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Friday, October 24, 2008
To The Ground!
- 20% damage cut to Seals and Judgements across the board. (Honestly, this is the second time, what is wrong with the Blizzard paladin spreadsheets?)
- Judgements of the Wise has been cut by 55% (33% of base mana returned to 15% of base mana)
- Seal of Light's healing has been cut by 45% (Not really sure why this happened.)
- Judgement of Wisdom has been dropped from 2% mana return to 1%
- Judgement of Light's healing has been cut by 45%
- Divine Storm doesn't deal holy damage anymore
We did get some buffs:
- Righteous Vengeance gives 40% extra damage as a dot on a Crit Judgement or Divine Storm instead of increasing the Crit damage bonus
- Art of War increases CS/DS/Judge damage by 5/10% (up from 4/8)
- Blessing of Might (Rank 8 ) and Greater Blessing of Might (Rank 3) now increase AP by 306. (Up from 305. This sounds funny, but is actually useful to prevent Battleshout from overriding the Might buff.)
Kind of honestly, you have to wonder what went wrong with the initial Ret design that they overshot the mark so badly. Heh, I think the original model probably assumed that Seals only procced on auto-attacks. (Note to Blizzard: Seals proccing on specials is still a bad idea. Look at how badly you've had to neuter our abilities to keep it in check.) I feel bad for Holy or new paladins who have to solo.
Still, it's a tradition that Blizzard screws up Retribution 2 weeks before launch, and WotLK appears to be adhering to that policy.
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I wonder how much damage people would trade for an intercept.ReplyDelete
But hey, perfect timing for Blizzard. All the paladins are busy kicking the crap out of zombies. Or using our bubbles to instantly become zombies. Either way, we're distracted.
The JotW nerf isn't entirely unexpected. I was waiting for something to happen to make us choose more between damage and healing rather than getting both with mana to spare. Could tell there was something wrong when I ran into a ret-ret team and said to my partner: they will never run out of mana and they can take a ton of damage, and deal just as much back.
If only we weren't based on no interrupt, no real snare or distance closer, no long CC, but instead a ton of "either you die in the next 5 seconds or I die over the next 15"-style burst damage.
The Judgment of the Wise nerf may be very unfortunate. Playing Ret was actually fun, because you could actually use your abilities without drastically increased downtime. I've always hated the ret spec because I felt it was about SoC and go AFK, and it was actually fun for the first time. Sure, you could judge, reseal, and spam crusader strike as often as the cooldown came back up, but good luck with your mana pool.ReplyDelete
I do understand why the Paladin is hard to balance - so many durability tools - but I don't understand what they were thinking in pushing the changes to the live servers if they were so far off.
I'm hoping this is due to thing being balanced around the idea of a level 80 paladin, and that come Wrath they'll buff the spec back up again.ReplyDelete
The half holy/half ret spec seemed like a great thing for paladins that didn't want to play deep holy in order to be a healer, and I still can't understand why Blizzard seems so hellbent on getting holy paladins out of the ret tree.
Either way, nerfing the effects from judgments is depressing. The new scaling system actually made them worth keeping up when I could spare the GCD and was in range (I'm not that deep into Holy yet). Now, I'm not so sure it's worth it anymore, unless the judgments come back in Wrath when the fights aren't ridiculously easy.
- Anonymous7:08 AM, October 25, 2008
WHY WHY WHY put the build as it was on the live server? Really, is this actually to tease the paladin class? I understand they were rushing a bit due to WAR, but if they knew the class was "broken" the should never have put it on the servers.ReplyDelete
I am probably going back to prot now. These two weeks were the most fun I've had in game since the wonder of the first several levels.
I just wish I hadn't had the opportunity to see how fun it was.
- Anonymous7:21 AM, October 25, 2008
Sadly, this looks like it will also nerf holy "TO THE GROUND" as far as being able to damage for levelling/grinding/questing.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:29 AM, October 25, 2008
Not only a nerf to ret, but to holy (solo play) and prot (solo/pve) as well. Damn, and I was so getting used doing nice damage as prot...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:55 AM, October 25, 2008
it's sad to see PvP rule the game's design. I mean, in PvE I wasn't killing things any faster than my arms/bladestorm spec'd warrior...and my pally has far better gear. I've been gearing up as ret so that I could level up in wrath faster...looks like I'll be going back to my original idea of prot aoe grinding.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:33 AM, October 25, 2008
I think the basic paladin mechanics are to blame, which includes the seals. Blizz has had a hard time giving us decent moves, in part due to the fact that against most classes we have invincibility for 10 seconds, while being able to attack or being able to heal. Invincibility, plate, healing...why should they get dps?ReplyDelete
There was a post on the wow forums that asked for a revamp of the paladin, creating sort of a hybrid between a paladin, a warrior of sigmar and a bit like a death knight.
Imagine for a second, that not all paladin abilities relied on mana, however mana was still an integral part of the paladin. There would also be a holy energy bar that sotres holy energy much like the vial of the sunwell. Healing and crits (maybe other things, like blocks....test it obviously) could fill up this energy bar. Some paladin moves could only be used with a x amount of energy, just like a warrior. The energy could also affect the strength of moves. Say, for example, nerf the baseline divine shield so it's protection for just a few seconds...and dispellable. However, provide bonuses such as extended time and undispellability if you have 100% holy energy when you use it.
It would help holy paladins exactly as the vial of the sunwell works...adds +healing to spells when you activate the use of the energy for it. This means a holy paladin could build up +healing to use in burst situations, even while mobile...activate the energy bar to use up all built up energy on the next cast, and cast shock.
Could this energy be burnable? I'd like to avoid that, so I'd advocate for this energy only to be able to be used if you have the mana to cast the spell in the first place.
If you must burn this energy, then i suggest a rage burn, energy burn, and runic power burn...just to be fair. (and to piss off the rogues)
The suggestion is unpolished, however, when I look at it, it screams paladin. (I do not take credit for the idea, its bits and pieces from warhammer and warcraft characters put together by Aeito of Bloodscalp)
Think about it. Please...I'd like feedback.
- Anonymous12:35 PM, October 25, 2008
This just shows how they wnt to take WoW from being a very PVE highlighted game with pvp mode accessible, to a pvp highlight game with pve mode accessible.ReplyDelete
Its terrible that they are using the wack a mole approach to balancing the classes. I think most of these nerfs are because lvl 80's kill things soo much better than lvl 70's did, and the classes with ANY survivability moves stood out tremendously (ret pallys with speckled holy or prot to back it up).
The big hurdle they cant seem to overcome here is that the way chars lvl up statwise, and gearwise has better return on classes that previously had no real reason to press the buttons on their skill bars because damage was with randomly proccing from autoattacks. This left ALOT of time for paladins to press things besides auto attack, that enhance survivability and made taking out a paladin on the opposing side a real pain in the ass.
So, what I would propose to blizzard WoW devs is they remove paladins ability to heal others completely and to remove the paladins hybrid aspect to make it more of a core class that can either DPS or tank, basically a holy knight or warrior essentially.
Wotlk is something Ill definately pass on, because there are much better mmorpg experiences available now.
- Anonymous12:40 AM, October 26, 2008
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- Anonymous3:30 AM, October 27, 2008
Not sure what's going on with their testing, but they really did get it very wrong which means we're getting these horrible last minute changes to our class.ReplyDelete
I did a kara run yesterday with the same guildies I always run with. Before the patch I was either 3rd or 4th in the dps behind a couple of hunters and a mage. Yesterday I was so far ahead of everyone it was insane! I was doing over 1400dps and ended up doing 21% of the damage. The only one close was a hunter doing 1100dps. These guys have roughly the same level of gear as me. Pure dps needs to be top, otherwise what is the point in having them in the game?
