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Why Isn't IVF More Widely Regulated?
The fertility industry is a multi million dollar business in Minnesota. Couples in Minnesota spend tens of thousands of dollars for in-vitro fertilization, or IVF.
The women who donate their eggs to help couples have children get paid well too.
5 Eyewitness News questioned what the state does to watch out for egg donors and the families who are helped by the precious donation.
It was a seven year struggle for Misti and Gary Walker.
They just wanted to have children.
After spending nearly $100,000, the Walkers say their family is now complete. It's a family portrait made possible by IVF.
"It was a longer road, but well worth it," Misti Walker said.
It is also worth it to clinics and donors.
"Yeah, the money is good," an egg donor said.
The young woman, who chooses to remain anonymous, has already donated her eggs three times. Each donation day she makes $4,000. She has already earned $12,000 and wants to donate again.
Another donor we spoke with has given once.
Both donors are college students and both have debt. They know what they have to offer is in demand.
"I'm looking for donors all the time to get into the program," Nancy Schaaf with Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates said.
There are five infertility clinics in Minnesota.
They compete for donors and aggressively advertise in papers and also online.
However, just because someone wants to donate, does not mean they can.
For every ten women who want to become a donor, just one will have their eggs make it to the final retrieval stage.
A screening process takes place at Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates in Woodbury.
The FDA, CDC, and American Society For Reproductive Medicine also set some standards and restrictions for infertility clinics. However, they have no enforcement mechanism. Most discretion is left to the states, which make their own laws.
The state of Minnesota has fewer laws than it's neighbors when it comes to oversight and donor identity. While egg donors can remain anonymous in Minnesota, in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, donors identities are known.
With the health of donors, recipients, and a child at risk, along with millions of dollars on the line, we questioned why there is not a federal law or comprehensive database to track ambitious egg donors from clinic shopping.
Dr. Romaine Bayless at RMIA believes there should be a database to track donors.
"If they (donors) finish here with multiple cycles, they could go elsewhere and do multiple cycles," Dr. Bayless said.
Law professor Susan Wolf from The University of Minnesota said, "We all kind of count on the clinics to have their antennae up, to have a sense of when this isn't quite seeming right."
RMIA polices itself by limiting the number of times a woman can donate. The maximum number at the clinic is six.
Professor Wolf says IVF laws could use more oversight at the national level, but stops short of supporting a database that would keep track of donors.
"I don't want to start tracking them (donors) as if what, they were the bad guys," Wolf said. "they (donors) are the good guys."
Misti Walker says now that her three sons finally arrived, she would not change the way she got pregnant.
"It (IVF) just made a world of difference for us, because we wouldn't have that," Walker said.
While IVF is largely a self regulated industry in the United States, Wolf points to the United Kingdom as an example of central oversight.


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Town should shop around for best price for vehicles
Chad Landmon, Southbury I've been accused of asking too many questions and voting no on certain purchases. But there's a very good reason for my questions and votes. As an elected official, I believe I am obligated to ensure taxpayers' money is spent responsibly and that we get the best price.

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quote: In any case...I just don't see why the manufacturer really cares. If you try to flash your phone and it bricks, you're likely to toss it and buy a new one. If you flash it and it works...what difference does that make to them?
quote: If the average person can search for ways to root a phone, there are also a lot of material out there for restoring it.


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- Date: October 23, 2012
- PIO Number: 12-10-27
For 35 years as a faithful public servant and for his leadership and support of Lauderdale Lakes, city officials have declared today Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti Day.
The proclamation will be presented today at the city commission's regular meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. It cites the sheriff's long career as the first employee of the Broward Sheriff's Office to rise through the ranks to become sheriff and the high quality of law enforcement and fire rescue services in Lauderdale Lakes.
The proclamation refers to the various public safety programs the sheriff has implemented in the city, including prevention programs for drowning, domestic violence, aggressive driving, synthetic drugs and gun violence, as well as National Night Out Against Crime, the Slam the Door on Scammers campaign, Operation Burglary Alert and Dress for Success at Boyd Anderson High School.
"I am honored to receive this recognition from Mayor Barrington Russell and the Lauderdale Lakes City Commission, and I look forward to many more productive and successful years of partnership with the city," Sheriff Lamberti said.
The proclamation also mentions multiple national and local organizations the sheriff supports, including The Florida Sheriff's Association, The National Sheriff's Association, The Major County Sheriffs' Association, The Florida FBI NA Chapter, The Broward Chiefs of Police, The Partnership for the Homeless, The Lauderdale Lakes Parks and Human Services Department, The Urban League of Broward County, The Junior Achievement Center, The United Way Commission on Substance Abuse, Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County, 100 Black Men of Fort Lauderdale, Broward CHAI Center, A Child is Missing, First Call for Help of Broward County (211), The American Cancer Society, Hispanic Unity, PACE Center for Girls, Women in Distress of Broward County and the YMCA of Broward County.
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The 15 Most Shameless Fake Photos Ever Passed Off as Real
For as long as there have been photos, there have been clumsy and blatant attempts to manipulate them. In an age when you can't believe what you see, ever, under any circumstances, we offer up 15 of the most poorly manipulated photos, broken down into a handy guide to the warning signs that the picture you're looking at might not be what it appears...
Beware If It Has a Politician In It
Scientists have proven that politicians are magnetically attracted to bullshit. If you ever find yourself looking at a photo of a politician, keep in mind that the subject in the photograph is probably looking for the best way to trick you out of your vote/civil rights/a million dollars.
15. Republicans Suck at Internet Research, Quite Good at Photoshop Though
Do a Google Image Search for Al Franken, with safe search off. The above pic of Al in a diaper with a stuffed bear is, as of the time of this writing, the #2 result. Wow, amazing that he ever won an election with a photo like that out there!
Wow, what an oddly similar facial expression.
Well, the fact that it's Photoshop helps. When it seemed Al Franken was serious about this whole "getting involved in politics" thing in 2006, the Ohio Republican party set out to show people what a crazy, wacky nutjob he was. Republican strategists tried to find an embarrassing photo of Franken and failed, presumably because Ohio doesn't have the Internet and had never seen a late night cut of Stuart Saves His Family on Comedy Central.
This picture already exists.
The party did have a copy of Photoshop though, so they took a photo of a man dressed as a baby and stuck Franken's head on it. The photo was soon exposed as a fake and the Republicans quickly fired their public relations team, evidently because people felt that raping the Snuggles bear was crossing the line. What we can't figure out is why they stopped there. If you're Photoshopping anyway, why not make it a dirty diaper?
14. Mickey Mouse Mayor
OK, so what can possibly be wrong with this picture? It's a lady running for Mayor of New Orleans, with a standard picture of her standing in the French Quarter. Even if it's Photoshopped, so what? Surely she's been there before.
Ask yourself what's the saddest possible way this could go wrong. Well, it's sadder than that. See, in Disneyland they have a little area they've set up to look like the French Quarter (New Orleans Square). When her staff went looking for some generic shot to use as their background, guess what they found?
Yes, not only was it Photoshop, but they accidentally Photoshopped her in front of a Disneyland mockup of the city she was running for Mayor of.
13. Republicans Suck at Internet Research, Quite Good at Photoshop Though (Part 2)
During the 2004 election, Republicans needed to smear John Kerry as a radical, war-protesting Hippy. They decided the most damning piece of evidence would be a picture of him sitting right next to the queen of radical war-protesting hippies, Jane Fonda.
They grabbed the two photos above, one of Jane Fonda at a political rally and one of John Kerry at an anti-war rally, and prayed nobody would notice. People did, of course. But saddest of all? There is an actual real image of Jane Fonda sitting next to John Kerry at a Vietnam protest that was freely available.
What was the point? Hell, since they took the trouble, might as well have stuck a diaper on him.
12. Baby Hitler Made to Look Like Evil Baby
On one hand, this is probably the lowest political Photoshop trick possible. On the other hand, the victim was Hitler. The photo on the far left was printed in newspapers around the world in the 1930s as an image of Hitler as a baby. Look at that scowling asshole! Fuck him!
The photo was actually a retouched image of an American child (middle), because we are way more fat and evil looking than anyone in Europe. The real Hitler, above right, looked like any other (sissy) baby, full of innocence and mild confusion.
Yeah, yeah, it's Hitler, so anything goes. But doesn't it promote the idea that people are born good or evil? Sort of playing into the whole Master Race thing, isn't it?
Speaking of Hitler, another sign that a photo is a bad fake...
Watch Out for Photos Released by a Dictator
Mass murdering dictators are, in many respects, exactly like everyone else. For instance, they hate getting their photo taken, especially if that photograph embarrasses them in some way, or if they had everyone else in the photo was killed the next day.
It should come as no surprise then that they often touch up those photographs to remove any embarrassing spots, blemishes, stress marks and victims of political assassinations.
11. In Soviet Union, Stalin Kills You, and Everyone Else in the Photo
No one was better at this than Stalin. When he had a dude killed, he reached back and erased him from history. The above collection of four photos (from Wikipedia) is actually the same photo, as it evolved through the years and retouching. The four colleagues became three, then two, then just Stalin, as each of the other three did something to piss him off and were sent to the great Politburo in the sky.
This is probably just an optical illusion, but we swear the expression on Stalin's face gets a little lonelier each time. Good thing those kind of shenanigans are in Russia's distant past, right?
10. Vladamir Putin Will Make You Disappear from Television
And by distant past, we mean 2007. That's when Mikhail Delyagin appeared on the Russian chat show The People Want to Know... or maybe he didn't. Delyagin had made comments critical of Vladimir Putin, the Russian Prime Minister who decided that the people did not, in fact, want to know anything Delaygin had to say.
He was digitally removed from the footage and in one shot (above) there are only his disembodied legs and arm in a chair to the right of the man with the microphone.
"Comrades, the truth is the set was merely haunted by the ghost of Vladmir Notorso."
If There's a Celebrity In It, It's Probably Fake
We've all figured out by this point that we view celebrities purely through a lens of cellulite-removal photo retouching. We can hardly blame them. We don't want to see all the nasty warts that (in reality) cover half of Rihanna's face.
But sometimes prettying things up just isn't enough, and that's when things start to get weird. And sleazy.
9. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie too far apart for Star Magazine
Brad and Angelina caught together! And he's totally married to somebody else at the time! They've even got the photo to prove it!
Of course, the magazine is stretching the definition of "together" a little, since Angelina is in Virginia and Brad is in the Caribbean. Still, they're on the same planet, so you know they were totally up to something. The magazine included a disclaimer on page 8 saying the cover was a "composite of two different photographs," proving once and for all that it's OK to lie to sell your magazine as long as you tell everyone the truth in tiny print beneath an unrelated article about Jerry O'Connell's beach house.
Again, we bring up the "if you're going to be Photoshopping anyway... " issue from earlier: Why not have them fucking? Tell us that wouldn't sell some magazines right there.
8. 15-Year-Old Character Too Small-Breasted for Hollywood
Warner Bros. knew that people go see Harry Potter movies for one reason: big ol' titties.
Their problem of course was that the leading lady was the 17-year-old Emma Watson, playing a 15-year-old Hermione Granger. Wait, did we say "problem"? Nothing is a problem when you have Photoshop!
A digital boob job and tummy tuck later, and you've got a busty girl wizard who'll put asses in the seats, dammit! Somebody probably got a raise over that shit.
7. Andy Roddick Too Skinny for Men's Fitness
Hey, the ladies aren't the only ones getting Photoshop boob jobs these days! Look at the pecs on that guy!
In 2007, Men's Fitness ran a feature on how to build big arms. To show off how to build a massive, Arnold Schwarzenegger-esque upper body they used... tennis star Andy Roddick?
Look, Cracked.com doesn't have a corporate tennis team for one reason only: massive, pumped up guns aren't ideal for swinging a racket. That's why Mr. Roddick (real body shown on the right) wasn't ideal for this particular cover. No problem! Crop that head and stick it on the body of some dude with the chest and biceps of the Incredible fucking Hulk!


