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" Manhattan Monster Mania" has taken over the Internet.
The hysteria touched off on Monday when Gothamist published a photo of a hairless animal carcass found in the sand along the East River. The images were taken by photographer Denise Ginley over the weekend as she was walking under the Brooklyn Bridge.
While there's still no conclusive evidence as to what the grisly-looking creature may be (the New York Parks Department managed to dispose of the evidence after declaring it was a cooked pig), the decomposed body is reminiscent of another furless animal, dubbed the "Montauk Monster," that washed up on Long Island beach in 2008.
This made us wonder: Is the "Manhattan Monster" really all that unusual?
Maybe not.
Nicky Papers is the founder of Montauk-Monster.com, a site devoted to "uncovering the truth about the original "Montauk Monster." Over the past couple of years, readers have sent her dozens of photos of other mysterious creatures found on beaches. It turns out, there are quite a few! Especially in Connecticut and Long Island!
Papers was kind enough to share some photos with us. Head over to the website for the full set.


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Old-timers must look around at the proliferation of affordable and power-producing aluminum cylinder heads and think to themselves, "These young guys have it easy." Back in the day, aluminum big-block Chevy heads sat on the shelf right next to the supply of hen's teeth. Yeah, they were that rare—and even more expensive.
It seems like every big-block buildup in the last 20 years has been blessed with aluminum heads. Despite this, we should remember that with the exception of very few, Rat motors came from the factory with iron heads, and those same iron heads won thousands and thousands of races. On the plus side, for the budget conscious, there are still great iron cylinder head castings available from the aftermarket—all the latest technology in port design applied to fancy aftermarket aluminum heads has also been applied to their cast-iron counterparts. A cost analysis of iron versus aluminum made us wonder: Can you build affordable big-block power using iron head castings? To find out, we made a casting call.
The first order of business was to determine the parameters, or more specifically exactly what we meant by big-block power. Way back when, it was impressive to have a factory powerplant produce 1 hp per cubic inch. Chevy offered both small- and big-block versions that eclipsed this magical specific output, but time and technology have marched on. For this build, we decided on a nice round figure of 600 hp.
To help us reach this goal with our iron heads, we decided to further enhance the displacement. The three-fold benefit of displacement is that it adds little if any additional engine weight (the enemy of performance), more displacement makes it easier to reach any given power goal, and said combination can run in a milder state of tune (meaning increased driveability compared to a smaller engine at the same power output).
With our power goal in mind, we set out to get the necessary components. The first order of business was to get our hands on an affordable set of big-block castings. That casting call went out to Summit Racing, which supplied PN Sum 152125. These as-cast iron heads featured 308cc intake runners, 121cc combustion chambers, and a 2.25/1.88 valve package. According to our flow bench, these iron heads flowed 340 cfm, or enough to support more than 680 hp (easily exceeding our goal of 600 hp). At $789.50 at summitracing.com, they're quite the bargain. You could easily triple that at a machine shop refurbishing and upgrading a set of stock heads. Of course, what the heads flow and what the engine makes are two different things, but starting with enough flow to support the intended power level is mandatory for maximum performance.
To get the displacement we wanted, we secured a 4.25-inch stroker crank and matching 4340 forged steel rods and teamed them with a set of 18cc dome, Probe forged pistons. Sealing the pistons was a set of Total Seal rings. The result was a forged, four-bolt short-block displacing 496 ci. Even at just 1 hp per cubic inch, we were creeping up on 500 hp, but we had more tricks up our sleeve to inch it closer to 600 hp.
Big power and big displacement required adequate cam timing. No RV cam was going to get us the power we needed, so we gave Crane Cams a call to secure a beastie bumpstick. Knowing our goals, Crane supplied a solid-roller cam that included 0.714-inch lift (intake and exhaust), a 254/262-degree duration split, and a 112-degree LSA. Crane also came through with the necessary roller lifters, hardened pushrods (8.6/9.5), and Gold roller rockers. Completing the valvetrain was a double roller timing chain, cam button, and ARP retaining hardware.
The job of feeding the beast was handled by an Edelbrock 454-R (Victor Jr.) intake and 950 Ultra HP Holley carb. MSD supplied the billet distributor and ignition amplifier while spent gases exited through 2.25-inch dyno headers. Additional touches before testing included a Milodon oil pan and windage tray filled with 30W (break-in) oil.
Once assembled, the 496 was installed on the dyno in preparation for a pair of break-in cycles to properly seat the rings and bearings. Though it was equipped with a roller cam, we filled the motor with high-zinc break-in oil and primed the motor with a drill to ensure every surface had plenty of oil before start-up. The iron-headed big-block fired up on the first try, and settled in for a pair of computer-controlled, 15-minute break-in cycles. Once we were satisfied that the rings were seated, we began the time-honored mix of jetting and timing to unearth the maximum power. The initial load in at 3,600 rpm netted 550 lb-ft of torque, but this eventually climbed to a maximum of 591 lb-ft at 5,100 rpm.
What can we say? We overshot our goal of 600 hp, which came and went at just 5,300 rpm, and by more than just a few ponies. The iron-headed 496 exceeded our expectations by reaching a peak of 642 hp at 6,200 rpm. The stroker also excelled in the hunt for grunt, as torque production exceeded 575 lb-ft from 4,200 rpm to 5,800 rpm.
Does this test mean cast-iron BBC heads will replace their aluminum counterparts? Not likely, but if you are looking to build a stout street/strip BBC on a budget, these iron castings from Summit Racing should definitely be considered.
1. The bottom end consisted of a four-bolt Mark IV block stuffed with a forged crank and rods.
2. To improve oil control, we installed a Milodon windage tray and pickup along with a Melling HV oil pump.
3. With the Summit iron heads capable of supporting nearly 700 hp, we needed sufficient cam timing to properly motivate the valves. The Crane solid-roller cam offered 0.714 lift, a 254/262-degree duration split, and a 112-degree lobe-separation angle.
4. Running a solid roller cam in the early Mark IV block required use of a cam button to eliminate cam walk. Note also the adjustable, double roller timing chain supplied by Crane.
5. With an endless supply of alloy heads available for the Rat, we often forget their cast-iron counterparts. These cast-iron, rectangular-port perfor-mance heads from Summit Racing fea-tured 308cc intake ports, a 2.25/1.88-inch stainless valve package, and a multi-angle valve job.
6. The heads were supplied with a spring package designed for a flat-tappet cam of less than 0.660-inch lift, so we upgrade the spring package for our roller cam.
7. Crane Cams came through with solid roller lifters and hardened pushrods for our buildup.
8. Accurate valvetrain geometry was ensured with the installation of 1.73:1 Crane Gold roller rockers.
9. Before running, we filled the Milodon pan with 6 quarts of 30W, high-zinc, break- in oil.
10. Feeding the iron-headed stroker was a Holley 950 Ultra HP and single-plane intake manifold. The induction was designed to optimize power production in the upper half of the available rpm range.
11. Run with dyno headers and pump gas, the iron-headed 496 produced 642 hp at 6,300 rpm and 591 lb-ft of torque at 5,100 rpm.

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John Jay - 81, Farmingdale State - 76
Farmingdale, N.Y. - John Jay scored 51 points in the second half as they earned an 81-76 non-conference victory over Farmingdale State this evening. The Bloodhounds improved to 8-14, while the Rams now stand at 11-8 on the season.
