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Bugs, Brains and Trivia
No detail is too small for students at the Linnaean games, an annual national insect trivia competition
- By Abigail Tucker
- Smithsonian.com, November 17, 2008, Subscribe
Entomology students aren't normally the ones under the microscope, but at the annual Linnaean Games, a national insect trivia competition, they are scrutinized as closely as their own six-legged subjects. Before a crowd of more than a thousand, the larval scholars – mostly PhD candidates – struggle with categories like "Name That Pest" and "Know Your Bug Families." They tackle current events – this year, expect questions on the emerald ash borer, a beetle poised to wipe out the nation's ash trees – and high culture. Who wrote the poem "My Butterfly?" (Robert Frost.) Who composed "Flight of the Bumblebee?" (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.)
But the ant lion's share of the 16 questions at the championships, held on Nov. 18 at the Entomological Society of America's meeting in Reno, Nev., will likely be along the lines of this pop quiz:
"Name the family of beetles that has one set of eyes on the top of its body and one set below."
"The action of shifting allele frequency toward the homozygous condition in small populations is called what?"
"Name the portion of the insect brain that receives both sensory and motor fibers from the antennae."
Tom Turpin, the contest's longtime moderator, stopped grilling me for a moment.
"You didn't even know they had brains, right?"
The answers are, respectively, Gyrinidae, genetic drift, deutocerebrum, and not really.
Turpin, a Purdue University entomology professor who teaches, among other courses, "Insects: Friend and Foe," helped found the contest in the early 1980s. He hoped it would be a lark for graduate students attending the ESA meeting, which these days covers such heavy-duty topics as tick genomics and "21st Century Western Corn Rootworm Management at Home and Abroad." The games are named for Carl Linnaeus, the 18th-century father of binomial nomenclature, who is also the event mascot: on the official banner, Linnaeus, in a wig, is shown carefully recording the genus and species of a crab louse. "He probably had lice," Turpin says. Thus the wig.
The games have become one of the conference's best-attended events.
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Comments (7) |
I agree with Mr. Plake's comment about using insects as a way to preserve one's garden. It would be beneficial to the general public if this kind of information was as mainstream as the knee-jerk reaction of adding insecticide in order to maintain a flourishing crop. Still, I would pose the question of allowing a certain group of benign insects to co-exist with the vegetation. Wouldn't that create an environment that would attract other insects intent on devouring our six-legged helping hands?
Posted by Ryan Caisse on December 8,2008 | 10:26 AM
I was on a ntl championship team at Purdue back in 1993! Go Boiler Bugs! :)
Posted by Dr. Kathy Heinsohn on December 5,2008 | 04:49 PM
As a close friend of Dr. Jim Edmiston, I must say the Smithsonian and the world lost one of the Top Notch entimologist of this century. He will be sadly missed by the world of entimology and research as well as the Franciscan order. Good Bye Old Friend
Posted by j. sue gibbons on November 22,2008 | 01:53 PM
As a member of the winning team at the national games in 2001 from Oklahoma State University, I can say the games are truly a fantastic experience. I would love to coach a team some day and be a part of a new generation of entomologists as they learn.
Posted by Mary Roduner on November 20,2008 | 10:20 PM
Great article! I competed in Linnaean Games five times and was on a champion team twice., I've met lots of great friends through Linnaean Games, and it is always a highlight of our meetings.
Posted by Evan Lampert on November 20,2008 | 02:24 PM
Teaching kids is good because insects are good for the garden and your yard . We don't need chemicals to treat our yards . You let insects take care of your yard . You take care of your house. Everybody needs to know about insects. What they do and how they help .
Posted by John E Plake on November 19,2008 | 10:16 PM
Wow!! So cool!! I've just become interested in Entomology (I already have a B.S. in Biology but I was too disgusted by insects to take the class when I was in college). I wish they had similar competetions for other parts of the field of biology. And I love the scan!!
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However - just the anyway yesterday people of the right wing fraction are happy that he is dead. But this political stupid idiots supported the end of the Schah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi regime believing the terrorists are the better alternative. Same in Iraq, Afghanistan or Egypt and so on. Some leaders - whether you like them or not - stabilized nations and regions by their own corrupt lifestyle. Just the political stupidity and arrogance of Americas right wing representatives will people make believing that this fanatic nations were waiting of the glory American way. They give not a dime for America. I am not a friend of communism at all. But I can accept the way China or Venezuela choose. I have not to live their. But for the stability of our world it is the best solution. Even a man like Hugo Chavez was a factor of stability. We will see what happen now.
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Anglican Bishop Dinis Sengulane's message isn't exactly what one might expect from a typical religious leader. Then again, Bishop Sengulane, who has presided over Mozambique's Lebombo Diocese since 1976, is not a typical leader, religious or otherwise. The large cross that hangs from a chain around his neck is fashioned from components of disassembled weapons surrendered by combatants after the Mozambique civil war, a prolonged conflict that he and other religious leaders played an integral role in bringing to an end in the mid-1990s.
