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9/16/2014 | Zimmer jersey highlights Rays' Jeter tribute
Derek Jeter has been a formidable rival for many teams around the league over the years, but there is a different sense of the retiring Yankees captain around these parts. To the Rays, he is also a neighbor.
9/16/2014 | Tex out with wrist pain; Girardi unsure of return
Mark Teixeira was held out of the Yankees' starting lineup against the Rays on Tuesday with discomfort in his surgically repaired right wrist, and manager Joe Girardi said that he is not certain when the veteran first baseman will be ready to return.
9/16/2014 | Tanaka tentatively slated to start on Sunday
Yankees manager Joe Girardi says right-hander Masahiro Tanaka is tentatively scheduled to start on Sunday against the Blue Jays.
9/16/2014 | Appendectomy ends Prado's season
Martin Prado, a multi-skilled veteran infielder and outfielder, underwent an emergency appendectomy on Tuesday and likely won't have enough time to recover and return to the field for the Yankees.
9/16/2014 | MLB announces Clemente Award nominees
Major League Baseball and Chevrolet announced on Tuesday the names of the 30 club nominees for the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet, and fan voting will begin Wednesday, Roberto Clemente Day, to help decide who succeeds Carlos Beltran as the winner of the prestigious community honor handed out annually at the World Series.
9/15/2014 | In return to lineup, Headley ejected for arguing strike call
Yankees third baseman Chase Headley made a healthy return to the lineup Monday, but his evening was abbreviated by a verbal spat with home-plate umpire Marty Foster, who ejected him for arguing balls and strikes in the seventh inning of New York's 1-0 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field.
9/15/2014 | Tying Mo's club whiff record, Betances feeling 'thankful'
Yankees reliever Dellin Betances recorded two strikeouts in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles, giving him 130 in 86 2/3 innings. That ties Rivera's franchise record for a reliever, though Rivera -- then the setup man for closer John Wetteland -- needed 107 2/3 innings to reach that total. "For me, to just be mentioned in any sentence, any breath with Mariano Rivera -- I'm just honored," Betances said.
9/15/2014 | Twenty years later, Jeter reflects on move to Tampa
When the season ends, Derek Jeter will hang up his pinstripes and begin life as a retired baseball player in Tampa, Fla., He's already got a cozy little place set up over on Davis Islands -- that 30,875-square-foot mansion on Hillsborough Bay a few minutes south of downtown, the one often referred to around these parts as "St. Jetersburg."
9/15/2014 | Yankees' Wild Card hopes dealt another big blow
The Rays' Ben Zobrist connected for a game-winning single off Yankees reliever Shawn Kelley in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Rays to a 1-0 victory Monday night at Tropicana Field. New York absorbed its fourth loss in five games, dropping six games back in the race for the second American League Wild Card.
9/15/2014 | Rays to honor Jeter before tonight's game at The Trop
Derek Jeter's farewell tour, and the Yankees' late playoff push, will continue Tuesday night against the Rays at Tropicana Field. Jeter will be honored by Tampa Bay in a pregame ceremony, then New York will try to even the series. After the ceremony, Tampa Bay's Jake Odorizzi will oppose New York's Michael Pineda.
9/15/2014 | Facing offseason elbow surgery, Beltran rejoins lineup
Carlos Beltran returned to the Yankees' lineup Monday night, and though it has been a difficult first season with the club, the veteran slugger is trying to finish strong before having surgery on his ailing right elbow.
9/15/2014 | Tanaka faces Minor Leaguers, may return this weekend
The Yankees are absorbing the results of Masahiro Tanaka's five scoreless innings against a lineup of Minor Leaguers on Monday afternoon, which could be the final hurdle for the right-hander's return to a big league mound. If Tanaka reports no discomfort within the next 24 hours, he could be slotted to start this weekend against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium.
9/14/2014 | Cervelli working his way back into action for Yanks
The cluster migraines that have kept Francisco Cervelli out of action for nearly two weeks have subsided, but the Yankees' catcher is not certain when he will be permitted to return to the lineup.
9/14/2014 | Jeter has fond memories of Orioles, Showalter
The Orioles paid tribute to Derek Jeter's career in a pregame ceremony on Sunday evening at Camden Yards, and Jeter reflected on competing against the O's and his time playing for Buck Showalter in New York.
9/14/2014 | Jeter focused on winning games, not personal results
Derek Jeter said that it has been "an odd situation" to fight for playoff position while being constantly reminded that his own personal finish line is approaching, but the Yankees' captain said that he is not stressing about his recent results at the plate.
