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Blog Commenting For One Way Links
Blogs are created for successful link building campaign. It is a LOT simpler to get incoming links with your blog then with a standard static HTML site and in this part of our One Way Link Building series we will discuss in details few ways you can build incoming links to your blog via Commenting.
Or rather 3 variants of one strategy that should help you get solid results and while a bit time consuming – it will reward you for the effort! Your blog being a natural part of the whole Web 2.0 phenomena fits right into the social marketing space and communication and interaction with other bloggers is huge part of that marketing. And one that can also be very rewarding, but that is what we will discuss!
Commenting On DoFollow Blogs
While it is most beneficial for you to have incoming links from blogs at least semantically related in topic – truth is – incoming link is an incoming link! It will still count toward your authority and leak the Page Rank to you as long as it is coming from a page that already has a stable PR or has a chance of getting one.
And here is what I mean – take a look at main blog page – if it is has at least PR3 according to Google, chances are unique content on that blog will be ranked at least 2 with time, so its worth commenting on it for the link building campaign. It doesn't mean you shouldn't comment on blogs that have low page rank on home page but rather with my time constrains I find it most effective to comment ONLY on blogs with PR3 or more when I do it for link building (normal social interaction doesn't fall into this rule and I comment on any blog).
There are a few places you can find listings of DoFollow blogs and here are couple for you:
- DoFollow Blogs Directory
- Follow List – also a directory, although slightly smaller
I recommend you start your campaign with commenting on blogs that write on similar or related topics and then expand. You want to have incoming links from as many places as possible.
TIP: How To Comment Effectively And Get Proper Back Link
As someone who sends quite a few comments to SPAM each and every day just because people failed to read the Comment Guidelines I can share a few tips to help you get the links you want:
- Don't Use Keywords instead of Name, unless the author EXPLICITLY allows it. If there is no comments guidelines and If you see whole bunch of approved comments with keywords instead of name – then go ahead and do it it. I guess that blog owner don't really care and approves them – otherwise stay away from doing it, as you have more chances end up in Akismet SPAM then been approved. People Talk To People not to "SEO Expert Blog"! I delete comments from those "experts" A LOT FASTER then they can comment on my blog – idiocy is punishable in this case!
- Provide a comment that actually adds to conversation. Do take time to write actual comment that relates to the article – don't waste your time on writing "great article", "your are awesome", "bookmarked this post" – flattery will not work on more popular blogs as his author gets plenty of comments on each post and will not approve such garbage just to have comment on that post! Add Value With Your Comment and you will get on good side of the blogger. I love the conversation and will approve ANY post that adds to it, even if it is completely against my own belief.
- Link Out but don't overdo it. Yes, you can link out from your comment to your own post and it will be approved AS LONG AS that link naturally flows from your comment and provides additional value to the readers of the post! For example: if a blog post is about a dog food and you have on your blog a post that talks how some dog food is better for a specific dog breed – you can comment and that post and then at the end of your comment do a link to your own blog post stating something to the effect: "I have done a detailed analysis on what dog food works better for German Shepherd and you can read more details here – Dog Food For German Shepherd "- that gives you an incoming One Way link from related site with YOUR anchor tags and as long as it really adds to conversation – it will get approved!
- Read Comments Guidelines. I know those are not available on every blog but when they are – do take time to actually read them. Its amazing how many comments go into SPAM simply because its author failed to read it. It only takes one click for me to SPAM the comments if its author was too lazy to read the guidelines on my blog.
- Create Your Own List Of Related Blogs. Once you find blogs that give you good link juice and approve your comment – do go back once in a while. Comments are conversations and been part of the conversation makes you noticeable. Once you begin commenting on regular bases – you have a chance that the blog author will link out to you naturally from article.
Looking For DoFollow KeywordLuv
This strategy is slightly more advanced and requires that you perform a search for the blogs that use KeywordLuv plugin, be aware that that this is constantly changing list. For example – my blog used to use the plugin but was discontinued due to SPAM abuse.
Now a bit more on this strategy:
Do a Google Search on "dofollow keywordluv list" – this will give you quite a few results of blogs that use KeywordLuv plugin and DoFollow.
Now simply go to those blogs and comment. And to explain what the KeywordLuv plugin does: it allows you to leave a comment and add your keywords to your name, then those keywords will be hyper linked to your blog. Superb Way to get One Way Links with Your Anchor tag. You can read more on this strategy in my previous post
Looking For DoFollow CommentLuv
I love CommentLuv plugin for the options it provides. Andy Bailey has created a virtual revolution by developing this plugin and now he took even farther and created entire portal that help you benefit from the plugin even more.
Taking advantage of this strategy is very similar to KeywordLuv – simply Google "dofollow commentluv list" and you will get quite a few results.
And if you are really interested to learn how to use CommentLuv commenting strategy most effectively – Do Read my prevuious post
I have really described all you need to know about it in post above.
Summary Of Link Building With Comments
I have just shown you 3 different ways to effectively build incoming one way links to your blog. Nothing boosts your blog popularity as much as incoming links and using what I have described will help you give great boost to authority status – do it consistently and you will see results!Filed under SEO
Tags: backlinks, build links, incoming site links, internal links, link building, link building strategies, one way link building, one way links
43 Responses to "Blog Commenting For One Way Links"
This is a great piece of information. Commenting on other blogs is a great link building technique that I have been using for a while now and it is working great. Adding to the conversation of the article you are commenting on is something that everyone should do anyway, but especially when you are trying to promote your own blog. Keep up the great work!
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Hi Alex,
Just found your blog tonight. It looks like it has really good information and I am going to RSS feed it. On the subject of the post, How long should it be after I comment in a do follow blog that the link will show up when I look at my links? I have 3 PR0 blogs and have been doing comments but I don't seem to see the links. Maybe I am doing something wrong?
What percentage of links would you suggest should be from blog comments?
Thank you for any help you can give and I will continue to visit your blog.
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That reads like quite a good introduction to commenting for backlinks to me, although your practice of only commenting on blogs with a PageRank of three or more seems too strict, especially as it's best to stick to your niche meaning that there is a limited supply of these types of "dofollow" blogs.
There are two reasons why you should stick to the guidelines above.
1. It's good etiquette. Just because you are in cyberspace doesn't mean you have to lose your manners and be disrespectful to the owner of the blog you are commenting on.
2. If your comments are blacklisted as spam by a blog owner you could also as well find yourself blacklisted by popular anti-spam addons like Akismet or Mollom. This means that from thereon in your comments to any blog using this software will be automatically thrown into the spam bin. You are then dependent on the owner of blog going through their spam bin, finding your post and then "despamming" it – most owners don't bother checking their spam bin.
Also, advice to blog owners you don't use dofollow:
Read Comments Guidelines, as point number four states – but make sure you put your comment guidelines where a commenter can read them. That means ABOVE THE COMMENT AREA NOT ON A SEPARATE PAGE.
