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Amazing Race 12: It's Another Non-Elimination Round
January 06, 2008 09:33 PM by Jennifer_Brown
Don't expect a lot of excitement tonight. With Ronald trying desperately to improve his gripey manner, Nateifer vowing to stop the hatin', and TK & Rachel miles behind the other racers, there's just not much drama to be had.
The teams take off from Pit Stop Bandra Fort, and find that they'll be flying nearly 4,000 miles to Osaka, Japan for tonight's leg. TK & Rachel, first to arrive at Bandra, are the first to depart.
This far into the Race, you have to wonder how Gramps is holding up. And it would appear, at least, that grandson Nick is wondering the same thing. Nick's down to having to carry Gramps' backpack for him and encourage him every step of the way. "It's a big responsibility being the leader of a team," Nick says. "[Donald] continues to push himself and I think he's done a great job."
TK & Rachel get a good start — scoring the earliest flight to Osaka. But, it turns out, their flight will have two stops, where the later flight will only have one. The other teams are wondering where TK & Rachel are, and suddenly we're wondering — will the earlier flight actually arrive in Osaka earlier? Or will those on the later flight find themselves ahead of our fearless flowerchildren?
To TK, the empty airport just doesn't feel right. "We could be way out in front, we could be dead last. You just never know," he says. As it turns out, his gut is right. The other teams arrive in Osaka hours before TK & Rachel do.
Upon arriving in Japan, the teams are to head to Kishiwada Castle, and search the grounds for their next clue, which takes them to Noda Station. At Noda Station, they'll find a cleaning man who has their next clue, a Roadblock.
Just as everyone is musing how crazy the Osaka traffic is, and thanking their lucky stars that they don't have to drive, they learn that their Roadblock is to don a hat and gloves, and play taxi driver. This is a tough challenge, and it looks like it's up to the ladies to deliver. Meanwhile, Gramps and Ronald relax with some snacks while their teammates are completely stressed, trying to navigate the busy and confusing streets of Osaka. In the end, however, the only one to really get lost is Nick, giving the girls a good 10-minute head start on the next clue, which is to take a taxi to Kita-Mido Temple.
The clue found at the temple is a Detour: Sense of Touch or Sense of Smell. In Sense of Touch, Racers must play a game of robot soccer using cell phones to issue commands to their robots. Each team member must score a point in order to receive their next clue. In Sense of Smell, the players must use their noses only to find a real flower among thousands of fakes in a local flower shop.
After the Detour, the teams are instructed to race to Tempozan Park, their Pit Stop for this leg of the Race.
It's neck-and-neck between Nateifer and Ron & Christina, but since TK & Rachel still have yet to even land in Osaka, and since neither of the teams racing to hit the mat first have done much to make fans root for them (except for maybe Christina, who it might be good to see win just to spite her dad), there's not a lot of drama to it.
In the end, it boils down to Christina's familiarity with Japan (she admits she studied in Japan for several months and knows the language) that gives them the leading edge. The teams come across the mat in the following order:
1st: Ron & Christina, who each win an electric vehicle. Christina gives Ron credit for their coming in first, since he didn't lose his temper even once all day (if you don't count him going on and on…and on…and…on…about "paying good money and still having to walk" at the airport.)
2nd: Nateifer. Nate says, "We want it so bad!" Jennifer says, "It is on!" Nate adds, "The best team is going to come in last, and that's us." (…uh…Huh?!)
3rd: Nick & Gramps, who, like always, fist-five.
4th: TK & Rachel, who, though they were so far behind and knew it, had a blast on this leg. "We didn't join the Race to have a miserable time at any point," TK says.
Wait a minute! Phil springs it on them that this is another Non-Elimination round and they're still in the Race. Problem is, of course, there will be a Speed Bump ahead. That, combined with the fact that they're already 3 hours behind the other teams, could make for a pretty nail-biting episode next week.
"We're definitely going to try our damnedest to catch up to the other teams and beat them," TK promises.
Next on Amazing Race 12:
It's all about who will make the final 3, and the game is ON!
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It is known that all functional languages share some basic properties like using functions as basic building block for programs with all the consequences like using recursion instead of iteration. However, some fundamental differences also exist. Lisp uses a single representation for both Lisp code and data, while ML has no standard representation of ML code. Erlang has a built-in actor-based concurrency. Haskell has monads. Haskell makes a distinction in the static type system between pure and impure functions; ML does not.
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Cash-straPped Kingfisher Airlines scheduled operator permit expired on Monday and as per the regulations, the airline now has two years to furnish a detailed revival plan and seek renewal. At the end of the two years, if it wants to fly again the airline will have to apply for a flying permit afresh.
The airline had already applied for renewal of the licence and an interim revival plan in December. However, the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation was not satisfied and has sought additional details on the funding plan. We are still waiting for more details on the funding, said a senior official of the DGCA. The interim plan had nothing concrete on the source of funding.
On December 24, Kingfishers CEO Sanjay Aggarwal had informed the DGCA Arun Mishra that the airlines promoter group, UB Group, will invest R652 crore over the next 12 months to restart operations in a limited manner. Of the money, R120 crore was to be paid to the employees.
However, a week later the UB Group companies have not held a board meeting or issued any statement saying that they will give additional funding the the debt-ridden airline. Bankers have also rejected any further funding to the airline.
United Breweries (Holdings), one of the promoter group companies of Kingfisher, has made equity investment of R2,109.31 crore until September 30 ,2012. The company also gave corporate guarantees to Kingfishers bankers to the tune of R6,631.35 crore and guarantees to its aircraft lessors of R2,125 crore.
The UB Group has not divulged the source of R652 crore mentioned in the interim revival plan. However, the United Breweries (Holdings) is set to receive R2,400 crore as part of the stake sale in group company United Spirits to Diageo.
A Kingfisher spokesperson declined to comment on whether a fresh revival plan is being worked upon.
