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(Parenting.com) -- When I first brought my daughter, Genie, home from the hospital, I expected a mixed reaction from her big sister, Clara, then 3. It was mixed, all right, a bubbling brew of jealousy and curiosity -- but mainly, she was curious about how I'd react if she either poked Genie or hugged her too hard.
Concerned, I did what I could to help Clara adjust. We spent quality time alone. I read her those "I'm a Big Sister" books. Finally, one morning she was nothing but nice to Genie. "Good girl!" I gushed (you don't work at Parenting without learning about positive reinforcement). Then I gave her a red lollipop. (Yeah, you also don't work here without learning not to use a treat as a reward, but I was on maternity leave, k?)
I left the room for two minutes, then returned to nurse Genie. As I bent over her bassinet, I stopped in my tracks: She was smeared head to toe with red-lollipop juice.
Welcome to the wonderful world of sibling relationships. That "smear campaign" was just the start of what I've witnessed (and refereed) as my kids have grown -- everything from sandbox one-upmanship (who can build a bigger castle?) to tugs-of-war over the Wiimote. Which is not to say my kids aren't attached to each other -- when one gets invited on a playdate, the other mopes at home till she returns. So why all the agita?
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"The rivalry you see -- whether your children are fighting for a toy or the first turn on a swing -- is really rooted in a struggle for your love and attention," says Frances Walfish, Psy.D., a child and family psychotherapist in Beverly Hills, California, and author of "The Self-Aware Parent."
"Kids want to know that Mom's and Dad's eyes are on them and them alone." Which can't happen unless you give away all your little guys except one (admittedly, it can be an appealing thought at certain times). Instead, try these friction-defusing strategies.
Toy story
"Now that Dael is eight months old, he's moving around and playing more, and it's been hard for our daughter, Charlee, who's three, to share toys with him. When she sees Dael holding something she wants to play with, she snatches it out of his hand and cries."
--Mike Granek, Vancouver, British Columbia
What's really up? Charlee's protests are a way to get the spotlight, says Geoffrey E. Putt, Psy.D., director of parenting and family support services at Akron Children's Hospital, in Ohio. "In effect, she's saying, 'Look, I used to be your only focus, but now what, my brother gets my toys, too?' Even if all you do is scold her for not sharing, it's still attention, and any attention from a parent still feels good to a child," he observes.
How to stop the squabbling: This might sound like the opposite of what you should do, but start by making sure each kid has a few toys that belong only to him or her. That's right, not all toys should be shared. (They don't call it Our Pretty Pony, now, do they?) "It's important for kids to know they have territory they can call their own," explains Walfish. Be clear that all other toys are communal property. If the older sib snatches a plaything, that child loses it for a short time -- the younger one can still play with it. Then encourage sharing, along with the rule that both need to behave in order to have access to the toy.
Give them tons of positive feedback when they share, says Putt. Also give your older child a job: "Tell her 'You're such a big kid, I need you to help your little brother learn how to play with toys properly,' then suggest she show him how to use something, like a truck," says Putt. "It'll help her feel valued and empowered, and almost superior -- too much so to fight over every little toy. Then there's no longer a need for her to act up to get attention."
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Variable interest rates
"My girls are less than eighteen months apart -- Annabelle Reese is three and Claire Elisabeth just turned two. But their personalities are totally different. My little one is a tomboy and loves playing outside, or with stuff like Tinkertoys. Her big sister likes to stay indoors and is sensitive to textures, so she likes to look at books or paint. They always want to be doing different activities."
--Amanda Griffith, Norton, Massachusetts
What's really up? Nothing but human nature, says Walfish: "It's very common for siblings, even ones who are the same sex or close in age, to have few shared interests," she explains. Of course, fights over which activity you'll all do can turn into a major struggle, which is why it's important to make sure each child's interests and preferences are honored part of the time.
How to stop the squabbling: You can't always foist an unwanted activity on a small child simply because her sib loves it. But as a parent, you'll have to indulge each kid once in a while. If your younger child loves swimming and the other can't stand water, for instance, try to arrange a weekend morning alone with your little mermaid at the public pool.
When choosing joint activities, "look for ones that offer a little something for each child, such as baking. The more hands-on child can help mix dough, while your other can use cookie cutters or help watch the timer," Walfish suggests. Walks are another great idea. "They give a more active sibling a chance to do something a bit physical, while the other child can count squirrels or pick flowers," she says.
Parenting.com: Boys vs. girls -- who's harder to raise
Tough breaks
"Gabriel, who's two, sometimes messes up his four-year-old brother's stuff -- he'll knock down a Lego tower Michael's made or color on something he's drawn. Michael gets so frustrated that he'll sometimes crumple to the floor in a tantrum."
--John Bambenek, Champaign, Illinois
What's really up? At age 2, Gabriel isn't truly aware that what he's doing is wrong, Walfish says -- and even if he has some inkling that his brother's colorful Lego tower maybe shouldn't be touched, he lacks the impulse control to keep his cute little mitts off it. Ditto for his drawing on Michael's artwork; he's just trying to get in on the fun by adding his own special touches (you know, like he did to your living room wall). But misguided imitation can lead to aggravation for everyone in the house.
