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6 Spectacularly Bad Ideas Movies Convinced You Are Badass
Hollywood has a way of making things that are stupid or terrible in real life look like they're awesome, like smoking, or fedoras, or Nicolas Cage. Well, this goes for most of the cool shit you see during action scenes, too -- turns out that if you tried to pull off some of the sweet-ass moves every movie hero does, even if you were a highly trained professional, you'd just end up making a clown of yourself. Or a corpse. Most likely a corpse.
So the next time you're trapped in a building with German terrorists, remember that you'd be better off not trying to do things like ...
#6. Firing Two Guns at the Same Time
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What Hollywood Has Told You:
Want the hero of your movie to look like a bad motherfucker? Give him a gun. Want him to look like a worse motherfucker? Give him two guns, and have him shoot both at the same time, preferably while jumping in the air.
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Yup, just pop on your best cardigan, grab a couple guns and book your ticket to Badassville.
Obviously, we know that the whole "jumping in the air" part is probably a slight exaggeration on Hollywood's part, but the rest is simple arithmetic: If one gun can kill a lot of enemies, two guns should kill twice as many, right?
Why This Sucks:
Here's a quick challenge: Find us a photo of a police officer, soldier, or any other professional doing this on the job (and not just posing for a photo, either). You won't, because using two guns makes both of them useless.
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"Count the number of guns motherfucker ..."
And don't try playing the "it'd be possible if you trained hard enough" card -- the problem is human biology. As you may have noticed, the binocular-like way in which our eyeballs work means we can't see independently with each one, a skill we'd need to aim two guns at the same time at completely different angles, all whilst dodging from cover-to-cover and experiencing massive amounts of recoil that causes the gun sights to bounce all over the place. Enjoy this clip of the certifiably insane hair-beasts over at Mythbusters trying to aim at two targets with two guns and hitting none:
This is the reason that you never see people who actually have to use guns in their day jobs go full John Woo on a group of gangsters during a shootout.
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Only Chow Yun-Fat's severe astigmatism allows him to do this.
The boring truth is a controlled number of shots from a single gun held with two hands trumps the accuracy (and, therefore, number of bad guys killed) of any half-wit stupid enough to pull this bullshit in the field.
And don't even get us started on the task of reloading. There's a good reason why, in the classic lobby shootout from The Matrix, Neo throws away his guns after shooting them dry -- he'd look silly as shit if even tried to reload a weapon while holding another weapon in the other hand.
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Also, it's best not to overload Keanu Reeves with too many tasks at once. Like, say, more than one.
#5. Using a Flamethrower
What Hollywood Has Told You:
A flamethrower is a gun that literally throws fire, allowing you to turn the thing that kick-started mankind into the avatar of its destruction. How could that not be the most awesome weapon ever? Why else would Chuck Norris use one?
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Why would Chuck Norris glue sawdust to his face and call it a beard? Frankly, the man does a lot of things we don't understand.
They're also a primary weapon in every Aliens film and are prized weapons in most shooting games. And unlike the two-guns thing above, we know real soldiers did use these babies in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, right?
Why This Sucks:
Yeah, they did. And they sucked. Out of 97 flamethrowers sent out in the Korean War, 65 were either destroyed by enemy fire or just dumped by the operators to save their lives. Seven more weren't even used because they never got an enemy within its effective range ... which kinda sucked, by the way.
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Unless you're fighting bees, that is.
Then there's the problem with weight. The standard M2 Flamethrower, which is the one you've most likely seen in movies, weighs 70 pounds when full. Imagine going around in a war zone with very small man on a very fat child on your back. Even worse, operators had to stand completely in the open since, unlike almost every other gun ever made, the flamethrower requires one to stand up to fire and it has the unfortunate side effect of giving your position by making you look like Satan taking a leak.
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"I am the ghost amidst the combat!"
But hey, being shot at continuously with a huge dead weight strapped to your back was totally worth being able to yell fire-related puns as you sprayed liquid death at everyone in your way ... as long as you don't mind having less than 10 seconds to do so. Because that's how long most flamethrowers would work for before running out of fuel.
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Add gas prices to the mix, and it's getting to be that an honest, hardworking man can no longer immolate his enemies if he wants to.
The one upside is that, despite what videogames and Steven Spielberg have taught us, flamethrowers didn't explode when shot. Nope, they simply knocked the operator forward as the pressurized gas burst out. We'll let you decide which fate is more dignified.
#4. Using Laser Sights on a Sniper Rifle
What Hollywood Has Told You:
Thanks to movies, the universal sign for "someone's about to get their head blown off" is making a red dot show up in that person's forehead -- as soon as you see that, you instantly know that there's a professional sniper pointing some sort of kickass rifle at them. For instance, in The Dark Knight, Gotham City's badass SWAT snipers all have laser sights as they point at the Joker's henchmen (actually disguised hostages) from another building.
