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Security Solutions for Gaming Platforms
The gaming market has gone mobile. Today there are more players using more platforms than ever and, in many instances, gamers carry their platforms around with them. As a result of this increased portability, mobile gamers need a new type of security. Usernames and passwords are a thing of the past; we inherently trust the user is playing our games on their own device. The gamer may trust their device, but it is up to us to ensure the security around that trust. Players want to start an application, get playing and purchase tokens and upgrades. Security can no longer be a barrier to making these transactions quick and painless
Account hacking poses a real threat which may erode gaming applications' customer bases. Though very valuable, online gaming and gambling accounts are inadequately protected. As they are generally protected by insecure static passwords, they are easy targets for online fraudsters.
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E-gaming is a multi-billion dollar business targeted by fraudsters through various attacks to hack users' accounts.
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Strong security across large gamer populations with expectations by users for a streamlined login experience is daunting at best.
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Selecting a solution that offers simplicity of design, strong integration and proper support to avoid costly delays and poor user experience.
RASP Is Critical for Mobile App Security
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VASCO has built an impressive track record for securing online gaming applications. By using its renowned DIGIPASS technology, static and weak passwords are replaced by proven two-factor authentication. With VASCO's solutions, MMOG companies can quickly and inexpensively solve a significant number of their account security troubles, all without drastically altering the end-user experience.
Unlimited Scalability
VASCO's two-factor authentication solutions can be applied to multiple games and additional users without the hassle of rebuilding the entire infrastructure.
High User Acceptance
VASCO currently has millions of online gamers using its authentication devices and software. End-users do not need to install additional software on their computers, eliminating the need for training manuals and therefore helpdesk costs ensuring a secure gaming experience without any hassles.
Cost-Effective Architecture
VASCO's authentication solutions are built on a single API-based platform without the hassle and costs of rebuilding the entire infrastructure, which allows for significant cost savings and flexibility.
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Konami Digital Entertainment (Konami), global developer and manufacturer of entertainment properties, has deployed VASCO's DIGIPASS one-time password solution to strengthen the authentication level of most of its online services, including its online gaming site, online community and the online shopping site "Konami Style".


