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JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (WIBW) -- Junction City police are searching for a felon wanted in connection with a battery and kidnapping stemming from a reported domestic altercation.
The Junction City Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Donta R. Roberts, 29, Chief Tim Brown said Tuesday.
Roberts has been wanted by the Kansas Department of Corrections for Parole Violation since April 27th, 2012.
The JCPD is trying to locate him in connection with a domestic-related Aggravated Battery and Kidnapping that occurred on October 7th in Junction City. Few details are being released on the incident.
Roberts is believed to be traveling between Junction City and Wichita and may be staying at local motels in the Junction City/Grandview Plaza area so motels are asked to be on special alert, Brown said in a press release.
Citizens should not try to apprehend Roberts themselves but should call Police. He is considered armed and dangerous.
According to the Kansas Department of Corrections website, Roberts has multiple convictions in Geary County dating back to 1998, including Aggravated Battery, Obstruction, Aggravated Escape from Custody, Criminal Possession of a Firearm and Aiding a Felon.
Anyone with information on Roberts to call the Junction City Police Department at 785-762-5912 or Crimestoppers at 785-762-TIPS. Persons may also send their tips to the Geary County Crimestoppers website at www.gearycrimestoppers.com. You may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $1000.


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America is a nation of immigrants. Our country has been built on the hard work and innovation of people who sought a better life outside of their home countries. But America is also a nation of laws and those who enter our country illegally disregard our laws. It is not only a serious legal violation, but unauthorized immigration is disrespectful to those who have come to the United States legally and is a national security risk.
Recent attempts at immigration reform have focused on amnesty for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants now in America. But amnesty is not the answer to our immigration problems. Instead of easing the crush of illegal immigrants into our country, amnesty would entice a new wave to enter our nation illegally to wait until the next amnesty is announced. This already happened once two decades ago and there is no reason to think it would not happen again.
Instead of amnesty, immigration reform must start with strict border security and end with the forceful enforcement of our laws. A nation is nothing without total control over the sovereignty of its borders. I strongly support tougher laws against smugglers and drug traffickers. I also support the deployment of National Guard troops to our borders as well as increasing the physical fence along the border and the deployment of a virtual fence made up of sensors, UAVs and other monitoring technologies to truly secure our border.
We cannot truly address illegal immigration until we know exactly who is in our country and why. That is why we must expand our e-Verify system to include biometric identification cards that identify all non-citizen immigrants and migrant workers. Our visa system should also be modernized to reduce fraud. While businesses cannot be asked to play the role of law enforcement, Congress can encourage worker verification through a serious program of penalties and incentives that makes it in the businesses' best interest to employ only legal workers.
During my time in Congress, I have worked hard to ensure that our country has a strong national defense, and I have supported securing our borders. Immigration continues to be a vital issue facing our nation, but any reform of our massive immigration system must remain focused on the protection of our national security and the virtue of fairness and rule of law that serves as the underpinning of our society. Amnesty for illegal immigrants does a great disservice to those virtues and is something that I strongly oppose.


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Anchorage, AK - Behind a balanced scoring attack led by DeMario Mayfield and Chris Braswell, the Charlotte 49ers (5-0) defeated Oral Roberts (3-2), 72-58, to advance to the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout. With the victory, the 49ers improved to 5-0 for the first time since the 1987-88 season.
"Hard fought win," Charlotte coach Alan Major said. "I thought that last night's game was physical but tonight's game may have been twice as physical. Oral Roberts is a very good team. We got contributions from everybody tonight."
Mayfield led the 49ers with 17 points with 14 of those points coming from the free throw line. Braswell recorded 11 points. Every 49er that played in the game scored at least three points. Terrence Williams scored nine points. Willie Clayton and Ivan Benkovic scored eight points apiece. Benkovic went two-for-three from beyond the arc. Pierria Henry scored seven points, dished out seven assists and recorded five steals.
The 49ers bench behind the scoring of Braswell and Mayfield outscored Oral Roberts bench, 42-0.
The 49ers defense held Oral Roberts to 58 points and caused a team that was shooting 49.3% from the field entering the game to 33.9% shooting from the field.
With the game tied at seven at the 14:40 mark, the 49ers went on a 10-0 run behind the scoring of Braswell and Benkovic taking a 17-7 lead at the 11:31 mark. Braswell knocked down a three from the wing at the 14:08 mark which gave the 49ers the lead for good.
Oral Roberts went on a 15-8 run over the next nine minutes cutting Charlotte's lead to 25-22 with 2:24 left in the first half. Charlotte closed out the first half on a 7-1 run which was capped off by two Mayfield free throws with eight seconds left in the half. Charlotte led Oral Roberts, 32-23 at the half.
Oral Roberts scored the first five points of the second half cutting Charlotte's lead to 35-28 at the 18:31 mark. The 49ers scored six straight points behind the scoring of Denzel Ingram and Clayton pushing their lead to 38-28 with 17:48 left in the second half.
Oral Roberts cut Charlotte's lead to 40-35 when Shawn Glover scored inside with 16:10 left in the second half. However that would be as close as Oral Roberts would get to the 49ers as Williams scored five straight points for the 49ers pushing their lead to 10 points. Charlotte's lead remained in double-figures for most of the rest of the game. Mayfield knocked down a three at the 6:39 mark giving the 49ers their largest lead, 66-48.
Charlotte advances to the Great Alaska Shootout Championship game where they will play Northeastern, Sunday, November 25 at 12:30 am. The game will be broadcast nationally on the CBS Sports Network.


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Money and communications:
There is a full service bank and a post office. Bureaux de change and ATMs as well as data port connections and wireless Internet access points are also available in the terminal complex.
Eating and drinking:
There is a wide variety of facilities including 24-hour snack bars, cocktail lounges, restaurants and numerous cafés.
There is a range of shops, including duty-free, on concourses A-F.
A porter service and trolleys are available.
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"I love that guy," Soto said of his Louisville teammate, whose contract was purchased in late May by the Cincinnati Reds from the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League. "He's funny, he's always that quick-(witted) player. He's always making fun. During tough times, that's the kind of player we want on the team."
Speaking of getting kidded, that's exactly what Gathright thought Willie Upshaw was doing to him when the Bluefish manager and former Toronto Blue Jay stopped him as he was leaving the ballpark after a game and informed him that the Reds had called about him. Despite owning a resume that includes seven big league seasons, Gathright didn't think Upshaw was serious.
"I thought he was joking around," Gathright said. "I was hitting .240, but I got lucky.
"You never expect anything nowadays. The game is getting a little tougher. You've got young guys coming all the time. I didn't expect anything. I just go out there every day and I don't really think about it – just play my game and something happened for me this year early."
Gathright made things happen early in his tenure with the Bats. When the 31-year-old centerfielder arrived, the longest hitting streak on the team that season had been eight games. Gathright set a new standard in his ninth game. Through his first 10 outings, he batted .368 and recorded a pair of three-hit performances while playing flawlessly in the outfield.
"He's been somebody that has stepped in and really helped us a lot," Bats manager David Bell said. "The energy that he provides at the top of the order, the experience that he brings, he's had success in the major leagues, Triple-A. He knows how to play, and we're happy to have him."
Most of Gathright's big league background came with the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays. He's also had stints with the Chicago Cubs and most recently the Boston Red Sox, for which he played in seven games in 2011. While with Kansas City, Gathright recalled getting instruction during spring trainings from Mr. Royal himself, George Brett.
"He was cool," said Gathright, who played three seasons with the Royals. "He tells a lot of great stories (about) when he played, and they are amazing. We talked a lot, and I got a lot of tips from him also."
The Hall of Famer obviously rubbed off on him. Gathright's best season in the big leagues came in 2007 while he was with the Royals, when he batted .307. However, his most vivid memory of his time in The Show came in 2009 at Yankee Stadium compliments of Alex Rodriguez.
"The coolest moment I ever had was against us, when A-Rod hit his 500th (home run)," Gathright said. "I was in leftfield. Just the way the fans were loud and screaming. I couldn't hear anything."
Gathright is also no stranger to making jaws drop. There's a video of him posted on YouTube that has received over 25,000 hits, which shows him hurdling a pair of cars in a parking lot. In his early 20s at the time, Gathright leaps over a Mitsubishi Galant with astonishing ease. Not satisfied, he and his cameraman locate a BMW, which Gathright promptly soars over before landing gracefully on his feet. It was a daring stunt Gathright first tried as a sophomore in high school.
"It was after football practice," he recalled. "I don't know why, but I just decided to jump the car. Still to this day, I don't know why."
Was he certain he could make it?
"No," Gathright admitted. "I didn't know, didn't think about it. I'm like, 'I'm going to try to get up and jump over my coach's (car) roof.' I did it and I made it, and I kept doing it. People wanted to see it all the time."
Soto, for one, wouldn't be surprised by such spontaneity from Gathright. The 23-year-old first baseman offered that he often dwells on a bad at-bat or a poor play in the field, allowing it to affect his next opportunity. Gathright, Soto has observed, doesn't get down on himself for a poor play or two.
