, corporations, school and university settings, government agencies, and military services. Instructional design graduates may also be employed as managers of technology-based systems and designers of technology products in settings that include corporations, universities, community colleges, medical centers, libraries, and school districts.
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This is a gold and turquoise crackle vase with a pink inside and the bottom reads E-5 Gondor USA. It is the cornucopia design and has a fan vase shape. It is 7" tall and 7" wide at the top. It is a gorgeous vase. The gold sparkles.


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Kinkade Sure-Glide device
A full description of my new glide lock device with photos can be seen now on my website. Click on the "What's New" button.
Havent seen the glide lock device yet but i would have to say yes from my understnading it is just moving a microswith in and out of the way of a trigger arm on the main pinion so i would assume any channel would work. I actually like the three ch setup better by giving it full down elevator and throttle.
Sean emailed me some assembly tips today and i ask him about the glide lock device in my email back to him so we should know soon. Its good to hear you are getting a glide hawk now too.
G-Lo....welcome to the Glide Hawk club.
To answer the trim tab control question:
Yes, a 5th or 6th channel switch can be used to control the microswitch servo. I was just initially making it so it could work off a cheap 3 or 4 channel radio. But also, it doesn't need a whole lot of throw to move the microswitch pivot plate in and out of trip pawl range so the trim tab works well because it doesn't give as much throw as the full stick command and it also stays put and doesn't require being held in place like the rudder stick.
If you use a 5th or 6th channel Tx toggle switch it would be good if you could adjust your ATV settings down so the servo doesn't move full range.
Or else, go as short as possible on the servo arm holes to mechanically minimize the throw. All you need is enough microswitch pivot plate movement to move the switch so the trip pawl closes the switch and you hear the *click*of the switch closing ( "on" position), and enough the other way so the switch opens and stays open ( "off" position). As long as that need is met how you do it doesn't matter...trim tab, stick, toggle switch, etc.
I'm currently switching over to relatively inexpensive 6 channel 2.4 Ghz radio systems which have their settings programmed through a PC USB port. These radios have both switches and knobs in addition to the sticks and I'm hoping I can program mine so I have the upper right hand switch as my Sure-Glide control. I suppose the upper left hand switch could also work. Not sure which will feel the most natural. Either should work.
I'm also hoping since the radio is computerized that I can also set my ATV on the same switch so I can control the servo throw. If that works out, I will program my combo kit radios this way befor I ship them out. I am also going to start programming all of my ESC's before they ship out so they are set best for ornithoptering. I'm building a little test station with a radio,motor, and power supply so I can check and make sure ESC's are set for *no brake* and optimized for high Kv motors.
You do want the *no brake* setting on the ESC. For two reasons..first, for the Sure Glide to work, the wings actually need to go into "pigeon" mode, i.e., full up dihedral. If the wings didn't go into pigeon mode you should already be locked into a glide by chance and don't need to use the Sure-Glide. For either case to happen the geartrain needs to be able to freewheel so the wing loading pulls the wings up. And the second reason for no brake is.. the trip pin length is set to work with *no brake* motor enertia. Motor enertia has been a major issue in getting a glide lock to work (without a Hall sensor) and this is one reason why the Sure-Glide is designed to work from a no power setting.
When you throttle up from off, the motor gets cut off quickly ( in the ratchet pin lock-in zone) by the micro switch before it has a chance to build up momentum. The ratchet pin on the main gear only gets to move and only needs to move about 60 degrees around on the gear before the switch cuts the motor off. The motor generates some momentum in this brief time, but not like if would if it were revving along. This is why the Sure-Glide is unlikely to work reliably if you were to simply activate the micro-switch cutoff in powered flight. It will shut off the motor, but the motor momentum may carry the ratchet pin way past its lock in zone, much like a random throttle down lock in. So....the *no brake* ESC setting is important.
My ESC's say they come factory default set with the brake off but I have found this is not always the case so this is why I'm setting up my ESC programming station.
3 channel Sure-Glide system
For those with the new kits or those soon to recieve them, notice each kit has both a servo tray cutout ( likely wth a micro servo installed) up near the gearbox but they also have a small hole in the tail rocker opposite the tail rocker pushrod. This hole is for setting up 3 channel Sure-Glide operation by means of a pushrod ( actually more of a PULL-rod because the main force needed is in tension, not compression). I had tested this method in earlier tests and it worked but I had some problems then with servos over stressing that should now no longer be a problem. The problem was the overall load on the elevator servo because it has to do double duty...both rock the tail, and rock the microswitch up front at the same time, and it has to rock the microswitch even when the Sure-Glide isn't being activated. This shouldn't be a problem now, especially with a strong HS-65 elevator servo.