Trailing 38-33 with 17:53 remaining, Farmingdale State junior guard Christina Merrill (Levittown, N.Y.) hit a 3 followed by a Camille Romero (Queens, N.Y.) layup to tie the game at 38-38. The Rams increased their lead to 47-42, before a 8-0 run put John Jay ahead by three, 50-47.
The Bloodhounds held a 68-61 lead with 4:13 left to play, until three points by Romero and a Jeanette Spillane (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) layup cut the deficit to 68-66. John Jay responded with three straight points at the free-throw line to bring the advantage back to five with 2:18 remaining.
Trailing 76-70 with less than a minute remaining, Merrill forced a steal and hit a 3-pointer to cut the John Jay lead in half.
Farmingdale State could not pull closer than three over the final seconds and fell, 81-76.
Senior guard Nicky Young (Queens, N.Y.) led all scorers with 24 points, while Romero added 22. Merrill tallied 10 points after shooting 3-for-5 from behind the arc for the Rams.
The Bloodhounds were led by junior guard Tyana Hale (Brooklyn, N.Y.) who scored a team-leading 22 points, while senior forward Jamecia Forsythe (Brooklyn, N.Y.) recorded a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
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Who are the richest African Americans? The queen of television, Oprah Winfrey is the richest African-American and one of the most lucrative brands in the world. Winfrey tops the inaugural Forbes list of the Wealthiest Black American. She is the only African-American billionaire on the Forbes' 2012 Billionaires list. Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson was the first African American billionaire in 2000 after after he sold the network to Viacom for $3 billion.
19 #1. Oprah Winfrey
Net worth: $2.7 billion As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Television, self-madeEducation: BA/BS, Tennessee State University
The queen of daytime TV is now the queen of cable. Winfrey's OWN station launched in the beginning of 2011. In addition to her cable channel, Winfrey in overseeing the last season of her syndicated show, a magazine and Harpo productions. She also started a school for girls in South Africa. Winfrey has 5.2 million followers on Twitter. Her Harpo Productions helped create the likes of Dr. Phil and Rachael Ray. She's produced Broadway shows and has her own satellite radio channel and recently launched Oprah Winfrey Network(OWN). For all of this, she consistently earns more than $225 million a year.
18 #2. Sean "Diddy" Combs
Net Worth: $550 million As of April 2012Source of Wealth: Rapper, record producer, actor, fashion designer and businessman
Diddy's business ventures, along with his career as a rapper, have made him the richest rapper on the planet,built fortune chiefly through clothing line Sean John, record label Bad Boy and Ciroc vodka. Acting gigs, television shows and guest appearances add to coffers.Diddy was crowned 2011 wealthiest artist in hip-hop, with a fortune of $475 million. The "Hello Good Morning" rapper beat Jay-Z, who has an estimated wealth of $450 million, to claim the top spot in Forbes 2011 - Top 5 Wealthiest Hip Hip Artists .
17 #3. Robert Johnson
Estimated net worth: $550 million As of May 2009Source of Wealth: BET, investments
The first African-American billionaire's fortune dropped when the recession hammered media and hotel markets. With his wife, he founded cable channel Black Entertainment Television (BET) in 1979 with $15,000 of his own money and a $500,000 investment by John Malone's cable and media giant Tele-Communications Inc. He became the first African-American billionaire in 2000 after selling BET to Viacom for $3 billion in stock and assumed debt. His former wife and BET co-founder, Sheila Johnson, took half of the fortune in 2002 divorce.
16 #4. Tiger Woods
Net worth: $500 million As of September 2010Source of Wealth: Golf, endorsements
Woods has earn over $130 million in career prize money and $900 million in revenue from endorsements, appearance fees and golf course design business since 1996. His agents, the tax man and recently divorced wife Elin Nordegren have all gotten pieces of those earnings. But he will make it to 10 figures if he starts winning again and sponsors return.
15 #4. Michael Jordan
Net worth: $500 million As of September 2010Source of Wealth: Basketball, Nike, endorsements
Former Chicago Bulls wonder earned $90 million in salary during his playing career. Most of his fortune now derives from endorsement deals with his biggest sponsor, Nike; he raised his stake in the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats to 80% this year.
14 #4. Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr.
Net worth: $500 million As May 2009Source of Wealth: Restaurants, real estate, investments
The retired professional basketball after announcing he had contracted HIV, became an entrepreneur. He introduced well-known brands to diverse neighborhoods via Magic Johnson Enterprises. With his several partnerships with companies like Starbucks, 24 Hour Fitness, T.G.I. Fridays, AMC Theatres, invested in urban real estate and companies catering to America's underserved markets via his Canyon-Johnson and Yucaipa-Johnson funds. He has donated several millions to community-based organizations that focus on HIV/AIDS education and prevention. He now runs Magic Johnson Enterprises, a company that has a net worth of $700 million
13 #7. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter
Net Worth: $460 million As of April 2012Source of Wealth: Rapper, songwriter,entrepreneur, co-owner of the New Jersey Nets
'99 Problems' rapper and Beyonce's husband sold Rocawear clothing label for $204 million in 2007; signed 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal in 2008. Now boasts an impressive portfolio, including shares in the New Jersey Nets as well as his input in fashion, music and restaurant businesses.
12 #8. William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.
Net worth: $450 million+ As of May 2009Source of Wealth: The Cosby Show, entertainment
The legendary comedian, left high school in 10th grade and finished via correspondence course while in the Navy. He broke a long-standing racial barrier when he was cast as an equal to a white actor on NBC's "I Spy" in the 1960s, a role that garnered him three Emmy Awards. He went on to launched The Cosby Show on NBC. The iconic series was an immediate success. It has since made him hundreds of millions in pay and syndication dollars. He also had a best-selling book, Fatherhood, in 1986. It sold over 4 million copies. With his wife, Camille, they donated $20 million in 1988 to Spelman College in Atlanta . He was wwarded Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 in recognition of his contributions to American culture.
11 #9. Sheila Johnson
Net worth: $400 million As May 2009Source of Wealth: BET, investments
The co-founded Black Entertainment Television and ex-wife of Robert Johnson. The couple met in college at University of Illinois. The founded BET and later sold the network to Viacom for $3 billion in stock and assumed debt. After their divorce in 2002 (33-year marriage), they shared their fortune. Today she is is the team president, managing partner, and governor of the WNBA's Washington Mystics. Through investment in Lincoln Holdings, she owns stake in NHL's Washington Capitals, NBA's Washington Wizards, and WNBA's Washington Mystics.
10 #10. Tyler Perry
Net worth: $350 million As of September 2010Source of Wealth: Actor, author, screenwriter, film director, theater producer, theater director, television director, playwright, film producer, television producer
Perry writes, directs and stars in his work (which has a huge audience with black Americans), owns his two TBS sitcoms (House of Payne and Meet the Browns) and negotiates a cut of his movies' earnings. He opened his own studio in 2008 and recently purchased a 58-acre estate in the Atlanta area for $7.6 million.Tyler was ranked #17 on Vanity Fair Magazine - 2011 Hollywood's highest-paid stars.
9 #10. R. Donahue Peebles
Net worth: $350 million As of May 2009Source of Wealth: Real estate
Grandson of a hotel doorman. Owns one of the country's largest African-American real estate development companies; Peebles Corporation's portfolio includes hotels, apartments and office space in Miami Beach and Washington, D.C. "Don" left Rutgers University in 1979 to become a real estate agent in the District of Columbia. Worked on Capitol Hill as a page and an intern for congressmen John Conyers and Ron Dellums while attending Capitol Page School. Authored two books, The Peebles Principles and The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth.
