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Chris -- 2018-04-11
One of my faves. A quick Google yielded this entry from The Thailand QA forums:
Whats good for dire rear
And don't say eating bad food, that won't wash
I just ate some bad squid yesterday and 6hrs to the minute was suffering bad cramps all night, and the rest!!
I have my own little remedies for this occurrance, but what does anyone else do??
Many have used this as a joke. Are you sure these aren't doing it for fun rather than really thinking this was correct?
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
"Dire rear" has been proposed at least twice on this forum.
I see many examples of "dire rear" that do not appear to be conscious jokes. The switch may originate as a joke, though (cf. OldTimer's disease).
Same goes for "gastric/gas trick." Oddly enough, "gastric" and "gas" have unrelated derivations. Example of the switch:
Advice on German Yahoo board: "sometimes it is comforting to baby's to just cry its sorta of a self soothing thing for them to do.you didn't say if she was throwing up at all but a lot of babies have sensitive stomachs its called gas-trick reflux and formula or breast milk can irritate them."
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
I'm with Kem (welcome back—we're all waiting to see the pictures). "Dire rear" looked pretty suspect to me at first, but I've been persuaded that it's an authentic usage for some people.
Yeh, the pictures. They're in my camera, which is in my backpack, which is in the Bureau des objets trouvés of a French regional bus company. I'm hoping they'll return the backpack and its contents sometime this year. It's no accident that the English word "bureaucracy" was borrowed from French.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
kem wrote:
"Dire rear" has been proposed at least twice on this forum.
you said it was proposed twice.. how come it was proposed twice?
does this mean that the first attempt was disregarded or let's just say that some are not in favor of it?
That would be le bureau des objets trouvés of the regional bus company of an excellent wine-growing region I presume.
Dire rear is analogous to Peter's direbolical. I poked around for other dire substitutions. Without pushing too hard I came upon "dire meter" for diameter, which doesn't make much sense, and "dire metrically opposed" which does. On the other hand, might the "dire meter" of a circle provide an index of its circumstance? Also found another form recalling Peter's classic "direbollockal".
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How do I know 2 years down the line I might go for a job and they google (Online footprint) my name and notice the lack of harmony with other posters? Or indeed they may have participated themselves and be dire metrically opposed.
(http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index. … ikaze-bid/)
Gamer flamer site from the UK
he cheats and is totally direbollical when he don't cheat is little weedy face off!
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you said it was proposed twice.. how come it was proposed twice?
does this mean that the first attempt was disregarded or let's just say that some are not in favor of it?
What it means is that at least two people reported it, the second probably not realizing the first had done so. There isn't a formal admission or acceptance/rejection procedure here: we talk about submissions, and sometimes somebody will say "this seems eggcornish to me" or "I think it misses real eggcornhood for x,y or z reasons". Then once in a while the power that bes (Chris Waigl?) comes through and picks a few to put into the "database". But there is a whole lot of good stuff that is just buried in the forum. The best way to find it is to use the second search engine (the google search) from the Database page.
I'm describing what is (as far as I know), not necessarily what should be. As things are, nobody should take non-appearance in the database as indicating unworthiness of a submission, or as a rejection of any sort. Inclusion there does mean that somebody with some authority liked it.
Last edited by DavidTuggy (2009-10-16 20:12:49)
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
David's last post was in response to a query by jero12. I'm pretty sure that jero is one of a new breed of spammers who join forums and make quick, often inane or pointless posts in order to leave a commercial link in their signature (which I don't seem to have the access to delete without voiding the whole post—jero's link is for a UK debt collection agency about which many people online have made disturbing allegations). I've deleted most of these, but I left jero's because I wanted to have an example I could point Chris to. In the meantime, his question is probably one being asked by genuinely interested newcomers to the forum, so David's reply is no doubt useful.
"Eva"—using the very suspicious "Cashusloans" handle—has also piqued my interest, but so far "she" hasn't posted a commercial link.
Last edited by patschwieterman (2009-10-17 14:37:40)
I've long been a fan of The Dire Rear for diarrhoea – Terry Pratchett uses it, in the mouth1 of the barely literate Nanny Ogg, in Witches Abroad.
I'm pleased that it's also been seen in the wild. With an eggcorn as homophonous as this, you wouldn't necessarily know if you heard it in the wild; you'd have to see it written down to be sure.
But regarding the question
Are you sure these aren't doing it for fun rather than really thinking this was correct?,
does something always have to have been seen 'in the wild' in order to be an eggcorn? Can a deliberately created implicit mock-rationalised etymology of a pun never be an eggcorn? A critter is still a critter, even if we only know it from domesticated examples…
It strikes me that, by analogy with malapropisms, a domesticated eggcornish word or phrase, even if only created for fun, could still be an eggcorn. I'd argue that even if Nanny Ogg were the only source of 'the dire rear', it should still qualify; after all, Mrs Malaprop was also a fictional character, but her utterances are just as much malapropisms as those of my mother-in-law (who, weighing twentysomething stone, is a woman of enormity) such as consistently using 'Pacific' for 'specific'.
Or am I describing an oggcorn here… ?
1 (to be accurate, the pencil – she's writing a postcard home.)
Can a deliberately created implicit mock-rationalised etymology of a pun never be an eggcorn?
I think it could. It wouldn't be an eggcorn for the punner, since it is not uttered with the belief that it is standard English. But someone hearing the pun could believe that it was the correct expression and, when the person eventually used it, it would become an eggcorn. We have discussed rotten eggcorns previously in connection with "old-timer's disease:" http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=3475
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Here I must admit that whenever I hear someone say, e.g., "Diary of Anne Frank" or "Diary of Samuel Johnson", I hear it as "Diarrhea Anne Frank", etc. Should I seek psychiatric help, or will frequent venting on Eggcorn Forum be sufficiently therapeutic (Imodium hasn't helped)?
Professional help, definitely. But first remove the bullets from all the weapons in your house and take them to the local police station.
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kem wrote:
Same goes for "gastric/gas trick." Oddly enough, "gastric" and "gas" have unrelated derivations.
I ran into an example of "gas trick" today. It was clearly a pun, but it inspired me to look for "gas trick" as an eggcorn. I googled various things such as "gas trick distress", "gas trick ulcer", etc. By far most of the hits were puns. The few that seemed possibly eggcornish were transcriptions of spoken word media such as TV or radio shows. That usually means that the eggcorn, if any, comes from the transcriber, not the speaker. Given that closed caption transcribers must type at extreme speeds, interpreting verbal input, they come up with a lot of misspellings and mishearings, so we should be careful about attributing eggcornicity to their output. Here's a typical example, from a transcription of Jon Stewart's TV show:
when people get obese and they have the gas trick bypass surgery…
Having said that, I found one example that was neither a pun nor from a transcript—the same example kem gives in post #3 above! And there is a plausible eggcornish meaning connection. The "gas trick" could refer to tricks the gas plays on us, such as embarrassing us in social situations, or, in some contexts such as "gas trick bypass" or "gas trick sleeve", to tricks we use to cope with gas. So I'm not giving up hope that this fun substitution will end up on the official eggcorn list someday.


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In last week's editorial spot, we ran Eric Spaeth's thoughtful essay on zoning matters in Chestnut Hill. I found Spaeth's words thought provoking. He touched on the truly puzzling question swirling around the Hill when it comes to development. Why is it that wherever a development is proposed in the 19118 ZIP code, there appears a small group of near neighbors vehemently opposed to the project?
Those of us who work or have worked at the Local can grow weary of development stories. They have that all-too-familiar arc of tension between the developer, the community and the city.
For years I have known that Hillers' angst is not unique. When a group wanted to use part of New Covenant's campus on the border of Chestnut Hill for a homeless family shelter, the most outspoken and active opponents were the near neighbors in Mt. Airy whose properties abut the campus.
