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So, as I understand it, you prepend a password with salt before you hash it so that the resulting hash can't be used with a rainbow table to find the original password, as you could if the password alone was hashed. But what's to stop someone from recomputing a new rainbow table with the salt prepended if the salt is known? I thought knowing the salt wasn't supposed to matter security-wise?
One word: cost.
It is much more costly to built the table than to directly try to break the password. Trying to brute-force the password requires only a trivial amount of memory; a rainbow table requires a huge storage space.
The only point of a table is that someone else has computed it and you can now use it. Many people using one table (or the same person using the table several time) pays up for the cost of building that table. If you are going a table once (for one password), there is just no point.
If every password in a given (really big) password database was using the same salt, that would be a different story. But would be a gross misuse of the salt: the point is that every password uses a different salt, so a rainbow table can never pay up.
Salting does not imply that you cannot try to break-force the password directly. Not only you can, but it is not more difficult when there is a salt. What you cannot do is reuse previous computing efforts (unless the system so broken as to not be able to generate a different salt each time).
Absolutely nothing: you can calculate a rainbow table for each salt just like you do for an unsalted hash. The rainbow table is a space/time trade-off, and the purpose of the salt is to make that more costly.
Every bit of salt you add doubles the storage requirements. So, one bit of salt means twice the storage space. 8 bits of salt, 2^8 or 256 times the storage requirement. 32 bits - 4 characters - of salt, 2^32, or 4,294,967,296 times the storage space to fully calculate the rainbow table.
When you build a rainbow table, you compute the attacked hash function on many inputs. Any input value which you did hash during table building will be attacked successfully; and the table will not break any other. Due to some unavoidable quirks in the building process (that's a byproduct of the rainbowness of the table), you will hash some input values several times. Taken all together, a rainbow table which can break N possible passwords has a building cost of about 1.7*N, i.e. 70% more than simply hashing all these passwords in a basic brute force cracking.
So table building is worth the effort only if the table can be used at least twice, to (try to) crack two passwords or more. Salts prevent that. With salts, each table would be specific to a single hashed password (strictly speaking, to a single salt value).


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In an IT project:
- Who should participate in time estimation? Developer, team leader, scrum master and etc?
- Whose vote should be counted most?
In an IT project:
It's not so much about the people involved as the skills that need to be present:
Those skills can be in one person, though sometimes they'll need three or more, but the key thing is to make sure that those skills are present, not that particular people are present.
That said, generally though I'd look for more than two people as you want the additional assurance that two or more people checking each others work brings.
In terms of whose vote is counted most, it doesn't work like that. It's a discussion and a negotiation. If a manager thinks the developers estimate is too high he needs to explain why and challenge (not pressure) the developer to justify it and they need to reach a consensus. In the event you can't reach that agreement I would say two things from experience:
(a) Don't go with the number you "want", it's just asking for trouble and what you want has no material impact on how quickly the work can be done.
(b) In pretty much every case I've seen where a developer has been over ruled on an estimate, the final number has come out closer to what the developer thought than whoever was over ruling them - largely because they ignored point (a) above.
(That said in agile I believe, and certainly in XP, the rule is that the developers control the estimates and that's final. If the users want to lower the estimates they have to change the requirement for something simpler.)
I don't know if there's a one-size-fits-all answer to this question. Where I work, there are usually two engineers from the team that will be implementing the feature/fix that provide an estimate. So two engineers each provides a "min", "max" and "expected" estimate. We would usually expect both estimates to be reasonably consistent, so if they're wildly different, then further discussion may be required (perhaps one engineer had made assumptions that the other did not, etc).
In our situation, nobody's "vote" is counted as such. We typically just average the two estimates (remember, if they're not already in the same ballpark, then we reject both and start with the discussions over again, so taking the average is not a big leap). The estimates are only estimates, after all, so they don't need to be exact.
In my experience, estimations tend to be done by the person who will most likely do the task itself. SCRUM teams should strive to be cross-functional, but after a while, certain types of tasks are usually done by the same people.
Of vital importance is to get an accept from the team on all estimates. If a developer feels they own an estimate, they will work to meet it. If the developers get handed an estimate that they did not do themselves and had no input or influence over, they will not feel the same level of responsibility to it and overdrafts will be explained away with "I told you it would take longer".
A project has business requirements and deadlines coming from the top down. Those are "given estimations" for the first iteration.
These requirements must be partitioned to the biggest tasks having 100% known cost (like "enable logging" = 2 hours = "download log4j/SLF4J and plug in").
The estimation should be done at the highest possible level which already has enough technical expertise to do so.
The corrected estimations must travel back up in the form of "business visible feature" = "this amount of time" until they reach the business owner at an appropriate level, able to drop/change requirements or relax deadlines. Then back down. Until final convergence. In practice, people tend to ignore this phase or simplify it, which in turn may create risks associated with missed deadlines and opportunities.
Who or whose should participate in time estimation? Developer, team leader, scrum master and etc?
I prefer all to be there in time estimation and we do the same here
Who or whose vote should be counted most?
Developer but still its all about team work again
The developers doing the actual hands on work and the development team leaders are the only ones capable of properly estimating how much time it will really take. Only programmers familiar with the actual code base can understand the potential difficulties and pitfalls that may be encountered in the course of development. Everyone else is a 'spectator'.
In addition, the only way developers can be trusted to give accurate estimates is when business people trust them and rely on their expertise such that developers know they will not be penalized if their estimate doesn't meet business's expectations.
Rule of thumb: it will take at least 3 times as long as the estimate of any project manager or business person not intimately familiar with the challenges of hands on development and the code base in question.
As someone who has worked as a hands on developer both free-lance and as an employee in big corporations for nearly 20 years, I say this with utmost certaintly and the benefit of a great deal of bitter experience.

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Local pediatrician Dr. Jim Thornton is among the people who will provide help for new parents at a free five-session class offered by First Presbyterian Church, 120 N. Sixth St. in Hannibal, Mo.
The class will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday nights from Jan. 5 through Feb. 2, according to Dr. Priscilla Long of First Presbyterian Church.
She said the church is providing the class – along with a free dinner each night – because the members want to help new parents.
She invited parents of children less than 1 year old, along with others who are the baby's primary caregiver, such as a grandparent.
"We are going to have a number of experts," Long said, adding the class will cover "some of the basics of parenting and enjoying your baby."
Child care will be provided for children in fifth grade and under.
Transportation is available for parents living within 20 miles of Hannibal. This may be arranged by calling the church at (573) 221-2663.
"We are going to have a number of experts" leading the class, Long said. "Our experts will share information about baby health on a variety of topics."
Some speakers, including Lou Lemen of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area, will focus on the resources available in Hannibal, Long said.
A physician will "speak about baby nutrition and answer questions on feeding and a variety of topics."
Diane Addison will share the services offered by the Parents As Teachers organization.
Long encourages both parents attend all five sessions, explaining, "We will have attendance prizes and door prizes.
"We feel there is a real need in our society for learning how to be good parents, and it all starts with that tiny baby.
"The classes are going to focus on the first year of the baby's life."
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Planning for a Field Trip
In This Article:
- Decide what field trip you want to plan.
- Plan the field trip.
- Coordinate the field trip with other homeschoolers.
- Conduct the field trip.
The first step is deciding on the field trip you want to take.
First, decide on the general type of field trip you want (again, in most cases, this should be based on some aspect of your lesson plans). Do you want to have a nature experience? Do you want to explore a historical site? How about taking a tour of a business? Or, maybe you want to see a play and take a backstage tour?
Second, decide how much time and money you want to invest. If there is a suitable destination close to you, you won't have the time and expense required to travel long distances. If not, how much time and expense are you willing to invest?
Third, do some research to determine if the destination you have selected supports "formal" field trips. In public places, such as parks and museums, this isn't hard to find out. For other destinations, such as businesses, you will have to dig a bit deeper to find out if the destinations are viable options.
After you have selected a destination for your field trip, it's time to get to work.
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How is the term lump sum properly used?
Do I work for a lump sum or on a lump sum? Can I work lump sum based, or can I offer a lump sum price?
How is the term lump sum properly used?
Do I work for a lump sum or on a lump sum? Can I work lump sum based, or can I offer a lump sum price?
I've never heard it used in this way. It usually means there is a choice between taking money as a single amount or a series of installments.
You work for a lump sum, rather than on it. It sounds a little odd, because "lump sum" normally refers to the manner in which you are paid (in one "lump" rather than in several separate payments) rather than the amount itself.
When you turn the phrase around, it is much less common to use "lump sum" for the arrangement. Instead we'd say:
I think this is the meaning you are after: agreeing to work for a particular price, regardless of how long it takes. The payment may be in a single lump sum or a number of instalments, but that's a separate matter.
There is a set phrase in the British construction industry of working on the lump
What it meant was casual labour, often failing to pay income tax or national insurance as employers and employees should, with various attempts by tax officials to close it down. It was formally described as "Labour-Only Sub-Contracting" meaning that in theory the individuals were self-employed, though in practice they were picked up at street corners as casual labourers, or recruited though agencies. The Lump is a phrase suggested by lump-sum contracting, though it is in fact closer to piece-rates for employees, and therefore opposed by the trades unions. The practice and debate has run for over a century.
"Offer a lump-sum price" might be a bit confusing since you're offering to work for a price, not to pay the price yourself.


