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Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici's Wedding Location Confirmed! Exclusive Details
When we first heard that Sean Lowe and his Bachelor bride Catherine Giudici would be getting married in January, we were a little concerned. After all, why would she work her butt (literally) off to get svelte, only to get married in the freezing cold? Thankfully, there's a little place called Santa Barbara that is the perfect setting for a winter wedding.
In October, a source confirmed exclusively to Wetpaint Entertainment that the January 26, 2014 nuptials would be going down in the sweet town of Santa Barbara, but we didn't know where it would be until now. Swanky Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore sent out a press release boasting about luring the lucky couple to their luxurious hotel for the wedding.
"It's a truly special place that has served as inspiration and fairytale wedding destination for thousands of brides and grooms over the decades," general manager Karen Earp writes. "We are so happy to be the location for Sean and Catherine's wedding celebration and honoured to forever be a part of their love story."
The wedding will air live on ABC on Sunday, January 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and SeanCat are so excited they can hardly contain themselves. It seems the feeling was mutual, as the hotel was eager to scream it from its beautiful red-tiled rooftops — and we totally understand why. What an honor to play host to the happy ending of this made-on-TV love story!
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6 Comic Book Crossovers You Won't Believe Actually Happened
#3. The X-Men And Star Trek
A meeting so offensively incongruous, it could only have been conceived by a 10-year-old playing with action figures circa 1993. All that's missing is a Ninja Turtle (one of the late-period, sports-themed ones) and a couple of maimed GoBots.
Sometimes you gotta work with what you have.
Somehow, there have been two separate comics with this premise, each featuring the X-Men and a different Star Trek generation. The stories are almost completely different, although they both involve time travel, alternate dimensions and a scene where Wolverine is singlehandedly taken down by the biggest nerd in the Enterprise.
The old Vulcan instant-orgasm pinch.
Now, Wolverine may be grossly out of character here (you'll notice that Spock is still alive), but not everyone else is. The comics are faithful to the core of the Star Trek concept in that Captain Kirk is shown trying to bone every non-human being with tits that comes his way.
In fact, these things are basically standard Star Trek plots with the X-Men awkwardly shoehorned in to boost sales. It's no coincidence that they were published to coincide with the launch of Marvel's "Paramount Comics" imprint (which sorta pissed off all those Star Trek fans who weren't expecting to find sexy mutants in their comics).
Since two 50-page comics clearly weren't enough to explore this idea with the depth and pathos it deserved, Marvel and Paramount later published a 300-page novel that told yet another Star Trek/X-Men adventure. That's like 100 pages of posts in a fan fiction message board, in more than one sense.
We're not sure what part of the novel inspired more nerd boners: the scenes where Captain Picard falls in love with the X-Men's Storm ...
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...or the ones where Wolverine has a bromance with a Klingon.
Thankfully, they stopped the franchise before the inappropriate sexual tension could reach a boiling point and the whole thing turned into an all-out orgy. If there's one thing that intrigues us less than the sex lives of the Enterprise crewmembers and the X-Men, it's the sex lives of the Enterprise crew members with the X-Men.
#2. Spider-Man And Iron Man Intersect With A Daytime Soap Opera
In 2006, for reasons beyond any human comprehension, the editors at Marvel Comics met with the people at Procter & Gamble to discuss possible ways for their properties to intersect. Marvel, obviously, had access to a ton of valuable superhero properties, and Proctor & Gamble had Guiding Light, a beloved American soap opera about ... white people doing things (despite this being the longest-running show of all time, we've never seen a single episode). Two properties that clearly belonged together.
The result was an episode of Guiding Light in which one of the characters gains superpowers, after suffering a freak accident with some Halloween decorations.
By the way, that wasn't a dream or a fantasy sequence -- all that stuff actually happened in the reality of the show. The superpowers were reversed by the end of the episode, though, presumably because those fancy special effects were way too expensive to afford on a regular basis.
Marvel fulfilled its side of the deal by producing a special Guiding Light comic in the same character has another freak accident, involving an electric socket and some fingers.
That woman is clearly not qualified to handle this type of technology.
She then proceeds to put on her revealing spandex costume again, because that's the next logical step whenever you get superpowers. The story jumps to Spider-Man capturing some bad guys in New York, when Iron Man suddenly shows up and asks him to drop everything.
"No, not the fun one."
Turns out Iron Man has somehow detected a new superheroine in a small Midwestern town and is gathering all the big guns to come check her out, which is clearly more important than stopping crime. So Spider-Man literally leaves the bad guys sitting in the middle of the street and joins Iron Man and the rest in this important mission.
Spidey's carelessness comes to bite everyone in the ass when the same criminals he left unattended follow the heroes to Springfield and attack it, ("Perfect! No one will stop us if we attack the one town with every superhero.). Guiding Light's superheroine helps defeat the bad guys, once again losing her powers in the process.
"But I wouldn't try to change any light bulbs if I were you."
The crossover was an obvious attempt to boost the ratings of the soap by tapping into the superhero film trend. Did it work? Well, before this happened, Guiding Light had been going on for 70 years (that's right, it predates television) ... and it was canceled shortly afterward.
#1. Superman vs. Pretty Much Anyone
Superman is like the Kevin Bacon of superheroes: Thanks to him, there's only two degrees of separation between The Thundercats and I Love Lucy. Superman has appeared in a comic with literally everyone.
Most of these stories involve punching, because that's what Superman does best. But the problem with having Superman fight another character is that the guy has more powers than God and Wolverine combined, meaning most fights would realistically end in about three seconds. And since the writers can't always use kryptonite (by now they've used enough of it to make up like five planet Kryptons), they have to constantly come up with other reasons why Superman would be even slightly threatened by the other guy. And sometimes those reasons can get pretty ridiculous.
Like that time Skeletor put a magic spell on Superman and forced him to fight He-Man.
"Plus there's this naked dude with a sword. Really not sure what my priority should be right now."
Why is Superman in Eternia, you ask? He accidentally fell into a time vortex and washed up there. Yeah, that sort of thing happens to him entirely too often. Like in Superman vs. Aliens, where he somehow strands himself in an asteroid that happens to have Kryptonian atmosphere, making Superman weak enough for the Alien Queen to force itself on him.
"This is ... unpleasant."
Or in Superman vs. Predator, where he contracts a convenient jungle virus that weakens his powers. Or in Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator, which takes place inside an active volcano where Superman's powers don't work at full capacity.
"How did I end up in a volcano in the first place??"
There's also Superman vs. Freddy vs. Jason (featuring Gumby), where Superman loses his powers after eating a bad plate of chili con carne.
