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you are a new oracle dba and in the first week of your job you were asked by your manager to handle a ticket that is regarding a ora-600 error.you have no clue what that error is and you wanted to jump into google and search once your panic came down.
Summary is having ora-600 error is not normal and most of the time the errors are due to oracle bugs , table corruption , index corruption or some other data file corruption. The first thing you should do when handling such a ticket is to find the trace file that gets generated whenever the ora-600 error is generated.you can look in the alert.log to find the exact path of the trace file. Once you get the trace file you can note down the error code and search in oracle metalink to see if any known bug exists. If not then read the below article from oracle support that explains how to check various possibilities to find out why the error is happenning.
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In this Document
Section 1> What information needs to be Collected
Section 2 >How to resolve if a Index is corrupted
Section 3> How to resolve if table is corrupted
How to resolve when Smon terminates the instance due to Ora-00600[13013]
How to resolve the issue if the object involved belongs to system tablespace
Are there any known bugs
Applies to:
Oracle Server – Enterprise Edition – Version: 10.2.0.4
Information in this document applies to any platform.
The Goal of this article is to resolve Ora-00600[13013] and check if there are any known bugs associated with this error to prevent future occurence of this issue
Section 1> What information needs to be Collected
ORA-600 [13013] [a] [b] [c] [d] [e] [f]
This format relates to Oracle Server 8.0.3 to 10.1
Arg [a] Passcount
Arg [b] Data Object number
Arg [c] Tablespace Relative DBA of block containing the row to be updated
Arg [d] Row Slot number
Arg [e] Relative DBA of block being updated (should be same as [c])
Arg [f] Code
The Second argument would give the information about the data object id.
This would give information about the object involved.
SQL>Select object_name,object_type,owner from dba_objects where data_object_id=<value reported in argment b>
Once the Object is identified run the following :
The below command check if the table has corruption or not .
SQL> Analzye table <owner>.<table name> validate structure online ;
If this goes fine table doesnot have corruption. For next command.
If the above command fails with ORA-1498 go to Section 3
The below comman check if table/index has corruption or not
SQL>Analzye table <owner>.<table name> validate structure case online ;
If the above command errors out with ora-1499 it indicates a corruption in index.
Go to section 2 for resolution
Run dbverify on the datafile reported in the error
Arg [c] in the ora-0600[13011] would give the Relative DBA
For example
ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [13013], [5001], [57353], [155254965], [261],
[151062605], [17], []
Arg [c] –> rdba–>155254965
Use this value and find the file and block number for this dba
select dbms_utility.data_block_address_file(155254965) Rfile# ,dbms_utility.data_block_address_block(155254965) "Block#" from dual;
RFILE# Block#
———- ———-
37 65717
You an run dbveirfy on datafile with rfile#=37
SQL>Select name from v$datafile where rfile#=37
dbv file=<location of datafile> blocksize=<db_block_size>
Section 2 >How to resolve if a Index is corrupted
You would need to drop and recreate the index
Ensure before dropping the Index
SQL>Spool /tmp/createindex.sql
SQL>Set long 100000000
SQL>Select dbms_metadata.get_ddl('INDEX','<Index name>',<'user name>') from dual
SQL>Spool off
Refer the Following note to Identify the index
<Note 563070.1>
Title: ORA-1499. Table/Index row count mismatch
Please note if there is just one index in the table then you can use dbms_metadata.get_ddl to get the script of the index and drop and recreate it.
Section 3> How to resolve if table is corrupted
Option a> Backup is available
Ora-1498 would be reported on the table.
The trace file from Ora-1498 would contain following information
Block Checking: DBA = 1066265208, Block Type = KTB-managed data block —>
file 254,block 911992
data header at 0xc00000010118e07c
kdbchk: avsp(816) > tosp(812)
Block header dump: 0x3f8dea78
Object id on Block? Y
seg/obj: 0x155b452 csc: 0x05.7b2b4ee6 itc: 3 flg: E typ: 1 – DATA
brn: 0 bdba: 0x3f8dde0c ver: 0x01
inc: 0 exflg: 0
Note the DBA value reported in the trace file DBA = 1066265208
Convert this to find the file number and block number having issue
Sql>Select dbms_utility.data_block_address_file('1066265208') from dual ;
Sql>Select dbms_utility.data_block_address_block('1066265208') from dual ;
Run dbverify on the datafile containing the table
dbv file=<location of datafile> blocksize=<db_block_size>
Corruption would be reported on the block.
If you have an Rman backup do a Rman block recovery (Take the file number and block number affected from the trace file)
Rman> Blockrecover datafile <no> block <block number>
If you have a user managed backup you can do an restore and recovery from good copy of the problematic datafile
Option b> Backup is not available
If no backups are available then use event 10231 at session level to create a salvage table
SQL>alter session set events '10231 trace name context forever, level 10'
SQL> Create table <owner>.salvage_table as select * from <Corrupted table> ;
Rename the Original table to old.
Rename salvage table to Original table name
You can use dbms_repair script to mark the block soft corrupt.
How to resolve when Smon terminates the instance due to Ora-00600[13013]
If Smon is terminating the instance then.
Set event 10513 and startup the database
event="10513 trace name context forever, level 2"
SQL>Startup mount ;
SQL>Show parameter event
SQL>Alter datatabase open ;
Identify the object involved using information from Section 1.
How to resolve the issue if the object involved belongs to system tablespace
System objects are very important.
Please open a Service request with Oracle support if system tables are involved.
Are there any known bugs
There is a internal bug number 5085288
fixed in 11.1
ORA-600 [13013] [5001] error can occur on a MERGE command if the DELETE pass encounters a consistent read (CR) error due to the update pass having updated the same
row and column previously.
Check for availability of one off patch using <patch 5085288>
Abstract: ORA-30926 / OERI:13030 during update
Fixed-Releases: 9208 A204 B106
ORA-30926 (in Oracle 9i) or ORA-600 [13030] (in Oracle10g) can occur
during an update DML. This can occur if an internal ORA-1551 error
occurs and is trapped (1551 errors are not visible to client
code and are trapped and handled internally)
Fixed In Ver: 11.0
Check for availability of one off patch using Patch 5085288


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Gartmore star fund manager Tim Gregory is to leave the fund management industry later this year and emigrate to Australia.
