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Christmas Gift 2015
Christmas is here and it is the time to support others. Therefore I have decided to create a new short-term project and sincerely hope for your sympathy.
One of my neighbor in Hoi An lives in very poor condition. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Dung, born in 1964 and his wife Vo Thi Bon born in 1974 live with their 4 children in a self-mad lodge. The family has land, but there is no paperwork for it and therefore the land belongs to the government. Without the paperwork they were not allowed to build a house, nor could the family afford it. Mr. Dung's father died when he was a kid and in order to support the mother, he stopped school after the 9th grade and worked ever since as a labor for construction. However the income is unstable and with a low education paid poorly. His wife, coming as well from a poor family background, works long days by taking care of the children and raising pigs, chickens and growing flowers in order to support the family's income. She sells the gained goods in the neighborhood and on the market.
Finally the local government has offered help, they have given the family permission to build a small house on the land. Furthermore the government supports the family with building material.
My husband and I have decided to donate two wooden windows to the family and our neither and carpenter will provide the main door for free. Mr. Dung is taking care by himself of the construction, together with friends and family and some labor workers who offered to help for free.
However the family still lacks of founds to build a proper toilet and as Bai Huong Homestay has received in 2015, so many generous donations from all of you, I have taken the decision to support the family with VND 6,500,000 (US$ 290.-) and buy a toilet and shower to create a healthy living environment for the family.
I thank you all for your support and trust and wish you and your loved ones a Marry Christmas and aHappy New Year.
Bai Huong annual Report 2014
The year 2014 has been a very successful year for Homestay Bai Huong, not only the donations have been generous but every year the homestay customers increase and still we can proudly say, that the tourism we are bringing to the village is sustainable.
The library is still used and working well, we have bought some new books this year . Furthermore, Cham Island is suppose have electricity supply from next year and we have a donors, who promises to donate 2 old computers. It will help the kids to use standard programs and to learn to use a keyboard.
We continue to sponsor schoolbooks for the whole village, in order to maintain a happy community life and that every family benefits from our work. This year we have spent for school books VND 5'650'000 (VND 265.-). The kids recycle the books, which are still the same, but often the school material changes so the old books cannot be used again. Furthermore we want all the kids to have new exercise books, so that they can learn and complete the study work as require
College Scholar Ship
After successfully completing his second year, Canh is attempting his last school year at college. His English knowledge has immensely improved and we are very proud of his results. This year he will decide what he is going to do after the collage but one of the options would be a becoming a tour guide. Canh will receive t
his year monthly 1'500'000 ($ 75.-) for accommodation, food and school fees.
High School Scolar Ship
In 2014 we decided to sponsor 9 students attending High School on the main land, 4 students from Bai Lang and 5 from Bai Huong. The students receive VND 3'000'000 ($ 150) per school year to cover school fees, uniforms and books. They will have to reach a minimum average mark of 6 at the end of the semester. (10 is the maximum mark in Vietnam, 6 is satisfactory.
- Tran Huynh Minh Oanh, Bai Lang
- Duong Thi My Hoa, Bai Lang
- Mai Thi Dong, Bai Lang
- Huynh Thi Thanh Diep, Bai Lang
- Trang Thi Thanh, Bai Huong
- Le Thi Kim Ngan, Bai Huong
- Nguyen Thi Thu Thao, Bai Huong
- Nguyen Thi Thom, Bai Huong
- Tran Thi Thuy Diem, Bai Huong
Seconday School Scholar Ship
The secondary school on Cham Island is located in Bai Lang, therefore the children from Bai Huong have to stay during the school week in Bai Lang and need accommodation. Not all the families have relatives in the main village and for some it is financially difficult to sent the children to school, therefore we support for families with the amount of VND 2'000'000 ($ 100) per year.
Studying is important it opens the doors to the world, therefore we keep giving the best students a gratification of VND 500'000 ($ 25.-) to keep them motivated. to the best students of the year. In fact 4 children in Bai Lang and 5 children in Bai Huong have been awarded.
- Pham Thi Ngoc (Bai Lang) 5. MyPham Thuy Nga (Bai Huong)
- Nguyen Van Thong (Bai Lang) 6. Nguyen Thi Xuan Lieu (Bai Huong)
- Tran Minh Tuan(Bai Lang) 7. Bui Thi Tu Trinh (Bai Huong)
- Huynh Thi H
- a Phuong (Bai Lang)
Child Sponsorship
- Nguyen Thin Thanh Binh
Binh is working not only hard at school to reach the top marks of the class but also during summer holidays she and her siblings are always active and helping us in the library or wherever needed. Therefore we are very happy that Binh still has got her two donors. As the costs are slowly increasing in Vietnam, we have decided that Binh receives in this school year the monthly amount of VND 800'000 ($ 40.-) for food, living and schooling.
- Pham Anh Khao, Pham Tu Khao, Pham Dang Kaho
The triplets are getting as well during the next year support of VND 1'000'000 ($ 50.-) per month for the schooling. The family is working hard to and trying the best to support the 5 children but still need a little hel
Summer Camp
To hand over the scholar ships we have arranged together with the government a Summer Camp for the kids, with games, fun and the official part. After a long and funny day everybody slept in the camp in tents at the beach.
Once again I thank you for your trust and support. Also if we cannot change the world, we change the world from somebody. With your help we can make dreams come true and create a better future. In particular I would like to thank Ms. Tu for her dedication and spending a month during summer in Bai Huong to make it all become possible. Also a big thanks to all our homestay customers!
Welcome Cham islands home Cody !
Hi everyone;
In April 2014, Cody Hevner came to Cham islands by himself and stayed for a few days. He immediately fell in love with Bai Huong and had a very strong bond with Hiep and Tung (our home stay family). 3 months latter, Cody decided to take his wife to Bai Huong to introduce her to his new home and the islanders. They plan to stay for 2 weeks in Hiep and Tung house this time…
Off course we are very happy to have you back on the island.
Click here for to know how to go to Bai Huong homestay from Hoi An.
Cham islands 3 days 2 nights full package – The other side of Vietnam! 880,000VND (42USD) / PAX – RECOMMENDED
Cham Islands – Experience 2 nights home stay on an almost undiscovered island, experience real local life, exploring a beautiful coral garden on a snorkeling tour, be a fisherman for a day and catch your own lunch, trek up the hills to watch the sunset, enjoy a cup of coffee right on the beach, eat fresh sea food, and enjoy the quite peaceful starry nights.
Staying in cham islands for 3 days 2 nights with only 42 USD
This seems too good to be true just for only 42 USD. Furthermore remember that by booking this tour you help the local families improving their life style, as all the benefit goes directly to the homestay families.
Detail Itinerary:
Day 1: Tropical summer
10:00 AM: The host family picks you up at Cham island harbor(Bai Lang), transfer to a small boat to Bai Huong
10: 15 AM: Arrive Bai Huong, check in home stay, the family welcome you with herb and tea.
Free leisure in Bai Huong visiting the fresh fish market where you have the chance to try crabs, lobster and many kind of fishes (All caught by the villagers)
Take a walk to the beach and relax
12: AM: Lunch with the host family – try local Vietnamese food from Cham Island.
After lunch free time relax and swimming
3: 00 PM: The host family takes you to Hon Tai for snorkeling
5:00 PM: Back to the village, free time relax, playing with the kids in Bai Huong
6:30PM: Dinner with host family
After dinner free time take a walk around the village, meeting and chatting with the local people. Enjoy a starry night on the beach.
Overnight at home stay
Day 2: The Cham island man
8:00 AM: Early morning go net fishing with the host family catching your own fish, watching the bird nest cave on the way back and experiece the day being a fisherman on the the island.
10:30 AM: Back to the village – have breakfast at the homestay with coffee
– Free at leisure, relax and swimming
12:00: Lunch with host family
4:00 PM: Treking along the island trails, go up 300 steps to explore a artificial lake up on the mountain, enjoin the full view over the island and the village from the very top and watching the beautiful sunset (optional)
6:30: Dinner with the host family.
Overnight at Homestay Bai Huong
Day 3: Back to the main land
– Breakfast at homestay
– Take ferry boat in Bai Lang at 11.00-11.00 to the mainland and arrive in Hoi An around 13.30
Package include:
– Pickup from Cham island habour to Bai Huong with the local boat.(The host family will come to pick you up at the habour, they will pay for their own boat ticket to Bai Huong, you will pay for yours)
– 6 meals (2 Lunches, 2 Dinners, 2 Breakfasts incl. 1 coffee) (drinks are not included)
– 2 nights home stay
– 1 snorkeling tour.