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Admit it, you just assumed there was some dick with a laser pointer in the theater the first time you saw this.
So when you think about it, being a sniper is actually a super easy job: You just have to know how to sit tight, position a red spot, and pull a trigger. Shit, it sounds way cooler than being a Batman.
Why This Sucks:
First there's the obvious: If you do this, you'll be shining a visible dot onto the forehead of person you need to kill, and all it would take to blow your super-secret covert mission would be for someone to tell the target to just, you know, duck. The whole point of a sniper is that they're not supposed to see you coming.
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Sure, assassinating people at raves would work, but some day you might want to kill somebody who's older than 16.
Also, even if you somehow cap the bad guy, that laser sight has just ensured that everyone knows where you're hiding. Laser sights only work well in low-light conditions; if it's too bright, the shooter won't be able to see the dot. However, this also means that it's quite easy to follow the laser beam from the dot all the way back to the shooter. In other words, that beam is going to prove a handy way for all the pissed-off goons of the guy you just shot to find your ass. This is something that the movies forget to portray a lot, probably because it's quite a buzzkill to witness a hero pull off a near-impossible sniper kill and then, seconds later, be blown apart by the revenge artillery and gunfire that goes to rake their position. And even worse is the fact that the laser isn't actually going to tell you where the bullet will land. As we've covered, sniper bullets tend to fly in every direction but straight -- wind and gravity have that effect on a physical object, but not a beam of light.
Most real snipers use a spotter, aka "a second body to absorb return fire."
So laser sights are fine for handguns, when you're in the same room with your target and are just such a terrible shot that you don't have the confidence to just aim the thing the normal way. Just keep in mind that your enemies might make fun of you, though.


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For many of us, memorizing characters is a difficult thing. In Chinese, just because you can speak the word doesn't mean you can read it. Just because you can read it doesn't mean you can write it. At least for me, I find myself constantly forgetting characters I used know, especially when it comes to writing.
Do you guys have any tips or trick to avoid this? Aside from just constant writing?
EDIT: I'm getting a lot of answers on learning based on the radicals. Which is valid and works for quite a lot of characters. But it doesn't always work. There are many cases where there are no such obvious correlation, especially in simplified, where many things are removed and sometimes loses the meaning the traditional character.
限制 矛盾 度
etc, non of the above have obvious hints of pronunciation, or meaning

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Arthritis Advocacy Summit
February 17, 2012
Ok, I did it. I registered today.
I'M GOING TO D.C. IN APRIL!!! Whooo!!!
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February 17, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Well congrats! And do speak loud…very loud…lol…for all of us! Happy trails and I hope you find that summit rewarding and fulfilling.
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Congrats! I just backed out due to finances and health. Do speak for all of us! We pledge to go next year.
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Awesome! What a great event. I've been reading about arthritis on http://www.bettermedicine.com/ all day and an event like this sounds awesome. Can't wait to hear about it.


text: Some at the National Railway Museum in York UK. Also a few along the lines and in stations as Leddy and I travelled by train from and through London to Whittlesford Parkway, near Cambridge, from Cambridge to York and back, and back to London. Took some in the "tube" in London as well! :-)


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Infighting in GOP Follows Scuttling of Storm-Aid Vote
WASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner's surprise move to cancel a vote on a $60 billion package meant to help Northeastern states rebuild after superstorm Sandy set off an explosion of Republican infighting Wednesday that ended only when the speaker agreed to bring the measure to the floor in mid-January.
Mr. Boehner, an Ohio Republican, had infuriated Northeastern lawmakers and governors from both parties late Tuesday by deciding to hold off on a vote on the aid package until after the new Congress is sworn in Thursday—potentially pushing it into late January or February.
Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.) said the move betrayed the people of New York and New Jersey and that local donors—a consistent source of campaign contributions for the GOP—would now be "crazy" to donate to the party. Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey pointed his finger directly at Mr. Boehner in a blistering news conference, saying he and the House majority were to blame for the continued suffering of Sandy victims.
"Shame on you, shame on Congress," Mr. Christie said. "Put aside the politics and help our people now."
Asked whether he would campaign against lawmakers who blocked the measure, Mr. Christie said: "We'll see. Primaries are an ugly thing."
The Senate had approved the aid package last week, and President Barack Obama was expected to sign it.
Lawmakers including Mr. King, whose Long Island, N.Y., district was hit hard by the storm, said they had been assured that the aid package would come to the House floor late Tuesday or Wednesday.
But after the House passed the fiscal-cliff compromise late Tuesday, Mr. Boehner's office began telling members that no more votes would be held in the lame-duck Congress. Mr. Boehner later told lawmakers that the controversy surrounding Tuesday's fiscal-cliff vote had made it an improper time to bring up the Sandy bill.
The aid package had drawn opposition from many Republicans, who said it was too large and lacked the necessary oversight to ensure the funds would be spent properly. The money was slated to go largely to efforts such as rebuilding the region's mass transit network, repairing housing and replenishing the funds used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants to victims.
