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This site remains the premier site for accessing the literature and archaeology of ancient Greek culture and now Roman as well. The heart of Perseus' Classics collection contains more than 400 primary texts of Greek and Roman literature. Indeed, the work of no major author regularly studied in secondary or undergraduate education is missing. Moreover, since its inception, Perseus has expanded well beyond its initial focus on ancient Greece to build an extensive, if idiosyncratic, collection of primary materials pertaining to Classical antiquity, the English Renaissance, Victorian London, and American history. This review focuses on resources available for studying Greek and Roman civilizations.
The collection presents texts in Greek, Latin, and/or English. All texts are based on editions that are out of copyright, ones where permission could be acquired (more rarely), or ones completed for Perseus (most rarely). This has three important repercussions. First, some texts are available in Latin or Greek but not in English translation and vice versa. Second, the editions available are often quite old. Although in general this poses no great problems for the use of a Greek or Latin text, the English translations can be problematic for students. Third, since Perseus relies on reproducing other editions, there is no inherent consistency across the texts presented, which is most troubling when working with English translations. Therefore despite Perseus' relative completeness, one must check whether a particular text is available in the desired language and in a suitable edition.
In addition to the works of Classical literature, Perseus offers a large anthology of images from museum collections and archaeological sites. For some museum collections, only thumbnail images are available. Larger images are provided for other museum collections and materials from archaeological sites and ancient architecture. The ability to work with both Classical texts and images side by side is one of the most useful features of Perseus as a pedagogical tool. One might, for example, read the Iliad and view vases that portray episodes from the epic. Finally, Perseus offers a selection of secondary and reference works that support the study of Classics. These include commentaries on texts, dictionaries, and catalogs of material objects. As with other texts available, these must be used with some care due to the age of many of the editions.
Finally, Perseus offers a suite of tools to help integrate and contextualize primary materials. These include an atlas with discussions of important Classical sites, an art and archaeology search tool, and an index of all the English text in Perseus. The most important and complex tools, however, relate to Greek and Latin philology: Greek and Latin dictionaries, Greek to English and Latin to English lookup tools, and morphological analysis tools for both Greek and Latin. The tools can be accessed through individual words in texts. Clicking on a word in Greek, for example, provides a dictionary entry, a morphological analysis, cross references in the atlas of Classical sites or the image galleries, and commentary offered by Perseus when available. For English words, only cross references appear.
Given the scope and seeming authority of Perseus, it is tempting to simply let students use it as a general reference tool. However, it is not wholly surprising that the richness (and variability) of the information and tools available leads to an interface that can be confusing, especially for those with no prior exposure to Greek, Latin, or classical studies. The complete cross-referencing throughout can hide the underlying structure of the site and unexpectedly move users from one language to another. In my experience, students need significant time to become accustomed to using the various tools in sophisticated ways. Nevertheless, Perseus is a valuable resource for more general studies of history and historical methods both for the range of information it presents and for the tools it provides. Indeed the need to relate the varied information and approaches available is, in the end, a useful exercise in itself: one could ask students to identify the different kinds of information available about Athens, and then comment on their value, uses, and quality.


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Thomas Canale, a Northwestern Mutual McTigue Financial Group Wealth Management Advisor based in Chicago, and Mike Lindberg, a Northwestern Mutual McTigue Financial Group Financial Advisor based in Oak Brook, have received the company's Emerald award based on an outstanding year of helping clients achieve financial security.
"We're proud of financial professionals like Tom and Mike who are helping so many people develop plans to achieve financial security," said Northwestern Mutual Executive Vice President Todd M. Schoon. "Our 2012 Longevity & Preparedness Study shows that Americans are living longer but many are financially unprepared to live into their 70s, 80s and 90s. Thousands of families and business owners seek out professionals like Tom and Mike to develop solid financial plans that stand the test of time."
Northwestern Mutual recognized Canale and Lindberg at its 133rd Annual Meeting event in July, held in Milwaukee, Wis. Canale and Lindberg join an exclusive group of representatives across the country who have achieved recognition.
About The McTigue Financial Group
The McTigue Financial Group is a Northwestern Mutual office providing expert guidance in life insurance, investment products and services, retirement and estate planning, education funding and employee benefits. Canale is the managing director of the O'Hare office located at 8600 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago. Lindberg works from the Oak Brook office located at 2015 Spring Road.
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The Danger of Software Patents
by Jeanne Rasata Contributions — Published on Mar 01, 2011 04:18 AM
Sheffield, UK - Room 9130, Furnival Building, 53 Arundel Street
Mar 03, 2011
from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM
|Sheffield, UK
Richard Stallman will explain how software patents obstruct software development. Software patents are patents that cover software ideas. They restrict the development of software, so that every design decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents in other fields restrict factories, but software patents restrict every computer user. Economic research shows that they even retard progress.


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EverQuest is an incredibly well made fantasy RPG made by Sony Entertainment. The game is one of the greatest games of its genre ever made. HA! Just kidding. EverQuest is a chickenshit pay to play massively multiplayer online roleplay game (MMORPG) made by the shitwizards at Sony Entertainment. The game is incredibly popular among shitmongering morons who have no lives(see nerds). The game, like many other MMORPGs follows your character's "adventures" across a world filled with other fuckwads who also pay to play the game for reasons nobody knows.
The game was developed by Sony Entertainment in the year 1986. The purpose of the game was to allow gamers an experience that "never ended, that allowed the fun to go on forever." Serious questions have been raised about how fun the game really is, but the game still manages to be very popular. Serious gamers are known to play the game for more than 50 hours a week. The game is reported to be so addicting that the game has received the nickname "EverCrack".
Point of the game (More like pointless of the game)[edit]
Your characters various skillz level up as you beat the shit out of monsters, and as you beat the shit out of monsters, you become more "powerful"(see shitful). As you become more "powerful", you can take higher level quests, which give you rewards such as fake money and items that don't exist. People sometimes waste their entire lives trying to obtain items made of multiple, shiny pixels with big numbers and text in their descriptions. People have died trying to become the most powerful player in the game (see leet). They don't pee anymore. They STOPPED PEEING.
You can be many classes in EverQuest. Their names and special traits are listed here.
- Warrior: Some burly man who is trained in the art of fucking his opponents in the ass. He focuses on leveling up in his strength skill until he is powerful enough to rape his opponents right through their pants.
- Ranger: The skills of a ranger involve attacking from a distance so they don't have to actually fight, and running away like some coward bastard really fast when they're losing(see asshole).
- Wizard: A person that specializes in not actually fighting, but waving their long sticks in the air and making yellow liquids come out of their sticks.
- Rouge: A dude who hides from everybody. His greatest skill is playing hide and get killed, and making sure that he is in no combat.
- Heal Bot: Looks like a real healer, smells like a real healer, and sickeningly tastes like a real healer. In reality, it's just a extra toon someone made so the CH Rot doesn't suck ass. Note that most Heal bots are female, used for masterbatory purposes.
This game has been called awesome by some reviewers. It has been called the best game of its kind ever made. However, any person with a brain bigger than a bitch's ass knows that a game made by bastards like Sony cannot be any good, no matter what. Obviously, the game sucks. Don't buy it. Don't even THINK about buying it. Don't even THINK ABOUT thinking about it. Seriously, that's how much it sucks.


