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Immure is a 2.5D story-driven, psychological horror game. Will, the main character, has found himself trapped inside a foreboding Mansion with no exit. To escape, Will must travel through strange doors which lead into other dimensions filled with tormented souls. Will must choose to save or destroy these wraiths, in order to discover the truth behind the Mansion.
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Release date for Part Two: TBD
Part One was released 2019 May 8 and is available on Steam.
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Gnuplot - Powerful Visualization Tool for 1D and 2D Data
Gnuplot is a command-driven interactive function plotting program. It can plot functions and data points in both two- and three-dimensional plots in various formats (points, lines, surfaces, contours). A set of built-in terminal drivers support many different graphics devices, eg. for plotting to different types of terminals or for generating GIF, postscript, latex files.
Gnuplot is free software. It is available on a variety of platforms and architectures.
The gnuplot home page www.gnuplot.info provides the latest official release, along with documentation, a FAQ list, and links to more information. Gnuplot development is managed by SourceForge. The latest development source code version can be checked out on the
SourceForge CVS page for gnuplot. The SourceForge ftp server also contains development tarballs with source code and binaries of the most recent stable gnuplot version.
Using gnuplot with Cactus
Erik Schnetter
June 17, 2001
At the time of this writing, there are two supported client programmes available to display Cactus ASCII output graphically, namely xgraph and gnuplot. Although xgraph is the default output format, gnuplot offers many more features to the intermediate and expert user. Among those are the capability to choose which part(s) of the dataset to display, or to combine with other data. Below you find an introduction to creating and viewing Cactus ASCII output files in the gnuplot format. Step by step you are then introduced to more advanced features of gnuplot.
1. Choosing gnuplot output in Cactus
By default, the thorns IOBasic and IOASCII produce xgraph output. You have to set the parameters
IOBasic::outScalar_style = "gnuplot"
IOASCII::out1D_style = "gnuplot f(x)"
to get gnuplot output. The basic file contents will be the same, but the file will have a slightly different structure.
2. Producing some example files
By default, 1D ASCII output from the released Cactus thorns uses xgraph format, and most of the example parameter files distributed with thorns follow this convention. The parameter file wavetoyc_gnuplot.par in thorn WaveToyC in the CactusWave arrangement produces gnuplot output, demonstrating all released output methods which can produce gnuplot output. To test this out:
You should now have an output file called phi.xl. If you look into this file, you should see some hash characters (#) and no lonely double quotes. Hash characters are used in gnuplot files, while lonely double quotes are used in xgraph files.
3. First steps
If gnuplot is not already installed on your machine, either ask your system administrator to install it, or follow the download/installation instructions below. The current version of gnuplot is about 3.7. (Earlier versions might not support all of the commands mentioned below.) You start gnuplot by typing gnuplot in a terminal. You will see a long banner of about 20 lines, and then the prompt gnuplot>. Gnuplot is terminal-driven -- that means that you have to type your commands.
While in gnuplot you can change directories using the cd command much like you do in your shell. The difference is that the directory name has to be enclosed in double quotes. So, if you are not already in the directory containing the output files, go there now.
The basic gnuplot command is plot. You can plot functions (plot sin(x)) and files. To plot phi vs. x, you'd say
plot "phi.xl" with lines
You will see phi plotted vs. x. Each curve is for one time step. In order to choose a particular time only, you say
plot "phi.xl" index 10 with points
where "index 10" selects the 10th output (numbering starts from zero). The general form of the "index" option is "index FROM:TO:STRIDE", so that the command
plot "phi.xl" index 10:20:5 with linespoints
plots the 10th, 15th, and 20th output with connected points. Note that you cannot change the relative order of the "index" and "with" options; the index option has to come before with.
You can zoom in by specifying ranges in the x and y direction, as with
plot [0:2][-0.25:] "phi.xl" index 10:20:5 with linespointswhich chooses the range [0:2] for the x axis and [-0.25:YMAX] for the y axis. ymax is automatically determined through the data you plot.
You get help with "help", especially with "help plot".
You quit gnuplot with "quit".
4. Brushing up the graphs
4.1 Comfortable input
You noticed likely that, once you typed a command, the next command is often very similar. Instead of retyping the whole command, you can use the cursor keys to get to what you typed previously and edit that command. This is in general much faster. If your cursor keys don't work (i. e. if they only produce strange characters on your screen), then gnuplot has not been set up correctly. Contact your system administrator; this is a serious flaw that will greatly hinder your productivity.
4.2 Basic "set" options
Gnuplot has many options that can be set using the "set" command:
4.3 Combining several graphs
Sometimes you want to plot several graphs on top of each other. In order to do that, you use a single plot command and separate the plot options by commas, as in
plot "phi.xl" index 0 with lines, "phi.xl" index 10 with lines
Notice that you get different colours that way. You can specify which colours to use by adding a number after the plotting style, as in "with points 4", "with lines 7", "with dots 8". You can get a test page listing all colours by giving the "test" command.
If you want different labels for the different graphs that you combine, say
plot "phi.xl" index 0 title "initial" with lines, "phi.xl" index 60 title "final" with lines
(on a single line, of course). Again the order of "index", "title", and "with" cannot be changed.
4.4. Saving the output / Printing
After that much work you will likely want to print your work. Gnuplot can output in many different formats; your screen is only one of them. To produce postscript output and write that into a file, you would first come up with the corresponding "plot" command. Then you say
You can plot several graphs into the same file by giving several "plot" commands. They will be placed onto different pages.
Colours and line styles might come out differently on the screen and on paper. You might want to output a test page (say "test" instead of "plot ..." in the above). In order to produce black-and-white graphs, leave out the "color" option in the "set terminal postscript" specification.
5. Plotting 2D output files
Cactus can not only output 1D ASCII files, but also 2D files. These files contain a whole plane of data. You enable this kind of output by setting the corresponding "2D" parameters in your Cactus parameter file. For example, you could add the lines
IOASCII::out2D_every = 2
IOASCII::out2D_vars = "wavetoy::phi"
to the WaveToy parameter file from above that you used to create the 1D output.
The basic gnuplot command for 2D-plots (aka surface plots) is "splot". Thus
splot "phi_2d_xy.gnuplot" index 0 with lines
works as expected. "splot" accepts the same "index", "with", and "title" options as "plot". Do not forget about "help splot". [Old versions of gnuplot might need a "set parametric" before they can plot surfaces. Install a current version if that happens to you.]
You can remove the hidden lines, i. e. make the surface non-transparent, with the option "set hidden3d". After setting that option you have to replot the graph.
