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School of Computing. Dublin City University.
Online coding site: Ancient Brain
coders JavaScript worlds
Global mating
means evolution proceeds more slowly
than with local mating.
The whole population must advance at the same pace.
Whereas with local mating, little groups can form and intensively explore some specialised avenue. If successful, they then come back and "invade" the rest of the population and wipe them out (either literally, or just by competition).
Some experiments raise and lower geographical barriers in an attempt to encourage periodic formation of species / subspecies.
Diversion - Speciation
In nature, 2 species can gradually separate from a common ancestral species. Indeed, nothing interesting would exist if this did not happen.
A "species" is defined as a group of creatures that can interbreed with each other and produce fertile offspring.
Speciation cannot happen if, as in most machine evolution experiments, fit individuals breed randomly with other fit individuals across the entire world population. Then the whole population progresses together. There has to be some concept of mating with what is nearby.
e.g. An island gets cut off from mainland. The woodpeckers on the island breed only with others on the island. Gradually their gene pool starts drifting in a different direction to those on the mainland. 5 million years later, sea level goes down and the island is joined again. But now the 2 woodpecker groups cannot breed with each other - 2 species.
The species problemTurns out to be very hard to define "species".
- The definition of being able to interbreed only works with sexual reproduction. How do you define species for life that uses asexual reproduction?
- Ring species - not all individuals can interbreed.
- The species problem - the problem of defining a species.
"Species" do not exist over timeThe concept of species also breaks down if you look at the population over time.
"Species" do not really exist as you travel back and forth through time. There is no such thing as the "start" of a species. Classifying extinct creatures into species runs the risk of distorting history. e.g. How do we know that what we call early H. sapiens could breed with us, if they were alive today? How do we know they couldn't breed with what we call late H. erectus?
- Chronospecies - Species that changes slowly over time so that the earlier members probably could not breed with the later members if they were ever brought together.
"Species" can only be defined relative to a particular point in time. As you travel back through the ancestors of living species, the definition of the species soon gets confused and has to be revised as you go along.
Anybody who talks about "the first humans" does not understand nature. There is no such thing as "the first humans".
- Common ancestors of all humans
- Mathematical models of human mating are possible if we assume random mating (unrealistic).
- For non-random mating, we really need Computer simulations.
if x then a
where x is a condition or state of the world,
and a is the action we will take in that state.
Many rules may fire.
Must resolve conflict and choose a rule to follow.
Conflict is resolved based largely on the "fitness" of the rule.
"Bucket brigade algorithm":
Further Reading - John Holland, "Escaping Brittleness",
in Michalski et al,
Machine Learning: an Artificial Intelligence approach, Vol.2, 1986,
Library 006.31.MIC.
See also Some discussion in my PhD thesis.
Can also view it as pattern matching:
if x then c
x -> c
where x is the multi-dimensional input pattern and c is the class it belongs to. Then we use a form of supervised learning, where the teacher is able to return what category x should have been classified in, and the strengths (increased/decreased) and population (strong rules reproduce, weak die) of the rules adjust in response to this feedback.
If x = (x1,..,xn), rules may be things like:
(1,7,3,5,5) -> 0 (1,1,8,5,5) -> 0 (1,7,9,3,5) -> 0 (2,3,5,5,5) -> 1
but lot more powerful if we can include wildcards, so rules are of the form:
(1,*,*,*,5) -> 0 (2,3,5,*,*) -> 1
Now generalisations can evolve.
Questions - Does the generalisation cover the whole space? Can a point belong to multiple classes?
Evolving not just bit strings or similar but actual program code.
Structure the program in a hierarchy. e.g. The expression ( x + (y*3) ):
+ / \ x * / \ y 3Conditional expression ( if x < y return 3 else return 4 ):
IFLTE / / \ \ x y 3 4Can see how can build up complex expressions. IFLTE is basically a function that controls its own interpretation of parameters below it. We can define our own functions.
For program flow of control, LISP lends itself to hierarchical structuring like this, and is the most common language used. ML would probably be good too (though I am not aware of any GP in ML). Other languages more difficult, but they too (Pascal, C, even C++) have been evolved.
Mutation - Pick a subtree. Replace with new random subtree.
Crossover - swap subtrees. Note that, unlike the case with GAs, the 2 trees crossed over can have different topologies to each other. (Crossover is at different point in each.) [Note: Must allow different topology to evolve, otherwise programs are very restricted.]
One of the features of Sims' work is that he used co-evolution. Many researchers have found that if the survival problem is too hard at the start, evolution cannot work. Everything has fitness zero and so, if we pick the best to reproduce, we are just picking random individuals. What reproduces is random, and remains random. Nothing evolves.
Even at the start, we need to be able to distinguish the absolute worst from the best of the worst. But if we make survival too easy, then, as the creatures get more competent, they all rapidly attain maximum fitness and we have the same problem of distinguishing them.
One solution is that survival should be easier at the start, and get harder as the creatures get more competent. How can we ensure that the fitness function changes slowly like this? By tying it to the evolution of other creatures. As the other creatures around it improve, the survival problem gets harder, and the creature's population is subject to constant evolutionary pressure.
This has also been found in machine learning for games. If the (initially-random) machine plays a human, it simply loses massively and learns little or nothing. All moves (or all individuals) have fitness zero and are indistinguishable. If it plays itself, however (or rather, another member of the population close to itself), then the least-useless one will win, and slowly, gradually, the learning gets off the ground.
"Artificial Life" has different meanings, depending on who you talk to, just like "Artificial Intelligence".
"Artificial Intelligence" should mean the field of autonomous machines - machine search, learning, evolution, and all forms of self-modification. But what it has come to mean is often "machines doing what would be seen in a human as intelligent", i.e. a more narrow focus on the rare and occasional symbolic, logical and linguistic reasoning done by the sane, adult, literate H. sapiens.