The DGCA official added that if a detailed revival plan is submitted within the next two years, DGCA officials will undertake an audit of the airlines fleet, staff and operational capabilities in terms of finances and the whole process takes six to eight weeks. The only difference in Kingfishers case would be the timeline, the official said. Renewal happens quicker but we would begin the renewal process only after being given a satisfactory and detailed revival plan.
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Easternlight has sold the North American rights for its Hong Kong martial arts film "Fatal Contact" to The Weinstein Company. It was jointly announced at Cannes today by Ying Ye, Director of Easternlight Films and Gary Hamilton, Managing Director for parent company Arclight Films. Ye and Hamilton also announced that French distributor Metropolitan had bought rights for France and Tiberius rights for Germany.
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Someone already translated Zimbra for Brazilian Portuguese?
If anyone started that I wuld like to do that? Where I can find the languages files
Tks in advanced
Someone already translated Zimbra for Brazilian Portuguese?
If anyone started that I wuld like to do that? Where I can find the languages files
Tks in advanced
The message files are located in the source at:
However we've changed this slightly in the next release so better to wait, or you'll have to reformat the files a bt.
Hi to all the Zimbra team members.
Does anyone translating Zimbra to Portugal Portuguese ?
I download a file called zimbra_msgs.zip ? This is the correct file to do the translation ?
Has anyone finished the tranlation to Bazilian Portuguese? Or just to Portuguese?
I translated 3 files of Zimbra to Brazilian Portuguese. If anyone has time to continue this translation the Brazilian People will be thankful.
Follow the file in attachment.
FredArgolo, you from Brasil ?!
please contact me or help me to install zimbra opensource
in Portuguese
Voce esta no Brasil !?
Estou tendo problemas na instalação do Zimbra, voce poderia me responder algumas questões ?!
meu msn -> firstname.lastname@example.com
FredArgolo - Before I can approve the atttachment/posting we'd need a signed contrib agreement. You can get that here:
Looking for new beta users -> Co-Founder of Acompli. Previously worked at Zimbra (and Yahoo! & VMware) since 2005.
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I have time, how to do it ?
I'll install Zimbra on my site, and will need to translate it to pt_BR...Originally Posted by naldo
Had you make progress?
I can help, if needed!
I am just finishing the ZmMAG which is huge.
Maybe I'll finish this week.
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We have a couple of ground
rules at Warby Parker.*
*Nothing crazy.
Treat customers the way we'd like to be treated.
They don't call it the golden rule for nothing. Shopping for glasses should be fun, easy, and not ridiculously expensive.
Create an environment where employees can think big, have fun, and do good.
Sometimes people say to us: "If you love your job so much, why don't you marry it?" (Answer: we would if we could.)
Get out there.
No company is an island. Serving the community is in our DNA—from distributing a pair of frames for every pair sold to sponsoring local Little League teams (Go Giants! Go Skyscrapers!). We also work with Verité to ensure that our factories have fair working conditions and happy employees.
Green is good.
Warby Parker is one of the only carbon-neutral eyewear brands in the world.
Our customers, employees, community and environment are our stakeholders. We consider them in every decision that we make.
Got questions?
Here maybe we can answer 'em.
Where does the name "Warby Parker" come from?
The stork. (Just kidding.)
In May 2009, our co-founder Dave was wandering around the New York Public Library when he stumbled into an exhibition about Jack Kerouac. The four of us had long been inspired by Kerouac, who spurred a generation to take the road less traveled.
The exhibit included some of Kerouac's manuscripts, drafts, and journals. In one of the journals, Dave noticed two characters with interesting names: Warby Pepper and Zagg Parker. We combined the two and came up with Warby Parker.
So your name comes from a book, huh. Will you recommend a book for me to read?
Sure! Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums is one of our favorites. (Employees get a copy on their first day, as part of our standard secret initiation rites.) If you like adventure, try A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes. If you're the nonfiction type, John Jeremiah Sullivan's Pulphead will knock you flat. (In a good way.)
If you're a fast reader and want more recommendations, our retail stores are stocked with excellent books.
How is it possible to sell high-quality prescription glasses for $95?
Most high-end brands do not produce their own eyewear. Instead, they sell those rights to massive companies who design, manufacture, and sell branded glasses directly to optical shops. Those optical shops tack on additional mark-ups to frames and lenses before selling them to you.
We cut out the middleman by designing and producing our own eyewear, then passing on the savings to customers. We effectively sell glasses wholesale (because it makes no sense for customers to pay for multiple mark-ups).
Who started Warby Parker?
Meet our founding fathers.
As the former director of non-profit VisionSpring, Neil spent the better part of five years distributing glasses to people living on less than $4 per day. A native of New York City, Neil is a Leo and enjoys long walks in the park. With Dave, he is co-CEO of Warby Parker.
Karaoke pick
Hall and Oates, "Maneater"
Happy place
On a beach in the Galápagos, surrounded by blue-footed boobies.
Like a Viking from his native Sweden, Dave spends his free time seeking adventure. Two recent conquests include trekking across Antarctica and becoming the fastest person ever to run a marathon in a flamingo costume. With Neil, he is co-CEO of Warby Parker.
Karaoke pick
Lionel Richie, "Lady"
Happy place
In any ocean, but preferably Del Mar.
Andy has studied eyewear design in more than 40 countries. Rumors that he conceived the idea for Warby Parker at a temple in the jungle city of Angkor Wat remain unsubstantiated but plausible. Andy is currently continuing the adventure at Highland Capital Partners.
Karaoke pick
The Rolling Stones, "Satisfaction"
Happy place
Any beach that requires a passport stamp.
A bespectacled man for life, Jeff wanted to start Warby Parker because he couldn't find any frames on the market that fit his quirky yet impeccable taste. Because his passion for glasses is matched only by his enthusiasm for a baby's-bottom-caliber shave, Jeff went on to co-found Harry's.