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Answer This: Al Hunt
Al Hunt is the Washington editor for Bloomberg News, a columnist for Bloomberg View and the host of "Political Capital" on Bloomberg Television. He has covered politics for four decades, with previous stints at The Wall Street Journal and CNN. He joins POLITICO for our latest "Answer This" installment.
Tell us your favorite joke.
An old one: Ma Ferguson, running for governor of Texas in the 1930s and advocating English only in the schools, argues: "If English is good enough for Jesus Christ, it's good enough for Texas school kids."
When's the last time you used profanity?
About 44 seconds ago.
How many hours of sleep do you get on average?
If I'm lucky, six, maybe seven on weekends.
Describe your level of ambition.
At my age, just to keep going.
You're president of the United States for enough time to make only one executive decision. What is it?
The Washington Nationals win the 2013 World Series.
What's a common and accepted practice for Americans nowadays that you think we'll look back on with regret?
Not enough of us read newspapers.
What is your favorite body part on yourself and why?
My legs. They may look awful, but I've been jogging on them almost every day for 40 years.
What would you attempt to do if you knew that you could not fail?
Assure my kids a good life.
What type of products do you never go cheap on?
Describe a few pet peeves.
People who say politics doesn't matter; those, starting with Supreme Court justices, who don't appreciate that disabilities rights is a civil right; and Duke basketball fans in my family who taunt me when the Blue Devils beat Wake Forest, my alma mater.
How often do you Google yourself?
I don't. Maybe I fear what I'll discover.
What do you know now that you wish someone had told you 10 years ago?
What a dynamic, exciting place Bloomberg is; could've joined two years earlier.
What childhood event shaped or scarred you the most?
My father was a doctor, and when he came home after serving three years in the Pacific during WWII, I soon developed an aversion to anything associated with the medical profession. I had a wonderful loving relationship with my Dad and am thankful for any role he played in my becoming a journalist instead of a doctor.
Would you rather … Live without music or live without TV?
Living without TV would deprive my wife [TV journalist Judy Woodruff] of a job and we'd lose over half of our household income.
… Be gossiped about or never talked about at all?
Easy, be gossiped about.
Think of one of your least favorite people in Washington and, without naming names, describe what makes that person so unappealing.
No ethical compass.
Let your mother know how much she means to you in the form of a haiku.
Marvelous mother / I think of you every day / which brings a smile.


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Publication Archive
This archive contains all documents published by cep over the last few years:
cepAdhoc: Incisive comment on current EU policy issues.
cepPolicyBrief: Concise 4-page reviews of EU proposals (Regulations, Directives, Green Papers, White Papers, Communications) – including a brief summary and economic and legal assessments.
cepInput: Impulse to current discussions of EU policies.
cepStudy: Comprehensive examination of EU policy proposals affecting the economy.
Additional own funds buffers are to strengthen the banking sector's resistance to losses and to smooth credit lending to economic cycles. The introduction of a binding leverage ratio and stricter liquidity requirements is to be examined. Infringements of rules are to be subjected to EU-wide sanctions.
Driving times and rest periods in road transport are subject to rules in order to improve road transport safety, improve drivers' working conditions and ensure fair competition between road transport companies. By applying technically modernised "smart" tachgraphs, the Commission wishes to better enforce the rules on driving time and rest periods and reduce the administrative burdens for road transport companies and control authorities.
The Commission wishes to create a unitary European protection law for intellectual properties including digital business models. The Commission's plans mainly focus on the introduction of an EU unitary patent protection including a European patent litigation system, a modernised EU framework for copyrights and an improved fight against counterfeiting and piracy.
"Implementing acts" serve to implement a legally binding EU legal act. Implementing binding legal EU acts according to national law is in principle the duty of Member States. If an EU-wide implementation is required, the basic legal act serves to delegate implementing powers to the Commission. The Member States control the exercise of the implementing powers by the Commission through committees. The Regulation rules such committee procedures.
The Commission wishes to adjust the European Neighbourhood Policy to its transport policy. To this end, it proposes measures to facilitate international goods and passengers transport affecting the EU transport markets and their European neighbours as well as the development of transport infrastructure in the neighbouring EU countries.
As a reaction to serious tension on the financial market, on 21. July 2011, the heads of states and governments of the euro zone decided to amend the existing EFSF. The objective of the amendments is to increase the operative volume of the EFSF and to provide it with new legal instruments.
The main causes of the Euro crisis lie in the irresponsible indebtedness policy of the affected Euro states and in the real economy structures which threaten not only the creditworthiness of those states but of entire economies.
The MFF sets the legally binding ceilings for the annual budgets in advance and thus serves to maintain the budgetary discipline and the transparency of the budgetary procedure. The Commission proposes an EU financial volume to the amount of 1.11% of GNI (1,083 bn Euro). It is to consist of the actual MFF to the amount of 1.05% of GNI (1,025 bn Euro) and ), and further "possible" expenditures outside the MFF to the amount of 0.06% of GNI (58 bn Euro) which are increased compared to the volume of 2007-2013.


