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New GMG profiles available for PaC.Space
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Press release from the issuing companyTuebingen -- GMG, developer and supplier of high-end color management and proofing solutions, announces it is providing new proof profiles for PaC.Space, available for GMG ProofPaper semimatte and GMG ProofPaper gloss 250 media. The new GMG standard profiles were created for Epson Stylus Pro x800, x880 and x900 as well as for HP Designjet Z3200 printers. New GMG ProofControl standards are also available for download.
At drupa 2008, PaC.Space was presented to experts as the first common color standard for gravure package printing. In contrast to offset printing, there had been no standard for gravure packaging. PaC.Space is able to resolve this. The idea of a common color space is the result of a project by the Pro Gravure workgroup of ERA, the European Rotogravure Association, steered by GMG and Janoschka, the largest cylinder house in Europe.
The objective of PaC.Space is to merge the processes of prepress data preparation for the print form. PaC.Space is a general gravure packaging color space that allows a defined interface from supplied prepress data to process-specific or printer-specific requirements. Experience has shown that repro is often conducted before knowing which print process will be applied to a package. The final print data has to be reworked to fit the individual requirements of the target process, resulting in unnecessary time and costs. PaC.Space supports a color space and workflow that allows for a digital proof close to the final result of the press, even during the early stages of the production process. The handling of the data is all done in PaC.Space.
PaC.Space covers CMYK process colors, supplying both the colorimetric description of its color space and profiles for ICC or GMG standards for color space conversions into other printing standards. Along with considerable prepress time and cost savings, the result is improved quality of the production process and increased customer confidence.
All profiles and further information about PaC.Space are available at www.cm-pacspace.net
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text: Hi Guys Can any one help. Im looking for a solo for a friend of mine. its the trombone and piano version of CARMEN FANTASY in 5 movements arranged by Elkjer. COMPOSED BY BIZET. appologies for the spelling i have had far too many beers tonight. plus pie and pee from the van in redcar...... oh dear its bad!!!!!!!!!


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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Happy First Day of Spring 2011
I certainly hope your first day of spring was more "spring-like" than ours! We had one windy Portland Day with a little rain thrown in for good measure. I used the design for today from 365 Cards. It is day 20 of the card making year!
I did this card for a "layering challenge" issued to me by Terri at Eye-Lets, Etc. If you haven't done so yet, you should "like" her store on facebook. Her products are easy to use and fun. AND when she has a few more followers, she will be introducing a new product.......
This card was made as a first spring day card. I love the purples, blues, and pinks. Absolutely everything except the ribbon came from Eye-Lets, Etc. I made the cabbage flower by punching three 2 inch circles. I tore two to be smaller circles and then my favorite part crumpled the paper up and then smoothed it out. They are adhered to one another from smallest to largest with a liquid adhesive. I also added the pink button with liquid adhesive. When it was dry, it was added to the card. These flowers aren't new but they still are fun to make!
I hope you all have a joyous spring time!
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Scrappy Chic Cafe Work
I am the sketch artist for Scrappy Chic Cafe. It is a wonderful place AND one of the fabulous perks, aside from Christine and all of the lovely DT ladies, is getting to work with some fabulous new products. Christine sent me the Echo Park Little Boy line to work with along with some fun Rick Rak and embellishments. The Little Boy Line works great for little guys or bigger ones.
I love working with both old and new photos. Look how Mr. Preston has changed! The Little Boy LO features him at 18 months, the middle at Oregon Gardens, when he was a little older, and the bottom one as a terrific almost 10 year old.
Hope you'll join me at Scrappy Chic Cafe. You'll find the link on the right hand bar. Come experience some fabulous challenges and check out a great store!
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Lovin 2 B Me
Two new projects! I am lovin' to b me! Doing things with my family makes me extremely happy. I am really enjoying this pre-teen time a lot.
My first project was done for my son's room. One of his "new" heros is Luke Sikma, pictured in the photo. Luke is a senior basketball player at the University of Portland. Preston had a chance to go to basketball day camp in January and met him. Luke even stayed after to shoot some one-on-one hoops with Preston. There is something to make a hero, being kind to kids and having talent in something the kid is interested in! Preston got really into basketball after this camp and continues to be so. Luke make an inspired and positive change in Preston's life.
This picture frame started out as a plain wood Ikea frame. I painted it brown and then added the distress crackle finish. Over that is layered tiles of boy themed paper designed by Donna Salazar. Everything is distressed and inked to give it a little of that grungy Northwest look. There is real denim shredded and stapled on. Also the flowers are made from cut denim -NEVER throw away old jeans!
The layout is for a challenge at Tally Scrapper. The items to be included were orange, a tree, three buttons and a title like a text or e-mail I had received. This challenge was loads of fun. Lots of different paper lines and mixed embellishments.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
We Love Basketball
The past few weeks we have been busy finishing up our season with St. Ignatius School. The 4th grade boys finished in third place for their level. They were really pleased. Since my DS attended the University of Portland Pilots basketball camp on New Years day, he has been a changed player. The Pilots are playing in the WCC - championships in Las Vegas starting this weekend! GO PILOTS! A huge shout out to this great team, the coaches and the players. Yesterday I completed a digital LO using the Echo Park Walk in the Park line. I love that I can get the papers in digital and "real" product. I used my own sketch, developed for the Scrappy Chic Cafe March Sketch Challenge.
The two players in these photos are Luke Sikma and Jasonn Hannibal, both Seniors. What tremendous inspiration and role models they have been for Preston! Have a wonderful week and GO PILOTS! (oh wait.... I said that before).
The two players in these photos are Luke Sikma and Jasonn Hannibal, both Seniors. What tremendous inspiration and role models they have been for Preston! Have a wonderful week and GO PILOTS! (oh wait.... I said that before).
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Boulevard of Electric Dreams from my electronica project Analog Sheep's first EP Rad Skater Apocalypse Soundtrack became the first song to hit 1.000 plays on SoundCloud.
Boulevard of Electric Dreams is an Amiga and chiptune inspired dance track with pure analog sound, progressive structure based on synth riffs oriented from rock music and melodic synth solos again based on progressive rock.
I composed the piece in 2012 for the game Rad Skater Apocalypse made by the independent game developer Muzboz from Australia. The game is an arcade runner in which a skater boy takes his synthesizer under his arm and tries to rescue the world from 8 bit zombies and aliens. The game is published on iPhone and iPad. Recently, the game became free for download and the free version is called "Rad Skater Apocalypse Boom!".
You can download the game from itunes using this link:
Rad Skater Apocalypse Boom! on iTunes
Boulevard of Electric Dreams is one of the three tracks I made for Rad Skater Apocalypse. I published all the songs as an EP, including a bonus track "I Miss My Amiga 500″, a tribute to the Amiga era and another popular Analog Sheep track. Here is the complete EP:
If you want you can download or add Rad Skater Apocalypse Soundtrack album to your collection using these links:


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I'd like a little more ordinary in my life. Not in all the parts of my life. I like the wow factor as much as anybody, but I'd like to get a better handle on my spoken words. You know, those words blurted out, the ones you wish you could rewind. I look forward to days when it is ordinary for the words I speak to be consistently kind and meant to build up. You might think this isn't an issue for me but check out the Bible verses I've chosen to memorize for 2013. I'm no analyst but there appears to be a pattern.
Psalm 19:14 "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer."
Colossians 4:6 "Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person."
Romans 14:13 "Therefore, let us no longer criticize one another. Instead, decide never to put a stumbling block or pitfall in your brother or sister's way."
Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called, in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful."
That last verse says it all for me, "control your hearts." As I walk each day with my Lord, I want my heart to be all in for him.
Let this be ordinary for me.