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TORONTO - A basketball signed by former NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan will be given away in a Feb. 23 fundraiser for the city high school girls basketball team to purchase new uniforms.
Mindy Jones said she obtained the ball when she and her daughter, Josey, attended Jordan's basketball camp in August.
"Last August myself and my daughter Josey, who also is a freshman at Toronto High School, both went to Santa Barbara, Calif., to Michael Jordan's Flight School basketball camp," said Jones. "My brother-in-law Glenn Wilkes is the director. We went to the camp, and we were able to get the ball autographed. We were there for 11 days. (Jordan) is there for four out of the five days (for the week-long camp). He gives away free shoes and other stuff to (to those attending). It's really something."
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SPECIAL?DRAWING — Toronto residents Mindy, left, and Josey Jones had the opportunity to go to Santa Barbara, Calif., in August to attend the Michael Jordan Flight School basketball camp. The two donated a basketball signed by Jordan to be given away in a drawing on Feb. 23 as a fundraiser for new uniforms for the varsity girls team at Toronto High School./Contributed
Tickets for the drawing are $5, and can be purchased from any Toronto High School girls basketball team member or by calling Sheila Brown at (740) 632-4634 or Mindy Jones at (740) 381-9407. Tickets also can be purchased during girls basketball games, and the basketball drawing will be held during halftime during the girls varsity game on Feb. 23 at the high school.


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I have a broadband ADSL connection to a modem router. I have connected this router 'A' to another wifi-modem router 'B' through a LAN cord.
Internet works fine in windows with wifi connection.
However, in linux (Android, Fedora, Ubuntu) it connects to the wifi network but I am not able to use internet.
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I want to calculate the height of buildings from satellite/aerial images using MATLAB automatically with no or least possible human interaction. I am not using LIDAR or any DEM information. Can anyone help me out in this?
My project is simple but very difficult to be completed. There are some GIS tools available for determining height of buildings but they are proprietary software and not automatic. What I am trying to do is to read satellite images in MATLAB and calculate the heights of buildings present in the images. There is no compulsion of what type of images I should use i.e I can use aerial or satellite images, normal or stereo images or oblique images. I hope this information is sufficient to answer my question, I would be really happy to provide further clarification if needed.
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Just wondering how to get the exact setup for a 4 shot pano with the 8mm Sigma Fisheye on a Canon 40D?
Here is my Equipment
Canon 40D
The New Nodal Ninja 5
Sigma 8mm Fisheye
The settings I currently have are
Lower Rail 58
Upper Rail 90.5
The upper rail is set at 0 degrees
What should the degree of the upper rail be set to to be able to do 4 shot panos w/o having to do a nadir shot? Is it possible?


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Danny Lyle Tadlock
Danny Lyle Tadlock, age 61, passed onward July 19, 2011 in Olympia. He was born in 1950 in Chewelah to Wendell and Veda Tadlock and raised on a dairy farm near Addy. He is survived by his siblings Larry (Janet) of Yakima, Merle of Addy, Linda (Bill) Way of Colville and his mother, Vera Tadlock of Addy. He is also survived by his three sons, Craig, Jeffrey and Josh in western Washington and daughter, Lindsey in Yakima, and five grandchildren. Danny worked at Addy's Northwest Alloys Plant, Rural Resources and the Forest Service in Colville. He was a talented drummer who performed in several bands: The Four Teens in high school, The Desperados, The Rhythm Drifters, The Roger Brothers and Barbara DeAnn and the Followers. He also performed with other groups. Danny began skiing at a young age and was making his own by cutting long skis to create short ones, complete with baling twine safety straps. He was very artistic and painted pictures of Jesus. He taught all his children about Jesus Christ. Danny lived a fuller life in 61 years than most others that live longer lives. His absolute passion was hang gliding and motorized ultra-lights, logging more than 1,000 flights. We know that he I soaring higher than ever now.


