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Following the Pareto rule, a programmer spends only 20% of his time for really useful things.
I spend 80% of my time debugging, fixing small things to get everything working.
Is there a way to spend less time debugging?
Following the Pareto rule, a programmer spends only 20% of his time for really useful things.
I spend 80% of my time debugging, fixing small things to get everything working.
Is there a way to spend less time debugging?
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Code in Agda or Coq. Once your code compiles, it will work. If it's too hardcore, choose a language with a weaker type system, e.g., Haskell or F#.
But still, in most cases you'll be much more productive spending 20% of your time on coding and 80% on testing and debugging. 100% of a week is much more than 20% of an hour. If debugging is what you need to get things done, than debugging is not a waste of time and you should not be bothered with "improving" this proportion.
Unit testing.
After I started applying unit testing I found that the code I wrote became better structured. It was then easier to avoid and spot bugs. I spent less time debugging, but more time with writing unit test.
I also think that the time invested in unit tests has a better return of investment then debugging. After a debugging session I just fixed the code. The same bug can appear weeks later and I have to debug again. If I write a unit test the bug is documented as a unit test and later acts as a regression test. If the bug appears again the unit tests reveals this to me.
Unit testing will help as hopefully if you introduce bugs they will break before your production code - well written unit tests will also tell you exactly what broke.
That'll get you most of the way, but for 99.999% of projects you will still need to debug things from time time. The best thing to do here I find is to do 4 things:
Start by writing unit tests, and try to have as high coverage as possible. Someone mentioned TDD, but I would go with BDD.
At the end, you'll most likely spend 80% on debuging complex bugs.
How to spend less time debugging? Write less code.
Seriously, as long as you write code, you'll need to debug it. Unit tests etc help immensely, but don't think you'll ever remove the need for it altogether.
Understand the what and the why before you start writing code. Then use a methodology consistently. Which methodology you choose is not nearly as important as consistent repeated use of the methodology. If you want consistently good results, you need to do consistently good work and having a "method to your madness" is the first step to getting these results. As you identify issues you can adjust your methodology as needed and over time you will improve your development process, and hopefully fewer bugs and more new, meaningful development.
Give your code a careful read before you even compile it. A very careful read for syntax and functionality. It can be surprisingly informative, and is also a good indicator if a section of code is too complicated.
Most answers seem focused on how to reduce the number of problems you have to debug and that is valuable. However, debugging will always be necessary so it is useful to look at ways of getting faster at debugging.
Adding to the comments for Unit Testing but it is only really good if your code has been separated to support it (e.g. MVC). If you can't implement MVC (or similar) (legacy project), unit tests don't work at all for your UI. I would then add automated UI testing (Microsoft Coded UI Tests, WaitN) as this will reduce errors in that portion of your code.
I would also highly recommend running static analysis tools (e.g FxCop/Microsoft Code Analysis, Resharper, JustCode for the MS world). These can find all kinds of common coding problems which can reduce the silly debugging tasks and focus more on debugging business logic.
Make it work, then make it fast, then make it pretty. Most bugs come from early optimizations or re-factoring at lines of code that were totally fine. If you go with object orientation don't repeat yourself, keep it simple and always make sanity checks of value ranges especially if your methods will still work at constraints. It won't help you make less mistakes but it will likely help you to spot bugs faster and therefore debugging takes less time.
I've been given a lot of thought to this problem recently- the simple answer is go read Don Norman's The Design of Everyday Things; Write code like you would design a product.
To paraphrase, good design minimizes error. That means, a few things, most of which you already do (although you may not know exactly why).
-Name functions intuitively. This is formally known as affordance. That is, a button affords to be pressed, a lever affords to be switched, a handle to be pulled, etc.
-Make it hard to write bad code. Check for bad input and throw errors sooner rather than later, use apps hungarian when appropriate, etc. These are called lockout functions.
-Use abstraction where appropriate. Short-term memory is weak.
-Documentation is obviously important, but it is the least effective of making sure code is used properly. In short, well-designed products don't need any documentation. (The most obvious way to see this is looking at bad examples: namely, doors with handles that you're supposed to push.)
-Unit tests. These don't really prevent errors, so much as make it obvious where the bugs are, and provide sanity.
I'm sure I'm missing many more principles, but point is, read up on designing for error.
The best way to decrease debugging, IMO, is by concentrating and slowing down when coding. This forces you to see mistakes you may have made!
While I totally support the unit testing suggested above, TDD or BDD will be of great value as you need to first think about the problem and the solution.
But personally for me, taking a few minutes just to sit quietly and think about the problem and how to approach it and any pro's and cons with each approach, does wonders for my quality of code and helps clear my mind of clutter.
Sometimes a quick scribble on a piece of paper helps you see the larger connected pieces of the puzzle.
I write the worst code when I just dive in head first and pound the keyboard. A little bit of thought and contemplation makes a world of difference.
PS. I mean 5 maybe ten minutes, not hours writing a huge spec.
Some good answers already, just some more food for though in addtion to what others have said.
Learn from your mistakes. Don't keep making the same ones over and over again.
Make sure to cover edge cases when programming - those are places where there are frequently bugs.
Pay attention to the requirement. Even if it works but doesn't do what the requirement specified, that's a bug.
Exception logs can be a real help when something goes wrong six months from now. Be in the habit of recording exceptions.
My two top thoughts are 1) Write better code which will fail when you do something unexpected 2) Become better at debugging
My code is littered with
Whenever i execute that piece of code the exception is thrown which causes the debugger to stop which lets me code in the new features or avoid the conditions rather then get confused about what is happening/have a bug
To become better at debugging mess around with the call stack, breakpoints (with conditions), the immediate window (also known as prompt or repl window), 'watch' variables and whatever else.


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- Find a tree about your size in your yard (Christmas type trees work well).