For surface plots there are three ranges that you can specify, namely x, y, and z. So
splot [6:][6:] "phi_2d_xy.gnuplot" index 60 with lines
selects the outermost corner for displaying, while
splot [6:][6:][-0.1:+0.1] "phi_2d_xy.gnuplot" index 60 with lines
also chooses a different (much coarser) scale on the z axis.
You can add contour lines to your graph with "set contour". As "help set contour" tells you, you can draw the contour lines onto the x-y plane ("set contour base"), onto the graph ("set contour surface"), or both ("set contour both"). You can even switch off the surface ("set nosurface") and display the contour lines alone.
You get back to normal with "set nocontour" and "set surface".
You can rotate the graph with "set view". See "help set view" for details.
6 Getting professional
Many people love their keyboards so much that they are hesitant to type more characters than absolutely necessary. Fortunately for them, most gnuplot commands can be abbreviated. Instead of the cumbersome
plot "phi.xl" index 0 title "initial" with lines, "phi.xl" index 60 title "final" with lines
from above, you can also write
p "phi.xl" i 0 t "initial" w l, "" i 60 t "final" w l
Most commands and options are abbreviated by their first or first few characters. An empty file name repeats the previous file name. "linespoints", by the way, is abbreviated "lp".
If you want to create gnuplot scripts, then you can put these commands into a file and then execute that file with "load FILENAME". Your FILENAME has to be put in double quotes. Your file can contain empty lines, and comments introduced by the hash ("#") character.
You can also save your current gnuplot state (including all the "set" options currently in effect) with the "save FILENAME" command. You can then load this state again with "load FILENAME".
7. Some advanced options
7.1 Downsampling
If you have high resolution data, you might want to plot only every n-th data point:
plot "phi.xl" index 0 every 2 with linespoints
splot "phi_2d_xy.gnuplot" index 0 every 2:2 with lines
The "every 2" and "every 2:2" display only every second grid point.
7.2 Rescaling
You can rescale or shift the data:
plot "phi.xl" index 0 using 1:($2*2) with linespoints
The expression "($2*2)" multiplies all values in the second column ("$2") with 2 before it is displayed. You can put arbitrary expressions in a C-like syntax here, such as "(sqrt($2*$2))" for the absolute value, or "(2*pi*$2)" to multiply by 2 pi, or add a sine wave as in "($2+sin($1))". You can also modify the x coordinate. The whole formula has to be put in parentheses.
An expression that is sometimes useful is "(test ? value : 0/0)". It displays the value only if "test" is true. Otherwise the value is omitted from the graph.
7.3. Scripting
You can not only display files, but arbitrary output produced by other programmes. This is especially helpful to preprocess data files through scripts, e. g. using paste, awk, or perl. For reasons of space I will not describe using awk or perl here.
Assume that you want to plot the difference between the global minimum and maximum versus time (for whatever reason). You can easily plot the minimum and maximum themselves with
plot "phi_min.tl" with lines, "phi_max.tl" with lines
but combining values from different files into a single curve requires some magic: The line
plot "< paste phi_min.tl phi_max.tl" using 1:($4-$2) with lines
plots the desired difference. Gnuplot treats a filename that starts\ with "<" not as a regular file, but as a command that is executed. The output of that command is then plotted.
The Unix command "paste" takes its input files and concatenates their individual lines. The input files "phi_min.tl" and "phi_max.tl" have two columns each, thus the output of the paste command has four columns. The "using" option plots the first column (the time) versus the difference of the fourth and second column, i. e. the difference between the maximum and minimum. (The third column contains again the time.) See "man paste" in Unix and "help plot special-filenames" and "help plot using" in gnuplot.
8. 3D plots of time evolutions
It is often convenient to produce a 3D plot that shows how e. g. "phi.xl" evolves in time. A naive
splot "phi.xl" using 2 with lines
doesn't work -- all curves sit on top of each other instead of next to each other. An unhappy coincidence means that the gnuplot files produced by Cactus contain too many empty lines for that; it is necessary to remove every second empty line. This can be achieved with an awk script, as in
splot "< awk '{ if (NF==0) ++el; else el=0; if (el<2) print; }' phi.xl" using 2 with lines
In the above command (which has to be on a single line) be sure to get the quotes and apostrophes correct.
9. Closing remarks
Gnuplot scales well. I have successfully used gnuplot with data files several hundred Megabytes large, on machines with much less main memory. I never had gnuplot crash on me.
Gnuplot is actively maintained and available on many platforms. The current beta versions allow mouse interactions with the graph, for example rotating a 3D image.
Gnuplot (together with the various scripting languages) is a very powerful tool. You can produce reasonable graphs with just a few commands, but there are many more than shown here in this introduction. The ability to write programmes and execute them later makes it easy to repeat previous work, should, hypothetically, any data files change just hours prior to a deadline. It also makes it less tedious to produce many similar graphs.

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Muzzling a Movement: The Effects of Anti-Terrorism Law, Money, and Politics on Animal Activism
There isn't another contemporary nonviolent activist movement that is so routinely dismissed as too radical, mocked as too extreme, and so actively condemned and persecuted across the political spectrum as the animal rights movement. If you believe the media bias when reading reports about animal liberation, "victims" are often corporations and research facilities that abuse and slaughter animals, and the "terrorists" are those seeking a peaceful end to our destructive lifestyles and appetites. Those one-sided attitudes are even more prominent within the legal system, which punishes so-called ecoterrorists for thought crimes without much regard for the First Amendment.
When Dara Lovitz set out to write Muzzling A Movement, she had no idea just how thwarted her own efforts would be. Seeking to interview convicted animal rights activists in federal prison, the United States Department of Justice forbade her to conduct interviews with inmates. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, her work—research and interviews with activists convicted under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA; previously known by the less sensationalist named, Animal Enterprise Protection Act, or AEPA)—could and would facilitate criminal activity. A book project about animal rights activism became one about freedom of speech and the ways animal rights activists and their allies are often silenced, even before they speak.
A lawyer with years of experience and a landmark animal rights trial under her belt, Lovitz writes with authority and candor about the history of anti-terrorism laws and the ways international animal rights coalitions have been especially stifled in the United States since 9/11. Muzzling A Movement offers an overview of legal animal persecution and how modern so-called humane slaughter laws fail to protect ninety-eight percent of slaughtered animals—namely, birds and fish. Lovitz delves deeply into both legal and activist history, and readers emerge with a newfound understanding of just how harmful the "green scare" has been to the efforts of non-violent animal rights activists and supporters.