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Robert Davi: Hollywood Conservatives Need to 'Grow a Pair'
Hollywood actor Robert Davi is an outspoken conservative, and he has some advice for his conservative colleagues who are afraid to speak out: "Grow a pair."
in a Breitbart op-ed, Davi said he is concerned about the "fear and hatred" that's come out of Hollywood since President Trump was elected.
"The left in Hollywood are quick to flaunt their political allegiances. This provides them the ability to both grow in number and maintain their level of influence," Davi wrote. "Meanwhile, the right in Hollywood, for the most part, hide in the shadows and cower."
He said that Hollywood conservatives are intimidated into silence because they are attacked as "irrelevant" or "not A-list enough" if they make their thoughts on politics known.
Davi said that conservatives need to "come out in force" - in Hollywood and across the country - and look for areas of compromise and agreement with the left.
"The country is as divided as it has ever been, and it not because of President Donald Trump," Davi wrote. "To blame him is a lie and a commonly-used excuse. We in Hollywood can help pull this country together instead of breaking it apart any further. We owe that responsibility to our youth.
"My dear fellow Hollywood conservatives: Do we not as a minority deserve a place at the table? And my dear liberal progressive Hollywood elites: Are we not all Americans?"
Pence on Health Care: 'The ObamaCare Nightmare Is About to End'
Kremlin: Russian Ambassador Also Met With Clinton Campaign Advisers
'When Can We Trust the President?': Spicer Battles Reporter Over Trump Claims
Judge Jeanine: Asking 46 Obama Admin. Attorneys to Resign Is a 'Non-Story'


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Dimaension X delves into the world of Prog Rock. After listening to lots of Yes, King Crimson and Steven Wilson, it was time to give in and try something a bit more "proggy". Less emphasis on Berlin-School electronics and more on band interplay and rocking it up a bit. There's still plenty of Moog Synth, but now some Mellotron and B3 organ, too, along with the usual guitars, bass and drums.
Dimaension X - Oakwind Hollow
01 - Scions of Aurglko
02 - Swords and Secrets in Betua
03 - Oakwind Hollow, pt 1
04 - The Blood Queen
05 - The Exiled King
06 - Oakwind Hollow, pt 2 (What Comes After …)
07 - The Sign of the Gilded Serpent
08 - The Tower of Osaugghi
09 - The Summoning Chamber
10 - Oakwind Hollow, pt3 (The Ruins of Akharon)
11 - The Temple of Icetooth
Music composed and performed by Dimaension X.
Recorded and produced by Dave Lanciani at Dimaex Studios.
Recorded with a bunch of different equipment, guitars, amps, effects, pedals, etc.
Recorded with Reaper, as usual.
Go to the download page for download and streaming options HERE
or download a ZIP File by clicking HERE
I will be working of uploading some files to YouTube for live streaming soon!
ThanX for listening!


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I write this in the air (my elementary mind tells me I'm closer to God here) as I travel to Cape May, NJ for retreat this week. I figure I can upload it to the actual blog for you all so see tonight before the retreat starts.
I know, I know… I haven't written for quite a while and many sisters have enlightened me (numerous times) to that reality. There persistence finally paid off!
The life of a novice as you know from my previous writings is very different than it used to be. Who would have been able to take a flight to a retreat, out of state, back in the days of old? I know that this is a privilege, not a right, and I view it as such. I've realized lately what a great time I'm entering my community, and really… religious life in general. There is so much talk about our role within the church and how we respond to the needs of our church and our world today. I get very excited and energized thinking about the possibilities that will be available to me with all this rising change happening around us. At the same time, I feel a tremendous responsibility. With religious life having, in general, fewer entrances (although numbers not uncommon in the overall history of religious life), I know that God will have to dream possibilities within me that would require fewer sisters and more lay people to accompany me. Nonetheless, I know that the work will continue to be great.
On a different note…
This past week, after a visit with family for Father's Day, I came back to visit six possible ministry sites. Soon I'll be choosing one, with God's help, where I will minister 2-3 days a week starting in September. The ministries include service at a food pantry, parish work, school, retreat and social service/justice work with young people, and tutoring. I'll let you know more about the ministry that I'll be working in when it's possible.
Also starting in the Fall, I'll be taking one class at Catholic Theological Union. I just registered for the class, we'll see if it's full. In addition to the ministry and class, I'll continue having a prayer day and will have classes with Kathy, my director.
Some of the other things that are planned this summer include:
• a trip to Wichita to meet with our leadership team and to visit community houses and ministry sites in the area – I'll also be having a discussion with sisters in the area about a topic (undecided) that was covered during the program in Orange and having time with individual sisters
• helping with a Partners in Mission trip in LaGrange which I've heard is a program where some students from our high school in Cleveland will be coming to do ministry for a week
• Come and Paint week with Mary Southard
• Jubilee weekend at Nazareth (oh yeah also the Jubilee celebration in Wichita while I'm there)
• Some vacation time
• A temporary vows ceremony in Brentwood, NY to celebrate with one of my novice friends!
• A final vows ceremony in Louisiana, there are two but I'll only been able to go to one. Undecided which…
So as you can tell from reading that line-up, there isn't much time to feel settled or get to know people in the place that people call my home. This transition is starting to feel really elongated which is tough at times but I'm also glad to be able to see so many people and have the opportunity to go places. I'm looking forward to the chance to really develop relationships with people inside and outside the community. I'm praying for the patience to allow God to show me who that might be.
Hope that I haven't lost too many of my readers with my hiatus but I think I'm getting back into the swings of reality and daily life… finally! Praise God!
I'm looking forward to the things I'll be able to write about while I finish this first year of novitiate and head into the second. Who knows where I'll be writing from next time.
Much peace to you all!
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
You Capture: Fresh
13 comments:
- Brandy said...
they are gorgeous and make me want to cloth diaper. I've seriously considered it for at night because we are not having luck with the leaks. But i honestly don't know where to start.
- April 14, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Holly said...
super super cute shots! love them
- April 14, 2010 at 11:11 AM
- Colleen said...
Aren't you all on top of things and ahead of the game! I still haven't figured out which pictures I'm going to use for this week's you capture, or if I've even taken them yet.
The diapers look absolutely adorable. So colorful and cute all in a row. :)
- April 14, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Beth said...
Those are far cuter than any cloth diapers that were available 20 years ago!
- April 14, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Nichole said...
I love that picture! I need to get a line outside too! I think you just inspired me to do just that! :o) Glad you are still loving cloth diapering!
Pasted from my blog so you would be sure to see it -
Thank you! We are very excited! Anderson doesn't have a clue. Yeah, I took the test, it was positive, I looked down, and there was my belly! LOL Not really, but I did start showing sooner. :oP I am glad to have been missed! *Posting this on your blog too so I know that you will see it*
- April 14, 2010 at 1:18 PM
- Melissa said...
Very cute little bums!
- April 14, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- tara said...
cute, cute, cute!
how many do you have or recommend having?
i'm hoping to make the switch to cloth. i wanted to do it earlier but my hubs was deployed and i need to make life as simple as possible.
- April 15, 2010 at 7:01 AM
These are so adorable! Love all the colors and patterns too.
- April 15, 2010 at 7:45 AM
- Jen said...
Thsoe are the cutiest cloth diapers I've ever seen!
- April 15, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Bec said...
I love clothesline shots- no matter what's on them!
- April 15, 2010 at 10:27 AM
- Valley Girl said...
Makes me want another baby....*Sigh! I would start right now if I could!!
Thanks for sharing!!
- April 15, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- Sabrina said...
Love your take on the theme. So glad you explained what they were! At first glance, I thought you had quite a colorful collection of tube tops. Ha!
- April 15, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- S.I.F. said...
They are SO cute! I had no idea diapers could be so cute!
- April 15, 2010 at 9:41 PM


