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Hi Andrew
A JRPG focused piece is one I have just started work on as this is another genre I really love and will obviously cover Eastern SRPGs and TRPGs in that since they're such a big focus in that genre.
As for Western SRPGs, while I have played a few I have not played nearly as many as I have their JRPG equivalent. Shadowrun Returns, Fallout tactics and X-Com make up my entire experience unfortunately and it is an area I have been keen to explore (too many games on my list, not enough time unfortunately!). Feel free to submit your own piece covering this branch of Western RPGs, since it's such a rich and interesting area that basically evolved in parallel with the traditional RPG I'm sure you would be able to make some awesome point regarding how they have influenced each other!
Nice summation! Although I'm curious: should we expect another entry at a later date for the SRPG and TRPG, or is this purely an evolution of the CRPG? Even among Western-influenced video game RPGs, the strategy and tactical sub-genres have been picking up steam for the past 15 years-or-so with games like Fallout Tactics, Jagged Alliance, X-Com, and more recently games like Metal Brigade: Tactics and the Kickstarted Banner Saga and Shadowrun Returns.
Obviously Japanese (and "Japanese-inspired") titles dominate the SRPG landscape even today, but I feel like there are some really quality Western releases that either get glossed-over or filed away under "Strategy" simply because the 4X, RTS and grognard-esque titles were so much more common (despite these titles rarely appealing to the diehard 4X, RTs or grognard-esque players).
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Matt is currently the department chair at a high school in San Francisco. In his spare time, Matt enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and two kids.
An object's ability to do work is measured by its mechanical energy, or the sum the object's kinetic energy and potential energy. Mechanical energy is due to the position or movement of an object. The formula for mechanical energy is mechanical energy = kinetic energy + potential energy.
Mechanical energy, mechanical energy is the energy due to the position or movement of an object okay. And ther are 2 big forms of mechanical energy, kinetic energy and potential energy. So let's look at some examples I've got my scush ball and if I hold it up high it's got potential energy right? I can let go of it and what happens? Well that potential energy is getting converted into kinetic energy right. Right down here when it hits the floor it has no potential energy and I've stopped the kinetic energy right so again those types of energy are transferable and you'll often see a lot of problems where you've got to convert something from a certain amount of kinetic energy to potential energy let's say with a pendulum that's moving where it has a maximum amount of kinetic energy and then that kinetic energy is slowly converted into potential energy. So let's look quickly at what kinetic and potential energy is. So kinetic energy which is the energy of movement equals one half times the mass of the object times the velocity squared. So one half mv squared is the formula we use for kinetic energy.
Potential energy when we're talking about positional energy, we need to know the mass and then the force of gravity g and then the height we're moving it up. So mass times gravity times height gives us potential energy and remember gravity is 9.8 meters per seconds squared the force acceleration there. Okay so these are 2 types of mechanical energy and often times we'll be solving something from a certain amount of potential energy and figure out how much kinetic energy it has at its lowest point and we again use these 2 equations to solve problems with mechanical energy.

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I feel a constant pressure in my "pubic" area and above that. Sometimes sharp pains, mostly dull cramping. It feels WEIRD. It's been more predominant for a week now. I hate that I can't really describe the feeling.... The area is hard though. I'm pregnant with a boy, and when I went to the E.R last week they said he was sitting low in my uterus?
**FIRST pregnancy, I'm nervous & a bit confused**
When I was around 18 weeks the stabbing pains in my low hip area was so bad I freaked out and went to the ER and they were like, "Oh, it's just round ligament pain. You're fine."
I had a hard time believing such horrible, debilitating pain was NORMAL.
I thought the baby must be dead or something.
I did have some cramping before then, as well.
But, apparently that's what I was feeling........................
YESSSS! And it scared me! It hurts when I need to get out of bed during the night to go pee, and I feel a heaviness in that area when I sit up from the toilet after going pee. *Sorry if that's tmi* Does that all sound normal? Are those "round ligament pains"??
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Don't expect a story that makes sense, these are just meant to be short silly things, made for fun.
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I had a KTP3AT .32 that was a real mess. I replaced it with a S@W 442. Good luck with that Taurus.
I used to own the kel tec P3AT and did not like the cheap feel of the gun, yeah it's a dire straits type weapon, last resort, close range thing. It never missed, but the fact that it felt so cheap I could not get out of my system.
I just purchased a Taurus 738 TCP 380 in stainless. What a great looking and feeling gun. The size is negligible, so is the weight, with that said, the Taurus has a much better feel, and is by far better made. Cost $279.00 knowing I have a reliable gun in case the worst case happens...priceless...Those of you that have a kel tec should really consider looking into the Taurus!
I had a KTP3AT .32 that was a real mess. I replaced it with a S@W 442. Good luck with that Taurus.
Given the choice of the 2 guns you mentioned you cerianly disposed of the correct one.
I have been told if I have nothing good to say to say nothing.....so I can only adress the Taurus. Nice looking weapon.
Tell me again, after the Taurus starts giving you problems.
Or, then again, maybe you aren't ever going to put more than 50 rounds through it, so you'll never know whether or not it'll malfunction...until it does.
I don't understand.
You wrote: I owned a Kel-Tec which worked perfectly, so I got rid of it. I replaced it with a pistol from a maker whose guns are known to malfunction.
There's something wrong there, but I can't quite put my finger on it...
You were kidding, right?
(I hope.)
I've fired 320 rounds through the little 380. (without any mishaps) Broke it down once for cleaning. That was easy too.
I have owned 6 taurus firearms over the last 20 years, never had an issue with any. 2 9mms, a 357, 2 .380's and a .22...What I do like about Taurus, if something does happen to the gun, you send it back, no questions asked.
Look I am a realist, I won't bash a gun manufacturer, just give opinions of what I personally have gone through.
Maybe other people have not had good luck with a manufacturer such as Taurus, I may be lucky...When looking to spend my money I look for what I know in my experience is proven, then feedback from others comes next.
Now I have owned 2 kel tec weapons the .380 and the 9mm, got rid of both, they are cheaply made guns, that's it. The 9mm handle cracked and chipped off at the bottom, this was after firing 50 rounds through it, not to mention didn't eject 3 rounds out of the 50 I shot through it. Yes, I used good ammo.
I have also owned a glock 23, good gun, but I didn't like the feel as much as I do the Taurus either. Also had a Beretta PX storm, also recently purchased, nice gun, very accurate for a sub compact, but heavy as heck compared to the Taurus 111 I have, and they are approx. the same size.
So, the for money and experience, I keep going back to what seems to have worked out the best for me...so, if you decide to make comments about the guns or the reliability of them, that's up to you. I fire my CCW's every week, taking them to the range to make sure if I had to use my primary, or back up weapon they will fire.
And, bottom line these 2 guns do!
I have a friend that carries a 442 s/w. Nice little gun, and light too. I tried a mouse gun from kel tec because everyone I talked to said it's the most popular and a good gun...could not be her from the truth, that kel tec was being honest never malfunctioned, but like the 9mm I owned from kel tec also cracked at the bottom of the handle by the magazine, and by looking at the gun you can tell it is not well made.