Although there is a long history of animal advocacy around the globe, Lovitz cites 1977 as the year it became widely publicized in the U.S. following the release of several laboratory animals. In the years that followed, animal liberation activities took place across the country; from releases at university laboratories to mink farm liberations, both connected to and unaffiliated with the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), animal rights activists began a series of direct actions that gained widespread attention.
Much of the book centers on one case and several key laws, though this is not without warrant given the legal precedence and the (limited) publicity that has been doled out. In November 1999, a group of U.K.-based activists formed a coalition with the goal of closing down Huntingdon Life Sciences, Europe's largest contract animal testing lab, where an estimated 500 animals died every day at the hands of HLS lab workers. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, or SHAC, spread to a number of countries that outsourced to HLS. Within several years, seven U.S. activists—later known as the SHAC7—were arrested after an aggressive FBI investigation. Six of the original seven were later prosecuted and sentenced to prison time, though their efforts were not in vain; the New York Stock Exchange refused to list HLS on the market in 2004, which the vivisection industry attributed to SHAC's activism. As of this writing, several of the original SHAC7 remain behind bars.
Despite the book's small size, Lovitz packs an enormous amount of information onto its pages. I have yet to read another such thorough history of animal rights protection law as it relates to direct action, activism, and government oppression.


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DELŠĀD BARNĀ, Tajik educator, historian, and poetess bilingual in Persian and Chaghatay Turkish (b. Ura Tepe, 1800; d. Ḵˇoqand, 1905).
Delšād, who signed her poetry also with the pen name of Barnā, was born in Ura Tepe (historical Osrušana), in present-day northern Tajikistan. The main source for her biography is her own historical-biographical treatise Taʾriḵ-e mohājerān, as well as some verses included in her divān. According to Delšād's own account, she lost both her parents when she was a child, and in 1816, during an assault on Ura Tepe by the Ḵˇoqand troops, she was captured and carried away to Ḵˇoqand (Divān, fols. 13, 44; Muḵtorov, 1969, p. 37). In that period, the Ḵˇoqand cultural and literary milieu was flourishing at the court of Moḥammad ʿOmar Khan (r. 1810-22) and his wife Nādera (1792-1842), who were themselves poets and actively promoted the social and cultural life of the khanate (Qayumov, p. 63). One may conjecture that Delšād was not a court poetess, since in the manuscript sources that have come down to us there is no evidence of her possible relationship with the female literary milieu of the Ḵˇoqand court, which was led by Nādera and was very active in the field of poetry in both Persian and Chaghatay (Grassi, p. 241; see also Chaghatay language and literature).
In 1820, Delšād married Tāš Maḵdum and started work as a teacher at the girls' school (maktab; see Education iii; Education xxviii) of her mother-in-law, which was located in the Ḵˇāja Kalān quarter of Ḵˇoqand. It was her mother-in-law who familiarized her with the Chaghatay language and literature, since before arriving in Ḵˇoqand, as Delšād herself stated, she was monolingual in Persian. In 1830, Delšād opened her own girls' school, where she regularly taught reading and writing to about thirty girls annually—891 girls in total during her fifty-years-long career as an educator (Taʾriḵ-e mohājerān, fols. 44, 49; Muḵtorov, 1969, pp. 44, 46).
Delšād's work has survived in two manuscripts: a divān containing poetry in both Persian and Chaghatay, and a treatise in prose entitled Taʾriḵ-e mohājerān, composed in Persian (see Bibliography). Her divān, or Montaḵab al-ašʿār-e Barnā, contains 14 ḡazals in Persian, 50 poems in Chaghatay (among which 35 ḡazals, 13 moḵammases, one mosaddas, and one maṯnawi), and a bilingual poem which follows the literary device known as šir o šakar. It is dated 1321/1903-04 and was copied by Solaymānqol Rāji (d. 1924).
Delšād's reputation as a prose-writer and historian rests primarily on her treatise Taʾriḵ-e mohājerān, which alternates her autobiography with the historiography of the Ḵˇoqand Khanate, covering the period 1810s-80s. Beginning from the first assaults on Ura Tepe by the Ḵˇoqand troops, she depicted the historical events up to the construction of the Farḡāna railway by the Russians (see Delšād, Taʾriḵ, fols. 1-68). The treatise also provides information on the literary milieu of Ḵˇoqand in the 19th century, introducing the biographies of eleven poets (Bahāri, Divāna Qāri, Golḵani [1770s-1827], Majḏub, Maḥjub, Maḵzani, Montaẓer, Neẓāmi, Ṣabuḥi, Ṣadāʾi, Turābi) and five poetesses, namely Fedāya, Ḥāfeẓa Ātin, Mahin Bānu, Nādera, and Jahān Ātin Oveysi (1780-1845) (Delšād, Taʾriḵ, fols. 56, 66, 67; ed. Muḵtorov, pp. 95 ff.). Of the works of these authors, only those of Golḵani, Nādera, and Jahān Ātin have come down to us; the others remain unknown to scholars.
Divān or Montaḵab al-ašʿār-e Barnā, MS of 44 folios, dated 1321/1903-04. Taʾriḵ-e mohājerān, MS of 68 folios, with several lacunas, undated. Although these two manuscripts were not identified in a library fund, they were available in the 1960s to the Tajik historian Aḥrār Moḵtārov (1924-2007), and as such they are traceable in photostat in Muḵtorov, 1969, pp. 333-72.
Tanlangan asarlar, ed. M. Qodirova, Tashkent, 1972.
"Taʾriḵ-e mohājerān," in Muḵtorov, 1969, pp. 191-204.
[Poems], in Muḵtorov, 1969, pp. 207-291.
[Poems], in Dilšod, Anbar Otin, ed. M. Qodirova, Tashkent, 1994, pp. 11-74.
Translations into Russian:
"Istoriya pereselentsev," in Muḵtorov 1969, tr. N. N. Eršov, pp. 295-306.
[Poems], in Zebunnisa, Dil'shod, Anbar-Atyn. Izbrannoe, tr. S. Ivanov, Tashkent, 1983, pp. 8-81.
Yuriĭ Akbarov, "Šoira Barno haqida qissa," Rohi Kommunizm, 23 November 1963 to 25 December 1963.
Evelin Grassi, "Kokand men and women of letters who wrote both in Chaghatāy Turkish and Persian (first half of the 19th century)," Studia Iranica, 42/2, 2013, pp. 227-48.
Ahror Muḵtorov, "Dastanavisi Dil'šod asira," Tojikistoni sovetī, 4 September 1966.
Idem (Akhror Mukhtarov), Dilshod i eë mesto v istorii obshchestvennoĭ mysli tadzhikskogo naroda v XIX nachala XX vv., Dushanbe, 1969.