How to stop the squabbling: An older kid is justified in feeling frustrated when a little sib screws up his stuff. "He's worked hard on his projects!" says Walfish. So first, offer sympathy: "Tell him 'Your brother wasn't trying to be mean, he's just a baby, but what he did made you very angry,'" Walfish recommends. Don't try to talk him out of crying or throwing a fit, she adds.
"Let him take it out on you, verbally, instead of taking it out on the younger child. He can tell his brother 'Stop, I don't like that,' but he needs to express his anger, so have him direct his remarks to you instead of traumatizing his baby brother by scolding him for things he doesn't understand." After that, assure him that from now on, you'll find a safe place to put his finger paintings and other treasures. Towers can't be protected forever, but small ones can be placed on a shelf long enough for Dad or Grandma to admire later that day or week.
Party poopers
"My daughters, Clara, five, and Lucie, three, love each other but get jealous of each other, too. On Lucie's last birthday, Clara threw tantrums because there weren't any presents for her. Next week Lucie's staying home with a sitter while my husband and I see Clara in a play, and Clara's been telling us to hire a boring babysitter so Lucie won't have fun without her."
--Jessica Rosenberg, Santa Clara, California
What's really up? Clara's really making a grab for attention, says Putt: "To throw a tantrum during a party or try to insert her opinion into the discussion of what babysitter to hire is a way of protesting 'What am I, chopped liver?'" he contends. The babysitter pushiness may be the more baffling of the two incidents; after all, everyone's gearing up to see Clara in a play. But all she hears are her parents talking about who will watch Lucie, so she isn't feeling yet that it's really "her" evening.
How to stop the squabbling: Sure, you might gain some peace in the short term by giving a consolation gift to a pouty kid on her sib's birthday or letting your kids select blah babysitters for one another. "But you have to teach them that everything can't always be equal," says Putt.
His advice: "The moment you negotiate with your child, you've lost. If one child is having a tantrum during the other's party, have an adult take her to another room to cool off -- what makes her behavior powerful is that everyone is watching. Calmly tell her she can rejoin you when she's ready to have some fun."
When she returns (and she may not be ready after the first time), try giving her a party-helper job so she feels like a big kid and also saves face. As for self-serving babysitter suggestions, pull the plug on the conversation swiftly by saying sitters are strictly Mom's and Dad's concern. In cases like these, remind your child that even though her sib may be getting the lion's share of the attention this time, she's had plenty of special times, too. Tough love, baby. This is one of the times it's worth it.
Parenting.com: 6 most annoying things kids say
Smack attach
"Roxy's almost five, and she gives her fifteen-month-old brother, Simon, hugs and kisses, but when I'm the one who's giving him attention, she often feels a need to swoop in. She says to me, 'Please don't do that, it's making me jealous,' and then she pushes Simon with her foot, hits him, or puts her hand on his head. Luckily, she hasn't really hurt him, but sometimes he gets upset. I do, too."
--Rebecca Shapiro, New York City
What's really up? On the bright side, there's no guesswork involved in this scenario, is there? Roxy has said it herself: She's going all Jackie Chan on her bro because she's jealous. And really, it isn't hard to see why. It wasn't that long ago that Simon was still a baby, not old enough to actually be standing between her and Mom and receiving those big-kid hugs and kisses.
How to stop the squabbling: Your approach, says Walfish, has to be carefully balanced: "Give lots of love and attention to your older child every day, to help make her more secure, while at the same time having absolutely zero tolerance for any aggression. Tell her 'You are not allowed to pinch or hurt smaller kids or anyone, ever.' If it happens, give a time-out, and make sure she understands why." That's not the same as telling her to stop acting jealous -- in fact, Walfish says it's smart to let kids express their frustration.
"Get a big piece of paper and markers, and encourage your child to draw a picture of how she feels or even just make big scribbles as she says 'I don't like my baby brother today!'" Everyone needs to vent, and since your child is too young to ring up a pal for a download session at Starbucks, you're it. Shapiro finds that one cure is to spread the love: "I'll say to Roxy, 'I think you just need a hug and a kiss.' Then I'll give them to her and she'll often calm down."
Parenting.com: Answering your kid's toughest questions
Feeding frenzy
"Jonah's three, and he's mostly been pretty understanding since his little sister, Hannah, was born eight weeks ago -- except when I'm breastfeeding her. I'll be nursing Hannah, and he'll climb up onto the couch, say he wants to play a game of catch with me, and then throw tennis balls at me!"
--Kathy Dalton, Salt Lake City
What's really up? "No matter how hard a child tries to be tolerant, it's bound to be traumatic when a new baby arrives," says Walfish. "There's always some underlying grief: 'Why'd you have another child? Wasn't I enough?'" During times when your attention is mostly focused on the baby (as it naturally is during nursing), your older child's jealousy is particularly likely to get the better of him.
Plus, "kids are like sharks. They sense when their parents are tied up -- for example, when Mom's nursing -- and act up during those times," observes Putt. "Jonah's thinking, 'I don't have many opportunities to do whatever I want. But I can see Mom's vulnerable right now, so let's find out if I can get some leverage!'" Hey, you can't blame a kid for trying.