– 1 fishing tour–
– free tea
Not include:
– Ferry ticket and local boat ticket from habour to Bai Huong
– Drink
Check the full itinerary here for the detail
Want to experience our home stay?
Please email us: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cham islands – Room rate/ meal and activities:
- Accommodation/Room: VND 120'000 per person/night
- Lunch/dinner: VND 70'000 per person per meal (drinks are not included)
- Breakfast: VND 30'000 (with coffee)
- Snorkeling/Fishing: 150'000 VND per person
The families will be pleased to take you for a trekking tour or snorkeling to Hon Tai
Pray for our friend Jelle Gulluk!
He always hoped to come back to Bai Huong one day and help his islanders. Unfortunatly, he got in to a terible accident and pass away last weekend…
Jelle and his girl friend Phoebe from Holland came to Bai Huong last summer and immediately fell in love with the island and had a strong bond with people there. They came as a tourist but left as our friends and family members… I was on the island the same time and was lucky to meet them. When it's time to said good bye, I called him brother, and he called the host family (homestay) papa and mama.
For us, Jelle and Phoebe just became apart of Bai Huong, of the family…
Jelle was a great guy, with a great love for nature and we always hoped to see him again…
His cremation will be held today- Saturday. His friends and family in Holland decided to aske all attendants to donate (like he did himself) to Cham Island to Baihuong helping with the reconstruction of the homes of everyone that have suffered due to the hurricanes…and people in need
A great gift from a great man…even after he passed away…
From Vietnam, we just want to say thank you Jelle with all the love from Bai Huong …
Rest in peace brother!
You will aways be there, in our hearts!


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VRG Testifies for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines
The Vegetarian Resource Group Gave Oral and Longer Written Testimony Concerning Revisions for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines
This was presented to the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Thank you to Suzanne Havala Hobbs and Reed Mangels, who worked on the testimony for VRG. Sue gave the oral testimony, which began:
"My name is Suzanne Havala Hobbs. I am a registered dietitian and faculty member in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am also a Nutrition Advisor for The Vegetarian Resource Group, a nonprofit educational organization that works with individuals, food companies, professional associations, and others to disseminate accurate information to the public about vegetarian diets."
With some modifications Sue gave exerpts from the longer written testimony. Some excerpts from the written testimony (which differed slightly from the oral testimony, mostly in length) included the following:
The Vegetarian Resource Group is a nonprofit educational organization that works with individuals, consumer groups, food companies, professional associations, government agencies, academic institutions, and other relevant constituencies to disseminate accurate information and sound advice to the public concerning vegetarian diets.
We appreciate the opportunity to share our ideas for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As advocates for people who choose to follow a vegetarian diet, we believe that the Dietary Guidelines should include information about vegetarian diets. This has been done somewhat in the past with suggestions for alternatives to meat products, but information is limited. We also recommend increasing the emphasis on plant-based diets for all Americans.
More than 5 million adults and close to 1.6 million children (under age 18) in the United States have chosen to follow a vegetarian diet. A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control found that, when asked if their child followed a vegetarian diet for health reasons, close to half a million parents/ guardians responded affirmatively; approximately 3.3 million adults reported following a vegetarian diet for health reasons. Reviews by professional organizations such as the American Dietetic Association have concluded that a well-planned vegetarian diet can be nutritionally adequate and provide health benefits. Adding recommendations in the guidelines that will address the nutritional needs of these vegetarians and vegans would strengthen the Dietary Guidelines. For example, non-meat sources of iron and zinc and non-dairy calcium sources could be included.
Addressing nutritional needs of vegetarians would also benefit those who follow near-vegetarian eating plans or who eat several meatless meals each week. As the demographic profile of the United States changes, there is an increase in the number of population groups with eating patterns that do not conform to previous standard U.S. patterns. Many traditional diets are plant-based and may include calcium sources other than dairy products. For example, dairy products are not typically a part of traditional Asian or African diets. Our surveys suggest that the prevalence of vegetarian diets in Hispanic adults in the United States is as high, if not higher, than in white (non-Hispanic) adults. As these population groups become a larger proportion of Americans, their unique dietary features should be considered in the Dietary Guidelines.
We also encourage the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to consider increasing the emphasis on choosing a plant-based diet in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines. A plant-based diet can be defined as an eating pattern characterized by a focus on whole grains, dried beans, fruits, vegetables, and nuts and seeds. These foods are all nutrient-dense and offer significant health benefits in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.
The majority of research on health effects of plant-based diets has been conducted on people following vegetarian diets. A vegetarian diet is defined as one that does not contain any meat, poultry, or fish. Studies of vegetarians can provide important insights into the health effects of plant-based diets. Key results include:
- Research in the U.S. and the UK found that vegetarians had a lower death rate from ischemic heart disease than non-vegetarians. The American Dietetic Association's Evidence Analysis Library has concluded that there is good evidence that a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease.
- Vegetarians had lower blood pressure and a lower rate of hypertension than non-vegetarians. Vegans (vegetarians who avoid all animal products) had the lowest blood pressure and the lowest rate of hypertension compared to lacto-ovo vegetarians, fish-eaters, and meat-eaters.
- In a Seventh-day Adventist population with a generally healthy lifestyle, type 2 diabetes was twice as common in non-vegetarians when compared to vegetarians.
- A study in the UK found that overweight or obesity was twice as common in non-vegetarian men and 1.5 times as common in non-vegetarian women when compared to vegetarians.
- Vegetarian diets with an emphasis on plantbased foods have been used successfully to treat cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.
In addition to more explicit support of a plantbased diet in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, we urge the committee to clearly present health concerns with excess consumption of red meat and processed meats. For example, the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund recently concluded that there is convincing evidence that red meat and processed meat increase the risk of cancer of the colon and rectum. There is limited evidence but a suggestion of an association between red meat intake and risk of cancer of the esophagus, lung, pancreas, and endometrium, while limited evidence suggests an association between processed meat and increased risk of cancer of the esophagus, lung, stomach, and prostate. Beef consumption has also been linked to an increased risk of death from ischemic heart disease, while processed meat has been linked to increased incidence of diabetes. The World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research recommends that red meat intake be limited to an average consumption of no more than 300 grams a week, very little - if any - of which should be processed. A similar recommendation should be incorporated in the revised Dietary Guidelines.
We appreciate the committee's work on Dietary Guidelines 2010 and its solicitation of these public comments.
Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, LD, FADA
Nutrition Advisor
The Vegetarian Resource Group

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This is the only event west of Boston where you can see and learn about more than 50 current university energy research projects in the same place.
Berkeley, Calif. (PRWEB) October 02, 2012
The largest student-run energy event in the West will convene on October 18 and 19 to examine the tensions driving innovation, investment and policy in energy. The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC) will host the annual BERC Symposium on the campus of UC Berkeley.
Two keynotes and a range of panel discussions on October 19 will examine technical drivers, policy challenges and business forces in energy. "We focused on the tensions because the energy industry is so interdisciplinary and complex," said BERC co-president and MBA student Joshua Lich. "As the energy industry undergoes disruptive changes, it is increasingly important to have a true conversation between policy, business and technology practitioners."
The Innovation Expo on Thursday, October 18, will offer a unique opportunity to see cutting edge research and meet student researchers from a range of disciplines. Students will present more than 50 research projects on topics such as organic photovoltaic performance, microgrid incentives, and flow batteries.
"BERC connects all areas of the Berkeley energy and resources community; from early-stage research, to established companies, policymakers, and investors" said BERC co-president and PhD student Alex Luce. The event will showcase early-stage research and emerging Bay-Area cleantech startups, and also features 5 national labs. "This is the only event west of Boston where you can see and learn about more than 50 current university energy research projects in the same place."
The morning keynote on the 19th will be presented by Dan Arvizu, the director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). NREL is the Department of Energy's premier research and development facility for renewable energy and energy efficiency technology. Arvizu also serves on the governing board of the National Science Foundation and the national science policy advisory board to the President and Congress.
The afternoon keynote will be presented by Richard Kauffman, senior adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Before joining the Department of Energy, Kauffman invested in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies as the CEO of Good Energies.