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Hiru Shakyasinha Mangalya - Aloka Poojawa
Tuesday, 05 May 2015 - 15:12
The Hiru Shakya Sinha Vesak ceremony organized by Hiru FM and Hiru TV to mark the Vesak festival is still in progress at the historical sacred site of Kirivehara in Kataragama.
It was significant that hundreds and thousands of devotees participated Hiru Shakya Sinha Vesak Festival since this morning.
Hiru TV and Hiru FM which continuously takes steps for the betterment of the Sasana, organized Hiru Shakya Sinha Vesak ceremony this year as well by giving priority to Amisa Puja – offering of materials and Prathipatti Puja – offering by practicing Dhamma.
Thousands of devotees who gathered at the sacred site participated in several religious activities including Sil campaigns, meditation programmes and Dhamma discussions.
The Hiru festival of lights which would light up the Kiri Vehera Stupa and lighting of One hundred thousand oil lamps will take place shortly as per the concept of Chairman of Asia Broadcasting Corporation Network Mr. Rayynor Silva.
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Live Bold
Summer's almost here (Winter's almost over!)
Winter's almost over!
Winter's cold nights and short days are shortly coming to an end. If you've been like many of us, you've no doubt indulged in some foods that are great for Winter and keeping you warm however won't make you right for Summer and the beach! With that in mind, here are a few things you can do to make you feel and look better! Include this in your pre Summer prep and you will soon be out in the sun and looking better! In this issue, here are a few quick things you can do to help yourself be ready for Summer:
Ugh! Yeah, we all know that this, like any relationship requires commitment before you see results! However this doesn't mean spending hours at a gym. Even the most basic of exercise, such as walking has health benefits. Especially for those who are desk jockeys. Here are some quick tips for you to try:
Are you a deskjockey? Get up!
If you're at your desk all day long, set your smartphone to ring every hour. When the smart phone rings, stand up and stretch for 30 seconds (lunges are a great exercise). Remain standing. Give your eyes a rest and look towards the distance and then look back at your computer. Alternate for 15 seconds long distance, 15 seconds short distance. Do this a few times. If you're on the phone, stand whilst answering the phone! Take a walk to the office kitchen and take some coconut water or water that you've placed in a jug in the fridge. Office environments are generally dry and it's easy to dehydrate without knowing it! Coconut water is great for re-hydration. If you've opted for plain water, grab a lemon or lime and place some slices in the water to provide some flavor and make it more palatable! Often by the time you've had a glass of water you won't feel so hungry.
Walk off your lunch!
At lunchtime, instead of racing to the nearest take away - yeah, the local Chinese Take away is a tasty option! Bring some sandwiches (ensuring fillings don't have lots of saturated fats like salami) or other food from home (last night's pasta). A great trick with sandwiches, put them in a jaffle maker. Toasted sangers taste better than cold ones! Eat just before your lunch break. Use your lunch break to take a brisk (a reasonably fast pace) walk.
Look for places of interest near your office. Set your sights on a different place each day that you can reach in around 25-30 minutes. Use googlemaps to search for points of interest and work out the time from your office to the place. The other 30 minutes is for the return leg of the walk - we wouldn't want you to go somewhere and not return back to work!Not only will bringing your lunch save a few dollars, you'll also get some fresh air into your lungs ready to take on the afternoon!
Of course, it is also a great excuse to get some new gear to exercise in and you can find a range of pants and tops here and here. If your shape is not yet like a model, at least you can have the clothes to look the part. Once you've gotten used to daily walks, for further progression you can always upgrade to short jogs or runs around your office area. If it's raining and a shopping mall is nearby, go there for a brisk walk so you're not returning to the office looking like you took a shower with your clothes on!
Low impact with water!
Are you more active and seeking a full body work out with low body impact? If you're starting out, head to your local pool for a 30 minute swim. Swimming has an amazing effect on building up internal strength. You're unlikely to damage your knees or other body parts as water creates buoyancy. (Part of your body weight is held by water). Water also creates as much resistance as you want. You can make your swim an easy, moderate or hard work out!
There are lots of options with swimwear styles. If you are a bit self conscious, select something like a pair of swim short or jammers. Once you're used to swimming , look for a pair of swim trunks or briefs. They create less drag in the water so you swim faster, and you'll probably be a lot fitter by then! Many styles provide enhancements so you'll look good regardless of your body shape or size. Look here, for some options. You're bound to find something that suits you.
Consistency is the key!
The key with any activity is to ensure that it is consistent. Make your exercise routines fun, and you're more likely to keep doing it. You may need to mix up your exercise routine with a range of different activities. Make it interesting and you will look forward to each day. Vary your options - take a walk one day, swim the next. Even some yoga in the office if there's an area that you can put a mat down. The above are just a few suggestions. If you there's something else you enjoy, add it to your routine.
Think about this, you get up every day, you take the bus, you go to work. Part of your day should be devoted to looking after yourself too. You only have one body and you should look after it and it will look after you!
Take care now and get ready to go out and enjoy Summer!
How to Style Your Hair for Your Summer Holidays
When planning for Summer holidays, it is always advisable to start early so that you have everything in place in good time. As the days approach you are likely to have all the packing done and travel documents in place but have you thought about your holiday hairstyle? No matter your holiday plans, it is likely that you will interact with different people over that time period whether at parties or family gatherings, thus making it important that you r hair is well styled. Fortunately, there are many ways that you can style your hair so that your appearance remains appealing throughout the holiday season. Here are some holiday hairstyle suggestions that are worth trying out in this season. Mohawk Fade Hairstyle The mohawk fade is a hairstyle that will definitely make you stand out at holiday parties because of its current popularity among celebrities. This hairstyle can be done on both black and Caucasian hair with the result being one to envy. To get this look, the sides of your head from front to back are usually cut short with longer hair left in the middle of the head from front to back. You can choose to style the hair that has been left on the head to personalize the look. Slick back Hairstyle This holiday hairstyle is a favorite of many because it is ideal for occasions where you have to dress in official as well as casual wear. In most cases the sides of the head as well as the back are kept quite short with the remaining hair being combed back and best hair styling products used to give it a slick look. Maintaining the haircut is generally easy with options of styling the hair on top into spikes or even a bed head for a different look. Angular fringe Hairstyle If you are looking for a casual haircut for the holidays, then this hairstyle should be your choice as you prepare to visit your barber. Although it is ideal for men that have a round face, it can be styled to fit any face shape when done by a professional barber. The barber should make the sides are well tapered and the layer of hair on the top is cut in a certain angle so that it looks different from almost similar hairstyles. Pompadour Hairstyle Even though the pompadour hairstyle has been a popular trend for most of the year, it can still be your look for the holidays but with an added twist. If you had been sporting a regular fade so far, you can now introduce a side part or reduce the length of the top layer of hair to change the entire look. If well done, you can adopt the new version of the hairstyle into the New Year thus saving you time that would have been spent at the barber. All in all, the hairstyle that you decide to adopt for the holidays should be one that brings out your personal style and allows you to feel good over this joyous season.
What's your swimwear style?
Board Shorts or show it all Briefs!
Wow, what seemed like a long, cold winter, has finally come to an end on the east coast of Australia. Spring is here, with recent temperatures rising above 25 degrees. That means, it's time to open the closet and dig out your summer gear. Beach towels, goggles (now where did i put them), flippers and swimwear. Some of us, who grew up in the early 70s in Australia, remember clearly what summer meant to us. Gals strutting their stuff in the briefest of bikinis, which have only gotten briefer, and guys sporting their just as brief, bulging speedos. However, for guys, things changed over the next couple of decades. We seem to have become the victims of some "Victorian Age" fashion morality. Almost full swim suits covering our maleness as much as possible. The late 70s, early 80s, saw the rise in popularity of the Board Short. And short they were. Not as brief and revealing as a skimpy pair of speedos, but still, it was the beginning of worse to come. Over the next few decades, our board shorts became longer and longer, until now, they're a full baggy pant descending below the knees and hiding everything we males hold so dear. It's eye-candy no more for the guy who prides himself on showing his physique on the beach or poolside. Thankfully, it's still fashionably acceptable to have ones chest bare. How long that lasts, who knows. There is hope though. With the dawn of the 21st century, a decade in is seeing the rise in popularity of the speedo style brief again. Aussie brand Marcuse have an outrageously low cut pair of briefs, aptly named Arrest Me! Rufskin go one step further, introducing the string bikini into their mens' briefs range. Board shorts have also become shorter, bucking the trend of covering all. 2EROS, another Aussie brand, has attractive short shorts, in fabrics that do justice to the male torso, along with Barcelona based Addicted. So, this summer, what's your choice of swimwear?
Burning Man 2015 - Carnival of Mirrors /VIDEO/
Burning Man In Full Colour
The guys at AWOL have produced the perfect wrap-up video after 7 days of dust and dreams in the desert at Burning Man 2015. The theme this year was 'Carnival of Mirrors' and this video by Vincent Rommelaere does not disappoint for those wanting to relive the event or those wanting a peek inside the world of Black Rock City and Burning Man.
Have you been to Burning Man? Share your memories in the comments.
Pets Sneezing Means Uncontrollable Laughing /VIDEO/
Having a bad day? Hard to keep the motivation up? Take a break for a moment and checkout this adorable video of 15 pets sneezing. No matter if you're a dog person or a cat person, there's something here to tickle your laugh spot watching our hairy, furry and fuzzy friends having some pretty funny sneezing episodes! The first one is hysterical!
Bless you!
Thanks to Buzzfeed.
Workout Clothes For Men That Stand Out
Do you ever feel like your gym clothes have become monotonous? Sometimes I find myself in a workout clothes rut! I end up getting the same style of shorts & tees for the gym, but in different colours. Just how they say that you need to switch up your workout routine every so often, I believe you need to change up your gym style. I don't know why, but at least in my case it gives me extra motivation to hit the gym, who doesn't like showing off new gear? I like to stand out at the gym. I hate wearing dull colours like grey's & blacks because it just brings my mood down when you're supposed to be feeling pumped about improving your body. An easy way to stand out is to wear a bold colour. I personally like wearing a light blue, it is a happy colour & easy to colour coordinate with everything. If breaking out of your style isn't your thing, just dip your toes in the water & pick out a bold colour to integrate into your look, you won't regret it. It can be as simple as getting your sneakers in a new colour you've never worn before. Workout clothes for men don't have to be boring and monotonous. Another interesting trend I've been seeing lately at the gym is the inclusion of patterns. I've seen everything from camo to geometric patterns on the gym floor. To rock this bold trend try to keep your patterned item as the only loud statement in your look, keep everything else simple & monotone. Don't look like a moving Picasso painting by mixing & matching! So tell me, what is your personal gym style? Leave me a comment below!