9/14/2014 | Yankees' Wild Card chase moves to The Trop
Yankees left-hander Chris Capuano will be in a key spot when New York opens a three-game series with the Rays on Monday night in St. Petersburg. Alex Colome rejoins the Rays to start the series opener.
9/13/2014 | Tillman representative of O's resilience
The O's starter for Sunday night's series finale against the Yankees, Chris Tillman, is 12-5 with a 3.36 ERA and has emerged as the club's ace as well as a prime candidate to start a potential American League Division Series Game 1. Tillman will be up against Hiroki Kuroda, who is looking to bounce back from a subpar start.
9/13/2014 | Opportunistic Yankees steal a win from O's
Shane Greene picked up his fifth big league win with 5 1/3 innings of solid ball, Brian McCann homered and Chris Young stole home as the Yankees posted a 3-2 victory over the Orioles on Saturday at Camden Yards.
9/13/2014 | Yanks spark plug Young steals home vs. O's
The Yankees executed a double steal in the second inning of their 3-2 win over the Orioles on Saturday at Camden Yards, with Chris Young stealing home plate on the back end of the play.
9/13/2014 | Showalter successfully challenges game's first play
Orioles manager Buck Showalter successfully challenged a ruling at first base in the first inning of Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Yankees at Camden Yards.
9/13/2014 | Beltran swings, plans to delay surgery to offseason
Carlos Beltran tried swinging a bat and is reporting some improvement with his ailing right elbow, and the Yankees outfielder intends to wait until the end of the season to have surgery.
9/13/2014 | Jeter's elbow sore, but not a concern
Derek Jeter reported no issues with his sore left elbow after the second game of Friday's day-night doubleheader, a 5-0 Yankees loss, so New York manager Joe Girardi is ready to proceed as normal for the rest of the captain's final voyage.
9/13/2014 | Former Major Leaguer Frank Torre dies at 82
Former Milwaukee Braves and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Frank Torre died on Saturday. He was 82. The brother of Hall of Famer Joe Torre, Frank Torre played seven years in the Major Leagues and won the 1957 World Series with Milwaukee.
9/13/2014 | Recovering Headley to rest until at least Monday
Chase Headley was cleared to play by a neurologist after being struck in the chin by a fastball on Thursday, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi indicated that he does not expect the infielder to be in the lineup until Monday at the earliest.
9/12/2014 | Gonzalez can lead O's to seventh straight win
On Friday, the Orioles made a bit of history with their first doubleheader sweep of the Yankees since 1984. In the coming days, they can also eliminate New York from American League East contention and clinch their first division title since 1997. For the first goal to happen, Baltimore will have to take the third game of this four-game set, set for Saturday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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Every week, the Daily Dose reviews the news to select three very best and three very worst stories to come across our desk.
—The Very Best —
• After five hungry, sickening and sometimes frightening days at sea, a disabled cruise ship carrying 4,200 people docked in Mobile, Alabama. The Carnival Triumph went adrift between Cozumel, Mexico, and Galveston, Texas, after an engine-room fire knocked out power and plumbing. Passengers sang "Sweet Home Alabama" as the ship concluded a torturously slow day-long docking.
Grave-squatting Serbian survives on foraged candles, garbage scraps and cigarette butts.
The next time you find yourself complaining about the high cost of living consider this: You could always live in a cemetery. For free. That's what a 43-year-old homeless man from Serbia has been doing for the past 15 years, reports the International Business Times.
NASA may have identified the nearest black hole in our galaxy.
Man has been wonderstruck by the sky since he first thought to look up. Glimpsing celestial bodies, even with the naked eye, can be awe-inspiring whether you have a child's curiosity or the wisdom of the ages. But it takes a scientist to look up there and get excited about what can't be seen.
It was not the something but the nothing observed that told a young astrophysicist she might be looking at a black hole.
The government wants to know.
Now that it's tax season, the government has a lot of questions for you: How much money do you make, and how do you spend it? How many dependents do you have? Have you purchased a car or a refrigerator with a good energy rating?
Soon the feds may be asking a more surprising question: Are you happy?
The evolution of decent thought.
Evolution is on our minds since today marks the birthday of Charles Darwin, born on Feb. 12 in 1809. Or, if you don't believe at all in verifiable scientific knowledge, maybe his parents just wished for an evolutionary theorist and then one day — ding! — there he was.
A good debate broadens the middle ground between opposing views, but the nature of argument these days seems to relegate everyone to one side or the other of a hard line.
