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NASA plans to send a submarine to Saturn's largest moon in next 20 years
NASA researchers are developing a submarine that could traverse the liquid methane lakes and seas of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in preparation for a mission still decades away.
The space agency has teamed up with Washington State University researchers to determine how a submarine would work on Titan by re-creating one of its seas in the laboratory. Such a vessel would need to be able to withstand -300 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as seas, lakes and rivers of liquid methane, according to a WSU news release.
Scientists have been fascinated with Titan for many years because, similar to Earth, Saturn's largest moon has a nitrogen-dominated atmosphere. It also holds liquid, has clouds and experiences rain. But unlike Earth, Titan's bodies of liquid contain methane, not water, according to NASA.
Still, scientists believe they can learn many lessons about Earth by studying Titan. And they have been since 1997, when NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency collaborated to launch the Cassini-Huygens mission. It arrived at Saturn in 2004 and began making fly-bys of Saturn's moons, including Titan, according to NASA. A year later, the European Space Agency-built Huygens probe landed on Titan. The mission concluded in September, NASA's website states.
NASA's unmanned submarine is one of several Titan projects that have been in the works since the Cassini-Huygens mission.
For example, scientists have proposed that the fourth mission in the New Frontiers portfolio — which has already launched to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, to Jupiter and to an asteroid for sampling — be a dronelike craft sent to Titan, known as the Dragonfly, to examine the habitability of dozens of sites there.
If Dragonfly is tapped to fly — a decision to be made next year — it would launch in 2025. NASA hopes to launch the submarine by 2038.
To simulate Titan's seas, Washington State University built a test chamber housing very cold liquid methane, adding a 2-inch cylinder heated to demonstrate the heat coming off the submarine.
"One of the biggest challenges for researchers was understanding bubbles in the Titan seas. Add a submarine powered by a heat-producing machine into the very cold Titan liquid, and nitrogen bubbles will form," the release stated. "Too many bubbles would make it hard to maneuver the ship, see, take data and manage ballast systems."
Researchers on the submarine project recently published a paper about their findings in the peer-reviewed international journal Fluid Phase Equilibria.

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I have 14 hours of driving ahead of me this morning. Rachel and I are off to San Diego to pick up our dogs and drive them back to Phoenix. We miss them so much as we did not take them to New York for the fall.
Speaking of unconditional love…
I have been getting a lot of love from the readers of this blog and it feels great.
I am in search of LOL's and love of course, but when it flows so regularly, the Larry David (cynic) side of me says I am due for a digital shitkicking.
Speaking of digital shitkicking…WTF is wrong with Alex Jones and more specifically the people that actually tune into his nonsense. This clip made me shake my head:
I'm crying laughing…
"Alexa… are you connected to the CIA?"
"Alexa… you are lying to me." – Alex Jones' hard hitting back and forth interview with an Amazon Echo.
He's not gonna let it get away with ANYTHING. pic.twitter.com/GxguDBLMST
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) December 9, 2017
Speaking of shaking my head…I thought Josh Brown and I keynoting at a crypto conference 10 days ago would be the top for Bitcoin, but CNBC refused to let me have a moment of glory.
Instead they ran this piece Friday on 'How to Buy Bitcoin' as Bitcoin hit 19,000 (and while Coinbase was busy warning their customers to stop being insane):
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As I write this Bitcoin is at $13,000…hello Newman!
I expect Monday afternoon CNBC will run with how to short Bitcoin using Futures as Bitcoin hits $4,000.
It felt right to be selling some Bitcoin last week and the week before. I like selling when I can and not when I have to.
PS – Here are some great reads and listens on the subject of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies:
1. Is Bitcoin Just a Brilliant Wealth Distribution Machine?
2. Coinbase and Bitcoin Singularity.
3. Bitcoin is not a Ponzi Scheme or a pyramid scheme…It is a Nakamoto Scheme.
4. Decrypting Crypto – podcast.
PSS – Make sure you watch 'Godless' on Netflix. It was fantastic. Jeff Daniels performance was epic. Thanks to Mrs. Dittman, the lovely wife of David Dittman my Peloton editor for the reco!
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YouGov and Angus Reid are both calling the third debate for Cameron. YouGov have figures of Cameron 41%, Brown 25%, Clegg 32%.
Angus Reid's live figures so far, are showing Cameron the victor of the third debate – Cameron 36%, Brown 22%, Clegg 31%.
UPDATE: ComRes also have Cameron winning but with a narrower margin – Cameron 35%, Clegg 33%, Brown 26%.
UPDATE2: Angus Reid are now at Cameron 37%, Clegg 30%, Brown 23% – I'm not sure if that's their final figures yet. Populus are calling it as a draw between Cameron and Clegg – figures are Cameron 38%, Clegg 38%, Brown 25%.
UPDATE3: ICM's instant poll is also out now. Another Cameron victory, but this time Gordon Brown is second – figures are Cameron 35%, Brown 29%, Clegg 27%.
UPDATE4: Angus Reid have closed their poll – final figures are Cameron 36%, Clegg 30%, Brown 23%
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@ Eoin
My prediction for the NE using regional poll consolidation in PoliticsHome as guide and individual seat record for local flavour. By the way the PH chart for the NE is C20,L39, LD35, O 9. Yes, it does add up to 103, but that is what the chart says!
Con gains from Lab Tynemouth. Possible Stockton S
LD gains from Lab Durham City of, Blaydon, Newcastle N, Newcastle E, Middlesboro S & Cleveland,Hartlepool,Blyth Valley. Possibles Newcastle Central, Bishop Auckland
What's yours?
"If Labour and the Libdems have enough seats between them to form a majority then GB could remain as PM, but only IF Nick Clegg can swallow his pride and arrogance, realise he doesn't hold the trump cards and that a deal with Brown is his only hope of power, and go into coalition."
IMO it has nothing to do with "pride and arrogance" – though that's the way it has been spun, and I know that some Labour supporters feel justifiably aggrieved at the suggestion that a leader of another party might "dictate" to them that they had to change their leader.
As I see it, it is rather a political calculation: to prop up Brown as PM with Labour in third place in the popular vote (if that's the way things roll) would be political suicide. Given that, and especially given the widely-reported "poisoned chalice" remarks attributed to Mervyn King, the Lib Dems might well consider that it is in their long-term interests to remain in opposition, rather than join a coalition whose democratic legitimacy appeared questionable.
In any event, the point may be moot, for three reasons:
1. the electoral arithmetic doesn't leave much lee-way for Labour coming third *and* having enough seats to combine with the Lib Dems to form a governing coalition;
2. Labour may come second – if so, Clegg's remarks don't apply;
3. if Labour came third, Brown might decide to step down anyway.
I thought GB was outstanding tonight I was surprised the polls indicated otherwise. Gordon exuberantly displayed his leadership prowess confirming his substance vs style approach. Clegg was off-balance today. Cameron despite his confidence I thought he left a few unanswered questions. I know this debate has left many people undecided, but I give it to Gordon Brown at the end of the day.
As a new poster, I've enjoyed the contributions to this site over the past couple of weeks. Thanks to all the regular posters!