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The Bowling Green Lady Purples great season ended Wednesday with a 64-43 loss to Marion County.
The Lady Purples found themselves in a big hole after the first quarter, trailing 29-7.
Despite the big deficit, they responded in the second quarter and outscored Marion County 13-11, but still trailed by 20 at halftime.
Marion County opened the second half by outscoring the Lady Purples 17-8 in the third quarter and went on to the win.
Bowling Green struggled on offense, shooting just 23 percent (13-55 FG) for the game. They end their season with a record of 30-5.
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When a monster drops a health globe, how long will it last if not used? Should I leave unused health globes behind as backup in case I come back to the same room / dungeon floor later?
My findings have been interesting. It seems to be affected by how far it is from you and whether you are indoors.
If you are within about 1 and 1/2 to 2 screens' distance away from it when you are outdoors, then it dissipates in 60 seconds. This distance factor seems to be a lot smaller when you are indoors.
If you give sufficient distance, then it seems to last for a long time, as long as 50 minutes in one instance before disappearing.
Globes do not disappear when you exit the dungeon that you are currently in (either by portaling or exiting the current dungeon) and return later. They do disappear if you quit your current session, however.
I am going to stop testing as I doubt anyone would wait for more than 50 minutes to go back to a mere health globe. Boss fights last longer, but since most boss fights are fought in a constrained area, it's best to use the health orbs within a minute of them appearing as you are unlikely to get beyond two screens from them.
I counted in a few videos—they last around a minute before disappearing. It wouldn't make sense to leave them behind as reserves.


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I didn't undestand how this values, that are values in galois field $GF(2^{3})$. in thes below tables are obtained. Someone could explain me?
I didn't undestand how this values, that are values in galois field $GF(2^{3})$. in thes below tables are obtained. Someone could explain me?
The field is represented as a field of polynomials of degree $\leq2$ over the field $\mathbb F_2=\{0,1\}$. The notation $(cba)$ means $cX^2 + bX+a$. Since $1+1=0$ the addition table is clear, e.g. $(011)+(010)=(001)$.
For the multiplication, we need to find out what should $X^3$ be rewritten to. From the multiplication table you see that $X^3=X^2 \cdot X^1=(100)\cdot(010)=(011)$ and hence $X^3=X^1+1$ and therefore $X^4=X^2+X$. Now, you can multiply any two polynomials $(cba)\cdot(CBA)$ and rewrite them with degree $\leq2$.
Example: $$(111)\cdot(101)=(X^2+X+1)(X^2+1)=X^4+X^3+2X^2+X+1=X^4+X^3+0+X+1= (X^2+X)+(X+1)+X+1=X^2+X=(110).$$
In general, to find a representation of $\mathbb{GF}(p^n)$ you have to find a polynomial $f(X)$ of degree $n$ that is irreducible over $\mathbb F_p$. Irreducible means that if $f=gh$ for polynomials $g,h$, then either $g(X)=1$ or $h(X)=1$. Then you have that $\mathbb{GF}(p^n)\simeq \mathbb F[X]/f$.
Evidently, each element of the field is being represented in two different ways, as a string of $3$ bits, and as a number between $0$ and $7$, inclusive. The translation between the two representations is just that the $3$-bit string $abc$ corresponds to the number $4a+2b+c$; that is, we're just doing binary numbers here.
The addition is best understood by treating the $3$-bit strings as objects to be added without carry from one bit to the next. To put it another way, think of $abc$ as standing for the ordered triple $(a,b,c)$ and doing addition modulo $2$.
The multiplication is best understood by interpreting the $3$-bit string $abc$ as the polynomial $ax^2+bx+c$ and then doing multiplication modulo $2$ on the coefficients but also modulo $x^3+x+1$. That is, any time you get a power of $x$ higher than the second, you replace $x^3$ with $x+1$, and $x^4$ with $x^2+x$. Try it, you'll see how it works.


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first of all grats on your hard work you really menaged to kill the game. I sometimes spend more time refreshing than playing the game lol. which is awesome for marketing. right on. and no I do not wonna see new assasins creed info over and over without being able to skip it instantly.
1. Issue one fight bug gets bigger by every day, loading not only involves battles now but sometimes even server conection, getting lotta server security gateaway messages.
2. I assaulted another player on planet diploe server zeus coords 41,54; starting poinz my colony is 38,46 and he obviously had something in defense but I got no battle button on the screen, altough I saw little mark on the map. result of it is folowing lol:
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/nik-praskaton/battlelogpart1.jpg battle report from that battle which was marked '-' nice
and this is in it
nice I am obviously npc who had 0 ships and poof after battle got 63 lol. Enemy we dont know cause he was fighting undercover lol.
3.my leaders obviously love raiding more than me lol, cause they wont come home.
situation 1 planet assault from above issue -leader fails to return after an hour and situation 2 my other leader is on infinite raid of food node lvl5. here is ss of my battle log to this point
from which you see my leader never got to raid and now to the kick point
few ss of my leaders trying over and over to raid and get back to base lol. every time I refresh one starts going home again and other one goes to raid and none ever ends lol
5 hours later ss
tried to raid another node now have 3 leaders stuck in a loop wtf actually 4 cause sent one to reinforce a tp last night never came to the tp its not nodes i believe its I been hacked by IGN SpaceHiker, cause the 'NPC' battle is with him and all went down the hilll after battling him
and latest adition to my ss colection leader who I menaged to call of from raid teleported himself to upper left corner of map confusing my colony coords
thanks in advance for hopfully fast reply


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In SharePoint 2007, are there any side effects to having 10,000+ folders in a document library?
The question should probably be rephrased to be more specific.
Generally you need to apply some organization to your content. There shouldn't be more than about 2,000 items in a given object. So if you had 10k+ folders they should be spread across multiple folders.
There are two ways to organize content, build it into the user experience so that users are filing things where they belong, or hiding that from the user and doing it on the back end with the folders suppressed in a view so that they show as if they are not in a folder. I prefer the later as I hate folders from a user experience perspective.
It is also possible to organize your content (and folders) in different document libraries, which is probably a better idea if you have that many. It is also possible to build custom solutions that will store documents in multiple site collections, each within their own content database, and then put an intuitive interface on top of that which hides the back end content storage structure.
Absolutely agree this is not good for your farm - basically because of SQL locks with a large queries. but I would say it depends on your hardware and user activity. I've worked with a customer with >250k documents in a root folder of a Doc Lib. Fortunately these documents were not so popular to browse via DL views, and all operations with documents they were doing via Search. And they were happy with this until upgrade to SP2010. Please try to avoid this using Mike's suggestions.
The main problem is that the browsing interface on the library will become un-usable. So when adding this many folders, the search interface must be sorted so that documents within the library can be found.
Just to add to what others have mentioned. I experimented with uploading 1 million text files, each being 1 KB in size.
The performance issues I encountered were:
FYI; In SharePoint 2010, the maximum recommended list view threshold is 5,000, now.


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Fans are itching to get their hands on the WKU Sun Belt Championship t-shirts.
The WKU Store has been answering phones all day with customers looking for shirts.
Management says championship apparel will arrive Wednesday around noon. Many fans have also pre-ordered their shirts online.
The store has experience with the championship rush, with the same win last year.
"Last year there was a lot of buzz because its been awhile since we've been there. This year it's a little bit more subdued buzz. People are just as excited and you know 4 wins in 4 days, then 4 wins and 4 days, so it's just a little bit of a different feeling," says Associate Director Jim Sears.
The WKU Store on campus will be closed Wednesday due to a power outage, but shirts will be available at the Nashville Road location in Bowling Green.
The campus location will open Thursday.