OK, that one didn't happen -- but you know they're getting there.
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Can the Cavalier class from the AD&D Unearthed Arcana use a Holy Avenger?
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In AD&D, any fighter of correct alignment can use one, but only a Paladin gains full benefit. Players of wrong alignment take side effects for use of it.
A Cavalier can wield a Holy Avenger as a +2 sword.
The Holy Avenger can be used by any character as a +2 sword with no special properties. Per the DMG, there are no side effects for any wielders unless the sword is intelligent in which case any non-lawful good character would take the normal damage based on the sword's ego every time they handled the sword.
Only a Paladin can use the Holy Avenger to its true potential
A Paladin is a subclass of Cavalier per the Unearthed Arcana. There is no mention of the Cavalier counting as a Paladin for usage of a Holy Avenger. Instead the Paladin gains several of the Cavalier's advantages:
In D&D 3.x and Pathfinder anyone can wield a Holy Avenger but only Paladins gain the complete benefits and use of the sword. For Pathfinder there is nothing to indicate that the Cavalier class (from the Advanced Player's Guide) would gain the paladin benefits when wielding a Holy Avenger.


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With Season 4 of the hit AMC series The Walking Dead rapidly approaching (it premiers October 13), no fewer than 60 percent of Americans (not real stats) have one thing on their minds: the inevitability of a zombie apocalypse.
The internet is newly abuzz with tips for surviving a zombie attack, discussions on whether guns or melee weapons are more effective as a zombie defense, and much theorizing on whether or not a zombie apocalypse is nigh.
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Most self-proclaimed zombie experts do agree that water, non-perishable foodstuffs, and some type of brain-bashing object are all essential to surviving the zombie apocalypse. Beyond these key ingredients, however, the suggestions become more varied and unpredictable.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (yes, they weighed in) include prescription and non-prescription meds on the list. Seems smart. Wired recommends having a "strong grasp of neuroscience." Also smart. And the Huffington Post rather thought-provokingly suggests that your survival kit should also include an object of affection (presumably giving as much consideration to your romantic survival as to your physical well-being).
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History of Curling in the Portland - Vancouver area.
Curling first came to the Portland, OR area in the winter of 1847 when the HMS Modeste, an 18 gun British warship, spent a few months frozen in on the Columbia river near Ft. Vancouver. Four officers from the Modeste bested four locals from the Hudson Bay company in a 3 game series on the frozen river on January 26, 1847. They used locally found stones and a makeshift rink only 22 yards in length. During the after-match partying they cordially instituted the Vancouver Curling Club, the fate of which remains a mystery today.
More than 110 years later, in September of 1962, Harold Mahnke, a retired school teacher from Superior, WI, re-introduced the ancient sport to Portland by holding a series of curling exhibition matches at Lloyd Center Ice Rink near downtown Portland. Mahnke then established the Portland Curling Club which hosted games on rented ice at the Silver Skate Ice Rink in Portland for 20 years until the demise of Silver Skate in 1983.
Nearly 20 years later, in 2002, Doug Schaak, a newly arrived English Professor with roots in curling dating back to his childhood in Rolette, ND teamed up with Cheryl Doucette and an enthusiastic group of volunteers to form the Evergreen Curling Club. They rented ice at Mt. View Ice Arena in Vancouver, WA and eventually at Lloyd Center to provide leagues, bonspiels and other events in the Portland area for 10 years through the Spring of 2012. Highlights of this period included Rose Bonspiels attracting curlers from across the USA and Canada, an exhibition match with the 2006 Olympic Bronze Medal team, and a 2007 re-enactment of the 1847 HMS Modeste Match with curlers in full period costume.
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In January 2013, Evergreen CC took another step by opening Oregon's first dedicated curling facility. The three sheet facility is located in a rented warehouse in Beaverton, OR. Evergreen CC provides a variety of programs during curling season including nightly leagues, learn-to-curl classes, corporate events, a junior instruction program, skill clinics, bonspiels, competitive playdowns and private parties. The facility includes a warm room with bar, and state-of-the-art video monitoring with live streaming and commentary to the Internet during competitive events.


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The Franciscan University of Steubenville's Founders' Award was established in 1978 with a simple mission to honor the men, women and organizations for their contributions to the university and the community at large.
That spirit could be seen Saturday, when the university recognized nine faculty and staff members who showed their dedication to the school during its bad times.
Each of those who were honored during the 63rd-annual dinner, held at the Gentile Gallery, were willing to make big sacrifices in their lives while supporting the mission of the Rev. Michael Scanlan, TOR, who lifted the financially strapped College of Steubenville into a nationally and internationally recognized school.
Included in that group were John Herrmann, the late Raymond Petrilla, Edwin Bessler, James Slater, Virginia Zoric, Joseph Zoric, Irene Pizzoferrato, Norman Rokke and Earl Spinnenwebber. They each served the university in a different way, but they all made a big difference in the lives of the students or other staff and faculty members.
According to the Rev. Terrence Henry, TOR, the university's president, this year's honorees helped the school stay open and grow, filling vital roles at a crucial time in its history.
And, while those nine were being recognized for what they have done for the school, several current students were honored with scholarships as the Founders' Scholars, Rose M. DeFede Women's Guild Scholars and the Academy of Lifelong Learning Scholar were all named.
It was a chance to reflect on the spirit first demonstrated on Dec. 7, 1949, when the first Founders' Dinner was held at the Fort Steuben Hotel.
That dinner fulfilled the desire of the Rev. Dan Egan, TOR, the school's first president, to help draw together the then-college and the civic community.
Last Saturday's event also helped to connect the recipient of the first Founders' Award, Samuel Freifield, with all of those who helped the school and our community grow.
And in so doing, the annual Founders' Association Dinner helps the university honor its past while looking to the future.


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For an algebraicaly closed field $k$ are all finite subsets of Affine $n$-space $A^{n}\left(k\right)$ algebraic sets (here for $n>1$), and if so, for a given finite set $X\subset A^{n}\left(k\right)$ what set of polynomials in $k\left[x_{1},\dots,x_{n}\right]$ has $X$ as its common zero set? This probably has an answer, I just don't know how to phrase the question so as to get an answer by internet search engine.
Also if I have a set of polynomials $P_{1},\dots,P_{k}\in\mathbb{Q}\left[x_{1},\dots,x_{n}\right]$ such that the common zero set $Z(P_{1},\dots,P_{k})$ is a finite set of size $m$, i.e. $X=\{(z_{11},\dots,z_{1n}),\dots,(z_{m1},\dots,z_{mn})\}$, does this imply that each coordinate $z_{ij}$ is algebraic over $\mathbb{Q}$. I asked someone this question, and he felt that each $z_{ij}$ should turn out to be algebraic, but I can't see how this is proved?
