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Playboy magazine's 1962 "Playmate of the Year," Christa Speck Krofft, died March 22 of natural causes at the age of 70, a family spokesman said Friday.
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner tweeted, "I'm saddened by the death of dear friend 1962 PMOY Christa Speck."
Magazine talent scouts discovered the then-Christina Speck when she was working as a secretary at Bank of America, according to family spokesman Christoph Buerger.
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Then, she became what her family calls "one of the most celebrated Playmates of her time." After Playboy named her "Playmate of the Month" for September 1961, Speck worked as a Playboy Bunny in the Chicago club, "lived in Hefner's famed Playboy Mansion, and was featured in all the magazine's Sixties pictorials about life at Hef's place," the spokesman said.
The model/actress is survived by her husband, noted children's television producer Marty Krofft, their three daughters and their five grandchildren, all of whom released a statement:
"Mom had an uncanny ability to make everyone smile and touched so many people with her unique sense of humor. It's rare to find a human being that holds no judgment and sees the good in everyone. That was our mom. We will miss her terribly."


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DetailsRetro silhouettes and rich hues prevail in the Lianna Collection. With vintage lines and rich leathers, the comfort engineering is sure to keep you striding in style. adiPRENE by adidas and adiPRENE + by adidas technology instantly to absorbs shock and supports lift off. Durable leathers conform to the unique contours of your feet over time. Wear the Lianna Collection, and you can retain a personalized feel, inside and out. Heel Height: 75mm (2.95in)
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What is the cardinality of the following set:
$$\mathbb{A}:=\{A \ : A\subseteq\mathbb{R} \ \ \text{dense and countable}\}$$
(Is $\mathbb{A}$ a separable space?)
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What is the cardinality of the following set:
$$\mathbb{A}:=\{A \ : A\subseteq\mathbb{R} \ \ \text{dense and countable}\}$$
(Is $\mathbb{A}$ a separable space?)
Thank You!
The cardinality of $\Bbb R$ is $2^\omega$ (or if you prefer, $2^{\aleph_0}$), so $\Bbb R$ has $\left(2^\omega\right)^\omega=2^{\omega\cdot\omega}=2^\omega$ countable subsets. Thus, the cardinality of $\Bbb A$ is at most $2^\omega$, since not all countable subsets of $\Bbb R$ are dense in $\Bbb R$. However, it turns out that even though not all of these $2^\omega$ countable subsets are dense, there are $2^\omega$ of them that are dense. Here's one way to show this.
For $x,y\in\Bbb R$ write $x\sim y$ if and only if $x-y\in\Bbb Q$.
The set $\Bbb A$ isn't a space at all until you give it some topology: it's just a collection of subsets of $\Bbb R$.
Here is a slightly more fun way to do this:
First note that there are at most $\mathbb R^\mathbb N$ countable sets of real numbers, calculate the cardinality and see that this means that there cannot be more than $2^{\aleph_0}$ countable sets of real numbers.
Secondly note that $P=\mathbb{Q\setminus N}$ is dense in $\mathbb R$. Now for every $A\subseteq\mathbb N$ we have that $P\cup A$ is dense and countable. It is easy to see that if $A\neq B$ then $P\cup A\neq P\cup B$. Therefore we actually found $2^{\aleph_0}$ dense sets of real numbers which are subsets of $\mathbb Q$.
This shows that there cannot be more than $2^{\aleph_0}$ countable dense sets. As remarked by others, separability is a topological property and it is unclear what topology you are giving this collection.
$\mathbb{Q}$ is countable. So $\mathbb{R}\setminus \mathbb{Q}$ is uncountable. For each irrational $x$, the set $\mathbb{Q} \cup \{x\}$ is also dense in $\mathbb{R}$. Hence there are an uncountable number of dense subsets of $\mathbb{R}$.


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I made a key, but it logs me back out as i try to setup passphraseless logins to localhost:
$ rsa-keygen -t rsa
$ cat id_rsa.pub > authorized_keys
$ ssh localhost
The authenticity of host 'localhost (::1)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is bb:a6:5e:46:c9:b5:e9:46:bd:43:c1:6e:cd:3b:e5:ea.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added 'localhost' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
Connection closed by ::1
The same thing happens when I try to login with using the hostname as well. What am I missing?


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When we find shoes we like on a big discount, is it a good idea to buy a few sizes up at a time (like sizes 7, 8, and 9 all at once)? Or is there enough overlap in sizing that our toddler might move directly from size 7 to size 9, skipping over size 8 as her feet grow?
I would only purchase what is needed now, for a number of reasons.
I found that my kids were not great at telling me when shoes were to small and I did find that they made big jumps, so I wouldn't buy all the sizes together. I also found that Target and Costco often have sales on shoes for young ones, so I wouldn't worry about not being able to find shoes when needed.
I also pass down shoes through children. As they get bigger they get worn out and can't be passed down, but at that age save them for the next one!!!
Realistically, toddlers will not need every size of shoe. The difference between whole numbered sizes is only 1/3 inch, and half-sizes are only 1/6 of an inch different, so little you might not even notice the difference, especially depending on the type and fit of the shoe, one of the reasons some shoes (eg: flip flops, crocs, rain boots, etc) are often manufactured at size intervals greater than a whole size (eg: sizes available are 5/6, 7/8, 9/10).
With the space you are supposed to leave in the toe of the shoe for the foot to move, by the time you realize the shoe is too small and hard to get on, it is likely the jump to the proper size will be at least a full size, if not more, especially if you try to get the largest shoe your child can walk comfortably in without tripping or stumbling to maximize the shoe's longevity when you get new shoes. My son is almost 2, and so far on average he has gone up about 1 1/2 sizes each time we need new shoes for him.
You could potentially use shoes of each size, but overall you would end up with more shoes than necessary that way, so whether that would be worthwhile would depend on how good of a deal the shoes are and whether the quality of the shoes is high or not.
It also does not seem like the feet grow linearly over time, but much like height, they do most of their growing in spurts where they grow slowly for some time and then grow quickly for a shorter period of time and so on...so you may find the amount of wear you'd get out of every size would be uneven.
Also, feet are not always the same size, often one foot will grow slightly faster than the other, and often the feet will be half a size different (which is why you measure both feet!), so there may be some slop room as to which shoe size fits best, and there may be a small range of "those ones fit ok but would get outgrown fast, those fit ideally right now, and those seem slightly loose but will last longer" leading to choice in the ideal next size.
Having shoes on hand at various size intervals does have some advantages though. For example, if you child suddenly has a growth spurt, you would not be caught off guard one day by finding the shoes are just so tight they are painful to put on and needs new shoes immediately. You could, instead, pull the bigger shoes out of the closet. However, this also has it's drawbacks that a particular shoe might not be suitable to the season they fit properly. In the summer you might want a sneaker with air-vents on the side to keep the foot cool, or sandals, but in the winter you might want rain-boots, or warmer sneakers with thicker insulation. So if the deal is really unbeatable (eg: size or two up shoes at a consignment sale perhaps), it doesn't hurt to get larger shoes, but if you would feel cheated if you should overlook the window of time those shoes fit, or they fit in the wrong season and you don't get much use out of them, you might wish to pass and just get what fits now.
I have found excellent deals on toddler shoes at consignment stores. I just got 2 pairs fo Stride Rite shoes (one looked new, the other slightly used) for $6.50 total. There are great deals to be found all the time.
If you find a REALLY great deal on some really basic shoes that can be worn year round, I'd buy several sizes up. I'd only recommend this if you know it's a good shoe (maybe a brand you've bought before), and it's a good enough deal that you'll still feel like it's a good deal if your child never wears one of the sizes. Although, I think having the shoes sitting in the drawer might make you move up sizes more readily than if that involved going shopping for new shoes, so this might help you avoid skipping sizes.
In response to some of the advice about reusing shoes for more than one child, it should be pointed out that over time shoes mold to the shape of the feet of their wearer; it is for this reason that it is not recommended that young children use secondhand shoes.