Gregory, who is head of UK large-cap retail funds, will continue in an advisory role at Gartmore until the end of the year but will pass most of his management responsibilities to other members of the UK team.
Eric Moore will take charge of Gregory's UK growth fund while Brian Gallagher will assume responsibility for the UK growth & income fund.
Gregory will continue to manage the Gartmore SNT and Second Scottish investment trusts until the board has approved a change of manager.
Gartmore has also appointed Vivien Gould as head of UK retail products. She takes over from Michael Wrobel.
Gould has over 20 years experience in the industry and is a director of three investment trusts, including Gartmore's absolute growth investment trust.
Chief investment officer Peter Chambers says: "Gartmore is disappointed to be losing someone of Tim's experience and capability. However, we are confident that the calibre and experience of the members of the UK equities team will ensure we continue to build on the concrete platform which Tim has helped to structure in our business."

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Even the shy kids come out of their shells when they have the chance to express themselves via a puppet they have made.
FEMA - 'After the Hurricane' - a project using puppets to help children address crisis and cope with trauma.
Kids at the end of a wooden spoon puppet making workshop at a school in Florence. Easy and effective, they were all really proud of their work.
Source: Austin Hackney (author)
Loads of great videos by teachers for teachers about using puppets to teach.
The Puppetry Home Page is dedicated to international puppetry and lists puppetry information and resources.


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Last week I was invited to the launch party for GuavaPass – the new launch of a fitness pass that allows you to get access to a list of different fitness classes from yoga to kickboxing, spinning to dance, CrossFit to Pilates in all the major cities in Asia from Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok, with Shanghai, Taipei, Sydney, Melbourne and Dubai coming in the near future.
I was helping out at one of the "challenge station", where participants have to 1. strike a yoga pose; 2. do a 20 seconds plank pose 3. spar with a Muay Thai trainer to collect 3 stamps so they can enter the lucky draw to win some great prizes from gym goodies to healthy treats from Munchbox Hong Kong to Apple Watch to a 3D2N package at Five Elements in Bali. I was totally impressed people taking these challenges in their suits or mini skirts. Very cool crowd indeed.
The fitness industry is absolutely expanding. There are many new studios opening in town every month, and most of them are boutique studios offering specialised fitness programs.
- More people are preferring smaller studios and smaller classes so they can get more attention from the trainers and teachers.
- It allows cross training to happen. The days of just "hamster-ing" on the treadmill is gone. Now people wants to do cross train with different activities depending on their schedule and the intensity the want, and they can go from pumping Crossfit to restorative yoga as they wish.
- It makes you try something new, and keep things fresh.The way it works is you can only attend the same classes a certain times a week, making you HAVE to try some other classes. It is just so much more fun than sticking to one gym membership.
- It supports small local businesses. As we all know we all suffer from high rent living in this city. The pass membership brings students to the small studios. As members can only visit one studio a certain amount of times a week, it's likely that they will try out a few different studios in the program.
- IT's great for business travellers who always travel to these major cities. A lot of people I know cannot afford a gym membership here in Hong Kong not because of money, but because they travel so much it does not make sense when they can only go to the gym few times a month. With GuavaPass you can visit different gyms/studios even when you are travelling. No more excuse for not being able to workout on business trips anymore.
- It's a community. It allows you to meet new friends and as we all know, having fitness buddies is the best way to make our fitness routines fun and sustainable! And now you have the whole community!
This concept is certainly not new. ClassPass which started in US is now valued at over $200M, running in most of the major cities in US and Canada.
ClassPass: How one entrepreneur raised $14 million
As a yoga teacher I obviously do mostly yoga, but I try to do some resistance training and cardio by myself and I go to Muay Thai with my husband once a week. However I am struggling with "getting out" to try new things with my busy schedule. But with the amazing selections on GuavaPass I am definitely giving it a go to shake thing up!
Thank you for inviting me to this fun and meaningful event, and I am grateful Hong Kong is having something like GuavaPass to bring more people to get fit at a reasonable cost and to help local business in the fitness industry to blossom and glow.


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- Song Name: Rum Doings Episode 27
- Artist: Nick Mailer, John Walker
- Album: Rum Doings
- Year: 2010
As we begin Rum Doings episode 27 we choose not to talk about Nick Clegg's Big Decision, but instead begin our Rum Doings Campaign: Save Our Fountains.
We reveal our surprise liquor for the episode: a purple elixir named Parfait d'Amour. That's lemon flavoured. And makes the best glugging noise ever.
Arguments break out about crucial matters, like tree roots, which Ford made cars, and a conversation about cross-dressing. John outlines his altruistic plan to let people know what they look like from behind, find out how to alert smelly people, and then Nick starts sniffing John. No, he does.
We really do talk more about dead fountains. And then just as we were about to discover that Jesus invented the skateboard, Nick's phone rings. And then we break your ears. Sorry about that. You'll want to turn it down at this point.
We discuss Mr Jobs's iPads device, and why it's a very silly thing. This lasts a while. Then we move on to a particularly splendid moment on Radio 4's You & Yours, and our fondness for the station's blind presenter, Peter Blind. We hate the blind. And all disabled people. And everyone else. And ourselves. We should warn you at this point, the story we go on to tell is of a harrowing nature that will cause the hair to fall out of your children. As Nick says, "revelations of skulduggery."


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The Rainbow Editing Method: Orange
Welcome back! For the second week of the Rainbow Editing checklist, we're covering orange! Symbolically, orange is a color of action and intelligence, so I thought it appropriate for the over-quipped, sometimes under-used "Show, Don't Tell". The thing I've discovered about SDT: the showing doesn't apply so much to over-detailing every pebble on the road and piece of litter as it does the emotional content of a scene. But we'll get to that.
Ready for the list? Let's go!
Overall, the main theme of the Orange checklist is to trust your reader, and assume that they are relatively intelligent. They'll remember what you've already told them, and they have everyday experiences of their own to bring to the table. You don't want to show them how life works, in general: you want to show them how life works for this group of characters that you've created, and you want them to become involved and care about the way it ends out. I don't know about you, but telling me how great a book is doesn't really make me care about it. If you sit me down on a couch, put that book in my hand, and say "Here. Read this. I'll go occupy myself while you enjoy it"? I will. I may, in fact, forget that you're there. And isn't that what we want our readers to do?
