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5 Things You Didn't Know Could Make You Smarter
We've depressed you already by revealing the things in your daily life that are making you dumber. The good news is that this works both ways -- there are lots of little, arbitrary things that can boost your brain power in ways you'd never expect. Like ...
#5. What You're Wearing
Throughout this article, we'll be citing scientists, because all of us accept that scientists are smart guys. So how do you think they got the way they are? Genes? A bunch of so-called "education"? What if it turns out that the secret is just those lab coats they're always wearing? Surprise! Here's the weirdest thing you'll read today.
Researchers tested a group of participants on their brainpower with something called a Stroop test. The only difference between them was that half of them were dressed in a lab coat when they took the test. The results? Those wearing the lab coats only made half the mistakes of those who didn't wear the coats.
"I had an IQ of 45 before I put this on!"
Just to make sure this wasn't some insane fluke, they made another test, where participants had to find the differences between similar pictures. Some of the participants wore lab coats, but some of them were told they were actually wearing painters' coats. Again, they found that those who were wearing the lab coats scored significantly higher, even than those who were wearing the same thing but were told they were for painters. What the hell?
Via Sciencedirect.com
The lab coat subjects are on the left. Followed by "seeing a doctor's coat" and "wearing a painter's coat."
The researchers believe that wearing a lab coat simply makes us feel smarter, and as other psychologists have found, simply believing you're smarter actually makes you smarter. Sadly, this also implies that we all think painters are idiots.
But we know what you're almost certainly wondering -- how does this effect work with bikinis? Another study tested men and women by having them take an advanced math test, some while wearing sweaters, some in swimsuits. Afterward, they compared the scores from both outfits, and found that for women, wearing a bikini lowered their scores, but for men, it either stayed the same or increased.
Via Uconn.edu
Don't trust your male doctor unless he's wearing a lab coat and a thong.
Apparently, this is attributed to the idea that women are much more negatively affected by objectification than men, to the point that it screws up their attention and cognition. For men, they were actually proud of strutting their stuff, and so a tiny Borat-style mankini actually increased their abilities.
Now, before you run off and declare yourself ready to perform surgery just because you bought a set of surgical scrubs, stop and think about what this study really found. It's not about fashion's influence on your brain, it's about how flexible intelligence really is, based on your emotional state, your ability to focus and God knows how many other factors. After all, one reason intelligence is so hard to measure is that it's not like measuring somebody's height. Your intelligence changes based on what day it gets tested, the setting and mood you are in, how distracted you are and (as this study seems to imply) what you think is expected of you.
Profanity expert?
And, we bet if you think back, you'll realize that all of your best teachers in school knew that last one very well.
#4. Being in a Terrible Mood
Everyone prefers to go to work and come home feeling happy. It's just not always achievable, and indeed, if you're the kind of person who enjoys your job that much, then you'll find that most people just want to cut you. But hold it right there, Smiles McHappyWorker -- the Negative Nancy in your office is head and shoulders over you intellectually.
"The singularity at the center of a black hole is neither infinite nor anchored
in existence, and does anyone else think it's too cold in here?"
Multiple studies have found this. In one, Australian researcher Joe Forgas found that "angst and sadness promote 'information-processing strategies best suited to dealing with more-demanding situations'." Forgas made participants watch short films about death and cancer, inducing a melancholy mood, and found that those subjected to the depressing short films made fewer arithmetic mistakes and had better judgment in general -- they were better at recalling past events and judging the accuracy of rumors, and became less likely to judge strangers.
Basically, the exact opposite of the Internet.
Then another study from the Columbia Business School found that the act of frowning makes you more attentive and detail-oriented, thus helping you avoid your gut reaction when what you really need to do is think. Researchers had participants in the study give speeches about their dream jobs, and had listeners respond either positively, nodding and smiling, or negatively, shaking their head and frowning. They were then told to record their mood afterward and create a collage. Obviously, the participants who just had to endure a cruel session of harsh judgment as stony-faced scientists stomped on their dreams reported being in a worse mood afterward. These same participants, however, became more focused on their collage, and thus churned out better, more creative work. We just think better when we're miserable.
Which is why goths make the best accountants.
Of course, the benefits are probably outweighed by the brain-destroying effects of the crippling alcoholism that is sure to follow, but maybe you can make up for all of that with ...
#3. Dancing
Scientists have known for a while that the best way to stave off the mental deterioration of old age is to keep using your brain, and try to avoid careers that involve repeatedly smashing your head into things. The question is, which mental exercises work best? The answer, surprisingly, appears to be dancing -- regardless of your age.
But wait, you're thinking, dancing isn't a mental activity! Well, maybe not the kind of dancing you do. But researchers tested a number of mental and physical activities like biking, reading, solving crosswords, swimming, golf and dancing. They found that while most physical activities offered no protection against dementia, reading and crossword solving unsurprisingly reduced the risk by up to 50 percent. But put down your crosswords -- dancing offered an incredible 76 percent reduced chance of dementia.
"It's so nice to see you finally not spending your nights shouting insults at corn."
Apparently, since dancing is so open and free to interpretation, it demands the most instant thinking. Your brain has to fire off signals to move every part of your body in crazy ways that you just don't have to ordinarily manage. Unlike bicycling or swimming, where you eventually just fall into a routine and stop thinking about it, dancing is more dynamic. And with all this rapid thinking, your brain can't help but grow extra neural pathways to keep up with you.
Researchers weren't very sure which dance in particular was the best, but they suggest that any activity that promotes rapid decision making without falling into a routine would show the same benefits. And you shouldn't wait to be a senior citizen before you consider dancing -- they found that it improves mental acuity for all ages.