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Kaynor Tech's Cinthia Vega scored a game-high 12 points and came away with four of the Panthers' 18 steals en route to a 53-22 win over Norwich Tech on Friday in CSC action in Waterbury.
Nathalia Vega had 10 points and three steals while Audra Spellman finished with 10 points.
Daelyn Kale finished with nine points and Donyeah Bryant pulled down eight rebounds for Kaynor Tech (1-3).
Cheney Tech 62, Wolcott Tech 37: Tanisia Smith scored 18 points as Cheney Tech prevailed in CSC action.
Colleen Cosker finished with 16 points while Jackie Ellis added eight for Cheney (4-0).
Jen Hislop had 16 points and seven rebounds, Mikey Albreada added 10 points and five rebounds and Casey Farrington contributed with nine points, five rebounds and five assists for Wolcott Tech (0-4).
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West Haven 66, Cheshire 64: A last-second 3-point attempt by the Rams rimmed out of the basket in an SCC loss in West Haven.
Kevin Dietrich led Cheshire (1-1) with 18 points. Collin Jordan added 17 points and Eric Dietrich 13.
Michael Jennings and Gary Dudley led West Haven (2-0) with 16 points each.
John Johnson's free throw with four seconds left gave West Haven a two-point lead.
Taft 67, Brunswick 58: Joey Flannery scored 21 points with eight rebounds to lead the Rhinos in tournament action in Exeter, N.H.
Shawn Strickland added nine points and six assists for Taft (2-1) and Quinton Dale added 10 points. Kade Kager also had nine points.
O'Brien Tech 62, Vinal Tech 56: Shaquan Jackson scored a team-high 19 points, including four straight free throws to seal the win, as O'Brien Tech prevailed in the semifinals of the Windham Tech Tip-Off tournament.
Nasir Hargett scored 12 points, Chris Kelly had 10, Don Morgan nine and Nabil Tavarez seven for O'Brien Tech (1-0).
Dante Watson had 23 points and Quinn Mitchell added 16 for Vinal Tech (0-1).
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Analog-Digital Display (ana-digi): Watch that shows the time by means of hour and minute hands (analog display) as well as by numbers (digital display).
Arabic Numerals: Popular counterpart to Roman numerals consisting of 1,2,3, etc; Became popular during the 18th century and typically allow for more space on the dial for complications.
ATM: Commonly used measurement in water resistance; Stands for "atmospheres" or the amount of pressure a watch can withstand before leaking; One atmosphere is equal to 10 meters of water pressure.
Automatic Movement: Type of movement where the mainspring is wound via the movement of one's own arm; Movement of the arm causes the rotor to rotate, which in turn winds the mainspring; Similar to mechanical movements, except winding is not manual.
Bezel: Retaining ring surrounding the case and securing the crystal; Sometimes incorporates unidirectional or ratcheting movements, as well as additional benefits such as chapter markers.
Case: Timepiece's container; Protects the movement from dust, dampness and injury; Common case shapes are round, tonneau, rectangular and square.
Chronograph: Timepiece capable of both timekeeping and stopwatch functions; Chronographs are a unique and valued complication due to their ability to measure increments of time.
Chronometer: High-precision timepiece that has been tested and is certified to meet precision standards; Chronometer watches often come with certificates indicating their certified status.
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Crown: Small, cap-like device located on the side of a case that allows the user to set time or manually wind watch.
Crystal: Transparent cover on a watch face that gives view of the dial; Sapphire and mineral are the most common crystals used today.
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Dial: Plate beneath the crystal showcasing the timepiece's features; Sometimes referred to as the face of a timepiece, the dial indicates hours, minutes and seconds, as well as complications such as date windows and sub-dials.
Dual Deployant: Similar to a deployant clasp, except it uses two hinges to fasten or open, as opposed to one.
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Jewels: International term referring to the rubies, sapphires or other gemstones used as bearings in a watch movement; These bearings are set to reduce friction in a movement and help the delicate parts of the movement work smoothly and with great precision.
Mechanical Movement: Type of movement where the winding crown is used to power the movement; Needs to be manually wound after an elapsed period of time; Sometimes accompanied by a exhibition back to display its old-fashioned sensibilities.
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Quartz Movement: Most common type of movement used in modern timepieces; Vibrating at a high frequency and placed under an electric current, quartz movements provide accurate time without the need to wind.
Repeater: Complex watch mechanism that sounds hours, quarters or minutes, or repeats them on request; Originally designed to help the wearer to tell the time in the dark.
Retrograde: Hour, minute, second or calendar hand that moves across a scale and resets to zero at the end of its cycle.
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Subdial: Smaller dials located on the main dial of a timepiece; Used to measure seconds, minutes or days.
Tachymeter: Popular complication that measures distance based on speed; Typically located along the outer rim of a dial.
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Most lenses tend to be expensive because the lens needs to be very complicated in order to correct for various optical effects (aberration, etc). Is it possible to build a sensor and processor combination which would fix defects produced by cheap lenses? I'm assuming the processor knows exactly the parameters of the len's defects.
Not only is it possible, but it's becoming commonplace. The micro-four-thirds system makes extensive use of it, and some compact cameras now do too. (I imagine that if they don't yet, most super-zooms will within a few years.) Digital Photography Review has a good article on this at http://www.dpreview.com/articles/5653763779/a-distorted-view-in-camera-distortion-correction , and it's worth reading even if you don't like that site's reviews in general.
Correcting distortion and lateral chromatic aberration is an option in my Pentax K-7, but although it doesn't impact shot-to-shot time (unless you fill the buffer), it takes a few extra seconds per image.
There are a limited set of defects that can be corrected in software, lateral chromatic aberration, yes, but not longitudinal chromatic aberration. Lateral CA results in the component colours of light being displaced radially across the sensor. This can be corrected by simply warping each colour channel slightly differently. Longitudinal CA causes out of focus areas near strong lights to be tinted either green of magenta depending on whether they are in front of behind the plane of focus. This is much harder to correct as you need to know 3D information about the scene.
Some cameras are now offering lens corrections based on a database of corrections tailored to each lens. I think these are limited to barrel distortion, lateral CA and vignetting.
You'd think the manufacturers would be the best source of this sort of information but I would image crowd sourcing the parameters on the net would be more effective as there are some very dedicated people around taking that sort of measurement.
If it is possible in post-processing, then technically it can be done in-camera. Some defects are pretty easy to fix - like geometry defects, but other are very hard, if not impossible, to fix in software (soft focus [yes, you can to some extent generate a sharper image, but this is not really reversing the lens imperfection], chromatic aberrations, ghost images or flare due to uncoated elements, etc.).
