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5 Creepy Ways Humans Are Plunging Into the Uncanny Valley
Way back in 1970, a Japanese roboticist named Masahiro Mori came up with the term "uncanny valley", the theory that as robots get more human like, people will respond positively to them, but only up to the point where they still definitely look like robots. Once they cross that point, or the uncanny valley, real humans will be disgusted by their robot counterparts, because they'll look almost like people, but not quite. And there is nothing we find more disturbing than that.
But what we're finding today is that it's not robots we have to worry about; the uncanny valley is all around you. Just consider ...
#5. The Booming "Realistic" Sex Doll Industry
While sex dolls have been around for decades, and men's desire to have sex with a woman who won't talk back or ask for anything has been around forever, it was an American who took them beyond a mere novelty and into the uncanny valley.
Artist Matt McMullen was trying to make art when he created his first lifelike miniature doll. He posted pictures of the little lady on the Internet, and surprisingly, somebody asked if it was, you know, doable. McMullen got an idea, and the RealDoll was born -- an incredibly realistic-looking sex doll complete with orifices, real-to-the-touch skin and hair, and, more recently, moving parts and programmable personalities in some models.
So what's the problem?
Other than the fact that you can now get rich selling life-sized masturbation aids (and they cost up to $10,000,) you have to ask what's the purpose of a RealDoll beyond what could be accomplished with the much simpler and cheaper Fleshlight (Google it -- or you can just figure out what it is by the name). Does making her look like this ...
... create a more human connection? Because she ... what? Fools you into thinking she's a real girl?
That's where it gets weird. There are some men out there interacting with their dolls in ways that prove emotional bonds can be creepier than the kind used by dominatrixes.
For instance, one guy recreated his dead lover in the form of a doll. Another carries a picture of his doll in his wallet and cuddles with her on the weekends while watching movies, just like he would with a real woman.
As the market grows, the technology advances, but only further into the valley. Take the recent revealing of TrueCompanion's Roxxxy. She comes with programmable personalities, all of which are sexist stereotypes. Then it was discovered that one of these personalities, called Frigid Farrah, will spurn and resist sexual advances.
In other words, for the right amount of money, a dangerous segment of the population can purchase pretend assault victims. There are some people who are seriously worried about the long-term implications of such lifelike sex toys.
Of course, verbal resistance won't stop any RealDoll from being forced into the doll porn industry quietly spreading across the Internet right now. Yeah, this is a thing too. No, we won't give you the link. Go talk to a real girl.
But what is chilling about these isn't the stiff, rubber skin monsters they have now -- it's the ones they'll be manufacturing 20 years from now. The ones your children will be bringing home, that you won't be able to tell aren't real people until you look into their cold, dead eyes.
#4. People Who Want to Be Anime Characters -- Animegao Kigurumi
At some point Japanese anime went from "a genre of cartoons" to "sexy cartoons" to "sexy cartoons men become obsessed with" to ... uh, this.
Kigurumi, in general, is about people dressing up as cartoon characters, but here we're referring specifically to anime characters. So it's like cosplayers, but instead of using your own face and makeup to emulate your favorite anime character, you wear a mask and a full-body costume.
So what's the problem?
You wind up with this:
Again, however, most costumes out there are female. Most players are male.
While we're not sure why there's a greater male-to-female ratio dressing as female characters, we do know that it makes the following video even more disturbing.
In the video, the masked kigurumi dances around with a bread stick, not really doing anything more than a few spins. What's the bread stick for? We've no idea. Probably to subtly indicate that he's got a dong in there.
Other videos, of which there are many, feature similar actions, including just lying around and a pillow fight that's lesbian or gay or neither. But creepy no matter the sexual preference.
But we digress. What makes the video and any other animegao kigurumi wrong to the eye is the stillness of the mask and the lack of facial reactions while the body moves. The only other living things that do this are dead people. Living dead people. The oversized eyes don't help much, either. Look at the image below for more than 10 seconds and tell us you don't feel your will to live being sapped.
If you're thinking that sexual obsession with anime can't get any weirder than that, hang on ...
#3. People Who Want to be Anime Characters (Part 2) -- Ulzzang
Ulzzang, or "best face," is a Korean subculture in which girls alter their looks digitally, with a shitload of makeup and by any other means available to them, to get that perfect anime look. In other words, a ulzzang girl is going to have behemoth, circular eyes, a teeny little nose and mouth, flawless, pale skin and an itty-bitty body dressed up in perfectly coordinated outfits.
And once they get that creepily perfect look, they upload pictures of themselves for online competitions for prestige and Internet fame.
So what's the problem?
You tell us:
Altering your face digitally to the point where you look like a doe-eyed Disney alien is creepy enough, but what's really messed up is when kids mess with their real-world faces with real-world eyelid glue and real-world illegal contact lenses. Because fuck eyes. What do they do anyway?
So here's how ulzzang eyes work: First, you slab a shitload of makeup all over your face. Then, you jam some contacts designed to make your irises look huge into your eyes. Never mind that the lenses will prevent oxygen from getting to your eyes, which will lead to frequent infections and, in a worst-case scenario, will actually poke a hole in your cornea and you'll literally go blind -- those big eyes of yours aren't freakish at all!
You can also thank Lady Gaga for this.
Once your sight is in danger, it's on to the eyelid glue, which is kind of a putty that you use to get rid of that pesky Asian "monolid." Here's an actual quote from a tutorial on applying the stuff:
"Apply eyelid glue or tape to the eyes and using the pusher stick, poke into the lid what shape you want until you get a crease."
So, just to be clear, "pusher sticks" are a real thing, and what the sticks are pushing is the eye zone. And the people who are pushing their eyes with sticks are doing so because they want to look more like cartoon characters and less like human beings.
See if you can chart the circular cultural path of this phenomenon. It starts with artwork that creates crude caricatures of women (huge, innocent eyes, girlish figures with giant boobs, usually in schoolgirl costumes or some other fetish gear) and then becomes so popular that real, actual women want to alter their appearance to look, not like some real Hollywood actress but like a drawing. It's the fact that they're not human that makes them attractive.
That makes us rethink what we said before -- about how 20 years from now RealDolls will be so lifelike everyone will want one. Instead, real women will just start altering their appearance to look like RealDolls. Artificial people don't need to make it out of the uncanny valley. Real people will just meet them there.


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My dream is to fly with a supersonic plane. Since the Concorde is no longer active, I don't think it is possible to do this with a regular plane. So how can I get onto board of a supersonic plane? Ideally it should be in Central Europe.
There are a few companies in South Africa and I think the USA that offer rides in old military jets to wealthy tourists. Same can be had in Russia and maybe some other former Soviet republics.
Fly a Russian MiG-29
There is a company MigFlug that offers flights in Russian MiG-29 fighter jets. They offer five locations within Europe, but with the prevention of supersonic flights in Europe, you may have to go for their central Russia location.
They actually only advertise near-supersonic speeds, but maybe a few rubels more get you over the threshold. Those MiGs are certainly very capable of supersonic flights.
They don't mention any prices on their web site, you have to contact them.

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With the Faces and Places Tour, I don't just drive the Kansas graphic-wrapped van to and from my destination, but I get to stop and see things along the way. Fun things. Amazing things. Places in Kansas I am just now discovering after.... (do I dare say my age?) thirty-nine years of living in Kansas.
Banjos and Fiddles and Pickers Oh... and Pie!
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24 Jun 2011 12:25 PM #1
Store findById uses old dataset after second load()
TLDR: findById() does not work after different dataset is loaded into store.
Given the following situation:
(1) Create a datastore and set an arbitrary filter upon instatiation
(2) load() a dataset through a json-proxy
(3) retrieve arbitrary record via store.findById() -> returns the correct record
(4) change the url-parameters of the corresponding proxy to fetch a slightly different dataset
(5) load() the "different" dataset
(6) store.findById() does not return the correct record in the new dataset. Instead, it returns the corresponding record from the previous dataset.
