text:
Ratcheting up the fun.
Fame has a funny way of turning you soft. When last we left Ratchet, a furry
cat-like creature, and Clank, an esoteric, height-challenged robot, the duo had
just saved the galaxy from another interplanetary threat. Since then, Clank has
found work in television starring as Bond look-alike Secret Agent Clank. Ratchet
also has a role" as Clank's chauffeur.
But when the mad scientist Dr. Nefarious threatens galactic peace, Ratchet and
Clank must mount up once again to regulate in Ratchet
& Clank: Up Your Arsenal, the latest and best in the series.
last few years have seen striking improvements for Ratchet
& Clank.
The first game introduced and loosely defined
the two heroes.
Going Commando fleshed
them out, but in Up
Your Arsenal, Ratchet and Clank's personalities are fully realized.
The two characters balance one another out really well in a story that's consistently
funny from beginning to end, with many quirky surprises along the way. You'll
find plenty of pop culture stabs alongside the screwball comic book antics of
has-been hero, Captain Quark.
The story keeps things moving at a fast pace, rocketing across the galaxy. As
you run through the fairly straightforward levels, all manner of evil aliens
and robots are thrown in your path. Ratchet, with his vast arsenal of weaponry,
must dodge, blast, destroy and occasionally platform jump his way through the
Destruction begins with Ratchet's 30+ guns, each one distinctly different. It
isn't a matter of 'Gun A' simply being stronger than 'Gun B'; each is ideal for
a different situation. A small sampling includes the vacuum gun, which lets you
suck up small enemies and blast them at the larger enemies, a black hole gun
that absorbs enemies into a dense field of nothingness, and a nifty whip that
can take out enemy swarms.
With so many guns at your disposal, the combat strategy is completely open. You
could jump right into the fray and toss out a bunch of mini-turrets and robot
bodyguards, or you might try throwing up a force shield and using a sniper
rifle to take out enemies in the distance. This open-ended strategy is excellent
and is where the game shines brightest.
The weapons don't come cheap, though. Bolts, the galactic currency, are earned
every time you slice up an enemy or destroy a part of the environment. There
are some incredibly high-priced weapons and armor available for sale, which compels
you to keep fighting and improving your payload.
of which, the best thing to happen to Ratchet & Clank's
gameplay is the ability to level up Ratchet's weapons. First implemented in Ratchet
& Clank: Going Commando, the fluid leveling-up system rewards you
with upgrades as you use weapons. Less powerful weapons can be improved into
mighty powerhouses simply through continued use.
The game's improvements don't stop there. All the fat from previous games has
been trimmed, such as Going
Commando's subpar space battles. This time, if you don't want to go
through all the battle challenges or war skirmishes, the game won't twist your
arm. You're required to complete some Captain Quark side-scrolling levels, but
those missions are cute, nostalgic, and fun.
Up Yer Arsenal is a more streamlined game as well. The weapon
quick select system lets you easily pick the right gun in the heat of battle.
In previous games, weapons and ammo stores forced you to buy individual ammo
for each of your different guns. Now, there is an easy option to buy ammo for
all your guns in one fell stroke.
The game goes so far as to offer three completely different control scheme options.
While the platform style controls are best suited for the single-player game,
you can also play the game entirely as a first- person shooter or use a dual
stick, third-person view control, both of which work well with the multiplayer.
The multiplayer is completely new to the series and offers the chance to duke
it out in up to 4-player split-screen or up to 8-player online matches. You'll
find standard Deathmatch and a team-based Capture the Base style game;
the former is self-explanatory, while the latter is much more involving as
you capture multiple points on the map using guns, vehicles, and A.I.-based
support troops. One of the coolest Deathmatch arenas lets you use gravity boots
to run up the walls and fight on the ceiling. Up
Your Arsenal's unique platformer feel and combination of guns make for
some great, chaotic games.
visuals help immeasurably, as they are BIG – big explosions, big enemies,
and big environments filled with numerous objects. The textures are a little
flat and not very detailed, but this is in favor of the game's cartoon style,
smooth framerates, and constant, explosive destruction. While the game does look
good, it isn't
a great deal better than the already sharp previous games.
The sound is also rather similar to past Ratchet & Clank games;
it's still filled
with pumping beats and comical sound effects. The music melds well with the gunfire
and action, though none of the tunes will really stick with you. The voice work
is spot on, particularly in the Galactic President's Clinton-esque
twang and Dr. Nefarious' psychotic babbling, which strikes the right balance
between threatening and comical.
Really the only problem with Up Your Arsenal is that it doesn't
do anything new so much as merely refine the heck out of its past. While this
third outing does offer plenty of replay bonuses and challenges, a less linear
adventure with a branching story could have really put it ahead of the pack.
Oh, and the shiny box packaging used for Going Commando should
have also been used for Up Your Arsenal. Just sayin'.
But when it comes right down to it, Up Your Arsenal is a testament
to good game development. It is the culmination of three years of hard work,
an action game so well refined that it's now clearly the best of its breed. Get
your head out your arsenal and pick it up.


text:
The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI™ shows modest growth this month. The index is at 51.5 with growth above 50.
After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™) – a composite indicator designed to give a single-figure snapshot of operating conditions in the manufacturing economy – posted 51.5 in December, up from 50.5 in November, signalling a modest improvement of operating conditions in the Chinese manufacturing sector. Moreover, it was the highest index reading since May 2011.
Input prices at manufacturing plants continued to increase in December, and for the third successive month. The rate of inflation eased slightly from November but remained marked overall. Average tariffs also increased during December, after remaining broadly similar in November. Output charges rose at an accelerated pace that, although modest, was the quickest in 14 months. Anecdotal evidence suggested that tariffs were raised in line with rising market demand and higher input costs.
Purchasing activity rose at a marked rate in December, the fastest since March 2011. Exactly 17% of panellists reported increased input buying. Consequently, stocks of purchases also rose. Even though the pace of stock accumulation was only slight, it was the quickest in two years. Rises in input buying and stocks of purchases were generally associated with higher new order volumes.
Commenting on the China Manufacturing PMI™ survey, Hongbin Qu, Chief Economist, China & Co-Head of Asian Economic Research at HSBC said:
"December's final manufacturing PMI picked up for the fourth consecutive month to a 19-month high, thanks to the faster new business flows and the end of destocking. Such a momentum is likely to be sustained in the coming months when infrastructure construction runs into full speed and property market conditions stabilise. This, plus Beijing's reiteration of keeping pro-growth policy in place into the coming year, should support a modest growth recovery of around 8.6% y-o-y in 2013, despite the ongoing external headwinds."
Pollyanna Outlook
I beg to differ with Hongbin Qu.
There is no reason to believe property market conditions will stabilize. Nor is there any reason to believe infrastructure construction will run at "full speed" for any significant length of time.
Indeed, should either of those happen, China's already massive rebalancing problem will just get worse.
Realistic Outlook
- July 18, 2012: "China Rebalancing Has Begun"; What are the Global Implications? Michael Pettis on China Rebalancing, Chinese Price Deflation, and Spain Exit from Euro; Target 2 Revisited
- August 16, 2012: Pettis on Debt, Currency Wars, Commodity Prices and Capital Flight; China FDI Contracts 8.7% YoY, 8th Drop in 9 Months
- December 27, 2012: Michael Pettis on China Reforms, Ponzi Schemes in Wealth Management Programs, Rebalancing Implications
For a more realistic assessment on what is happening in China and why, please visit some of the above links.
This modest bounce in China PMI to a number barely above contraction is nothing to get excited about.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
First row: CPs, Capricius Pearson, Tiffany Pete, Jacquelyn Hines, and Christopher Partee. Second row: Supervisory Trial Attorney Joseph Crout, Lead Trial Attorney Anica C. Jones, Investigator Dwight Johnson, Trial Attorney Matthew McCoy, Lead Systemic Paralegal Nancy Kincaide, and Trial Attorney Kelley Thomas.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A jury has rendered a verdict of more than $1.5 million in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against New Breed Logistics, a North Carolina-based logistics services provider, the agency announced today. The verdict followed a seven-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge S. Thomas Anderson on behalf of four claimants and included awards of $177,094 in back pay, $486,000 in compensatory damages and $850,000 in punitive damages for the discrimination victims.
The EEOC's lawsuit charged New Breed Logistics with subjecting three female employees in Memphis to sexual harassment and retaliating against the three female employees and one male employee for opposing the harassment in violation of Title VII. Specifically, the jury found that New Breed, through the conduct of a warehouse supervisor, harassed three temporary workers by subjecting them to unwelcome sexual touching and lewd, obscene and vulgar sexual remarks at the company's Avaya Memphis area warehouse facility.
Further, the EEOC charged and the jury found, a New Breed supervisor fired the three temp workers because they complained about the harassment. In addition, the EEOC said, the supervisor also retaliated against a male employee by terminating him because he opposed the harassment and agreed to serve as a witness for several claimants during the company's investigation.
Sexual harassment and retaliation for complaining about it violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-02696-STA-tmp) in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Memphis after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
In addition to the monetary damages awarded by the jury totaling $1,513,094, the EEOC also seeks an injunction prohibiting discrimination in the future by the defendant as well as other injunctive relief to be determined by the court.
"This agency always works to resolve cases informally whenever possible," said EEOC General Counsel David Lopez. "When we are unable to do so, as we have demonstrated yet again, we will try the case to verdict to ensure that employers will be held accountable for discriminatory practices, including sexual harassment, and retaliation against individuals who oppose such misconduct. The EEOC has successfully tried eight cases during this fiscal year prevailing in all but one."
This jury verdict represents the second $1.5 million-dollar verdict in a sexual harassment case that the Memphis Office has obtained since March 2011.
Faye A. Williams, regional attorney for the Memphis District Office, said, "Memphis is often called 'America's Distribution Center.' Temporary employees, as were the claimants in this case, are a vital part of the country's work force, helping businesses to distribute goods across the United States and the world in a timely and efficient manner. Enduring sexual harassment by a supervisor should not be a part of the job. We hope this case and this verdict serve to remind employers of their responsibility to protect temporary employees placed in their facilities to work. Employers at the job site must provide a safe place for employees, including providing a sexual harassment policy to the workers, conducting training in the workplace about the policy and timely investigating claims of harassment."
New Breed Logistics, a logistics services provider that helps companies design and operate supply chains, warehousing and distribution, operates five Memphis warehouses. New Breed is a national company, headquartered in High Point, N.C. The company also has warehouses in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles and Kearny, N.J.
Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.
See more
DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.
© U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Refine your interests »
This website uses cookies to improve user experience, track anonymous site usage, store authorization tokens and permit sharing on social media networks. By continuing to browse this website you accept the use of cookies. Click here to read more about how we use cookies.


