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What other time organizing or self organizing techniques would you recommend after the Pomodoro Technique? Please suggest books, theories, and articles.
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There are tons and tons of what you're asking for! Since the question is rather vague I will list some resources that I either have found useful myself or that are generally widely popular.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
I think Getting Things Done (GTD) by David Allen is worth mentioning due to it being a highly acclaimed method among people who seek to improve their productivity. By getting your tasks out of your mind and into your task management system (which is explained in detail in the book) the GTD method simply helps you get those tasks done once and for all.
There also exist several task management web apps aimed at implementing the GTD method. One I can recommend is Nirvana, but the "best" way of implementing GTD is an evergoing discussion among GTD enthusiasts.
Highly popular blog about personal productivity and other topics in personal development. One of the better free resources I have come across. Don't be surprised if you find yourself hopping from post to post in search of helpful productivity tips that might work for you.
Like many other I think one of Pavlina's most interesting posts is about getting up early, which in itself has some immediate implications to productivity.
This self-help book by Neil Fiore is another acclaimed title. Personally I like it because it appeals well to procrastinators and goes a bit further than the "just do it"-advice (which is hardly useful) often given in other books of the same kind. Fiore's approach is based on identifying the root causes of procrastination habits and how to effectively deal with them. This is contrary to commonly offered advice of the type "procrastination can be overcome by not procrastinating".
The book is also worth checking out because of Fiore's "Unschedule" -- a time-management technique based on scheduling only your activities outside of work (aka "guilt-free play"). Getting actual work done comes after you have made your Unschedule and realized the limited time you actually have at disposal.
This is a useful tool if you do a lot of work on your computer and are facing problems with distractions. It is well known that in order to improve productivity it is essential to know where to improve and the only way to know this is if you track your activities. Problem for many of us is this area is that we can't be bother to consistently log our activites during the day. RescueTime automatically (and it is really good at it) tracks which applications and websites you are using both offline and online and you can find detailed stats in a neat web interface.
In the answers to just about any question here on Productivity you will find links to other useful resources for increasing productivity.
Edit: Nobody's going to help you
I was searching for this blog post when I first wrote this answer, but I couldn't find it at the time. I believe it is worth a read as a word of caution before getting lost in the vast amount of self-help books and articles available.
7 habits is a well-known method for life organization.
Pay attention to all senses for distractions - sounds (the most obvious), but also visual, e.g. high traffic area, smells and physical environment issues such as heat and cold.
Pay attention to the physical layout around you and make sure it is well organized and easy to find things.
Always replace items to their "place" or leave the "out" temporarily.
Use an electronic calendar and try to schedule as much as you are comfortable with.
Use to-do lists for minor tasks and tasks with multiple steps.
Schedule quarterly clean-out of items so that for the rest of the time you can focus on your tasks.

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Traditionally, faxes and modems made use of the timing nature of TDM based, with the whole network being tied to a strict clock that ensured synchronization throughout the network. This strict clocking and the dynamic range of a TDM circuit allowed modems and faxes to use very complex audio techniques to achieve high rates of throughput. In packet based networks, the clocking synchronization is relinquished in favor of more flexible call routing options. This imposes some restrictions in the transfer of fax and modem traffic across packet based networks. Mechanisms such as fax and modem relay are widely deployed in order to achieve reliable high-speed throughput whilst still retaining the flexible nature of packet networks.
Given the bursty nature of IP networks, the transmission of the various facsimile and modem standards embedded inside of digital voice codecs across them can be problematic. Hence the various additional standards for the use of faxes and modems in IP networks to deal with the variations in delay and jitter.
There are three techniques for sending faxes over IP voice networks consisting of fax pass through, real-time fax relay and fax store and forward. There are two techniques for utilizing modems in an IP voice network consisting of modem pass through and modem relay.
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Nowadays, since there are studies that show that smoking is dangerous to health, is one allowed to smoke or is it violating "Venishmartem Meod Lenafshosechem"?
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There is a machlokes haposkim on this matter.
There are two opinions as to what was the Lubavitcher Rebbe's opinion. Someone asked the Rebbe why do Rabbonim not forbid smoking. The Lubavitcher Rebbe answered with two reasons:
There is a debate between R' Oberlander and R' Zayants as to the meaning of the Rebbe's answer.
Interestingly enough, Igros Moshe permits the Dor Yeshorim test even though there is only a small chance of having children with birth-defects, and says that not taking the test is like closing one's eyes to danger.
To add to the answer(s) about R' Moshe Feinstein's Pesak, R' Dr. Moshe D. Tendler, son-in-law of R' Moshe Feinstein, has been an outspoken advocate for banning smoking 'Al Pi Halachah, and he has publicly stated (in fact, I've been present in a large audience where he has stated) that he firmly believes R' Moshe Feinstein's Pesak would have been very different, outlawing it 100% in all cases, had the medical community known then what it knows now about just how deadly it actually is.
One point he emphasized when I heard R' Dr. Tendler speak on the topic is that, at the time that R' Moshe Feinstein wrote his Teshuvah, it was believed by the medical community that those who get sick are a small minority and that the risk is small. R' Moshe consulted doctors and medical experts in rendering his decision. The consensus among them at the time of his decision was that it wasn't good for you, but it wasn't yet determined to be as severely or as commonly dangerous as we now know it to be. In other words, the wording of R' Moshe's ShU"T reflected the understanding of the medical community's overall consensus as conveyed to him by those experts he consulted at the time. According to R' Dr. Tendler, R' Moshe based the Pesak entirely on that assessment, which, according to him, means that the Pesak would have been a 100% ban with today's awareness in the medical community.
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Rabbi Moshe Feinstein strongly discouraged it and prohibited new use, but couldn't quite prohibit existing smokers from continuing their awful habit (and as such, allowed one to give a smoker a light if asked), despite protests from his student Dr. Fred Rosner.
Some 15 years later, in light of further medical proof of just how awful smoking is (and the advances in detection and treatment for many types of cancer, but not lung), the RCA's position became to flat-out prohibit it.
Based on current science it is 100% forbidden for someone to smoke. The Bobover Rebbe - HaRav Shlomo Halberstam Zatzal - used to smoke, yet when it became clear that it was unhealthy stopped cold turkey.
Harav Eliyahu Ben Haim says that it Asur to smoke becuase of Wenishmartem. He specifically quotes Harav Moshe and says he was wrong.