Whilest the experience was fun, it didn't really feel right to me. The other people in my guild that have been working very hard to be top dps all of the sudden have been overtaken by me, and my gear has not been upgraded since the patch.
I don't pvp, and I run my pally as ret/prot in pve depending on what our guild needs at the time. I really enjoy running as ret and I'd like to be able to contribute good dps to the raid, but I don't want to be top dps.
If we are able to be great at healing, tanking and dps then everyone will role a paladin which which means their won't be much point playing the game anymore. I just hope they get it right over the next couple of months.
I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens. But as a software developer myself, I'm pretty surprised at how utterly wrong they're getting it at the moment.
Art of war increases crit by 20% on live... they're nerfing it down to 10%... NOT A BUFFReplyDelete


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The Great Summer Outdoors: camping for dummies
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2015-08-07 - The summer is in full swing, so it's a perfect time to take your children on a camping adventure. Do it now - while the days are still long. Even if it's just for a weekend. You don't need to travel far.
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When you're camping with children: the simpler, the better. The basic elements of earth, water, fire and fresh air is all that's required. Camping is all about freedom. Although, a few conditions apply to ensure fun for them - and peace of mind for you.
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I heard about a new type of cache from the Ark-Mo Geocachers forum. It's called a Star-Gate. Basically a TB placed in a Stargate cache with a note stating that it wants to go to Stargate ####, will be picked up by someone and taken to the straight to the Stargate listed. This could speed bugs going cross country. I asked about the feasability of getting one here in Central Arkansas (LR/NLR area). We have 2 major E/W Interstates that meet here, and I thought it would be a suitable area for one.
Anyway, Here's the response I got back from the Star-Gate Project coordinator.
Sorry for the slow response. I was trying to map out the Stargates
near you and have apparently found a MapQuest scaling error. I'm trying to overcome that to see how far you are from neighboring Stargates. I'm not totally stuck on a 500 mile limit, but MapQuest returned less than 300 miles to both the Texas and KS Stargate. But AAA places the drives at near 500 miles, which is closer to my experience. Roads aren't crow flight, but that seems too goofy a difference without any apparent huge detours. I also have some very small national maps (i.e. measurements are very accurate), that still clearly place you over 400 miles from the middle of KS. Please bear with me as I resolve these problems.
Devin (drossdross)


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OK. There are problems with MC with the way Traits are handled between... that's the worst part. in a bit.
It seems the Traits handling in Monticello differs between the old (MC 1.0) and new...
Start from latest trunk image.
First off, due to an uninitialized variable, it seems...
In FormCanvas
setFillColor: aColor
"Install a new color used for filling."
| screen patternWord fillColor |
fillColor := self shadowColor ifNil:[aColor].
fillColor ifNil:[fillColor := Color transparent].
fillColor isColor ifFalse:[
(fillColor isKindOf: InfiniteForm) ifFalse:[^port fillPattern: Color red; combinationRule: Form over].
^port fillPattern: fillColor; combinationRule: Form over].
"Okay, so fillColor really *is* a color"
port sourceForm: nil.
fillColor isTranslucent ifFalse:[
port combinationRule: Form over.
port fillPattern: fillColor.
self depth = 8 ifTrue:[
"In 8 bit depth it's usually a good idea to use a stipple pattern"
port fillColor: (form balancedPatternFor: fillColor)].
"fillColor is some translucent color"
self depth > 8 ifTrue:[
"BitBlt setup for alpha masked transfer"
port fillPattern: fillColor.
self depth = 16
ifTrue:[port alphaBits: fillColor privateAlpha; combinationRule: 30]
ifFalse:[port combinationRule: Form blend].
"Can't represent actual transparency -- use stipple pattern"
screen := Color translucentMaskFor: fillColor alpha depth: self depth.
patternWord := form pixelWordFor: fillColor.
port fillPattern: (screen collect: [:maskWord | maskWord bitAnd: patternWord]).
port combinationRule: Form paint.
That will avoid an issue with the use of Forms for the window corner grips as in trunk...
Load Polymorph-Squeak-Widgets-gvc.3 from UIEnhancements on SqueakSource.
You should be able to pick from the Universe browser, in the User Interface category...
Polymorph ToolBuilder version 1.4
Polymorph Widgets version 1.5
Now, from the Universes browser, in the User Inteface category, select the package for Polymorph ToolBuilder version 14. (Polymorph Widgets version will be auto selected for install as a consequence).
You'll get some debuggers due to MC trait handling...
Each one, you will need to modifiy the instance variables on the MCClassDefinition for traitComposition and classTraitComposition to not be strings... (replace the single quotes with appropriate left and righ curly braces to turn into an array with the real trait)...
Restart the "createClass" method and proceed... repeat. I sometimes with I'd not used traits at all at this point...
Where you have the one with TEasilyThemed - {theme} replace with {TEasilyThemed}.
Once loaded (hopefullly) it will complain again for obselections... reverse the above procedure, replacing the curly brackets with single quotes again (don't ask why...).
OK, should be saveable now...
To fix up the corner grips you can remove #drawOn: methods from subclasses of CornerGripMorph then revert the change made to FormCanvas>>setFillColor:
A couple of precautions before the next step...
Add the following method to PluggableButtonMorph...
"Defer to preferences."
^Preferences gradientButtonLook
and to PasteUpMorph
"Defer to preferences."
^Preferences generalizedYellowButtonMenu
Those will be fixed in the Squeak adaptations soon...(backstops for Preferences/settings difference with Pharo).
To go to latest version of Polymorph from SqueakSource...
Load Polymorph-Squeak-Widgets-gvc.3.
Merge Polymorph-Widgets-gvc.110.
The (sadly dysfunctional) MC merge browser won't let you do anything.
Halo, inspect model...
Find the one conflict after a few inspects... change/save the inst var chooseRemote to false
in the inspector, bottom pane, do "self merge"...
Should be in a useable state from here, though a potential hang with using the main docking bar...
Everything else is down to fonts and trunk changes...
Good luck, eamil directly if there's any problems (expected as done from recent memory here...)
Aside,... this is just for reference, just for Polymorph as it is, as such. I'd hope that Squeak gets into a better state where none of this is needed for future other UI stuff.
Regards, Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Cunnington
To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 5:20 PM
Subject: [squeak-dev] Re: Regarding Polymorph
Gary Chambers said: "For what it is worth...I have been able to load Polymorph into trunk, not the easiest (mainly due
to MC differences wrt Traits), takes
around 5 minutes of manual fixing while loading...
Once "in", clearly shows up the areas that have changed in trunk though...
(process instructions available if desired...)"I'd like to see that. If you're offering instructions to load into the Trunk, I'd like them, please. And if you might provide an example for when it's loaded, something like Ellipse new openInWorld, or some kind of first Polymorph widget to look at. That would be great. Chris
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Hi, I need some help with a program I'm in the process of writing. I appear to have hit a dead end. I'm not going to post the code just now unless anyone asks to see it, but I'll explain how the program works, and what my problem is.