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I just recently read one of Freya Barker's novels and instantly fell in love with her characters. She has a way of writing that takes to you the place that she is writing about and you feel so connected to the people in the story. I can't wait to read more of Freya's books.
Please welcome our Author of the Month.
1 Tell us a little bit about yourself (family, hobbies, pets, etc).
Believe it or not, this is the hardest question to answer, but here goes. I'm a mother and a wife. I have four grown children (two bio and two step) but only have my pooch, Pepper left at home. I had a million careers in my lifetime, but none as rewarding as this one; a writer. I was raised with a love for reading in a family where everyone's favorite pastime was picking up a book, and to this day that is still my favorite hobby. Well… except perhaps for an unhealthy newfound obsession with HBO series on Netflix. I have some friends to thank for that… or perhaps blame?
2 How did you get into writing and why romance?
The writing started with reviews for new releases for a blog, which I enjoyed so much, my reviews tended to be a little too wordy. As someone on the best side of forty, I became a little tired though, of all the young perky and rather immature heroes and heroines and when the H/h were a little more mature, they apparently became rather boring and 'proper'. I'm mature, and I'm not proper. I wanted to read about someone like me; someone not perfect, not perky, not twenty something and just as deserving of romance, adventure, sex and love. So I started writing books that I would want to read.
Romance comes natural. Love is pivotal in every life and we all like to dream of the 'perfect' match out there for us. Writing romance is a way for me to recreate my definition of the perfect connection, over and over again. There clearly is a lot of me in my books.
3 Do you ever re-enact the sex scenes you write about?
Hahahaha. Some of the sex scenes I describe would require a flexibility and mobility of me, I sadly no longer posses. Having said that, it wouldn't be outside of the realm to assume I write mostly from experience. Take from that what you like. LOL
4 Name a romance book or series you would love to see as a movie/TV series.
Every book I've written. I'm dead serious, I'd love to see Cedar Tree as a series, I might even have some suggestions for casting. (Envisioning Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Gus in Slim To None) And I honestly believe that the books in the Portland, ME, series—From Dust in particular—would make fabulous movies. All the feels. Sigh.
Other than that, I would have to say the Colorado Mountain Series by Kristen Ashley. Those would all make fantastic movies.
5 Have you ever read a book based solely on its cover?
I don't think so. I've read books, and written books, where the cover inspired a character or a scene, but not an entire book. For me, I have the story in my head before I even start looking at cover images.
6 What is your ideal way to end a long day?
Quietly. LOL. My husband goes to bed early, so I usually will dink around on my laptop while watching something on TV. But my favorite part is crawling into bed with my Kindle. My time to read without pressure, other than the heavy eyelids robbing me of much wanted reading time.
7 Describe your ultimate holiday.
A beautiful spot in nature. Colorado comes to mind. No responsibilities, none whatsoever, no one counting on me. Solitude and silence are bliss to me. Check in with me again in a few months, though, I might well have changed my mind on this!
8 Who is your favourite book boyfriend and why?
Gus Flemming, if you are looking for one from my own books. He was my first and completely made in the image of what I deem to be the perfect guy.
Joe Callahan in At Peace by Kristen Ashley, but then I also loved Tate Jackson in Sweet Dreams, by the same author. I have a hard love for Kristen Ashley's characters.
9 What turns you on and what turns you off?
Turn ons are a great smile, a good sense of humor, an easy confidence and a strong personality. Turn offs are indecisiveness, bad teeth, arrogance, pettiness, weakness and body odor. I'm sure there's more I could find on either side of that coin but we'd probably be here all day.
10 Boxer or briefs? Or commando???
You know what? It depends on the guy. Some guys have to be boxer, some briefs, but commando only works on the right guy! LOL
11 Who is your top five "Freebie List"? (I think this is also known as a Hall Pass. Who could you sleep with that your partner won't mind?)
I don't think there's anyone who fits that bill as far as my partner is concerned, but for me it would be (in no particular order): Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Robert Downey Junior, Jason Momoa, Denzel Washington, and the last one is a toss up between Travis Fimmel and Charlie Hunnam… or maybe we'll make that a sandwich? Yeah… it's gluten free, right?
12 You have a table booked for four in your favourite restaurant. Who would you invite to join you?
I'd like to say Kristen Ashley (I have a serious fangirl going on here), Robert Downey Junior (he's always entertaining), and JDM (for those much needed heart flutters)—but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to enjoy the food. So I'll probably just invite my kids and hubs, they like good food and at least I wouldn't have to worry about having spinach stuck between my teeth.
13 How can our readers connect with you? Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon, Twitter, etc.
Oh lord… all of the above and then some. Here are the links:
Facebook : Twitter : Google+ : Instagram : Amazon : Web : Goodreads
SNAPshot series:
Portland, ME Novels:
Cedar Tree Series:


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Reference to the word'casino'conjures images of risk and great risk taking in lots of peoples'minds. Indeed, you can find people who'd like to take part in the many games that casinos offer to the patrons, but who are delay by the chance inherent in so doing.
Typical online casinos, as an example, usually require the patrons to deposit certain amount of money (referred to in most circles since the'playing deposits') - from which the casinos are then able to pay for the winnings to the lucky players, finance their operations (staff costs, web hosting costs in the case of online casino, and so son), and also to produce a profit for his or her creators, the'house owners,' because it were.
Just how no deposits casinos work, on one other hand, however is by way of a system where in fact the players don't need certainly to deposit any money with the'house'to begin playing. Some actually take the no deposit philosophy to another level, where they integrate it with the increasingly popular'casino bonus'system - to come up with exactly what do be termed as a no deposit casino bonus system, where players have an actual chance to obtain a real income out of their playing without having to put anything (besides their effort and time really) to the'house.'
The no deposit casino system isn't game specific, and the majority of the no deposit casinos actually offer the complete selection of games offered in one other typical casinos that demand deposits off their members, the games in question being anything from roulette to slots, blackjack and poker.No Deposit Casino
Most no deposit casinos, as indeed all types of casinos, typically don't allow admission to minors (people under the age of 18), generally for legal reasons.
To be certain, though, the no deposit casino bonus system tends to feature a few catches here and there, and it is important to learn and understand the casinos terms and conditions carefully before getting in. For the absolute most part, as an example, no deposit casinos will tend to place a limit to the quantity of no deposit bonuses they allow - with some limiting it at as low amounts as $10. However low the quantity that the no deposit casino bonus is, though, it is still'something for nothing'and a way to get something for clear of the'house'- and that, of itself, is a nice-looking option. No Deposit Bonus
Someone might ask what the business logic of offering the no deposit casino options is, especially bearing in mind that the casinos are not charities - but highly strategic businesses. The clear answer to the question of how the zero deposit casinos make their money is based on the comprehension of the workings of'free samples'marketing philosophy, where a company that is highly confident about its products offers some free samples to prospective buyers. So in ways of speaking, the no deposit casino bonus are the casino's version of'free samples'which, should the gamer get impressed together, is expected to spur them to register with the casino, and thereby provide the casino the chance to create some money, while also giving the gamer the chance to earn even more cash from the casino - depending on the skill and luck.


