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Psy in his video "Gangnam Style."Image via Open City
In an impromptu interview with TMZ, Gangnam style's Psy explained the genre's meaning over his trademark dance moves. Psy attempted to teach the uncoordinated TMZ reporter his signature horse-trot step as the TMZ reporter exclaimed "Ah I'm too white! I can't do this!"
In exasperation the reporter asked, "What does the dance mean or the song mean?" In broken English Psy went on to say:
"This is called a horse riding dance so there's an invisible horse here so we are on it and we are riding it now. Gangnam style is a certain territory in Korea which is some sort of Beverly Hills or something like that, a hot place. So day time noble place, night time crazy place. The song is similar to the spot: Girls, boys, noble at day time and getting crazy at night time."
Gangnam is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Seoul. Google, IBM and a division of Proctor and Gamble all have offices in the Gangnam area.
The internet superstar has garnered over 190 million YouTube hits with his video "Gagnam Style." However his success did not happen over night. After being fined for marijuana possession, caught for avoiding South Korea's mandatory military service, flagged for "inappropriate content" and having his second album banned entirely, his perseverance finally payed off in the form of a record deal. Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun recently signed him to his label. The infectious "Gangnam Style" video premiered in July. Its sudden explosion onto the Internet has prompted people worldwide to get off their high horses and onto imaginary ones.
Watch the full TMZ interview here. [Via TMZ and the Atlantic]
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Obstructing Governmental Administration
Often times charged along with or in lieu of Resisting Arrest (New York Penal Law 205.30), Obstruction of Governmental Administration in the Second Degree (New York Penal Law 195.05) is a distinct crime with its own elements. An "A" misdemeanor, Obstruction of Governmental Administration is punishable by up to a year in jail. For defendants arrested in New York City (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island), this sentence will be served on the infamous Rikers Island.
Generally, If you impair or obstruct the administration of law or prevent a public servant (often a police officer) from performing his or her official duty and function, then you have committed this crime. However, the other crucial element is that this intentional obstruction be done through intimidation, interference, physical force or an independently unlawful act.
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Travel Tuesday: Did you know Connecticut had a precursor to Lewis and Clark?
At least according to Bill McDonald. Peter Pond was a native of Milford and a western trader. He was one of the early explorers, although he was never recognized for his achievements. It's an interesting story, and one I knew nothing about. Read more about Pond on McDonald's site here.
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September 6, 2013
Laurel —Childhood obesity is a growing problem. Young folks along the Hi-Line are no exception. Lack of exercise and poor diet are the two main reasons. Havre schools and several others along the Hi-Line have initiated efforts to provide healthier breakfasts and lunches while keeping the food tasty and appealing to young people. This is a worthwhile effort in which the United States Department of Agriculture provides financial incentives to the school districts.
Laurel —Patty Brannigan has reopened a Havre institution, the Free Clothes Fence. People donate used clothing. She washes the items, puts them on hangers and places them on her front fence. People who need clothes are urged to come by, sift through the clothing and take what they need.
Dart —Some of Patty Brannigan's neighbors are in a lather, apparently feeling that this wonderful charity will detract from their neighborhood. A neighborhood that provides clothing for the needy sounds like a great place to live.
Laurel —Rachael Rawn is now officially the director of the Havre-Hill County Library. The library has gone through some rocky times since longtime director Bonnie Williamson retired, but with Rawn in charge, the library is on a steady path for the future.
Dart —State Sen. Shawn Augare is alleged to have been driving drunk on U.S. Highway 2 in the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. He is alleged to have evaded capture. Drunken driving is a serious offense, If the charges are true, Augare endangered the lives of other motorists and pedestrians on the reservation. So naturally, Tribal Chairman Willie Sharp was furious. But who was he furious at? U.S. Attorney for Montana Michael Cotter who decided to prosecute Augare. Tribal sovereignty is a great thing, but if Sharp is using it to cover up for drunken drivers — and Augare wouldn't be the first — Sharp ought to be ashamed. Safe roads — roads free of drunken drivers — will benefit reservation residents. They are entitled to their safety.
Laurel — Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has intervened in the case of ex-Billings High teacher Stacey Rambold, who raped a 14-year-old, was sentenced for it, got probation, violated probation and then got his wrists slapped by an incredibly insensitive judge. Prosecutors dawdled, but Fox is now pushing for a new sentencing hearing. Good for him.


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Yash Chopra's birthday: Amitabh-Raakhee to SRK-Preity Zinta, late filmmaker's best onscreen couplesYash Chopra is best remembered for his romantic dramas. From Kabhi Kabhie to Veer-Zaara, he has given the industry some of its most memorable reel couples.
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Sonakshi Sinha, Sidharth Malhotra's upcoming Ittefaq is based on Yash Chopra's classic whodunitIt was also a film that defied most of the established norms of filmmaking in Bollywood in the late 60s. Now Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar have taken a liking to the 1969 cult thriller, Ittefaq.
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Hichki: Rani Mukerji wraps up shooting for comeback film under YRFRani Mukerji wraps up the shooting for her comeback film Hichki with YRF.
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Zohra Sehgal: Celebrating the doyenne's 105th birth anniversary on Throwback ThursdayZohra Sehgal was born in 1911, 2 years before the advent of over a century year old Hindi cinema. She passed away in 2014.