- String the popcorn, berries, seeds, raisins, and apple pieces onto a thread. This is done by threading a needle with a two-foot long thread, tying a knot at the bottom, then putting the needle through the foods one at a time.
- The two-foot-long threads can be tied together once they have the food on them.
- Go out to the tree and loop the food thread around the branches.
- Many birds will be attracted to your feeder tree.
- In springtime, hang colored string, fabric pieces, and yarns on the tree and watch the birds snatch them up to build their nests. You may even be able to walk around the neighborhood and spot your thread in nests!
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Installing Ubuntu 11.10 on my Asus k53sv.
Just tested the live CD:
- Mousepad two finger scroll working
- FN and F1 to F12 keys working:
- Volume up
- Volume down
- Mute
- Brighter
- Darker
- Calculator
- Blank Screen
- Sleep
- Disconnect Network
- Play/Pause
- Skip Forward
- Skip Backward
- Stop
- WiFi
Not working:
- Optimus Intel/Nvidia swap. DMESG mumbles about Nouveau and DRM... Looking up a solution to pull the Nvidia down and the Intel up on the 11.04 Asus threads.
I think that is it.
Track pad stopped working after sleep. Only happened once.
After install, I've followed this 15 things I did after installing Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, but didn't install Gnome Shell since Unity was all the eye candy I was looking for nor did I install the Proprietary Hardware Drivers. I'll get to that latter.
Fixing Nvidia:
I followed Cusician's thread here for this, but there were some changes and new dependencies.
After instillation, the following text shows:sudo apt-get install git
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bumblebee/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install virtualgl
git clone https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee
cd Bumblebee/
sudo ./install
(Don't install the Bumblebee-ui. It's experimental and doesn't work with the notification area.)===== Installation finished =====
You need to add users which are allowed to use Bumblebee to the group:
sudo usermod -a -G bumblebee username-here
To ensure that drivers and are loaded correctly, you need to reboot.
Programs do not run themselves automatically with Bumblebee. If you would
like to run 'glxgears' with Bumblebee, you have to run the below command:
optirun glxgears
There is also a GUI for Bumblebee written in Python: bumblebee-ui
It can be downloaded from https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bumblebee-ui
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This happens to me so often I've lost track.
I have so many things to do. One thing gets to the frontal lobe (top of the heap, whatever) then something else jumps on top of it before I have a chance to start it. This happens a few times, and so I just tune out and start surfing FailBlog, playing Zynga poker, or something like that.
I've tried writing things down, but it just doesn't quite work. I always seem to fall short of sticking with something long enough to make it a habit.
If you've been there, how did you get out of that loop? How did you finally manage to get methodical about doing your stuff? Heck, how did you get effective at it?
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I am trying to allow all hosts in my subnet to connect to a server I have running in VirtualBox with ssh. I have tried several different methods so far, none of which have made any progress. What I want is to allow all hosts on my subnet to attempt to login without being blocked after an arbitrary number of failed attempts. (As of right now it takes 6 attempts for me to be blocked.) Every method I have found online so far has not worked. Many of them are very similar but I tried them anyway. None of them worked. I am using a NAT network setting. I have port forwarding already set up. What i need to be able to do is allow a user, whether valid or not, to attempt to login as many times as they wish without blocking the IP they are attempting to login from.
When I attempt to login to my virtual system from my host system the IP that gets blocked is 10.0.2.2
When I run ifconfig the ip address that shows is 10.0.2.15/24
I have tried these different methods:
For the /etc/hosts.allow file I have tried
sshd: 10.0.2.
sshd: ALL: 10.0.2.15/24
sshd: 10.0.2.15/24 :ALLOW
For the /etc/hosts.deny file I have tried
sshd: ALL
Can anyone explain to me how to get this to work? Every method I have tried above still blocks me after 6 failed attempts
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Raising our children to be creative go-getters can be challenging, particularly if we do not feel we always embody those traits ourselves.
Last year, Lady Gaga revealed her own brilliant thought experiment she uses to empower herself to write music:
"I wanted to thank Whitney because when I wrote 'Born this Way,' I imagined she was singing it — because I wasn't secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar," Gaga told the crowd at the Staples Center. "So, Whitney, I imagined you were singing 'Born This Way' when I wrote it."
Narratives are powerful, and we have creative control over how we cast ourselves in our lives. If we –or our children- don't feel bold enough to conquer new territory, that aversion alone imposes limits on our achievement. To break the cycle, try to envision the strongest, bravest, and most ambitious person you know, and imagine they fell into your shoes. What steps would they take to get back into a position of privilege?
Tips for creating empowering narratives:
- The next time you are tempted to say "I can't do that…" think of someone who could. How would they go about accomplishing the task? What kind of wisdom or advice might they impart? We must let our kids see us be inspired by the strengths of others, and open to channeling them.
- Show them how. When a child is too nervous to participate in something new, but wants to, set an example by doing it yourself, with enjoyment. Having them just watch is rarely enough; we we have to also create the narrative in which they can identify and feel secure. "I'm going to go down the waterslide first." And then, "Wow, that was fun! This time, want to do it together?" When we have a strong mentor (real or imagined) we can capitalize on their momentum and before we know it, we're doing it ourselves.
- Take some pressure off. If your child is getting frustrated trying to draw something, take a break to look up paintings other artists have done and take note of all the different styles in which something can be drawn. Let them know it takes many hours, days, even years of practice before we are able to achieve proficiency at a new skill, but there are endless ways of doing something well.


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Given an elliptic curve $E/\mathbf{Q}$, when is its period transcendental/algebraic?
On p. 304 of "Contributions to the theory of transcendental numbers" by Gregory Chudnovsky (avalaible from google books) one finds a consequence of Theorem 1.26 which states (even more than) that if $E$ has a complex multiplication in a number field, then any period is transcendental.