Originally, the problem was with the resistance created by the micro-switch wires. The wires would interfere in free movement of the micro switch pivot plate. I was surprised at just how pesky this problem was. They would feel okay to me but then I would hear the servo growl which I didn't like. I tried looping the wire and various set ups but it was still problematic. So then I went and bought some "wet noodle" silicone wire and this really helped and it is what I'm using now for the microswitch wire. But what really helped was when I routed the silicone wire through a ball link standoff which is in the same axis as the switch pivot plates rotational axis. That seems to work real well.
So, with the switch wire forces minimized, a 3 channel pushrod set up should work better now. I will be experimenting more with this as soon as my order of music wire comes in. There are several ways to set up a lightweight pushrod but probably the simplest way will be to use 1/32"-1/16" O.D. music wire ( K&S Metal Center at hobby shops is a main source) with Z-bends on each end but that requires some precise cutting and bending so you get the right length. Another way is to uses a carbon rod with threaded rod ends glued on with ball links, etc. Or, a miniature Sullivan "Golden Rod" could be used...the "cable in plastic sleeve" type typically uses for throttle linkages. I like the simple music wire idea. And there are various ways to support the rod so it doesn't buckle under compression. If you do this yourself you could mount Dubro 1/8" nylon wire landing gear mounts to the G-10 frame to run the rod through for support. That would probably work. The whole idea is to keep the weight down so it's less than a sub micro servo. If it weighs more, you may as well use the servo option.
That's what I suspect the pushrod set up will probably be best for short fuselage models like the Slow Hawk on down... Park Hawk, Shrike, etc. The pushrod could become a bit heavy on long birds like the Glide Hawk or Lazy Hawk. I'll eventually get to testing this set up again. If any of you guys get to it beofe me I'd be interested in some feedback.
If you are using the 4th channel switch servo and simply prefer the "down" elevator command coupled with throttle for Sure-Glide activation you can always hook your microswitch servo up to the elevator slot via a Y-connector. I have extra long Y-connectors in stock just for this purpose and they don't cost much so if anyone wants to try this let me know.
I put the micro switch servo on the gear ch on my radio and it works great from there. Cut the throws down so it just engages and disengages the switch. Your glide lock device proves that sometimes it is the simplest solutions that make things work no need to over complicate something simple.
Kris, you probably already did this but make sure your on and off switch parameters are set with the trip pawl at max down position against the switch wand ( raised on the other end by the gear pin).
One advantage of having the switch servo controlled by a trim tab ( or rotary knob for that matter) is you can fine tune the switch position in case you don't get the mechanical throws set up perfectly and have no ATV adjustments.
Thank you very much Sean for helping us with the glide lock procedures concerning the tx. I went on your site last night and read your exert and as i did my brother said-like you and Kris just explained-that it was posible.He has the DX7; he's always constantly tinkering with his settings on his new f-14. But as soon as i get some detailed pic i will start zeroing in what i need to do...Humm..Hey Sean, have you ever thought about setting up an instructional video on youtube!!??. Robert Korebelnik did a instructional with the french glide-lock. It helped me alot once i purchased it. It was pretty much "monkey see monkey do" instructional; it will save you alot of time & money from burning CDs....its just a thought.. since yall are so busy with putting out orders n'all. Plus it will take the guss work out of what and where things go.!? (You know how WE can get!..)
Hey Kris, nice pictures! I understand why you posted and then locked the thread. Anyway I look forward to some video. My Glide Hawk should be here this week. I can post some pics but video will be tough, most of my friends find it funnier to f-around when they get a video camera in their hands then record a maiden flight and when my wife tries to help out I end up doing something stupid, like dive bombing her! (Unintentionally by the way) or going in a direction that was different from what I had told her so pictures will have to do. It does look like mine is a little different from yours. I dont think one is any better than the other, just different.
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After more than two years in development, ABC and Oprah Winfrey are moving forward with production on Their Eyes Were Watching God, a TV movie starring Halle Berry. Michael Ealy, Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Emmy winner Ruby Dee are also set to costar in the Harpo Films project, adapted from lesbian author Zora Neale Hurston's 1937 novel, which is hailed as a masterpiece of black American literature. Berry will play Janie Crawford, a free-spirited 1920s woman whose search for identity and happiness through three marriages with very different men puts her in opposition to the mores of her small Florida town. Santiago-Hudson will play Janie's ambitious second husband, who forces her into submission and often beats her. Ealy (Barbershop) will play Janie's third husband, the first man to truly love and respect her. Dee will play Nanny, Janie's grandmother who, as a slave near the end of the Civil War, gave birth to her white master's child. Nanny raised Janie after her mother disappeared soon after giving birth.
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" Brand: Swizzels Matlow / Type: Candy "
So as I have said in my eariler reviews I am defiantly on a sweet binge at the minute. So this is how I have come about reviewing one of my classic childhood sweets, the Swizzels Matlow Double Dip! When I saw one in my local Tesco Express I just had to have one and relive the walk back from school, via the sweet school, I the good old days.