No one has brought up this angle, but second hand smoke is one of the most common asthma triggers which means that if you are smoking, even outside, or even in your own home, and someone with asthma happens to come by and gets triggered - that can be fatal.
Just like we forbid leaving fingernails where they can cause a miscarriage, the same thing should apply here, unless it is as clear that an asthmatic would not be around as it was clear that a woman would not be in a Beis Medrash, it would seem that smoking would be problematic regardless of the personal health danger to the smoker.
Hacham Dawid Yosef Shelit"a in his Sefer Torat HaMoadim says it is "Tov Venachon" not to smoke at all. My father always explained Hacham Ovadia's approach as being that if you started there is no Isur to continue and that is also Mashma from Hacham Dawid (see En Yishak).
Not to stick my head between these great mountains but i have a Rambam that noone mentioned. Its in chapter 5 of shmoneh prakim, which the Rambam sends you to on the mishna' viyihiyu kol maseichem lisheim shomayim'. I won't attempt to summarize, but I would guess from his words that if someone smokes in order to calm his nerves so he can be a nicer, friendlier person and so he can have a clear head to learn, than he is correct in his actions. And if someone quits so he can live longer and do more mitzvos, he is correct in his actions. But someone who quits for the selfish desire of living longer is not respectable.


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As a physics bsc student, I have a very limited knowledge of QM:
Dirac formalism, Schrodinger equation and simple solutions (oscillators, particle in a given potential, hydrogen-like atom etc). There are more advanced QM courses I can take, but I find more interest in QFT.
What are the prerequisite subjects of non-QFT QM courses I should learn before starting with QFT?


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DIBERARDINO, Raymond, 81, of Steubenville, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
He was born on May 7, 1932 in Steubenville. He was the son of the late Antonio and Carmela Bernabei Diberardino.
He graduated from Steubenville Catholic Central High School in 1951.
Raymond is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Mary Lou Pagnanelli DiBerardino; daughter, Diana DiBerardino and her husband Paul Perl of Mt. Lebanon; son, Dean DiBerardino of Steubenville; sister, Sandra (Edwin) Takach of Steubenville; brother, Floyd DiBerardino of Mingo Jct.; grandchildren, Leo Bernard Perl and Walter Louis Perl.
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17 Nov 2012 1:19 PM #11
You are right, once I changed container panel's layout to "fit", the grid height no longer affected by "items per page".
Now the grid has a fixed size, even with the "fit" layout. In order to auto resize the grid with the containing panel, I changed the onRezise handler as follows but it does not seem to make any difference. any ideas why?
onResize: function() {
var kendoGrid = this.getKendoGrid();
kendoGrid.height = this.height;
kendoGrid.width = this.width;
Thanks for the pointers for custom components, and I agree with you on the data source issue.
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onResize template method appears to never be called. The actual resize event gets called though, strangely enough. Perhaps it has a different purpose I am unaware of. You should be able to switch both onBoxReady and onResize with a single afterComponentLayout to solve your issue. All you need to do in it is refresh the grid. After playing with it, it does appear there is still some odd behavior with the paging when it causes a scroll bar. It appears to happen even in the demo on their page and it probably will require overriding a Kendo method since they don't have any good events to latch on to. I will look into it in the next few days. I need to get some sleep at the moment.
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please don't lose sleep over this :-)
It might be worth noting that, with the original code, the grid cannot resize vertically when the conatining panel (with "fit" layout) resizes, but resizing horizontally works ok. I am wondering why, when there is no code to explicitly set the grid's width.
per your latest post, I switched to afterComponentLayout, and indeed the grid starts resizing vertically too, thanks for that. I also observed the anomaly when I change "item per page" from 5 to 10, causing vertical scrollbar to appear. It will shift the pagination bar upward, leaving a blank space at the bottom. This may be kendo's bug since their demo has the same issue.
A more notable anomaly is the grouping feature. If I drag "city" column to the grouping area, the column header and its data are not aligned. Also I noticed the data row can be expanded to a blank row.


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After 5 years in the making today one local organization is a step closer to making their dreams become reality.
The non-profit group has made a big purchase in order to better the lives of those with down syndrome.
When Jane Tichenor gave birth to her daughter 25 years ago she did not know what challenges having a child with down syndrome would bring.
"When my daughter was born I had not one clue about what the future would hold,"says Tichenor.
And now part of her future holds opening the Buddy House along with the Down Syndrome Support Group of South Central Kentucky.
"For 5 years we've talked about it had fundraisers and spread the word through the community and said it's going to happen and now it has,"says Tichenor.
After raising nearly $100,000 construction began today for 522 State Street to be transformed into a support center for local people with down syndrome and their families.
"This will be a continuing learning and education center for all individuals with down syndrome from pre-natal diagnosis, for mothers who just found out they are having a child with down syndrome to adulthood,"says Scott Essler, President of Down Syndrome South Central Kentucky.
"With down syndrome I've seen that life shouldn't end after high school,"adds Tichenor.
It will also be a place for those with down syndrome to learn, teach, get support, and make friends.
"I have a 23 year old son David, with down syndrome and I just can't tell you enough about what he has taught me and what these kids have to offer family and society in general. It's unlimited what we can help them do,"says Essler.
Tichenor says she hopes it will be a place where they can find their own identity in society.
"One of the motto's is we are more alike than different. We found that individuals with down syndrome can hold jobs and contribute as citizens in the community."
They hope to have the buddy house open by March 21st of 2013, in honor of World Down Syndrome day.
Essler says even though they have the location for the Buddy House they need donations and volunteers now more than ever, in order to put the programs into action.


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GRAY, Louella V. Lamp, age 80, a homemaker of Wintersville, Ohio, formerly of Wills Creek and the Alikanna area, passed peacefully away November 24, 2012, surrounded by her loving family at the Valley Hospice Care Center, North, Steubenville, Ohio.
She was born March 6, 1932 in Ritchie County, West Virginia to the late Collie and Rose Forrester Lamp.
Louella was a member of the Plum Run Christian Union Church in New Alexandria, Ohio, and worked for many years at the former Close's Market in Alikanna, Ohio. She was a loving mom, grandma, aunt and friend to all who knew her. She enjoyed going to functions at Meridian Green with her friends and she especially enjoyed family gatherings.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harry F. Gray January 30, 2002 whom she married January 8, 1955; sister, Francis Gray; brother Chester Lamp and great-grandchildren, Harry and Haley Smith.
