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HARROGATE, Tenn. – Led by the junior trio of Sierra Simpson, Lesley Woods and Jasmine Franklin, sixth-seeded Anderson University women's basketball upset No. 3 seed Lincoln Memorial and advanced to the semifinals of the 2014 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament with a 71-64 overtime victory, Wednesday evening at Tex Turner Arena.
The win places the Trojans into the semifinals of the annual postseason tournament for the second-straight season, after winning the conference tournament a season ago. AU has now won four-straight conference tournament games, moving to 16-13 on the season. Lincoln Memorial, which entered the quarterfinals as the No. 9 team in the latest Southeast Region poll released on Wednesday, likely ends its season with a 16-11 record.
Simpson eclipsed the 20-point mark for the first time in her career, scoring 20 points with seven rebounds in a career-high 43 minutes of action. The 5-foot-6 guard was 6-of-11 from the field, including a perfect 8-for-8 performance from the free throw line, while posting five assists. Woods buried four 3-pointers en route to 14 points with five assists and five rebounds. Franklin, who came off the bench in the first period, dropped in 13 points.
The Trojans won the battle of the boards, 43-33, as SAC All-Freshman honoree Alexis Dillard grabbed a game-high nine rebounds with seven coming on the defensive side. Lincoln Memorial, which led the SAC in total rebounds in conference contests this season, finished the game well below its league average of 43.7.
"I'm so proud of our effort tonight, this was a tremendous win on the road," Anderson head coach Jimmy Garrity said. "I was really happy with our defensive effort, especially on the boards. To out-rebound LMU by 10 and only give up five second-chance points was big. The players followed the game plan perfectly. Our post players did a great job against their posts and Sierra did a great job leading us on the floor."
LMU recorded four players in double figures as starters Samantha Satterlee and Aisjah Roan totaled 15 points apiece, while Britney Guy and Katrina Ottesen, who came off the bench, tallied 12 points and 10 points, respectively. Forward MaRanda Boddie pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
Cold-shooting by the Lady Railsplitters in the first half proved to be the difference as LMU posted a 0-for-7 mark from behind the 3-point line in the opening 20 minutes. The Trojans took advantage of the misfires and shot 46.2 percent (12-for-26) from the field, including a 4-for-9 mark from behind the arc in the first period.
Anderson came out firing in the opening four minutes of play, taking a 10-2 lead to begin the game as the spurt was capped off by 3-pointers from Woods and freshman Heather Jankowy. The Trojans maintained their lead for the entire period, taking their largest advantage of 11 when sophomore Madison Floyd joined Woods and Jankowy as Trojans with treys for the game, putting Anderson ahead, 29-18, with 1:50 remaining in the half.
A free throw shot by Roan would make the score 29-19 as the teams went into halftime. The 19 points by LMU marked the second time this season the Trojans have kept an opponent under 20 points for a half, after holding Newberry to just 18 points on Dec. 7.
The visitors began the second half just as quickly as they did in the first one. After LMU brought the score within 10 at 31-21, AU began an 8-0 run, highlighted by Jankowy's final 3-pointer of the night, as she finished her first conference tournament game of her career with six points. Sandwiched around the Jankowy trey was five points from Franklin, knocking down two jumpers to begin and close the run. After Guy snapped the run with a jumper, Franklin answered right back and evened Anderson's largest lead of 18 at 41-25 with 12:30 remaining.
Despite the near-20 point advantage, LMU began to slowly chip into its deficit. The Lady Railsplitters began an 11-0 run, headlined by a 3-pointer from Ottesen, bringing the score to 41-34. Following a Simpson lay-in, Satterlee added another 3-pointer, bringing the home side within six points.
LMU continued its late comeback and eventually drew the score even at 51-51 with 1:36 remaining when Satterlee recorded a lay-in. Following the basket, the Trojans were sent to the line four times with just over a minute remaining as Simpson and Floyd made two free throws a piece in the span, giving AU a three-point lead with 22 seconds remaining.
On Lincoln Memorial's final possession, it looked for its hot-shooter in Ottesen, who knocked in a long-range jumper to even the score at 55-55 with 14 ticks left. Anderson was unable to find a game-winner in the final possession of regulation as Franklin missed a lay-in at the buzzer.
Woods kicked off the final five minutes with a 3-pointer, but Guy immediately answered with a trey of her own, pushing the score even at 58-58. After the teams traded baskets with the tally moving to 64-64, the Trojans went on a 7-0 run to close the door on the Lady Railsplitters. Anderson was a perfect 6-for-6 in the final 1:30 from the free throw line, as the clutch foul shooting surrounded an essential and the final 3-pointer by Woods on the night to seal the road victory.
"We showed a lot of toughness in overtime, especially stepping into two charges," Garrity said. "Our execution and free throw shooting in the overtime period was really good."
The Trojans closed the contest 16-for-20 from the charity stripe, marking the ninth-straight game with a free throw percentage over 70 percent.
Anderson continues its tournament run on Saturday when it squares off with second-seeded Wingate, which eliminated No. 7 seed Newberry, 78-52, Wednesday evening. The semifinal matchup from Furman's Timmons Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m.

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AUGUSTA Ga. – Despite junior Karen Ching posting wins in both the singles and doubles round, Anderson University women's tennis dropped to GRU Augusta, 6-3, in nonconference action Friday afternoon at the Newman Tennis Courts.
The setback moves the Trojans to a 4-5 mark, while the Jaguars earn their eighth win of the season, improving to 8-4.
Anderson began the afternoon capturing one of the three doubles matches as Ching and senior Avery Owens cruised to an 8-3 win over GRU Augusta's tandem of Aida Castany and Marie Vin at the No. 1 position. The win was the duo's fifth of the year.
Facing the 2-1 deficit heading into the singles round, Ching continued her winning trend with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Castany at No. 1. Freshman Rebecca Bruning improved her singles mark to 7-1 for the year with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Gisela Font at the No. 3 spot. With the victory, Bruning has now won five straight singles matches as has not dropped a set in over a month.
In the other four singles matches, the Jaguars captured straight-set victories, clinching the nonconference win.
The Trojans look to find the winning track when they visit South Atlantic Conference newcomer Queens on Tuesday. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.