I investigated the issue and found that store.findById() works on either the actual dataset or a snapshot (this.data vs. this.snapshot in the source). The second load() command (see 5) probably does not correctly reset the snapshot of data.
25 Jun 2011 7:10 AM #2
I have the same issue, I've just override the getById method on Store instance to not use snapshot and that fixed the problem, at least as a quick workaround.
I think it has to do with snapshot, when filter method is called on the second load (no matter if you have added a filter or not) this.snapshot is a valid object but whit wrong data and this line makes the difference:
this.snapshot = this.snapshot || this.data.clone();
getById : function(id) { return (this.snapshot || this.data).findBy(function(record) { return record.getId() === id; }); },
getById : function(id) { return this.data.findBy(function(record) { return record.getId() === id; }); }
25 Jun 2011 8:18 AM #3
Thanks for posting the fix, I use the same solution and it works. Dirty though
28 Jan 2012 4:22 AM #4
Oh my! I am so glad I found this, it was driving me up the freaking wall. Thanks for the fix.
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26 Apr 2012 12:05 PM #7
Hi everybody, I have the same problem when I use
var listaDetDoc = new Ext.List({ id: 'listaDetDoc', store: detalleMaterialStore, itemTpl: '
 '{Posicion} - {CodMaterialCorto}'+ '
', listeners: { 'render': function (thisComponent) { thisComponent.getStore().load(); if(detalleMaterialStore.last()){ var doc = listaDetDocPanel.getRecord().data.id; thisComponent.getStore().filter('idDoc',doc); } } } });
Thanks in advance!
27 Apr 2012 12:58 AM #8
To use the fix, you just put that getById function in your store, and it will override the default one.
27 Apr 2012 12:51 PM #9
Hi Travisrowland, I did what you said, but doesn't work, I think is because the original method of this post is getById() but I'm using filter(), in my case I think will be like this:
var repartoStore = new Ext.data.Store ({ autoLoad: true, model: 'repartoModel', filter : function(id) { return this.data.findBy(function(record) { return record.getId() === id; }); } });
Thanks for your time.


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On February 5th, 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug called pemetrexed disodium (Alimta, Eli Lilly) for the treatment of a rare cancer called mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelium, a thin membrane that covers and protects most of the body's internal organs. The most common site for this disease is in the mesothelium that surrounds the lungs (most commonly called the pleura). However, abdominal mesotheliomas are not uncommon and arise from the mesothelial tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity. This type of cancer is usually associated with a history of asbestos exposure and afflicts about 2,000 people every year. Unfortunately, by the time symptoms appear, the disease is usually very advanced and cure is not ordinarily possible. Diagnosing mesothelioma is often difficult because the symptoms are so non-specific. Diagnosis is usually made by a physical exam, x-rays or a CT scan, and a biopsy.
Treatment for mesothelioma depends, to a large extent, on its location and the patients' general health and well being. Generally, surgical removal of the tumor is the first option if it can be safely removed. During surgery, the doctor may remove part of the mesothelium. In the case of lung mesothelioma, at times, lung tissue may need to be removed during the operation. Other options may include radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Up until recently, cisplatin was the chemotherapy drug of choice.
Chemotherapy has not had tremendous success in the treatment of mesothelioma. Many clinical trials using single agent chemotherapeutics reported short-term regression and symptomatic improvement in 15-20 percent of patients. Median survival remained nine months. In a 2003 meta-analysis of almost all phase II chemotherapy trials for this disease, proved cisplatin to be the "best" single agent. Recent reports noted that many anti-folate chemotherapeutics had good response rates, but the toxicity was too great. For example, methotrexate had a 37% response rate. However, 58% grade 4 toxicities were noted including one treatment related death.
Anti-folate chemotherapy works by interfering with normal cellular metabolic pathways including those necessary for making new DNA. Recently, newer anti-folates have received more attention in mesothelioma. Pemetrexed was approved for use in combination with cisplatin. In clinical trials, patients given the combination of these two drugs had a prolongation of survival by three months over those who took cisplatin alone.
In a phase III, blinded trial, dubbed the EMPHACIS trial, 456 patients were randomly assigned to cisplatin with either pemetrexed or saline placebo once every three weeks. The median survival was significantly better for combined therapy – 12.1 versus 9.3 months. Time to tumor progression also favored the combination arm – 5.7 versus 3.9 months. Most impressively, the objective response rate was 41% for the combination therapy and 17% for cisplatin alone. All these differences were most pronounced in patients taking folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementations during the course of chemotherapy. Treatment related toxicity was significantly less if supplementation was given, and more cycles of chemotherapy could be administered.
In addition to showing a survival benefit, the combination of pemetrexed and cisplatin was also associated with an improvement in the quality of life. In a report analyzing these secondary endpoints, the differences between the two groups was obvious by the first three cycles and was statistically significant by week 15 of treatments. All aspects analyzed were better in the combination arm – pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, anorexia, cough, and global quality of life.
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Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu. An annual influenza vaccine, given in the fall, now is recommended for nearly everyone over the age of 6 months, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The flu is a virus that infects the respiratory system (nose, throat and lungs). Flu symptoms often come on quickly. They may include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache and tiredness.
It also can lead to pneumonia and even death. Pregnant women, young infants and anyone with ongoing medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and asthma have a greater risk of becoming seriously ill from the infection.
The flu spreads quickly this time of year because children are close to each other in school, share materials and may not wash their hands as often as they should. Vaccinations and good hand washing are proven ways to protect yourself and everyone around you from the flu.
Learn more from the CDC Flu Vaccine Fact Sheet.


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DALLAS (October 12, 2012)--Elizabeth Escalona, 23, of Dallas was sentenced Friday to 99 years in prison for beating her toddler and gluing the child's hands to a wall.
Escalona faced a possible sentence ranging from probation to life in prison.
Prosecutors were seeking a 45-year sentence.
State District Judge Larry Mitchell decided her sentence Friday.
Investigators said say Escalona attacked 2-year-old Jocelyn Cedillo because of potty training problems.
Escalona pleaded guilty in July to felony injury to a child.
Police records show Escalona's other children told authorities she kicked Jocelyn in the stomach and hit her with a jug in September 2011.
They said Escalona glued Jocelyn's hands to the wall with a type of strong adhesive known as Super Glue.
Jocelyn suffered bleeding in her brain, multiple bruises and was in a coma for several days.
Escalona had pleaded for leniency, saying she would never forgive herself what she did to her daughter.
She took the stand Wednesday at the sentencing hearing and admitted that she hit and kicked Jocelyn but said she didn't recall why she did it.
She also acknowledged she glued Jocelyn's hands to a wall.


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Milwaukee M18 FUEL Raises the Bar for Brushless
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M18 FUEL Sawzall. This brushless recip saw is one of the more promising new models. During a demonstration at the media event, I ran it against a corded Milwaukee Sawzall (not the Super Sawzall) and some competing cordless models, and it cut faster than all of them. Granted, the manufacturer got to choose which models to pit it against, but that it could come even close (not to mention surpass) a corded model was pretty impressive. The FUEL Sawzall weighs 8.9 pounds, has a 1 1/8-inch stroke, and goes 0-3,000 spm. Features include an adjustable shoe, an integrated LED light, and a hang hook that folds out of the way when not in use. The tool will be sold in multiple configurations: with two batteries (2720-22), one battery (2720-21), and bare (2720-20). Online price: two-battery kit $399; bare $199.
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This photo shows the results of a runtime test performed by Milwaukee before the media event. The pieces behind the saws are 2x12s that were cross cut by the saws and then nailed up the wall to show how many cuts each saw could make per charge. On the left is the new M18 FUEL model with a 4.0 Ah battery. The second saw is an M18 tool with an unknown battery—could be 3.0 Ah or 4.0 Ah. The third and fourth saws were painted gray to represent "Brand X" in the testing. Saw number three appears to be DeWalt's 20V MAX model – probably with a 3.0 Ah battery. Saw number four is a DeWalt XRP model with a NiCad battery. Being selected as a "Brand X" tool is akin' to being a member of the Washington Generals, the team the Harlem Globetrotters always play. If you're a Washington General, you're going to lose and possibly be made to look foolish. Almost every tool company does this; I was at DeWalt event over the summer and a Milwaukee tool was painted gray and got to be a Washington General.