Next week, get ready to go green, when I cover character and point of view. See you then!
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After four groundbreaking seasons, Shaftesbury's Gemini Award-winning television series ReGenesis concludes this Sunday, May 25 at 8 p.m. ET on The Movie Network (eastern Canada) and 9 p.m. PT on Movie Central (western Canada). Created by Christina Jennings, the series stars Peter Outerbridge as molecular biologist David Sandström.
Currently broadcast in 20 languages and more than 115 countries worldwide, ReGenesis was the first syndicated original drama series to be offered in high definition in the U.S. Its innovative storylines have regularly preceded real world events, such as the assertion that the Spanish Flu outbreak started with birds (episode 113); that people can awaken after years in a coma (episode 204); that "Virgin" birth is a real phenomenon (episode 310); and reports of birds attacking en masse (episode 408).
Kate Trotter guest stars in the final episode 'The Truth' with a glimpse into the future revealing that Nina's (Rosa Laborde) unborn child is Bob's (Dmitry Chepovetsky) clone, Robert Melnikov Jr. – the first human clone.
Robert thought he was fulfilling his parents' dream of spreading the gift of empathy to families who wanted children by opening a fertility clinic for the sale of his highly desirable sperm. What he didn't know was that his DNA had been mutated during the deadly flu pandemic of 2010, and that his clinic had become "ground zero" for every global pandemic in the years to follow.
David (Peter Outerbridge) had always known that Bob and Nina's decision to bear a human clone would have devastating repercussions. And given this new insight into things to come, it looks like he might have been right.
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My Japanese Embroidery teacher, Tonie Evans, was given this embroidery by a student of hers named Barbara Benson. This embroidery was purchased by her Uncle while stationed in Japan during WWII. It was kept in an attic, and so the silk is very dry rotted. The colors and the embroidery have remained intact but, because of the dry rot, the piece was being held together by the embroidery alone.
Tonie took pictures of this beautiful embroidery and then cut it into smaller sections, giving a section to each of her students.
These little bits of heaven are a real treasure for me and I cannot wait to frame them in a special way. The roosters were left intact and will be framed separately by my teacher.


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The 4 Support beams Of Financial Intelligence
By simpson-henry | On 05/07/2017
What you know already it might be simple to get individuals to admit that they would like to be wealthy after which do something, right? But no, individuals are very concerned about first of all acknowledging they would like to be wealthier, after which very frightened of following through. So, like a Wealth Coach, It's my job to prefer to speak about Financial Intelligence instead of Wealth Creation.
To ensure that individuals to get excited enough to help make the leap and join The Cash Gym, we must discuss being a uniform, and also the millionaires we've helped create since most people can't frequently be bothered for anything less.
Unless of course you will find guaranteed results and they're big and compelling enough, people frequently don't wish to get a magazine switch off the television, visit workshops and discover anything new, definitely not for anything under millions. Plus they need it quick too!
Wealth Creation and Financial Intelligence are extremely similar creatures, but Wealth Creation must be underpinned by Financial Intelligence. Otherwise, the wealth goes the clear way of the insightful most lottery or competition winners Up the Swanee, allocated to fast cars, big houses, champagne and incredibly unacceptable buddies!
I simply described my senior years, should you include lengthy holidays within the Caribbean, crimson velour covering suits, with lurid hair to complement, plenty of jewellery and unfeasibly high gold sandals.
However, instead of my wasting my children inheritance, my senior years is going to be funded from ever renewing wealth, since i may have finally graduated in Financial Intelligence 101 at that time.
I'll return to the children inheritance later.
How will you train your mind to consider inside a Financially Intelligent manner? I love to consider Financial Intelligence like a platform which you construct your wealth. And like every platform, it must possess a sturdy support, which we consider as....The 4 Support beams of financial Intelligence.
Pillar The first is "Managing The MindInch in which you uncover where you stand now financially, your loved one's history with money, where your beliefs, behaviours and attitudes to money have frequently originate from.
Then you definitely must review your abundance versus your scarcity thinking and learn to monitor that carefully because the old scarcity thinking will appear whenever you least expect it.
Whenever you are thinking "I can not afford it" you will want to beware! You are receiving into the wrong attitude and shutting yourself off and away to ideas.
Think rather "how could I afford it?"
Pillar Two is "Managing Your Hard Earned MoneyInch, so they cover budgeting, cashflow management and projections, credit management and debt busting. Understanding the distinction between good debt and bad debt (and if you do not be aware of difference you will want to see "Wealthy Father Poor Father" by Robert Kiyosaki fast!).