The Double Dip consists of Orange and Cherry flavour fizz dips found in separate compartments with a Swizzelstick to dip into the sherbet. The packet is based on three paper compartments that hold the two flavours and the one for the stick. The packet is brightly coloured with oranges, reds and yellows, as it is aimed at children. The packet costs around 25p nowadays.
As soon as I ripped open the paper sachet I was there, in my knee high socks with my bag and recorder in one hand and my Double Dip in the other.... So did it stand the lest of time? Well I have to say to my surprise it did! Because many of our old favourites have been through many transformations throughout the years, but this just tasted the same as I remember, and i was really pleased to find that my favourite bit, the swizzelstick, still tasted the same and that the same texture. The dips are really sweet and a bit sharp as well due the the 'fizz' element.
The main issue with this, and it has always been this way, it has a habit of getting everywhere, you cannot move an inch without the sherbet getting all over you, so be warned you cannot eat this discretely!
The packet does state that there are no artificial colours in it, but it is crammed with sugar/sweeteners and a load of ingredients I cannot pronouns (see below). The trouble is its so tasty!
Ingredients: Sugar, Dextrose, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid; Cornflower, Sodium Bicarbonate, Modified Starch, Stearic Acid, Anti-Caking Agent: Magnesium Carbonate; Magnesium Stearate, Flavourings, Colours: Beetroot Red, Curcumin, Lutein.
So overall, although these are far from the best for you, I just loved reliving my youth when eating this, and will defiantly be buying more to eat when I fancy something sweet. They are far from filling either, but are really tasty. So I would recommend for a blast from the past.
I can remember the joy I had when I realised the shop near my school had these babies! As soon as I ripped open the paper sachet, I was in heaven.
Double dips are paper packets, with 3 sachets, 2 have fruity flavoured sugar in them, o ne cherry and one orange, both a re delicious and very much addictive, very much unhealthy, in the last sachets, there is a "swizzle stick" a candy stick you use to scoop out the deliciously flavoured fruit powder, the more powder you get, the more f that flavour it takes on and it get can get very tempting to eat it all at once! Sometimes, they'll be sold with an extra coca cola flavoured sachet (these will either be white or brown coloured) , I'm very lucky to have a shop that always sell the triple powder ones, again, the powder is delicious and addictive.
These aren't much for filling you up, and are definitely an indulgence rather than a snack, the powder does tend to go down quickly, and if you're moving it will go everywhere, so BE WARNED.
At 25p for a pack, you should only have these once in a while, if you want a sugar blast or a little skip down memory lane.
So overall: They taste great but there isn't much to them.
Double Dip is the name of a sweet, primarily aimed at children and contains two sherberts and a 'swizzle' stick'. The swizzle stick is made of a sweet candy which is used as a vessel or 'dipper' to transport the contents of the sherbert into your mouth. Ideally, the swizzle stick is licked or sucked to 'wetten' the eating tool-come-sweet, thus providing something for the sherbert to stick to. The sherbert comes in two delicious flavours - orange and cherry which are contained in two separate pouches. The swizzle stick is supplied separated in it's own pouch, so there are three separate pouches, all joined together in a paper like package.
The first time I discovered Double Dip was probably around the early 80s and at that time, this new sweet seemed like nothing that had been made before and it was a real treat for me. The experience was nearly like having a present on Christmas day. I used to like to dip into both cherry and orange flavours alternately and also mix them together on my swizzle stick. The sweet is very sweet and I am fortunate enough to enjoy this little sweet treat due to my sweet tooth.
I think the last time I ate a Double Dip was around ten years ago. The reason I have not eaten one in recent times, is that I have not seen them in the shops. This is a real surprise to me, as I know that my friends enjoyed them and now as an adult, I would buy them for a treat because I like them and they induce a nostalgic feeling. Double Dip has popped up in many conversations I have had with people of my age - I am 36 years old and it seems as if Double Dip has had an effect on my generation at least. I wonder why they seem to be so hard to get hold of? I do not know the answer to this question and it comes into conflict of Double Dip being so popular.
Mind you, like I have recently found out, I can order Double Dip online and the link is contained in the item which I am reviewing.
All in all, I lovely tasting and very sweet sweet, which was definitely a favourite of mine when I was a kid and like I have said, would buy them for a treat now as an adult.
Double Dip is a confectionery produced by Swizzels Matlow, where it has been popular in the United Kingdom and Australia for at least 30 years. It consists of a sachet of two sherbet powders (orange and cherry flavored), with a lollipop for dipping.


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Tel Aviv now the global leader in app startups
Silicon Valley may be known as the hotspot for tech, but halfway across the globe, Tel Aviv is making its mark. According to Forbes, Tel Aviv has more startups per capita than anywhere else in the world.
