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Significant Figures: Why Bother?
l A number that is associated with a measurement gives information about the measurement itself.
l Specifically, the number of digits in a number implies the limitations of the measuring device.
l Because all instruments have limitations, scientists have developed a method of representing numbers so that they indicate a degree of trustworthiness.
l In common usage, the word 'uncertainty' means 'not known for sure.'
l In physical science, the word 'uncertainty' means the lowest decimal place that can be measured (by estimating) for a particular instrument.
l All measurements have uncertainty.
Uncertainty in Measurements
l If we use a ruler to measure length, we read the centimeters directly from the scale. We count the millimeters marks directly. These numbers are 'certain.'
l We estimate the length to the tenth of a millimeter based on where it falls between marks, halfway is 0.5 mm, for instance.
l The 'uncertainty' for that particular measurement (because of the limitations of the ruler) is to the tenth of a millimeter.
l If we use the same ruler to measure an object then report the measurement as 12.546 mm, the 4 and 6 are meaningless.
Significant Figures and Uncertainty
l If we perform mathematical operations with the numbers from a measurement, the result should have the same degree of uncertainty as the original measurement.
l We need to round our numbers so that they don't imply less uncertainty than our instruments warrant.
l Today I weigh 65 kg. The measurement was made with a scale sensitive to the nearest kilogram.
l If I weigh myself every day for a week and take the average, the result on the calculator display is 64.42857143.
l The number 64.42857143 implies I made measurements with a scale sensitive to the nearest 0.00000001.
l I need to round the result to 64 kilograms to reflect the degree of uncertainty in my measurements.
Significant Figures
l Chemists use the term 'significant figures' to refer to the certain digits and one estimated digit of a measurement.
l If a chemist reads someone else's work, s/he will assume that all of the digits were read directly except the last, which was estimated.
l The term 'significant figures' is also used loosely to refer to a systematic method of determining at which decimal place to round a number.
Which Digits Are Significant?
l Non-zero digits are always significant.
l All digits (even zeroes) written in scientific notation are significant.
l Zeroes appearing in numbers that are not written in scientific notation may be significant.
Significant Zeroes
l Zeroes between two non-zero digits are significant.
l Zeroes that cannot have been the result of a rounding operation are significant.
l Zeroes that are measured are significant IF you know their history (i.e. if you actually did the measuring).
Non-Significant Zeroes
l Zeroes that serve to "hold" the decimal place are NOT significant (the number of these zeroes changes if you change the metric system prefix).
l Zeroes that replace non-zeroes during a rounding operation are NOT significant.
l Zeroes that might have been the result of a rounding operation are assumed to be non-significant (yes, we assume the worst!).
In a Nutshell
l The whole trick to significant figures is determining if the zeroes were part of the original measurement or if they were the result of rounding.
Rounding Review
l Remember that, when you round a number to a decimal place greater than one, you round up or down then replace digits with zeroes.
l If we round 25543 to the thousands place, it becomes 26000, for example.
l For this reason, zeroes to the left of an understood decimal place are suspect.
l A number like 440 has two significant figures because we assume the zero resulted from a rounding operation.
Rounding Right of a Decimal
l Remember that, when you round a number to a decimal place less than one, you drop digits (you never replace them with zeroes).
l If we round 25.543 to the tenths place, it becomes 25.5, for example. (Look, no zeroes!)
l For this reason, zeroes to the right of a non-zero digit and the decimal place are significant.
l A number like 4.40 has three significant figures. This zero is significant because it can't possibly be the result of a rounding operation.
Measured Zeroes
l When a zero is part of a measurement but it looks like the result of a rounding operation, write the number in scientific notation.
l If you measure 310 mL to the nearest mL, the number should have three significant figures.
l Report the volume as 3.10 x 102 mL so everyone will know the zero is significant.
Example A
l How many significant figures does the number 251 have?
l The number 251 has 3 significant figures
l Remember that all non-zero digits are significant
Example B
l How many significant figures does the number 2012 have?
l The number 2012 has 4 significant figures
l The zero is significant because it is between two non-zero digits.
Example C
l How many significant figures does the number 0.007 have?
l The number 0.007 has 1 significant figures
l In this case, the zeroes show the location of the decimal place, so they are not significant.
Example D
l How many significant figures does the number 0.1104 have?
l The number 0.1104 has 4 significant figures
l The first zero is not significant because it 'holds' the decimal place. The second zero is significant because it lies between two non-zero digits.
Example E
l How many significant figures does the number 75,500 have?
l The number 75,500 has 3 significant figures
l The zeroes are not significant because they might be the result of a rounding operation.
Example F
l How many significant figures does the number 0.10 have?
l The number 0.10 has 2 significant figures
l The first zero is not significant because it merely 'holds' the decimal place. The second zero is significant because it could not have been the result of a rounding operation.
Mathematics and Significant Figures
l If you perform mathematics using numbers that are measurements, the result must reflect the same level of uncertainty as the original measurements.
l The final number must be rounded to a decimal place that gives this information.
Addition/Subtraction and Significant Figures
l When two numbers are added (or subtracted) the result should not appear to have greater certainty than the original measurements.
l To determine where to round the result of addition/subtraction operations, find the lowest significant decimal place for each measurement.
l The measurement with the highest uncertainty is the one with its lowest significant decimal place in the highest decimal place.
l Round the result of addition/subtraction to the same decimal place as the measurement with the highest uncertainty.
Addition Example-Left of Decimal
l Add the numbers 414, 7750, and 2500.
l The result is 10664 before rounding.
l The uncertain decimal places are the ones (414), the tens (7750), and the hundreds (2500).
l The hundreds place is the highest uncertain decimal place.
l The answer rounds to the hundreds place to give 10700.
Addition Example-Right of Decimal
l Add the numbers 0.224, 1.175, and 0.44
l The result is 1.6374 before rounding.
l The uncertain decimal places are the thousandths (0.224 and 1.175) and the hundredths (0.44).
l The hundredths place is the highest uncertain decimal place.
l The answer rounds to the hundredths place to give 1.64
Addition Rule in a Nutshell
l Scan the numbers added/subtracted.
l Round the answer to the same decimal place as the number with the greatest level of uncertainty. This will be the lowest decimal place at which all of the numbers have a significant digit.
l Sometimes it helps to write the numbers in columns so that the decimals 'line up.'
Addition Example 3
l Add the numbers 1.0556, 7.113, and 0.81.
l This sum rounds to 8.98 because the hundredths place has the highest uncertainty.
Addition Example 4
l Using these atomic weights find the molar mass of zinc oxide: Zn = 65.39 g/mol and O = 15.9994 g/mol/
l Zinc oxide is ZnO, so the molar mass is 65.39 + 15.9994 = 81.39 g/mol.
l We round at the hundredths place because of the limitations on the atomic weight of zinc.
Subtraction Example
l What is 298 Kelvin in degrees Celcius?
l temperature = 298 – 273.15 = 25 °C
l This rounds to the nearest whole degree because the 298 is to the nearest whole degree.
Multiplication/Division and Significant Figures
l When two numbers are multiplied (or divided) the result should not have less uncertainty than the original measurements.
l Round the result of multiplication/division so that the answer has the same number of significant figures as the measurement with fewest significant figures.
