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Best Practices...
Topic: Best Practices for a 15" Sub.. Placement and such
Posted Mon 15 Jan 18 @ 4:10 pm
Posted Mon 15 Jan 18 @ 5:52 pm
They'd be outputting a mid range signal. That's the general idea with using a sub - it creates a three way system. Low from the sub, mid and high from the tops.
It's always better to have separate drivers for each frequency range. Separating the mids from the lows should give you clearer sound - because you no longer have a single driver trying to cope with vocals and bass simultaneously.
Posted Mon 15 Jan 18 @ 6:01 pm
Posted Mon 15 Jan 18 @ 6:10 pm
Posted Mon 15 Jan 18 @ 10:52 pm
For example; You have 2 x 15" mids = 30" Drive. 1 x Bass 15" = 15" Drive. There is an inherent mismatch in progress.
If you were powering this with active speakers, you would have to run the bass at mighty high volume, as power consumption is very high on low frequencies, it would be hard to match the output of the high/mid with so little air being moved from so little surface area.
A better solution is to double up your bass units to equalise the driven surface area. You can then attenuate the bass to stop booming and clarify the detail and run at a lower cross over frequency.
Remember that high-mid frequencies require far less power.
My personal set up is 4 x 15" bass and 2 x 15" mid/high cabinets run from an electronic 2 way crossover and 2 x 1000w amps. Levels set at approx 7 for bass and 5 for mid/high (Depending on location).
Also remember that standing behind bass cabinets will give you a false idea of the sound as you are out of phase with it and it will sound very boomtastic.
Posted Mon 15 Jan 18 @ 10:58 pm
Using AMAHM idea creates a kind of muddy transition from bass to mid but might reinforce the bottom end.
Hm..new subs!
..and if possible put it in a corner with solid walls and let it radiate outwards.
Posted Tue 16 Jan 18 @ 3:21 am
Posted Tue 16 Jan 18 @ 3:11 pm
A Man and His Music wrote :
I don't want to lose any low end, so I send a full signal to the tops.
So you've not heard about comb filtering and time alignment. Another thing to note, mid/top speakers featuring 15" are very poor at upper mids. Only ideal for systems not using a sub. If you're using subs you're much better off with a 12" or smaller for Mid/tops.
Removing the low energy from your Mid/top will give you more head room in your amplifier and allow you to put a bit more through the speaker, as it's not trying to create the frequencies it's not designed for.
If you're sub's aren't adequate enough one could always lower the cross over frequency. Putting more lower frequencies through the Mid/top speakers, with the sub only picking up where the Mid/tops start to roll off.
Lets not forget the cancellations due to reflected sound from the floor and the ceiling. The more put through, the more it cancels. The frequency this happens at is dependent on height, carving huge holes in the frequency response of your system, certain bass notes will simply disappear.
It is considered bad practice to have different speakers producing the same frequencies, into the same area.
Posted Tue 16 Jan 18 @ 10:50 pm
Place the sub where you want most bass, the middle of the dancefloor, dj side, walk around the room, where ever the bass is loudest, place the sub there.
The other problem you will get is the subs not being correctly aligned with your tops. Getting this right is quite a subject. The easiest way is the reverse polarity test but... if your 1 cycle out, it will still pass the test and be completely wrong. We'll save that for another day.
Posted Tue 16 Jan 18 @ 11:00 pm
That's funny to me, as I learned most of this from doing club installs in some of the most iconic clubs, with Richard long and Alex Rosner during the 70's. I think most of us are talking about doing parties with full range powered speakers, and powered subs. If you think all of the technical placement is necessary for a party of 150 people at a wedding reception, that think Spotify coming from their iPhone to their earbuds is the best sound, I don't have a problem with that. A powered full range speaker is designed to produce full range, so that is what I send to it. The OP wanted to know why he lost some of the low end from his sound. That's because he only sent mid and highs to his tops. I don't have a problem with that, because that is why you have both options, coming out of the sub. You can choose which ever you want, but I am not playing to a room full of audiophiles. A good powered full range speaker, is good for most of the parties that we do. If you have more people, you will have to bring more sound.
Posted Tue 16 Jan 18 @ 11:28 pm
I know you're only trying to rescue your comment but there's no need to get defensive or name drop, i have no idea who they are and i'm not about to google them.
The last thing any of us want to do is add equipment and make the sound worse. This happens quite a lot and many often don't even notice. So many buyers making bad choices. The 15" Mid/tops with subs needs to end. Manufactures still make them because people who don't know, following the old skool disco trend, want them.
In this guys situation, as a quick fix, i would likely do as you did. But... I'd be very cautious over placement. Once i added another Sub i wouldn't. Yes that 15" mid is wasted not doing the lower frequencies as it's rubbish at uppers anyways.This is why I said I would lower the cross over frequency. Instead of crossing at 80-100. I'd go 60-80. Those thumps won't do much under 60. Now the clip lights won't come on so early.
This info needs to be spread as much as possible, otherwise the consensus won't change and we'll still be sold far from ideal set ups.
Posted Wed 17 Jan 18 @ 12:10 am
I will point out once more that solid walls by your speakers provide amplification. Read up on it if in doubt.
Posted Wed 17 Jan 18 @ 1:33 am
bigron1 wrote :
I will point out once more that solid walls by your speakers provide amplification. Read up on it if in doubt.
Kind of but not entirely true. The speaker doesn't magically get any louder. It's the first Law of Thermodynamics. All that is happening is the sound that would of radiated in that direction, where the wall is, won't, adding to the sound, where the wall isn't... Reflected back. For instance, a sub in the middle of the room would radiate say 100dB into the room spread out almost equally in all directions, from the source. The sub in the corner of the room, against the wall, the energy isn't spread out as much, from the source.
It's quite hard to put in words but i hope that makes sense
Posted Fri 19 Jan 18 @ 10:32 am
mitchiemasha wrote :
It's quite hard to put in words but i hope that makes sense
What you are trying to say is, the sound signal from a sub is omnidirectional.
Sub placement can be fun to play with, depending on the room. When I'm planning a set up, my first thought is, how many guests. Everything else radiates from the number of people attending. No need to bring 5000 watts when 700 will do the trick.
Posted Fri 19 Jan 18 @ 1:03 pm
Posted Fri 19 Jan 18 @ 9:47 pm
This is the reason I do not use one of these types of systems below:
Ex Bose 802 user!
Posted Fri 19 Jan 18 @ 10:04 pm
TearEmUp wrote :
What you are trying to say is, the sound signal from a sub is omnidirectional.
Yes but a lot more than that. What i'm trying to say is, it is the use of the wall to reduce the omnidirectional nature of the sub that is said to create the 'extra' energy, there isn't actual extra energy, one has simply redirected some of it.
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Hi, it's me Coco!
I've been reminiscing. This requires deep concentration, because one year for me is like seven for you! Now, where was I? Oh yea... think, think.
|Me concentrating!
Concentrating often triggers me to lick my chops, so this is a good sign! But I digress...
Don'tcha just love Christmas-time? I know... there are lots of reasons to enjoy this season: friends and family coming and going, yummy food, pretty lights and decorations, giving of presents and worshipping the Baby-King.
But for me it's even more than that... sometimes I forget that it's only been 3 short Christmases ago that my mom brought me home!
|My 1st Christmas!
|My 3rd Christmas!
So you see, Christmas is a special time for me and my mom!
But about 1 year after my mom brought me home, she got laid off from work. It was a little scary, but she was excited about it too. It opened up new possibilities. First and foremost, she took some time to rest, be creative, be still & explore.
So, I decided to take some time too... to play, explore, romp, & nap!
I loved it!! I mean, come on... what dog wouldn't? I had my mom all to myself! It's what I call, Puppy Bliss... Woof!
After resting for a few months, my mom found some balance in her life again. She felt a peace so deeply, she couldn't explain it. She knew without a shadow of a doubt that God was in control and would take care of us both. She knew that He has always had her in the palm of His hand!
I'm pretty small, so I think I can fit in His hand too!
But soon it was time for my mom to start looking for work again. She discovered it was pretty tough out there. As the months passed by, it never occurred to her that she wouldn't be working 12 months later. A couple temporary assignments presented themselves, but nothing seemed to materialize full-time.
Right when things were starting to look up, she hit another bump in the road...
You remember... last Spring... yep, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Bow Wowzer! No one saw that coming!
There were lots of doctor's appointments, insurance meetings, and running around. Summer was a time of two surgeries and a long recovery.
In September, she started looking diligently for work again, even though her body was telling her to (perhaps) wait just a little bit longer. No job materialized (again) = blessing in disguise. Funny how that works!
Thankfully, by November she started getting her energy back. Finally no more skin stretching; less and less pain; and minimal discomfort. If you ask me, I think her energy is back!
She even decorated for Christmas, hoping and praying this wouldn't be the last Christmas in this sweet little cabin in the woods! If it is though, we sure can't complain... it's been wonderful!
Looking Forward... So now I'm thinking...
God must have known my mom needed these past two years off from work. Her unemployment brought her a time for rest and renewal... then it brought her to a place financially to be eligible for insurance which would pay for all of her medical needs (WOW!), and now it's given her time to heal and recover. And of course... I got to have her all to myself!! (*Sigh*)
So as we say goodbye to 2012 and ring in the New Year... I know God will continue to take care of both my mom and me!
Just think of the possibilities!
Woof, Coco
So as we say goodbye to 2012 and ring in the New Year... I know God will continue to take care of both my mom and me!
Just think of the possibilities!
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The eye can be analyzed with relative ease as to both its function and its structure. A practical examination includes the ability to move in the orbit and the reaction of the pupil to light and lodging.
The function of the eye might be evaluated in several methods. The patient may be asked to recognize illuminated letter or items of differing sizes on what is known as the Snellen chart.
On the other hand, the evaluation of the structural part of the eye might be made in numerous methods. Tension within the eyeball is determined by a "tonometer." In certain diseases, specifically in glaucoma, the stress in the eyeball is increased noticeably.
It must be well remembered that a patient with an eye issue might have other problems. Often other physical conditions are main and impact the eye as a repercussion. The appearance of the eye can alert the physician and the client to problems in some disturbances of other parts of the body even before other signs present themselves.
Subsequently, one's reliance on sight is emphasized when one faces a temporary or possible irreversible loss of this vital sense. For this reason, when restorative steps are sought, specific kinds of vision correction such as contact lenses or eyeglasses are recommended.
On the other hand, some individuals are bothered with that they have some framed lenses or contact lenses in front of their eyes.
For this factor, advanced surgeries were established to encourage decreased utilization of contact lenses or glasses. One of which is the now popular LASIK eye surgery.
Basically, LASIK eye surgery is the short-term for "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis." Like its tangible counterpart, LASIK eye surgical treatment is another form of vision correction. The only distinction is that with this type of surgical treatment, one's vision is remedied completely.
With LASIK eye surgery, the refractive mistakes in the cornea are completely changed. This can be done utilizing an "excimer laser."
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Popularity vs. Disadvantages
In the middle of the growing appeal of LASIK eye surgical treatment, there are still disadvantages that people must understand. Most likely, the main reason this kind of eye surgery has actually become well accepted is because the majority of its cases had been successful.
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1. It is an operation applied to the most sensitive part of the eye
Because LASIK eye surgical treatment involves the operation of the retina, which is one of the most sensitive portions of the eye, the majority of people say that the operation can be very risky.
To puts it simply, a easy mistake could almost cause an individual's lifetime blindness. It is important to think about many aspects before deciding whether LASIK eye surgical treatment is the right restorative procedure one has to go through.
2. It is not a best procedure
LASIK eye surgical treatment may fix your vision however it does not always suggest that it can provide you a twenty-twenty. Even if statistical reports reveal that 70% of the clients may have 20/20 vision, this does not necessarily imply they have ideal vision as well.
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|Darth Calliope's Creative Journal. (dee_cees_cj) wrote,
@ 2011-01-11 06:32:00
Chapter Two: Semper Fidelis
It wasn't so much that he disliked the bartender; in fact, dislike wasn't a strong enough word for Jet's feeling toward him. Oh no, if he had said or done what he wanted to, that bartender would be spat on, chewed out, and then shot for good measure.
No one calls me a cheap skate, damn it! NO ONE!
"Are you done sulking? If so, I'd like my money some time this YEAR!" Huffed the bartender, slamming a meaty fist down onto the warped bar in front of Jet. Jet blinked at the bartender and then gave him a dirty look that said "Say that again, you bastard, say that again…"
"I wonder, are all of your relatives so money hungry and ugly?" simpered Jet, picking up a dirty shot glass and looking at the bartender through it with amusement. The bartender knew better than to take the bait that the young Drifter had set out… However…
"No, they are not; I can assure you that my wife and kids are lovelier than you will ever be!" Said the bartender calmly, handily snatching the glass away from Jet and scoffing at him. Virginia sat at the table adjacent to the bar with Clive, glaring at Jet with irritation.
Why must he be so damn stubborn?!
"YOU have children?!" flinched Jet, looking at the bartender with a pitiful, albeit sarcastic smirk. Again, the temperature rose several more degrees in Virginia's shaking body.
Get over it Jet! Stop being an asshole and pay the guy before we get booted!
Surprisingly, the bartender did not erupt as Jet had anticipated he would, instead, he simply gave the young man a smile and looked down at the shot glass that he was cleaning.
"Say what you will, you fucking cheap skate, I will get my money…" He looked up from the glass and gave him a sharp gaze. "One way or another…" Jet blinked to this and gave him an arrogant smile of his own. Virginia's breath caught in her throat and she stormed over to the bartender and Jet. The bartender gave her a sweet smile and Jet glared at her.
"How much do we owe you?" She huffed, returning Jet's glare. The bartender simply chuckled and set the glass down beneath counter.
"You don't owe me anything sweetie, your little friend" He said, indicating Jet with a jerk of his thumb.
"Owes me, it is not your place to pay his debt."
"And it's perfectly okay to pay Gallows' and Clive's?!" exclaimed Jet, standing up belligerently before Virginia and staring at her with ice glazed eyes. Virginia retorted by giving him an evil glance of his own.
"No…" She seethed, her fist clenching at her side. "The last time I checked, Gallows and Clive paid for their OWN drinks, Jet." This time, Jet DID flinch, but not at what she said, oh no, he could have handled that statement with little or no consequence, no, what got to him was how she said it.
It sounds like she's a robot or something… a very angry robot that's about to rip me in two…
"W-well, they don't sometimes!" retorted Jet after a moment of shocked silence. Virginia was about to yell her response when she heard foot falls on the stair well. She looked up and saw Gallows descending the stairs, his hands lax to his side and his eyes looking tranquilly ahead. Virginia continued to watch him as he walked across the room in a leisurely pace, a slight smile crossing his face.
"How much does he owe?" Asked Gallows pleasantly as he pushed Jet lightly away from Virginia and gave the young lady a smile. Virginia didn't know how to respond, so she simply looked at Gallows with befuddlement. Jet was about to say something to the effect of he didn't owe anything when Gallows' glance stopped him dead in his tracks. "Don't fuck with me." said his icy blue eyes. The bartender shrugged. "He owes me 400 Gella, but I'm not going to ask you to pay it! It's HIS debt, not yours!" To this Gallows chuckled, causing Virginia to take a couple of instinctive steps back.
"You misunderstand me. I've no intention of paying his debt…" Gallows cooed, looking down at Jet who glared back up at him angrily.
And what are you planning to do, you dumb behemoth?!
It was then Virginia got a pang of fear in her breast.
If it's what I think… Oh…
The sound of a meaty thud followed by Jet's jaw dislocating shattered her hazy thoughts. She blinked as she watched Jet fall down in slow motion, blood flowing from the surprised "O" of his mouth as he fell.
Gallows knelt down beside the body and extracted the said amount from Jet's wallet with almost bandit like stealth. The bartender, at a lost for words, simply blinked at Gallows as he rose and set the money on top of the bar with a smile.
"There's your money, I'm sorry that he causes so much trouble." Said Gallows quietly, bowing apologetically to both the bartender and Virginia, his eyes locking on Virginia's as he rose. "I'm sorry, Virginia…" Said his aqua orbs mournfully as he dropped his hands back down to his side and seemingly glided across the room and up the stairs.
Virginia said nothing but nodded her head to acknowledge and accept his unsaid apology.
Jet's groan brought her gaze to his slowly rising form.
"T-that BASTARD!" Spat Jet through a thin film of blood. Virginia closed her eyes and sighed. This was going to be a long night.
Jet lay in the bed of his dingy room and glared hatefully at the ceiling.
Damn him! He had no right to punch me like that!
Jet took in a breath that sounded more like a hiss of a scalded cat.
I should make him pay for what he did… But how could I do that?
Well, there's always the lovely idea of slipping something into his drink that'll screw him up good.
But, could I really bring myself to do that? He may have punched me, but he IS my team mate… and… like it or not, I deserved the…
NO! You didn't DESERVE that punch! He did it just to get back at you for his own selfish reasons! Why are you so blind?!
"Great, I'm having an argument with myself…" Jet muttered, turning around in his bed and burying his face into the pillow.
Leave me alone…
Not until you see reason…
And who died and gave you that title? Thought Jet to "Reason" with a superior smirk.
It has existed since the dawn of time. Reason is what taught men that fire burned and that death was an inevitable cycle of life.
You fail to impress me with your words. Good night. Scoffed Jet as he closed his eyes.
Don't tell me that you're going to give up that easily… To this, Jet sat up and glanced around the room, confirming to himself that an intruder had not broken in.
Nothing… Just who in the hell are you?
I am reason… I am…
Don't give me that line of bull shit! Tell me, right now, who you are! To this, "Reason" took in a deep breath and then let it out with a long sigh.
I am known simply as program Animus00, my main function is to provide you with the necessary hormones by triggering certain synapses in your brain. However, as time passed, I began to study these "emotions" I supposedly triggered and started to feel the need to give my self a voice and a personality. Hence, the voice of "Reason" was born within you.
I see, so you were born from one of the many impulses sent by my CPU. Great.
That is where you are wrong. You no longer have a "CPU" as you call it. You, in fact, have a human brain.
And how do you figure that, pray tell.
During your inception, Elliot Enduro installed small nanomachines to slowly weave membranes and the like around your reactors and receptors.
Meaning that, over time, the nanomachines fused with the CPU and formed your brain.
So, basically, I have a brain. Big deal, that still doesn't explain why I should give a damn about what you say…
Reason sighed to this and directed Jet's eyes toward the window.
Look out, what do you see?
I see the sky.
Are you SURE that's the sky and not the earth?
Yes, I am quite sure THAT is the SKY! Why are you asking me this?
Merely to prove a point, bear with me for just a moment longer.
Fine, maybe these garbles of nonsense with finally start making SENSE!
You seem so confident in saying that the sky is not the earth and vice versa. What makes you so sure of your assumption?
It's common sense!
And, isn't "Sense" another word for reason?
To this, Jet did not respond verbally, but merely shook his head in dull agreement.
In the same token, reason or "sense" as you call it, would say that such a harsh action would constitute an even harsher response… Or so I would imagine.
I'm really beginning to wonder about your sanity, Reason, after all, you're pretty much telling me to ruin someone's life…
No, I am just the voice of your subconscious. Merely an announcer to your heart's desires.
What heart? Come on, man, you know that I don't have one of those!
Oh, but you do… and your heart is filled with rage… I can feel it burning inside of you…
… Whatever. Look, if I do what you want, will you go away?
I can never truly go away, after all, I am you…
There was a long moment of silence and then Jet spoke up softly.
"Tell me what to do. I agree, Gallows needs to learn a lesson about punching people…" He rubbed his jaw sullenly, feeling the itch of drying blood on his chin.
And, the sooner… the better.
Patience, my friend, revenge will soon be yours.
I don't seek "revenge" and I wish that you would stop saying that… You make me sound so cold and calculating.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Jet did not know how to respond to this as he sat up from the bed, his eyes still locked on the window.
Am I truly seeking revenge?
And, to his chagrin, the answer was a resounding "Yes" in his skull.
"Fine…" He muttered, picking up his gun and putting it into its holster.
You won't be needing that, what we seek is right under our noses… literally.
"Huh?" replied Jet in a rather flabbergasted manner. Reason snickered and snorted a nasally snort.
Every inn has its share of "goodies". These "goodies" are normally stored away in the janitor's closet. You have the information you need locked up in your head. I can free that knowledge if you would like. Heck, I can unlock a lot more than that.
First you are "reason" and now you're a gatekeeper? Make up your mind…
Do you just want to sit here and make idle chit chat like a couple of old ladies, or do you want to teach that big bastard a lesson or two?
Jet's response was abundantly clear as he walked toward the door with a caustic smile on his face.
I will be laughing last.