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Situated on a limestone plateau in south Bali, high on the Bukit Peninsula, 300 meters above Bali's shoreline, is the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park that offers a grand view on Jimbaran Bay and Kuta to the west, and Tanjung Benoa and Sanur to the east with the imposing Mount Agung and Mount Batur as its background.
Focal point of this Cultural Park is the magnificent Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue, that will reach a total height of 126 meters, weighing 3,000 tons, that will be taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York.
The statue depicts Lord Vishnu mounting the mythical Garuda bird, as manifestation of the conscience of Amerta, the Perennial Goodness.
At present, the 23 meters high head and torso of Lord Vishnu already stands in place. Still in construction is the giant Garuda Bird. When completed, both the head and torso of Lord Vishnu will be placed on the Garuda bird, which together will reach 75 meters high with the Garuda wings spanning 64 meters wide. The entire statue will then be placed on top of a 60 meters pedestal, so that the total structure will stand 126 meters high. The statue's structure is made of copper, brass, steel, with gold mosaic placed on specified parts.
This incredible monument will then be visible from a 20 Km distance, and can be clearly viewed from Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua, Uluwatu and Tanah Lot. Visitors will be able to ascend inside the statue to its chest level. From that height, visitors will look down upon the most panoramic view of the fabled island of Bali.
Unfortunately, work on the statue had stalled 16 years, but will now finally be resumed, which will take three years to complete, said I Nyoman Nuarta, Indonesia's maestro sculptor and creator of this iconic statue. Having been postponed since 1997, this monument is projected to become an exceptional landmark for Indonesia's tourism in this modern age.
Conceptionalized by sculptor I Nyoman Nuarta, actual work on the statue is, nonetheless, not undertaken in Bali, but in the artist'sworkshop, NuArt Studio, in the mountain town of Bandung in West Java, involving many artists and experts from various fields .
Born in Tabanan, Bali, in 1951, I Nyoman Nuarta is one of the Indonesia's outstanding pioneers in the new visual art movement since 1976. While still at college, in 1979 Nyoman Nuarta already won Indonesia's Independence Declarators Statue Competition. Until this day, Nuarta has created over a hundred statues which all reflect modern art in sculpture which follows the naturalistic style. Most of his statues are made of copper and brass.
At the moment, about 200 workers are working in NuArt Studio in the construction of this magnificent statue. Upon completion, the statue will be sent in parts from Bandung to Bali to be reassembled on the site at the Bukit Peninsula.
As many as 13 modules of the project are currently being transported, which are expected to reach Bali late July or early August 2013. The process of reassembling will cost around IDR157 billions, even more expensive than the work on the statue itself which took IDR150 billion. It will take about 400 huge trucks to transport parts of the 3,000 tons statue from Bandung to the site in Bali. Modules will be transported in stages over the course of three years.
The Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue and park was initiated by members of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Foundation, a group of influential people, that include Joop Ave, then Minister for Tourism and Telecommunications , IB Sudjana, Minister for Mining and Energy, I Made Mangku Pastika,current Governor of Bali, sculptor I Nyoman Nuarta, and a number of businessmen.
Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park
Meanwhile, the extensive Cultural Park where the statue stands is already operating in full swing. It is a favorite venue for large convention dinners and functions able to seat hundreds of delegates, as well as stage star-studded concerts that attract the public by the thousands. Among which was the band Iron Maiden that drew crowds and tourists from throughout Bali.
GWK Cultural Park covers more than 240 hectares of land that was once an abandoned and unproductive limestone quarry. The GKW Cultural Park is already an attraction for both local and foreign visitors, the Lotus Pond surrounded by gigantic pillars seats 7,500 persons. The Street Theater where fashions shows and parades are held packs 2,500, the Amphitheater seats 800, and there is also the 200 square meters Exhibition area, and the Indraloka Garden, which is a favorite for weddings and dinners. There are Balinese dances daily, Indonesian cultural performances and other activities.
In the Park is the Jendela Bali Resto, which offers a fantastic view on Bali's south coast, especially for romantic evening dining and delectable Bali cuisine. The restaurant is also open for lunch.
Since the Park is so extensive there are fun rides available on Segway 2 wheeled vehicles that can take you around the park. The GWK Cultural Park is open from 8.0 am to 10 pm. Entry is Rp. 80, 000 for foreigners, and Rp. 40,000 for Indonesian nationals, with special discounts for Indonesian children at Rp. 30,000.
For more information on the GWK Park, please log on to their official website: http://gwk-culturalpark.com/
As a favorite tourist destination, the whole Bukit Peninsula area was popularized by surfers. There are still numerous small, cheap bungalows close to the main surf points at Uluwatu, Padang-Padang, Bingin and Suluban. The area has more recently sprouted an impressive collection of high-end villas and resorts as well. Considering its proximity to the tourists' hub of Kuta and the capital Denpasar, you can also choose to stay in those two areas.
Here are some of the accommodation options available around Garuda Wisnu Kencana area:
• Pat Mase Villas HotelJl. Karang Mas Sejahtera No 88B, Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
• Gending Kedis Luxury Villas HotelJl. KarangMas Sejahter 100Y, Jimbaran Bay, Bali, Indonesia
• Bali Baliku Luxury VillaJl. Bukit Permai No. 5A Jimbaran Indonesia Po. Box 3022, Jimbaran, Bali
• Udayana Kingfisher Eco LodgeJl. Kampus Bukit Jimbaran, Jimbaran, Bali
• InterContinental Bali ResortJl. Uluwatu 45, Jimbaran , Bali, Indonesia, Jimbaran, Bali
• Nirmala Hotel and ResortJl. Uluwatu II no. 10 - Jimbaran, Jimbara
• Jimbaran Puri Bali HotelJl. Uluwatu, Jimbaran , Jimbaran, Bali
• Keraton Jimbaran Resort and SpaJl. Mrajapati, Jimbaran P.O.Box 2023, Jimbaran, Bali
• Jamahal Private Resort and SpaJl. Uluwatu 1 Jimbaran, Jimbaran, Bali
• The Beverly Hills Bali HotelJl. Goa Gong, Banjar Santhi Karya, Ungasan, Kuta Selatan, Uluwatu, Bali
• The Dreamland Luxury Villas and Spa
Jl.Raya Uluwatu-Gang Tegeh Pall No.69 Br.Bakung Sari Ungasan, Uluwatu, Bali
• Puri Bambu HotelJl. Pengeracikan, Kedonganan, Jimbaran, Jimbaran, Bali
• Swiss-Belhotel Bay View Suites and VillasJl. Taman Mumbul Nusa Dua Bali, Nusa Dua / Benoa, Bali
• Langon Bali Resort and SpaJl. Darmawangsa, Kampial, Nusa Dua / Benoa, Bali
• New Kuta CondotelKawasan Pecatu Indah Resort New Kuta Condotel St. Pecatu South Kuta, Uluwatu, Bali
• The Hill Villas HotelJl. Taman Giri, Nusa Dua / Benoa, Bali, Indonesia
• Park View Heights Private Villas HotelJl. Dharmawangsa No.168 Nusa Dua Hills, Nusa Dua/ Benoa, Bali
Situated in the Bukit Peninsula on Southern Bali, The Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is close to some of Bali's finest sites such as Jimbaran, Uluwatu, Suluban Beach, and Balangan Beach. The Park is only 10 minutes' drive from Ngurah Rai airport, 25 minutes from Kuta Beach, and 20 minutes from Benoa harbor and Nusa Dua.
The Bukit Peninsula is connected to Kuta through Jimbaran by the busy Jl. Bypass Nusa Dua and this is the only route in. Take this main road south to the junction with Jl. Uluwatu II (the famous McDonald's junction), turn west towards Jimbaran Bay, continue about 2 km and at the four road junction make a sharp left up the hill (signposted for Uluwatu). Continue on this road until you find the entrance to the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Park.


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Quick takes on ABT principal danseusesI am taking out first subscription
Posted 05 November 2012 - 01:17 PM
I am planning out our first subscription to ABT for 2013, and wanted some help picking performances according to the principals. I am very new to ballet, but almost embarrassingly enthusiastic, and have been watching my share of DVDs and youtube videos and old VHS tapes.
It does seem that my tastes are far more for the lyrical / aerial, and less for terre a terre (please excuse lack of accents throughout). From the videos I've watched, Makarova has given me the biggest ballet highs, but I've enjoyed a wide variety of styles all the same. I've been to performances of Osipova, Herrera, Murphy, Cojocaru, Kent already. But looking for quick pointers for who else I might enjoy in the few performances I'm able to catch this coming year. (interested in comments on Semionova, Reyes, Vorvorenko, Vishneva, Boylston, Part, Seo).
And of course if any particular performance for 2013 at the met seems like a "must see" please let me know.
Thanks everyone,
Posted 05 November 2012 - 02:23 PM
Posted 05 November 2012 - 02:29 PM
I'd also try to see Part. A few years back, she was a lightening rod dancer, but recently there have been fewer strident opinions on either side.
Posted 05 November 2012 - 03:58 PM
Please don't overlook several outstanding men -- Gomes and Hallberg are my favorites. Great artists, technicians, and partners. But Cornejo and Bolles are also quite wonderful.
Sir Bolle, now, California.
Posted 05 November 2012 - 05:32 PM
I've only seen Part as Myrtha but she tool my breath away.
Posted 05 November 2012 - 08:32 PM
Veronika Part--Part is a tall, broad-shouldered ballerina with an expansive, "womanly" body, and she is blessed with Hollywood looks to match. She has impeccably tapered legs and feet and is known for the great use of her Russian back. I loved her Swan Lake with Roberto Bolle a few years ago, although other performances of hers have strangely left me cold. Part is known for being technically inconsistent, but it certainly seems in the last several years that she has made a tremendous effort to solidify her technique, get control of her nerves, etc., and it will definitely be interesting to see how she fares at Kitri this year. I would most recommend Part in Swan Lake or as Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, and I think she also has the potential to perform well in Sylvia.
Xiomara Reyes--Reyes often seems to be the unsung principal at ABT, but while she is not suited to all roles she is still a very competent, enjoyable dancer. I greatly enjoyed her as Medora and Titania (The Dream) last year at the MET. She is petite and doesn't possess the long, eye-popping extensions of Part or Semionova, but she instead emphasizes allegro. She is tremendous with fast footwork and her turning ability is quite good. There were times when she was technically shaky as Medora last year, but her overall interpretation of the role made up for any faults technically: she was charming, mischievious, and sunny. I would recommend her in the coming season as Medora, Kitri, or Aurora.
Polina Semionova--I found her to be quite a stellar Odette/Odile both with David Hallberg last year and (especially) with Marcelo Gomes the year before. She is a very tall woman and uses her height to great effect. She is a strong, steely technician who can hold pirouettes and balances for days, but she also has beautiful extensions, finely shaped feet, and an extremely pliant back. Most of what strikes me about Semionova is how physically expressive she is; she finds ways to make her entire body impactful in her work. With that said, she is a far more physically expressive than she is emotionally expressive. While I did find that she had some great moments in terms of characterization as Odette and Odile, she is certainly not fully developed as an artist yet, and she is not the type to give you such a visceral, dramatic performance that one might expect from, say, Vishneva. But I still think she is really worth it as a dancer, especially in Swan Lake or perhaps Sylvia.
Hee Seo--Although I have seen very little of her, I did see her MET debut in Romeo and Juliet in 2009. I thought her Juliet was stunning: innocent, naive, tragic. Her recent promotion to principal has been relatively controversial amongst balletomanes because many feel that she does not have the technical and theatrical chomps to warrant such status. I thought Seo had all the potential to become a principal when I saw her as Juliet, but Juliet is not a highly technical role and it seems from reports that Seo sometimes struggles with some of the technical challenges of other roles (notably Gamzatti, where she apparently finished her fouettes facing the back of the stage last year). Seo will be making her debuts as Aurora and Odette/Odile this coming season. The former role I can see her being suited for, but I can't really picture her in the latter (for better or for worse).
Diana Vishneva--People have been talking about Marcelo Gomes in this thread, and I would say that Gomes is perhaps most brilliant when he is with Vishneva (I know offhand they are cast together in Onegin and Romeo and Juliet this season). Vishneva is a good, if perhaps unspectacular, technician: she doesn't have the exquisite lines of some or the flash-bang pyrotechnics of others, but she's an artist. There is a very visceral, almost erotic quality to her dancing that I found striking when I saw her as Juliet a couple of years ago (particularly during the Balcony pas). Although I have not seen her live as Giselle, many have had glowing reports of her in the role (although sadly ABT won't be performing Giselle this season). I would definitely recommend her in either Onegin or R&J.
Posted 09 November 2012 - 02:44 PM
Posted 09 November 2012 - 06:18 PM
Does anyone know whether we can expect to see David in full form in the Spring? I hope so, because he's definitely a "don't miss."
Posted 09 November 2012 - 06:26 PM
Posted 09 November 2012 - 07:28 PM
I don't think that Stella Abrera has been cast as a principal in anything for the Spring Season, which is a tremendous wrong that needs to be righted. She and Part together are gloriously matched, as they were in both The Bright Stream and the Fall Season Ratmansky premiere. She has long deserved to be made a principal dancer, and, in fact, was slated to make her debut as Giselle a few years ago, when an injury sidelined her for quite some time. But she is back in exquisite form, I would say right up there in eloquence with Part and Vishneva. Now, however, others less deserving have cut the line and she is relegated to senior soloist roles, such as the Lilac Fairy, which make you long to see her as Aurora, which she did dance with Royal Ballet of New Zealand last year. (I think she had one Gamzatti last Spring, but that wasn't nearly enough.) If ABT would give more extensive casting information, you'd be able to see when she's dancing those soloist roles. Thankfully, Ratmansky appreciates her dancing and casts her prominently, but she really deserves a shot at those full-length works.
Does anyone know whether we can expect to see David in full form in the Spring? I hope so, because he's definitely a "don't miss."
I totally agree about Stella A. I am not a Part fan and probably never will be, but that's what it is about. Seeing who you like and why.
Posted 09 November 2012 - 08:39 PM
Thank you for such evocative comments. I would love to hear your comments on Osipova, Herrera, Cojocaru, Hallberg and (not visiting ABT) Marienela Nunez. It's wonderful for someone newly appreciating all this to see these finer points articulated.
In response to your post, pbl, these are some of my thoughts on some of the ballerinas you mentioned
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There's three kinds of college students during Thanksgiving break. There's the people who travel home, gorge themselves on food, and return in the worst possible mentality going into finals.
Group two are the people who see a break coming and decide to get as much out of it as possible.
And group three doesn't go anywhere, because plane tickets are expensive, they have a lot of work to do, or they don't have a lot of close family.
If you find yourself in group three, you've got to make a plan to keep your sanity. Because if 7 pm rolls around and you find yourself sitting in bed, eating day-old Domino's breadsticks, and watching re-runs of House, you might start to feel down. So here's a few ways to stave off the lonesome Thanksgiving blues.
- Makeshift family. You might not have your family around, but the odds are pretty good that there's somebody else on campus. Scrounge up a group of stragglers who're in the same boat as you and have everyone chip in a dish or two. You might not have those sweet potatoes your grandma makes that you love so much, but you'll still capture the spirit of the holiday.
- Hold off for the weekend. Don't care much for the other people left on campus? Then wait a few days before throwing together your makeshift family meal. Not too many of your friends will object to another awesome meal on the Sunday when they get back. A few of them might be able to smuggle back leftovers of their family's finest cooking to boot.
- Volunteer. There's no better way to gain perspective and appreciate what you have than helping out people in need. (Check with your nearby shelters first. A lot of places get more volunteers than they need this time of year… and not nearly enough at other times. You might want to hold on to this thought until later.)
- Spoil yourself. Money might be too tight to get a plane ticket back home, but you don't need to spend too much for budget decadence. Get yourself a pint of your favorite ice cream flavor. Go see a movie that none of your friends are interested in. Never change out of pajamas. Have a thanksgiving dinner of scrambled eggs and take-out curry… or whatever crazy mismatched dishes people don't normally serve together.
- Something completely different. Sometimes a day can feel like a holiday just by doing something unique. Go on a hike, visit a museum, take the train or bus to a nearby town. If you do something you've never done before, the holiday won't feel like a waste, just a brand new experience.