"There's always a next day, there's always a next at-bat," Soto said. "That's what I want to learn from him, because he's always in the moment."
Being only 31, Gathright still has plenty of baseball left in him. But when the time comes for him to hang up his cleats, the considerable influence he exhibits on his teammates suggests he might be a natural coach. He and wife Tiara recently floated the idea around.
"When I hit 30, I realized I have to start teaching a little bit more," Gathright said. "When I was in Bridgeport, I taught a lot of guys about baserunning and stuff like that. As you get older, you realize it's not about you all the time. Why not help other guys?"
Whether it's offering a word of support to a slumping teammate, making a diving catch or slapping yet another line drive base hit, Gathright has assisted the Bats in so many ways.
"If you've had success, you're doing something right," Bell said. "A lot of times the guy that has had success, you naturally look to them to see how they go about it.
"We got lucky to get him," Bell added. "We feel very fortunate to have him on our team."
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etasq(x, ...) ## S3 method for class 'lm': etasq((x, anova = FALSE, partial = TRUE, ...)) ## S3 method for class 'mlm': etasq((x, ...)) ## S3 method for class 'Anova.mlm': etasq((x, anova = FALSE, ...))
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Partial eta-squared describes the proportion of total variation attributable to a given factor, partialling out (excluding) other factors from the total nonerror variation. These are commonly used as measures of effect size or measures of (non-linear) strength of association in ANOVA models.
All multivariate tests are based on the s=min(p, df_h) latent roots of H E^{-1}. The analogous multivariate partial η^2 measures are calculated as:
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anova=TRUE, a 5-column (lm) or 7-column (mlm) data frame containing the eta-squared values and the test statistics produced by
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Muller, K. E. and Peterson, B. L. (1984). Practical methods for computing power in testing the Multivariate General Linear Hypothesis Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 2, 143-158.
Muller, K. E. and LaVange, L. M. and Ramey, S. L. and Ramey, C. T. (1992). Power Claculations for General Linear Multivariate Models Including Repeated Measures Applications. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 87, 1209-1226.
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This new Killing Floor 2 trailer is the stuff of nightmaresWritten by: / / 1 Comment
Earlier this year we got our first peek at Tripwire Interactive's next zombie-infested multiplayer game, Killing Floor 2, which contained a few glimpses at a collection of ghastly creatures that we'll be tasked with destroying when the game is out on PC and SteamOS later this year.
The latest trailer for Killing Floor 2 takes things a step further, however, and gives us a chance to get up close and personal with five 'specimens' of Zed that will be doing their utmost to rip you limb from limb.
It's the stuff of nightmares, so we would only recommend watching if you are of strong mind and constitution… and maybe if your curiosity has already got the better of your common sense:
Killing Floor 2 – Horzine Biotech Confidential Specimen Footage
The video above is the first in a series of 'Specimen Footage' that we can look forward to leading up to Killing Floor 2 later in the year that will aim to spread awareness of the 'Horzine Outbreak' – a result of the biotech company's scientific meddling.
We can hardly wait until the next video! Just give us more of a heads-up next time, Tripwire.
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The American Immigration Council and its four programs had a busy year in 2011. We want to thank you for your support, readership, and feedback. We also want to ask you to consider supporting our work with a year-end gift [1]. Your tax-deductible donation [1] will help us continue our work which includes the following "Top 11 for 2011."
- "Anchor Baby" Redefined. When the New American Heritage Dictionary issued a definition for "Anchor Baby" ignoring the derogatory nature of the term, Council staff spoke out [2] via our blog ImmigrationImpact.com [2]. The Dictionary's editors contacted us and swiftly issued an updated version [3] that recognizes the disparaging nature of the term.
- Advancing Greater Government Transparency. The Legal Action Center filed lawsuits [4] against two agencies within the Department of Homeland Security for failing to disclose documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding immigrants' ability to access counsel.
- Economic Reboot. IPC released a report, Rebooting the American Dream: The Role of Immigration in a 21st Century Economy. [5] This report seeks to answer some basic questions about the role of immigration in today's economy.
- Educating the Next Generation. Our Community Education Center had a terrific year working with teachers and high school students in Long Island to explore immigration issues in their communities and give back through service-learning projects. Check out TeachImmigration.org [6] for details!
- Essays that Celebrate Immigration. The annual "Celebrate America" Creative Writing Contest [7] engaged over 5,000 fifth grade students this year. Click here [8] to read the winning essay from 2011.
- Exchange Programs with a Lasting Impact. The International Exchange program conducted an alumni survey [9] of nearly 700 former J-1 visa holders. The survey found that 94.7% agreed that the J-1 training or internship has had an impact on their careers and 90.7% have maintained personal/social contact with Americans they met during their J-1 programs.
- Maintaining Hope for Deported Immigrants. The Legal Action Center continued its work to allow immigrants to challenge removal orders from outside the country, helping secure [10] victories [11] in two federal appeals courts and persuading another court to reconsider its position.
- Promoting Prosecutorial Discretion. The Legal Action Center published three practice advisories for immigration attorneys on prosecutorial discretion, explaining the recent announcements [12] from the Department of Homeland Security, giving step-by-step instructions [13] for getting clients' deportation proceedings closed, and providing tips [13] for cases involving LGBT families.
- Protecting the Most Vulnerable. The Legal Action Center filed numerous [14] amicus briefs [15] with the Board of Immigration Appeals seeking greater safeguards for immigrants whose mental disabilities prevent them from meaningfully participating in their own removal hearings.
- State Immigration Battles. As states across the country continue to consider harmful immigration enforcement legislation, the Immigration Policy Center released a range of publications [16] that provide key answers to basic questions about state immigration-related laws—from the substance of the legislation and myths surrounding the debate to the legal and fiscal implications.
- Supporting our Exchange Participants. The International Exchange Center launched a monthly minute [17] to acclimate our international trainees and interns to American traditions and culture.
There is much more to do in 2012! We are counting on you to ensure we have the funds to do this. Please make a tax-deductible donation [1] to the American Immigration Council TODAY!
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The White County Sheriff's Office is withholding the name of the driver of a pickup that was hit by a train Monday evening near S&E Auto Salvage west of Carmi, pending the completion of an accident investigation and report.
A sheriff's office incident report said law enforcement, rescue and emergency medical personnel were initially called to a report of a train versus vehicle collision at the tracks on Burrell Street in Carmi around 6:10 p.m. Monday.
The collision had actually occurred, however, on County Road 900 East north of Illinois 14. The report said a 1992 Chevrolet pickup was southbound on 900 East and was attempting to cross the tracks, which does not have warning signals.
The westbound train struck the pickup just in front of the driver's door, knocking the pickup west of the roadway and on to its top. The driver was out of the truck and walking when EMS personnel arrived. The driver, not identified pending completion of the investigation, refused immediate medical attention, but did appear to have suffered some cuts and bruises. He was later taken by family members for medical treatment.
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I've got all 100% sync, the only thing missing is the thieves challenges, which I can't finish because I can't find a courier to catch. I know that there's no way to make them "appear", but are there any way to increase the chance for the, appearing, or is there a place or area where they appear more often?
Apparently, couriers don't have any special place where they spawn more, they are simply a rare spawn.
Ubisoft have addressed this in the 1.02 patch that was released for the XBOX and PS3 versions:
I found them to appear more in New York, but I've only seen 3 so far in all my game time.
Unsurprisingly they always appear when I'm busy with other things, so I have to break off and chase them down. They are a 'rare' spawn though, with some people saying they show up after you pay off a printer.
There is a spot listed here, with a confirmation post.
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Were there any attempts to assassinate Stalin? I haven't learned of any attempt to kill him, was he so brutal that no one tried to kill him?
There were in fact several domestic attempts to assassinate Stalin.
Besides all mentioned above, there were also accidents that seemed like assassination attempts.
To sum up, why there were not so many attempts to kill or overthrow Stalin? In my opinion, there are two reasons. The first reason is propaganda. Most of the USSR loved Stalin but it was mostly because people were brainwashed about how good he was and he provided this and that and so on. The second reason is that people were being afraid so much to even tell limericks about him because if someone else told on them, they would be executed or sent into Siberia to chop wood.
Yes, in 1944 there was operation Zeppelin, a German plot to assassinate Stalin. Also, Beria supposedly claimed to have killed Stalin, although it's more likely that this is a reference to him delaying treatment after Stalin had a stroke.
While Stalin was responsible for the imprisonment and executions of many Russians, it is also worth remembering that Stalin was also widely revered by the people of the Soviet Union for modernizing the country and fighting off the German invasion (as hard as it is to understand, there are some Russians who still love Stalin to this day). The relative lack of attempts to kill Stalin are also due to his relative popularity in comparison to Hitler. While Hitler was also widely popular among Germans (duh), his rule was during a period of national crisis whereas the Soviet Union in the 1930's was rapidly ascending in terms of economic and military power.
There were a lot of attempt or plot to kill Stalin but those were top state secrets (and archives not allowed to reserch even nowadays),
1903(?)I was read about an attempt in 1903- a rich Russian factory worker hired Chechen hit-men to kill Stalin but he survived (Simon-Sebag Monyefiore: Young Stalin).