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ACCORDING to a new WHO report, one in three women experience sexual or physical violence. Recently an Indian member of a social organisation called Our City Our Right held a candle during a silent protest following the recent gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old college student in Barasat, in Kolkata on June 15, 2013. Activists and social groups in various parts of the state held rallies and protests following the incident.
About one in three women worldwide experience sexual or physical violence at least once in their lives, according to a World Health Organisation report released Thursday.
Put together by the WHO in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council, the report says 35 percent of women around the world are victims of sexual or physical violence, and that assault at the hands of an intimate partner is by far the most common form of such violence. In fact, a whopping 30 percent of women globally were found to be domestic violence victims.
"These findings send a powerful message that violence against women is a global health problem of epidemic proportions," said Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of WHO, in a statement. "We also see that the world's health systems can and must do more for women who experience violence."
The study found that 38 percent of all women who were murdered were killed by their intimate partners, and more than 40 percent of domestic violence victims were found to have suffered injuries from those incidents.
In addition, the study showed that women who experience violence at the hands of their intimate partners are more likely to suffer from depression, have alcohol use problems, unwanted pregnancies and abortions, as well as sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
Citing the recent assault of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson by her husband, one of the report's authors told Reuters that violence against women is truly a concern for everyone on the planet.
"This is an everyday reality for many, many women," said the author, Charlotte Watts, a health policy expert at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. "[I]t's not just poor women, or women in a certain country. This really is a global issue."
According to NPR, this WHO report, which considered data from 81 countries, has offered the "first comprehensive look at domestic violence globally."
The report's authors say they hope their findings will help raise awareness about this global problem and will spark the beginnings of change. The first step, they say, will be equipping health care professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to provide the necessary care to victims of violence.
"There is no magic bullet, no vaccine or pill [for rape or abuse]," Claudia Garcia-Moreno, a physician with the WHO and a co-author of the report, told NPR. "But what we hear from women is that oftentimes, just having an empathetic listener who can provide some practical support and help her get access to some other services –that in itself is an important intervention."


