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I'm curious to know if there are people that actually have experience with the PhotoReading system?
PhotoReading is a reading system that claims that you can read at a speed of 25,000 words a minute though, normal reading speeds are between 250 and 300 words per minute. Speed readers read about, 1,000 to 1,500 words per minute, those numbers are well bellow the numbers that are claimed by PhotoReading. Though, it seems that Howard Stephen Berg has a speed reading record on 25,000 words a minute, however, I can't find a trust worthy source.
When searching the web for information on PhotoReading most are calling it a scam. Which, could be true off course, but as we al know criticizing is always easier than posting positive comments. On the other hand if this is the "holy grail" of reading, why wouldn't there be more positive sounds?


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ATLANTA—The NCAA men's basketball final between Michigan and Louisville got a surprise guest on Monday as former Michigan basketball star Chris Webber walked into the Georgia Dome shortly before tipoff.
Webber was the centerpiece of the heralded Fab Five recruiting class of 1991 that also included Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. But Webber also was embroiled in a school-related scandal, so it wasn't clear whether he would attend on Monday.
"I'm here at the Georgia Dome to show my support for the Michigan men's basketball team," he wrote on Twitter three minutes after the game's official start time. "I've known some of the players on the team since they were kids and I am excited for them and all of the student athletes on the court tonight who are wearing the Michigan uniform."
The other four members of the Fab Five sat in the lower rows of a fan section behind Michigan's bench. Webber watched from a suite controlled by Turner Sports, the NCAA tournament's broadcast partner, and released a photo of himself pointing to a Michigan ski cap during the game. "Reppin' Michigan," he wrote.
After the national championship, which Louisville won 82-76, Howard, King, Jackson and Rose visited Michigan's locker room. Rose and Howard also congratulated Louisville coach Rick Pitino and shook hands with Cardinals guard Peyton Siva as they rolled by in a golf cart.
The occasion that brought them back to the same arena: the first NCAA final for the Wolverines since they had gotten Michigan there 20 years ago.
The Fab Five led Michigan to the 1992 NCAA tournament final, which the Wolverines lost to Duke. Michigan returned to the final in 1993 against North Carolina, a game in which Webber called a timeout Michigan didn't have in the final minute, resulting in a technical foul and free throws for the Tar Heels. Michigan lost, 77-71, and Webber said in a postgame interview that the mistake probably cost the Wolverines the game.
Despite never winning a Big Ten Conference or NCAA championship, the Fab Five greatly influenced sports culture. Early in their first season, 1991-92, all five freshmen were starting, a lineup nearly unheard of at the time. It was three years before Kevin Garnett jumped directly from high school to the NBA, and college-championship teams were built with veteran players. College basketball has grown younger as more star players leave after one season, the NBA-mandated minimum to enter the draft, but no team since the Fab Five has reached the NCAA final with an all-freshmen starting five.
The Fab Five gained fans and detractors alike for their unabashed confidence and trendsetting style. They celebrated wins atop scorers' tables, shaved their heads for fashion's sake and wore extra-long shorts and black socks–a look that has since become common at all levels of basketball.
Ten years after that second title game, though, the NCAA sanctioned Michigan for violations involving Webber and three players who came later. The NCAA's final report said that a Michigan booster named Ed Martin, now deceased, had given the players more than $600,000 in an effort to get close to them–money he characterized as loans to be repaid when they reached the NBA.
In 2002, Martin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money for funneling to Michigan players the proceeds from an illegal gambling ring. Webber was accused of lying to a grand jury about his involvement with Martin. In 2003, Webber pleaded guilty in federal court to criminal contempt and was sentenced to perform 300 hours of community service. At the time Webber's lawyer, Steve Fishman, was quoted as saying that Webber "deeply regrets what has happened to the University of Michigan basketball program as a result of this entire matter."
Michigan- and NCAA-imposed sanctions included a ban from the 2003 postseason, vacation of all wins that included the offending players and an NCAA-imposed 10-year disassociation from Webber. In the wake of those punishments and the ongoing public stain of the investigation, the program failed to surpass the NCAA tournament's second round since 1994—until this season.
The school's disassociation period from Webber ends May 8, but it is unclear whether or how it will acknowledge him or the Fab Five, whose two NCAA finals banners were removed from the school's basketball arena amid the scandal.
Michigan spokesman Dave Ablauf declined to address the school's plans as they relate to the Fab Five. "Our focus is on tonight...and playing for the national championship," Ablauf said on Monday. "Anything that transpires in the future will be discussed thoroughly as an institution."
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I have been looking at different testing techniques and wondered if anyone had some "real world" examples of using state transition diagrams rather than the bog standard clock and light switch ones that are always used. I was also wondering if when using a wizard does each page of the wizard count as a separate state?
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How I think about state models for testing. A state is the system's readiness to respond in a planned way to each of a set of defined events. You know that a system is in a new state (compared to a moment ago) if:
What counts as a state. What "counts as a separate state" depends not only on the system and its behavior (actual or planned), but also on your purpose for modeling. Your purpose helps you to decide which details to include and which to exclude. If you're trying to test the possible paths through a wizard, then likely you'll want to model each of the pages as a state. On the other hand, if you're trying to test how the wizard validates the user's input, you'll likely not care so much about each of the pages as a separate state.
So: What is your purpose for modeling the states? What are you trying to test? Include states relevant to that purpose.
Note that deciding what to put into the model and what to leave out is always a challenge. If you find your diagram becoming too messy, with states and events at multiple levels of detail (e.g. workflow transitions vs details of error detection and correction), or if you have transition lines crossing all over the place, consider putting the different levels on different diagrams.
Examples to explore. These are relatively simple, so they're easy to practice with. And they're also richer than the average light switch, so they're more instructive.
Generating test ideas from state models.
For each state, ask:
For events, ask:
For transitions, ask:
Use multiple representations.
Compare representations, noting which details each makes easier to see, and which harder. For example, in a bubbles-and-lines diagram, it's easy to see flows, and harder to see all the ways the system might respond to a given event. What other differences do you see?
Given models versus creating your own. The act of constructing a model of actual behavior is a great way to explore a system or feature. Also, models given to you by others are usually models of desired behavior. They may not match actual behavior. Treat every "desired behavior" model as something to be verified.
State transition testing is perhaps the most commonly used approach in software testing. Everytime a tester performs an action, takes note of the state, then considers the next possible set of actions they are essentially testing transitions between states.
Sometimes a state transtion diagram is helpful in simplifying complex systems with multiple states and transitions between those states, and can help testers find holes, or help focus testers to important paths.
State transition testing is also the backbone of model based testing.
For a simple example of state transition testing and a simple diagram see http://www.testingmentor.com/imtesty/2011/02/21/state-transition-testing-thinking-in-models/
State Transition Diagrams are a handy tool in some contexts, but I wouldn't refer to them as a "Software Testing Technique".
I don't know what this has to do with a "bog standard clock and light switch".
State transition diagrams can be a pretty handy communication aid when you're trying to understand how the system is meant to work - it helps you to spot transitions you might miss, if you didn't have the different states drawn out on a whiteboard in front of you.
Here's one real-life example. Let's pick an online retailer. We'll look at orders - they're a good example of something that may have several different states, and you might want to test how something moves between those states, and what actions you're allowed to perform on the order when it's in different states.
Here are the states:
There are eleven different states there, and an individual order is not going to go through all of them. You can probably see some sequences that make sense - e.g. Order Placed, Goods Allocated, Payment Taken, Pick In Progress, Shipped. But if you just try to put together lists of sequences, you may well miss transitions you should test that you would have been able to spot easily in a diagram.