Louella is survived by: her son, Dale (Connie) Gray of St. Louis, Missouri; daughters, Debbie (Bill) Smith and Mary Lou Gray (with whom she resided) both of Steubenville, Ohio, Sondra (Dave) Brockway of Mingo Junction, Ohio and Brenda (Michael) Armstead of Wake Forest, North Carolina; grandchildren, Chuck (Brandi) Smith, Becky Smith, Cory (Krisi) Brockway all of Steubenville, Ohio; Amber and Emily Gray of San Jose California, Chad (April) Bishop of Virginia and Nichole (Ricky) Montgomery of Richmond, Ohio; great-grandchildren, Zachary, Kaitlyn and Domenic Smith and Kylar Brockway and Clayton Bishop. Also surviving are her sister Freda (Don) Mossor; brother, Creal (Twila) Lamp of Harrisville, West Virginia; sister-in-law Mary Richards and brother-in-law John Mossor of Pennsboro, West Virginia.
She was "second mother" to: Joe (Tammy) Gray, Karen (Bert) Fox, Chris (Clearance) Fox, Steve (Chris) Gray and Janet Gray. She was also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends whom she loved and cherished.
Visitation hours for Louella will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 27th at the Clarke Funeral Home, 302 Main St., Toronto.
A celebration service of Louella's life will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 28 at the funeral home with Pastor Roger Wayne officiating. Interment will follow at the Island Creek Cemetery, County Road 46, Church Road, Toronto.
In lieu of flowers memorial Contributions in memory of Louella may be made to the Plum Run Christian Union Church c/o Pastor Roger Wayne, 344 Township Road 382, Steubenville, OH 43952.
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guess some of you know the song "Grenade" from Bruno Mars, one of the lines is:
Should've known you was trouble from the first kiss
English isn't my mother tongue, but "was trouble" just sounds wrong in my ears. Is that some kind of slang?
guess some of you know the song "Grenade" from Bruno Mars, one of the lines is:
English isn't my mother tongue, but "was trouble" just sounds wrong in my ears. Is that some kind of slang?
In general, you can't expect pop music to contain the kind of language that an English teacher would consider correct.
There is a whole spectrum of language styles, ranging from dialect that outsiders can barely understand, through to the received English that is appropriate in most fiction, non-fiction, newspaper articles, essays and so on.
(That this has to be explained leads me to wonder how it can be any different in the cultures of other languages)
"You was" instead of "you were" is not "received" English. Yet talk to real people, and you will hear it all the time. And, indeed, the other way around.
You wouldn't be at all surprised to hear these in the pub. You would be astonished to hear a newsreader or continuity announcer say them.
I don't think it is sensible for a non-native speaker to attempt to learn dialect, unless they are already speaking received English to a very high standard.
No it isn't slang. Slang describes a particular kind of vocabulary, not grammar. Some varieties of English have a regular past tense for the verb be in that they use the same form, was, for all persons and numbers. Standard English is not one of them. In Standard English be has an irregular past tense, with was only for the first and third persons singular and were for all other persons. Foreign learners of English learn the standard variety, and that is why the line sounded strange to you.
"Should've known you was trouble from the first kiss" is grammatically correct African American dialect.


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The same populations of brain cells encode memories that occur close together in time, according to new research.
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Mice fed a mix of six strains of bacteria were able to fight a C. difficile infection that causes deadly diarrhea and is resistant to most types of treatment.
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Individuals of a newly discovered microbe species line up end-to-end to form electron transport cables many times their length.
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Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
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The federal government tightens regulations on SARS and other deadly viruses, but the changes could hamper research.
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A parasitic worm accumulates epigenetic DNA tags over its lifetime.
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In mutating to evade immune detection, HIV becomes susceptible to detection by different antibodies, suggesting new strategies for vaccination.
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Wild animals are getting and spreading the deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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J. Craig Venter plans to develop a machine to find and sequence DNA on Mars, but another genomics mogul, Jonathan Rothberg, may beat him to it.
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Facebook unveils 'Home' for Android phones
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MENLO PARK, Calif. -- With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook aims to put its social network at the center of people's mobile experiences.
If users choose to download Facebook's Home software starting April 12, the social network will become the hub of their Android smartphones. A phone from HTC that comes pre-loaded with Home will also be available starting that day, with AT&T Inc. as the carrier.
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So I couldn't post this on the other side of the page, because it's out of stock. But how freaking cool is this? A programmable remote that works like a magic wand. (is the fact that i love this thing extremely self-incriminating?)
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HOLY CRAP when they get this back I totally wanna feature it!
@prettywootprincess: Hey, how come you aren't out celebrating?
Okay, this is hysterically funny. Everyone needs one.
Let's get the owl too, then.
How Cool! Oh and Happy New Year!!!
I wonder if it would "learn" from a ComCast remote. I feel like such a dope admitting I want this too.
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Utah football: 10 Utes poised for a breakout year
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Good to see Uncle Rico finally get the recognition that has eluded him for so long.
- 10:17 a.m. July 17, 2013
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The O line is in good hands with Poutasi and Salt. Glad we got Salt away from
Cedrick, the Vegas kid, is a beast!
Go Utes. Onward and Upward!!
- 10:48 a.m. July 17, 2013
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BTW - great job again Dan.
- 11:04 a.m. July 17, 2013
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There is no doubt this years schedule is the toughest in Utah history. (Phil Steele rated it 12th toughest) But wait until next year! Idaho State replaces Weber St; Fresno State replaces Utah State; and Michigan replaces BYU. Could be one of the top 5 toughest schedules next year!
- 11:17 a.m. July 17, 2013
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From those inside of our program, Justin Thomas is a freak-athlete and has the potential to exceed all other CBs having preceded him! He's unequivocally one to watch closely!
- 1:08 p.m. July 17, 2013
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"From those inside of our program"
Typical Ute strategy. Quote a "source" (probably the waterboy) and make it sound exciting. Which lockdown CBs are you referring to Lee n' Lacy, the corners too busy looking in the backfield to realize that Hoffman, Collie, etc. blaze right past them?
- 1:46 p.m. July 17, 2013
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They didn't play against Collie...
Not to mention you had 206 yards receiving last year to our 196, thats not much to brag about considering Jon Hays was playing and our passing offense was the worst its been in a decade...