Finding out how to pay yourself first instead of having to pay Starbucks, Vodaphone, the local curry house, Sainsburys, Egg, Total Gas, and also the list goes on……


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text: Taxpayer's Tab Taxpayer's Tab: H.R. 4239, a bill to provide drought assistance to the State of California and other affected western States March 27, 2014 Website Share Follow Forward Vol. 5, Issue 12,March 27, 2014ContentsWelcomeMost ExpensiveLeast ExpensiveThe WildcardPresidential Travel UpdatePolicy Analyst Michael Tasselmyer recently found that President Obama has traveled abroad more times and for more days compared to any previous Chief Executive after five years in office. He also found that as the President travels around Europe and the Middle East, taxpayers will be on the hook for $6.6 million dollars in Air Force One costs alone. But that's not the whole story, taxpayers need more transparency to know the full costs involved when a President journeys overseas. Check out Michael's interview with radio host Chuck Wilder and also coverage by the Washington Times, Breitbart, and the Heritage Foundation. NTUF Opportunities Concerned about the size of government? 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With donations from Tab subscribers and members, NTUF will be able to continue to inform taxpayers about entitlement reform, the federal budget, and proposed legislation.Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to NTUF.Missed an Issue? Issue 11 - Mar 21Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act Issue 10 - Mar 13Net Interest on the Debt: Two Projections Issue 9 - Mar 6Obama's Unfinished Budget Portrait Issue 8 - Feb 27Line-By-Line Florida Special Election AnalysisIssue 7 - Feb 20Five Years After Stimulus Enacted, Measures to Extend SpendingAbout NTUFNational Taxpayers Union Foundation is a nonpartisan research and educational organization dedicated to helping Americans of all ages understand how taxes, government spending, and regulations affect them. Through our timely information, analysis, and commentary, we're empowering citizens to engage in important policy debates and hold officials accountable.Our findings are provided for educational purposes only and are not intended to aid or hinder the passage of legislation or as a comment on any Member's fitness to serve. Welcome to the new & improved Taxpayer's Tab!The Tab presents the latest research from the National Taxpayers Union Foundation's (NTUF) BillTally project -- the most comprehensive study of Congressional spending proposals. Each week, NTUF experts bring you commentary and analysis of the bottom line costs of legislation in the House and Senate.For more information, check out NTUF's BillTally project and our partners, WashingtonWatch.com and TruthAboutBills.com.We are pleased to unveil our new and improved newsletter. We've updated the look and format to make it easier to read and share our research. As always, we welcome your feedback and comments. Most Expensive Bill of the WeekThe Bill: H.R. 4239, a bill to provide drought assistance to the State of California and other affected western StatesCost Per Year: $153 million ($460 million over three years)California's ongoing drought has brought hardship and harsh conditions to nearly the entire state. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, almost 72 percent of the Golden State is under a "severe drought" designation and a further 22 percent is experiencing "exceptional" drought. Three consecutive years of below-average rainfall have taken their toll on reservoir water levels and have prompted Governor Jerry Brown to urge Californians to reduce their water usage wherever possible; some have even floated the idea of a mandatory rationing system if conditions do not improve.What's more, the drought, no doubt worsened by the diversion of river water to protect the endangered Delta smelt fish, has disrupted California's agricultural output, putting a strain on consumers across the country who depend on the state's normally robust output of crops like lettuce, strawberries, almonds, and grapes. In fact, over a third of the country's vegetables and two-thirds of its nuts and fruits came from California in 2012. This has many in the agricultural industry concerned that food prices, particularly among crops produced mostly or exclusively in California, could continue to rise for some time to come.In response, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA)* recently introduced H.R. 4239, which would provide $475 million in emergency funding to assist with water management projects, agricultural recovery, and water conservation. The legislation was modeled after a similar smaller-scale bill introduced in the Senate by Californian Senator Diane Feinstein (D).The bill would authorize emergency appropriations for several existing federal programs that can assist with regional drought and agricultural disaster relief, including:$5 million for rural water supply projects;$25 million in federal funding to nonprofit institutions that help seasonal workers affected by the drought;$25 million for water system infrastructure upgrades.$50 million for fire risk mitigation & water quality projects through the Land and Water Conservation Fund; andAt least $150 million for water conservation projects funded by the Bureau of ReclamationAs the Congressional Research Service reported, most drought relief programs are administered at the state and local level. Under current law, the President may issue emergency drought declarations under the Stafford Act, at a state's Governor's request, in order to expedite federal assistance. However, those requests are usually denied. Rep. Huffman's bill would amend the Stafford Act in order to make it easier for states to receive federal assistance for drought relief.According to Rep. Huffman's office, the bill provides $473 million in emergency drought relief funding. The legislation also includes an additional $2 million for oversight by the USDA Office of Inspector General. NTUF assumes that the bulk of the funding would actually be spent over the next three years. There are no offsets to the new spending included in the bill, thus it would be in addition to current spending. * NTUF does not have a BillTally report for Congressman Huffman because he is a freshman Representative.The Bottom Line: H.R. 4239 would allocate more tax dollars to assist for water infrastructure, conservation, and employment in California and other drought-afflicted western states. With no offsets, the bill would increase spending by $450 million over three years. Least Expensive Bill of the Week The Bill: H.R. 4257, a bill to provide for a limitation on the number of civilian employees at the Department of Defense, and for other purposesSavings Per Year: $16.5 billion ($82.5 billion over five years)Earlier this year, the Government Accountability Office reported that the federal civilian workforce (excluding postal workers) grew by 14 percent, or 258,882 employees, between 2004 and 2012. Three agencies alone -- the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs -- accounted for 94 percent of that growth. At the same time, compensation for full-time civilian employees grew by about 1.2 percent per year. Combined, these factors mean that personnel costs are making up an increasingly large portion of the federal budget: in FY 2012, it represented 26 percent of total discretionary expenditures.The growth within the defense sector has been particularly rapid. There are now about 770,000 civilian defense employees, a workforce that grew by 17 percent between 2001 and 2012. That is over five times faster than the military itself, which increased in size by about 3.4 percent over the same period. In the wake of automatic budget cuts, lawmakers and government officials have debated over how many civilian employees are needed to maintain an effective U.S. defense strategy. The Pentagon recently announced plans to reduce the civilian defense workforce by five percent over the next five years, among other reductions in active duty soldiers.Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) has proposed going a step further and reducing the civilian defense workforce by 15 percent by 2020. He recently introduced H.R. 4257 to do just that, citing budgetary savings and a more effective, efficient civilian defense workforce as primary goals. Additionally, the bill would require DoD to maintain the smaller workforce until at least 2025, and issue reports to Congress on how the reductions affect military capabilities and performance.In a press release, Rep. Calvert said "[m]any of our civilians at the Pentagon and around the world do a fine job but their growth is unsustainable. Our current and retired military leaders have widely acknowledged the need to establish a more efficient defense workforce in order to preserve our national security posture in the future."Rep. Calvert's office estimated that a 15 percent civilian workforce reduction would yield about $82.5 billion in savings over the next five years. That figure comes from an estimate by former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, who recently projected that a 7,000 civilian employee reduction would lead to $5 billion in savings over five years. A 15 percent reduction in the current 770,000-person defense workforce, then, represents about $16.5 billion in savings per year. That is about three percent of the President's $496 billion Pentagon budget request for Fiscal Year 2015. The Bottom Line: H.R. 4257 would reduce the civilian workforce in the Department of Defense by 15 percent. The bill would reduce federal spending by $82.5 billion over five years. The Wildcard The Bill: H.R. 4243, a bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the United States Capitol grounds, and for other purposesCost Per Year: "No Cost" -- RegulationHouse of Cards; Lincoln; Veep – these are just a few examples of popular films and broadcast series that are set in Washington, D.C., but are actually filmed and produced somewhere else (in these three cases: Baltimore, Maryland). The District is home to unmistakable and iconic architecture such as the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Capitol Rotunda; so why are filmmakers looking for a change of scenery? The answer lies in the complex regulatory and tax environment surrounding commercial filming in D.C.Under current law, commercial filming on certain parts of the Capitol grounds is prohibited, and doing so elsewhere requires navigating a series of regulatory and permitting processes set up by the D.C. 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On Friday we will all enjoy the folk noir nectars of Vancouver's Paul Stewart in the intimacy of our own Elevation Room! Congregations, the Philip Dickau & David Ferris collaboration that eventually grew into the now active Taiwan will be playing it's last show. Brody Irvine of the wildly popular Wool On Wolves will be debuting his solo material as Our Douglas Fur, a distilled folk experience you will not want to miss, and your own Elevation Room venue manager, Joe Gurba, will be reading a hand full of new and old poems. More info here.