The other thing that drawing up a diagram will reveal is gaps in the knowledge you have - for instance, you might start wondering - can I make a cancel request at any stage? Or are there only certain states that I can reach "Scheduled for Cancel" from - maybe I can only cancel the order while there are no goods allocated, or perhaps I can cancel at any stage up to Pick In Progress. If my order is in the Payment Error state - where can I go from there? If I make a successful payment, what state does the order go to? If I don't, where does it go? Is there a time limit?
Try drawing out a state transition diagram from the example given, and see how much you can fill in from what you know now. The bits you don't know enough to fill in, or where the information you've got is ambiguous - those are the questions you'd raise with your business analyst, or product owner.
Does that help?
I have used a state transition diagram to test the video player functionality of an application. The functionality is essentially the same as a DVD player. I found it a useful technique for this particular item of functionality.
I haven't, and probably wouldn't use a state transition diagram to test a Wizard.


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Getting Things Done (GTD) recommends using a tickler file for things that aren't immediately actionable but should be dealt with at some point in the future.
How can the equivalent be done with email? For example, what should be done with an email that doesn't immediately need reply/review, but should be replied to on a certain day next month? I'm using Gmail, but answers for any email provider or client would be helpful.


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I have heard that some (e.g. Chabad?) have the practice not to say kaddish for one's deceased sister. Can anybody confirm this? What might be the reason for this? I had thought there is an obligation to say kaddish for a sister for 30 days.
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I'm not sure what communities have a custom not to say Kaddish for close relatives, but it appears that at least some don't.
Two reasons why the obligation of Kaddish is primarily for the parents:
Perhaps somebody is confusing this with the list of relatives for whom a kohein must become tamei for (Lev 21:2-3), which includes an unmarried sister (but not a married one). My Jewish Learning says that the rabbis took the kohein's list in torah -- father, mother, son, daughter, brother (including half-brother on father's side), unmarried sister -- as the basis for whom everyone mourns, and expanded it to include spouse, married sister, and other half-siblings. They cite Mo'ed Katan 20b. I just looked up that g'mara to confirm and also found there a discussion of second-degree close relatives (e.g. father-in-law); it appears there that the rabbis permit but do not require mourning in those cases, but I haven't chased it farther.


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xtype: selectfield seems to not work properly if values in the option are identical
I am having trouble with the selecfield xtype as in if the option values are the same the gui does not update the selection. This happens in chrome and Iphone, I am not sure if this is a bug, but it definitely gives me problems...
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xtype: 'selectfield', name : 'selectTypeofCheese', label: 'Select Type of Cheese', minHeight: 50, options: [ { text: 'Mozzarella', value: '0' }, { text: 'Cheddar', value: '0' }, { text: 'Feta', value: '0' }]
This problem does not occur if the I set different values for each option value...
Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong...
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Why are the values the same? Sounds like strange application design to me! How does the back end know the difference!?https://moduscreate.com/wp-content/t...es/favicon.png
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Don't seem to be having the problem with similar values… maybe its something else in the code??
@Jay : Maybe he's diffrentiating goat cheese from cow cheese… these days apps be crazy
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In the past few months three big selling pain relievers have come under immense public scrutiny; rofecoxib (Vioxx, Merck), celecoxib (Celebrex, Pfizer), valdicoxib (Bextra, Prizer). It all began September 30 th when Merck and Co voluntarily withdrew its acute pain medication drug, Vioxx. The announcement caused Merck stock prices to drop and the company lost more than a quarter of its market value in a single day. The trial that led to this shocking announcement was a cancer prevention trial called the APPROVe trial.
All non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) act by inhibiting the cyclooxigenase enzyme, known as COX for short. The older NSAIDs, however, inhibit all COX enzymes, the most important of which are COX-1 and COX-2. As these medications gained prominence and use, scientists realized that bleeding stomach ulcers, the major side effect seen with NSAIDs, were a direct result of the COX-1 enzyme inhibition. This led to the development of a newer class of drugs that inhibit only the COX-2 enzyme. Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra belong to this new group of COX-2 inhibitors. COX-2 inhibitors still decrease pain and inflammation effectively, but with a much lower incidence of bleeding ulcers and GI toxicities. No doubt that with the introduction of the COX-2 inhibitors there has been a drastic reduction in the number of hospitalizations and deaths due to NSAID induced ulcers and GI bleeds, however, these drugs are not without their own ill effects.
The active Cyclooxigenase 2 enzyme stimulates the production of prostacyclins. Prostacyclins are fatty acids that perform a number of hormone-like tasks in the body including promotion of inflammation, dilatation of blood vessels, and inhibition of platelet aggregation. By using these medications and blocking the COX-2 enzyme, prostacyclins production is stopped, inflammation is decreased, blood vessels are not dilated, and platelet aggregation is promoted. For people with arthritis, the decrease in inflammation is a positive effect, however, the promotion of platelet aggregation seems to have become a bigger issue than originally envisioned.
The connection between cancer and inflammation is not new. More recently, however, multiple studies have documented overexpression of the COX-2 enzyme in several cancers including breast, colon, lung, prostate, and bladder. Based on these preclinical observations, scientists have reasoned that disrupting the COX-2 enzyme with an inhibitor may improve treatment and even prevention efforts. Last year more than a dozen studies examining Vioxx and Celebrex in people at high risk for lung, breast, prostate, colon, and bladder cancers were on the way. In addition, COX-2 inhibitors were also being studied along with standard treatments in patients who already had cancer. One particularly tantalizing study observed that that COX-2 inhibitors virtually eliminated many colon polyps in people who are predisposed to get them. Colon polyps lead to colon cancer and are removed when found on colonoscopic examination. Based on these observations the Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on Vioxx trial (APPROVe) was opened. This multi-institution effort randomly assigned healthy individuals who have already had polyps removed from their colons to take either Vioxx or placebo with the aim to understand if the COX-2 inhibitor prevented subsequent polyp growth. The answer to this question is not yet known and scientists hope to release preliminary information next spring.
Ironically, the same trial that hoped to show an extended application and efficacy for Vioxx, led to its demise. The participants taking the COX2 inhibitor had more heart attacks and strokes than those taking the placebo. A similar trial looking at polyp formation comparing Celebrex and placebo showed a similar side effect profile.
The APPROVe trial began in 2000 and enrolled over 2,500 patients. There were 25 confirmed cases of cardiovascular events in the patients taking placebo as opposed to the 45 cases in the group of patients on Vioxx. This calculates to a relative risk of 1.96 of a cardiovascular event on the drug with a significant p value (p=0.007). This risk became apparent only after 18 months of treatment. It is important to note that, to date, there is no difference in the overall mortality for both groups. On the other hand, about three quarters of patients completed three years of therapy and study participation before the study was stopped prematurely. The polyp data is currently being analyzed and will certainly yield very important information.
The largest concern that has emerged is whether or not this cardiovascular risk is a class effect or is it limited to a few isolated COX-2 inhibitors? With the latest information on Celebrex, the uneasy suspicion is that it may in fact be a class effect. Mercks shocking news in September prompted the NIH to scrutinize all trials using the COX-2 inhibitors. In mid December another cancer prevention clinical study was shut down because of the increased cardiovascular risk posed by Celebrex.
A five-year Celebrex trial by the National Cancer Institute was looking at polyp prevention in high-risk individuals. The study participants were divided into three groups. Two groups received Celebrex either 200mg twice daily or 400mg twice daily and the third group received placebo. A data safety monitoring committee looked at the interim results and determined that patients taking the higher dose of Celebrex had 3.4 times the risk of having a cardiovascular event. Individuals taking the lower dose more than doubled their risk of an event over placebo. In total, there were six cardiac events in the placebo group, 15 in the lower dose Celebrex group, and 20 events in the higher dose group, within 33 months of follow up. Unlike Merck, Pfizer did not withdraw its drug off the market as it cited other trials that contradicted these observations. Similarly, the FDA has not (to date) required Pfizer to withdraw its drug from the market.