Idem, Dilšodi Barno va merosi adabii ū, Dushanbe, 1970.
Aziz P. Qayumov, Qŭqon adabiĭ muhiti XVIII-XIX asrlar, Tashkent, 1961.
(Evelin Grassi)
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
For jurors in Michigan, no tweeting (or texting or Googling) allowed
Tresa Baldas
July 1, 2009
Call it the silencing of the tweets.
The Michigan Supreme Court has laid the hammer down on gadget-happy jurors in banning all electronic communications by jurors during trial, including tweets on Twitter, text messages and Google searches.
The ruling, which takes effect Sept. 1, will require Michigan judges for the first time to instruct jurors not to use any handheld device, such as iPhones or Blackberrys, while in the jury box or during deliberations.
The state's high court issued the new rule on Tuesday in response to prosecutors' complaints that jurors were getting distracted by their cell phones, smart phones and PDAs, in some cases texting during trial or digging up their own information about a case and potentially tainting the judicial process.
Wouldn't common sense suggest that's wrong? "I don't think jurors go out and Google stuff thinking it's wrong. Sometimes it just doesn't click," said Charles Koop, immediate past president of the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, which pushed for the new rule. "I think it brings home to the conscientious jurors -- which most jurors are -- that I'm not supposed to do this.' "
The new rule also helps older judges, who might not be tech-savvy, stop jurors from doing things in their courtroom that they are unaware of, said Koop, prosecuting attorney in Antrim County, Mich. "Judges of an older age may not be in tune as much as younger judges as to what's going on out there," Koop said, adding the constantly evolving PDAs are especially problematic for the courts. "It's a new technology. We're playing catch-up."
Michigan's new rule follows a wave of recent cases in which jurors have blogged, posted Tweets or sent text messages during trials, infuriating judges and triggering mistrials.
In Florida, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Scott Silverman in May declared a mistrial in a civil fraud case after discovering a witness -- a company executive -- was texting his boss on the stand during a side bar conference. "I never had this happen before," Silverman stated. "This is completely outrageous."
On the flipside, an Arkansas judge in April ruled that a juror's Twitter postings during a trial won't affect a $12.6 million judgment issued against a buildings products company. Lawyers for that company had argued that the juror's Tweets during trial showed he was biased against the company, including one that said, "just gave away TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS of somebody else's money." But the judge upheld the verdict, finding that the tweets were in bad taste but not improper.
A Pennsylvania judge delivered a similar blow recently to defense lawyers in the corruption trial of a former state senator who requested a mistrial because a juror posted updates about the case on Twitter and Facebook, telling readers that a "big announcement" was coming. The judge, however, let the deliberations continue and a guilty verdict was issued. An appeal is in the works.
Looks like more states should consider following Michigan's suit, said Josh Marquis, who sits on the Board of Directors for the National District Attorney's Association and believes technology is wreaking havoc on the justice system.
"The potential for jury tampering is unbelievable. All you have to know is a person's cell number," said Marquis, district attorney in Clatsop County, Oregon, who has seen text messages and Google searches by jurors taint his own cases.
"One thing that will almost always cause a mistrial is extrinsic material coming into the jury room. In the pre-electronic age, that meant a dictionary or encyclopedia," Marquis said.
Those days are over. Now there's Google, Twitter, Facebook and a host of other cyberspace message boards for jurors to play on, and potentially kill a case.
"It almost invites people to do extrinsic research," Marquis said of the Internet and hand-held technology. "The problem is -- technology has far outpaced the court rules."
Next week, Marquis is going to the annual NDAA conference in Florida. He is counting on his Michigan colleagues to talk about their new rule, and the directive judges are now under to tell jurors that no electronic communications are allowed during trial. "The first thing I'm going to do is call them and say, 'bring this up,'" Marquis said.
According to the National Center for State Courts, a number of states have grappled with the problem of allowing jurors to bring cell phones to the courtroom. A recent questionnaire sent to court administrators across the country showed that many courts are addressing the problem of potential juror misconduct through hand-held devices.
For example, courts in Ramsey County, Minn. recently issued a new cell phone policy that prohibits jurors from brining any wireless communication device to court after two mistrials were declared when jurors used cell phones during deliberation against the court's order.
New Jersey, however, allows jurors to bring cell phones to court, but they must be turned off during trial. Cumberland County, Penn. has a similar phone policy. In Malheur County, Ore., jurors are not allowed to bring cell phones to court at all.
"This has been a hot topic," said Gregory Hurley, an analyst with the NCSC who studies trends in the courts.. "It's a funny balance that a court has to do. On the one hand, common sense says, 'get all the cell phones out of there. Sanitize the environment." But in this day and age, with people who have kids, you have to have a little compassion for the jurors."
He added: "If you want to take the cell phones out, you have to be extra careful to have phones around for people to use."
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Seems like every year there's a new piece of two wheeled machinery for me to fall in love with. This year is no different, but we'll get to that shortly. It all started two days ago at the Harley Davidson Test Our Metal test ride at our local dealer.
The day didn't start off the best. During the pre-ride scout, one of the ride leaders dumped a test bike and suffered a bit of rash. That took the Sportster 1200XR out of the test ride instantly. Not sure what happened to cause the dump, but a newly sealed parking lot probably had a lot to do with it. He made out fine though.
That delayed the ride by quite a bit and by the time they actually got back from the scouting run, it started to rain. Wet roads means no rides as apparently their insurance doesn't cover them when it's wet out. So there was a lot of waiting.
The first ride didn't get out until early afternoon and I was bound and determined to get as many bikes out as I could before they closed up for the day.
First bike: 2011 883cc Sportster Superlow
I didn't like the standard controls and after a while my right knee was whimpering to get stretched out. It felt like a small bike, a really small bike. Also, I don't know if there was something wrong with this particular test bike (very possible) but it was jumpy as shit. Every other bike I rode that day had a smooth throttle, but this one was have epileptic fits every time I would let off and increase on the throttle.
It's a really nice looking bike, easy to handle and takes corners well, but it's definitely not for me. If it had forward controls, it would have been a lot more comfortable as the bars were in the perfect position. But that's not hard to change, the mount points for forward controls are right there at the front of the frame…all you need is money.
Second bike: 2011 1250cc Night Rod Special
The only reason I took this one out was the fact that it was the only bike left on the second ride. I had the black and red one out for a ride last year and it killed my lower back. I've been on a regular workout routine for the last year and my back has gotten a lot stronger, so I was able to survive this stretch rack of a bike. This thing is still crazy powerful and the odd growl that it pumps out is rather appealing. It's fun, but I'd never be able to ride it for a long time. At the end of the ride I was happy to step off, but smiling from the rush.