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5 Mar 2013 12:24 PM #1
2.2 Beta 1 Chrome / Safari DatePicker Needs extra taps
Ext version tested:
- Touch 2.2.0 Beta
- Chrome 25
- Datepicker does not work on Desktop version of Chrome.
- Change date
- Press done
- The date on the form to change to the date just set
- The date on the form does not change to the correct date
Debugging already done:
- none
- not provided
- Mac OS X
- Windows 7
5 Mar 2013 1:30 PM #2
I could not reproduce this issue using the "Kitchen Sink >> User Interface >> Forms" example. With Chrome 18.0.1025469 (Android 4.0) or iPad 3 (iOS 6.0.1). On what version of Chrome and iOS are you seeing this issue.
5 Mar 2013 2:17 PM #3
The problem is only occurring with Chrome. (Sorry to have reported iOS as well.)
Chrome Version 25.0.1364.97 m
Windows 7, but also seen on RDP to Window Server 2012.
I click the DatePicker. The picker slides in from the bottom. I use the mouse to move the month to the next month. I click the Done button. Nothing happens in the DatePicker.
However, if after moving the month with the mouse, I then click on the new month inside the band across the middle, then the change is effective. Also works if click on a new month outside the band, that also moves it to the band and the change is effective.
5 Mar 2013 4:53 PM #4
Is that a mobile version of Chrome? On what device?
5 Mar 2013 6:17 PM #5
Desktop running Windows 7, but also seen on RDP to Window Server 2012.
5 Mar 2013 6:53 PM #6
I was able to reproduce this issue and will submit this bug. In the future please submit your bug reports using the proper form: http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthre...o-report-a-bug
5 Mar 2013 6:54 PM #7
Thanks for the report! I have opened a bug in our bug tracker.


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I am trying to solve the following problem. In a branching process the number offspring per individual has a binomial distribution with parameters 2, p. Starting with a single individual, calculate the extinction probability.
I believe the solution to such a problem is evaluated using the equation $z=P(z)$ where of course $p(z)$ is pgf of the size of the nth generation.
$$z = (p(z-1) + 1)^n$$
Due to lack of enough appropriate examples i am unsure how to proceed from here. I believe due to the convolution of each generation depending on the last we have a recursive equation.
So would it be correct to solve for $z_2$ using
$z_2 = (p(z_1-1) + 1)^2$ and $z_1 = (p(z_0-1) + 1)^1$.


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Where did the practice of not counting people come from? People count not-one, not-two, not-three etc. What is wrong with counting one, two, three etc? This is often found when counting to see if there is a minyan in shul.
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In the Torah (Ex. 30:11), Hashem commands Moshe to count the Jewish People via half-shekel donations, "so that there not be a plague when they are counted." Later, too, we find David conducting a direct census, and a plague breaking out (II Sam. 24:1ff). The exact cause-and-effect mechanism is variously explained by the commentaries, but at any rate, we see that there is reason to use some kind of proxy for counting Jews.
King Saul, we are told, used first stones (I Sam. 11:8) and later sheep (ibid. 15:4) for his censuses - both as explained by the Gemara (Yoma 22b). In the Temple, when they had to count the Kohanim to decide who would perform the various services, they had each of them stick out a forefinger (ibid.; Rambam, Laws of Daily and Additional Offerings 4:3).
The Rambam rules (ibid. 4:4) based on the above that indeed it is halachically prohibited to count Jews directly.
A common practice, when counting for a minyan, is to use the verse "Hoshiah es amecha..." (Psalms 28:9), which has exactly ten words; this is cited in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 15:3. In one of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's (o.b.m.) talks (published in Shaarei Halachah Uminhag, vol. 1, pp. 237-238 - available online here), he points out that using this verse (in contrast to an older custom, recorded by Rashi, of using instead Psalms 5:8) has the additional benefit of expressing our most urgent wish for the salvation and redemption of the Jewish People by Moshiach.
this is specifically for jews. when we were in the desert the census were made with rocks. instead of counting the people we would do it indirectly, each person would put a small rock in a pile and then we count the rocks.
david hamelech counted the people for the census and we got a kelala.
and alternative (and funnier) way to count people for a minian is: "baruch ata hashem elokenu melech halolam hamosi lehem min haares"


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In my server the price for Wool Cloth in the Auction House is very high, considering it's a low level item. What's the best place to farm it?
The easiest way to figure out where to farm an item is to have a look at the item's drop rates in Wowhead and find the mobs with the highest drop rate but also a large number of spawn points.
In this case, I had a look at the Wool Cloth page and found two good areas:
Some good places are:
Eastern Kingdoms (North):
Eastern Kingdoms (South):
NOTE: We're at most a month away from The Shattering (the part of Cataclysm that changes the world), so these locations may no longer be there or change their level spread/drop rates after it happens.
Recently I needed to get my tailoring skill up on my level 30 undead warrior. Fenris Island worked out pretty well for getting wool cloth.
Also check thottbot.com. It has maps with drop info and percentages from mobs that may be of use.
You can use ThottBot for lots of stuff like this.
This isn't a direct answer to your question, but the best place to farm wool cloth would be whatever place earns you the highest amount of gold per hour, which you can spend at the auction house to purchase wool cloth. This ensures you are making the most of your time.
Here's an example to illustrate. (Note that these numbers are entirely made up) Say the current going rate of a stack of wool cloth on the auction house is 20g. You can either:
The best place for farming wool is Dawning Woods Catacombs in Ravenhill, Duskwood.
There are 2 entrances to the crypts, both underground areas. You want the one in the West, which is guarded by a giant skele.
Kill giant skele, descend to first level- kill everything and loot. Go to 2nd level, and only kill what is in the hallway. Kill left room, kill right room, then go out, and do again.
If you kill the hovering boss, everything dies in the crypt leaving them unlootable!
If you have a level 80 (or even a 60+), the easiest way to farm wool is at Shadowfang Keep.
The real trick to making gold off of the wool is to know how much to put it up for at the AH. Put too much up and you'll drive prices down due to the fact that the economy only demands so much of it over a certain period of time. But I digress from your original question...
Before The Shattering, I would have pointed you to the Deadmines. Now post Cataclysm, I believe Shadowfang Keep is great place to farm for wool. It's quick and easy. Furthermore there is no competing with another players for the same resource when in an instant by yourself.
Notice, I didn't say best. For the most part, considering a place the 'best' for [whatever], is a matter of opinion. Good luck and happy hunting!


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lonestar quilt using the quiltsmart fusible web
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lonestar quilt using the quiltsmart fusible web
They are both great quilts, you did a great job, keep up the good work.
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I guess its called "quiltsmart fusible interfacing"........just learned about interfacing and first time using warm and natural batting........have always used polyester batting but I love warm and natural......thanks for looking
I'll have to look up that interfacing. I've always wanted to do a Lonestar. I love all the room you have for quilting on yours!
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Thank you for this info on Quiltsmart, I do have a question after watching the video. When/how do you sew the rows together? The video didn't show that; I assume that maybe you sew the rows after you have the first two rows completed? and then after each row is finished you sew it to the previous? It looks neat and I will be looking for the product. So smart!
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When i check the traffic on my website, the top IP's have have statistics like this.
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These visits are for one month. Since the number of pages match number of hits, does it mean these IPs belong to robots? And how it can be the same? I do have pages which have does not have images which will give one hit but still. How it can occur?


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After starting my macbook it is very slow/ not responding at all to mouse clicks and keystrokes. I do not get the famous beachball but just the normal pointer. On windows that are already open i can scroll content with the mousewheel or two fingers on the pad, but thats all the response. If i have a browser open it will respond to mouse over/hover but not to clicks.
I have not been able to find the cause for this, i have started up in safe boot, but after a while that gets the same problem, the disk shows to be ok and i started on single usermode to run fsck which also shows ok.
I have enough drive space and no processes / tasks eating away resources as far as i can see.
I run osx 10.6. On a macbook pro with 4gb ram, 500GB hdd, core i7
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We built our very first D&D characters based off of the new Red Box. I rolled a halfling rogue, one of the at-will abilities I have is Defensive Strike. This week I signed up for the compendium and I can't find Defensive Strike in there at at all.
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Gary Francione, Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law & Philosophy, delivered the opening keynote address on July 3 at the 15th biennial convention of JAINA, the Federation of Jain Associations in North America. More than 2,000 people attended the convention, held at the Jain Center of Southern California. Jainism is one of the oldest religions in the world. There is historical evidence that Jainism existed before Buddhism and Hinduism, making it the pre-Aryan indigenous spiritual tradition of India. The religion's most important principle is Ahimsa, or the doctrine of non-violence.
The theme of the convention was "Ecology: The Jain Way." In his well-received address, Professor Francione spoke about how the ecological crisis was related to materialism and to animal agriculture and how the doctrine of Ahimsa required a serious reevaluation of our materialistic lifestyle and an acceptance of strict vegetarianism.
"I was deeply honored to have been invited to give the opening address at the JAINA convention," said Professor Francione. "I have been a vegan for almost 30 years now based on my acceptance of the principle of Ahimsa or non-violence. I am convinced that Jain principles can help us to find solutions to the escalating violence in the world. Most religious traditions endorse some version of non-violence. It is our challenge to bring that concept to life as a functioning guiding principle and not merely as an aspiration."
Professor Francione is the author of numerous books and articles on animal rights theory and animals and the law. His most recent book is Animals as Persons: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation (Columbia University Press, 2008). | Read Story