Panel discussions will cover energy subsidies, shale gas, carbon capture and sequestration, energy efficiency and U.S.-China energy relations. A full listing of panels is available online: http://berc.berkeley.edu/symposiummain/panels/.
Who: Energy researchers, investors, students and practitioners
What: 2012 Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative Symposium
When: Innovation Expo at 6 p.m. on October 18 and Symposium at 9 a.m. on October 19, 2012
Where: UC Berkeley, Martin Luther King Student Union Building
Early-bird tickets are available until October 1, and the event is expected to sell out. Tickets can be purchased at http://berc.berkeley.edu/symposium-2012/.
About BERC
The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) is a multidisciplinary network of students, alumni, faculty, industry professionals and advisors at UC Berkeley. We seek to turn world-leading research into world-changing solutions by tackling tough and timely energy and environmental challenges. BERC's mission is to connect, educate, and engage its members in order to foster innovation and action.
We connect nearly 3,000 members as a part of a broad, cross-disciplinary network of students, faculty and professionals in energy and resources; educate students about cutting edge work in energy and resources through events, lectures, and treks; and engage members by providing opportunities to collaborate on real-world projects.


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This top list is filled with hoodies that cover everything waist to face and then some. The full-zip hoodie is a takeoff of the ever-popular hooded sweatshirt. Typically a symbol of slackers, the hooded sweatshirt can now also be seen as a symbol of counter culture thanks to the rise of the full-zip hoodie.
Despite my fear of full-zip hoodies, I do find some of these freaky facial hoodies incredibly cool. Rock fans are going to love the KISS full-zip hoodie, while nerds like myself are going to fall head over heels for the Star Wars full-zips.
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And yell, loudly. Eventually, people start running from everywhere, the police show up, etc, just to see what I'm yelling about. Then after that, I know the people who heard me yelling talk about it for weeks.
all my replies on slashdot will be posted to youtube first
As someone who works in R&D I can absolutely agree.
I stumbled across his valuable work in my own time though, since the Government of Canada blocks Youtube and other blog/social networking sites. Until workplaces and institutions relax/modernise internet policy usage, we won't be seeing the full benefit of these new methods of communication.
A ScienceTube would solve that problem, no?
Not really, as it would require other people to judge what is relevant to the particular scientific area I'm currently researching, and hopefully place it upon ScienceTube.
An employer who trusted their employees to actually work and not to go all giddy over pictures of puppies wearing hats, would solve the problem more efficiently.
Doesn't work as nicely as it does in private industry - the policy makers are not scientifically inclined and only display a token interest the opinions of those beneath them.
I daresay (because I've been out of it directly for the last 6 years) that private industry has already found a balance between the productive and non-productive usage of things like YouTube.
Where I work, YouTube is blocked and rightly so. A true scientist has more effective communication methods than videos. That's why *writing* was invented in the first place. A set of abstract symbols is perfect for sending through ideas and findings.
I think it's a sad side effect of computers and the internet that people are forgetting how to write effectively, using icons and videos instead of clearly structured and written text.
Now get off my lawn.
Just take 30 seconds of time and bandwidth, by viewing this starting half-way through from 2:30-3:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw [youtube.com]
Now tell me that those 30 seconds don't convey more via video than could be conveyed through 30 seconds of reading abstract symbols.
Every tool can be misused, and video is not a perfect tool for many tasks. But to slate all of YouTube because it can be used frivolously is dangerously short sighted.
Just take 30 seconds of time and bandwidth, by viewing this starting half-way through from 2:30-3:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw [youtube.com]
Now tell me that those 30 seconds don't convey more via video than could be conveyed through 30 seconds of reading abstract symbols.
Fun fact: YouTube now lets you link to a specific time in a video, by added a time-index anchor at the end of the URL. For example, add #t=2m30 [youtube.com] to the link you just posted.
That's pretty awesome, thanks for the tip.
Just take 30 seconds of time and bandwidth, by viewing this starting half-way through from 2:30-3:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw [youtube.com]
Now tell me that those 30 seconds don't convey more via video than could be conveyed through 30 seconds of reading abstract symbols.
But to get to that 30 seconds, if you didn't tell me the time to look at, I would have to wait 2m30s to get to the point. (Which is an unfortunate problem with video - it's not easily scannable like text, where I can try some search terms
That may have been tongue-in-cheek, but i'll bite anyways. In this case even if the first medium would have been paper, you'd still have heard of it through a video. Those particular demonstrations work much better this way then in print. Imagine what you would have thought reading an article about someone modding a wii remote. Boring, eh?
This is similar to the argument that Europeans are smarter than Americans, because they are forced to learn more than one language. I call bullshit on both arguments.
Communication is the grease that allows society to exist. Grease doesn't power or control a machine. It only keeps the machine from tearing itself apart. The less grease you can use the better. Using a lighter, less viscuous grease allow the machine to be more efficient. In all cases, having to work through the viscosity of the lubricatio
On the contrary, language, especially English, is particularly ambigious, and a highly inefficient means of communication. However, it is practical when nothing else is available except your mouth. Writing, by extension, is the most practical method of record keeping, as it requires the least technology to create and replicate. There is also an advantage to language in that it can express the abstract. However, abstractions are more practical for social settings, of which language dominates as the preferred
I'm content to let the old guard (literally) die off. It wasn't too long ago that email was the office bogeyman and considered a novelty - until legitimate business uses were consistently made of it.
It's the same story - if your workers are abusing a technology then your problem is with your workers - or rather your management of those workers - not the technology.
Management is usually last to point the finger of blame at itself, which is precisely why we continually see technology scapegoated.
Filtering con
Is embedded steaming blocked as well? You could just throw together a quick site that has embed links for the relevant videos and send a link to the man in charge.
The innovation going on behind the scenes is trending to make the pay-per-view technical journals less relevant precisely because of their exclusionary nature which relies upon a monopoly on the accepted forms of professional communication.
The innovation going on behind the scenes is trending to make the pay-per-view technical journals less relevant precisely because of their exclusionary nature which relies upon a monopoly on the accepted forms of professional communication.
Ever consider the concept of signal [nature.com] to noise [timecube.com]? Sure, you can find almost anything on the Internet if you look hard enough. Sometimes, I just want to find what I'm looking for, organized in a coherent fashion and perhaps backed up by some organization with a real telep
And Wikipedia.. that'll never work.
If I thought that Wikipedia were near the end of the scale of what we can achieve through collaborative information gathering and/or decision making, then I'd readily agree.
As Clay Shirky points out with regards our cognitive surplus, Wikipedia is just a drop in the ocean with regards our potential.
And if they make me remember my registration, I'll never read their article.
a picture is worth a thousand words...
and a video is worth a million.
Yet a picture can take up a million words
And a video take a billion.
It's a penny for your thoughts
When you put your two cents in,
But you make it up in volume
And you rake the profit in.
Every paper I've read and every talk I've been to has been nearly useless for reproducing the results. The author/speaker always glosses over some crucial component as though it were common knowledge. "Here we used a 4th Order Adaptive Runge-Kutta solver to integrate the following equations for fluid dynamics." "Um, excuse me, but do you have any source code for that solver?" "That's left as an exercise to the reader." Last time I checked, professors would give you a much lower grade if you didn't show your work.
One RK4 solver, with easy explanations of the steps.
http://code.google.com/p/nmod/wiki/int3 [google.com]
Its not adaptive (I fail to see why adding adaptivity helps, and I have yet to see satisfactory proof that it does).
well, to be fair, if they had to hold your hand through the entire process it'd take a lot more time--since these are usually more complicated inventions than those in Dr. Lee's videos--and so fewer speakers would be able to share their research. i mean, they're seminars not workshops. scientific seminars usually aren't aimed at laymen audiences, so you're expected to have a certain level of knowledge and scientific background. that way speakers can just gloss over the nonessential steps that other research
Indeed. One 20 minute talk is not enough time to give details about how to do even the most basic of lab procedures needed to replicate results in biology. In many studies, one year of lab experience is not enough.
Yup, I also try to include links to svn repositories with my papers these days.
THANK YOU THANK YOU HOLY SHIT THANK YOU! I can't tell you how many times I've wanted that when I was reading a paper. Everybody needs to do this if possible. YES.
