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Houseshares: How do people avoid picking a terrible housemate?
The high cost of rent in the UK forces many people into multiple-person houseshares. A new documentary asks if it's possible to find the perfect flatmate.
The 1990s black comedy Shallow Grave has always been a kind of cautionary tale for housesharers. Both interviewing people and being interviewed can be unpleasant and it's easy to pick someone who turns out to be a less than delightful match.
Rent has been rocketing in recent years in London and other parts of the UK, taking a one-bedroom flat out of the reach of many people. The Office for National Statistics doesn't measure housesharing specifically, but you can get a feel of numbers from the 2011 census. There were 1,850,137 households which were neither one person nor a family in England and Wales. This accounts for 7.9% of all households, an increase from 6.7% in 2001.
The socially fussy will only share with people who are already friends, or vouched for by a friend. Others opt for particular websites like Gumtree, Spareroom and Moveflat. There are still some who browse the ballpoint pen scrawl on cards in newsagents' windows.
The truly exotic might attend a "speedflatmating" event. Like speed dating, the idea is to allow the tenants to meet several people at the same time without having to go through the process of "interviewing" people one by one.
Being forced together with other people by economics, housesharers want to pick the right person. There are sometimes surprising demands - those wanting food included, or people with multiple unusual pets. A new Channel 4 documentary, How to Find the Perfect Flatmate, explores the difficult process.
The strangeness of the whole experience is summed up in He Died With A Falafel in His Hand, the memoirs-cum-novel of serial housesharer John Birmingham. When he was picking people to live with he had three questions he always asked:
- How will you pay the rent? You'd be surprised at the number of people who couldn't answer that because they had no visible means of support. They just expected to move in and the Buddha would provide.
- What sort of music do you listen to? It's not just a matter of controlling the background noise in the house, which is very, very important. Musical choice says a lot about our personalities, about the way we live our lives. I cannot live with a One Direction fan, nor they with me.
- Are you crazy? Just ask them up front. It always sends the nutters into a panic spiral and then you can push them out the front door with a long-handled broom.
But there's a serious side to living with strangers. Can they be trusted? Is it safe to be around them? This has to be guessed from a few minutes over a cup of tea with another candidate waiting on the doorstep.
What happens if you get an unreliable alcoholic who happens to visit on his one lucid day?
But bad surprises can happen even with someone who is supposed to be a friend.
Genevieve (not her real name) shared a flat in New York with her boyfriend, a friend and one of their classmates, Ben.
"In September, Ben arrived with no socks in New York, so we each lent him three pairs of socks. As the weeks went by, he still didn't have any socks and we had fewer and fewer socks in our own drawers. All three of us had lost at least five pairs of socks.
"One day during November, we went into his bedroom because we were suspicious. Under the bed we saw a whole stack of dirty socks. When we tried to confront him, he wouldn't listen and told us that we were being childish, that these were 'only socks', that it wasn't a big deal.
"And this was true I guess, but the point was that he had crossed a line. If he was capable of going into our rooms when we weren't there and looking into our stuff, this meant that he was capable of maybe doing something worse."
The whole experience left Genevieve thinking it was better to live with strangers. It avoids the false sense of security at least.
Still, at least vaguely knowing someone before living with them is a comfort to many.
"I can see the appeal of living with someone new and meeting different people. But it's safer to live with someone you know or someone that is a friend of a friend," says Joshi Herrmann, 24, a journalist at the London Evening Standard who lives with three friends.
Herrmann is dubious about the way potential housemates describe themselves online. "They say things like 'I am very hard working', 'I am very neat and tidy' etc. It's as if they are trying to counter someone's impression of the worst flatmate but actually they make themselves look more boring than anything else."
When he last advertised for someone for a cramped dark room in his houseshare in east London, he got more than 50 messages in the space of a few days. The housemates only met six potentials and in the end picked a friend of a friend.
The theory is that the travails of living with random strangers are best borne when young. When you're skint and in your early 20s it doesn't seem to be so bad to be living with someone who occasionally nicks your milk and plays Sepultura at three in the morning.
But there's a generation of older housemates in many parts of the UK now. Over the past five years, the fastest growing age group of sharers on the SpareRoom website has been 45-54-year-olds, who are up by 50%. The total number of flatsharers over 35 has increased by 26%.
Birmingham says his book struck a chord with people who have lived in houseshares because there are really only five or six houseshare stories in the whole world. There's mad flatmate, bad flatmate, dirty flatmate and so on. Anyone who's done it has had at least one bad experience.
"As long as people share accommodation together, those stories will always be relevant. The archetypes never die. And they never pay their rent."
What are your tips for selecting housemates? Comment on Facebook or tweet your anecdotes with #houseshareheaven or #housesharehell.


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TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL: For sure, the vast vessels'll be out and skimming about the Port of Los Angeles (think American Pride, the Schooner Curlew, and the Bill of Rights among them). Definitely, there shall be cannon battles and kid activities and chances to go aboard. But you know everyone is all aquack about the World's Largest Duck, a six-story inflatable, floatable artwork, visiting the shiply confab? It's the whimsical phenom's first West Coast visit, by the by. Through Sunday Aug. 24
FYF FEST: It's sold out, but that's no surprise, since this two-day music festival has been growing like a well-watered seed in fresh soil over the last eleven years. It lands at LA Sports Arena & Exposition Park this go-around -- a long way from its early club beginnings -- and it brings with it The Strokes, Haim, Interpol, Phoenix, Grimes, Built to Spill, and Kindness. We said it was sold out, yeah? Thank goodness you can ride Expo Line there. (Said casually, as a suggestion, but you really probably should.) Saturday, Aug. 23 and Sunday, Aug. 24
LOS ANGELES FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL: So you say you like cuisine-focused happenings where chefs are up for chitchat and restaurants are up for serving their best bites and foodists are up for tasting events that pay tribute to specific ingredients, beverages, eats. You're in luck: This stalwart is spreading out, as in past years, to Santa Monica, Hollywood, Downtown, and Beverly Hills. The to-dos are a la carte, so do what you like. And is it on through Sunday, Aug. 24? Can't talk, mouth full.
'90s NIGHT: They say that trends and pop-culture-y things take about 20 years to come back around, which means we're all rocking 1994-style scrunchies and chokers right about now, yes? Good. Then take your '90s-outfitted self to the Music Center Plaza on Friday, Aug. 22, for Dance Downtown. It's all '90s tunes and dance favorites, all night, and it is free. By the by, some "running man" moves are promised during the event. Not as easy as it looks, but what a crowd-pleaser.
DOWNTOWN DARK NIGHTS: Once and awhile, every now and again, there isn't much doing, entertainment- and sports-wise, at L.A. Live. Nokia Theatre is quite, Staples Center, too. With that in mind, the complex is launching a Happy-Hour-y affair that'll include five-buck food specials at participating restaurants and five-buck parking in a particular area of the garages. Live tunes, street performers, and other diversions await, downtowners. The first run is on Friday, Aug. 22.