If that is the meaning of AI, then there is obviously an enormous field not covered by that name, and so this is what "Artificial Life" should cover.
Yet if you go to Artificial Life conferences, you find the field
is almost entirely devoted to studying different types
of evolution.
See Battling with GA-Joe by Stephen Grand.
Currently the terminology seems to be:
The ALife approach to evolution is more radical than the GA one. ALife researchers tend not to have an explicit fitness function solving some problem, but rather set up an environment with some dynamics, and see what emerges. There has been some success in modelling economies, ecologies, and other complex systems this way.

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The roadways are back open after high winds caused significant visibility issues and several vehicle accidents along I-72 yesterday afternoon.
According to Storm Team 20 Meteorologist Thomas Patrick, wind speeds from the south reached up to 45 miles per hour yesterday afternoon, picking up ambient dust from farm fields throughout the area, creating dust storm-like conditions.
Spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Transportation Kelsea Gurski says IDOT first started hearing about visibility issues around 3 p.m., and that it progressively became worse between 3 and 4 o'clock. .
"We began hearing about dust that was affecting visibility on I-72 in early afternoon, probably around the three o'clock hour, and by the four o'clock area it became very apparent that there were several areas along 72, especially between Springfield and Jacksonville, that had several visibility issues because of the dust. East and West roads, especially I-72, very heavily effected because there was nothing to prevent the dust from hitting the highway," says Gurski.
While several parts of the state were affected by winds and storms, Gurski believes the portion of I-72 between Jacksonville and Decatur was among the most hazardous roadways.
"In the Springfield and Jacksonville area, I-72 was the most significantly affected. Basically from Jacksonville to Decatur we had a lot of wrecks that were reported in due to the dust and visibility issues, and we also know some areas along I-55 had some issues, particularly south of Bloomington," Gurski explains. .
There were a number of accidents along I-72 yesterday, with one being fatal. Illinois State Trooper Sean Ramsey says he is still looking over the exact number of crashes reported, and hopes to provide a ballpark range later today.
Gurski says I-72 lanes opened up back up late last night.


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Zico couldn't hide his happiness when they were talking about this specific girl group.
Recently, Zico guested at Radio Star where he revealed that there's a K-pop girl group that caught his attention recently.
Zico revealed that he's currently enjoying Blackpink songs'
Zico said that he really like Blackpink due to their versatility.
Blackpink's ability to rock a hip-hop song and smoothly give justice to a melodramatic song impresses him.
Zico also revealed that he want to do a collaboration with Blackpink.
Do you think YG Entertainment would allow this to happen despite the fact that iKON couldn't even go near Blackpink?
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Amla literally means "sour"; it is the Hindi word for a fruit tree (Emblica officinalis or Phyllanthus emblica) that grows throughout India and bears sour-tasting gooseberry-like fruits. Amla is also known by the Sanskrit name "Amalaki."
Boosts immunity.
Improves respiratory system.
Prevents cancer.
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Controls diabetes.
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Thirst Trap
Zachary Ryan
Published by: Kingston Publishing Company
Publication date: November 4th 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance
Tragedy comes in all forms, and you never know how you'll deal with it. Four friends have all dealt with their fair share of struggles. Dillion, an aspiring writer with writers block because of his brothers sudden death, Jesse the emotional stunted drink thanks to his boyfriend's suicide, Ivan the abused victim just looking for a place to call home, and Leo the stubborn romantic trying to get his friends to open up, while keeping his issues close to his chest.
With these four friends, they avoid all their elephants in the room like a death card agreement between Dillion and Jesse, Ivan completely hoping his abusive lover with change or even Leo focusing on his friends problems instead of his own. Can these four friends learn to embrace and accept their own tragedy or will they be stuck in the past?
Thirst Trap is a humorous coming of age novel dealing with sexuality, tragedy, substance abuse, and the most beautiful insane friendships.
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Zachary Ryan grew up in a black-and-white box in Maryland, before moving to Chicago to start a new life. There, he found that he was accepted for his misfit status–and learned that it's perfectly normal to spend your twenties feeling lost and confused.
After a disastrous sexual encounter, Ryan stumbled on a group of true friends, or "soul cluster," that he connected with. Through his writing, he hopes to help other broken souls out there find comfort amid the chaos.
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I admit that at first I wasn't sure where this whole book was going to go. The characters felt like they were falling flat before my eyes. It wasn't until halfway through the book that I felt the strength of these characters. I could feel that Zachary Ryan really cared about these characters and the story they were telling.
There are trigger warnings in this book. There are is a domestic abuse story line and also a story line that deals with suicide. So if these are sensitive topics for you, please do not read this book.
Ivan's storyline felt very raw to me. The abuse made me so angry and I wanted to keep him from his situation. It was at times hard to read but I think that anything that deals with a topic such as this will be hard. It was done in a way that was informative but also allows you to see and feel what can happen in these sorts of relationships.
Dillion's story felt a bit awkward at first but as Ryan dug into the real issues it got better. I also have to say that Dean is an absolute cutie and I love him.
Leo and Will gave us a taste of what it is to be married to your best friend young. There are times when we grow and change that it can be hard to manage something like a marriage. There were times when I really didn't know what was going to happen, what was going to be the final product. I can't say that I'm disappointed. It just took a bit, at times, too much bitching and moaning.
Jesse was the drunk of drunks, but I will say that his story was very dramatic for my taste, but it also brought to light a very serious subject. Do I agree with everything he did? No, but I think that his story fell into place with the others and all the character's friendship and love for each other was portrayed well.
This book was well done and I would suggest it to some, but I don't think that it's for all readers. Also, I would definitely drink this one with more than a glass of wine.