8 #12. Berry Gordy, Jr.
Net worth: $325 million As May 2009Source of Wealth: Motown, Jobete
Record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, Berry Gordy borrowed $800 from his parents to build his own record label. He created Motown Records in Detroit. Went to write hit songs like "Lonely Teardrops," "I'll be Satisfied", and managed talents like Jackson 5, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder and more. He is known for running Motown's record production like an assembly line, emulating Detroit's Big Three car companies. He sold Motown Records in 1988 for $61 million and later sold Jobete Music Corp. in installments to EMI Music Publishing for more than $300 million combined.
7 #13. Quintin Primo III
Net worth: $300 million As of May 2009Source of Wealth: Real estate
He started his career with Citicorp's real estate lending division. The CEO of Capri Capital Partners has an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and B.S. degree in Finance with Honors from Indiana University. He founded Capri Capital in 1992 with his childhood friend Daryl Carter. Since then he has since seen great success in his career, the company has more than $2.7 billion in real-estate assets under management.
6 #13. Beyoncé Knowles
Net worth: $300 million As of December 20102010 Earnings according to Forbes: $87 millionSource of Wealth:Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, video director
The wife of hip-hop mogul, Jay-Z, she has expanded her business empire beyond music. Endorsement deals with companies ranging from Nintendo to L'Oreal and her growing House of Dereon fashion line bring in millions of dollars. In 2010, Knowles earned $87 million.
5 #15. Don King
Net worth: $280 million As May 2009Source of Wealth: Boxing promotion
Boxing promoter, Don King started boxing business while doing fundraising work in 1972 for a struggling Cleveland hospital. He asked Muhammad Ali to attend a charity event, and later convinced Ali and George Foreman to let him promote their 1974 heavyweight championship bout. King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson and more. He is remembered for his promotion of the the greatest boxing fights of all time, "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila." His biggest success was Mike Tyson. King promoted Tyson and Evander Holyfield's infamous 1997 bout which grossed $110 million. Tyson sued King a year later for $100 million accusing King of cheating him out of earnings and was settled for $14 million. He can still be seen at fights donning his signature hairstyle while waving an American flag as he supports his fighters.
4 #16. Andre "Dr. Dre" Young
$260 million - As of April 2012Earnings according to Forbes: 2011: $14 million, 2010: $17 millionSource of Wealth:Record producer, Rapper, Entrepreneur
Superproducer/rapper,Dr. Dre may not have put out a new album in the last 10 years,but the rapper and producer has reaped the rewards from his business. He helped launch careers of Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent. Expanded wealth with Aftermath record label, Beats headphones and HP laptop line. On 11th August 2011, Dr Dre reportedly sold 50% stake in Beats Electronics, the headphone company to Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC for £191 million ($310m).
3 #17. Janice Bryant Howroyd & family
Net worth: $250 million As of May 2009Source of Wealth: Staffing, investments
Fourth of 11 children; father was a foreman at a dye factory, mother stayed home to raise the kids. Janice took job as an assistant at Billboard Magazine; left to start staffing firm Act-1 in 1978 with $967 in savings and $533 in loans from family. Built up client base via word of mouth, cold calls. Today the employment services agency generates annual revenues approaching $1 billion. Donated $10 million to her alma mater, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, in 2004; gave another $10 million to University of Southern California in 2005.
2 #18. Herman J. Russell
Net worth: $200 million As of May 2009Source of Wealth: Construction, real estate
The real estate and construction magnet stared building his business at an early age. His father was a plastering contractor on construction projects. Herman bought a vacant Atlanta lot at age 16 and built his first property, a duplex. He went to create the contractor H.J. Russell Plastering Co. in 1953 and later renamed H.J. Russell & Co. Herman once owned stakes in pro basketball's Atlanta Hawks and hockey's Atlanta Flames. He is now retired from day-to-day management and focused on philanthropy.
1 #18. Ulysses Bridgeman, Jr.
Net worth: $200 million As May 2009Source of Wealth: Construction, real estate
A Former shooting guard for the Milwaukee Bucks turned his athletic grit into a sprawling fast food empire. Raised in East Chicago, Ind.; father was a steelworker. "Junior" was picked in first round of the 1975 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers; promptly traded to the Bucks with three others for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He bought five Wendy's franchises to generate income while planning his next career. As of 2009, he owns 161 Wendy's and 118 Chili's restaurants. He also have a small stake in Milwaukee soda bottler Black Bear Beverages.
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Fruit flies that can't get on the tail get on the sauce instead, according to a study from University of California San Francisco.
It isn't, however, simply because their misery sends them to the shot glass asking a handy pianist to "play it, Sam": rather, it's related to the brain's reward signals. In particular, it's about the behaviour of something called neuropeptide F.
The researchers – rather cruelly, if you happen to be sensitive to what happens to fruit-flies – divided their male populations. Some were confined with females that had already mated, and therefore weren't in the mood; others were placed in containers with receptive virgin females.
After their either successful or unsuccessful encounters, the males were offered a choice of food with and without alcohol, and the rejected males fairly binged on the souped-up soup, the researchers stated.
The lesson of rejection stayed with the unlucky males: even when given a chance at receptive females they were not as keen on mating, and were more keen on drinking.
All of this has, however, a serious point – how do the brain's reward mechanisms lead towards addictive behaviour. The levels of neuropeptide F, the researchers say, were a strong predictor of how the males would behave.
Lead author of the Science-published study, Galit Shohat-Ophir, describes neuropeptide F as a "switch that represents the level of reward in the brain and translates it into reward-seeking behaviour".
The behaviour of that neuropeptide, Shohat-Ophir believes, can also help manage the way that social experiences ("not interested") might be linked to the brain's reward mechanisms.
In the case of fruit flies, the researchers have found they can manage the tendency to drink using neuropeptide F: by activating its production, they were able to make the rejected flies act satisfied and curtail their drinking; and by suppressing it, sexually satisfied flies would behave as if they were deprived and drink more.
Humans' equivalent, neuropeptide Y, would be harder to manipulate safely, though: it's also involved in a large number of human activities, including eating, anxiety and sleep. ®
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Alright, A$AP Rocky, we get it. We get it! You devious, devious man. We see right through your plan. You want to get your video for Long Live A$AP, like, a million views. And you're going to get it too! You're going to get these views because your video has that one thing that'll get any video VEVO Certified: a cute fluffy white kitten. Tug at our heart strings, will you? I actually kinda feel bad for other videos dropping right now because they don't stand a chance against you and Princess Fluffyton.
SMH. We're all doomed, aren't we? Look at A$AP and that kitten. So. Cute. It's hopeless. Oh yeah, and the track is good. Now back to the cat.
Check out A$AP Rocky's video for Long Live A$AP here and tell us what you think of the video (and A$AP's ability to make me waste time rewinding to the cat part) below.
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Continuing to pair visual with sonic aesthetic, I was asked to develop a live video component for my friend/roommate/biz partners' band, Convoys.
Things that were great about this opportunity: • Cinecycle is the venue with 80"+ screen and HD projector • Convoys play garage dance music - this made sourcing highly dynamic video for FX processing a very fun and entertaining task • The crowd makes the movements; I just cue up and play along with the band, timing visual jumps in time with the rooms' energy It also helps that it was Movember and Jason's (lead singer, Convoys) moustache was in "full" effect.
