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Hey, looks pretty good. Glad to see you were to able to adapt this and be flexible with it.
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Hey, looks pretty good. Glad to see you were to able to adapt this and be flexible with it.
Okay, after toying around with this whole thing, I've come up with some methods for using Photoshop Elements 2 to emulate your style as much as possible. I still have not successfully tested it on the Earthlike planet or Star types yet, but it works pretty well for the Rocky Planet/Moon type.
Selecting Color Range is not supported in Elements 2. To emulate that effect, I created a Threshold layer above the Hills and Mountain layers.
Mountain Layer
Click on the Threshold layer. Use the Magic Wand tool at a Threshold of about 175. You can play with that number as you like. Use the Magic Wand tool to select the white portions in the Threshold layer. Click over to the Mountains layer and hit Delete. Then Deselect (CTRL+D or through the menu). Drag the Threshold layer to the trash.
Hills Layer
Same basic concepts as Mountain Layer. All I did was change the Threshold setting on the Magic Wand to about 125.
Since Color Overlays are also not supported, the closest I could come was to create a Solid Color layer over each; Land, Hills, and Mountains. I used the brown color you described in your tutorial. I then set the Layer Mode to Overlay and then linked each set and merged the linked layers. That is a separate action for the Mountain, Hills and Land layers.
Layer Effects are present but very limited. I was not able to set any options for them and so the shadows on the mountains layer turned the "mountains" into craters and canyons.
I can get into more detail if anybody needs. Mostly I am just describing how to alter your tutorial for the purpose of using Elements 2. Not even sure how many people even use it. Looking on the web, Elements 3 (and presumably later) have Select Color Range built in.
I've attached an image of a moon that I built entirely in Elements 2. I could have easily attached an atmosphere, but I wanted to test the basic concepts first. Besides, I need a good moon image for another project. :) I think you will see that it is closer in concept to your examples than my first effort.
Again, thanks for the wonderful tutorial. It has been very engaging trying to adapt it to the tools that I have. Later today I am going to try the Earthlike planet and see where I can get with it.
Post up the shot of that one too, I'd like to see it.
I have no idea of what the theory is to it or the math underlaying it but the result is something like the posterize filter...it makes something like a 6 color image (black, white. red, green, blue, and yellow depending on the colors underneath) all very bright and in a camouflage sort of pattern. I only use it on grayscale clouds to create a cow spot pattern. On these gray clouds it sort of equalizes everything so that the result is black and white instead of grayscale. This could probably be done with levels, curves, and threshold.
The result of Hard Mix is either 0 or 255 for each channel. if the sum of upper layer value and lower layer value is greater than 255, then it is 255, else the result will be 0.
Example image at the link.
And as promised, here is the Earthlike planet done entirely in Photoshop Elements 2. Can use some touch-ups here and there, but you get the general idea.
Thanks TC, very understandable now...coolness.
Pretty nice Nolgroth.
Thanks for the compliment. One thing I haven't been able to figure out is how to have the mountains appear on the continents. Still, being able to use just a single program to get results as nice as these is worth missing out on a relatively minor detail. I'm sure I'll refine my technique as I go along.


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There is criteria which one should follow in order to be a neoatheist:
*Understanding science, religion, supernatural and atheism
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~Supernatural is the silly notion things cannot be explained by science but religion, and sometimes pseudoscience (which is fake science).
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Feb 1 2013: Neo-Atheism? Is that organized blind crusading Nik? similar to modern American politicians during electioneering? Emotionally driven while maintaining a facade of indifference and if backed into a corner has 25 well rehearsed rejoinders.
There is an emotional element with some Atheists i know, too close to the blind acolyte and when i've tried to point this out that they are starting to mimic crazy evangelists they don't see where i'm coming from and as usual i've completely wrecked any further communication with them.One of my countrymen who i respect and have had great conversations with and is an avid atheist said once "It's all about position" He's right.
The thing with replacing all faith and the belief that there is always something beyond the horizon is what are you going to fill the void with? Even logic is constrained by itself and can lead to the abandonment of further investigation into phenomena that is perceived to be too circumstantial.
Is the Neo Atheist the spiritual atheist of this centuries early 2000's? or is it a Super Pac in disguise.