For what it's worth, it seems to me that all this talk of coalition and "who will Clegg support?" will prove moot. In the end the party with the largest number of MPs will form a minority government. That's because the Libs will have little real choice but to sit on their hands when it comes to the Queen's Speech etc. If they start out supporting the second place party then they really have to stick with them all the way, through years of unpopular austerity measures. To do otherwise would be to risk triggering a premature election (since the largest party would be able to vote down the governing party if it lost Lib support). An early election would simply confirm the criticism that hung parliaments (and by extension PR) lead to unstable government, and the Libs would be the long-term strategic losers. For coalition government to work, a hung parliament is not enough. You also need fixed terms, and we don't have 'em! The Libs are wise, in my opinion, to have set the very high 75% bar for coalition – it's a dangerous thing!
On the other hand, abstaining on the Queen's Speech and allowing the biggest party to form a minority government allows the Libs to continue with their successful strategy of triangulation. They could influence policy, and seek to share credit for popular policies, while avoiding blame for the unpopular stuff. It would be a tricky balancing act (and not particularly edifying or principled), but less dangerous than being shackled to Cameron or Brown. Joining the government may be the right strategy if you have 15 MPs and desperately need the credibility of the ministerial Jag, but it's not the route to power with 80+ MPs and second place (or even a close third) in the popular vote. If Clegg plays the next 4 years in the Commons with the same skill as the debates, he could turn a 28-31% this time into the 37-38% he needs for an absolute majority of his own. If that happens, expect the Liberals' enthusiasm for PR to miraculously evaporate!
For the Gordon partisans out there – take heart, all is not lost. If Labour lead in MPs on May 7th, GB will be PM, whatever Nick said about coming third. To vote down Brown would be, in the words of Mandy, to marry Cameron . . . and vice versa!
"An opinion poll for the Sun has found more people thought none the worse of Gordon Brown for describing a Labour voter as a "bigoted woman", than believed he was a hypocrite – but the newspaper decided not to publish the figures."
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@FrankG (12.59)
During more than one discussion on this site between Eoin and I, he has consistantly refused to accept that the LDs can take any of the seats you mention. I have been involved in Newcastle North & East and am convinced we will take North with a distinct possibility of East.
Personally I would agree with most of your list.
The pre- and post- debate polls are, by definition, selective since they only include a sample of those who watch the debates live. It's unlikely that they form a representative sample of the electorate as a whole (although who they therefore favour is anyone's guess).
After reviewing the debate again, I think that Gordon Brown's strategy of attacking Cameron and Clegg on several issues was probably the correct one. GB already knows that the post-debate polls are impossible for him to win, and very little of what he says at this point will persuade the people who already view him negatively. It looked to me that he was playing to a cohort of center-left undecideds and core Labour supporters rather than the broader electorate, and I think this is probably the right move for him.
Looking at the debate from this angle, it makes sense that Brown would be on the offensive. He needs to mobilize the Labour base, and it appears like the issue of spending cuts and the child tax credit poll well, so he hammered those themes home. If he can bring Clegg down a notch and win over some of the center-left undecideds, he could stave off defeat and soften the electoral blow.
The real wild card here is Clegg – if he can mobilize the youth vote to a fraction of the extent that Obama did here, May 6 might be a very good day for the Lib Dems.
Based on pre-campaign expectations (and assuming the polls are right) May 6 looks like being good for the LibDems, bad for the Tories and much as expected for Labour.
Election analysis programme after debate, when DC was talking about immigration:
'The Blue worm dipped dramatically!'
This is the new modern face of intelligent political analysis. Politics is now to be viewed through the prism of these mysterious worms which go mysteriously up and down to an unquantifiable extent in accordance to the aggregated base prejudices of the populace.
@ Frank G 'So I think DC38, NC33 and BG 27. The last 3 points I award to the moderator for the wonderful refrain " i will read the question again!" '
Sorry, Frank, but nul points for the moderator, because he failied to moderate, c.f. the excellent moderatiuon in debate 1. All the main failures of moderation appeared to play against Clegg, eg
1. Not interrupting Brown, and then asking all three would-be PMs to clarify and be specific, the 3rd (of many) times that Brown mentioned 'cutting child credit', despite Clegg (and Cameron too) having made clear that their proposal only applied to higher income families.
2. Not insisting that Brown and Cameron answered the question that Clegg kept asking: but 'what would YOU do about the estimated 600k illegal immigrants?'
3. Not insisting that Cameron accept or deny that 80% of current immigration to the UK is from the EU, and therefore unstoppable by Treaty obligations, despite many attempts by Clegg to get him to answer.
4. Not even exploring the question of the UK joining the Euro – expilicitly ruled out 'forever' by Cameron, whatever the interests of the country; accepted by Clegg, subject to the conditions being right and the people voting in favour in a referendum; question not put to Brown at all.
5, 6, 7 etc etc etc
Any half-decent listener can identify when a question has been evaded, and on the whole, Dimbleby did that low level job OK, though far from grade A.
A proper moderator's task, however, was to ensure that critical issues of dispute were put to the would-be PMs and answers obtained, for the enlightenment of the electorate. Dimbleby did not even try to do so. Deprived of the chance to play the 'Question Time' ringmaster with the audience, the bread and circuses showman unsurprisingly failed where the serious moderator Stewart had so ably succeeded.
With proper moderation, Cameron, above all, would have been put on the spot and brought down several pegs. I hope that he is pursued on these and other crucial questions by competent interviewers and forced to answer them before next Thursday.
There's no chance of Cameron being made to feel the pressure by anyone in the media between now and may 6th. I think he'll continue to get the easy ride.
the question is whether pressure on the other two will lead to the tories getting above the 37% they need for a chance of an overall majority.
@Wolf MacNeill
Absolutely agree with you: DD was the worst moderator of the three by far. Deadened any debate by his insistence on repeating the questions and seemed tired and bored by the whole affair. It really is time to move on BBC!
All fair points.
In addition, what is it about the behaviour of the Labour party over the last 12 months that leads anyone to think that Brown will either be able to retain party leadership after losing a general election – especially if he has allowed Labour to slip to 3rd place – or to jeopardise Labour's chance of staying in power as part of a coalition through insistence on remaining as leader? Many Labour commnetators have argued for some time that a new leader was Labour's only hope of winning this GE.
By contrast, if Clegg gets the LDs to within even a sniff of government his party will be putty in his hands.
Brown:- Tired & knackered-take a well earned rest.
Clegg:-Excitable & enthusiastic-come back again later
Cameron:-Prime Ministerial-OK-you wanted it-but remember what Mervyn said-you have been warned.
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Absolutely agree with your analysis and HOW frustrating to see the debaters getting away with not answering certain points.
Definately a poorish show from DD/BBC
There was nothing wrong with Dimbleby. After two leaders had wittered on, it did help to remind the audience what the question was supposed to be!!
He did ask Brown and Clegg a question. When Boulton asked one question of Cleggy many were screaming Murdoch plot!!
Many of the points above are valid, but the whole format itself does not allow detailed cross-examination of the answers. Getting the questions asked by the audience may be good television, lots of flashing between leader and questioner shots, but most times too much 'waffle' allowed to the leader in his reply. Yes, teachers do a good job, but about 30% of each leaders answer was spent sychophantically toadying up to the questioner and thus not spent on the question. My own preference would be have the audience, but have the question asked by the moderator. Have more specific questions. Make sure the leader stays on topic. Over half of GB's 1st reply on the immigration was on jobs etc. and only about half way through did he talk on the subject.