I have fired 320 rounds through the taurus without 1 problem.
I had the predecessor of the 442 (I forget the model number); full shroud, airweight, but only .38s no plus pressure ammo.
I'm thinking of getting the scandium/titanium version. At various sites it is listed at 12 ounces, 11.4 ounces, and 13 ounces. I have no clear understanding why it should have various weights. But light nonetheless. Shoots .357. (Very pricey though.)
This seems to me to be an overlooked weapon. More powerful than a 9mm; lighter than a .380.
I am saving up for a 738. I also feel that they look better made than the Kel Tec. Not to take anything away from Kel tec because they are made for their purpose. Kel tec does not care much for looks, what matters is low cost and fully functioning. The 738 seems to be a real bargain for a stainless pistol with two magazines. Too many people underestimate the knockdown power of the newer 380 cartridges. Enjoy your cool gun!
I'll admit that the injection molding of the plastic parts on the Kel-tec lack the finished look of some of the other weapons, the functionality and quality control of the Kel-Tec is reputed to be excellent.
The Taurus, on the other hand, produces weapons that look elegant and have very nice molded parts. But their quality control is reputed to be very spotty.
While I would not want to stand down range from someone shooting a .380, the 9mm is a superior round and there are very nice compact 9mm weapons coming out now. Kimber has one, Ruger, Kel-Tec, et al.
Well, I happen to agree with you. I still carry my P-3AT most of the time, but got rid of the Taurus. I bought the Taurus thinking the same thing as the original poster did, but was rudely surprised after about 150 rounds. Mind you, I was in the Marines, was raised shooting since the age of 8, and continually have been shooting both longguns and handguns over a number of years. I am not the kind of person that thinks he knows everything about shooting, because I don't, but I know quite a bit. Now, as far as the Taurus is concerned, I have a friend that has PT-738 and that is what prompted me to buy one. He has had some good luck with his, but I did not. I also have had some Taurus pistols that ran great, so I am not dumping on Taurus, just telling you my personal experience with the PT-738. Like I said, I did not have good luck with mine. I had tried the four types of ammo that I run thru my other .380's, and only one would function properly. Mine would not feed HP's for crap. I thought about sending it back to Taurus and asking them to polish the feed ramp to maybe help this issue, but the one I had looked pretty well polished already. I figured this would just be a waste of time. In the end, I traded the Taurus off and went with a second P-3AT. Both the new Kel Tec and the old one I have work fine with just about any bullet profile, except maybe the Winchester "White Box". If your Taurus is running good for you thats great, but mine was a jammo-matic for me. BTW, I even bought two different spare mags, from Taurus to see if this was the issue, but to no avail. I'll stick with my cheapo-looking Kel Tec.
Looks can be deceiving. My KelTec P3AT is a well made gun. I load for the .380 and all my many loads feed, fire, and eject perfectly except once when I loaded some semi-wadcutters too long, .960 OAL instead of the .930 needed for the sharp front edge to ride up the feed ramp. The .930s work 100% of the time. My Ruger LCP was bought about a year and a half earlier. Can't complain about that fine copy of the KelTec. These guns are equivalent. Ruger says don't use +P ammo, KelTec doesn't say that. Ruger locks open after last round, KelTec doesn't. KelTec about $20 cheaper anywhere you look. In my hand the quality feels the same.
I wonder what you did? I'm a BIG TIME 1911 guy. Carried one since the mid 1960s, and still do most of the time. For some reason I was fascinated by the little Scandium S&W .357. I bought one and it belts like the proverbial mule so I had it magnaported and put on the long Crimson Trace Laser Grips - rubber to absorb a little recoil. It still kicks but it's not a gun you take to the range to fire 100 rounds. I carry it in a DeSantis pocket holster and absolutely don't even know it's there. The 1911 (ParaOrd PDA/LDA) is my primary, but I LOVE that little S&W. I wouldn't part with it for the world.
Now, so I'm not accused of hijacking the thread, I've just never had any luck with Taurus guns. Lots of malfunctions and revolver triggers that just don't measure up to what I think a trigger should feel like. If I wanted a mini .380 (quite unlikely) I would probably go with the Ruger LCP.
I have currently two handguns. A Glock 27 which is residing on my right hip at about the 4:00 o'clock position, and a S & W 340 PD in a pocket holster in my right front pocket.
I am expecting a new ankle holster to arrive today for the Glock. I'm not happy with the way I am carrying now. I like one gun to be easily accessible while standing, and one that is easily accessible while seated. Moving either the Glock or the S & W to the ankle will improve the seated accessibility.
The S & W is new. I am working my way "up the ladder" in loadings. I started by shooting just target loads, now I am shooting a mix of target and .38 +P loads. In a couple of weeks I will add some .357 loads. I shoot about 25 rounds each range session. Yes, it has prodigious amounts of recoil. But training for it in a progressive way should deal with that. (This all borrowed from my long time weight training programs. Progessively increasing the resistance--in this situation the loadings--will result in improved performance.)
Even if I eventually decide I will stick with the +P .38s I will continue to shoot some .357s with each session. By comparison the .38 +P rounds will feel light.
Note: I am currently using a Glock sport holster (by Glock). It seems entirely satisfactory. It holds the weapon close to the body, it is very light and the weapon is very secure. I've ordered a second one and I will cut the cross bars on the belt loops so that the holster is set up for a cross draw.
I am using a Safariland pocket holster and it seems fine to me. And I agree, it is easy to forget you are carrying it. I weighed the Glock with ammo and it weighs 26 ounces on my kitchen scale. This is a whopping 13 ounces lighter than my empty Gold Cup used to weigh, and I carried that for years. The Glock also seems very light to me.
I wanted a pocket pistol so
I didn't trust the keltec P3AT but I did the P32
i think the 3AT stresses the limits of their materials and design
I have read several places that the P32 is one of keltec's best guns
so since they have produced them for a long time i bought one last month
200 rounds thru it so far breaking it in and have no concerns
think I made a mistake
I had a P-32 that ran good too. I just got tired of either having to order or wait for the local places to stock .32 ACP. My older brother bought it off of me and carries it quite often. I have two P3AT's and have had no issues with them.
Taurus is a company that builds to look like those guns that really are the best. Brazil.......nope
I "tend" to agree with you. I had a total of four Taurus' in my life. Three were pretty good (one was a Model 85 revolver) and one was a piece of crap (PT738). I don't know if that constitutes saying Taurus is crap because the other three were good shooters, but I think they need to be a little more consistant with their quality control department. I had that PT738 back to Taurus to get worked on, and it was still malfunctioning after I got it back. I had traded it off on a second P3AT and never looked back. Some guys swear by Taurus, and all I have to say is that if it works for them then go for it.
I'll stay with my Kel Tec P3AT !!!!