Be Distracted By Silence
Most westerners in this twenty first century, live their lives surrounded by the hustle and bustle of a major city or town and are immersed in mountains of technological distractions. Living in these environments, all five of our senses are hammered relentlessly on a daily basis. Human bodies are immersed in an array of microwaves and electromagnetic fields. The five senses are assaulted 24/7 with sights, sounds, tastes, textures and smells. A potential sensory overload everyday. Many of us thrive in this type of environment. It is a lifestyle which encourages full escapism into unconscious distractions. Turn on the telly, jump on the net or start up the game console for a few levels of FarCry3. If we are living a life of distractions, what are we actually being distracted from? What exactly are we missing out on if we continue being distracted? A spiritual healer, may respond that you're not facing yourself. You're continually running away from how you really feel. Too scared to feel the fear. Too scared to accept the love. Too goddam busy to feel anything. Are you feeling depressed? Get on facebook. Are you feeling empty and pointless? Turn on the telly. The six oclock news is bound to cheer you up. Eastern mysticism may say you're running away from the nothingness that you are. Afraid of the emptiness. Afraid of discovering what exists when you are doing or being nothing. Using distractions to run away from the one who exists before a thought, and after a thought. A quantum neurologist may say you're not allowing the alpha and beta waves in your brain to flow freely. The continuous technological distractions are usually left brain orientated. They'd probably suggest you practice more quietness, meditate, letting the right brain communicate with the left brain, increasing your alpha and beta waves. And lastly we could have the naturalist. The one who is anchored in the physical universe of suns, planets, animals, plants and minerals. They'd probably suggest you need to get distracted by your natural surroundings, instead of mind numbing technology. Go outside and sit under a tree, or climb up on top of a rock. Instead of thinking and thinking … just stop and feel. Use your 5 senses to reveal a hidden, sixth sense. Be quiet and hear the breeze speak to you, see the tree dance before your eyes, or absorb the immense knowledge of the rock that's been sitting there observing life for the past 200,000 years. Me, I'm a lover of distraction. But I am aware of the chaotic and unfulfilled life that distractions tend to foster. I'd be wiser and more balanced if I took a snippet of advice from each of the above. Perhaps the next time we find ourselves logging into facebook, or mindlessly browsing youtube channels, we could instead go and sit alone, quietly. Let the unsettled settle. Allow space for those sub-conscious, nagging thoughts to arise in all their glory or horror, and be willing to experience them to their fullest. No matter the consequences. Let our alpha and beta waves flow freely throughout our brain, just by letting everything come and go with no need of distractions. When we're having those days of feeling empty, and life is totally pointless, then we could be happy to sit with that. Be empty, be lonely, feel pointless. Why not? And all the while, we could do this sitting under a tree, barefooted, feet buried into the soil and bum firmly planted on a rock. Who knows, that silence and emptiness may contain more than all our distractions.
What keeps you motivated at the gym?
Motivation is a funny thing. It's that little voice in your head that forces you to get out of bed on a freezing morning, squeeze out a couple of extra reps at the gym, or to lift heavier than you've ever tried. For some reason, the voice in my head sometimes accuses me of being a 'pussy' and sounds a bit like Harvey Fierstein after gargling broken glass and razor blades. Everyone's motivation goes through peaks and troughs at various times. And although a half-arsed training session is better than none at all, if you can walk through the gym door in the right mindset, you usually achieve a whole lot more in a shorter time. Here are our top five motivational tips to keep your gym game on point. 1. Results Success breeds success. As soon as you notice that your hard work is making even a little bit of difference, you want more. But this only works if you: (a) have set yourself a goal, and (b) are constantly tracking your progress. Lots of guys I know don't have a specific, measurable training goal in mind, or a gym program that works towards achieving that goal. Even some personal trainers don't take the time to figure out what their clients actually want to achieve, and don't bother tracking progress. So set yourself a quantifiable goal relating to strength, weight or body composition, find a way to measure it, and reap the rewards. 2. Variety Mix it up! Some guys go years without changing their workout routine, performing the same chest/legs/back/arms split over and over again without variation. Or they make it up as they go. No wonder boredom sets in and motivation flags. Most trainers will tell you that if you're no longer seeing results, something has to change - whether it's exercises, number of sets/repetitions, or rest intervals. Keep a workout log on your phone and take it with you to the gym. That way, you'll know what elements of your workout have outstayed their welcome. 3. Train with someone There's no doubt that having someone to push you makes a difference. Although it can sometimes be tricky to find a personal trainer that's on the same page, and sessions aren't cheap, it's an investment definitely worth making if you can afford it. A good trainer will keep you accountable, help you with diet, measure your progress and provide encouragement. Even if you're the type that likes to train alone, checking in with a trainer once a week – or even once a month – can keep you on the right track. Alternatively, a gym buddy can alleviate boredom and even fire up your competitive side. 4. Ego Most people might not like to admit it, but the desire to look good (or the fear of getting a dadbod) is a powerful motivator. And as far as reasons for exercising go, it's probably one of the most superficial. But events like reunions, weddings, holidays, music festivals, or major birthdays at least give you a hard deadline to work to, and generally involve some level of public scrutiny: you know people will be looking at you. Even if you're not interested in getting 'shredded for stereo', pick an upcoming milestone in your calendar, circle it, and start working. 5. Music Don't rely on your gym's music to keep you amped up during a workout: you're likely to end up trying to deadlift to the dulcet tones of Sam Smith. Instead, load up your iDevice with tracks guaranteed to fire you up when you really need it. Biologic Labs in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley pumps out heavy metal during their training sessions, and though I wouldn't normally choose to listen to it in my spare time, it works a treat. Or why not try a music streaming app, and use your workout time to discover your new favourite artist? What keeps you going? Let us know.
Help me! I'm a mens size 28!
Wow! Here's my first blog for WearItOut's /Live Bold/. Let me briefly introduce myself. East Gippsland is my home, on the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, Eastern Victoria. 400 sq km of pristine lakes and waterways. I'm primarily a lover of the beach and the bush. I live with the bush on one side and the beach on the other. The best of both worlds. My weekdays are a balancing act, in a constant state of flux. Home schooling our child, working my internet business, walking Huxley the hound and entertaining the odd visitor. I enjoy growing our own fruit and veges, as we believe self sufficiency is a priority. I love walking out into the backyard, to be greeted by a couple of hens, or a flock of parrots. One of my favourite activities, happens to be shopping for clothes on the internet. The internet has been a lifeline to sanity for me, when it comes to buying clothes that fit my size. And size does matter. I've had to buy my own clothes, for the last 30 odd years. Let me tell you, it's been a challenge. Perusing fashion catalogues and magazines was a painful exercise, knowing full well they wouldn't have it in my size. Admiring the contours and curves of a pair of jeans. How good they looked on that model. Or those low cut, tummy showing, pair of briefs, on that rock hard male torso. For me, the results were different. Those snug fitting jeans, with the bubble butt, hung loose and baggy, drifting kneeward with each step taken. The low cut briefs almost covered my belly button. You see, I'm a size 28. Size 28's don't generally exist in Australia. I can hear all size 28's reading this now, breathing a sigh of relief … "I'm not the only one." In Australia, Size 30 is Small. It has been for as long as I remember. A pair of size 30 jeans on a size 28 waist, fall down to the knees, every time. Sagging behinds are guaranteed. However, the internet opened up Australia, and me, to the international size 28. The US of A produces size 28 mens. As does Europe, England and Asia. It's brilliant. Now, instead of shopping in the boys section, I can shop as a man. Those low cut briefs will look as they promised and the jeans will show the right curves and bulges. I may not look like those bold sexy fashion models showing off Rufskin, Andrew Christian and Doreanse gear, but at least the clothes actually fit me. Perfectly. They're just my size. So I tip my hat to online stores such as WearItOut, for giving us rare Australians, size 28's, access to such a wonderful, wide, expanding, exhilarating selection of fashion.
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"Perhaps one of the most interesting and colourful words in the English Language is the word "FUCK". It is the one magical word, which, just by its sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love and hate. In language, "FUCK" falls into many grammatical categories. It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary) and intransitive (Mary was fucked by John). It can be an active verb (John really gives a fuck) or passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a fuck); or an adverb (Mary is fucking interested in John), and as a noun (Mary is a terrific fuck). It can be used as an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful): as you can see, there are very few words with the versitility of "FUCK".
Besides its sexual connotations this incredible word can be used to describe many situations:
- Fraud ---- I got fucked by the car dealer.
- Dismay ---- Oh, fuck it!
- Trouble ---- Hell, I guess I'm really fucked now.
- Agression ---- Fuck You!
- Disgust ---- Fuck Me!
- Confusion ---- What the fuck?
- Difficulty ---- I don't understand this fucking question.
- Dispair ---- Fucked again.
- Philosophical ---- Who gives a fuck?
- Incompetance ---- He fucks up everything.
- Displeasure ---- What the fuck is going on here?
- Pleasure ---- OOOH FUCK!
- Lost ---- Where the fuck are we?
- Disbelief ---- Unfucking believable!
- Tough ---- Unfuckable!
- Retaliation ---- Up your fucking ass!
- Thankful ---- Tell me anytime if you need my FUCK!
- It can be used to tell time ---- It's five fucking thirty!
- It can be used in an anatomical description ---- He's a fucking asshole!
- It can be used in business ---- How the fuck did I wind up with this fucking job?
- It can be a prediction ---- Oh, will I get fucked!
- It can be maternal ---- as in MotherFucker.
- It can be political ---- Fuck Bush!
- It can be nautical ---- Fuck the Admiral!
- It can open the door to wonderful relationships ---- Let's fuck!
- It can be used to enhance the meaning of a word ---- Beautifuckingful!
And never forget General Custer's last words:
"Where did all those fucking indians come from?"
Also, the famous last words of the Mayor of Hiroshima:
"What the fuck was that?"
And, last, but not least, the immortal words of the captain of the Titanic, who said:
The mind fairly boggles at the many creative uses of the word. How can anyone be offended when you say "FUCK"? Use it frequently in your speech and it will add to your fame and prestige.