Karaoke pick
"Monster Mash"
Happy place
Building elaborate sandcastles with wife and kids.
Why do you distribute glasses to people in need?
When we started the company, we had two goals:
- Offer an alternative to the overpriced and underwhelming eyewear that was available to us.
- Build a business that could solve problems instead of creating them.
In our efforts to fulfill requirement #2, we work with nonprofits to train individuals across the globe to give basic eye exams and bring glasses to their communities. You can get a step-by-step breakdown of the process here.
How do you calculate the impact of your Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program?
Excellent question. One of our main sources is the World Health Organization, an agency of the United Nations that focuses on public health worldwide. If you're interested in exploring the topic of vision impairment, here's a paper that goes into great depth
on the subject (put on your thinking cap!). Another great resource is the website of one of our primary partners, VisionSpring. There you can find more stats, stories, and research.
I read that Warby Parker is a "B Corporation". What does that mean? Does the "B" stand for "bagpipe"?
Excellent guess, but no. A "B Corporation" is a company that has been independently evaluated by B Lab (a pioneering non-profit) and found to meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. For the full rundown on how we're performing, read our most recent report card. For bagpipes, step this way.


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James C. Davidson, 85
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James Carl Davidson, 85, died at home on July 3, 2009. He was born Jan. 18, 1924, in Gouverneur, N.Y., to Lawson P. and Margaret Hill Davidson, the second of four children. Carl was active in dramatics, 4-H Club, and Boy Scouts, in which he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He was president of his junior and senior classes, and graduated as salutatorian from Gouverneur High School in June of 1942. In October of that year, he entered active duty in the U.S Army and served two years in the European Theater of Operations including the Allied landings in Normandy, France in June, 1944, and campaigns of Northern France and the Rhineland. He received an honorable discharge in January of 1946.
Davidson studied veterinary medicine at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and received his D.V.M. degree in June of 1951. He married Marjory Barrett of Adams, N.Y., on June 11, 1949, and they had three children: Bruce Walter, Elizabeth Jane, and Margaret Ellen. After graduation from Cornell, he practiced veterinary medicine in California and New York, and then entered employment with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a field veterinarian in August of 1957. Over the years he had various assignments with the USDA in California, Conneticut, and Maryland. In Maryland, he was assigned to the Agency Headquarters Staff in 1968, and was later transferred to Albuquerque, New Mexico in May of 1976 as the Veterinarian in Charge for the USDA Animal Health Activities.
Davidson suffered a critical illness in 1979 which resulted in the loss of over 85 percent of his vision, and received rehabilitation training at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. He was then reassigned to a staff position at agency headquarters in Hyattsville, Md., in October of 1980, where he received the Secretary of Agriculture's Certificate of Merit for Handicapped Employees. In September of 1983, he was granted Disability Retirement from the USDA after nearly 30 years of service.
He and Marjory retired to Hendersonville, where they lived until September of 2008, when they moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be closer to family.
Davidson had many interests, and an inquiring mind to the very end. He loved gardening, traveling, animals, reading, current events, and meeting new people.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marjory; a son, Bruce and daughter-in-law Diane, of Ottawa, Canada; a daughter, Elizabeth and son-in-law Jim Glatz, of Lubbock, Texas; a daughter, Margaret, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; a brother, Jack, of Gouverneur, N.Y.; a sister, Mary Mead, of Prineville, Ore., and grandchildren, James and Daniel Lacey and Taylor and Andrew Davidson. Many in-laws, nieces and nephews also survive him.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Jean.
His family and friends will remember him for his fundamental decency, kindness and tolerance.
A private service will be held on Saturday, July 11, and interment will occur later at the cemetery in Gouverneur, N.Y.
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A textile artist from Fairfield, Texas, Laverne Brackens represents a long tradition of improvisational quiltmaking among African-American women. Born in 1927, Brackens learned the art of quiltmaking as a child by helping her mother tack quilts. However, Brackens did not begin making them herself until 1987 when she retired from her career as a cook following an accident. Today, Brackens is among four generations of family quiltmakers including her mother, Gladys Henry; her daughter, Sherry Byrd; and her grandchildren.
A highly productive quilter, Brackens is known for her improvisational technique that uses bold, bright colors and often features letters and numbers. "I don't go by patterns," says Brackens. I make it up out of my head. When you pick up the material and start working with it, that's when you know what [the quilt] will be." Brackens' quilts regularly feature an off-center centerpiece, rotating printed stripes, and both horizontal and vertical stripping, all contributing to art works that are distinct and unexpected.
These distinctive quilts have been featured in numerous exhibitions and documented in many books and publications. ......(read more at.http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/fellow.php?id=2011_01&type=bio)
Read more about Laverne on this blog in the post.....WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT LAVERNE BRACKENS....December 2010.
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If you've been hesitant to download the leaked APK for Flipboard's exclusive Android app, now may be a good time to try it out. An over-the-air update from Flipboard has fixed many of the bugs reported by those anxious users that downloaded the app early. Version 1.8.4 should increase speed and ... Full Article »
Samsung may have gotten a head start with their Galaxy S III launch, but this past week brought plenty of action to the Android handset scene at CTIA. There's an impressive lineup of upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices, as well as more LTE handsets than you can shake a stick at. CTIA h ... Full Article »
It's no secret that Google+ is the company's "secret weapon," as CEO Larry Page hopes to make it the premier social network to rival Facebook. And with this not-so-subtle approach, the Google+ mobile app has been updated for iOS but not Android. The overhaul boasts a new user interface with ... Full Article »
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Google was found guilty for infringing on Oracle's Java API copyrights, but U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who's presiding over the case, said that Oracle won't get the $1 billion in damages it seeks from Google at this point. This is because the jury couldn't reach a unanimous decision ... Full Article »
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I love Google Chrome on my desktop computer, and I also love Google Chrome on my Galaxy Nexus. Are those two facts related? Yes, yes they are. Chrome is only in beta right now on Android, and it only currently works with (or, rather, it is only supported in) Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich. But ... Full Article »
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Col. Rick Wedan, 142nd Fighter Wing commander, left, exchanges the colors with outgoing 142nd MSG Commander Col. Paul Fitzgerald, right, during the Mission Support Group change of command ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., Aug. 3, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs/Released)
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
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Episode 10The Ripatti-Pearce Family
Tim Pearce and Kristina Ripatti both work in law enforcement in Los Angeles. The two were married in 2003 and now have a 15-month old daughter, Jordan. However, tragedy struck their lives when a gang member shot Kristina during a pursuit. She is paralyzed from the chest down and is still in the hospital. She is said to still be alive due to her level of physical fitness. She is confined to a wheelchair and endures a rigorous physical therapy regime.