- 2:11 p.m. July 17, 2013
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Brunhilde, you can google "NFL Players by College", the first link will be an ESPN link, click the letter "U", and find there are currently 7 Ute DBs on rosters. I realize someone following a team with 0 wouldn't have the best frame of reference, maybe trust someone who's watched good corners every week.
- 2:14 p.m. July 17, 2013
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He's talking about current NFL corners that were Utes
Brandon Burton Minn 5yrs NFL
Robert Johnson Tenn 3yrs NFL
Mo Lee Balt 1yr NFL
Brice Mccain Hous 5yr NFL
Sean Smith KC 5yr NFL
RJ Stanford MIA 3yr NFL
How many BYU corners are in the NFL? Let me help... none
- 2:40 p.m. July 17, 2013
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Good grief Hockey Champ, the comment made was simply that Justin Thomas looks
like he'll be a good DB. In the past seven years, Eric Weddle, Brice
McCain, Sean Smith, R.J. Stanford, Robert Johnson and Brandon Burton have made
it to, and still play in, the NFL. Not a bad track record.
As for BYU receivers "blazing by" Ute DBs, congrats to those you've named for having nice games against the Utes. But don't overlook the fact that Hoffman is 0-3 against the Utes and Collie was 1-2.
It's funny to see BYU fans disparaging the Ute program for some recent struggles given the fact BYU has lost three in a row to Utah and eight of the last 11.
- 2:59 p.m. July 17, 2013
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Game. Set. Match. Go home Brunhilde.
- 3:47 p.m. July 17, 2013
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@Broom Hockey Champ
Ever heard of the saying "Look before you leap"? Collie vs. Lacy & Lee! Hilarious! Which DB's in the NFL is he referring to? Only 7. Just 7 at that specific position. Which as someone else so eloquently pointed out, is exactly 7 more than zero.
But hey, if Hoffman has a solid QB this year, we all know what kind of year he could have. I'll give you that.
- 4:17 p.m. July 17, 2013
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I would argue that Trevor Reilly has already broken out. He'll probably have another monster year but I think he's already shown to be an impact player.
- 4:23 p.m. July 17, 2013
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Is it August 29th yet?
I can't wait to see how each of these players has progressed over the summer. I'm a bit concerned about the lack of returning experience and the difficult schedule, but I am excited to see what the season will bring.
- 4:27 p.m. July 17, 2013
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Don't forget arguably the Best DB in the game right now, He wears the number 32 in the Chargers Blue!!
- 4:44 p.m. July 17, 2013
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"There is no doubt this years schedule is the toughest in Utah history. (Phil Steele rated it 12th toughest) But wait until next year! Idaho State replaces Weber St; Fresno State replaces Utah State; and Michigan replaces BYU. Could be one of the top 5 toughest schedules next year!"
...and that will get you a 3rd straight year at the bottom of the Pac12 and a trip to the "Couch Potato Bowl". At least this season you'll have the "BYU Bowl" to go to. Next year you won't even have that.
- 5:27 p.m. July 17, 2013
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A whole lotta hype but the results will be the same. Christmas on the couch and the solid spot at the bottom of the PAC11+u.
- 5:41 p.m. July 17, 2013
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There is a LOT of potential on this team but with a couple of exceptions, these
young men will need to elevate their game considerably this year to be
competitive. I'm hoping the U can find a way to win 6 games and get back
to a bowl at the end of the year. Next year is when the team realistically has
a chance to be an upper echelon team in the conference.
Now if we can just find a way to win in Provo again, it will be six long years (at least) with bragging rights!
- 6:05 p.m. July 17, 2013
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Going 3-0 in OOC is more likely than not and OSU is a team we've dominated
for 2 straight years, including last year up there where we clearing beat
ourselves, something the OSU fanbase doesn't even remotely refute. The
next 6 are obviously extremely tough games but we do have a favorable home
schedule working for us, mind you.
Furthermore, WAZZU in Pullman is only slightly less difficult, as UCLA/UW would readily concur....UCLA barely escaped w/a W/UW left w/an L in OT last November....The major difference we have going for us is the likelihood of significantly more production on O and a greater overall level of talent/depth, as well as greater overall team speed....Hopefully, these factors will adequately mitigate our lack of experience in certain positions.
There will be no mercy given between UCLA-UO and one could legitimately make a case for UCLA-WAZZU, instead, and I wouldn't have it any other way! It'll benefit us greatly going forward in the ensuing years, make no mistake about it, particularly w/our overall youth, across the board! I'm beyond grateful to have the gimmees long gone! Go UTES!
- 7:36 p.m. July 17, 2013
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Why isn't McClellon returning Kick-offs this year? With the same scheme as last year I think we could see another 100 yrd kick-off from our return team this year.
- 9:37 a.m. July 18, 2013
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jdub1942, I wouldn't be surprised to see him become the primary kick returner this year. In the spring game and scrimmages he showed some really nice open field moves and is obviously very fast. As far as the scheme, I think it just takes every player on the return team trusting and believing that they have a guy who can take it from endzone to endzone every time like they did last year. It took them a while to get going last season, but once they did everyone who dared kick it to Reggie paid for it.
- 10:12 a.m. July 18, 2013
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"where we clearLY beat ourselves"
08/29 can't come soon enough, agreed?
- 11:23 a.m. July 18, 2013
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Eric Weedle is the highest payed safety in the NFL right now.
Shows you how accurate BYU fans are on their comments.
- 2:30 p.m. July 18, 2013
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965 ... the man's name is "Weddle" and he is "paid".
Shows how accurate ... nevermind.
- 9:09 p.m. July 18, 2013
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"I'm beyond grateful to have the gimmees long gone!"
It's pretty depressing when the only gimme left on the schedule is Weber State, and even the Wildcats may give us a scare.
- 9:50 a.m. July 19, 2013
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Okami is now reborn in High Definition for PS3 - best game I've ever played on PS2 is now the best game I've ever played on PS3. The graphics is obviously better, sharper and yet preserves the gist of the original game, however I can swear some of the texts have changed as well.