The format is too stilted, too formal and too much orientated towards style. It seems more in favour of the TV reality show and getting big audience figures.
The TV shots afterwards of the 'spin room', by totally biased politicians, blatantly spinning for their candidate was truely sickening. What a load of hot air, that made me sometimes think they had not even watched the 'show', but just going on churning out pre-prepared sound bites.
Overall, too much hype, too much emphasis on the TV quiz show. Are we electing a leader to take us into the future and drastically affect oour lives and future generations or are we voting on a TV talent contest.
FrankG "…are we voting on a TV talent contest"
Sadly, I think the latter is the case. And of course Mr Ugly (whoever that might be) will never win such contests.
I have not read through the thread so forgive me if covered.
IMO the post debate polls after this one are the most significant we have seen.
I am biased being a labour party member but could see that Clegg easily won the first and that the second was pretty even breaking in line with party support generally.
It seemed to me, though, that GB was the best of the 3 for most of the time last night.
I am not saying this to try to pursuade anyone.
My point is that the game is probably up if he does well and scores that low.
Apparently worms dropped when he started before he said anything but recvored a bit when he got going.
I can only guess that the dog whistle will be even louder in an attempt to try to limit the damage now and you never no we may deny ther cons and outright majority if we scrape 31-32%.
General non-partisan observation:
I can now understand why the numbers watching the presidential debates in the USA have consistently decreased.
A lot of comments on here talking about a LibD/Labour coalition. Given that Nick clegg has said that he would back the party which had the greatest share of the vote or number of seats(unless he is being less than truthful), is not inconceivable for a Libd/Tory coalition in the event of a hung parliament?
I personally believe that Nick clegg and David Cameron have a lot of respect for each other.
I would also question those people on this site who believe that Gordon Brown won the debate. Were you watching the same debate!
I approached this debate with an open mind and thought all three did well at times – Clegg less so, he looked and sounded immature at times.
I tried to see them in their natural roles, independent of my bias and came up with these –
DC – leader, serious, idealistic
NC – kid's TV presenter, excitable, a little patronising but trying to explain things in simple terms
GB – chancellor/bursar, serious, arguing finances vs aspirations but a bit contrary
My fiancee who was considering voting LibDem said she found Clegg annoying in the end, "smug".
Gordon Brown will be happy how that went. He knew in advance that negativity turns the voters off. He knew that it meant he would not storm the ratings afterwards. He took that chance. I think it hindsight he will be satisfied he took the right course. It is the highest ratings he has achieved thus far with a lot of those aftermath polls. In view of the fact that the previous day was Duffygate, it willbe a massive success if that is hardly mentioned today. Of course, it will appear in the Sunday press as her publicist gets the ebst deal for her. No one can deny that a clear divide does not exist between the big two.
Cameron will also be very happy. His performance bodes well for PMQ since he was able to successfully duck Brown's attempts to pin him down. He also communicated in much more simple and effective terms tot he public. Even if you know little abot economics, you understand Cameron, he is an effective communicator. He did not deny the big accusation slevied at him, this will bode well if he becomes PM. Since as Colin says, nobody can deny he did not tell you how it was going to be.
All in all, the best debate to date. Very effective moderating from Dimbleby. Both big two will be satisfied at the outcome and the prospective week that lies ahead. It will be very interesting how these ratings convert into votes. I say red/blue gain at expense of yellow. Plain and simple.
Eoin Clarke
"All in all, the best debate to date. Very effective moderating from Dimbleby. Both big two will be satisfied at the outcome and the prospective week that lies ahead. It will be very interesting how these ratings convert into votes. I say red/blue gain at expense of yellow. Plain and simple."
I agree with most of what you say Eoin apart from the last part. I believe it will be a blue/yellow gain at the expense of the red!
I understood Nick Clegg to have said that the party with the largest share of the vote AND the most seats should be allowed to TRY to form a government – he's said noting about automatically supporting them!!
My reading exactly. I think many Lab/Con who had dallied with a LibDem vote will be returning to the fold after that.
Next poll predictions
Con 38
Lab 28
Oh if only we could have a junk filter on this site so we could have a sensible discussion. AW has done his best but some of the comments are at school-yard yah-boo level. A few posters have realised that all is not as it first appears. The so-called 'debates' have been hijacked by the backroom teams and spin doctors who saw the three events for what they really were – prime time TV adverts. Forget the studio audience and rigged 'worms'. Just get the outer packaging right and never mind what is really inside the carton. The lowest form of political exchange. Very sad IMHO.
IMHO DC was better than last time. Of course he didn't answer some of the questions. He had limited time to get his own core messages across and they came first. We will only discover where his spending axe will fall if and when he becomes PM. His stock answer is that he needs to 'see the books first', which is true, but it means that all we have to go on meanwhile is generalisations and guesswork.The makeup department did him no favours.
NC was more nervous this time, spoke too quickly and tripped over his words, which made him come across as a bit lightweight. He had a better grasp of detail than DC and thought well on his feet, so he was confident enough to depart from the script when necessary. He is Prime Minister material, just needs to work on some minor points.
GB did his own thing and plugged away very well with the key messages which Lab strategists wanted. Messages for Lab core voters and the waverers who were thinking of voting LibDem. He raised the spectre of a Con-LibDem coalition a couple of times for a good reason. His grasp of the economic issues and detail was solid. Blue tinted folk were never going to credit him with anything so he was right to concentrate on messages which were aimed at his core vote. Those who say 'too negative' conveniently forget their own anti-GB posters, not to mention the relentless dirt-digging by Murdoch and others.
May 6th – Con 33 Lab 30 LibDem 26
@ Eoin
By the way, off topic, but the Mirror seem to have confirmed your belief that Duffygate came about because Gordon Brown mis-heard the word 'flocking' – thought you'd be interested.
Thanks for that. The New Statesman also carry that story. It will never filter through to the public at this stage. Some might say that is a pity.
Either these polls are very wrong or the people of this country are easily duped by a smarmy salesman who refused to give a single straight answer when challenged. Sadly the latter is probably true. I was also very disappointed in the content of the debates, a lot of important issues ignored or glossed over and far too much time spend on non or minor issues like immigration.
I think in future the format needs to encourage more straight answers and less of them waffling pre-prepared nonsense, we have party political broadcasts for that.
I thought Gordon Brown looked like Richard Nixon at the end.
I feel pretty sorry for Gordon but he's kept going – fair play to him for that.
Interesting quote attributed to "Alistair Cambell"
"we're finished ",when pressed he claimed it was about Burnley mmmmm.That was days ago.
Enough said
I can't see the polls moving much in the next week, but probably see a slight strengthening in the tory vote and a slight weakening in the LibDem vote. Labour will stay fairly static so it will go right to the wire to see who comes second in the popular vote. Probably 36/28/28, but with some pretty odd results due to TV. I expect Torys to just south of 290, lab at best 220, Libs just over 100 and mostly gains from Lab rather than blue.
So that leaves Clegg with the only option of a coalition with the tories. The question is that given that Lib will pick up most of their gains from Labour is that really the result Liberal supporters want? Could the next election be a repeat of 1924 for the Liberals?
"A lot of comments on here talking about a LibD/Labour coalition. Given that Nick clegg has said that he would back the party which had the greatest share of the vote or number of seats(unless he is being less than truthful), is not inconceivable for a Libd/Tory coalition in the event of a hung parliament?"