Today, Bishop Sengulane is fighting to bring an end to another destructive force in his nation: malaria. The disease steals 650,000 lives around the world each year, devastating entire communities and undermining opportunities for prosperity and growth -- and disproportionately affecting the African continent.
At a gathering hosted by USAID last month in Washington, D.C., Bishop Sengulane was joined by Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer of the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), leadership from USAID's Global Health Bureau, and representatives from a number of faith-based and community organizations, including Christian and Muslim groups. The Bishop's message was simple and clear: "[Mozambique] reached peace 20 years ago. But 10 years ago we said there is something else that is killing day and night. Its name is Malaria. Let's stop it. Let's start working on that as communities of faith because we know this is not God's will."
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"People in Mozambique know that I often say, 'Let's be noisy about malaria.' That's actually how PIRCOM started...people heard us saying could we give them a platform to address even more people on their concerns about malaria."
To date, PIRCOM has trained over 27,000 religious leaders and reached nearly two million congregants with basic malaria education, made possible through funding from the President's Malaria Initiative. The PIRCOM network now extends to 36 district councils and six provincial councils across Mozambique where efforts are coordinated. Reflecting on the unique role faith communities can play in saving lives through simple public awareness raising, Bishop Sengulane observed: "If a doctor talks about how important it is for you to have your home sprayed, of course he will talk about those things in those terms, because it is how he will get his salary. But when a leader of a mosque starts talking about health issues, about malaria, then people are ready to listen. [Religious leaders] have got a good audience."
Echoing this theme, Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer added, "No matter what the cause, if you don't have political, or community, or civil leadership behind, it isn't going to go anywhere...these leaders represent a 'flag pole' for the cause."
Still, there is much work to be done, especially in preventing deaths of children under five. Concluding his remarks, the Bishop acknowledged, "At the present moment we continue to have too many children dying of malaria. It's very important that we ensure that with the under-fives, pregnant women and similar vulnerable groups, that we go back and do the very urgent work of providing them with whatever is needed so that malaria doesn't kill, as we see happening too often."
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The fundamental factor that separates an expensive, brand name handbag from an inexpensive, generic handbag is quality, not fashion it's simply amazing how many of the knock-off handbags are out there, and to the inexperienced eyes, it can be extremely difficult to identity the fake bags from the real ones at first glance. Thus, if you're someone who is just interested in making a fashion statement but dont have the monetary resource, then you can probably get away with a knock-off brand bag, as some of the replicas do look remarkably similar to the real deal. However, keep in mind that you get what you pay for, thus, fake/generic handbags don't last long and are poor value for your money in the long run; whereas, original designer handbags are pricier, but the quality is incomparable and will last for many years. I swear, I can't never go more than 6 months with a generic handbag until the inside stitching comes grossly undone, and then I'm forced to discard it when things begin to get lost in the holes and nooks inside the bag that simply drives me off the wall whenever I tried to find my things.
Just as you can't compare fake leather to real leather, there is no comparison between the quality of the stitching and the quality of the fabrics from designer goods to fake items. No matter how similar they may look, once you evaluate the bag thoroughly from inside-out, the differences are conspicuous real designers will always use genuine leather and high-quality luxurious materials for their bags. In addition, the stitching on designer items are always more intricate and detailed, and are done with high-quality threads. I've heard that many Italian designers favored hand-sewing their bags to create elaborate stitching patterns that are difficult to mimic through sewing machines. Thus, there are valid reasons why designer handbags are more expensive and that it is absolutely justifiable to invest in these handbags for quality and value rather than spend money on fake/generic bags that are not long-lasting.
Currently, I have 1 Coach Wallet, 2 Monsac leather handbags, 1 Coach, 1 Ralph Lauren, and 1 Fendi. The cheapest ones are the Monsac bags, which I purchased almost five years ago for $295 each; the Fendi bag was the most expensive at $695, that I bought 2 years ago; and I've had the Coach and Ralph Lauren bags for 3 years. I haven't purchased any new handbag in two years and I dont anticipate on splurging on new ones any time soon. Even though these bags are older, they remained in top-notch condition and will likely last for many years to come. Again, quality matters! Thus, personally, I do think that a good handbag is something worth investing in overtime.
So you have $ 2500 worth of handbags and I have just one wallet that cost me $25.00, purchased at 50% off.
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Providing personal mobile computers to medical residents reduces delays in patient care, enhances their access to electronic records and helps them to train, according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine .
When researchers surveyed the residents in 2011, three out of four said that the iPads allowed them to finish tasks faster, gave them more time for direct patient care, and helped them participate in educational activities. The hospital spent about $650 on each iPad, including insurance, protective covers, straps, and software. The tablets had access to the hospital's wireless network but were not allowed to store records. They were also password-protected.