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Case: Chambers v. United States
Date: Monday Nov. 10, 2008
Issue: Is a defendant's failure to report for confinement involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another such that a conviction for escape based on that failure to report is a violent felony within the meaning of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)?
Background: Deondery Chambers of Illinois is no stranger to law enforcement. Following his arrest in 2005 for a weapons violation, the government sought to convict Chambers under the federal "three strikes" law also known as ACCA. That law requires a minimum of 15 years behind bars for anyone convicted of three violent felonies. The government counted as one of his violent felonies an "escape" conviction several years earlier. Chambers had failed to report to jail for weekend incarcerations. Illinois law distinguishes escapes between "failure to appear" — as in this case — or the more standard definition of escape as in a jail break. Chambers says this legal distinction shouldn't qualify him for the added time behind bars under ACCA. And he says the common sense test of his "escape" conviction would show it wasn't a violent crime. The Seventh Circuit disagreed and now the case appears in front of the High Court. In its 2007 Term, the justices ruled in favor of the government in two of its three ACCA cases. Chambers argues this case most parallels Begay v. United States, in which the Court ruled in favor of a man who could not be given an ACCA sentencing enhancement for drunken driving convictions.
Case: United States v. Hayes
Date: Monday Nov. 10, 2008
Issue: Must a federal weapons charge related to a past conviction of domestic violence show that the past conviction was for an act against a loved one in order for the weapons charge to hold?
Background: The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Randy Hayes' conviction for weapons charges that came about because of another case 12 years earlier. In that case from 1994, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of battery after striking his then-wife. In 2006, the West Virginia man was involved in another domestic incident (later dismissed) that led authorities to search his house, where they found an old hunting rifle. He conditionally pleaded guilty to a charge of weapons possession, having previously been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. The plea was conditioned on his appeal to the Fourth Circuit, which accepted his argument that the West Virginia statute he was convicted under in 1994 made no distinction for battery of a domestic nature that would qualify him for federal punishment in 2006. The government sought further review to reinstate the weapons conviction and argues to the High Court that Hayes's 1994 "misdemeanor [state] offense need not specify the domestic relationship as an element" necessary to press forward with the federal charges.
Case: Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
Date: Monday Nov. 10, 2008
Issue: Is a state forensic analysis laboratory report prepared for use in a criminal prosecution is testimonial evidence subject to the demands of the Constitution's Confrontation Clause?
Background: The Constitution's Sixth Amendment affords the accused the right to confront witnesses presented against them at a criminal trial. The right is designed to protect all citizens from over-zealous prosecutions by the government. The High Court's 2004 opinion in Crawford v. Washington buttressed this right, which had been somewhat diluted by an earlier Court ruling.
In this case, Luis Melendez-Diaz was arrested for dealing drugs in the Boston area. At his trial, prosecutors introduced forensic evidence from a crime lab that concluded the powdery substance found in Melendez-Diaz's possession was cocaine. Defense lawyers immediately objected to the introduction of the evidence because they claim they were not afforded an opportunity to cross-examine the lab analysts who filed the report.
In an effort to save time and money, Massachusetts law allows for the direct submission of lab analysis into evidence without an opportunity for lawyers to question the methodology or conclusions of those reports. Accordingly, the trial judge overruled the defense objection. Melendez-Diaz was found guilty and he was sentenced to three years behind bars. The state court of appeals upheld the conviction, and after the state's highest court refused to intervene, the case is now before the Supreme Court.
Lawyers for Melendez-Diaz argue to the Court that "the Massachusetts court's supposition that forensic reports are purely objective is mistaken. Such reports reflect complicated, subjective interpretations of imprecise scientific tests. It thus is entirely proper — indeed, vital — that forensic witnesses' claims be subject to the ordinary Sixth Amendment process of live testimony subject to cross-examination." In response, Massachusetts questions the spirit of the argument presented to the Court because at no point did Melendez-Diaz seek a preliminary hearing to challenge the forensic reports or even subpoena the analysts for the trial. Both of these maneuvers are allowable under Massachusetts law. The state also notes that the jury is free to disregard the evidence as it sees fit. Furthermore, the state argues that "[t]he vast majority of courts have correctly concluded that laboratory reports, like the drug analysis certificates here, are non-testimonial and, thus, not subject to the Confrontation Clause."


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Alan McGilvray was the authentic voice of Australian cricket during his time with the Australian Broadcasting Commission. He played 20 matches for New South Wales, some as captain, so his credentials were impressive when he started his broadcasting apprenticeship with big names such as Vic Richardson and Johnny Moyes. But once appointed to the big job he gave it distinction like it had never had before. He was paid the supreme compliment on overseas tours when Australian captains and team managers sought his advice on tactics and the conduct of matches.
For many Australians their cricket education began with McGilvray, and the standards he upheld in the behaviour of players and ethics of the game are widely accepted. It would be hard for administrators of the Australian game to find a better advocate of sportsmanship and playing to the spirit of cricket. He was a staunch believer in good manners and high standards of decorum on and off the field.
McGilvray was an outstanding close to the wicket fieldsman, left hand opening batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made his debut for NSW against Victoria at the MCG in December 1933, and had the unusual distinction later in his debut season of captaining NSW against Western Australia in only his third first-class match. McGilvray lost the NSW captaincy in 1938 when officials objected to him commenting on the radio on the matches in which he played. He preferred his radio work to cricket when compelled to make a choice.
The end of McGilvray's first-class playing career coincided with the start of his new life as a cricket commentator. Commencing with daily reports at the conclusion of play in Shield matches, he was a pioneer in the description of play of Test matches in England in 1938; relying on ball-by-ball cables from the other side of the world, McGilvray would embellish the details with artificial sound and commentary that gave the impression he was at the game.