Despite the fact that there would have been a football field between them and the building – only part of which was to hold the shelter and which was to be limited to women and children – the neighbors mobilized in opposition. And they don't live in Chestnut Hill.
In his editorial, Spaeth offered an explanation for the recurrent strife between neighbors and developers. He suggested that the City of Philadelphia's zoning process is partly to blame for creating a feeling of disenfranchisement among residents. Philadelphia is known for its back-scratching approach to Council matters, and in an editorial this week, the Daily News took the city to task for allowing zoning to be co-opted by politics:
"But what the community wants too often doesn't matter when Council members can use their prerogative to take control over land use in their districts, even if it is at odds with the city's or neighborhood's interests."
The idea that Philadelphians are more disenfranchised than urban dwellers elsewhere contains an element of truth for me. Historically we have not been offered clear, fair and equal access to government. As many of us are aware, the Chestnut Hill Community Association was created to give a voice to the residents in zoning matters because of the councilmanic prerogative still prevalent downtown.
Often Hillers are criticized for having a sense of entitlement, as if there is a greater per capita arrogance on the Hill than other parts of the city. I've thought about that. Certainly there are times when it feels as though hyperbole could replace water – it is so free flowing from every corner.
A simple Google search for "fights over development," however, returned 271,000,000 results in .24 seconds. It is hardly a scientific survey. Similarly, the satirical newspaper the Onion published "Town Hall Meeting Gives Townspeople Chance To Say Stupid Things In Public" in 2007, humorously chastising people such as the Hillers we refer to as "near neighbors" for their objections to development.
While it might amuse some to read the Onion's biting prose on the topic, it struck me as one more sign that these issues are universal.
Spaeth is onto something about us, about how it feels to live in this city and about how we view our ability to affect our surroundings. Chestnut Hill might not be the den of pompous after all and it might benefit all of us to know it.
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On Friday we reported the start of the Real-time London event taking place at White Bear Yard. The event saw GoSquared provide participants with APIs from Amazon Web Services, Geckoboard, RabbitMQ, Twilio and Pusher to make something cool in just one weekend.
This evening that drew to a close with creative, but exhausted competitors gathered to show off what they made and victors to be announced. Hackers were encouraged to use as many of the available APIs available to construct their application and the show and tell was pretty impressive.
Each of the API providers chose its own winner. GoSquared went for a neat demonstration called 'GoCubed' as its champion. A light strip was programmed via an arduino to create a physical and visual representation of visitors to a site. Twilio chose Tring Tring, a voice enabled social roulette game (think Chat-roulette but in audio and not filled with images that are NSFW).
Pusher plumped for Shout JS, a fun application where users can phone in a sound and add it to a drum machine to create inventive beats. Geckoboard chose Many Pie Charts, a very ambitious live display of information that would eventually show graphics reminiscent of an LED message board and Rabbit MQ went for YouChoose, an application where friends watching videos on YouTube can text in song choices and cue up videos to watch together in real time. (Yes, that's a lot of Rickrolling right there.)
The overall Frankenstein prize went to Coupon Interest. This application noted how many visitors were looking at a product on a site, when that number hits a particular threshold, the vendor is notified and a coupon is sent out to those people. A lively and useful application, it worked right there for the judges in the room and was frankly a heck of a feat to make in just one weekend.
More generally the event was a fun one with a lot of younger participants getting involved. The youngest person to pitch was 10 year old Mark who created a web app along the lines of 20 questions with animal answers (and a little bit of help from Dad).
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As ever, a hack event provides the time and means to work on cool projects that might not get done alone or at work. Other clever ideas created this weekend included, data traffic measurement, live remote games of Pong, live site stats presentation, a nagging app to keep you awake named 'Girl friend' and many more.
Though there were prizes up for grabs, the participants appeared to be much happier just taking part in the hack and testing their coding mettle in a creative race against time. You can find all of the hacks in a handy list on the London Real-time website.
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Nokia has rolled out an update today for both HERE Drive Beta apps on the Windows Phone Store. Not only can Lumia owners rejoice at their turn-by-turn navigation solution being bumped to 2.2.2156.8, but so can all Windows Phone consumers since Nokia has a second version of its popular and well rated app for all other OEM smartphones on the Windows Phone Store. So what's new in the latest release?
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Ratpoison is a minimalistic window manager which can be controlled 100% through keyboard. It behaves like the terminal-multiplexer GNU screen. Every window is maximized to fit the whole screen, no pixel is wasted on stuff like borders or other decoration. The user can also "split" the screen into two or more frames in order to display more than one window at the time. For more information check the official homepage at http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/.
Ratpoison can be installed with package ratpoison, available in official repositories.
To use ratpoison as your windowmanager, you have to create/edit the file
Example .xinitrc:
# the black/white grid as background doesn't suit my taste. xsetroot -solid black # ratpoison is compatible with xcompmgr! now you can have real transparency xcompmgr -c -f -D 5 & #fire up ratpoison! exec /usr/bin/ratpoison
Using ratpoison
After X11 starts up you will see a black screen and a little textbox on the upper right of it that says "Welcome to Ratpoison" :)
Now type Template:Keypress and then
? to get a list of keybindings. If you are used to GNU screen, you will feel at home very soon.
You are able to define custom keystrokes and even override existing ones in
# overriding CTRL+t 'c' to start aterm instead of xterm bind c exec aterm
bind f exec firefox
So, if you type Template:Keypress and then Template:Keypress, ratpoison will fire up firefox.
Here is another .ratpoisonrc i'm using on my Computers:
exec xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr startup_message off escape C-z # make a screenshot alias sshot exec import -window root ~/screenshot-`date +%F`.jpg definekey top M-C-Print sshot #virtual desks gnewbg one gnewbg two definekey top M-l exec ratpoison -c "select -" -c "gprev" -c "next" definekey top M-h exec ratpoison -c "select -" -c "gnext" -c "next" #switch between windows definekey top M-j next definekey top M-k prev #apps unbind c bind c exec urxvt -tr #bind c exec aterm bind g exec gftp bind f exec firefox2
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Multiple workspaces
By default, ratpoison only has one workspace, but using a script called rpws (installed by default) you can have more.
Just edit your .ratpoisonrc, and add:
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You can also add binds to them, like this:
bind C-1 exec rpws 1 bind C-2 exec rpws 2 ...
That allows to access them with Template:Keypress Template:Keypress (assuming Template:Keypress as your escape key)
urxvt and xterm
Urxvt and xterm would not resize to a fixed number of pixels. Instead, it resize itself to multiples of its font's size, therefore, chances that there are unfilled gaps are high. To correct this, we can use the xterm/urxvt option internalBorder and set the border of ratpoison to 0.
A trial and error process must be done to find the exact number of internalBorder for each combination of resolution and font size. (the border of ratpoison must be set to 0 before doing the tests) The term command line option -b can be used to test for the correct number and then can be saved on the following files.
urxvt*internalBorder: 8 #change urxvt to xterm if necessary. Using the font terminus in urxvt at 14px size, 8 is the correct number here.