text:
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Over the last week, I have read 2 simple "thank you" emails from members. I can't tell you the feeling I get when I read those. Even though it may be only two lines or so, thats all it takes.
My readers and visitors mean the world to me. They allow me to share my opinion and what I think, an expertise in country music community.
There 2 reasons I run this blog, website, and e-mail newsletter is to share my deep appreiation and passion for country music with others. 2nd, to promote country music by keeping the thoughts focused on country music in people's lives. Country music is more than just something to listen to. It is full of emotion, story-telling, morals, and a way of life.
If you enjoy the website, this blog, and the newsletters, remember that others may enjoy it just as much. So, be sure to tell them about Country Music Alive.


text:
Featured Paper by S. Khushrushahi, T.A. Hatton & M. Zahn
Magnetic separation of magnetic liquid phases/particles from non-magnetic liquid phases/particles are needed for pplications such as cleaning up oil spills by separating oil and water liquid phases or separating magnetic materials from non-magnetic materials in biomedical and microfluidic applications. Magnetic fluids (also called ferrofluids), in a magnetic field, experience a magnetic force density. COMSOL Multiphysics was used to show that magnetic energy density of a particular permanent magnet configuration is a more intuitive way of understanding how a magnetic fluid moves in a magnetic field. As a result, a novel magnetic separation technique was developed, using permanent magnet edges and Halbach magnet arrays, that separated a variable magnetic volume fraction from a mixture of magnetic and non-magnetic liquid phases.


text:
Understanding the ingredients listed in the ingredient list of a skincare product and figuring out if those ingredients are actually effective for your skin is an important skill for skincare consumers to have. But interpreting a skincare ingredient label is not easy by any stretch of the imagination. You need to not only have some basic skincare product formulation knowledge but also be able to recognize different ingredients and their function in skincare products in order to understand what you are reading and if the product will be right for your skin and will do what it claims to do. I've addressed this topic in the past here in my blog, but lately I've come across a few interesting articles on the subject and thought it was time to revisit this issue much more in-depth than I did before.
The Basics and Some Examples
So let's start with some basics about skincare labels that everyone should know. In his Skin Inc. article Ingredient Labels Explained Robert Manzo writes:
There are basic rules that product manufacturers must comply with in order to list ingredients on their products.
- Standardized names. Ingredient names must comply with the International Nomenclature for Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) format. The ingredient names are standardized in this format so that all products can be compared to each other easily and for safety reasons.
- Descending order. Ingredients must be listed in descending order of concentration to 1%. Ingredients below 1% can be listed in any order
How does this come together for the consumer? Lab Muffin recently published yet another excellent post called How to Read an Ingredients List: Face Moisturisers in which she takes actual moisturizer labels and explains the ingredients for her readers. For instance:
When looking at most product ingredients lists, the ingredients will be in order from the highest concentration to the lowest. Typically, when deciding if a moisturiser will suit your skin type, you don't need to look past the first 6 ingredients or so, since they make up the majority of the product, and will be responsible for the moisturising action. It's a different story when you're looking at more potent ingredients that target specific concerns (e.g. anti-aging, exfoliants, antibacterials, lightening), but those tend to be useful regardless of skin type.
With this in mind, I'll be classifying the top 6 ingredients in each of these facial moisturisers, as well as commenting on some of the notable ingredients further down in the list. If there's no comment next to the ingredient, I've probably explained it in a product further up.
To recap, the main categories of moisturiser are:
Occlusives – block water from evaporating from the skin, especially good for dry and dehydrated skin
Emollients – smooth skin and help repair
Humectants – draw moisture to the skin, effective even at lower percentages.
Jurlique Calendula Redness Rescue Soothing Moisturising Cream
Aqua (water) – The base for most face creams, and the definition of moisture.
Cetearyl alcohol (emollient) – A blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols, two fatty alcohols that are nothing like drinking alcohol (that is, ethyl alcohol), but are great for smoothing skin down as well as making sure the oily and watery parts of the moisturiser don't separate (it's an emulsifier). It can be derived from coconut oil.
Rosa canina fruit oil (emollient) – This is the technical name for rose hip oil from a specific species of rose. It mainly contains oleic and linoleic acids, which are excellent for repairing skin, as well as antioxidants.
Safflower seed oil (emollient/occlusive) – This also contains many linoleic acids and antioxidants.
Caprylic/capric triglyceride (emollient/occlusive) – This also comes from coconut oil, and smooths skin as well as blocks evaporation.
Jojoba seed oil (emollient) – This stuff is a lot like natural sebum.
Glycerin and honey are a little further down in the list, and there's aloe vera extract as well – these humectants together would probably add noticeable humectant action to the mix (glycerin is typically used in moisturisers at 2-7%, otherwise it feels sticky).
Overall: Lots of emollients, a small amount of occlusives and some humectants. It's suitable for all skin due to all the skin-repairing emollients, but drier skins might need some more occlusives on top.
Or for example how to interpret a serum label:
Generally, serums are used to deliver active ingredients to skin in higher concentrations in order to generate a specific skin response. Typical serums address skin-specific issues, such as hyperpigmentation, lines and wrinkles, sagging skin, texture, tone, pore size, acne, redness and irritation.
Understanding ingredient listings in serums is often difficult. Active ingredient names can take the form of Latin names for botanically sourced compounds, and more generic INCI names may be used, such as yeast extract, which can mean a multitude of biologically active ingredients. Quite long chemical names are often found.
Understanding the dose of active ingredients is also difficult by trying to interpret ingredient listings. If a particularly active ingredient is very biologically active, it may be dosed in the formula in part-per-million levels and be very low in the ingredient listing, but still be quite effective. Examples of these are epigenetic factors, epidermal growth factors and vascular growth factors.
Serum realities
1. There are more than 16,000 listings in the INCI dictionary. No one can know all the cosmetic ingredients at any given time. If you are unsure what dose and what active ingredient is in particular serum, request that the manufacturer supply that detailed information.
2. Watch out for serum claims and their target biology. For example, if you have a serum that claims it can improve collagen and elastin by stimulating skin, the ingredient would need to penetrate to the dermal tissue. If you need to lighten skin, ingredients must penetrate no more than to the epidermal-dermal junction, where color-producing cells exist. If you want to exfoliate, the serum should not penetrate far below the stratum corneum.
(From Ingredient Labels Explained)
Putting It Together
Now that you have some basic knowledge about how skincare labels work is this really enough information in order to know if a product is right for your skin or not? Sorry to complicate things for you, but even the most savvy consumer can get tripped up by a skincare ingredient label. Renee Rouleau gives a great example in her blog post Can You Judge a Skin Care Product by an Ingredient Label?:
With so much awareness on skin care ingredients (the good, the bad and the ugly), consumers now more than ever are getting educated on what's used in formulas, so they can make the best choices for their skin when it comes to choosing products to apply to their face. But by looking at an ingredient list on the back of a bottle or jar, can you really determine if it will deliver good results or not on your skin?
The answer is no. You might look at the ingredient list and form assumptions about the ingredients you may have read about or heard of. For example, if you're prone to breakouts you might see shea butter or sunflower oil listed, and assume it will be greasy and pore clogging. These assumptions can be invalid, because the results a product delivers are based on the percentages of the ingredient used in a product—and this, you'll never know from looking at the list on the back of a bottle.
Here's another example of a time when one of my products, Daily Protection SPF 30, was reviewed by a fairly well-known ingredient expert who has written many books on helping you choose the best products when you go to the cosmetics counter. She had requested the ingredient list of my sunscreen to review, yet didn't request the actual product. When the review was published, she gave it a really good review however, she said based on the moisturizing agents used in the formula, it was best suited for dry and very dry skin types. Really? Our Daily Protection SPF 30 is recommended for oily, acne-prone skin, because it is so light, and dries to a matte finish on the skin. As a matter of fact, when we get a customer return for this product, it's usually a dry skin client saying it was too drying on their skin. Our oily skin clients absolutely love it because it disappears completely and leaves no residue. This is definitely not a sunscreen moisturizer for dry and very dry skin types, yet an ingredient label reviewed by an ingredient expert couldn't tell this. (No disrespect to the expert, this is simply my experience.)
(Obviously Rouleau is writing about Paula Begoun here)
So Where Does That Leave You?
It is important to learn about ingredients and how skincare products are formulated in order to be an educated skincare consumer. The more you know the better choices you can make for your skin, and you can save yourself time and money from buying the wrong products. Part of that education is learning to read a skincare label instead of just blindly believing the manufacturers' hype and marketing campaign. But don't let the skincare label be your be all or end all in order to know if a skincare product is right for you. Try products first before rebuffing them. Ask for samples and find online reviews from people who have actually tried the product before rejecting a product based just on reading the ingredient list or taking advice from someone who reviews products only according to their ingredient list. Two websites that I like for product reviews combine both information about the products' ingredients and actually try the products themselves before writing a review. Those websites are FutureDerm and Lab Muffin.
One last thing – ever wondered what all those symbols (letters, numbers, and pictures) are on your beauty product container? Into the Gloss has a guide that explains them all.
Image from http://www.rainshadowlabs.com