After the war, McGilvray's career behind the microphone continued with the Test series against England in 1946/47, and he embarked on his first overseas tour in 1948, alongside Bradman's Invincibles. He soon developed into an impressive broadcaster; possessing a fluent delivery, he made his first priority to describe the action on the field, and his performance was often noticeably different from the more conversationalist methods of his English counterparts. As well as regular visits to England on Ashes tours, McGilvray also worked on tours of South Africa and the West Indies, and developed such a reputation that he was accorded a standing ovation from the crowd when he commentated for the last time on a Test match in Australia.
Later in his career, his broadcasts were smooth, measured, with his words just a little ahead of the play. The drama came when he corrected his description of an incident, when a listener heard that the ball had not reached the boundary as McGilvray said but had been brilliantly caught by a fieldsman.
Towards the end of this career, he turned his attention to documenting his many experiences and views on paper through a series of entertaining books. Even in old age, he maintained an active interest in the game. He retired from the ABC in 1985.
In 1974 McGilvray was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and in 1980 he became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to cricket.


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Two of my essential techniques for playing the fastest lead passages in my performances with Falling in Reverse are alternate picking and economy picking. As the names imply, alternate picking involves alternating between downstrokes and upstrokes, while economy picking entails reducing, or economizing, the amount of pick-hand motion used to perform single-note runs while picking every note.
This month, I'd like to show you some examples of both picking techniques and demonstrate how I integrate them to play a fast three-bar passage from my guitar solo in the song "Goodbye Graceful."


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It's very difficult to explain the effect the first blues record I heard had on me, except to say that I recognized it immediately. It was as if I were being reintroduced to something that I already knew, maybe from another, earlier life. For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
~ Eric Clapton
(Clapton: The Autobiography)
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Matthew Lee
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A recent debate has heated up two opposing views — and no, I am not talking about the 2016 presidential election, but the more important issue of which gaming platform is the best.
In one corner is the family-oriented, bring-your-friends-over, homely console, with classic exclusives and a couch gaming experience on a big screen. In the other corner is the customizable, overclockable and powerful PC, with countless titles and mods for said titles. Which platform is truly the best?
Now before the article takes off, there is a required disclaimer. As a PC gamer, I tend to offer more bias to my allies. However, as a former console gamer when I was younger, I am able to understand and offer both sides of the argument to the table. This analysis will be purely factual and focus on objective attributes to tally up scores for either side.
First and foremost, we must discuss the issue of performance. As technology progresses, so does the graphics potential of video games. Many players enjoy the aesthetics of a game and value the detailed physics, vibrant colors and realistic character models that next generation games have to offer.
In this category, there is no question that a PC is able to offer the best frame rates and picture quality. Consoles just do not have the graphics processing power to present an equal match.
However, in order to run next generation games such as "Dark Souls III" and "Hitman" at high resolutions with great framerates, one requires a powerful setup. Players need to spend quite a hefty amount if they want the best possible rendering machine, as decent graphics cards are priced at $250 or more and robust processors like the Intel i5 cost more than $200. With this being said, it has been proven multiple times that at the cost of a PS4 or Xbox One you can build a PC that will run games better than both consoles.
Other players don't care too much about graphics, but focus on the games themselves. It used to be that console games were classics and exclusive to console. Games such as the Halo franchise gained popularity and were released exclusively for consoles. However, with the rise in popularity of PCs and PC gaming, game developers have recognized the growing audience behind the keyboard and have remastered versions of these classics for the PC. Additionally, there are tons of PC games which won't drop in the console world anytime soon, such as "League of Legends" or "DoTA."
Now with these two valid points, one might wonder, what IS console gaming good for? Console gaming had its golden ages in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, when PC gaming wasn't as developed as it was.
Back then, computers were just for tech-savvy people who used it for work or for games too sophisticated for the majority of the player base. Console gaming dominated, as classics such as "Super Smash Bros." or "Halo" brought attention to in-house, multiplayer games.
This was a time and era where kids played outside with each other, and in order to sell games, creators made games that allowed kids to play with each other in their own houses. As technology progressed, we got devices such as the Gameboy, a single-player handheld game that was portable. These types of portable devices changed the field of gaming so that kids were able to play solo or with friends. Games like "Pokémon" skyrocketed in popularity during this time.
As time passed, the group-gaming experience really died down. Kids wanted to stay inside by themselves, but didn't want to play alone. Additionally, the demographic for gaming expanded, as the children who grew up on video games were older, but they didn't lose that interest for gaming. Internet gaming was the answer.
The Nintendo DS offered wi-fi connection, allowing players to interact and play with others far away or next door. Console games also took advantage of this, as Xbox Live and Playstation Network offered a means of communication to play cooperative and competitive games such as "Call of Duty" with a large group of people. This opened the path for PC gaming.
Players took note of the high costs of new games ($60) and the unreliability of the hardware in consoles. PC gaming offered a greater gaming experience at a lower cost, mostly because many households already had a PC, so all you needed was a good graphics card. From that point on, PC gaming began dominating the video game scene.
Now, PC gaming is as popular as ever, as many of the world's most popular games such as "League of Legends," "Starcraft II," "DoTA," and "Hearthstone" are exclusively designed for the PC. In short, console games established the runway and boarded the passengers, but PC gaming is responsible for taking the world of gaming to flight.
Although PC gaming is dominant in this day and age, there must be acknowledgement given to console gaming's golden days. Without consoles, there might not have been a platform for PC gaming to thrive and an audience to capture. However, it's safe to say that console gaming's time is up, and PC gaming's time is now.


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A Victorian steel breadknife with a carved wooden handle. The handle is carved with wheat and the steel blade is elaborately engraved with the words 'Bread Knife' . The carving is quite simple but it is well done and it is quite deep. The knife dates from c.1890. It is in excellent condition and the blade is still very sharp.