Dec 16, 2016
Befikre isn't Aditya Chopra's first attempt to 'reinvent' love, YRF style. But is it his best?While Befikre was a bold attempt on the part of Aditya Chopra to reinvent himself and his age-old production house Yash Raj Films, the fact is, he has delivered better and fresher content as a producer. Just that, those times, he was not trying too hard.
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Raj Thackeray 'raising' money from Karan Johar for army is dubious patriotismOnly Raj Thackeray can answer how he arrived at the deshbhakti cess for the Army.
Aug 23, 2016
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: With Diwali release around the corner, where are the promotions?Ae Dil Hai Mushkil has only an eight-week window into which it must squeeze all its promotions. Will it prove to be enough in the face of competition from Ajay Devgn's Shivaay? Or will it end up being a case of too little too late?
Aug 10, 2016
Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor and their kisses galore in the Befikre postersWith every Befikre poster, the chemisty between Ranveer Singh ans Vaani Kapoor gets more and more passionate.
Aug 04, 2016
Silsila to Kagaz Ke Phool: Films that didn't work on releasing, but became classics laterMore than being one of the better depictions of adultery in Hindi cinema, Silsila is also the best example of how sometimes a film should embrace momentary failure for eternal glory.
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Did you know? Concept of 'Fan' was first narrated to Shah Rukh Khan by Yash Chopra"Very few people know that the concept of Fan was first narrated to me by Yashji about 10 years ago," said Shah Rukh Khan.


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Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSThis is the high season in South Beach Florida, and we revel in the festivals that take advantage of our sunshine and mild winter weather. Last week's event was the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. We attended the festival and met up there Dean Mike Hampton. He's the Dean of Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Hampton was kind enough to sit with us amongst the hustle and bustle in the Grand Tasting Village and share his insight on where the business of hospitality is going. Dean Hampton explained what he thinks the hospitality industry has to offer people at all points in their careers, including college students at the entry level and professionals looking for encore careers.
Of course, the essential skill in the hospitality business is the art of welcoming guests and being personable. Technology is a newer component that provides new ways of connecting with guests and customers. Dean Hampton gave the example of the restaurant Bone's in Atlanta, which uses iPads to facilitate wine and food menu choices.
After the festival, we connected with Brian Phelan, Director of Procurement for Feeding South Florida. Phelan and his team coordinated a massive food rescue effort after the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Food rescue means safely using unserved and still consumable food. In the case of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, chefs and restaurants have to overprepare so they don't run out of food. This year, Phelan and his team rescued about 40,000 pounds of food.


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Welcome to Chinatown
Calgary is best known for its famous rodeo and its winter sports. Surprisingly, it is also home to Canada's 4th largest Chinatown by population (after Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal), and the largest by area. In the 2012 municipal census, Chinatown had a population of 1,577.
The blocks immediately surrounding Chinatown are also multi-ethnic, with a strong Asian influence.
Calgary's Chinatown was officially founded in 1910, and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010. However, there was a strong Chinese presence dating back to the mid-19th century.
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This post describes my first impressions with procedural texturing software – Substance Designer. To make the impression more personal, I am diving in without watching any tutorials or reading documentation. The only exposure I have so far is attending a GDC 2016 talk by Naughty Dog and few conversations with friends/colleagues.
If you have never heard of Substance Designer –
What is Substance Designer?
How to get it?
How is it used in the games industry?
I'll go about creating a simple and programmer-art like substance and record my thoughts. During the process I may take few detours to explain UX, rendering techniques, procedural terms and performance related concerns. Hopefully, all of those will be relevant to the main topic here – Procedural Texturing.
Alright, I launched the app and created a new substance from welcome screen.
The substance template I picked is Empty. But you can pick from other Physically Based ones, based on textures you need to export. In the end, you are picking which maps you will export and then author the information feeding to those maps.
The image above is Designer's UI. It seems pretty straightforward, if you have used any node-based editor (including Unreal's Material and/or Blueprint editors).
It seems logical to start with defining what I need to export. So, right-click brings up options to add nodes, and I am adding Output nodes (like basecolor below).
For this test I decided to export a custom set of maps for a custom material, why not go off the rails from get go :). Below are the maps I am exporting.
Its time to import some maps as input.
And when I imported a PSD file, three interesting things happened.
- Designer prompted me to choose from the layers I would like to include in the import, which is nice.
- As I had one RGB layer and an adjustment layer on top, Designer created two Bitmap nodes. This is also nice but a bit unexpected with adjustment layers.
(Edit – During 2nd import I realized, had I chosen just the Layer I wanted then Designer wouldn't have created two Bitmaps.)
- And finally, as width of my PSD was not in power of 2, Designer squashed the Bitmap to fit it in nearest power of 2. This is a smart behavior, but I would like to have an option to either crop or squash/stretch when importing a resource. Or maybe just not change my texture dimensions at all.
Why we create game textures in Power of 2 dimensions?
This is due to something called cache thrashing in computing. Basically, the memory in GPU (or CPU) holds texture samples in blocks. This cache of memory is fed blocks of texture data in optimal way. When a texture fits in Power of 2 dimensions, the cache is either fully filled with current texture or unfilled and waiting for the next one. Let's say that cache is filled 10% of its capacity. In that case, the machine will finish rendering the frame, flush all its data and refill it for next frame. Hence wasting precious memory and cycles. Texture memory is very important resource in GPU Rendering. Also the fact that in previous gen consoles, it was prohibited to use textures with arbitrary dimensions. Now a days in many game engines, its technically possible to have non-power-of-2 textures, but due to above reasons its best to stay with power of 2.