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By Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to the
Midwest Book
, David Foster Wallace's 1,088-page
Infinite Jest
"perhaps the most innovative novel in the English language since James
." The
of Contemporary Fiction
a vast comic epic, adding that it's
"so brilliant you need sunglasses to read it." On the other hand,
critic Dan Schneider (Cosmoetica.com) believes
Infinite Jest
"might be the worst novel ever written." I
expect that there will be a similar diversity of opinion about you and your
efforts in the coming week, Aries. My advice? Ignore everyone's assessment but
your own and that of the person who knows you best.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Roy Rivenburg writes in the
that there has recently been a rash
of mannequin assaults. He cites four people who have been struck by falling
dummies while shopping in clothes stores. For example, one victim was hit in
the head by a mannequin's arm when a clerk tried to remove its shirt. I mention
this for two reasons, Taurus. First, the planets are aligned in such a way as
to suggest that you could, if you're not careful, get in a tangle with a doll,
statue, puppet, robot, or scarecrow in the coming week. Second, you should
minimize your interactions with anyone whose expression never changes, whose
behavior seems mechanical, or whose actions seem controlled by someone else.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Growing up in Montreal, musician Rufus
Wainwright was steeped in the mystique of that city's legendary songwriter
Leonard Cohen. As a young adult, Wainwright finally got to meet Cohen. The
great man's daughter brought him to her family's home. To Wainwright's
surprise, Cohen was in his underwear in the kitchen cooking up tiny sausages,
which he was chewing, regurgitating, and feeding to a weak baby bird he had
found and was trying to revive. I predict that you'll soon have a comparable
experience, Gemini: A revered source of magic and myth will confound your fantasies
in a poignant and delightful way. You may even cry with amazement and laugh
with mournful bliss. (Thanks to the film
I'm Your Man
for Wainwright's story.)
CANCER (June 21-July 22): "It's my job to be
emotional," rock music goddess Bjork told
magazine. "Doctors cure diseases and shoemakers
make shoes. It's my job to go through emotions and describe them to other
people." By my astrological reckoning, this is also an apt description of
the role you should play in the coming weeks, my fellow Cancerian. It's a
perfect time for you to commune with every feeling on your vast palette, as
well as to add some new colors and textures you've never imagined before. One
more piece of advice: As you express the richness of your inner world to
interested parties, be artistic and entertaining, never self-indulgent or
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Here's some advice I bet you won't get
from any other astrologer, therapist, or counselor: Get
for a while. You heard me, Leo. Detach from your
moorings. Sail up into the stratosphere and exult in having your head in the
clouds. Be dreamy and floaty and airy-fairy (except when driving or operating
heavy machinery, of course). For best results, you might also want to throw off
your chains.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Astute salesmen from the British
store Fortnum & Mason took full advantage of the Crimean War back in the
1850s. They sold picnic lunches to officers who were leading the battles at the
siege of Sebastapol on the Black Sea coast. In the coming weeks, Virgo, you too
can capitalize on a conflict you're not directly involved in. For best results,
make sure you don't get caught in the crossfire. Cultivate neutrality, doing
absolutely nothing to feed the flames of hostility. Ply your skills and offer
your services with impeccable timing, slipping in and out with understated
efficiency during lulls in the uproar.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You're renowned for your balancing
acts, Libra. Seeing both sides of every story is your specialty. Striving to
make opposites attract is an inclination you were born to cultivate. You may
not always be in the mood to fight for harmony, and you may not always succeed
at maintaining equilibrium, but you work harder at these fine arts than any
other sign of the zodiac. Having said all that, though, I will now advise you
to rebel against your usual shtick. It's time for you to try out a new
act—to go to extremes without worrying about
covering your ass. The cosmos is giving you permission to be unapologetically
vivacious and mischievously blunt as you say, "It's my way or the
highway." (P.S. You might want to study the style of your Aries
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Medical researchers have discovered
an innovative technique for fighting brain cancer: radioactive scorpion venom.
Injected into tumors, it attacks the malignancy with remarkable efficiency. I
mention this, Scorpio, because it's a good metaphor for an opportunity that's
now presenting itself to you. If invoked and applied in small doses, a normally
toxic part of your Scorpio nature can catalyze a breakthrough that will lead to
a deep healing.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This would be a perfect moment
to fly to Afghanistan and volunteer to play with refugee children whose mothers
are suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. It would also be an
excellent time to bring vitality and wisdom to a dispute among your family
members that's challenging for you to deal with. In fact, pretty much anything
you do to help people who are difficult to help would, in ways impossible to
foresee, energize your own ambitions. Being a humble, selfless saint for a
while would turn out to be a tremendous spur to your personal goals.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): My Hollywood spies tell me that
one of the new products placed in the gift bags for the celebrities at the Emmy
Awards show was Oxyfresh's Pet Oral Hygiene Solution, a breath-freshening spray
for dogs, cats, monkeys, and other beloved animals. It would be a good week,
astrologically speaking, for you to obtain this product for the creatures in
your life. More than that, though, it will also be a favorable time for you to
scout out promotional opportunities for your own unique product or talent. How
can you get your specialty into the hands of ripe prospects who don't know
about it yet?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): King Ludwig II of Bavaria
(1845-1886) was deposed after being designated as insane by a team of
psychiatrists. Among the evidence they cited as proof that Ludwig was crazy
were his blueprints for a flying vehicle that would resemble a peacock. In
recent months, however, a German engineer named Dalibor Karacic has examined
Mad King Ludwig's plans and declared that they are feasible. The steam-powered
peacock would have indeed been capable of flight. Ludwig, says Karacic, was
ahead of his time. Take heart from this correction, Aquarius. If you
relentlessly nurture your faith in your frontier ideas—notions that
others might call fairy tales--you will ultimately be vindicated.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your addiction is obstructing you from your destiny, and yet it's also your ally. How can both be true? On the downside, your addiction diverts your energy from a deeper desire that it superficially resembles. For instance, if you're an alcoholic, your urge to get loaded is probably an inferior substitute for and a poor imitation of your buried longing to commune with spiritual mysteries. On the upside, your addiction is also your ally, because it dares you to get strong and smart enough to wrestle free of its grip on you; it pushes you to summon the fierce willpower necessary to defeat the darkness within you that would obstruct you from your destiny. (P.S. Don't tell me you have no addictions. Each of us is addicted to some sensation, feeling, thought, or action, if not to an actual substance.)
In addition to this column, Rob Brezsny creates EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. To buy access, go to http://realastrology.com.


