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Probably only matched for hyperbole by Apple's CEO, only with the difference that Steve can occasionally back his up, Lionhead err... hed Peter Molyneux is up to his old tricks. Man, you'd think he'd have at least remembered that damn acorn. Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats and don't forget to count the instances of "amazing" as P. T. Molyneux does his thing. … [Read more...] about Molyneux: Fable The Journey "Amazing", Industry Rolls Eyes
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Bungie Aerospace Is Actually Indie Game Development Effort
No, Bungie aren't going all John Carmack and on us and launching a homegrown space program, despite the highly interpretable name of their latest endeavour. It turns out it's nothing more than a way for Bungie to disseminate the work of some deserving indie creators to the Bungie community, which was presumably crying out for thoughtful indie manifestos in between the … [Read more...] about Bungie Aerospace Is Actually Indie Game Development Effort
Skooba Unveils New Cable Stable Mini Organizer
If you have a laptop or other gadget that you take with you all over the place, you probably have some sort of laptop or gadget bag to carry it in. I have used a bunch of bags over the years and one of my favorites was from Skooba Designs. The company has announced a new accessory bag for people that take lots of cables with them on the road. … [Read more...] about Skooba Unveils New Cable Stable Mini Organizer
Top Secret Night Vision Contact Lenses Rumor Start Circulating Again
'Again' because the author who resurrected the discussion cites an old Popular Science article. Anyway, consider this the latest addition to the myths surrounding the Bin Laden raid two months ago. According to an unnamed member of the U.S. military (it's not clear which branch), special forces operators currently have access to contact lens night vision. … [Read more...] about Top Secret Night Vision Contact Lenses Rumor Start Circulating Again
Homemade 555 Timer Chip Footstool Looks Like The Real Thing
As the tired old saying/meme goes, necessity is the mother of invention. The necessity in this particular scenario was a dire need for a foot stool. The mothering of course involved a very unique build that isn't as hard core as some may presume. It's design based on a 555 timer chip, the foot stool has proven itself durable enough to withstand the pressure of the heaviest feet … [Read more...] about Homemade 555 Timer Chip Footstool Looks Like The Real Thing
Microsoft Lands Onkyo for Patent Licensing for Android Tablets
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JackBacks Wooden Replacements for iPhone Backs Look Great
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A list of women who smoke weed in the movies and TV:
1958 - Holly Golightly tries pot in the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (but only uses retail therapy in the 1971 movie).
1962 - Paul Newman tries to blackmail Geraldine Page over her hashish habit in "Sweet Bird of Youth"
1968 - Leigh Taylor-Young bakes Peter Sellers on brownies in "I Love You Alice B. Toklas" and Leigh French debuts her "Share a Little Tea with Goldie" sketch on the Smothers Brothers show.
1977 - Annie Hall, starring Diane Keaton as a pot-smoking heroine, sweeps the Oscars
1980 - Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton have an "old fashioned ladies pot party" in 9-5 and Helen Hunt plays a schoolgirl who smokes pot and is unable to write a book review (ironically, of Moby Dick) on the TV sitcom The Facts of Life
1982 - JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson yuk it up in "Poltergeist" (then they pay)
1983 - Debra Winger as Emma and pal Patsy (Lisa Hart Carroll) toke up the night before Emma's wedding in "Terms of Endearment"
1983 - JoBeth is back toking along with Mary Kay Place and Gwen Close in "The Big Chill" and Meryl Streep as Karen Silkwood passes a joint to Cher in "Silkwood"
1988 - Susan Sarandon plays the philosophical pot smoker Annie Savoy in "Bull Durham"
1995 - Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn and Winona Ryder share a joint on the front porch in "How to Make an American Quilt."
1997 - Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown uses medical marijuana on TV and Bridget Fonda tokes in "Jackie Brown"
2000 - Brenda Blethyn grows weed to save the farm in "Saving Grace," Bette Midler inhales onscreen as Mel Gibson's psychotherapist in "What Women Want," Jennifer Lopez gets trippy in "The Cell," and there's a Honey Bear bong in "Swimming."
2002 - Susan Sarandon loosens up with Goldie Hawn in "The Banger Sisters" and Frances McDormand and Kate Beckinsale smoke in "Laurel Canyon"
2003 - Carrie gets caught puffing pot on a NYC street in "Sex and the City"
2004 - Sandra Oh passes a joint to Virginia Madsen in "Sideways"
2005 - Showtime's "Weeds," with Mary-Louise Parker as a pot-peddling widow in suburbia, premieres, Anne Hathaway takes a walk on the wild weed side in "Havoc," and Sarah Silverman takes a bong hit after the show in "Jesus is Magic"
2006 - Blanca Portillo uses medical marijuana in "Volver" and Linda Cardellini is the life of the party in "Grandma's Boy," where Shirley Jones and Doris Roberts drink some interesting tea
2007 - Polly Bergen plays a mom who bakes marijuana brownies for her cancer-stricken daughter on "Desperate Housewives" and Anna Farris stumbles superstoned through the worst script ever in "Smiley Face"
2008 - Charlotte Rea, who played the housemother TV's "The Facts of Life," accidently doses the ER cast at their Christmas party with her special brownies, made for a friend in chemo, and Meg Ryan puffs pot in "The Women," and finds her way to her bliss.
2009 - Meryl Streep and Steve Martin "poke smot" in the movie "It's Complicated" and Secretary-turned-copywriter Peggy Olson partakes on TV's "Mad Men"
2011 - Cameron Diaz is the "Bad Teacher"
2012 Halle Berry tokes with Tom Hanks in "Cloud Atlas"
2013 - Carol Burnett tries to score medical marijuana at a Hawaiian dispensary in an episode of "Hawaii 5-0" and Bette Midler triumphs on Broadway in the role of pot-loving super agent Sue Mengers in "I'll Eat You Last"
2014 - Helen Hunt takes us for a "Ride"
2015 - Lily Tomlin runs a faux medical marijuana dispensary backstage on the Jimmy Kimmel show; she grabs an Emmy nomination for playing a pot-puffing grandma on the Netflix series "Grace and Frankie." Streep stars in "Ricki and the Flash" and opens up communication with her estranged family with the aid of some pot she finds in the freezer.