He'll back the party which offers him the best deal. I can't see he can do otherwise, whatever he's said beforehand. Electoral reform must be critical if his party is to have a future.
I agree with those on here that say Gordon Brown could never have won the debate last night. As people overwhelmingly perceive he will do badly, they are likely to think that no matter what he says. Saying this, though, he is definitely the least competent performer out of the three. I don't think Labour will rise much in the polls between now and the 6th, but I do think Clegg's slide will continue, even if just a little. Last night he came across as a one trick pony (talking about the 'old parties') and he blatently mislead people over Lib Dem policies on immigration and Europe. In the Lib Dem manifesto it actually says it's a long term aspiration that Britain should join the Euro, but in the debate Clegg spinned himself to sound like a retentionist of the pound.
Also, apparently, on Sunday both the Mail and NotW are printing stories after interviewing Gillian Duffy. If it transpires that a large amount of money has switched hands I think people will see her as an opportunist and Brown will gain support from this in the polls.
It's a pity Cameron wasn't challenged more effectively on two of his most blatant lies – that the cap on immigrants would affect all immigration and that the NI tax increase would affect all workers.
Jay – Roland is right.
your view (which I support BTW) is not refelctive of public opinion which places immigartion high on importance and saliency.
I don't understand the basis on which so many posters here are expecting erosion of the LD share in the next few days. It's proved remarkably resilient so far. I think it's more likely that with post-debate fallout and Duffygate continuing, the reality of Labour + GB in third place will become generally accepted. The question is: will that tend to depress the Lab vote further or increase it through a 'rallying the troops' effect? I think the former.
The average of the 5 post debate polls was DC 37, NC 31, GB 25.6. On that basis, I'll go for GE at C36, LD31, Lab26.
@American Observer
How much coverage is the British general election getting in the US? We couldn't get your's off our screens ;)
8m viewers watched the debate live so the other 19m+ will get their impressions second-hand.
Billy and Eoin, are you really that credulous?
The Mirror story confirms nothing. It is just the only Labour-supporting newspaper repeating the Labour PR machine's desperate attempt to spin the story.
The angus reid poll is very interesting
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It shows the tory vote has solidified, while the undecided vote has swung towards the lib-dems.
The lib-lab voters gave each other a far more positive vote for each of the other parties, rather than the tory vote, voting for the tories.
Diane Abbott made an interesting point on This Week last night. With the debates now being the most important part of the election campaign, it will completely change the way party leaders are chosen. Unfortunately, style while indeed be places before substance, and I think this is the most regrettable outcome of the debates.
On the other hand, they have encouraged people to get involved with politics, people who might never have done so before. The debates might act as a trigger, with people then seeking to find further information post debate. With the internet, this could well be a good thing.
The debates are a mixed bag, but they have certainly changed politics forever.
In regards to last night's debate, it is my personal opinion that Brown won, with Clegg second. However, I agree with his policies, so I would think that wouldn't I?
Considering that Brown is more unpopular than his party, and Cameron more popular than his party, the immediate results don't surprise me. I actually really don't know what the polls will say tonight, or for the next week however, and don't think any valid predictions can really be made until at least Sunday.
It's a pity Cameron wasn't challenged more effectively on two of his most blatant lies – that the cap on immigrants would affect all immigration and that the NI tax increase would affect all workers.
April 30th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Interesting! Try facts not prejudice! Try logic, not prejudice!
1. Immigration is about 30% from EU and 70% from non-EU, not as NC stated 80% EU. the Con cap will put a limit on Non – EU of 10,000s not 100,000s as at present. The amount to be decided inconjunction with consultations with the various bbdies involve, not arbitary 'targets' plucked out of the air by govt and imposed without consultation on the bodies that know better than the govt what the consequencies will be ,just for soound bite electoral gain. GB was told repeatedly both in this and the other two debates that by DC, but continued to ask DC to state the cap – Can he not understand CLEAR answers, or is it that all he wanted to hear was him chanting out a scripted and untruthful mantra. Immigration from existing EU is an EU RIGHT, confirmed by the Lisbon Treaty that both Lab and Lib wanted. Calls for a referendum on the treaty were denied by Lab and LD refused to join the Con calls. NC was forced to admit that the LD amnesty policy could result in over 600,000 illegals earning the right to citizenship and then having the RIGHT to bring over up to 600,000 more relatives. 'Illegals' are not from the EU, EU immigrants already have the RIGHT to be over here, they are NOT illegals. Many of that huge Polish bulge have actually returned to Poland or gone elsewhere in the EU anyway. UK was not the panacea they thought.
2. Yes, the NI tax increase being repealed is only the employers part of the tax, not on the individuals part. GB had the opportunity to challenge both DC and NC to point this out, but chose NOT to do so, probably because it would have reinforced the Con and LD contention that is is a 'tax on jobs'. So to challenge would have been an 'own goal'.
GB refused to listen to what the other two have told him about his 'selective' claims to be both Con policy and LD policy. As usual he does not listen! It is an unfortunate trait of his character. He seems to think that if he continues to mis-represent the policies of the opposition, that people will believe him. Well Lab supporters may do so, it is often easier to believe lies rather than accept that opponents may actually have a point. Even as a Con supporter I have to agree with NC that something has to be done about the massive number of illegal immigrants, I just don't think that giving in to it by making them legal is the right way or the right signal to send. That is why IMO the LD policy is wrong. We could make the crime statistics disappear in a flash, just by making crimes 'legal' and an amesty for criminals. That would be seen as stupid, but it is the way the LD would tackle the immigration problem. It is like crime, you need to solve it, not change the statistics and legalise elements of it so that the 'problem' seems to disappear.
My apologies to other posters who have to read this post rather than having non partisan discussion on polls, but sometimes un-substantiated bias and disingenuous statements need to be rebuffed. Apologies!
@Eoin Clarke
My post at 1250am, last night gave my take on the situation in the NE, did you get it?
I have also done one for the NW as well, interested?
I took part in the Harris survey which was carried out throughout the debate.
Are there any results?
I agree with your overall point about facts and evidence but:
1/ DC did seem very reluctant to accept that a cap would not affect EU immigration and I think the Conservatives have been quite happy to allow this confusion to develop
2/ I am not sure there is a monopoly on the misrepresentation of opponent's policies by any one of the main parties
3/ Your argument on illegal immigration would be so much stronger if you could at least give some plausible idea of how this problem could be addressed. If the LD's solution is not the way to do it, what is?


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Collusion fraud happens when two or more actors within an ecosystem work together to commit fraud against a merchant or other business. This is a big problem, and it continues to grow. In a recent report from the ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners), collusion fraud grew 150% in 2017. The report focuses on internal collusion and is defined as: "Fraud also may be concealed through collusion among management, employees, or third parties." The cost of fraud grows significantly as more actors are involved in the collusion going from an average $74,000 for one perpetrator, to $339,000 with three or more perpetrators, the same report found. Little has been properly documented about collusion fraud in the online world, but it happens, and it happens a lot. Especially now with peer-to-peer digital marketplaces and the shared economy. There are many flavors of collusion, and, in this post we'll discuss a few examples that we have encountered in our client base.