text:
| 12.7°C Belfast
The agency heading the search for the missing Malaysian jet has dismissed a claim by a firm that it found possible plane wreckage in the northern Bay of Bengal.
The location cited by Australia-based resource survey company GeoResonance is thousands of miles north of a remote area in the Indian Ocean where the search for Flight 370 has been concentrated for weeks.
"The Australian-led search is relying on information from satellite and other data to determine the missing aircraft's location. The location specified by the GeoResonance report is not within the search arc derived from this data," the Joint Agency Coordination Centre, which is leading the search off Australia's west coast, said.
"The joint international team is satisfied that the final resting place of the missing aircraft is in the southerly portion of the search arc."
GeoResonance stressed that it is not certain it found the Malaysia Airlines plane which vanished on March 8 during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, but called for its findings to be investigated.
The company uses imaging, radiation chemistry and other technologies to search for oil, gas or mineral deposits.
In hunting for Flight 370, it used the same technology to look on the ocean floor for chemical elements that would be present in a Boeing 777 - aluminium, titanium, jet fuel residue and others.
GeoResonance compared multispectral images taken on March 5 and March 10 - before and after the plane's disappearance - and found a specific area where the data varied between those dates, it said in a statement.
The location is about 118 miles south of Bangladesh.
Malaysian defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that China and Australia were aware of the announcement.
"Malaysia is working with its international partners to assess the credibility of this information," he said.
GeoResonance said it began trying to find the plane before the official search area moved to the southern Indian Ocean.
India, Bangladesh and other countries to the north have said they never detected the plane in their airspace.
The jet had contact with a satellite from British company Inmarsat for a few more hours, and investigators have concluded from that data that the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
No wreckage from the plane has been found, and an aerial search for surface debris ended on Monday after six weeks of fruitless hunting.
An unmanned sub is continuing to search underwater in an area where sounds consistent with a plane's black box were detected earlier this month.
Additional equipment is expected to be brought in within the next few weeks to scour an expanded underwater area. That search could continue for eight months.


text:
Save interesting products in this list and find them quickly at any time.
Simply click on the watch list symbol
The delicate profile on the Collaro baths adds a distinct style to your bathroom. Thanks to the spacious interior, the built-in baths and the back-to-wall baths are perfect for relaxing. As design highlights, the square outlet and integrated overflow come in the colours of the Villeroy & Boch taps and fittings.
A back-to-wall bath is an excellent space-saving alternative to a free-standing bath. As it is installed directly on the wall or in a corner of the room, it can be placed practically anywhere in a small bathroom, yet has the look and aesthetics of a free-standing bath.
Whether together or alone – with a duo bathtub from Villeroy & Boch, you have everything you could possibly wish for. The waste outlets of the large tubs are centrally positioned on the floor surface to allow two people soak in comfort. The generous proportions are also ideal for tall people. These durable bathtubs are sealed with high-quality acrylic and Quaryl® for maximum comfort.
A monolith bathtub is a striking feature in any bathroom. Usually freestanding, it is the focal point of the room. Villeroy & Boch's bathtubs are fitted with a panel that blends seamlessly into the tub surface with no visible joint. This prevents water from dripping underneath, ensuring a relaxed experience in and out of the tub.
Villeroy & Boch offers a wide selection of high-quality sanitary acrylic products. Since 1748, the traditional family business has stood for innovative strength and design expertise combined with stringent quality standards. Acrylic offers a wide range of advantages for bathroom and sanitary applications. It can be used for both shower trays and bathtubs and impresses with its easy cleaning and pleasantly warm texture.
Create your own colour bathtubs with Villeroy & Boch's Colour on Demand, turning your tub into a design highlight in the bathroom. Select freestanding Quaryl® and acrylic baths can be supplied in a wide variety of colours to suit every style.
Villeroy & Boch bathtubs with integrated water supply combine water inlet and overflow in one unit. This creates a more streamlined design, allowing the tub to be filled directly from the waste outlet with no extra taps or fittings required.
A bathtub can be so much more. Villeroy & Boch's innovative whirlpool systems transform regular tubs into whirlpools. The jets can be installed in different types of bathtubs – including corner baths and shower baths. A full range of features for exclusive whirlpool baths.
Villeroy & Boch's Vilbogrip non-slip surface offers greater safety in the bathroom. The fine texture provides a secure grip, without any compromise in terms of comfort.
Villeroy & Boch's practical Push-to-Open valve system takes ease of use to a whole new level. The flush-fitting valve can be opened and closed simply by pushing.
|800 mm
|470 mm
|1800 mm
|43 kg
|Product designation
Duo. Champagne. Litres incl. 1 pers: 218. Technical information: Whirlpool systems available on request.. Matching outlet and overflow plus an installation set are supplied as standard, Set of bath feet is supplied as standard.. Diameter: 52 mm. Colour on Demand, seamless
|Back-to-wall bath


text:
DAC Collection Object Information
Despacha, que dispiértan. (Be quick, they are waking up.),
Number 78 from Los Caprichos
Etching and burnished aquatint on cream laid paper
Print impression quality: Excellent
Dimensions (Plate): 215 x 150 mm (8.5 x 5.9 in.)
Dimension notes: Plate dimensions are per Harris, to be confirmed by direct measurement
Edition: First edition, 1799
Accession number: 1946.D1.40.78
Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1946
Provenance / Collectors' marks: P. de la Cour
Bibliography: Tomás Harris 113; Loys Delteil 115 i.
Work Type: print
Keywords: Click a term to find other records with the same keyword.
This object is in the following image group(s):


text:
The CamelBak Octane LR is an incredibly comfortable and trick hydration pack, which features their lumbar Antidote reservoir, which is situated at the bottom of the pack. The design places the water lower on hips and back for stability and comfort. The pack becomes part of your back, at least figuratively, as it conforms to the shape and oddities of your body, and it doesn't bounce around, even when bending forward. The Octane LR uses lightweight ripstop fabric with reinforcement at key areas, and has 549 cu in (9 L) of space with a 70 oz (2 L) Antidote Reservoir. It's an ideal pack for mountain biking, trail running and adventure racing.
Antidote Reservoir
The new lumbar Antidote reservoir (70 oz / 2 liters) is pretty amazing, and CamelBak has done a full redesign of their units, adding many features and functionality, and has caught up to the competition's innovations. The lumbar version sits horizontal in contrast to the typical vertical layout, and it includes mini baffles (the small cutouts) to keep the water from sloshing around and keep the shape from getting too fat. The bite valve worked quite nicely, and was easy to draw, and didn't leak (at least not yet). The screw cap for the fill port takes only a quarter turn to open or close, and it does not get stuck and require brute force to open. Just line up the arrow on the cap with the circle icon 'O' (with arrows pointing in tightening direction), and turn it a quarter turn clockwise until it lines up with the solid circle icon by the top hanging hook. It only takes a light touch to close the cap, and its water tight and snug. The fill port has a wider diameter hole for easier filling, cleaning and drying, and has a handle which hooks onto the drop slot of the packs zippered pouch, helping to keep it stable and secure, and in addition it makes it handier to hold the cumbersome wide reservoir. They added an auto shutoff quick disconnect, named the Quick Link, which allow you to disconnect the reservoir from the drink hose, which facilitates cleaning, filling and drying.
CamelBak Octane LR
The Octane LR (lumbar reservoir) is light 343 grams, is minimally padded using their Ultra-light 3D mesh, and is constructed with 70D mini ripstop, 230D taffeta, 420D Nylon (with DWR + 1000mm PU Coating) materials. The wraparound body uses their Air channel back panel, and has padded shoulder and waist straps, and a sternum strap. The upper portion of the pack has two main pockets (shaped liked trapezoids), one slightly larger than the other, and two small ones situated on the waist belt, and they combine together to give 9 liters or 549 cubic inches of space. On the lower front is an elastic mesh front pouch, with a bungee closure, and a skinny slot on the left shoulder strap. The Antidote reservoir sits in a dual zippered pouch at the bottom, wrapping backwards around the hips and the lumbar. The pack comes in two colors, Mirage and Frost Gray (as tested) or Lime Punch and Graphite.


text:
A WBC count is a test to measure the number of white blood cells (WBCs) in the blood.
WBCs help fight infections. They are also called leukocytes. There are five major types of white blood cells:
Leukocyte count; White blood cell count
Most of the time, blood is typically drawn from a vein located on the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand.
In infants or young children, a sharp tool called a lancet may be used to puncture the skin. The blood collects in a small glass tube called a pipette, or onto a slide or test strip. A bandage is put over the spot to stop any bleeding.
Most of the time, you do not need to take special steps before this test. Tell your doctor the medicines you are taking, including ones you buy without a prescription. Some drugs may change the test results.
You may feel slight pain or a sting when the needle is inserted. You may also feel some throbbing at the site after the blood is drawn.
You will have this test to find out how many WBCs you have. Your body produces more WBCs when you have an infection or allergic reaction. You can also have more WBCs when you are under stress.
The normal number of WBCs in the blood is 4,500-10,000 white blood cells per microliter (mcL).
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different labs. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens. Talk to your doctor about your test results.
The examples above show the common measurements for results for these tests.
A low number of WBCs is called leukopenia. A WBC count below 4500 is below normal
One type of white blood cell is the neutrophil. This type of white blood cell is important for fighting infections.
It may be due to:
There may also be other less common reasons for this result. .
Drugs that may lower your WBC count include:
Drugs that may increase WBC counts include:
There is very little risk involved with having your blood taken.
People who have had their spleen removed (splenectomy) will always have a slightly higher number of WBCs.
Bain BJ. The peripheral blood smear. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 160.
Berliner N. Leukopenia and leukocytosis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 170.
This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM


text:
Description:HP 146GB 2.5-inch SFF SAS 6Gb/s 15K RPM
512n Dual Port (DP) Enterprise (ENT) Hot-Plug Hard Drive
in G8 G9 (Gen8 Gen9) SFF SmartDrive Carrier (SC) (as pictured)
For HP G8 G9 Proliant SAS Servers and select Storage Arrays
Genuine HP serial number and firmware
Genuine HP Hard DrivePart Number(s)
Option Part# 652605-B21
SmartBuy Part# 652605-S21
Spare Part# 653950-001
Assembly Part# 652625-001
Model# EH0146FCBVB
Overview:SAS is the logical evolution of SCSI including its long-established software advantage and the serial physical connection interface. With enterprise storage requirements escalating and becoming more complex factors such as larger capacity greater density security scalability and accessibility are more critical than ever. Enterprise data centers must be online all the time fulfill requests from numerous users simultaneously allow for constant growth and expansion and be maintained while in operation. Serial Attached SCSI meets all these demands while providing the highest performance.