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- 1 Experiments in the Autumn Semester
- 1.1 1.2 Man in the Loop
- 1.2 1.4 Helicopter I - Fuzzy Logic
- 1.3 1.6 Traffic Control
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- 1.5 1.10 Ball on Wheel
- 1.6 2.4 Speed Control - Ziegler-Nichols (PID)
- 1.7 2.7 Air Ball
Experiments in the Autumn Semester
On this page you will find short descriptions of every experiment we offer. You can also download the manuals and necessary files for your homework preparation from here.
Registration: Please register for experiments on the D-ITET online registration website.
1.2 Man in the Loop
In this experiment YOU are the controller! You are in the loop and control different plants on the screen by means of a joystick. After that, a transfer function is derived based on your control behavior.
It is strongly recommended that you already have taken 'Regelsysteme 1', in particular:
- Transfer functions (RS1 §§ 3.2-4; week 3)
- Bode-diagram (RS1 § 9; week 6)
- Nyquist Criterion (RS1 § 10; week 6)
Review the lecture notes mentioned above
1.4 Helicopter I - Fuzzy Logic
Use fuzzy logic to create a controller for a model helicopter. Take advantage of the human friendly, rule based technique to control any system that is difficult to describe mathematically. Ignore the internal structure of the model (Black Box), instead control the helicopter by only studying the behavior of the inputs and the outputs. Simulink will be used to develop the fuzzy controller.
Basics of feedback control, in particular:
- The idea of feedback (RS1 §§ 4.1-3; weeks 3-4)
Preparation time approx 1.5 hrs, see Manual.
1.6 Traffic Control
Master the daily rush-hour traffic jam by modelling the traffic lights control for a crossroads near Stauffacher. There are trams, cars and pedestrians, each with a distinct set of sensors and traffic lights. Trams get priority over cars and pedestrians. Use Simulink and Stateflow (finite state machine modelling) for this experiment.
- none
Preparation time approx 2 hrs, see Manual.
1.9 Ranger - Inverted Pendulum
Ranger is a pendulum system with one degree of freedom. Get to know the basic properties of a PID controller on this simple, yet highly dynamic system. A graphical user interface will guide you step-by-step through the process. Learn more about topics like the Nyquist-criterion, dead-time and crossover frequencies. Be careful though, Ranger can get nasty if your controller is unstable!
This is an experiment supervised by IDSC and only available on Friday
- PID (RS1 § 4.4; week 4)
- Lead-Lag Compensator
Preparation time approx 2 hrs, see Manual.
1.10 Ball on Wheel
This experiment consists of a wheel that is actuated by an electric motor. A ball has to be balanced on top of it whereby the position of the ball is measured by a laser sensor. You design two controllers to stabilize the ball and allow for reference tracking of the wheel's speed: The first controller consists of two cascaded SISO-loops whereas the second controller is a MIMO-controller.
This is an experiment supervised by IDSC and only available on Friday
- Basics of linear system theory (RS1 §§ 2.5, 3.1, 16.2; weeks 2-3, 10-11)
- LQG/LTR (RS1 § 17.9; week 13)
Preparation time approx 2 hrs, see Manual.
2.4 Speed Control - Ziegler-Nichols (PID)
Design and analyze a P-, PI- and PID controller for speed control of a DC motor drive. You will develop a model of the system in Matlab, which you can use afterwards to visualize step responses of the plant. The design of the controller follows the Ziegler-Nichols tuning rules. Validate the model by applying a reference step to both the model and the system. Since the control action is limited (i.e. the current you may feed to the motor), you will observe windup effects in the closed-loop systems. This is a very common situation for real plants.
- Basics of PID control (RS1 §§ 4.4, 5; week 4)
Preparation time approx 1.5 hrs, see Manual.
2.7 Air Ball
In this experiment the height of a ball suspended in an air tube will be controlled. A fan at the bottom of the tube causes upward airflow that pushes the ball up to counteract the downward force of gravity. The fan speed can be controlled to change the air stream velocity, causing a change in ball height. A PID controller will be designed to follow reference trajectories of the ball height and reject disturbances. You will learn the basics of PID control and understand the effects of changing the controller gains.
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Totton used to call itself 'England's largest village' but it was named as a town over 30 years ago.
Because of its mudflats, some locals refer to it as Totton by the Mud but the picturesque areas around the Testwood Lakes Centre make that description seem very harsh!
Totton was originally separated from the old village of Eling by the railway line –
Eling village itself though is a delightful area with a Norman parish church, St Mary's, built on Saxon foundations with registers dating back to 1537.
There are many interesting features inside the church, notably a painting by the Venetian contemporary of Michelangelo, Marziale, of 'The Last Supper', which hangs over the altar.
There are also some fascinating headstones brought in from the churchyard to preserve them from the salt spray blowing from the Solent.
Much of the area's past was inevitably linked with ship building and the timber trade and Eling harbour is well worth visiting. There is a local pub here that enjoys a very privileged position, set right on the water's edge, and has a garden for customers to sit in and admire the views, especially overlooking the toll bridge.
The toll bridge is the only survivor of its type in Hampshire and has been in existence since either 1385 or 1418 – depending on which historical source you are reading! To avoid payment, you either have to take a two mile detour or be visiting the church or the graveyard!
One of Eling's major attractions is its tide mill, at one end of the harbour. There has been a tide mill in Eling for centuries (one was mentioned in the Domesday Book) which harnesses the power of the tide to grind wheat into wholemeal flour.
The current building is over 230 years old, is the only regularly working tide mill in the world and one of only four which are open for public viewing in the United Kingdom.
The full story of the tide mill and the rest of the area is explored in the nearby Heritage Centre, which also has a small café for refreshments.
The local area has some fantastic walking available for keen hikers. For example, there is the 44 mile long Test Way, starting in Inkpen in Berkshire and finishing at Eling Wharf.
More accessible for most of us is a delightful 7 mile walk around the outside of Totton and Eling or the 2 miles stroll around Eling itself taking you past the tide mill, Eling Great Marsh, Goatee Beach, Eling Church, Barley Reach and ending at the Heritage Centre.
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Beginners guide to BSDM
The wild popularity of the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy has fueled the curiosity of those who want to try some of the steamy sex scenes. You might be one of those individuals but aren't sure what it is or how to get started.
