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Small-press publishers have the lucky opportunity to talk candidly with authors about the downturns and updrafts of the creative process which brought them to the moment of completion that we call a book. As Omnidawn's co-publisher and senior poetry editor, I've had that great good fortune. It finally occurred to me that the readers and reviewers of these books might enjoy hearing some of this talk, too. Of course, a book of poetry needs no introduction or liner notes. But I'm always interested in any stories about how and where authors' intentions and the actual creative work tangle together. So I started asking each of our authors a few questions in writing, and then enclosing these "interviews" with our advance/review copies. When the book is published, I post the interview on the book's web page. The Conversant's editors have asked if they might select some of those interviews to publish. It is my pleasure to say yes! The subject of this interview is Ronk's book Transfer of Qualities.
Rusty Morrison: I have been an ardent reader of your books since I happened upon Eyetrouble. I recall when you read at Cody's Books in Berkeley. I think you were reading from Why/Why Not. I introduced myself and had the audacity to ask you if you'd let Omnidawn publish a book of yours. You were so gracious! And even more marvelous is the fact that you gave us In a landscape of having to repeat, which remains one of my most beloved books. I still keep it at my writing table. It won Omnidawn our first major award, the PEN USA Poetry Prize. It's a privilege to bring out this new book, Transfer of Qualities. I saw poems (prose poems) from it, I think in Colorado Review? And I recall feeling that I absolutely had to read more of the work, and I lusted to publish it! The work in it has your unique sensibility, and yet it is unlike much of your past work. Could you say a bit about how you see the collection?
Martha Ronk: Transfer of Qualities addresses the uncanny and myriad ways in which people and things, but also people and those around them, exchange qualities with one another—moving in on, unsettling, altering: stance, attitude, mood, gesture. Each entry in the book probes the dissolving boundaries between those sharing space with one another; and the various cross-genres in the book (prose poem, creative non-fiction, personal essay) echo the theme of inter-dependence. Material things often seem amazingly alive and tropic (a puppet or toy, a plate, a rug underfoot, a dim photograph on the wall across the way), and this collection follows in the footsteps of other authors also obsessed with the boundaries between life and death, the moving and the still, the stone-like book and the vivid stirring within the pages.
RM: How/why did you begin Transfer of Qualities? Which poem or poems were the first you wrote?
MR: I began this project with my own experiences in the potency of tropic objects around me; in my somewhat vertiginous experience when objects in my house are relocated; in my interest in ceramic or glass bowls that became manifest to me after the shelves were full. Obviously, I was very influenced by Henry James (the title is a quotation from him) and all his focus on the power of objects in The Golden Bowl and The Spoils of Poynton—the ways objects seemingly press against, even determine the relationships of the characters. More specifically, I became interested in photograms through the work of Man Ray and Moholy-Nagy, and the ways in which, again, objects seem to press against one's very skin. With certain objects, like books, clearly there is no way I could not have thought about making them, holding them, collecting them. As a boy, my son collected "found objects," and I think one of my first poems was of a piece of scrap metal I found on a walk on Kings Road in Vermont. Finally, I have a colleague, the artist Mary Beth Heffernan, who was making life-sized cyanotypes of the outlines of clothing (seams of a suit, a dress) at the time I was writing; they are haunting images of material stuff just coming into or going out of being.
RM: Would you talk about the relation of the title to the text?
MR: I tried to create a book in which prose poems, essays and creative non-fiction pieces transferred qualities with one another. That is, I hoped that distinctions blurred enough to match the title.
I wanted the book to try to present the idea that categories, useful as they often are, can also allow for some merging and playful exchange. The poem's title might also suggest a definition that the prose poem itself would deform. (No doubt this is irrelevant, but: Alice Munro's story "Comfort" concludes with a wife tossing her husband's ashes, but this action is given by way of an image that is amazingly "unrelated" to the narrative; it is a poetic moment of bravura, I think, that both closes and refuses to close the story.) Several years ago, I taught a course entitled "Hybrid Literature," which included poetic fiction from Virginia Woolf and Marcel Proust, for example, and narrative poems such as The Autobiography of Red and Paris Spleen.
RM: Manuscripts often undergo revision before reaching their published form. Would you discuss your relationship to revision?
MR: I revise a great deal—but never enough—and often am helped by suggestions from other poets and editors. I usually compose in a sort of trance, or "state" of some sort, where I am captivated by an image or rhythm or concern; trying to make something of this that is communicable depends on returning to the initial draft time and time again. Alexander Pope was right: The longer the better.
RM: Who are the authors with whom you feel a kinship? Who influenced Transfer Of Qualities? Who are you reading currently?
MR: There are many authors behind Transfer of Qualities, but the major genie of the piece is Henry James, whose musings on his own, The Sacred Fount, provided the book's title and direction. In addition to James, the work is influenced by Walter Benjamin, numerous photographers and critics, Baudelaire, Francis Ponge, Virginia Woolf and many writers who have examined the nature of things.
Many of my books have been influenced by literary sources and by a firm belief in dialogue with the language of others—in the interdependence of reading and writing. Why/Why Not is a collection of poems focused on Hamlet's inability to decide, the title an echo of his "To be or not to be" monologue. Vertigo, my book on the confusions of memory, was written as a homage to W.G. Sebald's book of the same name. My long, somewhat convoluted poetic lines in Vertigo echo Sebald's efforts to capture memory in long sentences. Freud's essays on repetition and the uncanny stand behind In a landscape; and Sir Thomas Browne's Garden of Cyrus specifically influences and provides phrases for Partially Kept.
RM: Would you tell me a bit about yourself? Anything you are willing to share that might not be in your short bio that is published in the book?
MR: The major influence in my life is my career as a professor of English literature. I have always taught poets, especially Shakespeare, Milton, John Donne, George Herbert and more contemporary ones as well—with Wallace Stevens being my favorite. Teaching and scholarship often rest on the asking of questions, the examination of technique and meaning. I began writing my own poetry more seriously when I needed to ask questions of a new geography, specifically the desert, when I moved to Los Angeles from the East Coast. It stunned me. Part of my work from that time appears in Desert Geometries, and I think each project since is the result of having been stunned again in a similarly unnerving way. As I was working on Transfer of Qualities I was also returning to work in a ceramics studio, which I hadn't done since my son was born; working with clay makes one very aware of objects in a state prior to themselves.
I had residencies at Djerassi and The MacDowell Colony, and taught summer programs at the University of Colorado and Naropa. In 2007 I received an NEA Award. I worked as editor for Littoral Books and The New Review of Literature, and I am the Irma and Jay Price Professor of English at Occidental College in Los Angeles, teaching Renaissance Literature and Creative Writing.
RM: You chose the image that is used in the cover design for this book. I believe you are friends with the photographer. Would you be willing to describe your affinities to her work and/or to this particular photograph?