Go look up "Schmidt Camera" which is a type of telescope for photographing wide areas of the sky. The optics create a spherical abberation, so the telescope curves the film to match. A schmidt camera can produce an image of the sky with pinpoint stars at f1.5, which is rather impressive.
There are a certain class, like things that can be done in software, but there isn't a magic piece of glass that could be added to a camera to make it perform better.
One thing that might be possible is to have lenses built in 2 part systems. The part closest to the camera might handle the more delicate lens corrections, and the further away part give the right range. Still, something tells me that while this might be possible, it would be more of a pain then it's really worth. Hmmm...
I don't know how many 'cheap' lenses are catalogued, but DXO does a very good job correcting lense-induced faults, in my experience.
As a specific example, I used it to correct pincushioning on architectural photos taken with a Canon EF 28-300 f/3.5-5.6L IS USM at 28mm and the results were impressive (curved walls at the edge became perfectly straight).


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Table top (board games) games provide good opportunities for authentic and simulated communication with a group. I think such an activity would be ideal for language practice, if one had opportunities to play with native speakers or other students. Are there any board games or card games which might give good practice speaking Chinese?
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Dixit is a great choice for practicing Chinese. In this game, one person describes a card (without show it), and then everyone including him/her take out one card. At last, everyone else guess which card is his/her. If everyone or no one get the right answer, he/she get no score. So, he/she should describe it in a suitable way in order to make someone right and some wrong. Everyone has change to speak and listen which is good for language learning.
1) 杀人游戏
Well, I used to play a game called 杀人游戏 that involved nothing but listening and talking. It's not exactly a board game (you use one or more decks of cards), but as far as language practice goes, it's extremely useful.
In the basic game you have a judge, killers, policemen and bystanders, and it's the policemen's job to work out who the killers are.
Each round the police can ask the judge to inspect one person and see if that person is a killer or not. Each round the killers can kill one person. At the end of each round everyone talks in sequence, and voices opinions on who they think the bad people are. Finally they have a vote, and one person is kicked out. If all the killers are kicked out, the police win, and if all the police are kicked out or killed, the police win.
There is a ton of speaking and listening in this game, and there are more in depth versions with more roles that involve even more talking. If you like any crime shows on TV at all, this would be a good way to learn a lot of associated vocabulary.
2) 三国杀
These days I like to play 三国杀 - I used to play with friends in China, but now I play it online, it's not so good for practicing Chinese, but it sure is a fun game.
3) 军棋
The last game I frequently play which is actually a board game is 军棋 - army chess/land battle chess. There are a couple of different versions, but either way there is a lot of strategy, and I often hold quite interesting conversations while playing this game.
4) Others
I actually play a few other card games - 斗地主, 拖拉机 etc, along with 麻将 (mainly 武汉 style, but also 泉州,北京和哈尔滨. In other words, I'm pretty fond of games. All of these are great practice. I'd just suggest getting out there and seeing which games you most enjoy.
I think Password might be a good choice. One player is given a secret word, and has to get his teammates to say that word by giving them clues. He can't say the secret word as part of his clues.
The trickiest part would be getting the words. You can either have everyone write a few words on slips of paper and stick them in a bag, or maybe use a deck of flash cards.
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How to Develop Your Psychic Ability Part 1
By Edgar Cayce
June 30, 1932
[Note: The following article is based on a lecture given by
Edgar Cayce on 6/30/1932 at his home in Virginia Beach for the First Annual
Congress of the A.R.E. It is included in the report document for reading 5752-2.]
Unfortunately, we have all come to think of
"psychic" as something very unusual, especially since the dictionary
gives as one definition of psychic as follows: "having abnormal powers,
especially the power of automatic writing or of conversing in a trance."
If we understood the real meaning of psychic forces,
however, we would have a different conception as to the significance of
developing such powers within ourselves. Whether we wish to acknowledge it or
not, all of us have psychic forces. Whether we want to develop them or not is a
different question.
When people go about to develop any special ability or
faculty, we know that they go into training with that object in view. One
training for the prize ring has certain things that must not be done. In order
to develop the ability to use some portion or function of the physical body,
specific preparation must be made. One developing the voice trains that special
ability or faculty. Certain rules must be followed in order to sing, to play
the violin or piano.
What is that faculty which goes through the process of being
trained? Is it simply a portion of the physical body?
As we begin to develop such faculties or abilities latent
within every individual - such as discernment of color, or the differentiation
in how to apply it to visualize or picturize for others something we have seen
in nature - these faculties partake of more than just the ability to draw the
hand across the palette, the canvas or a piece of paper. Something within is
being expressed. What gives the expression? Our psychic forces!
Now let me give you just what "psychic" means and
say how it should be properly used. Do not think that every person you hear
spoken of as "psychic" has something very peculiar about him; for you
are afflicted with the same condition! You are just as peculiar as he; possibly
more so.
Webster gives this primary definition of psychic or
psychical: "Of or pertaining to the human soul. Of or pertaining to the
living principle in man. Sometimes pertaining to the human soul in its
relationship to sense, or to appetite, and the outer visible world as distinct
from the spiritual or the rational faculties." The second definition is
"Of or pertaining to the mind, the mental contrasted within the physical
Perception of the physical mind must come through the
senses. Development of a faculty within means development of the acuteness of a
sense. We know that what we seek to understand or comprehend reaches us
physically through the five senses. As we draw comparisons, we get the
differentiation and the ability to evaluate tone or color. Just as a
photographic print has to go through a certain process in being made, so in
perception we develop the power or ability to discern with the faculty we
People are sometimes afflicted with psychic blindness,
consisting of an inability to recognize objects as they are seen. I once knew a
man who saw everything upside down. He could not see any other way; everything
was upside down to him. He was psychically blind!
There are also those who are psychically deaf, which
consists of an inability to comprehend the significance of harmony or sounds
heard. We have seen people who were able to hear over a telephone but could not
hear while sitting in a room talking with anyone; or they could hear while
riding on a train but not while walking down the street. That is because some
portion of the psychic functioning in the body is deficient.
Then we know from these things that there is a definite
faculty within our bodies which we may call psychic forces, or psychic powers.
This faculty pertains to the soul and also to something physical. Hence the
great difference in the French and in the Grecian definition of psychic. To the
French it means "animal" or "carnal"; while the Grecian
meaning is "of the soul life." These two meanings are just as foreign
to each other as possible! No wonder we find so many different meanings of the
word as used by others!