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1940 Ford Pickup - Low FlyerWritten by on July 1, 2008 Jim & Rocio Duffle's '40 Ford
What's a retired commercial pilot to do once he's hung up his wings for good? Well, for starters, how about having a custom pickup constructed for he and his wife to travel the country with? Instead of continuing his high-flying routine by restoring vintage aircraft, ex cargo freight pilot Jim Duffle set his sights a bit lower, as it were, opting for the land-based scenario described above-and needless to say, his decision to stay "grounded" with his retirement plan received an obvious thumbs up from his wife, Rocio.
Before wrapping up his flying career, Jim had spotted what appeared to be a fairly decent '40 Ford pickup for sale in Harlingen, Texas. After a couple months of rather intense scrutiny (in other words, additional trips to Texas), the purchase was made and the old hauler driven back to Tennessee-1,450 miles under its own power, not missing a single beat the entire way. That said, rather than squeezing every last ounce out of the old truck's powertrain, Jim consulted with, and subsequently enlisted the expertise of Steve Legens and his talented crew at Legens Hot Rod Shop in Martin, Tennessee. Now, while Jim reports he just wanted the '40 fixed up a bit, visibility's not limited when it comes to the fact that this old driver is now nothing less than a stunning work of art.
The Legens team really did do a number on the Ford-inside and out. The chassis, which still utilizes the original FoMoCo framerails, now features a Heidt's Superide IFS in place of the old beam axle, while the torque-tube rear has been replaced with a 9-inch Ford unit. For power, a GM Performance Parts crate small-block and a Turbo 350 automatic were thrown in the mix, and the 350 received a bonus wardrobe in the form of custom-made induction and valve cover shrouding.
While the Duffles were trying to come up with an appropriate color scheme for their truck, Legens marched on with the bodywork and subtle modifications to the exterior. Among other style enhancements such as a V-butted windshield and one-piece side windows, the roof was carefully cut and brought down an inch and a half, giving the pickup a nice, sleek profile. As it turned out, Steve Legens ended up unknowingly providing the solution for the color choice dilemma-he simply wore a pair of orange and gray sunglasses while attending Shades of the Past...a pair that caught Rocio's eye and ultimately became the deciding factor. With modified18- and 20-inch Billet Specialties five-spokes and a polished centerpiece from Grille Art, it's hard to image this old workhorse ever looked any different.
Finally, Legens literally wrapped the Duffle's project up in-house-they're a complete one-stop shop, from fabrication to interior. After putting together a sleek dash that includes recessed and hidden switch compartments that conceal radio and window controls, among other things, and constructing center and overhead consoles, the crew put leather, paint, chrome, and polished aluminum in all the right places. It may not remind Jim of the countless hours he spent in the cockpits of the jets he once flew, rather, the updated confines of his '40 now offer the ultimate in comfort, convenience, and style.
While Jim is sticking to his story about simply making a few changes to his pickup, we're also sticking to ours-you don't come across many early Ford pickups as nice and well executed as this...period.
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Bond Blu-Ray 3D set: when?
Posted 19 February 2012 - 07:08 PM
Any idea when are they gonna release a Bond Blu-Ray 3D set? That's the next step, am I right? hehehe
Thanks in advance!
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(I hope not anyway...'Die Another Day's gunbarrel bullet is the only thing in the 22 current movies that would work in 3-D!)
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 04:29 AM
The quality issue and prohibitive cost are two perfectly good reasons why I don't see the Bond movies getting converted anytime soon.
As soon as those two factors become a non-issue, however, I think there's somewhat of a chance that it might happen... especially if the popularity of the Bond series wavers and the popularity of 3D content grows.
Posted 20 February 2012 - 04:50 AM
I've only seen Avatar, Clash Of The Titans, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Saw 3D, Captain America, and Conan The Barbarian in 3D.
Avatar, Resident Evil: Afterlife, and Saw 3D were all great in 3D. I look forward to seeing The Amazing Spider-Man and Resident Evil: Retribution in 3D and then call it quits. 3D gives me headaches and my vision gets blurry. Not everyone can handle it, in facts it's getting to the point where everything is being done in 3D and its becoming pathetic.
A Bond film in 3D would take away those certain aspects that make a Bond film, lavish, extraordinary, entertaining, etc and pretty much a film using 3D for the money and to become an over-the-top film with the technology IMO.
Of course there's the arguement that you can just see it in 2D, but it doesn't change a thing. It's still the same film with the glasses off, just not being blurry or giving the viewer a headache. That's just my view on it.
I'd rather see Bond 24 shot in IMAX, then the dreadful 3D.
Posted 20 February 2012 - 02:20 PM
But still - I don´t need 3D. I don´t want it. And I would love for James Cameron to stop pushing this on us. I get it, he wants attention as being A TRUE REVOLUTIONARY. But he would really only surprise me if he were to make a really good picture without any effects, just a great story, with layered characters and terrific dialogue.
Posted 20 February 2012 - 11:53 PM
Never saw Tintin or Hugo. Will probably rent Tintin, Hugo on the other hand didn't really seem to interest even though it's a film by Scorsese.
Posted 21 February 2012 - 02:33 AM
I smell this happening in the future, Terminator 2: Judgment Day being in 3D and it might or might not be the curent 3D technology being used. IF NOT it will be the next stage in 3D technology that will be use for the movie.
I would think IF John Woo made Hard Target, Broken Arrow or Face/Off today he would still not want to use the 3D technology for the movies. Also If he was still working in Hollywood and made one his major action movies with lots of blood, shoot out and bullets, he still would not use 3D.
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Starting with Men In Black 3D, all Sony 3D films are not only charging you for the ticket, 3D showing, but for the glasses. Where I'm at a 3D matinee is 8 bucks, glasses included, now they're gonna start charging for the glasses.
IMAX is the way to go, Personally I am excited to see Nolan's Dark Knight Rises in IMAX, and I strongly urge the producers to release Bond 24 or a future Bond film in IMAX. Although Quantum Of Solace isn't my favorite Bond Film, It sure would look amazing in IMAX, Casino Royale too. IMAX truely is the next big step, lately I'm seeing more and more films being shot or partially shot in the format, why cant Bond be in IMAX?
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Everything else is just popcorn entertainment with loud bangs, flashy effects and obviously shot 3D scenes for gimmicky effect. I know some come by that do work, but not many, and the fact now it's being used for everything is already cheapening the thrill of a decent 3D film.
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Casino Royale would look incredible if they converted it to IMAX. That film is shot in such a way that it deserves to be viewed on the largest screen possible.