Fourth bike: 2011 1600cc Super Glide Custom
You'll see why I skipped the third bike in just a bit.
Super Glide? I didn't like it. It just felt like a plain old bike and I wasn't a big fan of the seating position with standard controls. Plus it felt much fatter then it actually looked. Crazy pick up on this thing though and no lack of power with the six speed tranny. Too bad the ride was too short with not enough straight aways to take advantage of it.
Odd note: During the ride I reached up to adjust the left mirror and the whole damn thing came loose. Not only that, but the signal light below also came loose because they're attached. It wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for the vibration point on the bike. About 1/3 of the way up on the throttle, the whole bike vibrates like a runaway dildo and all I could do was watch the mirror and signal bounce around. So yeah, not the bike for me.
Third bike: 2011 1200cc Sportster 48
Meet my new love. H-D? You listening? You hit the nail on the head with this piece of machinery. It's lean, it's low, it's barebones, light and a great sized engine to power it along. It only weighs 257kg wet (567lbs), so it almost feels like you are tossing around a bicycle…a really fast bicycle. It's a feet and fists in the wind riding position with a little tiny seat to snuggle your ass in. And you better snuggle your ass in nice and tight, cause this bike is going to try and slide you out of it. I lost track of how many times I slide off the end of that seat when I cranked the throttle. It just goes and wants to keep on going like some over anxious little pony.
The two big wheels made this bike track like a dream and corners were easy to dive into, easily scraping those ridiculously long feelers. The only "problem" is the small fuel tank, you won't be doing long long stretches on this bike with a measly 7.9L (2.1Gal), but I wouldn't change it for the world. It gives the bike such a minimalist look and suits it so well that I wouldn't mind taking that frequent break to fuel up and stretch out. Besides, the tank is where the bike gets it's name from. First year of the peanut tank. I would gladly have this bike in my stable and it would be my daily ride…it would also result in me having a few speeding tickets…but I'd smile and accept it.
Best description for this bike? An adult BMX. Seriously…I love this thing. Joey you listening? Top of the Xmas list here! Ha, one can dream.


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Duke has spent months on the streets with a broken spine.
Duke has been surviving on the South Texas streets in this condition, paralyzed and dragging his back legs for months. He has deep scrapes, raw back paws and infected skin with no fur left from dragging his legs around Day after Day. People must have seen him but no-one stopped to help.
His injuries tell a story of despair, loneliness, desperation, survival with a strong and unwavering will to live like we have never seen. We can only assume he was VIOLENTLY Hit By A Car, crushing his back legs and left for Dead at some point months ago. Searching for help, while people passed him by, ignoring him.
It's a miracle he has survived this long on the cold hearted streets. As suspected , X-rays show a broken spine. The emergency Vet stated that Duke has been in this very same condition for at least 2 months most likely much longer than that. His injuries are old, the scrapes and abrasions have calloused and he has no feeling in his back legs. His right leg and the muscle in that leg is completely constricted from months of being not used and he will need an amputation. The left hind leg is in tact and will need a few laser treatments to heal and close the wounds.
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In light of what recently happened, I decided to write this article about what people should check before signing their contracts. Some friends who have read my article about finding a job in Thailand found themselves in the sweetest predicament – deciding whether they will take the job or not! How great is that!?! Anyway, to save myself from the agony of repeating the same advice over and over (since there are six people inquiring about the same dilemma), I decided to just write an article about it instead.
Okay, where do I start? There's so many things to consider but I'll try to discuss as many as possible, most especially the important ones. (Warning: This entry only has one photo!)
How Much?
I guess it is safe to say that salary is the #1 priority. Stop being a hypocrite and just nod your heads. Before applying, try to give yourself a price tag. Ask yourself how much you are worth. Don't overprice nor undersell your goods. You, of all people, should know what you can bring to the table.
Try to base it on your last salary but if you think that you are worth more than that then don't hesitate to demand for a higher price. Just ensure that you can defend the price tag you set the moment your employer inquires why. If you are uncertain or if you do not have a previous job to use as basis then relax. Try not to get your panties in a wad.
Foreign teachers in Thailand are earning more than the locals and like what I mentioned in my other article, your wage will also be based on the color of your skin. Yes, this is the truth. I can say that out of 50 schools, you will only find 5 who will not care about your nationality and will rate you based on your experience and expertise. Native English speakers grossly earn a minimum of 30,000 baht while all others get less than that. Filipinos are usually offered a minimum of 20,000 baht or higher, depending on what they will be teaching and their teaching hours. Some schools shamelessly charge lower than this but it's really up to you if you want to risk being underpaid.
Now that we have gotten the figures out of the way, let's proceed to the fundamental question – how much money does one need to live comfortably in Thailand?
Take note that every person has different needs. Period. What can you survive on? Do you need a big apartment or would a boxy pad work just fine? Do you cook your own meals or do you prefer take-outs 3 times a day? Do you use the internet often? What appliances are necessary for you? Do you travel? If so, how often? Are you supporting anyone? Will you be living alone? These are just a few of the questions that you need to ask yourself to assess your standard of living. Write down the figures and do the math.
As an example, let's see how a 20,000 baht will stretch in one month since this was the lowest rate quoted in this article. Bangkok rates are different from provincial rates. I am not the perfect person to ask about basic apartment costs in the province but in Bangkok (depending on which area), a 4,000 baht apartment is already decent. On top of this, you also need to think about your utility bills like water, electricity, phone and internet; roughly, it might sum up to 6,000 baht. With the 14,000 baht left, you need to contend with small matters like transportation, food and groceries, laundry (maybe), weekends away, etc.
How Long Is The Contract?
Contracts in Thailand are not always a 12-month deal; other contract lengths are 8,9,10-month agreements. When you review your contract, you have to check this information. 12-month contracts are always the safest option because it means that you will get paid 12 times in a year. 8,9, and 10-month contracts may or may not be so good depending on your plans. For example, some teachers prefer to have 10-month contracts because it would mean that they will be free to do something else during the summer when their school is close. Usually, the ones who prefer this arrangement are the ones who have been in Thailand for a long time and have established financial connections.
How Many Teaching Periods?