text:
April 30, 2014
The Windermere Cup: a Celebration of Community and Sport
Posted in Community by Jill Jacobi Wood, OB Jacobi & Geoff Wood
It's that commitment to excellence, seen on the face of every rower on every shell at the Windermere Cup that makes us proud to sponsor this event each year. It reminds us of our own guiding principles at Windermere: strong relationships built on trust, goodwill, and mutual respect.
Read More >
April 25, 2014
2014 Spring Home Trends
Posted in Living by Tara Sharp
Throw open the windows and freshen up your space with some of these fun spring and summer design trends!
Read More >
April 18, 2014
Tiny Homes Promote Quality over Quantity
Posted in Buying by Tiana Baur
Are you fascinated about downsizing? Do you love small places? Does a simple and serene ambiance sound like music to your ears? Then hop on the bandwagon and get yourself a 'tiny house' because we all know the best things come in small packages.
Read More >
April 08, 2014
The Winners of the Windermere Charity Challenge are..
Posted in Community by Tara Sharp
We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the Windermere Foundation Charity Challenge! We had high expectations for this event, but were amazed by the more than 78,500 votes that were cast over the past three weeks.
Read More >


text:
Cals (Feat. Ethan Avery) - Get It On [Label Submitted]
Paper Trail Music presents Cals & Ethan Avery "Get
It On" Official Music Video directed by John Colombo
in Honolulu Hawaii 2011. This song is on Cals
upcoming album (Paper Trail Gang) Be sure to add
Cals on Twitter.com/TheRealCals and
Also check out his website www.TheRealCals.com
Please click the "Report" button below if the video on this page is not working properly.
Comments will only be displayed by verified emails. No Spamming or Racism.


text:
I was worried. Hopeful, but still worried. Thankfully, my fears were laid to rest. The Hunger Games was AWESOME! They captured the essence of the book, left every major part intact and they added new, additional material that made the narrative even more effective–nicely done, Hollywood, nicely done indeed!
We all know that Hollywood has been known for ruining strong source material before and so, I was rightfully concerned. I was encouraged by a few things: I like writer/director Gary Ross, he is known for creating believable characters in his films and he was working closely with source writer Suzanne Collins, which was encouraging and a good sign. Then we had Jennifer Lawrence, who is very talented and fit the image of Katniss that I had created in my mind. Add Josh Hutcherson, who I believe is underrated and will have a big future and Woody Harrelson, who is brilliant and I dare say I was a little excited. Finally, the first trailer impressed me (and motivated me to read Collin's Trilogy, which I loved!). And all though there were many reasons to be excited, that still did not guarantee a success.
Well, they did it! The Hunger Games delivers on all of its potential and then some!
Ross was able to take his time and introduce all the characters and set up the world properly (as well as allude to the future installments). Lawrence and Hutcherson were amazing! Each embodied the spirit of Katniss and Peeta and yes, Harrelson continues his brilliance. Also add the ever-entertaining Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks (who was the perfect Effie!), Donald Sutherland (a convincing villain) and the unexpected Lenny Kravitz (who was lovely as Cinna!) and you have a great cast of excellent actors!
Of course the stand out is Lawrence. She carries this film on her shoulders. At this point of the story she is the primary player and Lawrence is able to infuse Katniss with strength and determination, as well a vulnerability and uncertainty. Absolutely wonderful! There is a scene in which she is trembling with fear and my heart went out to her–this young woman is going to have a long and brilliant career.
Another great thing is that they successfully created the world of Panem, from the lush forest and poverty of the districts to the cold beauty of the Capital. And The Game arena was just as I imagined. The special effects were perfect–from the critters to death announcements. It is always fun when you get to see what has played out in your mind come to life!
I have heard some complainants about the level of violence and/or the lack of violence. Here I will have to side with the PG-13 rating. Yes, it would have been nice to see more gore (like in the books) but I think it would have excluded too much of the target audience. I thought it was just enough–sometimes I think it is more disturbing to leave it to your imagination.
The other negative remark I have heard has been about the "love triangle" situation. First, let me state that the book does a better job of clarifying Katniss' intentions towards Peeta (she is playing "the game" of love, to get positive response, which leads to help from the sponsors, in order to survive), but the film does hint at this–you just have to be paying attention. One of the things I love about Katniss is her clear focus on survival–she will do anything to protect her family and she lets nothing stand it the way of that. The "love triangle" is not a motivating factor in anything that she does. Love grows naturally, slowly and understandably so with time, but it is NOT and should not be the main selling point of this narrative.
I will end by saying that I went with my man-friend, who has yet to read the novels, and he was completely impressed with the film and the world he was introduced to. He stated that it was intelligent, creative and engrossing. Now, he is going to read the books, (that up to this point he has been hesitant to read because of their Young Adult status). YES! Hooked! Welcome to club, my friend!
As you all know the film is a hit! YAY! And everyone has signed up to finish the trilogy. So, next up? Catching Fire. Now the only question left is: How am I suppose to survive until November of 2013??
Related articles
- The Hunger Games [movie review] (ericglover.wordpress.com)
- Why I Love The Hunger Games Trilogy (ryunstoppable.wordpress.com)
- may the broads be ever in your favor (thisisjasmine.wordpress.com)
- My review of The Hunger Games (reachingyouth.wordpress.com)
- The Hunger Games (noframeof.wordpress.com)
- The Hunger Games: Gone to the Vampires (danceswithchaos.wordpress.com)
- Oh, The Hunger Games (haleynorton.wordpress.com)
- The Hunger Games : Songs from District 12 and Beyond (Deluxe Edition) (retrenders.wordpress.com)


text:
No Shame In Her Game: Tyra Banks Shows Halle Berry Her Bunyons On Her Feet + Halle Sprays Her New Perfume In Between Tyra's Legs!
Halley Berry & Tyra Banks
Please click the "Report" button below if the video on this page is not working properly.
Comments will only be displayed by verified emails. No Spamming or Racism.


text:
Expert Connect at Ancestry.com
Obviously Ancestry.com is looking at this as a revenue stream. Are there enough "providers" hoping to make a living at "providing" that it positively imacts Ancestry.com's bottom line? I am not certain. Is there an "unmet" market for lookup and research services that is not being met elsewhere? Again, I am not certain.
Five services are being offered:
- record pickup
- local photo
- ask an expert
- record lookup
- custom research
Personally, I won't be using the service, for the time being either as a provider or a client. There are still a variety of ways to make contact with quality researchers and not have to pay a "bounty" to do it. But I do have one question:
"If Ancestry.com continues to promote and expand this service, how will that impact the mailing lists and message boards where requests for help (particularly record lookups, local photos, and record pickups) are common?"
If that issue has been discussed somewhere I have not seen it. Such requests are common on several Ancestry.com sponsored mailing lists and message boards that I am on.


text:
Saving for your first home
If you are like most people, there are flexible areas in spending habits. Many people don't realize how much money they spend on coffee, holidays, restaurants, or other incidentals. Here are some suggestions for folks who want to start saving for a new home.
Get Excited!
Owning a home can be daunting the first time. Don't worry, you aren't in this alone, we have a team of professionals who are experts in helping people just like you. We will work with you to understand your goals, identify the right loan programs, and calculate just how much home you may be able to buy. Often, we'll show you ways to increase your buying power or reduce the cash needed to close. If you aren't working with a REALTOR, we'll even recommend professionals to you. A knowledgeable REALTOR can also help structure a home purchase in such a way as to reduce your out-of-pocket expenses.
Write it down
As with all goals, the key to success is writing them down. Understanding your income and expenses will help you identify how much money you can save. More importantly, recording all of your spending for a month will allow you to carefully note every expense to help you determine if it takes you closer to or further away from your goals. One of the biggest surprises new savers find is just how much of their cash goes to "non-essential" items every month. This can add up quickly! Want to save $2000 per year? Skip the $6 morning coffee and you'll be on your way.
Nearly every one of us lives in an area filled with its own natural beauty (otherwise why buy a home there?). When it's time for your next vacation, take one at home. Hit the web to find out about tourist attractions in your area. You'll be surprised about what you find even if you've lived there for a while. Spend your vacation at or near home and enjoy the attractions in your area and you can save hundreds or thousands of dollars a year on vacation costs.
When the holidays arrive, many of us feel pressure to find the perfect material gifts for our friends and family. While these gifts are appreciated, they often pale in comparison to those gifts of the heart that we can share. Consider giving inexpensive handmade items or other items with personal meaning versus store-bought items.
Realize that it doesn't have to take forever to save
Changes in spending habits can quickly add up. Even with modest savings, you can be on the path to home ownership in no time. With the availability of today's low or no down payment programs and the possibility of down payment assistance for qualified first-time home buyers, you may be able to buy earlier than you expect. Because homeowners may have additional tax savings, you can't afford to wait.