You need to assume E defined over the algebraic numbers, or else "the" period makes no sense; and then there are two basic periods, except in the complex multiplication case where the ratio will be algebraic. The first transcendence results were due to Schneider and Baker. These were developed by Coates and Masser. Probably anything you need is in Masser's thesis, which includes results on the quasi-periods too. There are many further results, but I think no real surprises. (Review by Moreno at http://projecteuclid.org/DPubS/Repository/1.0/Disseminate?view=body&id=pdf_1&handle=euclid.bams/1183540631 of Masser's Elliptic Functions and Transcendence.)


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Just 54 days ago, on a dark Sunday night in a small town within Ohio, the epidemic started.
A young woman by the name of Kelly Parr had an untreatable disease that no doctor could completely understand. Just three days after Kelly was admitted, she was pronounced dead from her illness. The day before her funeral was set, her body mysteriously vanished. It was then that humans started being attacked in the middle of the night and given the illness that left Kelly undead.
Nobody was allowed outside after the sunset anymore, for it was much too dangerous. Anyone that did happen to find themselves outside after curfew usually found themselves joining what was now like a cult of beings that were no longer human, but vampire.
The outbreak of Kellys disease, which was soon named Vampirism, spread all across the northern parts of the United States and the southern areas of Canada. You were no longer allowed to leave the country in case you had been infected with Vampirism. North Americans felt trapped, for there was nothing they could do to escape anymore.
The vampires feasted on human blood, and as the humans got smarter, the vampires did as well. Since the humans started to stay inside during the only time that they could attack, the vampires started to attack people while they were in their homes. Its not like the vampires wanted to kill, they just couldnt resist the fresh smell of blood. Not everyone who they bit were infected however, as people with the blood type AB could not be given the disease, meaning that less then 5% of the population was immune.
Now, nearly two months after the epidemic started, only half of the population was still human. The vampires were getting much more aggressive. They wanted blood, and they were willing to risk anything to get it.
1.This RP is rated M for Mature because of Violence, Gore, and some Sexual Content (nothing written in detail, as this is still a teen site and people of all ages may end up reading - however, it will more then likely be mentioned or hinted at, so Im just reminding you.) You must be 15 or older to join this RP.
2.Experienced Only. This includes Miranda_, Singergirl509, Silent_Wolf, Sarah_K_O_M, spirit_queen, and myself. If you arent on that list, then please PM me before you join and, as long as youre over 15, Ill consider you if you are qualified.
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Name: Layla Patrick
Age: 19
Appearance: Dark layered shoulder-length hair, blue eyes, tall, goth.
Vampire/Human: Vampire
Strengths (3): Strong, intelligent, opinionated.
Weaknesses (3): Depressing, sarcastic, cold.
Other: Layla only recently became a vampire and loves almost everything about it. She was already very distant from other people, so shes not very sympathetic towards the humans being attacked. She happens to think that humans are very stupid and she doesnt understand why they try so hard to get away from the vampires, anyway. Layla was bitten while she was pregnant, and she is unsure how this will affect her baby.
Her boyfriend was still out there somewhere as a human living in solitude. She wanted him to join her and the other vampires, but she doubted he would be interested in losing his life to gain immortality. Layla ran over that thought in her mind and believed it to be, on the outside, quite contradictory. Layla didnt believe in live after death and, in many ways, being a vampire was exactly that.
Layla took a deep breath. While every other vampire seemed to be enjoying conversation as they holed up underground, Layla hated it. She didnt want to talk, she didnt want to do anything, and she just felt like sleeping. Sadly for her, she never felt tired enough to sleep, just like she never felt hungry enough to eat. She felt dead; all she felt was a lust for mortal human blood.
Layla quite enjoyed alone time. The quiet was eerie, but calming. Above ground, where the humans lived, there was always a lot of noise during the day. Humans would run around non-stop, then they'd crawl into their homes and retire for the day. There was always a tense feeling when the vampires came to feast - and likely for good reason - and Layla loved that quite tense feeling more then anything. It was the ideal time to attack.
Name: Flynn
Age: 16
Appearance (image/description/both): Dark blonde hair, blue eyes. Average height and build
Vampire/Human: Vampire
Strengths (3): Brave, smart, sense of humour
Weaknesses (3): Impulsive, immature, selfish
Other: Flynn grew up in a children's home. He ran away from it at the age of 12 cuz the new superintendant was a pedophile. He survived on the streets after that, stealing mostly to stay alive. He doesn't trust people very easily, but longed to find a group to belong to. He welcomed becoming a vampire cuz of this, and finally feels at home. Flynn doesn't get on with many people due to the way he thinks and acts; he can also be dangerously impulsive. He loves the thrill of the hunt.
Flynn sat by himself, a little way away from the main body of vampires, in the place that they lived. It was better than where he'd lived as a street child, usually in derelict houses or down alleyways, or in dumpsters. Always with the fear of predators, whether they be human or vampire, infecting both him and the other children who lived rough on the streets. Flynn had always longed for a family, for people with who he could belong to. He had no memory of his parents; his mother had left him at the children's home when he was just a baby.
He had nothing but hatred for his unknown mother; she must surely have hated him, otherwise, why would she have abandoned him? Flynn extended that hatred to the humans he fed on. They were vermin, for nothing better than to feed off. The vampires on the other hand, were family; and family was everything to him now. He'd fight to protect his family, whatever happened.
Name: Terrence Florence
Age: 21
Appearance: Terrence is part Mongonlian, so he has almosnd shaped eyes, a round face, and a slightly tan complexion. His eyes are chocolate brown, and his blak hair is always messy.
