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L2 cache Problem.........Help for AMD 400 MHZ medik2000 New Member My 400 is overclocked to 450 usin 4.5X100 at 2.5V. To run successfully I have to disable the L2 cache in the bios. Is there anyway around this? It seems to be very stable but i dont like this decrease in performance. Thanks IsometriX New Member Do you have to run at 2.5v to stay stable? I have a K6-2 400 o/c'ed to 450 running on 2.3v ....it is very stable...try stepping down the voltage it may not help your cache problem but its a whole lot better for the CPU. ------------------ Iso B blinky New Member my k6-2 400 is stable at 450 (4.5 x 100) @2.3 v. However it's better to run them at 448 on a 112MHz bus if possible. Again, I can do it at 2.3v. What type of motherboard do you have ? It seems strange that you have to turn your L2 cache off even though you haven't changed the bus speed. Unless the extra heat from the processor is transferring the the cache chip and affecting it or more likely it's to do with the voltage. Try 2.3v , not only from my results but from what I've read this is the way to go. M medik2000 New Member I redid some things and I can get it to run at 420 MHZ with the L2 cache enabled. Its at 2.3V at 4X105. Could it be that im just not getting good cooling that it wont work. My asus temp stats say that im at 40 degrees. What do you think?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Ability vs Disability The perception that the able bodied have of the disabled is a complicated one as is revealed in the story Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. In it, he describes a man who had taken over the financial support of his family after the family business failed. It was a job he took seriously, and he diligently pursued advancements in order to provide his family with everything they needed and more. Since all was provided for, his family needed to do little more than simply survive from one day to the next. When Gregor Samsa returns home from his most recent road trip as a traveling salesman, he wakes in his room to discover that everything has changed. Eventually, he realizes that he has been transformed into a dung beetle. Suddenly, it takes all of his efforts simply to get out of bed. This he must...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Having won the last tournament, they’ll be looking to retain their title. In the 2015 tournament, they drew with Guinea, and Mali, but beat Cameroon to qualify for the next round. In the knockout stage, they beat Algeria and DR Congo before going on to win the tournament by beating Ghana on penalties in the final to win the tournament for the first time since 1992. Their manager is Michel Dussuyer. He’s been managing the title holders since 2015 and has experience in Africa having took charge of Guinea on three separate occasions (between 2002-2004, 2010-2013, and 2014-2015) and Benin between 2008 and 2010. Although this will be his second time managing in the tournament, he did work as an assistant coach under former manager Henri Michel at the 2010 edition. Key Player If I were to pick a key player, it would have to be former Chelsea player Salomon Kalou simply because of his experience, he has 83 caps for his country and will be appearing at his sixth Cup of Nations. One to Watch There are quite a few players to watch out for in this side such as Eric Bailly and Wilfried Zaha. Zaha will be making his debut for the national in this tournament, so my “one to watch” would be Zaha. Having won the tournament back in 1968 and 1974, they’ll be raring to add a third crown this time around. They got to the semi-finals last time out but lost out to eventual winners Ivory Coast. Despite drawing all their group matches, their results was enough to see them qualify for the next round as they had a better head-to-head record than Cape Verde. They then went on to meet their neighbours, Congo, whom they beat to reach the semi-finals. Their manager is Florent Ibengé. He led them to the African Nations Championship (not to be confused with the Africa Cup of Nations) title only last year and is currently combining his national job with his club role at AS Vita Club. His first taste of management came in China back in 2012 where he briefly took charge of Shanghai Shenhua but he is not leading his country in his second Africa Cup of Nations. Key Player Chancel Mbemba is key to this side as he is a solid player. Having been low on confidence this season, a national call up is just what he needs. Ability wise, he’s a good defender (as I’ve been told by TFF Newcastle’s Jack Pattison). Expect Mbemba to rock up in a tuxedo. One to Watch I’d put Elia Meschak as a “one to watch” as he could be a huge talent in the future. Given that he’s 20-years old, he has bags of potential. His international record extremely impressive aswell. He has five goals in eight caps for his country. Having only won the tournament once (1976), they will be vying to win the tournament for the first time in 41 years. Their last tournament was the 2013 edition which saw them fail to qualify for the next round, despite having the same record as Cape Verde with two matches gone. A goal towards stoppage from South Africa in their final group match saw them miss out. This time round, they’ll be seeking redemption. Hervé Renard will be overseeing the tournament with his side, just as he did with Ivory Coast, and Zambia and won the tournament with both sides. Could he make it third time lucky? Key Player Having only played eight times in the league for Southampton, Sofiane Boufal hasn’t shown his full potential but having seen his statistics along with his attributes of strength and dribbling, which would be useful when going on the attack, I have picked him out at the key player. He is also very capable of putting a good delivery into the box, which could come into use when trying to score from a corner, or free-kick. His only goal in the league this season came against Middlesbrough but expect him to assert his influence on games by delivering crosses into the box. The last time Togo participated in this tournament was back in 2013. That year, they reached the quarter-finals. Getting to the knockout round was difficult for them as they lost their first match to Ivory Coast. They beat Algeria in their next game and had a little help from Ivory Coast who beat Tunisia. Their final group game was against Tunisia, whom, they edged out on goal difference after a 0-0 draw. They agonisingly lost out to eventual runners-up Burkina Faso in extra-time in the next round. What could they be capable of this round? Their manager is Claude Le Roy who has experience in Africa which dates back to 1985-1988 when he oversaw Cameroon. He has since then managed Senegal (1989-1992), Cameroon again (1998), DR Congo (2004-2006) & (2011-2013), Ghana (2006-2008), and Congo (2013-2015.) Key Player Seeing that Emmanuel Adebayor has been included in the squad, his experience will be key to the side and given that he’s a free agent, he’ll be considered one one to watch for a host of who’ll be racing for his signature. I feel he could be their equivalent of Hal Robson-Kanu, given that he’s in a similar situation to what Robson-Kanu was in at Euro 2016. He went into the tournament as a free agent but his strong performances capped off by a wonderful goal against Belgium, which included a Cruyff turn, saw Premier League side West Brom snap him up. Predictions I reckon Ivory Coast will go through as group winners as I believe they’ll be raring to avoid an embarrassment which would see them fail to qualify for the next round. Should the two-time champions fail to qualify for the next round, that’ll no doubt hand other teams an initiative. Do I see them not qualifying? I highly doubt it. As group runners-up, I see either Togo or Morocco qualifying, as I don’t think DR Congo have what it takes to reach the next round. Whilst Morocco did win in 1976, Togo qualified for the quarter finals more recently in 2013, so on that fact, I would go for Togo to edge out Morocco. Whilst I don’t think DR Congo will qualify from group, I believe they would still have a say in proceedings. I picture them making it difficult for Ivory Coast like a side who are in a relegation battle and need to beat a side that are battling for a league title. So, that’s my preview. Which two sides do you think will qualify for the next round? Will there be a shock on the cards? Who will be top scorer of the group? Let us know on Twitter @OfficailTFF	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
M. Hunt - It's Time Y'all Know download flac We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy. I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand. Girl You Know It's True is a 1989 album that was the . debut of German pop group Milli Vanilli. It is a reconfigured and repackaged version of Milli Vanilli's Europe-only release All or Nothing for the . The album was a major success in the . producing five singles that entered the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, three of which reached the top position Take Your Time" lyrics. And I know it starts with "Hello" And the next thing you know you're trying to be nice And some guy's getting too close Trying to pick you up Trying to get you drunk. And I'm sure one of your friends is about to come over here 'Cause she's supposed to save you from random guys That talk too much and wanna stay too long It's the same old song and dance but I think you know it well. And it just tears my ass apart To know that you don't know my name (Man, fuck this!). Roxanne Shanté, lesbian) (Yeah, hey y'all, the hardest boy band in the world – D12!) it to commas Bitch, all my grandmas dead So ain't nobody prayin' for me, I'm on your head, ayy Thirty millions later, know the feds watchin' Auntie on my Telegram like, "Be cautious!" I be hangin' out at Tam's, I be on Stockton I don't do it for the 'Gram, I do it for Compton I'm willin' to die for this shit, nigga I'll take your fuckin' life for this shit, nigga We ain't goin' back to broke, family sellin' dope That's why you maney-ass rap niggas better know. And with a Tracklist time of more then an hour, I was absolutely dreading this one. Still, Jaden has got some talent. M This is not a normal album!!! Itʼs a DAM (Digital Album Movie). My album is titled, Itʼs About . the double entendre. I haven't released a solo album in so long that itʼs about time I do! . an acronym that stands for The Illest Man Ever. It's the story of my life. The run-time of my DAM is about 30 minutes. NOTTZ RAW produced all the music for the movie portion of the album.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Jerome jumps onto Sochi squad December 30, 2013 PARK CITY, Utah - Jessica Jerome earned the first American spot in the first women's ski jumping competition in Olympics history, winning the U.S. trials Sunday. Jerome scored 248.5 points on her two jumps to secure a spot in Sochi. Lindsay Van was second, 2.0 points back. Alissa Johnson was third with 240.0 points. Nina Lussi of Lake Placid placed sixth with 196.5 points. "Honestly, I don't know if I can wrap my head around it yet," Jerome said. "It sounds cliched, but it is a dream come true. I can't wait to go and represent my country." Article Photos Peter Frenette of Saranac Lake, left, smiles on the podium after placing third in Sunday’s ski jumping U.S. Olympic Trials in Park City, Utah. First-place finisher Nicholas Fairall, center, earned an automatic bid to the Sochi Games in February with the victory while Anders Johnson, right, finished second.(AP Photo — Jim Urquhart) Nicholas Fairall won the men's competition with 253.5 points to earn his first Olympic spot. Anders Johnson was second, 4.5 points behind. Peter Frenette of Saranac Lake finished third with 245.5 points. The other three Olympic spots on each squad will be determined by results in international competition. The teams are expected to be named Jan. 20. Jerome scored 124.0 points on her first jump, clearing 94.5 meters, to take a 1.5-point lead. Van appeared poised to overtake Jerome on her second jump after scoring 124.0 points, but Jerome had a 124.5-point effort. The trials drew thousands of spectators, one of the largest crowds for a winter sports event in Utah since the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. The winner-take-all event was brodcasted live on NBC. "It is definitely a feel-good story with a happy ending," Jerome said. "People like that. They like to hear about that stuff. It doesn't surprise me." Fairall cleared 96.0 meters on his first jump to score 127.5 points and take a 6.0-point lead over Johnson. After Johnson scored 126.5 points on his second jump, Fairall cleared 96.0 meters again and scored 126.0 points. "I've been dreaming for a long time to go to the Olympics and now I'm glad in my first Olympic trials to be able to do this," Fairall said. "It's really exciting." Frenette and Fairall will depart Tuesday for the final two stops of the Four Hills Tournee in Austria and then travel to Kulm, Austria for FIS World Cup ski flying. Johnson will depart next week with other members of the U.S. COC team for Wisla, Poland. "Based upon how the guys have been jumping so far this season, I was really happy. It was a very fair competition, and I was pretty much expecting the guys that placed in the top three to be there," said U.S. men's jumping coach Clint Jones. "Pete Frenette jumped very well and was right in there. Anders, who has probably more jumps on this hill than anyone else, had some difficulty on the landing on the first jump but still was very strong." Frenette is looking to compete in his second Olympic Games. He and Johnson were members of the U.S. team that competed in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
what is qalqalah? Answer The qalqalah is defined as a disturbance. It is a characteristic found in the letters of the group: when they have no vowel (are saakin). The letter is then pronounced not completely saakin nor is it pronounced with a vowel, instead it sort of "bounces."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Savaters can keep up the full contact kickboxing thing but must loose the leotards. If all-in-one body suits become fashionable again, God forbid, then they will become acceptable again. And I will commit suicide. And wrestlers singlets are out too. Tight shorts are functional, as are those tight no-grip tops we sometimes see in sub-grappling, but singlets are just silly. Originally Posted by Doctor X Can we send to the Labor Camps those whose waist circumferences exceed that of their chest's? --J.D. See rule 3: Aliveness must be taught. Aliveness in training will leave no hiding place for the morbidly obese in fighting related training. Podgy Grandmasters will soon give up the self-image of invincibility and take up healthy eating. You forgot something about patches. And I always thought a lot of BJJ gis looked funny. That's a good suggestion. It's partly covered by the silly clothing rule because attaching an American flag to your attire is needless and silly. And the only people left wearing gi will be people doing jacketed wrestling arts like Judo, Sombo or BJJ -although the latter are among the worst offenders. Footnote to Rule 1, silly uniforms: Ninja related arts practitioners, we don't care how functional you claim that garb is, it still counts as extremely silly. Tabi boots are right out. And unless you are a Muslim lady or a bank robber, head scarfs are reserved for old women.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
9 comments: Tom,That second photo almost takes me into the flintstone-ian world..where you would hardly see(as far as i can remember)wood in everythying but its parent form..We are becoming dinosaurian in the size of our achievements and probably the lack of moral motivation(the constant absentism of thankfulness too i guess).. Lets wait for the rain to stop someday..And we may then dig holes 5 metres deep rather than going 25 metres high... Oh my, from the public park at Kallista, Victoria, Australia to those Bea's photo of those sawdust fields hereabouts -- I wish someone would fell that big eucalyptus in my neighbor's yard (the one that keeps dropping branches on my car parked in my driveway) -- "buzz" "buzz" "buzz". . . Dal, as a man who fixes houses, you'll know about decomposition of wood. We are painfully familiar with it too. Dry rot is our permanent companion. We live in a century-old structure on a heavily overgrown north slope facing into all the weather the North Pacific could throw at this continent during that century, with a subterranean creek beneath, and no light on the subject since the Permian period. But when some years back a temporary neighbour, a week after he bought the place next door (as an investment naturally, he was about 29 years old, those were the days), called in "arborists", and they sheared off the great lower limb micro ecologies of the towering borderline redwood (also 100 years old, but bigger than both of us), one's heart wept for the raccoons, bluejays, squirrels et al. who had made those tiers their own. A few years later, another owner, another arborist. A half century ago I planted baby eucalypti on a patch of windswept promontory in West Marin (not far from where Bea Murch took that wonderful lower photo -- eucalypti love that strip of earth as much as they do Australia) and later heard those babies had grown to a towering height, though what with changing times, maybe they've all been taken down. One leaves, and tries not to know. Today (coincidentally) the big utility company cranes and magnum-magnum chainsaws are due to arrive out front for a major exercise of territorial hegemony that will cut off our power for an unlimited time, which ought to be ... interesting. One can hear the buzzing clear-ly (one is almost tempted to say that the sound of it as hackneyed as.. the rain itself) Arborists generally focus on the health and safety of individual plants and trees... reads the description on the wiki page. However the picture next to the description (the one which you have used) gives rise to such a glorious/nonchalant irony.. that the ones who have never planted a baby eucalypti won't ever know if there is anything odd about anything. Aditya, your post takes us to the heights and then again down from heavens to earth, the great and necessary descent. Every time the people around us hire an arborist, there is havoc for days. Great limbs come crashing down, crushing the innocuous imperiled impatiens. A dead limb of one of the elders of this ragged urban micro-forest came down in a storm, about fifteen years ago, and penetrated abruptly through a skylight into the sleeping chamber of a neighbor, who was angry and surprised. And litigious. That was an arm and a leg's worth of trouble. The old trees, senior citizens, swaying in the wind as though in the throes of dementia. The explosive launching of a utilities pole two days ago entailed a great fury of buzzing and severing of branch from limb and limb from tree, I hid away in darkness from the spectacle.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
3D Printing: A glance on History, Technology and Materials 3D printing is a method of manufacturing prostheses in which objects are made by the sequential addition of material layers. The 3D printing technology is accomplished by various techniques, the most important of them are: Photopolymer, Binder Jetting, Material Extrusion, Specifically, the operating principle of Photopolymer is described as the shot of a light beam (laser or electron beam) to the material. The light beam shot leads to the initial melting of the material and subsequently to solidification of the object to a predetermined shape (the shape is defined by the drawing). Regarding the operation principle of Binder Jetting, the technique is based on the formation of the object by repeated injections of the liquid binding material, which in this case has the form of powder or granules. Lastly, the most widely known procedure of Material Extrusion uses a pasty material (thermoplastic) for printing, which forms the object after melting the material at a certain temperature. Each of the above mentioned techniques, uses different materials with specific settings of the printer head regarding the operation temperature and pressure of the device. Comon materials that are used for 3D printing are: ABS, PLA, PVA, HIPS, Laywood, Nylon and Sandstone.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10/12 I suspect that this sentiment from Doris Lessing is going to get a lot of negative attention, if it’s not taken out of context. (Well, even if it obviously is. You know how that goes.) But I wondered briefly about what would have happened had the IRA decided to kill the same magnitude of people at once during Thatcher’s regime. Has there been a fictional treatment of this or a related idea? (Would they have attacked Boston or New York, for example?) Comments I haven’t come across such a treatment, though we fiction writers ought to be writing any number of them. Noam Chomsky: “When the IRA set off bombs in London, which is pretty serious business, Britain could have, apart from the fact that it was unfeasible, let’s put that aside, one possible response would have been to destroy Boston which is the source of most of the financing. And of course to wipe out West Belfast. Well, you know, quite apart from the feasibility, it would have been criminal idiocy. The way to deal with it was pretty much what they did. You know, find the perpetrators; bring them to trial; and look for the reasons. Because these things don’t come out of nowhere. They come from something. Whether it is a crime in the streets or a monstrous terrorist crime or anything else. There’s reasons. And usually if you look at the reasons, some of them are legitimate and ought to be addressed, independently of the crime, they ought to be addressed because they are legitimate. And that’s the way to deal with it.” And not, in the case of 9-11, pursuing the path of “criminal idiocy” by bombing and invading Afganistan and Iraq, etc… Chomsky on Plan Columbia: “The number of Colombians who die from U.S.-produced lethal drugs exceeds the number of North Americans who die from cocaine, and is far greater relative to population. In East Asia, U.S.-produced lethal drugs contribute to millions of deaths. These countries are compelled not only to accept the products but also advertising for them, under threat of trade sanctions… The Colombian cartels, in contrast, are not permitted to run huge advertising campaigns in which a Joe Camel-counterpart extols the wonders of cocaine. We are therefore entitled, indeed morally obligated, to ask whether Colombia, Thailand, China, and other targets of U.S. trade policies and lethal-export promotion have the right to conduct military, chemical and biological warfare in North Carolina. And if not, why not? We might also ask why there are no Delta Force raids on U.S. banks and chemical corporations, though it is no secret that they too are engaged in the narcotrafficking business.” I suspect you’re right. From now one, when many Americans think of Lessing, they will think of these quotes. She probably doesn’t care, but I find it likely that some who might have been inclined to read her work now won’t. A quick Google search turns up quite a bit of outraged reaction: the charge of senility is the tamest. What’s ironic is that in the weeks before the Nobel announcement, some commentators on a political blog I frequent have been citing Lessing’s harsh statements on communism. I tried to tell them that Lessing is not nor has ever been a friend to the Right. Well, the IRA attacks considered as a whole killed 3,700 people; 9/11 killed 3,000 people. But 9/11 was one event. Lessing appears to place against this the attack on the British government, which she seems to consider to have a greater single-event importance because it was an attack on the head of government, rather than one on a financial center. Lessing doesn’t say this, in the quote that I saw, but the IRA attacks also probably caused more ongoing justified fear for the general population, by their nature as multiple, widespread, local-scale events. So I don’t agree with Lessing, in that I don’t think that she puts enough weight on the extra impact of one large disaster rather than many smaller ones. But I don’t think that it makes her comment inexplicable. I looked at the original interview. My Spanish is poor, but even so, it was clear that she was discussing many topics related to war. I hope a good translation of the entire interview becomes available. My take is that she thinks the United States has no perspective. Many countries suffer from terrorism, live with it and attempt to cope with it, without privileging their experiences as somehow the greatest and grandest of them all. The outrage over 9/11 was used as the impetous to topple an uninvolved country, and for years a large fraction of U.S. citizens believed Hussein was behind the attack. Many still do, if opinion polls are correct. This is ignorance on an enormous scale, and ignorance used by our government. Here in the United States most people do not seem to consider the consequences of our actions in terms of lives lost and shattered—and when those actions are justified by misplaced outrage ... well. I have no idea if such thoughts were in Lessing’s head, but I have no serious objections to her general characterization of Americans as naive. At any rate, most of her comments are rather uncontroversial to many people in Europe and even in the United States. I know this is not a political blog, so if I’ve crossed some boundaries, I shan’t be offended if this post is deleted.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Banner Secret Jones: The Days (Teaser) Recently Secret Jones finished putting the finishing touches on the long awaited project that he has been working on. Here is a teaser of the creation of his album artwork, done with the folks at Grain Design Studio. It's exciting to see the work of friends come into fruition. Let's keep pushing!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Progressive Rock sometimes gets a bad rap. People remember the triple-layered keyboards, the 30-piece drum-kits and the extreme noodling but often forget just how catchy and...yes, progressive it could be when at its best. Hopefully this show will jog your memory. Prog on!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
In the third report (2001), the panel said it was “likely” that human activities lay behind the trends observed in various parts of the planet. “Likely” in IPCC terminology means between 66 and 90 per cent probability. In the fourth report (2007) the panel concludes, it is at least 90 per cent certain (“very likely”) that human emissions of greenhouse gases, rather than natural variations, are warming the planet’s surface. In the fifth report (2013), the panel states that “it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of global warming”, which means that they have increased the level of certainty to 95 per cent. Global surface temperature relative to 1951-1980 average temperatures. The 10 warmest years in the 136-year record all have all occurred since 2000, with the exception of 1998. Source: NASA/GISS The IPCC has this to say about developments to date: The mean global temperature has risen by 0.85°C over the period 1880 to 2012. Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than any preceding decade since 1850. The biggest single impact on the climate that results from human activities comes from emissions of carbon dioxide. This is produced by burning fossil fuels, particularly coal and oil, but also through changes in land use. The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen by over 40 per cent since the mid-nineteenth century (from around 280 ppm in 1850 to 391 ppm in 2011). Levels of other greenhouse gases (methane and nitrous oxide) have also risen at the same time as a result of human activities, especially agriculture and land use change. The atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide have increased to levels unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years. Radiative forcing from all anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, and halocarbons) for 2011 relative to 1750 is 3.00 W/m2. The contribution from CO2 alone was 1.82 W/m2. There are also human-produced emissions into the atmosphere that lower the surface temperature of the Earth and so counteract some of the warming, such as sulphur particles, which are produced by burning coal and oil. These are estimated to produce an overall cooling effect equivalent to -0.9 W/m2. However they continue to contribute the largest uncertainty to the total radiative forcing estimate. The combined effect of the human-induced rise in greenhouse gas and particle levels and change in surface albedo between 1750 and 2011 is an additional net heat input of +2.29 W/m2 (+1.13 to +3.33) at the surface. Over the last two decades the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have been losing mass, glaciers world-wide have continued to shrink and Arctic sea ice and northern hemisphere spring snow cover have continued to decrease in extent. Between 1901 and 2010 global mean sea-levels have risen by 19 centimetres. This rise is partly due to seawater expanding as a result of the warming of the oceans and partly due to the melting of glaciers. There is a high degree uncertainty about changes in precipitation due to climate change. Significantly increased precipitation has been observed at mid-latitudes in the northern hemisphere since 1951. Some extreme weather events have become more frequent, while others have become less frequent. Examples include a fall in the number of cold winter nights and days with frost over land areas, while at the same time there have been increases in the number of hot summer days and warm summer nights. The frequency and intensity of heavy rains has also increased over most mid-latitude land masses and wet tropical regions.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Personal Injury Lawyer Warns Landlords of Increased Liability Long lines continue at gas stations across New Jersey as Hurricane Sandy-ravaged residents look for fuel to operate cars and generators to heat their powerless homes. Those generators, while life-savers for New Jersey homeowners without electricity, can be deadly sources of carbon monoxide. As repair crews continue to work through storm-torn neighborhoods, gasoline-powered generators are claiming an alarming number of lives due to improper placement. Edison personal injury attorney Richard P. Console Jr. sees where negligence could also play into the growing list of dead and where liability might rest. A landlord or homeowner using a generator has to be extremely careful of where that generator is located, said Console. Placing a gas-powered device in an apartment complex or home is placing every resident in extreme danger. Injuries and deaths stemming from that type of negligence may entitle victims to compensation for their damages. At least five deaths have occurred from carbon monoxide poisoning due to generators since Monday, according to NJ.com. In Edison, a local man died from prolonged exposure after running a generator in his garage. In Trenton, one woman died and seven members of her family experienced poisoning symptoms from significant contact with carbon monoxide. Fire rescue personnel found a generator and propane heater running on the first floor of the home. Two women in Newark also died after breathing fumes from a generator placed too close to their open apartment window. Carbon monoxide is a toxic, odorless, and colorless gas. Contact with carbon monoxide, even for several minutes, can lead to dizziness, headaches, and nausea depending on the amount of the compound present in the air. Prolonged inhalation suppresses the central nervous system and stops the heart, leading to death. The carbon monoxide gas produced by a typical portable generator is equal to the amount produced by six idling cars, according to the American Public Health Association. Console, whose law firm is working to help New Jersey storm victims, advises caution when using generators. Restoring power to everyone in the state is going to take time, he said. The last thing we want to see is property owners making hasty decisions with gas-powered generators that result in lost lives, especially when those affected had no idea a generator was running near their location. Keeping generators at least twenty feet from residential properties is absolutely essential to reduce the risks of carbon monoxide exposure.Richard P. Console Jr. is the managing partner of Console & Hollawell P.C., a New Jersey-based law firm. Since 1994, this skilled legal team has helped over 5,000 accident victims, including those injured through the negligent actions of others, obtain compensation for their damages. With AAOA, landlords have resources at their fingertips. Check out our Landlord Forms page.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
In the future, we will be providing the books directly to Rockville Science Center and they will distribute the science related books for this event and the many events they distribute science books to throughout the year. Relationships like this are key. Just yesterday, we facilitated the Rockville Science Center obtaining remaining science books from the AAUW book sale at Asbury Methodist Village. Our goal is to help community organizations which distribute books network to help themselves.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Bobby Garfield (David Morse) returns to his small hometown to attend the funeral of his childhood friend and remembers the fateful summer in 1960 when his whole world changed. The story flashes back to when 11-year-old Bobby (Anton Yelchin) and his best friends Carol (Mika Boorem) and Sully-John (Will Rothhaar) capture the pure joy of youthfulness. When a mysterious stranger named Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins) moves upstairs and starts to pay attention to Bobby the boy suddenly realizes what's truly missing from his life--the love of a parent. Bobby's mother Liz (Hope Davis) is embittered by the death of Bobby's father and shows little compassion for her son's growing needs. Ted fills a void with the boy opening his eyes to the world around him and helps Bobby come to terms with his real feelings for Carol--and his mother. But Ted also has some deep dark secrets of his own and Bobby tries hard to stop danger from reaching the old man. The performances make the film especially in the genuine camaraderie of the kids. Yelchin Boorem and Rothhaar never deliver a false move with an easiness that makes us believe we are simply watching three 11-year-old children grow up together. Yelchin in particular is able to get right to the heart of this young boy who misses his father and clings to the only adult who will listen. And his scenes with Boorem simply break your heart. (Davis) does an admirable job playing a part none too sympathetic. She manages to show a woman whose been beaten down but who does truly love her son in her own way. Morse too is one of those character actors you can plug in any movie and get a performance worth noting. In Hearts you want to see more of him. Of course the film shines brightest when Hopkins is on the screen. It may not be an Oscar-caliber performance but the actor is unparalleled in bringing a character to life--showing the subtleties of an old man looking for some peace in his life. If you are expecting the Stephen King novel you may be disappointed. Screenwriter William Goldman and director Scott Hicks (Shine) deftly extracted the King formula of telling a story through a child's eye and explaining how the relationships formed as a child shaped the adult later. Hicks did an amazing job with his young actors especially Yelchin and Boorem. But where the novel continued into a supernatural theme explaining Brautigan's fear of being captured by "low men in yellow coats" (a reference to King's The Dark Tower series) the movie downplayed the mystical elements instead giving real explanations for Brautigan's man-on-the-run. That was the one problem with Hearts--we needed more danger. Introducing men from another dimension may not have been the way to go but had there been more tension the film would have resonated more especially when Bobby risked his own safety to save Ted. Title Summary An ethereal blonde child star, Heather O'Rourke became an overnight star with her eerie delivery of the line, "They're heeeere" in "Poltergeist" (1982). Cast by Steven Spielberg himself, O'Rourke's Carol Anne was the youngest child of a family plagued by ghosts in the influential horror hit, and in many ways became the most important figure of the franchise. After recurring on "Happy Days" (ABC, 1974-1984), she returned for "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" (1986) and sparked a thrilling new catchphrase, They're baaaaack." Eerily self-possessed with platinum blonde hair and a precious intelligence, O'Rourke proved enormously effective as the supernaturally-attuned Carol Anne, but in real life was a sweet-natured, down-to-earth child unaffected by her stardom or her horror films. After filming "Poltergeist III" (1988), the 12-year-old actress, who had been misdiagnosed with Crohn's disease, died on Feb. 1, 1988 from complications surrounding an undiagnosed acute bowel obstruction. Her otherworldly demeanor, shocking death and the subject matter of the "Poltergeist" films added luster to the urban legend of a curse surrounding the franchise. Although her life and career were tragically cut short, Heather O'Rourke lived on in the popular consciousness and left behind a tantalizing glimpse of what her full potential could have been.<p>Born Dec. 27, 1975 in San Diego, CA, Heather Michele O'Rourke displayed a natural talent for performing, following in the footsteps of her older sister, Tammy. A veteran ad model and commercial actress by age five, O'Rourke made her screen debut in an episode of "Fantasy Island" (ABC, 1978-1984). While waiting for her mother and sister, the latter of whom had earned a role as a dancer in the Steve Martin musical comedy "Pennies from Heaven" (1981), O'Rourke was sitting at a table alone at the MGM Studios Commissary when she caught the attention of Steven Spielberg. Telling him she was not allowed to talk with strangers, Spielberg waited in silence with her until her mother and sister arrived, and then interviewed them about the young girl.<p>Although he had been considering Drew Barrymore for the role, O'Rourke's precociousness, self-possession and otherworldly appearance stuck with Spielberg. Casting Barrymore in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), he cast O'Rourke as Carol Anne Freeling, the young daughter of a couple (JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson) whose home, built on an Indian burial ground, is host to an array of ghosts in "Poltergeist" (1982). In tune with the supernatural realm through the television and her plastic toy phone, O'Rourke's Carol Anne served as the heart of the movie and delivered its singsong, eerie catchphrase which became a pop culture touchstone: "They're heeeere." The film was an enormous success, and O'Rourke's character one of its most memorable elements, with scene-stealing psychic Tangina (Zelda Rubenstein)'s often-imitated, whispery delivery of lines like "Carol Anne" and "go into the light" also entering the lexicon.<p>With her profile receiving an enormous boost, O'Rourke remained refreshingly down to earth, by all accounts leading a normal childhood of schoolwork, chores and family time when she was not working. She booked a role in the made-for-TV movie "Massarati and the Brain" (ABC, 1982), a guest spot on "CHiPs" (NBC, 1977-1983) and scored a recurring role on "Happy Days" (ABC, 1974-1984). For her recurring role on "Webster" (ABC, 1983-87; syndicated, 1987-89), she won a Young Artist Award, and she earned additional credits for TV movies like "Surviving: A Family in Crisis" (ABC, 1985). O'Rourke earned another box office hit and saw her Hollywood stock rise when she reprised Carol Anne for "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" (1986). Although critics found it lacking the depth and warmth of the first film, it proved a successful entry in the series with audiences, and once again O'Rourke served as its center, recapturing the public's imagination with her new spooky catchphrase, "They're baaaaack."<p>After guest spots on "Our House" (NBC, 1986-88) and "Rocky Road" (TBS, 1985-87), she recurred on "The New Leave It to Beaver" (CBS, 1983; Disney Channel, 1984-85; TBS, 1986-89) before commencing filming of "Poltergeist III" (1988). Unlike the first two films in the series, the spotlight left the Freeling family as a whole and instead shone solely on O'Rourke's Carol Anne, sent to an ultra-modern, mirrored skyscraper to live with her aunt and uncle (Nancy Allen and Tom Skerritt) to escape her ghostly pursuers. Besides the reappearance of Zelda Rubenstein, O'Rourke was the only cast member to return, and the film was intended to give her a bigger showcase than had been required in previous installments. Tragically, this was not to be.<p>Misdiagnosed as having Crohn's disease in 1987, O'Rourke was on medication for the disease. On Jan. 31, 1988, at home after filming "Poltergeist III," O'Rourke became violently ill. The following morning, while preparing to leave for the hospital, O'Rourke collapsed. Resuscitated after experiencing cardiac arrest while being transported by paramedics, she was airlifted to Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego. Surgery revealed that instead of Crohn's disease, she was suffering from an acute bowel obstruction caused by congenital stenosis of the intestine and complications from septic shock, which caused her death on Feb. 1, 1988 at the age of 12. Her parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit, which went to arbitration and was settled out of court.<p>O'Rourke's tragic and unexpected death added fuel to the urban legend of a "Poltergeist" curse and cast a pall over the release of "Poltergeist III" four months later. Studio executives minimized publicity so as not to be seen as profiting off of the tragedy, and a double for O'Rourke had to be used when they decided to reshoot the ending. Although her career was brief, O'Rourke left a long-lasting pop cultural impression, evidenced by a 2008 DirecTV commercial that blended archive footage of her in "Poltergeist" with new footage of Craig T. Nelson. Although the company described how the actress's family saw it as a tribute to her, the commercial drew widespread criticism for its allegedly exploitative nature. The silver lining to the sad story was that in 12 years of life, Heather O'Rourke achieved a pop culture resonance that continued to echo decades later.<p><i>By Jonathan Riggs</i>	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Steven Seagal Lawman - His movies have grossed more than $2 billion worldwide. He is an expert martial artist with a 7th-degree black belt in Aikido. He's considered to be in the same class of action heroes as Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. However, Steven Seagal isn't just an action hero in the movies. For almost 20 years, Seagal has been working as a fully commissioned deputy with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana. In addition to going out on patrol, Seagal is an expert marksman who has worked with their SWAT team and has instructed Jefferson Parish officers in firearms and hand-to-hand combat. Steven Seagal Lawman will allow fans to ride shotgun with Seagal as he and his hand-selected elite team of deputies respond to crimes in progress. Then, when Seagal goes off duty, the cameras will continue following him as he pursues his many ventures, including musical performances and philanthropic efforts in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans. Everytime I think of him I just remember the time Gene LeBell choked him out on the set of 'Under Seige' Well, he's certainly not John Barrymore, however, I enjoyed his movies. __________________If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. ― Samuel Adams Well, he's certainly not John Barrymore, however, I enjoyed his movies. Admittedly I liked his first ones, but when he started directing and writing, his constant moralizing and preaching that he wove into the story lines got aggravating quick. It wasn't as bad as Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies, but it's annoying nonetheless when the actors start using the films to push their political views. If I'm going to pay all that money to see action movies, I expect the actors to say little and just hit/shoot a lot of people while looking cool...and if the star is female, I expect to see her do it topless. Admittedly I liked his first ones, but when he started directing and writing, his constant moralizing and preaching that he wove into the story lines got aggravating quick. It wasn't as bad as Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies, but it's annoying nonetheless when the actors start using the films to push their political views. If I'm going to pay all that money to see action movies, I expect the actors to say little and just hit/shoot a lot of people while looking cool...and if the star is female, I expect to see her do it topless. Danny Glover did what?? I liked Segal initially, but then he started talking,and talking, and talking...building himself up and not letting the truth stand in the way of his carreer not to mention other things in his personal life that I won't bring up. Watch the Lethal Weapon movies closely, not so much the first one but the subsequent ones. You will see blatant anti-NRA and anti-gun propaganda, from posters in the background to Glover's character's lines (and the whole story line in the third movie). You will also see pro-choice stuff, and the whole premise of the second movie, where the villains were South Africans, was at Glover's insistence, because he wanted to make a statement against the then-current government of that country. Glover is a huge Hollywood liberal and he's known in movie circles for trying to put as much of that crap into his roles as he can get away with. And since he's got the star power, he gets quite a lot of latitude when it comes to writing that stuff in.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
MI Stem Cell Researcher Advances Fetal Farming Sue O’Shea, the director of Michigan Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, spoke at a luncheon hosted by U.S. Congressman Sander Levin (D) and Michigan state Congressman Andy Meisner (D) on August 1, 2006.According to Martha Wood’s report in The Observer, “O’Shea said researchers only want to be able to clone organs to replace malfunctioning ones, which would reduce or abolish the need for transplants.”Assuming Wood’s has accurately reported what O’Shea said, this is nothing short of organ farming!To date stem cells cannot be used to form organs.Certain types of stem cells can only be used to repair existing organs.To do what O’Shea is suggesting we would have to create embryos, gestate them for at least 8-12 weeks, and then remove their organs killing them in the process. I have blogged on this before.Fetal farming is where biotech is headed.We can stop it now by battling the issue in the market place of ideas before we find ourselves battling it in labs, legislatures, and courthouses.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
golf I bet you wish we wouldn’t but we are back, asking why the Jews, Dr Jones tries to pull me back to reality, relive Nancy Drew’s last day, consider cat-eared women, design a reality TV show regardless of morales, smell what the Breed Bot is cooking, escape the shed, occupy Skyrim, make a Bad Legend, treat ourselves, bat some flanticles about, divide up a sub orgasm, tell some fishing tales, draw attention briefly to goats, wydex a Horse Man, Christmas-up Star Wars, and make an enemy of Bob.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