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Everything is getting the designer treatment these days, and food is no exception.
Here are 2 innovative concepts that take the culinary experience to the next level:
It's not trendy enough to just eat sushi, now we need to design the seaweed wrappers too!
Japan's Umino Seaweed Shop has created rolls of nori (the seaweed that sushi is wrapped in) that are laser cut into designer patterns.
Five precut designs are available, each based on an element of Japanese symbology.
Custom coffees and text messaging have become an obsessive part of our lives. Now you can receive a message in your half –caf soy latte and kill two birds with one stone!
Seattle based cloud texting company Zipwhip, has created Textpresso, a machine that can not only send and receive text messages, but can print them in your coffee foam too!
Zipwhip has merged the espresso machine with an android app that has SMS capabilities, and installed a printer stocked with edible ink. It can print short messages in your coffee foam, to personalize your morning joe.
What will they think of next? Any ideas?
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Gleaming new kitchens and home theaters on listings are nice, but there's a new wave of amenities that's catching the eye of buyers and remodelers: luxury closets, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Rochelle Maize tells WSJ that the closet was the masterstroke feature of the renovation of her 6,110-square-foot Beverly Hills home. She hired a designer to build a 400-square-foot closet complete with flat-screen TV, refrigerator for Champagne and delicate cosmetics, white cabinetry with silver-leaf etchings and a large crystal chandelier. You're curious about price now, right? We're talking $100,000 for a space that used to be considered embarrassing to show off, and not something people usually invested much in.
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"I wanted to feel like I was walking into a very luxurious Beverly Hills boutique,"
And while this sounds extravagant, it is becoming the norm in luxury real estate. In a time when walk-ins are no longer enough, expensive cabinetry, sound systems, and office nooks are customary. Developers and home builders are taking the new trend in mind too, going beyond installing windows to ensuring the closets capture the home's best views and natural light.
Spending on customized storage systems was up more than 10 percent in 2012 from 2011, reports California Closets. Ginny Snook Scott, the company's vice president of sales and marketing says things like wine bars, sinks for makeup application and dressing rooms are the new normal in closet furnishings.
Features like LED lighting, lighted clothings rods and shoe racks, automatic lights, window coatings that block UV rays used to be reserved for commercial purposes, but now they're showing up in homes. Some even include computers and iPads set up to be "virtual styling tools" that allow customers to work remotely with a stylist who has a visual inventory of their clothes to scroll through.
At this point, it doesn't even seem like we're talking about closets anymore. Contractors are more aptly calling teem dressing rooms.
"The closet is becoming as large as a living-room or family-room area in some cases," says Martin Mitchell, of San Francisco-area Martin Perri Interiors. With couches and ottomans, they also are becoming somewhat of a social space. Instead of tea in the parlor, guests are being invited to take in a shoe collection in a closet space or dressing room. Additionally the trend fits recent, popular minimalist home design trends, allowing for bulky armoirs and drawers to be stored away from immediate view in a bedroom.
Women aren't the only clients asking for more shoe space. Dressing rooms for men have expanded to include things like breakfast bars, leather couches, glass and lighted sneaker displays and sunglass drawers.
Typically these projects cost $50,000 to $250,000, but a three-story closet with an escalator in Mississippi went to the tune of $2.5 million.
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Revisioning the Viper: Clamshell hood challenge
Autoclave-cured carbon-fiber prepreg hood/fender combo proves as technically formidable as it is visually stunning.
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When Chrysler Group LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.) brought back its iconic Viper supercar under its new SRT (Street & Racing Technology) brand, after a two-year absence, the development team wanted it to return with more power and performance, superior craftsmanship, comfort features and innovative technologies than ever before. Moreover, the Viper design studio wanted to make a big statement on this 5th-generation Viper with aggressive yet sophisticated styling. A major step toward that goal was the visually stunning but technically challenging clamshell hood/fender assembly, produced in prepreg autoclave-cured carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP).
Unveiled on April 4, 2012, at the New York International Auto Show (New York), the 2013 Viper sports chassis enhancements that boost torsional stiffness by 50 percent. That and a lightweight skin of composites (more than 50 percent of the vehicle's exterior) and aluminum enhance high-speed stability, improve aerodynamics and reduce curb weight by more than 100 lb/45 kg, giving the 2013 Viper the best power-to-weight ratio in Viper history.
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The new Viper sports the same low stance and extreme cab-rearward proportions that have traditionally defined this mid-engine two-seater, and the car's classic look is enhanced by a return to a traditional Viper clamshell hood, but forward-hinged (see photo, at left) to provide an unobstructed view of the engine compartment, including the 8.4-liter/513-in3 V-10 engine and the tops of the front wheels. The hood's aggressive sweep, prominence and high aesthetic, inside and out, make it a key visual focus, but its sheer size — nearly 2m by 2m (6.6 ft by 6.6 ft) — and the fact that it was to be molded in CFRP laminate raised a host of manufacturing and tooling challenges for Tier 1 molder Plasan Carbon Composites (PCC, Bennington, Vt.) and toolmaker Weber Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (Midland, Ontario, Canada). The clamshell unites the hood and fenders, and it features a painted, one-piece outer panel bonded to a polished (unpainted/visible-weave) two-piece inner panel (no cores are used). The studio wanted the outer panel molded as a unit not only to prevent the read-through (aesthetics-spoiling "shadows") that occurs in painted parts with bondlines but also to avoid the cost of multiple tools and extra finishing associated with bonded parts.
"We favored the functionality and styling heritage of combining hood and fenders into one large part," says Mike Shinedling, Chrysler's Viper launch manager, but he notes, "There were also weight and finishing advantages of a single-piece outer panel clamshell. Since our projected peak volumes [2,500 units/annually] meant that we were going to have to make multiple hood molds anyway, we took advantage of that and designed two different outer panel styles."
There are, in fact, two models of the 2013 Viper: The core SRT version is aggressively sporty, "raw" and exemplifies traditional "Viper values," while the GTS model has more of the features and appointments found in grand-touring cars. Although both hoods are similar in shape, the SRT version has six air extractors to cool the engine during operation and the GTS model has only two. Both hoods also feature an engine air intake scoop, which proved to be the most difficult feature to mold on the entire car. Holes for air extractors are molded in rather than cut out of the hood's solid laminate. The studio believed that molded-in openings would provide a better styling interface for bezels, because GTS-model air extractors have a flush gap, while those on SRT models are subflush.
Not just for show, these fully functional scoops perform different tasks. Scoops on opposite sides of the die line are designed with opposing drop angles, so the front scoop pulls cool air into the engine while the others vent hot air from the radiator up and out. Opposite draw angles in the tool made demolding a challenge, particularly in a one-piece design with rigid CFRP, because they must be pulled in opposite directions during removal.
Another challenge was maintaining gap tolerances on the hood side-to-side and point-to-point because the assembly mounts to a magnesium-and-steel frame on the car body, and meets the bumper fascia, aluminum side sills, and door — parts made from materials with coefficients of linear thermal expansion (CLTEs) much higher than CFRP's very low value.
Also problematic was the fender curvature, which made layup in these sections extremely difficult. Worse, a full return flange runs the entire periphery of the outer panel and forms the finished edge of the composite part, much like a rolled and hemmed edge does on stamped-metal parts. However, because the flange measures between 3 and 4 mm (0.12 and 0.16 inches), it provides a significant undercut that's hard to lay up and even trickier to demold. In fact, during brainstorming sessions with Chrysler early in the program, PCC representatives told the automaker that the flange's tight radius might make the part impossible to manufacture. "We pointed out that this flange's radius was less than 2 mm [0.08 inch], which within the automotive carbon composites industry would be considered substandard and, therefore, likely to lead to breakage of fiber bundles, recounts Gary Lownsdale, PCC's chief technology officer. "Normally, in our industry, 3 mm [0.12 inch] is considered the minimum you can go without getting fiber bridging and resin-rich edges." Although CFRP laminate can be molded to near-net shape, PCC deliberately overmolds to ensure that edges have the right resin/fiber mix to avoid dry spots or resin-rich areas that could fail prematurely. "Chrysler asked us to go back and reconsider, but early on, there were only two of us who believed this part could be made," recounts Lownsdale. "We knew we had considerable technical hurdles to clear." Ultimately, the entire engineering team — automaker, molder and toolmaker — "knuckled down and found a way to make it work," he adds. "We did this through tooling concessions, developing new technologies and, as a last resort, styling concessions."
Fortunately, PCC often looks to other industries to benchmark new projects, especially when it tackles a part not previously done in automotive, and that's where the team found some interesting solutions. For example, predictions indicated that the outer panel could be pulled off the tool, but that the return flange from the outer panel to the inner panel insertion would cause interference — one reason the inner panel was, in the end, produced in two pieces. Getting the die pull angles just right in such a tight geometric pattern so that the hood and side scoops could be separated from the tool also made mold design a challenge, but Weber met it by developing additional, hand-placed inserts for these sections.
Weber used CAD data to produce three single-sided hood outer tools and two hood inner tools, using the nickel-vapor deposition (NVD) process. The inserts for tricky areas were machined from P20 steel, including the air extractor openings. When Weber machined the blocks of aluminum that would be used to create the mandrels for the outer-panel NVD tools, they were so large that they barely fit within the work envelope of the company's 5-axis CNC machine. Further, the fully vacuum-bagged outer part in its tool barely fits in PCC's 30 ft/9.1m autoclave in Bennington, where the parts are produced. Getting bagged parts into and out of the pressure chamber requires careful racking technique and two technicians to avoid damaging the vessel's liner and vacuum lines.
Notably, given the complexity of the assembly, no prototype tooling was produced. A series of "engineering splashes" — parts made with temporary composites tooling, which can be pulled off clay models, REN (wood/epoxy composite) planks or even another part — was used to produce parts that could be analyzed in Chrysler's wind tunnel, but no conventional stepped tool-build process was necessary, a fact that sped development and reduced costs. Shinedling says that the kickoff of surface geometry through to the first trials on production tools spanned only 16 to 18 weeks.
Aerospace material insights
Materials selection for this project drew from supplier input, Shinedling's automotive experience, and the aerospace background of colleague Howard Coopmans, Viper project responsible, Street & Racing Technology. "We had a lightweight objective on a large part that had to be toolable," notes Coopmans, who, as a former Boeing engineer, well understood strength and stone-chipping issues around such a large part and suggested a move to a tougher resin system in the prepreg. The team selected unidirectional prepreg supplied by Toray Composites America Inc. (Tacoma, Wash.) for the inner layers of all panels and the outer layer of Class A painted surfaces, and used 2x2 twill-weave fabrics for the face layers of polished/unpainted inner panels. Although they are technically not aerospace-grade materials, they are impregnated with G83C epoxy resin, optimized for strength, cost, and processability, and supplied at standard 186-g/m2 (5.49-oz/yd2) areal weights. Their greater ultimate strength permits production of thinner, lighter panels with minimal surface defects and high smoothness. They meet the team's high aesthetic requirements for both painted hood outers and polished hood inners. The ply counts vary depending on panel and location but, typically, six layers are used on the outer panel (except in thicker load-bearing areas around latches and hinge) and feature up to 15 plies on sections of the inner panel. As designed, the outer panel has a nominal 1.2-mm (0.05-inch) wall thickness, while the inner panel's thickness varies from 1.45 to 3.25 mm (0.06 to 0.13 inches) to satisfy global panel stiffness and slam/durability requirements while still minimizing assembly mass.
Given the size and complexity of the part kits, and the fact that some plies are cut at ±45o instead of standard 0o/90o, PCC worked diligently to maximize cutting efficiency via software and design of experiments (DOE). The work was done at PCC by senior research engineer James Salerno and manufacturing engineer Neil Sbardella. "We conducted extensive DOEs of kit lot sizes and combinations, and we improved kit-cut efficiency dramatically," explains Salerno. "Currently, we're well over 70 percent efficiency for the hood nests. The large and complex nature of the plies used on these parts made this a very difficult achievement." Salerno used JetCam CAD/CAM nesting and materials management software (from JETCAM International, Monaco) in conjunction with CATIA CAD software (from Dassault Systèmes, Vélizy-Villacoublay, France) and Simulayt AFM advanced fiber modeler (Simulayt Ltd., Woking, Surrey, U.K.). Kits are typically cut a day ahead of production and refrigerated.
Layup speed and efficiency
Early in development, technicians were forced to do blind layups in certain areas of the part — even when they bent over the tool, they couldn't see where they placed plies, owing to the tool's size and curvature. To improve confidence in layup accuracy, Lownsdale borrowed a layup technique he'd learned while he was CEO of Mastercraft Boat Co. (Vonore, Tenn.), because the hood curvature is similar to that of a boat hull: Pairs of technicians work on opposite sides of the tool, each directing the other as he/she hand-places the plies. This "spotting" technique was used for many months during the development phase, but the ply schedule was so complex that as PCC neared the PPAP (production part approval process), the R&D team added a tool borrowed from aerospace — a ceiling-mounted, laser ply-placement system that sequentially projects green outlines in the precise shape and at the exact location where each ply must be laid down.
Typically, three technicians now take 90 minutes to lay up each hood panel, then carefully wheel the bagged parts to the autoclave where they go through a 110-minute cure cycle. Although the cycle could be faster, it has, thus far, been paced to match other steps in the production sequence. Cured parts are carefully wheeled out, disposables are removed, and they undergo a power-cooling cycle before a demolding sequence that employs a combination of lifters and other, proprietary techniques designed to remove parts without damaging their Class A surfaces. Demolded parts are trimmed, bonded and finished. For painted parts, primer is applied to seal the edges and parts are shipped on special racks for painting elsewhere. Inner and outer panels are bonded with Pliogrip structural adhesive (Ashland Performance Materials, Dublin Ohio) and cured in a hot-air impingement bonding fixture.
The bare, bonded hood assembly weighs only 36.62 lb/16.61 kg, a 43 percent mass reduction vs. equivalent parts on previous Vipers made from metal and sheet molding compound (SMC). The hood's low mass contributes to the vehicle's lower center of gravity, which improves handling, cornering and braking stability. Shinedling notes that when first-time customers open the hood, they're shocked at how little it weighs.
By all measures, the 2013 Viper already is a success. Customers love it, the car has won a number of prestigious awards, and Chrysler is well on the way to meeting target volumes its first year.
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Carbon fibre laminates are constructed from multiple layers of stiff carbon fibres, set in a matrix of epoxy resin that is then cured in a high-pressure oven. They provide excellent strength and rigidity for little weight, making them particularly useful in aircraft design.
However the laminates are quite brittle which makes them rather susceptible to impact damage. The spars and ribs on hang gliders can easily crack or break on a rough landing, requiring a proper repair.
Most carbon repairs involve cleaning and then applying a patch of reinforcement to the cracked or broken area. Some pilots may have performed similar repairs to car bodywork using glass-fibre kits and may be tempted to try and fix the carbon part themselves.
At Avian we have been working with carbon fibre for many years and have sometimes had to re-repair some very dodgy DIY fixes. We would always recommend that pilots get a professional repair instead, for several reasons.
The first, obviously, is safety. Composite laminates are severely weakened by cracks, even those that are barely visible, and a good repair is vital for safety. At Avian we use aviation-quality materials (the same as those used to construct the glider) and techniques (vacuum bagging for instance) to ensure a well consolidated join with optimal strength. Without this equipment any DIY repair will most likely come out weaker and with a lower quality finish.
The second is that many parts must be accurately measured and aligned to preserve the flight performance of the glider. For instance, each rib has its incidence set by hand at the factory as part of the glider's setup. Preserving this state of trim requires careful measurement with the right equipment.
Thirdly, a good repair should mean that the damage has a minimal effect on the resale value of your glider. Rigid wing hang gliders are a significant investment for any pilot, and a poor repair can severely affect the glider's value should you want to sell it.