Merchant Fraud
One of our first experiences was with risk-bearing ISOs. These basically enable merchants to process credit cards. Risk-bearing ISOs are actually far more complicated in their functions – but let's keep it simple for now. We noticed that there was an unusual volume of transactions that came from cards within the same BIN (Bank Identification Number – basically the first 6 digits of a credit card). These transactions were similar in dollar amount, and were all in a small geolocation radius. All of these were rather unusual, and moreover on a newly onboarded merchant. We found out that the merchant was actually colluding with the supposed cardholders. The money would have been funded into the merchant account, then the cardholders would have charged back the transactions, and the merchant would disappear, leaving the risk-bearing ISO responsible for the bill.
A Marketplace
Imagine a digital marketplace with a multitude of buyers and sellers. A very similar scenario to the one above was used. In this scenario, bunch of credit cards were stolen to get cash. They created an account as a seller and listed an item that well call "Purple Dinosaur". Then they posed as a buyer, and lined up some friends to pose as buyers. They used the stolen credit cards to purchase the non-existant Purple Dinosaurs. The money went into the seller's account, and later on, the actual cardholders charged back the transactions. Ultimately, it was the marketplace that was on the hook for the charges.
Transaction Laundering
Now, imagine signing up as small merchant to sell cookies. But you let a "friend" use your merchant account to sell "nice spiked brownies". Your merchant contract doesn't allow you to sell those brownies, but you let a friend list them on your website on a special page that only the people that know can get to. Then you get paid for lending the payment rails to a friend. While the platform is not incurring into a specific liability at that moment, there is a much more complex risk of being penalized for violation of contracts, money laundering, etc. All of these can damage a business.
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Leveraging relationships between buyers and sellers
There are multiple ways to detect these scenarios, but the fundamental one we use is to draw from the relationships between actors. In our platform each of these actors are identities, and the platform tracks the relationships across these identities.
When you are able to characterize the relationships across identities, and they start behaving abnormally, it is easy to spot the problems.
We've have been working with marketplaces to deepen our coverage of collusion cases. As part of this effort, we recently release a new set of security tests aimed at addressing fraud, and, in particular, collusion fraud.
Security Tests
Collusion between seller and buyer through common attributes
Security tests: ed:149 through ed:151
First off we created security tests that looked for attribute commonality between the two ends of a transaction. In particular the name of these tests refer to buyers and sellers in a marketplace. From the API perspective the IP, device, billing and shipping addresses refer to the buyer. So there are strong assumptions on the marketplace use case.
Security tests ed:149 – ed:151 only count when the payments were successful, meaning a bank authorized them.
These tests look at any IP address, device, or address (either shipping or billing) that has been shared at any given point in time. So the test looks at the data of the transaction being evaluated (buyer) and look to see whether these attributes have been associated with the other entity (seller). For example if the transaction is a payment between a buyer and a seller (represented as a transfer transaction in the system), then the IP address of the transaction refers to the buyer. The system (ed:137 or ed:149) would look to see if that IP address has ever been associated with the seller. Note that in the transaction there is no IP address associated with the seller, so it is comparing it to whichever IP addresses that seller may have used in the past. Similarly for device (ed:138 or ed:150).
In the case of the address, a transfer may contain two addresses, and depending on the use case, these addresses may have different semantics. For a marketplace (and thus the name of buyer/seller in the test) the addresses (billing and shipping) refer to the buyer, so these tests (ed:139, and ed:151) take either of these addresses and look for them associated to the seller.
You may ask if you never have information about the seller, how are these tests useful. Well, that is the important part. If at any point that seller was a buyer, or wanted to pose as a buyer, the system would collect its information. At the time the seller created its account, we were able to collect IP, Device, and Address, and so on. Since sellers are also users of the ecosystem, the platform can gather the data and use it for comparison on these tests.
In some instances the system may already detect that the buyer and the seller are in fact the same identity. We will be working on a security test to highlight this situation. In the mean time when this occurs you can see it by looking at the identity graph. The user account will be labeled with multiple identifiers separated by commas.
In all likelihood that these situations occur, any of the collusion security tests would have already fired.
Rate of growth of users to a shipping and billing addresses
Security tests: ed:152 through ed:157
These security tests count the number of users that are associated with a given address (either shipping or billing) over a period of time. They only count users when the payments were successful, meaning the bank authorized them.
The idea is to count how many users and how quickly they were associated with a given address. In general, you wouldn't expect multiple users with a common address, especially in a short period of time. It may be normal, for a corporate address, to receive packages for multiple users. However unless you are Amazon, it is unlikely that you'll receive multiple users within the same corporation in a very short period of time.
A simple rule would be to highlight when a given shipping address is associated with three different users in 24 hours. In this example you would use ed:154.
Aside from its applicability as a collusion indicator, this security test can also be very useful in an account takeover scenario. Imagine that a fraudster steals multiple accounts, then logs into each account and purchases products that are supposed to be shipped to an address where the fraudster can retrieve the goods. All of these accounts, otherwise disjoint, would now be associated with the same shipping address.
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We will continue to work on security tests that are focused on Collusion scenarios. There is a whole set of behaviors that correlate account creations with activities and the longevity of the relationships between sellers and buyers. So stay tuned.


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NEW varieties of wheat, oilseed rape and forage were launched by DSV on its stand at CropTec, this week.
The firm has an expanding maize portfolio, with a DSV variety now available for most situations in the UK.
Petroschka is medium maturing and aimed at the forage market and is particularly suitable for rearing livestock with excellent energy yield and disease resistance, while LiRoyal is another early maturer for the forage market, with high starch and impressive yields.
Its new TerraLife range of cover crop mixes continues to develop, with three mixtures suitable for vegetable growers, especially sugar beet and potatoes.
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This is DSV's first variety with turnip yellows virus (TuYV) resistance and it also has multi-gene for phoma and light leaf spot. This variety also has a strong gross output score for East, West and North regions.
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Maldives to sign tax info exchange pact with India - Haveeru Online, Jan 03, 2016
India on Wednesday approved the signing and ratification of an agreement with the Maldives for exchange of information aimed at curbing tax evasion and avoidance.
According to the Economic Times of India, the approval was given by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"The agreement will stimulate effective exchange of information between the two countries which will help curb tax evasion and tax avoidance," the newspaper said, quoting an official statement.
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Alternative Objectives in an Oligopoly Model: An Aggregative Game Approach
33 Pages Posted: 21 Dec 2016
Date Written: November 23, 2016
A rapidly growing literature analyzes models in which firms maximize objectives other than profit and enjoy market power. Examples include the labor-managed firm, mixed oligopoly, and delegation models. These models typically retain the aggregative structure of the conventional Cournot model of imperfect competition. We exploit this fact and apply the framework recently developed by Cornes and Hartley (2005, 2011) to analyze the properties of the equilibrium in such games. We show that existing treatments often make more restrictive assumptions than necessary to generate their results. Specifically, we identify conditions sufficient to ensure the existence of a unique equilibrium, and we explore the comparative static properties of these conditions.
Keywords: aggregative game, oligopoly, Hahn's Condition, non-profit maximization, share function
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Hawthorne Heights have premiered new video 'Bad Frequencies' on Rock Sound.
The track is taken from album Bad Frequencies which was released earlier this year, the band's first full-length album since 2013 and first release on Pure Noise Records.