HOW DO WE SWITCH OFF CANCER? The STAT-3 Revolution Brain and blood cancer. Some of the most frightening diagnoses you can possibly hear. Nearly always fatal, almost completely untreatable. These cancers have something else in common: they are triggered by a specific protein called STAT-3. Scientists think that if we can learn to switch off this protein, we’ll be able to kill tumours without triggering the painful side effects of traditional chemotherapy. STAT-3: What is it? And why is it important? STAT-3 has been called as a master regulator of the cancer cell. Turn it off, and you kill the cancer. But how? No one has been able to figure it out. At the Gunning Group lab, we think we’ve found a way. Cancer cells: champion invaders What's the difference between a cancer cell and a normal cell? Cancer cells are constantly growing and dividing. They form tumours, they move through the body, and they evade all the natural cues to die. What is medicinal chemistry? Solve the jigsaw puzzle, and the cancer cells die Design a molecule that binds to the protein in just the right way, and it stops that protein from doing its job. And that’s where we are today: our drug is killing cancer cells, and leaving healthy cells unharmed. YOUR DONATION WILL MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT We’re almost there! We’ve designed molecules that kill cancer cells in the lab. The next stage is to refine them, test them, and get them into clinical trials, so that we can start saving lives. And to do this more quickly, we need your help. SUPPORT OUR LIFESAVING RESEARCH Tweak, test. Tweak, test. Tweak, test. Our challenge today is to refine our most promising cancer-fighting molecules. To make sure they will kill cancer cells not just in the lab but in the human body, without harmful side effects. This is time-consuming, labour-intensive work – and there are no shortcuts. But with your help, we can speed up our research. We can hire more staff and run more experiments. We can get new cancer treatments into clinical trials sooner, and start saving lives. IN THE COMMUNITY Students for Research UTM's student-led Business Consulting Association and the Institute of Culture, Communication & Information Technology Council raised $600 in support of the UTM Gunning Group Fund through a student-organized charity movie night and bake sale in honour of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. "While planning corporate social responsibility events for October, we were researching organizations that work to fight cancer and have made huge breakthroughs in recent years," explains UTM student Noor Hafeez, corporate social responsibility director of the of the Business Consulting Association. "We were pleased to choose the Gunning Group at UTM!" VIDEOS Watch interviews with Professor Patrick Gunning about his innovative cancer research	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Microsoft's renamed Windows Live SkyDrive service gets a refresh Summary:Microsoft has, indeed, decided to dump the "Windows Live Folders" branding and go with Windows Live SkyDrive for its cloud-storage service that is in beta test. Microsoft also has refreshed the beta of SkyDrive and added a couple of new features to the offering. SkyDrive was one of the codenames Microsoft used for its storage service during its development. (Microsoft is saying that LiveDrive also was a codename for the same service and is not something distinct, as opposed to recent Microsoft information which indicated that LiveDrive and SkyDrive were not one and the same.) When the company announced the initial beta of the cloud-storage service, it changed the name to "Windows Live Folders." Now Microsoft is going back to Windows Live SkyDrive as the final name for the service. Microsoft announced its rebranding plans on August 9. The company also refreshed and added some features of the SkyDrive service. Microsoft tweaked the SkyDrive user interface; added the ability to drag and drop single files or multiple files for upload; provided a new "thumbnails view"; and introduced an area designed to show other customers' SkyDrive folders visited recently. A Microsoft spokeswoman noted that SkyDrive is still in beta. "We look forward to extending the beta more broadly as we ramp up the service and begin collecting customer feedback, but we have no timeline to share at this time" for when the service will go gold. Chris Overd, one of the main guys behind the independent LiveSide.Net site, was upbeat about the SkyDrive refresh, but noted that Microsoft has yet to up the amount of available cloud storage, something which could give SkyDrive even more consumer appeal. "This update is a significant update to the Skydrive service, resolving several major issues that users had. Of course the biggest selling point for an online storage service is capacity, something which the team is yet to increase. This could ultimately be the key strength of the Skydrive service over existing competitors, and so the final amount may not be revealed until the end of the beta," Overd said. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons, 2008). She also is the cohost of the "Windows Weekly" podcast on the TWiT network. Got a tip? Se... Full Bio Disclosure Freelance journalist/blogger Mary Jo Foley has nothing to disclose. WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). I do not own Microsoft stock or stock in any of its partners or competitors. I have no business ventures that are sponsored by Microsoft or any of its partners or competitors.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Strangest Delicacies Every World Traveler Should Try What do fried brains, puffin hearts, and ant larvae have in common? They are all considered delicacies somewhere in the world. While most people probably do not consider the contents of their cookbooks too strange, to a foreigner your lunch could be the equivalent of a nightmare. How many of these global dishes would you try? Fried Brain Sandwich Largely a dish of the past, these used to be popular in the Central United States until mad cow disease became a concern. Although people still eat them, serving a cow’s brain that is over 30 months old is no longer legal in the United States. Escamole Ant larvae harvested from the roots of the agave plant, these are considered to be a delicacy in Mexico. In fact, they are sometimes even referred to as “insect caviar.” They taste like slightly nutty butter. Hakarl Typically eaten in Iceland, this fermented basking shark is an acquired taste. Chef Anthony Bourdain described it as the single worst, most disgusting and terrible tasting thing he had ever eaten. We’ll take his word for it. A-ping A dish developed during Pol Pot’s oppressive rule over Cambodia when people were forced to eat anything they could to survive, A-ping is now sealed as a staple food in the country’s gastronomy. These deep fried tarantulas are a cheap snack and rich in protein. Some Khmer women even think that eating a tarantula will make them more beautiful. Start by pulling the legs off and enjoy the crunchiest part first. Then, take in the gooey body, nutty, garlicky and salty, with a bitter aftertaste. Sannakji Sannakji is one of the strangest foods you will try if you have a flair for the theatrics. Made from a young, live octopus, chopped into small pieces, the food arrives on your table still wriggling on the plate. Many say the octopus is still alive, others believe that the commotion is due to the neurons present in the tentacles. Either way, the dish is not for the faint of hearts — the strong suckers in the tentacles are a choking hazard, killing approximately six people each year. Balut Locals consider Balut a powerful aphrodisiac, but for many of us eating a fertilized duck egg perhaps produces the opposite effect. This “egg” is actually a duck fetus that has been allowed to develop up to 20 days, some even featuring eyes, feathers, and beaks! Once peeled, the whole fetus looks like a super-compressed duckling molded into a tiny ball. For something that sounds or looks horrible, the taste isn’t bad at all. Surstromming One might wonder, how something that smells so off-putting can be a delicacy but that is the beauty of this strange food. Surstromming is a fermented Baltic Sea herring, a Swedish specialty. The fish is gutted, doused in salt, and left in open containers to ferment for several months in temperatures between 15 – 20° C, lending it the (in)famous pungent, overpowering smell. Due to the strong odor, it is not allowed in enclosed spaces like apartment buildings. Rocky Mountain Oysters While they might be from the rocky mountains, they are certainly not oysters. They are actually bull-calf testicles – peeled, flattened, and deep-fried. Casu Marzu Coming to us from Sardinia, this dish is sheep milk cheese containing live insect larvae. Although the larvae are only about 8mm long, they can launch themselves up to 15 cm when disturbed. Bon apetit! Mopane Generally found on Mopane trees (hence the name), this caterpillar is an important source of protein for millions of people in Africa. Typically, they are dried out and eaten as a crispy snack.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
More Like This Preview This chapter explores the Stoics’ views about impressions and assent. Assent is the linchpin of the Stoic system. It is the fundamental psychological activity; the key to the difference between virtuous and vicious people. One assents to impressions, which are alterations or changes in the mind. Two schools of thought are discussed, that imply that what one assents to is not an impression, but rather a proposition — something like a statement or sentence — connected with the impression. This chapter explores the Stoics’ views about impressions and assent. Assent is the linchpin of the Stoic system. It is the fundamental psychological activity; the key to the difference between virtuous and vicious people. One assents to impressions, which are alterations or changes in the mind. Two schools of thought are discussed, that imply that what one assents to is not an impression, but rather a proposition — something like a statement or sentence — connected with the impression.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Sign up to receive free email alerts when patent applications with chosen keywords are publishedSIGN UP Abstract: Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways, such as via devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices with wired and/or wireless communications capabilities, etc.), while in other situations at least some users who are remote from a particular geographic area may be allowed to inter-communicate with one or more other users or other entities in or related to that geographic area. In addition, the techniques include enabling the creation and maintenance of location-based virtual groups of users (also referred to as "clouds"), such as for users of mobile and/or fixed-location devices. Such clouds may enable various types of interactions between group members, and may be temporary and/or mobile. Claims: 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by one or more configured computing systems, an indication of a location-based virtual group of users that has one or more associated geographical areas and one or more associated interaction rules related to allowable types of user activities; determining, by the one or more configured computing systems, multiple users to participate in the virtual group, at least some of the multiple users having current geographical locations within the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group, the determining of one or more of the multiple users being made in response to requests received from the one or more users; and enabling, by the one or more configured computing systems, communications for the virtual group with communication-capable devices of the multiple users in accordance with the interaction rules. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving of the indication of the location-based virtual group includes receiving definition information for the virtual group from an administrator user for the virtual group. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the administrator user represents a commercial entity that provides services to the multiple users via the virtual group. 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the administrator user is one of the multiple users of the virtual group. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving of the indication of the location-based virtual group is based at least in part on activities of at least one of the multiple users related to the one or more associated geographical areas. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the activities of the at least user include indicating a check-in for at least one commercial entity located within the one or more associated geographical areas. 7. The method of claim 5 wherein the activities of the at least one user include indicating a tag corresponding to the virtual group for a location that is at least part of the one or more associated geographical areas. 8. The method of claim 5 wherein the receiving of the indication of the location-based virtual group includes adding at least one of the one or more associated geographical areas to the virtual group based at least in part on the activities of the at least one user. 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more configured computing systems are under control of a commercial entity that provides services to the multiple users via the virtual group. 10. The method of claim 1 further comprising: determining an additional user to participate in the virtual group who has a geographical location outside the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group; and enabling the determined additional user to participate in the communications for the virtual group while the geographical location of the determined additional user is outside the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the determining of the additional user to participate in the virtual group is based on a request received from the additional user to join the virtual group. 12. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the multiple users to participate in the virtual group includes selecting the multiple users based on the multiple users entering the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group. 13. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the multiple users to participate in the virtual group includes sending notifications to a plurality of users who enter the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group, the plurality of users including the at least some users, and receiving indications from the at least some users to join the virtual group. 14. The method of claim 1 wherein the requests received from the one or more users include indications from each of the one or more users of a physical check-in of that user at a location within the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the virtual group includes multiple distinct business locations, and wherein the one or more users each join the virtual group by performing the physical check-in at any one of the multiple business locations. 16. The method of claim 14 wherein the virtual group includes multiple distinct business locations, and wherein the one or more associated geographical areas for the virtual group include multiple non-contiguous geographical areas that are each associated with one of the multiple business locations. 17. The method of claim 1 wherein the requests received from the one or more users include indications from each of the one or more users of a virtual check-in of that user at a location within the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group while that user is remote from that location. 18. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the multiple users to participate in the virtual group includes receiving an indication that one of the multiple users has agreed to join the virtual group in response to an invitation issued by another user who is already part of the virtual group. 19. The method of claim 1 wherein the requests received from the one or more users include a request from each of the one or more users to establish a trusted friend relationship with another user who is already part of the virtual group. 20. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the multiple users to participate in the virtual group includes taking one or more actions to initiate admission of the multiple users to the virtual group. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein at least some of the communication-capable devices of the multiple users are mobile devices, and wherein the determining of the multiple users to participate in the virtual group further includes receiving information regarding the geographical locations of the multiple users from the communication-capable devices of the multiple users, and automatically determining that the multiple users are eligible to participate in the virtual group based at least in part on the received information. 22. The method of claim 20 wherein the taking of the one or more actions to initiate admission of the multiple users to the virtual group includes, for at least one of the multiple users, automatically admitting the user to the virtual group without receiving a request from the at least one user to join the virtual group. 23. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the multiple users to participate in the virtual group includes, for at least one of the multiple users, automatically determining that attributes of the user satisfy specified admission criteria for the virtual group. 24. The method of claim 1 wherein the request received from one of the one or more users includes a location specified by the one user that is within the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group. 25. The method of claim 1 wherein the location-based virtual group of users is a temporary virtual group. 26. The method of claim 25 further comprising terminating the temporary virtual group, and continuing to provide at least some functionality of the temporary virtual group to the multiple users after the terminating. 27. The method of claim 1 further comprising terminating the virtual group based on at least one of voting by the multiple users and of a period of inactivity of a specified type by users of the virtual group that lasts for at least a specified minimum amount of time. 28. The method of claim 1 further comprising, while the determined multiple users are participating in the virtual group, modifying the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group. 29. The method of claim 28 wherein the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group are based on at least one anchor point for the virtual group, and wherein the modifying of the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group is based on changes in a geographical location of one or more of the at least one anchor points. 30. The method of claim 29 wherein the at least one anchor point for the virtual group includes multiple business locations, and wherein the changes in the geographical location of the one or more anchor points are based on a modification of which business locations are included in the at least one anchor points. 31. The method of claim 28 further comprising automatically updating the users who participate in the virtual group based on the modified one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group. 32. The method of claim 1 further comprising, for each of at least one of the multiple users, providing information to the user that indicates a plurality of location-based virtual groups, and enabling simultaneous participation of the user in each of multiple of the plurality of location-based virtual groups. 33. The method of claim 1 wherein the allowable types of user activities are specified by the one or more associated interaction rules and indicate one or more actions allowed for a user of the virtual group that include at least one of: revealing personal details to one or more other users of the virtual group, revealing a physical location of the user to one or more other users of the virtual group, viewing at least one of personal details and of physical locations of other users of the virtual group only if at least one of personal details and of a physical location of the user are available to those other users, sending electronic communications to at least one of the other users of the virtual group, blocking communications from at least one of the other users of the virtual group, making electronic communications available to all other users of the virtual group, initiating creation of a bi-directional trusted friend relationship with another user of the virtual group by requesting that the another user agree to link to the user, creating a uni-directional bookmark relationship to another user of the virtual group, and allowing the user to invite other users to join the virtual group. 34. The method of claim 33 wherein the allowable types of user activities further indicate one or more additional types of actions allowed for a user that is a former participant in the virtual group that include at least one of: communicating with users who are participants in the virtual group, and viewing information regarding interactions between users of the virtual group. 35. The method of claim 33 wherein the indicated one or more actions are further allowed for a user that is a former participant in the virtual group. 36. The method of claim 1 wherein the communications for the virtual group include information provided by at least one of the multiple users, the information including at least one of user recommendations, user preferences, user ratings, user comments, video, photos, and images. 37. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving information provided by at least some of the multiple users, the information including at least one of user recommendations, user preferences, user ratings, user comments, video, photos, and images, and generating shared content for the virtual group that includes the provided information and is accessible to the multiple users. 38. The method of claim 1 further comprising restricting information that is made available to the multiple users for the virtual group based at least in part on one or more filter criteria associated with the virtual group. 39. The method of claim 1 wherein the virtual group is associated with one or more business locations, and wherein the communications for the virtual group include one or more offers corresponding to at least one of the one or more business locations that are provided to the multiple users of the virtual group. 40. The method of claim 1 wherein the virtual group is associated with one or more business locations, and wherein the communications for the virtual group include one or more orders made to at least one of the one or more business locations by at least one of the multiple users of the virtual group. 41. The method of claim 1 wherein the communications for the virtual group include one or more notifications provided to at least one of the multiple users, the one or more notifications including one or more indications of at least one of a new offer available to the multiple users, a new user that has joined the virtual group, a new trending event that is identified involving actions of two or more of the multiple users, new content this is provided by one of the multiple users, a current location of a notified one of the multiple users corresponding to a specified location of interest, and a determined pattern of interest for the virtual group. 42. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the multiple users to participate in the virtual group includes selecting users who share one or more attributes associated with the virtual group. 43. The method of claim 42 wherein the shared one or more attributes associated with the virtual group include activities performed together by the selected users. 44. The method of claim 42 wherein the virtual group further has one or more associated effective times, and wherein the shared one or more attributes associated with the virtual group correspond to attributes that exist during the one or more associated effective times. 45. The method of claim 1 further comprising, for one of the multiple users, determining to remove the one user from the virtual group based at least in part on the one user not performing a specified type of activity during a prior period of time. 46. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing points to at least one of the multiple users based on activities of the at least one user, and providing one or more benefits to the at least one user for the virtual group based at least in part on a quantity of the points provided to the at least one user. 47. The method of claim 46 wherein the virtual group is associated with one or more business locations, and wherein the activities of the at least one user are based on interactions of the at least one user with at least one of the one or more business locations. 48. The method of claim 46 further comprising determining to remove at least some of the points provided to one of the at least one users based at least in part on the one user not performing a specified type of activity during a prior period of time, and removing at least one of the provided one or more benefits from the one user based at least in part on the removing of the at least some points. 49. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining information related to the multiple users, and providing the determined information to one or more recipients. 50. The method of claim 49 wherein the determining of the information related to the multiple users includes analyzing patterns corresponding to activities of the multiple users, and wherein the one or more recipients include are not members of the virtual group. 51. The method of claim 1 wherein the enabling of the communications for the virtual group includes receiving at least some of the communications and forwarding the received at least some communications to at least some of the communication-capable devices. 52. The method of claim 1 wherein the enabling of the communications for the virtual group includes providing information to at least one of the multiple users to enable the at least one user to initiate communications to other of the multiple users. 53. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the multiple users has at least one of the communication-capable devices, and wherein the one or more configured computing systems are one or more of the communication-capable devices. 54. A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents configure a computing device to perform a method, the method comprising: receiving, by the configured computing device, an indication of a location-based virtual group having one or more associated geographical areas and one or more associated user interaction rules; determining, by the configured computing device, multiple users to participate in the virtual group, the determining of one or more of the multiple users being made in response to requests received from the one or more users; and enabling, by the configured computing device, communications for the virtual group with communication-capable devices of the multiple users. 55. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 54 wherein the associated user interaction rules for the virtual group indicate allowable types of user activities corresponding to the communications for the virtual group, wherein the computer-readable medium is a memory of the configured computing device, and wherein the contents are instructions that when executed program the configured computing device to perform the method. 56. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 54 wherein the determining of the multiple users includes selecting at least some of the multiple users based at least in part on the at least some users having geographical locations at one or more times within the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group. 57. A configured computing system comprising: one or more processors; and a first component configured to, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, facilitate functionality for a location-based virtual group by: receiving one or more indications of one or more associated geographical areas for the virtual group and of one or more associated user interaction rules for the virtual group; determining multiple users to participate in the virtual group, the determining of one or more of the multiple users being made in response to requests received from the one or more users; and enabling communications for the virtual group with communication-capable devices of the multiple users. 58. The computing system of claim 57 wherein the associated user interaction rules for the virtual group indicate allowable types of user activities corresponding to the communications for the virtual group, and wherein the component includes software instructions for execution by the one or more processors. 59. The computing system of claim 57 wherein the determining of the multiple users includes selecting at least some of the multiple users based at least in part on the at least some users having geographical locations at one or more times within the one or more associated geographical areas of the virtual group. 60. The computing system of claim 57 wherein the first component consists of one or more means for performing the facilitating of the functionality for the location-based virtual group. Description: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 12/950,709, filed Nov. 19, 2010 and entitled "Facilitating User Interactions Based On Proximity," which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/697,617, filed Apr. 6, 2007 and entitled "Facilitating User Interactions Based On Proximity," now U.S. Pat. No. 7,840,224. U.S. application Ser. No. 11/697,617 claims the benefit of provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/790,276, filed Apr. 7, 2006 and entitled "A Model For Proximity-Based User Interaction," which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. [0002] This application claims the benefit of provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 61/451,521, filed Mar. 10, 2011 and entitled "Proximity-Related User Groups," which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD [0003] The following disclosure relates generally to techniques for facilitating user interactions based on physical locations of interest, such as to provide functionality to location-based virtual groups of users. BACKGROUND [0004] There are many situations in which people would benefit from receiving information based on their geographic location, such as to obtain information about businesses near the geographic location and/or to interact with other people near the geographic location. This is particularly true when people are mobile, such as traveling or otherwise changing their current geographic location. Unfortunately, existing techniques for providing location-based information and functionality to people suffer from numerous problems. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0005] FIG. 1A is a network diagram illustrating interactions between various devices and systems located in various geographic locations. [0006] FIGS. 1B-1F illustrate examples of providing location-based information and functionality to a user via an example graphical user interface displayed on a mobile device of the user. [0008]FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a computing system suitable for executing an embodiment of the described Cloud Management system. [0009] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of an example embodiment of a Cloud Management routine. [0010] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an example embodiment of a Cloud Participation routine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0011] Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some embodiments, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways. For example, if each of the people is a user of one or more devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices with wired and/or wireless communications capabilities, etc.), the users may be allowed to inter-communicate via their communication-capable devices in various ways. Furthermore, in at least some embodiments, some or all such users in a particular geographic area may further be allowed to inter-communicate with one or more entities in or related to the geographic area, such as one or more businesses. In addition, in at least some embodiments, users who are remote from a particular geographic area may be allowed to inter-communicate with one or more other users or other entities (e.g., one or more businesses) in or related to that geographic area in one or more manners, or to otherwise access information and/or functionality associated with that geographic area or with such other uses or other entities, as discussed in greater detail below. [0012] In at least some embodiments, the techniques for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices include enabling the creation and maintenance of location-based virtual groups of users, such as for users of mobile and/or fixed-location devices. The location-based virtual groups, also referred to as "clouds" herein, may enable various types of interactions between group members in various embodiments, as described in greater detail below. In some embodiments, the clouds may be temporary, such as to exist for only days, hours, or minutes. Furthermore, in at least some embodiments, clouds may be mobile, such as to move with one or more people, objects, or other entities. In addition, in at least some embodiments, users in various geographical locations may be members of a particular cloud and/or may be allowed to access various functionality associated with that cloud. Additional details related to such clouds are included below. In addition, in at least some embodiments, the described techniques are automatically performed by an embodiment of a Cloud Management system, as described in greater detail below. [0013] In at least some embodiments, the communication-capable devices of the users include networked devices capable of communicating with other networked devices, whether via wireless or wired protocols. Furthermore, in at least some such embodiments, an arbitrary set of networked device users is enabled to join a cloud in which they may interact in a specified fashion, such as based on software executing on the networked devices or hardware embedded in the networked devices, and/or via one or more central server computing systems that interact with the networked devices. In various embodiments, the networked devices communicate their locations and optionally other information (e.g., user-entered pass codes) to a central server, and the central server uses this transmitted information as well as other information (e.g., personal profile information about the users of the devices, current time, cloud configuration, etc.) to determine whether a particular user is admitted to any of the various clouds it manages. Furthermore, in at least some embodiments, a cloud is "anchored" to one or more specific point locations (e.g., one or more latitude, longitude, altitude coordinates or other designations of a geographic location) and/or one or more entities (one or more people, buildings, vehicles, business locations, etc.), referred to as the cloud's anchor(s). A user may participate in any number of clouds simultaneously in at least some embodiments, including one or more clouds for which the user's current location is inside those clouds' boundaries and/or one or more clouds for which the user's current location is outside those clouds' boundaries. [0014] FIG. 1A is a network diagram illustrating example interactions between various devices and systems located in various geographic locations. The illustrated example includes one or more central server systems 100 operated by an entity (not shown) to provide cloud management functionality (e.g., as a business, such as for profit). In this example, various mobile communication capable client devices 115 and fixed-location communication-capable client devices 120 are able to communicate with the central server(s), as are one or more devices 130 used by cloud administrator users who may configure and manipulate clouds. In this example, two or more communication-capable devices are co-located in a common geographic area, and are participating in a location-based cloud 125a corresponding to that geographic area on behalf of their users (not shown). The devices in the cloud may include one or more mobile communication capable client devices 115a and/or one or more fixed-location communication-capable client devices 120a. The devices of the cloud and their users may interact in various ways, including by sending communications to each other via the central server system(s) and/or directly between each other. In addition, in at least some embodiments, the geographic area corresponding to the location-based cloud 125a may have other forms than is illustrated in this example (e.g., different shapes, such as to not be a regularly shaped polygon and/or regular closed curve shape, including in some situations and embodiments to have multiple non-contiguous or otherwise non-overlapping disjunct geographic areas for a single location-based cloud). Furthermore, in at least some embodiments, one or more other additional communication-capable devices that are not physically present in the geographic area of the location-based cloud 125a may nonetheless optionally participate in the location-based cloud 125a, including to exchange information with one or more of the devices 115a and/or 120a. In this example embodiment, the additional remote communication-capable devices that are participating in the location-based cloud 125a each is illustrated as having a virtual presence 135 within the location-based cloud 125a, although the actual physical presence of those devices is elsewhere (e.g., is one or more of the devices 115b and/or 120b). As described in greater detail elsewhere, such additional remote communication-capable devices may represent various types of devices, such as for devices that were previously physically present in the geographic area of the location-based cloud 125a but that are no longer there, devices that have joined the location-based cloud 125a by checking in or otherwise joining from a remote location (e.g., optionally without ever being physically present in the geographic area of the location-based cloud 125a), etc. [0015] For illustrative purposes, some embodiments are described below in which specific types of users and devices interact in specific manners as part of specific types of clouds, such as to obtain specific types of functionality coordinated by one or more cloud management systems provided by one or more central servers. These examples are provided for illustrative purposes and are simplified for the sake of brevity, and the inventive techniques can be used in a wide variety of other situations, some of which are discussed below. [0016] In some embodiments, one or more people may act as a cloud administrator for a cloud. Such person(s) may, for example, establish a geographical boundary for the cloud, and may further define various configuration information for the cloud. Such configuration information may include, for example, one or more of the following: establishing optional admission criteria for the cloud to specify which users are allowed to join the cloud, such that a user physically present within the geographical boundary may be allowed to join the cloud and/or that a user that performs one or more specified actions may be allowed to join the cloud, such as actions that may include the user remotely requesting to join the cloud, the user providing a pass code established by the administrator or in another manner, etc.; establishing optional termination criteria to determine when a temporary cloud will end, such as a specific start and end date/time for the cloud, after a specified amount of time without a specified amount and/or type of cloud member activity (e.g., any user check-ins or other activity for a specified period of time), or after other specified types of cloud member activities do occur (e.g., after a specified amount of the cloud members vote to terminate the cloud, such as a majority or all members); etc. In addition, the administrator may also establish rules of interaction among users who are members of a cloud, and can dissolve the cloud manually if desired (e.g., if there is no end date/time set for the cloud or the administrator wishes to terminate the cloud before the established end date/time). An administrator may also in some embodiments transfer administrator status to or share administrator status with another user or users in the cloud or a designated agent who is not in the cloud. In the case of shared administrator status, all users designated as administrators generally have full administrative control over the cloud, except that there may be some limitations on administrator privileges for administrators other than the original administrator, e.g., a secondary administrator may not be able to disable the administrative privileges of the original administrator, may not be able to terminate the cloud without approval of the original administrator, etc. [0017] A cloud administrator may choose to participate in the cloud or not participate, i.e., he or she could define the cloud but never actually join it. Thus, as one example, a cloud administrator for a cloud virtual group may be one of multiple users in the cloud (e.g., a user who creates the cloud and then joins it). As another example, a cloud administrator for a cloud virtual group may be a user or other entity (e.g., a business or other organization) with one or more associated physical locations, such as for the cloud to include those physical locations (and optionally additional areas)--if the entity is a business, the cloud administrator may, for example, use the cloud to provide offers for the business to users in the cloud who are potential or actual customers of the business, or otherwise provide business-related functionality to such customers. The administrator may in some embodiments and situations specify a fee that each user must pay in order to join the cloud. The fee may vary among users, depending on, for example, a user's status or location, e.g., users who are already inside a venue or the first N users to join the cloud may not have to pay to join an associated cloud; alternatively, the administrator may choose to manually apply various fee levels to specific users or groups of users. In various embodiments, the administrator(s) can monitor or otherwise view information about cloud activity, e.g., the number of users who have joined and/or exited, the number of conversations in progress, etc. both during the cloud's existence and after its termination. A record or log of all or some cloud activities (e.g., user actions) could be provided (either while the cloud is in progress or afterward or both) to some or all users who participated in a cloud. [0018] A non-exclusive list of example forms of user interaction rules inside a cloud is as follows: (a) a user may reveal personal details to all or a subset of the other users participating in the cloud, e.g., at a professional conference, a user participating in a cloud associated with the conference may choose to reveal his professional history, his current company and position and a set of positions he is hiring for; (b) a user may only be able to view others' personal details if he reveals his own details; (c) a user may send or broadcast messages or other content consisting of text (e.g., recommendations of particular indicated businesses or other things), video, photos and other images, indications of the user's preferences or ratings (e.g., "likes" or "dislikes" of other particular content or other indicated things), or any other content transmittable over an electronic network, to other individual users or groups of users within the cloud (e.g., to all cloud members); (d) a user may block messages from any user or all users; (e) users may post messages to all users in the cloud, optionally at some administrator-specified maximum frequency; (f) users may request that another user agree to link as a "friend," which is a bidirectional mutually agreed-upon trust relationship that transcends the duration of the cloud and may provide access to information and capabilities that are not granted to other members of the cloud; (g) users may "bookmark" other users, which creates a unidirectional relationship from the first (bookmarking) user to the second (bookmarked) user, without explicit approval of the second user; (g) users may reveal their physical locations to either individuals or to all users in the cloud; the ability to see the physical location of other users may or may not require that a user reciprocally reveal his physical location; (i) users who have been invited to join a cloud but who have not yet joined may be able to communicate with participants within the cloud and/or see activity information associated with a cloud during and after the cloud's lifetime; and (j) a user may or may not be enabled to invite other users to join the cloud. In at least some embodiments, any capabilities that are available to users who have previously joined a cloud and continue to be members of the cloud are available to any such users, regardless of whether the physical location of the user is currently within the geographical boundaries of the cloud, while in other embodiments some capabilities for members of a cloud may vary such that cloud members currently within the cloud's geographical boundaries receive access to some capabilities that are not available to cloud members who are not currently within the cloud's geographical boundaries. In at least some embodiments, any capabilities that are available to users who are currently members of a cloud virtual group are also available to users who were previously members but are not currently members, while in other embodiments the users who were previously but not currently members may have access to different capabilities than current members (e.g., a subset of the capabilities available to current members). The messages and other content that may be shared between or otherwise available to current and/or former members of a cloud virtual group may have various forms in various embodiments, including to have shared content that is available to all cloud members (e.g., joint content that is an aggregation of content supplied by some or all cloud members, such as to have a virtual shared camera that includes photos posted by any of the cloud members), and/or content that satisfies one or more specified filter criteria associated with the cloud virtual group, such as time-based or with respect to any other indicated attribute--for example, a user who is a member of a cloud may in some embodiments (and optionally subject to the cloud's defined interaction rules) post content, edit content posted by others, target content to particular group members, invite other users to join the group, etc. A user who is a member of a cloud may thus access various types of cloud-specific functionality, such as content posted for the cloud, recommendations or ratings of a specified type by other members of the cloud, etc. A user who is a member of a cloud may also in some embodiments earn points for performing various activities, with such points then providing various types of benefits for the user (e.g., achieving various enhanced levels within that cloud or more generally within any clouds to which the user belongs, which have corresponding benefits), as discussed in greater detail below. [0019] As an example of case (i), if a cloud were initiated for a party at John's home, Frank (a user who was invited to the party and given the pass code to join the cloud but who has not yet left home to go to the party) can see who is already at the party, as well as potentially other activity information (e.g., communications to some or all users in the cloud). In some embodiments, Frank may further proceed to join the party cloud before he has left his home, so as to optionally obtain access to further cloud-related functionality before physically arriving at the location of the party. [0020] In various embodiments, a cloud itself is mobile. If the cloud's anchor (described earlier) moves, the cloud also moves. The cloud's anchor point/entity, shape and size may be specified in various manners (e.g., by the cloud administrator), and in at least some embodiments may be altered by the administrator at any time. As one illustrative example, a teacher plans to take 27 children on a walking field trip. He equips each child with a school-provided inexpensive wireless networked device (with the appropriate software or hardware) before departure. The teacher establishes a circular cloud, anchored on him, and specifies a cloud radius large enough that the children should not be more than that distance away throughout the field trip. Before departing, the teacher asks all the children to gather within the perimeter and admits them all to the cloud. As the field trip progresses, if any child leaves the boundary of the cloud, the teacher is alerted. In addition, in some embodiments and situations, multiple distinct geographical