text:
Class Notes - 1960s
Charles Hulings BA recalls that he was "one of the few who got married in Frank Manor House in December 1953." Hulings started college at Vanport College in 1949. He graduated from Lewis & Clark in January 1960 after working to support his family while going to school for seven years.
Dale Patrick BS and Mary Webber Patrick BA are teaching Old and New Testament at United Theological College, Harare, Zimbabwe, as volunteers with Global Ministries. They began in January and plan to continue with this mission for two to four years.
|Arts & Sciences Reunion June 23−26, 2011
Roger Ferland BA has been named the Phoenix Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the Year for 2010. Ferland was the first recipient of the Michael J. Brophy Distinguished Service Award presented by the State Bar of Arizona's Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section. He is chair of Quarles & Brady's Phoenix Environmental Practice Group.


text:
July 15, 2014
Book Review - The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
This is a gentle novel but it doesn't shy away from serious and difficult topics. This is the second of the Elm Creek Quilts novels I have read. They don't need to be read in any order as they all involve people coming and going from a quilting centre – some of the stories are about ongoing characters and some are not. They are female in their concerns and orientations although an open minded male would no doubt enjoy them also. This setting is a quilt retreat for Thanksgiving where women come together to learn and share quilting techniques and to create quilts for charity. It is common for there to be a charitable element in any gathering of crafty people as we see in Camden with our Wrap with Love blankets, our Christmas stocking for the Hospital auxiliary etc. Each of the women who come to the retreat has their own story and we explore a couple of them including the cheerleader who has had a critical fracture, the wife who became a coach to help the school's team in a challenge where other teams cheated and the woman who didn't get a job at the Elm Creek centre when she applied some time before. Life events are often upsetting but there is comfort in helping each other through them. Wendy
Posted by Camden Council Library Service at Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
[caption id="attachment_1193" align="alignright" width="300" caption="GFS sophomore Sophie Mercuris (right) wrestles for the ball with Barrack Hebrew Academy point guard Tamara Moskowitz. (Photo by Tom Utescher)"][/caption]
by Tom Utescher
The inside/outside offense of Barrack Hebrew Academy forwards Jackie Khurtosky and Sophia Shoulson and point guard Tamara Moskowitz proved too much for host Germantown Friends last Tuesday afternoon, when a 46-30 loss to the visiting Cougars brought GFS back to even, with a record of 2-2.
Moskowitz jumpstarted Barrack Hebrew's offense with some early three-point buckets and finished with a game-high 13 points, while Khurtosky and Shoulson produced in the paint, netting eight points apiece. The Cougars also got six points from Sivan Ben-Maimon and four from Sarah Gordon as they raised their record to 5-1.
Senior co-captain Julya Loder led the GFS Tigers with 10 points, and the hosts received four points apiece from senior Ava Samuel (the other captain), sophomores Lucy Guida, Sophie Mercuris, and Katherine Walden, and freshman Caroline Myran.
The Tigers had opened the season with a loss at Episcopal Academy, and then they won the championship at their own Germantown Community Tournament with victories over Germantown High School and Bodine High School for International Affairs.
Last Tuesday, jumpers by Myran and Loder staked GFS to a 4-2 lead in the first two minutes, then a pair of three-pointers by Moskowitz helped power a 10-0 run by Barrack Hebrew, and the Cougars led the rest of the way.
Second-year GFS coach James Jordan pointed out, "Our team is so young that sometimes when the other team makes a little run we don't respond. When things are going well for us, the freshmen and sophomores have more confidence."
Loder is the only member of the team who plays a lot of club basketball outside of the school season, but Jordan cautioned, "We can't just look for Julya every time; the other girls need to be more aggressive. When we're on offense, they need to catch the ball and try to get a look at the basket themselves."
Myran followed this advice, but some of the other Tigers were a little more tentative. After Samuel and Loder each went two-for-four at the foul line early in the second quarter, Myran hit a 15-footer to make it 18-14 two minutes before the interlude. That's as close as the hosts could come, and the Cougars collected the final field goal of the first half.
When play resumed Loder put back the rebound of her own shot to make it a four-point game once more, then Barrack embarked on a 14-6 run that extended into the fourth quarter and gave the visitors a 34-22 advantage. It became even tougher for the Tigers to rally when a charging call slapped a fifth personal foul on Myran, who retired to the sideline with 5:33 left to play. Both teams aired out their benches during the last few minutes of the contest.
Jordan would like to see his charges cut down on turnovers in future outings.
"One thing we need to focus on is being strong with the ball, and not allowing the other team to take it away from us so easily," he said. "Once we emphasized that, I think we did a better job there later in the game."
UPDATE: GFS rebounded from Tuesday's loss with a 36-30 victory over Bishop McDevitt High School on Thursday afternoon. Loder erupted on offense for a game-high 21 points and Myran scored seven, with Samuel adding four points for the Tigers and Mercuris and Walden tacking on two points apiece.


text:
MB, Master Of Chirurgiae, MPhil, NuroSurgeon.
Doctor of Medicine Intensive.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a widely used technique for the operative treatment of disc herniation, spinal tumors, spondylosis, and injuries. During this procedure a disc fragment (herniation), tumor, osteophytes or fracture fragments are removed from the spinal canal, allowing the surgeon to treat a nerve root or spinal cord compression - eliminating neck pain.
ACDF is recommended when conservative non-operative treatment measures have failed and patients continue to experience neck and/or arm pain. This technique has been successful even if the patient has had prior surgery.


text:
Your nightly trip around the bases for June 28th, 2012.
AZL Cubs had a nice night winning 11-2. Jacob Rogers had a great night at the plate going 4-for-4 with two home runs, four runs scored, and four RBI's. Trey Martin had three hits and three RBI's on Thursday. Ben Carhart and Carlos Penalver each had two hits. Dan Vogelbach and Justin Marra each had a double and drove in a run. Carlos Martinez-Pumarino got the win pitching five innings in relief giving no runs on three hits while striking out five. Nathan Dorris and Ryan Hartman each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Hope to see more nights like this from the Cubs as the summer goes forward.
We have been waiting, and Boise finally delivered beating Spokane 12-2. Chadd Krist was 4-for-5 with two doubles, three runs scored, and one driven in. Wilson Contreras also was 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and three driven in. Stephen Bruno had two hits with a run scored and an RBI. Dong-Yub Kim hit his second home run of the season, a grand slam. Ian Dickson was the beneficiary of all those runs earning his first win of the season pitching five innings, giving up two runs, one earned on four hits, while striking out six. Eduardo Orozco, Rafael Diplan, and Su-Min Jung all pitched well in relief. All in all it was a very good night for the Hawks.
Gerardo Concepcion was roughed up early, giving up four runs in the first, but settled down as he pitched six inning giving up five runs on six hits. He took the loss and is now 2-6 with a 7.39 ERA. Javier Baez had a great night at the plate going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored, and three stolen bases. Dustin Geiger, Taiwan Easterling, and Oliver Zapata all had RBI's on the night and Paul Hoilman had two hits. Larry Suarez also struggled in relief giving up two runs on four hits in two innings of work.
It was a great night for the Daytona offense beating Dunedin 14-4. Cubs got home runs from Ronald Torreyes, Arismendy Alcantara, and Rebel Ridling. Arismendy went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and four RBI's. Rubi Silva was also 3-for-5 including two doubles and drove in two. Lead-off hitter Matt Szczur was on base five times. He was 3-for-3 with two walks, two RBI's, three stolen bases, and three runs scored. Robert Whitenack got the start but didn't get the win pitching only four innings while giving up three runs, only one earned on six hits while striking out four. A.J. Morris got the win in relief pitching two scoreless innings while striking out one. Brian Schlitter threw another good outing in relief pitching a scoreless ninth.
Trey McNutt was not able to get out of the first inning on Friday pitching only .2 inning and giving up eight runs, four earned on six hits. Ty'relle Harris threw four quality innings of relief giving up two runs, one earned on five hits, while striking out two. The Smokies were pretty good at the plate scoring six runs on twelve hits. Jae-Hoon Ha, Junior Lake, Michael Brenly, and Elliot Soto all had two hits on the night. Nelson Perez and Brenly each hit a home run. The Smokies also had RBI's from Ha, Lake, Justin Bour, and James Adduci.
Chris Volstad pitched pretty good on Friday, but it wasn't enough for Iowa losing 3-1. Volstad gave up three runs, two earned on six hits in seven innings. He also struck out seven and walked zero. Matt Tolbert was great at the plate going 4-for-5 with a double, triple, and a run scored. Adrian Cardenas, Ty Wright, and Blake Lalli each had two hits. Josh Vitters was finally held hitless and Brett Jackson went 1-for-5. Jay Jackson struck out two and didn't allow a baserunner in one inning of work out of the bullpen.
Thanks for reading,
– Mark, and George


text:
Decision : CONF 010 XI.(c).60
Authorization of Expenditures in 1978-1979
The proposed expenditure for programme support , i.e. contracts with ICOMOS and IUCN and public information activities, as well as the funds allocated to temporary assistance for the UNESCO Secretariat, were supported by the delegates of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Iran, Nigeria and the United States of America. The latter having suggested that a certain amount of flexibility be introduced for Chapters IV and V of the proposed expenditure, the Committee, at the proposal of the delegate of Canada, decided to provide for a contingency allocation of 3% of the total amount for all activities proposed.
DocumentsCC-78/CONF.010/10 Rev
Context of DecisionCC-78/CONF.010/8 Rev
Organizations (1)
Decision Code: CONF 010 XI.(c).60
Themes: Administration, Budget
States Parties (6): Canada France Germany Iran (Islamic Republic of) Nigeria United States of America
Year: 1978