1943 ""Nobody ever wrote about it, no one knows about it. I was a decoy to draw the attention of foreign intelligence. Stalin was already in Yalta. "But it didn't work. Two attempts were made in Yalta to kill the real Stalin. Our intelligence failed. I was back in Moscow by then.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-559234/The-man-Stalins-body-double-finally-tells-story.html#ixzz2o4VRY5Ro "


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Fair enough TOM, that's what I'll call you from now on.
Fair enough TOM, that's what I'll call you from now on.
Is arsenal always this sarcastic?
Back on topic: I might do some more tonight. Not many players have their birthdays today so
Yeah, I think we should cut it out now. We've gone way off topic.
Indeed Jammy, some people
EDIT: Will get back on topic when i return Alan
You lot crack me up....
I've done a bit of housekeeping - updated the bit on 9.3 on the main page, re-categorised a few pages that had not so much content and changed the layout of two or three stadium factfiles to keep things consistent (hope you don't mind Rob).
i would help out, but im lazy.
Nice docklanders - straight to the point.
I think he is saying that he would help out but won't because he can not be arsed.
well if you want me to edit the millwall stadium page, id be glad to help out, but the rest, nah, i think ill just sit in the sun...
im trying to annoy you, its not working, so i will get to my original point, ive been on the site and its looking good, keep it up lads
Cheers mate. Help (if you want) if/when you can.
well i love to help out in everything, so after my exams ill do some research on wikipedia and see how you "do it" < insert better choice of words there
tbh ive been looking at the site and wishing i could help out for a while now, but just didnt want to ask in case of embarrassment. (just like prom) [not, shes fit! ]
What are you stuck on? To be honest it's fairly complicated at the start, but you get used to it.
Do you really think that you'll embarass yourself with adding some material to the wiki?
It's fine what you have done, Alan.
The stadiums you edited where ones not done by me, and I guess people don't know about the layout that I want them done in.
Apart from Portman Road, which I did but I must have forgot to put the box thing on it, unless someone removed it
The other two you edited:
Galpharm Stadium and Alexandra Stadium
I don't know who made these. Although, Alexandra has a different layout to the layout on all of mine, but I know why the person did this and I will sort it.
I have loads of stadiums to add, but I just haven't got around to it yet.
It was jimmyriddle as it turns out. I just naturally associate you with stadium factfiles tbh.
It was me who had started the Alexandra Stadium page and not finished it.
Edit: Docklanders - If you can/want add some information on Millwall and their players.
I'm not a technical person Jon and i am adding stuff to the site when i can. Frustrating for WW atm as we have been dominant, but we need to score, then we will be going up
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hamilton - well, champions is out of the reach mate, but im sure promotion will be sweet after last seasons playoff semi loss.
ssestig - can and will do in the near future, editing graphs on my geog c/work atm, but dont worry i will do some.
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I thought it was you Stig.
You followed the layout posted in the discussion page, I presume.
I have kind of changed it to make it look better and include the information on the Stadiums/Facilities page.
Does anyone think that I should include Training and Youth Facilities in the stadia articles?
I haven't done so far because I thought that it isn't part of the stadium but I guess it could be useful information. Plus, I don't think this information has been put anywhere else for the teams so far. Although, it could be in a fraction of the Club Guides.
It is definately too small to have a whole article about though for each clubs.
The FC United page should be up when i get back from the WW game as it is almost complete
Tom, are you on your phone or I-touch? Or something?
he wont be replying now, port vale
Well WW match finished 1-1 after an 80th min equiliser and i have uploaded the Dafuge's Challenge page to the website lads FC United article should be up later on tonight
Cheers hamilton, I see you've added a page on dafuge's challenge. I hope you don't take offense to this, but I think there's a good bit there that's not really appropriate. For example, the 'Rules for this thread' bit makes it look like a blind copy and paste job from the challenge thread.
Isn't the whole page taken from the post?
Needs to be rewritten imo, so it makes more sense in the format it is in.
Also, does anyone have permission from Dafuge to make a page about it?
www.dafugeschallenge.com and the thread?
But, like I said, wouldn't we need permission from Dafuge to make a page on his challenge?
Asking him now via PM.
Sorry lads, if anyone needs to make changes, which is most likely, then feel free as some of the text is mucked up. Forgot to ask Daf's permission, but i'm sure he won't mind.
I only copied and pasted as i don't have much time atm with revision and other things
It is in its fourth year by the way
Daf says that's fine.
Edit: Hi Daf *waves*
Sorry Daf, wasn't sure if it was 3 or 4 years it had been running for. Cheers for permission btw
Thanks for editing it Alan
Hi dafuge
I think that page is done now, don't really think anything else needs adding. I put a little bit at the end about the rules, but nothing too much. If anyone thinks that there should be more on the rules then just add it in.
Are we going to do pages for other popular challenges? Like, Gundo's?
EDIT: I've also done a couple of redirects for Dafuge's Challenge.
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I would agree with a section for challenges, then all of the challenges put in it. I have added the FC United page as well guys, i will edit it when i have time. If someone could add a picture of their badge and links to Bury FC, Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City and Dafuge's Challenge, that would be great
Do seperate pages and make a category for them Alan, then it will be more organised
Can we do sub categories? Would be good to have a sub category inside Miscellaneous called Challenges. Is this possible?
The page 'Chester' is redirecting to Chester City, which isn't made yet. Could the Chester page be deleted, as it isn't needed?
Started the Chester page and added it to the stubs. Completely forgot about it tbh.
Strange, I made a post in here but it's been deleted. I'll do a shorter version this time.
In the abreviations page it shows HTH. Is this ever used? I've never seen it tbh.
I saw hamilton use it the other day, and didn't have a clue what it meant! A quick google search says hope that helps. I say we keep it.
Yep, i added that as i was getting fed up of writing "Hope that Helps" to everyone who i helped solve a problem I use it a lot anyway so it made sense to add it
Who wrote the Jérémy Toulalan one?
Read the article fgs! I knew you'd be causing trouble when I saw you'd made a post
Stig wrote it HoPeY
Anyway there are some slight problems with it that is all, not moaning I was simply asking who wrote it.
Spot the flaw.He also plays for the France national football team. He demarcation is usually as a defensive midfielder. He is best known for his shy and humble demeanor, simple distribution, good technique and effective tackling.
I can also tell you "simple distribution" is wrong. Effective tackling is an interesting phrase to use; Ill have a proper look at the whole article in a while.
Ill keep my Lyon bias views to a minimum!
I took all the info from 'normal' wiki and skimmed it to remove any citations and din't read it word for word. In what way would I have been in trouble?
Misrepresenting a very good player perhaps?
Could add more to that list.
Alan, do you understand EDT files? I want to do a future regen thing but don't know what to call the file.
Not really to be honest. To be honest I don't know who to ask now that jod's gone. Not much point asking in the editors forum either, there doesn't seem to be any regular helpers in there now, just a massive amount of questions with few answered. I try to help out there occasionally, but it's all a bit messy in there.
Anyway, I'm rambling on now so simple answer - no
Haha, ok then. No worries.
I've called it future_regen.edt, hope it works...
What exactly are you trying to do? You've completely lost me now if I'm being honest.
is what I used, very good guide except for it doesn't say the titles fo them.
Oh, you can save the files as whatever you want, as long as they have .edt at the end I think.
I added a stadium guide for Adams Park as well lads
I'd just like to thank RodrigoFlores for making a few edits to the wiki today. So cheers, whoever you are
Rodrigo is a very cool name.
Alan, would you be able to change the badge on the Harpenden Town page from the current badge to the one in the Harpenden Town thread please? Cheers
Poor show Peter...
Done Jammy
I was thinking that logo looked a bit "out-dated".
The old one looked like it was taken from a disposable camera.
Can you install the following extension?
Sorry for the lack of progress (or no progress at all ), but I've just noticed the United States article looks a clone of my MLS article...thought it would be about the US National Team article...
I probably won't do anything to it though. I'm busy till June with coursework and don't have a lot of time on my hands.


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The Lenhart J.H. Grothe Resources award was named after alumnus, tin miner and our first recipient Lenhart Grothe. Grothe was a talented businessman who enjoyed sharing his wisdom with others. He started the Northern Exploration and Equipment Co. as a Fairbanks college student and graduated at the top of his class with a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering in 1957. Grothe, with his partner Tom Pearson, started Lost River Mining in Tin City and Nome, Alaska. Their mine in Tin City was the only operating tin mine in Alaska and the United States at the time. Grothe always said, "It doesn't matter what you do, just do what you do and do it well"; and "Nothing is more valuable than your reputation as an honest person."
Criteria for selection: The Lenhart J.H. Grothe Resources award is given posthumously to an alumnus who made significant contributions in the resource, mining or agricultural fields.
2013 Lenhart J.H. Grothe Resources award winner
Glen D. Franklin, '36
Glen Franklin was born on April 30, 1913, on a farm near Chewelah, Stevens County, Washington. In 1936 he graduated from the Alaska Agriculture and School of Mines, later the University of Alaska Fairbanks, with a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a major in accounting and a minor in education. In April 1938 he married fellow alumna Vieno Wahto, who he met while in school.