How to stop the squabbling: Plan ahead, advises Putt. "Set aside a couple of toys your older child especially loves to play with, and put them out only when you're nursing. Explain that he can use them only while you're feeding the baby, and if he remains on his best behavior. You may actually find that nursing becomes the most calm, peaceful time of the day." Rotate the "special" toys when their effectiveness wanes, or even change the distraction activity.
Dalton has also found relief by having Jonah put on his own little show-and-tell presentation: "He'll hold up his Pixar trading cards and explain what each one is. I can follow along and talk about them with him, so he still gets some of my attention while Hannah nurses," she explains. Just be sure to still try to make eye contact with your baby from time to time, since nursing is such an important part of bonding (and you've got the next 18 years to split your attention in half!).
Parenting.com: Spouse rivalry -- why good dads make moms jealous
3 ways to stop a fight in Its tracks:
1. Take away the toy, or whatever object of desire your kids are tussling over.
2. Make like Judge Judy and immediately rule in someone's favor, no waffling (just be sure to let the other kid win next time).
3. Dazzle 'em with distractions: "Let's get out the costumes! Give me your best tiger roar!"
To prevent all problems, now and forever: As if! You didn't think we actually have all the answers, did you? Hopefully, though, these broad strokes will help you solve some of the most common sibling issues you come across. And since you're so smart (and good-looking -- don't think we didn't notice!), you'll figure out the others by trial and error. In doing so, you'll be helping all those squabbling brothers and sisters grow up into the best people they can be: friends.
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Adding PHP to Apache on Linux
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Editor's note: With this debut column, Ken Coar joins LinuxPlanet as a monthly columnist. Coar's background as a pioneer in the open-source community is impressive, as a member of the Apache Group and a director and vice president of the Apache Software Foundation. He is also a core member of the Jikes open-source Java compiler project, a contributor to the PHP project, the author of Apache Server for Dummies, and a contributing author to Apache Server Unleashed.
The technology that supports the Web continues to evolve, and one of the latest mutations involves capitalising on its very user-driven interactivity. The days of all-static content are past; the Web has evolved to a point at which many sites actually remember personal preferences for each of their (potentially millions) of visitors. News sites may display stories in only those categories you find interesting; online music stores can provide you with listings of new works sorted in order by your favourite artists; Web search engines can learn to implicitly restrict the types of content they'll list for you. The possibilities are endless, and the key is generating a unique presentation for each viewer.
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Zero Punctuation: BioShock: Infinite
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It won't suprise me if Yatzee put this game in his favoruite of 2013. Now I am wondering if there are any other future game that can top Bioshock Infinite (in Yatzee eyes).
People say 'this is one of the best games ever made'
Ken Levine is still thinking about System Shock 3. Just saying. And yes, I'm well aware of the fact that EA holds the rights to the System Shock name. So after the success of Bioshock and BS:Infinite they have to be pants over head retarded not to strike a deal with 2K games. Or if they don't, I am sure they will find a way to by-pass the legal and create something that reflects or might be an ode to the System Shock franchise.
Strange that he didn't mention anything about the two weapon limit, it's usually one of his bugbears and a it's fault that really starts to glare as you draw closer to the end.
Oh well, at least he mentioned the unexplained weirdness of the Vigors existing.
Still, he's right about the story being great and the ending a real mind=blown moment. It is a very good game by any standards, although not as great most reviewers say.
I think he addressed my issues with Comstock fairly well. Ryan was fun and interesting to listen to, while every recording of Comstock's just emphasized how fanatical about himself he was. And Fink had nothing on Cohen.
I still have mixed feelings about the ending though. Maybe it's because I usually associate the first Bioshock's twist with its climax, but I prefer how neatly it all wrapped up (painful escort quest leading up to a hit-and-miss boss fight with the morally stark evil epilogue aside).
Super Mario Galaxy is the best game of this generation according to gamerankings. Sorry bud. Might lack in story and in characters but actually has fun gameplay.
The significance was they were singing "God only knows" by the Beach boys in 1966. It is a hint that they are abusing the tears to advance themselves by taking things from the future and other worlds.
OT: Nice review. Surprised he didn't mention certain things but the "Get out" part was more than worth it.
Surprised Yahtzee didn't make more mention of Elizabeth in his review; perhaps he's saving her (and her role as a likable companion AI) for a column. Definitely agree with the Vigour's criticism and some of the other gameplay nit-picks as well as his observation that Comstock is less interesting than Andrew Ryan (but then Comstock is not only one side to the same coin, his ideology is simply less interesting). However Yahtzee provides very little justification for his whole 'stuck up your own butt' or 'hairy space hopper levels of pretension' (great phrases nonetheless) criticisms. I'd like to hear why he thought it was pretentious as opposed to him simply stating the fact; you might call the concepts and issues the game is juggling heady and 'serious', but it utilises and presents them in an extremely understandable and accessible way (at least after some reflection and thought; it wouldn't be very engaging if these elements could be grasped instantaneously).