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Project Description
Name: Arkansas Transfer Pump Station
Location: Arlington, TX
Owner: City of Arlington
Architect/Engineer: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Everyone wants to be prepared in case of an emergency. That's why the city of Arlington, Texas—the 50th largest city in the U.S. with a steadily increasing population—decided to build a booster pump station capable of transferring drinking water from the city's lower pressure plane to the upper pressure plane during emergency situations. Built as a supplement to an existing pump station, the work included installation of new vertical turbine pumps, a meter vault, a backup generator, a new pump station and related piping, electrical and instrumentation. The new pump can handle up to 7 million gallons per day, ensuring there will always be enough water to go around.


text: drhodus 2004/03/29 07:21:42 PST DragonFly src repository Modified files: sys/kern vfs_vnops.c Log: * Change the offset alignment in vn_rdwe_inchunks() This is primarily used by the ELF image activator. FreeBSD src repository Modified files: sys/kern vfs_vnops.c Log: Align the offset in vn_rdwr_inchunks() so that at most the first and the last chunk are misaligned relative to a MAXBSIZE byte boundary. vn_rdwr_inchunks() is used mainly for elf core dumps, and elf sections are usually perfectly misaligned relative to MAXBSIZE, and chunking prevents the file system from doing much realigning. This gives a surprisingly large speedup for core dumps -- from 50 to 13 seconds for a 512MB core dump here. The pessimization was mostly from an interaction of the misalignment with IO_DIRECT. It increased the number of i/o's for each chunk by a factor of 5 (3 writes and 2 read-before-writes instead of 1 write). Revision Changes Path 1.17 +12 -2 src/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c http://www.dragonflybsd.org/cvsweb/src/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c.diff?r1=1.16&r2=1.17&f=h


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Crystal structure of SsfS6, the putative C-glycosyltransferase involved in SF2575 biosynthesis
(Wiley, 2013)
The molecule known as SF2575 from Streptomyces sp. is a tetracycline polyketide natural product that displays antitumor activity against murine leukemia P388 in vivo. In the SF2575 biosynthetic pathway, SsfS6 has been ...


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First On-Chip Metamaterial with Refractive Index of ZeroOctober 19, 2015
Image credit: Peter Allen, Harvard SEAS
Metamaterials with a refractive index of zero exhibit physical properties such as infinite phase velocity and wavelength. However, there is no way to implement these materials on a photonic chip, restricting the investigation and application of zero-index phenomena to simple shapes and small scales.
Researchers in Eric Mazur's lab designed and fabricated an on-chip integrated metamaterial with a refractive index of zero in the optical regime. Light refracts perpendicular to the facets of a prism made of this metamaterial, directly demonstrating that the index of refraction is zero. The metamaterial consists of low-aspect-ratio silicon pillar arrays embedded in a polymer matrix and clad by gold films. This structure can be fabricated using standard planar processes over a large area in arbitrary shapes and can efficiently couple to photonic integrated circuits and other optical elements. This novel on-chip metamaterial platform opens the door to exploring the physics of zero index and its applications in integrated optics.
Read the SEAS press release and the original article: Y. Li, S. Kita, P. Muñoz, O. Reshef, D.I. Vulis, M. Yin, M. Lončar & Eric Mazur, "On-Chip Zero-Iindex Metamaterials," Nature Photonics 19 October 2015 | doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.198


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Dr. George D. Crothers, the producer of the long-running CBS television religious program ''Lamp Unto My Feet,'' died on Nov. 27 in Sarasota, Fla., where he lived. He was 89.
Dr. Crothers was born in Fort Morgan, Colo., and lived in Sarasota for 22 years. He graduated from Wooster College in Wooster, Ohio, and received his doctorate in modern European history from Columbia University.
He taught at Columbia until 1946, when he joined CBS in New York, working for 30 years on public affairs programming. He was director of religious broadcasts at CBS and a producer of ''Lamp Unto My Feet,'' which ran on Sunday mornings from 1948 to 1979.
He is survived by his wife, Angelica; a son, Michael, of Congers, N.Y.; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.


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The risk of migratory methane emissions resulting from the development of Queensland coal seam gas
In sedimentary basins migration of methane and other fluids occurs naturally in response to multiple factors. Natural methane surface seeps are well known in many gas provinces. The pathways for such emissions can be enhanced and new pathways created through subsurface resource developments, leading to so-called induced migratory emissions. Distinguishing induced migratory emissions from natural emissions is important for a range of considerations, including resource recovery efficiency and safety, carbon budgets and environmental impacts.
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A dog's five senses are smell, hearing, sight, taste and touch. While these are the same five senses that humans have, dogs use them in different ways, and they are much more sensitive than humans are, especially when it comes to their sense of smell.
Dogs rely heavily on their sense of smell. They use it to hunt for food, recognize their territory and recognize their pups. The sense of smell is so keen in dogs, humans use it to help locate lost persons, hidden drugs and even dead bodies.
Dogs' sense of taste is similar to that of humans, and their main taste sensations are sweet, salty and sour. Dogs primarily use their sense of sight to focus on depth perception to help them chase their prey. When compared to human vision, a dog's sense of sight is inferior. Contrary to the popular myth, dogs do not see only in black and white, but they are likely color-blind to the red-green spectrum.
A dog's second-strongest sense is the sense of hearing. They can hear sounds in a much greater range than humans, and muscles in their ears allow them to focus their hearing towards a sound for even better efficiency. A dog's sense of touch is important because it allows the dog to sense changes in temperature or pressure against their skin that could indicate danger.