Glen's mining career started in the summer of 1936, when Ernest Patty hired him to be the chief operating accountant for Fairbanks-based Alluvial Golds and Gold Placers. In 1941, Glen registered for the draft and worked for Alaska Freight Lines doing strategic military work in Alaska for the War Department. After the war, Glen returned to the Alaska placer gold mining industry, and in 1945 with four partners — Charles F. Herbert, Leonard J. Stampe, Earl Ellingen and Harold Schmidt — he formed the Yukon Placer Mining Company.
Glen was a civic-minded individual. Having developed an interest in politics after the war, he ran unsuccessfully as an Independent for the Territorial House in 1947. In 1949 Glen ran and won as a conservative Democrat. He represented Alaska's 4th Judicial Division in the Territorial Legislature and was part of the group that drafted the first Alaska statehood bill. When he wasn't re-elected in 1953, Glen became a lobbyist for the Alaska Miners Association in Juneau until statehood.
After 1959, Glen Franklin and Harold "Smitty" Schmidt continued the Canadian placer mining operation; they operated together until 1965. Afterwards, Glen operated Franklin Enterprises, a subsidiary of the YPMC, on a small scale on Eldorado Creek until 1968.
When the price of gold began to rise in the mid-1970s, Glen worked as a placer consultant. During 1974-75, he worked with Toronto-based Livengood Joint Ventures, developing a largescale placer mining operation on the Livengood Bench north of Fairbanks. He also provided consulting expertise for operations in Idaho, Oregon and California, and internationally in Haiti, Mexico, and Italy.
Vieno died in 1980. In 1983, Glen pursued a relationship with Patricia Egan Sather, who had recently been widowed. That summer, Glen and Pat were married.
Glen was very active in the Pioneers of Alaska, and a strong supporter of the University of Alaska. Through the Pioneers Igloo #4, Glen directed the purchase and installation of the life-sized bronze statue of the first university president, Dr. Charles Bunnell, which still stands on the Fairbanks campus across from Signers' Hall.
On the evening of June 17, 2008, Glen D. Franklin, aged 95, passed peacefully in his sleep with his wife, Pat, by his side.
It is with great honor that the UAF Alumni Association posthumously presents to Glen Franklin the 2013 Lenhart J.H. Grothe Resources Award.


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There is this thought problem I've been trying to solve, it goes as follows
Imagine a bookshelf with a finite number of books in it, to which a finite number of people have access. Each person has a paper and pen where they can keep track of what books they have already read. the books have no covers, so in order to find out if you have read it you must take it out and open it.
What is the most effective method each person can use to find a book they haven't read before?
- You cannot change the order of the books in the bookshelf (you can however order the bookshelf into blocks/sections)
- The bookshelf - and its order - is the same for all people
- The bookshelf can also have new books added, so the system must be able to adapt to that,
- books can get stolen too. so a missing index can appear.
For example we can let each person take a book at random, then check on their list if they have read this book before, this will work. but once you reach the 900th/1000 book, you need to take 10 books in order to be able to read one.
Another example is where everyone writes down what they read, but after a few 100 books this gets rather slow. since you need to keep checking a list of 500 before you can pick one.


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How would you go about generating terrain for a circle. To be specific i am using a 5x5 .PNG as the thing or object that will fill the circle. At the moment i am having problems making the terrain where it will fill the circle, but rounded. My specififc problem with the generation is that it fills it, however it is not rounded because it goes all the way to the max y at all points. The x axis however is not a problem at the moment. My code right now for the generation of the terrain is so.
for(float x = mapEdge.getMinX() ; x < mapEdge.getMaxX() ; x += 5 ){
for(float y = mapEdge.getCenterY() ; y > mapEdge.getMinY(); ){
y -=5;
g.drawImage(grass,x, y);
The above code results in this, (Actual Screenshot) https://www.dropbox.com/s/jkurs6m397djfne/WhatHappens.png
But what i want to happen however is this,(Drawn in paint) https://www.dropbox.com/s/1wc0e2p8w4plza5/WhatIWant.png
P.S.If i have left anything out or need to change something to make it more readable, follow guidelines or ETC. please tell me and i will make appropriate changes.
Also,(Don't know if this follows the guidelines /:)can someone plz post or direct me to a post describing how to use an ID for Random Tile generation system, and how to use perlin noise?


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If schizophrenia and autism are on a spectrum, how can there be people who are both autistic and schizophrenic? I know of a few people who suffer from both diseases.
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One Hundred Years of Insanity: The Relationship Between Schizophrenia and Autism
The great Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez reified the cyclical nature of history in his Nobel Prize-winning 1967 book, One Hundred Years of Solitude. Eugen Bleuler's less-famous book Dementia Præcox or the Group of Schizophrenias, originally published in 1911, saw first use of the term "autism," a form of solitude manifest as withdrawal from reality in schizophrenia. This neologism, about to celebrate its centenary, epitomizes an astonishing cycle of reification and change in nosology, a cycle only now coming into clear view as molecular-genetic data confront the traditional, age-old categories of psychiatric classification.
The term autism was, of course, redefined by Leo Kanner (1943) for a childhood psychiatric condition first considered as a subset of schizophrenia, then regarded as quite distinct (Rutter, 1972) or even opposite to it (Rimland, 1964; Crespi and Badcock, 2008), and most recently seen by some researchers as returning to its original Bluelerian incarnation (e.g., Carroll and Owen, 2009). An outstanding new paper by McCarthy et al. (2009), demonstrating that duplications of the CNV locus 16p11.2 are strongly associated with increased risk of schizophrenia, has brought this question to the forefront of psychiatric inquiry, because deletions of this same CNV are one of the most striking recently-characterized risk factors for autism. Additional CNVs, such as those at 1q21.1 and 22q11.21 have also been associated with autism and schizophrenia in one or more studies (e.g., Mefford et al., 2008; Crespi et al., 2009; Glessner et al., 2009), which has led some authors to infer that since an overlapping set of loci mediates risk of both conditions, autism and schizophrenia must be more similar than previously conceived (e.g., Carroll and Owen, 2009; Guilmatre et al., 2009). Similar considerations apply to several genes, such as CNTNAP2 and NRXN1, various disruptions of which have likewise been linked with both conditions (Iossifov et al., 2008; Kirov et al., 2008; Burbach and van der Zwaag, 2009).
So does this plethora of new molecular-genetic data imply that Blueler was indeed correct, if not prescient, that autism and schizophrenia are manifestations of similar disease processes? The answer may appear tantalizingly close, but will likely remain inaccessible without explicit consideration of alternative hypotheses and targeted tests of their differentiating predictions. This approach is simply Platt's (1964) classic method of strong inference, which has propelled molecular biology so far and fast but left psychiatry largely by the wayside (Cannon, 2009). The alternative hypotheses in this case are clear: with regard to causation from specific genetic and genomic risk factors, autism and schizophrenia are either: 1) independent and discrete, 2) partially yet broadly overlapping, 3) subsumed with autism as a subset of schizophrenia, or 4) diametrically opposite, with normality in the centre. CNVs are especially useful for testing among such alternative hypotheses, because they naturally involve highly-penetrant perturbations in two opposite directions, due to deletions vs duplications of more or less the same genomic regions. Hypotheses 2), 3) and 4) thus predict that autism and schizophrenia should share CNV risk loci, but 2) and 3) predict specific rearrangements (deletions, duplications, or both) shared across both conditions; by contrast, hypothesis (4) predicts that, as highlighted by McCarthy et al. (2009), reciprocal CNVs at the same locus should mediate risk of autism versus schizophrenia. This general approach was pioneered by Craddock et al. (2005, 2009), in their discussion of explicit alternative hypotheses for the relationship between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, which are now known to share a notable suite of risk alleles.
A key assumption that underlies tests of hypotheses for the relationship between autism and schizophrenia is accuracy of diagnoses. For schizophrenia, this is seldom at issue. However, diagnoses of autism, or autism spectrum disorders such as PDD-NOS, are normally made at an age well before the first manifestations of schizophrenia in adolescence or early adulthood, which generates a risk for false-positive diagnoses of premorbidity to schizophrenia as autism or autism spectrum (e.g., Eliez, 2007). The tendencies for males to exhibit worse premorbidity to schizophrenia than females (Sobin et al., 2001; Tandon et al., 2009), for CNVs to exert severe effects on diverse aspects of early neurodevelopment (Shinawi et al., 2009), and for schizophrenia of earlier onset to exhibit a higher male sex-ratio bias and a stronger tendency to be associated with CNVs rather than other causes (Remschmidt et al., 1994; Rapoport et al., 2009), all suggest a high risk for false-positive diagnoses of autistic spectrum conditions in individuals with these genomic risk factors (Feinstein and Singh, 2007; Reaven et al., 2008; Sugihara et al., 2008; Starling and Dossetor, 2009). Possible evidence of such risk comes from diagnoses of autism spectrum conditions in children with deletions at 15q11.2, 15q13.3, and 22q11.21, and duplications of 16p11.2, CNVs for which schizophrenia risk has been well established from studies of adults (Antshel et al., 2007; Stefansson et al., 2008; Weiss et al., 2008; Ben-Shachar et al., 2009; Doornbos et al., 2009; McCarthy et al., 2009). By contrast, autism-associated CNVs, such as deletions at 16p11.2 (Kumar et al., 2008), or duplications at 22q11.21 (Glessner et al., 2009; Crespi et al., 2009) have seldom also been reported in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, which suggests that false-positive diagnoses of schizophrenia as autism are uncommon.