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Chicken Breasts with Chard, Buckwheat & Feta
For a lot of people, buckwheat is a bit of a mystery ingredient. Well, we're here to say "don't knock it until you've tried it!". This superfood is toothesome and has a smoky, nutty flavor and tastes decadent alongside pan seared chicken. The pan seared chicken is super savory and the chard adds leafy texture and color and a topping of feta gives the dish a salty, briny finish.
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The kind of haircut where it's shorter on the sides and longer on top? It's often called a Hitler Youth haircut, hahah, although I generally don't like the really extreme ones where it's almost completely bald on the sides. And hair similar to this is usually good: link (holy sh*t, on a side note, this looks scarily like this guy I know/like, from the hair to the sunglasses to the cigarette, damnnn) And I always like sort of tousled hair, and have a weakness for really wavy/curly hair, but obviously you can't control that, hahah.
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This update to the Ravine adds global GSM roaming and a color outer display, in a slightly slimmer, sleeker body. Other features remain nearly identical, including push-to-talk, rugged water-proof clamshell design, 3-megapixel camera, compass, pedometer, thermometer, memory card slot, and stereo Bluetooth.
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City Simulation game made immensely more realistic then ever
Build it, design it, watch it evolve. Look at your cites and help them to grow. More realistic building and networks then ever before.
Update: Due to a lack of interest in this project I will be cancelling this project as of the 25th of May if a minimum of 32,000 is not reached by then. When this project is further developed I will relaunch this project but as it stands for the moment there is just not enough interest in it and I think that is due to not enough of a demonstration.
Thank you to all who showed interest in the project.
Reality city will be designed and programed by a group of individuals who are enthusiastic and talented people with years of experience developing games and looking forward to starting to work on this exciting new city simulation game. One of the team members has even worked on games such as Grand Theft Auto and God of War.
We are looking to bring realism and a overall better sense of simulation to this brand new game we would like to develop, however we need help to make it reality.
The game takes place 50 years past oil peak. Your job will be to manage and develop as many cites as you like with buildings that will truly look realistic unlike other simulated city games.
Electricity is now the primary source of heating and running the lives of the people. Your task will be to run successful cities without running them into the ground financially.
This game aims at constructing a city simulation game that is much better in both the way the simulation will operate and the graphics them selves.
This in part will be done by allowing you to zoom in extremely closely to view the extensive work that goes into the creation of the details that will be incorporated into each of the buildings that will be available in the game.
The land-map will be extremely large. It would be unlikely you would ever run out of land to develop. You'll be able to develop the map as you like with landscaping tools.
This game will concentrate on making the simulation much closer to reality. For instance if you manage and develop your city or cites correctly you will see your populations grow more rapidly then if you don't. If your terrible at it you may start to see homeless people erect tents on the streets and eventually be kicked out of government and thus game over. You can also end up ending your game if you run too deeply into debt. However if your a great leader and planer you'll see skyscrapers sweep across the landscape and have loads of fun in laying down all kinds of traffic networks. Of course you will need money to keep up with the costs of running the cites you create.
All cites will affect each other and will be closely linked to each other. Citizens may choose to leave one city and move to another for different reasons such as the taxes being much lower in one city compared to another you create.
Traffic networks will be 3 levels deep / high. You'll have new traffic networks that have never been developed for use in this type of game very well before such as a variety of walk ways and bike paths.
Farms and food in general will be much more deeply concentrated on with this simulation then others you may have played in the past. This aims to give the game a much more realistic feel.
There will be so many great aspects to this game it's impossible to list them all here without boring you but the point is we want to get things right and to do so we will put a great deal of research into creating things as accurately as possible with both the models we design and the simulation it's self.
- 3 levels up and 3 levels down for traffic networks
- walk-paths, bike-paths, rail-ways, streets, roads, 4 lane highways, 8 lane highways, subways, airplanes, boats, buses, cars, motor cycles and possibly more traffic networks.
- No need to lay down pipe line for sewage systems. (We realize this is just a pain in the woohoo, it is just a game.)
- Will be able to explore the city on a car or motor cycle and possibly on foot.
- simulation speeds; 24hour clock, 24 times quicker simulated, 120 times quicker simulated.
- God mode; simulate city 1 year, 5 years and 10 years ahead with just one click of a button.
- Multitude of different stats will be available quickly in game.
- Ability to turn off background game music / plug-in folder to place the music you'd like to have play in the background while playing.
- Will be available for the PC the Mac and Linux. XBOX and others if funds allow.
- The ability to create your very own creations for the game will also be available.
We need your help to fund this game because it requires a lot of people to create it and those people cost a lot of money. With out your help it would be impossible to get such a massive game off the ground. Models, programming and sounds are all key in making any game successful and this one is no exception. We will be designing a lot more models then typical for a single game. That in it's self presents a huge challenge. Each of them will be to scale to keep things as realistic as possible and will contain real world numbers such as how many people can live in a building for residential buildings and for work places a realistic amount of jobs that would be present to operate that business.
We will be looking to put in lots of details into each and every one of the buildings for the game. We as well have a lot of props to design too. All of this game design requires a great deal of research to make sure we get things as close to reality as is possible in order to create the most realistic simulation we can. This is why we need your help. We simply can't do it without your support.
Models will take a large amount of the money. We would like to have a minimum of 100 buildings between (Residential, Commercial and industrial.) Residential and commercial will probably consist of most of them while industrial will be the fewest. Then there will be a huge number of different props that will need to be created to be able to place on the building lots such as flowers, trees, people, pools, sheds and so forth. There is also the matter of many different civic building that will need to be created. Every single thing you can think of in real life, we want to incorporate as much of that as possible.
Then there is the cost of getting all the sounds that will be required to make the game and of course the hours and hours of endless work that will be required by skilled programmers to put the whole game together.
Here are a couple demo images you may not have seen in the video.
Quickly done up this High School to demonstrate how lots will be realistic sizes as they are in the real world.
Specs for this High School are as follows:
Square feet:52800, Water: 668520 gallons per month, Electricity:37400KW/h, Bicycle parking:864, Car parking:80, Bus parking:28, Student capacity:1320, Teachers 44, Recyclable & Compost produced:3.685 tons per month, Total jobs:56
These are all real world stats. Every building designed and modeled for the game will have and reflect stats as close to the real world as possible.
Robin Brunet - Project Manager
Been doing models since 2009 for games, Been doing architectural drawing since 1996. Been certified in computers since 2003. Been doing web sites since 2003. The list goes on.
Paul Lee - Game Director / Programmer
A game development veteran of 15 years of professional experience in the industry, Paul Lee is a game director and programmer. He has worked on a endless list of high profile titles, such as God of War, Red Dead Redemption, Kung Fu Panda, Darksiders, There, Indiana Jones; Emperor's Tomb, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, X-Files, Star Trek DS9 and it goes on and on like a run on sentence. He's track record remains perfect for 10 consecutive years and every single title he has been involved in was a major success. Within those 10 years, none of his games have been cancelled of failed publication. His client list is just as lengthy as his published game titles. Some includes, Sony Playstation, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Dreamworks, Qualcomm, Intel Corp, Rockstar Games and much more.
Kevin Eamon - Sound Engineer
Kevin and owner of Rock My House Music Center is a professional drummer with over twenty years experience recording, playing and touring in bands. In the early nineties Kevin was nominated drummer of the year for the 1991 Ottawa Music Awards. By the mid nineties Kevin was in a band that hit the Billboard charts and were supported by videos aired on Musique Plus and Much Music. Another achievement was the opportunity to record in the Bennet House Studio in Tennessee which is known for the studio that Elvis recorded in. Kevin is a graduate from Recording Arts Canada where he received a diploma in Audio Engineering and Sound Recording.
Hibernate Spring - Programmer
c++ programmer, Java-script, Digital marketing.
Sagra Mondal - Character Animator / Modeler
Highly experienced character animator has worked for companies such as Walt-Disny. Experienced as 2D/3D Animator, Illustrator & 3D artist for different small animation studios & ad agencies. With a wide range of skills he is up to any of our animation tasks. Key frame animation, Flash Animation, Illustration, Story Board Creation, Modeling, Texturing, Background Instruction and Concept Art.
We have other people but not everyone like to be part of the internet.
Risks and challenges
We have spent 4 months in development already to create a website and models to be able to demonstrate the game. Making a game like this is a very complex task and we still have a little over a year to go before the game is completed but can't do it without funding. There are many aspects that can cause delay in creating such a massive project like this when it comes to creating new concepts but by laying everything out ahead of time we are limiting this risks for completing the project on time.
We too have minimized the risks of delay by using a well working game engine known as Cry-Dev. We have a experienced team of members and we have a thorough production plan. We are right were we planed on being by this time and look forward to continuing to stay on time and budget.
Delays are common place in the game industry. Should such delays arise and force there to be cuts to features to stay on time and budget, we will add those features latter through an update at no cost to you.
The main challenge in creating a game like this is being able to understand this type of game and having a clear understanding on how to construct it. With a clear plan already put together on how we will build the game this is already addressed. Should anything need to be addressed once started we will do so and continue with the development of the game until completed. Nothing will stand in our way.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Questions about this project? Check out the FAQ
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Fino Healthcare Ltd is a British company known for creating, developing and supplying innovative products for the Healthcare sector. The company will display its range of products at Medica and aims to meet potential new international distributors.
At the exhibition Fino Healthcare will be showcasing its portfolio of ostomy, wound care and sports care products at Hall 16, Stand F04-1. These include Silicone Medical Adhesive Removers, Silicone Protective Films and Super-Absorbent Gelling Agents.
The company has over 25 years experience in the industry and prides itself on providing real benefits for the patient whilst still remaining affordable in comparison to current market alternatives. All of the company's products are manufactured onsite in the UK and to high environmental standards.
At Medica 2013, Fino Healthcare hopes to build relationships with new distributors to provide opportunities for growth into international markets across Europe, the USA, Australasia and the Far East.
Medica will take place from 20-23 November at Messe Dusseldorf, Germany and is the world's largest healthcare exhibition, attracting over 134,000 visitors from 120 countries.
Alastair Demick, Managing Director of Fino Healthcare Ltd, said: "Our significant experience in developing, manufacturing and promoting a range of healthcare products – and all in-house – has allowed us to provide real benefits to the end users and meet well documented clinician and patient needs.
"We're now looking forward to exhibiting our products at Medica and meeting potential distributors from across the globe."
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If you're a Democrat, you're likely to be a fan of Google, Amazon.com and PBS, while Republicans bestow favor on Fox News Channel, Chick-fil-A and Johnson & Johnson.
At least those are the findings of the consumer research firm YouGov in its annual report on the brands that people of different political persuasions like.
Although Democrats and Republicans differ a great deal in their favorite brands, there is middle ground — members of both political groups enjoy Cheerios, Clorox and Craftsman.
This election year, business leaders have been vocal about where they stand, and that had an effect on the brand survey.