Multiplication Example
l Multiply the numbers 65.39 and 6.0221421x1023.
l The answer is 3.937878719x1025 before rounding.
l These numbers have four and eight significant figures.
l Round the answer to four significant figures (because four is fewer than eight) to get 3.938x1025.
Multiplication Example 2
l Faraday's Constant, F, is equal to Avogadro's Number, N, multiplied by the charge of the electron, e. Use these values for N and e to calculate Faraday's Constant: N = 6.0221x1023 1/mol and e = 1.602177x10-19 C
l F = 9.6485x104 C/mol
l These values have five and seven significant figures, so the answer is rounded to five significant figures.
Division Example
l How many kilometers is 9.3 miles?
l Use the conversion factor 1 km = 0.62137 mi.
l 9.3 mi ÷ 0.62137 km/mi = 14.96692792 which rounds to 15 km.
l The numbers used in the problem have two and five significant figures.
l The answer is rounded to two significant figures because two is fewer than five.
Mixed Operations
l When performing more complicated calculations, determine where to round each step of the way using the appropriate rule.
l It is usually better to round your final answer rather than round at each intermediate step.
Mixed Operations Example 1
l A student measures the mass and volume of a liquid to determine its density. The volume is 25.00 mL. An empty beaker has a mass of 74.881 g, and the beaker with liquid is 99.437 g. What is the density?
l The mass of the liquid is 24.556 g (by the addition rule).
l The density is 24.556/25.00 = 0.9822 g/mL (the answer is rounded to four significant figures by the multiplication rule applied after the addition rule).
l Note that the volume has four significant figures—zeroes right of a decimal and non-zero digits are significant.
Mixed Operations Example 2
l Use these atomic weights to find the percent chlorine by mass in sodium hypochlorite: Na = 22.989770 g/mol, Cl = 35.4527 g/mol, and O = 15.9994 g/mol.
l Sodium hypochlorite is NaClO so the molar mass is 74.441870 g/mol. This rounds to 74.442 g/mol by the addition rule.
l % Cl = (22.989770 g/mol ÷ 74.442 g/mol)100 = 30.88279466 % which rounds to 30.883%.
l We round to five significant figures by the multiplication/division rule (five is fewer than eight).
l Note that the 100 in this problem did not affect where we round the answer. This is an 'exact' number.
Exact Numbers
l Exact numbers are ones that are the result of a definition rather than a measurement.
l These have no uncertainty because no estimation was ever involved.
l There are 360 degrees in a circle, for example. This is an exact number, because it is how we define a degree rather than a measurement that varies from one circle to another.
Warning: Exact Versus Whole
l 'Exact' number does not mean the same as 'whole' number!
l Exact numbers have values that never vary because they are part of a definition.
l Even though it is not a whole number, the conversion faction for inches to centimeters is exact. A U.S. federal law re-defined the inch as 2.54 centimeters in 1959.
l Many exact numbers are whole numbers (like the metric system prefixes), but not all whole numbers are exact.
Warning: Exact Versus Exactly
l We use the word 'exactly' in common speech to express the idea of 'no more, and no less.' This is not the same as an exact number.
l Your lab partner might say "it was exactly 5 cm long" meaning the certain digit of the measurement was 5 and the uncertain digit was estimated to be zero.
l This number should be reported as 5.0 cm. It is a measurement rather than a definition. It is not an exact number, even if it did measure exactly 5!
Exact Numbers and Significant Figures
l Ignore any exact numbers used in a calculation when deciding where to round the result.
Exact Number Example
l A length of time is 3347 seconds to the nearest second. How many minutes is this?
l We use the conversion factor 60 sec = 1 min
l 3347 sec ÷ 60 sec/min = 55.78333333 which rounds to 55.78 minutes.
l This answer has 4 significant figures—just like the original measurement.
l The conversion factor we used is an exact number and does not limit the number of significant figures.
l When taking the average of a series of measurements, follow the addition rule. The final result should have the same significant decimal places as the measurements.
l The number of trials (the denominator of the average calculation) is similar to an exact number and should not limit the number of significant figures.
Average Example
l A student performs a series of titrations to determine the concentration of a sodium hydroxide solution. Her results are 0.1038 M, 0.09994 M, and 0.1017 M. What is the average?
l The average is 0.1018 M (NOT 0.1 M).
l We round the result of the addition to the fourth decimal place by the addition rule.
Universal Constants and Irrational Numbers
l Irrational numbers like pi or constants like the speed of light should not unnecessarily limit the uncertainty.
l Use values for constants that have at least as many decimal places or significant figures as the measurements themselves.
Example with an Irrational Number
l Some equations use this form of Planck's Constant: ħ = h/2π. If h = 6.62618 x 10-34 Js, what is ħ?
l ħ = 6.62618 x 10-34 Js ÷ [2(3.141592654)] = 1.05459 x 10-34 Js
l Note that, if you got lazy and used 3.14 as your value for pi, you would have to round ħ to three significant figures!
l Note also that the 2 in the formula is an exact number (it is part of the definition of ħ), so it doesn't limit the significant figures.
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You're a geek and you are proud of it, now it's time to show the world through your unique sense of style. Here is a collection of clothing that will make you stand out in the crowd even amongst the most hardcore of geeks.
Pong Dress
The Pong Dress uses NES controllers that allow two people to play Pong right on the dress. The display on the Pong dress is a red and green 5×7 LED screen which also displays the score right on the chest. Retro gaming does not get any better than this.
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NES Buckle
One look at the picture above and you know that the NES buckle easily makes this list.
The NES ADVANTAGE Belt Buckle is the ultimate gamers belt buckle. Yes, it's actually a belt buckle and it will actually hold up your pants. Watch your friends in awe as you enter your next LAN party. No, forget LAN party, wear this bad boy at your next Wii Tennis match. Together, you will bring your opponents to their knees.
Privacy Scarf
Sometimes you just want a little privacy to view your "personal material."
The Walit uses an electroluminescent strip on the inside of the wallet"s large pocket making it easier to find all that cash you made off your latest web 2.0 project. The wallet is powered by 4 replaceable watch batteries and is made out of "sexy" leather.
Scrolling LED Watch
When it comes to geeky watches, the main criteria is the same we use for RAM , the larger, the better. The Galaxy Programmable LED watch is the epitome of all thinks geeky. Besides doing all the normal stuff like telling time, the 21 x 7 dot matrix display allows you to scroll your own messages up to 121 characters. Video of watch in action.
Price: red ($169), blue ($199) and orange ($159)
No contact Jacket
When the No-Contact Jacket is activated by the wearer, 80,000 volts of low amperage electric current pulses just below the surface shell of the entire jacket.
This exo-electric armor prevents any person from unauthorized contact with the wearer's body. If an assailant were to grab hold of the wearer the high voltage exterior would interrupt their neurological impulses which control voluntary muscle movement. The neuromuscular system would be overwhelmed causing disorientation and loss of balance to occur and of course pain. The pain experienced is non-lethal but is enough to effectively and immediately deter contact with the wearer and provide a critical life saving opportunity for escape.
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Lego Cufflinks
No true geek list would be complete without something Lego. While the Forever Young Cufflinks are not true Lego pieces, the Lego-esque cufflinks will add the right flare to any shirt. Combine it with a Lego belt, and you are ready to go clubbing.