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Cash games and multi-table tournaments require different styles of play.
But which one requires more skill to be good at?
Cash games and multi-table tournaments require different styles of play.
But which one requires more skill to be good at?
Disclaimer: I am a cash game player, so you might consider my opinion to be biased.
Cash games tend to run deeper than tournaments. This in turn leads to more post flop play in cash games than in tournaments, as a general rule.
Post flop play in a deep cash game, even one that is only 100 BBs deep, can be very difficult. Given that we play against players with short stacks as well as deep stacks, we still need to have all the skill sets used in tournament play when playing cash, but cash players need to have additional skills that tournament players generally don't -- they need to be able to play 3 streets of post flop poker.
Therefore, as a general rule -- and I know that I'm opening myself up to a ton of criticism here -- it takes more skill to play cash than it does to play tournaments. There are simply more decisions that are easier to get wrong in cash than in tournaments.
I would argue that both games take a similar amount of skill in order to achieve expert-level play. However, to achieve average-level play, tournaments require less skill.
The reasoning behind this is, as John Dibling stated, cash games require more postflop play. That complication is forced into the game much more than any of the complications of high-level tournament play, and as such, average-level players must learn more to hold their own in cash games (while in tournaments, they can rely more on comparatively simple preflop decisions).
That said, to play tournaments at the expert level requires balancing a lot of variables that can be mostly (or completely) ignored by play at the average level. There are a huge array of subjects when you start looking at ChipEV vs $EV considerations and many many complications created by differing stack sizes (both for you and your opponents) and by the state of the tournament. Many of these complications have no equivalent in cash games (though expert-level cash play has its own set of complications). Which leads me to the conclusion that moving into the expert level puts the two back onto a fairly even footing.
Further, it's worth noting that tournaments can be more demanding from an endurance perspective, since you do not have the option to leave the table when you are no longer playing your A-game.
However I would say cash game is more complicated, that's not the point.
Of course there are aspects of tournament play you can't find in cash games, but calling Sit and go tournaments "solved games" is not an accident... I think we will never say that deep cash games are "solved", because it's far more complicated than chess, that have bigger decision trees, and factors that can't even be computed (human factors).
A note that very deep stack tournaments are almost the same as cash games, due to a huge amount of postflop play. (maybe even more complicated)
This one is easy. Amateurs win WSOP bracelets often. Amateurs don't sit in cash games with the Phils and take their money.
I am more successful at cash games than tournament play. Cash games come so easy to me, where as tournament play I find my style isn't suited as well. My strategy in cash games is:


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The Real Salt Lake defender delivered a headbutt to D.C. United's Perry Kitchen and will miss his club's rivalry bout against the Colorado Rapids as a result.When Real Salt Lake's Abdoulie Mansally delivered a Zinedine Zidane-like headbutt to D.C. United midfielder Perry Kitchen after a scuffle during the clubs' match last Saturday, it seemed like a matter of time until the MLS Disciplinary Committee weighed in.
That ruling came down on Thursday.
The league announced that Mansally was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for the headbutt that came during the 61st minute of RSL's 1-0 loss at RFK Stadium, and he will miss RSL's rivalry bout against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
The Disciplinary Committee also fined Mansally's teammate Alvaro Saborio an undisclosed amount for his showing of "aggravated dissent" during second-half stoppage time of the same match.
In an incident in a separate game, Sporting Kansas City's display of "mass confrontation" (i.e. three or more players approaching a referee about a call or an opponent) in second-half stoppage time of Saturday's match against Toronto FC resulted in a warning from the Disciplinary Committee. As per new league policy this season, the next incident will result in fines for the club and coach Peter Vermes.


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This sentence makes my head hurt a bit, and it doesn't seem right, but perhaps you guys could help me sort it out.
"If I would've gone to Canada, I'd have to have had some kind of winter gear."
This sentence makes my head hurt a bit, and it doesn't seem right, but perhaps you guys could help me sort it out.
The grammar is correct, but the form is bad. Here is a better way to say it:
Correct would be:
This is the Third Conditional because it refers to unreal situations in the past. Its form is:
For example:
or simpler:
So you can see this is a phrase with 2 sentences (they are separated by comma when the if sentence comes first like in our case).
As a general rule, don't put would and if in the same sentence. If I would have... sounds pretty bad and it's nice to have it replaced by If I had... or by If I were..., just keep the would out of it :)
There also is a shorter way of putting this Third Conditional without using if at all:
This is the correct use:
I think the sentence is fine. If it were spoken quickly, a native speaker would have no trouble understanding what is meant.
However, the use of the conditional in the if clause ("If I would have gone to Canada") is an informal style that many style guides would advise against. I personally would call it "clunky." The American Heritage Dictionary has a usage note about it, which I will quote here the sections relevant to this sentence: (see the AHD's site for the full note)
As such, the first part of the sentence is grammatical, but a pretty informal style. The second part, however, is a little tricky with all the variations of "have" in the coordinating consequent clause, but they all seem fine to me.
To be clear, the I'd is I would, not I had, meaning, without the contraction, it's
Next, the would is as in sense 5 from AHD ("Used in the main clause of a conditional statement to express a possibility or likelihood") and have to here means must, in the auxiliary sense of "be required or logically consequent", as in "it would have to be freezing out if it were snowing":
The remaining have had is just the present perfect form of the plain verb have meaning possess.
In conclusion, I think the second part of the sentence is fine, but I would change the conditional in the if clause to past perfect subjunctive to not be so informal.
"Would have gone" ↔ "would have had" — same tense.
Your version would mean: If I had gone to Canada (earlier), I would (now) need to have had winter gear (back then). Which doesn't make much sense.
I think you are missing a "had" in there, as I expand this to:
It still seems a bit confused, probably needs a "then" before the 2nd "I would". The 1st "I would" is a bit redundant.
To be honest, switching in a context-equivalent verb makes it a much better sentence.


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text: 01 March 2012 archive See all show photos REFINED and more thoughtful is the direction Olivier Rousteing decided to take for his second season at the helm of a label whose aesthetic became a cult in its own right under Christophe Decarnin's guidance: Balmain. Those are big boots to fill - because it was Balmain that had us suddenly wanting and adding trophy jackets to our wardrobe when we never had before, and wanting to work a rock 'n' roll edge, pretending we were with the band. Last season he successfully managed to take the DNA of the brand to make a fine first outing. Today his second collection showed that that DNA can be moved forward and something new can be done with it, to luxe and regal effect. Pearls, jewels, green velvet and gold all worked together as wider-in-the shoulder and boxier jackets - where in the past they had been inverted triangles - took to the catwalk. It was out, not up, in silhouette - a trick that brought a real freshness. The colour palette, too, proved this new fresh luxe direction - no longer muddied by the Balmain girl's night out before. Think medieval green, pinks and silver, glistening brocades, pearlescent shades and opulent gold with cream and white. This collection conveyed layers of cultural references - in the ornately embroidered biker jackets not dissimilar to tapestries, and the first series of pearl studded looks which looked like extravagant sets of armour (well, even with her new direction, the Balmain girl is always ready to go into battle). It was still sexy, it was still Balmain, but it had moved on and was new. SEE THE BALMAIN SHOW ARCHIVE Jessica Bumpus Continue reading Back to top