The clip above was shot by Katia Trudeau (http://www.foundinlove.com) and features Convoys, Skinny Bitches (opening act) and sourced visuals made sound-reactive by Band Media.


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Following a series of mishaps and shipwrecks south of Bruny Island, including the catastrophic wreck of the convict transport, George III, in 1835, Governor George Arthur agreed to erect a lighthouse to guide vessels past Bruny Island.
When first lit in March 1838 Cape Bruny was Tasmania's third lighthouse, and Australia's fourth. It is now the country's second oldest and longest continually staffed extant lighthouse.
Life for Cape Bruny's nineteenth century lightkeepers harsh and the nightly task of maintaining the light was unremitting. Despite their long hours on duty, Tasmanian lightkeepers were poorly paid and many toiled for years without leave.
Technological advances in the 1980s and 1990s permanently altered the operation of Australia's lighthouses. When Cape Bruny light was lit for the last time on 6 August 1996 and replaced by a solar powered light nearby one of Australia's last remaining staffed light towers was decommissioned.
Along with most other Tasmanian light stations Cape Bruny was transferred from the Commonwealth Government to the State Government 1 May 1998. In December 2000 it was added to the South Bruny National Park.
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Essential Salary Negotiation Tips for Employers
By: Bridget Quigg and Mykkah Herner, PayScale.com
In this time of thawing markets, many employees hunger for that long-awaiting pay raise.
While some employees may jump ship and take their skills elsewhere, your more loyal employees may simply come to you and ask for more money for the job they are doing right now.
How do you feel about the prospect? Do you get sweaty palms and a sick stomach, or do you think, "No worries, I can handle this."
In general, the salary negotiation process is a high anxiety experience for both parties involved. Employee compensation means something, namely basic survival, so it is one of the hottest topics around.
Your employee is likely to come to you eventually for "the talk." What can you do to make the situation a positive, win-win one that you don't need to fear?
Here is some advice from Mykkah Herner, CCP, a compensation consultant at online salary database PayScale.com on negotiating compensation.
3 Keys to a Win-Win Salary Negotiation
1. Prepare, Prepare, Prepare
Know the market: What's going on in your market in general? Examine companies with a similar industry, size, and location. Are companies giving 3 percent raises? Or, are they still in the hazy, minimal-raise days? Have reliable market data for each position on your team. An HR or compensation professionals can provide you with this information.
Know the organization: How is your organization performing as a whole? What has your organization decided around raises this year? Has the budget been determined? What are the business priorities for your organization and what are you trying to reward? Employee performance? Tenure? Certain roles or hot jobs?
Know the team: Money is a finite resource. If your budget is 3 percent and you decide to give one employee 5 percent, someone else is getting 1 percent.
Knowing the ins and outs of your team: This will help you determine who should get above average raises and who should be get less. Be able to articulate, at least for yourself, why each person is getting above or below and make sure you have a concrete rationale.
Know the employee: How long has the employee been with the company? Does their performance meet or exceed expectations? Do they perform a job that has high intrinsic value to the company?
2. Listen Actively, Communicate Assertively and Own Your Decisions
When you sit down for the meeting, try to pick a time and place that minimizes distractions and interruptions. Make sure that the employee feels like you have heard them, and, of equal importance, you will want the employee to hear you.
Listen Actively: Most employees who deserve a raise have put time and effort into preparing their rationale for why they believe they do. Hear them out. They may be asking for the moon, but if they can clearly and concisely show you their contributions and accomplishments, listen.
Their presentation may help you find out more about them than you did during the employee performance review!
Many times, in their anxiety to get through the salary negotiations, managers forget the simple step of listening to their employees; you can't expect them to listen to you if you don't model that behavior first.
Communicate Assertively: When it's your turn to talk, be clear about what you can and can't do. Don't promise them the full enchilada if what you can give them is a piece of cheese.
These days, many managers are people-pleasers, eager to get their employees what they want. Yet, it's important to be firm, direct, and honest about what's possible.
If it is within your organizational culture, share the market data both overall and for the position.
Consider sharing the organization's budget for overall increases. If appropriate, explain the business process for determining salary adjustments to them.
Own Your Decisions: As a manager, you are often one of the largest influencers of employee compensation, whether you're making the decision yourself or passing along information about performance or skill-level to others.
Even if you'd like to do more or less for a staff member, but the powers that be feel otherwise, you help determine the salary for your employees.
However the exact salary adjustment amount is determined, back it up and communicate it to the employee as though it were your own. It will help the employee accept the decision, and may gain you management points with the higher-ups.
3. Follow Up
Whatever you talk about in your compensation conversation, be sure to follow up. If questions were raised, get the answers.
If concerns about the process were communicated, pass those along to HR or your compensation folks. And perhaps, most importantly, whatever you agree to pay the employee, make sure it shows up on their pay check.
Whether you're a manager who has a lot of flexibility or the person who decides salary increases for each employee, you can expect that your employees will be looking to you for answers. Won't it feel better when you have them?


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MLB Notebook: Runs at a premium in playoffs
Of the 22,873 hits all-time in postseason contests, 2,464 of them have come in the seventh inning. Of those, 334 were delivered with the score tied, and 111 of those put the hit-maker's team ahead.
Of those tie-breaking hits, 17 of them opened the scoring, and four of those hits produced the only run of the game. Two of those four were home runs, and one of those came courtesy of a player (Mike Napoli ) doing his work for the Boston Red Sox.
Of the 22,873 hits all-time in postseason contests, 2,464 of them have come in the seventh inning. Of those, 334 were delivered with the score tied, and 111 of those put the hit-maker's team ahead.
Of those tie-breaking hits, 17 of them opened the scoring, and four of those hits produced the only run of the game. Two of those four were home runs, and one of those came courtesy of a player (Mike Napoli ) doing his work for the Boston Red Sox.
2013 American League Championship Series: Red Sox at Tigers, Game 3
Holding Detroit to 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, the Red Sox (whose batters were 0-for-4 in that situation) got a seventh-inning solo home run from Napoli and defeated the Tigers, 1-0. With the victory -- the 46th 1-0 game in postseason history -- Boston took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The Red Sox have now won three 1-0 postseason games, with all three coming on the road. In Game 1 of the 1918 World Series, they got an RBI single from Stuffy McInnis and a six-hitter from Babe Ruth to beat the Cubs. In Game 1 of the 1986 Fall Classic, Bruce Hurst and Calvin Schiraldi combined on a four-hitter, and the lone run crossed the plate after an error.
• This game marked the 11th postseason contest in which a solo homer represented the only run of the game. Among those, this was the sixth in which the road team was victorious. The most recent before Tuesday occurred in Game 3 of the 2001 AL Division Series, when the Yankees' Jorge Posada homered in the fifth and Mike Mussina and Mariano Rivera combined on a six-hitter to beat the Athletics.
• John Lackey (6 2/3 innings, four hits, eight K's) and the Boston bullpen supported the six-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts. The Red Sox have now authored 11 team shutouts in their postseason history, with the 12 K's in this one the most. The previous high in a shutout was 11 K's, first generated in Game 2 of the 1903 World Series against Pittsburgh, then matched in Game 1 of the 2008 ALCS against the Rays.
• Koji Uehara fanned two in his 1 1/3 innings to close out the win, and he has a pair of multiple-inning saves in 2013. The most for a Red Sox pitcher in one postseason was Jonathan Papelbon's four in 2007. Dick Drago also had two in 1975.