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Aquariums, Rack for Tanks, Berlin Protien Skimmer and more
I've sold a good chunk of my fish room but still have the items below. Help me clean out my fish room. If you buy a lot I'll make you a deal. Come by and make me an offer.
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How to fight error 1600 with iphoneos3.0 , pwned ipsw and restore process, and smth else
I used this step many times today and it always worked, so i'm going to share it with you.
if your iphone stuck booting at apple logo and doesnt detected by system, then the guide for you
0) remove folder /Users/<user name/Library/iTunes/Device Support
1) close itunes
2) run pwnagetool
3) press DFU button in pwnage tool
4) pwnagetool asks you to power on iphone, but you hold Power and Home for ten sec, then release power and hold only home for another 10 secs, then release home
5) pwnage tool detected your iphone powered up
6) pwnagetool asks to to power off iphone, but you hold Power and Home for 6 secs, then release both power and home
7) pwnagetool detected iphone was powered off, now jsut follow pwnagetool insruction to enter dfu mode
8) enter dfu mode with pwnagetool hints
9) close pwnagetool
10) open itunes, itunes can crash on start – rerun itunes, if itunes stuck crashed – reboot pc (but do not unplug the phone), after reboot just run itunes
11) option-restore iphone with custom ipsw.
also, iphoneos 3.0 has own version of libs like libxml2, libxslt, and if u install those libs from repo you will have to restore, but many apps depends on those libs, what to do ?
for libxml2 – dload deb pkg, copy it to iphone into /var/root folder , ssh into iphone and do this commands
cd /usr/lib/
cp libxml2.2.dylib libxml2.2.dylib_old
dpkg -i /var/root/libxml2_2.6.32-5_iphoneos-arm.deb
rm libxml2.2.dylib
cp libxml2.2.dylib_old libxml2.2.dylib
rm libxml2.dylib
ln -s libxml2.2.dylib libxml2.dylib
cydia bans such pkgs like libxml2 to appear on list, but apps still depends on it and dont want to install
after running those commands, you can install appbackup from cydia
Warning, icy 1.4.1 doesnt ban those pkg and can install them, killing iphoneos this way.
This time jailbreak came very dirty, installing any app from repo can kill OS.


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The Georgia Chapter aims to hold at least three meetings annually in the Atlanta area. Meetings typically feature 4-5 tracks of education sessions on hot topics, a keynote presentation from SAP and SAP customers and partners, as well as an evening networking reception. The Chapter also hosts an annual holiday networking event in December.
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The BIO Technology Transfer Symposium dissects recent academia-industry collaborations and evaluates the value in early stage biotechnology investments. The event occurs in San Francisco on October 8th ahead of the BIO Investor Forum and provides a unique opportunity for bringing academia, industry, and the investment community together.
This year's event is headlined by Tom Thornton from the Cleveland Clinic, a leading academic medical center. The first panel highlights the collaboration between Duke Translational Research Institute and Bristol-Myers Squibb exploring how big pharma views these collaborations, how these collaborations have changed over time, and what they may look like in the future. The second panel features investors and non-profit funders from CHL Medical Partners and the Alzheimer's Association discussing first-round financing expectations, funding sources, investment evaluations, and deal structures.
Whether you are already attending the BIO Investor Forum or not, come join your colleagues in academia, industry, and the investment community to discover the real value of biotech public-private partnerships.


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Labor has accused the coalition government of breaching the trust of Australians with its plans to cut the ABC's budget.
The government is considering a number of options to trim the public broadcaster's funding with cabinet discussions centred on how deep and politically feasible the cuts will be, Fairfax Media reports.
Opposition communications spokesman Jason Clare said any cuts to the ABC would break a promise Prime Minister Tony Abbott made the night before the federal election.
The issue was one of trust and Mr Abbott risked hurting his integrity.
"If Tony Abbott cuts the ABC's budget, it will mean he has lied to the Australian people and it will show you can't trust him," Mr Clare said in a statement on Sunday.
Concerns about the ABC have heightened in recent months after the coalition accused the broadcaster of bias over its reporting of asylum seeker torture claims.
It has commissioned an efficiency review into the ABC and multicultural broadcaster SBS.


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Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming, so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly kingdom.
The earliest known occurrence of this prayer is in the Old Gelasian Sacramentary, which was copied at the nunnery of Chelles, some 18km N.E. from the centre of Paris, in the mid-8th century. The text as it stands in the manuscript contains some manifest errors, which have led to its modification both by modern editors and by those who prepared the prayer for the 1970 Missal. These changes have not substantially altered the sense. The 13 medieval manuscripts that contain this prayer show that in the Middle Ages it was used at various points in Advent. It does not occur in the 1570 Missal.
The idea of running with good works to meet Christ recurs in the Collect for the Second Sunday of Advent ('those /who set out in haste to meet your Son') and in the Prayer after Communion for 22 December ('so that we may go out to meet our Savior / with worthy deeds when he comes'). It recalls the parable of the ten virgins and their hurried encounter with the Bridegroom (Matt 25, 1-13), which is alluded to in the Collect for Thursday in the Second Week, and in the Prayer after Communion for 17 December. Surprisingly, this passage does not feature in the lectionary for Advent.
'Gathered at his right hand' recalls the eschatological prophecy of the sheep and the goats from the same chapter of Matthew (25, 31-46), asking God that, in the words of the Roman Canon, we may be
'delivered from eternal damnation
and counted among the flock of those you have chosen'.
'They may be worthy' translates mereantur, a word that occurs with great frequency in the Missal, and merits fuller treatment at a later date. For the moment, suffice it to stress that our hoped-for worthiness is represented as God's gift: the Roman Rite never speaks as though we could deserve God's generosity.
gathered from among your gifts to us,
and may what you grant us to celebrate devoutly here below,
gain for us the prize of eternal redemption.
Devoutly is also worth another look. To use, 'devotion' denotes a habit of mind, and its Latin ancestor already had that sense when this prayer was composed. But in earlier Latin, a devotio was an act of sacrifice, often of oneself. The self-immolation of a suicide bomber would be known to the Romans as a devotio. In liturgical Latin, devotio often occurs in a context of sacrifice, as in the reference in the Roman Canon to those 'whose faith and devotion are known to you', and in the prayer under discussion. If we were to interpret devotio according to the older sense, the lines 3 and 4 would mean 'and may what you grant as the effect of the sacrifice we make in time be the prize of eternal redemption'.
May these mysteries, O Lord,
in which we have participated, profit us, we pray,
for even now, as we walk amid passing things,
you teach us by them to love the things of heaven
and hold fast to what endures.
This text was composed for the 1970 Missal by combination of elements drawn from two prayers found in the Veronese Sacramentary with some elements added by the compilers. A text made up of snippets from already existing texts is called a 'cento', and the process of its composition is known as 'centonisation'. This technique was used a great deal in the composition of the 1970 Missal. Here are translations of the two source-prayers:-
Grant us, Lord, to have no taste for what is earthly but to love what is heavenly, and, while we are set among passing things, to cling already to what will endure. (Veronese 173)
May the mysteries at which we have been present profit us, O Lord, so as to deliver us from earthly desires and to teach us to love what is heavenly. (Veronese 1053)
The most striking difference between the 1970 version and the Veronese texts is in the use of iam nunc (literally 'already now'). While Veronese 173 prays for us, that we may 'cling already', the 1970 text replaces that prayer with a statement that God already teaches us.
As in the Prayer over the Offerings, the official translation has removed a reference to the future, saying 'what endures' rather than 'what will endure'.
in which we have participated, profit us, we pray,
for even now, as we walk amid passing things,
you teach us by them to love the things of heaven
and hold fast to what endures.