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The leaves are changing, the temperatures are cooling down and many of us are turning up the thermostat.
As the heat comes on inside, EMS crews say their calls pick up from those suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.
"Usually about this time of year we will start seeing some. At the start of the fall when the weather starts getting a little chilly people turn on their furnaces the first part of the season and that is when they find out that something has gone wrong over the summer time," says Jim Williams EMS Field Operations Manager at The Medical Center.
One problem may be old furnaces. Local heating companies say they should only last 10 to 15 years. Any longer and you could have some major issues.
"One thing to look is hosing and heat exchange problems. If you have that it could cause gas leaks and could be potentially dangerous," says Justin Wright from Affordable Heating & Air.
Those gases are especially dangerous since carbon monoxide cannot be seen or smelled. Medical personnel say many who have CO poisoning are often fooled by the symptoms.
"What you can normally expect to have are basically the same sings of symptoms of the flu. That's what makes it confusing because it starts about the time cold and flu season starts," says Williams
The easiest way to protect you and your family is with a CO detector. Local heating companies say a simple phone call also doesn't hurt.
"Just prevention maintenance. People calling to make sure their units are up and ready for the winter time," says Wright.
Local emergency personnel say carbon monoxide poisoning is also common for those who use generators due to power outages. Generators should be about 15 feet away from a home and never used inside.


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A clock is striking 4:00am at a psychiatric clinic. The darkness, the silence, and absence of people makes it look like a morgue. A young mental health professional is sitting in a chair drinking a cheap vodka alone. He doesn't resemble a person who is certified in treating mental disorders. He has dark straight hair that is long enough to give him a teenage look. The only qualification seems to be is his sharp and intellectual look in his eyes. He is sitting in the middle of the clinic's cafeteria. The moon is the only thing that illuminates his emotionless face.
How to improve this introductory paragraph (to fit writing standards and grab the reader's attention)?
I removed the striking of the clock. Psychiatric clinics aren't likely to have clocks that strike, especially at four in the morning, especially in the cafeteria.
Also, I switched from present progressive to simple present tense. That feels more engaging to me.
I'm not sure what to do with the three sentences in the middle. I can't figure out the viewpoint. It can't be omniscient, because the narrator judges too many things from a narrow perspective:
These judgments are wholly unreliable. So is the narrator an actual, unreliable person observing the lone young man? If so, the young man isn't alone.
Or is this an omniscient narrator telling us that we readers might judge the young man in these ways? If so, that's mighty condescending of the reader.
Not knowing what the viewpoint is, I didn't know what to do with those three sentences.
As it turns out, I think the paragraph reads delightfully without those observations and judgments. Perhaps the information about the young man's looks could be restored into the paragraph somehow. But it might be better to add it in subsequent paragraphs—either without the judgments, or after we are more clearly introduced to the narrator who is doing the judging.
I apologize that this is more criticism than direct recommendations for improvement; hopefully I've pointed out what needs to be improved, and made it clear roughly how. If I can, I'll be back later to give an example of a rewrite according to my above comments.
Hope these comments are helpful :)
Use four a.m. (or just four as it becomes clear the scene is at night). (Also, most clocks don't strike differently for a.m. versus p.m.)
A young mental health professional -- Toss it and introduce him by name, instead. The next sentence implies his profession, and we get he's young from teenage look.
You don't need to say alone, since you've already told us there is nobody else.
What is a sharp and intellectual look, especially in the eyes of someone who is getting drunk in the darkness? And it's not a qualification.
He is sitting in the middle of the clinic's cafeteria -- You said "He is sitting" earlier, so just drop this sentence and combine with the earlier one to establish the setting.
Hope this helps.