Next step is to remove seams and make the concrete tile-able, and Designer has a node for it – Make it Tile 🙂
After the input is tile-able, I am starting to prepare each output texture, starting with base color (or Albedo). To prepare Albedo, I need to remove all "lighting information" from my source/input. Designer provides nodes to remove Low Frequency and High Frequency lighting from the source. So I get this –
The base color looks very flat and uninteresting, right? That's intentional and due to PBR requirement. More on PBR, shortly.
Normal map took a bit more than preparing Albedo, but most of the operations were logical and straightforward. As shown below, the nodes used are Levels, Contrast, Blur, Blend etc… Mostly what you'll use in Photoshop to extract information in a Height Map. And this Height map is then fed to Normal node, which outputs Normal map from Height map (i.e. the main reason CrazyBump exists).
While trying to prepare Normal map, I took a detour to Pixel Processor node. I must say that this is the only part of Designer (so far), which didn't act as I predicted and at the end I got nothing out of it.
What is Pixel Processor?
It's a sub-node in your main graph, in which you can build your own "Math" for, processing pixels. You can write your own Generators or take some node as input and work on it per-pixel. Basically, it allows lowest level of operations you can possible do to pixels. e.g. Add/Subtract, Multiply/Divide and many others.
And for the final "Others Map" (temporary name), I am merging various grayscale maps into one to be later split and used in shader.
Once I export all three maps and build a shader/material, my meshes are ready to be shaded as per defined PBR rules. Which brings me to –
What is PBR and why do it?
I am for sure late to PBR advocacy party but the shortest and direct reason is that – "Because now you can finally do PBR, so why not do it? Unless your shading style is Non-Photo realistic."
PBR stands for Physically Based Rendering, which gives you more accurate and predictable results as opposed to non-PBR we were doing in previous gen.
Two things we were doing wrong before, because there was no choice.
- Lighting was "baked" in Diffuse Texture. Think about this – you are supposed to calculate diffuse lighting at runtime based on color map, normal map etc… but we were already making textures with lighting, so the lighting was wrong all the time. It looked right, but was falling apart with changing time of day and other lighting conditions – indoor/outdoor.
- We had fancy sliders to "fake" specularity and other phenomena. To make a material look right, we sometimes crank up or down these sliders. So much so that at times more light is bouncing off the object than total amount coming from light source. Hence breaking law of Energy Conservation. So what is the big deal?
Well, place another instance of same object in different lighting condition and you are in need of an instance of material to adjust the slider again.
With new gen consoles GPU got faster, so we can do more calculations for lighting/shading accuracy. GPU memory got bigger, so we can pack more textures per material. And thus grew need to author textures/materials, which follow Physics of light and ensures artists that a material (wood, leather, fabric, metal…) will behave as it should in any condition (day, night, indoor, outdoor, rain, snow, sunny …)
Final point to add – PBR is all the more reason to use Substance Designer.
With PBR requirements, the amount of textures to be produced has increased considerably. And Substance Designer is the right kind of tool in artists' toolbox to smartly handle such complex tasks.
In conclusion to my first impressions –
- Substance Designer is fast, stable and versatile tool for task of Procedural Texturing.
- There is much more to it than what I tried. e.g. Generators, Mesh Adaptors, Pre-authored and shareable PBR materials, Pixel processors etc…
- Substance files (.sbs) are inherently XML documents. So all the TDs/Tech Artists, go break it apart for whatever pipeline needs you might have.
- There are substance for plugins for all popular 3D package and Unreal/Unity3D. So you can take full advantage of Procedural maps with your shader, lighting, in-engine.
What it may do to improve –
- The graph can use some color coding, grouping enhancements (think Unreal material editor).
- Pixel processor is really simple but look cryptic in beginning. Also I couldn't figure out a way to share my processor nodes, but I think there must be a way.
And finally, for all coders it would be great to have a pixel processor node to directly write math inside (think Vex Wrangle nodes in Houdini), with some basic interpreter-style code compiling.
- I couldn't figure out a way to have multiple 2D views, so I can compare outputs at different stages – side by side.
All being said, here are tutorials to get going.


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Black and white is a color palette that will always stand the test of time. It's simple, sophisticated, It's a color palette we pride our wedding invitations on and for that we will always will have a deep love for this traditional design. Throw in some modern calligraphy and black and white stripes, and you have yourself the perfect recipe for modern black and white wedding inspiration!
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Leadership Tip: Hire the Quiet Neurotic, Not the Impressive Extrovert, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study
Published: Apr 16, 2013
Most leaders are attracted to the guy or woman who seems confident and outgoing, unafraid in any situation or facing any challenge. They expect an extrovert to infuse any team with energy, to push ahead on projects and to motivate colleagues to do their best work. Meantime they have low expectations of anyone who appears neurotic, who seems withdrawn and too anxious to live up to their potential. Leaders expect neurotic employees to contribute little and to drag down colleagues' morale.


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To tighten up the AdCenter Relevancy and Quality Policy for ads served to the U.S and Canada, Microsoft has announced certain changes w.e.f 31st August.
But as per Microsoft, they will begin enforcing such changes only after leaving the advertisers with significant time to make their own changes.