Headed to N'awlins? You can keep your top on.
If you're wondering what the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans was doing onstage last night at the Grammys in Los Angeles, you missed out on the music industry's nod to Mardi Gras. Here are five myths about Mardi Gras, the grand carnival culminating on Feb 12 this year.
Mardis Gras isn't just a day — it's a season. Mardi Gras is the carvinal season preceding Lent, the 40-day period of fasting and abstinence leading up to the Christian celebration of Easter. The official start of Mardi Gras comes every year on the Epiphany holiday of January 6th and runs until the midnight before Ash Wednesday. "Fat Tuesday" marks the final day of feasting and merriment.
The very best and very worst of the news week ending Feb 8.
Every week, the Daily Dose reviews the news to select three very best and three very worst stories to come across our desk.
Yayy, we're not going to perish in a devastating explosion. NASA has shared the knowledge that on February 15th an asteroid about 150 feet in diameter and traveling at 17,450 miles per hour will come frightfully close to our planet — passing nearer than the satellites controlling your car's GPS — but has no chance of impacting Earth. NASA calls it an "Earth Flyby Reality Check" and says no asteroid so large has ever been known to come so close.
The young boy identified only as Ethan celebrated his 6th birthday at home on Wednesday after being held hostage in an Alabama bunker for six days. In a remarkable rescue, the details of which are not being shared with the public, the FBI was able to sneak a camera into the bunker and, after determining that kidnapper Jimmy Lee Dykes was becoming increasingly unstable, kill Dykes and carry the boy to safety.
U.S. Census says the top five jobs for women are the same today as they were in 1950s; secretary tops the list.
We're sorry, ladies. When it comes to top jobs for women, we haven't made much progress since the '50s.
Jobs as secretaries, bank tellers or clerical workers, sales clerks, private household workers and teachers reigned supreme in the '50s – and they still do, reports The Week.
At that time, roughly 1.7 million women held positions as stenographers, typists or secretaries, cites the U.S. Census Bureau. It was a easy for women to have a full-time career and succeed without the commitment of a college degree. Simply attend a secretarial school, get the necessary training and women could start on a professional path.

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First impressions with the Nike+ Fuelband fitness tracker
Summary: Fitness tracking devices are quite popular today and the latest device comes from Nike as the Fuelband. It is impossible to find this in any stores and occasional online sales sell out in minutes. I was able to score a large one for myself and just started using it today.
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The iPhone app shows different views of your stats too. As you can see day, week, month, and year stats are available.
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You know why we love auto shows? Mainly because of all the new models we get to see, but also because we get to learn a lot about the future of the automotive industry. At the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show , a Toyota boss confirmed a hybrid GT 86 sports car is under "advanced development," and at the same show, Nissan Development boss Andy Palmer confirmed that the next-generation Z-car will be previewed next month at the Tokyo Motor Show.
The new model will initially be unveiled as a concept car and will be smaller and lighter than the current 370Z . What is really strange is that Palmer said that "the Juke Nismo offers some hints at what Nissan is looking at." So, what do you think this means? Should we expect a new Z-car with styling cues from the Juke? How odd will that look?
There are also some changes to come under the hood, and we expect to see a small-displacement turbocharged engine or even an electric powertrain. A Nismo version will also be offered.
Referring to the new car, Palmer said that the new model won't be anything like the GT86. Instead it will be "more enjoyable to drive, a real sports car."
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- 1/2 pound(s) (about 12) peeled, deveined medium or large shrimp
- 6 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved
- 1/4 cup(s) light mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon(s) sour cream
- 2 teaspoon(s) Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) fine sea salt
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoon(s) finely chopped dill, plus more for garnish
- Bring a medium saucepan half filled with salted water to a boil. Add shrimp, cover the pot and cook just until shrimp are pink and opaque all the way through, about 3 minutes. Immediately drain shrimp and cool under cold water. Pat dry.
- With a small spoon, remove yolks from the eggs and place them in a food processor. Add mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, salt, cayenne and chopped dill. Process until the mixture is very smooth, stopping frequently to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Spoon yolk mixture into egg halves, filling them until they are just a little more than level with the white (don't mound the mixture in). Top each egg half with a shrimp and a small piece of dill. Place on a platter and serve immediately or cover and chill up to 8 hours.