MR: I know the young photographer and artist, Farrah Karapetian, through my step-daughter, who has been friends with her since childhood. I love her series of glass bottle photograms because they are images of fragile, transformed, broken (some even melted) bottles. I saw these objects as akin to what I was after. They are both familiar and strange.
Martha Ronk is the author of ten books of poetry, among them Transfer of Qualities (included on the long list for the National Book Award), Partially Kept, Vertigo (a National Poetry Series Selection), In a landscape of having to repeat(a PEN/USA poetry award winner) and Why/Why Not. She has also published a fictional memoir, Displeasures of the Table, and a collection of fiction, Glass Grapes and Other Stories. Her work is highly influenced by her academic work in 16th and 17th century literature, especially Shakespeare, on whom she has written and published. She is the Irma and Jay Price Professor of English at Occidental College.


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Caritas Jerusalem held a Fun Day for children and young people with disabilities in Gaza recently. The day took place in coordination with the National Association for the Physically Challenged in Gaza. The venue for the fun day was the Caritas Jerusalem Gaza Health Centre in Al Shati Camp in Northern Gaza. The event began at 10am and lasted for three hours. Fifty disabled children took part in the program. There was a selection of food, plays, songs, magic and presents. The fun day hoped to encourage the disabled to use their talents and skills. At the end of the day, gifts were given to all in attendance. This day has been made possible through the generous support of Caritas Spain and Caritas Zaragoza. Their support was particularly helpful in that a bus was secured and traveled throughout Gaza to bring the physically challenged young people to the event. This helped more people to participate in the event due to the situation of families in Gaza where overwhelming poverty is suffocating all segments of the population. Unfortunately, the most vulnerable groups such as the sick, elderly, the physically challenged, the chronically poor and those households who have no breadwinner, are suffering the most. The social workers in attendance commented that this day boosted the psychological outlook of those physically challenged children. It also gives them hope to know that they are not forgotten as well as works to help these youngsters feel like they are just like any others in the society. You could see the happiness on the faces of all the children during the three hours they spent with Caritas. For that time, they were able to enjoy some fun and games in the very hard situation, which is currently daily life here.


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"There's a consult downstairs, Campbell. Go check it out and I'll catch up with you later."
"Sure, OK." I was a third-year medical student fumbling through my first clinical rotations. The resident headed off to whatever he needed to accomplish and I trotted down the back stairwell. I glanced at the consultation slip and found the patient's room number.
56-year-old man with progressive medical problems. Please evaluate for central line placement.
Not much information. The man was on the General Medicine ward and needed a more permanent intravenous line to avoid having to put a new IV in his hand every day or two. Arranging for the new line would be our job.
I reached the ward and found the chart that matched the room number. As I started flipping through the chart, I froze. "I might know him," I realized.


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Nana: Like many of my other recent fics, this was written for dncontest, a community on Livejournal. The prompt this time was 'children'. Anyway, this is from the point of view of Mikami's mother, who I call Atsuko. Enjoy!
Sue The Alarm Clock
By SunMoonAndSpoon
The alarm clock blares at six in the morning, and Atsuko wonders briefly if she can sue the damn thing for assaulting her ears. It doesn't take long for her to realize that it's an inanimate object, and you cannot sue inanimate objects, but all that makes her want to do is sue it for making her stupid. Oh, her pre-coffee thoughts rarely make any sense.
She drags herself from the warmth of her bed, sheds the lingerie that she's not sure why she wears. It's not as if she's sleeping with anyone but herself—okay, she's had a night or two, but it's rare that men want anything to do with her child-scarred flesh. These days, her nightly solitude is rarely interrupted for anything but Teru's nightmares. They occur with eerie predictability, every Saturday night at 11:30. Atsuko doesn't work weekends, and by 11:30 she's in bed, but not sleeping, and she doesn't have to worry about suing the alarm clock in the morning. 11:30, Saturday night, is when she's at her most relaxed, and she doesn't know how Teru can possibly time his nightmares, but he does. Times his illnesses, too. Teru has never once had to stay home from school—he'd always be sick over the weekend, or during breaks. Summer vacation always seems to involve a never-ending parade of colds. Teru never lets anything break his routine, and he fits weakness into empty cracks. And so, when on a Tuesday morning in November, Atsuko hears a gagging, hacking sound coming from the bathroom, she thinks that someone's broken in. Because it isn't her, and Teru just doesn't do that. Not on a school day, anyway.
"Is someone there?" she asks, reaching for the phone with shaking hands, in case she needs to call the police. Maybe it's her sister—she has a tendency to barge in without asking, and she's supposedly pregnant, so that could explain the vomiting. Or, it could be a drug-crazed burglar, puking up a bad batch of mushrooms. It could be Teru, too, but it isn't Teru. Teru wouldn't do this. She heads for the kitchen, grabs her sharpest knife, and tiptoes shakily into the bathroom.
All thoughts of shroom-scarfing criminals and irritating sisters fly out of Atsuko's mind, and she tries her best to hide the knife. The culprit is, in fact, her eight-year-old son, and he's hunched over the toilet whimpering and spitting up the last of his sick. "Teru…?" she says, placing the knife in the sink so that he does not think she's come to kill him. She'd think the same, if someone wandered into the bathroom while she was in there, brandishing a weapon. She asks if he's alright.
The question is pointless. It's painfully obvious that Teru is anything but. His glasses are hanging awkwardly beneath his nose, slick with sweat and vomit. He's paler than the white floor tiles that he spent Sunday bleaching, and he's panting like a dog. "What's wrong?" Atsuko asks stupidly, plucking the glasses from his filthy face and cleaning them off in the sink, moving the knife to the bathtub before she does. "You sick?"
Teru nods miserably, gripping the toilet bowl with trembling fingers. Just as quickly as he agrees, he shakes his head, insists in a raspy, congested voice that he's just fine. "I j-just, I just, I…maybe I ate something funny, I…I'm okay." As if on cue he flies into a coughing fit, his tiny hands scrambling to contain the germs. "That didn't mean anything. I'm okay. I um…need to get ready for school now…"
Atsuko tries to cock an eyebrow and winds up raising both. She tells Teru that he should stick with his original answer, tells him he looks like hell. "Let me check if you have a fever," she says. "Do you remember where we keep the thermometer?" Teru shakes his head, and it seems that even this is too much effort for him. After some perfunctory rummaging, Atsuko gives up on the search and kisses her son on the forehead, finds the fever with her lips. He flinches at her touch, and this makes her want to kill him. Instead she says, "you're sick, babe…this is really inconvenient, though, I can't take off work today, I need those hours or I can't pay the rent…well, you'll just have to stay home by yourself. Will you be alright?"
Teru shakes his head again, and Atsuko knows this is not in response to her question. Of course he'd be alright alone, and if he wouldn't he would never admit it. No, Teru's shaking his head about something else.