When we used a word, what do we mean to imply or convey to
others? This depends upon the ability of those listening - and also upon our
ability to describe, through psychic forces, or through the development
obtained through psychic forces. Only like begets like; only like can
understand like. It is very hard for an engineer to describe to a musician just
what his work is like, or for the musician to describe his work to an engineer.
This is because of individual training of physical faculties - but also the
portion which gives a perfect understanding or comprehension of those physical
faculties: that is, the psychic force.
There is also such a thing as psychic medicine, that
department of science which treats of mental disease. If the psychic forces are
not developed, there's something wrong with the mental abilities, something
wrong with the abilities to comprehend. Because the ability to feed our souls
(and that is why we are here) depends upon our ability to supply ourselves from
our surroundings with that which will enable us to develop the power of
comprehension within.
If you are a musician, you can easily understand what is
meant by psychic rhythm. It is the rhythmic form in which the mind tends to
perceive monotonously repeated stimulation. That's why we pray and why we
should also pray audibly, because the sound stimulates the ability to awaken
our senses, in order to arouse the forces which will strengthen the psychic
abilities within.
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Just sent mine. Some good questions, but slightly easier this week IMO.
Well done to deltablue :smartarse:
Just sent mine. Some good questions, but slightly easier this week IMO.
Well done to deltablue :smartarse:
Sent mine, found it easier, however, one question was really bugging me and I should know it .
I think it was more or less as challenging as last week, it's how I try and make it anyway.
Looks like I'll be getting some tough questions for next week
I thought I was coming last, so a sigh of relief from me.
Look forward to answering these ones
Sent through pm. I probably failed it for real this time.
Or even worse, 1
Wow! The Adelaide one was a complete guess, plus was unsure about the last coke one. Actually got lucky as I initially put down the beaten finalists for the FA cup question before soon realizing as I didn't send immediately. Just glad that my question isn't on the end of my West Brom stint as I had a feeling it would be. Round 2 looks much tougher.
That Doctor Who one is a doozie. Wondering what answer he'll give...
I'll be well annoyed if the answer isn't as it should be, especially after showing off by naming them all. That said definitely dropped a couple this time, didn't know the Cahill one would you believe?
Sent my answers over PM
Hahaha I am amazing!
If I were to guess how many I got right this week, I'd probably put it around the 5 points mark.
This week is definitely a harder set of questions.
Edit: Cahill's fee is indeed officially undisclosed.
Last edited by SnakeXe; 25-01-2012 at 08:14.
Email sent
I did say for last weeks question I check every answer and if I can find some truth to it from any (legit) website I will accept the answers.
If the question is more 'open' then I'll be more 'lenient' with the answers. If that makes sense.
Sorry, should have made that much clearer.
Also, when did most transfer fees start being undisclosed? It used to be rare but nowadays almost every transfer on the SSN ticker has "Undisc." next to it.
You will have to wait and till Tuesday to find out, I wouldn't want to give any clues to anyone
Wanderers was never a football club, it was The Wanderers.
Eminem's real name is Marshall Mathers III and not Marshall Mathers who is a different person altogether.
Sealand is not a recognised country.
People need docking points.
I got the 'III' bit.
Nobby stop being pedantic.
Thought you weren't one for full football names anyway?
And some people put Marshall Mathers II so it would have been incredibly harsh to mark them down wrong for that.
Thanks for all the answers
Not heard from these lot though:
*Although Nobby and ShyBaldBuddhist might be away for this week.
- ShyBaldBuddhist
- roganp
- iHeadHunta x
- Lenzar
- ssestig
- Makonnen
- Nobby_McDonald
- TWalsh
- malikoi
The answers and results are out every Tuesday followed by the next lot of questions.
The link that Flamers has provided is for the 2nd round of question, thanks
Sent my answers, Im awful :L
Last day to get your answers in, everything is ready for Round 3 tomorrow so if your name is on this list please get your answers in as soon as possible:
- ShyBaldBuddhist
- Lenzar
- ssestig
- Nobby_McDonald
- TWalsh
- malikoi
I sent you answers via PM on the 25th. Do you need me to resend them?
Nope, it's okay. I got them, just completely forgot to write down your score.
Can't wait to see how badly I did.
Is it bad that I was eating my breakfast and thought to myself: "Excellent, quiz day today!"
Come ooooooon new quiz!
Got the BBC deadline day page updating on my laptop, kittens sleeping on my lap, running simulations for my PhD over the VPN, playing FM whilst they solve
I've got SSN on the TV, sorting out my monthly bills and playing FM
1. Which 2 teams have won the Copa del Rey more times than Real Madrid?
FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
2. Who is the creator of The Simpsons?
Matt Groening.
3. Former Manchester United player, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, currently manages which club?
Molde FK.
4. In which country will the new Formula 1 season start?
5. How much did Chelsea pay Bolton for Gary Cahill?
£7m. (accpeted £6m to £8m)
6. Name all 8 of the planets in our Solar System.
Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury, Neptune and Venus. (Pluto is a Dwarf Planet and therefore not a Planet)
7. This years African Cup of Nations is held in which two countries?
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
8. How many people have played The Doctor in Doctor Who?
11. (accepted 12 due to the actor that played the Doctor in the film but not the TV Series)
9. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which nation was the only unbeaten team?
New Zealand.
10. What film won Best Picture at the academy awards (Oscars) in 1998?
Bonus Question. In deltablues career thread, what league and position were West Brom in when he took over?
Npower League 1, 13th. (league AND position, quite a few only put position)
SRL88 8pts | MattSpurs94 9pts | Pangaea 4pts | Deisler26 8pts | Nottingham Forest 5pts | rancer890 5pts | ManUTactician247 4pts | Scribe 9pts | DazRTaylor 10pts | jackripper 4pts | Flamers 2pts | SnakeXe 10pts | City2000 5pts | Raware 8pts | hrbfcrule 10pts | cplpeters1900 7pts | AK22 11pts | Barney Butterball 7pts | kris0710 11pts | Adelaidean 6pts | deltablue 10pts | hursty2 7pts | B.W.G 9pts | Makonnen 5pts | iHeadHunta x 3pts | roganp 7pts | Nobby_McDonald 8pts | ssestig 12pts
*If you think you have got the wrong score then let me know, I did double check every set of answers I got so they should be correct but I am only human.