Vampire/Human: human
Strengths: brave, loyal, outgoing
Weaknesses: reckless, easily angered/bad tempered, a bit vain
Terrence was lucky and he knew it; he hadn't yet been attacked. as he walked trough the park, he wondered if tonight would be that night whe they came, as he knew they would eventually. He als wondered if vampires really did have unnatural strength, or if they were just humans suspended between life and death. Oh, and he hoped that if he became one, he wouldn't lose his tan. XD
It was nearing night, so Layla prepared to set off in search of human blood. As soon as the sun set, she - along with the other vampires - would go above ground.
Layla looked over at Flynn, "Are you ready? We're approaching evening. The human race is getting smaller; it will be much harder to find our prey."
"Ready for anything," Flynn replied with a shrug. "If it comes down to it, we can always breed humans for feeding." He said things like this often, with a completely straight face so no-one was completely sure whether he was serious or joking.
"Uh, yeah. I suppose we could. Though humans have particularly long pregnancies. I still haven't given birth to my child yet." She paused, "Wait, are you joking or are you serious? Forget it, we don't have time. It's time for us to attack." And so, the vampires went out into the night.
Flynn had grown to love the night, and fear nothing. Now, as a vampire, there was nothing to be afraid of, his life on the streets a distant memory. He liked nothing more than to hunt in a pack with his new family, the vampires.
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Charlotte, NC- Donnie Smith scored a dramatic golden goal in the closing minutes of the second overtime giving the fifth-ranked Charlotte 49ers (5-0-1) a 3-2 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-3-1) before 2,872 people which is the third largest crowd in the program's history. The crowd was the largest to see a regular-season game at Transamerica Field. The 49ers remain undefeated on the season and all four home games this season have gone into double overtime.
"Incredible game of soccer," Charlotte coach Kevin Langan said. "We would take the lead then South Carolina got back in it. Then, we took the lead again and South Carolina tied it again. In the second overtime, Donnie Smith picked the ball up at midfield and drove it down the field and did what he does. He connected on a beautiful left-footed shot that went off the post. This was a game played between two very good teams. We are delighted to get the win."
Smith scored his second goal of the season in dramatic fashion in the 108th minute. Giuseppe Gentile played the ball to Smith at midfield. Smith then drove toward the left corner of the box and blasted a shot from about 18 yards out that banged off the right post into the back of the net.
"You always envision scoring the game-winning goal," Smith said. "On the sideline before the second overtime, I was thinking what I could do to help the team. Giussi gave me a great ball to my left foot. I saw the back stick and hit it as well as I could."
Charlotte scored the game's first goal when Nick Barnhorst connected on a beautiful pass from about 30 yards that drifted toward the far left post. Jennings Rex headed in the cross for his third goal of the season in the 19th minute.
South Carolina quickly tied the score when a Charlotte defender was called for a handball in the box rewarding the Gamecocks with a penalty kick. Bradlee Baladez converted on the penalty kick just 27 seconds after Rex's goal tying the score at 1.
Charlotte regained the lead with a dramatic goal when a shot by Isaac Caughran was headed out by a South Carolina defender. Anthony Perez ran on to the clear out and blasted the ball from about 10 yards out into the back of the net near the left post in the 67th minute. Perez's goal was the first of his career.
South Carolina tied the score at two when Braeden Troyer took a shot from the top of the box that was blocked by a Charlotte defender. Baladez corralled the rebound and put the ball into the lower left corner of the goal from five yards out in the 75th minute.
In the first overtime Charlotte goalkeeper Klay Davis made two spectacular saves keeping the game tied. Davis finished the game with four saves.
"Klay is playing really well," Langan said. "He is catching crosses and dictating the tempo of the game. Tonight, he came up big for us in overtime."
Charlotte finished the game with a 21-11 advantage in shots and a 12-5 advantage in corner kicks. Gentile and Rex led the 49ers with five shots apiece. Smith recorded three shots. Caughran, Tyler Gibson and Aidan Kirkbride tallied two shots apiece.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thoughts become things. That's the message of "Rise of the Guardians," a charming if slightly dark and cobwebbed animated feature about how believing in something makes it real, or real enough.
That theme is a bit of storytelling DNA that the movie, loosely based on William Joyce's picture books "The Guardians of Childhood," cribs from both "Peter Pan" and "The Velveteen Rabbit." It's hardly grand larceny. The idea is an old one, yet "Rise of the Guardians" takes it and makes it its own. It's a lovely and original tale.
The question of what's real or not here revolves around a group of venerable protective spirits called the Guardians: Santa Claus, known as North (Alec Baldwin); the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman); the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher); and the Sandman, who never speaks. Collectively, they are what gets those of us of a certain age through the night.
The arrival of a young fifth spirit, Jack Frost (Chris Pine), sets the story in motion. Or rather, the arrival of the Bogeyman, known as Pitch Black (Jude Law), does.
Pitch is the bringer of nightmares. His resurgence, after years of being held at bay by the Guardians, mobilizes the film's heroes, who must accept the help of the untested and somewhat irresponsible Jack, whose only powers don't seem terribly useful in banishing evil. Jack can induce snow days with a wave of his wooden staff, whose touch covers the world with a cascading craquelure of ice. (The animated frost is the most beautiful element of this 3-D movie, which otherwise is a little cold, emotionally, for my taste.)
In addition to the showdown between the Guardians and Pitch -- who's startlingly scary, especially for younger children -- there's another conflict. Few kids actually believe in Jack Frost, other than as a quaint metaphor for cold weather.
The drama revolves around this problem. As Pitch becomes more powerful, more and more kids start believing in their nightmares and fewer and fewer in the Guardians, who at times resemble a junior Justice League, doing battle against Doctor Destiny.
Except one little boy, Jamie (Dakota Goyo), refuses to give up his beliefs. He alone can see Jack, probably as a result of a sledding accident that Jack inadvertently caused at the beginning of the film. It's this power of Jamie's belief that makes Jack, and the other Guardians, real again.