I suppose Yahtzee did identify one possible point of pretentiousness, 'abstract meta-narrative', but it's not like the games story doesn't work without it, it's simply another layer of complexity and depth and oh no, I sound pretentious don't I? Well damnit I guess that sort of meta-commentary, when done in the more subtle way as it is in Infinite, is simply fascinating to me and I guess I'll just live with the 'pretentious' label used by those who don't really give a crap about it, and that's fine.
Yeah, I'd imagine it probably would be incredibly frustrating on 1999 mode.
There's a difference between "favorite" and "best". Infinite might not be your favorite game of this gen or gamerankings, but it is to that guy.
Plus it's kind of hard to compare Bioshock Infinite to Super Mario Galaxy. They're two completely different games. :/
..Must not buy more games need food... must not, O f*ck you Ken Levine shut up and take my money, I'll eat again after whatever time it takes me to round Bioshock Infinite at least twice...
I'm guessing Yahtzee missed a voxophone or two, cause his comment on Vigors is explained.
My experience with Infinite was basically this.
No idea how Yahtzee thought Bioshock Infinite's ending was tied up tho
Did I just watch porn?
Well I suppose the reason vigors don't mess up Columbia as much even though they'reis because they didn't use Adam and people aren't really splicing up so much as they're only sticking to the very few and minimalistic vigors which can only be upgraded twice mind you.
Because historically, Yahtzee has a soft spot for games that aim to be something different and fail in the attempt (Dark Void, Mirror's Edge), but contempt for sequels that are safe, naked cash grabs that do little to distinguish themselves from the original, or worse, fail to understand the appeal of the original.
So BioShock Infinite, a mostly good game that really tries to do things differently, gets high marks from him, despite its many problems.
Perhaps the best review of the game I've seen.
I don't think I could argue with one thing he said... except maybe that the singing section was touching. I thought it was one of those awkward butt-crawling moments.
You barely even mentioned Elizabeth! She was the heart and soul of the game! I've even seen it argued that the Booker isn't even the main character of the game, just the player character. Not to mention how much she helps out in combat.
Oh come now, Bioshock 2 wasn't THAT bad. True it's story wasn't as good but overall I felt it was better gameplay wise, even the tacked on multiplayer was passable.
okay, I bought the game yonks ago (preordered actually) but not having access to a proper computer, I have to wait at least another month before I can play it. and since I've beew looking forward to the game ever since it was announced, here's a question:
are there any spoilers in the video or should I just return to it and watch it next month? I would browse through the comments and see if someone mentioned something about the spoilers but that would in turn spoil the video :D
could someone please just quote this post and tell me if there are any spoilers in the review?
Seriously? He cant say BS:I is HIS favorite game of the generation because the ratings to another game are higher?
Actually, that sounds like an awesome ending, being forced to dig your own shallow grave at gunpoint.
Oh Yeah: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
(Yeah, spoiler. Your fault for not having seen it.)
That makes so much sense now. I guess it is because I don't know the song. The only time I really noticed the whole "abuse" of the tears was when that lady was singing "Fortunate Son" in the slums.
Glad he liked the game and the review was okay but I've not really had much interest for this game but loved Bioshock 2 regardless of all the hate it gets.
I'd probably say the game of the year for me this year will be between Dead Island Riptide, GTA V, Rayman legends and Asassins Creed Black flag.
I'm not surprised that Yahtzee enjoyed it. It's fun and enjoyable game that I really had a strong desire to play. I gotta say, it's been a while since a game has made me feel that way. Is it perfect? No. But who fucking cares? The important question is whether or not you enjoyed it.
There is but one criticism I would level at the game:
I was, at best, confused by this, but was in no way annoyed. It didn't break the entire game down like it did for some people.
You might notice that I said favourite and not best game. That makes it my opinion rather than solid fact and avoids arguments! I'm fully aware that there are games that do certain things far better than Infinite but none have captivated my sense of wonder so completely.
Besides, I'm more of a story and setting person when it comes to games. Most of my favourite games actually have terrible gameplay!
You're my hero, simply for sharing my
It's a single player offline game.
Go nuts.
for the most part i agreed with everything Yahtzee was saying which is rare for me
I'm ashamed to say that the kkk mickey mouse gave me a laugh
That actually sounds kinda interesting, kinda wish I had the money for it now.
So glad he liked the combat. From a pure gameplay perspective I thought it was honest to god the most fun FPS I´ve played in ages. I can not understand why so many people consider it bland or boring.
I'm surprised he didn't mentioned how the game doesn't try to go for an obvious Big Daddy surrogate. Because while the game does have Big Daddy-ish opponents, they don't have the same air of iconic appeal.
I'd imagine Songbird is supposed to be the game's "Big Daddy" considering his role and his origins. Plus mechanically, they look similar.
Knew he would like this... and why wouldn't he, it was an awesome game... mostly thanks to the story though, but never the less!
think of it this way:
now if you've been excusing me, I'll need to have been sitting down to get my sense of time back in order
There's only one bit I flat out disagree with in this review: The party.