Before getting the iPads, the residents reported that increased workloads and limited work hours created work compression and competition between work and their education goals. In particular, they reported spending most of their time updating medical charts, documentation, and ordering tests—at the expense of direct patient care or education.
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The research also showed that the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) actually increased time away from a patient. Interns spent more time searching for a computer or working on the computer at the expense of time at the bedside.
"Residents face a vast and increasing workload packed into tightly regulated hours," said the study's first author, Dr. Bhakti Patel, a pulmonary critical care fellow at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. "They spend much of their time completing documentation and updating patient charts. This study indicates that personal mobile computers can streamline that process."
When residents were asked how their work was affected by having an iPad, nearly 90 percent said they routinely used it for clinical duties; 78 percent said it made them more efficient; and 68 percent reported that it averted patient care delays.
Researchers also collected data from the hospital's EHR system, comparing intern order placement for a three-month period prior to issuing the iPads and after. The iPads helped residents submit 5 percent more orders before 7 AM rounds, when they update senior physicians about overnight admissions. And they placed 8 percent more orders before handing off their responsibilities and leaving the hospital by 1 PM, as required by duty-hour rules.
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Juvenile lifer case to be heard in front of Washtenaw County judge
The way Bosie Smith was sentenced has been clarified in this story.
The first of eight juvenile lifer cases in Washtenaw County is scheduled to come before the circuit court Wednesday.
Attorneys have filed a motion on the behalf of 37-year-old Bosie Smith that essentially calls for a re-sentencing. Smith was 17 in 1992 when convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to mandatory life in prison for fatally stabbing a man at an Ypsilanti house.
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The case comes to the Washtenaw County Trial Court on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2012 ruling that mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional.
Months later, however, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled the higher court's decision did not retroactively apply to those who have exhausted the direct appeals process when 21-year-old Raymond Carp was denied re-sentencing.
Smith's attorneys are filing a motion for relief from judgment in spite of the state court's ruling. Other juvenile lifer cases in Washtenaw County are expected to soon follow suit, according to Ann Arbor attorney Deb LaBelle.
LaBelle represents Smith and several others on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union in a federal lawsuit that also could impact how courts rule in the future. LaBelle said arguments have concluded in the suit, filed more than two years ago, and that both sides are awaiting the judge's ruling.
The Michigan Supreme Court also is expected to weigh in on the Carp case, which may or may not make re-sentencing more of a possibility in the future.
In the meantime, more motions for relief from judgment will continue to be filed in circuit courts throughout the state. Many of the area's top law firms have stepped forward to offer their services pro-bono, LaBelle said.
"It was really a huge outpouring of support," she said.
Smith, for instance, is being represented by Dave O'Brien and Tom O'Brien of Miller-Canfield.
"This is a guy who got dealt a real raw hand in life," said Dave O'Brien. "He's a different person now."
Smith was 16 on April 13, 1992 when he fatally stabbed 23-year-old Kenneth Campbell in the chest with a steak knife outside a home on Grassland Drive in Ypsilanti. The two had fought earlier in the day because Smith brushed up against the shoes of another young man, according to court records. Campbell, who was described as being much bigger than Smith, hit Smith repeatedly on the head with a milk crate, court records said.
Smith left the home with a friend and returned sometime later with a steak knife, according to records. The two fought again, though this time Campbell was fatally stabbed in the chest.
During the trial, Smith's attorneys claimed it was self-defense. Prosecutors said Smith leaving the scene and returning with a knife constituted premeditation. A jury agreed and found Smith guilty of first-degree murder.
"He should not be entitled to relief from judgment," said Steve Hiller of the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office.
Hiller, who was the assistant prosecuting attorney assigned to the case in 1992, said it was decided at the beginning to charge Smith as an adult. After conviction, the circuit court Probation Department and the Department of Human Services Juvenile Probation Office recommended Smith also be sentenced as an adult. Judge William Ager had the ultimate decision, but followed recommendations and sentenced Smith as an adult to life in prison.
Hiller said the prosecutor's office will ask the judge to deny the motion without prejudice Wednesday.


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I can't believe it's almost time for Eclipse! Bring on the ICE he is hot enough :)
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52 comments:
- Haystackhair said...
clickity click - May 11, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Kat said...
what about us poor suckers in the uk? *sulks*
- May 11, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- rpattzgirl said...
I will be right here buying my Tickets on Friday morning!!!!!
So Excited!!!
Hi Gozde! - May 11, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- acullengirl said...
I Have mine already!!!!!!
June 30th can not come fast enough - May 11, 2010 at 12:55 PM
- ADM said...
I can not wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- May 11, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- CullenLoverSmelledThePretty! said...
- May 11, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- HeartThePretty said...