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GEARY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) -- The state asked for a preliminary hearing to be continued Thursday in the case of a Missouri man charged in a deadly hit-and-run collision on Interstate 70.
Evidence was expected to be presented Thursday, January 24, 2013, in Geary County District Court against Rodney Leroy Stockstill Sr., 51, of St. Joseph Missouri.
Geary County authorities say Stockstill is a truck driver who struck a motorcyclist on I-70 and fled the scene, leaving the victim with fatal injuries.
Officials say Stockstill who was on his normal trucking route at the time of the crash.
He is alleged to have been driving the semi involved in the accident and to have left the scene of the crash that resulted in the death of an Ohio man who was driving a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
On August 24, 2012 at 3 AM, Geary County deputies responded to I-70 mile post 310 west bound off-ramp to the rest area approximately 13 miles east of Junction City for a possible injury accident.
Dispatch stated that there was a man lying on the ground not moving next to a motorcycle. Passersby found the victim and called 911.
Officers arrived and found Bradey Weaver, 28, of Toledo, Ohio, suffering from serious head injuries. Weaver had been on a road trip to Las Vegas at the time of the deadly accident.
Weaver was rushed to the emergency room at Geary Community Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Officials later revealed that Weaver was killed in a hit-and-run and asked for the public's assistance gathering information on the case. The case remained under investigation for several months and in early November, Stockstill was named the suspect.
Weaver's motorcycle was struck from behind by Stockstill's 18-wheeler, according to Geary County authorities.
Stockstill is a truck driver who works for a company out of Doniphan County, Kansas and was traveling through Geary County on a route he took several times a week, officials said.
Paint transfer on the motorcycle was sent to the KBI for analysis but Geary County authorities remain tight-lipped on what evidence or information led them to charge Stockstill in the crash that claimed Weaver's life.
Deputy Geary County Attorney John Taylor asked for a continuance of Stockstill's preliminary hearing, stating in court documents that the state has developed new information relevant to the prosecution that involves testimony from an out-of-state "witness or witnesses" and said there was not enough time to arrange travel plans in time for the hearing. He requested that the hearing be continued for 45 days.


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A humble star who ran like few others ever have
CHESHIRE -- He never acted like a superstar, but Jon Rodgers was bigger than life around the Cheshire High campus.
"He was like an idol to all of us kids playing in Cheshire Youth Football," said Bill Cunningham Jr., who was a preteen when Rodgers was in high school.
"Jonny deserved and earned every award he ever received," said former Cheshire head coach Bill Cunningham Sr. "He wasn't the only player, but he was the best player."
The low-key Rodgers, who died unexpectedly in June 2005 at age 48, never thought of himself in such high regard.
But Cheshire native Paul Pasqualoni knew that Rodgers had the intangibles to be a special player.
"All of the way through Cheshire Youth Football, Jonny played quarterback," noted Pasqualoni, who was the Rams' head freshmen coach in 1972 and remained on the staff until 1975, Rodgers' senior year.
"We had a couple of outstanding players (Jonny, Bob Kelsey and Darrell 'Bucky' Hotham), and we didn't need another great player at tailback, so we used Jonny at quarterback. At the end of the day, Jonny kept the ball or gave it up to Bucky or Bob. They were our offense. Jonny wasn't obviously very tall, but he was very quick and very dynamic. He was strong and already into weights as a freshman. Genetically, he was a lean kind of guy, but that (weight training) added to his explosiveness and his strength."
Pasqualoni and Cunningham never talked about putting Rodgers on the varsity as a freshman, wanting him to develop at a steady pace. The following year, neither Hotham or Kelsey (who had moved to New York) returned to the football team, opening the door for Rodgers to play running back.
"The next year, we felt Jonny would be the tailback and during a scrimmage with Roger Ludlowe (Fairfield), we moved him in there in the middle of the game, and he stayed there and he never left," said Pasqualoni. "Jonny was very conscientious and obviously very passionate for football."
And Rodgers was also very much a team player.
"My big brother cared so much about his teammates," added Tim Rodgers, Jon's younger brother. "His teammates were willing to do whatever it took to help him, too."
Just ask Rodgers' blocking fullback, Mike Devitt.
"It was definitely a team effort and Jonny was definitely a team player," said Devitt. "It was a pleasure to play on the same team as him. In my career, maybe I had 100 or 200 yards total. It was Jonny right, Jonny left and Jonny up the middle. No one cared that he got the ball so much because he was so darn successful. It was like a piece of poetry to watch him run."
Rodgers' best athletic qualities were his strength, speed and durability.
"Jonny was like a freight train running down the field," said classmate John Jacaruso.
Rodgers never missed a game. There was a day in practice, though, when Cunningham sent Rodgers to the sidelines.
"Jonny once turned an ankle, and I wouldn't let him do anything even though he wanted to try," noted Cunningham Sr. "The next day, he returned to practice and continued like nothing had ever happened."
Did he ever play defense?
"As soon as I saw what he could do on offense, I took him right out of the defense," noted Cunningham Sr. "He loved to play, and he excelled every minute."
Jon Rodgers was also a standout in track, where he earned All-State honors sprinting to a blistering time of 10.1 seconds in the 100-yard dash, while being the lead runner in the 4x200 and 4x100 relays.
"When Jonny left the blocks, he was very explosive, like a power machine," said former Cheshire track coach Ron McReavy. "There were other sprinters who were involved with weightlifting and they would tend to get too tight and wouldn't have the (necessary) flexibility. But Jon overcame anything he had to."
Perhaps Rodgers' best trait of all was his off-the field infectious, upbeat personality, said teammate Rick Belvin. "Jonny looked at everyone as a friend, especially the younger guys," said Belvin.
"The distinction with Jon was that it didn't matter if you were a jock, a bookworm or anyone in between," added teammate John Miconi. "Jonny was a friend to all of those across the lines."
"Jonny just wanted to be one of the guys," said Nancy Rodgers Hourigan, one of his three sisters.
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If you haven't seen The Big Lebowski, go get it --right now!I think that the Coen brothers are among the best moralists we have today--Fargo is nearly a perfect movie.And the Big Lebowski--well, the Dude abides.
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A couple of good jews, a good Muslim, and an hilarious Catholic commentator are the keys to peace in the world and good will...No.
moralists? I saw the Big Lebowski once but it didn't make a big impact and I'm not sure what it has to do with morality.
Thanks for sharing this, Cathy -- I missed it, and I'm very glad to see the NY Post getting called out.
I think the Big Lebowski is a satire of LA culture at the end of the twentieth century --slackers and rich folk-- that manages to be both bitingly honest and strangely sympathetic---with some hope of redemption. The language is rough. And I think Raising Arizona is wonderful too.
Thank God for good Christians like Gary Bauer to turn the focus back where it belongs:
Progressives and Islamists are indeed on the same side. Their common disdain for Christianity explains why left-wing judges in America find any inkling of Christianity in the public square unconstitutional, while Islamist judges in the Middle East deem it executable.Their common view that life is expendable explains the lefts embrace abortion-on-demand and why the Islamists dont hesitate to deploy their own children for homicide bombings.
I see, thanks.I love that scene in Raising Arizona, when Cage punches out his boss(?) because he wanted to wife swap.
The best Coen is "Miller's Crossing," IMO--a strange and interesting exploration of honor and loyalty. We watch it every St. Patrick's Day. "Danny Boy" and Tommy guns and Albert Finney!"Fargo," "O Brother, Where Art Thou," and "Raising Arizona," yes. "The Big Lebowski" and "Burn After Reading," meh. (Though I have to give "Burn" props for turning Brad Pitt and George Clooney, former Sexiest Men Alive, into complete dorks.)"The Hudsucker Proxy" and "Barton Fink," yecch, as they used to say in MAD Mag.JC, would be interested to know if you've seen any movies you thought carried some moral weight, or see any cinematic auteurs as explorers of the moral landscape.
Should we not say something about "No Country For Old Men" in light of the horrific violence in Mexico?
Richard, interesting question, but do you think the connection stems more from McCarthy's book or the CB movie?
Hi Jean, The connection struck me more so from the CB movie. The movie is so well made: performances, loss of innocence, photography, small and large portraits of Texas. However, McCarthy's use of language & literary style is wonderful. What do you think?
Richard, I think the book was bad enough--enough to make me not want to see the movie. But I think it's interesting that the Coens' film might have been informed by late incidents in Mexico.