M18 FUEL Circular Saw. This 6 1/2-inch brushless saw is an impressive machine. According to the manufacturer, it offers 30% faster cutting, 2X more runtime, and 3X more motor life than the competition. I can't vouch for the saw's runtime or life but having used it to make a few cuts through a triple layer of OSB, I can say it feels very much like using a corded saw. It weighs 8 pounds, has a no-load speed of 5,000 rpm, and bevels up to 50 degrees. Features include a cast magnesium shoe, magnesium upper and lower guards, a folding rafter hook, and an LED light. The saw is available bare (2730-20) and in one- (2730-21) and two-battery (2730-22) kits. Online price: two-battery kit $399; bare $199.
M18 FUEL Grinders. Cordless grinders have traditionally been one of the lamer cordless tools. They looked like grinders but were typically sold as cut-off tools, as they lacked the power and stamina needed for grinding. The FUEL grinders can certainly be used as cut-off tools, but they're also credible as grinders. At the media event, I was able to run them against competing cordless models (Hilti and Makita—with unspecified batteries) and they clearly had more power. The FUEL grinders take 4 1/2- and 5-inch disks and are available with a non-locking paddle switch (2780) or a locking slide switch (2781)—for when OSHA's not watching. Both tools weigh 5.8 pounds and have a maximum speed of 8,500 rpm. They are available bare (2780-20; 2781-20) and in one- (2780-21; 2781-21) and two-battery (2780-22; 2781-22) kits. Online price: two-battery kit $399; one-battery kit $299; bare $169.
In this demonstration attendees were invited to bear down hard while grinding steel plate with different cordless grinder. The "Brand X" models appear to be from Makita (left) and Hilti (center). I tried all three tools and had little trouble stalling the two on the left. The grinder on the right is one of the new M18 FUEL tools. You could really lean into it and it wouldn't stall the motor.
This rig was designed to demonstrate cutting speed. The tools are turned on and then allowed to slide down in the fixture while cutting through steel. Cutting pressure is supplied by weights (the silver cylinders) at the top of each fixture. There was a timer but I don't remember the times. The M18 FUEL grinder beat the "Brand X" tools. The corded grinder in the middle appears to be a Makita and the cordless tool on the right a 20V MAX DeWalt.
Milwaukee cut openings through the forward housings of these tools to show that the M18 FUEL cordless grinder on the right has more or less the same gears as the corded model on the left.
M18 FUEL High Torque Impact Wrenches. You're looking at four different high-torque impact wrenches (HTIW) that share the same powertrain: battery, electronics, switch, motor, and gear reduction. They differ only in their chucks and impact mechanisms—differences that allow them to optimized to the key applications for each type of tool. From left to right they are the 1/2-inch friction ring model, 1/2-inch pin detent model, 3/4-inch friction ring model, and 7/16-inch Hex Utility Impact Drill (shown here without the hanging ring). See the next few slides for the details of each of these tools.
M18 FUEL Hex Utility Impact Drill. My first thought upon seeing this tool was, "What the heck is an impact drill?" Turns out it's something I'd know about if I did utility work, where it's necessary to drill holes through telephone and electrical poles. The idea behind this tool is simple: make it safer and easier to drive auger bits through thick timber. The impact mechanism negates the reaction force that can throw the operator for a loop when the bit jams or the drilling gets hard. The impact drill has a 7/16-inch hex chuck, a variable-speed trigger, and two different modes. Mode 1 delivers up to 300 ft-lbs of fastening torque, and Mode 2 up to 500 ft-lbs of fastening torque. The tool can be used for both drilling and fastening. Its most prominent feature (besides the chuck) is the ring on top for securing it to a lanyard to prevent falls. The Hex Utility Impact Drill is available bare (2756-20) and in a two-battery kit (2756-22). Online pricing: two-battery kit $499; bare $269.
M18 FUEL1/2-inch HTIW with pin detent. A pin detent is the standard mechanism for attaching sockets—the same spring-loaded ball-bearing that is found on a socket wrench. The pin detent is designed to hold sockets firmly in place. The tool produces up to 350 ft-lbs of fastening torque in Mode 1, and up to 600 ft-lbs in Mode 2. This tool will be sold bare (2762-20) and in a two-battery kit (2762-22). Online price: two-battery kit $429; bare $219.
M18 FUEL 1/2-inch HTIW with friction ring. A friction ring does not hold as tightly as a pin detent, making it easier to change sockets—as might be done by a mechanic. The tool produces up to 100 ft-lbs of fastening torque in Mode 1, and up 700 ft-lbs in Mode 2. It produces up to 1,100 ft-lbs of nut-busting torque. This tool will be sold bare (2763-20) and in a two-battery kit (2763-22). Online price: two-battery kit $429; bare $219.
M18 FUEL 3/4-inch HTIW with friction ring. This tool has the same drive train and impact mechanism as the previous tool. The torque rating, though, is slightly higher—which is probably attributable to the greater mass and stiffness of the larger driver. This tool produces up to 375 ft-lbs of fastening torque in Mode 1, and up 750 ft-lbs in Mode 2. It produces up to 1,200 ft-lbs of nut-busting torque. The 3/4-inch HTIW will be sold bare (2764-20) and in a two-battery kit (2764-22). Online price: two-battery kit $499; bare $269.
This photo shows the number of lags each high-torque impact wrench (1/2-inch friction ring models) could drive per charge in 4-by material. On the left is the M18 FUEL model with a 4.0 Ah battery. Next to it is an older M18 tool with a 3.0 Ah battery. The "Brand X" tools are from DeWalt. Tool number three is a 20V MAX—probably with a 3.0 Ah pack. Tool number four is an XRP model with a NiCad battery.
Bonus photo #1. The media event was held in Milwaukee down the street from what had been the Pabst Brewery. I'm not sure about the building on the left—I think it was some kind of warehouse. The building on the right is the former brewhouse. It was recently converted to a high-end hotel.
Bonus photo #2. Beer was once brewed in these giant copper kettles, which occupy a huge open space in the center of the brewhouse. The hotel rooms open onto walkways overlooking the kettles and the area is used as an event space.
Bonus photo #3. At the end of the day they turned on the sign and for some reason it made me feel thirsty. Fortunately, our hosts thought to bring some beer—Pabst of course.
Like other makers of 18-volt pro-grade tools, Milwaukee ventured into brushless technology (its FUEL line) with impact drivers, drill/drivers, and hammer drill/drivers—the most common categories of cordless tools. With the launch of eight new FUEL models in October 2013, Milwaukee is extending brushless technology into cordless categories where it was not available before. Introductions include a recip saw, a circular saw, two grinders, an impact drill, and three heavy-duty impact wrenches.
The new FUEL tools are available in kits or bare. The kit versions include a case, one or two 4.0 Ah XC (Extended Capacity) packs, and a multi-voltage charger capable of charging M18 and M12 batteries. These tools are premium models and are more expensive than their brushed counterparts. That's to be expected given the higher cost of brushless motors, advanced electronics, and energy-dense batteries. In return for the expense, users of brushless cordless tools can expect greater runtime, longer life, and better performance than are available from brushed cordless models (for more on brushless tech, see Brushing Up On Brushless).
Milwaukee unveiled the new FUEL tools at a media event I attended this summer. While there, I was able to try most of them. In the coming months, we will follow up with actual testing of many of them. Click the photo on the left for specs, pricing, and my comments on the new FUEL tools.