Other lawmakers, especially Democrats and Northeasterners from both parties, said the relief package was desperately needed and in line with Congress's response to previous natural disasters. Earlier aid packages, they said, were passed within a few weeks of the incidents. Sandy hit the Northeast at the end of October.
Amid the outburst of anger from Northeasterners of both parties, it was rage against Mr. Boehner from prominent GOP figures that was most striking.
"You don't play games with this. Apparently, that was ripped out of the House leadership manual last night," Mr. Christie said, adding that he called Mr. Boehner four times Tuesday night but got no answer.
The White House told reporters Wednesday that Mr. Obama spoke personally with Mr. Christie, a reminder to some of their partnership on Sandy response efforts just before November's election, which had needled some in the GOP.
Wednesday afternoon, Republicans from New York and New Jersey headed to a meeting with Mr. Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.) in the Capitol. Inside, Mr. Boehner told them that he would bring a measure to the floor Friday that would expand the National Flood Insurance Program's borrowing authority by $9 billion, allowing it to keep paying out claims. Then, on Jan. 15—the first day possible—the House will vote on the remaining $51 billion that had been in the package, the GOP leader said.
That appeared to satisfy House members from New York and New Jersey. They described the meeting as cordial and accepted Mr. Boehner's explanation for why he had called off the vote. House members now expect the aid package to win enough votes for passage.
"It was a horrendous day with some horrific votes that a lot of our conference was very unhappy with," said Rep. Michael Grimm (R., N.Y.), while calling the move indefensible. "I think that the speaker just felt that it wasn't fair to the conference."
Mr. Grimm, whose Staten Island district was devastated by Sandy, was among the last to emerge from the meeting. He said he stayed behind to shake hands with Messrs. Boehner and Cantor and look them in the eye to make sure he had their commitment.
—Heather Haddon contributed to this article.
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I was wondering what advantages the ontology languages of RDFS/OWL has over using a tagging/markup system (such as http://www.schema.org/) for managing and creating metadata?
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Your question makes little sense as is. RDFS is a very basic schema language to express RDF constraints. OWL is more advanced schema to express a complicated ontology. They have absolutely nothing in common with XML except that they can be expressed in XML.
RDF/OWL vs XML is false alternative. In fact one of popular serialization is using XML.
Also RDF/OWL vs microformats is false alternative. In fact there are standards that allow using RDF as an microformat, eRDF and W3C's official RDFa with standardized way of embedding it in HTML5.
So truly the question is what the advantage of using standard, W3C approved formats. Reasons are:
Overall, I don't see any reason why should you go for non-standard, non-W3C microformat.
Couldn't diagree more with ZJR's answer. It is utterly uninformed.
So in summary Semantic Web, RDF, RDFS, OWL, SPARQL and all the Semantic Web standards are very much alive and kicking. If you don't believe me, have a look at all the activity on http://www.semanticoverflow.com
RDF and OWL are established standards for encoding semantic data and their schema, on a much deeper and generic level than an ad-hoc markup.
For example, with OWL, you can define new Schema, which will be at least partially understood by other tools (because you can mix different OWL/RDF schema together). This way, you can export from one dataset different "views" of it and have everyone cooperate. Also, you can just "explore" links between objects and their properties.
With microdata, it's basically an ad-hoc, accepted set of things you can apply, not a general semantic platform.
I would like to start by noting that this answer is not written by an expert in the field. Although I'm a proponent of semantic distributed systems, I think the applications of OWL are currently limited. Although describing precisely the niche in which OWL can be applied would be beyond the scope of this answer, I might be able to bring to light some pro's and con's.
OWL is basically a language which allows the expression of semantic constructs using classification, not unlike the classes you known from OOP and constraints between classes and their instances. One could see it as a more formal and higher-order way to describe relationships you know from a relational database.
To describe and communicate this language, it needs to be serialized to a certain format. There are several formats, of which RDF is just one.
There are three different levels of OWL, allowing for increasing expressiveness, but limiting computability (eg. whether you can find a possible solution to the questions you ask the knowledgebase described by an OWL definition). These are OWL Lite, DL and Full.
The most important advantage of using OWL/RDF is the exchange of knowledge between different knowledge bases (or classification hierarchies) and creating useful inferences without having to engineer all these bases beforehand to allow them to communicate. This is done in part by defining equivalence classes. Using namespaces allows the engineer to ascertain uniqueness; a useful paradigm.
Another advantage is the ever increasing amount of inference engines and query languages. In our networked world, there is a demand for distributed knowledge exchange.
Perhaps an important disadvantage is the relative high complexity of ascertaining the computability of inferences and their space and time constraints. Eg. in OWL full you might be able to ask for inferences which cannot be proven to terminate. Thus, there is certainly a limit to the power of OWL.
OWL knowledge is discrete... there are no half-truths or believe systems. Having these would most likely make the solutions way too complex.