Ravers are our future. And, astoundingly, that isn't a bad thing.
Also, it turns out that women benefit more than men, because women usually act as the follower in the dance routine, while men lead -- bluntly, the woman has to react to the man and fix all his fuck-ups.


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I have created a PyGTK application that shows a Dialog when the user presses a button.
The dialog is loaded in my
__init__ method with:
builder = gtk.Builder()
self.myDialog = builder.get_object("dialog_name")
In the event handler, the dialog is shown with the command
self.myDialog.run(), but this only works once, because after
run() the dialog is automatically destroyed. If I click the button a second time, the application crashes.
I read that there is a way to use
show() instead of
run() where the dialog is not destroyed, but I feel like this is not the right way for me because I would like the dialog to behave modally and to return control to the code only after the user has closed it.
Is there a simple way to repeatedly show a dialog using the
run() method using gtkbuilder? I tried reloading the whole dialog using the gtkbuilder, but that did not really seem to work, the dialog was missing all child elements (and I would prefer to have to use the builder only once, at the beginning of the program).
[SOLUTION] (edited)
As pointed out by the answer below, using
hide() does the trick. I first thought you still needed to catch the "delete-event", but this in fact not necessary. A simple example that works is:
import pygtk
import gtk
class DialogTest:
def rundialog(self, widget, data=None):
result = self.dia.run()
def destroy(self, widget, data=None):
def __init__(self):
self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
self.window.connect("destroy", self.destroy)
self.dia = gtk.Dialog('TEST DIALOG', self.window,
gtk.DIALOG_MODAL | gtk.DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT)
self.dia.vbox.pack_start(gtk.Label('This is just a Test'))
self.button = gtk.Button("Run Dialog")
self.button.connect("clicked", self.rundialog, None)
if __name__ == "__main__":
testApp = DialogTest()


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1. What are the AUM eligibility requirements for studying abroad?
Undergraduate students must have a minimum institutional cumulative GPA of 2.25, 3.0 for graduate students. Students must be 19 years of age prior to the start date of the program, be in good academic standing with AUM and not have any pending judicial actions.
2. What type of housing should I expect while studying abroad?
Housing types will vary according to program location, type and length. Typical options include on- or off-campus dormitories and apartments.
3. Do I need a passport in hand to apply for a study abroad program?
No, you can apply without a passport in hand. However, you should apply for it as quickly as possible because it will be needed to process paperwork and tickets prior to departure. Students are responsible for passport costs.
4. Will I need a visa?
In most cases, yes; however, clarification on this requirement will be covered during the application process. Students are responsible for visa costs.
For further assistance in applying for a visa, visit the U.S. Department of State Visa Wizard
5. How long can I study abroad?
Currently AUM offers study abroad options ranging from short-term faculty-led programs to programs in lengths of a few weeks, one semester, or one year.
6. Can I partake in a study abroad program if I do not speak a foreign language?
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I am using
beamer to create talks. I need to create a slide with a graph. Are there ways to create graphs in LaTeX or should create a picture somewhere and add a picture to a slide?
Edit: Oh, sorry for confusion. I meant this kind of graph:
I recommend that you take a look at Graphviz for constructing graphs of any kind. The language is simple to grasp if you're used to dealing with graphs. In fact, the graph on the wikipedia page was made using Graphviz!
You can then use dot2tex to generate TikZ code which you can use in your beamer presentation with all the LaTeX prettiness.
Below is a graph written in
This uses the code for the first graph on the wikipedia page you link to.
You could use tkz-graph.sty and tkz-berge.sty, which are build in top of tikz. I have some examples with code in my blog: Graph Theory in LaTeX. For example:
An example of creating a graph in Beamer with the
Another example with a directed graph:
A good tool for manually creating graphs in a pdf and eps format that you can insert into your Beamer presentation is the Ipe graphics editor. You can easily create a multi-page pdf in which you build or color a graph incrementally, and insert the pages info your document as described in the Beamer manual.
Another tool that will make it easier to create graph in tikz for inclusion into your Beamer presentation is tikzit.
The following is a minimal example from LaTeX and Friends. You may also find this example in the lecture presentation about data plots.
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During this experience, students hone their intellectual, physical, spiritual and emotional gifts in service for the common good. Students develop an orientation towards service and grow in their understanding of complex issues contributing to injustice. As graduates, they will have the desire and ability to fight oppression in their own communities and will seek solidarity with the poor and vulnerable.
Community: Through service to others, we manifest our belief in the interconnectedness of all people.
Hearth: In the spirit of accompaniment, we share our space, time, and love with others to create genuine relationships.
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Table Tennis Touch out now for iOS, details and debut trailer insideWritten by: / / No Comments
There's a ton of new games out on the iOS App Store today and Table Tennis Touch is arguably the pick of the bunch if you're a fan of shiny graphics, addictive gameplay and intuitive controls.
Developed by two-man indie studio Yakuto, Table Tennis Touch costs £2.49/$3.99 and features an extensive career mode along with a wide variety of arcade mini-games to hone your skills.
The game currently features fifteen different leaderboards and a multiplayer mode is "coming soon" so you can directly challenge your friends to a one-on-one duel.
Table Tennis Touch is also headed to Android devices sometime in the future so keep an eye out for it on Google Play if it piques your interest.
Here's the game's debut trailer showcasing some of the arenas and challenges you can look forward to in the full version:
Source: TableTennisTouch.com and Pocket Gamer
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Aiya America created a short documentary movie for educational purposes. Enjoy a 20 minute documentary movie which features Aiya's history, the Nishio Region, the manufacturing process, health benefits, and the preparation of Matcha. Sit back with a bowl of Matcha and enjoy a look behind the scenes of Matcha green tea; direct from the source in Nishio city.