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As someone who is heavily involved in Non-profit and/or unfunded organizations, I would like to add my voice against any inclusion of standards which are not completely free and open in the W3C's sent of standards. Many Non-profit and underfunded charity organizations use many Open technologies, as they are the only technologies that can be easily afforded by these organizations. Those of us who donate our time and effort to help these organizations look to the W3C's standards to help us move the computer community forward. Any inclusion of standards which might now or in the future either cause limitations on the usage of W3C's standards, or incurr (however nominal) costs to use those standards will be an onerous burden on organizations who are already underfunded, and who in all likelyhood are going to be even MORE disadvantaged with the coming Global recession. Please keep our standards totally free, and totally open. Thank You. Scott Balneaves Unix Administrator Legal Aid Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. -----------+ The Law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich, sbalneav @ | as well as the poor, to sleep under the bridges, e-brz. com | to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. | -- Anatole FranceReceived on Sunday, 30 September 2001 17:51:20 UTC
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I should be writing about "Friday Under Fifty", a theme I have set for Fridays when I initially started this blog. Months ago. Months ago, too, since I neglected this space due to some colourful changes in my life.
Guilty. I have neglected my blog for months now, like you would a diet, an exercise plan or holiday. Promising you'd be at it but never really get the chance to actually doing it.
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|Crafternoon at the Library!
Event Type: Craft
Age Group(s): Young_Adults, Tween, 10 - 14 Years Old
Date: 3/6/2019
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Are you in 5th to 8th grade? Do you like to craft? Drop by the Lawrenceburg Library on the first Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30 for Crafternoons!Library: Lawrenceburg Public Library Google map to the Lawrenceburg Public Library District
Location: Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Contact: Youth Services
Contact Number: 812-537-2775