Tim's mom, Jean has now moved into their house and plans to be a full time caregiver to both Kristina and Jordan. This family is so loved in the community and a family friend has agreed to swap houses with them. The land that the other home is on is more conducive to building a house that would serve Kristina's needs. In this episode, the Extreme Team travels to Redondo Beach to support a local hero and build Kristina a new home.
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Last week, Dan Szymborski released the 2013 version of ZiPS for the Kansas City Royals. I talked very briefly about these in Friday Notes, but I wanted to circle back based on a conversation that was had yesterday on the Kansas City Baseball Vault that Clint and I participated in. We talked a little about the projections and what they mean, which gave me the idea to get into them a little bit. If you're unfamiliar with ZiPS, they are a projection system designed by Szymborski that takes a look at the previous four seasons for most players (age 24-38) and the previous three seasons for the rest. Then it looks at typical aging curves as exhibited by similar players. Needless to say, there's plenty of room for error due to the system ignoring the human element. More weight is placed on the more recent seasons, but a player like Alex Gordon, for example, still won't look great by these projections because of how bad he was in 2011 and 2012. Â So I'm going to take a look at a few players and why I think he may do better or worse than what the projection shows.
Alex Gordon – .269/.352/.434, 17 HR, 67 RBI, 86 R, .341 wOBA
I mentioned Gordon in the opening paragraph, and I think he's one of the biggest under projections on the Royals list. I really believe his subpar 2009 and 2010 are knocking every slash stat in this projection down by at least 20 points. My non-computerized guess on Gordon would be about .290/.365/.475 for 2013 and about a .360 wOBA. Over the last two seasons, Gordon has hit .298/.372/.478. Is that what we expected his prime to look like back in 2006 or so? Of course not, but he's a damn fine player and a different player than the one we saw prior to the 2011 season. If I had to bet on one player outperforming his projection, it'd be Gordon.
Mike Moustakas – .261/.310/.430, 20 HR, 81 RBI, 71 R, .316 wOBA
The more I talk to people close to the Royals, the more I begin to believe that the knee injury Moustakas dealt with around the middle of the season hurt him the whole rest of the year and was a big contributor to his massive decline in the second half. He missed very little time, so the projections would have no way of quantifying what playing hurt could do for a player. I do think it's conceivable that Moustakas will always be considered an underachiever based on his draft position, but I also think we're going to see a season out of him that will end up being the norm. I'd give him a guess at .275/.330/.480 next season. The slugging percentage in the projection was the most surprising thing to me as I see as he was hovering in the .480-.500 range for much of the first part of the season before his injury. Maybe I'm totally off, but I think we'll see the early season Moustakas for the whole year in 2013.
James Shields – 4.11 ERA, 3.92 FIP, 208 IP, 7.92 K/9, 2.29 BB/9
Shields, like Gordon, is hurt in the projections by his 2010 season when he put up pretty rough raw numbers, but the advanced statistics showed a rebound was likely. I might have him in the category of players I think will be better than their projections partially because I'm at least hopeful he'll be better than this, but I also legitimately think he'll be better. I'd be surprised if he put up his lowest strikeout rate of the last three seasons in 2013, and I don't think his home run rate will spike like the projections say with him moving to a park that suppresses homers like Kauffman does and getting out of the AL East and some of the small ballparks there. If I had to guess, I'd put Shields at a 3.50-3.70 ERA or so with about 220 innings, 8.5 K/9 and about where the projections have him on his walk rate.
Kelvin Herrera -Â 3.72 ERA, 3.41 FIP, 77.1 IP, 8.15 K/9, 2.45 BB/9
I hesitated for a second to include a reliever because their performances are so random due to the low number of innings pitched, but I just feel so strongly that Herrera is a star in the bullpen that I wanted to mention him. I love what he brings to the table with the fantastic fastball, the great control and what seems like an ability to withstand pressure. It may be a small quibble, but after putting up a 2.35 ERA and a 2.70 FIP, I see him at least maintaining that level of production in 2013. Again, throwing such a low amount of innings lends itself to random occurrence and a bad outing could bump an ERA for the whole season, but Herrera's another guy I'd bet strongly on doing better than these projections. I just love what he brings to the table. I do think the strikeout and walk numbers are about right, but the home run numbers don't seem likely to be as high as the projections have them, which should help in bringing the ERA down to where I see it.
I don't really see a ton of players likely to do worse than their projections. ZiPS is kind of notorious for being conservative in its projections, which makes sense as it provides the middle of the road projection. I've seen a lot of people a little upset with these (though I hope not at them, that'd be weird), but for me there just aren't a ton of projections that look that far off. I think a guy like Eric Hosmer has a chance to just obliterate his projection of .273/.336/.435. Gun to my head, I'd say he beats that, but it's really hard for me to predict that after what we saw him do in 2012. We can all hope for a Jason Heyward like renaissance, but you never know. And that's just it with all of these projections. The axiom that is often given to people who pay close attention to advanced statistics is that the game is not played on paper, and that's very true in the case of these and any projections. Their purpose is for fun and while they do have some predictive value, I just love seeing them come out because it means baseball is on the way.