But the most important disadvantage to my taste is that one simply cannot find many good engineers in the field. You'll need a knowledge engineer, one or two computer scientists and a small development team to build even a small knowledge base. Therefor, it is often much cheaper and effective to just use descriptive languages such as XML schema and describe the needed semantics in a human-readable document.
For the purpose of developing future products, RDFS/OWL XML files are to be considered pretty much dead and gone.
They require too much work to express concepts that a custom built solution based on custom text formats would express better, while keeping the data more readable and editable to humans and machines alike. They add no real value and only make life a little more miserable for everybody that stumbles on them. (and has to deal with their namespace nomenclature)
There are gigantic document handling solutions based on them, though, and they were recently developed, deployed, and are in current service. They threaten to linger around for a very long time. Many programmers in the future will undoubtedly suffer from many RDF-and-OWL-inducted WTFs.
Microdata systems, (the validator-friendly version of microformats) like those described in schema.org, present instead a lot of advantages for developers, editors, and readers, alike; both human and mechanical.
RDF concepts (those worth saving) can be mapped (and are actually being explicitly mapped) over microdata representations painlessly.
Microdata items allow authors and document handling systems to enrich communication in a way that's pretty easy (as easy as CSS or DOM) to handle and customize for the reader.


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DURHAM, NC - The Charlotte 49ers men's tennis team (2-3) fell on the road at the fifth-ranked Duke Blue Devils (3-0), 9-0.
"Duke was as good as advertised," Charlotte coach Billy Boykin said. "They do a great job of pressuring you with consistency and power. This is as good a team as there is in the nation and we played credible tennis from start to finish."
Duke won all three singles matches to claim the doubles point. At number one doubles, Charlotte's Jack Williams and Forrest Edwards lost to Duke's Henrique Cunha and Raphael Hemmeler, the number one ranked doubles team in the nation, 8-2. At number two doubles, Charlotte's Alex Callott and Paul Cisti lost to Duke's Michael Redlicki and Jason Tahir, who are the 39th -ranked doubles team in the nation, 8-2. At number three doubles, Charlotte's Jordi Massalle Ferrer and Krysztof Kwasniewicz lost to Duke's Fred Saba and Chris Mengel, who are the 37th-ranked doubles team in the nation, 8-2.
The two teams prior to the start of the match agreed to play eight singles matches. Duke won all eight singles matches to win the match. At number one singles, Charlotte's Williams lost to Duke's Cunha, who is the 11th -ranked singles player in the nation, 6-0, 6-0. At number two singles, Charlotte's Edwards lost to Duke's Redlicki, who is the 14th -ranked singles player in the nation, 6-2, 6-2. At number three singles, Charlotte's Massalle Ferrer lost to Duke's Saba, who is the 23rd -ranked singles player in the nation, 6-2, 6-3. At number four singles, Charlotte's Calott lost to Duke's Mengel, who is the 46th -ranked player in the nation, 6-4, 6-2. At number five singles, Charlotte's Cisti lost to Duke's Hemmeler, who is the 38th -ranked player in the nation, 6-1, 6-2. At number six singles, Charlotte's Kwasniewicz lost to Duke's Tahir, who is ranked number 123 in the nation, 6-3, 6-0. At number seven singles, Charlotte's Nate Shanok lost to Duke's Josh Levine, 6-2, 6-4. At number eight singles, Charlotte's Hector Linares lost to Duke's Daniel McCall, 6-1, 6-0.Charlotte returns home to begin a five match home stand against Tennessee Tech at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex, Saturday, January 26.


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Bombings unite all the marathoners
|Running legend Bill Rodgers finishes the 2011 Bob Veillette 5K road race in Waterbury. Republican-American archive
"I had no idea where she was, but I called her cellphone, got her right away and she was down at Boston Common and safe," said Rodgers of his daughter during a phone interview from his Boxborough, Mass., home Thursday. His brother, Charlie Rodgers, was also unharmed.
You don't need to be a marathon champ to have fans along the course. Strangers call out encouragement to all runners. I've had family and friends travel as far as Minnesota and Maine to cheer for me in marathons.
Recently, my fan base has expanded to include my children. And those little boys — age 3 and 6 months — are the biggest reason the tragedies in Sandy Hook, and now Boston, have left me terrified and angry. Anyone who has ever completed a marathon knows what an exhilarating and grueling experience it is. I have never run Boston, but I have finished other large races, like New York and Chicago. The thunderous din of spectators rooting for me as I labored through those final 100 yards is a sound I'll never forget.
I knew these cheering throngs hadn't run 26.2 miles — many were sipping coffee and munching on doughnuts — but they stood there celebrating me, offering that final boost I needed when it seemed I couldn't move another inch. Half of me wondered why I put myself through this agony, while the other gloried in the achievement and the welcome acclaim of strangers who recognized my effort.
Above the finish line, there is always the clock.