Do you see the clear instructions on this site – that's where you put them.
Look at where the instructions are on the blog of my site – that's where you put them
Don't get upset with commentators about breaking your particular rules if you don't place these rules in a clear place.
Andy @ DoFollow 001
Excellent tips Alex. I too am going to start enforcing my comment policy.
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This is great info but I'm a little confused do I need to install Comment Love and Dofollow or does Comment love also take out the nofollow from comments.
I noticed that you are using Lucia Linky Love – is that differenet than Comment Luv
Thanks for your post
It's always great to follow the rule, of treat others as how you would like to be treated. Use that way of thinking in your blog commenting and you won't be marked as spam!
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I was looking for a way to find do follow blogs and got yours at dofollowblogs.com.
Now I find your shared information very helpful, I'm subscribing by email.
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When you write about link commenting it's good to mention top commentators plugin. Usually it gives you sitewide link on all your blog pages. Normally it's for a month but sometimes link stays a little longer.
You have to write more than 1 comment so it's like LuciaLinkyLove plugin but requires users to visit your site regularly.
Alex, this is great content. I first came across your blog a few weeks ago and added you to my Google Reader list. Linkbuilding is such a fascinating topic – and one that continually fails to catch on with many folks in my industry (Real Estate and Mortgage Finance.)
SEO as it pertains to Real Estate is a huge topic right now. I'd love to interview you sometime on this topic as a means of getting the word out. I imagine you'd have a captive audience with the RE Blogging crowd!
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Couldn't resist the urge to comment on this thread, since the subject matter almost dares you to 🙂
This site has CommentLuv, but readers may also want to know that some blogs have enabled another plugin called KeywordLuv. That one allows you to use something like joe@list of keywords here as a username, and formats it so that the keywords aren't as distracting and in the way.
Note that howtopoter.com doesn't appreciate keywords in the Name field though…
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I was starting my blog commenting campaign and started using firefox SEO extension to verify dofollow blogs. I used dofollowblogs.com to look for interesting posts. What confused me is that I began to see CommentLuv enabled sites with nofollow links being highlighted in red by seo firefox. Looking for an answer, I went back to this post and understood better.
So one needs to make 3 approved comments for his link to be a dofollow one.
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>>What confused me is that I began to see CommentLuv enabled sites with nofollow links being highlighted in red by seo firefox. Looking for an answer, I went back to this post and understood better.<<
Angel, I think we're looking at 2 different things. CommentLUV does not in itself remove "no follow" tags. Lucia's Link Love – or a similar plugin – would need to be added to make the solution work as you've outlined.
For this site, as with my Florida Mortgage Blogger website, it is Lucia's Link Love that sets the minimum number of replies at say, 3, before "no follow" tags are removed. Prior to the 3rd comment, even the CommentLuv links remain "no follow."
Alex – is this correct?
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I've read in a few places that links by commenting on blogs will not give much 'juice' to your site. There seems to be some disagreement in the SEO world around this subject. Is it true?
(I'm going to read the article marketing for one way links article too, thanks for the great info)
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Alex, thanks so much for reminding me about fixing my Feedburner settings. I agree completely – link juice means a WHOLE LOT MORE than the stats I see on FB! 🙂
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This is a great post. Thanks!
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Shine Expansion Discussion
Spencer, IA (KICD)–The city of Spencer is looking to accommodate a proposed expansion of Shine Brothers.
City Manager Bob Fagen tells KICD News that Shine is looking to construct an approximate 50,000 square foot building somewhere.
An expansion in Spencer could mean around 10 new jobs. If Shine decides to go elsewhere it could mean the loss of a few.
The proposed rate bandied about was $14.50 per ton with a cap of 50,000 ton.
Fagen hopes a decision is made relatively soon as it would take about a year to ramp up these new operations.

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Penn Jillette's New Tricks
The Penn & Teller co-star on his new movies, meeting his fans and the secret of his success
Penn Jillette is running late. The hotel elevator is stuck, and though he's the co-star of the long-running magic show "Penn & Teller," he doesn't know any tricks to get it moving again. At 6-feet, 7-inches tall and more than 300 pounds, he makes a noticeable entrance when he finally arrives in the restaurant downstairs.
After squeezing into a small, two-person banquette, he says, "I'm going to have the exact same thing as you, so we'll have the exact same bodies." But he adds cheese and bacon to his burger and requests "no vegetables, please." He's hungry, he says, after spending a half-hour dancing in his room while filming a video for a song by a band called Half Japanese. "I tore myself away from the song, which made me more frustrated with the elevator," he says.
The song, called "Make Penn Bad," was inspired by Mr. Jillette's fundraising strategy to produce a new movie, just one of his current projects that go beyond his career in magic.
This weekend, Mr. Jillette will release his latest film, "Tim's Vermeer." It's a documentary about his friend Tim Jenison, a software company founder so obsessed by the talent of the 17th-century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer that he attempts to create his own Vermeer-like painting.
Mr. Jenison is one of Mr. Jillette's many acquaintances outside his own industry. Also known for being an outspoken atheist, libertarian and science enthusiast, Mr. Jillette asked Mr. Jenison over dinner one day to talk to him about anything besides show business. Mr. Jenison told him that he had figured out how to paint like Vermeer using a mirror device he had invented. (There is no record of Vermeer ever having used such a thing). Mr. Jillette immediately saw the makings of a documentary. He produced the film and his partner Teller directed.
A Man Obsessed by a Dutch Master
It isn't the first time that Mr. Jenison has sent his friend in a new direction. Twenty years ago, Mr. Jillette says, he was an "out-of-the-gate liberal" when Mr. Jenison talked to him about libertarianism. Mr. Jillette—who is now a fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank—says he is "further right than the right and further left than the left."
He relishes surprising people with his seemingly paradoxical views. He has been on the cover of High Times, a magazine dedicated to marijuana and psychedelic drugs, but has never used drugs. "No God and no drugs," he says. Still, as a libertarian, he says he would both legalize heroin and abolish public schools.
Mr. Jillette, 58, admits to being "badly educated." Born in Greenfield, Mass., to a mother who was a secretary and a father who was a jail guard turned coin dealer, he decided at an early age to become a juggler. Then, he says, "I did the worst thing I could do." Instead of going to a regular university, he attended the two-month-long Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, graduating in 1973. The next year he met Raymond Teller (who legally changed his name to just Teller in the early '80s).
After spending a few years juggling and doing magic tricks at carnivals, Renaissance festivals and trade shows, Mr. Jillette and Teller launched their show in 1981 with the hope of performing for 100 to 200 people a night. By 1987, they had made it to Broadway.
Today, their nightly shows in Las Vegas attract a crowd of over 1,000. Their comical act, sometimes infused with political satire, consists of illusions, gags and shocking stunts, such as Mr. Jillette running over Teller in a truck and leaving him unscathed and the pair catching bullets in their mouths. They perform in Las Vegas and tour around the country. Both have branched out into radio, film and television, including a series (with an unprintable name) that debunked various myths and ran on Showtime from 2003 to 2010.