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Examples for launching programs when ratpoison starts. File
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Launch urxvt with a tmux session
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Napa Valley Museum presents this World Premiere Exhibit, inspired by the new book by Alex Prud'homme and Katie Pratt. The exhibit showcases rarely seen black and white photographs taken by Paul Child in France between 1948 and 1954. Featuring Paul's extraordinary photographs of Paris, Marseille and the French countryside after the Second World War, the exhibit will also include rare objects and intimate pictures of Paul's wife, Julia Child, long before she became a celebrity cookbook author and "The French Chef" on television. An Opening Celebration featuring Alex Prud-homme and Katie Pratt will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 5 to 8 pm.Tickets
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Auction-based Multi-Robot Coordination
The key to utilizing the potential of multi-robot systems is coordination. How can we achieve coordination in systems composed of failure-prone autonomous robots operating in noisy, dynamic environments? In this project, we have developed a novel method of dynamic task allocation for groups of such robots. We implemented and tested an auction-based task allocation system which we call MURDOCH, built upon a principled, resource-centric, publish/subscribe communication model. A variant of the Contract Net Protocol, MURDOCH produces a distributed approximation to a global optimum of resource usage. To date we have validated MURDOCH in two very different domains: a tightly-coupled multi-robot physical manipulation task and a loosely-coupled many-robot experiment in long-term autonomy. The primary contribution of this project has been to show empirically that distributed negotiation mechanisms such as MURDOCH are viable and effective for coordinating physical multi-robot systems.
IntroductionIn deciding who should do what in a robot team, we take inspiration from the distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) community. Specifically, we employ fitness-based auctions and a simple negotiation protocol. The concept of negotiation necessarily entails some form of task commitment, which can complicate system design and might hinder performance or fault-tolerance. However, a large class of tasks, especially those involving physical state, can benefit from the robots' willingness to commit. Furthermore, as we have demonstrated, task allocation based on explicit negotiation can be an effective and fault-tolerant method for controlling multi-robot systems. Thus, this project answers the challenge posed by Lynne Parker in 1998:
"[Negotiation-based] solutions have not been adequately demonstrated in situated agent (i.e., robotic) teams, which have to live in, and react to, dynamic and uncertain environments amidst noisy sensors and effectors, frequent agent failures, and a limited bandwidth, noisy communication mechanism."To address this challenge, we have developed a novel method of dynamic task allocation for groups of robots. We have implemented and tested MURDOCH, a general task allocation system based on a principled, resource-centric, publish/subscribe communication model that makes extensive (but efficient) use of explicit inter-robot communication. MURDOCH is a variant of the well-known Contract Net Protocol (CNP), and uses simple auctions to allocate tasks. Since our goal is not to exploit resources in a globally optimal fashion, but rather to investigate practical and efficient methods for allocating tasks to groups of autonomous and heterogeneous physical robots, we have built MURDOCH as a completely distributed system. As such, it offers a distributed approximation to a global optimum of resource usage which is equivalent to an instantaneous greedy scheduler. We have validated this system in two very different domains: a tightly-coupled multi-robot physical manipulation task and a loosely-coupled many-robot experiment in long-term autonomy. A primary contribution of this project is to empirically demonstrate that distributed negotiation mechanisms, such as MURDOCH, are indeed viable and efficient for coordinating physical multi-robot systems.
Communication ModelIn implementing distributed control systems for teams of robots, researchers typically resort to ad hoc communication strategies. These specialized strategies are often implemented as hand-crafted, task-specific communication graphs. While this model is well-suited to the design of special-purpose, single-task systems, it has not been demonstrated for the general case of controlling a large groups, in which the members dynamically form teams to accomplish different tasks as they are presented to the system. As an alternative to such special-purpose systems, we use a principled communication model based on publish/subscribe messaging, an instance of anonymous communication.
BackgroundThe unifying concept of publish/subscribe systems is that messages are addressed by content rather than by destination. This idea, often called subject-based addressing, is used to divide the network into a loosely-coupled association of anonymous data producers and data consumers. A data producer simply tags a message with a subject describing its content, and "publishes" it onto the network; any data consumers who have registered interest in that subject by "subscribing" will automatically receive the message. Data producers need not have any knowledge of which consumers, if any, are receiving their messages, and vice versa. This kind of communication represents a fundamental departure from the traditional unicast model. We have tailored this idea slightly so that when a message is published, it is addressed to a set of subjects, rather than just one. A data consumer will receive a message if the subjects in the message comprise any subset of the consumer's current subscription list. Although we have not optimized the subset matching algorithm in our implementation, others have investigated the topic.
Subject NamespaceThe first step in creating a publish/subscribe system is designating the semantics of the subject namespace. Analogous to deciding the layout of a database, the interpretation of subjects will heavily influence the rest of the system. In MURDOCH, since we are allocating tasks among a group of potentially heterogeneous robots, we use subjects to represent their "resources." Resources can be physical devices (e.g., camera, gripper, sonar), higher-level capabilities (e.g., mobile, door-opener) or abstracted notions of current state (e.g., idle, have-puck, currently-pushing-box). Thus, if we have a task that involves going to some location and observing it, we can reach the capable robots (who are otherwise unengaged) by addressing a message to the set {mobile camera idle}. Since messages are addressed to subjects and subjects represent resources, all inter-robot communication will necessarily be resource-centric, which we believe to be fundamental in achieving our goals. The robots never interact with each other by name and in fact have no explicit knowledge of each others' existence; rather they only communicate about tasks and all messages are addressed in terms of the resources required to perform those tasks.
Auction ProtocolAt the heart of MURDOCH lies a simple distributed negotiation protocol that allocates tasks via a sequence of first-price one-round auctions. The process is triggered by the introduction of a task to the system. The task could be introduced in many ways, including a human user, a cron-style alarm, or an already ongoing task. In every case, the auction proceeds in five steps:
The fact that the winner's contract is time-limited is an essential part of MURDOCH's fault-tolerant capabilities. Recalling the argument for "soft state", time-limited contracts provide a built-in timeout that can trigger fault detection and recovery. For example, if the auctioneer fails to receive an acknowledgment after sending a renewal, it can assume that the robot previously executing the task has failed and so it can reassign the task. Similarly, the task can be reassigned if the auctioneer finds that insufficient progress has been made. In either case, the previous winner will terminate task execution when its contract has expired without renewal.
Since each task will always be claimed by the most capable robot available at the time, MURDOCH acts as an instantaneous greedy task scheduler. Thus it suffers from the well-known problems of greedy algorithms; they are manifested in our domain as situations in which, although sufficient resources exist to achieve a given set of tasks, the order in which the tasks are presented causes resources to be exploited in a non-optimal manner such that not all the tasks are actually achieved. Centralized broker and matchmaker systems sometimes avoid this pitfall by analyzing concurrent tasks before allocating them. That kind of planning, however, will not help in the class of domains where individual tasks are input stochastically from some outside source, such as a human user.
Metrics can take many forms, with the restriction that each one, when evaluated in the context of a specific robot, should return a scalar "score" representing that robot's fitness for the task. A metric is usually defined as some function of the robot's current state, although in general, a metric could perform any arbitrary computation, including inter-robot communication. As an example, if the task under consideration is to go to a certain location and pick up an object, one possible metric is to compute the Cartesian distance from the robot's current position to the goal position, with a shorter distance scoring better. Multiple metrics can be defined for a single task, with the final score being some combination of the individual scores; we have experimented with combining metrics through both simple sums and weighted sums that allow for a prioritization of metrics. It is important to note that metrics, being functions of each robot's own sensor data, may not accurately represent the current state of the robots, possibly resulting in a non-optimal allocation of the task. Since finding an optimal allocation would require gathering global data, guaranteeing its accuracy, and centralizing control, we find our metric-based distributed approximation to be a parsimonious alternative.
Experimental ValidationIn order to validate our approach, we have performed experiments with MURDOCH on our Pioneer mobile robots in two different task domains.
The first domain, shown in Figure 1, is a tightly-coupled cooperative box-pushing task. The two pushing robots must push the large box to a goal location, but they cannot see over the box to the goal. So, a third robot, acting as a "watcher", guides the coordination of the pushers by continually auctioning new pushing tasks (e.g., "push-left-side-of-box", "push-right-side-of-box"). These tasks are automatically allocated by MURDOCH to the most capable pusher. If a pusher fails during the task, the systems degrades gracefully, with the other pusher picking up the slack (see videos for examples).