• The Tigers' pitching staff -- behind Justin Verlander's 10 K's in eight innings -- tallied 11 strikeouts in the game. Detroit increased its total for the 2013 postseason to 100 K's in eight games. The Rangers' 150 K's (in 16 games) in '10 stands as the top mark for a postseason.
The Tigers have fanned at least 11 batters in four straight games. The streak is the longest in a single postseason.
• Verlander has fanned at least 10 batters in all three of his games this postseason, with the three straight 10-plus-strikeout games matching Bob Gibson (1967-'68) and Cliff Lee (2010) for the longest streaks in playoff history.
Verlander and Lee in 2010 are the only pitchers with three double-digit strikeout games in a single postseason. Verlander now also has a record six double-digit strikeout games in his postseason career. He had been tied with Lee, Gibson and Randy Johnson.
• There have been seven shutouts during the 2013 postseason, with four of them ending with a 1-0 score. The seven shutouts are tied with 2001 for the third most since 1995. There were nine in 2012 and eight in '10.
The four 1-0 games are tied for the most with the 1991 postseason. That year, the Pirates and Braves played three 1-0 games in the National League Championship Series, and then the Twins defeated the Braves, 1-0, in Game 7 of the World Series. From 1903-68, before League Championship Series play, the '49 and '66 Fall Classics each produced two 1-0 games.
2013 National League Championship Series: Cardinals at Dodgers, Game 4
The Cardinals banged out the first two home runs of the 2013 NLCS, and with longballs from Matt Holliday and Shane Robinson, defeated the Dodgers, 4-2. St. Louis is up, 3-1, in the series.
St. Louis improved to 34-6 all-time when homering at least twice in a postseason game, and has now won seven straight such games. The Cards' most recent loss in a multihomer effort took place in Game 4 of the 2011 NLCS, when Milwaukee doubled St. Louis up (in runs), 4-2. From 1926-2000, the Cardinals won 15 straight games when homering twice.
• Holliday's two-run blast in the third inning and Robinson's pinch-hit shot in the seventh inning gives St. Louis 157 all-time postseason home runs.
Breaking them down by the number of runners on base, there have been 84 solo shots, 51 with one runner on, 19 with a pair of runners on base and three grand slams. Among the players to hit them with one runner on, Holliday now has two of those 51, with Albert Pujols having the most (nine).
• Robinson was the sixth Cardinals pinch-hitter to homer in a postseason game. The others: Mark McGwire in Game 2 of the 2000 NLDS, J.D. Drew in Game 1 of the '02 NLCS, Eduardo Perez in Game 2 of the '02 NLCS, So Taguchi in Game 3 of the '06 NLDS and Chris Duncan in Game 5 of the '06 NLCS.
• Matt Carpenter drove in the first run of the game with a third-inning double, scored on Holliday's home run, and later added a walk and a stolen base. He was the 25th leadoff hitter to have a postseason game with at least one run, RBI, extra-base hit, steal and walk. Among those 25, Carpenter was the first Cardinals player to do this.
Roger Schlueter is senior researcher for MLB Productions.


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Apple could launch a new, smaller version of the iPad this year, according to new reports. Rumours from Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal suggest that the smaller iPad, not to be confused with an iPhone, would have a diagonal measure of seven to eight inches. The current iPad is 9.7 inches by diagonal measure.
The "iPad Mini" would be a cheaper alternative to the bigger tablet that is designed to compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus 7.
So what does this mean for gamers? Assuming the new iPad would support the current iPad's entire software library, which boasts quite a few games that can't be played on your iPhone or iPod Touch (like Kingdom Rush, one of my favourites of the year), this could be an affordable, versatile handheld gaming device. And it could make for some tough competition for the resurgent Nintendo 3DS and struggling PlayStation Vita this Christmas season.
Bloomberg: Apple Plans to Launch Smaller iPad This Year (Update: and the WSJ agrees) [Gizmodo]


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There are two stacks A and B.
A : a,b,c,d ('a' is on top and 'd' is at the bottom of the stack)
B : (empty)
There are two rules.
If an element of A is popped, it must be printed immediately or pushed into B.
If an element of B is popped, it can only be printed.
So, how many permutations of a,b,c,d are possible? (continue reading)
P.S. Well, I did calculations manually(didn't use any formula) and got 14 as the answer. However, it took around 10 minutes to do the lengthy steps. So, is there an easy way to do this?


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App Review: Diamond Breaker by mAPPn, Inc.
by Dorothy on
July 14, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Educational, Entertainment, Games, Kids, Staff Favorites
Diamond Breaker is a challenging and unique physics game by Mobile App Network. You are mining for diamonds deep in the Earth. The diamonds are located throughout the mine and your job is to get the diamonds onto your boat without letting them fall into the lava below. The trick is that you cannot move your boat. You can only try to make the diamonds fall onto the boat by adjusting the way that you cut them out of the rock.
In the upper left hand side of the screen is a small map of the cave that you are mining in. The diamonds show up as small dots on the screen. This map gives you a good overview of the situation and can help you visualize what needs to happen to get the diamonds in the boat. The bottom left corner of the screen contains a directional controller that allows you to pan around using the full viewing screen. I had to get used to the fact that you cannot pan around in this game by simply touching the screen and dragging it. You must use the controller. Not all the rocks in the mine can be cut. Those that can be cut are displayed in purple on the screen. To cut them, tap and drag your finger across the rock. This motion will draw a line along which the rock will be cut. The cuts must go all the way through the rock or a piece of it. You cannot cut halfway through anything. Also, you have a limited number of cuts that you can make in each level. So, keep an eye on the meter at the right side of the screen and use your cuts wisely.
The first couple of levels are easy. After that, you have to really start thinking hard to get the job done. Many of the levels took me more than one try. Luckily, if your diamonds do fall into the lava, the app will tell you that you failed the level but will give you the option to try it again. You get as many tries as it takes. You can't move on to the next level until you complete the one before it, though. One little quirk in the game is that the game does not save your place if you just exit and come back to it. To save your place in the game, you must tap the "end game" button when you complete or fail a level. If you exit the game at this point, then you can return to where you left off and replay any of the levels that you have already played.
Diamond Breaker is sure to keep you coming back again and again trying to solve the puzzles. The only problem may be running out of puzzles too soon, as there are only 25 levels. Hopefully, more will come soon in future updates.
Developer's Website: http://www.mappn.com/


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Some of the most common excuses that you will always hear from individuals who are trying to avoid regular exercise, is that they either don't have a gym membership (can't afford it, etc.) or they don't have any spare time to allocate to gym duty.
These excuses are weak (just like an unhealthy body) at best. While going to the gym might be a good way to get a good workout, exercise is not exclusively synonymous to gyms. Here are just a few simple ways that you can get an exceptional workout, no gym required.
Walking Lunges
Walking lunges are a type of exercise that a lot of people shy away from because they can be extremely strenuous if not done properly. To start, you should stand upright with your chest up, shoulders back, and your feet apart from each other, parallel to the width of your hips.
You should then follow up from this stance by taking a sizable step forward, bending both of your knees until your rear knee is nearly touching the ground. Continue with your forward motion while alternating your legs. When you are in this position, your knee, hip, and shoulder should all be set in a straight line. If this is not the case then you should try taking smaller steps. You should aim for three to five sets of reps (20 reps per set)
Body Weight Squats/Air Squats
Air squats focus on your butt and legs, just like walking lunges. To begin, place your feet apart from each other at shoulder width (relatively tall persons may want to go a bit wider for best results). Next, angle your toes slightly outwards and (with your shoulders back and chest up) bend your knees while pivoting back into your heels.