Feb 7 2013: I was wondering if you were being satirical or there was a new something out there. I can't believe TED suggested this as being tabooish, there are only the usual ghosts here and most of us know the usual response we pass to each other. I tried challenging the latest religion to sweep the world and was moderated and was very surprised by the level of emotional response and indoctrinational propagandist ideology used by these blind knights. You can't call someone bisexual anymore. Quite strange, when the world gets to this level of PC like Britain run for the hills.
I can't say that atheists should adopt the word religion but maybe they should go amongst the FN nations to find that special something without the word religion being involved, they are just now rousing from a long slumber.
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OLYMPIA, WA - The Evergreen State men's (10-15 overall, 5-10 CCC) battled to the end, but couldn't come out with the win in tonight's nail-biting 63-67 loss against the Corban College Warriors (13-12 overall, 7-7 CCC).
The two teams fought for the lead throughout the competition, each not allowing the other to stray far. The Warriors held the Geoducks at the break 31-28 and continued to lead through the majority of the second half. Down by ten at the six minute mark, Evergreen stepped their game up a notch and went on an exciting 14-2 run with three of the Geoducks five steals taking place in that time. Evergreen took a 63-61 lead with 1:53 remaining. From that mark three Greeners fouled out, Pat Mattson, Thomas Cook and Jim Dowling, which thus permitted free throws for Corban with each foul. The Warriors took advantage of six of the ten opportunities, taking the game to the final score.
Evergreen's, Mattson led the Geoducks with 25 points tonight, while Cook added 12 and Luke Hammond put in 11. Cook also grabbed the team high of six rebounds. Corban's All-American, Eric Fiegi, had a stunning 36 points and the game high eight rebounds while Joel Worcester added 13 for the Warriors as well.
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Truth in Lending Act
|Long title
|An Act to safeguard the consumer in connection with the utilization of credit by requiring full disclosure of the terms and conditions of finance charges in credit transactions or in offers to extend credit; by restricting the garnishment of wages; and by creating the National Commission on Consumer Finance to study and make recommendations on the need for further regulation of the consumer finance industry; and for other purposes.
|Acronyms (colloquial)
|Consumer Credit Protection Act
|Enacted by
|the 90th United States Congress
|May 29, 1968
|Public Law
|Statutes at Large
|82 Stat. 146
|Titles amended
|15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
|U.S.C. sections created
|15 U.S.C. ch. 41 § 1601
|Legislative history
The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) of 1968 is United States federal law designed to promote the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs associated with borrowing are calculated and disclosed.[1]
TILA also gives consumers the right to cancel certain credit transactions that involve a lien on a consumer's principal dwelling, regulates certain credit card practices, and provides a means for fair and timely resolution of credit billing disputes. With the exception of certain high-cost mortgage loans, TILA does not regulate the charges that may be imposed for consumer credit. Rather, it requires uniform or standardized disclosure of costs and charges so that consumers can shop. It also imposes limitations on home equity plans that are subject to the requirements of 12 C.F.R. 1026.40 and certain "higher-priced" mortgage loans (HPMLs) that are subject to the requirements of 12 C.F.R. 1026.35. The regulation prohibits certain acts or practices in connection with credit secured by a consumer's principal dwelling.
The Truth in Lending Act was originally Title I of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, Pub.L. 90–321, 82 Stat. 146, enacted June 29, 1968. The regulations implementing the statute, which are known as "Regulation Z", are codified at 12 C.F.R. 226. Most of the specific requirements imposed by TILA are found in Regulation Z, so a reference to the requirements of TILA usually refers to the requirements contained in Regulation Z, as well as the statute itself.[2]
From TILA's inception, the authority to implement the statute by issuing regulations was given to the Federal Reserve Board (FRB). However, effective July 21, 2011, TILA's general rule making authority was transferred to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), whose authority was established pursuant to provisions enacted by the passage of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in July of 2010. Any forthcoming regulations implementing the statute, which are also formally referred to as Regulation Z, will be codified at 12 C.F.R. 1026 and attempt to mirror the FRB's Regulation Z whenever feasible.[3] The Federal Reserve will retain some limited rule making authority under TILA for loans made by certain motor vehicle dealers, and for certain other provisions.
The regulation is divided into subparts.
Subpart B relates to open-end credit lines (revolving credit accounts), which includes credit card accounts and home-equity lines of credit (HELOCs).
Subpart C relates to closed-end credit, such as home-purchase loans and motor vehicle loans with a fixed loan term. It contains rules on disclosures, treatment of credit balances, annual percentage rate calculations, right of rescission,non requirements, and advertising.