The program (is almost pointless :P) takes a file supplied by a user and parses the file in order to create a set of menus. The menu file consists of a basic "programming language" that I've devised with three keywords (not that this part is important): "MENU", "EMENU", and "ITEM". Here's a basic sample:
I apologise for my lack of imagination (I "stole" the names of the menu from the till system at my work :P).Code:MENU General MENU Enquiries ITEM Stock Item MENU Print Labels ITEM LIS ITEM POS EMENU ITEM Retail Flash Totals EMENU MENU Till Functions ITEM Till Function EMENU EMENU
At the moment, the menu system itself consists of three files, MenuItem.java, Menu.java and Item.java. MenuItem is the superclass of Menu and Item like so:
MenuItem contains some basic info like a name, a method to get the name, a bool that tells you whether the class in question is a Menu or Item and a method isMenu() (returns the bool). It's really only there because they share the majority of a constructor and the name and bool, and also because Menu contains an array of MenuItems (which allows you to place either Menu objects or Item objects in the array)Code:MenuItem / \ Menu Item
The constructor for Item pretty much runs the superclass constructor (which truncates the name if necessary for cosmetic reasons) and sets the bool to false (cause it's not a menu).
The constructor for Menu runs the superclass constructor, sets it's bool to true and then runs a method called fillMenu() which parses the menu file and creates menus and items appropriately and adds them to it's MenuItem array. (starts to get complex with recursions and whatnot )
The problem I'm getting is that when I call getName() on a menu, I get it's name fine, but when I call it on an Item, the String returned is null. This is slightly strange because the getName() method is defined in the superclass.
And while writing that last sentence, I've suddenly realised that I forgot to take getName() out of the Item class and it overrided the definition in the MenuItem class. As soon as I took it out, the program started to work again.
I'm still posting this message for the sake of sharing my experience. It might interest someone.
[edit]Another reason for having a superclass MenuItem was because I didn't just want to use an array of Objects and basically allow anything into the array (although with the currect design that isn't a problem)[/edit]


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Winter Wonderland
Get into the festive spirit as family favourite Winter Wonderland returns to London's Hyde Park.
This free-to-enter event includes a host of Christmas-themed fun and activities, including big top shows, an observation wheel and a huge Christmas market.
Activities at Winter Wonderland: Winter Wonderland provides fun, laughter and excitement for both adults and children. Skate around the stunning ice rink which circles the Victorian bandstand, enter the Magical Ice Kingdom with its 'ice forest' of frozen sculptures and gleaming ice castle, and enjoy the acrobatic wonders of shows at Zippos Circus and Cirque Beserk. If you're a thrill-seeker, there are plenty of rides to try. Younger children can enjoy gentle activities such as carousels, helter skelters and funhouses. Older children and adults, meanwhile, will love the adrenaline-fuelled rollercoasters. Tokens for these rides can be purchased at dedicated token booths. For something more sedate, take a seat on the observation wheel for a flight 60m above London, offering stunning views of the city's skyline.
Winter Wonderland's Christmas Markets: Enjoy perusing the Christmas markets full of arts and crafts trinkets, jewellery and decorations that make perfect presents for friends and family. Explore the Angels and Yuletide market, where charming wooden chalets are overflowing with festive goods.
Food and Drink at Winter Wonderland: If you're feeling peckish or are in need of a warming drink, head to the various restaurants, bars and food stalls. Try some churros, sip mulled wine or keep warm with a frothy hot chocolate. There's also the chance to try some festive German fare, such as German sausage and glühwein in the Bavarian Village.
Winter Wonderland Tickets: Winter Wonderland is free to enter but some activities require a paid-for ticket, including popular attractions such as ice skating, the observation wheel, Zippos Circus, Cirque Beserk and the Magical Ice Kingdom. You can find more information on the Winter Wonderland website here: www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com
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Matthew McConaughey in the first Dallas Buyers Club trailer
We saw the pictures from the set last year and what we've been asking so far about Dallas Buyers Club has been pretty fluffy stuff like - how did Matthew McConaughey lose all that weight?! Or maybe - is he replacing Julie Bowen as my new thinspo?? (KIDDING!) But the trailer's been released and, while it's a downer, there are now much more serious things to ask about this movie, specifically - who gets to own the story of AIDS?
What the trailer shows is Matthew "Kate Hudson Enabler" McConaughey playing a Foghorn Leghorn type of Texan in the 80s. He loves the rodeo, gambling and he's HIV positive with 30 days to live. The inspiring hero's journey that follows is about his quest to get access, illegally, to the drug cocktail he believes will extend his life, and in the process he helps others get the same drugs.
This story is real, apparently is the biography of an actual straight man (at least he seems straight from the trailer), and I'm not trying to say he doesn't deserve to have his story told. The trailer, though, markets it as the journey of one man who "changed the world" and that's why my face is currently stuck in a "...the fuuuu*k??" expression. Because that is not the story of AIDS that I know.
The story of AIDS that I know, that so many of us know, is about LGBT people, and their allies, who were losing their loved ones left and right. They were terrified, under threat and ignored because the straight mainstream didn't value them enough to give a sh*t that they were dying. These people got organized and, through incredibly hard work, got the medication they believed would save them.
Obviously straight people were and are affected by AIDS, and part of the solution we're all lucky to live with today (not that the fight is over!). Still, it feels weird to co-sign on a movie where one single straight guy is billed as the savior in the middle of the crisis. Especially when the character is scripted to be so easily likable in this particular way. It's like "don't worry, he's got HIV but he didn't get it from man-on-man butt sex, he's white, he's a rootin' tootin' good time, and is tough enough to defend the poor pansy Jared Leto in a grocery store."
And can we talk about the casting of Jared f*cking Leto for one second? There's absolutely no way anyone is buying a ticket to this move simply because they want to watch the reigning King Douche, right? He's not really that good an actor. So would it have killed Jennifer Garner to suggest they hire an actual transgender woman for this part?
I don't have a monopoly on AIDS related pain because I'm gay. It's obviously not up to me to decide what's right here, because this is a tragedy that touched everyone. I just hope that LGBT people get a little more of a voice in the actual movie than they do in the trailer. Especially if the person who helped Kate Hudson become Kate Hudson is going to try to score an Oscar off of this.


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The short answer: Bad. The failure rate for first-year TV series is always high, but if you were a new show on the broadcast networks this season — and particularly on one of the Big Four nets — the odds strongly suggest you're not coming back for a second year in 2014-15.
Of the five English-language broadcasters, only The CW canceled fewer than half of its freshman shows (two out of five). ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC all gave the ax to more than 70 percent of their new scripted series. In total, the five networks aired 44 new scripted shows in the 2013-14 season*, and only 13 are returning for 2014-15. That's a failure rate of 70.5 percent.
(*That is, the September-May season as defined by Nielsen. Shows ordered at the start of the 2013-14 season but airing during the summer, a la NBC's "Undateable" and FOX's "Gang Related," aren't included in any calculations here.)
If there's any consolation to be found here, it's that the networks didn't do any worse this season than they did last season, when only 11 of 38 new scripted shows (28.9 percent) survived. (Numbers here are slightly different than in the linked post, as there were a couple of decisions made after the post was published.)
The failure rates for new shows in past two seasons have been higher than in the few that preceded them. From 2009-10 through 2011-12, the networks kept 34.3 percent of their new shows around for a second season; adding in 2012-13 and 2013-14 drags the average down to 32.1 percent — 61 out of 190.
Here's the breakdown for 2013-14, from the highest to the lowest failure rate.
ABC: 14 new shows
Renewed: 3 ("The Goldbergs," "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD," "Resurrection")
Canceled: 10* ("Back in the Game," "Betrayal," "Black Box," "Killer Women," "Lucky 7," "Mind Games," "Mixology," "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland," "Super Fun Night," "Trophy Wife")
Ordered as a miniseries but canceled anyway: "The Assets"
Failure rate: 78.6 percent. If we (charitably) remove "The Assets" from the equation, since it was likely going to be a one-and-done story anyway, it's 76.9 percent.