We are also interested in exploring long-term autonomy, in which the robots are awake and available for long periods of time, and can be dynamically tasked and retasked. To that end, we have experimented with MURDOCH in allocating a variety of loosely-coupled single-robot tasks to a group of robots over periods of time up to 3 hours (see Figure 2). The tasks are stochastically introduced, and eligible (and available) robots bid for them, with the most fit robot claiming each task. The tasks are relatively short-lived (less than 10 minutes), so over an entire experiment, each robot executes many different tasks. The robots in the group are heterogeneous, having a variety of sensors, including lasers, cameras, and tactile bumpers; each task requires a unique subset of these resources. Since the experiments run for a relatively long time, the robots automatically seek a charging station (and revoke their availability for future tasks) when their battery levels are low.
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Andrey Butov needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 714 designs submitted by 184 freelance designers.
We're seeking a brilliantly inspired, smart, highly polished, imaginative logo for a modern software company.
Antair is a modern software company based in New York City.
We design and build a variety of software products, ranging in everything from business applications to games, for a variety of platforms, including desktop, server space, as well as mobile platforms such as the iPhone and the BlackBerry line of devices.
We're seeking a smart, highly polished, high quality logo which would incorporate the brand name Antair
While the main site currently features a selection of our BlackBerry titles, please don't restrict the logo to the mobile space. Our business and product line is constantly evolving, therefore logos referring to mobile software or containing rendition of mobile devices will be rejected.
The deliverables should include the raw .PSD or vector-based file in a reasonably large size, as the logo may be used for large scale promotions.
- Should be ideal for use on a white/light background
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Prospect of the Week: September 25, 2012
Last season we introduced our Prospect of the Week award, an honor (virtually) given to one Tampa Bay Lightning prospect for their recent contributions on the ice.
While Cory Conacher won nearly every AHL award in which he was eligible last year, plus a Calder Cup, we're fairly certain he's got a printed copy of his Bolt Prospects Prospect of the Week write-ups stashed in his hockey bag to remind him what can come from dedication and hard work. In the paraphrased words of Ron Burgundy, we don't know how to put this, but this award is a kind of a big deal.
Now, whether or not the award smells of rich mahogany is up for debate, but we like it regardless.
At any rate, this week's BP Prospect of the Week award – the first of the season – goes to … Andrei Vasilevski, goaltender, Ufa Jr. (MHL - Russia).
We named Vasilevski the Lightning organization's top prospect after the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, in which the big Russian was the 19th overall pick and first goalie off the board. The Mississauga Steelheads took him in the CHL Import Draft the following week, but he couldn't come to terms with the Ontario Hockey League club despite an aggressive effort by the organization.
Vasilevski remained with the Ufa program in Russia and already has 10 games under his belt for their junior/MHL club – and he's won nine of them. Plus, the one he lost was a 1-0 decision to Nizhnekamsk Jr. – a team he shut out the day before, 5-0. In his last game on September 23, he backstopped Ufa Jr. to a 3-1 win over Perm Jr., making 26 saves in the process.
For the year, Vasilevski has a 1.60 goals against average and a .943 save percentage. Last year he had a 2.23 GAA with a .931 save percentage for Ufa Jr.
Vasilevski projects as a No. 1 NHL netminder in the future due to his athleticism, competitiveness, and ideal size (6'3"). It could be a year or two before the Lightning are able to bring him to North America, but they believe he'll be worth the wait. We do, too.
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From DGM:
Following the various comments on the guestbook, I can confirm that the Collectors Club will draw to an exciting, honourable close at Club50. Club 46 The Marquee 1972, (one of the best sounding shows of the RF/Boz/Ian/Mel line-up) will be the last audio-only release. The last four Collectors Club releases will be DVDs (possibly with accompanying CDs), of which the first of which, Club47, will be a DVDA with footage of two shows in Buenos Aires in 1994.
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By Lisa Capobianco
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New businesses could be sprouting up near Southington's Rave Cinema.
During a recent Planning and Zoning meeting, Chris Gagnon, a civil engineer of BL Companies in Meriden, proposed a preliminary plan to develop two grassy areas in front of the cinema into businesses. The proposed subdivision requests for three lots, with the large lot consisting of the cinema itself, and two separate lots, both of which are more than one acre. The Commission voted unanimously in approval of the plan during a recent planning and zoning meeting.
"What we're finding on many cinemas throughout the state and the country is that they were cited on pieces of property that were far larger than is required," said Gagnon, adding that the Southington Cinema fit that description. "We're relooking at allocating the land for these properties and this is one of a number of cinemas which will either be subdivided or which will have new retail parcels sited on the properties."
When investigating how the cinema lot was created in the first place, Gagnon said the lot was the result of combining all three lots. By converting the mega lot back into three lots, Gagnon said there is potential for retail or restaurant development.
"The proposed uses are intended to be in harmony with the cinema use," Gagnon, adding that there is not yet an exact plan yet. "A restaurant is conceivable."
Planning and Zoning Chairman Mike DelSanto said he feels excited for the possibility of a restaurant or store being developed near the cinema. DelSanto said the location serves as a good match for a new restaurant or store, especially since Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike is a "heavily traveled road" located near Interstate 84.
"The options are endless," DelSanto said during a telephone interview with the Observer. "Southington is open for business."
Gagnon said access to the three lots could involve widening or restriping the driveway in order to provide safe turning movements without adding any additional curb cuts.
Dinner and a movie; Businesses could come to Rave Cinema
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Here's an interesting app, WNM Live (Who's Near Me) is a social networking platform that allows users to engage in voice calls with other Windows Phone users, or people from different platforms. The ability to be anonymous will remind some of Chatroulette, an anonymous video chat site, except with the ability to view profiles and choose people to talk to.
Some of the app highlights include:
- Free Wi-Fi Phone Calls to other mobile & website users
- Free Text/Picture Messaging
- Live Stream where anyone can post
- View user profiles and photos
- Always anonymous - if you want to be
- 2nd place in Microsoft's WP7 App Challenge
- Available for other mobile platforms, the web, and as a Facebook app
While the features are certainly interesting, it's fairly obvious what a good number of users would use this app for. Then again, it's always nice to meet people around you who share the same interests, in this case it's Windows Phone. Searching users on gender, location and age is available. WNM also came 2nd place in Microsoft's WP7 App Challenge back in June earlier this year. Think of this app as the social side of "...I'm a WP7!", but taken to a more extreme level.
You can download WNM Live from the Marketplace, and check out the official website should you be interested for the experience on a larger screen.


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Zarre's painting
Colour is one of the deepest human biological expressions...I always carry within me the colours and forms of my ancestors.
Then, inspired by the Northern light and silence, added new hues to my palette. Living among colour and working with it, links me
with all the cultures throughout time.
an artist I am affected by reality and from that I create my own
colours, shapes and forms. It is through my paintings that I express
myself and my feelings. Poets create words. The whole becomes
richer and stronger when two worlds meet. Words and art. Pictures can
also create words in the same way words can create pictures. Both
take their inspiration from each other.
We live in an age of materialism and that is why I want my painting to
reach into the depths of people--to their souls. I want art and poetry to
create love and communication between people as a contrast to
violence and egoism.'


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I am thinking that it's only fair to return the favor and start calling this fair state 'Kennsylvania'--why should Kentucky always be the butt of the joke? I am pleased to report that once again I am back in the border town of Louisville for an entire week as the AP Exam reading has rolled into town once again, bringing with it legions of academics and high school teacher who all have one thing on their minds:
On my mind as well is one of my favorite LYSs ever: The Knit Nook. Now I would love this store even without the name, as my love of the word 'nook' is well-documented. But The Knit Nook has so much to recommend it: cool owners (Kristin and Cindy, a mother/daughter team), an ultra-friendly clientele, which includes a group of women who welcome you and make you feel like one of the gang (thanks for humoring me, ladies!), and of course, the yarn.