Subpart D contains rules on oral disclosures, Spanish language disclosure in Puerto Rico, record retention, effect on state laws, state exemptions (which only apply to states that had Truth in Lending-type laws prior to the Federal Act), and rate limitations.
Subpart E contains special rules for mortgage transactions.[4]
- § 1026.32 frames the requirements for certain closed-end home mortgages.
- § 1026.33 are requirements for reverse mortgage mortgages, including the total annual loan cost rate and transaction disclosures.[citation needed]
- § 1026.34 prohibits acts or practices in connection with "high-cost" mortgages.
- § 1026.35 prohibits acts or practices in connection with "higher-priced" mortgage loans (HPMLs).
- § 1026.36 prohibits acts or practices in connection with credit secured by a dwelling.
- § 1026.39 deals with mortgage transfer disclosure guidelines.
- § 1026.40 sets the requirements for home equity plans.
- § 1026.42 aims to promote valuation independence.
Several appendices contain information such as the procedures for determinations about state laws, state exemptions and issuance of staff interpretations, special rules for certain kinds of credit plans, a list of enforcement agencies, model disclosures which if used properly will ensure compliance with the Act, and the rules for computing annual percentage rates in closed-end credit transactions and total annual loan cost rates for reverse mortgage transactions.
See also[edit]
- ^ Dlabay, Les R.; Burrow, James L.; Brad, Brad (2009). Intro to Business. Mason, Ohio: South-Western Cengage Learning. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-538-44561-0.
- ^ "Federal Reserve System Banking Information and Regulation". Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. FRB. July 30, 2008.
- ^ "CFPB Lays Out Implementation Plan for New Mortgage Rules". Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Press release). CFPB. February 13, 2013.
- ^ "12 C.F.R. 1026, Subpart E, §§ 31–45 (2013 Edition)". Code of Federal Regulations. GPO. January 1, 2013.
Further reading[edit]
|This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. (April 2009)
- United States Code (2004). 15 USC 1601 et seq..
- FDIC, Truth in Lending Act
- Truth in Lending Handbook, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Administrator of National Banks, December 2006.
- Truth in Lending Act Legislative History Law Librarian's Society of D.C.


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Moses und Aron - Further information
Arnold Schönberg
World première in a concert performance on March 12, 1954, Musikhalle, Hamburg
Staged world première on June 6, 1957, Municipal Theatre, Zurich
Arnold Schönberg's monumental masterpiece, the incomplete two act torso of Moses und Aron, is the last centurys most unusual music theatre creation and will open my last Munich Opera Festival on 28th June 2006. Schönberg started to grapple with the biblical story of the brothers Moses and Aron in the 1920s during a holiday he took near the Mattsee in Austria. It was during this time that he was personally confronted by the shock of the virulent spread of anti-Semitism through German speaking society. Smarting under this traumatic personal experience the composer, already a convert to Protestantism, became absorbed in religious, philosophical and social questions of morality.
Schönberg then worked on three pieces: a drama The Biblical Way, a cantata Moses and the Burning Bush and a chorus work You Should Not But You Must.
Through these works his vision of a great all-encompassing opus began to form step by step and was, at first, conceived as a grand oratorio. Schönberg wrote the three part text based on the Book of Exodus, the Second Book of Moses, which recounts the flight of the Israelites from Egyptian imprisonment supported by their belief in the God "Jahwe". Schönberg began composing the music of this work in 1930 and two years later had completed the first two acts. Always intending to compose the third act from the inspiration of his already completed text for it, he died before he was able to tackle the task and the work has remained a two thirds unfinished torso.
The brothers Moses and Aron personify the duality of thought and word. Moses has recognised the true God and sees it as his duty to give the Israelites a new cause and meaning for their existence but he cannot put his message across he lacks eloquence and articulacy. For this he needs his charismatic and, indeed eloquent, brother Aron to be his spokesman or, rather, the spokesman of God's will. But Moses, in delegating the task to Aron, becomes too preoccupied with the considerations of the moral and philosophical problems of God and God's laws and retreats into a solitary world of contemplation. The people feel abandoned by this abstract thinker ensconced in his ivory tower.