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Feel sometimes everybody around you got something to hide?
Been baking a sunnyside-down post, with more BlackNWhites,
But than ran into a bunch of watercolor monkeys (who was it who said every cloud has a watercolored monkey lining?)
A while ago, at a big big zoo, the boy and the girl needed a rest from eachother, so I sat with him on the bench and we watched the monkeys for a while...
(I put them too large, I know, but I like it that way... :-)
And, since I liked the colors, I monkeyed around some with them...
Till nextime!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Evbody's got somethin to hide (xept me and my monkeys)
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- AnonymousApril 14, 2012
Love your mokeysu have to hide them for a while just in case...u knowReplyDelete
Niritosan, So greato get yer comments! monkisses to all!ReplyDelete
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Cute monkeys! Very alive and colorful. We can now see some monkeys from our window. Come over and draw them!ReplyDelete
Looking at all those monkeys, I do feel one of them. I am a monkey, among its brothers and sisters, a happy monkey in a world of free bananas and oranges, a monkey that will certainly not make the mistake of climbing down that tree and start standing upright. That would be wrong. An hilarious monkey who sees the coloors of life, a monkey under ecstasy. Uh-AhReplyDelete
Very nice I like the colors. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
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Lenovo laptop running on Windows 7 will not start past Windows screen.
Hello. I have (in the past few months) been having issues starting my Lenovo G570 laptop, which runs on Windows 7 (unsure what bit), with AVG 2015 as its antivirus. It will turn on, and display the 'Starting Windows' screen. However, it will not load past this point, no matter how long I leave it.
Upon pressing the power button, the screen will read that there is an error and gives me two option: system repair or start normally. The system repair option then brings me to a page that will scan and prompt a restore - however, this restore does not work as it must completely reboot to complete the restore, which is not possible due to the fact that it sticks on the Starting Windows page.
Another option is the F8 menu. From this menu, I have tried most of the options with sufficient loading time to allow my laptop to process. Not a single one of the three safe mode options will boot, and stops loading at AVG's files (which leads me to believe it is my antivirus). I have also attempted repair system and last known config, both of which ultimately prompt a system restore. I have attempted numerous system restores at different dates, and none of them are successful. Starting today, I have also received errors stating that the restore can not be accomplished.
This is all of the information I have at the moment, but I will add on as I come across errors.
Any advice would be lovely!
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If it completed System Restore and rebooted, did you choose Start Windows Normally?
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Sunday, September 22, 2013
Timeless Isle Frustrations
I've been spending at least an hour a day on the Timeless Isle, but I wish I had even more time to hang around there. So many pets to collect still!
All in all, I think the Timeless Isle is a fairly successful zone for what it was intended to be. It's a place where you can gear up your toons or alts fairly quickly, you can explore and adventure around, there are tons of things to collect and achievements to complete, and it's just a nice way to end an expansion.
That being said, there are two things that I have issue with on the Timeless Isle, and yes, both concern pets - the Vengeful Porcupette and the Dandelion Frolicker. I would say that both areas of dissatisfaction could be fixed with a little tweaking to how they're obtained.
Vengeful Porcupette
If you've kept up with my blog over the years, you already know how much I despise PVP (in any form). Even if it involves a pet, I will more than likely drag my heals and procrastinate for a very long time if I have to PVP to earn it. Heck, I STILL haven't completed my pet PVP battles for the Stunted Direhorn.
So it should be no surprise that I already have issue with how the Vengeful Porcupette is acquired. PVP to earn currency to purchase the pet. I just can't bring myself to be optimistic about the endeavor.
Well, recently it was brought to my attention that there's yet another reason to dread the world PVP grind. You can ONLY earn Bloody Coins if you get the killing blow. If your target falls off a cliff and dies, no coin. If a creature kills your target, no coin. If for whatever reason they die by something else other than your direct attack, no coin.
This just makes it all even more infuriating. Not only do I passionately dislike PVP, but I must also be DPS to earn the currency for the pet? This seems pretty unfair.
My main role is a healer, always has been and always will be. I do have a DPS off spec and can make sure of my healing gear for it (yay hybrids), but I am in no position to PVP as DPS. I'm miserable at PVP already, so what makes anyone think that I will be capable enough to score killing blows on anyone? It would just be my crummy attempts at sniping kills from other people (which I feel is pretty rude, but hey, maybe I'm just too nice).
The "workaround" to all of this is that you can still earn coins from a buddy who is willing to be killed repeatedly by you. However, keep in mind that there is a 10 minute cooldown on the target that you kill, and you cannot earn a Bloody Coin from that target until the debuff has fallen off them. This means even if you have a friend who's willing to die by your hands to help you collect coins, it will take upwards of 16-17 hours, with 5-6 coins per hour. It may also be possible to earn coins from any other level 90 alts that they may have, but it's all a very tedious process.
Another option is to simply wait for the pet to go up on the AH or even pay a friend to grind out the coins and purchase the pet/cage it for me. With how rare the pet is on the AH, and how deserted the Timeless Isle will be in the coming months, this pet will probably go for way too much. Having a friend get killing blows to earn coins is reasonable enough, but just how many people have someone on call like that who would be willing to use their time, their currency, all to give up the pet in the end?
Regardless if there's another way, this is downright frustrating. To think that I will have to resort to such a cheesey method of doing things for this pet - was this Blizzard's intention?
Quite frankly, although I can't stand PVP, I was going to suck it up eventually and partner up with a friend to go on a killing spree of the island. However, I was going to do it as a healer and we'd be a DPS/healing duo. But this plan is all irrelevant now since I will need to get the killing blow, and that happening consistently enough so that we're not wasting our time is very unlikely.
I wouldn't be so uptight about all of this had the "killing blow" requirement not been an issue. Sure, I'd still resist the idea of PVP'ing, but at least it would seem fair for everyone. In this situation, it heavily favors DPS and people who have the ability to PVP well as DPS.
So since I don't fall into either category, DPS or someone who can PVP well, I guess I will have to resort to a somewhat underhanded way of earning the Vengeful Porcupette. Thankfully my friend is more than willing to sit and let me kill him over and over. I'm definitely lucky in that respect, but not everyone else will have someone they can call on to help them.
Dandelion Frolicker