Recruiting friends as we speak. Hurry June!! I will be here on Friday. I want my tickets now!
- May 11, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Haystackhair said...
OK I need to know if one of you techno talented ladies got a screencap of Robward when he is pushing the tree down and we get a skin shot and possible manties?? Pleeaaaase someone do it if not already done??
- May 11, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- music4debbo said...
Can't wait! This is my favorite book of the series. WHEEEEE!
- May 11, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Nancy said...
Alert to all NB's, just read Ashley and Kellen not signed on for BD!!!! WHAT!!!!
Checked IMBD. Ashley is listed but NOT Kellen. They can't do this. They better put full cast in or their will be a boycott of this final movie!!!! They screwed Rachelle, but the can't screw the main cast! Summit fix this or else!!!
I am angry and upset. - May 11, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Nancy said...
Updates for BD, checking IMBD for who is listed for BD. Of course, Rob, Kris and Taylor are okay....
Peter is, thank god
Elizabeth is NOT
Kellen is NOT
Ashley is, thank god
Billy B is NOT
Nikki is NOT
Jackson is NOT
Wow, we need to follow up on this story. What is Summit thinking?! Pay them for christ's sake! They are all worth it. Keep the cast alive or you will suffer!!!!! - May 11, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Nancy said...
Maybe we need to Twitter Summit everyone!!????
Go for it. IT worked for Betty White... smirk. - May 11, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- jmm4832 said...
Hey rpattgirl, how many times are you going to see Eclipse? I can't wait!!!!!
- May 11, 2010 at 3:01 PM
- rpattzgirl said...
LOL, you know me so well! IDK, as many times as I can afford to!! - May 11, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- rpattzgirl said...
Regarding BD, there is a salary dispute between Ashley & Kellen & Summit for Breaking Dawn, and that's where the hold up is..they are asking for more than Summit is willing to pay at this point. Either they will be re-cast, or it will work out...either way, the movie will get made with the main cast....
- May 11, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- rpattzgirl said...
Although I don't think Ashley & Kellan are very good actors, and their parts are small in Breaking Dawn, Summit can afford to give them a raise...
But...it won't ruin it for me if they're re-cast... - May 11, 2010 at 3:11 PM
- ADM said...
Official guide for RobStock II
As many of you know the NB's are descending upon LA for the premiere of Eclipse.
What kind of trouble can a group of Naughty Bitches get themselves into? You are about to
find out. You will have a front row seat to all the hilarity and Rob watching.
June 19 thru June 25 RobStock II
June 22 Sam Bradley Concert
June 24 Eclipse Premiere
June 26 The Misadventures of thedessertfirst: the tale of an English woman in LA
Look for the above avi, to find all the fun details of the adventures of the NB's in LA.
Below are two lists Team LA are the lucky ladies we can all be jealous of. Ground
Control are those of us who are turning green with envy. Uh...what I meant to say
was we will relay all information about RobStock II to you. We will post the information
in the comments as it is received. We will do our best to make it easy for you to find
this information. Hopefully the avi's will help.
We look forward to sharing this experience with you! - May 11, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- rpattzgirl said...
LMAO ADM!!! You rock!!! Can you come organize my house for me???
ROBSTOCK II-look out! - May 11, 2010 at 3:21 PM
- ADM said...
RPG, thanks for the info!
- May 11, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- ADM said...
Mine is not this organized!!! - May 11, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- RPLover said...
I second that, RPG! :)
woohoo for Robstock II!! - May 11, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- RPLover said...
ADM, your new avi..........OMG
- May 11, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- AP said...
My understanding is that some who were, of course, offered a raise may have agents who are holding out for more. Summit has issued its warning... Hope the newcomers will take their cue from the veterans...
- May 11, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- RPLover said...
hate to squee and run, but RL calls. ;)
- May 11, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- rpattzgirl said...
Do you think it's true about filming in LA? - May 11, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Fiftyshadesofpink said...
I third that RPG and RPL!
ITA on your avi ADM - that is one fine looking man - yum.
Sooo excited - and I'll be 6000 miles away LOL! - May 11, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- AP said...
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- May 11, 2010 at 3:30 PM
- Ana73 said...
It's finally approaching us, cant wait !!!!!
ADM - wow you are so organized...i dont twitter so i really hope you guys keep us updated :)
i am still on the border of going/not going. but it sounds like such fun :)) that is hilarious "the adventures dessertfirst in LA" - May 11, 2010 at 3:32 PM
- ADM said...
AP, she promised she would try to stay out of trouble or was that get into trouble? Hmm...can't remember now...
- May 11, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- Ana73 said...
As far as casting...i really hope they all come back but it wouldn't really hurt my feelings if they replace a few. they should all learn from rachelle, they are replaceable, except of course the "holy trinity" LOL.
- May 11, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Nancy said...
Hey RPG, Not sure about that...