The populist Aron feels compelled to give the masses what they really want: a tangible God and he does so in the form of a golden calf. By doing this he openly breaks his covenant with Jahwe. The peoples dance around the golden calf descends into a wild orgy of sexuality, destruction and murder. Moses returns from his retreat and is confronted by the disaster and destroys the tablets of stone with God's laws inscribed upon them. The people, led by a column of fire, flee to the chosen land while Moses remains confused pondering the sentence "Oh words, words words that I lack".
Seldom in the 400 year history of opera has a work come so close to the bone of society's religious, philosophical and political questions as Moses und Aron. This work exemplifies music drama's role as a forum for the debate concerning the values of our society and concerning the meaning of our existence on this miserable planet of ours. Schönberg authorized the world première of the completed first two acts but did not live to witness it. The first staged performance took place in 1957 in Zürich six years after the composer's death.
David Pountney, the artistic director of the Bregenz Festival, whose last new production in Munich was that of Gounod's Faust in the year 2000, will direct this new production of Schönberg's magnum opus. After his enormous success as Alwa in Lulu and, recently, as Captain Vere in the new production of Billy Budd John
Daszak will assume the role of Aron. The great Wotan of Bayreuth, London, New York, Berlin and Munich, John Tomlinson, whose Claggart in Billy Budd won such high praise, will tackle the role of Moses which presents a challenge embodying, unlike that of his brother Aron, Schönberg's concept of "Sprechgesang". The third major role of this work is that of the Israelites themselves the challenge of which, of course, will be taken up by the Bavarian State Opera Chorus under the direction of Andrés Máspero.
It is fitting that the musical leadership for this great undertaking should be in the hands of Zubin Mehta as his last project as the company's Music Director. There are few conductors alive today with such a direct link to the music of the second Viennese school as Zubin Mehta. He studied in Vienna under Hans Swarowsky who was a student of Schönberg himself and musically this challenge will be the most fitting way for our music director to say goodbye to this institution. For us both it will be hugely important to present this work at this time in this world as we both say adieu and can reflect upon the history of 350 years of opera in Munich, 350 years of opera as drama, 350 years of opera as an expression of society's thoughts about itself and 350 years of an art form that is as important to us as the air we breathe.
Sir Peter Jonas
March 2005


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Who: Quik Skater Alex Olsen
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When: Summer '09
Learn more about the Quiksilver Limited Collection or check out some of the threads or meet a couple of the creatives involved in the line.
And in case you want to try this at home, this is what I do, it's super complex…
1. I open iPhoto on Scott's computer.
2. I find an interesting day of photos related to his job at Quiksilver (although I may start splicing in shots from his family vacations just to see if anyone actually watches these)
3. I set my camera on a tripod and film the screen as I press the right arrow on the computer.
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Green Mountain hits a molehill
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By Rick Aristotle Munarriz
Maybe Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) won't have such a rosy holiday season after all. Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mark Astrachan issued a bearish note on the java giant, sending the stock sharply lower yesterday. Shares have tumbled over 20% in the last three days.
Astrachan's channel checks show that Keurig brewer shipments from China have declined in recent months. The news contrasts with Green Mountain's conference call last month, when the company behind the Keurig single-cup brewers and the K-Cup portion packs that fuel the caffeinated sips indicated that sales are holding up well. It stuck to its near-term guidance calling for 60% to 65% in net sales growth for the entire fiscal year.
Astrachan feels that decelerating brewer shipments will result in a slowdown in K-Cup shipments.
Then again, we're only seeing part of the picture here. Bears were concerned that inventory levels were growing faster than the company's heady net sales. Is this simply a response to close the gap? Is this a natural slowdown ahead of the second generation of Keurig brewers that Green Mountain expects to introduce next summer? Is Astrachan's data also including the licensed Keurig-compatible single-cup brewers that Jarden's (JAH) Mr. Coffee and Conair's Cuisinart have been putting out? Are folks simply not buying brewers, or are they choosing different systems like the new CBTL single-cup platform that also makes espresso? Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) has been promoting that particular Keurig rival over older peers that have flopped in the past.
We're definitely getting mixed messages here.
This should have been a strong quarter for Green Mountain. Starbucks (SBUX) finally rolled out its K-Cups last month. Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) hopped on the K-Cup bandwagon over the summer, and even began selling Keurig brewers in some of its stores. Earlier this month, Canaccord Genuity analyst Scott Van Winkle reported that K-Cups were taking up 30% to 50% more shelf space than they did a year earlier.
