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'Team McCann' recruits FACEBOOK !
The Leveson inquiry has thrown up some pretty harrowing tales. The ongoing inquiry, set up to examine the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal has been pretty revelationary.
It has highlighted the extraordinary lengths that some journalists have resorted to in pursuit of that valuable 'scoop'; that front page headline or ground-breaking story.
As a journalist myself, I would have been somewhat more comfortable had the underhand methods of procuring information employed being used to expose something for the greater GOOD, e.g.: the actions of corrupt Politicians, the behaviour of privileged corporate bodies or multi-national businesses or even the outrageous practises of criminals causing widespread injustice.
Alas, the purpose of these dubious, highly illegal and frenzied activities perpetrated by the Tabloids and their servants or agents involved was for one reason and one reason only.
Scandal. Often SEX, but always salacious gossip.
Also appearing at the enquiry was the former landlord of Joanna Yeates, CHRIS JEFFERIES, who explained how, amongst other things, he had been falsely accused of being friends with a convicted paedophile and being a sexual pervert. These allegations, (along with others), were printed in a NUMBER of Tabloid journals; allegations that were described by Robert Jay QC as being "tenuous, indeed fatuous".
Despite the proceedings highlighting some pretty despicable practices amongst the Media one could be forgiven for thinking that the Leveson Inquiry is, and WILL be, nothing but a WHITEWASH at BEST, and what one Political writer described as "Muddying the waters", at worst.
My own observation is that the fact that Lord Justice Leveson HIMSELF is known for attending Soirées and parties at the home of Mathew Freud, husband to Elizabeth Murdoch who is the daughter to erm......RUPERT Murdoch...... kind of compromises any claim to his total impartiality in the ongoing matters.
But if it's muddy waters you want, then you couldn't really obscure or cloud the issue any greater than by inviting KATE & GERRY MCCANN to give evidence to the inquiry.
Unlike Chris Jefferies, whose character assassination was built on no more than the fact that he appeared somewhat eccentric and looked a little odd, the MAJORITY of the Press reports derogating the McCann's were related to actual incidents which, ostensibly, could be substantiated.
I have highlighted previously some of the ghastly published assertions relating to the McCann's and their friends, seemingly based on pure fiction, at which Kate and Gerry are justified in expressing outrage.
However, a LOT of the coverage relating to them and to the Police investigation into their missing daughter can NOT be consigned to what Gerry described as
"front page tabloid headlines.........of stories which appear to have no factual basis, or are exaggerated or distorted"
For instance, the now infamous Specialist Victim Recovery Dogs, Eddie and Keela DID signal that they had found Cadaverine and other materials in the McCann's apartment, on some of their personal possessions and in a vehicle.
Furthermore, the materials and samples SOURCED by these dogs WAS submitted to the Birmingham FSS Forensic Science laboratories where they do appear to have initially intimated a match to Madeleine McCann's' DNA.
Given that these dogs have successfully made contributions to HUNDREDS of serious crimes across many of the Constabularies in the UK, it would be somewhat churlish to suggest that they had spectacularly and, (more importantly), UNPRECEDENTEDLY got it wrong on this occasion, surely?
And of course, ultimately Kate and Gerry WERE made Arguidos by the Portuguese Police, suspected of being involved in the disappearance of their daughter. The initial report in September 2007 by Tavares de Almeida, then Chief Inspector, concluded, (amongst other things), that:
Madeleine McCann died in the Holiday apartment on 3rd May 2007.
A staged HOAX abduction took place.
The McCann's were involved in the concealment of the corpse of their daughter.
Quite how the McCann's thought the Press were going to report on these matters remains unanswered, not least because no-one at the Inquiry asked them.
I DO believe that the McCann's had good reason to be aggrieved by SOME of the reporting surrounding the case, an example being where stories suggesting that they had SOLD Madeleine were published; clearly contrived rubbish for which not one shred of evidence, to my knowledge, exists.
HOWEVER, given the Press and Media's subsequent, slavish and sycophantic reporting over the subsequent 4 years or more is seemingly designed to mould the public consciousness into believing that Madeleine WAS actually abducted, (an act for which not only is there NOT a single shred of evidence, moreover, that information which purports to be evidence is clearly contrived), then their appearance at the Leveson Inquiry must surely rank as one of the most extreme all time examples of biting the hand that feeds.
I have commented elsewhere on the ridiculous unbending willingness of both the Press and Broadcast Media to propagate, WITHOUT QUESTION, the frequent, unsubstantiated and often bizarre Press Releases made by the McCann's fragrant PR Mogul, Clarence Mitchell.
The many gathered hacks at the inquiry must surely have felt a sense of astonishment at some of the McCann's criticisms for them, and must also have secretly wished that Robert Jay QC had reminded the Golden Couple of the following:-
That since 2007, the Press has published MILLIONS of column inches relating to dubious exploits, adventures and escapades undertaken by METODO 3, the originally favoured 'Ace Detectives' employed by the McCann's, (funded by the vast sums of money donated or raised by the public).
Dutiful reports and stories were published about these Spanish super sleuths "closing in" on a secret farm in the drug addled and lawless Mountains of MOROCCO, where Madeleine was presumably being held captive; then off to SAUDI ARABIA in pursuit of Millionaire Arab Paedophiles who had reportedly "kidnapped" the little girl "to order". Alas, before they can unpack their cases they're OFF again, this time to investigate the LATEST sighting, in Medjugorje, BOSNIA.
Of course, the hapless METODO agency has since been shown to be a rather charlatan organisation, (not the ONLY instance of the McCann's employing a fraudulent 'Detective Agency', but I digress).
It didn't stop the Tabloids and the Broadcasters from subsequently covering tales from a multitudinous array of destinations as 'Team McCann' followed "leads" from Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, The United States and Australia.
Clarence Mitchell must surely go down as the first and only PR mogul ever to hold his very own POLICE Press Conference, complete with pleas for information, a stern looking 'pseudo-cop' and photo-fit descriptions. Of course, there were no actual police present. Not least, presumably, because there wasn't a single iota of evidence to substantiate either the information, photo-fits or apparent witness testimony being offered.
It didn't stop the Press and TV from slavishly reporting this 'mock' Police conference, however, giving very valuable impetus and substance to the abduction theory.
I'm pretty certain that the now beleaguered and battered Press would have liked Leveson's QC to have reminded the McCann's of that devotion, in their defence.
Alas, he didn't. Nor did he appear to have time to remind the McCann's of the innumerable OTHER page leads, reaffirming the "abduction" angle, that followed with alarming regularity:-
MORE photo-fits and descriptions of dubious characters as apparently 'seen' by even more dubious "witnesses". Tales of shadowy figures, lurking in the undergrowth, hiding under stairwells, seen shinning up drain-pipes or spying through apartment windows.