Kellen is totally Emmett. Glad Ashley is on Board already though.
The strongest actors in Twilight saga are:
How can you even imagine anyone else?
@Nik help.. please with this dilemma. - May 11, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Nancy said...
@Nik, where are you? Help please. YOu are "In the Know" about Hollywood and what they're up to!"
We need the regular Cast. Does anyone know who cast the Originals? Director, Casting Director, Producers? Not sure how this works.
Whoever cast the Originals really did a fantastic job. (that's why the saga is doing so well)!!!
Put your tail between your legs and do what needs to be done, SUMMIT! - May 11, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- AP said...
@RPG: Yeah, I think LA is on the table. I doubt it would have shown up in the THR piece otherwise, and the state is offering strong incentives right now. Costs are increasingly a consideration. Unless others better the deal, it may well end up there - at least for some sections of the films. However - always a gamble to second-guess Summit...lol
- May 11, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Delle1 said...
I've had my tickets for 3wks......going to midnight session and then again 10am.........don't want to miss anything.........
- May 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- rpattzgirl said...
So true... Summit is fickle to say the least! - May 11, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Marna said...
According to The Hollywood Reporter (which is considered a reliable source) Kellan & Ashley have yet to sign. They also say it's the cullen kids who are asking for more money, but they don't mention Nikki, or Jackson by name, so I don't know about them. Personally, I don't think anything will be lost by recasting Kellan & Ashley. Neither one is a great actor, & they're hardly even in BD. Alice is in the beginning, then we don't even see her again until the very end, and Emmett just hangs around basically, so I think recasting wouldn't be a problem. This is the THR story:
http://thresq.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/twilight-breaking-dawn-rob-pattinson-taylor-lautner.html - May 11, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- AP said...
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- May 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM
- AP said...
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- May 11, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- Nancy said...
@AP, I was talking about the orignal Twilight Movie. This cast is Phenomenal. And it all centers on Rob and kristen.
We all love them.
Loved Rob, Kristen, Taylor, Billie, Peter, Kellen, Ashley, but Nikki, Jackson, Elizabeth were not that strong, I thought. But Now they are cast and they MUST be in this franchise. I was upset about Rachelle being replaced. Oh well, guess the movie producers don't care what we think. - May 11, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- rpattzgirl said...
I don't think it's about the Producers not caring Nancy, it's just the negotiation process, ya know?
Their agents work for them, and will try to get them more money as that's what they're paid to do...this will probably work out just fine...but it's a possibility that Summit won't budge! - May 11, 2010 at 4:29 PM
- Nancy said...
Ok, I am totally Robsessed. I want this to be natural, not SCREWED up. Guess RL is interfereing. Want what I expect!
Oh well, guess it may not happen.
FILTM - May 11, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- AP said...
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- May 11, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Nancy said...
@AP, sorry, I didn't know you were Hollywood oriented too. I know Nik is.
FILTM - May 11, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Nancy said...
Hiding head, I am in NE, OHio. I don't know anything about Hollywood. BUt It have relatives out there.
- May 11, 2010 at 4:41 PM
- AP said...
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- May 11, 2010 at 4:49 PM
- jlsentangledweb said...
LOL! "Who needs fire when you can lick ice?" Who, indeed? Bring on the ice!
- May 11, 2010 at 5:29 PM
- solas said...
WIll you always have the link so you can get a percentage when we buy tickets? I don't know yet what my schedule will be or where I will be, where the kids will be, etc, so I canot buy them yet. Please have the link for us, though.
- May 11, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- solas said...
Robstockers2--I wish you great safe fun! Remember to ask at Sam's concert for the song. 'Pretty Boy.' :-)
- May 11, 2010 at 5:32 PM
- cerulean blue said...
Many thanks for the Official Guide. Copied and pasted. - May 11, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- Barbara said...
The NB operatives for Robstock II are dynamic and awesome. Waiting for your reports will be almost as hard as waiting for the event.
Round 1 at the bar is on me. Cheers, ladies! - May 11, 2010 at 9:04 PM
- tedgirl said...
Hoping that there would be a COMPROMISE between the actors/agents involved and that of Summit. It's fair enough for the rest to ask for additional pay, afterall, The Saga is making money and not peanuts.
we want to retain the original cast. SUMMIT, please don't be a "Scrooge." - May 12, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- tedgirl said...
Victoria in Eclipse will never be the same without Rachelle. (Without any offence to DBH).
To All Ladies of Robstock II :
Robsessed Fans all over the world will be looking forward with great anticipation for all your reports, vids & tweets.