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Professor Contesse received his LL.M. and J.S.D. from Yale Law School where he was a Fulbright Scholar and an editor of the Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal . He has been a Crowley Fellow in International Human Rights at Fordham University School of Law, a visiting professor at the University of Miami School of Law, a visiting resource professor at the University of Texas School of Law, and an assistant professor at Diego Portales University School of Law in Santiago, Chile, from which he received his degree in law and social science. Prior to joining the Rutgers' faculty in 2013, Contesse held an appointment as a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law's Schell Center for International Human Rights. He served as a board member on the National Human Rights Institute in Santiago, Chile.
Contesse has lectured widely on international human rights developments in the inter-American human rights system. He also has edited four books on human rights in Chile and is the author of several articles on constitutional theory and international human rights law. His article, "Transnational Conversations: International Law and Domestic Adjudication" (with Fernando Basch) will be included in Latin American Casebook: Courts, Rights and the Constitution (forthcoming, Ashgate Publishing). Professor Contesse has litigated and acted as expert witness in cases before both the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on issues regarding sexual orientation, the use of anti-terrorist laws, freedom of expression and the rights of indigenous peoples.
Articles and Chapters
"Inter-American constitutionalism: the interaction between human rights and progressive constitutional law in Latin America," in Law and Society in Latin America, César Rodriguez Garavito, ed. (Routledge, 2014).
Foreword—Gender Justice in the Americas: A Transnational Dialogue on Sexuality, Violence, Reproduction, and Human Rights, 65 U. Miami L. Rev. 751 (2011) (with A.L. Beltrán y Puga, C. Bettinger- López, P. García-Rey, D. Hortsch, R. Kaufman & N. Tuszynski).
"Indigenous Peoples in Chile: The Quest to Become a Constitutional Entity," 55 Studies in Law, Politics and Society 19 (2011).
"It's Not OK: New Zealand's Efforts to Eliminate Violence Against Women," 32 Fordham Int''l L.J. 1770 (2008-2009) (with Jeanmarie Fenrich).
"Access to Medical Treatment for People Living with HIV/AIDS: Success Without Victory in Chile," 8 Sur— Int'l Hum. Rts. L.J. 150 (2008) (with Domingo Lovera).
"The Rebel Democracy: A Look Into the Relationship Between the Mapuche People and the Chilean State," 26 Chicana/O-Latina/O L. Rev. 131 (2006).
Books (in Spanish):
No Nos Toman En Cuenta: Pueblos Indígenas y Consulta Previa en las Pisciculturas de la Araucanía (co-coord., 2013)
El Convenio 169 de la Oit y el Derecho Chileno: Mecanismos y Obstáculos Para Su Implementación. (editor, 2012).
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I have read a recommendation which was stating that after installing one should remove some packages from the default Ubuntu installation, in order to have a more secure server. What are your recommendations for removal?
The most important part is not what packages are installed, but which servers are running, especially those listening on an internet-facing port. Disabling or stopping servers which aren't used is an important first step. Offcourse -removing- such a service does serve as "insurance" that it doesn't get started accidentally somehow, so it might be a good idea.
For removal, the most obvious targets are any programs that come with suid-root executables, and aren't used. A bug in any of these programs will have the potential to allow any random local user to become root, that possibility goes away if you remove the program.
You can use 'find' to find such programs, in a terminal enter: find / -perm -4000 -print this will give you a list of all suid-programs on the system, it will take quite a bit of time with a large disc.
The mere existence of a program on disc which isn't suid-root, and that isn't being run, should not have any large impact on security. You might still want to remove some for other reasons such as freeing up disc-space and reducing clutter though.
Ubuntu has a fairly strong security policy. This includes the requirement that a default install shouldn't run any network servers, listening for outside connections. As those are the cause for most recommendations to uninstall packages, the answer there is no.
However, uninstalling anything you don't actually need will certainly help. It makes the system simpler and easier to understand, and probably reduces the probability of a privilege escalation, should anyone manage to breach the defences.
Personally, I uninstall everything that isn't used by me or the packages I use.