CBS: 8 new shows
Renewed: 2 ("The Millers," "Mom")
Canceled: 6 ("Bad Teacher," "The Crazy Ones," "Friends With Better Lives," "Hostages," "Intelligence," "We Are Men")
Failure rate: 75 percent
FOX: 8 new shows
Renewed: 2 ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Sleepy Hollow")
Canceled: 5 ("Almost Human," "Dads," "Enlisted," "Rake," "Surviving Jack")
Ordered to series but never aired: "Us and Them"
Failure rate: 75 percent
NBC: 11 new shows
Renewed: 3 ("About a Boy," "The Blacklist," "Chicago PD")
Canceled: 8 ("Believe," "Crisis," "Dracula," "Growing Up Fisher," "Ironside," "The Michael J. Fox Show," "Sean Saves the World," "Welcome to the Family")
Failure rate: 72.7 percent
The CW: 5 new shows
Renewed: 3 ("The Originals," "Reign," "The 100")
Canceled: 2 ("Star-Crossed," "The Tomorrow People")
Failure rate: 40 percent
*An earlier version of this post had "The Neighbors" as a first-year show on ABC. It was a second-year show; other totals and percentages are adjusted accordingly.


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Probability and Random Processes
Probability and Random Processes
ISBN: 978-0-471-99828-0 July 2006 420 Pages
DescriptionA resource for probability AND random processes, with hundreds of worked examples and probability and Fourier transform tables
This survival guide in probability and random processes eliminates the need to pore through several resources to find a certain formula or table. It offers a compendium of most distribution functions used by communication engineers, queuing theory specialists, signal processing engineers, biomedical engineers, physicists, and students.
Key topics covered include:
* Random variables and most of their frequently used discrete and continuous probability distribution functions
* Moments, transformations, and convergences of random variables
* Characteristic, generating, and moment-generating functions
* Computer generation of random variates
* Estimation theory and the associated orthogonality principle
* Linear vector spaces and matrix theory with vector and matrix differentiation concepts
* Vector random variables
* Random processes and stationarity concepts
* Extensive classification of random processes
* Random processes through linear systems and the associated Wiener and Kalman filters
* Application of probability in single photon emission tomography (SPECT)
More than 400 figures drawn to scale assist readers in understanding and applying theory. Many of these figures accompany the more than 300 examples given to help readers visualize how to solve the problem at hand. In many instances, worked examples are solved with more than one approach to illustrate how different probability methodologies can work for the same problem.
Several probability tables with accuracy up to nine decimal places are provided in the appendices for quick reference. A special feature is the graphical presentation of the commonly occurring Fourier transforms, where both time and frequency functions are drawn to scale.
This book is of particular value to undergraduate and graduate students in electrical, computer, and civil engineering, as well as students in physics and applied mathematics. Engineers, computer scientists, biostatisticians, and researchers in communications will also benefit from having a single resource to address most issues in probability and random processes.
Chapter 1: Sets, Fields, and Events.
1.1 Set Definitions.
1.2 Set Operations.
1.3 Set Algebras, Fields, and Events.
Chapter 2: Probability Space and Axioms.
2.1 Probability Space.
2.2 Conditional Probability.
2.3 Independence.
2.4 Total Probability and Bayes' Theorem.
Chapter 3: Basic Combinatorics.
3.1 Basic Counting Principles.
3.2 Permutations.
3.3 Combinations.
Chapter 4: Discrete Distributions.
4.1 Bernoulli Trials.
4.2 Binomial Distribution.
4.3 Multinomial Distribution.
4.4 Geometric Distribution.
4.5 Negative Binomial Distribution.
4.6 Hypergeometric Distribution.
4.7 Poisson Distribution.
4.8 Logarithmic Distribution.
4.9 Summary of Discrete Distributions.
Chapter 5: Random Variables.
5.1 Definition of Random Variables.
5.2 Determination of Distribution and Density Functions.
5.3 Properties of Distribution and Density Functions.
5.4 Distribution Functions from Density Functions.
Chapter 6: Continuous Random Variables and Basic Distributions.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Uniform Distribution.
6.3 Exponential Distribution.
6.4 Normal or Gaussian Distribution.
Chapter 7: Other Continuous Distributions.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Triangular Distribution.
7.3 Laplace Distribution.
7.4 Erlang Distribution.
7.5 Gamma Distribution.
7.6 Weibull Distribution.
7.7 Chi-Square Distribution.
7.8 Chi and Other Allied Distributions.
7.9 Student-t Density.
7.10 Snedecor F Distribution.
7.11 Lognormal Distribution.
7.12 Beta Distribution.
7.13 Cauchy Distribution.
7.14 Pareto Distribution.
7.15 Gibbs Distribution.
7.16 Mixed Distributions.
7.17 Summary of Distributions of Continuous Random Variables.
Chapter 8: Conditional Densities and Distributions.
8.1 Conditional Distribution and Density for P(A) = 0.
8.2 Conditional Distribution and Density for P(A) ≠ 0.
8.3 Total Probability and Bayes' Theorem for Densities.
Chapter 9: Joint Densities and Distributions.
9.1 Joint Discrete Distribution Functions.
9.2 Joint Continuous Distribution Functions
9.3 Bivariate Gaussian Distributions.
Chapter 10: Moments and Conditional Moments.
10.1 Expectations.
10.2 Variance.
10.3 Means and Variances of Some Distributions.
10.4 Higher-Order Moments.
10.5 Bivariate Gaussian.
Chapter 11: Characteristic Functions and Generating Functions.
11.1 Characteristic Functions.
11.2 Examples of Characteristic Functions.
11.3 Generating Functions.
11.4 Examples of Generating Functions.
11.5 Moment Generating Functions.
11.6 Cumulant Generating Functions.
11.7 Table of Means and Variances.
Chapter 12: Functions of a Single Random Variable.
12.1 Random Variable g(X).
12.2 Distribution of Y = g(X ).
12.3 Direct Determination of Density fY (y) from fX(x).
12.4 Inverse Problem: Finding g(x) Given fX(x) and fY (y).
12.5 Moments of a Function of a Random Variable.
Chapter 13: Functions of Multiple Random Variables.
13.1 Function of Two Random Variables, Z = g(X,Y ).
13.2 Two Functions of Two Random Variables, Z = g(X,Y ), W = h(X,Y ).
13.3 Direct Determination of Joint Density fZW(z,w ) from fXY(x,y).
13.4 Solving Z = g(X,Y ) Using an Auxiliary Random Variable.
13.5 Multiple Functions of Random Variables.
Chapter 14: Inequalities, Convergences, and Limit Theorems.
14.1 Degenerate Random Variables.
14.2 Chebyshev and Allied Inequalities.
14.3 Markov Inequality.
14.4 Chernoff Bound.
14.5 Cauchy–Schwartz Inequality.
14.6 Jensen's Inequality.
14.7 Convergence Concepts.
14.8 Limit Theorems.
Chapter 15: Computer Methods for Generating Random Variates.
15.1 Uniform-Distribution Random Variates.
15.2 Histograms.
15.3 Inverse Transformation Techniques.
15.4 Convolution Techniques.
15.5 Acceptance–Rejection Techniques.
Chapter 16: Elements of Matrix Algebra.
16.1 Basic Theory of Matrices.
16.2 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of Matrices.
16.3 Vectors and Matrix Differentiations.
16.4 Block Matrices.
Chapter 17: Random Vectors and Mean-Square Estimation.