First off, I have a Bodyguard S&W 380 probably the best 380 you can get for the money (The sig p238 is too expensive but also good)
I will say that I am eyeing the heck out of the Kel-tec P3At / P32 right now, because it weighs alot less, and my PF-9 has been reliable. The only reason I went with a BG 380 is because it has physical sights but if i had to do it all over again, probably woulda just bought 2x P3ats (seriously I think Kel-tecs are amazing)
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Customer: "What about if I had a knife to your throat?"
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Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters
by James J. TattersallReviewed by Prof J.D. Barrow (MMP Project, DAMTP, Cambridge University) Books on numbers tend to be very hard or very easy. This is a nice exception. The author has created a textbook based on real lectures given to American undergraduates that neatly straddles the divide between school and college mathematics. The chapters are self contained and full of extensive explanation, mathematical biographies, worked examples, and a huge number of exercises and challenging problems. But it should be said that these problems are more than merely problems. They are culled from all sorts of historical sources and provide the reader with an historical overview of the way the study of numbers developed, who did what, when, and why. Equally important, the problems are complemented with 74 pages of full worked solutions which make the book equally useful for self or class use. One of the great strengths of the author's style is the way in which he has retained the feel of a lecture in the text. Careful explanations are consistently given and the author is aiming always to explain and take the reader with him, not simply amaze you with his sleights of hand or lose you with a succession of 'obvious' or 'trivial' steps. None the less, parts of this book will be quite challenging to A-level mathematicians, but most of the text uses quite elementary methods in telling ways. It also provides fascinating glimpses of the usefulness of some branches of the purest of pure mathematics in the devising of public key codes. There are chapters on intriguing properties of natural numbers, continued fractions, primes, perfect numbers, modular arithmetic, and cryptology which link together results that span thousands of years of human investigation. Some of these discussions introduce us to tantalisingly 'elementary' unsolved problems. If you are going up to win the million pounds on offer for the first proof (or counter-example) of Goldbach's Conjecture, then chapter 3 provides a nice introduction to the Conjecture's history and the current state of play, while the problems give you some opportunity to limber up. A book to study systematically or dip into at random. A ninefold path of enlightment through the realm of numbers: very strongly recommended.
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This refreshing little (184 pages) book was given an exactly appropriate title. No great mathematical, statistical, or financial expertise is needed to make sense of the material. Beginning with the mathematical aspects, the reader is taken to the central Black Scholes option pricing model through a sensible series of steps, such that it becomes a financially logical conclusion rather than some magical formula relying on abtruse mathematical ideas. Portofolio theory and more advanced asset pricing algorithms follow on, much in the same grain, which I found the great virtue of this text.
The first few chapters summarise basic probability concepts, the Normal distribution and Brownian motion, an understanding of which is essential when attempting to model investments. Interest rates, net present value analysis and the theory of arbitrage are then explained.
After this, the author comes to a position where he can derive a simplified version of the famous Black Scholes option pricing formula, the central theme of this book, as well as one of the foundation stones of mathematical finance. The formula relies on several assumptions. The market in the security and options on it must be liquid. This is alluded to by the statement that one should be able to trade continuously in the security. A clear mention would have helped. Problems inherent in estimating the security's volatility (sigma) are investigated, although the model's requirement that it be constant over the option's life can only be guessed from careful reading. An entry level text, should have made the fact clearer. After all, even pretendedly reputed institutions have lost large sums after forgetting about this.
The concept of utility, and its use in valuing investments begin the next chapter (No. 8), which then presents the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), without naming its authors (Modigliani and Miller). The chapter then touches on portofolio selection. Chapter nine takes a look at Asian and lookback or exotic option pricing, with monte carlo simulation and binomial models. The last two chapters consider cases where prices do not follow a geometric Brownian motion and propose other ways to represent them.
Altogether, a lot of ground gets covered in a small volume. So, one should regret not so much that fully rigorous mathematical demonstrations are not always given, but that their omission is not noted. For example, rigorous formulation of the Black Scholes model invokes stochastic integrals and Ito's lemma. At least a footnote to this effect could have helped. The reader does not need great preliminary expertise to follow the text, but those indeed lacking it could falsely believe the subject to be a lot simpler than it actually to be. Thus, I would recommend the book as an ideal appetiser in the subject, or to provide surface level understanding of it, but warn of its limitations. Despite this, I found the reading undemanding, yet interesting. I liked the way in which the author managed to write a story, which makes sense, for both mathematicians and financiers.
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- An Introduction to Mathematical Finance
- Sheldon M. Ross
- Hardback - 224 pages (1999)
- Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521770432
by John Allen Paulos
reviewed by Mike Pearson (Plus editorial)
To be innumerate, my dictionary says, is to be "ignorant of or unskilled in mathematics and science". Lots of us don't like maths, and even take a perverse pride in our inability to manipulate numbers - "Well, don't ask me, I'm useless at maths!" This book, by a Professor of Mathematics, is about how innumeracy affects our lives - mainly in the form of mathematical misconceptions and inconsistencies.
The first couple of chapters deal with big numbers, and the problem we have visualising anything with a lot of noughts on the end of it. With big numbers go probabilities (such as being a road traffic accident statistic or winning a lottery) and the multiplication principle (how many different dinners can you concoct out of four appetisers, seven main courses and three deserts?). But the bit I liked best in this section is the observation that the size of a virus to a person is as the person to the earth, and an atom to a person is as a person to the earth's orbit round the sun.
In chapter two there's more about probability and coincidence, and in chapter three Professor Paulos tackles the topic of Pseudoscience. "Any bit of nonsense can be computerised - astrology, biorhythms, the I Ching - but that doesn't make the nonsense any more valid." He also considers the phenomenon of predictive dreams, and comes to the conclusion that about 3.6% of people are likely to have accurate predictive dreams in any one year (see pp 51 et seq.)
Professor Paulos ascribes the innumeracy that is so widespread in society to early mathematical education being poor. He believes that the basic algorithms are taught - but not their application. The student learns how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and handle fractions, decimals and percentages, but not when it's appropriate to do so. He would like to see estimation and inductive reasoning on the school syllabus, and a greater use made of puzzles, games and riddles with a mathematical bent. The problem with innumeracy is not only the resulting inability to handle numbers in everyday life, but the likelihood of being taken in both by pseudoscience backed up by pseudomathematics, and by pseudostatistics peddled by politicians, salespersons or anyone else.
This book contains a great deal of interest to those who teach mathematics and to the reasonably numerate. I would disagree with Stefan Kanfer, who is quoted on the back cover as saying, "Those who break into a sweat at the mention of calculus or plane geometry can relax. This elegant little survival manual is brief, witty, and full of practical applications." Yes, possibly, but not in a form that the truly innumerate would be able to understand.
There are two other drawbacks to this book - firstly, the large number of American references within examples ( usually concerning strange American games like baseball, which may or may not be comprehensible to us Brits), and secondly a problem for the much younger generation who are now practically unable to cope with feet and inches - all the American units are Imperial.
But still an interesting book for the educator.