For starters, BDSM refers to a combination of three phrases, "Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism". It is not about pain and pleasure. It is more about sensation play and power dynamics. Someone has all the control and his or her partner has none. The key to successful and satisfying BDSM is to balance it so that each attains a great deal of pleasure from the experience in their respective roles.
Getting started does not require going out and buying a blindfold and riding crop. Those may be fun later, but to get started, here's what you need to know.
- Know your desires. There are no wrong or right yearnings. Just be sure to keep fantasy and reality separate.
- Know what you will and won't do. These are often referred to as hard and soft limits. Hard limits are what you are not okay with under any circumstances, soft limits are those actions that make you nervous, and then there is everything else.
- Discuss boundaries with your partner. He or she needs to know those limits and you need to know theirs. BDSM is first and foremost about trust. Always stay within the limits.
- Communicate. BDSM is not a mind-reading sport. Talk about the scene ahead of time. Be open to your partner's desires and limits and do not be afraid to speak yours. Set the safe words as well – one for "slow down" and one for "full stop".
- Try one thing at a time, take it slow. Once you and your partner decide what you are going to do, stay within the scene. If something strikes you as desirable, save it for the next experience. Refer to number three above.
- Check in later. Once the experience is complete, check in with your partner. It may be okay right afterwards or a few hours later but be sure to make contact no later than the next day. Discuss what worked, what didn't, and what you might want to try next time.
Exploring BDSM is a long-term journey. The more you know, the more comfortable you are along the way. You can read books, attend conferences or watch it in action. Things often look more intense than they feel. Investigation can yield pleasurable results for everyone.
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Jamie Dornan is taking on the role of Christian Grey in the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie, due out Valentine's Day 2015. For the readers of the infamous trilogy by E.L. James, there are not many secrets left to Mr. Grey. His Anastasia has laid them bare. But what about Jamie Dornan? What shades of Dornan are there that you may not know?
- Jamie is Irish. That may not come through in the 50 Shades trailer because he has that American accent down pat. Yet maybe it does in those brooding eyes.
- Jamie doesn't like his physique. What? Has he seen himself in the trailer? But according to him, he was a skinny kid growing up and he still feels like a skinny kid now.
- Jamie's grand-aunt is Greer Garson. Part of Hollywood royalty, Greer Garson shares the record for consecutive Academy Award nominations with Bette Davis (5) with a total of 7 nominations and one win for Mrs. Miniver. That is a serious pedigree.
- Jamie played rugby for the Belfast Harlequins in the All-Ireland league. For those that don't know, rugby is NFL football without the pads, hard-hitting and rough. He gets really angry when Ireland loses.
- Jamie can sing. That's right, he was in a band. He founded the Sons of Jim with friend David Alexander. They played folk rock and once went on tour with KT Tunstall of Black Horse and A Cherry Tree fame.
- Jamie is a ladies man. Or at least was before he got married. He has dated Kiera Knightley and is rumored to have dated Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan and Sienna Miller as well.
- Jamie is married. Yes, he is. To Amelia Warner, also an actress and a singer-songwriter. They have a child, a little girl with a mystery name. To date, the parents have not released it.
- Jamie has to think about walking. He has been told he has a funny walk so he thinks about how much toe is in his walk when he walks.
- Jamie was a model. A very successful one. He modeled for Calvin Klein, Dior and Armani. They would ask him to do some body work before a shoot. He'd say, "Yeah, I'm going to the gym" but in his own words, "I literally never did anything."
- Jamie is a serial killer. At least he plays one on TV. As Phil Spector from the BBC series The Fall he hunts and kills innocent women. The series has been picked up for another season and he is back to filming after concluding his media tour for 50 Shades of Grey.
Only forty more shades to go.
5 Books To Read After 50 Shades of Grey
Christian Grey made an impression on millions of women all around the world. Each of them is craving more of a sexy control freak millionaire and his innocent girl conquest. Fan fiction begets fan fiction. Here are five more stories, either single books or series, which will satisfy the yearning for sexy, steamy reads.
- Bared to You (Book One of the Crossfire Series) by Sylvia Day. Gideon Cross is the brilliant billionaire and Eva the young woman caught up in their mutual desire. Both main characters have a bit of a dark past, a jealous streak and think this relationship might be the fix. The control is in the sex but not by contract, making this an emotionally charged read on many levels.
- Gabriel's Inferno (Book One of the Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy) by Sylvian Reynard. In this series, the millionaire is a professor and the student is, well, still a student, but his actual graduate student. Tortured pasts, intriguing attraction and passion abounds in this series about a man moving from his own hell to love and forgiveness.
- The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure. The author is otherwise known as Anne Rice. This series is considered the beginning of the erotic literature revolution and focuses completely on the dominant and submissive aspects that are a central story point in 50 Shades of Grey. A spellbinding weave of fairy tale, pain and pleasure, if 50 was just about the sex for the reader, the first book of the series, The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, will not disappoint.
- Release Me (Book One of the Stark Trilogy) by J. Kenner. Nikki Fairchild is focused on her career and Damien Stark is focused on having Nikki. The characters are well-defined, truly work at building a relationship over a few days and the sex will have the reader wiggling uncomfortably while indulging in public.
- Taken (Book One of the Give & Take Series) by Kelli Maine. It has all the elements of 50 – hot millionaire, innocent girl, control and hot steamy sex. It is uniquely written in the second person viewpoint of the heroine, Rachel, about the millionaire, Merrick. Hot sex, trust issues, evolving characters and sultry settings make this a perfect add to the list.
What to read after Fifty Shades of Grey can be hard to find and even harder to put down.
50 Shades of Grey's Dakota Johnson
Who knew the progeny of an ambitious Working Girl and hard-nosed Miami Vice detective would someday be the innocent literary student who chases the dawn with the handsome and kinky millionaire?
Born in Austin, Texas to Academy-award nominated actress Melanie Griffith and Golden Globe-winning actor Don Johnson, Dakota is a third-generation actress (grandmother is Tippi Hedron). She began modeling while still in school and attended schools in Colorado and California. In 2006, she became the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe – an honor bestowed on the children of actors and is seen as a "coming out" display for the industry.
After graduating high school, she pursued her acting career. Her first box office hit was a role in The Social Network about how Facebook began and was an Oscar Best Picture nominee in 2010. Roles in Beastly, Theo and For Ellen followed.