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i made this book. it's a funny remake of episode I and soon to have a movie sequal (summer 2007). ((it will be on youtube provided by infantryhawk)me))
Staaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg (Im a pirate!) wars
Were Has Quii Gone?
Wan Can Of Obby
Anakin re-formed particle walker
Dark Maul
Queen Im a Dolla
Door Door
Clan toper
Gamble droid
Generally Grimleous
Count dukes ohhh
The Chowsler
The Impiererer
Princess Lenny
Ayala Shakea
Mace Of Windows
Yo Duh
Luke Re-formed Particle Walker
Chewy back-a
Bo Ba French
Jan go fetch!
Same trooper
Rackety solider
Hun Suno
Darth te Aider
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Episode one: the pHAMtom menace
Were has Quii Gone?
Wan Kan Of Obby
Anakin re-formed particle walker
Dark Maul
Queen Im a Dolla (Muppet)
Door Door
Gamble droid
Mace of Windows
Yo Duh
A far time ago in a galaxy long long away?
There is a war. A bunch of robots that are obsessed with gambling against some guys from a clan that top ice cream. Anakin re- formed Particle walker is 9 years old, and a slave on the planet Tootawhine. His master Whato, is very mean. One day a fat frog guy, a young girl with one eye constantly twitching, and a guy that couldnt stop laughing killed Whato for the heck of it. Then the fat one got beat up by a gambling droid and the laughing guy used a lifesaver! They introduced themselves to the now free Anakin re- formed particle walker. The fat frog called himself Door Door, the twitching eye girl was Muppet, and the laughing dude couldnt say his name, because he was laughing so hard over killing a gambler. OMG! DID YOU SEE THAT?? I DONT KNOW WHY ITS CALLED A LIFESABER IF IT KILLS THINGS. HAHHHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH OMG! HAHAHAHHA DID YOU SEE THAT, IT WAS BETTING A BUCK IT WOULD WIN! OMG! AHHAHAHHAHAHHAH!
After 19 ½ minutes of this Muppet said he was called Were Has Quii Gone? Then a younger man, who was jumping around like a girl, came in, and they called him Wan Can of Obby. They then went out to Anakins house.
At Anikans house, they met Ms. Re-formed particle walker, who kindly provided dinner. HAHAHAAHAHAHAH TURKEY MAKES ME LAUGH! Said Quii Gone. We have no turkey in this galaxy, replied Ms. Particle Walker. So, it still makes me laugh. Later, Anakin brought Muppet to his room. This is a droid Im working on I call it 3cp0-FART. Am I fat naked? Asked 3cp0-FART. RA-AR who came with Quii Gone, beeped which meant, VERY!
After dinner Quii Gone was still on the topic of turkey. There is no turkey in this galaxy! Ms. Re- formed particle walker argued. Oh hahah but is there? Said Quii Gone. No there isnt. here it is. Quii Gone pulled out a giant piece of turkey and began to laugh.
Were did you get that??? Everyone yelled. In my happy place. He then threw it at Anakin, who started bleeding. Then Quii gone wiped some of the blood up with the turkey. What are you doing? Asked Anakin. I am checking for (drum role please ) MAD TURCKEY DISEASE! Anakin doubted this, but didnt question Quii Gone.
Quii Gone was finally off the topic of turkey, but now marched around yelling Nudeian. Anakin asked what Nudeian was, and Quii Gone said it was his starcraft. Anakin said if he had a starcraft he should fly to a different planet. But Quii Gone simply said it was missing a few pieces. Anakin noticed he could win these pieces from a pod racing competition, so he tells Quii Gone about it. They both decide to enter.
When the two were painting their pods, Anakin asked what design Quii Gone had put on his. Tell me what you put on yours first, said Quii Gone. I just put my name on the side, replied Anakin. Now, what did you put on yours? It says Laughing Turkey. Quii Gone said excitedly.
At the races, Subby, the pod racing champ, was finishing up his pod. He then went up to Quii Gone and said, hey loser whats a turkey? Quii Gone burst out laughing and said it smelled better then Subby, who was now boiling over with rage. He then threw a tomato at Quii Gones pod. HAAHHAHAHAHAHH RED JUICE ON MY POD!
The race started with Subby in the lead, right behind him was Mohawk, behind him, was Quii Gone, who laughed at Anakins pod, which wouldnt start. Anakin caught up with Quii Gone when he got the pod working, and Quii Gone started throwing tomatoes. RED JUICE FOR ME, RED JUICE FOR YOU, RED JUICE FOR ALL HAHAHHAHAHHAH! At this point Anakin saw through a layer of red, Mohawk getting shot by Subby. Then Quii Gone caught up with Subby. DO YOU LIKE RED JUICE??? He asked. Before Quii Gone could donate any red juice, Subby made a funny face at him. Quii gone started thinking about turkey and laughing at Subby at the same time. HAHATURKEYAHHAHAAHTURAHAHHAKEYAHAH! He then flew off the track, into a pack of Turkish runners. Now, Anakin had caught up with Subby and simply won the race by throwing some turkey Quii Gone gave him at Subby, who crashed.
You did it Anny! Ms. Re-formed particle walker yelled. In the corner, Quii Gone was admitting to Wan Can of Obby that he risked Anakins life. GUESS WHAT??? ITS A GOOD THING WE WON BECAUSE I TOLD SUBBY ANAKIN WOULD BE HIS SLAVE IF WE LOST! WELL IN EXCHANGE FOR A LOT OF TURCKEY OF CORSE! HEY CAN BOY!
When Ms. Re-formed Particle walker asked Quii Gone about that one thing he was supposed to whisper but yelled VERY loud while laughing. HAHAHAHHAHAH what a funny codename! WELL YOU SEE ANAKIN HAS THE FORCE IN HIM HE SHOULD BECOME A JEDI AND GO WITH US IN OUR NUDEIAN STARCRAFT! Anakin heard this and was astonished. Then he headed off with Quii Gone.
When they were near the starcraft, Quii Gone saw a red-faced creature coming at them on a fast vehicle. He tried to warn Anakin, but laughed to hard. HAHHAHAH ANAKIN, AHHAHAHAH Quii Gone managed to duck in time but Anakin didnt. Anakin got his head chopped off, and Door Door came running up and said, Mesa repair that now! Using a fusion cutter, he made a collar around Anakins neck and put it back on. Mesa says good as new!
When they boarded the Nudeian starcraft, Anakin asked why Muppets eye always twitched. She replied, Ive been trying to get my contact out for ages! Just then, it fell out. Now whys your ear twitching? Now THATS just natural.
They landed on Crescent, and Anakin was tested to become a Jedi. While waiting he noticed a poster it said:
There is laughing, and there is turkey
There is yo, and there is duh.
There is a mace, and there are windows
There is a Jedi, and there is math
There is no death, there is the FARTS.
I made the part about turkey, said Quii Gone from outside the window.
When he was being tested, Mace of Windows asked if Anakin had ever experienced the FARTS. He said P U! no one approved except for Yo Duh. His Humor I like. Stay, he shall. I dont like it so, LEAVE he shall. Said Ki-add-up-mund+a.
I cant believe this! Anakin exclaimed. Just because I told a little joke well Yo Duh liked it. At this point, a random person came by and yelled: BLOODY! Then came back around and said: cheese come on your coming with me and Can Boy. Said Quii Gone. HAHAHHA CAN BOY THAT NEVER GETS OLD!
They went to Na Bone to help defend the planet. MESA HOME! Door Door yelled. Comey to the cookie machine. Then they saw a skinny frog, which was the leader of Door Doors species. You shall all go to the Executioner sir? NO STUPID THE COOKIE MACHINE! There you will receive cookies shaped like you and if you have one, your pod.
Quii Gone burst out laughing in the corner. When everyone asked what it was, he said: it says laughing turkey on the side of my cookie! My favorite saying!
They then left the cookie machine to go to war. Quii gone ate and laughed over 302 small cookies, so they made him a life-sized pod racer cookie. Hey, Can Boy, (HAHAHAHAHAH) Anakin, come here. What Quii Gone? Its 3 in the morning. I decided with high technology, I could make my cookie pod run! Thats impossible, said a gamble droid beside them who was then hit with 39 red juice makers.
HAHAHAHAHA RED JUICE FOR YOU! Screamed Quii Gone. Come on Quii Gone. Finish what you were saying. Oh ok. I am going to mix red juice with turkey and laugh into the key slot and it should go. He then walked away laughing about a guy that got hit with a tomato when he had 3 aces and 1 king and then Wan Can Of Obby whispered to Anakin, I cant believe this guy is my master.
When Door Door went out with the others, Anakin and Wan Can of Obby were waiting. Were is he? Anakin asked. Well, replied Wan Can of Obby, crazy people that power cookies by laughing at 3 in the morning usually dont wake up to early. Was that a guess? Anakin asked. Yes.
At this point, Anakin and Can Boy saw a huge cookie colored flash, that sounded like it was saying, I WANT THE TURKEYS TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL! AHAHAHAHAHAH! They chased it and Quii Gone had actually powered the cookie. Just like he said. They chased him to the battle.
They had arrived in the room in the palace called the battle room held for battles in the palace, so the fine china wouldnt break. At this point Muppet showed she was actually the queen. Anakin was appalled. She gave a speech, which went like this:
I am actually the queen and will defend my planet at all cos- ow! Quii Gone if you threw that turkey ill send the evil cookie squad after you! Uh-ho that wasnt supposed to come out. At that point Door Door said: MESAS COOKIE MACHINE GONE EVIL??? NOOOO! NO REASON TO LIVE YOU FIND MESA MAKING HIS HEAD INTO EVIL COOKIE.
Halfway across the galaxy a Yewok said he loved Queen Im a Dolla. She felt this and so did the Druidika next to her. They both shook.
Then Anakin got in a Na Bone starfighter. He shoot the shaking Druidika and then saw Dark Maul. Ahhhh, its the guy that chopped my head off! He said and then flew out of the battle room with other pilots.
Wan Can Of Obby, and Quii Gone ran up to him and they had a lifesaber battle. Then, Wan Can Of Obby got locked out and Door Door came up behind him and yelled MESAS COOKIE MACHINE IS SAVED! Wan Can of Obby stared at him and, Door Door said, maybe this bad time. Goy back to cookie machine now.
At the point one Clan Toper thought they should help Na Bone, Quii Gone and Dark Maul put away there lifesavers and Quii Gone asked, your on steroids arent you? I use them for baseball, Dark Maul Replied.
In space Anakin told RA-AR to shoot a piece of turkey at the droid federation ship he did so and it was all destroyed. Meanwhile, Down on the ground Door Door were throwing lifesaver candy and gambling with droids.
When the 3 Jedi were fighting again, they all turned into Sar Wars battlefront2 style. Hey Quii Gone! Look my L1 attack is lifesaver throw! Hmm mines turkey throw! Ok lets go. They chased Dark maul through the Deed Star. until Quii Gone yelled Can Boy!!! Move on without me! I am almost out of lifesaver power! remember me and the last of the turkey NOOOOOOO!!!! QUII GONE!!! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS DARK! YOU WILL! But before Quii Gone died he said remember the poster Wan Can of Obby. Remember the poster. He did. He remembered his first days as a Jedi in training and how Quii Gone trained him from the beginning. Before he was struck by lightning which drove him into an insane laughing turkey obsessed state of mind. He remembered the poster then too, it sounded in his head as if Quii Gone was reading it. It said:
There is laughing, and there is turkey
There is yo, and there is duh.
There is a mace, and there are windows
There is a Jedi, and there is math
There is no death, there is the FARTS.
I wrote the part about turkey a random voice said. Were did that come from? Wan Can of Obby asked. He remembered what a friend Quii Gone was and said, may the FARTS be with you dearest departed Were Has Quii Gone. May the FARTS be with you. Im not departed stupid, well I will be in 10 seconds. Take care of my turkey. I will Quii Gone, I will.
When Wan Can of Obby ran off, a clan toper saw Quii Gones body and said, SUPER gamble droids!!! Knock em down!
Wan Can of Obby found Dark and sharpened his lifesaver with a piece of turkey Quii Gone gave him. He threw it at Dark, who instantly ran out of lifesaver power and fell.
Anakin felt something go trough him as the turkey blew up the droid ship, it was like a wave of sadness. He then told Wan Can of Obby who told him about Quii Gone. They then went to Quii Gones burning. There was a few speeches which went like this:
Wan Can of Obbys speech: I knew Quii Gone all my life, since he trained me. For those of you who think hes crazy he wasnt always that way. He got struck by FART lightning, and went into a mad, laughing, crazy state of turkey loving. We will all miss him but one day join him in a turkey paradise, (at this Wan Can of Obby though, uh ho, Im going to see him again! Everyone else shuddered) with the FARTS.
Yo Duhs speech: miss him, we will. Turkey loving, he was. A good friend, he was.
Ki-add-up-mund+as speech: he was a crazy Jedi like many of the rest.
Anakin, Queen Im a Dolla said, you should make a speech. Ok.
Anakins speech: this man made us laugh at 3 in the morning donated over 30000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000 gallons of red juice, and raised 2123457990975323579086545467 turkeys, but yet was a good friend to us all. He was strong with the FARTS and a good Jedi. He was such a nice person, so good, that words can not describe this turkey lover. And for that, I say goodbye to him. Everyone was crying and clapping for Anikans dramatic speech. Well, they were until Door Door came up to the stand and said: EVERYONE THE COOKIE MACHINE IS WORKING! Then they beat him up. The end.
Random facts by: Were has Quii Gone?
Sar wars comes from the back of the star wars battlefront2 Manuel. They had a huge typo.
My brother was yelling out bloody, so I made the random guy walk by Anakin and say BLODDY! Cheese
The poster by the Jedi judging spot was actually in the movie.
Darth maul could take about 5-7 Quii Gones and Obi Wans in battlefront2.
Quii Gone is not in battlefront2.
I have watched the real movie twice, and read 2 books on it, so I knew the story line.
Quii Gone will be back in the 6th book.
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also im making a second... woult come out with the book till late 07 movie late 08
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This isn't very funny. I mean, it's good that you're trying and you're motivated, but maybe you should try something else before you move on to humor.
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Ya, I'm more scared of I LOVE TURKEY than I find it humorous.
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History repeats: Age of Booty is coming right back around, hitting iPhone, iPad and Android devices in the near future, with developers working on an "all new version" of the game. If you don't remember the original, you're forgiven – it was a download-only title released in the mess that was holiday 2008, and died […]
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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has said he feels Wii was miscategorized by the media as a casual gaming console compared to PS3 and Xbox 360, and while he disagrees with the label, he admitted the console did not "cater" to every gamer's needs.
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1. A book by Phillip Pullmann (Called The Golden Compass in America)
2. A type of Weed.
2. A type of Weed.
1. Guy 1: I just read Northern Lights.
Guy 2: You read weed?
2. Guy 1: I just smoked some Northern Lights.
Guy 2: You smoked a book?
Guy 2: You read weed?
2. Guy 1: I just smoked some Northern Lights.
Guy 2: You smoked a book?
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Currently the second strongest weed available. It prevailed for a long time as the strongest until white widow was introduced. Named after the glimmer of the trichomes and crystals covering the buds in comparsion to the actual northern lights. It also has a very bright, pine green color to it. Very hard to find the real stuff nowadays. A one hit knockout.
Ayo, lets go cop some northern lights. That shit'll put you on your ass from one hit.
by Kidd Flow October 15, 2004
A pure indica strain of marijuana that was origannally grown in holland. Northern lights is a darker green with clear crystals and usually has orange hairs. Now northern lights is often used as a hybrid with strains that are primarilly sativa. Pure northern lights tastes and smells piney. It gives a couchlock or knockout high.
Northern Lights is almost always grown indoors.
by Bill February 09, 2005
One of the best Marijuana Strains out today. The Smell makes you high by itself. NL normally features a dark green(light green in #5)color and orange hairs. Gets you high in a second.
my bros and I were waiting all week to hit some Northern Lights. When we did it hit us hard. Felt like we were spinning, ate a bunch of general tso's and laughed our asses off...oh yea pink floyd made a bunch of sense too.
by j-a--y February 19, 2006
Damm right the best weed. Plenty about in Holland.
In a coffeeshop: "€15,- northern lights/noorderlicht graag..."
by jerry January 26, 2004
a sweet type of weed; it gets you excited. roll into a nice joint!
northern light?? sweet, i love that shiit
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Strand of Marijuanna. First grown in the Netherlands and migrated to the US in the 70's. This strand is one of the most strong and powerful plants of the world. The plant doesnt grow high so is mostly grown indoors. It produces large leaves and buds that are very crystalized. Has a very sweet smell and a very earthy taste. Gives you one of the best "Highs" you can possibly get of any cannabis strands. One of the best choices for a pot smokers.
Guy 1: Long day bro, you got any weed?
Guy 2: Bro you know I always got that Northern Lights!
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What is the odd of filling 4 suited cards by river to make a flush? This would be starting from the "flop" in hold 'em, and starting from the fourth card, all of which are suited, in seven card stud.
Your question can be re-written like this:
What are the odds of having 4 cards with the same suit, from the 5 available community cards?
The answer can be found by using basic probabilities and computing probabilities of composed events.
You can have 5 boards in which 4 cards are of the same suit:
Here, X means the suit you're asking for, Y means any other suit. Of course, each of the 5 scenarios have the same likelihood of occurrence.
There are 13 cards of a suit. We'll take out the two preflop cards, which means that we have 12 cards out of 50 in the deck (suppose you're drawing for a flush, otherwise you wouldn't have asked this question). So, one of the 5 scenarios described above occurs with the probability of:
(12/50) * (11/49) * (10/48) * (9/47) * (38/46) =0.00177556684098246143971001906776
Because we have 5 scenarios, each having the same probability of occurrence and each one being independent of the other 4 ones, the answer you are seeking for is:
P=P(1 scenario)*5=0.88%,
So, you will have exactly 4 cards of a given suit, on the river, in 0.88% of the cases.
If you consider all community cards coming up hearts, this is 50*49*48*47*46/12*11*10*9*8, which is about 0.03%.
The odds of hitting a five flush, given four suited cards on the "flop" in hold'em are about 35%. They are 47% starting from four cards, all to a flush, in seven card stud.
Your chances of eventually making the flush go down with each new card that does not "hit" the flush. If it "hits," you chances go up to 100%.
Actually four to a flush (or straight) is GOOD "nothing." It's actually rarer (and potentially more valuable) than a pair, and is "nothing" just by the rules of the game.
The first answer above is wrong as it ignores the odds of the fifth card not being of the same suit.
To get the odds of getting four cards of a particular suit and one of another suit, use the hypergeometric distribution with 4, 5, 12 and 50 as parameters. The answer is about 0.88%. We assumed your two cards are off-suit so you can double this to get about 1.76%.
Note this doesn't include the possibility of all five community cards coming up the same (specific) suit. This is about 0.0374%
If I understood your question correctly, you have 4 cards of the same suit at the flop and you want to know what are the odds of hitting the flush by the river.
using combination
first just random flush
so now to the question - you do not hold suited cards - get 4 or 5 to match