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The same populations of brain cells encode memories that occur close together in time, according to new research.
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Looking at the pictures of the prototypes, the new unit certainly looks robust and flexible. However, when I look at some of the new cameras, I see a significant trend toward smaller and smaller cameras. Some of the new M4/3 cameras are not much bigger than compacts. The new unit is way overkill for that class of camera. And if you think of some of the high end compacts, it is just an impractical solution.
Hopefully, when the new modular system is done, Nodal Ninja will turn it's attention toward producing a mini-NNXX that will be a more practical solution for small EVIL's and compacts.


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As $E=hf=\frac{hc}{\lambda}$, blue light - with a smaller wavelength - should have a higher energy. However, it is the case that blue light scatters the most. Why is it that higher energy rays scatter more?
In general, the scattering of light from some object depends on the how close the wavelength of light is to the size of the object.
To make an analogy, if a tidal wave with a wavelength of several kilometers hits a telegraph pole with a radius of 15 cm it isn't going to scatter very much. On the other hand, waves with a wavelength of a few cm, e.g. generated by you throwing a stone into the water, are going to be strongly scattered.
As you've said in your question, blue light has a smaller wavelength than red light. Assuming you are talking about the sky, the scattering is from particles much smaller than the wavelength of light. That means you'd expect light with the smaller wavelength to be scattered more strongly because it's nearer to the size of the objects doing the scattering.
The formula you quote is for the energy of a photon, but this is not relevant for Rayleigh scattering.
To expand the discussion a bit, when the particle size approaches or exceeds the wavelength of light the difference in the wavelengths disappears. If you look at scattering from e.g. a colloidal suspension with a one micron particle size the scattering is (mostly) wavelength independant.
If "scattering" can be extended to include diffraction you find the wavelength dependance is inverted. Red light is diffracted more strongly than blue light.
I assume you are thinking along the lines of why is the sky blue?
Its because of the interaction of light with matter. In this case the interaction is called Rayleigh scattering.
The intensity of Rayleigh scattering is proportional to $$(Energy\;of\; the\; Photon)^4$$ or more completely
$$I = I_0\frac{8 \pi ^4 \alpha ^2}{\lambda ^4 R^2}\left(1+ cos^2\theta \right)$$
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Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum
Review: Bacardi Oakheart Smooth Spiced Rum 85.5/100
A Review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted on October 20, 2011
On September 1rst, 2011 Bacardi launched their new Oakheart Smooth Spiced Rum. As the name suggests, the Oakheart is an aged rum. The rums in the blend have been aged in charred oak barrels to give the rum an added depth of character and perhaps a bit of whiskey-like smokiness. I met the Bacardi Area Sales Manager at the Sherbrooke "Drink Like a Pirate" Rum Festival, and he arranged for me to receive a bottle of the Oakheart Spiced Rum to review on my website. For this review, three friends and I performed a side by side tasting comparing Brinley Gold Shipwreck Spiced Rum with the Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum and the standard-bearer for the spiced rum category, Captain Morgan's Original Spiced. Each of these rums is built on the foundation of aging in American oak barrels, and each of these rums seems to walk the path of a vanilla and caramel rum accented by fragrant spices which compliment the rum but do not to dominate it.
Here is the result of my review of the Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum:
In the Bottle 4.5/5
The photo to the left shows off the new Oakheart bottle presentation. I like the textured bottle which is easy to grip, and I like the bold label. About the only thing I do not like is the metallic topper. If you look at the threads you can see that there is only two of them. When I received my bottle for review from Bacardi, I checked the cap and it had already loosened. The fill line was not low, so I know I did not lose any liquid but I am always unsettled by a loose cap, and this seems to happen much more often with these pressed on metallic caps than with plastic caps or corks.
In the Glass 8.5/10
I began my examination of the Oakheart rum with a look at its colour and consistency. The rum displays a golden amber colour, and when I tilted my glass and gave it a slow twirl, I noticed a thin sheen of liquid left on the side. Small legs developed and ran down back into the rum.
The nose from the glass does indeed have a light oaky accent with butterscotch, caramel, and a strong indication of vanilla also rising up into the breezes. I sense some light baking spices as well as a very light indication of dried fruit. When I allowed the glass to breathe, the vanilla notes deepened. I also begin to sense some maple in those breezes above my glass and some richer baking spices with nutmeg and cinnamon.
In the Mouth 51/60
The initial mouth-feel to the rum is quite creamy, and this creaminess serves to coat the palate allowing the flavours to linger. I taste a lot of vanilla, some nice rummy butterscotch and a little dollop of maple syrup. The rum has a bit of spicy heat as well, with some orange peel, cinnamon and cloves heating the palate, but only just a little. The oak seems a little lost in the spice when you sip the rum neat. I suspect it is adding to that orange peel zest flavour I noted, but it is hard to decide where the light spice flavours end and the oak begins.
Spiced rums are usually meant as mixing rums and so I wanted to try a couple of cocktail/bar drinks just to see how things tasted. The first cocktail I mixed was the Island Sunset (see recipe below). The result was a pleasant, slightly spicy cocktail that I found quite nice to sip.
Next I mixed a standard Spiced Rum and Cola with lots of ice. I have to admit that this relatively simple bar drink really surprised me. The spice really 'popped' on my palate with flavours of cinnamon, and baking spices making a very positive impression in the cola. In fact, I found myself mixing my Oakheart and Cola quite frequently over the next several days, and each time I was more impressed than the last.