Mr. Jillette credits his success as a magician to a lack of competition. "Magic in general is not a very valid art form," he says. "My real love is music, but I said, 'If I go into music I'm competing with Bob Dylan; but if I go into magic, I'm competing with Doug Henning,' " the late Canadian illusionist.
Now he and his wife and two young children, named Zolten Penn and Moxie CrimeFighter, live in Las Vegas in a house he calls "The Slammer," an expansion of an A-frame structure filled with prison-themed décor. When he isn't performing in Las Vegas, Mr. Jillette spends time in New York and Los Angeles working on his film and book projects.
Lately he has been crowdfunding online to finance a movie called "Director's Cut." The film will be a dark comic thriller—a movie within a movie about an obsessed fan. To get the film made, real fans can give money and in return have their names featured in the final credits ($20), attend a private hot tub party at Mr. Jillette's home ($3,350) or have Mr. Jillette officiate at their wedding ($4,200). He even sold his own ponytail last month for $25,000.
Crowdfunding has also helped him to understand the psychology of sports fandom. Thanks to his size, high school football and basketball coaches always encouraged him to play, but Mr. Jillette refused to cut his hair, as required by the teams, so he never had that experience. "I'm always fascinated by the use of the first-person plural talking about sports," he says. He used to be bewildered when a fan crowed, "We won last night!" He wanted to ask: "What do you mean 'we' won last night? What did you do?" But now that he has experienced the same adrenaline rush of team spirit through crowdfunding, he gets it.
His fundraising website features cameos by celebrity friends, including actors Ben Stiller and Neil Patrick Harris and magician David Copperfield, who appear in short "Make Penn Bad" videos to promote Mr. Jillette's bad-guy role in "Director's Cut." (The band Half Japanese sent in their version—the one he had been dancing to earlier in the evening—unprompted.) Still, he says, "the actual idea of the movie is intellectual." It will be a psychological thriller. "'Psycho' is fascinating philosophically," he says, "because the point of 'Psycho' is that everything that's bad happens because of love."
With "Director's Cut," Mr. Jillette hopes to replicate the success of "The Blair Witch Project," a movie he thinks became popular in large part because of Internet fan groups. He's taking the extra step of inviting his biggest fans (who pay thousands for the privilege) to his house. "I was a little scared by it, but now I'm seeing the people who are buying these things, and they're people I'd invite anyway." Mr. Jillette says a lot of entertainers act as if they don't like their own fans, whereas he feels the opposite way. "If you like the stuff I do, my chances of liking you go up," he says, laughing. So far his strategy is working; last month the movie passed its fundraising goal of $999,972 by over $100,000.
Mr. Jillette's success in show business still surprises him. Talk to some celebrities "and they will tell you they should be more famous than they are," he says. "Talk to me and Teller, and we should be less successful than we are. We are both waiting for the market correction."
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Tell The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Abandon The New Madrid Levee
In 2011, as the Mississippi River crept closer to overtopping levees and flooding communities like Cairo, IL, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dramatically blew up the Bird's Point levee at the top of the New Madrid Floodway in southeastern Missouri. The Mississippi River rushed into the floodway, taking advantage of the reclaimed space to spread out. Within hours, communities at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers could breathe a sigh of relief as the river began to drop.
Twenty-four hours earlier, the Corps was almost stopped from "activating" the floodway due to an injunction request that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Thankfully, the injunction was denied, but not before the Len Small levee overtopped causing significant flood damage in Alexander County, IL [PDF].
If the Corps proceeds with a proposal to build a levee at the bottom of the New Madrid Floodway, we could see a different result during the next catastrophic flood. This is one reason the middle Mississippi River earned itself the #3 spot on the America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014.
After the devastating 1927 Mississippi flood caused $1 billion in economic losses and killed up to 500 people, Congress authorized the Corps to build the Mississippi River and Tributaries System [PDF](MR&T) on the lower Mississippi River. This highly engineered system includes 3,486 miles of levees and four floodways— all designed to help give the river more room when it reaches peak flood heights. The Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers is the most upstream floodway.
Creation of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway was controversial from the start because people that owned land in the floodway didn't want their farm fields intentionally flooded. However, it was clear that to protect towns and more developed areas, the Corps had to allow the river to flood some sparsely populated agricultural land. The Corps purchased flowage easements to compensate landowners for flooding their land during operation of the floodway.
Despite these easements, legal challenges have been brought every time the Mississippi reaches critical levels. During the 1937 flood, Corps employees had to be protected from armed floodway residents by the National Guard. In 1983, landowners filed a lawsuit and the Federal District Court issued an injunction preventing the Corps from operating the floodway. Luckily for Mississippi River communities, flood waters never reached the critical height. In 2011, lawsuits (combined with a storm) delayed the Corps from blowing up the levees until the river reached 61.72 feet. In the meantime, the Len Small levee failed when the River reached 61 feet.
The Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway is almost entirely walled off by levees, except for a quarter-mile gap at the bottom where one of the last remaining connections between the Mississippi River and its floodplain exists. During normal spring floods, water flows through the gap and into the floodway, which is incredibly beneficial to fish and wildlife. These seasonal floods allow fish, birds, and other wildlife a place to feed and reproduce out of the fast moving main channel of the river. This seasonal inundation of the floodplain is the driving force behind the existence and productivity of many river plants and animals. Despite much of the floodway having been converted to agriculture, this seasonal influx of water ensures that the New Madrid Floodway still functions as an integral part of the Mississippi River ecosystem.
Unfortunately, the Corps has proposed to stop this seasonal flooding at the bottom of the floodway by building a new levee. While this could have devastating impacts on fish, wildlife, and wetlands, more concerning for many residents and communities along the middle Mississippi River [PDF] is the potential impact the project will have on floodway activation during catastrophic floods. The Corps claims that their rule books say the floodway would continue to be activated as it always has. However, as we know from experience in 1937, 1983, and 2011, whether or not the floodway is activated comes down to the will of the courts— not Corps plans or manuals.
If the gap is closed and seasonal flooding is stopped, floodway landowners will likely intensify agricultural use and development in the floodway. This in turn will increase opposition to operating the New Madrid Floodway in the future, which puts communities like Cairo, IL, Paducah, KY, and Sikeston, MO, at risk of levee failures.
American Rivers, National Wildlife Federation, Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center [PDF], and many of our partners throughout the Mississippi River Basin encourage the Corps to discard the levee closure plan for the safety of Mississippi River communities and the health of fish and wildlife of the Mississippi River. If they proceed with this plan, we urge the U.S. EPA to veto this project under their Clean Water Act authority.
Please help us by contacting the Corps and EPA today! Tell them to stop this ill-advised project once and for all.