Not to mention the scores of known, convicted paedophiles that the 'McCann Detectives' were anxious to interview on the evidential basis that they might have been within a thousand miles of Portugal on the day in question. Even those that are DEAD are not safe from exposure or suspicion, one being suspected of possibly having made a "deathbed confession".
Yet MORE characters and witnesses, some professing knowledge and vital information and clues or evidence relating to Maddie's "abductor" continue to be paraded and published as important "leads" or "links".
ALL of these sightings, witnesses, leads, links, photo-fits, descriptions and pieces of information have one, unequivocal linking factor in common:-
Absolutely NONE stand up to scrutiny, evidentially; they have not the slightest tangible iota or shred of credibility to support them, or to make them bona fide, other than the fact that Clarence Mitchell or a "spokesman for the McCann's" is quoted as saying that they are "following the development with interest".
Of course, it begs the same old question as to WHY the Press and Media would, without question, slavishly publish and broadcast these stories without either verifying or substantiating any of them.
A question LEVESON and his QC certainly weren't prepared to either ask, or ANSWER.
Of course, there must also have been MORE than one person at the inquiry who smiled wryly at Gerry's statement:-
"I don't have a problem with somebody purporting a theory, writing fiction, or making suggestions".
Not least because the McCann's, their supporters and contributors have spent, (or provided services amounting to), at LEAST a MILLION pounds Sterling in seeking to oppress and suppress ANYONE who dares to deviate from the abduction theory/story.
Goncalo Amaral, the one time lead detective for the Policia Judiciaria in the McCann case was brought to the brink of financial, physical and emotional RUIN by litigation brought by the McCann's seeking to BAN his book based on the Police Investigation into Madeleine McCann. Even though that ban has since been OVERTURNED, the books seized by the McCann's and their agents have NOT been returned to Amaral.
As I write this, SKY News have recently reported that the McCann's are FURTHER suing Senor Amaral for "at least" £1m Sterling for "Libel and breech of their human rights".
The News Channel describes Amaral as having:-
"made a fortune selling a book and TV documentary claiming the young British girl is dead - and wrongly claiming her parents staged a cover-up".
They also reiterate the McCann's assertion that he is a
"Self-obsessed, manipulative money-grabber with no morals".
However, one has to turn from the mainstream Press and look to the INTERNET in order to really evaluate the seemingly unlimited capability of the McCann's in attempting to control and influence the minds of the General PUBLIC when it comes to discussing their missing Daughter.
Ever since Madeleine McCann went missing in the summer of 2007 there have been those that have doubted that she was abducted. Some individuals did so for no other reason than that they took a dislike to the McCann's or because they believed, as is so often the case in such apparent child abductions, a family member is complicit in their disappearance.
Others, however, keeping an eye on developing information coming from the Portuguese Media and other European news reports, simply doubted the McCann's testimonies.
I have previously written about the Daily MIRROR hosting what was to become the LARGEST online discussion Forum relating to Madeleine McCann and her disappearance. It was subscribed to by MANY Thousands of people, globally.
When discussions turned to the possible meddling of the then Home Office Minister Jacqui Smith and Forum Members started to email the HOME Office about Portuguese assertions that Smith was procrastinating assisting them with their desires to interview the 'Tapas members', the Forum was SHUT DOWN!
Clarence Mitchell has since boasted in a meeting that he was complicit in closing it down.
Clarence Mitchell has since boasted in a meeting that he was complicit in closing it down.
I have also previously referred to the Online Store AMAZON, who sold a publication written by American Criminal Profiler Pat Brown "The Profile of the Disappearance of Madeleine McCann".
This popular EBook was a basic review of the available evidence in the Police case combined with a theory proffered by Ms. Brown as to what might have happened to the little girl and her parent's possible involvement in her disappearance.
Amazon, who have previously, proudly and righteously stated that:
"Amazon believes it is CENSORSHIP not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable............. we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions."
That was their response to a whole HOST of people, companies and Charitable organisations who had expressed complaints and disgust at Amazon's insistence on selling what was effectively CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, a book entitled "The Pedophiles Guide to Love and Pleasure".
However, it took ONE single, simple letter from the McCann's favourite Legal Bully boys, Carter Ruck Solicitors, ("Britain's Most FEARED firm of libel lawyers"....The Times), and "The Profile of the Disappearance of Madeleine McCann", erm...disappeared!
Of course, since those earlier days, Forums and online discussion sites have been usurped by SOCIAL Media and other Network sites, where discussions and debates about the McCann case continue.
On FACEBOOK for instance, there are quite a lot of pages dedicated to the McCann case. Some are unquestionably sick, puerile and offensive; others are merely platforms for discussing all of the different aspects of the case, reviewing the known evidence etc, (rather like the old Mirror Forum).
A few weeks ago, bizarre things began to happen to MANY Facebook members who were subscribed to, or were part of, any page relating to discussions about Madeleine McCann. Their pages were infused with comments and 'Statuses', some abusive, from people whom they had never previously had any contact with or known.
More importantly, they were discovering that their OWN comments and statuses, (some of which were made in PRIVATE groups), were being published on a Facebook page known as the "Official Find Madeleine Campaign", a page/site run on behalf of the McCann family and clearly annexed to the official Find Madeleine.com WEBSITE, their FUND-RAISING website.
Furthermore, (and to many, alarmingly), they found themselves 'LIKING' this official page and being publicly SHOWN to be liking it, (i.e. supporting it), even though many had never even previously VISITED the page and in fact DISAGREED with the page, given that it portrayed and supported views about the case that were very different from their own.
MANY of these people did NOT support the McCann's in their fundraising efforts and some expressed concern that their details, comments, statuses and opinions had been made public on a Facebook page which they not only did NOT like or support, but which they did not agree with.
Some such individuals contacted the Administrators of this "Official Find Madeleine Campaign" an abridged example of which is here enclosed:
To firstname.lastname@example.com
"Dear Webmaster
I am a member of a group on Facebook which has nothing to do with the "Official Find Madeleine Campaign" page. I have noticed that my posts, and those of my friends, are showing in the "Friends Activity" of the official page and should like to know why.
I did ask this question on your official page but it has clearly been deleted without the courtesy of a reply and you now appear to have removed the facility for me to comment further or make any post there now.
Please can you explain why posts made in an unrelated group can end up on your Facebook page?
Kind Regards
This is the verbatim reply, which I have seen.
Dear *******
We know all about your activities and the content you are posting on Facebook.
You will get the courtesy of being told you are banned when you afford us the courtesy of not lying about Kate and Gerry online.