In the Throat 12.5/15
The Oakheart finishes with a spicy pop of cinnamon and baking spices (kind of like the flavour of nice sticky cinnamon buns). The throat is heated by the spices but I do not really sense any burn or discomfort, and the palate is left with lingering aftertaste of vanilla and cinnamon. (Yumm!)
The Afterburn 9/10
In my side by side comparison's of the Bacardi Oakheart, the Brinley Gold Shipwreck, and the Captain Morgan's Original, I was very surprised at how similar each of the rums tasted neat, and with ice. And in fact, the Oakheart was not the preferred rum of the three when sampled in this manner. My friends and I all preferred the Brinley's Gold Shipwreck when served neat with Captain Morgan's Original and the Bacardi Oakheart being essentially too close to call. However, when mixed in cocktails, the Bacardi Oakheart was clearly the favourite of the three, and for the rest of the afternoon, it was the Oakheart, not the Brinley, nor the Captain Morgan that everyone was indulging in.
Afterwards, every time I sampled the Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum in my tasting room I became more and more impressed. Some spiced rums quickly lose their allure with me, but this was definitely not the case with the Oakheart. In fact each time I tasted the Oakheart Spiced Rum, I found myself increasing the scores just a little. This rum has a lot of character, and it adds real depth to cocktails and bar drinks.
I think Bacardi has a real winner here!
If you are interested in comparing more scores, here is a link to my other published Rum Reviews.
Suggested Recipes:
Island Sunset
1 oz Bacardi Spiced Rum
1 oz Peach Schnappes
1 oz Cranberry Juice
2/3 oz Lime Juice
1/3 oz Grenadine
Mix over ice in a cocktail shaker
and serve in a short glass
Oakheart and Cola
2 oz Oakheart Spiced Rum
4-6 oz Cola
Lots of Ice
Slice of Lime (optional)
Fill a bar glass full of ice
Add 2 ounce of Oakheart Spiced Rum
Fill with Cola
If desired garnish with a slice of lime.
Please consume responsibly as this spiced rum and cola is very addictive!
Note: If you are interested in more of my original cocktail recipes, please click this link (Cocktails and Recipes) for more of my mixed drink recipes!
My Final Score is out of 100 and you may (loosely) interpret the score as follows:
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
16 Responses to "Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum"
April 18, 2014 at 2:58 pm
As most I never liked any of the commercial spiced rums. On a trip to Tortola BVI we stopped by the Callwood rum distillery, where after a tasting, I purchased their spiced rum. Problem is that you can only buy it on the island of Tortola;-(
I decided to try a bottle of the Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum and was pleasantly surprised. I still would like more of the Callwood but till I get back to Tortola the Bacardi will do. BTW try it with Raspberry Ice Tea.
April 7, 2014 at 8:31 am
Became curious about the Oakheart after reading your review anx bought a bottle…I just r0tried it (neat, no ice or coke…) and yes, once again the review I readwhile tasting the stuff translates in words what my nose and palate are trying to tell me
Smoothness,the flavlurof maple, oak and cinnamon and a bit of peppery heat in the beginning, no burning feeling afterwards and the vanilla/cinnamon flavour lingering on the palate minutes after tasting….can't wait to try "Oak&Coke" after what you told about its great taste! Thanks again for the accuracy and clear writing !
March 22, 2014 at 3:15 am
Just discovered this drink and I am about to purchase my first bottle. Liked you review which reinforced my decision to buy a bottle. Question: How would this go as a 'Toddy', ie heated like a Mead?
February 9, 2014 at 4:00 am
Okay, 85.5 points for Bacardi Oakheart. I have to disagree. You can't rate Barcelo Imperial at 81.5 and BacOak at 85.5. I know that Barcelo probably is flavoured with additional sugar and whos knows whether that's all but Oakheart? I have both of them at home and would never ever present Oakheart as a sipping rum. It does its job in some cocktails and sometimes can even replace a cheap whiskey in them. But when I tried to sip it I could only think of two words: Sugar and Artifical. Your Rating Scale implies that higher scores mean a higher sippability and as I said: Bacardi Oakheart is by far inferior to Barcelo Imperial in this discipline, don't you agree a bit?
July 22, 2013 at 10:12 am
Ditto on the negative vibes regarding Bacardi but, like others, I tried it after reading your review. Two points: Although a "spiced" rum, it is sufficiently different than many of the others and is relatively smooth (as advertised) while still having character. Second, as you noted, it begs to be mixed and seems less likely to rudely challenge one's friends' palates in that role.
May 29, 2012 at 5:19 am
Hey Chip – Just getting around to responding to your review on Oakheart.
Man,… I swore I'd never buy another Bacardi product after discovering fine sipping rums via the prodding of a close friend. They were a revelation to me on what a Rum can really be,… and what my palate was expecting a Rum to taste like back in the day. So now I LOVE RUM,….. mostly neat over a cube. But all I saw was Bacardi way back then,… and cheaper rums attempting to compete that I figured could only be worse (…and they weren't things labeled Plantation, Diplomatico, Zacapa, El Dorado, Doorly's etc., etc.) So Bacardi pretty much monopolized the market back then and put me off of Spirits altogether. It was all just Aviation fuel to my palate and in my mind. So for decades, beer and wine were pretty much the only things in my alcoholic beverage wheelhouse. And I could only despise Bacardi all the more for what they did to dampen my past culinary possibilities once I discovered REAL RUMS. And I am still harboring a considerable amount of animosity towards them….. Grrrrrrr.