As per the new policy;
The landing page should be relevant to keyword and should neither display any sensational and lucrative content neither any tricky and confusing contents. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is not necessary unless and until anyone is availing the services or completing any purchase.
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Watching Wes Anderson films, one feels (in the best possible sense) that everyone involved in making them must've had a wonderful time. There is something infectious in Anderson's playful whimsy, and even if The Grand Budapest Hotel, like many of his films, can't quite circumvent the distancing effect of his quirky sensibility, it is nevertheless a thoroughly charming piece of work.
Anderson is one of a small number of directors with a distinct and immediately recognisable style – whatever the story, you immediately know it's him, and that in itself is a pleasant feeling to have. Sitting down to watch Grand Budapest Hotel is like visiting with an old friend – one who hasn't given up his habit of playing with dolls in magnificently appointed dollhouses of his own creation.
So we have the usual tropes – cameras swivelling through 90 degrees; lots of zooms in and out on small details; model work in place of special effects; that same distinct style of dialogue – all wrapped up in an intriguing story about a hotel concierge – M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) – and his attempt to clear his name following the murder of a wealthy old lady.
We begin in the present day and then flashback twice in quick succession to the early 1930s, where the heart of the story plays out. M. Gustave, concierge of the Grand Budapest Hotel, must go on an adventure with his new lobby boy (Tony Revolori) while avoiding the attentions of the members of the deceased's family, including Dmitri (Adrien Brody) and a menacing knuckle duster-wearing creep played by Willem Dafoe. The heart of the film is in the interactions between newcomer Revolori and Fiennes, and they make an amusing central partnership. M. Gustave, in particular, is a wonderful creation – all camp asides and smooth politeness interspersed with Chaucerian outbursts of swearing. It's a great role and Fiennes nails it
Another Anderson trope – the delicious supporting cast – is also very much in place. Harvey Keitel shows up for some prison-based fun, and Jeff Goldblum as a delightful attorney, while Ed Norton, who was so good in Moonrise Kingdom, gets a small role here. It was also nice to see Léa Seydoux again so soon after Blue is the Warmest Colour, even if her role here could hardly be more incidental.
Anderson's films can often feel emotionally distant, and for me that feeling was present in The Grand Budapest Hotel too. 2012's Moonrise Kingdom had more heart – at least for half of its runtime – but thankfully this latest effort is funny enough that the lack of real engagement doesn't hurt it too much. The characters are such pleasant company that we long to know them a little better, but we must accept that they, like the meticulously crafted sets, are but small parts of a intricately pieced together whole – one which perhaps is more surface than depth.
But irrespective of that, it's still a pleasure to spe nd time in Anderson's oddball world. The Grand Budapest Hotel is funny and offbeat, zips along at a pleasing pace, and in M. Gustave has a truly memorable leading character.


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Facebook is at it again. They've changed their platform in a major way. This time, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.
For the past 18 months or so, Facebook's algorithm has decided what you see in your newsfeed for both personal profiles and pages. In the past couple of weeks, they've changed the system.
You can now control what you see on Facebook.
EVERYTHING you see on Facebook.
Aren't happy that you weren't seeing your favorite pages without interacting all the time? You can now tell Facebook you want to see those pages, and they'll actually show them to you.
Wonder why you never see anyone you care about in your newsfeed? You can now tell Facebook you want to see those people first, and they'll actually show them first in your newsfeed.
Here's how to do it:
1. Go to the personal profile you want to see.
2. Scroll to the "Following" tab (which is shown as "See First" in the screen shot below.)
3. Toggle the profile to See First.
4. You're done. Facebook will show you the selected profiles at the top of your newsfeed.
1. Go to the Facebook Page you want to see. (Here's a direct link to mine: https://www.facebook.com/andrawatkinsauthor)
2. Scroll to the "Like" tab
3. Toggle the page to See First.
4. You're done. Facebook will show you the selected pages at the top of your newsfeed.
5. PLEASE MAKE MY PAGE ONE YOU WANT TO SEE FIRST. What's in it for you? I'm doing some special giveaways to Facebook commenters in the coming months. I want everyone here to have an opportunity to win swag.
If you learned something today that will help you better connect with the people you care about, I hope you'll share it with them. I installed a very visible share bar on the lefthand side of my site. You can click any block to share these instructions with anyone in your life, and help them see you in a more meaningful way.


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The comedic play, ''Bad Auditions by Bad Actors,'' by Ian McWethy, will be performed by eighth-grade students from Loudonville Christian School.
Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 22, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, in the Youth Center at Loudonville Community Church. Admission is $5 adults, $3 students and children under 5 are free.
The story, directed by Christine Adamczak, is centered around a casting director who has one day to find the leads for a community theater production of ''Romeo and Juliet.'' But what seems like a simple task proves impossible when the pool of actors includes extreme Method actors, performers who just don't know what to do with their hands, and one particular woman who may or may not think she's a cat. This hilarious comedy will bring you to the last place you'd ever want to be: Behind the doors of a casting session.
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Carlie Trosclair is an installation artist from New Orleans, Louisiana who presently works and resides in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2010, Trosclair received her MFA from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Art at Washington University. Based on her graduate thesis work, she was awarded a solo exhibition at Craft Alliance Grand Center Gallery and nominated for the ISC Outstanding Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award.