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Tuning Into the Rhythms of Fall
From my window I have been watching the squirrels for the last few weeks fervently burying their nuts across my yard (and in my planter boxes and my potted plants…). Though the weather is still in the 90s and the sun is shining most days, the animals are going into preparation mode for the shorter days and longer nights to come. That is something we often miss as humans. We have our calendars and our clocks; we are slaves to manmade time and often forget to stay mindful of the natural rhythms occurring all around us, which we of course are also a part.
Tuning into the phases of the moon and the steady changing of the seasons is one of my favorite ways to stay connected to my inner wild woman who naturally knows when it is time to plant new projects or time to let others go. The natural world also provides a support system and consistent reminders to help us remember to keep tending to our projects and goals. For many of us, we spend the last two months of the year stressed out and overeating, only to make all these lofty New Years resolutions come January first. But has anyone ever kept a New Years resolution?? Usually come March it's but a hazy memory.
Next week we are coming to the Autumnal Equinox here in the northern hemisphere. It is one of two points during our yearly cycle in which the day is exactly as long as the night. After the equinox the nights will grow increasingly longer as the days grow shorter until the winter solstice when it will be time to give birth to the sun once more.
There is a lot of interesting energy happening in autumn. On the one hand, it is the energy of the new. It's back to school, summer is winding down and there is this feeling of wanting to get back to work. It's like there is this innate desire to wrap things up and get them done before the holidays roll around, which makes sense. This is the time to harvest what has been planted and tended to in the spring and summer, and like the squirrels, we want to start preparing and storing that harvest for winter.
Simultaneously, there is also this desire to begin slowing down. Summer is full of all this extroverted, outward-focused energy and with the Fall Equinox we begin to feel that energy pull back inward. The weather cools off, we stay indoors more and the thought of spending the day reading a book in a cozy sweater with a big mug of steaming coffee sounds like a perfect Saturday.
Being mindful and aware of this change can help us to use the natural energy all around us to our benefit. Today I have a few things that you can do to help you get in tune with the sweet rhythm of fall.
- Reap the fruits of your labor. At the end of the growing season, we (hopefully) have all of this food to bring into the coming winter. Usually there is some type of feast in celebration. In the same way, look at everything that you have grown this year and allow yourself to celebrate how far you have come and all the work that you have put in. Even if your project isn't finished yet, really take the time to celebrate and be grateful for exactly where you are right now.
- Don't be afraid to cull plants that aren't producing. In the same way that not every crop or plant produces, you may have resolutions and goals that fizzled on the vine. Of the things you started growing this year, which ones stopped in the winter or spring phase as merely ideas or half-formed projects that you didn't see through to completion? Be super honest with yourself. Is this something you want to continue to pour your energy into or is it something that you can let go? Fall is an amazing time to let go of things that aren't serving your highest good, to clear space mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually so that you can move into the next cycle with a cleaner slate and more energy for things you truly want to create.
- Prepare for winter. The days between Halloween and the Winter Solstice are the darkest and lowest energy days of the year. They are a time to retreat. To go within. To do the deep inner spiritual work that will allow you to blossom next year. It's no wonder that we often end up sick and exhausted during this time, running around like crazy people braving crowded malls and attending parties all the time! To allow yourself some time to retreat in November and December, prepare now. Lay the groundwork. Do some of the heavy lifting and put systems into place that will support you in the coming months. What the heck does that mean? Start putting together your shopping lists and buy what you can now. If you are going to be entertaining over the holidays, find someone who can clean your house before and after. Taking care of these details now will make for a much less stressful and more enjoyable holiday season.
- Begin to slow down. Make time to nourish yourself. You don't need to say "yes" to every offer that comes your way, whether it's work, friends, family, etc. No one else is going to make your time a priority; that's your responsibility. So be discriminating!! As a fellow coach Jesse Elder always says, time is your only non-renewable resource. Don't waste it!!
- Savor the change that is in the air i.e. get your ass outside! The best way to get in tune with the natural rhythms is by immersing yourself in them. Take a walk. Open your ears and listen to the sound made by the burnt orange leaves as they dance down the sidewalk. Feel the changing temperature on your skin. Inhale the scent of dry grass in the autumn sunshine. Open your eyes and your heart to all the beautiful changes that are happening in nature all around you, providing you with a map to follow to embrace your own ever-changing cycles.


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Hi ,
In this card I used thanks die cut to build my background with some leaves stamps and playing with diffrent ink colour.
I am entering
Cupcake inspiration challenge thanks # 385
Simons says stamp Monday trio tastic
I used 3 diffrent ink pad
Saturday, November 26, 2016
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Oh, that is a really fun design. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out exactly how you did that...very cool. And your use of our 'thanks' theme is absolutely stunning. Wonderful job this week. Thank you for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations.ReplyDelete
Such a beautifully designed card; love the 'pattern' with the nestled Thanks throughout! So glad you shared your creativity at Cupcake Inspirations!ReplyDelete
Oh this is lovely! Great use of colors and design! So glad you were inspired by this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge!ReplyDelete
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I love corn in all its many forms. Fresh on the cob grilled or boiled, scraped from the cob creamed or fried. I like it in corn bread and as a salsa. I like fresh, frozen and I am happy to use canned. My favorite iteration though is far and away corn pudding. Baked and puffed up, served warm from the oven.
I have made every recipe for corn pudding I have ever seen, ones that involved shucking and scraping dozens of ears of corn and ones that use a bag of frozen kernels. And believe me, the recipe below is the best one of all of them. It probably started its life on the back of a box, and I probably picked it out of some community cookbook.
I have changed it up with a few flavor additions, but the basic recipe creates a light, fluffy, creamy dish – everything a perfect corn pudding should be. My favorite flavor add-ins are the cheddar cheese and chives, but I have made it many ways – with pepper jack and green chiles, sharp cheddar and diced pimentos, fontina and sage. I have called it corn soufflé on occasion, but I really think of it as good old-fashioned corn pudding.
Classic Corn Pudding with Cheddar and Chives
Serves 8 – 10
2 eggs
1 (16-ounce) can creamed corn
1 (16-ounce can) whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 cup (1stick) butter, melted
1 cup (8-ounces) sour cream
1 (8-1/2 ounce) package corn muffin mix (I prefer Jiffy)
1-1/2 cups grated mild cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives
Salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, then add both corns, butter and sour cream and mix thoroughly. Fold in the corn muffin mix, cheese and chopped chives. Add a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper and mix completely.
Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 30 – 35 minutes until puffed and golden and firm in the center.
Serve immediately.
Related post: Toasted Corn and Bacon Muffins


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Mendel's Dwarf
By Simon Mawer.
293 pp. New York:
Harmony Books. $23.
CERTAINLY it won't be long until some clever researcher identifies the chromosome responsible for our fascination with genetics. Ages before DNA engineering became a potentially lucrative field, people noted which babies did or didn't resemble their parents, tracked Grandpa's squint and Grandma's dimples down through the generations, thanked or blamed their ancestors for longevity and male pattern baldness. More recently, Gregor Mendel, then James Watson and Francis Crick, and now the cloning of Dolly have given our idle speculations the imprimatur of a science that only deepens the mysteries it tries to explain. How could a few filaments of protein determine our precious, complex selves? What about nature versus nurture; the random intercessions of chance, mutations, recombinations; the unknowable future of evolution?
These double-stranded questions, mingling biology and metaphysics, are the material from which the British writer (and biology teacher) Simon Mawer has fashioned his thematically ambitious and witty novel ''Mendel's Dwarf.'' Its narrator, Benedict Lambert, is an achondroplastic dwarf and a brilliant genetic scientist whose professional vocation and private obsessions dovetail so neatly that the most casual encounter inspires a scientific assay, often complete with footnotes.
So Benedict takes the genetic measure of the husband of the librarian with whom he is in love: ''He was ginger-haired and blue-eyed (both autosomal recessives, chromosomes 4 and 19, respectively), and although the connection between short temper and red hair is entirely spurious, in Hugo Miller's case you felt there was something in it.'' When the librarian, Jean, orders truite aux amandes in a restaurant, we're given a biology lesson about the strange breeding patterns of trout. And when Jean lies to Benedict, he responds with a brief meditation on the deceptions practiced by our own DNA.
Presumably, a careful reader could study ''Mendel's Dwarf'' as a remedial course in the methodology of current genetic research. But Mawer is after something larger, and to this end has constructed his novel as a sort of dual biography. The story of Benedict Lambert's life -- his search for true love and for the mutant gene that causes achondroplasia -- is interwoven with that of Gregor Mendel, the Austrian monk and pioneering geneticist who was also Benedict's great-great-great-uncle.
Benedict tells us about Mendel's peasant childhood, his failure to win a position as a substitute teacher, his hesitant flirtations, his belief (or lack of faith) in God, his experiments with pea plants, his study of circus dwarfs. The development of Mendel's work and thought serves as a gloss on Lambert's own, offering him guidance, amusement and insight into the dramatic personal and philosophical questions he himself must confront.Continue reading the main story
Until the novel's final chapters, when the pace accelerates toward
its disturbing conclusion, ''Mendel's Dwarf'' has just enough plot to hold our attention. What keeps us reading is more than mere curiosity about whether Benedict will win the woman of his dreams and withstand the temptation to play God with the child she conceives through in vitro fertilization. Far more interesting is the breadth and depth of the narrator's sensibility -- his mix of seriousness and grace, the charm and lack of pedantry with which he touches on a range of weighty ideas. As the novel switches from Benedict's story to that of his great-great-great-uncle, we begin to realize that Mawer is concerned less with the struggles of these two scientists (one real, one imagined) than with the moral, historical and philosophical implications of their work.
So Mawer creates a straw villain, Jean's belligerent husband, never doubting that his readers are smart enough to intuit the real evil behind his characters' misfortunes: society's bias against the ''abnormal'' and the mad extremes to which this prejudice can be taken. The specter of eugenics haunts the book's darker moments, as do the uses to which the Nazis put Mendel's innocent research: ''An unknown friar, shortly to be elected abbot, had discovered the mechanics of inheritance and had, all unbeknownst to himself, created a new science that was to be taken up by the Gesellschaft fur Rassenhygiene (the Society for Racial Hygiene) in 1905 and the Nazi Party two decades later. It was a science that would ultimately lead to the ovens of Auschwitz.''
Benedict's tour of the sites connected with Mendel's biography offers inescapable reminders of the ironies of history. The friar's birthplace is located in the former Sudetenland, where first the Nazis ''came in pursuit of racial purity and Lebensraum'' and where later the Czechoslovak Government, with Red Army support, expelled the Sudeten Germans in their version of ethnic cleansing.
As the novel progresses, we also begin to see how the lens of genetics refracts the oldest and fuzziest metaphysical debates. Questions of predestination versus free will take on a vertiginous spin when we substitute the dictatorial gene for an omnipotent God. Benedict's inquiries into the chemistry of genius (''Is it in the heart or is it in the head? Is it mechanistic or mystical, fortuitous or inevitable? Is it in the genes or in the upbringing?'') recall theological speculations on the nature of the soul. And his painful familiarity with the possibilities of sheer accident -- his achondroplasia is ''the product of pure, malign chance'' -- evokes the image of a capricious God randomly sticking pins in our chromosomal map.
So Mendel's obsession, Benedict thinks, could as easily have focused on something sinister as on something merely harmless: ''Given a diverse twist or two by fate -- a different interlacing of synapses at some part of the cerebrum, a different twist of the neck at the moment of birth -- it might have become the fixation of a psychotic, the hoarder of pornography, the peeping Tom -- or nothing more than the tiresome craze of a stamp collector.''
Meanwhile, our hero's efforts to explain the machinery of genetics only increase his -- and our -- awe at the miraculous system that allows life to go on: ''The same language is used by your own cells as by the virus that is giving you a head cold, or the bacterium that is giving you a sore throat. The genes that make up the oak tree outside your window and the fly buzzing against the windowpane all speak the same language. All words mean the same thing to all animals and all plants. There has been no Tower of Babel in the history of cellular evolution.''
''Mendel's Dwarf'' is an odd and affecting literary experiment that keeps pushing itself and its readers to think harder, go deeper. Simon Mawer writes beautifully, and the pleasure of his novel comes from the chance to watch him consider the mystery of the world, to report on the clarity with which nature speaks to us, at least on the cellular level.Continue reading the main story