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A brief glimpse of 17th century Italy, in the studio of Michelangelo Merisi, named Caravaggio after the village of where he was born.
Caravaggio elaborately staged his themes before commencing the actual painting. Some have said that his detailed sets, intense lighting, and sustained posing actually burned an image onto the canvas which could be placed behind -- hence the first forms of photography via camera obscura.


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Ali Mohamed Gedi, prime minister of Somalia, after an Islamist group claimed responsibility for an attempt to assassinate him. The June 3 suicide bombing reportedly killed five soldiers and two civilians but failed to harm Gedi.
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I know I have only just got the thing but I surprised myself yesterday. Did a road ride with a couple of Mountain bikers so I took the road bike- One of these mountain bikers is fit and he does not like to be beat. He is always the first one up the hills and the one that puts on a bit too much pace for comfort on the flat to lose everyone else. This is one fit rider and the saving grace is that he is only a 40 mile rider, before he blows.
Back to yesterday-Did the road ride on one of our short routes and it is fairly flat. Found out that The Skinny tyres sink in Beach gravel around the harbour, but Did not expect anything else. Then we started on the way back and it is a gradual uphill rise for the 14 miles home. I set the pace at 16mph and towed the other two along very comfortable- They were on knobblies remember. Then we started on the long drag and the fit rider decided to take the lead- He raised the speed from 16 to 20mph and we lost the 3 rd rider which annoyed me a bit as I like to ride with others and not slaughter them. Still I stayed with him for 2 miles until the slope became a hill. That road bike of mine did not slow down so pushed the lead rider until he slowed. No problem- just pull past him and keep the speed up. Got to the top and stopped to wait for the group to collect. The fit rider just rode past- but this is the point that we always collect. I waited for the 3rd rider and we carried on. That long drag at 20mph- I had to push but it was easy. then the final hill and OK out of the saddle but easy again.
Back to the reason for doing this ride yesterday- I felt hungry so called into our favourite cafe on the seafront for a couple of Buns. I know I have posted this picture before but it is well woth showing again.
These road bikes do go fast on the roads and they do go up hills at sensible speeds. I now realise why I struggle to stay with road bikes on the metric and 100 mile rides towards the end. Now I know a mountain bike is for rough graound and road bikes for roads- but I never realised how much difference there is in the two bikes types. Then there is the bit about road bikes not going off road. the others were on mountain bikes so we took a couple of miles on a smoothish trail. Not hardpack- just loose soil through a wooded area. The road bike did reasonably well- I did not chance it on the downhills as there were a few lumps and jumps on this trail but uphill it worked and on the flat it held its own- even though I was looking for the smooth bits.
So next time you go out with the mountain bikers on the road rides- Don't laugh at how slow they are- They are slow but the effort required to get them working well on the road is a lot more than you think it should be. And next time I get overtaken by a cyclocross rider on my favourite offroad hill- I will not feel so bad. They will work efficiently offroad - if the tyres are suitable and the wheels strong enough, But I think I will still get them on the downhill with my nice fat Knobblies.


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Most of the time bleeding gums, typically the result of gingivitis, are simply a wake up call that we had take better care of our mouths by brushing and flossing more effectively. When we see blood in the sink while brushing or flossing, a few adjustments in our daily dental care routine are all that is usually needed. This is generally true, especially in this country where we are blessed to have adequate oral care and, for the most part, a fairly nutritious diet. However, bleeding gums can also be an indicator of more serious health problems, so it is a good idea never to take them for granted.
What Are Bleeding Gums-Gingivitis?
Bleeding gums are most often the result of a gum disorder known as gingivitis (inflammation of the "gingival"), but they can occur for other reasons as well. If you suffer from bleeding gums or gingivitis you are not alone. It is estimated that up to 80% of American adults will suffer from some degree of inflamed, bleeding gums at some point in their lives. The problem is even worse in many other parts of the world where dental hygiene is poor, and malnutrition is common.
Gum disease or bleeding gums is not generally a serious problem in its early stages. However, if left untreated it can worsen into a significant infectious situation that can lead to tooth and bone loss, as well as systemic, body wide infections that can be dangerous and even fatal in rare cases. Bleeding gums can also indicate certain cancers or other serious illnesses. The good news is that gum disease is almost totally preventable, and can be successfully treated in almost all cases.
What Causes Gingivitis?
Since gingivitis is the most common reason for bleeding gums, we'll take an in depth look at it. By far the most common cause of gingivitis is "plaque" which is the result of poor dental hygiene. Plaque is an invisible, sticky film that is a combination of food particles and bacteria that form on your teeth. Plaque is formed by a chemical reaction between bacteria in the mouth and starches and sugars from foods you eat. Plaque is normally removed by sufficiently brushing your teeth, but if you slack in this area and plaque is allowed to remain on the teeth for longer than 24 hours, it will begin to harden into a substance called tartar or calculus, which cannot be removed through simple brushing or flossing. It must be taken care of via a professional cleaning by your dentist. Calculus is an irritant to the "gingival," the part of your gums that are found at the base of your teeth. Calculus also acts as a "reservoir" for bacteria, so unless the tartar is removed, the gums continue to deteriorate and become red, swollen, and will bleed easily.
The good news is that this primary cause of gingivitis and the resulting sore, bleeding gums is preventable through sensible, consistent brushing, flossing, and regular cleanings by your dentist. A diet that avoids excessive sugar and simple carbohydrates will go a long ways towards improving your oral health as well. So this condition is totally avoidable by making lifestyle choices that lead to wellness and not disease. Prevention is truly the best medicine.
Besides plaque, there are other conditions that can result in gingivitis and/or bleeding gums. Some of the more common ones include:
What Complications Can Occur From Gingivitis and Bleeding Gums?