You can watch to 'Bad Frequencies' here
Speaking on the song and video for Bad Frequencies singer JT Woodruff says:-
' One of my favourite places on earth is the California desert. It's a dream and a nightmare at the same time, which is why I love it. I wrote the lyrics to the song "Bad Frequencies" while waiting on Interstate 5 in traffic for 4 hours. My dream then turned into a nightmare. You just have to remember that the nightmare eventually goes away, and you always get back to where you need to be. Visually, much of the video's vibe is an homage to some of our favourite music videos we grew up to in the 90's. There is a certain amount of mystique to videos from that era that we absolutely love. Other visual inspirations include Twin Peaks and Black Mirror.'
The album was produced by Hawthorne Heights along with Nick Ingram (Hotel Books, Capital House Studio), and mixed by Cameron Webb (Grammy Winner, NOFX, Social Distortion). The band previously worked with Ingram on the Hurt EP as well as Webb for "Push Me Away" which was released last summer ahead of their full run on the Vans Warped Tour.
Hawthorne Heights will also be touring the UK and Europe starting this October.
You can see the bands at the following dates:
10th October Foundry Belfast
11th October The Grand Social Dublin
12th October Jacaranda Phase One Liverpool
13th October Turbulence Festival Plymouth
15th October Exchange Bristol
16th October Clwb Ifor Bach
17th October The Key Club Leeds
18th October Audio Glasgow
19th October Corporation Sheffield
20th October Head Of Steam Newcastle
21st October Rebellion Manchester
22nd October The Flapper Birmingham
23rd October The Waterfront Norwich
24th October Rock City Nottingham
25th October Electric Ballroom London*
26th October Zappa Antwerpen*
27th October Turbinenhalle 2 Oberhausen-rheinhausen*
28th October Patronaat Haarlem*
30th October Markthalle Altstadt Waldenburg*
31st October Lowensaal Nürnberg*
1st November WUK Vienna*
2nd October Lucerna Music Bar Prague*
3rd November Dürer Kert Budapest*
4th November Backstage Werk Munchen*
5th November Substage Karlsruhe*
Tickets on sale now
* Supporting Hands Like Houses and Our Last Night
Escape The Fate have released their latest music video, 'I Am Human'. Directed by Robyn August and shot in Los Angeles, the video strives to send a poignant, global message of self-love and acceptance of others as it showcases stories from all walks of life.
"This video and song mean a lot to me. Having gone through abuse myself and suffering from mental health issues, I want people to know that you can come out stronger and by being more accepting of one another, we can do that together." Frontman Craig Mabbitt explains, "We all have a story to tell. We can all try harder to live our lives from a place of love and understanding. We all have these abilities because we are all human. 'I Am Human' is my testament to that."
Throughout the next month Escape The Fate will also be utilizing the crowdsourcing content app Cinebody to create with their fans around the world and share their stories of what makes us all human.
Inspired by the band's new single and official video, fans now have the opportunity to participate in the creation of the 'I Am Human 2' video, by using the app to upload their stories about what makes them human. Video submissions will be accepted from September 6th to October 15th, with prizes along the way for the outstanding video of the week, leading up to the release of the fan filmed music video.
Joining is easy. Simply:
1. Download Cinebody on the App Store
2. Sign up with Email or Facebook
3. Enter code 'human'
4. Start filming
Android user? No problem!
1. Visit Pro.cinebody.com
2. Sign up with Email or Facebook
3. Enter code 'human'
4. Upload from your camera roll
Tomorrow, Escape the Fate will embark on a North American co-headline tour with California post-hardcore outfit Slaves, featuring support from Famous Last Words, Picturesque, and Set to Stun. For tickets, VIP packages and more information, visit www.escapethefate.com
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US Post-Hardcore vets Hawthorne Heights premiere new song 'Starlighter' via Rock Sound
Hawthorne Heights have premiered new track 'Starlighter (Echo, Utah)' on Rock Sound. The track is taken from upcoming new album Bad Frequencies, the band's first full-length album since 2013 and first release on Pure Noise Records.
Bad Frequencies will be released on the 27th April. You can pre-order the album ahead of its release here
You can listen to 'Starlighter (Echo, Utah)' here
The album was produced by Hawthorne Heights along with Nick Ingram (Hotel Books, Capital House Studio), and mixed by Cameron Webb (Grammy Winner, NOFX, Social Distortion). The band previously worked with Ingram on the Hurt EP as well as Webb for "Push Me Away" which was released last summer ahead of their full run on the Vans Warped Tour.
Hawthorne Heights is composed of JT Woodruff (Vocals, Guitar), Mark McMillon (Guitar, Backing Vocals), Matt Ridenour (Bass, Backing Vocals), Chris Popadak (Drums). The band has remained dedicated to their fans and has maintained a hard-working DIY mentality over the course of their 14-year career while delivering monumental albums like The Silence in Black And White and If Only You Were Lonely.
On signing with Pure Noise Records, the band shares, "We had been doing it ourselves for a few years, and while we love having all that freedom, we really thought that this was a great album to dive back into the label atmosphere. We've followed Pure Noise for years, and have always been impressed with how they release records, and the bands they choose to sign. We really believe that Bad Frequencies is one of the best things that we've created as Hawthorne Heights, so we wanted to give it every possible chance at success. After a few conversations with Jake, we knew everything would come together quickly, and that it would be a fun project for both the band and label."
Lower Than Atlantis have released a brand new live video for 'I Would.' Taken off the bands latest album 'Safe In Sound.'
You can watch 'I Would' here
Talking on the new video singer Mike Duce says "We were looking back through some live footage from last summer in preparation for the upcoming tour and enjoyed it so much that we wanted to share! Our good mate Tom Pullen put together the best bits sound-tracked by one of our fave album tracks from 'Safe In Sound'! Thanks to anyone that was at one of these shows and we can't wait to play for everyone coming to one of these dates! (Please share etc. I'll be your mate.)"
You can see the band on a huge 22 date tour across the UK, visiting every corner possible and heading to towns they have never performed in previously starting next month. They will also be headlining a very special hometown show on April 13th at the Watford Colosseum.
This follows on from their huge Top 10 album 'Safe In Sound,' as well as headlining Brixton Academy.
You can see Lower Than Atlantis at the following dates:
Lower Than Atlantis tour 2018
2nd April - Engine Shed Lincoln
3rd April - Junction Cambridge
4th April - Assembly Leamington Spa
6th April - Sin City Swansea
7th April - Muni Arts Centre Pontypridd
8th April - Guildhall Gloucester - Sold Out
9th April - Komedia Bath
11th April - Lemongrove Exeter
12th April - Engine Rooms Southampton - Sold Out
13th April - Colosseum Watford
14th April - Chinnerys Southend - Sold Out
15th April - Concorde 2 Brighton
3rd May - o2 Academy Oxford
4th May - Sub89 Reading - Sold Out
5th May - Central Station Wrexham
7th May - Hangar34 Liverpool
8th May - Lemon Tree Aberdeen
9th May - Liquid Rooms Edinburgh
11th May - Empire Middlesbrough
12th May - Welly Hull
13th May - Fibbers York
14th May - Plug Sheffield
Tickets £16.50 and on sale now lowerthanatlantis.seetickets.com
Listen/ watch videos for 'Boomerang' , 'Had Enough', 'Dumb', which was shot on a 360 camera & 'Work For It'
Their latest album 'Safe In Sound' is out now via Easy Life Records / Red Essential.