In the corporate world, employees are required to work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week and there is a set clock-in and out time; universally, it's 8am to 5pm. Teaching in Thailand, however, is not as consistent. Some contracts do not require the teachers to report to school at a certain time everyday; meaning they can come in minutes before their actual class starts or report to work only when they have a scheduled class. These teachers are paid per hour, not per day and the downside is, if they do not have a class (like during the holidays or when classes are cancelled due to some unforeseen circumstance) then they will also not get paid. I have had friends who have this kind of arrangement and they were not too happy last October and November, 2011. If you can remember, it was during those months when Thailand suffered it's worst flood crisis.
When reviewing your contract, check if it states hours or period. Hours are easy to understand because classes are usually within the 60-minute requirement but periods are different. The definition of one period varies in every school and generally, it's dependent on the level of the learners. For instance, one period in kindergarten may consume 40 minutes only, while some schools offer 50-minute classes to their primary and secondary levels. It's important that you check how long your classes are because you don't want to end up having too many classes.
Who Handles The Legalities?
When you go through your contract, ask about who will process and pay for your work permit and visa in Thailand. Believe me when I say that it's too much a hassle if you keep extending or renewing your tourist visa. It is more convenient if your employer will help you process the above mentioned, that way you'll only have your 90-day appearance at the Immigration Office to worry about. Some employers will happily pay (taking into consideration that you will finish the contract); but some will expect you to shoulder everything and will just do a reimbursement afterwards. However, there are cheapskates out there who will do neither so it's important to know where you're at on this matter as this will give you an idea on how much money you need to set aside.
Are You Covered?
Health and accident insurance is a must-have. You never know what is going to happen so it is always best to have something to pull in your wallet other than your hard-earned cash or over-used credit card. Last year, I was able to prove this when I slipped in my bath tub. My insurance company paid for everything and I was even given outpatient meds that are good for two weeks. Imagine the damage it would have cost my pocket if I was not covered. Most schools offer their employees insurances but just to make sure, ask about it still.
Do They Have Incentives?
Incentives come in different forms. Many schools offer end-of-contract incentives, a number is actually quite generous in terms of sick and vacation leaves, some give attendance and punctuality incentives, others give yearly bonuses. There are a few schools that do not know the idea of incentives at all; so if you end up in such establishments, then that's not going to be good. The truth is, you will meet other teachers and listen to them brag about what they are enjoying. This will suck big time, but you'll get over it. Incentives are not really a necessity but they can be your happy poppers during days when you are procrastinating.
The key thing to remember when you're reviewing your contract is to go through the details. DON'T just sign and worry about the content afterwards. You also need to ask questions. I assure you, you will have many so don't hesitate to shoot. There is no need to hurry. Relax, the contract is proof that the employer likes you. Read, re-read, and think about it.
To all of you who now have offers, congratulations! You're one step closer to working as teachers in Thailand.


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I see all kinds of recipes on Pinterest that look delicious but include ingredients full of gluten. Uh! Not acceptable! Instead of feeling sorry for myself for not being able to batter my chicken with Ritz crackers or cover it with cream of chicken, I'm bound to find a GF solution.
Here is a solution for all those recipes floating on Pinterest about crispy and cheesy chicken.
-Get a bowl of milk, bowl of shredded cheddar cheese, and bowl of gluten free crackers (see below).
-Dip the chicken in the milk, then cover it with cheese, then cover it with crackers.
-Place it in a pan (spray the pan with cooking spray first).
-Bake for 25-30 minutes at 425 degrees, turning the chicken halfway through baking. (I used boneless, skinless chicken strips).
I used Pecan Nut-Thins crackers and put them in the food processor to use them as batter.
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Week 6 Exercises
Choose a tune (such as a blues or a standard) and play whole choruses improvising over
(i) legato left hand chords one to the bar on beats 1, then 2, then 3 and then 4
(ii) on the "and" of beats 1, 2, 3 and 4
(iii) playing two chords to the bar on beats 1 and 3, 2 and 4, then the "and" of beats 1 and 3, then "and" of beats 2 and 4.
Try recording yourself to check that the left hand is correct.
Do the same exercises as 1 but using stabbed chords.
Choose a tune (such as a blues or a standard) and play whole choruses improvising over "Amen" in the left hand where
(i) both the "A" and "men" are legato
(ii) where the "A" is legato but the "men" is stabbed.
Echo the hot licks played in section 12.5 on C minor 7.
Practice playing II-V-I in a minor key using the half diminished, flat nine and major/minor scales as appropriate.
Play "Autumn Leaves" in root position (i) Colla Voce (ii) in time (iii) in time with a playalong.
Play and improvise on "Autumn Leaves" in voiced position with a playalong.
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In Japanese it is called "haikyo" ("廃墟" for those longing for the exotic) but in English it is most commonly called "urban exploration"; the Japanese is more poetic though: "abandoned ruins" or else what is left behind when cities move –forwards or backwards. And it is not strange that visiting such spots in Japan is a favorite hobby for many: due to sheer urbanism (often expressed within the limits of the same city), economic fluctuations (especially in the last two decades) and the various natural disasters that are an inseparable part of life in the Japanese islands, the country is filled with carcasses of buildings, very often still containing proofs of the life they once had.
If to the above we add the Japanese fixation with photography and their fascination with anything old, rusty and timeworn (one of the basic elements of classic Japanese aesthetics is "sabi" which is either rendered with the character "寂" meaning "patina" or with the character "錆" meaning "rust" we end up with a sweet and sour cocktail, often depicted in an unbelievably beautiful way in pictures (usually by amateurs) like the ones in Haikyo.org and in Totoro Times but usually consumed on site, walking in the empty rooms, climbing shaky staircases and looking for the marks left behind by the people who once dreamed of their future in the exact same spots.
I am not sure that I understand why this activity hasn't reached (or maybe "caught up in"?) Greece yet; maybe the culprit are once again the glorious ruins left by the people who lived here before over twenty centuries. The history of the very old is beyond any doubt anyway but what happens with the history of the less old; of the ones from last year or from yesterday? If we care for our continuity, documenting this history is, I believe, of equal importance.
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This ia a clip from a session that I recorded a couple of years ago at the Kerrville Folk Festival. I had just met Trenton Chandler that year and he had shared several delightful songs that he had written, all of which were of the genre of "Get Down Texas Honky Tonk". At least that's what comes to my mind when I hear him play.
He hangs out near Bandera, Texas and you can find him on FaceBook if you want to keep up with his ecapades.
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KAMLOOPS – Emterra Environmental may be awarded the City of Kamloops' recycling contract even after this summer's labour dispute and a new bid almost double the cost of the previous one.
A report by city staff will be coming to council tomorrow, Dec. 1, recommends Emterra get the contract.
The current contract with the city is set to expire by the end of this year, Dec. 31, 2015, forcing staff to open the competitive bid process.