Twitching limbs lurch him into standing position, and he hits the lever that flushes the toilet. When the vomit doesn't completely disappear into the swirl he goes even paler than before. "It always works after one time…" he rasps, as if this is important. "I can't…I mean I don't want to flush it again, but I can't leave it there, I…" His ridiculous train of thought is cut off by another coughing fit. Atsuko fills a glass of water, hoping that he'll take it and not pitch a fit about which glass it's in, or the fact that the water isn't filtered. He doesn't even notice she's offered it, so this isn't a problem. She puts it down. "Sorry," he mumbles, sniffling loudly. "I'm okay. I have to go to school now. I'm sorry for taking so long and making a mess, I—" Cough. Yeah, no, he's not going to school.
She tells him this, and as expected, Teru does not react well. Between coughs he tells her that he can't stay home, because he never misses school, he has an exam that day, and even if he didn't, he never misses school. Besides that, his classmates are depending on him. "If something happens while I'm gone it'll be my fault, the other kids need me there to protect them…" He stops, hands flailing slightly as he tries to determine which part of his body to grab at. "My head hurts…" he mutters, hero stance shriveling as quick as it came. "My stomach too…and my chest…I have to go to school, though, I should…should wash my hands first because of germs, and brush my teeth…"
"Teru, just go back to bed," she says, rolling her eyes and searching the medicine cabinet for some kind of fever reducer. There's nothing, since she herself hardly gets sick, and Teru only does during breaks from school. Apparently the kid doesn't have flawless control. Probably hates himself for that. "You must have the flu or something, and you won't be any use to anybody if you're as sick as you seem. You won't learn anything, either, and you'll get everybody else sick, too."
"N-no, Mom, I don't have the flu, I can't, that would take up too much time, it's just a cold. I can't breathe through my nose, so that has to be it." Atsuko rolls her eyes again, wondering if it's possible to injure them in this way—it's her reaction to almost everything that Teru says. She tells him, as calmly as she can, that such things can easily be symptoms of the flu as well, and that it doesn't matter what's wrong with him, he isn't well, and he isn't going anywhere. The kid is practically in tears by this point.
"I'm leaving," she says coldly, taking the knife from the bathtub. She doesn't entirely trust her son not to use it on her, even though that fear is totally ungrounded. The kid's a psycho though, so it's not surprising that he was born to someone with a little neurosis of her own. Not that Atsuko's vague paranoia is anything like Teru when he gets going. She's glad he's too sick to unleash his usual OCD brattiness. He'd be screaming if he had the energy, he'd be kicking her fucking shins. Teru is apparently quite composed and mature in public, but when it comes to his mommy he acts half his age. Right now, he seems excessively disturbed by the fact that she's leaving the room, but he makes no move to stop her. The lack of effort forces her to come back on her own, once she's put the knife away. For some reason she always melts when he stops caring. "Please go back to bed," she says, not as quite as insistent as she wants to be. "Come on honey," she pleads. "Do you want me to carry you?"
He nods, tears streaming down his face in earnest now. There's nothing Teru hates more than screwed routines and being sick. She doesn't want him out in the world like this, especially not if he won't make any concessions for his illness, if he'll go on imposing his morals on the other kids, overexerting himself, getting himself killed…no, that's ridiculous. He won't get himself killed. She'll kill him before he does, kill anyone who tries to hurt him.
Atsuko lifts her son, noting as she does that he's gotten quite heavy. She hasn't actually picked him up since he was in kindergarten, and he's grown significantly since then, but it still surprises her. And it surprises her even more when he ropes his arms around her neck and presses his cheek to her shoulder. Apparently she's more than just a pack mule, here. Apparently he actually wants physical comfort. This is rare enough to shock her, and if Atsuko were more easily moved, she would have dropped him. Instead, she walks to his room, arms twitching with the strain, and deposits him into bed. His sheets are stained with sweat and vague traces of vomit—clearly the kid's had a bad night. She hopes he won't notice the filth, and he doesn't. His eyes flutter closed, open briefly, and close again for a spasm of coughs.
"Call me if you start feeling worse," she murmurs, draping night-blue blankets over his shivering form. "I'll bring a bucket in, in case you need to throw up again, and I'll get you some food and water—but after that I've really got to go. I'm late for work as it is."
She does all that she promised, and heads out the door, guilt slamming through her skull like a cat who's tail has been stepped on. It's rare that Atsuko feels like a mother towards her son, rare that she feels much for him at all. They've had plenty of mornings marred by fights and neurosis, and she usually storms off to work wanting to kill him. When he wakes her up in morning shrieking louder than her alarm clock about how she apparently moved something in his meticulously organized bedroom, she wants to throw him across the room. Or sue him. When he won't listen, when he does everything in ways that seem backwards and nonsensical, she calls him on it, screams him out.
But she hates watching him in obvious pain, hates watching him besieged by something she knows he can't handle. Somehow, doing the best that she can for her kid makes her feel like the worst mother in the world.


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Patricia Arquette blames 'lack of clarity' for Oscars backlash
Los Angeles: Actress Patricia Arquette has blamed her own "lack of clarity" for the backlash she received after speaking out about the gender pay gap at this year's Academy Awards.
The 47-year-old railed against gender inequality in her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress at the 87th Academy Awards, but says that her "wording was stupid" in comments afterwards in which she said gay people and people of colour needed to fight for women.
"I blame myself for my stupid wording that night when I was calling for male activists to have our backs and remember women, to support the women's movement and to include women in the conversation," Arquette told hollywoodreporter.com.
"I was talking about the really devastating consequences of the women's movement stalling out. It was my own lack of clarity backstage that made some women feel left out or slighted. This of all things makes me sad, because they are my heroes.
"Since the speech, I have learned a lot more about the feminist movement and how women of colour have been left out of the process. I understand that more now. I am really sad that I may have added to their feeling of being excluded," she added.
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ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – Ashland officials have hired a retired detective to try to solve a 5-year-old killing in which the victim was nearly decapitated on a public bike path.
The Mail Tribune reports in a story on Sunday that the Ashland Police Department hired retired Jackson County sheriff's detective Charlie Retzer to look over possible leads in the case.
Twenty-three-year-old David Michael Grubbs died at about 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2011, on the Central Ashland Bike Path near the Hunter Park tennis courts.
An autopsy determined the weapon used in the killing was a medium to large blade.
Ashland Police Chief Tighe O'Meara says he wants a fresh set of eyes on the case to see if anything was overlooked.


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Will Home Prices Pop After They Hit Bottom? (Hint: Probably Not)
For anyone taking comfort in the fact that home prices could hit bottom in the next year or two, there's this reminder: Home prices aren't likely to rise quickly once they do find a floor.