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I want to know how to send app request to all my facebook friends from android app. I tried in graph API. But, couldn't get it done.
I know this is a Duplicate question. But, couldn't find an answer yet. I'm getting this error on the above API.
"All users in param ids must have accepted TOS."
I hope there will be a way to send app request to all friends from mobile on a click. Please share it.


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350 V8 - Cheap Street ChevelleWritten by on April 21, 2004 Building A LowBuck Engine For Street/Strip Use
In the October '94 issue of Car Craft, we introduced our Cheap Street Chevelle. The logic behind Cheap Street was to build up a nice street machine for limited cash outlay.
We skipped all the fancy gee-gaws and stuck to the basics by installing tried-and-true parts including an Edelbrock Performer dual-plane manifold, Cyclone headers, a dual exhaust system with DynoMax mufflers, a PAW camshaft and lifter kit, a Performance Distributors HEI distributor, Jacobs ignition wires and a pair of World Products S/R Torquer cylinder heads. In addition, we rebuilt the stock 750cfm Quadrajet carb, installed a Turbo Action shift improvement kit and swapped in Drive Train Specialties 3.73:1 gears and an Eaton Top Spec limited-slip carrier.
When we bought Cheap Street Chevelle, it didn't run. After some work and a tune-up, we garnished a best e.t. of 16.62 seconds at 83.23 mph. By the time we completed our upgrades (featured in three issues of CC), we had our rig running 13.89 at 96.70 mph--not bad for a car with 140K miles. Just before we arrived at the dragstrip, we heard a loud knocking in the bottom end, but we flogged our car anyway.
It did run the 13-second e.t. goal, but we had hurt the worn-out stock bottom end in the process. Editor Schifsky told the staff to build a new bottom end, but what the bottom end consisted of was up to our readers. We got stacks of mail offering advice, but the overwhelming request was to reuse the 350 V8 and install a low-buck bottom end kit (crank, rods and pistons), while reusing all of the top end goodies (heads, intake, carb, and so on). Jim Hutchins from South Point, Ohio, wrote, "I understand that your Chevelle has a rod knock. I also understand that it is supposed to be a low-buck street machine that will earn you some respect. I, like a lot of readers, have bills and a mortgage and can't afford a lot of high-dollar upgrades. Install a bottom end rebuild kit with good bearings, low-buck forged pistons, good rod bolts and a high-volume oil pump. The cost of expensive machine work is out of reach for most of us, so please try to keep it to a minimum." Jim went on to tell us that his project car has many of the same motor mods that we had on our Chevelle, but like us, he had spun a rod bearing and needed a rebuild. Jim ended the letter by saying, "I am patiently waiting to see how your engine runs so I can copy it, hopefully with great success." Well Jim, ask and you shall receive.
We called Performance Automotive Warehouse (PAW) and ordered a flat-top piston crankshaft special. The kit is normally $384 with cast pistons, but we opted to upgrade to forged pistons, so our kit cost $464. The forged pistons allowed us the option of adding nitrous oxide injection (or other similar upgrades) at a later date. We took our cylinder block to Skercevic Automotive Machine in Ventura, California, to have it cleaned, bored and honed. In addition, we spent a few extra bucks to have the crank assembly balanced. Once the engine was rebuilt, we took it to Duttweiler Performance to test its power output on a dynamometer. We realize that dyno-testing an engine is probably out of the price range of most readers, but we did it to show you what horsepower you can expect when using an engine combo such as ours. Heck, if you like the power figures, simply use the same parts we did and you'll be ready for action. The peak power numbers we got were perfect (read Duttweiler Dyno sidebar in this story), the engine had a smooth power band, and our combo had a nice musclecar idle.
Besides the bottom end engine rebuild, installing a new torque converter was our only other major upgrade. Our stock unit would barely stall up to 1500 rpm, which was killing our e.t.'s at the dragstrip. We upgraded to a TCI Break-A-Way 11-inch torque converter that was a direct bolt-on and gave us a 2600-2800rpm stall speed--perfect for street/strip use.
While the engine was out of the Chevelle, we scrubbed the engine bay to remove all of the grease and grime that had built up over the years. Then we detailed our engine bay with VHT paint. In addition, our underhood wires resembled a rat's nest, so we repaired and routed wires so they functioned properly. Once the engine bay was detailed, we installed our rebuilt engine. Directly thereafter, we cruised Cheap Street Chevelle to the dragstrip, ran dozens of back-to-back runs, and drove to a cruise-in for lunch. The only downfall was that the springs from the worn-out seat were poking us in the butt. We'll fix that in the coming months with a low-buck stock interior kit. Is there something else you'd like to see? If so, write: Cheap Street Chevelle, Car Craft magazine, 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.
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After pulling the engine from our Chevelle, we completely disassembled it to check its condition before taking it to the machine shop. Make sure the block isn't cracked, and check the condition of the various bolt holes--make sure none of them are stripped.The stock crankshaft from our 140K-plus-mile 350 V8 was in bad shape. Notice all of the pits and cracks in the journals. It was just a matter of time before the bottom end self-destructed.While none of the rod bearings actually spun, they were severely warped and gouged. The condition of this rod/bearing combo was representative of the entire bottom end of the engine. Not good.We took our engine block to Skercevic Automotive Machine to have it cleaned, bored and honed. Even though the engine had a lot of miles, the cylinders were in decent condition. All that was required was a 0.030-inch overbore to clean up the cylinders. When machining a block, always opt for the minimum amount of overbore so more material is left for a future engine rebuild.Our crankshaft and rods were complete junk, so we used a low-buck crank kit from Performance Automotive Warehouse (PAW). Our $464 kit came with forged aluminum pistons, moly rings, reconditioned connecting rods fitted with chrome-moly rod bolts, rod and main bearings, and a custom-ground cast-iron crankshaft. If you order the kit with cast pistons, the cost is about $80 less, but we recommend using forged pistons, in case you want to add nitrous or a supercharger later on.Once our block was back from the machine shop, we used sanding items from Standard Abrasives to deburr different aspects of our block. Here, we use a cartridge roll to smooth out the pan rails and knock off minor casting flash that could lead to improper gasket sealing. You may also wish to deburr areas such as the lifter valley to aid in oil flowback.Even though the block has been cleaned (usually by hot tank), always use a tap to clean out and/or straighten the bolt hole threads. You'll be amazed at the amount of gunk that will be removed. With clean threads, the bolts will easily thread in when parts are installed.We recommend using a cross-buff (available from Standard Abrasives) to fine-hone the lifter bores. In addition, the cross-buff deburrs the oil galley holes in the lifter bore. A clean, non-burred lifter bore ensures a long life for the lifters.Before installing the crankshaft, thoroughly clean it to remove any dirt and shavings that may be left over from the machining process. Running a small bottle brush through the oil holes in the crankshaft journals removes any small metal shavings that are hiding. If you don't clean the crank properly, chances are you will ruin the bearings within a short time period (sometimes even upon engine break-in).