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The other day, I bumped into an old friend I had not seen in years. He looked familiar. Yet, he had also changed considerably over the years. I had to do a double take before I was sure that it was him.
Whenever we see something unexpected, and have to look again to clarify, we say that we do a "double take".
In imaging, sometimes it is also useful to do a double take.
Many years ago, at the Image Sensors Workshop in Lake Tahoe, I presented the concept of using two rows of pixels to enhance the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of line scan imagers. We called it dual line scan. The concept was simple. Instead of using one row of pixels to scan, use two adjacent rows to scan twice. The extra signal from the redundant scan improves the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR).
Since then, numerous dual line scan imagers have successfully been introduced into the market. Now, there are tri and quad line scans.
Redundancy is a powerful thing. Yet, in multiline imagers, people had only used it to improve SNR. We have not harnessed the full potential of redundant imaging. Today, I will introduce one of these untapped potentials.
Whether you sense it or not, we are constantly being exposed to low levels of background radiation. A small percentage of the materials around us are naturally radioactive. Some of the radioactive particles from outer space are not filtered by the earth's protective fields.
Image sensors sense this radiation. In silicon, radioactive particles create a cloud of electrons that usually show up as streaks in an area image and as spikes in line scan images.
These spikes are unwelcome because they result in false positives. For example, in a line scan camera that is scanning a sheet of material for defects, it is often impossible to distinguish between a real material defect and a phantom one triggered by background radiation. Needless to say, these false positives can become quite expensive, as manufacturers either have to scrap materials or re-inspect.
In multiline imagers, we can use the redundancy to distinguish between real and false defects.
When a radioactive particle hits a dual line scan imager, it creates a spike in only one of the two lines of signal, even if the radioactive particle were to enter the imager at a point that is exactly halfway between the two rows of pixels. Here's why. In the above scenario, the two rows of pixels will collect almost exactly the same number of electrons from the electron cloud formed. However, at the very moment that the electron cloud has formed, the two rows of pixels are scanning different regions of the object. When we reconstruct the image from the output signals of a dual line scan sensor, we have to combine signals that scan the same region of the object. The two rows of pixels scan the same region of the object at different points in time. Because the radioactive particle has corrupted the signal at only one point in time, we can still reconstruct the image using the other uncorrupted signal.
How do we know which of the redundant signals is uncorrupted? Easy. The smaller signal is always the one that is uncorrupted by background radiation.
To eliminate false defects from background radiation, the imaging system merely has to throw away the larger of the two signals that will otherwise have been averaged, if the difference between the two signals exceeds a certain threshold.
Redundancy is a powerful thing. Beyond recognizing old friends and detecting background radiation, can you think of other applications?


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Kim Kadarshian wrote in her blog as :
On Tuesday evening I attended the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in London's Berkley Square and I was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award!!!! What an honor!!
I wore the most amazing Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. How gorgeous are those earrings?
I am having the best time in London! I launched my fragrance at Debenhams and the crowd was insane, and today I'm launching ShoeDazzle UK. Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to support the fragrance. I love you guys!!


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Lack of Legitimacy Threatens Democratic Governance
A democratic deficit is seen as a threat to the governance of Canada. Governments cannot function without the voluntary compliance of citizens, which in turn rests on their acceptance of the government's legitimacy. But that legitimacy is threatened when governments are elected by fewer than 24% of the eligible voters. Massive litigation placing the government under severe pressure in the courts and even on the streets could result if a continuing decline of voter turnout elects a government by fewer than 15% of eligible voters. Measures to strengthen the democratic process and government legitimacy are proposed. Prepared text for a speech delivered at the 2003 APEX [Associaton of Professional Executives] Symposium, Ottawa, June 4, 2003.
It strikes me that the issue of what governance in a democracy should look like in the months and years ahead just might strike hard-working, underpaid senior public servants as just a touch theoretical. The daily pressures you face in terms of today's programs, fiscal constraints, intergovernmental pressures, and political transitions are more than enough to fill any job jar.
So, my purpose today is not so much to "blue sky the future," but to reflect with you on the critical area of legitimacy as it relates to the processes of governance and administering government in our present democratic society, and the kind of democracy we are likely to see evolve in the decades ahead.
For more than a decade I have taught a policy seminar in governing instruments to graduate students at the Queen's School of Policy Studies. That seminar is made up of younger, recent undergraduates seeking their first graduate degree, and mid-career public servants from all levels of government -- the police, military, and many non-profit organizations. The seminar often has students from Japan, China, Mexico, and Europe at both the mid-career and full-time student level.
In examining how instruments are designed, how they are evaluated, and what instruments work in different ways in different contexts, I spend a lot of time on the issue of legitimacy. The reason for that is quite compelling.
As long as we do not live in a police state, the order in our society, and all the legislated, regulated and other public rules that define our behavior and relationship with government, are dependent on voluntary compliance. Simply stated, there are not enough police officers to police every corner, not enough tax auditors to assess every return, not enough inspectors to check every cow, not enough customs officers to open every piece of luggage. Without voluntary compliance, most laws, rules, programs and mandates would be meaningless.
Voluntary compliance is utterly dependent on legitimacy. If the vast majority of our fellow citizens do not believe that government's overall intent is constructive, and that those who work in government are, by and large, honest, and that they do, as citizens and voters, have some way of influencing change when they choose to, then legitimacy and voluntary compliance are seriously threatened.
In extremis, we can look to essentially lawless states in Africa, or failed economies in South America, to see how quickly law and order and even the most minimum levels of public and private safety can dilute down to zero, when legitimacy evaporates.
And before we get too smug, let's just reflect back to the initial days after the introduction of the GST here in Canada. There was a noticeable increase in "cash" transactions where Her Majesty's percentage seemed to disappear from the equation. Home repair scams, software that deleted cash register amounts automatically to fool auditors, plus a host of other creative attacks on the legitimacy of the tax system at all levels ensued. What is instructive here, and the pulverization by the voters of the government that brought the GST in, is further proof that doing what may seem right, when profoundly unpopular and not well explained, will test even the most polite and understanding of populations -- in which I number my fellow Canadians -- except, of course, during the NHL playoffs! …


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In its Opposition Brief filed last week, Pacific Justice Institute countered the legal arguments of atheists who said public prayer traumatized them to the point of illness. Among the more dire claims, one plaintiff declared, "[W]hen Chief Justice Roberts asked the President to say, 'So help me God,' I felt threatened and sick to my stomach." Another plaintiff stated in court documents, "As I watched this inauguration, I cringed with disgust as I witnessed this special secular event again being poisoned with sectarian religious nonsense."
The plaintiffs in this case include numerous individuals, and groups such as the Freedom From Religion Foundation, The American Humanist Association, Atheists United, Atheists for Human Rights, and Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers.
PJI Chief Counsel Kevin Snider, who authored the opposition brief submitted last week on behalf of Drs. Warren and Lowery, commented, "Prayers designed to solemnize public events have a long and venerable history in our nation. The Constitution simply does not demand that our public institutions be amoral or atheistic."
Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, stated, "The First Amendment cannot be divorced from common sense. While atheists, humanists and freethinkers are a tiny minority in America, they are free to express and practice their lack of faith as they please. That does not mean, however, that the vast majority of God-fearing citizens and public officials must be silenced in order to appease them."