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Exam 1 Review Each exam is 200 pts 20% of grade Exams are NOT CUMULATIVE Only cover material from that section Leadership definition & power bases span all 3 sections The exam will cover: Text & lecture slides Video: MLK, Jr discussion questions In-class discussions MC (50%) 25 questions at 4 pts each = 100 pts T/F (20%) 20 questions at 2 pts each = 40 pts Short Answer/Essay (30%) � page writing space 6 questions at 10 pts each = 60 pts Organization important 1 paragraph should be sufficient Know these ppl: James MacGregor Burns (TFL) Bob House (charismatic leadership) Bernie Bass (TFL & charismatic leadership) MLK, Jr. Sarah Palin ? acceptance speech at Natl. Rep. Convention Sherron Watkins ? whistle blower of Enron, recognized there was fraud & deception w/I org. ; worked to bring it to attention of general public Chapter 1 material will come up & be useful Chapter 1 Define leadership Process Influence Group Common goal Define or as Analyzing tool ? think of person or leader & step thru 4 What is the process, how do they influence, who are they talking to, what?s the common goal Lewin?s Field Theory Used to build class framework How it functions/operates, how ppl do better, like engine of car (all work together to function) Behavior, person, situation Leadership effectiveness person & situation Trait v. Process views Some ppl are seen by others as leader, but they may not truly perform as a leader Leadership v. Mgt Leaders want change ? charisma, motivation, creative thinking Mgrs want status quo ? situation that needs the same operational things to get going What situations are better in each Assigned v. Emergent Former leader but others can be the real leader (formal/informal) Power bases 5 bases Authoritative = power to hire/fire Legitimate = judges, aura of legitimacy in role/position they have Position (assigned) v. Personal (characteristics = expert [smart, experienced] v. referent [well liked, charisma]) Chapter 9: TFL What makes a leader transformational? Four I?s = Foundation Idealized Influence = charisma Inspirational Motivation = vision Intellectual Stimulation = creative thinking, inspire change Individual Consideration = capture identification element, takes each person?s needs into acct, cater to ppl?s individual needs How it?s different from transactional leadership (TAL) Be able to describe the TFL qualities of transformational leaders Person you did your case on; give specific examples (from paper!) ?True? TFL v. ?Pseudo? TFL Cult leader Jim Jones (?) Common goal = not common but extraordinary charisma Charisma ? can be good & bad Chapter 10: Team Leadership Team interdependence Element that any team could be measured by that measures the level of how much they SHOULD work together (not how much they do) What changes a collection of individuals into a true team Difference b/t group & team = Based on interdependence Tasks, goals, rewards, expertise I-P-O model o f teams Way we think of how teams function Widespread model in different fields Inputs (raw materials) Processes (behaviors, teamwork, coordination, communication, cohesion level, trust) Outputs (outcomes, performance, satisfaction, development) Do tasks but maintain relationships & keep satisfied Team leadership model Is problem internal or external? Team effectiveness High levels of trust, collaborative plan/environment (okay to criticize), useful friction, etc. How to balance conflict v. cohesion Opposites in some regard Conflict (damaging in research) BUT may lead to groupthink Cohesion (thought as good) BUT if too much, may lead to groupthink Timing of conflict = key to balance Early on/later on = not much conflict Middle = prime for conflict Task v. relationship Task conflict good Relationship conflict bad Amount of conflict Some conflict / some cohesion Not excessive amts or not enough One person could positively promote task conflict (which may be perceived as relat. Conflict) BUT trust eliminates?the more group trusts each other, the more they can better understand the big picture of better grade/project Chapter 12: Women & Leadership Double standard for women leaders Women leaders face a unique criteria as leaders Must be perceived as competent & assertive yet also feminine How is leadership different for women Perception of them Romance of/idealized leadership ? subconscious sense of what leadership is Masculinized, strong, powerful, aggressive associated w/ men Findings on gender differences Style perspective Assumption that task-relational theme is separate = not found Autocratic (men) v. Democratic (women) Assertive (men) v. Transformational/Integrity (women) If no distinction on task-relational but is on auto-demo, there?s a focus on HOW THEY DO leadership, not WHAT Glass ceiling Triangle chart in book & slides What it IS and what it is NOT CEO positions, Congress = not balanced Changing slowly Sarah Palin, Hilary Clinton as examples Emerged as leader who has dealt w/ double standard challenge Study Take each chapter & study thru elements 5-10 minutes = think of ppl who are good examples of that Women leaders, why Transformational leaders, why
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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
"Every summer my mother and I try to bake as many loaves of this bread as possible. It's hard—my five children eat them as soon as they're cool enough." —Beth Sine, Faulkner, Maryland
24 Servings
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
1 cup canola oil
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups shredded zucchini
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda,
salt and baking powder. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, oil and
vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the
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The owners of three dogs that mauled an Athens jogger are waiting to learn if they will face charges.