This should be a controlled slow movement and you should come to a stop when you are at 90 degrees. Now, once you have done this, move back upwards with greater speed (do not hyperextend your knees). You should aim for three to five sets of reps (anywhere between 20 – 30 reps in each set).
Mountain Climbers
Now this technique actually targets your entire body and for the best effects, it is probably best utilized between your air squats or lunges. You should begin with your belly pulled in tight and your wrists aligned under your shoulders, i.e. in a plank position.
Next, carry your feet upwards in somewhat of a running motion – don't excessively strain yourself if you cannot carry your feet all of the way upwards (just do as much as you can). However, you should always ensure that you belly remains tight throughout the entire rep. You should aim for three to five sets of reps (30 – 40 reps per set).
While this is a simple technique that everyone has heard of before, it is still extremely effective. One thing worth noting, is that women who exercise will time and again either neglect or flat out refuse to perform this exercise. This is not a gender specific exercise, women benefit from this exercise just as much as men. If normal full body weight push-ups are too difficult, then you should try doing push-ups with your hands on an elevated surface.
You should start with your hands positioned slightly outside shoulder width. Then, while tightening your body, lead with your chest while moving in a downward motion. Finally, push away from the surface that your hands are placed on and then repeat the entire motion. Keep in mind that you should try to squeeze your shoulder blades together while letting your chest stretch. When you are ready to push back upwards, the force should lead from your chest, legs, and abs. You should aim for three to five sets of reps (10 – 15 reps per set).
Step-ups are well known for the fact that they target your lower body (especially your butt). Firstly, place one of your feet on a stable elevated surface – make sure that your weight is on the elevated foot (especially on the heel). Next, step upwards, making an effort to move straight up instead of traveling forward. You should then use your butt to ensure that the weight stays on your heel.
Follow this up by stepping down and performing the motion again with the same leg. Proper balance is key in this exercise, since your weight will need to successfully pivot on your heels. You should aim foe three to five sets of reps (with 15 to 20 reps in each set) per leg.
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MHP Paleo Protein
The best time to take this is after workouts with a light healthy snack. It actually has no artificial sweeteners, instead it uses stevia as a sweetener. There is no dairy; however, there are egg white and beef protein sources.
Vitamin D3
This helps to boost your immune system, therefore it is greatly helps in preventing the contraction of diseases. Best to take approximately 1,000 IU twice a day with meals.


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There are still two long, cold winter months to wait out before Divergent finally hits theaters, but until then, here's a new trailer to obsess over.
The new clip features an extended look at Tris's fear landscape, complete with the water tank and the giant dog. And of course, there's a quick peek at shirtless Four, faction tattoos glowing in the mysterious light that Theo James just naturally emanates because he's so incredibly good-looking.
Video: Divergent: exclusive final trailer
Divergent hits theaters on March 21.
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Rendezvous in DVF
First Lady Michelle Obama was in New York City today to attend the United Nations General Assembly, where President Obama gave an address. On the style front, Mrs. O chose the Rendezvous dress from DVF Fall 2012, paired with a blue double wool crepe coat from Narciso Rodriguez, previously seen here. A vintage pink Schreiner pin completed the look.


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New hunting and fishing licenses are now available
Dove hunting seasons opens Sept. 1, and about two weeks later, we'll be shooting teal. Shortly after that, the archery season on deer opens in October. But to participate in any of those very popular shooting activities, you'll need to have the 2012-13 hunting license, which is available where sporting goods are sold as of Aug. 15.
Licenses may also be purchased online through the TPWD Web site at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/buy or by phone at (800) 895-4248 with a $5 convenience fee required for each transaction. Call center hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. The online transaction system is available 24/7. A transaction receipt may be printed at the time of purchase online and a confirmation number is provided for phone orders, with the physical license mailed separately. Confirmation numbers will verify that a license has been purchased, which is sufficient for dove hunting, but will not allow hunters to take fish or wildlife that require a tag.
"Current-year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except year-to-date fishing licenses) expire Aug. 31, and new licenses for 2012-13 are now on sale," said Steve Lightfoot with TPWD. "The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issues about 2.1 million hunting and fishing licenses annually through the agency's 28 field offices, more than 58 state parks and at over 1,600 retailers across Texas."
To hunt dove or teal in September, a Migratory Game Bird Stamp ($7) is required. Duck hunters also need to purchase a Federal Duck Stamp and receive HIP (Harvest Information Program) certification. HIP certification involves a brief survey of previous year's hunting success and is conducted at the time licenses are purchased.
Certification will be printed on the license. Lifetime license holders must also be HIP-certified and purchase the Federal Duck Stamp to hunt migratory birds. All other state stamp endorsements are included with a lifetime license.
"There are other mandatory endorsements to consider at the time of purchase," said Lightfoot. "An Upland Game Bird Stamp ($7) is required to hunt all non-migratory game birds, including turkey, quail, pheasant and chachalaca."
If you hunt and fish, you'll definitely want to purchase a Super Combo license. It's the best bang for the buck at $68, and automatically gets these needed stamps. Sportsmen ages 65 and older qualify for a discounted Senior Super Combo for $32. Duck hunters will still need to purchase a Federal Duck Stamp.
Hunters and anglers can also take care of their licensing requirements for life with the purchase of an $1,800 Lifetime Super Combo, or you can enter for a chance at winning a lifetime license through a special drawing. Entries for the Lifetime License Drawing cost $5 each and may be purchased wherever licenses are sold. There is no limit on the number of entries that may be purchased. Winners will be drawn on Dec. 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013. If you enter by Dec. 27, 2012, you will be eligible for both drawings."Also available everywhere licenses are sold are chances for Big Time Texas Hunts," said Lightfoot. "The Big Time Texas Hunts is a very popular department program that offers hunters the opportunity to enter to win one or more premium guided hunts with food and lodging provided, as well as taxidermy in some cases. The crown jewel of the program is the Texas Grand Slam dream hunt package, which includes four separate hunts for Texas' most prized big game animals — the desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, mule deer and pronghorn. There are several quality whitetail hunt packages available, as well as opportunities to pursue alligator, waterfowl, upland game birds, and exotics such as sable and gemsbok."
Hunters can buy Big Time Texas Hunts entries online for $9 each at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/buyentry or for $10 each at license retailers or by phone. There is no limit to the number of entries you can buy, and all proceeds benefit conservation, wildlife management and public hunting.
Definitely don't forget that Hunter Education Certification is also required of any hunter born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, and who is at least 17 years old. For hunters who are unable to work in a hunter education course before hunting season for whatever reason, TPWD offers a deferral option that allows people 17 years of age or older a one-time only extension to complete the state's hunter education requirements. The individual must first purchase a hunting license and then may purchase the deferral, option No. 166.
"Hunters using the deferral must be accompanied by someone 17 years old or older also licensed to hunt in Texas," said Lightfoot. "The accompanying individual must have completed hunter education or be exempt from the requirements (born before Sept. 2, 1971). The extension is good for one license year, by which time the person with the deferred option needs to complete a hunter education course. This option is not available to those who have ever received a conviction or deferred adjudication for lack of hunter education certification. They still must take the course before going afield."
For information concerning the latest regulations and articles on hunting and fishing in Texas, check out the 2012-13 Outdoor Annual available at license retailers, and online at www.txoutdoorannual.com.