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Not that long ago, Microsoft's Bing launched a new campaign called "Scroogled" which is intended to bring back "honest search." Microsoft believes that shoppers who use Google for their shopping searchers are getting "Scroogled" and being shown advertisements rather than what they really want to see. Now, Microsoft's Bing search team slams Google yet again after Google offered no defense to the allegations made by Bing.
Bing launched a new campaign called Scroogled, just in time for the holiday season, to highligh that Google is up to no good with some changes made to Google Shopping. "Google recently pulled down its 'product search service' and replaced it with a 'paid listing ads' service. Search for 'Canon EOS' in Google Shopping and you receive pages that look like the old days, with 'results' down the middle and ads mixed in. But the 'results' are also ads. Every product offer within the shopping search results on that page are paid to be there, and where and how high they appear is at least in part dependent on how much they paid," Bing stated when the company launched the Scroogled campaign.
So did Google ever respond to such allegations? According to Bing, Google did respond by praising their service and never explaining how the products get listed in the first place. "They did not contradict or argue any of the facts and information we laid out. The silence is disappointing given how important this issue is to consumers and the online industry as a whole," Bing adds. Bing continues to argue against the "pay-to-rank" system that Google uses and recommends Bing instead, which operates on a higher set of principles. "Unlike Google Shopping, we will not take money to boost a merchant's rank in our shopping search results. In short, we don't do pay-to-rank. Where we do have ads, we label them clearly as ads," Bing mentions.
We know that Google is a large entity on the internet, but Bing argues that it is growing and by Google blurring the line between rankings and ads, more users will leave Google search jump over to Bing.


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Plant Based (not vegan) Grocery Haul 03/03/2017 • Hmart • Trader Joe's
Recipes, Product Reviews, Weight Loss, and More!
Here are the totals for each place I shopped at. I spent more than what I wanted, but I now don't need to do much shopping the rest of the month.
Asian Market:
15lb bag of Nishiki Rice – $17.50
Bell Peppers – $6.02
Green Onions – $1.00
jalapeno – $0.13
ginger – $0.32
cabbage – $1.86
pork bellies – $7.86
mochi red bean cake – $1.79
Total: $36.48
My mother-in-law accidentally kept my receipt, but I spent $161.22 , but I also returned $106 of items, so really wasn't much.
Whole Foods:
Kahlona Organic milk – $5.39
2.41lb organic gold potatoes – $2.36
Pork sausage – $3.77
total: $11.52
Trader Joe's:
Joe's O's – $1.99
TJ's Mini wheats – $2.99
linguine – $0.99
penne – $0.99
frozen pineapple – $1.99
Madras lentils – $1.99
organic ketchup – $1.99
3 bananas – $0.57
total: -$2.13 (they paid me)
If you would like to get your own snack box for free, all you pay is $2 shipping. Click HERE or go to: http://lovewithfood.com/invite?m=r&ref=213t . Full disclosure: If you do use my link I will get 500 points for merchandise in the future. This is no gimmick, if you don't like the box just cancel your subscription. It's super easy. =)
If you haven't seen my unboxing video for this month's box, check it out before reading the product reviews! CLICK HERE
Green Tea Tropical Tea by Mighty Leaf
Ingredients: Green Tea, Natural Tropical Flavors, Natural Flavors, Marigold Petals, Pineapple Bits
I don't drink tea, can't stand the stuff, but this stuff smelled amazing when I brewed it up for my husband. They come in these mesh bags and are REAL tea leaves, like you might get from a specialty tea shop. My husband said it tasted really good and would give it a 4/5.
Naturals Sour Beans by YumEarth
Ingredients: Natural Sugar, Glucose Syrup (from tapioca, corn or rice), Starch (from tapioca, corn or rice), Modified Food Starch (from tapioca, corn or rice), Fumaric Acid (for sour), Tartaric Acid (for sour), Ascorbic Acid (for vitamin c), Natural Flavors, Acacia Gum, Purple Carrot Juice, Beta Carotene
Sour candies or gummies are not something I would normally purchased so this was new for me. I noticed first just how much sugar was in these things, insanely high and boy you can taste it. I also don't understand why they call them "sour" beans, they aren't sour at all! Everyone who tried these things agreed. In terms of taste, I wasn't really a fan. The dark reddish ones weren't terrible but the rest were just gross. 2/5.
Nut Crunch Snack Original by Bakery On Main
Ingredients: Cashews, Almonds, Gluten Free Oats, Pecans, Brown Rice, Brown Rice Syrup, Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Honey, Walnuts, Tapioca, Maltodextrin, Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Corn Starch, Rice Bran Extract, Caramel Color.
These little things were interesting! Not too much sweetness and a yummy crunch. If you like granola you'd probably like these. I should have put them on yogurt or ice cream, but straight out the bag they were just as yummy! Some of the ingredients aren't things I'd normally eat, but even still I give it a 4/5.
Kettle Popped Corn Chips by PopCorners
Ingredients: Yellow Corn, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Sea Salt
I'm not a fan of popcorn, you guys know that but this doesn't taste like popcorn. They are airy and crispy and just all around yummy. They aren't high in salt or sugar (in my opinion) and they have a great flavor. I enjoyed them so much I used my points in the Love with Food store and got a free box of 40 little bags! My ONLY concern is it's unclear if they are made with GMO free corn. I'm giving them 5/5 based on taste but after my free bags are gone I won't be buying anymore. (If I had realized that before hand I wouldn't have gotten them).
Sweet Chili Popped Corn Chips by PopCorners
Ingredients: Yellow Corn, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Salt, Spices, Vinegar Powder (maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar), Onion and Garlic Powder, Paprika, Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Oleoresin Paprika and Natural Flavor
With how good the kettle flavor was you'd think these would be better, however they're not. Firstly, I HATE that it has yeast extract in it (another form of MSG), that being said the extract didn't work. These had a strange after taste and were not yummy at all. Again, I also have gmo concerns. 2/5 – if you really wanna try these chips, I suggest the kettle corn flavor.