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Best way is to do a search for it in the correct forum and then when its not found there use the Archive button to get the old stuff
Best way is to do a search for it in the correct forum and then when its not found there use the Archive button to get the old stuff
It might have been, but iirc, it was about the average ages and nationality's of the players who have won the Champions League, and the goal was to get as close to that squad as possible.
Dafuge - Oh, I'll have a look through my collection of FourFourTwo's and see if I can find the article.
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you could have a look in the wayback machine? Has it been six months since the move yet?
I'll have a look now
I'm making progress
But it says I need a password and login, and that my current one isn't getting accepted.
Love the mediocre nations idea Paul, would love to participate! I had a similar idea for this that I was going to save for FM10, but it would have been way too similar so I'll put a suggestion out there.
Why don't you have it that people are CEO's of top divisions in mediocre leagues e.g. Belarus, Iceland, Wales. So people can buy higher rep for the league and increase the quality of clubs facilities etc. Money could then be won through the performance of their teams in Europe e.g. 1 Million for a win etc.
Just a small suggestion!
Hell yeah, found the article in my Four Four Two, the requirements are;
Pos: Nation - Age
GK: Spanish - 23
DR: Italian - 32
DL: Brazilian - 27
DC: Italian - 28
DC: Spanish - 28
MR: Dutch - 24
ML: Portuguese - 26
MC: German - 29
MC: French - 26
ST: Brazilian - 25
ST: Italian - 29
Would anybody be intrested if I created the challenge?
Points-wise, my idea was for the CEO's to earn points through their 4 teams performance in the CL and Europa League, with them then being able to purchase upgrades on things like Facilities, Bank Balances, Stadium sizes etc.
I appreciate your contribution, and I'll definitely contact you about potentially being one of the CEO's when the idea is developed a bit more (I'm thinking maybe a week or a fortnights time the idea will be fully ready for take off).
Fair enough, still sounds like it would be amazing!
Would love to be able to participate, thanks
The FourFourTwo challenge is up now
Really like the idea Paul.
I'm starting to find myself demotivated in my FC Frozen Nuuk, so am thinking on giving it a bit of a break and bring it back in a few months time. Only a thought at this point but am considering it. While not Nuuking around, I'm thinking (With Robert's permission) bringing back the old Premership Predictions League. I'd run it similarly to the way he did, but with a few extra twists and turns. What's the interest like at the moment for something like this? I'd have to somehow convince my mind to give Nuuk a rest first, but if enough people are interested, I'll give it a go!
The Predictions league is very easy to do and takes about half an hour a week at most. But it does become rather tedius when there are no posts other than people's predictions. Oh and you can do it if you want
I'd take part in another predictions league. Like Robert said, there's not much scope for banter but I always found it interesting.
I'd would take part in predictions league. And I have two ideas;
1. Manager icon- a take on the show football icon where I follow the winners (3/4) and people will sign up to be those managers.(sign up)
2. The old firm have gone- basically Rangers and Celtic have been placed in the English Champioship and so it will see how they do in England and who wins SPL.(experiment)
I think the second idea would work better as a challenge, I'm sure there would be a few people interested in managing the old firm in the English leagues. It has been done loads of times before but I don't think there's an FM09 thread for it at the moment.
ok thanks for advice dafuge. My agents sign up will be up and running soon as my laptop will be sorted
PluckaDuck - It's a shame to hear that you are currently demotivated with your Nuuk save, but I completely understand if you want to take a break. I would definately be interested in taking part in a predictions sign-up though.
Yes, I'd take part in a Predictions League once again - I was the only one to do every week last year.
I'd be interested in a predictions league.
weeeman you joined a year after I did - it is our anniversary in 3 days .
Edit: And you have exactly 100 more posts.
I share my anniversary with Nep
I didn't post very much for my first few months.
However I'm now a post-man
It does help that I make twice the number of your posts per day on average.
I would be interested in taking part in the predictions league again, was good fun last year
Good to see some early interest. Keep it coming so I can see how many people would be interested in partcipating. What does everyone think About 8 regular posters would be stustainable?
Also, Is it alright with you Robert? Or are you considering holding it for yourself later this year/FM10? EDIT: Just see you already said I could
I'd definitely play as well. Would be good to see what improvements you would have made on my version.
I never actually played in your version, I've done a bit of reading through a few of your pages but intend to read it thoroughly over the coming days to see how I can change it up without making it too unoriginal.
PaulHartman, sounds like a great idea, and the way of improving stuff based on performance is the best IMO.
The Predictions League sounds good and I would be more than happy to take part.
I would love to participate in a Predictions League.
Since PluckaDuck is doing it, I'm sure there will be flexible time zones when Australia is over a day ahead of Canada. (and PluckaDuck usually posts the Nuuk updates when I'm online too)
Hoping to start on Thursday afternoon, Australian time!
I have posted about an Island of Sodor(Thomas the tank engine) and I'm in the process of making teams and towns etc. Would I be able to post it as an experiment?
What's happening with your other CSEs?
m1234566778, I understand that you seem to have a lot of ideas, but I would recommend only focusing on one signup or experiment because realistically you would not have the time. A successful signup requires complete dedication to it.
I didn't mean post about experiment yet. I just wanted to see what you thought
seen in FMS that you're now going to write a story about it instead. Good luck with it
Lol, anyone got an idea that won't get flamed like my Nazis vs. Communists. I don't want my few hours of creating 20 Nazis and 20 Communists to go to waste... And Mussolini was looking like the next Materazzi, could have been world class. Oh well. I'll just edit the persons and personality traits, and perhaps swap the teams into another league if need be. That way I can still use the DB.
Looking for an experiment that involves manager personalities (for example when I made Hitler he had 20s in Motivating, Determination, and 3 in Temperament and 5 in Sportsmanship). And some kind of huge rivalry where 2 teams could be created including backroom staff and starting 11. Could be same country or different country.
The hard part isn't thinking about rivalries. For example I could think of EA Sports vs. Konami, Disney's worst actors making a team. But there aren't exactly any personalty experiments that can be done there. So help!!!
Does anybody know of a league with 20+ teams but with no relegations or promotions?
Thanks for any help in advance.
South Korea has two leagues of 14 with no relegation from the bottom league, whilst Holland has one of 18 and one of 20 with no relegation out of the second division as well.
Thanks corinthiano Not sure if there aren't any and that's why you didnt suggest them or more likely I think my original question wasn't clear enough.
I meant to ask for leagues with no promotions and no relegations.
Isn't there that whole East/West split in the MLS or something like that, I'm not sure, I may be making things up. And the A-League is only 8 teams(10 next season) I need 20+
K-League is the largest division with a closed system, with 15...
Would 15 be doable at all? I'm curious at your idea.
15 isn't really enough but I guess I could have worked with 16, maybe there will be a new playable league that fits my requirements in FM10.
Or they might even allow us to create new leagues in the editor which would be useful, especially for CSE's.
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I want to make a league with some obscure rules...read "If you thought South America was whack"
Now that I keep trying to think of ideas, I can't think of anything better than my old one. I wish people would have at least let me explain the point of the experiment. The first post wasn't as good as it could have been because I was tired after working so hard on the database and I thought I could edit the first post the next day. But then people have to overreact because I put Hitler in a football simulation. Which really seems silly to complain about to be honest, FM isn't a violent game.
Sorry, just had to let that out.
Alright, my roommate (hasdgfas) and I have come up with an idea for a sign-up that we would be running together from his computer.
Here is the basic premise.
At first we will take 12 people who will each create a team. 3 will be in the Premiership, 3 will be in the Championship, 4 will be in League 1, 2 will be in League 2. They will all be rivals with each other. The goal is to have the most success with your team while getting the leg up on your rivals. Everything about your team will be fully customizable although your names will have to be realistic with places in England. Much like Dragon's Den, the teams will be given a certain amount of money to spend on their team, the starting total will depend on where your team starts on the ladder. This money will be spent on stadium size, youth and training facilities, and a youth academy, and any remaining money will be that team's bank balance. In addition, each participant will create one player for their team who will have abilities designed for the league their team is in with potential for greater, but we reserve the right to adjust players we feel don't fit the particular league to something more appropriate.