text:
While at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, I was able to get some video of the Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA. The YOGA is a convertible Ultrabook which has four modes of operation:
- Regular laptop mode: In its simplest form, the YOGA is a nice Ultrabook. It conforms to the Ultrabook specifications with the thickness (16.9mm), weight (3.1lbs) and startup/resume times (not specified since it is not final yet).
- Tablet/slate mode: With its patented dual hinge, the YOGA can flip back completely and become a tablet/slate. Now, don't get me wrong, it is not going to compare to a regular slate in terms of weight or thickness. Instead, think of it as a way to use your laptop more comfortably for say browsing the web or consuming other content.
- Stand mode: The hinges are strong and the body is sturdy, and as a result you can flip back the screen and leave the computer on a table instead of carrying a dock around with you. The IPS panel (1600×900 resolution) does provide great viewing angles which helps this mode's usage.
- Tent mode: This mode, I am not too sure about, but for sake of completeness, let me describe it. You can fold the laptop so it becomes an inverted "V" and then use it as a photo frame.
I like it a lot because it is thin, it is light and it is not just another laptop. The skeptics may say that we have seen these before and they didn't work then, so there is no reason they should work now – tablet users want a tablet, and PC users want a PC. Well, I was one of them! The difference between then and now is that this laptop is built for Windows 8. Lenovo didn't even pretend that it is a Windows 7 PC upgradeable to Windows 8. Windows 8 is a touch-first operating system compared to Windows XP or even Windows 7 which is what powers the "legacy" convertibles.
The operating system being touch-first is one big difference, but also, the form factor. The convertibles of old were thick and bulky, almost like a tablet stacked on top of a regular laptop. The YOGA is sleek, and at 3lbs, it is lighter than most PCs in the market today. The person who was providing me the demo said that they are going to be able to shave another 100 grams before the machine becomes final!
There are many other Ultrabooks worth drooling over, at CES, but this is my best because finally there is a design which is different from the MacBook Air, and not just for the sake of being different (I am looking at you, HP with the Gorilla Glass-covered Ultrabook).
See below for a quick eyes-on, with a demonstration of all four modes in action.
|Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA Video


text:
Our services
From everyday tires to performance to off-road and trailer tires, our guys will find exactly what you are looking for in our vast selection of over 250,000 name brand tires in stock, at the Lowest Tire Price, Period!
Search for your new set of tires here.
We carry a huge stock of custom and original equipment wheels and rims in a variety of options that fit your needs, tastes and budget.
Search for your new set of wheels here.
Auto Service
Our friendly, knowledgeable team is here to ensure your vehicle, no matter the make and model, receives the top maintenance and repair options available – from parts that touch the road to the ones under the hood.
Search our list of auto services or make an appointment here.
Auto Glass
Every part of your vehicle plays a role in keeping you safe on the road, including your windshield and auto glass. Our guys are available in-store for auto glass repair and replacement, or they can come to you with our mobile auto glass services.
Search our auto glass services or make an appointment here.
Belle Tire's fleet guys are everywhere you and your customers are, making it easier than ever to get your vehicles serviced in the places you do business when you need us the most.
Contact our fleet guys here.


text:
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments - S03
Year: 2016
Duration: 42 min
IMDb: 6.5
Country: USA
Actors: Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr., Alisha Wainwright, Alan Van Sprang, David Castro
Clary Fray is a normal teenager living in Brooklyn with her mother. One day, she discovers that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters; humans born with angelic blood that fight to protect our world from demons. After her mother is kidnapped, Clary must team up with three Shadowhunters: Jace, Alec and Isabelle and her best friend Simon on a quest to find her mother and recover her past.


text:
Art print on D-bond aluminium. Digital art, pictures blended and projected on original artwork. Meridianism, limited edition of 120 pieces, signed and with certificate of origin.
#Contemporary master #masters of today #Chevalier-académicien #contemporary art #meridianism #museumartist #global art.
Every artwork I make, if it is digital or painting on acryl is made straigth from my heart and soul. It is a reflexion of my feelings at the very moment, based and inspired on things happening in the world and around me. Art is my life story expressed on canvas or printed afterwords on D-bond. Art is my second skin.
'Yachtsman number 1'


text:
Finnish textile and design company Marimekko is world renowned for its original prints and bold use of color. Founded in 1951 by Finnish couple Armi and Viljo Ratia Marimekko translated simply means 'Mary dress'. It's thanks to the simplicity of their signature prints that the brand has been able to keep at the forefront of design across the world.
First Lady Jackie Kennedy helped to catapult the brand onto the world stage in the early sixties after she purchased seven Marimekko dresses and appeared on the front of Sports Illustrated in a sleeveless red dress. Marimekko will always be strongly associated with the 60s & 70s, thanks to their groundbreaking use of color and pattern. Their bold boxy prints became the height of fashion at that time in Finland and abroad, ensuring the brand became synonymous with all that was modern, chic and sophisticated.
Today they have moved into the future with their modern and fresh designs. They have migrated from fashion to designing and manufacturing high-quality home accessories including dinnerware, towels, bed linen, stationery and more.
82 matching products, priced from AED 56.00 to AED 800.00
327 customer reviews with an average score of 4.7 / 5


text:
Quotes are delayed by 20 min
Sep 25, 2020, 3:31 p.m.
-1.50 -1.22%
Volume 0
Quotes are delayed by 20 min
Previous close
€ 123.00
€ 121.50
-1.50 -1.22%
Day low
Day high
52 week low
52 week high
This tax break for first-time home buyers could keep the housing market afloat
There are four coronavirus vaccines in late-stage studies — here's how they differ
This tax break for first-time home buyers could keep the housing market afloat
Why Couples Should Think Carefully Before the Higher Earner Claims Social Security Early
Savings Rate in China Is Climbing. How to Invest Is Another Issue.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Sold This Health-Care Stock
This $29.99 course bundle boosts reading speed and memory for better productivity
Today's older workers may see the first cuts to Social Security benefits
He went from multibillionaire to relatively broke and living in a small apartment — just like he planned
What to Know About Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's Supreme Court Nominee
A Right-Leaning Supreme Court Will Tackle Some Big Business Cases
Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination puts a spotlight on charismatic Catholicism
This tax break for first-time home buyers could keep the housing market afloat
U.S. September job report is going to show economy entering a weaker phase
We want to leave cold Midwest states for 'warmer and drier climes' and affordable health care on $44,000 a year — so where should we retire?
Some wealthy Americans are already prepping their finances for a Joe Biden presidency — here's how
How Trump and Biden tax policies could affect your paycheck, tax return, investment portfolio and nest egg
'He doesn't give me any money': My husband has been making secret payments to his parents. Should I tell him to stop?
Virtual Stock Exchange


text:
Minimum three letter term required
The fashion world is very competitive, and companies are forced to provide fashionable clothing at affordable prices. For this reason, Vertigo Zona Libre is positioned for success in its Colon Free Zone location. The company has become a leader in providing casual clothing for men and more ...
Website: vertigozl.com
View more companies in "Kids Shoes"


text:
Redlodge wrote:The lack of new posts and the complete lack of interest
says it all. W.
Lack of posts doesn't really mean much. We analyzed this thing ad nauseam. I loved it, but now I check the forum once a week or so and real life called me back.
However I'd be curious to see monthly traffic stats for the forum since it opened.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


text:
An update to Google Drive leads this week's best apps on Android, mostly because Google constantly improves the productivity app, making it the handiest on the platform. Whether you need storage, word processing, or room for collaboration, Google Drive helps get work done, and its update includes some minor but extremely useful improvements. It joins a list of updates and inventive apps that will help make your Android devices more useful, and may even save you from getting caught in the rain.
Google Drive update (Free)
Google Drive just might be one of the most useful apps on the Android platform. The app ties users into cloud-saved documents, giving them the ability to write, edit, and create on the web-based platform, and wrapping it all together with a super-handy cloud storage system. With all the capabilities Google Drive brings to smartphones and tablets, it's the kind of app you absolutely need.This update adds pinch-to-zoom capabilities and streaming video support.
NewsWhip (Free)
We've all heard about what a powerful news engine Twitter and other social networks can be, and many of us who frequent those sites use them to get a handle on what's going on in the world. NewsWhip goes a step further and scans through the "billions" of users on networks such as Facebook and Twitter, aggregates what those people are sharing in links and articles, and brings it to you as a news feed. It's a great way to tap into what stories are popular, with the cool filter of being able to see what's popular in different places around the world.
tapestry (Free)
I love playing games on my mobile devices, but it's refreshing to see apps pop up that actually have some greater artistic and cultural value. Tapestry is such an app. It's a free delivery service for short fiction, with a clean user interface and a beautiful presentation. The app gets periodic updates with new stories from different authors, and you'll be able to share pages with friends, interact with authors directly through social networks, and read in offline mode. So, your smartphone will be good for more than just blasting zombies and compulsively checking which friends liked your latest Facebook post.
Slacker Radio update (Free)
As far as music streaming services go, Slacker Radio wants curated content to be more than just "big giant list of songs." Of course, there is a big giant list of songs that you can pull from and create your own playlists. But Slacker Radio adds talk radio, sports coverage, and playlists that combine those elements to allow, thereby offering alternatives to the most popular song hits of the day or obscure tracks from years ago. And its new update adds a total redesign of the app, bringing a new and tighter user interface.
The Weather Channel update (Free)
If you're looking for information on the weather, look no further than the Weather Channel app. We're talking forecasts for the next few hours or the next few days, weather conditions from around the world, and fast-loading weather maps. The app's latest update throws in improvements to the app's performance, faster loading times, tablet optimization, and one extremely handy feature: forecast updates that give the exact time of weather changes. You'll never get caught in the rain again, unless you want to.