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Create seven quilts with modern fabrics and stylish compositions using techniques such as improvisational piecing, paper piecing and raw edge appliqué.
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Rose Graves' character reacts to the verbal advances of Louis Monaco's character in Cultural Park Theatre's production of "New York City Rhythms." Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with 3 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. The show runs through Sunday, Aug. 11. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 772-5862 or visit culturalparktheater.com. Cultural Park Theatre is at 528 Cultural Park Blvd. in Cape Coral. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.
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According to The Orlando Sentinel George Zimmerman has told investigators that during his 911 phone call, Trayvon Martin was circling his SUV on foot.
And he has further claimed that during the fight Trayvon Martin tried to cover Zimmerman's mouth, and that Martin was reaching for his gun.
The Sentinel's reporters Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner have a source saying that Zimmerman has been sticking to his story:
The source said Zimmerman's account of events hasn't changed in his several statements to police — in which he said he was so unnerved by the teen's behavior that he rolled up his window to avoid a confrontation. However, he never mentioned any of that while talking to the dispatcher.
Naturally, the lead attorney for Trayvon Martin's parents, Benjamin Crump says that these claims contradict earlier ones in which Zimmerman says that it was he who was crying out for help in the 911 calls. How could he cry out if he was being muffled by Trayvon Martin?
"It's either one or the other, it can't be both," Crump said. "We have to put together this puzzle because, unfortunately, we don't have Trayvon Martin's version" of events.
If Zimmerman's claims that Martin acted menacingly before the fight and reached for the gun during it can be substantiated, it will be awfully difficult to convict him of murder in the second degree.
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Chemical Calculations at a Glance
Chemical Calculations at a Glance
ISBN: 978-1-405-14621-0 February 2009 Wiley-Blackwell 208 Pages
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Based on the successful at a Glance approach, with integrated double page presentations explaining the mathematics required by undergraduate students of chemistry, set in context by detailed chemical examples, this book will be indispensable to all students of chemistry. By bringing the material together in this way the student is shown how to apply the maths and how it relates to familiar concepts in chemistry. By including problems (with answers) on each presentation, the student is encouraged to practice both the mathematical manipulations and the application to problems in chemistry. More detailed chemical problems at the end of each topic illustrate the range of chemistry to which the maths is relevant and help the student acquire sufficient confidence to apply it when necessary.
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1. Units.
2. Significant figures.
3. Accuracy and precision.
4. Calculated quantities.
5. Uncertainties.
6. Maximum possible error.
7. Maximum probable error.
8. Simple statistics.
9. Statistical tests.
10. Scientific notation.
B. Algebra and Basic Skills.
11. Precedence.
12. Fractions.
13. Inequalities.
14. Indices.
15. Rearranging equations.
16. Ratios and proportionality.
17. Factorials.
C. Functions.
18. Functions of one variable.
19. Functions of many variables.
20. Equation of a straight line.
21. Inverse functions.
22. Series.
23. Real and imaginary numbers.
24. Complex numbers.
25. Factorisation.
26. Quadratic equations.
27. The exponential function.
28. Natural logarithms.
29. Logarithms to base 10.
D. Trigonometry and Vectors.
30. Trigonometry.
31. Trigonometric functions.
32. Inverse trigonometric functions.
33. Coordinate systems.
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35. Moduli.
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Music and Afghanistan has been an uneasy relationship in recent years. During the years that the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, most instrumental music was forbidden. Music cassettes and instruments were routinely destroyed. Since the downfall of the Taliban, music has returned, but the stigma the Taliban had associated with songs has not been an easy one to erase. Still, musicians there are trying to return to the glory days of Afghan music. Those glory days in Afghanistan, like a lot of great pop music around the globe were in the 1960s and '70s. It's so easy to get lost in the narrative of forbidden music under the Taliban, that it is striking when you hear the kinds of sounds that were coming out of Kabul nearly 40 years ago. Ahmad Zahir, Afghanistan's psychedelic folk master died in 1979, but ask anyone in Kabul today about him, and it's like referring to Elvis. Or as one proud Zahir fan quipped in their comment on an Ahmad Zahir video on YouTube: he is not the Afghan Elvis, Elvis is the American Ahmad Zahir. Zahir is called "the king of Afghan music" and now Guerssen Records, a small boutique label in Spain, has provided the sonic backstory for Ahmad Zahir. Guerssen dug out the original master tapes of Zahir's hits from the '70s and have released a nine track collection of his biggest. Sadly, some of the unease with music associated with the Taliban seems to have been at the root of Ahmad Zahir's death in 1979. The Marxist government at the time reportedly didn't see eye to eye with Zahir's political views. They said Zahir died in a car accident, but Zahir's father, a doctor and former prime minister, said the cause of death was a bullet shot in his son's temple. Zahir's story and music are stark reminders that as slow as progress may seem in Afghanistan right now, it's not as if the country is starting from zero. A pluralistic society with open minds and really cool music thrived there not so long ago. Many in Afghanistan today are simply trying to recapture it.
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A History of Belarus
Lubov Bazan
Категория: Belarusian books, Literature, Literatuur, Non-Fiction, Wit-Russische boeken
Уровень: Belarusian Literature, Wit-Russische Literatuur
Rare materials on Belarus are a potential treasure trove for the English language reader. A blank spot on the map for many, Belarus is an undiscovered mystery in the heart of Europe – undiscovered, because little has been published on the country's history and current affairs, and the origin of the ethnic group that calls itself 'Belarusians'. Author Lubov Bazan attempts to uplift the veil of secrecy surrounding Belarus and answer an important question of the ethnogenesis of the Belarusians.
Unique in its ongoing struggle for independence, throughout its history Belarus has been deprived of this luxury by being continuously included in various state formations such as Kievan Rus', the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Kingdom of Poland, the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. A History of Belarus is a thorough chronological narrative that covers major milestones of Belarus's journey into the 21st century.
Lubov Bazan gives her readers plenty of leeway to form their own conclusions about the historical material presented. By incorporating different theoretical viewpoints on fundamental issues such as the ethnic background of the Belarusian people and formation of their national identity, the origins of the language, and the historically complex religious composition of the country, Bazan offers a platform for discussion.
"I can only commend Glagoslav Publications for issuing this work and I hope that they will continue to publish many more translations from Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian authors for the Anglophone market. This is an important step to bridging the linguistic barriers that continue to exist between English-language and Eastern European scholarship". Catherine Gibson, East Central Europe
"A concise primer on Belarus. The author not only explains the cultural and political nature of the country, but also provides insights into post-Kyivan Rus, i.e. the 13th through 16th centuries. Few Ukrainians or Russians are aware of that pivotal and substantial chunk of time. Bazan shows how Belarus stood at the intersection of geography, trade, ideas, politics, war, and culture among Poland, Lithuania, Russia, the East and West, North and South, as well as Catholicism and Orthodoxy. These determined today's landscape among the Eastern Slavs. My fellow Ukrainians should take an interest in that history. Russians too would learn who they and their neighbors are and are not." Peter Fedynsky
Lubov Bazan
Lubov Bazan, a historian, art analyst and translator, was born in Belarus where she graduated from the Faculty of History at the Pedagogical University and the post-graduate School of Art at the Academy of Science. Following her graduation, she worked as a research associate at the Vitebsk Historical Museum and professor of the History of Art at the Institute of Technology.
In 1988 Bazan became the director of the Vitebsk Municipal Art Gallery, at the same time working as the television writer and hostess of TV shows about art.