The race clock time on Monday was especially unsettling for me. The first bomb went off at 4:09. That's around the time I might finish a marathon.
Boston's allure is not only its 117-year history, but the fact that not everybody can run it. You have to qualify — either by time or raising money and running for a charity. "Have you run Boston?" is a question lobbed at all serious runners. When you hit that finish line, you've reached a rarefied tier of runners. The finish line is the place that you reunite with loved ones who have been standing around all day — sometimes in sweltering heat, sometimes rain, sometimes freezing cold — waiting for that split-second when they can joyously shout your name.
By the fourth hour, the elite runners are in their hotel rooms and it's the amateurs who are on the cusp of this milestone. It was their families — and might have been mine — on the sidelines Monday.
For Rodgers, the bombings were an attack on his extended family. Rodgers, long considered the biggest ambassador to the sport of running, has some fighting words.
"It was such a dumb, dumb thing on their behalf and we are looking forward to their capture," he said. "Runners are very nuts-and-bolts-type people. They are strong-minded, focused and patriotic. Those people made their move, and now we make ours."
Rodgers' solution is for runners to keep at it, to run more. Do that first 5K, he preaches, and your life will change. I subscribe to his running Gospel. Running is my path to health, physical and psychological. I cherish my early morning runs as a time for me to unwind.
Sometimes, however, I feel guilty that time spent pounding the pavement is time I could be with my children. But I have a photograph at my desk of my son giving me a high-five during a 10K I ran when he was 6 months old. There is pure joy in both of our faces. I know I am setting a good example for him. And I know he supports me, whether I'm the fastest or the slowest runner in the race.
When I heard that one of the injured was 2 years old, I flinched. I considered whether this attack would change how I view that finish line. Would I want my kids sitting in bleachers at the end of a big race? If I were to take Rodgers' words to heart, I would say, "Bring it on." Maybe when I have the miles on me that he has, I'll feel the same. But now, looking at the faces of runners with their legs blown off, I find that sort of resolve elusive. I'll get there, but for now, it's one mile at a time, one tragedy after another.
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I have started lately discovering Content Management Systems, and I was wondering, who is really CMS for?
What I mean by that: is it only for companies, small businesses or individuals, that pays a contractor to make a website that it's users can just upload content through a easy interface.
Or is it used also by programmers, to build their own websites, projects? Would a Facebook, Twitter or StackExchange ever started by using a CMS, a very powerful one for example.
Would you as a programmer build your own "fancy" website on top of a CMS, for example like Typo3, or you would build it from scratch?
P.S To be more clear is a summary:
What I mean to begin with is, would I as a developer choose a CMS to develop a website that can be scaled with a big base of users, be stuck if I choose to start with a CMS system. What if I build a website using CMS, and the website explodes in popularity, and then I wanted to add much more functionality that I have planed, is it possible that the CMS will limit the growth, because it might have not been build for that kind of scale?


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Doctor Wallach discusses the latest book from Youngevity and Dr. Wallach. The book titled "Dead Athletes Don't Lie". The book outlines the importance of nutritional supplementation for athletes. Describing the various nutrients the body loses through perspiration. Not just potassium and sodium as some sports drink makers would have you believe.
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Doug and Doc discuss a news article concerning recent research at Boston University. The researchers claim to have found a gene variant that they believe predisposes some people to obesity. This gene variant found in about 10% of the population predisposes people to 30% to 50% greater risk for obesity. Doug asks if only 10% of the population has the variant then why are more than 30% of the popaltion suffer from obesity. If obesity were genetic only 10% would be obese.
Star has a cat with a serious blood disorder. Rosie's sister has been diagnosed with arthritis. Leigh has an inflammed knee. Kim is pregnant and wants a supplementation plan. Laura's sister has just been diagnosed with hepatitis C.


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ATLANTA, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parkmobile, the leading provider of mobile payment solutions to municipalities and parking providers around the world, announced today that its mobile payment for parking program just got smarter and easier. PayPal as a payment option will be rolled out across the Parkmobile footprint, initially in 20 cities across the U.S.
"We are extremely excited to announce our relationship with PayPal. With their more than 117 million active users worldwide, they are widely recognized as a leader in mobile payment technology and innovative payment services. By integrating them as a new payment method we are further optimizing our solution and creating an even better user experience, "said Albert Bogaard, CEO of Parkmobile USA, Inc.
To use Parkmobile's service, parkers register for free by setting up an on-line account at www.parkmobile.com, or download the mobile app. Once registered, members can use the mobile app, the internet, or a toll free number to pay for parking. Members can select PayPal as a payment method via their online account at www.parkmobile.com or from their mobile app (available for iPhone & Android), through which they can initiate and manage their parking payments.
"At PayPal, we look to forge relationships with innovative companies that are bringing services to consumers to make their everyday lives easier," said Randall Davies, Head of Global Business Development at PayPal. "Parkmobile's mobile parking solutions do just that, and now Parkmobile members will be able to pay with PayPal, making it even easier, more secure and faster to pay for parking."