And just for your information, we can only see the hate you and your "friends" spew on Facebook via the page you all belong to. We don't see your shares and ugly comments. And we sure don't see your comments on our page. Thank goodness.
Have a good day!
The Find Madeleine Web Team.
Even though the "Official Find Madeleine Campaign" page posted this explanatory note:
"We are posting this again because our post from yesterday is further down in the comments. Welcome to those who came from unofficial pages. Because Madeleine is a child, Facebook made the suggestion to us to combine unofficial pages with our official page. This is to protect Madeleine from online abuse and her image being used without her parents permission. We have NOT harvested Email addresses nor gone on to individual pages and added people. There is no way for us to actually do that. Facebook did the merge of pages at our request. If you do not want to be a part of this page, please unlike the page (see image). We don't need to hear how you don't want to be a part of a lovely group of people who do care about getting Madeleine home. A huge thank you to those that continue to support us in our search for Madeleine. ~FM Webmaster"
I remained skeptical. The idea that FACEBOOK itself would either suggest, or comply with any request to 'amalgamate' people from a whole plethora of groups into ANOTHER group at that groups request, especially given the diverse and wide ranging differences of opinion, was incredible. Unbelievable and imponderable.
Such an act would amount to Censorship and control-freakery on an unprecedented level. It would represent the most singular, undemocratic instance of the stifling of free speech imaginable, not to mention an astonishing display of power and influence by those seeking to exert such censorship.
And after all, FACEBOOK, (like Amazon), was no stranger to controversy. It has faced many campaigns and complaints for its insisting on allowing pages to remain, on such subjects as RAPE jokes and pages that glorify and pay tribute to MURDERERS such as Raoul Moat, along with its general attitude in permitting comments and topics of pretty much ANY nature to go unchecked.
It certainly wasn't going to be influenced or dictated to by the McCann's and their agents.
To satisfy myself of the ridiculousness of the "Official Find Madeleine Campaign" assertions, and to avail myself with the TRUE facts relating to this whole affair, I contacted Facebook's PRESS Office, via 'Blue Rubicon' the 'Communications Consultancy' that acts for Facebook.
I pointed out this apparent anomaly amongst differing Madeleine McCann groups and quoted the "Official Madeleine" page claims about the 'amalgamation'. I asked them:-
Can you confirm that Facebook DID, in fact, receive such a request from this group to "merge" members or subscribers from other such groups, and/or that this was as a result of YOUR suggestion?
That being the case, can you direct me to the relevant section of your 'USER agreement' granting permission for such 'merges' to take place without the consent of the subscriber?
If you did NOT either suggest or actually effect the merge, can you explain how this group has managed to obtain apparent support from Facebook members who never wished to be associated with the site?
Are you in a position to offer OTHER instances of such merges having taken place amongst groups?
The reply, when it came, was shocking! This, (verbatim), from a Richard Appleton:-
· We merged a number of pages that purported to be official Madeleine McCann pages, at the request of the family
· We have done this previously for charitable causes – this is not a breach of precedent
· These pages were joined into the official Madeleine McCann page
· Unofficial pages that make no claim on being an official part of the Find Madeleine campaign remain separate
· These requests were carried out via our Page Operations team
"We merged a number of pages......................................at the request of the family"
So there you have it. Facebook DID amalgamate certain groups relating to Madeleine McCann and 'annexed' them to the "Official Find Madeleine Campaign" at THE REQUEST OF THE McCANNS.
I immediately responded to this email, pointing out that this action had amalgamated whole groups of people who did NOT support the McCann's in their fundraising ventures, (nor did they share the common purpose of many of those who ARE genuine members of the "official" page), turning them, unwittingly and unwillingly, from being critical of the McCann's, into SUPPORTERS!
I also asked FACEBOOK to comment on the fact that, far from being a "Charitable Cause", the "Find Madeleine Fund" was, actually, a Limited COMPANY.
I further requested Facebook to provide details of the "previous" occasions where they had carried out such a merge.
To date, I have received no further replies.
To summarise: At the request of the McCann's, the largest Social Networking Website in the World summarily and without warning, notification or otherwise "amalgamated" any pages relating to Madeleine McCann or her parents to the ONE, McCann controlled "Official" site, turning ALL, irrespective of what their opinions or feelings about the case are, into a SUPPORTER of the McCann's, their ventures and their fundraising activities.
ADDITIONALLY, such a merge exposed those who do NOT share the aims and goals of the "Official" page to the vitriolic abuse, vilification and Cyber-bullying carried out by those purportedly acting on behalf of the McCann family.
It remains to be seen just how far 'Team McCann' are prepared to go in their efforts in influencing further the general public, and in silencing those who do not agree with them.
They have had the Press eating out of their hand for some considerable time now, who continue to publish whatever Press Releases are fed to them.
It is NOW clear that they are prepared to disseminate their views and mantras amongst the ONLINE information services also, targeting those that sell publications about them, forums that discuss them or sites that hold an opinion about them which does not correspond with the image that they have worked so hard in cultivating.
At least ONE online blogger is facing imprisonment and HUGE financial losses for doing no more than commenting on materials that are available to read elsewhere in the Portuguese Police files.
Clearly, when Gerry McCann stated:-
"I don't have a problem with somebody purporting a theory, writing fiction, or making suggestions", he omitted to add:-
"as long as it's not about me and my wife....................
God bless, Madeleine McCann......................wherever you may be.....................


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So this was posted after trying to get Lucky to talk about it. "figured it out" Implying that he is right?
I'm going to say if he is it does make perfect sense. He seemed off and this does explain how he could be still very engaged in the catching of the Boltons.
So this just happened
I trust Jean the most therefore he is probably sk or godfather. So, naturally, I wouldn't say hanging him is a good idea. Some of the info on the list could be true just by pure chance too.
Mikey, who is to say you are not a Bolton? I dislike the amount of unfounded trust put into you. The two perhaps could be red herrings to try and lead us to kill the other two assuming they are bad. You could have seen that Nako was already a busted lid by me and worked with the SK to kill him to again lead us to believe the other two are bad.
I agree I shouldn't be able to talk but I can so I will take full advantage of it. There is 8 people with roles listed there. If we subtract Sharol himself and everyone who has already died, there is still five people listed with roles. There have only been four nights for him to investigate people, meaning he should only have a maximum of four people's roles known excluding his fellow Boltons and the dead. And according to Gandalf's original post, when you investigate it does not show up as explicitly serial killer or vigilante but rather the possibility of it being either so I think there is some bullshittery here. I feel I may have made a mistake somewhere in here but this is what I'm seeing and it's looking shady.
These are all conclusions the SK would have if not already come to. There is a way to win that involves having to kill all the mafia first but I won't say.