In order to encourage participation from both those in the sign-up and those not in the sign-up, we will have half season predictions pools as well. the pools will be broken down into those people who are in the sign-up and those people who are not in the sign-up. The winner of the pool for those in the sign-up will gain either a reputation increase or a bank balance increase. The winner of the pool for those not in the sign-up will be able to customize a regen from one of the teams (of their choice) and their player will be followed. After 2 seasons, a third pool will be created for those who have won a place in the sign up with the winner of that pool gaining either a CA or PA increase.
An idea we are toying with is allowing teams to go over their allotted amount of money but incur a debt that would have to be paid off in a certain amount of time and we are looking for feedback on whether it should be included or not.
We are open to any questions or comments that you guys might have.
I don't think you should allow the debt part...
But otherwise it looks good.
I probably won't create a team, but would love to participate in the predictions league.
And thanks for beating Duke. I hate them. I hope the Villanova destroy the Blue Devils tomorrow...
And good luck against KU.
Haha, no problem, I enjoy the upsets, especially when its my team that is performing the upset, however I will be rooting for Duke against Nova because my cousin went to Duke so I feel more allegiance to that school than to Nova. And we have already beaten Kansas this year so beating them again shouldn't be too difficult.
I think, UNC, Duke (Pitt hasn't impressed me), MSU and Mizzou.
Here's an idea I was thinking about yesterday for a holiday game, but couldn't really think of a proper way to carry it out or present it. If anyone else is interested in giving it a go feel free to, as I think it could be interesting if done properly.
Obviously the likes of D-Beck, Colin Kazim-Richards at Fenerbache and Robbie Fowler at Queensland Roar are the main ones at the moment, along with Tyrone Mears and Matty Derbyshire on loan at Marseille and Olympiakos, but after a few more seasons it would get more interesting as more names make their way abroad and regens start coming through elsewhere.FOLLOWING THE ENGLISHMEN ABROAD
For years the English game has been inundated with footballers from all around the world playing in its top leagues. In particular since the Premiership era started, there's been a huge influx of foreigners making their ways to England, with various levels of success. For every Eric Cantona with Manchester United there's an Andrea Silenzi at Nottingham Forest, and for every Gianfranco Zola at Chelsea there's a Marco Boogers at West Ham.
But in recent years there's been very little talent going the other way. Possibly the most well known footballer in the world, David Beckham, has spent time in Spain, the US and Italy, but how many other big names have tried their luck overseas? Jonathan Woodgate, Steve McManaman and Michael Owen also all spent time at Real Madrid, and while McManaman won the Champions League there Owen and Woodgate had less success and have since returned to England.
In the 70s. 80s and early 90s it was more common to see English players abroad, with Kevin Keegan twice winning the European player of the year award while at Hamburg, Gary Lineker enjoying a spell at Barcelona, and Paul Gascoigne spending three years at Lazio. But with the big money deals now in England, in large part thanks to Sky's influence, players are less inclined to leave the country.
So in this diary I'm going to follow a number of English players who ply their trade elsewhere. Obviously due to the large amounts I can't keep tracks on all of them, but I'll keep updates on the bigger names, as well as any youngsters with potential. When the regens start coming through I'll see if there are any talents coming through the academies in foreign countries which I'll also keep an eye on. Again due to the large numbers, and for my own sanity, I won't be tracking the English playing in the other British leagues. It will only be players with English as their first nationality for now, regens may include second depending on numbers.
Why dont you make it a sign up (create new players) with english players playing in foreign leagues instead? That way it will show how the AI responds
But I like the idea mate
I like the idea aswell mate. Especially Kazim-Richards who had a fantastic last season in Turkey. It will be hard to track Robbie Fowler, as North Queensland are not currently on FC due to them being a new team to the league that will not start until August.
I had an idea for a sign-up that i wanted to run past you before just going ahead with it, whilst reading up on Nations that don't have FIFA recognition but still play there own tournaments like the one's run by the Nouvelle Federation-Board i came accross the Romani peoples Nation and thought how cool it would be to have an International football team that didn't even have it's own country (and not just like Palestine) but an entire nation of refugees (travellers, Gypsy's, Bohemians whatever you call them where your from). I've spent alot of spare time in the last week or so playing around with the editor testing a few of the ideas i'd need (i still want to run an holiday tonight has a final test) but the basic idea is to run the Nation with people submitting there own players and to also run possibly 4 clubs in 4 different league's to represent the geographic diversity of the people i'd personaly manage the Nation i think and update how everyone's players are donig.
So make sense? I hope so any questions and advice would be well recieved and well needed, cheers.
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Otherwise I think it's a good idea, you might want to re-think controlling the national side as it will obviously add time to the updates and could be dificult to keep fair whilst trying to get the best results, up to you though.
The way i've set it up so far is to use CIS set has based in central europe and adding 4 new City's to create the regens with the rough longtitude and lattitude of neighbourhoods or areas frequented by Romani. I've also found a list of famous Romani descendants who have become footballers who i'm going to give Romani Nation has a second Nationality
That experiment/sign up idea is up http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=114252
Is anyone interested in participating in this sign up idea. We all know the kids tv show Thomas the tank engine well the country has been given it's own football league. I need 16 chairmen or/and 16 managers if anyone is interested
WHat other signups/challenges/experiments are you running atm?
Actually just chairmen for the clubs
Just running my agents sign up
Then stick to that one, people are getting annoyed by the fact that they sign up to your sign ups and then a couple of weeks later you're bored of it and you've moved onto a new sign up
I doubt you'll be able to get 16 people to sign up for it, because:
a) You start a sign-up at least once a week, the same number of sign-ups you give up.
b) The quality of updates is very poor because you are not committed to it.
I have suggested it before and I will do it again. Just concentrate on one sign-up, improve the quality of your updates (just look at other sign-ups that have been runing for a while, and stay committed to it!
ok I'll carry on with my other sign up then
There r a few other members with more than one sign up but I can't?!?
Most have a history for their signups lasting a while
My Man U sign up had about 500 posts mate. The only reason I could not do my FMvFML sign up was because of computer problems
Yes, but how long did it actually last? Some sign-ups here last over 6 months and have some sort of pre-defined end date. You just quit your Man Utd sign-up so you were allwed to do another one.
And with the FM v FML sign-up you should have really tested whether it would ork beforhand or not. At the end of the dayyou still dissappointed a lot of people.
I dint quit I moved it 2 another site. IMO people are abit sad if they r disappointed about a sign up not starting cos of computer trouble
Have a look at the links in here:
The Challenges / Sign-Ups / Holiday Games Awards - Voting Closes August 18th at 22:00
That is the standard that people really appreciate.
I wouldn't be dissapointed, I'd be annoyed at my time being wasted
IMO my man u one was top quality and my agents one is pretty good
roberto how long does it take to fill out a sign up form not much time
How long it takes doesn't matter, it's rendered pointless if it doesn't go past a few days.
OK, so that's a yes for my new sign up cheers guys.
I have lost hope.
Please don't start any more new threads.
Meh, pointless even trying with him
****sake take a joke. As if I am going to start a new sign up after that feedback PS sign up to my new sign up (ha ha)
But you're not funny.
Meh to u Roberto.
Actually corinthiano I am very funny. Me and my mate won school talent show for stand up
Good god that was bad Paul /o\
Paul is definately funnier!
Now that's not funny (ha ha)
*shakes head slowly* Oh what have we done?
This is getting ridiculous tbf, but it is a brilliant distraction from work.
So I will reserve all u guys places in my sign up
Me too, can't think of anything I would like more.
first of all don't use text speak in the forum please and before you say your updates in your sign up are good take a look at some of the sucssesful sign ups like corinthianos agent one, dogeeDs island one and canveys american president one to see what a good update actually is (sorry to those people with great sign ups that wern't mentioned here but i couldnt list them all)
Actually Corinthiano I agree with you, and some distractions are needed, though Saturday morning here/...