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- Is Christianity a less intelligent world view than atheism? Why or Why Not?
By Natasha Crain
Today I want to shed light on a nasty little "fact" that regularly makes the rounds online:
Studies show that Christians are less intelligent than atheists.
This statement is proudly tossed about by atheists who want to reinforce their claims that religion is for the poor, ignorant, and unintelligent.
And you know what? The statement is true…a number of studies have found a negative relationship between intelligence and religiousness (the more intelligent a person is, the less likely they are to be religious).
Does that mean people can legitimately say, based on these studies, that Christians are less intelligent than atheists? Absolutely not.
I have an MBA in marketing and statistics and have taught university-level market research, so I'm a professional numbers geek…a numbers geek who dug into all these research studies to find out what they REALLY say. Today I want to set the record straight.
Before we get too far, however, I have to point out what is hopefully obvious: Even if we could reliably measure which group is smarter, the answer wouldn't tell us anything about the truth of Christianity; intelligence doesn't equate to always having the right answer.
Theoretically, we could end all conversations on this topic by pointing that out. But if your child asks you one day why Christians aren't as smart as atheists, do you really just want to reply, "Well, that doesn't mean Christianity isn't true"? We owe it to our kids to be able to address the claim itself.
So here we go. Please bookmark this page as a resource that you can link to next time you see someone claim that Christians are less intelligent than atheists!
What 63 Studies on Intelligence and Religiousness Really Say
In 2013, researchers from the University of Rochester and Northeastern University pulled together all past studies conducted on the relationship between religiousness and intelligence at the individual (person) level. Of the 63 studies identified:
- 35 showed a significant negative relationship between intelligence and religiousness (the more intelligent a person was, the less likely they were to be religious).
- 2 showed a significant positive relationship between intelligence and religiousness (the more intelligent a person was, the more likely they were to be religious).
- 26 showed no significant relationship between intelligence and religiousness.
In other words, only about half of the 63 studies suggest that the more intelligent a person is, the less likely they are to be religious. The other half of the studies don't show that at all. The researchers themselves acknowledged, "The relation between intelligence and religiosity has been examined repeatedly, but so far there is no clear consensus on the direction and/or the magnitude of this association."
First major takeaway: The common claim that studies have shown repeatedly that religious people are less intelligent is highly misleading. It ignores the results of almost half of the studies conducted. Overall, the results have been very inconclusive.
The goal of the researchers in 2013 was to look at these studies as a group for the first time, in order to better quantify the nature and magnitude of the relationship between intelligence and religiousness. Before we even look at the results, it's important to note that combining 63 individual studies is very problematic. The studies varied extensively on:
- Who was studied: Some studied precollege teens, some studied college students, and some studied noncollege adults (people recruited outside an academic context).
- How many people were studied: Sample sizes ranged from 20 to more than 14,000.
- When the studies were conducted: The studies were done over an 84-year span of time (the earliest study was conducted in 1928 and the most recent in 2012).
- What the studies measured: Some studies measured religious behavior (for example, church attendance and/or participation in religious organizations) and some measured religious beliefs (for example, belief in God and the Bible).
- How the studies measured: Twenty-three different types of tests were used to measure intelligence (for example, university entrance exams, vocabulary tests, scientific literacy tests, etc.). Details weren't provided on how exactly each study measured religious behavior and beliefs, but that surely varied extensively as well.
Generally speaking, combining such disparate studies is a statistical disaster.
Cornell statistics professor William M. Briggs summarized the problem, saying, "Data of every flavor was observed, data that should not be mixed without an idea of how to combine the uncertainty inherent in each study and in how, say, kinds of IQ measurements map to other kinds of IQ measurements. In other words, they mixed data which should not be mixed, because nobody has any idea how to make these corrections."
Methodological concerns aside, let's pretend for a moment that it's valid to combine the results of these 63 studies. Ultimately, there were two factors researchers found to be significant in the relationship between intelligence and religiousness. The first was the life stage of who they studied (precollege, college, or non-college). The second was the measure of religiousness(behavior or belief). The results suggested:
- Religious behavior, such as church membership, has almost no relationship with intelligence at any life stage.
- Religious belief has almost no relationship with intelligence in the precollege years (presumably because beliefs are more influenced by parents).
- Religious belief has a very weak negative relationship with intelligence for college and noncollege adults (the higher the intelligence, the less likely a person is to have religious beliefs; the weak relationship is a -0.17 correlation between intelligence and religious beliefs for the college studies and a -0.20 correlation for the noncollege studies).
Second major takeaway: The results suggest a negative relationship specifically between intelligence and religious belief for adults, but the mathematical magnitude of that relationship is very small. Almost all variation in religious belief amongst individuals is explained by (unidentified) factors other than intelligence.