The rings in our PAW engine kit are sized and end-gapped to match the 0.030-inch-overbore forged pistons, but always double-check to ensure that clearances and fit are correct. We used a feeler gauge to check ring end gap--everything was spot-on.Many times rebuilt rods will have their markings ground off during the machining and/or balancing process. Thus, we re-marked each rod and rod cap to ensure they wouldn't get mixed up at any time during the assembly (or at a later date if we had to tear the engine apart).We installed our new main bearings (part of our PAW kit) and then installed the crankshaft. Always tighten the main bolts progressively, in sequence, to the proper torque spec. Our main bolts were torqued to 75 lb-ft.Many people install the crankshaft and never check the endplay. If endplay is too tight or too loose, you could hurt the bearings or create unwanted friction in the reciprocating assembly. Always check endplay with the mains torqued to spec. Our crankshaft endplay measured 0.009 inch, which is fine. In general, if the clearances are less than 0.007 inch or more than 0.018 inch, problems may result.When rebuilding an engine, always use new freeze plugs. We opted for brass freeze plugs, which are a few dollars more than steel plugs, but the brass won't rust out through the years. Our plugs, from Pioneer (available through PAW), were easy to install. You can install them dry, but you should use a sealant to ensure a leak-free fit. Some guys even use Loctite Red to seal the plugs, claiming they'll never leak.Installing the moly rings on the pistons is easy, but don't stretch them too much, or they could break. Once the rings are on (including the oil rings), be sure to phase them properly--usually with the end gaps 180 degrees apart.Just before installing each piston in its bore, oil the piston's side skirts to prevent any scuffing and/or seizing. Then, carefully slide the piston in the bore, making sure the rod end or rod bolts don't scuff the cylinder bore as the rod/piston combo goes in. Here, we are using (and highly recommend) a tapered ring compressor from Tavia Machine Company.Once the rods and pistons are installed, torque the rod bolts to spec (45 lb-ft, in our case). Then, on each journal, check the rod side clearance. In general, you should have a minimum clearance of 0.010 inch or problems may result.
Before installing the camshaft, always apply plenty of cam lube. Without enough lube, chances are the camshaft will go flat (destroy itself) on engine startup. We installed a new PAW camshaft in an earlier stage of our Cheap Street Chevelle buildup, but since we upped our compression, and since we are installing a higher stall speed torque converter, we wanted to run a different camshaft grind. This time we installed a 0.462-inch intake/0.482-inch-lift exhaust camshaft from Competition Cams (PN 275DEH-10). The advertised duration is 275 degrees intake and 277 degrees exhaust with 110 degrees lobe separation, which should deliver a good rumpity-rump idle without sacrificing streetability.Installing a camshaft without hurting the cam lobes or the cam bearings can be tricky. We recommend using a cam install tool, such as this unit from Tavia, because it gives you a good grasp on the camshaft. Plus, your hands won't get all slimy with cam lube when you use a cam install tool.Because most street machiners are on a budget, they opt to reuse many items, like the oil pan. If you do reuse the oil pan, thoroughly clean out the sludge buildup inside. In addition, check for any cracks or dents that could wreak havoc later on. If the pan is in bad shape, you may wish to update to a new oil pan, such as from Milodon. Milodon pans can even be ordered with special oil-control baffles, if that suits your fancy.Even if you are doing a budget rebuild, don't skimp on the gaskets. Running no-name or cheapo gaskets will only cause trouble later on. On this engine, Fel-Pro head gaskets (PN 1003) were used. These gaskets will handle the high-rpm street/strip rigors that our engine will endure. In addition, if you can muscle up a few extra bucks, invest in quality head bolts such as ARP offers.We cleaned up and reused the World Products S/R Torquer cylinder heads that were installed in an earlier segment (Part III) of the Cheap Street Chevelle buildup. Once the heads are clean, paint them with a quality engine paint like VHT's. The S/R heads are a cost-effective (actually cheaper) alternative to rebuilding a stock set of heads. Plus, the heads flow better than stock units, have hardened exhaust seats and feature 2.02/1.60-inch valves. Once the heads are torqued to spec (65 lb-ft in our case), install and adjust the rocker arm/pushrod combo. With the lifter on the cam lobe's base circle (piston at TDC firing), twist the pushrod with your fingers as you tighten the rocker arm nut. As you start to feel drag on the pushrod, you've reached zero lash. At zero lash, tighten the rocker arm nut approximately three quarters of a turn more.Besides pre-lubing the camshaft, always add plenty of lube to the lifters before installing them. The lube prevents the lifters from scuffing or seizing when the engine is started.With the cylinder heads in place and the rocker arms adjusted, install the intake manifold. We reused our Edelbrock Performer dual-plane aluminum intake manifold, because we had great results with it previously. We opted to use a Fel-Pro reusable thermostat housing gasket in case we needed to change thermostats at a later date. The gaskets provide a perfect seal without use of messy sealants.Our good friend Jim Sanborn put the finishing touches on our engine buildup. Sanborn re-installed the Performance Distributors HEI distributor and the Jacobs spark plug wires that we bolted on in Part III (CC, December '94), but he added a set of Made For You spark plug wire holders to avoid any burning mishaps. The stock Quadrajet 750cfm carb was also reused, along with a fresh Fel-Pro carb-to-intake gasket. Notice the good looks of the various pulleys and brackets. Just because you're on a tight budget doesn't mean that you can't clean up and repaint the parts so they look good.
Although we tried to stick to a tight budget with our engine rebuild, we upgraded to (and highly recommend) a new oil pump. In addition, our stock flexplate and harmonic balancer were shot (the balancer had spun a quarter of an inch), so we upgraded to new units. The flexplate is made by Pioneer, and the balancer is a new GM unit. All of these parts are available from PAW.Even though we installed DTS 3.73:1 gears in place of the stock 2.73:1 gears, we didn't pick up the e.t. gain that we hoped for, because our stock torque converter would only allow us to stall to 1500 rpm. The low-rpm converter was killing our launch as well as our e.t.'s. Thus, while the engine was out, we ordered a new torque converter from TCI. The new 11-inch Break-A-Way converter (PN 241502) features furnace-brazed fins and needle bearings and stalls between 2600 and 2800 rpm. Plus, the unit was a direct bolt-on.Check this out. Avid Car Craft reader Joseph Reyes from San Lorenzo, California, sent us this barrage of goodies for our Chevelle. During the first three installments of our Cheap Street Chevelle buildup, Joe noticed that our side marker light was busted, we were missing some emblems, we had burned some spark plug wires and that our stock valve covers were all bent up. Thus, he sent us some used Chevelle parts from his garage and some Thermo-Tec header wrap, and he even included a new (still in the bag) GM dome light lens, which we were missing. We installed most of the parts--check out the valve covers in the completed engine shot! Heck, he even included Polaroid snapshots of a few tech tips along with a photo of his street machine. Notice the 307 emblems; he wants us to run a mega-cube, mega-hp small-block but tell everybody it's "only a 307." Thanks for the goods, Joe. A note to our other readers, though: We don't need any other parts. Thanks.The engine ran great throughout the entire dyno session. We found that running a total ignition advance of 36 degrees, along with No. 75 primary jets and AU metering rods for the secondaries, yielded the best horsepower and torque results. Notice the exhaust system. Some guys get great horsepower numbers by running race gasoline along with huge race headers and open exhaust, but we ran all of our tests with our Cyclone headers, through the mufflers and on 92-octane pump gas! Our horsepower figures are real-world numbers.Horsepower god Kenny Duttweiler made many dyno pulls to determine the best horsepower and torque output at various engine rpm. With our rebuilt 355-cubic-inch engine combo, we garnered exactly one horsepower per cubic inch--355.6 peak hp at 5300 rpm. In addition, we determined that our shift point should be in the 5500rpm range for maximum performance.We took Cheap Street Chevelle to the dragstrip to determine its performance capabilities. It delivered consistent 13.50s at 100 mph running on pump gasoline and through the mufflers. For those of you who like stats for comparison, our '70 Chevelle weighs about 3700 pounds, runs a three-speed TH350 transmission, uses DTS 3.73:1 gears and rolls on P235/60R15 tires. If your car is similar to ours in size and weight and runs similar parts, you can expect similar dragstrip results. In addition, our rig is tame on the street and is fun to drive.