USB Shirt
Working on a computer all day can get you hot and bothered under the collar. You want to ensure that when that special lady walks by that you look as cool as a cucumber. The
USB (or AA) powered shirts have built-in fans that supposedly "draw in a large amount of air which helps to vaporize thus dissipating sweat and bringing down the wearers body temperatureâ€.
Pong Hat
Winter is a long dull season and the best way of passing time is by playing Pong on this great DIY hat.
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Underwear For Him
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Cell Phone Shoe Charger
It may not be the most aesthetically pleasing pair of shoes around but being able to charge your cell phones while you are walking makes it very cool.
It works by having a dynamo attached to the base of the shoe which converts energy generated while walking into electric energy. With the help of bridge rectifier it converts AC into DC current which is able to produce five to six volts of electricity, enough to charge a mobile phone.
Built-In Cell Phone Lederhosen
With the Built in cell phone lederhosen, you will never have to wear your Bluetooh headset to Oktoberfest again.
Show Your Emotions
MoBeeline lets two people send feelings and emotions via SMS to a wearable Bluetooth accessory.
A mobile phone user can modify the colors of another user's garment according to the emotion he/she wants to convey or send emoticons to LEDs on the recipient"s garment. We"re not sure why one couldn"t just send a text message letting the recipient know how one feels, or better yet, call them on one"s mobile phone. But we"re just a couple of gear geeks — what do we know about feelings?

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Constable suspended for misbehaving at Jagannath temple
A woman police constable was suspended after an allegation that she misbehaved with the rajguru of Nepal in the Jagannath temple at Puri, an official said Wednesday.
The constable allegedly obstructed and abused rajguru Madhab Bhattarai when he visited the temple, 56 km from here, Tuesday afternoon.
The constable has been placed under suspension on the basis of a written complaint lodged by the rajguru, police officer M.K. Senapati told IANS.
This incident of "misbehaviour" comes four days after Italian-born Odissi dancer Ileana Citaristi was manhandled by some priests outside the Jagannath temple. No arrests have been made yet.
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MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin women's hockey head coach Mark Johnson met with the media at Monday's weekly news conference. Archived video of Johnson's appearance can be found above, while a complete transcript can be found below.
Mark Johnson: I think we, as a staff, and certainly as a team, are excited about hosting another quarterfinal game. Certainly looking forward to the game Saturday and getting an opportunity to practice here all week at the Kohl Center in our preparation. So it's an exciting time. We're in a good position and now it's time to prepare for Saturday night's game.Question #1: Mark, are you any more concerned about your team than you have been going into previous NCAA Tournaments?Johnson: I don't think so. I mean, the probably only difference is how are they going to react after losing (last) Friday night's game? We really haven't been in that position. In years past, we've either won the playoff championship or lost in the championship game. So coming home on the bus Friday and having to work out Saturday is different than we've done in the past.But it's, as I mentioned to Brian yesterday, is every game teaches you something and if you take some things away from Friday night's game in preparation for Saturday's game, it can be a helpful tool knowing that if you win the game you move onto the Frozen Four. If you lose, your season's over. So I'm not any differently concerned.Question #2: You're asked a lot to compare Alex Rigsby and Jessie Vetter, what, how they're similar, those types of things. How are they different?Johnson: I haven't been asked that one before. I guess maybe one of the differences is Jessie, if you know her off the ice, is pretty easygoing. Generally even when she was a freshman red-shirting, she seemed to be very relaxed and very comfortable in her settings. She knew who she was at a real young age. I remember the game against Mercyhurst her freshman year playing out at the Cap Ice Center in the quarterfinal game and winning in double-overtime and how posed and composed she was in it. Alex is starting to go down that path. I mean, I think she understands in her position as a goaltender, patience is such a vital part of it. And I think what she went through last year, similar to what Jessie went through her freshman year, she's gained a lot of confidence and seems to be very comfortable, similar to what Jessie is. But I would probably say Jessie's maybe just a bit, a little easier going and maybe a little bit more athletic. I mean, if you watch Jessie play baseball, a pretty good baseball player, actually hit a homerun against one of my son's team in the 12-year-old All Star game over at Kennedy. I watched that. I didn't know she was a goaltender at the time. But give her a basketball she can shoot the three-pointer. Give her a football she can hit the receiver. She's a very good athlete.Question #3: What more have you learned about Mercyhurst?Johnson: Not too much. The one rule we have is we exchange videos. So their video of their last game is en route and ours is heading down there. So the next couple days, you'll get a better feel. But as you well know, I mean, you get down to eight teams, anybody's capable of beating anybody. The one thing we learned about Friday night's game is you have to be able to execute under the circumstances. And the team that comes out Saturday and executes and, certainly, the special team situations gives themselves a better chance to win. So that's part of the preparation, as Mike mentioned with his group you shorten practices up a little bit. Everybody's focused. Everybody's paying attention to details. It's a fun week, and, certainly, we're looking forward to our preparation, and certainly looking forward to the challenge in Saturday night's game.Question #4: You know, Mark, in football, they often talk about home field advantage could be anywhere from a field goal to a touchdown. Is there a goal advantage at all having home ice?Johnson: I don't know if you'd put a goal on it, but it's just you're comfortable in your surroundings. You have routines. You have certain habits. Gameday routines, as far as when I get up, what I do, when do I go to the rink, all those little things are in play. And then similar to last year there was a nice crowd at our game last year and so you have the band out there. There's some excitement. There's some energy in the building.If you're a student athlete, it's a pretty good atmosphere to play in, especially if you've done it before. And so we've had a couple games where we've had some big crowds this year. So our players tend to feed off that and, certainly, we're hoping to create that atmosphere Saturday.Question #5: Mark, when you looked at the two games that you've lost here of late, there are so many emotions that were wrapped up in the Ohio State game, circumstances that could have played into that, same with playing a team for the fifth time in a season against Duluth. That you're just, the familiarity and all it takes is a bounce here and there to kind of change things. So you kind of take some comfort in that knowing that there were some different circumstances in those two games that aren't going to be really prevalent once this tournament starts here against Mercyhurst?Johnson: Yeah. I mean, it's I think I've said before whether you win or lose you wake up the next day, and what did you do well in those games, and what didn't you do well, and what do you need to improve? And that's how you look at each one of them. Obviously you have Senior Weekend, and there's a bunch of distractions, and how are your players going to react to that? As a coach, you're trying to do some things that you maybe wouldn't do in a normal game having clinched the title already and having seniors that you want to certainly give them their moment and their time. And then the game (last) Friday, again, it's a learning opportunity for everybody, because here you've got a team that's trying to get in the NCAA Tournament. They have to win against us to get to Saturday's game, and playing at home playing them for the fifth time having beaten them four other times the tasks and the challenges is difficult. We didn't probably didn't play our best game, but we still had an opportunity at the end. So each game presents that, and how you approach it, and how you take it you wake up the next day and move on. This is the third leg in our season. The first leg was a good one by winning the league conference championship. The second leg, which lasts two weeks didn't go as planned, but we're still playing. We're still alive. We've got another game. So you win Saturday, you move into the Frozen Four and an opportunity to go after another National Championship. So I find this game probably the most difficult to win, this quarterfinal game.