I can't tell you how nice it felt after a series of early morning planes, trains and automobiles to sit down and knit a spell with these ladies at the big table. Now I am usually not a fan of the big table. In some less welcoming stores it spells pure treachery: you walk in, everyone at the big table in the center of the room gives you the stink eye while the owner issues a lukewarm "...can I help you with anything?", and you feel so uncomfortable that you leave after a few moments, convinced that they are all talking about you, of which you can in fact be certain, because you yourself have been at the big table before and know The Drill.
None of that at the Knit Nook, it's not that kind of place. And I love that.
Are there LYSs on your circuit that have the same hospitable vibe going for it? Let's compare notes...


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1. "Go Back and Cite Your Sources!":
Finished more that, 50 Citations – Platinum Medal
2. "Back Up Your Data!"
Finished Task A, B & C - Gold Medal
3. "Organize Your Research!"
Finished Task A, B, C, D & E - Platinum Medal
I'm afraid that is where I got side-tracked. I wanted to finish "Expand Your Knowledge" but never made it to that catagory. I am going to work on it as I have time. I needed to go through that one as it has things that I have not tried yet. The timeline and Google Maps were the two I hoped to get done. I read with great interest Miriam's "Using Timelines" post over at AnceStories. She even provided a copy of the template she used. Thanks Miriam! I want to walk through it for myself.
I feel like it has been a big success for me even though I did not complete all the catagories I wanted to. I have entered well over 100 citations. When I found that I was missing a census, I searched for it, got it cited properly, and now have very few holes in the continuity of census resources for a great deal of the Alexander file. I do have to say that RootsMagic4 makes it pleasant to enter source material. I can't take all the credit:o) (Thanks Bruce!) I also have so much of the Alexander materials, both digital and hard copy organized as well. The games were very successful for me and my research.
A big thanks to Thomas. As always, wonderfully done.


text: Don't Let the Weeds Win March 11, 2011 07:56 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Pam Smith By now, you have probably heard horror stories about corn fields that resemble golf courses, abandoned cotton fields choked with pigweed and waterhemp so thick you can barely see soybeans. Weed control has become more than worrisome. "The worst may be yet to come if growers can't accept the changes necessary to keep herbicide tools viable," says Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed specialist. "Unfortunately, it seems to take an outbreak of resistance to change habits." It sounds almost old-school, but weed scientists agree that the time has come to go back to the basics. Think of it as devising an integrated approach that uses multiple practices to manage weeds rather than just kill them. Bryan Young, a Southern Illinois University weed scientist, says weeds will win if farmers continuously use a specific herbicide, cropping pattern or cultural practice. Weed warriors practice diversity. "Glyphosate made life easy. Now we must learn how to farm in a manner that attempts to preserve all herbicide technologies," Young says. Use these tips: Develop an integrated weed management system that includes herbicides with multiple sites of action and uses non-chemical weed control tactics where practical. Reduce early weed competition with burndown and/or pre-emergence applications of a residual herbicide. Scout regularly to respond to weed population changes. Use crop rotation to diversify herbicides. Rotate herbicide-tolerant traits or use herbicide-tolerant stacks to alternate nonselective and selective herbicides. Rotate herbicide site of action and use multiple sites of action to reduce selection pressure. Use full herbicide rates. Follow label directions and play close attention to rate and timing. Back to news


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Killer Wine Glass Set: 7 Unique Glasses for 7 Deadly Sins
The eerie similarity between the color of red wine and that of blood has inspired everything from poems to plays and eerie red wine glasses, and now drives the design of these distinctive pieces of clear custom crystal. Each glass in the set is designed to represent one of the seven so-called deadly sins, from wrath and greed to lust and envy.
Bulges, bends, black chains, cut corners and creative charms turn these otherwise ordinary wine glasses into strangely compelling works of mad genius from creative designer Kacper Hamilton.
Associated images depict characters, costumes and settings reflecting the intention of each glass in an intentionally theatrical manner. The limited-edition handmade series comes in a simple wooden box with a see-through glass top, making the entire red wine glass collection as funky to display as the glasses are fun to use.


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If you want an international news source, check out Guardian Weekly (British, for those of you who don't already know). Personally, I'm right-leaning, so I find the left-leaning slant an interesting corrective.
Iraq crisis irritations
- People who say "it's all about oil".
- Ill-informed Americans like mglazer, who forget that the U.S. has never beaten anyone stronger than Mexico without allies.
- Fellow Europeans who use anti-Americanism as a socially acceptable way to express xenophobia.


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A Brilliant Marketing Idea… sounds great but what is it? Is it the idea that results in the mailman ringing your doorbell, signaling in a caravan of postal workers with mounds of letters (all in response to your latest advertisement)? Is it the idea that brings a 20% response rate on your direct mail campaign?
Surely these ideas would be considered brilliant marketing ideas…right? Well, maybe. It depends on the costs incurred generating the response. If the cost of the marketing was greater than the income it generated, it doesn't matter how great the response, it's not very brilliant.
The following ideas will get you started marketing brilliantly in no time!
Print (or stamp) something on your business card that will prompt the holder to contact you (and/or to keep the card). Examples: "Return this card for a FREE loaf of bread" (baker), "10% off on next purchase" (retail store), "Send for your FREE copy of our Special Report: Brilliant Ideas for Marketing Your Small Business" (small business marketing specialist).
Success means standing apart from the competition. This is done by developing (and promoting) your value-added services. If you don't think you have any, think again…and then if you still don't, develop some! (Sometimes it is something you are already doing/offering, but you just haven't recognized it as a value-added service or product.) Example: With each printing order, you also get free design consultation services.
Use all company forms to promote your business–it costs no more to design them with promotions than it does to design them without! Examples: On your stationery, list your services or products, your value-added features, and/or the benefits of doing business with your company.
Use the left-hand side of the envelope to motivate the reader to open it and to read what's inside. Example: What's inside for YOU? 10 Tips for Marketing Your Business!
Design and create a FAX coversheet that not only identifies the person who is to receive the FAX, but also promotes your business. One brilliant idea is to include your current promotion. Example: A hotel could promote a "$66 Weekend Ski Package."
Your voice mail recording should market your business. Example: "Thank you for calling The Rocking Chair – Mountain View's largest antique and collectables shop. At the corner of Main and Sylamore, we're open 10-6 seven days a week. Please leave a message, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can."
Business professionals are frequently asked "what do you do?" Practice your 10 second answer to this question; be sure it includes the benefits your business provides to your customers. It should also identify the customers you are looking for. Example: "I work with small businesses, sales professionals, and entrepreneurs. I provide them with inexpensive ideas for promoting their businesses and for serving their customers so they promote their business too.


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After scores of hearings since last summer, the Council Sewer Review Commission is looking to put the ball back in the court of the Warwick Sewer Authority, yet make them answerable to the council and the mayor.
On Monday, commission chairman Ed Ladouceur circulated a draft of enabling legislation that will need General Assembly approval to be enacted. The legislation is the second major product of the commission that was created following Ward 8 Councilman Joseph Gallucci's call for a revenue bond so that the sewer system could be expanded. Earlier this year, the council approved $56 million in revenue bonds, of which $33 million is to be used to bring sewers to six neighborhoods, with the balance going to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant to meet demands for the increased removal of nitrogen and phosphorus and to raise the Pawtuxet River levee. Work on the plant has been partially funded and is ready to start. Sewer extension construction wouldn't start until next year.