Then along comes your review. I resisted, but my Rum buddy demanded we give the Oakheart a try once I showed him the review. Man, I am really getting tired of eating crow with my Rum. But for the money, I'll have to say this inexpensive mixer has found it's way into my galley. I still sneer at it though,… every time I reach for it. I hate Bacardi. Grrrrrrr!
February 24, 2012 at 7:44 pm
After reading this I took the plunge and bought a bottle. Typically I only buy Captain because I haven't had good results with any other rum. But this stuff really hit the spot! Thanks!!
January 31, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Great review the only thing i disagree with is under your oakheart and coke recipe, Oak and coke as Bacardi is marketing it, if you want to stick with how Bacardi is recommending to serve it i would take the lime out. Their market strategy is "no flipping lime".
December 22, 2011 at 3:05 pm
thanks for the info, just tried it with lemonade and found it very nice, will try it with cola next, bacardi is my main drink
and have tried all the varieties,
November 6, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Dear Arctic Wolf, Thank you for a very thorough test review of Bacardi Oakheart.
I am very keen on the White Superior and was a bit unsure whether to buy a bottle.
You've convinced me that to get one would be a good idea.
I'll let you know how it goes.
October 31, 2011 at 5:22 pm
stumbled on your blog, thanks for the info! just picked up a 1L bottle to make spiced apple cider because they were out of Capt Morgans. I was worried since i'm serving a bunch of guests but after reading your post i'm actually excited to try this. I'll try sipping neat / with ice tonight and give it a go. Thanks!


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- Date: August 4, 2001
- Time: 4:23 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: near the 3300 block of North Dixie Highway, (uninc.) Pompano Beach
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- William Roland Desmarais, 53, 7/18/48, male, no known address
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That all changed in October 2012, when one of the village's 12,000 residents complained that the chime kept him up at night. The unnamed man complained to the Three Rivers District Council, who in turn issued a noise abatement order requiring the church to stop all chimes between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
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For five years, the county had provided free Wi-Fi service at the county courthouse and throughout the surrounding city block. In addition to being used by the 11,000 residents and out-of-town guests, the service was utilized by police officers for filling out electronic paperwork and by local vendors and merchants for processing credit card information. According to our reconnaissance, the nearest free Wi-Fi mecca (Starbucks) is over 30 miles away in Zanesville, so it's not like people had a coffee shop alternative to the municipal network.
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Finish your routes, prevent others from completing theirs
Ticket to Ride doesn't strike me as a strategy-heavy game. It's all about making good tactical decisions - completing your tickets in light of random card draws and other players' actions. Remember that unfinished tickets count for negative points at the end of the game. My basic gameplay goes like this:
By your mention of "build long trains" I take it you're talking about the USA edition. (The Nordic Countries edition, for example, doesn't have a longest route bonus, but a "most routes" bonus instead.)
Ticket to Ride USA is a pretty simple game, but there is still a reasonable depth of strategy. One of my favourite tactics is: end the game early. Keep a careful eye on how many trains are left in your pool. Say you have 14 trains left: with the right cards you can play two 6-length routes, and that's the game ended. Hopefully your opponents don't see it coming, and have a mitt full of unfulfilled destination cards that will score them big negative points - not to mention all the trains in their pool they now don't have time to play!
So yeah, that's my number one strategy recommendation: keep an eye on how quickly you can bring about the end of the game. You certainly want to be in control of this if possible, rather than letting someone else dictate it!
You guys did a good job of pretty much everything, so I'll just add this:
Don't be afraid to draw destination cards early in the game. I almost always draw destinations in my first few turns. If you draw early you can plan routes that will let you easily access anywhere you need to get. Usually there's some redundant track between one of the new destinations and your current ones, and if you identify this early you can really slaughter by fulfilling lots of tickets that are super similar. Since you only have to keep one out of 3 you can usually get something useful.
When you already have a long route trough the center of the board, and you are waiting on cards of a certain color to finish a short route, it's often better to (temporary) give up on it and draw new routes. You waste a lot of turns drawing blind train cards, and can have quick wins on easily connected new routes.
In the Europe version, building a station "costs" you 4 points. This is usually worthwhile, since the cheapest route earns you 5 points.
It's better to pick the face-up locomotives, instead of lucky-drawing 2 face down cards when you are waiting for a color. The chance of drawing the color you need is lower then you might think, and you waste a lot of turns, which is fatal.
When playing 1 on 1, save up cards in your hand longer and build your track almost at once. Less chance of being blocked, and the other player is usually playing on another part of the map.
When picking routes at the start of the game, plan your routes trough the center of the map instead over the sides of the map. Further on in the game you have a higher chance of connecting new routes to your main line.
Follow the eyes of your opponent, and throw your opponent off by looking at a spot on the map that you have absolutely no interest in.
Keep some locomotives in your back pocket ;) ;)
There is a really interesting tactic that can be used on the last turn of the game. If you know you are losing and need a decent amount of points to catch up and you cannot build a track to give you those points you then draw 3 tickets.
The idea is by grabbing tickets hopefully you pull one that you have already completed. If so, you now gain a significant amount of points putting you closer or ahead of you opponent. If you don't get a card that you've already completed discard the two largest point amounts and take your loss in style. It doesn't matter much though because the only time you should ever do this is if you have fewer points and can catch up by no other means.
Concentrate your routes on the Main Cities
There are certain cities that appear in a lot of routes, so making sure you get at least two and preferable three of these will help you when you pull more objective cards, since you'll be able to match more routes, and there are a lot of routes to these cities that give big points. Even if you don't ever need to, you should plan your strategy ahead (based on the first cards you pull) to get three of the big four.