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Direct Action
It is wise to consider the possible consequences in law, as well as for the public image of cyclists and your organisation before embarking on this course.
- Try and make it visual - one of direct action's greatest strengths is newsworthiness. Direct action is frequently used to grab press and public attention regardless of its success as an action.
- Know what you wish to achieve and tailor your action accordingly. There is no point in alienating supporters by taking an action that they would not support.
- Humour can make your point without confrontation: cyclists have planted flowers and vegetables in pot-holes on cycle paths to highlight how unsuitable for cycling they are.
- If an action is illegal or likely to cause conflict, decide whether it is worth it. Will it reflect adversley on your organisation's other activities?
- If it will reflect badly on your organisation, but you believe it is still a worthy action, consider doing it under a different name.
- Check the site in advance. Take photos and make sure that everyone knows the layout of the area well.
- Pick the time and date carefully, in accordance with what you hope to achieve in terms of visibility and effect. You are not going to get any coverage if you do an action on Budget Day - unless it is tied into the Budget.
- If you are taking an action which may venture into illegality, then the group should all be made aware of the potential of arrest. It is very important that no-one is organising or leading such a protest, because the potential legal consequences for being in charge are usually greater.
- Have a calm, well-dressed non-participant on hand to talk to the police and media when they arrive. This person is a spokesperson, not the leader or organiser.Keep it non-violent. Make sure everyone remains calm, and does not react if you are hassled by passers-by.
- Don't escalate matters into a war on the roads - cyclists will lose.
- Organise a friendly photographer to record the event. Making these photos or videos available to the media will increase the likelihood of your getting press coverage.
- Have a full debrief afterwards. Assess your planning and execution of the action, and see if there are any areas you could improve on.