That's a sweet thought, and the story, by Pulitzer-winning playwright and screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire ("Rabbit Hole") spins it out with magic and dark delight. It might sound fluffy, but it's not. Like fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, parts of "Rise of the Guardians" cast strong shadows.
But there are laughs, too. Baldwin, who does a surprisingly credible Russian accent, makes an appealing, if unusually unjolly, Santa, with Jackman's Aussie-accented, boomerang-wielding Easter Bunny providing much of the comic relief.
It might not have been on your Christmas list, but with its fresh take on the power of myths, "Rise of the Guardians" is one present you won't want to return.
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When the first big international chess tournament was held in Moscow back in 1925, the pick of the world's players took part. This provided Soviet scientists with an interesting opportunity to discover whether there was something physically and mentally peculiar about the players of this game, so loved the world over.
At long last, we learned of their decision. After due deliberation, they issued their diagnosis. They reported the surprising news: chess players are... normal.
So far as I know, no further experiments of this nature have been conducted!
NOBODY Keeps Cool
I am neither scientist nor doctor, but I can say with absolute certainty that not a single player can keep perfectly cool at the chessboard.
The truth is that every player is an actor to a certain degree and skillfully hides his feelings. You may believe that Petrosian, Botvinnik, Tal and others play with Olympian calmness if you like, but that would be wrong. Of course, they do have a better grip on their nerves than many others, but when success begins to slip from their grasp, you may notice their ears grow red.
The beating of a chess player's heart depends greatly on what is happening on the board!
I am sure what many, if not all my readers would like to become world champion some day. I can tell you what to do to achieve the ambition, even though I have never been world champion myself-much as I have wanted to be.
Start at Ten
When is the best time to begin playing chess? Chess, like love, is infectious at any age. Alekhine, perhaps the greatest player of all time, first took up the game at the age of seven and was already a master when he reached 16. Reshevsky, the American grandmaster, gave performances of simultaneous play in many European capitols from the ages of seven to nine. Some malicious tongues claim that Reshevsky played better as a child than he does today!
Capablanca first fingered a pawn when he was only four years old. Tal became champion of the USSR at the age of 20.
It seems to me that the best time to take up chess is at about age ten. One should bear in mind, however, that a child may become much too engrossed in chess, as in any other game. It is up to parents to see that the passion does no harm.
Why Soviet Players Excel
Abroad, we are often asked about the secret of our success and how the USSR finds its fresh talent.
Of course, our only "secret" is that the USSR attaches considerable importance to the education of the younger generation. Spasskys and Tals do not drop from the heavens: we have to educate them.
But let us presume that you are already a first-class chess player and are on your way up the ladder to the world championship. What sort of regimen should you have?
Guard Your Health
The world's leading players, the grandmasters of the USSR, look after their health and playing form very carefully. Of our 19 grandmasters, only five are smokers. Smyslov and Botvinnik are arch enemies of tobacco. Among our grandmasters there are quite a few who in the past smoked a lot, but then realized that it was harmful and dropped the habit.
Following the temporary loss of the world championship title, Alekhine quit smoking and drinking coffee and wine. Instead, he began drinking so much milk that one press report said that he was traveling from place to place with his own cow.
Results? The Alekhine who arrived in Holland in 1937 for the return match was an entirely different man, confident and bursting with health. He easily beat Euwe to regain the world crown.
Physical Exercise and Diet
All the best Soviet players engage in some sport. Botvinnik and Smyslov go in for gymnastics and skiing. Spassky and Keres play tennis, while Geller likes basketball.
Botvinnik has been doing his daily dozen since childhood. He takes a two-hour walk every day. He ponders long over the board during a game and rarely leaves the chessboard. His routine extends to eating a piece of chocolate at a specified time and drinking a cup of tea with lemon after two and a half hours of play.
Bronstein's Lemon Juice
Speaking of lemons, in 1954, during the USSR-USA match, the New York Times informed its readers about Bronstein's thirst during play at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Bronstein had asked for a glass of lemon juice and an American onlooker tried to correct him, "You mean lemonade?"
No. Bronstein insisted on lemon juice, and nine big lemons were squeezed to fill up his glass. The man from Moscow put that drink down to the last drop!
This incident is easily explained. As a rule, our chess players are accompanied by a doctor. The doctor with Bronstein at the time had noticed that he was getting tired and so advised him to drink some lemon juice as a tonic.
Drink lemon juice and play like Bronstein (he won all four of his games in the match), but I would not advise you to try stronger "refreshments".
Coffee and Alcohol
In many western countries there are physicians who claim the coffee is good for the health, that it is a good stimulant. I, too, was once a coffee drinker, but lately, I have come to the conclusion that a large quantity of coffee, particularly at night, is harmful. It leads to troubled sleep.
Need I add that Lasker, Capablanca, Euwe, Botvinnik and Smyslov-not one of them-never touch strong spirits? Every person has his habits, but if he takes hold of himself he can shake off any addiction.
Fish Instead of Meat
When a chess player is faring well in a tournament, people sometimes wonder what his diet is like. I remember asking Smyslov's wife at a time when he was defeating Botvinnik in 1957, "What are you feeding Vasya that makes him play well enough to beat Botvinnik?"
Her answer came only toward the end of the match, "Most of all, I feed him codfish."
So there you have it, dear readers, try out Smyslov's recipe and eat cod. It is a cheap fish, but very nutritious, and it will help you to become a champion.
(Abridged and altered text from Chess, No. 443-14, Oct. 1963. pp. 400-401)
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Renewable energy technologies include all solar-based energies such as photovoltaics, thermal heating and cooling, wind, biomass and hydro, to name a few. Other utilization possibilities of this principle source of energy are in passive building design and energy efficiency.