Economists at Goldman Sachs predict in a new report that home prices will fall by another 3% through the middle part of 2012 before stabilizing in 2013. Their outlook after that is sobering: It calls for a cumulative increase of just 5% over the next five years, and around 30% after 10 years.
But in real terms, or after adjusting for inflation, prices will rise by about 12% over the coming decade, or about 1% average annual home-price appreciation. Analysts Hui Shan and Sven Jari Stehn note that house prices "appear caught in a cross-current" where valuations have returned to equilibrium levels in a growing number of markets, but many parts of the country face an oversupply of homes as foreclosures continue to empty onto the market.


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Two WW1 Soldiers Finally Get Their Names on Dorchester's War Memorial
1:50pm 16th July 2013
(Updated 3:35pm 16th July 2013)
Two local soldiers are remembered as they finally get their names on Dorchester's Great War Memorial.
The men died in World War One fighting for the Canadians, but both were Dorchester born.
Relatives who still live in the County pushed for a new plaque which was unveiled during a ceremony today (16th July) around midday.
Some of those attending the service were the town Mayor, representatives from the Dorchester Branch of the Royal British Legion and the Canadian High Commission, and members of the public.
Wreathes were laid under the new plaque to commemorate the men.
Speeches were given by local historian Brian Bates and relatives of the soldiers, and then the Last Post was played.
Wessex FM attended the service and spoke to Brian who had been asked to check the two soldier's backgrounds. He said, "284 men and 1 woman perished during the First World War who had Dorchester Connections. The men that fought were very close to the hearts of the people of Dorchester, and I suppose this is an extension of that really. It's sort-of an up-to-date recognition of those two boys."
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jun 8, 2004
|Filing date
|Aug 22, 2000
|Priority date
|Aug 22, 2000
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Frank Chen, Su Mei Chen
|Original Assignee
|Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (5), Classifications (5), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic calculator having statistic mode, and more particularly to such a statistic calculator (e.g. scientific calculator), which allows the user to edit inputted data. The invention relates also to the related data editing method, and computer readable media means that carries software program means adapted to execute the method.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Conventional scientific calculators commonly have a statistic mode computing function. However, because of the limitation of only one line display, the user cannot review every inputted data through one-line display, and can only edit inputted data under a blind operating environment.
The invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a humanized data editable statistic calculator and the related data editing method, which enable the user to clearly find out the desired data for editing. It is another object of the present invention to provide a data editable statistic calculator and the related data editing method, which allow the user to review the accuracy of each inputted data. To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, there is provided a data editable statistic calculator comprised of an input device, a statistic computing unit, and an output device. The memory is comprised of a plurality of registers. The input device comprises a set of number entry keys adapted to key in at least one datum for storage in the registers of the memory, and at least one function key adapted to fetch data from the registers for editing through the number entry keys. The statistic computing unit is adapted to compute the data stored in the registers, and then to produce a statistic result (for example, n, {overscore (X)}, Σx, Σx2, s, σ . . . ). The output device is adapted to display data fetched by the at least one function key, or data edited by the number entry keys, or statistic result produced by the statistic-computing unit. The data editing method includes the first step (Step A) of entering EDIT mode, the second step (Step B) of fetching stored data, the third step (Step C) editing fetched data and storing edited data, and the last step (Step D) of ending EDIT mode. In Step B, it fetches stored data from the registers sequentially for further editing, or directly fetches a stored datum from a specific register for further editing.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing showing the structure of the memory.
FIG. 3 illustrates the outer appearance of a data editable statistic calculator constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart under STAT mode according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an operation/display table under STAT mode according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart under EDIT mode according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates an operation/display table under EDIT mode according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 illustrates an operation/display table under EDIT mode according to an alternate form of the present invention.
FIG. 9 illustrates an operation/display table under EDIT mode according to another alternate form of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, a statistic calculator in accordance with the present invention is shown comprised of a memory 1, an input device 2, a statistic-computing unit 3, and an output device 4. The memory 1, as shown in FIG. 2, is comprised of a number of registers 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 . . . and etc. The input device 2, as illustrated in FIG. 3, is comprised of a plurality of number entry keys 21 and a plurality of function keys 22. The number entry keys 21 are adapted to input several required statistic data into input/output buffer 20 for storage in respective registers 11˜15, so that the user can operate the function keys 22 to fetch the stored data from the registers 11˜15, and to display the same in the one-line display screen 40 of the output device 4 for review and further editing with the number entry keys 21. The statistic computing unit 3 is adapted to compute statistic functions, such as n, {overscore (X)}, Σx, Σx2, s, σ . . . , with the statistic data stored in the registers 11˜15, enabling every computing result to be displayed in the output device 4.
With reference to FIGS. from 3 through 5, a regular key-in procedure is described hereinafter based on the following five statistic data:
data 1 = 10
data 2 = 20
data 3 = 30
data 4 = 40
data 5 = 50
At first, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the user presses
key to enter statistic mode (Step S0), and then keys in the aforesaid five statistic data one after another (Step S1), i.e., when the user presses
key, the one-line display screen 40 flashes the words of "data 1", and then waits for the user to input the first statistic data "10" for storing in the first register 11; when the user presses
key again, the one-line display screen 40 flashes the words of "data 2", and then waits for the user to input the second statistic data "20" for storing in the second register 12, and so on until all statistic data have been inputted and stored in the memory 1. When starting statistic computing (Step S2), the user presses the statistic function key
to figure out the number of data n=5, or presses a statistic function key
to figure out the sum of the five statistic data Σx=150.
The main characteristic of the present invention is the use of the registers 11˜15 of the memory 1 to store respective statistic data. During statistic data input procedure (Step S1) or before computing of statistic data (of Step S2), the user can fetch stored statistic data from either register 11˜15 for review, correction, or edit, and then store fetched statistic data again in the respective register after review, correction or edit.
FIG. 6 illustrates the edit flowchart of the present invention. The present example is based on the input of the aforesaid five statistic data from data 1 through data 5. Please also refer to the input device 2 shown in FIG. 3 and the edit operation/display descriptions shown in FIG. 7. At first, (Step E1), the user presses the function key
to enter EDIT mode (see FIG. 7), then (Step E2) presses the function key
several times to fetch the statistic data stored in the registers sequentially. At this time, the one-line display screen 40 of the output device 4 displays the words of "data 1", and then changes the display content from "data 1" to "10" automatically, which is the value of the statistic datum stored in the first register 11, after a predetermined length of time delay (for example 1.5 seconds), and then waits for the user to edit the data. If the fetched datum is not the one to be edited, the user presses the function key
again to fetch and review the value of the next datum, and the procedure is repeated again and again until the datum to be edited appears. When the register 12 to be edited (data 2=20) appeared, (Step E3) the user presses the number entry keys 21 to key in new datum "25", and then presses function key,
to store the new datum in the corresponding register 12. At final, (Step E4), the user presses function key
to trip out of EDIT mode, and to return to the procedure (Step S2) shown in FIG. 4 so as to run statistic computing, and the sum of the data is changed to Σx=155 when the user presses function key
at this time.