The distraction was too big for me, so I decided to leave my essay for tomorrow morning and just play some FM
Haha yeah I would've done the same thing, I ended up signing up to what looks like a great Club sign-up that Wegason has made That application took a while haha
Paul and Corinthiano u ave your places. Any1 else want a place


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#2. High-ranking British Intelligence Director Leaves Classified Documents on a Public Train
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Richard Jackson was an important deputy director of a U.K. Cabinet office, analyzing anti-terrorist information obtained from MI5 and MI6 forces. If James Bond were real, Jackson would be the guy reading over his field reports. Of course, that's more than a full-time job (tracking all of the sexy double agents their agents bang probably takes 40 hours alone) so he was known to take work home with him. You can see where this is going.
So, as he left the office with a stack of homework, unknowingly sandwiched in between boring government reports were two uber-classified documents about "Al-Qaeda vulnerabilities" and "an assessment of the Iraqi security forces," neither of which were supposed to leave the office unsecured, which you probably could have guessed from the titles alone.
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"Mind if I pass the time by reading highly classified information over your shoulder?"
Now, this could have still turned out perfectly fine. It's not like anyone magically knew the secret documents had left their secure government building. There was still a chance he could have simply noticed his mistake and brought them back the next day, with no one the wiser. But as Murphy's Law dictates, things were not done going wrong for Mr. Jackson.
That's right: He got home and realized he had left the documents on the train.
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"Milk? No, I have that. Toilet paper? No, I just put that away. What the hell am I missing?"
In a panic, he spent his day frantically calling every lost and found office imaginable, asking if anyone had turned in a bright orange envelope they'd found on the London metro. No one had. Fortunately, a passenger did find the envelope and clearly realized they were incredibly important. Unfortunately, they sent them to the BBC.
The BBC reported the loss, and Jackson was put on trial, essentially for being stupid. He wasn't imprisoned, though he was fined 2,750 pounds, demoted three grades, and transferred to a different, less security-heavy department.
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There's really no pretending to have dignity about this.
Still, Jackson can take comfort in knowing he's not the only one. A week later, somebody else did the exact same thing. This time, it was a top-secret briefing about how banks can be used to finance weapons of mass destruction. You know how in the movies, secret agents handcuff their briefcase to their wrist when they take public transportation? Well, they do that specifically so bullshit like this doesn't happen.
#1. A Taliban Spokesman CC's His Entire Mailing List
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Here are the two most dangerous fields on your computer:
Especially if you click the "attachment" button after your fifth drink.
We're talking about the CC and Bcc fields in your email program, which determine:
A. Who gets publicly copied on your emails
B. Who gets privately copied on your emails
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AKA: how you can accidentally send your entire family nude selfies.
Lives have been ruined by the split-second, accidental addition of the wrong parties to one or both of those boxes -- for instance, if you email your co-worker saying your boss can go fuck himself, and copy the boss on the message. And if you are, say, the member of an organization running covert operations, you want to make sure your fellow operatives stay in that "Bcc" field. Which brings us to Qari Yousuf Ahmadi.
He was a Taliban media spokesperson, because of course the Taliban has one of those (it's 2013, if the zombie apocalypse happens, the freaking undead will have a media guy). His duties consisted of taking press releases, most of which admit to committing this bombing or that mass murder, and forwarding them to journalists and other people in the know.
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"No comment about trading heroin for helicopter-murdering rockets."
This Employee Of the Month received one such press release from his bosses and immediately did the forwarding thing. All well and good, except he copied the list of recipients to CC instead of BCC, thereby revealing the Taliban's entire mailing list to the world.
So who are the Taliban's secret buddies? Mostly journalists, but the list also included a governor of an Afghan province, a member of the Afghan national legislature, several academics, a bunch of political activists, and a spokesman for Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a brutal Afghan warlord who has committed many acts of violence against coalition troops.
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Shown here, planning the genocide of his enemies.
All 400-plus people now knew of each other's existence, and their connection to the Taliban. As journalist Mustafa Kazemi tweeted, "Taliban have included all 4 of my email addresses on the leaked distribution list. Quite reassuring to my safety." When a guy stuck in war-torn Kabul decides that your dumb ass is the reason he's not safe, it might be best to eschew email altogether going forward and go back to carrying coded messages on the back of a goat, or however you and your bomb-crazy buddies communicated before computers came around.
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Brewton-Parker College will hold commencement exercises for its Mount Vernon and Liberty County Campus and two other external learning centers in Norman Park and Newnan, Saturday, May 9 on the Mount Vernon campus.
The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and will be held in the Gillis Gym inside the Snooks Student Activities Center. Doors will open at 9 a.m.
Commencement speaker for the 2009 graduates is Dr. Carolyn G. Bishop, president of Consortium for Global Education (CGE). She supports the international efforts of CGE's 45 American colleges and universities and their 241 overseas partnerships in more than 80 countries. CGE was founded in 1987. Dr. Bishop has more than 20 years of experience with international public and private schools, government ministries and foreign educational institutions.
"Dr. Carolyn Bishop is a model leader," said Dr. David R. Smith, BPC President. "Few American leaders in higher education are as widely known or deeply respected as Dr. Bishop. Her inspirational story and remarkable career will allow her to comment on our graduates' future with international insight. Brewton-Parker College is fortunate to have her as our 2009 commencement speaker."
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Some people told me FreeBSD is NOT Unix, is that right? I'm confused. I checked some articles, but the expressions are pretty vague, and I need some clarification.
It all come down to whether you are speaking legally, or from a technology viewpoint. Legally, FreeBSD, like Linux, cannot use the trademarked term Unix. From a technology point of view, FreeBSD is as much Unix as Solaris, HP-UX, or any of the other commercial versions that have paid to be able to be legally called Unix.
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Legally, something is allowed to call itself "Unix" if it goes through an expensive certification process by X/Open. So no, FreeBSD is not Unix, they wouldn't dream of squandering the little cash they have to go through a multi-year certification that is obsolete the moment they get it (one change, start over). On the other hand, all the BSDs are direct decendents of the original Unix source code from AT&T, hacked beyond recognition by a horde of enthusiasts from all over the world. So yes, FreeBSD is a (genetic) Unix. In the same way, Linux is not Unix, neither legally nor genetically. But Linux was conceived as a faithful workalike of what Unix is all about (it closely follows POSIX), so, yes, Linux is also Unix.
Confused enough? ;-)
As they all say, legally it is not UNIX. Think of it this way; if you had a boat with 100 peices, every year you would switch one old piece for a new peice and store that old piece in a shed. In 99 years, when you only have one peice of wood from the original boat, it techincally still is the same boat, right? But when you remove that last piece of original wood, would it still be the same ship? The BSD's right now are that ship.


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LA CROSSE, Wis (WEAU)- This week is national bike to work week. Workers all around are encouraged to leave the car behind and pedal their way to their jobs.
Last year in La Crosse bikers logged more than 5 thousand miles with the Driftless Region Bicycle Coalition. This year the DRBC hopes to top that by getting more than 7 thousand miles logged.
President of the coalition says he's been saving a lot on gas and insurance ever since he's decided to bike to work.
"I bike every single day and I put gas in my truck only once a month so I'm only spending about 30 dollars a month on gas," said Coalition President, Aaron Ottesen.
Not only does biking to work save money it also is environmentally friendly. For every mile biked 1lb of carbon emissions is saved.
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For some University of Colorado Boulder undergraduates, designing, building and flying small satellites is becoming a large part of their hands-on education.
NASA recently selected CU-Boulder as one of 24 institutions or organizations to fly tiny satellites as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned for launch in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The selections are part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, an effort that began in 2010 and involves students at institutions like CU-Boulder developing and flying CubeSat satellites, which are about the size of a loaf of bread, have a volume of about a quart and generally weigh less than 3 pounds.