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I've heard that sounds tend to be dubbed in afterwards, rather than being recorded live. Everything from walking to opening and shutting doors. What is the reason for doing this?
The typical big budget movie has 50–150 people standing just outside but close to the shot:
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Someway into calling the roll, there will be a call for quiet—possibly including briefly ringing bells and/or flashing red lights coming on around the sound stage—at which time all hammering, drilling, pounding, sawing, etc., air compressors, and air conditioning are silenced.
The transition is profound—from total bedlam to near silence—but there are still dozens and dozens of people breathing, drinking, chewing, or moving—much more slowly than normal—and further away talking quietly (if they dare). All that activity adds up to background noise that even the most directional microphone can't help but capture.
Then there is the inevitable unavoidable sounds: actors (or the camera) on turntables for revolving shots: the turntable always makes some creaking and grinding noises. Or fake elevator doors have the wrong sound. Or the subfloor on a sound stage is always two layers of 3/4 inch plywood over a frame 4 feet above the floor. Even if the flooring is granite, an actor walking over that just doesn't sound right.
The general acoustics of a sound stage also aren't conducive. A conference room won't really have a ceiling: it is open or missing for lighting and perhaps so the boom folks can reach in to get a good microphone angle on an actor. The windows aren't really there—to avoid troublesome reflections, and so the acoustic ambiance of almost any onset room will sound slightly wrong.
For comedy, most directors and actors prefer capturing the sound live for its more spontaneous and natural effect. But for drama, it is easier and more compelling to ADR and/or foley in a soundproof room with only one or two people present to eliminate all the subliminal distractions.
Also, films which are dubbed into other languages need to have the set's apparent acoustic ambiance separate so that its sound can be layered with the dubbed audio.
From the wikipedia page on Foley Artists.
Here is a great website on how it's done.
The main reason is really cost, plus you can get far better results in a Foley stage.
Recording sounds live is very expensive and difficult to get each of the sounds independently so that they can be properly mixed later. Say that you want to record the sounds you describe live where there are footsteps and a door shutting. You would have to record two separate sounds for each to allow for later flexibility in mixing the sounds. Furthermore you have the entire crew (who would need to be very quiet) waiting around while the sound guys do their work. Alternatively, they= sound crew could come back after the main crew leave and record the sounds, but this require access to the location for a longer period of time (and again results increasing the cost).
Or consider the case of a restaurant scene where the main characters are engaged in a conversation. When shooting such scenes, all the background people pretend to be chatting and eating but they have to refrain from making any background noise such are knives hitting plates. These sounds are added later which ensures that they are at the appropriate mixing level and the appropriate time so as to not distract from the dialog
Furthermore, a lot of sounds are added that were not part of the scene that was shot, for example outdoor ambiance: The sounds of crickets are added to indicate that this scene is a t night -- even in cases where such sounds would not exist as is the case for highrise in New York for instance. Or African jungle sounds are added to indicate that one is in the wild, even though the scene is in Vietnam for instance.
There is one notable except to this and that is when recording background ambient noise or "room tone". When shooting on location, there is always some background noise. In every day life we get used to hearing that and don't even notice it. At some point during the shooting of a scene the background noise will be recorded in case it needs to be mixed in later. This will involve all the normal sounds emanating from the film crew and the background noise. So for instance if the air conditioner went on in an adjacent room for one take of a scene, but was off in separate take of the same scene, this would be very noticeable when the scene was cut together. This room tone recording would be used to smooth out the background noise so that the ambient noise would not be too jarring.
If you really want to get a feel of how much work goes into the sound design, you need to close you eyes and not look at the picture. One of the best examples is the opening scene in Apocalypse now. Try it for yourself and see. Well, not see, but you know what I mean.


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I'm Unity Mail developer and I wonder if it's possible to add a shortcut to Messaging Menu from within the application (it's written in Python).
I need to connect it's
user-display to a function in the application. For example, this is needed for "Mark all as read" command.
The specification only says about static shortcuts, which are added to .desktop file:
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So I upgraded to Windows 8 on my laptop, and I noticed that it hurts my eyes when I look at the screen.
I am not sure what it is, maybe the font/Cleartype but I cannot focus on looking at the screen for more than a few seconds before my eyes start to hurt and I get a headache. It seems that is not as clear/crisp as it was on Windows 7.
Anyone else experiencing this problem? If so, how did you fix it?
I checked my screen resolution, refresh rate, calibrated my display but still it hurts. I also have the drivers for my graphics card (HP DV6 with switchable graphics).
It feels like its very bright. In Windows 7 I had my brightness set to highest on my laptop and it was fine, but on Windows 8 I turned my brightness down to 80% and it still hurts my eyes really bad. I even asked my dad to quickly look at my screen, and it hurt his eyes too, even when just looking at it for a few seconds.


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The closure of Libya's key oil ports by striking guards and workers, which has more than halved the country's oil production in recent weeks, has helped push oil prices higher, in addition to the Egypt crisis.
By BENOIT FAUCON
Clashes erupted Tuesday at oil terminals that had been
closed in Eastern Libya, oil officials said, the latest
evidence of mounting tensions in the oil exporting nation,
after an unauthorized tanker was blocked from entering another
port on Monday.
The forced closure of Libya's key oil ports by striking
guards and workers, which has more than halved the country's
oil production in recent weeks, has helped push oil prices
higher, in addition to the crisis in Egypt.
"In [Libya oil terminal] Brega, there's some fighting"
between supporters of a striking oil-guards leader and his
opponents, Yousef Ghariani, the head of Libya's Oil and Gas
Workers Union, told the Wall Street Journal.
Separately, "there is a conflict" at Zueitina terminal, a
top oil official, who declined to be named, told the Wall
Street Journal. "People from the area marched to the
terminal [to protest] against those who stopped the
Oil is usually exported from Libya through a partnership
between the country's National Oil Corp. and oil majors
Occidental Petroleum and OMV.
Peaceful protests against the closure of Es Sider were also
ongoing, Libya's largest oil terminal, Mr. Ghariani said.
The clashes and protests underscore rising tensions over the
standoff, which has cut oil production to levels not seen since
the 2011 civil war that toppled strongman Moammar Gadhafi and
has cost the country over $1 billion in lost revenue to
The news also comes after Libya's coast guard Monday stopped
a tanker from entering at the Es Sider terminal, amid fears
gunmen are trying to market oil outside government control.
According to Libyan oil officials, the vessel didn't have any
authorization to load from the port, which exports oil from
concessions run by Libya's NOC with Marathon Oil,
ConocoPhillips and Hess.
Libya's prime minister Ali Zeidan alleged last week that
some of the striking guards that have blocked oil exports for
weeks in Libya's central and eastern regions were trying to
illegally market stored oil under their control. While
threatening a military intervention to remove the strikers, Mr.
Zeidan warned any vessel approaching without clearance "will be
bombed from the air and the sea."
Port workers and guards have said they are striking for
higher pay and more jobs for local people.
The closure of the majority of Libya's oil ports has more
than halved the country's oil production to about 600,000 bpd.
Libyan oil officials have warned the strike could have a
long-term impact on the industry. Oil minister al-Arousi said
last week the country had lost $1.6 billion in revenue as a
result of unrest.
"We have lost a lot of customers...who have gone to other
markets for their oil," Mr. al-Arousi said.
The disruptions in Libya are contributing to a new surge in
the global price of oil that has already been fuelled by
Egypt's political crisis. Though not a large exporter, Egypt is
a key oil route through its Sumed pipeline and the Suez
The return of geopolitical concerns to oil markets has
dimmed hopes that a US shale boom could keep a lid on the
prices motorists pay at the pump.
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(CBS News) A new study finds yogurt may be a key component in a heart-healthy diet.
In research presented at a Sept. 19 medical conference in Washington, D.C., researchers found that long-term yogurt eaters were less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who didn't eat yogurt.
The study tracked more than 2,000 volunteers for 15 years, giving them questionnaires about their dietary habits at three intervals during the study.
Study participants were 31 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure if at least 2 percent of their daily calories came from yogurt - that's about the equivalent of eating a six-ounce cup of low-fat yogurt every three days.
The researchers also found people who ate yogurt had a lower systolic blood pressure than those who didn't. Systolic blood pressure refers to the "top number" in a blood pressure reading, that reflects the force of blood against the arteries' walls while the heart is beating.
If left uncontrolled, high systolic pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, kidney damage or blindness, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.
The research was presented at the American Heart Association's High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific Sessions.
Yogurt may benefit heart health because its potassium content may help flush blood-pressure raising sodium out of the body. Calcium may also help keep blood vessels healthy.
"Yogurt is a good source of calcium, and many studies have shown that calcium can help keep blood pressure levels under control," Despina Hyde, a registered dietitian at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City who was not involved in the research, told WebMD. Hyde advised people should stay away from full-fat yogurt because it contains more saturated fat, which could raise LDL (bad) cholesterol.
"I would encourage my patients to choose fat-free or low-fat yogurt and to watch the amount of added sugars that are in the yogurt to keep the calories down," Rachel Johnson, chair of the AHA's nutrition committee, told MedPage Today.