areas may each be specified to be part of a single cloud (e.g., multiple distinct stores that are part of a single company or that are otherwise affiliated, such that the geographical boundary of the cloud includes non-contiguous or otherwise non-overlapping areas around each of the stores), thus enabling the user to be within the geographical boundaries of the cloud when the user is in any of those geographical areas. [0021] In order to prevent frequent unnecessary alerts, various techniques may be employed to reduce "noise" at the boundary of the cloud due to users drifting in and out of the cloud, such as inadvertently (either because they are legitimately briefly exiting and re-entering the cloud or because of occasional errors in location determination on a user's device). One simple example technique to address this issue is to apply spatial and/or temporal hysteresis to the locations of some or all cloud participants with respect to the cloud boundary. In the case of temporal hysteresis, the user would need to be outside the cloud boundary for some minimum amount of time before he was identified as having exited the cloud. In the case of spatial hysteresis, the cloud participant would need to be beyond the boundary of the cloud (computed as shortest distance to the boundary) by at least a minimum distance before he would be identified as having exited the cloud. [0022] In various embodiments, a cloud may be used for commercial purposes, in which case the administrator may pay a fee (which may be a fixed amount, a share of revenue based on activities that occur within the cloud, a function of the number of users who are targeted to join the cloud and/or who actually join the cloud, or some other function) or provide some other consideration in order to use the cloud mechanism for commercial purposes. For example, a company like ESPN may wish to create a cloud at a specific sporting event, e.g., a Seattle Seahawks game, in order to offer a real-time sports information service to users attending the game. In some commercial-use embodiments, the administrator will have the option of being the only user enabled to post messages to all users or to any subset of the users in the cloud. As another example, a museum could establish a cloud around the entire space of the facility and thus allow anyone who entered the facility to join the cloud. Participants in the cloud would then receive location-sensitive guidance and information about works of art, e.g., when a user is standing in front of a specific painting, his networked device would receive information about that painting. While in some situations a particular company or other entity may operate a Cloud Management system embodiment to manage one or more clouds for itself (e.g., corresponding to one or more retail outlets or locations of the company), in other embodiments an operator of a Cloud Management system embodiment manages clouds corresponding to various other companies or other entities, such as other companies or entities that are affiliated in some manner with the Cloud Management system operator (e.g., a company who pays a fee to the system operator for managing corresponding cloud functionality at one or more retail locations of the company) or instead that are unaffiliated with the Cloud Management system operator (e.g., a company who is unaware of or otherwise unaffiliated with a cloud provided at one or more retail locations of the company). When a cloud is associated with one or more locations of a particular company or other entity, various additional functionality may be provided to users who are members of the cloud, including the following non-exclusive list: to enable commercial offers to be provided to some or all cloud members (e.g., to members that opt in), such as offers from the associated company or other entity for the cloud, or instead from a third-party operator of the Cloud Management system (whether offers originated from the Cloud Management system operator, or offers that are originated by other companies and entities and provided to cloud members by the Cloud Management system operator); to enable points to be provided to cloud members based on interactions with the company (e.g., purchases made from the company), with the points being issued by the Cloud Management system operator and/or by the associated company for the cloud; etc. In situations in which a company or other entity makes an offer to cloud members, whether or not the cloud is associated with that company or other entity, the company or other entity may in some embodiments pay a fee to the Cloud Management system operator corresponding to the offer, such as one or more of a flat fee for making the offer, a fee for making the offer that varies with the number of cloud members to which the offer is made and/or in accordance with one or more other attributes of those cloud members, a fee based on the offers that are accepted by cloud members, etc. [0023] In yet another example, a cloud may be established within the physical boundaries of a restaurant, bar or similar establishment (whether by that company or by a third-party Cloud Management system operator) and allow customers who join the cloud to place orders for food, drinks, etc. or make other requests of the establishment's staff. The ordering customer's message and his location are transmitted from the mobile device to a server and then to a client device (either another mobile device, a PC or other networked device) managed by the establishment. The human server then responds to the request (which could include sending messages to the user's mobile device) and uses the location information accompanying the request message to determine the appropriate customer to service. Furthermore, if a user who is a member of the cloud is not physically located within the cloud boundaries, the user may still in some embodiments and situations be able to place such orders for food, drinks or other items, such as for delivery to another person who is physically located within the cloud boundaries (e.g., to enable a remote purchase of a drink for one or more friends or other people at the location, such as for other cloud members), as a pre-order for when the user arrives at the physical location of the cloud, etc. Thus, certain establishments, e.g., coffee shops, could allow customers who are cloud members to place their order from a remote location or to pre-specify their order (such that when the customer arrives within the cloud boundary, the order is placed), so that the food/drink/etc. preparation process can begin before the customer arrives at the point-of-sale location. This provides for ordering that (a) is extremely likely to be consummated with payment by the customer, if payment is not already made at the time of order placement, and (b) allows for appropriate preparation timing (e.g., for a hot drink). As another example, a pizza delivery establishment with multiple delivery outlets could create a cloud encompassing their delivery area. Users within the delivery area could order pizza from a mobile device and the pizza delivery company would route the order to the nearest delivery outlet for processing, with orders from outside the delivery area optionally not being allowed. Thus, it will be appreciated that a business-related clouds may be used by a user or other entity that operates the business to provide a wide variety of business-related functionality to customers that are members of the cloud virtual group, including for current, former and/or potential future customers, and including for customers that are currently located, previously located and/or potentially future located at one or more physical locations of the business that are associated with the cloud. [0024] In various embodiments and situations, there is no cloud administrator for a particular cloud. In this case, a set of default rules, specified by a central server of the Cloud Management system or by the device user or a combination of the two, will apply to the user interactions in the cloud. This type of cloud is known as an "ad hoc cloud" and is established when two or more networked location-aware devices come within a pre-defined range (specified by the device users or centrally) of each other and are configured to participate in ad hoc clouds. The configuration can be controlled by the device user such that (a) he can specify whether he must approve the joining of an ad hoc cloud; (b) only ad hoc clouds meeting certain criteria are surfaced to the user, e.g., based on the personal characteristics of the second device owner (e.g., gender, single/married, is the other person already linked as a friend, physical characteristics such as age, height, weight, etc., general location of residence, job type, religious beliefs, etc.); (c) he can specify the maximum number of people allowed in an ad hoc cloud in which he is participating (which will both stop others from joining a cloud for which he is already a member and the maximum number of participants has been reached, and stop him from joining another cloud if that cloud already has greater than or equal to the maximum number of cloud users he has specified). Such configuration information is sent from the client device to a central server of the Cloud Management system. In various embodiments, the central server detects when users are in appropriate proximity (based on configuration) to join an ad hoc cloud and determines whether the criteria established by the potential cloud co-participants match the profile information of the other user(s). In the case of a cloud between exactly two people, both users' profiles must match the other user's criteria for either user to be presented an opportunity to join the cloud. In the case of an ad hoc cloud among more than two users, a variety of techniques may be employed to determine whether a user is presented with an opportunity to join the cloud. One such algorithm is that each user's profile must match at least N other user's criteria in order to be presented the opportunity to join the cloud, where N is greater than or equal to 1. Another example is to allow current cloud participants to vote, and only if a sufficient number (which could be a majority, two-thirds or some other fraction of votes) acquiesce (e.g., vote "yes") is the new user presented with the opportunity to join the cloud. Such voting by cloud members (also referred to as "participants") may also be used in at least some embodiments with clouds configured by one or more administrators and/or for purposes other than admitting new users to the cloud, such as if allowed by the administrator and/or in some situations to take certain types of actions without explicit administrator approval (e.g., to terminate an existing cloud). [0025] In various embodiments, a cloud may create a residual permission group that survives the cloud's termination. Such a permission group would allow users in the cloud to, for example, communicate online with other users from the cloud even after the cloud was terminated, either through a proxy (e.g., a website that does not reveal users' email addresses, a central server, etc.), directly by email, or via some other means. In such embodiments, users may be empowered to opt out of the residual permission group, in which case they may be unable to interact with others in the permission group. [0026] In various embodiments, search functionality is provided to users via their networked devices, such as to discover existing clouds (e.g., to help a user determine whether there are any clouds he would be interested in joining) and/or to identify other information of interest. Such search functionality may be able to filter the search results based on various criteria, including those clouds the searching user could potentially participate in. As examples, "show only those clouds that are nearby and configured as visible" (by the cloud administrator or another method of cloud configuration) or "show only those clouds that are `open` to arbitrary users or that have entrance admission criteria that the searching user matches." In some cases, a searching user may be allowed to see activity in a cloud before joining and even interact with participants (e.g., in a more limited fashion than if the searching user became a cloud participant), depending on the cloud configuration. In various embodiments, the user will receive a proactive notification on his mobile device when he is in the proximity of clouds that he is able to join. Such notification could be accompanied with information about the cloud, its participants, previous activity, and so on, and direct him to the nearest physical location in which he would be within the boundary of the cloud or otherwise direct him to perform particular activities to enable joining the cloud. [0027] With regard to implementation, the general case in at least some embodiments consists of at least three components: a server component, a client component, a networked device, e.g., a PC (but which could be one and the same with the client component) and a database component. The client is generally a mobile device that communicates via wireless signals over a wireless network with the server in such embodiments. The server (which, for scaling purposes, can be implemented as many physical servers) also sends information to the client in such embodiments, e.g., when the client is admitted to or exits a cloud, the server notifies the client as such and the client takes appropriate actions. The networked device, which might be the client, but which might be a separate device and is not necessarily mobile, is used to define and configure the cloud on the server in such embodiments. The database component in such embodiments is used by the server to store cloud definition and configuration data, cloud activity and participation data and other information associated with clouds. [0028] A client device is in at least some embodiments capable of determining its location via global positioning system (GPS) signals or other location technologies, and if so the location information may be transmitted frequently to the server. Some or all information entered by the user into the client device, e.g., pass codes, messages to other users in a cloud, user profile updates, etc., is also transmitted to the server. [0029] The networked device in such embodiments is used to define and configure a cloud. It can also be a client, but is often separate, e.g., the client might be a cellular phone while the networked device is a home PC. The networked device communicates via network signals (either wireless or wired) with the server, and the user interface presented to the user is guided in large part by the instructions received from the server. Information entered by the user (e.g., the definition of a cloud) is transmitted to the server and responses (e.g., status of a cloud) are sent from the server to the networked device. [0030] The software running on the server in such embodiments acts as a controller for the user interface on both the networked device and the client. Information received by the server from these two components (e.g., user-entered cloud definitions or pass codes) is stored in the database component along with information generated by the server (e.g., status changes in a cloud when access to join a cloud is granted by the server to a user). Because the server receives information from the users; it maintains a central model (which is backstored in the database component) of the state of the clouds and enforces the rules associated with a cloud. [0031] The database component in such embodiments is used as an information store for the server. Cloud definitions (physical geometry and location information defining a cloud), rules associated with a cloud (e.g., whether a pass code is required for access, whether the cloud has an administrator or not, the attributes of or other admission criteria for users allowed to join a cloud, maximum users allowed in a cloud, etc.) user activity (e.g., messages sent between users within a cloud, enter/exit events, etc.) permissions, access decisions, user location information over time and so on which either flow to the server from the client and/or networked device or which are generated by software running on the server can be stored for later retrieval in the database component. The database component, like the server component, might be implemented as multiple physical database instances for scaling reasons. [0032] FIGS. 2A-2C illustrate examples of providing location-based information and functionality to various geographical locations indicated on maps. In particular, FIG. 2A illustrates a map 205 that shows image data (e.g., a satellite image or other photo) with road annotations for a geographical area corresponding to a section of the city of Bellevue, Wash. A particular user has a current geographical location 210 that is shown on the map with a black triangle. The illustrated map may be provided to, for example, the user for display, such as by a central server as part of a graphical user interface to provide access to cloud-related functionality. In this example, information about existing clouds in the geographical area of the map is not displayed to the user, but in other embodiments such information may be displayed. [0033] For example, FIG. 2B illustrates an alternative map 250 for the same geographical area, but with information about various existing clouds 215 being displayed on the map. This map 250 may be provided to and/or displayed to the user in response to, for example, a request from the user for information about some or all clouds in the geographical area, or as part of a notification that is pushed to a device of the user without an explicit corresponding request. In this example, the map 250 includes road information but not image data, although in other embodiments the information about the clouds 215 may instead be displayed in other manners (e.g., as part of an image data map such as that displayed in FIG. 2A). In this example, the displayed clouds are of a variety of types, and in other embodiments a variety of other types of clouds may be displayed. For example, clouds 215d and 215e correspond to parts of Bellevue High School, such as the smaller cloud 215e corresponding to a particular location within the school grounds (e.g., a particular classroom, student or staff gathering area, etc.), and the larger cloud 215d corresponding to the entire school. Clouds 215f and 215g are overlapping clouds corresponding to portions of a hotel, such as to correspond to one or more of the hotel lobby, pool area, a particular floor (e.g., based on a group staying together on the floor), restaurant, etc. A cloud 215i in this example corresponds to a retail store, in this case a Toys `R` Us store. A cloud 215j corresponds to the Bellevue Convention Center, such as a temporary cloud that corresponds to a particular current convention in progress. In addition, a cloud 215h has been established to correspond to a moving vehicle, such as a bus. In this example, a direction legend 209 is also illustrated. [0034] In this example, the user at the location 210 is eligible to participate in 3 clouds that encompass that location based on that location (although may not be eligible for one or more of those clouds based on other admission criteria for the clouds), and may also optionally be eligible to participate in one or other clouds at other locations. In this example, a cloud 215b is centered around a park, such as to correspond to a temporary festival or other event occurring in the park. In addition, a nearby mall has multiple clouds that encompass the location 210, including a cloud 215c corresponding to the entire mall, and a cloud 215a corresponding to a particular store in the mall. In this example, the three available clouds whose geographic boundaries include the current location of the user are illustrated using dashed lines, such as to provide information to the user regarding at least some of the clouds that the user may join (e.g., by selecting the displayed representation of the cloud on the map), although in other embodiments some or all of the clouds may be displayed in other manners. For example, if the user requests to join a specified new cloud or to check-in to a specified cloud for which the user is already a member (e.g., by selecting a graphical indication of the cloud on the map, by selecting a hyperlink or other user-selectable option in a list or other textual format that corresponds to that cloud, by requesting or establishing a trusted friend relationship with an administrator user for the cloud virtual group and/or for a user who is already a member of the cloud virtual group, etc.), the device may proceed to perform that request. Alternatively, if the user requests to join a new cloud or to check-in to a cloud for which the user is already a member, but without specifying a particular cloud with the request, the Cloud Management system may display or otherwise provide to the user a list of one or more possible clouds that are available, with the list optionally being ordered based on one or more criteria (e.g., distance between the user's current location and the geographical boundary of a cloud, such as to list clouds 215a, 215b and 215c before any other clouds; likelihood that the user is currently within a cloud; clouds for which the user is already a member, if the request is to check-in to a cloud or to a business associated with a cloud; clouds for which the user is not already a member, if the request is to join a new cloud for which the user is not already a member; etc.). When generating an order for such possible clouds, various other information may similarly be considered in at least some such embodiments, such as the user's preferences, historical activities (e.g., to rank the cloud 215a first if the user regularly shops at the store associated with that cloud), etc. [0035] FIG. 2C illustrates a map 255 similar to the map 250 of FIG. 2B, but it corresponds to a time shortly after the time represented in FIG. 2B. In particular, the user has moved to a new location 210 in which the geographical boundaries of cloud 215b continues to enclose the new location of the user, but in which the geographic boundaries of clouds 215a and 215c no longer enclose the new user location. Similarly, the moving vehicle has traveled during the time interval, as has its corresponding cloud 215h. Other previously displayed clouds are not displayed here, such as based on user-specified modifications to the display (e.g., to show only clouds that exist within a specified distance from the user's location, such as a distance corresponding to approximately 6 blocks). In addition, an additional location-based cloud 225 is illustrated in this example, which has three non-contiguous or otherwise non-overlapping geographic areas 225a, 225b and 225c that are part of the cloud--in particular, in this example, each of the geographic areas 225a, 225b and 225c corresponds to a different retail outlet of a single coffee company (e.g., different coffee shops operated by the same retailer) that is a distinct anchor of the cloud 225. In other embodiments, the geographic boundaries of such a cloud 225 may have other shapes, such as to have a single closed shape that encompasses all of the geographic areas 225a, 225b and 225c. In this example, the user at location 210 is able to remotely check in to one of the three coffee shops corresponding to the geographic areas 225a, 225b and 225c if so desired while the user is still at location 210, such as to obtain information corresponding to cloud 225 (e.g., to see cloud members who are currently at any of the three coffee shops or alternatively at the one coffee shop to which the user checks in, to obtain information about any current offers available to cloud members from the coffee company or other companies or entities, to post content or obtain available content for the cloud, etc.), to provide information to other cloud members (e.g., to notify other cloud members that the user is planning on arriving at the checked in coffee shop at a specified time in the future, and optionally to invite other users to join him/her), and/or to access functionality associated with the cloud (e.g., to place an order to be ready at a future time when the user plans to arrive at the checked-in coffee store, to place a current order for another cloud member who is currently at one of the coffee stores, etc.). In some embodiments, the ability for the user to check-in at the coffee shop (or more generally to check-in to the cloud 225) is only available to users who are already cloud members, while in other embodiments the user may request to join the cloud 225 for the first time from the remote location 210. Alternatively, the user may instead first travel to one of the coffee shops and then check-in to that coffee shop or to the cloud 225 while at that location, whether explicitly or based on a mobile device of the user being able to determine that location (e.g., based on GPS or other location-determination capabilities of the device, based on the user using the device as part of a transaction, etc.). [0036] In some embodiments, a particular location-based cloud may have one or more associated anchors, but may be associated at least in part with common activities that occur at those anchor locations or other common attributes of those anchor locations, referred to generally herein as a society-based cloud. For example, a particular society-based cloud may be associated with users who meet at various locations as part of a book club, who like to eat food of a particular ethnicity, who are part of the same club or other group, etc. As one example, a particular book club may meet occasionally at the coffee shop at location 225b, at the Bellevue Downtown Park corresponding to location 215b, and optionally at one or more other locations that are not illustrated in FIG. 2C--for such a society-based cloud, locations 215b and 225b (but not 225a or 225c) may be anchors of a corresponding location-based cloud that may have some or all of the same types of associated features and functionality as described elsewhere herein for other clouds. Furthermore, such society-based clouds may be formed and modified in various manners, including based on actions of users who are members of the clouds. As with other clouds, in some embodiments a society-based cloud has one or more administrator users who define various information about the society-based cloud, including to specify one or more locations associated with the society-based cloud. In addition, in some embodiments, one or more users who are members of a society-based cloud may modify the cloud in various manners, such as by requesting that a new location be added to the cloud (e.g., to request that the Bellevue Square Mall at location 215c be added to the cloud if the users have been meeting occasionally in a public gathering area of the mall), by indicating cloud-related activities occurring at a particular location (e.g., if multiple people check-in to the book club cloud while at the coffee shop corresponding to location 225a, to infer that the new location is another anchor of the society-based cloud), etc. Users may indicate such cloud-related activities in various manners, such as in some situations by adding a tag corresponding to a particular society-based cloud to a particular new location--similarly, in some embodiments an ad-hoc society-based cloud may be automatically created by multiple different users using a common tag at a given location, optionally at the same time. Furthermore, in some embodiments, such society-based clouds may have associated times associated with particular anchors for the cloud (or for the cloud generally), such as if the book club cloud is associated with coffee shop location 225b only on Wednesdays from 10 am-noon, if the book club cloud is associated with Bellevue Downtown Park location 215b only during the summer months, etc. In a similar manner, a "night owls" society-based cloud may have an associated effective time of 10 pm-2 am, optionally with one or more associated locations such as bars and/or late-night diners. [0037] It will be appreciated that the details of FIGS. 2A-2C are provided for illustrative purposes, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. [0038] FIGS. 1B-1F depict the screen of a mobile device showing an example cloud user interface that demonstrates user interaction in certain embodiments. In FIG. 1B, a user is notified that his physical location is within the physical boundary of the cloud entitled "John's Party," such as based on the user moving into the cloud geographical area. The mobile device previously sent the user's location to the server, and the server determined the location was within the polygon associated with the cloud "John's Party." It also determined that the user is authorized to join this cloud. In this example, the user selects the "OK" option in FIG. 1B by pressing the 1 key on his mobile device, which moves the user to FIG. 1C. The displayed screen may be, for example, part of a Web page supplied by a server associated with a Cloud Management system, with the "OK" option having an associated hyperlink or other similar control to cause corresponding information to be sent back to the server. [0039] FIG. 1C exemplifies a cloud configured to require a pass code. After the user enters the pass code, the user interface of FIG. 1D is displayed or otherwise presented to the user. In this example, the user has joined the cloud and sees via the user interface illustrated in FIG. 1D that there are 44 other people already participating in the cloud. The user is offered a few options, including viewing all the cloud participants, viewing people he has saved to his "Favorite People" list (which has zero people in it, since this user just joined the cloud) and sending a message to all cloud participants (which is a capability that may or may not be present in a cloud, depending on the cloud configuration and the current state of the cloud, as described earlier). The user chooses the option "View all participants" and moves to FIG. 1E. [0040] In FIG. 1E, the user is presented with a list of 10 cloud participants out of 45 total (44 other users plus this user). The user can choose to see additional users by choosing a page number at the bottom of the list or may choose one of the users from the list. In this example, the user chooses "Jennifer Stevens" which takes him to FIG. 1F. [0041] In FIG. 1F, the user is presented with information that the cloud participant Jennifer Stevens has indicated she is willing to reveal to other cloud participants. The user is presented with four options for interacting with Jennifer, including sending her a message, adding her to his Favorite People list, inviting her to be his friend (which Jennifer must accept in order for the formal relationship to be effected) or revealing his location to Jennifer. In the latter case, Jennifer would receive a message indicating that this user has revealed his location. In various embodiments, Jennifer would be able to view his location on a map so she could find him within the confines of the cloud. [0042]FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a server computing system 300 that is suitable for performing at least some of the described techniques, such as by acting as a central server to manage the creation and operation of clouds. The computing system 300 includes one or more central processing units ("CPU") processors 305, various input/output ("I/O") components 310, storage 320, and memory 330, with the illustrated I/O components including a display 311, a network connection 312, a computer-readable media drive 313, and other I/O devices 315 (e.g., keyboards, mice or other pointing devices, microphones, speakers, etc.). [0043] In the illustrated embodiment, an embodiment of a Cloud Management system 350 executes in memory 330 in order to perform at least some of the described techniques, such as to provide location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. The Cloud Management system in the illustrated embodiment includes software instructions that when executed by one or more of the processors configure the server computing system 300 to perform the described techniques. In particular, cloud administrator users may interact with the Cloud Management system in order to define configuration information for clouds and manage the clouds, such as via communication-capable client devices 350 and/or other computing systems 370. In addition, various communication-capable client devices 350 may interact with the Cloud Management system, such as to provide location information for the devices and/or information about users of the devices, so that the Cloud Management system can determine clouds that are available to the devices and their users, and otherwise manage clouds in the manners described elsewhere herein. In this example embodiment, cloud definition information, user information, and information about clouds (e.g., their membership, historical cloud interaction information, etc.) are stored in databases ("DBs") 322-324 respectively on store 320, although such information may be stored in other manners in other embodiments. The other computing systems 370 may also perform other actions in some embodiments, such as to be operated by companies or entities (e.g., to manage clouds associated with their geographical locations, to make offers to members of particular clouds, etc.). [0044] One or more other systems 345 may also be optionally executing in memory 330 in this example, such as a payment processing system to handle fees and other payments for the Cloud Management system, a search engine to provide search capabilities to users of devices 350 other than to indicate cloud-related information, a system to analyze and generate various cloud-related information (e.g., to determine patterns corresponding to users and related clouds, such as to determine that users who are members of a first cloud are also frequently members of a second cloud, or that users who are members of the first cloud frequently visit a particular location that is not part of the first cloud), a system to identify various types of events of interest for clouds and to send corresponding notifications to members of those clouds and/or to other users (e.g., to send notifications to members of a cloud when a new offer is made for the cloud; to send notifications to members of a cloud when a new member joins the cloud; to send notifications to members of a cloud when a specified type of activity happens for the cloud, such as a "trending event" involving several members checking in at a particular location within the cloud; to send notifications to members of a cloud when a new recommendation or rating is entered by a cloud member; to send notifications to members of a cloud when a member's current physical location nears a specified location of interest for the cloud; to send notifications to members of a cloud when a pattern of interest is determined for the cloud; etc.), a system to manage points and associated benefits to be provided to users based on particular cloud-related activities that they perform, etc. The devices 350 and systems 370 may each have one or more programs 353 and 379, respectively, executing in memory 357 and 377, respectively, to provide various functionality. For example, the programs 353 may include a Web browser or other client program (e.g., a client program specific to the Cloud Management system) that a user may use to interact with the Cloud Management system, such as a program that provides a graphical user interface to users in other to provide various functionality related to participation in clouds. Similarly, the programs 379 may include a client program to allow a user to define or otherwise configure clouds, as well as to monitor and manage existing clouds. In addition, the programs 353 and/or 379 may provide a variety of other types of functionality in other embodiments, including to determine location information for the devices 350. While not illustrated here, the storage 351 and 371 on the devices 350 and systems 370, respectively, may store a variety of types of information, such as for storage 351 on a device to store information specific to a user of the device (e.g., user preference information, user attribute information relevant to determining whether the user is eligible to be admitted to clouds, etc.), to clouds and cloud-related interactions (e.g., to linked friends and bookmarked users, to communications sent to and/or received from other cloud members, etc.). [0045] It will be appreciated that the illustrated computing systems and devices are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Computing system 300 and/or devices 350 may be connected to other devices that are not illustrated, including through one or more networks such as the Internet or via the Web. More generally, a "client" or "server" computing system or device may comprise a combination of hardware and software that can interact and perform the described types of functionality, including without limitation desktop or other computers, database servers, network storage devices and other network devices, PDAs, cell phones, wireless phones, pagers, electronic organizers, Internet appliances, television-based systems (e.g., using set-top boxes and/or personal/digital video recorders), and various other consumer products that include appropriate inter-communication capabilities. In addition, the functionality provided by the illustrated systems may in some embodiments be distributed in various components (not shown), and some functionality of the illustrated systems may not be provided and/or other additional functionality may be available. [0046] In addition, while various items are illustrated as being stored in memory or on storage while being used, these items or portions of them may be transferred between memory and other storage devices for purposes of memory management and/or data integrity. Alternatively, in other embodiments, some or all of the software systems and/or components may execute in memory on another device and communicate with the illustrated computing system via inter-computer communication. Furthermore, in some embodiments, some or all of the systems and/or components may be implemented or provided in other manners, such as by using means (e.g., specialized electronics) that are implemented at least partially or completely in firmware and/or hardware, including, but not limited to, one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), standard integrated circuits, controllers (e.g., by executing appropriate instructions, and including microcontrollers and/or embedded controllers), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), etc. Some or all of the system components or data structures may also be stored (e.g., as software instructions or structured data) on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, such as a hard disk or flash drive or other non-volatile storage device, volatile or non-volatile memory (e.g., RAM), a network storage device, or a portable media article to be read by an appropriate drive (e.g., a DVD disk, a CD disk, an optical disk, etc.) or via an appropriate connection. The system components and data structures may also in some embodiments be transmitted as generated data signals (e.g., as part of a carrier wave or other analog or digital propagated signal) on a variety of computer-readable transmission mediums, including wireless-based and wired/cable-based mediums, and may take a variety of forms (e.g., as part of a single or multiplexed analog signal, or as multiple discrete digital packets or frames). Such computer program products may also take other forms in other embodiments. Accordingly, the present invention may be practiced with other computer system configurations. [0047] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of an example embodiment of a Cloud Management routine 400. The routine may be provided by, for example, execution of the Cloud Management system 340 of FIG. 3, such as to provide location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. [0048] The routine begins at step 405, where it receives a request for information or functionality related to clouds, or it receives information regarding one or more clouds, users, administrators or communication-capable devices. The routine continues to step 410 to determine whether information was received, and if so continues to step 415 to store the information. The information may include, for example, cloud configuration information from an administrator, information from or about a user (e.g., current user location; current user activity, including to check-in to a particular cloud or location associated with a cloud; user-supplied content (e.g., a user recommendation or rating); user preferences; etc.) from a communication-capable device, information about a communication-capable device (e.g., current device location), information about cloud management (e.g., votes from members of a cloud regarding whether to admit a new user to the cloud or to perform another type of activity), information from a company or other entity corresponding to a cloud (e.g., an offer to be made to members of the cloud), etc. The routine then continues to step 420 to optionally take one or more automated actions in response to the received information (e.g., to make user-supplied content or other information available to other cloud members in a specified or configured manner, to make supplied offers available to some or all current cloud members, to charge the supplier of an offer one or more associated fees, to determine whether cloud availability has changed for a user or device based on a change in location or other change in relevant attribute information, to notify a user or device of new availability to join a cloud, to determine whether to admit a new user to a cloud based on received votes from other cloud members, to analyze currently available user information to determine whether to modify points or related benefits for the user based on user activities or other information, to analyze currently available user activity information and/or user cloud membership information to determine particular patterns, to determine to perform one or more types of notifications to cloud members based on the received information and/or on other automated actions that are performed, etc.). [0049] If it is instead determined in step 410 that a request is received, the routine continues to step 425 to automatically determine whether to approve the request. For example, some types of requests may always be approved, such as a request from a user for information about clouds available to the user and/or about prior cloud-related interactions by the user. In addition, if the request is from a user to join a cloud, the routine may automatically determine whether to approve the request based on whether the user location and other user attributes satisfy any admission criteria for the cloud. Alternatively, if the cloud configuration indicates that a decision to allow a user to join a cloud is based on a vote by other members of the cloud, the routine may automatically determine whether to approve the request by soliciting such votes from the other cloud members and analyzing them once received. If it is determined in step 430 that the request is not approved, the routine continues to step 435 to send a non-approval or error response message to the requester. Otherwise, after step 430 the routine continues to step 440 to optionally obtain a fee related to the request, if such a fee exists. If a fee exists and is obtained, or if no such fee is needed, the routine continues to step 445 to respond to the request as appropriate (e.g., to add a user to a group as requested, to provide search results or query results related to clouds to a user in response to a request for the information, to provide cloud-related information to a user who is a member of the cloud, to add information for a user such as a bookmark to another user, to forward a communication to another group member or to perform other user interactions for users in a cloud, etc.). While not illustrated in this embodiment, if a fee exists but is not obtained, the routine may in some embodiments proceed to step 435 to send an error message, or may instead perform the request without the fee. [0050] After steps 420, 435 and 445, the routine continues to step 485 to optionally perform other operations as appropriate, such as to perform periodic housekeeping operations. For example, matches between user locations and clouds' geographic areas may be occasionally checked, such as to identify new ad hoc or other clouds that have become available for a user, previously available clouds that are no longer available, etc. After step 435, the routine continues to step 495 to determine whether to continue. If so, the routine returns to step 405, and if not continues to step 499 and ends. [0051] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an example embodiment of a Cloud Participation routine 500. The routine may be provided by, for example, execution of a program on a client device to enable participation by a user of the device in various cloud-related functionality, such as a program 353 of FIG. 3. [0052] The routine begins in step 505, where it receives information from an external system or device (e.g., a cloud management system on a central server, a communication-capable device of another user in a cloud, etc.), information from a user, or an indication to perform periodic processing (e.g., based on expiration of a timer). If it is determined in step 510 that information from a user was received in step 505 (e.g., a request from the user for cloud-related search information or other cloud information, a request to join a cloud, a request to perform an indicated interaction with one or more other users who are cloud participants, a request to provide a vote response to the cloud management system, content or other information to be posted to one or more clouds for which the user is member, etc.), the routine continues to step 515 to store the received information and/or to send the received information to a cloud management system and/or device of another cloud participant. If it is instead determined in step 510 that external information was received in step 505 (e.g., previously requested information received from a cloud management system, a notification of availability to join a cloud or of other information of possible interest, information about an offer for cloud members, an indication from the cloud management system of points and/or related benefits that have been modified for the user for one or more clouds, a communication or other interaction request from another cloud participant, etc.), the routine continues to step 525 to process the received information, and in step 530 to optionally take one or more actions based on the received information (e.g., to display some or all of the received information to the user, such as if previously requested information is received). [0053] If it is instead determined in step 510 to perform periodic processing, the routine continues to step 540 to gather and/or process information (e.g., current location information for a user or device, to determine whether any ad hoc clouds are available with other devices and users, etc.). The routine then continues to step 545 to store the resulting information and/or to send the resulting information to a cloud management system, such as to send information regarding a determined current location to the cloud management system. After step 545, the routine continues to step 550 to optionally present the resulting information to one or more users, such as to present information about an available determined ad hoc cloud. After steps 515, 530, or 550, the routine continues to step 585 to optionally perform other operations as appropriate, such as to perform housekeeping operations. After step 585, the routine continues to step 595 to determine whether to continue. If so, the routine returns to step 505, and if not continues to step 599 and ends. [0054] While not illustrated here, a program on a device used by a cloud administrator may similarly perform a routine to provide various functionality to the cloud administrator, including to obtain information about new or modified cloud definitions from the administrator and to interact with a cloud management system to apply the cloud definitions. [0055] As previously noted, in at least some embodiments, a user who is a member of a cloud may in some embodiments earn points for performing various activities, with such points then providing various types of benefits for the user (e.g., achieving various enhanced levels within that cloud or more generally within any clouds to which the user belongs, which may have corresponding benefits). For example, a user may earn points for checking in to a particular location associated with a cloud or for checking in to the cloud, for performing particular activities within or related to a cloud (e.g., engaging in a transaction at a cloud having an associated commercial location), etc. Awarding of points to a user may provide various benefits to the user, including in some embodiments providing one or more enhanced levels to the user within one or more clouds when a specified number of points is reached and/or one or more other specified criteria are achieved, with such enhanced levels having various associated benefits (e.g., to provide functionality or capabilities to the user that are not available to users who do not have that enhanced level, such as to remove others' content posted to the cloud, to direct particular types of messages to some or all members of the cloud, etc.; to provide functionality or capabilities to the user that other users who do not have that enhanced level can only access by paying a fee higher than that (if any) charged to the users with the enhanced levels; etc.). In addition, in some embodiments a user may also lose points and/or associated benefits for various reasons, including for not performing desired point-earning activities for a sufficient period of time and/or for performing undesired activities--the loss of associated benefits may in some embodiments including losing an enhanced level previously awarded to the user, ending a membership of a user within a cloud (e.g., based on the user not checking-in or otherwise participating in the cloud for a sufficient period of time, with the user optionally able to later rejoin the cloud if so desired in at least some such situations), etc. [0056] As previously noted, in at least some embodiments, the cloud management system may analyze information about users and clouds in order to determine patterns of interest. For example, such analysis may determine that users who are members of a first cloud are also frequently members of a second cloud, that users who are members of the first cloud frequently visit a particular location that is not part of the first cloud, that users who are members of the first cloud frequently perform a specified type of activity outside of the first cloud, etc. Various types of data mining, recommendation generation (e.g., collaborative filtering) and other pattern analysis techniques may be used in various embodiments. In addition, such determined information may be used to provide various benefits, such as to recommend clouds to join, locations to visit, activities to perform, etc. to users based on their current cloud memberships and information about other related users. In addition, such determined information may be made available to users in various manners, including upon request by the users and/or by sending proactive notifications to users that are not in response to explicit corresponding user requests. [0057] As previously noted, in at least some embodiments, the cloud management system may perform various notifications to users based on their current or potential future cloud membership, such as to proactively sent information to users that is not in response to explicit corresponding user requests. Such notifications to a user may include, for example, information about clouds for which the user is eligible to join (e.g., based on the user's current location and/or other attributes or characteristics of the user), information about activities of other users who are members of a common cloud (e.g., that one or more such cloud members are currently checked in to a particular location or are planning on going to a particular location), information about a new offer that is made for a cloud for which the user is a member, information about a new member joining a cloud for which the user is a member, information about a specified type of activity happening for a cloud for which the user is a member (e.g., a "trending event" involving several members checking in at a particular location within the cloud), information about a new recommendation or rating entered by a member of a cloud for which the user is a member, information about a current physical location of a member of a cloud for which the user is a member that is nearing a specified location of interest for the cloud, information about a pattern of interest determined for a cloud for which the user is a member, etc. As discussed in greater detail elsewhere, the users to notify for a particular type of information may be determined in various manners (e.g., based on cloud membership, for member users and/or non-member users within a specified distance of the cloud, etc.), and various types of mechanisms may be used to perform the notification. [0058] Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that in some embodiments the functionality provided by the routines discussed above may be provided in alternative ways, such as being split among more routines or consolidated into fewer routines. Similarly, in some embodiments illustrated routines may provide more or less functionality than is described, such as when other illustrated routines instead lack or include such functionality respectively, or when the amount of functionality that is provided is altered. In addition, while various operations may be illustrated as being performed in a particular manner (e.g., in serial or in parallel) and/or in a particular order, those skilled in the art will appreciate that in other embodiments the operations may be performed in other orders and in other manners. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the data structures discussed above may be structured in different manners, such as by having a single data structure split into multiple data structures or by having multiple data structures consolidated into a single data structure. Similarly, in some embodiments illustrated data structures may store more or less information than is described, such as when other illustrated data structures instead lack or include such information respectively, or when the amount or types of information that is stored is altered. [0059] From the foregoing it will be appreciated that, although specific embodiments have been described herein for purposes of illustration, various modifications may be made without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited except as by specified claims and the elements recited therein. In addition, while certain aspects of the invention are discussed in certain claim forms at certain times, the inventors contemplate the various aspects of the invention in any available claim form. For example, while only some aspects of the invention may be recited as being embodied in a computer-readable medium, other aspects may likewise be so embodied.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Blog Stats Notes on math, coding, and other stuff The Power Law Distribution and the Harsh Reality of Language Learning I’m an avid language learner, and sometimes people ask me: “how many languages do you speak?” If we’re counting all the languages in which I can have at least a basic conversation, then I can speak five languages — but can I really claim fluency in a language if I can barely read children’s books? Despite being a seemingly innocuous question, it’s not so simple to answer. In this article, I’ll try to explain why. Let’s say you’re just starting to study Japanese. You might picture yourself being able to do the following things, after a few months or years of study: Have a conversation with a Japanese person who doesn’t speak any English Watch the latest episode of some anime in Japanese before the English subtitles come out Overhear a conversation between two Japanese people in an elevator After learning several languages, I discovered that the first task is a lot easier than the other two, by an order of magnitude. Whether in French or in Japanese, I would quickly learn enough of the language to talk to people, but the ability to understand movies and radio remains elusive even after years of study. There is a fundamental difference in how language is used in one-on-one conversation versus the other two tasks. When conversing with a native speaker, it is possible for him to avoid colloquialisms, speak slower, and repeat things you didn’t understand using simpler words. On the other hand, when listening to native-level speech without the speaker adjusting for your language level, you need to be near native-level yourself to understand what’s going on. We can justify this concept using statistics. By looking at how frequencies of English words are distributed, we show that after an initial period of rapid progress, it soon becomes exponentially harder to get better at a language. Conversely, even a small decrease in language complexity can drastically increase comprehension by non-native listeners. Reaching conversational level is easy For the rest of this article, I’ll avoid using the word “fluent”, which is rather vague and misleading. Instead, I will call a “conversational” speaker someone who can conduct some level of conversation in a language, and a “near-native” speaker someone who can readily understand speech and media intended for native speakers. It’s surprising how little of a language you actually need to know to have a decent conversation with someone. Basically, you need to know: A set of about 1000-2000 very basic words (eg: person, happy, cat, slow, etc). Enough grammar to form sentences (eg: present / future / past tenses; connecting words like “then”, “because”; conditionals, comparisons, etc). Grammar doesn’t need to be perfect, just close enough for the listener to understand what you’re trying to say. When you want to say something but don’t know the word for it, be flexible enough to work around the issue and express it with words you do know. For another example, imagine that Bob, a native English speaker, is talking to Jing, an international student from China. Their conversation might go like this: Bob: I read in the news that a baby got abducted by wolves yesterday… Jing: Abducted? What do you mean? Bob: He got taken away by wolves while the family was out camping. Jing: Wow, that’s terrible! Is he okay now? In this conversation, Jing indicates that she doesn’t understand a complex word, “abducted”, and Bob rephrases the idea using simpler words, and the conversation goes on. This pattern happens a lot when I’m conversing with native Japanese speakers. After some time, Bob gets an intuitive feeling for what level of words Jing can understand, and naturally simplifies his speech to accommodate. This way, the two can converse without Jing explicitly interrupting and asking Bob to repeat what he said. Consequently, reaching conversational level in a language is not very hard. Some people claim you can achieve “fluency” in 3 months for a language. I think this is a reasonable amount of time for reaching conversational level. What if you don’t have the luxury of the speaker simplifying his level of speech for you? We shall see that the task becomes much harder. The curse of the Power Law Initially, I was inspired to write this article after an experience with a group of French speakers. I could talk to any of them individually in French, which is hardly remarkable given that I studied the language since grade 4 and minored in it in university. However, when they talked between themselves, I was completely lost, and could only get a vague sense of what they were talking about. Feeling slightly embarrassed, I sought an explanation for this phenomenon. Why was it that I could produce 20-page essays for university French classes, but struggled to understand dialogue in French movies and everyday conversations between French people? The answer lies in the distribution of word frequencies in language. It doesn’t matter if you’re looking at English or French or Japanese — every natural language follows a power law distribution, which means that the frequency of every word is inversely proportional to its rank in the frequency table. In other words, the 1000th most common word appears twice as often as the 2000th most common word, and four times as often as the 4000th most common word, and so on. (Aside: this phenomenon is sometimes called Zipf’s Law, but refers to the same thing. It’s unclear why this occurs, but the law holds in every natural language) Above: Power law distribution in natural languages The power law distribution exhibits the long tail property, meaning that as you advance further to the right of the distribution (by learning more vocabulary), the words become less and less common, but never drops off completely. Furthermore, rare words like “constitution” or “fallacy” convey disproportionately more meaning than common words like “the” or “you”. This is bad news for language learners. Even if you understand 90% of the words of a text, the remaining 10% are the most important words in the passage, so you actually understand much less than 90% of the meaning. Moreover, it takes exponentially more vocabulary and effort to understand 95% or 98% or 99% of the words in the text. I set out to experimentally test this phenomenon in English. I took the Brown Corpus, containing a million words of various English text, and computed the size of vocabulary you would need to understand 50%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 98%, 99%, and 99.5% of the words in the corpus. By knowing 75 words, you already understand half of the words in a text! Of course, just knowing words like “the” and “it” doesn’t get you very far. Learning 2000 words is enough to have a decent conversation and understand 80% of the words in a text. However, it gets exponentially harder after that: to get from 80% to 98% comprehension, you need to learn more than 10 times as many words! (Aside: in this analysis I’m considering conjugations like “swim” and “swimming” to be different words; if you count only the stems, you end up with lower word counts but they still follow a similar distribution) How many words can you miss and still be able to figure out the meaning by inference? In a typical English novel, I encounter about one word per page that I’m unsure of, and a page contains about 200-250 words, so I estimate 99.5% comprehension is native level. When there are more than 5 words per page that I don’t know, then reading becomes very slow and difficult — this is about 98% comprehension. Therefore I will consider 98% comprehension “near-native”: above this level, you can generally infer the remaining words from context. Below this level, say between 90% to 98% comprehension, you may understand generally what’s going on, but miss a lot of crucial details. Above: Perceived learning curve for a foreign language This explains the difficulty of language learning. In the beginning, progress is fast, and in a short period of time you learn enough words to have conversations. After that, you reach a long intermediate-stage plateau where you’re learning more words, but don’t know enough to understand native-level speech, and anybody speaking to you must use a reduced vocabulary in order for you to understand. Eventually, you will know enough words to infer the rest from context, but you need a lot of work to reach this stage. Implications for language learners The good news is that if you want to converse with people in a language, it’s perfectly doable in 3 to 6 months. On the other hand, to watch TV shows in the language without subtitles or understand people speaking naturally is going to take a lot more work — probably living for a few years in a country where the language is spoken. Is there any shortcut instead of slowly learning thousands of words? I can’t say for sure, but somehow I doubt it. By nature, words are arbitrary clusters of sounds, so no amount of cleverness can help you deduce the meaning of words you’ve never seen before. And when the proportion of unknown words is above a certain threshold, it quickly becomes infeasible to try to infer meaning from context. We’ve reached the barrier imposed by the power law distribution. Now I will briefly engage in some sociological speculation. My university has a lot of international students. I’ve always noticed that these students tend to form social groups speaking their native non-English languages, and rarely assimilate into English-speaking social groups. At first I thought maybe this was because their English was bad — but I talked to a lot of international students in English and their English seemed okay: noticeably non-native but I didn’t feel there was a language barrier. After all, all our lectures are in English, and they get by. However, I noticed that when I talked to international students, I subconsciously matched their rate of speaking, speaking just a little bit slower and clearer than normal. I would also avoid the usage of colloquialisms and cultural references that they might not understand. If the same international student went out to a bar with a group of native English speakers, everyone else would be speaking at normal native speed. Even though she understands more than 90% of the words being spoken, it’s not quite enough to follow the discussion, and she doesn’t want to interrupt the conversation to clarify a word. As everything builds on what was previously said in the conversation, missing a word here and there means she is totally lost. It’s not that immigrants don’t want to assimilate into our culture, but rather, we don’t realize how hard it is to master a language. On the surface, going from 90% to 98% comprehension looks like a small increase, but in reality, it takes an immense amount of work. Thanks for the article. As a language learner in México, I have been frustrated why my progress isn’t what I hoped it would be after 5 months in this country. He law of diminishing returns is certainly at play here. Now I know firsthand what it means to be a foreigner. That’s a great article, and a very clear exemplification of that invisible barrier that separates “language learning” from being near-native. I’m a native language teacher (Spanish) myself, now living in the US. I would say I have a good understanding of languages and learning (graduated in Linguistics). And yet, I came to the US for the first time as an adult, and noticed that there’s a huge gap that was never covered in any course or teaching material before. There’s just so much shared underlying knowledge, in a way that native speakers are not really concious of. But what made me comment is the thought that it’s not just the words. It’s the values, the feelings, etc. Quick example: “commute” is not a word in Spanish. We can say “the daily trip from home to work”, but there’s so much more behind that word, and you don’t really understand it until you see it used by people. Anyway, forgive my rant! I just got excited from your thoughts. Good job! I’ll dig up a bit more into your blog. This is a superb article! As an active language learner and user (German and Spanish as mother tongues, English near-native, French near-native, Russian close to near-native and Arabic in the abyss between conversational and near-native) I have experienced the phenomenon that you describe several times. Although I have learned French for several years and studied in France for a year, although I understand most of the news and talk in films, it is still difficult to understand native speakers when they have a natural conversation. Or let’s take my Russian for example (I recently passed the B2 exam and the testing person told me, I should’ve passed C1 instead): although I can have a conversation about virtually everything, about the most complex issues, I will most certainly get lost in a simple conversation about the newest hot music and performers when my Russian friends have a conversation between themselves. Thanks for writing the article and sharing it! Hope to read more from you! Very nice post! Thanks a lot! Two addenda (for further consideration) are advisable thou. First, words do not “convey meanings” but rather contribute to disambiguation (or discrimination) of meaning that is distributed in an utterance or, furthermore, discourse. In other words, words help in lowering uncertainty about what the communication is about. An example that I like to use in my talks is to think of three simple sentences: Walk me through your blogpost on Language Learning. I’ll walk you to the train station. They walk on clouds. Hardcore corpus-based approach would say that the word “walk” is quite frequent here (so in your framework not very ‘meaningful’, i.e., ‘informative’). But, in fact, those are very different “walks”, don’t you think? Second, and in relation to my previous point, real ‘hardness’ hits when one needs to pick-up contextual regularities (or if you prefer probabilities, or likelihoods etc.); i.e., co-occurrences of word in communication (personally, I prefer the term ‘syntagmatic regularities’ but it could be just more technical). Formally, they still show similar power-law (or exponential? 😉) property as words, but combinatorial explosion kicks in and learners struggle long and suffer hard to figure out why some combinations are typical, or possible, or odd, or ‘never-ever’. I don’t really understand what you’re saying. It seems that “conveying meaning” and “disambiguating meaning” is the same thing? If you don’t understand a single word in a sentence, then it could be anything in the universe of speakable sentences, but each time you understand a word, it narrows down the range of possibilities for what the speaker might have said. Yes, exactly: “each time you understand a word, it narrows down the range of possibilities for what the speaker might have said”. Beautifully stated! My concern was only to the point that someone could conclude that you are, actually, claiming that words are descrete units of meaning, which are not and which you never said. But that’s all less important as I find your post amazing and I share it shamelessly… ☺️ Huh?? You say, “Reaching conversational level in a language is not very hard. Some people claim you can achieve “fluency” in 3 months for a language. I think this is a reasonable amount of time for reaching conversational level.” That’s a very vague statement, in any language. Three months of what? A 101-102 college course? A one-hour per day course for 3 months? A five-hour per day course for 3 months? Or 24/7 concentrated study-immersion for 3 months among solely native speakers in the country where L2 is spoken? In any case, what use is what you say in your article? All your stats and chit chat about word frequencies, etc., doesn’t help one learn a second language any faster? Instead of wasting my time reading your article, I now wish I’d spent my time reading or listening to some passage in L2 I’m trying to learn. BTW: Have you noticed that so-called “linguists” spend all their time talking and writing in their own native language about L2s rather than showing and demonstrating how well they have supposedly learned an L2 themselves? It really depends on the person, some people are better at languages than others (and the language too, Spanish is much easier for English speakers than Chinese). I’m just saying that it seems reasonable for a talented language learner to achieve conversational level in a language after 3 months of study, with a moderate amount of effort. I don’t know about that particular linguist, and for sure, there are plenty of monolingual linguists. But if you do linguistic fieldwork, and write 10 papers about Navajo noun classes in that time, I’d imagine you’d be decent at Navajo by then. Great article! A way of looking at it is about estimating the time it takes to acquire this vocabulary size. A quick calculation for learning 15,000 words, at a pace of 10 new words per day, require a little over 4 years of work… Another thing is that vocabulary, especially “down the long tail”, tends to be very topic dependant. Even if you are “fluent”, when you start reading about a new topic, you might still be at a loss as you need to acquire the vocabulary of the field.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) On paper, the Phoenix Suns did not enter the 2013-14 season looking to be a major threat from the 3-point line -- which used to be one of the hallmarks of the team when Steve Nash was running the point. However, several players have stepped up and made the Suns one of the league's premier 3-point shooting teams once again. Entering Thursday, the 17-10 Suns are averaging 9.8 makes per game from long range -- the second highest rate in the NBA behind Portland. Phoenix is also tied for the fifth-best shooting percentage (38.4) from behind the arc. Friday on the Burns & Gambo show, Suns general manager Ryan McDonough credited the return of power forward/center Channing Frye as well as the emergence of P.J. Tucker, Gerald Green and Marcus Morris for the team's efficiency from 3-point land. "I think that starts at the top with (head coach) Jeff (Hornacek). He's given those guys great confidence that when they're open and they have a good look from three, he wants them to shoot that," the general manager said. "In fact, that might be the only time that he really gets upset with our guys with our guys offensively, that if they don't shoot one of those shots, because his point -- and you know some of this comes into the analytics -- is we're not going to get a better look than an open three from one of those guys." Tucker, also a guest on Burn & Gambo Thursday, confirmed McDonough's assertion that Hornacek does, in fact, give the team the freedom to take 3-pointers and that he will take players out of the game for not taking an open shot. Tucker, Green and Morris did not come into the season known as 3-point specialists, but all three have made it a big part of their offensive skillset this year. McDonough said the team's fast pace and the driving and passing abilities of point guards Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic elicit many open looks from 3-point range. The first-year GM used Green, a seven-year NBA journeyman and former Slam Dunk Contest winner, as a case study for how a player buys into the Suns' offensive philosophy. "I think a guy like Gerald, in particular, has been told his whole life, 'No, don't shoot that. Let's work the ball and get a better shot,' McDonough said. "And kind of what our philosophy is we're not going to get a better shot than Gerald Green -- who's shooting close to 40 percent from three -- shooting an open 3-point shot in rhythm. So that's what we've tried to do. And I think it's worked out pretty well so far."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Case Story -Towline Mows Down Manufacturing Costs Towline Mows Down Manufacturing Costs Ferris Industries historically has proven that innovation and teamwork are key elements of their continuing growth and business success. Ferris Industries (a Briggs & Stratton company) builds the largest lineup of zero radius, twin commercial and residential lawn mowers including its own Ferris branded line. As their mower manufacturing business developed and grew, Ferris management needed larger facilities. They wanted a cost-effective solution. They found a building that could be retrofitted for much needed office space and constructed a new state-of-the-art factory behind it. With the introduction of new models and the addition of other commercial brands to their factory, Ferris needed extra capacity and greater productivity. This need was satisfied with the purchase and installation of an automated in-floor tow line assembly system from SI Systems. The assembly line consists of 12 stations along a 340-foot-long line, which now incorporates many of the bench subassembly activities as part of the final assembly process. The towline conveyor system uses a basic index and-dwell design, ideal for assembly of products that require more than 60 seconds of operator activity, and four-way access to the product. In a traditional system, operators controlled the system’s pace. When all of the operators complete their tasks, they signal that they are done and the line indexes forward. The installed SI Systems indexing program features indexes that are selectable. The Ferris assembly line allows operators to stop the indexing, or movement of the product to the next workstation, if their task is not complete. Prior to an index, or line movement, the system gives an audible and visual alarm indicating that the system is ready to start up. If the operator needs additional time, he hits a button to inhibit the indexing or moving of the line. “When we investigated our alternatives, we decided that the most important evaluation factors would be safety, quality, and productivity. SI scored highest in all three categories,” stated John Orth, Plant Manager for Ferris. “Since installing the SI towline system, we’ve been able to cut our cycle times in half by systematically pacing the production and balancing workstation assignments. Not only has that greatly improved our productivity, but we now have much better control of the assembly process and a less fatigued workforce.” The Ferris team used this opportunity to adopt lean manufacturing concepts and reduce many off-line material handling moves that added no value to the assembly process. In addition, they were able to balance the twelve stations, and incorporate much of their bench subassembly right into the final assembly process. They also benefited from incoming steel inventory turns. The SI Systems SideFinger Lo-Tow conveyor fits perfectly into their assembly process. In addition to the conveyor system, the ergonomically designed carriers have fixtures that rotate the mowers to proper assembly angles and eliminate much of the bending and reaching that add to worker fatigue and stress. The Ferris plant is a model of manufacturing efficiency and a tribute of how lean manufacturing and innovation can breathe new life into former traditional factories. And with the cooperation of local and state officials, Ferris increased their shop workforce five-fold in the past few years. The plant operates three shifts for welding, fabrication, and painting to support the single shift mower assembly.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The unrealized potential of gaming has always been to transport players to worlds otherwise unreachable in everyday life. And while game sound and graphics have improved a lot, those improvements are still stuck on a flat, two-dimensional screen. French developers Immersis are working on a new projector system that brings game environments out of that two-dimensional state and into an entire room. Scott had a rendezvous with Daniel from Immersis. Daniel showed off a miniature mockup of the full-sized Immersis projector and he explained how the Immersis system will consist of the full-sized version of their special HD protector that’ll work with either a console game system or computer to project the gaming environment onto all of the walls surrounding a player, putting that player right in the center of the action. Immersis is launching the product thru Kickstarter and the company has already reached its goal of raising $100,000 thru the crowdfunding site. Daniel believes that Immersis will be able to bring the projector to market by November of this year and that the retail price will be $2500.00. Many of us have become very adept at avoiding commercials and advertisements. People pay for services like Netflix in order to avoid having to look at ads. We barely give a glance to billboards or product displays. PM Screen has come up with an innovative way to attract people to products. PM Screen partnered with Altec Lansing at CES 2015 and to help roll out their new Boom Jacket wireless speaker. PM Screen creates custom animation for a project and uses screens that can interact with each other. PM screen can also create much larger displays. They can put their 3D projections on buildings, use them in retail spaces, or at large events and concerts. They bring a lot of creativity to whatever they work on. What they do seems quite magical. 3-D TV and gaming has been touted as the next big thing for years in consumer electronics. But the technology hasn’t ever really caught on. One factor that’s slowed the adoption of in-home 3-D is the fact that users have to wear special glasses to experience 3-D. StreamTV Networks hopes that its new Ultra-D product will become the standard for in-home 3-D displays. Nick spoke to Zach, Games Director for StreamTV Networks. The pair talked about the company’s Ultra-D offering. StreamTV Networks has partnered with multiple game developers, including Epic Games, makers of the Unreal gaming engine. Zach explained that Ultra-D is a glasses-free 3-D system that uses a blended lenticular design that works with a 140-degree viewing angle so it looks great from anywhere in the room. (When a viewer moves out of the range of 3-D, the picture changes to a standard 2-D display.) Ultra-D is currently only available to developers but it’s likely to make its way to consumer products soon. This is a developers dream project, from a new company called Pairasight. It has been over two years in development – with a prototype that has been fabricated on a 3D printer. The capture device links to a smartphone which then transmits the signal to a website where it is displayed, and is viewable in 3D. The full 1080p video streams are both at 30 frames per second, from separate left and right 5 megapixel cameras, and include audio as well. The on-board processer CPU has less than 5% loading, and the developers anticipate that onboard realtime image processing will be in the next version of the device. With 600 mAh hour battery, it gives about 90 minutes of streaming – or about six hours without continuous streaming. Developers can have early access to the modules used in the device at SomThings.com, with single unit pricing of $200. The initial applications for the device will be for EMT responses and repair or do-it-yourself advice with the realtime expert being connected on a wireless link. The developer’s hope that with early adoption efforts, it will become another tool for getting the right knowledge and skillset on site and on target. TPN Interview by Andy McCaskey, SDRNews and Scott Ertz, F5 Live: Refreshing Technology . What I’m expecting this year at CES I expect the tablet and smartphone imitative will be crazy. Everyone will have an app for these devices or an accessory to connect to these devices. I expect 3D will still be making strides and TV screens will get bigger and thinner. LTE is being rolled out but it doesn’t mean the next version of wireless is not going to rear it’s head. Your home wireless is going to pass 802.11n (with 802.11ac) and you will soon pass a Gbps mark. TPN Live Stream of CES With the booth move to North hall, I expect our live stream will be off the charts. There will be a lot of traffic where we are so our exposure will increase ten-fold. Never before have I been this excited about CES. With CES being the largest show floor I am hoping to see a lot of innovative technologies and great new gadgets. Then there are the after parties. Lots of great events where you can meet the cast and characters that cover CES year after year. This is the cant-miss show of the year and I am excited to be part of it. Here is the presentation in the video if you would like to follow along: While at the Ford Booth, we got to see the new updated My Ford Touch system. Back in November, they updated the software so consumers could move around the screen without having to look at the display. The four corner system gives you a proximity so you know where to press. One corner you will have navigation, another will see temperature settings. The in-car navigation system also has been improved. With additional 3D view, you can get an idea which direction you are heading. Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine goes through the systems with Bridget on MyFordTouch. Best part is this update is available now. You can download and install, or you can head to your Ford dealer and they will install for free. Todd and Steve Lee (from Waves Of Tech) talk about seeing the 3D TV’s at the Toshiba booth at CES 2012. The one that impressed them the most was Toshiba’s 55inch 4k tv which will ship sometime in “early 2012” and cost somewhat less then $10,000. I personally don’t know how much I would use the 3D on the set, but I would LOVE the 4K. Now to get more 4K content. Anyone have a Red camera I could borrow? According to IOGear about 70% of the people currently looking to buy new TV’s are leaning towards 3D, but are scared off by the lack of available programming. That’s why they have decided to produce what is the worlds first conversion box for making 2D content available as 3D, that also has upscaling features and an HDMI switch built-in. This new HDMI switch has 4 ports and it does a lot more than simple conversion. This as-yet-unnamed IOGear box allows the user to make adjustments to get the 3D picture looking right for their individual tastes. Since it has four HDMI inputs you can also up-convert your 2D DVD’s as well. It also upscales resolution types by turning 480 into 720 and 720 into 1080, which then converts to 3D, making all of your existing content available in 3D. The box is expected to be available in March for an MSRP of $199. That’s about double a basic 4 port HDMI switch, but it contains functionality which can’t be had all in one box until now, and it’s all in one very small box. You can check it out in the video below. Now all it needs is a name. Todd Cochrane spoke to Adam Hanin, VP Marketing Viewsonic Corp. He talked about a couple of products that ViewSonic is introducing this year. The first was the Viewpad 7 which is a 7 inch Android 2.2 Tablet. It has both a front facing and rear facing camera. The rear facing camera is in the middle. It is a wifi device, but it does have a sim card slot and if you have a sim card from a certain phone company, it can act as a phone. He also showed off the Viewpad 4 which is a 4.1 inch Android phone device. It has a Qualcom dual core processor and is very fast. It has a 5 megapixel camera and 2G of memory. it is coming in June and should be around $400. He also showed off the Viewfun 3DSnap camera. It has dual 5-megapixel lens which permits shooting in 3D. It supports a camera resolution up to 12-megapixels in regular 2D. It has an auto-stereo screen, which allows you to take 3D pictures with out wearing the 3D glasses. The included software will convert the picture to red blue which with the included glasses allows you to view the pictures in 3D on any device. It uses a standard SD card. it will be available in Q1 2011 for around $149.99. He also quickly mentioned the Viewfun 3D Pocket which does video and stills. Which is available now for around $179.99. Finally the Viewfun 3D Pocket HD, which does 60 frames a second, 1080p, 3D video and will be available in early Q2 for around $199.99. Todd Cochrane spoke to Christopher Yang from Vivitek about their newest product the Qumi that uses the Pico Projector. The system can project 3D, which you can watch with active 3D glasses, or 2D up to 720P. It uses the Texas Instrument DLP processor with an HD chip set. A full projector with an LED bulb will give off from 800-1000 lumens. This projector gives off 300 lumens and has a 2500:1 contrast ratio. It is not meant to replace a full projector, it is a great travel projector. It has a VGA, HDMI Connections, USB port, micro SD Card Input and audio-out. You can connect it to a camera, smart phone or laptop. It should be available in April or May time frame for about $499.00	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Volturno River, Italian Fiume Volturno, Latin Volturnus, river, south-central Italy. It rises in the Abruzzese Apennines near Alfedena and flows southeast as far as its junction with the Calore River near Caiazzo. It then turns southwest, past Capua, to enter the Tyrrhenian Sea at Castel Volturno, northwest of Naples. The river is 109 miles (175 km) long and has a drainage basin of 2,100 square miles (5,450 square km). In the 1950s a dam was built a short distance upstream from Capua, regulating the Volturno’s discharge and creating a reliable supply of irrigation water. Volturno River at Capua, Italy. Agostino Pedata Since the Volturno flows at right angles to the main roads connecting Rome and Naples, it has had considerable military importance. During the wars for Italian unity, the Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi defeated a Neapolitan army there in 1860. During World War II, German forces in southern Italy used the Volturno as their line of defense after the fall of Naples, until the U.S. 5th Army crossed the river on Oct. 13, 1943. The upper Volturno River valley fell into Allied hands with the capture of Isernia by the British on Nov. 8, 1943. Learn More in these related articles: ...down from the Apennines through Molise, Abruzzo, and Marche regions. The rivers that flow into the Tyrrhenian Sea are longer and more complex and carry greater quantities of water. These include the Volturno, in Campania; the Roman Tiber; and the Arno, which flows through Florence and Pisa. The rivers of the Ligurian rivieras are mainly short and swift-flowing; a few are important simply because... ...range before flowing through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Arno (155 miles), which flows westerly from the Tuscan-Emilian range through Florence to the Ligurian Sea. Also significant is the Volturno (109 miles), which rises in the Abruzzi Apennines near Alfedena and flows southeast as far as its junction with the Calore River near Caiazzo and then turns southwest to enter the Tyrrhenian...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
For leveling purposes a warrior is quite speedy, especially if you take the improved Impending Victory talent and Victory Rush glyph. Rage can feel clunky on elongated fights but unless you dungeon level as DPS you probably won't run into those issue. Wether or not Protection leveling is too slow you'll have to determine for yourself as only you know what "too slow" means to you. I haven't done it myself but given the new mechanics of tanking I would imagine it is not too far behind DPS leveling as far as pacing. As for the Pros/Cons there are several threads on the topic you can review. 1. Rage feels great, people complain like crazy, but the new rage model is good imo. You can use all your main attacks and you have enough rage to dump, especially as fury. For PVP you can go defensive stance and almost ignore rage and still do well as arms and to extent fury as well. 2. You can level with each spec, but prot will be slower. You can still AOE a couple of mobs with arms/fury and they'll die faster. You get a lot of health after each kill so staying prot for less damage doesn't make a lot of sense. You should level with bladestorm and victory rush glyph, second wind to become immortal against quest mobs. Well I wanted to change it up and be Protection this time around. Since BC I've always played a warrior as dps. Was just hoping they would have made prot viable for questing. Having a mandatory spec for leveling is kind of ridiculous. Is chaining random dungeons as a tank(when I tank I like to pull fast too) something that is just as fast as questing? Well I wanted to change it up and be Protection this time around. Since BC I've always played a warrior as dps. Was just hoping they would have made prot viable for questing. Having a mandatory spec for leveling is kind of ridiculous. Is chaining random dungeons as a tank(when I tank I like to pull fast too) something that is just as fast as questing? The Wall of No revised as of July 21st, 2014 Summary of Blizzard’s public stance: They have no plans or desire to recreate the original version. They refer to the notion as “a logistical nightmare,”. above the time, money and resources required are prohibitive and unjustified.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Thomas Friedman's 2005 book "The World is Flat" describes our planet's new reality. The computer and the Internet have made it possible for people to connect via virtual bridges of interest anywhere on the globe. Before my Maloof Inspired Rocker plan bundle became available with the DVD through Highland Woodworking, I sold a small booklet along with the full-size patterns on my website charlesbrockchairmaker.com. Each morning I would open my email and see if I had any new purchases through my PayPal account. There had been many sales to Canada and even Sweden, but one morning I saw a name written in Russian. Vladimir Parfenov was quite willing to pay the extra shipping cost to get the package all the way to Moscow! I was a middle school student during the Cold War. The nuclear arms race was accelerating and I recall having fears of a nuclear holocaust. Our neighbors built fall-out shelters and at school we practiced getting under our desks in case of a blast. (This seemed kind of funny to me because the desktop was wood and I figured that getting under would only accelerate our destruction.) The Cuban missile crisis worsened our fears to the point that 12 or 13 year old boys were talking about "the end" rather than girls and Mickey Mantle. Now at 60 years old I found myself connecting with Vladimir in Russia who desperately wanted to build my rocker. He told me he was a beginning carpenter and was very motivated to achieve. His emails are either translated through software, or else he speaks and writes some English for which he is apologetic. On the 4th of July he emailed me saying "Happy Independence Day!" This was a great moment for me. I learned that the world (as Thomas Friedman claims) is indeed virtually flat. People can connect and unite to build those bridges through common interest threads like woodworking. It has helped me realize that Vladimir and I are probably more alike than different. I recently received some answers to questions I asked Vladimir about his experiences as a woodworker in Russia. He sent me some pictures of his finished chair, told me his story and thanked me for my help. Vladimir says that woodworking education no longer exists in Russia, so he has to research his woodworking interests on the Internet and learn by trial and error. After he saw a picture of a Sam Maloof rocker, like myself he was blown away by its beautiful shape. Although he calls himself a beginner, he is a very talented box designer and craftsman. He began collecting tools for shaping wood to go along with the other tools in his 140 square foot shop that he maintains in the basement of a multi-story apartment building where he and his family live. His choice of wood for the rocker was 8/4 beech because it is plentiful in Russia and 10 times cheaper than walnut. He made a few errors along the way building his chair, but perseverance and a woodworker's commitment brought his dream rocker to completion. Hearing Vladimir's story has helped me realize that a passion for working wood can transcend geographical boundaries and cultural differences and that we have a lot in common no matter where we live. We become inspired to work on a project and research our current questions (thank goodness for the Internet), buy or collect the tools we need or want, select wood that we can afford, retreat to a shop that is always too small, then work through the compromises of victory and defeat until we have made our project a reality. I was thrilled to have my rocker patterns reach around the globe, but best of all to have had the opportunity to make a friend in faraway Russia. After all these years, woodworking and the Internet have helped us join hands as "comrades."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