17.1 Distributions and Densities.
17.2 Moments of Random Vectors.
17.3 Vector Gaussian Random Variables.
17.4 Diagonalization of Covariance Matrices.
17.5 Simultaneous Diagonalization of Covariance Matrices.
17.6 Linear Estimation of Vector Variables.
Chapter 18: Estimation Theory.
18.1 Criteria of Estimators.
18.2 Estimation of Random Variables.
18.3 Estimation of Parameters (Point Estimation).
18.4 Interval Estimation (Confidence Intervals).
18.5 Hypothesis Testing (Binary).
18.6 Bayesian Estimation.
Chapter 19: Random Processes.
19.1 Basic Definitions.
19.2 Stationary Random Processes.
19.3 Ergodic Processes.
19.4 Estimation of Parameters of Random Processes.
19.5 Power Spectral Density.
Chapter 20: Classification of Random Processes.
20.1 Specifications of Random Processes.
20.2 Poisson Process.
20.3 Binomial Process.
20.4 Independent Increment Process.
20.5 Random-Walk Process.
20.6 Gaussian Process.
20.7 Wiener Process (Brownian Motion).
20.8 Markov Process.
20.9 Markov Chain.
20.10 Martingale Process.
20.11 Periodic Random Process.
20.12 Aperiodic Random Process (Karhunen–Loeve Expansion).
Chapter 21: Random Processes and Linear Systems.
21.1 Review of Linear Systems.
21.2 Random Processes through Linear Systems.
21.3 Linear Filters.
21.4 Bandpass Stationary Random Processes.
Chapter 22: Weiner and Kalman Filters.
22.1 Review of Orthogonality Principle.
22.2 Wiener Filtering.
22.3 Discrete Kalman Filter.
22.4 Continuous Kalman Filter.
Chapter 23: Probabilistic Methods in Transmission Tomography.
23.1 Introduction.
23.2 Stochastic Model.
23.3 Stochastic Estimation Algorithm.
23.4 Prior Distribution P(M).
23.5 Computer Simulation.
23.6 Results and Conclusions.
23.7 Discussion of Results.
23.8 References for Chapter 23.
A: A Fourier Transform Tables.
B: Cumulative Gaussian Tables.
C: Inverse Cumulative Gaussian Tables.
D: Inverse Chi-Square Tables.
E: Inverse Student-t Tables.
F: Cumulative Poisson Distribution.
G: Cumulative Binomial Distribution.
""A very readable and pleasant book for students and researchers alike."" (CHOICE, January 2007)
""This book is of particular value to students and professionals in electrical, computer, and civil engineering, physics, communications, biostatic[s]…and applied mathematics."" (PTC Express, March 2007)
""…an exceptional reference…"" (Computing Reviews.com, February 1, 2007)
""This book is recommended to libraries and all who are interested in statistics, especially engineers and econometrics."" (Chemistry World, August 2007)
""…a single resource to address most issues in probability and random processes."" (Zentralblatt MATH, 1105, 85)


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European officials are outlining a rescue plan that may include deeper investor losses on Greek bonds, higher bank capital levels and increased firepower for bailouts and the International Monetary Fund.
The plan's elements emerged as finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 began talks in Paris, seeking ways to end Europe's two-year sovereign debt crisis. Underscoring the need for action, Standard & Poor's yesterday cut Spain's credit rating for the third time in three years and new data showed the eight largest U.S. money-market funds almost halved their lending to French banks last month.
"The sense of urgency is here," Eric Chaney, chief economist for AXA SA, Europe's second-largest insurer, said in a Bloomberg Television interview with Maryam Nemazee in Paris today. "There will be a lot of pressure on Europeans to find a solution."
European leaders may complete the plan at an Oct. 23 summit to present to a gathering of G-20 chiefs Nov. 3-4. The aim is to craft what the French and German governments call a "durable" fix to the turmoil that has propelled Greece to the edge of default and is rattling global markets. Europe's Stoxx 600 headed for a third week of gains amid optimism policy makers will contain woes.
Investor Losses
Three months after banks and insurers agreed to a voluntary loss of about 21 percent on their Greek debt, they are being pushed to accept a larger so-called haircut as Greece's economy deteriorates. German banks are preparing for losses of as much as 60 percent, said three people with knowledge of the matter.
"A Greek debt writedown, even if it takes place, should only be ventured after careful and conscientious preparation in order to prevent anything worse from happening and to pave the way for structural reforms," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech in Karlsruhe, southwest Germany, today.
In Greece, a wave of strikes and walkouts protesting budget cuts sparked criticism from Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos today. "The picture we have seen over recent days is one of lawlessness," he told lawmakers. "Some believe that occupations, strikes, blackmail, pressure can lead to the satisfaction of vested interests to the detriment of the national interest."
Bank Capital
Concerned that banks lack the capital to absorb a shock in sovereign debt, European authorities are working on a plan that may force financial institutions to raise at least 100 billion euros ($138 billion) in additional capital, according to analysts' estimates. That money would come either from existing investors — who are signaling they may resist providing it — or state funding that may come with strings attached.
The European Banking Authority intends to complete an assessment of the region's capital needs before a meeting of European Union finance ministers to precede the summit, said Jonathan Todd, a spokesman for the European Commission.
Banks may be required to maintain a 9 percent capital buffer to absorb sovereign risks, up from the 5 percent core capital level used in July's stress tests, a person with knowledge of discussions at the authority, the EU's top banking regulator said this week.
French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said on Europe 1 radio today that 9 percent may be a "good" level.
Stocks Gain
The 46-member Bloomberg Europe 500 Banks and Financial Services Index has dropped just under a third this year, paced by Dexia SA, the Franco-Belgian lender that's being broken up. Today, the Stoxx 600 and the gauge of banks added 1 percent.
In one boost for Europe's crisis-fighting abilities, Slovakian lawmakers yesterday approved a revamping of the region's rescue fund, completing ratification across the 17 euro countries.
The European Financial Stability Facility will now have a war chest of 440 billion euros, be allowed to buy the debt of stressed euro-area nations, aid troubled banks and offer credit line to governments. Its original role was to sell bonds to finance rescue loans.
Its new spending power may still not be enough to contain the crisis with Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc economists saying a 2 trillion-euro capacity is required to persuade investors that Spain and Italy are safe. With taxpayers chafing at providing even more cash and AAA-rated governments worried about their own standing, policy makers are now looking to leverage the fund, perhaps by insuring a portion of new bonds issued by debt-ridden nations.
French Spreads
French 10-year government bonds fell today, increasing the extra yield investors demand to hold the securities instead of German bunds to as much as 91.3 basis points. That's the most since the euro started in 1999.
European officials are working out how to scale up the financial clout without requiring another round of parliamentary approvals or tapping the European Central Bank's balance sheet. That may involve providing a partial guarantee to new bond sales, a step endorsed by the ECB.
There may also be a consensus in the euro area to set up the permanent rescue fund, the 500 billion-euro European Stability Mechanism, by mid-2012, a year earlier than planned.
"The resources available in the IMF and the EFSF are not adequate," South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in Paris. He said emerging market powers have indicated a readiness to offer more support for international institutions.
Help Considered
Countries from China to Brazil are considering increasing IMF lending resources to help stem Europe's woes, G-20 and IMF officials said. Talks are still in the preliminary stages as potential contributors wait to see what fixes Europe delivers first. Managing Director Christine Lagarde said last month that her current $390 billion cashpile may not be large enough to meet all loan requests should the global economy worsen.