I'm pretty content with how you're supposed to obtain the Dandelion Frolicker, as it's pretty interesting. But my problem lies with the spawning mechanics of both the crystal and the Scary Sprite itself, as well as the enormous RNG factor that seems to overshadow everything else.
The Neverending Spritewood crystal that's used to turn the Nice Sprites hostile towards has a roughly 1-2 hour respawn timer. The problem with this is that that means it will only spawn handful of times a day. How many of those attempts will actually be solid tries for the NPC that drops the pet? How many out of the handful of people clicking the crystal actually have the DPS to kill enough sprites or the Scary Sprite and know what they're doing? The answer is not enough.
Is it anyone's fault that some players aren't able to adequately make use of the crystal spawn? No. Improvements can always be made, and it may be a learning process for some. But with this in mind, there are just not enough chances in a day for everyone to experience the encounter properly. Those that know what to do and what to kill may not even get a chance each day. This is RNG factor #1.
There doesn't seem to be any set number of sprites you need to kill before a Scary Sprite will spawn. I've seen people kill hundreds without getting the right one spawn, and I've read of attempts where they killed less than 20 and managed to spawn a Scary Sprite. Random is random, and killing a normal sprite has a chance to spawn a Scary one, but the spawn rate seems terribly low and too inconsistent. This is RNG factor #2.
Even if you manage to spawn a Scary Sprite, or two or three or more, the pet has such a poor droprate that it makes any effort put forth feel like it was for nothing. This pet is so rare that I've heard of it being just as expensive (if not more) than the older TCG pets. It's a bit shocking considering someone paid RL money for the TCG pets, and the Dandelion Frolicker doesn't require RL funds. Chalk the droprate up to RNG factor #3.
So what do we end up with in the case of this pet? Too few spawn of the crystal leaves many chancing even being able to attempt the encounter each day, a low/random spawn rate of the Scary Sprite, and a miserable droprate on the pet itself. We're looking at a situation that relies too heavily on RNG, which ultimately makes it not very fun.
While I think it would be nice if the pet was 100% droprate for all the effort it takes just to be able to try for it, I'm not expecting that. I think a simple increase in spawning of the Scary Sprite and/or the crystal would help. It takes a lot of effort, yes, but when it feels like that effort is for nothing due to RNG overpowering all other factors (patience, persistence, etc.), it gets hairsplittingly frustrating. And for something that's supposed to be fun, it currently is not.
In the end, minor changes would be great compromises for these two pets. Allowing Bloody Coins to be earned with honor kills rather than killing blows, and increasing the spawn rate of the Scary Sprite and/or Neverending Spritewood. I don't see these changes as being unreasonable, as we'll still have to work to earn our pets. It may still be frustrating for some, but at the very least there would be mechanics in place to ease the grind and balance the RNG. It takes into consideration and better accomodates the different playstyles that each collector has.
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I had no idea about the coins for the porcupette! I also share your view on pvp, I hate doing it and always have, especially getting the killing blow, its not going to happen for me :( Hope they tweak it!ReplyDelete
I have managed to be lucky and be around on the Isle when the crystal was there, but have seen it only once, so hoping I get to see it again soon, but its all very RNG indeed :(Replies
@Kaitz: I wish I could get into PVP, but no matter how many times I attempt to apply myself to it, I just don't find myself feeling satisfied with the activity.Delete
Oh well, I'm glad that there's only ONE pet that requires world PVP. It'll just take a really long time for me to get heh.
I too share your view on pvp - fortunately my guild master has said that once things quieten down on the island a bunch of us will go out there and pvp on each other.ReplyDelete
Had no idea about the sprite though - that kinda sucks :{
Hopefully they'll tweak the mechanics of these thoughReplies
@617syzygy: I was thinking of doing a group PVP thing as well, but with the debuff applied to all those killed, it kind of makes it tedious. In the end I'm probably going to just go with one friend and camp some rares with him in between each PVP kill.Delete
I agree completely, especially about the sprite! I spend several hours a day on that island and I have yet to even see the crystal... If I camp it and do anything other than stare at a screen of dancing sprites someone else is more tham happy to do so and swoop on the crystal before I can even lay fingers on my keyboard. So I'm with you on the increased spawn rate. One can only hope that blizzard sees this as well. :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
@Ish: I think many shared similar views, and I'm glad Blizzard heard us all out! The changes are just what the event needed :)Delete
- quidamtyraSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:10 PM
I despise pvp just as much, but I was (thankfully) able to take advantage of the world pvp changes and run around in my heroic tot gear and gank a whole bunch of alts to get my 100 coins. but give it some time, there are already vengeful procupettes up on my AH for about 7500g, and I'm on a medium pop server with a low alliance pop (I am alliance).ReplyDelete
Don't even get me started on the other pets... Been out there for hours a day and have only gotten an azure crane chick, ominous flame and a ruby droplet, add onto that the fact the achievement currently requires YOU to loot the items... ah man, I want to strangle someone!Replies
@quidamtyra: If the Vengeful Porcupette ever drops down below 1k gold, I'll probably buy it. But I'm pretty stubborn and stuck in my ways, so if I can avoid spending gold for a pet, I'll choose that route more often than not. :PDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:37 AM
There are a few vengeful porcupettes on KJ horde AH for 12-17k, if you wanna be lazy. But yes, I agree with your view on both issues.ReplyDeleteReplies
@Anonymous: Unfortunately my only horde toon doesn't even come close to having enough. Even if she did, though, I probably wouldn't spend 12k for it. >_<Delete
- SilverthornSeptember 30, 2013 at 2:44 PM
I hate PvP, but having 2 accounts, I'm going the once every 10 minutes for 16 hours thing and slowly working up to 100 coins. I'm not upset about that. I hated the hassle getting Murkimus (who's still AWOL yet), but I'll save my unhappiness for pets that require spending $50 or more for a game I'll never use... Baneling, Deathy, and Fetish Shaman, to name a few. I'd even be unhappy about Clock 'Em requiring advancing to Rank 4 in the Brawler's Guild, except I somehow managed to pull that one off.ReplyDeleteReplies
@Silverthorn: Murkimus will come, just hang in there a little longer. :)Delete
I hear you on the PVP Porcupette.ReplyDelete
Bought mine for 16,5k, which is a lot of gold. But so is the effort to gain those coins. And I guess this will only become more tedious as the timeless isle participation shrinks.Replies
@Sarge: It's unfortunate, but with how reliant this pet is on island activity and parcitipation, it's inevitable that the price on these pets will probably go up rather than down.Delete
Not everyone has friends or a second account to farm coins on, so while the stream of Vengeful Porcupettes will probably still flow to the AH, there may be fewer in the future.
I guess I better get on top of collecting this one sooner rather than later. >_<