It might seem like we're the party and shit is getting messy because of us, but that's a lie. The place starts out all fine and ends with you walking out of the rubble... and that's only because you teleported into the rubble after everyone else had gone. You actually aren't there when shit gets messy, you just kinda walked into a world in which shit was already messy... from a world in which shit couldn't get messy. In fact, you get a statement explaining that the only messy shit the other you contributed before dying was to burn a building down. Then, afterwards, you keep showing up to areas where there was just a party not five minutes ago, but most party-goers are gone now and you're left dealing with the angry ones that stayed behind to clean up.
Otherwise, yeah, the rest of what he said was true.
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Apple's latest iPhones, the 5c and 5s, went on sale Friday and touched off a buying frenzy around the globe — plus a few robberies and scuffles.
The new phones, launched at an Apple event at its main campus in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 10, also became available for sale on Apple's online store starting at 12:01 PDT.
Even before the Sept. 10 announcement, people had begun lining up at Apple's 24-hour flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City to secure their spots.
On Friday morning, there were 1,417 people in line — the longest line ever at the flagship store for an iPhone launch, according to Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, who has surveyed Apple store lines every year since the original iPhone launched in 2007.
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Two people were arrested outside of an Apple store in Pasadena, Calif., after a fistfight while waiting in a line of at least 200 people, NBC Los Angeles reported. That scuffle was sparked, police said, when homeless men who were hired to stand in line for iPhones to be sold on the black market were denied purchases.
The line outside a Houston store saw criminal activity of a different kind, when two men were robbed at gunpoint. Thieves took their old phones while the pair was waiting to trade them in for new ones, Houston NBC affiliate KPRC reported.
Dozens of people were lined up outside the Apple store in Ardmore, Pa., Friday morning. Many camped out overnight.
"I love my Apple products," Anthony Sulpizio, told NBC Philadelphia. "I've had every iPhone on launch day and camped out for four of them."
In Palo Alto, Apple CEO Tim Cook made a surprise visit to the Apple store just minutes before the doors opened at 8 a.m., NBC Bay Area reported.
"Wow," Cook said, reacting to the lines wrapped around the block. "I love it." He shook hands with customers who numbered more than 150 snaking around the block. He hugged employees and signed autographs.
One iPhone fan had been waiting since Monday.
"I just come out here. I love being part of this crowd. I love waiting in line," said Fitzgerald Geonzon. "It gets boring sometimes, but 10 minutes before the launch, you get a feeling of sensation."
#apple CEO #timcook greeting #iphone5s fans outside palo alto store pic.twitter.com/qucyQ6KKA6
— Bob Redell (@BobNBC) September 20, 2013
In Miami Beach, shoppers began lining up Thursday morning in anticipation of the release. Lloyd Pearson, who was the first person in line at the Apple store on Lincoln Road, said he showed up around 4 a.m. Thursday.
"It's gonna be a very, very restricted supply, we expect it to be worse than last year," he said.
At the Bethesda, Md., store, the entire block lost power one minute to the doors opening Friday, with a full line of people outside. The crowd handled it well, and the power came back on about five minutes later. Store employees still had to wait a few more minutes for their servers to reboot before they began fulfilling orders.
The iPhone 5c comes in a host of colors -- blue, green, pink, yellow and white -- and will be available for a retail price of $99 for the 16 GB model and $199 for the 32 GB model.
The all-new iPhone 5s, Apple's latest update to its line of popular smartphones, comes in gold, silver or space gray, retailing for about $199 for the 16 GB model, $299 for the 32 GB model and $399 for the 64 GB model.
The supplies of iPhone 5s in muted gold are expected to dry up quickly.
Many customers waiting in line at the Apple store in Boston had their minds set on that particular model but, the store quickly ran out, NECN reported.
"I was excited and nervous," said one customer who was one of the few who was able to score the 64gb gold iPhone 5s.
Apple cases for the phone will be available in beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and red for $39 through Apple online store.
All of the new smartphones feature Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 7, which is the company's most significant revamp since it launched the original iPhone.


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Even while sitting at the top of the M&A league tables, the New York investment bank has shifted its M&A leadership, naming Gregg Lemkau co-head of global mergers and acquisitions along with Gene Sykes.
The bank promoted Gilberto Pozzi to succeed Lemkau as head of European M&A.
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T'ao T'ieh, 1994
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Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Acquired with funds from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Naylor, funds administered by The Winnipeg Foundation and with funds from the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance program/Oeuvre achetée avec l'aide du programme d'aide aux acquisitions du Conseil des Arts du Canada
This impressive sculptural work has at its core the vessel format: a covered jar. Quebec artist Maurice Savoie enjoys the juxtaposition of mythological beasts with everyday situations, a recurring theme appearing in his work. The origins of the t'ao t'ieh (taotie) motif date back to ancient Chinese bronzes when designs of fantastic beasts wrapped the bodies of these vessels. Savoie takes inspiration from a Chinese legend described in Jorges Luis Borges' novel Le livre des êtres imaginaires, that associates the t'ao t'ieh with gluttony. However, Savoie's vision moves away from the mythic representation of this creature. He chooses, instead, to represent it as a two-headed, six-legged dog that eats constantly. The evidence of its insatiable appetite is littered around the vessel: bones stripped of all flesh, a pile of which forms the finial on the vessel's lid.