Advanced gum disease can escalate from gingivitis to a condition called periodontitis that can lead to much more serious consequences. Possible symptoms include tooth and bone loss, blood poisoning from infections that spread to the circulatory system, and even increased risk for heart attack and stroke. Women with advanced gum disease also have a greater chance of giving birth prematurely.
Another complication from severe gum disease is a condition known as Vincent's stomatitis or acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG) that results in painful ulcerations that become infected and bleed excessively. The condition is also called by the slang term trench mouth due to its prevalence during World War I. Soldiers on the front lines had other things to worry about than proper dental and oral care, but this infection became a major medical problem for the allied troops. It is rarely found today in the Western World, but is still a problem in some underdeveloped countries where both dental care and nutrition are poor. Some severe cases have resulted in death due to wide spread infections that invaded crucial organs of the body.
How Are Bleeding Gums/Gingivitis Treated?
Most cases, unless they have reached advanced stages, are easily treated and turned around.
If bacterial infections are significant enough, antibiotics are prescribed that generally will take care of the initial problem. The next step is usually a professional exam and cleaning by a dentist. He or she can remove plaque that has turned into tartar, and allow most patients to be disease free from that point on, providing they practice basic oral care techniques designed to prevent the return of gingivitis and bleeding gums. Sometimes "scaling" is required, which usually takes place over several visits, and is a method of manually removing tartar below the gum line. This can be painful and cause the gums to bleed even more during the procedure, but in the long run it will improve the health of teeth and gums.
Besides proper brushing and flossing techniques, be sure to rinse your mouth after every meal, even if you are not able to brush. Other suggestions that may help preserve your oral health and avoid unhealthy, bleeding gums include:
As we have seen, unhealthy gums that tend to bleed can lead to much more serious consequences if left unattended. Proactive dental care on a daily basis is key to the health of your gums, but one note of caution: Be careful of commercial toothpastes. Many of them contain toxic chemicals, including fluoride, which can be harmful to your health. You're better off using plain baking soda and rinsing before bed with diluted hydrogen peroxide.
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1st Japan EU Symposium on the "New Generation Network" and the "Future Internet"
9 – 10 June 2008, Brussels, Belgium
Centre Albert Borschette, Rue Froissart 36, B-1040 Brussels
preceeded by a welcome cocktail and buffet-style dinner on 8 June 19:00 - 21:30 at Hotel Sofitel Brussels Europe, Room "Paul Henri Spaak I+II", Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
Co-organised by
- the Directorate General for Information Society and Media of the European Commission and
- the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology of Japan NiCT
supported by project FIREWorks
Registration - closed
Participation to the event is open and free of charge. Due to space limitations, registration by 18 May 2008 is mandatory (privacy statement).
The major objective this symposium is to explore prospects for deeper exchange and collaboration between the Japanese and European research communities in the area of what is often called "New Generation Network (NWGN)" in Japan and "Future Internet (FI)" in Europe.
This symposium follows the EU-Japan Co-operation Forum on ICT research, which was held in Tokyo 4 – 5 March 2008. In a session dedicated to the theme of NWGN/FI, a first exchange between leaders of some important research projects took place. It was concluded that on both sides there are similar long term goals in redesigning the internet. Related to experimentation, EU Japan contacts related to the "federation of testbeds" and decentralisation of Planetlab were reinforced. It was concluded that deeper collaboration between the research communities would be of mutual benefit for both sides, in particular as there are certain possibilities for cross participation in respective research programmes.
This symposium can be seen as a direct follow-up: After the opening session with remarks and keynote addresses by high level officials from the European Commission and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, the respective Japan and EU motivations related to the evolution of the Internet, both in terms of research and deployment, will be presented. Follow up parallel sessions have been designed to deepen the understanding of industrial/academic activities on both side and to explore co-operation opportunities. These will be opened by Japanese and EU moderators introducing the activities in their region. Discussions will be open for interventions from the audience.
The programme of the symposium can be downloaded here,


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The Triadic Heart: Karmic Relationships, Soul Mates, and Twin Flames…
by Amani Osun
Unconditional. Acceptance. Acknowledgement. Love parades around as perfection when that is far from the truth. It is more like a raw material found in space that has not been developed yet. When to souls meet in the sky and direct their power towards the center object from opposite directions, this life-less form grows to an energy that can solve the ills of the world…LOVE! Yet, if the two people in this union do not take the time to work together at molding this kryptonite consistency-it can cause a Romeo and Juliet Fate…Star-Crossed Lovers…With an outcome the could be far worse than the creation of "O" a spin on Othello staring Mekhi Phifer. Well…that's my whimsical spin on love, but I would like to introduce you to three types of relations that I am in the processs of studying: Karmic Relationships, Soul Mates, and Twin Flames as explained by Kelley Rosano…Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n47aJdeLB4
A Karmic Relationship is an intense attraction with an emotionally charged feeling, mental obsession, and compulsive sexual attraction. However, these are symptoms of a tragic past life experience from a prior life, your soul is offering you a warning not a green light to get involved. Unfortunately, people in these relationships avoid their intuitive warning signs and jump into these union full speed only to become hurt, defeated, and lost…Karmic relationships is where either the person owes you a Karmic debt or you owe them from a former life. The liaison ends when the debt is paid or when spirit determines time of opportunity to play the relationship is done. Karmic relationships live in a Lower Level where ego rules.
A Soul Mate Relationships is a rarity, though it does not have the fireworks of a Karmic relationship, it is far better. When people are trapped in the lower ego or lower base needs, it is hard for them to transcend to the next spiritual level to find their soul mate. This level requires greater wholeness and completion…and self-mastery…from both individuals in this union. You have to be on a higher level of existence to attract your soul mate. Falling in love with yourself first, is the main requirement. If you want to meet your soul mate, you have to first be the soul mate to you! Soul mates are the next best thing to twin flames because when they come together they mutually support each other, mutually empower each other, and are physically and sexually attracted to each other. Soul mate relationships consist of a deep friendship, strong love and they live at the border of the 5th dimension exhibiting unconditional love for each other.