There is a very analytical article on rating the most valuable cities, here. Its focus is on the number of points associated with a given city, and the number of paths into that city (points/paths). It is good analysis, though I think there are more factors such as critical routes, blockability, helpful for longest train, etc.
Their breakdown for the 4-5 player Mega Game (USA) is as follows:
I have always used these as my cities of preference:
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Dragons, Elves and Faeries…oh, my! With Michelle Miles (+ giveaway!)
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The 5 Least Courageous Things Ever Done in a Crisis
#2. "Just Go! The Iceberg Will Save Them."
Remember that James Cameron movie called Titanic where that gigantic ship hits an iceberg and sinks? Wouldn't it be crazy if that happened for real? Well it did! That's right, in 1849, a ship named Hannah was bound for Quebec when she hit an iceberg. But the Hannah's story would make for one stupid-ass movie.
Although it'd make a pretty good origin story for a superhero with the power of global warming.
After Hannah's encounter with that iceberg, she was sinking fast, since boats back then were even less able to handle that sort of impact. And, because hanging several smaller boats on the side of a larger boat was a concept that was still a few unspeakable tragedies in the making, there was of course a severe lack of lifeboats. There was one dinghy, though, so at least a few of the passen ... ah, right, not that kind of story. No, instead of sticking around to make sure everyone on board was able to escape safely, the captain and most of the crew hopped into the ship's only means of escape and got gone.
And, unfortunately, unlike the situation with the Ann earlier, there was no other ship that just happened to be floating by at that moment to pick up the passengers. So who saved them? Why, the very enemy that sank them in the first place: the iceberg.
Fortunately, this was a gentleman iceberg.
With over 200 passengers on board and the ship sinking into the icy water, the Hannah was on its way to becoming a tragedy when someone had quite possibly the best idea in disaster survival history: They decided to use a gigantic iceberg for a life raft. Seriously, they just crawled over onto the ice. That quick thinking probably saved at least 150 lives. The passengers were able to sit tight until a boat finally did come along.
If you're waiting for the Hollywood feel-good twist ending, here it comes. In a fun bit of poetic justice, the passengers who sought refuge in the warm embrace of that iceberg were actually rescued before the captain and his chickenshit crew. Their dinghy wasn't brought into port until two days after the wreck. It was the exact same port where the other survivors had already been taken. So that twist ending we mentioned? It involves the captain getting a sound ass beating from hundreds of angry passengers.
Fun fact: With a bowsprit and enough lube, you can turn even the most cowardly captain into a dignified figurehead.
#1. "There's No Room for Passengers on This Lifeboat! We Still Have to Get My Luggage on Here."
In July of 1880, the steamship Jeddah was overcrowded with Muslims making the long pilgrimage to Mecca. And, unlike the two boats mentioned earlier, the Jeddah was a modern, steam-powered ship with four full-sized lifeboats. So that's good news! In case of an emergency, you could sure fit a lot of people into four lifeboats, right?
"No passengers allowed on the lifeboats. We don't want to lower the resale value."
So, on the third of August, the Jeddah ran into some weather bad enough to knock the ship's boilers loose, which is as big of a problem as it sounds. Besides the big iron cylinders freely rolling around with the tossing ship, it also meant a loss of power, which made steering and moving next to impossible. On top of all that, rough seas were causing water to wash in over the deck. Our science department confirms that this is a leading cause of boat sinkage.
Even with 900 pilgrims bailing water, things were looking bad. The captain had just enough time to prepare the lifeboats for launch. Unfortunately for the pilgrims and their plans to make it to Mecca in the physical sense, "ready for launch" meant that only the crew and their families would be allowed on, along with their guns, food and personal belongings. The next morning, the captain ordered the boats lowered, and the 900 people who didn't have seats on them proceeded to lose their shit.
"But it's a great deal! You guys get a badass steamship in exchange for a few spooty old lifeboats."
Only the captain's boat was able to get away; the pilgrims managed to keep two of the other boats from launching and caused the fourth to crash into the water.
Knowing he had a potential PR disaster brewing, the cowardly captain of the Jeddah concocted a story. He assumed that everyone on the boat was now safely dead on the ocean floor, and decided they'd tell whoever rescued them that the Jeddah sank and the pilgrims had become savage killers. And that's exactly the story they gave when they were rescued by the crew of the steamer Scindia a few days later. This meant they had a lot of explaining to do when they pulled into port on the 10th and saw the Jeddah being towed in by a ship called the Antenor.
"You think they're pissed?"
The crew tried sticking to their pilgrims-as-savages cover story, but the authorities of the time believed the pilgrims, saying of them:
"The Court consider that the action of the pilgrims tends to prove that they never intended to harm the master and his officers had they remained in the Jeddah, that their demeanour is accounted for by the evidence that they had made up their minds that they should not be deserted by the only persons capable of protecting and helping them in the circumstances in which they were placed ..."
Basically, that's 1800s legal speak for "that asshole captain deserved it."
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Let's say that a person in a free society carves a huge depiction of Hitler on a mountain range (like Rushmoore) or perhaps carves out some other despicable sight such as a giant ass or a porn act. Can people demand that he removes these carvings? After all everyone likes to enjoy the mountain view as previously.
From an NAP perspective, I guess it depends on whose property it is. The fact that some people would be offended doesn't mean that everyone would be and people are responsible for their own emotions... if the person who owned the mountain wasn't definitely agressing against anyone or property he didn't own, then I guess it would be okay in a free society.
By "free society" I'm assuming you mean stateless where those things along with everything else are privately owned.
BTW, Stalin and Churchill were even worse than Hilter.