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First time posting here and probably not the last as I've just wanted to dabble into After Effects but have started a mammoth of a project!
I'm building my own MIDI piano in After Effects that reads MIDI data using the om_midi script (found here http://omino.com/pixelblog/2011/12/26/a ... gain-midi/) and is able to simulate something like Synthesia does:
What I've been trying to achieve is this whole Synthesia style MIDI piano. The idea I have is to create something like this using After Effects (piano roll and particle bursts, as well as activating keys on a virtual piano within the .aep project):
Here's what my .aep file looks like:
What I'm trying to do is be able to create a script that will read the 'midi' layers data and does the following:
1) Generates a new composition called 'Piano roll'.
2) In 'Piano roll' comp, rounded rectangles are created based on the pitch layer's keyframes. Each shape will be positioned in the correct horizontal position of the 88 keys for them to drop and hit the piano.
2a) If pitch channel is 0 + white key midi number, a light blue coloured rectangle is created.
2b) If pitch channel is 0 + black key midi number, a dark blue coloured rectangle is created.
2c) If pitch channel is 1 + white key midi number, a light pink coloured rectangle is created.
2c) If pitch channel is 1 + black key midi number, a dark pink coloured rectangle is created.
3) All these rectangles are positioned just above the comp and out of view vertically.
4) A starting keyframe is added to the transform.position based on the keyframe data, but minus a few seconds in time. This initial keyframe will be for it to sit out of view at the top.
5) An end keyframe is added to the shape layer at the exact time the keyframe is becoming active. This keyframe should move the vertical position of the shape to the bottom of the comp and out of view.
This should simulate a note falling and hitting the keys as soon as that note is active.
In most cases I will only have 2 channels to work with from the MIDI files (channel 0 for left hand and channel 1 for right hand), each which creates a pitch, velocity and duration slider in the midi layer.
Here's a mockup in Photoshop of what I'm trying to achieve:
So the area in a white border will not be part of the comp and sits out of view and when the time is right, that shape simply drops down and hits the piano keys (using the transform position keyframes) and that key also lights up as active.
When I can have the piano notes falling down, I'll just time remap the piano keys to sample the right points and active the piano keys using the 3 keys and 3 frames I've set up in their comps.
Hope this is possible as a script?
Thanks in advance for any help and advice!
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And that is what we get. Purdy, aignt it?
You can take from this chart what you will. I'm gonna comment on some things that peak my interest.
The first thing I noticed, being a huge 'trade for PK Subban' guy, is that the Canadiens are over the 60 million dollar cap for 2013-2014 before free agency even starts (or before they sign PK). If you were to look closer into the Canadiens, you would see that not only are they over the cap, the contracts they have on their books could hardly be considered 'good value' ones. Getting out of that cap hell is going to require some magic. If we can't get PK, maybe we can get Max?
The problem the Flames have is they don't really have any cheap talent they could send over to the Canadiens as compensation. Which brings me to another thing I wanted to comment on: teams that do have some cheap young talent might be able to do very well when teams have to shed contracts. And I don't even mean 'talent' by 'talent', I just mean 'replacement level'. Because there is no way a team that has to get down to the cap will be in a position to bargain for good players from the team they are trying to send salary too.
Actually then, maybe the Flames can swing a trade. Montreal likes short players, so maybe Horak and Byron can be used to get us something. Who knows.
Anyway, enough with my PK fantasy. The other thing I noticed is that the teams that are going to have huge cap space room are also the teams that don't tend to spend to the cap ceiling anyway. The top 5 teams with the most cap space will be: 1) Islanders 2) St Louis 3) New Jersey 4) Anaheim 5) Phoenix. Of those teams, four of them are teams we know to have some sort of financial hardship (and the team I am excluding is the Islanders simply because Wang could spend but chooses not to).
Which brings me to this idea: I'd like to see in the new CBA the ability to trade cap space between teams. I think it's a good idea for everyone involved. The owners who are in it to win it (as the kids say) will be able to put a better product on the ice, owners that want to play cheaply will be given an avenue to do so while being able to stockpile cheap talent (or whatever they exchange for the cap space), and the players union would benefit because cap space that would have gone unused will instead be used on player salaries.
(The only downside of this would be that it rich teams would bid up player salaries and then the owners would have to lock the players out again to police themselves. Again (He says half jokingly).)
Whatevs, yo. That's the chart and it's tots cray cray. (I've run out of things to say)
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#1-Long right is correct.....#3-There is only one placement, up along the bluff#6-There are 2 placements, left and right along the tunnel, it is in the right along the tunnelAs for the other items.....Well sometimes you have to go through trash to find beauty. We can't all just pander to the land of the elitist. Someone had to make a place to play for the working class. How many good stories have started with did you see that in Olaythu? Guess what I saw in PC?Point being, it takes a special place to build quality, and being on one of the oldest parks in the city gives us some rights that you don't have down there in JoCo land, where you use the "trash" a former golf course to create a disc golf course....yeah that's creative....next you will be trying to hold your West Side Team event on a Missouri course or something.....(sorry to drag you in on the rest of your side's comments Tracy, I know it wasn't you.....but yep, i Had to go there....)No for the rest of you that realize that there is one team with a winning record on this here battle....you may realize that only the EAST SIDE, can claim, and always claim that we are the original champs......It hurts, I know it does, but your fancy malls and such over there in Totoville should be able to find remedies for the injuries....for your games....hmmmmmm...not so much, but for your injuries, yeah they sell Prep H, go an getya sum!