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Link between arthritis and diabetes
BY Sandra Gordon body+soul
Find out how to manage these conditions to stay healthy.
In America, more than half of the population with diabetes is also suffering from osteoarthritis. It's the most common kind of arthritis, which occurs when the cartilage that provides a cushion between bones wears away, causing inflammation, stiffness and pain in joints. One disease affects the other. "Controlling arthritis is critical to diabetes management and vice versa," says John H. Klippel, M.D., the president and CEO of the Arthritis Foundation in Atlanta. Staying active and at a healthy weight are key.
Here are seven important facts that can help you manage both conditions to help you stay healthier.
Weight gain makes osteoarthritis worse
Because of body mechanics, every kilo you gain over your ideal body weight can cause a force on your hips and knees that's four times greater. But even just a little weight loss goes a long way to reduce the wear and tear on those major weight-bearing joints. If losing just 4.5 kilos, for example, you'll decrease the force on them with each step by 18 kilos. To reduce the risk of osteoarthritis, minimise pain and help prevent the disease from progressing, keep your weight in check or lose weight if you need to by watching portion sizes and being as physically active as you can. Losing weight and regular exercise can also help manage your diabetes.
Age increases risk
Although you can get osteoarthritis at any age, the older you become, the greater your chances of developing the disease. The majority of osteoarthritis suffers are over age 45. If you're overweight, you're at risk of developing the disease even earlier. You're also more likely to get osteoarthritis if you injured a joint at some point in your life or if the disease runs in your family. Like diabetes, the tendency for osteoarthritis can be inherited.
Exercise reduces arthritis joint pain
Over time, physical activity actually reduces the pain of osteoarthritis surrounding an ailing joint and can be just as effective as taking pain medication. That's because stronger muscles protect joints by absorbing the force placed upon them. They also help hold joints in a better position so they don't wear out as quickly. Moreover, exercise helps keep your joints flexible. Focus on activities that strengthen the muscles surrounding an ailing joint, such as walking, swimming, and cycling, including using a stationary bike. Dr. Klippel recommends starting by walking for 30 minute every day; you can break it up into three 10 minute increments. Besides bolstering your joints, regular exercise helps with weight and blood sugar control.
Too much exercise can worsen osteoarthritis symptoms
Don't overdo it. Just like too little exercise, too much physical activity can make the disease worse. To prevent overuse or further injury, monitor your pain level to make sure you're not pushing yourself too hard. If it hurts to walk the day after taking a long hike, for example, take a break from walking that day but not from exercise. Try swimming or cycling on a regular or a stationary bike. Both types of activity are joint friendly and can help you stay active consistently. If you need help developing or sticking with an exercise program, consider working with a certified personal trainer or a physical therapist.
Osteoarthritis medication won't make your diabetes worse
To manage joint pain, ask your doctor about taking medication such as Tylenol (acetaminophen). It relieves pain and the side effects are minimal. If that doesn't help, your doctor may recommend taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), such as Advil or Aleve. None of these common pain relievers will affect your blood sugar, but be sure to take them as directed in the correct dosage to minimize or avoid side effects.
Taking glucosamine/chondroitin may help relieve arthritis pain
"This popular over-the-counter nutritional supplement for osteoarthritis suffers may help relieve pain and keep the cartilage you have left healthier," says Mary I. O'Connor, M.D., chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Still, she admits that the studies are mixed about whether it actually helps relieve pain. If you want to try glucosamine or chondroitin, Dr. O'Connor recommends taking it for two months to see if you notice a difference. Also, play it safe by monitoring your blood sugar level closely to make sure the supplement isn't affecting your blood sugar. And ask your doctor for a glucosamine/chondroitin brand she recommends. Nutritional supplements aren't regulated by the Food and Drug Administration like prescription medication is so it's tough to know what you're really buying.
Worn-out joints can be replaced, but you'll need to be fit for surgery
If your X-rays show there's little to no cartilage cushioning your joints and everyday activities such as walking around the block, driving your car or taking the stairs are extremely painful even with medication, you're a contender for joint replacement (arthroplasty). The surgery, which can replace worn-out hips, knees, and shoulders with a prosthetic, can make walking and more rigorous physical activity possible again and pain-free. To be a candidate for this procedure, you'll need to have your blood sugar under good control. Managing your blood sugar well will help reduce your risk of infection after the surgery. Exercise before surgery is also important. Strong muscles can speed recovery from the operation so you can get back on your feet faster.
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doubt anyone could have predicted, when the Animal Collective started slowly leaking releases into the world through their own arcane distribution system a few years ago, that this mysterious group would arrive so quickly at the place they're at today. Here Comes the Indian is, curiously, the first release to actually feature all four members of the collective -- Avey Tare, Panda Bear, the Geologist, and previously unheard contributor Deakon -- and comes across as a true mission statement for these rebels. The timing is certainly appropriate, as the band have released two divine new albums this year (the other being Campfire Songs, minus Deakon), been picked up by the ultra-cool FatCat Records, and had FatCat reissue the hard-to-find first two albums in the Collective's repertoire.
All this, coupled with the sudden universal usage of the Animal Collective moniker to describe all the band's projects, regardless of membership, points at the very least to a tremendous increase of focus on the part of the group's marketing instincts. But it's a focus that also bleeds deeply into the music on Here Comes the Indian, which is undeniably their best and most fully developed outing to date. The music here is, in some senses, a condensation and extension of what has come before, incorporating both the poppy psych rock of Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished and the more outré electronic mangling of Danse Manatee. However, Indian is in many other ways an album hardly even conceivable just from listening to what came before.
This is largely due to the incredible deftness with which the foursome has blended their many influences this time around. Whereas both previous records were characterized by a wild eclecticism that resulted in much unpredictable bashing about, Here Comes the Indian is utterly smooth and natural in its flow from passages of wide-eyed, acid-damaged spiritualism to punk-tinged stompers and hypnotic rave-ups. The unpredictability remains paramount, to be sure. "Slippi," a standout on a nearly faultless record, starts as an energetic punk dance with messy horns and stop-start screamed verses, then shifts into a mock-up of a native dance that could be either Caribbean or African in origin, unexpectedly laying bare at least one of the group's many inspirations. Though the music may be as varied as ever on Indian, the group has apparently taken much more interest in the final product than before, putting together a record where the overall structure is its best feature. Here, Animal Collective take you through a vivid, emotional world that recreates in sound the neon-tinted, child-like scrawls running over the woodsy photos that bind the album.
The journey begins with the punky, juvenile screes of "Native Belle," the unchecked singing of the band members seeming to burst out like mating calls above the dynamic lulls and explosions in the fiercely rhythmic music. This leads directly into the simmering electronic intro of "Hey Light," which is if anything even more far-reaching. This song can be taken as something of a signifier for the album as a whole, with psych-y guitars, thrashy drums, and liquid drones segueing directly into an utterly surprising campfire coda, with handclaps providing the only accompaniment to an unearthly chant. This willingness to surprise -- to interrupt chaos with beauty, and vice versa -- is at the heart of Here Comes the Indian's success, and the ragged spirituality of this tune's lovely sing-along feels oddly at home when juxtaposed against their wilder tendencies.