The effect of the withdrawal of COX-2 inhibitors on cancer patients is not positive. Since this trial showed an increase in cardiovascular events in the preventive setting, the jury is still out as to the benefit of this class of medications in the treatment of cancer. As with all medications, the balance between the benefits and possible risks must be considered prior to initiation of therapy.
Depending on the severity of cardiovascular risk, some high-risk cancer patients may find that their risk of getting cancer outweighs the risk posed by COX-2 inhibitors. There may, in fact, be a narrow population of individuals for whom these drugs are appropriate if not necessary.
The recent warnings we have been hearing about the COX-2 inhibitor class are very real and should be heeded; however, these observations are not as definitive as a randomized controlled clinical trial. The rigor that we use to prove drug efficacy was not applied in this case when risk was observed. To some extent this is correct as it would be unethical and a waste of patient resources to conduct a prospective randomized clinical trial to evaluate the cardiovascular risk for all COX-2 inhibitors. However, these data should be interpreted carefully. It is too early to make strong conclusions with certainty and a blanket withdrawal of all COX-2 inhibitors may prove to be more counter-productive in the long run.
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Does a technical writer need a technical background?
Short answer: no.
Nevertheless, it's a plus. It is good to have a deep knowledge of the field you write about, so your documents have more weight and insight.
I'd choose, given the same writing skill level, a person with technical background over one with no technical background, if what I'm looking for is technical documents.
Why not have the edge, if you can? Make sure you're a great writer, or get work with whatever subject you're going to write about, but do land the gigs.
I am an experienced technical writer specializing in API documentation. In my experience, in order to be successful a technical writer needs enough technical aptitude to (1) understand the users' needs and (2) probe the subject-matter experts (SMEs). If all you're going to do is parrot what the SMEs tell you, you're going to miss important details. SMEs (in any field) have blind spots; they've been living in the depths of their code so long that they can forget that the "obvious" assumptions aren't obvious. They also tend to have a particular model of how users will use their product, which might be more speculative than reality-based. (I'm not criticizing them; they often don't have enough information.) It's the technical writer's job to dig into all that. (Also the tester's, if you have one.)
When I hire technical writers I look for a certain threshold of writing skill but then I look for technical aptitude. I'd rather have a competent writer who understands the technology than a writer who produces excellent prose but needs lots of help to figure out what to write. It's easier to help the competent writer improve writing than it is to help somebody deeply understand the relevant technology.
From my experience, not explicitly. But a technical writer does need to understand what they are writing about in order to communicate it effectively. If you'd like a book on the subject, Technical Communication by Mike Markel is an excellent resource for all aspects of technical writing and communication.
I have a technical background myself, but I've worked with some first-rate tech writers who wandered into the field from the humanities or social sciences. In my opinion, the best technical writing teams have a mixture of techies (to provide technical insight) and non-techies (to ask useful "stupid" questions).
That said, good technical writing is based on a solid curiosity about the subject matter. Your goal should be to make the technology accessible to your readers. Tech writers who are incurious about or intimidated by technology (and there are a lot of them!) write about things they barely understand in a superficial, misleading manner that drives readers crazy.
I do technical writing and publishing in the computer field, and to an extent I'll say yes. You must have some idea of the technology if you are writing original material about a technology. If you are writing technical details about work someone else has done, I think you can get by on good communication skills with a person that does understand the details of the subject.
I do think you need some technical aptitude or interest so that you can pick up on the jargon and general application of the subject.
Good rapport with a subject matter expert is going to be required in any case so that you can get a second opinion on what you have written and have a check to see if it conforms to the topic.
Yes, an effective technical writer will have enough technical background knowledge and experience to create useful content from the (often sparse) source material.
However, more important traits of effective technical writers are strong writing/communication skills and a deep curiosity about the subject matter and the audience. These will take a not-very-technical writer a long way in the job.
The "technical writer" title covers a broad range of job descriptions. As a result, in the field, working technical writers have a broad range of technical skills and knowledge requirements. The less technical the subject, the less stringently technical acumen applies.
Writers working with end-user documentation and help often have less need for deep knowledge of programming, for instance, though knowledge of the field in which the product is to be used is often expected. A background in user experience design (cognitive psych) is often a plus. And there are typically requirements around the production tools used by the team (Office, HTML, XML, etc.).
So the definition of "technical" may vary with the subject, audience and team.
On the other hand, more deeply technical content requires deep understanding of the subject matter. I don't think a writer with no programming experience could write useful API docs, and the usefulness of the docs probably increases with the experience and knowledge of the writer.
I have worked with technical writers who did not have particularly technical backgrounds. For the most part they could fake it by following forms and styles and reusing bits and pieces from other sources. This is, really, just glorified editing.
To be fair, however, I have also worked with writers with deeply technical backgrounds who also could not writer useful docs because they were not effective communicators. They understood the subject matter extremely well, but were unable to clearly and succinctly convey how it worked or what to do with it.
So technical knowledge is a requirement, but not the only one.
There are two scenarios where one could argue
I have done quite a bit of technical writing for healthcare information systems. There are two major categories that I can identify and each has different requirements. There are plenty of projects between these two categories with different requirements.
My company provides a human technical resource when we hire a writer without a technical background in the required area. If you can work well with a human technical resource, or even a non-human technical resource, it can drastically reduce your need for a technical background.
So in summary, it depends on how technical what you are writing is and the resources provided by the hiring entity.
I'm about to turn down a pretty good contract role as a technical author (TA) writing API for a company based in Gibraltar - sun, sand and senoritas! Why? Because I was able to get through the interview based solely on my personality rather than my aptitude for the subject. I'm a good enough TA to know my limitations and I have previous experience writing API so why am I saying no to a contract that I really need? The answer is that I don't believe that I could do it justice.
I do not have a 'reasonably' deep understanding of programming (JSON/Java/RESTful) and I would have to lean heavily on the developers to explain each nut and bolt of the code - thereby exposing what a wally I was and eventually discouraging developers or technical experts from providing the techy stuff that as an author, I should be clarifying for the audience.
I truly believe that a good author writes from experience, from a sound knowledge base of the subject, from a position of strength. Understanding your subject makes your prose flow, and flow with clarity and succinctness. So yes, a technical author does need a technical background in the subject matter that he is writing about; if only so that he can obtain the cooperation of the subject matter experts he will be getting the information from.
It goes without saying that if the author does not understand the information he is writing about then he will be clueless on how to sift through the data and clearly explain the subject.
As with teaching, technical writing can be described as "the art of imparting information without knowledge."
You are the advocate for the end user. Your technical skills in this case are simply to get the necessary information from the experts, then present that information to your readers, in a way that both the experts and the readers are pleased with the results. I kid, I kid.
Seriously, given the necessary interviewing, research and writing skills (without which you'd be one of the experts, not one of the writers), a genuine interest in the topic area is helpful. Experts generally love to talk about their favorite subjects, and welcome a sympathetic audience.
I guess it depends. For writing end-user oriented documents such as SAP, JDE step-by-step work instructions on how to do something you don't really need technical background. You need to be a quick learner.
No, you don't need to have taken classes or earned a degree in your area. What you really need is an insatiable curiosity. One of the best examples I know of this is Martin Gardner, who for over 20 years wrote a column for Scientific American called Mathematical Games. He is given much credit for the popularization of recreational mathematics in the 20th century.
According to wikipedia: "Ironically, Gardner had problems learning calculus and never took a mathematics course after high school." As I recall, Gardner credited his lack of training in mathematics for some of the success of his column. Each month for his column, he had to learn about the topic, before he could teach it to his audience.