Agreed; RK4 is a well-documented algorithm, and unless you're dealing with truly pathological functions or edge-case parameters, results should be easily reproducible no matter what implementation of the algorithm you use.
I *do* understand your frustration when dealing with algorithms that have just been invented for purposes of the analysis; I'm in the process of trying to compare the divergence of trajectories in the quantum vs classical Duffing oscillators, and some of the papers I'm reading leave their
Seminars are only to give you a taste of the topic. If you don't get what you need from a seminar, read the associated paper(s). If that isn't good enough, check over the supporting information. (At least in chemistry, many journals now allow supporting information with virtually no size limit, and including, as necessary, objects such as animation that can't be included in the printed journal.) And if that doesn't do the trick, get a copy of the corresponding thesis dissertation(s) (if there are any) or co
I recall that cold fusion got so much notice by the scientists holding a press conference
Presumably the next pseudoscience snake oil innovation will be publicised in a YouTube video incorporating phone footage of a hilarious injury and the word "FAIL" in Impact Condensed, to the tune of "Still Alive".
You just tell
btw, why isn't there a backslashdot.com?
Who needs peer review when you got YouTube and the Internet? The entire world should be our peers, not just a small elitist group. Traditional peer review is mostly a censorship mechanism that is used to suppress minority opinions. It creates an incestuous situation whereby science becomes stuck in a rut of its own making from which only a Kuhnian revolution can extricate it. This is no good. The cross pollenization of ideas is essential to progress and should be welcome by all scientists. The writing is on the wall. The Internet will kill the old-style peer review system and I, for one, will not shed any tears. Just cast your idea upon the waters and see how it fares. If it's any good, it will grow. If not, it will die. That is the new trend. What could be better?
As a case in point, the Slashdot moderation mechanism is a prime example of an old-style peer review mechanism that is due for a serious revision. It allows a small group of regulars (with time on their hands) to change what others should perceive according to their perspective. Where is the freedom in that? We don't need chaperones, thank you very much. A private kill-file/rating system would be better, in my opinion.
OK. Now mod me down if you disagree and make my point for me.
That's where you get pseudo-science and superstition.
Well, I want to be the judge of that. I refuse to let others make that decision for me. Freedom is the name of the game.
Absolutely, and freedom encourages it.
Of course Louis argues against traditional peer review and elitism. In his case it has worked well at keeping his own brand of psuedo-science away from respectable outlets. For those of you arguing against him - don't bother. Just google him and read some of the bizarre rants that he has come up with in the past. Then remember that peer review was designed to keep him, and those cranks like him, away from mainstream academia.
Everybody knows who I am. At least have the decency to identify yourself when you attack someone personally. Ohterwise, you're just a gutless coward. No backbone. Or just small fries, as you put it. LOL.
If you think you can be the judge of a topic you know nothing about, I must question your ability to make judgments.
You have every right to make a judgment, just as everybody else has the right to ignore you. And if you try to make the claim that you are somehow qualified when you are clearly not, then you would and should be considered a fraud.
"A little elitism is a good thing. You don't want just people making judgments in fields that they know little to nothing about."
Your comment assumes that men (elite men) have the universal capacity to separate truth from it's illusions, this is not the case. Elitism actually stems from the enlightenment fallacy, about the nature of reasoning and truth.
(Quick version)
http://i35.tinypic.com/10fruxh.jpg [tinypic.com]
(Longer version)
http://www.linktv.org/video/2142 [linktv.org]
A few wise words from are good old friend Ibn...
So, the question becomes "Who controls the doors?", ie, who is the gatekeeper of knowledge?
How about this? We have a system where people can communicate, making any sort of claim they feel led to make. Other people are allowed to discuss it, and some may make counter-claims. Anyone is allowed to present evidence to support their claims. At some point, an entity may collect a set of claims/counter-claims with their relevant supporting evidence and present them in a clear and condensed, easily digestible
"The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific conclusions is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is in all spheres of cultural life.
Humanity is going to need a substantially new way of thinking if it i
Traditional peer review is mostly a censorship mechanism that is used to suppress minority opinions
This is not entirely fair. Before the Internet, information was difficult to search through, and the expense to the creator of putting information out there was higher, but nowhere near as high as the expense to readers (look up the cost of some of the better-respected scientific journals these days). In such an environment, you want a filter to keep crap out.
The Internet marries nearly-free publishing to ne
Your point is well taken. Let me just say that the old ideas may not have been about censorhsip but they ended up that way due to human nature. Hence the need for periodic revolutions a la Thomas Kuhn. This is not good, in my opinion. Readers (consumers) should have a say so on who's doing the vetting. Who's vetting for the vetters? That is the question. It was not easy in the old days but now it is, thanks to the computer and the internet. We need to change to a better, freer system.
I lean towards agreeing with you regarding the future of peer review in science, but, regarding Slashdot's moderation system, quitcherbitchen'.
I read at +3 (unless I'm moderating or happen to catch a story before there's about 100 comments) because I don't want to read all the crazy bullshit that gets posted to this site. Notice that I read at +3 because I choose not to read the bullshit, not because some invisible hand of censorship has taken away my right to wallow in it. If you want to read everything,
Well, nobody wants to read BS but why should anybody be forced to rely on others to decide for them what is BS and what isn't? Usenet has been around for ages and people have learned to use the killfile mechanism to get rid of most of the crap. It is not perfect but it can be improved upon on sites like this one because the web is not restricted to an antiquated format like usenet.
Usually, the BS comes from a consistent segment of posters. I believe that social sites should forbid anonymous posting and requ
Well, nobody wants to read BS but why should anybody be forced to rely on others to decide for them what is BS and what isn't?
Who's forcing you? Read at -1 or read through the RSS feed and pass it through your killfile at your leisure. I agree that freedom is important. I disagree that any freedom is "missing" or being infringed here. You're free to read Slashdot (assuming you are free--I suppose some people aren't free to read Slashdot) and you're free to make use of the moderation system or not, accor
You're fighting a strawman of your own making. Nobody said anything about being oppressed. And it's not a matter of ignoring the moderation. The Slashdot system does prevent people who have been moderated down frequently from posting. Indeed there are other competing discussion sites that do not use Slashdot's moderation system and I bet you that Slashdot has been feeling the heat lately. I suspect that your taking offence means that you are either associated with Slashdot or you like its moderation system
You're fighting a strawman of your own making. Nobody said anything about being oppressed.
Perhaps. I interpreted your cry for more freedom as an expression of feeling oppressed. I suppose there's a gray area between the black and white here and maybe I misinterpreted your position. You originally said "[the moderation system] allows a small group of regulars (with time on their hands) to change what others should perceive according to their perspective. Where is the freedom in that?" [slashdot.org] and it's that that I
Elitism isn't a bad thing. I like reading papers which have been vetted for quality.
Yeah, but but that is your prerogative. You trust a segment of the scientific community to do your filtering for you and that is fine. I, on the other hand, don't trust them and I should not be forced to rely on their judgement.
Show me one modern paper which had a truely brilliant idea but was rejected by multiple established journals, and I might lend your idea some credence.
That's just it. We don't know what the ideas are
We dont need a paper to determine if something is possible. Instead, you do it and document what you did to get to that point.
You dont need sources upon sources upon papers upon esteemed colleagues. All you need is your wits, know-how and elbow grease.
Im thinking about that Australian who designed a 1 million/min electrically fired gun, the Wiimote, Linux, and other hardware.
Thats cool, last winter I spent some time making his wii systems for myself. I was certainly cool. i also did a couple modifications. This technology certainly has a lot of potential to make it so everyone with a wii can have a VR system. What was it that the carnegie mellon professor made, a $500 VR system? Well its now like $300.
Johnny Chung Lee:"'If you create something but nobody knows, it's as if it never happened.'"
Jefferson:"If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it. Its peculiar character, too, is that no one possesses
Pics, or it didn't happen.
One of the (many) problems of the current patent system is; there is not actual requirement to demonstrate that your idea works to receive a patent. Another is that many of the patents do ant adequately describe an innovation so that another skilled person can implement it.
The beauty of a YouTube video is that the first problem is addressed in that a working demonstration is available for all to see. The second issue is delt with in that if you've figured out how to actually make
'Sharing an idea the right way is just as important as doing the work itself,' he says. 'If you create something but nobody knows, it's as if it never happened.'"