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Date & Time:Monday, November 18, 2013 - 6:30pm
Come in your jammies with your Teddy Bear, we will have fun with stories, songs, and poems.Your Teddy will get to spend the night in the library! Come back on Saturday to pick up Teddy, and see what he/she got up to. For children ages 3+.


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Brain & Nervous System Health Center
Paralyzed Man's Hand Movement Partially Restored
May 15, 2012 -- Surgeons in St. Louis have restored partial function to a 71-year-old man's hands, which had been paralyzed following a spinal cord injury sustained in a car accident two years before the surgery.
The man, who remains paralyzed from the waist down, can now write and feed himself. A case report published today in the online edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery describes the procedure.
"This is not a small step, this is a significant step," says UCLA neurosurgeon Nader Pouratian, MD, a specialist in nerve and movement disorders who was not involved in the case. "It is a novel application of an established surgical technique. It goes beyond what we thought was possible before."
The established technique that Pouratian refers to is one in which working nerves taken from one muscle replace damaged nerves in another. Such nerve transfers can restore arm and shoulder movement following what's called peripheral nerve injury, for example.
In this case, however, the damage was not to the nerve. It was to the spine.
"The nerve and muscle were still healthy, but the spine injury was blocking communication with the brain," says Ida Fox, MD, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a colleague of the surgical team that performed the operation.
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The patient's injury had left him without the use of his hands, but he retained a good deal of upper body function. That gave his medical team, led by Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, a pioneer in nerve transfer techniques, some materials to work with. They focused on the nerves that control elbow movement.
One of those nerves, the brachialis nerve, is considered to be redundant. That is, another nerve performs the same job, so no function would be lost if the brachialis nerve were to be moved. That allowed the surgeons to take it and attach it to the anterior interosseous nerve, which controls the thumb and the index finger.
"They're basically stealing a nerve and plugging it into another nerve that is below the level of the spinal injury," says Lewis Lane, MD, chief of hand surgery at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. Lane was not involved with the surgery.
After surgery, the patient underwent many months of hand therapy. One essential part of that effort involved teaching his brain that the nerves once connected to his elbow now served his hands. Eventually, he was able to perform a pinching motion, which allowed him to feed himself and hold a pen.
"Every patient says they want to eat and write without assistance," says Fox. "That's what pinch gives you."


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Friday, Saturday, and SundayWritten by on December 1, 2004 Contributors: CCT Staff The 18th Texaco/Havoline West Coast Nationals
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday -- the best days of the week. We won't get an argument on that viewpoint. We spent three of those best days in the latter part of August at the 18th Texaco/Havoline West Coast Nationals, held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California, and produced by the Goodguys.
Dry, sultry heat in the triple digits welcomed spectators and participants throughout the event. No worries. We all kept cool in the shade, sipping vendor-supplied beverages, when the hot sun and hot rods were simply too much to take. The event showcased over 3,500 rods, customs, and classics through 1954. More vintage hotted pickups of high quality were displayed this year than last. At such a large venue, one never knows whether an awesome truck is going to slip past one's attention. Fueled by the prospect of finding the coolest custom in the nation, we tirelessly walked the show each day.
We were rewarded with meeting many nice hobbyists who have the same high regard for the hot-rod hauler hobby that we hold. Within the swap meet and cars for sale corral we had to admonish ourselves from spending non-existing cash on some rust-free pickup projects. We were even more tempted by the multitude of new and perfect components on display at the vendor and manufacturer exhibits. Despite the high heat, both the exhibits outside and within the air-conditioned buildings were well attended. Meguiar's, an outside exhibitor, had the intelligence to provide a water-misting tent throughout the show. Kids had their own play area and could put together scale model customs right outside the model, pedal, toy, and miniature race car display. As with every year, an arts and crafts festival captured the imagination of those inclined to working with their hands and hearts, but not necessarily on hot-rod haulers.
There was the Friday Night Hot Rod Bash, which included the Spot Light Cruise and Dance Party, featuring live rock 'n' roll. Never one to miss a cruise or party, CCT's editor, with his comely wife, attended the night's festivities. Unfortunately, CCT's feature editor wasn't there to shoot some photos. Thankfully, he was on hand for the awards presentation on Sunday. Some seriously sweet custom vintage trucks picked up several awards, most of which you'll find in the following photos.
Like in years past, Pleasanton was a most pleasant one, show that is. Being vintage hotted car and truck nuts, we couldn't think of any better way to spend the three best days of the week. If you weren't able to attend, that's of no concern. We have captured some of the coolest/hottest haulers on display those three August heatwave days. Get yourself an ice-cold beverage from the fridge and drink in all the classic creations. If we haven't quenched your thirst for Pleasanton's pleasing pickups, you can visit www.good-guys.com for more coverage of the 18th Texaco/Havoline West Coast Nationals. We hope to see you next year in Pleasanton. Remember, it's sure to be a pleasant one. CCT
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With their oversized dimensions, Diamond Ts look like they could plow through anything. Grant Minden, from somewhere in Nevada (the city was illegible on the registration card) owns this rough and ready red '36 Diamond T.Answering the question of how low can you go, John and Andy Irwinsky of Hayward, California, hauled away the Hot Hauler Award for their '32 Ford pickup.Pleasanton resident Richard Gale proudly displayed his 350/350 Chevy-powered '41 Chevy 1/2-ton. Chrome, bright yellow, steelies, and wide whites are all ingredients in a classy custom truck.Green over white looks right on Louise and Leo Nixon's lusciously low '53 Cornbinder, or International, for those not familiar with the nickname of these well-built pickups. These Nixon's live in Montesano, Washington. We don't know if there's any relation to the former president.Cruising down from Osoogos, British Columbia, Canada, in their '51 Mercury M-1 Pro Street pickup were the Launier's, Kristin and J.F. We'll supply the full story in a future feature.
Bright orange and brilliant blue are the two hues that cover the '41 Chevy panel delivery that James Limbaugh of Larkspur, Colorado, owns. The familiar Chevy combo 353/350 powers the delivery (353 ci must mean the engine's bored out to that dimension).If this early '60s Chevy Pro Street pickup were reposing on asphalt, as opposed to a glass shelf, you would think it's the real article.A master modeler must have made the late '40s Chevy panel delivery pictured here. But it doesn't make us hungry for pork skins.Claiming the Cool Commercial prize were Mary Lou and Al Reichmuth of Livermore, California, for their 350/350 Chevy-powered '46 Ford truck.Another visitor from well north, Bill Nichol, of Port Mooly, British Columbia, Canada, came down in his 350/400 Chevy-powered '46 Ford truck.
CCT readers will certainly remember this rare '29 Fageol owned by Gayle and Jerry Jeffries of Southern California. We featured the Mopar-powered ride in the May '04 issue.Stockton Wheel is located in Stockton, California. Frank Mauro, Jr. is the current caretaker of a just-finished '38 Chevy pickup. Guess what else he owns? You guessed it, Stockton Wheel.SIC Motorsports and Grant Fabrication have an awesome '67 Chevy Fleetside under construction. We hope to bring you a feature soon.Yet another nice Ford truck, circa 1940, wearing a bright-yellow paintjob. Steve Griffin of West Sacramento, California, found a place in the shade for his fine Ford, which has 350/350 Chevy power.Once you've met Jessica Rabbit, you'll never forget her. Remember Bill Osiakowski's Jessica Rabbit? She's a '34 Dodge pickup. We featured her in CCT.Relaxing in the shade with an ice-cold beverage in hand, Glenn Stanford of Palmdale, California, sat next to his Downs fiberglass-bodied '37 Ford pickup.Winning the Long Distance award were Joan and Rich Molinaro. They drove all the way from their home in Westfield, New Jersey, in a most comfortable '34 Chevy sedan delivery.Bette and Chris Addington, of Bakersfield, California, took home the Trick Truck award for their tasty '40 Ford pickup.
Taking home the Timeless Traditional trophy was Pachi Bengochea of Winnemucca, Nevada, for his iridescent-blue '32 Ford truck.Garnering the Mopar Pick was Brian Anderson of Fort Bragg, California, with his maroon-over-silver '33 Dodge truck.A well-known hot rod around the country is this low-down electric-blue '30 Ford roadster pickup owned by Cliff Hansen of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Cliff coveted the Real McCoy award.Throughout the three-day Goodguys show, jazz guitarist virtuoso Steve Oliver entertained audiences. We were so impressed with his music, we purchased his latest CD, Steve Oliver 3D.The Heidt's Hot Rod Shop booth attracted crowds throughout the event. You can find out more about them by visiting their website, www.heidts.com.