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On August 26, 1740, Joseph-Michel Montgolfier was born in Annonay, France. Joseph-Michel was the inventor of the hot air balloon, along with his brother, Jacques-Étienne. In June 1783, the brothers successfully demonstrated publicly the first manned ascent, carrying Étienne to the sky. In recognition of their achievement, their father Pierre was elevated to the nobility and the hereditary appellation of de Montgolfier by King Louis XVI of France.


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Kevin David McCue, 47, of Norwood, on Wednesday, August 27 at home. Born in Norwood, February 17, 1967, he was the son of Judi (Maroney) Fox of Plymouth and David McCue and his wife, Doreen of Medfield and the step-son of Brian Fox of Plymouth. Kevin was raised in Plymouth and graduated from Plymouth High School. He served in the Navy aboard the USS America, CV-66, in the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, during the War of the Persian Gulf. Kevin was the loving father of Kyle McCue of Norwood, the dear brother of Keith McCue of Plymouth, Thomas McCue of Palm Harbor, FL and Craig Fox and his wife, Lee of Amesbury and the uncle of Aiden and Ava McCue. He is also survived by his former wife, Pauline (Mak) McCue of Norwood. Kevin was a loving dad to Kyle and was active in all of his son's activities. He was an assistant coach for his Norwood Little League team and attended his hockey and lacrosse games. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, September 9, at 10:00 AM at the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole St., NORWOOD. Interment will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne at 12:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Kevin 's memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or via
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I am not a radacal by any means, but I have no choice but to throw my support for them on this one. This RAND proposal is radacal in its own self. Please consider that no small perportion of web developers will deviate from W3C simply because you will leave them with no other choice. You make impossible the continued use and development of many of the web's most used technologies by RAND. You will forcibly remove the bulk of web developers from compliance with W3C. Others will do it out of pure anger and feelings of betrayal. I hope you note that the consequences of such actions are very substantial. The stubborn minds supporting this proposal will more than likely defend it on grounds such as: (1) "The web is a commercial market" -- Only partly. (2) "The benefits of certain new standards cannot be realized if their patented technologies are not allowed." -- Standards help us by creating infrustructure for the existence of new markets and services. Maximizing those benefits requires that they remain free. In software design, there are many ways to skin any cat. (3) "We will still review and ensure that only standard's non-detrimental to free software are accepted." -- The W3C doesn't have the authority to tell organizations they can't abuse the priviledge. We also, are not likely to trust the W3C with such a responsibility in light of pressure from organizations historically eager to abuse standards for their own benefit. I am insulted by this proposal. And I feel betrayed already. Acceptance of it will ensure a fork in web standards. --MatthewReceived on Tuesday, 9 October 2001 15:56:28 UTC
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2010 MLB Predictions: Cardinals' Studs and Duds Strategy Won't Get Them a TitleMarch 18, 2010
The St. Louis Cardinals seem to be practicing the old fantasy baseball strategy of "Studs and Duds."
In this strategy, a team uses a very large amount of its auction dollars on a few superstars and then fills in the rest of its lineup with a lot of $1 and $2 players.
The idea is that the studs will pile up enough quality stats to allow the duds to fill in a little and put your team over the top.
Unfortunately, this strategy rarely works, and it looks like it will only work in St. Louis this season due to such a weak division.
The Cardinals will trot out the best one-two pitching punch in the National League in Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter. They finished second and third in National League Cy Young voting last season and should both be contenders again this season. Between the two they should pile up almost 35 wins, 350 strikeouts, and eat up over 400 innings.
After the two big dogs in the rotation, they get rather thin. They will trot out Brad Penny and Kyle Lohse, who have both had some success mixed with some disappointments; but neither is the kind of guy you want to rely on in Game Three of a playoff series.
On the offensive side, there may be no more dynamic duo than Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday. Both can hit for power and average and create a lot of runs. Unfortunately, there aren't many other players around them who will be on base for Pujols and Holliday to drive home.
The left side of the infield is filled with question marks about who is going to play. Will Brendan Ryan be healthy enough to play shortstop, and can he actually use a bat? Can David Freese finally claim the third base job, and will his offense develop? If not, can Julio Lugo and Felipe Lopez fill in and play well enough to be respectable?
There are several positions where the Cards know what they have and how to use those players. Skip Schumaker 's bat is solid but unspectacular, but will he continue to develop at second base? Ryan Ludwick looks like a good power hitter to slot behind Holliday in the batting order, but his monstrous 2008 season was probably the exception and not the norm.
Colby Rasmus is a good all-around player, but it doesn't look like he will develop into the superstar that some minor league projections had for him. Yadier Molina won't hurt you with his bat, but he isn't a real threat either.
Will the duds do enough to put the Cardinals into a winning situation and slip by five weak foes in the NL Central? Probably. But are they good enough to make it out of the first round of the playoffs? Not a chance.
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Genevieve Schwarzdrachen writes:
Greetings from your servant Genevieve,
I was privileged to witness this Crown tournament with its six competitors fighting for the honour of their ladies and friends:
- Pan Vitus and Lady Eleanora
- Lord Guido and Mistress Caitrin (in a fine new baronial coronet)
- Master Terafan and Lady Dubheasa
- Master Johan and Mistress Jaelle
- Sir Padraig and Viscountess Elsa
- Jarl Sven and Countess Thora
With six fighters, the tournament was a round robin, and all bouts were fought best-of-three. Sir Arafel Christien and Lord Vallius served as marshals, and Duchess Allessandre Melusine as list mistress.