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A Lakewalker entrusted with protecting the populace from terrifying remnants of ancient magic, Dag Redwing Hickory never expected to fall in love with farmer girl Fawn Bluefield. When they joined in marriage, defying their kin, they bridged the perilous split between their peoples. Now Dag's extraordinary maker abilities have grown along with his fears about who and what he is becoming, and his frustration with the disdain in which Lakewalker soldier-sorcerers hold their farmer neighbors.
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I am a software developer, as I get older, I find myself with the issue of not having as much time to learn as I once did. My learning schedule has gone from 'whenever I have time' to 2 hours or so a week.
I have been looking to document my learning so I can make more efficient use of my time, however, I have ran in to problems when trying to lay out my notes.
I keep finding myself returning to a format similar to what could be considered a tutorial but I worry this may not be the best way to take notes.
I would appreciate any insight people have who document their learning or work on a regular basis. Cheers.
For clarity my question is this:
I have made the assumption that writers are more adept at keeping notes than others. I am asking what particular styles of note keeping do you find works and why. My current style is to write my notes in a format that is similar to how you would write a tutorial on a subject. These style of notes tend to be "addressed" to a "reader" and also tend to be more long winded than I would like.
My notes end up reading as if I wrote them to teach somebody else on a given topic and this does seem natural, yet very inefficient. I was hoping writers, who tend to have to plan stories, plots and characters could give me an insight into how they translate all this information for thought to paper in a structured format.


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5 Random Factors That Determine Whether You Succeed in Life
You've stayed in school, stayed off drugs and made the right friends. Dollar bills should be raining down on you like a ticker tape parade, right?
Not if you've got these completely arbitrary factors working against you. Studies show that ...
#5. A Baby Face Earns More Money (If It's Black)
If given the chance, Science will jump over mountains to point out that we're more superficial than we think. The business world is no exception -- in fact, a study by Duke University found that "competent looks" had a direct correlation to the paycheck of a given CEO. The traits that implied competence were craggy, rugged, mature facial features, presumably because we want business leaders who go home to wrestle a bear in a log cabin. Fair enough.
But that study mostly involved white CEOs. A study of black CEOs found the exact opposite -- their success was directly related to how "baby-faced" they were.
"Give this man a pacifier and make him our new CFO!"
Here's how they figured out the correlation: Whiteys were shown 40 headshots of black men, white women and white men who were current or former CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Then the subjects were asked to judge personalities based on the headshots, because we really don't judge people based on their headshots enough in this world. Did the people look competent? Warm and friendly? How much money did they make? Were they good in bed? Did they pee in the shower? You know, the usual things you can tell from a headshot.
So then things took a turn for the oddly specific. Black men who had rounder faces were perceived to not only earn more money but have higher positions within their companies. The crazy part was that those ridiculous predictions were right! The black guys with baby faces really did earn more money than their black counterparts who were more facially chiseled. Can you guess why? If your answer started with an "r" and rhymed with "fascism" if "fascism" had a long "a" sound, then you're right. One of the researchers put it this way:
To function effectively as an African-American male in the U.S. it helps to have a disarming mechanism.
"No, sir, his face is pretty square. I figured it's better to be safe than sorry, you know?"
And by "disarming mechanism," he means something that makes white people think you're not out to hurt them, even though they're asking for it by requiring a disarming mechanism in the first place. In this case, the thing that helped these real world CEOs get ahead in their field was something they couldn't help -- the shape of their face. But there are other times when a Harvard degree, friendly smiles or a pair of suspenders can do the trick. Look at President Obama, after all. No one can say that lean BHO is sporting a baby face. Except the president happens to have another trick up his sleeve:
Big ears or a simple smile can disarm one's appearance from suggested perceptions of threat that might otherwise be associated with black males. This could serve to increase the appeal of the president or even one of Hollywood's most successful actors -- Will Smith.
Plus, you know he was only in one little fight before his mom stepped in and rewarded him with luxury.
#4. Your Name Defines Your Path
Here's one more reason future historians will be baffled by Arnold Schwarzenegger's biography: Research shows that people with hard-to-pronounce names are far less likely to be hired or promoted. That's regardless of race or background -- a white American male named Steve Jones has a better chance than the exact same guy named Pfifillnx Bl'xnes.
"What? This is bullshit! We'll see what the ACLU has to say about this!"
Why? Well, people just get a better first impression from someone whose name they don't trip over, and studies show they even feel better about themselves when saying a more pronounceable name. That little bit of embarrassment and self-consciousness a boss feels when worrying if he or she is saying a name right can make the difference between a job offer and an awkwardly mispronounced rejection.
But a person's name starts charting their destiny long before they even get to the job stage. For instance, as we've mentioned before, parents should think long and hard before bestowing "unique" or "stupid" names upon their children. A batshit insane name can put a kid on the fast track to a life of orange jumpsuits and prison tattoos -- kids with "creative" names are statistically more likely to commit crimes later on in life.
"I don't know about this, pXr14. What if we get caught?"
And if you give a boy a feminine name like Shelby or Alexis or Sue, he's much more likely to have behavioral problems, just like Johnny Cash prophesied. But here's the catch: The trouble doesn't start until junior high, when your boy named Tracy is suddenly thrown into a mix of kids who haven't heard his name for the last six years and are also in junior high. At that point, a boy with a traditionally girly name is one-third more likely to end up in detention for acting out. So that sucks for the kid whose parents were blind to the fact that boys don't like having girls' names. But it also sucks for his classmates, because guess what happens when you're sharing a classroom with a little boy badass named Molly? The teacher is forced to manage angry Molly instead of teach. And everyone suffers. Experts estimate that for every disruptive kid in a class of 30, his or her peers' math scores drop by 2.2 national percentile points.
Not that the news is entirely bad. After all, not only are girls with masculine names more likely to be interested in math and science, but female lawyers with butch names are three times more likely to become judges.
All rise! The Honorable Razorback Hulkhogan presiding.
#3. High School Popularity Determines Future Income
Everyone from your mom to John Hughes movies to your mom (again) have told you one thing about popular high school kids: Their days are numbered. The real world doesn't care who sat at the cool table, and if we study hard, we'll end up owning the Porsche, and that jerk quarterback will end up washing it. And be bald and fat, for some reason. Probably because God hated him and loved you all along, just as you suspected.
Unfortunately, research says our pro-geek, anti-cool-kids fantasies are usually bullshit.
"But my mom says the road to wealth is paved with Silver Age comics and schematics of the Enterprise."
Not only is high school popularity worth big bucks out in the real world, but high social status pays out dividends for over 30 years after graduating. In one longitudinal study, high school students were asked to list three of their friends in their class. Kids who got the most nominations from fellow students were labeled "popular." They also got satin jackets with their nicknames embroidered on the back, but that wasn't part of the survey.
Cut to 35 years later, because that's what happens when you're doing a longitudinal study. Researchers went back to the former students to check up on their income levels. And the populars were CLEANING UP. Like, picking up everyone else, dipping their heads in buckets of cleaning solvent and mopping the floors with their heads, metaphorically. For every high school era friendship nomination, those surveyed could expect a 2 percent bump in income. At the end of the day, the top fifth of the class was earning 10 percent more than the bottom fifth. Remember, this is the top fifth in sheer popularity, not grades or intelligence or teacher-banging skills.
Oh, come on. Like you've never banged your latex-clad algebra professor who insists on wearing a graduation cap.
So at this point you might be thinking that it makes sense that friendly, extroverted kids are most likely to go on to lead successful lives, but that wasn't what the survey indicated. At the same time that students who received the most nominations were labeled "popular," the students who handed out the most nominations were labeled "gregarious" or "friendly." There was zero link between these nice guys and increased income. ZERO.
So much for just trying to be a good person, huh, kids?
"Don't even look at me, Dad. You bring our family so much shame."