"Emerging markets, in particular China, may feel the pressure at this point to make some gestures to help the West," said Dariusz Kowalczyk, a Hong Kong-based strategist at Credit Agricole CIB. "They do not want to invest too much given that the West's problems are of its own making, and if they help, they want to do so in a way that brings them benefits and recognition."
The G-20 meetings in Paris conclude tomorrow with a press conference scheduled for 4:15 p.m.. Ministers meet for dinner tonight at about 7 p.m.
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Amos Brumble needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 172 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
Brumble Bikes-" Saving the world one bike at a time."
I have worked in the bicycle retail industry for 20 years and have owned my own business for the last 6 years. My background includes extensive time training to be the best cyclist I was able to be,including time spent in Belgium learning the ropes to race at the highest level that I was able to. I still actively race at a local level and a large part of my business is coaching riders to perform at their best.
I want my business to be successful but at the time to not grow beyond the ability to service my customers individual needs. Over time the business needs to attract like minded customers and employees with similar passion and skills to myself who I can nurture to change how cycling is perceived locally. To go from a kids toy to a vehicle that expresses joy and freedom not found in other forms of activity.
Having customers how are price focused is not a objective that I have. My main focus is building long term relationships with my customers. Encouraging them to ride actively giving them any help needed to reach their goals and needs. This can include advice,quick service in a pinch,researching proper selection of products and providing non traditional bicycle shops services such as coaching.
Target market is men and women between the ages of 30-60 who are either active enthusiastic cyclists or would want to become one. Logo needs to appeal to a younger male market at the same time ages 12-18.
The common bond among all customers is that they enjoy cycling as their passion and hobby. They are not professional athletes but do aspire to either have very high fitness levels or skills compared to the regular population. They are driven to excel in many areas and cycling is one of them.
Older customers are goal oriented and value their time having to combine work,family and cycling. The younger customers value the social aspects of riding with friends-a sense of belonging,skill acquisition and some ego driven behavior. Many customers enjoy a "club" atmosphere-where they are the members. They all also want to feel like they are unique and special. A great logo can make them"belong".
-Logo picture should convey the feeling of riding,freedom,speed, competition.
-I have no colors that I favor so go for it!
- If the logo could be rendered in other colors in the future that would be a plus.
-Any type face should be clear if it is part of the logo. In the past when just my business name was used I used a script not some kind of block lettering.
-The main reason that I have used script in the past was that I did not want the business name to over ride another design. Basically I was letting the product or service speak for itself and relied on the user to promote the business this worked well.
- Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
-I need the design to be able to be reduced or enlarged as needed I think that means a vector format of some kind.
-Current website-www.brumblebikes.com lame but it is what I got for now. There is no logo or art work that I am that fond of just something to get the site going.
-A few sayings I have used in other ads
1. Saving the world one bike at a time. Conveys the individual attention I would like to give.
2. Helping you go further and faster. Fulfilling my customers needs.
-Logos I like
1. http://assos.com/en/55/default.aspx simple
2. http://castelli-cycling.com/it/home/ simple
- logo I don't like
1. http://www.louisgarneau.com/ca-en/?remember_me=0 What is it?
2. I am not looking for the initials to be the main part of the logo.
3. I don't want bike parts in the logo unless it is really unique but this is way over done in my opinion.
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Consumer Reports thinks that, for the time being, you're better off sticking with Windows 7 and waiting on Windows 8. The consumer ratings publication provides pros and (mostly) cons of Windows operating systems, and ultimately comes to the conclusion that updating to Windows 8 is not worth the upgrade at its current state. Windows 8 has received mostly lackluster reviews from technology internet sites. Most of them being flummoxed as to what went into the decision-making at Microsoft. Still, according to Microsoft, Windows 8 is selling faster than when Windows 7 launched; but there's a question as to where these numbers came from. Here's an excerpt:
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Pam Anderson Shares Her Plan for Meatless Meals
Try these recipes from her new cookbook
I love crisp, smoky bacon, perfectly roasted chicken, plump briny shrimp and scallops, but a few years ago on vacation with my husband, daughters and son-in-law, I realized I needed to make a change. As we sat around the dinner table picking at the last of the sausage, chicken and seafood from our paella our conversation drifted to factory-farmed animals.
Nathaniel Welch
Like it or not, the way we eat — that is the way our meat, poultry and seafood is produced and transported in order to be sold at prices we'll tolerate — is not sustainable.
After that conversation I realized I needed to make the change I had avoided for years. Although I wasn't ready to become a vegetarian — doubt I ever will — I knew I needed to cut back on my meat, poultry and seafood consumption. That night my husband and I decided to eat meatless two days a week so we could afford better-raised meat. And that's the way it's been the last two years. Less meat, better meat.
Sounds good, right? I came home from vacation fired up to eat meatless two days a week, but after a few weeks of pizza, pasta and hummus I realized I didn't really know how to cook as agilely without a big hunk of meat anchoring the plate.
I found myself exactly where I was in the early 1990's when I'd come home from work, open the fridge and stare in despair as I struggled to get dinner on the table quickly for my husband and two young daughters.
It wasn't that I didn't know how to cook. I had learned from my mother and grandmother, who had a set of techniques and formulas they had internalized. On any given day they'd match the ingredients they had to the formulas they knew, and that's how dinner got on the table. But there were two big differences between them and me: I had less time to cook and more ingredients to choose from. Like them I needed a set of techniques, but ones that would work for my limited time and vast array of ingredients.
Published in 2000, How To Cook Without a Book was my solution to the weeknight dinner dilemma. Internalize a few techniques and formulas and you can, indeed, cook confidently without a recipe.
But here I was again, needing to find a new way to cook confidently and effortlessly. It was time to head back to the kitchen and figure out the formulas that would work for the meatless lifestyle. And that's exactly what I did. My latest book — Cook without a Book Meatless Meals, out just last week — offers techniques that'll help you eat simply and sumptuously year round.
Take oatmeal, for example. Many of us dutifully eat this heart-healthy hot cereal several times a week. By using soymilk, dried fruit (or banana or pumpkin puree) and a little spice, however, you can change the flavorings daily, plus get lightly sweet, highly flavored hot cereal that doesn't require extra sugar.
The same is true for my Roasted Vegetable Galettes. This incredibly simple supper can be made with whatever seasonal vegetables you have around. This week I offer a fall version with butternut squash and cabbage. Come spring I'll be making it with asparagus and carrots and potatoes. And this summer it'll be tomatoes and eggplant and zucchini.
But the book has more than formulas. There are also meatless versions of our favorite soups, salads and sandwiches. When developing these recipes I found that if all the familiar components were in place, no one missed the meat. Take my meatless Reubens, for example. With the familiar Russian dressing, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut, a crisp hash brown patty plays meat. No one yet has asked, "Where's the corned beef?"
When it comes time to make dinner every night isn't it nice to know that if you've got a few ingredients in your pantry and fridge and you've got few formulas in your head, that you can get dinner on the table effortlessly. With Cook Without a Book: Meatless Meals, that's how simple it can be.
Quentin Bacon
"Fig Newton" Oatmeal
Serves 4
This recipe easily halves to serve 2.
3 1/2 cups vanilla soymilk
2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
Pinch salt
2/3 cup coarsely chopped dried figs
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped
Bring milk, oatmeal, salt, figs and cloves to simmer in a large saucepan or 5- to 6- quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, to desired thickness, about 5 minutes. Serve, sprinkling each portion with toasted pecans.