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I am so proud to be an American.
I never take that fact for granted.
Maybe it comes from being raised in the military, having a grandfather who came from Greece and had to earn his citizenship or having lived in other countries. I don't know but they all make me appreciate this country so much and I do love it.
This Fourth I hope we all remember what a great heritage we have been given and the lives which have been laid down for our freedom.
I know most of you will probably hear our Star Spangled Banner played some time this weekend and instead of wishing it would hurry and end so you can sit down and watch the fireworks, pause and really think about why that song is our national anthem.
It was the war of 1812. The White House and Capitol had been already burned down. Francis Scott Key was detained on a British ship watching the attack of Fort McHenry. During the morning a heavy rain was falling but he could still see the flag flying over the fort.
Towards evening the battle became heavier and heavier then in the night the fighting ceased. In the dark and through the heavy rain they strained to see if the the flag was still waving, meaning we had won.
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Slowly at dawn as the sun broke through and the clouds cleared they could see our flag proudly and bravely flying. Can you imagine the great joy and pride they felt at that moment which led him to write these next words?
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BATON ROUGE – Mary H. Manhein, director of LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer
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Mayo duo Trevor Mortimer and Peadar Gardiner are both doubtful for Sunday's All Ireland semi final clash with Kerry at Croke Park.
The two men sat out training last Sunday and management are particularly worried about Gardiner, who faces a tough battle to make the side. Mortimer has a quad muscle injury while Crossmolina man Gardiner is struggling with a hamstring problem.
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A brief note so that I do not forget. I should get with Brian, The Champion if he's in town, and the Games organizers about adding two new events to the next Games.
Individual and Team obstacle courses.
Challenge entrants to display speed, agility, and strength against walls, ropes, mud, whatever cruel and unusual obstacles we can come up with. The team course would need to be larger, forcing say… a five man team to work together to get through it. I think it would be entertaining, and would likely draw a respectable following in its own right.


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The design I cooked up for my open "modern looking" bathroom vanity includes a semi circular (think 1/4 of a drum shape) bent piece of thin MDF that will be bent around some permanent ribs (below the sink bowl – to hide the drain and bobstops etc.).
The outer surface of that will have maple veneer on it.
I'm assuming the right (only) way to do this veneering is to do it AFTER the MDF is bent around and permanently attached to the ribs that will give it its final shape.
Question is…how do you do a decent job of veneering a curved panel like that? Easy enough to cut some veneer to fit and put wood glue on it and slap it on there.
Easy enough to roll it on with a j-roller or a rounded stick…but then what? Doesn't seem like i have any good way to "clamp it" after I put it on there.
I don't have any vacuum stuff. I'm thinking maybe just make an extra piece of the MDF and bend that around it and clamp it in a few places around the edges?
-- Last week I finally got my $*i# together. Unfortunately, it was in my shop, so I will probably never find it again.


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Pastor Kenneth Allen Keith, profile here, was arrested for murder back in October, now the Prosecutor is seeking the death penalty.
A central Kentucky prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty for a pastor accused of murdering three people at a Danville pawn shop in September.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Boyle County Commonwealth's Attorney Richie Bottoms filed notice Thursday that he will seek a death sentence against 48-year-old Kenneth Allen Keith of Burnside in Pulaski County. Keith has been in the Boyle County jail in Danville without bond since being charged Oct. 9.
Seems reasonably to me. The bastard allegedly murdered three people over a robbery.
I need to start a new category. Baptist pastors who murder. I could call them Bapawomus.


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|Modern Wash basins (Image Credit Google)
Unknowingly as your interior designer will follow your likes and decor tastes and apply it in kitchen design it is helpful to avoid energy and wealth leaks and feng shui drain of energy by selecting right types and right sizes of wash basins for kitchen.
1) Select a wash basin of appropriate size, too large wash basins in kitchen represent more water draining away,that is more wealth washing away.
2) If possible have the wash basin in the North sector which represents feng shui water element energy.
3) Choose the number of wash basins appropriately, too many basins again represent that much use of flowing water , that goes down the drain. Usually women have two basins that is one for washing utensils and one for vegetables and other for food items.
4) Select taps of correct sizes , very large nozzle ones will again splash more water outside your wash basin while using and thus wasting precious wealth energy from your home.
5) There are some elements that go hand in hand, prefer to have metal taps and wash basins so that they go happily with the water element.
6) Keeping dirty used utensils and stale food in wash basins creates a very bad feng shui energy for your kitchen, your home and your health. You can store the used utensils in some other space that is covered till they are washed later on.
7) Blocked wash basins, dirty wash basins and leaking water taps are another aspects that need immediate care , especially if you are looking for a job, or having problems with money coming in and staying in.
8) Avoid installing wash basins in south and south east sector of your kitchen as these are dominated by elements fire.
9) Never have wash basins lower than your seating arrangements, it is considered inauspicious to have water at lower level in kitchens.
Hope this helps!
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Nobody puts dragon baby in a corner. Patrick Boivin scored a viral hit this week with his Dragon Baby video, a short film filled with CGI, Kill Bill inspired action sequences, and his infant son.
The video features Boivin's son battling against his stuffed dragon. The dragon quickly learns that you should never enter into a fight against a back flipping baby unless you want to get your stuffing ripped out.
The Dragon Baby video has racked up more than 4 million views since it hit the internet this weekend. Still, it has a long way to go to match Biovin's other short film Iron Baby.
Iron Baby features Biovin's young daughter blowing stuff up in her baby Iron Man suit. The Iron Baby video has been viewed more than 13 million times.
Biovin, a 38-year-old filmmaker based in Montreal, said that he got his start working on comic books. Biovin made the switch to film however because he "discovered that it was faster to tell a story with video."
Here's the Dragon Baby video.
Here's the Iron Baby Video.
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Get rid of register form, and totally go anonymous
Internet users seem tired of filling registration forms, so many ideas coming up to meet this need, such as Form Filler, Password Manager, OpenID, etc. Form Filler can make filling out web forms a one click process, many browser has autofill extensions; Password Manager can manager your username and password in one place, so you will never forget, but it's a high risk that the password manager site itself may be hacked and your password stolen; OpenID allows you to use an existing account to sign in to multiple websites, without needing to create new passwords, but many websites still ask you to fill out more details after you sign in with your OpenID. This applies to Facebook or Twitter account, many websites allow you sign in with your facebook or Twitter account, but you end up create another account at that website and surrender your facebook or Twitter network to the website.
The ultimate, once for all resolution seems to totally get rid of registering, everything goes anonymous, except for some serious transactions, such as your email account, library, Internet banking, etc.
Now, here is a dating site, or webchat, called Vuala. "Vuala is a new dating site. It is a place where you can always find a new friend. You can chat, draw, play games and even more. It is without any registration and it is completely free."
You specify your gender and age, and choose a friend's gender and age, then type something and click the Right Arrow button, somebody will show up instantly, and start chatting.
So you always chat with a stranger, and even if a family or buddy at another end of the line, you still don't know who they are, how do find other friends that you actually know? So some people think this is cool but is it safe, since you may thing is he/she a creepy stalker person?
Currently, you can't put your state, county, place as search criteria, and can't create account, seems haven't many people using it.
This site claims that it's a dating site, and it allows people under 18, even has an age range between 3 and 12!
This chat site has a App in Google Chrome store.
This chat site is totally anonymous, no registering needed, everyone under a mask.
If you need video chat, and don't want to register, AV by Aim (beta) is a good place. "Fun, easy video chat for up to four people — no account required!"
AV support video conference, but currently you can only invite up to 3 people to video chat.
AV build up on Adobe Flash technology, use Flash Player. So just click the big button "Start Video chat", and click the allow radio button in the Adobe Flash Player Setting, then click close button. Then a link and yourself will show up. Just send your friends this magical link, or publish on a forum or Facebook or Twitter.
Not like Vuala that find a toddler to chat with , AV require that you must be 13 years of age or older.
if someone you don't want to interact with enters the chat, as the creator of the chat, you can always remove another user by clicking the red X in the upper right hand corner of their AV box. You can also simply leave the chat and create a new one with the people you want in it.
There is a "Report Abuse" feature, but I wonder how the abuser get disciplined.
The video chat cannot be recorded, however third-party screen capture software could be installed and used to record your video chat.
Get rid of register, and totally go anonymous seems a trend.