Perhaps this all works because the whole record shelters a delicate tenderness even within the band's most seemingly aggressive outbursts. When "Infant Dressing Table" opens with distorted, animalistic voices spitting out robotic chatter, it's more pretty than it is frightening, especially when the counterpoint is a lullaby-like melody. There are, of course, obvious references points here to the last two Boredoms albums. In terms of the actual sound, this is certainly true -- particularly in the joyous Krautrock rhythms of "Hey Light" and the slow-building motorik drone "Two Sails on a Sound" -- as Animal Collective seem to draw both directly from Boredoms and also from the numerous older sources (Faust, Amon Düül, Can) which in turn prompted the metamorphosis of Boredoms from noisy thrash-punk to spiritual drum gurus. But these two bands share far more than a commonality of inspiration.
Both Animal Collective on Indian and Boredoms on Super Ae and Vision Creation Newsun seem concerned with striking a balance between two seemingly opposing strands of modern music: on the one hand, the spontaneity and cathartic pleasure of untutored live playing, and on the other the near-limitless compositional possibilities afforded by electronic manipulation. In the Collective's case, as in Boredoms', the integration of these electronic elements is near-seamless within the mix -- a stark contrast to Danse Manatee's in-your-face sine tones and bursts of noise. Indian has a much more organic feel to it, the sound of inspired amateurs improvising and then only slightly tweaking and rearranging the results later. Although the dense patchworks of clatter and melody found on these songs could almost certainly not have been achieved through a traditional live performance, whatever later production, manipulation, and layering the group may have applied to their recordings is totally transparent, which makes it all the more fun to get lost in their forests of noise.
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Country music icon Alan Jackson is lending some of his most personal artifacts to the Country Music Hall of Fame for a special exhibit celebrating his 25-year career.
The Grammy winner's most notable items will be featured in Alan Jackson: 25 Years of Keepin' It Country at the country music Mecca in Nashville, Tennessee.
Beginning on Aug. 29, fans will be able to visit the exhibition chronicling his rise to fame, and view items such as his handwritten lyrics to hits "Livin' on Love" and "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," and various awards he's won throughout the years.
Also on display will be the Harley-Davidson motorcycle featured on the cover of Jackson's "A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)" album, the water ski from the Chattahoochee music video, and his childhood bicycle.
In addition, Jackson was also named the Country Music Hall of Fame's Artist-in-Residence for 2014. With the honor, he will perform a number of intimate concerts for fans this autumn.
Musicians such as Kenny Rogers, Vince Gill and Kris Kristofferson have previously been named the Hall of Fame's Artist-in-Residence.
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Since the franchise moved to Charlotte in 2004, the Bobcats have spent a lot of time in the deepest, darkest depths of the NBA, where rats feast on scraps, leftover food, dry blood and any small pools of beer in the hope of it bringing some sense of excitement into their lives. But there was something that changed the course of their pity-filled narrative. The signing of Al Jefferson marked the start of a new chapter for the lowly franchise because for the first time in their storied-for-all-the-wrong-reasons history, they reeled in a big fish–the type you take a picture of, frame, and show off to all your work pals, only to brag about how your patience paid off in wooing the pond's biggest creature into chomping down your bait.
Jefferson was a game-changer, even after all the mileage he has racked up since he came into the NBA as a soft-spoken teenager. While he wasn't expected to make a ginormous impact right off the bat, he brought experience, a winning attitude and most importantly, a low post presence that could consistently make a shot two-feet from the basket. He's given the Bobcats a reliable scorer, something that has transformed them into a respectable NBA team. But more so than all of that, signing Big Al to a three-year contract was a statement: With one of the most publicized drafts in recent history coming this summer, the Bobcats had the option of losing a lot of games again in return for a high pick or acquire a big-time free agent to get them on the right track sooner.
After 77 games, nobody can complain about their decision.
Before his arrival, Bobcats basketball was a sorry-thing. There was one season–one winning season–in the midst of their great depression where they won a shade over half of their games and clinched a playoff berth. While Dwight Howard manhandled the Bobcats' front-line en route to a four-game sweep in that lonely post-season series, it was a step in the right direction for a franchise that had been cursed with bad luck ever since it entered The Hornet's Nest. However, after that glimmer of hope, their worst nightmare got darker than they could've ever imaged.
The Bobcats battled through injuries in 2010-2011 and parted ways with the closest thing they ever had to a franchise player in Gerald Wallace. Then, they set an NBA record by winning just 10.6 percent of their games in the lockout-shortened season. It started looking a little rosier in 2013 when they tripled their previous season's win total, but they were still far, far away from being anything other than the Eastern Conferences' piñata. Fact of that matter was, 21 wins still made them one of the sorriest teams in the Association, especially when combined with a point differential of -9.3. In the midst of that bloodbath was a lot of lost lottery picks and a lot of false hope. But just as the team appeared to lack any sense of long-term direction, things started to look up again when they got their prized, $40.5 million possession last summer.
The future sure is looking brighter for a franchise that has lost 63.8 percent of their games in their last nine years. They've got a franchise player, young assets that continue to evolve in front of our very eyes, plenty of cap space to throw at free agents, and draft picks coming out of their ears. Even as they flirt with a .500 record in these closing weeks, it's safe to assume some that they'll improve over the next 12 months, whether it is through a few roster changes, some good drafting or a little tweaking. For that reason, why shouldn't believe that this roster has the potential to hold their position as one of the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference over the next few years? (That's a thought that crossed nobody's mind this time last year).
Next year, there will no longer be any bobcats roaming the streets of Charlotte; instead, there will be an infestation of raging hornets. Nevertheless, the Bobcats' recent surge couldn't have come at a better time. With five games remaining on their schedule, they can breath a sigh of relief, knowing that no matter what happens in these last few games, they're heading back to the post-season for the second time in franchise history. Given their likely seed, odds are their playoff run will be short-lived. Even with the Indiana Pacers plummeting at the speed of light, the Bobcats may be out of their depth if they were to meet them in the first round. They both play in a similar way, the Pacers just do a better job at it. But if anything, just one win would go down as a treat, as it would be the only playoff victory since their expansion. Anything more would be their Super Bowl. For a team that has endured so much suffering over the years, a sniff at success should do wonders for their development. At the very least, Kemba Walker, Gerald Henderson, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Josh McRoberts need a taste of post-season basketball. The people in Charlotte need a reminder of what a meaningful game looks like. The franchise deserves a pat on the back.