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It's embarrassing that I hold the last two posts on the forum, am I the only one who can't work out my pano's.http://www.nodalninja.com/forum/images/icons/icon9.png
I just put together a pano' I did in Athens, unlike my previous pano's this one is from a distance. I have vertical banding above the Parthenon and the building to the left. I once made the mistake of doing a pano' with a polariser attached but this has definitely not had a polariser.
Can anyone suggest why this is please.
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From the City of Topeka:
TOPEKA, Kan. – City Manager Jim Colson has named Doug Whitacre, an engineer with more than two decades of experience, the next Public Works Director for the City of Topeka.
"Doug brings a unique blend of corporate and public sector experience to the position," Colson said. "He has superb organizational skills and will lead the way in developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to address the City's infrastructure requirements. He also will work very well with the departments key personnel."
Whitacre says he's looking forward to starting with the City on May 13th. Whitacre has worked as the Public Works Director for the City of McPherson, Kansas, since 2008, where he manages the engineering, street maintenance, stormwater and wastewater divisions, including daily operations, project development, budgeting, fleet management and implementation of capital improvement plans. Before working in the public sector, Whitacre worked for Sprint from 1987 to 2006, serving as Buildings Supervisor, National Contract Manager, and more recently Fleet Manager, overseeing more than 11,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. He held that same position for Embarq from 2006 to 2007, and then worked as Embarq's Manager of Engineering from 2007 to 2008, managing access engineering, construction projects, and fleet operations.
Whitacre is a registered engineer who graduated from the University of Dayton.
Current Public Works Director Mike Teply will assist in the transition. Teply is retiring after 18 years with the City.
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WHEELING - The "Selene" video game created by the Center for Educational Technologies at Wheeling Jesuit University has been named a finalist in the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.
The National Science Foundation and the journal Science created the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge to celebrate the grand tradition of science visualization and to encourage its continued growth. The spirit of the competition is to communicate science, engineering and technology for education and journalistic purposes.
"Selene: A Lunar Construction Game" is one of the top 10 finalists in the games and apps category of the challenge. Entries are scored by a panel of judges representing a variety of fields, including scientists, engineers, film producers and graphic artists who are chosen jointly by NSF and the journal Science Winners are expected to be announced later this month and will be featured in an upcoming issue of the journal..
The first version of the game was a semifinalist in the 2007 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.
The award-winning game originally was funded by NASA to study how to best use video games in the teaching of NASA science concepts. The current version of the game is now part of the NSF-funded CyGaMEs project, an approach to instructional game design and embedded assessment.
"Earning honors as one of the 10 games or apps finalists internationally earns CyGaMEs and the "Selene" game the kind of credibility that speaks to educators and the public," said Debbie Denise Reese, senior educational researcher at the Center for Educational Technologies and principal investigator for the project. "This recognition goes beyond our reach through research publications in professional journals or awards from professional organizations. It opens the opportunity for more students to benefit from "Selene"-and perhaps engage with science in school and beyond."
In the game, players learn difficult geological concepts like accretion, differentiation, impact cratering and volcanism by applying these science concepts to help players move toward the game's goal of building the Earth's Moon. Players construct the Moon, then blast it with impact craters and flood it with lava to experience how our Moon formed and changed over time. The game tracks each player's behavior to measure learning and the player's response to the game environment.
The game features the work of three scientists. Reese created the assessment and instructional concepts of "Selene" and has earned national awards for the game's design. Chuck Wood, director of the center, is a lunar scientist who spent years with NASA training shuttle astronauts on lunar observation, and operates the Lunar Photo of the Day website. He guides players through "Selene" in a series of video segments that explain the Moon's geological history.
Barbara Tabachnick, professor emerita of psychology at Cal State Northridge, has served as a consultant throughout the project. She has earned the lifetime achievement award from the Western Psychological Association for her 40 years as a research design/statistical consultant.
"Our research shows that the CyGaMEs approach to instructional game design offers a great opportunity for learners to wrestle with challenging Earth and space science concepts targeted by the Next Generation Science Standards and the Framework for Science Education," Reese said. CyGaMEs offers authentic, performance-based assessment, she added. "We can actually show players and educators what students learn and when."
"Selene" debuted its Spanish language version this fall.
"Because the game is now bilingual," Reese said, "it supports the type of dual language (Spanish and English) approach to teaching and assessment mandated by the federal government and organizations like the Council of Chief State Officers. We are partnering with the National Association for Bilingual Education to conduct focused work on implementing dual language games in science, technology, engineering and mathematics classrooms."
Both versions of the game are free online and available 24-7. Players ages 9-18 and adult recruiters, who confirm players' ages, get parental consent and gather other players, are always needed to help with the CyGaMEs research. To sign up as a recruiter or play "Selene," visit selene.cet.edu or send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com


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He called an escort service because the only women in his singles group who would talk to him were as fat as he was, and that would have been mission impossible.
by A. Hick July 23, 2006
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awesome movie, starring Tom Cruise, who's actually a diety in disguise. suck it.
did you see mission impossible?
yeah. it was pretty fucking sweet.
yeah. it was pretty fucking sweet.
by Pete (fucking awesome) June 04, 2004
when trying to attempt to complete something, but then realising it is actually physically, logically, kinetically, and scientifically impossible, it becomes a "mission impossible"
Boy 1:Yo man, how the heell can I get the hot girl to come to my room tonight?
Boy 2: Hahaha, thats mission impossible man.
Boy 2: Hahaha, thats mission impossible man.
by Cloud April 28, 2004
The practically impossible act of fucking your WASP girlfrind in the ass.
I solved the Mission Impossible. I was fucking my wasp girlfriend doggy style when her sopping wet pussy caused my cock to inadvertantly slip into her tight asshole.
by slicksal December 11, 2006
a codename for a homosexual obsession with tom cruise, usually originating in boys named pete. who think they are fucking awesome.
"man my mission impossible is really acting up today."
"yeah i know, i saw the stains."
"yeah i know, i saw the stains."
by joel June 22, 2004