Either way the SK will die, killing the boltons will only delay the inevitable
Why are you expecting the SK to help us?
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Would anyone like to object to what is on the list? Is there any contradictions?
We don't have that many mafia roles. Can anyone make a list of all roles excluding the ones on there and the ones dead?
No way to know but it looks reasonable
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An interesting note. LuckyNako hasn't talked since he agreed with Ren's "intuition" that Brooklyn was a baddie. My guess is that he felt the need to cover his ass as he was knowingly voting for an innocent when he should have stayed silent, which he did afterwards. Perhaps he thought that the names of who was voting would be public? Either way, it doesn't look good. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I went through all the pages and that is what I see as his last message. I would appreciate if he could comment on this. Note: Yes I am dead, Gandalf said I could talk, blame him for his stupid death rules that I will take advantage of EDIT: This has gotten more interesting. Our beloved mostly silent Bradley has liked this post, a person who has admitted to being evil. Whether he's fucking around or not is unknown but I believe he may be using a hiding in plain site strategy. Liking this post perhaps means this is how he wants us to think. Or he is using his plain site method again and is confirming that nako isn't any good. EDIT2: Comment received. Conversation in progress.
Gandalf said on discord I could talk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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/* ---[ Hitting the big time ]--- */
My previous blog entry was a bit of a trifle: it showed an implementation of an toy CSP (Communicating Sequential Process) application in Rust, comparing it to an example implementation in Go by Rob Pike. I discovered, post-hoc, that it hit the Rust subreddit and Hacker News. There was some good discussion there and a few complaints.
/* ---[ Clarifications ]--- */
First, the complaints. Of course this example was tuned for how Go works: the example was created by Rob Pike. The point of his example, and my blog post, was that goroutines (Rust tasks) are lightweight (green threads) that are multiplexed onto native OS threads. The example is meant to show that you can spawn up tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of goroutines (Rust tasks) pretty rapidly. That's not something you can do in Java, for example: I've tried on my Linux system and it cried uncle somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 threads and hosed my system.
The Rust guide on Tasks says:
Rust can create hundreds of thousands of concurrent tasks
on a typical 32-bit system
So remembering the Pike example, I thought I'd try it with Rust. My primary intent was just to show that I figured out how to implement it in Rust and that it worked. When you are learning Rust, getting something to compile is an achievement worth celebrating. The Rust compiler is wonderfully strict - enforcing all its rules in order to provide deterministic, safe memory management with static analysis rather than requiring a managed runtime. (But it can provide a managed runtime with Garbage Collection if you want that model, which is one of things that makes Rust so intriguing.)
The simple timings in my earlier blog post were included only because the numbers were interestingly different. The reasons for that difference was the most interesting part of the community discussion and I certainly learned a few things I didn't know about Rust, so, despite the complaints, I'm glad I included it. There wasn't much point in doing formal extensive benchmarks, as some people suggested, because, as the other posters pointed out, the example is trifling and not something you would typically do.
Second, I called the thing "Chinese Whispers" only because that's what the esteemed Rob Pike called it and I was clearly doing a port of his work in the presentation I cited. The name makes no sense to me, but since there were charges of racism and suggestions of calling it "Broken Telephone", I'll now call it "Telephonic Whispers", since I'm not exactly sure what is "broken" about chaining a series of channels together and passing a message from one end to the other. Seems connected to me.
Third, I updated the blog with a few improvements. I shouldn't have described channels as "first class" in Rust, since that label seems to be reserved for things are a part of the core of a language. Rust channels are not built into the language in the way they are in Go. My point was that while these are in the std library and not in the core language, they are a central aspect of Rust's approach to concurrency. They are just as at hand out of the box as Go's channels are, unlike a language like Java where you have to construct them yourself from other concurrency constructs, such as a SynchronousQueue or a TransferQueue.
/* ---[ The interesting follow up: segmented stacks ]--- */
Patrick Walton profiled the Rust code and found that most of the time was spent allocating stacks. Go currently (I'm using version 1.1.2) uses something called "segmented stacks" rather than larger contiguous stacks. In the segmented stack model, you create small stacks for a thread/task/routine and when it needs more space you create another segment and keep track of them in some data structure, such as a linked list.
Since most of the work of the "Telephonic Whispers" example is spent creating a chain of 100,001 channels, it makes sense that systems that build larger stacks for each routine/task will take longer.
An advantage of a segmented stack model is that it allows you to quickly spawn up tasks and if they never need a lot of stack space, less memory is wasted. If the task needs more later, then it gets more on demand.
Rust used to have segmented stacks, but they were removed late in 2013, as announced here by Brian Anderson: https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/rust-dev/2013-November/006314.html. The Rust team found that the apparent advantages of compact memory caused performance problems and had compatibility issues with integrating with foreign code (typically C) and with LLVM libc optimizations.
And now, as pointed out in the "Chinese Whispers" community discussions, it looks like Go will be moving away from segmented stacks too. The primary issue they cite is what Brian Anderson above calls "stack thrashing": when you have heavy looping and that code is continually hitting a stack boundary, causing stack allocations to happen very frequently, thus significantly affecting performance.
/* ---[ Valid consideration: Number of native threads ]--- */
Another important point made in the "whispers" community discussion was about the underlying threading defaults: in Go version 1, only a single native OS thread is created even if you spawn multiple goroutines. To change that you have to manually set it via the
runtime.GOMAXPROCS(int) function. So in the Pike example, only one thread is being used.
Rust v0.9 uses multiple threads by default and has to do synchronization between threads. So that might account for some of the slow down between the Go and Rust versions. But Walton's profiling showed that most of the time is the stack allocation, so this consideration is probably secondary.
I did a small experiment on this front by setting
GOMAXPROCS to 8 (the number of CPUs on my system):
Then I did a small simple benchmark where I looped 50 times running the Go "whispers" code either with the default GOMAXPROCS setting or GOMAXPROCS=NumCPU (8). I ran each three times and saw consistent results. Here are two representative runs:
GOMAXPROCS = default:
$ time ./whispers
real 0m5.569s
user 0m5.403s
sys 0m0.168s
GOMAXPROCS = NumCPU (8)
$ time ./whispers
real 0m10.801s
user 0m20.413s
sys 0m6.007s
Using more CPUs causes the Go version to run about twice as slow. This would add support to the notion that this is part of the timing difference between Go and Rust for this example is due to the default number of threads that are spun up.
/* ---[ Final thoughts ]--- */
To conclude, I want to state something that is obvious by now and was also discussed the community discussion: if you go to the effort of spawning up lots of tasks in Rust or goroutines in Go, design your application in such a way that they do some amount of significant work. Spawning more tasks or routines can have overhead that you may not need to pay. As
strncat says in the Reddit discussion, Rust does not have true coroutines. That doesn't mean you can't use tasks that way, but you'll need to be judicious about how you use them (and how many).