What should have been a quarter of redemption is now one of questions. The volatility will create opportunities on both ends of this battle. As a shareholder, I know which way I want this to end, but we'll all have to deal with the ups and downs until those questions are ultimately answered early next year.
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Come and enjoy the fantasy and family fun that Orange County has to offer, stay for a weekend have stories for a lifetime. This is an action packed weekend that will take you to two of the most prolific theme parks in the world. Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland will be the playground for you family. Along the way dine in the jungle at the Rain Forest Cafe, and chow down like a cowboy at Overland Stage Southwestern Grill and BBQ Company, it is a real mouthful. Bring the family and enjoy some of the infinite options in Orange County.
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Before you begin your fun filled day at Disneyland be sure to take advantage of the complimentary breakfast at the Anabella Hotel. Along with their breakfast you will enjoy beautiful rooms, in a perfect location near to Disneyland. Now that you are full round up the group and head toward the Magic Kingdom. Here you will find hundreds of attractions, ranging from roller coasters, to photo opportunities with your favorite Disney stars. When you get and rumbly in your tumbly enjoy any of the fine eateries in the Magic Kingdom. If it is a warm day be sure to take the plunge on the Log Ride, its a family favorite. When it is time to eat dinner, be sure to dine in the jungle, more specifically the Rain forest Cafe. This is a delightful experience for the entire family. Animatronic animals, simulated thunderstorms and great food are waiting for you. You will be in the Downtown Disney area to eat dinner, so be sure to wander around, there are many shops that may have the souvenir you want from your visit to Disneyland. A fun stop is the ESPN Zone, if you are a sports fan this is a must see, and if not, it is still really cool. After your long day return to the Anabella Hotel and put your feet up and relax, for tomorrow is busy too.
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It is a newly-developed statistical system used in the game of cricket to determine the accurate worth of a player's performance, in a match, team and career context.
It measures the impact of a cricketer's performance in a specific match on a scale of 0 to 5, entirely in the match context and relative to the other performances in the same match - this is the big idea in the system.
Since every match has its own fingerprint based on the context of the performances during the game, this system determines a base figure (in runs) for every match. Then, every performance in the match is measured as a ratio against this base figure (and the result limited to 5 in a career context).
To avoid the skews of conventional stats systems (like averages) where one big performance can cover for repeated failures thereafter, limiting it to a maximum of 5 in a career context keeps it more accurate. The construct of the system also makes the Impact number roughly representative of how many players' job is done by the player (an Impact number of 2.65 means he has done roughly done the job of 2.65 people in the match), so it makes it meaningful also on that level. Doing 5 players' job (if all contributions are deemed equal) comes up as the right measure in a team of 11 players.
It is clearly better than batting and bowling averages as the skews that result inherently from those methods are intrinsically avoided. This system enables a more holistic measurement by taking into account the context of the performance (intangibles like state of the pitch, state of the match in which the performance happened, strength of opposition, even the state of series/tournament within which the match is occurring), which has always been considered beyond the realm of cricket statistics.
It is better than other rating systems because more than being a statistical system, Impact Index is a different lens with which to evaluate the game. It does not number crunch with external factors but organically from what exactly transpired in the specific match (which also results in far less unnecessary crunching). This leads to far fewer assumptions and a far, far more objective system, which also makes it much more accurate fundamentally.
It is a very versatile system that can be extended to cover almost any aspect of cricket more accurately than before. Most importantly, it is a transparent, honest system that cannot be manipulated. Conclusions cannot be just arrived at and hidden behind the opacity that all other systems seem to eventually display.
Actually, it is exactly the opposite. Impact Index is specifically designed to simplify existing cricket statistics for the masses (which is why it is also fundamentally different from Sabermetrics in Baseball, of "Moneyball" fame) while making it much more accurate and meaningful than anything that has ever existed before. All the statistics you see used on television are actually reduced to one single number between 0 and 5 for a player. What could be simpler?
You can see an Impact scoresheet as a report card for a match – where each player has got marks out of 5 for the impact he actually had on the match. Newspapers and websites often do this highly subjective (sometimes, outright whimsical) exercise after a series or a tournament by an "expert" assigning points out of ten (whole numbers) for players. Imagine if that could actually be done scientifically, match-by-match. Well, that is exactly what Impact Index does.
Once you get the fundamental idea – that every performance is measured on a scale of 0 to 5 (in a career context) in every match – it actually becomes very easy.