Superfood Almond YumbutterGO by Yumbutter
Ingredients: Low-Temp Roasted California Almonds, Organic Sunflower Seeds, Organic Chia Seeds, Organic Coconut Palm Sugar (Low-Glycemic), Organic Hemp Seeds, Organic Goji Powder, Organic Lucuma, Love
Surprisingly this is AMAZING! I'm not one for almond butter and I greatly dislike goji berries and hemp seeds, HOWEVER, it works in this. I've put it on ice cream, mixed with honey, put it on yogurt. It's really good. My husband thinks it's gross though, and I'll admit it took a couple bites before I really got into it. Now I'm boarderline addicted and even ordered 4 more. 5/5
Lemon Zest Mini by LUNA®
Ingredients: LunaPro® (Soy Rice Crisps [Soy Protein Isolate, Organic Rice Flour, Calcium Carbonate], Organic Toasted Oats [Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Dried Cane Syrup, Natural Vitamin E (Antioxidant)], Organic Roasted Soybeans, Organic Soy Flour, Organic Milled Flaxseed), Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Coating (Organic Dried Cane Syrup, Palm Kernel Oil, Organic Palm Kernel Solids, Organic Soy Flour, Organic Soy Lecithin, Organic Vanilla Extract), Inulin (Chicory Extract), Organic Soy Butter (Organic Roasted Soybeans, Organic Soybean Oil, Salt), Organic Tapioca Syrup Solids, Lemon Fruit Pieces (Organic Dried Cane Syrup, Organic Lemon Juice Concentrate, Organic Glucose Syrup, Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Flavor), Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavor, Organic Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Sea Salt.
Vitamins & Minerals
Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Ferrous Fumarate (Iron), Niacinamide (Vit. B3), Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Zinc Oxide, Molybdenum Glycinate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), D-Calcium Pantothenate, Beta Carotene (Vit. A), Manganese Sulfate, Selenium Amino Acid Chelate, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Chromium Amino Acid Chelate, Ergocalciferol (Vit. D2), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Cupric Oxide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Biotin, Potassium Iodide.
Geeze lots of ingreidents haha! (Yes I totally copied that from the luna bar website!). I told you in the video I hate these and I do, if I was to personally review these I'd give them a -5/5 they are so gross, they smell and taste like pine sol. I don't understand how anyone could eat them. That being said, I enjoy the other Luna flavors so I'll let my husband rate this one. He enjoyed these bars, but agreed the lemon was just WAY too strong. 3/5 from the hubs.
Wild Garden Snack Box by Ziyad Brothers
Ingredients: Hummus: Chick Peas, Sesame Paste, Water, Sea Salt, Natural Spices, Citric Acid
Quinoa Chips: Brown Rice Flour, Whole Grain Corn Flour, Flaxseed Meal, Potato Starch, White Rice Flour, Teff Flour, Quinoa Flour, Sugar, Vegetable, Canola, Corn, Sunflower, Safflower oil and Sea Salt.
I was excited to see these in my box. I have seen those hummus things in the local stores and always wondered what they tasted like. I am sad to report they're horrible. The hummus is WAY too lemony and liquid. It has no thickness to it what so ever. The chip tasted stale and had no flavor. I saw some people review them as salty but honestly I didn't get that at all. We threw the chips out and my husband ate one of the hummus. The second one is still in my fridge and hopefully he'll eat it one day. 1/5
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip "Lunch Munchers!" by Bart's Bakery
Ingredients: Semi – Sweet Belgian Chocolate, Chocolate Liquer, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin (emulsifier), Natural Flavor, Non – Fat Milk, B & J Proprietary Rice Flour Blend, Creamery Butter (American and Imported, French), Cane Sugar, Brown Cane Sugar, Whole Egg, Madagascar Vanilla, Baking Soda, Salt and Love
With a name like "The Best gluten-free chocolate chip cookies in the world" I think you're setting yourself up to either be amazing or a let down. These are not the best gf cookies I've ever had, but they're not terrible. The sweetness is very balanced and I WISH these were soft cookies, they are instead crispy. I give them a 4/5.
Pure Organic Coconut Water by Coco Libre
Ingredients: 100% organic coconut water from concentrate, natural flavors
I'm really confused why this company makes their product from concentrate. I would think that's less cost effective and it's not helping you honestly. This had an artificial nasty taste and I couldn't drink this. I am an addict of coconut water, I've tried probably 50 different brands, this was the first I couldn't drink. & natural flavors? Really… 1/5 here guys.
So that's all my reviews, do you agree or disagree? Let me know what you think of these products. Remember I encourage you to try these products out even if I don't like them myself.
All photos are taken from the Love With Food website and are ©LovewithFood so check out their website. I forgot to take photos of the products before tossing them away, oopsie!
Remember if you'd like to get your first box for only $2 click HERE ^_^. Have a great day!
If you would like to get your own snack box for free, all you pay is $2 shipping. Click HERE or go to: http://lovewithfood.com/invite?m=r&ref=213t . Full disclosure: If you do use my link I will get 500 points for merchandise in the future. This is no gimmick, if you don't like the box just cancel your subscription. It's super easy. =) Anyways, this month I decided to try the gluten free box. Here is what I received:
2 X Green Tea Tropical by Mighty Leaf Tea
2 X Sour Beans by YumEarth
2 X Lemon Zest Mini by Luna
2 X Wild Garden Hummus Snack Pack by Ziyad
1 X Superfood Almond YumbutterGO by Yumbutter
1 X Pure Organic Coconut Water by Coco Libre
1 X Nut Crunch Snacks by Bakery on Main
1 X Sweet Chili Popped Corn Chips by Popcorners
1 X Kettle Popped Corn Chips by Popcorners
1 X Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies by Bart's Bakery
also came with the description of all the product as well as a coupon for free Nona Lim noodles, coupon for $1 off the hummus snack packs, and a few trial to Salted Tv which I admit I still haven't checked out.