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Walpole�s Night Before the Fourth celebration set for Thursday has been postponed to Sunday, July 6 due to an incoming storm.
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In Civilization V, when starting the game, it offers me the option of using DirectX 10 or DirectX 9. Are there any graphics quality or performance gains present when using the DirectX 10 version? I know that it would let me turn up the settings higher (for instance, i could enable anti-aliasing in the DirectX 10 mode and couldn't in the DirectX 9 mode)
The most critical part of your choice is "Does your graphics card support directx-10 (or 11)?"
If your graphics card does support higher versions, its usually best to run with the most recent version, to get whatever bugfixes, feature improvements (advanced lighting I believe) and performance gains.
Naturally, if your card does not support the higher versions, you should NOT try running the game in that mode, and stick to Directx9 instead. As StrixVaria says, running the game in that mode should simply not work, (that is what not supported means after all) but the best you can hope for if you do try is broken graphics or the game crashing.
This forum post shows a bunch of side by side comparisons of Civ 5 in DirectX 9 versus DirectX 11.
DirectX 10/11 introduced Direct3d 10/11 respectively, each of which introduced new capabilities for developers. Ultimately, newer versions of Direct3d should import the graphical fidelity of games, when developed for appropriately, but also will demand more of your hardware (IE: running a game in DX11 will likely lower your frame-rate on the same hardware versus running a game in DX10)
From Wikipedia:
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ShadowEyez wrote:the first one and 2000 were good, never tried the others but heard they were not that good
Never tried any of the sims either, but does not really seem interesting to me
drfish wrote:Ugh... Always on DRM - ...but its a feature!
drfish wrote:Anno 2070 was the first game I ever bought with anything remotely like an always on requirment - I knew what I was getting into but I took the chance anyway and got burned a few times - and Anno at least HAS an offline mode.
No internet, game fall down go boom.thegleek wrote:So what exactly does this ALWAYS ON DRM mean? Explain it to me like I'm 5.
drfish wrote:They backpedaled and now say it only needs to be online when you start it. Not much better but I'm back on the fence instead of running away from it screaming...
travbrad wrote:drfish wrote:They backpedaled and now say it only needs to be online when you start it. Not much better but I'm back on the fence instead of running away from it screaming...
The pirated/cracked version won't need to be online. When will they learn..
Savyg wrote:I still really like Sims 3 and the connected feature of this sounds pretty cool. I don't know if it'll be great, but I'm sure it'll be fun.
Gotta love the Origin misinformation in this thread though. Heh.
d53642 wrote:EA is known for a lot of stuff but I never had an issue with them about recovering lost cd keys or adding games to my origin account that is pre 2008. They even upgraded a couple of my old games to collectors editions as they didn't have a digital version of the standard one I had.
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Let $X$ be a $p \times n$ matrix, with $p > n$. Now, suppose I sample $m < n$ columns from $X$ at random, without replacement. I would like to characterize the distance between the subspace generated by the smaller sample, denoted $S$, and the original column subspace of $X$.
More precisely, I define the distance of a point $a \in R^p$ from a subspace $S$ as $d(a, S) = ||a- \Pi_S a||$, where $\Pi_S$ is the projection operator on $S$.
Then, is it possible to find $\epsilon, \delta$ such that
$$P(\sum_i d(x_i, S)^2 > \epsilon) < \delta$$
Alternatively, I expect that given $\epsilon, \delta$, and the singular values of $X$, one can find the minimum number of samples $m$ satisfying the inequality above.
Since the question is relatively open-ended, I wouldn't mind characterizing any other deviation metric:
$$\sum_i E(d(x_i, S)^2)$$
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$$P(\max_i d(x_i, S) > \epsilon) < \delta$$
This seems to me a very basic question, and I would be shocked if it hasn't been fully resolved. I just can't find a reference, and haven't been able to solve it using the tools at hand.
N.B: some clarifications: I did not say that the matrix $X$ is random because it is not. I am a datum of the problem. rather, you can interpret the sampled columns, say $y_i, i=1,\ldots, m$ as sampled from the empirical distribution of columns of $X$. The answer of bunbury misunderstands the question.
Also, I am not using any set-set distance on purpose, but only point-set distances. Gagelman seems thrown off-course by that one.