Congratulations for even organizing such event for Rob's premier. Ladies Have Fun and Enjoy the forthcoming event!!!. We'll be there with you in sprits. LOL - May 12, 2010 at 9:00 AM


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- CobraSA
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A compressed .torrent format
Nowadays torrents have more and more files, which results in bigger and bigger .torrent file du to the storage of all filenames and hashes in the file. I have tried making a torrent with about 20000 files and that resulted in a big assed .torrent file obviously. Problem, 99% of sites where you upload torrent files don't accept a file size bigger than 1Meg. This is most likely due to the default setting of the server php.ini than nobody knows how to use. Using a simple zip compressing routing on the fly while generating the torrent file would make it 10 times smaller. So could you please consider making a new .torrent file format zipped on the fly, that the client could still read?
#2 2012-03-27 10:48:32
- Firon
- Administrator
Re: A compressed .torrent format
We have no plans to do this. Just bitch at the site and tell them to raise the upload limit.
#3 2012-03-28 00:17:14
- CobraSA
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Re: A compressed .torrent format
Going to ask Azureus/Vuze devs. That's the client I usually use anyway.
#4 2012-03-28 06:42:19
- IFar
- Member
Re: A compressed .torrent format
I LOL'd..
You may as well go ask every tracker dev to upgrade their software to accept these new fangled zipped/compressed torrents as well.. While you are at it, create a BEP and submit it so it can be a standard.
Torrent Status Flags | Removing Teredo/IPV6
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#5 2012-03-28 07:11:18
- CobraSA
- Member
Re: A compressed .torrent format
There would be no need to ask anything to the trackers if the client supported that format. The files would still have the .torrent extension and would be decompressed in the client. It is requesting support for files bigger than 1Meg that would require asking every tracker.
Honestly that's something trivial that I could code with my feet. I am not asking something impossible and it's something that would benefit everyone. The only downside is that at first not all clients would support that format, but I am sure that if a couple of the most popular clients used that format, then it would be used in trackers and all the other clients would add support for it.
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#6 2012-04-07 23:27:57
- kotekzot
- Banned
Re: A compressed .torrent format
Most trackers would reject the malformed .torrent you would create. I guess you really do code with your feet.
#7 2012-04-08 05:57:20
- CobraSA
- Member
Re: A compressed .torrent format
and why would they reject it mister smartass? I have already successfully tested uploading a text file with a .torrent extension. there isn't any real format filter, it's just based on the file extension.
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- DreadWingKnight
- I never claimed to be nice.
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Morning classes are becoming a problem, and the cycle of a daily Bikram Yoga practice is really beating me to death. I'm always tired, so waking up early is difficult, and if I've got a 10am or 12:30pm class it means eating by 6am or 8:30am or in the case of the 12:30 class, starving myself until 2:30pm when I've finally left the studio. I'd say that the difference between a morning class on an empty stomach and an evening class after two meals and a four-hour break is about twenty-five percent of my energy. In a place where all your mental and physical energy is required for an effective class (classes are not good or bad, they are merely effective or ineffective depending on your effort), twenty-five percent is a boatload of energy.
What I must do is plan my meals accordingly. The real magic of this yoga is in the way you must plan your life around it, and hence, you will find positive ways to plan your life. First, it forces you into doing the right amount of physical activity in a day (which is really much more time and effort than most of us are used to). Then it requires a dedication to things that cause discomfort but create benefits. Then it forces you into good habits of eating and drinking that are based on necessity and fueling the body and not irrational and emotional decisions. Then it helps you to eliminate reactivity from your life, which impacts everything from how you spend your time and money to how you handle work and stress. Really, most Bikram yogis start with a laundry list of complaints about practicing regularly, and if they don't end up doing what it really takes to maintain the practice, they never see what it really does for their lives.
For now though, I go into the first water break dizzy, weak, and ready to run out of the room for a falafel sandwich, as was the case this Monday afternoon. Also, guess who taught the class? Our good friend Miss Megan, the Clock Nazi. So in addition to sticking to the allotted time for each posture, now every extra second in the posture meant increasing and magnifying the hunger pangs. I had to remind myself numerous times that I aspire to be a man of discipline, and ancient yogis with who treated discipline like a quest for extreme life through near death were probably laughing at my internal complaints about an empty stomach in a hot room. I practice yoga for many reasons, but one is because I must separate myself in spirit from the Western world of "all I have to do…" and "I need a vacation." If I have aspirations to be super, then that starts with superiority over people who whine at the slightest discomforts and embrace limits far before they've tested them. To me, it's the way Bikram set out to sell his practice to Americans, not because they would embrace it, but because those looking to distance themselves from those who would never understand would be eager to tackle the practice. There aren't many ways to use restrictions to shed inhibitions, but this is most definitely one.


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The Meigs County District Public Library will once again be accepting non-perishable food items in exchange for fines during this holiday season. The library will waive $1.00 in overdue fines for every canned food or non-perishable boxed item donated to our food drive. Charges for lost material will not be waived. This program will continue through the end of the year. Library staff is required to ensure the food items are not expired, so be sure to check the dates on those green beans!