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"Cargo moving through Port Houston facilities is off to a solid start," Executive Director Roger Guenther announced today during the March meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. Terminals owned and operated by Port Houston handled a cumulative total of 5.7 million tons of cargo, reflecting a three percent increase compared to the same time last year.
Year-to-date, Port Houston has handled 385,801 TEUs (the "twenty-foot equivalent" measurement of container cargo). This figure represents an increase of 17 percent in total TEUs through the first two months of 2017. To put that increase into perspective, "57,000 more TEUs have been handled than at this same time last year."
Houston Ship Channel - Image courtesy of Port of Houston Authority
Guenther shared that he found it "extremely encouraging" that during this period, loaded container volume had increased by 21 percent and "remains very balanced" between import and export trades, "at nearly 'fifty-fifty'…a very good position." Guenther added that steel volumes continue to lag from record-breaking highs in 2015 and are down 4 percent for the year. While it is "early into the year," Guenther reiterated that 2017 is off to an "extremely positive start."
Actions taken by the Port Commission during its meeting today continued to demonstrate strategic preparation for Port Houston's growth. The commission approved professional services contracts to Brown and Gay Engineers, Inc. for the design of the Wharf 3 rehabilitation at Barbours Cut Terminal, and to RPS Klotz Associates for the design of Container Yard 7 at Bayport Container Terminal.
During the meeting, the Port Commission acknowledged Port Houston's receipt of a Certificate of Distinction from the Government Treasurers Organization of Texas (GTOT) for its investment policy. This award is given for those policies that meet established criteria relating to ethics disclosures, conflicts of interests, and investment training that fully comply with the Texas Public Funds Investment Act.
The GTOT recognized Port Houston for its commitment to maintaining a comprehensive written investment policy.
From Left to Right Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther, Port Commissioners Stephen DonCarlos, John D. Kennedy, Dean Corgey, Roy Mease, Clyde Fitzgerald and Theldon Branch stand in front of Port Houston's new Mobile Command Center - Image: Business Wire
The Port Commission also recognized Port Houston for its recertification under the ISO 28000:2007 standard for supply chain security. In 2008, Port Houston was the first port authority in the world to be certified to the standard, and remains the only port authority in the United States to achieve this stringent international security certification.
Finally, the commission learned that Port Houston's first emergency manager, Colin Rizzo, received the Lou Harrell Emergency Manager of the Year Award. The Port Commission is scheduled to next meet on April 25.
Source: Port of Houston


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We are having a Sale for the End of Year on the amazing book "Relationships" by R.A. Kahn.
Enjoy a 16% discount on the regular price when you purchase your copy between now, 11 December 2014 and the end of 2014.
Meet Bella, our lead character and find out what her special interests are. Learn about her challenge when falling in love with one of the Matrics from her school. Get to know her friends and what kind of relationship she has with them. Learn about her relationship with her parents, her sibling and others in her school.
The book Relationships is not just a gripping story, it challenges you to consider what makes relationships work.
If you are a teenager or wish to purchase a gift for a teenager, you'll love this book.
You can find "Relationships" on Create Space and on Amazon.com
Hurry along to get your copy.


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Who's it for: Vinomofo
Why we like it: While this nearly-three-minute long spot leads viewers on a slightly puzzling journey, there's no denying it's epic. Brands telling elaborate stories is nothing new to New Zealand screens, but with Vinomofo looking to make its new presence in the local wine market known, this is good effort to get lovers of a good drop to stop and look. The protagonist is also fitting to New Zealand culture, with the protagonist showing off his classic DIY attitude.
Who's it for: Adidas by Augusto
Why we like it: With the All Blacks on a winning streak, little hype is needed to build support for the team, however this teaser campaign manages to build even more hype. The machine-like images and sounds suggests the new jersey has been created with the latest technology and is tough enough for the boys on the field. And with the video earning hundreds of likes in a matter of days, the new jersey is also set to be a revenue generator from all the fans picking one up for themselves to show their support.
Who's it for: New World by Colenso BBDO
Why we like it: With supermarket chains opening more and more stores, customer service is becoming a bigger part of the decision of where to shop, and this spot is New World's effort to position itself as the best. Aligning that customer service with the aim of increasing New Zealand's ranking of eighth happiest nation intrigues audiences and shows the supermarket's support for New Zealand. We would love to see a New World staff member always located at the egg aisle in case of emergency.