Just ask Leonardo da Vinci.
New systems generate new problems.


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AUSTIN – Officials at the Circuit of The Americas have announced the security measures that will be in place for this weekend's inaugural Red Bull MotoGP of The Americas.
All guest that attend practice, qualifying and live race sessions at the purpose-built Grand Prix facility, will be required to go through security checkpoints prior to entering the venue. Officials said that all guests and their personal items are subject to search by security personnel.
COTA officials said the same security measures that are in place this weekend are the same ones that were utilized at the Circuit last November during the FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX.
"Circuit of The Americas hosts large-scale sports and entertainment events throughout the year, and as a matter of practice, we restrict the types of items that can be brought into the venue by patrons and others working at the track," Circuit Vice President of Public & Media Relations Julie Loignon said Tuesday. "We work closely with public safety and emergency services personnel at the City, County, State and Federal level to monitor activities in and around the facility. We have been in touch with local law enforcement following yesterday's unfortunate events in Boston, Mass., and will work with them throughout the upcoming weekend to ensure we conduct a safe and secure event."
The following items WILL NOT be allowed in to Circuit of The Americas for this weekend's MotoGP event:
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Animals (exception for certified service animals)
• Bags or parcels larger than 12X12X20 inches
• Bicycles, scooters, skateboards, skates, segways, golf carts or other unauthorized means of transportation
• Coolers, thermoses or ice chests
• Distribution of unauthorized promotional or commercial material
• Food and Beverage (NOTE: sealed individual plastic bottles of water are allowed)
• Fireworks, explosives or other incendiary devices
• Glass or metal containers of any style
• Illegal substances
• Items that may be deemed a safety hazard or annoyance to participants or guests (balls, Frisbees, balloons, projectiles, horns, radios, bells, whistles, musical instruments, laser pointers, etc.)
• Large, golf-type umbrellas
• Non-collapsible chairs
• Tents or canopies
• Video cameras, audio recording devices and tripods; no video recording will be allowed
• Weapons of any kind, including guns, knives, pepper spray, handcuffs, nightsticks or other items
The following items WILL BE permitted inside the Circuit:
• Blankets
• Umbrellas (small, hand-held style)
• Baby strollers
• Portable, collapsible chairs
• Personal camera equipment (e.g. digital cameras, point-and-click digital cameras or film cameras)
• Binoculars
NOTE: Officials state that all bags, purses, backpacks and persons are subject to screening by security personnel. Fans entering Circuit of The Americas should prepare accordingly. The list of banned and approved items can be found online at http://www.circuitoftheamericas.com/prohibited-items.
In addition, COTA officials said that all ticketholders should be aware that there are no provisions for returning banned items to them when such items are left at the race entrances. Patrons are encouraged to leave all banned items at home or in their vehicles. Individuals who deliberately attempt to bring banned items through security checkpoints are subject to removal from the facility.


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About 57 percent of Australian businesses have no personal device policy in place, according to the 2013 Data Protection Trends Research by Acronis.
Acronis APAC mobility solutions sales director, Simon Howe, admits that a growing number of local organisations do not have a policy in place to govern how devices are used or how data is deployed to those devices.
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"With those that do have a policy, exceptions to it are sometimes made," he said.
"In some cases, the exceptions are for the part of the workforce that is potentially carrying the most sensitive data."
As organisations are increasing allowing employee owned devices into the environment, Howe said IT is faced with "balancing the security and the availability of data" on those devices.
"What our research identified is that most organisations are allowing employees to bring in their own devices, and only a third do not," he said.
Another key discovery in the research was that only 32 per cent of companies require a device password or key lock on a personal device.
Howe said this is an indication that simple security measures, such as device passwords and code locks, are being overlooked.
"A lot of organisations are not implementing the remote wipe capability when an employee leaves and organisation," he said.
Cloud confusion
When it comes to the Cloud, the research uncovered that 74 per cent of Australian businesses do not have a policy in place around public Clouds.
Howe sees this as a sign that the risk around the Cloud is often overlooked, and that most organisations do not have a policy around the use of those services.
"So anyone with an Internet connection can connect to a Cloud service to share or access files," Howe said.
Additionally, the report found that 80 per cent of organisations in Australia are not training staff in any way in the risks with Cloud and BYOD.
Since these results highlight a number of key challenges and risks around the way people are implementing these next technologies, Howe hopes that the survey informs and educates the marketplace about the issues.
"In the process, they can learn about the simple things they could be doing to embrace them in a safe manner," he said.
From a channel perspective, Howe said the opportunities lie in addressing the education gap.
"The reseller can assist by educating customers on some of the risks and best practices," he said.
"They can also help in offering services and solutions to assist them in that process."
Patrick Budmar covers consumer and enterprise technology breaking news for IDG Communications. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_budmar.


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The results of the historic national election held in November 2015 have not met voter expectations. Frustrated by the poor performance of the National League for Democracy (NLD), the ruling party, and its undemocratic mode of governance, the call for an alternative third party to run in the next general election is growing, in order to prevent the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) from coming to power again.
Myanmar's nascent electoral politics, which emerged in late 2010 after a half-century of two consecutive military regimes, has been dominated by only two parties at the national level. First is the USDP, composed largely of powerful retired and former military officers. It was in power for the previous five-year term. Second is the NLD, led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate and democracy icon who was placed under house arrest for fifteen years by the military dictators.
The NLD witnessed a landslide victory in the 2015 election, the first free and fair electoral process in 25 years. It occupied the majority of seats in both houses and was easily able to form the new government. However, the constitution prohibited Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming the president because her late husband and children are foreign citizens. She assumed the newly created role of state counsellor, similar to a prime minister, while her confidant, U Htin Kyaw, was chosen as the president. When it comes to making policy or acting as head of state, however, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi holds sway. It is well known that she sits "above the president." This situation is not tenable in the long run.
The people of Myanmar put a lot of faith in the NLD when they came out to vote. Urban elites, intellectuals, and the expanding middle class collectively believed that the NLD would make real changes to end the decades-long military dominance and start a new, open, democratic political process. Under new leadership, it was hoped that the economy would improve and government institutions would modernise the country. Among people attuned to political events, there is now a widespread feeling that the expectations of the electorate have not been realised. The NLD-controlled cabinet and parliament have yet to make much significant progress. The NLD governs by making deals with the military, while turning a deaf ear to the calls for change from a chorus of democratic voices. Many of the "88 Generation" student group leaders who fought for democracy alongside the NLD in 1988 protests now feel that they have been abandoned by their former compatriots. Indeed, leaders of civil society organisations (CSOs) have complained that the space for civil society is narrowing under the new government. It is extremely difficult to work with the NLD-dominant Union parliament. Some government officials view CSOs as troublemakers because they think these organisations make unconstructive noise about what the protesters see as critical issues. Officials fail to appreciate that CSOs play a critical role in making the transition to democracy successful.
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By Beth Clayton
Alabama Political Reporter
I usually follow the #ALpolitics hashtag on Twitter, and it's usually good for up-to-date news and up-to-date laughs. Lately, those laughs have come from the Governor's account–he's taken to the Twittersphere multiple times in the last week to emphasize the growing need to fully fund Medicaid, highlighting faces of people–particularly children–whose coverage would be at risk without a state lottery.
Governor, don't be ridiculous. Don't play the pity card now, after you've spent the past two years denying Medicaid expansion that would save an estimated 600 lives every year.
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It's been a while since I've written a motivational post, and I thought now is a great time to write one about taking action. How many of you said you were going to do something, and then ended up either forgetting about it or just thought that there was no way you could accomplish it, so you just gave it up? I would be a part of that group, and can think of many times where I kept putting something off and then eventually completely forgot about it because I put it off for so long. In fact, I can think of a few times recently that this has happened to me! This seems to be the case for people who are looking to start their own business venture, fitness journey, or even try to better a relationship. There is always tomorrow, right? Wrong! Nobody knows if tomorrow will ever come or not, so why not focus on getting things done today? It's all about taking action now!