So deltablue is still on top but ssestig is making life hard with a last minute entry of the full 12 points meaning I've got to change the bonus question! Although I have highlight Flamers who had a strong start last week with 9pts but seemed to be all over the place this week with just 2pts!Code:Username R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- deltablue 12 10 22 kris0710 10 11 21 ssestig 9 12 21 B.W.G 11 9 20 DazRTaylor 10 10 20 AK22 8 11 19 hrbfcrule 9 10 19 MattSpurs94 10 9 19 Scribe 10 9 19 Adelaidean 10 6 16 cplpeters1900 9 7 16 hursty2 9 7 16 Raware 8 8 16 SnakeXe 6 10 16 Deisler26 7 8 15 Nobby_McDonald 7 8 15 roganp 8 7 15 Barney Butterball 7 7 14 SRL88 6 8 14 City2000 8 5 13 Nottingham Forest 7 5 12 Flamers 9 2 11 rancer890 6 5 11 jackripper 6 4 10 ShyBaldBuddhist 10 -- 10 Makonnen 4 5 9 Pangaea 5 4 9 iHeadHunta x 5 3 8 ManUTactician247 4 4 8 TWalsh 6 -- 6 malikoi 2 -- 2 Lenzar -- -- --
I'm nicely poised in mid-table, just off the playoff places
Bury Town (Flamers) Even if you do wish he managed them, it wasnt the best guess in the World was it?
Pluto missing Earth (kris0710) You put 8 planets down but one of them wasnt Earth!?
Named ALL of the 11 Doctors (deltablue) Because hes a know it all when it comes to Doctor Who! Fortunately he got his bonus question right.
Mike Something (hursty2) Not even Mike Im afraid, began with an M though.
Sweden and Norway (Pangaea) The African Cup of Nations, hence African not Scandinavian!
Gabon & Guinea (Deisler26) So close but its Equatorial Guinea not Guinea, they are 2 different countries.
I'd like to quibble one question? The 1998 Best Picture Oscar didn't go to Titanic, the 1997 one did.
Haha oh dear Flamers! That's pretty special from kris as well but I won't crow too much as I know I'll put something utterly imbecilic for the next set of questions.
It was 1998, the 1997 one was The English Patient.
Edit: To be honest I thought it was 1997 that Titanic won it but I couldn't think of what did win it the year after so I just stuck that down as my answer as I knew it was around that time.
Yes but the academy awards in 1998 (which was the question) is the 70th. If it said the academy award for 1998 then that's different.
1. What year was the last time Santos won the Brazilian Serie A (Campeonato Brasileiro Série A)?
2. Name 3 countries that begin with H.
3. Who are currently 8th in the FIFA World Rankings (nation)?
4. What is the name of Beyonce and Jay-Z's new baby?
5. Which 3 Liverpool players scored the 2nd half goals in the famous Champions League Final comeback in 2005?
6. The well-known slogan "Melts in your mouth, not in your hands" is associated with which brand?
7. The 'Todoroki Athletics Stadium' is in which country?
8. Name 4 of the original Cluedo board game characters/suspects.
9. Who is the current captain of Bayern Munich?
10. What USA State is the Grand Canyon in?
Bonus Question: In kris0710s career thread when managing Sheffield United in the 2015/2016 season he got knocked out of the FA Cup by Huddersfield but what was the score?
Please Note: For question 2 I will NOT accept Holland as an answer, it is more of a nickname given to the Netherlands. If you put 3 countries down and Holland is one of them you will not get a point. And that ssestig has not got a career thread (apologises if you have, I couldn't find one) so I chose kris0710 over AK22 because he has the better overall score.
Quick clarification, is it ok to read kris' thread now to find out the answer?
Sorry Deisler but SnakeXe is correct, I checked Wikipedia after checking the official Oscars site: HERE!
Those questions were a lot easier tbf. Think I got two wrong anyway.
Wow very difficult set of questions this time. I think I've got maybe 7 at best of those, including the bonus banker.
Wow,doing better then I thought I would.
Email sent for this weeks.
I haven't got a career thread so that's fine. Tougher round this time though.
Well i was looking forward to gloating at being second but after missing 'Earth' off the planets questions i will go and sit in the corner, facing the wall....
Im hoping for double figures off this weeks questions.
Haven't got a flippin' clue about most of those questions. :/
Damn it! If only I gave a rat's arse about Doctor Who!
Thanks for the Liverpool question this week; those names are tattooed on my mind
I remember the Liverpool game so well, as I was in a Barcelona bar watching it. I made a bet with my mate at HT that we'd give our friend £100 each for her Race for Life sponsorship if they came back to win.....
I'm happy with 8 points considering a couple of them were guesses. I'm not so confident about this weeks though ...like I care about Jay-Z and whatsherface
I know it
Fortunately I still decided to watch the 2nd half and I was bouncing round the room at full time, even though I'm not a Liverpool fan.
Looks very hard, will have a go a little later but only expecting literally a few marks.
I am expecting a fairly good showing, 5, possibly 7 this round
Email sent
Here is a statistic for you:
66% of the Questions answered in Round 1 were correct.
63% of the Questions answered in Round 2 were correct.
I did a great deal better than I thought I would, guessing the Titanic question.
Sent in this weeks!
Sent mine, not confident about almost all of them, guessing left right and centre, annoying for the 'multiple answer' ones where I was confident about all but one for the Liverpool and Cluedo ones.
Good set of questions there, some I knew, some I had to really think about and some where I had no clue whatsoever. After a shocker of a week last week I hope I can at least pull myself back upto mid-table respectability this week!
Email sent!
Don't take these contests very seriously so will just whip together some answers again. Couldn't give a toss who Jay Z is, never mind his kids.
I wouldnt have had a clue what Jay Zed's kid would be called, but I remember my girlfriend telling me so I go the first name. She told me yesterday it was a double barrell though...I think!!!
Shotgun Steve? He'll have a wonderful future!
Sent. Will be lucky to get half right again. I have more comedic responses though.
I've sent my (mostly wrong or made up) answers in.
Just getting next weeks questions together, don't worry I'll make them slightly easier!
If Pangaea doesn't mind and I'm sure he wont, I may have to do a 'Pangaea Special' with the good and not so good answers this week.
The comedy he's put into almost every answer is brilliant
I can't wait
I was that close, eh?
These people have yet to send in their answers:
*although I do believe this is ShyBaldBuddhists 2nd week on holiday
- ShyBaldBuddhist
- roganp
- iHeadHunta x
- Lenzar
- ssestig
- Makonnen
- Nottingham Forest
- Adelaidean
- malikoi
i wanna win its not fair...im taking my ball and going home hmmmfffff
Only had one reply since Sunday, you need to get your answers in today!
Today's the day, baby!
I know I'll have dropped off top and down quite a few places.
Quiz day!
Quiz day \o/
Find out how badly I did last week /o\
Not looking forward to todays results a poor week expected but im hopeful i can get the question about my own career thread right...if not im off!