One example I'd like to implement in Rust is another port of some Rob Pike Go code: Lexical scanning and parsing use Goroutines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxaD_trXwRE


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Since he's entered the NBA, I've been what many would consider a "hater" of Lebron James. I didn't like an 18 year-old kid entering a league with the nicknames "The Chose One" and "King James". Granted, he was a kid back then, but one that lacked self-awareness and maturity. I "hated" on him even harder when he created the "Decision" and made a spectacle of himself. I laughed when he lost the title that first year in Miami, and was bitter the following two years when he won his first and second championship(s).
What James has done so far in this year's Finals have been nothing short of sensational. He's carried the load for a team that has a remaining roster of players [outside of Shumpert and Thompson] that wouldn't be the top choices for a pick-up game. He's scored the most points ever in the first 3 games of the Finals (123) and it's evident (especially after last night's Game 4 loss) that this team will only go as far as he takes them.
The spotlight on James is brighter than on any other player in the league. Now to be fair, he's brought that on himself. When you come into a league anointing yourself a "King" before you win anything, expectations are going to be set. Let's remember, HE'S the one who tattooed "Chosen One" across his back and wanted to be compared to Michael Jordan. Now, I'm willing to admit that some of the criticism that he's received over the course of his career has been a little much, but it's not like a majority of it wasn't warranted.
With that being said, I've come to an extremely unfortunate conclusion:
If James wins the NBA Championship this year, I will consider him [and accept] that he's the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. He would accomplish a feat that no other player has, not even Jordan. There has never been a superstar that has ever won a championship by himself; Jordan didn't win without Pippen, Magic had Kareem, Kobe & Shaq etc. James has JR Smith and Matthew Dellavedova; not exactly an al-star lineup. Not to mention his playing against a heavily favored [although a bit inexperienced] Golden State Warriors team that won 67 games this season.
I have been one of James' largest critics throughout his career, but there's no denying the greatness that he's displayed. As a basketball fan, I grew up watching Jordan and believed that there would never be another player who could do what he did; and that belief may very well change by the end of these Finals. Even if the Cavs don't pull this out, there's a valid argument to make James the Finals MVP, even though he'd be on the losing team (he'd be the 2nd player ever to accomplish that feat, Jerry West was the first).
James has an opportunity to not only change my perspective (not that it means anything in the scope of things) but the perspective of all those who have questioned the legitimacy of his hype all these years. If he walks away at the end of these Finals holding that trophy, he will cement his legacy as the greatest of all-time.


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Our London office offers an exciting and lively working environment and we are looking for enthusiastic and ambitious individuals with a real desire to succeed. We are an organically grown company and our core value is to develop and promote from within.
We have several opportunities in our Central London office - you'll be responsible for placing IT specialists into sectors such as Fashion Houses, E-commerce, Retailers Digital, Pharmaceutical and Media companies on a permanent or interim basis with salaries from £50 000 to £100 000.
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Untitled poem written on a Whiny Day. Don't tell me it stinks– I have delicate little feelings. (snicker)
The eternal dancing of a suffering soul finds endless improvisation to avoid the flame.
I know a thousand ways to avoid holding You close.
You know a thousand and one to keep me tucked into the sanctuary of Your heart.
You hold me in truth and all that must depart wiggles and squirms, sprouting a hedgehog's back to dig in, tearing, burning until the inevitable surrender to Your command.
The hand I hold up to check progress comes away bleeding.
Of course it does.
The throbbing soreness left behind, lingering into tomorrow, stretching past the foreseeable future sends me looking for excuses to avoid another round.
So tell me—how many of these pointy little bastards lie buried, awaiting exorcism?
I'm astounded at my own creativity. I hold Your hands at a safe distance and work up my cutest smile, the one You claim to like so well.
Much better thanks, completely well in fact.
Hurting? Not a bit.
Funny how You don't budge.
Smile, yes. Move one inch to follow in my delusion?
Your purpose is certain. Your desire to leave this place of healing, marching on to other victories together.
Unclouded sight,
Complete victory.
And if lying here next to Your heart, squirming, screaming, crying moves us closer to the joy—
Really should learn to give up sooner.
So how much squealing are You up for today?


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Detailed Look On External Building Refurbishment Service
There are several reasons why companies invest to make their workplaces more presentable and pleasing. Office fit out companies are in demand at present. This is because of the need for organizations to improve their work environment while maximizing the available space. An interior office design can encourage productivity and positive attitude among employees. In turn, the organization will benefit from quality and quantity of work. A excellent interior design is important because of this and more. Every business must understand that the company brand extends to the offices. It shows how dedicated the organization is to make their employees and to get excellent work done. The reception area could be the only chance for the company to make a good impression to a potential client visiting the workplace. The plan should make out the reception table or desk stand and easily be recognised. Here, visitors orientated and can be welcomed.
If at first sight a client feels comfortable, the company begins to build the notion that they can be trusted. It's now popular to contract the services of specialists in this field, to help the business achieve this goal. A brilliantly designed office inside will surely have good lighting. This is important because most of the work in an office is completed using a computer and the wrong lighting can affect the comfort of their staff. An interior designer will carefully study area to decrease glare from natural light and the lights installed at work. Different types of lighting can also make a room feel smaller or bigger, so planning will help the organization to achieve great results. Even the colour of the lights may affect people, as some may easily cause discomfort. A intimidating and dull meeting area might not bring out the very best in every employee. Even a customer listening to a presentation in a room that's cluttered might not find a impression. On the other hand, a room that is stylish and modern may bring out unique and creativity ideas from the team. Visit the following website, if you are searching for additional information on building refurbishment service.
Office space planning requires where needed the placement of dividers, furniture and equipment to minimise noise. For example, in a call center, interior designers will perform a design that can give privacy in each workstation. They guarantee that the noise in one area doesn't affect other much. The output of employees might not be as brilliant as if they experience discomfort with their office chair that is stiff. That ergonomically designed pieces of furniture are very popular, most refurbishment experts make it a point to use them. In this manner, the team can enjoy using the everyday furnishings with improved relaxation, encouraging them to be more productive more than ever. These are just a few of the benefits that a good office design can provide. It's important to hire commercial designers to care for this matter using their knowledge and expertise. There are offices fit out companies that can provide these services also.


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ClearBooks usability outclasses Sage
Another financial year-end at Digital Acorn, and the first full year using the ClearBooks online accounting software. I wouldn't exactly… read more
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What I really like about it is the 4:3 aspect ratio screen with 1400×1050 resolution. As a coder I like a decent vertical resolution.