- Book details:
- Innumeracy
- Johna Allen Paulos
- Paperback - 135 pages (1999)
- Penguin Mathematics ISBN: 0-14-029120-2


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"I finally hit some shots," Williams said. "That's what it is. I went through a couple games where I couldn't hit any shots. But I finally hit some shots and they started falling."
Williams and Dante Cunningham have shared the role of power forward since Kevin Love's hand injury, and each has brought their own skill set to the table in helping fill that void. In two games they've each gotten one start and have essentially played even minutes during those contests—a loss to Chicago on Friday and a win over Detroit on Wednesday.
They've got one more preseason game to fine-tune things before the regular season begins. The Wolves took off after practice to face the Milwaukee Bucks at the Resch Center on Friday in Green Bay.
Williams said no one person is going to fill the void left by Love's 26.0 points and 13.3 rebounds per game. The key is to not try to do too much and simply play to their personal strengths.
"It's going to be three or four guys that are going to try to make that up," Williams said. "It's going to be me, Dante, Lou [Amundson], any of our big guys that's going to help. We have to step up a little bit more."
Williams is averaging 10.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in six preseason games this season.
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One of the reasons the Wolves' offense opened up on Wednesday in Winnipeg was the presence of center Nikola Pekovic in the paint. Pekovic not only produces on the stats sheet—he had 14 points and nine rebounds against the Pistons—but he also causes so many problems for opposing defenses that other Wolves players get better looks.
Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said Pekovic is one of the top three strongest players in the league during Wednesday's shootaround, and that one of Minnesota's greatest attributes is its ability to control the glass and extend possessions with offensive rebounds. Pekovic not only does that, but he draws defenders in, allowing Minnesota more of a cushion on the wing.
"He's got a good offensive game all the way around," Adelman said. "He's really gotten better at it as he's gone on, and he can step out and make a 15-foot jumper. Right now we need him around the basket."
Williams said he's seen the difference.
"When Pek's holding down the low post, it leaves you open on the outside," Williams said.
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Texas legislator Aaron Peña posted a horrible notice to his Twitter account yesterday: A Mexican investigator working the case of murdered Colorado native David Hartley "was decapitated, his head delivered to MX military."
Indeed, as myriad news agencies have confirmed, Tamaulipas police Commander Rolando Flores, who was looking into the disappearance/alleged shooting death of Hartley on the Mexico-Texas border, was murdered in the border city of Ciudad Miguel Aleman. A spokesman for the Tamaulipas state prosecutor's office says Flores "unfortunately was killed," and authorities "don't know how or why" (via 9News).
Meanwhile, after telling news agencies of possible suspects in Hartley's case, Mexican officials are backing down from the investigation, according to CBS4. David Hartley's father, Dennis Hartley of Milliken, says working with Mexican officials has been frustrating: "You hear information one day of things going on; the next day, or hours later on that same day, it's not going on."
As of September 25, four Mexican mayors had been slain in violence attributed to cartels, including one in the state of Tamaulipas (via the Los Angeles Times). The particularly troubled state also saw the assassination of a gubernatorial candidate back in June (via The New York Times).
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Say hello to your newest coffee friend. Japanese specialty shop Yawahada developed these adorable marshmallows that are sure to make any coffee, tea or hot chocolate infinately more joy-inducing. Just imagine grabbing your morning beverage of choice and having one of these little guys floating around, looking at you.
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[ANN] zsa.descriptors 1.0b1 released
Mikhail Malt and I are pleased to announce the release of Zsa.descriptors (a library for real-time sound descriptors analysis). You can grab it here: http://www.e–j.com.
Feedback is more than welcome. Have fun!
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Thanks! It's still an ongoing work with hopefully a better documentation coming in a not too distant future, more examples, and more descriptors.
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… and a Windows build ?
At this point I'm not sure when/if it will happen.
Can you please try to get a PC version out. Preeettyyy pleeeease…
I have a good deal of experience with max externals on the PC,
I would be happy to assist…
Thanks a bunch.
zsa.fund is broken on my machine, outputs '2. 2.xx' & I installed zsa.descriptors 1.0b2 – any ideas? webpage doesn't respond these days…
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Yeah sorry about that. I broke it while doing the windows port. I'll try to upload a new version tomorrow. In the meantime if you rely on zsa.fund you can download the previous version.
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Really? I updated my website last weekend but since it should be fine.
zsa.descriptors 1.0b3 is now posted. Let me know if you encounter any trouble.
Thanks, no hassle – unfortunately I get a timeout on your http://www.e–j.com/ ?
Works fine here.
There's a new version btw, which includes a new object zsa.dist to calculate distance between lists using various algorithm.
Have fun!
Sorry to revive a 2 year old post but I was wondering if anyone else is having issues with [zsa.flatness]. All I seem to get is a flat line value of 1. across the spectrum.
I'm using Max 6 on Mac OSX Snow Leopard.
Thanks for the report. There's indeed a problem with the zsa.flatness~ since the last update (for the Max 6 compatibility, it should work fine in Max 5 in the meantime). I'll try to make another release soon.
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Andrea Fellman needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 43 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
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Logo for my blog, business cards, letterhead, stickers, etc...
Savvy Sassy Moms are women who love being a mom but also enjoy all things Non-Mom, too. This is a place for women to connect not only as a mom, but as a woman who wants to fulfill all the other pieces that make her more than a mom.
Women are amazing, and if you throw in being a MOM well,
We're Practically Super Heros!
SavvySassyMoms is a Mom Blog that will also review and rate the Best of the Best for the Mommy Market! Babies, toddlers and older kids. But also products for mom herself.
The products that I choose will be based on a 5 point star rating - the star being pink and glittery of course! To receive this "Savvy Sassy Seal of Approval" it must meet my five-point criteria (Function, Style, Value, Creativity and Purpose).
I am trying to brand myself with "We're Practically Super Heroes" so a character (cartoon) is something that I want - and the pink star is to be incorporated on her "super-hero like outfit"
At the end of this brief, I have added 2 links: A pink star that I would like to base the Logo off of and an image of a Superhero girl that I found as a source of inspiration. (I like her stance, and the black and pink) I think the outfit would be better with black pants and hot pink boots (and I need her to be more mom like, a friendly image - and of course the Pink Star represented!
But please be creative - Sassy and Bold!
So the colors of choice would be Black, White, Hot Pink, and an accent of a bright blue (teal, turquise, aqua)
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As federal contractors from to to Marriott await finalization of a rule pending from the Department of Labor requiring contractors to set hiring goals of people with disabilities we must consider some challenges the contractors may have in this. Understand that I am hopeful for some strong language in this rule. Federal contractors and anyone else hiring workers, should be considering, receiving applications and hiring people with disabilities. I started my staffing company, Opportunity Works, Inc. with a focus on recruiting people with disabilities because I believe this is necessary for companies and society. Yet, there will be a somewhat unique challenge for contractors. People with disabilities may not disclose that they have a disability.