Differentiating between a hypothesis of false-positive diagnoses of premorbidity to schizophrenia as autism, compared to a hypothesis of specific deletions or duplications shared between autism and schizophrenia, requires some combination of longitudinal studies, judicious use of endophenotypes, and adoption of relatively new diagnostic categories such as multiple complex developmental disorder (Sprong et al., 2008). Moreover, to the degree that such false positives are not uncommon, and autism and schizophrenia are underlain by diametric genetically based risk factors, inclusion of children premorbid for schizophrenia in studies on the genetic bases of autism will substantially dilute the probability of detecting significant results.
Ultimately, robust evaluation of alternative hypotheses for the relationship of autism with schizophrenia will require evidence from studies of common and rare SNP variants as well as CNVs, in-depth analyses of the neurodevelopmental and neuronal-function effects of different alterations to genes such as NRXN1, CNTNAP2, and SHANK3, and integrative data from diverse disciplines other than genetics, especially the neurosciences and psychology. Unless such interdisciplinary studies are deployed—in hypothesis-testing frameworks that use strong inference—we should expect to remain, as penned by García Márquez, in "permanent alternation between excitement and disappointment, doubt and revelation, to such an extreme that no one knows for certain where the limits of reality lay"—for yet another 100 years.
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Glessner JT, Wang K, Cai G, Korvatska O, Kim CE, Wood S, Zhang H, Estes A, Brune CW, Bradfield JP, Imielinski M, Frackelton EC, Reichert J, Crawford EL, Munson J, Sleiman PM, Chiavacci R, Annaiah K, Thomas K, Hou C, Glaberson W, Flory J, Otieno F, Garris M, Soorya L, Klei L, Piven J, Meyer KJ, Anagnostou E, Sakurai T, Game RM, Rudd DS, Zurawiecki D, McDougle CJ, Davis LK, Miller J, Posey DJ, Michaels S, Kolevzon A, Silverman JM, Bernier R, Levy SE, Schultz RT, Dawson G, Owley T, McMahon WM, Wassink TH, Sweeney JA, Nurnberger JI, Coon H, Sutcliffe JS, Minshew NJ, Grant SF, Bucan M, Cook EH, Buxbaum JD, Devlin B, Schellenberg GD, Hakonarson H. Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes. Nature. 2009 May 28;459(7246):569-73. Abstract
Guilmatre A, Dubourg C, Mosca AL, Legallic S, Goldenberg A, Drouin-Garraud V, Layet V, Rosier A, Briault S, Bonnet-Brilhault F, Laumonnier F, Odent S, Le Vacon G, Joly-Helas G, David V, Bendavid C, Pinoit JM, Henry C, Impallomeni C, Germano E, Tortorella G, Di Rosa G, Barthelemy C, Andres C, Faivre L, Frébourg T, Saugier Veber P, Campion D. Recurrent rearrangements in synaptic and neurodevelopmental genes and shared biologic pathways in schizophrenia, autism, and mental retardation. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009 Sep;66(9):947-56. Abstract
Iossifov I, Zheng T, Baron M, Gilliam TC, Rzhetsky A. Genetic-linkage mapping of complex hereditary disorders to a whole-genome molecular-interaction network. Genome Res. 2008 Jul;18(7):1150-62. (Abstract
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Kirov G, Gumus D, Chen W, Norton N, Georgieva L, Sari M, O'Donovan MC, Erdogan F, Owen MJ, Ropers HH, Ullmann R. Comparative genome hybridization suggests a role for NRXN1 and APBA2 in schizophrenia. Hum Mol Genet. 2008 Feb 1;17(3):458-65. Abstract
McCarthy SE, Makarov V, Kirov G, Addington AM, McClellan J, Yoon S, Perkins DO, Dickel DE, Kusenda M, Krastoshevsky O, Krause V, Kumar RA, Grozeva D, Malhotra D, Walsh T, Zackai EH, Kaplan P, Ganesh J, Krantz ID, Spinner NB, Roccanova P, Bhandari A, Pavon K, Lakshmi B, Leotta A, Kendall J, Lee YH, Vacic V, Gary S, Iakoucheva LM, Crow TJ, Christian SL, Lieberman JA, Stroup TS, Lehtimäki T, Puura K, Haldeman-Englert C, Pearl J, Goodell M, Willour VL, Derosse P, Steele J, Kassem L, Wolff J, Chitkara N, McMahon FJ, Malhotra AK, Potash JB, Schulze TG, Nöthen MM, Cichon S, Rietschel M, Leibenluft E, Kustanovich V, Lajonchere CM, Sutcliffe JS, Skuse D, Gill M, Gallagher L, Mendell NR; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Craddock N, Owen MJ, O'Donovan MC, Shaikh TH, Susser E, Delisi LE, Sullivan PF, Deutsch CK, Rapoport J, Levy DL, King MC, Sebat J. Microduplications of 16p11.2 are associated with schizophrenia. Nat Genet. 2009 Nov;41(11):1223-7. Abstract
Mefford HC, Sharp AJ, Baker C, Itsara A, Jiang Z, Buysse K, Huang S, Maloney VK, Crolla JA, Baralle D, Collins A, Mercer C, Norga K, de Ravel T, Devriendt K, Bongers EM, de Leeuw N, Reardon W, Gimelli S, Bena F, Hennekam RC, Male A, Gaunt L, Clayton-Smith J, Simonic I, Park SM, Mehta SG, Nik-Zainal S, Woods CG, Firth HV, Parkin G, Fichera M, Reitano S, Lo Giudice M, Li KE, Casuga I, Broomer A, Conrad B, Schwerzmann M, Räber L, Gallati S, Striano P, Coppola A, Tolmie JL, Tobias ES, Lilley C, Armengol L, Spysschaert Y, Verloo P, De Coene A, Goossens L, Mortier G, Speleman F, van Binsbergen E, Nelen MR, Hochstenbach R, Poot M, Gallagher L, Gill M, McClellan J, King MC, Regan R, Skinner C, Stevenson RE, Antonarakis SE, Chen C, Estivill X, Menten B, Gimelli G, Gribble S, Schwartz S, Sutcliffe JS, Walsh T, Knight SJ, Sebat J, Romano C, Schwartz CE, Veltman JA, de Vries BB, Vermeesch JR, Barber JC, Willatt L, Tassabehji M, Eichler EE. Recurrent rearrangements of chromosome 1q21.1 and variable pediatric phenotypes. N Engl J Med. 2008 Oct 16;359(16):1685-99. Abstract
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Reaven JA, Hepburn SL, Ross RG. Use of the ADOS and ADI-R in children with psychosis: importance of clinical judgment. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2008 Jan;13(1):81-94. Abstract
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Shinawi M, Liu P, Kang S-H, Shen J, Belmont JW, Scott DA, Probst FJ, Craigen WJ, Graham BH, Pursley A, Clark G, Lee J, Proud M, Stocco A, Rodriguez DL, Kozel BA,Sparagana S, Roeder ER, McGrew SG, Kurczynski TW, Allison LJ, Amato S,
Savage S, Patel A,Stankiewicz P, Beaudet AL, Cheung SW,
JR Lupski JR. Recurrent reciprocal 16p11.2 rearrangements associated with global developmental delay, behavioral problems, dysmorphism, epilepsy, and abnormal head size. J Med Genet. (in press).