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Bit9 hacked after it forgot to install ITS OWN security product
Microsoft Surface Pro launch: It's easy to sell out of sod all stock
Re: No desirable 128GB versions and too many 64GB ones
El Reg also said that recent droid tablets were better value than ipads...but people are still buying ipads in droves. Sometimes people just don't listen to sense.
I'd go further and say there was no driver at the controls either, apparently.
Playmobil punts bank-heist set to wide-eyed kiddies
Good to see they still make...
...the unimog truck thingy. Even today, I *want*. eg: Self-loader or theTow Truck
and....oh, god. I MUST HAVE
Why did they not have the train in my day???
Dead Steve Jobs 'made Tim Cook sue Samsung' from beyond the grave
Good decision: To recognise that Samsung would be their biggest competitor, even when they weren't really a player (at the time).
Bad decision: To litigate, rather than innovate. At the time Apple had the market by the throat, and could easily have continued their dominance if they'd kept up the pace of progress introduced in the iphone 1 & 3G, instead of resting on laurels and suing. Removing 8bn of revenue from Samsung by changing to another, non-mobile making supplier would also have been a far more effective action than litigation.
AT LEAST two-thirds mobile traffic will be video by 2017 - Cisco report
AT LEAST two-thirds mobile traffic will be video by 2017
...and 100% of that will be youtube vids. Of cats.
Curiosity photographs mysterious metal object on Martian rock
Re: Whatever it is
although you won't find it on their map app
I doubt you'll find *anything at all* on their map app....
Review: HP Spectre XT TouchSmart
Re: Ethernet (not gigabit, unfortunately)
Actually, if you decide to go cheap and put in a spinning disk, then you can go cheaper again and go for plain ol' 100bT, as you won't fill it from a 5400rpm HD. They also went cheap with the webcam as well btw.
"Going cheap" is the HP fault here, and you're right to want more from £1200.
Illicit phone rings in Sri Lankan inmate's back crack
Re: Hope it wasn't....
Pedant alert: The orginal galaxy note would have been more impressive, as it is wider than the Note II. And I imagine width would be the limiting factor here.
I'll have the mind bleach when you're finished with it, please.
Eyes in the sky: UK.gov's CCTV code to IGNORE MILLIONS of cameras
2011 that 1.85 million CCTV cameras were watching the British public
And yet...every time I've actually required the use of one, say when I got mugged, or when my bike was stolen and when my car was victim of a hit & run...*none* of the operators had any film in, or they were switched off, or nobody was on duty at the time etc etc.
What happens then?
"a philosophy of surveillance by consent"
That's just a load of bollox, innit?
My philosophy is "people consent to each give me £1 every day". It's probably a damned sight more enforceable than this typical "must be seen to be doing something" crap.
Huge rock-hard marble erection shocks Japanese kiddies
Re: David's dangler @ AC 12:07
oh my...I'm not even sure I want to know how you know this.
I'm surprised nobody has used it yet...so I will:
"Won't someone think of the..."
Oh wait, they already did. Or they pretend they did. A lot of this "won't someone think of the children!" Daily Fail crap is just a projection of their own selfish insecurities.
Every single Internet Explorer at risk of drive-by hacks until Patch Tuesday
Re: Note to Microsoft
I should start off by saying I completely agree with you.
However, MS have chosen to render some stuff as HTML/XML etc even for "non internet" stuff, so they've got the engine down in the OS as it is, even if you don't use IE as a browser. So while I advocate the complete and utter removal of IE as well, I can - almost - sympathise with MS for not removing it completely for technical reasons.
However, given the MS programming base, the complete removal of the IE engine should not be a difficult task, FFS. Afterall, they built in in there didn't they, so in classic Haynes process "Removal is the reverse of installation" should be a simple procedure.
"But that will leave you without any web browser!" some shills may scream...err, yes, that would generally be the idea. When your engine is full of holes, I want it's complete and utter destruction when I remove it ta v. much.
Re: Move along linux users
But I just....can't...look...away....
Google Drives into web hosting
Re: What about Google Sites?
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about"
And he's probably spinning in his grave right now, for associating him with Google - the antithesis of his own admittedly-loose moral code.
from the "buckets" it uses to contain files.
If cloud-based storage of personal information fills you with fear, knowing that one provider stores your information in buckets is hardly reassuring.
About to outsource your IT? Read this first
Re: "About to outsource your IT?"
This even had the word IT in the title, so not sure about your "IT?" icon?
Psst, wanna block nuisance calls? BT'll do it... for a price
Yet another avoidance method.
Just move countries. Preferably to one with a more conservative view on personal privacy.
I now get no junk calls, while some poor sap who inherited my old number back in the UK is getting them instead.
Seagate squeezes out 4TB desktop monster
Yay...eventually some some drives to max out my Drobo at last. Not because I have to, but just because I want to. Even with my HD movie collection growing, 10-and-a-bit TB is a lot of storage.
And given Seagate's reputation, a chance to see just how good Drobo is at dealing with dead disks...
Interesting sidenote: a 4x4tb Drobo's index overhead requirements ( circa 18gb) is more than my first PC had in total storage. Progress ftw.
Good news! UK IT jobs up. Bad news? They're with a bunch of bankers
Re: My rule for applying for jobs
You're in a good position if you can pick and choose.
A lot of us have mouths to feed and mortgages to pay, and can't afford to be that selective.
China is world's most malware-ridden nation
Lets see...
China has:
- traditionally low IT knowledge in the masses
- has relatively new access to the internet
- has almost non-existent awareness campaigns about IT Security
- are traditionally skint
- are skeptical of US products, and AV is no exception
Ergo...lots of uneducated internet newbies getting infected and because they were too skint and uneducated about where to get and install AV, and too untrained to recognise the symptoms of infection = huge malware infection rates.
Microsoft 'touches 16k shop workers' to flog Windows 8 hard
Re: operating system part 2
..and besides, choosing an OS on price should automagically direct you to a LINUX build anyway. And without the windows bloat will probably be faster too.
Re: operating system
This might apply to Joe Punter, but to most techs here, I suspect performance and usability will dictate OS choice.
unholy trinity
the unholy trinity of a slow economy, incursions by Apple and Android tablets, and the "ambitious" user interface design
Only one of those is outside of MS's control (the economy) or ability to affect, but it's hardly hurting Apple or Lenovo who both recorded increased sales. Maybe...just maybe...Win 8 simply isn't good enough?
Space station 'naut supplies Reg with overhead snap of Vulture Central
Noise on the sensor, probably.
Cue enviro-tards...
...with screams of "so much light pollution! Won't someone think of the...errr...badgers!"
A new Mac Pro coming this spring? 'Mais oui!'
Re: Nah.
I would beg to differ that more people would recognize an IBM Thinkpad and I would put that pot ugly iMac in second place.
Are you saying that the imac is "pot ugly" compared to the thinkpad? Wow...Thinkpad's are great machines - functional, fast, reliable (in IBM, non-lenovo form) and hard wearing. But they're not lookers.
And re: most people. Putting aside the actual aesthetics, you might find people *do* recognise the Apple's more because Apple/media types are extremely good at product placement on TV, in films etc.