I'm sure CR would be great on a big screen, but converting 35mm films to IMAX still leaves quite a bit to be desired... the much larger film size of IMAX really makes a difference! Do most IMAX theaters even use film that much anymore?
The fact, imo, remains that IMAX would be much better than 3D for the majority of the Bond films.
Posted 23 February 2012 - 12:36 AM
Casino Royale would look incredible if they converted it to IMAX. That film is shot in such a way that it deserves to be viewed on the largest screen possible.
I remember seeing it opening night and the experience was great. Watching it years later on DVD and I could only imagine what the chase scene in Madagascar would be like in IMAX.
There's many great franchies that have all been on the IMAX screen, except for Bond.
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It seems like there's some special that Mendes has brought to the table for Skyfall. We'll find out sooner than later.
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Much of this is true relative to IMAX as well: you have to have ultra high-resolution negatives (or, given the move to digital, files) as a base or you're just taking a standard film and enlarging way past the level it was meant to tolerate.
*Done correctly, CGI sequences represent a monumental 3D challenge, not simply doubling the computing time (which can be overnight for a few frames) but requiring considerable work to layer elements and separate components like smoke, fire, etc.
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I'd suggest tracking down the LALD and MR viewmasters instead.
No idea if you're serious but that's a great response either way ...
Posted 28 February 2012 - 06:04 PM
I doubt there's enough material available to convert anything prior to GE (certainly nothing prior to DAF, what with EON maintaining that all outtakes, etc. up to that point were destroyed)
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I have had a bit of a research and everywhere I go it says it is not bad practice and there are good reasons for doing so - for example, this stackoverflow question: Is it a bad idea to declare a final static method?
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In North Carolina, there is no doubt that immigrant entrepreneurs and innovators play an important role. Immigrant entrepreneurs bring in additional revenue, create jobs, and contribute significantly to the state's economy. Highly skilled immigrants are vital to the state's innovation economy, and to the metropolitan areas within the state, helping to boost local economies. Furthermore, local government, business, and non-profit leaders recognize the importance of immigrants in their communities and support immigration through local "welcoming" and integration initiatives.
Immigrant entrepreneurs contribute significantly to North Carolina's economy.
- From 2006 to 2010, there were 33,120 new immigrant business owners [1] in North Carolina, and in 2010, 8.6 percent of all business owners [2] in the state were foreign-born.
- In 2010, new immigrant business owners had total net business income of $1.7 billion, which is 7.7 percent of all net business income [1] in the state.
- Immigrant entrepreneurs have contributed to North Carolina's economy throughout the state's history. Two of the state's largest [3] companies, Bank of America and Relativity Technologies, were founded by immigrants or their children. These two companies together employ almost 300,000 people and bring in almost $100 billion in annual revenues.
Highly skilled immigrants are vital to North Carolina's innovation economy.
- High-skilled immigrant workers contribute to the success of many North Carolina-based companies and institutions with a significant presence in the state, including [4] Bank of America, Accenture, Wells Fargo Bank, Synechron Inc., Duke University and Medical Center, University of North Carolina, Credit Suisse Securities, and Netapp.
- In 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor certified [5] 7,411 H-1B labor certification applications in North Carolina, with an average annual wage of $68,113, which is higher than North Carolina's median household income [6] of $48,669 or per capita income of $25,482.
- The Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord metropolitan area had 2,210 H-1B high-skilled visa requests [4] in 2010-2011, with 80.7 percent of H-1B visa-holders working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations.
- The Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area had 2,788 H-1B high-skilled visa requests [4] in 2010-2011, with 83.8 percent of H-1B visa-holders working in STEM occupations.
- The Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area had 448 H-1B high-skilled visa requests [4] in 2010-2011, with 63.7 percent of H-1B visa-holders working in STEM occupations.
- An expansion [7] of the high-skilled visa program would create an estimated 10,700 new jobs in North Carolina by 2020. By 2045, this expansion would add [7] around $4.2 billion to Gross State Product and increase personal income by more than $3.8 billion.
While the numbers are compelling, they don't tell the whole story.
- In Charlotte, many immigrant restaurateurs and grocers have opened up a variety of businesses [8] catering to eclectic culinary tastes. Examples include Swiss [9] immigrant Angelika Brunner's Mecklenburg County Market; Bosnian [10] Dono Mehic's Euro Grill and Café; and Venezuelan [11] Eunice Marcano's Arepas Grill.
- In Pineville, a section of Polk Street also known as Pineville's International Mile [12], there are a variety of restaurants and markets representing [13] many different nationalities and ethnicities. Along this stretch of highway, there are businesses with immigrant owners from the Philippines, Japan, Colombia, India, Poland, Peru, and Germany, among other places.
- In Gastonia, Ever Cruz and his wife Carmen, immigrants from El Salvador [14], opened El Tamarindo in 2010, a combination grocery store and restaurant. The restaurant not only sells Salvadoran food items, but also a wide variety of Mexican and Latin American foodstuffs catering to the diverse immigrant population of the region.
- In rural [15] North Carolina communities, Latino immigrants have opened businesses catering to the region's growing immigrant population. Along the way, these business help to revitalize aging main streets and streetscapes. Examples are found in many towns in rural North Carolina counties, including Duplin, Harnett, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Sampson, Surry, and Wilson counties. In these places, Latino entrepreneurship has reshaped the business landscape.
- Specifically, "in rural small towns [15], central business districts hollowed out by the closing or relocation of small businesses and national chains to shopping centers on the highway bypass have been revitalized by Latino business enterprises occupying the vacant shop fronts."
- Additionally, "in virtually every instance, downtown commercial districts [15] have been strengthened and enhanced by the new business activity…the overwhelming reaction to the business newcomers was positive. New Latino tenants mean more traffic and more opportunities for all businesses."
- Furthermore, "operating like urban ethnic groups, the rural Latino entrepreneurs [15] are initially serving the retail and service needs of their fellow immigrants. But over a short period they have already begun to incubate new businesses, helped revitalize declining commercial districts, and increasingly reoriented their business startups to attract non-Latino customers."
Some localities have begun recognizing and supporting immigration through local "welcoming" and integration initiatives.
- UnitingNC is a Raleigh-based initiative [16] affiliated with Welcoming America. As the organization describes, their ultimate goal is to "make our state a place in which all North Carolinians feel welcome, and together build stronger, more productive communities." Specifically, UnitingNC implements programs [16] that:
- "Help recent immigrants better integrate into their new communities."