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Parkmobile is the leading global provider of seamlessly integrated end-to-end solutions for mobile payments, parking guidance using business analytics and parking. Its offerings include mobile payments for on and off-street parking, digital parking permits, real-time enforcement and a seamless transit experience. Their services are used in 350 cities around the world by millions of registered users. Parkmobile USA was founded in Atlanta, Georgia and its call center, engineering team and corporate headquarters are located in the U.S. Parkmobile's investors include BCD Holdings and Fontinalis Partners. With annual global revenues of $22.1 billion, BCD Holdings is an international market leader in the corporate and online travel, and off-airport and mobile parking industry. Fontinalis Partners invests in and partners with innovative technology companies that modernize and improve transportation. Fontinalis is led by Bill Ford, a lifelong environmentalist and the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. For more information please visit www.parkmobile.com, facebook.com/ParkmobileUSA or on Twitter @Parkmobile.
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PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The service allows people to send payments without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts (where available), credit and debit cards in various markets. PayPal is an eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) company and enables global e-commerce with over 117 million active accounts in 190 markets and 25 currencies around the world. PayPal is headquartered in San Jose, California and its international headquarters is located in Singapore. More information about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com.
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I wore one of these to bewilder horses. They weren't curious, amused, or scared.
I think I need to get a human head mask to put on them.
I have this mask. Its impossible to see anything while wearing it. All you can do is stand still or sit. kinda worthless if you cant move, just my opinion
As an owner of this mask, I will let you know there are endless possibilities of humor. I scare the crap out of my dorm mates with it lots!
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Perfect for my 'Sex & The City' cosplay!
I've had one of these and also the unicorn mask for a long time. It never really gets old. I wish the mask were a little longer - it feels short around the neck (you can't hide the bottom of the mask very well sometimes). You can see out the mouth and nostrils while wearing it, but your vision is quite restricted. There's also no room for glasses inside the mask. Still, it's quite fun.
I'm waiting for a Subservient Chicken costume.
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COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 21, 2013 -- David "Mike" Randerson, vice president for adult higher education at Columbia College announced his retirement effective Jan. 31, 2014.
"After an illustrious first career in the air force and a second successful career in higher education, Mike plans to begin a well-deserved retirement this winter," said Dr. Terry Smith, interim president of Columbia College.
Randerson has led the division of Adult Higher Education for nearly 18 years, and during his tenure, Columbia College has seen tremendous growth. The nationwide and online offerings for the college educate more than 30,000 students annually.
"I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to have served alongside my colleagues as we have become a national model," said Randerson. "However, I now look forward with anticipation to spending more time with my wife and family, and crossing off items on my bucket list." Randerson will remain an engaged advocate for the college and division, and will remain on the presidential search committee, at the request of the chairs of the Board of Trustees and the presidential search committee.
Dr. Gary Massey, current Dean for Adult Higher Education, has been appointed by Smith to serve as the interim vice president effective February 1, 2014. At that time, Massey will assume the role and all responsibilities previously held by Randerson as the vice president for Adult Higher Education. Once a new president is in place, a search for a permanent vice president will begin.
"I am humbled and honored by this appointment," said Massey. "We will continue to build on the progress that has been made in Adult Higher Education over its 40-year history."
Founded in 1851 in Columbia, Mo., Columbia College has been helping students advance their lives through higher education for more than 160 years. As a private, nonprofit, liberal arts and sciences institution, the college takes pride in its small classes, experienced faculty and quality educational programs. With more than 30 campuses across the country, 18 of which are on military installations, students may enroll in day, evening or online classes. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Columbia College has more than 74,000 alumni worldwide. For more information, visit www.ccis.edu.


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6 Fictional Places You Didn't Know Actually Existed
#3. The Canyon City from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Fictional Setting:
When you try to remember a setting from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, we're betting you come up with two: "That cliff they drove the tank off of" and "That weird hidden city carved into the rock face where they found the grail."
"There was definitely a boat, too. Or a submarine. Maybe both?"
It is cool, but also looks kind of fake. Who would take the trouble to carve a whole hidden city into a remote canyon?
The Real Place:
That city is completely real, and it is called Petra.
In the film, the grail is stashed in an ancient temple deep within the Middle Eastern desert in "The Canyon of the Crescent Moon."
Referred to in earlier drafts of the script as "The Desert of the Frowny Face."
Surely that has to be a matte painting (which, to our younger readers, is a thing they used to do in the days before a director could just beat his dick against a computer until it shit out alien landscapes). But it was modeled after the narrow canyon that leads through the ancient Jordanian town of Petra:
It was once the capital city of the ancient Nabataeans, who were apparently so far ahead of their time they carved their buildings directly into the stone for what we're assuming was a safeguard against nuclear war (today we known that you can forgo all that stonecutting nonsense and invest in refrigerators).