BIS, bash, bosh: El Reg solves BlackBerry 10 email bafflement
It can, but what it does depends on what you specify in the useage policy.
Re: @ Kevin Johnston
but what about the rest. Can GOOD provide the same functionality to separate out things like applications and other data?
Take a look at Sysmosoft's Sense platform. It's a "platform" app, which you can delegate apps into, thus seperating work & personal apps/data. There some downsides we discovered to this solution though, which are probably too detailed to post here.
Fanbois rejoice: iPhone 5, iPad Mini finally jailbroken
Re: At last
In the real world, if you only shop with Google Play store, you have nothing to fear...
Err...not quite.
In the real world better security is better than none, but nothing is 100% secure.
Re: AppleTV 3?
It already is broken. The 3rd gen GUI is a step backwards IMO.
oh wait, you mean jailbroken...
Review: Living with Microsoft's new Surface Pro
...not sure about the cat picture on page 1...either the camera is crap in low light, or that cat is wearing the latest in stealth ninja fur technology. It just looks like a blob of fur.
cooling vent?
A portable tablet-based device that requires a cooling vent and fans is obviously doing something wrong, and the battery life is hardly up there with "conventional" tablets (Nexus, ipad etc). It really needs a 7-9hour battery life, IMO, otherwise it's just another win8 laptop, albeit lighter/smaller.
Kids as young as FIVE need lessons in online safety - NSPCC
Re: Optional
But what happens if you type in screwfix?
Ads for Escort agencies?
Jammy b*stards: Admen flog chocolate bars with 'Wi-Fi-free' zones
I just don't get it...
Chocolate and no wifi...what's the link?
That when there's no wifi, it's time for chocolate?`Or that when eating chocolate, I'm supposed to remember to turn the wifi off?
Clue meter reading zero at the moment. Maybe it needs more coffee.
BANG and the server's gone: Man gets 8 months for destroying work computers
If data wipe was his aim, he's start with the tapes, then the tape drive, then the NAS/SAN, before moving onto the servers last.
However, it does look a bit like he was bored/attention-seeking, and not after serious damage.
Tick-tock, TalkTalk: Users face fourth day of titsup broadband
Northern Ireland customers were also said to have been affected by the fault, which led to web pages loading very slowly
Holy moly...Talk Talk accidentally connected it's NI customers to Virgin Media?
First video inside thinking fish's brain captured by boffins
If any one technology must be stopped it is the ability to see into the persons mind - simply because it opens up to many avenues to create a "perfect" society where those whose brains don't comply can be easily identified and where everyone is compelled to comply to a "socially defined" "norm"
I think I can say with absolute certainty that if this brain scanning for illegal activity happens every f**ker in the entire world is going to jail.
Samsung: Never mind Steve Jobs, let's snap off a piece of stylus biz
The s-pen performance does vary a bit though - I have the original Galaxy note, and it's not so good; the point is way off, the sensitivity not that great and being left handed it made it even worse.
on the upside, gen 2 with the Note 2 is noticably better.
Android gets tipsy on Wine, runs WINDOWS apps
Re: running on a Mac which was itself running an Android emulator
Here's a better one...
Bootcamp into win7, then VM into OS X using the original OS X install as the VM image.
I think this is the IT equivalent of disappearing up your own arse.
Linux boot doesn't smash Samsung laptops any more
Re: @AC.
Making a better OS should probably start with working what you *don't* need, then removing it/never adding it in the first place.
Clue to MS - the following are not OS requirements:
- Media player
- web browser
- 2 GUI's
- Media center
- Games
- Office apps
Re: So what do we learn from this:
Spot on Mystic Meg. +1 for you.
Re: Phoenix UEFI BIOS
If the firmware has 'variables' it's not really firmware.
So, from my uneducated viewpoint we now have, in order of hardeness:
??? (for dynamic variable storage)
Call we call ??? something like "spongeware"? "Jellyware"? "squishyware"?
Re: Playing Devils Advocate!!
PS: you won't get much love for saying "Micro$oft" around here, anyway.
Pfft. Micro$oft is so 2010, dahling. It's "Micro$haft" these days innit?
Schoolgirl's Hello Kitty catonaut soars to 93,000ft
Re: Hydrogen FTW
Repeat after me: "Pedantry is not always required."
You'll be banning lol, all smilies and other abreviated greetings next?
BT to end traffic throttling - claims capacity is FAT
"Our service is unlimited" (What this means: 20gb per month @ 2mb/sec)
"No really, our service is unlimited" (WTM: 40gb per month @ 4mb/sec)
"Serious though, we mean it - our service is unlimited" (WTM: 60gb per month but capped at 8mb/sec)
"ok, we really, really mean it this time - our service is definitely unlimited" (WTM: Full cable speed...but 40gb per month)
"ok, when we mean unlimited, we mean full cable speed, all the time, no limitations" (WTM: Hell has frozen over)
Under cap-and-trade, flying is greener than taking the bus
"Reducing our individual energy use, particularly that of our travel, our houses, and our appliances, is the quickest and easiest way to reduce our own carbon emissions".
In other news: Sky is blue, water is wet, etc. My vote for the "most obvious statement of the year" award.
UK minister: 'There must be a limit to what the gov knows about its people'
[I]n a free society there should be a limit to what the government knows about its people.
The government doesn't own the people. The people own the government. Amazing how quickly that is forgotten once you're sitting on those green benches.
Re: I wonder if power struggles in North Korea are this bloody
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How it is sold
Firewood is sold in several different ways: cut and split, in chunks, as logs, and as slabwood. Cut and split is the least amount of work. Pieces are cut 12 to 24 inches long and split to a rea- sonable size, so all you have to do is stack it. Some dealers will even do that for a small additional charge. (You may have to do some splitting, depending on the size of your stove.)
Chunks (sometimes called billets) are pieces cut 12 to 24 inches long and delivered unsplit. These are usually a little cheaper to buy, but leave you with the task of splitting. Some people feel you get less wood per load this way, but I haven't noticed a big differ- ence once it's split and stacked.
The most economical way to buy firewood is in log length. You have the advantage of cutting pieces to any lengths you want, and you save as much as 30 to 40% a cord. The disad- vantage is the time, labor, and equip- ment involved. If you have the tools and are handy with a chain saw, this is the best way to go. A load of logs runs around $300 (prices vary by area) and will average around 16 face cord — less than $20 a cord. (I'll explain face cord shortly.)
Slabwood is the cheapest to buy — saw mills will sell it as cheap as $10 a pickup load. Slabwood is the pieces cut from the sides of the logs at the mill. They are two to four inches thick and of uneven lengths. This is usually a mix of hard and soft woods and makes excellent kindling and fuel for small woodstoves.
What is a cord?
The traditional measure for firewood is the cord. A standard cord measures four feet high, four feet wide, and eight feet long — an average of 128 cubic feet of wood and air space. The actual volume of split firewood in a face cord (sometimes called a run or a rick)—a face cord is a pile of fire- wood cut 12, 16, or 24 inches long, stacked four feet high and eight feet long. This varies from state to state, and since there are no consumer laws regulating firewood, measurements can be very confusing to the buyer. If you don't know the dealer, ask for specific measurements.