From the start, the commission has also looked at authority practices and governance with the aim of equitably distributing cost and providing accountability. One of the first issues the commission identified was the existing linear foot assessment. The per-foot rate is applied to the number of feet of pipe alongside a property.
The inequity of the system is no more apparent than with identical homes where one property owner is paying twice and even more than the neighbor. Initially, the commission favored equally dividing the cost of a project between all those who would have access to the sewers. Estimates put that cost at about $22,000 per household.
However, after hearing testimony from the owners of small lots that this would be unfair to them, Ladouceur talked of a hybrid between linear footage and unit cost.
But that's not what the commission has come up with. Rather, the proposed enabling legislation calls on the sewer authority to amend its rules and regulations within the next year. Those regulations would set a system for assessment and presumably a dollar amount based on project bids.
"It's not our job to micro-manage," said Ladouceur. "It has to have the oversight from the council and the mayor."
Under the plan, the council and the mayor would have to sign off on the rules and regulations. In addition, the Sewer Authority would be called on to make quarterly reports to the council.
Also, Ladouceur sees the touchy issue of a connect-capable fee charged to those with access to sewers, but choosing not to, as coming under rules and regulations. The authority has pressed for a fee on the premise that the sewers are a resource and that all capable of using them should share in their cost.
Although Ladouceur argues for sewer expansion to broaden the base of 21,000 users and thus share in the cost of operations, he's not sold on a connect-capable fee.
"I'm not warm and fuzzy with connect-capable fees," he said.
Ladouceur is also looking for greater focus on controlling costs, whether it is streamlining operations or tightening up construction bids and reducing cost overruns. He further wants to reduce costs by lowering the interest rate on assessment payments. An extension of payments from 20 to 30 years is also being seen as a means of easing the burden on the homeowner.
"We know there are hardship cases out there," he said. Programs to assist people are on his agenda.
Ladouceur knows there will be opposition. He heard it at numerous commission meetings.
"These naysayers are not telling the whole story," he said of those who argue septic systems can deal with the problem.
His answer is that septic systems can be as costly and need replacement in 25 years if homeowners are lucky. Sewers are there for good.
"I'm not convinced there's any perfect way. But I believe this problem has to be addressed today in the fairest way possible," he said.
Ladouceur hopes to have the council approve the enabling legislation on Monday.
Eddie Ladouceur has turned into a Scottie disciple.......don't debate the issues and give truthful answers but attack anyone who questions you. Eddie that tactic won't work.
What does this mean "Those regulations would set a system for assessment and presumably a dollar amount based on project bids." Are we back to splitting the cost equally? or does this mean you haven't figured out a price method yet.
Glad to see Ed Ladouceur tackling the difficult issues that my neighbors and I asked him to when he first knocked on our doors months ago. We want sewers, we need sewers, and we have been promised them since the mid 1990's. It's time for action, so either come up with a better plan or get the hell out of the way!
I moved to Warwick about fifteen year's ago to start a family in this beauitful city and was told that sewers would be coming in acouple of years. I'm still waiting. Ed Ladouceur told me that the first project he would address is getting Sewers in .Ed understands that the Highland Beach area is in need of sewers. With septic systems failing and cespools outdated. There is a small group of people fighting him the whole way. I want to say that your not speaking for us( HIGHLAND BEACH). I want sewers, people in this area want them and we need them. The time is now! This is a challeging task and we are grateful that we have Ed Ladouceur in our corner. We support you Ed ! Please keep up the good fight.
Cesspools are outdated. We in Highland beach have a serious problem with the current system. We have pumping trucks on weekly basis smelling up the neighborhood. The leakage has to have an effect on our soil and our most beautiful resource, the bay.
Ed Ladouceur is supporting on what absolutely needs to happen. We have lived in our house for 12 years- no dishwasher- constant sess pool problems- ability to put in septic tank?- next to impossible and very pricey (have gotten quotes)- making a re-sale completely not worth it in any capacity.
This shouldn't be up for debate- yes, it will cost money. Please keep in mind the future and your surrounding environment. Don't be selfish about this and just focus on the price it is to you! Having sewers is the cleanest way to keep our area up to date and future friendly for years to come. It really is disgusting and ancient having a sess pool. Most people don't even understand how this is still possible- and either do I. Please understand this is not an individual fight- its a community support that is needed. Stop thinking about yourself and realize that this is what needs to happen. Support Ed as he supports us.


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The problem with that is in many cases there are no alternatives. If you do that, you end up making sure more patients don't get access to the drug (you suddenly restrict brand) and more people suffer. It's no longer hurting just the people who can't afford/get brand medication - you're hurting the people who were on brand prior to this mess.
I do however like the shortened duration of patents idea. That'll ensure the patients still have access to needed medication but the company will feel the sting of pulling these kinds of things when generics get released by other companies (which in turn would give greater access to patients who couldn't afford/use brand medication).
However, flashing lights isn't always about warning about a cop ahead. There are many other legitimate reasons:
- Flashing a Truck driver to let him know he can pass
- Warning of an accident ahead
- "Hey, you forgot your headlights and its 11pm!"
While its possible that he was warning for cops, in my travels (68mi commute to work, one way for many years) the majority seems to be safety over "speed trap!" How do you qualify intent?
So... JSTOR is a document version of piratebay but one that charges? (yes, I figure they probably have "rights" to the documents, but I still like to make that distinction)
I wonder how long before CA coffers start complaining that Amazon pulling the affiliate program is "stealing tax money" from the state. A similar argument (over a completely different thing, cigs) was happening here in Florida when our cigarette tax was boosted. When they started noticing lower tax income from the raise of prices coffers started calling people who quit smoking "tax cheats" because it was robbing the state of projected income. Yet, a month earlier, they were saying how good this tax was because it would get people healthier when they quit smoking.
Isn't it the citizens responsibility to pay taxes legally owned to their state? Here in FL we can buy anything we want online tax free but its our *legal responsibility* to report our purchases of untaxed goods past a certain ($500?) limit. Just because you're too lazy to do this doesn't mean that everyone else has to suffer.
Testicular Searching Apparatus.
I mean hell, its cheaper than the happy ending at some of the local massage parlors.
Joking aside, I kinda fear both equally. Al Qaeda not for their terrorist attacks but that every time they sneeze the TSA has to come out with some new way to make our lives hell. Gotta give props to AQ though, not many outside organizations can make our lives hell like AQ can and they aren't as powerful as they used to be. There are terrorist organizations that are far more deadly (ahem - Mexican drug cartels that are being ignored?) here in the US than AQ.
For cryin out loud, how many kidnappings you see in the US from AQ? Yet its happening in what feels like a monthly basis here in Florida and up in Georgia thanks to drug cartels.
I'm not sure the extent of it and you are right the terminology is wrong as I don't know the intent or outcomes of officers pull over people. I do know I've seen border patrol in Central Florida (they frequent the turnpike quite often). My understanding is they were allowed to operate up to 100mi from actual borders which I figured why I saw them so far inland in central Florida. I've seen them pull over a lot of people when I drive the turnpike daily from Ocala to Orlando to go to work but I don't know the capacity of border patrol doing the work. It could be that 5% is actual border related activities and the rest is just general police work that they are helping out with.
Lately theres been an uptick in ICE/Board Patrol in Orlando in the past 6mo or so but I've seen a huge surge in the turnpike on my own over the past couple of years. Back in '09 it was a border patrol car every month and before I moved back to Orlando from Ocala it was 3-4 times a week in multiple locations.
I can see border patrol around Orlando International Airport but beyond that it doesn't make much sense to me.