You need to understand (hopefully in a bit more depth than what you write) what the reader needs to know and what they already understand so you know what analogies, examples, level of detail, and other things to use to bridge the gap between that and the new material. So, you don't have to be an expert, but you do have to know where you're going if you want to lead someone else there.
Working with experts, you also have to know what the reader doesn't have to know so you can filter out unnecessary details and tangential topics.
You can always learn some of this as you go, but starting out with a general feel for the material and background really helps.
A slightly different angle is that technical (or any other kind of) writing can be as much about culture as explicit content.
To be most effective in writing for a particular technical community, you need to understand the subject matter you are covering, but also need to communicate in a style that resonates with that community. For example, if you were writing about the contemporary music scene in a particular city, you would lose credibility with the readers if you misused local slang or made out-dated references, even if your facts about the local bands were entirely correct.
In the same way, technical communities tend to have subtle but distinct ways of using and perceiving language that can mark you as an outsider, a sympathetic visitor, or "one of us". Read some well-regarded writing for the field in which you plan to work, and look for examples of the community's style.


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What is the etiquette for fixing up questions which have an incorrect answer that both has the highest number of votes and the highest voted answer is marked correct?
Please post example questions here as well.
Related Question: Why do incorrect answers keep getting "accepted"?
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5 Historic Sex Scandals That Put Bill Clinton to Shame
We can't go a week these days without hearing about some celebrity or political sex scandal. It is so common that from 2010 to 2011, there were twice as many sex scandals as there were from 1776 to 1889.
But the difference may just be the extent of media coverage. After all, people have been sticking their bits in ill-advised places since the beginning of time, and history has its share of scandals where the details of the stories are actually quite a bit weirder. As for whether the stories are actually true is often lost to history ...
#5. A Senator Was Accused of Banging Gay Nazi Spies
Remember When ...
... Republican Senator Larry Craig was accused of soliciting gay sex in public restrooms? How many old-timers shook their head at the news of that story and said, "What is the world coming to when our respected senators go cruising in public places for anonymous dude sex? You never saw this kind of thing back in MY day!"
"Back in our our day, gay men just met at the beach and hugged."
Well, Back in the 1940s ...
... The New York Post ruined the career of Senator David Walsh with the story that he was involved in a gay Nazi whorehouse full of gay, Nazi, pro-Hitler whores trying to bring down America with their gay Nazi whore sex.
It was 1942, and police were tipped off that there was a gay brothel in Massachusetts that was infested with Nazi spies. It wasn't entirely random -- at the risk of propagating a cliche, the brothel was a popular haunt for Navy personnel. So it was a good place to gather military information, if you were an undercover Nazi and willing to bone a sailor in order to get him talking.
"You've got me so hot even my nipples are sieg heiling!"
But after city detectives raided the sex club/spy nest, news emerged from somewhere that a U.S. senator had been caught in the sting. Armed with what might very well have been a rumor, the Post handled this insanely juicy gossip with the utmost of professionalism: They sensationalized the shit out of it and stretched out the reveal as long as they could.
The Post first released the story as just the scandal, then dragged out the affair by hinting that a famous person was involved, then called that person "Senator X" and then finally published Walsh's name.
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Yes, he is wearing a swastika armband. And no, it isn't around his arm.
When Walsh was accused of having gay sex with Nazis, the first thing he did was deny it. He then requested a full FBI investigation to prove his innocence. The investigation was conducted, and sure enough, they couldn't find anything to pin on him except that the brothel owner, Gustave Beekman, swore he saw Walsh fraternizing with the Nazi gigolos, including a notorious spy known as "Mister E." Seriously.
Although Walsh was exonerated, his career was crippled -- it's speculated that elements of the government who desperately wanted the USA to enter the war were engaged in smearing politicians with isolationist policies, like Walsh. It turns out that, if you really want to make your slander stick fast, the only two words you need are "gay Nazis."
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"Good thing they didn't measure my boner, or I would've been charged with a war crime."
#4. A Famous Comedian Was Accused of Crushing His Lover to Death
Remember When ...
... Hugh Grant got caught with that not-exactly-high-class prostitute? And how he had to go on a months-long apology tour to get America to forgive him and let him be in movies again? Damn the modern loose morals of Hollywood!
Well, Back in the 1920s ...
... an overweight actor was accused of crushing a woman to death while having sex with her.
This was fat for the '20s. Today he'd qualify as an Olympic sprinter.
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was famous for being a beloved silent film actor and establishing the Hollywood trend of fat actors being typecast as "the fat guy." But although everyone loved his fat-guy antics when he was on screen, it didn't stop them from jumping to the conclusion that he killed a woman by sitting on her.
Following the signing of an unheard of three-year $1 million contract with Paramount, Fatty and a group of his friends celebrated like anyone would -- by getting trashed. The party looked like it was going very well for Fatty when he hooked up with 30-year-old Virginia Rappe, restoring hope for fat lonely guys everywhere. But the night ended in tragedy -- though only Fatty and Rappe know what happened that evening, Rappe died four days later of a ruptured bladder.
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She's the hottie on the right. Which doesn't matter because he pounded that dog, too.
The thing is, Rappe did suffer from a bladder condition that could explain the tragedy. The public response? "Look at him! He must have crushed her to death!" Fatty was charged with first-degree murder -- literally murder by squashing.
Lawyer Earl Rogers speculated that the very thing that made people love Arbuckle -- his weight -- would be the thing that would make them view him as a monster and ruin his defense. To make things worse, William Randolph Hearst, the face of yellow journalism, was ecstatic about the scandal and boasted that this story sold more papers than the sinking of the Lusitania.
Fortunately for Fatty, the prosecution's case against him also had more holes than the Lusitania. The big one was that the prosecution's main witness, Bambina Maude Delmont, was a convicted felon and someone who admitted to wanting to extort money from Fatty.
Via Silent-movies.com
Funny, we figured the devil would be more ... mustachey.
After two hung juries, the third jury found Fatty innocent of the rape and murder charges and even issued an apology. Unfortunately, the apology wasn't able to cover his legal fees or give him a new job after he was blacklisted from Hollywood.
#3. Grover Cleveland (May Have) Fathered a Child Out of Wedlock, Then Had the Mother Institutionalized
Remember When ...
... Herman Cain was forced out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination because he had allegedly sexually harassed women he had worked with? The really damning part was that they had reportedly been paid off to make the scandal go away. Damn it, where are the politicians who know how to keep it in their pants?
Hands down, buddy.
Well, Back in the 1880s ...
... a soon-to-be president is alleged to have taken his secret relationship, and the coverup, much, much further than that.
Grover Cleveland holds the distinction of being the only man to be elected president on two separate occasions, sport an awesome mustache and still manage to be a spectacularly dull person. While Cleveland managed to have a forgettable presidency, he was able to avoid complete anonymity by having a despicable sex scandal.
This was before he married a teacher from Hogwarts.
It all started when Cleveland began a relationship with Maria Halpin, who was by all accounts a bit of a town bicycle. When she found out she was pregnant, there was some dispute over who the father was, but she pinned it on Cleveland, as he was the only one of the possibilities who was also a potential president of the United States.
Halpin gave birth to a child, which she named Oscar Folsom Cleveland, after Oscar Folsom (Cleveland's best friend and another potential baby daddy), presumably just to cover all her bases. Although Cleveland wasn't convinced that the child was his, he decided not to dispute the claim because to deny it meant, by implication, accusing his married friends of infidelity. As the only bachelor in the group, he took one for the team.
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Cheating men everywhere celebrated his sacrifice by putting him on the thousand-dollar bill.
That sounds like a mighty gracious thing for Cleveland to do. And it was, except for the part where he had Halpin thrown into a mental institution and his maybe-son put in an orphanage.