2012 was a banner year with roles in Goats, The Five Year Engagement and 21 Jump Street. Her television debut as "Kate" in Ben and Kate occurred in the fall of that year, lasting one season on the Fox network. Then news of her casting as Anastasia Steele broke, and the world has been Dakota Johnson-watching ever since.
Fun facts about Dakota Johnson, aka Anastasia Steele, include:
- Her stepdad is Antonia Banderas, who is no stranger to some steamy movie roles himself.
- Her aunt Tracy Griffith was a guest star on the television series 21 Jump Street that spawned the movie remake Dakota had a role in with Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill.
- She first acted in 1999 in a movie called Crazy in Alabama with her step-sister. Her parents didn't let her act again until after high school.
- She took down her Facebook profile because she didn't like being on it.
- She thinks being an English major is kinda boring.
Despite being a boring English literature major, Ana has a sincere complexity and innocent heat that sets off the smoldering Mr. Grey. So far, the flames turning up on Dakota's career with 50 Shades of Grey could set off the rest of her career.


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Warmer winters are changing bird migratory patterns, warmer seawater is linked to coral reef bleaching in the Florida Keys and Puerto Rico, and more extreme climate events are affecting society and ecosystems. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), the increasing air and water temperatures, decreasing water availability across regions and seasons, increasing intensity and frequency of storm events, flooding and sea level rise have caused major issues to the energy sector over the past decade. Our world as we know it is evolving because of climate change.
Fifteen years ago was the genesis of DOE R&D Accomplishments. It was established with the purpose of featuring U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and predecessor agency past research accomplishments whose benefits are being realized now. As the individual responsible for the growth and development of this Web product, the journey has been challenging, fun, exciting, and thought-provoking -- but never boring.
DOE R&D Accomplishments has over 100 feature pages with topics ranging from tiny atoms to the Big Bang and supernovae; from Archaea (the third branch of life) to RTGs (great to have if you're a spacecraft), from a video game to a PET, from photosynthesis to superconductivity, and much much more.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has historically played a leading role in supporting human genome research. March 2014 is the anniversary of the 1986 Santa Fe Workshop, which brought together participants from government, academia, and the private sector to explore the possibility of sequencing the human genome. This workshop was sponsored by DOE and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The Human Genome Project (HGP) was formalized in mid-February 1990.
In honor of the anniversary of the Santa Fe Workshop, DOE R&D Accomplishments has published a new feature page, Human Genome Research: DOE Origins. This page describes the key role played by Charles DeLisi, then Associate Director of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Health and Environmental Research (OHER) in conceiving the idea for a program to sequence the human genome. The Santa Fe Workshop met DeLisi's goal of laying out an approach to sequence the human genome.
This new feature page complements a previously published DOE R&D Accomplishments feature page, Human Genome Research: Decoding DNA. By April 2000, DOE researchers had decoded in draft form the genetic information on human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19, or an estimated 11 percent of the total human genome. In June of that year, a 'working draft' that included a road map to an estimated 90% of the genes on every chromosome was announced.
Once again, dedicated representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters program offices, field offices, national laboratories and technology centers are convening along with OSTI staff for the DOE Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP) Annual Working Meeting. This year the STIP Annual Working Meeting will be held March 31-April 4 in Richland, Washington. The meeting will be hosted by DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
Recently, I attended a roundtable discussion hosted by the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. on the topic of innovation – how it comes about, what factors can impede it, where the U.S. might be headed as a lead innovator in the 21st Century, and what cultural and ethical issues need to be considered in a complete understanding of innovation.
As a science and technology agency, the Department of Energy (DOE) cares a great deal about questions surrounding innovation. As an information management agency within DOE, the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) works to accelerate innovation through the sharing of knowledge. We also love to point out where DOE has done just that.
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As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.
Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.
What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.
In short, it's about everything.
My Thoughts:
I loved this writing style. So much. It was just so funny, everything about it. I will admit that I was incredibly confused for a while about the whole "abridgment" thing. I had to visit Wikipedia to see if there even was an S. Morgenstern, which seems ridiculous in hindsight because I was pretty darn certain there were no countries ever called Florin or Guilder. And honestly, I was kind of sad that Goldman made up all that stuff about "his father" reading the original to him as a sick child. I don't know why. I guess I just thought it was sweet. It was a very effective gimmick. And the fact that I bought a lot of it must be the mark of a gifted writer, no? Or a really gullible reader.
I think everyone knows this story. Everyone has seen this movie and it's beloved. I mean, I love it. It's why I wanted to read the book. If you've seen the movie then you've got the book pretty much figured out; The screenplay was written by the author so they're basically the same.
The characters are so wonderfully written. I love that each character feels like a different person. I hate when you read a book and every character's voice feels the same; You can't tell who's speaking. Not here. Goldman is masterful at that. Most of the time I didn't even need him to tell me who was saying what because I could recognize the tone of the speaker from what they were saying.
I will say I was kind of annoyed that Buttercup was dumb. I don't know why but I never picked up on that in the movie. Why can't a woman be beautiful and smart? Why do some men have such a hard time reconciling an intelligent woman who also happens to be nice to look at? Don't get it. It was funny to read, yes, but condescending. Especially since she was basically the only woman in the whole book.
I may have been a little bit in love with Westley. I think that's kind of the point of him. Except when he said chauvinistic/rude/condescending things to Buttercup. Then I wanted to kick him in the stomach. But overall he was highly entertaining; The things he said were just funny. In fact, most of what most of them said was just funny. Dialogue was incredibly humorous. Inigo and Fezzik were my favorite, probably because they provided most of the comic relief.
And now back the overarching story gimmick: I think the reason I was so sucked in by the idea of Goldman having adapted a classic was that there were two very distinct writing styles going on here. There was the main story part (which, according to the novel, had been written by Morgenstern) and the Introduction and little parts where Goldman claims to have cut something out. They just felt so different! I had a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that an author would use that as a story gimmick. He did it so well. And I'd never seen it done before. Has anyone does it since? I don't even know. It was such an original, clever idea. And it just added to the humor and fun with Goldman explaining, in detail, passages he had cut and why. Although I'm kind of glad all the "personal" stories Goldman shared about his "wife" and "son" weren't real. Because then I would have felt bad for all of them.