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BOSTON—In the first professional sports game to be played in Boston since Monday's bombings, the Boston Bruins took the ice to raucous applause from a sellout crowd and a moment of silence honoring those fallen in the blast.
The Bruins lost to the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 after a shootout but clinched a playoff berth on points—mixed results for an evening with mixed emotions for Boston players.
"We wanted to give the city something to be happy about," said center forward Chris Kelly, who had an assist and a goal, the 100th of his NHL career, adding that he was disappointed to be unable to deliver a win for Boston.
Before the game, fans rose to their feet for a moment of silence and a slideshow of photos commemorating those affected by the attacks at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Later, members of the crowd were asked to stand if they had run or spectated the race earlier this week. Over the course of the game, cheers of "We are Boston" and "USA! USA!" filled TD Garden.
Extra police and Department of Homeland Security vehicles patrolled the outside of the TD Garden in Boston before the game, which hosted 17,565 fans.
Bruins right wing Daniel Paille scored the first goal of the game a little more than 5 minutes into the first period, assisted by Kelly who later scored in the second.
For Buffalo, Thomas Vanek scored in the first period, with assists from Christian Ehrloff and Tyler Ennis. The Sabres tied it up 2-2 with 26 seconds to go in the third, forcing the game into overtime and then a shootout, where Buffalo right wing Drew Stafford netted the lone goal for the win.
Kelly, an Ottawa native, reflected on the emotional significance of the evening, as the game marked a small milestone in the recovery of Boston's sporting community. "Boston is a big small-city," he said. "It's a nice place to live, and a nice place to play hockey."
The Bruins were originally scheduled to face the Ottawa Senators on Monday evening, which has since been rescheduled for April 28. They return to TD Garden on Friday to host the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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I downloaded Ubuntu .iso file from ubuntu.com and wanted to make a bootable USB stick from my MacBook Pro, I use OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
I followed instructions from here.
When I did do the
sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m command, in 88 seconds it said:
The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer.
where I see "Initialize...", "Ignore" and "Eject" buttons
and the Terminal gave me following message:
694+1 records in
694+1 records out
728018944 bytes transferred in 88.467946 secs (8229183 bytes/sec)
My question is NOT how do I install Ubuntu after this, my question is how do I "recover" my USB stick? If I get it out and insert back it gives me the same error message that my disk is not readable.
When I try to use
sudo gpt recover I get the same message about my disk not being readable, and this in Terminal:
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Detox Diaries: My Three Weeks on "Clean"
Think you've got what it takes to detox for 21 days? Here's how one woman did it, why (perfect skin, anyone?), and the info you need to decide if this plan is for you
You see, I am not what you would consider a "healthy eater." To me, dieting is skipping the bacon on my cheeseburger. I literally eat chocolate every day. And I can count the number of fruits and vegetables I will willingly consume on one hand. Granted, these facts are probably why I could use a body detox -- but would I survive?
My husband thought not. In fact, he laughed when I told him what the "Clean" diet plan entails: A smoothie or green juice for breakfast, an uber-healthy lunch (from a list of approved ingredients, mostly lean protein, brown rice, and steamed veggies), and a green juice or soup for dinner. That's it. No extra treats, no chocolate, no French fries. He tried to be supportive, though admitted he was eager to see if I could forgo all the junk food stocked in our pantry.
But it's amazing how much of a motivator job security is, so I set off on this detox journey. I read "Clean" so I would know how to detox, packed my kitchen with more fresh food than it's ever seen, and fired up my new Jay Kordich PowerGrind Pro Juicer.
Wondering if I survived, if I actually managed to give up that chocolate, and how I looked and felt at the end of the three weeks? Read on.
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Can any please tell me what Detox diet plan is?
by _1990 Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 12:41AM Report as inappropriate
I'm getting ready to start this diet. Where are the recipes?? I didnt see them on the Clean website, just the products they're trying to sell. Help!! :)
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This is a great article on this detox diet, but I don't think I would try this one. Maybe one of the other ones!
by WiccanLady Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 05:06PM Report as inappropriate
I actually tried this! I lasted a whole day and a half.
by Chris213 Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 08:42AM Report as inappropriate
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
by muellsrus Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 05:57PM Report as inappropriate
I'm reading through all the detox articles right now and loving them!
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Great ! Sounds like you just needed a little more protein to hold you over till the next meal.
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Amazing dedication. Great job!
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interesting, I'm a chocolate addict too so I feel your pain
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E3 2014: Whopping Halo: The Master Chief Collection announced with Halo 5 beta and mini-series accessWritten by: / / 2 Comments
After a raft of (very accurate) rumours and reports, Microsoft and 343 Industries have today announced Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a compendium of games including Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4, complete with the multiplayer maps and modes 'that you remember,' all presented in 1080p running at 60 frames per second on Xbox One.
Here's the blurb straight from the teams:
"For the first time ever, The Master Chief's entire story is on one console. Featuring a re-mastered Halo 2: Anniversary, along with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4, new digital series, Halo: Nightfall, and access to the Halo 5: Guardians Beta, this is the definitive Halo experience.
"To launch the Halo: The Master Chief Collection at E3, Xbox and developer 343 Industries recreated one of the most iconic moments in the newly re-mastered Halo 2, with a twist by revealing that what the audience is seeing is a holographic projection that is being watched by a new and pivotal character in the Halo universe: Agent Locke.
"The more Locke studies Master Chief, the more the audience gets glimpses of Locke, and the dynamic between the characters is gradually revealed, a dynamic that will play out in the soon to be released Halo 5: Guardians."
Agent Locke? So that's who is on the cover of Halo 5…
Catch the debut trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection below:
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I was testing some people - ok, family - with random websites and I noticed they didn't pay any attention to logos. Then I realized that I don't either.
Given the cost of logos and clients' obsession with them, I'm wondering if, for websites at least, people are even looking at them.


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I'm fairly proud of this evening view of Der Waserturm in Mannheim, Germany. The particulars are:
Camera: Canon 1DmkIV
Lens: Canon EOS 16-35f2.8LII at 16mm
Pano Head: Nodal Ninja V
Tripod: Manfrotto 055XPROB
Frames every 36 degrees (10 frames per circle)
One row at -30 degrees and a second row at +30 degrees. Patched in the hole at the top and logo to cover the hole at the bottom.
7 exposures for each frame to do HDR (-3eV, -2eV, -1eV, 0eV, +1eV, +2eV, +3eV)
All frames shot in RAW
Frames managed in Aperture
Stitched and HDR Processed with PTGui
Converted to 360 Pano with krpano tools
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Cat's Claw
Botanical name(s):
Uncaria tomentosa, Uncaria guianensis. Family: Rubiaceae
Other name(s):
una de gato
General description
Cat's claw is a climbing vine that grows in many countries in Central and South America, especially in the Amazon. Two species, Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis, have traditionally been used to treat arthritis, digestive problems, and viral infections. The active ingredients are extracted from the bark and root of the vine. Both types of Uncaria are currently being evaluated by modern research methods. Small studies performed with humans have shown a possible benefit for people with both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The results of another study funded by the National Institute on Aging suggested that cat's claw may have some effects that could benefit Alzheimer's disease, but further research is needed.
Cats claw is normally taken as a bark decoction (boiling a specific amount of herb in water) and contains different alkaloids (including rhynchophylline and isorhynchophyllin) that are responsible for its effects.
Medically valid uses
Currently, there are no rigorously established uses for cat's claw.
Unsubstantiated claims
Please note that this section reports on claims that have NOT yet been substantiated through scientific studies.
Cat's claw has been used for treating certain digestive disturbances. In addition, pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids found in cat's claw are claimed to modulate the immune system by increasing the activity of white blood cells and increasing the levels of Interleukin-1.
Some claims suggest that cat's claw helps treat some viral infections. Cat's claw is also claimed to have antioxidant, anti-mutagenic (preventing mutation) and anti-inflammatory properties. Other claims even suggest that cat's claw may play a role in treating AIDS and cancer, as well as ulcers.
Dosing format
Cat's claw comes in tablets and capsules. Follow packaging instructions for correct dose.
Side effects, toxicity, and interactions
Few side effects are associated with this herbal remedy. Toxicity studies have shown that cat's claw is nontoxic at standard dosing levels. At higher doses, cat's claw may be toxic.
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not use cat's claw.
There are no known significant food or drug interactions. Because cat's claw may stimulate the immune system, people with conditions related to an overactive immune system should avoid using it. Cat's claw may also affect blood pressure during or after surgery.
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Since orthodontics often impose many artificial little crevices and wires and generally make one more susceptible to having bits of food stuck in the mouth for extended periods of time, is it advisable to wait longer than the normal six hours between eating fleischig and milchig?
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There are 2 approaches in halacha for distancing meat to dairy (see Shach YD 89:5). The Gemara says the distance is from meal to meal. Some interpret this as needing to bentch on your meat and start your milk at a different meal- the upshot being to distinguish it through separate meals.
Others interpret the gemara as waiting the amount of time sages would wait for their meal (seudas talmidei chachamim). This is six hours. While no reason is given in the gemara, rishonim posit reasons. One reasoning is that that is the time it takes for the meat particles to break down in the mouth enough to be considered unmeaty for halachic standards. After that, we negate the particles.
So, if your custom is to wait less than six hours, you must clean your teeth of any meat through kinuach v'hadacha (liquid and food rinsing) (Rema YD 89:1). If you wait the six hours, we accept the latter reasoning and don't worry about the possibility of particles (I think we accept this metzius even if we hold of the first approach to the gemara).
Even according to the latter approach, if there are definite particles in your teeth, you must remove them and then rinse your mouth even though you have waited 6 hours (Shulchan Aruch/Rema YD 89:1). You do not have to wait another 6 hours from then. You can eat immediately after rinsing (Shach there); I'm not sure how long you must wait to avoid needing to rinse.
Summary: Definite particles must be removed after 6 hours (plus a mouth rinse). Unknown particles are of no concern.
No - nothing other that the usual halachic requirements are necessary! See this recent great article on topic - relevant for Pesach too: http://ohr.edu/this_week/insights_into_halacha/5117