It's unclear how much of what we know about Maria Halpin is accurate and how much is a smear campaign designed to help Cleveland save face, but even if she was every bit the harpy that history says she was, turning the life of both her and the child into a Dickens novel seems a bit harsh, considering Cleveland wasn't exactly impoverished.
The scandal, well known at the time, could have ruined Cleveland's bid for the presidency, if not for the fact that his opponent, James Blaine, turned out to have worse skeletons in his closet (not involving sex -- it was a scandal involving railroad money). So instead of slipping quietly off the political map, Cleveland was elected president, and then took a break and got himself elected again later just to show that he could.
And then started a whole new family, presumably just to rub it in.


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STEUBENVILLE - Customers of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County have greater and more convenient access to genealogical resources now that it is a FamilySearch affiliate library.
This new service is available only in the local history and genealogy room of the Schiappa branch during regular operating hours. FamilySearch is the world's largest repository of free genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, according to reports. It has amassed billions of birth, marriage, death, census, land and court records of genealogical significance from more than 130 countries.
FamilySearch is extending access to its collections by circulating microfilms of the historic records through select public libraries. The Schiappa branch now is one of those libraries. It is a priceless resource for local residents interested in discovering their family tree.
"Less than 5 percent of the world's genealogical records are available online, and most family history researchers cannot afford to travel to an archive nationally or worldwide to find the historic records they are seeking," said Paul Nauta, FamilySearch public affairs manager. "If FamilySearch has filmed the records they need, then as far as they will need to travel to view them is the Schiappa branch."
FamilySearch has more than 200 camera teams filming historic records in 45 countries on any given day. The records then are circulated to public patrons through FamilySearch centers worldwide. For example, FamilySearch has filmed more than 60 percent of the Civil Registration (birth, marriage, and death records) of Italy. If patrons have Italian ancestry, chances are they will be able to extend their Italian research by conveniently using the FamilySearch films at the Schiappa branch's local history and genealogy room.
Library customers will order the film and pay online. "Customers can order and pay through computers at the library. Payment goes straight to FamilySearch with no add-on fees from the library," said local historian and genealogist Sandy Day. There is a nominal fee of $7.50 to order a microfilm. Once the film arrives, customers can use one of four microfilm reader/printers in the local history and genealogy room to peruse it. The library staff will assist customers to see what films are available and answer research questions.
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23 Feb 2011 7:07 PM #1
[OPEN] Chart seems to average data depending on height
I was very surprised when I vertically re-sized my chart to see the data magically change. It appears as though that when you have many data points to plot ( just 500 in my example ) that the display changes drastically with the height of the panel. The less room available it "seems" as thought the data is being averaged. I would not expect that behavior. See the attached images.
24 Feb 2011 10:58 AM #2
Thank you for the report, we're checking into it.
25 Feb 2011 11:21 AM #3
This has been fixed for the new release of ExtJS. Thanks again!
25 Feb 2011 1:17 PM #4
Thanks, I appreciate that a lot!
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If I want to stream music to an AE when someone else is connected, I get a message "The speaker XXX is currently used by someone else".
Right now, both my flatmates are not connected to the AE but I still get that message - the AE seems to be stuck. It appears all I can do is unplug the unit and plug it in again.
Is there a way for me to kick the current user, or at least see who was last connected to it?


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Ambassador, Fluent in Arabic, Built Career in Middle East
U.S. diplomat Christopher Stevens landed in April 2011 in the Libyan port of Benghazi aboard a Greek cargo ship to assume his role as American liaison to rebel forces who had just begun to fight the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
On Tuesday, Mr. Stevens, who had become the first U.S. ambassador to a free Libya, was killed in Benghazi along with three other U.S. foreign-service officers when suspected religious extremists attacked the consular compound.
Sean Smith, a foreign-service information management officer, was also killed in the attack. The names of the two others killed were withheld until their families could be told.
Mr. Stevens, who was 52 years old, was the first sitting U.S. ambassador killed by hostile forces since 1979 and the sixth U.S. ambassador to be killed on duty.
At the time of the attack, Mr. Stevens was in Benghazi to visit the consulate, housed in the same villa in which he was based when he served as special representative before the fall of Gadhafi.
When Mr. Stevens arrived in April 2011 to take on the job, pro-Gadhafi forces had pushed back rebels along the coastal highway, threatening a bloodbath in Benghazi. Fears of a civilian slaughter prompted the United Nations to authorize armed intervention to help protect the rebels.
Mr. Stevens, who spoke fluent Arabic and had served two prior tours in Libya, worked to turn the rebels into the core of a new, democratic government for Libya. It worked, to a degree: By late August, rebels had seized the capital city of Tripoli, and by late October, Gadhafi was dead.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Mr. Stevens "risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better Libya. The world needs more Chris Stevenses."
President Barack Obama also praised the slain diplomat.
"It's especially tragic that Chris Stevens died in Benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save," Mr. Obama said. "We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will be done."
John Christopher Stevens was born in the San Francisco Bay area. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982, earned a law degree from the University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco, and worked briefly as a trade lawyer in Washington, D.C.
He joined the foreign-service in 1991, serving in Washington, then in postings across the Middle East—Libya, Syria, Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. His passion for the region dated to his service in the 1980s as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in a small Moroccan town high in the Atlas Mountains.
In Syria, where he served as a political officer around the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, he left the embassy complex to find out what was happening on the ground with everyday people.
As deputy chief of mission in Libya years before the revolution, he took the same approach and told colleagues the Gadhafi regime was weaker than most people believed.
When he was sworn in as ambassador to Libya earlier in May, Mrs. Clinton spoke of his "California cool."
Colleagues said he was levelheaded, and comfortable enough to greet reporters at the Benghazi compound wearing flip-flops. He turned quick background briefings into lengthy and candid back-and-forth discussions.
By the time the Libyan revolution exploded in 2011, Mr. Stevens could have stayed in Washington. But the U.S. needed an expert on the ground who could figure out what was happening during one of the touchiest moments of the Arab Spring.
"He knew how dangerous this was. He had been there before," said Gene Cretz, who at the time was U.S. ambassador to Libya. "He was just so committed to Libya, as soon as he was asked, he was willing to go."
In a video he made to introduce himself to Libyans shortly before he took up his post as ambassador this spring, Mr. Stevens spoke of America's own traumatic civil war, and his optimism about Libya.
"I look forward to exploring these possibilities with you as we work together to build a free, democratic, prosperous Libya," he said. "See you soon."
—Charles Levinson contributed to this article.
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Equipment provider celebrates 20 years of growth in the U.S.
This month, Creform Corp. celebrates 20 years of growth and success at its Greer, SC, headquarters. In addition to the company's success over the past 20 years, it has been recognized as helping its customers establish and support continuous improvement and lean manufacturing programs while bringing new dimensions to the materials handling industry.
Prior to 1991, Yazaki Industrial Chemical Co. was supplying its Creform System of plastic coated steel pipe and joints to Japanese U.S. transplants on a limited basis. These transplant companies were using Creform as a key component of their continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, Kaizen and 5s philosophies. Then, in 1991, Yazaki purchased Textube Corporation, Greer, SC and began marketing its Creform System to other U.S. manufacturers. This timing dovetailed well with U.S. manufacturer's strong interest in embracing these Japanese philosophies.
In the ensuing years, Creform sold the Textube division to concentrate its efforts on marketing the Creform System. In support of continued growth, a new building was constructed in Greer to accommodate pipe manufacturing and the engineering and sales departments. In addition, Creform Logis-tech Corporation in Wixom, MI was purchased while other regional offices were established, including Mexico, putting Creform closer to customers for enhanced support. To support Europe, Creform Technik GmbH was established in Germany. These moves all contributed to Creform's strong presence in the automotive industry and allowed the company to penetrate the aerospace, medical, electronics and healthcare markets, as well.