In 1991, under Bazan's supervision, Belarus saw an exposition of Marc Chagall's work, the first of its kind in the country at the time, featuring over a hundred paintings by the previously banned in the communist state artist. After the exposition, Lubov Bazan became actively involved in the creation of the Marc Chagall Museum in his native Vitebsk, eventually assuming the position of the museum's director.
Since 1997 Lubov Bazan has lived in the Netherlands where she lectures on the history of Russian art and iconography. She has authored multiple articles about history, culture and art, and in 2011 translated the book Pyotr's Borscht by Dutch novelist José Hennekam into Russian.
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"ASICS Tiger VOICE" introduces various people from various genres who wear the ASICS Tiger brand, have fun, and express themselves.
This edition features Motofumi "Poggy" Kogi, the United Arrows& Sons Director gaining attention at home and abroad. He talks freely from his personal childhood memories to the presence of the ASICS Tiger brand from a global perspective.
When did you first encounter the ASICS Tiger brand?
The first time I wore ASICS Tiger brand was when I was in elementary school. At that time, I was beginning to get interested in fashion, and don't you start borrowing stuff from your dad's clothes when you're around that age? I found a pair of ASICS Tiger classic sneakers in my dad's wardrobe so I decided to put them on. That's my first encounter with ASICS Tiger.
I was also on the school's volley ball club. The shoes I wore then had GEL technology in them, too. Those shoes were genuinely for playing sports, so I didn't have the image of them being particularly fashionable, but I clearly remember the color combination of red stripes on the white fabric, and that unique comfortable fit.
Since then as the years moved on, you entered the world of fashion. What triggered your interest towards ASICS Tiger again?
I was starting to become somewhat curious about them 4-5 years ago when I saw shops in the U.S. and Europe buying ASICS Tiger shoes. Then Ronnie Fieg from NY gave me a pair of "Limited Edition" ASICS Tiger shoes as a gift. This experience had a decisive impact. Ronnie's "Limited Edition" model was packed with his distinctive taste like European-inspired color combinations and lots of shoelaces. Also, the way they fit comfortably the moment I put them on linked with my childhood experience and I felt the unique good-natured serious attitude of a Japanese brand.
So you were re-drawn to the ASICS Tiger brand which you always thought were ordinary sports shoes because designers from abroad reverse-imported them to you?
Yes. For instance, the Ivy League Look-based "American Casual" is being praised in the U.S. now. I actually think this trend has an aspect of reverse-importing of the "American Casual" boom in Japan.
This is what ASICS Tiger is for me. When a brand too familiar for the Japanese is valued as "cool" abroad, you come to realize again how stylish they were.
How would you choose your ASICS Tiger shoes?
From my personal preference, I would choose a model with a look that is somewhere between "high-tech" and casual. I like ones that use material like nubuck and suede.
While other brands' sneakers tend to try to become the main star of the look, ASICS Tiger brand shoes are low-key in a good way. They accentuate the entire outfit (rather than standing out.) The mentality is very Japanese, and makes me all the more want to keep multiple pairs in different colors.
Tell us your vision for the ASICS Tiger brand. What kind of brand do you want them to be?
I feel people outside of Japan strongly recognize "ASICS Tiger" as a Japanese brand. I felt this way while I was talking to Ronnie as well. They value Japanese brands to be "cool, carefully crafted and precise."
ASICS Tiger shoes are indeed carefully crafted, from the material they use, the stitching, and even in areas you cannot see. The makers are stubborn, but also strongly determined to make quality products. I hope that they won't lose that serious attitude. I even hope that the ASICS Tiger brand will someday become part of how Japan is perceived from abroad, like "Sushi, Karaoke & ASICS Tiger"
I also think "street fashion" and "mode fashion" are crossing over each other's boundaries more and more in the current fashion scene. Like so, I hope that the ASICS Tiger brand will become a boundary-breaking brand, too.
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The tree produces wonderful deeply red flowers, faintly resembling actual roses, with what resembles soft white hair around. While not thorny, the flowers then close into hard seeds, the soft hair turns into sharp thorns, making the ground around dangerous. Presumably, it is an adaptation to local reptiles and their hard skin, helping it to stick and be carried to new locations.
To humans, it is a painful thing to pass under the tree in late summer. Most local animals know when to evade it, too. Luckily, a seed stays hard for only a few weeks, a few days at most if it gets wet.
In autumn, the leaves turn to exactly the same red colour, making it stand out among other trees.
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The edges and nape of a woman's hair can be the most troublesome. They are often much shorter than the overall length of the person's hair. Let's say you've developed a regimen that seems to be working beautifully, your hair is growing nice and strong, thick and healthy, and you've been able to retain length. But when you comb your hair up into a ponytail, the hair in the back never quite reaches the holder and falls down or sticks out. You decide to wear a sleek chignon but your edges appear thin or even to be receding. What gives?! Why isn't your regimen causing those areas of hair to be flourishing as well? Well, the fact is that the halo of your hair requires special attention and careful techniques in order for it to grow long and strong. Here are a few tips to help your edges and nape to grow just as well as the other areas of your hair:
- Ease up on the tension. Most ladies utilize protective styling to retain the most amount of growth; however these styles place the most amount of tension on the edges and nape of the hair. Ponytails, buns, wraps, cornrow braids and wigs – they are beautiful and do help the hair to flourish but if you are having an issue with your halo, do not do these styles continuously. Be sure you do not pull to tightly when wearing a ponytail or bun. Definitely avoid sleeping with the hair pulled taught. If you are wearing a wrap style, switch up the direction every few days so that one side doesn't always receive the highest amount of tension.
- Treat the area as you do the ends of your hair. Most healthy hair journey women are diligent about moisturizing and sealing the ends of the hair first and being extremely careful with them also. But a lot of times, the edges and nape area are neglected when applying moisturizer and conditioner – especially the area behind the helix of the ear. Be sure you fold your ear down if necessary and care for that area. The edges and nape require just as much attention as the ends do, so treat them the same.
- Check your sleep head gear. A lot of bonnets have exposed elastic on the interior which can wreak havoc on your edges! If you own one of these either turn it inside out or replace it with one of the bonnet styles that has fabric covered edges. If you wear a scarf, pay attention when you tie it! Be sure you don't catch any hair in the knot. Also check to be sure that the nape is completely covered by the bonnet or scarf, sometimes we place the head gear above our ears which means that the nape of our hair is exposed. I also sleep on a satin pillowcase because I realize a lot of scarves tend to fold or move up while I am sleeping.
- It is okay if they are not "perfect"! We all like our hairstyles to look neat, and few of us want bushy, "fly away" edges. So we apply gels and glazes, then brush our edges and nape into place. This is so counterproductive to having the healthiest edges possible. The gels are drying and cause buildup and brushing causes breakage and thinning. Smooth them into place with a moisturizing hold product (such as Bee Mine Bee Hold Curly Butter) and use either a very soft brush or better yet a comb to style.
- Invest in a silk or satin cap to wear beneath your wig(s). If you are a die hard wig wearer, do not use the nylon wig caps on a daily or regular basis. They pull at your halo hair and zap the moisture from your strands leading to breakage and even damage. If you can't find one in stores, try the Beauty Town Luxury Unisex Satin Dome cap available at online retailers such as Hair Wig Harlem and Golden Mart Beauty Supply.
- Try massaging those areas with castor oil. I have witnessed several women, including my mother, who use castor oil to help the edges of their hair to fill in. The proof is in the pudding with this one. I love a good ol' tried and true method!