Good thread though, 5 Stars from me: )
BTW, Stalin and Churchill were even worse than Hilter.
Worse at what? What are you on about? Who's Hilter?
You can't own a mountain (unless it is artificial). At most you can own the carvings.
You can homestead the face of a mountain by carving it.
And no, according to NAP, you can't force him to change it.
You have to remember that there is no social rule that will please every single person's tastes all the time. That's the Nirvana fallacy.
So no, following property rights, you can't make them remove it.
Now, what are the chances that this happens? Not high. And there could be social ostracism involved.
If this is the worst offense of the NAP, so be it :P
It's ok to say that Stalin is worse than Hitler, but Churchill? I'm not saying he is the super cool guy that the mainstream paints, but worse than Hitler? Plz.
All of those guys did some pretty crappy stuff but I'm not sure I'd say that Churchill was worse than Hitler or Stalin.
Eugene:After all everyone likes to enjoy the mountain view as previously.
I enjoyed the Simpsons through season 9, but didn't like where it went after that. Do I have a right to demand that the writers go back to the old formula for writing the show?
About Churchill, I'm not sure what No2statism's reasons are, but I can conceive of the argument being made that he was worse than Hitler and Stalin depending on your view of the true causes of World War II.
Putting aside the image of him as our heroic ally, he may well have turned what was a local affair between Germany and Poland into a true "world" war for political gain. Hitler didn't want a major European war and made generous offers for peace with the UK, even offering to commit German troops to help defend the British Empire, which Churchill did not want to hear. The reason being, Churchill had been a military failure up to that point so rather than swallow his pride and negotiate with Hitler, he wanted a major war. It's also argued that he was the one who really initiated the civilian bombings during the Battle of Britain. He also supposedly diverted food from India for the war effort leading to millions of Indians starving to death. Lastly, it is said that in a drunken stupor, Churchill wanted to initiate the use of poison gas and maybe bioweapons against the Germans but was only convinced not to do so for strategic reasons, not moral ones.
I'm not saying this is necessarily true, but I've heard these arguments made when studying WWII.
Back on topic, I'm curious as well. Can property rights conceivably be applied to things like a "view?" Same with smells and noise pollution.
Eugene:After all everyone likes to enjoy the mountain view as previously.
I enjoyed the Simpsons through season 9, but didn't like where it went after that. Do I have a right to demand that the writers go back to the old formula for writing the show?
Let's say that a person in a free society carves a huge depiction of Hitler on a mountain range (like Rushmoore) or perhaps carves out some other despicable sight such as a giant ass or a porn act. Can people demand that he removes these carvings? After all everyone likes to enjoy the mountain view as previously.
If your gorgeous neighbor grew fat and painted her house pink, can you (or "people") demand that she hit the gym and re-paint her house beige?
Yes. The NAP is srs bsns, but there will be no fat chicks in Libertopia.
Okay, imagine you live a village or a small town which overlooks a beautiful forest. You enjoy the smell coming from that forest and you often travel near the edge of the forest and admire its beauty.
One day a company comes and cuts all the trees, leaving an empty land. The climate becomes more arid. The sound of birds is replaced by sounds of wood chopping machines. Your estate dramatically decreases in price since you are no longer live in the forest.
Can you really do nothing about it? After all you can't homestead the forest just for the view and the smell.
Homestead it and turn it into a park or something.
Either way, you have no right to price of property. You have a right to property. Price is a reflection of other people's opinions. You have no right to those.
On the issue of noise - you might have some sort of claim there.
On the issue of the climate - I'm not quite sure.
The birds - yeah, sorry, but those are probably not covered.
I know the theory Wheylous I just don't find it satisfying. I don't want to be start a park business just to save the forest. I want the wood chopper company to consider my wishes as well. Some sort of view/sound/smells/climate rights might be in order. After all these are scarce resources.
Eugene:After all you can't homestead the forest just for the view and the smell.
Then perhaps you and your neighbors better homestead it for something more than the view and the smells (say, walks, mushroom picking, flower picking, hunting, etc.) -- or buy it from the owner who did -- ahead of the lumber company. If the forest was already owned by someone while you enjoyed the views and the smells, consider those as freebies, subsidies, positive externalities. If you sufficiently valued the views and smells then it may have been be a good idea to save up and perhaps buy the forest from its current owner to ensure that you get to enjoy the views and smells uninterrupted. Or maybe buy an easement from him guaranteeing that those trees will never be cut down. If not, then the owner is at liberty to do whatever he wants with his property up to and including stopping with the free subsidy (views and smells) he has been providing you all these years.
Just like the pretty neighbor in a beige house stopped its free subsidy to you by becoming fat and painting its house pink.
According to the homesteading theory If you walked in the forest or even picked flowers it doesn't mean you have ownership over the trees. So according to this theory the lumber company can still chop them down. But you wouldn't walk anymore in a deserted area, so your standard of living has decreased without compensation.
Your standard of living decreased without compensation when your pretty neighbor got fat and painted her house pink, too. C'est la vie. I submit that your standard of living would still be far higher than under a ruler consistently enforcing any "solutions" to this "problem".
Your standard of living went down when your girlfriend left you for your neighbor after he bought a Porsche.
To paraphrase Marc Faber: We're all doomed, but that doesn't mean that we can't make money in the process.
Rabbi Lapin: "Let's make bricks!"
Stephan Kinsella: "Say you and I both want to make a German chocolate cake."