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Given the coordinates of two rectangles on a coordinate plane, what would be the easiest way to find the coordinates of the intersecting rectangle of the two?
I am trying to do this programatically.
Given the coordinates of two rectangles on a coordinate plane, what would be the easiest way to find the coordinates of the intersecting rectangle of the two?
I am trying to do this programatically.
You can think of an axis-aligned rectangle as the set of points $(x,y) \in \mathbb{R}^2$ such that $x_1 \le x \le x_2$ and $y_1 \le y \le y_2$. What can you say about the intersection of two such sets?
In order to simplify the problem, I will assume that the rectangles are orientated "straight up and down." By this I mean that each of the rectangles has an edge which is parallel to the x (or y) axis. Judging by the context, this should be a fair assumption. Let me know if this is not the case (in other words, what class is this for?) It might help to first graph the two rectangles whose coordinates are given. In the "simplest" case they will intersect in exactly two places.
The coordinates for some intersection will just be the point where "edge a" of "rectangle 1" intersects "edge x" of "rectangle 2." That is, the intersection point will have the x value of (edge a or x), and the y value of the other edge (since these rectangles are parallel to the axis the x or y value of an edge will be constant across that edge.) You know the values of these edges by the coordinates given for the corners of your original rectangles.
After drawing the rectangles this should be a fairly easy and straight-forward process to work through. If you are trying to write a computer program to do this for you it is slightly more complicated but follows the same logic. Hope this helps!
Just think logically, draw it in mspaint or something. I got the answer in less than 15 minutes.
Rectangle r1 = rect1; Rectangle r2 = rect2; int leftX = Math.max( r1.getX(), r2.getX() ); int rightX = Math.min( r1.getX()+r1.getWidth(), r2.getX()+r2.getWidth() ); int topY = Math.max( r1.getY(), r2.getY() ); int bottomY = Math.min( r1.getY()+r1.getHeight(), r2.getY()+r2.getHeight() ); Rectangle intersectionRect = new Rectangle( leftX, topY, rightX-leftX, bottomY-topY );


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The U.S. Navy has announced that due to budget constraints, it soon will be closing its Navy College Offices, which provide pre-enrollment advising to sailors interested in working on a college degree or postsecondary credential.
July 15, 2014
This document, prepared by ACE and the National Association of College and University Business Officers, addresses questions and answers about the Defense Department's new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the Military Tuition Assistance program.
May 8, 2014
Testimony submitted by Thomas W. Ross, president of the University of North Carolina System, to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs for the May 8 hearing, "Defining and Improving Success for Student Veterans.
September 30, 2013
ACE, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, and a group nine higher education associations submitted these comments Sept. 30 on the Department of Defense's proposed rule for its Tuition Assistance program memorandum of...
June 12, 2013
Statement of Terry W. Hartle, ACE senior vice president, before the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Voluntary Military Education Programs.
March 18, 2013
Letter to Defense Secretary Charles T. Hagel to express concern with the decision by the Army, Air Force and Marines to suspend the Tuition Assistance Program in the face of sequestration cuts.
January 7, 2013
Comments outlining a series of proposed revisions to the draft "Student Complaint Intake Form for Service Members and Their Families."
December 18, 2012
Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Patty Murray and Ranking Member Richard M. Burr expressing strong support for their substitute amendment to H.R. 4057, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans...
September 12, 2012
Letter to Senate Veterans Affairs Chairman Patty Murray and Ranking Member Richard Burr on the G.I. Bill Consumer Awareness Act (S. 2241), which would provide additional consumer information and protections for veterans using G.I. Bill education...
September 11, 2012
Letter to the House on the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act (H.R. 4057), which would provide additional consumer information and protections for veterans using G.I. Bill education benefits.


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We will be in Australia for a few days and I was considering renting a car. Is a standard European license (we have Polish and Italian) good enough, or do we need "international driving license"? We live in London, so getting the latter one is a major obstacle.
This is a common misconception. There is no such thing as an "International driver's licence". What you need is a "International Driver's Permit" which is a translation into multiple languages of your original licence, and is only valid when presented with said licence at the same time. The IDP does not give you any more rights to drive in a country than you had before (there's no tests or anything), but allows others to decipher your license.
According to Austroads (which was linked from an AU Government Site) it appears you do need an IDP, OR (and this may help you) an English translation (but also strangly seems to say you need an IDP if it is in English, but I think that's just a grammatical error).
Also note that each state can have different rules, so check here:
Australia is liberal for renting cars - and a foreign (not necessarily, "international") license will suffice, as long as the credential can be deciphered. I would recommend purchasing insurance from the rental company for additional peace of mind. Lastly and most importantly, remember to look right :)
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It seems like it should be possible to have some kind of GUI library in which user interface elements can be painted onto the screen frame-by-frame, instead of the common practice of assembling an object-oriented hierarchy of widgets.
I'm thinking of something like (rough ECMA-like pseudocode):
static var clicks = 0;
drawRectangle( 0, 0, 100, 100)
drawText( 0, 50, "This button has been clicked " + clicks + " times" )
drawClickListener( 0, 0, 100, 100, function() { clicks++ } )
Now we should be able to wrap this "button" inside affine transformations and clipping operations. We would call and draw the button during each frame of animation, and the button would cease to exist on the first frame in which it stopped being called.
I'm not looking for a revolutionary GUI paradigm; I just want the ability to do some specific, weird effects when the situation calls for it. For example, a car driving by with a clickable button on it's side. If the button is behind a tree in the same scene, then it shouldn't be click-able.
In fact, ideally, drawing user interface elements would use the same path as drawing visible shapes, but would pass in an event handler instead of a color or fill pattern. I could even imagine that there would be one or more channels of callback information alongside the RGB channels.
This is in the category of "things that I can't possibly be the first person to think of but haven't actually ever seen done."


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In my attempt to create a metabolic model of E. coli, I have found a comprehensive list of metabolic reactions and their stoichiometry. The one I am currently using is E. coli model iJO1366 (more here). What I have not yet found is a comprehensive list of kinetic rate constants associated with these reactions. I also require a data source of concentrations of these enzymes and metabolites at steady state in E. coli. Where can I find information on concentrations and rate constants?
I would advise you to use the SMBL for iAF1260 E. Coli with a COBRA toolbox on MATLAB. It has all the constants you are looking for optimized for the steady state and have been extensively tested for simulation of single and multiple genes deletion / mutation. Even if you want to stick with your model you will be able to copy the constants from there.
However depending on what you are doing you might not be satisfied by the whole models, since the they are computationally too complicated to simulate and optimize and lead to computationally unstable results, especially when you try to simulate colony collaborative mechanisms.