Presents for Puppies
This year, the Library will also be accepting items for the Meigs County Dog Shelter in exchange for overdue fines. The shelter is in need of bleach, blankets, towels, cleaning supplies, leashes, and collars. Library staff will accept new items with the receipt. The price paid for the items will be doubled. This amount will be waived from the donor's library account. We will not be able to accept donations of this nature in exchange for the price of lost library materials, only the overdue fines accrued.


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Wisdom comes with experience, and to have foreknowledge of what is coming or could come produces the opportunity to be forearmed on how to respond. Learn Before You Leap by Kevin Turner gives youth workers the opportunity to learn through a rich variety of potential youth ministry situations diverse beyond their years of actual experience.
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Designed to introduce and promote the use of case studies and strategic intentional interviews into the growing and developing of present and future youth workers, Learn Before You Leap provides an argument for the use of "problem centered learning" strategies that are common practices in the areas of the social sciences, leadership and business but not yet publicly developed or resourced in the growing field of youth ministry education.
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Helps new youth workers process situations they'll encounter through role play.
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Includes ten case studies each addressing issues common to youth ministry organized by topical focus and a fully developed interview worksheet on the given topic---appropriate to a formal class room setting, an online threaded discussion, an informal youth ministry network lunch, a one-on-one internship discussion over coffee, or an individual reading.


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Is the Government's System of Responding to Disasters Broken?
FBN's Gerri Willis discusses how the government deals with disasters like Hurricane Sandy.
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Criticism justified.
First stop understand that at no point in that debate to -- ever say FEMA should be shut down note.
Both -- search the archives of my friends it doesn't exist.
What he does say is that the states can do a better job at some of the roles of federal government place he doesn't mention FEMA but I'm going to.
Yesterday we talked a little about the federal emergency response administrations -- steps in the past.
The slow response to Hurricane Katrina the formaldehyde.
-- -- trailers purchased for Katrina victims to live and and now it's becoming more and more clear hurricane sandy may well be another example of the government blowing it.
Yesterday Staten Island residents have the same complaints are residents of New Orleans had seven years ago where's -- when -- we need them.
There are other problems with -- of that liberal liberal bureaucracy hovers like -- -- like to ignore.
According to a new analysis from The Heritage Foundation -- -- dollars.
Which are after all taxpayer dollars look more and more -- -- goodie bag got honey pot for presidents to -- Think of fame as a political pork barrel spending agency because that's unfortunately what it has become.
Take a look at this chart does disaster declarations are on the -- under Reagan he had 28 per year on average 89 under Bill Clinton.
129 under George Bush and under Obama -- 153.
He takes the cake.
Matt Meyer at The Heritage Foundation writes this to put this in perspective it means it's somewhere in America and 2011.
A disaster occurred every day.
And a half.
So strong that it required the intervention of the federal government because each of these disasters overwhelmed us state and it's local governments.
Strains credibility doesn't it.
Don't misunderstand me I'm not saying there should be no federal response to disasters.
Just that the current system is broken.
Let's at least that's up to that if you want a better example.
Look at Home Depot.
The company's supply chain managers and executives.
-- a full week before the storm to move high demand items like generators plywood bleach from storms outside -- -- The storm -- inside the -- By the -- for the storm 350 Home Depot -- were deployed to a command center at the company's Atlanta headquarters to coordinate response.
-- -- -- A conference room -- with TV is monitoring local and national newscasts kept company managers up today.
Home deep out organize.
Planning ahead.
Two weeks after Home -- started its planning -- nearly a week after the actual storm took place residents of Staten Island New Jersey.
Long Island are still asking where's the help from the federal government.
People missing homes destroyed -- shortages abound more than three million residents still without power.
-- out had it wrong.
But maybe what she fears would would most would be right responding to disasters will be better handled by states.
And yes my friend.
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On March 10, 101 Catholic elementary schools from throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will meet at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum & Sports Arena for Catholic Schools Academic Decathlon. More than 1,000 top students in grades 6-8 will be participate in "this spirit-filled competition," said Jo Solomonson, former principal at St. Stephen Martyr School in Monterey Park, and event chairperson.
The Catholic Schools Academic Decathlon --- founded in September 1989 by Dr. Mark Ryan, then a junior high teacher at St. Aloysius Gonzaga School in South Los Angeles --- features ten events, including two collaborative team efforts, a logic quiz with 20 rigorous thinking problems, and a super quiz with 50 multiple choice questions on five broad themes.
The remaining events test individual knowledge of Catholic doctrine, English, literature, science, mathematics, current events, social studies and fine arts (music and art). Awards are given for individual and team performance, and the winning school team from each diocese competes in a state championship the first Saturday of May.
The annual Academic Decathlon draws a crowd of 6,000 students, parents and supporters. It is supported by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Department of Catholic Schools and a team of volunteers, most of them Catholic elementary school principals.