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How Obama can fix America's trade problems
In regard to the Jan. 13 editorial, "A trade fix for Obama's stimulus": This editorial assumes that international commerce is a win-win situation. In reality, it is a competition to secure markets that support domestic jobs and growth. With $700 billion in annual trade deficits, we are losing this contest. Foreign nations use a wide variety of import barriers, subsidies, currency manipulation, and patriotic sentiment to gain their surpluses.
Governments are correct to shield their national firms during downturns. The firms that survive will then benefit from economic recovery. Even the "free trade" Bush administration finally figured this out in regard to the American auto industry, long battered by subsidized foreign rivals.
Unfortunately, President Bush did not realize this in regard to his stimulus packages. Too large a portion of his tax cuts was spent on imports, leading Business Week to say in April 2003, "The fiscal and monetary stimulus of the past two years has helped global producers as much as US companies." The recovery from the mild 2000 recession was thus very slow.
President-elect Obama has said he wants to create jobs that cannot be outsourced. This will require a change in trade policy. In a world of rivals, free trade is irresponsible by definition.
William R. Hawkins
Burke, Va.
I find it hard to believe that NAFTA is still being touted as part of the solution to America's current economic crisis. President Clinton's support of NAFTA and deregulation of the banking industry was the bane of his presidency, and helped George W. Bush to run this country, in his own words, "like a CEO." And run it, he did, straight into the ground.
If we hope to save our democratic republic, and the future of the US dollar, we must encourage President-elect Obama to keep his word about reforming NAFTA.
David Johnson
I think there is a way to have free trade while increasing exports and reducing imports so as to close our trade deficit: a trading system. The government could establish a trading system, similar to our stock and bond markets, where anyone importing goods would have to go to the market to buy a "trade certificate" equal to the value of the imported goods. In similar fashion, anyone exporting goods would receive a trade certificate for the dollar amount of the goods, which they could then sell on the open market. In this way, the cost of imported goods would be increased slightly while exporters received a subsidy. Such a system could help close our trade gap.
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
MIDHANI-Developed Alloys For Tejas LCA & Kaveri Turbofan
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For Kaveri LOLZ whatta waste of their time. Prasun the Kaveri project is scrapped isn't it? I mean they're no more doing it in-house but teaming up with some western company right?
- Monday, October 06, 2008 2:50:00 AM
- Prasun K Sengupta said...
To Max: No, the Kaveri turbofan's R & D is still on-going. The project isn't and shouldn't be scrapped. For the Tejas LCA the problem is not the engine itself. Foreign collaboration with GE, SNECMA and EUROJET is being sought to make the configuration weight-budgeted. The problem was never the turbofan's design or performance. The problem was the ASQR from IAF HQ that kept on shifting the goalposts till as late as 2005. The IAF now wants the LCA to carry a heavier weapons load than what it had specified earlier, hence the search is on for an uprated powerplant. Also, you must bear in mind that financial allocations from the MoD were accorded sequentially for each stage of the LCA's R & D process, and it was not a simultaneous allocation as has been the case in other countries. The IAF is perfectly willing to acquire about 40 LCAs in the air superiority configuration armed with WVR & BVR air combat missiles and using the existing GE powerplant. But the IAF wants the bulk of the LCAs to be as formidable as the Gripen IN and it has made this request knowing fully well that such a challenge is achievable now that India's aerospace industry has achieved the necessary core technological competencies.
What has not yet been clarified is whether the uprated Kaveri, once it arrives, will also be considered for powering the FGFA instead of the AL-31FP. Afterall, if a homegrown turbofan is flight-qualified on the LCA, there's no reason why it can't be done on the FGFA.
Also, let us not forget that the Kaveri's marine industrial gas turbine variant has great potential and may be ordered in large numbers by the Indian Navy.
- Monday, October 06, 2008 5:11:00 AM
Most importantly, AL31 is a proven, workable engine, unlike the Kaveri. For immediate use it would be better to go for something like that, while Kaveri can be kept for future applications, say 10 years down the road. After all I doubt it'll be ready any sooner.
How can it not be the engine's promlem itself when we read about its failure when it was sent for testing in Russia? If you don't attribute that as "a problem with the engine" I don't know what else to say.
Anyway for the next batch of Tejas does it mean it'll be fitted with an off the shelf engine? Because there's no way even foreign coorperation in the Kaveri's development is gonna get the engine ready in less than 3 years (or anywhere close).
On Kaveri's marine application I found it rather ammusing. I mean how is a turbofan engine gonna be used in a ship? Sorry for my ignorance but I really cannot imagine how an aircraft engine evolves into a ship engine. It seems like it jumped to "C" even before stopping at "B"
- Monday, October 06, 2008 10:30:00 AM
No, actually its like jumping to "C" from nowhere :=)
- Monday, October 06, 2008 10:33:00 AM
- Prasun K Sengupta said...
Max, the engines that were sent to Russia's TsAGI for high-altitude testing were not Kaveris, but the Kabini core engines only. The Kaveri turbofan cannot be tested unless and until it reaches its definitive configuration. And mind you, the Kaveri's turbine compressor blades are (as of now) of the directionally solidified type, and not single-crystal turbine blades (as specified by the IAF's ASQR), which MIDHANI is still to fabricate on an industrial scale. If enough money is made available and the MoD acts decisively, then the definitive Kaveri can be available within 3 years, based on the briefing I got from SNECMA Moteurs a few months back. I personally would like to see SNECMA or Eurojet team up with GTRE to flight-qualify the Kaveri for not only the LCA, but also the FGFA. The AL-31FP is not a good option technologically as its TTSL is still 2,000 hours, whereas the Kaveri will have a TTSL of more than 6,000 hours asnd therefore its total life-cycle costs will be 300% lower.
Regarding marine industrial gas turbines, ALL such existing turbines worldwide are derivatives of turbofans originally developed for aircraft, be it the US, British or Ukrainian turbines. Even those marine gas turbines that are now being used by ONGC as captive powerplants for the offshore oil rigs are modified Rolls-Royce Orpheus engines that originally powered the Gnats. In fact, HAL and UAC are now jointly explorinbg the prospects of using the R-11/R-25 andR-29B engines of the decommissioned MiGs as industrial gas turbines that will be container-mounted and be land- and air-mobile and will be used as captive power plants for industrial purposes and disaster-relief. In the US they're even using the engines of the Bell UH-1H Huey turboshafts as captive power plants to generate up to 3mWe.
- Monday, October 06, 2008 11:19:00 AM
reply @ your newer kaveri tpoic
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November 2012 New ProductsPosted in Product Reviews on November 1, 2012
Tail Cap
If you don't lug your spare tire around on the rear of your '07-'12 JK, you are stuck staring at an ugly plastic tailgate vent that features no style whatsoever. Sure, it works for what it was intended to, but then again, so does a drain snake, and who wants to look at those? If you want to pass people on the freeway without embarrassment, check out OR-Fab's new tailgate vent cap. It is laser-cut from 18-gauge steel and powdercoated with a wrinkle black finish. It mounts using the original bolts and features the OR-Fab logo and gecko.
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While the current Grand Cherokee WK2 is no hardcore rockcrawler, if we were paid in something other than peanuts we'd probably own one. And, if we did own one, we'd want to put this brush bar/winch mount from Rocky Road Outfitters behind the factory bumper shell for that factory-look every Jeep should have. The winch kit completely replaces the factory bumper frame and the only non-bolt-on part of the installation is the trimming of the factory bumper shell. Includes all hardware and detailed installation instructions with tons of pictures.
Information: Rock Road Outfitters
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Heavenly Half Doors
We are big fans of Jeeps with half-hard doors, but the '07-and-up Wranglers are very hard to get with half doors from the factory. And, let's face it; they just aren't as secure as hard doors are. Still, when the weather permits, there is nothing like tossing the canvas upper halves in the back of the Jeep, enjoying better visibility, and feeling that wind blowing. Prepare to spend well over 4-figures to get factory half doors for your Jeep. Rugged Ridge has the solution. Of course, they are a direct bolt-on replacement. Under that paintable impact-resistant ABS skin is a reinforced internal steel frame. Each pair includes lockable handles, door straps, interior grab handles, interior storage pockets, mounting hardware, and a step-by-step installation guide.
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Not 4 California
Flowmaster has introduced a new line of catalytic converters for the first time in its 30-year history. The line features many sizes and fitments from OEM-spec to universal. The outer shell is of high-grade stainless steel while the catalyst is of high-grade OEM-spec material. Flowmaster is so sure of the new line that the company is offering a 25,000-mile warranty for the catalyst material and a 50,000-mile/5-year warranty on that stainless steel. While the converters meet or exceed the USEPA specs for converters in 98 percent of the country, they aren't "good" enough for California. That most likely means Flowmaster didn't bother paying the Commonwealth enough to approve them. So, everyone but California, enjoy!
Information: Flowmaster
800/544-4761, flowmastermufflers.com
Coil Spring Fix
Coil-sprung Jeeps are awesome for both flex and ride quality, but they just can't touch a leaf-sprung Jeep for weight-carrying capacity. We aren't talking axles and engines either. We've seen coil-sprung Jeeps sagging with anything from camping gear to family vacation gear and the new JK is no exception. Firestone has stepped in with a Coil-Rite kit that will keep your Jeep riding straight no matter how much gear you have. The company states that it fits the '11 Mountain-edition Wranglers (both two- and four-doors) but we aren't aware of any suspension differences between the Mountain edition and the other '07-'12 Wranglers and reckon it will fit all JKs. The kit is rated to provide leveling for up to 1,000 lbs of cargo and doesn't require any drilling. It includes all brackets, hardware, and necessary air lines for installation.