Back when I was in high school and college, I was one of those guys who always put off projects, reports, or even studying for an exam until the last minute. I always thought, "Well, I've really got a lot to do today, so I'll do it tomorrow," and then tomorrow comes, and the exact same thing happens, all the way until the point where I'm up all night trying to finish a 12 page report or study for a final exam the day before it's due or time to take the test! I ALWAYS procrastinated, and even though I finished college with a 3.2 GPA, which is pretty good, I sold myself short on what I could really accomplish if I would have taken the initiative and gotten things going a little sooner. If I could have known what I know now and taken action a little sooner. But the past is the past, I've learned my lessons and now moving forward with my life, accomplishing things very quickly because I've stuck to one golden rule, to take action now!
After I graduated college, fell out of shape and gained a glorious 25 lbs, I knew it was time for me to change something. I kept searching and searching for something that would help me lose the weight, and eventually I came upon the P90X infomercial one night, and I don't know why, but I felt the program was for me. I was overly excited, ready for the program to arrive at my doorstep so that I could begin my journey towards a healthy lifestyle! My mind was set on succeeding, and when I set my mind to something, not even a freight train can stop me from achieving it. It was pretty funny, though, because even though I was ready to take action and commit myself entirely to the program and the diet, not many other people believed in me. They knew how bad I used to eat, and according to them, there was no way I could stick to a healthy diet for a long period of time, just no way! The old me wouldn't have been able to, but the new me most certainly would be, and of course I did. I took action immediately, completely making a 180 with my diet, switching from high sugar/fat/calorie content food to following the P90X Nutrition Guide as close as possible, and then never looked back! I stayed focused, and it lead to me getting into the best shape of my life, a career change, and allowed me to eventually create complete financial independence for my family and I, all because I took action.
So many people put off things because (1) they are afraid of failing, or (2) they are just too lazy, and that's why the majority of Americans are unhappy with where they are in life. I can't tell you how many people I've come across that tell me they are going to do this and that, make a change for the better for both themselves and their family, and then 6 months down the road I see them again and they are in the exact same position they were before. And the worst part about it is that 6 more months, a year, 2 years down the road they will be sitting in the exact same spot, unhappy with where they are in life, all because they didn't take immediate action. If you're tired of being overweight, stop complaining about it and do something! That's one of my pet peeves, when people complain about their job or weight and then don't do anything about it. Take a risk, take action, and you will be glad that you did! By taking action now, you're working on improving your life on step at a time, but if you keep putting it off, chances are you will either completely forget about it and never accomplish your goal.
Are you going to be one of the people who always put off things, complain about life and how unsatisfied you are with your job or weight? Or are you going to be someone who takes action now, commits yourself 110% towards what you want to accomplish and never look back? That choice is now. If you're ready to make a change, don't put it off any longer and take action now! You will be happy that you did.
I'm here to help motivate and support anybody trying to make a change in their life, especially in the area of fitness. You can make me your coach for free by clicking here.


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Since AAoA is QUITE important in FICO's scoring, I wanted to post my myFICO info to show what the 2 new accounts did to my AAoA. My ONLY reasons for posting this are A) EDUCATE: Those rebuilding, this temptation is VERY high. Even for myself, I admit, I get the "itch" knowing my scores are what they are; B) PROVE: Time is pretty much one of the few factors on our side - we may think "OH if I have 2 reporting, if I have 6 reporting I'll get up there even FASTER. NOT THE CASE!
Granted, we have many many many folks on here that educate us regularly and have a VAST array of knowledge, moreso than myself, but I want to show you al what happened in REAL TIME. Here ya go:
Your oldest account was opened: 18 Years, 2 Months ago
Average age of your accounts: 12 years, 9 Months
|FICO High Achievers opened their oldest account 19 years ago, on average.
|Most FICO High Achievers have an average age of accounts between 6 and 12 years.
Your oldest account was opened: 18 Years, 2 Months ago
Average age of your accounts: 10 years, 3 months
|FICO High Achievers opened their oldest account 19 years ago, on average.
|Most FICO High Achievers have an average age of accounts between 6 and 12 years.
Now, I lost almost THREE (3) YEARS as a result of my 2 new accounts. Granted, this will be different for everyone, however my point is to show, in real-time, exactly what opening multiple accounts WILL DO to your AAoA if you were thinking "OH a few months won't hurt" or "That extra account I was pre-approved for won't hurt too much & my score will be up in a few months again" or "I can live with the hit for the next 6 months". THAT BEING SAID, LOSING THREE YEARS - DOESN'T EXACTLY LOOK LIKE A SWEET DEAL OR THE RIGHT WAY TO GO NOW DOES IT?
As stated before, this is PURELY to help out those rebuliding and those who are thinking about opening multiple account QUICKLY. PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE - TAKE THE ADVICE & LEARN FROM ONE WHO HAS NOW LOST THREE YEARS FROM WHAT I DID. THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY "WRONG" PER SE, AS WE ARE ALL FACTORED DIFFERENTLY, HOWEVER I CANNOT STATE IT ENOUGH THAT UNTIL I SAW IT, I REALLY DID NOT "BELIEVE" IT WOULD BE THIS MUCH!!!!
Hope this helps you all out there and have a GREAT START TO YOUR WEEKEND!!!!
Probably one of the (if not THE) most useful post I've seen on here.
(and why I try to only app Amex cards - in hopes of avoiding this very issue)
Great post and awesome of you to share this with others!
WOW!!!!!! That helps keep my itchy finger in the GARDEN soil!!!!
GFer wrote:
Great post and awesome of you to share this with others!
+1 thanks for posting
You are ALL most very welcome but a thank you is not needed.
We're all in this "together" per se & if I can do ONE thing that has helped another, then my mission was accomplished.
As you see in my sig line, I'm back to being in the garden for some time due to what I did. As FYI, the accounts I opened were to get rid of 2 sub-primes I have had and were NOT my oldest accounts by far. Even if I leave them open, the cost/benefit means another 2 annual fees which, now that my scores have allowed for the GREAT unsecured accounts, I am only closing ONE. I believe closing both would do even MORE harm to my ages of accounts so I'll get rid of the $100 AF card versus the $19 AF card.
Remember, keep PIF'ing each month, always on time, and adhere to tending to your gardening. By doing this, you WILL be able to "Reap Your Harvest" from your garden after 1-2 years, depending on your situation so that number is ALWAYS different for all of us, and my "Harvesting" resulted in nothing BUT good. Then we repeat the process while the newbies grow up to be harvested down the road. As one poster said, the "itch" does come and it's HARDER to overcome - but we're always here to help each other regardless. I do not judge, I have no right to judge - and I am GLAD that I am able to finally be where I am while further helping others.
You'll be seeing me in the garden again; I actually kinda like it there!! I hope you all have a great weekend too & if I can help in any other way, or would like to see other info, just feel free to ask. If I don't know/have the answer, I GUARANTEE someone will!!
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Probably one of the (if not THE) most useful post I've seen on here.
(and why I try to only app Amex cards - in hopes of avoiding this very issue)
Thank you VERY much for the remarks Repo. You have NO IDEA how much this means to me for being able to post something very helpful to us. I've learned the hard way & now I ONLY use the "easy way". I do not regret what I did (see my response to everyone) as it got me out of a $100 AF Sub-Prime, but now I'm back in the garden again from what I did. That is fine though as I'm EXACTLY where I need/want to be. Any more credit out there is 100% unnecessary for me!!!
Have a GREAT weekend & if I can show anything else to you (and others), just feel free to ask!! Take care
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WOW!!!!!! That helps keep my itchy finger in the GARDEN soil!!!!
If you DO get that itch, and more than likely you will as I do too, pop on here & we'll help you through. If it wasn't for me stating I wanted to do another app to get another, i would have KILLED my AAoA versus this damage. Print this off or save the post as a reminder
You WILL GET THERE!!!!! Congrats, as well, for getting this far too BTW
Great post, I think it would be an awesome post to share in Credit Cards and Credit Approvals as well......
I saw on another thread someone list that he had 40 credit card lines open and I think he only has 2-3 years worth of credit history. Granted, virtually all his credit cards are store cards and/or subprime cards with balance limits under $1,000.
10 years from now, if he kept all those credit lines open, he could app every month and his AAoA will barely budge...
I am afraid of having so many open credit lines though. Asides from trying to remember all the due dates and the hassle of remembering all the login info and passwords, I am afraid the banks will potentailly deem me high risk for having so many open credit lines/possibly over extedning myself.
It is my personal opinion that your available credit limits never exceed your annual gross income as a safe measure so you don't dig yourself into a hole you can't dig yourself out of.