In review, here's what you need to know next time you see someone make this claim:
Over the last 80+ years, many studies have been done on the relationship between intelligence and religiousness. In 2013, researchers pulled together all the ones that quantified that relationship. Of the 63 studies they identified, roughly half showed no relationship at all. The other half showed at least some kind of negative relationship (the more intelligent you are, the less likely you are to be religious). That said, statistically speaking, it's not very helpful to simply know there is "some kind" of relationship. You have to know how strong the relationship is to know if it matters. Researchers combined the results of all these individual studies to evaluate that question overall and found the strength of relationship to be very weak.
What do I mean by very weak? A -.17 or -.20 correlation is considered to be a trivial ornegligiblerelationship by most statisticians. In other words, hardly worth mentioning.
Now you have the whole story. But one last note. Please do not share the following article when you see an atheist make claims about Christians being less intelligent: Of 10 Highest IQ's on earth, at least 8 are Theists, at least 6 are Christians. I regularly see Christians replying to atheists with that link and it makes me cringe every time. It doesn't matter if the 50 or even 1000 most intelligent people on Earth are theists or Christians—that doesn't statistically mean anything about the relative intelligence of Christians as a group. Engage instead on the studies underlying the atheists' claims by sharing this analysis.
Any questions?
- Why would a good God allow suffering to exist?
- How can it be reasonable for a Christian to claim knowledge of an objective truth?
- Do all religions point to the same God? Why or Why Not?
- What are the main theories non-believers have about the resurrection (e.g., unknown tomb, wrong tomb, disciples stole the body, authorities hid the body, etc.)?
- Why do Christian believe a supernatural (bodily) resurrection explains the minimal facts better than all the other theories?
- What are the 4 minimal facts of the resurrection that are "so strongly attested historically that they are granted by nearly every scholar who studies the subject, even the rather skeptical ones?"
- How can we know the Bible we have today is a reliable record of the original writing?
- What are major methods scientist use to estimate the age of the earth, and what is their consensus on the estimate?
- What are the major reasons OEC's reject the YEC interpretation of creation?
You've likely heard of the old earth versus young earth debate among Christians. Key within this controversy is the six-day period of creation spoken of in the book of Genesis.
Let's look at three common interpretations of the Genesis creation story, evaluate how significant the issue is to the Christian faith, and examine how a similar controversy several hundred years ago was resolved in a way that fulfills the commands of both Christ and the Apostle Paul in regard to Christian unity.
The three basic interpretations are young earth creationism (YEC), old earth creationism (OEC), and allegorical approaches.
Young Earth Creationism (YEC)
The historical interpretation of Genesis is that the seven days of creation are seven 24-hour periods—like our current days. When combined with the simple addition of the years provided in the Bible genealogies, the math results in a 6,000-year-old universe with the human race—starting with Adam and Eve—appearing on day 6.
While some YEC advocates attempt to develop scientific evidence for a recent creation (known as creation science), others view the entire scientific enterprise with skepticism. Those who reject science either view scientific assertions of a 4.5-billion-year-old earth as a theory meant to cause Christians to doubt the Bible or as an impossible pursuit because of the flawed thinking of fallen humans.
YECs assert that a natural reading of the Bible indicates that God intended that readers interpret the days of creation as ordinary 24-hour periods. With that said, it should be noted that some YECs would agree that the earth appears to be very old. However, they would argue that God created the earth with simply the appearance of age, just as he probably created Adam as a mature man, not an infant.
Old Earth Creationism (OEC)
OECs advocate a literal Genesis account, but they interpret the word "day" to be an era or some other kind of longer period of time. Another term used for this position is "Day Age." That is, each day signifies an epoch of time, much as English speakers might refer to the "Day of the Pioneers" or the "Day of the Dinosaurs."
Most OECs believe God supernaturally created the universe out of nothing and that Big Bang cosmology provides powerful scientific support for this. These OECs are "progressive creationists" in the sense that they believe God supernaturally intervened over the course of the six long periods of time to create the various plant and animal life-forms (the "kinds" mentioned in Genesis).
OECs oppose Darwinian evolution but not necessarily microevolution (minor changes within a species). Like YECs, OECs place a high value on biblical inerrancy. Most OEC advocates will admit that a natural reading of the English versions of Genesis lead to a YEC position, but they also point to Scripture that is supportive of an old-earth interpretation.
- How do YEC's determine the earth is 6,000 – 10,000 years old?
- What is Intelligent Design?
- What are the major reasons Intelligent Design proponents reject evolution as a sufficient explanation for the existence of life?
- What is evolution (from a purely scientific perspective?)
- What are the key pieces of evidence for evolution?
- What are the key questions evolution has not answered?
- How can Christians believe miracles are possible, given what we know about science (e.g., the miracle of Jesus' resurrection)?
- What does it mean (biblically) to have faith, and how is that different than the popular definition of faith?
- What key arguments are there for (and against) God's existence?
- What are the practical implications of an atheistic world view?


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New Delhi [India], Aug.28 (ANI): Manan Dwivedi has presented in the book a comprehensive study of the American Dream, from the early days of the Mayflower Pact and the American Bill of Rights to the present day. The book presents the changes in U.S. foreign policy and the impact of the United States on world affairs. The book also presents a study of the impact of the role the United States played on the American society itself, including the impact on literature and films. According to Dwivedi, America, the ideal amalgamation all imaginable races and ethnic clusters was considered the land of milk and honey, but it also saw racial discrimination and gun culture. The author has studied the impact of the United States on major events that happened since its founding in different parts of the world and their impact on the American society itself. Major events have been the first and second world wars. 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October 26, 2009-Thanks to voter approval of a school construction bond measure in May 2008, Hazen High School will soon see the addition of 12 classrooms.
Families and community members are invited to an informational open house to:
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|Leaving Our Masks Behind
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Who are we truly? Are we the person we present to others or are we hidden? Do we even know? When the masks come off do we feel liberated and embrace the other we only knew through the mask or do we shrink back into our protective shells, cursing ourselves from sharing what we did with a perfect stranger?
I do not know. Only time and experience can answer this question.
This will be a laborious weekend for me as I ponder these issues and hold my breath...
I wish you all an enjoyable Labor Day weekend and last days of summer for those who believe summer ends this weekend (even though summer lasts until the September 22nd when we are graced with the fall equinox... and my favorite time of the year!).