For the remainder of this article, the word cord will refer to a face cord.
When buying more than a cord or two, you may be quoted a price by the size of the truck. A six-wheeler load (six-wheel dump truck) cut and split averages about five to six cords of wood. Unsplit chunks average closer to five cords and are a little cheaper. If you buy wood in log lengths, you have two choices, ten-wheeler load or tractor trailer load. Jerry Graham, the foreman at Black Creek Lumber, says the average ten-wheeler load will be
15 to 16 cords of wood (when cut 16 to 20 inches long). A tractor trailer load will average about 24 cords cut the same length.
Jerry suggests finding a dealer that has a crane mounted on his truck so the logs can be stacked instead of dumped. Stacked logs are much easier to separate and cut. A ten-wheeler load of logs can get pretty tangled up and just about doubles the bull work.
Choices of firewood
(See the Nov./Dec. 1993 issue of BHM for an article on low cost fire- wood.)
Firewood is almost always sold as mixed hardwoods; a lot depends on the types of wood native to your area. Bottom line: the denser the wood, the better the heat (see chart) and the less trouble you'll have with soot and cre- osote build-ups in your chimney. Most softwoods are lightweight and resinous, they burn quickly and produce few coals. The resins present in many softwoods (especially pine, fir, and cedar) create dangerous build-ups of creosote in chimneys and flues. These build-ups greatly increase the risk of chimney fires. If you have to burn softwoods, try to mix them at a two to one ratio (two hard to one soft) with hardwoods.
top and bottom layers may have damp bark, but any surface moisture will dry in a day or two once indoors.
A couple of final cautions: always remember "safety first"— wear safety equipment when cutting, splitting, and stacking. Gloves, steel-toed shoes, and eye protection are a must. Clean your
woodstove regularly and never leave a woodstove unattended for long peri- ods of time.
If you don't know your firewood dealer, pay him a visit and talk to some of his customers. Most of all don't be afraid to ask questions. D
Never be afraid to inspect a load before it is unloaded. I once had a load of logs delivered that was almost 50% softwood. I refused to accept the load and sent it back. The dealer called the next day to apologize and sent a new load out the same day. Always be sure you get what you're paying for.
Stacking and drying
Half the weight of unseasoned wood is water. After seasoning under out- door conditions it will be less than
20%. Check the ends of your wood: green wood will show growth rings and saw marks but the surface will appear solid. As the wood dries, it shrinks and cracks. If the cracks run from the center to the bark you can be pretty sure the wood is seasoned. Some old-timers say you can tell if wood is seasoned by the sound it makes when you bang two pieces together. A soft dull thud means the wood is still green, a sharp crack means it's dry.
Firewood that is cut, split, and prop- erly stacked will dry twice as fast as unsplit wood. Some stove owners like to cut and stack their wood a year in advance to ensure a good supply of seasoned wood. Properly stacked wood will dry in about four months. The best way to stack your wood is in a long running row, but few people have that kind of room. If you have to stack your piles side by side, leave at least one foot between rows to allow for good air circulation. If you want to cover the pile, cover only the top, never the sides. Don't worry too much about rain and snow — sitting out in the snow will have little effect on the moisture content of your wood. The
Density of wood and heat produced by various tree species
An air-dried cord of these types of firewood produces the equivalent in heat of from 218.6 gallons of fuel oil (hickory) to 121 gallons (fir).
Species Rel. density BTU/Cord
Shagbark Hickory …………..72 ……………32,800,000
Black Locust ………………….69 ……………31,400,000
White Oak ……………………..68 ……………31,000,000
Bitternut Hickory ……………66 ……………30,000,000
Chestnut Oak …………………66 ……………30,000,000
American Beech …………….64 ……………29,100,000
Laurel Oak …………………….63 ……………28,700,000
Northern Red Oak …………..63 ……………28,700,000
Rock Elm ………………………63 ……………28,700,000
Sugar Maple ………………….63 ……………28,700,000
Yellow Birch …………………62 ……………28,200,000
White Ash ……………………..60 ……………27,300,000
Southern Red Oak ………….59 ……………26,900,000
Black Walnut …………………55 ……………25,000,000
Oregon Ash ……………………55 ……………25,000,000
White Birch …………………..55 ……………25,000,000
Black Tupelo …………………50 ……………22,800,000
American Sycamore ……….49 ……………22,300,000
Silver Maple ………………….47 ……………21,400,000
Sassafras ……………………….46 ……………21,000,000
Yellow Poplar ………………..42 ……………19,000,000
Red Alder ……………………..41 ……………18,600,000
Eastern Cottonwood ……….40 ……………18,200,000
Black Willow …………………39 ……………17,800,000
Quaking Aspen ……………….38 ……………17,300,000
Tamarack ………………………53 ……………24,100,000
Western Larch ………………..52 ……………23,700,000
Douglas Fir …………………….48 ……………21,900,000
Bald Cypress…………………..46 ……………21,000,000
Red Pine ………………………..46 ……………21,000,000
Hemlock ………………………..45 ……………20,500,000
Cedar …………………………….44 ……………20,000,000
Fir …………………………………43 ……………19,600,000
Pine ……………………………….41 ……………18,600,000
Spruce ……………………………40 ……………18,200,000


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Why should calories be of concern?
In addition to making me pass up Little Caesars for a home-cooked meal, this report also left me wondering about calories. I mean, we spend an awful lot of time talking about them, tracking them, avoiding them and, of course, feeling guilty when we consume too many of them. But what, exactly, are calories and what do they have to do with food?
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Lots of things that we'd never dream of putting in our mouths possess calories. For example, if our bodies could digest gasoline, a gallon would be worth about 31,000 food calories. That's about the same as 50 Big Macs. But when doctors and nutritionists talk about calories, they mean the ones generated by substances that our bodies actually can use to fuel our muscles and organs.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes; 4 hours for the chicken to marinateCook Time: 25 minutesServes: 4Recommended Pellets: Apple
4-6 chicken thighs
1 cup prepared ginger-soy sauce
3 green onion stalks
2 limes
1/2 cup grated onion1/2 cup peanut oil1/3 cup rice vinegar2 tablespoons water2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger2 tablespoons ketchup4 teaspoons soy sauce2 teaspoons sugar2 teaspoons lemon juice1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
When you go to make your dressing, you can do it how I did, or you can opt for a blender or food processor. This sauce may have a decent amount of ingredients but it is incredibly easy and packed full of flavor. I used my cheese grater and used the small holes to grate down 1/2 c of yellow onion and 2 tbsp of fresh ginger. Once that's in the bowl all you have to do is measure the rest of the ingredients and incorporate it all into the bowl. I wanted to grate the onion and ginger in so this dressing would have a nice texture to it as well. Once your sauce is all mixed up, take your chicken thighs and put it into a zip lock bag and use around 3/4 of the dressing to cover. I let my chicken thigh sit for around 4 hrs, turning the bag every hour. Once you reach your final hour take the chicken out of the fridge and set it on the counter to increase its internal temperature. When your 4 hours is almost up, go ahead and turn your Traeger on and make sure the grill is set to "Smoke" with the lid open. Give that around 4-5 minutes for your grill to prepare.