The day was cool and interrupted by occasional rain, with a light drizzle during the final round robin, but the heavy cold rain held off until after the tournament.
The tourney was held in a walled garden area, sheltered from wind. However, the ground was very wet and slippery (visible in Lord Heinrich's images), and it made footing treacherous.
After the round robin, Sir Padraig, Jarl Sven and Master Terafan had each won all but one of their bouts, requiring a three way semi-final to reduce the field to two finalists, Sir Padraig and Jarl Sven.
His Majesty and Sir Arafel marshalled the final bout, which was also attended by the chivalry of the kingdom.
Both knights armed themselves with sword and madu, a short thrusting spear, and it was Sir Padraig's sword thrusts to the body in the first and third bouts that determined the victor.
The bouts I witnessed were clean and decisive, with a clear victor in most instances. After every bout, the marshals spoke briefly to the fighters, to make sure that the outcome of the bout was acceptable to both.
As a spectator and occasional fighter, I thought the marshals' questions were most helpful. The outcome of the fight is clearly decided on the field; it also gives an uncertain fighter an opportunity to speak to their opponent and marshals at that time.
It is also helpful to the audience to see fighters agreeing on the bout with good will and spirit.
A rare and special guest to this Crown was Duke Henrik of Havn, the Society's first king, and his lady wife Viscountess Tamsin. The viscountess was finishing a work assignment in Insulae Draconis, and his Grace had come to holiday with her.
Sir Henrik took his place with our kingdom's chivalry to witness the final bout, and spoke to many people on this day. He is an enthusiastic equestrian, and found several kindred spirits among the ID equestrians to talk with.
They both commented on how a small Crown list, and the fighting style, reminded them of the old days in a much smaller Society - which I believe they found charming and pleasant, rather than rustic and backward. :-)
Lord Thomas provided a good synopsis of the awards presented that evening, save one: Their Majesties recognized the event steward, Rafe Cuthbert, with arms for his service. I think Rafe did a fine job, and appeared gracious and relaxed throughout the day. Vivat!
This event was at a new site, a large girl guide training centre with modern or refurbished buildings and facilities (with more still being built). Hot showers! Warm bunkrooms! Archery range! Ample room to fight and fence! Hurrah!
Though the hall was at capacity for sitting at feast (a larger event would need two halls to seat more diners), I think it is a fine site for our needs, and I hope we can use it again.
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David Pinder, named D.C. Public Schools' 2012 principal of the year for his leadership of award-winning McKinley Technology High School, said Thursday that he plans to leave his post in June.
He will become executive director of the Washington office of New Leaders, a nonprofit group that trains aspiring principals in urban school systems across the country.
McKinley Tech is a science and math magnet school that has posted double-digit gains on standardized tests since Pinder took the helm in 2007. Like the four other magnet high schools in the city, students must apply for admission.
In 2012, more than 90 percent of students were proficient in math and reading — results that prompted the U.S. Department of Education to name McKinley Tech a National Blue Ribbon School.
Pinder said he came to the school aiming to reach that 90 percent mark, and having reached it, he is ready to move on.
"For me, it's the excitement of being able to train another wave of principals," said Pinder, who himself was trained through New Leaders. He said he doesn't rule out the possibility of returning to D.C. schools in the future.
Several McKinley Tech administrators who have served since 2007 also plan to leave the school in June, according to Pinder. The departures will leave key vacancies at a time of transition. The next McKinley Tech principal will oversee not just the high school but also an adjacent middle school slated to open in the fall.
"David Pinder has been a shining example of a great school leader during his seven years with DCPS," Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson said in a statement.
"We are very sad to see him leave DCPS, and despite our efforts to try and get him to stay, we understand and respect his desire to explore this new opportunity," the statement said.
"We will work closely with the school community to ensure a smooth transition and find a leader worthy of the great students, teachers and staff at McKinley."
Pinder's tenure has not been without controversy. He was put on leave in 2011 after he was accused of doctoring 13 students' transcripts to give them credit for courses they never took, ostensibly to inflate graduation rates. There were also questions about the mishandling of a $100,000 grant from AARP to the school.
Pinder was reinstated after an investigator admitted lying to an interview subject, compromising the probe.


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now, back to my epic tale.... the day after we got the news about the big check, i had to visit my friend J. to pick up some clothes for a freelance photo styling job. as we were chatting, i was having fun playing with one of her new computer toys. i confided that our home computer setup was getting kind of antiquated and some software i picked up recently couldn't even run on it because the family mac didn't have the intel processor and i wasn't sure i wanted to load it onto DH's work mac. she suggested i just use the cash for a new laptop. me? splurge like that for my fledgling little craft+print design+ photo styling biz? yeah, maybe. but that's a lot of money.
i spent a couple days mulling it over and it wasn't too hard to justify the expense. last night i made an appointment with one of the business specialists at the MOA apple store because i knew from a good source that they give a token 5% discount for business folk. i was pretty jazzed about that. so this morning we got to the apple store before the mall opened and picked out exactly what i wanted.
and now the fail. the massive, stupid fail. THE APPLE STORE WAS OUT OF LAPTOPS. BEFORE THE STORE WAS EVEN OPEN. um, what? dude said he would call the southdale store so they could set one aside for us. grrrrrr. well, let's just bite the bullet and drive through another snowstorm to another mall and get the damn thing. so we get there, find the store, (us east-siders don't hang with the swells in edina too much) approach yet another dude in blue and he iphone-s one of his buddies in the back room about my mac. i was feeling a little impatient but still cool, after all i was getting a deal.