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Article 1 : Courts shall apply Shari'ah principles, as derived from the Qur'an and Sunnah (the traditions of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) to the cases that are brought before them.
They shall also apply laws promulgated by the state that do not contradict the provisions of the Qur'an and Sunnah, and shall comply with the procedure set forth in this Law.
The provisions of this Law shall apply to criminal cases that have not been decided and to proceedings that have not been completed prior to the implementation thereof.
Article 2 : No person shall be arrested, searched, detained, or imprisoned except in cases provided by law. Detention or imprisonment shall be carried out only in the places designated for such purposes and shall be for the period prescribed by the competent authority. An arrested person shall not be subjected to any bodily or moral harm. Similarly, he shall not be subjected to any torture or degrading treatment.
Article 3 : No penal punishment shall be imposed on any person except in connection with a forbidden and punishable act, whether under Shari'ah principles or under the statutory laws, and after he has been convicted pursuant to a final judgment rendered after a trial conducted in accordance with Shari'ah principles.
Article 4 : Any accused person shall have the right to seek the assistance of a lawyer or a representative to defend him during the investigation and trial stages.
Article 5 : If a case is formally filed with a court, such case shall not be transferred to another court except after the trial court has rendered a judgment thereon, or has decided that it has no jurisdiction, and the transfer of the case to the competent authority.
Article 6 : Courts shall try the accused for the offenses of which they are charged in accordance with the Shari'ah principles and the procedures herein provided for. The court may consider facts not raised by the Prosecutor, if no investigation is necessary.
Article 7 : Trial hearings, including the hearing set for the pronouncement of sentence, shall be attended by the required number of judges, failing which substitute judge(s) shall be assigned to complete the quorum.
Article 8 : Deliberations among members of the court shall be conducted in closed session, and each member shall express his opinion before the decision rendered. Decisions shall be rendered either unanimously or by majority vote. A dissenting judge shall declare his dissent and explain the reasons thereof, and the majority shall explain their opinion in the response to the dissent, which shall be entered into the record. Participation in the deliberations shall be restricted only to those judges who have attended the proceedings.
Article 9 : Sentences shall be appealable by either the convicted person or the Prosecutor.
Article 10 : Criminal panels of the Appellate Court shall consist of five judges to review sentences of death, stoning, amputation or qisas (retaliatory punishment) in cases other than death. For other cases, they shall consist of three judges.
Article 11 : Sentences of death, stoning, amputation, or qisas in cases other than death that have been affirmed by the Appellate Court shall not be final unless affirmed by the Permanent Panel of the Supreme Judicial Council.
Article 12 : If the Supreme Judicial Council does not affirm the relevant sentence in implementation of Article 11 hereof, the said sentence shall be reversed and the case shall be remanded for reconsideration by other judges.
Article 13 : Investigation and trial of offenses committed by juvenile offenders, including girls, shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.
Article 14 : The Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution shall conduct its investigation and prosecution in accordance with its Law and the implementing regulations thereof.
Article 15 : All public law enforcement persons shall implement the orders of judicial entities entered pursuant to this Law, and may use any appropriate means thereof.
Chapter I: Initiation of Criminal Action
Article 16 : Pursuant to its Law, the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution shall have jurisdiction to initiate and follow-up criminal action before the competent courts.
Article 17 : The victim or his representative and his heirs may initiate criminal action with respect to all cases involving a private right of action, and shall follow-up any such case before the competent court. The competent court shall serve a summons to notify the Prosecutor.
Article 18 : No criminal action shall be initiated nor investigation proceedings conducted in crimes involving a private right of action, except through a complaint by the victim or his representative or heirs, filed with the competent authority, unless the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution considers that the filing of such an action and the investigation into those crimes will serve the public interest.
Article 19 : If it appears to the court that there is a conflict between the interest of the victim or his heirs and the interest of the victim's representative, such representative shall be excluded from continuing in the proceedings and another representative shall be appointed.
Article 20 : If it appears to the court in any case pending before it that such a case involves accused persons other than those being prosecuted or facts related to the charge in question, it shall notify the complainant accordingly in order to complete what is required for the proper consideration and adjudication of the case in a manner compatible with Shari'ah principles. This procedure shall apply to the Appellate Court whenever appropriate.
Article 21 : If acts are committed which may contravene court orders or constitute contempt of court or influence any member of such court or any of the parties or witnesses in connection with a case pending before it, the court shall review these acts and render its judgment in accordance with Shari'ah principles.
Chapter II: Lapse of Criminal Action
Article 22 : Public criminal action shall lapse in the following events:
However, the lapse of public criminal action shall not impede the continuation of a private right of action.
Article 23 : A private criminal action lapses in the following two cases:
However, the grant of pardon by the victim or his heirs shall not preclude proceedings of the public criminal action.
Chapter I: Collection and Seizure of Information
Article 24 : Search for and arrest of criminal offenders and collection of information and evidence necessary for the investigation and indictment shall be undertaken by criminal investigation officers.
Article 25 : Criminal investigation officers shall, in conducting their duties as provided for in this Law, be subject to the supervision of the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution. This Bureau may ask the competent authority to consider any violation or omission by any such officer and may request that disciplinary action be taken against him, without prejudice to the right to initiate criminal prosecution.
Article 26 : The proceedings relating to criminal investigation shall be conducted by the following persons, each within his jurisdiction:
Article 27 : Criminal investigation officers shall, each within his jurisdiction, accept notifications and complaints communicated to them with respect to all crimes, conduct the investigation, collect relevant information in the form of records that shall be signed by them, summarize and date the same in a special register, and promptly notify the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution. The criminal investigation officers shall move to the crime scene to maintain its integrity and seize all that may be relevant to the crime, reserve evidence, and take whatever action required under the circumstances. He shall enter these matters in the special register.
Article 28 : During the process of collection of evidence, the criminal investigation officer shall hear statements of those who may possess information with respect to facts and perpetrators of crimes, question any suspect, and enter the same in the relevant records. They may seek the assistance of experts, including physicians, and seek their advice in writing.
Article 29 : The complaint filed by the person harmed because of a crime shall be considered as a claim of private right of action, unless he expressly waives such right before the Investigator. The Investigator shall enter any such waiver into the record and shall have it witnessed. In case of defamation and qisas , such waiver shall be certified by the competent court.
Chapter II: Flagrante Delecto
Article 30 : A crime shall be deemed to be "flagrante delecto" when it is actually being committed, or shortly thereafter. It shall also be deemed flagrante delecto if the victim is found pursuing another person or that person is being pursued by a shouting crowd subsequent to the commission of the crime, or when the perpetrator is found a short time after commission in possession of tools, weapons, property, equipment, or other things indicative that he is the perpetrator or an accomplice, or if it found in his person at the time some indications or signs pointing to that.
Article 31 : In case of flagrante delecto, the criminal investigation officer shall promptly move to the scene of the crime to view and preserve material evidence, and note the conditions of the places and people and whatever may serve to determine the truth. He shall take the testimony of those present or any person in possession of information relevant to the crime and its perpetrator. He shall promptly notify the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution of his movement to the scene of the crime.
Article 32 : In case of flagrante delecto, the criminal investigation officer may, upon his arrival at the crime scene, stop whoever is found at the scene from leaving or moving away from that place until the required record is drafted. For that purpose, he may immediately summon any person from whom information relevant to the case can be obtained. If any person present at the scene fails to obey the order of the criminal investigation officer, or if the person summoned refuses to appear, a note to that effect shall be entered into the record and the violator shall be referred to a competent court to take whatever action deemed necessary.
Chapter III: Arrest of the Accused
Article 33 : Where a crime is in the process of commission, the criminal investigation officer shall arrest the suspect present at the scene of the crime where there is sufficient evidence for his implication. A record of that shall be made and the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution shall be immediately notified. In all cases, the person under arrest shall not be detained for more than twenty-four hours, except pursuant to a written order from the Investigator. If the accused is not present, the criminal investigation officer shall issue an order for his arrest and a note to that effect shall be entered into the record.
Article 34 : The criminal investigation officer shall immediately hear the statement by the accused. If the accused fails to establish his innocence, the officer shall, within twenty-four hours, refer him, along with the record of the Investigator who shall within twenty-four hours, interrogate the accused under arrest and shall order either that the accused be detained or released.
Article 35: In cases other than flagrante delecto, no person shall be arrested or detained except on the basis of order from the competent authority. Any such person shall be treated decently and shall not be subjected to any bodily or moral harm. He shall also be advised of the reasons of his detention and shall be entitled to communicate with any person of his choice to inform him of his arrest.
Article 36 : No person shall be detained or imprisoned except in the places designated for that purpose by Law. The administration of any prison or detention center shall not receive any person except pursuant to an order specifying the reasons and period for such imprisonment duly signed by the competent authority. The accused shall not remain in custody following the expiry of the period specified in that order.
Article 37 : Members of the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution shall, at any time and without regard to official hours, visit the prisons and other places of detention falling within their jurisdictional areas to ensure that no person is unlawfully imprisoned or detained. They shall have access to the relevant files of the prisons and detention centers and communicate with prisoners and detainees, and receive whatever they submit in connection therewith. The officers of prisons and detention centers shall provide the members of the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution with any assistance they may need for the discharge of their duties.
Article 38 : Any prisoner or detainee shall have the right to submit, at any time, a written or verbal complaint to the prison or detention center officer and request that he communicate it to a member of the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution. The officer shall accept the complaint and promptly communicate it [to the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution] and provide the prisoner or detainee with an acknowledgement of receipt. The administration of the prison or detention center shall designate a separate office for the member of the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution as may enable him to follow-up the cases of the prisoners or detainees.
Article 39 : Whoever has any information that a person is unlawfully or improperly imprisoned or detained, or is imprisoned or detained in a place not intended for imprisonment or detention, shall notify the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution. Upon notification, the competent member of the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution shall immediately proceed to the place where the prisoner or detainee is kept and shall conduct the necessary investigation. If it is found that such imprisonment or detention is unlawful, he shall order the release of the prisoner or detainee. A note to that effect shall be entered into the record and submitted to the competent authority which shall implement whatever action required by the laws in respect to the persons causing the same.
Chapter IV: Search of Persons and Dwellings
Article 40 : The privacy of persons, their dwellings, offices, and vehicles shall be protected. The privacy of a person protects his body, clothes, property, and belongings. The privacy of a dwelling covers any fenced area or any other place enclosed within barriers or intended to be used as a dwelling.
Article 41 : A criminal investigation officer may not enter or search any inhabited place except in the cases provided for in the laws, pursuant to a search warrant specifying the reasons for the search, issued by the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution. However, other dwellings may be searched pursuant to a search warrant, specifying the reasons, issued by the Investigator. If the proprietor or the occupant of a dwelling refuses to allow the criminal investigation officer free access, or resists such entry, he may use all lawful means, as may be required in the circumstances, to enter that dwelling.
A dwelling may be entered in case of a request for help from within, or in case of a demolition, drowning, fire, or the like, or in hot pursuit of a perpetrator.
Article 42 : A criminal investigation officer may search the accused where it is lawful to arrest him, which may include his body, clothes, and belongings. If the accused is a female, the search shall be conducted by a female assigned by the criminal investigation officer.
Article 43 : In the case of flagrante delecto, a criminal investigation officer may search the dwelling of the accused and collect relevant items that may help determine the truth, if there is credible evidence that such items exist there.
Article 44 : If it appears from circumstantial evidence during the search of a dwelling of an accused that he, or any other person who has been present therein, is concealing any relevant evidence, the criminal investigation officer shall be entitled to search that person.
Article 45 : No search shall be conducted except for the purposes of searching for items relevant to the crime being investigated or for which information is being collected. However, if such search incidentally reveals unlawful material the possession of which is unlawful or any evidence associated with any other crime, the criminal investigation officer shall collect such evidence and a note to that effect shall be entered into the record.
Article 46: A dwelling shall be searched in the presence of its owner or his representative or any adult member of his family residing with him. If no such person is present, the search shall be conducted in the presence of the Umda (Chief) of the quarter or any comparable officer or two witnesses. The owner of the dwelling or his representative may peruse the search warrant and a note to that effect shall be entered into the record.
Article 47 : The search record shall include the following:
Article 48 : The criminal investigation officer may not open sealed or closed documents found in the dwelling of the accused. A statement to this effect shall be entered into the record and be submitted to the competent Investigator.
Article 49 : Before leaving the place of search, items and documents found therein shall be kept in a safe and locked place, tied together whenever possible, and sealed. The date of seizure and a reference to the matter for which the seizure was made shall be recorded on a strip inside the seal.
Article 50 : The seals referred to under Article 49 shall not be removed except in the presence of the accused or his representative or the person with whom those items were found, unless they fail to appear before the competent authority within the designated time, after having been duly summoned.
Article 51 : The search shall be conducted during daytime, after sunrise and before sunset in accordance with the powers conferred by law. No access to dwellings during the night shall be allowed except during the commission of a crime..
Article 52 : If there is no person other than an accused woman in the dwelling to be searched, the officers carrying out the search shall be accompanied by a woman.
Article 53 : Subject to the provisions of Articles 42 and 44, if there are some women in the dwelling, and if the entry of that dwelling is not for the purpose of arresting or searching these women, the officers in charge of such search shall be accompanied by a woman. The women inside the dwelling shall be given time to put on their veils or leave the dwelling and shall be afforded all reasonable assistance that does not negatively affect the search and its results.
Article 54 : No person other than the accused and no dwelling other than his shall be searched, except where there are strong indications that such search would help in the investigation.
Chapter V: Seizure of Mail and Surveillance of Conversations
Article 55 : Mail, cables, telephone conversations and other means of communication shall be inviolable and, as such, shall not be perused or surveiled except pursuant to an order stating the reasons thereof and for a limited period as herein provided for.
Article 56 : The Director of the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution may issue an order authorizing seizure of mail, publications, and parcels and surveillance and recording of telephone conversations, if such procedure is deemed useful in determining the truth related to a crime that has actually been committed. Such order shall state the reasons thereof and shall be for a period not exceeding ten days renewable according to the requirements of the investigation.
Article 57 : The Investigator alone may peruse the mail, documents, and any other seized items and may listen to any recorded material. He may issue orders that any such material, or copies thereof, be kept in the file of the case or returned to its former owner or to the addressee.
Article 58 : The content of mail and cables seized shall be communicated to the accused or to the addressee, or they be given copies thereof as soon as possible, unless it is deemed to have a negative effect on the investigation process.
Article 59 : The person who has a right to the seized items may claim possession of such items from the Investigator. In case of refusal, he may petition the head of the department with which the Investigator is connected.
Article 60 : The Investigator and whoever obtains information about the articles and documents seized shall keep the same undisclosed, and shall not make use thereof in any way or otherwise disclose the same to a third party, except in circumstances required by the law. In case he unlawfully discloses or makes use of the same by whatever means, he shall be held accountable.
Article 61 : Subject to the provisions of Article 58, if the person in whose possession these documents were sized has an urgent interest therein, he shall be provided with a copy certified by the Investigator.