Creform has introduced many new products over these past two decades nearly doubling its cataloged product offerings. Some of these include a 42mm pipe and joint system for heavy-duty applications, plastic wheel conveyors and a new concept in automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) that can manage entire fleets of carts.


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SC Farense is a Portuguese football club based in Faro, Portugal. The club was founded in 1910 and currently play in the Liga ZON Sagres, the top division of Portuguese football. Farense plays its home matches at the 48,750 all-seater Eriksen Arena in Faro, the largest stadium in Southern Portugal. The team is managed by José dos Santos Santana, the clubs most successful and longest serving manager, and also the second most successful Portuguese manager ever, and captained by Cheikh Dione. Farense is the most successful club in the Algarve having won 7 Primeira Ligas, 8 Taça de Portugals, a record 11 League Cups, 9 Supertaças, 3 Liga de Honra and one Portuguese Second Division - South. Farense have also had success in Europe winning the UEFA Champions League twice in 2039 and 2041, the UEFA Europa League in 2040 and the UEFA Super Cup in 2039 and 2040. The club suffered a series of misfortunes on and off the field, suffering 3 relegations in a row starting in 2001/02 before being disqualified from the league in 2005/06 for finanical dificulities, but have since returned to the Primeira Liga.
Current year: 2041
Current League: Liga ZON Sagres
Nation: Portugal
Year Founded: 1910
Status: Professional
Reputation: Continental
Nickname: Os Leões do Algarve (Algarve Lion's)
Chairman Status: Loves the club
Legends: Maxym Borovets, Rasmus Eriksen, Ricardo Goncalves, Dominik Hohn, José dos Santos Santana, Abdullah Boakye, Christan Sánchez, Cheikh Dione
Icons: Lasha Kupatadze, Baba, Rodrigo, Lorenzo Bosma
Favoured Personnel: Ezechiel Hisseine, Peter, Nahuel Ferreira
Fierce Rivals: Portimonense
Other Rivals: Olhanense, Louletano, Imortal
Finances: Rich
Average Attendance: 45,875
Average Ticket Price: €19.60
Average Season Ticket Price: €415
Season Ticket Holders: 7944
Estimated Value: €244M (Loan Debt: €13M)
Continental Competition: UEFA Champions League
Media Prediction: 1st
Squad Personality: Very Determined
Captain: Cheikh Dione
Stadium: Eriksen Arena
Location: Faro
Capacity: 48,750 all-seater
Year Built: 2031
Owned By: Farense
Stadium Condition: Very Good
Under Soil Heating: Yes
Roof: No
Surface: Grass
Corporate Facilities: Good corporate facilities
Training Facilities: Top training facilities
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What are the best iPad apps for kids?
The little ones (4 and 6) in my life will now have access to an iPad on a more regular basis after Christmas. I am setting it up, so I'd like to put some good kid-oriented apps on there. I found a great phonics game (PocketPhoncs) but the rest that they play on my iPad or the available phones are usually games. I'm looking for beginning math and reading especially. Basic addition, subtraction, learning to read and other developmental aids for that age and as they grow.
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There are tons of great storybook apps..."The Monster at the End of this Book" and "Another Monster at the end of this Book" are the current favorites of my 2 and 4 year-old. They are highly interactive.
If your kids like Dolphins, Playing With Dolphins and Dolphins Alarm Clock are 2 that are somewhat entreating . Not games just kind of a virtual pet but it is a real dolphin, not computer generated.


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XtremeMac InCharge Bluetooth Audio Receiver & 10W Charger (Choice of Home or Car) for $14.99 + free shipping
This item will be live at 10 AM CST.
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edit: nm didn't see the live at note
Deal not available for the first half of the day. Seems kind of weird but okay whatever. Here's some info I gathered.
http://www.xtrememac.com/en-US/products/chargers/incharge-series/incharge-home-bt/ MSRP $79.99
http://www.xtrememac.com/en-US/products/chargers/incharge-series/incharge-auto-bt/ MSRP $79.99
If it isn't obvious by the name of the company (it wasn't to me at first), these are made specifically for Apple products. They however are using common standards (USB, Bluetooth) so they should work with Android devices or any other Bluetooth devices.
The way these are made to operate is you plug the one part into the power outlet and the audio cable coming out of it goes into a LINE-IN in your car or home stereo. Then you connect your phone via Bluetooth to this device and it sends the audio out the audio cable to your LINE-IN port. So this enables Bluetooth audio even if your stereo doesn't support Bluetooth. Also it has a USB port for charging said device.
http://www.amazon.com/Memorex-02335-InCharge-Home-BlueTooth/dp/B005TFLJYW/ Link to the Home version on Amazon. Memorex branded but seems to be the same thing. No reviews. Currently $48.22.
http://www.amazon.com/XtremeMac-InCharge-Bluetooth-Charger-IPU-IAB-11/dp/B005TFJUXE/ Link to the Auto version on Amazon. 5 reviews. 4.6 out of 5. Currently $38.49.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508689 Review of the Audio version with some pictures on xda developers.
Still says listing unavailable, but curiously after visting the "unavailable" listing, the XtremeMac InCharge Bluetooth Bundle pops up in my "Recently Viewed Items" list with a price of $19. Clicking on it from there takes me right back to the unavailable item screen.
Yes, I know it's not available until the afternoon, just found it funny that it would show up in recently viewed after being denied the pleasure of viewing it.
Available now if anyone wants in. I almost bought it, but I don't know what I'd do with it ...
So, the price is actually a deal, and the reviews are positive... but buying on eBay? I try to avoid that (even though I know there's probably nothing to worry about).
this was on Tanga yesterday. Seems like a lot of people aren't sure what it is. Just imagine you are in your house and you want to play music from your phone on your home stereo. This enables you to do so w/o wires so you don't have to run to ur phone when you wanna change songs. Great for parties. I plan on getting one.
Just pulled the trigger on the car version since my Subaru stereo does not have bluetooth connectivity. Thanks!
In for one... I currently use a Jabra BT3030 device which has a chargeable battery that lasts, at best, 4-5 hours. This will be nice not needing to charge.
Already have the car version and use it to listen to Spotify from my iPhone 5. In for the home version to be able to change music from the other room!
Thanks, just found my secret santa present for a new iPhone user.
It seems to only accept paypal. no good for me. Oh well.
If you can find this, I've been using mine for three months from when the deal was initially posted and I love it. I'm finding them at about 30-40 right now.


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The Buckeye 8 doesn't offer too many opportunities to look ahead.
That works out well for Martins Ferry's Dave Bruney and Union Local's Bruce Stiles who want their teams' attention strictly on the opponent at hand.
The Purple Riders and Jets square off Friday night in Morristown.
The Purple Riders come in seeking their fifth win in six tries, while the Jets are seeking to snap a two-game losing streak since opening the season with three straight wins.
"We need to patch up the ship a little bit," Stiles said. "We're seeing positive things and doing some good things when you look at our film, but we have to quit shooting ourselves in the foot. We've got to get back to not beating ourselves."
The Jets haven't tasted victory since winning the 'Milk Jug' against Barnesville. They've since dropped road verdicts to Harrison Central and Edison.
"Our kids are continuing to work hard and we're focused on getting better," Stiles said. "We're trying to get better every week and we know we've got another big challenge ahead this week."
The Purple Riders, meanwhile, rebounded from their first loss last week with a relatively easy victory against Harrison Central. Ferry is currently ranked 10th in the Division V Associated Press Poll.