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Coal and diamonds both contain radioactive carbon despite supposedly being too old. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. So after 5700 years there is half the original amount of carbon-14 left. After 11500 years a quarter of the original amount. If we assume all the carbon in an object is carbon-14 (it is however only a fraction) we can get an extreme upper bound on how old it can be (carbon-14 decays into nitrogen so the known presence of carbon-12 lowers this upper bound considerably). If we measure any carbon-14 we know it must be younger than the extreme upper bound age, though it could be much younger.
So carbon-14 has been found in
- Coal
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- Dinosaurs


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Korsakov Prison for Exiled Convicts in Southern Sakhalin
This photograph is from an album created on Sakhalin Island in the 1890s. Sakhalin was used by imperial Russia as a penal colony and place of exile for criminals and political prisoners. Between 1869 and 1906, more than 30,000 inmates and exiles endured the harsh conditions of the forced-labor colony on the island. The album, from the collections of the National Library of Russia, contains photographs that provide rare glimpses of Sakhalin's settlements and prisons and the prisoners, exiles, and guards who inhabited the island. The photographs show convicts working and prisoners in leg manacles or with partially shorn hair, most likely administered as punishment for attempts at escape. The album also contains photographs of Ainu people, the indigenous people of the island who also live on the Kurile Islands and in Hokkaido, northern Japan, and of Tungus, another indigenous people settled in eastern Siberia and on Sakhalin Island. The photographer who made the album is believed to have been Innokentii Ignat'evich Pavlovskii (born 1855), the manager of the telegraph station at Dui. Anton Chekhov, the Russian writer and medical doctor, spent three months on Sakhalin in 1890, where he extensively researched the plight of the prisoners and the native population. The publication of his Sakhalin Island in 1895 highlighted the depravity of the situation in this remote corner of Russia and led to public protests that helped bring about the closure of the penal colony.
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Rebecca Toloui-Marks runs her own Human Resources Consultancy Firm. She brings to the Board more than 25 years experience of working within the HR function for both private and public sector organisations, nationally and internationally. In addition to her role as Chair of TBGFlex, Rebecca sits on the Group Board and Your Choice Board and is a member of the Governance & Remuneration Committee. Rebecca is also Chairperson for the Flower Lane Action Group (FLAG), a charity set up and run by the families and carers of the adults that attend Your Choice (Barnet) run Flower Lane Autism Centre. Money raised by FLAG is used to fund extra resources required by Flower Lane. Rebecca and her husband Simon care for their 30 year old son who has Autism and attended Flower Lane for many years.


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Building muscle is not an easy activity. And because it is not something that can be done quickly, you may not see results for a while. This makes it all the more important that you understand what you are doing and you are performing the right exercises to build and maximize your muscle. Building muscle takes time so these markers may help you stay motivated.
Form is most important. Do not get caught up sacrificing the correct form trying to go faster. Not only is it safer, but slowing down to assure that you use the correct form will give better outcomes than trying to do them faster. Make sure you take your time and perform each workout correctly.
Switch the order in which you perform elements of your routine. Like any workout, things can become boring, which can keep you from doing them. Engage in different exercises each time you workout to ensure you work different groups each time. A new workout will help you stay motivated and enjoy exercising.
Eat well on the days you workout your muscles. Consume protein and other calories the hour before exercising. While this doesn't give you permission to pig-out on days when you exercises, it does permit you to eat somewhat larger portions of healthy food than you would on off days.
Compound exercises will help you obtain the best possible muscle growth. These exercises use various muscles at once. One example is the bench press, that works your chest, triceps and shoulders, all in one exercise.
Always stretch thoroughly after working out to give your muscles the best chance to repair and grow properly. If you are under age 40, hold your stretches for at least 30 seconds. If you are over 40, hold the stretch for a minimum of 60 seconds. This will lessen the chances of your body getting injured while doing bodybuilding exercises.
Eat tons of protein when you're attempting to add muscle. Protein is the base of muscles, and if you don't get enough, your muscles will suffer. You might need to eat over 100 grams of protein per day depending on your weight.
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text: Earlier I have shared the recipe of 'Kolhapuri Egg curry', today I am going to share the same recipe, but with chicken and some changes. One of the main ingredient in Maharashtrian cuisine is 'coconut'. We both are not too much coconut eater but when it comes to make authentic dish, I always try to make the taste as close as possible. As this is a 'Kolhapuri' gravy, you have to incorporate coconut. I didn't have fresh one that's why I used dried one. We both found the taste and flavour of the dish extremely delicious. The spicy gravy with sweet coconut flavour and juicy chicken pieces will take you to another world. Try this easy recipe in your kitchen and enjoy a lovely dinner with your family.


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Hence have a look at the new gallery I just added that includes couple of images from my two travels to Germany. I have mentioned it here few times before - you can read a brief iPhone photo report from my last trip in October, a little story of a creation of one of the pictures, musings about the use of Lee Big Stopper. You can see the amazing woodland near Neinhagen or get briefed about shooting digital instead of film.Read more
Riding Through The Moon
I remain amazed by what today's chip can see and capture in the night skies. This opens up a whole new discipline where no more complicated multi-shot blending is apparently necessary to create a night landscape image with an interesting impact.Read more
Transform Your Scenes with Lee Big Stopper
For few of you who might not know, Lee Big Stopper is 10 stop neutral density filter that reduces the amount of light passing through your lens hence allowing significantly slower shutter speeds than what we all are used to under normal circumstances. Couple of years ago, I started series of images that I call 'Landscape in Motion' using Singh-Ray Vari ND filter. I was particularly inspired by Daryl Benson's breathtaking image of moving branches of the tree colored by the fall palette. Soon I learnt that Singh-Ray would not suffice for manually controlled film camera for its lousy calibration but that's a different story. I swapped for my beloved Lee Big Stopper some 3 years ago. Ever since I have been playing with it occasionally, building on my old series of landscapes in motion. The main reason I like Lee Big Stopper so much is that it fits my feelings for simple compositions, it adds to it via removing the texture from scenes with large uniform areas.Read more
Twenty Four Trees and More
Near Rostock, that day I have been looking for a perfect shoreline that I could spend a good time with, but I happened to discover an amazing forest to photograph instead. I walked through it, stubbornly hoping that the coastal views my map would suggest are going to be worth it. Only at the cliff, enjoying the visual range of few kilometers, I found out that it looked the same way as those I shot this morning, previous evening, previous morning, pre-previous evening... Turning back though, this is what I saw:Read more
Baltic Sea with Phase One IQ140
This past weekend I spent couple of interesting days in eastern part of Germany, by the Baltic Sea. I did not expect more than just locations scouting and (mainly) testing my Phase One IQ140 digital back. I've owned it for few months but did not have much time to find out what it can actually do. And I can say now it can deliver a lot, much more than the P30 I used before. I'm still waiting for my slide films to be processed but unlike anytime before, I don't need to wait to see them in order to publish a note as I'm happy with what I captured digitally. Or, perhaps, following the announcement on Velvia discontinuation, I should rather feel that way. I have not done any explicit tests but the bottom line is that, compared to P30, the Phase One IQ140 made a tremendous progress when it comes to colour rendition. It's been showing a character, a sense to capture much less instantly and eventually show what has really been happening out there in the atmosphere.Read more