Anyway, good read. Really funny. Very original. A classic, in its' own right.
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A special Guru yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa's tradition combined with a brief practice of relying upon the Wisdom Protector Dorje Shugden.
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Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Tara' means `Rescuer'. She is so called because she rescues us from external dangers and internal fears.
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Are you sitting on a million-dollar startup idea? Calculate its potential by answering these four questions. By Grace Ng (Co-Founder, QuickMVP)
This story originally appeared on Inc.com
Guess what? That idea that's been bouncing around in your head could be worth a lot. Or it could be worth nothing at all. Wouldn't you like to find out as soon as possible?
Many people put their ideas on the back burner, uncertain if they have potential or daunted by the amount of money they'll need to get started. It doesn't have to be this hard. With QuickMVP, we've simplified the hardest part of starting up into four questions that will help you predict the success of your idea.
1. How Big is the Problem?
Before you do anything else, figure out if you're solving a real problem and for whom. If you have a sense of who your customers are based on previous interactions, go interview them. Set up a coffee meeting or a phone call to ask them a few questions and further understand how you can solve for their needs.
Conducting effective interviews takes practice and interpreting the qualitative data can be subjective. You can use the problem interview scoring technique to quantify results and make a faster decision based on the score. An interview score of 25 or higher indicates that you're onto something with the problem you want to solve.
2. How Much will Customers Pay for Your Solution?
If you're not sure who your customers could be or have a few ideas you want to test quickly, start with a landing page experiment instead, then interview people once they sign up. Include a price point on your landing page and use Google Adwords to drive targeted visitors to your page.
Measure the number of visitors who convert and leave their emails based on the price you set. Aim to get a 10 percent to 15 percent conversion rate to proceed with your idea. Test different price points and determine the value of a customer even before building your business. You can use QuickMVP to set up this experiment in five minutes.
3. How Much Does it Cost to Acquire Each Customer?
After you've validated that people will pay you to solve their problem, figure out how much it costs to get more people to your product. Paid ads is a good technique to calculate customer acquisition cost (CAC) early on since it gives you a representative customer sample and their conversion rate.
Customer acquisition cost = Total spent on ads/# of paid conversions on landing page
To build a sustainable business, the acquisition cost should be significantly less than what customers pay to use your service.
4. How Big is the Market? How Accessible is it?
Now that you've acquired a handful of customers, can you get 1,000? 10,000? Is the opportunity big enough? Find out early.
Many startups have shut down because they could not acquire enough customers. To get an idea of your market size, look at the search volumes of relevant Google keywords. Find uncompetitive keywords with a high search volume to reach a large market at a low acquisition cost. If your keywords are popular but competitive, you're entering a saturated market and will have a harder time scaling.
Next time you have a great idea, jot it down and test it with these four questions. The sooner you test your ideas and get answers, the sooner you'll know which idea is worth pursuing. All it takes is a landing page and Google Adwords to get started.
Check out more from Inc.com:
Every Startup Should Focus on These 4 Things 5 Common Startup Mistakes That WIll Sink You Later
About the guest blogger: Grace Ng is Co-Founder of QuickMVP, the 5-minute way to test your business idea. Grace has helped thousands of entrepreneurs launch new businesses and worked with executives from companies like GE, American Express, and ESPN, to help them validate ideas for new products. As an industry expert, Grace has been a featured speaker at conferences and universities worldwide on the topics of entrepreneurship, UX, and female leadership.


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2016 has been quite an amazing journey both for Scoops of Joy and for me personally.
Looking back, I found that some of my most popular posts are actually posts written some years back. Quite interesting and it made me realize I have some evergreen posts here. But let's focus for 2016 and without further ado…
Scoops of Joy 2016 Popular Posts:
- Surat Terbuka Untuk Istri Mantan Suamiku Yikes! With nearly a 1,000 views this post views keep on rising each day. Honestly, I didn't expect this to be the most viewed post of 2016. This is an open letter post to my ex-husband's new wife. Written in my native language, Indonesian. I wrote this post in two languages and both ranked up to be my most viewed posts last year.
- 10 Reasons Why You Should Visit Queensland One of my favorite posts of 2016 because it got me to actually visit Queensland back in March 2016. Perfect birthday present!
- An Open Letter to My Ex Husband's Wife This is the English version of the number one most visited and commented post. Writing the post was not easy but it turned out to be very therapeutic for me.
- 5 Best Places to Visit in Cirebon Another travel related post. I love this post also the fun my friends and I had during the short weekend getaway to Cirebon, West Java.
- Hot Air Balloon in Gold Coast A truly unforgettable moment of 2016 was the hot air balloon ride. Have you read it?
Meanwhile, my very personal favorite posts that maybe you'd be interested to read are these:
- Seeing the beautiful Gold Coast view from the tallest building in Australia at SkyPoint Climb.
- Knowing that your stories actually matter and they help others.
- Having a local TV did a coverage of our support group, Single Moms Indonesia was one of the best moments of my life.
- Attending the Ubud Writes & Readers Festival – another best moment since I've been wanting to go for years.
- On being someone's mother for a decade.
There were plenty of 'firsts' for me in 2016, plenty of adventures and fun journeys also personal growth. Let's hope 2017 will be even better.
I wish you my friends, a fabulous 2017. Did I thank you enough for reading, subscribing and sharing my posts? Thank you! You guys rocks and I am grateful for you.
10 Comments on Scoops of Joy – 2016 Popular Posts
The hot air balloon post is one of my favorites of the year. I absolutely love hot air balloons. There's something so magical about them.Reply
You don't have to convince me to visit Queensland! I have wanted to go there since I was a kid! I am hoping one day I will get there.Reply
2016 looks like it was good to you. I'm always amazed and my most popular post. They usually aren't the ones that I thought were most popular. Cheers to a better year in 2017.Reply
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You had so many great posts last year. Way to go! I especially loved the open letter to your ex husbands wife. So heartfelt and lovely.Reply
Those all sound like some great posts. I can see why your #1 post was #1. People really like to know a lot about us bloggers' personal lives.Reply
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Mbaaakkk…yg #1 itu epik sih, aku juga waktu baca dulu itu..WOW..salute dehReply
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those are wonderful moments indeed… I guess 2016 has been memorable for many of us! Cheers for 2017 and hope you have more great time as wellReply
this is my second time visit your blog. your open letter looks like interesting, should i read it? XDReply
You had such wonderful posts and life experiences for 2016. Looking forward to reading more of your posts this year.Reply
Best wishes 2017 Maureen, I read that 1st popular post ( keppo).. you are wonderful woman 🙂Reply


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Find Me by Romily Bernard
Release Date: September 24th, 2013
HarperTeen, 307 Pages
Sub-genre: Thriller/Murder Mystery
Source: ARC via Edelweiss
Age Group: Young Adult
"Find Me."