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Problem streaming from NAS to Windows 7 PC
I had been using my ReadyNAS Duo Mk1 NAS with my Windows 7 32 bit PC (running an i5-2500k with 8g memory) for a while with no problems.
It streams to my WDTV Live Media Player over ethernet & works perfectly with no problems at all even with 19g 1080p files.
I decided to change to Windows 7 Prof 64 bit and did a clean install.
It all works fine except when I try to stream from the Duo to the PC by double clicking on a movie, again over ethernet (just to check on files) is stutters on the larger files, in places with plenty of action, which it used to play fine before in the 32 bit version.
If i copy the file to the PC it plays perfectly.
It copys from the Duo to the PC at around 200Mbps, and when it's streaming to the PC at around 10 Mbps.
I have tried Media Player Classic Home Cinema & VLC which both have the same stutter when steaming, anyone have any ideas where the problen could be.
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Anyone have any thoughts on this please.
I have the problem even when playing a 65 meg mpeg
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You might need to install 64bit codecs to allow it to run smother. I use k-lite Download K-Lite Codec Pack
They state that you should install both a 32 bit version and then the 64 bit version so i always do the mega and then the 64 bit.
You also might have something running on your PC that is hogging up your bandwidth. Do you know if your NIC is a 10/100 or a 10/100/1000?
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Tips For Writing Resume
When you look for a job, you must include a resume as part of the job application. resume or curriculum vitae is the exposure that describes your educational background, your skills, and your work experience. resume will be the first time the work is read by the recipient. therefore it should be interesting and can ensure that you are eligible for the job.
you can not write a resume as you like, there are some important things you could be the benchmark in creating a resume. Resume Writing Tips are a few:
- write resume honestly
- write a resume on plain paper with no background.
- Writing a resume should be short, concise, and clear and uncomplicated
- pay attention to grammar and punctuation.
- Make your resume with a typed, not handwritten.
- attach photos to formal wear.
- attach important documents that support such as diplomas, transcripts, etc.
in addition to the above, the following frame or sequence information in the resume:
- Personal Data , containing the name, address, place of birth, religion, marital status, no contact can be reached ..
- Education, here is a place to write a history of your education, both formal and non-formal education from the first to the last one you have to write and later attach diplomas and transcripts of education last
- Ability / skill, here is where you write down all the skills and expertise that you control so that people can put you in accordance with your skills and expertise.
- Work experience, here a place to write your work experience. just write all the work you've ever lived.
- Experience Organization (optional), the writing experience in the organization when you are in school or college.
- Work Reference , work references is crucial. Try to only include the name and phone number someone who really knows us and can provide positive information about us.
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Because I was having so much fun cursing my Biostatistics hand out. lol.
The test was hard too. But I think I was able to answer a few questions right. Prelims are done and spent the rest of my day yesterday with friends. It was nice hanging out with people I've missed. It's like every year someone decides to stop studying medicine. And I get scared too.
My friend, Coi, (who's a 3rd year now) was telling us about how it's harder not because of the bulk of the stuff to study or how hard it is but because of how much time was lacking. How important it is to get along with your fellow med students. You really have no choice but to be there for each other. She was telling us about how exhausting it was to study and just have no time for yourself. Call me crazy, but I really look forward to that.
But, ugghhh, I'm really sorry for the rant-y post but I just really hate statistics. My brain is not built for that kind of crap. :|
Everytime I feel down about medicine, I listen to Vultures by John Mayer. I'll make sure to post an audio soon. It just basically tells us to try and push ourselves and "try and stop myself from being just a number". I think it's important that everyone strives not just for completion of something but to be able to do something with a level of greatness. Something our minds are REALLY capable of. I am ready for this. I would need help and I am ready to be present.
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This is only my second flash people! No hater comments!!!!
Interact with her by going near clickible places and just click!
Rated 5 / 5 stars July 23, 2012
I just like to touch the boobs
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars October 12, 2012
wellz since your a beginner and this is ok ill give u 4.5
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars August 2, 2012
Not bad Not good
I make scroll-over and clickable only but you have better art :o
Rated 2 / 5 stars July 23, 2012
You're getting better, at least compared to your last flash.
I recommend that you practice a little bit more, try with different poses and interactions, and try to make it seem smoother. Compared to your last flash you show signs of improvement.