text:
How To Make French Cuisine
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
In this video, you'll learn about a Recipe which is very popular in the world. Thousands of Five and Seven Star Hotels consider their honor to serve this. Yes, The French Cuisine. Which is basically a French Recipe (As the name discloses). It is delicious, nutritional and also a descent recipe too.
Some Information About French Cuisine
French cuisine is a style of food preparation originated from France that has developed from centuries of social change. In the Middle Ages, Guillaume Tirel (aka Taillevent), a court chef, authored Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of Medieval France. In the 17th century, La Varenne and the notable chef of Napoleon and other dignitaries, Marie-Antoine Carême, moved toward fewer spices and more liberal usage of herbs and creamy ingredients, signaling the beginning of modern cuisine. Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine, playing different roles regionally and nationally, with many variations and appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) (regulated appellation) laws.
French cuisine codified in the 20th century by Escoffier to become the modern version of haute cuisine; Escoffier, however, left out much of the regional culinary character to be found in the regions of France. Gastro-tourism and the Guide Michelin helped to acquaint people with the rich bourgeois and peasant cuisine of the French countryside starting in the 20th century. Gascon cuisine has also had great influence over the cuisine in the southwest of France. Many dishes that were once regional have proliferated in
variations across the country.
Knowledge of French cooking has contributed significantly to Western cuisines and its criteria are used widely in Western cookery school boards and culinary education. In November 2010 the French gastronomy was added by UNESCO to its lists of the world's "intangible cultural heritage".


text:
Categories: Health Law Human Rights Administrative and Regulatory Law
Instructor(s) Van Rybroek, Gregory
This course would include issues such as voluntary and involuntary civil commitment and the arc of its history to where legal standards are today; competency and restoration to competency issues for criminal defendants; the insanity defense and its history, its standards, and its place in our society today; the right to refuse psychiatric treatment and ramifications of such laws; social science research in law such as eyewitness memory, jury decision-making, interrogation and confession evidence; the regulation of the mental health system and its positives and negatives. The course would have a 'Law in Action' approach, using examples and experience of persons and professionals in the 'real world' impacted by mental illness and surrounding legal issues (such as when criminal behavior involves a mental health component). The course would introduce students to the cases, statutes, and legal doctrines related to rights, treatment, and hospitalization and incarceration of mentally ill or developmentally disabled persons. In total, the course would lean toward understanding how the those with mental illness receive a disposition when entangled in the legal system, and why. Finally, with exploration of the inter-relationships between law and mental disabilities, students will be expected to understand the trajectory of law and social changes involving mental health issues and consider how they might deal with such cases in future legal practice or policymaking activities.


text:
AIL Joins The ARM Technology Access Program
Japanese membership increased to five, which expands total design service capability within the ATAP program
CAMBRIDGE, UK and TOKYO, JAPAN – Oct. 22, 2003 – ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor solutions, and AIL, an LSI design company, today announced that AIL has joined the ARM® technology access program (ATAPTM). Under this agreement, AIL will provide SoC designs based on the ARM® core with specifications for low-power consumption, small area and high speed. As a leading university-launched venture company in the semiconductor industry, AIL is positioned to convert the fruits of its research in LSI design technology rapidly into working technologies.
With the addition of AIL to the ATAP program, this brings the number of participants in Japan to five, further enhancing ARM design services in Japan. This also demonstrates the increasing demand for solution services for ARM core-based system-on-chip (SoC) designs.
"With our Hyper-LSI DesignTM technology, which combines power-efficiency, area reduction, and speed improvement of LSI logic circuits, AIL has seen many successful applications of highly-optimized LSI designs, mainly in mobile phones and digital home electronics," said Kazuo Taki, representative director, AIL. "Joining the ATAP program will enable AIL to provide ARM Partners with highly optimized implementations of ARM CPU cores, as well as SoC designs including these cores, thanks to the design technology and expertise we have fostered."
"AIL bring their extensive experience in silicon design tuning technologies to ARM core based SoC design" said David Lewis, ATAP program manager at ARM. "By using these technologies, AIL will provide high value-added design solutions to ARM Partners and OEMs, such as outstanding SoC performance, significant reductions in power consumption, lower costs due to reduced silicon area, and other benefits."
About the ATAP Program
ATAP design Partners must go through a strict qualification process to become an ARM Approved Design Center. This includes a design flow audit, training on implementing designs with ARM cores, tools, AMBA™ interface peripherals and development techniques. Each Design Center must demonstrate its own unique skills in specific technology domains, as well as end-market expertise. The ATAP program also provides additional benefits such as geographic and time-zone locality and local language support. For more information on the ATAP program, please email email@example.com or visit the ARM website.
About ARM
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and system-on-chip designs to leading international electronics companies. ARM also provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete system. ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming a volume RISC standard in such markets as portable communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital consumer and embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com/.
About AIL (AIL Co., Ltd.)
AIL is technology-oriented company founded in 1995 with collaboration with Kobe University. AIL holds its own LSI design methodology and patented library technology for low power, small layout area and high speed LSI design. AIL provides highly optimized LSI design services especially on hard macro core design.
There are already many actual designs in market, e.g. a matched filter core for the 3G cellular phone LSI (1/4 power consumption and 1/3 layout area of that of a conventional design), a read channel core for the DVD front end LSI (40% speed up), high speed or low power ARM CPU cores and DSP cores, etc.
AIL currently covers core development which will be built in SoC of digital appliances and cellular phones, and it is expanding services to a total SoC design further. More information on AIL is available at http://www.ailabo.co.jp .
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. ATAP and AMBA are trademarks of ARM Limited. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co.Ltd.; and ARM Belgium N.V.
"Hyper-LSI Design" is a trademark of AIL Co., Ltd.
Search Silicon IP
Arm Ltd Hot IP
Related News
- NSW Joins ARM Technology Access Program
- SensiML Joins Arm AI Partner Program
- EasyIC Design joins Arm Approved Design Partner Program
- Dream Chip Technologies (DCT) joins the Arm Functional Safety Partnership Program
- IC'Alps joins Arm Approved Design Partner program to better support customers with ASIC development
Breaking News
- Analog Bits Provides Enabling IP for Graphcore IPU-Machine M2000
- Xylon Announces Rebranding in Celebration of Its 25-Year Anniversary
- Imagination and Packetcraft announce partnership for low energy audio
- Nvidia's $40 Billion ARM Purchase Will Test Current M&A "Ceiling"
- NSITEXE Successfully Develops Multiple Custom Processors for Automotive Applications in Half the Time with Synopsys ASIP Designer Tool
Most Popular
- Nvidia's $40 Billion ARM Purchase Will Test Current M&A "Ceiling"
- Imagination and Packetcraft announce partnership for low energy audio
- Nvidia Begins Campaign to Close Arm Acquisition
- Analog Bits Provides Enabling IP for Graphcore IPU-Machine M2000
- Cobham Gaisler Awarded ESA Contract for Development and Validation of New LEON3FT Microcontroller for Space Applications
|E-mail This Article
|Printer-Friendly Page


text:
Hah!!, myself and one of my blog buddies found this seller on ebay at the same time, i think the race is on now who can post the coolest photo's first, just hope we dont end up bidding against each other, heh heh
Archive for September, 2009
EBAY GOLD:Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
SHOCK:Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
CURTAIN:Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
MORPH:Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
CANDY STRIPES:Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
HER MAJESTY:Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Beatle Paul McCartney's essay found 50 years on!
An essay written by Sir Paul McCartney as a 10-year-old has been found after lying undiscovered in Liverpool's Central Library for more than 50 years.
Years before the Beatles received their MBEs, he beat hundreds of other school children to win a prize for his 1953 essay marking the Queen's coronation.
McCartney was 10 when he wrote the essay.
In neat handwriting, he refers to "the lovely young Queen Elizabeth".
In 2013, the library will display the essay – found in a scrapbook – to mark the 60th anniversary of the coronation.
Thought to be one of the earliest surviving written works by Sir Paul, the essay gave him an early taste of appearing in public.
Liverpool's Lord Mayor presented him with the prize – despite the work having been marked down for grammatical errors.
McCartney's neat writing has the same curly ends on capital letters which he used later on the "B" of "Beatles" on the group's drum skin.
The schoolboy compares the happy scenes expected outside Buckingham Palace with the coronation of William the Conqueror nine centuries earlier, when a massacre of Saxons took place.
He declares that Britain's "present day royalty rules with affection rather than force".


text:
The username you entered is incorrect. Try again or see your teacher for your Student Login Card.
See your teacher for your Student Login Card.
Password with Numbers, letters and shapes
Password with numbers only
Enter your Login username as it appears on your Student Login Card.
Enter your password as it appears on your card
To retrieve the password you use to access your Everyday Mathematics® Online account, enter your email address (the address that was entered when you were registered for Everyday Mathematics® Online) in the form below. Soon after you complete this form, you will receive an email password reminder at that email address.
To change your password, you will need your login ID or the email address associated with your account, along with your current password.