These are the words written on Tessa Waye's diary. The diary that ends up with Wick Tate. But Tessa's just been found . . . dead.
Wick has the right computer-hacking skills for the job, but little interest in this perverse game of hide-and-seek. Until her sister Lily is the next target.
Then Griff, trailer-park boy next door and fellow hacker, shows up, intent on helping Wick. Is a happy ending possible with the threat of Wick's deadbeat dad returning, the detective hunting him sniffing around Wick instead, and a killer taunting her at every step?
Foster child. Daughter of a felon. Loner hacker girl. Wick has a bad attitude and sarcasm to spare.
But she's going to find this killer no matter what.
Because it just got personal.
Find Me is a fast-paced game of Whodunit that (if you're like me) will have you guessing til the very end. Fans of the PERSEFoNE series and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will enjoy this murder mystery for sure.
What I really liked about this book was the snarkiness of the main character, Wick. She definitely was not a vanilla character. She had lots of spunk and brought an edge to the book. Her sarcasm, plus the way that all of the scenes were written – with this crazy amount of tension – made the book enjoyable and though I didn't want to put it down, I had to because I couldn't read it late at night! Too scary! Even though I'm not tech-savvy, I still liked reading about her searching for the killer over the internet. And yes, I couldn't read it at night even though the tracking of the bad guy was done mostly over the web.
I'm sure that mystery novel experts and seasoned sleuths figured this one out WAY before I did – but I'm thankful for my ignorance because it made the book so much more thrilling.
All in all – a good debut from Romily Bernard that I'm HOPING will be turned into a series. I think I can guess what the next book would be about!


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Has it really been a year? Last year I was encouraged by Cathy Mere and wrote about my favourite Canadian picture books for this annual blogging event.
To choose 10 picture books is really an unfair challenge. Don't believe me? Just try it. Anyways, here are the ones I read over and over and over again this year. You may notice there are quite a few Canadian titles among this list. Yeah for awesome Canadian talent!
10 Picture Books I Have Been Loving Over the Past Year
Button, Lana. Willow Finds A Way. Illustrated by Tania Howells. Kids Can Press, 2013.
After finding her voice in Willow's Whispers, Willow acts as a leader when a classmate is getting a little too bossy. 2014 OLA Forest of Reading nominee.
A very cool biographical picture book. I loved learning about Annette's struggle to overcome her challenges in this vividly illustrated book. And Girl Power will always score some points with me!
Daywalt, Drew. The Day the Crayons Quit. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Philomel, 2013.
Duncan just wants to colour, but his crayons have had enough. The true personality of each colour comes through in the hilarious letters that the crayons write. This book was always on my Holds Shelf last year.
Klassen, Jon. This is Not My Hat. Candlewick, 2012.
To know this Caldecott (2013) winning picture book is to love it. We had so many wonderful discussions about what really happened in the ending. Love, love love this one. 2014 OLA Forest of Reading nominee.
MacKay, Elly. If You Hold a Seed. Running Press Kids, 2013.
No words from me - just go ahead and experience this beauty. And when you're done, make sure to check out the youtube video of how Elly MacKay creates her stunning artwork. 2014 OLA Forest of Reading nominee.
Mann, Jennifer K. Two Speckled Eggs. Candlewick, 2014.
There will always be that student who is a little different. This is a beautiful story about finding friendship where it wasn't expected.
Reynolds, Peter H. Sky Color. Candlewick Press, 2012.
What colour would you paint the sky without any blue paint? Marisol learns a lesson in creativity in this simple book that inspired a few additions to my wall of student art. 2014 OLA Forest of Reading nominee.
Spires, Ashley. The Most Magnificent Thing. Kids Can Press, 2014.
Perseverance and creativity will get you a long way, as demonstrated by this fun story. I love the fact that it is a girl who is engineering this most magnificent thing. This is a great tie-in to the makerspace movement.
Stinson, Kathy. The Man With the Violin. Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. Annick Press, 2013.
I could say so much about this book. A true story, creative use of illustrations, and such a poignant message. A must-read.
Tullet, Herve. Press Here. Chronicle Books, 2011.
We had so much fun with this one! Students of all ages love this interactive picture book. Another constant inhabitant of my Holds Shelf.
Be sure to check out some of the other lists of 10 for 10 at www.refelectandrefine.blogspot.com or by following on Twitter #pb10for10.


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After the crushing defeat of World War II, Japan embraced modern Western art as a way of rebuilding international relations. A nationwide initiative was launched to build museums with the understanding that "providing public spaces for various kinds of modern art offered symbolic value as a peaceful, forward-looking activity that could reconnect Japan to the international community of nations and redeem Japan's international image" (Hein 2010, p. 831). Japan's first modern art museum, the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art in Kamakura, south of Tokyo, was inaugurated in November 1951, with an exhibition that included works by Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) and Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), on loan from private Japanese collectors.
As part of the initiative, the National Museum of Modern Art opened in Tokyo the following year and in 1953 mounted a survey of modern Japanese and European art, including the work of the Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Braque, André Derain (1880–1954), Henri Matisse (1869–1954), Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920), and Picasso. On May 23, 1964, the museum opened a retrospective exhibition of Picasso's work. With 148 works on loan from museums, private collectors, and dealers—as well as 58 paintings from the Las Meninas series that the artist (who did not travel to Tokyo for the show) loaned himself—the show was the largest Picasso exhibition ever held in Japan up until that point. The New York Times later reported that more than a quarter of a million visitors attended the exhibition during its thirty-eight-day run. The show traveled to Kyoto (July 10–August 2) and Nagoya (August 8–18). Both organizers, the dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1884–1979) and Alfred H. Barr, Jr. (1902–1981), founding director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, contributed essays to the exhibition catalogue.