Twin Flames– This anomaly has been under such a fierce attack for lifetimes that they have separated off through the past lives and have developed differently on each level and have very different astrology from each other. Therefore they have the same intense attraction as a Karmic relationship. When they meet they are not as compatible as soul mates and carry a lot of baggage. It is a very passionate union and if you have not developed enough self-mastery you two can battle again which is very painful. When they fight their negative energy goes out into the universe affecting the cosmos. Twin flames are separated so that they can develop each on their given path, but when you enter the 5th dimension like in the case of soul mates, twin flames are a source of positive energy to be reckoned with. This crazy duo gets in trouble when they do not have mastery over their emotional body and use emotional power plays, domination, and manipulation from karmic relationship strategies to co-exist with each other. Created from one sun, one male in polarity the other female in polarity-Twin flames have the same soul blue print as father, mother God. They are sometimes seen as tragic love-stories…The dark side of anti-love run rampant on planet earth and they don't want twin flames together…Because when two identical souls come together and can love each other in a harmonious way…they can turn that love into a mission, a dharma…It will wipe out all negativity on the planet! Because the power of love is the most potent force in all the cosmos, it provides a medicinal affect on society, healing everyone. If twin flames do not have enough self mastery to maintain a healthy relationship, they will fall prey to the sabotaging ways of anti-love through fear or being with another person…Twin flames live at the top of this triangular hierarchy, it is the most sensitive to destruction and the most powerful love to obtain…
For today and from now on, I will listen to my soul-Avoid toxic karmic relationships while working on my own self-mastery so that I can handle a true relationship on a higher dimension with my soul mate or twin flame. How about you? ©NEEMA


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#AcWriMo 1: the warm–up
Last week I blogged about #AcWriMo, or Academic Writing Month, and this is the first of a series of posts in which I'll blog about my experience of trying to write lots of words in not very much time.
AcWriMo doesn't start until tomorrow, but this past week has been all about the warm-up. Just as it would be foolish to embark on a marathon without ample preparation beforehand, so too does setting out on a long writing stretch require some limbering up. Over the last week I set myself the challenge of starting to identify what writing time I have available, how I will best use it, and what goals I can realistically set myself. I've also identified weaker areas where I'm in need of helpful advice!
- Time: I have 1 day a week for research/writing, and the rest is (most) evenings and (some) weekends. I have a slight cheat-week next week as it's Reading Week. So next week, it's all systems go! But after that I need to pre-plan dedicated writing time each day and look ahead to the whole month to spot the quiet and busy patches.
- Making best use of the time available: although I have most evenings free, this is absolutely my worst time of day to write. I often work out of necessity in the evening, but mostly on admin tasks that don't need so much thought; I would love to know how people manage to write after a long day at work. One thing I think will be useful for me is not to assume that this is dead writing time and to plan a range of tasks to choose from depending on mood and tiredness. I've trialled this over the past week with mixed results, giving me a better sense of how to set realistic aims for this time; I've also realised that it helps to set defined limits on evening writing time, e.g. a block of an hour, rather than attempt to keep going as long as possible.
- Making better use of the in-between time: related to the above, I've been trying to make better use of breaks and in-between times (bus journeys, spare hours between classes, time when I first get home) to switch off. If I know I've got work to do in the evening it's tempting to stay "switched on" during these times- checking emails, doing small bits of work, thinking about what I'm going to do later - basically, trying to keep my head in the work-zone. The past week I've been trying the opposite and using this as rest-time... with the result that I feel more refreshed to go back to work later on, and work better as a result. I've been trying various things like listening to podcasts on the bus journey or taking time for a proper break when I get home, but again, I'd love to know what strategies people have for switching off for short amounts of time.
- Setting goals: AcWriMo guidelines are to declare your writing goals at the start of the month, hence allowing for pre-planning. My priority here is writing my book, and although I have to allow for a couple of other committments which will require writing time, the important thing about AcWriMo is feeling that you're setting your writing agenda for once.
To that end, my main goals are:
- finishing current book chapter of 18,000 words (currently at 11,000 in very draft form);
- redrafting and revising next chapter of 15,000 words;
And my additional (necessary) goals are:
- writing a paper for a research seminar in late November;
- writing an undergraduate lecture on Great Expectations;
- writing my 2 blog posts of the month for Journal of Victorian Culture Online.
If you're a Warwick researcher taking part then do let us know, or head over to the AcWriMo sign-up. Happy writing!
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Liz Gloyn
Your thoughts on switching off time are very useful, actually – one thing I'm particularly bad at is getting out of that headspace. I've also put my dedicated #acwrimo hour into my regular day, as my evenings are needed for other things – I suspect I'll be feeling my way about what work does and doesn't get put off, but this is a helpful way to start thinking about it!
Rita Domingues
Evenings are the worst time for me to write – my head is always tired from a whole day at work… Have you tried waking up earlier and using that time to write? That's what I do now and it works perfectly! My brain is well rested from a good night's sleep and I can really focus on my writing!
cheerful researcher
I love reading about other people's goals. Good point about switching off – I'll often try to read something entirely irrelevant, or perhaps make a phone call to a friend. I'm planning on 2 hours a day, squeezed into work time, so it will be a good exercise in prioritising! Look forward to seeing how you get on .
Jackie Kirkham
I'm the same in that evenings are not great for original new thinking/writing for me, and also as I am at work during the day it is my time for interacting with my OU students (as well as switching off!). For #acwrimo I think it's a bit pointless me trying to write during weekday evenings, even if it's just an hour, so instead I'm planning on using that hour on weekday evenings to do reading/preparation for the more marathon writing sessions (weekends generally). I don't want to neglect my students and they already get the fag end of my day as it is, but I have to be realistic and think that I could easily spend less time on twitter/facebook in the evening for an hour, get plenty done and not end up exhausting myself!