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Ok, so i started designing a game on paper and quickly run into some serious constraints. I don't even have all the necessary skills (main constraint being programming skills), and even if I develop them – I'll still be constrained by time. And while even having some of the needed skills, its not always what i love (like graphic design – can be fun for me, but not all the time). Besides doing everything yourself is just dumb. Simple as that. I realize I'm not the first person on this forum with this kind of idea for a cooperation, but I believe I've got something more to offer than just the game idea.
I'd like to gather up a team of people who have a common dream: to make great games and a common goal: to make profit from them.
But let's not rush things – I'm sure you're dying to know who the hell am I and why would you like to do anything at all with me (if not, just skip next paragraph).
So to begin with, I'm an entrepreneur for over 5 years doing internet marketing (I help companies develop sales through internet). Started playing games when i was 3 (and that was long time ago) on NES, and they just couldn't get me off from it. Well now some time later i still play games, but found out that making them could be so much more fun (besides you usually don't make much money just by playing games). So I'm off to my game making adventure and find myself in need of some skilled comrades in this noble quest.
some boring stuff Besides that I'm doing PhD in strategic management atm and got decent experience in project management in IT. Could be usefull.
So what's the plan?
Step one – gather a team of brave adventurers
Step two – test a team in a small, fast project (a good, yet simple game)
Step three – if everything goes fine enough, make a more ambitious project, if not – start over and don't make the same mistakes
Step four – make a game that will get noticeable recognition and noticeable money (10k$ being a good goal)
Step five – make a great mmo, based on the experience from previous steps, make lots of money, keep deweloping it and make new ones for gold and glory with a good degree of fun.
Somewhere around step four and five we would set up a company, split equity, get funding and employ ourselves as soon as finances permit it. Up till that point we would be a loose band of gamemakers under one banner, all revenue from our creations split evenly (even if small). I can even cover some small expenses that will inevitably occur.
So who am I looking for?
- People that want to take pride from their work and are committed to excellence
- People who get things done when they say they will do
- People who will not be easily discouraged by small bumps and difficulties
- People who dream of making great games they would like to play themselves
- People who are serious about this and want to do this for a living
So who can join?
- Flash Developer with experience in game making
- Sound and Music Producer
- 2D Game Graphic Designer with some knowledge is AS3 and animation
- Storytelling maniac and character designer
My role?
Everything else. Marketing, project management, filling the gaps, helping you do what you love, doing all i can for every game to make as much money as possible. Negotiating with The Big Guys. Some graphic design. Paperwork. Usual stuff.
What some people might be thinking is since I'm an entrepreneur why don't I just hire people to do all this stuff for me? Let me answer that in advance.
Truth be told, that would be extremely risky, very expensive and overall not very smart. Besides I'm not looking for employees, I'm looking for partners, who will share the spoils but also the sweat and the risk. I'm willing to put my money into this project, just not too much till we get around step 3/4 with a team that i know i can rely on.
You might have a question or two, doubts perhaps or maybe you want to hop into this project right away? Feel free to PM me. Also critique is not frowned upon, just be polite.


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6 Nov 2011 5:34 AM #1
Unanswered: PR2?
I would rather have "more frequent updates with less change" than "less frequent updates with more change." I feel that PR1 is no longer worth using and I am highly anticipating and in need of a PR2 release. In lieu, of a PR2 release in the coming days, access to the trunk would be a reasonable compromise.
7 Nov 2011 8:33 AM #2
I'm definitely looking forward to PR2.https://moduscreate.com/wp-content/t...es/favicon.png
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I have login page with two input boxes, one for username and one for password. On the left of these input boxes, I want to put descriptive icons.
I think the profile of a bust, and a key, would be appropriate icons for username and password respectively. What do you think?
Also, how do I find such icons? I need both icons to match in style, and to be distributed a license which allows commercial reuse.


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27 Jan 2012 10:51 AM #1
PR4 Store insert method ignoring index
I'm running into a strange problem with PR4 that didn't exist in PR3. The store.insert method is ignoring the index and adding the record to the bottom of the list. The store is loaded using the ajax proxy.
My guess is that the insert is being performed before the store is loaded, but that should not be the case when called after the load event has fired.
store.on({'load': function(store, records, successflag, oper) { // Remove any previously added optional labels if (store.getAt(0).data.optional === true) { store.removeAt(0); } // If a label is passed, add it if (label) { store.insert(0, [{name: label, optional: true}]); commList.down('list').select(0); } }, scope: this });
27 Jan 2012 11:13 AM #2
Moved to bug forums. Thanks.Sencha Inc.
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27 Jan 2012 3:09 PM #3
With the following test case on our latest code branch, the result is correctly
Ext.define('MyModel', { extend: 'Ext.data.Model', config: { fields: [ 'field1' ], proxy: { type: 'ajax', url: 'read.json', reader: { type: 'json', rootProperty: 'results' } } } }); Ext.setup({ onReady: function() { var store = Ext.create('Ext.data.Store', { model: 'MyModel' }); var dataview = Ext.create('Ext.DataView', { store: store, fullscreen: true, itemTpl: 'Field1: {field1}' }); store.on({ load: function(store, records, successflag, oper) { store.insert(0, [{field1: 'Should be first'}]); }, scope: this }); store.load(); } });
{ "success": true, "results": [ { "field1": "blaat1" }, { "field1": "blaat2" }, { "field1": "blaat3" } ] }
Could you please confirm if this could be the case? If so, I'll reopen this ticket. In the meantime I'm closing this ticket as I cannot reproduce in the latest code base.
27 Jan 2012 5:34 PM #4
I apologize. I did have a sorter that caused the problem.
However, the sorter was sorting on a field that did not exist in the returned json or the model used by the store. For some reason, this still affected the sort order.
27 Jan 2012 6:20 PM #5
Ok, that sounds like something that could be improved. I guess when the sorter executes and the value is always undefined, it still pushes it to the end of the list, which actually doesn't sound completely unreasonable but might not be expected behavior.
In any case, it sounds like that sorter shouldn't have been there if the field it was sorting on didn't actually exist Glad it fixed your issue.