text:
Amagansett rock legend Paul McCartney announced six dates for his Out There! tour via his website, paulmccartney.com, last week. Sir Paul won't be performing will be rocking in Brazil during the month of May, followed by stops in Poland, Italy and Austria in June.
UPDATE: On Tuesday, April 2, McCartney announced his first U.S. tour date! Out There! is heading to Boston's Fenway Park on July 9 and presale tickets are available now to registered members of paulmccartney.com!
Visit paulmccartney.com for tickets or to and keep an eye out for future tour dates.
Check out the Out There! tour schedule below.
May 4
Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte
Mineirao Stadium
Av. Antônio Abrahão Caram
1001 – São Luís
Belo Horizonte – MG
31275-000, Brazil
May 6
Serra Dourada Stadium, Goiania
Serra Dourada Stadium
Av. Fued José Sebba
Goiânia, GO
74805-100, Brazil
May 9
Castelao Stadium, Fortaleza
Castelao Stadium
Avenida Alberto Craveiro s/n
Passaré CE, Brazil
June 22
National Stadium, Warsaw
Stadion Narodowy
Aleja Księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego 1
03-901 Warszawa, Poland
June 25
Roman Amphitheatre, Verona
Roman Amphitheatre
Piazza Brà
Verona, Italy
June 27
Happel Stadium, Vienna
Ernst Happel Stadion
Meiereistraße 7
1020 Wien, Austria
July 9
Fenway Park, Boston
Fenway Park
4 Yawkey Way
Boston, MA 02215


text:
edited by Matt Slick
The resurrection of Jesus Christ was a miracle. No matter if you believe in God or not, no matter if you're a philosophical naturalist or a Christian, the account and effects of Jesus' resurrection are truly miraculous.
Non-Christians may scoff at this claim, but let me explain. The resurrection is a miracle in one of three ways – it is either:
- A biological miracle
- A psychological miracle
- A theological miracle
Before we continue, two quick points are necessary. First, options one and two above are purely natural-only explanations of the resurrection and therefore the definition of "miracle" in their case (a highly uncommon/out of the ordinary, but still natural occurrence) is different than the third option, where the Biblical definition of miracle applies.
Second, it is important to remember that no historical scholar – Christian or non-Christian – doubts the core facts surrounding the resurrection, which are:
- Jesus was crucified and buried.
- Three days after His death, His body went missing.
- There were reported appearances of Jesus over the course of 40 days to both believers and unbelievers.
- These individual's lives were transformed from the appearances and they began to proclaim Christ's resurrection even up to the point of being martyred for their proclamation.
These are the core facts of Jesus' resurrection, and these facts are not in dispute with any educated historian, secular or religious. That being the case, let's conduct a brief tour of each possible explanation of the resurrection and see where a philosophical appeal to the best explanation leads us.
A Biological Miracle
The biological miracle option asserts that Jesus didn't actually die, but rather those conducting His execution only believed He was dead. Sometime after He was placed in the tomb – and against all biological and medical odds – He revived, emerged, and then presented Himself to His disciples as being raised from the dead.
Among skeptics, the biological miracle option is rarely, if ever, presented as an alternate theory to Christ's Biblical resurrection account. In fact, a couple of decades ago an article in the Journal of American Medical Associated stated: "Accordingly, interpretations based on the assumption that Jesus did not die on the cross appear to be at odds with modern medical knowledge."1
The lack of popularity for this option is due to the following strong points that argue to the contrary:
- The New Testament specifically records that Jesus was beaten and scourged before His crucifixion; a procedure that history says caused the death of many condemned persons before they ever reached their appointed cross. The historical gospels also record that Jesus was so physically weakened from His scourging that He could not carry His cross to Golgotha (cf. Matt. 27:32); a clear sign of His failing condition.
- The Romans were experts at carrying out crucifixions. They knew death well; in fact, the soldiers themselves were held liable if any victim sentenced to death happened to survive.
- John 19:33-35 describes a spear being thrust into Jesus' side, with the description by John clearly showing a rupture of the pericardium, which would be instant death if a casualty had not already occurred via the crucifixion procedure.
- Jesus' death was viewed by close eyewitnesses, friend and foe alike.
- After He was taken from the cross, He was wrapped in cloths and bathed in heavy spices by loving friends who certainly would have noticed if He was still alive.
- For Jesus' ruse to have occurred, He would need to revive in the tomb, push back the huge stone covering the mouth of His grave, overpower the Roman guards sent to protect the tomb (cf. Matt. 27:62-66), and then appear to His followers and skeptics.
- The disciples' reaction to a clearly disfigured and crucified Jesus would have been much different than the accounts recorded in the four gospels of Jesus' resurrection.
Lastly, the biological miracle option paints a picture of Jesus' moral character that is markedly different than His portrayed life and teachings. It means that Jesus was not only a liar, but much worse. Not only would Jesus have deliberately deceived His disciples, but He would have remained in hiding while His disciples were arrested, tortured, and murdered for proclaiming His false resurrection.
For these reasons and others, the biological miracle option is highly unlikely, which is why it is literally never raised against the resurrection of Jesus.
A Psychological Miracle
The most popular argument among skeptics such as Richard Carrier and others is that a psychological miracle occurred among Jesus' followers. Carrier writes, "I believe the best explanation, consistent with both scientific findings and the surviving evidence . . . is that the first Christians experienced hallucinations of the risen Christ, of one form or another. . . . In the ancient world, to experience supernatural manifestations of ghosts, gods, and wonders was not only accepted, but encouraged."2
However, when closely examined, the psychological miracle option groans and breaks under the weight of the following opposing arguments:
- To even get off the ground, the psychological miracle option needs and confirms an empty tomb. If the disciples and followers of Jesus were the ones experiencing hallucinations and being tricked into believing Christ was alive when He was not, then who stole the body? Certainly Jesus' enemies would not have, and if the disciples didn't, then who would have taken such risk to steal the corpse?
- A psychological miracle option – and specifically one that proposes hallucinations as the underlying cause – fails to account for the facts behind the appearances of Jesus. The appearances of Jesus are remarkable in that they occurred not just once, but multiple times; not just to one person, but to different persons; not just to individuals, but to groups of individuals; not just at one location, but at multiple locations; not just in one circumstance, but in multiple circumstances; not just to believers, but also to unbelievers, skeptics, and even enemies.
- Every account in the gospels showcases the fact that the disciples in no way expected Jesus to rise from the dead. In fact, they are clearly portrayed as being dull to the teaching of Jesus on His predicted resurrection. This fact is highly significant in that it shows how, mentally, they were not building themselves up to believe that their murdered leader would appear to them alive.
- Jewish belief only looked forward to a resurrection at the end of the world, with no one believing that anyone would be resurrected and remain alive before that appointed time (cf. Dan. 12:2). This fact further solidifies the argument that the disciples weren't anticipating any return of Jesus.
- It is worth calling out distinctly, although it has already been mentioned, that skeptics and enemies of Jesus – including disbelieving members of His own family – claimed to see Him alive after His crucifixion. From a psychological perspective, these individuals had no reason to mentally concoct a false appearance of a person they didn't believe in from the start.
Lastly, skeptics try to argue that one way the psychological miracle option could be powered is through cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce mental dissonance between reality and what they want reality to be, and so they change their attitudes, beliefs, or actions to conform to what they desire. Cynics say that the disciples so greatly wanted Jesus to be their Messiah that, after He was executed, they mentally adjusted themselves to compensate for their internal grief.
However, an argument of cognitive dissonance fails to explain the two core facts of the resurrection, which are the missing body and the appearances to skeptics and enemies of Jesus. Moreover, an argument can be made that the skeptics who doubt the resurrection of Jesus are simply suffering from cognitive dissonance themselves in arguing against the Biblical account.
Although popular, as can be seen above, the psychological miracle option suffers from too many drawbacks to seriously be considered as the best explanation for Jesus' resurrection.
A Theological Miracle
The theological miracle option asserts that God raised Jesus from the dead. Unlike the first two options that are pure, naturalistic-only explanations, the theological miracle option does not omit a supernatural possibility. It allows the transcendent Creator to be part of the equation, which automatically permits true miracles, as C. S. Lewis says: "But if we admit God, must we admit Miracle? Indeed, indeed, you have no security against it. That is the bargain."3
The theological miracle option claims that the New Testament is true where the accounts of Jesus resurrection are concerned. It also affirms the writings of the early Church fathers where they discuss Christ's resurrection, such as this quote from Polycarp (a disciple of John): "For they did not love the present age, but him who died for our benefit and for our sake was raised by God."4
The primary reason this option is rejected by critics is because, following their anti-supernatural bias, they rule God out in an a priori manner. It is not a review of the evidence, but rather a commitment to naturalism that causes skeptics of the resurrection to exclude the theological miracle possibility.
However, when the thinking person steps back and reviews the universally accepted historiographical criteria used when examining a historical account such as explanatory power, explanatory scope, not being ad-hoc, plausibility, not contradicting accepted beliefs, and far exceeding its rival theories in meeting those conditions, the theological miracle emerges as the best possible option.
This being the case, the rational person can hardly be blamed if he/she concludes on the basis of the evidence and a commitment to unbiased historiographical investigation that a divine miracle occurred on that first Easter morning.
Summing up this position, Dr. Thomas Arnold, the former chair of modern history at Oxford and author of the well-respected three volume "History of Rome" says: "I have been used for many years to study the histories of other times, and to examine and weigh the evidence of those who have written about them, and I know of no one fact in the history of mankind which is proved by better and fuller evidence of every sort, to the understanding of a fair inquirer, than the great sign which God hath given us that Christ died and rose again from the dead."5
- 1. "On the physical death of Jesus Christ," Journal of American Medical Association, March 21, 1986.
- 2. Richard Carrier, "The Spiritual Body of Christ" in The Empty Tomb, pg. 184.
- 3. C. S. Lewis, Miracles, Harper Collins, 1974, pg. 169.
- 4. Letter to the Philippians, 9:2.
- 5. Arnold, Thomas. Sermons on the Christian Life - Its Hopes, Its Fears, Its Close, sixth edition, London: T. Fellowes, 1859, pg. 324.


text:
Winsor McCay's Little Nemo was an iconic comic strip first drawn in 1905. Today's Google Doodle celebrates the cartoon in an animated strip which sees Little Nemo embark on an adventure through Google-Land.
McCay's a hugely celebrated cartoonist and arguably inspired much of the work of Walt Disney numerous other animators along the way. The Google Doodle celebrates the 107th anniversary of Little Nemo in Slumberland. It's a fun and accurate take on his work—check it out. [Google]