From 2010 to 2013 CU-Boulder was awarded five launch opportunities for CubeSats by NASA, the most of any university in the nation. Each launch is worth the equivalent of roughly $300,000, the going rate for commercial space payloads of that size and weight, said aerospace engineering Professor Scott Palo, whose team was selected by NASA in 2013 to design and build a flight-ready CubeSat satellite.
The CU CubeSat, known as the High Latitude Ionospheric Thermospheric Experiment, or HiLITE, is a collaboration between the aerospace department and two small Boulder-based companies, Blue Canyon Technologies and ASTRA, which are supported in part by the U.S. Air Force to help develop CubeSat hardware, said Palo.
HiLITE will be designed and built using aspects of the design and architecture of an existing small satellite known as CubeSat for Atmospheric Studies in Orbit and Re-entry, or CASTOR. The CubeSat was developed as a senior design project in 2011-12 by eight students in CU's College of Engineering and Applied Science.
John Stark, CASTOR team member and a Denver native who plans to stay on campus for his master's and doctoral degrees in engineering, said he felt fortunate to work with a high-caliber research group. "I can't imagine getting a better education anywhere else -- the faculty here are dedicated to seeing that the students succeed," he said. "Ideally I'd like to keep working with small satellites -- they are going to be a game changer for the industry in the coming years."
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STEUBENVILLE - Mercidieu and Lisa Saintilien had finished delivering newspapers on a chilly Tuesday afternoon and returned to their home at 1409 Oak Grove Ave.
"They have two dogs. One they keep penned up while they are out and the other one was waiting for them when they walked into their home. The one that has the run of the house kept barking and wouldn't stop, which was unusual," according to Steubenville Assistant Fire Chief Mike Taylor.
"They started looking through the house and found a fire in a second floor bedroom and called for help," added Taylor.
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"Fortunately the Pleasant Heights firefighters had the fire knocked down before the crews from the downtown station and the West End station arrived on the scene. A lot of the houses on LaBelle are wood and located fairly close together. If this fire had continued, we could have had a problem on this street," said Taylor.
He noted the fire was contained to the bedroom, and no one was injured.
"We believe a burning candle ignited a nearby curtain and started the blaze. The homeowners were fortunate to come home when they did and the dog alerted them to the fire upstairs. We were initially notified of a possible structure fire, so you never know what you are going to find when you respond to an alarm," said Taylor.
And while the firefighters were putting away their hoses and equipment, Taylor was notified of a carbon monoxide alarm at an Alexander Manor residence.
"This incident is contained and now under investigation, so I can send two guys to check that house on Alexander Manor," Taylor told the fire department dispatcher.


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WHEELING - Undo's Italian Restaurant and the Miracle League of the Ohio Valley are calling on all those whose hearts are as big as their appetites to help make America's pasttime truly a game for all.
On Wednesday, Undo's will host a pasta benefit for the local Miracle League team, which is awaiting the May 18 opening of its brand new Miracle Field at the J.B. Chambers Youth Sports Complex in Elm Grove. For $10, diners will receive rigatoni, a salad and bread. Meals will be available for pickup at all locations during lunch time, and dinner service begins at 3:30 p.m. at all locations.
Undo's will donate 100 percent of sales - not just profits - from the event to the Miracle League.
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Preparing for a special pasta dinner Wednesday at all four of Undo's Italian Restaurant's locations to benefit the Miracle League of the Ohio Valley, from left, are Undo's Vice Chairman Nick Sparachane, Jen Mortakis, Gigi Zelewicz, Cindi McGarry, local Miracle League founder Lorraine McCardle, Chuck Melko, Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center President and CEO Lorie Untch and Larry Ferrera. -- Ian Hicks
With all four locations in Elm Grove, Benwood, St. Clairsville and Weirton participating, the restaurant is expecting big things. About two years ago, Undo's raised about $11,000 for the Miracle League during a similar benefit at the Elm Grove location only.
Money raised Wednesday will be used to pave the gravel parking area near the field, making it easier to navigate for those in wheelchairs or using walkers, crutches or braces. An anonymous donor has pledged $50,000 for the purpose, provided the Miracle League can come up with an equal match, according to Lorie Untch, president and chief executive officer of the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center in Wheeling, which has spearheaded the five-year fundraising effort for the field.
The help couldn't have come at a better time, with the Miracle Field's grand opening just a few weeks away.
"That's the finish line, so we've got to get this done," said Undo's Vice Chairman Nick Sparachane.
The Miracle League of the Ohio Valley has come a long way since early 2008, when Loraine McCardle resolved to make sure physical limitations would no longer keep her son Austin, now 12, and all area children with special needs from enjoying sports. Miracle League games are played on a flat, synthetic rubber surface, with volunteer "buddies" assisting the players - each of whom gets the opportunity to score a run - in batting and traveling the basepaths.
"I can't believe our day is finally coming for our kids to be able to play ball here in the Ohio Valley," said McCardle.
Any money raised beyond what the Miracle League needs for the $50,000 match will be used to purchase signage, equipment and picnic benches, stripe the parking area, and "anything to make it more accessible," Untch said.
Sparachane said Undo's is proud to be a part of what has been a true team effort.
"We really, really admire the Miracle Field effort. We've watched it from the beginning ... and I think it's a wonderful project for the entire Ohio Valley," he said.
To place an advance order for pickup during Wednesday's benefit, call the Easter Seals Rehabilition Center at 304-242-1390, ext. 117. Delivery service is also available from the Elm Grove and St. Clairsville locations.


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If your goal truly is to understand what goes on under the hood, then perhaps, instead of learning C and writing a toy program in it, you instead look at a C compiler and understand how that works. As far as compilers go, a C compiler is one of the simplest, as the language doesn't have all that many high-level features.
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Seeing there are various ways to install on Ubuntu. What are the various ways to uninstall items?
Which ways always work? How can I be sure something was uninstalled?
If the application has been installed via the package manager, all you have to do is run
Sometimes applications can be split up into multiple packages (for example, many games have a separate package for their music). To make sure that you uninstall all related packages AND configuration files, you can type
As for applications that have been manually compiled and installed, there's not always a single way to remove them. The best thing to do is consult the README/INSTALL file that accompanied the source package - if one exists.
It's important to note that when you install things, they often depend on other packages. When you fire off
aptitude will automatically remove things (as well as having a nice interactive command line interface)
You can also search for cruft in synaptic using the "local or obsolete" filter under the status section.
Here's a rundown of the possible ways:
If the package has been installed via a package manager, you can remove it with one of the tools provided with this purpose:
All these get the job done. You can start with the most user-friendly (Software Center) and continue to aptitude, if you need certain features or install or remove programs very frequently.
Note that these operations remove the bulk of the program while sometimes leaving "configuration files" in locations such aus /etc/apache2. Most software doesn't have configuration files there; some server software ("daemons") do. In all but a few cases, keeping these configuration files will do no harm. If you want to remove everything, including configuration files, then you can use the "purge" operation. For aptitude, the command line is "aptitude purge." (Tommy's explication above of "purge" is not accurate. The "remove" operation, just like "purge", deletes all dependencies that were pulled in with the original program.)
If the program tells you the package has been removed, you can be sure that the files are gone. Sometimes packages installed as a matter of dependency are not removed immediately. They will be eventually deleted, at a subsequent run.
As to software installed from other channels (typically compiled from source), you're mostly forced to remove the files installed manually. They are often located somewhere in
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Ubuntu Software Center
The best and the most easy way is to use Ubuntu Software Center. Open Ubuntu Software Center, click the
Unity Dash
Ubuntu 12.10 brought Unity 6, which introduced the Preview feature. So, from Ubuntu 12.10 onwards, you can just right click on (almost) any app icon on Unity Dash and click uninstall.