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5 comments:
- Mandi said...
yummmmm....cake balls.
- November 16, 2010 at 12:10 AM
- Chelsi said...
i love that picture. i love your wedding. remember when we were both getting married? that was fun.
- November 16, 2010 at 12:58 AM
- Amy + Justin said...
my thoughts:
1. beck has a great belly. plus awesome chubby legs. adorable.
2. why does everyone (except the nursing mother) think the boppy is around for their own personal comfort. I cringe at the sight of one of those. reminds me of sore boobs and spit up all over my clean shirt.
3. it seems like we would benefit from living close to each other. If beck and jonas didn't get along, I know emilio and olive would. they both seem to lack any concept of personal space. plus they both look good in shirts.
4. I am obsessed with pumpkin deserts. I've made pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast every day this week. If you're interested, I found the recipe on allrecipes.com
- November 16, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Alex and Kerri said...
Thank you for knowing the difference between funfetti frosting and rainbow chip. Our wedding cake was funfetti with rainbow chip frosting. It was pretty much amazing :-) I really love cake too and will probably have to now go eat some
- November 16, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Amy said...
I think I'm making a pumpkin cake with a brown sugar frosting for thanksgiving this year. It has a pecan praline in between the layers and sprinkling the top but someone who didn't like nuts could easily leave that out. But a pumpkin chocolate chip bundt sounds fabulouso as well.
- November 16, 2010 at 6:33 PM


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Spring and Autumn are my fave seasons here in Fukuoka. It's still not to hot and we can do a lot of hiking. Last weekend we hiked Nijodake and had an awesome view.
Some days ago, we went for Koshidake, which is not so high as Nijodake, but the view and the walk where a great experience.
Here you see bamboo sprouts...
...and the little shrine of the valley at the feet of the mountains. There was a castle there about 500 years ago and the village is as old.
On our way back, we saw some Koinobori-flags
and a "Tanuki"
Today we did some hiking as well, picked Udo, Taranome and Warabi
enjoyed the flowers...
...AND picked a lot of woodruff for woodruff wine. :)
high up on the mountains we still found some Camelia blossom...
Now I'm looking forward for next weekend. Friday and Monday are public holidays and there is still so much to see and pick.
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Tech Stocks Falter in Broad Selloff
Tech stocks started the week off with big losses Monday, as the sector joined in a broad-market retreat. H-P was down as much as 5% earlier ahead of an earnings report, and LinkedIn and RIM were faltering as well. Rex Crum has details on Digits.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... it's right out of the West Coast where Rex has waned standing by ... interview ... with MarketWatch tells what's on these tech stocks is when it's all ... it's a really does come across the board of what is it just killed by association with market being down because of the school was built the supercommittee family not to reach beyond deficit reduction ... but there are some notable decliners ... a bill that as you mentioned the site until HP Hewlett Packard's and down but it's up by percent ... they wouldn't answer first conference call today since becoming CEO of the company ... research in Motion also to get a big hit downgraded in some of negative analyst notes ... of LinkedIn's pinned down a bit too about six percent there was a section of the pre IPO lockup stock became available today ... an instance in selling their but it's really does ever were across the board is down right now ... Novak what's the sense of a marker right now what you were saying that some of the failure of the super committee ... was Ardi digs into the up expectations of a marker but obviously not the whole thing was Baghdad ... where Heidi think this goes goes forth about the rest of the week ... well I've yet to clear some of the day that I think what we might be seen to this remember Bill reported last week in the good the reaction that was kind of the so so badly ... and so I think that might be some sense that each be you know they've been struggling for a while ... I and steel that they're one of the biggest names out there so ... there's the sense that ... their record might not be its greatest hope that if we don't ... expect to report results lower than the same period a year ago ... you know your brain Thanksgiving week too so I think it might be looking at the awesome sewing people just trying to get out before taking off for an extended weekend ... yet now and all want to be yet in the long or short of an extended weekend the bullet aisle situations ... um do we look in tech stocks are down today to kill Iraq's because ... they are considered to be economically sensitive and INFN in the same committee can be read about the Khani right that's really what's going on ... here absolutely no emergency messages to be a cross for elective but this second goes everywhere it's in a computer hardware ... telecom of wireless guys ... online services you know everybody's inch feeling a bit of that to ... OK we're going to leave it that thank you Brian much Rex Crum ... with MarketWatch