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The new facility is expected to generate 30 million gal/year of cellulosic biofuel produced from corn stover residues. That represents more capacity than original estimates called for, as data from a piloting facility in Tennessee has allowed DuPont to further optimize the process and technology
DuPont broke ground Friday on the
company's planned cellulosic ethanol facility in
Nevada, Iowa.
Expected to be completed in mid-2014, the more than $200
million facility will be among the first and largest
commercial-scale cellulosic biorefineries in the
Nearly a decade ago, DuPont set out to develop innovative
technology that would result in low capital and low-cost
cellulosic ethanol production," said James C. Collins,
president of DuPont Industrial Biosciences. "We recognized
that science-powered innovation was the catalyst to make
cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality and to
help reduce global dependence on fossil fuels."
The new facility is expected to generate 30 million gal/year of
cellulosic biofuel produced from corn stover
residues, a non-food feedstock that consists of corn
stalks and leaves.
That represents more capacity than original estimates called
for, as data derived from the company's piloting facility in
Tennessee has allowed it to further optimize the
process and technology, according to company
This first commercial facility will require a capital
investment of about $7/gal of annual capacity, the company
By leveraging DuPont Pioneer corn production expertise
and designing an integrated technology platform, weve
built an affordable and sustainable entry point into this new
industry," Mr. Collins added.
"Were committed to continued productivity gains to drive
costs down even further for the coming generations of plants,
ones based on corn stover as well as other feedstocks.
Collins was joined by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad to celebrate
the official beginning of construction at a ceremony held at
the construction site adjacent to
the Lincolnway Energy grain ethanol facility.
During my previous terms as governor, we were excited
to bring ethanol production to the state,"
said Branstad. "After many hard years of work by Iowa
growers and technology companies like DuPont,
Iowa now leads the country in renewable fuel production.
"This site in Nevada is the next critical step in our
cellulosic ethanol journey. We look forward to bringing these
advanced technologies online, creating local jobs and helping
to deliver clean, sustainable energy.
To supply the corn stover for its plant, DuPont will
contract with more than 500 local farmers to gather, store and
deliver over 375,000 dry tpy of stover into the Nevada
facility, the company says.
In addition to the estimated 60 full-time plant operations
jobs, there will be over 150 individuals involved in the
collection, stacking, transportation and storage of the stover
feedstock seasonally during each
harvest. The stover will be collected from an approximate 30
mile radius around the new facility and harvested off of
190,000 acres.
a safety standpoint, the company notes that an
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) compliant,
peer reviewed life cycle assessment of the DuPont biorefinery and supply chain indicates
a potential greater than 100% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions compared to
The significant GHG reduction is enabled by use of
cellulosic co-products as a source of renewable energy. As
such, the DuPont biorefinery co-product is a material
that can displace coal in facilities currently burning this
fossil fuel.
Officials say regional businesses and academic institutions
have already indicated interest in exploring the potential use
of the renewable co-products to replace portions of their
coal-fired operations.
We are excited to explore the various synergies
between Lincolnway and DuPont that bring value to both
companies," said Lincolnway Energy chairman Jeff
"One area is the possibility of using DuPonts cellulosic
ethanol co-product to replace our coal usage. Replacing our
fossil fuels with this renewable cellulosic ethanol co-product to generate heat
and power makes great sense. It is generated right next
door, would reduce our coal usage and the transportation costs
of shipping coal cars almost a thousand miles.
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Unless this 190,000 acres of corn is NEW production, you can expect the price of beef, pork, chicken, and turkey to continue to rise. What is it about this affect on our economy these companies and GOVERNMENT do not understand. Perhaps they do, they just do not care what a consumer has to pay for anything as long as they can increase profits and taxes.
Using food for fuel is just stupid.
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