Sobin C, Blundell ML, Conry A, Weiller F, Gavigan C, Haiman C, Karayiorgou M. Early, non-psychotic deviant behavior in schizophrenia: a possible endophenotypic marker for genetic studies. Psychiatry Res. 2001 Mar 25;101(2):101-13. Abstract
Sprong M, Becker HE, Schothorst PF, Swaab H, Ziermans TB, Dingemans PM, Linszen D, van Engeland H. Pathways to psychosis: a comparison of the pervasive developmental disorder subtype Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder and the "At Risk Mental State". Schizophr Res. 2008 Feb;99(1-3):38-47. Abstract
Starling J, Dossetor D. Pervasive developmental disorders and psychosis. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2009 Jun;11(3):190-6. Abstract
Stefansson H, Rujescu D, Cichon S, Pietiläinen OP, Ingason A, Steinberg S, Fossdal R, Sigurdsson E, Sigmundsson T, Buizer-Voskamp JE, Hansen T, Jakobsen KD, Muglia P, Francks C, Matthews PM, Gylfason A, Halldorsson BV, Gudbjartsson D, Thorgeirsson TE, Sigurdsson A, Jonasdottir A, Jonasdottir A, Bjornsson A, Mattiasdottir S, Blondal T, Haraldsson M, Magnusdottir BB, Giegling I, Möller HJ, Hartmann A, Shianna KV, Ge D, Need AC, Crombie C, Fraser G, Walker N, Lonnqvist J, Suvisaari J, Tuulio-Henriksson A, Paunio T, Toulopoulou T, Bramon E, Di Forti M, Murray R, Ruggeri M, Vassos E, Tosato S, Walshe M, Li T, Vasilescu C, Mühleisen TW, Wang AG, Ullum H, Djurovic S, Melle I, Olesen J, Kiemeney LA, Franke B; GROUP, Sabatti C, Freimer NB, Gulcher JR, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Andreassen OA, Ophoff RA, Georgi A, Rietschel M, Werge T, Petursson H, Goldstein DB, Nöthen MM, Peltonen L, Collier DA, St Clair D, Stefansson K. Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia. Nature. 2008 Sep 11;455(7210):232-6. Abstract
Sugihara G, Tsuchiya KJ, Takei N. Distinguishing broad autism phenotype from schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. 2008 Nov;38(10):1998-9; author reply 2000-1. Abstract
Tandon R, Nasrallah HA, Keshavan MS. Schizophrenia, "just the facts" 4. Clinical features and conceptualization. Schizophr Res. 2009 May;110(1-3):1-23. Abstract
Weiss LA, Shen Y, Korn JM, Arking DE, Miller DT, Fossdal R, Saemundsen E, Stefansson H, Ferreira MA, Green T, Platt OS, Ruderfer DM, Walsh CA, Altshuler D, Chakravarti A, Tanzi RE, Stefansson K, Santangelo SL, Gusella JF, Sklar P, Wu BL, Daly MJ; Autism Consortium. Association between microdeletion and microduplication at 16p11.2 and autism. N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 14;358(7):667-75. Abstract
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The Diametric Opposition of Autism and Psychosis: Support From a Study of Cognition
As has been noted previously, Crespi and Badcock's (2008) theory that autism and schizophrenia are diametrically opposed disorders is certainly a novel and somewhat controversial one. In his recent blog on Psychology Today, Badcock states that the theory stands on two completely different foundations: one in evolution and genetics, and one in psychiatry and cognitive science (Badcock, 2010). While most of the comments posted before ours have addressed the relationship between autism and schizophrenia from a genetic perspective, coming from a psychology background, we note that it is the aspects of Crespi and Badcock's theory that relate to cognition which have particularly caught our attention. While we can therefore contribute little to the discussion of a relationship between autism and schizophrenia from a genetic standpoint, we present the findings from our recent study (Russell-Smith et al., 2010), which provided the first test of Crespi and Badcock's claim that autism and psychosis are at opposite ends of the cognitive spectrum.
In placing autism and psychosis at opposite ends of the cognitive spectrum, Crespi and Badcock (2008) propose that autistic and positive schizophrenia traits contrastingly affect preference for local versus global processing, with individuals with autism displaying a preference for local processing and individuals with positive schizophrenia displaying a preference for global processing. That is, these authors claim that while individuals with autism show a tendency to focus on detail or process features in their isolation, individuals with positive schizophrenia show a tendency to look at the bigger picture or process features as an integrated whole. Importantly, since Crespi and Badcock argue for a continuum stretching all the way from autism to psychosis, the same diametric pattern of cognition should be seen in individuals who display only mild variants of autistic and positive schizophrenia traits. This includes typical individuals who score highly on measures such as the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ; Baron-Cohen et al., 2001) and the Unusual Experiences subscale of the Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Experiences (O-LIFE:UE; Mason et al., 2005). These are both reliable and commonly used measures which have been specifically designed to assess the levels of "autistic-like" traits and positive schizotypy traits in typical individuals. Since Crespi and Badcock actually argue their theory is best evaluated with reference to individuals with milder traits of autism and positive schizophrenia, it is with these populations that we investigated their claims.
A task often used to determine whether an individual has a preference for local over global processing is the Embedded Figures Test (EFT; Witkin et al., 1971), which requires individuals to detect hidden shapes within complex figures. As the test requires one to resist experiencing an integrated visual stimulus or gestalt in favor of seeing single elements, it is argued that a local processing style aids successful (i.e., faster) completion of this task (Bolte et al., 2007). Accordingly, from Crespi and Badcock's (2008) theory, one would expect that relative to individuals with low levels of these traits, individuals with high levels of autistic-like traits should perform better on the EFT, while individuals with positive schizotypy traits should perform worse. To test this claim, our study obtained the AQ and O-LIFE:UE scores for 318 students completing psychology as part of a broader degree (e.g., a BSc or BA). Two pairs of groups (i.e., four groups in total), each consisting of 20 students, were then formed. One of these pairs consisted of High and Low AQ groups, which were selected such that they were separated substantially in their AQ scores but matched as closely as possible on their O-LIFE:UE scores. The other pair of groups, the High and Low O-LIFE:UE groups, were selected such that they were separated in their O-LIFE:UE scores, but matched as closely as possible on their AQ scores. The gender ratio was matched closely across the four groups.
To test the prediction that higher levels of autistic-like traits are associated with more skilled EFT performance, the High and Low AQ groups were compared in terms of their mean response time to accurately locate each of the embedded figures. Individuals in the High AQ group did display more skilled EFT performance than individuals in the Low AQ group, consistent with a greater preference for local over global processing in relation to higher levels of autistic-like traits (see also Almeida et al., 2010; Bolte and Poustka, 2007; Grinter et al., 2009; Grinter et al., 2009). We then compared EFT performance for the O-LIFE:UE groups to test the prediction that higher levels of positive schizotypy traits are associated with less skilled performance on this task. Consistent with a preference for global over local processing in relation to higher levels of positive schizotypy traits, individuals in the High O-LIFE:UE group displayed less skilled EFT performance than individuals in the Low O-LIFE:UE group. Therefore, results from both pairs of groups together provide support for Crespi and Badcock's (2008) claim that autistic and positive schizophrenia traits are diametrically opposed with regard to their effect on local versus global processing.
However, the support our study offers for Crespi and Badcock's (2008) theory was tempered slightly by our failure to find the expected contrasting patterns of non-verbal relative to verbal ability for our two pairs of groups. To display the expected patterns, relative to individuals with low levels of these traits, individuals with high levels of autistic-like traits should have displayed higher non-verbal ability relative to verbal ability, whereas individuals with high levels of positive schizotypy traits should have displayed lower non-verbal relative to verbal ability. While visual inspection of mean verbal and non-verbal scores for the O-LIFE:UE groups revealed a trend consistent with what would be expected based on Crespi and Badcock's theory, none of the group differences was statistically significant. However, as we pointed out in our article, a study which offers a more complete assessment of this aspect of the theory is warranted. In particular, since the use of a student sample in our study no doubt led to a restriction in the range of IQ scores (especially with reference to verbal IQ), a test of community-based samples would be useful.
Therefore, while Crespi and Badcock's (2008) theory has passed its first major test at the level of cognition, with our results indicating a contrasting effect of autistic-like and positive schizotypy traits with regard to preference for local versus global processing, further investigation of these authors' theory at both the cognitive and genetic levels is required.
Almeida, R., Dickinson, J., Maybery, M., Badcock, J., Badcock, D. A new step toward understanding Embedded Figures Test performance in the autism spectrum: The radial frequency search task. Neuropsychologia. 2010 Jan;48(2):374-81. Abstract
Badcock, C. (2010). Diametric cognition passes its first lab test. Psychology Today. Retrieved February 8, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201002/diametric-cognition-passes-its-first-lab-test.
Baron-Cohen, S., Wheelwright, S., Skinner, R., Martin, J., Clubley, E. (2001). The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31, 5-17. Abstract
Bolte, S., Holtmann, M., Poustka, F., Scheurich, A., Schmidt, L. (2007). Gestalt perception and local-global processing in High-Functioning Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37, 1493-1504. Abstract
Bolte, S., Poustka, F. (2006). The broader cognitive phenotype of autism in parents: How specific is the tendency for local processing and executive function. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 639-645. Abstract
Crespi, B., Badcock, C. (2008). Psychosis and autism as diametrical disorders of the social brain. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 31, 241-261. Abstract
Grinter, E., Maybery, M., Van Beek, P., Pellicano, E., Badcock, J., Badcock, D. (2009). Global visual processing and self-rated autistic-like traits. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 1278-1290. Abstract
Grinter, E., Van Beek, P., Maybery, M., Badcock, D. (2009). Brief Report: Visuospatial analysis and self-rated autistic-like traits. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 670–677. Abstract
Mason, O., Linney, Y., Claridge, G. (2005). Short scales for measuring schizotypy. Schizophrenia Research, 78, 293-296. Abstract
Russell-Smith, S., Maybery, M., Bayliss, D. Are the autism and positive schizotypy spectra diametrically opposed in local versus global processing? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2010 Jan 28. Abstract
Witkin, H., Oltman, P., Raskin, E., Karp, S. (1971). A manual for the Embedded Figures Test. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
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Say I was trying to cite this question and properly format my works cited section using MLA. Where would I look to find information on how to format it?