App startups make up a large portion of this growing tech community. One in particular made recent headlines when United Hatzalah, a volunteer rescue service, commissioned an SOS app in the wake of the kidnapping of three Israeli teens. The free app by Israeli startup NowForce allows users to request help with the swipe of a finger. About 60,000 Israelis downloaded it in June following its release.
Other apps are more lighthearted, as developers work to allow users to form new kinds of communities, share videos and more. Here are a few great apps to make their way out of Tel Aviv this year.
Forget about Facebook. According to Moish Levin, CEO and co-founder of the Clubz app, social networking as we know it needed a facelift.
"Before Clubz came around, the market that existed in social media was based on profile-building and connecting with others because of their profile's content," he said. "We felt this was not only boring and limiting but that users deserved a better way to meet those with common interests."
Clubz is a platform on which "clubz," or groups, can be created and joined by users. The app, which was released in January, features fans of cat videos, sports teams and alternative music, to name a few. Within these "clubz," users can produce and post videos, comment on and "like" content, and share their activity on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.
"Nobody likes having to read through cluttered news feeds and sifting for the information that actually interests them, so we took these thoughts and did something about it," Levin said.
There are several thousand people using the app and its 300-plus clubz, he said, adding that it's catching on mostly among sports enthusiasts.
"Fans at Maccabi Tel Aviv games really grabbed Clubz and found it easy to post their content from games or elsewhere. The whole team noticed how cool the club was and how much better this way of sharing made a fan's personal experience."
The company is working on expanding the app so it can be adopted by American sports franchises as well, Levin said.
You take a video on your phone. Then you have to upload it to YouTube. Along the way, you might run into problems if the file is too big, and even if that isn't a problem, you might waste time trying to share manually on Facebook and Twitter.
Max Bluvband noticed that video uploading and sharing was a hassle, so he decided to do something about it.
"When I took videos of my kids or my skiing, I have noticed that no one can see it. Yes, I can upload it to YouTube, prepare an email and send it to everyone, but do we really have the time [to do that] for every video?" he said.
Bluvband decided to streamline the video-sharing process and created LiveLens. The app, which came out in the spring, allows users to share videos live. They simply hit "go live" and their friends and followers receive a notification that they are streaming or have posted new content. The users can see who is watching them, the comments and the "likes" on the video.
LiveLens, which is available in the iTunes store, Google Play and on Google Glass, has a target demographic of teenagers and adults up to age 35. In order to monetize the app, the company plans to charge for videos of celebrities. Although Bluvband, LiveLens' CEO, would not reveal download numbers, there are other signs of success: In May, online newsmagazine VentureBeat reported that LiveLens raised $2 million in funding from investors.
In February, Samba — which allows users to send videos and record a viewer's reaction — made its debut in the Apple Store. Less than three weeks later, it was named the best social app at the South by Southwest festival in Austin.
The app represents the next logical stop in exchanging videos, according to company founder Barak Hachamov.
"In the real world, when we listen to someone or see something, we react," he said. "We react with our face, with our eyes, with our smile. In other messaging services, these reactions still exist, but no one can see them. Samba mimics a very basic human emotion and need. We are doing that by gratifying the sender with the most authentic reactions. Samba makes sure that every message gets the response that it deserves."
The app hasn't made money yet. However, Hachamov said that Samba is already being integrated into a reality TV show. The founder also plans to approach brands to see if they would be interested in this new way of communicating with their customers.
In three years, the company hopes to have more than 100 million users. The overall goal, though, is to change how people utilize technology to talk with one another.
"Our vision is to humanize and bring emotion to the way that people communicate in the digital world today," Hachamov said.


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Penguin Design Award: Puffin Childrens Prize
The Brief:
"We are looking for a striking cover design that is well executed, has an imaginative concept and clearly places the book for its market of both children (to pick up and buy for themselves) and adults (to buy for children). While all elements of the jacket need to work together as a cohesive whole, remember that the front cover needs to be able to work on its own and be eye-catching within a crowded bookshop setting. It also needs to be able to work on screen for digital retailers such as Amazon."
A more modern version of the book cover.
The previous design for a hard cover
The previous design for a dust cover which goes on top of the hard cover
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Bookmark Design
Book Illustrations
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In a 390-0 vote, the House passed H.R. 3159, the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act. The bill requires the government to set goals for foreign aid, and comes amid growing questions about whether U.S. foreign aid is advancing U.S. interests.
The House also passed H.R. 4057, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act, in a 392-3 vote. The bill would require require the Veterans' Administration to make sure veterans have the information they need to make decisions about pursuing higher education.
Finally, the House passed S. 3202, the Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, which would let Veterans Affairs provide burial caskets for deceased veterans with no identifiable next of kin. Members passed this bill 393-0.
All three were suspension bills, which means a two-thirds majority vote was needed for passage. All three go to the White House for President Obama's signature.