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I am prefacing this by saying that I only have limited information to source what I am about to say, I and see a three possible explanations (with a couple of more player generated options thrown in). I like one, loathe another, and think the third is a good compromise. Of course, the player generated options are AWESOME!
Thanks to some information from Shadowhopeful (see my next post), it looks like the cost to upgrade is going to be 10 conquest tokens. I feel like this doesn't change much, as there is still an opportunity to have the devolopers change things BEFORE it is implemented.
Coming from http://dev.tyrantonline.com/assets/cards.xml. As is the case with all information coming from the dev server (dev.tyrantonline.com), this information could be changed at any moment.
<unit> <id>106</id> <name>Tremor Wyrm</name> <picture>wyrmunit.jpg</picture> <attack>3</attack> <health>2</health> <cost>4</cost> <unique>1</unique> <upgraded_card>830</upgraded_card> <rarity>3</rarity> <gold_cost>10000</gold_cost> <skill id="armored" x="2"/> <skill id="strike" x="2" all="1"/> <type>4</type> <set>1</set> </unit>
<unit> <id>830</id> <name>Tremor Wyrm</name> <picture>wyrmunit.jpg</picture> <attack>3</attack> <health>7</health> <cost>4</cost> <unique>1</unique> <base_card>106</base_card> <rarity>3</rarity> <gold_cost>10000</gold_cost> <skill id="armored" x="2"/> <skill id="strike" x="2" all="1"/> <type>4</type> <set>5002</set> </unit>
This makes it very clear that there is going to be an "upgrade" cost (currently looks like it is going to be 10 conquest tokens per upgrade).
I am unable to find an xml file that explains this upgrade cost… Which leaves me to speculating.
Scenario 1
(looking unlikely)
The cards are upgrade-able with gold. This is good as there is currently not much use for gold in the game and it gives new players a chance to use these buffs much sooner. I am not opposed to having new players become competitive sooner. It's a good thing for the community.
Scenario 2
(looks like its going to be 10 conquest token)
The cards are upgrade-able with components. This is bad. It further diminishes new players' ability to be competitive against established players. If it's with old components or newly introduced ones, it does not matter as new players will face an even larger uphill battle to be competitive again.
% of non-level protected tiles controlled by top 20: 98%
This option, if taken, well lead to a real separation of competition between those with 31+ tiles, those with tiles, and those with non. It's an awful option.
Scenario 3
A combination of the 2 above. This is the best option available for both the vets and new players. Vets can either focus on grinding the (presumed) new components or use their old components (depends on how it's implemented). AND new players can still make these cards though it will be more difficult for them (I, personally, think it is acceptable).
One of the great things about this game is the ability to share with others and get feedback on cases they might come up with. The last 2 scenarios are part of that feedback.
Scenario 4
<item> <id>351</id> <name>Conquest Token</name> <picture>conquesttoken1.png</picture> <!-- <gold_cost>2500</gold_cost> <chip_cost>1</chip_cost> Leaving here in comments til we decide if these are buyable --> </item>
See that commented out part… DO THAT! This is really a combination of all worlds. The cards are upgradable via crafting, but you can also spend gold to get some of these crafting items. To me, based on the XML data, the price point is a bit high (25k/card), but I can't really complain about this option.
Scenario 5
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I haven't read the topic. but devs can make the new cards rewards for achievements. ex: "use tiamat in 100 successfull battles"
I see this as a great option as well. If someone is really dedicated to getting these upgrdaes, they can just grind mission 1 over and over again, (and nearly any 3 card deck will win).
Urge the devs to implement option 1, 3, 4, or 5 (basically anything but what their XML currently represents). Using just components is unfair to those far removed from the top 25-50 in FACTION play


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Family Learning Week in Kingstanding
Kingstanding Library works in partnership with Sutton Coldfield College (Great Barr campus), Adult Education, Surestart (Kingstanding), RAIK (Raising Achievement in Kingstanding)and the Royal Life Saving Society to offer a number of free family learning activities in Kingstanding.
During Family Learning Week 2004, the library hosted a number of 'taster sessions' which included
- Family manicure and nail art
- Arts and crafts for parents and children
- Healing with natural remedies
- Introduction to British Sign Language for parents and children
- A VE Day reminiscence session
- Save a baby - baby resuscitation techniques (training by the Royal Life Saving Society)
- A mobile IT unit
Learning British Sign Language
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The family that learns together, grows together.
And has lots of fun on the way!
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And after all that work, there's always time for a quiet story!
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Orbital ATK Go For Launch
The Orbital ATK Go For Launch Exhibit presents a history of rocketry, the fundamental physics of rocket propulsion, and a look at Orbital ATK's advanced solid rocket motors that power NASA's new Space Launch System or SLS. Also featured are a multiple choice video presentation on solid rocket motors, a full-scale mockup of a solid rocket motor segment, and details about NASA's bold new path.
Orbital ATK Go For Launch
The Orbital ATK Go For Launch Exhibit presents a history of rocketry, the fundamental physics of rocket propulsion, and a look at Orbital ATK's advanced solid rocket motors that power NASA's new Space Launch System or SLS. Also featured are a multiple choice video presentation on solid rocket motors, a full-scale mockup of a solid rocket motor segment, and details about NASA's bold new path.
Orbital ATK: NASA Space Launch System
NASA's Space Launch System is an advanced, heavy-lift launch vehicle that will provide an entirely new capability for science and human exploration beyond Earth's orbit. The Space Launch System, or SLS, will carry the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle that will carry astronauts, as well as important cargo, equipment and science experiments. This 1/72nd scale model and accompanying video show the five-segment twin boosters and launch abort motor built by Orbital ATK here in Utah.
About Telescopes
How do telescopes work?
Which one is right for me?
This interactive exhibits will help you understand the tool of the astronomer, and get you started on your own observing hobby.
Earth Globe
Our classic Rand McNally Earth Globe, on the 3rd level.
Hubble (Best of)
See the "Best of Hubble", spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Also watch a weekly-updated program of current events in Astronomy and Space Exploration.
International Space Station
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I'm on a ketogenic diet and have stopped taking protein shakes (excepting post-workout protein powder with water) because I've heard that it may cause an insulin spike. Is it true that protein powder with water will knock you out of ketosis? The one I'm using in particular is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey.
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Yes it can.
Protein is made up of seven different aminos, some of which (just as j.rightly correctly pointed out) can knock you out of ketosis because they are broken down into glucose in your blood.
j.rightly is corrct. Do some research and it will confirm that protein can knock you out of keto. Anyone who says it can't doesn't understand the science behind it.
That is why you are meant to eat about 65% of your diet from fats, 30% protein and no more than about 5% carbs (which will be incidental from your fat & protein based meals) to be sure you stay in ketosis.
Ketosis is the deprivation of carbs. High end protein shakes, such as your ON Gold, don't contain many carbs. Thus, drinking your protein shake won't remove you from your ketogenic state. On the other hand, cheap proteins (Muscle Milk) and any protein labeled as "mass builder" will contain carbs to prevent ketosis.
Your comment about protein shakes spiking insulin is wrong. Insulin is secreted to process sugar. Your ON Gold with water has hardly any sugar. Thus, drinking your protein shake will not spike your insulin. Insulin spikes usually only occur when you eat simple carbs from fruit, candy, etc...
Yes, whey protein can knock you out of ketosis. It has had that effect on me several times. To those who say, no carbs, thus no effect, you're only looking at half the story. Carbs effect ketosis by affecting insulin.
Ketosis is governed by the insulin/glucagon ratio (I/G ratio) (1). Whey has no carbs, has but it IS insulinogenic (e.g., ref (2)) Increased insulin throws off the insulin/glucagon ratio (I/G ratio) (1), which can effect the depth of ketosis.
(1) The Ketogenic Diet: A Complete Guide for the Dieter and Practitioner, Lyle McDonald, 1998, pp. 24, 30-31.
(2) The insulinogenic effect of whey protein is partially mediated by a direct effect of amino acids and GIP on β-cells, Albert Salehi, et al., Nutrition & Metabolism 2012, 9:48:
If you consume excess protein on a ketogenic diet, several of the amino acids will be converted to glucose via the gluconeogenic pathway thus knocking you out of ketosis.
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From my personal experience: yes, whey isolate can kick you off the ketosis. It happens with me this week; I feel fatique although I eat enough, and ketostix became negative. I drunk 60g of whey isolate three days in the morning (Monday, Tuesday, and today is Wednesday)
It boosts insulin (or something else; and it doesn't matter what); in fact, I don't feel as energized as I was during weekend.
It is third time when I am on ketogenic diet in my life (during past 15 years); first time I was drinking-eating raw egg whites (20-30 a day) and eating meat etc; second time meat; and now I was drinking protein shakes too in the morning, instead of breakfast.
I read in few different sources: main idea behind ketogenic diet is not "low carbo"... indeed, it is "do not eat unnatural food", do not eat grains, sugar, _protein_powder_, anything whichever is unnatural to millions-years history of humans.
I am on ketosis 18 days; I lost about 8-9 pounds, and about 1 - 1.5 inches. However, most weight loss (4-5 pounds) happened in first two days; and now everything stopped (although I do not eat any sugar! I even replaced my BCAA powder which had some maltodextrin) - now I know where the problem is...
Yes, insulin is spiked to process sugar, and not protein. And, body can generate glucose from protein. Someone posted here: "Glucose is the bodies preferred fuel - the body can convert 100% of carbs, 58% of protein & 10% of dietary fat into glucose."
It' all a matter of the ratio of fats protein and carbs there is a simple calculator on this site where you just enter the grams of each macro and you get the ratio. Any ratio 2 or above, will put you in ketosis. You can do it for each meal or by the day. http://www.flexibleketogenic.com/
While this question already has an accepted answer, I think I can shed some more light on this matter (with actual science, not just my opinion)...
Here's one of the rare few studies (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1355601/) that provides a good insight into the influence of (simple) carbs, aminoacids (AA), complete proteins and starvation on ketosis - even though this wasn't the exact original purpose of the study.
Free Fatty Acids (a higher level indicates a "deeper" ketosis)- the highest during starvation, lower with AA and complete proteins (no significant difference between those two), and the lowest with carbs.
Ketone bodies (a higher level indicates a "deeper" ketosis) - the highest during starvation, lower with complete proteins, even lower with AA and the lowest with carbs.
Now here's where things get REALLY INTERESTING:
Insulin (a higher level indicates a "shallower" ketosis) - the highest with carbs and AA (about the same), but the lowest with complete proteins and during starvation (about the same).
Glucose (a higher level indicates a "shallower" ketosis) - the highest with carbs, a bit lower with AA (but not much), and the lowest with complete proteins and during starvation (again, about the same).
The conclusion?
Starving yourself or eating nothing but pure carbs represent the opposite ends of the ketosis spectrum (we know that already), there seems to be a significant difference between consuming proteins in a form of complete proteins or aminoacids. Proteins in their simplest form (aminoacids) seem to break up ketosis much more severely than the more complex forms of proteins.
So if you're worried that the carbs and aminoacids in your shake will throw you too far out of ketosis - then just do what the "complete protein" group of people in the study did, and eat a steak instead. :)
Yes they can, even the one's that have zero carbs. With no carbs a protein powder will not raise your blood sugar, but it can and will cause an insulin spike. This is your body's way of coping with no carbs and it allows your cells/muscles to absorb nutrients from food, and also helps the liver create glucagon from the protein. When you body takes in virtually NO carbs, it still needs to control and regulate your blood sugar and also create enough energy that your body can still survive and allow you to be active. The process is described better in this article... http://www.marksdailyapple.com/insulin-index/#axzz23kFePfEA and more info here... http://4hourpeople.com/question/1110/TIP-Avoid-whey-protein-when-burning-fat-
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In my app i need to destroy the container after the animation is done.
I do the animation with CSS3 transforms so it is not traceable, so i thought about a timer or a delay option for the destroy function?
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Greg Edwards, the group's chief executive, says the quirky ads have a sense of humor and attitude.
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Edwards said ZLR's research partner surveyed about 500 leisure visitors, event, sports and convention planners and local leaders in developing the marketing plan. The primary decision-makers for leisure travel are women ages 25-54, he said.
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The Compensation Office develops the market ranges for professional staff payroll titles based on the most current Professional Staff Salary Survey, adjusted for market trends. A market range normally has a narrower span than the salary grade it is assigned to. The UW payroll system displays the market range minimums and maximums for professional staff job codes. The market range midpoint is the pay rate that is half way between the market range minimum and the market range maximum. This midpoint is a calculated average rate of pay for similar jobs in the regional market.
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I've finally gotten a good thing going. I'm a married vassal, have two castles next to each other, around 1000 guys divided between the castles and 100 fully upgraded cavalry men in my army. Things were going well.
Unfortunately the king of my faction decided to start wars with two other factions and after a while the rest decided to join in against the one I'm a part of. So, things are not looking good.
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I often hear that the printed "Rashi" commentary in certain masechtot of the Talmud Bavli (first that come to mind are Moed Katan and Nedarim) is not actually written by Rashi. Does anyone have a full list of which of the commentaries were actually written by Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki and which were written by others in his style? How would one tell the difference?
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According to the JNUL website,
As to how one would be able to tell the difference, I assume it is through normal literary analysis methods, such as style of writing, linguistics, access (or lack thereof) to certain other texts quoted within, reconciliation with author's other writings, etc.
As @simchastorah mentioned in a comment to the question, the Chida, in his entry on Rashi in his sefer Shem HaGedolim, goes through all the opinions about Rashi's authorship of various commentaries.
It starts on page 7 of this pdf, and continues through page 10.
the last perek of pesachim has rashba"m as well as rashi. the perus on tamid is not rashi, nor is the perush on kinnim. the middle of menachos has two printed versions of rashi, it is possible that on is misattributed to him. printed in place of rashi on nazir is the riva"n, rashi's son-in-law. the end of makkos is that riva"n and rabbeinu gershom. the "rashi" on the last perek of sanhedrin (perek chelek) may be misattributed. the perush on nedarim is of unknown authorship. the rashi on avos is actually written by r' simcha, author of the machzor vitri. in menachos 13a there is a long explanation by the rashba"m. most of bava basra is expalined by teh rashba"m. rashi on me'ila is not rashi. (he quotes rashi sometimes)