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Francesca Eastwood is headed to the Golden Globes!
The star of E!'s "Mrs. Eastwood & Company" has been named Miss Golden Globe 2013 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which means she'll be handing out statues during the big show on January 13.
"I'm very excited and honored to be part of Hollywood history and to follow in the footsteps of so many amazing [girls]," Eastwood exclusively tells us. "Everybody keeps asking me if I'm nervous--and now I feel like I should be! Maybe for falling over on stage I'm nervous about!"
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News from around the country and around the globe
Peep the highlights of Francesca's photo shoot with Tyler Shields
In what has become an annual tradition, the HFPA crowns the daughter of a famous actor (or two) as Miss Golden Globe. Francesca's parents, of course, are none other than Clint Eastwood--a multi-Golden Globe winner himself--and actress Frances Fisher.
"I'm very proud and happy for her," says Fisher.
Recent Miss Golden Globes have included Rumer Willis, Lorraine Nicholson (Jack's daughter!) and, last year, Andie MacDowell's lovely eldest girl, Rainey Qualley.
Congrats, Francesca!
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GNU Alive
GNU Alive is a periodic ping program. It functions similarly to '
ping -n -i PERIOD HOST' (so if you are comfortable typing that at a shell prompt you probably do not need GNU Alive).
Historical Note: Older releases (up through 1.4.0) included auto-login functionality for some (Swedish) ISPs.
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distribution now also .tar.lz
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If the default config dir $HOME/.alive.d/ is not available, and program xdgdirs is, consult the latter to find the config dir. For more info, see http://www.gnuvola.org/software/xdgdirs/.
- maintainer tools upgrade
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- Development
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The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is a 57-year federal workplace giving tradition that has raised more than $8.3 billion for charitable organizations. It is one of the largest workplace giving campaigns in the world. The funds raised each fall through this campaign help neighbors in need around the corner, across the nation, and throughout the world.
During the campaign, federal employees can choose from a list of thousands of vetted charities to support. The CFC makes it easy to Show Some Love to the causes you care about. Whether you are passionate about disaster relief, veteran services, animal rights or cancer research, the CFC has a charity for any cause you want to support.
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Today is the last day of July, hence the last day I can blog about anything birthday related. Which is why I'm dragging myself out of brain-implant / transplant recovery to write about the last bottle of Stormhoek Limited Edition 2004 Guava Pinotage I got from Chris for my birthday. (Luckily I can now 'Blog Just By Thinking thanks to new brain. rad.) I'm not a drinker (as some of you may have gathered), but reigun and 5starRich will bear witness to my having a quarter-glass of this stuff over the course of the birthday month. It's also made my guests super happy, who normally have to choose between 5 roses tea / water / Coke Light. Plus it looks totally hot in my kitchen. So I'm thinking I'll get some more of this stuff and keep my cabinet full. Thanks Chris 🙂
PS. Did you know Stormhoek is MASSIVE overseas? Yep. Last time I was in LA it's the only wine I saw ppl drinking. PPS. Blog BFF Seth is in LA at the moment. Check out his adventures here.


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Of all the itemized deductions, the one for charitable contributions might seem to come out the best under tax reform. That's because it's the only deduction under both the House and the Senate versions of the bill that is largely undiminished. And yet charities complain donations will dry up under tax reform. What gives?
"Provisions in the tax bill the House and Senate are considering would make the situation worse" for charities, Ray Madoff, director of the Boston College Law School Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good, says in a Nov. 27 New York Times opinion piece.
The problem, Madoff says, is the near doubling of the standard deduction. With all of the other itemized deductions either going away or constrained by new caps, most households will opt for the standard deduction rather than continue to itemize. That renders the tax deduction for charitable giving nearly meaningless. As Madoff puts it, "A vast majority of American taxpayers would no longer itemize and therefore would receive no benefits for their charitable giving."
That argument might sound familiar. It's the same one NAR is making about homeownership. Under the Senate bill, the mortgage interest deduction would be left intact, but the deduction for state and local taxes would go away. In the House, MID would be limited to mortgages of $500,000 and the deductions for property taxes would be capped at $10,000, while the deduction for state and local income and sales taxes would be entirely repealed. So, while MID is preserved, either entirely or in part, very few households that itemize today would continue to do so. As a result, MID would continue to be a benefit only for the wealthiest households.
Given the structural changes to the tax code lawmakers have before them, preserving the deduction for charitable contributions is mostly meaningless. This is exactly the same thing REALTORS® are saying about tax incentives for homeownership. They're meaningless for most households if tax reform passes in its current form in both the House and the Senate.
More on tax reform's impact on homeowners in The Voice for Real Estate.