Two proposals were received – a new bid from Emterra and Cascades Recovery Inc. – and scored against factors including pricing and industry experience.
City staff is recommending the contract to Emterra, even at almost double the previous cost.
The city's current contract with Emterra is valued at $460,000 annually where the new bid comes in at $845,000. The cost per metric tonne of recyclables has gone up from $92 to $169 forcing the price of the overall contract much higher than years previous.
The Cascades submission proposed an even higher cost and didn't meet the city's needs says public works director Jen Fretz. She is unsure why Emterra's metric tonnage cost has changed so drastically from one year to the next but suspects it has a lot to do with lower commodity markets.
Because of the significant cost increase, staff is anticipating to bring forward an increase in solid waste fees to council. The details of the rate increase will be made clear when staff come forward in December with 2016 utility rate increases.
Emterra Environmental was engaged in a lengthy labour dispute this past summer. During the strike, curbside recycling pickup ceased in Kamloops. Recycling depots around the city were also closed, forcing residents to either store their recyclables or bring them to depots like General Grants.
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Weakness Proofing
Making weak people less weak is not the same thing as making weak people strong. This is the unfortunate result of weak people training weak people.
Because weakness begets weakness.
Only the scale changes and not in a favorable way.
Most trainers, instructors, and coaches rely on the former for testimonials and income. The prevalence of mediocre training programs in the fitness, martial arts, and self-defense industries accomplishes this bare minimum of improvement and sustains many in undeserving careers.
But taking a weak person and making him or her stronger, not just less weak, is another thing altogether.
That takes a type of emotional salience most experts in the field lack; it not only requires a level of expertise beyond the ken of most self-appointed "authorities" but also a precise understanding of human nature. It is the application of emotional intelligence in empowering another through aligned values that creates something greater than the sum of its parts.
Anyone can foster marginal gains; it is almost laughably easy to take someone from incompetence to competence. Taking someone from incompetence to greatness? That requires a value system on the part of the mentor that isn't simply incentivized or egocentric. It requires strength.
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Twenty-year market veteran Chris Johnson made his bones as a quantitative analyst (imagine a rocket scientist who worked with stocks instead of, you know, rockets), using proprietary mathematical models to bull's-eye "seismic" market anomalies with triple-digit upside potential – down to the minute.
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GM: I know you're a busy guy, so let's jump right in. There's maybe 4,500 stocks trading up and down on the U.S. market every day. You've got your huge gainers, big decliners, flat-liners, heavy volume, thinly traded companies – a huge variety, in other words. What do you like to see before you make a move?
CJ: Great question! Every trader has a "dream setup." In other words, that situation where everything is just lining up perfectly and you simply must take advantage of the situation. For instance, I can't turn my back on a stock that has all the signs that the market is either a) ignoring its performance, or b) has yet to discover that the stock is actually leaving the market behind.
GM: Sounds kind of like a contrarian approach to me…
CJ: Well, a lot of people would say this approach is a contrarian one, you know, betting against the market.
But it's deceptively simple; there's a lot more to it than that. I sometimes refer to it as "Counterintuitive Contrarianism." What I mean by that is that I'm interested in having a contrarian view on a stock only when I can see the Street's view on that stock doesn't make sense.
GM: For example?
CJ: Say a stock has outperformed the market for the last year – I mean like doubled the S&P 500's performance. And at the same time, the technical and fundamental indicators are bullish: The company is growing earnings and revenue… there's no funny business with the books… and the technical charts are just the textbook definition of "bullish."
As part of a proprietary system I've developed over the years, I monitor indicators that track things like… how many shares have been sold short to bet against the stock… whether the analyst community thinks that the stock is a "Buy," "Sell," or "Hold"… or even whether the options traders are betting against the stock.
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As part of the AFI Fest presented by Audi going on here in Los Angeles, there's a secret screening that's announced on the day of the screening. Organizers revealed hours before the Sunday night event that the secret movie was Steven Soderbergh's Haywire (to be released January 20, 2012), an action-thriller starring Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton, Michael Angarano, Antonio Banderas, and Michael Douglas. But the anchor of the movie is mixed martial arts star Gina Carano as Mallory Kane, an operative with a private contractor who does dangerous work for the government. A journalist she successfully rescues in Barcelona ends up dead and she's framed for his murder, becoming the target of assassins almost as lethal as she is.
I was at the 9:30 screening with my trustworthy contributor Eric Edwards, so we decided to discuss it afterward in lieu of a regular movie review.
Pop Culture Nerd: Carano is badass for sure, completely convincing as a tough chick who beats the crap out of everyone. I didn't think the movie was entirely successful, though. The fights were amazing, but some of the non-physical scenes were clunky.
Eric Edwards: I really enjoyed it. The story was very much a low-rent spy thriller but the cast makes it work. Usually producers hire a star or two and fill out the rest of the cast with lesser stars. What Soderbergh did was hire a non-actress and fill even small supporting roles with stars and well-known actors so she wouldn't have to carry the movie by herself.
PCN: But it's obviously a showcase for her, and everyone else just came along for the ride. She's kinetic to watch in the fight scenes, but you can tell she's less comfortable in the ones when she's just talking (Carano admits that in the post-screening Q & A). Some of her line readings sounded like just that—someone reading from a page. But she's beautiful, and I like her, and that's why I wanted her to be a better actress. I suppose that will come with time and more experience if she does more movies.
EE: For me it was simpler than that. She's sympathetic because her character is being screwed over. In every fight scene, she's going up against a guy who's bigger than her—
PCN: Except for Ewan McGregor.
EE: Hey now, don't pick on Obi-Wan.
PCN: Just sayin'. Now, Michael Fassbender is a formidable opponent. He's ripped, and their fight scene is the best.
EE: Yup. Hands down. I still don't know how either one of them survived that.
PCN: Fassbender said he puked after two days of filming it!
EE: I'm surprised he didn't puke while shooting. Did you see how many times her knee went into his gut?
PCN: And elsewhere. You know, for a brutal fight flick, there was very minimal blood, and I appreciated that. It wasn't injury porn.
EE: Yeah, surprisingly little blood, but I felt every one of those hits, didn't you?
PCN: Not really, 'cause I'm not a man and I don't have balls. I was exhausted after each fight.
EE: Yeah, her style of fighting was breathtaking.
PCN: I liked that they didn't try to make it pretty. It was raw and dirty. She fought to survive.
EE: And you were always rooting for her.
PCN: I thought the pacing lagged whenever the action stopped. There were weird pauses and drawn-out moments that I felt could have been more tightly edited.