out comes a woman who looks a teeny bit familiar, but not totally. she introduces herself as a friend of J. (the pal who talked me into this computer biz in the first place). and says she can do me one better than the five percent. she's gonna give me her friends and family discount for 15% off! SWEET FANCY MOSES! i was so excited i grabbed this poor woman's shoulders and started jumping up and down like a cheerleader (see below). turns out, J. and apple lady had lunch yesterday and they discussed my possible purchase. so it was just a fortuitous twist of fate that brought me to southdale, where M. was working, who graciously helped me save some major cash. it was awesome how it worked out!! thanks to J. and M!


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The other day a friend an I were out on our lunch break pretending to be tourists and snapping a lot of photos around the neighbourhood. While we walked through Gastown, we were stopped by a writer for Scout Magazine who asked if she could take our picture for her street style column. We obliged, somewhat modestly (or perhaps we were just embarrassed, there were a lot of people around) and waited to show up on the internet. About a week later the column was released and I even found my picture on the homepage! It was a bit embarrassing, but also a bit exciting.
Fame and fortune hasn't descended on me yet, but it still makes me feel pretty good about myself and more confident about wearing my vintage scarves. Here I am as pictured on Scout Magazine… I still think the way my dress is blowing makes it look like my legs have been edited into the photo.


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Our first stop on our little trip through Italy was Florence. There are new fast trains from Rome to Florence which arrive in less than an hour and a half. Before we knew it we were lugging our bags past Santa Maria Novella and over the Arno to our guesthouse. I have to admit that […]
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Even when we have a good attachment-based psychotherapist (see Find an Attachment-based Psychotherapist), we all need support groups. You can find a support group today.
Support group members may also know of good nearby therapists.
A support group can not replace a therapist — but it can take awhile to find a good therapist. Then it takes a serious therapist weeks or longer to do enough "intake" to figure us out to where they can give us relief. We've got to be patient and it's really worth it.
But we also need personal support now! Here's the good news: you can go online to any national organization below and be at a meeting of people who care this week, even today. Sitting with people who care is the first thing we all need (it's also why good therapy works.)
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA) is for all types of abuse (sexual, non-sexual neglect, emotional, physical abuse) with US and global meetings: http://www.ascasupport.org/events.php
If no meeting local to you, they'll send you a kit to start a meeting: http://www.ascasupport.org/meetings.php
ASCA also has online Saturday meetings we can join from anywhere. Email firstname.lastname@example.com with "Virtual Meeting" in the subject line and cc to John Thompson <firstname.lastname@example.com>
National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (NAASCA) has a big list of US and global support groups on their locator page: http://www.naasca.org/Groups-Services/_Groups-Services.htm
Celebrate Recovery operates at 20,000 churches nationally to help anyone hurting emotionally: http://www.celebraterecovery.com/ Here is their Group Locator by geographical area: http://grouplocator.crgroups.info/
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) says: " We share The Problem… we learn that there are others like us, and there is hope. There is recovery. There is a light at the end of the tunnel; our fears can be overcome." Meetings: http://www.meetings.adultchildren.org/find-a-meeting1
Survivors of Incest Anonymous: http://www.siawso.org/page-7166
Childhood Sex Trauma Community Support Group web meeting "Better Together" each Wednesday 7pm EST: http://cst.onehealth.com Run by my friend Svava Brooks from ACEsConnection; overview at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152352376057600&set=a.10150153553782600.292453.692907599&type=1&theater
If you can't find a group by means above, do not give up.
You can find a local meeting of the large organizations NAMI or AL ANON and just go today – whether or not your troubles involve psychiatric or alcohol issues. NAMI local chapters have wide experience supporting anyone who feels deeply emotionally disturbed, and their families.
National Alliance on Mental Illness: http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=find_support
Al Anon: http://www.al-anon.org/how-to-find-a-meeting
Al Anon members want to "be there" for anyone who is hurting emotionally from any kind of emotional abuse, abandonment, neglect, trauma, or other issues. You may find a "sponsor" there who can really help you feel connected, even if there's no alcohol in your situation. Why? Child traumas of all kinds are the underlying reason people use alcohol and drugs in the first place. They are also the reason people become "codependent" and enable others to drink, which is a form of emotional trauma.
Alcoholics should go to AA – but Al Anon is not only for drinkers' families. Any non-drinker with an emotional problem willing to tell the truth about their childhood pain and their current pain, will find good support at a local Al Anon meeting. And if they feel you are hurting far too seriously for lay folks like them, they will know where to send you locally for professional help.