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Côte&Ciel Release Two New Travel Bags
French accessory specialists Côte&Ciel have added two travel bags to their current spring/summer 2014 collection.
The new designs include an updated, re-imagined version of the brand's signature Nile backpack, the 'Nile Obsidian', and a second travel bag called the 'Loire Weekend'.
The Nile Obsidian rucksack is one of the Parisian company's more futuristic designs. While the style maintains the practical, classic features of the original bag – such as a dedicated laptop compartment – a concealed hood has been added to help shelter its wearer from the elements and offer the 'ultimate in urban protection'.
Crafted from a water resistant, coated polyester, it is available in natural, earthy colour ways of granite, basalt and feldspath.
The Loire Weekend Travel Bag is a quintessential piece of luggage, and the first of its kind from the company. Inspired by "duffel bags and the robust and no-nonsense medical bags carried by travelling doctors", it is both stylish and practical, capturing the essence of the company's ethos.
Made with fabrics inspired by 'mineral and rock formations', it features a dedicated laptop compartment and shoulder strap, which ensures weight is distributed evenly for the ultimate comfort of the carrier.
Côte&Ciel, meaning Coast and Sky, have been designing products since 2008. As well as rucksacks and luggage, the brand also produce smartphone, laptop and tablet cases.
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Whenever you eliminate the inedible, whatever remains, however unpalatable, must be food. (Quote by - Ed Bluestone)
The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably increases as the number of pertinent merchandise facts included in the ad increases. (Quote by - Dr. Charles Edwards)
If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent. (Quote by - Stew Leonard)
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. (Quote by - General Omar Bradley)
I know I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. (Quote by - Socrates)
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. (Quote by - Herodotus)
Public office is the last refuge of a scoundrel. (Quote by - Boies Penrose)
The streets are safe in Philadelphia, it's only the people who make them unsafe. (Quote by - Frank Rizzo)
To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man. (Quote by - Alan Paton)
You can fool some of the people some of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. (Quote by - Abraham Lincoln)
Public and private food in America has become eatable, here and there extremely good. Only the fried potatoes go unchanged, as deadly as before. (Quote by - Luigi Barzini)
It takes a long time to understand nothing. (Quote by - Edward Dahlberg)
Their kitchen is their shrine, the cook their priest, the table their altar, and their belly their god. (Quote by - Charles Buck)
Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it. (Quote by - Gordon R. Dickson)
I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one. (Quote by - Leo Burnett)
Everyone has their ups and downs, I decided to have mine between good and great! (Quote by - Daniel Hoogtrerp)
The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder.(Quote by - Frederick W. Faber)
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. (Quote by - Galileo)
A cul-de-sac to which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled. (Quote by - John A. Lincoln)
There are, of course, several things in Ontario that are more dangerous than wolves. For instance, the step-ladder. (Quote by - J. W. Curran)
Adventure is worthwhile. (Quote by - Amelia Earhart)
Rast ich, so rost ich. (When I rest, I rust.). (Quote by - German Proverb)
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. (Quote by - Albert Einstein)
My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind. (Quote by - William Lloyd Garrison)
Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don't worship it. Feed it. (Quote by - Aubrey Eben)


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Carpet Care
Your new carpet represents a substantial investment and, like other fine furnishings, requires proper care to keep it attractive over years to come. Carpet rarely wears out in terms of fiber wearing away, but its appearance deteriorates over time and becomes less attractive. You can protect your investment, prolong the life of your carpet, and improve the quality of the indoor environment by establishing a regular maintenance schedule.


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Heart of Alberta
32 ct white lugana
Gyms do tend to have that effect! I gave up going to a gym last year (budgetary reasons) and instead go walking. Having a local extinct volcano helps a lot!
Good for you with the gym! Hopefully it will give you more energy, instead of less for stitching once your in the swing of it.
Good progress! I'm hoping to join a gym soon I'm just waiting until my bills get paid down a bit and for the New Years drop outs to leave lol
Something always has to give. Love the stitching!
It's awful when other events cut into our stitching time, but good luck with the gym! :)
getting fit is a good thing. you will get stitching in when you can
Congrats on joining a gym! Keep it up and you WILL feel great. Maybe you'll even stitch faster, who knows ......could happen. LOL
The Alberta heart is very pretty!
beautiful heart
Congrats on joining a gym! I bet your already feeling great.
Heart of Alberta is looking so beautiful. love Annette
Good for you on joining the gym. But it so frustrating we can't do it all. When I exercise I am too tired to stitch. Good luck.....you will strike a balance. We shouldn't have to give up one for the other.
Good for you on the gym! I am trying too. More walking and some yoga at home and hiking.
10 stitches are 10 stitches! They add up!
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From Seth Bergin:
How seriously does WMATA take the security of its riders?And CC unsuckdcmetro[at]yahoo[dot]com
On April 13, I reported that nearly all of the overhead lights were out on the covered side of Greenbelt platform at Prince George's Plaza Metro Station.
I took the above photo on August 7. (My apologies about the quality.)
I believe it's unrealistic to expect WMATA to respond and fix reported concerns within 24 or 48 hours (unless it poses an immediate life safety risk), but I would expect that something as simple as changing a light bulb would not take nearly four months--and counting.
With all the recent crime reports occurring at various Metro stations and parking facilities, one cannot help but wonder if inadequate lighting played a part in the perpetration of those crimes.
Adequate lighting is not only a security issue, it is also a safety issue, especially for riders with diminished eyesight or mobility.
In my opinion, it is also an aesthetic issue that makes a profound statement about the quality of service you can expect to receive when using the Metro system.
So what is the message that is being received by Metro's riders?
While I can not speak for every Metro rider, the message I have received is indifference.
My second question is this: What is the policy for the replacement of lights within Metro's facilities?
Is there a threshold that must be reached prior to action being taken?
Do 20 percent of all station lights need to be out before they are addressed? 30 percent? 40 percent?
And if that threshold isn't met, but the lights that are out are all concentrated in a specific area, do they remain out until the threshold is met?
I realize that it would be an inefficient use of resources just to change a single light that's out. I can even get on board with the notion that lighting is probably not at the top of the list while Metro is overhauling its infrastructure.
But there has to be a point where the risk to the safety and security of the riders becomes unacceptable and triggers an immediate response to rectify the situation.
I would urge my fellow riders to use the customer comment form on Metro's website to report your concerns or questions or to provide constructive feedback to Metro. It only takes a few minutes and it could positively impact you or one of your fellow riders. We cannot be part of the solution if we remain silent. I have included the direct link to Metro's customer comment form for your convenience.