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SESSA was founded in 1964 and is one of 50 National Sections of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). ISES is regarded as the premier body in solar energy with members in over 100 countries. SESSA is the duly appointed African office of ISES.
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Osteoporosis Health Center
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis
|Generic Name
|Brand Name
|Actonel, Atelvia
|zoledronic acid
You take most bisphosphonates by mouth-every day, once or twice a week, or even once a month. Zoledronic acid is given intravenously (IV), usually only once each year. One form of ibandronate is also given intravenously, usually every 3 months.
How It Works
Bisphosphonates are antiresorptive medicines, which means they slow or stop the natural process that dissolves bone tissue, resulting in maintained or increased bone density and strength. This may prevent the development of osteoporosis. If osteoporosis already has developed, slowing the rate of bone thinning reduces the risk of broken bones.
Bisphosphonates may be taken by men or women.
Why It Is Used
Bisphosphonates are commonly used for the prevention and treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
Bisphosphonates are also used to treat other bone diseases such as Paget's disease.
How Well It Works
Studies show that bisphosphonates increase bone thickness and may lower the risk of fractures.1
Side Effects
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
- Usually the benefits of the medicine are more important than any minor side effects.
- Side effects may go away after you take the medicine for a while.
- If side effects still bother you and you wonder if you should keep taking the medicine, call your doctor. He or she may be able to lower your dose or change your medicine. Do not suddenly quit taking your medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Call911or other emergency services right away if you have:
- Trouble breathing.
- Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor if you are taking bisphosphonates by mouth and you have:
- Hives.
- Trouble swallowing (dysphagia).
- Muscle pain or cramps.
- Stomach pain.
Call your doctor if you are taking intravenous (IV) bisphosphonates and you have:
- Hives.
- Blood in the urine.
- Dizziness.
- Unusual tiredness or weakness.
- Muscle pain or cramps.
Common side effects of this medicine include:
- Heartburn and irritation of the tube that connects the throat to the stomach (esophagus), if you are taking bisphosphonate pills. These side effects can usually be avoided by following the instructions for taking your medicine.
- Headache; constipation, diarrhea, and passing gas; and muscle and joint pain, if you are taking intravenous (IV) bisphosphonate shots.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
Bisphosphonates are not usually recommended for people with severe kidney disease. Your doctor will test your kidney function before prescribing bisphosphonates, especially if you are considering zoledronic acid (Reclast).
If you are considering a bisphosphonate that is taken by mouth, be sure to tell your doctor if you have ever had serious heartburn or problems with your esophagus (the tube that connects your throat to your stomach).
For the best results and to reduce the risk of irritation to your esophagus if you take bisphosphonates by mouth:
- Most of these medicines should be taken in the morning with a full glass of water at least 30 minutes before eating a meal, drinking a beverage, or taking any other medicine. If your doctor prescribes the form of risedronate called Atelvia, take it right after breakfast with a glass of water.
- Sit or stand (don't lie down) for at least 30 minutes after taking a bisphosphonate. This helps prevent heartburn.
- Do not take a bisphosphonate late in the day if you forgot to take it in the morning.
Tell your doctor if you notice any new or increasing problems with swallowing. Problems could include feeling pain when you swallow or feeling like you have a lump or sore in your throat.
Tell your doctor if you notice pain in your thigh or groin. Some research suggests that taking bisphosphonates for a long time may slightly increase the risk of breaking the thigh bone.
Serious problems with bone healing, particularly after dental surgery, have been found in some people who are taking bisphosphonates.2 If you are taking bisphosphonates and need dental surgery, talk with your doctor.
It is not clear how long you should take bisphosphonates. Experts have suggested that taking bisphosphonates for 3 to 5 years may be enough if you are at low risk of fractures. Talk to your doctor about how long you should take these medicines.
If you are taking bisphosphonates, your doctor may also recommend that you take calcium and vitamin D supplements. But calcium supplements may interfere with your body's ability to absorb bisphosphonates, so take your bisphosphonate and your calcium supplement at least half an hour apart.
Taking medicine
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Advice for women
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
Drugs for postmenopausal osteoporosis (2011). Treatment Guidelines From The Medical Letter, 9(111): 67-74.
Woo S-B, et al. (2006). Systematic review: Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw. Annals of Internal Medicine, 144(10): 753-761.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerKathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerCarla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Geriatric Medicine
Current as ofNovember 14, 2014
WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise


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Indoor/Outdoor Officially Licensed NFL Team Buntings (28 Teams Available) for $24.95 + free shipping
coupon code: PLAYOFFWOOT
Because nothing's worse than black market buntings.
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admit it you thought the thumbnail showed 2 colorful menorahs too.
I thought Bunting was a baseball thing....
coupla bucks cheaper than the best price on amazon. ($22.95 + $4.25 shipping)
At least $14 better than most sellers on amazon, in fact. ($35.95 + $4 S&H)
Don't you know hockey is back?!?!?
Hello, this is Jamie from Fans With Pride. I'm here to answer any questions you have about this deal. This is the best price anywhere online for these high-quality buntings. With the playoffs in full swing, we wanted to bring the Woot community a deal that was better than any others we could find online on comparable NFL gear.
The free shipping counts for your whole order if you wish to purchase anything else. If you have any specific questions about the product, I'll be checking in all day.
@fanswithpride: Jamie: your deal may be the low hanging offer with negative votes today, but fortunately for your org. the voting rarely translates to number of sales. thanks for being proactive and stopping by to answer questions; this site could use more vendors like you. hope y'all sell some product today.
Whats are the measurements? I would love to Hang this 49ers Before my Super Bowl Party!
@locolive: It's approximately 51"x27"...not too big but not too small!
@fanswithpride: Thanks Buying one Now!!!
@pinchecat: Thanks for the kind words. It's playoff time so I'm sure we'll see some big football fans come through today!