If you want to know exactly how it works, unlike Rating systems, we are happy to reveal our process. Our Methodology section explains the steps involved (without yet revealing the proprietary algorithms, for obvious reasons, though we hope to soon, once our patents are confirmed).
We prefer to not call ourselves a Rating system because of the inherent subjectivity associated with those. We don't rate; we measure, using elements inherent to the scorecard, and not looking at anything outside it. We do not add external weights; we do not try to account for context by playing with individual elements.
Within the construct of Impact Index, even when it appears to limit and choose between choices, even a little scrutiny will reveal that there is only one logical choice that can be made – which doesn't really make it a choice, and therefore makes it scientific, rather than subjective.
Simply put, Impact Index finds a way to measure (and this is the key word) the ratio of every cricketing performance and the other 21 performances in the same match. That is the big idea, and the rest is detail.
No, it isn't. Impact Index basically brings to light an alternative universe – where hard facts from the scorecard are used to determine the real value of players' performances within the context of the match. Without sentimentality, romanticism and aesthetic considerations. The picture it paints is considerably different at times from the picture that is shown in media and what is discussed by most people. Whether you choose this alternative point-of-view to temper the mainstream view, to complement it, or to replace it – is a call you have to make, and you can actually do different things at different times.
One in 20-25 matches tends to have a minor element that needs minute fine-tuning, on a logic level. Those variations are very minor and are often missed unless specifically sought out. Even when tallied, rather than adding up, they tend to neutralize each other largely and the variations from the accurate figure are very, very small. So, fundamentally, on a career level, these numbers are very close to being 100% accurate; on a match level, some fine-tuning is going on still, and that will remain an ongoing process, as we believe it should be.
No, it does not, contrary to what has been reported in news reports previously. On a match-by-match basis, it absolutely doesn't. It gives a higher value only to high impact performances (above an impact of 4) which come during crucial times (for the team) in a series or a tournament and/or determines whether the team progresses or wins.
On the contrary, it is giving many cricketers the pride-of-place they have not had before. At the end of the day, it is just a handful of players who are the real stars – almost always on the basis of aggregate statistics (total runs, total wickets, highest average, most centuries, etc), they are the ones covered extensively in the media. Impact Index allows for different cricketers to be valued for their more unique qualities (like Roger Twose for absorbing the most pressure in ODI batting history).
In fact, we believe that the foundation of a lot of cricket analysis is fundamentally flawed – as multiple performances are invariably seen through the prism of averages. Flowery writing around it, garnished with an erudite awareness of history sometimes, ironic or witty writing – that's the only evaluation cricket coverage seems to mostly accomplish – leading readers astray down the same roads the writers are themselves so blissfully lost in, their micro-analysis of the art form of cricket the only evidence that they've actually been paying attention.
Impact Index takes the context of every cricket performance and converts it into hard, measurable fact. However small the performance its context brings out its truest value. These performances, taken together in a career context, can often transform the way the cricketer is eventually seen by history. Not quite a hatchet job, that.
That's the thing - we don't see any difference. If a player achieves great things for his side, in a match and team context, then regardless of his "talent" or his "flair" or his "technique", that has to count as the main point of the activity. If you just want to see a batsman ply his aesthetics, why not just set him up in the middle with a field and random bowlers bowling at him? Why does it need to be in a match situation, and why does a match need to be part of a series or a tournament?
Surely, in a team sport, the point is to prevail relatively. The point of Impact Index is to measure the achievements of those who help their teams prevail. Again and again. Which is what career Impact numbers are - a record of sustained efforts - put together in the right context. The war as measured by independent battles, self-contained in their own importance.
It takes talent to make something substantial of those sustained efforts, but more than that, it takes application... and character. Strangely, those are not qualities being ascribed to greatness by these followers of cricket, for some reason.
By reducing all player impact figures into a single number (up to two decimal points) between 0 and 5, it just makes player comparisons very easy, more than it ever has been before. The fact that it is more holistic and therefore accurate on top of this makes it even more meaningful.
Moreover, it brings bowlers and batsmen on the same platform - in that you can actually rightfully calculate the relative strengths. So, when a bowler bowls to a batsman, you can actually assign a figure to each of them. Catchy, when you see it in action.
Fundamentally, the system measures the impact that a player has on a particular match. It does not measure potential or talent or flair. . . just the actual deeds of the player in that match relative to the deeds of the other players. From the information only contained on the score sheet.