Rated 1.5 / 5 stars August 6, 2012
I don't find this that enjoyable. I understand you're a beginner but you need criticism.
Not a big fan of this. The art wasn't good, the character's body was off, there was no shading background was stale. You at least added emotion when certain parts of the body were touched and I'll give you points for that. As you are a beginner you should practice more on art, learn some things or two. But as you are a beginner I understand that you are using a mouse and can't really compete against the professional authors who use tablets. Nevertheless Improve on your artwork even if you have to draw by hand.
no audio at all. I would have given you more points if you had taken the time to add a song or better yet sound effects when you interact with the character.
No story found here. Just a simple interact game.
As I said a simple interactive game not much to say about it. Different faces made when certain parts are touched that was a nice touch.
There isn't much I can say except it was simple. A point and click game that offers little features, as I mentioned many times and will do it again you are a beginner so work hard even if you fuck up keep trying you'll eventually get it and maybe even one day see your work on the front page.
*coughs* Testing *coughs* not trying to be a douche *coughs* but interactive games *coughs* don't have a story *coughs* But I like your icon :)
PS: I consider myself awesome at drawing. :)


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3 Stages of Personal Protection
There are basically three stages of personal protection, each requiring a certain degree of preparation. These stages are awareness, avoidance, and defense. All three are part of a system and need to be approached as a lifestyle if it is to be an effective system.
Awareness means having the ability to recognize possible or real threats as well as the ability to anticipate the unfavorable conditions that are conducive to an attack. In protection work, a lot of emphasis is placed on the advance team identifying potential threats so they can be neutralized. So it must be with our own protection. It is our responsibility to become educated about our own surroundings.
Avoidance is the next logical step in our protection arsenal and frequently the one we ignore most. Many assault victims report having a "bad feeling" just prior to an attack. Whether through advanced planning or a "sixth sense", we should be able to recognize potential threats and avoid them. For example, driving through a rough part of town increases the likelihood of problems occurring. We may know this but chose to take the risk out of convenience, rather than take a safer route.
Defense: If, after taking as many precautions as possible, we find ourselves under attack, we must make a multitude of decisions in a very short period of time. Do I resist? How do I resist? Is retreating an option? Is compliance an option? Do I have the skills and ability to defend myself? When we make the decision to fight back, it is absolutely necessary to be as dynamic and powerful as we possibly can be. There is not the luxury of sparring and attempting to "temporarily incapacitate" our attacker. All of our training in armed and unarmed combat comes down to desire to survive. Using the fine motor skills taught in martial arts takes years of training and discipline. Under stress, we fall back on instincts and gross motor movements. We use the large muscles to react. These are the skills that must be taught and reviewed. Unlike Chuck Norris, who makes villains sorry they chose him to attack, real world Self Defense is not pretty. There is no satisfaction that we taught the bad guys a lesson. Real self defense is ugly, brutal and carries with it the very real possibility of failure. A firm resolve must be achieved long before the actual encounter begins. Are we capable of breaking bones, crippling an attacker and even crushing the life out of them? Are we afraid of being arrested for our actions, regardless of their righteousness? If there is any doubt whatsoever that you are justified in defending yourself, then you run the very real possibility of losing not only the encounter, but very possibly your life.
One very effective way to prepare for an attack is to visualize the most frightening situation you can imagine. Let your mind create the entire scenario, from initial attack to the only acceptable conclusion; your survival. Do whatever it takes to survive and Don't let doubt cause you to hesitate. Without taking self defense seriously, you are like an ostrich who hides his head in the sand and hopes the danger will pass. That is not personal protection; that is giving up your right to self defense.
Everything that we do begins in our minds, and the two most damaging things that we can experience are fear and doubt. The two feed off of each other and can lead us to be unwilling to tackle any difficult or challenging task. For me (my peers and students) it is imperative that we constantly move out of our comfort zones and challenge ourselves. Crazy? Maybe...but in times of need this mental attitude will virtually ensure your survival
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Please submit all project-related correspondence to
For the midterm project, your group specified, designed and implemented a
simple (but inefficient) elevator. In this project, you will complete
testing of your simple design. You will also begin changes to the
dispatcher that will improve the performance of your elevator. In
addition to more sophisticated dispatcher design, we will add some new high
level requirements that require more sophisticated behaviors from other parts
of the elevator.
Your simple design must continue to pass all unit and integration
tests. Since this was a requirement for project 7, this part should
already be done.