BJP has nominated Chandu Patel, a builder, considered close to Khadse's arch rival Girish Mahajan, the Water Resources Minister in the Fadnavis government. Eknath Khadse’s close aide, Gurumukh Jagwani, a sitting legislator, has been denied BJP ticket for the November 19 polls from the Jalgaon local body, which the latter now represents. (Source: File photo) Former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse, who quit the Devendra Fadnavis ministry after a series of allegations, has today, in a veiled attack, targeted the BJP leaders for nominating Chandu Patel for the upcoming Legislative Council elections. Khadse’s close aide, Gurumukh Jagwani, a sitting legislator, has been denied BJP ticket for the November 19 polls from the Jalgaon local body, which the latter now represents. Watch what else is making news: “Till now, an active member used to be given party nomination for polls. Chandu Patel is a builder by profession and was never an active (BJP) member. The party has set a new precedent,” Khadse told PTI. “There was a demand that the Sindhi community (to which Jagwani belongs), should be given a representation. That is why, there was a demand to field Jagwani,” he said. Asked if his remarks were directed against any specific party leader, Khadse said, “I will abide by the party decision.” BJP has nominated Chandu Patel, a builder, considered close to Khadse’s arch rival Girish Mahajan, the Water Resources Minister in the Fadnavis government. The electoral college for the polls, comprising elected representatives from Jalgaon municipality and the local zilla parishads and panchayat samitis, has 550 voters, with BJP enjoying a comfortable majority. Legislative Council elections from five other local bodies, including Yavatmal, Sangli-Satara, Pune, Nanded, and Gondia-Bhandara are also scheduled to take place on November 19.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Thursday, July 12, 2018 Booker T Talks Rumors Behind Big Cass' WWE Backstage Heat Big Cass was released from WWE due to reported behavioral issues. It took place two days following his second clean loss in a row to Daniel Bryan at the Money In The Bank pay-per-view event. Dave Meltzer reported in July 2017 in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Big Cass was getting backstage heat because he was so vocal about his support of President Donald Trump. Booker T recently discussed Cass' WWE release on Heated Conversations With Booker T where he addressed some of the rumors why the seven-footer lost his position in WWE. "There are so many rumors flying around as far as his release," Booker T said. "The story is bigger than Big Cass. For instance, back in the day, you didn't tell anyone who you voted for, you know what I mean? It was a secret. You don't bring that stuff up together because we have to be friends. That is something that you have to deal with inside yourself. "I'm not homophobic or anything like that, but when gay people come out it's like, you didn't have to tell me that because I'm still going to still give you a hug. It's not my business so when people do certain things they literally become vulnerable and not keep their eyes on the prize as far as what is really at stake here... my livelihood." Booker T then talked about the dangers of social media. He stressed that what someone says on Twitter can ruin their life and distract from one's overall goal to be a sports entertainer. The five-time World Champion said he likes Big Cass, but it is always important to stay focused and perform at your very best in times when you're needed to step up in the ring. "At the end of the day, it is about taking care of your family. Going out and doing the job like Stevie Ray would say, to the best of your ability until something better comes along. I say that because it's very simple; we are all in the entertainment business. If you want to be running a publication get another job, but Twitter can ruin one's life. Going on Twitter and saying something. "I personally liked the guy. I didn't know about his personal beliefs about voting for Donald Trump. Maybe that was part of it, but my thing is this; I've been one of the boys, I had to work in that locker room, I may have had heat with some of the boys in certain times throughout my career but if I went out and performed in the ring all of that overshadowed and trumped everything, which is with your performance. "If you are on time; if you are ready to go as far as people needing you for a promo set and not looking all throughout the building for you. Everything comes into play as far as being around or not. Being a General or being a Private. I want to be a General so I am always going to be on time and had my shoes spit shined. All of my medals are going to be straight. The bed, everything is tucked. If you don't take care of your business this is what is going to happen to you." This lesson is the same thing Booker T teaches his students at Reality Of Wrestling. He said if everybody does their part then a great show will be the result. This is a concept he said some people sadly don't understand. Booker tied in a story about meeting his wife at a later age because he was so focused on the business as an illustration of Big Cass' possible scenario. "The thing is, it can be a bunch of things. My point is this; when it gets to that point, it isn't something that everybody else is doing, it is something that you are doing. I have been in the business for many years, I knew as long as I went out and performed and thought about that -- look here, being married to Sharmell was in the twilight of my career. "I was around 40. Sharmell was the first woman that I thought about talking to, and if you listen to Sharmell she thought I hated her the first time we met because I was always all business. When I was in my twenties and in my thirties I was thinking about making my mark and I have to do it now. I couldn't think about getting married to slow me down, especially with the women I work with. "I knew where it was going to lead. I was always thinking about going out there and performing and that only. I think these young guys it is easy to get caught up. It is easy access. When you lose focus and your train of thought. "When you take those blinders off anything can happen. When you start thinking it is a party instead of putting your suit and tie on and getting your job done and handling your business, you are thinking about the wrong thing. Big ups to Big Cass. Hopefully he finds something. There is a lot of work out there on the independent scene and in Japan. Whatever he did he definitely lost out on this deal because I thought he was going to be one of the next greatest big men in the sport." FOLLOW US ON YOUR FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ARE ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND G+!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
This is the NEW Wave Runner has the following advantages; All new platform • New TR-1 engine • True 3 passenger capacity • Comfortable and Stable • Yamaha Quality/reliability 1050CC Four Stroke Yamaha Motor	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Sign up to our mailing list for the latest Boat International & Events news. Missing your newsletter? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came in to effect on the 25th May might mean that you’ve stopped receiving emails from us. To make sure you don’t miss out on any more emails from Boat International update your email preferences now. First "Glowing" Sea Turtle Found Video courtesy of the National Geographic Video courtesy of the National Geographic"> Where to see the world’s first “glowing” sea turtle 30 September 2015 by Sophia Heath You may think your eyes are deceiving you but marine biologists in the South Pacific have discovered the world’s first “glowing” sea turtle. David Gruber of the City University of New York and his team were filming small sharks and coral reefs in the Solomon Islands when they managed to captured footage of the hawkbill sea turtle emitting neon green and red light. Video courtesy of the National Geographic"> First "Glowing" Sea Turtle Found Video courtesy of the National Geographic Gruber, who is an emerging explorer for National Geographic, described the turtle as looking like a “spaceship”. It is thought to be one of the first times that a biofluorescent reptile has been seen by scientists. Alexander Gaos, director of the Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative told the National Geographic that the discovery was “really quite amazing”. "I've been [studying turtles] for a long time and I don't think anyone's ever seen this," Gaos said. The group only managed to capture a few moments of the turtle but after speaking to locals he discovered a nearby community that kept several captive young hawksbills. When Gruber examined the captive turtles he found that they all glowed red. At this stage the scientists are still unclear as to why these turtles have the ability to fluoresce and whether other species turtle might have the same ability. "[Biofluorescence is] usually used for finding and attracting prey or defence or some kind of communication," said Gaos. Hawksbill sea turtles are one of the rarest species and their population numbers are thought to have decreased by 90 percent in recent decades. This website uses cookies for analytics, marketing, advertising and functional purposes, in line with our privacy policy. To change your cookie settings or find out more, click here. If you continue browsing our website, you accept these cookies. Got it!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Two teens wanted in attempted Armed Robbery Tampa, FL-- Hillsborough deputies search for two 14-15 year-old Hispanic males wanted in connection with an attempted Armed Robbery of the Tienda Mexicana Hidalgo last week. According to reports, it was just before 8 p.m. on Tuesday November 20 when the adolescents entered the store. One of the suspects pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money as the other acted as a look out. The clerk struggled with the suspect with the gun and retrieved a knife from under the counter. Reports say that's when both suspects fled the business on foot, northeast on Highway 41. They were not successful in robbing the store, but officials still ask for the public's assistance in locating them.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Feud over woman turns violent, ends in stabbing One man was taken to the hospital and another was arrested after a fight over a woman led to a stabbing Thursday night. Witnesses told Evansville Police that the two men had been in a verbal feud — including challenges by both to fight the other — over a woman for about two weeks. The incident happened at 10:25 p.m. Thursday at 708 N. Third Ave., according to a police report. The victim, Corey Massey, was standing on the porch at the house when David S. Devine, 44, came into the yard. Witnesses told police Massey came off the porch and hit Devine with a pole. Another witness took the pole away from Massey and the two men began fist fighting in the street. Devine then pulled a knife, stabbed Massey repeatedly and ran away, witnesses told police. About then, officers on routine patrol came across the incident. Massey was taken to Deaconess Hospital. He had six stab wounds, including a punctured lung, according to the police report. He was in fair condition Friday, a hospital spokeswoman said. Police found Devine at the Hob Nob Bar on West Maryland Street, and witnesses identified him. He was arrested on a preliminary charge of battery with a knife.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Sony's new -- and old -- Walkmans (pictures) Pre-iPod, Sony's Walkman was the personal music player of the future. Now it's making a comeback -- with a little help from Android. Here are the new models, and a nostalgia-fueled look at the classics. Read More Walkman rocks with Android Once the vanguard of mobile entertainment, the Sony Walkman is ready to make a comeback -- and Google is playing in the band, adding Android 4.0 to the new Walkman lineup. Sony says the Android-powered music player will deliver a distortion-killing S-Master Digital Amplifier from Sony and a "richer, bolder, and louder presence." The E470 Series, seen here, has a 2-inch screen and is 7-millimeters thick. Integrating the Sony Entertainment Network's cloud-based Music Unlimited Service, the new Walkman will give users access to more than 14 million songs. With a monthly subscription, Music Unlimited lets users transfer their music and ad-free radio channels to their Walkman to listen offline. The device supports drag-and-drop transfers of music, photos, videos, podcasts, and playlists from iTunes for Windows via Media Go software or Windows Media Player. The new NWZ-E570 series Walkman The E570 series Walkman also runs Android 4.0 and has a 2-inch QVGA LCD screen and will come in an 8GB model capable of holding 1,750 songs as well as a 16GB model with capacity for 3,650 songs. Pricing information is currently unavailable. It's hard to imagine our lives without portable music--nowadays most of us can fit our entire music collection into an MP3 player the size of a deck of cards. But 30 years ago, as people hefted boom boxes off their shoulders, they ooohed and ahhhhed in fascination at a little machine called the Walkman. Originally, portable cassette players were marketed for people who needed to record audio clips for their work, like journalists and businesspeople, but Sony's Walkman brought the idea of playing cassettes to the masses. Not only did many Walkmans have a cassette player, an AM/FM dial, and dual headphone jacks, they also had cool features like autoreverse, play, and record. The Walkman II, circa 1981 Commonly known as the Walkman II, this 1981 WM-2 model sold 1.5 million units, making it the best-selling cassette Walkman to date. Its design was considered much more modern and stylish than the TPS-L2. It first came out in metallic gray and later was sold in black and red. The WM-4 The WM-4 came out in 1983 and was designed to be the budget version of earlier, more-expensive models. It was one of the loudest Walkmans because it used four AA batteries rather than the traditional two. The WM-F10 The 1984 Sony WM-F10 Walkman was similar to an earlier model, the WM-10, but it had an FM stereo radio. Engineers worked hard to figure out how to mount the radio equipment into the small body of this Walkman. They ended up building it into the cassette door, successfully making this model only slightly larger than its predecessor. The WM-AF64 1988 is when Walkmans got really sophisticated. The WM-AF64 had autoreverse, AM/FM built into the cassette door, metal tape compatibility, and Dolby B NR -- but it was the two different levels of "Mega Bass" that really wowed. The WM-FX413 Obviously, by 1995 the Mega Bass was coming in handy -- over half the Top 10 songs were either rap or R&B. The WM-FX413 Walkman had two settings of Mega Bass, along with continuous or once only autoreverse. The WM-EX652 By 1997, Walkmans really were becoming much sleeker. The WM-EX652 was considered one of the best cassette Walkmans of that year, along with a whole slew of features, like logic controls, blank skip, track repeat, and automatic music search, it also had Mega bass and "Groove" to enhance the sound of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" ballad. Sony's digital Walkman Sony ruled portable cassette players throughout the 1980s and '90s, but with the onset of digital music and iPods, it lost its market hold. It still uses the name Walkman for its digital music players and continues to come out with different models with unique features. Pictured here is Sony's newest touch-screen X-Series Walkman, complete with a wireless antenna for getting onto hot spots and free music with the Slacker app. This app lets you choose from genre- and decade-based stations in the Slacker rotation. So, for now, people can tune into 1980s hits and sing along with REO Speedwagon's "Keep On Loving You."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The only thing that stops the dust is the rain. It’s a sweet reprieve, but there is no middle ground. The land is either as dry as the Betty Ford clinic, or as wet as the ocean floor. Everything can be seen from the ridge overlooking Armadillo as John Marston gently bounces along atop... I bought Tomb Raider during a look at the wal-mart game case for 10 mins moment. I have to say, this might be my favorite game in months. I'm about to start a second file and attempt a 100%, but I just cant get over how good the game was. Also, i just downloaded spec ops: the line on ps+ so ill be seeing what a few of you are raving about soon enough. I still need to play Spec Ops: The Line. Heard it was good, but at times a little too... pretentious? I dunno. I'll have to play it. As for me, I've been playing Sid Meier's Pirates! once again. One of my favorite games absolutely. I got lucky as fuck and started right next to Black Bart, so I immediately got a good ship and a lot of gold._________________ Spec Ops has some frustrating issues. It takes forever to reload checkpoints, much like BF3, but it thankfully doesn't send you half an hour of gameplay backward each time. Still, having a lot of trial-and-error, it really makes things drag on longer than I can keep myself interested. I can't imagine how agonizing it would be to play on anything harder than the normal difficulty. Another thing is how CoD teammate-esque stupid your squad mates are. They do absolutely nothing other than somehow manage to successfully assassinate enemies the few times you have the opportunity to command them to. No amount of wit and humor is going to ease the pain of having to babysit two nimrods while simultaneously trying to keep yourself out of the continuous stream of bullets being fired at you from 1,000 feet away._________________ Longo_2_guns wrote: I was drunk last night, but I stand by my vote call. De-Ting is considerably more active than he usually is when playing, which means he's actually something worth playing. Way too many issues. I was determined so I got in and played like 2-3 hours in single player. I started two cities in the same region because I didn't have the space for a city hall expansion I needed. Quit for the night, and next day couldn't do online, couldn't even load the single player region I had started... So I'm not going back until later this month after work has cleared. And less server load. I bought Tomb Raider during a look at the wal-mart game case for 10 mins moment. I have to say, this might be my favorite game in months. I'm about to start a second file and attempt a 100%, but I just cant get over how good the game was. Also, i just downloaded spec ops: the line on ps+ so ill be seeing what a few of you are raving about soon enough. Isn't it such a good game? I mean it got some much hate about the rape, but she's a really powerful character. I completed Tomb Raider last night and the I enjoyed every minute of the game. Lara surprised me a bit in that she wasn't just a generic, overly used and lame hero type (although the rest of the cast bleeds lameness). I never saw the rape scene while I played, Although part of me thinks it would be strange to play through again just for some rape scene.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Archive for March, 2008 Here is some information on her packages and pricing. There are two basic headshot sessions to choose from. Session A is shot digitally in color and will give you 3 looks/changes, on-line proof sheets and also includes a hair and make-up artist. This session runs $400.00. Session B is also shot digitally and in color and will give you 5 looks/changes, on-line proof sheets and use of the hair and make-up artist. This session runs $500.00. Whenever we book an appointment we take a deposit of $100.00 that comes out of your total cost for the session. (This is not an additional fee). Usually we take this with a credit card (visa or mastercard) to go ahead and instantly secure your spot. If something comes up and you have to reschedule (w/at least 24 hrs notice), the deposit is completely transferable to a future appointment, but not refundable. If you have any other questions, or would like to set up an appointment please feel free to call 323-936-6106 or email anytime. In addition, you may refer to our website at http://www.kelseyedwardsphoto.com. Article by Steve Gorman 3/4/08 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The final epilogue to the tumultuous writers strike has been written, but Hollywood is bracing for a possible a sequel to the costly walkout — this one starring film and television actors. While the TV industry has rushed to bring derailed shows back on the air since screenwriters returned to work three weeks ago, the threat of renewed labor unrest by actors in the months ahead has put movie studios in a tenuous situation. Filmmakers are reluctant to launch any production that cannot be completed before the expiration of the Screen Actors Guild’s major film and TV contract on June 30 — a date being treated as the union’s de facto strike deadline. Assuming a typical 60-day movie shoot, plus extra time for days off, possible overruns and re-shoots that might be necessary, that means few if any big-studio movies will start filming after the end of this month, industry experts say. “The studios for the most part are not greenlighting any movies that would have to be in production after that (June 30) deadline,” said an insider at one leading talent agency who was not authorized to speak publicly about client issues. The policy covers the costs of a strike-related production shutdown in the event that an actor’s illness, equipment damage or other unexpected loss pushes the shooting schedule of a movie past SAG’s June 30 contract deadline. To qualify, a film must be scheduled to finish shooting by June 15 and already be covered by a so-called completion bond, which insures a movie’s financial backers against the cost of failing to finish a picture on time and on budget. STRIKE FATIGUE Nerves are still raw from a 14-week strike by 10,500 writers that shut down much of the television industry and derailed numerous film projects, idling thousands of production workers and costing the local economy some $3 billion. The walkout ended February 12 after the two sides reached agreement on a deal giving writers more money for work distributed over the Internet. The contract was formally ratified by the Writers Guild of America membership last week. The Screen Actors Guild shares many of the same contract demands. But SAG also faces issues unique to its 120,000 members, such as forced commercial endorsements through product placement in TV shows and movies. Many in Hollywood believe strike fatigue is running too high for another work stoppage to materialize. But with tens of millions of dollars at stake when a film production is disrupted, movie studios are playing it safe. Some of the industry’s biggest names are caught up in the uncertainty. Steven Spielberg has called off the April start to a DreamWorks film about the trial of the 1968 anti-war activists, the Chicago Seven, according to Daily Variety newspaper Michael Bay, director of the 2007 summer action blockbuster “Transformers,” is keeping his fingers crossed as he and DreamWorks stick to an early June start date for a sequel to the movie. “If there is a strike, we shut down. But shutting down isn’t that big a deal,” Bay told Variety, explaining that he hoped to mitigate the cost of a potential disruption by working out special deals in advance with equipment vendors and sound stages where he would shoot. Independent producers who rely on third-party financing lack such flexibility because investors require completion bonds, which insurance companies are hesitant to issue for any film that cannot be finished by June 15. “There were a number of projects that we had to surrender on and admit there was just no way to meet the bond deadline,” producer Paul Schiff, whose credits include “Rushmore” and “Date Movie,” told the Los Angeles Times. PRESSURE FOR TALKS Meanwhile, SAG leaders have come under mounting pressure to open contract talks with the major studios as soon as possible, leading to tensions between the guild and its sister union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). SAG President Alan Rosenberg, who campaigned on a promise to take an aggressive stance at the bargaining table, has insisted the guild will not be ready to begin official talks before early April. Some leaders of AFTRA and SAG’s New York wing have agitated for talks to begin sooner, as have several high-profile actors, including George Clooney and Tom Hanks, who met with Rosenberg over dinner last month. They and other stars also took out full-page ads in Hollywood trade papers calling for immediate negotiations. And over 1,000 SAG members recently presented Rosenberg with a petition urging the union to limit any voting on a new contract or strike authorization to those members who have worked a specified number of days during the past six years. Rosenberg said he opposes the idea but would take it to SAG’s governing board at its next meeting in April. Rosenberg and SAG executive director Doug Allen recently suggested that informal talks like those that led to contracts with the WGA and the Directors Guild of America, were already under way. “We will certainly continue to meet with the CEOs of the major networks and studios as we prepare for formal negotiations,” they wrote in a February 28 memo to members.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Threaded View JSDuck - the tool for documenting your Ext JS apps JSDuck - the tool for documenting your Ext JS apps Today I'm happy to announce the release of JSDuck 3.0. The project has grown quite tremendously since the initial 0.1 release almost a year ago. No more is it an alternative documentation generator, but an official one. Therefore I'm closing the old forum thread which has lots of outdated information and start a new fresh one. Although a lot has changed, the main features of JSDuck have remained the same: * Support for Markdown, so you can write human-readable comments. * Strong adherence to the DRY principle, so you don't have to repeat in comments what you already have said in code. Over time JSDuck has been extended outside the realm of basic API documentation, allowing the creation of guides, examples and other things you see in the official Ext JS 4 documentation. But for most users, these aren't as useful, so for this 3.0 release I'd like to highlight the latest and greatest API documentation related features: * Inline examples allow you embed live demos of your components (no more limited to Ext JS 4 components) inside the documentation. No more will you need to create screenshots to show how your component looks like. Simple add an @example tag, and there you have it. * Custom tags allow you to add support for metadata tags that JSDuck doesn't support natively, like @license, @date, @version.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Reimbursement of Professional Development Expenses The University encourages Employees to pursue Professional Development activities in order to remain at the forefront of their respective disciplines. The University will reimburse the Employee for allowable Professional Development expenses that are not otherwise reimbursed by the University. This reimbursement is in addition to funds normally made available by departments for Professional Development. Eligibility 3.01 A Continuing Employee whose start date falls between January 1 and September 30 is eligible for a reimbursement on January 1 the following year. A Continuing Employee whose start date falls between October 1 and December 31 of one year is not eligible for reimbursement on January 1 immediately following, but will be eligible on January 1 the subsequent year. 3.02 The reimbursement available for Professional Development will be pro-rated for a Part-time Employee in a Continuing Position. Entitlement 4.01 The amount of reimbursement available for Professional Development is: 4.02 The following expenses incurred by a Continuing Employee on his/her own behalf are eligible to be reimbursed: professional dues, subscriptions, journals and books, equipment, including computer hardware and software, and conference fees, including travel and associated expenses. 4.03 Questions of eligibility can be clarified in advance by contacting the Learning and Development Coordinator in Human Resources. 4.04 Any reimbursement for Professional Development may be subject to Canada Revenue Agency review. Procedures 5.01 Only one Professional Development expense statement for reimbursement may be submitted in each calendar year. 5.02 Unused Professional Development funds in a calendar year may be carried forward to the next calendar year but in no case will a Continuing Employee's entitlement be greater than: effective January 2014 $2,800. On termination of employment, unused Professional Development will revert to the University. 5.03 An Employee will submit a Professional Development expense statement accompanied by original receipts to Human Resources for approval. 5.04 The approved statements of expenses and accompanying receipts will be forwarded by Human Resources to Financial Services. University Property and Determination of Fair Market Value 6.01 All tangible goods (e.g., computer, books), or portion thereof, purchased through the Professional Development expenditures account are the property of the University. At the date that fair market value equals $0, the ownership of the tangible good is deemed to transfer to the Employee. 6.02 If the Employee retires or terminates employment as a Employee prior to the fair market value equaling $0, the Employee will have the option of purchasing these item(s) from the University at fair market value or declaring the item(s) a taxable benefit at fair market value as at the date of such retirement or termination of employment. Should the Employee choose to retain any items purchased or declared a taxable benefit under this policy upon retirement or termination of employment, a market value determination will be required. 6.03 The determination of fair market value for purchase or taxable benefit purposes, shall normally be the original purchase price if equal to the value of the reimbursement received by the Employee under this policy or portion thereof, of the capital asset less the accumulated cost of depreciation calculated using the straight-line depreciation method based on the schedule provided below as per the University’s financial statements. This method depreciates the capital asset by the same amount each year over the estimated life of the asset. 6.06 The University retains the right to determine fair market value in cases where the above method is deemed not appropriate. The Department of Finance will then assist in this determination. 6.07 The determination of fair market value is applicable only if the option to purchase or taxable benefit is exercised. If not, the asset remains the property of the University and shall be returned to the Employee’s department. 6.08 A retiring or terminating Employee purchasing at fair market value or declaring a taxable benefit at fair market value is required to make their determination and submit their declaration and relevant information (with an enclosed cheque if purchasing goods) to Human Resources.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pages Friday, October 4 Skincare Favorites & Routine: Makeup Removers & Toners Makeup Removers // Removing your makeup is like cleaning your dishes. If you had the time to make the food, you sure as heck better make the time to clean your dishes. Sure, your food was great and fresh when you first made, but if you don't clean it off your dishes and utencils, things will go sour and fast. Your pots and pans will pile up to the ceiling; mold might start to grow and flies may show up uninvited; your kitchen will reek. Nobody wants that. Aside from my not-so-subliminal message on proper home etiquette, this is exactly how you should think of your skin and makeup use... except you should care even more about your skin because it's attached to your face. I neither wear nor recommend wearing makeup every day because it's not healthy for your skin. On the days I do, I am sure to remove it before I turn in for the night. Currently, these are my makeup removal picks: I use these pre-moistened wipes to take off my base makeup (foundation, blush, bronzer, etc.). They don't get rid of everything, but they do most of the heavy-duty work. They're also great if you're having a lazy day. You could even remove your makeup from bed with these wipes.Why? Simple wipes are the best that I've tried. They are gentle, effective, and smell nice enough. I've tried makeup-removing wipes by other brands, but either they haven't done an adequate job of removing makeup, or they burn my face. I also prefer these Cleansing Facial Wipes to Simple Radiance Cleansing Wipes. These are great to travel with, as well, and you can find them in travel-sized packets at some drugstores and pharmacies. I use this regardless of whether or not I am wearing makeup. I pour this onto a cotton round and lightly wipe it all across my face. This takes off all non-waterproof eye makeup, and it takes off any remaining makeup that the Simple wipes didn't get. If I'm not wearing makeup, it takes off built-up dirt from the day. Some people also use this as a toner, but I prefer using a separate toner (see below). Why? If you weren't already aware, there's a cleansing water craze in the beauty world, right now. I like how gentle this is, but it's not yet holy grail for me. It is effective, but I have to use an unhealthy amount of cotton rounds to get all remaining makeup off. I've gone through a couple large (and travel-sized) bottles of this, and I decided to explore micellar solutions from other brands. I recently started using the one from Embryolisse Laboratoires, so let me know if you're interested in a review on that. What do you think about micellar lotions or cleansing waters? Do you think they worth the hype? You can read more about this product in my5 Beauty Products to Get Your Hands On While in the UK post. I only use this when I'm wearing difficult-to-remove eye makeup (like waterproof mascara or glitter liners). When using, you must shake the bottle until foam forms at the top. Then pour the foam/liquid on to a Q-Tip or cotton round to remove makeup.Why? I've been using this for countless years at the recommendation of my beautiful Grandma, and it is undoubtedly a holy grail product for me. It takes off makeup like a charm, so you won't have to rub at your eyes. You're not supposed to, anyway. Skin Types: all Toners //My reason behind using toner is quite different than its intended purpose. I like using it to remove any bacteria and dirt that may have managed to hold on to my face post-makeup removal and cleansing. I use toner before applying serum and/or cream to my face. As mentioned above, I use this after makeup removal and/or cleansingand before serum and/or face cream.Why? Not only does this lavender-scented toner smell delicious, it also antibacterial.I have noticed tremendous improvements in my skin. It is clearer, more hand more luminous, which is a huge feat for my typically dull and dry skin. I have seen this product also work its magic on people with vastly different skin types than mine. Everyone I know who has tried this product loves it. I will warn you, it can sting a little bit when applied (especially when your skin is dry or irritated), but it goes away quickly and doesn't burn skin.Skin Types: allKey Ingredients: aloe, Hyaluronic Acid Have you tried any of these out? What are your favorite makeup removers and toners? Let me know in the comments below or on Twitter (you can do both if you're feeling extra ambitious). Don't forget to follow me on BlogLovin', and tune in for the rest of this series (or click the links below). I have some great product information coming your way, and you won't want to miss it. xx Lauren Click the categories below to navigate through posts and products. If they're not yet clickable, hold tight! New posts are coming soon. Overview // Hey Stacey! The Lemon AHA toner is absolutely amazing for acne-prone skin. The Michael Todd True Organics skincare line is wonderful all around. Let me know how you like Blue Green Algae Antibacterial Toner when you try it out! I haven't been able to stray from it because it works so well for my skin (even though I want to try the Cranberry Toner, too).	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The horror films of George A. Romero "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) Heralded as one of the most terrifying films ever made, it was an early triumph from the horror master, who brought chills and gore at the movies to new levels. Romero died on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at age 77. By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan Credit: Walter Reade Horror Master Born in New York City in 1940, George Andrew Romero graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. He also worked as an assistant on film crews (including "North by Northwest" and "Peyton Place") and on the public television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," which taped in Pittsburgh. He settled in that city, helping create an advertising agency and shooting commercials and industrial films, before setting out to make a low-budget film of his own. Credit: Universal Pictures "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) George A. Romero's first feature film was an ultra-low budget horror flick, shot in the Pittsburgh area, about a swarm of cannibalistic zombies. Though they're not called zombies in the film, and no explanation is offered for the reanimation of the dead, the flesh-eating ghouls (which Romero borrowed from the Richard Matheson novel, "I Am Legend") would spark an entirely new genre of horror film. Credit: Walter Reade "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) What ARE you doing in that graveyard? Judith O'Dea encounters her terrifying co-stars in George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead." Credit: Walter Reade "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) In the film, seven people are trapped in a farmhouse, boarding up windows while ghouls amass outside. The hero, played by Duane Jones, was black - a rarity for a horror film 50 years ago. In his appreciation of the film, "Sunday Morning" film critic David Edelstein wrote: "It was 1968, the height of 20th century American social upheaval: The Vietnam War seen every day on TV, race riots, the nuclear family fracturing. "Night of the Living Dead" didn't happen in a vacuum. Romero poured that unrest into the film, which opens with a flag fluttering in a lonely cemetery, and ends with images that evoke a lynching." "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) Russell Streiner, one of the undead (and one of the producers), in "Night of the Living Dead." Because of a screwup by the distributor, the film was not copyright protected and entered the public domain. As such, "Night of the Living Dead" has been copied and sold by numerous outlets, and remains the most-downloaded film from the Internet Archives. Credit: Walter Reade "Season of the Witch" (1972) Following "There's Always Vanilla" (1971), a forgettable romantic comedy, Romero wrote and directed "Jack's Wife," about a suburban housewife who gets mixed up with Satanism. It bombed after the distributor marketed the film as soft-core porn, with the title "Hungry Wives!" Reviewers were not kind. But following Romero's later success with "Dawn of the Dead," it was re-released under the title "Season of the Witch." Credit: Jack H. Harris Enterprises "The Crazies" (1973) In "The Crazies," an accident causes a biological weapon to be released into the water supply of a small Pennsylvania town. Spreading like a virus, the bioweapon causes people to become homicidal, setting up the military to swoop in and try to clean matters up. Credit: Cambist Films "Martin" (1978) Romero dipped into vampire lore with "Martin," about a young man with a taste for blood. He tries to dispel others' fascination with vampires (it's not "magic stuff," he tells listeners of a radio show), at the same time he eagerly searches for new sources of refreshment. Credit: Libra Films "Martin" (1978) John Amplas in "Martin." Credit: Libra Films "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) In "Dawn of the Dead," Romero's first sequel to "Night of the Living Dead," the contagion of reanimated dead has spread across the United States. Credit: UFD "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) Romero targeted consumerism in "Dawn of the Dead," as a shopping mall became the battleground for hordes of zombies, with much blood shed, as surviving humans taking refuge turn on one another. Romero's zombies were always more than mere cannibals - they were metaphors for social ills - racism, militarism, class differences, consumerism, and the rigidity of conformity. "The zombies, they could be anything," Romero told The Associated Press in 2008. "They could be an avalanche, they could be a hurricane. It's a disaster out there. The stories are about how people fail to respond in the proper way. They fail to address it. They keep trying to stick where they are, instead of recognizing maybe this is too big for us to try to maintain. That's the part of it that I've always enjoyed." "Knightriders" (1981) In addition to acting and stunt work, Savini is a special effects artist who was responsible for many of the bloody makeup effects in Romero's films. Credit: UFD "Creepshow" (1982) A ghoulish figure in the horror anthology "Creepshow," inspired by 1950s horror comic books like "Tales From the Crypt." Written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero, the film featured five comical and macabre stories. Credit: Warner Brothers "Creepshow" (1982) Stephen King appeared in one of the stories in "Creepshow," as a farmer who suffers the indignity of turning into a plant after touching the gooey substance from inside a meteorite. Credit: Warner Brothers "Creepshow" (1982) When you see a trail of blood, think before following it to its source: Fritz Weaver in "Creepshow." Credit: Warner Brothers "Creepshow" (1982) Leslie Nielsen played a cuckold whose scheme to kill his wife and her lover takes a sinister turn in "Creepshow." Credit: Warner Brothers "Day of the Dead" (1985) In "Day of the Dead," the third of Romero's "Dead" series, the zombie apocalypse has ravaged the world. In 2009 critic Roger Ebert wrote that zombies "make excellent movie creatures because they are smart enough to be dangerous, slow enough to kill, and dead enough that we need not feel grief." Romero, Ebert added, "has not even begun to run out of ways to kill them." Credit: UFDC "Day of the Dead" (1985) The undead in "Day of the Dead." Credit: UFDC "Monkey Shines" (1988) In "Monkey Shines," a quadriplegic (Jason Beghe) is given a service monkey to aid him. However, the monkey has been injected with human brain cells as part of an experiment, which gives it a strange telepathic bond with the man, allowing him to act out his most violent fantasies. Credit: Orion Pictures "Monkey Shines" (1988) Thoughts can kill (with a little help from a chimpanzee): Jason Beghe in "Monkey Shines." Credit: Orion Pictures "The Dark Half" In "The Dark Half," adapted from the Stephen King novel, Timothy Hutton plays a novelist who wants to literally bury his pulp-fiction pseudonym -- but the pseudonym has other ideas as it takes physical form. Credit: Orion Pictures "Bruiser" (2000) In "Bruiser," Jason Flemyng played a businessman whose violent fantasies turn real once his face is transformed into an anonymous mask. Credit: Canal+ "Land of the Dead" (2005) Romero returned to the "Dead' series with "Land of the Dead," in which Pittsburgh has become a sanctuary in a world decimated by zombies. But even within the barricades, class divisions still played out in a satire of contemporary society. Credit: Universal Pictures "Land of the Dead" (2005) More gore in "Land of the Dead." Credit: Universal Pictures "Land of the Dead" (2005) As if zombies weren't scary enough, how about a zombie with a meat cleaver? From "Land of the Dead." Credit: Universal Pictures "Land of the Dead" Eugene Clark as "Big Daddy Zombie," leads a group of the undead through the river seemingly protecting Pittsburgh from the zombie hordes, in "Land of the Dead." Credit: Universal Pictures "Land of the Dead" (2005) Jennifer Baxter in "Land of the Dead." Credit: Universal Pictures "Diary of the Dead" (2007) Romero's fifth "Dead' film, "Diary of the Dead," follows a student filmmaker, making a horror movie, who accidentally captures the unfolding disaster of a zombie apocalypse. Credit: Weinstein Company "Survival of the Dead" (2009) Romero followed "Diary" with "Survival of the Dead," in which not many humans survived. Credit: Magnet Releasing "Survival of the Dead" (2009) Watch out! A scene from "Survival of the Dead." Credit: Magnet Releasing "The Crazies" (2010) Because of the copyright status of "Night of the Living Dead" a remake was made of that film in 1990, directed by Tom Savini; a 3D version was shot in 2006, and a computer animated version was released in 2015. But advances in gore effects have also led to remakes, as in the 2010 version of "The Crazies," executive produced by Romero, and directed by Breck Eisner. Credit: Overture Films Portrait "It's very easy to tell the truth in fiction, and particularly in fantasy," Romero told the A.V. Club in 2008. "The Grimms' fairy tales were political when they were first written. To me, it's a good way to use the genre… and so few people do it. I think in some ways, it actually gets the point across more. It would be very hard to write a serious drama and say some of these things. You can be much more abstract and allusive with horror."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Search form For Freedoms About Founded in 2016 by artists Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, For Freedoms is a platform for creative civic engagement, discourse, and direct action. Inspired by American artist Norman Rockwell’s paintings of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms (1941)—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—For Freedoms’ exhibitions, installations, and public programs use art to deepen public discussions on civic issues and core values, and to advocate for equality, dialogue, and civic participation. As a nexus between art, politics, commerce, and education, For Freedoms aims to inject anti-partisan, critical thinking that fine art requires into the political landscape through programming, exhibitions, and public artworks. In 2018, For Freedoms launched the 50 State Initiative: the largest creative collaboration in U.S. history. Artist Events For Freedoms Co-Founder Hank Willis Thomas is the artist behind They Are Us, Us Is Them, the artwork that will be installed on a barge based on SE DC and will float up and down the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, visiting Georgetown, Anacostia, and Capitol Riverfront over the course of the festival. FOR FREEDOMS LAWN SIGN ACTIVATION In connection with Hank Willis Thomas’s work on the barge, participants are encouraged to produce and publicly display their own definition of freedom by filling out signs that say: • Freedom Of ____ • Freedom From _____ • Freedom For ______ • Freedom To______ WHY? The Four Freedoms outlined by FDR and Norman Rockwell began to articulate the human right to freedom, but the articulation of those freedoms did not apply to everyone. The lawn signs allow every participant to define freedom in their own way and articulate a vision of freedom that contains multitudes. More details about specific dates, times, and locations for the barge, check out these location pages:	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