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The snakes are also known as the creeping reptiles. They have no limbs and ears. They have an elongated body that is covered by scales. The scales are divided into shields and plates. They have no tympanic cavity and ear membrane. They have no or immoveable eyelid. They have no sternum and nictitating membrane. They have no urinary bladder and vocal cords. Their tongue is protrusible and long. They respire by lungs which are non symmetrical. The right one is larger than the left one. The lateral body wall muscles help in the movement of snake. The sound is picked by the body surface and is transmitted to the brain by columella. They have teeth on the upper and lower jaws. The poisonous snake has large teeth present in the upper jaw. These help to bite the person and also have poison glands. The poison glands also have poisonous ducts. It leaves two marks. The non poisonous snake leaves a U shape mark. These marks are very helpful to diagnose the case whether it is poisonous or non poisonous. The smallest snake of India is known as Typhlina. It reproduces by parthenogenesis and has only female forms. The cobra, krait, venom, Russell viper, sea and coral snake are the poisonous snake. The non poisonous snakes are python, rat and tree snake. It also includes pond and double headed snake. There is some venom which acts on nervous system and is known as the neurotoxic venom. It includes cobra, krait and sea snake. There is some venom which acts on red blood cells and is known as the haemolytic venom. It includes the viper. Most of the snakes are non poisonous and nearly one tenth of them are poisonous. The naja naja is also known as cobra. It is also known as nag and occurs in the stones and thick vegetation. It occurs almost in every part of India. It is carnivorous and feeds on other animals. They also show the phenomena of cannibalism. During the moulting it becomes quite weak but after this process it becomes quite fresh. It is oviparous and shows the hibernation. The young ones are more active than the adult. The expansion of the neck forms a hood. When the cobra is aggressive it raises the hood. It is very poisonous and has venom which is used to cure cancer. It also destroys the rats and mice. The python is also known as ajgar. It occurs in forests and is non poisonous. It is large and massive and also occurs in dry and sandy areas. It is oviparous and has a short tail. It is carnivorous and feeds on other animals. It is about 10 meter in length and is the biggest snake in India. It coils around the prey by crushing it and later on swallowing it. Their body has scales. It also has the hind limbs and pelvic girdles.
There are a lot of differences between a lizard and a snake. The lizard has 4 limbs with uniform scales. They have moveable eyelids. They have sternum and nictitating membrane. They have ear openings and a urinary bladder. They have a non protrusible tongue which is not bifid. The lungs are symmetrical. The snakes have no limbs with differentiating scales. They have immoveable eyelids. They have no sternum and nictitating membrane. They have no ear openings and urinary bladder. They have a protrusible tongue which is bifid. The lungs are asymmetrical.
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– Fictional Mr. Robot hacker group, 'fsociety', reaches into the real world to 'hack' shomi's integrated marketing campaign –
– The multi-tiered activations include a 'hacked' broadcast spot, an interactive social media 'hack', and a series-inspired 'End of the World' party –
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TORONTO, April 8, 2016 /CNW/ - shomi broke the fourth wall with its recent marketing campaign that launched in two phases, an initial launch of the creative and then a 'hacked' phase that brought Mr. Robot's fictional hacker group 'fsociety' into the real world. Supporting the season one launch of Mr. Robot on shomi, the two-phased campaign included out-of-home, social media, television, website takeover, experiential elements and transmedia storytelling. The campaign was in market from February 15 to April 7, with the 'hacked' phase taking place during the last two weeks. shomi developed the campaign with Rethink, North Strategic, OMD, and Corus Entertainment.
"Inspired by Mr. Robot's plot, which blurs the lines between reality and fantasy for its main character, we worked with our partners to do the same in our campaign." said Rita Ferrari, Senior Director, Head of Marketing & Communications. "By intertwining the fictional 'fsociety' into our creative concept and having them take control of the campaign with real life events and transmedia storytelling, we not only promoted the series launch in a unique way that completely aligned with the narrative of the show, but we also rewarded super fans of the series."
The promotion was the first series-centric integrated campaign for shomi. The campaigns two phases – the initial launch and then the hacked version of the creative with transmedia storytelling – included national broadcast spots and out-of-home buys in major markets across Canada. Two broadcast spots were created, one for each phase of the campaign. The first featured a trailer for the series, the other appeared to be a hack of shomi's previous brand spot that ran earlier in the year. In addition, the hacked version ran in cinemas showing Batman v Superman, during the theatrical premiere weekend. Digital out-of-home included TTC Platform Video Screens and the Elevator News Network. The campaign also included display ads, Google Search, a page takeover of Twitch.tv and targeted ad buys on Reddit.com.
As part of the second phase of the campaign, the out-of-home and digital ads in Toronto and Vancouver were 'hacked' by 'fsociety' midway through the campaign. The hacks were based on the series premise of a massive redistribution of wealth perpetrated by the hacker collective know as 'fsociety'. The altered signage featured region-specific hashtags #weareall1sand0s (Toronto) and #anewsocietyrises (Vancouver). The hacked creative encouraged consumers to follow the hashtags on Instagram and Twitter. The hashtags led to video and image postings from the Instagram account hell0fr13nd, which gave daily clues to four locations for 'money drops' from 'fsociety' between March 30 to April 1. Consumers that followed the clues on social media were rewarded with a branded package containing C$50 bills. The hack engaged super fans of the series by sending them direct messages via Instagram or hand delivered packages from 'fsociety' inviting them to take part. The program included sponsored content pieces in Techvibes, Vancity Buzz, Notable and Narcity Toronto. During the three days of the 'money drops' hell0fr13nd was organically followed by over 9,500 followers and resulted in 160,000 estimated social media impressions.
Additional support included a real-life activation as 'fsociety' took over the Toronto arcade bar Nightowl, on March 23. The event featured a five-foot decal of the unmistakeable fsociety mask on the exterior of Nightowl and fsociety signage throughout. The event was attended by media, influencers, shomi members and resulted in 700K social media impressions.
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