Note: You are not permitted to use the -il flag
In project 7, you were only required to pass a simple acceptance test. You must complete testing of your design to pass the following acceptance tests.
*Note: The acceptance test your write must meet the following
Another change in the testing procedure is related to the random seeds used
to execute the acceptance tests. Because of the pseudorandom nature of
the elevator simulation, if your elevator has subtle bugs, it may pass a test
with one random seed and fail with another. In project 7, the random seed
used by the TAs for grading purposes was provided. In this project 8, an
arbitrary random seed will be used, and it will not be provided ahead of
time. In order to thoroughly test your elevator, it is a good idea
to run each test multiple times with different random seeds, but how much
testing you do is up to you.
To meet the minimum requirements, you must execute (and pass) each test one time. If your design fails to pass the test with the random seed chosen by the TAs, you will lose some points, even if the tests passed with the random seed you chose.
If you run the tests multiple times, you should create a separate entry in the Acceptance Test Log for each one. You can differentiate these tests by putting the random seed used in the "Random Seed" column of the Acceptance Test Log.
For each bug that you find and fix during acceptance testing, you must add an entry to the issue log.
From this project forward, your elevator shall meet the following additional
high level requirements.
Add these new requirements to the existing high level requirements in the Requirements I document.
Note: These high level requirements may conflict with some of the
simple controller behaviors provided in the first half of the course. If
you have been using those behaviors up to this point, you will need to modify
them in order to meet these new requirements.
Note 2: If you need to, you can refer back to the
drive acceleration profile from project 3.
In order to facilitate more sophisticated and optimized dispatcher behaviors, you may make the following changes for this project or in any future project (when you are ready to do more optimization). Note that these changes are not required. You should be able to fully meet all high level requirements with the existing interfaces.
If you choose to change the make one of the above modifications, you must
document the change in the following ways:
You should spend some time thinking about the implications of these changes
and what optimized dispatcher behavior they might enable. You
are not required to make a change to the interfaces at all, and you may make a
change at any time during the rest of the semester (as long as you fully
document the change as described here). Since you are already updating
the design, you will likely save yourself some work by making the change sooner
rather than later.
Runtime monitoring was introduces in Project 7. In Project 11, you
will use runtime monitoring to verify that your design meets the new high-level
requirements. Although you are not required to do so, you should look
ahead at the monitoring requirements and think about how you can use monitoring
to verify your improved design. We strongly recommend that you start
using a monitor for verification as soon as you have a complete design.
Dispatcher algorithms are very complex and have many corner cases. You
probably won't find all the problems without runtime monitoring. You
should also consider generating additional acceptance tests to further exercise
your design. Again, these are not requirements, but remember that the
sooner you identify problems in your design, the easier they are to fix!
To meet the new high-level requirements, you will need to update your
design, starting with your scenarios and sequence diagrams. You will
update the scenarios and sequence diagrams you have already written and add new
ones as needed. You should modify or add sequence diagrams to address all
the new high-level requirements. Each
new behavior (high level requirement) must show up in at least one sequence
Follow all the guidelines for scenarios and sequence diagrams from Project
2, including:
Some thoughts on adding scenarios
Each scenario must originate from a valid use case. Note that the sections in the scenarios and sequence diagrams (2. Passenger Makes a Car Call, 3. Passenger Enters Car, etc) correspond to use cases. They are not just section headings. Any scenario/sequence diagram you add must be added to the Scenarios and Sequence diagrams document in the the section corresponding to the appropriate use case. This is a form of forward traceability.
It is likely that the existing use cases are adequate to cover the new
behaviors., but you may create new use cases if you wish. You should
avoid creating use cases that duplicate the existing use cases. For
example, adding a use case for "Passenger rides in the elevator"
would be redundant because that use case is covered by use cases
1-7. If you choose to create new use cases, you will need to
update the use case diagram (and log the change in your issue log) so that your
design continues to be complete and consistent.
Sequence diagram numbering
Since you will be modifying your sequence diagrams, it is acceptable to add arcs that are not numbered contiguously with the arcs already in place and to remove an arc without renumbering the arcs. This will simplify the task of updating traceability and reduce the chance of introducing traceability errors that might be caused by a complete renumbering of arcs.
You must make sure your traceability is updated to reflect any arcs that are
added or removed from sequence diagrams.
Note that the arc numbering must still correspond to the correct step in the
scenario (e.g. if you add an arc that goes in the 4th step, it must still be
numbered something like "4h"). You can see some examples of
this in the sodamachine example portfolio.