"We're just taking one game at a time," Bruney said. "That's been our theme. All of our goals are still in front of us. I was proud of how we responded last week and now we'll get a chance to see how we do on the road."
The trip to Morristown is the first bus trip of the season for Ferry, which opened with a five-game homestand.
Another theme the Riders have lived by this season is getting a multitude of backs involved with the offense. This past week, Arjay Burress was the go-to-guy. He ran for better than 250 yards and three scores.
Earlier in the season, senior Marcus Sutton and junior Bruce Burger have had their opportunities to shine. Senior quarterback Brian Styles is another serious threat on the offensive side for the Riders, who have ran for 1,653 yards and 19 touchdowns as a squad.
"We have to be prepared to play physical and stop the run," Stiles said. "They've got a whole stable of backs who run down hill and hard. They run the ball well, so we'll hvae to step up and accept the challenge."
The Riders' offensive line of Luke Straub, Nick Bain, Brian Sadosky, Cody Beavers, Mark Douglas and tight end Robert Vargo, has been impressive.
"We thought going into the year, our strength would be up front," Bruney confessed. "Except for Luke Straub and Robert Vargo, it's an underclass group. Plus, the backs we have are all unselfish and they've done a great job when their number has been called."
Union Local's offense expects a lift when quarterback Travis James returns to the lineup after missing the bulk of the action the last two weeks.
Eric Dunfee (70-376-3td) and Jake Leishman (35-243-3td) are the Jets' leading rushers. Spencer Ware is the top receiver with 14 catches for 202 yards.
Through the air, James is 26-of-51 for 377 yards and five touchdowns.
"I think Union Local has made a lot of progress," Bruney said. "Coach Stiles has obviously put a lot of work in. They're playing good defense and they've found some things to hang their hat on offensively."
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Burning Man How-Tos, Costumes, Bikes, and Tips & Tricks
Burning Man, the famous weeklong festival of music, art, free expression, and much more in the Nevada desert, is just around the corner. Whether you're a Burning Man veteran, a first-timer, or someone who is interested from afar, here's a list of some Instructables that will help you prepare and make your unique Burning Man experience even better.
General Advice
Find Your Fashion
Bikes and the Like
Shelter and Shade
Fire, Flying Things, and Other Fun
If you're going to Burning Man this year, we hope this helps and have a fun, safe, and exciting experience!
General Advice
| TimAnderson's Tips by TimAnderson
Learn all about Burning Man and easy, creative ways to keep yourself prepared and safe from TimAnderson's documentation of his trip to the festival last year.
| HalcyonPink's Tips by HalcyonPink
In this video and the follow-up, Burning Man veteran HalcyonPink gives you his advice.
Find Your Fashion
| Fire Skirt by la
The popular fire skirt uses EL wire to give your clothes some personality.
| Angel Wings by fairywingsandthings
If your attire of choice requires wings, you're well covered: you could try these angel wings or a different version .
| Color-Changing Scarf by enlighted
You can't go wrong with clothes that light up.
| Electric Umbrella by sockmaster
You can't go wrong with accessories that light up, either.
Bikes and the Like
| Wobble Bike by dan
For a fun twist on a regular bike, convert it into a wobble bike that you have to steer from both the back and the front.
| Kite-Powered Land Proa by aerohydro
Derived from a water proa Instructable, this vehicle transplants the idea to land--ideal for flat, dry terrain like the playa.
| Tall Bike by TimAnderson
Get an aerial view of all the action while you bike along with this tall bike that anyone can build. .
| Chopper Bicycle by KoolKat
Few bike designs are as functional and attention-grabbing as the chopper, and you can follow these directions to upgrade your old bike, chopper style.
| Furry Pink Bike by HalcyonPink
Burning Man is all about being creative and expressing yourself--and your bike is a perfect item to deck out in your own personal style.
| LED Bike Wheel Images by ladyada
Transform your bike wheels with LEDs that you can program to glow to form various patterns, images, and designs .
Shelter and Shade
| Parachute Shade Structure by benjcarson
This Burning Man-tested structure will help protect you from the raw elements of the playa.
| Rebar Tent Stakes by tk1314
Normal tent stakes won't be too effective at Burning Man, but these made from rebar prevent impaling and will hold your tent firmly.
| Portable Yurt by TimAnderson
This version of a yurt, a Mongolian tent-like structure, is portable and can be assembled and disassembled easily.
Fire, Flying Things, and Other Fun
| Firebreathing by Tetranitrate
A combination of fire, art, and fun, you can light up the desert night with firebreathing tricks.
| Cincinnati Fire Kite by stasterisk
Kiting is a very popular activity at Burning Man, and you can join in with a this kite that combines flying and fire together into a night-time spectacle.
| Fire Staff by Stone
Light both ends of the staff and spin to create your own patterns.
| Candle-Powered Hot Air Balloon by ewilhelm
A simple combination of birthday candles, painter's plastic, and balsa wood can turn into a functional hot air balloon.
| Homemade Poi by Hydra
Learn to make homemade practice poi that can be used anywhere--and check out other Instructables on how to spin poi and other DIY poi designs.
If you're going to Burning Man this year, we hope this helps and have a fun, safe, and exciting experience!
what exactly is burning man?
oh, cool, too bad i live too far away. :-(
me too
me three
mee fourth
Me Eleventh... Have we got that far yet?
Me after this person.
Me fortingth.
well it won't be a run'n joke if you weren't carrying scissors. I forgot what number are we on?!?!?!?!?!
You are "Me fifthtingth"
Me sixtingth.
omg, how long is this list going to be? 1 year later... me googolplex. lol!
me 19th
me 20th
Im going to reply to a comment before the numbers just so they'll be wrong.
me -4th
me 18
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mee 512
Did you mean 512th?
Line Cutter Me First lol ha ha ha
Aren't there several, like one in each area? I live in Utah, is there one there? It looks like an awesome event and I'd love to go!
Synergy is outside SaltLake.
burns are EVERYWHERE! From South Africa to NZ to Ohio to
Nowhere is Spain.
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burns are EVERYWHERE! From South Africa to NZ to Ohio to
Nowhere is Spain.
go here to find your regional burn:
Aww, I am too far away... (other side of the world).
there are burns all over the world.Smaller attendance so less of everything including travel time. go here to find your regional burn:
Drove there from chicago last year, first time there. Can't go this or next year cuz of the timetable for classes, very sad. :( However the year after that I'll be a massage therapist, very popular there. If you go to the hotel, don't forget to raid the minibar. They never check it. lol
How old do you have to be to go to BM?
I would think your parents wouldn't let either of us go at our current age, as there are a few nudists running around, but I have seen a few pictures with whole families there..
Well, my parents wouldn't want me to go no matter how old I was ;-) I was just wondering, say you wanted to go by yourself, how old do you have to be? I'd figure probably 18 or 21 or something like that...
I believe it's 18, probably give out stamps or wrist bands for those who are going to be getting drinks.
what? wrist bands? This is not the default reality! The drinks are free and everyone is a walking piece of art. anyone who walks up to the "Bar" in a camp gets a drink. the median age is probably 30 but If you're young and even slightly in shape there'll be men and women aplenty to befriend. Plus there is are other treats on the playa that are far more interesting than a bottle of warm beer.
Said probably. I was taking a guess at how it MAY work.
It's not like BM sells alcohol. You either bring your own, or get it from other people. But attendees aren't allowed to sell things.
Didn't know that much.
there are no age limits but I think under a certain age you have to be accompanied by an adult. Sometimes people bring their babys but IMO that's a risky idea becuase the environment is pretty harsh.
AS far as wristbands/stamps...there is NO type of that going around...on a given day/night there might 500+ camps openly serving alcohol and they may not serve you if they think you are not of age but they certainly wouldn't "card" you...it's a pretty anarchic culture...in a great way.