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Skiriki's freebies for fun and giggles
Reposting what I got! These are all for DAZ Studio 4 only. Permission granted to convert them to other systems.
Mighty Morphing Power Carrot
Mighty Morphing Power Carrot UV-maps
Tearjerker Onion
Tearjerker Onion UV-maps
Vampire-Repellant Garlic (UV-maps included)
All of these are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0).
This means you're free to:
Use them commercially or non-commercially. Would be nice if you credited me if you used them commercially, but no bigs if you don't.
Modify them, and release them under the same license (thus granting permission for others to do as they wish), as long as you attribute the original to me, and modified version to yourself. This includes the right of converting these DAZ Studio specific items to Poser. It would be nice if you told me, so I can link to them and bring glory and traffic to you!
Repost the .zip files elsewhere, as long as you're attributing them to me. You're allowed to torrent them, put them to file servers, etc, as long as you say that I was the original creator. Again, it would be nice if you told me about that, so I can put them as alternative URL to the text file seen in the main directory.
If they are included in commercial packages (such as bonus DVDs given to subscribers, not as in "take this and sell it"), it would be nice if you contacted me beforehand.
Now, go wild!
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Been a while!
But I come bearing freebies!
Free seamless noisemaps for K4, M4, M5, V4 and V5 available here: http://skiriki.deviantart.com/gallery/39643502
Free for commercial and non-commercial and freebie use. Use as-is or modify, it is all up to you. My only request is that you have fun.
You will need to tweak with settings (you may wanna test different opacity, layer blending options etc), I daresay, but at least it saves the hassle of generating them.
I will heartily recommend to use them along with Zev0's fabulous vascularity merchant resource to make your art pop.
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I come bearing two horse-related freebies!
First, a mare morph! Not perfect, might update it someday, but for now, it'll do!
Second, a foal preset! This is a size-based preset, so it sucks when compared to a proper morph, but again, it'll do, for now!
Now where to get these wonderful toys? The fastest way is to nab them from the following links.
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More horses! Except in this case, they're kind of extinct ones... *sad*
Prehistory has rarely been this cute before!
Free skin for EurohippusDR by DinoRaul!
This skin is a freebie for DAZ Studio 4.6 and it uses Age of Armour's Sub-Surface Scattering shaders!
Still, there are things you can't do with it:
* You can't redistribute it (without a permission from me).
* You can't sell it.
* You can't modify, redistribute or sell it. I know, shocking, since most of my freebies are usually freely modifiable. This restriction is because I used 3D Coat's demo version to create the skin. I plan to get full commercial at the end of the month (hopefully so), so I can make more those freebies that can belong to everyone.
But here's a list of things you CAN do with it!
* You can definitely make presets (and link back to this package for the files) in other rendering systems (like, create Poser or Vue materials) and share those with everyone!
* Render commercial and personal projects!
* Create add-ons (like, what if you want to make cutiemarks a la My Little Pony for your Eurohippus -- go for it!).
* Do YOUR own custom skin settings for DAZ Studio and show me how it is done and share those.
* Have fun using it! Look at it! It is so cute and cuddly! Huuuuuuuug it!
Stay tuned for even more fuzziness, as Look at My Hair preset is coming soon! (End of June, 2013, probably.)
DinoRaul for creating such a cutiepie prehistoric creature.
3D Coat's team for actually letting a user use a fully functional demo! Rest assured, I will buy pro!
Perfecttex for resources in 3D Coat.
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Hola, people! It has been a while, and I come with a load of gifts again.
Genesis 3 Female seam guides and UV maps (dA)
Same at ShareCG.
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Hey hey hey! It is that kind of time again!
This time, it is seamless noisemaps for G3Female and Victoria 7! These are probably most useful for those who want to build their skins from scratch.
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Great place to come for a quiet meal or drink. Wonderful old pub with charming decor and a homely feel. The dining room is more like an old pub in Ireland, with open fires and beautiful windows.
Service was very friendly and the menu has something for everyone. We had the chicken parma and the pie of the day. Both came out hot and fresh with perfectly cooked chips.
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From the series: 6 Ultimate Reasons Not To Be An Atheist?
#3 Atheists cannot believe they have free will
To put the argument another way, the essence of man is natural and therefore is a slave to natural law. So even in terms of non-causality, such as random quantum fluctuations, free will cannot be as ultimately we would be slaves to the natural process. Any sense of control we have would be merely a sense, it doesn't follow that we can have real control.
I have a water bottle next to me. It might be that I feel thirsty and consciously decide to take a drink. But in reality the brain is merely acting on causation, it was causal factors in my brain that made me feel like taking a drink and causal factors that led me to pick up the water and take a drink. While it felt I made the decision, it was merely an expression of the underlying laws.
Imagine a robot that was running a software program. The robot might be incredibly advanced, it might be self-aware and be able to self-reference. And while it is interacting in the world, it might have a series of different inputs that get processed in order to make a decision as to what to do next. But at no stage is the robot doing anything beyond what its software says to do.
So to ask the first question, is free will necessary? Again, it's an appeal to consequences and has no bearing on the truth of the matter. We might desire for there to be free will, but that doesn't mean there is free will. Just as I might desire for my water bottle to magically replenish, but I know that I'm going to have to go to the tap instead.
The challenge isn't just part of a materialist world-view, it's being increasingly confirmed by modern neuroscience. It's not enough to say it's a problem for atheism, because it is a problem for all views that aren't merely engaging in sophistry. The science is pointing very clearly towards all decision making being the product of brain activity, and atheists are in no worse position than any other.
So many experiments ranging from electrically stimulating certain parts of the brain to seeing how particular chemicals work. From measuring how stimulants such as music light up certain areas of the brain to even seeing how those with brain injuries make moral judgements; there's just so much indicating that the brain is what we have to work with.
It might be that the brain is not the whole story, that there's something beyond the material - in which case it would need to be observed just how that immaterial interacts with the material. Until it's demonstrated that it exists, it's nothing more than speculation and not worth consideration. But if like the science suggests that the brain is the whole story, then can the notion of free will be compatible with causality?
So how could a theist solve this? As stated above, the main problem of free will lies in that it seems that our decisions indeed are made by the brain. So to argue that we have free will in the contra-causal sense, one must first show that there's such thing as contra-causal decision making.
Such an idea is ultimately inconceivable, what does it mean to be in control? Say there is a dualistic element in our brain. What sensory input would be sent? Would it be raw data or processed data by the brain? And once it got there, what process would happen? How would the homunculus make such a decision? Appealing to dualism doesn't solve the problem of free will in any way we can comprehend because of the mechanisms we know underlying any decision don't give the desired outcome.
Take the example of eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge. Take the approach that eve truly did not know better. After all, she had no knowledge of good and evil. She ultimately had to make a choice without knowing the consequences. Such actions would be in effect random, for she did not know right from wrong. Now how was such a decision made? Does it even matter?
I would contend that it doesn't matter and that it serves as a distraction from the real issue at hand. The key is that she wasn't aware of right or wrong, and acted before being able to make a moral decision. Think of a monkey with a gun, if the monkey shoots the gun can it really be responsible in the same way that an adult who knows the consequences can?
As I said above, it could be something else. But such contra-causal decision making is inconceivable to us and serves nothing more than writing "then a miracle occurred". But it doesn't matter, for we work on the level of agents and agents who have knowledge and morality.
So how can we account for free will? It seems the best means would be to argue compatibilism, that is to say that free will is compatible with determinism. Philosophers such as Hobbes and Hume have taken this position, and in the modern day Daniel Dennett has written extensively on the subject.
Take a nut crushing machine, all the machine does is crush nuts, it checks whether there is are nuts under it and then smashes the nuts with a heavy hammer. Say the machine fails and a human face is mistaken as a pile of nuts - the machine comes down and kills the person. The machine has no responsibility in this case. Now say it was a human who pressed the button to crush the nuts. She sees another person on the machine and still decides to put the button. The person would have responsibility in this case. Why?
The person in this case is aware of the action and aware of the consequences for the action. If she pressed the button, she would crush the person. Far from acting blindly, she had knowledge as to the ramifications of the action. It's not whether she could have acted differently if the universe was replayed, but whether she would have acted differently had she no knowledge of the consequences.
We have evolved brains, it goes without saying. Our brains are capable of projecting into the future, understanding the proposed consequences for an action, making moral decisions, etc. A woman is sexually assaulted. It turned out that the assailant was mentally retarded, and didn't have a capacity beyond a two year old. So while his body pumped out testosterone, he had no ability to know whether what he was doing was wrong. Contrast that with a fully developed man who knew that it was wrong but still acted anyway.
There's a lot to say and not much space. I won't pretend to think I've solved the philosophical quandary, merely summarised what I see as the argument for compatibilism. It's not whether I can violate the laws of physics, but whether I'm able to understand the ramifications. Yet that isn't enough for some.
The eye can be evolved, the processing of the information can be evolved, but why can't the course of action be evolved too? Surely if the kitchen is on fire, we would want our brain to act accordingly to the input. It's really not a good time to make pancakes or sit down to plan next year's holiday, one could do such things but it would be best to make an appropriate choice. A fire might mean call the fire brigade and get to safety, does it really make such a difference when the potential options at any given time are ultimately decided by physics?
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Part 3: Free Will
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Court Report
The Australian Judiciary system is meant to uphold the law and dispense fair and equal justice upon all who come before it. It is, in theory, a way for power to be balanced between parties in society and is available to all who require its services regardless of sex, race, religion or financial standing. However, from a recent visit to the Magistrate and Supreme Courts, the theory of equal standing of all before law seems to be dissipating as financial standing and money start to have an ever increasing influence on the Judicial system. A myriad of changes must be employed to ensure that the current standing values of the Australian Judicial system are not lost.
The Townsville Law Courts architecture emits a foreboding and intimidating vibe when approached. The large concrete infrastructure rises up and engulfs you as you walk into the Courtroom building giving those entering a feeling of belittlement; you are entering something much larger and more important than yourself.
Once inside the Courthouse one must wait until called to their court room for their hearing. The limited seating forces people to stand while waiting or sit on the concrete outside in the heat. At a time of such stress and anxiety the standing does little to ease tension or nerves among those gathered for the day.
The Courtroom itself it gives off an intimidating feeling. The judge is seated higher than the rest of those in the courtroom giving them an air of supremacy and control. It is of great irony that the person to ensure equality of the law is themselves above and unequal to those who surround them. There is a glass dock in which a defendant must sit while his case his heard. The box is in sight of all who...