It is illegal to ask the question. And, different from challenges with the Civil Rights Act of 1968 or even the Equal Rights Amendment, people with disabilities may not present as such. In the interview process when you meet a candidate, generally, you know if they are African-American or Caucasian or male or female. If someone is in a wheelchair, then the disability is visible. My son has Down Syndrome. People generally recognize this when they see him. But, there are many other people who have disabilities which are not visible. Autism is a great example of a hidden disability. I have a friend with complete hearing loss in one ear. I don't think he considers this a disability, but for the purpose of the proposed rule, he would count toward the requirements and if he were to go work for a federal contractor, they would really need him to disclose.
Will people with hidden disabilities in the workplace disclose? In a study done out of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 2011, nearly 75% of respondents indicated that the risk of being fired/not hired would influence a decision not to disclose a disability. There were also concerns regarding disclosure limiting opportunities for advancement. How can companies overcome these concerns? The same study also showed that the following factors also affected individual decisions to disclose:
- Active disability recruiting
- Recruitment materials invite people with disabilities
- Disability inclusive message
- Disability friendly workplace
Most of the above factors which would encourage people with disabilities to apply and disclose are really quite superficial and easy for companies to implement. Active disability recruiting could be as simple as including a phrase like "people with disabilities encouraged to apply" into job descriptions. Recruitment materials invite people with disabilities sounds as simple as including people with visible disabilities in pictures in your human resource materials and on the website as part of the online application process. A disability inclusive message could be as simple as stating your company "values a diverse workforce and individuals with varying abilities". It doesn't take much.
The kicker is last item in the list, having a disability friendly workplace. That can be a bigger problem to overcome. Education. Education. Education. There must be an investment by companies to educate their teams on the value of including disability in the work place. And, on the basics of disability etiquette, so that no one inadvertently offends someone else. For example, people first language is very important. It's impolite to say "that quadriplegic woman" and more appropriate to say "the woman with quadriplegia". Why is this difference so important? In putting the condition first it puts emphasis/importance on the condition rather than the person. Certainly no one would intend to do that, but understanding how putting your words together can make a difference is important. That's one step to having a disability friendly work place.
Another important aspect is accessibility. Most people think of wheelchair ramps and wide hallways as accessibility issues, and they are. But, there are others too, such as lighting accommodations and limiting exposure to noises or allowing someone to sit in a job that might generally be done standing up, such as a cashier. It is important that operational managers understand how to accommodate the workplace to make it accessible and even more important that operational managers are empowered to accommodate. For example, if there are two well qualified candidates for a job who each have disabilities and can only work part time and a manager has only one full-time opening, does that manager have the authority to make a decision to create two part-time positions in lieu of the one full-time position so that the two people with the disabilities can share the job?
All of these considerations and more are going to be important for federal contractors as well as other companies as they move to diversify and increase their talent pools.
Judy Owen is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Opportunity Works, Inc. a full service staffing company focused on recruiting people with disabilities.


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Newsgroups: alt.revisionism Subject: Prussian Blue: Why the Deniers are Wrong PRUSSIAN BLUE: Why the Holocaust Deniers are Wrong by Brian Harmon and Mike Stein. (c) August 1994 see copyright notice below Since very few cyanide traces have been found in the homicidal gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau, many Holocaust deniers assert that no one was gassed there {1,2}. They claim that if cyanide gassing occurred in these structures, large traces of cyanide would remain complexed with iron as a compound called prussian blue. As proof, they point to the fact that large amounts of prussian blue can be found in the small delousing chambers at Auschwitz; there is even some staining on the exterior walls of these structures. By comparison, the homicidal gas chambers have virtually no staining and relatively weak cyanide traces. The deniers further claim that the exterior staining on the delousing chambers proves that prussian blue does not "weather away" even when exposed to the elements, so that the lesser amounts of prussian blue found in the homicidal chambers cannot be explained by weathering. Therefore, say the deniers, the only logical explanation for the small cyanide traces in the homicidal chambers is that cyanide was never used in them for mass murder in the first place - the traces are merely contamination from the delousing operations a few hundred yards away. _The Leuchter Report_, a document written by the self-proclaimed engineer Fred Leuchter {3}, describes the "scientific" sampling he undertook at Auschwitz which "proves" that cyanide could not have been used in the Kremas and Bunkers I and II, the sites in which people were gassed. Although Leuchter misrepresented his credentials and lied about his experience as an expert of execution hardware, many deniers claim that the report is still scientifically valid. While this sounds plausible at first, when one studies the chemistry, toxicology, and physical mechanisms involved, it becomes clear that this reasoning is not valid. As a minor point, even prussian blue is not eternally stable. It will "weather away" over time, at a rate which depends heavily on the environment. Again, however, this is really not important. The two crucial facts are these: one, the chemical reactions that make prussian blue are very slow, taking many hours to complete. Two, people die quickly from cyanide, and from very small amounts. Lice and other insects, on the other hand, require very long exposure to high concentrations. These two factors explain why there is little prussian blue in the extermination chambers, despite copious staining in rooms used to delouse clothing. This paper will compare the two uses of cyanide in Auschwitz; both its use in delousing and in murder. The formation of prussian blue and its solubility in water will also be discussed. We will also examine the Leuchter Report and dissect Leuchter's methods. It should then be clear why one expects fewer traces of cyanide in the homicidal chambers, and also why the deniers have things exactly backwards. I. The Auschwitz Gas Chambers There were seven gas chambers at Auschwitz: Kremas I - V and Bunkers I and II. Kremas II, III, IV, and V were full time industrial gas chambers, located on the Birkenau complex of Auschwitz. These were destroyed by the fleeing Nazis, and none of these are still standing -- only rubble remains {4}. Thus the rubble and any cyanide complexes on it have been exposed to the elements for the past forty nine years. Bunkers I and II were used while Kremas II-V were under construction, and no trace of them remains either. Krema I was a small gas chamber and was used only for a short time before it was converted into an air raid shelter by August 1944 (maybe earlier) {5}. Out of Auschwitz-Birkenau's seven homicidal gas chambers, only Krema I exists as a complete structure today. The fact that all but one of the Auschwitz-Birkenau gas chambers have been destroyed must be kept in mind. The rubble has been exposed to weathering from the rain and wind, which could carry away traces of cyanide by bulk flow and erosion. More cyanide has undoubtedly been removed by