Go to Charlotte when the Miami Heat are in town and there isn't a Bobcats fan in sight. Hundreds of people sporting LeBron James jerseys, black and red baseball caps and Dwyane Wade shirseys flee from the EpiCenter an hour before the game for a chance to watch the defending champions take the court. Head into the stadium and nothing changes–hundreds of raging fans line up on the stairs for a chance to high-five LeBron or get an autograph. Glance over on the other side of the arena and you'll see a smaller crowd, one that looks shameful in comparison. During warm-ups, hundreds of phones can be seen pointing in the direction of the Heat, snapping pictures and taking videos. It's clear where the majority of the crowd's allegiances lie, but things are slowly starting to change. Being a Bobcats fan isn't a disgrace anymore, and people aren't just going to games to take it how great the opposing team is. Attendance is up, albeit it slightly. Al Jefferson has put more butts in seats. Kemba Walker has motivated kids into buying his jersey. There is certainly a buzz surrounding the team, and it has started to extend beyond the confines of old Hornets fans; the ones who still to this day can't bring themselves to let go of the past.
In wake of the announcement that the Hornets were coming back to town, Charlotte was swept with a wildfire of elation. Finally, the franchise everyone fell in love with is making its grand return. Memories of Muggsy Bogues weaving his way through defenders and Alonzo Mourning hitting a 20-foot jumper to propel the Hornets into the second-round of the playoffs came flooding back. Those days are over, sure, but what's exciting is that their current team has decided to open the hatch and escape from the dark cellar that has kept them down for so many years. And while they may not be able to replicate those great memories, they'll in a good position to make some new ones.


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Brett Tomko threw the Louisville Bats' sixth quality start of the year but was let down by the offense as the Bats lost 5-1 Wednesday morning to the Indianapolis Indians.
Tomko made it through the first four innings perfectly without giving up a base runner. It unraveled for him in the fifth inning when he gave up a two-run double to Jake Fox allowing the Indians to get on the board first.
Tomko (0-3) was relieved by Scott Carroll in the seventh but Carroll was quickly lifted after allowing three runs on just two hits while recording just one out.
Louisville's offense sputtered once again in the clutch going 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. The Bats had chances in second, fourth, and ninth innings to score but could not come up with the big hit. In every other inning, the Bats went in order.
The Bats fell to 7-14 on the season and 2-11 when their opponent scores first. The Bats also lost the five game series with the Indians despite taking two of the first three. They've won just one series this season and have yet to win more than two games in a row.
The Bats will enjoy an off day Thursday before beginning a four game series with the Norfolk Tides in Virginia. Norfolk, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimoe Orioles, like the Bats, have lost seven of their last ten. The Tides come into the series having won their last two games.
Friday's first pitch is scheduled for 7:15. The Bats send Jeff Francis to the mound. He will be opposed by Jason Beken.
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Last week, when Infosys disbanded its executive council and appointed two presidents, BG Srinivas and UB Pravin Rao, many concluded that the race to succeed D Shibulal had narrowed down to just two. Though Rao has seen very little public limelight, he is well-regarded and respected within the company, present and former Infosys executives say. Industry sources say Rao, 51, was on the ball about the changes that the company needed urgently much before Murthy came back.


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Monday, June 7, 2004 - The nation's largest airlines experienced fewer flight delays in April than in March but had a slightly higher rate of delays than a year ago, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
According to information filed with the department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the 19 carriers reporting on-time performance recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 83.0 percent in April. This improved on the 81.3 percent on-time arrival percentage of March but fell below the 86.9 percent rate posted in April 2003, when 17 carriers filed on-time performance reports.
The monthly report also includes data on the causes of flight delays, as well as information on flight cancellations, reports of mishandled baggage filed with the carriers, and consumer service, disability and discrimination complaints received by DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection Division.
In April, the carriers filing on-time performance reported that 6.86 percent of their flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 7.31 percent in March; 4.58 percent by late-arriving aircraft, compared to 5.08 percent in March; 4.06 percent by factors within the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 4.28 percent in March; 0.54 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.58 percent in March; and 0.04 percent for security reasons, compared to 0.05 in March. The department noted that weather is a factor not only in the extreme-weather category, but also in the aviation-system category – which includes delays due to the re-routing of flights by DOT's Federal Aviation Administration in consultation with the carriers involved – and the late-arriving aircraft category. Airlines first began reporting causes of delays in June 2003.
Detailed information on flight delays and their causes is available on the BTS site on the World Wide Web at http://www.bts.gov .
The consumer report also includes BTS data on the number of domestic flights canceled by the reporting carriers. In April, the carriers canceled 0.8 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, well below both the 1.2 percent rate recorded in both April 2003 and the 1.3 percent mark of March 2004.
The U.S. carriers reporting flight delay and mishandled baggage data posted a mishandled baggage rate of 3.67 reports per 1,000 passengers in April, slightly higher than April 2003's 3.55 rate but well below March 2004's 4.29.
In April, the department received 556 complaints from consumers about airline service, 16.8 percent more than the 476 received in April 2003 but 13.4 percent fewer than the total of 642 filed in March 2004.
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In April, the department received seven complaints alleging discrimination by airlines due to factors other than disability – such as race, religion, national origin or sex – compared to the totals of nine received in April 2003 and 11 in February 2004.
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1. Hawaiian Airlines – 94.9 percent
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3. SkyWest Airlines – 87.1 percent
1. America West Airlines – 76.9 percent
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1. US Airways Flight 1614 from Pittsburgh to Newark , NJ – late 83.33 percent of the time
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3. ExpressJet Airlines flight 2383 from Burlington , VT to Newark , NJ – late 80.77 percent of the time
1. American Eagle Airlines – 1.9 percent
2. America West Airlines – 1.8 percent
3. Atlantic Coast Airlines – 1.5 percent
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Is there is any way to hide the master view in a splitviewcontroller programmatically. In my application the first screen will be of a splitviewcontroller, i don't need any split view for the next screens. How i can achieve this
Matt Gemmell created an excellent custom splitViewController called "MGSplitViewController". It is very easily implemented, heavily commented, and contains a lot of excellent features not found with a normal splitViewController (hide master view on landscape view, change placement of the split in landscape view, allow user to change size of split fluidly during runtime, etc).
Info and demo: http://mattgemmell.com/2010/08/03/mgsplitviewcontroller-updated/
Straight to the source: https://github.com/mattgemmell/MGSplitViewController/
in SDK 5.0 they added new method for UISplitViewControllerDelegate that would do this easily for you. Just implement it like next and you would not see the master view:
The only place when you can see it is rotation - the part of master view is visible during animation. I've fixed that in simple way, just loaded empty and black view in master.
PS: not sure whether this is actual for i0707. But hope this could be useful for other people that now have the same issues.
Same as answer from Jack but a one liner. Past into - (void)setDetailItem:(id)newDetailItem { ... } to dismiss the master.
The BarButtonItem provided by the SplitViewController is the key to programmatically hiding the Master View Controller.