I expect to win.
1. What year was the last time Santos won the Brazilian Serie A (Campeonato Brasileiro Série A)?
2. Name 3 countries that begin with H.
Honduras, Haiti, Hungary, Hong Kong. (Hawaii is a state, not a country)
3. Who are currently 8th in the FIFA World Rankings (nation)?
4. What is the name of Beyonce and Jay-Z's new baby?
Blue Ivy Carter. (accpeted: Blue, Blue Ivy, Blue Carter, Blue Ivy Carter)
5. Which 3 Liverpool players scored the 2nd half goals in the famous Champions League Final comeback in 2005?
Vladimír micer, Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonoso.
6. The well-known slogan 'Melts in your mouth, not in your hands' is associated with which brand?
M&M, Minstrels or Mars (the company).
7. The 'Todoroki Athletics Stadium' is in which country?
Japan. (home of Kawasaki Frontale)
8. Name 4 of the original Cluedo board game characters/suspects.
Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Mrs Peacock, Mrs White, Reverend Green. (Dr Black/Mr Boddy)
9. Who is the current captain of Bayern Munich?
Philip Lahm.
10. What USA State is the Grand Canyon in?
Bonus Question: In kris0710s career thread when managing Sheffield United in the 2015/2016 season he got knocked out of the FA Cup by Huddersfield but what was the score?
Deisler26 10pts | SRL88 12pts | Scribe 9pts | DazRTaylor 11pts| MattSpurs94 9pts | jackripper 5pts| Pangaea 3pts | rancer890 4pts| TWalsh 11pts | Nobby_McDonald 5pts| ManUTactician247 3pts | SnakeXe 7pts| hrbfcrule 11pts | B.W.G 12pts| Flamers 5pts | kris0710 9pts| AK22 8pts | Raware 6pts | hursty2 6pts | deltablue 5pts| City2000 7pts | Cplpeters1900 5pts| Barney Butterball 8pts | Makonnen 6pts| Adelaidean 8pts |Ssestig 6pts
*If you think you have got the wrong score then let me know, I did double check every set of answers I got so they should be correct but I am only human.
So deltablue only stayed top for 2 weeks and we now have a new leader in B.W.G but how long can he stay there for? The odds on Makonnen getting 7 next week? Quite high when you look at his previous scores with the steady improvement.Code:Username R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B.W.G 11 9 12 32 DazRTaylor 10 10 11 31 hrbfcrule 9 10 11 30 kris0710 10 11 9 30 MattSpurs94 10 9 9 28 Scribe 10 9 9 28 AK22 8 11 8 27 deltablue 12 10 5 27 ssestig 9 12 6 27 SRL88 6 8 12 26 Deisler26 7 8 10 25 Adelaidean 10 6 8 24 SnakeXe 6 10 7 23 Barney Butterball 7 7 8 22 hursty2 9 7 6 22 Raware 8 8 6 22 cplpeters1900 9 7 5 21 City2000 8 5 7 20 Nobby_McDonald 7 8 5 20 TWalsh 6 -- 11 17 Flamers 9 2 5 16 jackripper 6 4 5 15 Makonnen 4 5 6 15 rancer890 6 5 4 15 roganp 8 7 -- 15 Pangaea 5 4 3 12 Nottingham Forest 7 5 -- 12 ManUTactician247 4 4 3 11 ShyBaldBuddhist 10 -- -- 10 iHeadHunta x 5 3 -- 8 malikoi 2 -- -- 2
So like I said, I'd show you Pangaea's best answers as they did crack me up, maybe not your kind of comedy but none the less they made me laugh out loud.
Who are currently 8th in the FIFA World Rankings (nation)?
Again, I've no idea. Who cares about that crap anyway? Betting my house and right ball, okay, not the right ball, on Argentina.
What is the name of Beyonce and Jay-Z's new baby?
Following up from the forum, Shotgun Steve. It only seems right
Which 3 Liverpool players scored the 2nd half goals in the famous Champions League Final comeback in 2005?
Think Gerrard scored, but don't know the others. I was too disappointed AC Milan turned off and ****ed up!
The well-known slogan "Melts in your mouth, not in your hands" is associated with which brand?
Sweet-flavoured Condoms.
The 'Todoroki Athletics Stadium' is in which country?
Sounds a little Japanese so I'm going with that. I'm so on top of this!
Name 4 of the original Cluedo board game characters/suspects.
Played this once utter yonks ago so should get a few at least. Mafia, villager, police, witness. Unless I have mixed this up with another stupid game we played while downing beers that one time
And now for the baby names that were brilliantly thought up:
Cornelius (SnakXe)
Angela Merkel (Flamers)
Angel Delight (Raware)
Shameless Publicity Stunt (deltablue)
Pixie Tinkerbell Kowles-Z (Scribe)
HotChocolate! With the exclamation mark (rancer890) - By far the best!
Ding Dong (Nobby_McDonald)
Fairy Apple Dakota (Adelaidean)


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Does anyone know if the OSG plugin for QGIS is working? If so does anyone knows what the future plans is for OSG plugin in QGIS? I am using QGIS version 1.8.0-Lisboa.
I keep getting the following errors when selecting the "launch Globe" menu option, with the WorldWind elevation type.
UnsupportedOperationException: GeometryGraph::add(Geometry &): unknown geometry type: N4geos4geom7PolygonE


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I'm using the mindsensor compass on my nxt.
Here's a small program I used to test my compass
It takes the compass readings every one seconds and output to the command line.
However, it seems that the compass reading remains the same even I turn the robot around. And there are some errors in between.
Compass cp = new Compass(SENSOR.S2);
for (int i=0; i<20; i++){
System.out.println("("+i+")Degree = " + cp.getDegrees());
The output:
Native lib Version = RXTX-2.1-7
Java lib Version = RXTX-2.1-7
(0)Degree = 2.2
(1)Degree = 2.2
NXTCommand.LSGetStatus() error: Pending communication transaction in progress
(2)Degree = 2.2
(3)Degree = 2.2
(4)Degree = 2.2
Is there anything I've missed or written wrong?


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SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival announces first four headlining shows for 2013 event
The SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is pleased to announce its first four headlining shows at the TD Mainstage!
City and Colour will play this year's Festival on the heels of his new album release. The Juno awarding-winning singer-songwriter, Dallas Green, is a well known artist across Canada thanks to the success of his previous three full length albums. The concert takes place on the TD Mainstage in the Bessborough Gardens on Thursday, June 27, with a special guest opening the show.
Herbie Hancock, a true icon of modern music, is playing the festival on Wednesday, June 26 at the TD Mainstage. Being a member of the Miles Davis Quintet, he has been an integral part of every jazz movement since the 1960s.