Let me beat you to the punch before you introduce a putting challenge. Yes, that'll put a W in the West Side column I'm sure.
I believe though that this would be your first rated round there Mr. Keizer......
But, where is the #1 tag currently?
I can't help it that I coach/train your east side team..............AND, I will continue to do so...! WHYYYYYYYY? Cause we are family!!! Family with siblings living in the dirty room next door...
Quote from: Ken Franks on April 17, 2013, 01:29:34 PMI can't help it that I coach/train your east side team..............AND, I will continue to do so...! WHYYYYYYYY? Cause we are family!!! Family with siblings living in the dirty room next door... Says the man who's been "working with Matt" - courtesy of Dave Feldberg's video. Seems like Matt should be doing the teaching...He did post a better score on the weekend
FYI, as Perry was sitting next to me, watching the top 4 Open cards go off, before his final later tee time, I spent a few mins talking to Feldman about YOU AND Perry's, strengths and weakness, DICK!!! :~) Now go practice not leaving putts short!!


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Frame grabbers for CameraLink (National Instruments 1429/1433, Euresys Grablink Full, Imperx) and CoaXpress (Active Silicon Firebird) are integrated in Xeneth and the windows based SDK.Reference code: XFAQ-000003
The thermal time constant τth of a bolometer is determined by the thermal mass C and by the thermal conductance G between the pixel and its environment. It expresses the physical time a bolometer needs to heat up and give an electrical output that equals or represents the input. Typical values for A-Si are between 7 and 10ms.Reference code: XFAQ-000013
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LOS ANGELES — Why does a successful, talented actor like Robert Downey Jr. risk a soaring career through drug use leading to a conviction and repeated arrests?
Downey, whose latest arrest in connection with drugs on April 25 followed on the heels of winning an Emmy for his role on "Ally McBeal," seems to be a classic example of the scores of professionals who, at the peak of their career, sabotage their own success, said Steven Berglas, a lecturer at UCLA Anderson and a clinical psychologist and adjunct faculty member at Harvard Medical School.
Berglas' new book, "Reclaiming the Fire: How Successful People Overcome Burnout" (Random House, 2001), examines the painful paradoxes that haunt many people who have achieved their dreams. Instead of enjoying the spectacular view from the top, many professionals Berglas has counseled have climbed as high as they can only to find themselves depressed and wondering "What next?" or "Is that all there is?"
Through case studies, Berglas' book examines the lives of corporate executives, business managers, lawyers, athletes and even one "maudlin model" as they struggle to find new meaning and satisfaction in the jobs they have mastered. In an interview, Berglas said that many successful people, like Downey, turn to drugs and alcohol to avoid the burdensome expectations of success or because they are in desperate need of stimulation. Others, such as investment bankers with no need for money, often turn to white-collar crimes to recapture the thrills they knew when they began their career.
Berglas describes many examples of what he calls "supernova burnout," a psychological disorder that occurs when a person is professionally successful, yet becomes depressed due to the belief that he or she is trapped in a job or career path from which there is no escape and which is no longer gratifying.
Berglas, who teaches a course on the psychology of the entrepreneurial spirit at UCLA Anderson, has coached dozens of attorneys, for instance, who are classic examples of "supernova burnout." After nearly two decades of education and an arduous climb up the pyramid to success, practicing attorneys often find themselves in a specialization, such as tax law, that severely restricts their professional challenges.
"That's the paradox of success," Berglas said. "The more successful you are, the
fewer novel challenges in your life. You're getting large amounts of money for being talented and successful but you must do only one thing day after day. Golden handcuffs are just as real as steel handcuffs."
In "Reclaiming the Fire," Berglas cites the case of Michael Jordan, who quit basketball at the peak of his career in the fall of 1993. While conventional wisdom held that Jordan retired because he was faced with suspension due to gambling problems, Berglas maintains that Jordan "still loved the game of basketball but quit professional basketball because he was suffering from 'supernova burnout.'" Berglas said a history of success such as Jordan's, who was credited with leading the Bulls to three consecutive championships, greatly heightens performance pressure with the expectation of meeting or surpassing previous achievements.
Jordan found a cure for his burnout by switching sports and playing one season of baseball for the Chicago White Sox, then returning to the Chicago Bulls out of shape and clearly not the dominant player he once was. "I believe Jordan was able to re-energize himself and, ultimately perform in the manner that he and the world had come to expect," Berglas writes. "He became energized by the challenge of becoming a champion once again."
According to Berglas' research, baby boomers are particularly vulnerable to "supernova burnout." Countless baby boomers are reacting to midlife and large amounts of disposable income with a shocked "Is that all there is?" And "Me Generation" teens who became wealth-obsessed yuppies in the 1980s are feeling emotionally bankrupt after having invested all of their energy in pursuit of material success.