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July 4, 2017
The Pierce lab was recently in Nova Scotia doing fieldwork as part of Stephanie's 'in the footsteps of Romer' expedition grant. Our hard work made the front page of the Chronicle Herald and an online version is avaliable. Further, Stephanie was in the Boston Globe as part of their 'on the job' series.


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Mr.Tom Barclift
Country: United States
Business Type: Trading Company
Welcome To Our Site!
Esstech develops and manufactures advanced materials for many biomedical fields, as well as industries demanding distinctive technology. Esstech is a focused team with significant development experience, which we use to provide a clear performance difference to our customers. Because each client has a unique vision of how to approach their end marketplace, we support specific industry needs by working closely with individual customers to design value-adding solutions.
Esstech has received official
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with ISO 9001:2008Esstech applies best practices at every stage of our business, from design, through manufacturing and service. We are fully committed to producing products of the highest purity, and using quality management for all of our innovative chemistries.
Esstech is one of the few companies to have achieved Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program certification through OSHA.
In 2009, SHARP certification was awarded to Esstech after an on-site audit of its operations. OSHA inspectors rated Esstech on more than 50 items ranging from hazard prevention and safety and health training to management supervision and employee participation. Companies must meet or exceed OSHA standards in every category to receive SHARP certification.
Our manufacturing facility, personnel, processes and procedures are constantly monitored to ensure they conform to the highest standards. From our careful selection of certified raw materials, through process documentation, testing, and packaging of the finished product, we work to ensure reliable lot-to-lot consistency and quality.
The roots of Esstech reach back to the mid-1850s, when German immigrant Henry David Justi invented new materials and procedures for the manufacture of porcelain teeth. Until that time, false teeth were handwork, which was highly variable and labor intensive.
Justi teeth win a prize for excellence and are displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
The original display case is now a permanent exhibit at the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, MD.
After nearly a century in the dental business, starting in the late 1930s with the advent of acrylic resins, a transition to molded plastic teeth took place. The Justi Company introduced the pioneering line of Denta Pearl plastic teeth at the Cleveland convention of the ADA in 1940.
In 1941, Henry M. Justi, Jr. publishes a groundbreaking article in Modern Plastics detailing the advantages of plastic teeth over porcelain. The company then placed its entire efforts to the development of acrylic materials for restorative dentistry.
Focusing on production of specialty acrylics for dentures, (what is now) Esschem relocated to a new facility in 1995. Remaining at the historic Essington location, Esstech was formed to focus on advancing material technology for industry.
Six generations removed from our founder, Henry M. (Tac) Justi is now President and CEO of Justi Group Inc.
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Amla returned to form with a terrific hundred leaving South Africa 353/3 at stumps on Day 3 of the 2nd Test #SAvEng pic.twitter.com/tB4cuTPDAp— ICC (@ICC) January 4, 2016
That's 350 up for the Proteas. South Africa are now 351/3. #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/AjPxJ6nJmf— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) January 4, 2016
With 30 mins of play left S.Africa have scored the same number of runs today as Eng scored before lunch yesterday pic.twitter.com/FMFUWfJJNX— Test Match Special (@bbctms) January 4, 2016
I bowl better off-breaks than @AlexHales1, who is currently bowling for England in a Test match. #SAvENG— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 4, 2016
Need to add another bowler to this - @AlexHales1! #SAvEng https://t.co/RjRModmP2o— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 4, 2016
#SAvENG Official attendance at Newlands is 17 558, South Africa on 315/3 with Amla on 147* and Du Plessis on 24*.— EWN Sport (@EWNsport) January 4, 2016
Amla scampers a single to reach 150 not out for the seventh time in Tests. Fair to say he's back in form. South Africa 320-3 #SAvENG— Nottinghamshire CCC (@TrentBridge) January 4, 2016
LUNCH D3 - SA 199-2, 430 behind (Amla 91, De Villiers 56). https://t.co/41vle47Vj1 #SAvEng pic.twitter.com/7tLXTbNmX5— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) January 4, 2016
No 100 partnerships in 2015 for @OfficialCSA. They start 2016 with one. @amlahash @ABdeVilliers17 #SAvENG— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) January 4, 2016
Oh no! Root comes on and finds Amla's edge straightaway, but Anderson spills it at slip. It was a straightforward chance. #SAvENG— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) January 4, 2016
When was the last time a team posted 6/629 (dec.) then put a man on the cover point fence? #SAvENG— LordAram (@LordAram) January 4, 2016
Sumptuous straight drive from AB de Villiers. Technical perfection #saveng https://t.co/GZ2D2Tbiae— Jack Mendel (@JackMendel4) January 4, 2016
Absolutely no issues with how slowly the Proteas are scoring. Take all day ... just don't go out #SAvENG— Lloyd Burnard (@LloydBurnard) January 4, 2016
AB de Villiers 2nd batsman after @jacqueskallis75 to score 4000 runs in South Africa! #SAvENG— HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) January 4, 2016
Quite impressive that South Africa look like they are blocking out for a draw on day three whilst still in their first innings! #SAvENG— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) January 4, 2016
South Africa safely negotiate the first hour, but Amla and de Villiers added just 20 runs. Yesterday, Stokes & Bairstow amassed 103 #SAvENG— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) January 4, 2016
Yesterday the #saveng test was outscoring the #BBL05 game, happening again this morning....— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) January 4, 2016
@amlahash and @ABdeVilliers17 started showing why they are the best batsman in the world #SAvENG— Mohit Jha (@mohitjha7966) January 4, 2016
#SAvENG proper probing from @finnysteve and @jimmy9 in the first 30 min, but @OfficialCSA not budging. As riveting as day two was rampant..— lungani zama (@whamzam17) January 4, 2016
#SAvENG First half hour successfully negotiated. The partnership between De Villiers and Amla is now worth 70.— EWN Sport (@EWNsport) January 4, 2016
Amla's average: 50.51. AB's: 51.50. Same digits, different orders. #SAvENG— - Thug Life (@HaniiSays) January 4, 2016
No movement in the air or off the pitch. And a change in the ball. Interesting times ahead. #SAvENG— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) January 4, 2016
AB closing in on 8000 Test runs Amla closing in on 7000 Test runs SA still 479 runs adrift of England https://t.co/mS0v9ZMwyo #SAvENG— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialsCSA) January 4, 2016


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For North Queensland Bulk Ports, sponsorship is about a connection with our stakeholders and the community.