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A high-rep member told the OP of this question that saying 'thanks in advance' is rude. Why is this so?
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I've seen this same user complaining about this before, and started an argument with 3 other users about it. I flagged the post and all the comments were deleted. (By the way, 1000 Rep is not really considered "high-rep"). Ignore him and the comment.
"Thanks in advance" is not rude in my book. I'm from the U.S. if that means anything.
Pointless? Definitely. Rude? That's quite a stretch.
If you want to, edit it out and flag the user's comment as unconstructive/obsolete, and otherwise ignore this type of comment. It's certainly not helping anything, and if the user really is offended by it, he is more than welcome to suggest an edit instead of complaining in the comments and wasting our time on meta, which IMO is rude.
In a linguistic sense, I think some people can interpret "Thanks in advance" as rude because it may indicate that you're not interested in sticking around for an answer - you're just going to come back and pick up whatever is left when you return. So I've heard, at least. On the linguistic scale, there's a better site to ask if you want to know how "Thanks in advance" can be interpreted as rude in this language.
In a site policy sense, we don't like "Thanks in advance" and similar not because it's rude, but because it's against our signature-and-salutations policy. You can read up on the basics in this question thread. In summary, it's basically a noise that's inbetween greetings (which take up space and delay the onset of reading the question) and signatures (which take up space and are extraneous), in that it takes up space as noise that doesn't contribute towards the actual question you're asking.
To me, "thanks in advance" implies an expectation of assistance. While not rude per se, it is somewhat offputting to see that expectation put out there. The thanking can wait until some assistance has been offered, and on this site an upvote or an accepted answer counts as a "thanks".
I don't think that it is. But there are some issues with its use.
I'll list the ones that bother me:
Saying "thanks" is a way of indicating that you have received something of value (or at least something you perceive to be of value). Thanking someone for a correct or insightful answer, for example, is certainly appropriate.
Where saying "thanks in advance" is problematic (in my opinion) is that it divorces the display of gratitude from the receipt of useful information. In other words, you're thanking unspecified people for things that they have not provided to you yet.
As noted already, it's certainly a pointless thing to say, but I suspect that it could also be interpreted as an indication that the poster does not value your time personally and is merely "going through the motions" in the hopes that it will land him an extra answer or two.
However, given the massive proliferation of language/cultural barriers and "newbie" developers (and the relative scarcity of genuine sociopaths, at least among software developers as far as I'm aware), I would tend to err on the side of, "The poster means well but is uninformed".
In advance means "ahead in time." Thanks in advance means you are thanking people who answer before you get any answer. It doesn't seem to be rude, and it doesn't seem to imply that you are not going to read the answers given for your questions.
That said, normally on SE sites it's preferred if the question just contains the question being asked, and not phrases similar to "any help is appreciated," or "thank you for reading me."
To understand why it's considered rude, picture this:
It's Christmas. The family is gathered around the tree, and you're all about to open presents. You stand up and say,
"Thanks in advance for any presents!"
I see items like 'thanks in advance' as being rude because they are not needed and just take time. They remind me of how salespeople sometimes try to control my actions!


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So a .iso is currently downloading onto my flash drive. After that, what do I do? I'm just scared of deleting Windows 7 and all my files.
Go to ubuntu dowload page and follow their, very clear, instructions (There is a big red button there, ``show me how''). If you want to do something a little bit more exotic tell us what you want to do.
You're doing it a bit wrong. You shouldn't copy the ISO file to the flash drive - you need to use some program to "burn" that iso file to a CD or to a flash drive. Burning a CD seems to be a bit easier than preparing a flash drive - for the latter you'll need to somehow "open" the ISO image and extract usb-creator.exe program from there, so you'll need some software to work with ISO images anyway.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#From Windows
Then you'll need to reboot your machine, enter BIOS setup and choose your flash drive/CD as the first boot device. Then you reboot with the usb drive/CD inserted and you get to the "live" ubuntu environment, from where you will be able to start the installation process. The installation process should be easy even for an inexperienced person - there are just 6 or so questions. And it won't erase your files unless you explicitly tell it to remove the Windows partition.
Having a backup of your important files is a good idea in any case, even if you weren't installing Ubuntu.
Another thing to mention - you could install VirtualBox and practice installing Ubuntu inside a virtual machine first.
Also, you could order a CD from ubuntu.com if you still having trouble with preparing a usb drive


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A Carmi man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he was allegedly caught dumping a refrigerator into the Skillet Fork River and was in possession of cannabis.
A White County Sheriff's Office incident report identified the man as Justin L. Gilliam, 20, and said he was booked at the City-County Jail in Carmi on a preliminary charge of unlawful possession of more than 10 but less than 30 grams of cannabis.
The report said a passerby observed a silver pickup stopped on a bridge over the Skillet Fork on County Road 800 East and saw the driver dump a refrigerator. The passerby noted the license plate number of the pickup and called the sheriff's office.
Deputy Scott Cantrell responded to the area and observed the suspect vehicle a few miles north of Carmi on Centerville Road. Cantrell turned around, caught up with the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop inside the Carmi city limits. The pickup, however, continued southbound to Pundrake's convenience store where it pulled into the parking lot.
Gilliam was identified as the driver and allegedly admitted to dumping the item into the river and granted Cantrell consent to search the pickup. Cantrell found a bag containing cannabis inside the pickup.
A passenger was released without charges. Gillaim was taken to jail where he later posted $150 cash bail.
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How do I enjoy solving hard problems? I love learning--reading and understanding textbooks or papers, for instance--but I am slower to try to solve problems or apply what I've learned. I am naturally more contemplative than active and I am not convinced this is good.
If you solve harder problems, your status (in the eyes of others) increases. If you don't solve hard problems, you may be left behind. This can make things stressful.
If you try to solve hard problems, you may fail, and your ego may be hurt. You may try and try, and fail for a long time. It is risky and painful to attack hard problems.
In light of these (and perhaps other) difficulties, how do I learn to either (a) gain more discipline to attack hard problems, or (b) learn to love trying to solve hard problems?