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The League engages in advocacy on behalf of cities before the appellate courts through the Legal Advocacy Program, because laws affecting cities are made in the courts as well as in the Legislature. The League receives counsel on its amicus or "friend-of-the-court" efforts from a Legal Advocacy Committee, which is comprised of city attorneys from throughout the state.
The Legal Advocacy Committee meets approximately four times annually. View meeting dates.
The Legal Advocacy Report is provided to keep Department members informed of the Committee's activities relating to the League's amicus participation in appellate cases.
The League weighs in on legal issues when its participation is likely to affirmatively advance cities' collective legal interests by establishing legal precedent that will help cities more effectively serve their communities. Generally, for the League to become involved in the resolution of a legal issue, cities should agree on the preferred outcome of the dispute and no city should be adversely affected by the League's efforts. In rare cases, the League will get involved in litigation or Attorney General opinions where cities do not have a common interest in the same outcome; the League will become involved in such issues only after full League board consideration and approval.
Whenever possible, and to maximize the effective use of limited resources, the League will collaborate and join with other local agency associations and organizations to achieve mutually desired legal outcomes through the Legal Advocacy Program.
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Or you can scroll down to see all of the frosted crystal singing bowls listed in the 7 inch size.
Also, please read the following for how to read cent value and navigate our crystal bowl listings.
How To Read Cent Value
Cent value is a modern way of distinguishing small variations in pitch that occur in a single note. According to cent value, there are 100 cents between each note (C, C#, D, etc.). Please refer to the graph below. As you can see, if the tone is at 0 cents, then it is a perfect pitch tone. So a 0 cent C tone is perfectly in line with western standards of tuning. As the graph shows, on either side of a perfect pitch 0 cent note are 50 cents before you reach the next note. If you have a +45 cent C note, it is +45 cents sharp of a perfect pitch C, but not quite sharp enough to be considered a C#. If you have a -45 cent D note, it is -45 cents flat of a perfect pitch D, but not quite flat enough to be considered a C#. As you go past 50 cents, then you get into the next note. Example: a +55 cent C# would be referred to as a -45 cent D.
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text: 5 GHz Wireless-AC 1800 Media Bridge/ Access Point Super-fast 5Ghz data rate of 1734Mbps for smooth 4K videoplayback and lag-free PC, Xbox One™ and PlayStation®4 online gaming. 4x4 MIMO antenna design with AiRadar universal beamforming for unrivaled multi-device performance and wireless signal coverage. Media Bridge mode connects any wired device to a wireless network. Access Point mode upgrades old routers to the latest-generation 5 GHz Wi-Fi. 5 GHz signal-quality indicators. Shop Modal header Bring fast Wi-Fi to your wired devices ASUS proudly presents EA-AC87, the world's first 4x4 Wireless-AC1800 2-in-1 media bridge and access point, featuring incredible faster-than-wired 1734Mbps performance, enhanced coverage by 4-transmit, 4-receive (4x4) antenna and the MU-MIMO technology1 for multi-device performance, all in a stunningly-designed device. EA-AC87 is an easy and convenient way to supercharge your existing wireless network and let your Ethernet devices to wireless! Groundbreaking wireless performance 1734 Mbps at 5 GHz! EA-AC87 is the super-fast combined media bridge and access point,featuring up to 1734 Mbps speeds on the 5 GHz band2, which is 33% faster than a 1300 Mbps 3x3 device. The revolutionary and future-proof multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) technology means that in Access Point mode, EA-AC87 can connect to multiple compatible clients simultaneously at each device's maximum speed, unlike standard single-user MIMO where individual devices have to share the available bandwidth. This means that as you connect more devices to EA-AC87, its performance actually improves, giving all users the best possible internet experience1. Unrivaled signal coverage 4x4 antenna design with AiRadar eliminates wireless 'dead zones' Boasting a powerful four-transmit, four-receive (4x4) antenna design, EA-AC87 Access Point mode gives you unrivalled wireless coverage, making it the ideal choice for large homes and multi-floor buildings. Even better, ASUS AiRadar intelligently strengthens wireless connectivity using 802.11ac universal beamforming technology, high-power amplification and exclusive ASUS RF fine-tuning. Proven by real-world tests, EA-AC87 lets you stream two 4K videos flawlessly at its maximum range. Media Bridge mode Faster-than-wired networking for any device EA-AC87 is compatible with any Ethernet-enabled device, including smart TVs, multimedia players, game consoles and PCs. Pair EA-AC87 with RT-AC87U for faster-than-wired Wi-Fi speeds with less cable mess and the ultimate multi-device performance with the coming soon MU-MIMO. For added convenience, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) connects wireless devices easily and securely at the touch of a button. Access Point mode Upgrade your wireless network to the world's fastest 5 GHz speeds EA-AC87 can add a fast and stable 5 GHz network to a single band 2.4 GHz router, upgrading it to 1734 Mbps speeds for ultra-smooth online gaming, 4K video streaming and speedier downloading. For an existing 5 GHz network, EA-AC87 adds an extra 5 GHz network so you can connect even more devices for even greater wireless multitasking! Signal-quality indicators Find the best Wi-Fi reception with ease In Media Bridge mode, LEDs on the front of the EA-AC87 show the 5 GHz signal quality at a glance, so you can adjust the location of the router or EA-AC87 easily to get the very best Wi-Fi reception. Excellent 5 GHz signal quality! Weak 5 GHz signal quality. Reduce the distance between EA-AC87 and the router for a better signal. Keep Up to Date! Remember to always keep your device's firmware up to date so you can benefit from the very latest service and security enhancements — and get exciting new features! Learn more about updating new firmware. Discover more wireless AC solutions Coming soon via firmware upgrade.


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Also Called
- Immense Acrobatics
- Superhuman Acrobatics
- Supernatural Acrobatics
The user is glaringly, obviously and super/unnaturally more acrobatic than other beings in their universe because their capabilities are pushed beyond the natural level; they are obviously superior in speed, explosiveness, power, quickness, and other various acrobatic abilities than regular beings (in that verse).
- Supernatural Agility
- Supernatural Balance
- Supernatural Dexterity
- Supernatural Endurance
- Supernatural Flexibility
- Supernatural Leap
- Supernatural Parkour
- Supernatural Reflexes
- Supernatural Speed
- Supernatural Stamina
- Peak Human Athleticism
- Enhanced Athleticism
- Supernatural Athleticism
- Absolute Athleticism
- There may be a certain threshold to how far User can extend themselves.
- May develop a superiority complex that could be taken advantage of.
Known Users
- Spidermonkey (Ben 10)
- Black Noir (The Boys)
- Queen Maeve (The Boys)
- The Creeper (DC Comics)
- Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
- Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong)
- Riley Yamahashiro (EV Comics)
- The Power Girls (EV Comics)
- Feline (EV Comics)
- Titan/Arion Zimmerman (The Guardians Saga)
- Spider-Men (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man
- Spider-Man Clones
- Henry McCoy/Beast (Marvel Comics)
- Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)
- Saitama (One Punch Man)
- Ratchet (Ratchet and Clank)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
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Now that Obama has won reelection, the right wing would like you to know what you have to look forward to and Salon.com has a roundup of their most amusing predictions. I've already noted a lot of these in my blog over the last few months, so they won't come as much of a surprise. But here are my favorites:
Hunted Down Like Dogs. Joseph Farah, who leads the far-right, conspiracy-mongering website WorldNetDaily, is under no delusions about his fate. "If [Obama is] re-elected, it's gonna be war," said Farah, who swears he saw a drone surveilling his Northern Virginia property. "We will be hunted down like dogs."
Um. Who hunts down dogs? We use dogs to hunt other things.
One Thousand Years of Darkness. In a video posted on YouTube, tough-guy actor Chuck Norris and his wife, Gena, warn of "socialism or something much worse." Quoting a 1964 speech by Ronald Reagan, Gena says: "We will preserve for our children this last best hope for man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into 1,000 years of darkness."
The only thing scarier would be a revival of Norris' "acting" career. Or worse, his "singing" career. In case you've never heard the theme for Walker, Texas Ranger, which he "sang," here it is. Stephen Hawking has more vocal range as a singer and emotional range as an actor.