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The OWL at Purdue is my go-to source for MLA information. Check their page for electronic sources, or their home page.
I paraphrased this from Robert Harris' MLA In-Text Citation Style, November 2010. It is based on the Seventh Edition of MLA for Research Writers, 2009, which remains the most current version. Harris distinguishes between a web page and a database. Here is the standard for a web page, or web address, as the question requested.
Include as much of the information that you can find for the website. If you don't have the date, use
If you don't have the author's name, nor the date of the article:
If the web site name is the same as the organization name, or no organization name is specified:
If the URL might be difficult to locate, include it in brackets at the end of the citation:
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Renzo Rosso: 10 Things Every Woman Should Have
Renzo Rosso, the designer who launched Diesel denim more than 30 years ago, likes women with an edge. His style picks for every woman? Distressed jeans, a vintage leather jacket, and more.
Renzo Rosso likes a little testosterone. A big, geared-up watch. Stark, futuristic sunglasses. A moto-inspired jacket that suggests a Ducati is parked out back. This is the Italian creative wizard who launched Diesel denim more than 30 years ago and now backs edgy runway lines, including Dsquared2, which this fall nails the sexy-secretary look with hourglass dresses. That's not to say Rosso has abandoned jeans: He believes women need "at least 20 pairs." His new favorite colors are dark gray and military green, and he becomes excited describing the complexity of a beloved distressed finish. "It's a little bit dirty, with a rich feel," he says. "Like the beauty of a woman."
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"My favorite is from the Pedemontana del Grappa region of Italy. A treasure for your senses."
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DNS Lookup and Diagnostics Tool
Get a dns lookup and status report on any website
DNS Results for: pikavippik.fi
generated at 2016-07-28 13:12:46 -0500 (click 'Report' for realtime info)
>> click here to inspect the ssl certificate for pikavippik.fi
>> click here to be reminded when ssl expires for pikavippik.fi
Use the DNS Lookup Tool to get a report on a site's dns configuration. Webmasters can use this tool to assist in troubleshooting dns configurations.
Simply enter a url in the text box and click the 'Report' button to get a detailed, realtime report on a site's dns configuration.
|Test name
|Domain NS records
|Nameserver records returned by the parent servers are:
ns61.downtownhost.com ['126.96.36.199'] (NO GLUE) [TTL=21600]
ns60.downtownhost.com ['184.108.40.206'] (NO GLUE) [TTL=21600]
d.fi. was kind enough to give us that information.
|TLD Parent Check
|Good. d.fi., the parent server I interrogated, has information for your TLD.
|Your nameservers are listed
|Good. The parent server d.fi. has your nameservers listed. This is a must if you want to be found as anyone that does not know your DNS servers will first ask the parent nameservers.
|DNS Parent sent Glue
|The parent nameserver d.fi. is not sending out GLUE for every nameservers listed, meaning he is sending out your nameservers host names without sending the A records of those nameservers. It's ok but you have to know that this will require an extra A lookup that can delay a little the connections to your site. This happens a lot if you have nameservers on different TLD (domain.com for example with nameserver ns.domain.org.)
|Nameservers A records
|Good. Every nameserver listed has A records. This is a must if you want to be found.
|NS records from your nameservers
|NS records got from your nameservers listed at the parent NS are:
ns60.downtownhost.com ['220.127.116.11'] [TTL=86400]
ns61.downtownhost.com ['126.96.36.199'] [TTL=86400]
|Recursive Queries
|Good. Your nameservers (the ones reported by the parent server) do not report that they allow recursive queries for anyone.
|Same Glue
|Hmm,I do not consider this to be an error yet, since I did not detect any nameservers at your nameservers
|Glue for NS records
|OK. When I asked your nameservers for your NS records they also returned the A records for the NS records. This is a good thing as it will spare an extra A lookup needed to find those A records.
|Mismatched NS records
|OK. The NS records at all your nameservers are identical.
|DNS servers responded
|Good. All nameservers listed at the parent server responded.
|Name of nameservers are valid
|OK. All of the NS records that your nameservers report seem valid.
|Multiple Nameservers
|ERROR: Looks like you have 2 nameservers.According to RFC2182 section 5 you must have at least 3 nameservers, and no more than 7. Having 2 nameservers is also ok by me.
|Nameservers are lame
|OK. All the nameservers listed at the parent servers answer authoritatively for your domain.
|Missing nameservers reported by parent
|OK. All NS records are the same at the parent and at your nameservers.
|Missing nameservers reported by your nameservers
|OK. All nameservers returned by the parent server d.fi. are the same as the ones reported by your nameservers.
|Domain CNAMEs
|OK. RFC1912 2.4 and RFC2181 10.3 state that there should be no CNAMEs if an NS (or any other) record is present.
|NSs CNAME check
|OK. RFC1912 2.4 and RFC2181 10.3 state that there should be no CNAMEs if an NS (or any other) record is present.
|Different subnets
|OK. Looks like you have nameservers on different subnets!
|IPs of nameservers are public
|Ok. Looks like the IP addresses of your nameservers are public. This is a good thing because it will prevent DNS delays and other problems like
|DNS servers allow TCP connection
|OK. Seems all your DNS servers allow TCP connections. This is a good thing and useful even if UDP connections are used by default.
|Different autonomous systems
|OK. It seems you are safe from a single point of failure. You must be careful about this and try to have nameservers on different locations as it can prevent a lot of problems if one nameserver goes down.
|Stealth NS records sent
|Ok. No stealth ns records are sent
|SOA record
The SOA record is:
Primary nameserver: ns60.downtownhost.com
Hostmaster E-mail address: admin.downtownhost.com
Serial #: 2014022302
Refresh: 86400
Retry: 7200
Expire: 3600000 41.666666666667 days
Default TTL: 21599
|NSs have same SOA serial
|OK. All your nameservers agree that your SOA serial number is 2014022302.
|SOA MNAME entry
|OK. ns60.downtownhost.com That server is listed at the parent servers. ns60.downtownhost.com That server is listed at the parent servers.
|SOA Serial
|Your SOA serial number is: 2014022302. This appears to be in the recommended format of YYYYMMDDnn.
|OK. Your SOA REFRESH interval is: 86400. That is OK But recomended range is 1200-43200
|Your SOA RETRY value is: 7200. Looks okBut recomended range is 180-900
|Your SOA EXPIRE number is: 3600000 seconds.Looks okBut recomended range is 1209600-2419200 seconds
|Your SOA MINIMUM TTL is: 21599 seconds. This value was used to serve as a default TTL for records without a given TTL value and now is used for negative caching (indicates how long a resolver may cache the negative answer). RFC2308 recommends a value of 1-3 hours. Your value of 21599 seconds is OK.
|MX Records
Your MX records that were reported by your nameservers are:
0 pikavippik.fi [184.108.40.206]
[These are all the MX records that I found. If there are some non common MX records at your nameservers you should see them below. ]
|Different MX records at nameservers
|Good. Looks like all your nameservers have the same set of MX records. This tests to see if there are any MX records not reported by all your nameservers and also MX records that have the same hostname but different IPs
|MX name validity
|Good. I did not detect any invalid hostnames for your MX records.
|MX IPs are public
|OK. All of your MX records appear to use public IPs.
|MX CNAME Check
|OK. No problems here.
|MX A request returns CNAME
|OK. No problems here.
|MX is not IP
|OK. All of your MX records are host names.
|Number of MX records
|OK. Looks like you only have one MX record at your nameservers. You should be careful about what you are doing since you have a single point of failure that can lead to mail being lost if the server is down for a long time.
|Mismatched MX A
|OK. I did not detect differing IPs for your MX records. --not doen
|Duplicate MX A records
|OK. I have not found duplicate IP(s) for your MX records. This is a good thing.
|Reverse MX A records (PTR)
Your reverse (PTR) record:
126.96.36.199.in-addr.arpa -> 184.108.40.206.static.quadranet.com
You have reverse (PTR) records for all your IPs, that is a good thing.
|WWW A Record
Your www.pikavippik.fi A record is:
www.pikavippik.fi->pikavippik.fi ->[184.108.40.206]
[Looks like you have CNAME's]
|IPs are public
|OK. All of your WWW IPs appear to be public IPs.
|OK. You do have a CNAME record for www.pikavippik.fi.Your CNAME entry also returns the A record for the CNAME entry, which is good.


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Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) for $24.99 + free shipping
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I'm confused.
It says "Available In-Store Only" and "Ships Free" on the link. What does that mean? Does it only ship to stores? No Fry's near me.
I was confused too, but I was able to place an order to have it shipped to my home for free. Hope that clears it up!
It only allows to select in-store pickup. Otherwise, a fantastic deal if you have a Fry's near you.
Edit to my above post:
Looks like the free shipping to home has been turned off since I placed my order a couple hours ago. Mine went through though, so I suppose this one was for the early birds only.
Go to Bestbuy and have them price match.
$30 at Target with bonus disk of useless crap not in the Fry's set.