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Potato Reuben Sandwiches
Makes 4 large sandwiches, serving 4 to 8
1/2 cup light or regular mayonnaise
2 tablespoons prepared cocktail sauce
1/4 medium red onion, grated
3 tablespoons olive oil
6 store bought hash brown patties
4 (6-inch) Portuguese or submarine sandwich rolls, split
6 thin slices (4 1/2 ounces) Swiss cheese
1 pound sauerkraut, drained
Mix mayonnaise, cocktail sauce and onion in a small bowl; set aside.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add hash brown patties; cook, partially covered and turning once, until hot, crisp and golden brown, about 10 minutes total. Turn skillet to low while assembling sandwiches.
Spread each side of each roll with sauce, arrange 1 1/2 cheese slices on roll bottoms, followed by a portion of sauerkraut and then 1 1/2 hash brown patties. Cap with roll tops.
Increase skillet heat to medium and cook, covering sandwiches with a plate with a 2-pound weight (a 1-quart carton of broth works well). Cook, turning once, until cheese melts and sandwiches are crisp, 8 to 10 minutes total. Halve and serve.
Roasted Squash and Vegetable Galette
Serves 6
3 cups cabbage quartered, cored and sliced 1/2-inch thick
3 cups butternut squash peeled, seeded and sliced 1/2-inch thick
1 large red or yellow onion, halved and sliced 1/2-inch thick
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Salt and ground black pepper
1 9-inch piecrust from a 14.1-ounce refrigerated box
4 ounces crumbled fresh goat cheese or light cream cheese
1 heaping cup grated Gruyere cheese
Place cabbage, squash and onions on a large rimmed baking sheet. Toss with olive oil, thyme, and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Adjust oven racks to lowest and middle positions, set vegetables on bottom rack in cold oven; set to 425 degrees and roast, stirring once, until just cooked and starting to color, 15 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, roll pie dough to a 14-inch circle and set on a large cookie sheet. Mix goat or cream cheese and 3/4 of the gruyere in a large bowl. Add hot vegetables to cheese mixture; toss to thoroughly mix. Adjust seasonings. Spread mixture over pastry, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold pastry border over vegetables and sprinkle with remaining grated cheese. Bake on middle rack until bubbly and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes, slice and serve.
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Paul222025 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 63 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Kitty Kat Cakes
Katarina or "Kat" for short is my wife and I would like to help her establish her Cupcake business. She also does other cakes and decorative gifts that she loves to make as client gifts. For example, various cupcake batches in a variety of gourmet flavours, edible arrangements, diaper cakes (as gifts for baby showers) etc...
I would like to have a design that is as catchy as is the name Kitty Kat Cakes! Cats are ok and so are cupcakes...
Some ideas for the logo would be a cat or cute kitten licking her lips with a bite out of a cupcake but we are open to other concepts and ideas.
Competitive designs include.
CAREFUL WITH THE DESIGN - As "KITTY KAT CAKES" needs to be more about the cakes for human consumption and not give the idea that it's for pets.
The cat is an idea to integrate into the concept of the brand but the BRAND must be primarily about CAKES or CUPCAKES and the CAT is to accent the Kitty Kat Brand so the CAT can eventually be an icon for other parts of the Business which could eventually lead to "Kitty Kat Cookies" or "Kitty Kat Bakery" or other "Kitty Kat" Products.
The kitty must be cute... (idea was that the kitty took a bite out of the cupcake and was licking her lips or her paws clean)
-Be creative and tasteful
-Must entice
-Target.... those with sweet tooth
- Shape of logo can be integrated into business card design (cupcake or Kitty)
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Named after the Roman goddess of love, Aphrodite, Venus is the second planet as measured from the Sun and Earth's nearest neighbour. As Venus is closer to the Sun than the Earth, it always appears in approximately the same direction from Earth as the Sun, so on Earth it can usually only be seen a few hours before sunrise or a few hours after sunset.
When at its brightest though, Venus can be seen during the daytime, making it the only heavenly body that can be seen both day and night besides the Moon. It is sometimes referred to as the 'Morning Star' or the 'Evening Star', and when it is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest star-like object in the sky. When orbitary conditions are right, Venus can get closer to Earth than any other planet - little more than 100 times the Moon's average distance.
Venus has a slow retrograde rotation, meaning it rotates from east to west, instead of west to east as most of the other major planets do. This retrograde rotation is thought to have developed as a consequence of tidal forces, friction and the solar heating of Venus's thick atmosphere. If the Sun could be seen from Venus's surface, it would appear to rise in the west and set in the east in a cycle of 116.75 Earth days and a Venusian year would last 1.92 Venusian 'days'.
In addition to this unusual retrograde rotation, the periods of Venus's rotation and of its orbit are synchronised in such a way that it always presents the same face toward Earth when the two planets are at their closest approach. This may simply be a coincidence, but there is some speculation that this may be the result of tidal locking, with tidal forces affecting Venus's rotation whenever the planets get close enough together.
Venus has an atmosphere consisting mainly of carbon dioxide and a small amount of nitrogen, with a pressure at the surface about 90 times that of Earth (a pressure equivalent to a depth of 1 kilometre under Earth's oceans).
Its atmosphere is also roughly 90 times more massive than ours. This cardon dioxide-rich atmosphere results in a strong greenhouse effect that raises the surface temperature more than 400°C above what it would be otherwise, causing temperatures at the surface to reach extremes as great as 500°C in low elevation regions near the planet's equator. This makes Venus's surface hotter than Mercury's, even though Venus is nearly twice as distant from the Sun.
Owing to the thermal inertia and convection of its dense atmosphere, the temperature does not vary significantly between the night and day sides of Venus despite its extremely slow rotation - at its equator, Venus' surface rotates at a mere 6.5 kilometres per hour. Upper atmosphere winds circling the planet help distribute the heat to other areas on the surface.
The solar irradiance is so much lower at the surface of Venus because the planet's thick cloud cover reflects the majority of the sunlight back into space. This prevents most of the sunlight from heating the surface. Thus, despite being closer to the Sun than Earth, the surface of Venus is not as well heated and even less well lit by the Sun. In the absence of any greenhouse effect, the temperature at the surface of Venus would be quite similar to Earth.
Venus has two major continent-like highlands on its surface, rising over vast plains. The northern highland is named Ishtar Terra and has Venus's highest mountains, named the Maxwell Montes (roughly as tall as Mount Everest) which surround the plateau Lakshmi Planum. Ishtar Terra is about the size of Australia.
In the southern hemisphere is the larger Aphrodite Terra, about the size of South America. Between these highlands are a number of broad depressions, including Atalanta Planitia, Guinevere Planitia, and Lavinia Planitia. With the exception of Maxwell Montes, all surface features on Venus are named after real or mythological females.
Nearly 90% of Venus's surface appears to consist of recently (in the geological sense) solidified basaltic lava, with very few meteorite craters. The oldest features present on Venus seem to be only around 800 million years old, with most of the terrain being considerably younger (though still not less than several hundred million years for the most part). This suggests that Venus underwent a major resurfacing event in the not too distant geological past.
The interior of Venus is probably similar to that of Earth: an iron core about 3000 km in radius, with a molten rocky mantle making up the majority of the planet. It is theorised that Venus does not have mobile plate tectonics as Earth does, but instead undergoes massive volcanic upwellings at regular intervals that inundate its surface with fresh lava. Other recent findings suggest that Venus is still volcanically active in isolated geological hotspots. The Venus Express mission may answer some of these questions.