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Russia – is a place, where traditions are just as significant as in Britain. When it comes to the Russian sauna, not many people are aware that not following the ceremony rules can lead to the severe prosecutions – you will be probably considered being an alien and set at nought.
There are a lot of things, that should be highlighted about "the Russian Banya" (sauna in Russian). Today, I'll try to allocate the very paramount ones not to overload your minds.
- Be Bollock Naked
As a rule, Russian saunas are gender separated, so don't worry about facing naked opposite sex humans. Therefore, if your girlfriend is Russian and you happened to be on the "groom test event", where the father of your girlfriend has invited you to the sauna session – be ready to denude your so-called male dignity. Russian people always visit their beloved sauna naked, unless you are in the public one. There's no escape witnessing one's birthday suit!
2. Don't Resist From Brooms Beatings
Undress your ass and be prepared to experience the full excitement of this process. I'm telling you, this will help to reveal all the sins of your entire life. Not getting beating by brooms is simply impossible in the Russian sauna. "There's no point to go in sauna if you don't have the prepared brooms", what Russians say.
If you happened to be in the position where you have to dominate this culmination, don't forget to wear a special sauna hat. This is simply a part of the tradition. Take up all your strength and anger – and let it out on someone's bump.
3. Be Ready To Jump Into The Snowdrift
Another "banya" ritual is followed by visiting the outside freezing world. Due to the very high sauna temperature and the fact that people stay there for quite a long time, in order to cool down and change the scenery, the Motherland's residents go for a real adventure. During the breaks between the sauna sessions, they escape outside of their houses and enjoy the very cold and snowy environment in its all seriousness.
Take a big breath and don't be afraid to cover yourself with the layers of the arctic snow. You will not feel the full coldness of it, as before that the kind Russian will melt your body to the lava temperature!
Check out how the Russians do it:
"The benefit of sauna is that your body gets washed, but not your brains." – Russian Popular Wisdom
If you would really like to experience or to enhance the Russian culture – visiting the tradition sauna will be the best lesson for you. Banya is the best place to get closer to people. This is a magic environment to make great Russian friends, to become closer to your future father-in-law, to establish good relationship for business purposes or just to feel yourself in the Russian element for some time. Follow this easy tips not to drop a clanger and you are ready to go for this unforgettable adventure!
Good luck and enjoy your nearest banya session!
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Tapestry weaving differently
I can just hear the lot of you gasping in horror. Yes, what I mean is that I weave one. pick. at. a. time. All the way across.
It was a conversation I had recently with Susan Martin Maffei that sparked this particular thought jungle. Susan was in Santa Fe in June after teaching a class in Albuquerque. She gave a lecture titled Under the Influence or Is It Just Inspiration? in which we learned a lot about her process and how her work has evolved over her career. (If you don't know Susan's work, please go to her website right now and take a look. But don't forget to come back here!) I found Susan fascinating and wished her talk was hours longer than it was. She has woven on all kinds of looms in all sorts of orientations (front, back, low warp, high warp) and studied in France including at the Gobelins. She has studied many kinds of textiles including pre-Columbian, her partner is Archie Brennan whom she collaborates with frequently, she teaches and lectures frequently, and her work is quite fascinating. She currently weaves on scaffolds, moving her body up the piece so she can see the whole thing instead of rolling the tapestry in any way. And she weaves large complicated pieces without any sort of cartoon at all.
She has done a series of narrative tapestries which you can see on her website which include a piece called Morning Walk & River Tides, 12 inches tall, 19 feet long. This piece includes quipus which indicate the time of high and low tide. Susan also talked a lot about the marks of tapestry and taking into account the medium when creating. She talked some about her sett (6 to 10 epi) and how working at a coarser set forces you to work with the marks of tapestry and get in touch with tapestry as a medium instead of a way of reproducing something. I am definitely on board with this line of thinking and hope to explore it even more in my next series of work.
A few days after Susan's talk there was an opening in the studio of a local artist and I was able to go and see some of her work. Due to some unavoidable circumstances involving a job, I was quite late. Luckily for me, most of the other guests had left and I had a chance to talk to Susan. Because James Koehler was my mentor and she knew him, we talked some about him. She had mentioned in her talk that tapestry was all about building up little areas of color to make an image. James did not do this. He wove all the way across the warp one pick at a time and beat with the loom beater.
So then I went to the Pacific Northwest and spent a lot of time with weavers from that part of the country include a good studying of the Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound show (which you can see more about in THIS blog post). Most of these weavers weave on an upright loom, from the front, with bobbins, building up little shapes. I was challenged in Shelley Socolofsky's class to weave in this way (except for the bobbin part. That was asking just one bit too much.). And then I had some conversations with Mary Lane and Shelley about this. I watched Mary weave a little with her bobbins. I tried making little shapes out of my cartoon and building them up one at a time. And I realized that for this kind of image, weaving this way is much faster. There is much less picking up and putting down of tools and yarn.
Shelley talked some about the language of tapestry both in her lecture at the Small Tapestry International 3 opening and in the Traces workshop. Her class brought up again many questions for me about what can be said with traditional tapestry considering the existence of jacquard weaving. And coming from what both Susan and Shelley had said, my own questions about creating while considering the medium of tapestry and its (considerable) constraints.
I have been thinking about this for a few weeks now. Is my method of weaving really NOT tapestry? Well no. Is it traditional? Not in the medieval sense of tapestry, no. It is the tradition of the regional Hispanic weavers of New Mexico (though their techniques are different and I don't use them). I don't weave realistic images and I doubt I ever will. My work is somewhat driven by technique aimed at a certain effect and I can create that the easiest working from the back.
I think that what kind of image you are weaving should dictate the technique you are using. I really enjoyed weaving the sample in Shelley's class and intend to try weaving this way again if the image I am creating dictates that decision. I am excited to broaden my capabilities in various techniques. Am I going to change how I weave the current work I am doing? No. I feel that weaving broad color gradations that are climbing up the warp using continual hatching and color changes lends itself well to this "weaving all the way across" kind of work. And I frankly don't care if the purists tell me I am not weaving tapestry.
Here is the piece I am currently working on. The "gaspers" will be happy to note that I am going to use some eccentric weft and thus am building up some curves. Yes, I will have to use a hand beater. No, I will not be using bobbins.
Happy weaving! Feel free to share your thoughts on all of this in the comments below.
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I agree with you. The image desired should dictate the technique. It should also dictate the loom used and whether bobbins or butterflies....ReplyDelete
I always prefer to weave from the back but when weaving a face I simply must weave from the front to ensure each dot of color is in the right place for the eyes to sparkle and the mouth to convey the right feeling. I would normally work the piece from the back and switch to the front at those special spots then switch back again.
I am considering doing a piece like you describe where there is a section I would want to weave from the front on my upright LeClerc Gobelin loom so that I can switch to the other side to weave for a little bit. A great advantage of that loom I suppose! I definitely can't do that on the floor loom.Delete
How dare you accuse yourself of not weaving tapestry?! This was a very interesting and thought-provoking post, though. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Rebecca- I enjoyed your post and thoughts. Perhaps- you need to re-read the definition of tapestry before you say you are not weaving tapestry. Gaspers often times don't know what they are talking about and live in a preconcieved world in small boxes and aren't always accurate and should be ignored for the most part. The traditional definition of Tapestry is a weft faced weave structure, that covers the warp with the posssibility of not being woven from selvedge to selvedge or having a discontnuous weft. Aubusson weavers are also low warp tapestry weavers that weave from the back. Shelley's pieces could also have been woven straight across the fell line just as easily as being build up. We just choose not to. The imnportant thing about building up shapes is the continuity of thought you can achieve in weaving the shape up. It has the possibility of being more of a thought process allowing you to work on just that one design element when doing complex imagery that isn't necessarily even photo realistic.ReplyDelete
Lovely to read! I'm all about the finished piece and how successful it is.ReplyDelete
What a lovely dip in your weaving!ReplyDelete
personally I don't think there is a right or wrong way to weave a tapestry! there are so many different ways! Every individual tapestry weaver has their own idiosyncrasies of the way they work and it depends on the way you want your tapestry to look in the end product.ReplyDelete
Love this post, Rebecca!ReplyDelete
I found the comments Susan made about choosing a coarser sett extremely interesting. I was influenced to start weaving at a coarser sett during my studies with Silvia because she does (I was weaving at an epi of 10, then went to 7, now I'm using 5), but I soon realized a huge benefit-- it forced me to give up on rigidly trying to represent the subject & instead allows me to interpret it. Because of this I have begun to see there can be a big difference between representation & interpretation. And this has helped me to feel much more free & satisfied in my weaving.
Early on, when I first started weaving, someone (maybe a gasper?) looked at a couple of my early pieces & said to my face, "You know, what you are doing isn't tapestry. You know why? Because your WARP is SHOWING". God, how humiliating... I felt like my butt crack was hanging out in public. But, later on, as I came to learn more about tapestry & see different weavers' styles... guess what? I saw warp showing, especially in the works of Helena Hernmarck & Silvia Heyden. Not sure that person would walk up to either of those weavers & say the same thing to their faces. Or to James either. If bits of warp show here & there, if someone weaves a pick straight across & beats every time... what is produced, as Kathe has pointed out, is still a weft faced textile. A tapestry produced by human hands, not a machine. Isn't that one of the reasons why we love our medium so dearly? I think that those folks who seem to have the time to nit pick & judge other's work in such a harsh manner may have a little too much time on their hands. Maybe they should spend more time weaving.
Hi Rebecca! I have been thinking about trying tapestry on my floor loom, but I'm not sure what to do about the cartoon. Do you use a cartoon? How do you juggle it on the floor loom? Thanks :) -JanetReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Janet! I do use a cartoon but I can't leave it on the loom. I have it rolled and I pin it onto the warp and trace it on periodically as I advance. I think this is a great question and maybe I'll do a little video about it this weekend. Then you can see for sure. I'll post it on the blog.Delete
Thank you for your response and for the video! I struggle with attaching a cartoon on a vertical tapestry frame, so I appreciate all the advice :)Delete
Nice post, Rebecca. I smiled at your opening sentence because "most people" don't weave tapestry. There are gaspers all over the weaving community which is a discouragement to bringing in new weavers.ReplyDelete
We all desperately need new weavers. If they never become tapestry weavers, they will at least appreciate what goes into a tapestry and will possibly become a customer. And if they weave at all, they will purchase materials and equipment that will keep the supplier that I have come to rely on in business.
so never mind the gaspers....
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Oral Roberts at South Dakota State
Date/Time: Saturday, February 4, 2017 / 4:30 p.m.
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TULSA, Okla. - The Oral Roberts men's basketball team will travel to South Dakota State on Saturday for an important contest in terms of Summit League standings, where the Jackrabbits currently sit one game ahead of the Golden Eagles.
Saturday's game will tip off at 4:30 p.m. as part of a triple header at Frost Arena, and will be broadcast on ESPN3 and will be available online and on mobile devices through the WatchESPN app. First year radio broadcaster Adam Hildebrandt's radio call of the game can be heard at 97.1 FM in the Tulsa area and around the world for free through www.ORUAthletics.com and through the ORU Athletics Front Row App or ORU Golden Eagles Live App.
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ORU Game Notes: at South Dakota State
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Quick Hits
• ORU and South Dakota State are tied 9-9 in the all-time series after the Golden Eagles won the first meeting of the year 94-88 at the Mabee Center. ORU got 24 points from Albert Owens, 20 points from Kris Martin with Jalen Bradley and Emmanuel Nzekwesi scoring 16 and 14, respectively. That victory snapped a six-game losing streak inside the series for ORU.
• Albert Owens has been virtually unstoppable in Summit League play averaging 20.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game over the first 10 Summit League games. He has topped the 20 point mark eight times, including back-to-back career high 28-point performances against Omaha and North Dakota State.
• Last season, ORU had just one player (Obi Emegano) average in double figures scoring. This season, ORU has three above that mark; Albert Owens 17.0 ppg, Kris Martin 14.3 ppg and Jalen Bradley 14.2 ppg. All three have upped their scoring in league play; Owens 20.8 ppg, Martin 15.1 ppg and Bradley 14.8 ppg.
• The Golden Eagles had two of their best defensive performances in years to end the nonconference schedule holding No. 10 Creighton 25 points below their season average and holding Little Rock to 48 points, the fewest since 2014.
• The Golden Eagles return three starters and a total of eight lettermen from last year's squad, including three of the top four in scoring, and more than 50 percent of the total points from last year.
• Junior Albert Owens returns as the leading scorer, rebounder, free throw shooter (made) and shot blocker.
• USA Today picked the Golden Eagles to finish seventh, but tabbed freshman Dezmond McDaniel as the league's Rookie of the Year.
For the latest information on ORU men's basketball, follow @ORUMBB on Twitter or Instagram, or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the ORU Athletics Front Row App at ORUAthletics.com/frontrow or the ORU Golden Eagles Live App in iTunes or the Google Play Store. For tickets, visit mabeecenter.com or call 495-7ORU (7678).