Tampa Bay post-hardcore quintet Limbs is thrilled to share a brand new video for their song "EYES," premiering now exclusively on Metal Insider. The track comes from the band's new EP, Sleep, which was released on October 26th via Equal Vision Records. 'Sleep' was produced by Tim McTague (Underoath) and marks the band's debut EP with the label. For more information, or to purchase Sleep online, please visit: limbs.lnk.to/sleep.
On the new video, Limbs vocalist Chris Costanza shares: "This is an older song that we re-tracked drums for with Matt Goldman at Glow in the Dark studios. This video is a re-color of the original music video featuring the newly mixed version of the song. Hope you guys dig it!"
This Friday, February 2nd, LIMBS will kick off a two week tour in support of Sleep with Great American Ghost. The run features stops in Rochester, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, and more.
Limbs is Chris Costanza (vocals), Daniel Nelson (drums), Joshua Kowalski (bass), Jordan Hunter (guitar), and Tyler Martin (guitar). The band debuted with their EP, Admission, in late 2014, to copious amounts of positive feedback.
In 2015, Limbs toured the DIY circuits relentlessly, and released two independent singles. Limbs ventured out on an east coast tour with Saosin in 2016, and also performed at the South By So What?! Music Festival in Dallas, Texas. That year they also recorded 3 songs (now re-recorded on the upcoming EP, 'Sleep'), which were mixed by Beau Burchell (Saosin) and mastered by Mike Kalajian.
In 2017 the band set out to support Envy on the Coast on select dates in the south-east. Following that, the band trekked across the country supporting Hail The Sun on their nationwide headliner.
Website: www.whoislimbs.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/whoislimbs
Twitter: www.twitter.com/whoislimbs
Instagram: www.instagram.com/whoislimbs
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Escape The Fate have revealed the brand new track 'Broken Heart', which is available for fans to download as an instant grat when pre-ordering the new album I Am Human, out February 16th via Better Noise Records.
This is the fourth track showcased from the album following the melodic, angst-driven anthem 'Do You Love Me', the title-track 'I Am Human' and the dark party-centric lead single 'Empire'.
'Broken Heart' comes before their return to the UK at the end of next week, where they begin a run of headline shows in support of the album release.
They will play shows in Manchester, Bristol, London, Nottingham and Glasgow with support from New Jersey post-hardcore band Palisades, before heading across the US with Eleven Seven label-mates Papa Roach and Nothing More.
Throughout their career Escape The Fate have delivered a sound that is sonically diverse, piecing together metalcore, pop hooks and synth-infused ballads injected with 80's sleaze, but with their sixth instalment, I Am Human, Escape the Fate are at their most raw, real, and relatable yet.
It has been produced by GRAMMY Award-nominated super producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Adam Lambert), and sees an evolution of Escape The Fate's sound that brings the band back to the excitement of their roots.
The album will be released on February 16th, on Better Noise Records and is available for pre-order here - http://smarturl.it/ETFiamhuman
Jan 20th – Glasgow, The Garage
Jan 21st – Manchester, Academy 2,
Jan 22nd – Bristol, Thekla
Feb 9th – London, KOKO
Feb 10th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
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Uncle Baseball is the 5th episode of Uncle Grandpa Season 4, and the 109th episode overall of the series. There is a guest appearance by MLB players Chris Archer, David Price, José Altuve, Adam Jones, and Noah Syndergaard.
A failing little league team that is ready to give up, gets help from Uncle Grandpa and Major League Baseball players.
Character Appearances
Major Characters
- Uncle Grandpa
- Belly Bag (Non-Speaking)
- The Losers
- Chris Archer
- David Price
- José Altuve
- Adam Jones
- Noah Syndergaard
Minor Characters
Kurt's parents are cheering him on as he's up to bat, the umpire mocks Kurt to take a swing as Kurt's team hasn't gotten a home run yet, Kurt suggests that maybe he should shoot for base, the pitcher makes the pitch and Kurt strikes out and the umpire mocks Kurt for staying on home plate. The other team's coach congratulates his team on the win and tells them to go shake the loser's hands so they can go out for victory pizza, one of the team members doesn't want to as he fears that he'll get their loser stink on them, the coach agrees with him and they walk off. One of Kurt's friends tells them not to worry as they got the most loyal coach ever to help them, the coach quits as he sees that the uniform he wears brings him shame and tells him team that they're on their own, another team member is positive about the field being lit so they can practice all night and then the lights turn off, Jake is happy because at least their parents will sill take them out to ice cream, Kurt's parents go off to make new kids. Kurt still believes that they have their dignity until a member from the other team pulls down his pants and then Kurt believes they should quit.
Uncle Grandpa appears from out of a corn patch, Kurt thinks it's weird coming from left field, Uncle Grandpa corrects him saying that he came out of right field. Uncle Grandpa is concerned that they all look too glum, they inform Uncle Grandpa that they're thinking about quitting and that they lost another game to the other team and that they trashed talked them pretty hard. Uncle Grandpa says they trash talk to make themselves feel better as it's a common technique used by people with low self esteem to mask their insecurities. Uncle Grandpa suggest that he should be their new coach and that he'll put them on the path of victory and Kurt agrees with him. As a new coach comes new uniforms, Uncle Grandpa pulls out a shirt that says Lasers, the team is excited until Uncle Grandpa removes some masking tape revealing the team is actually Losers and this worries Kurt. Uncle Grandpa doesn't want to inflate their heads with a powerful team name so they're staying humble, one of the team members wants to know if Uncle Grandpa will teach them anything about baseball and Uncle Grandpa tells them no as he doesn't know much about baseball and that he knows some people that do. A disembodied voice calls out to Uncle Grandpa to call them and they will come, Uncle Grandpa grabs an ear of corn and calls in some MLB players Chris Archer (Pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays), Adam Jones (Center Fielder for the Baltimore Orioles), José Altuve (Second Baseman for the Houston Astos), David Price (Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox), and Noah Syndergaard (Pitcher for the New York Mets). Kurt is surprised taht the MLB players will help them, Jake can't wait to get strong like his baseball heroes, Chris Archer tells Jake that baseball is only 10% physical and 90% mental, Adam Jones agrees as to why they use an eastern style to the sport, José Altuve states that a nice balance of energy and determination are the key ingredients to success, David Price stated that it has helped all of them in their careers, Noah Syndergaard tells them that they're happy to teach them what they know in the big leagues. The team cheers as Uncle Grandpa tells them that in an effort to save time he suggests to use a montage and the MLB players agree.
David starts to do some yoga, while Noah and Adam do some tai chi , José teaches how to slide to home plate, and Chris teaches the mental part about baseball. All the kids progressively get better until Uncle Grandpa ends the montage as the MLB players have to get going, the team gets disappointed as they thought the players will stay for the game, Uncle Grandpa questions ON THIS SHOW? YEAH RIGHT! he goes on to say that they don't have the budget to have them for the whole episode. David tells them that they've taught them everything they needed know about baseball, Noah tells them it's just hitting a ball with a stick and how hard can it be, Kurt tells them that it's easy now that they've taught them how to find their zen. Adam tells them to keep the chalks at line at the plate, Chris tells them that they're going to be great, José tells them that they'll be at the game in spirit, Uncle Grandpa believes that they're nice for the passion and not the money and Uncle Grandpa wants to get a picture with them and the team before they leave but they already did and Uncle Grandpa figures that they ran out of budget. Uncle Grandpa figures that they got plenty of time before game day so they can take it easy.