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A Retrospect by George Bott
It's a Log Cabin to White House, rags to riches story. The early pioneers, untrained, ill equipped but united by enthusiasm and concern, can have had no idea that half a century later the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team would be a highly organised, expertly trained organisation, proud owners of a purpose-built headquarters well stocked with the refinements of sophisticated technology.
It all began with a rescue. On 24 April 1946, Claude Elliott, headmaster of Eton, and Wilfrid Noyce, later to be a key member of John Hunt's successful Everest team, were climbing Shark's Fin on Tophet Bastion, Great Gable. A gust of wind blew Noyce off his holds he fell on to a ledge with one of his legs broken. Elliott went for help. A scratch group of six was collected and, after a complicated and gruelling rescue, Noyce was safely taken to Wasdale Head.
One of the rescuers was Colonel Horace (" Rusty" ) Westmorland, veteran climber and ex-Canadian Army officer. He was disturbed by the lack of any organisation, trained and willing to help injured climbers and fell walkers. Legally, the responsibility lay with the police, as it still does, but they were neither trained nor equipped for mountain rescues.
Rusty decided there was an urgent need for a team of volunteers. An appeal in the " Keswick Reminder" produced an encouraging response some thirty men were recruited to form the initial team. Rusty was to become its first leader and he later was awarded with an OBE for his services to mountain rescue. Further, in later years, an appeal was made for an additional vehicle which could transport additional team members to incidents. This was proudly named the 'Rusty Bus' in memory of its founder.
It was originally called " The Borrowdale Mountain Rescue Team" but switched to its present title in 1951. Oddly, there was some scepticism in the valley about the motives and effectiveness of the Team. This was dispelled when it became obvious that here was a group prepared to go out at any time in all kinds of weather to help anyone in trouble on the fells.
Training was vital – it still is – and a schedule was arranged to give practice in rope work and knots, techniques of stretcher handling and, above all, first aid. For some years, Dr Lyth, the Team's medical officer, gave a series of lectures, eventually published as a handy and useful booklet titled " First Aid in Mountain Rescue".
The first " official" rescue was on 3 April 1948 when a dozen members helped in a search for a missing walker on Cross Fell. By the end of the year, the Team had been involved in nine incidents, a total that contrasts sharply with the current figure of around eighty.
Equipment was meagre and inadequate a stretcher, a few ropes and pitons, and little else. Team members used their own gear and transport was haphazard, depending on what was available. That could mean anything from Dixon's Laundry van or Young's lorry to the Motor Company's pick-up or a retired London taxi.
In 1954, the Team acquired a Humber Snipe shooting brake for £145, the first of a series of vehicles culminating in the present turbo-diesel Land Rovers.
Equally primitive was the accommodation for the transport and the growing accumulation of equipment. Space at the Police Station and later at the Golden Lion Inn was severely limited.
In 1961, a garage on the Central Car Park became the Team's headquarters. It was expanded into a double garage in 1967 and remained the centre of operations – overcrowded, cramped, inconvenient – until the new headquarters was opened in 1996.
Today, with Vodapagers, callouts are slick and rapid. In the early days, they were often a matter of rounding up available personnel few had telephones and it wasn't until 1982 that an automatic phone dialler was installed, the first step in the efficient electronic warning system that operates today.
Equipment, too, has grown, not only in quantity but also in scope. Protective clothing for Team members has progressed from ex-Army surplus to polar suits, duvets and waterproof cagoules. Medical supplies are no longer restricted to a few bandages and morphine syringes but include, for example, Propaq monitors which give an instant reading of a patient's temperature, blood pressure, oxygen level and heart condition.
In fifty years, the Team has dealt with a formidable number of incidents: a callout in November 1994 brought the total to 1500. Certain patterns emerge. The commonest accident is a damaged ankle or broken leg, often caused by a simple slip on grass or wet rock. Accident black spots include Sharp Edge on Blencathra, the Scafell area and Shepherd's Crag.
The impressive success of the Team has depended on several factors, among them enthusiasm, commitment, regular training and continuity. There have only been four leaders in fifty years: Rusty Westmorland OBE, followed by George Fisher MBE from 1956 to 1981, Mike Nixon MBE from 1981 to 1993 and currently Mark Hodgson. Five doctors have served as the Team's medical officer: J Lyth (1947-1963), J D Mitchell (1963-1988), M R Turnbull (1972-1992), P White (1992 to 1995) and T Hooper (1995 to present).
It cannot be stressed too strongly that all the Team's work is voluntary – and that includes fund raising as well as rescue and search. The new headquarters, itself a fine example of what voluntary effort can accomplish, comes into operation as the Team reached its fiftieth year. There could be no more fitting symbol of past achievements and future promise of an even more efficient service to mountain rescue.
Since George Bott wrote the above, we are now approaching out 60th Anniversary! 'Callout' has been updated and a new edition has been published. For details, see the 'Callout' page.


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- recipe by Raji Ramakrishnan submitted on 09-17-2012
(Ellu Kozhukattai, Tilachi Modak)
Fresh rice flour - 1 cup
Water -1 cup
Oil – 2 tbs
Salt ¼ tsp
Normally people boil the water and then add the rice flour. But I make it in a different way. Here I would like to mention that the water requirement differs little bit as some rice absorbs more water and some don't. Hence we have to see and then add the water. Keep a glass of hot water aside for emergency use.
I used to mix the rice flour in the normal water to avoid forming lumps. Then along with the oil and salt, keep on low flame and continuously stir it till you get a nice rice ball leaving the kadai.
To make the dumplings
1. Transfer the rice ball to a plate and keep covered for 10 minutes.
2. Later, apply some oil on your palm and knead the dough smoothly.
3. Then make small ball out of it and prepare the cover.
4. Fill the ellu poornam (sesame seeds stuffing) and make the dumplings.
5. Steam it for 5-7 minutes.
6. When it is cooked, allow to cool. Take out carefully with a spoon. Your prasad is ready.
Preparation time: 15-20 mts
Cooking time: 5-7 mts
Makes around 10-11 pcs
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Happy Monday
If you have been to our store recently, you might find these songs very familiar. More about the intriguing Carla Bruni here. Wishing you a great week at work and back home(!).
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- wl said...
such a pity that her talent as a singer is often overshadowed by all the controversies and everything else in between. I love her voice !
- September 20, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Second that. But we couldn't have put it across as well as you did!
- September 20, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- yong kwang said...
Quelqu'un m'a dit was use in the OST of 500 Days Of Summer if my memories haven't failed me, no?
On me dit que nos vies ne valent pas grand chose, elles passent en un instant comme fanent les roses. quelqu'un m'a dit que tu m'aimais encore
They tell me that our lives are not worth very much, they pass in an instant as roses wilt and that time and fate, destiny cares nothing for us. She forlornly hopes that you still love me
- September 26, 2010 at 9:17 PM
- Cookie Cutter said...
I can't recall how I first came across this album of hers but I've been listening to it for a while. It was then that I realised there was more to the lady than just being the first lady or an ex-model.
- September 28, 2010 at 10:33 AM


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Weekend Watch
Exec Lifestyle?s Weekend Watch recommends and previews television shows, films and live events that you simply cannot miss! Check out our recommendations for this weekend (9 - 11 October).
Live Act:
Well known panel discussion and convention organisers, Yellow Talks has gathered some great thinkers from the field of entrepreneurship, activists, from filmmakers to animators, and motivational speakers to share their out of box thinking and propagating forward thinking ideas.
If you wish to titillate your grey cells with some food for thought, head to their convention ?Curiosity Talks? on 10 October at Mysore Association in Mumbai.
About Town:
Cosplay lovers rejoice! As a part of Comic Con Mumbai edition, Sante is hosting a special cosplay workshop for all the enthusiasts. The event will see professional cosplayers from across the city. Catch them share their experiences of locking down on characters and concepts of cosplaying to how to source their costumes. The session will focus on easy hacks, tips on where to get costumes, wigs, props and more. Comic fans head to Sant? in Bandra west Mumbai, at 1 pm this Sunday, 11 October.


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Less than 2 months till the end of the school year! Come to the library and check out our new arrivals.
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"Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life." ~Les Brown
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Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with the story of how he and his best friend , Robby, brought about the end of humanity and the rise of an army of unstoppable, six-foot tall praying mantises in small-town Iowa. To make matters worse, Austin's hormones are totally oblivious; they don't care that the world is in utter chaos: Austin is in love with his girlfriend, Shann, but remains confused about his sexual orientation. He's stewing in a self-professed constant state of maximum horniness, directed at both Robby and Shann.
Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander
Charlie Hanson has a clear vision of his future. A senior at Brighton School of Mathematics and Science, he knows he'll graduate, go to MIT, and inevitably discover solutions to the universe's greatest unanswered questions. He's that smart. But Charlie's future blurs the moment he reaches out to touch the tattoo on a beautiful girl's neck.
The future has never seemed very kind to Charlotte Finch, so she's counting on the present. She's not impressed by the strange boy at the donut shop—until she learns he's a student at Brighton where her sister has just taken a job as the English teacher. With her encouragement, Charlie orchestrates the most effective prank campaign in Brighton history. But, in doing so, he puts his own future in jeopardy.
By the time he learns she's ill—and that the pranks were a way to distract Ms. Finch from Charlotte's illness—Charlotte's gravitational pull is too great to overcome. Soon he must choose between the familiar formulas he's always relied on or the girl he's falling for (at far more than 32 feet per second squared).
White Space by Ilsa J. Bick
Seventeen-year-old Emma Lindsay has problems: a head full of metal, no parents, a crazy artist for a guardian whom a stroke has turned into a vegetable, and all those times when she blinks away, dropping into other lives so ghostly and surreal it's as if the story of her life bleeds into theirs. But one thing Emma has never doubted is that she's real.
Then she writes "White Space," a story about these kids stranded in a spooky house during a blizzard.
Unfortunately, "White Space" turns out to be a dead ringer for part of an unfinished novel by a long-dead writer. The manuscript, which she's never seen, is a loopy Matrix meets Inkheart story in which characters fall out of different books and jump off the page. Thing is, when Emma blinks, she might be doing the same and, before long, she's dropped into the very story she thought she'd written. Trapped in a weird, snow-choked valley, Emma meets other kids with dark secrets and strange abilities: Eric, Casey, Bode, Rima, and a very special little girl, Lizzie. What they discover is that they–and Emma–may be nothing more than characters written into being from an alternative universe for a very specific purpose.
Now what they must uncover is why they've been brought to this place–a world between the lines where parallel realities are created and destroyed and nightmares are written–before someone pens their end.
Graphic Novels
China, 1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants.
Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers–commoners trained in kung fu–who fight to free China from "foreign devils."
Against all odds, this grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. But nothing is simple. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? So many are dying, including thousands of "secondary devils"–Chinese citizens who have converted to Christianity.
China, 1898. An unwanted and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family when she's born. She finds friendship–and a name, Vibiana–in the most unlikely of places: Christianity.
But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is in full swing, and bands of young men roam the countryside, murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie…and whether she is willing to die for her faith.
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Front crawl arms are a continuous alternating action providing the majority of the power and propulsion of the entire swimming stroke. Your arms are your power and drive and poor arm technique will ruin your efficiency.
Fine-tune your basic technique and swim for longer without getting so tired.
"Absolutely must buy. Outstanding!"
Fine-tune your basic technique and swim for longer without getting so tired.
"Absolutely must buy. Outstanding!"
For an in-depth look at front crawl including practical exercises to practice and help perfect your technique, download How To Swim Front Crawl.
The arm technique for front crawl can be broken down into three main parts:
Catch - as the hand enters and 'catches' the water.
Pull - or 'propulsive phase', as the hand and arm pulls to generate propulsion.
Recovery - as the pull phase is complete and the arm recovers over the water surface.
The hand enters the water thumb side down, with fingers closed and reaches forward under the water without over stretching. Arm fully extends just under the water surface.
Hand entry should occur approximately in-between the line of the shoulder and the centre of the head.
Hand sweeps through the water downward, inwards and then upwards.
Elbow is high at the end of the down sweep and remains high throughout the in-sweep.
Hand pulls through towards the thigh and upwards to the water surface.
Elbow bends to exit the water first. Hand and fingers fully exit the water and follow a straight line along the body line over the water surface.
Elbow is bent and high and the arm is fully relaxed.
The arm technique for front crawl can bring about many mistakes, the most common being a deep propulsive phase and a very high recovery phase.
Both of these mistakes will disturb the body position, which will in turn create an inefficient overall swimming stroke. Both a deep arm pull and a high arm recovery over the water surface will cause excessive body roll.
The best exercise for practicing and correcting these common mistakes is holding a float or kick board in one hand and swimming using single arm pulls. This will force the swimmer to focus on the arm technique whilst ensuring that the body position remains level and correct. The exercise is then repeated using the opposite arm.
Isolating one arm at time ensures focus on correct technique without the possible coordination issues causing additional mistakes.
Download these documents to your computer, tablet or mobile device and put your arm pull technique to the test. Isolate your arm pull and focus on the key technique tips to learn and fine-tune this important part of front crawl.
Arm pulls holding a single float
Alternating arms holding a float
Arm action with a pull buoy
Push and glide adding arm pulls
Click here for more front crawl exercises.
All of these documents are PDF format and are compatible with all tablet and mobile devices. Some computers may need PDF reading software such as Adobe Acrobat.