FIG. 8 explains the operation of a rapid review function according to the present invention. Similar to the operation flowchart shown in FIG. 6 with the exception of the use of function key
instead of function key
Each time function key
is pressed during Step E2, the fetched datum is directly displayed and flashed on the one-line display screen 40 without any time delay (1.5 seconds) for quick review.
In the aforesaid two examples, it fetches data from the registers 11˜15 sequentially for editing. FIG. 9 shows another rapid review/edit operation method. This architecture is similar to the aforesaid samples as shown in FIG. 6, with the exception of the use of function key
instead of function key
or function key
When pressing function key
and then inputting "2", it directly jumps to the specific second register 12 to fetch the stored datum "20" and then to display and flash the fetched datum on the one-line display screen 40 for quick review and edit.
The method and procedure of editing keyed-in statistic data can be carried out by means of a software program, which can be directly stored or compressed and then stored in any microprocessor recognizable, readable recording medium, or article or device carrying the recording medium such as ROM, RAM, IC Chip, Plug-in SMART card, FLASH card, or any article containing the medium and usable to a person skilled in the art. As the statistic calculator and its operation have been fully disclosed, any person skilled in the art of computer program language can write the software program after reading of the description of the present invention.
It is to be understood that the drawings are designed for purposes of illustration only, and are not intended for use as a definition of the limits and scope of the invention disclosed.
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|Oct 27, 1986
|Dec 5, 1989
|Hewlett-Packard Company
|Calculator having a user-accessible object stack for the uniform application of mathematical functions and logical operations to a multiplicity of object types
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|Hewlett-Packard Company
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|Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.
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|Stonia New York Corp.
|Multifunction electronic bookmark
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|Kulak John A
|Machinist calculating apparatus
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|Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|Electronic apparatus having game and telephone functions
|Mar 9, 2001
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|Kulak John A.
|Machinist calculating apparatus
|May 23, 2002
|Oct 17, 2002
|Yao Zhi H.
|Multifunction electronic bookmark
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|Satoru Okada
|Electronic apparatus having game and telephone functions
|U.S. Classification
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Aug 22, 2000
Owner name: KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC., TAIWAN
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smite and flash are standard if you felt like you've mastered fizz go for ignite and exhaust if you want and if you want other options but you're still not good you can try tp if you want
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strong mid game
his e pisses people off
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e literally makes this *** invincible
can teamfihgt
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bad sustain in jungle early game
early game
TRY TO GET 6 TRY TO GET TO 6 TRY TO GET TO 6 TRY TO GET 6 no seriously though try to get to 6
mid game
this is where the magic happens LOOK FOR GANKS AND OBJECTIVES you strive the most here don't waste time you can farm camps while looking for ganking oppurtunities and biggest priority is to get that sated done then you can dominate the game
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Our colleagues at Autoblog.com have reported that GM sees a need to get ahead of the curve on an update for the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra in anticipation of economic recovery. While sales of full-size SUVs, primarily personal use vehicles, have plummeted during the recent financial crisis, the recovery of certain industries such as construction supports a fairly solid demand for pickup trucks. And this is fairly true regardless of the whims of the personal use market and looming threats of soaring fuel prices.
The surprising factor in this news is that the Silverado and Sierra both debuted new designs fairly recently in 2006. GM has not historically been known to make frequent extensive updates or redesigns to its truck line-up. But then the present auto and truck market is more cut-throat than at any other time in automotive history. Desperate times... desperate measures. You get the idea.
Both Ford and Dodge have updated their full-size truck offerings since GM's trucks saw rebirth in 2006. In fact, both of these competitors have been doing quite well. The Ford F-Series retained the title of best selling pickup in the U.S. And also gained market share during 2009. The 2010 Dodge Ram was recently named Motor Trend Magazine's Truck of the Year.
And then there are the import brands to consider. Though the Toyota Tundra has seen its share of recent recall woes, it is still a credible threat to the GM trucks. The Nissan Titan, while technically a competent offering for light duty users, simply can't seem to gain traction against the domestics and just doesn't seem to pose much of a threat.
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Intel has officially released its second-generation Core processor line, which includes a number of technologies that reflect the chipmaker's belief that video is the future of consumer computing.
Intel launched the latest Core i3, i5, and i7 processors Monday in advance of the Consumer Electronics Show. Formerly code-named Sandy Bridge, the new Core chips include a number of video-related technologies, such as Intel Insider, Quick Sync Video, and a new version of Wireless Display. Intel is initially launching 20 new Sandy Bridge processors, along with 6 Series chipsets and Centrino Wi-Fi and WiMax wireless adapters. The processors will each have four CPU cores and will be integrated with a graphics processor on the same die. The new products, built with a 32-nanometer manufacturing process, are scheduled to be available next week.
Intel Many Integrated Core (MIC) architecture that will create platforms running at trillions of calculations per second.
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Bollywood Affairs Back Then –
Bollywood is a huge, baddest world, they say. Achievement doesn't come easier. On one hand, you are offered to rest some way or another to the top and on the other, you are stripped down to your briefs by the critic. Doubtlessly, No big surprise, determined by aspiration and rivalry, our stars like to take after a 'no baggage policy' before beginning in the industry.
Here are 13 Bollywood stars who dumped their partners in the wake of making a profession in Bollywood –
1. Nihar Pandya and Deepika Padukone –
What makes difference b/w modelling from acting? Precisely what separates Ranbir Kapoor and Nihar Pandya! Obviously, it was not just the huge switch in her pro. life which Deepika was designing up for, as she dumped Pandya and began dating Ranbir Kapoor when she wandered into acting. The alienated beau even went ahead to cry foul in the media!
2. Aseem Merchant and Priyanka Chopra –
Priyanka Chopra has seen good and bad times in her long trip to fame which began from her modelling days. Priyanka, amid that stage, found backing in Aseem Merchant whom she inevitably went ahead to date. On the other hand, once she got her enormous break in movies, she apparently forgot about Merchant and he is still sharp about it. Aseem even declared a film depicting her life before Bollywood which supposedly got PC truly angry!
3. Avantika Malik and Ranbir Kapoor –
From being a VIP girlfriend to being a big name wife, Avantika has truly made a ton of progress. Before wedding Imran Khan, it was Ranbir who was charming her. Their relationship continued for a decent 5 years prior Ranbir made his huge dive into movies. Then again, Avantika likewise got uninterested in Ranbir and wedded Imran Khan while Ranbir discovered love in Deepika Padukone.