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5 Paths From Scan to Buy: How to Increase Sales With QR Codes This Holiday Season
Forget Halloween. For most marketers, the holiday season was already in full force. In the United States, while brick-and-mortar stores saw last week's Black Friday as their biggest shopping day of the year, online holiday sales are predicted to grow by 12 percent this year, and e-commerce professionals are promoting new techniques to drive sales on mobile devices. In fact, Deloitte predicts that shoppers' smartphone activity, including research, coupon use and purchases, could account for $36 billion in holiday sales this year.
This season, we expect to see many marketers get creative with their campaigns and incorporate mobile barcodes to help drive sales and customer loyalty. To help avoid negative consumer experiences with QR Codes, we have outlined a few opportunities for brands to leverage to help drive consumer engagement, footfall and sales.
- Mobile rebate—Place a QR Code at a shelf, on a product or in signage in-store to allow consumers to instantly scan to activate a mobile rebate while in-store, to not only buy a product but enter their rebate instantly whether the product is purchased in a brick-and-mortar store or via online. The mobile rebate encourages consumers to buy the product immediately and complete the sale while in-store.
- Mobile layaways— Allow consumers to "put away" items they plan to buy so they are able to select the item when they see it, reserve it and have it ready for pick-up at their preferred brick-and-mortar location. By including QR Codes in advertisements about holiday specials and/or items, consumers can scan to reserve the items closest to their current location and/or at a discount.
- Stop showrooming—To help combat showrooming, when a customer scans the QR Code for a particular product, share a page that provides more detailed information on your product, user reviews, warranty information, accessory options, pricing, etc. to enable the consumer to get comfortable and educated about their purchase while in your brick-and-mortar location. QR Codes can help to prevent showrooming by offering incentives and information to the consumer, all content the marketer can control-activated by QR Codes and available in-store at the time the consumer is ready to interact or better yet, purchase.
- Coupons—Offer the consumer a coupon for immediate purchase of the product, either on their device or in-store. This is the obvious, yet effective, mobile offer. Research from Deloitte reveals that in 2013, 30 percent of smartphone owners are expected to redeem mobile coupons, up from 20 percent in 2011.
- Secret purchase—The Target campaign is a great example of how to secretly buy items for those on your shopping list—with the simple scan of a QR Code, activated to the mobile website for instant purchase. What a great method to secretly buy items without the need to hide packages or create distractions while in-store.
Target is organizing the most popular toys of the season in one section of their stores, tagged with a QR Code to drive instant engagement and purchase via the Target mobile experience. Additional offers include free shipping as incentives to encourage greater interaction. So as kids tug at their parents' sleeves begging for the toys they want most, with the QR-enabled shopping tool, it may already be en-route to their houses.


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Pro Oracle Application Express 4
by Tim Fox, John Scott, and Scott Spendolini
This book is a guide to mastering Oracle's Application Express (APEX), which is becoming one of the most widely used tools for creating Oracle-based applications for the enterprise. The book targets application developers seeking a rapid application development environment that utilizes the full power of the Oracle Database, including SQL and PL/SQL.
HTML5 Guidelines for Web Developers
by Klaus Forster and Bernd Oggl
This book represents a comprehensive guide to HTML5's powerful new elements and techniques through compact, practical examples. The authors present "pure HTML5" examples and cover topics such as: browser support; HTML5 document structure and semantics; intelligent forms; video and audio elements and scripting media solutions; advanced graphics with Canvas and SVG; geolocation in the browser; web storage; and more.
Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud, 2nd Edition
by Jason Ouellette
Author Jason Ouellette offers all the technical guidance and sample code needed to achieve outstanding results with this newest version of Force.com. Drawing on his experience building three of the Top 10 Force.com apps, Ouellette walks through the entire project lifecycle, from identifying potential apps to prototyping, coding, and deployment. This new 2nd Edition covers Force.com's most powerful new improvements, including Batch Apex, Chatter, Adobe Flex and XML support, and the Force.com Free Edition.
CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development
Trevor Burnham
This book offers an introduction to CoffeeScript, and includes tips on time-saving features like list comprehensions and splats, organizing code into modules with extensible classes, and deploying your work to multiple environments. Each chapter is example-driven and includes exercises including how to build a fast-paced multiplayer word game' and writing both a client (with jQuery) and server (with Node.js) in CoffeeScript.


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Melrose Native Competing for Spot on Olympic Team
EUGENE, OREGON - A Melrose native will be competing for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field team tonight (Monday).
Amanda (Thieschafer) Smock is in first place in the triple jump after the preliminary round on Saturday. Her leap of 45-feet, 3 1/2-inches leads of field of 12 competitors in Eugene, Oregon.
The finals are at 7:45 p.m. tonight (Monday) our time.
After graduating from Melrose, Thieschafer-Smock attended North Dakota State University where she won three NCAA Division II titles.


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Note: This review originally ran in the January, 2008 issue of the Illinois Entertainer. Editor Steve Forstneger compiled the cover story, which was 25 Songs That Make Chicago Shake. Among the honorees were "Kind Of A Drag" by The Buckinghams, "Oh What A Night" by The Dells, John Prine's "Sam Sloane," Material Issue's "Valerie Loves Me," "Come Sail Away" by Styx, Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want Me," and The Impressions' "People Get Ready."
In addition to the main Top 25 , there were shorter lists, broken down by genre. The Top Garage Rock Songs were: 1. "I Confess" - New Colony Six 2. "Gloria" - Shadows Of Knight 3. "Bend Me Shape Me" - The American Breed 4. "Sugar & Spice" - The Cryan Shames 5. Hold On" - The Mauds.
The Mint Chicks are a quartet of wiseguys who mix punk, new wave, power pop, and bizarre lyrics in a high-speed blender. Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! was named Best Rock Album at the 2007 New Zealand Music Awards, before the band relocated to the less exotic Portland, Oregon. Their material is consistently manic, although The Mint Chicks, for better or worse, also offer a few twists and turns.
The best surprise is the melodic and slightly mellow "Ammie," which suddenly places the band directly in The Smiths' territory. The worst is a silly, six minute instrumental called "100 Minutes of Silence." Along the way, The Mint Chicks serve up a nonstop barrage of energetic gems, including the androgynous pop of "You're Just As Confused As I Am," the party song "Real Friends," and the punk snippet "Don't Turn Me On Just To Turn Me Off."


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