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Title: Mockingbird
Author: Wingsover aka Cyberwolf
Theme: May, 'your hand on mine'
hush little baby don't say a word
daddy's going to buy you a mockingbird
When Jian was twenty years old, he was married to the top kunoichi in his year amidst much murmuring. The difference in their stations was wide – he was only the child of refugees from the Yong Empire in the east, people who still could not speak the Nippon of the shinobi nations without an obvious accent. She was from one of the village's most prestigious clans – not a direct-line descendant, so she would never be clan head or even close, but she still carried in her veins one of the oldest and most precious bloodlines of Konoha.
Jian would have liked to think that they chose him for his merit, as he was one of the top-rated ANBU and also a certified blademaster, but he knew that wasn't the case. The marriage was arranged because his parents were wealthy – and because Yukino could never have children. Her clan would be losing no future heirs to outlander blood.
Despite all this, the marriage was amiable enough. Jian and Yukino were alike enough not to be argumentative, and they adjusted easily to their new life. They did not love each other, but they were becoming friendly. They were friendly enough that, loosened by alcohol, they could turn to each other and find release for the demands of their young bodies in each other.
Then, against all odds, Yukino became pregnant.
His parents were overjoyed when they heard; Yukino's clan was conflicted. Jian and Yukino, still young and still ambitious and still adjusting to their new life, were confused and a little shocked. None of them had ever anticipated this. They awkwardly made plans for this new, unexpected development, while the clan argued heatedly about purebloods and breeding and arrangements for fostering.
Things passed and the world whirled, and suddenly Yukino was shrieking in pain, and Jian was rushing to the hospital with her heavy and writhing and wet in his arms; silent figures in green medical-gowns took her away, and he followed dazedly, unable to think of anything else to do. Then there was more screaming, and doctors rushing to and from the room, and blood – so much blood – the scent heavy and thick so that he felt like fainting.
Then a new thin, high voice added its wailing to the general cacophony, and Jian staggered as if from a physical blow. His child was born.
He was a father now.
When they placed her in his arms, he felt a rush of emotion so intense he could not identify it at first. He realized it was love when he felt his face hurt from smiling so widely at the baby.
Yukino and Jian hadn't really discussed names for the baby, as they had avoided discussing anything pertaining to the new addition to their little family-unit that they did not absolutely have to. When the medic-nins approached him, asking for a name to put on the birth-certificate, Jian only murmured a name from the words whirling in his head, words like love and hurts and gods and thankyou.
"Tien," he said distractedly, tracing over the tiny, flawless features with his eyes and hardly looking at anyone else in the room at all.
"Tien. Sky. Heaven. Tien."
As he spoke, he gently stroked one miniature fist with a trembling finger, marveling at the softness and the detail and the absolute perfection of her. When the little hand opened and closed on his finger, seizing it in a marvelously firm grip, he felt his breath catch in a soft sob.
Tactfully, the medic-nin scribbling in the certificate pretended to ignore the two.
Because Tien had been premature, and such a difficult delivery, neither mother or child was allowed to leave the hospital for the next three weeks. When he wasn't at their side, Jian was turning the spare room in their house from simply a room with a crib in it to an actual nursery. His mother brought his old things, baby blankets and stuffed toys and cloth diapers and bottles. He hammered up shelves and wired soft lighting and put gauzy curtains and wooden shutters on the windows. He spent a delicious hour trying to decide on wallpaper-patterns and then the rest of the day pasting pale-rose wallpaper with tiny berries and flowers and suns and leaves up.
He built a tiny kingdom for his tiny queen.
Jian began to have nightmares. They were simple, and clearer for it – they were about Tien, and they were about her being dead.
Whenever he woke, trembling and cold-sweating and choking back screams behind his teeth, he would rush for the nursery, sometimes almost falling in his haste. He would stand over his slumbering daughter and match his panting, shuddering gasps to her own sweet soft baby-breaths until he calmed.
He would place his finger in her tiny hand and smile as she gripped it in reflex, taking comfort in that soft pressure and the sound and sight and scent of her, and he would count her breaths until the dawn.
Tien – he called her Tenten, his own nickname for her, until she learned to respond to it faster than to her real name – followed him around incessantly, crawling then toddling then walking, never satisfied with her progress, always stumbling, because she wasn't fast enough to follow him as she liked.
Whenever he left she cried and would not be consoled, not for hours. And whenever he came back her eyes – amber-gold eyes, like his – would light up and she would scream with delight, giggling and cooing and clapping her hands. Consequently Jian left less often and returned earlier.
He was always the first thing she saw in the mornings. "Good morning, cub," he would coo to her in Yong, and she would giggle, showing off a gap-toothed smile, and repeat the greeting in that lisping baby-voice he adored. He would carry her to the second floor, where there was a balcony, and sit there in the morning air and golden sunshine, teaching her words in both Yong and Nippon.
"Good morning, tree," he would tell her, lifting one chubby hand to point at a tree.
"Goo' mo'ning twee," she would repeat obediently.
"Good morning, sun," he would then say, this time in Yong.
"Goo' mo'ning sun!" she would chirp.
"Goo' mo'ning biwds. Goo' mo'ning cwouds. Goo' mo'ning apples. Goo' mo'ning stone…"
Every new word she spoke was another reason for him to love her.
Tenten was not yet three years old when her father began to teach her how to use weapons. His father – her grandfather – had come of blacksmithing stock, though now he delegated such duties to well-paid journeymen, and Jian believed that steel and fire was part of their heritage.
He started with one of his old kunai, paring it down in size, its already dulled edges further dulled and then encased in rubber to render it unable to cut delicate baby-skin, and taught her how to hold it properly, little pink fingers curling around the lambskin-wrapped handle in clumsy imitation of her father's sure grip. He taught her how to hold it so it wouldn't slip, how to put it away carefully so she would never cut herself even if the edges weren't rubber, how to spin it by the ring-end. She teethed on it, gnawing on the rubberized edges to distract from the pain of new tiny teeth.
Later he taught her how to throw little kunai and shuriken, forged himself lovingly to her exact measure, kneeling behind her and guiding her movements slowly, patiently. When he used his hand to guide hers in the throw, her small hand was engulfed by his.
Yukino left them when Tenten was six years old.
"I can't live like this," she'd told Jian as she threw things into a suitcase, her motions sharp and jerky. "I want to be a kunoichi, I want to be someone great! You…all you care about is her. You left ANBU for her! I can't do that. I won't do that. I have my own life to live!"
Jian had trouble following that argument. He had his own life to live too. It just happened that his life was Tenten.
"And…and…" Now Yukino's voice rose, becoming shrill, angry – hurting. She hurled a wad of clothing at Jian. "You won't notice if I'm gone, will you! She doesn't love me, you don't love me. You don't have room for me in your cozy little family. Everything in the world stops existing when that kid is in the room, doesn't it!"
Jian stared at her.
"Gods! You love each other so frigging much, you can have each other!" Yukino screamed, and went away from their lives.
Jian gazed into the air for a long while, clutching at the wadded-up clothing Yukino had flung at him. Then a tiny hand slipped into his, and he startled, dropping the clothing as he looked down at Tenten. She stared up at him with wide-bright eyes.
He scooped her up into a tight embrace, burying his nose into her sweet-smelling hair.
"I love you, Tenten. I love you so much…"
"Daddy?" Tenten asks him one day, as they walked through Konoha. Jian holds her hand in his; tightening his grip every time he felt Tenten pull away or stop.
"Yes, cub?" He uses his Yong pet-name for her. He glances back at his daughter, feeling a rush of warm affection as he watched her cock her head to one side, adopting a thoughtful attitude that he recognized from himself. The two are standing in front of the plate-glass display of a bookstore. Tenten is studying a pyramid of books, emblazoned with the title 'The Greatest Ninja in History' – textbook material, required reading for Academy students, but Tenten had displayed a strange liking for such dry reading. She dove into picture-less books that most of her peers would more likely use for katon practice with the intent focus of a born researcher.
Jian snaps out of his daughter-worshipping reverie when said daughter tugs on his hand again. "Daddy, who's the greatest kunoichi in history?"
"Hmm…I suppose that would be…Tsunade, Tsunade of the Sannin."
Even at this young age, Tenten knows of the legendary Sannin, like any child of a shinobi would, and is properly impressed. She frowns in thought and Jian wants to hug her for the little crease that appears on her brow.