dissolution, as prussian blue is not completely insoluble in water. The delousing chambers were not destroyed, so more traces of many cyanide compounds should be found there. II. The Leuchter Report: Cyanide Traces Were Found in the Gas Chambers. Both the Report of the Forensic Research Institute at Krakow and the Revisionist _Leuchter Report_ found traces of cyanide in the extermination facilities at Auschwitz {6, 7}. In _The Leuchter Report_, from 1.9 to 6.7 mg/Kg of cyanide was found in Krema III, 1.1 to 7.9 mg/Kg in Krema I, 1.4 to 2.3 mg/Kg in Krema IV, and 1.7 - 4.4 mg/Kg in Krema V. These low numbers could have been false artifacts of the measurement processes rather than any real signal. To test this, Leuchter tested a sample of gasket material taken from an unrelated building in the camp. If the cyanide traces in the rubble of homicidal gas chambers were a false signal or if the entire camp was contaminated with cyanide, this gasket material should give a similar response. Instead, The gasket registered a flat zero rating. Based on Leuchter's control sample, the cyanide detected in the homicidal gas chambers is real. Even sites reduced to rubble have traces of cyanide, while his unrelated gasket sample does not. Unfortunately for Leuchter's poorly executed report, any conclusions taken from Leuchter's data are limited by the report's poor design. He took only two control samples: a negative control that should generate no cyanide reading (the gasket material), and one positive control that would generate a very high one (a sample from a delousing room stained with prussian blue). Had he taken more control samples from unrelated parts of the camp, he would have some idea of what the normal cyanide levels were and compare that to his findings. As he did not, he could not possibly interpret his results in an intelligent fashion. Yet another worry is the lack of detail Leuchter gave about his sampling technique. Without such information, one cannot review how Leuchter took samples and whether he was biased in choosing which areas of a given building to take samples from. One must wonder why Leuchter was so careless if he was truly a qualified engineer. Leuchter's conclusions are even more suspect. First, he asserts that cyanide found in the gas chamber's remains are so close to the instrument's detection limit (1 ppm) that they are effectively zero. He does not provide his reasons for this conclusion. He also ignores the baseline zero reading an unrelated sample of gasket material gave him. If his results from the homicidal gas chambers are too low to measure, one must wonder why his negative control did not provide a similar result. His biggest error, however, is his assumption that more Zyklon must be used to kill people than delouse clothing {8}: "One would have expected higher cyanide detection in the samples taken from the alleged [sic] gas chambers (because of the greater amount of gassed allegedly used there) than found in the [positive] control sample. Since the contrary is true, one must conclude that these facilities were not execution gas chambers, when coupled with all the other evidence gained on inspection." His conclusion was based on an assumption that far larger amounts of Zyklon B were used in the gas chambers -- an assumption he did not verify with facts. He ignored available information about prussian blue formation, its solubility, and even the actual operation of gas chambers at Auschwitz. His erroneous assumptions and faulty reasoning rendered his report and his data useless. Despite all of Leuchter's bungling, one is left with the nagging problem of why are only minute traces of cyanide found in the rubble of Birkenau's Kremas while much larger amounts are found in the delousing chambers. Despite what may seem to be commonsense logic, these minute traces are to be expected in these chambers, and are consistent with the historical record. We want to emphasize that cyanide traces were found in the remains of Birkenau's extermination facilities, proving that cyanide was used there. Therefore, any speculations about whether or not Zyklon-B could be used for mass murder are purely academic. The traces were there, so cyanide was most certainly used in these rooms. III. Prussian Blue: What is it? Prussian blue is a sparingly soluble salt made of three molecules of iron (II) hexacyanate ion bound to four molecules of iron (III) {9}. The complex can be formed under acidic conditions with a solution of FeSO4 and cyanide ion: Fe+2 + 6CN-1 ----> [Fe(CN)6]-4 4Fe+3 + 3[Fe(CN)6]-4 ----> Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 prussian blue Note that numbers with a + or - sign denote charge, while those without signs are stoichiometric coefficients. The sulfate ion cancels out, as it is not involved in the reaction. The cyanide ion could be provided by a completely soluble salt like potassium cyanide (KCN) or in equilibrium with the acid form (HCN). Note that the counter ions for cyanide (K+ or H+) will drop out of the equation as well. Prussian blue is not very soluble, with a calculated solubility constant of Ka = 10^-84.5 {10}. Its solubility is highly pH dependent, and it is least soluble at a moderately acidic pH of about 2 - 6 units. It becomes increasingly soluble above a pH of 4.0 {11}. IV. Kinetics of Iron (II) Hexacyanate Formation. Iron (II) hexacyanate is a precursor for prussian blue formation, and the complex will not form without it. It forms in a stepwise fashion, meaning that cyanide ions become complexed to the iron one at a time: Iron (II) Hexacyanate Formation Fe+2 + CN-1 ---> FeCN+1 FeCN+1 + CN-1 ----> Fe(CN)2 Fe(CN)2 + CN-1 ---> [Fe(CN)3]-1 [Fe(CN)3]-1 + CN-1 -----> [Fe(CN)4]-2 [Fe(CN)4]-2 + CN-1 -----> [Fe(CN)5]-3 [Fe(CN)5]-3 + CN-1 -----> [Fe(CN)6]-4 Note that the final product of this reaction is not prussian blue, it is merely the water soluble iron-cyanide complex that combines with more iron to form prussian blue. This product is absolutely required to make prussian blue. This last step is very slow and determines the overall reaction rate {12}. It is so slow that the reaction to produce iron (II) hexacyanate can take upwards of 30 hours to complete when FeSO4*7H20 and KCN are mixed together {13}. Since the production of prussian blue depends on iron (II) hexacyanate, prussian blue formation will be equally slow. This means that a very short time of exposure to cyanide will not produce very much prussian blue at all. Relating this to the gas chambers at Auschwitz, the small amounts of prussian blue in extermination facilities can be easily explained. According to the testimonies of Hans Stark {14}, Auschwitz Commandant Rudolph Ho"ss {15}, and former inmate Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier {16}, it would take around one half hour to complete the gassing process and begin ventilation of the chamber. Based on this testimony, it would seem reasonable that very little prussian blue would accrete on the walls of homicidal gas chambers, given the very slow rate of formation and the very short gassing times at Auschwitz. Thirty minutes is not enough to time to produce much [Fe(CN)6]-4, as this reaction takes many hours. Delousing chambers are a different matter. It takes a very long time and a very high concentration to kill insects such as lice with cyanide. Insects often need cyanide concentrations as high as 4600 ppm to kill, while humans need barely 300 ppm {17}. Also, the usage manual from Zyklon's manufacturer, Degesch discusses fumigation times of 16 hours or more, and a minimum of six hours if it is very warm {18}. Given the higher concentrations of cyanide plus much longer (32 times!) gassing times compared to homicidal gassings, significant amounts of [Fe(CN)6]-4 would have time to form, thus leading to the production of large deposits prussian blue in the delousing chambers. Not only was delousing a much longer process, it was done much more often. Jean-Claude Pressac's _Technique and Operation of the Auschwitz Gas Chambers_ compared homicidal gassings with delousing process {19}: "A hydrocyanic gas concentration of 0.3 g/m3 (lethal dose) is immediately fatal for man, while in order to destroy lice a concentration of 5 g/m3 applied for at least two hours is necessary. If this concentration is maintained for 6 hours, all insects are destroyed [source: Degesch]. In Birkenau, the quantity poured into the homicidal gas chambers was forty times the lethal dose (12 g/m3) which