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The 7 Most Badass Last Stands in the History of Battle
#3. Saito Musashibo Benkei, 1189 AD
"Benkei stood there defiantly, naginata in hand, and so terrible did he look that none dared approach him."
- Stephen Turnbull, The Samurai: A Military History
The feudal Japanese shit-wrecker, Saito Musashibo Benkei, was a massive, ferocious behemoth of a man, known for being strong enough to pulverize your head into a disgusting grayish mush with his bare hands. If you made it past his reputation with control over your bowels, his hideously ugly and freakishly ogre-like appearance was there to cause opposing warriors to shit their armor.
Benkei was a Buddhist priest, but he wasn't the sort of Buddhist priest that spends all day in his sanctuary praying, thinking about peace and not going around smashing people in the groin with a bladed poleaxe until they cough up their prostate. He joined a monastery, but that was a little too tame for him, and he was eventually kicked out because of his recklessness and general balls-outitude. So instead, he went out and declared a Wookiee Life Debt to the only man capable of defeating him in single combat: the feudal samurai warlord, Minomoto no Yoshitsune.
Things were going pretty well for the pair re: kicking everyone's ass in Japan, until one day Yoshitune's brother decided he was going to take charge, seize power for himself and declare his brother a traitor. Yoshitsune, knowing that the end was near, decided that the only rational way of dealing with the dishonor was to ritualistically disembowel himself by committing seppuku. It takes a little bit of time to do the seppuku thing up right, though, so in his final act as a samurai lord Yoshitsune ordered our man Benkei to guard the castle. While "watching the door while I go kill myself" might not sound like the most sacred of duties, committing seppuku was like blowing oneself up in a cosmic game of Halo in order to deny an opponent the satisfaction of getting the final kill-shot.
It ain't easy to kill yourself with a gun like this.
Benkei went out to the drawbridge leading towards the castle, clenched his naginata in his hands and dared the army on the other side to fuck with him. When a few accepted, Benkei slapped the fail out of them with the blunt end of his bladed axe, knocking their brains out and sending crumpled remains splashing into the moat. The enemy army stood across from him, trying to figure out how the balls they were going to get past, and whenever some dumbshit managed to find the cojones required to step foot on the drawbridge Benkei made sure the last thing he saw was a foot-long hunk of razor sharp steel.
Realizing that any attempts of fighting Benkei like a man were going to result in an eviscerated brain pan, the opposing army just decided to shoot a bunch of arrows at him instead. Amazingly, this didn't even seem to faze him all that much--he just stood there, weapon at the ready, his armor bristling with a couple dozen arrows. It took them a while to realize that he was in fact dead. Legend has it that he died standing, though logic would suggest that some of the arrows he had sticking out of his body might have kept him upright. Either way, by the time anyone had the balls to realize the gatling gun barrage of arrows had killed him it was too late--the proud warrior had already completed the ritual and died with all the honor due a samurai of his stature, or alternately a really obnoxious Halo player.
Further Reading:
De Benneville, James. Tales of the Wars of the Gempei. Bibliobazaar, 2001.
Murasaki Shikibu. Tale of the Heike. Trans. Helen Craig McCullough. Stanford Univ. Press, 1994.
Turnbull, Stephen R. The Samurai: A Military History. Routledge, 1996.
Turnbull, Stephen R. Warriors of Medieval Japan. Osprey, 2007.
#2. Frank Luke, 1918 AD
"Forced to make a landing and surrounded on all sides by the enemy, who called on him to surrender, he drew his automatic pistol and defended himself gallantly until he fell dead from a wound to the chest."
- Medal of Honor citation
Lieutenant Frank Luke of the United States Army Air Service had earned a reputation as a lights-out "balloon buster," which sounds kind of like a lame-ass Atari game but was actually pretty hardcore. Back before the days of UAVs, satellite imaging and Imperial Psykers, artillery spotting and intelligence gathering was usually just obtained by some dude standing around in a hot-air balloon with a pair of 'nocks and a radio. Taking one of these bastards out usually meant you were saving trenchloads of infantrymen. Since the tethered balloons were also relatively-stationary, high-priority targets, they were also usually escorted by fighter squadrons and surrounded by ground-based anti-aircraft batteries, making them pretty tough to get to. So, as lame as the name might be, the guy's job was basically the Death Star trench run at the end of Episode IV with the added bonus that you got to turn an enemy target into the Hindenburg.
Frank Luke: Earth's Luke Skywalker.
He was damn good at it, too--in just 17 days of combat he took out 18 enemy aircraft, including one battle where he shot down two balloons and three fighter planes in the span of 10 minutes. Another time he was on one of his trademark "lone wolf" missions and his gun jammed, so he climbed out, fixed it in mid-flight, turned BACK AROUND, hunted his target down and killed him.
Being such a balls-out deathmeister eventually caught up with Luke, however, and his last stand began in the skies above Murvaux, France in 1918. He was alone, deep behind enemy lines and intent on taking out a large cluster of enemy aircraft and balloons. He started with a low run that barely cleared the tree tops, but handily turned two German observation balloons in to raging airborne infernos. However, while dodging ground fire from anti-aircraft batteries and machine gun towers, a squadron of eight German fighters dove down from above and began pursuing him as well. It was beginning to seem like Frank Luke had gotten in over his head here.
Well, if you know shit about Luke, you know that he wasn't going to piss his pants just because a couple hundred German soldiers were filling the air with more bullets than a Gradius boss battle. Luke continued to press the attack, surrounded on all sides by gunfire, and managed to take out the third and final balloon stationed at this aerodrome.
By this point Luke had been hit by enough gunfire that his plane, and his body were both beginning to fail. Deciding there was time for one final run, and realizing there was nothing left in the sky for him to kill, he picked off six enemy infantrymen before crash-landing in an open field. Luke, never one to show any mercy or ask for quarter, now found himself surrounded on all sided by the heavily-armed German soldiers that were closing in on his position. Badly wounded and in hostile territory, Luke defied authority to the end. When the assembled enemy troops called for his surrender, he responded by unholstering his pistol and picking off a few more Germans. After he died from a chest wound, he became the first member of the USAS to ever receive the Medal of Honor.
Further Reading:
Cooke, James G. United States Air Service in the Great War. Greenwood, 1996.
Guttman, Jon. USAS 1st Pursuit Group. Osprey, 2008.
Hudson, James J. Hostile Skies. Syracuse Univ. Press, 1997.
Roberts, Priscilla Mary. Encyclopedia of World War I. ABC-CLIO, 2005
#1. Thomas A. Baker, 1944 AD
"Another comrade, withdrawing, offered assistance. Sgt. Baker refused, insisting that he be left alone and be given a soldier's pistol with its remaining eight rounds of ammunition. When last seen alive, Sgt. Baker was propped against a tree, pistol in hand, calmly facing the foe. Later Sgt. Baker's body was found in the same position, gun empty, with eight Japanese lying dead before him. His deeds were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army."
- Medal of Honor citation
Sergeant Baker was part of a combined Army and Marine Corps expedition to capture the Mariana Island of Saipan from the Japanese. In the days prior to his final stand, when his squad was pinned down by heavy machine gun fire, Baker grabbed a rocket launcher, ran within 100 yards of the Japanese bunker and turned it into cinder-block dust with one shot.
On the day he died, Baker found himself facing down an INSANE banzai charge of roughly 5,000 Japanese infantrymen flying bayonet-first out of the jungles and screaming, "Long Live the Emperor" Imperial Space Marine-style. Seeing the enemy closing in on three sides, Baker simply cracked his knuckles, swore under his breath and changed a clip into his weapon.
The initial wave left Baker seriously wounded by enemy rifle fire, but he refused to run or back down or show any emotion other than anger. He stood his ground, firing like crazy with any weapons he could get his hands on, sometimes from as close as point-blank range. When he ran out of bullets, he Hulked up (Banner or Hogan, your choice) and beat off the attack with his hands, an admittedly ballsy move that left him even more fucked up.
Why not both?
His weapon was smashed and he was bleeding profusely from a number of gaping wounds when some of his men came up and started carrying him from the battlefield. By this time the perimeter was buckling, the fight was lost and the Americans were falling back to regroup, but Baker didn't give a shit. He knew that dragging his half-dead ass along the ground was only slowing down the withdrawal, so he told his men to prop him up against a tree facing the enemy. He borrowed a Colt 1911, made sure that it had a full eight-round clip and told his men to get the fuck out of there while he bought them some time.
Standard issue Colt 1911. Not standard issue: being super hardcore.
When the final American advance pushed forward and captured Saipan later that same month, they found Sergeant Baker's body propped up against the tree, facing his enemies right where they'd left him. The eight rounds they'd left him with meanwhile, were now in the eight dead Japanese soldiers scattered before him.
Further Reading:Full Medal of Honor Citation
Goldberg, Harold J. D-Day in the Pacific. Indiana Univ. Press, 2007.
Sinton, Starr, and Robert Hargis. World War II Medal of Honor Recipients. Osprey, 2003.
Ben Thompson has spent the past five and a half years documenting some of the greatest warriors in history on his website, Badass of the Week. To promote the release of his new book BADASS, he's gone out and found the most insane stories of people who refused to back down right up until (and in some cases, after) their hearts stopped.