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As I noted in a review of Timothy Egan's The Big Burn more than two years ago, I don't read many non-fiction books. And, when I do, I tend to gravitate toward stories about disasters.
My latest venture into non-fiction was no exception. Last month I finished the audiobook of The Finest Hours. Written by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman and narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner, it is the riveting account of the "U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue" -- a historic event that I had never heard about.
The book is much more than a tale about the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, two oil tankers that split in half in heavy seas off Massachusetts in February 1952. It is a tribute to an often overlooked and unappreciated branch of the U.S. military.
Tougias and Sherman tell the story from the perspective of the participants and, in doing so, give the reader a feel for what it was like to be there. The book is much like Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, which chronicled the last voyage of the doomed fishing boat Andrea Gail.
Like Junger's work, Tougias and Sherman's book will be adapted to the big screen. Walt Disney Pictures will release a film account of The Finest Hours in January.
I recommend the book for anyone who likes stories about the sea and about the unsung heroes of the Coast Guard who take risks that many of us could not even imagine. Rating: 4/5.


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The Bodyguard 380 from Smith & Wesson is the latest in the ever popular class of .380 ACP semi-auto "pocket pistols". The Bodyguard 380 comes with an integrated laser from Insight Technology making it a relatively complete and affordable personal defense handgun.
Specifications From Manufacturer:
Model: BODYGUARD® 380
Caliber: .380 Auto
Capacity: 6+1 Rounds
Barrel Length: 2.75″ / 7.0 cm
Frame Size: Compact
Action: Double Action Only (Hammer Fired)
Front Sight: Stainless Steel
Rear Sight: Drift Adjustable
Grip: Polymer
Overall Length: 5.25″ / 13.3 cm
Weight: 11.85 oz / 335.9 g
Frame Material: Polymer
Material: Stainless Steel w/Melonite® Finish
Finish: Matte Black
Purpose: Personal Protection
Law Enforcement
MSRP: $399.00 (lowered from original MSRP of 575.00)
Manufacturers Website: S&W
The Good:
- Relatively accurate straight out of the box.
- Easily concealable – compact and lightweight design allows for comfortable all day carry using any carry style (pocket, ankle, IWB, OWB).
- Integrated laser from Insight Technology.
- Fits the hand surprisingly well for such a small gun.
- The Bodyguard is MADE IN THE USA.
The Bad:
- The trigger has a very long travel and is a bit heavy – I found myself having to stage the trigger to shoot it accurately. Potential buyer's should be sure to dry fire this gun before purchasing as the trigger won't be for everyone.
- The laser activation button on the Bodyguard isn't always easily turned on/off while pointing the gun. this takes some practice to get consistent at operating the laser. In some instances a home modification to the activation button needs to be made in order to make it function properly.
- Out of the box the gun was rather difficult to field strip. The slide is very tight and requires some force to remove. This is easily remedied by good lubrication and firing of the gun.
- We did experience a couple of failure to fire's (light primer strike) in our testing at the range. These happened inside of the 200 rnd recommended break in period associated with this category of guns so it's something we will keep an eye on as more rounds are put through the gun.
- The Bodyguard only ships with one magazine, we would like to see an extra mag included.
- Update 01/17/11 – there is a serious issue with early production Bodyguard 380's (EAA serial number range) where the takedown lever/pin can come loose and fall out while firing. We experienced this problem at the range yesterday. It appears that the retention wire that holds the takedown lever in place is either too thin or mis-aligned. S&W has been replacing frames with a thicker retention wire and deeper groove in the takedown pin to resolve this problem.
The Bodyguard 380 was one of my favorite products to handle at the SHOT show in January 2010, I was very excited to see it hit the shelves. I have to say though that after shooting the Bodyguard 380, I am a bit disappointed in the trigger. I'm just not a big fan of the trigger pull at all. Additionally, while I'm excited to see a laser integrated into the gun, the operation of the laser should work better. There is clearly an issue with the soft rubber activation buttons that needs to be addressed by S&W. In my opinion, this design is not as efficient or intuitive as guns with Crimson Trace laser grips installed. All in all, the S&W Bodyguard 380 offers an affordable personal defense package for those looking for an ultra-small .380ACP "pocket pistol". I would make sure you test the trigger, be aware of the issues with the EAA series frames, and understand the laser activation issues before purchasing.
You can get a look at the Bodyguard 380 compared to other popular .380ACP pistols HERE.


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Bonus Post! 15 Pieces of Sparkling, Festive New Year's Eve Lingerie
I know, I know…I thought my Best of 2016 posts would be the end too, but it turns out I had more to say. Or show. Or whatever.
I'm in Georgia right now, getting ready to spend New Year's Eve with loved ones, and I couldn't stop thinking of how many stellar, sparkly, festive pieces I've seen in the last week or so that would be perfect for a New Year's Eve soirée. Because honestly, if there's ever a time to go completely over the top with crystallized bodysuits, satin corsets, and LOTS of gold, it's when you're saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming in the new.
It might sound sappy and typical, but I love how the new year is full of dreams and hopes and ambitions and ideas. Everything seems possible, like it's just within your reach. It's the best feeling, that sense of having a fresh start. And while I'm foregoing resolutions this year (too much pressure!), I've spent the last week or two meditating on what I'd like to accomplish in 2017. As they say, the sky's the limit.
This really is my last post for the year now, so I want to wish you and yours a happy (and safe!) New Year's Holiday. Thank you for being here. Thank you for bearing with me even when it feels like I've lost my way. I can't wait to see you again in 2017.