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- 10:12 In a bit of discomfort with suspected groin strain - obviously overdid things at the weekend (and no not what you're thinking!) #
- 14:27 Slight feeling of smug satisfaction as 'all you have to do is..' struggles to comprehend linux #
- 19:19 Just logging on to check if the Internet has drown under a load of iJizz #
- 20:45 wow a big iTouch with a 1024x768 screen... yawn #
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One of the best features of any home is the family room—precisely because of the loved ones it convenes! It's a gathering space, an entertainment den, and a respite from the demands of life.
It can also become a magnet for "everything else." Our handbags, catalogs, projects, paperwork, pet supplies, reading materials, and media can pile up and add to visual "noise." This visual clutter detracts from the restfulness of the space.
To retain the respite of this essential space:
- Define the purpose of the room, including what activities you will do here
- List the types of items that land here and get stuck
- Determine whether all those items need to live there or could live in a nearby location
- Find a new location for items that don't serve the purpose of the family room
- Establish a work center somewhere else to eliminate creeping paperwork
- Create a routing system to whisk away landed items at the end of each night
I also find that occasionally rearranging the furniture and swapping out blankets and pillows seasonally can keep this main thoroughfare fresh and inviting.
Enjoy your orderly family room and especially the ones in it!
For an entire chapter on family room organizing, get my room-by-room organizing book Restoring Order to Your Home.
Vicki Norris, president of Restoring Order®, is a nationally recognized organizing expert, author, and speaker. Her team of professional organizers serves home and business clients in Washington and Oregon. You can watch her organizing segments on KPTV's Fox 12 More Good Day Oregon. Visit RestoringOrder.com for more information.


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How Blower Door Assisted Air Sealing Helps Find Leaks
Using a blower door--a device that sucks the air out of your house to simulate an especially windy day--is the best way to identify where your house leaks. For many of us, a thousand little pin pricks may add up to a hole in your house the size of a window left open 24 hours a day, 365 says per year.
By using a blower door in coordination with air sealing, we can identify the biggest leaks and get them sealed.
This video from Green Building Advisor shows how it's done.
Video: Superinsulation Doesn't Work if the Windows Leak
In this installment of Green Building Advisor's "Job Site Visits" series, building science guru Joe Lstiburek explains why insulating a house to the highest standards won't do much good if the home still has significant air leakage.


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A group of young people awake, locked inside a warehouse with cameras screwed into their heads. It becomes apparent that they are unwilling competitors in a deadly game, and they will need to murder each other if they hope to survive.
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Operations Manager (Warehouse / Transport)
- Employer
- networx
- Location
- Gateshead
- Salary
- Up to £30,000 plus performance bonus
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- Jun 06, 2018
- Closes
- Jun 27, 2018
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- Function
- General Management
- Job Type
- Manager
- Hours
- Permanent
Operations Manager (Warehouse / Transport)
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Our client now has an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to be based at their new location in Gateshead. The new position reports into the General Manager of the site and the main purpose is to support the General Manager in all aspects of the operations.
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Bo Chancey, Senior Pastor
Bo is a gifted communicator who is passionate about challenging people to fall madly in love with Jesus Christ. He believes the church should be fun and that God desperately desires all people to find the freedom of living an abundant life in Him.
Bo received his degree in History and Speech Communication at Texas A&M University. He and his wife, Somer, have three children: Alizah, Aysen and Ensley. Bo enjoys sports, writing songs, spending time with his family, and preaching. Bo has also written a number of books including Pray for One, I Hate The Zoo, I'm Going to Light Myself on Fire, Every Day with Jesus and more, all available on the Pray for One website.
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"One in 8,000" is the twentieth episode of season 6 of the NBC television series Parks and Recreation, and the 110th episode overall. It premiered on April 17, 2014 to 2.39 million viewers.
The Parks Department is throwing a charity auction to raise money for the Unity Concert, which is only three weeks away. They hope to raise a minimum of $30,000 or otherwise they will be in trouble. While Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt are in charge of organizing the auction, they are somewhat distracted with Leslie's pregnancy and are set to meet with Dr. Saperstein for an ultrasound examination. They are shocked to find out that Leslie is in fact carrying triplets, and are told by Saperstein to take it easy over the coming months in order to avoid stress. In the wake of the news, Ben crunches the numbers and can't fathom how he and Leslie are going to be able to survive taking care of three children.
At the charity auction, Leslie sheds her ruthless ways to be as calm as she can be. This does not bode well for the auction as she is unable to get those in attendance to fork out an appropriate amount of money for the items due to her calm demeanour. After selling a guitar signed by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers for a mere $50, Ben jostles with the buyer and ends up with a hand injury. Ben and Leslie's failed attempts at trying to remove stress leads to Ben lamenting over how much raising three children is going to cost, adding to the fact that they recently spent their entire savings account on a trip to Paris. Ben begins to panic over their situation, but is comforted by Leslie who explains that everything they have been through has been preparation for this moment, hence why Leslie feels she is finally equipped to handle such stress.
Meanwhile, Ron Swanson recruits Donna Meagle to accompany him to Nick Newport Elementary School, the school where his two step-daughters attend, to help make costumes for the Unity Concert's youth review segment. Donna only agrees on the condition that Ron keeps her ex-boyfriend, Joe, away from her; Joe works at the school and she considers him a nightmare. At the school, Donna quickly bumps into Joe. Ron does his duty and steps in between them, but as the day goes on, he comes to realize what a kind, genuine person Joe really is. Ron admits to Donna that he likes Joe and doesn't understand Donna's problem with him. Donna explains that she is a social butterfly and can't stand Joe constantly pampering her when they are together. Ron encourages Donna to not confuse drama with happiness. She heeds to his advice and confronts Joe. She lays down some ground rules with him for the future regarding her alone time and the two arrange dinner together.
Elsewhere, Andy Dwyer is still holding onto Leslie's pregnancy secret and does his best to avoid discussing the matter with April Ludgate. To make matters worse for Andy, he has a hectic schedule over the coming days with a number of Johnny Karate shows to perform. To stop April from asking, Andy falsely tells her that his secret is that Jerry Gergich has a deadly disease. April falls for it and in turn, begins feeling sorry for Jerry. She decides to be nice to Jerry and spends time talking with him, thinking she ought to make amends if he is dying. Upon finding out that Andy lied, she is furious at him. Andy stays strong though and does not budge on revealing the secret.
The episode ends with Leslie admitting to the office that the reason she has been acting so weird is that she has been hiding the fact that she is pregnant. The entire office is thrilled for her, especially Andy, with the weight of the secret now off his shoulders. Their big reveal that they are having triplets is first met with shock, but is then followed up with many offers to assist in general baby needs, such as clothes, cribs, pre-school hook ups, and babysitting. Ben and Leslie are overjoyed by their friends' generosity and can go forth knowing they have a tight support network around them. Craig Middlebrooks also announces that he sold everything on the auction list.