define-dspec-alias Macro Summary Informs the dspec system that a definer expands into a another definer. Package dspec Signature define-dspec-alias name lambda-list &body body Arguments name A symbol naming a definer. lambda-list A list representing the cdr of a name dspec. body Forms evaluated to yield a dspec. Description The macro define-dspec-alias works rather like deftype. Dspecs whose car is name should have a structure like lambda-list . They will be canonicalized into the dspec returned by body . define-dspec-alias is useful when you add a new way of making existing definitions with a new defining form that expands into a system-provided defining form. The dspec system should consider the new and system-provided definers as variant forms of the same dspec class. define-dspec-alias is used to convert one of them to the other during canonicalization by canonicalize-dspec.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Welcome to Personal Development for Men Issue #26 If you did not receive a copy of the my ebook - The Organized Single Dad when you subscribed, you can get it at the link below. The Organized Single Dad eBook Your Indepence Day You Matter Too Did you spend your independence day doing what you wanted to do? I did. I had a great day and it is not even over yet. Just look at my little list: 1) I slept in a little because I did not have to go to work. 2) I enjoyed a pot of fresh coffee. 3) I read a few articles on-line. 4) I watched a few short inspirational videos. 5) I studied the how to podcast information I bought a few weeks ago. I hope to get my podcasts up and running this month, so watch for that. 6) I took one of my testosterone supplements that seem to really help. These are herbal supplements that I learned about at Boots Your Low Testosterone. 7) I did some picking up and straightening in my home. I had thrown away a large tv earlier in the week and now wanted to make the area nicer. 8) I worked on my podcast that I was studying. 9) I threw away a bunch of stuff. 10) I made a nice breakfast for myself. I did all this before 10:00 a.m. when my daughter got back from her sleepover. It is unreal how much you can do with uninterrupted free time when you are working on what you want to work on. Let's continue: 11) I made a nice breakfast for my daughter. 12) We talked and relaxed the rest of the morning. 13) We got cleaned up and dressed around noon. 14) We went out for lunch. I had a coupon. As an aside when you are doing all the paying for your family you will want to use coupons and find discounts to make going out to eat more affordable. 15) We stopped at Wal-mart and bought some needs and some wants. I love to get what I want whenever I am out and about. 16) I sat out in the sun for 45 minutes after we got back. 17) I went for an hour hike in a nearby State Park. 18) I sat on my deck with ice tea in the shade after my hike to cool down. 19) I am writing this. I am not writing this to bore you with the details of my life. I am only showing you what a single man and single dad can accomplish on a day off. When I was married, every holiday was spent with my in-laws doing the normal things families do on holidays: 1) We spent a bunch of money we did not have on gifts, trinkets and huge amounts of food. 2) We stayed up late preparing all that food the night before. 3) My wife would sleep late because she was exhausted from all that cooking. 4) We would rush around like crazy packing all that food and gear. 5) We would arrive at the party, probably late, but not as late as the others. 6) We would start eating and continue to eat for hours until it was time for dinner. 7) Somewhere along the line there would be an argument or a fight of some kind. 8) We would have to deal with that kind of drama and chaos and try to keep the family together. 9) We would stay really late into the night even though I had to get up early for work the next day. 10) And the worst would be how hard and verbally abusive my wife would be on me on the ride home. She would take out the frustrations of the day on me. Can you see why I love my life now that I have left her? You can have this kind of a great life too. It is possible for everyone. You have to put the bad people behind you. You have to stop doing the things you don't want to do and start doing what you want. You will have to take time to determine what those things are. If you are in a bad marriage you will not have much time to think. You have to take the time. It is your life after all. You matter. Hans Recommends Womens Fashion Made Easy You can help your daughter look good by getting this book. It is an easy way for any woman to look better fast. How to Leave Your Wife The book is my story of how I found the courage to leave my wife and get on with my life. Now that I have left my life has never been better. My kids have never been happier and more at peace. The Secret of Deliberate Creation is an excellent audio program by Dr. Robert Anthony. I have been listening to it over and over again and my life is getting better in the process. I am starting to manifest good things into my life as a result of using this program.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tech envy: How to avoid the upgrade urge Rate this article and enter to winJealousy is a strong emotion-one that doesn’t always get talked about. It’s also a powerful weapon in the tech-marketing arsenal: There’s even a new laptop named “Envy.” “Comparison is the thief of joy,” Theodore Roosevelt once said. While it’s tempting to get the latest or greatest, you can choose to opt out. Origins of Envy According to Sarah Hill and David Buss, evolutionary psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin, humans feel jealousy because our ancestors needed mates with desirable attributes to ensure their continuation. It’s not just evolution; it’s the people we see using high-end tech devices and the promise of new and exciting features with every glossy upgrade. In a 2007 study at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, 77 percent of a group of 1,152 college students said they’d try something that was endorsed by a celebrity. Gadgets are marketed through commercials, endorsements, product placements in TV and movies, and even on bus shelters. It can start to feel like a new gizmo will upgrade your life. Power Down Recognizing tech envy, and taking a day or two to consider a potential purchase, will help you make conscientious choices about what you buy. Dr. Ingrid Greiger, director of counseling at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, suggests asking yourself what’s really essential. Examine your true needs and preferences before buying. “I bought an e-reader,” says Maureen D., a freshman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. “I thought it would be cheaper and easier to carry [than books], but it turned out to be more trouble than it was worth.” Here are some benefits of avoiding the urge to upgrade: Save cash. You might not need something new. Jerah D., a junior at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, New Jersey, has an older phone, but says, “I can still take ‘selfies!’” Protect the environment. Consider what happens to your old devices. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, only 8 percent of used phones are recycled. You must enter your name, email, and phone number so we can contact you if you're the winner of this month's drawing. Your data will never be shared or sold to outside parties. View our Privacy Policy. I READ THE ARTICLE & LEARNED FROM IT What was the most interesting thing you read in this article? If you could change one thing about , what would it be? HAVE YOU SEEN AT LEAST ONE THING IN THIS ISSUE THAT... ..you will apply to everyday life? YesNo ..caused you to get involved, ask for help, utilize campus resources, or help a friend? YesNo	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Provincial Superior's Communication no. 5 Our greetings of peace, joy and thanksgiving to you all, from us Delegates of the 3rd Provincial Chapter gathered here in the "sacred space" of the Carmelite Center of Spirituality in Tagaytay. On this 5th day of our Provincial Chapter, after intense listening to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, and following a process of discernment and prayer competently guided by Sr. M. Leticia Bantolinao, our Chapter consultant, we finished the election of the delegates and substitutes to the 9th General Chapter, which result I have the joy of announcing now: Elected Delegates to the 9th General Chapter: Sr. M. Bernadette Martinez Sr. M. Virginia Velez Substitutes: Sr. M. Luz Cabahug Sr. M. Anthony Basa Thank you for your nearness of prayer and your particular life offering for this significant congregational and ecclesial event. Let us continue to be united in prayer as we together live out the Chapter objective of "allowing the the new life, which is the fruit of the Paschal experience, to flow in us that our presence may be qualified, and the joy of the Gospel may renew the world."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
We’re muddling along cliff’s edge, economist says Greenlaw, Wieseman win contest for fourth time WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. economy will probably keep muddling along with 2.25% growth and 8% unemployment for the next year or so, but there’s a great danger that it will fall off the fiscal cliff looming at the end of the year, says economist David Greenlaw of Morgan Stanley, co-winner of the Forecaster of the Month award from MarketWatch. Greenlaw and his colleague Ted Wieseman won the April contest by having the most accurate forecasts among 45 forecasters across 11 major economic numbers. They had the most accurate forecasts on nonfarm payrolls and the trade deficit, and their forecasts for new-home sales, retail sales and industrial production were among the 10 most accurate. David Greenlaw and Ted Wieseman Morgan Stanley forecast actual* ism 52.4% 53.4% nonfarm payrolls 175,000 120,000 trade gap -$48bln -$46bln retail sales 0.6% 0.8% housing starts 705,000 654,000 industrial production -0.1% 0.0% consumer price index 0.2% 0.3% durable goods orders -1.6% -4.2% new home sales 330,000 328,000 consumer confidence 70.0 69.2 gdp 2.9 2.2 * Subject to revision It’s the fourth time the Morgan Stanley economists have won in the eight-year history of the contest, which was established to honor those who do the best job of forecasting the numbers that move markets the most. The economy is expanding, but “we are very vulnerable to shocks,” such as the fiscal cliff, high energy prices and the continuing danger from Europe, Greenlaw said in an interview. The recent decline in energy prices is a welcome move, he said, but the drop “isn’t enough by itself to alter the outlook a great deal.” Lower energy prices would provide a “cushion” against negative shocks, but won’t result in much faster growth. The fiscal cliff refers to the huge increases in taxes and reductions in spending that will occur automatically on Jan. 1 if Congress doesn’t act to prevent them. Greenlaw figures that the automatic changes in fiscal policy would subtract about 5 percentage points from gross domestic product. The only other time in the postwar era that we’ve had a comparable fiscal drag was in 1969, and that led to a short recession in 1970. Read Greenlaw’s analysis on the Morgan Stanley website. U.S. heading back into recession? (4:21) Economic Cycle Research Institute's Lakshman Achuthan on The News Hub discusses why he believes the U.S. economy is heading back into recession in the next several months. (Photo: AFP/Stan Hondastan Honda/AFP/Getty Images) Most analysts believe Congress will act to prevent the economy from going off the cliff, probably in a lame-duck session after the November election. Greenlaw agrees that a deal will probably be struck in time to scale back the amount of fiscal restraint. But he also worries that uncertainty about taxes and spending levels could have an impact on the economy before the election. After all, look what happened last summer when the Congress went to the brink of default: Consumer and business confidence was shattered. “The soft patch was no coincidence,” Greenlaw said. Don’t look for the Federal Reserve to ride to the rescue, he said. Fed chief Ben Bernanke “was unusually clear: Don’t look to the Fed to offset political gridlock.” “The Fed has resigned itself to slow growth,” Greenlaw said. “There’s not a whole lot more they could do.” The runners up in the April contest were Steven Ricchiuto of Mizuho Securities, Sherry Cooper’s team at BMO, Jim O’Sullivan formerly of MF Global, and Jan Hatzius’s team at Goldman Sachs. The median forecasts that MarketWatch publishes in the economic calendar come from the forecasts of the 15 economists who have scored the highest in our contest over the past 12 months, as well as the forecasts of the most recent winner. See our economic calendar and consensus forecast. Intraday Data provided by SIX Financial Information and subject to terms of use. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by SIX Financial Information. Intraday data delayed per exchange requirements. S&P/Dow Jones Indices (SM) from Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All quotes are in local exchange time. Real time last sale data provided by NASDAQ. More information on NASDAQ traded symbols and their current financial status. Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. S&P/Dow Jones Indices (SM) from Dow Jones & Company, Inc. SEHK intraday data is provided by SIX Financial Information and is at least 60-minutes delayed. All quotes are in local exchange time.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
"I did, a week ago, remember? You were too busy looking for gifts you could give Seulgi for your anniversary. And then she.." You said but couldn't finish your sentence. "Oh" was all he could say at the moment. How could he? You were his best friend, and you were leaving the following week, and he still didn't listen. You understood he was looking for something, but he was the one who told you to come over when he heard you cry over the phone. He could've at least listened.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
IxDA - Comments for "ANN: new book-in-progress on survey design"http://ixda.org/node/27244 Comments for "ANN: new book-in-progress on survey design"en(No subject)http://ixda.org/node/27244#comment-79218 <p>Thanks, Joan.</p><p>I'd love to hear more about your survey - here, or offline, or at the book's web site. Any tips to share? Pitfalls to avoid?</p><p>Best</p><p>Caroline Jarrett</p><p>http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/survey-design/</p>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:44:04 +0000Caroline Jarrettcomment 79218 at http://ixda.orgRe: [IxDA] ANN: new book-in-progress on survey designhttp://ixda.org/node/27244#comment-79214 <p>I for one don't mind hearing about this several times - I'm so looking<br /> forward to getting this book.</p> <p>:-)</p> <p>When I was creating a user survey for a survey company early this year<br /> (eek!), I went looking for good advice on constructing good surveys,<br /> and it became altogether too plain the need for this book. So glad<br /> it's now forthcoming.</p> <p>Thanks, Lou, Caroline, and Rosenfeld Media!</p> <p>On Sep 3, 2010, at 1:21 PM, Louis Rosenfeld wrote:</p> <p>> (apologies for duplicate postings) > > Hi, I'm pleased to announce that Caroline Jarrett has just begun > work on a new Rosenfeld Media book, /Surveys That Work. /Even if > you've not actually designed a survey, we'll wager that your > experiences taking them have led you to conclude that there's more<br /> > than > meets the eye to designing surveys. And while there are many books on > survey design, none are geared toward the needs of UX people. > Caroline's > book > will ensure that you'll be able to design surveys with > confidence and finish with good, useful, and actionable data. > > You > can keep up with the book by visiting its <em>site</em>:<br /> > rosenfeldmedia.com/books/survey-design/ [1] > > ...or <em>follow</em> @cjforms [2] > and @rosenfeldmedia [3] > ...or > subscribe to its <em>RSS feed</em>: feeds.rosenfeldmedia.com/survey- > design/ [4] > ...or be <em>notified</em> (and get a discount) when it goes on sale: > > rosenfeldmedia.com/books/survey-design/info/ > publication_notification/ [5] > > Please participate and spread the word; many thanks! > > cheers > > Louis Rosenfeld :: http://louisrosenfeld.com [6] :: @louisrosenfeld > Rosenfeld Media :: http://rosenfeldmedia.com [7] > :: @rosenfeldmedia > > ></p>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:05:40 +0000jayeffveecomment 79214 at http://ixda.org	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Symphony Saturday – Mass Effect Now to turn to a personal favourite franchise, and also a franchise in which I think the music does a very good job of setting the tone. The music calls to mind Vangelis, composer of Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire and more. You could argue that electronic music is just effective short-hand to say “it’s science fiction”, however I think that’s selling this music a bit short. To quote Douglas Adams “Space is big. Really big.” In Mass Effect, that big space is there to be explored. Humans are newcomers in the game’s galactic society filled with all sorts of aliens, they still have a lot to learn, a lot to discover. Of course there’s danger out there too, and you’ve got to save the galaxy from it, because it’s a videogame. And I think with just this piece of music, it already plants that idea in your head. Why not re-read that last paragraph while playing the music to see if it fits? Why not read it aloud with a dramatic voice-over? Why not close your eyes and think of space while the music’s on? Maybe that’s getting a little too into it but you can see what I mean right?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Shubham Brought Laurel To The School By Winning A Gold Medal In An International Competition ,At Thailand Shubham Pant of Him Academy Public School created a new history in U-15 badminton tournament at Pataya, Thailand, when he defeated his Pakistani counterpart in the final and grabbed a gold medal. As Shubham has brought laurel for the school and this is a proud moment for school, parents and teachers as well. The school management congratulated Shubham on his grand success.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Best of News Best of News AFGHANISTAN-ECONOMY-MECHANIC AFP An Afghan mechanic works in his workshop on the outskirts of Jalalabad on January 24, 2013. Over a third of Afghans are living in abject poverty, as those in power are more concerned about addressing their vested interests rather than the basic needs of the population, a UN report said. AFP PHOTO/Noorullah Shirzada An Afghan mechanic works in his workshop on the outskirts of Jalalabad on January 24, 2013. Over a third of Afghans are living in abject poverty, as those in power are more concerned about addressing their vested interests rather than the basic needs of the population, a UN report said. AFP PHOTO/Noorullah Shirzada Oceanside Fire Department captain Greg DeAvila monitors a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. Oceanside Fire Department captain Greg DeAvila monitors a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. A Cal Fire firefighter shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. A Cal Fire firefighter shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. Oceanside Fire Department captain Greg DeAvila shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. Oceanside Fire Department captain Greg DeAvila shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. An inmate monitors a backfire during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. An inmate monitors a backfire during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. An inmate firefighter shields his face from smoke during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. An inmate firefighter shields his face from smoke during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. A firefighter shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. A firefighter shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a backfire during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a backfire during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. Oceanside Fire Department captain Greg DeAvila shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. Oceanside Fire Department captain Greg DeAvila shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky Fire on August 2, 2015 near Clearlake, California. Over 1,900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 46,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. Michael Thrift Murray Trial Begins Hannah Peters Supporters of Connor Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Supporters of Connor Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Michael Thrift Murray Trial Begins Hannah Peters Father of Connor Morris, Head Hunters associate Chris Morris and his wife Julie Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Father of Connor Morris, Head Hunters associate Chris Morris and his wife Julie Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Michael Thrift Murray Trial Begins Hannah Peters Supporters of Connor Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Supporters of Connor Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Michael Thrift Murray Trial Begins Hannah Peters Father of Connor Morris, Head Hunters associate Chris Morris arrives at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Father of Connor Morris, Head Hunters associate Chris Morris arrives at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Michael Thrift Murray Trial Begins Hannah Peters Father of Connor Morris, Head Hunters associate Chris Morris and his wife Julie Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Father of Connor Morris, Head Hunters associate Chris Morris and his wife Julie Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Michael Thrift Murray Trial Begins Hannah Peters Father of Connor Morris, Head Hunters associate Chris Morris and his wife Julie Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Father of Connor Morris, Head Hunters associate Chris Morris and his wife Julie Morris arrive at the Auckland High on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trial of the man accused of killling Connor Morris after an incident outside a party on August 3, 2014 starts today. Keywords An Afghan mechanic works in his workshop on the outskirts of... News PhotoAfghanistan,Craftsperson,Disability,Economy,Finance,Horizontal,Illustration,Illustration Technique,Jalalabad,Mechanic,Nangarhar,Poverty,Tent,Working,WorkshopPhotographer AFPCollection: AFP 2013 AFPAn Afghan mechanic works in his workshop on the outskirts of Jalalabad on January 24, 2013. Over a third of Afghans are living in abject poverty, as those in power are more concerned about addressing their vested interests rather than the basic needs of the population, a UN report said. 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Something for everyone A Second Walking Dead Spin-Off In Development According to Sky Bound, the walking dead universe is about to get larger with a new spinoff in development. AMC network CEO Josh Span announced the network is actively developing a third Walking Dead show. COO Ed Carroll elaborated, “We’re not at a stage where we’ll be announcing its plans to premiere, however, we have hired creative people that have pitched story outlines. We feel very good about the development of that series.” AMC has also announced three TV movies centered around the recently departed Rick Grimes along with the news that Austin Amelio’s Dwight would crossover into Fear the Walking Dead in Season 5. Are you still watching the Walking Dead? Are you interested in seeing where the franchise goes next? Tweet us at BloggsGq on Twitter.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Bruce Carroll pulls a Judd, will not challenge Lindsey Graham It’s bad enough that Ashley Judd has decided not to run for Senate, and now Bruce Carroll, the tweeter formerly known as @GayPatriot, has announced, as scheduled, that he will not challenge GOP squish Lindsey Graham in 2014. Disappointed followers are taking the news with a dash of humor. I congratulate my friend @BruceCarrollSC on his brilliant Senate run head-fake as he prepares his presidential bid for 2016.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Midfield man Allen, 23, has failed to nail down a regular first-team spot at the Anfield giants since moving from Swansea 18 months ago – and has started just seven Premier League games this term. But Goodison boss Martinez, who gave Allen his Swansea debut as a teenager, remains a firm admirer of the Wales international and has discussed him as a summer transfer target for the Toffees. Martinez is likely to have a midfield vacancy unless Gareth Barry’s loan move from Manchester City can be made permanent. And Liverpool may be willing to sell Allen this summer, although they paid £15million for a player who will still have three years left on his contract at the end of the season. So, Allen is unlikely to come cheap and Everton would need to pay upwards of £10m – making him the most expensive signing Everton have ever made from their rivals across Stanley Park. After his apprenticeship at Swansea, Allen fits in perfectly with Martinez’s preferred style of possession football. But Jordan Henderson has moved ahead of him in the Liverpool pecking order, so Brendan Rodgers would be unlikely to stand in the way of the player getting regular first-team football elsewhere, if the price is right. It’s 22 years since Everton last bought a player from Liverpool, a £750,000 deal for defender Gary Ablett, so the historic nature of any Allen transfer can’t be underestimated.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Mother of slain minor forced to admit son as NPA May. 21, 2018 KATH M. CORTEZ DAVAO CITY Philippines- Mother of slain 15-year-old Jhun Mark Acto feared for her life after several unidentified men went to their house in Old Bulatukan, Makilala town, North Cotabato. Jhun Mark was killed during an encounter between the government troops and the New People’s Army last April 21 in Sta. Cruz Davao del Sur. The military has identified the slain boy as a member of the New Peoples Army and reported that an M16 rifle and grenade were found in the boy’s body. His mother, Marissa Acto,has denied that her son was an NPA rebel. Acto was a grade 8 student of Ricardo L. Ipong National High School. She said after they buried her son last April 29, several men went to their house several times to convince her family that Jhun Mark was a member of the NPA. Acto also said that some of the men have asked her mobile number but she refused to give in. In a fact-finding mission held on May 19, 2018 in Sitio Bayungon, Barangay Astorga in Sta. Cruz, human rights group KARAPATAN Southern Mindanao and Childrens Rehabilitation Center (CRC) have documented several cases of human rights violations. KARAPATAN said that the military violated the International Humanitarian Law with civilians as shields during it’s counter-insurgency operations. They have also documented cases of Extrajudicial and frustrated killings as well as the illegal arrest of Jessa Bernabe Lumana, a 23-year-old resident of Sitio Langan Barangay Coronon who was charged with illegal possession of explosives. They added that one Jellyto Antonio, 43, was also charged with illegal possession of firearms. Both of them are currently detained in Sta. Cruz Municipal Police Station. The group also recorded a violation of Children’s rights to protection and safety as well as the displacement of 67 families affected by the incident. KARAPATAN urged the Regional Peace and Order Council to investigate the cases of human rights and international humanitarian law violations and recommended for the filing of charges and prosecution of the perpetrators from the 39th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Sent. The human rights group also called for the indemnification of the family of Jhun Mark Acto and other victims. DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Five days before the first year anniversary of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, Lumad and Moro groups trooped in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Manila to denounce martial rule in Mindanao, which they blamed for the “massive destruction of communities” in the island. “President Duterte and the AFP turned Marawi into a city of rubbles. Now Mindanao is ruined due to the over extension of martial law and All-Out War,” said Sandugo co-chairperson Jerome Succor Aba. The Sandugo Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self Determination staged a protest in front of the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday morning and dumped rubbles at the gates of the camp to symbolize the “ruined lives” brought by the martial law. Aba said almost half a million Lumad and Moro have been displaced and are being prohibited from returning to their communities. In a statement, human rights group Mindanao Barug Katungod said there were 130 documented cases of extrajudicial killings since President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao last year. The group said most of the victims are peasants and indigenous people or Lumad. The group also said there are 404 individuals, mostly leaders of Lumad, Moro, peasant organizations, activists and human rights workers, who are facing trumped-up charges in various courts. “They are forced to face these false charges. Others go into hiding to secure their lives and their families,” Aba said. The group cited the latest case of human rights violation: the detention of a 70-year-old farmer Clarito Suarez and Ricmic Budta, 17 years old, allegedly by members of the military in Trento, Agusan del Sur last May 9. Karapatan earlier reported that the two were at their farm when the military was conducting military operations. They were later brought to the 25th Infantry Battalion headquarters in Monkayo, Compostel Valley and were only released the next day. The AFP 10th Infantry Division belied the allegation in a statement. “This is the face of martial law and All-Out War in Mindanao – destruction. If the Duterte regime thinks it can to solve the problem of rebellion by destroying his people and his own island of Mindanao – then he is wrong. Fascist measures and repression will only push us, the national minorities to further resist, fuelling even more the existing rebellion,” Aba said. Aba said the government should instead focus on addressing the roots of social unrest and civil war in the country and called for the resumption of peace talks with the National Democratic Front. The group urged the President to lift martial law and render justice to all the victims of human rights violations in the course of the government’s all out war declaration against insurgency. President Rodrigo Duterte on May 23 last year declared martial law in the entire Mindanao island after clashes erupted between government troops and Maute group in Marawi City. In December, majority of the members of the Philippine Congress voted in favor of President Duterte’s request to extend martial law until the end of 2018. The Supreme Court on February 6 upheld the year-long extension of martial law in Mindanao. (davaotoday.com) The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) in Canada condemns in the strongest terms possible the Trudeau government’s ongoing support for US-Zionist imperialism in Palestine on this the 70th Anniversary of the Nakba. Nakba Day or “Day of the Catastrophe” is commemorated every May 15 to remember the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians from their lands and villages and to celebrate the resiliency and resistance of millions of Palestinian refugees and their descendants who continue to struggle for their right to return to their homeland. For the past seven decades the Zionist state of Israel has continued a policy of ethnically cleansing the indigenous Palestinian population from their homeland while simultaneously cultivating the myth of a “democratic beachhead’ in the Middle East. Since the foundation of Israel, successive Canadian governments have been complicit in the theft of Palestinian land, the implementation of Israeli Apartheid and the ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people in the Middle East. Canadian diplomats Lester Pearson and Supreme Court Justice Ivan Rand were architects of the UN Plan to Partition Palestine. Canada has provided support and charitable status to the Jewish National Fund (JNF), a key institution in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian lands. Canada has supported the Zionist State diplomatically – it was the first country after Israel to impose sanctions against the Palestinian Authority in 2006 in an attempt to sow division among the Palestinian political factions. Canada has quietly supported the building of the Wall that divides Palestinian communities and lands and further encourages settlement. While Israel has continued to build illegal settlements furthering the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, Canada has actively tried to prevent the sanction of these activities. In 2009 Canada was to sole country to oppose UN Human Rights Council actions against continued settlement activity and the violation of Palestinian rights. In 2006, when Israel put the entire Gaza strip on a “diet” that restricted the daily caloric intake of food supplies entering the West Bank to starvation levels, Canada said it was a “measured response”. And while Israeli occupation forces this year have murdered 49 unarmed protesters, including 6 journalists, during the Gaza March of Return, Canada has said nothing about these crimes against humanity. Whenever Palestinians stand up and oppose the occupation, the ethnic cleansing and the collective punishment, Canada has joined with the US to provide a pass on the most barbaric acts and gross human rights violations. Critiques of the Israeli Apartheid regime are now routinely labeled anti-Semitic, Israel’s justification for any sins. Nonetheless, support for Palestine and Palestinian human rights is growing in Canada. A growing number of people are joining the movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel, despite efforts by various levels of the Canadian State to repress, condemn and de-legitimize the movement. It is Israel itself that has become illegitimate in the eyes of the people of the world, as the courageous resistance and struggles of the Palestinian people has exposed it as nothing but a murderous tool of imperialism. The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) expresses its solidarity and support with the peoples of Palestine. We stand with Palestinian refugees and their descendants struggling for their right of return. We stand with Palestinian prisoners who continue to organize and speak out even from the depths of the occupation dungeons. We stand for the liberation of Palestine! Oppose US-Zionist Imperialism! Oppose Canada’s shameful support of Israel! No to Settler Colonialism in Palestine! Withdraw charitable status from the land-stealing Jewish National Fund! GENEVA (May 14, 2018) – Indigenous peoples and human rights defenders must be removed from a list of more than 600 individuals alleged to be affiliated with “terrorist organizations,” the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said in a decision on the Philippines issued in the course of the Committee’s 95th session, held in Geneva. The full decision is included below this press release. The Committee, which monitors the implementation of the UN anti-racism Convention which the Philippines ratified in 1967, addressed what they termed the dire situation faced by indigenous leaders and human rights defenders engaged in the fight against racial discrimination in the country. Acting under its preventive mechanism — the Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedures that aims to prevent existing situations from escalating into conflicts and limit the scale of serious violations of the Convention — the Committee expressed alarm at the inclusion of incumbent and former UN mandate holders on that list. “The list aims to intimidate people struggling for their rights and indigenous people defending their lands. It is part of a wider campaign by the State party to narrow the democratic space and to target various groups of persons,” the Committee members added. In its decision, the Committee requests the Philippines to take effective measures to protect indigenous peoples and human rights defenders, and to foster a conducive environment enabling them to carry out their work without fear. It furthermore requested the Philippines to provide information no later than 16 July 2018. Members of CERD are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties. The Committee’s concluding observations are an independent assessment of States’ compliance with their human rights obligations under the treaty. More information on the Committee here: http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cerd/pages/cerdindex.aspx Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines are under attack, issues related to Mining and agricultural development have put people living in remote and isolated communities under threat of military and development aggression. We are honoured to welcome to Fr. Rex Reyes, activist minister, human rights defender indigenous community leader and Secretary General of the United Council of Churches of the Philippines, he will be sharing his observations on the current human right situation of for Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines. The event entitled Inter-Faith Merienda is open to all. The event is organized by Migrante, OCHRP, ANAKBAYAN, the International League of Peoples Struggles, and the United Church of Canada with the First United Church (Rev. Brian Cornelius) graciously hosting the event. Merienda, as per filipino tradition is the mid afternoon snack so food and drink will be served. Padi Rex” as he is widely known holds the distinction of being the first Indigenous person of the Igorot Tribe of the Cordilleras in Northern Philippines, to be elected as General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, the position he has held since 2007. Fr. Rex is visiting Canada from May 6th – 26th, 2018. On May 9thFr. Rex received a Doctor of Divinity Degree (Honoris Causa) for his important work on human rights, peace, and justice in the Philippines, from Union Theological College in Montreal. Following his confirmation Fr. Rex embarked on a Canada-wide advocacy tour starting in Montreal, with stops in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, and British Columbia, to highlight the human rights situation in the Philippines under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Night Kitchen, Seattle, Washington (This post is being simulcast on the Seattle PI and Tastingmenu. I encourage readers of each to check out the other. End of announcement.) I have a friend who feels that restaurants shouldn’t open until all the bugs are worked out. After all, if they’re charging you, they better have their act together. And I understand this perspective. But at the same time, as an ardent fan of restaurants, I also understand some of the reality of how close these business often are to the edge of financial disaster. The margins are very thin, and they need to open as quickly as possible. Given that fact, I try to never review a restaurant that’s just opened as they need some time to hit their stride. And I certainly couldn’t review a restaurant that hadn’t even opened yet. But I am excited to give you a behind-the-scenes look into a new restaurant that’s just opened up. Most of these photos were taken before opening and hopefully give you a sense of the hustle and bustle of preparing a restaurant for the dining public. I think any new venture is exciting. And seeing all the hard work it took just to get to opening day gives you a sense of just how much effort goes into every single dining establishment in the city. It was nice of the Night Kitchen folks to let us look over their shoulders and get in their way a touch as we photographed some of their pre-opening efforts. A few of the photos were from opening night as well. The Night Kitchen isn’t just your average restaurant either. Chef Avalon Zanoni, with a pedigree that includes Txori and Brasa is running the kitchen. She’s bringing an incredible attention to detail to the food. The food which is characterized by the Chef as a “Pacific Northwest take on New American Cuisine” included Classic Matzo Ball soup, French Fries with seasonal condiments, Head to Toe Pork Terrine with Tenderloin Inlay, Crispy Side Pork with Den-miso Sauce, and Yaki Onigiri – Griddled Sticky Rice Balls with Soy Sauce and Pickled Matsutake Mushroom. Also, home made Butter Pecan Ice Cream for dessert. You can order this eclectic set of dishes from 6:00pm — midnight. From 12:30am on the overnight menu kicks in. That’s right. The overnight menu. It includes things like: House Made Pork Rinds, Poutine, Daily Mac and Cheese, and Fried Mt. Townsend Cheese Curds. And if you’re staying up all night, you might as well hang out for breakfast. Yep. Breakfast. Served from 12:30am — 9:00am you can get dishes including: the Daily Carnivore Omelet (there’s a veggie one as well), and not one but two variations on Eggs Benedict. There’s more of course, but you get the idea. When it comes to food, Seattle is still a town struggling for an identity in my mind. And no disrespect to 13 Coins, but if Seattle wants to have a real set of food options, no matter what the hour, then it needs to support a place like the Night Kitchen. Who else is going to give you fancy potato skins with cheese from the local cheesery (Beecher’s) at 4am? Nobody. Did I mention the free wi-fi and the lounge area with couches, books, and board games? Check it out. I know I will.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How’s Your Website Health? There are many website analytics tools, all slightly different and all capable of delivering different information: clickstream analysis tools, competitive intelligence tools, voice-of-customer tools, and more. Customer experience is a moving target, and the analytics you need to determine whether your website is reaching your audience are constantly changing. What you need is concrete information to help you continually improve your website. In the Sheridan Books webinar Website Analytics: How to Use to Your Advantage, Sheridan presents a detailed overview of the tools and techniques you can use to gather this information and put it to use. The webinar explains that understanding your analytics is an ongoing process that begins by asking the right questions. For example, instead of asking, “How many visitors did our site have last month?” focus your approach to solve business questions: “What are the most influential buckets of content on our website?” and “How can we increase website revenue by 15% in the next three months?” You can then move forward by following best practices that help your website become an asset rather than an expense: Identify objectives. Design and implement a strategy. Track your data. Perform analysis and testing. Share data through reports. Refine the process to improve customer experience and Web-related revenue. When you have a solid process in place for reviewing the information customer’s provide, website analytics can help you find ways to improve all aspects of your book publishing business.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
When Japan’s Christians rose up against the state In late 1637, rebellion erupted in the Amakusa Islands in south-western Japan and quickly spread to the nearby Shimabara Peninsula. Thousands of people were involved and there was bloodshed aplenty, but we simply can’t be sure of why the catastrophe unfolded. Was it a “mundane peasant uprising”, asks Jonathan Clements, or a bold act of defiance stirred by the passions of Christian converts? The locals clearly had their share of worldly grievances: a run of vindictive rulers had raised taxes to fund lavish building projects; farmers sometimes had to surrender 60 per cent of their crops; and famine stalked the land. All excellent reasons for a revolt, no doubt, but the religious motives of at least some of the insurgents is not hard to spot. The youthful Jerome Amakusa’s role as leader may well have been exaggerated – exactly who was in charge being another of the rebellion’s imponderables – but his charisma was infectious. For him, at least, the aid of the Christian God was the only way to explain how humble peasants could muster the courage to confront the mighty armies of the state: it was “as if a child should try to measure out the great sea with a shell”, he is supposed to have said, “or as if a beetle should lift up its foot to fight against a cartwheel”. Clements warns the reader against dismissing the religious element of the rebellion as a veneer. We should not read too much into the attacks on Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines – this was the kind of mischief in which rebels of all stripes routinely indulged. But the Christians of the region had very specific reasons to rise up against their masters. A newly acquired faith had been demonised, then outlawed, and now showed every sign of vanishing without a trace. That turbulent story provides the backdrop to Clements’s account of the rebellion, and he tells it well. During the second half of the 16th century Christian missionaries, with Jesuits in the vanguard, made piecemeal but impressive progress in Japan. It was the era of the “warring states”, with meaningful central authority a distant memory, and local rulers could convert to Christianity with impunity. The pursuit of, to borrow Clements’s phrase, “celebrity converts” carried risks, of course. The numbers could look impressive, but thousands of subjects being obliged to follow their ruler’s lead did not always make for a particularly authentic evangelical achievement. The sincerity of those rulers’ conversions was also sometimes rather hazy: did it derive from religious zeal or did they simply want to secure economic favours from the Iberian powers? For all that, we can be confident that, by the 1590s, Christianity had been genuinely embraced by a sizeable number of Japanese. Their fidelity would be sorely tested over the coming decades. Political unity began to return to Japan and Christianity came to be seen as an alien pollutant, the seedbed of dissent and disloyalty, or even the cunning harbinger of European intrusion or invasion. Such paranoia led to edicts of prohibition, tragic martyrdoms and a “litany of tortures and torments”. Priests were banished or forced into hiding while suspected converts were made to stamp contemptuously on images of Christ, Mary and the saints. The Christians of the south-west endured some of the worst tides of persecution, so it would be remarkable if their anger and confusion did not play some role in the outbreak of the Shimabara uprising. Quite what the rebels hoped to achieve is harder to determine. Clements tells a tale of chaotic strategy and ever diminishing options. Progress northwards was stymied and everything ended very badly with the siege of Hara Castle, where the rebels made their final stand. Perhaps 37,000 men, women and children came to violent ends when the castle fell in April, 1638. We still have no idea how many of them were committed Christians, and the broader issue of Christianity’s impact on early modern Japan remains deeply contentious. Charles Boxer’s groundbreaking and still influential 1951 study of Japan between 1549 and 1650 was called The Christian Century, but the title (“delimiting and condescending”, as Clements puts it) was chosen above Boxer’s objections to his publishers. Boxer certainly knew that, while the arrival of missionaries was life-changing for some individuals in Japan, it had nothing like the epochal impact produced in other areas of Asia or across the Americas. Evangelical success was always fragile and fitful but, tellingly, not even the events in Shimabara managed to blot out Christianity entirely. Over the next two centuries Japan was isolated, no priests came, but the kakure kirishitan (“hidden Christians”) managed to survive. They forged a muddled, secretive faith full of “strange drifts of meaning”, theological oddities and garbled Latin phrases, but there was no doubting their resilience. Clements sees them as the heirs of what happened in 1638 and I dare say he’s correct. This article first appeared in the July 8 2016 issue of The Catholic Herald. To read the magazine in full, from anywhere in the world, go here.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Parker Quartet USC Quartet-in-Residence Parker Quartet Chamber Music Residency The USC School of Music continues its first chamber music residency with a series of public events, school outreach and special opportunities for chamber music enthusiasts offered in fall and spring. The Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation and has been hailed by The New York Times as “something extraordinary.” The University of South Carolina is fortunate to have the Parker Quartet as USC Quartet-in-Residence. Also named the Blodgett Quartet-in-Residence at Harvard University, the world-renowned quartet members Daniel Chong and Ying Xue, violin, Jessica Bodner, viola, and Kee-Hyun Kim, cello, will return to Columbia again in November 2015 and March 2016 for coachings, master classes, outreach and public concerts. High school students got an extraordinary opportunity to work with the world-renowned Parker Quartet during USC’s Chamber Music Day and Competition. See the winners announcement. Master Classes and Coachings Schedule coming soon Outreach Schedule coming soon The Quartet began its professional touring career in 2002 and garnered international acclaim in 2005, winning the Concert Artists Guild Competition and the Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in France. In 2009, Chamber Music America awarded the Quartet the prestigious biennial Cleveland Quartet Award for the 2009-2011 seasons. Parker Quartet members, violinists Daniel Chong and Ying Xue, violist Jessica Bodner and cellist Kee-Hyun Kim, will present outreach and informance programs to Charleston area schools during their residency at USC. The Quartet is known for their k-12 educational programs, which are based on age group, musical experience and curriculum and help to educate young people about string quartets and what a composer does. Robert Jesselson, professor of cello at USC, said, "I grew up in New York City having the opportunity to hear all the great string quartets of that generation. I would love for people in Columbia to have the same kind of opportunity to experience the exquisite joys of chamber music. The string quartet literature is the most rarefied, sophisticated and intimate in the repertoire. It draws the listener into a world that is sublime and intricate, and expresses the whole range of human emotions. It is a delicate but intense world in miniature." This residency has been made possible by a grant from the Provost's office. For more information about the Parker Quartet, visit their website. Saturday, March 19, 2016 Chamber Music Day and Competition Be a Donor to USC Chamber Music Be a donor to USC Chamber Music for a minimum of $100 per person and receive a complimentary ticket to the March 17 concert and invitations to private receptions with the artists. A portion of your donation is tax deductible. Checks payable to USC Chamber Music. CHALLENGE GIFT: The School of Music has has received an anonymous $100,000 challenge gift to create a permanent Endowment for this String Quartet Residency. Our goal is to match this gift dollar for dollar in order to receive the full amount, bringing the total Endowment to $200,000. Please let us know if you would be interested in helping us to meet this challenge!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Attention all Knifemakers!.....Product dealers/retailers and/or knife makers/sharpeners/hobbyists (etc) are not permitted to insert business related text/videos/images (company/company name/product references) and/or links into your signature line, your homepage url (within the homepage profile box), within any posts, within your avatar, nor anywhere else on this site. Market research (such as asking questions regarding or referring to products/services that you make/offer for sale or posting pictures of finished projects) is prohibited. These features are reserved for supporting vendors and hobbyists.....Also, there is no need to announce to the community that you are a knifemaker unless you're trying to sell something so please refrain from sharing. Thanks for your co-operation! Help Support Kitchen Knife Forums by donating using the link above or becoming a Supporting Member. Partial Answer For Ryeno Ryeno, I have the same problem. I do know where the hex nut goes. See photos attached. I have no idea where the little black clip goes, however, and if I can figure that out I'll have a working mixer. Have you figured out where that clip goes? It is crucial to have that clip in place to control the speed. Without it the mixer runs just fine, but it starts at at about speed four or five and it's not possible to get the lower speeds. Thanks. What an awesome community! Absolutely nothing out of bounds here. No matter what you're up to, no one seems to bat an eye. More importantly, someone always seems to have some help to offer when you get stuck. Love it! BTW, I have a "dead" Pro600 sitting on my bench waiting for it's turn. I have a pretty good idea of how to get it sorted, just haven't bothered to dig in yet. Since I have one that's working, I guess the motivation hasn't quite hit yet. I really could use some help here..... Back in 2005, I inherited my Grandmother's Kitchenaid K5-a that she bought new in late 60's (Certified Pastry Chef) well, I used it many time over the last few years, and the last 6 times I used it... the motor casing was getting hot. I'm pretty resourceful and have a pretty fair mechanical ability. (If you can replace internal parts in an iPhone, you got it made) so, I sent the K5-a to the workbench (aka kitchen table) and tore into it. Kept my screws/parts separated and photographed with iPhone above. Moved everything to the workbench in garage..... Researched and ordered the parts needed. Stator/drive, Motor Field, brushes, new grounded power cord. Then my little old world fell apart Was hospitalized with Pancreatitis for several days, and in the meantime "someone" messed with my workbench. (I won't point fingers...I'm some dumb, not plumb dumb) Grandma's K5-a got placed on the back burner.... Since then, I've compared my pics with the parts and all is good. The trouble I have is the new parts have to be retrofitted I really need to find schematics for this thing, it's an older model (better model) than what's being offered out there, along with it being Grandma's.... I gotta get this thing going and back to baking bread. If the parts had been a direct replacement.... the stator motor cooling fan would have been same size, the wires of the motor field would have clipped right back onto the brush holders. and numerous other differences. I did notice the new parts were shipped in boxes that said Genuine Whirlpool Parts. Good or bad, I cannot say. And too, when I popped off the back cover I had the little black clip bounce onto the table. (never seeing where it came from)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Second Life - Mean Streets Madame Ekatarina Zoltara Description: Madame Zoltara can see the future and other aspects of reality with a spiritual eye that exists in the empty eye socket where she lost an eye while in a Soviet era prison gulag. She wears an eye patch and professes to be Romany…. a gypsy. She is otherwise a normal human female, if a bit eccentric.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Sat 3 cable 'should be critical infrastructure' The South Atlantic 3/West African Submarine Cable (Sat 3) that recently caused disruption to internet services due to a fault should be classed as critical infrastructure, according to the president of the Nigeria Internet Group, Lanre Ajayi. He told Business Day that businesses relying on the submarine cable have suffered in terms of revenue and productivity because of the loss of connection at the country's end of the cable. The 15,000-kilometre undersea fibre optic cable links Europe to countries on the west African coastline and South Africa, later going on to Malaysia. It is the only one of its kind serving the west of the continent. Mr Ajayi said the cause of the fault was not yet known. "We call on the federal government to do something about it quickly and declare that infrastructure a critical national resource because of its importance to the economy and to security," he added. Severe problems have also been experienced with connectivity in Benin, Niger and Togo.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