If the free society looks anything like the real world we will have these organizations:
- the claimer of the aforementioned right to display a mountain image and those backing up his rightful claim
- the people pissed off by the view of such image and those backing their rightful complain
- and people that don't give a single fuck about these shenanigans
How the whole thing is gonna playout will depend largely on the goals, dispositions and resourcefulness of the main interest groups, aswell as any other strategic factors and unexpected event that might come to affect the expectations of these parties.
Only these circumstances can determine whether it will be rational for any party involved to settle by an act of kindness and acceptance of one part towards the other, too seek a compromise on some aesthetic common ground, to ask for some monetary compensation, to invoke procedures of court litigation and third party arbitration, to launch a public defamation initiative, to plot sabbotage operations, to perform an assassination attempt, to carry out terrorist acts, to deploy a preemptive nuclear strike or to declare a full blown total warfare campaign of complete annihilation.


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University of Louisville junior guard Russ Smith is just 6 feet tall and 165 pounds, but he is relentless. As a sophomore, Smith averaged 11.5 points per game and had a single-season school record 87 steals. The New York native got his junior season off to a big start with a 23 point, five steal effort in No. 2 UofL's 79-51 win over Manhattan on Sunday.
After his freshman season, a season in which he battled a few injuries, seeing action in just 17 games, Rick Pitino tried to convince Smith to follow Cards assistant Steve Masiello to Manhattan University. Masiello was the Jaspers new head coach and it would be a homecoming for Smith. Instead Russ stayed in Louisville, and after bursting onto the scene during the team's preseason trip to the Bahamas in August of 2011, Smith has emerged as a star. Pitino has nicknamed him "Russdiculous," and has even named a horse after him.
KENT TAYLOR: Was there a time when you really thought you might have Russ at Manhattan?
STEVE MASIELLO: Yeah, he was coming to Manhattan. I thought we had him. I thought he was coming to Manhattan. Things weren't working out too well, but Coach has an unbelievable way of, he did it with Edgar (Sosa), all the sudden he tells guys to leave and they become terrific.
TAYLOR: What does Russ Smith mean to this team?
RICK PITINO: Russ is tremendous because he's unguardable. The only thing he really has to improve on is blocking his guy out and getting loose rebounds and off-the-ball defense. He is always looking for the steal, always. You see his eyes get bigger and bigger and bigger as the guy is dribbling.
Russ was the key to the team last year. If you take him out of the lineup last year, you don't win a Big East Championship, you don't go to a Final Four. Somebody asked me the question the other day, who is more valuable Gorgui (Dieng) or Peyton (Siva), I said, 'I have no idea.' Who is the guy you can't win without? 'Russ Smith.' He gives you a dimension that most teams don't have, he's unguardable and then he turns around and he's the all-time steal leader in the history of our school, for one year. On the ball offensively and on the ball defensively, he's pretty darn good.
TAYLOR: How close were you to going to Manhattan?
RUSS SMITH: Honestly I know everyone there. I know "Mas," my dad knows him well, but I never even really considered it. To be serious, we've had talks about it, obviously Coach and the staff, but I didn't want to, I didn't want to leave. I've never left anywhere, from high school to prep school to AAU. When it was time to go, when I felt like a better opportunity was there, I went to another AAU team and stayed there. Making some stability, keeping a home is in the best interest for my career.
TAYLOR: To score 23 points in the season opener, plus five steals, are you happy with that start?
SMITH: It's pretty decent, but I didn't rebound though. So you have to come in the next game, grab a few boards, help the big guys out, and hopefully coach won't bother me anymore.
TAYLOR: Coach Pitino called you "the one guy you can't win without." Has he told you yet that he's glad that you didn't go to Manhattan?
SMITH: It just means that I have to work hard. We have a great unit, and we all play off each other. If it wasn't for Peyton, or Chane (Behanan) or Gorgui, there wouldn't be an us. If it wasn't for the whole team as a cohesive unit, there wouldn't be an us. I just try to work hard everyday.
TAYLOR: When you get the first steal on a guy, can you sense some blood in the water, that a guy is getting frustrated?
SMITH: It depends on the steal – like if I take the ball directly from somebody, rather than a passing lane steal, then maybe, but if I take the ball directly from you and I can see your mood swing, then it kind of gives me more energy. I kind of take great pride in that.
TAYLOR: That happened against Manhattan?
SMITH: I feel like it did. One of the steals I caught, and I got fouled, I just smelled it and I wanted the ball every time from them.
TAYLOR: Are you worried at all about the three-point shooting on this team?
SMITH: It's gonna go in when it needs to go in. Everybody is a big time player, we're at this level and pretty much I don't believe in off nights. When it's time to hit a shot, Luke (Hancock) is going to make that shot. I have complete faith in him. Wayne (Blackshear) is going to make the shot, Peyton is. We did it last year and we have proven before that that we can hit big shots. I don't see our shooting as an issue.
TAYLOR: Is it fair to say that your performance in the Bahamas last year opened Coach Pitino's eyes to what you could do for a team?
SMITH: Definitely, but as I get older, I realize like how much of a hard deal it is for Coach to really have faith in a player. The Bahamas was more like, alright he can score against those guys, but can I trust him? Does he do this, can he do this against a Pittsburgh or a Villanova? It just opened his eyes a little bit, but I still had to prove myself throughout the whole year.
TAYLOR: Do you like the name Russdiculous?
SMITH: I like it, it sticks and everyone loves it. It's a popular name now, so I love it. The horse is pretty good.


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In this 'best of' podcast Michael Bakalis, the author of "'The Achilles Heel' - A Citizen's Guide to Understanding and Closing the Black-White Academic Achievement Gap in Our Schools." He was join by Heartland President Joseph Bast. They engaged in a wide-ranging conversation about education and race. Part 2 of 2.