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Forthcoming Issues
Upcoming Issues
Rhizomes 31: "*Meme Culture, Alienation Capital, and Gestic Play." Produced by Davin Heckman and Talan Memmott.
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Rhizomes 32 Special Issue, "Austen and Deleuze." Edited by Michael Kramp.
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Forthcoming: Rhizomes 31, "*Meme Culture, Alienation Capital, and Gestic Play."
Produced by Davin Heckman and Talan Memmott
*This special issue focuses on patterns of emergence, of decadence, of virality and longevity in relation to the cultural networks within which memes circulate.
In preparation for applying, potential participant/contributors are encouraged to begin developing a thesis around issues related to meme culture including: rhetorical construction, function and modalities in meme forms such as image-macros, photo-fads, and viral video; memes as social and cultural capital; issues of play in meme culture. Admitted participant/contributors will develop their projects in the context of the online course offered in Fall 2015, and the content and form of the special issue will be developed, edited, and otherwise mut(il)ated with the goal of producing an assemblage capable of creating new machine generated scholarship.
Course website: https://underacademycollege.wordpress.com/studies/courses/meme-culture-alienation-capital-and-gestic-play-seminarfall-2015/Correspondence for the course should go to email@example.com
Call for Papers: Rhizomes 32, "Austen and Deleuze."
Edited by Michael Kramp
2017 is the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death. Austen has become one of the most discussed and beloved literary figures; indeed, her status as one of our most beloved literary figures has often influenced the ways in which her life and works are discussed within critical circles. Eve Sedgwick famously announced that Austen criticism is "notable not just for its timidity and banality but for its unresting exaction of the spectacle of a Girl Being Taught a Lesson." This special issue of Rhizomes invites critical articles and creative works that dismiss both this legacy of timidity and the tendency to exact pedagogical spectacles through scholarship. Despite the vast critical attention devoted to her writings, contemporary theoretical approaches to her novels and corpus remain relatively sparse. We are specifically interesting in pursuing submissions that engage Austen within such contemporary theoretical discussions. While we are particularly interested in Deleuzian readings of Austen, our goal is to generate a collection of distinctly new approaches to her fiction, and we thus welcome various critical and theoretical approaches that push the boundary of current Austen studies beyond the banal. We are interested in treatments of her fiction, including her juvenilia, as well as the filmic and literary adaptations of her writings, and the enduring vogue of Austen and her followers.
Complete articles are due by December 15, 2016. Please send all inquiries to Michael Kramp at email@example.com.


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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes Recipe
Additional Information
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin pan with baking cups.
Step 2
In large bowl, beat yellow cake mix, eggs, water and peanut butter with electric mixer at low speed 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Fill baking cups 2/3 full with batter. Spoon 1 teaspoon jelly on top of batter in the center of each cup. Reserve remaining jelly for garnish.
Step 3
Bake 18-20 minutes or until Cake Tester or toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pan on cooling grid 5 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely.
Step 4
In large bowl, beat shortening and butter with electric mixer until creamy. Add peanut butter, and vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well at medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk, a tablespoon at a time, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
Makes about 3 cups icing.
Step 5
To Assemble: Ice cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream Icing; if desired, decorate with tip 21 swirls. In microwave-safe bowl, microwave remaining jelly on High 10-15 seconds; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cupcakes and sprinkle with peanuts.
1 teaspoon Wilton Pure Vanilla Extract
1 box (16.5 oz) Favorite Yellow Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup grape jelly, divided
<b>Peanut Butter Buttercream Icing</b>
1/3 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup peanut butter
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar ((about 1 lb.))
1/4 cup milk
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Sundance 2015: Virtual Reality & the Future of Storytelling
Give yourself a moment to consider the possibilities of Virtual Reality — the opportunity it presents to grow and expand and deepen our understanding of, and relationship with, the Universe — and you might just find your head dizzy from the technology's prospects. For me, it's a "mind = blown" moment every time I dip my proverbial toe into the vast ocean that is the future of VR.
This year, Sundance's New Frontier Lab screened eleven virtual reality experiences (up from last year's four), in addition to teeing up a slate of panels and talks with VR's most prominent names, who shared with audiences the current state, challenges and potential of VR.
While many questions remain to be answered — from how we should best experience VR (Google distributed 6,000 cardboard boxes at Sundance that assembled over the iPhone and Android) to how involved the consumer should, and will be, in the narratives of the experience — filmmakers are getting excited, because these unknowns offer opportunities to shape and fashion the landscape.
Rose Troche, whose break-out film, Go Fish, debuted at Sundance in 1994 and gave an insider's view of lesbian life in the nineties, is making waves again twenty plus years later with Perspective; Chapter 1: The Party. Perspective presents the provocative, live-action story of a sexual assault at a fraternity party, enabling the viewer to experience the assault from both the man's and woman's points of view. Collaborating with visual effects supervisor, Morris May, Troche commented on the project:
"To me, this is where social consciousness and narrative film can…interact."
Chris Milk, who created one of Sundance's much talked about projects, Evolution of Verse, a magnificent tale that takes the viewer on a idyllic journey through nature and concludes in the womb, face-to-face with an unborn child, said it best in describing the challenges of storytelling (and branching narratives) through VR:
"It's difficult enough to tell one story with a compelling ending; it's that much harder to tell 37 narratives, each with a compelling ending."
And Yelena Rachitsky, who moderated the panel, A New Language in Filmmaking: Virtual Reality, echoed that while the most exciting aspect of VR is presenting more impactful experiences, "The challenge lies in creating beautiful, interesting worlds while still telling a compelling story."
Impact is exactly what Nonny de la Peña's "Hunger in LA" had in 2012 when it debuted at the New Frontier Lab. De la Peña, dubbed the Godmother of Virtual Reality, introduced her brand of immersive journalism with Hunger's true story of a starving diabetic's collapse while waiting in line at a food bank in Los Angeles.
"I was really kind of a nightmare because I was so nervous, right?" De la Peña said of her VR debut. "It was the first one. I was so scared to go in the world. And then the opening night, when the first people to take off the goggles started crying, I think it blew all of our minds."
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While the groundbreaking has only just begun for VR, Sundance is helping filmmakers forge a path and lead the way in what's certain to be the future of storytelling, where only our imaginations are the limits. To steal a phrase from Dr. Emmett Brown:
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
Amy Senger is an L.A. transplant by way of Washington, DC, and co-founder of 1X57, named to Washingtonian's Tech Titans list with her partner Steven Mandzik. Follow her on twitter @sengseng and follow the Pacific Punch @ThePacificPunch or email amy@1×57.com.