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If it were wired for FIOS, this would be the ideal supervillain lair.
The city remains perhaps the single most jaw-dropping surviving masterpiece of rock-cut architecture on the planet, boasting a theater, a monastery, numerous tombs and, at the end of a narrow passage, Al Khazneh: the treasury.
Yep. It's a friggin' bank.
#2. The Emerald Bamboo Forests from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Fictional Setting:
Here's another one from the "only setting from the movie you can immediately remember" category -- the bizarre forest where the martial artists from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon had their sword fight atop flimsy yet impossibly tall trees:
"How the hell did we even get up here?"
The Real Place:
Bamboo forests like that can be found around the world, and they're actually more striking than what you saw in the movie. Here's Arashiyama, a forest outside of Kyoto, Japan:
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Before you can walk down this pathway, you are literally required to fight whoever is with you.
Of course, Crouching Tiger wasn't the first movie to realize what an awesome setting bamboo forests would be for karate fights -- they turn up in House of Flying Daggers and the 1993 epic poem/anime expose on supernatural rapists Ninja Scroll. The consensus seems to be that the more bamboo you stick into a sword fight, the more likely it is to be awesome.
Seventy-eight of the script's 94 pages are totally blank except for the words "More bamboo."
When you see them in real life, it isn't hard to understand why filmmakers feel so inclined to toss in a bunch of sword-fighting ninjas, because chances are you're already imagining that yourself.
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Looks like Mother Nature's compensating for something.
A particularly stunning example is China's Shunan Bamboo Sea, which stretches over an area covering more than 500 hills:
Without question, each one of those hills is like a Pez dispenser full of samurai warriors. There are several more examples all over the Eastern hemisphere, each picturesque landscape just begging for a decades-old blood feud to be settled among their branches.
The soil here is fertilized with fallen legends.
#1. Several Locations in Pixar's Up and Cars
The Fictional Setting:
For starters, check out Paradise Falls from Up:
The Real Place:
It's pretty much a photograph (with some artistic license) of Venezuela's Angel Falls:
Number 3 on Cracked's list of "Best Things to Ride a Barrel Off Of."
Holy crap, the real thing looks more like CGI than the animated movie.
Pixar films love to reference and tie in to one another, but as a general rule they keep references to the real world at a minimum (surprising, we know, that a studio would want to keep its movie about a green Cyclops with the voice of a Jewish comedian separate from reality). However, when the real world does show up, it's pretty spot on.
Even the house of main character Carl was based on a real place, although Pixar refuses to reveal the identity of the inspirational location. However, Internet sleuthing has narrowed it down to this house in the greater Oakland area, and we have to admit, it's pretty freaking close:
The fact that it's raised up has nothing to do with flying and everything to do with flood insurance premiums.
But all that is beans compared to the town in Cars. The history of Radiator Springs and its struggle with the tourism industry was directly inspired by the real-life town of Amboy, California, but the physical locations in the movie were taken from places all over the Western United States. And by "taken" we mean directly copied.
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Guess which one is a great place to buy meth.
The left photo is Ramone's body shop from the film. The right is the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas. Then there's the Cozy Cone Motel:
Motto: No leg room!
Which is clearly based off the Wigwam Motel in Arizona:
Wigwam Motel
If we know our road motels, at least a third of those wigwams are active crime scenes.
There's even a subtle reference to a famous billboard for the Jack Rabbit Trading Post, also in Arizona (on the right there):
Honestly, it seems like Pixar just drove along Route 66 and put all the most interesting sights in the movie.
Even the speedway at the beginning of the film was based off of the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee:
Now somebody take us to that volcano island fortress Syndrome had in The Incredibles.
Jacopo della Quercia is the proud author of "Go @#$% Yourself!" - An Ungentlemanly Disagreement, by Filippo Argenti and "The Sound of Laughter" in Wordplague's The Four Humors. David is a freelance writer and aspiring screenwriter, follow him on Twitter or check him out over at Film School Rejects.
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Web Grants for Students
Are you wondering if your Cal Grant GPA has been received by the Commission? After you have filed a FAFSA or California Dream Act Application, you can go on-line and check the status of your Cal Grant application by logging on to WebGrants for Students and creating an account. This secure site provides you with resources, information and tools to assist you with the college financial aid process. It will also let you view the status of your Cal Grant or Chafee Grant application, update your address, submit corrections, view your payment history, update your college of attendance, or satisfy outstanding requirements.
California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) Contact Information
" Internet Access: www.csac.ca.gov or www.calgrants.org
" E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Telephone: Toll-free (888) 224-7268
" Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
What is a Cal Grant?
A Cal Grant is money for college you don't have to pay back. To qualify, you must meet the eligibility and financial requirements as well as any minimum GPA requirements. California Dream Act students are eligible for Cal Grant funding, and should visit caldreamact.org for additional information.