Information: Ride-Rite
800/888-0650, ride-rite.com
Reasonable and Works
We don't consider ourselves JK hood lock experts, but we do know that Tuffy Products generally doesn't make claims that aren't true. So when this came across our desk with "The only reasonably priced JK hood lock on the market that actually works!" in bold at the top of the press release we figured we'd share. This hood lock works for '07-'12 Wranglers and is formed from one piece of 1⁄8-inch-thick steel. It is then powdercoated and stuffed with a 10-tumbler, double-bitted security lock.
Information: Tuffy Security Products
970/564-1762, tuffyproducts.com
Milk Crate B-Gone
Our lifted Jeeps might make it easy to work on the bottom of the Jeep, but at the same time can make engine bay access difficult. We normally use old milk crates or home speakers. That works great, until they kick out from under us and we end up hanging on the Jeep or catching our chin on the edge of the Jeep while we hurtle to the ground. This Tech Step is marketed to Ford Super Duty owners, but after looking at it, we think it would work for us, too. It hangs from the front bumper, is adjustable, and features all-steel construction. The step is made in the U.S., is height-adjustable, and additional step hooks are available to fit whatever Jeep you might have.
Information: Neal Technologies
888/967-6653, bulletproofdiesel.com
New Fenders
Tired of all the cookie-cutter steel fenders you see for the JK Wrangler? We hear ya. So, when we spied these 1⁄8-inch-thick replacement steel fenders out at EJS we decided to show 'em to you. They are two inches wider than stock, so you can run wheels with less backspacing and stay street legal. The fenders are made from 1⁄8-thick steel, which has been CNC-cut and formed. The tube backbone is of 11⁄4 x 0.188-wall steel tube and the whole package is TIG welded for a clean look. The fenders bolt into the stock locations and include all nuts, bolts, and even nutserts for the rear fenders. Detailed instructions are included, and you can modify your plastic inner fenders for use with these high-clearance fenders.
Information: Ortech Suspensions
918/398-0222, ortechsuspension.com
Stiffer Stiffener
Unless your Jeep has been wrecked, we tend to suggest formed-steel frame stiffeners for Unitbody Jeeps. So we were happy to see that T&T Customs is now offering a front Unitbody Stiffener made from 3⁄16-inch-thick steel plate. They are CAD-designed and CNC-cut, then put in a monster press and formed under immense pressure. This method of building stiffeners is less likely to bend than flat plates and will never crack. They are designed to be welded-on and are available in raw steel.
Information: T&T Customs
307/775-9565, tntcustoms.com
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The burgers are made with hormone-free beef, the onion rings are Ruth Reichl worthy (thick cut, beer batter dipped) and the fries are hand cut, blanched and fried again.
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Mariam Kiran
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Mariam's research focuses on learning and decentralized optimization of system architectures and algorithms for high performance computing, underlying networks and Cloud infrastructures. She has been exploring various platforms such as HPC grids, GPUs, Cloud and SDN-related technologies. Her work involves optimization of QoS, performance using parallelization algorithms and software engineering principles to solve complex data intensive problems such as large-scale complex simulations. Over the years, she has been working with biologists, economists, social scientists, building tools and performing optimization of architectures for multiple problems in their domain.
Mariam joins ESnet as a Research Scientist, working on intent-based networking and engineering intelligent networks for optimizing performance and user experience. Before coming to Berkeley Lab, she worked as an Associate Professor at University of Bradford (UK), focusing on Software engineering and building her Cloud Computing research group, looking at infrastructure-related issues particularly exploring Openstack, AWS and Azure, building an in-house cloud for experimentation called BradStack. Previous to this, she held Postdoctoral research positions at University of Leeds and Sheffield working on HPC and MultiCloud optimization problems. Her work has led to multiple publications in the area of optimizing agent-based simulations over HPC and Cloud, building virtual platforms, Internet of things (IoT) and been involved in multiple EU-research projects and initiatives. She finished her PhD in Computer Science and MSc (Eng) in Software Engineering from University of Sheffield (UK) in 2010 and 2007 respectively.
Please visit Google Scholar for an updated list of publications.
More research project details here: HomePage.
Current Research
Intent-based networking
Machine learning and applications in High Performance Networks
Decentralized deep learning
- FLAME (http://www.flame.ac.uk)
Agent-based modelling platform which allows users to create decentralized models in various fields such as biology, social networks and economics. FLAME allows programming of intelligent agents to study how complex systems evolve when decentralized learning and game theory principles apply. FLAME automates parallelization of agent code using MPI for HPC and GPU tools.
- Optimis (http://www.optimis-project.eu/)
Cloud computing software which allows building clouds that can provision on demand resources based on trust, risk, energy and cost demands. Optimis was part of an EU-funded FP7 project and released software tools via Atos (Spain) and BT (UK).
- BradStack
Cloud computing project to investigate building clouds from ground using minimum hardware resources and experimenting with Openstack solutions. This project was an internal research group project to allow PhD students to understand how clouds exist and test out their fault tolerance and performance modelling tools on a in-house cloud infrastructure.
Journal Articles
M. Gribaudo, M. Iacono, M. Kiran, "A performance modeling framework for lambda architecture based applications", Future Generation Computer Systems, August 30, 2017,
M Kiran, E Pouyoul, A Mercian, B Tierney, C Guok, I Monga, "Enabling intent to configure scientific networks for high performance demands", Future Generation Computer Systems, August 2, 2017,
Tatyana Eftonova, Mariam Kiran, Mike Stannett, "Long-term Macroeconomic Dynamics of Competition in the Russian Economy using Agent-based Modelling", International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA) 6 (1), 1-20, 2017, January 1, 2017,
Mariam Kiran, Anthony Simons, "Testing Software Services in Cloud Ecosystems", International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) 6 (1), 42-58 2016, July 1, 2016,
M Kiran, G Katsaros, J Guitart, J L Prieto, "Methodology for Information Management and Data Assessment in Cloud Environments", International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing (IJGHPC), 6(4), 46-71, June 1, 2015,
M Kiran, "Modelling Cities as a Collection of TeraSystems–Computational Challenges in Multi-Agent Approach", Procedia Computer Science 52, 974-979, 2015, June 1, 2015,
K. Djemame, B Barnitzke, M Corrales, M Kiran, M Jiang, D Armstrong, N Forgo, I Nwankwo, "Legal issues in clouds: towards a risk inventory", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 371, 1983, The Royal Society, June 1, 2014,
M Holcombe, S Chin, S Cincotti, M Raberto, A Teglio, S Coakley, C Deissenberg, S vander Hoog, C Greenough, H Dawid, M Neugart, S Gemkow, P Harting, M Kiran, D Worth, "Large-scale modelling of economic systems", Complex Systems 22 (2) 8 2013, June 1, 2013,
M.Holcombe, S.Adra, M.Bicak, S.Chin, S.Coakley, A.I.Graham, J.Green, C.Greenough, D.Jackson, M.Kiran, S.MacNeil, A.Maleki-Dizaji, P.McMinn, M.Pogson, R.Poole, E.Qwarnstrom, F.Ratnieks, M.D.Rolfe, R.Smallwood, T.Sun and D.Worth, "Modelling complex biological systems using an agent-based approach,", Integrative Biology, 2012, June 1, 2012,
M.Kiran, M.Bicak, S.Maleki-Dizaji, M.Holcombe, "FLAME: A Platform for High Performance Computing of Complex Systems, Applied for Three Case Studies", Acta Physica Polonica B, Proceedings Supplement, DOI:10.5506/APhysPolBSupp.4.201, PACS numbers: 07.05.Tp, vol 4, no 2, 2011 (Polish Journal), January 1, 2012,
Mariam Kiran, Simon Coakley, Neil Walkinshaw, Phil McMinn, Mike Holcombe, "Validation and discovery from computational biology models", Biosystems, September 1, 2009,
Conference Papers
S Khan, T Yairi, M Kiran, "Towards a Cloud-based Machine Learning for Health Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis", Asia Pacific Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society 2017, August 1, 2017,
A Mercian, M Kiran, E Pouyoul, B Tierney, I Monga, "INDIRA:'Application Intent' network assistant to configure SDN-based high performance scientific networks", Optical Fiber Communication Conference, July 1, 2017,
M Usman, A Iqbal, M Kiran, "A Bandwidth Friendly Architecture for Cloud Gaming", 31st International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN 2017), December 1, 2016,
M Kiran, E Pouyoul, A Mercian, B Tierney, C Guok, I Monga, "Enabling Intent to Configure Scientific Networks for High Performance Demands", 3nd International Workshop on Innovating the Network for Data Intensive Science (INDIS) 2016, SC16., November 10, 2016,
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B Mohammed, M Kiran, IU Awan, KM Maiyama, "Optimising Fault Tolerance in Real-Time Cloud Computing IaaS Environment", Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud), 2016 IEEE 4th International, 2016, September 15, 2016,
M Kiran, "Women in HPC: Changing the Face of HPC", SC15: HPC transforms, 2015, Austin Texas, November 15, 2015,
M Kiran, "Multiple platforms: Issues of porting Agent-Based Simulation from Grids to Graphics cards", Workshop on Portability Among HPC Architectures for Scientific Applications, SC15: HPC transforms, 2015, Austin Texas., November 15, 2015,
P Yadav, M Kiran, A Bennaceur, L Georgieva, M Salama and A E Cano, "Jack of all Trades versus Master of one", Grace Hopper 2015 Conference, November, 2015, November 1, 2015,
Mariam Kiran, Peter Murphy, Inder Monga, Jon Dugan, Sartaj Baveja, "Lambda Architecture for Cost-effective Batch and Speed Big Data processing", First Workshop on Data-Centric Infrastructure for Big Data Science (DIBS), October 29, 2015,
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This paper presents an implementation of the lambda architecture design pattern to construct a data-handling backend on Amazon EC2, providing high throughput, dense and intense data demand delivered as services, minimizing the cost of the network maintenance. This paper combines ideas from database management, cost models, query management and cloud computing to present a general architecture that could be applied in any given scenario where affordable online data processing of Big Datasets is needed. The results are presented with a case study of processing router sensor data on the current ESnet network data as a working example of the approach. The results showcase a reduction in cost and argue benefits for performing online analysis and anomaly detection for sensor data