4. Anushka Sharma and Zoheb Yusuf –
In the headlines for dating the most qualified bachelor of India at this time, Anushka once dated a model, Zoheb Yusuf from Bangalore! Tattle has it that amid their struggling days, both came to Mumbai to attempt their fortunes in the style business. Then again, Yusuf's understanding ran out excessively soon and he about-faced to Bangalore while Anushka got a break inverse whiz Shahrukh Khan. From that point forward, there has been no searching Bangalore for Sharma!
5. Alia Bhatt and Ali Dadarkar –
After Alia Bhatt made her debut with two other attractive hunks, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan, she has been supposed to be dating any of the two. While her current relationship status stays undisclosed, one thing is without a doubt that the youthful on-screen character bailed with her adolescence sweetheart Ali Dadarkar just before making her presentation! An alternate sentimental story give the ax by Bollywood, eh?
6. Arjun Kapoor and Arpita Khan –
This is a fascinating situation where a star experienced his own particular drug! Quite a long time ago when Arjun Kapoor was 18 years of age and measured 140 kilos, he dated Salman Khan's sister Arpita. Be that as it may, Arpita dumped him following two years of dating which demonstrated a huge defining moment in Arjun's life. He took control of his wellness and way of life in the wake of getting dumped and in the end made it into the movies.


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Operation "Stuff the Toy Hauler" Benefiting the Warrior Foundation
La Mesa RV in San Diego and Yuma invite you to help us "Stuff the Toy Hauler" full of items needed for recovering veterans at the Rick Roberts Warrior Foundation this holiday season. Donations will go directly to support injured military personnel returning from active war zones around the globe.
Each item you donate gives you one ticket in our raffle, giving you the chance to win many prizes, including the 32" flat screen TV grand prize donated generously by USA Travel Care. Some of the needed items include bottles of water, clothing, bathroom towels, toys and gift cards. (For a complete list, see below.)
The event will be held the first weekend of December in both San Diego and Yuma. Come join us for food, fun and entertainment benefiting a great cause.
Friday December 2nd – Sunday December 4th
Friday and Saturday: 9am – 6pm
Sunday: 10am – 6pm
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6651 Gila Ridge Road
Yuma, AZ
The mission of the Warrior Foundation is to assist, honor and support the military men and women who have bravely served and sacrificed for our country. The facility is a transition center for returning injured military members. It's a comfortable recovery atmosphere offering temporary residence to challenged veterans.
Since being formed by founder Rick Roberts of 760AM KFMB Radio in partnership with the San Diego Navy League Council, the Warrior Foundation has been able to help warriors with donations from people like you.
La Mesa RV looks forward to contributing to an important cause in the community. We anticipate working with you to raise donations to help our military personnel.
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Fit: Vanilla Workshop philosophy (partial)
From their Instagram post today
Dialed. We do fitting different than what's common these days. The trend is toward a conservative, upright, safe position. Good for a 10 mile ride on a bike path, but without weight in that front wheel, the bike will never ride like a great race machine. We feel a responsibility to get people to that sweet spot for stiff, connected, sports car handling. #svfittour
Yes! Yes!! Thank you. Man I hate the upright trend.
The only reason I like more upright is because it makes my back feel a lot better due to a bunch of injuries that I sustained at a young age wrestling. let's me get out on the bike & feel like I did something awesome but not destroy my body in only a few miles.
it's counterintuitive, but the back muscles can actually engage and support the weight of the torso better in a deeper position. This frees the arms up to soak up shock and steer, rather than being locked out and holding the body up. Hard to show via the web. Depending on your injuries, this may not be applicable for you.
I use 160mm cranks. How does your fit system adjust for different crank lengths?
we carry different lengths of crank and adjust based on leg length and pedaling style ( masher or spinner)
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I like their let's make our less informed clients suffer (or not) style.
its not really insight.
just whispers on a windblown landscape.
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An upright fit works for some people but not others, same with a low fit. It's all about the rider and their body. You shouldn't force things.
I sure like riding behind the big guy with the upright trend, though ;~)
From the standpoint of optimizing a result for the purpose of sport cycling, Sacha White/Vanilla is entirely correct. And that correct racebike fit & position is a deeper drop - or as I have coined a phrase for: a greater angle of attack for the pelvis/torso unibody on the saddle and into the toptube & bars.
Of course there's more to it than simply striking a pose for that kind of position. But I know Sacha knows how to design the correct frame to meet racebike requirements as far as fit. And I'd see that as a frame that is designed more towards the long 'n' low side of the design spectrum.
Good on Vanilla for trying to "do the right thing" in doing what is actually in the best interest of their clients with concerning the fit, position and ride of a proper racebike. And for doing this whether the client knows this or not. But it is also safe to say that a typical Vanilla/SpeedVagen client is not coming off of a mass market big-box-bike manufacturer, who I believe has made head tubes longer and top tubes shorter to sell what they think an aging demographic consumer base wants to buy. But that's no racebike except for the decals and marketing - you might be able to get a racebike fit into one of those frames but I'd bet the typical customer would balk at the prospect.
It'd be interesting if folks actually measured their front/weight bias with their fit and actually put their money where their mouth is, most of our bikes have heavy rear weight bias.
The disconnect for me, and Ti Designs had a GREAT video illustrating this is that lower positions by definition require higher pedal forces to counterbalance your upper body weight. Ed gave an example and showed how he moved to the tops when his cadence went up and power went down and then moved into the successively lower positions as he applied more and more power, using his upper body weight to help drive the pedals.
The thing is, if you're not racing and you're sitting in a pack of riders you're not going hard enough to hold the low position a lot of the time and you add in a long day in the saddle and bad roads and it's just too much weight on your hands.
There hasn't been much correlation between lower and better handling or "race like handling" for me. I've run between 2.5cm and 10cm of drop and some of the bikes handled better than others, my Trek Domane with 3.5cm of drop is probably the best handling bike I've had. I am thinking of raising the bars a little more. Last weekend I rode for 6 hours on Saturday. The position of that bike will never bother my hands solo, but for most of that ride last weekend I was sitting in and averaging 50% of my FTP. I am fine doing that if I ride on the tops but personally I will not spend that much time on the tops when I'm in a pack particularly if I don't know the riders REALLY well. The last hour I split off the group and significantly increased my effort on the way home. Averaged 17mph for the first 5 hours and 19.5 the last hour, in terms of watts it was about a +100w change that last hour. When I was riding at the upper end of my tempo zone by myself I wanted the bars lower. The whole rest of the day when sitting in dodging bomb size potholes and having to ride a few dirt sections I wanted the bars higher so I could get the weight off my hands at a lower power level while staying on the hoods to access the brakes.
I would wonder if companies like Vanilla do riders a disservice if the rider is not actually racing and they try and recommend a lowered position anyway.
Lennard Zinn has posted #s and rarely do race bikes have more than 40% of the weight on the front wheel apparently. More like 30-35%.