- "Help longtime North Carolinians understand the challenges faced by more recent immigrants, and the dreams they hope to achieve for themselves and their families."
- "Provide opportunities for all North Carolinians – old and new – to share their culture, so that we can experience and appreciate both the ways that we are different and the many ways in which we are all the same."
- Building Integrated Communities (BIC), a program [17] with the Latino Migration Project at the University of North Carolina, is a statewide initiative.
- BIC works with [17] local governments, such as the cities of High Point and Greensboro, to engage with newcomers to improve public safety, promote economic development, enhance communication, and improve relationships.
- BIC also helps places develop [17] locally-driven strategies to strengthen immigrant civic engagement, linguistic achievement, and economic/educational advancement.
- In Charlotte, an affiliate of Welcoming America's Welcoming Cities and Counties initiative [18], the Immigrant Integration Task Force is working [19] in 2014 to review the recommendations from the 2007 Mayor's Immigration Study Commission.
- The Task Force is researching [19] and will recommend policies that "facilitate access to city services for all residents of Charlotte, while addressing gaps in civic engagement."
- The Task Force will also prepare a report with recommendations [19] to the City Council that "promotes awareness among the public of the availability of existing programs and services facilitating immigrant integration."
- Additionally, the Immigrant Integration Task Force is working to "seek opportunities [19] to better educate the Charlotte community on how embracing immigrant communities will help move the city forward."
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17. Fertility Preservation
- Emre Seli MD1,2,3
Published Online: 8 MAR 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444393958.ch17
Copyright © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Seli, E. (2011) Fertility Preservation, in Infertility (ed E. Seli), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444393958.ch17
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Oocyte Donation and Gestational Surrogacy Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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BELL COUNTY (December 27, 2012) --- Police in Harker Heights, Killeen, and Temple made almost a dozen DWI arrests over the Christmas holiday.
Harpin Myers with the Texas Department of Public Safety said the DWI arrest numbers for DPS were not available as of Thursday, but expected them to add to the number of arrests made by local law enforcement agencies.
Extra officers have been put on the streets in Harker Heights, Killeen and Temple to look for drunk drivers during the holiday season.
Christopher Wilcox with the Temple Police Department said the amount of DWI arrests in Temple were about average compared to last year and expects to see more arrests as the New Year's Eve holiday approaches.
"One DWI is one too many and that's why we have added the extra patrols so all the other drivers can get home safe," Wilcox said.
Area cab companies said they were busy on Christmas Eve and expect to be even busier on New Year's Eve.
They recommend calling a cab at least a few hours ahead of time on New Year's Eve and say the rates will stay the same as normal.
Cove Taxi and Luxury Cab said they've worked it out with some military units at Fort Hood so soldiers can pay their cab fair the next day or will be covered.
Military members should contact their unit or the cab company to see if this applies to their unit prior to making a cab reservation.
Express Cab said they will be offering flat rates on New Year's Eve to certain night club areas around Bell County.
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Presidential Petsby Mark Hughes and Mitchell Paul
When a President moves into the White House, the whole family comes along -- including pets! Some unusual animals have occupied 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Here's a look at some noteworthy fuzzy and feathered friends of Presidents.
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Bo the Portuguese Water Dog
Barack and Michelle Obama promised their daughters, Malia and Sasha, that they would get a pet dog after they moved into the White House. Bo, a Portuguese water dog, was a gift from Senator Edward Kennedy.
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Q: What is your opinion about dating while going through a divorce? How will this impact my two children ages six (daughter) and age eleven (son). Do you have any suggested guidelines?
A: I have seen mostly negative effects on kids I have counseled when either parent dates during the process of divorcing. Divorce is usually confusing and scary for kids, especially younger children. They are unsure what will happen to them, despite assurances from parents. I certainly cannot condemn a parent who is no longer committed to her marriage for wanting to be in the company of another. Nor am I suggesting that a divorced parent observe a particular time of abstinence from dating after the divorce is final. I am saying that kids really aren't that concerned with the legalities of the terms separation and divorce. Their world is being turned upside down and anything that can lend some stability to their lives during this emotionally trying time is a major plus. Seeing one's dad or mom actively dating during this trying time threatens whatever stability they are trying to hold onto. My advice, for most of these situations, is to refrain from exposing one's kids to seeing their parent in this role.
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Carleton Kendrick has been in private practice as a family therapist and has worked as a consultant for more than 20 years. He has conducted parenting seminars on topics ranging from how to discipline toddlers to how to stay connected with teenagers. Kendrick has appeared as an expert on national broadcast media such as CBS, Fox Television Network, Cable News Network, CNBC, PBS, and National Public Radio. In addition, he's been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, USA Today, Reader's Digest, BusinessWeek, Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, and many other publications.


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A person jumps.
The person weighs $25$kg (irrelevant?).
Just after jumping, their velocity is 5m/s (positive is taken as up).
Gravity is taken as $-9.80665\text{ m/sec}^2$.
Using $(v_1-v_0)/g$, I know that it will take $0.509858106488964$ seconds for the person to have no velocity (before accelerating downwards). This is $t$.
Using ($v_0t+.5gt)$, I know their maximum height should be $0.049290532444821m$.
Now, say I attach a helium balloon to that person.
It provides $10$kg of lift.
How do I translate that into a force that can then be factored in to those two equations?


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The total number of students, faculty, and staff at New York University is 56,087. Please note that the purple section of the pie represents the total number of students, faculty, and staff for that particular ethnicity out of the total.
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The 6 Most Pointless Supervillain Schemes Ever Hatched
#3. Switching Bodies with a Blind Guy
As part of a scheme to destroy the Fantastic Four, Dr. Doom employs the classic "switching bodies with your deadly enemy" plot. This is one of the oldest tricks in the super villain playbook. You can soil his good reputation by committing evil deeds, freely make out with his wife or girlfriend and then plaster the Internet with the resulting photographs. The one way to screw this up would be to choose the only superhero who, in addition to having no powers, happens to be blind.
Or happens to be Aquaman.
The first stage of Doom's plan is defeating Daredevil in combat, which literally takes him about 15 seconds. Doom even remarks that he doesn't normally fight with his fists, but it would be a shame to "waste [his] senses-staggering weapons on one so weak." With that accomplished, Doom grabs Daredevil's weak body and takes him over to his lair to switch bodies with him.