Issue log entries
For each externally observable change in the elevator behavior, include an issue log entry describing the modification to the elevator's behaviors and listing the sequence diagrams that are affected by the change, including sequence diagrams that you added to address the new behavior.
Since you have updated your sequence diagrams and requirements, you should
also update the Requirements-to-Sequence-Diagrams and
Requirements-to-Constraints traceability tables.
Since you have not updated the statecharts to conform to the new behaviors,
it is acceptable for the Requirements-to-Statecharts tables to be inaccurate
for this project handin only. You
will have to update them next week when you update your state charts.
If you find and fix bugs related to the acceptance testing in step 1, you
should continue to log these bugs and update the design and traceability
related to those problems. For example, an acceptance test bug requires
you to change a the guard condition on statechart and the related code.
There should be an issue log entry for this bug. You should also update
the statechart-to-requirements and statechart-to-code to be consistent with the
It is possible (but not likely if you have a clean design) that bug fixes
related to acceptance testing will interact with the fast elevator design
changes. In that case, you should think carefully about how this bug
might manifest in the new design and what changes you might make to the design
accordingly. If the changes to the design related to the fast elevator
behaviors are in direct conflict with the bug fix changes from acceptance
testing (e.g. the fast elevator requires one behavior and the bug fix for the
old design requires a completely different, incompatible behavior), then you
will need to make the bug fix changes in order to pass acceptance tests.
Document the conflicting fast elevator design changes as an unresolved issue in
the issue and add them next week.
Keeping track of changes from two sources (new high level requirements and
acceptance testing) can be challenging, so you will need to make a special
effort to coordinate with your teammates when executing the various parts of
this project.
Pick the 4 scenarios and corresponding sequence diagrams that have changed the most for your fast elevator, and perform peer reviews on them. (Teams of 3 can pick only 3 if desired.) We suggest you peer review more items, but this is the minimum.
Pick the 4 sets of time triggered requirements that changed the most for your fast elevator, and perform peer reviews on them. (Teams of 3 can pick only 3 if desired.)
Any reasonable interpretation of "changed the most" is fine, but we're willing to bet the dispatcher is going to be one of them. Entirely new items have also "changed" for our purposes, so most gropus will end up picking the most complex four new scenarios and sequence diagrams to review, as well has new behaviors for the dispatcher and some other components.
The portfolio you submit should contain the most up-to-date design package
for your elevator system organized and formatted according to the
guidelines. You are going to update your
portfolio every week, so be sure to keep an up to date working copy.
The following is a partial list of the characteristics your portfolio should exhibit:
The Minimum Requirements spreadsheet is located
This assignment counts as one team grade. If you choose to divide the work, remember that you will be graded on the whole assignment. A detailed grading rubric is available here.
Project 8 is worth 125 points:
Additionally, each team member must EITHER do a design activity (secnarios/sequence diagrams/requirements) OR a test activity. (It is OK for someone to do both.) Each team member must satisfy the minimum stated per-member requirements. Team members who omit any required per-member activity will receive a zero contribution grade.
In addition to points explicitly allocated to traceability and portfolio
formatting, we may also make random checks and deduct points if we find that
you do not submit a complete and consistent design package.
If you choose to work ahead and go beyond the requirements for this project, that is fine. As with previous project phases, you must meet all the stated project requirements for this phase regardless of how much extra work you do.
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Will.i.am's Details On MJ Collaboration He Doesn't Want Released
A new album of unreleased material from Michael Jackson is slated for release by the end of the year and Will.i.am – who collaborated with the late pop star on numerous tracks in 2006 – has gone on record several times in recent months saying that he does not want the material released. In June, the Black Eyed Peas frontman gave Access Hollywood details on some of the tracks that could wind on the new Jackson album.
On Tuesday, the Associated Press again reported that Will.i.am has said the upcoming Jackson album should stay in the vault.
"I don't think that should ever come out. That's bad," he recently told the AP. "He was a perfectionist and he wouldn't have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain't here to bless it?"
However, at the 2010 BET Awards in June, Will.i.am revealed to Access' Shaun Robinson several details about the tracks which he recorded with Jackson in Ireland in 2006.
"The song that we did in tribute to James Brown after he passed called, 'I Will Miss You,' a song called, 'Still The King,' 'Dreaming'… so many things that we worked on. But they're not finished and I can't just put them out," he said at the time.
"I don't think it would be right for me to release that stuff… and now that he's not hear to guide, it's his material it's voice," Will concluded back in June to Shaun.
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