Vanilla sounds like the kind of place that would check my flexibility and say 10cm of drop cause I can lay my palms on the floor and touch my nose to my knee. It'd be fine for a crit bike but nothing else. If that's what they mean when they say race bike I guess that's fine but they should say crit bike.
If you sit up and ride no hands you reduce the weight on the front wheel to the maximum degree possible. And yet the bike doesn't fly out of control if you know what you're doing and the bike is well designed. So it's hard for me to see why 2cm vs 4cm vs 8cm of drop is going to make much of a difference.
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the folks who I have spoken with that have done an in-person fit with Sacha say he tries to get the weight balance centered between front and rear.
I would agree that looking at most folks there is a lot of rear wheel weight bias.
I have a pretty modest 7.5-8.0cm bar drop, 57.0 reach (tip to bar) on eTT 56.0 frames with saddle at 75.0. It is true that once I got lower and a bit further out (still on a 110 since the bar has a lot of reach) the descending balance improved a lot and the bike seemed to rail better.
although the bikes I have are all go fast geo, it is clear to me that my set up on said go fast geo still made a difference. Duh, I guess.
I thought that lower position was why we use drop bars and not flat. I wonder how many folks running extreme drop ever use the drops other than the occasional sprint? I like to be able to go from the hoods to the end of the drops with no change in hip angle and without having to lock out my arms. If I want to get lower and longer I can go deeper in the drops and yes pedal harder to lift my rear a bit so that the hip angle doesn't close down too far. Or run deeper drop bars if you want to go lower.... Using Dave Kirk's balance test to determine setback I end up at around a 60/40/weight distribution. Getting to 50/50/would seem to require uber core work to carry that distribution without exhausting the hands and wrists. I find all of this interest though and plan on playing around with it some this summer.
John Cobb has some interesting ideas on this subject as well. I'm paraphrasing (so there's something lost) but he advocates rolling the hips as much as possible and essentially using the upperbody as lever to absorb bumps rather than relying too much on the arms. He drops the front end a lot -- not just for tri set-ups but road position too. I don't know how his ideas play out for the vast majority of riders, but he seems to be at least in the same ballpark as Vanilla. As Kirk007 says, it's fun stuff to experiment with...but our own physical quirks don't always allow us to fully follow different ideas.
For years I had my Pinarello and then later a few other bikes set up with classic Cinelli bars with deep drops, and a lot of drop from saddle to bars. Funny thing is, I barely ever rode in the drops. For one thing, to rotate the bars to get the tops flat for proper shifter mounting, it caused the drop to be even greater. Overall totally uncomfortable.
Fast forward to the last couple of years, both of the bikes I have set up to ride daily have a Nitto cockpit: classic bend shallow-ish drops, and maybe only 4 cm drop from saddle to bars... and now I ride in my drops for hours. Still not as much as the hoods, but what a difference.
Sacha is at Rapha in NYC this weekend FYI.
Perhaps it's already mentioned somewhere...
I do agree with how vanilla does the things, even i remember had this same chat with one forumite (do you remember md3000??) i met in the trail near by ... bikes are made to be fit and sit one way, if you site the guy the way they want to be sat in the bike then the bike and the weight distribution of the rider will be wrong, bike will not do what it supouse to do, specially if the rider insist in riding like seated in a desk.
Al of that is as simple as seeing how the bike moves from side to side or how the rider cant keep the bike straight to tell right away that the fit is wrong, sometimes is so simple as flipping the stem to notice huge changes even in the performance of the rider because now the bike is doing what it suppose to do. Fit is wrong the bike will behave wrong.
IMO great part of the problem are the shops and the way they always say yes to the client. THe client wants the stem 2 feet over the handlebar... ok there you have it... "my back hurts!".. ok lets put an aero bar so your back is stretched... and from looking at the guy you know the fit is wrong but they will sell the guy the aerobars and a couple of spacers to get the position more upright... so many examples around.
At the end of the day Sacha has a very well controlled image to maintain.
I have a bit of an issue with this "fitter" since it does not seem they take any type of physical assessment into account for the fitting. Additionally, it seems as though they make a generalization that everyone should be fit the same way. But again, I will agree with what others have said. This company has an image to maintain, even if it is one that is incorrect for a lot of riders
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13 Aug 2014, 01:13pm by Brian Fremeau
We don't know how the playoff selection committee will measure it, or how much of a factor it will be, but strength of schedule has never been more important in college football. Probably.
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06 Aug 2014, 09:14pm by Brian Fremeau
One final look back at the BCS era, ranking the best teams from each of the power conferences.
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We compared FEI projections to Vegas lines to find which teams were the best bets to outperform and underperform season win total expectations in 2014.
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24 Jul 2014, 02:57pm by Brian Fremeau
Which college football teams downgraded their schedule strength this season, and which ones made an upgrade?
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10 Jul 2014, 10:08pm by Brian Fremeau
Identifying the most likely College Football Playoff contenders over the next three seasons based on current program ratings and trajectory.
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05 Jul 2014, 07:14am by Brian Fremeau
Texas tops the list of five college football playoff long shots to keep an eye on this fall.
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24 May 2014, 07:48am by Brian Fremeau
Florida State's path to a repeat national championship is mostly clear, if Jameis Winston picks up right where his 2013 Heisman-winning campaign left off.
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Examining the post-spring projected FEI top 25, their likelihood to contend for the national championship playoff, and the three toughest games that stand in their way.
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28 Apr 2014, 02:28pm by Brian Fremeau
We ran projections for team, offensive and defensive efficiency through the lens of our drive-based FEI ratings and calculated conference win likelihoods for each of the Big Five conferences.
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Baylor leads the way for college Program Offense rankings, five-year measures of opponent-adjusted offensive possession efficiency.
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BRAINS CONSULTING inform you about one of it's current projects in Jordan. For a new general hospital (under construction), we will recruit about 15 nurses for different Key Positions including: • Department manager Nursing Administration (BSN, min 15 yrs exp of which 5 yrs a Head of Nursing) • Area Head Nurses (10) – to cover all wards on all shifts (BSN, min 7 yrs exp in nursing ) • ICU (Intensive Care Unit )Chief Nurse (3) (BSN, min 7 yrs exp in nursing, mainly in ICU) • OR Chief Nurse (2) (BSN, min 7 yrs exp in nursing, mainly in OR) • Recovery Room Chief Nurse (2) (BSN, min 7 yrs exp in nursing, mainly in Recovery Room) • Senior Nurse Executive Check up ( BSN, 5 years of nursing experience) • Senior Nurse Endoscopy (BSN, 5 years of nursing experience)
For all these positions we need western trained BSN nurses who build up their experience and knowledge in a professional environment (university or equivalent hospitals) and are familiar with quality assurance, high level of service, and western standard operating procedures.. The position is open for all Eu 27 candidates, meeting these requirements.. So also Romanian nurses who have received further training in UK or Western Europan countries could be taken in consideration… Beneficii Oferite Salaries are depending on experience, background and profile, but the following numbers have to be taken into account: 1- Sr. Nurse: from 1800 JD's to 2500 JD (1922 € tot 2660 €) 2- Area Head Nurse: from 2400 to 3600 JD (2500 € tot 3380 €) 3- Nurse Manager/Matron: from 3200 JD to 4700 JD (3400 € tot 5000 €) These salaries are net, except for the fact that expats pay 6.5% for social security that are totally refundable once he/she leaves the country after ending the work contract.