Grammy award-winning Dr. John, or Mac Rebennack, is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the rich musical heritage exclusive to New Orleans. With a musical career spanning 5 decades this legendary artist recently produced the 2013 Grammy award-winning, "Locked Down", produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.
Juno award-winner Serena Ryder joins the lineup on Monday, June 24th at the TD Mainstage. Influenced by folk, roots, country and adult contemporary, this Toronto native has been producing music since the young age of 17. Serena's latest album, Harmony, features the hit track "Stompa" that is sure to get you up on your feet!
Tickets for these concerts go on sale Friday, March 1 at 10am and may be purchased online, by phone at 306.652.4700 or 1.800.638.1211, and at the Festival Box Office, located on the 7th floor of the Delta Bessborough hotel (707-601 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon).
The rest of the ticketed concert lineup will be released on May 3. Stay tuned for more in May!


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February 14, 2013
Rise and shine – Flickr pic of the day
This image of golden sunrise at Camps Bay was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Flavio, aka whats_ur_flava2000.
Flavio says: "I took this photo sometime in 2012 while on holiday in Camps Bay. I got up early in the morning to catch the sunrise."
Do you have images of Cape Town you'd like to share with us? We'd love you to join the Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group!


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Joey Galloway has never been one to forget where he came from.
After all, the former Bellaire Big Red, Ohio State Buckeye and 16-year NFL performer has presented his high school football (John Magistro) and basketball (Gene Ammirante) coaches with expensive vehicles for their work with him as a youth.
He has also donated to various organizations in the Ohio Valley, not just Bellaire, be it financially or with speaking engagements.
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JOEY GALLOWAY, far right, signed autographs for fans prior to Friday night's Wheeling Nailers game at WesBanco Arena during Relay at the Rink. Pictured are his two sons, from left, Michael and Jett and wife, Tyra.
Friday night, however, the 'Bellaire Bullet' was in the valley to help promote a special cause - the fight against cancer. He, along with his wife Tyra, two sons (Michael 3, Jett 1) and two brothers (James and Curtis) were guests of the Wheeling Nailers during Relay at the Rink.
Prior to dropping the ceremonial first puck for the Nailers' game with the Toledo Walleye, Galloway, who completed his first season as a college football analyst for ESPN last fall, signed autographs for fans attending the game at WesBanco Arena.
"I always enjoy coming back to the Ohio Valley because I get so much support from people," the Columbus resident revealed. "Not only Bellaire fans, but people from Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Wheeling ... ."
As for his broadcasting debut.
"It was very interesting," he explained. "It was a learning experience. They don't give you much coaching. You show up and go to work. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to next season."
Living in the Buckeye State capital now, Galloway admittedly spends a lot of time around Ohio State football practices.
So, what does he think the Scarlet and Gray will do in head coach Urban Meyer's second season after a spotless 12-0 mark last fall?
"I think they will go undefeated again," he boldly stated without hesitation. "They will be better than they were last season, and their schedule is a little weaker this year. I think they will go undefeated."
He is also very impressed with Meyer.
"I've had the opportunity to sit in coaches meetings and team meetings with him," Galloway said of the Buckeyes' second-year head coach. "He is as impressive of a coach as anyone I've ever been around."
His thoughts on junior quarterback Braxton Miller?
"A unique talent. He is probably more dangerous with his legs than he is with his arm. He has the ability to go the distance at any time during a game, but that is what college football is heading to that type of quarterback. He may be one of the best one's out there."
In addition to his love for football, he is also passionate about NASCAR and hockey.
"I had a chance to attend the Daytona 500 six years ago, and I haven't missed one since," he admitted. "Being there and seeing what goes on behind the scenes was really interesting. That's what got me hooked on NASCAR."
He revealed that Matt Kenseth is his favorite driver, even though Kenseth switched teams this year.
"I'm a Ford guy," Galloway stressed. "I'll still stick with him."
He also likes Brad Keselowski.
As far as hockey goes, he is a Columbus Blue Jacket fan because of his close proximity to the team, but at heart his loyalties are with the surging Pittsburgh Penguins.
"Because I grew up close to Pittsburgh, I've always loved the Penguins," Galloway added. "They are on some kind of a roll right now. The Blue Jackets are also playing well."
After playing for half-a-dozen different NFL franchises (Seattle, Dallas, Tampa Bay, New England, Pittsburgh and Washington), did he have a favorite or non-favorite?
"To make it to that level and play at that level for that many years, it was a blessing," he allowed. "So it would be tough to just pick out one and say it was the best or worst. It was a terrific 16 years and I thank God for every one of them."
When asked what his future plans are, he replied, "I am going to once again call games for ESPN next fall. I want to improve upon my skills because this is my profession now. Besides that, I just want to hang out and raise my family."
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What is the difference between $|0\rangle $ and $0$ in the context of $$a_- |0\rangle =0~?$$
$|0\rangle$ is just a quantum state that happens to be labeled by the number 0. It's conventional to use that label to denote the ground state (or vacuum state), the one with the lowest energy. But the label you put on a quantum state is actually kind of arbitrary. You could choose a different convention in which you label the ground state with, say, 5, and although it would confuse a lot of people, you could still do physics perfectly well with it. The point is, $|0\rangle$ is just a particular quantum state. The fact that it's labeled with a 0 doesn't have to mean that anything about it is actually zero.
In contrast, $0$ (not written as a ket) is actually zero. You could perhaps think of it as the quantum state of an object that doesn't exist (although I suspect that analogy will come back to bite me... just don't take it too literally). If you calculate any matrix element of some operator $A$ in the "state" $0$, you will get 0 as a result because you're basically multiplying by zero:
$$\langle\psi| A (a_-|0\rangle) = 0$$
for any state $\langle\psi|$. In contrast, you can do this for the ground state without necessarily getting zero:
$$\langle\psi| A |0\rangle = \text{can be anything}$$
$|0\rangle$ is a particular nonzero vector in the Hilbert space associated with this system. That vector is nonzero -- in fact, it's usually normalized to have magnitude 1. The 0 on the right refers to the zero vector in the Hilbert space. So they're quite different. For one thing, $|0\rangle$ is a possible state for a particle to be in. 0 isn't (since only unit-magnitude vectors are possible states).
You may consider 0 as an eigenvalue and write $a|0\rangle = 0|0\rangle$.
Any eigenvector $a|\alpha \rangle = \alpha |\alpha \rangle$ is of different "length" than the corresponding normalized vector $|\alpha \rangle$. In your particular case the vector $0|0\rangle$ is of zeroth length.