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BROOKLYN, Mich. (Detroit Free Press) -- At least a dozen competitors and spectators at the Tough Mudder competition last weekend at Michigan International Speedway are reporting vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and other gastrointestinal problems.
Health officials suspect the highly contagious Norovirus, which causes acute gastroenteritis, meaning an inflammation of the stomach and intestines. Stool samples are being collected and will be tested in the coming days.
Tough Mudder events involve lengthy "hard core" obstacle courses designed "to test all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie," according to the Tough Mudder website.
But that means a lot of contact with bodily fluids, health officials said.
"You're crawling through mud, carrying logs, climbing over obstacles," said Angela Minicuci, spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Community Health.
Virus-carrying saliva or fluid from one competitor can be easily transmitted to the next competitor touching the same surface, she said.
The symptoms so far have included cramping, diarrhea, vomiting - "all the things we'd associated with a gastrointestinal illness," Minicuci said.
Health officials have spoken to at least a dozen callers "and at least another dozen are coming in (from) throughout Michigan and in border states," said Lenawee County Health Officer Patricia Bourgeois.
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Early-voting bill advances in S.C. House despite Democratic opposition
COLUMBIA - Early-voting bill advances in S.C. House despite Democratic opposition
The GOP-controlled South Carolina House of Representatives on Thursday approved an early-voting bill that Democrats say would give people less time to cast their ballots before an election.
The measure, sponsored by Republican Rep. Alan Clemmons of Myrtle Beach, calls for opening early-voting centers in each South Carolina county during a nine-day window before elections.
Democrats complained that the legislation would eliminate the existing one-month period before elections when voters can complete absentee ballots in person.
"We should not do anything to deny free and ready access to the vote," said Rep. Joe Neal, a Democrat from Hopkins. "Let me be clear: This is designed to suppress the vote in South Carolina."
House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, a Democrat from Columbia, predicted that the bill would lead to costly lawsuits similar to the legal battle over the state's voter ID law, which a federal court upheld last October.
South Carolina is one of only 18 states that do not offer no-excuse early voting. Early voting is allowed in neighboring Georgia and North Carolina.
The issue has received more attention in Columbia since Richland County voters were forced to wait six hours or longer to cast their ballots in last November's general election.
Clemmons said that many residents take advantage of South Carolina's current absentee voting law by simply making up excuses so that they can vote before an election.
His bill still would allow voters to mail in absentee ballots, but it would limit the number of reasons they could cite for using this method.
Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell, a Democrat from Lancaster, argued that in-person absentee voting "eliminates a lot of potential for fraud" associated with mailing in absentee ballots.
Her effort to maintain the current absentee-voting system failed on a 58-54 vote, which was the closest that the Democratic minority came to amending the bill during a debate that last more than four hours and featured 15 roll-call votes.
The House gave tentative approval to the measure on a final vote of 66-37.
The bill faces an uncertain fate in the South Carolina Senate, which overwhelmingly approved an early-voting proposal in March that would not change the rules for absentee voting.
One of the Senate bill's sponsors, Democratic Sen. John Scott of Columbia, said he would not support the House legislation.
At one point during Thursday's debate, Clemmons acknowledged that he does not personally care for the idea of early voting.
"I think Election Day should be on Election Day," he said.
Independent Mail reporter Nikie Mayo contributed to this report.
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Oliver Lee Egyptian Zodiac Sign, Oliver Lee Traditional Egyptian Horoscope
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About Egyptian Traditional Horoscope
The Egyptian Zodiac is very similar to the Pharaoh Zodiac system which also uses twelve 12 signs but with minor differences. An example is the Egyptian zodiac uses different signs then the Pharaoh zodiacs. Egyptians had tremendous knowledge of the twelve 12 zodiac signs but are said not to have actually invented them. It is believed the twelve 12 zodiac signs are from the Babylonians. Egyptians gained knowledge from the Greeks about the zodiac signs during the Ptolemaic period, and from this Egyptians differentiated their zodiacal system using different shapes from the ones commonly used today.
Anubis (Anpu, Inpu, Ienpw, Imeut)
Patron Of
Mummification, and the dead on their path through the underworld.
A man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Sympathetic, generous, loving, self-confident.
Trying to control others, very emotional.
Compatible Signs
Bastet, Isis
Symbol Meaning
Anubis, the god of the dead, also the guide of the souls and the god of the Underworld. Born as Anubis, enjoying black humor and prefer solitude. Anubis people also have a close link to the parallel words. Not to mention being very sensitive and emotional. In the nether world, Anubis is the guardian. Individuals born as the Anubis sign are most determined out of all the signs. Self confidence and having the power to make sure everything stays under control makes Anubis people widely respected. Said to be an incredibly Ancient God, Anubis was the original god of the dead, a position which Osiris is now in control of. Anubis later transformed to be one of many Osiris sons, being a psychopomp in the underworld, meaning conductor of souls. His totem is the Jackal. Jackals hunted near the necropolis near the desert throughout Egypt. He is carved in most tombs in Egypt. Anubis duties included watching over the mummification process, making sure everything was done properly. Also testing souls in the underworld of their knowledge of the gods and their faith. Placing their hearts on the Scales of Justice, during the Judging of the heart. Feeding some souls to Ammit.


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Now that we all carry around constantly updating, infinitely detailed maps on our smartphones, the world should feel small and brightly lit, right?
Not so, says Alastair Bonnett, a "psychogeographer" at Newcastle University, which is somewhere off to our right. He's just published a delightfully quirky book called "Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies" (HMH, $25). In dozens of short entries, he describes "floating islands, dead cities, and hidden kingdoms."
Beware: This is no Carnival Cruise. "Authentic topophilia can never be satisfied with a diet of sunny villages," Bonnett writes. "The most fascinating places are often also the most disturbing, entrapping, and appalling."
I corresponded with him via e-mail.
Has technology denied us the special pleasure of getting lost?
We are all cartographic obsessives these days. It's great in some ways, but it also feeds into the unhealthy situation in which if we don't know exactly where we are and where everything else is in relationship to us, we start prodding our screens and thinking something is amiss. This is profoundly disempowering, for it suggests that without constant expert advice, we would all be driving in circles or off cliffs. So for me, it's not so much about the pleasures of getting lost, it's more about finding the confidence to know that we can find our own way and that the pleasures of travel — and of serendipity — can't be uploaded.
It's easy to imagine that there are no more places left on earth to be discovered.
Ever since the photographs from Apollo 17 of the "blue marble" back in 1972, we've lived with the sense that the whole world is fully known. Actually, people have been saying this for some time: It was back in 1887 that the éminence grise of British Geography, Halford Mackinder, claimed, "We are near the end of the roll of great discoveries." However, exploration is far from dead. There are vast landscapes under the sea and under the polar ice that have yet to be mapped in any detail. Also, surprises do turn up on land. It was only this April that Leeds University [Britain] scientists confirmed the existence of a peat bog the size of England in a remote region of the Congo Republic. And let's not forget that plenty of the world isn't subject to the kind of high-res imagery found in the U.S.A.. I guess that's also why mass kidnappings can take place in Africa and the victims not be found.
I love the way your book makes us think of overlooked areas — the LAX parking lot, for instance — as actual, distinct places.