We support many and varied initiatives that benefit the wider community and relate to the following areas of port community interest:
For more information, read our sponsorship guidelines. You can also apply online for an NQBP sponsorship.
We're proud North Queenslanders sponsoring regional events such as the Mackay Marina Run, one of the region's premier sporting events.
Fellow northerners, the North Queensland Cowboys, recently joined in partnership with us to bring the club's acclaimed community development program to the port communities of Hay Point (Sarina), Mackay, Abbot Point (Bowen) and Weipa.
Each year, the Cowboys stage four 'Bulk Ports Blitzes': a two-day, action-packed community program, across our port communities.
These include a Cowboys hosted training session, giving local students the opportunity to hone their skills with the North's premier rugby league team. As well as skills on the field, the students learn first-hand how success in any endeavour is built on commitment and making the right choices off the field.
On day two, the Cowboys visit up to five schools, delivering their program. Tailored to each school's needs, this program uses the personality power of the players to encourage kids to make the right choices for success.
Are you looking for school funding? Our EcoPorts grants, of $1,000 each, are awarded to local schools and communities to fund approved environmental projects. Successful projects range from creating kitchen gardens to building chicken coops and developing recycling programs. Bowen High School's Marine Studies class used their grant to take a closer look at how environmental changes at the Port of Abbot Point can be managed to minimise impacts to the local redclaw and barramundi stocks.
EcoPorts grants open in the first quarter of the calendar year, for more information contact us.
In 2016–17, we supported a number of community initiatives and events, representing a total contribution of over $130,000 back to the communities in which we operate. There are many port-specific initiatives in which we proudly participate. See the full list for each port below.
Proceeds from the sale of strategic port land at Evans Landing to the Western Cape Communities Trust (WCCT) in August 2016 will be reinvested in the local community to enhance the ability of the Port of Weipa to meet growing operational and community needs.
NQBP is currently engaging with stakeholders, including Rio Tinto, the Weipa Town Authority (WTA) and other government and community groups to progress a number of initiatives.
2016 marked the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the North Head Lighthouse in Bowen and as such the community sought to have the historical building restored as part of the sesquicentennial anniversary of this community asset. We were proud to support the project through the provision of a Sustainable Partnership grant.
The first stage of a community project to transform the strategic port land into a landscaped park and buffer area was completed in 2016. Sustainability and innovation were key drivers, allowing us to provide back to the community. Additional phases of the project continue to be delivered and will involve sustained planting of native seedlings, improved beach access, pathways and picnic facilities


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I'm actually a very lenient grader and not that harsh when critiquing shit so my rating scale is a little… fucked.
- I tend not to rate things that I've dropped because rating a show that I couldn't bother finishing would be unfair and distasteful (though it speaks for itself, eh eh). I can offer a impression rating but that's about it
- I refuse to give anything a "10". If I handed out 10's, then that means that particular show was perfect, flawless, and the epitome of perfection. In my eyes, that is an impossible platform to reach no matter how hard one might try
1/10 – "This show made me contemplate suicidal thoughts"
Send help.
2/10 – "What am I doing with my life"
If I actually watched something and rated it this low, that means I instinctively confessed that I wasted xx time of my life.
3/10 – "The fuck is this crap?!"
You done fucked up if you produced a show that I would rate lower than a 4. That means something about this show really ticked me off.
4/10 – "This is a bad show, and you should feel bad"
Are you guys even trying? Is the lead editor, producer, and director of this animation a fucking 12 year old fuck boy?
5/10 – "Neutral/It's 'something' at least"
Congrats, your designs and drawings made it to animation and you were able to incorporate music, sound, and some sort of story.
6/10 – "Mediocre show but saved by the bell"
Your show is an average piece of shit but there was at least one(1) element of the show that manage to catch my eye. Lucky you. Hurray, bonzai, huzzah!
7/10 – "Hey, not bad at all but still came up short"
Your show struck a decent balance of art, music, characters, and story. It had some good moments but I found myself sometimes averting my eyes and doing other things while this show plays in the background. The negatives outweighed the positives thus affecting your overall score.
8/10 – "Great fucking show; good game, well played"
I enjoyed the show very much and wouldn't mind revisiting some moments to cop a feel or two. Art was wonderful, music was good, characters were likable, and the general plot was well done. Unfortunately, there was a one (or two) minor detail(s) that I disliked which prevented your show from receiving my "9/10".
9/10 – "Top tier show, I will fight you if you disagree"
This is pretty much my "10/10". This score is reserved for my favorite shows that managed to hit all the right buttons and strike all the right chords in regards to my tastes. Shows in this tier would have me on the net looking at miscellaneous stuff related to the show itself. Every show at this level has some sort of rewatchability.
10/10 – "…"
kho lam duoc


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Just scroll with it
The fold is dead!
A previous art director always use to tell me to think of what was going above the fold. The fold! In my opinion the fold is DEAD. In this day and age of mobile devices surely we are up to speed with scrolling. Sure the scroll has its place but it's not what it use to be.
The term fold came from the newspaper industry where headlines were place above the fold of the paper to catch the readers attention. You can see how the fold would be important in this respect.
What does "above the fold" mean in web terms?
Above the fold is the part of a website that is first seen before scrolling, this is where first impressions last. For me it sets the tone for your brand and website, for others, you need to cram as much possible in this space so nothing is missed!
Where to now
There are so many variables these days including web browsers, screen dimensions and device sizes to accomodate for how could you possibly know where the fold is going to be for any particular user. We need to stop worrying about the fold as the fold is dead.
Responsive design is a big player in this area also. Responsive web design is essentially the resizing of your website to fit across any browser on any device with your content still legible. Learn more about the importance of responsive design in this previous article.
For me your brand is the most important part of your business and will tell any customer more about who you are than any call to action or banner above the fold. If your brand is exciting and professionally represented, the user will want to learn more and essentially scroll. Marketers should be thinking what is the message we want our business to portray and work with UI designers to create an environment the user will want to explore and share.
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