I can actually see people getting "obstruction of justice" charges for faking ICE seizures. Government doesn't like being wrongly accused for something anymore than the average person. Enough people try fake seizures trying to water down the discussion (trying to make people think most seizures are fake, invalid, whatever) and someone will notice and start keeping track. I'm trying to find case-law of a similar thing I read related to wrongful seizure claims. I remember seeing something about a (dope) dealer in town getting busted for claiming to an undercover that he's been busted when in fact he hadn't. If I remember correctly it got pretty far before it got dropped in lieu of a few more serious charges but it sparked some debate here in Florida year or so ago.
I beg to differ. In my area (Orlando, FL) asking about "ICE websites seizures" get more "what's a website" than "who's ICE" responses. I don't know about where you live but ICE is extremely well known for doing impromptu pull-overs in my area asking for "papers."
Actually, a lot of people probably wouldn't be surprised. You hear about ICE at least every other day on the news here.
Just adding a little perspective to the "what the hell ICE is" comment. Outside of the domain seizures.
I think the point he was trying to make (though not very clearly) was the following.
Airplane + thin aircraft aluminum + maximum flight altitude + metal bullet = explosive decompression & high-likely hood of crash.
Now I'd be for guns on planes by passengers if each was required to carry 'non-penetrating' ammo (i.e. rubber bullets, etc..) when coming onto a plane but I agree that having penetrating bullets on something that is pressurized is generally a bad idea. Granted a 9mm bullet might not penetrate the fuselage (though can cause a lot of damage through ricochet) but I wouldn't doubt a larger caliber couldn't. Keep in mind, these aren't military craft we are talking about, they aren't armored.
As easy as it may sound to just show prior art, it can be quite complicated and years before the suit even gets to that point. "Prior art" isn't an immediate end to a patent lawsuit and the suit can drag for years, stifling innovation and freezing research during that time due to costs and any injunctions in place.
Example 1:
The above lawsuit filed Oct 19th 2007 just completed not long ago (Aug 2010) ref: http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-txedce/case_no-2:2007cv00447/case_id-105833/
Another one (not prior art, but obviousness) is detailed here: http://www.patenthawk.com/blog/2009/12/actually_factual.html
The case looks to be opened in May '07 and decided in Dec '09.
My point is, even if a case is open and shut its rarely a quick or cheap process. In many cases (If I had more time I'd start outlining more citations) the cost of managing such cases can quickly deplete funds that were originally intended for research, innovation, etc.
In my opinion this is clear abuse of the patent system, once you get past the moral outrage of "ZOMG! WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN!?"
No matter where you are on the patent debate, if the claim is legit then its legit until the law is changed. Many people would rather express outrage than actually try to get the laws changed, but that's a whole 'nother issue.
I second that, now I don't have to use the 'block app' button. I can just clean up facebook using greasemonkey! Thanks Facebook!
I love the 'block app' and 'ignore app' buttons. I probably have 80-100 apps blocked on my facebook profile because I really don't want to do quizes, get pillows thrown at me or whatever the latest 'annoy everybody' craze is.
Maybe I'm just old and cranky.
I've noticed this myself. Its interesting how popular Orkut got in places like Brazil but MySpace and FaceBook exploded in the US and Europe. I believe that other services (can't remember their names) also had the same type country-specific growth. It'd be nice to see an analysis on this.
I wonder why, maybe the way Orkut works seems more natural to Brazil than Facebook or Myspace.
One more thing, I know you didn't say exact. You said 'one of the.' I don't want to seem like I'm putting words in your mouth nor am I here to argue your point of view on the matter. I just thought now would be a good time to post my views and experiences. I could be totally way off in what I've seen.
By the way, one of the reasons that prescriptions drugs are so expensive is because we get insurance involved. If people had to pay the true cost, the supply/demand would adjust to market pressures. Do you somehow think that Government is just going to pay whatever it takes to get you whatever drugs you want? That sort of utopia doesn't exist. Money is money, markets are markets, and politics are politics. Except now instead of the drug makers responding naturally to market pressures, they withhold product, make backroom deals, and black markets will develop in place of the free market. Quality will decline and market/consumer based incentives will disappear.
Sort of. There is a lot more going on in Drug pricing than you think. I've worked in Biotech and Pharmacy for around 10 year or so (disclaimer, only in IT) and I've heard, seen and spoken with various people in the know over the years to get an overall idea that insurance isn't the exact reason for high RX prices.
From my (limited) experience, what I believe (and witnessed) has caused the price to go up is as follows;
.Research plays a huge part in drug costs for the first year or so. The majority of specialty (the sector I'm in) meds like Cancer, HIV and various chronic disease treatments are insanely expensive to produce. In the majority of cases for specialty, drug companies loose money in the first year and start gaining (depending on how good the drug is and how the side effects are) profit in the 2nd to 3rd year.
.corporate espionage, I've only seen this in one case where a large pharma company poured millions into research for a cancer treatment and a general generics company stole the formula and patented it prior to the original company patenting the drug. The company that stole the formula managed to get away scott free and original company ended up loosing millions poured into research.
.fda denied drugs and abandoned research, these are drugs the companies spent millions on and either came up with a drug that did not pass fda approval or eventually gave up due to bad side effects, high death rate, etc.
Now that's not to say back-handed deals, forumulary deals, lock-outs and what-not do not effect drug prices. I'm just saying that there are other factors that effect price and the 'naughty stuff' isn't the sole reason (or in some cases, the only reason) drug prices are expensive.
I've seen enough dirty deals to make me sick. I'm also one to believe that a PBM owning a Specialty pharmacy (or any pharmacy for that matter) is a HUGE conflict of interest. I've had personal experience in this and its amazing how badly the patient can get screwed.
One of the more positive things I've seen in our for-profit health-care system is Patient Assistance Funds. Where either community or drug companies fund non-profit companies that help pay the patients co-pay if they cannot afford the medication. Of course it has its own issues but for the most part seems to be in favor of the patient.
I've found stories about Canada hit and miss. It seems to be more about personal experience.
For example, an old boss of mine moved down here because his wife had a long wait time for cancer treatments up in Toronto. It wasn't the only reason but was part of the drive to come to the US. He said that mostly healthcare is easy to obtain unless its something expensive or something that has limited specialists in that area.
Compare that to another friend who has been a Canadian resident for the past 8 years (was US-born) and has prostate cancer. He's had no issues getting timely appointments and great medical care.
In my opinion, no healthcare system is perfect. Even the best healthcare system still has people who run it. Get a bad case-worker? You might be in for a rough ride. Get a good case-worker and it might be smooth sailing.
A good healthcare plan can do a lot to improve both the economy and general well being of citizens if done right. What does done right mean? I have no clue. :)
Right off I disabled twitter updates (except for trophies) for foursquare. People don't seem to mind the occasional location tweet (it happens about once a month or so with me) but when I follow people that seem to spam where they are every 10min, I'll unfollow.
It'd be nice if it had an option for limited tweets/fb updates right from the get-go and if you wanted more you could select that option.
I'll admit though, I like foursquare. I've found a few neat places thanks to friends.
I agree, same with the IRS too. Oh, wait..
Of course there is a huge difference but just because its a free opt-in service doesn't excuse Google here, especially with their commitment to privacy. The same also wouldn't be said for people who use Google checkout (free, btw) and Google suddenly and accidentally exposed their credit cards. I mean its a free service so those with exposed credit cards should be at fault, right?
Problem I see with the whole 'if you don't like it, don't use it' crowd is that they don't think privacy has any value. While I don't agree that a class-action lawsuit is appropriate in this case, I don't think that people should just dismiss the possible implications, at the very least this should cause people to question Google. I do think the way they approached the issue publicly and quickly worked on fixes was better than many other companies.
This is a greater issue than people may think, HIPAA could have been violated to a degree. Don't think so? Google could have exposed patients who have emailed doctors who specialize in HIV, Cancer and other treatments. While I deal with HIPAA on an ongoing basis in IT, I'm not sure of the ramifications of this.