"Then…then I'll be like her!" she suddenly proclaims. She looks up at her father with eyes that fairly glow with intention. "I'll be great, I'll be a great kunoichi…"
Jian suddenly hears shades of her mother in the childish voice – her mother who died a year after she had left them – and he winces.
"Let's go," he says, and pulls her away by the hand. Tenten's gaze lingers on the glass as she is tugged away.
Tenten's hand is trembling in his.
Jian looks at her, all done up in battle-ready clothes that will not tear or rip, sleeveless tang-top for mobility and pants with deep cargo pockets for her weapons. Though her hand trembles, her gaze is unflinchingly fixed on the looming structure of the Academy, and her head is held high.
His daughter will be a kunoichi. And so he doesn't ask again if she feels okay, if she wants to go home and rest, if she wants to start next year instead with the rest of her yearmates.
And so he lets go of her hand when she bolts up the steps and disappears inside.
AN: It looked a lot better in my head than when I wrote it down. Maybe I was addled by all the slow soft 'lullaby by Daddy' music playing. Also, tenses refused to stay coherent. :P
Originally I was supposed to write Jian dying, but by the end I couldn't bear to. There are too many fatherless-complex kids in Naruto anyway. It was also supposed to be a one-shot…


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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's budget nearly tripled in the last fiscal year — but the worse news is $17 million in future funding is endangered, because it's contingent on the orchestra balancing its budget.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/17Hlk3Y ) reports the deficit swelled from about $1 million in 2011 to $2.9 million in fiscal 2012.
Symphony board Chairman Richard Simmons has pledged $12 million in funding if the symphony balances its budget for three consecutive years and $5 million from the Heinz Endowments requires back-to-back balanced budgets by the end of August 2015.
The symphony says the shortfall is caused by a recession which has shrunk its endowment and state funding cuts which gave the orchestra no money last year. It received $700,000 in state money for the current fiscal year.
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SARASWATHY, Nachimuthu y KUMAR, Polumetla Ananda. Protein engineering of d-endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis. Electron. J. Biotechnol. [online]. 2004, vol.7, n.2, pp.178-188. ISSN 0717-3458. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-34582004000200009.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a valuable environment-friendly biopesticide, which occupies 90% of the world biopesticide market. Its insecticidal properties are attributed to the presence of d-endotoxins which are synthesized during the sporulation phase of the bacterium. d-endotoxin or crystal toxin is a multi-domain protein molecule comprising of three distinct domains. Domain I is made of seven a-helices, domain II comprises three antiparallel b sheets, which are folded into loops and domain III is made of a b sandwich of two antiparallel b strands. Molecular studies on the structure and functional properties of different d-endotoxins revealed that the domain I by virtue of its membrane spanning hydrophobic and amphipathic a-helices is capable of forming pores in the cell membranes of the larval midgut. Domain II being hyper variable in nature determines the insecticidal specificity of a toxin and domain III is involved in varied functions like structural stability, ion channel gating, binding to Brush Border Membrane Vesicles and insecticidal specificity. Recent studies on toxin aggregation and interaction revealed that the three domains interact closely to bring about the insecticidal activity of Bt. In this review we describe the protein engineering studies conducted on different d-endotoxins which led to an understanding of their molecular mode of action and construction of novel toxins with enhanced insecticidal activity and specificity.
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Your July 9 letter to Mr. John Martonik, Deputy Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Directorate of Health Standards Programs, has been forwarded to this office for response. I apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry about OSHA's policy regarding Class I lasers.
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The ultimate nightmare for the nuclear age is not the behavior of a rogue nuclear power like North Korea, nor the potential for evil of a "wannabe" like Iran. Rather it is the all but totally unpredictable event of an errant nuke falling into the hands of an all but totally uncontrollable, not to mention unpredictable, even undetectable, hands of a nuclear terrorist. Undetectable, that is, before it's too late. This is the premise of the riveting nuclear thriller, The Acorn Dossier; an entirely new genre of spy caper from an author whose career has uniquely positioned him to offer us such a delectable and exciting yarn. William Beecher, a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, served for years as the Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times. He then covered national security out of the Washington bureau of the Boston Globe before moving to the Department of Defense and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where he was intimately involved with the teams that actually tracked the whereabouts of the world's nukes. Who better, then, to posture the nightmare scenario that unfurls in this book? As it opens, a team of elite retired Spetsnaz commandos are assembling quietly but most efficiently in a plush villa in Ljubljana, Slovenia; they have gathered from the four corners of the former Soviet empire for one final, highly lucrative, covert operation. The organizer of this rogue enterprise is former Spetsnaz general Nikolai Brik, codenamed "Merlin"—but whose full nickname is Merlin the Merciless. And merciless he certainly turns out to be. Merlin, it seems, is a veteran undercover operative. Put on the shelf in the post-Soviet world of Kremlin-backed oligarchs and what he sees as their American allies, he nurses a deep grudge against his former bosses, but especially against the United States. His reasons unfold as we wind through the intricacies of a tale centered on deeply hidden caches of "suitcase bombs," sequestered during the depths of the Cold War in various towns across America. Their "sleeper" handlers have long since been forgotten, it appears, by everyone but themselves, but Merlin prepares to change all that. The assumption is diabolical, frightening and deeply relevant, for the suitcase bomb is by no means the figment of the unquestionably vivid imagination of William Beecher.
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"How do you feel? Gorgeous. How do you feel? Divine." These feel good lyrics are from the Feeling Gorgeous track on The Faceless Project's debut album "Kinky-Ka". Songs like Candy Fix, the cleanliest dirty song you'll ever heard, Kinky-Ka, B*itch On Fire and Put It on Me gives this album a heavy spice of kink and dark humor. While tracks like In the Music, Body Switch, the catwalk anthem, Thick Girls and Love Has The Power rounds out the album with positives vibes and warm inspiration. Kinky-Ka is like a variety show of music and showcases the diverse songwriting and productions talents the duo of JQ Music Productions. 'We feel so good about the project and the music. All that ever really mattered was the music', says JQ. The two partners of JQ Music Productions, Jaime Quiles and S. J. Easley have been developing The Faceless Project for over two years. The main idea driving the project is to give talented artist and musicians the opportunity to be heard, to inspire and to share their gifts beyond the "vanity-filled guidelines" set by companies and group that are not concerned with spreading the untainted experience and joy of music globally. The project will help artist obtain some semblance of their dreams through aggressive web promotion, distribution and portfolio licensing for television and film. Artists are selected not because of their 'physical' marketing potential, but for natural talents, their determination and their desire to change the world through music. Another highlight of the project is the Fan Tribute initiative where fans who have purchased or downloaded a CD/single, will be entered in free giveways to win cash and prices of $100 or more. The Faceless Project will be a catalyst for the revolution of your relationship with music. Changing your mind about music and yourself, one artist at a time. Remember 'All That Matters Is The Music'.
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Teresa Giudice might bring the drama on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" — but this "Housewife" can also bring the heat in the kitchen!
Teresa stopped by Access Hollywood Live to share a few recipes from her new cookbook, "Fabulicious! Fast & Fit."
Shrimp Salad with Diablo Dressing
2 garlic cloves, crushed under the flat side of a chef's knife and peeled
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 (5 ounce) container mixed with salad greens
2 ripe plum (Roma) tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
1 pound chilled cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp
How to:
1. To make the dressing, chop the garlic cloves on a cutting board. Sprinkle with the salt,
2. And smear the garlic on the board to make a rough paste. Transfer to a jar. Add 3 tablespoons
3. Water, the vinegar, oil, lemon juice, oregano, and red pepper flakes to the jar. Secure the lid on the jar and shake well to combine.
4. Spread the salad greens on a serving platter and add the tomatoes. Mix the shrimp with the dressing. Using a slotted spoon, heap the shrimp on top of the salad and drizzle the dressing Over all. Serve immediately.


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When I was a little girl, hot summers in New Orleans always signified outdoor seafood boils and fresh cold watermelon. My grandmother used to take the salt shaker and lavishly sprinkle her wedge of melon. As a child, I found this cruel and unusual. That was before I got to France and discovered fleur de sel from Normandie. Now I have an entire collection of salts. I even carry a small stash with me in case of emergency situations (bland grits or unsalted butter at a restaurant). Grammy would be proud.
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