A little more than Fry's- but for those of us living in the South- we have Targets round here- not Frys- so don't need to worry about shipping, etc... plus redcard takes 5% off.
Since this is now in-store only, I would guess that Amazon won't be dropping its price to match. That would have been the first time I would have had multiple price changes on a pre-order item...
I guess I can always hope!
I was hoping BBY would price-match as well, as I want the different packaging...but most likely won't happen, as it's not identical item
Amazon has it for $29.99 Bluray, $24.99 DVD.
I don't know if the deal is sold out or over or what but when I click the link, I get a Fry's page that says "Sorry, but no products were found.".
@whitewind: I get the same thing, and the disc doesn't come up when I search by title. Looks like they only have season 1 available, at $29.99.


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QUOTE (LalaLand @ Mar 11 2009, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've been following Dollhouse and so far all I can say is 'meh.' It's entertainment, but it's no master piece, heck it's not even a firefly. It's still fun to watch, last weeks episode was great, so i'll stick around for now unless it gets really boring or turns into 'episode of the week' stuff.
Why does everything have to be a "Master Piece" for you people, really annoying to hear constantly.


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The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday, the Italian coast guard said. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
This past January, the cruise ship Costa Concordia crashed into rocks off the coast of Italy, killing 30 people and forcing 4,200 to abandon ship. The final salvage operations begin later this week as the captain heads to court, charged with manslaughter.
The captain who turned the Costa Concordia into a wreck is also suing the owners for wrongful dismissal.
Given that the salvage operation will cost $300 million, he's unlikely to be getting any back pay.
By the end of the coming week there will be more than 450 workers at the site, including 100 divers.
Anchor points are being drilled into the sea bed to hold the enormous chains that will be used to roll the ship off the rocks where she is lodged. Buoyancy tanks 11 stories high will be welded onto the sides.
The rock that was stuck in the hull when the ship hit a reef has been removed.
"In total there's about 95 tons of rock that we took out and we took it out in three sections so it's quite a large rock," said Nicolas Sloane, senior salvage master with Titan Salvage.
The salvage men describe the effort as "off the scale" of anything ever attempted before.
"It's a challenge, and it is, yeah, it's the high point of all of our lives I think. There'll be nothing like it afterwards, and there's been nothing quite like it before," said Guy wood, assistant salvage master.
Remarkably, there has been no pollution of the pristine environment of the marine reserve around Giglio Island.
Divers have even transplanted rare and protected giant clams to a site well away from the salvage operation.
Pulling the liner off the rocks and towing her away is scheduled to take 260 working days. But the work depends on the weather, and it's not always pretty. The seas around Giglio can turn violent in the winter.
Everything that could break loose in bad weather has been cut away -- luxury transcended by the brute force required to prepare the Costa Concordia on her final cruise to the scrap yard.


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Dover Saddlery carries a wide selection of horse whips, riding crops and bats for use as training tools. We have all the whips for use as training aids that you need to help correct your horse's movement and understanding of commands. Choose from dressage whips, lunge whips, riding crops and other bats in a variety of styles.


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I've been seriously considering my career progress and would like to know your opinion on the following:
- 5 years full-time employment as a software developer / web technologies / best practices
- MSc Software Engineering student
- based on typical tasks that I've been doing, I'd say I'm a Software Architect + sysadmin + security consultant.
The problem which exists with PHP is that most of its users (incl. employers) are sort of technological enthusiasts without proper training. Companies are small, typically start-ups, and they cannot afford following formal processes. Consequently, requirements engineering is skipped, project management is skipped, testing is about systematically clicking everywhere because use cases are skipped, architecture is skipped, documentation is skipped, etc.
I've been working on senior positions, incl. technical lead, and always addressed these issues until I started studying. For studies it's better to be an independent contractor working at home online. My aim is to join a medium / big company that can afford doing things as in the book and then I want to enjoy new challenges, bigger projects, other senior staff, etc. I've been also planning further study following my Master's.
Do you think Web Development with Java EE and Oracle 11g is what I need to achieve these goals? For the record, I have several years of experience with C/C++ and Java, but I did that mostly as an additional work. My positions were more about PHP and various enterprise systems / frameworks.
Thanks for exchanging your stack, this question may attract someone who has a few years' experience working exclusively with these technologies. :)


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In a number of games I play there are a play deck and a discard deck (for example Ticket to Ride and Pandemic). The discard deck, by the way the games are constructed, becomes organised as cards are discarded in groups. However, the play deck needs to be as close to random as possible for the games to work well. I would like to know if there is an optimal way to shuffle a deck to overcome the self organisation of the discard decks in these circumstances. I can riffle shuffle well but have read some research that it would take 7 full riffle shuffles to effectivley remove the affects of an organised deck. Are there any other methods of cuttings of the deck or shuffle types that create a random deck in a more efficient manner?
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For Ticket to Ride, as cards are turned in I distribute them across up to six stacks, trying to not place cards on top of like cards (orange does not go on top of orange). Sometimes a card gets tucked to the bottom of a stack. When it comes time to shuffle, the stacks get shuffled together pair by pair (stack 1 with 2, then 3 with 4, etc.), ultimately combining things. It seems to make things more random than otherwise.
(For Pandemic, there's often very few cards, so things can go bad very fast and it may just seem like it's not random.)
I guess my point (and others') is, doing some kinf of pre-shuffling the cards during play as cards are discarded can help with randomization.
That's very, very simple in fact: shuffle the discard pile constantly. Take a player that, while not playing his turn, shuffles the discard pile of cards. When discarding, simply give the cards to this player (who can change when he's tired), he will put them in the deck and go on shuffling.
The article on Shuffling at the Wikipedia discusses the famous paper by Persi Diaconis and Dave Bayer which shows that a 52 card deck of cards doesn't become random until the fifth shuffle, and requires seven shuffles to become "truly" random.
Your question "Are there any other methods of cuttings of the deck or shuffle types that create a more random deck?" isn't really asking the right question. Even just cutting the deck will randomize the deck just as well as any other method, given enough cuts. No other method will make it any "more random". The real question is "how many cuts are required to fully randomize a deck of X cards?" or "How many riffle shuffles are required?".
Pokerology.com has videos and tutorials for six different methods of shuffling cards. I think that for smaller decks like Ticket To Ride, simply splaying them out on the playing surface face down and messing them about, followed by a few riffle and overhand shuffles should be enough to randomize the deck.
With Ticket to ride, 3-5 riffle shuffles should be sufficient to randomize the deck sufficiently for play. As long as the runs of matched cards aren't 5-6 cards long, it's not a big issue.
I'll note that japanese style block shuffling is inadequate for TTR until about the 9th or time through the deck, which I discovered due to using sleeved cards in Nordic.
However, for sleeved cards, riffling is a nearly surefire way to strip the sleeves, so sliding a block sideways into the deck works well. Holding the deck loosely, pull a block, the place it looselysideways against the side of the deck, and gently push - it should interpenetrate. This is actually about as efective as riffling if done with half the deck at a time, but it's easier to stack a deck this way, so have someone else cut the deck.
With every card game I play I do a mix of Riffle, Stripping, and Mongean-Stripping Combo. I generally intermix these in a random order with a random number of times, usually at least 3.
I've found that mixing shuffling techniques, especially in a random order, will result in a fairly nice card distribution and randomization.
Generally speaking, I shuffle using a combination of overhand and Hindu shuffle. I start with the pack in my left hand, pluck out the middle half with my right, and then proceed to drop blocks of cards alternatively onto the top and then bottom of the pack, using a quick flick of fingers or thumb to swap between cards dropping onto the top or bottom of the pack. Two or three rounds of this do a pretty good job of randomising for most games. For highly ordered discard piles however, this can leave small clusters of related cards, even after quite a few rounds.
If I really want to ensure that I break up sequences though, I use a Pile shuffle with the slight variation that I deal each card onto a random pile rather than visiting each pile in turn. One round of this is usually enough to break up the sequences, then I usually finish off with a quick round or two of hand shuffling, as I describe above.
If I have the time, I'll do a pair of pile shuffles, picking two different prime numbers for the number of piles in each round. This can can substantially amplify the randomisation, even if you use a sequential pile shuffle, since correlations between number of piles and sequence length will be broken by lack of correlation between the number of piles in each round.
I'll let people I trust riffle shuffle game cards, but it is far to easy to damage cards with this technique if you aren't good at it. I certainly don't trust myself not to damage my cards.
Finally, when playing at a table, with plenty of space, it's very tempting to just do a big wash, but I've never been happy with the results of a this technique. It is far too easy for related cards and even quite large blocks to end up staying together.
ghoppe already posted the link to wikipedia and aramis told you about shuffling sleeved cards.
I personally employ a strategy of about 2 riffle and 1 strip shuffle repeated 2-3 times depending on how heavily the deck is ordered. Riffle is good to mix cards, and strip to reorder the top and bottom part of the deck. If you have a smooth and large enough surface also don't underestimate a wash shuffle - it's an especially convenient way to shuffle large and heavily ordered decks.
Or there's always the lazy option: automatic card shuffler. I was surprised, they're available easily for less than $20 on Amazon.