This exhibition label from the 1964 show is affixed to the wooden stretcher of Woman in a Chemise in an Armchair (1913–14), which was loaned by Dr. Ingeborg Pudelko-Eichmann (1907–1980) and included in all three venues. Two works now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art were also displayed at all three locations: Woman in Profile (1901; 1999.363.58) and Pipe, Rack and Still Life on a Table (1911; 1997.149.6).
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Modern Painting: Western and Japanese. Exh. cat. Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art, 1953.
Hein, Laura. "Modern Art Patronage and Democratic Citizenship in Japan." The Journal of Asian Studies 69, no. 3 (August 2010): 821–41.


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Windows 7 PC freezes randomly (games, Internet, Skype)
I bought a custom PC recently and I'm facing this problem since then. The RAM which they provided gave BSODs. I replaced it with a new RAM module. The weird thing is that now there are no more BSODs but system freezes and hangs when I browse internet, play games, watch movies. I couldn't really identify a pattern. I've not yet tested the new RAM with Memtest. I also tried the same activities in a Linux environemnt (Linux Mint) and everything works fine out there. No freezes or lock ups.
During a freeze, Mouse and Keyboard won't work. CTRL + ALT + DEL won't help either The only way to get out of it is to hold down the power button or hitting the reset button.
The drivers that came with PC are not compatible with Windows 7. I tried Driver Genius and installed NVidia drivers.
Here is the detailed system information.
-------------------------------------- Summary -------------------------------------- Computer Brand Name: Hewlett-Packard Napa Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7601 Service Pack: Service Pack 1 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (2333.3 MHz) Motherboard: FOXCONN Napa (nVidia nForce 7100 630i (MCP73PV)) Memory: 2 GBytes () Hard Drive: Hitachi HCT721010SLA360 (953,869 MBytes (1000 GB)) Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSB0 (DVD+R DL) Display Adapter: nVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i (MCP73PV) [Hewlett-Packard] Audio Adapter: nVIDIA MCP73 - High Definition Audio Controller Network Adapter: nVIDIA MCP73 - LAN Controller Monitor: LG 700B -------------------------------------- Processor -------------------------------------- CPU ID: 000006FB Code Name: Conroe-4M CPU Stepping: G0 CPU Platform: LGA775 (FC-LGA6) Microcode Update Revision: B6 Core(s): 2 Thread(s): 2 Original Frequency: 2333.3 MHz Current Frequency: 2316.3 MHz = 7.00 x 330.9 MHz @ 1.3500 V CPU Core Temperature: N/A L1 Cache: Instruction: 32 KBytes, Data: 32 KBytes L2 Cache: Integrated: 4 MBytes CPU Thermal Design Power: 65 W -------------------------------------- Motherboard -------------------------------------- Model: FOXCONN Napa Chipset: nVidia nForce 7100-630i (MCP73PV) Slots: 1xPCI, 2xPCI Express x1, 1xPCI Express x16 PCI Express Version Supported: v1.1 USB Version Supported: v2.0 Super IO/LPC Chip: ITE IT8718F BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG, Hewlett-Packard BIOS Date: 05/08/09 BIOS Version: 5.27 -------------------------------------- Memory -------------------------------------- Module Number: 0 Module Size: 2048 MBytes Memory Type: DDR2-SDRAM Memory Speed: 400.0 MHz (PC2-6400) Module Manufacturer: Unknown Error Check/Correction: None Number Of Banks: 8 Number Of Ranks: 2 Supported CAS Latencies: 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 Min. 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Row-Activate To Row-Activate Delay: 7.50 ns Write Recovery Time: 15.00 ns Internal write to read command delay: 7.50 ns Internal read to precharge command delay: 7.50 ns Minimum Activate to Activate/Refresh Time: 60.00 ns Minimum Refresh to Activate/Refresh Command Period: 105.00 ns Address and Command Setup Time Before Clock: 0.10 ns Address and Command Setup Time After Clock: 0.17 ns Data Input Setup Time Before Strobe: 0.05 ns Data Input Setup Time After Strobe: 0.12 ns -------------------------------------- Hard Drive -------------------------------------- Drive Model: Hitachi HCT721010SLA360 Drive Controller: Serial ATA 3Gb/s Drive Serial Number: STF6L7MS3RWLMK Firmware Revision: ST6OA31E Drive Capacity: 953,869 MBytes (1000 GB) Media Rotation Rate: 7200 RPM Temperature: N/A Cache Buffer Size: 15001 KBytes Number of Cylinders: 16383 Number of Heads: 16 Number of Sectors: Unknown Sectors Per Track: 63 Native Command Queuing: Supported, Max. 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|05 Feb 2014
Win7 is a driver-complete OS for the most part. Driver finders are only necessary in rare cases where no driver can be found by search of Hardware Identification.
Enable Automatically deliver drivers via Windows Update (Step 3) and then run all rounds of Important and Optional Updates, with reboots, until no more are offered when you Check for Updates. There may also be important performance patches which affect your issues.
Then work through the Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7, reporting back as you go. Include the hardware tests.
|My System Specs
|15 Feb 2014
Thank you for the suggestion. I took my PC to the shop and they replaced motherboard, now no freezes!!! Anyway great advice on windows update. I'm doing it step by step.
|My System Specs
|15 Feb 2014
Glad to hear you found the cause of problem.
Here are other tips to get and keep a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
and are the same for retail Win7.
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|20 Feb 2014
I am really disappointed with my PC. The new motherboard didn't gave any freezes for two days but the problem started again. PC freezes when I use browser to watch youtube. I guess the problem is with Graphics driver. I'm going to do a clean re-install tonight and will post the results.
Thank you for your support.
This time, I'm not going to install drivers from any 3rd party driver management softwares like Driver Genius etc..
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|20 Feb 2014
If you'll stick with the steps in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 there's a lot less chance that the problem will recur. Pay close attention to how it says to handle drivers.
I would do a diagnostics install where you start by testing the hardware from Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7
Then wipe the HD with Diskpart Clean Command from the booted installer's Command line in System Recovery Options.
Then close Command Box, X out of Repair console, click Install Now, use the Drive Options in Steps 7/8 of illustrated steps for Clean Install Windows 7 to create new Partition, click Next.