While there is no single cure for this type of career malaise, Berglas has developed one overarching recommendation: "Every professional can use his or her training or experience to redress a wrong and fight for a cause that inspires passion," he said.
Berglas, who is giving a series of private and public seminars on "Overcoming Career Burnout" this summer, provides suggestions for how professionals can seek innovation and challenge in their careers without threat to their self-esteem or livelihood. One strategy involves coaching careerists to "chronically reformulate themselves" without abandoning their core competence. One person who has exploited this strategy to the fullest is Jesse Ventura. Ventura took physical prowess and a charismatic personality from a career as a Navy Seal to the world of professional wrestling, then politics and sportscasting.
The bottom line, according to Berglas, is to find ways to keep your career from sliding into a debilitating seven-year itch. "Variety is the spice of life," he said. "The fact that people forget this truth when they go to work is among the most devastating problems facing careerists today."


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Imagine a busy metropolitan avenue crossing the length of Buenos Aires, Argentina, transited daily by buses and trains and lined with a large hospital, medical buildings, schools, shops and businesses.
Now imagine for 27 years this avenue flooding severely 37 times as if it were a river. During a flood, envision people being evacuated in motorboats, cars practically floating downstream, and cars and pedestrians on the bridge above it having to remain stranded there until the waters on the avenue below receded. It sounds implausible doesn't it? Not for Buenos Aires residents it didn't. The Juan B. Justo Avenue was such a thoroughfare.
The avenue used to flood so severely because underneath it, the Maldonado stream, an 8,500+ hectare basin, flowed only through a narrow and inadequate pipeline system dating back to 1939.
In 2008 a final design developed by local engineers and technicians emerged. It proposed to connect Maldonado's existing pipeline to two 23-foot diameter tunnels that drain the flood waters into the Rio de la Plata. The project required US$192 million, of which US$120 million were funded by the World Bank.
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it would have been even better to transofrm the city back to a living waterway, and perhaps not even more expensive?
Being an American and
Being an American and studying abroad in this wonderful city, BsAs Argentina I have witnessed first hand what the people of Argentina have to face when it rains. Streets were floated, businesses were shut for the week, electricity would go out leaving majority of residents without any power. I'm glad something is being done to fix this issue.
Wonderful blog! Do you have
Wonderful blog! Do you have any tips and hints for aspiring writers?
I'm planning to start my own website soon but I'm a little lost on everything.
Would you recommend starting with a free platform like Wordpress or go for a paid option? There are so many options out there
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Kings made a risky reach for immediate credibility and agreed to acquire Rudy Gay, his bloated contract and his ever-declining shooting from the Raptors in a seven-player deal Sunday that is mostly a salary dump for Toronto.
The Raptors will get Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Chuck Hayes, with only Hayes ($5.9 million) and Salmons (a $1-million buyout on his $7 million guaranteed) on the books next season. Aaron Gray and Quincy Acy are also headed to Sacramento as the new management team continues to follow through on plans to aggressively pursue deals, so aggressive that the Kings just countered two moves made in the five months since Pete D'Alessandro was hired as general manager.
The Kings got Vasquez from New Orleans as part of the three-team deal that sent Tyreke Evans to the Pelicans in a sign-and-trade, started him at point guard, and now traded him 18 games into the season, returning Isaiah Thomas to the opening lineup. And, the Kings traded for Derrick Williams on Nov. 26, said they were committed to him as the starter at small forward, and now bring in Gay four games later, unless they have another immediate deal in place for Gay.
Gay is a name, has an active run of six consecutive full seasons of averaging at least 18 points a game and, whether with Williams or in place of Williams, addresses what had been the biggest position need for the Kings. But it says something that he has been traded twice in 10 1/2 months, including when the Grizzlies were willing to break up a lineup with a proven history of long playoff runs and now by a Toronto team trying to build something.
Gay will make $17.8 million this season and has a player option worth $19.3 million for 2104-15 that he almost certainly will exercise. After mostly shooting between 45 percent and 47 percent earlier in his career, though, the 6-foot-9, 220-pounder dropped to 41.6 percent last season with the Grizzlies and Raptors and is all the way down to 38.8 the first 18 games of 2013-14.
The deal will not become official until a trade call with the league on Monday, but Gay, Acy and Gray were all out of uniform Sunday night as the Raptors played the Lakers in Los Angeles, indicating the terms of the move that could save Toronto some $12 million next season were set.


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Va. man sentenced for role in violent, multi-million dollar jewelry theft ring
NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for his role in a violent, multi-million dollar jewelry theft ring.
Federal prosecutors say 34-year-old Luis Carlos Muchado was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk for the ring that operated out of Richmond.
According to court documents, co-defendant 37-year-old Alexander Cuadros-Garcia of Colombia led the group that stole more than $4.6 million in jewelry from victims in Virginia and at least four other states including New York, New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.
Most of the robberies involved damaging car windows and threatening victims at knife-point.
Cuadros-Garcia and Muchado were charged along with six other members of ring in March 2012.
Prosecutors say Muchado pleaded guilty in April to racketeering charges. Cuadros-Garcia previously pleaded guilty for his role and will be sentenced in October.


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