It is thought that Venus originally had as much water as Earth, but that water vapour in the upper atmosphere was split into hydrogen and oxygen due to solar wind. Therefore, the hydrogen escaped into space because of its low molecular mass; the ratio of hydrogen to deuterium (a heavier isotope of hydrogen which doesn't escape as quickly) in Venus's atmosphere seems to support this theory. Molecular oxygen is thought to have combined with atoms in the crust (large amounts of oxygen, however, remain in the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide). Because of dryness, Venus's rocks are much harder than Earth's, which leads to steeper mountains, cliffs and other features.
Venus was once thought to possess a moon, named Neith after the chief goddess of Sais, Egypt (whose veil no mortal raised), first observed by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1672. German astronomers called the moon Kleinchen ('tiny'), and sporadic sightings by astronomers continued until 1892. These sightings have since been discredited, and are thought to have been either spurious internal reflections, mostly faint stars that happened to be in the right place at the right time, or maybe even asteroids passing by the planet. Venus is now known to be moonless.


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Team Cal Poly Solar is working to significantly reduce the cost and construction time on their solar concentrator for cooking.
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Professor Dale Dolan's students from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Electrical Engineering department testing the placement of their Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Panel for Pool Heating.
Students from the University of Maryland working hard to make a residential air condition unit more efficient.
Team Ohio State's vapor compression hybrid air/water conditioning system for residential housing.
Professor Bryan Rasmussen and members of his team from Texas A&M University Mechanical Engineering Department begin their discussions on the design of advanced controls for their commercial refrigeration system.


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BlueClaws Bounce Back
The Lakewood BlueClaws got back to their winning ways Thursday at L.P. Frans Stadium. Lakewood defeated the Hickory Crawdads 7-3 in the second game of the Crawdads' final homestand of the 2010 season.
The win gives Lakewood a 3-1/2 game lead over Hickory in the race for the second-half pennant. The loss also drops Hickory to third place in the standings, a game behind Greensboro.
Lakewood started hot Thursday with three runs in the top of the first inning. Hickory responded with two runs in the bottom of the first, including a leadoff solo home run by Travis Adair.
Lakewood's Anthony Hewitt led off the fourth inning with a solo home run for a 5-2 lead. The BlueClaws sealed the win with two runs in the top of the ninth inning.
Hickory's Jake Brigham took the loss and dropped to 4-5. He pitched five innings with five strikeouts.
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Higher education is an important next step for many high school students in South Carolina.
Everyone knows the greater Bluffton area has grown over the past decade. With that growth has come increased enrollment at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. But what hasn't gone up is the amount of state funding USCB receives.
As reported in Sunday's Bluffton Today, the university's $940 per student appropriation from Columbia is the lowest of its sector of teaching-focused, four-year schools, placing it $1,547 below the average. This is despite growth in enrollment since USCB started granting bachelor's degrees in 2004.
Education is an important foundation for our community and we are glad members of the local General Assembly delegation plan to lobby for funding for USCB. It certainly is the right thing to do.
Providing a quality education at a reasonable price in today's economy is also important and for this reason we don't see raising tuition at USCB as a good solution.
USCB has worked hard the past several years to grow its enrollment and give educational opportunities to students who want to stay in state and also stay closer to home. Some students have been able to earn degrees at USCB instead of attending the school for two years and then transferring to Columbia.
USCB is working with our local delegation and some university system lobbyists to score a $2.2 million boost in funding that would bring the school's per-student appropriation better in line with other schools and closer to the average. It's about time. We're sorry USCB has to lobby and the funds were not directed to the school without a campaign. But we are happy to join in the lobbying effort because it is the right thing to do.
Since 2004, USCB's full-time enrollment has jumped to 1,547. In 2011, there were 1,484 in-state students.
There are about 389 employees at USCB and last year's budget was about $24 million.
Bluffton Today was told the funding issues stem from a state model that hasn't accounted for enrollment growth. Couple that with across-the-board cuts to higher education in recent years and program cuts and that's how we got to this trying situation.
As a comparison, University of South Carolina Sumter received about $3,000 per full-time student and has an in-state enrollment of about 1,000 students.
The funding disparities are apparent to most lawmakers and there is a push to tackle them during the next session. This is certainly good news for those in the Lowcountry and especially those who have ties to USCB.
We agree with Rep. Bill Bowers of House District 122 and also a visiting associate professor of accounting at USCB when he proclaims USCB is "funded as if it's a small two-year school but instead it's the flagship institution of the Lowcountry offering baccalaureate degrees, with a mission that must be recognized by the General Assembly."
We also salute Rep. Bill Herbkersman's position on the issue when he said in Sunday's paper: "We're not trying to leverage our position or something to get something no one else has. We're simply looking for fairness."
All any of us want is parity and an opportunity to put USCB on the same level as other schools in the state. It's time to give the school the respect and funding that it has earned and deserves.


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Blood slowly seeped from the long cuts in the otherwise flawless ivory skin, the crimson liquid running and pooling around the small figure lying nude on the hard stone floor. Long, slightly matted, ebony hair fell over the tear stained face of the figure as they pushed themselves back to their feet. They wobbled slightly upon standing but did not fall.
A large figure stepped from the shadows and looked the small but determined figure over. "Give up girl, you won't last the night if you continue to fight this." The figures voice was deep, mesmerizing, and chill inducing.
The girl tucked her hair behind her ears and fixed the man with a piercing blue eyed glare of hatred. She spat at his feet and smiled defiantly. She never said a word, but the tilt of her chin and look in her eyes said all that needed said. 'I'll die before I give in.'
His whip unfurled and the three, bladed tails whistled through the air. She barely had time to turn her back to him before the blades tore into her tender flesh. Never once did she cry out in pain, her strength far more impressive than he had thought.
Suddenly she heard the whip land on the floor with a muted thud. 'thank god' she thought to herself. She wasn't sure how much longer she would have been able to bite back the pained screams that she ached to let free.
He yanked her up by her matted hair and looked deep into her blue eyes. He smiled, his own steel grey eyes were filled with an unrelenting cruelty. "If whipping you won't work then we shall try something else."
He dragged her out of the room and down the hall to a room that glowed red from the large fire in an ornate fire place. He grabbed a long claw-like object and removed his ring. He grasped the ring with the claw and held it in the fire.
The ring glowed white hot and he pulled it from the fire. A cruel smile graced his lips and he threw her to the ground. She landed on her stomach and he pressed the hot metal ring against the smooth skin of her ass.
He eyes popped wide open and a blood curdling scream tore itself from her lips. More tears rose and spilled from her eyes, never in all her life had she felt such excruciating pain, and yet...some foreign part of her began to awaken.
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This is an online game associated with activities during Solar Week, a twice-yearly event in March and October during which classrooms are able to interact with scientists studying the Sun. Outside of Solar Week, information, activities, and... (View More) resources are archived and available online at any time. Learners view images of celebrities in various stages of pixellation to try to guess who the celebrity is by viewing images that are highly pixellated down to images that are more defined. This relates to astronomical image resolution and how the number of pixels defines the resolution of an image. This activity is scheduled to occur during Tuesday of Solar Week. (View Less)
In this lesson students investigate the effects of black carbon on arctic warming and are introduced to a mechanism of arctic warming that is not directly dependent on greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: black carbon deposition on Arctic snow and... (View More) ice. It can also be used to introduce the concept of albedo. Prerequisite knowledge: students understand the concepts of absorption and reflection of light energy. This lesson is designed to be used with either an Earth/environmental science or chemistry curriculum. It may also be used as an enrichment activity in physics or physical science during a unit on energy. Includes suggested modifications for students with special needs and low technology option. Requires advance preparation, including freezing ice samples overnight. (View Less)
Materials Cost: $10 - $20 per group of students