A player has Impact Index figures for every match he participates in (when he does not participate in a match, in any capacity, it is not included in his career chart) and when those are added up and divided by the number of matches he has played (in a series or over a career), it gives a truer picture of his value to his side and his ability more than anything ever has in the game so far.
It is a flexible system that has the potential to be applied in a variety of areas. The evaluation of an individual cricketer with his mean Impact Index over a career (with a higher value for series/tournament-winning performances) would be far more meaningful than his batting or bowling averages or the career aggregate statistics usually around that. A variety of other factors are measured in the above process, which have so far never been factored-in for measuring a cricketer's performance. For example, a batsman's ability to play under pressure throughout his career, or a bowler's propensity to break partnerships. Team strengths are also measured in this system - which leads to a more accurate team ranking system than any other.
There can be a variety of uses of Impact Index from this. Besides broadcasting and media options to make cricket statistics much simpler and yet more accurate for cricket consumers, it can also be used effectively for deciding winners of individual awards like man-of-the-match or man-of-the-series/ tournament more scientifically than ever before in the game's history.
Given the manner in which Impact Index clearly measures character, it can even be used selecting players, composing teams and analysing the opposition more accurately than anything else.
It seeks to complement (and not necessarily replace) time-honoured systems first so that its efficacy can be fully comprehended. However, in T20, it seeks to be the statistical system of choice as no other system (especially batting/bowling averages, strike rate, aggregates, etc) is anywhere near as adequate. This system's fundamental accessibility (everything reduced to a figure between 0 and 5) also makes it a promising option for the mass version of the game.
The system also seeks acceptance from various cricket boards as it is a better way to evaluate and select cricketers than any other system. The system is being fully automated to be zero-error and lightening-fast. It will also take every cricketer who has ever played the game, in any format, through its comprehensive database.
As an entity, Impact Index seeks to emulate Hawkeye as a standard that has added to the game, though in an entirely different sense. Just like Hawkeye is being called upon to make umpiring decisions more accurate, Impact Index can be used to make cricket statistics more accurate and meaningful all at once.


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Kootenai County Bans Outdoor Burning
By Tom Bacon
As of Monday, outdoor burning - except for recreational fires - is banned in Kootenai County.
10 straight days of 90-plus heat, very low humitidy and no rain all combined to prompt fire districts in Kootenai County to issue the county-wide burn ban.
An assistant fire wardern for the Idaho Deaprtment of Lands said fire districts have the authority to fine vioators who burn yard waste, slash piles or burn barrels.
He said recreational fires are permitted, but a bucket and a shovel must be nearby.
In neighboring Washington, similar burn bans havwe been imposed, and in addition, logging and industrial operations in forested areas are under strict fire prevention rules.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources calls the set of rules "Industrial Fire Precaution Levels." But they're better known as a Partial Hoot Owl.
Work in wooded areas can be carried out only at night and in the early daylight hours, the idea being that humidity levels are higher at the time.
Chainsaws must have approved exhaust systems, and crews must stand by for an hour following last use of chainsaws to conduct a fire watch.
A fire extinguisher must be nearby, and a shovel must be no futher than two minutes away.
The Partial Hoot Owl covers virtually all of Eastern Washington, including parts of Spokane, Stevens and LIncoln counties.
The possilbituy of rain later this week may alleviate some of the worries about wildfires. But lightning coming with possible thunderstorms across the region may also quickly touch off new fires in the tinder-dry vegetation.


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As a parent, it can be a delicate moment when you take your son or daughter to college, and then drive away. You may have thought of this day for many years.
And what do we hope for our children when we hand them over to pre-school, elementary, junior high, and high school teachers, and then ultimately to professors at an in-residence school away from home? Just that they will get good instruction, that they are in the presence of responsible, knowledgeable teachers who will care as much as possible for the intellectual and personal growth of our child.
In addition we want to know that they will be safe, and that their peers will support and enrich their learning experience, as they take on the challenges of higher education, and begin to forge a life and career on their own.
At MUM you can feel assured that their instructors are positive, healthy role models. And you will be gratified to know that their fellow students are in all likelihood happy, productive, engaged and productive people. Who they go to school with does have an effect on their learning experience, and, at MUM, your son or daughter will both learn from and learn with an amazingly kind, warm and alert set of people.