In an era when businesses are scrambling to defend against sophisticated advanced persistent threats, old school anti-virus may seem like a relic. But traditional anti-virus companies are changing with the times, delivering defense-in-depth for a BYOD world. In this review, we looked at products from seven of the original anti-virus vendors, each dating back to at least the 1990s: AVG, ESET, Kaspersky, McAfee, Symantec, Panda Software and Trend Micro. We focused on ease of installation and management, ease of use, plus the protection each suite offered beyond traditional signature-based anti-virus. Special emphasis was placed on the software’s ability to also protect mobile devices running both iOS and Android. (Read an analysis of the antivirus market.)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Chase: two 30-something diehard downtowners find the perfect condo By Monika Warzecha The Buyers: Jennifer Zimmermann, a 30-year-old systems analyst, and Dustin Vaughan, a 32-year- old ad exec. The Story: Vaughan and Zimmermann each owned a condo near Front and Spadina when they met online in May of 2009. Four months later, they decided to move in together. First they tried living in Zimmermann’s 600-square-foot one-bedroom, then Vaughan’s slightly larger place, but both units were too small for the two of them and their 85-pound greyhound, Jax. They loved living in a condo and wanted to stay within walking distance of their favourite hangs along King and Queen. With location in mind, they set a budget of $500,000 and embarked on a six-month search. OPTION 1East Liberty Street (at Strachan). Listed at and sold for $524,000. Vaughan and Zimmermann had friends in Liberty Village, and they liked the nearby bars and restaurants. The size of this unit—1,300 square feet—was appealing, but it looked out onto a cellphone tower, and the noise and traffic congestion in the area were a concern. They decided to keep shopping in their own ’hood. OPTION 2Capreol Court, CityPlace condos (near Spadina and Fort York). Originally listed at $509,000, currently listed at $495,000. This ninth-floor unit was in the same building as Vaughan’s condo, but it was bigger and faced the lake (instead of railroad tracks). It needed some upgrading, so they bid $15,000 below asking. They put down a deposit and thought they were done—until they saw another unit. THE BUYCapreol Court. Listed at $508,900, sold for $498,000. Directly upstairs from the space they’d just put an offer on, this unit was the same size (980 square feet) and had the same layout—but it was already fully upgraded, with gorgeous stainless Miele appliances and travertine countertops in the kitchen and bathroom. Vaughan and Zimmermann loved it. And they already adored the building, which had plans to add a gym, a squash court, a pool and even a doggy daycare for Jax. After a week of going back and forth, the parties agreed on $500,000. The deal almost fell through when the sellers changed their minds about paying the closing costs, but the buyers shaved $2,000 off the offer and finally signed. They pulled out of the other deal, and within two weeks, they’d moved into their new home—just seven floors above where they started.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Love Your Body If you love apple pie, you will fall in love with this homemade Baked Apple Pie Soap! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. Do you love stuffing your face with a nice warm baked apple pie? Mmmm, I know I do. With apple and french vanilla[Read more] These Woodsy Mint Lotion Bars do wonders on dry feet and cracked heels! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. If you are one of the lucky ones that never get cracked heels, I’m jealous. My feet usually get super dry during the winter time. I[Read more] The title explains it all, Meditation Bath Bomb Recipe! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. I like to call these Mediation Bath Bombs due to the essential oil blend that is used. I actually had a hard time deciding on a name. Yoga, Namaste, or[Read more] This DIY Lavender Pillow Mist uses lavender essential oil for the most peaceful sleep you have ever had! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. Lavender essential oil is often referred to the number one oil to always have on hand in your household, due to[Read more] This Honey Lemon Lip Scrub will have you craving a soft sweet lemon cookie! Mmmm This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. Today while making this recipe, I found myself craving a nice, fall apart, oh so sweet lemon cookie. Using lemon essential oil, the aroma[Read more] This Homemade Eucalyptus Lip Balm has an amazing cooling effect that is known to treat wounds such as chapped or dry lips. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. Hands down eucalyptus essential oil is my favorite oil out there! To start off, I love the[Read more] Tis the season! This Peppermint Milk Bath DIY Christmas Ornament Gift is perfect for that special someone. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. Bring the spa into their home, without actually having to go to the spa. There is something magical about soaking in a milk[Read more] These Rustic Christmas Ornaments made from twine are fairly easy and cheap to make! I look for any excuse to use twine in a DIY craft. I love twine. It’s cheap and the finished product usually looks like something you would buy at a home store. That professional! With Christmas right[Read more] Made with real flowers, these DIY Rose Shower Steamers give off a positive thinking vibe. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. These were fun to make! I love any recipe where I can use dried flowers or herbs. For some reason, they make me feel[Read more] Make this Green Tea Bath Salt Soak with orange essential oil for an uplifting citrusy smell. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info. My go-to essential oils are usually the citrus ones. Whenever I need a little pick me up, they always seem to do the[Read more] Let’s Connect! About Me Hi there! My name is Rina. Essential oil addict and earth lover. You can find me in the kitchen, all day long, experimenting with all natural skin care ingredients. I absolutely enjoy offering my products and sharing my recipes to all you beautiful people! Amazon Associates Disclosure sweetnaturesbeauty.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Angiogram of the Head and Neck Test Overview An angiogram of the head and neck is an X-ray test that uses a special dye and camera (fluoroscopy) to take pictures of the blood flow in the blood vessels of the head and neck. An angiogram of the neck (carotid angiogram) can be used to look at the large arteries in the neck that lead to the brain. An angiogram of the head (cerebral angiogram) can be used to look at the veins or the four arteries (four-vessel study) carrying blood to the brain. During an angiogram, a thin, soft tube called a catheter is placed into a blood vessel in the groin (femoral artery or vein) or just above the elbow (brachial artery or vein). The catheter is guided to the head and neck area. Then an iodine dye (contrast material) is injected into the vessel to make the area show clearly on the X-ray pictures. The angiogram pictures can be made into regular X-ray films or stored as digital pictures in a computer. An angiogram can find a bulge in a blood vessel (aneurysm). It can also show narrowing or a blockage in a blood vessel that slows or stops blood flow. An abnormal pattern of blood vessels (arteriovenous [AV] malformation) or abnormal vessels near a tumor can be seen. Why It Is Done An angiogram of the head or neck is done to: Look for blockage or narrowing of the arteries in the neck that carry blood to the brain. The test may help your doctor decide if a procedure is needed to open a narrowed or blocked artery to increase blood flow. Blood flow to the brain that is slowed or stopped increases the chance of having a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Study symptoms that might mean problems with the blood flow to the brain. Symptoms may include severe headaches, memory loss, slurred speech, dizziness, blurred or double vision, weakness or numbness, or loss of coordination or balance. Detect an aneurysm in the brain or in a blood vessel leading to the brain. The test may help your doctor decide if a procedure is needed to repair the aneurysm. Check the pattern of blood flow to a tumor. This can show if the tumor has spread and can help guide treatment. How To Prepare Before an angiogram, tell your doctor if you: Are or might be pregnant. Are breast-feeding. Use formula (throw out your breast milk) for 1 to 2 days after the angiogram until the dye has passed from your body. This generally takes 24 hours. Are allergic to iodine dye used in the test. Have ever had a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) from any substance, such as the venom from a bee sting or from eating shellfish. Have asthma. Are allergic to any medicines. Have any bleeding problems or are taking blood-thinning medicines. Have a history of kidney problems or diabetes, especially if you take metformin (such as Glucophage) to control your diabetes. The dye used during an angiogram can cause kidney damage in people who have poor kidney function. Do not eat or drink for 4 to 8 hours before the angiogram. You may be asked to not take aspirin, aspirin products, or blood thinners for several days before the test and for 1 day after the test. If you take these medicines, talk with your doctor. An angiogram can be done as an inpatient or outpatient. If you are an outpatient, you will stay in a recovery room for several hours before you go home. You may want to bring something to do or read to pass the time. Arrange to have someone take you home because you may get a sedative before the test. If you stay overnight in the hospital, you will likely go home the next day. The test may take several hours, so you will empty your bladder just before it begins. Also before the angiogram you may have other blood tests, such as blood clotting (coagulation) studies, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine. You will be asked to sign a consent form that says you understand the risks of the test and agree to have it done. Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form(What is a PDF document?). How It Is Done An angiogram can be done by different types of doctors, including a radiologist, cardiologist, or surgeon. Your doctor may be helped by a radiology technologist or a nurse. You will need to take off any jewelry. You may need to take off all or most of your clothes. You will be given a gown to wear during the test. During the test You will likely have an intravenous (IV) line in a vein in your arm so your doctor can give you medicine or fluids if needed. A device called a pulse oximeter, which measures oxygen levels in your blood, may be clipped to your finger or ear. Small discs (electrodes) are placed on your arms, chest, or legs to record your heart rate and rhythm. You will lie on your back on an X-ray table. Ask for a pad or blanket to make yourself comfortable. A strap, tape, or sandbags may be used to hold your body still. A lead apron may be placed under your genital and pelvic areas to protect them from X-ray exposure. A round cylinder or rectangular box that takes the pictures during fluoroscopy will be moved above you. The fluoroscope will move under you during the test. The place where the catheter will be inserted (in the groin or above the elbow) will be shaved and cleaned. Your doctor will numb the area with a local anesthetic. Then he or she will put a needle into the blood vessel. A guide wire will be put through the needle into the blood vessel and the needle will be removed. The catheter then will be placed over the guide wire and moved into the blood vessel. The catheter will be guided through the blood vessels until the tip is in the area to be studied. Your doctor will use the fluoroscope to watch the movement of the catheter in the blood vessels. When the catheter is in place, the dye is injected through it. You may be asked to take a breath and hold it for several seconds. Several X-ray pictures will be taken one after another. These will be available right away for your doctor to look at. You need to lie very still so the pictures are clear. More pictures may be taken. An angiogram takes 1 to 3 hours. After the test The catheter is taken out after the angiogram, and pressure is put on the needle site for 10 to 15 minutes to stop any bleeding. A small sandbag or clamp may be put on the site to hold pressure. A bandage is put on the site. You will be given pain medicine if you need it. If the catheter was put in a vessel in your arm, you should not have any blood taken from that arm or your blood pressure measured in that arm for several days. You will rest in bed after the test for several hours. If the catheter was placed in the groin area, try to keep that leg straight for 8 hours. Your doctor will give you specific instructions after the test. You can use an ice pack on the needle site to relieve pain and swelling. The place in your hands and feet where your heartbeat (peripheral pulse) can be felt may be marked with a pen. Your pulse may be checked before and after the angiogram. How It Feels You may feel a brief sting or pinch from the numbing medicine. Most people do not have pain when the catheter is in the blood vessel. You may feel pressure in the blood vessel as the catheter is moved. Let your doctor know if you are having pain. You will probably feel some warmth when the dye is put in. This feeling lasts only a few seconds. For some people, the feeling of heat is strong and for others it is very mild. You may have a headache, flushing of the face, or a salty or metallic taste in your mouth after the dye is used. These feelings do not last long. Some people may feel sick to their stomachs or may vomit, but this is not common. After the test, you may have some tenderness and bruising at the site where the catheter was inserted. You can drink extra fluids to pass the dye from your body unless your doctor has told you not to. Risks The chance of any major problem from an angiogram is very small, but some problems can occur. In most cases, the problems occur within 2 hours after the test when you are in the recovery room. If the problem occurs during the angiogram, the test may not be completed. You may need urgent treatment that could include surgery. There is a chance for an allergic reaction to the iodine dye. The reaction can be mild (itching, rash) or severe (trouble breathing or sudden shock). Most reactions can be treated with medicines. Be sure to tell your doctor if you have hay fever, asthma, or iodine allergy or food allergies. There is a small chance that the catheter may damage a blood vessel or dislodge a piece of clotted blood or fat from the vessel wall. The clot or fat can block blood flow to the brain, arm, leg, or intestine (bowel). Bleeding from the needle site may occur. Also, a blood clot can form where the catheter was inserted. This may cause some blockage of the blood flow in the arm or leg. The iodine dye used for the test can cause water loss or direct damage to the kidneys. This is a special concern for people who have kidney problems, diabetes, or who are dehydrated. Special measures are used during the test to prevent problems for people who need an angiogram and have these conditions. There is always a small chance of damage to cells or tissue from being exposed to any radiation, even the low level used for this test. Results Angiogram of the head and neck is an X-ray test that uses a special dye and camera (fluoroscopy) to take pictures of the blood flow in the blood vessels of the head and neck. Your doctor may tell you some results right after the test. Full results are usually ready the same day. Angiogram of the head and neck Normal: The blood vessels are normal in size, shape, location, and number. The dye flows evenly through the blood vessels. No narrowing, blockage, bulging, or other problem of the blood vessels is seen. Abnormal: A narrow spot in an artery may mean that a fat deposit, calcium deposit, or clot is reducing blood flow through the blood vessel. Blood vessels that are not in their normal position may mean that a tumor or other growth is pushing against them. A bulge in a blood vessel may point to a weakness in the blood vessel wall (aneurysm). An abnormal pattern of blood vessels may mean that a tumor is present. Dye that leaks out of a blood vessel may mean that there is a hole in the blood vessel. There is abnormal branching of blood vessels present since birth (congenital). What Affects the Test Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include: Being pregnant. An angiogram is not usually done during pregnancy because the radiation could damage the developing baby (fetus). Blockage or curving of the blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, or aging. This may make it hard to guide the catheter through the blood vessels or hard to inject the dye. Not being able to lie still during the test. What To Think About A magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) or computed tomography angiogram (CTA) may be an option instead of an angiogram. Each of these tests is less invasive than a standard angiogram. Some MRA tests and all CTA tests require an injection of dye. A CTA also involves radiation exposure. Some surgeons may want results from a standard angiogram before doing surgery to repair a damaged or abnormal blood vessel. For people with kidney problems, diabetes, or dehydration, steps are taken to prevent kidney damage. Less dye may be used or more fluids may be given before, during, and after the test. If you have a history of kidney problems, other blood tests (creatinine, blood urea nitrogen) may be done before an angiogram to make sure that your kidneys are working well. In rare cases, surgery may be needed to repair a hole in the blood vessel where the catheter was placed. There is also a substance that can be used to help plug the hole in the vessel and stop the bleeding. The substance used to plug the hole in the vessel is normally absorbed by the body over several months. Other angiogram tests can be done, including: A four-vessel study. The catheter is placed in each of the four arteries carrying blood to the head and neck (two carotid arteries and two vertebral arteries). An arch study. The catheter is pulled back from the head and neck area until the tip is at the large artery (aorta) where it leaves the heart. This study lets your doctor check the arteries where they branch off the aorta. This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Introduction Jon Talbain, also known as Gallon (ガロン), the Werewolf. You probably picked him because he looks cool. You probably stayed with him cos he feels easy to use. You're damn right about that; Talbain is the easiest, least-technical character in Vampire Savior. Incidentally, he's also one of the best - ranked consistently as top tier, the only characters incontestably better than him being Lord Raptor and Sasquatch. He's absurdly fast; has a lot of easy, high-damaging attacks; and no shortage of cheap shenanigans to pull out of thin air. Perhaps his only weakness lies in his predictability; but, that weakness will only go as far as you allow it to. For all these reasons, if you start picking J.Talbain in competitive play, people will likely start to HATE you. I'm serious. If you're no stranger to competitive fighters, you probably know that there's at least one or two cheesy characters in each fighting game that everyone likes to complain about: In ST, it's Vega or O.Sagat. In 3S, it's Chun-Li. In Vampire Savior, Talbain is, without a doubt, that character, and rightfully so. That being said, if you feel that he's truly the character for you, stick with him. The truth about Talbain is, while he's an absolute nightmare in novice and intermediate level play, the Talbain scrubs will thin out in high level play, because even with a character like Talbain, you still have to be good to win in the upper echelons of play. Primary objective: Hit people with normal Beast Cannons. Keep them honest with ES Beast Cannons. Hit them a lot. General Strengths/Weaknesses Strengths Walking Speed: Talbain has the fastest walking speed in the game, both going forward and backwards, by a rather large margin. Walking Animation: Talbain is low to the ground when he walks, making it hard to hit him with jump-in combos. Also, more obviously, it allows him to walk under almost every projectile in the game. Height: Talbain is shorter than average when standing AND when crouching, rendering some characters' combos inept when fighting Talbain. Jump: Talbain's jump is very fast; in other words, he reaches the peak of his jump very quickly after he takes off, and lands just as quickly. This makes his jump rather hard to react to for some characters, which is a huge advantage in and of itself. Long-Reaching Attacks: A lot of Talbain's useful moves extend fairly far in front of him. While not the longest-ranged attacks in the game by any stretch, an advantage is an advantage, right? For that matter, his B&B special move, the Beast Cannon, is a self-projectile that reaches full screen. Easy and Powerful combos: Almost all of Talbain's B&B combos do as much as 33% damage, and as much as 50%! And to top it off, they're all really easy, and require very little practice to perform properly. This alone gives Talbain the easiest learning curve in the game. So, overall, he's incredibly fast, incredibly hard to hit, and will put the hurt on anyone that allows him to - and with minimal effort. Weaknesses Health: Talbain has slightly lower than average vitality. Admittedly, this doesn't usually hurt Talbain very much, but any character who can pin him will no doubt enjoy knowing that Talbain can't take as many hits as other characters. Lack of Defensive Options: He has no invulnerability on any of his moves except for this command throw and DF activation. Talbain's Guard Cancel is also slow to start up - making it easy to bait - and the trajectory of it makes IE likely to whiff entirely, whether it was baited or not. Talbain's Dark Force is hard to use as an evasive maneuver because it's the shortest-lasting Dark Force in the game. One slip and you'll take a lot of damage. On top of lacking some utility with the universal defensive options, he lacks a reliable anti-air attack. So, once the pressure's on Talbain, he doesn't have much of a choice but to wait it out. Difficult Ground game: Talbain has a more difficult time applying pressure on the ground (or near the ground, if you consider IADs) than most characters. Although his ultimate potential is still very high, his dash is much harder to utilize in rushdown than other characters. This makes his ground game hard to play properly, and perhaps the only aspect of Talbain's game which requires any technical prowess (which is why new Talbain players just jump a lot). You need to know very specific spacing to use your Dashes, and you need to learn how to apply pressure with quick block strings mixed in with Talbain's Quick Move (D+3K). Overall, what this means for Talbain is that he eventually becomes predictable. To overcome this predictability, you have to learn how to defend intelligently, and you need to learn how to play with Talbain on the ground as well as in the air. Otherwise, when you start playing good players, you'll quickly realize that they've all got your number before the round even starts. Normal Moves Standing LP [ Startup: 4 \| Hit: +6 \| Block: +5 ] Talbain's Standing Jab isn't particularly outstanding; however, it has some situational uses that are very important to know. First off, this is the move you'll be using for Guard Breaks. Second is that it's one of Talbain's important moves for stopping Instant Air Dash (IAD) pressure. When the IAD is initiated in close proximity to Talbain, this is your fastest and most reliable answer, for better or worse. MP [ Startup: 7 \| Hit: +4 \| Block: +3 ] The only thing this move is really good for is baiting Guard Cancels; if you look at the hitbox, Talbain's vulnerable box doesn't expand outward nearly as far as his other standing normals. It's still not a GREAT option for baiting GCs, but it's worth remembering. n.MP [ Startup: 6 \| Hit: +3 \| Block: +2 ] You won't be actively using this move; but, for what it's worth, it does more damage than its faraway counterpart, so smile if this one comes out during a chain. HP [ Startup: 9 \| Hit: +6 \| Block: +5 ] Standing Fierce can be used for zoning to a small extent, but will fall to the wayside for his better options. More importantly, this is a good finisher for damage-oriented chain combos.. n.HP [ Startup: 8 \| Hit: +3 \| Block: +2 ] I used to see no use for this move, but I did find one good use for this move by watching a great Talbain player: You can use this move as a meaty on wakeups or resets. Since the startup is different from Talbain's other usual pressure normals, its use for Variable Blockstun Pressure is wonderful. Try doing meaty Close S.Hp -> C.Hk a few times if you find your opponent likes to try and AG everything or jump all the time. LK [ Startup: 5 \| Hit: +5 \| Block: +4 ] This move might be more important if Talbain ever had to rely on it, cos the hitbox and frame advantage are not half bad. As it stands, though, Talbain is super agile and has a hop dash, so you won't be seeing this move too often. Also, it doesn't hit low. Laaaaaame! n.LK [ Startup: 5 \| Hit: +3 \| Block: +2 ] It's a less reliable version of Standing Jab; it has all the same uses (Guard Breaks and IAD Defense), but with lower priority and the added possibility of getting the Far Standing Short, which has absolutely no use for either of those situations. Seriously, stay away from the the Light Kick button if you are standing! MK [ Startup: 6 \| Hit: +2 \| Block: +1 ] There is one, esoteric use for this move outside of combos: it's Talbain's best jump-deterrent from far ranges. Throw this in during ground pressure on occasion to keep your opponent from randomly jumping out. This move does more damage than its crouching counterpart, so if you're starting a chain combo from really close, don't be shy to throw in this move instead of Crouching Forward. HK [ Startup: 9 \| Hit: 0 \| Block: -1 ] Considering Talbain's propensity for landing the Close version of this move, you're bound to get a few of these on accident. Do not, however, proactively try and use this move, because it's just begging to get GC'ed and is not a very happy move on block in the first place. n.HK [ Startup: 7 \| Hit: -3 \| Block: -4 ] From a theoretical standpoint, this move looks like crap; the hitbox is stupid, and it has a frame disadvantage on HIT. However, this is one of Talbain's best move, as it's a pivotal part of his throw option select; go for a throw using the Hk button, and if your opponent attempts to escape by jumping, they'll be swatted out of the air by this move, resetting the situation. Don't be fooled - this move is awesome. Crouching c.LP [ Startup: 5 \| Hit: +5 \| Block: +4 ] One of Talbain's extremely important normals. It has an absurdly large and long-reaching hitbox for a Crouching Jab, it hits low, and can be canceled into special moves. It's also pivotal in Talbain's ground pressure, as he relies heavily on the reach of his normals combined with his Quick Move and hop dashes to lock an opponent down. Don't be surprised if a lot of your big-damage ventures start with a Crouching Jab. c.MP [ Startup: 8 \| Hit: +1 \| Block: 0 ] This is another important part of Talbain's pressure strings, as it allows him to do some ground pressure from farther away than C.Lp without the use of a dash. Its range is unnecessarily long and is also another excellent move for dealing with IAD Pressure when the opponent starts the IAD from a fair distance away. c.HP [ Startup: 9 \| Hit: -8 \| Block: -9 ] Thanks to the terribad frame disadvantage on hit and block, it's imperative that this move be used only as an anti-air. Incidentally, this move is pretty situational thanks to how long it takes for the move's active hitbox to reach its full height. When the situation DOES call for C.Hp, though, it tends to be surprisingly powerful. Try using it in a Talbain mirror match and have a laugh when the opposing Talbain can't jump in on you at all. ...Also, try it in other situations. c.LK [ Startup: 5 \| Hit: +5 \| Block: +4 ] You'll be seeing a lot of this move in pressure strings with Talbain, usually immediately after starting pressure with a C.Lp. It's also important to throw this out intermittently during pressure strings because it's the only really solid GC bait that Talbain has, thanks to the relatively small vulnerable hitbox. Learn to use this move intelligently unless you love taking Demon Cradles to the face. c.MK [ Startup: 7 \| Hit: +3 \| Block: +2 ] This is like the MVP of all Talbain's normals. It's very quick, has a long range, and a variety of uses. It can be used in Talbain's pressure strings to peg jumpers. It can be canceled into Quick Move for positioning. It's also the prime candidate for comboing into ES Beast Cannon for big damage, which can be done during pressure or just after connecting a jump-in. If you really want to spice things up, try canceling this move into ES Beast Cannon from max range; it will not combo, but it WILL leave just enough time for your opponent to try some sort of counter or escape (and fail), allowing you to land the entire BC anyways. c.HK [ Startup: 9 \| Hit: Knockdown \| Block: -6 ] Talbain's sweep isn't all that great, but it has its uses. It will most commonly see use as a finisher for a knockdown-oriented chain combo. Another more esoteric use is for Talbain's ground pressure game; after canceling a normal into Quick Move, Talbain can throw this out for a ghetto high/low mixup game in tandem with his short hop dashes. Due to the long startup, however, this is not the safest maneuver; although it's a powerful option, it should be used with discretion. Jumping j.LP [ Startup: 5 ] As a jumping attack, this move doesn't have a lot of use. As with some of Talbain's other normals, it's not so much that it's a bad move as it is that Talbain just has even better options. It does have the fastest startup of Talbain's horizontal-reaching jump attacks, so it may be of use in like 1/100 matches? As a dashing attack, this move sees a lot more use, thanks to the power of the the dash link [D.Lk, D.Lp] against cornered opponents. j.MP [ Startup: 6 ] As a jumping attack, this move sees a bit of situational use in air-to-air defense, but its primary use is to lengthen your air chains for Chicken Guard mind games and setting up Guard Breaks. As a dashing attack, this can be linked into Dashing Forward, but this is ultimately a rare occurrence; Talbain's dash attacks are pretty much exclusively used as overheads, and Dashing Strong will whiff crouching opponents. ...So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that the dashing version of this move has little-to-no practical use in a real match. j.HP [ Startup: 7 ] As a jumping attack, this move is very powerful as a jump-in and will overwhelm many characters' anti-air defenses entirely when used in conjunction with crossup J.Lk. If you anticipate a mistake from your opponent, it can be chained into J.Hk before landing into a very big damage combo. As a dashing attack, this attack is decent as a surprise finisher if you think it will end the match. Otherwise, it can be used as a meaty attack against opponents who like to roll back on wakeup. In that particular situation, it's pretty easy to follow it up with a chain combo or use it for a tick throw. j.LK [ Startup: 5 ] As a jumping attack, this is an extremely important jump-in. What it lacks in power compared to J.Hp, it more than makes up for with its greater priority and superfluously easy crossup potential. It can be used as an ambiguous crossup after knocking down an opponent in the corner, and is generally the only reliable way to hit confirm into Moment Slice [Crossup J.Lk \/ C.Lp -> C.Mp XX Moment Slice]. Use this move liberally. As a dashing attack, this move has a high amount of utility. It can be used in a short hop dash during Talbain's ground pressure game for some high/low mixup, and can also be used against cornered opponents to start a dash link [D.Lk, D.Lp]. The dash link works on all but the shortest characters, but the flipside to this is that against those short characters, it's very easy for Talbain to do a crossup short hop attack. Basically, this move rules. Do it. j.MK [ Startup: 6 ] As a jumping attack, this move is pretty important. Its reach and priority are very high, making it a good utility move in many situations. It also has crossup potential (albeit pretty low), and is part of Talbain's meter-building empty air chain (J.Mk, J.Hk). If Talbain connects with this move deep enough, it can also be comboed into a Beast Cannon. As a dashing attack, this move is important for use as a short hop attack from ranges too far for the use of Dashing Short. It's also part of Talbain's other important Dash Link (D.Mk, D.Lk), which works on taller characters in the corner AND midscreen. This makes the move a very important part of Talbain's ground pressure against tall characters. j.HK [ Startup: 7 ] As a jumping attack, this move's primary use is for zoning in the air. It can be used as a jump-in in most matches, but it can and will whiff shorter characters, especially B.B Hood and Q-Bee. So, make sure to be conscientious when using this move against shorties. As a dashing attack, it works pretty similarly to Dashing Fierce (gimmicky finisher, tick throw). It's not very good as a meaty for landing a chain combo afterwards, but it makes up for that with the gimmicky use of being able to hit people from far away for doing dumb stuff. See how long it takes a Q-Bee or Rapter player to wise up and stop doing IADs from full screen after pegging them with this move over and over again. Finally, this is a randomly good maneuver against Lilith, as Talbain can dash over a grounded Soul Flash from fullscreen and kick her in the face. Command Normals 6MK: [ Startup: 10 \| Hit: +2 \| Block: +1 ] This is just like the normal S.Mk, but Talbain takes a step towards the opponent first. Doing this move will end a chain combo. It's generally used in pressure situations if you anticipate that your opponent will try and escape your pressure by jumping back. Normal Throws P Throw: If you're smart, you won't be using this as much as Talbain's Kick Throw, since the Kick Throw has a built-in Option Select. Still, the Punch Throw is handy in very specific instances; particularly, if you anticipate a Tech Hit and you haven't buffered the motion for Wild Circular (Talbain's Command Throw), Punch Throw is excellent in this situation because Talbain recovers from the throw very quickly. Conversely, Talbain's Kick Throw recovers just barely before his opponent gets back on the ground, so it doesn't leave Talbain a lot of breathing room to do much else except another throw. You won't be using this often, but don't forget about it, either. This throw can also be used after Dark Force Activation to set up an unblockable. K Throw: First rule: Always, always, always throw with Roundhouse Kick. Using Roundhouse gives Talbain an Option Select; stay on the ground and get thrown, or jump and get reset immediately by Close Standing Roundhouse. Other than that, this throw is effective because of the horizontal space is covers, making it easy to put an opponent in the corner. K-Throw places the opponent backwards, causing turn around frames & negating the opponents ability to perform a REVERSAL. If the K-Throw is used to complete the first bat, Gallon will be backwards & cannot complete a REVERSAL. Air Throw: ...Uhh...Well, it IS an air throw. I don't use it often, but it also causes Talbain to cover a lot of ground horizontally, so it CAN be useful... Pursuit Pursuit: Pretty crappy Pursuit overall. Slow travel time, and low damage because it's only one hit (ES Pursuit is still only two hits). It's still effective to use as a late Pursuit to stay on your opponent though, so be sure to learn the timing for that. Movement Gallon's front step. Walk: Talbain's walk animation & idle crouching animation is the second shortest in the game. It makes his vulnerable hitbox shorter and wider. He can walk under almost any fireball in the game, except for obvious ones like B.B Hood's low fireball. Watch out when trying to walk under a fireball and counter-attack; if you use the wrong moves while under a fireball, Talbain's hitbox will extend upwards, causing him to get hit by the fireball anyways. Dash: Talbain's Dash is a hop dash. It's probably the hardest of all three hop dashes to use effectively (and perhaps the only technically difficult maneuver with Talbain at all), but it's also a huge boon to his pressure game, so learn how to short hop effectively with D.Lk and D.Mk. Also worth knowing are his two main dash links: [D.Lk, D.Lp] will against cornered opponents; it'll only whiff against shorties. [D.Mk, D.Lk] works midscreen and from far ranges, but it only hits tallies. Talbain can do pretty much any ground combo afterwards; however, I recommend against comboing into an ES Beast Cannon because the damage scaling is very poor. Jump: Talbain's jump is so fast that from midscreen, you can anticipate your opponent throwing out a Medium or Hard attack, and do a jump-in into anything. Is it any wonder why new players abuse it so much? Make sure you abuse it too, but know your limits. Specials Beast Cannon – 236P: (Normal Version): The normal Beast Cannon is an unappreciated move. The Beast Cannon attacks, for the uninitiated, will travel in one direction, and at any point, you can press a direction and punch to start traveling in that direction. While it is definitely risky, you can use it for a variety of mixup, pressure, and spacing applications. You can attack with Beast Cannon, and on block, either move backward to avoid retaliation, cross behind them and THEN move backward for a cross-up, do a double-towards to punish slow normals, or even stop after the first one and throw them. If your opponent likes to try and counter between hits, you can do a double-towards where you intentionally don't connect the first one, throwing the usual timing off. You can use it to move forward and backwards in neutral situations to try and trick your opponent into making a reckless move. Gallon is considered airborne for the entire duration of beats cannon. He cannot be thrown. (ES Version): The ES Version of the horizontal Beast Cannon is outrageously amazing, and is the one you'll be doing a lot. It's the one you'll be comboing into off of ground normals, and it also has use as a corner escape, due to its long distance trajectory and quick travel time. Also, use it Psychic-Shoryuken style from full screen to punish any reckless movement from full screen whatsoever. For a fun game, see how many Rikuo players you can piss off by hitting this move full screen every time they do a plainly-telegraphed backwards jump and do the Poison Attack as soon as they land. Does not get traditionally Anti-Air'd Low-risk & Medium-reward Provides a new angle of approach Timing can vary to beat Tech-Hit attempts on-hit, can easily combo into ES-Climb_Razor Landing during the active frames of the 2nd cannon is frame advantage. Gallon may make more offensive decisions Air Beast Cannon – 236P (air): This is a variation of the other Beast Cannon attack, done in mid-air, which travels diagonally towards Talbain's opponent. (Normal Version): THIS move is the real hotness. In 'neutral' situations where neither character has the offensive advantage, you'll want to fish for knockdowns with this move. It's an easy way to get a knockdown without having to move into dangerous territory, and the cost of being knocked down against Talbain is so great that most opponents won't try and hit you out of it frequently. It's very safe on block unless you connect it very high up on a standing opponent, as well. Finally, it's very easy to juggle an ES Climb Razor after landing this move, making it his most important B&B Combo. I doubt I need to explain why getting the offensive advantage with a safe knockdown attack that leads to a braindead easy, two-move 40% damage combo is important to do, so use this a lot. (ES Version): I sometimes use this if I'm sure my opponent will throw a fireball. After all, why counter with a chain combo when you can get an entire ES Beast Cannon sequence instead? Just don't use this version when trying the [Air BC \/ ES Climb Razor] combo, or the ES Climb Razor is pretty much guaranteed to whiff. Beast Cannon (diagonal) – 623P (GC): This is a variation of the other Beast Cannon attack, which travels diagonally towards Talbain's opponent. (Normal Version): This variation isn't used a lot. HOWEVER, it's very important against IAD characters. It keeps them honest by keeping them from jumping on wakeup. The next time they try it, break out with this move immediately as they get up and watch them get knocked back down. Keep doing it until the learn to keep their feet planted firmly on the ground as they get up. You can also use this against Air-Dashers of any kind who like to commit to air-dashes from far away, as they won't be able to block it. This can be used similarly against any character if you think they will try and jump on wakeup or throw out a slow attack; however, it's pretty uncommon to use this in any situation other than against IAD characters. (ES Version): I suppose this could be used for all the exact same situations as the normal version. Keep in mind, though, that if you guess wrong and the move is blocked, you're losing a whole meter for nothing. If your 'Yomi' (ability to predict your opponent's actions) is really good, then give it a whirl. If you're not absolutely sure, you're wasting your meter. (GC Version): Gains 15F invulnerability frames by virtue of being a GC. Not an especially good GC because the startup is so slow and the angle is poor for hitting people, but it can be used for escaping bad situations, such as getting out of the corner. It sees more use against pressure rushdown characters, but in general is a bit dangerous. As a final note, this move is Talbain's Guard Cancel. This may sound cool at first, but keep in mind that GCs do half damage, so you don't actually have an epic 50%-life ES Guard Cancel. Also, the hitbox is really tiny, so don't even think about using it unless your