killed without fail one thousand people in less than five minutes. [..] The contact time for the hydrocyanic acid with the walls of the homicidal gas chambers never exceeded about ten minutes per day at a temperature below 30 degrees Celsius. In the clothing delousing gas chambers a minimum concentration of 5 g/m3 was used during several cycles per day, the duration of the cycle varying according to the contact time chosen. This hydrocyanic saturation for 12 to 18 hours a day was reinforced by the heat given off by stoves (situated in the chamber) providing a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. The walls were impregnated with warm hydrocyanic acid for at least 12 hours a day, which was to bring about in situ the formation of a dye, "Prussian blue" or potassium iron (III) hexacyanoferrate (II), whose composition varied according to the conditions of formation." While the execution gas chambers used a higher concentration of Zyklon B, the longer exposure time and heating led to the formation of prussian blue. Pressac goes on to say that the blue color was not visible immediately after the war, but now allows a very easy and foolproof way to distinguish between delousing chambers that have the blue stains, and homicidal ones which do not. Besides the common individual's lack of knowledge of the difference in time and concentration of cyanide between delousing and homicide, another point the deniers count on to create confusion is the nature of "mass gassing." It conjures up the notion of an assembly line, people tossed into the chambers every hour on the hour. However, this was not really the case. Of the over one million people that are believed to have died in Auschwitz-Birkenau, not all of these were gassed. Starvation, overwork, and disease from the inhumane conditions may well have killed more than gas, although the deliberate imposition of these conditions makes it murder no less than death by bullet or cyanide - both of which also took place. Alter Fajnzylberg was a member of the Sonderkommando who was at Auschwitz-Birkenau and managed to survive from the initial gassings in Krema I through to the liberation. He testified that gassings were normally carried out "several times a week," though at one point in 1944, during the arrival of large numbers of Jews from Hungary, Fajnzylberg noted that "gassings took place daily, and even several times a day."{20} Even at that rate, however, the total time of exposure, and thus the amount of prussian blue that one would expect to form, is far less than the deniers are trying to lead people to believe. We realize that the chemistry may be difficult to follow for the average reader. Those who deny the Holocaust count on this in their claim that mass murder should produce more prussian blue than delousing. However, perhaps a physical analogy common to many people's experience may serve to bring the point home. Imagine two white cotton handkerchiefs. One has a medium-hot iron placed on it for four seconds, then taken away for ten seconds. This process is repeated two hundred times. The other has a very hot iron placed on it continuously for two minutes. The first handkerchief, touched by the iron for a total 800 seconds, shows little if any scorching. The second, exposed for 120 seconds, shows clear scorching. The first handkerchief corresponds to the homicidal gas chambers - brief exposure to low concentration of cyanide followed by time for the effect to dissipate - while the second is an analog of the delousing chambers, long continuous exposure to high concentration. V. Solubility of Prussian Blue As mentioned earlier, prussian blue is a largely insoluble salt -- it does not dissolve readily. However, its solubility is highly dependent on the pH of a solution that dissolves it. The salt is least soluble under acidic conditions, and will precipitate below a pH of about 6. Above a pH of 6, it is more soluble and dissolves almost completely {21}. Even above a pH of 4.0, prussian blue dissolves enough to poison the surrounding soil and ground water with soluble iron cyanide. This means that prussian blue will weather away, contrary to the claims of Holocaust deniers. Would rain be of the correct pH to dissolve prussian blue? Based upon a study of acid rain {22} in Northern Europe, the pH of rainfall steadily drops from about 5.8 to 5.0 over a twenty year period (1955 - 1975). An average pH level for the past fifty years could then be very roughly estimated at 5.4 units. Given that prussian blue begins to dissolve at a pH of 4.0, and that any prussian blue on Krema II, III, IV, V has been exposed to this rain for almost fifty years, it is surprising that any such traces remain at all. In their report on cyanide traces in the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex, The Polish Institute for Forensic Research at Krakow erroneously claims that prussian blue will dissolve in weak acid {23}. While it will most certainly dissolve in strong acid (pH<0), it is clearly less soluble at a moderately acidic pH from 2 - 4 {24}. Prussian blue is quite soluble in alkali, but even at the relatively acidic pH of 4 (pH <7 is acidic), prussian blue will dissolve enough to contaminate groundwater to hazardous levels {25}. Perhaps this pH region of 4 - 7 is what they mean, as many weak acids have pKa's in this region. Regardless of the Institute's error, they are correct in surmising that very little, if any traces of cyanide would be found in the homicidal gas chambers at Auschwitz. Besides the chemical mechanism of dissolution, prussian blue exposed to the elements is subject to the physical mechanism of erosion. Any compound which formed on the surface, would be liable to break away in minute particles over time due to the physical impact of rain and wind-blown dust. However, some of the compound infiltrates into the porous brick, and becomes protected by its hardness from this effect. Thus we see long-lasting stains even on some outside surfaces of the delousing chambers - though these surfaces too will have less prussian blue relative to what they did fifty years ago. Still, it is important to keep in mind the main point, namely that the overwhelming reason for the small amount of prussian blue in the homicidal chambers is that there was too small a concentration of cyanide allowed to react for too short a time before the room was ventilated. Thus no significant quantity of prussian blue could form in the first place. VI. Summary and Conclusion Prussian blue is a sparingly soluble salt with the chemical formula Fe4[Fe(CN6)]3. It forms rather slowly, and is quite insoluble at acidic pH. It will dissolve readily at pH of 6.0 or above. Other components formed during prussian blue formation would be soluble and be washed away almost if not completely in a short time. Given the very short time of cyanide exposure in the homicidal gas chambers and that prussian blue forms very slowly, it is unlikely that prussian blue could form there in significant amounts. In delousing chambers, with their high concentration of cyanide and long exposure times of many hours, significant amounts of prussian blue would form. As prussian blue is soluble enough to contaminate groundwater with cyanide at a pH above 4.0, and that it is soluble above pH 6.0, one should expect to find even fewer cyanide traces in the rubble of Krema II, III, IV, and V after fifty years of exposure to the elements. Rainfall can be expected to dissolve prussian blue, albeit slowly. Taking all of these factors into account, it is very unlikely that significant cyanide traces would be found in the rubble of Kremas II - V. Surprisingly, cyanide traces were actually found in the homicidal gas chambers, which proves that HCN was used there. Since the Nazis destroyed these facilities while leaving less incriminating structures intact, it becomes clear that their purpose was not benign. The only apparent discrepancy is that much more cyanide is found in rooms used to delouse clothing. However, with a basic understanding of cyanide chemistry and toxicology one can readily explain the scarcity of prussian blue in the extermination gas chambers despite its prevalence in the delousing facilities. Appendix i. Copyright Notice (c) Brian Harmon and Mike Stein, 1994. This document may be distributed freely as long as credit is given to the authors. This text may not be modified in any way. Sources quoted in this text are copyrighted by the original publishers