This code is DANGEROUS! but elegant :)
import the objective c message library
Next, get a handle to the UIBarButtonItem provided by the SplitViewController
Then when the event is fired which should trigger the auto-dismissal of the master view controller i.e.
You can do this
Try this:
Works on 4.2 for me!
Here is another awesome trick that works. video link is here.
The code above didnt work for me, however, when I tried
it did. So....this works for me.. (this code should be in your detailviewcontroller)
To allow rotation this was needed:
While it will not have nice transitions (sorry), you could do this by setting the root view to the detail view controller's view, and then swap views with the UISplitView and move the detail view to the UISplitView. (Actually you might be able to animate the view swap (push/flip/etc.) but it is a bad idea to change anything during view change animations, and moving the detail view to inside the UISplitView might qualify.)
This works:
Attach the "hide" method to your button, for example:
In this code, the "self.mainView" is the view controller in the navigation controller in the second view of the splitview - just as a reference.
The hide method looks like so.
This is the starting point, obviously more logic needs to be done to take care of rotation, showing it again, etc...
I hope this helps.
Tested with iOS5 and Xcode 4.3
Don't know if this is what your are looking for. For example, to hide master view in landscape mode when a button is clicked you can do the following (in the selector method)


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I'm converting a MTB (built for 26" wheels) to 650b wheels. I've read that the conversion can work smoothly and that there are some fairly highly adjustable canti breaks out there which will line up with the larger wheel. The best article I've read on this is here:
Anyway, the Tektro 720's mentioned in the article aren't working for me at all. I'm using some old dia comp breaks that are passable, but I know I can find better.
Should I spend the money on Avid Tri-Align brakes, or something similar? I know Onza made similar breaks, does anyone have experience with any other canti's like these? Can you move the pads up pretty high, and if you do does it compromise break power?
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The formation of the canyon
The northwestern Yunnan is situated at the juncture of the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Chinese plate. Three rivers and three mountains dissect the grand longitudinal valley of Hengduan Mountain and form the grand Nujiang Canyon. From north to south, they are Biluo Snow Mountain, Nujiang (Salween) River, Gaoligong Mountain, Lancang River, Dandanglika Mountain and Dulong River.
Nujiang River rises at the southern foot of T'angku-la Mountains in Tibet. The upper branch is called Naqu (literally black water river) in Tibetan language. The river enters Yunnan in Gongshan County and is flanked on the west by Gaoligong Mountain and on the east by Biluo Snow Mountain. The highest peak in the Gaoligong Mountain is 4,640 meters high and the Lujiang Plain is only 600 meters high. Therefore, Nujiang Canyon, with an average elevation range of more than 2,000 meters, is called the "first canyon in the East".
The Scenery
Nujiang Canyon boasts its special landforms, the biodiversity and the abundant folk customs. Nujiang Canyon is known as a "world species and gene bank", a "geology and landform museum", a "living history of social development" and an "ocean of folk songs". Along both sides of the canyon are steep mountains, magnificent flying waterfalls, the thick green primeval forest and the snow-capped mountaintops, and the colorful primitive folk customs, all inspiring adventurers to have interesting travels here.
Comparing with two other great canyons
Firstly, as long as the length of the canyon is concerned, Nujiang Canyon is the longest in the world. The Yunnan section of Nujiang Canyon is 621 km long and 3,000 meters deep, and the United States' Grand Canyon is 440 kms long and 1,830 meters deep. Nujiang Canyon is 212 km longer than the canyon at the turning point of Yalu Tsangpo River. Secondly, as long as the relative elevation range is concerned, Nujiang Canyon is the second in height in the world. The largest elevation range of Nujiang Canyon is 4,500 meter, the elevation range of the Grand Canyon is 1,740 meter, and that of Yalu Tsangpo is 6,000 meters.
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I have a Check Engine Light. I start my truck and, whether I have the heater on or off, approximately 10 minutes into the drive my temperature gauge starts to rise to till the overheat light comes on. It does not go into the red. Then it will start to cool down and drop back to normal. If I keep my heater off I do not have any more problems. If I turn my heater back on, it will rise again and then it seems to be alright after I turn the heater off and I have not experienced it happening after the two times. I cannot tell if turning the heater off has a great deal of effect. Especially when it does it even when I first start out and do not turn my heater on. I thought it may be the thermostat but it is so intermittent that I am not sure if it is that or a control for the cooling system. Any suggestions?
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It would be best to retrieve the code, then you would know what you are really dealing with. A good tech should be able to pull the code for 1/2 hour of shop time and tell you basics of what it means. Then if you can look at the data of the coolant temp sensor as you run the vehicle with or with out the heater being on. This would tell you if the thermostat is working correctly or not. It would also verify your temp gauge. Does your Ford ever boil over? That is very good news that it does not boil over. Is there some way you can have the code pulled for your Check Engine Light? that would be the next order of business. You can have someone pull it and scan the Temp sensor data for about 1/2 hour of shop time. ( $40-50 ).
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No it does not boil over.


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Conversion of euler angles to quaternions to use for rotation
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Hello Jacob,
> Can anyone tell me how to make the right conversion from euler angles > to the right quaternions used as input to the VR-model'
> Can anyone tell me how to make the right conversion from euler angles
> to the right quaternions used as input to the VR-model'
VRML97 language, used by Virtual Reality Toolbox, doesn't define object
rotations with quaternions, but in the [axis_of_rotation angle] form.
There are basically 2 ways how to get Euler angles into VR model, you
can choose which one is suitable for you:
Wrap your original Helicopter body in the VRML model by 3 additional
nested transforms as in the example at the end of this message. Then you
can send individual Yaw, Roll and Pitch angles to these Transforms -
controlling them independently - VRML creates the compound object
rotation for you. Note defining the different initial rotation vectors
in these 3 transforms - this allows you to use the "VR Expander" block
conveniently - see VR Toolbox documentation and soem examples, eg.
You can create a compound rotation from 3 Euler angles or DCT matrix
which is also available in the 6-DoF block. For this you need a
conversion function / block. I am sending to you a Simulink library file
containing Rotation Matrix to Axis/Angle conversion block, that will be
in the Virtual Reality Toolbox in few months.
Hope this helps, good luck!
DEF Parts_rot_yaw Transform {
rotation 0 1 0 0
children [
DEF Parts_rot_pitch Transform {
rotation 1 0 0 0
children [
DEF Parts_rot_roll Transform {
rotation 0 0 1 0
children [
DEF Heli_Body Transform {
children [
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Kong is aware that a significant number of players downvote games without playing them or else the option wouldn't be made available.
I'm pretty sure the point is to prevent people who can't use Flash 11/Unity/Java/HTML5 from downrating the game from not having up-to-date computers. I still think this is a horrible idea (as a person who replaced his computer so that he could use Flash 11, I'm angered that Kong is at best condoning and at worst encouraging MMO's to ignore support for older systems), but it's not an intentional conspiracy to promote MMO's by throwing out immediate 1/5 votes by MMO haters.