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I have ran into the above phrase many times (especially during classic VB days) and I have been wondering what it really mean and where it originated from. Any ideas?
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Nowadays it refers to a shift from VB6 to the managed world of VB.NET. A shift so dramatic that most VB6 programs have to be converted to VB.NET by hand.
In the VB6 days, I imagine that it referred to the shift from text-based languages like GWBASIC to visual, event-driven languages. Visual Basic came along at a time when it was pretty difficult to do the simplest things in a GUI; making a simple interface with C++ required pages of code.
The phrase itself is derived from an old car commercial: "This is not your father's Oldsmobile," an attempt to move the car company away from its stodgy old image.
"Not your father's X" is a riff on an old car ad campaign. GM was trying to rebrand Oldsmobile so they came up with the slogan "This is not your father's Oldsmobile". The existing customer base for Oldsmobiles were predominantly old men, and they were trying to reposition the brand towards younger people. The rebranding didn't work and Oldsmobile died in 2004.
If you listen to the youtube commercial, you may notice the phrase "step up to..." which is a throwback to yet another car branding concept. Traditionally, younger people would purchase the cheapest brand from a car company (Ford, from Ford Motor Co, or Chevrolet from General Motors). As they became wealthier, or more successful, they would "step up" to a more expensive brand in the same car company, for example, going from Chevrolet to Pontiac, then to Oldsmobile, then Buick, then Cadillac. Someone owning a Buick was wealthy. That sort of thing died out in the 70s, but the folks who worked for car companies (disclaimer - I used to work for GM) tended to think in older ways about the idea of branding. Today, the idea of "stepping up" is close to ludicrous, although some companies have created a "premium" brand to appeal to similar sentiments: Honda to Acura, or Toyota to Lexus.
As someone who worked with the various versions of "Classic VB" (versions 3-6), I must concur that the change over to VB.NET was indeed a paradigm shift - FOR THE BETTER! In addition to the managed .NET framework, it changed over to an actual Object Oriented language. While before, VB was a nice little interpreted language that you could do some little tricks to gain some "separation of concerns" (using .bas files, etc.), but it was by no means object oriented.
Now that it is a fully supported member of the .NET family, it is object oriented and can take advantage of all of the other .NET capabilities.
If you had other OO language experiences, then the switch over was not too bad. However, for some, it could be a bit difficult. But, in the long run, as I said, it was a change for the better.


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I'm looking for a quick way to get an in-process Pro Tools mix onto an audio CD.
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As with any DAW, export it to a stereo .WAV file (in Pro Tools I believe this is called "bounce to disk", and then burn that file to an audio CD in your favorite CD burning program.
TomWij gave a great answer using Pro Tools and iTunes but this can be done with most any DAW and burning software.
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As a little bonus you can also bring out the levels on your premix by importing the bounce back into Pro Tools and adding some compression and EQ, then again bouncing that new mix. Just be aware that doing so can possibly skew the the original sound of the mix but it's a cheap way to boost the levels for CD output.


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