Also, what if this happened for those users who do pay for Google services like Google Apps? While Buzz isn't active for business (maybe for this very reason) what if you realized your competing vendors suddenly noticed via buzz that you are also emailing their rivals?
Yes, this treads in WHAT-IF territory and is very unlikely. Yes, if you don't like the possibility of your private information getting out, you shouldn't use a free service. That being said, what gives you any idea that paid services are more secure with your info just because you gave them money?
I don't actually have any recommendations or insightful/helpful stuff to say other than my thoughts. Privacy issues like this is so far beyond my expertise but even as a generally happy Google user I don't think they should get a free pass on issues like this just because I like their service.
Question companies just like you should question the government.
I think this has to do with existing laws that do now allow companies to do business with known/suspected terrorists, embargoed countries, etc...
Unfortunately I seem to have a hard time finding such law (I know I've seen it before though) since my google-fu seems to be failing me.
So take my comment with a grain of salt...


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UPDATE – St. Regis Man Shot to Death by Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Identified [AUDIO]
The Sanders County Coroner has released the name of the suspect who was fatally shot by a Montana Highway Patrol trooper. Anastasia Burton, Deputy Communications Director for Attorney General Tim Fox released a statement on Friday afternoon.
"The victim was identified as Howard Curtis Martin, 62," Burton said. "An investigation by the Division of Criminal Investigation at the Montana Department of Justice revealed that after Martin, who was armed, left his home in St. Regis, he called a family member while officers were searching for him. He told her that he had a law enforcement officer in the cross-hairs of his scope, and indicated he was on a ridge near his home."
Burton continued, and revealed the name of the Montana Highway Patrol Trooper who fired the fatal shot.
"During an armed encounter with officers, the suspect wouldn't follow commands to drop the rifle," Burton said. "The initial investigation indicates that the suspect raised the weapon towards officers at which point he was shot and killed by Montana Highway Patrol trooper Adam Gane of Missoula. Trooper Gane has seven years of law enforcement experience, two with the Montana Highway Patrol. He is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation."
Burton said the investigation is continuing.
"The investigation is continuing today with four DCI agents at the scene," Burton said. "It's expected that the work will be completed by sometime today (Friday). The investigation itself will continue over the next few weeks, and once its done, the findings will be turned over to Mineral County Attorney Marcia Boris, who will schedule a coroner's inquest."


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Defense goes cold this time
Hubert Mizell,
The St.Petersburg Times
, published 1 January 2001
Another cold day in hell. Not a stunner, really, seeing an erratic Tampa Bay offense perish in an Eagles deep freeze. Sunday's larger shock, assuring Bucs devastation, was their renowned defense, with four Pro Bowlers, being knocked out by the solitary punch of Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb. Rocky Balboa lives!
Bucs tackling went sour. Their rushes of a nimble, creative McNabb were inconsistent, ineffective and eventually inept. Warren Sapp became a New Year's Eve mute. Derrick Brooks got handled. Donnie Abraham was burned. Philadelphia's crowd, at least the notorious Veterans Stadium element, needed not to heave icy projectiles at the Bucs, a practice of the past. Instead, the patrons would gloat and even laugh. By halftime, it was becoming evident Tampa Bay didn't have a snowball's chance. "They outhit us, which really hurts," Tony Dungy said. "Our pressure on McNabb was disappointing. When, late in the first half, we allowed the Eagles two quick touchdowns, going into a tough wind, it was a critical flaw."
Deadly, really. Tampa Bay's coach is a defensive whiz. Dungy can be guilty of tolerating too much mediocrity from his offense, setting lukewarm goals, but from the D his expectation is excellence. That's the department where the Bucs spend the most money on players. Defense is their cornerstone. This time, it cracked.
"Philadelphia took it to us," Pro Bowl safety John Lynch said. "Early, it seemed we'd come to play really hard. Tackling was crisp. After that turnover (Bucs quarterback Shaun King's fumble), the Eagles scored and then we allowed them to immediately come back and get another touchdown, driving it down our throats. It hurts that we didn't match their intensity. After that horrible stretch before halftime, we never again tackled up to our standards. We blew assignments. I have trouble believing Philadelphia is a superior team to us, but this time they were much the better."
McNabb, an NFL sophomore, peppered the Bucs with efficient, short passes. Then, when Tampa Bay began to defensively splinter, the 24- year-old Philly hero used his blurring scrambling to bite huge chunks out of Tampa Bay's defensive soul. They're still post-season road kill, these Bucs who openly expected to be Super Bowl XXXV contenders. Not only 0-20 in chilling temperatures, but 0-5 in playoff games away from Tampa.
Sapp, a blustery man known for QB sacks and colorful oratory, was a Sunday shutout on field and off. He couldn't get to McNabb. After the 21-3 failure, by the time reporters were admitted to Tampa Bay's dressing room, Sapp was gone. Sans comment. Oh, the fatal quiet. Chidi Ahanotu admitted being affected by the zero chill factor. "I was shivering," said the defensive end from Cal-Berkeley. "Just couldn't shake the cold."
Meanwhile, McNabb kept shaking the Bucs. "Last season, when we beat Philadelphia (17-5) and sacked Donovan six times, you could see he was a kid with guts," Ahanotu said. "This time, he was outstanding. McNabb is going to have a lot of great days." "Our main thing was to keep McNabb in the pocket," Bucs defensive lineman Anthony McFarland said, "feeling he couldn't hurt us without doing it with scrambles. McNabb is similar to (Minnesota quarterback) Daunte Culpepper, a good passer who can also hurt you with his feet."
Sunday was some McNabb feat. "We lost control," Dungy said, "allowing McNabb to make so many third-down conversions. Too often, it was third-and-short plays. With the abilities of Donovan, it's bad news to keep allowing those situations to arise."
Defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, travel bags slung over shoulders, dragged himself toward a Sunday night team bus. Heading for the season's final flight home. Brokenhearted. Perplexed. "I would've bet my life that we would've stopped the Eagles on that (61-yard) drive, allowing them to score just before halftime, going up 14-3," Kiffin said. "That took a lot out of us. In the third quarter, having dug ourselves a big hole, we needed a quick three-and-out performance against McNabb, but instead we would allow the Eagles to control the clock 12 1/2 minutes to our 2 1/ 2. When the fourth quarter began, they had taken over entirely. We didn't have our usual intensity. Didn't tackle like we usually do. I don't know why. Our defensive line didn't get much pressure on their quarterback. I don't know why. McNabb is good. An effective passer. Outstanding scrambler. But we did ourselves in by not having enough intensity, with poor tackling and by eventually losing control."
Guilty verdict for all.


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This could be a debate and I would like to hear what you guys think.
Bradley left, great for him. Bevell stayed, great for us. Or is it? In your opinion, if you were to lose one, which one would you want to leave? We had a great defensive year, but how many games did we lose on last drives or give up the lead late in the game? How many games did our offense not get going, maybe poor play calling or execution and pull out wins on last minute drives? This is really tough, as the only game we lost was SF by 7 pts, credit to who Defense or Offense?


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The restaurant was a giant party as usual. What a great kick off to Fall!
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POMONA — A former Cal Poly Pomona journalism instructor will hold a book signing and give a talk Saturday about his life as a foreign correspondent.
David C. Henley of Newport Beach will speak at 1 p.m. at the Pomona Public Library, 625 S Garey Ave,. Pomona.
Henley roamed the world as a correspondent for numerous publications and recently wrote "From Moscow to Beirut: The Adventures of a Foreign Correspondent." The book details his narrow escapes from dangerous locales throughout the world.
He is a trustee of Chapman College.