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Contributing to society has been the management philosophy for Panasonic ever since its founding, and we have been taking measures against pollution since the 1970s. We announced the Environmental Statement in June 5, 1991, clarifying our approaches to address global environmental issues as a public entity of society. Since then we have been carrying out initiatives including matters on global warming prevention and resources recycling corporate-wide, aiming to attain a sustainable, safe, and secure society.
In fiscal 2014, the Panasonic Group introduced a new brand slogan, "A Better Life, A Better World," aiming to realize a "better life" for all its customers, and are promoting environmental initiatives as an important element in achieving that goal.
In production activities, exhaustive energy-saving measures have been implemented in all factories worldwide, pushing for further CO2 emissions reduction in our production activities. We are also pursuing Recycling-oriented Manufacturing for effective utilization of resources. One example is the development of a resources recycling and trade scheme together with our supplier, in which scrap iron from used home appliances is recycled into steel plates to be used as material for products by our Group.
In addition, Panasonic has introduced its own indicator called "the size of contribution in reducing CO2 emissions" to strengthen CO2 reduction efforts during actual product use. Until now, the size of contribution in reducing CO2 emissions had been disclosed to represent the volume of our direct contribution to CO2 emissions reduction by cutting down power consumption during product use through energy-saving designs for our key consumer products. Now, we are also engaged in business development in the areas of housing, automotive, and BtoB solutions. Accordingly, more of our products are being integrated into finished goods and services of other companies, contributing to their energy-saving performances.
For this reason, we have defined the CO2 emissions reduction effect in these business areas as "the size of indirect contribution to reduction," and start disclosing the figures from the fiscal 2015 results.
Furthermore, we define our products and services that accelerate the transition to a sustainable society through the reduction of environmental impact as Strategic Green Products (GPs). Of these, we call the products that deliver the industry's top-class environmental performance "Super GPs." By promoting Green Products, we will contribute to further reduction of CO2 emissions.
We strive to grow and develop our business through the creation of environmental value for customers with our technical strengths while each and every employee follows the Environmental Policy to address environmental challenges. Therefore, collaboration with stakeholders including our partners is essential. We will continue to sincerely work on environmental sustainability management through further collaboration with stakeholders.
After the completion of the Green Plan 2010 which was established in 2001, the Green Plan 2018 was established in 2010 to clarify our targets for fiscal 2019 (from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019) and actions to be taken in order to achieve the targets. Furthermore, the Green Plan 2018 was revised in July 2013, followed by the newly-established Environmental Action Guideline.
The Green Plan 2018 will continue our initiatives in five areas: CO2 reduction, resources recycling, water, chemical substances, and biodiversity. We are focusing on maximizing the size of contribution in reducing CO2 emissions, which is an indicator that represents our efforts for CO2 reduction, to contribute to making net CO2 emissions from the international community peak and decline thereafter at an earlier timing. As for resources recycling, we promote higher recycled resource utilization ratio and factory waste recycling rate, as well as create more Resources Recycling-oriented Products to materialize Recycling-oriented Manufacturing. In addition, with respect to eco-conscious products and businesses, we will expand the range of activities to products, services, and solutions in the BtoB sector while keeping strengths in the home appliances field, to provide products and services that create environmental value for our customers. Panasonic will deepen the collaboration with various partners across the supply chain and accelerate environmental initiatives to extend better impacts on the society.
We will steadily execute this Environmental Action Plan towards achieving our fiscal 2019 targets.
Note: 2005, 2007, 2015 and 2018 here refer to fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2005 – March 31, 2006), fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008), fiscal 2016 (April 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016), and fiscal 2019 (April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019), respectively.
Our performance in fiscal 2015 compared with the numerical targets in the Green Plan 2018 is shown below.
*1 The size of contribution in reducing CO2 emissions is defined as the amount achieved by deducting the actual emissions from the amount that would have been emitted without the improvements by the energy-saving performance of our products and productivity from fiscal 2006, and this amount is combined with the emission reduction resulting from power generation by energy-creating products. "47 million tons" represent the size of direct contribution in reducing emissions, and "products" refer to key consumer products.
*2 Size of contribution in reducing CO2 emissions through "air conditioning load reduction effects from improved insulation performance in Panasonic housing," "energy-saving effects from products by other companies equipped with Panasonic energy-saving compressors and motors," and "improved fuel economy effects from electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs), and hybrid vehicles (HVs) equipped with Panasonic automotive batteries."
*3 CO2 emissions per basic unit in logistics = CO2 emissions in logistics/Transportation weight
*4 Recycled resource utilization ratio = Recycled resources used/Total resources used
*5 Factory waste recycling rate = Amount of resources recycled/ (Amount of resources recycled + Amount of landfill)
*6 Cumulative total from 2009 to 2014. Results for 2014 alone is 418,000.
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So assume we are given some $a\in\mathbb{Z}_p^\times$ and we want to figure out if $X^p-a$ has a root in $\mathbb{Q}_p$. We know that such a root must be unique, because given two such roots $\alpha,\beta$, the quotient $\alpha/\beta$ would need to be a non-trivial $p^\textrm{th}$ root of unity and $\mathbb{Q}_p$ does not contain any.
Now we can't apply Hensel, which is the canonical thing to do when looking for roots in $\mathbb{Q}_p$. What other approaches are available?


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I'm trying raise a swing. A chain is attached to both sides of the swing seat and the topmost links are wider than the others to allow a carabiner to be used to attach the swing to the pole overhead. How could I go about widening one of the lower links so I could raise the swing?
I tried sticking needle-nose pliers through the links and pulling the handles apart, but there wasn't enough leverage to bend them.


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Citrus Sugar Cookies
Orange juice and lemon rind add a special flavor to these sugar cookies.
Serves: 36 cookies
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon reduced-fat margarine or light butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached flour
- 3/4 cup oat bran
- 1/4 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon dried grated lemon rind, or 1 tablespoon fresh
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
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- Place the margarine or butter, sugar, juice concentrate, and vanilla extract in a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Set aside.
- Place the flour, oat bran, milk powder, baking soda, and lemon rind in a medium-sized bowl, and stir to mix well. Add the flour mixture to the margarine mixture, and beat to mix well. (Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of additional orange juice concentrate if the mixture seems too dry.)
- Place the sugar coating in a small shallow dish, and set aside.
- Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Using your hands, shape the dough into 1-inch balls. (If the dough is too sticky to handle, place it in the freezer for a few minutes.) Roll the balls in the sugar coating; then arrange on the baking sheet, spacing them 1 1/2 inches apart. Using the bottom of a glass, flatten each ball to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Bake at 300°F for about 14 minutes. To check for doneness, lift a cookie from the sheet with a spatula. The bottom should be lightly browned. Cool the cookies on the pan for 2 minutes. Then transfer the cookies to wire racks, and cool completely. Serve immediately, or transfer to an airtight container.
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I have not tried my 5D yet as I need to experiment to get the settings for the sigma 24-70 but it seems that I need to a plate to get the DP1 working as I cannot mount it far enough forward to put the NP over the screws.
NN180 is a single row pano head. It is mainly for fisheye lens or DC with fisheye converter. You can get a T-20 adapter to extend your DP-1 forward.
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Hi all, this is my first post anywhere, never mind on this forum.
Just proves you have a very welcoming and informative forum.
I have a Canon 350 D (rebel) and am keen to get to try taking 360 panos. So was wondering if some one with experience could recommend a fish eye lens , to be used with a soon to be purchased Ninja 180. also a good sturdy tripod, sorry for such a basic 1st post , but you have to start somewhere. Thanks in advance.
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Bolsover Castle
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For a truly enchanting day out, visit Bolsover Castle on your next cottage holiday in the beautiful county of Derbyshire. This magnificent castle, originally built in the 12th century, was transformed from an early medieval fortress to a decadent family home in 17th century, when Sir Charles Cavendish began his 'Little Castle Project'. Step inside the finished project as it stands today and marvel at the Little Castle's astoundingly well-preserved interiors, sumptuous wall paintings and sophisticated carved fireplaces. Stroll through the deserted halls and gaze over the Vale of Scarsdale from the Terrace Range as so many nobles have done before you. Stand in the magnificent Riding House, with its exquisite roof and viewing galleries, and imagine the stables as they were over 300 years ago; can you think of a more enthralling day trip destination on your Derbyshire cottage holiday?
Bolsover Castle- A Fairy Tale Attraction near your Derbyshire cottage!When planning your fairy tale cottage holiday in Derbyshire, don't forget to pencil in at least half a day for a visit to Bolsover castle. With its plethora of picnicking sites, endless green lawns and onsite discovery centre, the famed English Heritage site is a sure-bet for a family day out. What's more, we've a handful of excellent self-catering holiday cottages within a few miles of Bolsover Castle, so you won't be cooped in the car for long before you're able to enjoy the historic delights of this outstanding attraction. Plus, the site is open daily between 10am-5pm, so you've no excuse but to set a date for your cottage holiday near Bolsover Castle!


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Historical views of Birmingham
At the time of the Domesday Survey, Birmingham was only a small village in a woodland clearing on the bank of the River Rea. This is hilly country and the Rea is near its source on Waseley Hill to the north-west of the Lickeys, so is little more than a stream. The first published view of Birmingham is an etching in William Dugdale's Warwickshire, 1656. There are as many trees as houses in the sketch. However Birmingham then grew rapidly. Industry and metalwork were already flourishing. Because it had previously been small Birmingham was exempt from the Five-Mile Act of 1665, and many nonconformists moved there to set up business. By the time of William Westley's map of 1731 and his Prospect of 1732 Birmingham was thriving.
Birmingham from the east in 1732
By 1732 Birmingham had already increased greatly in size. It was the third largest town in Warwickshire after Coventry and Warwick. William Westley, a Birmingham surveyor, explains Birmingham's new importance in the caption to this Prospect:
BIRMINGHAM, a Market Town in the County of WARWICK, which by the art and industry of its inhabitants has for some years past been rendered famous all over the World, for the choice and invention of all sorts of Wares and Curiosities, in Iron, Steel, Brass &c: admired as well for their cheapness as for their peculiar beauty of Workmanship.
William Westley's Prospect of Birmingham, 1732
Ackermann panorama 1847
Although Birmingham was now the second largest town in the country it had only become a borough officially in 1838, and would not become a city until 1889. The town sprawls across the surrounding hills, but farmland can still be seen fairly close to the centre. This panorama was published by Ackermann & Co, a London firm. The viewpoint was as if from a balloon.
Ackermann Prospect of Birmingham 1847
Bird's Eye View 1886
Birmingham by this time was the City of a Thousand Trades. There was little large-scale industry but there were thousands of small workshops. The many smoking chimneys in the background did not represent pollution then, they signified industry, trade and prosperity. In 1889 Birmingham would change its status from town to city. In the foreground surrounding Chamberlain Square are the new civic buildings of which it was justly proud.
Birds' Eye View of Birmingham 1886
You can find further views and maps of Birmingham through its history on these pages:
Birmingham historical maps
Birmingham or Brummagem
Maps and Map Making - the West Midlands Experience - (Revolutionary Players website)


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