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I'm putting 32's (maybe 35's) on my urban street/dirt road/curb jumping run around bike-- an RB-T. I'm considering Pasela TG with Speedblend sidewalls. Tire pictured below. Will rough and ready reverse rim pick-up types single me out as a flittery twit, will OCP's gun by me with contempt, etc.?
In other words, does anybody use them and are they a pain to have on your bike? Maybe this is only an issue to me and I won't get the attention I fear and desire.


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Just had a chance to try this tea, thanks to a very nice person (Gwen) at the car maintenance place. While waiting for the mechanics to do their thing, I was hoping for a cuppa tea, but they only had coffee. She pulled out a bag of this tea that she had saved from a vacation stay somewhere. This is a good Earl Grey compared to others I've had (especially Twinings) but still overly strong on the oil of bergamot smell and taste. (Tea Forte is the most subtle, so far.) The package says to steep 3 mins, but was too light (I like milk and sweetener in mine). Not sure if I would buy any of this.
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(UPDATED) In his final debate with John McCain, President-elect Barack Obama made it clear why he opposed passage of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) - because of the problem with union assassinations in Colombia (still the highest in the world) and because the Colombian government has failed to investigate and prosecute those killings. This statement echoed Speaker Nancy Pelosi who, just last year, set forth the yard marks which were necessary for consideration for the Colombia FTA - namely, "concrete and sustained" results in dealing with continued violence against trade unionists, impunity and the role of paramilitary groups in that violence.
Fernando Botero, "Masacre"
On the issue of impunity, the Colombian government has successfully investigated and prosecuted around only 3% of the almost 2700 union killings since 1986, resulting in an impunity rate of 97%. And, recently, the Colombian Office of the Attorney General confirmed that this impunity rate will not be appreciably lowered.
Indeed, as Human Rights Watch recently explained in a letter to Nancy Pelosi, Congressman George Miller and Congressman Charles Rangel, "[t]he Office of the Attorney General reports that as of October 20, the specialized prosecutors unit is only reviewing a total of 1,272 cases involving anti-union violence - including both threats and killings (even though nearly all of the 2,685 reported killings and more than 3,700 threats remain unresolved)." (emphasis added).
In short, impunity will not decrease very much in Colombia because the Colombian government, by its own admission, is not even looking into the vast majority of anti-union violence cases. This is an incredible admission by the Colombian government given its continued full-court press for passage of the Colombia FTA. This admission should finally end Colombia's chances at passage of the FTA, at least so long as Barack Obama is President and Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House.
What's more, the other key issue blocking passage of the FTA - ongoing anti-union violence - continues to be a big problem. As Human Rights Watch noted in its same letter, "[a]fter dropping to 39 last year, the number of killings has increased once again in 2008. Through October, 41 trade unionists have been reported killed, compared with 33 through October 2007. More than 150 unionists have reported being threatened so far this year."
Addressing Speaker Pelosi's third concern about continued paramilitary violence in Colombia, particularly against trade unionists, Human Rights Watch makes it clear that this problem remains grim and is actually getting worse. Indeed, as Human Rights Watch noted, while there was some temporary abating of paramilitary violence as a result of the demobilization which accompanied the "Justice and Peace" process, the paramilitaries are now re-mobilizing. As Human Rights Watch explained, "new armed groups often led by mid-level paramilitary commanders have cropped up all over the country. The Organization of American States (OAS) Mission verifying the demobilizations has identified 22 such groups, totaling thousands of members. The groups are actively recruiting new troops and are committing widespread abuses, including extortion, killings, and forced displacement."
These conclusions about the paramilitary resurgence in Colombia were just reinforced by a Dec. 5, 2008, L.A. Times article by Chris Kraul, entitled, "Paramilitary groups still spread terror among Colombia's people." This article concluded that, in spite of President Uribe's denial of the existence of any paramilitarism in Colombia, there are as many as 100 new paramilitary "gangs" in Colombia, "including as many as 10,000 fighters." As this article reports, the rise of these new death squads is "creating an enormous catastrophe" with massive new displacements of people, adding to the already almost 4 million internal refugees -- the second largest in the world. According to the L.A. Times, the hyper-violent Black Eagles "may account for half of the newly emerged fighters."
The strong re-emergence of the paramilitary death squads does not bode well for trade unionists, for as Colombia's Office of the Attorney General reported in March of 2008, of all the persons convicted of killing unionists, 73% belonged to paramilitary groups.
Finally, the Colombian government continues to turn a blind eye to the participation of government officials and major corporations in the murder of unionists. As Human Rights Watch explained, the Colombian government has done little to investigate the credible allegation that Jorge Noguera, the former chief of Colombia's DAS (the analogue of the FBI which has actually received U.S. monies to protect unionists) passed a hit list with the names of trade unionists to the paramilitaries with the intent that the paramilitaries carry out the assassination of said unionists.
Further, Human Rights Watch noted that the Colombian government has failed to abide by the order of a well-respected judge to investigate the role played by the Nestle Corporation in the murder of union leader Luciano Romero. The issue of such corporate responsibility in the murder of trade unionists continues even as Colombia, on December 6, commemorates the 80th anniversary of the massacre of striking banana workers in the town of Cienaga, Colombia at the behest of then United Fruit Company (now, Chiquita Banana, a company which has continued to fund atrocities in Colombia). This event inspired Gabriel Garcia Marquez's portrayal of the murder of banana workers in One Hundred Years of Solitude - a book I am told is the very favorite of none other than Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Sadly, this history of anti-union violence at the hands of elites in Colombia is repeated today on a regular basis. And, to put an end to this, Congress must continue its refusal to consider passage of the Colombia FTA.


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Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics have a little bit more time to work toward a contract extension.
The league has pushed the deadline for contract extensions for all players from the 2006 draft class from Saturday to Monday, league spokesman Tim Frank confirmed Thursday night.
Actually, they always had until Monday, only nobody realized it, apparently. According to Stein, the collective bargaining agreement says the extension deadline for fourth-year players should be pushed to the next business day in the event that Oct. 31 falls on a weekend or a holiday.
Fascinating news, I know. So the Rondo drama will carry through the weekend. I hope it doesn't effect Rajon's plans for Halloween.


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Authorities are searching for a work-release inmate who escaped Friday night in a bagel truck.
Multiple media outlets say that Roderick Lee Baldwin, 45, was working at a bagel shop when he took off. North Carolina Department of Corrections spokesman Keith Acree says Baldwin stole $400 and a
white van with Alpine Bagel written on the side.
Baldwin was serving a maximum 15-year sentence as a convicted habitual felon at the Orange Correctional Center. He was scheduled for release in 2011.
Corrections records say Baldwin escaped custody in 1989 when he was serving 5 years for breaking-and-entering and fraud convictions.