"Our goal is to continue to uphold the vision of Dr. Ryan," said Solomonson. "The strength of the Decathlon lies with committed and hard-working education practitioners who believe in high performing schools. Students exposed to academic competitions tend to do better in school. They are the reflective and critical thinkers, the problem solvers and future innovators and most of all, they are more aware of the needs of others."
This year's Academic Decathlon concludes with a liturgy to be celebrated by Father David Loftus, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Northridge. The National Anthem will be rendered by St. Monica High School/Santa Monica. Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge will present a certificate of recognition to AJHD at the opening ceremonies.
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2012 Fall Instructional League: AZPL stats
Here are the final stats from the just completed Arizona Parallel League (AZPL). Thanks as always to Arthur K. for doing all the legwork in compiling these stats!
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Jason Clark Talks Ted and the New VFX World Order
With the successful release of Ted, it's important to look back and realize the inherent riskiness in making an R-Rated adult comedy centered on an animated foul-mouthed talking teddy bear. There was no guarantee director Seth MacFarlane's track record with Family Guy would translate into a successful feature film. It was producer Jason Clark's job to find the right talent, the right technology and the right processes to harness Seth's comedic genius and bring Ted to life. I recently spoke at length with Jason about the film's innovative use of motion-capture and what he refers to as the "New World Order" in feature film visual effects.
Dan Sarto: Can you tell me a little bit about the genesis of the film, how you got involved with Seth and what was the germ of the idea that started this film rolling?
Jason Clark: Well, I guess the true genesis is an idea that Seth had. He worked with [the writers] Alec [Sulkin] and Wellesley [Wild]. Then MRC got involved and called me up and said, "Will you take a look at this?" because I had done the Stuart Little movies. I think it was right after I finished Monster House, so I had some experience with motion-capture and performance capture and CG characters in a live action world. I had recently worked at DreamWorks Animation taking the studio into [stereoscopic] 3-D, so I even had experience in that world. I was interested in doing a comedy and obviously I was a huge fan at that point of Family Guy, of Seth MacFarlane's work. When I read the script and it happened to be an incredibly funny piece of work and it made me to laugh my ass off, I just knew I had to do it. One way or another I had to figure out how to work on this movie, because I loved the script and I loved the challenge of the movie. How do you make an R-rated comedy and do it with a CG character in the lead? That could be a very expensive proposition and you can't afford an expensive proposition in an R–rated comedy.
DS: I think recent live action films have gotten better integrating CG characters, but it's not the easiest thing to do.
JC: No, and to do that and complicate it with a comic character which required the kind of repartee and performance [we needed]. How can you take the empty spot and make it talk back to the live action actor in such a way that you can create repartee? How do you get into a fistfight for two minutes with the character that's just sitting there? I mean these are the kind of things that require new operating procedures to be written. We weren't saying, "How have they done it before? That's what we're going to do." We were saying, "How they did it before, what can be learned from that to create a [new] production paradigm?"
DS: Was it a different experience working with a director on a film like this who is so knowledgeable about the animation process himself?
JC: Yeah. You know, he's also got incredible leadership qualities, which means, he is that rare combination of several things you'll want. He's hugely talented, he's really, really smart and he knows how to lead people, in a way that they could be most effective. If you surround him with talented people, he's able to do his best work. His experience and his ability to communicate what he needs are highly tuned up. I mean he's been doing it for 10 years on two TV shows. He just knows how to communicate as a leader of several hundred people in each of those groups; what he needs on a day-to-day, week-by-week basis and how to do it on a schedule. So when he walked into the role of being a leader of the movie as a director, it was great.
I remember having this conversation with him that's very funny. I was nervous because it's like, "Oh my God, he's also got to act in the movie." So he's going to be directing a movie, going to interrupt and play the Ted voice and the physical performance of Ted live on the set, then go back to directing. He told me, "You don't have to worry about that. I do that all the time. That's going to be easy for me." So, he'll be running that show [Family Guy] and he'll run in and he'll do Peter Griffin, and then he'll fork up Stewie lines and then he'll come out of the booth and will be running the show.
His ability to multitask like that is evident in the number of shows he does and the number of creative endeavors he does simultaneously. Whether he's doing an album or movie, two TV shows, performing live, I mean, he's remarkable. So with all of those elements you have this unique person, incredibly talented. All we had to do is make sure we didn't fuck it up for him.


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We had an amazing tour of panama city with kevin as our guide. i recommend Barefoot Panama to anyone.
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We first met Kevin when he personally drove us to a Panama Canal tour boat dock, and within a few minutes we knew he was the go to guide for Panama. After experiencing Panamanian taxi drivers/guides with negligible English, and little knowledge of their country, it was refreshing to find a USA native, living in Panama, enthusiastic about and in... More
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