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Q2: Questions about Quitting
About 80% or more of smokers are not sufficiently motivated and ready to quit smoking, even though they may want to quit someday. Interventions are critically needed which can reach these people, enhance their motivation for quitting, promote uptake of existing empirically-validated treatments, and ultimately enhance abstinence rates on a population level. The current study tests the effectiveness of four potentially important tailoring factors (decisional framework, self-efficacy, navigation autonomy, and proactive outreach) to increase motivation to quit. (03/01/2009 - 12/31/2012)


text: A dramatic high speed chase ended in downtown Albertville yesterday and sent 5 people to the hospital, three badly injured and one with life-threatening injuries. A Mitsubishi Eclipse raced away from an attempted traffic stop on Highway 431 and led police on a 2 mile chase until it went out of control and smashed into 4 vehicles in a path of destruction that stretched a city block. The Eclipse lost a wheel and most of its body panel on the passenger's side before coming to rest and one of the victims fellout of the car. An infant was found in one of the cars that was hit but it is okay and wasn't hurt.


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Dr. Luigi Maroni, is a Seattle native. He is overweight and is of Italian ancestry and operates Reliant Health Care in Bellevue. Prior to opening the Reliant Health Care Clinic in 2058, Lou was an Urgent Care Specialist and reputable surgeon at University of Washington Hospital. While there, he supervised the intern now known as Doc and they became friends, often sharing a pizza together.
Dr. Maroni's work at University Hospital came to an abrupt end after a patient named Warren Jacobs came in to have a large mole removed from his back. This patient is now known as Gwendolyn Jacobs, after a sexual reassignment surgery was performed instead.
As a result of this "accident" Dr. Maroni's employment was terminated, his wife Raylene filed for divorce and he moved in with his mother Alice. Lou now no longer consumes alcohol, except for a little chianti with his mother's famous bragiole.
He now operates Reliable Health Care and still lives with his mother in Regency Park, Bellevue.
Dr. Maroni was recently kidnapped by the Russian Mafia in retaliation for monies stolen from them by the Shadowrunners. Thankfully for Alice, she was off playing Keno at the local retirement home when he was kidnapped. The money was returned and Maroni was released, mostly unharmed. He appreciates that Doc and his compatriots gave up 5,000,000¥ for his safe return.


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There has been considerable speculation as to the likely effects of the Supreme Court's decision in R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor to declare invalid the Government's system of tribunal fees. Given the cogent evidence presented by UNISON that this system of fees had resulted in a marked fall in the number of claims, logically the abolition of this system should lead to a marked rise in the number of claims. Anecdotally there is some evidence of a rise in the number of claims in various tribunals but it might perhaps be doubted whether the number of claims will rise to the levels that appertained prior to the introduction of fees. Firstly, in what are still cash-strapped times for many, individuals who have either lost their job or been deprived of a contractual benefit will not automatically rush to the tribunal; surely that must be a last resort (although the ability to become part of what seem to be a growing number of group claims, particularly in the private sector, constitutes a new option). Secondly, the system of Early Conciliation is now well -entrenched and ACAS claims considerable success for its operation. Finally, and as noted in a recent report conducted by the Employment Lawyers Association into the use of ADR to resolve employment disputes (co-chaired by Peter Frost at this firm), a considerable and growing number of employers in both the public and private sectors are embracing workplace mediation, a concept designed to introduce early and non-confrontational methods of conflict management into the workplace before they get anywhere near a tribunal. This is likely to account for a number of employment disputes that might otherwise have reached the tribunal.
And what about the large number of claimants who were apparently deterred from bringing claims in the tribunal purely because of their inability to pay a fee that has now been declared invalid? The Government has provided no guidance for claimants or tribunals as to the approach the latter should adopt. Similarly the President of the Tribunals has simply stated in a Practice Direction on 18 August 2017 that the "appropriate legal and procedural principles [would be applied] in the usual way". Where does this leave both claimants and employers vis a vis claims that if made now will be considerably out of time? The normal principles, as such, can be summarised succinctly. For certain types of claim – unfair dismissal, unfair deduction from wages and holiday pay claims being the key examples – a strict standard applies whereby claims must be brought within the requisite time limit (usually three months) unless it was not reasonably practicable to do so. For others – in particular discrimination claims – a more flexible standard applies whereby claims may be allowed to be brought out of time if it would be just and equitable to do so.
At first sight, neither obstacle would seem to be insuperable. Readers of Lord Reed's judgment in the UNISON decision could be excused for thinking that the powerful way in which he expressed his view that a large number of claimants had been wrongfully deprived of access to justice by an unlawful system would mean that Employment Judges would readily find that it was not reasonably practicable for hard up claimants to make claims or, all the more so, that it would be just and equitable to extend time. However, application of the normal principles could in practice present serious obstacles to the claimant. In all cases the claimant will have the burden of proof and would normally have to attend a preliminary hearing to determine whether the claim should be allowed to proceed. At that hearing (which would be a public hearing) they would need to put forward all relevant evidence. But how much evidence of means will be needed? And what standard will tribunals adopt to adjudicate whether the claimant didn't have the money (or access to the money-which may involve an investigation into arrangements with parents and friends) or that, given their disposable income, it wouldn't have been reasonable to have expected them to have incurred this extra expenditure. Perhaps Lord Reed's reference to claims that "could reasonably be afforded" and "realistically afforded" affords claimants some wriggle room. Nevertheless, this public intrusion into a claimant's privacy could well put a number of would-be claimants off from claiming. Even claimants only facing the lower "just and equitable" hurdle are not guaranteed an easy ride. The tribunal's starting point will be that the relevant time limit should be applied and the claimant will still have to demonstrate to the tribunal why in their particular case it is justifiable to extend time. Finally it will be imperative for any would-be claimant to get on with things. Given the wide publicity of the Supreme Court decision, no claimant claiming ignorance of the change in the law is likely to be believed and previous case-law has stressed the need to present a claim (or under the current law, commence the Early Conciliation process) at the earliest opportunity once it is realised that a claim that has not been brought within the relevant time limit for a potentially good reason is to be commenced.
Moreover, even if a claimant successfully negotiates this initial hurdle they will then likely face others that face any litigant seeking to make a claim a long time after the occurrence of the relevant events; memories will fade, evidence may have disappeared (a particular issue for claimants making discrimination claims) and above all the claimant may have tried to "move on". Resurrecting unpleasant workplace events of months or even years ago, may well be the last thing many claimants will want to do, particularly in circumstances when for the reason explained above, they will have to make a quick decision as to whether to proceed. Finally, any such claimant will likely only go to the trouble of initiating such a process if the claim is for a reasonably large sum. And so, many of the claims for relatively small amounts of unpaid wages and holiday pay are very unlikely to be made.
That is not to say that employers can simply sit back and assume that in practice they will be immune to past claims. There is already anecdotal evidence from around the country that a number of employment judges are taking account of arguments advanced in relation to fees as part of their overall decision to allow out of time claims to proceed, particularly those where the test is the "just and equitable" one. And in particular claims which are only perhaps weeks, as opposed to months or even years, out of time may have a decent chance of being allowed to proceed if claimants decide to present them. Where employers can identify such claims and where they are of a potentially high value it may in specific cases be worth reviewing their position as they would for any material contingent liability. But it must be considered unlikely that the Supreme Court decision is going to "open the floodgates" to past claims. Those that are allowed to proceed, it is suggested, will be very much the exception.