I'm not very good at switching off then back on again, so I've found that short switch-off breaks in the day don't work for me. I normally take an hour for my lunch but I'm seriously considering reducing that to 1/2 hr as starting up again in the afternoon is such hard work!
Liz Gloyn
Charlotte, I've gone through my diary for a month and blocked out an hour in every work day. I timeblock my weeks on Mondays anyway, so now that time is already saved and untouchable! I can work everything else around my writing for a change. I've mainly put it in a morning slot, something like 10am or 11am, but it's gone into the afternoons because of teaching or meetings when necessary. It feels good to have it under control! An hour was also the manageable block I thought I could safely commit to – if I end up doing more, that's great, but an hour for the kind of work I want to do (revisions) is substantial enough to get one or two Big Bits done and thus feel satisfaction. Plus Mondays are my research day, so I shall be powering on in those as much as I can!
Caterina Sinibaldi
Thanks Charlotte for sharing your goals and techniques and for starting such an interesting discussion! it is so helpful to read about other people's strategies and it's also comforting to see that we all face similar problems. I have recently started some part-time teaching in a new university and it is challenging to find the time to carry on with research. We all know how teaching commitments naturally tend to take over… One must be very disciplined and organised. I am working on it! Good luck to you all with your goals!


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|Wednesday, 19 February 2014 13:54
Shortly after being selected to serve as Treasurer of Open Source Matters, I presented my vision for managing the financial interests of the Joomla project. This short presentation (PDF) was delivered at the 2013 Leadership Summit in November in Boston.
The main point of the presentation was to solicit feedback from all the leadership teams regarding things that were working well when it came to the project's accounting practices, and of course things that needed improvement. The main takeaways from this part of the summit were as follows:
Finding solutions
To address these issues, it became clear that a complete restructure of the project's Chart of Accounts was required. Critically, the new Chart of Accounts would need to be implemented at the same time as the 2014 budget.
This was further complicated by the timing of the Christmas holidays and the busy season that often follows.
Coincidentally, a colleague who has experience in such things recommended the Unified Chart of Accounts (UCOA) for nonprofit organizations.
After some research and conversations with our accountants, I decided this was a good choice for the Joomla project.
However, this did not solve our issues with reporting on a per-team basis.
The Joomla project uses Quickbooks as our accounting software. In addition to supporting a Chart of Accounts to organize transactions into the common financial categories (i.e. income, expenses, payables, receivables, etc…), Quickbooks "Classes" can be used to organize transactions into any categories you want. Importantly, we have full control over what those categories are.
To solve the reporting problem, I decided to use Leadership Teams as classes: CLT, PLT, OSM and INF (for Infrastructure, or expenses shared among the teams), as well as some other common classes like Events.
Budget process
With the UCOA and Quickbooks Classes providing solutions to some of the problems identified above, it was necessary set an ambitious schedule to complete the budget in an acceptable timeframe.
With consideration for the Christmas holidays, the following deadlines were adopted:
The most important part of this process was first setting goals, and then objectives to support those goals. The goals, objectives and annual budgetary estimates are summarized in the 2014 Budget Worksheet.
Bringing it all together
While the leadership teams were completing this worksheet, I worked with our accounting firm to solidify the new Chart of Accounts. This was an important step in the process as a finalized Chart of Accounts and specific Classes would be required to merge the Budget Worksheet with the UCOA.
In addition, we also had to plan a migration of the existing Chart of Accounts to the UCOA.
This was mostly completed by the first week of January and the line items from the Budget Worksheet were then moved to the actual Chart of Accounts along with monthly estimates of spending.
The final budget — including some modifications to the estimates from Budget Worksheet — can be viewed in the 2014 Public Budget spreadsheet or downloaded as a PDF.
Here is a summary of the 2014 budget that was unanimously approved by the entire board of Open Source Matters on January 22, 2014 (a simple majority of the vote was obtained prior to the January 21st deadline):
The project has been under-spending its budget for the last 2 years, and so the 2014 budget is predicted to cut into the net assets with heavy investments in:
One of the largest line items in the budget is the Joomla World Conference and a new Developer Conference (Account 8320_OSM_Events_World). However, the $110,000 cost is largely offset by ticket sales (Account 5810) and event-specific sponsorships (Account 4021).
Volunteer travel — for summits, sprints, working group meetings, Google Summer of Code and the Joomla Travel Program — remains one of the largest expenses of the project and has continued to increase year-on-year.
As such, we expect to spend 30% of the projects entire annual expense budget on travel-related costs ($293,800, Account 8310).
Other new/interesting items in the 2014 budget include:
Looking ahead
As you may now appreciate, the concurrent tasks required to restructure our accounting system and prepare the budget were very time consuming for all involved and the schedule was difficult to keep.
However, I am proud to say that all the Leadership teams collaborated well to complete the tasks as soon as possible and well ahead of the 2013 budget approval date.
The real work on executing the objectives set early in the budget process now falls to each of the Leadership Teams and their associated committees and working groups.
On the financial side, our short-term tasks include finalizing the 2013 books so our tax return can be prepared. I have been working closely with our Assistant Treasurer Martijn Boomsma in the last few weeks and I am happy to report we are all but ready to close out 2013 and begin the tax preparation process with our Accounting firm.
As soon as the taxes are complete, we will migrate to the UCOA in Quickbooks and input the 2014 budget totals.
We will also be recruiting volunteers for a financial committee who can set the workflow and arbitrate financial requests from the Innovation fund.
Finally, I plan to have the 2015 budget prepared by December 1, 2014. Based on the budget process described above, all Leadership Teams should expect the budget process to begin on or about September 29, 2014.
If you have questions or comments about anything in the budget, please feel free to discuss it on the forum. I have created a specific topic for this purpose.


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