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It's happened quite a few times. Here's a recent one. So I'm wondering, what is the scenario? Are they scrolling down to the link of sites, clicking meta and posting? Are they googling for some result, that gives them a post on meta and then they ask?
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We need "belongs on Stack Overflow", "belongs on Super User" and "belongs on Server Fault" as close reasons for meta.
It's revenge posting from that side of the fence.
For far too long they've had to deal with their share of closing and shunting questions such as "What is Stück Überfloé built with?" and "Why my question closing?" as not programming and "Belongs on Meta" questions.
They've soldiered up some pawns into the front line to ask programming questions that belong on SO on Meta. They know full well things get stuck here like the veritable black hole of no escape. Velcro could only hope to stick like this.
It's utterly, honey rhythmically scrumptious and delicious to their tastes and delight.
In this question, the OP said it was because the question was too subjective for SO
Weird reasoning...
I'm going to stick with the same answer I gave to the last question I answered:
A little warning message on the ask page couldn't hurt too much, though, could it?


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What happens if I use '*' for the minutes value?
Is the command going to be run every minute?
For example:
* 4 * * 0 <command>
What happens if I use '*' for the minutes value?
Is the command going to be run every minute?
For example:
Yes, in your example, the command will run every minute of the 0400 hour on every Sunday.
By the way, if you do need something to run every minute, it's likely that you're monitoring something for changes; there is typically a better way of doing this. For instance, on Linux there is
Yes this will run every minute of the fifth hour (0400 to 0459) on Sunday. Likely what is intended is to run once during that period. Unless it needs to run on the hour, pick a random value from 1 to 59, and replace the minutes value.
If you have a bunch of programs that need to run in a particular period, you can limit load peaks by using a random minute in the hour you want the task to run. Use a different value for each crontab entry.
Yes, this job will run every minute.
Here are some relevant sections from man 5 crontab:
The manpage says that if you use the asterisk (*) in the minute field, this is is equivalent to using "0-59" (``first-last''), and the job will run every minute in the hour.


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What Fall River are the casino opponents looking at? The one I see is a veritable ghost town. The things you think a casino would do are already and have been here. Downtown is a mass of empty store fronts, empty apartments and restaurants. The only thing that draws a crowd is the courthouse. Crime is our No. 1 draw!
As for the traffic on Canning Boulevard and Stafford Road, how would a casino with well planned out parking and new onramps be any worse than a once vibrant mall was? The only time I have a problem with the traffic is when that school lets out!
I have to navigate the road with the rudest of people who all think they are above the rules of the road.
To the guy who will be inconvienienced on his way to work, well boohoo. Leave early. At least you have a job.
While some say that casinos bring in crime, unemployment brings in crime. Desperation and despair bring crime. Drugs and the inability to pay for them lead to crime. A steady, well-paying job could go a long way to cure Fall River's ills. Develop the waterfront like New Bedford has.
Bring in commuter rail from Boston. Everyone benefits. A new tax base and occupied buildings are what we need. And have some faith in our law enforcement.
Fall River police did a pretty good job cleaning up the projects, which were a haven for prostitution and drug dealing. Don't blow this one.
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Summary: The Free Online Yoga Breathing Exercises Book is a collection of the Yoga Pranayama and breath control exercises available on Mastery of Meditation. Any new Yoga breathing exercise that is added, can be easily found from this page, thus making it simple to locate and incorporate into your daily Meditation & Yoga practice.
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Hatha & Kundalini Yoga Pranayamas
Welcome to the Free Online Yoga Breathing Exercises (Pranayama) E-Book. Yoga pranayamas are breathing exercises for expanding, purifying and optimizing your entire mind-body-spirit complex. It is the science of breath control.
This book will explain and detail the best pranayamas and breathing techniques from the different branches of Yoga (Kundalini, Hatha, Raja, etc.) and other schools of breath control. The breathing techniques from this book will be part of the Online Meditation and Kundalini Yoga Classes, that are hosted here on the Mastery of Meditation website, but these exercises can, of course, also be used by you in your own daily yoga, meditation or fitness practice. The layout of the book is simple.
Each chapter will provide one important Yoga breathing exercise and will be written such that to practice that particular pranayama you only need to read that chapter.
For each Yoga breathing exercise, the following information is provided:
- Background of the breath control technique.
- Any tools or other requirements in order to practice the breathing technique.
- Primary and secondary benefits the breathing exercise bestows.
- Any cautions for practicing the particular pranayama.
- Guided beginner Yoga pranayama.
- Guided intermediate Yoga pranayama.
- Guided advanced Yoga pranayama.
- Any hidden secrets about the breathing technique.
The first few chapters of this book will focus on the most important yoga pranayama exercises. These breathing techniques are those that are generally an integral part of a daily yoga, meditation or fitness practice. Later, I will move onto some of the more uncommon, though not necessarily less powerful, breath control exercises.
YOGA BREATHING EXERCISES (Pranayama)
Beginner's Guide to Yoga Pranayama
Beginner's Guide to Yoga Breathing Exercises
Free Yoga Breathing Exercise #1
Breath of Fire Yoga Pranayama
Free Yoga Breathing Exercise #2
Chakra Balancing – Anuloma Viloma Breathing Exercise
Free Yoga Breathing Exercise #3
4 Part Breathing Exercise for Vitality
Online Yoga Breathing Pranayama #4
Bhastrika Yoga Pranayama to Burn Fat
Free Yoga Breathing Exercise #5
Kapalbhati Yoga Pranayama for Optimal Health
Online Yoga Breathing Exercise #6
Sheetali Yoga Pranayama for Stress Management
Free Yoga Pranayama – Breathing Exercise #7
Yoga Breathing Exercise to Treat Depression and Increase Energy
Yoga Breathing Exercise #8
Powerful Yoga Exercise to Detox & Cleanse the System
Yoga Breathing Exercise #9
Advanced Breathing Technique to Raise Kundalini Energy
Yoga Breathing Exercise #10
Ujjayi Yoga Pranayama for Longevity & Insomnia
Yoga Breathing Exercise #11
Chair Yoga for Energy and Stress Relief
Free Yogic Breathing Exercise #12
Natural Way to Lower Blood Pressure Seetkari Yoga Breathing
Online Yogic Breathing Exercise #13
Basic Yogic Breathing Technique | Yoga Breath
Online Yoga Breathing Exercise #14
Yoga Exercise for Deep Relaxation | Bhramari Pranayama
Online Yoga Breathing Exercise #15
Basic Yoga Technique to Begin Your Yoga Routine
Online Yoga Pranayama #16
Yoga Pranayama Breathing for Energy | Surya Bedhi
Yoga Breathing Technique #17
Yoga Breathing for Detox
Online Yoga Breathing Exercise #18
Yoga Pranayama for Beginners
Online Yoga Breathing Exercise #19
So Hum Breathing Meditation for Peace