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Outraged by the temporary detention of ethnic Khmer Krom newspaper publisher Ly Chhuon in Vietnam last week, the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association have vowed to take action against a government they accuse of systematic spying and unlawful detention.
Chhuon, the publisher of Prey Nokor News, was detained along with his wife, Danh Thi Dieb, and 18-year-old daughter Ly Srey Neath in Vietnam's An Giang province last Friday during a trip to visit their family for New Year in an area they consider their homeland.
They were released and deported 48 hours later, but Chhuon has alleged that occured only after he was forced to pay a roughly $1,500 bribe.
Kim Sisamna, secretary of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association, said yesterday that his organisation would hold a press conference on Sunday with a handful of victims of the same treatment as Chhuon to highlight the routine discrimination his people were subjected to in Vietnam.
Khmer Krom, ethnic Cambodians who originate from a part of Vietnam that was formerly part of the Khmer empire, have long accused Hanoi of committing serious human rights abuses against them.
Ly Chhuon said yesterday he had been detained because he was travelling on journalist visa by Vietnamese authorities who maintained his wife and daughter had illegally entered the country without passports despite the fact that they each had a legal laissez-passer.
"Vietnam says I write articles criticising the Vietnamese government so they do not let me visit my homeland, and they are afraid I will say something bad or that is not fact," he said.
Chhoun said he would be filing a complaint to the United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights.
Le Ming Ngoc, spokesman of the Vietnamese embassy in Cambodia, did not respond to inquiries from the Post yesterday.


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TOPEKA - The Kansas Department of Commerce and KANSASWORKS, along with job centers across the state, are all set to hold the state's biggest job fair. The KANSASWORKS Statewide Job Fair on March 8, 2018 will provide employers, veterans and job seekers with the unique opportunity to connect face-to-face.
"The Statewide Job Fair offers a wonderful opportunity to match Kansas employers with the skilled and valuable employees they need to fill their crucial positions," said Robert North, Interim Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce.
The Statewide Job Fair is also an opportunity for veterans of any status and their families to meet with a variety of employers in an array of industries and fields. Veterans at any stage in their career search are invited, including active duty, reservists or National Guard.
"The Kansas workforce is made up of highly-skilled and talented individuals with a passion and drive that brings an inherent value to every task they set their minds to," said Mike Beene, Kansas Commerce Director of Employment Services. "Our workers make up the fabric of this state, holding it together through their unending will and commitment to excellence."
The event will take place at 12 different locations throughout the state, including Chanute, El Dorado, Edgerton, Garden City, Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Manhattan, McPherson, Overland Park, Topeka and Wichita. The job fair will be open to all job seekers from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For more information, job seekers and employers may visit www.KansasWorks.com or call (877) 509-6757.


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James Q. Eddy Jr Susanville, CA
In my earlier bio I tried to describe a little about who I am and what I like to photograph. I debated whether any further information was necessary to describe me. Giving it more thought I suppose it is important to tell more of my story.
In March 2008 I was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Shortly before that I hemorrhaged in my eyes causing small blind spots in both. I spent a good part of that year in and out of the hospital receiving treatments.
Today I am in remission and doing well. I still have blind spots that cause some difficulty in seeing. I have heard it said that going through something like that makes you see life a little differently. Although I had a pretty good outlook about life, I do see things differently today, both in a more spiritual sense and in a real physical sense.
I bought my first semi-professional DSLR camera in September 2009 and began a wonderful new journey. I have spent the years since then learning the art of photography and am constantly learning the techniques to taking better pictures. As an artist with a camera, I really enjoy the outdoors. I love the smell of the pine trees in the forest, the desert after a light rain, the salt air of the ocean and the fragrance of the flowers in an English tea garden. A sunrise or sunset in any of these places can be magical. I hope that what I photograph will please those that view it. My desire is that some might even be inspired by what I see and how I choose to let the camera capture it.
In the New Testament The Apostle Paul said in Philippians 1:21 that to live is Christ and to die is gain. While I am here I will have my camera with me to capture what I see until that day.
To those that are going through similar circumstances or have someone close to you that is, you are not alone. Feel free to contact me if you need someone to talk to.
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"We watch it and we call it entertainment and everything's ok, as long as somebody's gettin paid"--India Arie
On January 7, 2015 a hit new show blazed onto America's televisions screens capturing the attention of millions and becoming FOX's highest ranking debut in years. The show, about a drug-dealer turned music mogul, features an ensemble of highly talented African American actors and guest stars some of the hottest names in the entertainment business. I caught a glimpse of the show a few weeks ago, and while I certainly understand the show's almost hypnotic appeal, I had difficulty stomaching the drama's amoral worldview and excessive stereotypes.
As a person who does not regularly watch television, I often feel like an alien during those rare times I actually catch a peek at a popular show. I grapple with genuinely wanting a show to be moral, and clean, and fresh, as well as entertaining, only to be seriously disillusioned when it unloads a barrage of bad language, flaunts all kinds of sexual impropriety, and regurgitates the same lame stereotypes. This disillusionment is especially acute when it comes to media that showcase the talents of people who look like me. On the one hand, I am old enough to remember when it was pretty rare for a show starring an all black cast to gain the same attention and prominence as a comparable white show. There has never been a level playing field between black media and white media, but now entertainment starring and even produced by black people is on the rise; and it has major crossover appeal.
Each week my Facebook news feed explodes with status updates about hit shows like Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, The Haves and the Have Nots, Being Mary Jane, and of course, Empire. All these shows prominently feature beautiful, talented, and alluring black characters, and yet not one has much to offer in the way of morality. What we are seeing is an empire of media about black people in powerful roles; media not just targeted to blacks, but to mainstream audiences. For the first time there are several televisions shows depicting black attorneys, black music tycoons, black millionaires, and other black professionals, and yet as seductive as it is for me to see these images on the screen, I remain conflicted. I cannot in good conscience consume media that contradicts everything I claim to stand for. In other words, this new empire of popular black shows is not my kind of empire.
Just to summarize my brief experience watching Empire, in only a few clips I witnessed a gorgeous black woman viciously attack another gorgeous black woman (the black women are aggressors stereotype), a gay man nearly toss another man off a high-rise building (because, of course, the only way to portray masculinity according to television is through violence (stereotype)), a black woman cursing out a black man (ghetto black woman stereotype), and worst of all, the star of the drama, Lucious Lyon, posing the question to his son, "lets see who's more powerful-- your God or your dad?" Did you catch that? A character whose name means light blaspheming against God--much too reminiscent of another character whose name means light and who is described as a lion (1 Peter 1:8) blaspheming against God (Isaish 14). To quote the author from Plugged In, a Christian webzine that publishes reviews on popular media, "Empire ...asks viewers to drink down a tall glass of sex, language and violence—practically must-have requisites for prestige dramas these days."
And as if Empire's language problem is not bad enough, star of the show, Terrance Howard would like to add more profanity to it in the form of a racial slur! According to Howard, the only way to challenge bigotry is to use the words derived from bigots themselves--thus mainstreaming racially charged words!
Ultimately, media makers would not produce this kind of content if folk, yes, even Christian folk, did not consume it by the millions. If we want to see better content on television, and more fair depictions of black people, we cannot continue to support the status quo. Yes, every time you turn on your TV you are essentially cosigning to the values and worldviews presented in that media. This blind assent to morally questionable content has psychological and spiritual ramifications. You are what you watch! The next time you pick up your remote control or log onto your computer remember the words of the psalmist who courageously declared, "I will set no wicked thing before my eyes" (Psalms 101:3)--not even a seductively packaged, but ultimately Godless Empire!


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Aspects brings together a truly amazing range of art, craft and design pieces from Western Australian and Australian designers. It is found within Kings Park and although it, accordingly, caters for those visiting Perth with it's showcasing of local talents, Aspects is a real favourite among locals also. For tourists it's the place to come to pick up a souvenir with a twist, something uniquely local that is handpicked to guarantee top quality and aesthetics. For the rest of us, Aspects offers some excellent gift ideas as well as pieces for our own wish lists. There are plenty of beautiful jewellery items on display, other wearables, stationery, homewares, art pieces and even books. The huge range of product types means there are items to suit every budget and its eclectic mix of styles means that there is always something to tempt you! Aspects is open every day of the year excluding Christmas Day, Good Friday and Australia Day. Claire.
- When:9-5pm Mon-Sun
- Where:Kings Park, Fraser Ave West Perth
- Tel:9480 3900
- Web:www.aspectsofkingspark.com.au
- Good for:putting money back into the park and botanic gardens which we all enjoy for free.


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