(check the pics)
AS far as wristbands/stamps...there is NO type of that going around...on a given day/night there might 500+ camps openly serving alcohol and they may not serve you if they think you are not of age but they certainly wouldn't "card" you...it's a pretty anarchic culture...in a great way.
(check the pics)
That sounds about right..
Most likely... I want to go.. :D
yeah, my parents wouldn't let me go if there were a bunch of nude people running around.
yep even one my parents would flip
I was wanting to go to one of these some time. When reading about it I laughed the way it said that clothes are optional.
There's no minimum age.
You have to get there...
I think they're on an "if you have to ask...." rule.
BAH! Let this creep up on me, no way of getting any time off now, oh well, next year I will be prepared.
I still really want to go to this. Maybe I could talk some people into going next year.
You could probably talk me into it...
Instructables and then Burning Man? weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Thats a summer vacation if I ever heard one! :D
lots of nudity I've heard...
TICKETS: Violation of these rules, or violent anti-social behavior, can result in revocation of your ticket and ejection from the event without refund. Our admission Gate will be open at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 25th. No one under 18 will be admitted without a parent or guardian. IMPORTANT FOR 2008: NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE BOX OFFICE OF THE EVENT. Participants must purchase tickets ahead of time, prior to arriving at the event site. Will Call closes on Saturday, August 30, at 12:00 noon.
I plan on trying to go between high school and college...if timing permits.
been there twice! It is a bit expensive if you want to be comfy. Got my ticket and an RV for this year. Can't wait to go home!!!!!
seem's a little troublesome to get comftorble. isn't there a hotel anywhere close by?
Hah! No, there's no hotel. Everything you want to have out there you need to bring it yourself in the beginning. You can buy ice and coffee,but that's it. As for doing your business there are portapotties. After that, you're on your own, but if you really need help almost anyone there will be willing to lend a hand.
seems kind of like a burden to take everything you need.
.... here's my desktop, tv, and grand piano! lol, jk.
no lol its in the middle of nowhere
I wish I could go too.. =[
Don't let being on the wrong side of the world stop you :) I went in '06 and I still can't wait to go again (wait til I have money again). go to www.burningman.com
lol, that pretty much sums it up
heh... I live in Reno which usually serves as the stop point before everyone goes to burning man, so I get to see all the cool busses and vans. Also the week of and before burning man, walmart has absolutely nothing in it at all. The bikes and food are all gone its like the whole entire store is empty. well except for crowds of people.
I would love to go to this, but i don't know much about it :'(
Awesome! I would love to make it to one of the festivals..


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Amendment 3 to the ASFMC Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Shad and River Herring has established a moratorium on commercial and recreational shad fishing unless it can be shown that a fishery is sustainable. State fisheries managers interested in the continuation of shad fishing in their waters must submit plans to ASFMC showing how they will be sustainable.
Don Harrison, WRD biologist in charge of shad management in Georgia explains, "We will need to prove that our management plan for commercial and recreational shad fishing will not diminish the potential future stock. States without an approved sustainability plan in place could risk having their shad fisheries closed by 2013."
Amendment 3 was developed in response to the findings of the 2007 benchmark stock assessment for American shad, which indicates that Atlantic Coast American shad stocks are currently at all-time lows and do not appear to be recovering. It identified the primary causes for the continued stock declines as a combination of excessive total mortality, habitat loss and degradation, and migration and habitat access impediments. Although improvement has been seen in a few stocks, many remain severely depressed compared to historic levels.
"American shad are anadromous fish, which means most of their lives are spent in the marine environment but they must enter freshwater rivers in order to spawn. As a result, they come into close contact with human populations, and are vulnerable to many threats," stated Doug Haymans of CRD. "Commercial gill-net fishing for shad occurs in rivers where Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon are found. Therefore, we will also need to take into account interactions with these species as we develop new management measures," Haymans concluded.
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What are the steps involved in recapping a bottle of beer for any reason (e.g. if too much priming sugar is added, if a cap appears to be defective or failing, etc)?
If a cap is defective and you notice it soon enough then you can just remove and replace. If its been awhile then your priming sugar is probably spent and that bottle is a loss IMO. Its not worth the effort of trying to add more sugar again.
If you added too much priming sugar, it sort of depends on how much extra. Some people have luck with prying off one edge to release the excess pressure, then recrimping in down with the capper. I am not sure you get a good seal in that case.
For me I just tend to chalk these issues up as a loss and correct it next time/batch.
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NATICK � The Planning Board has scheduled a hearing for Sept. 3 on the town�s field renovation project by the Cole Center on Boden Lane.
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The hearing is slated to begin at 8 p.m. in the Dlott Meeting Room of Town Hall, 13 East Central St.
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Overview
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii (transmitted by tick bites to humans) that has nonspecific symptoms of fever, chills, headache, and muscle aches with progression to a rash about five to 10 days after an initial bite by an infected tick. RMSF is the most common fatal tick-transmitted disease in the U.S. Worldwide, there are about 18 other closely related Rickettsia species belonging to a group (spotted fever group) that cause a similar disease process known by many different names (for example, Boutonneuse fever, African tick bite fever, Japanese spotted fever). RMSF was first diagnosed in 1896 in Idaho and was first named "black measles" but then was termed Rocky Mountain spotted fever. In 1906, Howard Ricketts showed that ticks were vectors (carriers) of the pathogenic bacteria and in 1909 showed evidence that bacteria (later named after him) caused the disease. Ticks can act as vectors for many diseases (for example, Lyme disease, tularemia, Q fever) in addition to RMSF.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Causes
RMSF is caused by R. rickettsii, which are bacteria that are Gram stain negative, aerobic coccobacilli (round and rod shaped) that must live within eukaryotic cells (cells, such as human cells, that have a nucleus bound by a membrane). The organisms only proliferate if they are inside of a eukaryotic cell. In most cases of human infections, the endothelial cells that line blood vessels are the cells that harbor the bacteria. These cells can be disrupted by the organisms, thus producing vascular permeability (leaky blood vessels) that results in macules (flat areas of skin color change) and eventually a petechial rash (red or purple spots about 1 mm-2 mm in diameter usually caused by broken blood vessels). This vascular permeability can occur throughout the body and eventually cause death.
Although RMSF is caused by R. rickettsii, the bacteria need to be transmitted to humans by a tick vector (carrier) infected with R. rickettsii. RMSF will not occur in people bitten by uninfected ticks. The following ticks have been shown to be vectors for RMSF: the mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni), the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), and the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), with the first two as the primary vectors. Other ticks can be responsible as vectors in various worldwide regions.
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April 10, 2010
Pathway to the Old Cape Point Lighthouse – Flickr pic of the day
This photograph, of a pathway leading to the old Cape Point Lighthouse, was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Irene aka insteph.
Irene says: "I was invited along on a tour to take photographs and was disappointed with the gloomy weather. We went to Cape Point, amongst other places, where it turned out the gloomy weather gave a unique aspect to the scenery. It was simply stunning! After climbing up to the old lighthouse, we went down to the newer one; this photo was taken looking back towards the old lighthouse. Amazing scenery!"
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Peninsula Arts
Peninsula Arts is the wide-ranging public arts programme of Plymouth University, catering to many varied audiences, raising aspirations and enriching lives through high quality cultural experiences.
It hosts the largest contemporary art gallery in Plymouth; the Jill Craigie Cinema, the House and its cutting-edge performance programme, Ten Tors Orchestra, the professional chamber orchestra for Devon and Cornwall, and a year-long series of fascinating talks that open up the world of history and contemporary culture.
We are invested in the cultural development of the city and provide support for creative initiatives, projects and festivals that attract new voices to the region and showcase the wealth of talent within Plymouth.