I am making a separate post giving my review of the products received. If you'd like to check it out, click HERE, to be taken to that page.
Whole Foods:
Blue corn chips Organic – $2.99
+.10 bag credit
+.55 coupon (tamari)
Salt Deodorant – $4.99
Tamari – $5.99
Fenugreek seeds – $.19
onion powder – $2.31
Gunpowder green tea – $2.50
garlic powder – $1.84
365 Apple cider vinegar – $4.39
Dr Bronner baby mild soap – $12.99
9 hass avocados – $9.00
365 honey mustard dressing – $3.99
In house sriracha guacamole – $4.99
+2.00 guacamole coupon
Asparagus – $6.16
meyer melon – $.48
Total : $61.39
Trader Joe's:
Organic orange juice – $4.49
many color carrots – $2.49
sriracha bbq sauce – $2.99
almond meal – $5.99
cod fillets – $4.96
boreal blueberries – $3.49
uncured apple bacon – $4.49
+16.14 credit for returns
Total: $12.76
Asian Market:
Pork Fat – $6.21
Bell peppers – $7.33
Cilantro – $.50
Chinese eggplant – $.75
Sriracha – $2.99
ginger – $.58
limes – $.76
green onions – $2.76
bean sprouts – $1.45
coconut water – $.99
daikon radish – $1.50
Japanese sweet potato – $1.11
Total: $26.95
I unfortunately found an error in my Asian Market receipt I got overcharged $1 but It's okay. In total I spent $101.10 Not too bad if you ask me!


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Effects of compression on rocks
Normal sedimentary processes of compaction compress the rocks, reducing porosity and sometimes changing the shape and size of rock grains, as shown in the illustration above.
The pressure difference between overburden and internal pore pressure is referred to as the effective overburden pressure. During pressure depletion (oil or gas production) operations, the internal pore pressure decreases and, therefore, the effective overburden pressure increases. This increase causes the bulk volume of the reservoir rock to reduce, and the rock grains to expand, reducing porosity.
Compressibility is the relative
volume change of matter per unit pressure change under conditions of
constant temperature. Usually, petroleum reservoirs can be
considered isothermal (an exception: thermal stimulation such as
steam assisted gravity drainage, SAGD, or fire floods).
Increasing pressure causes volume of material to decrease
(compression). Decreasing pressure causes volume expansion.
For some oilfield purposes, Cm and Cb are small, and the composite formation compressibility Ct is assumed to be equal to Cp. Typical values for Ct are 3 to 25 * 10^-6 psi-1. Ct varies inversely with porosity and pressure, and numerous authors have published correlations applicable to specific rock types.
The inverse of a compressibility is a bulk modulus, for example
Kc = 1 / Ct is the composite bulk modulus of the porous rock.
Descriptive terms and abbreviations used in the literature
vary widely, for example Cr is sometimes used to represent the rock
matrix compressibility Cm, and the rock matrix is sometimes referred
to as the "empty rock frame".
The application of stresses to the faces of the sample generates strains in the rock frame that are computed locally using the finite element method (FEM). The resulting effective deformations of the sample are related to the stresses applied at the boundaries to calculate the effective elastic moduli. This application assumes linear elasticity laws are valid within the sample. Therefore, the elastic moduli can be converted into the elastic-wave velocities.
Various loading configurations are applied to the same digital sample to obtain the effective elastic moduli (e.g., the bulk and shear). Source: www.ingrainrocks.com.
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Welcome to our new MAOTeen Elizabeth Fechtel! And welcome home to me! Now that I'm back in the office and have my desk cleaned off (that's no small task, trust me) , let's talk about MAOTeen. What a great week! I hope that you guys stayed in touch with the pageant happenings through our Twitter, Facebook, and all the articles/videos on the web. In case you couldn't tell, fourpoints had a total blast during pageant week! Every year, it's so inspiring to see our relationship with MAOTeen grow. And each class of contestants is just as wonderful as the last.
Another of of the best things about MAOTeen is that I get a "sneak peek" at the 2012 Miss America contestants. I had the pleasure of chatting with our Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan while she signed autographs at our booth during pageant week. She was as lovely as ever. It's so impressive to me to see a Miss America about halfway through her year of service, and she is as fresh and cheerful as the day she was crowned. Every reigning Miss America I have ever met has been that way, and - well, let's just say that I don't think I would be so pleasant! It was nice to have a moment to talk with Teresa.
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Dear Chump Lady, He wants to be FRIENDS?
I wish I had found this website a year ago. I would've of saved myself a lot of heartache. Reading the stories is so comforting. It's nice to know I am not actually crazy! I do wish no one had to deal with this shit. After 11 years I was cheated on. I was publicly humiliated and felt great shame. However, I am now trying to move forward.
This is made difficult by my ex's need to be friends. He will find out I have done something or gone on a date (through friends I suppose) and want to chat to me about it like an old friend. He fails to realize that the way he treated me is not the way you treat your friends or even someone you hate! We share a 5-year-old daughter, which makes contact impossible to avoid.
If I don't act all buddy-buddy with him, he then switches to pushing my buttons. I believe he pushes my buttons in an attempt to make me lose my shit so he can say "See? You are a mega bitch!" to justify his shitty behavior. I feel so manipulated by his behavior still. I do not want to be his friend. I do not want to swap dating stories with him or have a drink and a laugh. But if I don't, then it's being manipulated by his need to make me crazy.