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Why is it when I order pb&j sandwiches they come with enough of each to ooze out the sides and not cut in half? Who do sandwich makers think are eating these sandwiches? Today's version was on a pita which Lindsay kept calling "my pancake". Yum.
I sort children's clothes at our church's thrift shop on Tuesdays. It always seems like a daunting amount of work, and then it is so satisfying 2 hours later when the racks are all nicely organized. Today, I perked up when I heard Kathy say, "Oh what a nice size 1x jacket from Ashley Stewart!" "May I see it?" "Oh my gosh, you're not a 1x!" "Yes, I am. Ohhh. It is nice. I'm taking that today!" It was new, though without tags...and Lois charged me a dollar! I also bought a pair of never worn Dora boots in black "suede" for Lindsay for 50 cents.


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By the renowned French medal and jewelry firm of Arthus-Bertrand, founded in 1803, this dore bronze brooch depicts a sailing ship with Fleur de Lis decorations on the sails and in the background. It measures 1 5/8" (4 cm) in diameter and has a heavy C safety clasp. It is signed with the company name and "Paris" on the back. Excellent condition, clasp works well, no wear to gilt. Arthus-Bertrand was initially known for medallions, medals, and other decorations, but has been producing fine jewelry for many years and has several retail stores in Paris.


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Archive for September 2012
When testing out some things, with terrain, I realized that the edges of the map were not handled gracefully – it crashed in fact. So in the process of fixing the crash, the terrain now extends beyond the map edges – pretty much forever (or close enough). Granted its not too interesting, since there won't be any locations, roads, rivers and so forth – at least not now. But who knows, maybe I'll add some surprises out there later.
Anyway here is a shot showing me running around outside the map.
Where I am on the map. Notice I've gone off the top side by quite a distance.
And what it looks like in game. While the large scale height map data is basically just "stretched", the terrain generation still makes it look fairly interesting.
It seems that some people like to get their information in different ways. Some people follow this blog but not the forums, for example. So I've decided to make smaller updates here on the blog for those that don't follow the forums.
There will still be larger blog posts, but I will start making interim posts – like this one.
To start the trend, I'll post a picture of NPCs starting to work. They don't talk yet but do use proper facing frames, animate and stand still in their idle animation if the player is close enough. Next up is to fine tune their pathing and spawning and then to get the conversation dialog working properly – including being able to get directions, rumors and other information that you expect to get from Daggerfall NPCs.
And in case you missed the last big post, here is the latest video – see the last post for more information.
I've been working on refactoring the terrain and "location" code for the XL Engine. There were several deficiencies with the original DaggerXL system that I was seeking to rectify, which I'll talk about below. Everything I show in this post was rendered with the software renderer, running in 8 bit mode. As I've talked about before, GPU support has also been expanded – Shader Model 2.0 support will no longer be required. The new requirement for GPU rendering is OpenGL fixed function support.
The sky in Daggerfall is basically a flat plane that is scrolled as the camera is rotated, very much like the backgrounds in psuedo-3D games such as the original Mario Kart. The result is that the scrolling of the background doesn't match the rotation in the foreground. In vanilla Daggerfall this looked strange but when running at smoother framerates an higher resolutions it looks rather disturbing. The XL Engine now uses a "tapered cylinder" to map the 2D sky textures onto 3D geometry in the scene. The result is proper scrolling and perspective while maintaining the appearance of "infinite" distance.
One visual problem in DaggerXL were the "rounded cliffs" that showed up in the terrain, especially around locations. The terrain generation has been improved, changes in elevation in the base heightmap are visualized in a much nicer way now. In addition medium detail data has been added/generated, resulting in more variety. Terrain textures are handled properly now as well, without the seams and hardlines that were in DaggerXL. There are still the occasional seams, when a combination of terrain types isn't support by the art, but these are rare and were present in vanilla Daggerfall as well. Finally coastlines look much better now then in the last release of DaggerXL.
In DaggerXL transitions between cells caused hiccups that were very noticeable, as new terrain tiles were generated and locations loaded. Due to the terrain refactoring, these pauses are very rarely long enough to be noticeable now. Only parts of the terrain that need updating are regenerated, the area that stays the same is simply "moved" into the correct place for the new view. This means that only a fraction of the visible terrain needs to be touched, instead of all of it like before.
Object positioning is handled using two sets of coordinates – "local world space" and "global." The global coordinates point to the "cell" the where the objects exist in the world. The "local world space" coordinates are the objects fine grain position within that cell. To position objects relative to the camera, they are converted into "relative" coordinates – basically centered around the cell that the player or camera currently occupies. In the previous release, objects were responsible for updating these relative coordinates in their game logic code. This was obviously a very bad idea, something easy to miss or fail to update. Now these relative coordinates are no longer explicitly stored, only the local world space and global coordinates are actually stored and handled by the objects. The conversion to relative coordinates is done, as needed, at a low level. All code goes through this path, freeing the game logic from having to worry about it at all. This fixes a variety of issues, including the "phantom collisions" and other collision related issues.
Foliage updates and rendering speed has also improved, resulting in much improved exterior rendering performance even on low end hardware or using software rendering. The flats are also scaled properly, fixing scaling issues that the previous release had with several flats.
This post only scratches the surface, a lot of work has been completed since the last update. Below I show a movie of some of this stuff in action.
For the movie the in-game UI has been disabled (just like all the screenshots) and enemies are not loaded. However the release will have all the UI elements, monsters and so forth that the previous release had. Also animated sprites have not been fully reincorporated yet, but they will be in the final release too.
There are more features that I didn't talk about above that will also be in the release as well. This release will be more complete in terms of gameplay as well as visuals. Features include: waves in the ocean (as shown in the video), NPCs that walk around the locations, improved UI – fixing a variety of issues such as click-through, mouse offset, etc. and implementing missing features such as unequipping items, getting item info, scroll bars and more. So this release is not just about the refactoring and engine merger but improving and fixing existing features, improving performance, improving hardware support – with fixed function support and the software renderer, paving the way for cross platform support, adding networking support (though no actual multiplayer in this release), implementing new features for both gameplay and visuals, merging all projects under one engine and more.


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my mortise lock fell inside the door. How do I know which mortise lock matches my door?
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