Cal Grants can be used at any University of California, California State University or California Community College, as well as qualifying independent and career colleges or technical schools in California.
There are three kinds of Cal Grants — A, B and C — but you don't have to figure out which one to apply for. Your eligibility will be based on your FAFSA\Dream Application responses, your verified Cal Grant GPA, the type of California colleges you list on your FAFSA and whether you're a recent high school graduate. To learn more about the qualifications, go to http://www.csac.ca.gov/
Cal Grant A
- does not offer offer assistance at California Community College (CCC)
- will help pay for tuition and fees at four-year colleges
- award amounts vary by type of college
- has a GPA requirement. If you're applying using your high school GPA, you must have at least a 3.0 GPA; if applying using your college GPA, you must have at least a 2.4 GPA
- requires that your course of study leads directly to an associate or bachelor's degree, or qualifies you for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program
Cal Grant B
- provides a living allowance of up to $1,656-$1,670, in addition to tuition and fee assistance after the first year, at a two- or four-year college
- pays most first-year students a living allowance only, which may be used to pay living expenses, books, supplies and transportation, as well as tuition and fees
- when renewed or awarded beyond your first year, you'll receive the living allowance as well as a tuition and fee award (up to $12,192 at a UC campus, up to $5,472 at a CSU campus and up to $9,084 at independent colleges for 2015-2016)
- requires at least a 2.0 high school GPA or 2.40 college GPA
Interested in a technical, vocational or career education?
Cal Grant C
- assists with the costs of a technical or career education
- as of 2014-2015 provides up to $547 for books, tools and equipment—and up to $2,462 more for tuition and fees if you'll be attending a school other than a California Community College (community colleges don't charge tuition and your fees will be waived as a Cal Grant recipient)
- is available for up to two years
If you qualify, you'll receive an e-mail or letter notification to complete the online Cal Grant C Supplement in Web Grants for Students by the deadline. Even though a GPA is not required to apply for a Cal Grant C, you're still encouraged to submit yours because it can only help your chances of receiving an award.
Filing for the March 2, Cal Grant Award Deadline
To be considered for a Cal Grant award, you must have completed both of these application requirements by March 2,:
1. Submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a California Dream Act Application.
2. Ensured that a certified Grade Point Average (GPA) was submitted to the California Student Aid Commission (Commission).
The Commission will not process any GPAs that may have been submitted in prior years. In order for a student to be considered for a Cal Grant award, a new GPA form must be received by the Commission by the stated deadline.
The March 2, Cal Grant filing deadline has passed. The next filing deadline, for community college students only, is September 2. If circumstances beyond your control prevented the submission of your March 2 Cal Grant GPA, you may file an appeal.
Filing a March 2 Late GPA Appeal
State law and Commission regulations allow students to file appeals if they were not able to submit their GPAs on-time due to circumstances beyond their control. Persons wishing to file an appeal to submit a late March 2 GPA must follow the instructions on the form. All late GPA appeals and the calculated GPA must be submitted using the CSAC form and must be received by the Commission.
Filing for the September 2, Cal Grant Award Deadline
This deadline is for students attending California Community Colleges only.
For the September 2, deadline for community college students, Cal Grant GPAs will be accepted only if certified by a school electronically or submitted on the paper GPA Verification form. No transcripts are accepted. The fastest and most secure way for students to submit their Cal Grant GPAs is to have their school electronically upload the GPAs directly to the California Student Aid Commission's system. Please ask your school to submit your GPA electronically to the Commission by the September 2, filing deadline.
If the school cannot submit electronically, the paper Cal Grant GPA Verification form must be printed and certified by the school. Click on the following links to download the necessary paper forms.


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TAUNTON — Police responded to at least two more heroin-related medical emergencies over the course of two days, pushing the number of reported heroin ODs to 123 since the beginning of the year.
First responders in Taunton, including ambulance EMTs, firefighters and cops, have been trying to keep up with a steady stream of heroin overdoses during the past few months.
Police say users, many of whom have become familiar as repeat victims, are attracted by cheap heroin being cut with fentanyl, a strong painkiller that increases the chances of a person losing consciousness and the ability to breathe.
Monday's incident involved a 36-year-old woman who police said had passed out at around 9:30 p.m. on a bed inside apartment 3 of 9 Taunton Green.
Police said it took three vials of the heroin antidote Narcan to revive the woman — who in February was arrested for heroin possession in the same apartment on the same day she allegedly overdosed and was taken to Morton Hospital.
A baggie containing traces of a white powder was recovered from the room, police said. They also said the man who called 911 vowed to keep the woman out of his apartment for now on.
Police on Sunday were called to the area near the intersection of Tremont and Washington streets where they say a man was slumped over the wheel of a Jeep Commander stopped on the side of the intersection.
Fire personnel reportedly had to break a rear window of the locked vehicle to help the man, who they said received "numerous shots" of Narcan before being transported to the hospital for evaluation.
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