We share our daughter. In Australia the custody laws are such where you have to share care of the children. So they live with both parents equal time. I am so resentful of this. I am so pissed he gets to stick his dick in anything that walks and also get to take my daughter away half the time. It's so not fair! I want to scream when I think about the injustice of it all. But for my child's sake I need to be able to let it go and focus my energy on providing her with the best life I know how with the circumstances we have.
I really want to leave a cheater and gain a life. I am so ready, but I still feel so trapped by him.
Thank you so much for your wonderful website.
Dear Mack,
Friends don't push your buttons and try to make you lose your shit. Assholes do that. Friends are people who genuinely like you and care about your well-being. Friends demonstrate their friendship by doing nice things for you, like say, moving your futon, or remembering you like coconut cream pie on your birthday, or bolstering you when life kicks you in the teeth. Friends tell you the truth, if you ask. And are discrete when you don't ask. Friends respect you. They like and admire the parts of yourself that you like, those parts that are your best self. Friends bring out that best self. You feel loved and accepted with friends.
Assholes are fair weather "friends." You're only in their life because you are of use to them. Assholes have hidden agendas. Assholes don't respect you. Asshole back bite and gossip. Assholes never want to put their butt on the line and they feign "neutrality" at the first sign of conflict. Assholes have short memories — concerning their offenses (but they hold a grudge over any perceived slights from you). To an asshole, you are an extension of them — and if you shine, they feel entitled to your sparkles. Conversely, if you don't shine, you aren't very interesting. You're B list. Sorry, they're very busy next Wednesday being fabulous with someone more shiny, but check back, okay? Assholes enjoy being chased. Assholes are controlling and jealous, but will put that back on you — "I don't understand your hostility!" Assholes keep you off balance, constantly wondering, is this person my friend?
I think you're pretty clear on the concept that your ex-husband is an asshole and not your friend. But like most chumps, you falter when confronted with "friendly" behavior from a non-friend. You don't want to come across as churlish or worse, bitter. You're a suck-up-and-deal kind of person, so what's a little idle chit-chat? All that shared history, you can't discuss what you did last weekend? Really?
Hey Mack, if I got mugged last month, I wouldn't want to discuss the weather with my mugger this week. Or ever. Dude mugged me. Endangered my life, stole from me, frightened me, left me with trust issues. That's just over a WALLET — this was your MARRIAGE. Your ex-husband betrayed you — he stole your time, wasted your resources, humiliated you publicly — you don't owe him anything other than what you are court-ordered to give him, namely, time with his daughter. Anything beyond those logistics is completely and utterly UNNECESSARY.
As I've said here before, talk to your ex with all the emotion you reserve for your local county tax assessor. Do you discuss your dating life with your tax assessor? No. You do not.
Being all business with your ex does NOT make you a bad person. It makes you a person with boundaries. He used to be inside your circle and now he is not. He fired you from the job of giving a shit when he cheated on you. To not want to play nice doesn't make you a mean, begrudging soul — it makes you a wiser soul. Your time and attention are valuable. They're gifts. You give those gifts to people who are worthy of them — friends and family. He is not a friend and he's no longer part of your family, even if you respect the fact that he's part of your daughter's family. Your only job is to ensure that he sees his daughter, that is it. You don't have to control or mediate that relationship — your daughter will figure out her dad in her own way, in her own time. It will probably end up sad, but once she's a bit older, don't be surprised if she chooses not to spend much time with him. All the mindfuckery he uses on you, he'll probably use it on her too, because that is who he is. But she's 5 now, and you're going to have to ride this out a bit longer.
The reason he's interested in your love life is about control. It's not a "friendly" line of inquiry. You were kibbles to him, and now you're not. He's a kibble vampire, and he will hate to see other men get the kibbles he still considers his (I know this is delusional, but narcissists are like this). He'd much prefer his place of centrality in your life. If you can't have him, best you be pining about, sobbing over TV dramas alone on the weekend, collecting cats. You have a life? You're dating? Fuck. That's the end of cake — and like most cheaters, even if he no longer enjoys cake with you, he'd like to keep that option open. A boyfriend would really complicate things.
He's watching you — for kibbles. To see if you're still hung up on him. And when you don't play? Guess what — he pushes those buttons. He acts out. He punishes you. If he can't get positive kibbles, he'll get negative ones. Your reactions make him feel powerful.
Mack, you don't need this shit. It takes two to psychodrama — step away from the crazy tango. Don't talk with him. Shut. Him. Down. People cannot manipulate you if you don't give them a look inside your head — so don't.
He's asks you about your weekend? Divert. "Let me get Sally's lunchbox. I think I left it inside!"
He wants to make small talk? Tell him you're busy now, gotta go. You can be polite about it, but be firm. This isn't a good time to talk. It's NEVER going to be a good time to talk. Hopefully he's not too dim, he can connect the dots.
Keep the lines of communication open via email and text about your daughter (only your daughter). In fact, I'd suggest you only communicate in ways that can be documented. It's also much easier to parse manipulation when it's sent as an email. He's used to snowing you in person. He gets an immediate payoff doing that — so time to change the terms of engagement. Don't be available.
You've got 13 years to master this — and I promise you it gets easier. He'll keep trying those buttons from time to time — but it will increasingly strike you as pathetic. As your new life crowds out your old life, he will be more and more of a peripheral figure. An annoying buzz. His next bozo move will probably be to triangulate with your daughter, but you'll need to shut that down too (divert, don't answer, smooth over, etc.) Perhaps get your daughter some therapy as she gets older. She'll need to learn boundaries with him too. But meanwhile, you can model them to her.
And Mack, modeling self respect is a huge reward, that will influence your daughter. Don't raise a chump. Your cheating ex-husband is not your friend and it would be confusing to your daughter, and to you, if you treat him like he is. He's a person you have to share your daughter with, unfortunately. That's all he is. A logistical puzzle. A person to coordinate schedules with. Don't give him any more of your soul than that.