or authors. ii. Acknowledgements We would like to thank Ken McVay, whose archives and personal assistance have been of great help to us. Ken McVay maintains a large archive of material on the Holocaust and various aspects of Holocaust denial. These files can be accessed by anonymous ftp at http://nizkor.org/ftp.cgi, and via the World Wide Web at http://nizkor.org. [URLs updated 12/25/2005 knm] iv. Quote From Polish Institute For Forensic Research Here is the section from the Polish Institute that makes reference to prussian blue dissolving in acid: ---------------------------------------------------------- INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH In the name of Prof. Dr. Jan Sehn, Krakow Division of Forensic Toxicology Krakow, 24 Sept. 1990 Westerplatte 9 / Code 31-033 Tel. 505-44, 592-24, 287-50 Telex 0325213 eksad ... The hydrocyanic acid (HCN) that is released from the Zyklon B preparation is a liquid with a boiling point of about 27 degrees Celsius. It has an acidic character, and therefore forms compounds with metallic salts, which are known as cyanides. The salts of alkaline metals (such as sodium and potassium) are water soluble. Hydrocyanic acid is a very weak acid, and accordingly its salts dissolve easily in stronger acids. Even carbonic acid, which is formed as a reaction of carbon dioxide with water, will dissolve ferro-cyanide. Stronger acids, such as sulfuric acids, easily dissolve the cyanides. The compounds of cyanide ions with heavy metals are longer lasting. This includes the already mentioned Prussian blue, although this will also slowly ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ dissolve in an acidic environment. ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Therefore, one can hardly assume that traces of cyanic compounds could still be detected in construction materials (plaster, brick) after 45 years, after being subjected to the weather and the elements (rain, acid oxides, especially sulfuric and nitrogen oxides). More reliable would be the analysis of wall plaster [samples] from closed rooms which were not subject to weather and the elements (including acid rain). The discovery of hydrocyanic acid compounds in samples of material which had been subject to the elements can only be accidental. ---------------------------------------------------------- While prussian blue will dissolve in a somewhat acidic environment, increasing acid makes it less soluble, contrary to what the Polish report implies. v. Endnotes 1) Leuchter, Fred. _The Leuchter Report: The End of a Myth_. Samisdat Publishers, (c) 1998. p 17. 2) The Institute of Forensic Research Report is cited in The Summer 1991 issue of the _Journal For Historical Review_ (Institute for Historical Review: Torrance, CA) 3) Leuchter, p 1. 4) Brugioni, Dino and Poirier, Robert. _The Holocaust Revisited: A Retrospective Analysis of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Extermination Complex_. (Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency). (c) Feb. 1979, pp 13-14 5) ibid, p 5. 6) Institute of Forensic Research Report, JHR, summer '91 7) Leuchter, p 17. 8) Leuchter, p 11. 9) Sharpe, A. G. _The Chemistry of Cyano Complexes of the Transition Metals_. (Academic Press: New York, London, San Francisco) (c) 1976, p 122. 10) Meeussen, Johannes C. L., Meindert Keizer G., van Riemsdijk, Willem H., and de Haan, Frans A. M. "Dissolution Behavior of Iron Cyanide (Prussian Blue) in Contaminated Soils" _Environmental Science and Technology_, vol 26, no 9, 1992. p 1834 (figure). 11) Meeussen, p 1832. 12) Sharpe, 104. 13) ibid, p 104. 14) _"The Good Old Days": The Holocaust as Seen by Its Perpetrators and Bystanders_. ed by Ernst Klee, Willi Dressen, and Volker Reiss. English translation of "Die Scho"ne Zeit". (New York: The Free Press, div. of MacMillan, Inc.) (c) 1991., p 255. 15) _"The Good Old Days"_, p 272. 16) _Documents on the Holocaust: Selected Sources on the Destruction of the Jews of Germany and Austria, Poland, and the Soviet Union_. ed. by Yitzhak Arad, Yisrael Gutman, and Abraham Margaliot. (Jerusalem: Yad Veshem) (c) 1981, p358. 17) Hansen, James D., Hara, Arnold H., Chan, Harvey T., and Tenbrik, Victoria L. "Efficacy of Hydrogen Cyanide Fumigation as a Treatment for Pests of Hawaiian Cut Flowers and Foliage After Harvest" _Journal of Economic Entomology_, vol 84, no 2, p 534. 18) Nuremburg Document NI-9912, the Degesch Manual on how to use Zyklon properly. Both German and English versions were obtained from: Mendelsohn, John and Detwiler, Donald S. _The Holocaust: Selected Documents in Eighteen Volumes._ "Volume 12: The 'Final Solution' in the Extermination Camps and the Aftermath" (New York: Garland Publishing) c. 1982, p 137. 19) Pressac, Jean-Claude. _Auschwitz: Techniques and Operation of the Gas Chambers_ (English edition) (New York: Beate Klarsfeld Foundation) c. 1989, p 53. [The translation quoted in this document is by Michael Stein, made directly from the photographic facsimile of the original French statement. It is slightly more literal than the translation appearing in the English edition of Pressac.] 20) ibid., p 124-125. 21) Meeussen, p 1832, 1835. 22) Ode'n, Svante. "The Acidity Problem -- An Outline of Concepts". _Water, Air and Soil Pollution_ vol 6, 1976. p 142. 23) Institute of Forensic Research Report, _JHR_, summer '91 24) Meeussen, p 1835. 25) ibid, p 1832.
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- 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, packed in juice
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 14.8-oz. pouch cooked long grain rice
- 12 oz. cooked ham, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup chopped or sliced sweet peppers
- 1 jalapeño pepper, sliced
- 1/2 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained (3/4 cup)
- Lime Wedges
- Remove pineapple from container, reserving juice. Cut pineapple in 3/4-inch slices; discard core if present.
- Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat; add pineapple slices. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until beginning to brown. Divide pineapple among four plates.
- Meanwhile, prepare rice according to package directions.
- Add ham and peppers to skillet; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add beans and rice.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until heated through. Stir in reserved pineapple juice. Serve rice on top of pineapple with lime wedges.
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Lease help please! I decided I wanted a horse and after riding a few years this seemed like a good time. So I found one at a barn in my area that as listed online and went to try it out. I was happy with her, nice walk, trot, canter, etc. A little shifty in the isle while being tacked up she did move around a bit but nothing bad. So I took her on a lease with the hopes to buy her at some point if I liked her. I did move her to a different barn, closer to my house. The weather has really sucked the past weeks and so I have not had a lot of riding time but she is outside in a field all day with a few other horses and is not trapped at all. The couple times I have ridden her she has been really difficult, running, spinning, kicking and just NOT behaving well at all, much more than I am able to control. So here is my question. The form I signed said I could bring her back if I did not want to keep her and so now that I don't want her I called them and said very nicely, I like her but it's just not working and I was told that it was fine to take her back. Now they are dragging their feet and say they do not know where they want her to go and in the mean time i am stuck paying for boardign for a horse I don't want and can't ride. Is it just me or is this odd? It is a lease, it is not my horse... why don't they take her back? Can somebody please help me. |
you signed the form and if it DID in fact say that you can return her anytime you can do just that. i dont know how you could put up with that, i would have told the owners that you are dropping the horse off and that was that. and just not give them the option to say no. i mean, its not your horse! def let me know how it ends up. i would tell them that you will no longer pay for a horse you are no longer willing to ride and such and tell them they have so many days to come get her then your dropping her off and she is no longer your responsibility. |
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