EE: I disagree. The flashbacks worked well as a device to explain what was going on. Soderbergh showed us the backstory without making Carano fill us in. I think it was a smart move to give her fewer lines and let her shine elsewhere.
PCN: I got a little bored when it was just dudes explaining stuff.
EE: It was necessary!
PCN: Let's talk about the music. Did it sound to you like it was from a cheesy '70s action film?
EE: Yes, but I think Soderbergh did that because the story felt that way in general. It was a wink to the audience.
PCN: Why do you think Soderbergh was trying to evoke cheesy '70s movies?
EE: Because it's kind of retro cool. Maybe he's trying to reinvent the B-movie by making one with an A-list cast.
PCN: He said in the Q & A he was going for a kind of early Bond movie so I guess the score needed to go back at least another decade.
EE: Well, it worked for me, and I don't think there's anything like this movie out there.
Nerd verdicts: PCN—Haywire but enjoyable. EE—Haywire is a cinematic haymaker.
Soderbergh, McGregor, Fassbender, and Carano participated in a hilarious Q & A afterward moderated by Joel McHale. I'll post a recap of that, as well as reviews of other festival films, within the next week. AFI Fest continues through November 10.


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The IES-ABB-RS485-01, from Intelligent Embedded Solutions (IES), is a RS485 backer board for alphanumeric LCDs. It simply joins on the back of the LCD module for a compact solution. This backer board enables the user to connect up to 32 alphanumeric LCDs to a single RS485 compatible bus. The IES-ABB-RS485-01 provides the user with complete addressable control of character placement, customisation and cursor movements, making application set up quick and easy.
Featuring built-in supply regulation for the LCD and the backlight, the IES-ABB-RS485-01 offers a fully 'jumperless' setup of internal features over the serial link.This includes number of lines, backlight brightness (15 levels) and serial baud rate (9600 default).
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Doritos | Doritos Blaze vs. Mtn. Dew Ice
Screen legends Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman face off for the Doritos' 2018 Big Game ad, 'Doritos Blaze vs. Mtn. Dew Ice'. The Mill collaborated with Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and Director Nabil of Reset to deliver the epic showdown, which features fire and ice elements strategically crafted by The Mills 2D and 3D artists. With additional cameos of fan-favorites Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott, this energetic piece.
Creative Director on the spot was Tara Demarco, the 2D Lead Artist at the Mill was Tara Demarco and the Lead 3D Artist was Shaun Comly. Paper, Rock , Rock Paper Scissors handled Editorial and it was directed by Nabil (Nabil Elderkin). Nabil is a professional photographer, music video, and film director of American and Iranian origin. He was born in Chicago and raised in Australia, although he is now based in Los Angeles. His break came working early his career with then unknown rap artist Kanye West. His work with cutting edge music artists makes him a natural for this very funny Super Bowl spot.
Will Nabil's Doritos spot be the best ad of the Super Bowl?
In terms of just Social Media impact Australia's own Dundee Movie Trailer has to be in the lead. The fake trailer for a new Dundee Movie set the internet a blaze until it was revealed that it was an Australian Tourism Spot.
The Dundee movie was supposed to tell the story of the son of a legend returning home to the Outback. The film 'stars' every great young Australian actor: Danny McBride, Chris and Liam Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe, Isla Fisher, Ruby Rose, Jessica Mauboy and Luke Bracey.
Tourism Australia won't comment on the TVC, but whoever's responsible has gone to enormous effort to make it seem like it's real. The collective wisdom is now is on a new ad in the actual Super Bowl.
This year spots are estimated to cost around $5 million for 30 seconds, so there is enormous benefit if you can also create a viral social media buzz.
For Dundee there is even an authentic looking website for the movie. Paul Hogan is listed as executive producer. Rimfire Films, the original production company run by John "Strop" Cornell and Hogan also gets a credit. The 'teaser trailer' for the campaign has helped it go viral. with Business Insider reporting that actress Margot Robbie's photo with Paul Hogan on Instagram has already gotten a 1 million likes. Who knows maybe a studio will think anything with this much attention should be a real film?


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Dr. Stephanie Moore, from NOAA, has welcomed the ESP launch. (Photo Credit: Carina Bolanos Lewen)
Cutting-edge robot to ensure seafood quality
Monday, July 22, 2013, 02:30 (GMT + 9)
A groundbreaking Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) that identifies water microorganisms by analyzing their DNA is to be launched around Puget Sound, US. Its purpose will be to improve the safety of local seafood from naturally occurring threats.
This new technology, developed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Marine Research Institute, will revolutionize the way conventional water sample collections are gathered by providing scientists with almost real-time information so that they can protect local seafood thus boosting local seafood-based businesses.
The ESP, which is the first commercially available robotic sensor of its kind, gathers water samples and uses molecular probes to detect microorganisms by their DNA. The results are transmitted in near real-time to scientists using the cellular network.
"I can pull up the data and I can let all our stakeholders know straightaway if there is a risk of seafood being contaminated from these naturally occurring marine pathogens and micro-algae," said Stephanie Moore from NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Centre.
This technology will significantly improve current monitoring programmes in the Puget Sound, where there are blooms of harmful bacteria and algae in summer that threaten shellfish, finfish farms and humans.
Since scientists will be able to take precautionary measures, millions of dollars will be saved every year and shellfish farmers and health managers will be able to make decisions about harvesting and monitoring strategies to ensure that the seafood we eat is safe.
Up to now, this had been impossible to predict as harmful algae and bacteria can bloom extremely fast.
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The Warhawks try to mascarade as doves
The Republican warhawks who seem to want a war with Iran, in spite of the disastrous and unnecessary many-year involvement in Iraq, are now egging us on toward another misadventure in the middle east. A Facebook posting appeared spouting the headline: … Continue reading
Are "new" Republicans neo-Nazis?
The new house majority whip, Steve Scalise, seems to be the perfect poster child for the "new" Republican: anti-tax, anti-government (except for the part where one draws a fat paycheck for fooling the voters every two years), and racist. How … Continue reading
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Wagner and "Wolfsangle": a Review
The M. D. Lachlan novel Wolfsangle preceded his novel Fenrir and are both concerned with the nordic myths surrounding Ragnorok. Since I had read and reviewed the second novel first, I realized that with this review things had taken a distinct Wagnerian … Continue reading
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M. D. Lachlan's book "Fenrir," Pyr, 2011 stands out from the pack of recent fantasies by british authors. The arc of the story follows the norse mythology surrounding Ragnarok or the twilight of the gods. His tie-ins to the nordic … Continue reading