After install, if necessary install your LAN ddriver which you've put in backup to get online, enable Automatically deliver drivers via Windows Update (Step 3) then run all Important and Optional Windows Updates with reboots until no more are offered when you Check for Updates.
Now install any drivers missing in Device Manager with time in between each to test for performance.
Then install programs one at a time with enough time in between each to check performance to see if problem returns.
By taking enough time between install, installing missing drivers, then installing each program, you may be able to isolate what exactly is causing problem.
|My System Specs
|22 Feb 2014
I did a clean install by following the links given by you. After installation, I went straight to web to download Adobe Reader. PC froze. I had a USB drive with Linux Mint installed on it. I tried to install it, but couldn't even start, PC froze again.
So the problem is clearly not with having an updated Windows OS. I thinks SMPS gets heated up. Also there is no external fan to cool CPU.
|My System Specs
|22 Feb 2014
Work through the Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7 starting with the hardware tests, then check for overheating to remedy that by cleaning out the case, adding a case fan if applicable, if necessary repasting the processor if you study it out and feel confident doing it since it is a very precise and somewhat risky operation.
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Green Lantern #60
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Between the time Geoff Johns started his work with Green Lantern on "Green Lantern: Rebirth" and now, 60 issues later, the size and scope of the flagship book of the "Green Lantern Universe" has grown by leaps and bounds. Â The sort of craziness that made something like "The Sinestro Corps War" so outrageous and entertaining is now commonplace. Â There are entities just as powerful as Parallax running around all over the place and a threat like Sinestro has been converted into (for all intents and purposes) an ally. Â This has robbed the book of a lot of its immediacy. Â Grounding elements like a relationship with Cowgirl or Hal's kinship with a growing Coast City have faded away almost completely and what's left is simply the wide scale action, which is as fun as it ever was, but, without the soul the book used to have, it's feeling a little flat.
It would almost be enough to cause me to start to lose interest, if it weren't for the best thing to happen to Green Lantern comics since maybe even "Rebirth": the artwork of Doug Mahnke. Â If you want evidence of just how fantastic an artist and visual storyteller Mahnke is, look no further than the double page spread in which The Flash punches Green Lantern three times. Â Green Lantern appears in five separate positions across the spread, with several iterations of the Flash following him. Â It's a remarkable feat of draftsmanship and, sure, momentum. Â Miraculously, even when time constraints result in him being inked by several artists (including occasionally himself), there is never a loss of detail or any real evidence of inconsistency. Â "Green Lantern" made Ivan Reis a superstar. Â He's a fantastic artist, to be sure, but hopefully this book will do the same for Mahnke, who deserves a spot in the Pantheon.
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ARIZONA SYMPHONIC WINDS. Christ Community Church. 7801 E. Kenyon Dr. 531-9836. The Arizona Symphonic Winds perform at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. A $5 donation is accepted at the door.
CHOIR CONCERT. DuVal Auditorium, UMC. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. The Sons of Orpheus, the male choir of Tucson, perform traditional songs of baseball and other works at noon on Tuesday, April 20. Call 626-7301 for information.
FLUTE CONCERT. UA Harvill Building, Room 150. Flutist Paul Horn is featured at this fundraiser sponsored by the Arizona Friends of Tibet and Students for a Free Tibet at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 17. Admission is $15, $7 for students and seniors.
FRIENDS OF MUSIC. St. Philip's in The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Soprano Elena Todd performs at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 17. Admission is by donation.
IN CONCERT! Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. Mandolin and violinist Peter Ostroushko and guitarist Dean Magraw perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 15. Tickets are $14, $12 for seniors and members. Call 327-4809 for information.
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STRING CONCERT. Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. Trio Moderne, featuring string players from the Tucson Symphony, performs at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. The concert is free with paid admission to the museum.
TUCSON CONCERT BAND. Reid Park. Dr. Herschel Kreloff directs the Tucson Concert Band in this free concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. Call 298-1252 for information.
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WXSW CONCERT. UA Social Sciences Auditorium. Singer/songwriter Gillian Welch performs with David Rawlings at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. Tickets are $17.50, $15 in advance and are available at Zips on University, Guitars Etc., Hears Music, Antigone Books and Enchanted Earthworks, or by phone at 529-0356.
FOOTHILLS WOMEN'S CHORUS. A group of women who love to sing, no auditions required, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays in the Dove of Peace Lutheran Church, 665 W. Roller Coaster Road. Spring programs include Broadway tunes, pop music and old favorites, performed in front of various organizations and retirement communities. For more information, call 888-1737 or 299-1449.
STRING PLAYERS WANTED. The Civic Orchestra of Tucson, a 60-piece volunteer symphony orchestra starting its 24th season, needs violin, viola, cello, and especially bass players. Come to a rehearsal and get acquainted at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. Call the director, Dr. Kreloff, at 325-3002 for information or to audition.
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How it works: The practitioner will take the medical history of the child and identify the symptoms that need to be treated. Then electrodes will be strapped on to the child's head while he or she performs a cognitive task like reading out loud. The brain wave activity will be mapped out so the practitioner can figure out the abnormalities in the pattern – which is the theoretical source of the child's ADHD symptoms. Through a computer game, the child's brain will then be retrained. The computer game will only work if the child concentrates and emits beta waves. If there are too many theta waves, the game stops working and will only resume when the child concentrates once more. The positive benefits of neurofeedback training remain for months and years after the last session. After a year of therapy, patients tend to reduce their medication dose by 50% or stop taking them altogether.
Costs and drawbacks: The sessions are only 30 minutes long and completely painless. However, the average cost of a treatment course can range anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000. Neurofeedback practitioners are also only available in certain areas. Finally, neurofeedback can only address the inattention issues of the ADHD spectrum and should be used in combination with other treatments.
Bottom line: If you can afford to pay for the neurofeedback treatments, it seems to be worth a shot, especially if your child cannot concentrate on schoolwork.


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This card uses "Crazy for You" paper pack, which includes die cuts and stickers and is based on Lanae's Christmas card with the mix'um ornament dazzles. (sorry I forgot the name) This paper although it is not HOTP(therefore does not have the ideas,you can use their designs easily) it matches many HOTP products like the terrific tags
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