No Titans? Well no sale then.........
I mean I know they sucked this year, but I still love them....
@hall45rox: LOL But they have the KC Chiefs which was (I believe) the worst record team this season.
@hall45rox: No Texans either. Must be a AFC south thing
Jamie....Why is the 49ers Logo crooked? Have you heard of Photoshop?
@mkentosh: We display pictures our team has taken of each of the products. Rest assured, the logos are not crooked on these buntings!
Voted up because I love it when a sponsored seller makes an effort to engage the Woot community. That's awesome.
@trypsin: thanks! The woot community is a great one!
@fanswithpride: But if it's taken of the product and the picture shows it's crooked. Then it is crooked, right?
Bengals and Chargers also look really crooked.
But as other poster said. It's great when a seller is here to respond.
Why so many down votes, jeesh. I'm a Patriots fan and even I could see through my misery that this is a nice deal being offered (if you're into that sort of thing) and upvoted. However, if I see any Ravens buntings around town they will be receiving no mercy.
@fanswithpride: Are you saying you don't believe the photo of the SF item shows a crooked logo? The logo looks crooked in the Niners and Chargers photo to me. I would NOT be happy if mine showed up like that.
Someone please explain this:
Nice! Just got me a RAVENS bunting... Hey diddle diddle, Ray Rice, up the middle! CAW CAW!
@belowi: It's a small ceramic decorative piece. They are great for ornaments, or to compliment a gameday food spread.
@apollo1man: @kurtvan: I appreciate the concern. They do appear a bit crooked on the site. I've seen these buntings in person, and none of them are actually crooked once they are spread and hung. To the best of my knowledge, we've never heard a complaint they are crooked from those who have purchased in the past. It is likely due to a quick photo snapped of each product, as our photography team has 10k+ products to photograph.


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Sources: Reuters, Guardian
quote: When such trade deals and treaties are implemented, how much weight is given to the opinions of advocates of civil rights, consumers, laborers, privacy experts, environmentalists, etc? I bet there's not much! Primary importance would be given to the interests of CEO's, industry leaders, large investors, and politicians.
quote: Since when did trade agreements have civil rights, laborers and privacy in there?
quote: The deal makers mostly focus on money while ignoring anything else.


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DS3 is going to be terrible. Universal ammo, what is this Gears of war?
DS3 is going to be terrible. Universal ammo, what is this Gears of war?
Has anybody played DS1 on a console in the last couple of months? I'm going back through the game and I'm finding a lot of things that are just plain awful. Many shadows look pixelated and a few of the sound effects, such as foot stomps or inanimate objects moving around, are heavily compressed--they sound like they're coming out of a Sega Genesis sound chip. I've sifted through other forums online and found not many discussions on these issues. Part of the problem is that these lower-quality aspects are hidden away in areas or situations that are not encountered often, so it's very easy for someone to either gloss over them or never encounter them at all (like I did apparently back in 2008).
A few rough shadows are not a big deal, but in a game that heavily depends on atmosphere and presentation, it's a little jarring to pick up an item and see Atari outlines.
And that's not even the worst of it. Sometimes when the game casts Isaac's shadow against a wall for dramatic effect, I can't even identify the figure as representing a human being. I really do not remember this game ever looking this awful. It's like looking at a reprint of the Mona Lisa you've had on your wall for 5 years and noticing a doodoo smear on the corner of it for the first time.
Nostalgia goggles. I never bought into the hype around that game anyway. Played maybe a third of it and was like meh, time for something else.
It's not even a matter of nostalgia. I can't find a review at the time of release that mentions these issues. Most discussion threads at the time do not mention them either. I've googled "shadow pixelation" and "audio compression" in Dead Space 1, and each topic brings maybe 2 or 3 results at best. It's as if these issues went completely under the radar.
They probably weren't as noticeable then because it was a more common problem at the time. Plus the few people who mentioned the problem were likely pressured to shut up about it. You know, denounced as trolls and such.
Odd, I played these games to completion for the first time a few months ago and didn't pick up on any of that. If I weren't on my phone, I'd go into detail about what I liked and disliked with them, but I'll say they were both pretty great experiences - fantastic when compared to RE.
RE4 > Dead Space 2 > RE5 > Dead Space
I've been itching to replay DS.
I haven't played DS1 since I got the full 1000G, but I remember playing Impossible and noticing how the Necromorph textures are diabolical compared to the human ones. The worst offender is easily the pregnant ones. Next time you dismember one, just kick the body around for a bit, and you'll see some horrendeous low res textures that have been stretched to fit around the belly and armpits. So glad they fixed that for DS2.
As for the shadows, the PS3 has always had a hard time processing them, and they've always been a bit blocky and odd on the 360. It's not really confined to the Dead Space. You can pick just about any game from that year and all the shadows suffer from the same problems. Perfect example, Modern Warfare's Iraq levels.
Yeah, that's pretty true. I just always had this idea of the game being visually stunning, and then I put the thing in again and ass is all over the walls. My entire memory of the game was completely wrong. I attribute it to me not really giving a fuck about these things when the game was released--I didn't have an appreciation for details.Originally Posted by Stevil
The sound compression is what throws me for a loop though. The guns sound fine, but then I do a stomp on an empty floor and I can hear a distinct and muffled crunching noise at the very end of it. It's as though the sound file has been put through the wringer with the lowest quality codec possible.
So were they're any non gamers present in the room, when you actually decided to google "Shadow Pixelation"? Did you have to explain all of why you were searching it?
I answer to no one for my Google searches.
Not even yourself? And what's wrong with searching "Shadow Pixelation" that's just gibberish to uniformed people and 12 year olds
I'm playing the demo right now. The human AI are stupid as fuck. I've been crouched behind cover for about 5 minutes now, and they just stand right in the open shooting at me the entire time. They never take cover (even when I shoot at them), they never move around, and they never think to flank me.