Places that are lost in the fabric of the modern city fascinate me because they are so stoical: They seem to say, "Even here we can make a place." A place is somewhere distinct, with its own story and its own identity. I think that speaks of the way place-loving and place-making is fundamental to what we are, and the way our identity is tied up with place. I end the book with children's places, and I think it's important to know that one of our earliest activities is to make places, which we might call "dens" or "camps."
Can any of us be an explorer?
We have to change our view of what "exploration" is. These days it is more likely to be found in taking a journey into the ruins of Detroit than in traveling to Thailand; more likely to be found around the corner or under our feet than in more expected places. This is why I take such inspiration from today's "urban explorers" — people who explore the hidden parts of the city at night, who are trying to enliven our geographical imaginations.
Are there any places you've been trying to reach but so far haven't been able to?
Plenty! Just three off the top of my head:
- The lost gulags of Siberia, camps in the forests that are apparently still there but too remote for any verification.
- The guano islands claimed by the U.S. under the Guano Islands Act. I'm intrigued by the cycles of interest and abandonment that they evoke.
- The "Dau" film set in Ukraine that was so realistic that it turned into a real town with a trapped population of actors. The film was due out 2014, and the release keeps getting postponed.
(This interview has been edited for space and clarity.)


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Forming a dream team of young electronic producers, Australia's Flume shares his remix of London brothers Disclosure while Avicii teases the somewhat controversial, country-infused "Wake Me Up" tune which first premiered at Ultra earlier this year. All that, plus some unfortunate news for W&W fans, but possibly great news for fans of Kraftwerk!
– Australian wunderkind Flume (pictured above) has shared his "Orchestral Crunkwave" remix of Disclosure's "You & Me" from the brotherly duo's hotly tipped debut full-length, Settle. Give it a spin below.
– "Levels" mastermind Avicii, has teased a preview of his new track with Aloe Blacc (best known as the vocalist behind the infectious "I Need a Dollar" tune) which first premiered—to some controversy—at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami earlier this year. Take a listen to a snippet of the country-flavored "Wake Me Up" below before it premieres on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show this Friday.
– An unfortunate bit of news has surfaced that, due to the health issues of W&W member Willem van Hanegem, the Dutch trance duo has been forced to cancel all of its remaining June live dates. Fortunately, a somewhat speedy recovery is anticipated, meaning that W&W will be able to honor many of its other planned tour dates throughout July and August. (full story)
– Mega DJ Laidback Luke was the latest subject of the insightful video series My Son the DJ. Over the course of a new twenty-plus minute clip, the Dutch jock talks about how he deals with the stresses and pressures of a constant tour schedule and how he manages to interact with his family amidst it all. Appearances by Laidback Luke's parents, his wife (via Skype), and his touring kung fu teacher are included.
– The EDMbiz conference is set to kickoff next week, bringing a wide array of speakers and panelists to Las Vegas in order to discuss everything EDM before the 2013 edition of Electric Daisy Carnival gets underway. With the conference fast approaching (June 18-20, to be exact), EDMbiz shared its second wave of panelists which includes the likes of Afro Jack, Steve Aoki, Pete Tong, and Beatport CEO Matt Adell. (full story)
-Though he's discussed it before, Kraftwerk member Ralf Hütter again made some revealing comments in a recent interview with The Guardian which seemed to signal that a ninth studio album from the legendary electronic outfit was indeed in the works. (full story)
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Were you searching for someone with the last name Dhamer? Our results will reveal that there are numerous people with the last name Dhamer. You can curtail your people search by choosing the link that contains the first name of the person you are looking to find.
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Welcome to Camps at AllergyHome
Camps.AllergyHome.org provides practical teaching tools to those who care for campers with food allergies. Our mission is to bring food allergy awareness and education to your camp community.
Management of Food Allergies in Camps – What Staff Need to Know (1.0 CEC)
A training module presented by a pediatric allergist who is a nationally recognized food allergy educator. This education module reviews key principles in food allergy management that are relevant to all camps. Participants learn how to prevent accidental exposures to food allergens tailored to specific camp settings. The module also reviews critical skills in food allergy management such as reading labels, preventing cross contact, and appropriate use of EpiPen. With increased awareness, staff will be better equipped to deal with food allergies, keeping campers with food allergies safe.Competency Test: Assess Food Allergy Awareness Quiz
This multiple choice exam can be used to assess food allergy awareness in staff after completion of "Management of Food Allergies in Camp: What Staff Need to Know." It is designed to increase food allergy awareness while reviewing some skills important for managing food allergies. These questions address some common myths that can sometimes make things seem scarier than they are.
After completion of the education module and the competency exam, ACA members can earn 1.0 ACA CECWhat are Food Allergies? Explaining to Kids What it Means to Live with a Food Allergy
This 4 ½ minute slide show teaches young children without food allergies why kids with food allergies need to do things a bit differently. It is designed to increase understanding, encourage children to support their peers, and discourage bullying. This resource can be used by nurses and camps staff as well as a tool to introduce families in the camp community to the basic concepts of food allergies.
These Resources below are also included in the full "Management of Food Allergies in Camp" Module:How to Use an EpiPen
Brief slideshow with audio reviewing how to use an EpiPenHow to Read an Ingredient Label for Food Allergens
Brief slideshow with audio on how to read an ingredient label, and reviews the Food Allergy Labeling Law in the US


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Fans of Jay Z and Beyoncé may be in for double the disappointment as reports surface that Beyoncé plans to serve Jay Z with divorce papers and their continuing marriage drama may cause the two to not finish their On the Run Tour.
According to Page Six, Jay Z, Beyoncé, their concert promoter Live Nation, HBO and at least four lawyers held an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss the couple's marriage and its impact on the tour. While the intent was to release a statement after the meeting, Jay Z and Beyoncé were unable to mutually decide what it should say. Officials are now worried that the show, which cost $100 million, may not reach San Francisco which was its next stop, Monday, after performances this weekend in Los Angeles. There is even more fear that the tour may not last to its planned September finale in Paris.
Throughout the ordeal, the couple has tried to put on a brave face, cozying up during performances and posting photos of family moments on social media. Now the Inquisitr reports that Beyoncé is now also planning to file for divorce and may be serving Jay Z with divorce papers by next week. Lawyers have been present on the tour to help finalize the terms of the divorce.
"They've had discussions lately about the inevitable sit-down interview when they finally do split, and Jay's been adamant that he doesn't want Beyoncé sitting down with Barbara Walters or Oprah Winfrey pretending to be the victim," a source told Page Six.
The source says there's no prenuptial agreement and there haven't been any reports as to how the stars, who both have net worths of over $100 million, will be dividing up their assets in the event of a divorce.
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Salesforce Plans $1 Billion Offering of Convertible Senior Notes
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Salesforce.com Inc., the largest maker of online customer-management software, plans to offer $1 billion in convertible senior notes in a private placement to institutional investors.
A portion of proceeds from the notes, due in 2018, will be used for acquisitions, investments in technology and capital expenditures, the San Francisco-based company said today in a statement.
Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff is expanding into tools for human resources and online marketing, paying $689 million last year for Buddy Media Inc., whose software helps companies place advertisements on Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. Benioff has said he'll keep using deals to help accelerate growth by pushing beyond cloud-computing software for sales management.
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