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Thread: 6.5 x 6!?|?!
- 12-13-2012 #1
So guys , i had previously measured my BPEL , it ranked on average between 6.35 and 6.29 , i averaged the figure , ive been doing Jelqs for about 4 and a half weeks and V jelq for the past week. I recently added DLD blasters and the ULI exercise to the mix , but i try not to overwork myself. I was concerned about losing girth and length as it appeared i got smaller or something. So I took two days off on random , yesterday and today, saw some measuring tape next to my bed , got a regular hard on , measured girth first ( previously 5.79) and it registered at 6 inches on the dot!!!!! So i go all ... WOAH. Do i dare measure length. Low and behold , i measure length and get 6.525...!!!!! I slapped my self and stupidly said well im just hyping myself up , but then got a regular ruler and measured around 6.47. I'm trying to figure this out still. One thing's for sure , i'm not stopping PE anytime soon. BTW what size would i need to work to to break the HUge barrier.BPEL- 7.4375 (19cm)
EG- 5.75 (14.6cm)
as at January 2014
7.875 by 5.875
new measurements soon.
- 12-13-2012 #2
7-8 = big/large
8-9 = huge
9.5+ =big/large monster
At least that is how I perceive it.
- 12-13-2012 #3
Damn stupid phone.... big/large shouldn't have been in there twice.. grrrr. Lol
- 12-14-2012 #4
- 12-14-2012 #5
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Bro you have the same exact stats I currently have. We have thick cocks and women love it but when we look down at our dicks they look small because the length to width ratio is jacked. We need 7-7.5 length to look huge. Pussies will get wet on that bro trust me. Don't need 8x6.
- 12-14-2012 #6
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man I used to do alot of group sex in my frat in college. Your girth is already huge in comparison to what I've seen. Your length is only a little above avg. but my view is skewed by the fact that larger guys tended to join in while smaller guys always kept out... I think. One guy had an 8 " one a nine women were turned on by them until they tried it... So from my experience anything really about 7-7.5 and most girls cant take it balls deep which sucks.... So I think huge is too much
Huge to me anything over 8 EL > 6 EG is very large 6.5 plus EG is huge
- 12-14-2012 #7
Sooo....I should take a a couple days off from PE before sex and I'll have a 5.25" girth??? lol, I'll try it out.2/2/2018
- 12-14-2012 #8
- 12-14-2012 #9
Your increase in girth is great! Girth is so often harder to gain than length. I don't know whether it is increased EQ that is causing your larger girth though. But the reason for the drastic increase doesn't really matter. The important thing is your conclusion: Don't give up PE anytime soon!
- 12-14-2012 #10
lucky!(Was) 5"-NPBEL / 4.5"-EG (Before proper PE)
(Current as of 3/3/13) 6.3"-BPEL & 4.9"-EG (midshaft) 5.4" EG at the BASE!