opponent is right up in your grill. Climb Razor – 28K: Keep in mind that this is not a charge move; the motion is executed simply by tapping the directional inputs and pressing Kick. (Normal Version): The normal Climb Razor is pretty bad. The only thing it really has going for it is that it's one of the few anti-air moves which is unblockable if the opponent is close to landing. If you look at the hitbox though, you'll notice the tradeoff is that the move has abysmal priority. There's only two times I ever use the normal version of Climb Razor: - An opponent is trying to jump over me and doesn't suspect I'll do anything. I'll just say right now that this pretty much never happens, but if it does, Climb Razor was tailor-made for that oddly-specific circumstance. - Building meter after landing Moment Slice. You can whiff two of these (Lk Version) after landing Moment Slice, but I generally do just one so that I have enough time to position myself accordingly afterwards. (ES Version): The ES Version of Climb Razor would be pretty worthless, too, if it weren't for its juggle potential. Connecting this after landing an Air Beast Cannon is very pivotal to Talbain's game, so you should be seeing a healthy amount of this. For an added flavor splash, try throwing out this move even if your opponent blocks the preceding Air BC. Sometimes, in their recklessness, they'll get hit by the ES Climb Razor anyways. Million Flicker – 214P: You can mash the punch button for the Normal Version to keep the move going, similar to moves like Lightning Legs or Hundred Hand Slap. (Normal Version): I'll admit, this move is pret-ty bad. ...But! As funny as it sounds, if you have the wiggle room to throw this move out (11 Frame Startup; compare that to Talbain's normals which average 6-7 Frame Startups), it's probably Talbain's safest anti-air. It also has the added bonuses of knocking down an airborne opponent and completely humiliating your opponent when they realize they got anti-aired by Million Flicker. (ES Version): ...Alright, I really don't have anything good to say about this one. If you somehow manage to land a combo during Talbain's Dark Force (not going to happen), any combo into this will do upwards to 3/4ths of a lifebar. Good luck ever getting that to happen, though. Wild Circular - 624K (close): Command Throw. It can not be performed with Short Kick; Forward and Roundhouse only. (Normal Version): Talbain has one of the best Command Throws in the entire game. It has an excellent combination of quick startup, high amount of active grabbing frames (meaning you can be a bit sloppy in your timing), and invincible frames. It also has the built-in Option Select that his normal Kick Throw has, so long as you do it with Roundhouse. There are so many top-notch ways of griefing opponents with this move that I can't even hope to discuss them all in this tiny space. Just do this move, like, all the time. Trust me. (ES Version): Don't do it. You're spending meter for a menial damage increase. Perhaps if the ES Version gave it a significant boost like Q-Bee's ES Command Throw, it would be worth it; unfortunately, it's not. Quick Move - 2KKK: This move is solely for positioning and does no damage. There is also no ES Version. Quick Move is a big part of Talbain's ground pressure game, because he can cancel certain ground normals into it. This allows him to repeatedly pressure with short, erratic block strings without pushing himself too far out of range to continue his rush. Incorporate this into your game, quick. For you thrill-seekers who Do The Dew, Quick Move can cross to the other side of an opponent, regardless of their state (standing, crouching, knocked down). The next time you land Moment Slice, try corpse-hopping your opponent a few times to see if you can trick them into defending your next attack in the wrong direction. Gallon can be thrown during startup & recovery frames of QUICK MOVE. During the middle of QUICK MOVE, Gallon is off the ground & throw vulnerable. EX Attacks (Supers) Dragon Cannon - 41236KK: As with most EX Attacks, this move is for specific situations. Dragon Cannon is very effective against opponents about to lose a lifebar. If you think your opponent is going to attack you - especially after a knockdown - throw this move out to punish them for making such a predictably desperate choice. For kicks, try doing this move if you think an opponent is going to roll behind you for a crossup Dragon Cannon. Command Super. It's important to not that even though the move says to press towards your opponent (6), it can be any toward motion (6, 9, or 3), and you'll usually be comboing with Down-Towards (3). Most command supers tend to be imperative to a character's game, but Talbain's is not. The main problem is that it's incredibly hard to hit-confirm; it's possible to do [C.Lp -> C.Mp xx Moment Slice]; but your opponent will be pushed too far away if you try to combo it off of a normal jump-in. To mitigate that, you could try [C.Lp/C.Lk xx Moment Slice], but that's still not all that easy to hit confirm (or to execute, for that matter). There's only one situation where Moment Slice is easy to hit-confirm, and in that instance, it's very important to do land it as much as possible: when landing a crossup J.Lk, do the combo [Crossup J.Lk \/ C.Lp -> C.Mp xx Moment Slice]. Doing Moment Slice when possible is important for Talbain, because it's his best method of dealing red (unrecoverable) damage. This move can also be used in an Option Select after his neutral J.Lk crossup shenanigans. If you've knocked a cornered opponent down and you anticipate that they will roll towards you, jump straight up from the point where you think the roll will end, and do the following input: [Neutral J.Lk \/ C.Lp -> C.Mp, 3, C.Lk -> C.Mk -> S.Hp]. Basically, go for this move if you land a cross-up, not so much if you didn't. Finally, this move will whiff crouching Q-Bee, so don't do it unless you get your jollies by doing elaborate whiff-to-throw setups. Dark Force Illusion Attack: Mirage Body - Same strength P + K: (Any Version): Mirage Body causes all of Talbain's normals to hit multiple times at slightly staggered intervals, similar to a Variable Combo from Street Fighter Alpha 3. Talbain's Dark Force is crap as a pressure tool, because the duration is too short. If an opponent lands even one string or knockdown on Talbain, it's likely to run out and force a deactivate before he gets the chance to try and deactivate safely. Variance: Dark Force activation has (2) possible mirage patterns, each with a difference in the timing between Gallon starting an attack & the Mirage starting the same attack. Unfortunately, this makes ll of Gallon's DF combo's unreliable in a match as (1) version is perfect for links & the other is too slow. It's best used as a a defensive tool, due to it's prolonged invulnerability frames. Some common ways to set up a safe deactivate: Backdash J.HK, Deactivate Beast Cannon (towards, then away; 6, 4), Deactivate Strategies Gallon doesn't have the insane high/low mixup of the top tiers. What you want to do with Gallon is to zone/poke with his powerful pokes, mixup with throws and Beast Cannon, then for every opening go for his powerful ES Beast Cannon Juggle for the win. Poking : on the ground use cr.LP (quick, safe), cr.MK (cancelable), cr.MP (fast, good range) and HP. Use cr.HP and close HK to beat jumps. If you predict a jump a cr.MP is usually your best friend, it's really fast and safe. Gallon's jump is incredible. j.HK and j.MK are your friend in the air. Use them to keep people away from you. From a distance remember you have your dash to create overheads. Pressure/mixup : Use your long range ground pokes and j.MK, j.HP, j.HK to keep the opponent from jumping. Any j.HP that connects leads to whatever big combos you want. Throws : d.LK, j.LK and cr.LK are good ticks. Also remember cancelable normal xx 2KKK is great for getting in for a throw. Finally add Beast Cannon to your game. Don't activate it randomly. Find an opening when you jump (if they're afraid of your kicks) or use the ES version (faster, more followups) . Beast Cannon can set up a lot of ambigous crossups and even unblockables. Combos Chains There are three main chain combos to know, and I will list them along with the damage they deal. To understand the numeric damage values, refer to the following explanation: 37/58 <--- First number = Red (permanent damage). Second Number = White (recoverable damage). All characters have 144 HP. Damage numbers tested on a character with average vitality. 1. C.Lp -> C/S.Mp -> C/S.Mk -> S.Hp (26/44 Damage, or 29/47 Damage) - This is Talbain's primary damage chain. Damage chains are primarily used as a reset to set up a quick high/low mixup of some sort. They are also useful against characters who have a hard time taking advantage of 'neutral' situations where neither opponent has the offensive advantage (because, in a way, you technically give it up when you do a damage chain and get it back by landing a mixup right afterwards). Anyways, this chain works on most of the cast, but will miss some characters...and by some characters, I mean Q-Bee. Screw her. The Mp and Mk can be done standing or crouching; the crouching versions have better range, while the standing counterparts deal more damage. The standing Mk will also miss against "some characters" so keep that in mind. 2. C.Lp -> C.Lk -> C.Mp -> C.Mk (20/34 Damage) - This is Talbain's other damage chain. This one is of course favorable against Q-Bee because it actually works against her. However, it's still plenty useful in other situations. For one, the range on it is better than the first combo, because the finishing attack (C.Mk) has more range than the first combo's finisher (S.Hp). It also is better for resetting a situation, because the spacing is perfect for any dashing option that Talbain has. Try it against taller characters, as it sets up the Dash Link [D.Mk, D.Lk] perfectly. 3. C.Lp -> C.Lk -> C.Mk -> C.Hk (19/35 Damage) - This is Talbain's knockdown combo. Knockdown chains are less risky than Damage chains, as they (obviously) force a knockdown and leave you with the offensive advantage. There's not much to be said about it. The range of Talbain's C.Hk isn't particularly great, so I wouldn't generally attempt a different variation on this combo. In fact, sometimes I omit the C.Mk entirely. You will be very sad if the C.Hk whiffs, so if it looks risky, shorten the chain. Remember, your goal is to hit-confirm a knockdown with this chain - not to deal damage. Dash Links Of the three characters with Hop Dashes (Talbain, Sasquatch, Felicia), Talbain is the only character who can combo one dashing attack into another. Sasquatch can perform two attacks in a single dash; however, the recovery/startup on his attacks are too great for them to truly link. Use this to your advantage with Talbain. There are two Dash Links to know (Keep in mind that you will obviously follow these up with some sort of ground chain): 1. D.Lk, D.Lp This is your more common Dash Link. It works on 2/3rds of the cast, and is quite an excellent maneuver to break out with suddenly. This Dash Link is for the corner only! You will fly right over your opponent if they are midscreen. 2. D.Mk, D.Lk For midscreen purposes, this is what you'll want to be using. Keep in mind that you can still fly over your opponent if you do this too close; you'll want to be at the max range where an instant dashing Mk will hit the opponent. This Dash Link works in the corner as well, but the timing is much stricter than [D.Lk, D.Lp]. so I don't recommend using it in the corner unless you're at the very specific range where this Dash Link will work and the other one won't (i.e not that often). [D.Mk, D.Lk] works only on taller characters, because most characters can crouch under D.Mk unless used as a Short Hop. So, I've compiled this list for you! The following characters can be hit by both D.Mk and D.Lk while crouching, meaning that both Dash Links work: The following characters can only be hit by D.Lk while crouching, meaning only [D.Lk, D.Lp] works: - L.Rapter - Sasquatch - Felicia - Hsien-Ko The following characters can only be hit by Short Hops: - J.Talbain - BB Hood - Q-Bee - Morrigan - Lilith B&B Combos Talbain has three very important combos. I will list them here in order of importance, along with the damage dealt. To understand the numeric damage values, refer to the following explanation: 37/58 <--- First number = Red (permanent damage). Second Number = White (recoverable damage). All characters have 144 HP. Damage numbers tested on a character with average vitality. So, without further ado... 1. Air Beast Cannon \/ ES Climb Razor (2-4 Hits, 37/53 Damage) - A lot of people think that Talbain's most important combo is C.Mk XX ES Beast Cannon. That combo is very important, but it requires Talbain to already have the offensive advantage. In Neutral Situations, Talbain's best bet is to fish for a knockdown by safely using Air BCs from max range. Thus, this combo is the most important B&B in his repertoire, as it can be used effectively in any situation - not just when Talbain is in the middle of his rush. Simply fish for that Air BC, and if it lands, do an ES Climb Razor for big damage (almost 40% of a lifebar!), and then begin your devastating offense. It's an absolutely easy combo, and the one you'll probably see the most. Keep in mind that you should almost never attempt to follow up with an ES Climb Razor if the opponent was airborne when the Air BC connected. ES Climb Razor whiffs practically every time, so it's not worth it. You can combo an Air BC off of J.Mk if you want a possibly variation on this combo; however, J.Mk XX Air Beast Cannon requires a pretty deep jump-in and a pretty unsafe-on-block Air BC. So, tacking on a J.Mk is more for show than anything else. 2. C.Mk XX ES Beast Cannon (6 Hits, 29/70 Damage) - This is the combo that makes Talbain infamous. Cancel your Crouching MK into the single most damaging attack in the entire game incredibly easy. Keep in mind, too, that this is the simplest variation; the damage listed assumes no jump-in attack preceded the C.Mk, and it also assumes that Talbain did not follow up with a Pursuit Attack. The damage on this combo can get extremely high. You'll be using this combo an awful lot as Talbain. There's only two reasons I list this combo below the ES Climb Razor juggle combo in importance. For one, it's really not something you can break out with in a neutral situation. This requires Talbain to already be pressuring his opponent to even have a shot at using it, making it less common than the Climb Razor juggle. For two, the amount of red damage done is piddling. If Talbain loses the advantage after this move (and a lot of Talbain players do, because they tack on the Pursuit Attack for a measly three (3) points of white damage), the combo's damage can potentially be negated. Use this one often, but be very careful not to back off (or be fended off) afterwards. Better yet, consider using it mainly to finish off an opponent's life bar; then, you don't have to worry about them recovering all that life. Variations include tacking on a jump-in and adding a Pursuit. Keep in mind that using a Pursuit is usually a poor idea unless it will cause an opponent to lose a lifebar or the match, as it limits the scope of Talbain's wakeup games significantly. Other variations include comboing it off of a Short Hop/Dash Link (which will require you to cancel into ES Beast Cannon from C.Lp, NOT C.Mk). Keep in mind that the damage is lowered pretty significantly when doing this, though - especially when using the Dash Links, the white damage can be as low as nineteen (19) points. Not really worth it, considering how difficult it is to pull off. Moment Slice is a very important attack to land at any point when it's possible, as it nets the most red damage out of any of his attacks. The only problem is, while your options for landing Moment Slice are aplenty, many of them are either difficult to hit-confirm or situation-specific. This combo is the most consistent method of landing Moment Slice, so be sure to take an opportunity to cross up opponents whenever you can. There are tons of variations: The above combo can be done without crossing up, but it requires Talbain to land point blank in front of his opponent (not very likely to happen). Many jump-ins can combo into Moment Slice if the C.Mp is omitted; however, those are not easy to hit-confirm. If you can pull it off consistently without the C.Mp, then you might consider comboing it off of a Short Hop/Dash Link. Thankfully, unlike doing Dash combos into ES Beast Cannon, Dash combos into Moment Slice are virtually unaffected by damage scaling. ...Oh, and also keep in mind that Moment Slice can also whiff "Some Characters". Grrr. ES Ground Beast Cannon Follow-ups 1. Midscreen 9-7-9-2 7-6-7-2 7-9-7-2 (Swap Positions) 8-6-8-3 (Corner Push) 2. Corner 9-9-9-9 (Doesn't work on all characters) 8-9-9-3 (Works against the entire cast) 3. Guard Cancel 1-8-4-8 Matchups I will update individual matches with more info later. For now, I'll give a general idea of how I see Talbain's matches. Keep in mind that there is also a Japanese matchup chart with opinions of higher level Japanese players, which may also be useful. In general, though, my disagreements with the matchup chart are that I find Talbain's matchups with the top tiers to be more in his favor, and his matchups with the bottom tiers to be slightly less in his favor. Gallon Memos K-Throw places the opponent backwards, causing turn around frames & negating the opponents ability to perform a REVERSAL. If the K-Throw is used to complete the first bat, Gallon will be backwards & cannot complete a REVERSAL. Gallon is considered airborne for the entire duration of beast cannon. He cannot be thrown. Gallon can be thrown during startup & recovery frames of QUICK MOVE. During the middle of QUICK MOVE, Gallon is off the ground & throw invulnerable. Beast Cannon's downwards animation is always facing to the right (P1-Side), regardless if Gallon is player-1, player-2 or on either side of the screen. This can cause additional turn-around frames for some situations. This also determins the knock-back direction of if the attacks is hit or blocked.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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DNS issues when setting up ISPConfig 3 for Intranet use I've got a dilemma on my hands. I want to set up ISPConfig on our company network so that I can host a number of websites. I've set up ISPConfig as per the instructions on this site however I'm having some problems accessing the sites that I have created. The server name is called intranet.mydomain.lan. The network already has a domain controller and DNS server (both on a Windows 2003 box). When I try to access intranet.mydomain.lan I get a page not found error. When I add the IP address of intranet to my LAN DNS server I receive the generic Apache index.html. I've added the IP address of my ISPConfig server to the nameservers entry on the windows DNS server but still nothing. Can anyone tell me how to get ISPConfig to play nice in a Windows domain? For ispconfig it makes no difference if the server is in a intranet or not. Make sure that you created DNS A-Records in your dns server for every domain that you want to use as website in ispconfig. Then create the websites and select the internal IP addresses were the dns A-Records point to in the ispconfig website settings for this site. I understand Till however when I create the site intranet.mydomain.lan in ISPConfig and then add the A Record on the Windows DNS server to point intranet.mydomain.com to IP address 192.168.1.116 only the default apache index.html is displayed. It is as if the domain is resolved before it hits ISPConfig and as a result it only serves the default index.html. After making the changes I did a ipconfig /flushdns on my PC but that didn't make any difference. Hi I have a question about intranet and ispconfig. Can I have a domain called sampleserver.com and a subdomain, let's say, mydomain.sampleserver.com on the internet, and then have multiple subdomains only on the intranet? The point is to insert data in the intranet and some of that data be available in the internet, but both work on the same database. Thank you.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
APPLICATIONS OF IR SPECTROSCOPY APPLICATIONS OF IR SPECTROSCOPY Infrared spectroscopy is widely used in industry as well as in research. It is a simple and reliable technique for measurement, quality control and dynamic measurement. It is also employed in forensic analysis in civil and criminal analysis. Some of the major applications of IR spectroscopy are as follows: 1. Identification of functional group and structure elucidation Entire IR region is divided into group frequency region and fingerprint region. Range of group frequency is 4000-1500 cm-1 while that of finger print region is 1500-400 cm-1. In group frequency region, the peaks corresponding to different functional groups can be observed. According to corresponding peaks, functional group can be determined. Each atom of the molecule is connected by bond and each bond requires different IR region so characteristic peaks are observed. This region of IR spectrum is called as finger print region of the molecule. It can be determined by characteristic peaks. 2. Identification of substances IR spectroscopy is used to establish whether a given sample of an organic substance is identical with another or not. This is because large number of absorption bands is observed in the IR spectra of organic molecules and the probability that any two compounds will produce identical spectra is almost zero. So if two compounds have identical IR spectra then both of them must be samples of the same substances. IR spectra of two enatiomeric compound are identical. So IR spectroscopy fails to distinguish between enantiomers. For example, an IR spectrum of benzaldehyde is observed as follows. C-H stretching of aromatic ring- 3080 cm-1 C-H stretching of aldehyde- 2860 cm-1 and 2775 cm-1 C=O stretching of an aromatic aldehyde- 1700 cm-1 C=C stretching of an aromatic ring- 1595 cm-1 C-H bending- 745 cm-1 and 685 cm-1 No other compound then benzaldehyde produces same IR spectra as shown above. 3. Studying the progress of the reaction Progress of chemical reaction can be determined by examining the small portion of the reaction mixure withdrawn from time to time. The rate of disappearance of a characteristic absorption band of the reactant group and/or the rate of appearance of the characteristic absorption band of the product group due to formation of product is observed. 4. Detection of impurities IR spectrum of the test sample to be determined is compared with the standard compound. If any additional peaks are observed in the IR spectrum, then it is due to impurities present in the compound. 5. Quantitative analysis The quantity of the substance can be determined either in pure form or as a mixure of two or more compounds. In this, characteristic peak corresponding to the drug substance is chosen and log I0/It of peaks for standard and test sample is compared. This is called base line technique to determine the quantity of the substance.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tweeting with pleasure, courtesy of Inkscape Today I was inspired to draw. Well, strictly tonight, technically this morning… Anyway. I quite accidentally found this Twitter style tutorial and decided I wanted a twitter icon of my own, that would go with the colours of my new design. However, I don’t use Adobe Illustrator… or whatever. Just Open Source programs. Tweeting the way I like it So out came Inkscape, off ran an hour or two of my time and I produced this. After a relatively (for me) short period of time tinkering with it, I decided I didn’t really like the way the eyes and cheeks were done in the original article so went back to my more cartoon-like style (seen in my previous doodles.. keep your eyes peeled for when my portfolio goes online). Actually, I’m pretty pleased with it. I could’ve spent much longer tidying it up, and I probably will go back to it and do just that, but I’ll write up a tutorial to go with when I do. For now, it’s just gone half three in the morning… and I should really sleep. EDIT –> Just thought I’d put the source file up for download as well, I bang on enough to my friends about Open Source, what kind of en example am I setting if I don’t follow my own advice!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Thursday, October 13, 2011 When Corey Finger, Seth Asubel and I found a Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus, at Edgemere in Queens on August 26th, I was excited and pleased because it was a year bird, an uncommon one and a new bird for me in Queens County. Earlier in the year, I had dipped on an overwintering Lark Sparrow that was hanging out near the Calverton Grasslands in Long Island and thought that I would have to hope for one on Long Island, which seemed to be the best place to see them during migration. However, we have seen a bumper crop of LASP showing up in almost all of the boroughs. Which then begs the question, which borough has not had an LASP report? The answer to that question might be the Bronx, where I have been looking unsuccessfully so far for one. After the August bird in Edgemere Queens, another August LASP was reported from the Staten Island Conference House on August 29th. Then in September, we had LASP reports from Central Park Manhattan, Fort Tilden in Queens, Kissena Park in Queens, Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, Jones Beach in Nassau County and Robert Moses State Park in Suffolk County. Some of these birds carried over into October, like the one bird in Kissena Park, but that bird turned into 2 birds meaning that either another Lark Sparrow(Chondestes grammacus), arrived or one of the two was missed in September. October also had new LASP arrivals with reports from Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Central Park in Manhattan and Fort Tilden in Queens. I did some research using eBird and NYSARC, going back a few years and based on the number of past reports, this year looks like it may be the year of the Lark Sparrow(Chondestes grammacus). As of this post, there have been 14, very possibly 15 reports of LASP in the NYC area (including LI); this number does not include the overwintering bird from Calverton and being careful not to double count reports. That seems to be an unusually high number and has me wondering if this is just one of those "good year for LASP" as birders like to put it or are we seeing a trend related to weather condition changes on the East Coast? Here are a few photos of Lark Sparrows (Chondestes grammacus), that I have seen this year.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Just in case you were actually starting to feel kind of bad for Tim Sylvia, there are some marvelous comments from him out on Tuesday which should remind you why you never liked the guy in the first place. Of course, by “marvelous” we mean “the sadly typical ramblings of an obese man who refuses to take responsibility for his own fuck-ups.” Turn out, Sylvia came into his fight with Abe Wagner with a hurt knee, you guys. Now it might need surgery. Nonetheless, the former UFC champ says if referee Jason Herzog hadn’t prematurely stepped in to call the fight just 32-seconds into the first round he was about to jump up and whip Wagner’s ass, bum wheel and all. “It was stopped way too early…It was bullshit,” Sylvia tells Five Ounces of Pain about his loss at Titan Fighting Championships last weekend. “The sad part is the ref told the promoter and my corner he was sorry because he knew he made a mistake and stopped it a little early.” We’ll get to Herzog in a minute. First, some Breaking News: In addition to making the above obligatory excuses for his defeat, Sylvia has decided he fights better when he doesn’t show up for bouts weighing 311-pounds and looking like his body might split open like a Johnsonville brat on a hot grill. Damn it, if only he’d known that before the fight! Tim Sylvia showed up at Titan Fighting Championships on Friday night looking very much like a 311-pound man who knew he had to get this over with in a hurry. Unfortunately for the rotund former UFC champ, Abe Wagner had the same idea. Both guys came out of their corners throwing heavy leather and it was Wagner – a +355 underdog despite appearing to have trained at least one day for this bout – who got to Sylvia first. He clipped the “Maine-iac” with a right hand above the eye in the early going and drove him across the cage flurrying punches (that mostly missed) before Sylvia ran out of real estate on the other side. There he was felled like a giant, flabby redwood by a left to the jaw and another right. When referee Jason Herzog jumped in to call a stop to the action, then hesitated, Wagner responded exactly as a fighter should in that circumstance: He walked away and started celebrating, creating such an awkward situation that Herzog had no choice but to wave things off. Sylvia tried to protest the stoppage, but you could tell he was on wobbly legs. And not just because they were covered in cellulite, either. The end came in just 32 seconds which – to answer Michael Schiavello and Frank Trigg’s question – is four seconds fewer than it took Fedor to topple Sylvia. The current part-time cop said prior to this bout that he believes police work will “help fill the void” when the time comes for him to retire from MMA. That time may be now. Fill the void, Tim. Fill it with something besides ice cream sandwiches.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Centene, Anthem Go on Defensive About MLR Results Jul 29, 2019 For Centene Corp. and Anthem, Inc., otherwise solid second-quarter earnings results were overshadowed by analysts’ concerns about elevated medical loss ratio (MLR) trends — which the insurers’ top executives did their best to dispel. When Centene reported its earnings on July 23, it recorded an MLR of 86.7% for the quarter, which came in higher than the Street’s consensus of 86.3%, Citi analyst Ralph Giacobbe advised investors in a July 23 note. “Interestingly, the company attributed the higher MLR in part to normalizing margins on the HIX [health insurance exchange],” Giacobbe added. To access this post, you must purchase a subscription plan. Click Here to purchase.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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I can glance at an entire page of words for less than a second and if my name (or any of its iterations) are on there anywhere I will see it. I don't know how old I was when I realized this. I just have always done it. This is pretty much true for anyone, or anyone who can read. If someone says my name in a crowded, noisy room filled with people talking I will recognize it. My brain will snap to attention. This is not unusual. I am not unique. One of the first tangible things I learned in this world was my name. When I heard it I knew it meant ME. Our minds recognize the importance of having a name, a designation. We respond to it on an unconscious level, almost like a brainstem reflex. Having a name meant that I existed I suppose. Allowed others to pick me out. But it is more than that. SEEING or HEARING my name meant that OTHERS realized I existed, that I was part of the world in some tiny way, that I had a tribe and it valued my presence. I wasn't born in Arkansas. I am not a native. I moved here when I was 6, in 1974. But I don't remember a time when I didn't recognize the word "Arkansas" the same way I do my name. My eyes will be drawn to it on any written page and my ears will pick it out of any random conversation on the street. It is my designation. It is what or who I am. When I hear or see the word "Arkansas" my brain realizes that it means ME, my tribe. This is instinctual, I think, the most basic of reactions in human beings. My family started to go to Razorback games soon after we moved here. I remember the Cotton bowl in 1976 and Broyles' last home game as coach (a loss I believe). We had season tickets to basketball beginning in '77 and those fantastic teams quickly became an obsession. The word "Razorback" became entwined with the word "Arkansas" in my brain. It meant ME, my tribe.And we were very good. At some point the whole thing sort of wrapped me up. MY colors were red and white. Razorback Red. WE played basketball a certain way. (These were the Eddie years so that meant man to man all the time. Zone was for weaklings and Texas.) WE had certain enemies. And those enemies had colors too. The burnt orange of Texas was seared into my mind when Earl Campbell ran wild with his tear away jersey in Fayetteville in '77. When Steve Little (who was dating my neighbor) kicked a 67 yard field goal in that painful loss. When Abe Lemons and his match up zone and Johnny Moore and Ron Baxter and Lasalle Thompson and Jim Krivacs came in to Barnhill and beat US in '79, something I thought was a violation of the physical laws of the universe. When Sidney had his cover of Sports Illustrated dunk against that same Texas crew in '78. I learned then that they were our enemy. Their colors were imprinted on my malleable brain. That sort of thing doesn't go away easily. Many people mock obsessions with sports and they may be right to do so. But I have always understood the obsession. It isn't something we think about or cogitate on. It is instinctual, tribal. It is safety in numbers and glory in association. It is simply a sense of belonging and comfort, if only for a little while. I tell people all the time that I don't feel complete when the Hogs suck at basketball, or even when they are less than great. Folks laugh at me and I smile and pretend I'm joking. I'm not, not really. I am a happier person when my tribe is winning, when my imprinted identity is wrapping itself in glory. Maybe this shouldn't be true but it is. So Texas is coming to Fayetteville tonight, a GOOD Texas team, just a bit thuggish, the burnt orange enemy of my tribe, even if they don't know it. And WE have a good team now, finally. At least we have a team I can identify with, kinda funky and unusual, young and tiny, a bunch of bombers and weird hairdos and awkward but effective moves and scrapping and pressuring, pressuring, pressuring our opponents. I am a happy guy. My date for this evening is wearing high heeled shoes with zebra stripes partly hidden under jeans, a leopard print scarf around her neck. You'd have to see it. It works. The parking lots are packed and the air is cold but not threatening. A few folks are trying to grab some extra cash by unloading tickets. The bearded usher that has been tearing my ticket since Bud Walton opened grins at me and says "Texas". The crowd is more attractive than usual, I think. Richer maybe. Hard to say. I think Clint Stoerner is sitting near me and my date is checking him out. What are you gonna do, he's a quarterback. Sanchez has gotten a much needed haircut which pleases me. Stef keeps trying to make his last 3 pointer before heading to the huddle but he keeps missing. Uh-oh. He even tries one on the other end but misses there too. I'm guessing he has a superstition about this. Pittman for Texas is a GIANT. I don't mean he's really big, I mean I think the dude is an actual GIANT, like the Phillistines had. Yikes. Pel is wearing a bright red blazer. I love the idea but it looks like he borrowed it from someone 2 sizes smaller than him. Seriously, the man needs a tailor.. Courtney Fortson is doing the Lebron move of clapping talc on his hands and dusting the front row with it while he is being introduced. Given that Jordan did this before Lebron and Garnett does it too I'm thinking young Courtney is a confident feller. Let's play some ball. TIPOFF Abrams is a little guy with BIG shorts. I haven't seen shorts like that since Al Dillard and M.C. Hammer. My date said he is wearing capris. It takes a minute but I finally get it. Things are ugly early. We have 2 turnovers and Texas gets an easy jam but then can't hit a shot. I'm getting a bad feeling about my enthusiastic bet on the OVER of 145. RC is guarding Varez Ward. I don't think that will end well. Mike Washington is rebounding and blocking shots and scoring on the block. When did Mike Washington actually become a good center? I'm serious, when did this happen? A minute ago I caught myself yelling "Feed Mike". My date is making fun of my sad facial hair which at this point is a 3 week growth of patchy red and grey hair. She says it looks like I have mange. So I have that going for me. I try to explain that it is a "winning streak" beard, that I can't shave until we lose. "Why don't you just wear the same unwashed underwear every day instead." she says. "That would be equally attractive." Kind of a biting wit with this one. Courtney gets his 2nd foul. I'm not one that believes refs are out to screw anybody but I do think they have WAY too much effect on the outcome of a college game. Score is 6-6 when CF goes out. We will see if we hold up. Stef is running the point and I'm not crazy about it. Wow! Two driving shots from Stef and an RC 3 and the piggies are on a roll. I love this "spurtability" FIRST TIMEOUT 13-8 Hogs Stef has been ALL OVER Abrams. Texas has a backup point named Dogus Balbay in. If he was born in America that may be the cruelest name given by parents since Dick Trickle. Based on his game, however, I'm thinking European He loves to keep the dribble alive until he gets caught in the air without a shot. Hope this guy plays for Ward a bunch. Texas has a good looking forward named Johnson in, and another big athlete named Hill. They seem really deep across the front. Johnson is strong and aggressive. He is eating us up inside. Sanchez just can't finish against their bigs. SECOND TIMEOUT 16-14 Hogs Johnson has their last 9 points I think and Texas has the lead back. Jason Henry is playing which is freaking remarkable. Abrams can't hit anything. This is getting ugly. Stef misses a bunny. Monk, Britt and Henry all miss. RC can't get open in a half court game like this. He needs to fire before the defense is set. Rotnei gets his second foul. Looks like Britt better play well. Mike Washington gets his second foul. One ref overruled the other to make that call. That might be worse than Fortson having 2. Courtney is playing again but we look worse with him in the game right now. THIRD TIMEOUT 18-20 Texas This is getting awful. I don't think we have a hoop in the last 5 minutes and all of a sudden we are down 8 and calling timeout. OOOOH! Sanchez got rejected in a swat that was reminiscent of the many soul shuddering rejections experienced by Jonathan Modica and Charles Thomas over the years. I think if Sanchez really applies himself he could get faced like that once a game like those other fellas used to. Stef can't get free behind the 3 point line. He is shot faking and driving and hitting quite a few in the paint but he just isn't as effective an offensive player when he is dribbling a lot. The guy behind me just said "Pittman has a soft touch for such a large man." Sounds like a line from a gay porn movie. Sanchez scores! woohoo! LAST TIMEOUT 24-29 Texas This last stretch before half will determine everything. We need to even it up then get our team back off the bench in the second half. Stef misses. Brandon Moore hits. (He looks really small out there) Stef misses again from deep and RC misses from deep. I think RC has made our only 3 this half. Fortunately Texas has done nothing but lay bricks from outside. I'm just about positive that one of the refs has a prosthetic leg. I won't walk a block to see a friend and this one-legged dude is running up and down the court with a bunch of kids. I'm feeling just a bit like a weenie right now. We are holding up in transition and we just can't do that. We get open looks both inside and out when we push. Texas loves this walk it up, pound it inside and play volleyball stuff.HALFTIME 27-31 Texas Could be a lot worse. I'll take it. Pretty much a physical battle of defenses. In the half court we struggle, particularly without Washington and Fortson. Stef played a decent half on offense. He ran a pretty good point for a while and didn't shoot too many from deep. His percentage was not great inside though. His defense was simply outstanding Stat girl isn't at the scorer's table. This makes me sad. I am imagining that she has been whisked away by a Prince Charming less suitable than me. Unable to talk hoops til the wee hours of the morning. The dance squad is doing a routine to a Don Henley tune and the Hog mascot is wearing jeans and a leather jacket and playing air guitar. This is disturbing on so many levels. The idea that Don Henley ROCKS seems from an alternate reality. So too does the idea of a mascot dressed in people clothes. Mascots are creepy enough all by themselves but when they start morphing into humans I get thrown all off kilter. They are having a 3 point shooting contest at halftime that is a bit of a mismatch. One young lady is wearing peter pan boots and can't get it to the rim. The other has perfect rotation and is shooting rhythm set shots from every point around the arc and burying more than half. Eddie Sutton, the architect of those teams I first fell in love with, is in attendance along with his always a bit sweaty looking son Sean. Jeez Eddie looks old which means that I am also very old. SECOND HALF We need to start quick. Man Rick Barnes is looking old too! What is happening in this world? I remember when he was a young coach at Providence. And maybe at James Madison or George Mason or some such school named after the powdered wig crowd. No quick start. Texas is scoring inside easily, mostly James. They are just stronger. Stef hits another runner but then misses a 3. CF boards and RC hits from deep. HUGE play. Fortson and Monk might be our best rebounders. Pittman picks up 2 quick ones and all of a sudden has 3 fouls. CF gets his 3rd on a cheapie called by the same guy that called his second foul. Some refs honestly think we pay to see them. Now RC has 3 fouls - criminy! That's right I said criminy.FIRST TIMEOUT 34-39 Texas Marcus Britt is playing solid, solid minutes. Terrific defender on and off the ball. Pretty cool with the rock if not a big threat. I like him, like him. I think Pittman might have 4 fouls. Uh-oh we are down 8. CF getting more comfortable and aggressive. Stef misses 2, one of them an open layup. He is mumbling to himself. He is as intense as I have ever seen him. Nice defense by the Hogs for several trips. Stef buries a 3. Finally! We are back in this. The kid sitting next to me has popcorn pieces stuck to his face and piled in his lap. I point this out to him as a courtesy. "Lap food" he says. "Savin' it for later". There are a whole bunch of suits sitting at the front of UT's bench. They are an evil corporate empire. SECOND TIMEOUT 41-45 Texas If you get a chance please watch a replay of this game and just watch Stef on defense. He is playing one of the most amazing defensive games I have ever seen. They have him face guarding Abrams EVERYWHERE on the floor. He isn't even finding the ball. Usually if you want to shut a guy down you have one defender on him and then "half" of another. Everybody is supposed to shade to him to help out. Arkansas isn't doing this. Stef is shutting down their best guy mostly by himself and is using an incredible amount of energy. When Abrams went to the the other end of the floor to talk to the coach during a break Stef went with him and stood a step away for the entire conversation. It is fun to watch. I'm not sure if Stef has had a break all game. OOPS Abrams finally hits one and Stef takes a break on the bench. And BAM Abrams scores on RC. Stef comes back pretty quick but we are facing an issue that will keep coming up. RC is a decent defender but not nearly as good as Britt. He also isn't real strong at this stage of his career. We will be trading offense for defense many times this season. James is having a nice half. Texas is back up 7. MW trickles in a 3 at the end of the shot clock! Maybe the play of the game. We were in trouble.Texas is just a bad shooting team. At least they look like one tonight. Sanchez is battling hard. THIRD TIMEOUT 49-52 Texas My date just pointed out that Stef switches his pivot foot almost every time he handles the ball on the outside. Zebra striped high heels and technical basketball knowledge. I think I'm in love. Stef makes a short one and MW with a slam and gets fouled. Hogs are leading! This place is stomping right now. Abrams still can't hit. Britt with an unbelievable defensive play to cause a jump ball. Great hands. Washington is playing tough inside and CF hoops and is fouled. Pittman gets a 3 point play and and 2 guys throw in a rebound dunk and just like that we go from up 5 to tied. Oh my. Coming out of a timeout the didn't guard Stef and he BURIES it. LAST TIMEOUT 60-57 Hogs The kid next to me is telling me when I can and can't stand up. He says it has to do with Karma. For a while my cheering was leading to bad Karma. Now I get to stand but only for 20 second intervals. Bossy little fella. CF hits out of the timeout but UT gets 2 buckets in a row. 1 point game. UNREAL head fake and cram by Washington and he is fouled. That was big time move. My date comments that "Washington even makes a great play look just a tiny bit goofy". Truth. Abrams cranks a bunch of 3s and that will do it. WOW FINAL 67-61 Hogs That was ridiculously fun. I'm sweating profusely and my date is fearing for my health. She is limping up the steps in her heals, her foot blistered. I mention that maybe those aren't the most sensible shoes. She just rolls her eyes and says "I can play hurt". And all seems right again in hogland. My tribe is happy and proud and cheering as one. The home court is defended and at least for a week we seem unbeatable at home - which frankly should be a given. Eddie Sutton was on hand to view the rebirth and we will thank Nolan later this season.Sometimes I love sports.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pages Thursday, November 16, 2017 Monster Kid Radio #344 - Andrew Roebuck and Gamera/Gammera There's another new voice this week on Monster Kid Radio this week when Bloody Good Horror's Andrew Roebuck joins Derek to talk about everybody's favorite giant turtle. But which version of the original Gamera do they tackle? BOTH OF THEM! Gamera: The Giant Monster (dir. Noriaki Yuasa) and Gammera the Invincible (dir. Sandy Howard, Noriaki Yuasa) are decidedly different films . . . or are they? Listen to this episode to find out. Also, Jeff Polier calls in his thoughts on last October's Scare-A-Thon at the Joy Cinema, and Dwight Kemper has a few impressions for you.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Developer information Description At last. Multilanguage Speech Commands.- Perform actions using speech, such as: Call, Sms, Navigate, Open Apps, Youtube search, Play media and Google search.- Multiple languages supported by selection or speech action.- Works with many Bluetooth devices.- Support for android Froyo and up.- Option to change your preferred navigation app while using the "Navigate" voice command. Currently supports actions in English, Dutch, Spanish and Finnish Speech Commander will help you performing simple tasks using Speech Recognition. Such as Calling a contact, Searching on Youtube or Navigating while on the go. You can also use your Bluetooth headset (or car kit/radio) to launch this app. This ensures that it is no longer needed to even look at the phone. More speech actions/commands will be added if there is demand. Speech Commander currently supports Google's online Text to Speech Engine and the default Installed Text to Speech Engine. You can install a different TTS Engine (Such as SVOX Classic) for a custom voice. At last. Multilanguage Speech Commands.- Perform actions using speech, such as: Call, Sms, Navigate, Open Apps, Youtube search, Play media and Google search.- Multiple languages supported by selection or speech action.- Works with many Bluetooth devices.- Support for android Froyo and up.- Option to change your preferred navigation app while using the "Navigate" voice command. Currently supports actions in English, Dutch, Spanish and Finnish Speech Commander will help you performing simple tasks using Speech Recognition. Such as Calling a contact, Searching on Youtube or Navigating while on the go. You can also use your Bluetooth headset (or car kit/radio) to launch this app. This ensures that it is no longer needed to even look at the phone. More speech actions/commands will be added if there is demand. Speech Commander currently supports Google's online Text to Speech Engine and the default Installed Text to Speech Engine. You can install a different TTS Engine (Such as SVOX Classic) for a custom voice.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }

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