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This family-run, nine-room hotel is in the least-developed part of the island. There are panoramas of the caldera, and the village-topped cliffs looking like snow-capped mountains. The best rooms are those with traditional vaulted ceilings. Meals are served on your private terrace.
In the capital Fira, near the cable car that disgorges tourists from the old port, this 10-room hotel is near plenty of bars and nightclubs. As well as gazing out at the sea and volcano, you can people-watch. Hollywood stars have stayed in the antique-filled rooms, and Room 7 is a characterful former home.
Inspired by the owner's home in Ithaca, Homeric Poems is a cluster of 19 stylish suites with a restaurant, bar and swimming pool. The kitchens are fully equipped, too.
This is probably the town's smartest traditional A-class hotel, which has 25 rooms, sea- and caldera views and a swimming pool. It is one of the most affordable choices on the island - even in high season.
This five-suite, one-villa hotel with swimming pool is owned by wealthy lawyer turned art collector Dimitris Tsitouras and was opened in 1988. The suites are themed on the sea, on Byron, on Tsitouras's porcelain collection and on images of his friend, the late Rudolf Nureyev.
This aptly named, 26-room hotel, with interiors in pink, blue, red, yellow or green, sits at one of the highest points of the caldera. The quirky, cosy rooms are all in former homes, most of which were cave-houses dug into the cliff. Ten suites have indoor pools. There's a stunning infinity pool over the precipice.Book Now
Behind the typical Cycladic exterior lies a contemporary, white-on-white interior. The first nine rooms (which opened in 2008) proved so popular that eight more were added in 2009, shielded by volcanic black stone walls. The gigantic new Grace Suite has its own spa. Read more in the Hot List 2010Book Now
A beautiful cluster of traditional free-standing villas and houses, Vedema - a Luxury Collection hotel built around a 400-year-old winery and thoroughly renovated in 2008 - is ideal if you want a calm and relaxing holiday. The rooms - better described as apartments - are spacious with sparsely decorated, white-washed interiors, flatscreen TVs, big bathrooms, verandahs, and - in some suite categories - private pools or Jacuzzis. Service is impeccable, friendly and relaxed, and the fantastic breakfast buffet, served at the poolside restaurant, might very well be the best on Santorini. Should you wish to see more of the island, 10-minute transfers to Fira and the beach at Perivolas operate throughout the day.
From the vaulted ceilings to the weathered wooden floors, everything at this three-suite hideaway and spa is just so; you'll feel like a pampered house guest. Debonair owners Tony Mosiman and Antonio Totev also run a restaurant in Oia, Ambrosia & Nectar (see 'Where to Eat').
Located right on the cliff edge in Oia, this is one of the island's best hotels. Two split-level suites are in the 18th-century former home of a noble family: the façade is painted its original pale ochre and the interiors are decorated with antiques and Orthodox icons displayed on pale-blue walls. The other 25 rooms and suites, with similar interiors, sea views and patios, have bright white exteriors and look like a jumble of sugar cubes tumbling down the cliff. More than 200 steps connect the rooms, swimming pools - including a beautiful infinity pool - and public areas, and the small rooftop terrace restaurant serves delicious, fresh seafood. The nearest beach is five minutes' free transfer away, although it's probably quicker to walk in summer, when the narrow roads are clogged with coaches.
Controversially painted cream rather than blinding white, this hotel - a sister property to Vedema Resort (above) - has 18 bedrooms carved into the cliff. All have caldera views and the decor complements the troglodytic look with island flair, Flintstones-style: coffee tables shaped like large pebbles on limestone floors; bedheads and lamps sculpted from driftwood; cushions embroidered with traditional floral designs. With friendly staff, Jacuzzis and those views, you won't need to hyperventilate to reach nirvana - anyway, all the steps up and down between the suites, the infinity-edged pool and the village obviate the need for a gym. There is a cave-cellar full of interesting wines, and the restaurant serves delicious dishes made with fresh, local ingredients.Book Now
While newer hotels in Oia vie to out-do each other in the bling stakes, Perivolas sticks with its winning formula: pared-down interiors, show-stopping views and the infinity pool that launched countless imitators.Book Now
This hotel - a 19th-century mansion and attached 18th-century villa - is magnificent. Built in the 19th century by local wine magnate Michael Zannos (who pioneered a lucrative trade between Santorini's sizeable wine industry and thirsty Odessa in Russia), it has been exquisitely restored by the owners. Rooms and suites mix traditional decor and post-modern touches with all mod cons and the excellent guests-only restaurant and swimming pool have sunset views across the island.
In a crook in the caldera, this new hotel has nothing around it for miles. The tunnelled lobby opens onto a dramatic terrace. The best rooms are the four Master Suites with private gardens.
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How much are the Koch-ies slipping Tonette on the side?Hide replies
Can't be much, she still carries around little purses.
Toni the Tigerette is IN this too
Wisconsin isn't "Open for Business", it's been sold to the highest bidder.Hide replies
Thats an old line we used back during the Doyle era.
Doyle didn't go with the highest bidder. I think we got a train without any bidding.
did you expect Koch to contribute to the Democrats?
The government unions will pour in 10 times that amount. Oh and they will remain nameless. At least we know where those yearly $1000.00 union dues go to.Hide replies
Show figures.
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So, you have no figures for the current election, and no evidence for the figure from the last election. Got it.
Recall election hasn't happened yet. I said willl pour. History seems to repeat itself and is the best guide to the future.
MAO- you are smokin something.
The unions simply don't have the deep pockets of corporations and the rich. The Extremist Right likes to spew the falsehoods that the unions have all this money to devote to political campaigns. That is a lie propagated by the Extremist Right who know that if they keep repeating a lie over and over again, people will come to believe it.
Unions fight for a lot of hard working people. The Koch brothers fight for the richest of the rich that don't give a crap about the rest of us. And that goes for you delusional republicans that ARE part of the 99%Hide replies
They employ 11,000 people in this state, chump. How many do you employ?
Ein Bier, Bitte
How many do you employ, klytze ?
About 40.
...but, ...but under the Walker capitalist system, we all have a chance to be rich!
And if you believe that, there's a line about a bridge for sale - - -
you sure have a better chance of getting rich if you start your own business rather than rely on a union job to create your wealth.
what union member in the public sector took the job to get rich?
When Scotty loses the election he'll next appear on Trump's Celebrity Apprentice. Then he can go "make some real money" as he told Sykes on-air in February.Hide replies
There "real money" and then there is Scooter money......very inflated.... i.e. the cost of the Capitol clean up
SCOTT WALKER will serve at least 2 terms as governor of this state. He will make history as the only governor to win twice during his first term.
These serial polluters and thieves of resources from public lands want something for all that green...Hide replies
Cuz the only good green job is a government job. Is this how you see the private sector?
I believe citizen21 was referring directly to koch Industries as the serial polluters. Your logic failed you in your inference about green jobs -- there are many private sector green jobs, but not with Koch.
One Million Does not buy a get out of jail card for Tim Russell and his good friend Scott Walker...........Hide replies
Walker can pardon them!
Walker can pardon them!
Walker can pardon them!
Walker can pardon them!
Can Walker pardon himself?
Lets demonize corporations( Koch) that provide thousands of jobs to Wisconsinites. To the unionistas, what is in your pensions but stocks of corporations? So you don't mind retiring off the backs of the private sector in Florida but as long as you have a government job in Wisconsin....well there the enemy, hypocrites.Hide replies
Maybe we can invest in companies that don't try to buy influence to compete in the market.
Lefties ... look up George Soros!!!Hide replies
Stratos. Look, a squirrel....
citizen21 is denying reality again.
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