Synaptic is an advanced package management tool and gives you more control than other GUI methods like Ubuntu Software Center, Unity Dash, etc. It was infact the default app manager before Ubuntu 10.04. This is my personal favorite. To uninstall apps, mark the packages that are to be removed and hit the
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Ubuntu should have had an App Manager in System Settings(Gnome Control Center) itself, like that of Window's Install/Uninstall Softwares in
Command Line Methods
These are for the command line fans out there. They're pretty basic,but offers more control and are lightweight.
apt-get is the most commonly used command line tool for package management. Use the following command to uninstall any app:
Remember to use the package name of the app to be installed in place of
aptitude isn't exactly a command line tool, as it has an interactive
Note that all the above methods will work only on apps installed normally, i.e through package management( Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic, apt-get, etc.) and not on softwares installed using some root scripts or by copying to home. Though the above methods look very different, all of them use the same APT package manager backend underneath. There are many more methods for installing/uninstalling apps, but the ones involving APT are the recommended and most popular methods.
When you purge,
In certain cases, there are some dependencies that are left even after issuing the commands which the other answers have stated. Like, in this scenario, the OP had installed
EDIT: Mine was an extension to an existing answer by Oli.
command-line tools,
GUI tools,
All the above mentioned ways will work for uninstalling a package.
You can check if a package was successfully uninstalled or not by running
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I'm trying to change the active layer in ArcIMS from the default top position to index 2 in the TOC. The TOC has 3 grouped layers, but it is the first grouped layer that I want the active layer to be updated to position 2 not the default position 0. I found this code link from esri showing how to update the active layer, however I can not seem to figure it out. Here is the code from the aimsLayers.js file.
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These cookies are crumbly, delicious, and difficult to resist. With a gluten-free variation.
Prep Time: 25M, plus chilling time
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- Knead gently on a board until the mixture forms a ball, then roll out with your hands to a sausage about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 325° F. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment paper.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the sausage into 10 slices and lay them on the baking sheet. If desired, cut with a fluted pastry cutter to give an attractive edge and remove the excess dough. You can also make them fancier by pricking the centers with a fork.
- Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes until pale golden brown in colour. Remove from the oven and sprinkle immediately with superfine sugar. Let cool for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
- Watch out for rice flour, since it may contain traces of nuts.
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WINTERSVILLE - Just because the Steelers finished with two-straight playoff-less seasons doesn't mean Ben Roethlisberger is ready to give up on football.
Just because he was hitting home runs at PNC Park last week doesn't mean he's joining the Pirates, either.
Prior to last Thursday's game against the Cubs, Roethlisberger joined Andrew McCutchen, Jordy Mercer, Josh Harrison and the rest of the Pirates on field for a quick batting practice session.
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"It was just a little bit of fun," Roethlisberger said. "The coaches were impressed with my hitting skills."
He mostly hit line drives to the outfield, but he counted at least two balls that left the park.
At Findlay High School, Roethlisberger played shortstop and was a three-sport standout before accepting a football scholarship to Miami University.
Roethlisberger, 32, is entering his 11th season in the National Football League. Drafted in 2004, he won his first 13 games in a row to set a new rookie record.
He became the youngest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl title in his second season.
He collected another Lombardi Trophy in 2010.
Roethlisberger is Pittsburgh's all-time leader in career wins (88), passing touchdowns (219), passing yards (34,105) and pass completions (2,749).
"I've done it for a long time," he said. "I've been very blessed to have played this game as long as I have.
'There are a lot of things I've gotten to experience. I don't take anything for granted and I hope that I have many more seasons left in me."
The Steelers recently began organized team activities and Roethlisberger will strap on pads for the first time today to open minicamp at the team's practice facility on the South Side of Pittsburgh.
Training camp begins July 26 at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.
"I've been doing this long enough that I don't get too antsy until I have to go to camp," Roethlisberger said. "This is just another year and another day.
"I get the feeling that it's close and the season will start before we know it."
The Steelers went 8-8 in 2013. In 2012, they also went 8-8 to miss the playoffs for the first year since 2006.
Roethlisberger admitted that the past two seasons have been "uncharacteristic" for the tradition-rich, six-time Super Bowl-winning franchise.
"We just have to go out and do what we do best and that's win football games," Roethlisberger said. "We're going to give it everything we've got to work towards that ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl."
The Steelers and Pittsburgh fans everywhere will now move forward with a guardian angel above them. Over the weekend, legendary head coach Chuck Noll died at the age of 82.
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"He was the leader of the Steelers family," Roethlisberger said.
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"We lost a great coach and a great man."
Roethlisberger spent most of the weekend lounging near a swimming pool celebrating Father's Day with his two children.
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I have a beer that I going to brew, it is technically a gruit, b/c I am not going to use any hops. The original beer recipe (an American Hefe) calls for only one ounce of 4-6% alpha bittering hops and a 60 minute boil. The OG will be between 1.045 - 1.055. About how much wormwood should I add and how long should I boil?
There are no good bittering values ascribed to the many herbs used to design gruits. It comes down mostly to experimentation and the expectation that you won't make the best gruit on the first pass. I'd suggest looking for recipes for gruit with wormwood for guidance. Or start with a one gallon batch for test runs.
You could make two teas with equal volumes of water and equal mass of wormwood & hops in each one, and compare the bitterness levels. Try and get some other people to compare them as well, if you have willing tasters around. You may have to make a few batches to really get it figured out. If you have a few different types of hops, you could make several batches, so you could have a better basis for comparison. More bitter than Saaz doesn't really mean that much. More bitter than Columbus, and you know you really don't want to use much at all.


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Aiya Cooking Grade Matcha....................... 2 tbsp
Lukewarm Water........................................... as needed
Gelatin (unflavored) ...................................... 3 packets
Cold Water..................................................... 1 cup
Sugar............................................................. 1 1/2 cups
Salt................................................................. 1/8 tsp
Light Corn Syrup............................................. 1 cup
Cold Water...................................................... 1 cup
Corn Starch.................................................... 1/4 cup
Powdered Sugar............................................. 1/4 cup
Tip: Even if you don't have cookie cutters to cut out shapes, you can cut the marshmallows into squares with a knife.
Note: A kitchen stand mixer is necessary for this recipe.
Acknowledgement: This recipe is derived from Alton Brown's "Homemade Marshmallows" recipe available from Food Network.
- Pour the 3 packets of gelatin and 1/2 cup of the cold water into the bowl of your stand mixer and allow it to absorb into the water. This is called "blooming" the gelatin. Affix the whisk attachment to your mixer.
- In a saucepan, add the remaining 1/2 cup of water, sugar, salt, and corn syrup. Place over medium heat and cook, covered, for 3 to 4 minutes. Uncover and allow to cook for another 8-9 minutes until the syrup reaches 240 degrees F. Remove from the heat.
- Turn your stand mixer on low to mix the bloomed gelatin around.
- Slowly stream the hot syrup into the stand mixer, being careful to not pour it directly onto the gelatin but instead down the side of the mixing bowl.
- Once the syrup is completely added, slowly and carefully turn the mixer up to high and allow it to mix for 15-20 minutes. The longer you let it mix, the firmer the finished marshmallows will be.
- Sift your Matcha into a bowl and then mix in some hot water with a Matcha whisk or the back of a spoon until it is smooth with no lumps. Stream the dissolved Matcha into the marshmallow mix during the final minute of mixing. (IE: If you plan on mixing the marshmallows for 17 minutes total, add the Matcha at minute 16.)
- Mix the corn starch and powdered sugar together. Lightly spray a baking pan with cooking spray and then add in the cornstarch-sugar mixture. Tilt the pan until it is lightly coated in sugar-cornstarch. Remove any excess and save it for later.
- Pour the finished marshmallow batter into the pan and allow it to sit for at least four hours.
- Cut with any shape cookie cutters you like. (You can also use a knife to cut 1 inch square marshmallows.)
- Lightly toss each cut marshmallow in the remaining cornstarch-sugar mixture, tapping off any excess. (Note: If you would like your finished marshmallows to have a stronger tea flavor, you can sift one to two teaspoons of Matcha into the cornstarch-sugar mixture before tossing the marshmallows in it.)