It's game day and Uncle Grandpa wonders where did the time go, the opposing team insults the Loser's for their new uniforms, Uncle Grandpa reminds them that they pick on other people to make themselves feel better and to not listen to them and then an Umpire calls to play ball. The Loser's are using their new abilities to play against the other team and they're doing excellent. The other coach brings it in at halftime and tells them that they have to be cocky if they ever want to win and he tells his team to put on their cocky eyebrows if they want to win, the other team starts to use cocky insults to throw the Loser's off and the Losers are slowly loosing the lead. Uncle Grandpa then calls a time out and that this is their last chance and that he called a chat because it seemed to work for them, he also tells them to remember what the MLB players said and the spirits of the MLB players arrive to give them the strength they need and they start to get back on track.
Uncle Grandpa tells Kurt that this last hit determines if they win or lose and Kurt assures Uncle Grandpa that he's not afraid, the other team's pitcher is mocking them and Kurt is not letting it get to him until the pitcher throws the ball and shatter his shoulder. The Loser's are doing better as the spirits of the MLB players are helping them win. The Loser's tied it up and the ball flies out of the park with the help of the spirits, The Losers won and the other team doesn't like the game anymore, one of the Losers mock the other team and Uncle Grandpa tells her not to stoop to their level and that she's better than that and winning comes with responsibility. Uncle Grandpa then mocks the other team's coach and they run off crying. The parents and the original coach decide to come back and promises to take them to get pizza, Kurt isn't sure about it and the old coach offers two toppings and they all cheer. the MLB players are sitting on the score board and Noah states that's what baseball is all about, to help kids, David agrees and he wonders how do they get off the scoreboard.
- This episode's quote is "Everyday is hot dog day!".
- An instrumental version of "Take Me out to the Ball Game" plays during the title card.
- The actual song plays when the Losers are playing against the Winners.
- The Winners scored a staggering score of 237.
- Uncle Grandpa coming out of a corn patch is a reference to the movie "Field of Dreams", he also hears a voice that says "If you call them, they will come", the real saying is "If you build it, they will come".
- Uncle Grandpa encourages the team by explaining how trash talking works and how they should never give into it.
- The phrase that appears above Uncle Grandpa "the further you realize" is a reference to the phrase "The more you know".
- The reason Uncle Grandpa calls the team, the losers is to not inflate their egos.
- Uncle Grandpa doesn't know much about baseball.
- Uncle Grandpa calls in 5 MLB players:
- Chris Archer (Pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays)
- David Price (Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox)
- Jose Altuve (Second Baseman for the Houston Astros)
- Adam Jones (Center Fielder for the Baltimore Orioles)
- Noah Syndergaard (Pitcher for the New York Mets)
- Uncle Grandpa calls Noah by what his fans call him "Thor", Noah is also known to sign things for fans so Uncle Grandpa presents him with Thor's hammer, the Mjölnir.
- It appears that Uncle Grandpa is able to hold the Mjölnir since very few people other than Thor are able to hold it.
- Chris mentions that baseball is 10% physical and 90% mental.
- Uncle Grandpa breaks the 4th wall many times, he suggested to do a montage to save time.
- Uncle Grandpa pointing out "ON THIS SHOW?" and saying how they don't have the budget to have them for the whole episode, and how they're in it for the passion and not the money.
- Uncle Grandpa mentioning how they ran out of budget.
- The transition between game day also plays as a fourth wall gag.
- Kurt says the old English rhyme of "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me".
- The final score compares to the score of the basketball game in Ballin'.
- Uncle Grandpa thinks the player in the MLB logo is real in the intermission.
- Running Gags:
- The Winners insulting.
- Someone getting their pants pulled down.
- Uncle Grandpa explaining trash talking.
- The MLB players teaching the Losers.
- The Losers dominating the Winners.
- The Winners acting cocky to retaliate.
- Errors:
- The Losers thought that the MLB Players will stay for the game, until they're seen on the scoreboard at the end of the episode.


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The Cardinals have added a solid tight end to the roster, as reports say the team has inked former Ravens tight end Todd Heap to a two-year deal. Heap, a product of Arizona State, had been visiting with the Jets on Sunday.
Baltimore released Heap in a series of veteran cuts last week in order to free up salary cap room under the new labor agreement. National Football Post reports that the signing of Heap actually happened while he was talking to Rex Ryan and the Jets, meaning that it must have been some type of deal to get him out to the desert.


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Soon we will be able to see an interesting update in the Play Store. The giant from Moutain View is currently testing two changes within its store, which will certainly improve the comfort of using and browsing the stock of available applications.
The first of these is the introduction of a special notification system on various promotional offers. After entering the Play Store, we will see a special window after entering the update asking us if we want to be informed about new offers and available updates. It is not known to what extent the new functionality will work, but we will probably find out soon enough.
Another element is adding two new sections to the Play Store – "New" and "Premium". The first, as it is not difficult to guess, will include games and applications that have just hit the Store. "Premium", in turn, is the place where paid programs will appear.
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Each of us may think that we are creatures of our own making as we stumble through life. Never realizing that what we might consider to be just a glancing blow at the most, leaves instead, an imprint of more magnitude than we had thought. The young man in the above link was just such a case. What he may not have appreciated, is that he has more than returned the favor to Hitchens.
The line that is quoted from his letters:
Anyone who knew me before I joined knows that I am quite aware and at times sympathetic to the arguments against the war in Iraq. If you think the only way a person could bring themselves to volunteer for this war is through sheer desperation or blind obedience then consider me the exception (though there are countless like me).… Consider that there are 19 year old soldiers from the Midwest who have never touched a college campus or a protest who have done more to uphold the universal legitimacy of representative government and individual rights by placing themselves between Iraqi voting lines and homicidal religious fanatics.(emphasis added.) touched me deeply, because, even after all these years, I know these men and women. Not these individuals, but their type. These people are the strength of our nation. They embody what is best in America. Which is probably why I get so ticked off when they are used and abused for political gain.
How many of us could say that at nineteen we were actually doing something for democracy and individual rights? And I mean this especially for those who seem to think promotion of a certain political agenda is the same thing. Don't insult these fine soldiers by equating that service with theirs.
Look at your own life, and see if you are worthy of those who serve. As I have said before, they serve without being servile.
God Bless each and every one of them.


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Yu Lu and Wang Mingjie's Clear Brushed Dust Hanger
Yu Lu and Wang Mingjie Spotlights The Clear Brushed Dust Hanger
Yu Lu and Wang Mingjie, the author of the award winning work Clear - Brushed Dust Hanger by Yu Lu and Wang Mingjie says, The clothes hanging on the hangers are inevitably stained with dust. When the user finds that there is dirt on the clothes during the process of hanging or taking the clothes, the hanging bar with the bristles can be directly remove the dirt. Both ends of the clothes rail with bristles are kept to a certain length, so as not to limit the direction in which the user takes out the brush hanging rod or inserts the brush hanging rod, so that the process of hanging clothes, dusting, and wearing clothes is continuous. Naturally, thus enhancing the user experience..
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