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Common home ventilation options include natural ventilation, exhaust-only mechanical ventilation, supply-only mechanical ventilation, balanced ventilation and balanced ventilation with heat recovery. Most homes use no ventilation, which prevents fresh air from circulating throughout the home.
Natural ventilation is used in a home in which specific design features are incorporated that bring in fresh, clean air and get rid of musty air. Design implements may include a solar chimney that allows inside air to be heated by the sun. This heated air rises and exits through vents located near the top of the home. As the air exits and the air pressure in the home is reduced, fresh air is drawn in through strategically placed inlet ports.
Other ventilation options include exhaust-only ventilation, which uses small exhaust fans placed throughout a house to expel stale air as well as moisture. Air is drawn in through cracks, leakage sites, or man-made inlets throughout the home. In a supply-only ventilation system, fresh air is pushed into the home using a fan. The air may be dispersed through ducts or released from a central location. Old air is forced out through cracks and leakage sites.
Another ventilation option is a balanced ventilation system in which separate exhaust fans are used to bring in and expel air throughout the home. These exhaust fans may use an air-to-air heat exchanger so that air brought in from the outside may be preconditioned and temperature-appropriate. This ventilation system is preferable to exhaust-only and supply-only ventilation systems, as both air expulsion and air intake are controllable.


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Solanki and Richardson put Worcestershire in control
Hampshire 232 for 7 v Worcestershire 403 for 8 dec
Vikram Solanki's first County Championship century for 14 months enabled Worcestershire to take maximum batting points for the first time this season in their clash with Division One relegation rivals Hampshire at New Road.
Daryl Mitchell declared at 403 for 8 as soon as Solanki was dismissed for 173 after batting for almost six hours and 36-year-old Alan Richardson unsettled Hampshire with 3 for 52 in two spells until they closed 171 behind at 232 for 7.
Liam Dawson was caught behind from the sixth ball of the innings - giving Richardson his 400th first-class wicket in a 16-year career with four counties - and Michael Lumb made only 6 on his first Championship outing of the season.
Lumb went leg-before to Gareth Andrew's third delivery but with Australian Damien Wright having come to the end of his stint in the overseas slot, Worcestershire's back-up bowlers were unable to sustain the initial breakthrough.
Held up for 17 overs by Jimmy Adams (52) and Neil McKenzie (37), they had to wait for Richardson's reappearance before regaining momentum. Adams survived a low chance to second slip after completing 50 from 70 balls but then played on as Richardson claimed wickets in successive overs. McKenzie was next to go when the experienced seamer knocked back his middle stump.
With Richardson resting again after testing all the batsmen, Hampshire milked some dismal bowling. James Vince made 50 before he was bowled by Jack Shantry after putting on 95 in 16 overs with Nic Pothas (60), but the follow-on target of 254 had still not been cleared when Shakib Al Hasan claimed two late wickets in six balls.
At the start of this month Wright and Richardson were the most successful new-ball pairing in the Championship with 61 wickets as Worcestershire moved 15 points clear of Hampshire by beating champions Nottinghamshire.
Now given an opportunity to go for back-to-back wins for the first time in four separate seasons in Division One, they made the running thanks to Solanki's best performance since relinquishing the captaincy last August. Resuming at 250 for 4, he completed his hundred from the first ball he faced and went on to dominate proceedings in the third century partnership of the innings.
Shakib contributed 54 out of 109 in an unexpected Championship appearance as stand-in for Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal, who is due to arrive in the country on Monday after delays over his visa.
Dominic Cork revived Hampshire with a lively new-ball spell in which he removed Shakib and Andrew with slip catches and the captain also held an over-the-shoulder chance at long off to dismiss Solanki after he had hit 25 fours and a six. That gave Dimitri Mascarenhas a tidy return of 3 for 76 in 28 overs.


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Phenomenal book. I enjoy his writing, and I look forward to reading the sequel. Davita is a book I have remembered since I read it in the 80's. I wish Masterpiece Theater would make some of his books into mini series.
Ilanna Davita Chandal is the child of Communist idealism and Jewish ancestry. A product of political parents and wars across the ocean. Shaped by a nomadic childhood, Davita must make her own roots, which she finds in a return to the religion of her mother's upbringing. This is extremely well written, but ends on an unsettled note. I do not think Davita's journey is over yet.
Although i enjoyed learning Jewish traditions in this book, I did not like that it never climaxed, and in the end left you with a dreadful feeling. Plus, it went a little slow for me.
Moving but sad.
This is one of the most anmazing books I have ever read for the ability of Potok to portray the dissonence and confusion of the very young Ilana Davita.
It is a very moving and realistic portrayal of American Jewish life in the '30's and '40's in New York state.
Potok throws into the mix the humanistic desire for the truth which is personified through the adherence of communism and then Judaism.
Potok uses a large canvas and paints with large amounts of colour, a real tasty treat to muse over on a summers day at the beach; but, it is not a light read.
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I wanted to highlight the purples and yellows in the beads. I decided to go with some Czech glass beads that were simple so as not to detract from the beauty of the polymer clay focal beads. There were some copper colored undertones in the beads, so I knew that the metal had to be antiqued copper.


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Smartbench 2011 is now on the Android market! I encourage everyone who likes to benchmark to download and use this excellent tool. (Insert disclaimer: benchmarks are benchmarks, nothing more; they should not be used as proof for anything.)
It's the successor to Smartbench 2010, which I've done a lot of testing with on behalf of it's developer, Acei, the admin over at www.smartphonebenchmarks.com. Smartbench 2010 demonstrated itself to be an excellent benchmark, working far better than some of the alternatives, (coughQuadrantcough).
Smartbench 2011 takes it a step further with multi-core support, as well as a really cool benchmark score aggregator that displays the scores of like-clocked phones and those running the same custom ROM averaged together. Thus, not only does it show you what phones are performing best in the benchmark, but what ROMs and overclocks are dominating the field.
Even if you don't have a dual-core phone, it's a worthy improvement over Smartbench 2010, and a far cry better than the-benchmark-that-shall-not-be-named.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Smartbench 2011: your multi-core benchmark
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I am running the SmartBench 2011 test with a test script. I would like to be able to get the Productivity Index score and Games Index score using my script and without a person looking at the screen to get it. I didn't find them in the logcat. Does anyone know how these scores can be accessed?ReplyDelete
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This fitted V-neck sweater has a bold stripe of color to give it a modern, figure-flattering edge.
The sweater is knit flat in pieces, with two options for sleeve length. The sleeves and hem are done with fairly deep 1x1 rib. Vertical darts, also known as princess seams, are used for shaping. The color stripe from the front is continued horizontally around the hips and at the square neckline on the back, but not vertically. The vertical stripe on the front is accomplished via intarsia.
The color combination of the stripe and main color can be adjusted to flatter a variety of body types. Those who are bustier on top and have slim hips should choose a trim color brighter than the main body. Bottom-heavy shapes should do it the other way around, with a darker stripe. Those in between can keep the brightness of the two colors the same and play with hues.
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