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Who else thinks religion wars are stupid?
OK, so some of you might be wondering what I'm talking about. For instance WW2 might spring to your mind. But that's not the case here. Well, on YouTube (and actually ANYWHERE) it seems like if someone even says the slightest thing saying something like; "I believe in God." Someone will immediately say back to them something else like; "Well God is so stupid! And so are you for thinking god is real you idiot!" (Or words to that effect). And I'm just thinking; "Can't everyone have their own opinion?" In a way, they are kind of acting like Hitler, because they are criticizing someone for having a different opinion than them. Even though I'm an Atheist I respect people if they believe in God or any other God. I have lots of friends that are Christians, Jews and even Muslims. So I don't see what all the fuss is about. I get it that you might be upset that someone else worships a different person than you but still, EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES*. Anyway, I want to know YOUR OPINIONS. And please BE HONEST. I won't criticize you for thinking differently than me.
*Unless your thinking of doing something VERY WRONG like killing or robbing
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Tell those to indians or pakistanis, or the israelis and the Palestinians
on June 08
I go to an international school, and the whole school would go corrupt if there was a religious war *shudder*
on July 16, 2014
I'm a Jehovah witness but people need to believe what they believe without argument. I think Jesus and Jehovah is real but maybe other religions believe in other people of the grand past you know. So the answer to this question is yes. THEY'RE TERRIBLE!
on April 27, 2014
THESE WARS ARE WRONG! We shouldn't let what we belive build walls between others, we need to all consider that inside we are all the same.
on February 27, 2014
I agree I live in America not to sound like I'm turning this into countries or anything but in the constitution it says that we have freedom of religion and many people forget that I have a Jewish friend A Muslim friends and Christian friends now I'm not goanna say which one I am but though I may believe in whoever I do I know that people from other religions have the same connection as me so I don't judge at all. I agree
on February 06, 2014
on November 30, 2013
moi. its stupid. im not atheist its just that i think those watrs r sooo stupid cause we r breakin god's law right there & we say its in his name. wat a bunch of shit!!
on November 02, 2013
I agree. I'm glad your one of the mature atheists, not one of the ones that go around like GOD ISNT REAL! I don't believe in religion but I respect others who do.
on October 31, 2013
people r entitled to WHATEVER they belive in, u can express yourself, but not in a way that it will effect others in a negative way, say being insulted.
on October 05, 2013
on October 05, 2013
I respect people like you. You are one of the only people I know who can handle the fact that people may think or believe something different than you. I am a Christian, by the way. Anyway, thanks for being respectful!
on October 05, 2013
on October 05, 2013
I hate it when people do that I mean you may not like their religion but at least respect them
on October 05, 2013
I agree what with you have to say.
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Depending on the field you are looking at smallUAS could be placed at the beginning at the "slope of enlightenment" in my point of view. For years it was told that sUAS will soon monitor traffic, pipelines etc... and of course cheap and for everybody (remembering some years ago). Now we see that there are some applications, esp. 3D mapping that can be done productive.
For other classes/applications the placement could be different, of course...
Interesting. And they predict 5-10 more years before the peak? Man, I can't even imagine what we'll have by that point! What will expectations be? There are already pretty high expectations, I can't imagine what they'll be in another 5 years!
This is good! Maybe in 3-5 years I can make this my real full time job then! hehe
Where would the Elevation Dock be on that graph?
Well I'm not sure how accurate this is....3D printing on the peak of expectations...Really!...well I would of thought they are 10 years out of date at least.....In my opinion 3D printing is surely on the slope of enlightenment.....Now if they had said "additive manufacturing of production airframes" then I would probably agree. Lets hope their prediction for UAV's is more accurate....
It all hinges on what the FAA decides to do with non-government/institutional UAS regulations.
@ Jake: I disagree... We have regulations you could call "ahead" here in germany basicaly allowing LOS <5kg operations comercially. Anyway there is no real "market explosion" or so. It´s just that applications giving you a job (and probably feeding your family) are quite limited. There are many great ideas but in the end it comes down to the cost per sqaure meter or per photo taken. And then many illusion fall apart...
According to monster.com, it's still social network cloud service phone apps written in ruby on rails.
It definitely is climbing the hype curve..I would have thought we were closer to the peak than that actually.
What tipped me off recently was seeing an interview where someone claimed they could do 3 years worth of surveying in 10~15minutes with a drone. They were coming doing surveying by walking about and taking readings vs using a foamie flying wing so i can imaging using a drone is more efficient but the whole 3years -> 10minutes thing was a bit much.
Olivier: I disagree about 3D printers. They very much deserve to be at the top of the "hype curve" in my opinion. If you look at mass media it is littered with articles where 3D printing is used as an obvious plug to get media attention. And in most such cases, more traditional manufacturing (cnc, plast molding etc) would have been just as cheap, and structurally much stronger. In my opinion, one of the few places 3D printing makes sense at the moment, is having a printer in house for very rapid prototyping to check mechanical design parts fit and such.


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I haven't really told anyone about this comic and I had expected it to be more or less unknown with maybe one or two people who have stumbled across it. I am both surprised and pleased that people have somehow been finding my comic and care enough to leave me such supportive comments. These comments make me want to work even harder and take my project more seriously. Thank you so much for your support! I will do my best not to disappoint.
I also apologize for the previous temp layout for the comic, which was a bit of a pain to navigate and rather broken. I have chanced the template to a moded version of 'in silence', which both looks nicer and navigates more smoothly. I'll try to get the info up on the blank pages as soon as I can over the next few weeks.
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What a gourious front page!^O^ Link, Zelda, and Gannondolf together is quite a shocking scene!
I know you probably aren't doing this comic anymore but I have to say it's amazing! :D
Yes, this is such a great start to a Fabulous looking comic! I really really hope you pick this up again sometime, to brush off the dust!
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Merry Christmas 2012
A photo from our August 2012 motorcycle camping trip in Montana, Glacier National Park.
Along the top, a couple of photos from my installation, with good friends, Erik Bell, Kurt Christenson and Mark Hagen. The next is of our two black labs, we did say good bye to Lucy this summer after 13 years. The Hazelwood-Stoen clan, and two good lookin' people on a bike outside Yellowstone in August.
This past weekend I visited my 51st and 52nd congregation since starting on September 1 as Bishop. St. Mark in Norwich, CT and Iglesia Luterana in Providence. I'm now settling in to a bit of a break for this week, and then a week at the Conference of Bishops.
Merry Christmas and happy New Year. I'm taking some time off from the blog until after the new year. Unless something really sparks my attention. I'll resuming blogging on January 8, 2013.