There is no cover system in this game. There is a "crouch behind object" system, but to call it a "cover system" would be very generous. I was expecting a lock-on cover system where you could peer over or around objects and corners, but you can only uncrouch from behind boxes. It's also very easy to slip out of "cover," even when you're not trying. You can still be hit while in "cover" too.
Universal ammo sucks. The ugly ass shadows still haunt Isaac (though I'm sure that this isn't the case in the PC version). Sometimes when I walk through a large amount of snow, it looks like I'm walking through a bubble bath (this is most noticeable after the QTE with the truck). I do not like that they got rid of the store as it has been in the last two games. The enemies are pretty boring so far, consisting of necromorphs covered in snow. Closet scares from under the snow are whatever. Weapon crafting seems overly complicated.
It's ok. It's not great, but it's not terrible either. Some of these technical issues may be fixed in the final release, but I'm not holding my breath. This demo is better than all of Resident Evil 6 at least. It is a little boring, but it's definitely better than RE6 (as low as a bar as that may be).
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I finally found some AI towards the end of the demo that get into cover. What a rare feat. They still don't move or flank around though. I'm assuming that they got into cover only because the programmers gave them that specific instruction for this particular set piece. Whenever they're out in the wild (like when you save them from oncoming necromorphs), they stand around light lightpoles waiting to get nailed.
Also, subliminality isn't a real word. I used it to distract you from the fact that I have nothing constructive to say about Dead Space. Wait it won't work now that I told you about it. Fuck! Next thing I know you're gonna look on my memory card and tell me I've been playing Castlevania! Game over man! GAME OVER
That's funny considering we've had flanking AI since F.E.A.R.
It's like they're there to just get slaughtered by the necromorphs. I decided to save them and shoot the necromorphs first just to see how they'd react, and they were totally unprepared for that scenario.
"Whoa, what the fuck? We're still alive? How the hell...? So uh, shit, what do we do now?"
Maybe it's different in the final game. Though with that said, showing a rough draft of the game that makes it look stupid doesn't seem like a sound business strategy. Any interest I had in the game has been neutralized after playing this demo. It was ok, but not $60-ok.
And I want the old store back.


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FORT RILEY, Kan. (WIBW) -- An awards ceremony that's been years in the making has reunited current Fort Riley soldiers with those who went before them in combat.
After nearly 43 years, several Vietnam veterans were honored for their bravery Friday, decades after achieving success on the battlefield.
Four veterans from 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, finally received their Silver Stars Friday morning on Fort Riley's Custer Hill. One veteran of the 16th Infantry was also awarded a Bronze Star for Valor.
The awards for heroism stem from a battle that took place August 12, 1969 in Quan Loi, South Vietnam. During the battle, soldiers with the Alpha and Bandido Charlie companies of the 16th Infantry Regiment, plus Delta company, 5/7th Cavalry from the 1st Air Cavalry Division to the rubber plantation West of Quan Loi.
Two regiments with the North Vietnamese Army were waiting, dug in with anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons. The ensuing 11 hour battle was carried out without any supporting air, artillery, or gunship assets allowed. At the end of the day, the Vietnamese soldiers were driven from the field, back to their Cambodian safe haven.
"We had reports that the North Vietnamese were active near the Cambodian border and we went up to intercept them... They ambushed us. A lot of people were shooting at us with RPGs and AK-47s and just so much fire power-I'd never seen so much. I got shot a couple of times and hit with an RPG and they finally airlifted me out...We had two companies and between all of us, we had about 68 casualties but I don't know how many of the enemy soldiers died. We couldn't get air support or artillery support because we were fighting under the canopies of rubber trees and we couldn't call in fire so that was a big hindrance to us but we just kept shooting and returning fire. We overcame the North Vietnamese soldiers and they're very good soldiers," said Al Herrera, a veteran who fought in the battle.
"A force of about 300 U.S. soldiers were attacked by enemy forces of between 600-800 soldiers. The action took place over almost the entire day. They were in direct fire for 11 hours. At the end of the day, they held their ground. The enemy elements withdrew," added Lieutenant Colonel James Smith, the current commander of 1st Battalion,16th Infantry
Until now, many heroic actions from that day went unrecognized.
"Our Army during the Vietnam years was primarily a draft Army. Most of the soldiers involved were not career soldiers so a lot of them excited the service when they got home from Vietnam," Smith explained.
"When we left Vietnam in 1969, we dispersed and never saw each other again until 2003- we didn't even know each other existed until then," Herrera told WIBW.
It was then that their former battalion commander and company commander decided it was time their former soldiers were awarded for their courage that day. They worked for years to make it happen, doing research, collecting evidence and interviews and contacting legislators and Army officials.
"They took witness accounts, took statements and they continued to work with the Department of Army and the Secretary of the Army recently approved these awards," Lieutenant Colonel Smith said.
"I've never forgotten that day. It had such an impact on my life. I can say that all of the soldiers did great on that day. And today, I'm glad that I'm here. I'm proud that I am here. They're great folks- today and they were then," Herrera revealed, his Silver Star proudly on his lapel.
The Vietnam veterans from 1-16 Infantry were awarded medals alongside Sergeant Brian Jergens, a wounded veteran from the regiment's recent deployment to Afghanistan. Jergens received several awards for his service, including a Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge and the Army Commendation Medal. He lost his legs and suffered a traumatic brain injury in an IED attack last year.
"Throughout our history, we have had great citizens who have taken the challenge of serving and defending their nation. Today, we have two generations that were tying together with this ceremony, recognizing them for their heroic actions in their service so it's a great day. It's a great day for the 1st Battalion. It's a great day for the Big Red One division and it's a great day for our Army," LTC Smith said.


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