After the bodies are swapped, Daredevil finds himself trapped in Doom's body and locked inside a cell. Of course, "trapped" is a relative term, since he's controlling Doom's super-strong body now and should logically be able to overpower his captor in no time. Also, for a blind guy, he seems relatively downbeat about having his sense of sight restored.
"Encased in metal gloves"? How about "My hands -- I can fucking see them!!!"
Using Daredevil's body, Doom plans to kill the Fantastic Four. He never explains how he plans to defeat four guys with actual superpowers using a body he himself called "weak" and a "puny, trivial nuisance." But it's all worth it, because he now has Daredevils power of ... being blind? Doom could have accomplished a way more effective version of this same plan by keeping his super powers, putting on a Daredevil costume and fighting the Fantastic Four with his eyes closed.
Meanwhile, Daredevil manages to persuade Doom's henchmen to free him, which is easy since Doom never mentioned any of this body-switching business to them.
He proceeds to have the time of his life with his new indestructible armor and dozens of super-high-tech weapons, along with "unlimited diplomatic immunity" since Doom is the leader of his own nation. Also -- and we can't emphasize this enough -- he can freaking see again!
This is the happiest day of Daredevil's life.
Upon hearing that Daredevil isn't acting all blind anymore, Doom rushes back to his mansion and switches bodies with him, which means that unfortunately we never get to see the Fantastic Four beat up a blind guy.
#2. Making Milk Expensive to Weaken America
In this story from 1942, Wonder Woman's alter ego, Diana Prince, notices how expensive milk has gotten and decides that pure evil must be afoot.
"Outrageous prices? Call Wonder Woman!"
Prince goes directly to the president of the International Milk Co., who helpfully explains that his company has an illegal monopoly on milk. In case she's doubting her initial diagnosis of evil, for absolutely no reason he then does this ...
He'd been dying to use that thing.
After changing into Wonder Woman she still feels it's necessary to call her boss, since this is 1942. Later, she finds out the Nazis are behind this despicable deed; more specifically, her old enemy Baroness Von Gunther.
"Great calamity kittens" has never been used outside this comic. We feel it's time to correct that.
The Baroness had previously been executed for her crimes, but she was returned to life using advanced Nazi technology, all so she could unfurl her diabolical scheme.
Great calamity kittens! This is about to turn into a porn movie.
By spending millions of Nazi dollars buying all the milk companies in America, she can raise the price of milk, thus weakening the bones of every poor kid in America. Then, in 20 years or so, America will be so weak that the strong-boned Germans will just stroll in and start running the place.
Our first question is: Why sell the milk at all? If she really owns all the milk then it would make a lot more sense to simply keep it. Second question: HOLY SHIT, NAZIS ARE IMMORTAL!!! That's more of an exclamation, but still. If the Nazis have perfected a machine that brings dead people back to life, why are they bothering with milk? How about bringing all your dead soldiers back to life instead and completely demolishing the Allies in the actual war?
Hell, selectively zap the cemeteries in the southern half of America, and the country you're trying to weaken is suddenly fighting the Civil War a second time.
Or bring back the slaves and Native Americans. America goes from being united against the worst enemy in world history to facing a zombie horde that the rest of the world would have to admit had a reason to be pissed.
Or, make milk expensive. It's really six of one and a half-dozen of the other.
#1. Spider-Man: Clone Saga -- Cloning Spider-Man to Cause Him Mental Anguish
Spider-Man's Clone Saga is to Marvel Comics what World War II is to Germany -- they try their best to pretend they never did something so awful, because that's the only way to continue living. What makes this particular evil scheme so horrible is that it didn't happen on a single issue: It took place over 20 years of Spider-Man comics. It all started in a 1975 issue where a mad scientist creates a perfect duplicate of Spidey:
The clone turns out to be a pretty fly dude, (since he was a perfect duplicate and all) but he still ends up dead by next issue. That would've been the end of the story, if 20 years later Spider-Man writers hadn't decided to shake things up by bringing back the clone ... and revealing that he was actually the original.
Peter himself did a blood test and confirmed this. So, basically, Spidey fans had been buying The Amazing Spider-Clone for the past 20 years, without their knowledge. The Spider-Man who dated Mary Jane, got married, and fought guys like Venom? Sorry, that was a fake. The original had become a drifter, presumably surviving by performing sex acts on other hobos. Now that the truth was out, Peter Parker retired from web-slinging while the original (who had adopted the name Ben Reilly) became Spider-Man once again.
Shockingly, readers weren't thrilled about this development, because apparently having your childhood heroes shat upon isn't popular. So after a year or so in which Ben Reilly was Spider-Man, the writers had to come up with a way to explain everything away, and they did this by revealing that the whole thing had been part of an evil scheme by the Green Goblin ... who was supposed to be dead at the time, but that's the least-confusing part of this story.
This sentence goes on for 20 pages.
It turns out the Goblin came back to life right after his death in a classic Spidey comic way back in 1972. Feeling pretty ticked off over the whole "dying" thing, he devised a long plan to torture Spider-Man psychologically by making him doubt himself (as if he didn't do that already in every issue). The first thing he did was order a clone of Peter Parker: not an evil clone, but an exact duplicate with all his memories and abilities and that same urge to fight evil while making bad puns. So the Goblin enacted his revenge by... doubling his own enemies.
But that's just part one of the plan. Part two involves having Spider-Man meet the clone, letting it become a drifter for a few years, arranging his return to New York and rigging some blood tests to convince Peter that the other guy is the original.
What happened to "breaking his legs"?
To what end? Causing Spider-Man mental stress and hoping he develops an ulcer, apparently. But wait -- doesn't Spider-Man sort of hate his job? If there's another one out there, then Peter can just retire and live happily with his wife ... which is exactly what he did. Even better: If he's not the real Peter this means he's not technically responsible for the death of Uncle Ben, which is the source of every bad thing that's happened in his life. Instead of tormenting Spider-Man, the Goblin made him happy for the first time since he was a kid. Brilliant plan!
Peter eventually learns he's the real thing and gets back into the crime-fighting game, meaning that the only real result that the Goblin got from this plan was giving Spider-Man a much-deserved vacation. If only more supervillains were so considerate.
There's plenty more baffling plot holes to laugh at in our new book!
To read about more Supervillan stupidity, check out The 5 Most Pointlessly Elaborate Murder Plots in Movies.


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